(SISTERS PERISH
flRB SWEEPS HOME
L PS Other 79, Victims of
Mg M, uv T. w,irti.i
BJatc on wo ."
.niv.itiii. the othtr
&f tx ";t .; ihMr lives In
WTtZr t their home. 1447 North
fMtfrtar by them4
SitrHWww
RL. ,mranr . Twnlr-Tnlh and
J1 ..- arrlred wlimn mo
&lB?u!s FJU Koeler at tho tamol
i'.i.r1 iheathed In name... They
?.f to 4hT front of tho house and
Llrrh for the other ulster,
WSflSfSd crumpled b' this tlma and
iSt1 Sal.,,,v n. ladder to the Mc-
Tr and found Mi Josepli'n. ..
lEF v;i, ih body on ineir chkiii """
wn llMPltnl. Members of Com
EJ.P!2fc Jill Uosenau to tho Women's
rW ;,..
W "TV.,.,. .iBlr rooms tho police
ITI Sine containing J19.4J and a
. ry not, for JS100 duo April 1917.
mlory noiii firemen to havo
"Si Irt ' IM iioVlcr. when .h.
-4 down '" ". " " Y, "
Kui ttMlch ret re ,u "" ....-- -
-SrUiV-ur,
K Most of Iho iiaranKe 7 " -
Xl. the head of 'tho .1. Irs and the
ESTu- iwf Th. nremen controlled
?.VmM without much delay.
SlftrTwi dKov.re.1 by a take boy.
12 rinsenyager. of Twenty-seventh nnd
He notlwi m". ". ,"
KL Tnd rouned l'ollcenmn laul. who lives
F?w MMlte sldo of tho street from the
tox h"i'!;..i Mrmn Wlc-rlnii. nf
.uTDty-el(tllh an.l Ogfcirtl street stn
TZl and the two broke In (Jin front iloor,
ifl,r wndlne In nn ninrm oi nre.
BCTb bouse Is a two-story brlclt nnd la
u 1 lo haro been owned by Mrs. Roscnnu.
?l tUttM had lled there nbout seten
iwnund had been rrsldcnt of this city for
mar J. They aro said to havo been
Jjjjrw of aermany. They wcro Inscpara
V,t companions.
?'a relatives of the two women nra known
S'tht tvUet. and District Dctectlvei CleKB
td Farley, of tho Twenty-clBhth nnd Ox
fcrf ttretta station, nro carchlnB today
ttrmjlwnttho nearby sections of the neigh
Krhood In an ttt0Tt to nml trace ot fela-Urts.
wTo inarriea maicr iiru ucch wiuuw
jsf tboat ten years. It Is said by nelsh
tot tint she was on the constant look
est fcrhtr husband. Sho thouRht ho would
nturo to her.
h
VAUDEVILLE MANAGERS
COUNTER ON WHITE RATS
Scoarlng the Country for Nonunion
"Talent" to Bo Used in Event
of Actors' Striko
I.CHICAOO, Dec. 12 Vaudeville nnd bur
IgQiM managers of tho Middle Went todny
in tcourloff the country for nonunion tnl-
esttobaused In casa tho White Itats nc-
IKi' union of America calls a threatened
an.
jjlfct White Itats nre demanding recognl
.ttM'ud a closed shop. Tho Vnudovllle
Mitirm' Protective Association, which Is
Sarfto iranlltiff the demands, has ndopt-
IWM attitude or silent defiance.
KrMclloni nra thnt If n strike does
Tkx It will be confined to the Mlddlo
iVut.
15VBNING LEDGEK-PHILADELPIItA, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1016
NEWS AT A GLANCE
H Woman Dies in Chair; Man Held
MOHNSTOWN. Pa.. Dec. 12. Seated In
icJilr, her head upon a bed. Mrs. Michael
Mtocilna, forty-nvn, was found dead. Mar
Ito Cubir, a visitor, who left but a few
PKlaates befora her hndv wnv fnunil. hnn
lamsted. Tho pair had been drlnklnc.
Hll
, V I vvlllll,
'
mini
i
mmmndi
er; Jobber. .", "" ,,'-'"'-e'-
Mfl .J?." nwp,r iwbllshers ap-
KTmmlJt 7 J!'0 lh6 K,er' Trade
.Son 6,KUn ,he nw" prlnl r
Mine wn,!m!' .A,k' ,,M- VnKed
taM.'u,1'1 AtkanM. Oklahom nnd
T?i.;rBf.0'!2, WHWion. of Thurber.
oKe,ln!rten?;dMMe 'f "'
JJ . .f th VnlM Mln" Workers of
JV?7. . . tMla)'' Th r"ul1 of the contest
.n d.tl,rl,ct Jir.iant between John 1L Ijw.
5?!1 ' ! McLennan will have n til In.
.il??9 on the pontest for the national presl.
.J? y' B".Me,-nnan ha campalaned In ile
rense of National President Jvhn P. White's
llrfke Colora,, miners In their
r- n-Rr''K, V"" " The Noutbern
cotton Consress met hero today, elmul
tnneously with the Southern Commercial
LonBress an.l other bodies.
WASIII.NOTON, Il, It. K.lwnr.1 S.
McOraw. Wllllamsport. Pa . confidential
secretary to Secretary of Ijilror Wilson, to.
day wa admitted to practice before the
.Supreme Court of the United States, on
motion of Solicitor General Davis.
IIOMK. U,r. li. ropo rirnrrilct jenUt
day received Prince nnd Prlnres Andrea
Hon OampnKnl In private audience. The
Princess was Miss Marttuerlte Preslon
Draper, of lloston. She was recently mar
ried to Prince lion CampnRnl. who Is a
scion of ono of the oldest families of the
Holy Itoman nobility, with a title datlnfi
back to 1J33.
.TJ' T.nK "" "Ten firemen were
injurw nnd property worth IS0.000 was
destroyed today In n spectacular nre In
i. .ii ii ""' iivo-siory factory
bulldlnfr was destroyed.
IIKADINOWhen the first open-nlr
rchnol opens here there will he forty-three
children ready to take ndvantnBe of It.
Ninr HA N'OVRIt Jolted from hN waeon
when the wheels skidded nlons the trolley
trncks, ltownrd Kulp frnctured four rlb.i.
COATRRVIM.R John II Kelly, nf
Waynesboro, Pa., was Injured hero when
his automobile was wrecked on tho Lincoln
Highway. Ho suffered cuts nnd bruises.
He was accompanied by his wife, who was
not hurt. -Ho wns able to leaxo by train
for his homo later In the day.
COATKSVII.I.K Levi S. Handler. Ihlrty
clBht yenrs old, was equeeied to death In
In tho Lukens mills, when he was caught
between a slag pan and tho furnace. He
leaves a widow nnd two nmnll children
He was a well-known citizen and took much
Interest In munlclpnl affairs.
IIAimiSKUHO Claim for compensation
because he was shot by a fellow employe
durlnB worklnB hours nnd on the premises
of the employer has been Hied before.
Hefereo Saylor by John Quam. nn employe
of a firm of coal dealers of Harrlaburk.
LANCASTER Jacob Mumma, fltty-thres
years old, a city street department em
ploye, was hit by an automobllo driven by
Jehn Kuhns while crosslpu Hast Klnit atrtet.
He died soon after belne taken to a hospital.
('VMnr.ni.AXn Because of the Illness
of Judge (Jlllan. Franklin County' regular
term f Common Pleas Court will not be
held this week l.at week was criminal
Week, and neighboring Judges sat In the
place of Judgn Olllan. Judge Sadler, of
Cumberland, and Judge McPherson! of
Adxms.
n n r L r. T o W N The twenty-three
students from Rucks county attending the
Pennsylvania Slate College have organised
a onunly ettth, Otflrers tor lh year were
ilected ns follows; President, Iwls Haltey.
of Doylestnwn; Mce president. Ilonartt
Fraser. Doyleslown; secrtary and treasurer.
Joseph Ituos, Doyleslown.
CirAMni'.nsnVIttl The strictness of the
law put an end to the plans of the mum.
mers' organisation to raise easy money for
lis annual trip to Philadelphia. The mum
mers had arranged a rame, but the district
attorney Informed them that It could not
be held. Consequently. If the club falls to
collect sufficient money, the, valley will not
bo represented In Philadelphia's big New
Year's eent
City News in Brief
A ritVINH IIAIIY nOY w found Ut
night by Mrs Mary Wnugh and Mrs Nancy
Kmory, 2113 Arch street, on the front
steps of their house. They notified the police
of the Fifteenth nnd Vine streets station,
nnd the boy was sent to the Philadelphia
llencrnl Hospltnl.
OOVr.1lNMr.NT CONTnoi. ever Indns-
"We'rc Distinctive"
DIXON
Dependable Tailor Service
Ince Elghtten-Sir-Slx
Suitings or OTrrrontlngt, J to 133
1111 Walnut Street
"IT'Vre Reasonable"
E. Milton Dexter
1218 Spruce Street
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SWEETS
Xmas Desserts
Xmas Candy
Xmas Cake
JrllCL OAVCK For the JUNOE
CUTS COAL ntLU ONC-TIintD M.09
L. D. Bcrgcr Company f.i.i.VphU'
BookUt e Jlmttl
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Chestnut Junipet South Perm Squara
Desk Sets
and
Toilet Articles -
in
gold .; ,
?0R nearly thrce
qnartcrs of a cen
tury we havo held
the reputation of
setting tho pace for
men's fashions. Each
succeeding genera
tion has numbered
its young men among
our best customers.
And younj? men aro
Included nmoni: our lest
craftsmen. Their skill
nd originality, guided
by our experience, in
jure stylo nnd distinc
tion in the clothes we
produce, and eliminate
the possibility of any
tnlnj; tendinjr toward the
freakish.
HUGHES
..AND
MULLER
Tailors
1527 Walnut St.
Plain, Engraved,
or Engine-Turned
l
Mausers!
ASpecialtyl
JONES
W6WalnutStreefc
-Readv Mnnpv.
jWted States Loan Society
b' U7 North Broad St,
ui at,
1518 Gcrmaatona
ANDIRONS
icietyl
na 8T. I
A.
DREKA
FINE STATIONERS '
Canes and Umbrellas
' for
Ladies and Gentlemen
Smart Styles
1121 Chestnut Street
J
Is Your Store Always
Properly Closed?
When you havo Holmes Protection
you can be sure that it 13 properly
closed every night.
If it is not, we do not receive the
correct closing signal. The forgotten
door or window ia truickly found and
you ore saved from the possibility of
loss by burglary or damage by storm.
Let us tell you more about what
Holmes Service can uojurjun.
HOLMES
fry n n necessity for the United StAte If
it is to meet the competition of Burope was
brought out at the Contemporary Club
symposium nt th nellevtie-Stratron! Hotel
last night. Speakers were lr It Tnlt Mc
Kenxle. of the Tnlveralty of Pennsyhanla
Physical department; William C Uullltt. ol
the Publlo ledger, nnd Jlenry Wharton, of
Chestnut Hut
TIIK lUJV. iuitS It. KAI.KXr.U, eighty,
four years old. rector emeritus of Christ
I. K. Church, ttermantown. Is critically ill
at his home. 9 South Korty-nfth street.
stirrer ng from pneumonia. Doctor Knlkner
jerved ns rector of Christ Church for
twenty-al yjsrs prior to his resignation In
May. 1(99
TIIK l'K.V.a.ri.VA.VI. IIAII.nnAtt li
asked the co-opernllon of shippers In this
city to relieve the shortage of freight ears,
by loading and unloading the cargoes
promptly. Simultaneously with this appeal,
the hew demurrage rates, recently allowed
by the Interstate Commerce Commission,
went Into effect.
Tltll V1CT1UK CATHOLIC OI.lIll lis
elected the following ofllcers: ('resident.
John J. (Irlfllni vice piysldent. William J.
Mc.Menamln ; recording secretary, J. Joseph
Wilson. Jr : financial secretary, Harry Con.
way. delegates to the C Y M A. V., SI.
3. Hughes, John Collins, James Orlffln.
Jlattln Gannon and "William McMenftmtn
JOSTI.KI) ROt TIIK nilAU of it ehltl
Ing engine at Twenty-rUth street nnd
Washington nvenue. Charles Boyle, thirty
two years bid, 1151 Boulh t'axon street, n
Pennsylvania brakeman, was decapitated
by the tender nnd two freight cars which
passed oer him An undertaker took
charge of the body pending nn Inouest.
JOHN IIIt.nKIt, hennlnv expert of
national reputation, has been elected execu
tive secretary of the Philadelphia Housing1
Association to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of tlernanl J. Newman. The
pew secretary U a native of tlalllmore.
He Is rt graduate of Cornell University.
CITY APPtltNTMIiNTS today Included
Oscar ttelter. 72 llerks street, nurse, !lu
renu of Correction, salary $400! St. Stanton
Taylor, lot South Thirteenth street, assist
nnt engineer. Department of City Trntislt,
$1500; Abraham Klein, TJ North r.tghth
street, second assistant, Ilurrau of Rimrys,
lt00; Percy li Nebus. S426 Whitby nve
nue, assistant sanitary engineer, Ilurrnu of
Surveys. 11500; Cheater 12. Albright. 3d.
17 Kaat Tulpehocken street, assistant In
spector, tlureau of Surxevs. JtOOO; Frnnk
U tlernet. C22S Limekiln pike, Inspector.
Uutr.ll of Suneys, U50; l.llllan A. McKI
wnln. Philadelphia Hospital for Contagious
Diseases, head nurse. Department of
Health. 1900; Harriet K. Mendel, I'hlla
delphla Hospital fftr ContagloW Disease,
head nurse. Department of Health. 1900 j
Marshall It. Uusslnger, t2t North Rlx
teenth street, laboratory helper, llureau tf
Health, 1600. nnd Margnret M. Hutth. 2110
Mount Vernon street, Bureau of Health.
WO. .
PITHS VAt.vr.tl AT glSOO were stolen
from the house of Mrs. Holler, 142ft North
Seenleenlh street by a man believed to
hate gained admlltanro during the absence
ot the family by means of a false key.
Mrs, Holler found the front door ajar upon
aer return. A, fur coat nlurd at 100, n
fur robe and many other articles were
stolen. The police of the nidge and Mid
nle avenues station nre Investigating.
Strikers Attack Police at Shore
ATLANTIC CITY. Dec 12. amue
Weakley, a policeman, was Injured In a
fight between police and striking em
ployes nt the paving plant of tho War-ner-Qulnlan
Company, on Mediterranean
nvenue Laborers, demanding more pay,
were ordered from the plant nnd refused
to go Stick nnd stones greeted the po
lice when they arrived, nnd Weakley was
felled with n blow from a shovel. He later
lodged a charge against Charles Itoblnson,
the iillcgcd lender of the strikers. Itobln
son was commllted to Jail to await hear-Ing.
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the supreme coloratura soprano of the day!
There is infinite sweetness in Barricntos' voice a voice of such
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is beautifully reflected in these, her first Columbia recordings:
Now on Special Sale
12-inch $3.00 each
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(These flaming tapers. With flute oblicato by
Manhall P. Lufsky.
48628 LUCIA-"RECNAVA NEL SILENCIO."
(Silence o'er all).
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Barrientos' singing of these famed selections
is beyond all description. Columbia Records
are living reflections of the art of the greatest
singers. They have the voice, the interpreta
tion, the personality of such world-famed artists
as Lazaro, Fremstad, Sembach, Bonci,Gravcure,
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tictp Columhii Rtcerit en tali tht acth tvtry mmlh
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FOR SALE BY
'jmrn
CrNTUAl,
f-unulngham Plana Co., Hot Ch..inut HI.
PtnnirlTsnU Talking Msehloe Co.,
HU'J Clieainul HI.
f Btllenburg, N., Co., Ulli and M.rk.t Hit.
ilrawbfldio CUthltr, lilt and Market at
XOKTI!
flly lint rharmaey, York lload and City XJaa.
Ooll.r, John p., 1MT WockIan4 St., Logon.
KoternlL. Ilenj , HO North Klghth 81.
Ideal I'lano and Talklnr JlaclUoo Co..
ttii OtriuaDlowa Avo.
Oldewurtel's, tS Oermantown Ave.
Olacy Muili Parlor, toll N. 8tU u
Piillsdtlphla Talking Machlao Co.,
000 .V franklin HI.
. I. K-. ' nirard Are.
clierar'a Piano Compsar. S30 N. Slh 8b
cbull Uciaban, 1113 Columbia Afa.
NORTHEAST
llurr. Kdward I!-, till Vrsnkford At.
Colonial Melody Shop, StSB N. Front SI.
trankfurU alstle Hlore. X3S7 OrtliuUo dt.
Goo-Jmon, 1 l. ' Woat Olraril Aft.
(iulUgvrkl, Victor, OrlUoilox anil Almond alt.
Kenny, Thomas-M., Sltl Kcatlsgtoa At.
Kilty, Z., ISd Wnl Olrard Ai.
l.rrclrr. Joaeph, Slit Itlcuutoud BU
Mtlnir. Samoel, 1204 North fifth St, a
Oumworlh'i, all W, ihlrh An. a
Pblladilpbla Talking Marblao Co., 044 N. td St,
Hrlnliiluiir'i lliparluiat Htoro,
Front and Suxiuihanna Avi.
NOMTIIWE8T
Cinan, T, II., B3J0 Oirmnnlown Ave.
Daili, franklin, 00O Waym Ave.
Kalwalr, Jlarlln, 03 Oirmanlown An,
Ktyitoni Talking Machlni Co., 1801 North ltd St.
Moire, P. 11.. J4B tliroianlown All.
MdiUteln, Philip, Silt W, York rlt.
linuklai, J. Mouroo. 6147 tiirmanlowo Ait.
TEST PH1IJVIIKI.P1IIA
Cirr. n. Y., all Slain St.. Darby.
narlf, flto. II. Co., 1910.1938 Lancadir Ati.
rikini I'luoo Co.. tti.es i, aid si,
rillman, W. II., Sill I.anidowm Ave.
Independent Talklnr llichlm Co., I8I Woodland
Afiuue.
I.rdiDi, Harry, 4 IS North Bd 81.
Milehlorrl tlroi., 1911-40 I.ancaittr Ave.
Shall'a Drur Htoro, ISIS Market HI.
Ualierial Talking Maclitai and ltieord Ca,
rOIIi and Chilian! SU.
Wilt I'hlladilphla Talking Machine Co.,
1 South flOlli SI.
BOOTH
no nron, Lonli. ltoi South 4th St.
Vr.id, Morris. ISIT-It lh Hi.
Ulebo Talking Machlni Co., Ull ft. Drioao At,
Lnploaccl, Anlonlo, 70 South 7lt 81.
Mlllir. II.. Otl South Id St.
Muilcal Kclio Co., The, I Zibin, prop., N. IS. cor.
61b and Ualnbrldgo SU.
1'lilUdalphU fhonograph Co., (If Seuth St.
I'hlladilphla fboaocraph Co., SIS 8. 8lh St.
Hoiinfiltl, D., Ill South SI.
atelti. Harry, ill South fth St,
CAUDEN. N. ).
Ondliy, H. J., llta-!7-! llroadway.
. .t. it ,,,,,,, r u ,.ife
i 11 lllXMIIhlw llhgl 1)014.111 llWi
This Final
One Week Sale
of
Intensified
Value
at $15
in Suits &
Overcoats
of recognized $25,
$22.50 and $20 fab- '
rics is, the crown
ing intensified
event of the sea
son! "ly
J The conditions in the
woolen market make
these Values even more
pronounced than those
we gave in October and
November. It twould
be utterly impossible to
sell Suits and Overcoats
of these fabrics at $15
today, except for the
fact that we brought
such pressure to bear
on the sources of sup
ply and sacrificed some
of our own legitimate
profits just to have this
value-giving event this
one week in December.
J Any man with a pair
of eyes in his head can
see even through the
glass in our windows
that the fabrics in these
Suits and Overcoats are
no regular $15 quali
ties! They would be
appraised and admired
as excellent $25, $22.50
and $20 values if they
carried those price
tickets and that is
what any store in the
U. S. A. would have to
get for them, unless it
used the drastic meas
ures to pull off this
event that Perry & Co.
have used.
J Single-breasted and
double-breasted Over
coats in full loose backs
or close-fitting belted
backs; kimono-sleeve
Overcoats, also single
breasted and double-
breasted conservative
Overcoats both as re
gards fabric, color and
model and a variety
of patterns, shades and
colorings for the most
exacting selection!
J Suits of solid dark
worsteds, heavyweight
blue serges; brownish
and grayish mixtures
with a variety of striped
and colorful patterns
in plain backs, Norfolk
backs and conservative
models.
Altogether, one
Wonderful O p p o r
tunity o get a $25,
$22.50 or $20 quality
fabric in a Suit or an
Overcoat at' the
Uniform Price of $15
but
for this One
Week Onlyl
PERRY & CO.
UN. B.T7'
16th & Cheut Stn
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