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ft,
m
WALL ST. MILLIONS
GIFTS TO WORKERS
Clerks Will Get Record-
Breaking "Division of
Profits
50 PER CENT OF SALARY
Amounts Rango Down to One-
tentn iuuiB"
to Hundreds
... rnnit Vtc 14. The ilrlpplnirs
Jm ih. overflown vain of fat rendered
L:,, ...... from the munltlona trado
"h wrrlnc Borop. will b. dlatrlt.utc.1
Ihti week ana nei i c...p."v ... -....-.
1 gift, that will break alt pant record.
Th dripping" of today would havo made
. ffat for both employers and employe
iurlnfjhe lean holidays of 1913, before, the
fSropean war.
Of Muri-o. all the record-breaking profits
ULSm and Mr pnVl and hospital Buppllea.
Eflli I. the tnidlnit In war materials that
Iml It W n """' ," .,..iti nt tliA
j behind the Rrcai "
T. bankers nnd brokers have It to
lt i this ear. nnd thoy will never mlii
(lte hi i pinml on the horUon
if the profei-lontet trader nt this tlma of
E. "' .:. i. .1 .....iinn fmm normally
I MAfl Will 1" ,,u """n-"-""- " . ,
I; i0" ' ..... ti.i. im. l.ri-ii blown almost
h !!:'.. it in (ho Entente capitals
nitHM -
On n mllllon-sharo day In the stock et
ehiwte the profit to the brokers In round
BnbYrs. Is $250,000. Actually the profits
efbrokera aro much greater because the
UbuUled figures omprlso only stock
bindled In hundreJ-stiaro lots or more.
Brokers dealing directly on tho New
York Stock Kxchango rccched J8.000 000
, In commissions in mo moimi m "
br off tho trading In lots nf a hundred
" i ..tlniali-il tod.iv. Thev
hail this much Income If they didn't cam
soother penny. ,Hut thcro In no law
stilnit a broker buying or selling stocks
for himself through other brokers. This
one way big profits nro 'made.
TVe'vo been too busy handling other
' people's orders," ono broker complained
ruefully, "to do mucJt for ourselves"
There Is the cane, however, of ono young
man who worked as a stenographer n year
Ht and Is now said to havo J200 000 of
but own stowed away In tho bank, tho
money mado out of u brokerngo business
it Up on J5000 capital. Ills operations
hive all been on tho curb market
i. ti. ..notr .vfhnniTA with a iTR.nnn
Mat paid for by tho firm for whom ho was
i telephone operator four years ngo is
Rsbert C. Hancks.
Moat Wall street stenographers, however,
will go without scats on tho exonnngo. They
will hae to ho contented with glftH of $100
to 1500 Tho latter sum Is tho fli;ur ,re
illctrd today for tho smaller wage-earners In
the banking houso of J. I. Morgan & Co ,
though formal announcement of the firm's
jiUns hao not been made Other houses,
like tho auarnnty Trust Company, which
vtll distribute $300,000 to 100.000 employes;
Charles II. Jones & Co., fifty per cent of
til employes' salaries; the Metropolitan
Trust Company, ten per cent to all em-
nlnv.ii n.ronn.t fr r)nrimtl. wlr month
. . ..I. .w !.. If n.rlmn Vndnntil Tl.nl. l,1.
B" MI1 , ,.w ....,..,,.., ..(...win.. .iii., . i..i
tn to sixteen per cent. hae risked spoiling
'' ttlr emnlnves' Christmas bv telling thrm
-..Jaidvance.
Jn For hundreds of clerks It will bo the best
Chrlt(nan they'a ever had, nnd nt tho
,eime time tho second nnnlvcrsnry of the
h?ltat fhlal vr b til no n A Vifit-irt In baa Tmn
- V1HHD VltV 1JIU1 !,' tU D-J, 1 f
JiilS t" tiiciu ntiu I1U uuiiuaci V. Kllll
street clerk who hnd a Job nnd rccut.tr
fr, pay was considered a very lucky younff
AT ALL OL'It .MANY I-orL'LAP: STOKKS
FOR
CHRISTMA
We offer special service in the
Ilia of candies to
SUNDAYSCHOOLS
Schools, Churches, Societies,
Homes, etc.
Thoie charitably inclined should
phone now or call at factory, where
orderi will be booked for delivery
any time up to Xmai.
SPECIAL PRICES
Pbont, Locust 1303
On Show at 15th St. Store
OUR WONDERFUL
Sanitary Wrapping Machine
Wrspplnr Uutantlr oor
FAMOUS
Soft Yellow Jack
Come in a$d Get a Free Sample
20c V2 Lb. Box
T,Tif lx"5 box of this famous soft
eJSd? ,ikk ""d ?.u.r Chocolate Own-Spun
JSfth.iS. rfSr chlMi . mother, father or
twturt. They will like thtm Immensely.
t3ontajue.&tfK
Ul.
9S. 15th 10 S. Broad
StWM
It OTIIEIt llVTVtir crtia
-1-ACTOJty. JIn A 8AN80U flTa. ,
"We're Distinctive"
DIXON
Dep.ndabU Tailor Service
since Eighteon-SUtySlx
SsJMaj. or 0reUnt. JS to ?53
1111 Walnut Styeet
"We're Reasonable"
ANDIRONS
FENDERS
FIRE TOOLS
News at a Glance
?J ' th? C""1'''"" raelflc lUllway
Company nnd nsslstnnt io th president.
hf. ?, .,hl" ow? rT'u,t httn "'lve4 from
h s dul ei and placed on the retired list
Alex d succeeded by Ernest
t,,?Ki:T0N.,. I,e', U A "'"' Agrleal.
turnl CDnvenllon will be held In this city
January 24, 2S and 28, when delegates
from county boards of agriculture and many
other agricultural associations of the Btate
will meet to elect two members of the
mate. llonnt of Agriculture and to transact
other buines. Reports will be made at
this convention by United Slates Kenator
elect Joseph S. Krcllnghuysen, president of
tho hoard, and Alva Agee. Its secretary
Distinguished speakers will addresi the
convention.
THr.NTOy, n,. t. The 51. te ffl.on
lioanl of Inspectors recently asked State
Commissioner of munition Kendall to np
point a teacher for the prison school and
to hao the Stale Ulucatlonal Department
take charge of the work of the school Ac
f,0"1 "glV. H Howell Tlee, principal of the
SIcMerUlle school. Wllllamstown. Camden
tounty, has heeti apimlnted nnd will soon
assume his duties Tho salary Is J1200
Tltr.NTON-, nee. 14. A. remit nf n
new clay survey and series of tests which
are being made In this Slate, New Jersey
clays nre In a number of Instances re
placing thoso from other districts In ono
case n New Jersey clay Is being used In
the manufacture of lead pencils, whereas up
lo the tlmo of the war only Oerman cliis
were used for this purpose.
TIWVroN, Ilee. 14. The Mat tlepsrl
ment of Health Is today conducting nn In
vestigation as to why A Salus. former As
semblytnnn of Atlantic City, nnd the Mnrlno
l'reealng Company, of Anglesen, owners of
small cotd storage warehouses In these re
spective places, havo not repotted the
nmotint of food held In cold storage by the
fifth of tho month as required by law The
Salus warehouse ordinarily stores about
6000 or C000 pounds of meats and the
Anglesca concern about 75,000 to 100,000
pounds of fish.
POTTSVIM.r. !., Iee. 14. After fur
nlshlng and equipping a room for a voca
tional school, thn school directors find that
there has been no provision mado of funds
to mnlntnln It nnd hence a delay In opening
It will result. Prossuro was brought by tho
Stnto Department of Public Indication upon
tho school board to open such a school
HRAIllNfl, I'n., Dee, It. An unknown
man. well dressed, was Instantly killed nt
Wyomlsslng. a suburb of Heading, today,
while stealing a ride on n Heading If.ill
vvay freight train I In vvns riding between
two coal ears when they buckled, nnd ho
was squeezed to death. Tho man was
about thlrty-fivo years of ngc, dnrk com
plexion, smooth shnven nnd wore n blue
scrgo suit.
MISSING TREASUKEK BACK
Nether Providence Township Official
Returns Won't Kxplnin Absence,
Clnrenco C. Tolmnn, tho Nether Provi
dence township treasurer, who has been
missing from his home In Wnlllngford since
November 23. returned last ntcht shortlv
after his wife had notified tho police" of
his disappearance. No explanation vvns
Klven of his absence.
Mr Tolmnn, who Is n merchant, left for
Chcslor to transact business Mrs Tolmnn
feared her husband had met with foul piny
ns he carried a largo sum of money Neither
Mr or Mrs Tolmnn would say nntluni
today corncernlng his nbsence
XmAS GIFTS FOR
PARTICULAR PEOPLE
A Conklin makes a mighty good
Rift Tho Pen with the "Crescent
Filler." Points to suit every hand.
$2.50 up.
-Filling
Fountain Pen
NONLEAKABIX
Our Christmas and New Year Cards
are most attractive. Our Desk Sets,
Ink Stands and Leather Goods
well selected and suitable for gifts.
The Best Since 1820.
-Wm. F. Murphy's
Sons Qo.
Stationer
BlanV Book & Loose Leal MuaUclartn
509 Chestnut Street
OrrOSITK INDKl'KNnKXOM II All"
m. n,rt Link, are Ully t-
""""" 6.50
C. R. Smith & Son
Mark,t St. at JSth St.
Christmas Cards
..n .!. ami dfllBTim trim tur.
n.r flit ertUtla stirM no wwa-w 91
,Ai 4 tiM ruw-wiu, or without
"f?" ? LZTct dr. R0W. jrtOM'
priuv '
r rTTTO WTMTf & RflVS
1 t
iSnttMiMtlS
Vm "Self
wftSrY GOLD CUFF J
yifla BUTTONS
SSS w 1.UU
iSFssa
EVENING LEDGER-pmLADELPHlA, T&0B&DAY, DEOEBIBEB U
CITY NEWS
nt'llNS ItF.OCtVF.n shll nUrlnv with
matches resulted In the iHsth today lt
two-year-old Uuth Mints, of 1S10 North
Seventh street. In the Children's Homeo
pathic Hospital.
TWO (lint.R whs tell fattenes were held
In 1800 ball by Magistrate Tracy today for
a further hearing lo decide a shoe sales
man's complaint against them. The itlrls
aro Anna Carabuta, twenty-six. and Marie
Oono, twenty-five, of tilt South street.
The nccuser Is J fl Dllks, Vfho works nl
MsrkVs shoe store, Klghth and ltnce streets.
He testified that Miss Cnrabtitz Induced lilm
to empty his pockets while she told his for
tune, nnd then with some slelght-of-hand
work rtnioed n U0O hill from his wnllet.
Thn girts were arrested on the description
lie gae
TOM, Till. TKT CAT f Engine Tern
pany No. 2J, was Indirectly responsible for
the dlscoery of a fire In a stable on Com
missioner street east of llelgrnde early to
day Thres horses were rescued George
Hummel mlr"d the cat from the engine,
house nnd found It In the stable nearby and
a (Ire at the same time. The stable Is the
property of Captain lldward Wlsner The
damage was 1100
AN orr.N ItMinKI. WAGON earrled
twenty members of Camden nnd Philadel
phia notary Clubs to Kugler's cafe, where
n dinner was glxen In honor of Kred Hint
meleln. Jr , founder of the Camden organi
sation ftnme of the men were In evening
dri-M Jiut by wAy of adding "atmosphere,"
Tin: tot'Mi ur.runt.icAN ri.vn, stt
South llrond street. hae nominated olTl
cers to be elected at the meeting Jnnunry
10 Those nominated were the following"
President. M J IMclterlng: first lce presi
dent, 1'hlllp It Johncnn; second vice presi
dent. Charles li Ilnrtlelt. third lce
president, Wllllnm C Hrown; fourth lce
president. Hamuel It (Inyton; financial sec
retary, V Theodore Albright; recording
secretar-, Teter V Cope ; corresponding sec
retary. William II Herbert, and treasurer,
John C. Lindsay
rot'll MT.V were eterelr sealded about
the hands and face when a boiler exploded
at the Torresdals pumping station The In
jured nro Harry Shotter. S0:i North I'nle
thorp street. Jr" Moulton, 1632 Addison
street; Walter Hlgglns, 1344 Arrott street,
nnd Thomns Orrell, Kit Unity street They
were remoxed to the Krankford Hospital
a Twn.My.sr.vKS acixk ii.ot of
ground, bounded by Kalrmount Park, Wis
snhlckon nenue, Carpenter nnd yiiennnn
streets, has been sold by tho Carpenter
estate to II II I.liter & Hon, representing n
developing- syndicate The plot was ns
sessed for $150,000 nnd held for iUS.000
It adjoins a plot of twenty-two acres
recently deeded to the city ns an addition
to Kalrmount Park on condition that the
city pavo the streets surrounding It
Tltn ItOAItl) OP KIIUOATMN has re
ceived n petition for a new school In the
neighborhood of Slxtj -first street and Ilnl
tlmore nvenue from .es-aents of the For
tieth nnd Forty-sixth Wards Tho rapid
growth of the section nrtjacent to Cobb's
Creek Tank ttas pointed out.
roi.lfK Ann snAitcilIMl for Patrick
s
E. Milton Dexter
1218 Spruce Street
SS SWEETS
Xmai Desserts
Xmas Candy
Xmas Cake
AN IDEAL XMAS GIFT
WHEN YOU WANT TO RUSH TO
A PLACE YOU GO IN AN AUTO
MOBILE. WHEN GOODS MUST'
BE DELIVERED QUICKLY YOU
NEED A MOTpR TRUCK.
THE AUTOCAR jCOMPANY
ARDMORTS, PA.
Yiclrolas
$15 to $400
Easiest Terms
All our Vietrolaa are equipped with the
Tunga-tone Stylu: Plays SO to too
records without change.
Our New
Xmas
Certificates
give you the opportunity to avoid the
crowds.
It also permits the recipient the pleasure of
selecting their preferred style of Victrola
or personal preference of Records.
Talking Machine Co.
. VICTOR DISTRIBUTORS
Broad Abv. Walnut
Branch! Optn Eutnlnga
Broad and Columbia Ave.
S2d & Chestnut SU. 4124 Lancaster Ave,
IN BRIEF
Flanagan, thirty-one yeavi old, who dis
appeared about month ago from his
boarding place, 1911 Itldge avenue. His
ctrter. Miss Agnes Flansgnn, believes he
suffered an accident.
TIIF. I'llll.Alir.l.riltA nnANCII of the
Dickens Fellowship has been granted a
charter The fellowship has about 100
members. Us purposes are "the encour
agement and study of literature and the
promotion of social enjojment."
Tim VAI.n At.UMNt ASSOCIATION of
Philadelphia offers a scholarship nt Yale
to a young man from Philadelphia or Its
vlclntty. The qualifications which will be
considered are scholarship. Industry nnd
ambition, attainments In school nctltltles
The scholarship -a 111 be awarded this win
ter and the holder will be expected lo enter
Yale In the fall of 101.
Tim JOHN n,nTRAM ASSOCIATION
will make a nntlon-wlde nppeal for funds
to restore the famous gardens, below Fifty
fourth street and Woodland avenue. In the
condition they were In when John llartram,
pioneer botanist of America, IHed there
The Philadelphia Chapter of American Ho
clety of Architects has agreed to draw plans
for restoring the house
A M'rrnAnn dkuati: win tie pioe
tonight In Calvary Presbyterian Mission.
Limekiln pike. Knst Oermantimn Miss
May Macktn. representing the Woman
Huffrnge party, will meet Miss I.ucy Price,
who upholds the opposition This promises
to be ono of the most Interest Ing word bat
tles since the election, ns txith contestants
nre fully Informed on the subject.
Till: GIIOCr.HS and Importers' llxrlmnse
In the llourse has nominated officers and
directors for tho following enr ns fojjows.
the elections to be held nn January 10 W'll
llsm T Kirk. Jr, tho present head of tho
exchange, for president, MnrWn M li en
son, first Ico president ; John H. Ilngndt.
second vice president: Alexander Henry,
treasurer, and John K. Poore. secretary.
A OAH NO of llrorlre root nblrli
transported more thnh hnlt way nrnilnd tho
world nrrUed hero by the Japanese steam
ship Ikoma Mnru It was loaded Isti) the
holds of tho steamship In Vladivostok, Si
beria, after It hnd traversed nearly the en
tire length of tho great Trnnsslberlnn Hall
way, which terminates nl that port. Tho
last lap of the Journey from Vladivostok
to Philadelphia by tho way of tho Panauin
Canal was 9800 miles
s
BULLETIN OF GOOD
THINGS FOR XMAS
Now Ready
Srsil lor eapv
1232 Market St.
M Showrooms IB I M
M RELIANCE I n
1 1 Gas & Electric l I j
WEDS IN HASTE, REPENTS
IN COURT; HUSBAND HELD
Sympnthy for Orphan Led Her to
Marry Him, Woman Says
in Complaint
The old adage about marrylnir In n hurry
and repenting In our spare lime has n new
follower.
Mrs Florence Ofee, of SSS West flerueant
street, who married Thomas Ofee, of 27JS
North Vtccond street (but wishes she hadn't),
on the day after he told her he was nn,
orphan, caused him to bo held In SOD ball
for court by Magistrate Heaton. of tho Cen
tral Station, today. He Is accused otnsrnult
and battery.
Mrs. Ofeo met her future husband Sep
tember 2S. He cam tip to her In the de
partment store where she was employed nnd,
leaning on the counter, naked her for sym
pnthy "Ho told ma n tinrd-tuck story," Mr?
Ofeo said. "He was an orphan nnd didn't
have any money, and wanted n companion
to no through life with hint nnd nil that
I felt sorry for him"
They were married the net day
"And since then he has broken my nose
and got drunk." resumed Mrs Ofee "I
WKBSSMiCfffflafflajQCOSXSJfflOXDO
Bring the Kiddies to See
ELECTRIC TRAINS
Hundreds of electrical pasgencer
anil freight trains, besides pullmnn, I
bncRaec, box, cattlo, and mall cars.
iCnn bo furnished with llirhts.
Locomotives modelled after latest !
i types on electrified railroads,
j Theso nro
The Substantial Kind
of Toya
I mncio of sheet steel, hand enam
eled; hnnd rails, bells, head lights
; and couplers hlirlily
I polished nickeled fgfn KUf?Ji
jitccl; cold lettering JJJTIITJJ
and decorntions: 8
curvofl and 4 straight sections of a
i track. Attractive prices. Store Vt
i open 8 to 5:30. Ask for cntalog. &
Prnnk U. Ktownrf Kloptrlr Cn S
is 37 & .19 N. 7th (Old Mint nidc.l
ajflDaia!(J!0OJQtDKCIUX3taC)!i!KlIS(UC)CIJiJS
Ready Money -
United States Loan Society
ociety I
limn are. jj
117 North Broad St.
414 ft. Bth at. MIS flermantonn
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Chcitnut Juniper South Pcnn Squaro
Lorg
of platinum
and diamonds
WITH
BREKA
FINE STATIONERS
Acceptable Christmas Gifts
For
"The Men at the Front"
Wrist Watches Writing Cases
with radium dials Fountain Pons
Tobacco Pouchos Diaries
Cigarette & Cigar Cases Game Sot3
Photograph Frames
1121 Chestnut Street
STEIrWAY Duo-Art Pionolo PIANO J
SidMWW
5
Why is a Steinway
Piano So Great ?
You would atonce answer, because of its thrilling
beauty and breadth of tone, so deep and marvelous,
and its ready adaptability to any kind of music. But
there is another excelling quality Us staying
power. This is the wonder of musicians, that with
such a plastic action and delicate touch, the Steinway
Is so little affected by hardest use, No other piano
gives such satisfaction either in music or service
p
o
s
Come, set and hear the Steinway t)ut-Att Pianola PUno
Jhc trinity of music-a piano (or hand playing; a Pianola;
and a Player to reproduce the art of the great artists
N. STETSON & GO.
Only Philadelphia Representatives of Steinway & Sons
1111 Chestnut Street
n' in
101G
have JvMd the rent And the coat till. The
only tlmo he'd show up wan on Saturday
nlRht. Bomellmes ho would come to tho
store and sympathise with me 'nnd say It
hurt him to have to see me work."
Mrs. Ofee was Indignant
"And the only reason t married him was
because he's an orphan," she concluded
Buy Your Xmas
Victrola and
Records here
nnd ever afterwards
receive tho
Wcymann Service
Victor Qunlity plus
Wcymann Service
Enables you to koI
the most enjoyment
out of your invest
ment. Convenient Terms
Philadelphia's Musical
Centre
Planot VUtrolat
Evrylhine Musical
1108 Chestnut St.
-vi
Alfred M. Bloominnrdnlc ffl
OltKll.VAI. I1UUS IN
ELECTRICAL WORK
217 Walnut Street
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This Final
Intensified
Value Sale
of
J
PERRY
Suits and
Overcoats
at $15
is more than
half over!
The fabrics aro of
regular $25. $22.50
and $20 qualities
specially purchased
for this Special Oc
casion n n d have
nothing- whatever
to do vtfith our rcg-.
ular slock of Suits
and Overcoats.
i In fact, the very best
we or anybody else can
do in regular $15
Clothes is not to be
compared with these
Intensified Values at
$15. These are $25,
$22.50 and $20 quality
fabrics, and as such are
recognized by all who
know anything about
woolen values today
and recognized best of
all by clothing experts!
If we hadn't put it
down on the schedule
months ago that this
week these fabrics were
to be sold as Event
Makers at $15, we
could sell them right
off the reel at $25,
$22.50 and $20 and
they would be in ac
cordance with Perry
Standards of value!
Overcoats '
4$ Dark Oxford m i x
tures, bluish, grayish,
olive mixtures; plaid
back fabrics in single
breasted and double
breasted models of dif
ferent styles plain
backs and belted backs
Ulsters and Ulster
ettes, kimono sleeves
and conservative
models.
Suits
If Worsteds, heavy
weight blue serges,
fancy cheviots, cassi
meres; young fellows'
styles and conservative
style s lapel variety,
pocket variety, cuff
variety Norfolk backs
and plain backs, regu
lar $25, $22.50 and $20
quality fabrics at $15,
Until Saturday1
at Six! ,..
PERRY & CO.
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