BWfflggi BROWN LIKE CZAR, SAYS MacNEILLE Municipal Court's President ... 1-fc--t IfSi.. 0Art1rt1 Called ruDneiitf ouci.. by Subordinate WOULD TAKE ALL GLORY juvenile Judge, Protesting Woman's Appoiium?iu, - dares Superior Una Too Much Ptfwer rrMln' Judge Brown, of the Munlilpnl Court, h more power fit the matter or trtttlnu omcen nml mnhln appointments to offices than nny other olllee hol.ler In lh CnlteJ Slate, nccontlnit to a. ilntement Issued today by J"lK nmonit MncNellle, of the Juvenile I'oiirt judge MacNellle ileolnretl Hint n rptjucnl ... ,r.llon of elRhtj-fUc new Jobs recent- P W unt to Council-) did not come from the I Uunlclpil fourt " ") liul fm, lh P Frtitdent JurtKe nlone Meeting of tutlces fc stated, were lieHl no mircipiciiiiy mni none Of the Jinlsea except .Indue Hrhn tstv what wn Bolim on under the mirfnie tr addition. Judge MacNVtllo nccties .Indue Brown of being a publ clt nml glory KfWir ..... m.-vhu ntntemrnt ronstltutcii new chapter In the. corilroer between himself and Judge Hrnun oer a plan of the. Utter to appoint Mr Jnne lllipln chief urobatlon officer of tho Juvenile HU.Mon nt a tilarr of 16000 MrK lllppln In now super riling probation olllcer of the Domestic Ite litlons and Misdemeanant nivlclon. nt n salary of 12500 Judge MucNolllo It ionv HUng the proponed appointment mi tln - rround that the post should go l n ninn In 'suad of n vonnii In his statement todiy Joan MacNellle admits that Judge IJronn tin remove him from tho bench nt n mo mint'a nitlce bill he un tint knowledge will not prevent hli Hghting t" the last ditch an attempt of Judgo llruvrn to run the Juvenile Court " MacNEIIil-i: a STATIJM i:nt Ilia talement follows IK "in no other rlty In the land 1i.ii nnv FH? .h.lU.. mm m.iaIi nnnni. In Lrr.llA lfll. I eOTCenoluor n utu... ......... .-. ......... ...... . and fill then! ns the rrcsldcnt Judge of the Municipal Court Ho can rre.itn position appoint persons to nil them and forco The county to pay tnelr salaries over any nlijic--i.. -k.i m-v Im rnl-ril N'fit Innir rnrn n nun vi.k i.. .- -- -- request for eighty-five Jobs wni sent to Councils as coming from tho Munlclpil Court. "However, the request ilooi not come from the court an fen of the Judges l.novv anything nbout It So the bl.imc for thli tott not rest upon the court, but upon tho President Judge V itnmv ver llttlo of what l being done The Juilgcn linve very ftw meetings Wo had no meeting from May until last November Tho meetings usually only consist of siting down nt a tibia and hearing Judge Hrnwn saj 'Clcn tlemen, there Is nothing to report ' TMKN THKV AllJOl'ltV "Then some one makes n motion to ad journ Judgo Hrovvn i raves publleltj Ho likes to I in known .is n hum. in Interest worker, bo vvints for himself nit of tho lory of the Municipal Court Hut I will rot let him run the .luvcnllo I'oiirt as long I sit there though It is true ho inn remove me nt a moment') notice I nm opposed, for good icasons, to tho nppolnt m-nt nf a iinfnaii u lilof nrnlirillnM .ifll. r r of the Juvenile Court Tills in n m m s Ejod, no ma ter how brllllnnt the uomiin Iway be A man can get from the hojs l?t.fct nmA n .& I... nlln ......a. .....-.. . .... PlWentlal Information that Is vital than nnj .Ullltf.ll $400,000 SHAM0KIN FIRE BLAMED ON A SMOKER Clerk, It Is Bciioved, Threw Match to Floor Many Firms Suffer SHAMOKl.V I'll, Dec 1 The worst Br hi Shamokln'n hlstorv occurred here Uit night nnd enrly today, i 'suiting in damage amounting to MOO.UOO, with about i9v,vuu insurance .lonn inomas u Under, was badly Injured by falllriir krlcks. &ct--1 Sremen were hurt The hoses follow K C MeWllllams, business and apartment house. M-5,000, j 4 I'crr), notion house. J.0,000 Clurko Hrotheis, rrocerles and retail house, J35.O0O; Malar key's music establishment, J.5.000 , J W Maus. viallpaiier and paint S7B 000. Vic toria Theatre, J J Chumberlalu. munuger. 110.000; Coutls Ilrothers. business house. Ill 000, J J Delaney, sewing machine es tablishment 510 000, Grand L'nlon Tea Company, 110.000. Kdwnrrt Steward, pri vate; homo ard four tenements, $16,000, Shamokln Wrapper Knctor). Klmber iW, i?Il,lor' ,5000 ',' J Kel'j's rjestaurant. I' (90, W i Hack, hardware, 116 ooo'. Tlie nre originated In the cellar of the MaUrkey store. In the McWIIIIams Ilulhl jrg. where, It Is thought, a cleric thrown lighted match to the lloor nfter Igniting a cigarette, In a short tlmo the brick struc ture, containing seventy-flve families on ui second and third lloors. was in names. 5? f.,r ha,t ,n ,ho c"ter of the building, "tuattd, In one of the most prominent builnew sections of the city, formed a good draft. A majority of the Inmates wero In their apartments and panla ensued as they ran it. 1v,or ncl staircase to escape the furnishings."8 l'me ,0 M8 housel"'l Tries to Sleep With Third Hall f.i??w V1' t8" Prov'' an expensive bed uow to John Maloney of iiryn Mawr. fU of the Philadelphia and Western Itall th. V h" res,:u'd 0wln Miller. M.,TOHtU.de by Puneh'nsT Miller on the , "' 'ny apologised In Magistrate tJuuuhT. .v!; "' v "" auviaea against M4I 10. ttS beJfelIow " WALLACE NUTTINGil II. P pi&TURes fRAMenTl IZ CHESTNUT ST. 8IZ &g Comfort tU? tot yu m the Corliss Laced Stocking -,f FlXPtlfls oisrt and It trt nitnt that lvt lmmsdlila com 't d or JmIp. No U.tlj li Lt5? T luU u vnr coadlUsa vlrfout ruLbsr. Launders M Ff TKWSjtt9AJF3T. II ml II ' I srrt 'or montbj. Ut-i U your ! BMim II 75 ch. or two or sunt U. (3.00. Call dJ b ' tousured Ire or wrlu u uU- FRANKF0RD"L" DELAY BLAMED ON MAYOR Business Men Aroused Over Sus pensionOpening Not Ex pected for 18 Months Transit Illrector Twining a explanation rr the sinpenlslon of work on the Frank- iii I'fT''. ,,urln .,he wln"'r- coupled' with his statement that the line to the Northeaet will not be In operation for eignteen months or two years has nroused the rrnnkford cltltens The frankford Htislness Men and Tax WSJ? ! t'on and the Krankford Hoard of Trade ex,iresed their strong ills approval last night of the delay, and n Joint committee of the two organltatlons wns Instructed t mnfer with Hireetor Twining nnd If he ennnot rffer a remedv they will go to the Major John A Qulnh of 4151 Itomaln street, n whote home the protest meeting was held last night will bead the romml'tee An effort was made to get an appoint ment with Director Twining todsv In, falling In this the men arrnnged to ci.' upon him earl) next week. The general feeling In the two organlin tlons Is that Mavor Smith nnd not ni rector Twining Is responsible for the situs tloti As the statement from the transit bend showed that the prupoifd agreement for the operation or the line Is the irux of the entire sttmtloti the business men declare that Mnor Smith should have proceeded months ago to negotiate iih agreement Not onl has the dslaj It Is pointed out poMpomd the ultimate opetntloii of the Prankford "I." but llkcwl thn tint to the clt) will bo greiter both through In rreniptl labor otid nuiter-.ul t0iis anil through the fact that the Transit Com pan a enrnlncs, which nre to be protected under tho agreement have Increased con sldernbl) since the time the agreement wn orlglnnll) planned The toiumlttee from I'rankford will de mind prompt ncllon both to assure tin operation of the "I, os soon as possible nnd also to safeguard the clt) s Unsocial Interests In the lease Jlsjor Smith today approved the con tract nwnnleil to the Kevstone State Con struction Compjn) by Dlrecln- Twining for the construction of tint pirt of the Hroad street siibwa) underneath CItv Hall The rompiri) will get SU00O for the work, which consists of a tunnel con struction IDS feet south of tho rurb line of tho north Ot Unll plaza SUFFRAGISTS ASK All) OF SENATOR PENROSE Philadelphia Orfjntmntion Calls Upon Him to Exert His Influence in Be half of Federal Amendment I'nlled States Senator Holes Penrose Is asked to consider the enfranchisement of I'cnns)lvnnl,v women 'ns seriously ns he is considering the enfranchisement of south ern negroes In a letter sent to him today by the centrnl committee of tho Woman Suffrage pirty of Philadelphia The Sennlor Is taken to task for the amendment he proposes to the corrupt practices act concerning the enfranchise ment of negroes In the South whose right of suffrage hns been abridged by special Stale legislation The letter reads In part Moreover, wo feel that, ns our repre sentative from Pennsylvania In the United States Senate nnd ns an avowed supporter of worn in suffrage. )ou should rccognUe the paramount claims of the women of )our Slate who have waited and nre still waiting for you to act with such force and effectiveness ns )ou are well nble to cxerclpe ltcprcsentlug the Woman Suffrage pirt. Mrn (ieorgo A Dunning chalrmin of Philadelphia County branch, and Mrs Ucorgo A l'lersol congressional thnlrman for Philadelphia, will leave for Washing ton tonight to help matte the Influence of suffragists felt when the Susan It Anthony suffrage amendment comes before the House of Itepresenlatlves TWO CATTLE THIEVES KILLED A Third Captured in Arkansas Moun tains hy Sheriff's Posse HOT SPIUN'tTJ, Ark. Dec 16 Two of three men discovered stealing cattle In Oarlnnd County Thursdn) nnd pursued In to the mountains have been killed 1 u sheriffs posse and the third captured, ac cording to word ncelved here today Tho lend men have been Identified as Hump Spark. tvvent-ono )ears old. and George Halle), twent)-flve The prisoner is David Short eighteen )ears old The gang Is said to have terrorized farm era for months by their depredations ' SAVES HUSBAND FROM BULL Womun Drives Away Enraged Animal With Axe Man Knocked Down IIANOVP.n. Pa. Dec. JC Mrs William n Scott saved the life of her husband when he was attacked b) an enraged hull Mr Scott was leading the animal with a rope when It savagely nttacked him. knock ing him down It wns trampling and goring him. when Mrs Scott appeared, armed with a two-bitted ax nnd drove the bull away. Scalds Fatal to Woman ALI.RNTOW.V Pa Dec 16 Scalded ns she was lifting a boner of not water from the stove, Mrs Margaret Stewart, sixty two ears, old, of North Catasauqua, Is dead here Try Our Sunday Dollar . Di inner The high cost of tiring aa-3 tie weekend rest are twj zccllent reasons for bring. leg the entire family here to. morrow. flpeeUI llasl sXe) ANOVER Twelfth and Arch SU. V Ml m vwmubij,iiuu fsatrase " it .J 1 l CU4UDB U. UOUB. I ISVENlNq LBDClER-PHlIiADELPHIA, SATURDAY, D320KMBBR 1G. PLENTY OF GAME ?.. Ootirmnmls who enju n benr or deer stenk will lmvo a happy Christ mas, Kamo bctnir more plentiful thin for several years past. At the Avenue Hotel, on North Delaware avenue, there is a noteworthy dis play, including three hears, several luck nnd doe deer, wi' ' geese nnd ducks, rabbits, 'coons and 'possums. Among the lucky rtsemn who contributed were Thomas Llttlehale. ('. A. Tji-crt, John H. Irvin. Chr. Arnold, John .ellner, I.cn Pfeiffer. W. II. Hoardman, Charles J. Meier and William J. Shcchan IL KAISER 0FFRIREBBE LA PACE ALL'ITALIA Fnllito il Tcntativo in Russin, La Gcrmnnin, Si Dice, Si Ri- volgerebbo a Knnin IIO.MA. IS Dlcembre Iji Ilussl i si ' dlchlnrntiv rnntrn le proiiosle dl pile fntte dnlla (.ermnnl'v 1.1 Duma hit vltalo unenlmemente In fnvoro delta contlnuazlnne dclla Riierra sluo .il consrgulmento delln vlttorln o perclo" lo spernnic ihe II kaiser mitrlvn niicnru uni voltn ill vedrre iiiietl-ita le Kile prnfTorln dnl governo dello rzar snuo sv.inlte SI dice or. chr l.i tlernmnK si prepirn n son dire II lerrono In Haiti nclhi spernnxa dl Indurre II govrrno ll.illnno medlnnle con cesslonl. forinnche inmesslnnl dl gr,mde Importaiiz.t nd acLettire p proposta tede sche I n telegrniiimn da l.iindra ilkc dl fiuestro programm.x delli Ci-rnianl.i in.i nggtunge (bn noj circoll nfTIc lull limdlnesl prcvale arsolutrv llduila nelli Irnltii del I Italia II governo Hill urn rim irra per fe'tnmrntn fedelo ill pittu ill'j,nndra la n.izlnne Itnllnua del rcstn bi tanto Interesso quanto nn hnnun le nltrn Hteiiz dell lutes i tt noil lisclare chc 11 Crrmnnln conservl sin pure l.i pirzcnz.i ill tin (TtHllslnsI lire dnminln nell luropa Cho ncl circoll llnlinul si sin ronlrnrll all.i loncluslone dell.i pace prima dell lonse gulmento delta vlttorla o un fntto InnfR.i bile l.ilnlonn pubbllcn Itallanu rdnio elm le prupostn di pace ratio dnlla Urrmnnln mm slnno altro che una snttlle innuovni ier innre una sliuazlono dl debolezza uel paesl dell Intcs.i e far dlmlnulro la pro duzlnne drlle munlzlonl ho dlpende in mass ma parte dull appoggln cho le popola zlonl dnnno ul govern! cd agll esercltl Inoltre la (lermnnln si iirebbe proposta dl mlnnre II inoralo ilella truppe nlleats che si trovnno orn d, fninte alio sun annate THEBAILEY.BANK 8BIDDLE PKlLADELrillA To examine and compare this the most comprehensive collection of articles ever assembled for the Christmas Season JEWELS-WATCHES-CLOCKS-SILVER LEATHER- GLASS- CHINA-LAMPS S ! 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For Christmas m (Vanilla XiiSr si liS?SHflKiifs FOR CHRISTMAS II Hecolo ill Mllntin sirlvo a proposllo delle ofTerte trdesihr I'er In prima vnlta nelln slorli nbhtnmo In spettneotn dl un gruppo dl polenze che si rltlene vlttnrloso oiTrvudo liislstrtitcinente 1 1 tnee a quelll che rsso ierca ill fur vredere essere buttutl senza spernuzi dl r'icosn guestn r un segno ihe In vniitatu vlttorla mm dl tul grnere di lasclnro K rami I spennze per luvvenlre si nil nllcntl persevererniino nellu lotta coo rlnnovntn energla 'Menlro la l.ernmnl.i parla dl rlspetlo per II llbero svllupiHi delle n izloul es.i rliluii" nil i sihlnvltu II llelgln e In I'olnnln n consrgni l.i I'rnlsol i Italcnnla ol con domlnlo ill ungheresl hulgnrl e tun hi Se ouesto fossero In mndlzloiil dellu pneo e fossero mi sso sullii cirtn esso provo ihreri libero II dlspreszo delle mzlonl neu trnll ed glustltlchrrebbern gll tffettl ho It dlplomnzln imperlulo si sfnrzi ill enn srgulro, iloe dl glustlflcare ngll ocehl della su.t popotuzione lluovltnblle tontliiiiazlone delln giicrra e dl Indebollre II reslslenzn del siiol IH'inlrl offrrndo nuovl prrtestl nil ngltizlonl parltlstn ibs (In orn nnnostantc le lull nhlll suggestionl tiou tuiniio avutn alcun.i linpurlauzi Founded 1632 extends a Cordial invitation ft LAMP5v K II FixluresT . s 1 1 A Lowest WSSLjCJin IJ Large Wl M X Show room 1 'J M II RELIANCE S 1 1 Can & Electric 1 I II U ntttre i-tai U A Company ,tfSSjJjp A Il 1318 Arch St. B J j LBURBUDS Chocolate Buds) H. O. Wilbur & Sons, Inc. Philadelphia PUBLISHERS OPEN FIGIIT ON HOUSE POSTAGE BILL Oppose Zone System of Utiles In- creasing Cost 200 to GOO Per Cent WAMIIINUTOV 1'ec I rubllshlng houses throughout the countr today he gnu their light ngilnst passage nt the bill favorably retried from the House I'ost olThje t'ommltlee, wtilih would provide for lnrenlng the tstage on second-class innll matter destined for polntn SOI) miles or more dlslnnt from the mailing paint All hesppers nnil periodicals would be In cluded The puhlle.itloi Interests declare the rhnhge from it flat rate of one cent a pound for tienspaprrti and tnagnslues to a grad uated sulr based iihiii n gone ijsteiii means llir mst of tnngiialnes must be ad valued I'nder the proposed measure Ihe rate on magazines nnd other publications would isngn from one cent a pound within the Hrst tone of 100 inllfs, to six lenls a pcund for thn eighth sone. with n iildlus f IsnO iuiIps Vfivspipris would feel the lhalige to a less degree but mngnnlnes of nation irti lirrnlitlnii would face a postngo In- roisc if from 10(1 to 600 per cent. II was iiomtril ..ill The opiKmeitlM to the measure mend tliat iiubllsheiri will hnvo no re- mrsn bin in tmost prices Vo oppoKitinn Is rxpected from nny iiuar lei i. the leduitlini In lucil letter postage from iw i cents to one cent ClIll.mtKN I'ltAY KU SUHRKANT Ailulti Also Anxloui for IJccovcry o( I'renchinR Pnrk Gunrtl The seventv-fiur-enr-nld "Preacher sergrunt nf I'nlrniounl 1'arh " Charles lban who Is seriously III nt his home 43S Martin street lloilwiroiiKli Is being prnved for bv huudrrds nf children nnd friends who learned lo know him during bis forty three vrars servlco ns n guard In the T'nrk He became III last Tuesday nt Kedgley Ituiird House where ho was on dut), nnd his londltlnu Is s.ild to bn serious Mergeint .Mlinnj received his title ns tho Preaching Sergeant" from his practice of visiting ihurthes awl Hunda schools near the Park ner Hiuula) nnd delivering seml rellKious talks tin their visits to the t'nrk he took delight In explaining to the children the secrets of plant nnd nulnuil life E. Milton Dexter 1218 Spruce Street SS SWEETS Xmas Desserts Xmas Candy Xmas Cake Ready Money United States Loan Society 117 North Broad St. 411 0. 5lh st. SSIS (iemianlonn ats. FLICKBRcos PLUMBING SUPPLIES SHOWROOMS . 4 46 48 &50 NORTH 312ST 5 tf!z JV iWStfi ZiitZ' Edison s Sublime Gift to Man Hie NEW EDISON Diamond Disc Phonograph This marvelous instrument, the supreme triumph of the great inventor's genius, RE-CREATES music for the humblest home as well as for the most luxurious. It makes genuine music a universal possession. Let it be your gift this year, your message of cheer and good will to the loved ones. It is a worthy gift, a treasured possession that will spread its inspiring influence through the years to come. It Meets the Supreme Test Edison alone dared to submit the music of his instrument to the searching test of comparison with the living voice. More than 200 newspaper critics men who have listened for years to all that is greatest and best in music were unable to detect any difference when they heard the Oiampnd Disc side by side with the living singer or instrumentalist. Their ears could not tell which was real and which was re-created I You Have "The Phonograph With a Soul," There Will Be Real Music in Your Home Thi Christmas On moderate terms, make it easy for every family to own n EdUon. LUDWIG PIANO CO., H03 Chestnut Street 101C STATE DEMOCRATS J0LN IN VOTE PROBE PLAN Will Act With City Committee in Petition to Congress to Investigate Fnuuls The Hemocrntle rlly committee has re ceived assurance that the Democratic State committee will Join It In n petition to Congress for n thorough Kedernl Investiga tion of the alleged election frauds In l'hlln delphln nt the last eleellon l'luis for the amalgamated ncllon of the two commit" tees will be discussed at n meeting of tho Democratic members of the Legislature In Hnrrlsburg todt) The offer of assistance from the Slate committee was received with ojien arms b) meniberi of the local (ominlttee, who Im mrdlalelv npiwluted n subcomniltleo of the speilal itivestlgntlou committee to take the matter up with Acting State Clnlrman Joseph r )uffe Members of the subcommittee are Demo cratlo t'ltv Chairman Kdgnr W Ijink, ei State I'halrmnn Itoland H Morris nnd Joseph K Willing of the Torty-sccond Ward Tho conference on the proposed nctlon will he taken up nt the Hnrrlsburg meeting todio, nt which tlurTe). National Demo cratic Chairman McCormlck. National Com mitteeman A Mitchell Palmer and tho thirty-seven Assembb men-elect nnd the ten Democratic State Senators-elect all are ex pected to be present The Hnrrlsburg meeting will not be a caucus but a conference over what course Democrats should pursun nt the coming ses sion of the Legislature Tho speakership situation also will bo outlined l J. E. Caldwell & Co. Chestnut Junipct South Perm Square ' ' Antique Sheffield Plate Authentic pieces 1790 to 1820 Including fine specimens of the valued hnndtvJork of N. Smith & Co. Richard Morton & Co. T. Low & Co. Daniel Holp Parker & Co. S. Kirkby & Co. Wntson, Fonton & Bradbury Kirkby, Waterhousc & Co. A highly interesting collection j.j Bfn 1 II i 6 W'wm II -' (v It is as though the polished case was a veil that concealed the living singers. You almost expect to see Zenatello, Marie Rappold, Albert Spalding, Anna Case, Emmy Destinn, Margarete Mutzen auer, Middleton, Goritz, Chalmers or Julia Heinrich step into the room. Whether you buy with your head or your heart, your choice will be the Edison Diamond Disc, 8 nillifli iiil.Vil Ifirmt V trr I 1 iiTnrfrffir nm. ,, idi.jW FIRE MARSHAL WAifi HOLIDAY CELEBRATES Storekcepera Also Urged to Vigilnnce Against Candles nnd Cotton "Snow" Safeguards against fires during the Christmas bolldAvs nre pointed out In e. series of warnings to storekeepers nnd housekeepers of Philadelphia. Issued tod ny hy (Icorge V Klltott, flro marshal Thei warnings, summarlted, strongly urge, ngalndt the use of lighted candles, cotton Onow and other Inflammables in or nesTr Christ mas trees, toys nnd decorations. Defective wiring, danger from ocenmu lated rubbish, especially papr boxea nntl wrappings, tiro alluded to as frennent cases of Pre during tho Christmas pe riod, both In homes and In business places. Marshal Klllott nska pastors to warn their congregations against tho prnctU!, which he declares obsolete, of placing lighted candles in windows The, Use lighted candles In Christmas celebrations, Ihe marshal pronounres almost criminal Shopkeepers nm advised to bo on their guard against crowded aisles, blocking of oxlts, smoking In Ihe stores, empty flro buckets nnd lnxlly of employes. "Do not allow carelessness due lo the rush of Christmas business," ha enya, "to vtlpe nut tho entire ear's receipt, or thh lives nf customers or employes to bo sac rimed 'These warnings." he declares, "nr Is sued ns a result of experience extending over many )ears throughout every part of Ihe country where dls.ule.r ha followed Christmas celebrations " 4 1 ,.i aua,tsat feUak 2a. . s&e-i4iej io rar Koojra a S, Wlf, la 4 ssi. u"' SmWUP? - ,- ,,IM r