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FAITH CHARGED
Xjfittdf Thompson in tha United Btntes
Blitrlct Court, Philadelphia, today Issued
an order catling on Hamuel V. Cooper, an
Attorney In (ha Lincoln Building, to show
cause1 why he should not Blv tip the re
elvchhlp ot the Union Casualty Company
t6 Which lie waa appointed last Monday by
Judge Thompson.
. The order was granted nt the ronuest of
Deputy Attorney deneral Joseph U iCun
It vm served Immediately and tho nrgu
nisnts wilt be heard January 2 nt 10 a, in,
Ti!s Is tho answer of Insurnnca Commis
sioner O'Kell to the IssUmlnuta attempt
nf Lyndon D Wood to keep out of tho hniidn
of the State authorities Wood, white his
attorneys wero denying the necessity of
receivers for tlia Union CrtsUnlty Compnny
and the Pension Mutual Life Insurance
Company heforo the Dauphin County Com
mon fleas Court, wan having friendly re
, c-lvers appointed in Ilia Kederal courtH of
i Usui city and Pittsburgh Mr. Cooper was
named In that way for the Union Casualty
Comp-iny here and In Pittsburgh . Senator
Thompson, of Wood's legal staff, was named
for the Pension Mutual.
The State judges have declared tbn Fed
eral recetvern will have no standing nnd
lll June t vacate.
Mr. Kun, III ashing today that Mr. Cooper
be made to show cause why he should re
tain his receivership, told the court that the
jttcelvershlp thus obtained wan made poe
elble on account of the bud faith of It 0
Welch and was for tho sota purpose, 'Mr
Kuti said, of preventing tho Dauphin county
court from ordering the Union Casualty
Company's dissolution (It wits ordered nev
ertheless.) Mr. Kun alio nntd It was meant
to prevent the real Investigation nnd conse
quent exposure of tho methods uf l,m1m
D. Wood and Welch.
Commissioner O'Noll began today In
Harrlaburg to mnhe plans for taking chnrgo
pbf the affairs of tho companies under tho
decrees of tho Dauphin Court. Two ex
perienced men will be assigned nt once b
Mr, O'Nell to tnko chargo of the affairs of
tho defunct corporations He said:
It Is my Intention to place two of thn
oldest and most experienced men In
the department In charge of the delnlls
Of tho receiverships One will be plated
in tho Philadelphia orilces and nuolhcr
will have chargo of headquarters nt
Pittsburgh. They will work together
under my direction for the benefit of
tha policyholders, whuso Interest wo
will endeavor to conserve to tho best
of our Joint nbllltlos. The bond of tho
Pension Company will bo about 1100
000, I Judge, and that of the Union
casualty about n (juartur of a million
Tha Commissioner receives no p.iy its re
ceiver. "CLEAiur muon
IN WILD STOCK MARKET
"Barney" Baruch, Daring Oper
ator, Shares Sensational Glory
With Burton Castles
NKW VonK, Dec. 20 Tho most spec
tacular stock market plunging Wall street
has known In nearly two years has had ns
Its principals Ilurton Castles and "Uarnoy"
Baruch, two of tho most daring operators
In tho financial district, according to stories
told by brokers today
Baruch, who Is said to hae mndo many
close, friends In Washington ofllclal circles.
Is credited with a million-dollar "clean-im"
the last few days. Yesterday ho began selling
United States Steol common heavily when
fhftt Btoclc mounted to 110 after tho drat
dispatches on Lloyd Ooorgo's speech reached
the Street. Castles, who Is better know n as
b cotton plunger, bought Steol at tha bottom
and carried it profitably for nn hour. At
the crest of tha upward movement both men,
acting Independently according to reports,
turned to tho bear iildo and launched great
drives on tho market, dumping thousands
of shares of stock.
Baruch Is said to have closed out his nc-
Of unta with nn Immense profit, Castleu. according-
to some reports, lost somo of hln
paper profits In the sudden recovery In
prices at tho close of the market.
PRESIDENT VISITS WILLIAMS
Wilson in Unconventional Call, Sup
poaedly to Discuss Now Laws
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 President Wil
son paid an unexpected visit to tho home
of Senator John Sharp Williams today.
After a half-hour call the Presldont gave
tho Senator a "lift" In the big White House
ear, The two wero whisked downtown,
where the Senator had an appointment.
The reason for the President's call was
nui in Known, it was suggested that
legislative matters before the Senate were
discussed.
Charge Dancers Keep Neighbors Awake
A. O. Mlchener, owner anil occupant of
1701 North Franklin street, has applied to
Common Pleas Court No. 3, for an injunc
tion restraining Abraham Kiel, who ton
ducts a dancing establishment at tho north
east corner of Franklin street and Colum
bia avenue, from continuing the place, be
causa of the alleged boisterous language of
the guests and a "violent playing orchestra"
which keeps residents of the neighborhood
awakq until early hours In tho morning
Tho place complained of was formerly oc
cupied by a Presbyterian church,
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to Sing Hymn No. 26D
LONDON, Dec. 20,
WHILE no rcforonco hns been mndo
In official circles to tho telcirrom
which William Jennings Bryan sent
to Lloyd Gcorgo Urging nn early
pence, London papers have comment
ed on It.
Tho Times sujfKeats that tho
Premier emulate tho cxnmplo of tho
Into Lord Kitchener under similar
circumstances in tho ponco of Ver
rccnlffing in 1002. A distinguished
publicist nt that time sent Kitchener
n telegram!
"May wo sing nt church parade
next Sunday Jlymn No. 637?
"Pence, Perfect Ponce."
Tho reply came quickly: "No. Sing
Hymn No. 200 "Christian Seek Not
Keposo."
Germanu Sees Bluff
in Stand of Allies
Cnntlnned from lie One
ably still Is n long way oft there will be
continued uegntlntlnnn from time to time
between the belligerents undoubtedly par
ticipated In by lending neutrals. Including
tlio United Stnlon Hntente dlptnnmlln cir
cles here, while rigidly refraining from
statements for publication, Insisted that If
Germany shall define tho concessions she
Is rondy to make to end tho war her posi
tion will hnvo careful consideration
The next step will be Clermany's ns soon
nn the fonnnt reply of tlw Allies which.
London dispatches any, will be along tho
llnon covered by Lloyd Ocorgo In hln spoech
yosterdny, reaches Ilerlln Diplomatic circles 1
which enjoy tha confidence of tho Teutonic
representatives worn positive today that tbn
Contrnl Powern will try to meet tho Ilrltlnh
position Ucrman), these dlplomits imy, Is
willing to go far to restore peace She Is
willing. It Is belli veil, to
First Clunrnntco the future If her eno
mtcii will do no This gunranten undoubtedly
would take the form of pnrtl il disarma
ment and the creation of a league of na
tions to compel pence through nn Interna
tional court
Heoond Indemnify Hetgltim nnd Luxem
burg nnd very llkoly consent to the restora
tion of Serbia nnd Montenegro If a pence
conference should deckle mich nctloti wise
Third, Usn hor liiftiienca to permit Italy
to retain tho territory captured by It during
tho present war from Austria
Fourth, ngroo to a withdrawal from
franco and Ilolgliim If nbsolutnly guaran
teed that tho Entente will Itself agree to
a peace conferenco which will bo given
complete authority to end tho war
It con bo stutod on authority Hint fler
ninny doea not hellova that tho territorial
status of 1011 furiilslieH n real basis for
peace Tho contrary Is the uino Tho
Haitians must bo reorganized, tho (Inrinans
bellovc. so that their position ns ' flro
brands of Europe" will bo (.Unlimited
Against tha Hntonto demand for Indem
nities for Franco and other nations xcept
Ilelglum and Luxemburg Oorniany Is ex
pected to Interposa demands fot Indemnity
for tho ovoriumiliig of Kant PrugHlii. whllo
Austria-Hungary will ask rccompcuso for
Invnsion by llusila It ndmlttedly In tho
dertnnn belief that If a penco conferenco
can tio nrranged the question of Indemnity
ovrntuully will bo dtnpped by both sides,
excepting that for Ilelglum
Tho next few ilnya will tin fraught with
sorloui developments On them will depend
whether tho May can bo kept open for
negotlntlons. All of the noutrnl nations are
expected to usn their Influcnco to preont
cither belllgcrbnt rrom shutting the door to
negotiations And officials hern say that In
lliolr opinion tha cIiuiilch are about equally
divided.
In this connection, however. It Is known
that aermnny Is relying on CIreat llrltalu
bringing Franco and ItUHsIa around from
tholr seemingly irreconclllablo attltuda
against a poaca conference Any moo by
Oermany from now on Is expected to bo
along llnon designed to Influonco a rent
Ilrltatn, who will then ba expected to hold
her allies under control
PEACE DOOR LEFT OPEN,
OPINION IN ENGLAND
LONDON'. Dec 20
Tlin Allies have not slammed the door on
pence They have almply said to Oer
many "Hero are our terms; take them or leavo
them. It Is your move but don't come
again In the rolo of a victor " ,
This was the universal British view to
day, when tho public had an opportunity
to digest the full meaning of Premier
I,to)d aoorgo'a sptech In Commons Tho
public Interpretation wns that Lloyd Ucorge
had furnished on Ilothmnnn-IIollwog nn
opportunity to demonstrate his sincerity
If Oermnny really desires peace, thoy ur
gued, she now knows how to go about It
Incidentally, It was remarked hero to
day how adroitly and strikingly Lloyd
Oeorgo had destroyed Germany's illusion
that Kngland is domlnatlN; tho policies
of tho Kntente nations Tho I'remlor, It
was recalled, had stated at the outset that
Russia and France, acting Independently
and separately, reached the conclusion to
which Kngland was now acceding
Lloyd dcorga's plan for unlvorsnl na
tional service and civilian mobilisation
molding tho nation Into nn army behind
the army, waa popularly accepted today
as though It wero the simplest routine of
peaco times Not a complaint, not the
slightest thought of opposition was mani
fest The press and the man In tho street ro
tlected the universal sentiment "tha coun
try is with Lloyd deorge, what does ho
want ua to do?"
Impending natlonallxatlon of shipping and
mines has been anticipated for some time,
as the Welsh miners alone had objected
to natlonalltatlon of their Melds. Taking
over or snipping by the novernment had
likewise been expected, as commerce has
long been the target of measures by those
seeking to cut down war profits
Kerywhero the new plana were regarded
as "out-Oermanlng the Hermans" jn a
concentrated, communlzed effort to swing
all resources to the war
Every Indication shows that Kngland Is
preparing to wage war more vigorously
than ever, and the program laid down by
the Premier tnakea It plain that ho doea
not look for an early cessation of hostili
ties. Tha same lew Is apparently main
tained by former Premier Asaulth. who
declared that he could see nothing in tha
Oerman peace note giving the least reason
to believe that the Central Empires nre
willing to make reparation for the past and
give guarantees for the future.
Virtually all the' newspapers hall the
speech of Lloyd George as expressing ex
actly the thoughts and desires of the Drlt
Uh people The Daily News, In comment
ing upon the address, declared that the
rejection of the Oerman peace proposals
does not mean that tho people of Great
Britain do not want peace; nor doea It
mean that the door to further interchanges
has been completely closed.
While the iPremler did not go Into spe
cific details on the question of terms, hla
statements, upon analysis, are believed to
Indicate that the 'reparation" sought by
the Allies means the evacuation of all the
territory occupied by the Oerman allies
since, the war began. It goes further to
Include Indemnities to nations and amends
to nationals.
The Manchester Guardian, which was a
leading' advocate against summary rejec
tion of the German peace proposal heartily
approved Lloyd Georges "leaving the door
open.' but thinks the terms "restitution,
reparation and guarantees" need greater
definition The editorial particularly cun-
gritulate the Premier on 'one of tha best
Mnctivsa p3MaK or nw pegn.-uat re-
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CITY HALL'S
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On the sidewalk nnd leaning ngalnst
W.W.GILCHRIST DIES;
WAS NOTED COMPOSER
Winner of Many Prizes for
Mimical Attainments Di
rected Choirs Here
GAVE ORCHESTRA TO CITY
Or Wllllnm Wallace Gilchrist, denn of
nuslclnns of Philadelphia nnd a widely
known American lumposor. died thin morn
ing nt 7 o'llmk nt tho Knnton Sanitarium,
whom he had been for sovornl years under
medlrit nro nn n nervous pntlent Up wnn
In his seventieth year Doctor Clllchrlst'n
Philadelphia reslrtenco wuh H001 Crrfold
stieet Chestnut Hill
Doctor Olhlirlit whose history Is closely
bound with the romploto mUBlcal history of
I'hllndelphli during tho list nfty years, has
been a reildent of tho city slneo his ninth
jenr Ho vwis born January K 18t(l. In
Jersey City Ills fnlher n Canadian
of .Scottish extraction nnd hla mother nn
Amorlean of Purltnii stock Iloth pnrcntn
hail good musical Inntc and their nnn'n Orst
musical Inclinations were ilovnlnpod In tho
homo clrclo
At tho age of nineteen ho bfgan to study
organ, volco nnd theory with Prof I! A
Clark, of tho Unlvnrslty of Pennsylvania
He spent ono year In Cincinnati aH organ
ist nnd teuchcr. returning to this city im
cholrniuntrr nt St Clement's Protestant
TCplncopnl Church Since then he hnd or
ganized and conducted nnny choral orgnnl
xntlons tin organized the Mendelssohn Club nnd
conducted it for forty yearn Ho con
ducted choral nocletles In Wilmington, Oer
innntown, Harrlshurg and other cities He
also PHtubllshcd nnd directed the Phlltdcl
phla. Symphony Orchestra thnt led to tho
formation of tho Philadelphia Orchestra
At tho snmo tlmo he wnn always ongagod
an il choirmaster, sometimes of two church
es, nnd his hours were mostly llllcd with
eng igemontH with pupils
Doctor Gilchrist was best known n a
composer, having been ono of tho few Amer
ican composers to write good symphonlos,
in 1R7S ho took two prizes offered by tho
Art Society of Philadelphia for tho best
ebonites for mule voices In ISM ho tonic
tho $1000 przo of the Cincinnati Kesttval
Association, tho Judgos of which wero Hnlnt
Saens, Iteincko and Theodore Thomas Ills
work was nn clnbornte sotting of tho I"orty
slxth Psalm
Doctor Gilchrist lonvci his widow, nno
dnughtcr, MIsh Anna Gilchrist, nnd threo
sons, Churleu A , IMmund nnd W W Gll
chriit, Jr
Tunoral nrrnngoments have not yet been
made
Transit Lease Plan
to Be Known Today
Continued from I'ase Due
tho Klnnnco Committee TrnnRlt Director
Twining and former Director Tnylor
It wns lonmed from fairly authoritative
sources that one dlffercnco hotwoon the
prcnont agreement nnd that prepared In
1914 will bo tho modification of the prefer
ential payment clause Tho compnny will
now lnnlut. It Is understood, upon the pny
mont of a fixed yearly sum iih protection
agatnot tho diversion of trnfllc from Its
present sitcm Instead of a preferential
payment computed upon tho averngo turn
ings of the company for thd two years prior
to tha date tho opcrntlon of the now line is
Inltlntod
Financial circles hnvo heard that Mr
Stotesbury has mado nil arrnngonunta for
financing tho equlpmont of the new Bjstcm
This will cost nearly 320,000,000, nnd will
one of the biggest problems for tha com
pany to soho us Its part of the plan Jubt
how Mr Stotesbury has found the money
could not bo learned
In discussing the proposed lease, the
Mayor Indicated that It would bo sotrto time
beforo It could bo disposed of entirely
Councils must first paus upon It. the Mayor
pointed out, and then tho Public Service
Commission will be culled upon to ratify It
ORDNANCE CHIEF URGES
1'1-INCII GUNS FOR NAVY
Admiral Strauss Argues, Counter
Dnnlels'H Plan, for Small
Pieces' on Ships
to
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 near Admiral
Jonoph Strauss, chief of ordnance of tho
navy, today reiterated his faith In fourtren
inch guns for warshlpH Instead of slxteen
Inch gunH, despite the fact that Secretary
Daniels has adopted the recommendation
of the general board to equip the now bat
tleships with the larger rifles
Admiral Straus declared the fourteen
Inch guna adequate for a range of from
13,000 to 13,000 yards and said he thought
naval battles of tho future would tie fought
within that distance. The rapidity of II iu
and consequent greater number at shots,
he said, convinced him that the fourteen
Inch gun was the most efficient
Rear Admiral Tnylor, chief of the bureau
of construction, said the new battleships
would have tho unprecedented displacement
of 42,800 toiiB, would mount twolve sixteen
Inch guns and would cost, complete, about
f 84,000,000 each.
CREWS WANT MORE MONEY
City Iceboat Workers Will Tnko De
mand to Councils
Members of the crews of tha city iceboats
want a raise and Intend to carry the fight
Into Councils to git It
This was announced today by William
Wilson, business, manager and secretary of
Cocal Chapter 13, of the Marine Engineers'
Association, who will appear before the
Finance committee tomorrow
Mr- Wilson explained that soon the Ice
boat crews will be drawing their wages
and that because of the high cost of liv
ing there must be higher wage Tho men
work as machinists and at other occupations
during tha tlmo there Is no Ice Director
Webster was appealed to, but he said he
was powerless and that the caiw should
go beforo Councils. The chief engineer
of the iceboat John Weaver receives 1160
a mouth, first assistant, 3110 . mjcoiuI as
sistant 1100. third assistant, (90, and
fourth assistant 70
Thy ar asking tor, biglanlng with the
i mmm& nil nn, 1110 noo
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NEW YEAR SIGN BEING GROOMED FOR 1917'S ENTRANCE
the wnlls of City Hall n group of jumbled
win spring to me ami spoil out, tno
News at a Glance
ltKAnin, rn Drr. SO. Mlehnet Trsf
ford employed nt the Iron works nt Ilnlie
minln, near here, had his left nrni burned
to Iho bono tiwlay when rt torch exploded
while ho was ntlemptlng to nil it whllo
lighted
ltnAIUSU, I'M., Ilrc.i20. Harry ('. link,
of Lebanon, Pa , and Mjhs Annlo C Llndcr
mnn, of this city, wero married hero todny
by tho Itcv J K Hnyilcr The couple will
resldo Im Lebanon
Iti:Atl(l, Pn , Dec. SO. .. I,. Kurtt anil
If W Klnonblsn were nerloioily burned on
tho hnndii and fnco today when nn oil tnnk
exploded nt tho plant of tho Deppcn Brew
ing Compnny, whero thoy are employed
The men were ropn ring Ico cniii In a
wagonsheil when tho lonnectlon nn Iho oil
tank broke musing u flm 'and explosion
Tho dm department hnd to be called out
to extinguish Iho (lames
VtfmKKTD, Cnl, Her. 20 Aflfr drllli
crating three hours a Jury awarded Ptnnk
Ornn a llftccn-yrni-tld schoolboy. $40 ilnm
agen for n "paddling" ndmlnlstond by Mlsi
Ollvo Petennon his teacher Damngen of
M000 wero asked for tho whipping, which
was alleged to hnvo ruined tha boy's health
MAU M VII.M:, Col, Dee. 20. HIirrllT
niddlc of Hutto County, found himself with
a strlko on IiIh linnds when ho eliminated
melt from the bill of fnro nt tbn county
Jail bui'iiunu of tho high cost of living. Tim
mrmbers of the th tin gnng refused to
work until ment nguln nppcured on their
platin
CAMDEN
rilltlHTMAS I.OVniNO FOlt liiitirlra
waH tbn cause given by tho polite for thn
theft of SCO In cash from n clnilri grocery
store bj Harvey Vonnall, of 040 Walnut
streit Ho was held for court by Itccorder
StnikhouHp
A VVII'IVH COMPLAINT ngnlnut being
foitcd to Iho In ii mill wnn thn baslH of
tho action brought before Vice Chancellor
Learning In tho uinlntonnnro suit of Mrs
Belvcrdla Clark, of Clcmcnton, against her
husband, Howard Clark. Tho Chirks wero
married Imit .Innunr Clnrk wanted to
llvo In nn old grist mill, but bin wlfo dl"
not slnro thnt view
rwilir.V CHAltlflt'.H "III lo.p b abnre
of tho 130.000 estate left by tho lato Prank
Hnrlnn Smith, of Delaneo, ns tho result of
tho action of Judgn liojlo In tho Camden
County Orphnn's Court, who sot tho will
aside on the ground that It was Improperly
exocutad
APOPLL'XY AM) heart ilUfnA praml
fatal to two men as they wero about to
at supper. Hdwfn T LocUwood, forty
ulno enra old, 422 llnddon nvcuuo, was
stricken with heart dlscnso In a reitnurant
on Nowton avenuo nenr Carteret street
Max A. Muller, nfty-sovon yiars old, of "21
Mount Vernon street, fell dead nt his home
Coroner Pratt Issued n certificate of death
from apoplexy
ItAI.STO.V H. Illltsr. nlm lm brrn -perlutendent
of tho now West Jersey Home
opathlo Hoipltal slnco It opened, hns re
signed nnd Is connoctcd with n chemical
company owned by his brother, Mnurlco
Hirst, of Lock Haven, Pa
I'ltr.l'KUItlNO JAIL TO her home, ilt.
teen-yenr-old Cecilia Paned, 348 .Jackson
street, readily submitted to orreBt on com
plaint of her mother, who nccused her of
incorrigioiiity nnu Keeping nan company
Upon tho glrl'n refusal to go home, she wns
held for rourt
BEAUTIES HERE BLUSH
UNSEEN; COLD TO "AD"
Only Five of Two Handsomest
Girls in Philadelphia Apply
to Movie Man
Only Iho of the two most beautiful girls
In Philadelphia turned up In answer to nn
advertisement asking for the pair of prize
beauties to represent the Virgins of tho
Sacred Fires of Ishtar In a decorative foa
turo Incident to tho photodrama "Intoler
unco ' nt tho Chostnut Street Opera House
"Now, I did put that Kind of buld," said
the manager of the show, after he had
waited around all morning for the expected
rush "I Just enmo from Now York The
girls hero lira afflicted with a good denl
of modesty. Over In Munhaftun an "ad"
for tho single most beautiful woman would
have strained Brooklyn bridge und bulged
tho tunnel out with incoming hordes '
One girl was stout and wanted to know
If the Flrea of Ishtar wero hot and if yim
had to stand close to them Threo who
pwero thin lalkoa about roles One was
right
"Natrona Thomas was her name, said
the manager "And, by the Shades of
I'sjcho, I forgot to got her address '
TALK 0F"SEC0ND SUIT
IN SHEEHAN FEE CASE
Rumors Among Politicians Can't Bo
Verified County Commissioners
to Discuss Next Move
Talk of another suit against Register ot
Wills Sheeban to separate him from fees
were heard today in political circles. In
quiries among those who have the power
to bring another suit resulted in the ru
mors continuing as rumors.
Sheehan, through a decision ot Judge
Audenreld yesterday, was given the power
to collect both salary and fees, although
a Pennsylvania, statute Is against fejs.
grabbing
County Commissioner Holmes eald this
morning he had understood the reason for
the decision was because tho suit should
hava been filed by the County Commis
sioners, Instead of the City Solicitor "The
matter will be discussed as soon a? I can;
get the other Commissioners together" he
added
The position of Kegister of Wills has long
been regarded as a alntoure and a place
to mako bhj mosey tof political nrvlce.
Many of tihfc4Li'B predMf3fs cojletfad
a high as i JJ.OiO to i6Jm Meeatgy tor
tbalr mryar tepp, th Isir d4wi
USMuUtutiMMil W-Jltfia. W Mop. ihii,.
letters are awaiting their turn nt the center of the stage. On December 31 they
municipal greeting "Jinppy now xear, ivu,"
City News in Brief
THII nVIinf.AIHF.S, rnmmltled Ut
night, wero reimrted to the police today.
Ilurglars forced n window nt tho rear of
Harry Knnovsky's store, nt 834 Houth Third
street, nnd stole 700 jnrda of overcoat
cloth, valued at 31000 IJrenklng the glass
In the front of Abrnhtm T.tnsman'a store,
nt SCO Houth fifty-second street, burglars
nolo n quantity of furs, vnlued at (100.
KTRICKHN WITH APOPLKXY on a
trolley car, Joseph Hartley, the conductor.
Is In Rt Agnen's Hospital, where his condi
tion Ii snld to bo critical Hartley was
taken 111 nt Nineteenth nnd McKenn street,
nnd tho tnotnrmnn mado n ipilck run to the
nr barn, Sixteenth and Jackson streets
Tho hospital had been notified nnd nn am
bulance wan waiting to tnko the man there
Tin: nniiKsiRN'N compp.nhatiov
Hoard loday ordered P Ouy Meyers & Co .
Inc to pay compoiisition amounting to
J317S to Tony Forrott, of Philadelphia,
roverlng n porlod of BOO weeks Through an
accident rnrrott was made n nermanent
crlpplo nnd by agrcomont of both parties
ho ulll bo given the money In bulk nnd aont
to hli homo In Huropc, whoro tho money
will bo of moro value to him
llll. NAVtl'IH, l. DIXON, ( mmllonrr
of Health of Pennsylvania, wna elected
president of Iho Academy of Natural
hclenccs for tho twenty-first consecutive
e.ir lit tho 104th nnnunl meeting nf the In
stitution Inst night Other omccrn ukcled
wero Vico presidents, John Cadnnlailcr
and l)r II U Conklln, treasurer, (loorgo
Vnux: librarian, Ur Edward J Nolan,
corresponding sccrotnry, Dr J P Moore,
curators Dr S O Dixon. It A Pllsbury,
Henry Tucker nnd Wllmer Stone
PI.V.NKYLVAMA ItAlLIIUAIt nUflali
ngentH will becomo employment agents,
hiring nil the labor needed In their iIIm
trlctH When they nro through with tho
mm the workers will be sent to n labor
rlcirlng house to bo ostubllshed In Ilrond
Ktrcot Ktatlon This plan was announced
by tho rnllrund following tho scarcity nf
labor, as a substitute for tho Importation
of men from southern States
inti:km:ii (h-.hvian H.vii.nits nt
Lingun Island will receive Christinas boxes
from Humboldt Chapter of thn Mnsonlc fra
ternity About 71B boxes hnvo been nre- !
pared Thn German liners In port nro the
Prlnco Hltel Frlcdrlch, Kronprluz Wllholm,
Ilhnetla and Prlnz Oskar
i.i.i'. i, ,iiiniiun,iiii, wnn will go I
in inula in tno rontstepi of hit grandfather
and father, wns ordained last night Into the
ministry of the ProsbytcrlHn Church He
Is tho ltov HrncHt Pnxon Janvlor The
Uev Dr W Courtland Robinson, moderator
)f thn Presbytery ot Philadelphia, officiated
at the ordination scrvlco In the Hollond
Memorial! Church, Broad nnd Federal
streets
TIIK PIIKNCII llLVKVOLE.NT fioelety
of Philadelphia at the nnnunl meeting In
tho Manufacturers' Club elected tho follow
ing officers for tho ensuing jenr Presi
dent. John K. Lnforo; vice president, Hmlle
Lofovro, treasurer, Jules Dehon; secretary,
r Plane; directors, A A Petltcolln, Paul
IJ Crrt, Atolco Douredoure, John Mario
Campbell. Luclen Hart, Cmllo tie Mey,
James Carvllle, Jules A Kerle and Gaston
Daus
CIIAItl.LS aROOME, son of Major John
C Groomo, of tho Stnto constabulary, Is In
Jefferson Hospital, whero ho will undergo
nn opcrntlon for an affection ot the throat.
Ho Is a prtvato In tho First Troop, Phila
delphia Cavalry, and has been stationed at
Cump Stewart.
oiconoi: c. auiso.v, a,.nam chief of
the Torelgn Trnuo Iiureau of tho Vhtla.
delphla Commercial Museum nnd nn expert
on foreign trado matters. Is convalescing
from nn operation for appendicitis
Tlir. ItOTAnY OI.UII will dlitrlbute
ton of candy and gifts to tho poor this
Christmas, Automobiles will be used In
thu distribution, and tho packing and wrap
ping of tho 2500 packages will take place
Friday and Saturday at 83D Chestnut
ttreets George A. Helnrlch Is chairman
of the Santa Claua committee
Mil. AM) MHH. E. V. HTOTESriUIlY nnd
tho latter's son, Jnmes Cromwell, will glvo
a Christmas party next Saturday night, at
the Starr aarden Recreation Center, Sixth
and Lombard streets, for the children of the
neighborhood There will be a Christmas
trco and gifts will ba distributed.
IILNIIY II. HOUSTON. Xd, ion of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel F Houston, of Chestnut
Hill, will sail for France on January 0 to
Join the American Ambulance service aH an
automobile driver He will be accompanied
by Wharton Allen, a junior at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. The young men
expect to serve six months In the American
Arnbulanca Corps.
TIIK HOUTH SIXTIETH fitreel Imprme.
ment Association gave a Christmas enter
tainment to 260 children at 263 South Six
tieth street Santa Claus distributed gifts
from a Christmas tree.
CITY APPOINTMENTS today InrJud.d
Frank Kroh, 6740 Ueechwood street. In
spector, Department of Supplies, salary
11200; Charles A Quintan. 2101 South
Peventh street, clerk. Department of Sud-
plles, 3900; Joseph II. Oreen, 37 East Lou
den street, tranaltman, Department of Sur
veys, 3,900; Charles Davis. 6131 Marsden
street, engineer, Bureau or Water, 31000;
Edward II. Jenkins. 2430 West Thompson
street, transitman. Surveys, f 900, and Mary
E. Stuart. 2420 Lombard street, clerk, Bu
reau ot Water, 32.60 a day
A FOX WAB CAUOHT In th Umber
yard of lZdward F llenson, Delaware ave
nue and Poplar street, after a trap, baited
with a live chicken, had been set for It.
The animal Is gray and weighs thirty
pounds. It la believed that he cams here
on a lumber barge from Virginia.
JOURNALIST DIES AT BORDER
Robert E. Gonjales, South Carolinian,
Son of Minister to Cuba'
EI PASO. Tex . Deo. JO Robert a don.
sales, twenty-eight years old. son of W B.
Goniales. United States Minister to Cuba,
died of pneumonia during th night at the
baso hospital here
Young Oonae wa a member of the
machine-gun company. Second Ileciment.
gMftfe Carolina, KtKl Ouajtt H w
m?m!&9, m sr
BBVtsev
"DRYS" IN BAY STATE
GET FOUR MORE CITIES
No-Licenso Territory Extended,
Though Sundny nnd Friends
Fail in Boston
"WET" MAJORITY 23,051
BOSTON, Dec. 20 Desplto tho deter
mined fighting of the liquor Interests nt the
elections yesterday, Massachusettn extend
ed Its "dry ' territory Four cities voted
'dry" North Adams, by 100; Fltchburg.
by 76, Pcabody, by 756; nnd Qulncy, by
282S
John Harlecorn. however, will continue
his residence In ltonton With Billy Sun
da) on tho Job ' nnd In spite of ono of the
bitterest fights by the 'dryn," Boston voted
for llcenso by thi biggest majority nlnco
1)10 Overnight figures how a "wet" ma
jority of 21,061
The complete" voto wns Wet. 63.431 .
dry. 30,380 Tho vote shows a loss of
H97 votes for tho "drys." nt compared
with Inst year's
Sunday today declared he did not regard
tho flght as lost jet To his oudlcnco last
night at the tabernacle he said'
"I'm n good loser I learned that lesson
on tho bnsobnll ncld Don't think I'm
bluo nt the outcome of the election Wo'll
soon have that bunch whero they won't bo
able to wlgglo their carcasses "
Not slnco 1832 hnd Boston ever been In
danger boforo of being "dry" A llconso
voto was taken for grnntcd annually, tho
onlj campaign for tha Bnloon being a small
newspaper advertisement shortly before
election, urging thnt "tho policy that had
withstood tho tet of years," be continued
No efforts hnd been made In recent years
by no-llccnso advocates.
Tho fact that tho snlo of liquor Is strict
ly rrgulitcd In Boston by a State Commis
sion thnt takes It out of local politics kept
ninnj votes In the llcenso column
Whan "Billy" Sunday camo here' last
month, however, fresh from n prohibition
triumph In Michigan thlngi began to hum
He preached his antl-llquor sermon "Booxo;
or Get on tho Water Wagon," frequently,
and tho liquor Interests began to prepare
by gathering .1 largci campaign fund Tho
attendance collections nnd trnll-hlttcra
during Kundny's Boston campaign havo
broken all tho recordi of his revivals and ho
expected n dry Boston to bo tho climax of
his campaign
Tho liquor Interests built up nn organi
sation In which porters, bartenders, w alt
era and waitresses, owners nnd brewers,
political bosses and workers, business men,
clubmen nnd Back Bay landlords fought
sldo by side A feature of the license cam
paign wan that not ono rnlly was hold in Its
favor The work wan virtually nil dono by
solicitation by circular and personal friends.
outsldo of a few last-hour front-page news
paper advertisements setting forth tho rev
enue that tho city would lose under no
llconse. TOO LATK I Oft CLASSIFICATION'
DEATHS
tSSF1, T7D.e ..,0 aihqaii, ooonni.L
SCOTT, vrlf of Aleiandtr Bcott and duushter
of late Dr Wllllnm Uood.ll M D and faro
linn Hell tlnmlcll Tuneral srvlcea at alitor'
reitdenee lira William B Freeman, 203 1
Chestnut it . Prl . 3 p in lnt private.
IlKAU Dec . in. at Lamidowne WILLIAM
r HEAD. Bleed hJ Funeral acrvleea at lato
resilience, Frl . Dec 2J, on the arrival of tho
10 4H train from Ilrond street nation lnt
private
. McKEOWN Dec 10 at his rtalilonee. 1038
Lancaster me, HAItllY II huiband of Ijiura
A McKtown HeUtlvea and frltnitt Invited to
jervlcea Thura u m at the Oliver H Ilalr
JlMr 182U Cheatnut at lnt Clreenmount Cem ,
Lnncaaier. Pa , I'rl.lay afternoon on arrival of
train leavlna- Broad tit Station at 11 30 a m
Laneaater, Pa , papers copi. Omit Ilowera
HVENSHN Hufldenly. Dec 1 MltR CWIU8
TINB C HVENHEN at her 1st. re.ldence; 4015
Cheatnut al Funeral aervlcea Krl . at Cr
matnry Chelten IIIIIi lnt private
MILLKlt IJee 10 MAUDE I . wife of Dlair
It Miller Belatlvea and frlemla Invited to fu
neral aervlcea. Hat 2pm preilaely J041 N
KranKiln at lnt private lTrlenda may call on
Krl 7 to II p m
UllVANH Dee 20. JAMKH IHIYANS Itela
tjvea and frlemU, alio Ihe various orsanlzii
tloni of which ho waa a member, Invited to
rvlcee. Hat. 2 p. m, at 87 Saundera av .
Weat 1'hlla tnl Jit Morlah Cem
II KM- VANTK1 TKM U,K
HAlnmtnBSKrt wanted, lady, ma reel wave
ventilator Apply U tlthni, J3 B lath at
1IEIJMVANTEI) 3IAI.E
IIAinDRESSER wanted, man expert In every
branen Jvpply C UehmL238, Jldth at
EST14IATOI18 g, etpeflenredon seneral bulkT
tn eonilructlon; lamo eorporatloni ISO per
month to elart 11 II;. Ledger Central
DKI.IVKUV JIAN einerlenced, wantedfor dm.
livery wairon, eetabllihed routti Apply
llirock .Water Co , 20a 8, 24th. vr
ine
is
TAU Hark on Goods
Guarantees the Btile,
Qualify and Valusa.
Shoes
Handkerchiefs
Silk Shirts
Gloves
Mufflers
1
Vests for Every Occasion
Phoenix and Everwear Silk Hosiery
for Men, Women and Children
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
BECKER'S
lad it' Departmtnt in Our Widentr A reads Star
026 Chestnut St. Winner Bldg. Arcade
JunJptr Jtliftsl Sts. 1338 & 4Q South FennSqiw
J-
ATHLETIC FIELD
FOR SOUTH PHILA;
Ellis A. Gjmbel Comes Out
otrongiy in r avor of Park
for Scholastic Champions
TITLE TROPHY AWARDED'
South Philadelphia High at Isst wilt ,.
nn athletic field. At th. ......"' "W
morning, when the Bills A
t-,,- . -".. IQU
r.lll. J, IllHa.. a
iv ns presented to tho scholastic chimhiAT7
Mr, aimbel. the donor of the cp. ndl 3
y.i trBlt
,imuiun riJtrui Hna came OUt Km,.,
dVAta1" ' ttn B,hletlc M ter 8o",h K
South Philadelphia has been In dire B,
of an ntliletlc neld. Pnr .- ?! B
nnlv naek In ,,.. .7i" ".". " Hl H
fefe.AJ
tlon of
tnia par is so inacceb9 b- , .." y
IJ by foot, that It wns Impossible & I
Phlladelnhla to dr , A7 f 3
or oven
South
nnd
tor mat reiaon this season all M
plajed aay from home P"n.J
. -- -... iLrtZTBrntei s
wero
South Philadelphia has been growle. t..k
In athletics, but tho want of a pr3 J!
to stage attractions cau,l 12 E22ZJ1
slags attractions caused the dowmownlr.
drop football for ono koT l0??
onn season, ffenu,
i.if.W,iJ n.ow '!ncl " the fooTh...
i,ii. ..mi innnipionsnip trnm. and ihn...
ncr in which tho South Phlllle , rorten TtoTi
out during tho last season toTurt
team shows conclusively that uToW
towners arc entitled to recognlUon.
Mr. Olmbol gavo no direct plan, but uU
he would sup,Kjrt any movement that "would
bring n much-nccded field to the charnrloei
Congressman Wllllnm S. Vara also t
SEE,1. ".!!len.,!,"',?t!?a".r W mV
rnmpalgn Is stnrted It will not ba lonr umi!
South Philadelphia hns a field ' M"
J.t.u"U.lLe.,.1!.w."., aV ot celebration for
u" '' "laneipnin Tho preeentatlon cere.
monlca . row largo throng to h. ...
toriiim. nut tho rooters came there, nVw -3
to see the chamnlnn. hnM. , JJ'W. ""'t i
tlon uf Mr Olmhel camo as a greai ,r
prise, but the applause that gr.ete.lnU
.uggestloij was n good Indicator of sentb
ment of tho South Phllndelphlnns.
Mr aimbel's p'lnn Is merely a iumm.
tlon The city helped build Northust and
Houston fields nnd if the politicians should
Interest themselves In the undertaking It
It ha certainty that tho now project will
Dr John P Cnrber, superintendent of
public rchools. wns one of Ihe speakers, and
wa elated when ho learned of Mr. Olrnbel's
proposal He said that tho physical d
velopment of tho youth must not be over
looked and that with an athletic Held for
tho Btudontn to practice on this would be a
fctcp In tho right direction Other speaker
were Dr Mntthew C O'Brien, of Central
High, Conch Dean Johnston, Coach Bob
Folwell. of Ponn; Dr Lemuel Whltaker.
Hd Wolf Henry llrochold nnd Philip Lewjj.
Victrolas
for
Immediate
Delivery
FIFTEEN $100 Machine
SIX $150 Machines
ONE $200 Machine
A FEW $50 Machines
rOMPLKTL fl1 C IfiOCl &At
HTOCK OF PJ-3) tp&Df Jj)4U
IV rite. Call or Fhann Walnut lttS
all nrconns alwas in BToas
B. B. TODD
Formerly Jfaimier Jacob Ilrothere.
1308 ARCH ST.
PIANOS PLAYER-PIANOS
fuNIVERSALt
Motor Luncheon Outfit
$38.50
First class qual
ity, material and
workmanship Com
pleto erjulpment.
Contains 2 one-
luart vacuum
bottles, vacuum
butter jar, 3
food boxes. 4
nlatea. 4 linen
nankins, silver-
plated table
. plated teaspoons,
sugar Jar. preserve
spoon, 4 silver
Knives and forku,
lar. salt and Denner.
arinKing cups.
Casa finished In black rralned eruun
eled duck with dark green leathered
linings. Solid brass spring-catch
locks nickel-plated Make elegant
Xmaa gift to motorist friend.
Mail Order Filled.
Frank H. Stewart Electric Co.
37 and 39 N. 7th oid Mist nux.)
Atk lor new ttO pose Camion.
JDifif uav
Almost Here
. a A i
And atill there are many gifta to buy.
No matter how inexpensive they may bo
they must express quality.
Gifts for men bearing the Becker trade
maik do just that always.
Neckwear
Bath Robes
Pajamas
Canes, Umbrellas
Leather Goods
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