m
peritjr Lowers Pawnbrokers' Rates
Atlantic citt. Dec. si. ono of th
Krtnnat results of a year ot prosperity
JSirt Is & cut-rats war between licensed
Iwnbrokers. Prom the legal rata of two
per cent per monin several in tnis city are
Wftrlne to make loans for as little as om
Ulf per cent upon certain classes of goods.
Frwtr ofercoata and household goods nra
hock" this winter than at any time
tiles Atlantic Cltv leeallied tha loan
tBwsodea.
ffgbUC SERVICE BOARD
APPROVES CONTRACTS
Laying 0f Additional P. II. It.
Tracks in Hnnover Amofiff
the Projects
...nnisnl'rtO. Dee. II. The Fubllc
(iJi Commlwlon. In txeoutlve sefalon.
rKVjnroed tha rminlclpil contract be-
':..!.. hnrouah of Hanover for the Itvlna
!? gdlltlonsl tracks acrofw Spruce street,
C that boroiiKh. anil also itranteil the. com-Sh-
application for permission to con
5Lf ik.i racks at tirade.
imotic the other municipal contracts np
" -' .... fAllAMlflV nillfiAtf TAtVHltlln
SShhc Company and the township of
Cvtner, Wathlnaton Township Klutrlo
Irnmvtnr and me lownnniii vi iinnmmon;
niudtlphl HapM Transit Company and
Jufil, of Philadelphia, construction of a
Mmllieillll n"u ...... ....... ..not-
i rennsylranla Light, Heat and Power
Sawny ai"J lhe boro0"1' ot Krackvllla j
7T..M Tountr Oat and Kleclrlc Company
irj ,hm horoush of Nanllcoke. Home (las
i co-panr nd ,h" vorouh ,,f Itlmershurg
k The commlslon approcl the following
intJllcatlons , Chester and Kddystone Street
6..itasv Company and the Southern Penn-
sCtnU Traction Company, for the aj.
1ot1 of the lease of the property. IiowhV
rmMntifS and privileges of the former t
E lu PamKrM stlwl Itlil Ihn Ilfl llrnriiaV
Cwtipany. 'for the niproal of the construe-'
tteft of overneau crossing 01 n ronu
.., from nbensbure to Xanty IIM:
Sautoga Valley Kleclrlc Company, for np.
urertl 01 merger ui miinuiiumtuH ui mn
n,-mnvllte Klectrlo Company. Karl
Etctrlc Company, West Karl Klcctrlc Com
Bn and the Murrell Klectrlo Company,
(Mining the Conestoga Valley Klectrlo Com.
KMnrf Black nnu nniio lompany, ior me
pSi Of conducting a general taxlcab and
Uil tervlce business for the transportation
if persons and property In the city of Phil-sdilpMa.
RELATIVES FIGHT WILL
PROVIDING TOMBSTONES
(Heading Woman's Nioco nnd Nephew
Ask Court to rrovent Pur
chase of Markers
ff JIEADINQ. Pa., Deo. 21. Ellen Hlamm
t MO J uiiii j v ...... ..,.,,ur,
Sc( iir. Caroline Kalbacli. alxty-nlno yearn
rM whoso will ordered that $3500 of Iter
I UIIQ DO UCtUHU iu hip iuit,utiiiD vis, ten
Li. t.--.--- titsv affirfesfl n fit Jit liafnr
ijlffliur Wertz to prevent the probatlni;
ti tne win.
rt, fjtutrinarr iifalA rnn tn n. flr com
May at nelffton, the will says The ten
'tomo. tones aro w ku iu net un, n.i nu-
elsd's and other relatives' graves, six of
Uum displacing oiuer muinrio.
The tombstone feature of the will fol
lows:
1 direct' my. executors to purchase ten
tombstone slabs of tho tery best flawless
JRIchmond granite, each elab to be neven
Klein Inches thick, and bordered by Ivy
L. t l. A .A.n.a MI1 n lAnl. full
Vine, Demon UIIU (.luqfcini ufc iu vvn ,.,
na natural; uireo oig nenvy nan icavcn
en each corner, n. wreath of natural-look
tnt roses, with stems full of thorns. rose
.kudu and rose leaves, natural looking
WtfS, forget-me-nots, bleeding hearts and
I broad r.bbon bow, all In raised carving.
(Sd eacn sian to cosi , nu uiura anu
"o less."
Farmers Institute nt Concord, Pa.
MEDIA. ra Deo. 31. Farmers from
ertry section of Delaware County attended
tt! farmers' Institute, which opened In Con-
cardrllle Iiall, concord, yesterony. Tnomas
It Wltkorn presided at both nfter
Mflnand en!nK sessions. Music was given
jr the Concord Orange. Miss Krances W.
Sreomall mads the address of welcome.
Briif talks were given during the two ses-
tioss by Sheldon w. Funk. W. T. Wlttman,
CUrence Faucett ana u. c. Jiuisarc
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEAtBEB 21, 1010
Send a
Flowergram
of fresh-cut flowera
for Christmas. A suit
able gift for any one.
We arrange them
from
$5 to $25
Other Flower Gifts, $2 up
9 Tf cf&e se
221 South Broad Street
In (n middle of lh bloah
m
Headquarters
Initrmnenls
Hawaiian
Music
Weal Xmas Gifts
UlrolelM ,...58.00 up
3U.I Guitars.. 1 2 up
Mandolutas ..,1B up
mwallan Initr. Books
Hawaiian VUtorRac'd.
Piano Vlctrelat
Everything Uuttcal
WEIMANN
1103 Chestnut St.
MIKere Distinctive?
DIXON
Dependable Tailor Service
sine EIhten-SixtyiU
! r Ovtrceatlage, J to J
Uil Walnut .Street
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
11I if "l.F ,Ut, '""" Director of Tub.
Ic Health and Charities, I. Ill at his rooms
in tambrldte. where he N attendlnit Itar
J? ' ntttltr Mrst reporU Indicated
!!?. S "lulr III and his father
!l.. fo',,f'nfldta last nlhL Iter re
ports Mid thst the younf man's Illness was
not serious
BTniNOBNT At'TO I.AU.1 wet. de.
tnanded by Judge Honnlwell. epesklnc for
the Motortruck Association tsst night In the
.?..' A''"Ph'- Judlte Honnlwell urted a
MW ten for drivers before they are Issued
llcnei.
Tim lT.NNSYI.VAM.V W.m.n'. til. I.
slon fer National Preparedness of the Ited
CTom will Klve Christmas dinners to more
than fifty families of soldiers now on the
bonier The baskets will be filled at the
home of Mrs UeorRe W Chllds Uresel and
distributed In automobiles.
THR r.XI'ORT Mannfaetnrer's A.el.
tlon came Into existence when mors than a
hundred representatives of Arms emtsxed In
esport trade met In the Chamber of Com
merce last night to effect a permanent
orcanlintlon Then oltlcers wero choen
Chairman. Stanley Klsur: lce chair
man, C V Asbury, eecretnry. (J V Toe
Committee on subject, membership and
organisation were appointed.
THR AVTOMOHIt.K Cl.tlll of CUrmsn
town will enlarge Its clubhou by adding
another ballroom, clubrooms and Spanish
coMrts at a cost nf 130,000. A tract nf land
has been purchased on Kmlrn street, 1'el
ham, adjoining the clubhou."
Ittr.N OVr.n, by ll, pollrf pslrnl nf Hi
Oermanlown station, William linden
berger, a hosiery manufarturrr of !! Oowen
street. Mount Airy, was remoed to a hos
pital with a patient who was already In
the wagon, tandenbergtr was stmck nt
Chelten and Germantown avenues Ills con
dition Is not serious.
MNK ItUNnnni) and .Itly.rlTe dlrnrt-r.
hae been cranted by the courts of Phila
delphia, since the first of this year. This is
the largest number In one year In the his
tory of tho city
nnNMNCITO.V rotm thll.lr.n will be
eueats at a Christmas parly glen tomor
row afternoon by Miss Hope Wheelock, six
teen years old. of Wyncote, at the Ilrother
hood Mission Fmirth street and Olrard ave
nue. Miss Wheelock puts a large part of
her savings away each year to give the
children a Christmas treat This Is her
fourth party.
rnOVONT SMITH has sent 10.000 Christ
mas cards to alumni of the University of
Pennsylvania In all parts of the globe. This
Is the first time tn the history of the Insti
tution that Christmas cards have been sent
by University offlclals.
Tnn r)Qntnrc.KiT.T ahhiwat, ha.
I!
Christmas
Neckwear
Scarfs such as men
appreciate. A wide va
riety of beautiful pat
terns and a wonderful
silk quality at the price.
RE1Fort
1114 Chestnut St. 11 S. 15th St.
1119-21 Market St.
BH Alfred M. Bloomlnndala ft
I ELECTRICAL .WORK
' I 217 Walnut Street f,
y TAa Pin' Celt It tht Otlu Cat HI
ANDIRONS
FENDERS
FIRE TOOLS
Chas.A.Suddards
business boom. In th last six months the
arsenal has Increased Its employes from
iye to ISOO The monthly payroll Is
I1IS.000 and an surtax ut nine carloads of
materials Is shipped from the plant dally,
according to Colonel lleorge It Penrose,
In an address before the Motortruck As
socbittun last night,
nicitAiui a. mahtinm:, rhu.d.i
Phlsn, who Is a senior at Phillips Hxeter
Academy, has been awarded the Sturils
sjholarshlp ot US and the Phillips scholar
ship of 1110, which provides for free tui
tion at the Institution.
CAMDEN
RI.tri'lNO OX THR ICV patemfitta
causol serious Injury to Charles lllstlne.
nfty-two years old. of ItOl South Kourth
street, ami James W Patterson, thirty-six
J ears old. of 541 N'ewton nenue. toly The
former fell nt Klflh and Chest M streets,
hs right hip being Injured Patterson fell
at llrradway and llensnn street, receltlng
injuries to his hand and hip lloth men
are In the fooper Hospital
! News at a Glance
lU.VHIMI. !., i tl.-The Mennl
Milloh i hurch. In f'arrnsnmi tonnahlp. lie
luw Heading was parth wreiked today,
when Us Immense brick chimney collapsed
nnd went through the roof It appears that
the chimney bad been built upon wooden
Joists and thw caught lire, and finally gave
way The flames were extinguished by
tlirimliii; tmu upon n,rm T1B temlirti
of Hie rhiirrh imrrouly e-sraped Injury,
ns they hall juit left the church after re
lal srrxlces ben the crash occurred
UKAIHSd. p. . II,,.. it.uhlle wrr.lllnt
with his nxmimalo at the Stato Normal
SchOOl. at IvIltalOWII llitinnn.! Trt.l...
.verr of West Heading, struck his bead
agsinsi a uureau and aurTered n ronciisslon
of tha brain. He is In critical cundlton
TAXING BIDS OPPOSED
BY RESEARCH BUREAU
Bulletin Opposes Bill to Boost
Solicitor's Fees nnd Wnnts
All Abolished
Abolition of fees charged for proposal
bonds and oouttaats by the City Solicitor's
department I urged In the weekly bulletin
of the Uureau of Municipal Itesearch. Issued
today
The plan Is In answer tn the ordinance
now beforo Contrails providing for nn In
crease In the revenues of the City Solicitor's
department by Increasing fees. The bulletin
requrtta that the fees be abolished Instead
of Increased
"The fees should be abolished heeaure
persons who are miulred to pay 'he fees
receive absolutely no benent In return for
them. They should be abolished because
the city Is the henelU-lar)' of such services
ns the Cll Solicitor's olllro renders, the
bulletin nays 'They should be abolished
because the particularly the fees for pro
posal bonds bivKk competition to n ery
considerable eilent and thus reduce the
V MEN'S TAILORS n(r
Cor. 13th and Snrnom
t'nfalterlng skill, through organisa
tion, has made us the choice ot
men who want attire that's correct
to the last detail Prices moderate.
Suits or Overcoats tu order sis to
UO.
--Ready iIoney
United States Loan Society
117 North Droad St.
414 S. 3th nt. 234s tterm.nlown are.
OBSERVE THE TRANSFORMA
TION EFFECTED BY THE MOTOR
TRUCK. TO MANY IT HAS COME
SO GRADUALLY THAT IT H A S
LOST ITS WONDER. THE MOTOR
TRUCK IS A NECESSITY.
THE AUTOCAR COMPANY
ARDMORE, PA.
&5TEINWAY Duo-Art Pinnola PIANO
team
New Laurels
For Steioway
The e-tquisite blend of artistic tone nnd plastic
mechanbm that has always set the Steinway so
far opart from all other pianos, Is more evident to
day than ever before. The preat year of 1916 is
closing with a record of sales that anew establishes
the general appreciation of the Steinway as the
world's greatest musical instrument pianos beyond
betterment, whether Judged from the esthetic or
tffC commercial viewpoint.
Another Erent product of 1010 Is the Steinway Duo-Art
Pianola Piano-three Instruments In one. Come and hear
the wonderful reproductions of the crear artists' playing.
N. STETSON & GO.
Only Philadelphia Representatives of Steinway & Soni
1111 nesinuu direct
m EDISON Diamond-Disc PHONOGRAPH &
r I
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RrJ
I S3
Jo
lyJFfl
Mufjflers of ricK silks
big, generous, luxurious distinctive, unusual.
So you tfill find among these the very ones you hove pictured
as the very ones you Jant to wear or to give.
Mufjleri of finely knitted silks heavy silk mufflers In many
varieties of crocheting and accordion knitting mufflers in any
number of solid colors, from the plain white, pearl gray and
black to the more vivid, colorings of blue and .greens and
purples, in any number of narrow, medium and wide black
and-white striped effects, in Roman stripes of subdued and
daring colors, indescribably numerous.
$1.50 to $7.00 a
Will you make selection' now while selection
can be made so satisfactorily f
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J 1018 Cheatnut Street j.'?i" j , Jp33 P Xq '
BSSSSBS"SBSJSSS11BSSS"SSBSS1S- 1 1 fi flffTW I3JB M l A 1
ti ., I l',; 1 J 7 "WT S 7
hvimbtr of bidder nlict nrs tflllltiK to do
buslnrs with th cltr '
Th llmllfttlon ot th fes Is nlso urcl,
as they ,r blmnt for turning npprnt
rvnua Into a Rrrsttr actusl f snsnss to ttis
tlty lijr bldilfra more thsn mldlnjr th frs
to th price they eh.trs; the city far work.
MILK TULCK'S FlKK.rKNI
Collides ith Ijimplluhter'a Pushcart
and Is Soaked With (insollno
A itssollns shoner. whlth sivskul a milk
truck crlr tly. whn It struck s Istnp
llirhter's nusttenrt. Isnltnt sn.t ImmiKt un
th truck car. dcitroylnic nwrly n hunlrit
'""" "' inns, nnipn i-crry. or 103 unm
bcrt street, the Umitllxhter. left tli iiush.
cart. loiile.l with ten enns of jrssollne. on
tVashlnnton lsn er Mmsklln plk hlt
ho wnt to attend ft Utnp at the ttdsld.
The milk truck, iltlrtn by Blmsf Mow
head, ot SM Kast Herman street, hit the
ttihcnrt. burst th Risollne can, and a
moment later was ahlaie. ns the fuel caught
nre from th trucks llahted lsmi, Mow
head Jumped at once nnd escaped Unln
lured The loss Is estimated at SHOO
XMAS GREETING CARDS
Gioici AHoliMiTiDSmcTioNsron
PtRaoNAL CnohaVcd Cards
PAMERR SPECIAIBT
v OIE CHESTNUT st.
--r jF
r
$
a, i mtjM,Mtm
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Chestnut Junipct South Pcnn Square
Watcl
ies
Wrist Wntchos attached
to bands of black rib
bon. k
Flexible Bracelet
Watches of plntinum or
gold.
Platinum Watches with
Sautoir.
Ekcgrcn Watches for
women and men.
Caldwell ."Century"
Watches, $100.
Watches in new" shapes.
Repeating and Timing
Watches.
Clod
OCRS
Hall Clocks striking the
hours, halves nnd quarters
on melodious chimes, v.
Chiming Mantel Clocks.
Clock sets of the Louis
periods; in white and
gold.
Crystal Clocks.
Crystal and Ormolu
Chamber Clocks.
Small Clocks of rose jade,
ngatc moutonno, rock
crystal, tinted enamel,
gold, silver or nephrite.
Travelers' Clocks. Mo
orists' Clocks, S h i p's
Bell Clocks.
ifffW, WWW OWffWWUlWWIMl
mk. mm
rn
m
Jlour
Suggestion
lino nroconf ctill e
get you're stumped
up it pops a
CONKLIN
IT'S REAL. The sort of thing a man wants, keeps and
uses for years. 'J,'rr women, too, a Conklin is a graceful
offering.
Never will a Conklin fail to give perfect writing
service. For it can't leak, blot or scratch. lis perfect per
formance is guaranteed or yqur money back at any time.
Fills in a jiffy by merely pressing its "Crescent-Filler."
A special point for every hand. Exchangeable after
Xmas if point doesn't suit. Conklins sell for $2,50 and up.
THE DEST SINCE 1820
Wm. F. Murphy's Sons Co.
Stationers, Blank Book and Loos. Leaf Manufacturer
509 Chestnut Street
OITOHITK IXIKI'KWIK!(!i; HALT,
V
Your little
five-year-old
girl could
come to Perry's
and buy a Suit or
an Overcoat just as
safely as you yourself
q We'll take that back!
If there were any dif
ference, it would be in
favor of your little girl!
J But, the point is,
there wouldn't be any
difference. We'd treat
you just as squarely as
we'd treat her. We
could show you noth
ing but the best Suits
and Overcoats it is
possible to make, let
you pick and choose
and exercise your taste
as to fabric, model,
style of tailoring, wait
for your "I'll taho this
ono," put it in a box for
you and send it home
unless you wanted to
put it right on and wear
it away 1
J And whether the pur
chase was made by.you,
or by your little five-year-old
girl, you could
rest assured that the
price ticket represented
the very best in quality,
workmanship, fit and
style that anybody's
money could buy any
where plus some
thing exclusively
Perry, and that no
money could buy any
where else.
This ought to be
a good time to
teat it out!
PERRY&CO.
"N. B. T."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
Tf 1 1 m
1 D!
I Jar.
Self-Filling
Fountain Pen
Non-Leakablc
f 0$k f WASHINGTON
MlW'l?MJUlII vlUtUU y tiibkk luva
"BiiifiltilpKaaL -,v . rtb, io, iurtu t I
iJflinrill lilrBSaaiv " . . ". p 1 I
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- "ta ZS , i U.Ttfl'MBl IPC'1 u ItlMtralwl UaUil, (Itlu M
j&T-!r JU.TI11 llii!HPPi-i lfratUo al TULtt 0at-4Jt M
iWfL3Zti El BPlPrLLLJ11 "' Httttt. Utar Bl..
nfTTl llnvll II 1 1 1 Jllll JfJ-lll rkt mi. tm M
llllBlJli JHff 1 1 Il' JcljcOJfefeJXBa Ktb U Stmt, lib SU mU M
pjMJt-'UW ("IMEkiin Otrari Aoa. MI 8ota JF
A Fair Price For
Your Used Auto
Somewhere there la a man rh
wantSi justauch a car
yours. lie would willingly pay,
what it ia worth if ho only
knew about it. Get in touch
with him through the daaal
fied columns of the Ledger.
To make sure he knows It is
YOUR xar he wanU, phone
Ledger Central
The Newspaper Office in
the Center 'of Philadelphia
Walnut 3000
Main 3009
Describe YOUR machine to tha
experienced advertising man.
who instantly is at your serv
ice. He will write an ad that la
stamped with individuality,
that will enable the prospect
to visualixa what you have to
offer. He will give to it Ikt
personal touch that getsre-aults.
Give Us a Chance
to Sftrve XQU;
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