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CHRISTMAS MTMTIES
M THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Tnvntis Celebrations All Over
DELUGE OF ML
a .wni,ifrieli,irt l.liWnm i MtSiMtltmtktJtH
VISITORS TO LEDGER SANTA CLAUS
WANTS JUST A DOLLY!
BUT "DADDY" IS SICK
BURIED GEMS RESTORED;
GIRL'S DEATH THE CLUE
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SWAMPS POSTOFFICE
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City Santn Clntia Popular as
Ever vun liny rupus
BONG, SPEECH AND STORY
Members of Education Hoard Take
I'nrt In jiACrcisi's iih ocvcrai
Bulldliiffa
ChtUlman ercte wre held Uxluy In
fmot every public school In the city. K'Hh
about ITJ.OOO lrjn iyui r'" pnrucipni'np.
A spirit of freedom nml feMIvlty r
Tided tho cUwrocms even ilurlnc th lemnn
lour l'!,lt preceded Ilia entertainment, an
there W b no a1011 nrt" today until
Jnury 3.
i'hrltmi carols were nun nt tha exer
efiw, little men "' women made cpechw,
nl. If the belief In Marrln flniw nmmiR
chlltlren l dtiwppenrlnK, the fart Wan not
trident, for there wanna mnch talk n eirrr
ibotit the Jolly olil mint.
At ieverl choo! nddreiwen were made
it the members of the llonrd of riliiotttlon.
n BUpervlalnB prlncliilon ntno poK. but
(), "hendllncr" wero the o.illdren them.
Troud tnother were there to hear the
mny ruturo President of the I'nlteil
Stales recite "The Children's Hour." the
-Bad Boy'n ChrlMma" or 'The Uoy Hloiid
on th llurnltiB Deck." nnd the old Mnndbyn
vtrt popular unions the adults n the
imm one.
at thk man schools
At the Olrla High School, Seventeenth
end Sprlnit Onrden .streets, 2000 voices
tint the AUeMo nueics nnu nymn in
German nnd French. At the Northenrc
Jtlin. Bchool, Klghth street nnd Lehigh ac
sue, Dr. .Andrew J, Morrison, principal. led
tfco exercises of 1600 students, Alter n
musical program Dr. Forrest 11 Dager.
ptor of St. Paul' llcformed Kplccnnnl
Church. IJroad nnd Vennnco streets, nil
tressed tho school on "Uo Prepared."
At the West rhlluilotphln niitll Schools
the programs were especially cir.nomte;
llktffle In tho Uerinanlown High Schools.
An "old-fashioned celebration" was cir
rftd out at the South Philndctphla High
School for Olrls, The Yulo log nn4l tradi
tional boars nenu wcro carricu inio me
auditorium whllo the boar's head chorus
tans an ancient hymn. A minstrel show
one feature of tho program nt. tho
-South Philadelphia High School for Hoys.
'' Rtmon Clratz. chairman of tho Olrls' High
School Committee, of tho Hoard of t&luci-
tlon, was n spcaKcr ni mo rniiniioipnia
1 Kormsl School. iJito this nftcrnoon liun
dtedj of children were given toys nm cloth
tit at the Vllllam Pcnn High School. Tho
. rKla weiv purchased by tho Students' Asso
ciation, of tho Institution, In nccordnnco
. h nn annual custom. There wero no
P formal exercises nt the Central High School.
K CIIIIISTMAH CA.NTATA
At tho School o Practice, Thirteenth
ik1 Spring Onrdcn streets, several enlcr
Ulnments wero held, each ndnpted to the
n and grade of tho puulls. Several
'Christmas hymns, composed by rtobcrt I,
Galley, supervising principal or tne nuni-r
School. JIaschcr nnd Dauphin streets, wero
our. A cantata was sung by twcnty-flva
children, under the direction of Miss Knth
rtne AVclner. member of the faculty, nnd
the pupils were addreascd by Miss llcrtha
lowenburir. of the Free Library.
A Christmas surprise party wnn given
to the pupils of tho kindergarten depart
ment of the James Wilson School, Twelfth
nd Wharton streets. More than ono hun
dred foreign children participated.
t Kach pupil wan given n stocking run or
toys, candy nnd other useful nnd entertain-
?Ue presents. Many of tho .toys wero made
-by the boys of tho manual trnlulng class.
who have been dovotlng an hour a day to
the work for several weeks.
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,, Widow of Upper Merlon Hector Dies
NonmSTOWX Dec 22. Mrs. Harriet
jM.rple, widow .of tho Itcv. A. A. Marple,
Mho for many years was rector of Christ
pflwedes' Church, Upper Merlon, died today
Ctt the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. It.
wills, 901 uo Kalli street, alter a short III
MM, of pneumonia.
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Smoke
Luxiiry
"but n Rood cipar Is a
smoke," wroW Klplinjr. Dnl
ton qiRara are rhoro ' they
make all yourdreama of
smoke luxury come. true.
What more fitting Christmas
Rift for any man than a box
of theso mellow cijjurs?
M. J. Dalton Co.
Importers & Wholesaler
111 S. 13th St.
N. Y. Cor.
RtU X. PUnatntlt Ctc
XMAS GREETING CARDS
Choice anoLimited SciecuoNS rcrt
' Personal Ehoravcd Cards
wPRANKd. GURRY
PAMERA SPECIALIST
v 812 CHESTNUT st.
Opa Ktenlats Until ChrUtm
Trousers TfM1?
H16Wa!nutSteet
HIGHESTfPAlD
hf"PndtautiiaiImSvraa att
UiropEQN RERNING CO.li
II? S.lltH StrostviiSt
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GALVANIZED, COPPER
AND ZINC SHEETS
U D. Berger Co., 59 N. 2d St.
. Marktt nt Ktuito4, Mat JM
TA Manufacturer Admit ,
Clawsons 25c Vanilla
Iore Than 1,000,000 Parcel Post
racKngcs Today Forty
Times the Average
tods? hSlfi1" d"sr,.'"nt In this elty Is
wlU im.i ?LLhe tfi.tttX t1 ""'klt' one
ewliJl .k m5i"Jhn '.0- They e
ded the 0fl,(WO mark yesterday.
nJkLT JU,lr vere of psreel pot
paekage Is about SO.oaO. T. V Johnson
ffi v:.,,i ?.' m!,,", "" &
December 1911 totaled 11,008.009. Mr
Johnson mm that the stamp sale for ue
cwnlier. tl. n-ould run ltoo.000 ahead of
the sales for Deetmber of last year.
More than One thousand extra clerks are
helping to keep moving ths unpreeedente-t
iHVA-'t 'VS!I.V '"."InliB this army of
helpers both the substitute and eligible lists
wero exhausted. Postmaster Thornton was
obllgeit to tall m college students and
others to help out.
Mr Thnrnfmi M !.. w. .... ..M..
of today c3nlned him that Phlladetnhlaiis
"lr eeiwiming 10 m ametl to do their
t.hrlstmns mailing early. He wm that the
OOlV llelaV wan In mmi.m. m..H. k.Li.L ,.-
tteen held up by heavy snows. He stated
inai maiier maiiel as late as tomorrow
nlRht would be delivered on Christmas
msrnlne.
There will be but one mail delivery wi
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It , ,, ' '.. .. w,m IVKlPLIf win
nows in nil iHistnillre subiii(lin m ..i.,..
nt It n m. The ilimn nn.t l.u ,iK.
dows In the central station will remain open
in u n. m. unui muiniEhl.
asks STiiutrrs I'Olt coasting
Recreation Hoard Wants Safety !)!
rector to Set Aside Grades
remission to set aside certain streets
In various sections of the city for the
exclusive uso of coasters will be nsknl of
Director of Public Safety Wilson, as ii re
sult of a meeting of the Hoard of Itecrea.
tlon this nftcrnoon In City Hall.
The Idea was proposed by V rnest t Tus.
tin. president of the board, who urged tho
board to support It. He said such atroets
as may be suggested would naturally be
of n steep grade, nnd when covered tilth
Ice or snow would bo of Utile or no uso for
traffic anyway, and If given over exclu.
alvely to boys nnd girls, they could coast
without tho slightest danger of an accident.
91 ESCAPE INSTITUTION KIKE
Only Ono Missing- After Flnmos Rnze
Masonic Home
WICHITA. Kan., Dec. 23. All but one
of the ninety-two Inmates of the Kansas
Masonic Home, which burned hero todayi
have been accounted for. An aged Mason
by the name of Deck, who recently went
to the home. Is missing1. ,
The tiro started In the basement nnd
spread rapidly. Frozen water pints pre
vented tho firemen from checking the
Humes. Many Inmates dashed out Into Iho
bitter cold with scant clothing and suffered
severely from exposure.
. The Geuting Idea!
Toe Shapes, Heel Shapes, Arch Shapes
in RUBBER, Footwear
FOLKS who buy "Bargains" in Rubber Footwear should
remember that even Jhe finest quality of rubbers or
arctics are practically valueless unless they lit the shoe
exactly. The hard sole inside and the hard pavement
outside will grind through an ill-fitting rubber in a few days.
Geuting Rubber Footwear is of first quality of course
nut it is much more than that. It will be found here iu a
r.-holc scries of toe shapes, heel shapes and arch shapes, that
arc certain to exactly fit any style of shoe for men. women
and children. In this fact lies real economy. As. to cost
they are selling.
At Last Season's Prices
. J.'E; Calcktell & Company?
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Standing under tho sikii at St.
CAPTURED AS HURGLAR
IN CHASE ON HOUSETOP
Aliened Thief Una to Earth and Friend
Found Hiding iu Looted
Store
An exciting chase over a nmf at 121
Ndrth Twelfth street r'.iu!tfd In the nr
rest of William Johns, e Ithteen years old.
Ills North Klevrnth street, and William
Walsh, seventeen years old. IIS North Mar
vine street, both of whom, the police say,
were attempting to remove some shirtwaists
from the fourtii floor of the Mllgrlm Manu
facturing 'ornpany. Ill North Twelfth
street. Kach was held under J3P0 ball for
a further hearing !ccmbi SI by Magis
trate Collins at the IClevcnt't nml Winter
jtretls police station
Policeman Worff tried the door of tho
Mllgrlm Company Inst night on bis rounds
nnd found It open. Cnlng to the fourth
Door, he found Johns.' who. upon being (Un
covered, Jumptd nine tttt across an alley
way to the roof at 131 Johns went down
through the house to the rear yard, where
he was caught, t'pon golnjc back. Worff
discovered Walih hiding near where ho had
found Johns On n (Ire escape was found
a suitcase and two sample cases packed
with about $150 of the Mllgrlm Comimny
wares.
New Appointment by Vatican
HOMK. Pec. 22 Appointment of Mon
slgnor t,orenio ljuirl. now vlco chancellor
of the Church of Itoitir and well known In
the United Slates, as Kntemunxlo I Peru
was reported as Impending In Vatican cir
cles today.
fth 3tora of FamovJ 3hoa
hra r
1230 Market St.
ShocM & Stockings for the Family
1 19 Smith 11th St."
"Quick Service Men'a Shop"
mLffl&r$KMUttgcTnr)
Cheitnut Jurupet South Pcnn Square
Last - Moment Purchasers;
The various stocks Hae
been so consistently) main-
tained that- the choice I
i?ill be as comprehensive to
morrow as at the beginning
of this very active season
JEWELS GOLDWARE - SILVERWARE
WATCHES CLOCKS-OBJETS D'ART
CHINA GLASSWARE LEATHER
ENAMELS OPERA GLASSES FANS
CANES. UMBRELLAS LAMPSi
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Nick nt tiOrt Chestnut street
Police Probe Strangulation of Hoy
Further Investigation Is being made to
day of the death of six-year-old Charles
llerrat. of HIT South Opal street. ho was
stianglrd In death while nt play In bis
home jeetrrday, Acvordlnr to the police,
the lad was playing with a strap In the
form of a nooa around his neck, lie bad
tied one end of. It to n door knob and
strangled to death after he had stumbled.
The police cay II was purely an accident,
but detectives arc making an Investigation.
Murder Verdict of Coroner's Jury
CAItl.lSI.K, a.. Deo 22. A Coroners
Jury gave Its verdict that A. Michael Wry.
n construction foreman, who died from the
eftects of the blow of a shovel, was mur
dered by Jnmes Anthony, n southern negro,
now Inijnll here. Anthony will bo Indicted
for murder nt once, nnd will be tried In
February, when the case of Archlne Miller,
another negro, who shot nnd killed I.. I.
Itelsser, Itnoyne. n railroad detective,
nbout two months ngo. will be heard,
Pets! Pets! Pets!
For Xmas
GUARANTEED
Singing
Canaries
Twe
Weeks
Trial
Dog Sweaters
ond Ulankels
$1.35 to S2.S0
Don Collars
100 different kinds
25c to $5,00
Name Knarotrd I'llKn
GOLDFISH
Japanese nnd do
mestic ornnmentnl va
rlelles. 10c to 25c each
Aquariums alt sites
filled In order.
SI to S10
TALKING
Babu Parrots
u;.it.NTi:r,i
Three Months' Trial
$10.00 to $50.00
Parrot & Cage $Q
Golden
Opera Singers
The most wonder
ful slnglnir canary In
the world.
Two
lVfcs' Trial
Everybody's
Favorite
Fluffy nnd playful
Angora Kittens
$7.50
Both
Stxet
Cute "Puppies." All Varieties
$5.00 to $75.00
OIT.S KVUM.VCIH
CUGLEY S MULLEN CO., ?,?, ,.
The Largest lllrd More In the World
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Somebody Una an Opportunity
to Bo n Santa Glnus Where
He's Wanted
Caroline and Hilly nnd Mrs. William
Ualley. all nt SOS South Fourth street,
stopped outside the I-edner Banta Claus
Club lato yesterday afternoon. They didn't
no In. but they stopped Ion etioush for l
staff photoirrapher to net n picture.
Yestenlay when Mrs. Itatley had washed
the dishes and Caroline had put them Hway
and Wily had swept nil the crumbs off the
door all three of them oame uptown to
see the toys. Caroline nnd Hilly had both
heard that flantn Onus Is on his way to
rhlladtlphln, nnd for a week they bad
"wanted to kiwiw." Neither Caroline nor
Wily knows much nbout tos. From the
way things look nt present they won't know
any more about them on Christines morn
Inr That la because "daddy." who nor
mally Is employed as a rlaser nt the Mid
vale Steel Works, Is alck In tiril with ton.
stilus and bronchitis. The doctor tells him
he will not be able to work, Until nfler tho
New Year.
"Hanla Clatis baa Rot to visit so many
little boys nnd Rlrls that he doesn't dnro
come where I litre's tons'ltls." explained
Caroline.
After Caroline nnd Wily nnd Mrs. Ilallen
bad looked In tho shop windows nnd pointed
out to one another all the things they would
Klve "daddy" It they had the money they
started to walk home. It costs money to
ride In the cars. Already ten cents bad
Rons to buy Wily nn automobile and five
cents more for a blir fed balloon for Caro
line. That means toss to Neat for dinner
today. v
A reporter found them looklnit nt the
dolls In the window oC tho Santa Claus
Club at 0J Chrstnllt streel. With some
urging Mrs. Ibtltey was Induced to tell her
story
"What do the children want Mr Christ"
masT" she wus asked,
"Hilly Is always tnlklnR about n horslo,
and Caroline Just wants n dolly." she said.
Ilesldrs Caroline, who Is Just live, and
Hilly, who Is two nnd a hnlf, Mrs. Ualley
takrs rare of little Annlo Moscow, two years
old, whose parents are dead
Does the story Interest you Thone Ml
Thompson, the Santa Clans I.ndy, Wal
nut 3000,
m 'is &
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A necessity to business men. A convenience
to the housewife. An aid to young men nnd
women in school or college. A comfort to the
old folly. A convenience for everyone. An
economy always. One Wnterman'a Ideal lasts
for years. In many sizes end several types.
To fit every hand. Prices $2.50 to $150.00.
Sold at the Best Stores.
illuttrated folder on rtqueit- Buy
L. E. Waterman Company,
I XmSj "THE IAND OF OUT O' DOORS''
frairf ''mhmmKBfMKNNIBJmr: "t&n&i
JOIN the thousands who annually go to
California for an "out-of-doors" winter. All
the attractions of all other "winter lands" com
bined in one are there yours to enjoy.
Those who travel repeatedly to the Pacific
Coast find that the train offering superior ad
vantages of service is-
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The Pacific Limited
"Tho Train of Double Destination"
Steel equipment, no extra fare, shortest route.
Daylight departure from Chicago and daylight
arrival at both California terminals, Los Angeles
and San Francisco, Is an appreciated feature, .
In the spring return through the great scenic
Northwest over the 4,St, PauVs ' ' smokeless,
cinderless,dustlesstetectrlftedmountaln route,
California literature and full Information sent on request.
G, 3, LINCOLN, General Agent
818 Chestnut Btrect, pJUbdeljAl, Pa.
Stolen Tifcnsaro Dttgr Up In
It ending Owned by
Tonncsseearls
ItHADIS'O. r . Dec. Si. tst Ootober
Jewelry nd sliver worth 1100 were, found
burled In n field nt Wyomlesln. n suburb,
while ejenvallons were betnn made for
house. The loot Included bracelets. watcheA
stickpins and othtr nrtlclea.
lrvln V. tniplnk. of Wyomlsrtnr. started
Investigation. Tho word "Castner" was on
some of tho Jewelry, nnd when Iniplnk read
;n n I'hlladelphla paper an account of an'
nccldent In which Catharine Castner had
been killed by nil automobile truek ho cor
responded with the father of tho child, Sam
uel J. Castner, who said the Jewelry did
not belong to him.
A close examination disclosed the word
"Tennessee" on the Jewelry, nnd new Inter
est was rrealrd. ns Mr. Castner had rela
tives res.dliiR In that Htnte. Implnk then
wrote to Mrs. Catharine Castner. and re
ceived n letter from her In which she de
er rlbed the articles. They wero tent to
her.
Christmas
Neckwear
Scarfs such ns men
appreciate. A wide va
riety of beautiful pat
terns and a wonderful
silk quality at the price.
RHdFort
1114 Cheitnut St. 11 S. 15th St.
1119-21 Market St.
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tho genuine Waterman's Ideal.
New York, N. Y.
p ib -uii -as
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If you get it
at Perry's
you'll have
No Regrets
flSqmetimes a Perry
customer buys a Suit o
Clothes or an Overcoat
at some other store
under duress of friend
ship somebody says to
him, "Come to So-onrf-Soi
with vie, Vm going to
get soma clothes.' And
he goes along for com
pany and buys "some
thing" for pretty much
the same reason.
IA little later he ad
mits to himself that he
was a chump, or some
thing about as bad
but he strayed away
once, kind o' doesn't
like to come back right
away, and so he tries '
another place with no
better luck, to express
it mildly.
J By and by he makes
up his mind to return to
( his former stand-by,
the store where he al
ways received satisfac
tion, and a little more
for his money than was
in the bargain. One of
the first things he tells
his Perry salesman is
"Well, I took a flyer else
where, but never again!
There's something about
Perry Clothes that I find
in no others!"
J And if it's about this
time ot year, he goes
home a happier and a
wiser man, sure to cele-1
brate a Merrier Christ
mas! Wish uou the same
and many of them!
Perry &Ca
"N. B. T."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
A Fair Price For
Your Used Auto
Somewhero there Is a man who
wants lust such a ear as
yours. Ha would willingly pay
what it la worth If ho only
knew about it. Get in touch
with him through the clnsst
fled columns of the Ledger,
To mako sure he knows it Is
YOUR car ho wants, phono
Ledger Central
The Newspaper Office tt
Ihe Center of Philadelphia.
Walnut 3000 Main 3000
Describe YOUR machine to tho
experienced advertising man
who Insjjjutly is at your serv
ice.' lldpil writo an ad that is
8tarJHr wltn Individuality;
thatnl enablo the prospcot
to visualize what you have to
offer. He will Rive to it the
personal touch that yeU o-suits.
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