I
Virginia has
many char
acteristics off
dialect, most of
tliem as fascinating
no rhev are peculiar.
The trouble they
made for two Northern
ers is huirioroti sly told in
fc IUC 1 i -. - ......
if Street's delightful
American Adventures,
Richmond and Other
ft places" in this week's
Collier's
T n M ATI ONAX Tf SBKLT
OPERATION CURES
CHILD IMBECILE
IRobert Horner, 9, of Glouces
ter, N. J., Relieved of Brain
Pressure
suffered four years
h
IBFflmous Specialist With Knife
Mndc Healthy Boy of Seem
ingly Helpless Case
r The wondrous power of the Burgeon's
HUlS III l0 llrtllUW Wfc on....... -
tuln been procn. It lias accomplished the
.5ppoel Impossible, ana has transformed
milt Ilobert Horner, nine-year-old son of
Mr and .Mrs. Frank Horner, 24 South Bus
ies street, Gloucester, N. J from n state
bordering on imuecimr " normal m m
KM than two months.
ir.,.. tnur venra Ilobert had been subject
El epileptic nts. sometimes twenty-two of
(hem In a slnirle- day, which had almost
made Mm helpless degenerate, according
i. h. nioucestor Dhyslclan. Dr. It. T. Fox.
;n fits. It was found, wars brought on
k. nrniure of tlio child's brain, caused
tr an Injury of the skull when Itobert, as
txy of five, .fell from the front steps and
GWhed nis neaa on mo psvcweiu. iiu
Jts started Immediately afterward.
K Purine ths Clinical Congress of Surgeons
it North America in mis ciiy a lamous
jidladalphla surgeon, who requested that
lili name be wlthhsld, removed part of
little Robert's skull at the Hahnemann Hoa.
pltal to relieve ins pressure, xoaay ins
bor Is well, and the tits have ceased. Ha
his' had a few epells since the operation
vhlch took place October 28, according to
bit mother, who says they are. so slight
tttl ths can get him out of them by saying
i f nulet words to him. and that no
i.tranger would know that anything was
.trronc at all.
Is surely wonderful, and we can
trdly bellevo It Is true," said the glad
'am. mother today, as she stood with her
VtJmJ aa aaaaI.H.1.. A. I. A tl.1lll1 M. flf MlMw
tettUMt Bobert. ''He has not had any serious
wm since mo operation, jvnu no was nu
6nt BDoyc ii. too. iio weni mio mo
IptratlnK room Just like n little man, didn't
ieun a bit afraid. I promised that If he
'would go and have tlio operation I would
tie him an Irish Mall. He had not been
'wifrom the ether long either when he said,
,tm thing. "Where Is the Irish Malir "
Retort's mother knew that In the condi
tion "Jn was, before the operation nn Irish
Jail erould be dangerous for him to play
fits. He has the little wagon now, and
teidtntallv has "the time of his vouni? lira
frith It, too," It Is In the dining room
wthe Horner home, and nothing Santa
(qau can bring this year will make little
woin any nappier man mat irisn Mall
1 when he wan able to use It after the
oration.
A, treat horseshoo ahaped scar la slightly
Mblo In the left aide of the boy's head
pairs the great brain specialist cut part
Mjme smut away, to relieve the pressure.
ncair is growing oer the scar so that In
HIW weeks or months there, will l. nn
ollccdtlo algu nf tha delicate operation
wen is giving to me country n useful
Mien Instead of a helnlrss man with nn
natality.
iDt. R. T. Fox. the hofn nhv-lolnn In
QlOUCester. Cilia th or)Arattnn mnpv.lAii.
Ftlt.f.ela hannv n. ih .,hi.i.M.Miii .,.-
Imiiddphla surgeon, for It, was Doctor
lJ lho drat ndvlaed a vlalt to I'hlladel-
u, ana ne says no would have felt a little
ponsiDie naa there been any bad result
q oi gooa ones.
Lit was a very successful oneratlnn "
Rfi Coc,or Vax- "Tho results are wonder
!U. The boy Is almost normal now, and I
T win ue nme to go to school in the
fW The fits were beginning to tell on the
Lr until even IHH faclul expression was
mlng that of art Imbecile. But now he
IIS S f1irfrWt hnv III aw...-a..Ia.. ...
longed In less than two months, apd now
lit hlM fin tasI tinsillsi ir. Usui -. ...... -
IJMay s twenty-two a day. Now h U
1 another boy,"
n Doys father la a shipbuilder.
PTRIAL FOR MURDER
OF BEAUTIFUL WIFE
wderick L. Small Accused of
Shooting, Then Burning
Body to Hide Crime
J63JPEH. N. it, Deo, SB, Frederick U
. or Mountalnylew, went on trial this
SOn Charred with th rmr,1r- nf hll
.. Arlene. on September 13, and the burn-
i oar pooy afterward by means of
It-work Vinii
Kto question of Small's guilt may hlngo
iJWtt'avldanes showing- whether his wife
S ' or meals on tha day of tha
gW If she at three. Small stands a
"nce or acquittal. Jf only two, tha
4 man will h . imr.i, nht to
JJs bis Innocence, despite an apparent
'S Joint Ufa Jnaurancs policy, by which
SJlil emynm I 1 MM AAA ., 1. ,- !,
fl! " Stat WH t most of its weight
flSarfl. , .i n'n caP'ud In Boston hotel
fKau . attempted ta destroy the
Mat it J lunuaa damaging circumsian-
- ".i4i,, gainst nlra,
Wa Ula l3lh nf RAntAmhA.. tiA amall Ant
Ct. On I.A .1 -A V-... A . A-
gwwea by flre. Villagers who- gathered
iVa ,n 'Pectacla wero borrlfled wnen.
t Mr cooled, tha body of Mrs.
V:""' or tn moat beautiful women la
?nn'ty. w.as found in tha ruins.
"non showed that aho had been
Xttd an.l -i.aa ., . ... ,h.
a; "t " uua lurvmgu ine ic,u , ,uk
Oau7. . . "" " c 1In' 0OH"
r?1 "ft bis home shortly after lunch
ymifla tt.jaaeh. uhkh wan -m mined at
..sna-.a.nwtasn.aii.aa.
ROBERT HORNER
Gloucester, N. J., boy, who was op
erated on at the recent congress of
surgeons in this city and has mntlo
nn nlnibst miraculous recovery.
TWO HELD FOR MURDER
OF GUARD AT DU FONT'S
Foreigners Accused in Death of
Joseph H. Westcott at
Carneys Point
WILMINGTON. Deo. . New Jers-y
omdals and the detectives of the du I'ont
Towder Company ar 'endeavoring to un
ravel the.mystery ailrrouijdlnc the death of
Joseph Hi Westcott, the du Pont guard who
waa found murdered at Bevls tract near
Carneys Point.
Two foreigners are under arrest, and tha
police are looking for several other men
whom they believe were Implicated. When
the body of Westcott waa found there were
not only two bullet holes In It, but there
was also a heavy stick of wood penetrating
his skull and tills would havo been autllclent
to cause death.
Leading from tha, place whera the hpdy
was found to tha hut of the foreigners were
horse and wagon tracks. Tha horse's shoes
were peculiar and similar ones were found
on a horse In possession of the foreigners.
The authorities are of tho opinion that
the guard was murdered and the body
taken to the place where It was found.
In the home of tha auspects were found
bundles of bloody clothing, but the men
declared that they had been killing chickens
and this was chicken blood. Tho stains will
be tested to And It they are human blood.
What puzzles the authorities most Is the
absence of a motive, Westcott came from
Mappsburg, Va., but previous to that time
had been living In Accomaa In the same
State. He was popular with tha guards
and others abot( the plant and so far as
known had no enemies.
Americans Remember Berlin Children
BHRMN, Dec. it. The American Cham
ber of Commerce In Ilerlln, says the Over
seas Agency, gate Christmas presents to
1000 children of Berlin. The American Am
bassador, James W. Gerard, and General
von Kessel, commander In Ilerlln, were
present.
PUKE
FRESH PAINT
BeJi.eve
Kuehnle
workmen arc Indivi
dual experts who con
tinually practice prompt
ness, thoroughness and
courtesy.
Cttour ntlmatl no obligation
Kuehnle '
PAINTER
28S.l6thSt,cc..rIJ
The Afdine Hotel
CheatDOt and ! Btreeta
Has exceptional facilities for pri
vate entertaining. .
Receptions, Wedding, Cards, Din
ners, Dances.
J0MES
Trousers
ASpecialty
BlBTKilnufStreet.
JWeL.
BVENIN0 LEDGEK-PIIIXiABEIprttA, TTJESDAY, DECEMBER 26,
FIVE DEAD, SCORE HURT
IN HOLIDAY CASUALTIES
Boy, Trying Out New Sled,
Kilted in Crash Against
Bnilway Bridge
SAILOR DIES PROM GAS
Man Knll, Detl After Delivery of
Christmas Gift Another, Lonely,
Commits Suicide
( hrialmas brought a heavy toll In tragedy
and sorrow In milmlelphlA. Five peraona
wire killed ami more than a aewre Injured,
manv of them aerkmaly. In many nevtdents
In different eeettona of the city There was
one -uloid recorded
A even-yrr-oM boy lost his life while
irylng out n new aletl given him for Christ -mat,
nn.l a man fell dead while In the act if
delivering a present. Thn man who com
mitted aulclda became de-pemlent after fix
ing a Christmas tree. It Is mM, ami Inhaled
gas He was William Asheraft, alxtr years
old. of KOI North Tenth street. The bmly
waa found beside n small tree with whkh
he had decorated his room.
Tha boy was Bernard Muldoon. of JS
tnlon road, Ashbourne. He was rldlnc on
his new sled when II crashed Into a railway
bridge, hla skull was fractured.
Frank Altxsrtiwn. twenty-eight year- old.
of S6K Market atreet. fell unconscious while
delUrrlng a present at W Wntdron atreet.
Ha died at the I're-bytertan Ho-pltnl from
acute Indlgeatlon
WOMAN FALLS DK.VO
Collapsing after a few hours' Illness. Mrs
Mary Miller, flfty.rhe years old. of GI7
Lenerlnitton nenue, Itoxborough. fell dead
In the parlor of her home.
J. Clemente. twenty.nve years old, n sailor
on tha battleship Montana, was accidentally
asphyxiated while In a hotel at 109 North
Tenth street His companion. A Mattrlng.
also n sailor, wss found unconscious from
gas. but was tevUed at tho Hahnemann
Hospital
Many accidents were reported In different
sections of tha city To- earmold Italph
Dawson, of Jill K--t Clearfield street, wss
seriously burned when his dress caught nre
wh Is playing about n Christmas tree. The
child Is In the Frankfort! Hospital.
A woman and a man were Injured when
an automobile in which they were riding
was struck by a Willow Oroe car at
P.0"'!. I""1 ,,a"e- streets. They were
Mrs. Charles Kolb, of 42JI Gtrniantuwn
avenue, and J llartllng intt. of 0.1 Park
avenue. Both wern taken to the Jewish
Hospital suffering from cuts and bruises
HtrilT IN THOLLin- CRASH.
Two women w-re Injured when two
trolley cars collided at i:ieenth 'street and
Glrard atoms. They were Mrs. Delia
Doughorty. forty-elght ears old, of 76 Cos
grove street, and Olora Chamber, negro.
of 1031 I'arrlsh street. They were taken
to St. Joseph's Hospital.
While riding a bicycle at Broad street
and Snyder nenue, twehe-year-old Kd
ward Lltlngston, 1911 South Sixteenth
atreet, was knocked down by an automobile
Ha suffered severe bruises about the body
and was taken to St. Agncs's Hospital.
Nicholas Nicholas, thirty-seven ears old,
of CSS North Markoe atreet, wss hit by an
elevated train at Fortieth and Market
streets. He was taken to the Presbyterian
Hospital and will recover.
King James, who said he came here a
few days ago from North Carolina, was
found unconsclous'at Fisher's lane and Asy
lum plko He wss almost frozen to death.
He said lie had been hit by a street car,
A man, belleicd to be Samuel Miller, of
CIO Wen Illttenhouse street, was found un
conscious at Chelten avenue and Greene
street early today. He was sent to the
Ocrmantown Hospital.
1 '
Cor Knocks Bread Out of "Wagon
Residents In the neighborhood of Alle
gheny and Aramlngo atrnues were treated
to a bread and roll shower today when ths
baker wagon of Samuel Coamer, 5.1 North
Becond street, was struck and wrecked by
a trolley xar. The horsa waa knocked out
of tho aim ft". Cosmer wan thrown out and
was taken to the Episcopal Hospital suffer
ing with painful Injuries, Including cuts on
leg and head. I'ersons In the cur escaped
Injury.
There are two big reasons why, for
twenty-eight years, I have been in
stalling hardwood floors. They are the
unquestionable superiority of hardwood
tioortng lor large ana small Duuuings
and the satisfaction my woric always
gives. Consult me if you are building
or renovating.
PINKERTON
3034 Weat York St.
llatb
t 'b0 041
JOIN' AT ONCE
iOe and 11.00 per m
Christmas Savings Club
THE
afttenljoiufe tETrusft Co.
1323 Walnut Street
Wltbrripom llollJI-s
Dependable XulorSeryice
Sincu Enhfcen Sivfy Six
1 III. WALNUT STREET-1
CA5II
pnices
Son old OTy?.EtATiNyM.mveB
tsmortdi Purls. Rubiosacof use 4C
UtMODESN BIFJNING CO.!.
IB? S. Ilth Straat'&S&T
raasai M'alssl SS
FOR SALE
several electric cars, light delivery lypa.
bodies In Ut oondltton. iirators and
batteries In good shape- Will sell i at
any reasonable figure. Adijtai Tha
Flelschmann t'omiiany. 701 Washington
Bt. New Vork.
FUEL SAVER
Fer toe Basse
Pries 13.00
Cirri t'O A I. IliLl.t ONK-TU1K1I
Ak tar Uockl.1
1. D. IIEIiGKU CO., 8 K.M.MW
VU 4ff. Xarlnt
'flSt HARDWOOD pt
Ready Money-
United States Loan Society
JIT Nortli Broad St.
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NOAH SHKPAKU
Mr. Shepnrd, who formerly unt n
resident of Philadelphia, is (incited
by virtually nil tho Interests of San
Juan for Treasurer of Porto Htco.
President Wilson is to ronko tho np-
lioinwncn. ot n irensurer soon.
NEW YEAR'S BENEFIT
FOR GERMAN RED CROSS
Cnptnln Louis H Schmidt Is Arrnng-
ing Mnnimoth Vntidcvillo
Kntcrtninmcnt
A notable array of atars will participate
In a mammoth vaudeville entertainment at
the Metropolitan Opera House on New
Yearls. afternoon and night for the benefit
of the German Bed Cross work The un
dertaking was planned by Captain louis
II. Schmidt
Among the fomllght celebrities who will
appear on tho bill nre Louis Mann and
company. Introducing his latest succe-s.
"Koine Warriors," a nne-art entire. Henry
II, Dlxey. In his audo.dramo.inonologue ;
Marie Nordstrom, tho popular oomrdlenne.
In "Bits of Acting"; Vlvlenna Hegal, ot
"Tha Uluo Paradise" company; Hlgmund
Bomberg, the famous Viennese composer.
In a unique plnnologue: Bsrbarn Schaffer,
the Orrman prima donna, In a rrpertalro
of Teuton ocnl classics, and others.
LOOK UP THE MAKER OP THE
MOTOR TRUCK YOU ARE CONSID
ERING AND INVESTIGATE THE
SERVICE FACILITIES AT YOUR
DISPOSAL.
THE AUTOCAR COMPANY
. ARDMORK, PA.
We have replenished
our stock that we may
offer even ,at this late
date a wide and satis
fying variety from
which to make selections.
S. Kind & Sons,
' DIAMOND MnnCHANTS
aj3H0 IV.ANN & DlLKS
ftii&r f "2 CHESTMU1' STUEET
f Tyrol Wool
Ladies and
Misses' Suits
Best Hand-Tailored
22.75 to 38.75
Diltinotlve refinement of style
with Seme and Model (of ll
Models Here Exclusively
ftlANN & DlLKS
G2 CHESTNUT STREET
PORirO RICO TREASURER
MAYBEPIIILADELPHIAN
Two Parties Want President to
Favor Nonh Shepnrd, Spanish
War Veteran
flAN JCAN Torto nico. Dee. SI --Aided
by Indorsements ef both Unionist and lie
publican parties of Ferte HHsn, friends hers
are endeavoring to seeuro the appointment
of Noah Shepard, formerly of Brookln,
as treasurer of Porto Illeo. Aofton by
Tresldent Wilson on the Ferto Ulen
treasurerahlp Is expeeteil In tin near
future.
Mr Shepard has the bucking of the lead
ing commercial Interests of the Island, and
has been Indorsed for this nrestdentlnl ap
pointment by the Chamber of Commerce of
Ban Juan and tha Insular Chamber of Com
merce of Forto Itleo, as well as leading
native banks
Ills appointment Is favored by Prof 8. D.
Clrouter, formerly treasurer of Porto llleo,
now professor of economics at the Uni
versity of Missouri
Mr Shepard was born In Brooklyn forty
ears ago, but long lived In Philadelphia.
He servd In the Futty.seventh New York
Volunteer Infantry In the Spanish-Ameri
can war, ana is vice commander of i
ramp of veterans and president of the
"American Pioneers nf '9S." a Porto Mean
organisation
He la a statlstlclnn petition I economist
and of some note as a student of govern
ment. ANDIRONS ;
FENDERS
iC Clias. A. SuddardsrA,
Lf I.. 'ttftlWth M "
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W COSTS MONEY
Srcurr ntalmum
vfllclency by using
LEATHEJffil
BELTIMG J
, Made anJ nuaisnteed by the
VXcHABLEa "tSSSilf
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1110 Chestnut St.
JKWELKBS SILVKHHM.TH8
191G
x PERRY'S
Watched -for Semi-Annual
; REDUCTION SALE
of their splendid stocks of
WINTER SUITS
WINTER OVERCOATS
starts off Tomorrow Morning !
J This is the most remarkable sale we have
ever made for the reason that the jjroifnd is
being cut from under our feet at the very time
we arc reducing these prices I It is a sure and
certain fact that some of the identical goods
we arc selling in these Sales arc advanced in
price between 50 and CO per cent per yard ovqr
what we paid for them!
j Secondly, our prices were the very lowest
all season. We bought our fabrics early and
to big advantage, and sold our Suits and
Overcoats at prices that passed on these
savings to our customers. And finally, all
over the country, merchants are debating
with themselves whether to have a sale or not,
owing to the terrific advances iin the cost of
woolens.
(J We've taken the bull by the horns and .
tomorrow launch this Reduction Sale at a
time and under circumstances which render
it really sensational!
The selections arc now at their very best!
Get busy! The earlier the better!
$15.00
and
$18.00
Suits and 1
Overcoats )
$2and$22f ISoTts nOW $18 &H9
"Ncarlu 5000 to choose from at these prices!
$30, $35 Suits and 1 Nnw $25, $26.50, $27,
$38, $40 Overcoatsf 1NUVV $28, $30, $32, $34
Ncarlu 3000 at these prices!
$45 to $(50 Overcoats, the finest goods in the world, now at
Savinas of $7, $10 and $12 on each Overcoat
(With prices on these goods for
next year jumping out of sight j
Trouser Prices
come in for their share of tjhe Reduction!
$2.50, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7 Trousers for
$1.50, $2, $2.50, $4, $5 and $6
PERRY & CO.; "N.B.T.-
16th & Chestnut Sts,
3
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now $13.50 & $15.00
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