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PREACHER HURT ON ICE
AFTER CHURCH BLAZE
$40,000 Damage Done Wnlnut
Street Presbyterian Build
ing by Flames
tit vrlilch formed on tlio steni of the
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, Tlilrtj-.
ninth street near Wnlnut, which win bartly
SamaKftil by tiro early today, caused tlio
nV Frank Werner to fall and milter severe
Inlurles whllo ho was extending his njm
pW to Hip Rev J- A- MacCallum. pastor
if the (lamaBod church.
A paslnff automobllo took Doctor or
,r who It piitor of Mount Calvary 1'res
biterlan Chanel, to tho rrcsbyterlan Ho
ultal He suffered a concussion of tho brain
In addition to bruises.
The "re. which started In a. small building
In the rear causeu u.uuu damage.
The B"d work of tho firemen saved the
Hflco from destruction With tho ther
mometer live degrees nboo zero they
worked perseverlnRly, and wero coated
with leo from head to foot befora tha flamei
aero finally conquered.
It Is behoved that crossed electrlc-llRht
wires In a Sunday school hulldlnc In the
rar Started tho bla7c. Fanned by a fierce
wind It quickly spread to tho church.
Leigh Bieach. of 1127 South Fortieth
itreet wlm was passim? In nn automobile,
turned in nn alarm When tho fliemcn nr-rh-ed
the rear of tho church was burning
jly heroin work they managed to keep tho
flame from sprendltiB beyond this point
Thi) pipe organ and much of tho Interior
furnishing wero destroyed, causing a loss
of about $40,000
For nearly two blocks around tho church
the street was flooded with water, which
quickly turned to Ice. It made n mammoth
tkatlng pond for youngsters In tho neigh
borhood Tho ilte of tho Walnut Street Church
was previously occupied by tho First
Churcn or jinmiuonvmc, -which waa cicuitu
during Revolutionary limes. Tho old Itnm-
lltonvllle flmrch during llic country's strug-
rle for freedom was used as a meeting
jilaeo 1 the wives of tho soldiers, who
there awaited news from tho front and
also niiid,' bandages for tho wounded.
Tho piesent church was built In 185S
Mr Mofallum said that tho work of re
building would be started at the earliest pos-
elblo moment Among his first callers today
V.SL3 the Itev James It. Hwnln, pastor of
Woodland Presbyterian Church, Forty-second
and Pino streets. Ho offered tho uso
of his chinch to tho congregation of tho
Walnut street Church until tho damage,
caused L the fire Is repaired.
$16,500,000 SOUGHT
IN EDUCATION FIELD
Harvard and Princeton Univer
sities and Pennsylvania State
College Start Campaigns
Campaigns to obtain a total of $1G,E00.
000 have been started simultaneously by
Harvard nnd l'rlncoton Universities and tho
Pernio l,uun Ktato College, and friends
and alumni of these Institutions in this city
have alriMdy received pleas for nsslstonco
In the will;
Prlnn ton Is seeking $3,000,000 for an
endilwnunt fund for professors' salaries
and tin' imri'haso of books for tho university
librnrv President Illbbcn, In his annual re
port, c.uii'd attention to tho fnct that mem
bers of the faculty had been affected by tho
high cost of living and that tho Increnso in
takuli hlch men In business had received
were n- edecl to tho H.imo extent by workers
In tin' i dinationnl world.
Tin st.itc Collego is seeking a $3,500,000
appropriation at tho next session of tho
Legislature This Institution Is n purely
public ono and depends upon tho State Gov
crnnn nt for Its support Tho fnct that 3C00
etuib nt are now studying there, frco of
tuition will be Impressed upon members of
the I.egiHl.ituro when Stato Collego makes
Its application for ndequato funds.
Philadelphia nlumnl of Harvard aro In
terest, d in tho country-wldo campaign to
raise '10 not) 000 as a permanent endowment
for the t'nlverslty. Plans for tho move
ment have been announced by Thomas W.
Lamint of tho class of 1892, nnd member
of tho firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. Mr.
Lamnnt is chairman of tho comlnlttco that
will rondui t tlio campaign. It Is tho In
tention of the committee to reach every one
of tho io.ooo living alumni. Harvard's
campaign will probably bo tho most ex
tensive nor undertaken by any educational
Institution
Although tho nctual solicitation has not
jet been undertaken cither by Harvard or
Princeton a large number of Phlladolphlan3
are actively engaged In tho work. Generous
contributions are expected from several
wealthy residents of this city. Tho Har
vard nnd Princeton Clubs of Philadelphia
will take a leading part In tho campaigns
of tho two universities.
Tho number of graduates of tho Pcnnsyl
anla Stato Collego In this city Is also
large Tho success which many of them
have attained In tjielr professions will be
used as an argument for a liberal appro
priation from tho Legislature. Tho enroll
ment nt Stato In 1000 was 35 1 and tho
student body Is now about ten times as
rreat
Templo Furnace Manager Quits
HEADING, Pa.. Jan. 12. Albert Broden.
superintendent of tho Templo furnaces of
the Reading Iron Company at Templo, near
here, announced hla resignation today, to
become effective February 1, when ha will
leave on a pleasuro trip to California and
the West Indies. He lias been with tho
company for years.
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United States Loan Society
117 North Broad St.
hill S. 5th it, 35 IS Germsntonn i
GALVANIZED, COPPER
AND ZINC SHEETS
L. D. Berger Co., 59 N. 2d St.
Ml, Market ;; Ktyitont, ilaln fatt
Trousers
A Specialty
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1116WalnutStreet.
Office buildings, factories, public build-
j " homes are equipped with
Hardwood rloors. They a beautiful
2 a economical and sanitary. When
Sr.J i nlld or remodel, insist on Hard
wood floors throughout. We lay them
t reasonable cost.
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iiie Qivf.uuu pipi- uiHttn wtinn was nHintly in-tallvil in tho Wuimit
Street Presbyterian Church, Thirty-nmth ami Walnut streets, was
ruined in a $100,000 tiro that swept through tho parish house and rear
, of tho church early today.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
TO PROBE COAL JUMP
U.
S. District Attorney to Pre
sent Evidence Against Al
leged Price Boosters
A special Federal Grand Jury will bo
summoned to hear the mass of evidence
collected by Department of Justlc Investi
gators relatlvo to tho Increased prices of
coal In Philadelphia.
Announcement to this effect has been
made by United States Attorney Francis
Fisher Kane, who said that ho would prob
nbly nsk for sovcral Indictments on "con
spiracy" charges within tho next few weeks
Tho special Jury will bo called early
next month, It was said, but tho exact
dato has not been mado public. It Is
known, however, that spoclal agents of tho
Department of Justice have been Investi
gating tho "boost" in coal and food prices
In this city for tho Inst two months.
Tho Investigation In this city Is being
mado by Special Agent Todd Daniel. It is
known that many coal dealers havo been
questioned. Mr. Kano said that the cvl
denco was massive and that a special Jury
would bo required to handle It. Tho next
regular session of tho Federal Grand Jury
Is next March. Mr. Kano said, however,
that tho special grand Jury will bo called
early In February.
District Attorney Itotan, who Is co-oper-atlns
vvlth Mr Kano In tho coal Investiga
tion, said again today that ho will bring
suit In cases whero tho evidence Is strong
enough to warrant it.
It is known that several local dealers held
a special meeting bofore tho price of coal
was raised twenty-flvo cents a ton, last
December. The Increnso was discussed. It
was said, but no action was tnken at tho
meeting. After adjournment, however, the
representatives of tho coal dealers gathered
Informally and mado plans for tho Increase.
Mr Itotan said that such action would bo
illegal and that, he can secure convictions it
evidence can bo obtained to that effect-
Found Frozen to Death
IIAnnlSDUHO. Jan. I2. David Dink,
aged forty-live, was found frozen to death
on a cinder dump this morning near the
Harrlsburg Plpo nnd Plpo Pending Com
pany's works It was tho coldest night of
tho winter.
An Electric Washing
Machine placed in your
home on free trial.
A good- sized washing
done in one hour costs only
2c for electricity.
Everything from finest
laces to heaviest blankets
washed marvelously clean
and without a bit of injury
to anything.
Charges for public laun
dry work have advanced.
Prices on the Tlior Elec
tric Washing and Wringing
Machine will advance
Januaru 15th.
Orders taken before the
15th will be at the ohl price
$5 down, 5 per month.
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EVENING LEDGER-PmrAD'ELPHIx FRIDAY, JANUARY 12,
IN CHURCH FIRE
CHURCHES AND CHARITIES
REMEMBERED IN WILL
Uotiucsts of 5500 Mado by Catherine
Kemblo Other Testaments
Probated Today
Bequests of $500 cacli to the Conn in
Protestant Homo for tho Aged, nt I..i n
dale; Pethany Orphans' Homo of tlm lie
formed Church, Woinclsrinrf, Pa. ; Gorman
Iletormed Lutheran church, Thlrty-olghtli
and Paring htreets, nnd GraVo IIvanKelii.il
Lutheran Church, Thirty-fifth nnd Spring
Garden streets, nro a part of tho will of
Catharlno Kemhle, CSC Xorth Tlilrtj -fifth
slrcot. Tho testament as probated tod.iv
disposes of property valued at 57500.
Other wills probated wero thoe of
Thomas C. McCollum, 4C0C Springfield ave
nue, which In private bequests disposes "f
property valued nt J10.CC0 ; Klirabcth It
Marriott, I.os Angeles, Cal , $17,000; M.irv
Median, 1010 South street, J0I00; Abigail
G. Scott, 2030 Chestnut street, $0000 , Marj
H. Stllz, 5112 North Nineteenth street,
'$7355; Anno C. K. Mason, 3217 Spencer
terrncn. $7000; George P. Mariner, 2I3S
North Grntz street, $1250; William H. John
son, 2353 North Nineteenth street, $toooT
nnd John DUworth, C00 Kast Glrard ave
nue, $2t0Q.
JANUA
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Big Savings and Buying Here Is So Easy All
Goods Up-to-date Cbme in Before Stock
taking Will Make Prices Right for
You Just Now
Ladies' and Misses' Coats,
$6.75 and $12.75
Tailored Suits,
$7.50 and $15.00
Ladies' & Misses' Silk or
' Serge Dresses at $10.75
Furs Attractive Low
Prices
9x12 Brussels Rugs
$20.00 and $25.00
Brussels Carpet,
90c arid $1.25 per Yard
Inlaid Linoleum,
$1.10 and $1.50 Per Yard
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THRTV FOURTH STREET BELOW SPRUCE
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JUDGE BRUMM DEAD;
FOE OF BALLOT FRAUD
, Schuylkill County Jurist Was
Stricken by Paralysis New
Year's Day
POTTSVIU.n. Pa, Jan 12 Judge
fharles Jf. Ilrumni, who was stflckcrt with
paralysis whllo visiting friends New Year's
Pav, Is dead at MlnersvlIIc. Only
tho remarkable physical strength nnd rug
gedncss for which Judge llrumtn was noted
enabled him to keep up tho strugglo this
long Ho had been unconscious over slnco
the stroke, although at times he showed
indications of understanding conversations
directed toward him. For forty-eight hours
he was kept nllvo by tho uso of oxygen
until .his death last night.
Judgo Ilrumni whllo talking to a friend
.tommry 1 suddenly remarked that ho was
unable to ralo his right arm to lili head.
A moment afterward ho fell speechless' off
Ills rhnir. Sever.il times thereafter ho
showed signs of roll Inc. but these periods
were brief, and when pneumonia set In a
few days ago ho sank very rapidly.
Judge Ilrumm was born on June 0 1K.18,
nnd when he became a candidate for Judge
in 1508 It wus urged against him that he
wn too old to be elected to an nltli e with
ith a tcn-enr tenure Ho was nominated
I'v tho ltepiibllcnns. however, and defeated
A W. Schn Irk, the Demoi-rallo nominee
I-'our .venrs ago a vain effort was tmuto tn
Impeach turn, tlio T.egnl.itmp voting unanl
unHily Ugamit such a proposition.
Philadelphia s Oldest Pi.ino House
Established 1854
New Upright Piano
$185.00
$300 Quality. GUARANTEED
SI. 50 Weekly
Player-Pianos from $350
Apollo Plnyer-Pinno from... $585
Sohmer Pianoi. ... " 450
VICTROLAS RECORDS
Ktra I.outl Needles, 100 for 10c
BRAND
NEW
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Everybody'3. 1 00 N. I 0th Ji"e Arch
CASH
PRICES
FOR OLD GOLD.PIATINUM.SILVER
Diomondi.Pearls.Rubiesftppniras etc
;:moderw befinm go. :
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Men's and Young Men's
Suits, $11.50 & $17.50
Men's and Young Men's
Sv"c.oa.ts'...$17'50
Shoes and Rubbers at
Small Prices
Library and Parlor Furni
ture, 3 and 5-piece (JOE
suites VO
Dining Room Furniture,
Complete Suites J 1 1 (
of 10 pieces... vl 1 U
Tables, Chairs, China
Closets, Etc.
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BLAST CONESTOGA TO GIVE
LANCASTER WATER SUPPLY
Stream Frozen Solid for Twenty Miles
nnd Famine- Menaces
Town
I.ANCASTnit, Jan 1! Major Trout
took personal ehnrso of a unnj? of limn this
mornfnK and ordered hl.tstlntt operalioni
atotiff tho Cotiestofta f'reek to save the olty
from water famine Tho (dream in frozen
solid for n dIMnnco of tvventj- lulled, ami
for about tvvelvo hours not a drop of water
went over tho liumplittf station dam The
booster pump wero resorted tn this morning
to force tho small reservoir supplj- info the
Rlandplpes, but tho lilp limrl holds onlj- a
twelve-hour sill)ilj.
Tho fonestoRa Is being watched nnd
blasted nt nil dam nlone; tho twenl.v-tnlle
trail, and farmers IhrnuRh tho eount'y nro
aiding in the vvorlt. Cvcrj- mill along the
ornrh l lied tin.
J. E. Calcktell & Co.
Chestnut Juniper South Pcnn Squart
Pearls
For Enrichment
Of Necklaces
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Here is the chance for young men
tq get a top-notcher having extra
style and value.
One of many models that have style and stability.
In every size and width a fit for every foot.
'tis a ri'-vr to tit rinrr
Dalsimer
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Our Senn-Annual Repricing Sale of
Men's and Young Men s Ready for Service Cloth
ing is or more than usual attraction and impor
tance this year because or the prevalent high prices
on all forms or merchandise.
This sale presents opportunities to buy the
highest grade Ready-to-Wear Clothes at a material
and important price saving a matter of no small
moment to men who wish to economize in their
purchases.
Men's Ready-to-Wear
Suits, New fe? Fashiona
ble Models, are Repriced
Tits. Prka Iteprletd
$35.00 $27.00
$30.00 $23.50
$28&$25$19 50
$22 G$20$ 15.50
$18.00 $13,50
Fur-lined Overcoats: $95 Coats repriced to $75, $115
Coats $90, $125 Coats $100 and $175 Coats $140. Corre
eponding reductions in other grades.
No goods will be sent on approval. AH alterations
required (except shortening or lengthening sleeves of coats and
the inseams of trousers) will be charged for at cost.
IACOB KEEDS OOHS
1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET
1917
PROMISED BOMB PAILS
TO BURST AT PRINCETON
Explosion Predicted ns Result of Club
Reform Agitation Does Not
Materialize
rniNTnTON, N. J, Jnn. 1Z The prom
ised explosion of a bombshell ns related
bv one of the leaders In the club reform
movement failed to materialize today. As
has been tlio e.iso for the last few dnvs
numerous signed nrtleles have appeared In
this morning's Issue of the l'rlticetonlan
Tho movement has not as jet reached the
dormant slate, but on reviewing the entire
situation It ran hardly be said that the agi
tation has measured up to tho hopes of Us
leaders.
The ono new turn In tho discussion has
to do Willi tho notion of tho board of trus
tees whlrh met jesterdnv In appointing a
committee at tho request of tho student
senior council, together with these men on
the club reform nueslloh
Every Dollar Does
Double Duty Here
We arc making a new
record on value-giving in
these $3.50 Shoes.
With every pair goes the
double guarantee of satis
faction ; a certainty of style,
of workmanship, of correct
lit.
SPECIAL
Shoes and Hosiery
1204-06-08 Market St.
Men's Fine Quality
Overcoats for Immediate
Use and a Number of
Spring-weight Coats.
Jlee 1'rUe ltn.rl,ij
$45.00 $35.00
$35.00 $27.50
$30.00 $23.50
$28 y $25 $20.00
$20.00 $16.50
Mackinaw Coats, Men's,
Youths' and Boys' sizes at
an average reduction of 20.
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We Really
should not
reduce these
Clothes at all !
The Suits and Overcoats
we arc now selling
at reductions from
our low original prices
cannot be matched
next year
for anything like
the prices that are
now reduced!
But, wc planned this
Clearance Sale in the
regular way, so let the
band play on! We'll
have goods next year,
and we'll buy the wool
ens for them as reason
ably as it will be pos
sible to buy them but,
we can tell you right
now that we shall not
be able to give you at.
the old prices as good
fabrics in Suits and
Overcoats as there are
this minute in these
clothes! If the public
at large, appreciated the
fabricand woolen situa
tion as it actually is, we
should need the assist
ance of the Police De
partment to regulate
the throngs that would
besiege our doors to
get the clothes in this
Reduction Sale! The
likes of some of the
fabrics and patterns in
these wonderful Perry
stocks do not exist anywhere-
else than right
here today! It's a cer
tainty that many of
them will not again be
on sale anywhere until
a year after the war!
G Those are the facts.
The clothing trade'
knows it. Perry's tell
you about it; and the
only reason for advis
ing you to get in on this
Event Now is the de
sire for your future
good will by way of
appreciation !
$15 and $18 Suits
and Overcoats, now
$13.50 and $15
$20, $22.50 and $25
Suits and Overcoats, now
$18 and ?19
$30, $35, $38, $40
Suits and Overcoats
now
$25 to $34
45 to $60 Overcoats
of the most beautiful
fabrics woven, some of
which can't be dupli
c a t e d today at any
price, now at
Savings of $7, $10, $12 an
each Overcoat!
PERRY& CO.
"N. B, T."
16th & Chestnut Sts,
J, P, Buchanan & Co,
1719 Chestnuf Street
3034 West York St.
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