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EfVENlKG LItt)C4ER-PmLAl)iCLPHlA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1917.
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IKtiVl? WIRRS" SEE
SECOND WATERLOO
downfall of Napoleon Bona
parte Keny rorecust m
Chamber Election
iUBPHY OPENS ATTACK
Rid Guard in Commerce Board
Doomed Tomorrow, oj
Progressive
U Kellv, sccretnrv nf tho
. ..I.,. nH Sriitlirl n
ES?nd Nnpoleon who nought to rulo the
KST but who n oiU.1 meet hl Waterloo
A H
Murili In n.
Element IsRtte.l In behalf of tho t-ontri.r
Coti'trur-
tn.. rroernm i ommuiee in "
o
mf', i Hninlnnna
QU wro ., , ..-,.. .l,lfrnit Id lto in
I, trcnchM llRl.tinp for nvlietler ( immbor
ivmmrr Trie huclc' hi iuiiijii-jv r.
KiS M ,!,! to b, -,,re.. ,.- ,;
Klrttil that tlio "Id minni i "" " "
Mlcieu " .iu ,,r tltnlr lvo
Pinwhlrlvvlml stvlo tlio llvo vv Ires have
Iftmht to c oe IIH'ir ihiiiii.ukii " " .i...
IaIU . i ,.l In innrA tllllll Jniltl
rift Hllll IlPrP""' i'""' " -'- -
If their friend" nMtlcrnt thruiiRliout the
sn. nnnrnH were made liv letter mailed
fk.;...i... .mil Indnv Answers iilrendv
Kp being iscelved nrnl vote In favoi of
Kk "Progressives' nro fmld to hiivo been
Retired lUilBlliB h mn Inst minute Infoi
ktitlon tlio llo wires' n.iy that victory
iTlrtually is wllliln tbelr Rrnsp. mid Unit the
ln,t ruard Is prcparltiB for the lout
r No liitonnaiiun l1" ,,
Chamber of t ommerco hendmi irters nie
vi t- ., . n,ln null n fit llln
S. .! instn ed at the necinninK m
Rh "Insurrection evidently Is still In forec
, T1'U K ON KUM.Y
The latest iltnck launched today by Mr
llurphj read"
r "Venrs .ip Honaparto noimht to Lontrol
ih world He met his Waterloo and passed
'away Into exile
i lt would seem to mo that history Is
repeatliiR Itself and Hint another Napoleon
Bonaparte (N II Kellv Is about In meet
Ms Waterloo and in iv. perhaps, be sent
into exile It seems to mc moro than a
colnc'denee tint he has a "French" con
ceded vvlth hi i"
"The live wiles' and vthelr friends nro
In the trenches 'lhcy nio lighting for a
letter Chimin r of Commerce and a Kreater
Fhlladelplii i
"We look for success at the election lo-
f morrow I rom tiiiormaiion which mo toiii
mlttee has received, vvo.havo every reason
lobellcvo tint tlio 'old KU.ud' wRl be very
much surprised
J 'I have reail with feomo Intercut a state
ment In one of cstordn h pipers purport
ing to como from N It Kelly, In which he
States that firms holding moro than ono
membership In tho Chamber of Commerce
will bo permitted to vote thoo memberships
u a whole in other words, th.it ono ineiii
ker of the firm will bo nlilo to como to tho
election and cast the vote for tho vvholu
membership
votes nv proxy
'This Is directly contrary to tho Btnte-
ment contained at the head of tho official
ballot Issueil b the Chamber of Commerce
It read". VotliiB by proxy shall not bo
permitted It also In contrary to an
agreement which I have had oer tho tele
phone with Mr Kellv nbout one welt, ago
In this couversitlon he agreed that otlng
by proxj would not bo legal, and as a veri
fication of this ho ashed lleorgo Wentvvorth
Carr, an attorney, to talk with mo over the
telephone
J "Mr f'nrr outlined a Hfnillar situation.
where. In an orgnnlaztlou In which ho was
a member ho was compelled, after looking
up the law on tho subject, to render a de
cision against his friends to tho effect tint
voting by prov In an organization hlmllar
to the Chamber of Commerce was not legal
"As I had had legal ndv Ico on tho subject
(before, I, of course, agreed with Ml Carr
and presumed that the matter then was
settled "
Ffound slain and mutilated
Man With No Known Enemies Found
With Nose Cut Off
With his nose cut off and with stabs In
his face and chest. Joseph Vital, thirty
years old who lived nt tho rear of G10 Ful
ton street was found dead early today on
the street near Swanson and Lombard
streets The wounds vvcro probably mado
With a stiletto Xo motive for murder has
been discovered by detectives from tho
Third and De Lancey streets station
A watch and chain and JO BO 'In cash
found In the man's pockets eliminated the
robbery theory and Vltnls good name In the
neighborhood leaves tho police at a loss
to trace tho crlmo to personal enemies
vital was emnoied bv the PhlladelDhla
IKlectrlq Compaliv and had been In this
Country about six yeais
ills nrothcr and sister with whom he
Illjed, know of no enemies and they scout
Itho Idea of a Dlack Hand plot No hrulses
jwere found on the body to Indicate a
Pi niggle
r Barefoot I'armcr Hattles With Firo
'.WEST riinSTPn T.i .Inn 17 Clnil
OnlV in llinht Ptnllil.ii, ami In Ida l.iva tan
with the thermometer registering tvventj
e zero vvnile snow covered the ground
J, .P' knnni 1, farmaw nf I'nct Tl (..wl fn wl
township near here last night saved Ills
;hoine from destruction by fire caused by
in exploding oil stove
MJlaroIMi.BI
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5 Sc.s.oreEini:$ia.j f
XEVEBY SUNDAY
JCStl.l. SoglU ScS
N B. KELLY
Secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce, who h roughly handled in
a statement by A. S. Murphy.
NEW ATTACK LAUNCHED
ON ASSESSMENT LISTS
Registration Board Asks Gover
nor to Have Them Abolished,
Saving $110,000 Annually
. The Iloird of Iteglstrntton Commissioners
of Philadelphia In Its nnnuil report, sent
to (iovernor Itrimib.iugh today, recom
mends the nbolltlon of the assessors' lists
III this clt and 1 more simplified election
hMpiii
Iho board asks that the Legislature mod
ify the present laws to throw tho work now
done bv tho assessors to tho division regls
tnrs If tho recommendation Is adopted
tho voters will be required to appear only
bofore-lhe reglslrais on registration day and
not before the assessors to have their names
placed 011 the oting lists
'i lip (halnge would mean an annual sav-i
Ing of $110 una tho repoit's.ijs There Is
1111 assessor for each of the 1311 election
divisions In the rltv and each assessor le
celves appioxiiu itely $35 annually
The commissioners praise the work of the
registrars Tho report points out that of
tho 0211 registrars who sat, at tho list
election, 33'JL" hnd been reappointed The)
handled tho laigest registration in tho his
tory of tho cltj, 305,581, and only seventj
elght appeals were mado from their de
cisions Of these, tho report continues,
fifteen wero dismissed
Tho recommendation from the report
the board mado one i.ir ago, that the as
sessors bo abolished Is icprlnted and re
ferring to It this vear's report sajs.
"Wb have estimated that there would
bo an nctual financial sivlng to tho city of
JtlO.OOO and 11 ei great saving In con
venience to the electors It Is our belief
founded on long expel lence In election mat
ters, that tho coiitlnu.uiCD of theso as
sessors' lists is .1 source of confusion and
wo therefore reiterate our recommendation
of previous jiars to tlio enec that the
Legislature should enact a law abolishing
tho assessors' lists"
Tho division registrars, according to the
report are divided nmong political parties
us follows Itepubllcan, 2C2.1; Democrats,
1821, Washington part, 77S; Keystone,
13, Socialist. 1
Broker Held for Defrauding Woman
TtCADINQ, Pa , .Tan 17 John A Sping
ler, well-known Heading broker, vvns ar
rested hero today on a warrant Issued by
Magistrate Pumn, charging him with em
bezzlement of $G00 belonging to Miss lanlly
Turner, of this cit Miss Turner alleges
that she gave the defendant $550 to Invest
for her and that sho mado $83.', ih.ir of
commissions on her investment Sho de
clares that hpangler gnve her only J-T,J and
kept tho rest
Meet and Eat at the
Restaurants
Grand Banquet Coffee, 5s Cup
1232 Market St. 929 Market St.
1221 Chestnut St.
734 Market St,
-Ready Money
Unucu oiaies juoan auciuiy
117 North Broad St.
lit s. stb. st.
ZEIS Germsntown ' a
Tl .... MilKnm
tuc c ..... -.
.1 L. c.;nA unr nnH
with rnore mileage per charge, is still the lightest
electric ever produced. Last season's Milburn was
unapproached in success by any other make. This
season we are doubling our capacity.
Send for our list of taisfied owners
Milburn Electric
Car Co. of Philadelphia
1926-28-30 Arch Street
SEE OUR CARS AT THE AUTOMOBILE SHOW
TRY TO SAVE WRECKAGE
IN PENSION LIFE CASE
Subsidiary Society's Policyhold
ers Hold Stormy Session to
Solve Finance Issue
riTTtlM'llOH inn 17 An arrnv of
legil talent nnd 110 pollev holders of the
Pension Mutual Life HoolcH waged a verbnl
war bordering on phvsicitl encounters for
nearlv four hours III the society's, bend
uniitec 1101 Fifth avenue '1 he had gath
ered tn adopt some pHli or method bv
vvlih It Hie urgitilz.Ulou might be extrl
1 ited fioiii Us financial difficulties.
Ihl presmt predicament of the socletv
Mini h Is a roinblii.itlon nf the American
I ire (mil Annul!) Socletv and tho Order of
I nliv Is due to the" lltlgitlon nbout three
uiniiiiis HRo Kimernltig the Pension Mutual
llfi Iiisiii.iiiip Coinpinv. which ncted us
u- iiusipe The Pension Mutual Companv s
nii me now In tlie etistodv uf the State
KiinkiiiK ' ommlssloner who Is trjlng to
in 1 inKle nnd liquid. He thelll
In idilltinn to the JOO pollcv holders
nresent in prison iipptoxlnultelv IllOO wele
Piesenieil bv proxv The ipi.urel, whlih
ln-itin 10 iniiiilfest Itself timiieillatelv ill the
in iig of the meeting, had Its Itu-lpleiiov
m no tin lion to tilt' power ixeielsed lit
it. ml ning Iv one man t! II Nicholson
u 11 1. nf t lie 708 Dluxles wlilch he held
V Iiim gatlii led here fioin all over the
iir we hive traveled fnitii 50 to L'no
inilis in lie pri'ient, and wliv should we
pi milt one man to dominate this meeting
mil hive the power to decide what should
bo dune shouted 11 pulU'j holder from 11
ftii-nff turner nt the big nsembl room
At this Jiiiirturo It vvns aunoiincid that
Charles II Frltch of Pittsburgh, also was
the holder of iiuiiiv proxies
Well then let Mr Nicholson nnd Mr
I'rlli h stnv hern and scttlo the matter
themselves, well go home," lndlgn inllv
irled another pnllcj holder
After two hours of vvra'ngllng between
ntloruev 1 stockholders and holders of
proxies 11 commltteo of four was elected to
ascertain from the pollcv holders what pi in
of adjustment tin v advocate
Iho following commltteo was named S
It Nicholson and duties II Frltch, of
Pittsburgh, W A Nicholson of Kltt.111
iilng, and Or I U Kahle, of Knox. Pa
The tommltteo Ins met to map out n plan
of work and proiedure Thej will report
bark to tho polic holders at a sptii.il
meeting
NOTE LEADS TO SUICIDE
Boy Finds Philndelphian'tf Body Aftet
Heading Winning on Door
MII.LVILLn N r.Jan 17 When Owen
Smith a sou of a farmet on Malaga turn
pike, a mile north of Mlllville went to the
home of a neighbor bo found pinned on
the door a note which lead, 'Look In
the cellar ' doing there ho discovered the
bodv of Willi 1111 Itobinsnu hanging b a
lope tied to a rafter Tim mm had left
a note saving he was tired of life
Robinson's homo wns In- Philadclphli
and ho hid been visiting relatives, who
wero nbent from home when ho killed
himself The Coruncr give a verdict of ul
c'de. Shirts
" 3 for s4
P T WISE SAYS
It elves ms creat nleasure to
peak In behalf of the celebrated
Undsraown Bhlrti, 81.50 each, or 3
for $4 00. attached or detached cuffs
A. R. Underdowns Sons
Hubber (Joodi nnd Mm' FitrnUhlnit
202-204 Market St.
Eitabllhea Blnos in.in
Yellow
Carbon Copy Sheets
fiOO . .41
moo
noon . 1 3
Sj x 11 ntnmlanl woislit ami unJ
Job lot but regular goodi pur t honed
Not
ilKht
Up
alr hao n full aupplv of nconil
i Carbon pair tlllnir folltrs index
pit nt reamiiable rattn
sl'I.C'lAl. Tnerltrr ( arhun
lurdtt
imprr. H'O x ll ur Ki 1 1, St Ul
hux of 100 HhrrtH
rrlnttnff douo on jreml8H W iol work
reuooiidbls prices anil t Job dmin when
promi"l f Hfvrr dUuppolnt
LOUIS FINK & SONS
Printers, Stationers, Engravers
56 North 7th Street (Firt Floor)
V MEN'S TAILORS (
Cor. 3th and Sansom
$32.50 and $30 Suitings
Overcoating to order. . ,
$25
Purine our Seml-Annunl (Irurunir sain
ire off" the creutrat lullurlnc lulur
Special, FULL SILK LINED DRESS
SUIT, tailored to YOUR CfcCfi
MEASURE....' iPOU
Litrtit Electric, al-
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mnre nntVerlltl.
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FAUM1NGTON SOCIETY JIEETS
Miss Louise Wlckhnm, of New York,
Horior Guest Here
Miss Louise Wlckhnln " Ir , president of
the t'armltigton Lodge Roclet, of New
ork was the guest of honor today nt the
annual luncheon uf the b'arinlngton Soclelv
of Phlidelphla nt the Acorn Club
In an Interesting address Miss Wlckham
told of the recent work of the t'nrmlngton
l-mlgo and submitted the annual report
.Mrs Charles It LuJIngton presided The
luiubeoli committee included Mrs Arthur
Kewall Mrs I.ouls l.riitn.vne, Mls VlrglnK
LI)tlncolt. Mis Isaac W ltobert". Jr, and
Mrs llownrd Uulchei, ,Ir
About flttv inembeis nttended The tocal
nrgnnlratloii has a tiicmbeishlp nf 12G
wens his winvs nuhsi:
lUlitl Illness of Spouse Lends to New
Komnncc'for Millionnirc
CIIICACH) .Inn 17 .fov Morton, multi
millionaire prisldeut of a stlt cotupitil,
and Miss Margaret ilrev fonncr nurse nnd
1 iiinpinlou to Mr Mortons tlrst wife, who
died eighteen mouths ago, wele married
here
Mr Morton Is a brother nt Paul Mor
ion secrelarv of the Navy In President
ltooevells first Cabinet
mm
Hrll op cnll for our ntw nmi
Interesting llooklt-'"Lookino
tntn our Oun Kite'
A Series of
Eye Talks &
Our Nrtt Talk Tun., Jnn 2T
By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr.
Ili:m. n ft form of vrt
trmibl profpmlonnlly
known by lh formltU
bin tltln nf Phhrtnu
btr Ophtbnlntln that
1m mo it rotnmou tn
1 hlldrrri w Imiiw diotn
11 nd bitbitn hta unrekU
litM iml whom dUffltlonH ro
burl
It In Kftirralh tlrst Indlmti'd by
a rlmpl wblch tlrnt nt pi-urn
tthrr 1111 tho whlto or ttw b'mih
pitrt of tht o"
Thin In 1 ut onn of tlit ttiHUi
pr trniiblfH thut hi tbelr l
ttlnnltiL In nthr pnrtn of thn
I o Iv nnd Morten tn nhnn wh
thnup who t rrm rlbn relief nhould
b dipibb from both tho optlcnl
and h mdl al Mtandpolnt
rhn (UiillNt li tho nnlj onn ho
tiuallt1rd
Whenoxer 3ou hm ouo to be
It Mri that our ren neil ntten
t on onult an Ocullnt
I hen In the event trgit Blnneii
are netPHitarj have tho preerrln
(Inn tiled b a lapuhto Optician
Predftlptlon Optician
G, 8 & 10 South 15th St,
We Do XOT Kxamtn Eu.
ThU 'Talk from a copyrlfht
All rikrun reaervett
m
l)n VurlniHd rlnn, I re tllrtm.
WettU Anklm Hunllrn lens muko
lifo iiilairnl ! I'ln r la a tnoaaii)
of lo for ou la the
Corliss Laced Stocking
A srlpntlfit (itippiirt nnd leic treat
men! that Klvrs Itniniillnte com
fort anil nuro help No elastic to
lilnil ailjuats to ever) romlttlon
Hllltout rubbfr ijiunclcrs as
raallv na u tottfl Keep ahape
weiira fur inontliH MuOe to ynitr
IllPliaurH Jlfi., each or two for
mm. lei: SIOU. Call and ho
ntfaaured fref. or write for aelf
m uaurfmont blank No tu
Wo nlao mile nlidontinat belts
(noil elustli I In order
Hours u tn 0 dally. 0 to t Sit
Pcnna. Corliss LlrabSpccUlly Co.
1311 n II llllirrt St.. I'lillu , l'a
Milte IOI Hi ll phone. Walnut Vat
S Soldering Furnaces
P anil Appjinnces
SI SI) Kit: l ITXIOCUF
L. 1). BerRcr Co., ."i9 N. 2d St.
Bell Market ait ii'inlonr Main 1)00
This ib the
.is r.n jL
tire.it value,
arUiiig from
tissue ami v
Prescribed by
physicians in;
lirltrtit Disease
Arterlo-Solerosls
D spepsla
Diabetes
Dropsy
Calculu "
Cystitui
Gout
Hheumatlsm
Stomach,
Kidney
and Uladder
Troubles
a:
TJ:
? Lrle
iHlHIIi
Legr
mmim(fmKjmm2r-
UMsist . 'mm&mF . .
srasaa r ?e5SsHi5cHSKs!ftw.
iWI Mill,-TOTgTt. , fiTOr.TH.ati.
'f, 1 1
mm iii1
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Wealthy Shore Woman Dies
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan IT Mrs. t:iw
beth A Itnrslow, widow of Joseph liarslow,
who organlred Hie Atlantic Cltv Oas Com
piny nnd said to be the owner of moro resl
estate than nnv oilier woman In the rltv, Is
dead, aged eighty jenrs
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Chestnut Juniper South Penn Square
Diamond
Bracelets
PURE
FRESH PAINT
Believe Me
aalaailllliaiiaBa.a.aaaal H CUT Jt
Golden Brown
Buckvneat Cakes
in a .iifTy and with the true buckwheat
flavor when Ackers Ilj'geia Self Raising
Buckwheat is used.
Serve them tomorrow morning
and you'll please the family.
Large package 23c.
Sweet llrbir Sminr
Sweet Itrlar Senipple
Prepared Muali ... .
lkrepnred llomlny . ,
Phone to lc.os He 'ms Your Door
Anrl Don't Forget That
Delicious 30c AclcerfrencnbreaKTast
Finley Acker Co.
Cticstnut at Twelfth - Market at Twelfth
Eighth above Arch
.s
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Tmr. -.
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More Philadelphians die
from Bright's disease than
tuberculosis
record of ital statistics for 106. Brtgbt'h
,ir iiikiilmiu 1t1n.11 tubcrculoMb. bccauhC
I onlv a physician or analytical chemist can detect
1 : " ,. 1. : f nnt n linn .inn hcfiirD
us cany fiuK"- v ,a v l" '
is aware of its presence.
i Mountain Valley Water is a "eo8"f?re,''!,
not only in it"BiH -".-.
the accumulation of waste tn blood
tal organs
oontaio Va!ley
W
Iiossescs meduinal properties not touml in any "ther
water bottled and marketed in this iountr, according
to anal sis. which maj be had on request The water
of Mountain Valle bpnug. which wells up pure as
crjstal in the Ozark Mountains m Arkansas, contains
certain mineral salts which make it pcculiarl adapted
as a diuretic, solvent and eJiminant. It is of great
therapeutic value, as is proven by the testimony oi
many leading peop'c of tins city
Pure, tasteless, and delicious as a tab'e water
Ask your physician about Mountain Valley Water
Call and Sample It Free
718 Chestnut St. Phone, Walnut 3407
Disputes Disrupt Trade Chamber
t'HK A'lO Jnn 15 Tho AmrlcaM-Nor-weglan
(,'lnmber of Commerce, nn Inter
national trade-promotion orgnnlmtlon
formed In August 1916, was dissolved here.
Disputes among members over questions of
business policy was given ns the cause
of the organisation s disruption
The Decorations,
Color Schemes etc.,
for the Philadelphia
Automobile Show, we
arc pardonably proud
to say, were executed
by
PASNTER
US.l6thSt.,Tcc
lb. -80 lY. I nnry Pure Honey, Itut, ?o
11, h ijin 11 fl Mnpl Svrup.
' 7 31c. flOc, 01e. !,70
Can ICo Knitllili Mil 111 rn .Dot. 20e
Inn 10a ( rilllert lloz, "Oc nnd -Mo
l-
'.V
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'ri--T' -K
" & .i-
- J5 ,rw-. "
ZT?LZ - . ' ' ?
it in
one
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vessels,
To-
1 "-T.
EMi tax m''-,
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This is the
, Overcoat
Event of
the Season!
For a
Limited Period
Perry's Finest a?
Overcoats
at Reduced
Prices! .
$15 and $50 Coals
This Sale
$35 and $39
$40 Coats
77? Sale
$31
$30 and $35 Coats
This Sale
$23 and $26
$25 Coats
This Sale
18 and
$22.50 Coats
This Sale
$16.75
$20 Coats.
This Sale
$15.50
J Focus your attention
a moment on this fact
Wc are the only store
in Philadelphia that has
Overcoats of some of
these fabric s and
they're the richest
woven! So that
I If you have that fif ty
dollar taste, but a
thirty-n. i n e dollar
pocketbook, now's your
time to satisfy them
both! And NOW
means TODAY for
many of them! These
Coats are snapped up
quick as lightning!
When they're gone
goodbye! Get busy!
Sale for Limited Period
Only!
PERRY & CO,
"N. B.TV'
ICth & Chestnut Sfs.
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