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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1917
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"SOCIETY DAY"
AT AUTO SHOW
Handsome Gowns of Women
Vie With Rich Colorings
of Cars ,
ALL TYPES IN BIG CROWD
Attendance Large and Music
Program Filled With Bril
liant Numbers
Today I" "S"'lly Day" nl ttio slxtnth
nnual nutotnnlillc show nt the Commercial
Museum. Tlilrty-fmirtli street below .Spruce.
Tho drslpnntlon of tills ilay irneil that,
after nil. there In something In a. name
jCo erpec'nl proRrnm iiia.l till 'lay much
like tlio others, except for the lilRitnrthan
Usual tronil which crammed the allien In
response to the name of the tiny nnil milled
luster anil cnthuslnsm to the cihlhltlan.
The hamlKome gmviis of pretty women
Tied with the prorco of colors, shades nml
hues Ky llauntcil by thn 11)17 motorcars
nit the ileroratUe Fchemp nf tho hall's In
terior The man w'tli the money enmo nnd
looked the new models of cars strnlRht In
the searchlight Kales nio expected to Incak
record before nlRhtfall
The niuMral programs for this afternoon
end tonlRlit were carefully selected. This
fternoon Knydei's Kxposltion Hand will
play. nmoiiB others, the famous ipiartet of
elections fioni (IrleR's "Peer C'.ynt," Verdi's
"March from Alda nnd popular and clns.
deal compisltlons from Hosslnl, Tate. IJeru,
Jacohl, Morgan nnd Laho. Tonight tho best
of the workh of Althouse, Lltolff, Verdi. Tltt,
I.uiglnl, Uoinberg nnd Wnldtcufel will be
played
Although today Is officially "society day,"
the members of thtfr "four million" were
present In as largo; numbers tin (If not
larger than) thoio of tho "four hundred."
AUi TYI'IW KQlALuV INTlMUWTni)
Tho diverse typos of persons who crowded
bout tho exhibits wero not only In them
seles Interested, but Illustrated what a unl
ersallty of appeal Is possessed by tho
motorcar
There uai hero tho New Jersey farmer,
who does not Know nnylhlng about auto
mobiles, but who Is going vto buy one,
by heck, because nlherwlso he'd bo too
low Thero was the small boy, who hnows
all about automobiles differential, stroke,,!
bore, radiator nnci oen mo uoior cuiiiuin.i
tlons of the license plhtes of tho various
States but uhoso prospects of buying are
light This ban nothing to do with his
Voluminous hopo nnd ultlmato nmbltlon,
however
There was tho pretty girl, vhoso gar
ments furnished prototypes of color for tho
blazing nnd ilcllcnto hues of tho cars on
exhibition. One of these today was at
tracted to a detched chassis of a touring
car a Hupmohllo It wns whero a demon
stration of tho Mlumlnated engine nnd other
working parts ra.i being given. Tho girl
eemed Interested. This Interested the dem
enstrator. GHUi LIKED THE COLORS
'There you seo tho wnolo works," ex
plained he. "There's the crank shaft,"
pointing to the revolving ntcclnnlsm through
tho glass-covered opening. "And hero aro
the valves. Hero's something that you will
not find on other cars."
He halted for tho effect.
"Tho valve lift Is only nlno thirty-seconds
of an Inch," said Impressively.
"Oh," replied tho miss. "I was Just
wondering If that pretty bluo II and all that
whlto and green and red enamel i;oea on tho
cars you really bell. I have never seen
such perfectly exqulsito colors."
Thero wero up-Staters, somo of whom ex
hibited storehouses of Information about
cars.
"What's tho dlffercnco between a six
cylinder car and a twelve-cylinder car?"
meekly nsked ono of these guntlemen, rp
preaching a demonstrator with a following
of other up-Staters at his heels,
"Moro power to tho twelve," replied tho
agent. '
"No slreo." snapped tho questioner
authoritatively "A four doesn't 1U11 ns
smooth as u six and a fclx doo3n't go as
mooth as a tweK'o. Hut thero ain't any
difference In power. It's tho same with
team power 1 know something about that
because I'm a railroader. If I could afford
It I'd buy n car off of you and I wouldn't
caro If It was a Blx or a twelve"
"What do you mean, ou can't afford
It?" retorted tho salesman. "Admanson
fixed It up for you fellows."
Tho only dbcordant noto at Iho show
today was furnished by two llttlo girls,
bundled up In red sweaters and toboggan
caps. Outside thty were, carrying scnipi
of wooden packing boxes away from the
hall. They used no nutumobilo to carry It
away. They had a sled.
PETROMORTIS DANGER
. LURKS WITHIN GARAGE
Incomplete Combustion of "Gas"
Forms Deadly CO Poison.
Ventilate Room
Pctromortia Warning
Issued bu U. S. Experts
"DUREAU OF MINES in Washlng--
ton issues warning nRninst netro
mortis, followirip; n series of tests.
An automobile ciiRine should not
bo run in n smnlt parage unless
door3 and windows .arc wide open.
Pctromortis comes without warn
ing nnd victim dies within very short
time unless aid arrives.
(5ns generated Is extremely dan
gerous bccntiso it combines with the
red coloring matter of the blood I
more readily than oxygen. I
I'ctromortK asphyxiation by gasoline
fumes coming from tho engine of a motor
car, constitutes it real danger to the motor
ist, according t" Dr. '. D. Knflold, wrltlne
In Horseless Ape
Death from this cause has occurred In
Philadelphia and other cities In sulllelent
number to become notleenble, as a class,
to the medical profession The danger Is
Insidious, as the victim does not reallzo
his peril, but gradually sinks Into a doze.
The cause of death ' carbon monoxide
poisoning, that chemical combination form
ing one of the chief constituent of Illu
minating gas. It Is formed when the chargo
of gasoline vapor Is not entirely exploded
as a result of poor carburetor adjustment,
weak explosions, oversupply of cnsoltuft
or other conditions that may come with
running tho motor In tho garage. A com
plete explosion forms carbon dioxide, not
danscrous.
"A little of this poison In the air you
breathe may never cnusc ou to loso the
use of your legs or your ears," says Doc
tor Knfleld. "Hut It will certainly make
ymi think a lit la slower and grow old
faster."
Ventilation of the garage and tho exer
cise of proper caro In running tho cnglno
Inside nre named as piecautlons against tho
deadly fumes.
THAW'S MOTHER SEEKS
ESCAPE FROM 'FRIENDS'
Leaves Hospital Whero Son Who Tried
to End Lifo Is Confined His Con
dition Not Alarming
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, mother of Harry
K. Thaw, has left St. Mary's Hospital and
has gono Into seclusion among friends In
this city. Uven the Thaw attorneys say
they do not know her present nddress. They
aid, however, that she probably would
return to tho hospital within a fow days.
Speculation was rifo nt the hospital us
to the cause of her departure. It Is
known that she hns been greatly worried
over her bon'a condition, which has failed
to Improve perceptibly slnco ha attempted
suicide.
It was said that Mrs. Thaw was an
noyed over tho number of messages, notes
and telephone calls received for her from
curious persons and that she decided she
needed a few days' rest.
Physicians have denied that.Thaw's con
dition Is alarming. The sama opinion was
expressed by Dr. Walther lliddlo, a closa
friend of tho Thaw family.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Joieph J Uugenmsn, 5302 Do Lancey St., and
Florence Pchwarzenbuch, IJultfmore, Jid.
Walter 1. Lainore, Ilultlmoru. Hi., ana XVII-
helmlna II Ochs, Baltimore, Mil.
Carl w Then. Easton. la.. and Alica W.
.Kinney. New VlllnKe, N. J.
Martin t' Droblle. 43-.! Kraus ave., and Justine
, W Henninver, 112a Jefferson st.
Ivan Solonczenko, 113 Wharton St., and Alblna
Sznador, m Wharton st.
Conrad II. Klotz. llazleton Pa., and Harriet
H. JlacColum. AudenrUd, Pa,
Harry Evans, 1332 Emery it., and Mary daw,
SHI t'rankford ave.
Alfredo Deflnls) 1510 Nawktrk St.. and Clella
Brunt. JSU3 B. 1Mb. at. ,
William Short, 6S57 Cemetery ve and liar
. rlttt Tailor, 114 W. Diamond t. . ,
louls Klnhorn, 247 N. UraU St., and Edith
Woerman, 432 Fltzwater st. '
Martin K.-Holm. 2219 Drill St., and Hilda T.
Olson, 20U W Johnson at.
Abe Lashner, 1628 8. Orkney at., and Eva Sll-
berman, J33H S. Tth at.
Elmer Diets. 2210 N Carlisle St.. and May M.
, Uurnard, 2103 N darnet st.
JJIadysliw Wlrsblckl, 2U4 N. Franklin St., and
Dorothy Koft, 204 N. Franklin st. , ,
Thomas Weir, Tacony, Pa., and Emma Klutn,
rM.ony, pa.
Albinmlua II. Mavrumatts. 231 S. Alder at.,
and Athlna T Dabakl. 321 S. Quince St.
Irrederick Ueast. Uethlehem, Pr.. and Maud
Hottlnser. eUthlehem. Pa.'
Jssiko Costyk. Milton, Pa., and llsltn Cow-
alsky. 2215 Summer at.
Thomas J, Morrison, 1414 K. S4th St., and'Mary
kit f-oooey. Drill Mawr, Pa.
Albert P, Hall, lulu McClellan St., and Eliza
, lth A. Porter, 2U31 Ssars st
Thomas Mllnlck. Ill Rosebery sV. and Lillian
., Bibnarli. 2312 8. Deulah st. , ,
i-mll l.iikur. 230H Maritsret St.. and Katlo
,?'estka. 233 Tucker t. M
Wilson, Uron. 1B42 N. 23d St., and Mary E.
Dtshislds. 1512 N. 23d St.
Mwl, iFcruteln, 720 Moor St., and Bessie,
-.Wester 720 MoOre St. r
FramUMk OraUiri. 114 Sable St., ahd Ms
' dakna Orabarz, 114 Sable st. , . ,
',wnl4 Murray. SOT Wlntoa St.. and An&Is
Wlkot 1i a. Lee at . .
rl. B Drown 1044 N lTth st . Miriam
n, JItsaraee S131 Wayno ave
OUu B MilUr 21) n Caomc st,. and Teres
Jictrt 228 N Camac st
Wfin VV Duugnorty 5U8 W Olford S . aJ
Ihnslloe N Clarr, SOU W ttatord t.
U'iu , t) Buroard i)M Fine st , and Doiotty
isrivtel. 233K Mildred St.
-i HAiima.a IT15 it. 11th st , and 8aral
- X8ia N stu ,t.
AUTO ECONOMIC AID
IN FOOD PRODUCTION
Every Horse Replaced by Car
Releases Five Acres for
Crops
ShmfM' every horse and imilo In tho
I'nlted States suddenly disappear, their
places beliiK taken by automobiles, tho
country would mako tho tremendous eco
nomlo Rain, It Is estlmnted, of 195,000
rrpiarc miles of totrltory that could ho
utilized In tho production of foodstuff.) for
consumption by human hclnRS.
This Krcat area would bo creator than
I'onnsyhnnla's mutlplled by four, and
creator than the combined areas of Pennsyl
vania. Maryland, N'ew Jersey, Delaware,
Virginia, WcRt VlrRlnla, New York nnd New
Hampshire', with Hhodo Island thrown In
for Rood measure It would yield annunlly
4.740,000,000 bushels of praln worth $2,000,
000.000 at tho farm.
An approximation of tho area released
by tho disappearance nf tho horso nnd inulo
Is obtained by assuming that tho average
horse or inulo require flvo ncres of ground
for tho production of his annual food and
for pasturage. Thero nro about 21,000,000
horses and 4,000,000 mules In this country.
Canoe Victim's Chums Accused
RHADIXa, Pn., Jan. 18. Solan Rhode.
Henry S. Knickerbocker and I'rnest J.
Poole, Jr., sons of lending citizens, were
arrested hero today on warrants Issued
by Mnglstrato High, charging thoin with
Involuntary manslaughter In having caused
tho death of Kdron II, Ilowers, a Itradlns
High School graduate and athlete, nnd son
of a prominent attorney, who was drowned
whllo shooting tho falls In a ennoo In tho
Schuylkill Itlvor hero on Thursday, August
25, 1915. Tho defendants entered ball In
the sum of $1000 each for a hearing before
the alderman.
POOR RICHARDITES
AT MERRY FEAST
Entertainment Filled With
Good Things, Including
Music and Speeches
IN THE NICK OF TIME
Poor lllchard clubmen nro taking tip
tho regular thread of life again toda,
though with occasional pauses for self
congratulation over their hnmiuct success
lnit night In the ballroom of tho Hcllovue.
Stratford.
It was a very happy ecnlmt with the
good thing to eat. a really crackerjack
and surprisingly original ciitrrtalnment
program, and enough but not loo much
specchmnklng. Thero wasn't a dull mo
ment from 6-S1 p in. when the buglers
announced the call to dinner, until long
after 11, when professional entertainers
ent tho Poor lllchardltes homo In a line
humor.
Manager J. Miller 1'r.ijslcr, of tho lintel,
said It was tho first banquet In Ills experi
ence as a hotel man that eAer stnrtcd on
time.
i:vi:ni.vo i.ntuinit s'eui'Hists
tine of the surprises of tho long nnd va
ried program was the distribution of nn
llVENisii I.RPnr.n i:trn. being n supple
ment devoted entirely to the Poor Hlchard
Mub, enfolding a final edition of tho ila's
pnper It camo r.irl In the course of the
eenlng, soon nfter tho diners had hnwi
Keated The score of iieusbojs rushed
around the tables shouting "Cxks-ivii
I.EDUKn Wlixlry '" Who'll av a I.ii:nih
l.Klmm exter?" All about Poor Ituhitd
Club'" and so on. There was a dull mo
ment of complete surprlsoi then Iho 658
diners realized that It wns a paper all
about thcmsolve'j, nnd they cheered and
applauded before reaching frnnctlcally to se
cure a copy, nfrald lest there wouldn't be
enough to go nround They all got "theirs,"
though, and many saw to It that they got
more than a single copy. It was a cry
popular edition nnd had a mighty complete
circulitlo.il In the district It colored
MISS McCHKLKY'R SON'OS
l-or the sake of thoso Poor Itlchnrd men
who were so anxious to know the Identity
of Ui.ii comely young woman who led them
so delightfully In song It Is stated here nnd
now that she Is Miss Kathryn MiKllnley.
of tho Philadelphia Operatic Soclctv. Miss
MeOinloy's name, through some oierslght,
failed to appear on the regular program,
and her success wns so pronounced that
everybody wanted to know who she wn.
nnd Ihete was no announcer to tell Miss
Mcillnley sang many of the old-time senti
mental ballads, and the hundreds on the
Moor Joined In. She enjoyed It quite ns
much ns they did.
The rrslng toast to the late Thomas Mar
ttnd.ile wns the Idea of Prrsldcnl Itowe
Slew art, and Its silent enthusiasm was
equaled a moment later In applause to
the reading of a telegrntn from Tom Daly,
who told how sorry he was that ho couldn't
be on hand. '-Head my name In a loud
otce." he wired.
MANY NOTAI1I.KS Plti:si;NT
At the speakers' tnblo were Howe Stewart,
nresidetit of the Poor Hlchard flub ; f'arl
I . Vrooman, Assltnnt Secretary of Agrl
Milium; Major Oeneral Hugh I. Scott. Chief
of Staff. I'tilted States Army, whoso mother
was a great-great-granddaughter of Krank
lln; ex-,oernor Hdwln H Stuart, Dr
S Solls-t'ohen, of the Kranklln Inn Club:
Dean Krnncls Chapman. Templo I'nlverslly
Law School, attorney for the Poor Pilchard
I'lub: ("Hv Statistician 11 .1 Cnttell, Cyrus
II K Curtis, ltobert II Durbhi. lleorge W.
IiuoIih. Colonel l.oulN J. Kolb, Captain Wil
liam It Mills. James Itoblnson, John Clark
Mium, W I'. Therlilldson and others
V&yjeitery Six $1465 aS
THIS big, roomy seven passen
ger Jeffery Six Touring Car
will impress you as rare value
at $1465. It is perfect in every detail
handsome streamline body
divided front seats.
Its 53 horsepower motor combines giant
power with marked economy.
Si::cs arc priced as follows: 7 Passenger Touring
Car, $1465; Roadster, $1435; 7 Passenger Sedan,
$1630; Sedan Combination, $1690. Fours; 7 Pas
senger Touring Car, $1095; 7 Passenger Sedan,
$1260; Sedan Combination, $1320.
Sec the JclTcry Six and the complete line of Jeffery
Motor Cars at the Automobile Show
Hurley & Earley, Inc.
S. E. Cor. Broad arid Race Sts, Philadelphia
Bell 'Phone, Walnut 700
THE NASH MOTORS COMPANY.
KENOSHA, WIS.
Maktrs 0 Jeffery Cars end Trucks Intludini the Jtfftry Quad
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Compare! Now-compare !
Today the motor wares of
the world are spread in
centered and splendid array
for your review and verdict.
A week of opportunity ! A
"world's fair" in'motor
dom ! And a chance to see
the new Twin -six under the
most auspicious circum
stances. If the superiority
of the Packard has never
been apparent to you, com
parison must make it so
now. An interesting artd
easy task ! At the great au
tomobile show you owe
it to yourself to compare.
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UBV. GEORGE W. JESTER
Field
Superintendent of Missionaries
Dies
After nn Illness of goveral monlhn from
nrlRht's disease, Itev. Oeorjro V. Jester,
secretary, treasurer and field superintend
ent of tho Hoard of Missionaries of the
ConKreKallonnl Methodist Conference of
New .terser, Pennsylvania, Delaware nnd
Maryland, died at his home, 42S South
Sixth street, Camden. Tuesday nlithf. lie
wda fifty-nine years old and Is survived by
a widow nnd four children. Ho was born
In Talbot County, Md , wns ordnlned Into
the Methodist Protestant ministry In 1891,
nnd served his first charge nt Falrmount
Church, Baltimore.
Doctor Jester then went to Mount Kcbo
M. I. Church, York, Pa., and later to Lake
t'omo. at RurlnR Lake, .V. J. Ho also
served nt Moorestown nnd resigned In 1901
because of 111 Jjenlth. In ifllf) In entered
tho Congregational Conference. He had
been In active charge of tho church a.
Mllmay, N. J.
Survey Hodman Appointed 1
Director Datesman, of the Department of
Tublle Works, today appointed Georjre M.
Taylor, 1003 Orthodox street, a rodman In
the Ilurenu of Surveys nt a salary of $800
a year.
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Continuing Our Inventory Sale of
Rugs, Carpets and Floor Coverings
Wierein the Values arc Unusual, the Variety Extraordinary
and the Savings of Interest to Every Home Lover
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INVENTORYING so tremendous
n stock of Rugs, Carpets nnd
other Floor Coverings as we
carry is so herculean n task
that we decided to simplify it by closing
out all patterns which cannot bo dupli
cated for the Spring season. There has
been a quick response to our Inventory
Sale and natural one, for even our lowcr-
than-the-average prices have been re
duced from 25 to 33H7o. The Sale in
cludes all kinds, sizes nnd grades of floor
coverings, standard goods from such re
nowned makers a3 Whittall, Bigelow,
Sanford, Smith, etc. Hero you will find
many charming nnd exclusive designs,
and we counsel the earliest possible
choice. You will be a welcome visitor.
$72 Royal Wilton Rugs, 9x12 $46.50
$55 Royal Wilton Rugs, 9x12 $39.75
$40 Wilton Velvet Rugs, 9x12 $28.50
$26 Best Tapestry Brussels Rugs, 9x12 $18.75
T..,.. niintntinnn rr.nrPRfi.nt but a rdrldoTil
netection from our long list of special values.
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zJUlli Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers j&Cffliy JJ WmII
llgtBlL MARKET ST. FERRY, CAMDEN, N. rp fHrr
"(sfeS Market Street Ferry Boats Land y:''' WMiSii
tliSipigS&. Opposite Store. yr''''J: lllfSw I
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Up to Its Name
Year by year Peerless has maintained its leading position
among the great cars of the world but now comes a
New Peerless, greater than ever before the price about
a half less; gasoline consumption a half less; tire mileage
doubled; a relevation in mechanical refinements; travel
luxuries never before known on wheels; new lines of
beauty everywhere; and eighty horsepower that affords
a reserve of power no road condition can measure.
Touring, 7 passengers ...... ,$1890
Roadster, 4 passengers 1890
Sporting Roadster, 2 passengers 2250
Sedan, 6 passengers ........ .$2750
Coupe, 4 passengers ........ 2700
Limousine, 7 passengers .... 3260
See the new models in BootJi 28,
main aisle, centre
Gimrd Automobile Company
2314-16-18 Chestnut Street
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