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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPniA, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1917
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MISS ALEXANDER DEAD;
AUTHOR AND ARTIST
American Woman Eminent in
Italian Literature and Friend
, of Ruskin
News of the death of Miss Kranccsca
Qrny AlPTnmler, nn eminent American
Itntlnn nilthor, of Florence, Italy, was re
ceived today by her cousin, William Gray
ilroolci, 2B7 Sotith Twcnty-llrst street. She
died January 22, nt tho nco ot more than
eighty yearn.
Mlsa Alexander, whoso literary nnd arlh
tic production) won nrnlso from the Brent
rrltli' John IlusUIn, was horn In Hoaton, tho
dnttBhter of Frnnrls Aloxander, tho famoui
palnjcr. Her Brent-grandfather was Wil
liam dray, of lloston, an American mer
chant prince of his tlmo. Her mother was
Lucia Uruy Suott Alexander, who from her
lnrgo estate established a fund for tho
support of forty reduced noblo families of
Italy
After upending pnrt of her childhood In
lloston nnd Philadelphia, Mis1) Alexander
pwent to Itnly, whero she lived slxty-Ilve
years until her death. Sho was tho author
of "SVajsldo Hongs ot Tuscany," "II I,lliro
d'Oio," "Tho Story ot Santa Zlta" nnd tho
pathetic story "Ida " Sho translated sev
eral volumes of Italian folk-songs, Illus
trating them with her own pen-and-ink
sketches llusMn wroto Introductions to
her works.
Miss Alexander left nn estato valued at
8ocral million dollars. Her salon nt Flor
ence; wna a plnco of assembly fort prom
inent literary men nnd women nnd Italian
nobility.
GIRL ENDS HER LIFE
AFTER LOVE QUARREL
17-Year-Old Cashier Shoots Her
self Following Meeting
With Youth
WOMEN'S HAT VALUES -TO
BE STATED IN EGGS
Visca, From Which Brni(l,Is Made, to
Do Traded for Hon
Fruit
CHICAGO, Jan. 2D How many eggs
will milady's new spring hat cost? AJ
though eggs aro not legal tender, millinery
prlros actually will bo bated on wir-tlmo
egg value?, nccordlng to W. C. Schmlogol,
who has just returned fiom a trip nbroad.
"Vlsia braid will bo used for expensive
huts as well ns thoso of medium price,"
ho fatd today. "VIsc.i Is mado successfully
only In Geimany. Tho raw material la be
ing sent to Switzerland In echango for
ggs and butter ho thn prlco of millinery
may bo computed In eggs."
PIANO MAKATHON PLANNED
Baltimoro Man Challenges Champion
to Long-Distance Contest
Arrangements aro being mado for a long
dlstnnco piano-playing contest for tho
championship of tho United Slates between
"Larry" Huntington, of Philadelphia, pres
ent holder ot tho title, nnd Catnlllo Baucla,
of Baltimore. It Is planned tn s,tngo tho
marathon cither nt tho Academy of Musla
In this city or In JIndlson Square Garden.
New York. SldO bets probably will bo mado
for either $500 or $1000 a hide.
Baucla, tho challenger, Is expected In this
city lato this nfternoon to discuss details
of tho inntch. Ho has n record of fifty-ono
hours. Huntington's lecord Is sixty-flvo
hours fourteen minutes of continuous playing-
Baltimore Man's Son Killed at Front
BALTIMOlti:. Jnn. 20. H. C Wingnto,
a member of ho police force hero, has been
notified (by tho British Embassy that his
son, Frederick II. Wlngate, bervlng with tho
Twelfth Canadian Mounted nines in Franco,
has been reported killed.
Police Court Chronicle
Friendship Is nil right if it ibn't mled
with too much liquid.
Thomas Gallagher, of Bristol, can attest
to this. Tom formerly lled in Itlclunond.
Ho ictiiriicd there to greet his old friends
and tell them about his prosperity ns a
farmer. Gallagher had no sooner struck
tho neighborhood of Front and Clearfield
streets than ho was surrounded by many
of hispid clonics.
Somehow or other Tom couldn't explain
It ho found himself leaning frequently
against mahogany bars nnd staring at
what ho thought was himsolf in a big mir
ror. This period ot happiness lasted for
several hours. Then Gallagher realized that
ho was Blttlnii In tho middle of a car
track; also that his friends and his money
wcro gone. A policeman piloted him to tho
Bclgrado and Clearfield streets station.
Thero Gallagher enmo faco to faco with
Wnglstrato Doltz.
"It's too bad," tho Judso declared, "that
you cannot return and meet your frlend3
without getting diunk and spending all
your money. You can seo that it doesn't
pay. Your friends and your money havo
gone."
"Yes, I guess there's nothing to it," said
Tom
"Whero will you go If I dlscharga you?"
asked tho Judga. '
"Straight to Bristol," replied the prls.
onor, with an air of determination.
"Go!" said tho Judge.
Half an hour nftor seventeen-year-old
Lenora Miller bid seventeen-year-old Miller
Nccger good night sho shot herself In tho
left breast w'th her brother's revolver nt
her homo, GS10 lilngsesslng avenue, dying
early today at tho University Hospital with
out regaining consciousness. It was a lov
ers' quarrel.
Tho girl nttended a Christian Endeavor
Society meeting at tho Woodland Avenue
United Presbyterian Church last night with
young Is'ctger, who lives nt 0G0G Woodland
nvenue On tho way homo, nccordlng to
N'ceger's story, they quarreled, and at her
door tho girl returned a ring which ho had
given her to wear.
Half an hour mter tho Milter family was
startled by tho report of a revolver. Tho
police of tho Sixty-fifth street and Wood
land avenuo station wcro summoned nnd
tho girl wns hurried to tho hospital. Sho
died without mnklng n statement to De
tectives Prlnz .nnd Qulglcy, who were put
on tho case. Miss Miller was a depart
ment storo cashier.
Imaginary parties nnd Imaginary admir
ers, which tho girl Invented to arouse
Neeger's Jealousy and retain his affections,
aro believed to have been responslbto for
tho quarrel that ended In tho shooting
"I cannot believe that my daughter shot
herself Intentionally, said Mrs. Margaret
Miller, tho girl's mother. "Sho always was
full of life. Sho must hao picked up tho
revolver Impulsively without a real Inten
tion to kill herself. They had quarreled
before, nnd I bco no rcnBou why this dis
agreement should havo been more serious
than the others."
N'eeger, who Is a Pennsylvania Railroad
clork, wns questioned by City Hall do
tcctUcs today.
SHOOTS FOR REFLECTION
UPON WIFE'S LOYALTY
MEN SUFFRAGE WORKERS
WON'T DO PICKET DUTY
Sextet Offered by Ryerson W. Jen
nings Reply "Nothing Doing"
to Proposition
If Ityorion W. Jennings desires to hit the
dit3ty uffrago trail for tho White House
and picket duty, he'll go It nlono without
tho sextet of suffragists ho expected
In a letter to tho Congressional Union,
tho organization conducting tho task of
fencing President Wilson In tho White
Houso with a thatch of feminine pickets,
tho noted restaurateur said that not only
would ho himself stand Bentlnet with a
banner on Pennsylvania avenuo. but he
could vouch for s'x colleagues In tho Penn
sylvania Men's I.cngtlo for Woman Suf
frage who would do likewise.
Tho unanimous nnd chorused reply from
Avenges Sicilian Insult by Riddling
Slanderer With Bullets
P1TTSTON-. Ta., Jan. 20. When Augus
tlno Schandro, nged thlrty-threo, of
Hughostown, raised two fingers ot his right
hand to express tho Sicilian symbol of tho
Insult. "Your wifo is unfaithful," Angolo
Corfeno hastened to nvengo tho Insult by
shooting Schandro through tho heart. Tho
shooting occurred Inst night on Pnrsonngs
street, Hughestown
Dozoii3 witnessed tho tragedy. Chief of
Pollco .Too Tavlgllono was standing 150 foot
awny and saw tho first shot fired. By tho
tlmo ho had reached tho sceno. pounced
upon tho slayer nnd snatched away tho re
oler, throo other shots had been fired,
polnthlank, Into tho victim's body, killing
him Instantly. Corfeno offored no resistance.
Ho has a wife and flvo children.
, You can get butter
insurance just as
well as health in
surance, and many
times they both
mean tho samo
thing.
Tho few extra pen
nies you pay for
MERIDALE
BUTTER
are really paid for
butter insurance.
You nrc guaran
teed a full pound
of pure, fresh but
ter, mado from
pasteurized cream
atourownsanitary
creamery.
No hand touches this
"uncommonly good but
ter" cither in tho mak
ing or in its quick trip to
your table.
AYER & McKINNEY
raSic? ri.lladelpl.ia
Dell Phone, Market 3741
Keystone Phone, Main 1783
look for tlie"Mcrlfotl"
Krappcralr-ttcht, dust-and
odor-proof at your croccrs.
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tho sextet, reduced to plain language,
wns "nothing- doing," Herbert Mllllken, one
of tho sextet, went further than his col
leagues, Herbert Welsh, Wllmer Atkinson,
Uenry Justice, Frank Stephens nnd Carl H.
Grammer. nnd denounced Ityerson W. for
saying that President Wilson had treated
suffrage In "weasel words" "Colonel rtooso
elt Is a master of the word 'but' and Mr.
Jennings Is nn admirer of tho Colonel I
do not think President Wilson could bo
compared with the Colonel In tho Use of such
weasel weirds as 'hut.' " "aid Mr. Mllllken.
So It Is that Ityerson W. Jennings would
have a bodyguard of six men to aid him In
picketing tho Whlto House, whenco come
tlm "weasel words," but
WHISKY NEARLY KILLS BABY
Two-Year-Old Girl Finds Bottle in Gup
board A two-year-old girl Is recovering In St.
Agnes Hospital nfter swallowing n. quantity
of whisky. She Is Winifred Conley, of 1829
Slgel street. The llltto girl wns taken to
tho hospital In nn unconscious condition
and for a time tho physicians feared she
would die
Mrs, Annie Conley, thirty-seven years old,
tho mother, was nrrested, but was relensed
after she had testified that Winifred, nftor
n birthday party, had been found uncon
scious on the floor. It Is believed the little
girl obtained tho whisky from a cupboard.
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The Stores of Famous Shoes.
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ANNOUNCE
theIr
Semi-Annual
Shoe Clearance
Beginning Today, Jan. 29
Featuring very xcoptional I
bargains in shoes for men, I
women and children. In
view of the ever-advancing I
leather market, tho salo'
this season is particularly I
important. '
1230 MARKET STREET
(Shoca&Stockinra for the Family)
19 SOUTH 11TH STREET
(A Quick Service Men's Shop)
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way
is easy
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ear your s
tkinwitK
.Resinol Soap
Bathe your face for several min
utes with Rcsinol Soap and warm
water, working tho creamy 'lather
into tho skin gently with tho finger
tips. Then wash off with moro
Rcsinol Soap and warm water, fin
ishing with a dash of clear coid
water to close tho potcs.
Do this once or twice a day, and
you will bo astonished how quickly
the healing, antiseptic Rcsinol medi
cation soothes and cleanses the pores,
lessens tho tendency, to pimples, and
leaves tho complexion clear, fresh
nnd velvety. If tho skin is in bad
condition through neglect or im
proper treatment, apply a littlo
Rcsinol Ointment nnd let it remain
on ten minutes before tho final wash
ing with Rcsinol Soap.
Keslnol Sosp contains no harsh. In
jurious alkali, and Is not artificially col
ored. Its rich brown being entirely duo
to the Itpslnot balsams In It Sold by
nil diugglsts nnd dealers In toilet goods.
Phyiicians have prescribed Rcsinol
Ointment for over twenty years in the
treatmentof skin and scalf affections
PMLADEtPHIA,
Special
Sale'
The disposal of
odd pieces at ex
lieme)y kwprices
The Inise
flat Heooe built
FOUNDED IN 1S65 ADOPTED ONE-PRICE SYSTEM IN 1S81
C. J. Heppe & Son 1 117-1119 Chestnut Street 6th and Thompson Streets
SPECIAL
Unusual Values
in Used Pianos
Largest Assortment
in years
We have over 100
used pianos now on
sale. Every one of
these instruments has
been thoroughly over
hauled and put in first
class condition. These
pianos are guaranteed'
and exchangeable at
full value any time
within one year for a
Heppe three t sounding-board
piano or
one of the genuine
Pianolas.
Prices on use d
pianos range from 50
up.
Terms cash or
charge account, or
rental-payment plan.
New Pianos
No tone like
the Heppe tone
Heppe pianos every
day prove their supe
riority over other up
right pianos. The
three-sounding -board
patent gives to Heppe
pianos that tone
which m a k e s the
grand piano the in
strument most prefer
red for concerts. In
sounding-board con
struction the Heppe
stands alone.
- HEPPE PIANOS
Heppe $365 up
Marcellus ,,. 325
Edouard Jules 315
Francesca . . . 275 up
The erenuine
will teach your children good music
The Pianola actually teaches.
Its teaching is simple; so simple that children
can easily understand it. The Mctroslyle device
actually gives you the composer's expression. His
melody and accents arc played by the Themodist.
Every interpretation of the composer is possible on
the Pianola,
Many world-prominent music teachers are using
the Pianola in the education of their pupils, and
even their own children. Hundreds of schools, uni
versities and conservatories are using these Aeolian
made instruments in connection with their instruc
tion. To hear the Pianola is to know why these
great authorities choose it above all others.
The Pianola may be secured in Philadelphia at
a price no greater than that asked for "imitations."
The Aeolian Family
of the player-piano world
is on sale at Heppe's and includes
Steinway Pianola $1250
Weber Pianola $1000
Wheelock Pianola , $750
Stroud Pianola., $600
Francesca-JIeppe Player
Pianos $450
Aeolian Player-Pianos.., $395
Write for catalogues
Bronzes Leather
Lamps Porcelains
Furniture Novelties
Objects ofArt
Three Monday January twenty-ninth
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OUR 36th ANNIVERSAR
TEA and COFFEE SALE
Today, tomorrow and Wednesday we will continue Our Great Anni
versary Tea and Coffee Sale. Pleasant memories will remain with those
who have taken advantage of it. Yes, this event will be remembered by
thousands of thrifty housekeepers, who appreciate the exceptional values
of our Teas and Coffees and have learned that it pays to buy Tea & Coffee
"WHERE QUALITY COUNTS"
c
lb.
45c GOLD SEAL TEA It 39
23c Vz lb. Pkg., 20c 12c 4 lb. Pkg., 10c
Every lover of good Tea should buy "Gold Seal" at Our Stores, and
now. It is carefully selected from the finest Teas grown, has the quality
and flavor of Tea usually sold in many stores at 80c to $1 the pound. You
should buy "Gold Seal" Tea now, because at our Anniversary Sale Price
it is out-of-the-ordinary value. We have your favorite kind Black,
Mixed 'or Assam.
29c KAMELIATEA25clb.
15c V2 lb. Pkg., 13c 8c V4 lb. Pk-., 7c
Our Kamelia is a Tea of remarkably good flavor and quality at a very
low price. If you have not already tried Kamelia Tea, we advise you to
do so while this special price lasts. You can have your choice of Black,
Mixed or a very fragrant Old Country Assam.
30
C K. Sc U. tSEJl
BLEND
COFFEE S.27
.lb.
If your Coffee taste is critical, try our E. & C. Best Blend. It com
prises the highest grade Coffees grown, and pleases the most particular
people whose taste is most exacting. It is exceptional value at its regular
price, 30c, and a big bargain at this special anniversary price, 27c the pound.
20cKSD COFFEE It
lb.
Robford Blend is a Coffee of excellent quality and flavor. It is the
most popular 20c Coffee sold in this city, and has won its reputation
strictly on its merits. If you have not already tried it, now is your oppor
tunity at this special price.
Whether it is Tea, Coffee, Butter, Eggs, Canned Goods, Dried Fruits.
Cereals or anything in the grocery line, it will pay you to come to any of
jur oiurcs iuc cvciymifig jruu i&jui.v.
Robinson & Crawford
The Stores Where Quality Counts Throughout the City and Suburbs
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The Evening Ledger will pay
$100 in gold for the best criti
cisms of its women's pages.
There will be three prizes:
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3rd Prlzef $20
In addition to the prize-winning
criticisms, the Evening Ledger will
publish such letters as display merit and
pay for the same at regular space rates.
The decision of the editors of the
Evening Ledger will be final.
The awards and publication of the
criticisms will be determined solely on
the value of the ideas submitted. Literary
merit and fine writing will have no weight
in determining the winning letters.
The ideas may be constructive, or in
the form of criticism of the features of the
Evening Ledger's present Women's
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The purpose of the competition is to
learn the views of Evening Ledger women
readers.
Do you like the Women's Exchange?
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should conduct a Pure Food Depart
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attention to education?
Ought there to be more frequent
articles on health?
Tell us. Speak right out in meeting,
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