mwmwm?2mrt , ,.:vr, w-- -, flBffl EVENING- LEDGiER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 1917 COAL PLENTIFUL; WARN PlklC AGAINST PANIC Buying of Unnecessarily Large Quantities Alone Can Create Shortage, Dealers Say . -' X ELIZABETH HILL DIES; LED IN PREPAREDNESS Lost Health in Paris Hospital Work Led Women's Division Here MONTREAL MAN SAYS HE HELPED KILL MODEL Surrenders to Cnnadian Police as Accomplice of Lewis Lo cal Authorities Doubt Talc fVil ' . . W V' Vi '4 The rich, red. box with monodrarn of THIRTEEN DIE IN FIRE IN MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL One .Woman Leaps t.o Death. Others Seen to Fall as Ledge Collapses MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. I:' -Thirteen lives are believed to have been lost In a fire I. . .1 j v 6 oia R' h K -PAl.LMALLr-' PSA ASUlmAmLonJoi AQijrterHere LAYS CONSPIRACY TO RESERVE BOARD Minnesota Congressman Asks House to Impeach Harding and Warburg SAYS PUBLIC IS CHEATED Law Framed and Members Ap pointed, He Says, to Serve Big Interests WASHINGTON. -VI.. 1'.'. f'liaiK.nB "high crimes nntl inlsilenieatiois" In the .dmlnl-tratlon of ctiireney laws, It.nesett tttlve I.lndbcrKli. of Minnesota, twlny on the floor r the House ashed Impeachment S rroceeillnK" aKamst liovernor Hanllnc l'aiil 5! Warburg ami Diner nieiiim-i - - 4 rl Ueseive lloanl. ff Lindbergh alleged ".onsiiliary" Willi .1 p Morgan & 'o.. luilm. I.oeb ". ' riilch Paul Warburg forineily was a palt rier: the ''r', National Hank of New Yoik md' other Bieat ImiikIiik Interests. Paul WaibuiK. I.IihIIimbIi ileclaieil. hail , been active in fiamlm; the h'eiletal teserve legislation in the Interests of bltf business and, nltli otheis liad "b.v seetet means" ought to Inthieme anil olitaln the appolnt ment of tin- present members of the boaiil. In connect ion with tit's "lobhylnt;" in the framing of the legislation. I.lnilhrrssli ralil most unusual powers hail been ested In this board The people of the I'nlteil State". 1,1ml bergh aM. bnd been Injured to the extent cf several billions of dollars through inal idmlnlstratlon of currency laws." FOOD INVESTIGATION TOBESWEEPING.ONE Federal Trade Commission Pre pares Figures on Cost of In quiry Requested by President WASHINGTON, I'Vb. 1". -The hivei-tl- W ration Into the soaimg cost of llxliiK or dered by President Wilson will be a sweep- Ing and far-reachliiR one, olllclals deviated today, 1 'ruler orders froni'thc White Mouse to speed up, the Federal Trade Commission was working diligently today prepailng Ig- tires on the cost of the inquiry, as le Quested by the President Little rilfllenltv'ln irettliur the fumls for Kf trie Investigation is anticipated n admin- isirauon circles, it is expected mat con gress will provide the funds Immediately, and enough for the- Department of Ajril- ( culture to co-operate to the fullest extent. iTtsiueni wiison let it neiome Known mat he consldeis It of utmost Impoitnnce that the nation know wheie It stands on the food supply situation la the present crisis. Conferences between heads of the Depart ments of Justice and Agriculture and the Trade Commission were held today. Francis .1. Ileney. specially appointed tnVtlfatnf fi.i. (l,a l.'..,lA.l 'I'. ...I.. I- mi- .... vv.rtu.ui nj, ir iir,ti i inn,' , imiiiiii.-- F lion hi the news nrint innllirv Is imshltiir rapidly ahead In his woili. It was said to day, The entiance of the famous San Francisco graft prosecutor Into the. Inves tigation has given It n renewed Impetus. Mark llyman and Halnhrldge Colby. New lork law.vers appointed as special attorneys for the novernment. nie ready to begin their work before the Cirand .Jury In New Tork. THAW SPENDS BIRTHDAY GUARDED; ALMOST A HABIT Would-Be Suicide 48 Has Spent 11 Natal Days Under Surveillance JIay K. Thaw Is .forty-elght years old today. The first person to congratulate him aa his mother who Is occupying a suite of rooms at St Mary'H Hospital, where Thaw has been confined, since his attempt at suicide In .January. Many of Thaws hltthdays have been pent while under arrest. About eleven ft these occasions have been spent either m Prison or In a hospital. Thaw Is Improving dally. He still suf. r from the self-inflicted wounds on his JL . l nna on ,he ,eft slUe ot llls nteU. Ihyslclans say that It will be several ks before Thaw will ho In condition to Pmit his removal from the hospital. n.te.Mi aJ belnir Bfarded by City Hall Elective George V. Spllmun. Don't Be a Slave to Your Heater Merthon "Marvel" Thermostat A utomitle. ally rfculsif. ny h a tine ,,m. main- I nine an ft an temptrs- '' 84 hours' "rjr day. Kiiml. r...'. h rh"' Jalrj at daybreak L" .turn on th drafts and the dan hi.' ,n ov'r "'atid home or kj drops P ttmperaturt. Mention PjUnt ShaVIng Grat. Workt V 1. Third St. 'fK!!sMte.l 1 -5i 5 $ Will U the Work ysto Pome, nf the hugest coal dealets In the city gave assuianeo titdav that there was enough haul coal In Philadelphia to go around If hou-eholders did not become et ched niiil order more than they actually needed Tney pointed out that thete was no call fur cotisinneis to become alarmed over the coal situation, for there Is no par ticular slioitage. It has also been ascei tallied that the an thtacltn mines supplVlng Philadelphia ale shipping more coal todav than In Decem ber or at this time last year. A representative of the S I) Hall Coal Company, Tiili t. -ninth and P.urlsh streets, said: "Theie Is nbso1ulel. no cause for nlarm In the t'ohladelphla'dlstrlrt. Their Is suf ficient coal stored In Phll.idelph'a yards to meet all normal demands, and If house boldeis don't gel panic-stricken and order more than they need, we will have no trouble no matter how long the cold snap lasts. It Is true that theie Is a slioitage III pea coal. 1ml there are plenty of other guides with which to innl.e up the slioitage. Several cailoaiN of 'oal atrived In our yards th's moiulng from the mines, and we are having no trouble supplvIng our cus tomers Householders should be cautlolie.' to buv only what they actually need tf they do that theie will be no coal famine III I" iladelphla " ihn A. lieret.v. of the John A (ieiety C ipanv. sa'd . f eouise. If hnuschotdets lose their heads and older more co.il than they need there will be a coal famine III Philadelphia Hut the truth of the matter Is that thete Is etiriiiKh coal stoteil In the city to meet all normal demands We have plenty In out North Ph'Iadelphla yauls" W. J. Itlchauls pieshlent of the Pblladel phUi ami ItiadliiK Coal and Iron Comp.in. fa Id: "Theie Is no can, for alarm In the hairt coal situation. Mole cost was sh'pped In January. ItHT. than In Januai, 19 IB. There Is no reason at this time to suppose that r'ebiu.try shipments will not be as great as in the same mouth of lat ear. Thete Is enough coal to go aioutid If people only buy as the.v need It " CITES QUEEN OF SHEBA'S TRIBUTE TO STATE CKAFT Archeoloj'ist, in Address to Reformed M.nisters, Points to Divine Hand in World's History Dr. M S. Kyle, a distinguished archeoio glsl. was the speaker at the tegillar'.Mon ilav meeting of the Ministerial. Association of'the P.efiiiined Churches of Philadelphia, held todav at their tegular meeting plate. Fifteenth and ltice slleets. Ills huhject was. 'Where the Aicheologlst Finds Hod III the llltoiy of Isiael." "History Is a citcle." he sa'd. "langing from the 'machinations of politicians to the guiding Judgments of the Lord. Hod Is III all hlstoty. but no one has ever ecjualed the tellglous statesmanship attained by David and Solomon. The Queen of Sheba made a trip the equal In those days of a trip around the world today , to acquaint herself with It." In showing the advanced civilization of those days. Doctor Kyle .-ted the example or the Kgvptlan dve Industty. He told or beautifully colored linens In the Cairo .Mu seum made mote than 200i) years ago. ONE-ROUND BOUT STAGED IN CORRIDORS OF SENATE Patents Chief and Washington Lawyer DisitKreo Over Registration Bill and Use Fists WVSIIINHTON. Feb. 12. -The Capitol was'tieateil to an entertaining diversion fiiiin the Herman crisis today when K. W. Ilradfoid. pieshlent of the patent bar as sociation, and W. W. Dodge, prominent Washington attorney, stageil a snappy one I omul bout with bare lists In one ot the Senate cotridots. Hie ptlncipals had disagreed In the Sen ate Patents Committee room over the pat ents registration bill. Itelallons became M, stialned that they decided to "step out side" and adjust their differences with bale. knuckles. Itlovvs were being exciiaugeu mk otouslv when aleit guards on the lookout for bomb plots Intervened. CITY OFFICIALS CLASH Tax Collector Refuses Mayor's Demand to Submit Books to Council SKASIDF, HKUIIITS. X. .1.. Feb. 12. -Minor Kramer and Tax Collector C f?. Maicey, of Mf place, have clashed on the subject of .Maicey submitting his books to Borough Council It was alleged theie were discrepancies In Marcey's accounts, but an examination by nn expeit accountant showed only a few ertots aggregating less than J!" , , , Marcev and his ri lends declare the men back or the movement for an Investigation are Marcev's political enemies, and he will not consent unless ordered by the coutt to surrender his books. i CKNTS FOR LONDON TI.MKS Will Cost Even More if This Increase Does Not Reduce Circulation LONDON. Feb. 12. The London Times nmiounees nil Increase In price on Febru ary 1!) to four cents, the purpose being1 to reduce the sale and save white paper tonnage. This Is preferred to reducing the size. The Times appeals to Its readers to revive old customs, such as one paper for two families, who would divide the cost and thus cut circulation. It this Is not effective further Increases In price ate quickly probable. Ready Money. United States Loan Society 117 North Droad St. I 414 S, Btb !. "!48 CtrmuDtown svft. &&e- ONE STOKE ONLY is moving to his much larger and better storethe "grand headquarters" for "distinctive ideas in men's wear" estab lished at 11th & Chestnut Sts. ' thank you Your patronage and advice have made this store possible and necessary. The old store at 1018 Chestnut Street has. served its good purpose and is closed permanently a pleasant memory. The opening of the new store will be an event of importance to every man who wishes to dress well. Tho OPENING DATE Will Be An- ' nounced in Thii Paper in Day or Two Miss Kllxahetli N. Hill, executive mana ger of the Pennsylvania Women's Division for National Preparedness, died early today at the Pennsylvania Hospital, vlrtuall.v a victim of the Kiimprnti war, nllhoiigh the cause of her death Is given ns double pnen inoiila, which she oultacled a week ago today. Miss lllll ruined her health doing war hospital vvotk In lb,. Amellcan Hospital In Paris for many months. A .vear ago sho came to this c ty and took up the vvotk of otganljilng the Pennsylvania Women's Division for National Preparedness with untiring real, without taking time to le i uperate. She has been 111 for many weeks, and when the war clouds begun to hover ovet this countr.v. last week. Miss Hill winked at the oiganliMtlou or the Pentis.vlvanU women with renewed energ.v. She Kept the nttlce at the Stale hiadiii.irteis. 2.'l South K'ghteenth street, open all da.v Sun day. l'Vbiuai.v t. Mnuda.v she was unable to be at the olllce and Monday night bet Illness was diagnosed as double pneumonia Her sisteis. Mt. William J. Lester, or Kan sas City. Mo., and Mls Josephine Hill, of New Yolk, wete sent for and have been at her bedside ever slnre. Mrs. Lester sa.vs no one could have been mole thoughtful for her slstet's welfare than the Penn Ivaula Women's Division for National Piepaiedness She said todav that her sister was overwoikeil lis a result of her ambition to he of service. "She winked vvllh the doctots and muses light In the operating loom at the Ainet ican Hospital in Pail ' said Mrs. Lester. "das and nights She heiseir was not a muse, but she did Just the same wink, volunteeiliig her set vices giving them to the coiiutty and the soldleis. Ju-t as though she had been a nurse The woik was too much for hoi. Then she iMine to I'nllndel phia, where she was well known as a re sult of the .veais she spent in an otllclal c.ip.iclt.v at Miss Baldwin's School at lil.Mi Mavvr. She hail been winking In the pre paredness oiganl..itlou ever since It started." , Miss lllll was hoi ii on the lllll plantation, near Atlanta. i!a . Ilfu-tln,e eais ago. She was educated bv bee governess. She came North a number of .veats ago and was asso ciated In an olllcial cap.u ilv with Miss Bald win's School. Brjii Mavv t. for many cars. Some .vears ago Mis Baldwin sent her to Paris to open the French hianch of the Baldwin School Miss lllll opened it and conducted It foi American girls until the war In Kurope She then gave her services to the American Hospital a.t Paris, whete she walked foi mote than a ear before she came here. The body will be sent to (leorgia for Intel ment neat I lie old family plantation on which Miss lllll was hoi n ZERO WEATHER, COLDEST OF WINTER, HERE TONIGHT Thermometer, Showing 1 1 Decrees at Noon, Not Expected to Rise During Day Present Frigid Wave Last Skating Information (jiistlue Lake- (inod. Concourse Lake Hood. Chatnounlx Lake Uood. , Hunting Park Lake-liood. Wlssahlckon Creek, above Log Cabin bridge Good Schuylkill P.lver No skating Centennial Lake No skating. Z.eio weather, the coldest for the winter, is predicted for tonight hy the Weather Bureau. The tempeinture this morning at 8 o'clock was X degiees, which equals the previous low recotd for the winter, leached on Febiuary II. The thermometer stood at It degrees at noon, and is not expected to ilse much during the afternoon. The wind was blowing fiom the northwest fifteen miles an hour I'noltlclal tlieiinometers in the submbs registered from four to six degrees above zeio this moiulng. After the low, point tonight mole moderate temperatures un expected. According to the best weather fore caster at Washington, the pieyeut cold wave will be the last extremely cold weather ot the winter, so far as the east ern States are concerned Since the first uf February the nveiage dally tempera tures hae been live degrees below the normal of other yeais. MAN SCALDED TO DEATH Railroad FlnRman Killed and Fireman Hilrt in Accident NOItltlSTOWN, Pa Feb. ,1J. Thomas A. P.oach and It. .1. Ward, of Philadelphia emplojed on the New Yolk division of t! Pennsylvania Ballioad. the former aa a flagman and the latter as a fireman. wer scalded .vesteiday. when two locomotives sldewlped on a switch on the Trenton Cut off branch near Brldgepoit. Both were taken to the Noirlstown Hospital, where lloach died a few hours afterward. Ward Is In a set Ions condition. lloach, who was twenty-one years old, lived at 6108 Haveiford avenue: Ward lives at 2351 Cleveland avenue lloach was burned all over Ihe body by steam from the wrecked locomotives. &- 32 wvwwm'm. '.'".'y.'- War Is Declared on every completion by iht tough weather of the next n months One of the bet methods of defenun ts dally ue of hlewellyti'n Skin Kood, a harmles delightful nr.id nct of our own lahoralorv, which rlea nam. eoftenn, nourish t hikI pro tect aftalnit atmospheric eneniiex. Tul-en, 3.V Artlntlc jar, l, I'ust pald to any V S nddresa. LLEWELLYN'S I'hllnilelalila'a stnniliinl Drue store 1518 Chestnut St. i Open everv ily In tho year rsMy.WWWVAi-Wr'rA'tsi'.'J'VW-fi & &ecte vliBL. which destroyed the Kenwood Hotel here today. Bodies of twelve of the victims ate be lieved to he bulled In the Ice-Incased debris. The body of the other victim, a woman, who died fiom Injutles suffered when she Jumped to the street from a thlrd.tloor window, (s at the morgue. A moli nttnrked nienien when they ar rived late without laddeis, but was driven on The blaze, which otlgluatrd on the lower floor of the old stone sltuctuie. was discov ered about midnight. L'ves of sixty-eight persons living in the building wete Im pel lied ! the Haines, which caused a loss estimated at about $:;;,.tiiii!. Firemen base their belief that many per ished In the the on Ihe statement of Allen Pa'titson, one of the tltsl to arrive, lie said he saw nian.v peison come to the third Moor windows and civ for help, then fall back Into the dailies. All of these perished. Ill emeu believe iln account of the heav.v coat of he which fotmed over the tuitis llremen have been delayed In their seatch fot bodies, which will be stinted late today or lomoi tow. Heorge 0aud clung It a window ledge until his lingers were frozen. When he fell he struck l.rnle IoIiiimiii. who was entering the building to help those on the lovver tloor. Johnson broke (Island's fall and piob nbly saved his life Both men were sllghtl.v hurt. Miss Until Beams, who loomed with Mrs. Lucille Simile, who leaped from -a thlnl stoiy window. Jumped fiom the same win dow about live minutes after Mrs. Sipilie leaped. She was caught in an Imptovlsed net made of spectators oveieoats S'evetal women Jumped fron the seeotul and lllll il Moiies. I-: I). Stalker, ptopiletoi. went back Into the burning building after rescuing llls wife to save JlOOn which he kept In Ills room He was overeome by the smoke and was carried out liv llremen. Bay pavls etawled twenty Teet along a three-Inch ledge to escape the Monies and was finally oanled down bv 111 emeu. Ilrace Moore leaped to the street from a secoml lloor window and was only slightly hurt COMMERCE CHAMBER JOINS IN PREPAREDNESS George Wentworth Carr Heads Industry Mobilization Committee Named by Trice A committee on national defense has been appointed by Krnest T. Trigg, president of Ihe Chamber of Conimeice, to mobilize tie Industries of Philadelphia In the. event of w a r. The committee comprises tteoige Went woitli Carr. rhaliinan : Walton Clark, "il, vice president of the I'niteil ('as Innirnve tnent Company; .1. Howell Cuniinlngs, piesi dent of tho John B. Stetson Company: Wil liam l)e KrafTt. treasurer of the Baldwin Locomotive Woiks; A. c. Dinkey, president of the Mldvale Steel Company, John (Irlb bel, president of the I'nlot League : L. II. Klunard vice president of the Bell Tele phone Company of Pentis.vlvanU ; Simon Cameron Long, general manager of the Pennsylvania Itallroad Compan.v : .1, W. Itavvle. vice president of the J. (!. Brill Company; PMmnnd It. Boherls. vice presi dent of Henry Pisston & Sons. Ine BRITISH CRUISERS SUNK BY RAIDER, SAYS REPORT Little Credence, However. Is Given Rumor of KntruRemciit K South American Coast Bl'KNOS AlllFS. Feb 12 -Uiimors per sist that there has been an engagement at sea between the ceiuiau ranter nun vessels of the allied patiol. One of these, ulr ilateil toda.v at Bio de .laneiio and receive' here, said the raider had sunk the Brltlsr crills eis Aineth.vst and (ilasgow off Fernando de N'orohna, Biaall. The repoit was geneially illscredlted. The last direct wold concerning the Aine th.vst was that she had anchoreil near Bio for repairs, which at that time were re ported to have been made necessary by an exchange or shots with the lalder. i S7T ojejj New Embroideries Shipments Just Arrived. Our Own Importation Showing the Latest Designs and Colorings for Spring and , Summer Frocks. IE-inch I'louncings All-white Net, with organdie and batiste applique, in white or color combinations and embroidery; some with bands and edges to match. Prices $2.85, $1.00, $1.25, $1.85, $5.25, $5.50, $6.00 yd. 45-inch Flouncings Batiste voile and organdie; white with novel color combinations, many with bands to match. Prices $2.25, $3.00, $:5.25, $.'.75, $ 1.00, $ 1.50 and $6.00 yd. White Goods Novel weaves, in stripe, honeycomb and basket suits and separate skirts; 36 to 42 inches wide and of Prices 25c to $1.00 yd. New Filet Laces Model sets beautifully embroidered in the much-desired filet effect, in 14 and 27 inch width flounces,' 8 inch edges and 6-inch bands. Prices 75c 90c, $1.10, $1.50, $2.10, $2.50 and $4.50 yd. Waist Patterns Dainty designs embroidered on sheer batiste or voile, open fronts and with the newest shapes in collars. Prices $3.75, $4.00, $4.25, $4.75, $5.25 and $6.50 Ma 'mar " - m . r t?v.'. . .j jr DR. HKKTI1A LKWIS SuffntKc worker, who was killed in an mttimobile collision at lliyn Mawr. DR. BERTHA LEWIS DIES IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH Suliraue Worker Hurled From Tourinjr Car When It Hits Coupe Doctor Beitha Lewis, sixty-four a ears old, slilTiage woiker and ineinber of a pionilneiit family, was killed when thrown from a Idled touting car In a collision be tweon the machine and a motor coupe. The accident occurred at Morris and Mont goniers avenues, Br,vn Mawr. Till police and other persons who wit nessed the neglo. the olllslon blame Horace Smith, a lllver of the car. lie Is in the tivn Mavvr Hospital suffering fiom n gash across his head. The motor coupe was driven hy Isaac F. Barton, of SJIH Wnnewooil avenue. Over biook, an oltiier of the Victor Talking Ma chine Conipanv. After the accident lie went before .Magistrate Lewis, of Bryn Mawr, mill was released on his premise to appear If wanted This was the (list tatal automobile ac cident 111 Lower Mei ion township In nearly four years. Two men ale In St Maiy's Hospital to day buffeting fiom Injuries received when a taxleab overturned while running at full s.eed. The.v ale John McShane. tvventj sis veins old. of Hill Frankford avenue, and William Dunbar, twenty-eight years old, of 115 Falrmoiint avenue. The driver was John Benz. thii t -eight ear.s old. of T."i! Ninth Thlity-seveiith street. He was not Injured The accident happened nt I'm ilk foul and liiraid avenues PENN QUINTET EN ROUTE FOR BIG YALE GAME Nl-.W HAVIIN. Feb. 12 Hundreds of fans are expected to gather in the Vale basketball fot urn tonight for the clash of Old i:il with the I'nlveisity or Penns) Ivanla. Vale's tosseis ale 111 great shape and are set to give tho Bed and Blue a liaid battle for til; huge end of the score when the last bl-lt of the referee's whistle goes off Penn's team Is expecled to a I rive late this after non. It Is iindeistooil that repotts received here of the Injuries to Captain Me.S'ichol. Penu's roiwatd. auiM.avlit. the other point tactician, were exaggerated. McNIchol is In flue shape and will lead his teammates, as usual. Lav in weals a bandage, but It Is said to cover a slight cut on his forehead, as the result of a collision with McNIchol during a scrimmage last week, and he is able to dash heie and theie ys fiohcsonielv as ever Vale and Pennsv Ivanl.i are deadlot-ked for second place, with I'linceton on top with a lead or hair a game This Is a crucial game tonight, therefore . - est, wwoiy Ky. .$ s ox Vwt Q&rc-e' J&U Fl ounces man has been arrested In Montreal, after telling the police of that city a story that he participated III the murder of Mazle Colbert, the model. In the Wilton Apart ments, at Fifteenth and Poplai streets. Captain Tate, of the Detective Bureau here, received a Telegram today Informing hliu of the in lest. The pilsoner said he was Frederick J. Farrell. of the Montreal army medical cotps. He told the police he was with Beruatil W Lewis, who com mitted suicide In Atlantic City, when the nun dei culled. He said, too, that be helped Lewis plate the dead woman In the bed wheie she was found. Captain Tate, lonowlng the receipt of Ihe tejegrani, went Into lonsultallon Immediately with Coroner Knight. District Attorney Itolan and Superintendent lloblnson The rniiiniunlc.itlott. which revives one or Ihe most talked-nr murder sensations In Philadelphia's police history, after n lull or several weeks, was sent by O. Campeau. chief or police or Montreal. 'Ihe commiiiilcation said' Frederick J. Farrell. connected with the nnn.v medical coips or this city, gave himself up today Hiid said he was wanted III .vour rlty in connection with the munler of Maxle Colbert In the Wilton Apartment, lie states that lie was with Lewis when the girl was killed and assisted Lewis to put her In bed. Who Immediately as to dispo sition. B.v the last line the police chief meant whether or not he should nriange for the tianspoitatlon of the prisoner to this city. At the conference with the other ofllclals Captain Tate, who had steadily Insisted that Lewis was the guilty man, will deter mine whether oi not Farrell should be blollght here Three possibilities have been developed bv the mans arrest, Tate explained. Tho man may be insane and Ills story may slm pl.v be the product of a disordered Imagina tion. Cinzy peisons fieiileiitly "confess" to conned Inn with crimes in cases where they are really Innocent. Tim man. having been enlisted In the larniy. may have been sane, and Invented this tale to obtain release fruit bis military duties And the tlillil pOKSlhlllty. Captain Tate admitted, that his story may be true He pointed to tho fact, however, that all of the evidence obtained in the Investiga tion indicated that there were but two per sons In the room when the minder occmied - the victim and Hie murderer. Peace Meeting; if War Comes BALTI.MOrti:. Feb. 12 William V. Ma honey, of AVashlngton. a representative, of the Anti-War League, announced at an open foi urn hero that Convention Hall In Wash ington had been tentatively engaged for a monster peace meeting next Sunday la case war Willi Uerinany came this week He said 'William J. Bran would be the prin cipal speaker. .Mark Anniversary of Sinking of Maine I'NIONTOWN. Pa. Feb. 12 -A patriotic demonstiatloii has been arranged hero for, next Thiiisday night at 9-1(1 o'clock, when mcmheis of the Cirand Aimy of tho itepuhllc and Spanish war veterans will stand at attention and salute, saying "Itc member the Maine ' It will ho the nine teenth anniversary of the sinking ot the battleship. Jfanscom's Customers win from all sides, not only low prices, but quality, serv ice, courtesy, etc. You'll notice we're not takinir advantiiRe of the scarcity of sugar to boost prices unreason ably. Send for our weekly list of bargains. l'J.'t2 Market St. and HranchesM FUEL SAVER For the linnet Price $3.00 LUIS IUAI. II1LI.W ()Ni:-TIIIKD A-k for booklet L. II. nlUiUKIt CO.. 6 N. Zd Strr.l Uatn 4.0C Market IK. 15-inch Organdie Flouncings Solid colors with embroidery of contrast ing color; blind or eyelet work with bandings to match. Prices $3.45 and $3.90 yd. 45-Inch Ecru Batiste Flouncings with bandings to match. Prices $5.00 and $5.50 yd. 12-inch Flouncings with novel color schemes on white and ecru voile. Price $1.00 yd. effects ; very desirable for dependable quality. Spring Neckwear Ivoo-lon Sport Collars and Sets. Prices $1.50 to $2.25 Collars of Organdie White or tan shade; plain tucks or embroidered. Prices $1.00 to $3.00 Collars of Georgette Crepe combined with real filet lace and hand em broidery. Prices $3.50 to $15.00 Georgette Collars, plain, embroidered and lace trimmed. , Prices $1.00 to $13.00 The Original Khaki Kool Neckwear in many solid colors and novel prints. Collars, $2.00 and $2.50 . Sets, $3.50 t Starting on the SECOND WEEK of this Big Sale of Finest Perry Suits with splendid assort ments, wide range of selections and sizes for all men! tf That's a salient fea ture of this Big Perry Suit Event it started with about 3100 of our highest-priced Suits marked at clean-up prices! It takes in Suits of the finest for eign and domestic fab rics woven; takes in patterns and color com binations such as were rare all season ; takes in models and styles for every taste s n u g-fit-ting and form-following coats; easy-fitting coats; nobby coats cut on a t h 1 e t i c, youthful lines for men of thews and sinews; coats of style with solid com fort; belted and pleated back coats; coats with long slender lapels or broad and blunt corner ed ones! q And sizes! Perry-sizes regulars, shorts, stouts, short-stouts longs, extra big sizes; so graded that your Perry Suit FITS first shot! It doesn't have to be recut and made over again; its propor tions are correct; its lines are artistic; its style is fresh from the mint! Today at Thcoe Savings! ($33 and ($37 $40 & $43 Suits for , ($23 $30 & $35 and Suitsfor -($26 $25.00 Suits for $19 'SI -$16.75 PERRY& CO. "N. B. TV' 16th & Chestnut Sts. '..' A, 'jj ''d I1 . -. , . ' - T 1 is! ! . VI Tl ,.j - -& '. -1'3 V "- 09t i. -, .,.,' !,& ''I' .if l,A v..;,. l1-- T' t jJ -ft- iJTv i .- J" rVaillTl i 'at it 4. L A F & iWLL.. iitHA.'"-!. rJ aiwv . ... fiamlfciSfc
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