W p- ,M i r V i .01 . u A -J ' .," .. v v. t -' n if.-' ml w u T . W: ' fW J H ,-i, .. It :ii ? -yr'w A V J r. M'' fS - ' TMiW.j ", . ' f .1' RVENING- L13DG-Enz-lHIIiiUELPHIA, MONDAY, 'FEBRUARY r' 1017 v ! .' KITS FIGHT SHY OF FINANCE STUFF ,Pastor" Fenner, Recently '' Sued by Patron, Conducts Harmless Seance ' : .ADVICE m. . :' I,nvmnrn ;,r f j IS VERY SIMPLE Lass, Told- to Change Tactics Woman. With Estate Pleased i m. ,Y By M'LISS Whatever else may be imlel of "the uplrlt World" by the skeptics, It cannot be denied that vjhen occasion demand "the spirit World" knows how to be discreet. "The Spirit world" and some fifteen mem bers of this material ale of teurs assem bled yesterday afternoon at the I'a elite Temple, nt 1710 North Broad street. Under less psychic circumstances this Is known Merely as Mnrtel's Hall, where the jouth Of North Philadelphia are wont to trip the light fantastic. On Sunday, however, Mar Ul's, though the occult Influence of Mr and Mrs, H. A. Kenner, "pastors" to Klve them their title from the program Is raised to higher sphere, and even the semlnude bronze electrolier lady, uio adorns the platform, seems more chastened than she toes on, say, Tuesdays or Thursdays. VKRV 1VI8I! SPIRITS Those In the great beyond who responded to the summons of "Pastor" Fenner at yes terday's seance "son Ice," to be program Katlcally correct seemed to,knovv Instinc tively that money Investments and mining stocks ewer e subjects for the nonce "taboo." It was plain to comprehend that "the spirit World" was entirely cognizant of the fact that the "Pastor" had only recently been auule defendant In a suit which two ex devotees of tho Temple are prosecuting fel an endeavor to get back the J1000 that they say the "Pastor" had advised them to .How him, under metaphysical direction, to Invest In gold mine stock. With supei natural discretion the spirits "kept off" mining stock and everything remotely ap pertaining to It, There were those present disappointed at this discretion those who had come for the bread of concrete advice concerning In vestments and received only the stone of Vague and abstract generalities. "How shall I Invest my estate?" The little woman behind me. who had written the question, trembled visibly when the "pastor" Identified It as hers and prepared to give an answer This was the piece de resistance of the service the trance ballot demonstration It lit what the people come for. and It Is sig nificant that it follows the silver offering if you haven't got n dime, two nlckles not one, mind ou will do as well I was about the ninth person to whom 'he basket was passed and no one seemed to have had more than a dime up to that time. The lest looked no mole aftluent Fifteen persons, fifteen dimes, fl BO, lights. Janitor bervlce. hall rent-j-the arithmetic must be discour aging to the "pastors." The trance ballot demonstration looks mvstlc, but not skillful The male "pas tor," who bears a close resemblance to a human haddock, blindfolds himself with a strip of black cloth. It fits quite snugly and It Is doubtful If he can see from under It. But then he doesn't need to because the "pastoress" slta at his side and when her busband has Indicated the ballot that he j earns to answer all of them having been collected from tho audience and placed on a. table before him she calmly leads aloud to him the Identifying mark with which the writer has tagged It. The latter then calls out from the audience that ho or she Is "here." In view of the fact that he or she had to be there to write the ballot the spirits are singularly lazy about these mat ters this does not seem remafkable The little woman Interested in the estate leaned forward palpitatingly when her bal lot was chosen. The pastor plajed nervously with his , hands. Just like Paderewskl does In mo ments of coming Inspiration "There comes to me the letter A." said Fenner eerily. The wrinkles In the woman's face which was withered like an old apple deepened. 'TefS, yes," .he breathed. DO.VT BE AP11AID "Have no fears about the estate," the "pastor" continued. "Do nothing rash. Be patient and ever) thing will come all right. You are worfled now, but I see a bright light. I also see an outside line touching the circle In which you have been going Be patient and be prudent. Po ou under stand ?" t She did and the "pastor" went on to the nefxt ballot, which was that of a young woman who sat. by the side of her oung man. This girl, who'se face was more In telligent than that of tne leverage visitor to the "parlor" of neighborhood psychics, was told In answer to her query that she was building correctly "the basis of the foundation of the superstructure you de sire." This "got over" to her perfectly. Bhe understood and the pastor, encouraged, passed on. An anemic girl of about twenty was called next. Ah her ballot was Identified he left her seat In one of the back rows and hysterically ran up to the front row. There, white-faced and pitiful, she clung to the edge of her chair, her neck craning toward the platform as though life and death hung on the utterances of Fenner. The marks of the lovelorn were upon her. "Who Is C?" asked the psychic. The girl Jumped, but before she could reply, "C. J." Fenner went on "He's my friend," she sajd Jerkily. Fenner looked gratified. "You are pursuing the wrong course," he told. her. "Tre spirit world wishes to help you, but by your, anxious manner you defeat them. Change your tactics with C. J. and everything will come all right. Do you. understand?" "Yes.'i she answered, "but Is any length of time given? Does the spirit world know when everything will come all right?" The spirit world did not, the spirit world was already Interested In a. man present a widower. It, developed whose wife In the higher sphere wished to make It known to him that she still dictated the affairs of the household. A noncommittal expression made It dim , cult to understand whether this psychic In formation was wholly pleasing. JL It sr At h oi 4Vt& antarialnmln af tViA tam. ,',. Jf Plt on h surface at least was Innocuous "' ballot 'demonstration there was Bible read i , Ins, a prayer In which "the wines of the ' angle world" were asked to Influence the t wT1mbI.I1.. .a -it .9l..- M -.It... " t iMjHvm auu in ccilJiuuiai, A Branny, welt-fed looking maiden. In husky tones. tremoioea fhe Rosary " with pathos; an other played the hymns -which the "pastors" and the audience sang. .; Sir OllVer Lodge also was invoked. It may be said (n passing that Sir Oliver haa. put new heart and soul into declining spirit IMllsts. ilr. Fenner, In ringing tones, read .n, article) from a current magaxlne about Wr Oliver's new book, "Raymond." Bhe m title, the said-' for' the' culture of the lnc. Mr, and Mrs, .Fennen according the program,, give unquestionable proof lla, beyond -Hei-fravt-, 'Why shouldn't T lVMMIM(Wlltl., , "PowW 'REV.'. FENNER AND SPIRIT-WORLD 'LEAK' -ssieBejfo mvh iJftlkSISlV I SIIIIIIIBbVow MfrWItl Fenner is the pastor Of the Psychic Temple, nt 1710 North Broad street. He and his wife are accused of fraudulent misrepresentation in the selling of stock in a sold mine. It is alleged he received advices from the spirit world that the mine was rich in ore. The picture above is Fenner's own conception of the manner in which the spirits petch on his shoulder and whisper to him correct information conccrninc the answers to questions from hi.s (lock written on slips of paper and held iu his hand. The picture adorns the first page of the Psychic Temple leaflets. VISIT TO THE MINT NOW A SERIOUS EVENT "Welcome" Is Absent From the Doormat and Uncle Sam Withholds Glad Hand If jou want to visit the MJnt thew d.ivs ou'el better have jour pipiiits vl-d lii fore you attempt it Where formeily was suspended a notice on the iniiln entrance door Informing the public of the visiting horns, there Is now a notice to the effect that no one can be admitted without permission and by a statement of business At the main en trance! three husky guardians greet the vls Itoi Callers must state their business or give their cards Another guardian as signs the visitor to a eat in the mam entrance lobhv .Men pavs up and down and in nnd out bv'twos. ne-ver inph 'Hute is a feeling that galling guns or subma rines lurk In the supercluitgrd atmosphere. or the corr dor but nothing more terrifjltig than a blue uniform with biass buttons Is visible Then (mother guatdlau conic along and escorts the visitor to lllrector .loe And this aM guardian iiLCumpaules tho tallei along the corridor to the elevutoi And lie gets Into the elevator and alcks until be Mes the stianger iHuud into the presence of the Vlliector The guardian stands respectfully to one side while the talk with the liirictot Is on. This concludtd, he accompanies the caller down In the elevator again The three huskies at the main enframe open the door and the Mint viMtor finds himself out In tin- open N'othlntf happened, but tbeie is it fieling that lelatlons have been severed Hoinew here, and It Is recollected that Uncle Sam has ' -oine" gold In that mashtvv pile of steel nnd granite with ainirtr-plate vaults awav umletgtoumi at the lornei of Six teenth and Spring harden street The Faintest Known Variable Star Ml Hallow Shnpley repnilH that a .star In tlie southern globular iluMer Messier ',) I! i' d'tJ.1) slums a conspicuous sliort poriod variation with u innge exceeding a magnitude As the photographic mag nitude of this star at its maximum, is les than lfi.r it is probablv the rainiest varl able star thus far discovered I'lTTSnUKGH FREIGHT TIE-U1' Has Worst Congestion in Us Hlslory; Food Prices Soaring I'lTTSnunail, Keb. 19 The Pittsburgh district Is facing the worst freight conges tion In Its history. Industries are hard hit and many manufacturers have been compelled lo close their plants. A plan Is on foot nmong the larger concerns to agree lo n general shutdown for ten days or two weeks to relieve the situation The Pennsylvania llallroad and the Penn sylvania Linen WeBt have created a Joint commission to handle freight and this body is stud lug the possibilities for disposing of trafllo and ncceptlng only such shipments an are hilled to poln.ts where It Is known thev can be handled, Consumers In this district are leelirig the pinch lir Hoarlng prices Pittsburgh plants are paying $7 a toir for coal from West Virginia and nre glad to get It With potatoes nt nbout J3.B0 a bushel, retailers declare li.cy will refuse to handle them after their stocks ore exhausted until there Is a drop in pike PHILADELPHIAN OFFERS NONSINKABLE LIFEBOAT Yves Andre Bouget, of Belmont Avenue, but Born in France, Its Inventor V photograph Illustrating tills Morj n lieiirs on the pitturltil ptiice, A collapsible nonsinkahle steel lifeboat, which can onlv be capsl7ed with great dlf flcuttv Is the Invention of Vves Andie riouget, 16IG llelniont avtnue, who recently acquired a patent on his Idea. The boat, which, lucordlng to the In ventor Is different In Its entirety from any other boat of its character, docs not take up more space when collapsed lli.ni an or dinary lifeboat and weighs about one-half as much lie was three ears In following out the Idea before ho finally applied for the patent ' , Mr lioiigct has a small working model of his boat which fulfills all the things lie claims At precnt ho Is building n larger model with which be will give dfinoiiHtin tions on bodies of water Iri and around Phil adelphia The bod of the boat will hold as many passengers ns the oidiuar.v lifeboat. Thv nonslnkable feature of the boat lies In the construction of tin plow and stern which ale built of iihtight c onipai tiuents which li'ltscope when the boat Is collapsed. Itoth ends of tlw boat taper to a point A collapsible rod holds the airtight compait inents in place when the art' distended To liisuie the boat ..gainst over tut ning Mr llouget has equipped It with a stabilis ing appliance consisting of a hollow shell on each side of'thu boat running trom the. gunwales to the keel When the boat Is In the water lis owrr weight forces water In thiough the lowei ends of tho shells, which are open The air In the shells Is expelled thiough cocks at the upper ends These are afteiuard closed The tendency of a heavy weight to heal down cine side of tho boat Is counteracted on the low Rido bv the resistance of the watei nlrtuiljj In the hell. on the upper sldn by the weight of tho water which the vacuum pi events fioni rushing out. Mr Houget was born In Hrlttanv France and has been in this country four years He Is In the automobile business. fijjedj &lZt Cy 26-3 C?t hrwfon,& snti6 Q- 7?ee-, S Febi 'eoruarv oale or reasonable Merchandise Monday, Tuesday) and Wednesday of This Week Including Advance Opening of Special Purchases and Final Reductions of Winter Stocks We Mention Today opeciai values in oilKs summer Silks in tolid grounds with white figures. Blue, brown, helio and Copenhagen. 24 inches wide. Reduced to ,")8c yd. Washable Summer Silks in white grounds with colored stripes. Yard wide. Value $1.25. 78c yd. 2300 yards of Midnight Blue Chiffon Taffeta. Yard wide. Special $l.l."i La .Jerz Tub Silks The season's favored weave for froc k s and men's shirts. 32 ins. Special .$1.85 Broche Taffetas, in solid colors, for street wear. Yard wide. Reduced from $3.00. For .$1.95 1000-Men's Silk Skirts Special for this sale, $3.85 and .$(i.93 Women's and Misses' Afternoon Gowns Of navy and black taffeta and Georg ette, navy, bisque and gray crepe de chine, silk and cotton tussah, in black, navy, Copen, with white dots and white and bisque grounds with colored figures. Special at $25 Waists at $3.95 Women's Wash Silk Waists White ground with black, blue and rose stripes; plain tailored shirt with convertible collar. Muslin Underwear at Vt, Less Than Former Prices Philippine Night Gowns. $2.25 & $.' Philippine Envelope Chemises. $2.25 & $:i.oo Domestic Gowns, low neck, nainsook with lace. $1.50 and $3.00 Gowns with embroidery and lace and embroidery. $1.50 Gowns High square neck, embroid ery insertion and lace edge. $1.25 Drawers with embroidery. 75c Petticoats with embroidery. $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 Petticoats Trimmed with fine lace and Swiss embroidery. $6.50 Envelope Chemises. $1.25 and $1.50 Camisoles, in silk with the new, Ecru Lace and Ribbon Straps. $1.00 Large Assortment of French Under wear Specially Priced Milliner? Clearance Entire Balance of Winter Stock Reduced to $5.00 Model Gowns Utcd Th'u Season in Our Costume Dcpt. Reduced to Less Than Cost Prices Ranging From $40 to $175 Third Floor, North Reduction Sale of Finer Furniture $45 'Mahogany Inlaid Bookcase. $29 $200 Upholstered Sofa. Now $150 $35 Mahogany Single Four - Post Bed. Now $27 $G5 Colonial Mahogany Dressing Table. . Nqw $13 '$35 Mahogany Secretary Bookcase. Now $25 $35 Mahogany Gate-Leg Table. Now $25 $35 Mahogany Spinnet Desk. Now $28 $35. Mahogany and Tapestry Easy Chair. . .Now $25 ' $35 Fireside Chair covered in denim. Now $25 $65.00 Mahogany Desk. Now $50.00 $250.00 Adam Mahogany Bedroom Suite of 9 pes. m Now $210.00 $85.00 Adam Mahogany China Cabi net. Now $60.00 Many smaller novelties in Gift Furniture, Lamps and Shades, Wall Mirrors, etg., are included in the sale. Departments, 3d and 4tfi floors Curtains and Curtain Materials, Re duced 33 1-3 from former prices Shown on First floor. East, and Upholstery Department, Third floor Special Opportunities Are Also Offered in Furs, Cotton Dress 'Goods, Hosiery and Underwear, Ribbons, Laces and Dress , Trinymmgs, Household and Decorative Linens, Frerch and, PLAIN DINNER NOW ALUXURY Advance in Cost of Every day Vegetables More Than Doubled HOUSEWIFE DISMAYED Hiyh Cost of Living Set Forth in Figures AVERAGE retail prices now ami . thtcc months ngo: 3 mo Prroent n ' ili-ntK tvntu I Potatoes, peek.... 1!2 10 Onions, pound 15 4 Cabbatre, bead 'J0-.10 10-15 Lettuce, head 12-15 5-8 Tomatoes, quart 30-3!S 20-25 Beans, quatt . ., 20-30 8-12 Turnips, U peck 18-20 10 Itccont leaps In the price of the cvt clu dinner eKCtuli!es potatoe. nrucm cHlib.igi-. tnrrilps--linp put tliep riccei miIck cm tlie pi crip of luxuries in rlic Ip pulrit of tlio iiArrjitP liou-ou fe ln inn-' niiilce licr ilnlKiri reiich finin cine ncl.i to another foal, tlour unci kiib.ii li.ne heeri lilttlritf lilch inarUs at mii'cuh turns ever since the lluropean uar st.irteil 1ml the prices of K?etulies ncm piewitPnc nn' tnci oi llnee times (he oic.llir.iix winter price unci lit leaM cloulile the re c ml hiRlr prices of the fli 1 War pel loci Within a pel luil of nlinilt thlce iimhtlii potatoes li.ni- Ki-ne up iippiolrn.itelc I till per cent In retail price; cinUiiis Pace ail i.iniccl JlTiii per cent; filing beans 21H pel' cent; cabb.iKcs, 2'.'S per ceiil ; turnips. HKi per cent Arid the cnrt of the situation l that the lit Ices are not IIKcly to bo down an.inr until supplies are relieved by the new imps eif lie xl hcnMirr Accorcllriii to product- mer chants and ilc-alern, the chief c cose of the hlBli prices m Kieen w Intel pinduie was rhe frost several weels aRi In Plnr Ida which ruined a l.HKc percentage of imps In tome mi lions The- extieme prices In the staples such as potatoes, einions and lahhaRe are (lilt) to pooi crops In the North last sear 'I he frelRht car shortaise anil the w.u ale also eoutilhutlUK carisis, allhouili not to the same etent lis In the c.im staple foods from The West, dealers i-a Potatoes ale selllnir at the eai fu $.1 .Ml a IiiiMh-I, niilonsi at $1,1 a liiludinl pounds c-iibliape at J140 to (160 a ton, turnips at more than (5 a barrel, man cost uuk to shout chops "A rthoftago In the supply of all these vegetables Is the reason nnd cause of the high prices," salel one dealer. "Wo have not hail such conditions f6r many eats In so many things nt once, nnd the market Is not likely to come do;vn during the winter. It cannot, because there will not he n supply to draw from until .the new crops come In neM season, "The potato crop last fall was short nil over the country; In Pennslvnnl.i It was more than one, million bushels under the average of olliefr jenrs, nnd all over the Prilled States the shortage amounted to many million bushels t onions were af fected by too much lain In the early sea son and too little later on, when they most needed lain, Aird tbeie have been no Impoits from foreign growers as In oidln.u.v ear.s. The heavy freeie in Flor ida eirily this month killed off millions of dollnis' vvottlr of fresh produce for north ern shipment. SP: f PI.ATOIIS AI.ON'K PllOFIT "Tiro only men iwho .con be making any rrionev out of the situation are speculators and those who had heavy stocks on hand. As for the small middleman and the pro ducer, they arc not making an) thing nt all out of the big price" " A great scatclty of flour In the clt.v oir account of tho lullroail tralllc congestion h threatening a raise In prices In the near futuie. aiLordlng to leading dealers. They sa.v the total amount of Hour on hand In Philadelphia does not exceed 60 00(1 barrels, and the dally receipts from the West do not eepial the dally consumption, which Is about 6000 barrels u da) The Xotthwest Miller n trade Journal of the lilghest authoilt) says In Its curient taue! "A veritable tlour fundi, u'. l...t I- ii.. ,.. i unine u :.r";."'." r. 'i.r v c,ia".M. " (,;,: li-.iue ! mil brought nbout by the freight tle-un," The paper goes on to declare IU. tS paramount cause for the bad sIIumi , lack of common sense on tin- .. ?B ' sense on n,. ... .". 1 railroad managements. Them i. V. "' "' i, except a lack of vt.m i i"." freight. "naiinj It B.1VS, The freight tie-up In tiltttnir ih. i S sguar market more thnn the r.r.n? iT"1 troubles, according to gunr -L """? officials. """Pnji W 11 ltnmll... .,,,. ..!. . "! hope in n few da) to receive Vnoflei. "1 of Hawaiian sugar from California ? ?"1 UP our supply of raw sugar. Th. . J'p1 situation Is not troubling ti, nt Ti labor wi have enough of our old employ,. ,, Jil new ones hired to work the retlnerv".'1. " speed," "!"" at iJ Y M. C. A. CONVENTION Large Attendance Expected at 39th An mini ICtnnftn. tH Tl! . ..u... .....voui; in tnnceton "-"Enliita I'llINCKTO.V, N'. ,t, Feb. trtent for Life" bn. Ii.am n.i.... themo for the thirty-ninth nnm,.r "'l memo lor ine inrriy-nintn annual enr, "J tlon of the Voung .Men's Chrlstlsn 5 '1 elatlons of New Jersey, which win h. vS here next Friday. Saturday and SuS,7' I or luuiriuuii ui ou cue gliest. nt J 1M ' '"""I- .v.., -.1 c-rinceton Uni.-J verslty. I in auuiciun co cieiegares from every clti-fl cuwil unit iuihi I . c 4 in Nevv Jrt I many representative pastors, coller. i, fessors, Sunday school siinerlnifj.pJ!lM teachers of boys' classes, scoutmaster. Sl others In organized and unorganised wnrScl among bo.vs aim )oung men aie reilsi... fnr Ibe eonvent'em. 'S'scerinjl m y Si The Philadelphia Art Galleries S. E. Cor. 15th and Chestnut Sts. ItKKH II WAI.MP.It. Auctioneer NOW ON FREE PUBLIC VIEW AMI DA1I.V PNTIt, Till: TI.MI1 OP TIIH rttlll.lC SAI.P. WHICH WII.I. TAK1! 1'I.AC'i: ON' T1IK AFTKHNOONS OP THURSDAY (Washington's Birthday) and FRIDAY AFTERNOONS, FEB. 22 and 23 The Collection of RARE and VALUABLE PAINTINGS by the Old Great Masters IIIILONOINO TO PROFESSOR PASQUALE FARINA f .! t... A VIW' v.ainiogueH rrec upon ucquesi va' Vi !!1 1 & ARCH RECOROS Now On Sale M'. "WWM m. Wi TU4 m, mii.i.i. . "v wn t-T7 w m i ni s m wSggSIBiL - - -,, fflrK III Uliii .i ,ii j i ii Mm ii mi9Mm i in ii in ii lMlmi ' (, jli L ' Jl mn 11 Vh A 21Gb AUA 10-inch ss 7!0 i M Timely Suggestions in New Columbia List W nig and HAT more appropriate selections for the month of St. Patrick than the four line Irish selections, includ- Cliarles Harrison hinging "Macushla" "Mother Machrec." In addition. there are fourteen popular hits, led by Al Jolson singing his latest, and ten dance recordings of a brilliance that gives them a high place in this list of real hits. Examples of This Month's Song and Dance Hits Pray For Sunshine (l)ut Alvv.ivs He iTcpmcd I'or Hum.) .1 Jolson, comedian. Follow Mo. "What Do Vein Want To Make Those Kyc at Me For.'" ham Asilt, tenor. There's Egypt In Vour Preamy A 2168 J Eyes. Oorge Wilson, tenor. 10-inch Hawaii And You. James Kccd, tenor 75c and James F. Harrison, baritone. The Sunshine of Your Smile. A 5921 Waltz. Prime's Orchestra. 12-inch (The Betty Lee Waltz. Prince's $1.00 . Orchestra. Homesickness Blues. (Hess) "in l irot. rrinces Hand. 12-inch IThe Florida Blues. (Phillips) Fox $1.00 l Trot. Prince's Band. And Here Is a Group of Great Artistic Triumphs Lazaro sings Faust's wonderful serenade, "Salve! dimora casta e pura" with a supreme artistry never yet approached. Ardent devotion throbs in his great voice and reaches a climax so powerful, yet so sweet, that it compels a tribute of awed ?.w . n,"' 1,ath.,?cn p'r,?w,P'ays Beethoven's "Minuet in G, No. 2" and the Valse Ulucttc with a touch that brings out exquisite beauties of violin tone with each sweep of her bow across the strings. Entertainment of Wide Variety Besides, 'Oscar Seagle sings a negro "spiritual" and an old-time gospel hymn, Morgan Kings on renders two concert triumphs, Campanari records the greatest anas of his brilliant operatic career, and Harrod and Marr sing the "Pearl Fishers' KpST SerisaJ,oarIf11t.llc Metropolitan season. A great operatic chorus, niu! B 1S,' ld-t'!"e f'ddll"K and plantation songs, Scotch, Hawaiian and other ?hinw,i rpl-Ctev 'VSt tha-.ra? t.ru,yJbe called a "list of hi s" fro,n the start t0 the linish! Lnjoy it at your dealer's today New Columbia Records on sale the 20th of every month. COLUMBIA GRAFONOLAS and DOUBLE-DISC RECORDS TIIK l'l:.NHVl.vcvii .A..., ... sJ U J?"&AW tg ,X.K.xfy etjeirymnapfffvutits.anamait.anamsmntfan. ?.& ir. ) Sj t " . " QH-iH HHI HTKKKT.
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