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fj WILSON INAUGURATION
ft Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall and vvasmngton uiud
Plan March 5 Balls
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Vice President
V jrg. Marshall nro nlannlnR a ball for
fk. hvenlnK of Inauguration day, March 5,
iT honor of the Mack Hprno Troop, of the
SLL, Cadets, of Indiana, which la to
u" .u. tl T)rMntik rnrnrt In tliA
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w 411 rural pruu - jn pi
I? e Instead of submitting tamely to the
vlii Washington la rejolclns In the tiroe
Beet of two Inaugural balls, which will be
it,, more attractive from a social viewpoint
! ilctlon of the Inaugural committee the
ether being the ball planned by the Wash-
tnton Club. now, or course, win ue invi-
t.tlon affairs, to which the great body of
rlsttlng tourists Is not likely to get enrds.
The announcement of the Marshalls' plan
..... hn received with enthusiasm. Here-
iY tofore, except during the winter that the
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F iftration circle were ofllclally In mourning,
fS?B the Vice President and M. Marshall have
k'it tlven two Dig evening receptions wmi
'r'5 ., Murine Fehriuirv. This senson
there was mourning when It was found
Out they were not giving them.
As for the Washington Club's bal, there
have been rumors of that for some time
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affair, but the chief hitch seems to have
been the question whether It could be made
to pay.
One might expect the Washington Club
i -Jthe most exclusive woman's club In
Washington to rise superior to such con
siderations. Its membership Is almost en
tirely nonofflelal, drawn from the resident
, 1 Kt the cave dwellers who are Inclined
to regard the more or lesq transient odlelal
rowd as "po' white trash." The present
mltress of the Whlto House was a member
long before she was mistress of the White
llouse- The first unofficial hospitality she
accepted after her marriage to the Presi
dent was a reception tendered her by the
Washington Club. Incidentally the club
recently broke Into the limelight by refus-
IC !ng membership to a woman wno was an
f, ' mlttedly entirely ellglblo by birth, breeding
STia DrBinH BIIII"? iki;hupd diip ,n n
trained nurse, superintendent of nurses In
ene of the local hospitals.
Of course, there Is no means of knowing
whether the President and Mrs. Wilson will
attend either of these balls. Last winter
they did go to the second of the Marshalls'
danoes. And It Is understood that one of
President Wilson's objections to the official
Inaugural ball has been that he dislikes the
Idea of a paid function In celebration of
his Inauguration. That, of course, would
not hold against the Marshalls' pnrty. Nor
would It really hold against such an affair
as the Washington Club's ball, a subscrip
tion affair to which tickets nre sold to mem
bers only as a means of entertaining their
personal friends who will be visiting here.
But certainly between the two there Is little
ehance that any one who Is at all "in It"
socially will hrtve reason to lament the
official inaugural ball.
DECLARES WOMEN OUT
OF INAUdURAL PARADE
Mrs. Boggs, Member of Committee, Of
fended at Barring of Floats
From Procession
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. A controversy
over what part women shall take In the
Inauguration ceremonies came to a head
with an announcement by Mra. James
H. Boggs, president of the Women's Wil
son Union and a member of the Inau
gural committee, that because of a rul
ing barring from the Inaugural parade a
section of State floats being organized
under her direction she had declared "the
withdrawal of all women from the parade."
Robert N. Harper, chairman' of the com
mittee, replied that Mrs. Boggs had no
authority to declare such a withdrawal.
He said women were wanted In the parade,
and that the State floats had been barred
only because the plans for them were In
so uncertain a stage that he feared they
could not be completed In time.
The decision to withdraw, Mrs. Boggs
eald, had the Indorsement of the executive
board of the Wilson Union, Including the
wives of many Senators and Representa
tives and other public officials, and would
receive the backing of millions of women
throughout the country.
Mr. Harper declared there, never had been
such an organization as a women's division
of the Inaugural committee.
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STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIE!
To-morrow Saturday
CLOVER DA
The brick building owned by Thomas A. -Gercty, at the northwest corner of Thirtieth nnd Walnut streets,
Was THlshed several (not liv the Imnnf nnJ .nn..j ..- i .u:. -iji ii-- -tj-
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COAL TRAIN SMASHES
STABLE; DOBBIN SAVED
Too Much Momentum of Freight
Pushes Building Over Owner
Sfces It Topple
SCHOOLGIRLS VANISH;
ABDUCTION SUSPECTED
Child and Niece a Year Her
Senior Disappear on Way
to Lessons
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The police are searching for fourteen-year-old
Bertha McCullough, 6217 Lincoln
avenue, who disappeared with her flfteen-year-old
niece, Elizabeth McCullough. 6205
Elmwood avenue, after they hart started
tor the Thomas Morton School. Sixty-
third street and Klmwood avenue. William
J. McCullough. father of Elizabeth, says he
believes the children have come to some
harm.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Christian Mc
Cullough, mother of Bertha, went to Cam
den to visit relatives, leavim? her daugh
ter In charge of her sister, Mrs. Henry
McCullough. Bertha announced that she
was going to school and went over, as was
her custom, to get her niece. The girls
were last seen going In a direction away
from the school aU Sixty-third street and
Elmwood avenue. Near hero Richard
Meeklns met his death December. 8, 1916.
The police are searching the entire neigh
borhood today.
The children were In the eighth year,
twelfth grade at school, and, according to
those who knew them, were fond of their
studies. William J. McCullough, father of
Ellzabfvth, Is employed In the Columbia Iron
Foun'-Ty. The child's mother Is dead.
Elizabeth Is of medium height nnd weighs
about 120 pounds. She was clad In dark
clothes and black shoes.
The children look like twins. Bertha la
feet 3V, Inches Jail, weighs about 110
pounds and was dressed In a dark blue
aallor suit with a brown coat nnd high
Ihoes,
A coal train which had too much mo
mentum Jumped the tracks at Thirtieth
and Walnut streets today, pushed the sta
ble of John A. Ocretv, at the southwest
corner, several feet and then paused as the
front of the building crashed to the etreef.
Gerety arrived In his automobile to seo
the stable pushed along by the train. Just
as he Jumped from his car the front wall fejl
and crashed over the auto, burying It deep
in debris.
Through the maze of dust rising from
the ruins Qerety saw his horse trying to
escape from the wrecked building. The
frightened animal tugged at tho rope which
held him to his stall, and above tho Jiorse
wna hanging the east wall, which threat
ened his life.
Realizing the animal's perilous position,
Oerety and William Waples, an employe,
groped their way through tho dust, and
untying the horse, guided it out safely. A
few moments later tne wan wnicrt tnreat
ened It fell.
Tho car which struck the stable carried
fifty tons of coal and was on the end of
a train of three. It Is believed that the
engineer wns unaware of how near he was
to the end of the track, which was not pro
tected by a bumper.
200 CAUGHT IN PROBE
OP POLITICS IN CHICAGO
Against
-To
Evidence to Convict Found
Members of All Pnrtics-
Call Grand Jury
CHICAGO, Feb. 3. Evidence sufficient
to convict 200 Chicago political workers Is
In the hands of Federal Investigators, of
ficials said today. A special Grand Jury
will be summoned to return Indictments
soon. The Investigation has not been con
fined to party lines. Many of those against
whom evidence has been obtained are Re
publicans. A largo part of the evidence Is said to
have been procured through confessions of
"ward heelers" and members of the "vice
ring." recently arrested by States Attorney
Hoyne.
Norway Resumes Malls to U. S.
CHRISTIANS. Feb. 23. It Is officially
announced that malls can again be sent to
western Europe and America. The dates
of sailings will not, however, be published.
FIREWORKS FACTORY
BLAST DAMAGES CHURCH
mcrican Sparkler Plant nnd Resi
dences Destroyed in Pittsburgh.
Girls Flee to Safety
PITTSBURGH. Ta.. Feb. 211 An ex
plosion In a mixer at the plant of the
American Sparkler Company, manufac
turers of flreworku at Carnegie, a suburb,
today, started a fire which destroyed the
plant and two residences nnd damaged St.
Luko's Catholic Church, parochial school
and convent. The damage Is estimated at
J25.000.
Cook Banks, seventeen . years old, was
burned In the explosion, and twenty-five
girls employed In the building fled In terror
when the blast rocked the structure. Burn
ing embers, carried by a strong wind, Ig
Siltcd tho roof of St. Luke's Church, a square
distant, nnd when fire broke out there Clif
ford McSherry, a painter, scaled the steep
gable, while thousands of spectators stood
breathless, fearing he would bo dashed to
death, Ho succeeded In staying tho spread
of the flames until firemen could haul up a
chemical apparatus. .
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WOMEN WIN IN MAINE
SuffraRe Bill Unanimously Passed by
Senate Indiana Also in Line
AUGUSTA, Me., Feb. 23. By unanimous
vote the Senate adopted n resolution pro
viding for woman suffrage by constitu
tional amendment. The measure now goes
to Governor Mllllken for approval nnd will
be submitted to the voters at the September
election.
IN'DIANOrUS. Ind Feb. 23. The
woman's suffrage bill passed the lower
branch of the Indiana Legislature. It pre
viously had been passed by tho Senate and
now goes to Governor Goodrich.
Cigarette Boxes
Our varied assortment of
these is particularly interest
ing. A practical one is made of
Mahogany, porcelain lined,
with sterling silver lid
capacity fifty cigarettes
$10.50.
. Kind & Sois, 1110 Chestnut St.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
Clover Day on Saturday! This will be good news to innumerable teachers";
and others who are engaged on other days, and to hosts of women who find Sat-'
urday their most convenient shopping day. These and the thousands who never, ?
miss Clover Day will be here to-morrow. " . '$
We Shall be Wonderfully Busy!
Can't You Start Early To-morrow?
We shall again have more than NINE HUNDRED DIFFERENT Clover
Day specials from a 15c whisk broom at 10c, to a handsome suit of furniture at 1
half price. All these hundreds of things are seasonable and desirable, including ,:
many articles of year-around staple character, at decisive reductions in price ',"
Apparel and Accessories, Home Furnishings,
Things for Personal Use and Adornment
, Every Clover Special an Unusal Value
Look for the FOUR-LEAF CLOVER SIGNS, printed in green you'll see v
them throughout the Store. They show the exact saving on each of the hundreds
of different lots.
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$500,000 FIRE SWEEPS
s OMAHA BUSINESS BLOCK
High Wind Threatens to Carry Flnmes
Through tEntire Commercial
Section
OMAHA, Neb.. Feb. 2J, Fire early today
Jestroyed the Continental block In the
downtown business district, causing a loss
estimated at 500.000. A high wind for a
Jlme threatened to carry the flarnes to
the entire business district.
Tho Berg Clothing Company and Hart
nan Furniture Company buildings were
destroyed, and other buildings In the block
er badly damaged.
Fire Menaces Entire Family
- Flr at 414 North Fourth street early to-
H. y enaangereu tno lire or tne entire ram
V "y or Benjamin KeHem. He took his six-
j, year-oia child nnd Mrs. Kellem took the
I other two 'children, one of them only three
ntonUui old. r.a, all,. retched the,, street.
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STETSON HATS
for Spring
THE first showing of Spring Stetsons is now
open in the stores of the leading hatters and
haberdashers of the city! Among the Soft Stetsons
you will probably take the greatest interest in the
"TOWN TOPIC" the Stetson feature hat
With rather flat set brim, slightly
curled; narrow binding; beautiful silk
band with novelty edge; bow at the
back.
Embodying the style note of the
dav as only a Stetson Can and de
cidedly becoming to most men.
For your other hat look at tho
Comfort Derby a recent Stetson
advance that makes a Derby set as
kindly to the head as a soft hat. Any
Comfort Derby in your size will, (it
you perfectly no "conforming,' no
"breaking-in."
The Stetson is never an ordinary
hat the only way to match tho
quality of a Stetson is with another
Stetson.
Today more than ever no hat
can approach a Stetson for Style arid
Quality.
JOHN.B. STETSON COMPANY
News for Forehanded
and Forward-Looking
Men and Young Men
TWO thousand one hundred and seventy-nine suits, back of
which is squarely set the guarantee of Wanamaker & Brown,
are being sold at Sixth and Market streets at prices so low thaf
the store will be the chief objective point of hundreds of philadel
phians during the sale.
Selling Newest $15, $18 and $20 Suits at. . . . jE J
Selling Newest $22.50 and $25 Suits at( $15,50
Selling Newest $25 and $30 Suits at $18 50
Concerning which we wish to impress upon you these important
details.
One hundred per cent of these 21 79 suits are ALL WOOL.
Between ninety-five and ninety-eight per cent of the total offering are pure
wool WORSTED suits.
Between sixty-five and seventy per cent of the total number are OAK HALL
BUILT SUITS.
Any retailer of clothing will tell you that those three considerations are the
highest praise that can be spoken of any suit in these days of cotton-mixed cloth
ing days of substitution, when every buyer has to be constantly on the lookout
to detect cotton where he can see only all wool.
v The cloth experts and dye experts of the Wanamaker & Brown store have
subjected every suit in this unusually large offering to the acid test and found all
right up to specifications. . i
And, please notice that we will continue our offer of Young
Mens $25, $22.5(20, $ 1 8 and $ 1 5 Overcoats fpr '
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