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METHODIST CLERGY
WILL MOBILIZE
"Camp" to Be, Held Here
Next Wednesday and
Thursday
OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
Odd Verdict Against Telegraph
Company Gives Woman
$3750 Damages
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' A "mobilization cainu " of Methodist Lpls
tD)a ministers will be lield In this ellv
,xt W'edneda.v and Thuisdav. More than
1000 minister fioin renns.vlvanla and New
Jer ej are cxp-cled lu attend. The kofsIoiis
irfto be held at the Aich Street Metho
list Kplscopal I'liuicli
On Wedtiesdav night flfteen-mlnute mass-
meetlngs nlo wl" ,je ,,e,d '" cl.1""-l,e''
throUKhout the cltv. In ainden Hnd In
Trenton The thief ex cut of the camp will
l,e u patriotic lallv In the Acadeinv of Mn
,w on Thnrsilaj nlRht Bishop McDowell
of Wi shlnBton niitl fulled. States Senatm
Vafon nf Indiana, will he the speakeis
College of Music Well Kquippcd
The now ciiiaiteis "f the '"olIeRo of Musk
of Temple t nlveislt. rtt 2:1 South heven
tfcnth atieet pronilfc nceordliiR to Thad
rus niih dean of the colleo an unusuallv
auspicious eai The building Is thor
ciuehl.v equipped foi a model n musk- school
The extensive Mudlos and the Rtand con
cert hall niaUe posllilo Instruction -In evctv
branch of musical theoiy and practice
Negro and Turtle Are "Run in"
James Gains a negro, of Camden, was
r.lnir to Hud a home" foi a lost and
I ..-iKTrllne two-feet-long tuitle-last night
at Delaware avenue aild Spiuce street, when
roliceman Maguhe of the Third and De
Ijnce station happened along Gains and
the siiappei were hustled to the station
house because neither could Rive authlng
hut evasive answeis as to now the met,
one with the othei Thev will he given a
hearing this morning
$3750 Damages in Odd Verdict
' n odd erdlct has been awarded Mis
Mar I'reslon of West Chestei against
the 'Western I nlou Telcgiapli t'ompsnv
R,e will toiclif S3T50 damages foi the
death of bet husband In 1015 for causes
attributed to an electric shock he lecelved
ten jeais hefoie when In the emplov or
the telegtaph companv As a result of the
nhock he became afflicted with htaln dls
order acfoidlng to the testimony
Prisoner Escapes From Wahltroom
While under arrest as a fugitive fiom
Justice Itaiotd Stuveis of Asbuu Park,
escaped fiom a washroom at Cltv Hall
fterdav He was being taken b Cotlntv
Detective llcionnlck back to h'leehold.
if J vvlieie he Is chaiged with theft of
n aulonioblle stuvers ahked leave to
wh his hanil and ran when he saw his
chance
Support Camp Kccreational Fund
Following the plan suggested bv Pi ev
ident Wilson i lie board of dlreetois of the
Chamber of I onunercehac pledged them
selves in iv eh to suppoit the campaign
lo lalse a national fund foi wai camp
commumu leircatlonal woik
Ncaring rirds I. W. W. Guiltless
Investigations carried on b the Peo
ple's Coupc'II have shown that the I V W.
Is guMUcs of pio-Ueimati Inlilgue.' tald
Scott Neat luff ousted Instiuctoi ol the
I'lilvcisltv of Pcniislvanla at a dinner
then bv the local branch of the Peoples
Council in the Hotel Continental last night
New Flan for Expediting Freight
A plan foi handling less-than-catload
(lilpmeuts fiom Philadelphia that would
save from twentv-foui to foit.v -eight horns'
delaj on a laige volume of business and
release equipment foi the. handling of Gov
ernment supplies will be InatlKUiated bv the
Philadelphia mil Reading I'allvv aj Coni
pinj nct I lunsdaj
Children Plan Itcd Cross Bazaar
t'hiklicn of the llaldwlu sihool have been
riven permission to lope off Colorado stieet
along the cstent of the CSIiard Hstate for
a lied Cross lia7.iai piellmlnaiy to the big
one to be arranged bv the Teacheis' Asso
ciation for Novembei Piodutts fiom the
children wai gardens -will be sold at the
fete
Vivian Nickalls Wounded
Captain lvian Mckalls. foi mei coach
of the Iniveislty of I'ennsjlvatila crew,
but since 1 91G an olllcei In the HtltlMi
arm now lies In a London hospital, suf
fering fiom a shattered knee He has
struck bv shell fragments
EVENING LElXER-miLADELPHIA, HttDAY, OCTQBKR 12, 1917
FUEL BOARD SECRETARY
READY TO 'SPEED' WORK
Joseph W. Wear Will Devote All
His Time to Coal Aclminis-
trationt Business
Engines Collide in Heading; 3 Hurt
RUAD1NG Pa Oct i; An express
train fiom Philadelphia lan Into an open
fltch In the Heading Uailwav aIds heie
late last night and clashed Into a switching
engine, awakening uleepets a block awa
Scores of passengers weie severely shaken
tip Tha Injuied vvete Miss Matgaiet Uless,
Reading, collarbone biokeu. Mis E Hoff
man, 1401 .North Fifteenth street. Phila
delphia, shocked, .lames K Brown, Rich
land, bruises on bod
BRADBURN & NIGR0
Correct Tailora for llreaty Men
An otganizatlon kejed up to
the highest pitch of effl
clency enables us to render
jou exceptional! satisfac
toij service
13th & Sansom Sts.r"
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Spruce up! When
you want the best value
for your moneu, biiy
UNDERDOWN
SHIRTS
3forJ4
$1.50 Each
Made for comfoit. In
, . , the latest styles and
taurtcs. Just wear one and learn its
Bood features. '
A. R. Underdown's Sons
Rubber t.oud. nnd Jlen'a Furnltlitnga
202-204 Market Street
listabllahed Slnco 18S8
-Wm HARDWOOD 4fe
, ..Tim floors "Vfc
EHNKERTNt
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War has doubled the price of carpets,
but there has been no material advance
in the cost of durable, sanitary, artistic
. 'kardwood floors the kind laid by
lOr
JOSEPH W WEAK
Aflct lievl Mondnv Insepli Wear
ncwlj appointed genctal secietaiv of the
State Fuel Admlnlstiatlon Hoard will give
vlrtuallj nil of his timP t tw ndnilnlstia
tlon woik
'I he inass of ottlcl.il data high-heaped on
his desk at the office of the Thomas Pottei
tompanv. of which concern s. Is tieasuici.
attest tint In his tiansfei of activities to
the mew.mltie llooi of the Hellevue-Stt.it.
roid no elght-houi s-chediile Is to he ob
served Indeed the new uuaiteis at the
Hellevue weie chosen for the possibility of
etplnK il,.,,, opo , nRh( whfI1 M
hie. arcoidlng to , Wcat
"The finlj end of tl, .oal business I Know
IS the bovine riwl M ... . ......
tlrt - . crti vtin iliac
Imsconie vvUhln ,m dut'es .is tieasme. hcie
i. ' r.""r Mr" a '11 ns In St
.oils, wheie 1 had chaige r the Thomas
lotlei westein nflbe f..i iwehe ears
f l?r ,".,ll,',,' A" Ueal "" Picsh1e.il
or Ueai Uiothe,, ,st .0, ,mm0n
merchants ne , a M0U1nll 1)V ttrtu H
graduate of ale ISSS). and ,u an athlete
still emoted respectfullv In Vale c!rcle
hlnce his college davs he has spared no
pains to keep in tiahihig fitness, as at
tested bv his comblnuion of musculultv
" !!'. ,,,e,,l,lM! Miaieiievs of h giev hound
His choice as .s, iclnn of the boaid it
Is undetstood. Is du to IiIh cloe ieiMinal
association with wuilatii Pottei, fuel atl
mliilsti.itoi both as fiiend and uelghboi
and to his well-proved .idm!iiltiattve ul.il
l'..v He will nut be succeeded hi ! e ollke or
tteasurer at th 'Miopias I'ottei Conipam
his work theics being divided anioug eeral
suhotdlnates Like Francis V l.2vvl chali
man ot the State Fuel Boatd he will seiv
without compensation
'o statement Is as vet fuithcomlug as to
the composition of the lennlndei of thr
boaid 'It Is extiemelv necessaiv to gel flu
.light men Mi Pottei Is out now confei
ling on the subject. Mi Wear said
Coal pilces will have to be lovveied 'I liat
seems conclusive, In the face of the Oai
fleld orclei limiting pilces to the gloss pi Ice
of HUG. plus o pel cent to covei incieased
t penses 11 Is expected that tegulatlou
will be effected Ihiough a ssiles of mm
mitteea foi the Investigation of all giiev
ances. the lesults of uliosn tlndlni;s win JB
lepoited at once to William Potter, .Mid
through him to Washington.
P. R.T. CASHIER FOILS
ATTEMPTED HOLD-UP
Ordered to Hand Over $10,000,
He Sits on Alarm Button.
Two Men Arrested
Mollis Heig. cashier of the P It T. at
the Fiftieth sttcet and Woodland avenue
cat- bat ii. vvaH putting J10.000 Into the
odlcc safe at "J o clock this morning, when
he was confronted liv two men, one of
whom he iecognl?ed as Joseph l,avlcr. tt
former conductot "Hello. I.avvlcr. Heig
said and aftel the manner of a Joke added
'I have a gu'n to shoot vlsttois with at
this hour of the mottling
t-avvlei. without a smile pointed some
thing, which lie seemed to hold In his coat
pocket dltectlv at Heig, and said 'Now.
Ill Just take all the money von le got"
lletg sidled to n table and sat on some
push-buttons which summorert the con
ductois and inotoimen who weie In anothei
pait of the barn ,
When thtv attempted to sunound Lawlci
Mild his companion Lawler held them back
with a tin eat that he would 'plug them all
full of holes' Then the two men tied.
mi descilptlon of Beig. -alet. V ho llvch
at 1 SI T South Conestoga street and John
I Donnelt of 3'4 Sansoni street, weie nr
tcslcd about a half houi later b.v Sergeant
Corcoran and Policeman llardv. of t.ie
Mtv -fifth stieet mil Wood'awn avenue
Mtatlon The men IiriI been drinking, and
said thev did not teinembei having been
at the otllce at nil Magistrate Harris held
both men In 11000 ball foi court
FREIGHT TO NEW YORK
AND BACK BY MOTOR
Evpiess Ttuck Service Now Links Two
Cities Two Companies in
Operation
All epiess set vice bv moioi ttuck now
links Philadelphia and Nw York cltv To
help lelleve the Intel nipt Ions In ft eight
service due to the wai two tianspoi tatton
companies ale making the tilp between the
two cities with a fleet cf motortrucks
'I he dellveiles In most rases aie made
overnight I. Fllbeit who has opened
an olllce for tianpoitalton service makes
tlnee trips a week foi the lohn It htetson
I'ompin The nudes leave at 6 p in
air've In New ork at midnight Merchao
dle Is delivered the net morning Goods
alo ate taken on the letuin ti n The
latest tianspoi tat ion cotnpaiiv tn the field
I Is the Beam-ltetchet' Cumpanv vcluch has
put tvventj-one trucks tn tho t-ervice
LUXBURG FOUND HIDING
ON URUGUAYAN RANCH
Dismissed German Envoy Sent
Back to Buenos Aires Under
Heavy Guard
Ity CHARLES P. STEWART
SUfUcil Vable Knvtrr of Ihr VnUnl lltM ,,,(
kichIhd l.titger.
iifi:.t)s Airtna. Oct i:
How Count l.uxhurg. illsmlsed tleriiinn
envov. was forcible searched and cllsatmed
aftci he had given vent to a wild outburst
of language when discovered hiding at an
obfeure t'rugtiavflh ranch was told In In
formation reaching heic lodaj
Tho Count himself, under heavj guatd, Is
en route liaih I" lllieiios Apes He will be
held under strictest guard lit nn inleinment
ramp until Argentina inn see htm rf on
his trip to Herlln. via Spinish atcninslilp
It appeal ff tint I.tnbtirg furnished with
n passport and given nil diplomatic csnit
leslcs Iticllidlng complelo protection fiom
utifilenll now ds In Hiienos Aire, decldnl
when he "arrived in Ciuguav not to retuin
home lie established himself In a I c mote
ranch l'tugua.van police fluall,v located
hhn and took him Into custodv
l.tixhur. It was stated, was vlolrntt
abusive In his piotests over this tie.itmeut
and became so much so thai he vtas tlnntiv
seniched Two levolvets which he cnitlcd
wcte seized
GALVANIZED, COPPER
AND ZINC SHEETS
L D. Bcrgcr Co., 59 N. 2d St.
Bra Uarktt 1( hnitone ilain (01
ARMY nd NAVY
OFFICERS' UNIFORMS
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KniiitHe rrlces Unlrk ItelUrrlri
GEO. EVANS & CO. m'JAY:?,.,.
132 N. 5th St., Phila.. Penna.
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PEARLS
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Perry's Have the Clothes!
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MATINEE-TEA- DANCE
SATURDAY 4.30 P. M.
DANCING EVERY EVENING
ALL THE EVENING
WIPE SUES DRAI TED .MAX
Chatges Deseition and Gets Older for
Half of Soldier's, Pay
l N'lOVTONW Pa Oit 1.' 'lb... Hist
caye heie of a ill af tee being chaiged with
wife desertion has been hi ought befoie
ludge Iteppeit and tesulted In the decision
that the husband must pav his wife an
allowance of out -half of the $30 he will
teceive inoiuhl for his teivlce undei I ncle
jam
AVIIIIam Jlltchell of Allison, the defend
ant, was on a tiaiu eu loute to the Na
tional Aimv camp at Petersbuig, Va when
he was ai tested and brought bac'k here
for tilal His wife chaiged that slie was
without suppoit for herself and childien
Jlltchell did not file a claim foi exemption
Itelall Hl.lrlhiitcr
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ONE STORE
Uth & Chestnut Sis.
fit , . it Headquarters
Electrical orilA
I Household
SDHi Eaiy Payment!
una, lay Lhtstnuisi.
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Where Shall I Insure?
If our many thousand policy-holders
in the City of Philadelphia
could express their convictions
based upon experience, they would
with one accord say, insure in the
Berkshire Life
Insurance Co. of Pittsfield, Mass.
not because there are not other
excellent and worthy Companies,
but because with them the BERK
SHIRE has been tried and tested
in all particulars and stands out
conspicuously as the fulfillment of
the best there is in life insurance.
1st FOR SURE PROTECTION TO WIFE
AND CHILDREN.
-2d FOR CERTAIN PROVISION FOR
OLD AGE.
3d FOR SAFEGUARDING BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES.
4th FORCREATING AW ESTATE THAT
SUFFERS NO DEPRECIATION.
Call for information or send
for descriptive literature without
incurring any obligation to
E. H. PLUMMER & SON
General Agents
512 Walnut St., Philadelphiffja.
Pj DALS1MER STANDARD SHOEST. Ijl
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Footwear that is
costly in appearance
But low in Price
This is what every woman says
when she sees these De Lyte
models; and they are an index of
the special values we are olTcrinir.
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A new military lieel boot.
Dull calf, vamp with silver
grey fabrictop. Dark tan
calf vaihp with'.buck top of
harmonizing shade.
Also a gun-metal model.
High-heel model of dull calf
with a grey fabric top. Pearl
grey or champagne kid with
a brocaded top.
Our cops " of competent
salespeople are ever ready to
asjistyou in your selection,
and will fit you correctly.
T1S A FEAT TO FIT FEET
J&afojmet
Shoes and Hosiery
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Market Street
0 display i mir Pe Lyte DepLThtrtl Floor
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Perry's
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lo io keK lielluvvhed on the
outside anil standlni; nut frum
fiinlj tiottoin poeiets casied
m whips, 1iio"-p belt astenlni;
cvlili Iiiii Mo ci i with button,
itmt shirt vvllli a mllltarv flare
nver liliisj trouseis ctiemely
iiattnvv snappiest UMiilel nl
the senhiin.
Perry's
f vii:ns i'..iuoN.m.K"
All the stjle and amartiieta
of the "YotIllBesl' model, et
nlth comfort nnd ease for men
of bone, niimrle anil mature de
velopment. Moderately IiIrIi,
nairovv alioiilders. dravvn-ln
waistlines; poft-rolllnB lapels;
narrow trousers.
Fall and Winter Suits & Overcoats
at $15, $18, $20 and $25 But
The Assortments and Selections, the Range
of Choke in Model and Style at $20
are as beautiful and as rich in Variety
as the Debutantes of a New Social Season!
I When these $20 Suits and Overcoats are gone
we cannot replace them at the money!
J At 20 Suits in a herringbone weave with
wide gray and green alternating stripes, and out
side patch pockets!
J At $20 Suits in soft brown mixtures, in gray,
in blue and in novelty patterns, conservative cut
or with Trench belts that buckle or button
young fellows' styles with a dash of iridescent
silk lining in shoulders and sleeves single
breasters and double-breasters or plain, solid
colors for substantial service and wear!
J At $20 Overcoats a beautiful deep blue
fabric, Trench belt that buckles, vertical slashed
side pockets, plain sleeve cuffs. Same model in
greens, browns, grays and novelty patterns.-
I At $20 Overcoats of gray and grayish mix
tures dark Oxfords full lined with silk raglan
shoulder coats of fancy fabrics with Trench belts
loose-back coats, snug-waisted coats, coats of
conservative models, in quiet cloth patterns!
I At $15 Suits and Overcoats that we will sell
at $15 while they last, but that we KNOW we
cannot replace at $15 when they are gone!
This is the time to get yoitrs!
Perry & Co., "n.b.t."
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