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CHRISTMAS GIFTS
FOR BOYS ABROAD
Funds Sought to Buy Pres-
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Christmas Tree
OTHER
CITY NEWS NOTES
jjany Army Convalescent Hos
pitals to Be Established on
the Main Line
k mldlers1 Christmas tree campaign was
JrUd today when a committee of the
Sency Aid asked for funds to buy
Omenta and plum puddlnc for the Tarls
SSuwai tree for American fluhter. In
Mrs' Joseph SnellenburK Is chairman of
the committee, which was formed In re
nonse to an appeal from Dean Heeltman,
Tths Soldiers' and Sailors' Club of Paris,
Lho pointed out the Impossibility of ob
ulnlnK the desired articles In France. Mrs.
Russel Jcmes. chalrmon of the Emer
, Aid's chocolate and Jam fund, an
.Minced that shipments of the sweets
Should now bo on their way through tho
U-boat "one. A total of $21,721.96 In con
tributions to tho tobacco, chocolate, jam
nd general funds was acknowledged.
War Hospitals on Main Line
Several armv convalescent hospitals are
to be established on the Main Line, accord
Ini to Information coming- nfter tho Hur
reon General's Department inspected the
r Devon Manor School for Girls and tho
wmmer home of Mis. William C Bullitt.
Jr., at Devon which has been offered to
th Government.
"Guns" for High School Corps
Wooden drill guns have been furnished
the Central High School military training
corps which Is commanded by J. Wilbur
lUlne'. with Taul rtosenbaum, William
Greenhouse and Alfred Iterrlek as student
officers.
nUhon and Mrs. Garland Celebrate
Bishop Suffragan Thomas J. Garland, of
the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, nnd
Mrs. Garland celebrated tho twcnty-flftn
anniversary of their marriage at their home,
Chew and Sedgwick streets, yesterday.
Logan Men Hear War Talks
The war was discussed from many nngles
by Major W. A. Garrett, U. S. K. : Colonel
St. O, U Steele in charge of tho Urltlsh
recruiting mission hero; Itccelver of Taxes
Kendrlck and 13. J. I.afferty, president, at
a meeting of the Logan Improvement
League, Logan Drawing Room, last night
600 "Usaacs" Invade City
A detachment of COO men from the
United States army ambulance corps at
Allentown Is quartered at the Second Regi
ment armory, liavlng hiked to this city In
motor ambulances. The Museum grounds
probibly will ba used to demonstrate their
work. The entire camp is expected to at
tend the Usaac-Marine football gamo at
Franklin Field SaturOay.
Xmas Gifts for Ponn Warriors
An effort to raise $1575 In twelve hours
on the last day of the $2500 campaign for
Christmas gifts for University of Pennsyl
vania men In the nation's service was begun
this morning. Teams of students cam
paigned the classes for contributions, which
up to last night had totaled $925.
Drlpps New Child Work Chief
Albert Cross has resigned as managing
director and secretary cf the Child Federa
tion to become manager of the Liberty
Mutual Insurance Company, and will be
jucceeded by Robert D. Drlpps, former Di
rector of Public Safety. Mr. Cross will
continue his active Interest In the work as
a director ot the organization.
School Janitors May Get "Raise"
A 10 per cent wage increase for public
school Janitors, coal passers nnd similar
employes will como In 1918 If a recom
mendation made by tho property committee
1 passed by the Board of Public nducatiou.
Canadian Officer to Talk at Iiryn Mawr
Major M. P. Boehm, of the Canadian In
fantry, will deliver an address on the world
war at Bryn Mawr Collego this afternoon.
The meeting will be held In Taylor Hall.
Says All Catholics Are Loyal
All Catholics in the United States are
loyal to the cause of war, according to the
opinion expressed by he Rev. Joseph A.
Mulry. president of Fordham University,
Stand Behind the Government
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE
THIRD l'INANCIAI. DISTRICT
108 8, FOUKTII ST.. 1'1IIU.
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Evening ledger-Philadelphia, Friday, November 9, 1017
SEEK MYSTERIOUS MAN
IN CLEVELAND TRAGEDY
Clue Found to Identity of Slayer
of Prominent Author-Physician
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FIFTY YHARS WEDDED
Mr. and Mrs. John R. McLean, 1G3
West Susquehanna nvenue, who
yesterday celebrated completion of
half century of married life.
who spoke last night in the Church of the
Gesu, commemorating the annual ictieat of
the St. Vincent dc Paul Society.
CL.UVKt.AND, Nov. 9.
dcnenU orders to all police went out to
day to arrest n man known to have been
in Cleveland yesterday afternoon at tho
tlmo Dr. Harry L. Chapln, physician, au
thor nnd world-wide traveler, was mur
dered at tho Colon! il llotol. Chapln lato
yesterday afternoon was called to the room
of a man who registered nt tho hotel In
tho morning. At 6 o'clock last evening a
maid discovered Doctor Chapln In a pool of
blood on tho floor of the room the stranger
occupied. Ho died In a few minutes, his
tips moving a"! If ho wished to explain, but
his efforts falling.
His skull was crushed from a blow dealt
from behind. An empty traveling bag was
In tho room, but nothing else to glvo tho
police n clue.
Doctor Chapln carried sevcrat hundred
dollars nnd Jewelry. In all totaling about
J1B00. Tills was untouched.
Mrs. Chapln. who was tho widow of
Valentino Pries, wealthy Sandusky boat
owner and lumberman, before she mnrrled
"tho blind doctor," ns Chapln was named,
said her husband hnd been called on tho
telephono early In tho afternoon. Ho had
gono to fee a man at the Colonial. A maid
heard two men quarreling In the room whero
the crime wis committed.
Doctor Chapln was forty-seven. He hnd
trnvp'ocl nnd had written many books and
scenarios.
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PEARL NECKLACES
Assembled to satisfy
- individual requirements
Pearls for Improvement of Necklaces
Reservatiori Clerk, Spruce 5800 !
"Give Your Next Dinner
Party at THE COLONNADE
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Coleman'
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Orchestra
THE CRYSTAL ROOM
THE BENCH ROOM
OR THE TAP ROOM
Ed Brown'
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Orcheitra
From the
Adirondack
But be sure to phone the Reservation Clerk
(Spruce 5800) for your table.
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A.R.Underdown's Sons
BbdoJ, Hjod. and Men's Fumlihlnca
202-204 Market St
Established. Blnoa 1B38
Hotel Colonnade
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AU hardwood floors look well when
wst laid. Pinkerton floors stand the
lt of time, resisting the hardest wear
id preserving their beautiful color
nd finish throughout the years.
PINKERTON
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from rain or enow.
Th.VI1? niW canvas cover. It pays.
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F.VANDERHERCHEN'S SONS
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many epeclal values
we are now offering
on our Third Floor.
Wo have been fortunate in securing another allotment of
this exceptional boot, nnd respectfully advise those who have
learned to rely upon us for Style-Values, that we havo only a
limited number of pairs. At thi writing nil sizes are on hand,
and we therefore suggest very early purchasing tomorrow
forenoon if possible.
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Shoes and Hosiery
1204-06-08 Market St
Perry's Unquestionably Have the Clothes 1
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CE. You would hire a taxi and beat it to any place
at which you were told you could get coal, butter,
eggs, cheese, milk at the prices of six months or
a year ago! Very Well! Here are enormous stocks
of Overcoats and Suits that we are able to sell at
comparatively little over the prices of normal
times because we bought nearly double our reg
ular Fall and Winter requirements of woolens
months and months ago at Prices away below the
present market figures for the same goods!
C YOU profit by our forehandedness and busi
ness venture! We have marked our selling prices
with our usual small margin of profit and are
letting you in on it to our mutual advantage!
We will sell more of them and sell them faster;
and the men who buy them will remember us to
our advantage in the times to come! " .
Numbers and selections are at highwater mark today !
Winter Overcoats
IH A$ $15 Good, sturdy conservative
Blacks, fly-front, big flap pockets bellowsed
on inside -,dark mixtures with deep cloth
collars Something we CANNOT' duplicate
to sell for $15 when these are gone!
C At $18 Oxford Gray Overcoats Blues
in diagonal stripes velvet collars, patch
pockets Box back models, button through
fronts.
At $20 & $22.50 Double-Breasted and
Single-Breasted Overcoats Plain backs and
Trench Belters Plenty of Conservative
Coats in dark solid colors blacks, brownish
mixtures, rough-faced fabrics Velvet col
lars, cloth collars or big convertible storm
collars.
At $25 & $30 Overcoats Trench mod
els, Kimono-sleeve models, Raglan shoulder
models, Box Back, Shapely Back, Plain
Back models Full all around Belts; Back
Belts Single-Breasters, Double-Breasters
some with a flash of iridescent silk shoulder
and sleeve lining!
At $35, $40 up to $65 Big Auto Ulsters
with velvet-lined Muff Pockets above the
waist ample, luxurious Military or Trench
Raglans also with Muff Pockets and big
buckle Belts Shapely Back Coats with vel
vet collars in fine rough-face fabrics of rich
autumn colorings.
Winter Suits
(f At $15 Limited in numbers, but un
matchable as values and not replaceable for
$15 when gone! Good serviceable fabrics in
wanted colors and mixtures.
$t At $18 Plenty of Suits Single-Breasted
and Double-Breasted, belters and conserv
ative models.
If At $20 & $25 Suits in brown, in gray,
in greenish cassimeres, good $20 values at
any time, and away below present market
valuations! We cannot replace them our
selves for $5 more than they cost us!
H At $28, $30 & $35 Suits of fine worsted
fabrics in delicate pin-stripe patterns, in
larger stripes of subdued weaving, in small
check patterns of extremely good taste, in
browns, grays, blues Single-Breasters and
Double-Breasters, with Belts or without
Belts Young Fellows' styles with flashes of
iridescent silk in shoulders, sleevesand down
the front A wonderful stock in a wide va
riety of patterns, not one of which we can
replace at what it cost us.
Dress Suits, Tuxedo Suits Officers' Uni
forms Dress and Fancy Vests Separate
Trousers Raincoats, Rain-proofed Coats
at prices based on their costs to us under
better conditions than those of today!
Fur-Trimmed Overcoats!
f Perry Fur-Collar Coats have made a HIT! The skins were selected from thou
sands, selected for fullness of fur, rich silkiness of quality, taken at the right time!
Collars of Beaver, Otter, Blended Muskrat, Hudson Seal Coats full satin lined and
flannel interlined to waist $55, $60, $65, $75, ,$85.
J5I Fur-lined Overcoats with handsome Fur Collars, and Fur-Outside Overcoats of
Wombat, Kangaroo, Raccoon, Nutria $60, $75, $85, $100, $110, $125, $150, $200!
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