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OhfUuehts of Twenty
't Yearns Win Addition of
$ $264,337.27
."
OTAL OF
$1,449,503.38
MA)- -"' '
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F5 .",! avc -w-.i.m. .i----
Afgregate to Neir $i,7uu,vuu.
Goal Now $2,000,000
Do One Thing Monday
i - for Our Soldier Boys
MONDAY will be Women's Day in
Philadelphia: i-Make a sacrifice
for-our boya:Vhoare making a sacri
fice for you. Walk instead of rid
in,, go-without .your lunch, cut out
a clear, give your small change to
the niris in the booths throughout
the city and suburbs that you will
see Dn the streets on Monday.
MAKE A SACRIFICE AND
FEEL THAT YOU ARE DOING
SOMETHING.
Alt collection records for Philadelphia
In tho 135,000,000 national drive or the
Young Men' Christian Association fell be
fore tho onslaughts of the twenty teams
and the campaign executive commltUe In
title city. . ..
The record-breaking amount of 2B4,
BI7.J7 was reported at the luncheon at the
RlU-Carlton. This mm brings the total
for tha city up to J1.449.C03 38, and thai of
the 411 idelphla district, Including- Chester,
Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks counties,
up to approximately 11,700,000.
Th'' desired goal for tho district Is
ft,000000. Campaign workers have every
hop of reaching that sum by next Monday
night, when the campaign closes officially.
Sir i George Held, former ITemlir ot
Australia, High Commissioner from Aus
trails, to Hngland and member of 1'arlla
ment, was tho speaker at the luncheon. Ills
address was described as one of tho bet
of the'campalgn In this city. In the words
of one- of the members of tho executive
committee, "the speech wan a corker." The
only fault that could bo found with It was
that It was too short.
. Bid SUBSCRIPTIONS
Announcement was made that Mrs Wil
liam h- McLean had donated 366,000 to the
association for the erection of a building
In the memory of Lieutenant Warden Mc
Lean, an officer of tho United States re
serve, who was killed when he was thrown
from his horse at Fort Oglethorpe,
Other largo subscriptions were reported
as follows:
Jlr, an Mr. Qterte D. TTIdenar ,..123,000
uolttd CJas !mprovrmnt Company . ,. If. 000
Mr. ind Mn Jay Cook 10,noo
Atlantlo Rrnninv Company lo.oue
Franklin Sugar Ilellnlng- Company ln.ono
Dr. and Mra. Hamilton Rice.
William Diaaton It tfona
n mki
71,000
3.200
Wilier Lock Company,
Announcement was made that the mem
bers of Group 1, Pennsylvania Bankers'
Association, had decided to forego their
annual banquet and turn over tlSOQ. to
the fund. The American Express Company
contributed 11000 as the Philadelphia share
of Its Subscription to the general fund.
Employes of Drexel & Co. collected $119
"fcy "passing the hat" at the bank, The
meeting last night at the BelleNue-fitrat-ford
netted f 1263.94. Collections at booths
were reported as follows: Independence
Square, $1105; Union League, ZKZ; Navy
Leagnel $438 ; Glrard Trust Company,
11110; and at the Commercial Trust, J286.B6.
The Philadelphia Hotel flieiys. Aseocia
N Hon iavo SEOO and J. Miller Frailer eeiU
wordjthat efforts would be madoto increase
, the donation.
One-of he features ot the luncheon was
the announcement that Inmates of the
Eastern Penitentiary had collected tEO In
small chango for the fund. One prisoner
gave $10 In his own name. All poke In
high terms of what the association had
done In bettering tho condition of the
.prisoners.
The team of Jay Cooke for once did not
capture first honors today, but came In
second with J4Z.934. Tho team of Living
ston Y.' Jones was first with 167,109. Both
results ,were greeted with thunderous ap
plause. !v Thus far Mr. Cooke's team has
been Invincible.
Edward Bok announced that the worthy
young Merlon Boy Kcouts had collected
$4100 is their day's total. This sum In
cluded a substantial contribution from Ii
A. Van Valkenburg.
Team captains reported as follows:
1 Irs. W. Borne ,,!!'S?i5
a 11, u. Brandt .,... ;
342
o M,- ty. uorsen
4 J. Heron Crssaman, Jr
6 W, H. Folirell
ft I.. O. Gran"
7 Hanry c. Hart
10.1147
4,410'
.i'2
1,1 7 A
003
67, lull
r..ii5i
L.Tin
fi.sfta
2.075
SH.OK1
4, en
14.110
Mas
C.4II8
MS
43.11.14
4,100
8 Uvtnaslon F. Jonas
-Howard CooDcr Johnson..
10 C. Herman Krumchuar..
11 C. Hartman Kuhn......
IK Franklin C. Mors
is Cleorva McFadden
IT C. F. C. stout
ts j. n, i"ew, jr.
is J.
Piatt..
90 Frank H. Tavlor ..
31 J. Bandall Williams...
22 .Jay. Cooka
isMa
rlon Bor Hcouta,..
RED TRIANGLE WONDERFUL CAICD.
Sir George Reld said the Y. M. C. A. men
were every Inch soldiers and spoke of tho
wonderful work of the Red Triangle which
he had .witnessed both at tho front and In
England. He spoke of giving to thu fund as
the greatest Investment for the comfort,
enjoyment and safety of the soldiers. Then
he said;
"We, pritlsh are delighted that the United
States has seen fit to enter this 'World war.
We are- delighted that this nation Joined
the fight when It did. .j n
"Do you know that for many years I"
had always thought of the American; Eagle
as a fierce bird. I Imagined' lightning
flashing from its eyes and Its claws
clenched,.
"Then for a period of more,vtlian. two
years 'after the world war started-1 con
fess I thought it must be moulting 1
"THE PSYCHOLOGICAL afOUENT"
"We are glad, however, that President
WiWon waited for the psychological moment
irhn lie rovld aster the war with an un
41144 America at hit back. The time will
cesse when we shall see that lie was right
fie this entering upon tb second war of
American Independence. "
"This Indeed Is your second war pi Amer
ican Independence. .' , .
The first one waa for your own liberty,
but It became a beacon light for.the.mt.'of
the world. I can't tell you how grateful we
are that you won that war.
"Our only regret Is that you did not hav
';aeorge III and we George Washington.
J ,, " meat imwww inai uaerge ill wee
!' wen an be wanted to Oennsolie the
n . . - i ...
&, tuitUKD yon tommy atkinb
rffv ... . M , ', . ,
Iti -WwrBanss, iwnmy AtRjna of.to
' :4r ta? Prbaps the noblest man on earth.
' AT au. ha nreiudleed. but with mv nn,n
y, mm X' slave aeen him go "over the top"
, SI Vpg SftSfag WWV p.fT.SB.ww M..vv..vMI MtU JVf
&iwr et)in who are going to wltntss
yensrlvaalvMlchlgan football match."
-, -'A' MMMr (tmb Vranklln K. Lane, Sc-
MLntw; the Interior, was mads public to
te 'Mr. Lano say of the Y. M. C. A.
sM""4'
Wat avert remember that this war Is
arred on by machines, but hv
i who have' herolo courare and at
i 'time are as reak as snv in
dependence on others for affec-
wraersiMaing. The boy Is not
1 . .okless cynlo or a stony
m wwxi. mm wea
him cheer and comfort, and the manly sym
pathy that goes with a hearty slap on the
shoulder. Millions of sick men and sad
men tho broken In spirit and the broken
In body lqok to America to retain her
place of pr6-cmlncnco as the friend of man
by giving to the support Of tho Y. M. C. A."
TIED TRIANGLE'S CALL HEEDED
The fine weather all this week has been a
great help to all those collecting money for
the Y. M. C. A. It seems as though In tho
sunshine, and crisp air no one on the city
payemcnts can resist tho stirring appeal
of the .Red Triangle. Not only men nnd
women of nil cltsses, but even small chil
dren are dropping all they can spare Into
tho collection bowls. On Broad street a
mounted policeman was seen to rein In his
horso at tho curb and hand his contribution
to a passerby to put In tho bowl.
The booth In front of tho Union League
Is working hard for the championship of tho
four Red Triangle stations In that section
of th" city. In the Hrst hour they were
open this booth had taken In moro than $100.
Today this booth Is In charge of tho Polish
committed of the. Emergency Aid, with Mrs,
Jumes M. Reed, Mrs. Robert von Mosch
zlsker, Mrs. J. C. Patterson and Mrs. Ed
ward Crozfcr In attendance. Tills afternoon
Mrs. Edgar M. Church and Mrs, n, Dobson
Altemus were also thcro. Sergeant George
V. Siull, from tho navy yird, wat at tho
booth today, speaking on tho pavement
with a megaphone.
Tho Navy League booth at the Liberty
Building was In charge of Mrs. Charles II.
Scott and Miss Floreneo Hitchcock. Miss
Sarah Franklin and Mrs. John S. Wilson
ucro thero this afternoon.
MARINES AID VALIANTLY
Sergeant George B. Daly, U. 8 M. C,
was In clinrgo of a detail of five marines
from the navy yard, .Wio wero helping at
(lip booths all day",
At-tho Glrard Trust booth those In charge
were Miss Katharine Lea, Miss Anno Meirs
nnd Ml"n Katharine Hancock. Corporal
Claries CI. 'Wilson, V S M. I' wast cpeak
Ing on tho pavement. "It's thu Y. M, C A.
that keeps us warm," ho p.ild. "Won't you
gle something to help; only a dime If you
cin't spare more." Miss Clara Moorhead
and Miss Daisy Tattersall wero In charge
this afternoon.
The Pennsylvania Society of New Eng
land Women at their annual meeting sub
scribed $100 to the Y. M C. A. through tho
chairman, Mrs C Howard Clark
The Commercial Trunt booth did n.
rushing business today, largely duo to tho
eloquence of Private K. G McDonald, of
tho marine corps, who wns addressing pas
persby through a megaphone. This booth
was today In charge of Miss Agnes Brockle,
MHs Elizabeth Brockle and Mlts May
IHinlap.
Prhatc Rufus Reynolds, of tho Forty
eighth Bittallon Canadian Infantry, who
lost a leg at Ypres, will speak in tho chapel
at the Unherslty of Pennsylvania at 12 '30
Monday noon, and will make a stirring ap
peal to the students to aid this vital work
of tho Y. M. C. A. ip every way possible.
SPY WARNINGS POSTED
ON FEDERAL PROPERTY
Chamber of Commerce Asks U.
S. to Take Over Plants
Doing War Work
Rigid silence orders have been Issued by
the Government to foil tho army of enemy
spies said to bo in this country. Tho Phila
delphia Chamber of Commerce has taken
a step further. It has requested the Gov
ernment to take oer all properties of
military alue or where war contracts are
Involved.
The request o" the chamber was made
to guard ngalnst dlsai-terH In Phllrdelphla
such as occurred In New York and Balti
more recently and which hao been attrib
uted to spies.
; "Drastic "bteps arp to.be taken, Irfshort
'order "by Federal Authorities toward enemy
aliens in this, country. The silence qrders
have been posted at tho Philadelphia and
other navy yards, ciutloning soldiers, sail
ors nnd shipping men from disclosing any
Information about men or ships which might
be of value to tho enemy,
"Enemy ears arc everywhere," the warn
ing reads.
BRYAN AND FANNING WILL
SPEAK FOR PROHIBITION
Temperance Orators Will Address
Meetings in City Tomorrow After
noon and Evening
' William Jennings Bryan, former Secre
tary of State, will fire the opening gun of
the State-wido prohibition campaign In an
address at the Metropolitan Opera HoUBe
tomorrow.
Tho mass-meeting, which Is under the
auspices of the Pennsylvania Antl-Saloon
League, will be the beginning of an agita
tion to .place the prohibition Issue before
tho voters in the spring primaries. Tickets
for the meeting, which will begin nt 3:45
p. m, are bens distributed nt Room 1026,
Stock Exchange Building. The presiding
officer vU bo the Rev. Dr. Homer W. Tope,
superintendent of the Philadelphia district
of the league, who Invited Mr, Bryan to
Inject hlB oratory Into the State campaign.
By a singular coincidence the man who
prevailed upon William Jenn)ng3 Bryan to
elgn tho temperance pledge will address an
other prohibition; meeting In the city the
hame day He Is the Rev. M. J. Fanning, a
veteran temperance crusader, who will
speak at the Temple' Baptist Church Twenty-second
and Tioga streets, Sunday night.
Several years ago Mr. Bryan Informed the
Rev. Mr. Fanning that It was a temperance
speech by tho veteran antl-boore speakeo
in the middle seventies tint caused him, asu
hoy In. his .teens, to sign the temperance
Pledge, lie heard the .Rev, Mr. Fannlng's
speech one night In Salem, III, In hh long
career the Rev Mr. Fannlnc has mad mn-
,than I8-.000 speeches condemning tho liquor
iraiuc. .
NAVY YARD PLOT SUSPECTED
U, S. Officials, on Alert, Cancel All
Tasses and Identification Cards
Suspecting a plot, 'Federal officials today
took steps to frustrate It through an order
Issued by United States Marshal Michael
Noonan cancelling all passes and Identifies,
tlon cards to the public at largo seeking' to
do business within tho military zom and the
navy yard at League Island.
It could not be learned today what the
grounds ot, suspicion, werevbut the Govern
ment Is keeping a very close 'scrutiny of all
of the employes that enter the yard. These
men must-all be American citizens, no per
son not naturalized being permitted on Gov
ernment work.
The passes and Identification cards Issued
by tho United States Marshal's office to
venders and other persons at large, who
Ipclude . hundreds of aliens, are. entirely
separate from" the passes that are given by
the navy yard affictals to the thnu.nrt' n
employes that pass through the gates there
every aay. nevertheless,. the Government Is
determined to let no opportunity for de
structive schemes work through any of Its
employes, even if they are naturalized, and
Is secretly watching for any such evidence.
TWELVE LOSE LIVES IN
FIGHTING FOREST BLAZE
Deputy Fire Wardens Victims of Ram
apo Mountain Conflagration
ALLENDALE. N. J.. Nov. 17 Hndl
of twelve mountaineers, who were humed
to death while fighting a forest lire yeeteiw
t, waraj rewyerea toasy. They were
EVENING LEDGER-PBtlLADELPklA; ' SATURDAY,
FREE RADIO SCHOOL
FOR DRAFTED MEN
Franklin Institute Offers
Conscripts Chance to Win
Quick Promotion
OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
A free radio school for conscripted men
of tho pecond and following drafts hai
been organl7cd by tho Franklin Institute
at the request of tho Federal Board for
Vocational Training, nnd will bo opened
Tuesday eenlng, November i7, In the In
stitute Building, 15 South Seventh street.
Only conscripted men will be admitted,
and they must have taken the draft physi
cal examination or some other physical
examination equal to that for draft. They
must nlFo certify that they will not seek
exemption. Theao rules are made because
Iho purpose of the school Is to provide men
tor active serv loo In radio work, nnd neither
the school nor the anornmcnt can afford
nt this time to train men for anything but
pcrvlco of the nation
Men who take this course and pi It
will, when taken for the army, do pincea
In the signal corps, will receive the rank
of sergeant or n higher rank and will re
ccUe Increased pay Tnklng the course
assures a man that If he applies himself
to the work ho will be at tho very begin
ning of his military service something more
than nn ordinary private.
Tho courso Is entirely free, the expense
i,.i !,,.,. i,. Mm institute and Its friends
Applicants should npply In person The
registration books arc open dally from J
rclock In tho morning until 8 at night.
General Pershing Orders Hats Here
General Pershing, who wears n hat sire
m:cp and thrce-elghths. turns to Phila
delphia even from France when ho wants
new headgear. Ho has cabled this city
for two Stetsons of stand ird uniform color.
He needs them nt once.
Thanksgiving Dinner For GOO Children
Six hundred poor children will bo given
a real Thanksgiving dinner by the Phila
delphia Salvation Army Corps at tho new
Army Memorial Building, Broad street and
Talrmount avenue The youngsters will
virtually own tho building from noon until
10 o'clock in tho cening.
Foust Condemns Codfish
Largo holdings of codfish in tlu Phila
delphia markets have been condemned by
James Foust, State Dairy nnd Food Com
missioner, because they contain boric acid,
which Is prohlhlted by tho Pennsylvania
law' as a food prcbervatlvc.
The Rev. Dr. Cartier Is Dead
The Rev. Fat'ier Alexander C. V. Cartier,
a well-known Protestant ' plscopal clergy
man, died yesterday at his home, 2127 Fltz
xvater street. Funeral seKices will bo held
Monday nt 10 o'clock at St. Thomas's
Church (negro). Twelfth street below Wal
nut !000 Women Earn $3,000,000 a Year
Flvo thousand women employes of the
Pennsylvania R:l!ro.id on lines east of
Pittsburgh, who have taken tho places of
men called for Government service, are
earning approximately $3,000,000 a year,
according to an estimate made by the com
pany. River Convention Postponed
Thr Indefinite postponrment of the tnnual
convention of the National Rivers and Il.ir
hors Congress, which was to hae been held
from December B to 7 In Washlngto 1
been announced by Kmll F. Albrec' t, n-c-retary
of tho Philadelphia Bourse and di
rector of tho congress.
Licensed at Eikton to Wed
ELKTON, Md Nov. 17. Marriage li
censes were Issued here today to John J.
Williams and Mabel Englc, George Taggart
and May Weaer, John J. McGuIre and
Anna Powers, Edwin Smith and Ellen Mc
Carthy, John -J. Foley nnd Catherine
Klmck and John R Smith nnd Sarah Brady,
all of Philadelphia, John E S. Rumsey and
May Schwab. Trenton; Wlnfleld Powckk
and Edna Bll'etter, Camden; John F. Will
ter and Grace Barbour, Scranton, Pa. ;
Frank Cabell and Helen E. Reynolds.
F.illston, Md. : Samuel J Young and Marv
E. Hayes, Klrkwood, Ky ; Thomas C
Merryman, Baltimore, and Elfrlda C. Van
kirk, Camden, N J ; Alficd W. Kennedy
nnd Lucy R. McClaln, Newark. Del.; Harry
Uanghart and Helen Striker, Wllllninsport,
Pa ; James C. Wooley, Chesapeake City,
nnd Isabel W. Griffith, Ceollton, Md.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
SrltiUMoosT1,Rn St" nd ""
CUHn'd0?!..n A'.WtfgfT0"1'" ' '
Harry M. Kmlth. 1984 N Muttfr at. and La.
mVm ,anY,,,awthrno' J2" ,:- Westmoreland at.
4-ii Main it ' und liceln '"chart
'vuyr,.7V,;I,'',,"..,,A''pona at., nnd
John J. fchleMs Cami. Ieen. Mom,
lJrlf-b. MOID K IllTHib no nt...
i and Mary
l1VTy Jwi J,n,,Mr Kenneit Square. Pa.,
and
t".i : , fYcnnru square. ia
M'JnKnoTllls M ?" "" " F1"n"
Dfiiiau7.'":V.Cgan,;br13LH;t 'U " Paulln
HTaU,rd.t,i!5,U&lSraVo7,l.Un "" J "
c,:an?i''BKh,4i,B.ii! 7,8f?o"""" "'
Harry M. Mmlth. 14 N. Mutter at. .and Lavenla
uflill!Xth.or??- i'M K.. We.tmoreland
" MaJn e't. '" ' an1 li(ttna Blchnrt.
Ktmstaotv I.ubaczcHskl. 4 174 Almond at . and
Julia Tymlnaki, 7r,(l Ilermuda at. v
M,iI.Mh,,'1lJ?.,otSIn,, D?ven. Mass.. and
Mary I'rleh. tlulO Klncseasine aic.
1 ir V.' J,0P,tz!!.K'nn,l' hiuare. Ta.. nnd
t l'el?n ' Miller. Kennctt Square. Pa.
Jo1,C-,.1'-Vl,r'..n -' hpruco at., and Edith C.
Majnll, 5521 Spruce at
Itowarrt Toner. I50H Adams ne.. and Marcaret
ration. 101B.K. Letterly st. il'?rcar"
wnilam Iwly. M8 S. 23d at., and norenco
Kdmundn. SIS H. 234 at.
Henry J. Mejer. Jr , 302S S Bwanaon at., and
Ncna K, Scliweltzfr. 22'.' olenwood av.
Qacar K. Dudley, l'ln city. Minn., and Con-
atanro Pcrryman, n.lOS Master at,
Raymond Aucntt. 512'.' N 15th at., and
Woodatock. 75 B. flarl'r at.
Emily
Tallev II
Holmea Waahinstan,
D. C,
and Ida
aicuonro;
irold. 3!lfl Iitnhar,!
Rnseltiert A. Klemmer. S170 Delrrade St.. and
. Mary E. Bchaaf, 2022 E. Cambria at.
Jotm J. Kentle. Jr., 2524 Cedar at., and Emma
Schmidt. 2571 Tulip at.
John Itlchardaon, 1R3K Federal St., and Busle
K. Walthour. inoi s. 20th at.
John H. lllackwall. loss Turner St., and Ella
,VvHuih. B20 N 15th at.
8halrnck Monro. 1133 Of den St., and Maggl
Collins. 1225 jfmtli. at.
Krank J. ttouder. 251 8, Bid at., nd "Emma
Hanck, HcadinK, Pa.
Carmine Btrnta, 2130 Ellsvrorth St., and Maria
.Juliana, 1804 S, 10th at.
William H. Trimble. 1230 W. Allegheny ave and
Mildred llendcrann, 1730 W. Allegheny ave.
Frank Khlfkua 3124 Mercer at., and Cecelia
bhlnkua. 8270 V.. Thompson at. ,
Petro Jemrzyk, 31 Melon at., and Paraakewa
Hawreuko, 4036 X'arkslde ave. .....
Philip Ilarreca, Ambler. Pa . and Edith E.
IJals. Kort Waihlnaton, Pa,
Charles H. Htraub, York. Pa and Mary C.
Wllla. York. Pa.
William II. Hmlth. 0 Drayson place, and Core
Smith, 1010 Klleworth at.
Joacnh J. Conklln. Atlantle Cltrt.Ii J- and
Edith II. llowen. Atlantlo City, N. J. ..
John Parker, 4710 Melrose St., and Martha
Davla. 2125 Ruah st. . .
Jamta Jt. olvtn. 7611 nulst avc. and Lillian
Taylor, 221 S llonaRon terrace.
Charles A. Klnaebura. Hwarthmore, Pa., and
lone A. Wheeler, Chleairo, III.
Claude K. Hamilton. 2712 Dickinson s, end
Jennie It. alcPonnell. Jlranchtown. Pa.
rrank Remlrk. ISSN N. Mascher at., and Anna
Anton. 112S N. Bodlne at,.. . . ...
William OreenHeld, 2043 0. Alien at., end Ruth
(lay, 617 N. Crelshton at.
(lay, 017 N. Crelshton at. .
HIILorn I.. Ayara. 1704 Tloire st.. end Ray A,
Hart. 2021 W. Atlantic
Atlantlo at.
n, Z87 N; 1
154 N. 4th at
ueorso v. iiortnn
Falrhlll St.. and
Hoj.hle Ko.ll. .2054
LMlnfi V?. Kfarlln.
Theodore K. Martin. 2021 N, 17th St., and Ida
W. Clemena. 2027 N. 17th at.
Norman K. Bauer, 32 N. 7th at,, end Lillian
V. Bellamy. 254s N- Orals at.
Edward E Holtmer. S4AS Paletherv .St.. and
.-l,A n...,k.l SIM 1ltlinpn at
-rank iradley 1445-N. Dth t.. -and Ntnoa
Bascnpi, ie Hi. -V
Henry W. BroeS, M4:
i,v.v ";' iA" .v.'- - . ami.
. At1 S Ba(h m
rvir vwi sp vwfjiw
TRANSIT LEASE CHANGES
READY FOR COUNCILS
Likely to Be Presented to Fi
nance Committee nt Hear
ing Next Friday
Suggestions for amendments to the
Smlth-Mltten transit lease were discussed
today nt n conference between Mayor
Smith, his advisor, William Draper Lewis ;
Transit Director Twining, Thomas E. Mlt
ton. president of tho Rapid Transit Com
pany, and Ellis Ames Ballard, tho com
pany's chief counsel.
The conferees discussed points which
were not covered yesterday nt tho Mayor's
conference with Mr. Twining nnd Mr. Mit
ten, and It Is understood that the amend
ments to the lease will be placed before
Councils' Joint Cnmmltteo on Finance and
Street Railways, which will hold Its sixth
public hearing on the lease question next
Friday. The Mayor was obliged to lea
the conference early on account of a slight
indisposition. "If nil concerned do not get
together now, they never will," he said.
It was decided today to advertise for
bids for plumbing and electrical work on
the Orthodox, Margaret, Church and nuan
streets stations on the Frankford elevated
line.
In a report of the Art Jury Issued re
cently, that body recommends negotiations
bo entered Into with the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company to have the company re
moe all Blde.walk subway entrances and
place thtm within the property lines, ns at
Fifth street station and west of tho Schuyl
kill Rler, by remolng the stalrwayn at
leapt and placing them within tho building
line.
He Is DoingThis
For You!
Will You
Do Something
For Him?
Monday will be Women's
Day in Philadelphia for
Our Boys' Y. M. C. A.
Fund-Will you not make
one sacrifice on Monday
for the boy who has sac
rificed his home and his job for you. Do without
some one thing on Monday and give the money to
The Girls in the Booths Throughout the City and Suburbs
That You will see on the Streets on Monday
Let Us All Help Our Boys On Monday
The Wotwris Committee of the Philadelphia War Work Council of the Y. M. C.A.
MRS. ROBERT E. STRAWBRIDGE, Chairman -
MRS. EDWARD BOK
MRS. BENJAMIN CHEW
MRS. WILLIAM L. ELKINS
MRS. JOHN WHITE GEARY
Cut out one
Do without
MAKE A
NOVEMBER 17,
97-YEAR.OLD WOMAN
FOUND DEAD IN HER BED
Nonagenarian Widow of "Forty-Nincr"
Lived Many Years on
"Gold Dust"
Mrs. Emma K. Schectn. nlncty-peveti
years old, 218 North Seventh street, was
found dead In bed early today. Death wns
duo to old age.
A romantic story Is the llfo of tho nona
genarian, widow of one of the "Early Forty
niners." When the gold strike was made
In California her husband left the East
and Joined in the nation-wide rush to the
gold fields. In the vernacular ot the times
he "struck It rich." On his return journey
he was taken III and died many miles from
home.
One of his friends, so goes tho story told
to Deputy Coroner Greenhnlgh, who Inves
tigated the death of tho aged woman, for
warded to her a quantity of gold dust that
her husband had extracted from the Call"
fornla soil. From that time until two years
ago, when the last of the "yellow sand" was
turned Into money for her maintenance, It
had been her sole means of support.
When the dust gave out friends con
tributed largely to her support, supplying
her with the necessities of life.
Auto Bandits Fail in Bold Hold-Up
NEW YORK, Nov. 17. Daylight auto
mobile bandits today made a vain effort to
seize f 16,000 In a Jersey City hold-up.
Driving a small car, they dashed nlongsldo
tho machlno of tho Fagan Iron Works, In
which were Jonn II, Brunlng, Auguct
Bremer, a chauffeur, and a bag containing
the payroll money. Tho robbers Hrcd four ,
shots and fled when their Intended UctlmH i
showed fight.
MRS. RODMAN E. GRISCOM
MRS. GEORGE McFADDEN
MRS. PAUL Dt MILLS
Mrs. s. kearsley Mitchell
WHAT YOU CAN DO
cigar Go without lunch Walk and save a car-fare
some, one thing that you were going to buy on Monday
SACRIFICE and Feel You're Doing Something
1917
THRILLING RESCUES
MARK MORNING FIRES
Two Children Saved by Father
and Firemen Remove
Aged Couple
Several thrilling rescues marked early
morning fires In widely separated sections
of the city. In one Instance, two children
were carried by their father to the street,
who made his escape by climbing with them
out of a second-story window, and during
another fire an nged couplo were carried
down ladders by flremtn.
Flvo young children were carried to the
street and five ndultn made (-pectaculnr
escapes when flro early today destroyed
the lower door of the home of Arthur
Ilensel, 2411 South Mllllck street The
blaze gave nut dense ohnnrH of hlnck
smoke and filled the houo of Nathaniel
Holt, of C4S0 South Mllllck street, forcing
him to guide his family to safety.
The blaze, which started In the kllchen,
Is believed to have been caused by a cigar
ette carelessly left on a table. It was a
few minutes after midnight when Hensel
was awakened by smoke, He attempted to
go downstairs, but the smoke was so dense
that he was forced back.
Ho aroused his wife and two children
Emily, two years old, nnd Marie, eight
months old. Taking one In each arm, lie
climbed out the rear window, made his wav
over the Bloplng back-shed roof nnd took
,npm to the home of William I.awson
oiir. South Mllllck street. He then in,n.,i
at
un assisted his wife to safety.
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MRS. GEORGE R. PACKARD
MRS. HENRY P. VAUX '
MRS. BARCLAY WARBURTON
MRS. GEORGE D. WIDENER
timeby thTmXenta2
way through the srnov. in T 'W'l'E 1
climbed out the fronts" taUa. ? ,
. A similar scene was ens-,Ti .. .. '
nomo next door. Mrs. Holt h7 u "oh
In-law of Mrs. l.uke $.?,,, ' -liter.
Richard Meeklns. whoso mJLHlMUw "
penMi.ee two yiai. ago mmnSLf
and Kurroumllng ttwns, wa,,-, ''
the smoko that poured from th. iea ?
her home. m ln b'ti ot,
Shc'nnd her husband. cr.,nin. .v..
tnroURli the halls, finally inanaSJ r -the
street with their three ' rhifl "' '
eleven years old : .Vucy, eight m,,.'"'.
Anna, eighteen munths old . .- w
Hensel fninlly were cared for by1L,!!j.Ul
while firemen fought the blaie '5hlKl
caused damago estimated at tBOO "
Four firemen of Truck 16, ij0.
street nnd Aramlngo avenue e.,,i JWo
and Mrs. Edwin Saegcr down ,dd .
the third story, f the res ,"' '""
dwelling owned by their ron. lfi1',"'
er, 230.-, Richmond street, dur nr . V-4
tho rear of tho building io,n,. B a
The blaze, which started In the r-" "
trheti, wns caused by an overturnM1
lilt
of f.U. The blaze was theckfj TikJ J"
men before It sprend to other lari-V"'
building. Tlu damage amounted l t0i,ti?
nn-. uiiiv i:iiiij- inauy suent ih. :::''?
and fouilh Moors of a liulldlnr nt , .H
Second street, tho first, ,fcondl "' -W
lloors of which uro occupied by 1 1 4
& Co , hat nnd cap manufacturers .2" u
top floor by the Diamond Skirt rvS' " V
caused damage estimated at joo P,'r' '
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tho gasoline into the tank In frJnF ipS V
l,,almn,rn nlnpn nt t..lK - i. .VDnt OX he, c
husband's place of business at the ttrrSu H' V
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wliun in" p-iuonnn lank of ah aiit.i1.". aB
huh being tilled. John Bush. slx?MnLrtll
old. Mm of John Hindi, pronr JtS .mJilMl
(lrapo Hotel, Ignited the fiuld aia u J'
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