h re i it- ? R V vl H f . fyfflWiM''' 'mmmmdkmmmmmMGimCi PASTOR J MEANS BEGINS FIGHT; I worker crushed to aThImrs . : ':ffi? t - C AT THE CITY HALL T4vo Town Mteting Heads Fall arid Other Sluted for Similar Fate MORE THAN 20 ON LIST Activity t at ' Recent Election Apparent Cauttc for Dismissal Only The VHrvbtnllli vine of tho Ttcimli Itcan Organization lias blurted to tits- ch'aJ-Bc City Hull cmtilOi-cs ulio were actUo on behalf of llic Towli Meeting Party ut tlio election liehl on Nox em ber 6. jTJio llrbt to bo was William Walker, mlio had been recrlilug $1100 a year us maintain execution clerl in Sheriff Jtatieley'o olllcc. Walker la u member of tlio regular nepubllcan urd oxeeu lle committee from the sixth dllloii of-he- Eighteenth Ward. Ilia cotlcaguo la William William, an Independent member of tho present Common Council Williams und Walker teturned u ma jority of forty otHS for the Town Meet trig party ticket in their dllluti, which n'aa tlio normal Itepubllcan majority thero. Sheriff Ilalislt, who Is ono f the principal Varo lltutcnantf, asked fpr TPalker'u resignation noon after elec tion. Ho gave no rcawmt, itcinrdhiK to Talker. Tho resignation Mat not forth coming, und Wulker rccelxed notlco of his discharge fiom George S HutMtll, Sheriff's BollUtdr, Satuiday afternoon. iMoro than a Hcoro, of other city em ployes aro blalcd to go within tlio next few weeks, because they wcro aitixe Against the Varc organization at the recent election. The ii w ill fall In the departments of tho MierllT. I!ccelor of Taxes and JlcecTdcr of Deeds. More, than a dozen formal rtqiii"ls for resignations wcio tent out toda to em ployes In Umbo department Mct of these officeholders aio from the Twcnt fifth Ward, where Muglmato William 1 Campbell, who "Hopped" from the Vhici to the Town Meeting Party tho night before election, is leader, und from the Eighteenth, Ward, where John Virdln, Yare ch)ef-of tho Bureau of Weights und Measures, is hulng u. hard light for ward Control. 11' i h S Iff.,"' ' 4h t V&r - it" $$y m fJa.TB k. ... t............ .. .a.. ....a... . AWKUHttm XV WW.vsCfflrw;., 's- ELIZABETH RAMAGM Nine-year-old girl, of t4()fi Moore street, who vus run down und fatally Injured by nn auto mobile at Broad street near Moore. Her sisters, Mtiric, twenty years, and Mathilda, fourteen years old, were also injured. COMING HERE Rev. Dr. Acqullla Webb, of Kentucky, to Succeed Rev. Dr. It. H. Morris YOUNG BRIDE MISSING; HER BROTHER ACCUSED Philadelphia Is lo line a "lighting Kentucky pastor," Tho Tl(. Dr. Acqullla Webb, who succeeds tho Itov, Robeit Hugh Morris us pastor of tho Central North Hroad Street I'rcsblerlan Church. It hailed 111 Louisville, where ho at present occupies the pulpit of tho War ren Memorial t'hurrli, Louisville, hs u real exponent of liberalism 'it the min istry. Doctor Morris goe-i to the Stam ford l'r"d terHn Chun li. of Stamford, Conn Vuelvr Webb, according to Louisville dlspulilies, hns never aflll.ntcd himself Willi tho "ilrjs" In h'.i ehurcli. He was a leader In a plan which blockul Ulll Kunda'u proposed trip lo Loulsllle. hi--cording to those who know him, A Loti'svllle dispatch saya he o'.icwm to- I barm and smokes. Dcvtor Webb takes 'a great Interest In athletics und In I311 was medalist in tnc iveniucuj Male Oolf Association Hinatpur ihninplonshlp Doctor Webb roelved a call inentlj from n lalrgc Chicago church, but re fused It 'li favor of tho loial call CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR CAMP HANCOCK MEANS BEGINS FIGHT; UNDERTAKER CALLED First Defense Witness Says Mrs. King's Hand Was Smudged Man Says He Was "Doped" on Washington Train and Wife Was Spirited Away PROMINENT SHRINERS GATHERING AT READING HEADING, Dec' a. Tho advance guard of tho 2500 bhrlncrs who will be In Beading on Tuesday und Wednesday for the Rajah Temple Si'vcr Jubilee, dedication of Jho nqw temple and a big ceremonial, began arriving today Im perial Potentate Charles V. Ovenshire and Deputy Imperial Potentate HMas .T Jae,oby, of IndlinapQllt, Ind. with tln potentate's secretary M Hiitrhinsou, ar rived Sunday afternoon Tho Imperial potentito and his secre tary traveled all tho wuy from Oklahoma City, a forty-elglit-hour trip. 'A dinner was given by Nobjo George S .Pomeroy-.ut the Bcikshlro Countrj Club to Mr. Ovenshire. Mr. Jaooby, Cj prlss B. C. Hunt, potentate of Mecca Temple, New York; Potentutc Ceorge F. Elsenbrown, Ira W. Slratton, chair man. of the rei.eptioii eonimlttoc. Hurry D, Kelser, John S. Carman. Maui Ice C Itoedcr, John D. Mlshler und Coniad W, Dykeman, BrookIn, N. Y. CORRECTION BENEFIT Despondent over the disappearance of Iil3 pretty nineteen- ear-old bride, Will lam Blewctt. pf W2 North Thirty-eighth street, huu appealed to tho police lo And her. lie ald also that he was "doped' (ind robbed of n considerable sum of inon,ey and of bis marriage icrtlfliale. Ho accused his hrulher-iii-law, A Chts ter Hojd, from Alkin. S. (' According to Blewctt, he was married on November "2 and had been, on Ills honeymoon when his brotliT-ln-law ap- peale'J on tlio scene und urged lin brldo lo return foiilh on account of Illness .In t the. fainllv ' Blewttt assented, he has told the po-1 lice, tnal-lng tin- stipulation that he be' permitted to return with them. This Iiojd ugrecd to, and the three went lo the rallccad station, where Bovd pur chased tickets lor as fur 3 Wushlng ton They boarded the train, and, ac cording to Bb-wctt, rode as far as Wil mington when he remarked that he was thirsty. Bojd volunteered to get a glas of water and Ulewett drank It The water, he said, had beep drugged Ilfi awakened Jn Washington ! 117 Packages Received by Mayor's Pergonal .Service Bureau Car to Leave December 11 The llrst Christmas glfla received bs the Major'n Personal Service ttureiu for bhlpment to the soldiers at I'amp Hancock wero 117 gift packages for for mer eniplojes of the Wanamaker store who are now at the Georgia lump Fifty girls of the store brought the packages to tho Major's ofllce and turned them over lo Mrs M L Wood tuft, director of the Personal Servlic Bureau They were members of the store's patriotic organization the lied, Idle and Uluo Cro.a The opress car chartered bv the iltj lor the trip to August i will leave the Pennsylvania Itallroad freight station on Tucsdas. December 11 Beginning todav, the bureau will accept packages for free shlpmenL . i.'ONCOr.D. N. '.. Dec 3 Gaston II. Means tills afteinoun pre sented the .first sle.p in Ids detente against the ihargo of murdering Ml-. Maude A King 'I ho first witness una L. A Wedding ton, the underaker who preparul Mrs King's body. He testified on dliecl es iinlnutloii tliat Mrs King's left hand bore u lilack smudge. On eross-iAam-Inutlon ho declared he had prhalily told sjollcllor Clement that this smudge might huvo been dirt Colonel W. ti Mean., Cither of the defendant, tcstllled Dial on tho night of tho tragedy Mrs. King expressed a de sire to go target shooting He nl.o llxed tho lime of his llrst knowledge of her death as "8 o'clock or a llltln In fore "I Mute's lestlninuv had livid the actual shooting ut well after 8 o'clock During the morning tho M.ilo fought foi Mrs. King's hut Colonel Mciiiu i tcstllled he had ordered II burned, 'lhls was despite tho favt that ho declared "as a lawjer," If Jill inquest was iieLc. ' sarj It would "bo thorough and accord-1 ing to tlio law." Philadelphia Girls Off for France Two Philadelphia glil athletes. Miss i Margaret Plcrsol. holder of u row of I silver cups won in swimming conterti, and Miss Phvllls Hulm Walah, well known In soelctv as a tennis playjr, will aid In relief work in Prance mSs Walli Is already on her wai. and Miss I'lersol w HI sail late today Knocked Dow'n by Lumber Pulley, Which Folia on His Chest Ilobcrt K Jordan, fort) -seven jears old 13H) Uist Hlttenhouie rtrect, Oer manlowu, cniplo.veil ut the plant of the Klte-Arbelo Company, Twentieth street and Gletiwood avenue, was almost In stantly kl'lod today whin lie wail eiushed between a heavy pullej and the .floor, lie died while being tiken to the WomeliV Honieopathlo Hospital, Aecordlng lo fellow worknitn, tho pulley, which Is used lo carry lumber, knocked Jordan down and fell on his chert. Pledge $1,000,000 for Jphs NEW YOltK. Dm- 3 Pledges for moie than $l,non,ono for Jewish xvaf rclltf and wilfaro work were leeched ut a dinner given hero last night by Jacob II r-'oliirt HAPPY WITH HER BOY Verdict of Acquittal Balk's Effort of Husband's Family to Sep- urate Pair HUMAN', L 1 N. Y. Dec. 3 In hor beautiful home at tho Croaswae, Mrs. Blanea do Saulles. freed of tho charge of murder of her former husband, Jack do saullei, plajed and rqmped today to her In arts content with her ton. Jack de Vaullef, Jr Tho far that her boy wau being es tranged fiom her has disappeared and the mother Is again tho Chilian beauty of earlier das. Ilelatlves of do Paulles have aban don! d hope of preventing tho mother from laklng her son back to Chili to live The verdict of acquittal automati cally niHkcs tho mother tho child's legal guardian. Headquarters for Electrical Gifts A visit to our .store is all that i& necessary to convince you that it in the logical place to select an electrical gift. ftleelrical toys, gifts for the motorist, for tlie home and for Ihc hoiihuwifc arc here in great variety. The Hotpoinl percolator illustrated is only one of the many beautiful designs e carry as serviceable as it is beautiful. Frank H. Stewart Electric Co. N. 7lh Street Old Mint Building Vim p hy a: vt an Theatres to Aid Red Cros,s WILMINGTON, Del Dec J Both tho Wilmington theatres tho Carrlck and tho Plajhousc will give special neiforinanees neM Kiiday for the bene fit of tho Bed Cross. Boy Fatally Hurt Playing With (Jun n.Bv tlio accidental discharge of a gun li the hands of Arthur Dajton. a plaj mate, twelve-: car-old John McKuen, Jr., received injurlch which caused his death vesterday at the Brjn Mawr Hosltal Tho bojs were plajlng with a gun be longing to Da ton's father. The whole force of the charge entered McKuen's left l"g His dath was caused by los, of blood McNichol's Office to Be Closed A well-known political headquarters will pass out of cvlstence at the end of this month when the offices of tho late Senator James P McNIchol, In the Lin coln Building, will be closed perma nently. All tho effects will bo mtAed to tho offices of the McNIchol Company. 1?23 Cherry street Many nf the things in the Lincoln Building will be distrib uted among tho lato Senator's friends. Women Actively at Work Arrang v lag for Bazaar to Aid Inmates The final plans for thu bazaar lo be held In the interest!! of the Inmates of . the House of Correction, which wl'l be held December 6, 7 and S in the Colon nado Hotel Building, Fifteenth ind Chest nut streets, will be ai ranged at a meet ing of the patronesses of the Municipal Court at their meeting tomorrow after-1 noon. At this bazaar the handiwork i done by the women in the House of Cor rectlon will be sold and tho proceeds uf the sale will bo given to the women I when they leave the Institution to help them get a new start in life. The members of the committee fcre Ctrs, WllJIam T. Wheeler. Mrs. Utlv U Crane, Mrs. Raymond McVelJIe, Mrs Kiigene C.'Bonniwcll. Mrs. William lliay Kcowles, Mrs. II Gilbert Cassfd. Mrs. James V. Gorman. Mrs. Bernard Cllpiu, Mrs. William H. Wllklns, Mrs Ilobcrt D Drlpps, Mrs. William A Patterson Mrs. William J Wi'.cov, Mrs. Cdnard L Welsh. Mrs. Charlolto Mter, Mrs. Thomas A. Ilobbinj( Baroness de Schauensee, Mrs. Norman MacLeod, Jlrs. John C, Groomc, Mrs. James Elvcr son, Mrs. ,E. T. Stotesbuiy, Miss Con Stance Drexel, Misc 11. H. Brown, Mies Mary W. Wanamaker, Mrs. H Holllngs worth Andrews and Mrs. Charles Leedom. Charles Edward' Haines Dead Charles Edward Haines, formerly a member of the Philadelphia Stock 13x-, change, for several, jears rct'red from business because 'of Illness, is dead at his home, 223 "West Mount Airy avenue. He was awell-knowri cricketer and was a member of the-Merlon Cricket Club for many years, playing In u number of in ternational matches. He Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery Haines, daughter of tho lato Ulchard It. Montgomery, and two daughters, Mrs. William Ctiauncey Emhardt and Mrs. W. yf. Roper,' and a son, Rldiard Montgom ery names. .a - Helpless Cripple Bunted to Death Mr& Georgetta' Craig,-slxty-lx years old, ahelpless cripple, was burned to death In a fire at her home, 233G Turner street- She was unable to move, and flames from the kitchen stove spread to the'crialr on.v'vhlch she.sat. Her charred 10' body vras found by a policeman. Staid Behind the Government LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE THIRD FINANCIAL DISTRICT .jJfJust in i fflM t; .j maryM i r tIYl .- t :rfi T FKAli .4. .TH1 I1ZCHE 1, L. - CkK tr mmmmmm , m -New Crop IvMidget Pea Beans, 18c 1U. HANSCOM'S 1232 Market Street URHYfpr ERAS ml ;LOPlHG,PRIHTIrfG "TH ABETTCS KINn z. "T:, -'-"ll - K J.CURRY CAMKRA SPECIALIST STNUTSTREET 812 MAS GREETING CARDS i? CHOICE 5CUCTI0N3 tOR PMSOMACENQrVtYCD CARDS ssmiumsL ...,.., ...... ...i ,.,,. ,.i ;tt;nLU!3r To Insure a Merry Xmas Tie NEW EDISON IB IK, ', i JMIKJl ' iK should We Advise Early Selection -The Pkam jraph. With a Soul " be in your home this year. T A J - - A l'i to nvoiq Lisappouiuneiit ' make your selection NOW. A small de posit will reserve the machine you select for Christmas delivery. The new Edison is the only instrument that re-creates the melodies of the world's greatest artists with such fidelity that it is j impossible to distinguish the voice of the tj living singer from its re-creation. Convenient Terms Arranged LUDWIG PIANO CO. 1103 Chestnut St. it I! M iit:n:i;; :.i:.i iu vvvrvzvt:?i:rvi:v:'rxvvi'T.Livvvvi: u.u is. J E Calrwell (o. Im addition to their collection of Pearls, Precious Stones and rare merchandise of foremost impor TANCE, J. E. Caldwell and Company OFFER MANY ATTRACTIVE ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS AT Moderate Prices 1 ? Telephone Reservation Clerk, Spruce 5890 1 TT Busy Men Lunching Daily at the Hotel Colonnade FOUR combinations of platter service x 75c Quick Service-No Waiting "SiilKumtlGom4ujtm tel Colonnade ..CHESTNUT AT IS STREET j L. B. Steel equipment built for action, too Weldnt ef sides and framt ef L, V, tfetl cakttttu Library Bureau steel files are not merely "strong as steel." They are built for smooth action as well as endurance. This is the real test of steel filing equip ment. The easy working of your files under all circumstances is as important as strength. L.B. Steel equipment is as sturdy as a steel wall. It has the "know-how" of 41 years' experience built into it and you can depend on it day-in, day-out. It has an unmatched beauty of design and finish to harmonize with the furnishing of oflices where good taste counts. It carries out the L. B. principles of filing and this is the big reason why you should adopt it. L.B. Steel includes everything you require card and filing cabinets, unit-card record desks, counter-files. Library Bureau Card and filing " Foun,Jed xm Filing cabinets systems wood and steel M. W. MONTGOMERY, Manager 910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia ' Fcty Mtareoau is letfdlag cities o( the United States, Gi it BrlUla umA Ynmm vVi' . :- tlu;i Starting thin Monday )MorrUfo for One. Week '(fAty V -! Si jWiqj ''--.s,K, vi '"7.. I ' If , i . T & m .. . O I T a , r r ,i tn lV Lei'iififi. i Kr ann fiinnm .7 MU.. MA. ':'" M- t tr.. .'V: Intensified Value.5fil - - . AW rxfrrUi 1017 CUr ''$$ ' -" i mw.ofn rtUA' ' "$ v-VfXXXlUOlllg dUUUl- - 1000 PERRY OVERCO 800 PERRY SUITS v of Unquestionable and Unqualified v- $25, $28, $30 and $35 Values-at. .' .& t :p ONE UNIFORM PRIG f H20 -..:. Ht.. . " fj This Final-Intensified Value .Sale .ofttBa year is in every respect the most'remarkabW'Jfj -rvu.uvj, uiai. wc uavc- gvci' HlVHCU 'UIBf, jfl T-.1 ...... . . . . 3 ' ' .'fl Knuaaeiphia Public to share in. It is alfrtdtt t unbelievable that we should be. able to oJft ' r-. thnn .. .1.i.' i or u uvercoats and Suits df S35. S30. S2S and $25 Values today, when woolens arr Hfl scarce at any orice and dearer in-nricft thinti 4 1-lOt. Untrn A.nu t... J. A -. '-' - .J .- "v nave kvci uccn in iwo gcneranqnsiw But the answer is- Come and look at the merchandise! : M n- r- ' t& 1$ Examine the fabrics,, look" at "ther'Ovir. -,- x-. j j i ; a . i .i v.udi& tt incur siyie, cur, nmsn; atiuie.omti Wl in their wide variety of fabric and mocTtlf ' Ik til the lifrflt nf nrCnl-.rlatj marlrai. ir4l.r .mmdt ? will stir1tr c,l. rUil.;. A..-9rW . . ... . ..jr ujr m. ig w u VJSf'U.,et(.jr MW must lane aavantaac nri" " . m . . irm q It would be utterly impossible to,hda-tichJj a sale and to give Suits and Overcoats of lStS.Bl $30, $28 and $25 values for $20 inahy aCtiirg way than the Perry Intensified Value1 way'lS It can be done onlv bv the earlv and'otm&r. tS tune purchase vof the merchandise! -"vVel?! bought some of the Overcoatings for this safe j'Ji as far back as one and two year's ago, and tht ;a balance of them we secured under, price! ( CI And that i whv wn n nhlo'tA call'th. (m Overcoats and Suits of unquestionable $35, $30, $28 and $25 quality iif " ' " r ; , This One Week1'1 Intensified Value Satle . at One Uniform Pride $20 t- M T M The Overcoats CJ Double-breasted Belters in blues, grays,0 Oxfords, greens, browns, 'plaids and hand s o m e mixtures; single and double breasted Overcoats in quiet, conserva tive colors and mix tures; box - back, kimono-sleeve coats the full category of up-to - the - hour styles and patterns! The. Suit - C3F fir T7;;oU-U i-j.l '' UIUIUU, eHU'.UUl! finished vroV&ftm and silk rnixturiisvjj fl a rW rnncrvtfi'ua i ii. ronurvatiua : r.,WWV. -jfVJ patterns,. fineV uv. .wwo, ovav WlffcW ,'Wj andplaidsliifht'iridrtl aarK grays,, Drowns j greens, aiidKkWr able novelty, mijifri tures limits ore a,'rtfi,aan .aquoie - Drf models; p)ain1 and ielterg. Pi -&. Come in at your first oppon EXAMINE: ENTHUSED t 'i?ny ;' - i-5yLy'iii. AT- 1 fJiSflilt:r.V-. ! 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