STf vi! Ifkl kMtMftfl&K ..." ".. " n iff r.'iA ENDW1THWAR 1 X r Gars Received in Last HourH Oivp. Temnn. fr rary Relief . : i RAGE SUPPLIES CUT i .! ! order forbidding coat dealers to Ay coal for use In private garages .today Issued by Francis A. Lewis, , administrator for the city of Fhlla Ma. In a letter sent to all the coal rt In the city, Mr. Lewis pointed l to. them that coal u now so scarce "it could not be spired for any pur- 'which might be classed as a luxury. Mr. Lewis also expressed Ms Intention ' dealing sharply with violators of the stations regarding the use of elec- olty for advertising purposes.1 He KttMied' saloons and motion-picture the- I as the wcrst offenders and declared .be would take summary action un. I'MM.'the orders were obejed. Saloons reaulred to wait until sunet and (-AtBllbn pictures a half hour after un- b before making such display. RATnAtYi1np w.111 Hron nrettv unnn" itM he, "unless the taverns and motion. teture houses stop ineir nagrant vioia ns'of the orders given In regard to rlo light display. There has been Silt! excessive use cf electricity and a TJlai Mint nf thn hours fixed The vlnhl- T fcr are known to me and I hae taken Ejnthai mattet up with Washington " St-I 1 .-.... - ....,..-..... ..- ...v..u... I, M. tpe proper way to manage their coal . fBmaces, so as to conserve coal, will Instituted after a house-to-house can- ' raw In a few days The Instruction Is not-to be compulsory, but optional A Tjeoal "budget" showing how to get the tTiii I nt..j , t -Via on. I ...mb.4 ...ill Vh worked out 'by Mr Lewises ofllce and Mrtll be the first of the sort in any city l the country. K.4 Mr. IjCwis asHrneu louay mat uic St,t1iortnge of coal Is not a temporary slt- rWtlon, cut wm prooaoiy continue as JlVbc as t'le war 'a''s "We na e reached fttie polrt where individual instruction l to the use ol available supplies must (Vs given," said he Mr. Lewis will visit '.Washington the middle of this week to lwnfer with Fuel Administrator Gar field. rf oreat distress on account of the ircltv of coal was reported throughout rWest Philadelphia today by the dealers I'M that district J. E Kunkel, Sixty- I. third and Market streets, offered coal BVIn half-ton lots to all purchasers who W outd carry It home themsehes, saying Rs?wiav on account 01 uie cuiu wcaim-i ysanoBt OK ms unvera linu rciucu iu wum, J- .... fj,,,i ., t ,KiipIqia nt Inhrtr. OH. BOTIUM 1 IIVm UJ dhui WB- . KV iMMMInv In Mr. lrimlfet. thfi fdtUatlon X. w,..M..1., kniT At,.nch fna wfla it?,. BOW coming In over both the Tcnnsjl jl'Tanla and the Heading Itallroads, he aid, the neceislty for filling bacK orucrs 'anvanted manv Arms from filling orders Kt)m customers who wero begging for "oaI. on tne itcauing iiauroau, n wia m sal were dellered this morning, of Whlch 115 cars were loaded with do- K$IMatl! sizes The rennsjhanla brought "' The Pennsylvania llallroad today re- tMfta through the local inci aaminiairu- en the arrival or. ou cara ui uu Ite coal in the company's yards for the rty-elght hours expired last mmnigni; Hhla total 282 are In domestic sizes 122 In steam sixes T' Solution of the freight-congestion prob and particularly tne coai-snortage itlon, so far as the Philadelphia dls- et Is concerned, Is expected to be Wfcaatened by the work of the Joint emer- ijSncy comm'ttee on transportation of the -fMiiea iraae oooies, uikuiu-cu lwu wrcna "a0 at the Instance of the Philadelphia "ttmtrft -nmmlttee of the American Kail- s'Way Association. Kg" While concerned with every kind of k'lKht. the. Joint committee thus far has Caacentratedlts efforts on the anthra- pvK situation and has been In constant M nference with representatives of tne i-i? railroads, operators and retailers JS Charges that coal dealers are not ft. -MM-tlrln- In liiMMntlV ivltll ftlA fllpt Alt, jn -- f.w,ntnb .. . ...... ... - -. .. t?,"?s sainistration are main ny ouninesa ,jBn. who say now tnat wnue. rea coai cards are being honored by the dealers. xi-the white cards are not. A committee ' t Monientlng the Board oc Trade, unam- 17W of Commerce, the Bourse, the Com- .tatrclal Exchange and the National in- & juatrtal Traffic League has asked both KJt WUIlam Potter, Federat fuel admlnls- trator for Pennsylvania, and Francis A. ' Lewis, administrator for Philadelphia, to Investigate. iXThe Philadelphia and Reading Coal Iron ComDany. nctlng by permission ftmt the' Government fuel administration, advanced prices at tne mines inirty " cents a ton. making the new prices 'follows: Egg, $180; stove, JC05; nut, $6.15 ; pea, 13.75. Other oper- also advanced prices at tne mines -five cents a ton. X BNIES ARSON CHARGE rTQ 'COLLECT INSURANCE l on Trial at Norristown Declares gJ.-VOilBought Was Used for ' Faint Mixintr KORRISTOWN, Pa, Dec. 10 Ed- S. Braunfeldt went upon tne wn- 'atand todav before Judge Miller I'niAn ifnlnl that he was guilty of m. as charged by the Commonwealth. being alleged that he set fire to his and his house in Upper uwyneua k'th night of September 17, for the j., yktrpoM of getting Insurance meney. I iprauteiac aamiuea n iuu uuusui. tarse Quantities of kerosene or head- ht oil from a in or in vvaies store oe- June 18 and August, but con that he used It to mix paint. lllng of his movements on the day fire, he said tnat ne went irom rth wales heme to the nursery r at 10 In the morning and left : 7:15, having during the day made tract to furnish 85000 of nursery Li 7 went to bed at 8:30. The next knew was when he was awakened ttie telephone He answered and Irom Mrs, White mat nis nur arm buildings were on fire. , asked Mr. Bhearer to take lilm i Are and jumped into his machine. 1ved about 10:35. , aald that when the firemen were l, t' leave, fire In the house was rea ana one or me nremen Drone door. Braunfeldt stated that ot have the key to the house bavins left It on the bureau raJ4-ha had locked the house be- left and when he entered witn i he round conditions as me aKh's witnesses bad described h denied that he had been M tsW distribution of kerosene :.at incendiarism. . liied the straw on the floor. at It had been placed there l to MM a feather bed, which tM Maommodation or two been vUiUng them ously. i woo. In th eloseta -fM"tlM IB'tM fe-V" ..a Sfc. ;need tenors and basses Operatic Society Calls for Re-en forccment -Many Men Enlisted The war has taken so many members of the chorus of the Philadelphia Operatic Society that wasslll l,ep the conductor n Issued an nppeal for tenors and bas-es to participate In the socletj's next productlpn In the Academy of Music "Itobln Hood," bv Tteg'nald DeTCovon, Is scheduled to be presented In February In tho Acadomv of Music, but unless tenors and basses are enrolled Imme diately Mr. Leps states that the opera cannot be sung. The men's chorus Is one of the Important parts of the opera. The first rehearsal for new tenors and bisxcft will be held on the eighth floor of the Parkway Uutldlng next Wednes day night at 7:45. PHILADELPHIA LIKES ITS FIRST WAR BREAD Public Test and Taste Ap prove Standardized Loaf Official American war bread came Into being today. Tho Federal regulations cretllng war bread went Into, effect, causing nil bakers and dealers to obtain licenses and to bake and market the bread under the rules of the national food adminis tration "Good " "O K 1" "All right'" These were the comments on every hand as the first slxteen-ounco chunky loaves of tho crisp bretd were tasted by samplers The standard weight of the new loaf Is sixteen ounces with a prlco of seven or eight cents for twenty-four ounces or multiples thereof The unit for rolls In from one to three ounces Slightly higher charges may be mado for hand-made and fancy breads nitmlnatlon of waste and profiteering and reduction In the quantity of sugar, milk and shortening are features of the license. For a barrel of flour the maximum limit Is three pounds of sugar or three nnd n half pounds of torn sugar, six pounds of fresh milk from which the but ter fats have been extracted, two pounds of compounds containing not moro than 15 per cent of animal fats or one pound of vegetable fats No sugars or fats may be added during the baking. Supervision by Federal Inspectors Is provided by the regulations, which spctlfy that the licensee must keep a record of his business nnd make re ports when culled upon liakcra nro re quired to Keep their products moving, to limit their wheat flour stocks thirty dajs' supply, to rcfuso retuins of bread or other products, to refrain from de stroying any products or willfully to allow them to deteriorate and to refuse to sell to any dealt rs charging unreason able profits Violation of flip regulations or fail ure to take out license Is punishable by a fine of J5000 or two jears' imprison ment or both Huslnesn forms of the bakers must bear tho number of the llceneo issued by the food administra tion Oil Company Tax Upheld WASHING-TON", Dec. 10 Tho Su premo Court today affirmed a decision of tho Pennsylvania hupreme Court which sustained tho judgment against tho Crew -Lev Ick Oil Company for a tax on Its foreign business under the so-called "mill" ta$ law of Pennsyl vania, K. OF C. DRIVE BRINGS $95,000 IN FIRST WEEK Campaign Is Expected to Ex- ceed City's Quota of $150,-, 000 by Next Sunday Knights of Columbus In Philadelphia have raised more than $95,000 In the first, week of the fC.000 Oi)o national drive of the organization which Is being raised to provide spiritual and physical comforts for the Catholic sailors and soldiers both at home and abroad James A. Flaherty, supreme knight of the order, said that he hoped to pass the $150,000 quota set for Phila delphia this week He predicted that the total amount raised here would be between $200,000 and $300,000. The sum of $12,102 was raised In two hours at the mass meeting held at Nix on's Grand Opera House, Broad street and Montgomery avenue Among the contributions were" W T. XleCIIntv. ItOO Pfttrtrk O JM1. 125. the Itev M J. Cram. Hi. Vr Mlchatl P. Qulnn. $23 John J. Dale, 2S, l'trlck Carroll. MU0. A. J Brown. 15? James . Connor. IS, Hush F McLoon, 15: Joieph T. Drown. $10, Momlcnor Prumsooto &0, the Rev John H. Nunt 23, Hnellnburg Co. CSO, Henry M honbl. 13. Ihomaa A Mullen, ta. Henrir O Dreudlntr. JlUOO. William I. Hhlelda, ISO, Charles J Clark, I.'OO. Tete. nrothora. IJ3. Daniel K Connelly, l.'l Charles C. lreulln, IIOOO. .James 11 Uarrney, 1100, John 1 Connelb 15-0, Michael J Han. tJuO. Jamea A.tlaherty, liuo- Anthony A. Hint, tiuus Herman O. Veterleln. $100 U. S. CONFRONTS BIGGEST CRISIS, STATES M'ADOO Tells Government Employes Civili zation Wins or Loses in Fight Against Prussianism WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 The United States faces greatest peril In Its history Germany Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo stated today. "Because of the remoteness of the war In point of miles the peril Is not lessened." he said. "Civilization Is at stake and it civilization loses, the na tion loses." The remarks were made before n gathering of Oovemment employes who witnessed the swearing In of James Wit meth and Paul Meyers a chief of the Bureau of Engravlnr and Treasury Chief Clerk, respectively. "We are alt soldiers now," the Sec retary told them, "and when I think of the boys over there dying and perhaps filling nameless graves It seems pitifully little for us to be asked to Itlve only our energies." THIEF USES CAMOUFLAGE Bogus Electric Light Inspector Robs Germantown Residence The police are looking for a illck thief. who has been robbing numerous houses under the camouflage of an electrle-llght Insoeetor. The fakb lnenector wears a harpearlnc the name of the Philadelphia Electric Company, lie Is neat In ap pearance, courteous. In manner (.nd hoe had no difficulty In entering many hornet In different MGtieB Of the city. TM'tutaitr gaum .entrance to the a. c JMiter. mi umw arm, NINGh jPttfBLicf COAL SHORTAGE i 4 ... !. . H -J2' f ti' iiii'Miiiii i sHBf t "'.V"jrA'A:.'? IsbbbbbbW tslaBBBBBl - SSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBKT ?Hnp : i "tirria r - -tv-r t iHsBt iHaErflMiHiBSt3fl P Hti X'SSBbIbHV ht iBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl3f' J-' I . 'Ti SK2 ' A.iBBBBBVm 1 iSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSCni-' - ill ; tmMMmm ' sasBBil'F ? If ? I i flBBBBBBBBBBSMTrWrlllrr! BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBuS ! ' I ( A . ! 'jaBBBBBWnPW-BMgV' BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaLlli fe Mi ') ' IBM eiB'tBEsrB iVbbbbbbbBE SbbbbS? " V-4la '' Kf-Wvi The arrival of tho first severe cold snap of the season at the height of the coal famine and the shortage of labor compels thousands of Philadelphia families to carry their own fuel supplies home. Pushcarts, buckets and even small bags have been pressed into service for this purpose by these South Philadclphians in getting coal from nearby yards. SANTA CLAUS GIRL SENDS A HURRY CALL Must Have 1500 Toys by Sat- urday Night or Disap point Many Kiddies Here It Is Monday and tho "Santa Claus girl" has to have 1500 tovs by Saturday night! If she doesnt get them by that time, an awful lot of little boys and girls will get no Christmas presents at all. For the ' Santa Claus girl" has been sending Christmas presents for the last five j ears to oungtJers who would ntirwiaA hA fnrirntten. Her real name was Olive May WiUon. but now she Is married and I, Mrs Blrchall Hammer. Year by year the . .... , ... ,...,. l-., coxes or an sizes unu wiaiius, whub presents that she sends out have been " , I i ., i . ...,, nearby a corp1 of workmen aro being growing In number, thanks to the gen- ' ' .i,.. , , , , , I kept busy packing boxes and packages eroslty ot countless people who have a ftr fln1, rcm(ual to a special freight car warm spot in their hearts for children, j ,!,.!, nm carry the Christmas presents and this vear she plans to bend out pres- t0 (he boys at Camp nancocp Augusta, ents to no fewer than 75 000 kiddles In I Ga Tne j,. wl( e started on Its Jour all parts of tho United States fahe has neJ, somo tme t(,ls evening, already sent out gifts to about 14.000 Christmas boxes for tho men children In far-away parts of the coun- I fo8rm(;r Natlona, Guard rommand3 try- . I now at Augusta will be out of the way Hut when 'the Santa Clans Olrl" we fc downtown today to the wholesale toy dealers from whom tho usually obtains the to j 3 she sends out, she was told that the supply was so small that they hud already sold out and that more could not be obtained until Just before Christmas Sho didn't know where to turn The hopes of nil those children who have written pleading letters to her will Btlll bo furfllled If the people of Phila delphia will come to the rescue The "Santa Claus Girl" asks them to go out Into the retail Btores, buy as many toys as possible and send them to her at 51S1 Morris street, Germantown. She will at tend to the packing. "Toys costing five or ten cents apiece will do," says the Santa Claus Girl, "only be sure nnd get them to mo before Saturday night" STUART L- B. KINZER DEAD Coal Dealer Succumbs Less Than Two Months After Wife Less than two months after the death of his wife, Stuart I. B. Klnzer. well known coat dealer who had offices In the Ileal Kstate Trust Building, died at the University Hospital. His funeral will take place tomorrow from St John's Trotestant Kplscopal Church, Baltimore and Lansdowne avenues, Lanadowne Mr. Klnzer's wife, who was Miss Cor nelia Bowen, died In October, She was taken III while visiting Mrs. George V. Pickett, wife of General Pickett, who led th historic charge at Gettysburg. Mr. Klnzer was taken III a few days after his wife's funeral. The Klnzer home In Lansdowne was completed Just a week before Mrs. Klnzer died It was DUllt in accoraance wun the Ideals which the couple had held for years. Interment wilt be private. SUNDAY MAY VISIT FRONT Will Denounce Kaiser, Who Has Usurped the "Place of the Devil" ATLANTA, a-. Dec. 10 The boys In the tranche "over there" may soon hear Billy gunday. The evangelist announced fcER-PHILAELPHIAV MONDAY ACUTE AS WINTER giw.mjjuj'ajm.ft.ut- jfftA & ftrM53Syi a i?s(S.mii Vi. jT t"",S CAMP LEE SOLDIERS REQUIRE SWEATERS Appeal for Fifty Garments of Sleeveless Variety for Philadelphia Boys An urgent appeal for fifty sleeveless coffee-colored sweaters for Philadelphia soldier boys nt Camp I.ee, Petersburg, Va, was made today by Mrs M I Woodruff, director of tho Mayor's per sonal service bureau Comfort kits for tho boys have been supplied, but the crying need, the officers say, Is fcr wajm clothing Mavor Smith's reception room todav I resembles the shipping department of U hlg store during the Chrstmas season I One side of the room Is piled high with today, and the remainder of the week wilt be given over to assembling pres entt for the enlisted men nt Camp Meade. Admiral Md . and for the half hundred or more Philadelphia enlisted men at Camp Lee. The Christmas special for Camp Meade leaves Tuesdas5, December 18, and the special gifts to tho Camp Lee con. llneent will be sent out at the samo time. The appeal for sweaters followed the re ceipt of a letter irom one or tne com manding officers at Camp Lee, calling attention to tho need of the men for heavier clothing than (that regularly supplied. t ' $1000 GIFT TO FIREMEN F. J. Heppe Rewards Bravery by Contribution to Pension Fund The riremen's Pension Fund was en riched today by a 11000 contribution made by V 3 Heppe, president of the tlrm of of C J Heppe & Son, 1117-1119 Chestnut street, at whose store a fire occurred last Saturday afternoon The contribution, according to Mr, Heppe, was In appreciation of the bravery of the firemen In checking the flames In his letter to the Firemen's Pension Fund Mr. Heppe expresses his thanks to the members of Engine Companies 4, 11, 17, 20. 26, 32, Pipe Line No. 1, who re sponded to the alarm. VISITS MUNICIPAL COURT Mrs. Tener Inspects Branches Orig inated by Husband's Signaturo Mr. John IC Tener. wife of ex-Governor Tener, today visited the Domestic Itelatlons, Juvenile and Misdemeanants branches of the Municipal Court She was accompanied by Miss 'Warren and Miss Nordlne, ot the probation division. "I am glad my husband signed the bill creating this court" she told Rice J. Oartand, clerk of the court after she had been shown through the building at Twenty-first and Race streets, and ex- Sretsed high appreciation of the work elnedone. . , k k ., , .- v w wmattmt$z mx JSfl I' fassssHjt " Mrs. May Jf. ' fuwea ner WEATHER BEGINS I fVl - i iyi wMim 1 v5a Jj 1 t .essf Mtfel'r JbbbbbbM sbbbbbv ;? m&at-'V.u-xmvtxim l sbbbbbTV & M5l U SbbbK HObIhV? I it sbbbbbI ' ' avys ( l 1 SBBBBBI ' i HIDf 1 M BBBBBhl BBbOP kl I ! UNCLE SAM'S RAIDS ' HIT UNITS AT MEADE 1500 More of Picked Ordered to Fill Up Gaps Elsewhere Men 1 Tty n Rtnff Cnrrrtpnndcnt CAMP MHnn. Admiral, Md , Dec 111) Ilaldlng I.lttln 1'enn has beenmo n favorite Kport with the war thlefs nt Washington, and unless their litest scheme Is sidetracked more than 1100 of the best foldlers in the division will be drafted for other units before the end of the week Wliero the mn nre to go Is not It low n, for tho onlv Information given to Camp Meade commanders was cbntalned In a brlif Older, which Instructed them to make readv for a wholesale transfer Coupled with this order came the in formation that the draft would be taken from the 158th llrlgade wh'ch rontnlns tho dandy 31Bth of Philadelphia and "llGth Infantry, an all-Pennsylvania or ganization News of the proposed raid proved dole ful today, for officers nnd men had entertained tho thought that the day of dratts.at Camp Meado was over Appointed to City Positions City appointments today Includo Donald S Frey, 1017 North Fifty-ninth street, clerk. Department of City Tran sit. $900: Luclllo H Teed, 831 South Flftv -ninth street, housekeeper, Hureau of Charities, $720; Hrncst J. Habgood, 7006 Craig street: Jesslo Cirav, 1210 ntmoro street, and I.oulso M. Habgood, 7906 Craig street, recreation leaders, $3 .a day each. U. OF P. MAY REVOKE DEGREE OF KAISER Action Will Be Considered at January Meeting of the Board of Trustees An honorary degree of doctor of laws bestowed by tho University of Pennsvl vanla upon the tlerman Kmperor In 1905 may be revo'.ed at the January meeting of the board of trustees Protests of .alumni of the Cnlverslty from nil sections of tho country, nsklng action that would take the Kaiser out of fellowship with thn Institution have been numerous It was these protests that led the board to nnnounce that the revoking of tho honor would te con sidered Such action would bo tho first time In the existence of tho University that an honorary degreo was withdrawn A search of the records hai filled to reveal any caso thit would establish a prece dent. As this li the first time that such a contingency has arisen, there seems to be some doubt if tho authority of the board of trustees comprehends the power to withdraw an honorary degree Several members of the board said that It was dlulcult to define the power of the trustees In tho matter, and that the case would have to be considered The honorary degrco was conferred on the Kaiser on February 22, 1305, nnd the simo honors were conferred by Charles Custls Harrison, theu provost, on Theodore P.noscvelt, then president; Philander Knox, Attorney General In Roosevelt's Cabinet, Mr Henry Morti mer Durand, the British Ambassador, and others Tho lato Dr. S Weir Mitchell presented tho candidates for the degrees, and the Kaiser's honors were accepted for him by the late Speck von Sternburg the German Am bassador. Licensed at Elkton to Wed KLKTON. Md Dec 1 0 Marriage licenses were Issued hcio today to Harry Moser and Ruth Schaller. Joseph J Patterson and Catherine lMwards WIN mer rietcher und IIlslo M. Dubb, Wayne II. bweet and Mario H Kellev, all of Philadelphia. John V Kelly. Philadel phia, and Emma M Westphal. Chicago; George W Rash and Mildred B. Wil kinson, Wilmington; John Hallow ay, Jr, Knston, Pa , and Margaret L. Adams, Pennsgrove N. J ; Robert C Garland and Rva hmlth Washington; Roland R. Applegate and Bernlce Rlttcnhouse, Mountain Grove, Pa.; Vernon Relmer, Phllllpitburg, X. J., and Lula Tee). X&zarcth, pa . and Harry Fusey and Mary Joseph, Wilmington Clerk In Mayor's Office Joins Army Robert, D. Harper, contract clerk In the office ot Major Smith, today quit the city service to take up a position In the engineering department of the army. He will be assigned to duty at an army base In the near future. Mr. Harper Is the third man to quit the .Mayor's service to take up military work. The first two to leave the department were Assistant Statistical! Walter Small and Chauffeur Joseph Mullln. Both are now at Camp Meade with the Philadelphia draft con tingent. Howard Denies Report Recent statements that the United States navy will take over the Shipping Board's free navigation schools, or that I the students In thfe, schools will be drafted Ttnfa th luvftl TMin'Vn kn ---' flEbEMBElor 19j.t SALOONMAN PROSECUTED BY LIQUOR DEALERS ChnrRcd With llclnp; Identified With Disorderly Houso Adjoining His Premises The first case brought by the Philadel phia l.l'inor Dealers' Association In Its campaign to "clean house" and to drlvo from the retail liquor business nil si loon proprietors who conduct their busi ness. In an Illegal mnnner wns heard to. day beforo Judge Oorman, of the Munlc. Ipal Court, In Iloom G7fi, Cltv llnll. Tho caso wns that of Jacob Marks, win. conducts a mloon nt tho southwest eoi lier of Third and Christian streets, hnd who wns charged with being n parly to tho management of a disorderly house adjonltig his premises. Marks Is not n member of tho Liquor Dealers' Association, but W W, Iloper, former appraiser of the port, who wns engiged bv tho asBotaatlon to innduct Its "houseclcanlng" campaign, said to day that whenever It Is discovered tint in member of tho association Is guilty of violations of the lnw he will bo prose cuted Jut ns vlgorouslj In the prcsen ciso Assistant District Attorney Ml- ihael 1' McCullough Is representing tho .State Marks It vi as charged, bad ft room t. tho lack of 'bis saloon from which a door opened upon nn alley which led to a rooming house rfiext floor, nnd whUi was frequented by men nnd women pa rons of his saloon, llcsldents ot the neighborhood drew up a petition nbklng 4Jiat his license be revoked Marks wan nlM' thirged with having attempted to I rlbo wltncsbts who might testify ngalnt him MISS RENDALE PLEADS NOT GUILTY OF PERJURY Woman Convicted of Conspiracy With I'. Roe Scaring Faces An other Charge in U. S. Court " m nother nftermnth nf the disappear nice rise of I' lloe Hearing, the Phila delphia contractor nnd builder, camo tm!:i when Miss nilznbotli llemlell. searings confidential rlerk, pleided not Kiilltv In the Federal Court todiij to a i barge of perjurv. flu ThursdiJ last Searing and Miss Iterdell' were convicted ot consplricj tn defraud two insuiancc compmles or the amount of policies on fcenring'H lite The charge nf perjury grows nut of testimony given by Miss Itendell 111 a suit In the Federal Court b Mn Vnncle M Searing, tho contractors av Ifc, to collect $18 721) Insuranco money on lila tlfe In view of th" fnct tint she Is under $",00rt iill pending disposition of n motion for n new trial nn the fraud ilinrgcs, vihlch vvero tried in tho Quaitcr sesilont rourt. the Government on- Kentcd to the fixing nf bail nt $"iOo as siiflli lent security for MK3 Itendell to answer the pcrjurj charges LABOR UNION CONDEMNS SIMISTER'S DISMISSAL His Ciso Declared Typical of All Firemen's Support Pledged in Court Action vt i meeting of the Centril Labor X nloti resolutions were ndopted con demning the dismissal from thn Fire Hureiu of James Slmlste president of the Firemen s Protective Association, nnd plidglne the support of tho union n fighting Minister ease through th courts If such a course should become necessary. It was declared tint the fight of Mtnlsttr fs that of nil tho llrimon nf the cltv and that nothing less than the reopening of the ciso and his ex. oiuiatlon from tho charges on which he van dismissed would bo satisfactory Mmlster has declared emphatically that ho would not accept a reinstatement that did not carry with It a clearing of his record from tho charges of neg. lct of duty nnd lnsuboidlnatlon which were the basis of his dismissal BROTHERS WED TOGETHER Settle Dispute of Young Women as to Which Should Marry First "I'll bo married before ou," Miss Ilattlo M Imcllff, of 4449 Ingohocking street, told Miss Bertha Vt Wiley, of 4547 Dltman street llittlo was en gaged to Howard It Iongstreth nnd Bertha van betrothed to his brother. William R Longstrcth, both of Fox Chaso. 'No, ou won't," replied Bertha. "I'll be married first" Tho brothers overheard tho conver sation and decided they had a tay In the matter. "Let's mako It a Joint af fair and keep the girls on good terms," ono of them suggested Tho other agreed. On Satur5 tho joung couples ob tained licenses, It was learned todav. and went to Magistrate Meclearys of fice, where tho double ceremony was performed Having thus neutralized the matter tho couples left on a Joint honey moon, and on their return will live together on a farm In Fox Chase. MAN HURT BY TAXICAB Driver Gives Himself Up After Tak ing Victim to Hospital Vcrnor. Brown, sixty jears old, of 832 North Forty-fourth street, was struck by a taxlcab driven by Samuel Rothberg, of 515 Tasker street, while crossing Lancaster avenue between FcTtj'-thlrd nnd Foitj -fourth streets to daj. and buffered a fractured left leg and contusions nnd lacerations of tho scalp After the accldert Rothberg drove tho Injured man to the Presbyterian Hos pital and then gave himself up to the police of the Thirty-ninth and Lancaster nvenue station Ho will be given a hear ing beforo Magistrate Stevcrs tomorrow, "DRYS" OFF TO CAPITAL Large Delegation Leaves Today to Attend Prohibition Convention A large delegation of Pennsylvania prohibitionists will go to Washington today to attend the national convention of the Anti-Saloon League, which will be held In the national capital the first three dajs of this week. Every church and organization within the Church Is entitled to two delegates to the con vention, and a full attendance Is ex pected The Rev Homer W. Tope, superln tendent of the Pennsylvania Antl-Salooa League, has organized a "Philadelphia County co-operattve temperance commit tee" to adulate with the Anti-Saloon League, with a view to creating a more active sentiment In this city In favor of national prohibition DOUBLE MILITARY WEDDING Two Berks County Army Aviators Take Brides at Reading RKADINQ, Pa, Dec. 10 A wedding of military trend viae sqleranlzed at the residence ot the Rev. Dr. J. F. Moycr, pastor of the First Reformed Church, yesterday, when Khrln M. Boldt and Richard II. Cliff, two of the enlisted men who will leave Reading with the Berks County aviation squadron on Wednes day, vre united In wedlock to Marselle V, Palm and E, E. Fuzelle Palm, sisters. Reform (Ct.urBfc - Waa JoMeryeJ-'rt-Thr, Where Philadelphia Slay Join U. S. Service UNITED STATES ARMY, 1220 Arch street: Infantry. , Cavahy, Field artillery. Coast artillery corps. Medical department. Aviation Rcctlon, signal corps. Quartermaster corps. Kngincerlng corps. Twcnty.flfth Engineers, Camp Devcns, Mass. .Twontv-third Highway En gineers, Camp Meade. Md. United States navy, 1515 Arch street. United States Flying Corps, League Island Navy Yard, , United States Naval Reserve, United States Naval Home, Gray's Ferry road and Fitzvvater street. United States Marino Corps, 140D Arch street: Infantry. Heavy artillery. Machine-gun companies. Engineer companies. Mine-planting companies. Bridge-building companies. Aviation division. Quartermaster department. Pay department. Division headquarters. Company clerks. United States surgical instru ment repair unit. Captain II, N. Pilling, Twenty-third and Arch streets. ASK BLANKET BOND IN ELECTION APPEAL Organization Counsel Plan Move to Check Possible Withdrawal of Individual, Following the iictlon of Judges Mc Mlchael and Ferguson In fixing tho bonds for the Town Meeting plaintiffs Jn the election lontcsts at $75,000 each, counsel for tho Republican party paid they would petition tho Judges within twenty four hours to mnko tho bonds, which total $225 000, In blanket form. As n reason for thl", action, the Or ganization counsel point out that either of the Town Meeting candidates ma) withdraw from the action during the lontcsts nnd, In such nn event, there would not be enough money, under the Individual bond nl m. to cover tho ex peir.es which will be considerably more than J200,00n J Louis lireltlngcr nnd Horace W Rollly, of counsel for the Town Meotlng party, fald thev would filo tho bonl fixed by the court In a few days. Henry II Fnrlej, of counsel for the Varo Republic ins, has filed a hill of losts, amounting to over $1500, Incurred during tbo ieient hearings beforo Judges Martin and Flrletter, when moro than 120 ballot-bcWcs were opened nnd tho election olllccrs from as many divisions bummonea as witnesses In every In Ktanco vvhero tho Town Meetlrg party'B petition was dismissed, withdrawn or thn proofs to sustain the charges of fraud failed. It Is Fought to make the party pay the witness fees claimed by tho electlrm officers and other legal ex penses air Farley snld that In the event of tho bill being Ignored ho would Proceed ngalrst tho candidates of the Town Meeting party, or against the partv ns an unincorporated association He declared that, as In nil otter court proceedings, tho witnesses are entitled to reascmablo fees for their attendarce nt the ncsslons and the petitioners who failed to establish their claim must pay the bill. riSTICUFFS AT COURT DOORS "Dope"-Raid Defendant in Encoun ter in Federal Building Corridor A lively fisticuff between ABher Sacks, now under J 1500 bond In connection with tho recent 'dope" raid by Federal of ficials, and Sam Bidden, said to be con nected with a loinl law offite, created some excitement this morning In the cor ildorbf the Federal Building outside the courtroom where Judge Thompson was holding sessions Tho encounter is paid to have grown out or an argument over the matter of ino investigation or professional bonds men. Blelden was taken In cuHtn,tv hv Deputy Marshal Matt Kelly, but later was auowcu 10 go iseitner or the com batants was ieriausly damaged. ' , BnnnmniPDnpiiniinimniDniiiii i vmniiimiuiiiiiimnMiiiiniiii nBniiruiDnimiPnuiiBim!&miEmumiuiiHdioiaiiiip iii,iiiriJiuB!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Ifi e Christmas Store for M to wyM JlBt isB i li m 1 vea &1 I1 Jacob Reed's Sons aa-U. fl I -uprpT v m -if'V ifi r, -rft OF COURSE YOU CANT " RESIST THIS LET1ER Even Though It Doesn't Men-1 tion Christmas for Boys of the 315th YOU CAN MAKE IT MEURY Chip in Your Hit After Reading How This Young I'hlludcl phian Is Doing Ills Here's n letter from a man In the 315th Infantry, nt Can)!' Meade, the regiment which Is made up exclusively of Philadelphia boss. The whole regi ment Is colno- to cet together for a Christmas Jollification In camp, a day or two before Christmas, for only half of tho 3200 men nro going to get leave to go homo for the holiday, The ques tion now beforo tho people of Philadel phia Is Aro these 3200 Phllly bojs to have that party without any presents from the tlty they represent! Two thousand dollars Is sought by the committee which will buy a gift for each man In tho rcglmvnt not a big gift, but one that will let each man know that Philadelphia remembers him The committee has nlreidy received about $400 It needs J1C0O mnr In dimes, quarters dollar bills or by check. Send jour moncv to the west i;nu Trust Company, marking It ' for tho 316th Infantry Christmas Fund." In the meantime here's this letter from one of tho privates In the regiment to a friend of his, hero In Phl'ndelphla. You will notice ho hhvh nothing about tho Chrlstmis party Hut his spirit Is ono that ought to make sou glad that such chaps represent vou In tho nation's serv ice. This Is what he savs: My Dear Louis This Is tho first opportunity 1 hnve had to tell jou of my one month's experienco ns a re cruit nt Camp Meide. First of all, ol' top. that after Jou leavo Broad Street Station for the camp, jou enter, In n few hours, an entirely "new world" Conditions hero arc vastly different than In civil life. My eompanv D, his a splendid staff of ofilcers, and truly, I,ouls, they treat us 'pure white " Mnnj of tho bo s beforo they "Joined the colors" were used to the Ultra-nlcctles of civil life, hut hero ono must acclimate himself to an entirely different environment Undor military law, tho greatest factor Is discipline If a man Is obe dient, uses a little Inltlitlve and Is on tho nlert, why, Lou, he Is bound to make a success as a soldier. ou know' how attached I was to my home, act I honcstlv tell ou tint each and every day has been a happy one fur me Naturally, there ure men who como down here with one thought In mind, "I 11 not like Oils place and never will" Well. Lou they started wrong If time vers men kept upper most In thtlr minds tint this to be their future home and that t,hey will like It lliej'ie bound to lie contented. Its nil up to one's stile of mind, and I nnsura jou, Lou, t luvo adjusted mine from tho very start 1 hear tint there his been some comment as to our "ents" Lou, take a tip from mo and throw this talk to the 'four winds" Of course, vio don't ilwnvH git the kind of fond wo ued to receive, but overjthlng hero Is very substantial No men go away from the table unsatisfied From C a m to 10 p m wo'ro on the go, nnd drilling forms tho greater part of our work While we encounter nt times undesirable tasks, yet I have no doubt" In my mind that the benefltn derived from drilling will result to our great advantage, both mentally and phjslcnlly. , Several davs n week we have a regi mental parade. Lou, If you Would only see the bovs marching across tho huge field of ours hear our dear national anthem In the distance, why, jou in stinctively throw jour shoulJers back, head erect, and you feel as though jou were ready to go'lnto battle. I don't care how little patriotism there Is In a man when he first cornea down here; If ho reviews these parades from time to time there Is bound to be Instilled In his system n vast amount of patriotic spirit. It's a wonderful feeling, Louis I hear that jou'nre contemplating enlisting By nil meaiiH do so There Is nothing that w 111 mnko a man more than army life at Camp Meade ARDIR Now! Send jour contribution to the regimental Christmas fund to tho West Knd Trust Companj-, Broad street nnd South Penn square Or, It you aro pass ing tho Rvevi.no Public Lt-uam oiiices, leive It there and It will be forwarded. The boys at Camp Meado can t get home, remember 1 em Christmas NecWcai 50 to $522 ilkHalfHose So to I $522 hivts . 52 fo $822 s " to? the' frtwMiy joum k to against km -asi r. t ky Kenry Howard,. itntmi-wu.mmmm wt,m C SSL1 rvxei
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