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HOt CONCERNED
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BRMKe wr jiauuue Vivian
MidoftSMtttiur of this
Von llMWR on of the
tfftttwliW topic of the day
no ojjn a ."world lit war.
: be dowtttlfc'aa hews dlsrmtchcn
IHarun aanSraUtd ti wrtrtlTitr
k! was perform a the rrusslati
r earn Aian did not Join In the tn-
disc' ton.
I teeeift concern tee," Ma lila sole
UK
: Ml Jamts II. Birch. Jr , the new
countess' first husband, who
Lker ten rears ntojvhen aha was
graduate; they wr divorced
ard. They had ISjli child-
KTMrcii. member of one or tho old-
! caoat prominent families In Bur
'County, la n son of James II.
a pioneer -waron manufacturer
KWartii trltnd of William Jennlngi
III brother Is Colonel Thomas
, United States Minister to for-
at. who Is a personal friend of the
dent. Mr. Birch. Jr.. Is cashier of
Jtfchanlcs National Bank of Bur-
i. xoe oircn Dome is at no nun
which Is less than a square dls-
Lfrotn the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
J. Tbomason. at MO Illrh street.
bto the foetet-p'arenW 6f tho Coun-
fron Bernstorff, haTtns; adopted her
I aw was eeven years old.
U MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN'
aw Marguerite Vivian Burton v. as
the most beautiful woman In
' Jersey several years aco and how
I accomplished an ambition to licoomo
were recalled todjy.
committee of prominent artists In
f York newspaper contest picked
: nearly ten thousand women as
L beautiful and nhc u as awarded
1,9(00 cash prise nnd a velvet cown.
; u wiin tier, in cerun, incna?
Buibltlon Space for Biff Show Was
Allotted Thla Aflanow
The'drawmr for exhibition spacer In
the Mventeenth annual show of the Phil
aolilil ATrtomoWIe Trade Association
was held this Afternoon at the km
elation' headquarters. Broad and Cal
lowhm streets, at 1:30 o'clock. Tho
fifty-four automoblfe firms which form
the membership of the association and
the eleven accessory members only were
entitled to take part In tbe drawing,
which was he'd o aa to allot the 60,000
square feet of exhibition space fairly.
The automobllo show will bo held In
the Wanamaker Karaite, Twenty-third
and Walnut streets, January 12 to 19.
The committee In charge Is headed by
Albert H. Maltby.
ORGANIZED LABOR AIDS
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
COAL SHORTAGE PUTS
SmAINONU.G.L
Pressed to Meet Demand for
Its Product During the
Cold Wave
MUCH GAS USED AS FUEL
60,280,000 Cubic Foot Consumed Dc
tuecn G A. M. and 10 P. M.
Last Wednesday
"passion for foreign residence and
and acquaintance with European
was assured of fulfillment four
ago, when she Inherited nearly
from her foster-mother. Mrs
aret McNeil Thoinasoi, her foster-
r" first wife.
i young Count Von Bernstorif, an
no son-in-law for Efiivxrd J.
who Is a director of the
1 Fire and Marine Insurance Com-
of Philadelphia, met tho Burling-
' divorcee In Ijondon In 1911. Ill-)
la an American. He Is a nearer
rfht Iron Cross, which wo conferred
Lktm by thVGejmarr Emperor In I'eb-
1115. In 1911 ho Melted tho
States with his father and
the German; dlpMmit'c serIc In nvcllns l'iilded over by 1Z
us is iwemy-six years oiu. io,bur
Delegates -to- Central Union
Lining Up Trades Behind
Great Drive
Organized labor l at work pledglnu
"l)mpect8" In tho drive for BOO.OnO new
members frr the Southeastern I'ennyl
vunla Chanter of the American Tied
Cross by Christmas
This announcement wai midc today at
campaign headquarters In the I.!n"ln
TlulldlnB by Frank McCuskv. secretary
of the- Central Labor Union. ho 'Mfl
that as it result of last Sunda' meet
ing tho labor delecales wero persomllv
directing the Morkl of llnlnsf up the
trades behind the lied Cross
1J. T. KtotBsbilry, chairman of the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, and
Dr. Charles" P. Hart, campaign director,
will address n meeting of representatives
of 1,500,000 members of fraternal bene
ficial organizations In Grand Fraternity
Hall, 1C28-2S Arch street, tomorrow aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock. Frederick Carton,
prenldent of th Orand I'ntcrnlty, who
pledged the support of forli-flvo organ-
Ir.iUoua represented, will gr to Wash
ington after tho meeting, at vhlch he
(l)1 liA Hn riT-clitln,- nfflpar Itrt .lll
attend a conference with Secretary of J'1'1'""" ,U,UJ l" l'-'
Hie Treasury McAdoo. called with a lew ,tt' ' "" ,""r ''' d"1'
of bringing the power of the fraternal
beneficial nM-ocl.itlonu of the nation Into
usii lti tho w.tr.
The Ileil Crfx"!, ChrlstmuN bazaar of
the riilludrlphli -v-hoolH nt tho I'lrf
lleglni-Mit Anncry Is In full swing to
diy, with two models of Aiuer'can bat
1le"hlpM on exhibition at the booth of
the new nny auxiliary of tho Il-d
Crott.
A housewife's paradlta Is the bazaar.
There the housekeeper llmls ever' fort
of groceries and Jcllle, arts nnd crafts
objects, household articles nnd tio titles.
The booths are open for tho business of
making money for tho work of hu
tnanlty from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m, with
the Northeast High School band clime
dally tonnjrtf.
lied Cross work Is booming Man
The shortage of coal In Philadelphia
lias placed a strn'n upon the United
Cas Improcment Company, which has
been hard pressed ta meet Its heeds
This waa announced today by Samuel
T. Bodlne. president of the company.
Ho said, however, that the compan
has been able to get enough coal nnd has
been ablo to speed up manufacture suf
ficiently to weather the present coal epell
unless unforeseen dltTloultlci urlie, and
that the peoplo can depend upon the sup
ply under thoso conditions. Mr. Bodlne
Indicated that Mrtually ccry nsourco
of the company has gono Into the present
crisis and that the peoplo should mage
ecry effort to keep, from ocrtepplng
the limit.
"We manufactured 51 000 000 cubic
feet of gas during the twenty four hours
ending at 6 o'clock last n ght," he said,
"by far the tuatest amount we have
manufactured In a ntnllar period. A
gnat part of this was UfeU.
"The b ggest consumption In a single
day on our records was that of GO, 280,
000 cubic feet from G o'clock In the
morning to 10 o'clock at night on 'Wed
nesday, December S. This demand was
due to the shortage ot coal."
Mr. Bodlno said tho company has been
able to get sufficient coal to meet Its
demands of manufacture, but Intimated
that an flirrcaso In tho ilennn I to much
greater proportions Umii thu prcnt
might ern nert;ix Its i-upply lln Im
plied t'.at the (otntMm'u man', - i . .iik
liUml 'ht
iM
Tho Increase in the ron'umii l s is
almost entirely dun ft the ti,t rf cas
for heating tho homes of the Ity Many
person had to del ml -ntIrel upon gas
for heat while others heated vonv rooniH
with a meagre iillntmt nt of il unil
others with gas TIiti- was tntnrilly
F0tn Increivo In tho un of bin for
cooking, dm to tho fact tlMt man) per
rons did not ien hao coal for their
ranges Munv perrons turneds their gas
ltghti! In ord'r to bring down temper
atun s.
The U. G. I and the department stores
liio rold thousands cf gis heating
,toc, but In tinny ca--es hne not had
men to send out to oonnu't them In the
homes This condition. howccr, has
I been gradually met by the ga'i compiny.
rhu rctiiisj-iaiila 11 illrond reports to-
TOM DALY GIVES UP $5
TO HEAR HIMSELF TALK
i.
Evening PnWlc Ledger Columnist
Pays Way Into His Own Lee-:
turo Bcforo Klwanis Olub
Tom Daly paid S to hear himself
speak today. Tho IMmino Public
LKDaEit co'yumlst, made a humorous
address before about 160 members of
the Klwnnls Club, an organization of
business men, at .their luncheon nt the
llcilcvue-Stratford today. Afterward
S. O. Davidson, secretary of the llnbles'
Hospital, made an appeal for contribu
tions to that institution.
"Vou often hao to pay K In ordor to
hear Tom Daly glto a reading," said
Thomas Shallcross Jr., president of tho
Klwanis Club. 'Today you have heard
him for nothing. So you can each chip
In IS for tho Babies' Hospital"
"That's a perfectly fair estimate."
said Mr. Daly "I'll pay ?5 to hear my
self talk." Ho did ko The totil col
li c'lon for tho Babies' Hospital amount
ed to $110.
RED CROSS TO HANDLE
i HALIFAX RELIEF FUND
titnts arc scheduled for tho next two I ". lo ",0 'al l,1'1 nomini'iraior mo
weeks, with a climax In the treat drive I arrival In I'hlladilphla coal aids of 1,9
for GOO.OOO pew members for tho South
eastern l'ennsylvanla Chapter bj Christ
hiaf. beginning Deccmbir 17.
Henry V. Davison, chairman cf the
Hed Cioss war council, will speak? at
tho Mi tropolttan Opera Housq Thursday
night, December 13, at a gret public
Etctea-
.the Junior of his Tankee bride,
7homason tn nriaeT.sJep-iosier-
todajr explained tjio family's
toward the marriage.
m ar nfrt.furlouK over iv sno
t "But we wanted an American."'
If there was n picture of the
Serman. Count In. tho houso site
. iii r.)ii I JriTADlS curoc? IM DnrrD
no. we should not allow- such' illlrt II 1 vlll II i3 111 III f ull
John McCormaok. tho noted Irlrh-
American tenor, will Mug at the Metro
polltan Opera Ilouso Thur-d.tv nlcht,
December 20, in n big Bed Cros benefit
tinder tho auspices of Mrs. Qeorgr H
Lorlmer anil a conunltted ot titty otlur
prominent w omen to be appointed by, her.
cars of anthracite coil, of which 101
arc domestic sizes and 7.1 steam tdzes.
Coal dealers are today confronted by
a scarcity of di Ivors and manv people
uro earning tliclr own coal home
Numerous complaints have betn re
ceived b$ Chairman I'rancis A I;ewls
of the local commlttos. 1rom West Phil
adelphia dealers wlm con-plain that the
higher wages offered at Hog Ulind arc
attracting many of tho drivers,
Contributions for Stricken
City Will Be Forwarded
Through Local Division
Philadelphia money for the Halifax
relief fund will be forwarded to tho
stricken N'ova Sootlnn city by the Amer
ican Hed Cross. It was announced today ltl)
MARINE CORPS'OPENED
TO MARRIED RECRUITS
Enlistment Requirements Are
Made Less Severe and Brisk
Response Is Awaited
For tho first time In the hlory jf
the United States Marine Corps there
a rhnnce for married mn to enter it
Other enlistment requirements have been
made a little less i-evere. though the
changes are not great enough tn .make
any material difference In the character
Dh.1 tHfiielenev of the corns.
m .,. txibinv enlistment In the.
marines In largo numbers, and a banner
week Is expected In Philadelphia.
Captain S A, W. ratter.on. officer
In chnrgo of mar no recruiting, " '
Arch btreet, t-nnounccd tho changes in
tho enlistment requirements which
wero Issued by Major General George
Harnett, commandanL
, ,.. hnt,i kltit-ln men wero ac-
.in,i n,i nrteln.il 011I stment. Men wno
married In the wrvlco wero permitted
to rc-enllst. but there were t;mr'
lively few of these, nnd therefore the
...,....- i.mnrtlv Rneak ng. an or-
-...iminn nf iinmarr cu men. rovv, (
however, any married man may enlist
with tho consent of bin vvlfe upon a
showing that his family H not rtenendent
upon him for support or Pon1a..',llh,0:
Ing that his wife has deserted him or
has been divorced from him.
ti-.i,.vi mt ttmpnt aire has beftn
reduced from 10 to IS ears, the max!
mum ago has.- been advanced fro n r.
to 3d vears. tho tiilmlmum height lias
been reduced from C3 tn fit Inches, and
the maximum height advanced from 7
HOSPITAL DRIVE SUCCESS
St. Timothy's Fund Promised to Bo
Largely Oversubscribed
According to reports pecolvcd up to
7:30 o'clock last night, about $45,000
of the ISO 000 needed by St. Timothy's
Hospital has been subscribed, and, tho
prospects uro that the amount will bo
largely oversubscribed before tho end
of tho ten-day drlvo which began De
cember B.
One of the Krgest subscriptions to
dnto was that-of John and James Hob
ten, Incorpcrntcd, which jcsteiday gavo
15000 to tho fund. The drlvo w.ll end
titxt Monday night nt Cj3u o'clock with
a dinner nt tho 1'cncojd Club, In WIssa-hlckon.
WIFE SENDS BULLET
INTO HUSBAND'S BRAIN
George Francis MclntyreMay
Die From Wound Received
During Quarrel
The announcement was undo bv
Charles Scott, Jr, mnnnger of tho Penn
sylvania division with headquarters In
the Medical Arts lluddlng, Sixteenth and
Walnut streets. He mado it plain that
tho Ilcd-Cross Is not appealing for funds,
but that It Is offering Its equipment nnd
facilities to receive nnd forward the con
tributions. Money Is preferable, accord
ing to the appeal sent out by the Hall
fax authorities who need J2P,000,000 at
once to fight cold and epidemics nnd to
restore tv s' at'rr-d city.
Mr 5- nt midc public telfgram re-i-e
ed idaj 'roni W I'rank Persons,
,1- c r 'f i ner . c.vlllin r'"cf, at
'ahlllto. in wnieh th'i Htter asked
for tho vvidibt publlcltv for tho follow
Ing tuegr-im from John Moor", elnlr
ninu of the Hed Cross committee in II til
fax Kindly sent wotd bnndeit that
blankets, sweaters, doctors nml nures
shou'd not I o sent now till present con
gestion Is relieved Kverv bul'dlng Is
it least partly wrecked and all work Is
one under dinicultles. Slie of problem
fhould bo known soon Hstlmate now
Is DO00 or moro dead, perhaps 3000 se
verely wounded and besides them are
1000 or potlbly moro homeless but not
-everelv wounded
"Unlike other cilimltles the mlllt-vry
i is not been In chnrgo of Immedlite
relief Civilians therefore welcomed all
tho more ear suggestions as to orginiri
tion nnd adopted them Immediately.
Wo nr.- worl.lng now to mike th" new
orsinlntlnn effective. We p'aced 100
iloctois and nurses yestenlry. more
turntd up ne-ir inldnlglit ind 100 more
bitoto breakfast tnda. Elatikets and
sweaters are now In Isht for moro thin
everj1 nnn In the city, lne'udlng tho big
mnjotltv of tho city who are not in
need lttllroads ate hiving a bird time
to handle pihS'ngers and freight.
''It Is !ncpretslbl' id note, but Mtu
71 Inchest
In tho room where for weeks she had
been convalescing, Mrs. Strait Hllzabeth
Mclntvrc. twenty-six years old, !437
Thompson slreet, probably fatally
wounded her busbar d, George I'ranclH
Mclntre, thirty-eight jcars old, this
afternoon, when during n quarrel she
tired n bullet Into his brain. Mclntvro
Is In the vvomana College Hospital
lh) ski int my ho villi probably C
Tho shooting occurred sl.ortly after
Mrlntyri. who Is a tetephoro lineman,
had innie home for lumh Hn and his i.trdlnils
INTELLIGENCE TO WIN
WAR, BRISBANE SAVS
Tells Poor Richards Adver
tising Will Help America's
Subsequent Position
A
Intelligence will win tho world war
and advertising will help tho United
States to hold tho middle of tho Indus
trial btago tftcr tho wor is won. These
vero the two outstanding points of a
mnstorful address by Arthur llrlsbine.
proprietor of the Washington Times, at
the wocklv luncheon of tho Poor Itlch
ard Club this afternoon,
Mr Brisbane pleated tho advertising
men greatly when he nsserted that fhey
iro ot tremendous Imiiorfnce In fight
-g the Prussians tint :iHvrrtlst"g me
furnished thu bruins which mado a
luccess of tho two Liberty l,oms vvhci
law vers, business men nnd banke-.s
could not arrive at tho proper solullfi
n"d tint they wero to be of the very
"reitest Importance when It comes , to
Ightirg nil nf tho nations of tho world
In the llo'd of buslnesB at tho conclusion
or the great light.
Tho speaker outlined tho part adver
tising Is- plnjlng In bringing together the
re-ource of tho country for tho big light
nnd tiss-rted that ndvcrtlslng vv'll hold
tho mlddlo of the stago when It comes
t' reorginllng tho world for business.
Turning to Cvrus II. K. Curtis pub
'Isher of tho Sstnnlnv livening Post
t.nilies' Homo Journal, tho Public Ledger
nnd llvrvtNo; Ptirrtc I riinEn and many
other publlcat'ons, ho nsserted:
"Hero sits tho popo of ndvertlslng.
nnd all of voiuincn about me ire the.
I cm refer to mvself as thu
time, hut because hs surrounded I
uiiti ih irrentest .Intelligence llfcc
...... ,,w 0.v... .... .
obtain."
C. H. MATHEWS "DEAD
Was Attorney for tho General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Churcn
Charles Henry Mathews, son of the ,
late Dr. Charles II. Mathews, Is dfja
of a comp Icatlon of dlreases In tho
Aldlne Hotel He was attorney for
the General Assembly ot the Presbyte-is
rlan Church of Amcilca. He was born
'n Dovlestoivn, Pa , attended Lawrence
vllle cadtmy and was graduated from
Princeton Unlvorsltv In 1864.
Ho studied law in Norrlstown under
Gilbert U Kox and practiced his pro
'esslon at 717 Walnut street, this city.
Ha was married to Harriet P U aelc,
laughter of tho late William lllack of
'ew York He was president of the board
of directors of the Presbvterlan Hospital,
a trusteo ot Princeton Theological Semi
nary, a director of tho Y. M C A and
nn elder In Calvary Presbyterian
rhurch Ho Ifaves a widow and two
tons, Charles 11. Mathews, Jr, nnd Wil
liam Black Mathews
rircinen nnd gas-engine men In the wife, wero In tha front room on the tec- delegate of vellow Joutnillsm
- .. ,, I...1 ,l,ftfi .f II jtnwm ..f .1... -Tt.... ..m. .. fc.A t...... A
ivlitlon mtlon or tne uniwu """ """ """ " " ' h'iiiii-uii wi i'i-r
iiivv are needed inoro than any er Neighbors beard tho pilr speaking In
' , i..,t now. althoug'i tbe recruiting loud tones. Suddenly thero was a pistol
station nt 1515 Atch street Is so crowded shot.
that nnnllcints have bad to bo tumid Milntjrc fill on his face unconscious
,' ., The rush of men, of whom a very Jut then Mclntvrc's hon Hugh, four-
'nrgo percentage nro i" "" ,,, ' T " ' " '""lvl ""'"w
his ncptnother pointed tho revolver at
1,1m and threatened to flro at him It ho
didn't leivo the room,
Mrs Mclntvro was -cod under ar
rest bv Policeman Ml .1 and D'strlcl
ivteaiies Clegg and Farley, of tho
Twtntj-elRhth nnd Oiford strtets sta
tion Tho police believe the shooting
v as done whllo Mrs Mclntjrc was men
tally deranged
'.. .. . .Itl.,- elaflnns titds nnlrrrtrt IIia rnnm
age limits, to mo reiau,""B - ;"'-
fair to outstrip all previous icn.
stn,it il three branches of tho milt-1
tary forces of tho United Mates armv.
,a7v and marine crps arc . xamln ng
all th men who npplv some of th
ra Ings will be c oed before the we 1:
"out in .ho nivy nvlatnn s.rv Ico t ,
more opn. rsmlths arc w u.ted, but
plentv ot other trades uro open
With long tites of wnltlrg men r
the navv and army recruiting tit o..;
ntnv of the men had tn be told veMer
lay aftern on to come again today. The
na'rlno corps accepted fourteen out o
thlrtv-ono men who applied, this
. "u , n service has nccommodn-
l.riallsll sj niv. - - . , ., J
tlons for all the ellclblo mcn """ ''', i pany. The llames were quickly- ctln-
sent themselves, nut vno l,T'. gulfhed by tho department, but not be-
ccra nro very Mrlit as to .fl' fore damago estimated at 3000 lud
tlon, character and abllltj enovvii uy factn (onc Tho caus0 ,3 unkllown,
."v'rcerultlng quarters ester-, ;
.,..: V ..- n.i.red with bag'' nnd baggage .
"?y.r:.:"i,Vr,.u. of the S12 ncn who
u ..--- -"- ,, , t
$3000 Loss in Early 1'ire
Plro was discovered In the rear of the
rlxth lloor of 214 South Plfth ttroet
enilv today The bu Idlng Is occupUd
by the Philidelphla Wool Stock Com
Ho then told of a dinner jit vvlilrli
"-ccretnry of Tre.ihuty McAdno nld be
had l.eni HKvlstcd In putting over thf
l.lbertv loans bv ndve-tislrg men.
"Wo villi fiico tho entire world nt tho
end nf tho wir" ho dectared. 'In u de
frmlncd fight for tnde supremacy. Wo
will faco a determined Germany, renh
Ingsjiit for trndo dnmlna'lon In tho hope
of miking up for tho mistakes her dip
lomats have nude" ITo said Hnglind
tind Prnnc and tho other mttnns will
ntsn bo In the fti-'it on belmlf of thnlr
peon'o nnd tnnt 'he goal will bo Knuth
Amer'ci nnd Chlnn. Ard In this con
nection be ssld tho itnrr tho business
ponnt- of th's co'tntrv n'revlv havn In
nilveitleirr- shonhl r've tie-n ttm Vveapon
vi IMi vvhlc'i to milntnln supremacy.
" war was tii er -, bv dire'nltne
nr fni- nf thn pn'n-ns-.l'-i- fnrp o- bv
'rtt prensrstlon but nlwnis tv- Intent
n,iee You n-lv bni tn brim- ttio
li-rt i-r1tet teodnrQ (tin unr'l bis burl
MAYs-der Caesr nrd Vsnoleon. to ati
nrr'nto tills l'scli of theo three won
v.pe-insp bo not o"lv bid g-eiter Intel
ligencc than anv other mm Ilvlrg at his
r"pHE printed .mes
A sage is the bullet
that brings in busi
ness. Paper is the'
all-important shell.
Let your printer help
you make your fire
effective.
WOHOCQITJAUTY
D.L.WARD COMPANY
28 South 6th.St. Philadelphia
here. . He Is our enemv- now,
. - . . ' . ,
t win have Secret Service i
t visiting here," sho added, laughing
SKATIVS OF STROUDSCUIta
1 fairy books rarely have chron-
1 career so romantic as tluit which
at last brought. a title to(tbe joung
, whom uurunrton rememners as
t of vlvaclou and ptunn Ing beauty.
1 bom twenty-eisnt years ago in
bun. Fa- the daughter of Mr.
I Mr. Charlton Burton, her father a
' Englishman, her mother a Mary-
I girl of unusual beauty, ,
parents entered upon a stage
and. to give their children per-
homes, permitted the adoption
anruerlte and a sister by proml-
t" families.
F'jtaiTuerlte attended the seminary here
.later the Mount De Sales Academy,
r Baltimore. Following her gradua-
married James H. Birih. Jr..
i -titer aoon separated and a divorce
(procured.
In rww Torlt the joung ui-
None of tho drivers rrcilvo a wage In ntlon will roon bo well In hand If nl-
ecess of Jlfl, It vi-as learned tcdaj. but. lowed to worl; Itself out by thoso already
under u bonus sjMern nf tweuty-llveljijre, and It Milpmfnt It mado only of
cents p-r ton for all tons over ten do-relv poods'nnd pifiple as aro fjjtma to
llvcred dally. It Is pcssib'.o for drivers to?)),. neded and are ipeiially asked for"
inako au nign us j;j per wiki ine
American International Shipbuilding
Company nt Hog Is! itiJ Is offirlns the
men TS8 pr wiel,
. -..- fe tn rnri n iilu I, v",in-
Meade and t e W..hlnton barracks of
fha nearlv 400 men who were examined
vesterday the ffllcesB expect to got about
90 per cent Not so many army lecrults
WAR BOND HOLDERS
ONLY TO GET INTEREST
Purchasers of First Loan Who
Hold Interim Certificates
3Iust Wait for Money
-wZ&J.
C,
W ettonablejgetionis bu
?Tyg?r1srsClrrtg
III
c
TMillndAlntii. lias rn-ponilw! to the
call for nld from Halifa. On Icimi
Inff thit rtnanctal alii more tliin -nj-
il.lin .Isa viu n, ruled li n t l,0-lr?in(ld
PRilM WORK ill? V5PIIi I 'rh0 "uct''Ion ", 1,l,l!ll,r coal a"v: of sufferers, the r,i .ergency Aid of Penii
rllliU TTURU Ur OllCiO crs under the present situation may not . , t chcck for jooo to ihu
"" '""" ,"' .",,-':.", ,,,;,,: stricken ctty The money was wirra oy
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tbalrm.vn of the org.nliatlon. ami win
bo fol.owed by bhlpni'liti of supplies of
all Kinds
Tho committee In charse of the work
hopes to send a i oirloid of donations
this week All petFons who wish to help
tha sufferers rbould send their con
tributions at onco to tho committee's
hendquartirs. 11 J? Walnut street Ac
cording to Colonel Pt Oeorgo I.oftus
Steele, held nt tho Urltlsh Recruiting
Mission, surgical supplies cf all ktnda
nio urgontlv needed
r"c-,- flfflinr Pnw AKnnvrl with WashlngtMi oillclals Should such
Customs OlilCer U0C3 AUOara a caMincatloT be given coal drivers,
With Pilot to Prevent Com- lhft declared. Hog Island would not be
vmn mot io ricciifc voia pi,nIttei in drw upon thtm tor sMi).
munication witn nnore bunding purposes.
That Mr. i-ewis consuieri coai urivers
as Oovemment ttnplojes In the present
situation Is evident from svcn warnings
Issued to saloonkcepcti today prohibit
ing them from b.UIng the men lnto-tle.it
Ing liquor.
Many dealers are disconnecting their
telephones today beeiure of the numer
ous cilia made for cool which cannot bo
ordered by phone and which only tend
to delay work. The dealers are adhering
rigorously to the ufn of tho white cards,
which compel the consumer to inako ap
plication for toal In person
Anulh'r Important order from the
Goveyiment went Into effect today to
further ititenslfy tho already strict sur
v efllanca' ov er In and outgoing mall ot
the port of Philadelphia Heretofore,
all vestels coming to this portWook on
a pjlot at thu capes, and were allowed
to proceed to P.cedy Island, whero tho
mall v.-ns taken oft by the proper au
thorities There hau been no guarantee
that communications from tne enemv
might i.ot l transmit:-! '- aliens
at-hnre, during tho long trip from the
breakv atei Such espionage his bien
net Karon Walter "Van ltoeuicK. tolng on, to whit extent It would be
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Later; the wept to Europe on
they wero married In Lon.
I4B 1111. Tier huahand's father was
In the Herman army and u.
i paraonal friend of the old Urn-
Two years later mo liaroness
"Jar diroreo on the grounds of
I hro understood Uiat her bus-
t tad made threats against her, life.
i baa been dragging m the iter-
for several year, and tho
dotation her relatives here had of i
elusion was the cabled newspaper
cement today of her wedding to
t Yon Bernstorff.
AT EDDYSTONE PLANT
!Ja Steel Works Causes Alarm.
' "f tut Is Soon Subdued
was caused this afternoon
the residents of Gram Lynne and
ne when fire started In the plant
lEddystone Steel Works. TUilck
' of smoke hovered over many of
atrial plants and there was rear
, lime thati showers of sparka car-
r.taa wind wouia ignite me muni
itata. '
Sre was extinguished after sllrht
i dona, 'J
.SacrUee for Y. M. C.A.
1a( the 'UniTerslty of Pennsyl-
v eUlna- their Jewelry, are walk-
aobool., eating carrjed lunches
atlas taaln aavlnm to tha Y. M.
War Fund, .which was raised
a MMM ciwWlgn.nTh women
art ootnf real racnncing tor
BotaeeJM worKing two or
a .week1 aod donating
- Uaar.ava l Thanksglv-
Tkacaa aad. turned the money
UUoi farthe"Vrrip over to
, ,-More BtMants. (ban. on who,
r a,, BDd-to4touu-existence on
are . coitsiaerea it oniy
fif7m Io ana
ImposMhlo tc dctcrmlnt..
This dangir no lorgcr exists, however.
for from today ivery ship bound for
Ibis port will be boarded at tho capes
by a enstomi oinclal, at tho time she
lakes her pib.t. and no communication
with shore will bo permitted until the
boat reaches lieedy Island and Is takoc
cl-arge of by tho Federal authorities. Here
the ship U carefully searched, end the
same rigid rules are enforred before the
ship can procure the necessary clearance
papers bud leave tho port and proceed to
sen.
Again a customs officer loirs the ship
and accompanies her to the capes, and
there can be little danger ot anything
leaving or reaching the ship, as the du
ctal furnished by the customs does not
leave the ship until she Is actually at
sea.
This Important Information was ob
tained today In an Interview with Col
lector of the Port Berry.
BABY BOND BOOM BEGUN
IN PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
JURY CONVICTS ABSENT MAN
Defendant, in Alleged Investment
Fraud HI Durinc Trial
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL ( Halloa A Penrso was ronvlettd In
CTnflVflV nu ItlPinVPn t",art"' bu-Hoiis Court No J todiy .in a
oIUUJMjIjI LitlAitll lUiNKiU (charge of obtaining monty under false
pretensts from Mrs Utta 13 Coulon
President of Manhattan Borough j ?nl her t-on, Harold Couhrn i of letr.,u
tt . ,-,. : uj Witnesses teamed that IVnrobo Induced
uijia !. vuiuu in nullity iu ,Mrs. Ooulson and Iicr wni in invist
Kctail Credit Men ' $2000 In tho utock of tho Penrosu Motm
I Company on the reprcscntiti-n tint tho
A pica to hive tho daylight tavlngl Uildwln IjOcomotlve Works was lntcr-
moaKure. now in 'iilekle" Wfofe Iho In- csted In tho concern.
terstate Commcrco Committee of Con-1 An un'tinl featuro of tho cato was
c
IjristmajS Carbs Si
Philadelphia subscribers tn the first
Liberty Loan who have not jet obtained
the nctuil bonds, but hold Interim ccrtlfl
cites, will not be paid their fix months'!
Interest on December 15, According to
a ruling ot tho Treasury Department j
none will bo paid but tho actual hold-1
ers ot tho bonds '
Persons who hold Interim certificates,)
It has been decided, will bo forced to
wait at least ton days or two weeks,'
luntll the bonds aro delivered Thobe
who have the bond aro Instructed to
cash the coupons at the nearest bank
The Intorest hold-up Is beciuso tho en
graving depirtmont nt Washington is'
behind In Its work, largily duo to the
great number of 150 and J100 certifi
cates, which, with other eecurlt'pa now
bolns printed, have swamped the Gov
ernment plant This order applies only
to tho 2 '4 per cent Issuo put out last
June, there being no trouble regarding
tho reiond Issue ot the bonds as tho
InUittt is not duo until next May.
"IU'ICHY-KOO" SUIT STARTS
atrlotlc
nd other
dfulffUP With printed name, 3"c
(h ztn up rulftrt IMtfrB, $1,75 (1oiTl(
1.3, K.71. f. I 7". 1111. I 00
Prompt dcllery. (No camples sent.)
Christmas Wreaths Cr;,0,"(,;!?fJ,1a';
Mr. Pries', llvskets. Holly Sprigs, etc.
st rrnsonitlo jrlns,
Louis Fink & Sons .;,, ?0"s. 8
pAINT
Outfits for
BOXES
DRAWING
PYROGRAPHY
Brass Craft Work
1 1 4fXnncW1B,tta:IfmiNre 111
rnr.Nrn rrN-r.MNTiso
T.rrsTBV-r.iTio mkncilino
F. WEBER & CO., 1125 c&rT
Open Uvs until 7 o'clock. Dec. 17-2-'. Inc.
. -''"'''yiVi -'
&sum
:L
X-MAS GIFTS
For Your Doctor or
Nurse, the Medical
Student and the Invalid
At Prlrn to Hnlt All rnre
Physicians' Sqpply Co.
or rnii.tni.i.i'iii
lid SOl'TII 10TII HTRKUI
N. W. Cor. Naniom St.
Ucarin;
Km (Mto it.4WiIb known
' rt ptMU a th pledges
'.y kjTn
YW.'iWta- INm
.W.iMmmm. wKe of f.
HM FMM4M-
TtftafsteyJIn
;coMuftn
Mp 1m VMrIr
Started at Girls' Catholic High
After Address by Robert
Kelso Cassatt
The initial step In the State-wide
campaign for "baby" bond subscriptions
was taken this afternoon at the Girl's
Catholic High School, Seventeenth and
Wood streets, when iarochlal school
superintendents met at 3 o'clock and
formulated plans. Robert Kelso Cas
satt, Federal Director of National War
Savings committee, was mo speaker.
It U estimated that thero are 10.000
pupils In the parochial schools of this
city and that about S100 000 will bo col-
lected from them in inttuii Buoscrip
tlons. Principals of the grade, Brammar
and high schools of the ctty will meet
at-the Olrls' Normal School. Thirteenth
fund Sprlnr Garden streets, on I'rlday.
Cnester N, Farr win be tne speaxer.
!ttporta from coun'y chairmen In the
Mttrn halt of Pennsylvania Indicate
rowing Interest In the War Savings
loan campaign, according to Mr. Cas
satt. who sold the spreading ot educa
tional literature was having Its effect
Attractive posters, prepared under the
auspices ot the Artist League ot
America,- will shortly he distributed In
Mtfyilfftmt quantities by the Treasury De
T;.? pfortment, and these are expected to
greatly stimulate we sate ot tne oaoy
( Mr. t Caaaatt to4ay announced these
ot oesUKr cMurroent
CXHUrtr JteWar . rolemin,
gret.g, coma out or that committee anu
bo put up before the Houro of Itepre
pentattves was voiced today by Marcus
M. Marks, president of the borough of
Slanhattan who Kk tieroro tho Itetall
Credit Men's Association After Mr.
I u Ks had spoken the assoelaClon In
dorsed a resolution urging Congress to
make, the measure a law,
Mr. Marks said that next summer a
million tons of coal could be saved by
the putting of the t-chemo Into practice.
The act embodying tho plan has pissed
the Senate, but is being held up in, the
House committee, of which Mr. Adamson
is chairman. Mr. Marks, who Is head of
the National Daylight Saving Asocla
tlon, urged the plan as economical,
health saving and wise In general. He
told of the fact that twelve countries
havo alieady adopted tho schemo and
that at present we have no hour in one
day during the opening of our stock ex
chingcs in which we can deal dlrectlv
with the exchanges of other countries.
FIItE IN PRIVATE HOSPITAL
Patients on Top Floor Removed
Without Injury
Fire ciused by a defectlvo flue, did
about $100 damaga to the roof of the
Mopahan private hospital. tD20 Race
street, about 1 o'clock this afternoon.
The patients on the top floors were re
moved to the ground floor, and none of
them suffered any Injury aa a result of
the flro.
Tho damaged building Is next door
tothe pew houso planned as n residence
by tho late Sfcnator James P. McNlchoI.
Iron Beam Strikes Workman
James Hodge, thirty-two years old, a
laborer employed by the Keystone Con.
structlon Company, while working In a
excavation ot the City Hall courtyard
this afternoon was struck by an Iron
beam which was being lowered Into
the excavation. He walked to the
Hahnemann Hospital for treatment
where. It was found that be had con
cussion of the brain.
Qaa Owcmim Sleeping Man
John JT. Kennedy, fifty-five years old.
U, North Thirteenth street, wm faund
N'ea'jrf .!,
tint Punro"o was not In court during tho
trial or when tho verdict was rendered
Ills attorney stated that ho Is ill In Vir
ginia and had authorised a waiver of
hU right to bo present during the hear
ing of tonlmony.
Southwest Oil Rates Unreasonable
WASHINQTON. Dec. 11. Rates on
petroleum oil and Its products In car
loads ' from southeastern Kansas to
points In Oklahoma today wei j held by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
unreasonable. Reasonable maximum
rates were ordered prescribed.
Begun in Klaw & Erhnger
Shubert Litigation
Tho hearlre ot tho suit biought by
Klaw &. Krlanger Amusement Company,
of New York, against llajmond Hitch
cock, the nctor. the firm of Sam S A:
Leo SluihtTt, Ire, and tho Shubeit The
atrical Company, to prevent the latter
rioii presenting tha play, "Hltchy-Koo."
at the Ljrlc Theatre. In this city, or In
any theatre tr. the United States which
Is not booked by Kl.iw & Urlanger, was
begun today bfore Judge Patterson, In
Common Pleas Court No. 1.
Klaw 4. Krlanger contend that in re
turn for certain coniesslors which they
claim they hid made to the bhubcrts, the
Shuberts had ngreed to book "Hltchy
Koo" only In Klaw & Krlanger theatres,
and thnt this promise was subsequently
violated. Abraham L Krlanger was the
first witness called today.
Watches,
f Jewelry, anif
Silverware
It 13 8o. Eighth Ht.
27 10 (lertnuntown Ats,
i;sub tsiiea st iur
DWttpDS
OrEN
EVENINGS
DIAMONDS
3 Tnrre Ittuo W
hlinii nnd hrrOrt
))lamond In flnt
liund-i
IncN,
l-miido mount-
$750
Other (frntlemm'x t-Mnne IHnmnnd
Uinta tram sju iw to siaia uu
THOMPSON
1 nt. i8ot J1V2 so. otnit.
Tuesday, December 11, 1917
I will sell about $18,000.00 worth of
merchandise, including Shirts, Neckwear,
Mufflers,. Hosiery, etc., at very nearly cost.
An excellent chance to do your Christmas
shopping at a Big Saving.
I Need the Money
George WJacoby
Haberdasher
620 Chestnut Street
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A GREAT REDUCTION
IN FUR PRICES
At a Most Opportune Time
In order that eur patrons mt seeare
the ndisntujie of the lowered prices
nrevinns to t hrlatmna, hn alfordlns
oivortiinlt- to make sift purchaats
or selection tor irontil use at a
very decided savlni,
,. COATS COATEES
SETS AND SINGLE PIECES
Not a collection ef odds and ends and
eooon'o leftover, but the brlhtt.
n.ct otiles all "KppPort Uaal
Ity.'' A most unu.usl sale,
LOUIS RAPPAP0RT
EXCLlhlVE FCBH
1227 WALNUT STREET
rIIL.DELnlIA
A Victor Record
Makes an Ideal
XiJlas tgtft
3gEAR the newest Christ
i? mas Records in our
sound-proof booth.
All Record in Stock.
BELLAK
1129''
Chestnut
00 oJtfVtTStttW
1 yTvW' S
yB For Chrittmtt aids
.frSW.,nutSU
' l5EJ5JSI3ia513IEJ3ISia
& n l. -f J:- I
!ju reopie ot "
cernment thoie
who are accui-j
tomed to the best,
but who look care
fully into t h e
meTiti of an
article before they a
rarest these arel
the people who, I
when they desire
a diamond, comegj
$ibo.co. t0 Mitchell's
Our Chrlitmat design ar
diitinctljr indWidual nnd ourSg
Price represent unusual values.
urthermore, every stone we sellg
3 i cuaranteed exactly a reore-El
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3 tencea.
Diamond Boollet sent trf an rnjuut.
Mitchell's
DIAMOND STORES
37 'S. Rth B5 N. 8th
3J5JSJt3JSI3 Uatabllshed 18J8 fJS!S!SW3I3
r3 SufSfWL
Platinum
m Rlnr with
k) B Kporkllni
ts Dl&monda,
1
Lease Expires Must
Vacate
.Close-out Sale
ov
Diamonds
.Watches
Jewelry
. Wo haio arranged. en
tlcina br.L.w for
aR ITV.-Vlhll
: - . -I- - . t:
r pr,iew lor your otn-
i.vcrinine at
iflt
Startling
RtJucllont
Fred. G. SlfTOR
1030 MarkeSt. .
LM J M
NO MAUIER how inexpensive or how
elaborate the gift you contemplate,
we have an assortment enabling you
to make an appropriate selection.
DIAMONDS WATCHES CLOCKS SILVER-
FINGER RINGS
PENDANTS
BROOCHES
BAR PINS
PEARL NECKLACES
GUARD CHAINS
LOCKETS. .
TOILET SETS
SCARF PINS
CUFF LINKS
TIE CLASPS
VEST CHAINS
STONE RINGS
GOLtf PENKNIVES
EMBLEMS
CIGARETTE CASES
0r 0ty ytart tfJtlrtSitUt U a (artl ( mvt pureXass
''tr 'j Maibaf sr n
aaf ".". "57,"." ,...
itH.StX''
itlsfful v3ifts
For BOYS or GIRLS
Not Duplicated
Elsewhere
Girls' ;
Combination
W"'arnroof
Raincoat .
RntlnlT Nw
$3.50 vf
Sizes 3 years to If
years.
Rain llt.
Mall Orders Killed
Boys Raincoat
3.00
M.UO alur
Made of Encllsh
t.untona; double
exture; handsome
ilaiil l(nine; mili
tary collar: tan
nd olive shades.
WW
IP
Storm
Boots
svt9"-tVH
ml if !
II 1 1 in
ff llsi
1 1 l IT aB
n.98w
FOB CHILDREN
Rubber Toy,
25c & 50c
Hot-Water Bottle
98c Value" $LSOr" '
I mAiam? an1 1ZTAna L
Raincoat Special $$$8
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