! U rvI ONCE ADVISED iAl i iilway Commissioner sjution of War Trans- on Problem in Plan WASHINGTON-. Dec 14 for Immfdluto Goernment tp of tho railroads na tho nolu- nar trnnsportaiion problem by Major Smith W. Brook- ' State Hallway CoinnilRxloncr or before tho Joint congressional rull- ieommltteo today. 'general every troerntneiu-ownea In the world hag low frelKht saenscr raten than' tlioso of the an railroads," Hrookhart said. I the scrlco Is Just as cfllcient. 'the United States had taken over allroads In 1916 e would hae 0.000 In earning In cur war ibw, Sleety Wind, Rain Dash on City tinoti from re One : wero more than an hour lato uhen arrhed at their destinations. No ins wero run to New York oer tho aalng until 8 o'clock. A B.iltlinoro Ohio train from Washington to New Tas moro than Iho hours late n It reached Baltimore ember weather so far. the loul aster said. Is tho wot ununuul It history of tiho Weather liurqau. More fre Inches of snow liao fallen, i la the normal precipitation for the month. Normally tJicro aro but eteen days throughout the witter sea- 4 m that temperatures below the frees- " , point ure recorded, jet tho lust four irs'havo brought skating weather, ten v , ays beforo winter niakei Its olllclal up. 1 1 earanco. i MANY 11UUT BY FALLS , The coating of leo on tho telerraph . rlres and tho high wind closed a mini- wr of tho wires. Although many of tho ' Vestern Union wires on tho I.atka- rsmna ltallroad, Kouthwcst of New York, "We blown down, no real tie-up oc- wred. There was troublo on tho Market street T" this morning with many of tho car ; loons. The rain and sleet frozo In tho riracks of tho doors, whith would not j'leepond to the compressed air bupposed ' Or open them. A big -electric fclgn at j Thirteenth and Market streets wai t Inwn rlnun nntl il ltp.ivv nunlnir In " ront of the Forrest Theatre was torn t of place by tho high winds. ' The sidewalks, tnado treacherous for tedestrlans becauso of their coating of f ' tosh and Ice, caused injury to two per ons In Camden and three In Phlladel- " la. Two other persons In Camden were Injured when they walked In front TvshlcleH In tho blinding snow l xtahl .TMter. Ihlrtv-sl rars old j-fll Falrvlew street, Camden, was' .'-.Ufhlly Injured when shn walked K fnnt nf an automobile lit Broadnn and 'Ylecbanlo street. Sho Is In tho Cooper k "Hostiltal. Si.1, ffBThomaa Underwood, tucnty-ono 5 ears (''"Id, a negro, 420 Quincy street was , tii'8- ji ' '" iie ('i)cr hopiiui, . Camden, with Injur, s to his legs I'lt-John Dunn, eighteen jears old, 110 b ,. .1. -... nim.il.ti .... it. 1 euui J?OUIlll BlltVl, 1...II1UV1I, unu it .11- 1 W. Thomas, a lettercarrler, 30 Volan Itreet, Camden, were taken to the Cooper tTospUal. suffering with slight lnjurleb l ftm falls on the Icy paements i ,Maoel U linen, inreu jcars oio, iit- ntor street, fell down tho Icy Mens 1 front of her homo and frartured her ellarbone. Sho is In the Jewlnh llospl- pjtarbara Ilajmond, beenty-Ilvo ears . and James lianlon, :i;s i;ast Soni et street, aro In tho Jewish Ilosnllal Rowing falls on slippery sidewalk? wL v 1 Numerous cases of trolley tie-ups were 61 1 Ii.t j..-t i.. n.i.. t...,. x- 1.. fPUriCU UUilllK 111C1 clljr uvula. .t-.lliy " H of the "owl" cars were from five to tenmlnutes behind their schedule. On , jTlfty-second street, trafllc was stalled 'itor more than two hours when an auto- oblle ran Into an excavation at Wj ti ng avenue, where new tracks aro : laid. FHutlng on all the park lakes and on M lake In Hunting Parle was stopped ark guards will clear the lakes of snow Bri ""r l M-y if WJ))1 p. wltf '?t; ' Cwvwvl 4a, iflii X Y y Y VYsQ lM? &ZS s J' Sisw- I 8 PRACTICAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS What Yoir Want Is Something Appropriate- Ladies' and Misses' Wear Popular Gifts Top Coats, Tailored Suiti, Stylish Dresses, ; Fur Sets, rur coats rrom S3k Wants from ' Separate Skirts, "Children's Coats, v. Women a Shoes. ,Chfldren's Shoes, 'All nnhild nn All goods on easy Women's Petticoats Handkerchiefs Gloves Hosiery Corsets infants' Wear House Dresses Linens Children's Rain Capes Sweater Coats Knit Jackets Men's Silk Shirts Neckwear Um brellas Bath Robes Knitted Silk Mufflers Suit Cases Woman's and Mea's Comfy's JEWELRY WATCHES DIAMONDS. ' f Give laete FURNITURE PRACTICAL GIFTS ', $3.50 to $22.50 iCabsaeU, Tables, Chairs, kK BBBTvg W ! f U-' ' r jt M'tnne during 'the day, and, with henromlsed low temnerAtures. the lee may be lr. condition fo.' a resumption of he sport by tomorrow. Tho scarcity of coal added to tho din comfcrt of many pcrsoni. The high winds made It almost Impossible to heat homes without burning moro than an average dally amount of t'oal. Many pen-uns willingly stood the uncomfor table temperature of their homes rather than use a quantity of the precious fuel. The heavy coating of leo on the elec tric wires put lights nut In several sec tions. 1'arts of Tv'est Philadelphia wero dark for nbout fifteen minutes. In all the low-lying sections sewers were choked with tho rush of water which overflowed on the streets nut! on the sidewalks Many cellars In these sections uero Hooded with from nn Inch to nearly a foot of water, Tho mercury rose vestcrday from 20 degrees early In tho morning to 37 de grees nbout 3 o'clock, the highest tem perature recorded throughout tho day At midnight thf silver stream Ktood at tho twenty-nine mark. The average temperature jesterday was 28 degrees, as compared with 3C degrees on the same date laFt ear. Haig Gains Slightly East of Bullecourt (onlinuril fruni I'iic One front, l'erhapt some complete divisions will follow. It Is possible, too, that Austro-llungarlans will gn to l'ramc ' Clerinan headquarters has probably decided there Is no danger to b feared from llussla for Homo limn and that It Is Important to Kettle the wistirn Allies prior to ltussla's reiovery mill the concentrations of Amei loans In Franco "I here Is gioatest danger In the next ilx mouths Tho Central 1'nuvrH, beset bj vaiit and exhaustion of reserves, m tj strike more quickly than wc know 'Tho long (Jerman defensive In tlto west must bo regarded as c.idcd, "C!ernian's re-enforcements will com pel Franco to use her el jhkcs of 1918 und 10 and to jtostpono any vvlth druwnlurdir. They villi force ns to provldo a steady stream of drafts for Iho 1 omltic vcars to Incre.isu our di visions atltld , "Britain ik-kIs at least n million men to maintain her existing forces during l'JIS 'Tho Allied foiecs In Franco aro not enough to piomiso a victory In ambitious offensives. Never has thero been tho superiority In nunibirs mcessary to a victory. "In (.ending 1-0 many troops to distant theitris wo have made bad uo of our fories Reconsideration of distant op erations Is necessary and pressing There aro enough troops them to turn tho fccale In Frame It Is unavailing to oc cupy Jerusalem and Bagdad If we are unsuccessful on the main front GERMAN POSITION HAS ADVANTAGES with Tin: fiii:nch ais.my in MmTHKll.V ITALY, Dee 14 --The strategic .idvnntago is held b tho Girmani berauso of their possession it tlm nett of .Monte lomba llio inoun taltiH new lit Id by tho tierm iiih aro nearly tho last of the big peaks, but below' them, stretching fur solid rows for miles behind the front. Is a series 01 P'rullarly shaped hills, eaeli fioni n few hundred to a thousand feet high. which niako tho finest Itnaglmbln de fenses, and which would havo to lie stormed Individually and nt grtat rosi unless tho line to the wet should glo .w ay Cause of .Alidvalc Fatal Accident According to Coroncr'n Detective Frank l'aul, vv ho Investigated tho elr eumstances leading to tho fatal acci dent at tho plant of tho Mldvale Mcel Company at Nlcetown, which resulted In tho death of Patrick I'rcndergast, 23 ears old, of 1708 Lambert Mrcet, niul ratrlek O'Malley, 20 ears old, of 3212 North Woudstock street, the accident was duo to the breaking of two chains ittached to a giant crane on which a large steel platfoim was being carried from ono part of tho plant to another The break of the two chains caused the crano to tilt ov'.r, dumping out the hugo weight, Prendergast and O'Males, directly underneath, wero caught with out warning Both were killed Inotant- MEN'S Young Men's Suits, $15 to $35 Trench Overcoats, $15 to $35 Raincoats, $10 to $35 Men's Business Suits, $15 to $35 Boys' Suits, $5 to $15 $10 to $50 $15 to $50 $10 to $45 $15 to $125 $75 up $5 up i $5 to $15 $5 to $15 $5 to $15 $2.75 to $6.50 idklOtfefmit Witirl- Storm and Rninnrnnf Men's Shoes, $3.75 to $10 Romeos and Rubber Boots terms payments to suit RUGS - CURTAINS USEFUL GIFTS Velvet Rugs, $18.50 to $40.00 Tapestry Rugs, $15.00 to $35.00 $6.50 to $35.00 $9.00 to $38.00 $7.50 to $60.00 $7.00 to $35.00 $14.00 to $90.00 Small Rugs, Tapestry Curtains, Lace Curtains, Blankets, Comforts, Go-Carts, Refrigerators, Down Comforts, $9.00 to $30,001 $17.00 to $60.00 $12.00 to $50.00 $14.50 to $37.50 $4.50 to $10.00 rr" h EVENING PUBLIC' Germans Prepare New , Assaiiltjon Italy Continued from l'nte One tho air Is shattered by their detonation miles distant from their emplacement, ITALIANS TO DEFEND VENICE TO THE LAST llEKLIN (viirLondon), Dec. II. Violent artlllerylntf nt isolated points between the I'rcnta and 1'luvc Hi vers, supporting minor operations, was all the oflicinl Htatc ment today had to report from the Italian front. Uy HENRY WOOD WITH Till: FHUNCIt AltMIFS IN ITALY, Dec 14. Italy will defend Venice to tho last drop f her blood Ono needs only to talk to Italian bo1 eiers and seo tho prep iratlons for de fenso of tho queen city of the teas to understand this. The traditional ltMlan hatred of tho Austrlans his crjslalllzul Into u nation-wldo determination not to permit tho tity again to Kuc.cumh to Austrlin domination 'I lie t lt itbclt la being lonverted inlo nn titiapproathablo IsHnd. It Is capable now of wlthstimllng an Indcflnlln Mate of hlege. Aside from Its ntiturnl lagoon defeii"es, which em Into tho clt and ionipf(lelv cut it off from tont.ut with the mainland, tho Veiietlin jilalns for cmllesH miles Inland nio In log rapldlj eonvertd Into u vtrltablo l.ilivrluth of defenses! 1 hero Italhn Mildlers lire readj cheeifulb to hell their Uvea de ft tiding every ln h of tho ilt's ap ptoaelieH Vtnlec Is moro majistlc than ever Tho historic pa aces lining' tho Oram! Cunal aro closed Tho plnza of St. Mark's Is silent and deserted. The ninals aro vacant of gondolas. Tho Bridge of highs Is uncrossed by prisoners. Two-thirds of Vcldio'rt population has deputed hut tho pigeons around his toric ht Jlark'M n fuse abboluti Iv to ubindnii thtlr belovetl clt Hundreds and hundreds strut nil ilav proudly b.iek and forth on tho ilazza before tho cathe dral, ntid the one-third of tho Venetian population rem lining attends mass d illy mil then religiously keeps up tho icii-tms-old luste-m of feeding com to tlieso tleeks The tr.tuqulllltv of tho pigeons' lives Is undisturbed except b the roar of e.m non on the l'lavo front eighteen nillis distant. Oeeaslonill when that duel of guns icaihes Its maximum the pigeons i-cno the nlr vibrations and flutter In frightened flocks Hoiks m dense tint thc elrud the sun But th v nvarlably come sweeping down-again in magnificent circles back and forth above the I'l izza As all irt treisuns hue either been e irrled off to places of i.ifety or else bmiicl mult r mountains of .indbags. the few rimaliAng guides now show In their pl.iei tho bolus pit ri ed In am lent palates (iiuithes aril museums bj Aua trl in ail plane bombs Owing to the depirture of uifit of the iltjs population and ' onipli le absence of .mi tourists, Venki s food puppl) ri mains intact one Imniedlite itsull Is that a i-ollt.ir reslauran the unlv one rem lining open now rves meats of an c xcelleni not to be obtained elscwheie In uny Kuropean war rem- Tho qusen city piouiiiv unu coiiiiiii'iiiij vt.ills the olltoome of tho blttlt'S of the Plave, the Moutn (Irapiia and tliu Asl.igo plate in, on which her fato ncpenns ' ISO.Mi:, Hip II nrrmler Orlando, dibcusslnc the mlll- tai situation, dtelnred It was consld erablj Improved, thanks to tho brave resistance on the Plive The lln inelal and industrial situation of Italy was ex cellent, be said, but added that tho eco nomic position of the country was bad Itnlv, the Premier declared remained imshtken In her faith that llbertj and justico would flnall triumph Shields Dam Bill l'asscs Senate vVASHIN'CJTON, pec 11 The Shields n.A.-ncit .lattt tail, nrnetdlni? ffir the lens. Mng of water-power sites on public lands .to private Interests, was patsed by the Senate this afternoon by a vote uf 46 Ito IS CLOTHING As Gifts $25) your convenience. Give These $1.25 to $9.00 $4.50 to $10.00 75c to $12.00 pair, $1.75 to $15.00 $1.75 to $5.00 $8.50 to $45.00 $8.00 tc $50.00 $7.50 to $18.00 LEBGER-PHnJADELPHIA, Transit Lease Hotly Debated fcititliiicd from l'nce One follower, nnnounrcil that ho would offer an ameiidmcnt on tho floor of Select Council, providing for a third member on tho board TW1NINO CniTlCI.i:S TAYI.OK Director of City Transit William S Twining, at tho hearing held beforo the Joint totiinilttee of City ("ountlls on Flnaneo and Stlcet ltallwuvs, urged that the elty Immediately enter Inlo nn agreement with tho Philadelphia lbipld Transit Company for tho operation of the proposed high speed lines lie criticized his predeicssor lu olllee, v Merrllt Taylor, for not having nego tlated tho leaso while ho was In oltlce, und declared tint a kopitntn short term huso for tho operation t f the Fiiinkfotil elevated line, as advocated b Mr Tav lor In n coniiiiiiiilcatloii tho former Di rector sent to tho committee todnv. Is not feasible " Ho asked that a blanket contract bo entered Into with the P. It T at once . TAYLOR TO HAVII THltM LL'ASK The loinmltteo met to hear tho op ponents tit the revised lease Mr. 'lavloi, In ,i lengthy communication, utged that tho corstruitloti of the proposed hlgh speed lines be postiioued 11 ti 1 11 nftef tho war ami that In tho meiintlnio onlv n sliort,-tcriu hasn for the oiicratlon of tlm Fiankfnrd elevated bo negotiated with tho I'. It T. 'J ho 1 nltid Htislness .Met s Assoc la- tlon, which aire. uly hid gone mi rcmril ngilnt the iitoposed ngri'inenl, pre sented a resolution nilnpleil bv the boaiel of directors of tint bods, urging tint furthei m got I litems be cltopped lit til after llio viar Director 'lvviuitig and I'r Willi mi Draticr Lewis nnswtnd the critlelhtns against tlio revisfel contr.ut Doctor Lewis, Twining mil the Major wete cloeteil toget'ln r In the Mnvirs nillee fur an hour befoie the heating htm ted .it 2 o cluck ' fter i.uefulv conslileilng evcrj phase of tho situ itloti It Is m opinion that a blanket ngitiincnt with tho P It T Compiny Is the most feailble plat under present eoiiillllons," t ild Dliec toi Twining "Certain mallets hav been publlsiii d In Iho ntwspipcrs that must not b allowed to go utuhalKiiged," he contin ued "It 1h litiforlunate that Director Tnj lur did not make u leise lur tlin opera tion of these lines when he had the power. Ills suggestions for a sep irate 1eao for tho operation of tho Fiank fnrd elevated lln" or ntiv other sepitato line would not be feasible li the illy at this time "I believe lint tlm discussion of a separate le iso for the Frankford ele vated lino would rerjulro six months or a jear, and there would be other dilavs resulting from nnj iffoit to niako a ht p itato lease ' LFW1S ANSWi:itS PllOTi:-Ts Dr William Draper Lewis, spi i I il tiansit adviser to Jlavor inltlt, followed lMiector Twining lie explained vvliv tlneo amemluiriiti to the tevitd con tract propod li i' Osinr 1ieisli reiiresentlng the I uilnl lluslmss Mens Assoc latlon. anil Ueorgo II Kelltv. lep usentlng the 'two-storv hou,-o piojilc wtie not Incorpotated In the ti'w lease Jlr Kellev s ami nilim nt iropufc d tint no monev rolleeletl from taxes on real estate should bo used to piv anv ile fli lenev that talghl ac enio from the operation ot the lines Doctor Lee Is laid that the proposil was declined hetause tho i ltv believes tli it Inteiest and sinking fund chatges on bunds, for Iho transit lines should noimallj be c urlid bv the fires cliirged, but lb it the cilv reserved the right to at liny tlmo relievo the c ir ridirn of tint b other methods of financing Iho lesolutlon of the Fnlled Business Men's Aksoi Intlon was presented by Clnrles vim Tagen secret. iry of that body In Its pre unbles, It showed that tho association has carefully considered everj phaso of the proposed lease It continued 'The boird of directors ot the Fulted Business Jlcn s Association again re .itllrms its recommendation that no lease "X7HY not use an oil that gives efficient lubrication, and at the same time Flows Freely at Zero Starts With the Engine You cold weather drivers certainly appre ciate this necessary fea ture possessed by Supreme Auto Oil Drain your crank case and try it. Gulf Refining Company to J'l Vm 55 5S sfl r In .Vi", FBIDXY, bo' consummated at tho present time and that negotiations should not be resumed until the war Is over., " Asliort-term lease for tho Frankford elevated lino should bo mndo with tho most ncceptablo leassee, or It should be operated as an IndcpeMicnt lino by the municipality " PUBLIC 1NV1TI3D TO HKAltLNO Iho Joint councllmanlo committee, through Its chairman, Joseph P. tlaffney. Invited all opponents of the proposed jearo to appear beforo It and stato their nrgumentH against the rlty's entering Into an Immediate agreement with the P It T Compiny Formw Director Talor submltlcd a fcrinal Malcincnl to the committee pointing out tint the proposed new lines could not bo built until after the wnr. that there Is a possibility under the wording of the new leaso that they could not bo built vett then, and that tnc new incisure would glvn absolute control of tho iltv's transit system to tho Jlajor and tho P II T Company, In his statement to the rouncllmnnli' committee, Mr Tav lor fully discussed the terms of tho new leaso and critic l7cd It section by section He sent it c"P' of bis analvsls to each member of Cltv Councils, and malted thousands of them to citizens throughout tlm city who have Ueen active In the fight for better tiansi? facilities For tho rltj to inter Into a contract under present abnormal conditions fwlilih mo depleting the P. 1UT Com pinss tut Iniome), empowering Ihat ininpiiiv tolniiciM en faros from time to tlmo to an extent tieiessary to main lain Its 5 per cent dividend, without In vistlgatlon of relevant farlH bv tlm pub Hi authorities and without having the equities of the rase Judicially determined would be uiijusllllabli'." Jlr Tiijlor In formed the incnlits of Ciflinclls i'oi:u oi' i.ict.nsk couins Dcnncil liy Superior JudKO Trexlor in Uplioldinir Ucfuswil of Application 'I he power of license court Judges In dealing Willi applications for saloon li censes was nt forth today by Judge Trexler, of tho Supirlor Court, lu up holding the Cluster County Court'n re fuil to grant a lleenso to Charles II 'lav lor, applicant for a license lo i on iluit a saloon In an outllng dlhtrlrt uf Coatesvllli the discretion of tho liietisc court, "aid he Is to bo exerciser primarily for the public good and seconilarllv for the prl vate interest The I hesler County Court properl look Into consideration the I.uk of polleo tiroteitlon In tho neighborhood where it w is desired to open the saloon, Judge 'Inxler held, although he pointed out th it Judicial discretion should not extend to thoJpolnt ot refusing nil II e discs be cause' the court believed tho sile of liquors to be bid SNOWimilTS CAUSC DKATII Veteran Telegraph Operator Victim uf I'Ahnustion on Way to Depot Q.FAKi:UTOWV P.l, Dee It Leav ing his hemic, 2.W North Ambler street, eitlv toda to catch tlie train for 'liogi, .lames A Weaver stxtv-sK xenrs old bname cjih lusted wailing tnrougn snow drifts He died from ovt rexertlon be fore bis plight became known Ills body was ellstovered bv a neighbor Weaver vias .a telegraph operator nt tho Tlogi depot of tho Heading 1UIIw.iv for thlity-six soars, and had not missed a el.iv In twelve vtars Ho is survived b his wlduw, one son, Archie Wea ver. 8101 Norwood avenue. 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