", r V? ( ' l t V r f t '.n- -,-h f , v3 - . . v..v.. ''!, M" fw f . V lV V ( , fiVEHTNG PUBLIC LEDGrER-PHHADEHPHIA; SATtjRDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1917 ' r'l " Jijv tj ,.,.. V - -v V Vt - -i WAR SECRETARY DESERTER SENTENCED !U. S. WMtHER WILL SHE NEVER START IT? TRIAL OF MEANS MAY PRICE OF SILVER I . i.,, TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON TO AID ROAD PRAISES WOMEN rtj - i Baker's Speech Wins Fa-I vor of Suffragists Meet- I ing in Washington AID VITAL IN CRISIS) ny M'LISS WASIIINHTOX, Inc. IS Ouns have been turned on S-ecrctnry of War linker rcrently In tho matter f machine guns, Iiut suffrage howitzers nre leveled tho other vny. The only m's' slles the "tniffH" nre prepnred to phoot at him nn vcrbil bouquets and much gratitude. Tho Secretary of War-ii conferred suffragist -spoke to the delegnles of the National American Woimn Suffrage Association rnncntloii here and their friends at roll's Theitro lift night, iitid ho iald things, big mgnlflcinl thltiK!. which made the'r rim burn and their eves glisten lie paid that tho 1D17 brand of democracy must have women lepresentcd In Its government nnd he also raid tint without tho t-ervlccs of women, the war could not bo fueccnsfull) prosecuted Secretary of tho Treasury MrAdoo sit on tho platform and applauded the Sec retary of War with almost ns much vigor as he applauded his charming wll, tho daughter of the 1'icsldent, Mrs lile-inor Wilson JleAdoo, who also ipok to the women niO NIHItT TOR 'SUITS Altogether It wis a. big night for the "surfs " "If nil the women In Amcilea wire ti stop doInK the work thev an- doing,' Mr. Baker slid, '"f they c to stop making the contributions tiny nro nuk ing Industrially anil otherwise we'd hae to w Ithdraw from this war " Mr. Daker stepped larcfully around the subject of the Ttderal wom-in suf frage amendment -which Is to s.iy he didn't mention It nt all. hut he spoke so eloquently of democracy nnd the mean ing of democracj and paid snch nltltudl nous tribute to the women that those of them who would han rhed to have heard more specific utterances on tin subject nearest their hearts forgave him VII.WIIC f'TV Dei ihe Presldont, tbo otlier day, Mr i ator Ihneiton 1. Itlchaiels rtll- I . . - mh s "eRe?( i mtS'-m k , "ilffi Jtim iiri know C5aV-r5 i 1 I ' W awA T $r&&k Hot of Counsel 'OM'OItn. N". I. lec IS I (iuctuti II Means, on trial fjr lili llf for the murder of Mis Maude A Kins' wilt not kiio the eidlct until I (to tonlRht, If then Ahen cit'rt opemd this mornli K At tomej I'ltnler, ilosl-" the nrhUtnent for the ilifeuso --enied to be at lest two hours from conclusion t'anslct'h voice failed hhu lift night, and n n umtttr of iuurtih an adlouiument was granted b) the Judge t'aiupbe'l C.ild- , well will fnlliu "anslcr anil will ihse the aipuimnt ror tho Mute 1 hn Judge ("line must tlellier his ihirge and bn lust of Him i onipleN inannir of el deme wblt'i wis 1 eon ghen 11 Is be lleied tint t.i inrge will be neces sirllj long riieti' Is no possible i banco of flic 'ire kolng to tho Jul before Hte tnls afletuoon oi icn oirl; nenlng. turs dellbei itlon Is epected to be lathei length) for tho arguments hue been long and Imn eldentli nnfi.sed the Jurors In fact, the hae asked tho court for lellef from suth length argument slum tod n Is the fouilh d l) the inse his bui In argument It Is i North I'irollni liw, however, th it ar gument In a murder cne mut not be restricted even bv agreement f'ansln o ennl bis guns this moinlng on the clnin of c licumvtir tl il evidence with vihieli tin lite contends It his mr rounrted the defend mt lie hid c-om-plctid his irgiuntiit aralnst the evidence for ii motive which tin Mate prientcd and his livntivi again"! siatuiit lls- t-ct t,o-m Inlm 1 Pooling, of New olk heeineil to hive been depleted t'p until ths lime t'lin-dcr h ih mailo his argument more agilnvt Pocdlng man upc-i the tvldtrce In the iase lie his plLturiil Pooling as the linn who has "uiifiilrl) iiersiiuted (Inston II Menus He his r sorted to everv trhli of Infcr- . ence to Impress upon tho Ju- that Dool- ti- 1 t i r, -i ii ,,.- , .. . , l,ng seized the pa pet h of (i uton I! Sea Birds Destroy Bait, Llams "I-armer-to-Consuincr Auto-, Means n,P l.guity of these seizures CONCLUDE LATE TODAY MAY BE SET AT $1 Courj ami Jurors Exhausted Small Operators Declare They by Lonp-Winded Arguments Cannot Mine Profitably tit Smaller Figure HIGH COST OF FISH CIT TROOP ARMORY BLAMED ON GULLS PARCEL POST ANNEX WAMUNCITON, lieu 1" V prli e of $1 per tine ounce villi In all probablllt I o fixed as the nrlco of silver, It wis learned at the "liensiuv tocli Tin p-csent market t lc of line sllvei is S",', eents Arguments nnd statistics KUhmltted bv ilver opeiatoni and Senatois nnd Itepiesent itlves In (Vugiess fiom the silver Mite' of the it nt i conference vilth Director of the Mint 11 1 inetmi T Hiker point to il as the price it whiih snull operntom can mine nt u prollt Tin elliector sub mitted his recommend itlon for the silver price to Keerctar) Mc-Adoo todi An attempt on the part of the pr po-1 neiits of the fro silver anil bimetallism to Interinet the silver prhe-tlxlng ns an aoceptnine of their eloitilue was ml lort tnd iv when Plreitoi IHker Issued k statement declaring emplntli. ilh lint Ine silver pilce-flxlng nt HiIh tluikis notlilng to do with political nml cujine theoiles in conincllon with siTyjSfnone The prlie fixing ts liuiely g'&'Tnilusti inl m itter he said I desire to state iinphatb allv tb it the so'e (impose of tin !uve rnment Is to Insure nil mleriuite snpph of silver at a prlie whiih will be fair to tin sni ill producer n well as to the luge operator, which will stimulate proilm tlnn of silver nnd gold and other ine Mli eillng sliver as n bv-pioilm I whli Ii will stnblllro tin Ainerlian sllvei inirlut which during tin last two veus has be-en subjeit to llm tut tlons and whiih lender foreign ih nice moll st ible The negoll itions iiffoul no opening for a leilwil of iionoinlc IsMies mil should be l girded lurch ns tin iffoit to miire on ndenunle sumils and to iilace Amen- i i m sliver production and iniinufiu tuie em i more sitlsf irloi and srlenlitU basis Si'tiilor Shaftoth, of I'eilornel has ' off l red .1 1 1 solution pmvldlng for the smiling of an Anierlcin lommlssion nbioad to stud) ulmet.illsiii nl! B Bw. i iiE me SSBIB nHHVR "y!J KkdP ?t Jt S j Xtf8i Heaviest Penalty Imposed by Commissioner O'Neil Arn Camp Meade Court-Martial for Reports to Ap Approved by Gen. Nicholson OVMI' Mi:l)i:. Admiral, Mil, Pec. II 1'rlvnto lanrmir W Tiefenrtien, Tenth C'ompaiiv, j 151th depot brigade who deserted the Sev unl -ninth dlvls'on on iRtober in inul nrve twent ears In the I'nlted Slates dli.lpllnai bar r.ul.s at Tort ,1a, New York. Tho so'dlcr was tried bv lourt-mur- till a few dis ai;o and tho beavv sen- 1 tenie imposed l the militate court wa npproved bv Ueneral Nliliotson The sentence, the heaviest liu ed noon anv Camp Mend soldier. I In keep'ng with the attitude of tin wii ehlefa toward I deserters 'I uliiiitheti ii native of Maine, deserted on October 10, but wni irrestid at htaunton Va , sivenleen dav 1...... tin 1 ,u 1i,a,i i-inllnii1 in Ilia f.lellA l'eini stockade since that dile but will' IMttsburgh Traftlo Commission '(iirtly leive for tin arm pil-oii tn a few davs the newspapers , (J iiosi.lea urevlnr tuentv v enrs. the sol- The Weather Bureau has also dler must forfeit nil piv that Is clue him to Issue foiecasts of anticipated lie ,,.i tu.n.t ii tiiHiirinnr.ihle fls.biirrn rnowfalls In the miuntalna of weaw fiom the anil nt tho lonipletlon e f his renns.vlvanla, mi that the SUVo HIfh Alontj Lincoln HighwjS HAr.nisBt'na, Dyfc iiiKiiwu euiniiiinnivner it U Nell nnnouncei today that r mctits had been liiadn with Ifenry nyvlt, suiisrlntendent of th "lttji nftlcn of the United States Gnvet Weather Bureau, for the estahll of stations at intervals along the tl Highway, to be In iharge of the,-Jlj Department of the Stale HlKhway1 liarimeiu. .t liver morning; reports vvm .ueji graphed Into the Weather uureau?M eating the amount of snow- on me c and whether or not It Is drifting ' ronnrts will then be .collected mt til l'lttsbuigh office and a report t(ita-' graphed to the olUce of the State Htth -wav Depot tment nt Harrlsburr. -.The1 Infeiriuatlon will also be furnlshea to twr and Crabs, Says Jersey Foe of Birds truck Line to Baltimore Will Start Tomorrow Is tnboo bv Jtidg.! fllre but fansbr has H)MA. Ml.l.JJ AS hlUJII-ll I I. II htndled it most e'everl and pitted It o Amer-Corpom-altlng to rK. The w alked t. Kind. iOt upon and waa comotlve opposite town on e station " I of thT Baker said. ' mide an llluininati"g dell nltlon for ele mocracv bv lit st deriving that It Is a political phllovoph i t d then declaring that It Is a rule of nct'on Now tho thing I w ant tn point out about elcmoi-rac tonight Is tho fact tint It Is not an accomplished thing, but Is a proc ess of growth. It Is an endless series of advinies nnd, accepting tho Presi dent's definition that democracy Is a rule of conduct, !t Is alw.is a Mile which adapts the conduct of the Indlvlduil to the best purpose possible h" tho environ ment In which ho Is plni ed ' The loud appliuso Indlntcd that tho women construed tho speaki r to mc-in that the best purpose possible to which the'r conduct as Individuals could be adapted would be ginect bv tlielt en franchisement PirUOCrtAO MfhT advanci: Mr Baker then declared tint tho democracy of 1789 could not bo tho elemocracv of 1917. "In 1789," he sa'd, while tho women fairly clunp to li'i words, 'the famll lould be repiesented by ,i single lepie sentatlve, because tho womm'H domain was vlitually within the prlmetct of the homo and the chuich "In 1917 tho famll cannot Fpenk of democracy unless all the nun and wonitn are repiesented In tho (Jovernnient, "One, of the demonstrations that this war Is making," he continued, "Is that of men und women struggling as pirt ners to establ'sh a democrat v which lecognlzes tho rights of all the pirtners In that societv." Declaring that the women's orginlzi tlonK hive been trenieiidouslv effective In the prosecution of tho vvai alio tnat thev Rio growing more so Ml Hikei said that one of the results being brought home b the war was that the on! suit of demoi rac which would satlsfv nnvbodv's heart and mind ' H one which mobilizes the rlghta of al'." Tho won-cn felt tint even 'f he had mentioned the I'ederal amendment ouU loud by namo he could si.ucel Invc said mote for them tlnn that While the Secret.ir of the Treisur lamed with prlde'at bis ouiig wife, she imd tho convention that she wanted to crow a little" ovei tho fact that she Is n resident of tho Umpire Mate and therefore n votet, before she Introduced Mrs CJeorgc Bass, who M'oko of ' financ ing the war ' Mrs Buss Is a inenihei of the Woman's Liberty Loan Committee, of which Mrs McAdoo Is the cha'rman 'I am now a wonnn cltUen," tho President's daughter said ' It Is a won derful thing In these dajs of world e risen to be an Amerhart citizen, and I think that it Is especially wonderful to be a woman citizen because America has n great part to play, and women have for the first time, as never before, the op portunity to show what the can do to 1 elp We have alread done a greit deal, but we all know how muih moic we can do 'Perhaps ou do net know that the women of this countr 'nlscd $1,OOU,000, 000 In tho Libert Loan campaign Women are making theli fight for their own democrac, for their own right ; but ,1 feel that now the cleat thing Is tn help win this war.'' When sho sat down, obvious) n rtlle nervous after her speech, which she told the convention In advance she didn't know how to make, the Secretary of the Treasury patted her leassurlngly and everbody smiled, as evcibody will. PLi:pai; i"o,ouo a yivh At the afternoon's session tho conven- tlon pledged 1!0,000 W tho ear's ex penses and so confident are the suffrn glsts that their amendment will be passed In Congress they provided for the nublettlns of their Washington head quarters, nnd the removal to a more cen tral locality, not et determ'ned, for tho idtlficattdn campaigns which must; bo made In the State Legislatures Despite unfavorable trails and the In auspicious bringing out of their amend ment In the Judiciary committee by Chairman Webb, Mrs Maud Wood Park, cha'rman of tho association's congres sional committee, declared unequivocally that the amendment which Is to come baforo the House early In January will The convention closes with a ble mass meeting; tomorrow. I -. en ltepuLUc tn inajoilt leader and a lieutenant of (lov- ernor l'tlge Ins iceciied a draft of i bill supported li toast flshenn-n and oster-bed owneis to authorize the kill- supeiiiitcndnt "f Mills Johnson an iiouiiccel todiv t'l it tie pustotlke has tetnpoi iiliv taken ovei the aimor of the 1 lrt 'lt Iroop us in annex to the sub s'st'on nt T-.ent second and Market stieets, in connection with the 'firmer ing of sea gulls, which nre clnrged witn to c,msutuor" pmtl post line to be es Indirect responsibility for the ptev.ilfiii; ' t.ilills.hril toinonow between Baltimore "carcitv nnd high price of IWh In clt , ,,i,-.ii,i1,it i m,ns of automcb le m ll kets j The birds have become so numerous under tho protection of n Ivw which pic i scribes a pemlt or 520 for each gull killed, that the havu vlrtuall dcstiovcdl the soft i lam suppl of bnlt for deep- se i Hshi rmen CI uns have jumped from I $1 to $3 per barrel as a lesuK, and ' unny crd fishermen sa the cannot afford to pa the new price It Is charged nNo that duiing thc summer season tlie'gulls, In their sea'tc'i for food, feed upon soft ciabs, former! ' a souico of 1 irge piofit fori,bainen and hit the litters food supply fuithet b feasting upon bay rlatns Tho fishermen and baimn would I Miuuro the account by killing tho gul'j and selling their feathers, contending that tho belief that they serve- an Im portant purpose by anting ns scavengers which procured them tho law's protec tion, is a fallacy. tt ticks PotmaPter Thornton also aniuunicd that n similar line between this cltv and Ilastnn will probibl be put Into effict on December .'7 mil that a line to New York Is contempt itcd The licadiiuiltetK fur tiie new line will lie at the Twent -see nnd and Mitket streets station In t iking ovei tho arm or -rpos'iimce iidiilals dcclired tint the truckH to be used e in run In on the tloor and tint the iinlllng of panels will be facU'taled Vsslstant Supei..ittndciit of Mills Mark J Mullen tod i It going over the route with a view to Inspecting tho loids and ,iicrtilnlnK wliere the stops should bo mides It his nlreadv been derided to stop at Mestgrove. Avondile, Kennctt .square, I'nlonvlllo, West 'Jies ter and I'aoll On tho return trip" tho I truck will leave Oxford nt i, 3il a in with parcels for deliver tho ratuo aft ernoon Jlie establishment of tho line Ii it ; response to man l le quests from e on suinerH and funnel s along the route l'refirenie will be given to perlslnlik faun products but otlier pine Is will bo i in led In addltlm The Plilladelplila-Kiston sen lee It vias announced villi run through Willow rjrnve, Hallnwell, Neshimlii, Poles. town, Pinboio Plumsteailvil'e, I'lpc-is-vllle I'oltsvllle, Itevere, l'eriiilile, Klntmeisville ltlegclsvllle vllle before the jm In tun h n wiv tint he Ii.ih not e-iieuli viol iti d the ruling bv the Judge 'lhe e nun el fm tin defense who Is closing his iirguineui tidi. his not te Foi'ed to hlUi-ilnwii matin In his argu ment but In- his i nntluti ill iippenhil to the eiininmu sense ' of the Jurors He Ins tal'ied In ,i low volie anil al times ho his not been audible through out tin iiiuitHMiin lie his ndoptid a in nine l of tiikintr tiie iui into h's 1011- I fldein ind be soen-H to hive sinceedcil Hi tim II Menus the ilifindint is wci.iing under the stialn 'lodiv Is the eighteenth div of his tilel and ho Is ippirentl nctvniis and as the bouis of veidlct glows tu irer and noiier the bl ise suiile nnd the liuiiln itlug grin whhh hive elm aeteiirid hlni, become less mid less frc cin i Ills wife, until a few divs it.u ns stolid us hoi hush mil is now be coming sub.iet to periodic il spells of softening i olonil V I ""leans, fathei of tin-elcfi nelint Is tcstless ind nervous lodge i line is tiled iinel woui and the Juniis an fatlgucel Counsel for liom sides it, iii petuiiiit mood and the en tire ntiiuisplie ie of the e our toil iv Is one if stiain and juessure Ai tested in New York fm Alleged Theft in This City Mt - --ii il Mite In II thlltv -e irs Ii! attiiitive and tviislih gnwiid who Slid hoi holm was tit 1 ortv -second slieet mil llilid .ivmiii New x rk wis held In $1001) lull fm .mult In Miifcls ti ite Watson in leutral stitio-i tnd 1 ici used of hhopliriin, t;oi.. kNowi.i:s incsKm After fifty-live ,e.ir! in active servue, tins ('ml Wni etci in is mot energetic .is a itctuitlnp; aid. lie has been elected lolonel of the Old (.minis of Phila delphia. COL. KNOWLES CKOSKEY NOW HEADS OLD (2UAUO Aimv Veteian of ill Yean' Active Set vice Honored 1 I'lnla- dclpli.a OiKiiniutiun i iniitii l Know les- Ho Ui i iv il ai tirl-o-i term '1 be ptm1tv meted nut to the solilln -mph.slze tint commanding otllieiti at lani)i Me ule are not disposed to extend lenient to ileerterJ. SLAY WOMAN. PEAKING EXPOSURE OK SPY PLOT . Justice Department Agents Kstub- lish Motive for Mulder of Mrs, Hejer Department can be prepared to keen ttwf loads open, rtjf ..ntnllD. nl-nv lieu T.tnenlti T1lvhSPM-.V i tn e-nt tie nltoi rnn.t t nneti u-tt?!.. l,n -aiiilnn nf ii fate tinlntfl eihrf41ih row had drifted badly. It la expec,f however, ti have all of the drifts tnfi il md the lond parsablo late today. - Via wrV.i ' J . jtf'.tlH H Use Army Locomotives Herevv? l'irtv l.i i ire fieleht loeomotlvea Husil i5 fl nmpleted by the Baldw In Loconvotlv, fA Works for the use of the American )t J leultlonary forces in 1-rance nave beroj, temporarily diverted, by order of the (lovernment, for use on the Pentslj;!-,, j vanla, the Heading and other eastern, j luiuuaua is tt "-. 2- . IV 1,M I'l rr.sllL I'.llll. Pei li. -Pellnlte an iioiiiiectnent that Mis l.miua l'rltzeti llevn- was inurdi reel bv a person or persons Intctested in preventing her from exposing u gigantic tpy plot tu this inuntrv vias made today V.s motive for the rrlme has been, WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 Capt-Wf full, , lIiiI. IbIi.,.1 lit T,lelu llaiiirlnimii I . , ,. ..,, .. . ., , . naA.h, - ""J - .-.. tw -w .,. .. .,,, ,.. jfjnti ii .URniti, oi ine rirse jjri.wni agents, lleglienv County noMce oillclils i-,,it.i si.i muiin. Kniit ua Vfini mill de tee lives Investigating tile ease. It n ,in automobile accident Thursday nWj' i Captain of .Marines Killed by AMf i was st ited While i'io plot was planned and bv win in weie fails whiih If dellnltelv know u viete not divulged Pront Buddet. Martin, born In Detroit 'n 1SH3. Joined the marine corps ln-19U 'and had served us aid on Brigadier Qen-tf era! Cole e staff. "! j Minersville I.anT.cr Dies I-eiTTsVlLLi: Pa Dec l," -Cha-les I! K lr tltesldent of the I'irst National Veteian with ll'tv-frui v. its of a tivoii,,...! -Mini nvllle died this ninriunt? 1 1 service in tin mini his be - n eleited aftet an lllress of tw ioIoiii I of the eild Uu Mil if Phil ulilplili m w ut -two - e irs old -nrs Ho wan lie set veil an Mil was an st-tl ill New lull, last honll,j all, ,,, M j ,rth and 111 ad nigllt bv Clt Mill Peteittve llllllnti on ,1m,,,, ,,, ,llltit,K ,,U time tltoUMtld c Inilpiece Jaiiies P lli.idliv 1 Iflh mpn In the iirtnv Ii is beeome one of the mil youth streets tisilllel tint In fm-i rnnlllar Instlttitir n nf the Cltv II ill ilsheil lull for tiiipiisiniii in ino sum, , Colonel Cinskev his hem mi ii milting c ul i-n mitit In the iinu In the Civil War lie le ives i widow anil six ciiuineii one of w win 1 i ml Is in the nvlatlot so-v-iee nt sun n onii, Tex c sK!.-, - i'J lianscom s Amas KV,'': Bulletin of good thing I tf.ne 1 aiA' Itn clll-A in lf -1 IIW" i.J. ,W -- wvv vl copj- before up'order. 1.1V muKins j j . 1232 Market St. and 1 itei thh .Mm Mitchell U. ,S. ALLOTS MONEY e f s'llfl 1 1st s, iileinbel bill vv.ih forfeit" I arte bad ellsTppe lied 'I lie alleged shoplifting en lined In Mnkct s(i,hi tleiiii tin-nt Hot WII.I. DISCUS.-. I'AUM I.A1IOK 'Ihe siliillon ol the imin lnl or picb lllll Will be till Mllljllt of lllsiUssloll lit a ineilliig to In held at tin l"iiliidilphli Nonnil Jseliool ioi I ill Is I hit let nth ml spiliig tl.nd"ii htiiet" Wednesdiv nlg'it at s o cine k utiilei the auspices rf tin ilepirtment of e Iv Inn liboi mid stivieo ot the Pi nnsvlv.inl i omiiilltie of Pub lie .Sifelv IMcn C l'eltnii, ellriilor of rOlt EDUCATIONAL USE the ele,... tment. 111 preside Vilelresses vitn in nuiie i Kiirhtoen States Compl With Law for Vocational Instruction. $r,-!,4 17.00 Is Avvauled ANOTHER PROBE COiMING IN NAVY DEPARTMENT House Committee Announces quiry Into Kxpendittnes of Money In- WAslIIM.TON, Pec IS lhe- House I cnimltteo on l.xpciidituie s In the Navv Pep-irlment mteied the probe lists to di bv announcing an Independent probe ol department spendlngs Thonns W Liw son, of 1'ienzled Finance" fame, demanded jiublli inves tigation b Congress ot 'lontraitors, committeemen and other nirjitcur of ficials" running the war and of llliged eiorinous vvai profits Congressmen le celved 'Citizen" Lawson's messages fiom Boston toda C. II. S. Messenger Diis PATTERN SHOP BLAZE CAUSES $100,000 LOSS IJiadford Concern's lluildintr (Juickly Dehlroj ed Was Workinp; on War Orders F.l.ADKOUP, Pa, Die 13 The pat tern shell of the I. It Caldwell .S. Co plant vvas buincd toda with a loss of $100,000, parti Insured Tho flames were discovered just after the gis engine was started and iiulekl spreid to all parts of the wooden stnn -ture. The entire flro department of the clt responded to a general ulirm, but tho building was bcond sivlng The 11 P- Caldwell .1 Co plant was working Indlrectlv on wnr oiders and vuluable patterns weie lost Tho build ing vvas formerly tho Watson & Meacheni Tool Factory and was one of t,ho original oil tool iinnufncturlng , plants of this field I SALOON GIFTS IMRKEI) , Liquor Dealers Prohibit divine; of Christmas Piesents With Rum Troubles multlplv for tho citizen witn a e hronlc thirst. Not only must be pav wartime .prices Jut an cver-dlinltilshing stock of the oh-be-Joful, but this e.u be will be foiced to forgo the Christ mas trimmings that formerlv went to the good customer of the glided (Jehenna. For the siloonkeepers of the city have been notllled by tho Hctall Liquor Deal cts" Association that there must bo no giving of Christmas presents to the trade this eai not even an ornamental enrlcsetew or a dinky little clgir clipper The citizen with a chronic thirst ma take home no Christmas pacKage, how ever small, except the one for which he pas good money over the uar. CUSTOMS MEN AID CENSOR Will Enforce Order Against Pt ivate Importation of Mail Philadelphia customs ottlclals will take drastic action to enforce the heuerai mandate forbidding all private persons to bring letters1 or communications into the United Mates or to take them out again Violation of the outer will mean a fine of $10,000 or a ten-ear prison terI"- , . , . , The nhleet of the order, which became known esterday through the survcor of custbms. Is to enable tho postal cen- mg.SgtM?i! sors to see the contents of ever) com- SSpSrW'-W-W . . ,, -. lnM ah Inn. An elm i sxj r munication inai cwina m mi -.,.-, ,.. country. sll..i'll. Dee li lut.ll il J53i 117 t ill 1 eileial giants nt inone will be allotted to ilhlitun States under the Mil ilk. nil .ilueatioii net whin tho Feileril llnnd foi ucitlouil Kducution tneels pcieiubei l Full Jst ite has ciinplliil fill Hie tetms of tho liw, ind it mbj- agieelng to in iti h eveiv Keder il elollai with inonte tinbliclv raised b the st ue ot loo il e oniniunit .pprnv il b the boatd of th voei tioinl edui itlonil plnns of the eighteen .states will bring the nuinbei of SI ites whoso pi ins hue been apptouel to fertj 1 In lot il amount of F del il monev avail ible fm uso of 1'ie states in pt emotion of vocational eduiitioti during t tic i in 1 1 nt tlscal jell Is $1 Sio-0U0 .saniuel P Dutton 0J8 Wharton stiee t Media for thlitj -three ears n mc-ssenger at tho Cential High School, and known as ham" to thousand of that Institution s alumni, Is dend Ho succumbed es terda to pneumonia lhe mcssengei spent most nf his time In the corridors of the school In course ot his duties He was III onl for a few das DRAIT VDVISORS NAMED Governor Appoints Men to Seive in Delaware County IX VltUISHITIli J, Dec II (,o ernor Hruinb lugh ti otlke tod 1 announced ap polnlniint of the follow Ing legal advi-sus under the dtaft liw foi Lieltwate Count Locil bonid No 1, Llaneieh Cul ver Ilovd, 1 1 .ilini.ill, Lansdowne Wil li nil Tnvloi Media, (iecrge T limit r I. II Dm nls. veil" finctgenev director fm Hie I eil eial Depirtment nf l.tbot In Peinisvl van1 1 and other ngiliultural experts Lantern slides and moving plitims of modem firm ipetli. ds will be shown Sues ItiadiitK Read for s-,0,000 m n imii i ri Pi Pec r. w ii- II im Mel mn a lhlgii lilt v coil Hiippilnteudeiit bis lnniiglit suit in New l)lk eoiiits agiinst tiie Phllidcliilil i and Iteadlng Itiilrnad Comp uiv fm 5ll IIOH fill Injuries lesilved III 11 Wleil two ii,u Kg' MiC.mil suffitiil u fracture oi the skull mid other Injiirlcs Want Women to Shovel Simiw M:W VDItK Pei F. -Overvv hi Pin d with snow New ork todiv issued m appeal for women to eli n the nuets Seven thou and women snow thov-lei are wanted ith idvent of the tetniii in sllnvel brlk ule New eilk will have wouieii snow llgln-rs women Hurt e u cnniluctois women messengers vvninei policemen ind women postmen Co'oliel Cinskev belleve-e tb t bo vi.ns the longest tervic-e Im of inv i foldlcr In tin t lilted suit s nun lie' Ins tin blue nut fcia ilbboii of tlio flvll V ii tin nil ribbon of the Indian wins, the nlil (.unci and eiinili ilgn lib-' buns fur Phlliiiiiine mid Cub in nivlce i oliiiicl I rinlev enli-ted In the I iiloti Stinv In IM. . whin be win twent) i ns old lb liked Hie mniv and i in iliu 'I In It mill fit Uu lie xt tltlrl)' v. us mw i mi at el-al of mike In the We st, p iitieii. n'v In the Southwest and In Mex n lie did a Ble it elell of le ft neb In ciiiloi.Ii il wo-k mid is tin m tlinrlt on the Muhiiilc.il e nuilltlniis in the southwest 'I here Is tin viillll lesilVe lie Ule ll lilt who Is mole rlltbusl istli about the III 111) I than this veteian of !irt)-fiui )e its and on his I Irtlul iv 1 ist Ma) be told bis friends tint It w.i hi an bitlnii to 'see just furt-lx venis mine of I se t Ii e Ciilniiel I io,kev las bun iiilinliail nil tb, ictlled list sine l'llli but mtll- I allv lie lias ilwavs lueii in sonle di -tubed dutv in vallum pills of the n.iiiitiv Now tint ii lultlng Is uvir i oloiie I Cinskev Is i veiling onlen Ilrctlier (iennanus Succumbs l!i uliee fit i ill mils feiineilv i profes sol at I l s ille I ullei Itlo id and Miln HI. i li ibid lile I, uu sd iv ll gill lit St Fr iiiii s Milium! il siinol I dd ni'toii wheie lie hid I ee n stitinnid slnee Sep teinbei lb was llflv-thru narsold J. E-Caldwell 8fQ. Chest nut Juniper South Penn Square VASES Crystal Favril Gins Rock Crystal English Silver Dutch Silx'or WeJgwood Serves Chinese Mintons CrovJn Derb Soft Paste Royal Doulton Pate Stir Pate ii. i lee th Leltlv Hospital s a result Smith, tn treet and i of them up uticon al. ' 1 WILL HOLD SECRET SESSION British Parliament to Discuss In creasing of Army i.(ix.-nnxr. Dec. 15 The Government u tlrtn-illv committed to a policy of L'lotdlnc n. secret icsslon of Parliament rttOrO C.nri5lina 111 wiavuoa mo ..ww- Im of man power with reference to Increaslnc tho army and exercising more cfTcctlvo control over labor In nil eisentlal occupations. i Itad Licking Due for KaUcr "We nrn going to give the Kaiser the worst lleklrg any mm ever got." said ;;r. PetT MacQuecn, of New Veul:, lec- tarlni: In V.'lthcrtpoon Hall on Ills' ex- neibii-e'cs us a ,war conetponuent In fcnrope,. Uphold Compensation Law That pait of the compensation ret which permits the awarding of com pensation pa)inenti to children until they are sixteen )ears ojd has been up held In an opinion Just handed down b) the Superior Court of Penns)lvnnla Norrislowii Paper to Quit MDItlUSTOWN, Pa. Dec 1. llir Dall) lleglster, a newmiaper published lr. Norristown since 180, will be ellscrr tinned after toda). Ihls nimouncemen" was nude by A, K Kneule, postmartc of Norrlstown and treasurer of the Ite? Ister Publishing Company, for which a receiver was recently appointed on the petition of stockholders. Local bond No .'. .swaithnmre James I. iws. chairman, in jilhmoio Albert N (iinett, Hwarthmore i Alexaudei Med1 1 Local board No 1 I! dlev Park Joseph II lllnkson ill ill man Chest ri J Ptll.iveti I.edwaril, I bcsti i , John Oellnvcn White, e heste- Local board No I. Media-II J Makl ver, chairman. Media: Alhsrt .1 Wil liams, Media, II Itoger Kronsfleid, .Media Local bonid No sihaffcr. ehalrmnn, T 11 MiClinachan Local bind N'o MacPule, ib ill man , Ii ileal) Women Soldier:: Sing as Then Go to Death COPENHAGEN', Uce. 13. WOMEN solihci3 me playing an importnnt rolo in the Rus sian civil wai. Dnpatehe3 ic ceivcd here todiv told of heroic actions by women who me huht ins vuth the Cossacks and utrainst the Uolshevik forces. The women went to their death sinKini; under the machine kuu (ire of Holfchsvik toldiet.s nnd in spued the men ttehting with them by thsir ijaUant conduct. t hestei w A Coe,hrati, 1 f hestei A P 1! Hanniiiu, Ji Dirt Wanted 63d St. & Passyunk Ave. II off Nlnml Hrunili lVnuu, K, It. ii ipnt pr iloiililc It-Hin loud jitiUl for i lean Hlllne muter in). pt on thf uorl or to T. F. REILLY 30th St. ,V ( Itv vr. GOIIi St. A. I lmweind tir iraSlsoSMMEB iradd-Jirfii? Richard Lachenmayer Dead Itlchard Lachenmayer, Twenty-second street nnd Allegheny nvenu', died late Thursday night at his home fo'lowlng a short Illness Ho was fort -one )ears old. 'With a brother, Charles Lachen ma)er, he established several drug stores In the northwestern section, of Philadelphia. 7 FUEL SAVER For the Rantr Price $3JD0. tuts tOAI. IHI.1.S ONE-TIIinU Aik for HoeVIet i. i). urnoLR to. b . Sit sirt Jo(n (tt) Xlnrk't tit , Raid Alleged Disorderly House ' M"'9r Smith's vice iuad. headed by ' IMUcUven Soulier, and tycHenry, last aiiwfea HHwraerijr rvtri arhvtetma Cnrbs .nVothi? '."i ii.'i. f t m 00 '8 -'ui rromiit d,llvtr, tNo mpln sunt,) OtfifttrnM Wreatht crSien.u.c?.p.',i:: Stir. Frl. BkU, HU7 Sii, etc "Just A Moment Phaser I Have jou sent your contrl- 5r button of children's cloth- ttf ing', candy, tojs or money to Cj the 5r SANTA C L A U S ?J CLUB? ? C08 Chestnut Street Ufi The best day to do it ii U? TODAY ffrf The best moment la THIS ONEl Kindly Mah Ctiick Pay. abl to "rublie Ltdmir ?miiH ij i, -w rJt . A. ' DSeDPDS WX'Xi I rr-a .''rQSBK- --. jiEFrj7j"j-vj My ' w f i i 4 -40TnSi A PI S EAGLE H I ii ' q 1 i WW. II I 1 1 MS. c A t.l. ovr f looked upon na the world the Conklin Is useful nnH mnoi acreDtable irlft It sinn.u n,, ,n. tlnctlvel) In the fountain pen field on account of its "Crescent-Killer" The Crescent Filler' nils pen with one thumb-pressure. Also prevents rolling oar desk The remembrance carried by a Conklin lasts for )ears. JJS0 un 1 mTj , IT i& Self-Fillina Fountain Pen NON-LEAKABLE nil Itr-flU In 4 StHonda YE06?LUKENSCO. 2.'1 NORTH 1.1th St. (East Side) 719 WALNUT STREET 1 inecrt J- Utr lleaos zr 1 -y vtl Gift Js(P::rrt-J MEggaLM iiiirrMMift ' 1 iTuFiff 0? Jc$$ " " Oscar Seagle Appearing at the Bellevue- Stratford Monday Morning December 1 7th, 11 o'Clock O-car Seagle, l.aiitone, is one of the few American artists tvho ai t i'IasMi tvith the yreat masters in the field of abnp. His interpretative ability, his glorious oiee, his faultless diction, hit tliototijih musicianship, combine in making him a singer nf whom his countr) may well be proud. Fcaglc makes lecords cxchisiv cly for Columbia and what a varict) of entertainment is af forded bv his dhcreity of eifts! For here is an artist equally at home in grand opera, oratorio, old English bal lad?, Iiish tongs, French chansons, hjmns, or negro melodies. Ask an) Columbia dealer to 1st )ou bear Oscar Seagle sing for )ou. Jtiet say what kind of cong )ou would like to hear, for whatever )our taste in ocal music, this singer can giatify it. You will realize, too, as jou listen to any of his records, tho supjyli. qualit) of Columbia leproduction and the matchless tone of the Columbia Grafonola. sl New Columbia Records on Sale the 20th of Eiery Month ClVUCrfMtt rrUt$21S Columbia Records -ji . iHSmSM iUinilasnBI:jHHBKBBB&SslSf.-eitmSaum ... Vf'yHHn
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