-LiJ, f&TK EVENINGrPl 4 V ' " - ' - " r - ' '" , -t ; -. . l- v..,-; ,, ATTACKS MOVE TO TAX r CONGRESSMEN'S PAY J. Hampton Moore Declares Kitchin Measure "Most Ar i rant Bit of Nonsense" tv a Staff Correspondent WASHINUTOJC. Dec IS Tho resolution Inlroilueeil In tlie Houso today liy" Majority Lender Kit thin, to make tho salaries of Senator. Congressmen nnl otlier I'etlcral oitl rlals. except tlio President. Vice t'resl- 4 rtent and Justices of tho Supreme Court of the United States mihject to tnc ex cess profits tax, which levies a tax on Incomes of morn than $5000, was char noterlzcd as "tho most nriant lilt of nonsense that has como nlonj; since the war began" by ConRretnaii .1 Hamil ton Moore, of Philadelphia, who vigor ously denounced tho legislation Speaking on the resolution In leplv to Mr. Kitchin, Mr. Moore declared that although tho war tax bill Is sutllclcntly Irtrlcato to puzzlo ccn tho law vers who telpeil to frame It, nevertheless It iloes not exempt salaries of Congressmen and Senators! from taxation 'Tho Importance which ome people pay to this Item of Congressmen h sal aries," paid Mr. Moore, "would moke II appear that wo hac tried to tamouflagw tho country. "Lawyers who make fees nhoe $6000 a year and editorial writers who make mora than .r00 a"vcir. have been touched by thlH report that Senators and Congressmen are exempt," Mr Moore continued, "and. 'because the bralrs of U-the. country were undulv taxed, there I tills clamor for taxing congrcxinen and Senators. When Congres learns to stand Its ground against such Indecent and unpatriotic assaults, It will be far morencspccted." DELAWARE TO PUT BAN ON ALL IDLERS Those Who Can Work but Won't Work Will Be Made to Work WILMINGTON. Pet l);e IS Erciy man In Delawaic who Is able to work must work. A declaration to this effect was made today by Governor John Townsend .lr, who added that ho would ee to It that tho order Is enforced Tneiefore If Dolawaro falls to show 100 per cent pio dueJnp power the dereliction cannot be laid at tho door of tho State Government Governor Townsend was asked toda whether bo bad anv statement lelatlvi to action by tho State Orange, which re quested him to call a special session of tho legislature to enact laws necessvry to conscript labor needed for pioecut Ing tho war "I will sa," he icplled 'that everv body must vvoih If the ii-imc of an '(Hers, able to work, arc furnished ine. I will seo that they are put to work at tome useful occupation" It wai evident from the Governor's demeanor thin there will be no tem porizing. Work slackers as well as war nltckers will bo reckoned with In a nuii i er not pleasing to them INJURS) PEN AITTO SKIDS AND HITS POLE Bryn Mawr Man Held for Reckless Driving Walnut Street Lights Extinguished nmrles Kertlgau, twenty-four eats old, of Brn Mawr. was thrown out of his automobile nnd Injured, when bis car. skidding on the wet piveincnt of Walnut street, crashed Into nu electric light pole, causing the lights on Walnut street between Twenty-ninth and Thlrtv. third streets 1o be pMlnguMied for nearly lnlf an hour Anordltig to Kerrigan, the collision was the result of his effort to avoid atilklng a ttollev "r He wis arrested on n charge of ieckles driving. HUGE SERVICE FLAG TO GRACE CITY HALL Will Signify 300 Employes of Municipal Gocrnmcnt Enlisted in Nation's cause The north enframe to Cltv Hall earlv next mouth will be graced with a sen lie TEACHER DRIVEN FROM TOWN AS PR0-GERMAN MADONNA4 CATMOLfCi ' Citizens of Clapton, N. J., Order Him Away, and Warn Against Return Angry and Indignant citizens of CIn tou. .N J, sustaining the charges of their (hlldren that Albeit M, Canter, 327 t'ros street, Plillndelphla, an Instructor of manual training at the t'lav ton' Pub lie Hehool, was ds!oal to the United Slates Government, hive driven him from the little town lie ha been warned not to letnrn Children leturnlng fioni their class rooms carried to their patents 'lories of remarks "tint ' inter Is alleged to have made lonoernlng the stand of the I'nltril States In th w ir I'eellng ran so high In Hie little town tint an Ind'g iii! I Ion meeting was held and the teach el's ra"e I (pot ted to Washington 1'ollowlnc the meeting. It was decided to order Canter to 'leave A committee went to the school, summoned him ft om bis lassroom ami oidered bjm to catch the next train out of Olavton He did the ousted teacher, neeordlng to hit own statement Is nn American citizen, born of Ktisskin patents He was en- riwimrow www wi jum) wm I . A'- " . 1 1 I' : 1 .. THRIFT STAMP HAS STRUCK ITS STRIDE Its Anneal to Patriotic Amer icans Brings Splendid Response From All nag In honor of the ueaily S0O of the I gaged at the Clav ton School Hst fall In i-. mn ,ii.. .i . ,,,,i, .n.i.inves w lin the plaie of a teachet who Is now III have enteted the lullltni oi naval etv- Ice Servlic flags for the police reserves md the pavmasters depittmetit now flv fiom dlffeient pouts of the Public Building while Hags for th- Water Itu real! and sevetal oilier braiuhes of the nilinlclptl feivke hue been raised In corridors of City Hal'. The decision -o inlie mie large flag was reaihcd todav when .1. Ilolgate Her tv, Miperlntendent of City Hall, found tint Mil departments would agree to the comblintlon banner The big Hag will have onlj a single Luge blue star In the white Held, beneath vvhltli In nu merals will be given the total In thp t-Vdeijil set v lie Tlies numerals will be ihanged fiom time to time to indicate i Will Entertain Mothers of Soldiers futthet uillstments fiom Its ranks f i and Sailors Thursdav Afternoon cit anil lounlv woikeis -- Mothers of sailors and soldiers living I In the distilit bounded bv the Delaware the mllltar.v nrvlce of tlio Government Todav Canter cluran'e'lteil the affair as 'an nutriTe' anil said that he was utterl.v nstoutided bv" the treatment he had tecelved He said "I have never been gulltv of a pro- I Id in. hi iilteiance, ho said, "elthei in or out of uliool and neither hive I ever spoken against the President ' Whether I will continue mv work at the kcIiooI villi depend upon the attitude of the iltlzens of Clovton 1 was born In this (oilulrv of 1'.U"Irh parents, and I am a loval Ameiicau iltlzeii ' sr.uvicn club 10 he host Tin Iff stamps for the children, thrift stamps forMhe grown-ups, thrift stamps for evtrvbody Get on the thrift stamp tnmncilp. Aoierlinns. and stamp, stamp, stamp until Plilladelnhl i has given the, tho Mahanna Company $35 von uoo she, has body will be doing it', and when the Third Federal Iteservo District, which Includes tho forty-eight eastern counties, will have done Its allotted bit tho United States will be 1115,000.000 nearer to winning tho war, -and Pennsylvanlans will be thriftier In llko amount. Ship Hummed and Sunk In Lake Erie nirrnotT. Mich . Dec. 18 Tho whale back steamship Henry Cort, In the United Mates Government service, lies In thirty feet of water four miles east of Uar Point, Lake Krle, today as the result of being accidentally rammed by the Mid- vale, r50-frot slow freighter, owned by or Cleveland l.'il I'ATHODIKN Kl.Killll.i: Held Kesult of Civil -Service Test October 15 Announced FRIENDLY CHAT IN TAXI; THEN POLICE VAN RIDE Patrol Wagon nnd Ambulance Tiips Sandwich Between -ArRument and Adjustment Just for having a frlcndlv little argu ment vvhllo riding for pleasuie In a taxlcab at a lato hour of tho night. Gordon Chase, thirty-two years old, CI2 South Sixtieth street; William Orchard, forty years old, of Darby, and Thomas Lawrence, a negro, of Xorwood, were sentenced to five dajs each In prison bv Magistrate Harris, In tho Thlrtv -i-econd and Woodland avenue station toda. Tho argument, though frlendlv, be camo so spirited that pcuestrlans thought somebody was hclnt; iuuri,ed or kid naped at tho very least, and so the pollco wcro notified. A chase on a trolley car resulted in tie taxlcab be ing overtaken at the corner of b'lltv necond and Woodland avenue . By that time tho argument hadvreached the point where (wo of tho disputants, Chise and Orchard, had to be taken to tho I'm verslty Hospital in order to heal the wounds caused bv their difference of opinion. The men's faces weio swathed in bandages when they appealed in couit this morning, but they Insisted that nothing moie serious than a friendly argument had taken place 1'lve davs for meditation nnd Introspection to pre pare for the next argument. vii eligible list loutalulng 151 names for the position of patrolman was mide public lnd.iv bv the Civil Seiviie Coin mission 'I lie INt icsults fiom all enni. iintloii held Gctobei t" which was pal- Help iled III bv l!U applicants new i tnmlnitlon for pttiohuen will be held Januar.v 10 and 11 In nn effort to alwavs have on hand a list fiom which to (111 vacancies With eligible In line for appointment vacancies .iufd bv lesignatlotis tin bo iiil(klv tilled At the piesent time mi i requisition foi a list of ellglbies Is be fore the Civil Service, but one Is . ptcttd In tin. neat fiituie and .Schuvlklll ltlvers, Chestnut street and Washington avenue will be the guests of tho United Set vice Club, 207 South Twentv -second street between 3 and 5 o'clock on Thui-sda afternoon Tea will be served The hostesses will be Mis Hdward Ilok. Ml" .1 Allien Caldwell Mrs Wil liam T Caller Mis George II i:.ule I Ji .Mls-s Maiv S Gatrett. Mr" John Gilbbel, Mrs Joseph l.eldy, Mts William i: l.lngelli.icli Mf Spencer 1, Mulford Mrs Joseph P Mtimford, Mrs l'rederlc Schorr, Mm William Simpson. Mrs 1M ward T Stotesbiirv and Mrs Jones Wl"ter WflMrllh AAh r" ARCHIBALD It. HARMON Newly appointed a business sec rctaty of the International Y. M. C, A. for war work, he will sail for Krance in the near future. His home is at 52-17 Bal timore avenue. West Phila delphia. '10 WORKFOIl Y. M. C. A. Auhibald R. Harmon Receives Lieu tenant's Commission nnd Secre- tnryshlp lthlbald It Harmon r..'4T llaltlniore avenue his been appointed n business secretary or the Intern itlotint V M C A with bonoraiv commission of llrst lieu tenant, and will leave for nance In the near future for wolk with tile Ameiicau expedition irv force" Mr Harmon was formerlv nn usher nt SI Pauls Piesbv tell in fliuiih He Ins Vein eniploved In Ibe trace and c l.i nil iicpitttnent of Hie pennsvlvanlj ItiUtoad He attmidt'd the oilkeii tialn Ing camp at Volt VI tgir.i Express Eniplove Has Smallpox HAlUUSrU'P.G. Hip 1t violin Jnlin son, who has bei n liaiidling Cliilstmas epiess packages at Hie Peunsjlvanla Ilallroad station beie. went to the Hai risburg Hospital to llud out what ailed him lie hid smallpox and was Inst emd to the stnltniv liospltul Government the pledged to talse .The Ihitrt stamp ramiialgn Is getllngi;-. Into Us stilde. and subscriptions are I iiotirlng In to the tune of thousands of dollars a div Hank" nnd mist companies are called upon to t null Unite fund" with which to pav for puldlcitv and neeordlng to the statement nude imlir In Hobert Kelso Cossatt who Is dlieitlng Hie iimpilgn Tor Hie 'Ihlid redct.il l!eerve Hlstilct the t espouse has been most satlstnc tors' The Pennsvlvatili llnllrmil has Just purchai-ed $15110011 of these thrift stamps In nidei to In lug the campaign In closer touch with II" iniploves, nnd the FChool bo.ud Ins taken over $25 000, which are being Fold to the school children nt the earnest solicitation of their teachei" The sile. neeordlng to tlie figuies given out at the lanipalgn lieidquarters nl 1 IJ'J Walnut street, have amounted to mine than $11 000 n dav and till" does not Include the sales repotted bv the postolllcc" Mr c.iKHitt lonslders theso stamps even a mote nttiactlvc Investment tlnn l.lbertv lloiuls. Inasmuch as they can In no wav be aiTecteit bv market con ditions and cm be redeemed nt anv time ror theli face value, plus .1 per cent, nnd If an led to their maturit.v In 1DJJ will vleld t p" cent comimund Interest The mannn In whiili lliese stamps nie being dlstilliiiled puis them williln Hk reach if iverv man, vvnmiin and i hlld, and the object of the inmptlKU kitiniheil heie Is to plan Hiiifl sl.imis In the hinds of I ."IKi.OOO piisnns lommlltee for publicltv Is b, lug , form tl with Norman Mi l.eod as ihiit mm and when this committee, which will loopei.ite with the press and eveiv I Impotlant medium if ndvertwiug. gets Into swing It certnlnlv vvlll not be long I befnie the i hild who I" not making a thrift stamp loMectlon will bo as rare' as ,i boy without a penknife liver-I The crew was rescued by Pere Marnuetts Ilallroad ferry Nn II fP1 Charles P. Vlgnola Elected Presi dent of the Club Charles P. Vlgnola was elected presi dent of the Madonna Catholic Club for 1911. Other ortlcers elected were: Klrst vice president, Michael A. Checchla ; second vice president, Anthony MaglletU : cor responding secretary, Dominic I.uccl; recording secretary Heriry Marta; treasurer, Iuls Carfagno;, edltor-ln-chler, Frederick A. MucchettU spiritual director, the Itev James Sullivan; direc tor, George II. Honner. Mothers, Sisters, Wives and Daughters! The Red Cross Has a vital mcssaRc to give you tomorrow at 4 o'clock nt.the Metro politan Opel a House. A conprcss of 'women will hear the Rev. Dr. Stephen Wise, of New Yotk, v.vho has just returned from France, and Dr. Charles 1). Ilarl, chairman of the Christmas Membership Campaign, speak on the Red Cioss and its work for the boys you have sent away. Mrs John W Geary will preside. Music by the U. S. Marine Hand. Women of variout organization will attend in uniform. House open to the public at J; JO. SSMMSSM s Perry's Have yM the Clothes jM tHBiN f I wi , .,..,,.,,.,,.,,,,,. Aids Lancaster Situation l. vVCASTHIt l'.l Dec IS 111 older to pmlv to mike up for Hie dei leased eleetilc supply fiom the lloltwood mv cr plant of the Pennsvlvatila Water and I'owei Companv the l.dison Klectilc. Companv which supplies povei In thK lountv's tiollev svstein and half of Lnmastei s iidustilal plants, has put Its big Kngleslde power pi int In opeiatlon This will be kept opeiatlng us long as the coal supplv I nts Concert Ilrinirs $200 'I ln falls Ma'e Chorus cTiniioved of lesldenls uf the Thlitv-eightli Waul par ticipated in a (omeit last evening at St Columba's Hall, Twentv -thlid t-titit and I.ehlgh avenue About $.'00 was con tributed Willi li will be Hiibsiilbcd to the ,, . .. ., ... fund of the seivlce .Mens Comfort, Lxams for Two Postmasters League 'I his organisation Is composed Them vvlll he civil service eam!na nr men from the Thlitv-elghth Ward ' tlons for iiostmavter at Xorwood s-ta-who have enlisted In the naval and Hon and Hala Ml Juiiuai v 0. 1 0 1 8 The I mlllt.il' seivlce salary for each olllce is $1100 a vcar BABIES' HOSPITAL FUND PASSES $100,000 MARK 'Less Than ?75,000 to Be Collected in Five Days of Cam paign With still five daj a remaining In Hi: great $176,000 drive, the Dables' Hos pital campaign fund passed the $100 000 mark at a cous clip yesterday. Con tributions of $15,610 for the day brought the grand total to date to $108,130. Of tho $15,fl0 tho women's teams turned In $9010 and the men's teams $6600. Many of the contributions represented acrlflce. If self-denial practiced with Joy may be no called. "My own biby lias brought such Joy to our home we really need no other Chr stmas celebra tion, so here's the $9 we would Usually spend for greens. Please use It for the poor babies," was ono mother's con tribution. Mrs. II. S. Prentiss Nichols, president of tho Now Century Club, speaker of the day, made a plea for tho city s babies, endings with tho words, "Save the babies of the country for tho flag, America and tho werld." The twenty-five captains of teams and their workers will meet again today at the Bellevue-Stratford to report progress. H Welcome 1918's coming where hDI H the Fun will be brightest! A de HH HIB luxe Supper from 9:30 on $4 a fl HR9 cover! Best mail your reserva- HEBSR 'on today for 1918 waits for H HHaflH no man! Il $20,000 for Halifax liaised Here It has been nnnounced by the Emer gency Aid that tho total amount of dona tions for the Halifax sufferers In Phila delphia In ore week was nearly 120,000. THE WEATHER Official Forecast WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Cloudy and more or less unsettled weather prevails Huoughout the eantern half of tho country this morning, but ery little rain or snow has fallen. yTho Atlantla States are still under a Tldge if high barometric pressure, but the temperatures are beginning to moderate plowly, while, there has, been a sharp rise to about normal conditions In the Middle Weet, and seasonable tempera tures are generally reported from the Klsslralppt Valley and the Plains States. For eastern Pennsylvania and New tfersey: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday; not much change In temperature; mod crate northeast to north winds. ROOFING MATrjMn- Xh MWM. CO.. M N, n HTRKfrr, "Just What I Wanted" Consider not alone the gift, but its use its service its fitness for the present time. Will it produce happier hours by being used every day? Or will it go the way of useless, impractical gifts to the attic or rubbish heap? An Electric Lamp is the kind of gift that lasts for generations. For years nnd years it will be a comfort and a convenience. Electrical gifts arc all that way perpetual tokens of forethought and interest. Gift Suggestions Boudoir Lamp Chafing Dish Grill Stove Heating Blanket Samovar Washing Machine Sewing Machine Motor Phonograph Motor Reading Lamp Flashlight Flat Iron Shaving Mug Toaster Teapot Toys Galore nMM.Ba J. F. Buchanan & Co. Tjjjg? 1719 Chestnut St ' ML Gift Neckties Unusual at $3 Each A i lilt, lustrous quality of silk .nul a variety of designs that ,ou will'say ate far out of the oiilinarv. Many new and beau tiful effects. (loves . ... -Mllfllrrs Mlk Milrl. .. Nrrktlrs Mlk llnse ... Kobe DEMD) ?.oo iii :.vo . .1.30 In III. VI . 3.10 in a -o . .10 tn .1 00 . .(Ill In .1..VI1 . .1 00 III ."0.00 iBi 1204 Cheitnut St. 11 S. 15th St. 1119-21 Market St. ONLY GOOD CIGARS I arc on 3alc at ! Yahn & McDonnell : Storves An early selection in sures prompt delivery and we will be pleased to assist you in making a choice at any of the following stores : N. E. Cor. 15th and Chestnut Widener Building Arcade 120 South 4th Street yahn & McDonnell Importer i;,i,ii,iiiii,i,.tifi;ii;,iii.ii,i.ti,iiii.eiM Housekeeping Special Articles of Linen Most Acceptable Gifts Guest Towels hemstitched ,10c eacli upward Guest Tow-els, hand-embroidered and hem stitched 7oc and upward. Largo hemstitched Towels o0c and upward. Towels hand-embroidered scallop and initial, $1.00 each. Turkish Bath Sets (colored borders) $1.25, $1.50. $1.75 Hemstitched Linen Pillow Cases $1.75 pair. Hemstitched Pillow Cases (hand-embroidered initials) $ 1.50 pair. Table Cloths, seating six persons $G.OO each. Breakfast Napkins $5.00, $6.00 dozen. Dinner Napkins $7.00, $8.00, $10.00 dozen Lingerie Pillow Cases of handkerchief linen., Madeira embroidery and filet lace edge, 12 in. x 16 in. $6.00 each. Blankets, 70 x 82 inches $6.00 pair. Comforts wool-filled, silkaline with silk borders, $6.00 each. Comforts, silk, solid colors for single bed, $1 1.00 each; for double bed, $16.00 each. Down Quilts $11.00 each. Bed Spreads hand-embroidered $9.50 each. J-B-SHEPPARDffSONS 1008 CHESTNUT STREET 0 & r- g&Mo)oocgr gaoQl J . E. Caldwell cV Information For Purchasers of Gifts J. E. Caldwell & Co. are importers of choicest pearls and precious stones, offering unusual advantages of selec tion and price; their mountings, designed and made in their factory, are individual and exclusive; they are makers of goldxtfare and silverware; and of stationery of distinctive quality, engraving and phraseology4; they design and manufacture cards of personal greeting for Christmas, New Year and the various anniversaries; they are importers of watches, clocks, Chinese porcelains and hard stones, antique English silver, antique and mod ern Sheffield plate, porcelains, enameled articles, table crystal, lamps, leather goods, fans, opera glasses, canes, and crops; they sell stagger sticks, umbrellas and ecclesiastical appointments; their establishment presents an ideal and most unusual environment for convenient and discriminating selection of jewels and artistic merchandise. Chestnut Juniper South Penn Square ? t TJa IP Vtm, 1 t I WWm- "k ' WWM v '" 1 f(K i l.i I lT -f j You will enjoy the Comfort of a Fur-Collar Fur-lined or Ali -Fur Overcoat this Winter! & ' y : .' 9 We have a splendid $ v. uuwih wi rur- trimmed Overcoats, J The Fur - CohW are of Hudson Seal, J iseavpr fito.' t--ii I , wiivi , lllfjt,! coats are full -sill lined and interlined with flannel to the'5 waist. ' ? fl They are $50, $554 $60, $75 and $85.' ;f FTheFur-lined Overcoats have nat- ural muskrat linings .'M with blended musk-vtf fat collars, at $60; marmot linings withi Hudson Seal Collarjb ai v"i; m a r m o t; linings, with OtterF Collar, at $135; andl5 :: ToTn ai i"imsmM ctL tpUlf. :! The All - fur Out:'! : j - i-i . s'- '4 aiuc v,uats are ot-V ' Wombat at $60;i' Wallaby at $75;j'J musKrat at IWtij Kangaroo at $110j Raccoon af SIKOifc? Matni-l rT..4--t a. -. $175; Nutria anitif Toque Nutria a'ti-d conn "' l 'Ai ipuu. j-ja r(m tn A11 v t 1 V.'' ? "" "1CiUI,a been specially jectea trom amoni thousands. q The shells -of thr' fur-lined and fur-col-" 1 iar coats are in variety of beautifu 1 ,1 F neatner, onve greenij and Oxford gray; tahriPQ. f' --"" JV i fflT Ttlef tlio 4-U'., -J.j.w .wvMK;j give a man at tl season of the yi Perry & "N. B. T., -r A - ' ' MS 3P9tJ 3iBofgiW!aQgafi , . 4.! IMMUr w . ' F rJ ' YW75 "" v-i "wii -A "V v. jf - tr . '. '." (- '. . M " h -Vtfii '&A'.rfV iti - .',Vi r. " - r !'' " fi mtJnfi.v:-'iM j-- A .miVSHFT .j : ; 'vsv- -' . us&&&& df i yi-nSkjs'MBhi, iimml.MBfWsMk
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