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SEIZES COAL IN CARS
r'irijwirtsi
"As the coal situation took at present,
. whlca was th authority w111 soie Koci our stntion houses
Of CMl toaay.'IOIIOWBI l' w,ti ,., ivhicu uur coal
vumraciurB jia.v laiieu uown on mclr
dsllvtrus through no fault of th!r own,
but becausa of the failure of the roml
J
BptfliHtndnti
Is arrMta. .
NtAa MMary. you are her-
to H1W anj var r cuia
Lta IBs autercni points in
avavMtn haultd to the
tutlOM. To sate, trouble
a It la not dsalrabla to ao
atsoiuttlr neceaaary. If It
mmuy to take auch action.
In talc the number of the
M wtlfht and full detail and
wt to my offlrt aa quickly as
that, we will be In position to
r Claim or make any aajumneni
Tours truly.
r-1( wilmku KnusK,
riot Department or iieaitn anu
MlAJi
! emrtoada of coal on the railroad
,t Twelfth street and ureiton
'were emptied by more than BOO
! and their children today, wnen,
attons, they surrounded the earn.
ad spread around The neighbor-
at two string- of cam filled with
?Wr Ijlng Idle. Tbe mothers
.to the tracks Soma or them
'UP on the cars and began tilling
and baskets. The police were notl-
(t"A. SQUad of policemen armed.
'took a glance at the mothers and
ars and stood around ultliout
them. After to tars had been
the remaining cars were tit-
to a tocomothe and drawn awaj.
trial plants emtasea In the
lure of munitions for the
nent prepared to close their
UV Thousand of employes faced
ary dismissal until the situation
s the city beiiic in aitre tne
i'Is spreading with lightning rapid-
hrough the State From alt parts
a" State today tame appeal for
enough coal to sae human life.
'llts of more than 02 15 patients
ned In Uty Institutions Is threat-
I unleaa the ioul bins o( thoe lilaCcH
lied at once
oada centering in Philadelphia
i unable to cle any promises of the
l of more fuel.
miiine ice presiueiu s omre or me
ilelphla nnd Rendlnc Hallway to
oths following statement came forth.
rye realize me yeriouneji 01 me
stlon and are doing our let to give
k. relief."
fetter of appeal for roal to meet the
e of the city Institutions has also
. sent to William Totter by Dlrecto"
Supplies McLaughlin. A total of
t Inni dallv. of (hlrh 32S In hitliml.'
',and 1050 anthracite. Is urgently
.by the municipality unle-n it
be seriously crippled In Its func-
accordlnr to the director.
rt hae borrowed coal from ono city
tment to help out nnother Jmt as
aa Ve can." said Director Me-
fchlln today In explaining 'his letter.
to aupply It. There has been too much
passing the buck' aa to where the re
aponslbltlty Ufa. The time haa now coma
to place the whole situation squarely up
the Government "
That Administrator Totter agrees with
Director MacLaughlln Is exidenced by
his promise to place the Immediate
needs of the clt)'s departments nmong
other urgent needs before Mr. riarfleld
tomorrow.
Fuel Administrator Garfield stated to.
day that the drastic orders for the dl
xerxton of commercial coal to domestic
consumers would remain In fone Jut
ko long as a necessary tn meet the
needs of householders Until now th?
foel administration has dodged the pro
posal to curtail Industries. Doctor lnr
mid stated that the Interests of the ieo
pie demanded that Industrie he rut
down In their supplies of fuel or bo
denied their Mipplle absolutely for a
limited period.
A number of oclal betterment work
ers called at the oilloe of the fuel ad
ministration today to present the need
of the poor people among whom they
are working. In thl connection It be
came l.nown tint the Urandon Coal
Company, with headquarter at f0G
Chestnut strwjt, ha been furnishing
coal tn poor families at actual cost,
charging only $4 a ton for pea cnnl and
(5 CO for nut coat.
There I no coal shortage at Mtya
luenslng prison or at tlte workhouse,
arcordlng to statements -by officials at
thoe place.
Trlsoner confined In the Ilastcrn
State 1'enltentlirv u net luuen't. begun
fo feel the hardship of the coal famine,
according to Warden Hf b" MeKsntv
We lrie plenty of coal on hand, hut
T won t say how much." fcald Warden
McKenty today "If publicity I given
to the amount of coal stored In our place
somebody might breik Into the prison
at night and steal It," slid the warden
Jokingly
Mis Anna V 1Uji, lights -llc
eais old. 18!'i McClellan street. I In
St. Agues' Hospital today suffering
from ppnuie. She"wa found eteida
In a dased condition In the dining room
of her home. There wa no coal In the
house. A policeman who went to the
place described the house a being as
"cold as nn Iceberg."
The llleclflc Morage llitteiv Com
pany, Nineteenth street and Allegheny
asenue. which wa fon-d to partialis
close Its plant late jesterday due to the
lack of fuel, lesumed work today Of
fldals of the plant said tint the did
not cpect they would hn forced
to close, but wero "ietrlctlng ' the ur
of fuel as much as possible
IVERING "LITTLE ITALY"
?V". PRAVS A-Mn PH?n T?HR PHAT.
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By M'LISS
aetano. with magnificent optimism.
washing the cinder for the third
ur Iady will look down on me.
ano said. "and. seeing how I ease,
het the cinders else out heal again.
ouY Lady will csen put mercy
ijthe heart of the coal man."
lit Mrs. Greenberg, Gaetano's mother.
(.keeps the little shop at 609,Car-
T street, only shook tier neau. -
I oia nmn nas oeen lour nines iu
aho said dully; "there Is no
; because Gaetano his u seen
old babv wnose pudgy cheeks
pplnfc as her eye are brown.
conunuea ner inoora wuii me
three dajK now,' she said, "we
been able to get lit, coal, and the
t Is' too dear for .."
I heat-loving people who Inhabit .he
an quarter are experiencing aire
They have Invoked the saints, as
' have Invoked the coal man. In vain.
via temperament goes a long wav,
T . , , .
If ou are an itdult from the MUipiy
land, but frr the bable something moie
tanglb y warming Is needed
If you would know the qualltv of the
Italian mother's love for her bambino,
talk to the "coal man" at Seventh street
and Washington avenue He bus plentv
of time to talk, for, as tlactano's mother
said, "there I no coal "
To get to his oftlLp ou must worm
through a volubly Indignant crowd of
women with babes of all ages In their
arms and tugging ut their shawls and
skirts.
"Look at them," the il man said
"They are like animals over theli chil
dren. They threaten to kill me. to burn
down my place. If I do not give them
coal, and thero Is the i yard with not
a lump In It They' bring their tribes
of children and crowd outside my place,
they shake their fist at me nnd jell
over and over again, 'The bebe, he cold.'
or 'The chc-elds, they sick ' Of coura,
their children are sick and cold, but
what can I do? And when I get n
little conl In a few davs 1 must fill
my crders."
In Little Italy to have owned a ton
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wand ttey are
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often as she
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CO & LUKENS CO.
I.13TH ST. (EAST SIDE)
'19 WALNUT STREET
rristera. SUHri. Blank Pook
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Fountain Pen.
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as aa iu-bhii in nereaus
FHJEHT1WA
ENiENT
LDIT
A WORTH WHILE
CHRISTMAS GIFT
A diamond, watch or other piece of
handsome jewelry will be treasured
(throughout the years for its intrinsic
rattle t -well as for the sentiment at
(ache to It,
'Otir stock is so extensive that selec
tion here is a real pleasure, while our
CwMtlal. CenreBleat Credit Sys-tssa-sMiablea
you to pay for your pur-
terms most convenient to
yyw at cash prices.
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oi'eoaC avert befXfelthla scarcity, was
to liars town fabulously wealthy It
meant that one had a cellar In which
to store It, nnd that one dldnt have
to carry wood on ones head from far
away places
Now to possess a bushel of the pre-
clou slulT Is to be the envy of every
neighbor less fortunMc,. A bushel Is
sold ut the yard for forty cents. It l
three buckets mil and It lasts three
dnjs, or did Now-, three bushels. If
they can be 'obtained, last wry much
longer. Oil Is too "dear" for thirty
five cents a day one ran get only a
much heat as one-third of n bushel of
coal give out. according to Little Halv's
Ptandard. Besides It requires it new
stove to burn It In, nnd that takes extra
money. Oil Is not liked, and charcoal
Is no more popular, for It costs ten cents
a big. burn "queeck like n feather"
and give little heat. Wood Is good, but
hard to get
Hvcryvvhere there I much worrlment
and much actual suffering. Itosle Noc
cela. who had her seven llttlo ouen
gathered around her and the dead lire
In the tiny kitchen at 742 St Albans
street, wept nnd crooned over her tribe
a she rubbed her Susie's hand, whli.li
wetn blue with cold
"It Is not for ms'elf that 1 weep" io
slid brokenly. "It I for the children .
It 1 that w hive fott ients and ian
not buv."
Mrs Nooco. of 740 M Allmii street,
came In at this time nnd the two of thorn
wanned tliemselve with a word) fusil
lade ngnlnt existent condition, which
left the children, none the less shiver
Ilk nnd apathetic
Hut, despite the depression, ever)bodv
In Little llnly his a smile to spare when
the tale of liemdlct Iloinano I told
Benedict had been to the real man's f-lt
times In one day stundlug In lino pa
tlentlv only to he rich tlmo tho coil
supply give out before he wa ten lied
The last time, the woman before him got
coal and when he put out hi butket the
"eoal linn ' shook hi hcHd
' Vo more, ' he said
NSW Jersey owing to tbe shortage of
coal Clov-cmor Kdge today Ulegraphaa
J. II. Flshef. transportation master of
the Penns)lvnnla Ballroad, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia, strongly urging
the railroad to take peremptory step
for the prompt removal of loaded coal
lars longested nt I'hllllpsburg Junction.
The (lovcrnor puts tho resiionslblllty
squarely up to the Belvldere division of
II,. ILnnivlinnll Hsllioad nlld WlimS
the oal supply .at that point will bej
diverted t New York lntcnslf)lng nn
nlreniy serious situation 111 New Jcrsev.
tlovemor lIge ,bns also apprised It.
C. Jenklnson, of Newark, Vedernl fuel
administrator, of his nitloti nlul urged
his co-operation. Many rcpoits me
being received by tjie (lovcrnor of conl
shortage In cities tluoughout the Slate
I'rolnhl) tho most aggravated Instance
6 per cent ot ths selected men, thV Is
mo provision or Majdr General Ken
nedy's order.
It Is probable that an explanatory
statement from the War Department will
bo Issued In n day or two to make the
situation plain to tho njhller themselves
and to their families.
A news dlrptuii from Washington
this afternoon said that no disposition
was apparent at tho War Department to
receive with tolerance or sympathy the
suggestion that the department would
icvokc r,r modify the orders sent lo the
different Nitloual (luard nnd National
Army tamps to furlough no more than
B per cent of the men over the Christmas
holiday
The ordciM concerning Christina fur
loughs tit Camp Meade will not bo
changed, said Adjutant Uehcrnl McCain,
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' - . .-.- u MO ttnl.irnil Hill itn m.n 1ln.l ...
wns ricllici rrom me iimo summer it-i - ;" "! i " cvm..
sort of hensldo llelghls. Ma)or IMwInC " '" ' dissatisfaction at Cninp
Kramer calling on tho (lovcrnor thin I Mfiile o-r tlic failure to fur ough tho
morning with tho story thnt the resort
has received only two riirionu ot coai
sliue November in List and that resl
dent nf the city ate suffering to n con
sldeiable extent.
In loinmentlng on the action he hint
tnkiii this morning Oovertmr i:dge said
I'ennsvlvaiiK bo)s and others there ho
that they could nil go home for Christ-
inns When told that theie hjd been
suggestion tint tho departments older
cuitalling Christmas holldi)s would re
sult In h 'low" hx Intimated that these
iiie war time and tint northing In the
nature or n tom at an nimiiamn will
tint he fully nppreemted the oblurln . lj0. dui, ,, Inwt FP,crch."
which confronted the railroad tonipinle s.( KUggt.stloii his come tn
wlm wen- laboring not only with cc-
tiiioriltnarv tianspnitutton problem
bioiight nbout the war. but also with,
tho veiv sevuo weather The (lovernorl
nsk(d the ticwspipers If Ihev would not
call attention tn the de"lr.lhilltv of
count) IiimiiI of ficeholder nnd munlc-
the dci.ii I-
nient fiom the ninin inder nt Camp
Mtiiile th it the depirlmcnt's ordet he
inodilUii in KMiked, he silil, and lie
fill i f rmlii no chaiiBC wll be nude In
the oidi i
.siiutitrv ll.iker oidcred that Chrlt,
ma lurioiiRii irom nil me enmns
von Kuhlmann, ths (Mrmsn rsrsltn
MlnliUr, Is on Ms way to Brest Litovsk
to take part In peaca negotiations be
tween llussla and the Central Powers,
advices received t6day from retrograd
stated that nn effort would b made to
conclude the negotiations on neutral soil.
Stockholm and The Hague are both
favored, although International compli
cations now exist which would have to
be cleared away before the proceedings
could take place In either city.
It Is believed here that the action of
the Bolshevik foreign minister at Petro-
grad In notifying the foreign embassies
that they must vise the passports of
ttnlshevll: couriers was taken to open
the way so that Busslan peace delegates
could get Into one ot ins neutral capi
tals for a final peaco parley.
The Itusslan foreign minister. Leon
Trotsky, declared that unless the pass
ports of ttusslans ore lseetd by the for
eign embassies the Bolshevik Oo em
inent would letnllate with similar re
fusals
The whole thing I generally regarded
a a clever moo In the peace plotting
that I being cairled on by the (lerman
ilovernment and the Bolshevik regime
Li I'etrograd
If the foreign embassies, with per
mission of their Governments, vise or
furmallv iccognlzc the Itusslan couriers.
Ipnl authorities to take charge of the should not exceed llvo per iciil of the
highway tiairic slluttlnn in theli rom-Untiio strength " mid (lencral McCain
I he Milne older applies to .ill the
c imps and will he tarried out I hive
no If Ic a there will be nnv change In the
ornet nf fur ough arrangement lor
Clirl'tmiis
I lilin uls
Beiiedh t rushed home In a fury tint, "on il biliden upon tin
wa ns i old a all of little Italv In hi
numb rage he tore down lit back dooi IXTrmrw' 1?rvil'nvt1o
spilt It Into kindling wood mU had i."1U"l Wf MUI lift
iniinltles and nnl.e u special effort to
keep th nnln nrlerle of tnivil dear
and open for the duration of the win
The floveimir point) il out tint thl
Would en ible inotortiinkn nnd nthei
motiii velikli nnd vviignn to mudlfv
the tl.iuspoitatlou lomlltlon Ihrougll
theli help M inv hlkhw.()s nic blocked
b snow nnd utti'il) impiHMihle tho
(Jovernoi Hated, and this sltuiillini h.i '
vliluillv slnnped .ill imi il motor trans- I
nortntlon. thciebv Imiiflng an nddl- (onllniieil from I'nse One
Kerensky at Head
of New Army in Field
brief hour of Heaven Then the lev
blast began to punish him Benedict
gave the file his four ihalni But the
door wa gone and despite tho tags that
have been stretched aiross the aperture.
Benedict I the i oldest man in the dis
trict ' Benedict tho fool Mis .Nocci l,m
said grinning, and her vi tinkled tiflgh
bor give buk the grin, while even the
children stirred themselves at the liumoi
of the thing
111 the meantime, "When It come
better"" I the querv that tho bundled
of women who crowd outside of the
coal )aius want answered, and the co.il
people halen't jot been able to leiilj
sntlsfartoilly, for when llttlo ehllilieu
are cold and must he fed the answer,
"It will (onie hotter In a few week
majbe," 1 really no answer at all
Despair and cjooni have settled over
the nu.iiter and even the taper burned
In flout of Saint Alilhoti) veem to
flicker with less than their usuil fervor
EDGE BIDS RAILROADS
RELIEVE JERSEY STRESS
Furlough Plea
i refused to nikurwledgo BolshevlUI ail
thoiltv The MaMm.illsts It was stated here
todiv hive dlstolveil tho i ntlre Bed
'ro'i and medical service on the north
mi f i out
v ith
TltllNTON. Dec IS
view to relieving the serious
oitlnueil from I'sce tine
a delie bv the rinip authoiities to ills
pel an) Impression of faorltlin
Phllidelphlnn who Inve bins nl
Camp Meule, however ,ue ilrtn mined
to light to the list mlntilu for furlough i
ful the soldleis
Ouh f pet ivnl of the fold er nt '
Camp Dl at WrlBhtsli,wii .1 will be
permitted to go home for ( hrltinas tin-1
ill r a revised onler Issued lotl i) bv Ma
jor (iencrul Keinieih 1 he new order (
which supplemented one making nl
Christmas fut lough possible to almost I
ever) one b) whom It w i sought med I
consternitlon In the regiment Thou- '
sinds of men had made all arrangements'
to spend the holldivs at home
The new older I Inspiied li i up
L.estion fiom Washington wliiili in turn
was appealed In b the vnifou lailioids
of the inmnti) when It began to appeal
lh.it bundled of thousands of soldleis
si eking transportation home foi t'lirit
mas might further complicate the prto
tnt rail bloikjde anil add a new element
to the burden which nlre.ulv has proved
too much for the eastern lines Cnlt
ma lcive theiefore, I llkelv to be llm
I SLAVS SEEK PARLEY
IN NEUTRAL CAPITAL
COPi;s'IIAGi:.V, Dec. 18
Although Berlin report that Doctor ,
UT..S2BaB.-2.'
TO SAVE
WHEAT
uio wk--' i,or iiur Allies
use the following flours, which we
mill by the old Buhr-stone, water
ground ptoceRs:
Whole Wheat Flour. Rye
Flour, Corn Flour, Buck
wheat Flour, Barley Flour,
Oat Flour.
Send $1.00 for trial order of
lib bag Y hole Wheat Floor 1 ?
1 " " le "
1 " ' Bpekwheat Lap
I ValHlal ll.Awn Sttar "
1 " " Corn Meal
1 " " Oatmeal
Deliietcd ftee within 300 milex.
Receipt booklet sent with'ordcr.
GREAT VALLEY MILLS
Vr,'s";r,Hf;,r PAOLI. PA.
Fon
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It would'amount; to .ylrtual recognition
of the d facto Oovsrnmsnt of JKussla,
At the sams time It would open' ths
way for ths fJsrman Qovsmmsnt to
maks fresh proposals tot a gsnsral pssce
conference at ths sams time Ihs parley
with llussla Is held at "some neutral
capital."
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aHittlBasaaM
w
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" NonniflTOW'f. Pa('Do.''t, i-ba?,i
twsnty aerts ot land near Washington
Inn. condemned by the Valley Forg
rarlt Commission for park purposes, s
Jury of view has placed a valuation ol
SS200 The property Is known as tin
Mailman farm
BONWT TELLER &.CO.
CHBSTNUT AT iaBTREBr
FOR WEDNESDAY
SWEATERS
EXCEPTIONAL SALE
Greatly Reduced Prices
All Wool Sweaters in Coat and Slip-on
Models. All Colors and Combina
tions. Some Slightly Soiled.
50 Sweaters, were 6.75 .
19 Sweaters, were 1 1.50.
13 Sweaters, were 15,00.
1 1 Sweaters, were 18.50.
25 Sweaters, were 35.00.
.Now
.Now
.Now
4.75
7.50
8.75
Now 10.50
Now 22.50
TO CLOSE OUT
30 Woolen Sweaters
i
With sailor collar and sash.
Some soiled. Formerly up to 6.75
. Now
1.95
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situation cvIkllnR In niariv sectloni of Iteil In all of the new antonments to
The "tired
business man"
who can't get out to luncheon will
find a most delightful and satisfy
ing "quick bite'-' in this whole
some dainty.
Good for everybody any time
Just imigine a rich, tasty d". crNp
melting in jour mouth light as thistle
down, with a nut-like taste and a tempt
ing golden hue the size of a saucer
around and a half-inch thick that's
Holland Rusk.
There's a new way of hening it every
meal for a month, and after the
hrit taste of Holland Rusk,
stnea in any :eay, joull
ngrcq t nat there s j ust one
thing as goon ana
that s "more
Holland
Rusl:.
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I a5fV New YorL Office: 46 Hudson Street
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A Christmas Greeting
by Telegraph
carries with it a feeling of spontaneous warmth and a
sense of personal nearness which no other form of
communication conveys.
A 50-word Night Letter affords ample scope for tho
fullest expression.
The boys in camp, particularly, will welcome a
Christmas telegram.
WESTERN UNION
Ttlnramt-rVay LittinNitht Ltturt
CabUtramtJlontj Tranifcrrtd by Wirt
Another Proof That It
Pays To Buy Your Piano
From the Manufacturer
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Dealers are
now tracK
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Philadelphia from
New York, Boston
and other distant
cities as the rail
roads do not guar
antee delivery of
freight, except it is
- marked "Perish
able, or is for
use by the Government
s
This is another cost- that'you must pay when purchasing your piano
from a dealer a cost that adds no value.
And this is only one of the many extra costs you must pay which a
manufacturer in your own city does not have to charge in round
figures it amounts to between 25 and 30.
As we are the only Piano Manufacturers here in Philadelphia, we
are in a position to save you this amount; and we do it
Consider these facts when buying a Piano, and Buy Wisely.
ONE STYLE
(JlJNNINGHAM-MADE $ A fZEZ
PLAYER-PIANO TW
Others up to $1250 for our Matchless Cunnktham Player Graad
IT PAYS TO THINK
West Philadelphia Branch,
Chestnut at S2d Street
North Philadelphia Branch,
2835 Germantowa Avenue
PMAISTO CO.
11TH & CHESTNUT STS. '
FACTORY: 50TH & PARKSIDE
ALL STQRES OPEN EVENINGS TILL XMAS
CLIP A MAIL this ryiiiPON
Please send Art Catalog of
viHuuHinaHi naae nanos, with
information as to how I, can
sere 25 to 30 on my Piano,
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