;!,- IW&V 't&y ni, B. ,I1. 't:l tje WlWWO BOY ,w, . Patriot Dfdh't Want to Gome Around if '.V .. ... YP ne was uerman LU8 REASSURES HIM Sf. f -, r . - - . , E ' eupon Young America Farts rith Coin to Help Misson's Poor Box hlay, Krla Krlnge, are you nr- r ' nf the mgnlflcer.ty led-ooated ta Clauses who decorute the hop- district at thin season nn behaif or American Rescue Worker found If confronting this nueellon today. Interrogator was a youngster nf t4p0i. fallh In an old friend tering under new-found patrlotlvn t'BCUe. )f you are Oei Mian." the Ilt- ' Day continued nraveiy. -i want w I you not to enme tn our liouie thin K-fWrt We we don't vait no iieiiemy W BlMaa a.nlln4 fi- linn .alii (1 " " ,Anfl then the young patriot began to "ii Or bitterly, because although It W fine v Jfi l'" yuf country an empty Bock on NMtrlttmas mornlnK Is tragic- when you X, -ftf ttn. ' vS ,The Santa Claus wan honestly per- Vjrtwi- He lear.ed on the contribution 'l AW wklnh Wlnfin. ittlill.t'U flf hlillf fulll- U -fV tYUIWII ,lll-lli- llllllinn tut ....... V"-laJ.. ... ....... n- ..U11.1. .... Ir li 1., mill rw mi tujrn ivi iiiiiuicii i ,, ,- .....j til enough. A'Well, sonny," he replied slowly "see. Mr as how I'm working for women and .' t, afciMran you coiildr.'t rightly call in a 1' Jiun, could you?" liVTha. vnhns:gtnr shook his head violently ",, lind a big teardrop wont hurtling Into warn- -SV "And seelnic likewise that I'm Mister .f'Rj'HnU Claus and not Herr Krtnitle I IjrojMnt see wny your nail neeu sir.ire me. V 'tt'l drop around on Christmas live" i,j '"Then you're gonna come," the ten- iTivaAr.Atl ripmnntletl with new llfn tn htb m'r "Vnn bf " r"!sin renlleit My sIoroii I .. -- --., v...w .v-.... la Christmas as usual, Ilerlln or not NOW, Kruigle he 8 a different meinour or , 'Jj th iaitllly- W so all over the world' 1.5.. kAaliaA iriaA n a nViltiloAti at di Vli haro I ' i. nLauoa iiiciu ma liii iiicii cirii omu.v ..&vi?R Brlln, Herr Krlngle drinks atheuscr igy WI cna Mocni just ukh eennuti eisc. K--Aiid- when he nuts a Zcmielln or a Hie M$nhB, tn a junglinga sock no says .ia VC, PVJU' That's because he believe In ..IJwiDautschtum and wears his mustache ...'"'T. ' . . : . .. . dtj ppped lke the Kaiser tint I wear : KS?f " Ilka Uncle Sam oatee tike uncle Mam. i.iiok at tins VMid Claus stroked the fuzz around his 4fluiB filfoi yui uu, chirped the. young oie, much relieved And I know the second verse of tho Snanaleal llanner.' which Is mure . T 'l-k:' ... . .. . . .'JUuin yqu do." Claus added severely. K.T5 ijUtle boy admlttedlt . "' " " '" ""si i" elates or eggs, valued at M15 The rei--Q'Klve me a penny for the box It will .!.. ,.r m i,..,i i... ,.... Mf Htm .Rnma other klH to tifliA n uium Kli ''Vu.i ZZ 'ii, m'M ffcIr!iW"; aS . ""UB,,.i w .... . ElVZh, "Dont forget now." he called at nart- , . ,. ..,,, , ,, ln. "you'll be around." ijfSi" "Sure," said Claus, "America first." rV tl'aloinie Is only one of many that i;KK' ariinten tne long- vigil or tile mission VSar.ta Clauses. They are finding the vTWtjIlrlliutlons somewhat slimmer this son Decause ot tne increaseil demarils 'AJ)f Vir TAllpf. And It illKPniirnirtfi Urn f ZAbCoated band somewhat, because thev i'.'tiHww that mora applications than were V,VF- received berore have been turned tittn in niniral Wllllntn .1 (-.nltlr nt Ihn 9niln headquarters, 2S27 Krankford ave- Yf-'' Between 300 and too baskets contain fit Iwi chicken and ftxln'a will be distributed n a, mission brarch at 831 Hace t on Christmas eve. General Dutlln L arranged to Bupply baskets to poor Nlllas In the Kensington district also. .the women have been notified to rail tflia Frankford tiver.Ue headquarters tB o'clock on Mondav afternoon. f'SjflliHitmss Pay Is the occasion for an- f atlta.- blv PAlehrntlnn ut liD,H,nmilari rV.JpiiM 100 youngsters will be the guests K-tl i.'" mission ami sunpiieu wnn toys w.rtatfiliM.sandy. The success of the entire Hltarprlse depends upon tho pehnles-thataarago In Ninth street, north of dak- Hantfc Clauses receive .SjO nievvon- tney aon t want to be mistaken fore rmans. As the Crown t'rlnce would 3sky. Achl iichreckllchelt 1 m lVnn Fninllv Ot'Drm,. Ux- fl;u , Thomas Kenny. sUty-rlve years old, rt, m'M.mmj ffi,ft uivvvuiiib uj liun t'-yw fuuuu uei.Ji,ia uy gas in him ni'ii 'Jf4H tlo lodging houp of fcSlmon Oaten jj!E H;,dwTVh.V:tVr,ST,W: $f.onqhe'w,o,he iLiStwian i:lSplu''M Dcitth ls llleve'1 ,0 liave .VT " ---"t"- ?IJ jciv- "T" v mi, sr jou Aien uattv tor tinir is and AIJSirf.Mwe than 150 men are bfhftf adileil Mity o ma io.uuu men now rmn.ioye.4 In ! - ha inatiiirttnii rt Va Klir I . ,s-.. ...,.. I UjnBriongtructlon ot the big Mover intent t;.i.;-.,,a o. ! i.ta tu. - .MIVUIISVI UV.IIUI) U IMS UIH IHMCI IIIIICIIl ' -npfctpyard at Hoe Island The new em- ..lHayment bureau, which Is furiilshlng Mt bt the men, la located at Third and ' s-vsJNcts streets. b?i5r" - - '-5&1U14 win's Wood Mill Damaged -'.c)'ViA. aneptacular fire, which for a short ,,tw-threattnfd to be disastrous to three- 'UiarV WOOll mill nf thj, rtnlll.l'lo T nm,nm. rf Smm TVnrlrn at 1-11.1 t.ih unH ltnn.n,n.. ., - ". - v, -- - .a..-.,i,, , ,i,,iu,, '.rifBWtP. was extinguished by employes. , Br?I"-s aiSBPAY'S' MARRIAGE LICENSES SCSfiirf. E. T-i,.n it M h ,.-.- ...,.... L Cile.-VhltnhimT'l'i. ' ' ' Phllafleipnia commission House, wlio vis- dill. ILctnan. --U20 ,-s. H;,i m.. and . ited Wilmington today, said that Phlla i."' .J'7fh,'..-?r'U.'.-'.. H'.th t. . .. . I tltilnhla's usual suunlv of turkeys had HirtMI. lJin N. lml f un.l Vanml tlbourn.J21U a. 21 rt at liHian, USS 8. 27th t., ai nd Kleanur tor. na . j, in m, AVll.cn. mat wilder it. anil Dannie issi wilder at. Irn. 231 Cornwall at. slid Ha rah Qkter. 1r'9 VV. Alteeheni ave. ul.U llaae uiniiin. ii. H. H. .iri'ao Mllr. ilooreatown. N. J. a jv!. Call, firoolilyn. N. V ami Sara- B. Uoldman. ft .14 4 Oatitfa a and anj t.ni) -V r -. nihu tt. ...... min . iaiiii iu .turnip si rtCH C Ducttwaltfr KtM'Un. I' lhi. AVirMtis. VtAaitlntf V JHH ;' 'JifltiTj 4- --. saarae S-.FA b 3. '' " 73T .":Jorirt J. Symlnrton. " a.ll Tllaa at . 'aFffi&2i.?V;$'$S!S?. int.. ' 'ya4.Kf t- Weatrott. 2lllt N, 54lh at. watts. 8t G. Vtinaiivu at., atitl liar,. Nm. mat M. "-.'"is i. .- .----. ItHnrofk- at, t'Jl-5 J. lleeae at.. 'Smyrna n. acnaaier. ar, JM 'n? M' Schmidt. 1714 N, Watefleo kS2V.. ..,..,. .... .. .. . piia if. riirnnaiti, .tt.a n. I'erev at . d Nellie Ilerkowltz. "lilt H. uth at. JUe Warrington. '-"-'Oil Nainlaln at., and arr V. Jackson, Wllmlnden, Iel. Mnl 'C Barnea. CTamn Htad. MH.. anil fiviv ai. puranaav. isnu van t-eii at : mwwj Dam nn. 1130 K. 8 tli at., and .Mum I. Taney al. IJU K. Taney al. J. LrfMrue. It la ClinnnJ Mt.. nnd a. rolgtr, 3MT Agate at vetuwao. xiau t. luiaaau at., ami Barron. 232 lUed at, II.- Uotlman. ai.t cnluialia, sve., r n. Muasy, i-ioa w. asu at i 'swur. i.aii, iiurimn, .ia., anu a -II. Zurkarinan. Bin N. Ttb al. "-A( Trlot. 837 Nawnait al. ana W . Turnar, 181 W. Cliattan a. M,"A lav 'RIO J nBr.a..lnh at u.l iLfcnann. Q1U K. Itandolnh at. LvoiB. Camp tirade. Hi.. anJ Anna Phllllca. I4U (Iraen lana. SC'tt d.' 4S2. AlAii lsll) Juniata, at. and Kledla hurakd. 4H2a aermantown thy H. (Patella, ltaltlmnr. rv. Buclatr.' Haitimare. Ud. OiSSt",ar " " "" ' T1Z. wn ...... a..-.. Al ....... . . .. a.m.trai4riu"n:i. "u ptiiraa. a..u l neaiiiui ai spa !urti M!S mi. .J5t m. Jtn at , an j r: Kefi-iB'V'ia.. .... flit Fulton at. irjtonnaw. smi K.'aSd at Mvtra. 54S Bambray a(, and Airna , Oatwoad. i7T s.'su at and Whvw, " T 1? SVit. Pl1 1 iiiA a'.t,Mt ' ""' Aiude I tUS', ilWK'Aodl.. at, aad ' aSliy. laail .V iSlli.t. ..' . iiliWluill'7i'M'' ta'r (part of the city and fifty womn wlfl ; 8.Far.Iolm. tl 0., a4 , " ll cl' ' tha campaign. The-rhll- i' S'toP ?"?l "' i u,o-'l " ,h J"t UrphanV Mome In I t., and vtta. nlKaMHsl al i - , jamy or mi cny, eiecteu to tne .talerTat,, and Uula I ., . , . ,,, . a ' 'rom the Twentieth Ills isfat. .... I Mr. A. E. flemine III In CplUl Mrlct In t and debated for re-election A"' ,n, I1" r Mn Arthur KuMnJ FUmlnr of" 11 ' " K- wltt. of Plymouth. IXiuo. 8UJlis.de, ilO.' in J t'fjliutnth ttrrt.y It n"hMarll In 1 r.'in 110. h mom-J that ho 9BI ilkjv-"' " tatrAf 'f'3-itvt'' LV!8,,? lH 4 b HPMVlcn candidate for the 'v., f,v,':- nteWS TlilFTS ARE CHARGED UP TO TRIO Police Arrest Two Men and Woman When Good Are Found in Trunks Two men. giving the names of John W Marry, nf Chlrago. and Elliott Buck. ner, of Baltimore and a woman d- J ctlbed as Dorothy Nichols, of .Miami, i-ia., nave been arrested tinder cli cmti-1 Utances which the police believe point to. (them as the perpetiatnrs of a number of thefts of expensive autoiiiobllH robea In this city, ' I The trio were attested by "Detectives O'Connor and Dillon In an apartment .house nil ChestnOt sheet Ttvelve tug, one nf them Insured for IJOftii, were found In a funk In the apartment An other truck was matked with the name of .Mls Muiy KltiUltle. 61: llatel avenue. This trunk was shipped from New York cm lleccmbet IT Htjd illeap beared from the West I'lilladelphl.i ela tion after Its at rival here Clothing and Jewelry valued at IS(ifl ule said In have Ikjhh rniiinl In this trunk CHRISTMAS HARVEST REAPED BY THIEVES Loot of Various Robberies Ranges From Silks to Butter and Eggs TWO HOLD-UPS IN LIST A seiles of mhherlex, rancliiK from tlio theft nf JSfifin wortt of women's clothlnc ami slks from one huildlni; to th- ap pnprlatloo nf four crates' of euifs and inrludlnit two casts of hlahwav inbbeiv and the nppeniance of boy auto thieves, was reported to the pollen today In addition tnf.soven robberies mado known today, the police are worklnR, It la be lieved, on many other casrs hrnuuht to their attention In the last day or two Headlnc tin, list of Chilstmas-tlme ! 1 robberies was that of the bulldlne at . 1821 Airli striet. which was entered Thursday night l'rom the factoiy of I Sarner & Kchleslnser. on one of the I lower Hoots was taken a collection nf I u'nineifa waists and rolls of silk and satin worth $2100. The thlews then ! went to the looms of the Kabn Dress Company, on the eighth Moor, and stole women' mtstw and lolls of silk woith KnlMI The lobbeiy occuniid some time between in o'clock Thursday nliiht and , N o'clock I'rlday mornln. It Is believed the thieves hid In the liulldlnK durliiB i the day waiting- until t was vacated The butter iitirt i(ri- ktnr .r f..K.u & l.'raer, 48 Smith Watet slieet. was -nir,i r,t ,.i,i i... n.( ,... , .. . ...- ...... ; uiiricB, mill o,,ir .i. n, i,.,l- ..,, n,.. r.,.,i a .i ... moved ten tubs of butter and four mi . . ... noun eueei. was pioKen mia last nlglit ''' " burelar who climbed thioUKh a .i,nrt.ai.,- ,.-n.t, i ...... , .... w. ........ u....j ...,,.,((,, uiit, nuiin jueui valued at $1 He alo took ail ( ntaim clock Two boys drove away with a auto inobllu berhugli(r tu lldwatd Murkel. of tots Old Voik road, which he had left In front of a stole at 22 1 a Hermanlown ii venue,' whtro he was doing jiomu ChrlUmas bliCipultiB-. A tarloab was stolen hut nlirht -from In-fiimt of the American Taxlcab Compuny's gaiasu at It II Locust stteet. Adding to the number of highway rob berli'H perpttrattd by ntgioes In the last two weeks was one reported today by William .1. McfJlinn, of 1712 Oiegon avenue. MvUIInu vas leaving tho Atlan tic defining t'ompany's otrlces at Twenty third and Shuuk aticcta last ulglit after having received tils wages when he was au'osled by two ueuioes. One pointed a revolver ut .lllni while the other Matched Ills pockets', taking $56. tin Still another highway robbery oc curred last night when Itlchaid Volght. of 11832 Nnrtli Ninth stieet. was held up by a man with d revolver and lobbed of $23 Just as he was leaving his own land. - - - I1III llfllXTlriVisVI rPITDTIM YViLimiuiu lunnai f KILL LIHiUlI 1U UKUr New Low Figure Forecast, as Delaware uity J'roius at Pniladalphia's Expense WIl.MIN'iTON. Del.. Iec 22. As a results of .1. Uldpeley llarring tiiu 'thnwing JITi.non worth nf tuiUeya "n ,"e "a,K,;l "', " ',"' V ,,,,',, t s-riil.-" u pound prices for t hrlstmas Ulids throughout the city today ranged close to that llgute. with the bulk of sales at fotty-three cente Sales were heavy Some dealers held up the jir.ee to forty-live and even fifty cents .but there was every Indication tills afternoon nf a break in the market before night fall and possibility of the prices dropping to as low as thirty-hve tjents. Hat ring ton unnounc.nl at noon that he had sold more than one-fourth of his total sup ply and he was confident of selling out ent,lr,!'y, by Mo"u.''y n'K"'- , ...'" th t-onnectlon a buyer for a largo " . " " . - been eveie)y cut Into by Hariiugtuu'H purchases Harrington, he added, had bid a trltltle hleher for the fowls, and fanners In lower Uelawaie. Maryland. West Virginia uud Virginia had sold to him Instead nf tn Philadelphia deal ers, as Is their usual practice. CALLS FOR SELF-SACRIFICE Lehiah Valley President Urces Em- P'yes t0 UPhol(l R''s Efficiency K. K. IaioiiiU. piesldeut nf the l.ehlgh. Valley Itallroad. In a letter addressed ta the employes nf the company, units that eafh man and vvouian give the "best that Is in them." even should self-KHcrlflcn be necessary, so that transportation fa cilities uf the nation are Kept at the highest ponalhle efficiency.. The railroad man, the letter states, who Is literally the hacker of the men III the trenches, and without whose iu npeiatlou the biavest troops are vir tually ueles, when unwllllns to give h(s best In thin time of national pet II ls a slacker. The letter ends by- declining that theie must be "no slackers In this vompany." JEWISH OHPHANS TA(5 1AY Children Made Parentles by War to Re Beneficiam Tomorrow win be tat; day In i'hlla- delphl , fur th J Jew-lull orphan uf the war. and more. tha.tt 3UU0 bya and girls VI ' vouuoti ui aevvwn ipius will solicit funds for the cause. ,. Allen Ivlnthal, preldnt of the orgaiiUatlou, I " ! f.0o0 (u this, tpaopn. . SUtlona have beeai established In .verv I h.l vlty hjv contributed thlr IV in? man utng Tttu. .tffelft MttfHfcM rayietr PHILADELPHIAN .TODAY WINS THE RACE OF 1917 FOR BREVITY December 22 Comes in Victor by Narrow Margin of 20 Seconds Hv a scant twentv secnit t"dn car rle off thp tumor of being known as tbn xhortest day In the er l'JlT. Its de ftalcd ileal, vesterri,,.. . !s a I read v dead of moitlflcatlon since IJecember 21 usu ally wins the title. This sporting event lias been followed with tremendous Inteieit by uftronom- ' leal fans Ilets bavo been fuely made and taken by scientific shatks who would usually refuse to Kamb'e under any circumstances Hut. carried n was hy the Christmas spirit of chance, whin even a wife will risk n box of nickel cigars on the chance 'of cupping H fur coat, the savants abandoned themselves tn dissipation and bet like fnol. H u-ker of December Twi-nty-tlrst have now hocked their telescopes to pay these wapeiH. while those who plungt-d mi liecember Tw-enty-sccoiul are tlus-hed with success. Ilnth the principals entered the race "n .fauiiarv I from scateh The nttlc'al timekeeper was the t'n'led States Vaval'l Observatory, at Wnshliiston. vvh-eh Ins held stop watches on the incu for the i Inst e'even months and twenty-one dnvs llecember Twentv-second llftshed undet the wire a winner o'ioi .Iv after 12 o'clock this morning ih- Philadelphia ! Weather tlurean reluctantlv conceding the victory last night, although several counties still remained to be heard from December 21. 131C. winner or tne Hell last year. has. it Is understood, put In n claim tbst the race wa fixed from the start , , Thn new champion today modestlv admitted tliat tils supply of tlav'tglit would last onlv nine hours eighteen min utes and fortv seconds extending from iiiinrlsu nt 7:21 this mninlng until sun set at 4:38 4(1 this afternoon Pecember Twenty-tlrst had sunlight beginning nt "21 yesterday morning, hut allowed It to run on until 1:39 yesterday after noon, a shameleiis wastefulness which called forth a sharp but meilted rebuke from the fuel administration. ' Only one iintowiiid event marred to day's celebration of Its own ttlumph The winter solstice fell on It at this moinlng The Injury, hnwevei slight $6,000,000 SHOE ORDER FOR RUSSIA HELD UP St.' Louis Firm's Contract for 1,950,000 Pairs Closed Under KorcnsUy's Regime ST l.OI'IS. Mo. Pee 22 llecatlse nf conditions tn Russia, con- of shoes. valt.1,1 nt mnre than iOOO.000. made by the Hrown Shoe Company here, have ' been held up for an Indefinite period, according to li It McCarthy, vice prcsl- dent of the company. i A snort time rerote tne overinrnw or i Kerenshy officials of the eoinpany went to Washington, whcic they met lite Husslan Supply f"oininl:nn and through the ottl.es of the Council of National Defense drew' un contracts for nearly L'.non.nofl pairs nf men's and boys' shoes. In the meantlnje the Kerensky govern ment was overthrown A small order of stock shoes a mount ing to about $10,000 was shipped from St. Louis November 2.1. according tn McCarthy, but the dock hill foi them baa net yet been receivrd and the offi cials of the company believe the ship ment will be a loss to them. SHEEHAN CASE GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT Register's Claim Involving SSOO.OOO Fees Appealed by the County Alexander Simpson. Jr. attorney for the I -in- Commissioners-, on behalf of Hits C' of Philadelphia, has tal.en an ap- tn the Supreme Com I rr-.tn the mi tilling of Court No. I dis missing the motion of the county for j judgment against James tl. Slieehau. not withstanding Hie vei-db' In hist favoi. in I the county's suit to ' t iver nmie than JlOO.dufi In fees retail w bv Mr. Sheehan , as his personal compnsation foi col lecting for the State thu collateral In- I herltance lax I Tills In the second time the case has been before the higher court. Originally f It came before that tribunal on a case ' brought by City Trpasuivr McCoach ' against Sheehan. attncVng the right of Hie fees The act of UI3 ruining the salary of reglsteis In counties having, populations of 1.500,0011, .and abolishing all fees was held to be ttiicnnititutl"tial bv .ludce'Audenrled III Court No. 4 at ' the lirsl beating of the caa. The dge. however, pointed out that I the u 'va not brought by the right ' Parllwi d that the County Commls-1 sionetk should be the Instigators of the I proceedings. He was. upheld In this by thu Sj.invs.mu rV.t.rt. vvhleb illtl nnl l.fiu. CsfVPllePil,P"ssksaHBBBHrieX YtmMMrJ MM sH 'Mmm - umwmmBMmtmSEMmtJrSMMMLr HlH' iHIIIIIIIIIIIIIh HH MMMMMMMMMMm ImIiPB3I SSMmMMMmfiMMrimMtMMmMw I 'mSMmMMmmMmMmMmMmMMmfjBkmwMmMmTMMMmMmmm IlSWBS3MBmwkmMmlMmWMWMmf fJPHwijiBBBifl8BMB MBkMMmMm was!SSMiM(gia!sas3!! 9MPfml,!s:m!l!!mmvtnri m i n in iwi inn n i r ever, pass upon the legality of the Act ' Theatre Tickets for Enlisted Men of 1913. Subsequently the County Co.ni- The I'nlted Service Club. Twenty-sec inl.sslenera had the suit brought In tho nnd and Spruce streets, will give to en name of the County, and during the lart ' listed men of the uimy, navy and ma- month a Jury trial wa had and certain tiuestiun of fact at .Issue decided In Mr. Sheehsn's fayor Jt vvaa'from this ruling that -the latest appeal has been taken. li tne supreme t uutt also, ueciiieu tnai the Act of tftlS Is uncontltUtiona the Jh" A5l of, ','" "'"on1 "' bttt WV "J talhlnif about S0(t.vO of Sheehatl oh- feet during hl term will be removed. - - jmM n Hare for-tatr Se Senate UASJKl-nnV. l'a Dec Zi Kdward . -.-- . .... '-,..- eiectea to tne nt'yM, IHwitt U in th" fltld i i"-7,vu- .,,p.r- ' PRESENTS AMBULANCE TO RED CROSS JMMm MMMi K 'IB Mr.. Ucoi'ep II. I.oi-imtr, chair man of the Independent.-! Srjuaie lied Oro:s Auxiliiti'V, is here seen present In tr an anihuliii-,co to Dr. Clmrlis I). Hai't, dinctur of tho lied Cross mctiil-i'i-ship campaign in Southcnstirn Penn sylvania, for the Kud Cross Society. The presentation look pluen yestrrnay afternoon at tin Independence fquai't' Kctl Cro.s.s Auxiliary hcailnunrtnr.s at fills Chestnut nt-Tet. and was made on behalf of V. II. Robinson, the donor of the ambulance, who is reen below. tllttlUIIl tiillilUl'LiULi t riniTm fl fftTTDP J I'lulll Ull 1 Ul) , Albrceht Declares Burleson and Moon Seek to Hood wink Congress An Intention tn hoodwink Conetess Is chatgeil tn PnytniasterMfcncinl Hurb"Mii and Chaliinan Moon, of the Mouse Pnst olllce Coni.nittee. by dull P Albiecht. who describes the arKUIiients nf tlinstt , olticlals against the ictentinn nf thu pneumatic tube mail service for New Vnrk Philadelphia and Huston us "mere camouflage " Mr Albiicht's Htateinent followed the lelegtuphie demand of virtually every business ami financial organization in Philadelphia for tho retention of this -.-ervlce. He declares that If the poat otllce apprnptlatlnn bill ia passed with out this Item In It. separate legislation on the subject will bo Impossible I'ear of a favorable itport of the joint com- mission investigating tlio nuestlnu of rtoveriunerit owneiship of tlie tubes, he asserts, Is tei-ponsible for the opposition to me measure. - SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT .,,.. ,, , nnrv r-irvrvir-.es STARR GARDEN KIDDIES nill.,n nf t!nrnfin r,,. will He Guests of Mrs. Stotesbury E. T. ll the youngstets In the neighborhood i of Slith and Ltimb.it tl streets are look 1 log forwaid to the big Christinas party I which will be given on Monday night to 'the children of that vicinity by Mrs. K. T. Wtotesbury al Starr llaulen Iticred- llon Centre All the good things which tho average i boy and girl hope for during the year i will be available There will be no end f good tl ings to eat. a conceit by Troop -.15, Hoy Scouts Hand, a big Clulstinus tree and a live S.tuta Claus vvbo will add to the general atmosphere. The Jill Siouts nf Troop No. I will aid In the festivities. The patty will start nt I! o'clock and continue until 8. theieby SiV'lug all the kiddles opportunity to gel home early and have u jjtiotl rest for their fun on Cliilstuias la.v. After enjoying a big feast each little guest will be presented, will: u substan tial gift. Mr. and Mrs. Stotesbuiy will be. on hand to see that no one Is foi gotten and wish the boys and girls a merry Christinas. The Stotesbuiy I pany is an annual event it'll. 1 the one sVhrdillcd for the com-il-B CbrlMinas eve pioinlses to surpass all ntheis. liaison I-'alls pilmipal of Starr lar deti Cuntie is tonkins; a'ter the ditalls. which means that all present will have a happy time. Uesi-rilies Color Physics "Tlie l'hyslcs of Colot" was the sub jtct of a lecture given by lr Arthur W. libivdepeecl, ir..fessor of l' slca and til lector of the Itainla' Mori Laboratory of physics of the Culver. nf I'cnns.vl. vinla. this nfternooii in Houston Hall. Doctor Uoodspectl explalnvd the two the- i oiles of light, the proiiuiticn or tne spectrum and the mechan uf color by reflection and transmits and gave some Interesting experiments and dem onstrations, rtne corps Sim uckcib ior tne periorm - unce at the Cheatnut Sreet Open Houae Monday night. The tickets will be given out tonight mid tomorrow at the club. Armory Turned Over to U, S. The. Second lUglnient. Armory, liroad Mreet and Susquehanna avenue, has been turned over to the Government by the State Armory Board for the organization of the I'nlted States guard here. The building was used until a t-hnrt time ago by Hase Hospital No. Si. 'Joke," Says Samuel Yuurlaln Samuel M Vauclaln, of the Baldwin Locomotive Wqrks. branded a "Joke" the report (hft he is 'to be ch.osen by the jrTMiaB H'atHisHjr'Oi Mfuuuoaa, ROBBERS BLOW SAFE; ONE IS BADLY INJURED Take Cnab From Store and Es cape, Leading Wounded Man Knur itihhers using an extra heavv charge of nitioglyr-rlne, lilew open tho safe In the Hell Company store at Pleas ant street and 131m avenue, Montgomery County, early today, escapltiK with 12211 r3 in cash. So heavy was tin charge Usui to blow thu safe that tho door was tipped olf and one of tho tides shitlerid Kragniitits of the safe tore' a hole about a foot wide in 'the celling j and wounded one of the lubbers. A few moments after the explosion. I whirl! aionsid the entire neighborhood.; three men suiiportlnc a fourth, who wan evidently badly hurt, wete seen by Mr. nnd Mrs William .Mrivlnley. who live ' across the stieet, to make their exit from th Hnre and disappear In tho direction, of the Kloiirtown road , trail of blood Iwo npiares lonr showed tho course of j tin- men. It finally disappeared tn the ' I nun'. ' Ai'conllng to t.'hlef of I'ollcc llysher. nf Mnntgnmer.v t'ouutv. th men aro the same who earlhr In tho evening broke , open n t-.nl box outside the Wyndmoor station of the Philadelphia and Heading ' Italiwav Two picks, taken from the box, were used to force an entrance to i the Hell store. Thev were found just outside the entrance. i That the lohltcrs vvere not surprised ' at their work was due to the fact that . tho emplovea of tho store have been I taking account of utock for the. last ; two nights Mr. and Mrs. .lames , Schwartz, h" live over the store, heard 1 footsteps shortlv after 1 o'clock, but paid no attention, bclievlnir clerks to bo i below, liven the cxplnMun. which soon i followed, failed to arouse them, ns Mrs. , Schvvam explained it as falling snow, which has been banked high on the roof I of tho hiilldlm; since last vveelt'a storm. A good ilescilptlon of the robbers has I been furnlbbed the police bv Mr. and I Mis. McKlnlnv. Tho wounded man is t;ald tn be tall and thin, dressed In dark clothes and a heavy dark overcoat. The police sav the vvoil. was done by men who are tamlllar with the nelghhoihood. ., ,, .,,,,., r'vrr'I VT4 hUlNS UV iNK i.iJMiJj.aiMJ TO VENERATE ANCESTORS , j '" i Forefathers Day Will He Marked by Annual Dinner ' Toiiiirht i More than tnft sons of New Kngland living In this city will attend the thirty-, seventh annual forefathers' day tn Jie celebrated by tho New l-Inglaiul Society of Pennsylvania tonight ut the Ilellevuo Stratford Hotel. A number of surprises have been raiiged fnr tlin uniner. -Manager .inr dan. of Keith's Theatre, will present n specially piepared entertainment. Cyrus1 II K. Curtis, president of the society, will be the toastmaster. ' At the annual meeting of the oi'iety held recently Mr Curtis was re-elected president. Other olticcrs elected were: i Klrst vice president. I.lncnln I'asMiiore j second vice president. Arthur W. Kewall; treasurer, llenrge Irving Merrill: secte-j tay, IMward W Mumford : chaplain. Dr.1 Klovd W Tonikins; physici'in. lr Satn ual'll. Itisloy; additional directors, l'ar ker S. Williams. William tic Krafft. Lewis Llllle. Horace li Smith. Charles' K. llrlnley, Walter I- Hagar, Calvin M. Smyth. I The speakers will Includo his Kxcel tency VI Kyuln Wellington Koo, Chlneso minister tfr the I'nlted States; James' W. tlerard. ex-ambassador of the United Suites to (lermaiiy. and "Josh" (a!lan Itvin S ) Cobb. f - CHARfiE FOUR STOLE AUTO ' Policeman Says Ha Found Them Riding in Naval Officer's Car l'our young men describing them selves, as Charles Smith, Mllllln street, above Twenty-second! Samuel Duthrls, Fitzgerald s.trcet above Ninteenth: John Ilrenuan, itltner street above High teenth. and vAbrahtm Vannrdale., Col in ado street below Jankson, were held In ?1000 ball each for court by Mag istrate Imber today un tho charge of stealing an automobile. The machine belonged to Lieutenant Charles T Ulackbunt, 2B1& South Lam bert street, who Is detailed at the Phila delphia Navy Yard. It was taken from In front of his nome last evening, I'ollceiuan lleach, who arrested the youths, testified he found them riding In the car. ' Firm to Entertain Employes The employes of tlie L'dwartl C! liudd Manufacturing Company. Twenty-fifth' Mreet ar.d Hunting I'aik avenue, and' their families will attend nn entertain- ' ment given by the company ut Its plant this evening ut 7:30 o'clock An ereter talr.ment which wilt please the children and grown guests will be given. TJie muslo will be supplied by Charlea Fer guson's band. Santa Claus will make a pectacular appearance and distribute gifts, candy and fruit to the children. Ohio Uank Robbed of S12.000 1 WKST SALKM, O., De 22. .Safe- , blowers early today dynamited the wife and vault of the Farmers' Hank and escaped n an automobile with S12.000 , In papers und bonds. The explosion jammed the Inner door of the safe and pi evented the robbers from getting at many thousands of dollars In cash. Earth Tremor Recorded at N,, Y, NKW '0lK, Pec. 23. The Fordham seismograph yesterday recorded a vio lent earth- tremor lasting nearly one hour. The disturbance occurred at an estimated distance of 3400 miles from ' New York It began at 11S0 i, m. and ended at S'lS p, nv A less violent shock, continuing eight mlnuto, was rwrdd at 1:8 ft), i I WILL CONSIDER NIGHT DELIVERY OF FREIGHT Railroad Car" Service Commit tee Will Discuss Subject at Meeting Monday The pmposltlon of Mlns llU'i-h. which was recently laid In-fine the Itoanl of Trad", to teliere the freight congtsllon III I'hlliidilphla by l.iejilng open the freight depots and making de liveries iW freight at ulglit. will In taken up with the rnmiiiltti'C on car iiervlc of tho ratlronds. composed or teprcscntatlvcH of the vailotis triads en (crlnc the city when that i-onimlttee meets on .Monday. tluslAess men and transportation of. fli-l.ils would not undertn.ke tfulny tn forecast what notion the A-ommltteo of tallroad men will take on Mr lurch's siiBKeSlion. The Idea nf night freight deliveries Is a new one. nnd It remains to In- seen whether thu plan t-au be worked out. Mr Iliich's plan Is to hnve nil oe 'i. files after the Usual business' hours made tit the expense of the consignees. who. li Is believed, will be glad to stand any extra cost that may be i-ntnlhsl In order to inovn the freight, anil the only expense tit which the inllroads would be , put would be Hint ot keeping a nlgnt clerical force on duty to check up de liveries Ocorge TV Wilson, assistant secretary nf Ibn Chamber of Commerco. Is the special secretary nf tho committee In charge of the miftter for tho Itoiud of Trad" Mr. Wilson will piesent the proposition to tho committee on car service nt Its regular meeting Monday nnd will report to the Hoard of Trade next r'lld.iv. BRIEF ILLNESS FATAL TO PENROSE R. I'ERKINS Krio and Western Transportation Company Oflicial Dies in Jef ferson Hospital Piniiise It. Petklns, gerttal manager and tteasnrcr of the Uric and West ern Transportation Company, a subsid iary of t lie I'eiinsxlvaiiln Itallioad, op erating warehnti'-ca and other terminal faclllli-s at llilffalo nnd Ilrle, tiled to day In the .lilfnrHon Hospital, after a brief Illness. II. s homo was at 232 West .lohnsou street, (Jet mntitow n. lie was sixty-six years old Mr. Johnson wuh limn In Philadel phia. Maith 2n, ISM, and entered Hie sirvk'c of the l-lrle uud Western Com pany us a clerk forty-five ear.s ago lie Is survived by his widow, Mrs Marlon Perkins, .mil three daughtets, M.nloii. .leannc and Maigarel. ami uni son, In. Ilarey Perkins, attached to the .letf.-rwHi llospljal slnlf. Kuiietnl sei'vb'es will be held Wed nesday at 1 o'clock In Ilin Summit PicsbytiMian Chinch, of vv lilt li In- wim tin elder nnd superintendent of the Snn d.tj school. The services will be t-nn-ducttd by the Hnv. I!. P. H.-ntiett. paster. Interment will be In St. Thomas's Ccniftcry, Wliltemarsh. SANTA WIIX SUIJKLY AI'I'KAU Will fie at Manufacturers' Club Christmas With Presents (itilnrc Tboe wise bovs wliu tell thn little kiddles there Isn't any Santa Claus will find nut Tuesday that their assurances aro false. (in Christmas mnnilnir, alter he has left toys and candy nt the homes of all the boys Who believe 111 him. the ir.il Santa Claus will go to tho Mauufac tuiers' Club nt llroad and Walnut stteeta, whet he will have a parly for all tho kiddles who want to come. So put on your best clothes and loin the crowd of bo.vs mid gills who will '- " ''.and. Meml.e.H of the club will nssltt Santa In seeing that all pit-sent bave a loyal time. Ill-next T. Trigg, clialiman nf the entertainment commit. """ has made ample uiraiiKemoi ,t. n. every nine niuniv m, ...wp. .3....... ...,, not bu foigotten. licing or s.-cneiotis imnoises. tili'l Ivi-his will also !ool; after tlo ,mniier.s mid daddies who want to j,,,,, ,ie ,,a,ty. . STOREKKKPER FOILS THIEF Disarms Ncijro, Then Holds Him . Until Policeman Arrives Crank I'ollnul. thirty-eight jtars old, ,t negro, nf Ninth Ml eel above Six teenth, was held bv Maglstiate t'ennoi k in the Central l-ollc.. Station without ball fnr a further blaring accused of attempt ing to rob At. i ah. ini WYmslt'ln. a shoe dealer, of 40:'" Lancaster avenue, at tin- point of a levnlvi-i Wt'insleln Icsiitieil be knocked the weapon out of I'nllanVs Itaiiils and grappled Willi him until a policeman arrived. An Appeal to the Traveling Public Under the general authority granted by the Secretary of War, 15,000 soldiers from the National Army encampments will travel to and from their homes, for the Holidays, over the Pennsylvania Railroad. Transportation for these men must be provided chiefly on line3 which are already most severely taxed in the effort to move promptly the greatly increased traffic both passenger and freight due to' the war. Ir( addition to handling, the soldiers who are granted Holiday leaves of absence, other troop movements must be simultaneously carried out. Meantime, the transportation of industrial workers engaged in factories executing Government orders must not be impeded, even temporarily. Thousands of such workers are carried daily by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and no traffic ia of more vital importance to the Country. To meet this situation successfully, the Management of the Pennsylvania Railroad therefore earnestly requests that, as an act of patriotism, pleasure travel during the Holiday period be suspended, and that railroad travel be voluntarily restricted to necessary trips on the affairs of business This will, give- the soldiers, who assuredly have the first claim to consideration, a better opportunity to 'visit their homes in com fort, and will also minimize interference with the conduct of the war, industries. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY -v yfr. 'u r 'i.i'.' COMMERCE CHAMBER RIVALS FACE TO FACE "Live Wires" ,and "Old Guard" Clash Over Reforms at Committee Meeting JOHNSON WILL PRESIDE l'rcdlilenl Trifrir Upheld by I'roRrcs- nivos Who Oppose Kelly ns "OhstructlonlRt" The l.lve Wiles of th Chamber of Commerce clash with the Old (luard nt a postpnneil meeting today nf the (.pedal cimmlttee of the executive committee to consder the prnpnu'd amendments to trke the election nf ofTlcers nut of the hands rf the bnatd of dlrectorn and place It directly with the membership The storm center nf the l.lvo Wires' fight for democracy, (lenernl Secretary N' II. Kelly, whom the progressives re fer tn us the "hold-up man" of the Old CuariJ, Is determined to withstand this latofoutbtcaU of opposition that has roustltuieil n Intent undercfirrent In the Chamber since bis nppolntment at the Iti-ii- of Its nrKitnlzntlon lie scouts the Idea of his resigning nun of tin highest nlllclals of the Chamber admitted today that the major Itv of the membeis look upon Sec--ary Kelly as an obstructionist and thV they are nppnt-cd tn his continuance In olllce, ltgardh-s.s nf the "authorised" statement of the publicity bureau that the "under lying motive fur the meeting was a de slie nf a number nf members tn bring iiloiit more democratic ldas " The pr.n. gresshe element Is determined tn change the "rule nf tl.n few" tn majority rule. It lias gained sMength Blnce Its vlgoious rnmpntgn Inaugurated ot the election I period last year and since carried on quietly but unabatedly, so that now It claims one-fourth of the board of di rectors I Krtt T Trigg, president of the i Chamber, will head the slate nf the Live I Wires, for thay are whole-heartedly In favor of his administration. They say I that he has occupied nn tinenvlabln posl I t lull between tho conservative and pro gressive faction and that, although his I hands have been tied In n degree, he hai made a i-lnrero effort to place the Chamber In Its proper position In the business and civic affairs of Philadel phia. Mr. Trigg Is convinced that thn changes demanded by the Llvo Witea will be ndopled nt thn meeting on Thursday In other words, he a'dmlla seeing the "writing on the wall." Tint Live Wires held several meetings yesterday, including a conference with I'realilVnt Trigg, who discussed fW vari ous proposed amendments vvitli them. As n result of tlie confeicnces, the niiiendni'-iitH are In be revised al the meeting today, the pravislniiH calling for the election of nil e olllcers outside of thn bnard nf forty directors being pro nounced Illegal, as they lire Incompatible with tho constitution nf tlie Chamber, which requires! the board nf directors tu be confined to forty. Alba H. Johnson, vice president of tho Chamber will preside at the meeting of the special committee of directors to day, as President Trigg Is In Washington on business DR. JOSEPH W. HEARX NOTED SURGEON, DEAD Emeritus Clinic Professor at JelTer son Medical College Never Re covered From Old Injuries lr Joseph W. He noted t'lil.aibV plil.i surcuon and en.ii't.is cllnb- i". fessor of surgery at Jeffirfcoil Mfd' ' College. tPed vestetdav lit the. hni..- ..' his win-ln-i:r.v, I. mils It l.ltt'e. In M. I t lln wan -eventy-flvo years old. Doctor tleiru never full v rt covered from Iniurlca recj-ived in 100C vvhen he waa thrown fmni a carriage on South street. Just lifter nosslng the bridge over .he Schuylkill, on his way to It'ock ley Ills skull was fractured nnd fnr wetks he hovered between life and death After his recover;' lis was 'ore I to relliuiiilth the chair nf clinical surgery at" Jefferson College It Is believed that his old iniurles went In the main respon sible fur h's death yesterday. He ia survived by his widow, two daughtets. Mrs I-'rank Primrose, of Iialtlmore, and Mrs LnuU It. Little, uf Media. ine son. Hr. William I Hearn, 31111 Sprtire street, also survives Funeral services will bo hold Monday afternoon at '1 o'clock at the Media homo of Mr. Little. 443 South Orange stieet (iimhels Lease Part of Hulldinc (ilmbel nrnthers have leased for a term of years four floors of the seven story building at the northwest corner of eighth and Chestnut streets, .' . :-: :i ; PHILADELPHIA LEADS U. S. IN THRIFT SAL1 More War Savings Certificate! Sold Hero Than in Other Federal Rescrvo Districts Philadelphia leads the country In tlv purchase nf war saving certificates alii thrift stamps, nonfiling tn a telegrart received today by Hubert Kelso Qassatt Pennsylvania director of tho war saving campaign, from J. It, Lyon, the Federa director, nt Washington. "Telegraph reports lecelved from teil Federal reserve districts Indicate thai Philadelphia Isi lending nil others. Con gratulations," the telegram read. "We're only Jut stnrtlng," vv.-n Mr Cassatts comment, "and wo will try nam to hold tho lead after we get Intu full swing " Colonel J. I low ell Cummlngs, presi dent of tht 'John It. Stetson Company fNplalncd the objects of tho campaign to mo i nun employes or tlie Hat nlanfl wiien they nssembfeil Ibis morning td receive tneir annual Christmas gifts irom i ue nnn. In appealing to tho men nnd women tni Join the pttrlotlc movement, ho pointed) out that It Is the first time In tho history or me country wnen bonus aro within reach of every man, woman and child and Hint in nddltlon to serving thrJ Government, purchasers of tho certlfl cates and stamps, are serving them-l selves. rnnish & Co., of Seventeenth nnd v inn,. ... i mi.tii". ,.ieiien a nooill UD 9 o'clock today, nnd. within two hours! nan soiii innii Mumps and certificates! to people who Moppet! In ns they passed ny The Christinas booth nt hentlriuarters. 143.1 Wit mil street, has tllsnnsed of! $5(1011 wnrth nf the stamps nnd certifi cates. It was announced today. Application fnr un agency was received-front the Lebnnnn Steel Foundry,! of Lebanon, la... nnd was granted. The Federal Iteserve Hank reported today that the total sales to date, of WarL Having Certificates nrc- ?3a7,t90.BC; I thrift stamps, 1 109, 3.18.50 : agency with.) drawals, war saving certificates, f 68. 523.81: thrift stamps. G9, 817.75. The pnstnlllco reporletl tlie salo of 1:3 cer tificates and 3000 stamps. AUTO HOLD-UP SUSPECT HELD Waller J fuMilug, of Dakota street near Thirtieth, was in rested today nn suspicion nf being connected with Iho lecent automobile hold-ups. Magistrate -I'ennock later In the day held Ciishlngi I or iiirtner ueaiing on December 28. Cushing called at the pnllco station today milt mailc Inuulries about the until, in tlin course of his conversation! tne suspicions or the detectives moused and he was nrtcMed. Mtl'TllllKN lt.tt.WAV COMIMNV Necessities of the Government in tlie movement of troops and supplies fAH tlih nnn-liin .. af al .... a .. " l"lluul1 ul von war nave com pelled a curtailment or passenger train serv ce thioughnut tho Country, and has particularly atfecled those llns upon which ipllltary camps nro located, Substantial reduction has been made by lines east nf Washington In through Bleeping car service operated In connec tion with the Southern Hallway, and Is now i-nnllned to the New Vnrk-Nevv Orleans anil New York-lllrmlnghain cars nn No, 36. nnd the New Ynrk-Mcmnhls and New York-Nashville cars on .V 25 Sleeping cur service will he operated ocally from Washington on tho follow Ing Southern Hallway trains- Mi. J i. Atlanta Section, leaving Wash Ington 10.00 1 M ; Sleeping cars to At- ,..".-, ,,!7' N'cw Orl''ati(t Section. leaving Washington 10.10 I M ; Sleeping cars .ll' s'IR(lll, No S3. leavlnir Waslilmrfnti nt i r Slopping earn to ,Wv Oi leans anil BirS mln.rlioi.l r,.- rtl, n "' 1 III il Ife litl I II. s ililU llV.-s 1 si.N".'.!!'. "'"''insli.-tm Special, leaving i. jioiiiiiKiuii ....... -, ,i ; M'sping cars nnd Day Coaches tn Hlrm.t.tTliain. 'Kf. ii'iini' .-iio.iay, I'ecemoer L.lil, o 39 will leave Washington ut I. IS I' M No. 31, leaving Washington 7 00 P. M Sleeping cars tn Augusta. On. : A Ikon S. C, and AMievillo, N C. Coaches No. 11, leaving Washington 9 45 r. m,. Sleeping cars tn Chattanooga, Vlcksburr nnd New Orleans Cnarhes. ' No. 25. leaving Washington 4.25 A Jf Sleeping car.i to Memphis and Nashville'1 Coaches .. which handle throi.gli bleeping cars veil! not bo held at Washington fnr connec tions, Thev will depart on time sched- ,,lt ci.t l.n 1I.IIa.1 ,n -l... ...-., .-,. ...... .. , ,c in ineir present capacity. ' ' Parties traveling from points east of Washington to points south, In connec. Hon with anv of these trains, are urged to regulate their movements Into Wash ington sn as to Insure connection and to satisfy themselves, beforehand, that ae" commodatlons r-outh of Washington will be available C W. Westhurv, nen'l Traveling past-entjer Agent. 828 Chestnut St. Delays cnntrlhute dlftlcnltles and must so far ns humanly possible, bo avolrled Tl.ereforn, the trains enumerated above w lb the execution of Nn as n,i v- ;' fwtM:' :- - vt. r t ' .H; j. :xi i7"x,i iv.. Vs iM J ?! .. ',-? . l- M2t
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