C tHOU" PUBLIIiBDGBR-PHIDfeLPfilA. VMOfflDjftr. 6E0BMBBR 24, 1917 . v'V r- - v . H yiL MAIL ClkW Packages tly.VDiatrlbuted De- Labor Shortage W DELIVERY MADE EAM,lnoreaa4 of mom than 25 ptr Vmm amount of Christmas parcel rmny previous yar In the his rthe Philadelphia roBlofflce and tfttG TO.SAVE LIFE OP WIFE MAY DIE Receives Three Bullet Wounds In Struggle When Woman At- tcmpts Suicide An attempt to present his wife from kllllne herself early today may cost Prank rolMnafc, of 10 South Sixth street, his life. Following; a quarrel In. their apart ments. It Is said. Mrs. rcllvlnatt took a molver from a bureau drawer and attempted to fire a bullet Into her head. Her husband Rrnbbed her nrm and they struggled about the room. Louis Zelncr, , nroiirletor of the house, heard the scuffle, nnd on bursting open the door found . l'olhlnak on the bed with three bullet! HAVE THESE STRAYED FROM SANTA CLAUS'S HERD? I tnatest shortage of labor that confronted the department, the wounds In his body, on of Kama Ulaua packages i airs. rnnunaK rum tno rc oner wns no I mora prompt and mure accurate ' before, according to Assistant John C. Lester I than (1,00ft. sacks of pan el mall handled through the l'hlladel- offlce since the Chrlstmaii rush , t Christmas presents to and from Hera In the training camps hae ted a big part of thin mall, . is) In excess of an thing that the office has ever been called upon lie before. The packages In these I have ranged from small trinkets to et site parcel that the Ian will i eplte of these handicaps, the Post- employes have handled the busl- rwlth accuracy and dispatch and no i has been delayed In the delivery i.Chrlstmas package. LIery Chrlst- present will be delivered on time, Mr. Lester. era will be one mall delivery to- and that will bo at 7 o clock . the morning, but nil substations In iMtv will be onen until 11 o clock for l convenience of patrons In Issuing y orders, registering letters ana business. Sunday before Christmas found r Philadelphia postofflco working Just amt as any omer day. in order dleve the great congestion due to the ness of Christmas, letters and pir- J were delivered ut as If It had a weekday. cldentally eliecharKcd when her husband ' prevented her from turnlntf the weapon on herself. She was held In $1600 ball by Mnglstrito Imbcr to nwalt the re sult of her husband's Injuries. Ha Is , In the l'ennsvlvanliv Hospital LESTER WORKERS KICK ON TROLLEY SERVICE RUSH GIFTS t TO ATLANTIC FLEET Husky Reporter Tries Sug gested Trip and Finds Charges True BATTLE TO BOARD CARS sjsjsjsjsjsjmsjsjsjsjbMMsWW lllVa. K lVSskBs1ssnsWVSSslllH rlFKt .-.-?BP.-rV . laaaaaaaaaailaaaaaWJ w laaaaaaaaaaaaaal & taiiBslMysV 90QffflsiaiiiiiilHi lmWkx B A r ' J&BmSM PENNSYLVANIA NEARS ITS RED CROSS QUOTA Lacks Only 92,000 of 1,192,000 Mem bers to Be Enrolled in Drive WASHINGTON, Pec 24 Leaden In the lied Cross campaign for 10,000,000 members before Christmas Day hav,e decided to permit local field workers to continue their drive throughout the week In several of the divisions because of unfavorable weather during the first days of the campaign. Torrential rains In the Northwest washed out bridges and made roads Im passable, but In spite of thte Oregon his exceeded Its Uota of 28,000 nn1 Washington und Idaho promise to pass theirs The Uutf division already has reported 283,014 enrolled members on a quota of 204.000, Pennsylvania Is within 92,000 of Its cpiota of 1,102,000, lliw I'acinc uivision is wunin os.uuu oi Its 407,000 ciuota nnd tho Central di vision has voluntarily raised Its quota to 1,600,000, a figure which the local directors expect to pass. 5 lsHsffHHPIB '7 jl ssMr-.C:: 1 iHi 5kAj. !fel?w ! CHRISTMAS SPIRIT BOOSTS WAR STAMPS "LIVE WIRES" HOPE j FOR FINAL VICTORY! SERGEANT A. P. DAVITT He 1ms just been mndo .sergeant major nnd has returned from Camp Meade to celebrate his promotion nt his home, 2228 Mifflin street, during tho holidays. Wider Democracy in Chamber GETS SEUGEANT'S RANK of Commerce Administration Under Consideration AS CHRISTMAS PRESENT MEMBERS' MEETING OFF Ipecial Train and Battleship Commandeered by Philadel- fphians to Carry Presents ifr MNm men of the Atlantic Fleet will unrisimas presents in ineir socks orrow becrruse of a series of llght- ff-Mke arrangements In l'hllndelphla eh commandeered a train and n man- rr for their delivery. The moving it who played the role of good angel Hs)' the Navy was Mrs. K, T. Stotesbury. simian of the Navy Auxtl'ary It Is Editor Ilicnlno Puhllr Lciliicr Knowing our paper to bo fnlr nnd squaro regnrdlng conditions In I'hlli delphla I take this me ins of nklng If it Is possible with tho lid of vour paper to obtain better conditions on street cars lending to Wpstliichnuse Kleclrle Compiny plant nt Lester Thev may talk of going "over Hie top' 111 France and tackling Oernmns, but It hasn't nn Inch on trlng to get to and from work nt above -mentioned plnce I could write In detnll of abuses one has to put up with, ves thousands, cm Houto 37 if by clnnc1 nny of vo-jr reporters (It will have to be f,otne huky ihni) wants 11 good write-up on the way the public Is handled by the I. It T, let him get In the sub way nt Thirteenth nnd M irket streets nny morning from 1! "ft to 7 and take a ride with us and then tackle It In the evening from Lester nt 4 3d to 5 Hope jou will glvo thl-s litter at tention, from an unfortunnte vio-kmnn who Is trlng to do his bit nnd I know a write-up from vou will bo ap preciated by hundreds who are In tho nmo position as I nm The men on the Job cliculatcd a petition nmong the workmen and forvvnrrted Fime to Washington, and hopo that will lulp a little, too With best w Ishes fur a good time to ' tho man who fulfills tho fnvor I usk. I am. Very truly ours, A DAILY VICTIM ssaKrrorsssssJBJSr &&!&&&& ? ks'C!wi-- st &. ix ,... - &.& Mmxnsi?ostixs I - COIN STREWS STREET IN CHASE FOR THIEF Mr. Johiihon Discovers That Bag Full of Glittering Loot Is Only Chinese Money Hundreds nnd hundreds of glutei ing coins greeted th" g.ize of Hob .Johnson ns he peered Inlo the bure iu dr.iwtr of Hen Sing n (. hlneso lmindrv min t-1 (iermmtown uvenue The wealth was so abunU.int th it Johnson vwis oK(,eil to get 1 tire shovel In orikr to limlilllze It In .1 Hour lug In .1 llUkirlng lamp light he worked Industrlousls Llko Daspud In tho 1 hlines of Nornnndv " he chuekled gleefullv ns hi coins jingled Into tho bag And whllo Hob chuckled Slug was ringing down In the Tenderloin where he leads Chinese revival fervkes Sudden ly a face was pressed ngnlnM the window I I'innl Mctnry for tho Live Wires over tho Hid (lunid of the Chamber of Com merce Is foreseen by the former In the recommendations of the special commit Up of tho hoard of directors that the I president appoint u committee of four - members and three directors to consider NEED BRICKLAYERS 'TWO-STORY' TAXABLE a1 Small liovs in the neighborhood of Thirteenth nnd South streets are very much ccited about three frisky rc'indter which nro cteatinp; unwonted animation there. There aie the Christmas present of State Senator Salus to State Senator Edwin II. Varo and are from Camden, Mo., according to their custodian's explanation, but all the children know that they arc meiely bcinK ,'ien a rest by Santa Claus before tomorrow night's hard work. Corporal Anthony P. Uavitt Made Sergeant Major Before Homecominp j When tho orders were first issued re- j vnklng ChrMmas furloughs for the sol-j dler bo at Camp Meade tho (.loom thnt settled 011 Corporal Anthony 1 Imltt of the 31Bth Infantry Headquarters Compsny, was pirtlv lifted when f olonel ltosenbnum handed him his wairant us battalion sergeant major . . t...n. . .... n,..i.v lin fir at I he pioposed changes In tho bW for , "' " VV, ,, Jn' "Z T I, h for VJUIllJIIfSlli. ' fVv , .u ....... -- ..--- $15,000 Total at Walnut Street Headquarters More Agencies Named At Thrift Stamp Heidmjarters, U2 Walnut street, tho spirit of Christmas Is running high nnd enthusiasm rules su preme. Since the establishing of the Christ mns burr-ill, two dnjs ncn, Jtli.nno In sales hive resulted nnd 120 000 will bo reached beforo the sto-klugs aro hung up by tho chimney with care Mr Joseph Jnnney, jr, cnalrman of thn Industr'nl Dcpsrtmcnt. reports tho' appointment of fourteen nddltlonal sell ing ngcncles on Hiturdnv, reprefcnted by mme of the leading business concerns In , Philadelphia Thrnug 1 theo ngenclea more than 40,000 people will bo u-iehed, 1 which should result In 11 gratifying total 1 of siles, I Among these concerns nro Hill & Col lins, HO North Sixth street; Joseph Itel- I lak's Sons, 1120 Chestnut street, Ludwlg l'lnno Companj, 1103 Chestnut street; I l-oii K Dalslmer, 1201 Mirket street: I AutomobllH S.ilcs Corporation, 142 North 1 Broad street, lieLong Hook nnd K Company, Drnnd nnil WnlHco streets; iIMvvin J hchov'tt e, C33 North Hlcventh street. Tho totil sales reported ns the close of business Saturdiy hid amounted to 1111,044 IT, In war Livings certificates. Serond'cliss ngenc'es Iiad reported $81, 3S0 24 Thrlst stamp s lies, $11C,CC0; Kecond class agencies, $03,217 75 more dcmocntlc administration, and FOR SIGNAL CORPS WANT LEASE MODIFIED a more aemocrmc aumin.sirn .on. aim , - - ,- , f tho nftj.,lrst l,ls- 1 -end out ,1 new call for a special meeting , ' ., , ,,,.mber Ills rise from I trlst last September Ills rise f rom 1 of illieclora mil clinlcn of tli ofTlces TThpIp nl (WU for Men to Letter to Chairman Gafineytv the directors win follow the usual U111IU olHl vclllh iui iticii cu custom lii .Innuarj l'resldent Krnest T mernberrh p sometime next jear , mlat,.4ns raI,id and last Thursday he, members' meeting cilled for L'Li. ... ,.,.. .i,. n. ,. wmmt mnlor ' Thursday is unnullid. and the election ' (lH a rewMd ot)lU (iniBont services Build Army Airdromes in France Several hundred briiklevers ai, vvant- Protests Against Bearing Double Transit Burden while Johnwoti. Vrho is lather u dclitjtiate A AnA ...ml a tin sln In T ef AT 1 .1 at... ... il..u I .... ...1.. i f Trss. nUI,4 ,1 V !,. ' C1"JII7. Ill'4t HIT " .. jlCfirO, JU 111 II It'll lllf U f I I IU 1 1 IK -'MU III ,to her foresight and quick action , The reporter la a fnrly husk. cjp to hsh ' cJKcl A, ,h() ,, lurnu, , 36,000 ennstmas presents were eie- Kes glad now thnt he Is If he is sent ,,nclc tomr. cioti,B i a hUt case ho d yesterday to Cape Charles. Va again ne will go niureei in iuii iooiduii lw tno fat0 aBninst the pane lie no- sOn Friday at 1 o'clock a consign-, regalia. This is wnat Happened tlceil tnat i,Pi0vv tho face there wis t of 50,000 Clirlstmas presents es. He took car on Itoute 37, nt Tnirteeriin something shin It was the badge of uy designed for the fleet leached land Market street, at J 21 i- -u ana a cop. city. In levv of the congested arrived nt Lester nt 4 40 1 .u Jll((t kp hnerIoti- i0mes. Johnson conditions and the present loca-, Leavlnc the car at Leste:, he tr.?n nirno.i nut th.. iieht iml th knn inn. Of the fleet, which Is "somewhere nttemntcd to get homo tu the same ,f ,1,,. ,hc unii,vn. ..n-ninut tii ( Atlantic" at a distant point, of-, route. It took him etnetly two hours ,.in,im. n0 ned through a rear door at tho Navy Yard decided It I and twenty minutes to get back to Ihlr- as the -lass crash came Hut the cop, iie mai me jacKies wouiu naveiieenm anu iiarKec sireem ,. h hannened to be Itelcei. of the I'irk The type of car used by the l'hlla-iund Lehigh avenues station, was deter delphla Rapid Transit Company on mined He chnsed tao negro with the Houte 3. win carr, scaieu unu sinnu Ing, about ninety-five humins uncom fortably, but when several hundred be lated workmen attempt to board the same cur nt the same time, which is In nil probability alrendy filled to Its nor- me insui- This 'Iilgg Is favored by both fnctlons of th clumber and his re-election Is looked I upon ns certain Inasmuch ns the chain- 1 her cfllclilly announced that all personal ltesld.nis of two-storv houves In West IUTerenccH had been mut ..... .... - i.ininriiii u.tti.i i. .. """ . t 1. 11 ..it..i.i . nwl LiMOri! nil w I nro " "m " ' '-" - - i' ed bv the slgnil imps to eonstruit Hie I .'"..; ,v" -i . .vi 11, , use I'm. granted that (lenernl Secretary h tnlo c.it.n.l thit th Mnth-MIt- " ' continued In his present t.n tianslt leive In Its prevent form cipacltv, after weathering the most se u ,,flr i them and If pissed would1"'" . "orl to oust liltn that he has 5et 1111 it iu snpndlng thn Christmas holidays at tho homo of his fither at 2225 .Mifflin striet with his brother, l'rlvato Joseph M Davltl who Is also a member of the 31Eth lnfantrv Xmas Special Pumps to$r ho Whirton Mhool of tho rnlvcrslly of!1 '""' "''ltl Imit isn their venr'v lix'" ' an aiing from $12 7." to $.5 110 Ailing In belulf of those opposed to tl,n lr ise, (le.iri,e W ICellv, of .1:0 houtll 1 IftJ -foul til stre t suggested M i I luvviiiir .nm iidmetn in .1 ' omiiiuiilca tlmi tu C'hilimin (lifinej of Couiichm Without Christmas presents r Rembert of the Sunnly De- mster Rembert. of the Supply De 1 and distribute comfort outfits. 1 equipment, and Christmas nres. t thft fleet. mmmnnlpnlMl ..let. . 'Stotesbury. She came down to m. accompanied bv Mrs J. wniis , a local chairman of the Council , mal or abnormal capaclts atlonal Defense. Mrs sint.h1,- flclency of tro scrvlco Is appirent Into telephone communication wlthl'8 exely what happens ft Lester each iiary or the Navy Daniels, at Wash- niiernoon wnen me coiiaojca "'""' n. As a result a rush order came 1 Wcstlnghouse nicctrlo Companv which the telephone to the Supply Ofncer I ls minufacturlng g-nrcd turbines for le Navy Yard. Pay Director Kvan H the aoernment. stirt home from work. x., Daniels reauested officials tn Below Lester, on the same Houto 37, the Christmas nrAni. e- ,1,.' which ls the Chester hi ort Line are on the fastest train leaving Broad I situated both the Kddystone and Bald- blade great nlidromes to be ereeteil In Haiiee for the I'nlted .stiten living forces with opportunities for piomotluii to iioneoni mlslniiid ollners 'Ihcse- 11 1 11 will bu eirgiuized at a trulnlng i.imp In the South e'olligo giaduitis nnd e xpeiieiKiil business cxeeutlves ln hiding tho"i within tho draft age limit in i e ntei the sixth class of the training school foi ordnaneu field servlee now forming nt t l'ennsvlv inla. se lieduled to start Jnn- u irj 10 Llcutenmt Alfred If v 11 lims, reinimniidant of the school, and (lrilnince Serge int Leslie V Murell .ut leeeiviiig ippllcitlons.il J54 Logan II ell Thlrtj-sKth trict and Woodland ave nue. 'lht ti weeks niurse at tho si hoeil Is followed bv sl weeks' work under I direct supervision of ordnnnce olllccrs 111 the arsenals, when they are ranked! and advanced to noncommissioned of-1 fleers .it the conclusion of tho work , ... ,,i0 to th0 lease. Ml Kelh said all Ordtitiue sergeant pas from $5t to Jol property owner would pis the follow per month lrg additional taxes and leutt v.hlch Teachers and pupils In tho South Includes tho ten cents pioposed ln riill.idilphla High School, nurses of creaso b the) Hoard of L'eliaatlon Mount hlml llospltil anil otners nave volunteered tu aid tho alien registrants of the First .Second und Third Wards, which have tho largest foreign clement In the clt. In filling out tho eiues tlonn ill es T ...I.1-. ... ,..-. ll n 41.A L..1- IITI TUJiei ilUUUBOTa UN Ill.Ht I" "I" tin- .. ..1,1 .'t1,rt ,x dlers Is causing bo much congestion that ' uerMuuu ie. " " -"" " ,? the men hao been requested to send l'Ocr will pi one, nrcfa.o ... his their correct address to every .one- houso In axes and lent ami another Undent. The full rank, name, regiment "" "e rM Tf i,nd ti ,Z '., i .i,,. .,i. t,.,t.i i, can our money be us-il to build these L illlll CUIII,! .J HI ll.i.V ,y. ti, .....u.u ". ,, . followed b "An-.erlc.in Expeditionary that all personal W r3irfe SWARTHM0RE TEACHER Secretary N It ENTERS U.S. SERVICE Special Concentrated Prices This Week N'o money collided fiom taxes on real e stato or aiiv ether euiieiit iev enues tint mis be iceilved b tho e lt (except if venues renlvesl frenn the itxivi nent -d lineal ' use el ns iiiMiinit on ntiv tic IU it that in ly accrue from tho operation of these llni s Tin- above charg. s shall consbt of lnteri 1 nnd sinking fund on bonds lUeel to build Hid equip these lines" If tho nronoved amindmcnt Is not experienced The nctlon of the tpeclnl elltectors' cmninlttee, after conferenco with tho, p iipeinentK of tho amendments to place I tho election of officers directly In the hands of the members, nnd the wlth diawal of those amendments to promote i h.dniony, was embodied in the follow- . Ing statement: I "That this committee recommends that tho president at once ai point Prof. Haye, Head of Physics Department, Called Because of War Experiments A elevlce to defeat elcrnnnv n U boats hay soon be perfected I'rof 11 C Haves I head of the pbvslcs department of Swarthmoio College, has been so sue- tommltt-f of seven, four of whom shnl cefllt ln lll(, (Xcriments with an nbso no irom ino memoersmp at large anil i lutel Invention during the last j ear threeo from tho board of .1 rectois that he nas been summoned to enter the whose duty It shall be to consider such ,-,attotj il r.e'lce proposed amendments to the hv-laws as luav be submitted to it. and to report IIe "' be Joined bj live! otln r ph) si tu tho board of dlrectois with such cists from the best universities and labor lecommendntlons as to changes In t.ie , atorles Iu tho iountr In the C.overn Ii..iwh an in Its Judgment will pro- ni,,lt leseauh vvotl.. 'Ihev will com. mote the greatest efficiency of the cham- mtneo on J.uiuat 1 Professor linvf L' . Wfm', ; Save X Ull, &s ice cloth, xi lotid satin, Xk, expects to be engaged In this servlcu foi a nr at least, and It is unlikely tint ho will return to Swarthmoie nt the opin ing of thn next teim In September bag of gold Johnson paused several times during the chaso to throw hand fuls of mone at the cop 1 ven though nil tho cops want more monej for their work Helger dldn t believe in collecting it ln this wa He let the wealth ac cumulate on the sidewalk and kept right after the negro He cornered Johnson two blocks away The litter threw the Ing of money nt hl fp.t find drawlnir a razor. It is slid. dired tho cob to sten within the con- I Forces " If abroad, with no other ap- flne-s f a marie circle which ho ele. . pendigo such as "via New ork or scribed through the air vvllh the shining i ' 'n l'rance nlue $IVo lluUhi. l;fMHI heiune ."fill bou.e 2IHIO house Morn tax' 1 Xlun rent iris tni titltly flJ71 (I Hi 17 nil 1 4-' Jl -' 1 77 L-, -ill L' 12 To make It so th it anjbodj cm tin- her, nnd the board "f directors shall thereupon call u special meeting of the members to consider the recommenda tions of the committee 1 he special directors' committee con sisted of Janu-sC Jones A C. Mc(!ow In. Ahccnsion Catholic Club's Smoker II. Metealf, H Iv Mulford, W L ,rl, , t., ,, . , Kckharelt, Charles J. Cohen. A. b Mui- ' .J,1 .'",1": fr 'c,n hy ' ,c Asln l.hv. Calvin M Smvlli. T' .T. llcrl.t ni,,l I " " v ,u" "" "e "urinw OI Slimu. , .... ........ . , ..., .. . ... ...... .. nl. hlArul lines and more of our money be used to opirato them, after which we are charged for the use of whit we have already paid for? ' t Station that ,i., ... ..... Win nlants. which emnlov thousands of fclyy then got In touch 'with the' office me" AnoT Lf ,,er ,onv.Jh, i'T,e "l" '." ,r ioca4 express company and ex-' "c Krr" "" -i'"oi"s im . -Iflalned the extreme urgency of the' A large proportion of the employes of !(" The gifts were loaded in two 1 these several plants, all engaged in ful- ht cars and one exnress car. nn.i fllllnif Government war contract-j. de- (. order to attach these to a nnsseneerl nend upon lloute 57 to get to nnd from W. It was necessary to equip the three 'work The rapid transit company has The polliemnn finally, by a wicn special praxes. A nasnu.r WPP8 train on the New York, 1'hlla t fclpllla and Norfolk line was scheduled W.'Wae Broad fatreet station at 11.25 m..ii uiiuuiu urs isioiesoun s et- offlcials of the railroad agreed to ..the train until the necessarv Bffea could be made. At 1 o'clock ay morning the train nulled nut IJChrUtmas ppresents for tho fleet received at 7 o'clock esterday at Charles. Va. Bv the snmi.11 m-a.. Admiral Majo, commander In chief v, Atlantic neet, a ,nun-o-war was I and an officer delegated to take of the delivery of the "resents. 1 r now on th high seas thousand MtMBen, wristlets, sweaters, cigars Mnr, essentials for a merry Christ- trk. a.b n..l .11 . .. ..... 'i. v ..iiiA ah uevuuse a, nine t,ot people ln Philadelphia refused imp tthe "words "too late." ivj . 'RUNAWAY FAIR CAUGHT E '1i p. Jtiaki nnd John Cherui Found '. t and Arrested JiT tn. Lena Mlskl, twenty-three years c iiantora. wonn., and John Cherui, ir-one years om, also or Hartford, arrested today at 2709 Kast erland street, where they were ll- l' an attic Mrs Mlskl and her ad, Michael, had a boarding house artford. Cherui was a boarder. Kltkl have three children. Mrs. : Mia the boarder Cherui were dls 4 to be missing a few davs airo. Mlailnc was 1110 of Michael's CI and $100 of another boarder's mm Mtm mm hi. 1..... ...I. .- nv. m-m ..a uu.iuajf BUIV. found out where his wife and im boarder were and cime to la. Then he led Detective the East Cumberland! street MUkl thought It would be nice Cherui, but Doyle talked him out 1 the man and woman were held 1 kail each to await arrival of the of Hartford. Mrs. Mlskl that aha would rather commit r Jhan go back to lier husband. 161 -s WHILE ON VISIT not sufficient cars nor men to cope with this unusual condition Tho high wages paid by Just such plants as are men tioned Is In n great measure responsible for the Bhottago of men to man and repair the cars What are known ns "trippers" nro put on tho line during the rush hours, these cirs running from Fort) -ninth street and Woodland ave nue to the Baldwin plant nnd return, but according to Information obtained, by the reporter, there nre not more than twenty extra men available for this service, and the company is losing on the average ten regular men a diy from tho barn at Forty-ninth street. It Is difficult to replace these men The reporter, trying to get to Phil adelphia from Lester, had to eventually fight his way aboard a cir, but-thls was not accomplished until severnl futile at tempts had been made, covering more than an hour of strenuous discomfort. At the main office of tho trnnslt com pany, Mr. Fnlrchlld, acting In tho ab sence of President Mitten, refused to make any st itement further than to say that everything was being dono that could be dune. lie also refused to be Quoted In any way regarding tho situation flank movement, brought the negro to the ground Johnson and the bag were lugged to the station house There It wns dis covered that tho bag contained about 550 glittering coins of Chinese money. Johnson's disgust wns complete When Mapl-drate Wrlgley held him without ball for a further hearing, he Fulel, ' 1 Buah does deserb it" WAYFARERS' LOUGK CHANGE JeWltt C Jones. 1 Closed This Week, to Reopen Junu- rett lives nt 5165 Heston street I he Instructors at arv 1 nt n Paid Lodtrinc House Neatly 2000 participated in the con ! Majors A K H ' i.ous,inL, iiuuac tNt Tie prlia uns ofrereci for-the luck: KILLED ON MARKET ST. "L" Neirro Porter at Sixtieth Street Sta tion Falls on Track Opening of englneeer officers' camps his beeen started with the Initial estab lishment of such n post at Camp Lee. Petersburg. Va , on Janu iry 5, w lth Lieutenant Colonel UeW C II . In command 1 Camp Lee will Include Maj Lsman, V O lllllot and Hnirlsnni 0Ilir t the lmreised deimnd for Brand, Jr. and Captuln (Jiorge J. Itkh- accommodations for thousands of Indus- ards, of the englneiring corps ,rla, orlCnl wno )mo flocked to Phlli- - 1 delphln, and the fact that tho tramp SOME TURKEY, THIS and .igrint popul itlon of the. Utv has 1 been greitly reduced, tho Socletv for "4 Ttoir" s!v! M tiriitrntp 1Inrri! ! Organized Charity will closo Its Way A Hear, faajs Magistrate "arris, fnrcrs. Lodw Xo Bt 17,0 Ix)mbard Who Received 3b-Potind Gift street, on Wcdnesdvv, and reopen It on At the home of Magistrate W J Januiirj 1 as a paid lodging house Hanis in 'West Philadelphia, there was Tho name of the establishment will be delivered todav a turkey that Is be-, changed from the Wayfurers" Lodge to lleved to hold all records for weight the Liberti Inn Thero will be 3 50 cots. nnd size It weighs thirt-sL pounds which will be rented to workingmen nt Alba B Johnron UARRE1TS MERRY CHRISTMAS $100 Bond Howards Champion Col lector of Liberty Loaf Labels Christmas w 111 be especially merry for I William Jennings liran Barrett, a cou I structlon foreman of the Pennsvlvanla r Railroad, who learned today that he had I won tho J100 Liberty Bond offered by tho Frolhofer Baking Compnnj Bar- In, the activities of tho Saif money tliesc latest style pump in pate 11 leather, il tt Ate, gun me gold and sN white and co, Lunis XV llcclx. As Christmas gifts, or for jour holielav wear these pumps are the finest buy in Philadelphia. Ground floor shops are asking $2 to $1 more than on concentrated value price this week. 1 rXi-tJ pumps Pi Make early selection for this big- club proved to be one of the most en- gest economy Xmas special at our Jovnb'o aftalrs ever undertaken bv the organization In spite of tho fact that Its membership has been depleted bj the nbsenco of tuembera who nre serving their oounto In the war tho Ascension Club has managed to keep up Its active work, nnd great Interest was shown at the smoker iu the plans laid for the future A number of well-known enter tainers contributed to the enjovment of the smoker. iinbcatabl low upstairs price will draw a crowd. Tomorrow, but not later than Wednesday. Come in. ROMlOOTSHOl 2FIoVirves$2 t20Q&WChesinuVSt lucks one collecting the largest numbti of libels from Trelhofer's Liberty loaf bread Ten other contestants who made good records ln the race eaih won a ?50 bond ' They nro deorge Harrison, Lucia N ' llrovn, John Helffer, James llevnolds, fJeorge Yochum, (. hrls L Jones, Miss I Mary Mcakln nnd Percy Wlhnot James, , I Philadelphia 1 Mrs Agnes Wills, HIvcr-l side, N. J.; P. J. 11 an, Chester, Pa Walker Hondley, thirty-ono jeirs old, a negro porter of Oil North Moss stieet, at the elevated station. SKtleth ind Mar- nnd was piesentcd to Judge Hnrrlu by 1 tvventj -five cents a night During Christ ket streets, was instantly killed this j0hn D. Bair, of Lancistcr. Pa. mas week improvements will be made In morning when I o fell under a westbound .The name is camouflage," said tho I the dining room and breakfast will be "I." train I Magistrate 'He's a bear," rerved to lodgers at twenty-flvo cents. Several hundred Christmas shoppers I I bound for shopping centers w Itncssed 1 . the accident nnd the gruesome sight un nerved miny of the women: some I fainted and miny give up their trip It ls thought Hondley either fainted or wus overcome b an attack of vertigo. Archbishop Has Recovered Archbishop Prendergast, who was taken 111 last week and has since been confined to his bed, Is greatly Improved ln health. Ho was able to sit up es terday and resumed his duties today. BISHOP RAPS PACIFISTS ephine Warder Fatally . at Home of 'Daughter bine Warder! of the Ilojal 1201 North Broad street. with heart disease Katur- : tha home of John P. Crater, aw. Ninth and. Main streets, 909 jfMiiai.iiy jars, war Ttatt to ber daughter's 1 Chrfartmai holidays at the L to. good health prior on Saturday and f her daughter only .toonerceain, trtm eighty-two J ears r ha VMow of Dr. William Wfmltwat physician who ajTsO bhe.was an. Mtmorlal Baptist tt w char- r Public Needs More Cheerful Atti tude Toward War, He Declares The need of a more cheerful attitude toward the war on the part of the American public was the theme of n twenty-minute sermon hy Bishop Berry, of the Methodist Church, In the Oarrlck Theatre on the occnslon of the Sunday Happy Service for League Island men. Bishop Berry told of a letter he had received from nn official of one of the departments stating that no fear was felt for the courage of the men at the front, "but there are some Indications that we may he misapprehensions of the tour ape of those at home." He counseled patience with reference to the situation In Ilussla, and expressed confidence thnt the affairs of that nation will work out satisfactorily. The pacifist and the theological propagandist wero severely criticized by Bishop Berry. ARREST MURDER SUSPECT ftzm Man Held in Tarrytown in Conne;. tion with Fifth Ward Case An Italian named Itusno has been arrested ln Tarrytown, N. Y on sus-J plclon of being cno of the gunmen 1 Imp Icated In the election day riots that resulted In the murder of Police man George A. Eppley. according tb ad' vices received by District Attorney Itotan. Extradition proceedings will be Instituted at pnee to bring him here foV trial. , Hifhteen men were In the sans brouaht to Philadelphia for election day; Hv U tMo, Including "Butch? Maa- ttutat eon 4rMmtirMr T7VERY man has a style of his own, according tn the Hughes & Muller way of making garments. Modifications, or accen tuations, of what is gener ally known as style, are iccessary to achieve the su oremc effect in fit and finish. All men are not perfect, physically, but their good points can b: capitalized by the tailor who knows his business the art of making men appear at their best. .Build, complexion and ex pression are things that must be considered in the making of garments that ex press the distinct individ uality of the wearer. With Hughes & Muller. garment making is a science backed by seventy years of study and application. Our Army and Navy Uni forms have the same distinc tiveness that characterizes all our gam ents. HUGHES & MULLER Tailori 1527 Walnut Street ErtmhlUM 1$4 1832 1917 ,,v BANKS SBirm,. p- UQ) Pearls Clocks China Lamps LeB.th.er Biaixionds Watches Silver tv are Glass Porcelaines Bronzes Offering a large "Variety of Suitable Gift selections from, the moderately priced to the 'more expensive !for Christinas and other Occasions Everybody is Glad That We Are Going to Have a Real Old-Fashioned Christmas It is doubtful whether there has ever'been a Christmas Eve that has brought so much of grati fication to those who are responsible for maintain ing a cheerful spirit throughout the land, for "Keeping the Home - Fires Burning," and for making little children happy. If there was any feeling that the old-fash- ioned observance of Christmas would interfere with I loyalty or patriotic impulses or have the least deter rent influence on war work, that ieeling has been entirely dispelled, and all who have helped to make this a happy Christmas are to be warmly con gratulated. ' Strawbridge & Clothier Wish All Good Americans A Merry ChYjstmas! The Store will be closed all day to-morrow, Christmas; but if any necessary information is desired by any customer, the Store may be reached by telephone from 9 to 12 o'clock. Strawbridge & Clothier LtUHTH SIKfcfcl ,r ILiHKKT- BTMKKT J MARKET STREET K u'V Jf A .! ? t -v &nV . - ht, V suHfefifiafi mamLm
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