,1 7 4 ? A. .l. Vc v LEWIS STANDSPAT ON COAL PRICE NEW' JERSEY'S WOMEN RALLY TO THE COLORS Declines to Discuss Protest . That Increase Is Un- 1 fair to Consumer Feminine Army Tnkcs Places of Men War Has Called From Stato's Industries t SITUATION GOOD ..CALLS Nearly 8000 Tons Here by P. R. R. Since Friday TRENTON. Dec. 24. The world war ulilcli linn drawn bo many thousands of men and youths from numerous lines of endeavor has caused thilr positions to bo filled by women In a host of Indus trial plants In Now Jerfscy. This Is stitcd In the annual report of the State Department of Labor submitted to Gov- crnor Walter . Edge. n . , Tho report Rocs on to say that Justin- lirOUgnt; cation for entrance of women Into tho .State's Industrial world Is that the great Issue Is now tho battlo against the com mon foe. Francis A. Lewis, chairman of tho "Philadelphia fuel committee, declined to day to enter nnv controversy over tho new price fixed for coal. In renly to a protest of Harrison R. Morris that the new price of coal Is tin-1 fair to tho people, Mr. Lewis referred to a statement Issued on Saturday, when the reason for tie Increase wns Rlen by the fuel committee Mr. Lewis has Just returned from Washington, where lie mndo nrranKemcnts with tho trans-. portatlon committee of the fuel admin istration to send coal to Philadelphia Mr. Lewis said today that everything was progressing satisfactorily. His re port shows that tho Pennsylvania Rail road brought nearly 8000 tons of coal here on Friday. DECLINES TO DISCUSS PROTEST Concerning tho suggestion of Mr, Morris that n mass-meeting bo held and the people bo glxen opportunity to voice their protest against the new coal prices, Mr. Lewis said: "As a federal official It Is neither part of my duty to get Into a newspaper con troversy with Mr Morris or to address town meetings that anybody may see fit to call. Tho action of the committee Is set forth In tho statement published on Saturday, and there Is nothing fur ther to add. "I went to Washington yesterday at the request of tho transportation de partment to arrange some matters In connection with a plan to get C000 tons nf tnnl (n T3hlln.tnTnl.la .lnlltr a. .1... Pennsyhanla Railroad. It required twelve and one-half hours for mo to i go to Washington on account of tho ' congestion of traffic. ' ' Asked If he d'scussed price of coal I with Coal Administrator Garlletd. Mr. Lewis said ho simply went there to con-1 zer wiin wie transportation committee regarding the shipment of tho coal here. TWO PENNSYLVANIA SOLDIERS ARE KILLED Shennndoah Boy Lost at Sea, While Sharon Youth Is Shot ISVEHIttG PtJftlilQV LBTOBRPHILM)BLPHiAk MONDAY,; DECEMBER ,2. &&:',, - ..'-'.-. t - - .--- - , -.-. : : : : r - after attempting to escap and 1r TELEGRAPH POLES MAKE GOOD MODERN YULE LOGS ARDOTT MAY REPRESENT PUBLIC Edwin M. Abbott, nn attorney of the Land Title Building, said today he would I be triad tn renresent th mihllc If nnv ' concerted action Is taken against the I WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. According to an ofllclal report from General Persh ing, two soldiers were swept overboard and tlrowned from a transport at sea December 17 and two others nro dead from gunshot wounds. The men lost at Fea were: Corporal Samuel II. Kelil, Engineers; mother, Mrs. Lctty Andrews, Shenan doah, Pa. Private William F. Smith, Engineers; aunt, Mrs. Amanda Taylor. Chicago. Thoso who died of wounds were: Hergeant drover (iondnll, headquar ters train, December 19; mother, Mrs. Ellen Goodall, Sharon, Pn. Corporal William Fnuntleroy, Steve doro regiment, December 20; father, George Fauntleroy, Klngsdale, Va, Deaths from natural causes wcro re ported ns follows: I'rlvnlr Inlng Tnjlor, Labor Com I pany, December IS, Inllucnza; wife. Houston, -Mississippi. Wagoner ltlebard A. Lawless, Engl- ; neers, December 17, acute nephritis ; mother, Mrs. Margaret Lawless, New York city. ' Private Peter Worship, stevedore regiment, December 17, lobar pneu monia; wife, Philips, Miss. l'rliate Ned Pickens, stcvedoro regi ment, December 17, lobar pneumonia ; sister, Eliza Johnson, Crugcr, Miss. l'rhnte Vlnrrnt MiUers, 4r labor company, December IB, .Influenza; wife, Armlstad, La. l'rltate l'lojrt II. Diamond, headquar iters train, December la; brother, E. L. Diamond, It, ''. D. No. 1, Winlsboro, La. coal boost. He said the latest Increased price was outrageous It was announced today that within a few d.ivs fourteen demonstration nln- tlons would bo open In various parts of ' SHENANDOAH, Pa., Dec. 21 The the city whero people would bo shown War Department has telegraphed the how to cconomlzo In tho use of coal. I parents of Corporal Samuel II. Kehl of Lectures will be delivered each day by hli death The lctlm was well known IRbv if" M-'l"'.BBK'iilHMJKh4H p. ' ' " , , '. " & ! SNARE SIX W NET CAST FOR AUTO BANDIT GANG Police Also Recover Stolen Property Valued at $10,000 in Round-up WATCH PROVIDES CLUE Robbery of Store by Men in Car Results in Capture of the Trio With coal scarce, the members of tho Nicctown Boys' Club were overjoyed at the gift of a. lot ot old telceraph poles from the Philadelphia Klectric Company for their winter supply of fuel. IJricht and early this morning they set to work with holiday exuberance of spirits snwinir up these impro vised Yule loys at the yard of the Philadelphia K'ectric Company, Seventeenth street and Sedcley avenue. The' superintendent of the club, H. G. G rear, is seen at tho extreme left. The boys wielding tho saw nre Richard Pomfret and Emil Grant, while Emcrain Grear and Raymond Price nre swing ing nxes with tho zest of n primeval Indian. men versed In tho subject. The question of tho price is In the hands of Philadelphia Fuel Adminis trator Francis A. Lewis and William Potter, State fuel controller, lloth have expressed their approval of the proposed Increase. Tho rlso may be prohibited, however, by formal complaint to Wash- Ington, and It Is through the proposed mass-meeting that It Is hoped to for mulato organized complaints, QUESTION UP TO LEWIS The situation has been placed squarely up to Mr. Lewis, Mr. Morris contended. It Is up to him, as a representative of the people, appointed by the Government to supply the needs of tho small as well as the large consumer and prevent gouging, to explain tho necessity for the Increase at the proposed mass-meeting. This Is the opinion expressed by Mr. Morris and a number of consumers who are In favor of the meeting. "Mr. Lewis Is a 'representative of tho people and not of the coal men," said Mr. Mor ris. "Tho monopo y usually gets what It wants, and rarely needs any one to take caro of It. But the public should ' know on what basis It Is necessary to allow a margin of J2.C0 a ton, thereby increasing prices anywhere from twen-ty-flvo to sovcnty-flo cents. Let Mr. Lewis call a meeting, and explain tho eltuation." , Mr. Morris said that tho Increases nre not consistent, and attacked tho freight rates. Tho railroads, ho said, should use their canals for transportation pur poses, and In this way bring hundreds of tons to the city at a greatly reduced rate. "I know of Instances In which canals were filled In at certain points and otherwise made unfit for use deliberately In order to present tho owners from being forced to uso them In competition with the railroads." ENOUGH COAL ARRIVING Coal Is trtlll arriving hero In sufficient quantities to supply nearly every one. On no day since the first of the 16,000 tons dally promised tho city by the Fed eral fuel administration reached here have the shipments fallen below that figure. More than 1000 clectrla tamps glowed brightly last night, defying Ifie orders of tho fuel administration for a llghtless Sunday night. Windows throughout the shopping district were brightly Illumi nated, approximately 20 per cent of the business houses In the central section of the city flagrantly violating the Govern ment's command to save fuel. It was estimated that 1000 pounds of coal wero wasted for every hour the lights burned. The Twelfth and Pine streets police station Is without coal, and drafted men and the members of the board sit and stand around in overcoats. As one se lected man expressed It, io only heat In the building Is that "furnished by the undying fires of patriotism." In i-ccrct and fraternal societies. Re cently ho was highly commended nnd promoted to corporal for naIng a fel low soldier from drowning. Ho Is the second Shenandoah boy to glvo up Ills llfo In tho present war. BRITISH MESSAGE COMING "Unique nnd Historic" Greeting Re ported on Way Hero LONDON, Dec. 24. A "unlquo and historic" Christmas message will be sent from Great Britain to tho United States on Tuesday, according to announcements In London newspapers. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Vincent J. PuKKan. Camp Meftile, M!., and Grace M. HoIp. 244'.' tllemvootl nve. arnrco w. Watklns. U. S. H. I'orwell. anil Hlen I.. Curven, Hcranton, I'.a. Willis P. Johnson, Kast Humor, Pa., anil lUhel M Smith, 14 H, Mil at. llifrt Inxon and Dora ltoblnson, Dennis- Joseph' 'dray. Cleveland. O.. and Kllza Hooker, 2012 N Alder t. Uenry H. Krero, l'rlrrcton. X. J., anil Grace I. Calhoun, llalttmorf, Ml. James K. CowIch, t;ol (llrnrd ave.. and Mary lllllard, Holensdalc. Pi GeorKB it. armfniibecl:, mis Hnruco st.. and Winifred a. llcrry. Linn. Mass. Arthur . t'onroiv, Atlantic City, and An nette i; Ilelnzmann, 453U N. l!Uh at. William II. Love, TJO'i Ludlow at., and Mary Walls 44011 I.udlonVt. Iltf Ilrown. 12 Cambria t , and Anna Jackson, licit Washington ave. Georfte C Fltzfferald, New Haven. Conn.. and Isabel hulllvan, ".'O.'! W. Norrls at. Horace O. Rosenberg. 217 N. 11th at . and nmma L Osterhus. 2.147 N. 11th at. Frederick Iloston, Athens l'a., nnd Man- lateea Slanley. B271 Jefferaon at. Walter J. Haines. LM130 N Orkney at., and Kllzabcth M, Mcllrld, Jlll.t N. Orlanna at. Eluoocl II. I.eh. 1'JIS Somerset at., and Oretchen I I.arferty, PJI7 Somerset at. Thomas M Hart, 1401) N Camac at., and Serena M. Scanks. 1010 H 20th at. Lawrence A. Wolf and Iluth L. Miller. Phamharittllrl. 1 n Jumcs HlHckhurn. IU1 Spring at., and Mer cedes bhaw. 021 Hprlnic at. Charles S. Wlster. 2212 Amber at., and Mary V. Pooks. 1117 ralrmount nve. William A. Ilronn. IHiio N. i:ttlng at., and Ruth Dean. 1ST.0 Kttlnit et. . . ,. -Joseph It. Kay, Media. Va.. and Anita O. Heuscner, Mont Clair. N. J. D Itoscoo Kaunce. Camp Meade. Md., and Marjorlo H. Ilennetta 1234 S. Slat at. Charles II. Hemerle. 354.1 Lancaster ave., and Mae SlnnUter.. 3842 Lancaster ave, Sidney S. Walker, 342.1 Queen lane, and Ilarbara M. Farrell, 051 fi. Ontario at. Prank K. Kcefer. Cheater. Pa., nnd Ithea M. Walter. Harrlsbum. Pa. Harry sheafsky, lrt22 H. 0th at,, and Resale Horry li West! sdin S. Iltcka Bt., and Rthel Mae Connelly. 2214 8. Hlfka at. Jamea J. aaunhau, Camp Meade, Md., and Veronica O'Neill. B44 K Haines at. William H. White. 20 Federal at., and Clara Gammons, Onst Alman st, Walter W. easier. 212ft H. 20th at., and iJouisa McCloakev. 2129 H. 20th at. John N. Norrla. 124" lhackamaxon at.", and Anna Dalllson. 10IR N. 2d at. Cieniena J. Polaz. Cleveland. O. and Ger trude M. liulterman. 1014 B. Bailey at. Charles A. Ualrea. 10.13 N. 18th at., and Mary Welter, 2112 Bprlnu Garden at. CHRISTMAS, 1917 BEFORE a wee Infant in Bethlehem town Three gift-bearing monarchs adored, While angelic choristers caroling down Proclaimed Him the peace-bringing Lord. Above Him the star that had guided their feet Its giorious radiance downpourcd, As heaven and earth in a. unison sweet Rejoiced in triumphant accord. Rude shepherds, whose flocks grazed the Judcan hill, Forerunners of Christendom's horde, Received tho glad tidings to men of 'good will Of Israel's kingdom restored. Today in the land of the Saviour-King The message divine is ignored. Throughout all Judea the fateful words ring, "I bring you not peace, but the sword." Clad in armor of might, for righteousness worn, May the legions with tyranny warred, Having fought the good fight ere next Christmas morn, There hail peace triumphant restoied. GEORGE IJ. KING. HIGH COST OF DYING BECOMES LIVE ISSUE The arrest within the ast twenty-four hours of six mon In different parts of tho city Is tho first and most Important ten, tho police belleo, In rounding up ctio of the 1oldet gangs of nutomobw bandits that ever did business In Pbll- tilelphla. In addition, tho police have recovered stolen property valued at np nroxlmately $10,000 Three of the six men were nrrested on a charge of robbing t.eorge tiane "617 Wyaluslng avenue, and were Iden tified by Onbn as his assailants. They nros .insenh Leo. tuontv-threo ears old Master street near Twenty-first; Alex ander Mareas, sltecn enrs oiu, iranr lln street nbnvo Poiilur. and Prank P llnvvers. thlrtv vear.i old. Nlneteent1- street nboe Filbert They wcro bed wlthcut ball by Magistrate Tracy, The nrrest of these three men followed tho finding of a watch belonging to Leo on tho floor of a' restaurant downtown. Powers wns arrested nt the llrnad S'reet Station Leo was tahen nt h'i homo chanting shots with the police he. was trying to flee from his house. Mareas' also put up a struggle before hj was nr- reeled. The other three men were nrrested following a call for the police from Wil liam Cohen, Second nnd Ilrown streets, whose store was robbed of men s fur nishings valued at $1000, which the robbers wer attempting to take away In nn automobile. Policeman Dender traced a rusplclous-looklng car to New market and Ilrown Rtreets, where It stopped. A little later Policeman Ocs terich saw John Spanllla, twenty-three years old, of Pine street near Ninth, walk toward the car with nn armful of merchandise and place It In the car. Spanllla wns arrested, but tho car with three other men in It. sped away. A description of the auto was sent ouU to me varloun police stations. Later Policeman ltoblnson, of the Second and "hrlstlan streets station, nrrested Tony '.igzi, seventeen years old, of Federal street near Twelfth, on Clifton street be ow Balnbrldge. Llgzl wns In possession if a car corresponding to the descrip tion of the one wanted, nnd several thou and dollars' worth of goods, the po Ico say, was found In the automobile. Property identified ns that taken 'from 1 store In Nlcetown some time ago is ilso said to tunc been recovered In the nnt of the Clifton street place. rm Auto Liverymen Boost Rates! for Transporting Mourners I to Funerals TWO DEAD, F0LRHLRT IN MOTOR ACCIDENTS Man and Woman Die of In juries Received Near Homes. Others in Hospitals I taken fo the Pennsylvania Hospital fol lowing a collision between two nuto moblles at liroad and Spruco directs. ) In a collision between two taxlcabs at I Tenth nnd Taskcr streets, Mrs. Ksther limits;. C31 Tasker street, was Bllghtly injured. And now It's going to cost more than tver to rldo to a funeral In a hired automobile. Somebody Is always taking tho Joy out of life t According to John J. ltoblnson, man ager of tho Oliver 11. Hair undertaking establishment, ISIS Chestnut street, a number of automobile liverymen got to gether on December 1 nnd formed an organization to be known ns the Auto mobile LHery Piotectlvo Ahsoclatloit, whose purpose In life Is to put a higher tax on death. They decided, ho said, to charge forty cents on hour for each person occupying nutomobiles conveying mourners to funerals. This rate went Into effect on December 10, said Mr. Hob lnson. Tho previous charge for such service wns between twenty nnd forty cents. C. S. Jarvls, president of tho Quaker City Cab Company, 1211 Vine street, denied all knowledgo of tho existence of any such organization ns described by Mr. ltoblnson, but said that he wouldn't blamo nutomoblle liverymen If they did ralso their rates SWWi'W'Bi'JiiJijJ! pf WFBL m $ Finest M'xlires, (fnes S pounds . . . pi.iJ s nano-maoe loys. 1 1 pound . . . . s Kindergarten 1 rn 4 p Mixtures, 5 lbs. pl.JU g K finest Mixtures, (Pi rn 3poundHollyBox, pl.3U fc 40c JERSEY RICH IN POULTRY One man nnd one woman are dead and four other, persons aro In hospitals, fol lowing several automobile accidents In and near Philadelphia during tho last twenty-four hours. Tho dead man Is Samuel McMlchaels, twenty-two jcars old, Seventy-ninth street and Brewster avenue. He died In the University Hospital after he had been struck by a machine driven by William It. Supplee, ono of his best friends. Tho accident occurred near his home. Supplee, who was released after tho accident, wns re-arrested and held for a hearing this morning at tho Sixty fifth street and Woodland avenuo police station. Mrs. Mary Hoben, fifty years old, 539 North Fifty-second btrect, died early tndav in tho West Philadelphia Homeo pathic Hospital from Injuries received! when struck by an automobile near her home. Tho driver of the machine, John I Hawthorne, 3320 North Twenty-first street, is being held by the pollco of tho Sixty-first and Thompson streets tta-tlc-n. John Schackler, ten years old, New Brunswick, N, J., Is In a serious condi tion In tho Mt. Slnal Hospital. Ho was Injured in front of hl3 aunt's homo at 1428 South Hancock street. Plght-year-old Raymond Domlscay, of Belmar, N J., climbed on the tailboard of a rural mall delivery wagon In search of a Christmas present Finding none, ho Jumped off and ran In front of a ma chine driven by Miss Hijtha Payne, of Bolmar. Sho took the boy to tho Cooper Hospital, Camden, where It Is said that his skull Is fractured. George Perry, a negro, forty years old, 1007 South Twentieth street, was State Bureau Reports Supply la Lib eral and Quality Good TrtKNTON", Dec. 21. Buyers In country districts report a good supply of poultry, according to a statement to day by the Bureau of Markets of tho Stato Board of Agriculture. A greater proportion of farm flocks aro being sold olT this year than usual, duo probably to extremely high costs, of feeds. Noted Sculptor Dead NnWPOllT. R I.. Dec 2L William firvene Turner, the sculptor. Is dead nt his homo here. Among his works was the memorial erected hero to Commodoro Oliver Hazzard Perrv. hero of tho battle of Lake Krle Mr. Turner was eighty four years of age. m if Tm N' Iiium 50c 1 m Bitter Sweets, 1 lb. box ... . Xmas Sugar Sticks, ACn 1 pound .... WC ALEX SHEPPARD & SONS, INC. W. Cor. 8th Walnut ifllftlttfiiMfllffi I nmm ! URF VAM URRY for ERAS m DEVELOPING C PRINTING 'THE. CLIlUtniMU FRANK J.CURRY , THE CAMERA SPECIALIST 312 CHESTNUT STREET 812, m Li IMI Hires" 'rniwmace' A TOAST to the New Year fare well to the old. Champanalc the sparkling, non-alcoholic beverage with all the zest and tang and tingle of extra-dry champagne. For receptions, dinners, banquets par excellence. Quarts Pints Splits Finley Acker Co. Mitchell, Fletcher Co. That. C. Fluke Co. Henry Rohner Co. J. J Fletcher. Germantown Showed. Frver A Co. E. Dradford Clarke Co. Chas.Y.Scully, Germantown Other Leading Grocers and Druggists THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO. 204 S. 24th St., Philadelphia XMAS GREETING CARDS CHOice Selections for Personal Enoraved Cards , JRANK d. CURRY PAMERA SPECIALIST, vai2 CHESTNUT arT FOUNDED 1865 The Provident Life and Trust Company u of Philadelphia y When you are 60 years old the maturity of an endowment policy will look very good to you. Put a little away every year In a Provident en' dowment policy, and enjoy It tn later years. sir I FOURTH AND CHESTNUT ORDERS: Mobilize at the Arcadia for New Year's Eve ! W "ATCH the old year out and the New Year in. Annihilate gloom ! Joy unrestrained. (Telephone reservations to Walnut 4790) AkpiaCafe Widener Building Pacts About the Sugar Situation Our Government has asked you to use sugar spar ingly. We believe that the people of this country will be glad to do their part to conserve the sugar supply when they know the facts. These facts are as follows: More than two-thirds of the source of Europe's sugar supply is within the present battle lines. This has resulted in greatly reducing the production of sugar in Europe. England and France and other countries have been forced to go for sugar to Cuba. Ordinarily, nearly all of the Cuban raw sugar comes to the United States and is refined here, chiefly for home use. This is not the case now. In view of the exceptional world demand for sugar there is no surplus, and barely enough to tide us over until the new crop comes in. The people of the New England and Atlantic Coast States should use sugar sparingly. No one should hoard or waste it This Company has no surplus sugar to sell. It is working with the Government to conserve the supply and to take care of the Allies so far as possible. Do not pay -an increased retail price. The Franklin Sugar Refining Company "A Franklin Sugar for every ute" GraauUted, Dalaty Limps, Powdered, Confectioner!, Brows ' Pottivllle LidrsBih ' sentatlve Palmer for State . POTTSVTI.TJ5. p-. nt 91 developments here Indicate that' eniauve i-yrus m. rainier will tne Ilenub can nomination to au Auditor General Snyder as Senator! inw district, snyaer nag pickea ucDsr, a I'otisvniB manufacturer, successor, but trustworthy atati today were to the effect that hath and Houck are afraid that Iteber, . iis not nerrioiore neen active in ti? rnnnot tie landed as a winner. , will therefore back Palm. 1,, r Continental Hotel' Wlnttr GnrA.n. 9th A. ChlHtHtt Vv ' IIKATED nV STEAM 60c q But in etc Men's Lunch 11.80 to 2 30 DINNER 25 Chicken, Lob .ter or Roatt n nn to 8.80 Dnnrlns 0 to 1 ! .28 J E CXldwell fy . Chestnut Juniper South Penn Souare J. E. Caldwell & Company's nnique facilities enable them to assure to belated purchasers unimpaired assort ments nnd prompt deliveries during the closing hours of the Christmas season; nn3 in line with this assurance, invite attention to their unique stock of PEARLS AND NEW JEWELS and to the many exclusive novelties displaced in the departments of WATCHES CLOCKS SILVER ENAMEL CHINA CRYSTAL LEATHER POTTERY LAMPS STATIONERY It will be to the advantage of the well dressed man who assisted another man in picking up pearls outside the Lincoln Building, Broad Street above Chestnut, Tuesday, the 18th, if he will communicate with Messrs. J. E. Caldwell & Co'., Chestnut and Juniper Streets. s JANOV1 ANOVER Our Delicious Christmas Dinner Is Within che Law of th U. S. Food Administration A home dinner at a time when food and waste is a question of national importance is .very ex pensive, and if extravagant, it is unpatriotic as well. v Wo solicit your appreciated patronage on a thrift and patriotic basis. MENU Blue Point Oysters Cocktail Cel.ry Olives Itadlahes ' Consoihme of Chicken In Cup Mock Turtle nu Quenelles i Dame of Halibut Hollandalse Ilabblt Saute a 1'Hanover Christmas punch Roast Stuffed Turkey. Cranberry Sauce Brown-Sweet Potatoes, Asparasus, Butter Sauce Lettuce & Tomato Salad Choice of English Plum Pudding Hard-Brandy Sauce Neapolitan Ice Cream Cakes Pumpkin Apple or Mince Pie Cheese on Toasted Crackers Coffee '91.50 Per Plate SPECIAL MUSIC Twelfth and Arch Sts. (Entrance on JI(?iS(J ' CLAUDU M MOlTn. Mer $1 i :f w vs T i '..? ." ' m a I STREETS 5?" it. V .t; it -.. :vr . rti '.? iFK ; T ,
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