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SET AT 3,000,000
Newport News Company
p Head Cites Errors in
U. S. Program
HOUSING BIG FACTOR
I'senatc Probers Will Make
i& Tmmofllnto Tnnuirv Into
Conditions
WASHINGTON'. Jan- 9- Tho output
.. .rrhant shlDs In this country In
illll will probably bo 3,000,000 ton-!.
J.rdlmr to Homer I.. Ferguson, presi
dent nnd general manager of tho New-
eort News Shipbuilding Company, testl
fvlng at tho Senate shipbuilding inquiry.
Intimates frequently mado of from
'1000 000 to 8 000.000 tons, bo declared.
',v ' ,,...ii in l,n nnlillp nnd should
were rawirwuins ." - t ,
- not be permitted to go unchallenged.
I' Tho greatest obstacle In tho way of
'nnld construction. Mr. Ferguson said.
ll poor 110UMI1B wvi
workers. Ills story of housing conditions
it Newport News so stirred the cotnmlt
... iv, it n Rubeommlttce. comprising
I .Chairman Fletcher and Senator Harding,
yrtn nppoinieu iu ......... .....,
'the proper Government officials with a
view to obtaining Immcdlato relief tbero
and elsowhcrc.
Mr. Ferguson, for seventeen years a
T.aval constructor, won on tho htand
most of yesterday. He blamed the Ship
ping Uoarl and tho Kmergency Fleet
n,rnnrntlaf In largo measure for tho
'llow development of tho tJoveriimcnfs
rrogram. .Mr. j'ersusuu oa.u.
'Tho housing problem Is one of tho
most vital facing the Oovernment In the
'conduct of tho war. You cannot get tho
houses nro provided for
imps unisss
workmen.
ON" STTEL OUTPUT
' Mr Ferguson said Lloyd George's esti
mated tho steel output at only 2.500,000
tons. Mr. Ferguson said ho doubted If
wooden essels would bo fit for trans
atlantic service. Th.y could bo used to
treat advantage, ho said, on coastwise
runs.
Members of the commtttco were Inter
ested to know what had caused tho delay
In tho Government's providing housing
ll - ... l-l 1- -., tw TA.ml.
I facilities lor snip""". " -.i.i.-
JOn Said no tllOUgni 1 was uu iu . mun
of co-ordination by the War and Navy
Departments, the Shipping Hoard and
the Council of National Defense.
concentration of shipyards in tho riiii-1
nulnhla district was criticized by Mr.
Ksrguscn as liKeiy to increaso iiousms
difficulties and to add to railroad conges
tion. Tho Industry, ho sa'd, should have
been tcattercd more along tho coasts.
Zhlnhulldlnir in established yards was
rampeied Instead of expedited, Mr. Fer
guson said, when tho Fleet Corporation
commandeered Construction.
Untll Do-1
cember, he declared, the corporation was I tho House tomorrow, has been pledged
unwilling to pay additional costs for by Congressman William S. Varc, of
speeding up operations, although the pri- .Philadelphia, to Mrs. J. C. Miller, of
vate owners of ships under construction ' Pittsburgh, president of the Fonnsylva
ahvayr wero ready to pay for speed. nla State Woman Suffrage Association.
nvtfsrq nv DFI Y , N'ot 0,1,y dM Congiessman Viiro plcdgo
CAUSES OI- DhlW Mh own voto for tho measure, but prom-
Woodtn construction was delayed, Mr. )scll jirs- jmier that ho would do all
Fergiuon said, because tho corporation ho coui(i to have tho Pennsylvania dele
attempted too ambitious a program at Katon i Congress give a good majority
the ttarl for tho measure. Prior to tho announce-
"Would tho program. In your opinion. I ment mado by Congressman Vare, con
have moved any faster If a practical cresslonaI leaders In chargo of tho bill
shipbuilder. In the flrst place, had been r , r,,i,,,(i Pennsylvania with but ten
CoMor
Ym.- Mr. Kpririison renlled. -'So far
as I know this Is tho first time since the
ijAVBa4Aa w mU f. W....-V. ...- -- - -
nrAiTMm wan nut tinner wnv iiiul a.
practical snipnuiioer-ver vvaH uskbu.ui-j
ficlally for his advice or suggestions as
to shipbuilding.
At the time near Aumirai capps ro
time near Aumirai cuiiiis i- i
signed as general manager of the Fleet
Cornoratlon Mr. Ferguson was asked.
he said, to take tho place, but when
A found he vvouiu uo given no auinomy
lit declined.
"If housing is noecieu mat Dacny.
ctn get thor money within f orVy-e.ght ',
hours for tno purpose it can gei u
fore you leave the city."
"inen ill siay," sam .r. rcrguson.
"I have been trying for nlno months to
aWSaSnSnP oNmCc.a8,sanudn!'.n thus far co-operated with the.r sou,.,
am sick of tho BUbJect." em colleagues against the measuro to
lieoree si. Anurows. or tno acw lorn
ShiDbulldlnir Comnanv. which has a.npmnrrntH aro counted unon as favor-
plant at Camden. N. J... said his com-
pany wanted to add on a largo number.
of employes, but coud not transport!
mem to and from Its yard.
INHERITANCE TAX OFFICERS
Auditor General Snyder Announces
Appointments Hero
Auditor General Snyder, in order ta
carry out tho new law relative to tho
direct Inheritance tax, has announced
the appointment of tho following officers
to servo In this city: Chief clerk, Hobert
Boyle: assistant clerk, William Mulli
gan, Fifteenth Wnrd ; appraiser. Edward
Shellenbergcr, Forty-second Wnrd ;
clerks of wills, Hugh McGlnley, Eigh
teenth Ward, and Georgo Clifton, Twen
ty-fifth: clerks of administration, John
Matthews, .Eighth, and William A. Hle
wltt, Thirty-seventh; receipt clerk, John
u. Fox, Twenty-third; recording clerks,
Osrar Ivy, Twelfth, and Thomas Hew
itt, Thirteenth; duplldato appraisers,
Samuel Dlumbcrg. Fifth, Martin J, Con
don, Ninth, and William Urovvn. Forty-
third: debit nnd credit clerks, Thomas
Weldon, Forty-fourth, Jerome Jones,
Seventeenth, and Anthony Familiar,
Fifth: miscellaneous clerks. Simeon P.
Collins, Thirty-sixth : Thomas A. Connor.
Twtnty-Blxth. and Samuel Corran, Twen
ty-fifth; messenger, Charles Bostlc,
Eighth: docket clerks. John II. Zleat.
Thirty-third ; Thomas Hgan, Thlrty-flftli,
ana John Kuchfus, Fourth Ward.
Workers on Army Hats Strike
READING. Pa.. Jan. 9 Hatters em-
Ployed by the G. W. Alexander Com
pany. West Reading, which hs n 200.000
raiy oraer, struck lor mgner pay.
rhey are members of tho union und
nave been getting Blxty cents a dozen.
They ask for eighty cents and assert
im in I'nuaaeipma worners on army
hats get $1.14 a dozen. Tho manager
sys tho men recently were granted, a
! per cent raise Meanwhile, tho con-
met is neio. up,
Clayton Law la Suspended
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. Suspension
of the provision of the Clayton law,
which prohibit ..lterlocklng purchasing
transactions between railroads and cor-
i poratlons. has been: armroved by the
House. I
It already had been aunroved by the
Senate. -By Joint resolution the opera
tion of the law Is deferred until next
January.
Vindicates Detective Agency
ALBANY. N. Y.. Jan. 9. The convle-
ton of William J. Burns, head of a prl-
ttata detective agency, on a charge of
Intbllahlnc urlvata naners In connection
"with efforts ot J, P. Morgan ft Co. to
prevent leaks of Information concerning
the Allies' munition contracts, has been
. aeciarea uieni hvIhA CTourt or Anneals.
Burns was flniul HAD hv the Mew Torkl
!Atirt nt nn-..-1 e-.-lnna I
'Ortan Recital for War Relief
'The first of a series of organ recitals,
attor the auaDlcea of the American Or-
ln Players Club, will be aiven today
15 St. Clement's Church, Twentieth and
tzSmnr streets, the jtrooaesM afotas; ta um
rener oommltte M tkv mm
.'w ttJFJg.imPiL
MAY TAKE IN WOMEN
City Club Expected to Invito Them
to Become Members
Hecognltlon of the Increasing activity
Of tt'fimpn In nil 1-it-ntiMif.fi rtf ntiiiltn llfn
win in aii probability be given by the
City Club In tho form of on Invltntlonj
to tho members of tho Clvlo Club, n. slnil-1
lar organization among women, to lie
como members of tho former club,
Tho City Club lias nlwnyB been close-i
ly Identified with tho material progress
of l'hlladclphla, nnd at tbo same time .
organizations in tho city. No formal I
action has been taken toward tho admis
sion of women to Its membership, but
such a step Is believed to bo likely.
U.S. GUNNERS SAVED
BALFOUR FROM U-BOAT
Business Man Writes Home of i
Attack on Britisher's
Ship
KANSAS CITY. Mo . Jan. 9.
The story of an attempt by a German
submarine to sink the ship on board
which Arthur J. llaltour. llrltlsh Secre
tary for Foreign Affairs, icturned to
RngUnd, Is told In a letter to II. I'.
Wright, n broker here. The submarine '
I was destroyed by an American war ,
vessel. '
After three days zigzag course the Hilly Sunday preached n great pa-' recommended by Surgeon Geneial Gor
shlp reached Halifax and remained thero i trlotlo sermon last night to about , Kas and npproed by Secretary Halter
eleven days, says tho letter. On Sep-1 H,000 persons, llo pictured Germany's , after u thorough Imrstlgatlon by meill
tcmber -t sho was "Joined by comoys ".ano of Ilelclum." tho attack of Serbia leal corpi officers.
from New York nnd destroyers," and
tho trip was begun. Out nt sea, tho let
ter says, Hrltlsh men-of-war Joined them.
"At 7 o'clock September It," tho let
ter goes on, "as we wero entering tho
Kngllsh Channel our captain got a rocket
Trom n Hrltlsh trawler, anchored for tho
night, which notified him that there wns
a submarine back of him, on lecelpt of
which Information bo turned his ship at
right nr.glcs nnd tho shot intended for
us passed by. Tho American war ves-
sol that was on our left enve
ClUIICU USUI!
l"a.d.hi",iL'0-,Ua0",,!.':
of the submarine before It could ndjust
itself to submerge, and blew It up. !
VARE PROMISES VOTE
FOR SUFFRAGE BILL
Congressman Also Agrees to
Seek Aid of the Pennsyl
vania Delegation
By a Staff Co-respondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9
t'nnnnliried sunnort of the woman suf-
frn n.nendment. to bo voted upon by
"r01" 8 d!l0sa,10n f
Wn consider tho plcdgo of Mr. Varc
as substantial support and now feel con-
krBJF' - . ------ --
jidei,t tnat a large iimjuruy mu w
,-ivon the amendment by the Pennsyl
vnnl.i delegation." Mrs. Miller said upon
;-.;- , , .-
receiving "" " "''",,: ,
"It was only through tho efforts of
Senator I'dwln II. varo mat tne people
of Pennsylvania wero given an oppor
(unity to voto on suffrage following the
1015 session of tne Legislature, ami l
feci that the Vare. have been the warm
uo-.inenus oi suuiuku m . cuimiiauim
Tho Pennsylvania delegation of P.e
-
ubiicans Is expected to glvo a majority
. ,,. ,...,ii ,,, Upmocmia i.nvn
n great cxieni. uui ura i-eiiiisyivania
Wo to ti,o bill.
-,,,. nxrm unnnn
UUYJttlvNlMJ'ilYX UUvjrHiL"
TO OPERATE CANAL
Representatives Moore and Zihlman
Want Government Take Over
Chesapeake nnd Ohio
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. Federal Con
trol and operation of tho Chesapeake nnd
Ohio Canal for tho duration of the war
has been proposed to Congress In two
measures, one of which, a Joint reso
lution, was Introduced by Representa
tive J, Hampton Moore, of Pennsyl
vania. The other, a bill, was offered by
Representative Zihlman, of Maryland.
Mr. Moore's resolution requests tho
President to taks over tho canal In tho
name of the United States and to im
prove and operate It for tho purposes o'
national defense. It is pointed out that
tho acquisition and operation of the
waterway would relievo to a great extent
the railroad congestion and enable tho
Government to meet Its own coal re
quirements hero In Washington and vi
cinity. Tho resolution was referred to
tho Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce.
The bill offered by Mr. , Zihlman au
thorizes Federal control, of tho canal
and empowers the President, acting
through tho Secretary of War, to take
over and operate It. Compensation Is
fixed at an annual rate equivalent to the
average net operating Income for the
threo years ended Juno 30, 1917. Tho
sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated.
J. & T. COUSINS
Will Sell Today
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The richest imported materials in the
most stunning designs, graceful and hand
some beyond compare.
'Rich Brocaded Gold or Silver Evening Slip
pers, Hand lasted and Hand stitched. flJC 7C
Former value) $10.00 Vel O
Wonderful Gold or Silver Cloth Evening Slip
p.rs. Hand lasted and Hand QA 1t
stitched. Former value $9.00 eRt.lt"
During tills sale, no goods aold C. O. D., sent on
pproTsl. and potltlrely no sale a-eods exchanged.
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY,
COTS FOR SOLDIERS
IN SUNDAY GLORY BARN
Evangelist Puts Tabernacle
Facilities at Disposal of
Boys in Khaki
, . ... nnnnun ,. . -.rtrt-r.
AtrAliN bLUUhS KAISER
,
raises Speech of President nnd
Urges People to Bnck Govern
ment's Conservation Plans
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.
Tho War Department today placed
twcnty-llvo cots and at many nrmy
blankets In tho Hilly Sunday Tabernacle, I
opposite Union Station. Tho cuitiKollst
has Invited soldiers In Washington who
aro detained hero too late to ge,t back
,"Z "ZJXLVfc Tnb"nac'
nnd make uso of tho beds.
Ho declared ho didn't want them to
"dig down In their jeans for nny dough
for hotel hills," nnd ho has placed nil
tho Tabernaclo facilities at the dlsposi.
of tho fcohllers. The tires In tho build
ing nro being kept going and the cafe
teria adjoining the Tabernacle has been
placed at tho disposal of tho "boys In
khaki." Moio than 100 soldiers spent
last night In the building.
Thcy slept I
on the benches and In the sawdust
Durlntr tbo dav nnd In tho evening the i
During tho day nnd In tho evening mo '
Tabernaclo is at tho disposal oi any iu-
.n out of the cold." i
and llumanla. tho Turkish massacres
and declared It's "up to this country, In
tho mmc of God and humanity, to put
an end to such barbarities. '
The evangelist called attention In
President Wilson's pcacn declaration 111 '
Congress earlier In thv, day, and de-
clarcd It to ho Germany's only hance.
"And If sho doesn't accept It," ho
shouted, "sho's gone."
Hilly rapped "soma people In Wasn
..,..,. .. , ,, declared, "would
.,,, , ,,,, ,,,
shako tho hand of that Infamous von
He'rnstorrt If ho ca.no back." Ho In-
'that If ho peo o of this country
" "thoVovernmcnt In Its con-
servatlon nlans ns the hotels and res'
tnurants are doing, "we'd win tho war
In Jig time."
"What grave is big enougn. snouieu
- ...... t
Hilly, "In which to bury tnosc ucrman
assasslns of women nr.d children, those
pirates of tho sea that sent tho I.usl
tanla to tho bottom of tho ocean, vvhero
tho skeletons of her victims of so-called
kultur cry out for vengeance?"
"Hilly" said If he had nothing else
against Germany he'd hate her for hav
ing locked arms with that gang of
Turks that would murder men niif
women by the millions because they
professed Christianity. Ho urged his
big audience to read carefully President
Wilsons latest address to uongress.
And vou'll soon find out that there I
only ono of two stands you can take In
tins war mauer. l.uner you uru nn
Undo Sam against tno Kaiser or jou i
for tho Kaiser against Uncle Sam I
never mention the namo of the Kaiser
that I don't feel I need u disinfectant."
TUDOR NOW PREMIER
Labor Lender Named to Head New
Government in Australia
MI'MJOrilNT", Australia, Jan. D.
As a result of tho icslgnatlon of the
Nationalist Government yesterday, . G.
Tudor, leader of tho Labor par mid
member of tho House of Heprescnta-
tlves, will bo tho next Prime .Minister
nt Australia
of Australia.
Frank Gwynno Tudor has for a con-,
slderablo time been head of tho Labor
party, which was successful In defeating
c'onsciipt'on but this party Is In the mi
nority In tho Australian Parliament. It
Is believed under these conditions, tho
Tudor ministry will bo short lived. Hut
tho political futuie Is clouded. Tudor
was formerly Minister of Trado nnd
Custonu. Ho worked In I'igland nnd
America nt tho felt hat trade. 1889 to
1891. He returned to Victoria In 1891.
113 Is a strong advocate of more ex
tended trado relations with tho United
States.
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19,070 STA'IS IN FLAG
Mlno Workers to Display Service
Emblem at Convention
Tnnnu hauti:, imi Jan. . a
scrvlco flag so largo It has to bo hung
In sections will bo stretched out over tbo
heads of tho delegates to tho conven
tion of tho fnlted Mlno Workers of
America when they meet In Indianapolis,
January 15.
Tho hugo banner will contain 19,070
stars. It cannot bo cnrrlcd In tho pa
rades or placed oer tho street. Women
have been working for two months put
ting It Into shape, nnd It will cox or
virtually the cntlic overhead spato In
the big convention hall,
Official of tho association cpect tho
IlilK ll H" 1"! Ill I1UIIIK lltt.1.1 l.lllli
tho Idea that mlno workers nro disloyal, 'executive session rstcidny afternoon
flag to go far In doing away vllh
I'
U. S. WAR HOSPITALS
TO RECONSTRUCT MEN
First of Group for Soldiers In
valided Home to Be Situ
ated at Ashevillc
llv a Staff Cnrrrsvoititnt
WASHINGTON". Jan 9.
Tho flrst of tho group of hospitals
which the War Denartment will estab-
Hsii for the physical reconstruction and
re - education of soldiers InvnlUUd homoMircossurv leglolatlou might h" innsld
from Franco is to bo situated 111 the
,irw building being erected for the
uenllwortn Inn nt ariioviiic, .. i
Tho lease of the building has been
Tho War Department nlso Intends to
establish a sanitarium at Azalea. fle
miles from Ashevllle, for treatment of
(oldlers from Franco and In this coun-
try suffering from tuberculosis. This
sanitarium, which It Is planned to open
with 500 bed", Is to l.e ono of four
tuberculosis sanitariums to bo operated
by tho War Department. The Azalea
sanitarium may bo Increased to 10U0
beds and Is expected to cost between
$300,000 and $500,000. Tho other
tuberculosis hospitals will bo tit Otis
vllle, N. V ; Camp H.vrd. New Melco,
nnd Denver, Colo.
At the Kenllworth Inn Hospital men
who havo beconio lunlmed nnd crippled
In tho war will bo taught useful trades
Somo who have become partially 1.',"
, ... . i . - ... '
lyzrti or suuereci shock irom shell lli ,
vv in no taught tno use or limbs nnd
faculties. Many men who can neve,
do manual labor ngaln will bo taught to ' reservoirs No deaths havo been re
do clerical work, so they will bo able &ki "'""'' ' pr,,lc,U3 "I0
to return to civil life and support them- I '
selves. Men who havo lost hands nmi !
legs will bo given nrtlllclal limbs and i
taught to uso them. '
Tho War Department, it Is understood,
will take nil tuberculous "patients from
the forces abroad and at home, flrst to
Otlsvlllo. N V, where they will bo I
classified Those In the early stages I
of the disease vvl'l then bo taken to the !
.zalea. ?v C, sanitarium. Denver or i
Camp llynl. and men who nro unable to
navel will remain at Otlsvllle,
Carlisle Council Democratic
CAHUSf.i:, Pa.. Jan 9. Defection
of a Ilepublicaii member liroke tho tie
In the Carllslo Council nnd sent an i-n.
tire Democratic administration Into of
fice. A tie In all votes was foiecast with
tho power In the hands of Ilurgess News
ham, elected on u fusion ticket. One
man. taking advantage of tho secret bal
lot, switched at tho last moment.
Troops Guard Council Session
SCUANTON". Pa.. Jan 'J. When
Counellmen In Old Poigo borough met
for reorganization four nrmed sin to
troopers from Wyoming were standing
' "',out the borough hall to preserve order.
Tll weet'ng was tho most exciting over
ht,,(, ,y (h ,,orollBh fn(,1PriI. Ab,iead.
lock prevailed on every voto taken,
,
lavMKjnr
I
Before and After
the show or "movie" a dainty,
well-served supper, at Hoover
ized prices, can be had at
Dancing and
.'hsip Every
jigfflrmiffiffigai
ytS-traC
Funds for Officers and Enlisted Men
In the U. 6. Army and Navy and with
Red Cross or Y. M. C. A.
The Safest Way
To carry funds it by Travelers Letters of Credit
which wo titue free of commission
To send funds ! by Mail or Cable Transfer
which may be made through u.
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WITH HEADQUARTERS AT THE OFFICE OF
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PHILADELPHIA
Seaboard Air Line Trains
Leave Wathington, D. C, commencing Jan. 7, at follows
No. B SIcepera ready for occupancy 9.30 p. m. Carrie,! through 1
llllS p. m. en to Miami, Palm Beach, St. Peteriburg, Jackionv
Carrlea psMcngera for Savannah, Ca., and beyond only-coaches.
No. 1
9:30 p.
Carries sleeper, to Jacksonville, Columbia, Plnehurst. Tho St.
Petersburg and Miami sleeper, formerly carried on this train
are discontinued, (Sea Note.)
Carries sleeper for Atlanta and Birmingham.
(See Note,)
Through sleepers leave New York at 12(30 night for Jackson
ville und Atlanta,
m.
No. S
7l30 p. m.
No. 3
8i30 a. m.
No. 7
3il5 p. m.
This train Is dlscoh
transferred to No. ,
NOTE. Commencing January ISth,
p. m. Instead ol VUU
m. Instead ol 930 p. m., and No.
7t30 p. m.
IMPORTANT, Leave
Co insure tafe connection at Wathington
Philadelphia Office, 1S3S Chestnut St., Second Floor
" ' 1 Pheae Sent Mtt , , '
BAKER TO BE CALLED
IN U.S. ARMY INQUIRY
Rear Admiral McGowan, Too,
Expected to Testify on
Contracts
WASHINGTON", Jan. 9.
Secretary linker, of tho Wnr Depart
ment, probably wilt testify before tho
Senate ("oniinltteo on Military Affairs
tomorrow. At least ho will bo requested
to do so by the committee, which met In
nnd planned n hasty conclusion of the In.
vrvlgntlnti of tbo Dalliance nnd Uuar
leriiuisti r' llmeaui of tho War I'e-
. p.utmcnt The only other wltliesri
which tho committee plum to call In
lesmrt to these department nro Hear
Admiral McGowan and A. I.. Scott, of
tho Council of National I)fene.
I tt Is I'Xpifted that somo Intero-tlng
I lestlmonv will bo obtained from Hear
i Admiral McGowan, for ni bind of the
' llurcau of Supp'les of tho Navy l)e-
pattment ho Imp faored cnmpelltlio
bidding for contracts and Is known to
ho opposed to the so-called secrec
methods of letting contracts In foico In
I the War Department.
i The committee, It was said, n
nnxloui to hear thee witnesses nnd
then end tho Imrstlgatlon In order that
ii oil and that some action might
taken on the tlneo bills nlieady intro
duced In the Senate; bills, sponsored re- ,
sppcttwly by Senatois CliainbeilAln, Mc
Kellar and (.'aider. nl providing fori
vlitually the same remedies, partlculail I
n department nnd n Socrelarv of Muni
tions. It is believed that Senator Cham- I
lierlfl Ill's bill will pi e all and that It '
will lie tho measure which the committee
Rill repoit to tho Senate.
SCORES MYSTERIOUSLY ILL
Ailment in Wilkes-Barre and Vicin
ity Ascribed to Wuter
Wlt.KI'S-tlARlll'. Jan !' sVorcs of
Persons In suburban towns nnd a few
Ill this city nro ill of n ilK-aso that has
baffled many doctors. The outbreak Is
worse In Kingston nnd Forty Fort and
while tho cause has not been found,
there Is a strong suspicion that tho
watr supply Is tho cause.
Tlin patients wilier iiom uisoruers ni
turn ttiti hi
terdiy twentv-llvo were nbcnt. An In.
vestlgatlon Is being made to determine
the quality of the water In the mountain
Don't Buy $3
WaistsElsewhere
Wain In sou fouv at
either nhnpn tor $.1 In
onnmr.Kon Ith our
wiiin 111 J.i IUOK IIKU
a $l..".i worth
$'t hero liuja jou
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Advanc. booklnas havo been
Jcw Instance, to No, 9.
No. I will leave Washington at 800
i will leave at 800 p, m. Instead of
Philadelphia early enough
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JANUA11Y !), 1918
PLIGHT OF BELGIAN GIKLS
Forced
to Work for a
Pittance.
Health Endangered
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Tho Helglnn
legation has rnndo public tho following
statement:
"In various communes In the neighbor
hood of Mons. ns well ns at NeufvllleH,
near Nnasle, the Germans have arrested
)oung glr's In the village stnets nnd
compelled them to work cither nt tho
flout In Flanders or' In Germany. It Is
said that they give them eight cents a
day as wages.
"A girl of llrmsols, twenty-two cari
old, who escaped fiom the nitlllelnl silk
factory Of Oberbruck, where sho had
been working, nnd who i cached a neu
tral couutiy, said Helglnn women, forced
to engage In Insanitary work, nre said i
to bo given n small wage, but nfter thno J
months their health Is completely
w locked and they have to be sent to '
ho'pltnR" i
Lining Up Farmers for Big Crops
HI'HFFVIl.I.i:. N". .1., .Inn. !. To line
up the funnels for more effective worl(
In ciop raining net season the executive
committee of the Gloucester County
1lo.it d of Agriculture, nocompanled bv a
farm demonstrator, started n thiec-dayV
tour of the entire county Meet
ings were held nt Westvllle, Almonesson,
llurffvllle. Turueivllle, Cross Keys nnd
Wllllamtovvn.
Baucrmcstcr in Jail Again
CAHI.ISI.i:, Pa., Jim V After spend.
Ing nbout one-third or his twenty-eight
vears 111 prWon. Isaac Ilauermester, once
leader of the Southampton gang, Is In
lull hern nccused of nttemptlng to .shoot
H. T. Shughait. n farmer, and threaten.
Ing to stab Sarah Gilbert A careful
watch Is being kept In the local Jail, as
ho escaped at ono time.
J E Caldwell (6,
Chestnut Juniper South Penn Square
ENGAGEMENT
RINGS
A Sale
of the hardy, handsome
Tan Cape Gloves vc have
been proud to sell in these
quality-scarce times.
Also Gloves for winter
sports, for dress and for
practically every use a
man can put a glove to.
Made of superior' qiialif,
firnily-n-ained skins in
the finished Centemeri
manner.
1.65
A Sale for Women
of our own beautiful
f loves from our Grenoble,
'ranee, factory. War and
lack of ships have made
imported gloves scarce,
but here, at a genuine
'' bargain price is a real
sclcetiou of
Stunning novelties and con
servative stylrs of exquisite
quality from France besides
gloves for vvarmlli and wear,
tbc smartest and sturdiest nude
in America.
1.65
A Sale unequalled
in variety and value,
especially under condi
tions which make it
increasingly difficult to
secure gloves of the same
superior quality.
Therefore, we can
extend
No Days of Courtesy
No C. O. D's
No Cliargcs
Gloves for juniors also in the
ale at
1.65
JUDGE MILtER JOINS
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Montpromery County Jurist
Yields to Request That He
Become Harmony Candidate
NOIIIUSTOWN, Pa Jan. 9. John
Faber Miller, Judge of the Montgomery
County Courts hns agreed to the con
sideration of his name ns u. candidate
for Governor of Pennsylvania. A com
mittee of representative men o. the
county called upon him In tho library
of tho courthouso yesterday afternoon
nnd represented to him that tho Hcpub
llcan party needed a harmoiilzcr nnd a.
candidate not antagonistic to any fac
tion. . ,
After nn hour's conference one of the
members of tho commlttco said the
Judgo bad ngreed to tbo uso cf Ills name
as candidate of the United Republican
pirty. Tho commlttco consisted of for
mer Senator Henry D. Salor, I'ntM
town ; William D. 1 Icebner. County Con
troller, and former County Controller
John N". Jacobs, Laiisdnlc: County Com-
i mlssloiier William Warner Hnrper.
Cheltenham : Georgo C. Klauder, Ijowcr
Merlon; former County Treasurer Henry
W. Hallowell, Mot eland, and Attorneys
I, P. Knlpo and Joseph T. Foulke.
Judge Miller's homo Is near Chestnut
Hill. In Springfield township Ho was
appointed to till a vacancy created by
tho death of Judgo Weand, nnd two
vears agu was elected for a ten-year
term.
for Men
Centemeri
.Glove?
At Chestnut St. Store Only
1223 Chestnut St.
Centemeri
Gloves
At Chestnut St. Store Only
1223 Chestnut St.
Centemeri
Gloves
At Chestnut St. Store Qnly
1223 Chestnut St.
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UNCLE SAMfc
THRIFT CUII
BUY
WAR SAVDNiS
STAMPS
Also
Perry's
Suits and
Overcoats
are Reduced
in Price!
(ft Reduced, in spite
of their already low
regular prices!
C Reduced, in spite
of the way prices
have gone up in the
woolen market since
we bought the cloth
in these!
tj Reduced, in spite
of the fact that next
year they would be
considered bargains
at their unreduced
prices !
If And the Reduc
tions extend all along
the line from Top
to Bottom from our
Highest-Priced All
F u r Overcoats, to
o'ti r lowest - priced
Separate Trousers
to dress, fancy, and
all-wool vests!
q Get in on it! It's
an Investment a
Big Investment, in
the savings it means
on next year's
Clothes Appropria
tion! Reductions on Every
Kind of Clothes!
Reductions on
The finest $60 Over
coats The finest $50
Overcoats The fin
est $40 Overcoats
The $35 and $38
Overcoats The $28
and $30 Overcoats
The $20 and $25 Over
coats The $15 and
$18 Overcoats!
er
Reductions on
$43 & $15 Suits
$40.00 Suits
$38.00 Suits
$35.00 Suits
$30.00 Suits
$25 & $28 Suits
$18 $20 Suits!
J Fur Coats, Separate
Trousers, Fancy VeU
in this Big Reduction
Sale!
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