'e j o if i li . .. u - 1 -"V 6 j" if P. Pit' a IV. m K . 4: 'i 't f li , J .. & . -. 1 lOCTORS DISCUSS " JINX" FOLLOWED VESSEL LOST BY FIRE, SEAMEN SAY EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEll-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, iNOVEMBElJ 29, 1018 y GRIP PREVENTION, LVi Atlantic Seaboard Medical &! Men Seek to Avert Influ- SMppers Here Tell If hieh I'unucd Cit) of lll-TorHinc of Lahore E' enza's Return ! Sertei ol Visliapt Thrilling .iihcttturei a llegan Tuh Months Ago A: IN CONFERENCE HERE & V tj m-w . - T- yi fhj.' Health Uircclor AnibCii ones Bti Statistics on Recent Epidemic K Influenza is the nnin subJtM for di Usslon at a conference of medical men 9t the Atlantic seaboard urttch opetiul today at the Laboratorj of lRlene of the Unhersity of Pennslanla The convention will contlnu tomorrow While the Influenza epidemic lias been tamped out In this clu and ait online to Director Krusen, Is not expected to break out airatn In the near future the plague Is still dinscrous in some parts of the State and In other eastern States. And then, too medical men Isli to prevent the recurrence of nny tuch situation as existed recently throughout the country Accordlngl causes, condi tions, effects and precntatles will be thoroughly discussed at tho conention Doctor Krusen, who Is presiding at the sessions, opened the meeting this morn ing; with a paper on ' Mortality Among Pregnant Women During the Inllucnra i Kpldemlc," and this -was followed bi the toplo of "Mortality Among CUj Negroes " Dr. Edwin W. Kopf. of New Yo.-k, chairman of the ltal statistic com mittee of the American Public Health Association, will attend It was through his efforts that Philadelphia was chosen AS the place for this conference Many f the statistics complied and presented hero will be used at the meeting of the American Public Health Association in Chicago during the w eek of December 2 Others attending the conference are Professor It. K. Chaddock and Professor C. C. Oroe, both of Columbia Unier slty; Dr. William Gullos, department of health and charities, New York citj and Dr. Frederick Li Hoffman, Pru dential Insurance Compan, of Newark together with many prominent phssl-lans. The Jinx ' This tn tlilutl ch iracter has long fol lowed in the wake of tlio Ur'tlsh steamer Citj of Lihore, in the Judgment of scores of skippers In this port The news of the steamer burning and sinking while moored to n New iork pier haw started the 'stcue league tales gnlnR with rent wed firor and the ttory i'als an thing tint Morgan flobertson produced In thi v.n of sea tales The jinx ston of the City of Lahore, a lOOO-ton esil s a long one, but the big "smash" Is summed up In Its Int trip from Australia to this comitr., The tire was a culm'nation of n Mries of idventurcs that btgan about two months ago Tho last chapter of the ships hlston according to the mariners here, begun when a Hindu In the crtw stabbed n ( hlnannn to death This caused n mu tin., among the lantern-eed fnitlnn of the trow, which was onl patched up b some splendid dlplomacj and a ftw fisticuffs Later a German submarine spleu tho ship and gac It a twent) -three-hour chase, hut It escaped after much in i muerlng The sighs of relief oer the fortunate getawaj had hardly BIG THANK OFFERING FROM CONGREGATION Endowment Fund of Holy Communion Lutheran Church Enriched by $51 ,600 n up and It si nk bow nrst, In the Hud son wateis The ship was tied to a dock at which thero were stored thousands of Christ mas packages for the American c Iieilltlonarj forces, according to New York news reports and the blaze en dangered the bundles for an hour or more Tho City of Lahore is listed in Llojds as a T00O ton steel ship, com manded b Captain E C Laldlej. Offerings of $51,600 were placed In the collection plate? at the npeclnl Thanl(5gllng Day perlces In the Luth eran Church of the Holy Communion, Twcntj. first and Chestnut streets. The money will be devoted to the church endowment fund The Ile. Dr J. Henry 'larms, the pastor, had expressed n. wish that J50.000 bo laid on the collection plates Tho offering was In the naturo of a thanksgiving for the ictory of America niJ the Allies, the restoration of pce ana the successful formation of the United Lutheran Churcli. Another rea son for thanksgiving was furnished by tho good fortuno of the parish In tho recent epidemic when among moro than 80o communicants only one died. More than 130,000 In Liberty Bonds was laid on tho collection plates. There were many checks for J1000 and $500, and one- parishioner gavo 100 In thrift stamps Others wrote pledges for amounts ranging from J50 to J1000, which will be paid when presented by the church treasurer nt their places of busi ness With jesterdn'B thinks offering the Church of the Holy Communion has an endowment of upward of J 100,000 lec tor Harms and the church council hope to Increase this sum to 1200,000 Tho congregation recently ' ' Its patriotism by subscribing $809,000 townrd tho fourth Llucrty Loan ji Harms sajs ho has no wealth) members In his church '" """'' ' ff ff .f, - .,. v j, y-y f, vnnijjy-riAuupM-iiairiij REMEMBER WE MAKE THE CLOTHES WE SELL Dad, I'm Glad That IVe at Last Convinced You That Becker's Is the One Real Store for Us Both to Buy Our Clothes .MEMORIAL TO MRS. FALES Sister of John Vunamaker Honored b I'rioncr Special Thanksgiving Da services dlid out among the officers and enw "ero In id at the House of Correction when more trouble started Influenza, or plain flu ' selzen one of thi' Chinamen Tiue to Its habits it sprc id with al trmlng rapldlo, and It became nenssarv to bring the ship Into an 1 .dlan port wlure It remainder for fort) da)s Resuming the jourmv the Cit) of Lahore vai again repoited ns having been victor in another h ird ch iso bv a submarine, flnillv unking port and sail ing up tin Hudson after the armistice had been signed While moored to a dock it became afire, tons of paraffin burning until the heavv deluge of water from the tire com panles and boats weighted down vtMeiilav afternoon In honor of Mrs Mnrv Wnnaniaker Kales slbttr of John Wnnamaker lor fourteen ears It had been the fisrd custom for Mrs Tales to provide the entertainment at this S( rv Ice 1)1 Astur IUss reputed to have been the oungest drummer bov enrolled In the Kederal armv during the Civil War, participated In the ceremonies despite his seventv vears of actlv It) and the Uev James Johnson a coworker with Mrs Tales, was also present The Rev Dr Abrnm Maurcr Mvlnn, chaplain nt the institution presented a memoir of Mrs Tales, which was unanimous!) adopted bv the House of Correction staff All tho Inmates of the Institution, par ticipated In the salute to the flag. th tl,0 II ig Ineldentallv having been the gift of liuiilimn it idiiii irviri Green Gold Bar Pins Many styles to select from, all fashionably designed, some set with stones. One of green gold, beauti ful lacework effect, with sap phire center, is good value at $7.50. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS H'e Urge Early Christmas Shopping Ms Start today to buy WANT IRISH AT PEACE TABLE War Saving Stamps Hibernians Ask President's Influ ence for Home Rule Cuuse President Wilson has been asked bv local members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians to use his Influence toward the admission or representatives ot me Tris iunnli to thn neace conference The Petition presented to the President by vjongressman josepn u -uciuufciiuii, m this city, national president of the so ciety, asks that Ireland have the right to determine her own future. The petition pointed out thnt tho Irish people have been striving for independ ence as a nation for several centuries in ome cases long before other small na- , tlons whose cause will be reviewed at the conference The claim Is made that Ireland Is raising the laigest revenuo of 1 any small nation In Europe The petition vvbb signed b) Congress man McLaughlin. John O'Dea. State sec- vrtary of the society, ana inintu u. mm- hjV lOarvcy, Thomas E O Neill John T. Hor- 'iMan, Bryan J. Tansey and Patrlak Fitz- -. ;Z fWWorfJerald. The ladles' auxiliary of the . , ,.; auxiliary being represented on the pet! tlon by the signature of Mrs Marv A Gallagher, State president and Mrs Parah R. Kelly, county president. FLIERS TO CROSS ATLANTIC ft ka United States Airmen Preparing for Trip, Says Shore Man Atlantic City. Nov 29 Sea "sleds" kip enough and sufficiently seaworthy for a huge Capronl plane to settle upon them and take flight again are being prepared at Newport News for use In connection with an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean by the air line, Raymond Foster, a naval technician, declares. The Newport News Btation also la per fecting a Capronl machine which It Is believed will be able to get across with a single "hop" from Newfoundland to the Irish coast. The experiment Is to bo conducted In conjunction with the Nav), , department of navigation Destroyers will form a lane over the North Atlantic with "sleds" handy If the flying ma chine should have to come down for 1 repairs. MINES WORK THANKSGIVING Output Sufficient to Moe a Num- ber of Long Trains PotUTllIe, Ph., Nov. 29 A number of collerles In the Schuj 11:111 region were operated yesterday, but some w ere short handed Enough turned out, however, n response to appeals to keep up the output by remaining at work over Thanksgiving Day, that a number of long trains of coal were sent out which otherwise would have been lost to the market. Memorial Service for Lieut. Downs A memorial service for Lieutenant Jv'orton Downs, United States air serv ice, will be held In Calvarv Church, Man helm street and Pulaski avenue, at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon Lieutenant .Downs was killed In England October 23. SKi:ffi,!llll!iiffiEl!illil!Eliniili:ira.i;!l11!n!ilSllil3l,ll!i;il!l''l,!!.ll!II!BB kr ?h x "W . , V-ViSf E?. ,, w,.'l , O Vat Do You Know Clothes ? Do jou know how to make chic with a eil two earrings, and a waistcoat with a high draped collar edged with pale beige angora ? 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