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EVENING PUBLIC LBDGEK-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1918
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Biggest Christmas Mail
Ever Handled Delivered
1 on Time
PRAISE FOR EMPLOYES
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Remninctl on Duly Tliat Work
of Distribution Might Not
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RING OFF! RING OFF! RING OFF
YE AFTER-CHRISTMAS BELLS
What "Morning After" Mourning, What Wringing Load of Sorrow
Your Ringing Voicc Truth-Scorning, Upon This Yulctido
Morrow Into Our Tired Ears Tells
TO PAY SCHOOLS
F0RS.A.T.CI0SS
"It was tlio biggest batch of Christ
mas mall ever handled by the Philadel
phia postofflco and every letter and
package was delivered on time.
"We have reports from all tha sub
stations and ovcry one makes It plain
that the great volume of Christmas mat
ter that plied In to the stations on Christ.
Butoajmas morning whs delivered before eve-
nine."
This statement, concerning the effl
clcnt handling of the city's Christmas
mall, was made today by Thomas 1'
Johnson, superintendent of malls. John
tJ. Lister, assistant postmaster, was
warm In his praises for the thousands of
postal employes nnd asserted that a
majority gave over their entire Christ
mas holiday to tlio work of distributing
Jnall.
, Tlio only mall undelivered Is that
which was destroyed In Trenton, N. J.,
on Tuesday. A enr containing 600 sacks
"ht mall from points In"S"ew England and
Jifew York caught fire nt Trenton, and
J30 sacks were damaged. Mr. Johnson
helleves thnt a bulk of this matter was
destined for Philadelphia. Ninety per
jpent of the mntter will be delivered, he
says, when postal officials establish
.ownership.
,, "We are pleased beyond measure,"
said Mr. Lister when commenting upon
the activities of the postal employes.
Anticipating nn unusual bull: of mall
and parcel post wo organized on extra
orco of motortrucks nnd this solved the
problem, for It prevented congestion nt
railway stations. Once the malt matter
liad been delivered at the substation")
the force of tlerks and carriers took
care that It was delivered promptly. To
do this the clerks nnd carriers sacrificed
many hours ot their own time.
"This year's parcel post business was
ho greatest in olumo since the In
auguration of the system Jive years
7:10 n. m. Our telephone girl calls
to say she's very 111, but hopes to re
cover. Promises to be In tomorrow.
7:15 n. m. Weary voice announces the
presence of Margaret, our office girl, on
the wire. Brother desperately sick and
going to hospital. Margaret must ac
company him. Promises to bo In to
morrow. 7:45 n. m. One of odr best hired
men puts wife on wire to tell us hus
band has temporarily succumbed to
nervous strain and overwork. Under
care of three specialists, buf. will be In
tomorrow.
8:00 a. m. Telephone bell rings again
and yawning voice of another slave tells
us wife was taken suddenly 111. Slavo
must remain home to wash dishes and
net as nurse. Promises to be In tomor
row unless wife dies. Very mournful.
8: IS a. m. Office boy calls with sad
news that he has Asiatic cliolern, his
mother spinal meningitis, his three
brothers the flu, his Bister the diph
theria and his "old man the peach of a.
hangover." Promises to be In tomorrow.
8:16 a, m. Aonther hired man on
wire. Child has mumps, and father
feels It would bo extremely thoughtless
to expose office to contagion by coming
in today. Mumps takes unusunl form,
as it will last only one day. Father
promises to be In tomorrow.
8:17 a. m. Tejephone disconnected.
P. a. It's the day after Christmas
ZIONISTS CLASH
OVER TELEGRAM
MAY INTRODUCE BILL
FOR PURER POLITICS
Dr. James J. Hcffcrnan Sug
gested to Offer Police and
Firemen Measure
Dr. James J. lleffcrnan, member of
the Legislature from the Forty-fourth
Ward, may Introduce In the next House
tho bill which will be drafted by the
charter revision committee to take the
police and firemen out of politics.
Two years ago Doctor Heffernan In
troduced the police and firemen bill pre
pared by the charter revisionists. It
passed tho House, receiving 82 votesj
but fell because It was 33 votes snort or
the 104 required for a constitutional ma
jority. ,
Suggestions are understood to have
been made to the charter revision com
mittee to draft the proposed rtew bill in
such a manner as to make material
changes In the present system of con
ducting the police nnd flro departments.
One of these suggestions Is Bald to
provide for a metropolitan polico district
to be governed by a commission appoint
ed by the Governor.
This plan would take entire jurisdic
tion over the police from the hands of
the city authorities and place It In a
small State body.
A commission of Ave members Is said
to have been proposed aB tho governing
body for a metropolitan police system.
Governor Sproul In his address at the
charter revision conference dinner
declared that he favored tho creation of
a metropolitan district for Philadelphia
which would afford city police and fire
protection to the scores of suburbs ad
jacent to the city.
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20,000 LISTED FOR RETURN
Pershing Cables Early Sailing of
"3 Large Contingent of Troops
Wellington, Dec. 26. Lists of units
ol the expeditionary force assigned for
early convoy home cabled today by Gen
"ieral Pershing comprised 600 officers and
pearly 20,000 men.
They Include tho Forty-fourth. Six
tieth nnd Sixty-fourth Coast artillery
-Tleglments and the Forty-ninth and
331st Infantry.
Other organizations on the lists were:
" Headquarters and companies C, D. L
'and F, Twenty-sixth Knglneers; mobile
.naAltil rnmnnnlM lflOtn to 105th In-
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lve, anouiie, huikii uimo .
tB3d Inclusive; First anti-aircraft
saedquarters, twenty-nrst, iwemy
il. twentv-thlrd. twenty-fourth and
fr...... .nftli liallnllnna' mnrllltlM DTlin
"battalion of second nntl-alrcraft sector:
nineteenth balloon company and medical
"fletnehment; thirtieth balloon company:
nineteenth aero Bquadroii nnd medical
.detachment : 109th aero squadron:
twenty-third balloon company, 311th
signal battalion; signal corps casual
rnmninv No. 1 : base hosnltal No. - S
sixth company, second air service
mechanics regiment; ordnance casual
companies 1, 2. 3. 4 nnd 10 ; balloon companies-'.
Nos. 35, 30 and 46; mobile hos
pital No, 39; first battalion headquarters
of the seventy-fourth engineers : balloon
company No. 30; 421st and 422d tele
graph battallbnH with medical detach
ments; seventh a,nd ninetieth trench
mortar batteries; chemical warfare
sen Ice casunl company No. 3.
BAKER URGES NEW ARMY LAW
Asks for Legislation Permitting
Voluntary Enlistments
Wnnlilnston, Dec. 26, (By A. P.)
immediate legislation authorizing re
sumption of voluntary enlistment In the
army, ana me repeal oi provisions or me
selective service act limiting enlistments
lo ine periou oi inn wm, vhh urgeu io
day by Secretary Baker In H letter to
Chairman Dent, of the House Military
Affnlrs Committee. ;
Wltnoui ine legislation, secretary
Baker said, tlio army, after the procla
mation of peace, would not have sum-
iclent forces to perform essential mili
ary duties, Including the policing of the
.Mexican ljorder.
"Tills legislation Is urgently neces
sary," he wrote, "because as soon after
the proclamation of peace as the exist
ing emergency will permit those who
have enlisted or been drafted to serve
during the emergency must all, In ac-
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cordance with tne law, oe aiscnurgea.
Demobilization of these men Is now pe
ine? raDldly made nnd It Is expected soon
to release them nt a. rate of more than
30,000! a day or 200,000 a week."
TWO SAILORS ACCUSED
OF JEWELRY THEFT
New Yorker Mis6cd Valuables
After Entertaining Bond
Robbery Laid to Boy
War Department Promises
Pcnn and Others "Equit
able Adjustment"
COST U. OF P. $62,000
Announces Tliat Many Soldier
Students Have Suffered
Because of Corps
Kqultable financial adjustments will
bo made by tho War Department with
educational Institutions wlrtyli have suf
fered .loss by reason of the demobiliza
tion of the student nrmy training corps.
The announcement that such an ar
rangement had been reached was con
tained In a letter from Major Ralph Bar
ton Perry, secretary of the committee on
education of the general staff.
"The War Department," Major Perry
said, "Is fully aware oC tho force of
Question of Reading Mes
sage in Hebrew and Yid
dish Stirs Delegates
COMPROMISE EFFECTED
Care of Jewish Immigrants
After Peace Conference
Is Considered
Tow sailors and a boy were given
hearings today In connection with two
robberies. The sailors nro charged with
the theft of more than $6000 worth of
Jewels and the boy Is accused of stealing
a wallet from an .automobile.
Christmas spirit led Arthur Conoer,
wealthy Texns banker, stopping nt tho
nttz-Carlton, to entertain several sailors
and a civilian, nnd the party almost
cost him $3000 in Jewelry.
Shortly after Conover woke up and
missed his valuable two sailors appeared
at a jewelty store at 243 Market Btreet
and offered a collection of diamonds,
necklaces, pins nnd bracelets for sale nt
a low price. The Jeweler called the
police, and Henry Melcher, Twenty
eighth street, below Dickinson, and
Stewart Dunn, of Brooklyn, were ar
rested. They wild nnother man gave
them the Jewelry to sell. They iero
given a hearing today at the City Hall
and held In $3000 ball each. The
Jewelry was recovered.
A flfteen-ycar-old lad has been arrest
ed as tho result of the theft of $6000
A telegram fron Jeruralem to the
Jewish Soclnllsts Poale Zlon. in con
cntlon at the Continental Hotel today,
precipitated a clash between the Yiddish
and Hebrew factions.
The telegram was In Hebrew, but the
ndocates for Yiddish as the national
tongue for Palestlno Insisted that the
wire be rend In translation
After much argument Dr. Israel Ap
plcbaum, chairman of the session, was
the argument In fnvor of continuance of nhl to enforce his ruling that the mes
the students' army training corps. Thc','nR0 from tno Palestinian school, wlsh
demoblllzatlon will. In some cases, doubt-1 lnf the convention success be read both
les result In inconvenience to the Instl-lin Hebrew nnd In Yiddish
tutlon. The committee on education has, The .150 delegates, representing Jew
however, been authorized to make cqult- I1I1 labor Interests from eery Impor
able financial adjustments. It is also tnnt city in the United States and Can
recognized that In many cases tho ln-lnda, who nre meeting here In the Inter
divldual students will Buffer hardships, ests of tho Jewish Socialist party Poale
Not rrnnilned Kdocatlon ,Zlon' ,,ave an nmbltlous P'".
n hi, 1,1 i,nn.... 1. , ? . Included is the creation of nn orgnnl-
It ShOUId, llOWeCr. be rlrnrlv k.,..1 .. ... . .... 1 a. r-...ii.
in r.i i. .. 1 . ' "v'" 7auon 10 inKe care 01 win ihihi .tewnu
i?...ni"d "."'"?. ,n,.BM '"ducted Into the lmmlrrntlcn to this country which. It Is
Dililent ! .!!.. f
?:".,.' . ", "'.."""," ' '-OTpa was P"m- nldil. will como hero after the Peace
l"rMlnTM'fWn'rohn- The newcomers are to be
purpose of receding suecK! LZ the. " cele,'s "here ,ney
military tralnlng.?nlwav, wit!- n view n lnto 'd'"' la tu ,)e "glinted bo s to
tli iion.io nf tho r..i ' .nold unseemly competition.
Following demobilization of thn xtn I Tlus Jewll"' Socialists Paole .ion were
dents' nrmy corps nt Penn SJ.".. 'among the first organizers of tho Amer
Smith announced that the university I ,cnn Jewl"M Congress, which met here
iiecentiy. iney conirmuieu iuuu nui-
dlers to the Jewish legion which fought
n,.n ; Ti"" ' with the British on the Palestinian
who have announced tliat they will with- front
drnw from the University now that their Ao-opcratle bank for the estnbllsh
sxpenses nre no longer paid by the Gov- ment of colonies in Palestine, a fund
eminent. of 1325,000 for a Jewish dally, toward
Condemned Action .which $100,000 was subscribed at es
stood to lose $62,000.
This sum represents the proportional
tuition of C20 S. A. T. C. men at Penn '
Doctor Smith condemned the Govern leidny's session: tho creation of a Sc
ent's action. "The contract with ilin ' rlallst republic, in tho Holy Land, nnd :i
1. .. 1.-.. . "" .."" I ,.1 ..n-n-. f 1,v1b1i lahnr. 9
:7,: -. u.l . II,. .nlnmnhll. n I "'"""" "a '" '" nlnC months." ""' '"B'" "-"-. --.-' "-
worm 01 """" - r .".",,, he pointed out. "If Penn
Dr. George K Pfahler. son-in-law of Jus- , 'contract It wou,u h!u
tlce Alexander Simpson, Jr., 1321 Spruce Lre amount.
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650 POOR CHILDREN FEAST
Turkey and Fixing' for Young
sters nt Bedford Street Mission
At the annual Christmas dinner' this
nfternoon of the Bedford Street Mis
sion, 619 Kater Btreet 650 poor children
were given turkey dinners.
The custom wi's Instituted In 1852.
Present nt the dinner today were many
'iioye and girls" of mature years
who attended these dinners when they
were youngsters. ,
The provisions used sound like the
rationing of an army. They Include G00
pounds of turkey, 400 pounds of candy,
ten bushels of potatoes, ten bunches of
bananas, four barrels of apples, 1500
oranges, 210 pics and 100 dozen rolls.
Four rooms were devoted to the dinner
and were divided according to the size
of the children. The tables and chairs
ranged from those for adults to those
for the smallest babies.
Prof. Calvin O. Allhouse, of the Boys'
High School, spoke briefly, as did
Ulchard II. Russell, Benjamin H. Shoe
maker, 2d, and Charles W. Xecld, who
comprised the dinner committee.
The last-named declared that In the
near future a $100,000 building was to
be erected by the organization.
ARMY SURGEONS MAKE RECORD
Penn Doctors Perform Five Oper
ations Daily No Deaths
Five operations dally for four months
with no deaths is the record of two
army surgeons, graduates or tne univer.
sity of Pennsylvania, who have charge
of Camp Hospital 28, "somewhere In
Major John Kelton, of Seattle, Wash.,
Is In charge of the hospital, and Lieu
tenant Thomas M. Armstrong, H29
Christian street, this city. Is his assist
ant. Some idea of the magnitude of. the
work of these officers is gained witty
the Information, that 1000 beds r
housed In the various buildings of the
Institution. Up to the last mlr.uto of
fighting every bed was occupied.
Just before hostilities ceasod the hos
pital Inmates received a scare. V se
vere storm arose and the roof was blown
from a building In which were housed
five soldiers who had been operated on
that day. Major Kelton, Lieutenant
Armstrong and several Red Cros nurses
struggled Into the wrecked building, res.
cued the patients and carried them to
safety.
street.
After the theft was reported to the
police a fake wallet was placed In tre
car In an attempt to trap the bond
thief. The boy under nrrest, who gave
his name as AVIlllam Wilson, was caught
as he leaned Into the automobile. Ho
denied any knowledge of tho bonds.
had broken among tho alms of the conentlon.
lost the en- "
PROF. CRET COMING HOME
French Soldier-Architect Due at
Penn Next Month
Paul Cret. who has been fight
ing In France for four years, will re
turn In January to the University of
Pennsylvania as professor of design in
the school of architecture. The an
nouncement Is made by Professor War
ren P. Laird, who la hend of tho school.
Professor Cret designed tho memorial
arch at Valley Forge, which he has not
yet seen: served on the 1907 commission
of the Parkway; In 1911 was adviser for
the city in the preparation of municipal
plans and served on several committees.
Professor Cret was the designer of Rlt
inimiiA KmmrA tnmrovement Diana and
has been mentioned recently as designer
of the city s proposeowar memunui.
Jewish Women lo Present Play
The Council of Jewish Women will
present Its annual piny, "Aladdin nnd
His Lamp" this afternoon at Mercan
tile Hall. The production was written
r.n.i riirAPtori hv deors-e Jacobs, and the
proceeds of the entertainment will be
devoted to charity. Miss Julia Kind
will play the Princess anu iiaroia iiess
will be Aladdin. Other members of the
.noi inelude Mrs. Leon Hagedorn. Jacob
Goldsmith nnd Paul Stern. There nlso
will be several vocal numbers by Miss
Adeline jason.
Tho University may sustain a fiinlir
money loss throdgh the failure of Wash
ington to recoru tne enrollment of stu
dents of the medical, dental and veteri
nary schools.
Thefce men were sworn In on the
campus," said Doctor Smith, "but Wash
ington sa8 It has no record of their en.
rollmenl. Other Pennsjlvanla colleges
have not had their enrollment papcis
receded at all, and do not know whether
the Government will reimburse them for
the work they have done nnd tho money
i.a.. tit.iu anant "
11ICJ no's u,"-..
The provost said that the S. A. T. C
as worked out In BOO American colleges,
had not been satisfactory to educators.
ACTOR TO BE SPEAKER
Cjril Maude to Address Chamber of
Commerce Friday
Cvrll Maude, now playing here, will
address the Chamber of Commerce at a
luncheon at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
tomorrow. Ills subject will be "Women's
War Work In Kngland."
Slnco tho beginning of the war Mr.
Maude has done valuable service for
the British cause by addressing audi
ences throughout the United States nnd
In Australia. On Tuesday afternoon
of next week Mr. Maude will address
members of the Drama League nt tho
Broad Street Theatre on the subject of
'The Player and the Play."
POSITION OPEN
FOR
HEATING, POWER
AND INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEER
Give qualifications, reference, ace,
married or single, salary.
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'USDESTROYERS STARMOME
Whistles Shriek as Squadron of
' Ten Leaves Qucenstown
qucenstown, Dec. 26. (By A. P.)
Ten American destroyers, flying their
long "homeward bound" pennants,
steamed out of the harbor today amid
the roar of whistles from shipping. Sea
planes dipped over them as they dis
appeared in the fog.
In the returning flotilla were the de
stroyers HtocktonT Wilkes. Beale, Dun
can, Rowan. Klmberley, Allen, Downes,
Davis and Simpson. They were accom
panied by the tug aenesee.
With the dopnrture of the squadron
the harbor of Queenstown was cleared
of All American vessels except the flag
ship Melville. The trip home will be by
Uw'ay of the Azores.
HELD AFTER FATAL FIGHT
n Man's Skull Fractured hy Fall
" Following Blow, Witnesses Say
Eugene Lawless, 1611 North Fifty
second ,atreet, was held to nwolt th ac
tion of the Coroner today by Magistrate
Mccleary at Central Station in the death
k of Anthony Oster, forty-three years old,
of the same address.
According to witnesses "tlio two men
engaged In a fight at the house last
night, during which Oster was struck
on the Jaw by Lawless. In falling,
Oster'B head struck tho floor with great
force fracturing his skull. He died
shortly" after being removed to the West
Philadelphia Homeopathlo Hospital.
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ENGAGEMENT RINGS
Diamonds of
Exceptional Brilliancy
Exquisitely Mounted
in Platinum.
Funds for Officers and Enlisted Men
In the U. 8. Army and Navy and with
Rtd Cross or Y. M. c. A.
The Safest Way
To carry fund I by Travelers Letters of Credit
which w Usue frea of commission
To stud fund ft by Mali or Cabla Transfer
which may bo anado through ui.
WE HAVE OUR OWN AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN PRANCE
WITH HEADQUARTBR8 AT THE OFFICE OF
CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE
20 RUE LAFAYETTE, PARIS '
Brown Brothers & Go
Fourth and Chestnut Strbbts
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JEWELERS-SILVERSMITHS
EXCEPTIONAL SILVER
A Collection Of Sil
ver Tea, Coffee .And (
Dessert Services With '
Accompanying Flat-'
ware; Which Will Es.
tablish New Stand
ards Of Artistic in.
terest. Prices Are
Never Excessive.
j5teinwov Pianola and Duo-Art Pianos'
bteriing pianos
Sterling Player Pianos
tdisonuiamonauis
Phonographs
stYCFmI
If you
are going to
buy a piano
think least of
price. There are
many pianos offered for
sale that would be dear at
any price and there is the
Steinway at $600 upward, that is
really worth two or three times its
price, if judged by the standards of
other pianos. Look well into this condition, if you
want the beat piano for your money. The mere
figures of price mean nothing. If you are con
sidering H. low-priced piano, remember that the
nlmost everlasting qunlity of a Steinway makes it
the great piano bargain in the long run. Grands,
in mahogany, $910; uprights, $600 upward.
Only Philadelphia representatives of Steinway & Sons
N.Stetson &Corlill Chestnut St.
Here it is !
Starting Tomorrow Morning
at Nine o'clock
Sr
Philadelphia's One Big General
REDUCTION SALE
of
PERRY WINTER OVERCOATS
and PERRY WINTER SUITS
1$ The announcement of a Perry General Reduction Sale has
to use the same words and phrases that are free to any other
"sale" announcement, but there the similarity ends. For, a
Perry season-end Reduction Sale is an Event apart on three
important counts, namely
1. The Character of the Clothes in point, of work
manship, finish, fit, and style
2. The already low selling prices on which the re
ductions are made
3. The Comprehensiveness which takes in every kind
of garment for Men's Outer wear t
I Specifically, Overcoats of every description Single-breasted- con
servatives, -fly-fronts, button-through fronts, velvet collars, cloth
collars, loose backs, form-fitted backs, box backs, well-draped Raglans
Double-breasted Overcoats with full backs or with snug waist lines;
Ulsters, Ulsterettes, Storm Coats, Great Coats, muff-pocket Over
coats, slashed-pocket Overcoats, out-side pocket Coats Fur-collai
Overcoats, Fur-lined Overcoats, Fur-outside Overcoats, sheep-skin-lined
Overcoats, Reversible leather and cloth Overcoats, Military
Overcoats !
CJ Specifically, Suits for every need, occasion and size ! Conservative
Suits, cut-off -waist Suits, military back Suits Worsteds, cassimeres,
cheviots, flannels!
All now at Substantial Reductions from
their already low Regular prices!
OVERCOATS
The finest
Overcoats
The finest
Overcoats
The finest
Overcoats
The finest
Overcoats
$70
are
$60
are
$50
are
$40
are
and $75
reduced !
and $65
reduced !
and $55
reduced !
and $45
reduced !
The $30 and $35 Overcoats
are reduced!
The $25 and $28 Overcoats
are reduced!
Even the $20 Overcoats
are reduced !
SUITS
The Sixty-five-dollar
Suits are reduced!
The Fifty-five-dollar
Suits are reduced!
The finest $45 and $50
Suits are reduced!
The $38 and $40 Suits
are reduced !
The $30 and $35 Suits
are reduced!
The $25 and $28 Suits
are reduced! "
Even the $20 Suits
are reduced!
F
Q Evening Dress Suits are reduced! Tuxedo Suits are reduced!
Cutaway Coat Suits are reduced!
C Fur-lined Overcoats are reduced ! Fur-outside Overcoats are
reduced! Fur-collar Overcoats are reduced!
I Sheep-skin-lined Overcoats are reduced ! Reversible leather and
cloth Overcoats are reduced! Fleece-lined waterproof Coats are
reduced !
Separate Trousers are reduced! Dress Vests, Fancy Vests, 'all
wool comfort Vests are reduced! Corduroy and leather Vests arc
reduced !
A Great, Big, Comprehensive Reduction Sale of
Men's Clothes that were already big substantial
Values at their low, regular, all-season Perry Prices!
Sale Starts Tomorrow Morning at 9 o'clock
PERRY & CO., "N.B.T;"
16th & Chestnut Sts:
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