1W,' 4. . - -.i M EVENING PUBLIC 'LEDGER--PHniAT)ELPHTA", THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 1915 V W iii'w'-'t.Uj...ymiyiil IS i v. Your Insurance Has Advanced It's costing you more to In sure your property todav, so the painga Olobe Sprinklers effect assume a new Importance. Not only do Globe Sprinklers offset the higher rate, but they pay for themselves In a few years. Let us explain. GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. S03S Wellington Ave. Illrklnnon 831 I i niii, i u i w. 0 jj PERUVIAN TRADE GETS $1,500,000 U. S. CREDIT MAIMEDSOLDMS JOKE OF LOSSES Lad With Leg Off Sees Sav ing in Shoes, Nurse Writes LETTERS TO DR. STEELE Come in Full of Shrapnel and First Question Is "When Is Chow?" Federal Reserve Bunk Fixes Sum to Aid, Importers in Stabilizing Exchange To stabilize Peruvian exchange avail able to American hnporters.'the Federal Reserve Bank In New York has estab lished a $15,000,000 Peruvian credit to be drawn througU the banks at the rate of $6.01 U for each Permian pound de sired and the payment, In addition, of a commission of 1-20 of 1 per cent and cable charges. The arrangement of this credit Is be lleved to be In accordance with the pol icy of the Federal Reserve Board In re fusln' ' How shipments of gold from the L J7 States except for extraor dinary ,rposes. That It will have the same enecc as Koia snipmems was me opinion expressed In banking circles yes terday. It wat explained that the rate an nounced y the board was that at which Peruvian exchange was tlxed by the Peruvian currency law or September 18 last. Previous to that date a consider ably higher premium had prevailed. Exchange on Teru has ruled against the United States for some time past principally due to Increased Imports front that sourco and the Inability of Ameri can exporters to Increase their shipments proportionately under war control of foreign trade. It was stated yesterday that there was little demand for Peruvian exchange a i that consequently the credit might expected to last for some time, In- vfruatlon obtained In reliable Quarters .s that the announcement forecasts similar arrangements with other Latin American countries. t, The Federal Hesere Bank of New York will receive deposits as above men tioned only upon the understanding that It assumes no responsibility except to credit them to the Junta de Vlgllancla de la Kmlnion de Cheques Clrculares of Peru, and to cable to the Junta de Vlgl lancla the Instructions given by the de positor, COAL PRICE GREW SLOWLY Five Years' Advance Less Than That in Other Articles The athance In the cost of anthracite coal during the last Ave years has not kept pace with the soaring cost of many other commodities, as shown by Govern ment statistics Just conu'lled. During the live-year period ending with October the cost of hard coal ad vanced 38 per cent, as compared to more, than flo times that for wool, four times for wheat and Increases In proportion among other things. There will be ample .coal on hand to oupply all wants for the balance of the winter,' It was announced, HOG ISLAND PROBE RESUMED Piez Expected .to Appear Before Senate Committee Today The Commerce Committee of the Sen ate today lesumed Its Investigation of the ling Island shipbuilding plant, Charlei Piez. director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, has been summoned as a witness. He was on the stand two weeks ago, but did not com plete his testimony. The Commerce Committee, which turned its preliminary investigation oer to the Department or Justice last winter, now Is concerned with present conditions at the shipyard with a view to deter mining its future. Wounded American boys In hospitals abroad do not brood over their troubles. They are Invariably happy, and they see the funny side of everything. This Is shown In one of many letters received from overseas by the Kev. Dr. David M. Steele, rector of the Church of St, Luke and the Epiphany, Doctor Steele has had letters from nurses and soldiers, members of his parish, and In alt cases the tone Is cheerful, although a note of homesickness has crept Into them lately. Upon request he has al lowed excerpts to be taken from some of these. Miss Emma C. Wltherup, trained nurse, with U. S. Base Hospital No. 38, A. E. F-, writes: "I do not think the young men of any nation can compare with these boys. They see the funny side of everything. My ward Is In a perfect uproar from morning until night, Een those seriously wounded aro al ways Joking with each other. For ex ample, one man with his right arm oft asked me why I never took his pulse on the 'east side.' Another, with a leg off, said he had always wanted to have his shoes made to order but never be fore could afford It, Whfn li Chow-tlme" "We have received thousands right from the front. They may be full of shrapnel : but Invariably their first ques tion Is, 'When Is chow-tlme?' Sergeant Edwin Buchwald, Company A, Department 65, P.. F, C, writes from St. Sulplce December 3 : "I had a seven days' furlough, beginning just In time to board the train for Paris along with some boys for the celebration of the armistice. We certainly had a welcome. As we stepped from the train an average of twenty people each tried to kiss us and all wanted to dance with us. Sergeant Robert E. Patchel, First Ma rine Aviation .Forces, writes from the Thirtieth General Hospital, No. 30, Ca lais, France, a long letter, devoting page after page to cheerful words and exhor tations to persuade his parents not to worry. It Is only at the very end that he refers to his own troubles thus: "I have merely had Influenza and what they call double pneumonia, I have now been In the hospital twice, but this time will stay until I get well and strong. Had Interesting Trip Miss Ethel Boyer, sailing from New York to Join the Red Cross, writes on board the Transatlantlque, and sends back from Bordeaux a description of her "Interesting trip," having had "only four days of rough sailing and two each of fog and rain. We had much social life on board, folk songs and dances on deck, American dances and popular songs, games, boxing and phys ical exercise and music by a French band." Private William R. Burke, Sales Com missary Unit No. 32, M. C. writes from Belgium: "We had seen some buildings shot down In France; but, on this trip through little Belgium, we sure have seen some that are shot up. It Is a pleasure to see the Belgians coming back to their homes; that Is, the few who find their homes standing. But, no mat ter what they find, all they say is, "It .could be worse.' " Corporal Charles Harrod, O. M. II. S . Third Artillery Corps, arrived late in France. And yet he saw service before the climax came. J.lrrstotk Ills Alarm Joseph Cook. Battery A, 108th Field Artillery, composed the following on "Knights of Columbus paper, active serv ice with A. E. F." "Some one forwarded me a copy of the Evenino Public X,edoeh, which was very Interesting, es pecially the head lines of your Interview which they had marked In heavy black crayon, 'Boys In France Wrlten Often.' I am afraid whoever used that pencil was Ironical toward me, but t have been pretty busy. At present we are stationed In a barn. It Is equipped with a wonderful reveille alarm, a com posite of two pigs, five goats and one cow. who all begin to sing 'Over There' In the key of Z at 6 o'clock In the morning. Is It any wonder we cannot find our fountain pens? We even get each other's hob-nailed shoes mixed up." SlEDERMAN SEMI-ANNUAL Shoe Sale MEN'S AND WOMEN'S Beginning today, our immense original assortments of Boots are heavily reduced the snappiest individual this season's styles and big .gest variety to be found. Below we print a few examples. WOMEN'S SHOES MEN'S SHOES 9.00 and 10.00, now 6.90 10.00 aud 11.00, now 7.90 10.00 and 12.50, now 8.90 7.00 and 8.00, now 5.90 7.50 and 8.50, now 6.90 9.00 and 1 1 .00, now 7.90 AVomea'i Patent and Gunmetal Boots, with leather or cloth tops, mostly button. Were 7.00 to 9.00. Now 2.90 Bd 4.90 NlEDERMAN 930 Chestnut 39 S. 8th ' 293 N. Ith f ? vl iisH " B 9 J - .23sBl SKIP-STOP ISSUE BEFORE COUNCILS Bill May Be Delayed How ever Thirteen Commit tee Report METER MEASURE READY Sweeping Change in Water Payment Plan Also Faces Postponement MAJOR WILLIAM B. SIMMONS Who is seventy-four ears old am! who naw service in the Civil War as well as in thousands of fires, was in command of a little group of el erans of the Firemen's Active Asso ciation of Philadelphia who paraded yesterday with their'old hose cart MAN STRANGELY MISSING Disappears After Leaving Hospi tal Police Have His Money Uelatlves of William S. Mllvln, a for mer resident of the city, who illsap- on September 20. are anxious to una. nun peared hero ifr H. , '"v Sill In came here jwr - from Pcnn station. ' v - " We stmoreland ,'., County, on Sep- teinner I-, miemi Ing to make his fu ture home here. Two days later he walked Into the Klghth District po lice station and told the house sergeant he was 111. The police sent him to the Philadelphia Hospital. Before Mending him to the hospital they took charge of li t s naners and wn r tav s mit viv nioncy. Mllvln was w 11.1.IAU s. miia IN ,i,,cnar(!.C(j f r o m the hqspltal on September 20 and has not been heard of since. Ills disappearance did not become known until several days ago when the Eighth District pollco discovered the papers of Mllvln and notified a niece, Mrs. D. B. Moses, of Akron, O. She came to the city In search of her uncle. Mrs. Moses Is stopping at 4557 Fleming street, Iloxborougn. Mllvln Is secntv-three years old and a -veteran of the Civil War. Bills providing for elimination of skip- stops and for universal water metering are ready for final passage by Councils today. Both Important measures ha been delayed over the year's end and further delay may result In their being left till n later session. Chairman Soger, of Councils' Commit tee on Stieet Hallways, may allow the pklp-stop measure to go by default un til such time as the skip-stop committee of thirteen submits Its report and until the Public Service Commission takes action. The committee of thirteen, of which Mayor Smith Is a member, will hold an executive session tomorrow, and Is expected to make a finding favorable to the Philadelphia Ilapld Transit Com pany. Chairman Gaffncy. of Councils' special committee on water metering, may per mit the meter bill to go over, as It In cludes a number cf provisions that have not met with the entire approval of all Interested. In the event of the water meter bill's passage the entire city will he under meter service within five jcars: the city will be divided Into sections and a universal price will be established for meters through contracts to be let by the Department of Public Works. The estimated cost to property owners Is 6,000,000 Other bills of less general Interest, but Important because they require a two- tmrd.s vote to pass. Include a "moral claim" of the American Bridge Company for losses Incurred through having to store materials during the uelavs occa sioned by the failure to complete the preliminary work for the Frankford elevated and another of similar char acter to another firm. Klnancl.il bills lost sight of In Its year-end rush to clear the calendar will be taken up by the Finance Com mlttce at a meeting scheduled for early this afternoon. A number of bills will be reported later to Council" MAJOR DEFIES OFFICIALS Entertainments Today ' for Service Men Here WAR CAMP COM.Mf.MTV SERVICE WITHIN TUB NAVV VARI .3n j. m. Bible class. V M, C, A. hut, 7.30 p. m. Motion pictures ind popular ervlee r. M. C. A. hut. Olrt-fmhlon nocist T. M. C A. snn.x. Dance, pnclal and eats Kozy Kornfr Klub. Christ Church S.rvlce Mouse, hecond strc.t above .Market 8pm Pmrram under direction of Miss ChaA, Navy and Marina Corps Hec rrallon Center. Dance Knlnhta of Columbus Bulldlnc. Third street nbove Rnuan avenue, OL'TSIOK TUB NAVV 1ARI Itances T n m. and R.,10 p m Dancing class. Intermediate. Dancing- class Advanced Athletic Ttee reatlon Tark, Twenty-alith and Mas ter streets 7.3n p. m Danclne lesson Professor Carl Tchopp. teacher. Dance under auspices of Mrs. William H. Arnold. Miss A. C, Mclchor, Mrs. Charles Mar tn and Mrs. Corliss. 1.111) Susque hanna ave 8 p. m Catholic hospice. See Did at City Hall booth Kntertainments 7-.10 p m Kntcrtrflnment. Smokes and eata Old Ht. Stephen's Church. 19 Houth Tenth street. 8 p. ni. Iinxtng program, arranged bv Racket Chili committee I.artlee in vited United Service Club. 1'(I7 outh Twenty-second street. Motion rietures 7:.M p m Itbhy. Central Y M r A , 1 1-1 Arch street V. M. Naval Homr 7 Pi p. m Vaudeville and nun inn pic tures Twenty-fourth street and ilrjs 1-erry ro-td, TO EXPLAIN P. 0. PLANS J. I. Blakslcc to Address Poor Richards at Luncheon Beconstructlon plans of the Postolllce Department will be explained by J. I, Blakslee, fourth assistant jiostmaster general, at the weekly luncheon In the Poor Klchard Club at noon. l ne proper if,tce ue mi uie kii-cii number of automobile trucks purchased by the Oovernment for the army will be ono Interesting topic of the speaker. 8-CENT FARE LOOMS IN N.Y. Shouts Says Otherwise Company F'accs Bankruptcy New York, Jan. 2. Theodore P. Shonts, presldnent of the Interboroush Rapid Transit Company, which oper ates the subway and elevated lines in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, addressed n letter to the mu nicipal government last night declar ing that unless an eight-cent faro is granted the company faces bankruptcy. Officer Declares Conditions in Wilming ton Are Beyond Control Vt llmlnitton, Del., Jan 2 Conflict between civil and mllltaiy authorities Iidh lrrt1en mil l,i enn.i-rttinnM rt t)wk ordering of soldier guards to patrol the strerts hy Major Weyler, commandant of the Federal guards, stationed In the French Btreet barracks. Major Weyler said that the sol diers were aiding the police because Mayor l.awson and the Pollco Commis sioners requested their aid Jn maintain ing order. The Mavor and the Police Commissioners deny this. "Wilmington reeks with rum and vice," Mayor Weyler said. "All sa loons ought to be smashed. The trou ble Is not with the soldiers. Thugs and thieves are drawn from all parts of the country. The pollco and newspapers' at tack us. If we are not wanted here to co-operate in policing the city the De partment of the Kast, which ordered It done, will, I think, withdraw our men and let the police handle the situation themselves." CHILD KILLED BY AUTO J Run Down as She Steps From Trollev at Bethlehem lletlilehem. Pa., Jan. 2, A few min utes after eight-year-old Margaret Van Fleet, of Newark, X. J., arrived In town with her parents to visit relatives sh stepped from a trollev car and was struck hv an automobile driven bv I Charles II McCloskey. She was so badly I injured mat sne aieu in St. i-UKes nos I pita! a few hours later. NEW YEAR"S "DRY" IN N. Y. Relail Saloonkeepers Voluntarily Cloe Their Places of Business New Vork, Jan 2 The night after New Tear's eve New- Vork was bone, dry and It was n-.t becaure the entire visible supply of Intoxicants had been consumed either. The saloonkeepers closed their doors voluntarily. After the clocks struck long lines of men might have been seen wandering aonn uroauvvay, vainly trying the door.s of cafes. Then they mlgr.ited to Park I!ow, where almost ever thing is open all night All the doors were locked From there they went to the Bonery, evidently figuring that nnv thing was bet ter than nothing. But their quest was In vain. The swinging doors simply did not swing. Hotel and restaurant bars were dark, too. The unprecedented nctlon of the Betall Mquor Dealers' Association was taken because tho members believed II was the only way they could be certain of Keep Ins liquor from men In uniform who flocked to the city by the tens of thou sands. BUGBEE FOR N. J. GOVERNOR Stale Controller Makes Frank An nouncement of Cdndidary Allrintle Clly. .Inn. 2 Stale Controller New ton A. I Bughec, for .vears chair man of the Itepubllcan State rommlttee, formally announced his candldacv for imp iii-iuuui:,tii iiominnuon tor unvernor nt the New Year's dinner of the Atlanile 'ounty Hoard of Freeholders. He was itmntnVerl h,. fl. arn.. lt'nltn. ,, "t-.i and Supreme Court Clerk Enoch I, JohnRon. Mr. Bushee in announcing hu ,n,n. dncy, following his Introduction bv for mer Judge llnocli Hlgbee, toaslniaster, made tin attempt to deliver a speech, but declared: "Without any camouflage 1 am a candidate for the Hepubllean nomination for Oovernor at the Septem ber primaries and as such seek your support." PENROSE TO MEET CHIEFS SATURDAY Republican State Leaders Will Confer Here on Leg islative Plans SPANGLER FOR SPEAKER Varcs Expected to Demand Full Representation tin All Committees Itepulibllcan leadcis from over the State are etnf-eieit li.-. c,im,j-.. . confer with Senator Penrose. The Senator will leave Sunda for Washington and does not expect to re- . ,,Krti ,or several weeks o.' until the revenue bill Is disposed of Among the leaders expected here are Senator William 13. Cro-v. Hepubllean Mate clialrm.it i til--., tji -- --- retary of the state committee; Auditor u:iici.ii , narics v snvder. AV. P C.sl lagher, chief clerk of the Senate, and a group from tho western end of the ytate. It Is underrtood that the lenders will discuss the coming legislative session and decide whether or not a partv program of legislation Is to be framed. Some of the leaders expect to talk over the situation with Governor-elect William C Sproul. Thp Governor-elect Is not expected to sit In any conference Kepubllcan members of tho House will caucus and nominate their rholce for Speaker In llarrlsburg Monday evening. Ttepresentatlve Kobcrt S, Spangler, of ork, vi ho Is tho unanimous choice, will be elected Speaker tho following morn ing when tho Legislature convenes The Senate and House slate com mittees, which will distribute legislative patronage, will bo named at the caucus. Tho members to represent the Phila delphia delegations In the House and Senate on this committee will be named at a meeting of the Philadelphia dele- MaDuiia picceuing wie caucus. Following the Baldwin-Cox speaker ship fight two years ago the Vare forces got only a meagre share of the legisla tive, patronage. None of the members of the House who voted for Cox, tho Vare-Brum-haugh candidate, was named chairman of a committee. In the coming session it is under stood tho Vare forces will demand their full share of patronage and their quota of committee chairmanships. ROOFING MATERIALS L. D. ItMtaKR CO.. SB N. 2D STREET Mln 4000 Market 834 EtBtfK&Bioiw Silversmiths L d Sterling Silverware The Standard Gift of Elegance Tea Services Dinner Services Flat Table .Services Business H ours-Nine lo Five. IV Funds for Officers and Enlisted Men In the U, S. Army ind Navy and with Rtd Cross er Y. M. C. A. The Safest Way Xm tarry fundi U by Tr!erV Letters of Credit which we ittue free of commission To tend funds is by Mail or Cable Transfer which may ha made through Ui. WE HAVE OUR OWN AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN FRANCE WITH HEADQUARTERS AT THE OFFICE OF ' CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE 20 RUE LAFAYETTE, PARIS Brown Brothers 8c Ga rtoWTM and Chestnut Street PHILADELPHIA ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD? Surest Ion Unit Will Help ou Rent our lions Without Delay Dirt ou oer t? a liomp of the better cIhui without hardwood floors " You dirt not' And ln't it Ihp hardwood floors tht contribute largely tn the ptacinp of nuch home Iti the "better clnsi?' Th builder h 1ms foretilfiht enough to uw hardwood floor can e thlr coat through the rept Ins of hii hom much mor'1 qulrklv than If he up ordinary flooring The public uants hnnlwood ami will pa.v niorf rent for It Don't h "pennv a!sp and pound foollnh ' You can't nfford to let our hous stand nnocpuptfd a Mnle month Make It up to 'latA and an cay renter. Pinker ton, .10,'l4 H'e-u York -street, will cUdly call and she intimate 4rfi. J ECXldwell&. JEWELERS SILVKRSiMITHS CHERISHED JEWELS The Engagement Ring, The Antiquated Brooch, An Old-Fash-ioned Dinner Ring, A Necklace Or A Pair Of Earrings -Now Valued Solely For Their Associations, May Be Transformed into Beautiful Modern Jewelry By Regroup ing And Platinum Mountings. SKETCHES SUBMITTED teinway Pianola and Quo-Art Pianos' sterling Pianos Sterling Player Pianos taisonuiamanauis Phonographs As the ac cepted exem plar of American art, the Steinway piano continually grows m oraeny oeauty ana un- auestioned musical leadership. Nothing interrupts its progression. So highly organized is the Steinway business and always so protected against unfavorable conditions of trade and supply, that even the great world war did not interfere with production or affect the continuous advance of Steinway musical values. Today, this piano is more valued by discerning people than ever before, just as musicians find it year by year the more . essential to their profession. Only Philadelphia repreientativea of Steinway ft Son N.Stetson aCorlJII Chestnut St. Here'8 a Notable Feature of this Big, Comprehensive Annual Reduction Sale of S PERRY OVERCOATS and PERRY SUITS We kept replenishing our stocks and filling in new assortments right up to the drop of the hat from fabrics bought and owned by us one and two years ago! J And we didn't mark their regular all-season prices at what similar quali ties were selling for in the" u 'rrent market no; we saved our" .Jmers the savings we had securv-for ourselves! tI NOW, those already-low prices are further lessened by substantial reduc- s tions on practically every kind of Oyer- f coat, on every kind of Suit. 5 Specifically the Overcoats Conservat: Chesterfield models, fly fronts, velvet collars cloth collars button-through fronts, loose back Overcoats, box-back Overcoats, close fitting Overcoats Raglan shoulder ver coats both single - breasted and double breasted; Ulsters, Ulsterettes, Great Coats, Muff pocket Overcoats, convertible collar Overcoats great, big, comfy rough-weather Overcoats of the richest, most luxurious fabrics woven! J Specifically, the Suits Conservative models, snappy close-fitting models, welt waist models, silk-lined Suits worsteds, cassimeres, cheviots, flannels Golf Suits with knee trousers a fine collection to choose from! 1 ll . 7 7 f Y OVERCOATS The finest $70 and $75 Overcoats are re duced ! The finest $60 and $65 Overcoats are re duced ! The finest $50 and $55 Overcoats are re duced ! The finest $40 and $45 Overcoats are re duced! The $30 & $35 Over coats are reduced ! The $25 Overcoats are reduced! Even the $20 Over coats 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 Suite are reduced! Evening Dress Suits, Tuxedo Suits, Cutaway f Coat Suits are reduced! " Fur-lined, Fur-outside, Fur-collar, Sheepskin lined and reversible leather and cloth Overcoats are reduced! Separate Trousers, Dress Vests, Fancy Vests, all-wool Vests, Corduroy and leather Vests,, are reduced! A Great, Big, Comprehensive Reduction Sale! Perry & Co., n.bC; t r 4, 15th & Chestnut Sts &? i H .tl i i A v r M h 4 l! U h EEEEElEeEa vMrtil&&&tl'-t,-',',,. tf,S''( Si!;"V?'l-'lA v. t t-liA iSU.'4'Vto''
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