-i , EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA', MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1919 3 ' PMNKli Did your plant help make this record? The National Fire Protection Asso chtlon states that from 1897 to 1917, out of 18,705 fires In sprinkler - equipped buildings, GM?i wero extinguished by prinklcrsand33.19o held in check. Oj.if" assurance against fire. Many of these plants Installed Globe Sprinklers and paid for them out of insurance premium reductions. GXOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. !033 SIIIM1T0N AK. Die-Union Ml ASKR.R.SBACK WITHIN 2 YEARS Presidents of Lines De mand Gpvernment Return Roads to Stockholders HOLD CONFERENCE HERE Urge NAVY YARD TO HONOR "MAID OF ORLEANS" Tentyonc-Gun Salute Tribute to Joan of Arc at Noon as This ii Joan of Arc's birthday annl- ersary. In honor of the French heroine a 1eiity-one-srun salute will bo fired at noon from the battery nt the Philadel phia Xaw Yard at League Inland. The aalutlng battery Is fired only on the J'ourth of July and upon the arrival of the Secretary of, the Xay at Phila delphia. It was through the effort of Michael Krancls Dojle, president of the Jeanne T)'Arc Socletv, that orclets were elen to fire the salute. Chilian workers at the naw jard are also planning a Joan of Arc celebration. Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, was boi n 1412 In tho i1lage of poniremv In the Department of Voiges. l-'Vance. When about thirteen -.cars old, during the Hundred-Years-War, she saw vlsloni and heard olces which bado her under take the work of delivering France. Inspiring the dispirited French sol diers with new courage, Joan of Arc. at the head of the troops, forced the Vng illsh to raise the siege of Orleans, and speedily brought about the coronation of Prince Charles at niiclms Shortly afterward she fell Into the hands of the English, was tried by ecclesiastical judges for witchcraft and hersy, and was condemned to be burned as a heretic and a witch. Her mp-rljrdom took place at Ilouen In the jear 1431. TO AID MONUMENT PVLAN Women War Workers to Dicus Tribute to Soldiers Women who tool, pirt In the Liberty r.o.in campaigns and In war relief work here and abroad, at a meeting at the l.mergencv Aid headquarters. 14.18 Wal nut street, this afternoon will nnange plans for a lctorv monument to be erected on the Pnrkway In honor of the l'enrislnnla war heroes Mrs Ilarclaj II, Wnrburton, ice chalr tnan of the Kmetgency Aid, will head the women's committee In the dile for fundi, which will be conducted from February 1 to Februaiy 12 The women workers will co-operate with the men's committee of which Joseph II. Wldener Is chairman. Laws With Features of Boli U. S. and Private Ownership Demand for the leturn of the rail roads within two jears, with legislation that will retain till the good features of Government control and nil the ben efits of private ownership. Is made liv presidents of 125 lnllioads following u conference herr. Uetommendatlons which oppose the plan of Director General McAdoo for the Government to letaln the roads for five ears were drawn up at the con ference, whlih was held jeslerday at the Qellev ue-Stratf oi d. The program will be presented to the Interstate Commerce Committee of tho henate by a committee of six represent ing the Association of Hallway Ilxecu tlves Removal of tho ral'roads from pol itics Is one of seven recommendations, the remainder of which follow : Opposition to the McAdoo plan of a five veafV extension of control for the United States railroad administration. Refusal to accept a return of the roads In the present 'scrambled' state brought about by the railroad admin istration. Demands for thoroughgoing remedial legislation that will preserve all the good featutes of governmental control with the Inclusion of the benefits of private ownership. Inauguration of some foyn of nations' control that will permit pooling of sta tions, ticket offices and equipment so far as possible Kate revisions upward to care for in crease in expenses Combination of the legislative contiol over lallroads with the) tate-maklng-power. These points were made In a letter written by Otto H. Kahn, of Xew York 1 nomas DeWItt Guvler, chairman of the executives' association, made the letter public as stating concisely the attitude of tho rail presidents. Mr. Cujlei de clined to give out the program adopted here, saving he believed It better to present It to the Senate commltte first "Mr. Kahn's letter," he Bald, clearlv and conclstlv summarizes the views held by the Association of Itallway Ex ecutives " RINGS TO TELL OWN STORY OF THEIR PORTION OF GOLD Pity the Poor Jane Who Rcads".00362" Inside Finger Will Be Marked to Protect Purchasers "MYSTERY" FIRE IN CHURCH Third Uaptiat Madly Damaged While Snbhnth School Meets While neatly 300 men, women and Hand Oil Tlirdicll"',rt" ,,er nllMull"g Sunday school Hon much gold has n. near-gold ting If a near-gold ring has gold? Hereafter Sou 11 be able to look on the Inside of that new ring and find out for ourself. 'j'lty the Jane who gets one for the t till d ringer of tne left hand nnd who sees '0036 J pure gold" labeled Inside' l'lty also, and more, too the joung fellow when he next cnlls and mentions something about ' how pretty the new ring looks, dear ' For the better protection of the pur chasing public and an ngreement with manufacturers, the Federal Trade Com mission, It was announced todav, has Induced all the principal makers of gold filled, gold-plated and gold-she)', finger ,ln,l fit rwtnn, -lomln-il tlliAll1n ltl,lt- eating exactly the proportion of gold . hasls manv times those existing before used In eveiy ring offered the ubllc 'the war and Inust eek Increased gold The decline In gold produc ..n during production. the war and the iHinage sustained by The committee gives the lncieae In the gold mining Industry from the Gov-1 operating costs In the most favored emment's Interruption of evpoit nnd do- iiuartz mines from llflv-scven cents to nestle trade In tho metal foi tho pro-' produce a dollar's worth of gold In 1117 tectlou of the treasury Is giving serious to seveiitv cents in 1918 as the principal national concern, according to a report ieaon for the decline In the output at the Third llaptlst Church, WJstir and Wakefield streets, Germantunn, lire started In the attic over the pastor's I study and rapidly ate its way through of a committee of gold experts filed with J 'ho "JlnK. virtually destrovlng the Secretary of Intel lor l.ane Interior and tie toof lVrt,ons In tho The committee, which was appointed building, among them more than fifty liv Secietnry Lane several months ago, children, weie got out without mishap, wnen tne ra puny increaseu cosi oi kuici Theie wn no mnli- production with the consequent decllnel1"'6 MnR no ',tl- In output was tailed to lis attention.1 'reinen nnd members of the church finds that all commodities except gold "ere at a loss to m count for the origin lm, i,ni i nriM in tin, trrmi nf " the fire, vvlili n st irted lesterdiv in a tho Government's uaiier money ' section of the building wheie thire Is it-iuit-i i, iiur nur tiii-iric wires. .Al though the blaru was prlmlpallv con fluid to tho Mellon above tin- main all- 'Thus In reallts," sa the report "with the gold nt the lived prjee of $20 67 an ounie, the purihaslng power of gold has decreased In proportion to the Increase of other commodities which In one wav or another arc factois In obtaining new gold " Although the I'nlted Mates Is the most favored nation In legard t" gold reserves, holding more man i;i vuv vun SOLDIERS CAN ENTER MERCHANT MARINE Thomas C. McMcnaiuin Says Men Seeking Scricc Will Be Trained to the Interior hy water and filling tlmbeis Tho loss It Is raid, will ex ceed $30.00(1. The pilmarv Sunilaj school ilass was In session In the ilupcl when tin- blare was discovered, shoitlv after 5 oilock I ho intuit (lass and the mens llllilc " "', ... . . . i I, .. i -'" tttr "' ''' '"alii midllorUnn, world, It has i-ontiaited del ts on a g, Id )ere BmoKfl (nm (hp ll,.1,,llf-1 ,,,, ,ls first notlied, Incfftituil efforts wne made by membeis of the lllble ilas to tueiich the flames SOLDIER PLANS HIS RECEPTION GRIP JUMPS DEATH RATE Benjamin Wexler Writes About 111,688 Deaths Reported in Forty ..Good Time He Expect six Largest Cities ipccts Plans for a good time when he gets ALEXANDER C. WOOD DIES Prominent Quaker, Banker ami Manufacturer of New Jcrey Alexander C Wood, a wldeli known member of tho i-oiletv of KrUndnA , banker nnd manuf nturer, dUd todav after Mitial weeks' Illness fiom pneU' moni i at his home In (. lumimlnsou -N J The Influenza ipldemlc which swept 1 n i nllnln i1llt4t,n ltn l.ltfnl- llJhl nf Ina. home after two jears In the arm reoar tau,t nl6(jS ,,, , le f(jrt. suggested by Benjamin Wexler, 140. slx lu,R(, lU,, nm, ,,.,,(,,, , u)m. South Sixth street. In n" letter to his i,nci ,I(,atll ,ate for those communities fllend. Sam llafalawltz. 2432 South i In 19Ig t to s nor 1000. armrdlncr in I . ..- . .... :. ". " lie ,,,-. i,i. Thrd street. Wexler Is a member od """" " i""""." '""'" " ""! rm Compnnv nt Cimden. for manv . iV S. ,,..,..... j no vars retiring rmm that otiiie to tin ,J,a,.!,"ab,e i., o o ,., . speclallv created otlke of t h.ilrm.iu XHUI1I1UI illl -w o I'ri j"i'v, iintl He was svi nl -seven vearsold Ml Wood hid been ptesldent of the Cimden Safe Detxislt mid 'liust t'oin pjni flir rttlrlng fium the lmsl tliiiiv he was made chalrm m of the board of dhtitor of the Institution a position Willi ll he held until his de ith lit wns resiient or Ilic i;steiiirouK ( n in i Ire, V ii., Jan 6 Theie will be plenty of opportunity fur men of ability to reielve piopir ptoinotloii In the mer chant marine, iiicoidlng to Ihomas C McMinamnn, of I'hllndclphl l. who hns bicn listing up discharged men heie, who arp seiklng sea suvlie Thoe nun who are spulnllv iiualllltd iih englniers or In otlur seaman br.iniheH will have op-. 1 lull limit i In utilcr I In, ortimplil m hnnlq for training as imrchint limine ollkers H hos, wllbmil siied.il on illth .itlolls will be ti allied fur tlm.'s mi lriiliilnir shins I nnd manv men will hive opportunity for servlic on fonLun shlpiilng boards rlu men will be fid anil clothed at Govern ment expense fm the six wcrks of tin Ir training course A number of Important riueetlons con inning the futllle coilise to be takni bv tho V v. i' A at Camp Lee and In Its viilnltv villi hi- discussed soon with Mrs Vuldei, stcntar.v of the soutlu rn dis trict, who Is expeited hue In n few tlavs , I... ........ .. I... ..l.n . r.,i. .- l,irr (tin foloied iiustis house Is out of the main I things to be lonsldcrcd this building baa bent vhtuall.v lomplttrd, but no slips as vet have been taken that will provide further for Its furnishing mid opining for use bv the colored troops nf this rintonmtnt C.iptiiln i: V Wilr, assistant camp morale olllier and a fonner legulai nrmj mini who has sem sirvico In the 1'hlllpplnts Cuba on the Mexlian bolder and numirous other plaies when, the iikiIuiu ltgul.ns have been Johnnv-iiii-tlii-siot, ' vmih dlsilnigtd lure to tl.iv Ills homo Is In Pittsburgh LIEUT. L1GGET TO RETURN Young Officer Missed Active Sen ice Through Enemy's Collapse Lieutenant Ilobert Charles LJggct, 4036 Walmit street, n. joung Unlversitj of Pennslanla graduate, who was ad. mltted to the bar last fall while home on a furlough from Tort 1 crry, has written to his mother, Mrs Craig N. Llgget, that he evpects to return soon from France Lieutenant Llg get had his first military experi ence at Platts burg, where he spent a mouth of Intensive training In the fall of 1917 he was assigned to DBKRT O.I.1GGLT a tialnlng camn foi rara. and then to Fortress Monroe, ere lie received his commission as first utenant Later at for' 'jerry, no was de judge advocate. He did not get lerseas until October, and the armistice s signed before lie saw active service IHIs last letter, dated December at, ted that he was touring France with number of other oftlcers. THANKS FOR RELIEF TO FRANCE Madame M. Crcpy Sends Message to Women Here Madame M. Crepy. who has been In charge of the distribution of garments and supplies sent to not them France from the United States has i-ent a mes sage to tho women of America. The letter was sent to Mrs A. L Gevelln. of Ilr.vn Mawr. whose husband. Major Gevelln has been stationed In the stricken tirrllory and was made pub. lie today by the council of national de fense. '1 want to be tho first to offer thanks In tho name of the women of occupied Fiance, for all the devotion of jou Amerlnn women, whlih haH softened our hard lot, I, mvself, hive had the great happiness to distribute to niv fel low citizens the clothing, etc, which came to us from the United States and ' I can bear witness to the great joy with which they were received For some time I have had the Intention of going mvself to America to express thanks to all the people of that great countiy for the succor they have given to u in our distress" Ii V-'FM Company II," Nineteenth Knglneers, and Is a son of Mr. and Mrs I. Wexler. 'Uverjthlng Is all right with me," he writes, 'f have seen siveral air raids. Alt kinds of bullets hive been going past me, and all kinds of shells have burst near, but' none of them lilt the old boj. So, theicfore, wh should w o w ot r j 7 ' Nothing could stop the America.! bos The Germans said our artillery was drunk and tlut the engineers and U'e Infantry were craz." RETURN1NGJNIF0RMS DEFINED Soldiers Must Deliver Complete Outfits Back to Government L'nllsted men of the army who have been vvorolng about what part of their uniforms Uncle Sam wants returned within a period of four months ufttr discharge may now rest easv The regulations require that everv enlisted man within the four-month jierlod return 'one suit of uniform outer clothing'" This language, as con strued bv General Marih, chief of staff, Inplltilpu ntiA lint nnil lt.il i nnl nnn fl.in. nel shirt, one service coil and oina- i ma"' olner li,1-s nicnts, one pair of breeihes, one pall ot shoes, one pair of leggings, one waist belt, one slicker and one overcoat. A movement Is under wav In Congress, fathered In part bv Senator Chainhii lalu chairman of the Senate Committee on Mllitar.v Affairs, to peimlt enlisted men to retnln theli uniforms Nnshvllle. with 26 4 had the highest rates of the registration cities, while st Iwl. .with 13!' and Minneapolis nnd Grand I UntiltW. with It each, had the lowest The veai s total death late In Nw York iltv was 18 8 per .lfillii compared ! with 15- for 1117. In Chicago It was 17 1, against 14 i the veai before, anil In Philadelphia, whele the Influcnr.i epl- clemlc was severe. It vias 24 .', lomparctl with 17 1 in li'i i of tl board of lnm.igiis of that com pa nv Air Wood plaved a ptomtnent pxit In the 'utilities of the I'i lends in south ern New Jersev lie was reputed to be ii man of gieit wealth lie hid been ill for mote thin thict weeks JUULS L STEWART DEAD Former Jersev State Senator Deail I Mount llnllv, . J Jan C -Former 'Senator Henri J Irlek died ut his home iln Vlnientown Mindav after suffeilng several stiokes of patalvsls He had been falling a long time Ho was nearlv ' nlnetv .veils olil He was a Republican Senator fiom Huillngton Countv tlurlng I 1871-71, later seived on State Ho ird of sscs-urs and wns a prominent flgute In I SMte polltlce In his active tlavs Ills I father was the lite Geneinl lrlek Boston was J.' Hntl 16 1 Pittsburgh. CeleLrutctl I'ainler iNalive of This fall 25 4 and 18 -', and Washington, 23 6 nnd , "cr" ial,,L "' ,msv'"' 16 8. Dies ill l'uris ' AUTOCAR MEN TO MEET Annual Convention at Anlinorc to Di' ius 1919 Outlook The general business outlook for 1919 and Its relitlon to the motor truck Industry will be discussed at the threc-d.iv annual convention of sales managers, tlealeis and salesmen ot tho Autocar Ciimpinv, Ardmore The con ventlon will open January lb In Ardmore Sales managers nnd truck experts fa miliar with the IndUhliy and with busl ness conditions In nil parts of tie coun trv will attend the convention 'I heie will bo men fiom Sin Francisco, Los Angeles, ihlcago, St " Louis, llostou. Washington, Pittsburgh, New Yolk and Julius L Stewart, celebiated pclnler and native of this cltj, died Jesterdav In I 1'ails where he resided for manv vears , He whs slxtv-threc hiih eiltl and won honors In exhibitions In m inv Lmopcaii couniries and in .vmcnci He was an otllccr of the French Legion of Honor, and was decorated with thr Order of Liopohl of He Iglum Vmong the medals ,lw aided him nt various ex hlhltioiiH were tluiBe of tho Silon tho Ititernntlonnl Art Kxhlhlflnn nt Itcilln in 1811. .mil the Munich exhibition In 191 Me seived on the International art jury for the Paris i:xMisltlon In ISS'i, vas a member of tho Jurv of selectltui at the Chicago WoiIcI'h 1 all In Ifc'U. and a Ineinber of tho ndvisor,i committee of the St Louis l.xnositlou In 19nt. Demonstration Lessons Jan. Slli. R I'. M nnd Jan. Oth. S I'. XI. Shonln Iiom ou csii InrreRsp vour self confldpnce nilrt In lour JVrsonitt. sorlHl arul Business succs Tor fro ilml.slnn llrkts siul "tamped ,-m elope. NEFF COLLEGE rI' ,. Day, Aftrrnoon nnd I vk (laMf, I'hone prute 31f ikfr URRYfor ERAS ctfTffifl DEVELOPING PRINTING "THE DCTIEJI KIND FRANK J.CURRY THE. CAMERA SPr.CIALIST 81Z CHESTNUT STREET 812 Burned Fighting I ire ltarbara Lucas, fort -eight jcars old, 515 North Hancock street, Is In a sctlous ' contlltlon at St .Mao s Hospital, with her faco burned bj a mimII fire in her home .she vas burned tr.vlng to iut out tho bl ize. Good Time to Change Those Stairs Dutch Hall . Or Any Other Rtrle rOftlmatff and rholos Submitted Snedaker & Co.. 9th & Tioga LEtiMS&BlOuL . LjM SUversmilhs lifl Slerltnd. Silverware The Standard Gift of Endurance Ti HERE are those who A arurpvticia thrtco uiho UUTWXI..UX,, l..VOC II.V achieve advertising; and those who have advertising forced upon them we have handled all classes success fully. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertiiing Agency Every Phage of Salet Promotion 400 Chestnut Street Philadelphia entenant J. P. Wetherill, Jr., Improves file condition of Lieutenant John Price etherltl. Jr. U. S N", who Is critically i of nneumonla at his home In the ttenhouse Apartments, 18 JO Locust tet, showed a slight Improvement to- une improvement, tnougn but a tr, encouraged nts family and his Bds Flower Vases Candlesticks Compotiers X Busmcss Hours -Nine to Five. A. A Winner! And Can't Be Beat UNDERDOWN'S SHIRTS $1.50 Each linv perfect workraan- htiin nnn hill, irr. one assures sntNfactlun. ruffs Attached and Iletarhrd. R. Underdown's Sons 202-204 Market St n .rttatillntifd Wnre 1830 3 for $41 J E.Oldwell(VQl JEWKLURS SILVERSMITHS The engagement ring ASSURANCE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, HOWEVER MODER ATE THE PRICE PAID, IS A MOST GRATI FY I N G CONDITION WHEN PURCHASING THE LIFELONG SYM BOL OFDEEPEST SENTIMENT. iimniiioiiiiui Uniforms and Equipment for Officers lArmistice Prices For the Army e For the Navy For the Marine Corps )fficers will find our re pricing oi Uniforms and 11 articles oi Equipment decided advantage. Military Department Third Floor iiBimiimraBiiii --mm miiiraiiiiiiig Jacob Reed's Sons 1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREBT a New Dress Cottons Spring 1919 On Exhibition and Sale Lovely forecasts of Fashion's whims in dainty fabrics for the sunny days to come Printed Organdie, 50c. Organdie in colors, $1.25. Printed Voile, 50c. Voile in solid colors, $1. Silk Stripe Voile, 65c. Silk and Cotton Crepe, $1.00. Fashionable Ginghams (imported), 75c, $1.15 and $1.25. fllEDERMAN SEMI-ANNUAL " Shoe Sale MEN'S AND WOMEN'S Eighteen Thousand pairs of this season's most distinguished men's and women's boots at genuine HEAVY CUTS from prices that were already low. Nowhere else can you find such variety of stylish boots, or get so m,uch for your money. We quote just a few of the sweeping reductions: WOMEN'S SHOES MEN'S SHOES 9.00 and 10.00, now 6.90 10.00 and 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 11.00, now 7.90 Women's Patent and Gunmetal Boots, with leather or cloth tops, mostly button. Were $7.00 to $9.00. 2.90 and 4.90 SlEDERMAN 930 Chestnut 39 S. 8th 203 N. 8th Get this big Difference between these Annual . Perry Reductions on Winter Overcoats and Winter Suits and the general run of "Sales"! The Clothes are our own; their character is distinctive; their original prices were notably low to begin with! The sound, substantial Value, the solid worth of our Overcoats and Suits are well known to the men of Philadelphia. Our Clothes fit right, wear well, and have an individuality and style of their own. J Secondly, our prices are never high, as prices go. They are lower during the reg ular season, quality for quality, than you will find in most first-class stores. 5 That is why this Reduction Sale has an appeal that is unique, in spite of the commonplaceness of "'sales." I Conservative Overcoats, box-back Overcoats, loose-back Overcoats, Raglan-shoulder Overcoats, Ulsters, Ulster ettes, Town Ulsters Silk-lined Chester fields to Fur Collar Overcoats, Fur-lined Overcoats and all-fur Overcoats. f Suits for conservative dressers fashionable dressers and Suits for Dinner Suits, Full Dress Suits. OVERCOATS The finest .$70 and $75 Overcoats are re duced! The finest .$60 and .$63 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 arc reduced! SUITS, The Sixty-five-dollar Suits are reduced ! The Fifty-five-dollar Suits arc reduced! The finest $45 and $50 Suits are reduced ! The $38 and $40 Suits are reduced! The $30 and $35 Suits arc reduced! The $25 and $28 Suits are reduced! Even the $20 Suits are reduced! Evening Dress Suits, Tuxedo Suits, Cutaway Coat Suits are reduced! Fur-lined, Fur-outside, Fur-collar, Sheepskin lined and reversible leather and cloth Overcoats are red' "M 1 Separate Trousers, Dress Vests, Fancy Vests, "" all-wool Vests, k ' duroy and leather Vests, "" 1 are reduced! jjff A Great, Big, Comprehensive Reduction Sale! Perry & Co.,"n.b.t, 16th 8c Chestnut Sts. 7I (Ml 1008 Chestnut Street e" n. 'it ,iM T W- ! -i J 5, x .1 -A' fan lAi.. 'L. V .