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OOR RICHARDS"
HONOR FRANKLIN
ay Homage Tonight to His
Memory on 213th Anni
versary of Birth
NATIONAL THRIFT DAY
Admiral Henry Mayo Will Be
Chief Speaker and Baker
May Attend
What would ho nay?
If This Is the question that will he nuked
x thousand times tnnlKht when an as
jembty of nearly 000 men anil women
rather In the Clold Hallroom of the
iBellevuo-Rtratford to piy liomnKe to the
memory of Benjamin Franklin
f Today Is the 13th nnnlversary of
.Franldln's hlrth
f
If Toor Hlchnnl could return to earth
ltonlght and step Into the brllllantlv
lighted room where the Poor Richard
iij iiuo ib piHjinK noi nis aiiPimon vvouhi
ij je arrested by m rlad of electric lights.
'to nun It would no tlto realization or
itMBtn . M n t l I r .l.n. m. alnlilnlla mil.
i,i, i,i i l limp. III" L llljrtrtmui vu , -
,ient t.iat he t.nntc!icl from the heaveni
iore than 150 scars igo.
'i( Statecraft and literature hao mado
jronaeriui advances t-ince roor mciiarii
pas summoned to his fathers In 1790.
put bclenco has mado greater strides,
Mid of all the miracles nch!eed In that
field nono compares In linportanco vvlth
the utilization ot electric power.
j And as tho host of diners open the
ltuuni lluilU Ul lll 1 Ulll IVICil IIU IUll
they will recall that simple little story
ot how Kranklln with lili Kite snatched
electricity from the sides.
Keep 111 Memory Alive
What would he a. ?
Certainly that question will be upper-
imust In the minds of thoso who by ut-
llendlng the Toor Richard Club functions
do a great deal toward heenlne his
ptnemorj1 fresh and green.
Bf I5very jear the TranMIn birthday
(K celebration assumes greater importance.
('. nis jear u is to no tno uiggest ever,
llifnd a great share of the credit must bo
Itjllven to tho Toor niclnird Club.
For fourteen ears the city has ex-
f 'tended to this org.inlzitlon the privi
lege or staglnp the Franklin Day fes
lval and not once has tho organization
pXalled to put on a celebration worthy
oi i-oor juennras memory.
Tonights affair will eclipse n'l former
(.events and alto draw tho curtain on
Philadelphia's most notable Kranklln
(Day.
Jrankllns home i tv w 111 not hae tho
K'Jionor of holding n lone celebration, for
tho federo' government Ins intervened
llifcnd for the nurnose nf laiinc-hlnt? the
tQ919 thrift stamp campaign and paving
ifull honors to the sage and philosopher.
I (has designated this as National Thrift
jroay.
Ml Poor niduril , America's original
,thrlft udvoc.ite, and by nppljlng his
'inun tlll-lft tllllU BIT nlltfl n npfllti. n
f' tine DutLh dollir, whiin represented his
, V .. .( fc I UHO . . I .1 V U .1 , .1. ,., ,fV
Jioldings at the age of seventeen, to the
'jiaiidonn sum of $.'50,000 his fortune
jnhcti h dkd at the age of 81.
I Wlll'e blllldlnir tills fortune, ronsld.
II rred laige foi that period. Franklin ap.
t ,J)lled hlmstlf lei statecraft literature
.janu scieiuu .urn u iu lime leu lo coin
) some golden aMoma on thrift.
These hio been handed down to suc
ceeding generations and are as fresh
today as when "Poor Richard" penned
Lthem In tils Philadelphia printing shop a
century and a half ago.
I Kecall Franlilln'n A.lnm-
Tho element of thrift was an obsession
llth him, and today the national go-
Jinment, emerging fiom n great war, is
ndcavortnB to Inculcate. Into tho minds
t Its 110,000,1)00 citizens the same Ideu.
Through tho thrift (s,tamp It hopes to
ccompllsh Its purposochence the Frank.
(n axioms to emphasize Its value:
"Scarlet, sill, and velvet hao put the
Itchen flro out."
"If you Know how to spend less thin
Sou get you have tho philosopher's
jtone."
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"He thit
goes, a-borrow Ing goes
l-sorrowlng''
1 1 "A patch on :our coat and money in
I,? 'jour pocket is moro creditable than a
Jr writ on jour liacK unil no money lo take
? It off."
i Dut to revert back to the Poor Itlch-
GONE is the day when Advertising
Arguments were simply "made up
of sugar and spice and everything
nice." First, we analyze your proposi
tion; then, merchandise your product;
then advertise it. Confer with us!
Sherman &Bnta(
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ADVERTISING
79 SHfth Qhcnuo
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A Number of Bargains in Used Cars
Attractive Price and Carry Our 60-Day Service Guarantee.,
Payments Can Be Arranged to Suit Purchaser!.
nod Sedan
Ocerl-iid -itdair
BtenrnM 8-cl. I.lmouslno
Ford Touring:
Overland Tnurlng-
e-aise ci.pass 'murine
A numler of Ixlneton Sedans
LEXINGTON MOTOR CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA
I V. . I.I HI K. ire-rrrilelrnt, (Iciierul Maimur
j LEXINGTON BUILDING, 851 North Broad Stieot
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JANUARY REDUCTION SALE
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i25to40OfflFURSl
Sets, Coats, Coatees
Stoles, Scarfs, Muffs
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Poor Richard's Maxims
Recalled on Natal Day
If ou'd lose a troublesome .!.
Itor, lend lilm money.
Laws too gentlo nre seldom
obeyed! too severe, seldom exe
cuted. Most peoplo return small favors,
acknowledgo middling ones nnd re
pay great ones with Ingratitude.
To bear other peoplo'H nnilctlons,
eeiy one lias coinage and to spare.
Hero comes OllbTonglo, who can
oiitHatter a dedication and llo like
ten epitaph.
Sal laughs at cen thing otl sav.
Why? Hecause sho has flno teeth.
llo's tho best plijslclan that
knows tho worthlcssness ot tho
most medicines.
Ho that can travel well afoot
keeps a good lioiso.
Poor Richard Malms.
nrd Club affair, the program promises
something out of the ordinary.
To begin with, tho Slirlncrs' Hand of
eighty pieces will furnish music, und
for other entertainment fintures the
club olllelals hac drawn upon the best
In the fields of mulc and drama George
Arllss, the actor, has promised to be
present: VMenno Segal and Carl Ran
dall, Helen llolton nnd Constance ninny,
also stago folks, will appear In some
thing novel; and members of tho Mask
and AVlg Club will stage a marionette
dance.
The banquet, coming In soon after
the Allied victory, will tako the form of
a victory celebration nnd, besides1 our
own army and invy, the lighting forces
of France, England, Italy and Delglum
will bo represented
Admiral Henry T Mavo will be the
chief speaker. Major (Jeneial Ceorge
Harnett, of the ninilno corps, and Cap
tain William I). Harrlgan will also ad
dress tho gathering Among tho guests
will be IIeutcmnt Pavld Constnntlnl,
of the Italian arniv ; Lieutenant Cesare
Mlchaux, of the French army: Ij. I. 1..
Clifford, of the lielgi.tn military mission,
and reveral Urltlsh ofllccrs, headed bv
Major W. Miller and Captain Peter
Latham.
Secretary of War Haker has promised
to attend If It Is possible for him to tct
aside his duties for a few hours.
NO SMOTHERING OF CHARTER
Revibiou Advocates Will Fight
Any Attempt at Trickery
Charter revision ndvocatis villi fight
any attempt to smother the proposed
barter liglslatlon In irimmltteu during
Its course through the Legislature
A tight m iv bo staged to prevent
the charier lev Hon measure fiom going
to the Senate Committee on Municipal
Affairs, of which Senator lMuin II
Vare villi be the chairman.
Tho charter revisionists will look to
Governor-elect hproul to see that their
miastno Is given fair consideration by
the Legislature The liovernoi-c'ect
vlrtuallv pledged himself to sueh action
at the Clover Club dinner Inst night
"As far as I am cotuemed" he said,
"nil the Influence I have will be used
to get n new ilnrtcr for Phil idelphla
which wl'l be Just to a majoiity of the
people and whlih will accomplish thoe
things which It Is conceded the citv
needs "
Ii. George Woodward who represents
the Germantown dlMrlct In the Senile,
will probably be chosen tu introduce the
charter revision bill.
TO SELL WOODEN SHIPS
U. S.
Expcits 100 Per Cent Return,
Sajs Piez
Tho Government expects to get a 100
per cent return on the construction of
five of Its wooden ships bv u deal which
Is being arranged with prlvite shipping
Interests hi Washington, according to
Charles Pier, director general of tho
I-mergency I'Icet Corporation
Kacn ship cost the Pniergency Plcet
Corporation $075 Ono to build Mr Piez
sale! He added thit when he left Wash
ington vvennesuay niglit It looked asl
inougn ino negotiations would go
through to sell the fLvo ships for
$3,375,000 He declined to disclose tho
names of the buvers
Uoufire Hums I'atal to Cliilel
Hleanor Murrav four vcirs old, wlm
was bidlv burned late visterdi. after
noon, while ptavlng aiound a bonfire,
near her home, -'J8 I.ln,. street, Cain
elen, died this morning at the Cooper
Hospital, Camden
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bcrliallooth Uoidvter
and inurlne Cnra Ttebullt
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EVENING PUBLIC
ENGINEER TALKS
OF FATAL CRASH
"Enough to Imbalance
Mind," Says Regular Pi.
lot of Scranton Flyer
GITHENS NEAR COLLAPSE
Condition of Injured Delays
Inquest Victims of
Wreck Arc Buried
"I think It would Inve killed me had I
been at the throttle of the engine which
killed and Injured my own fellow towns
men. The thing Is terrible enough to
unbalance tho mind of any engineer"
This statement was made todav by
P.ivld II Hendricks, of North Wales,
the reguHr engineer of the "-Vr.inton
filer, which on Mondij nil, erashed
Into the reir of an accommodation train
m the Philadelphia & Reading niiluav
near Port Washington. eauli a fourteen
deaths nnd Injuries to thirty persons.
Hendricks was stricken with Influenza
about three months ago and his run was
turned over to P c G'lthens who is what
is known in r.illrnul circles us an "extra
man" Hendricks, who Is one of the
veterans of the Ilethleheni branch, sajs
tint a m in on the ' cvtra" list may be
Just as capable as an engineer on a
regular run The matter of runs, ,c iid,
Is lirgelj n nutter of scnlorjtv of i-erv
lev
Glthens who piloted the fher at the
time of the dlsister, is ihorouglih fa
mlllir with the road nnd had been run
ning over It foi teveral .vears as an
'extra man,' railroad olllelals said.
PraUe for Ireman
Hendilcks, who Is stunned over the
disaster, sijs tint Prank Coulton, the
fireman, who is In St Lukes IIomiIuI.
Is his regulai flreiuin and one of the
best he his ever known
While the r.illrnul InveMlgitlon has
placed the blame for tho elKiHtcr on
Glthens, neither District Attorney J.
ollVST-the Prized Possession
of Colonial Families is Priceless
Silver -the Handicraft of the
Present has never been Excelled
Substantial Weight
Correctly Designed
Artistic
Practicable.
I CJydUi!y Tnr tt
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Dine Here Daily
The standard of our food, music and
environment is .far above the average
high-price restaurants.
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The "Hurry -Up"
Service Is a Feature
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"If every prospective phonograph buyer heard
the New Edison before he bought, there would
be little demand for any other make," said a
New Edison purchaser recently.
BLAKE & BURKART
HERBERT E. BLAKE, Successor
"The Home of the New Edison" 1100-1102 Walnut St.
Buttnest Hours ):S0 to 5:30
LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY,
1rey Anderson nor Coroner Neville
I completed Inquiries The Inquest,
4 jrdlng to Coroner Neville, Is beflng
Int. I up because some of the moro Im
portant witnesses nro in hospitals
Glthens, according to his friends, Is
on tho vergo of a phvslcal collapse. His
whereabouts am being kept secret bj
friends In the lirotherhood of I,oconio
tlo Hnglneers, who say they will pro
duce hint when wanted. He Is under
the care of a phvslelan.
funerals nf Three V. Irtlms
North Wales residents paid final trib
ute todiy to three vlct'ms of the wreck
at Port Washington, when ll Frank
Snlllii.iv, Prank (1 l'liy and Hugo A.
.Itillim were burled Al Ambler a dou
ble funeral vena conducted this after
noon that of Lawrence Pnttelger and
Ills sister-in-law, Miss Kiln A Stong
Iluslness was vlrtuiPy suspended In the
two suburban boroughs during the
hours for the conduct of the funernls
The total of dead In the wreck Is now
fourteen, of whom eleven were persons
living In North Wales Miss Ada G
Allebie.li, nineteen jears old, died In
the Chestnut Hill Hospital last night.
Two moro names have been added to
the list of Injured They nre Miss
Laura ('. Pvle, of Ambler, and lMward
J. Schoss, or North Wales Doth were
slightly hurt, went to their homes after
the wieck and their names were not In
eludul with the tarly olllcla! lists ot
wounded.
TWICE WOUNDED, FOUGHT ON
CoiigrcsMiinn Donohoc'o Son
Cleaned Out Miiclimc-Gtin Nest
1 fter being twice, wounded on October
1 30, Prlvnto Kdullt M Donohoe, son of
Congressman Mlchiu I Donohoe, former
director of the Glrard Avenue Trust
Comiuny , refused to iult lighting un
III he had cleaned out a Gi rniati m i-
I chine-gun nest nnd captured the wei-
1 1 'on
I'rlvate Dnuohnes name has twice ap-
llvared In lhe iiillc l.il msuiltv list, ome
as wounded and once gassed In re-
,cint letters homo he has combined both
of these niioits. but said that he hid
recovered and n Joined his unit lie Is
a memiict oi 1 tie? iieiiiniu irti rs 1 iun
panv, 315th lufantrv, and has served
hi the .mm since the beginning of the
war p Is '.'J jears old
At the- outbreak of the war l'llvate
Demotion was engaged In Import int gov
ernment work and his cmplovt rs want
fd him to re miin. but lie would not lis
till to them He wanted action "All
of mv ancestors fought and so will I,"
he told ids mother lie Is now In Ger
many with the n mi v of oceiipitlon
A cousin. Prank Donohoe, UTiil ltieh
mond street has served on mi Aim rle en
submarine) since the beginning of the
war.
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ANOVER
Twelfth and Arch Sts. M
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TWINING WILL CONFER
ON TRANSIT PROBLEM
Rejected Lease to Re Taken
Up With Officials of His
Department
Wllllnm S Twining. Dlrcctoi ot City
Transit, Is expected to confer todaj with
olllelals of his department ner the pro
posed transit lease which was disap
proved by the Public Service Commis
sion Director Twining was out of the citv
when the commission's decision was an
nounced Ho Is expected to reach tils
omce tociiv, and pronum win confer at
otuo with Assistant Director Atklnon
and other departmental olllelals
'lhe next move In the transit sltuitlon
will be the Introduction nf a bill at
Harrlsburg designed as a substitute for
the Silus bill dieated at the list ses
sion of tho Legislature
This bill, according to Kdw.ird
N'oppel, president of the United Iluslness
.eiens .vssoci ciion, win (eew in compel 1
tho Phlliiilelphl.i llapld Transit C.impanj
to establish a phvpUal connection be
tween the uncompleted Prankford M."
and the Market street subwn -elevated
111. eltv already holds a eertlllcite of
convenience authorizing the jnlnlng of
the two lines ft was Issued a few elaj.s I
befnie the unfavorable decision was
hauiled down on the lease
The proposed transit bill, Mr Voppel
asserts will empower the commission to
m ike arrangement with the transit com
pun for a uniform five-cent faro ap
plicable to both lines '
I "It I essential." ho said, "to get some i
I bisls of agreement which will make tho i
Pr.inkforel 'L' effective It should be, I
l possible for riders from Prnnkford to
go lo the end of the elevated line In
West Phllidelphl.i, If they chooe, for,
one five-cent fare"
"YANKEE" has
achieved a new sig
nificance. Don't forget
that advertising is intrin
sically a "Yankee" method
of winning business.
HERBERT M. MORRIS
Advertising Agency
Every Phate of Sales Promotion
400 Cheitnut Street Philadelphia
After Your Discharge
Come New Clothei
UNDERDOWN'S
SHIRTS
3 for $4 $1-50 Each
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Intr In cr( south lo
innrrnu .
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A. R. Underdown's Sons
202-204 Market St.
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We Have Never Been Able to Offer
Values Such as These Correct Shoes
for MEN
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Dark Tan Knellsh la. with leather nole.
Same. sho In black calf.
Cordo.T.in Kncllah, NiMlln sole and rubber heel
Sams bhoe In buck calf.
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Dark T.cn Uluchpr medium toe. .scolln sole, rub
ber nt!. IS.tme in black calf.
Dark,.,"n "tiileht late, leather sole. Same In
black calf.
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Cordo-Tan Encllsh, he-xvy leather sole with fibre
weather proof Inn center. Same In black calf.
'Tis a Feat to Fit
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JANUARY IT, 1919
TEXTILE EMPLOYES
ASK 48-HOUR WEEK
i
Demands Sent to Managers of
All Mills ManufactA ra
Oppose the Rcqi
Pemnnds for a fortv-elglt
mr week
n an textile mills In the ill
ere made
fers of all
in a letter sent tndav to m
I'lilladelphla iiiIIIh after
textile workers last night
fleeting- of
. the Ken
com! street
Kington Labor Ljceum
aiiove i nmiirln
It was aniiounied 0'
In the n.
i Manufacture
-iturcis In all
tion.ii Association of (
itr inn textile man
mntiches of tie Indii
arc a unit In
iid be tm i hinge
he lellef that lliero
In the hours of labor
. this time
It was further
ed that
at
.em rrmerence of representative of the
Niitlinal Association .if -. c si......
faetnrernr. lli VniinH.i ,.!
,. V.00I Manufacturers, the Sk Assoc I itlon
ss'ef America nnd tln Ivnlt nn,i. vt
1 iceuiein or America, resolutions were
imanlinouslj adopted rejecting the de.
mand mide hy the Pnlted Textile Work
is en ,.incnca lor an clgrt-hnur dav or
a fortj -eight-hour week, cffectlne I'eb.
rilnre- .1 T
ruary 3
Bov Die From Auto Injuries
e..T(,i,",rar"?''1 1nl1" "rlscoll not Arch
Mieet, Camden, died In tho Cooner Hos-
J E-CALDWELL &T.
Reproductions Of
Antique crystal
for
"ray
with turtipd
pnlo ami iiigi,
i renen noci
r I e 1
hronn
hid with liar-monli-lns
fabric
ton
XI a h o
calf with
er or
Kiel elmouse.
1 row n or cr.iy
l.ld with liar
monWns falirlc
top Ilrown kid
v 1th Icory kid
top Talent colt
vvlth Kra tb.
rlc top
YOU ARE SURE OF SATISFACTION
vidthsrfh.rf nnHtW Paja ?tJhcsc Shocs. txczuse all sizes and
ance sale " with o,hU nn".61 Sl nssu"d. This Is not a "clear
Xf n.-ilV13 and en$a from whih to choose, but a com-
&ScSnrice-'ncW0nfnnl8tylish Shoes at "ttcr-than-any-ciearancc-saic-pnce.
Come in see compare our values.
Feet
The Big
pllal today from Injuries received when
struck by an automobile driven by Hen
Jamln Carroll, of 410 North Fourth
street, Cntnden The nceldent happened
nt Fourth and Market streets. Camden.
Carroll Is being held by the police pond
I lug an Investigation,
EASY FOR GERMANTOWN
Skillful Piiesinc Too Much for
Trades School Five
nnrinniLlnun tlli1t CJMtnnl nfill it SeC
ond straight basketball game jesterdayj
arteniooti, dereatlng tne passers irom
I Trades ScIumiI, 30 to 11 The contest wag I
loo one-sided to be very Interesting, for
although the Cliveden attack slowed up'
perceptibly In the concluding half Trades
failed to uncover amildar worth while
Hlrktn and Ileelitle, the Gcrmantownl
'forwards, were well fed thinughout anil
four nnd six goals represent their re-1
Ispectlve ahllltv At half time the count
favored the home live. H". to S
i Trades also lost the second-team con-,
test, tho pcote here standing 2S to 7.)
Hobi-ons ten points were oaiancen ny
Dick Ash'H guarding as regards feature.
Well-Known Automobile Firm
Wants Additional Capital
to expand business nnd take over
largo wholesale territory In
vestor fully secured nnd may
net as treasurer If desired Un
usual opportunltv to connect with
a big growing business C II,
Ledger Otllce
JEWELERS-SILVERSMITH3
In The Manner Of
Notable Old Irish
And Early English
Designs, For Table
Service.
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or crav
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PERRY'S
Reduction Sale
Overcoats and
Suits of fine
Fabrics finely
trimmed and
tailored, with
the Distinction
of our own lines
in fit and style
Low-priced all
season Now
Reduced!
J A "bargain" is no
bargain when it
brings regret. The
supposed "windfall"
may prove a pitfall,
for the apples may
not be worth carry
ing away. So that it's
much better to be
sure than sorry a
piece of old philoso
phy, but sound ad
vice. I These handsome
Overcoats of ours
now selling at re
duced prices are the
most beautiful we
have ever made and
that goes, from every
point of view.
Cf Take these dark',
rich, dignified pat
terns in fine, lux
urious fabrics. Such
garments never have
to go begging for
appreciators. They
need only to be seen
to be desired. And
yet, our all - season
prices on them were
less than similar
clothes were bring
ing elsewhere and
we know of nowhere
else that had so great
and so fine a selection
as we have right now.
J We're r e ducing
their prices because
now is the time to sell
them and now is
the t i m e to wear
them, too!
I So, too, of Suits.
Solid values for every
dollar of their regu
lar prices Now re
duced! 1$ Reductions all along
the line, from our fin
est $75 and $70 Ulsters
and Overcoats; from
our fur-trimmed Over
coats, right down to
our $23 and $20 Over
coats and Suits!
Perry & Co.
UN. B. T."
16th & Cheitnut St.
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