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PARENTS WERE AT WORK
Chnrlfs Yost, nine ycnrs old, 2107
North Oritinuti street, una shot ami
furiously wounded yesterday when his
older brother, .7nmV", utteinptcd to tnhc
a revolver from him.
The Injured boy was tnhon to St.
Christopher's Hospital, where it was
found the bullet hud pierced Ills liver.
Jlin condition Is critical.
TnvestlRution by the pollen revealed
Hint .lames had been left'' at home to
tn"kc caro of bin brother Charles and
the baby, while their father und mother
were at work. Yesterday afternoon
Charles went on a hunt throughout the
hous.0 for Christmas presents ho thought
might be hidden nwuy. He forced open
the top drawer of a bureau and found a
revolver, which he took.
.lamrs, who is fourteen years old,
seeing his joungcr brother with the re
volver, asked him for it. There was
some argument as to whether the
younger boy bhould give it up, and
.lames made a grub for it. A struggle
followed and the revolver wus dis
charged. .lames, frightened, ran into the street
shouting for help. The wounded boy
was taken to the hospitul in n passing
delivery trueik. Later James was ar
'rested and sent to the House of Deten
tion. CAR LINE BLOCKED TWICE
Passengers Lose Patience at Second
Delay and Walk
Hundreds of car riders coming to
Tork in the central section of the city
this morning by way of lloutc 48 on
'twenty-second street wero delayed
nearly an hour when a trolley car was
derailed at Twcutytsccond and (Jrccti
streets. The car, bouthbouud on Twcu-ly-sccond
street and caxtbound ou
Green, was rounding the curve when
ils wheels left the track and it con
tinued to llio curbing. This occurred
about 7 I'M.
When the car had' beeti replaced a
Jiuc of others Routes I) and 7 ex
tending for several blocks, proceeded
south on Twenty-second street. At
Twenty -second and Spring Garden
streets uuothcr car was deruilcd and
there was another dcluy of twenty niin
' utcs. Many of the. passengers bruved
the cold and walked after becoming im
patient at the. delays.
Deaths of a Day
LOUIS HOLL
Louis Hoi I, seventy-seven years old,
who was for many years a builder uud
contractor in Camden, died today nt
his home, Bromlwuy and Berkeley
btrcet, Camden. He was,boru in Phila
delphia, but mqycd to Camden when
ho was seven years of ngc.
He is survived by his widow and four
Children : Winlicld Holt, who wus as
sociated with him in the building busi
ness; Arthur Holl, coroner of Camden
county; Mrs. William Davis uud Miss
Anna A. Holl.
Tho funeral services1 will be held
Friday. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Thomas L. Delahunty '
New York, Dee. 10. Thomas Law
rence Delahunty, former president of
the International Marine AVorkers' Af
filiation and n leader of tho harbor
fctrike here last fall, died Sunday nt
his mother's homo in Charleston, S. C.
Heart disease was given as the cause
of his death. Ho had goue south for
tho Christmas holidays. Mr. Dela
hunty was born in Charleston lifty-two
ycnrs ngo.
Samuel A. VHHts
Iladilonilehl, N. .1., Dec. 10. Samuel
A. Willits, one of the oldest residents,
died Sunday night in his home, -10 Grave
street, seventy-six years old. He. was
born ou the estate of his father and
grandfather, which at one time included
nearly ull the land now comprising Bar
rlngton, a largo part of Haddon Heights
and of IlnddonScld. Ho conducted the
Wllits Coal and Lumber Co. until 1801
w hen he retired from business. He was
a member of the Society of Friends
isud leaves his wife and irMtuighter, Mrs.
Arthur II. Thomas, of Huverford, I'a.,
and a sun, Josiah E. YVillits, of this
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Strawbrldge & Clothier's Chorus
Gives Delightful Program
Straw-bridge & Clothier's chorus be
gan its l):30 a. in. Christmas concerts
today with n program of milch beauty.
The thirty-minute concerts will be
given daily until Christmas Day.
They are under the direction of Dr.
Herbert J. Tlly. Tho soloists todny
were Klsiu Lous Cook, soprano ; John
Owcus, tenor; John A . Vandersloot,
bass, and Wllllum S. Thunder nt the
piano.
The six sclcctlous followed the dra
matic sequence of events leading tip to
the birth of Christ. And the story was
followed lu tableau an well as In melody.
The tableau was arranged with re
straint. The characters were bclccled
from the employes of the btorc,
Strawbrldge & Clothier's choristers
have been carefully trained and their
manner of conveying tho charm of Go
vacrt's "Slumber Hong of tho Infaut
Jesus" and Gerrltt Smith's "First
Christmas," along with tho other four'
selections, expresses an intelligent ap
preciation of the lyrics mid painstaking
rehearsals.
WOMAN HERE GETS MILLION
Mrs. R. Lawrence Benson One of
Four to Share A. D. Russell's Estate
The will of tho late Archibald D.
Russell, of Princeton, leuvrs $4,000,000
to his four children, Mrs. It. Lawrence
Benson, a daughter-in-law of Mrs. Md
wln M. Benson, of Chestnut Hill; Mrs.
Marion Upply. of Newport, H. I. ; Miss
Constance It. Itiisscll, of l'rinc6tou, and
Archibald D. Benson, Jr., of Prince
ton. The originnl will, providing for four
bequests, to Princeton University. Mar
ion Kpply. Five Points Home of Indus
try, und the Trinity Episcopal Church,
of Princeton, was revoked in a codicil
made seventeen dajs before Mr. Itus
bell's death.
Mr. Itussell wan a brother-in-law
of Mcscs Taylor Pync, of Princeton, n
bunker in New York and ouo of Prince
ton's biggest benefactors. It is said
that Mry Kussell's wife, who left her
entire estate to her husband when she
died two years ago, inherited $40,000,
000 from her futhcr, Moses Taylor.
Mrs. Benson could not bo reached at
her home today.
LEIB SEEKS NEW TRIAL
Attorneys Cite 41 Reasons Why
Court Should Grant Plea
William S. Lclb, the Schuylkill
county politician recently convicted .of
fraud in connection with state tax
receipts, gives forty-one different rea
sons why he bhould have n new trial,
In a petition tiled by his attorneys,
William A. Carr, of Philadelphia, and
John F. Whelnu. of Pottsvillc.
Lcib was found guilty by a jury in
Quarter Sessions Court hero. His law
yers at ouce began preparations for a
tight for a new trial and tiled the pe
tition yesterday afternoon.
CAMDEN AFTER PROFITEERS
Mas3-Meeting Will Plan Action
Against Gougers Tonight
A mass-meeting bas been called for
toniglit In the. Moose Home, UJo Market
street, Camden, for tho purpose of ex
posing rent profiteers in Camden.
Citizens of Camden interested in the
matter of rent prolitceriuc have been
invited. Delegations will be present
irom ino unamucr oi commerce una tnc
United Tenants' Protective Associa
tion of Philadelphia. Complaints will
bo received und action will be planned
agalust the offenders.
13,000 PAY INCOME TAX
Only 2000 Here Still Unpaid When
' Office Opened Today
Only 2000 persons are on the penalty
list today for failure to pay their fed
eral income tax. About 111,000 managed
to crowd into tho office of Internal
Itevcnuu Collector Lcdercr before clos
ing time yestcrduy and pay the fourth
and final installment for 1010. Some
appeared in person, but the majority
bent checks.
The amount taken in was $33,510,
0G0.10, it was announced today.
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On tho night of December 17 all tho planets, with tho exception of tho' earth,
will lie In an approximate lino wild the sun, and nil of (hem, except Urnuu.s,
will ho on tho (.arno nhlo as the sun. A lino drawn from tho sun through
Mercury, tho nearest planet to It, will pass very closo to Venus, Mara,
Jupiter, Saturn and Ncptuno also. Astronomers scofT at any astrological
fears duo to tho peculiar celestial conllguralion.
TO DINE EX-SERVICE MEN
Royal Arcanum to Give Testlmonla
Dinner. Tonight
The Associated Council ot Philadel
phia and vicinity of tho Royal Arcanum
will give a testimonial dinner tonight lu
Mosebach's Cacino, Thirteenth street
and Oirard avenue, to their members
who saw service in tho war.
Ij. It. Gclsenbcrgcr. of Lancaster,
I'a.. supreme recent ot the order, will
preside nt tho dinner, und there will ho
speakers from Pittsburgh. Reading,
Uelhlenem ami Iev loik. TIhh district
includes 1'hllatlclnhiH. Chester. Coutes-
villc, Pottatown, Phucuixvillo mid Nor-
ristown.
S. S. C0LLEMAR LAUNCHED
Colllngswood Girl Sponsor for Seventy-fifth
Ship at Hog Island
llos Island launched its seventy-fifth
ship at 0:10 o'clock this mornluc. The
)llcmar, which is the name chosen for
tho ship by Jlr.i. woodrow Wilson, was
spousorcd by .Miss Catherine Elizabeth
Fortune, i0o I'Vuscr avenue. Colliues
wood, N. J. She is the daughter of M.
Pj. l'ortunc, general superintendent of
hull construction at Hog Island.
On the platform witu the sponsor was
Mr. and Sirs. M. 15. Fortune und of
ficers of the United States Shipping
Hoard, Emergency Fleet Corporation
und officials of tho American Interna
tional Sshippiug Corporation.
The Collemar is a steel cargo carrier
of 7625 deadweight tons und is an oil
burner. The launching toduy brings tho
total deadweight touuagc of shins con
structed at Hog Island since August G,
1U1H, to 087 ,-iW.
Woman Dies at Stonemen's Meeting
Mrs. Harriet Sllcox, 817 Stillman
street, was taken ill whilo attending a
meeting of tho Stonemen's Fellowship
last night at Uol7 Girard avenue, and
died soon afterward. Sho was nixtv-
eight yearsold. Mrs. Silcox fell from
her cnair at ino close or tno opening
prayer. Her death is believed to have
been caused by an attack of heun
disease
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MERRICK AT HIS BEST
THE MAN WHO
UNDERSTOOD WOMEN
And Other Short Stories
By LEONARD MERRICK
The Sun, New York I "Tim It Merrick' bet book."
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Prof. J. S. P. Tatlock Lectures at
Haverford During Brief Stay
Professor John S. P. Titlock, pro
fessor A)f English philology at Iceland
Stanford University. California, and
distinguished Chuucrrinn scholar, is
visiting Huverford College this week.
Doctor Tullock is giving three lec
tures to the Chancer class at the col
lege, and also will deliver a public lec
ture in the Huverford Union this eve
niue on "Chaucer's people."
Doctor Tatlock, in nddrcssiug the
first mectiug of the class this mbrniug,
made special allusion to tho loss Huv
erford suffered in the death of Dr.
Fruucis It. Gumnicre, who taught the
Chaucer class for thirty jcars. Doctor
Tatlock, like the lato Doctor Guinmcie,
first studied Cliaucuriiui lore under
Professor Child, of Harvard.
TRANSFUSION SAVES BOY
Father and Son Give Up Three Pints
of Blood
With n pint of his father's blood and
two pints of a brother'H coursing
through his .veins uud giving them now
life, Herbert Wchuier, sixteen years
old, 0318 Osage uvcuue, is in the Uni
versity Hospital rabidly recovering from
tho loss of blood he suffered when his
hand was mangled on December 10.
Three more brothers stand ready to
part with some of their blood if it is
needed to save the life of tho injured
boy. They are, Clarcucc, twenty-four
years old, Arthur twenty-one years old
and Alvin, nineteen jenrs old.
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DOOM OF WORLD TOMORROW?
NOT YET, SAY SAVANTS HERE
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Prof. Eric Doolittlc and Dr. John Miller Skeptical of Porta's
Deductions Other Prophecies Recalled
Tho rack o' doom ii scheduled for to
morrow, says Profcpsor Albert F.
Porta.
It is not, say eminent astronomers.
And the burden of tho proof seems to
rest with tho hitter.
Professor Porta started Hie whole
trouble by saying that sic mighty plan
ets nre going to align themselves with
the sun tomorrow, and they are going
to pull together unit create a gigantic
sunspot on the face of tho sun that will
cause tho enrth to bo swept by tho most
terrific wcuthcr .cataclysm ever wit
nessed. There will be colossal rnlns. and
ligiitulug and riots and other things,
along with unbelievable, uulmnginnble
explosion of Burning guscs, Professor
Portu asserts.
Doctor Sillier Scouts Idea
"The deduction is without a grain
of truth." said Dr. John Miller, of the
Swarthmore Observatory.
"It is true that on December 17 six
planets will lie in an approximate line
with the Sun. uud all ot them with the
exception of Uranus will be on tho same
side ot the sun. Uranus willj Ho nearly
opposite. '
"That is to say, as the planets re
volve around tho sun ufc different rates
ot speed, it happens that tomorrow they
meet up with each other. Aud u Hue
drawn from the sun through Mercury,
the nearest planet to it, will pass very
close to Venus, Mars, Jupiter. Saturn
nnd Neptune, Aud Urunus will bo on
the same line on the opposite sido of the
sun.
"Now, perhaps, there will bo n little
tightening ou the sun duo to tills pulling.
P.ut it would bo there uud is there
almost every day of tho ycur as long as
Jupiter is there. IJecauso the attraction
of Jupiter is greater tliun all the other
planets put together, and tho attraction
is negligible."
Furthermore, the astronomers do not
believe that there is any connection be
tw;i'ou "planet pull" uuit siinspots. It
is helicrcu tnut sunspois arc me re
suit of explosions or tho gases oL tnc leave of absence from the college, cx
sun and are' similar to our volcanic tending to March 1. Doctor and Mrs.
eruptions, only more tremendous
Doolittto Hidiuulcs Statement
"Why is publicity given to such men
who spread ridiculousness?" asked Dr.
Eric Doolittlc. of tho University of
I'ciwsjluinhi Flower Observatory. "In
reality these planets arc not even ou u
line. They are distributed over an area
luolving millious of miles of space.
Every fifteen or twenty ycnrs this ar
rangement of tho planets happens.
Nothing has ever come of it. Nothing
will conio of it. tomorrow. "
There have been many days picked
down the loug succession of years for
the good old world to go on u strike.
Mother Shlptou suug iu couplets thut
"the cud of tho world would come iu
cighteeen hundred und eighty-one." Hut
the little bird thut whispered in her
cur was ouly fooling.
The most rcmurkublo prophecies of
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the cud of tho world were those of
N illiam Miller, who founded the Mlllcr
Hcs. who were the forerunners of the
bevcnth-Dny Advcntists.
Miller said Hint the sun would stand
still nnd tho foundations ot tho eurth
rock cu April l!,'l, 181.".. And people- of
the United States, both cultured and
illiterate, gave his prophecy a great deal
of credence
Waited for Und of World
In Uostoil, where he did most of his
preaching, the people built a one-story
tabernacle with u great skylight und no
windows. Ou the fated duy thousands
crowded into the biiildiug, ninny of them
arrayed In white ascension robes. They
waited and sung hymns and waited fur
into the stillness of the morning, hut
the earth gave never n uuuke. Finally
they wandered sadly homo and said
they would give tho world unothcr
chance some other day.
Miller mado other prophecies. The
end would come on October 10 in cither
1S."7. '07, '".'! or S0. Hut it didn't, us
is quite generally kuowu.
The advcntists nowadays do not pre
sume to set a specific date. They be
lieve the Gospel has nboiit accom
plished all its work in the world aud
thut a chauge of dispensation is lit
hand. Their belief is that u change is
also awaiting tho physical world; that
the physical globe is to be renewed.
In the late ISOO's Philadelphia wit
nessed n night of vigil by the advcntists
in Fairmouiit Park, ltobed in their
white translation robes, they arc said to
have waited on October L'5, 1SS!j, for
the sun to stand still and for a beautiful
woman to come out of tho heavens and
for seven trumpets to blow. It didn't,
she didn't und the trumpets neither.
DR. SWAIN GETS LEAVE
Swarthmore President Going to Flor
ida to Regain Health
Joseph Swain, president of Swarth
more College, and widely Lnowu in edu-
Catioillll riri'lpK. Intu hentt crnnlril n
Swnln Plan to snend most, of this time
at points on the west coast of Florida,
whero they hope to build up their
health.
During the absence of Doctor Swuiu
Professor John A. Miller, vice presi
dent of the college, will take over the
duties of president. Doctor Swain will,
however, keep in close touch with the
affairs ot the college.
Painter With Numb Hands Falls
Hugh MeCullougli, Dfty-uino jcars
old, a palutcr, ,'!ol'J Addison street.
Philadelphia, ell from n scaffold at
Third aud Ooopcr streets, Camden, early
toduy. His skull was fructurcd. The
cold numbed his hands aud caused the
accident. He was taken to the Cooper
Hospital, where his condition is serious.
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The ccLtral station under City Hall
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The station required four years and
four mouths to build, at a cost of $12.-
SOO.00O. nnd is likely to bo idle for
years before the subway is completed
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The new stution is said to represent
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iMtiyor bmitu would not iiaznru a
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"I am disturbed not only over the
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