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DESTITUTEBY FIRE
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Churches Throughout City
I Raise Fund for Benofit of
Lutheran Homo
GIRLS IN HOSPITAL- BETTER
Churches nnrl relief Kociotlefv through
ut (lie entire city, wricclnlly thone In
the flrrmnntown section, hnve nlrenily
i-nminenee Milne tile rofferi of nn emar
rrnr.v fund to rIv clothing nnil Chiw
mnn presents to the dlxty-elsht orphan
jirln nho were rendered destitute yc.
ir-nliy hr n blnrc whlcli swept the
Lutheran OrphnnORP nt Oermnntown
tieiiiie nnil Carpenter street.
The donations, inoitly of clothing nticl
nhoei. fire arriving by wagon loads, ilntl
eitht tioine'h; oInntcr .workers, are
1)1111 engaged In sorting out the nrtl
elfs. . . . ...
The lire, which ennsea (luningo.cfiu
mntfil ut .fflO.OOO, broke out just before
Hajhreak,. at nbout 5 o'clock In the
morning, and It was mninly through thp
herolis and clever work of two inntrnns
of the heme that many of thp girls were
not caught in the flames or crushed to
death in their efforts to, save themselves
by jumping from windows.
Fourteen of the small girls, the two
matron", Mlsi Annette CnmpbnH' ndd"
Pinter Anna Crntmmnn. nnil one fireman,
.lames .T. Morris, were overcome' 'by
imoke and taken to the fJcrmnntown
Hospital. This morning all the girls
were reported ns doing nicely, while the
two mntrnns nnil the firemen had gone
liome.
Children Shotfed Itanery
'I heard n scream shortly after five
e'cleek " said Miss Campbell, "nnd
upon opening the door found the hnll
filW with smoke. The first thing I did
was to get nil of the little glrln out of
their beds and dressed.
"We pulled nil of the beds near the
lUndons nnd I told the children to lie
on theee beds until the firemen enmo to
refcue them. ' The heroism of these
ihlldren was wonderful nnil only one
or two of them screnmol. After the
fire they were more concerned nbout
ceding their dinner than nn thing else
ilth the exception of the loss of their
Chrlstmos presents."
Practically every worldly possession
f the little orphans was destroyed In
the fire that swept the home, nnd when
knowledge of this circulated through the
city, many diuretics devoted the entire
offerings of their congregations to the
rehabilitation of the unfortunate girls
nnil to replacing the Christmas presents
which had been stored up for next Sat
urday and which were consumed In the
fames.
The .Methodist Episcopal Church of
Sit. Alrj, at Bryan street and Mt.
Tlcaiant nventie, which Is close by the
orphanage, had raised .$200 almost be
fore the last engine had left the hlnck-
"Dptl and desolate scene of the fire.
Members of St. Michael's Lutheran
Church, Ormnntown avenue and East
rhll-i:i!ena stret, n few blocks distant,
brought food and clothing to .the chil
dren on their way to attend services.
The Itcv. K. C. Cooper, of the Ad
wate Lutheran Church. Knst Cheltcn
venue nnd Anderson street,, promised
that etery penny given his church that
daj would be turned over to the or
phanage, nnil u like decision was nindp
h the Uev. T. A. Bowers, of All
Saints' Lutheran Church, ficrmnntown
arcnue and Cnjugn street.
Many Churches Contribute
Other churches which have so far
Men reported as having sidetracked all
their Sunday collections for the use of
the destitute girls are the Holy Com
munion Lutheran Church, Twenty-first
ud Chestnut streets; the Transfigure,
tion Lutherau Church, Twelfth nnd
Lehigh avenuo; Trinity Lutheran
Church, Oermautown and Chclten ave
aucf , the Tabernacle Lutheran Church,
Fifty-ninth nnd Spruce streets; the
Temple Lutheran Church, Fifty-second
nd Itace streets : Bethany Church,
Tenty fifth street and Montgomery
avenue, and a score of others.
The First Presbyterian Church of
Gerniantown. St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, of Chestnut Hill; Second Pros
byterinn Church. Gertnnntown; Metho
dist Home at Mount Airy; Mnsonlc
Orphanage, Midnight Mission, of Wnl
nut lane, nnd the Pennsylvania Insti
tute for the Uenf und Dumb have of.
f"red to provldo quarters for all of the
eolldrin.
iSixtV-eieht little ctrln tvr nlinlni.
In the dormitories csterdny morning
hen the alarming cry of "fire!" rnng
out. The two matrons quieted the girls
tad waited for the coming of the fire
wen A ladder was raised to one ot
the donnltoiy windows by Harry Mur
ra and Uusscl Nelvil, lnddrmcn, and
one bj one the girls wcreHowered to
the ground nnd safety.
The girls taken to the (iermnntown
Hospitn' arc;
Kntherlne Mulllnenux. twelve; Chris
tine Heidi, ninn; Mnrle Helm, twelve;
'miulen; BertliR Schcndel, eleven;
''"no StraiiHe, fourteen, Mahnnoy
ity; Alice Wngner, thirteen; Helen
'uor, ten; Minnie Dungola, eleven;
-Minnie Nolyhenius. thirteen; Alice
filler, nine, und Elisabeth Levering,
Lebanon.
50c Reduction I
on every ton bought
for cash
Next time come to '
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SON OF RAYMOND DUNCAN
GOES ON SARTORIAL SPREE
Youth, Reported Missing in Paris, Doffs Greek liobes and Dons
Derby Hat Father Was
Mennlkas was lost nnd Is found. ,
Ho Is the flfteen-year-old son of
Ilnymond Duncan, and appeared here
'IuriB the unusually cold winter of
11)10. He nnd Ills father walked up and
down Chestnut street clnd only in
fjandnls, long hnlr and n chlamys, or
flowing robes.
They weren't nnld for It. With them.'
or nt least with the fnther, it wps n
matter of principle. The father posed
ns a Greek, but the proprietors of most
of Phllndelnhbl's llinphpnnina nnil aline.
shine parlors would have none of him.
rniversnl adoption of sandals would
Have nut nn nwful rrhnn In tho ubno
shine business,
After the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children had Raymond
Duncan arraigned befon n mnglstrate
the follower of the old order of things
JictooK Himself nnd his offspring to
Paris.
Accepted by Paris
In time father and son hcenme known
to "Pannme" ns one of Its s.pecln.1 at
tractions to tourists, like the Eiffel
Tower, Arc de Trlomphe. the midget
who knows lio'v to cpen the door of n
Paris taxi In lYont of the Folies Her
gerc, Napoleon's tomb, nnd so on.
Parisians hnve1 n habit of minding
their own business. And It hns long
been recognized thnt" they will stand
for anything In the matter of what
people wear, or forget to wear.
Parlgicccpted Mennlkas and his
father, Kaymond. Some people think
they helped win the wnr by keeping the
residents nnd perinlsslonnries cheerful.
But, last Friday, Mennlkas did a
most unethical thing from the Greek I
standpoint. Ho disappeared. For uj
time, it looked as though the waxed- "
mustnehed gendarmes of the French
capital wou'd hap to go to work.
Prclimliiar steps were taken looking
to the, ordering of an investigation. In
another month or so, the gendarmes
would probably have received orders to
hunt for MeiinlKns.
"All Drcssenl Up" '
And then some one saw Mennlkas
yesterday. He did not answer the de
scription furnished by the distracted
father. Instead of long fluffed bnlr and
peplum, Mennlkas was decked out in
the latest creations of the boulevard
tailcurs. Ho wore shoes. He wore
half-hose. He wore underwear. He
wore trousers. Also a shirt and vest
and coat. But, worst of all, he wore a
derby hat.
In Raymond Duncan's Parisian
Greek colony, there Is gladness mingled
with sadness. Mennlkas Is living, but
It were better to be dentil in the sight
of some, than to wear patent-leather
shoes and a derby hnt.
The police believe the boy decided
RMw"5 SlLWa
r JflO insnc cO'on of Af
Pclishcd Girdle Diamond -invited
Silver t,,eft
(fiat is prized mosl and is ftanded doirn to pott en ty
Tea aw Dinner Services
inCocnia. Od Jfrgiaft and fi-cncfi Designs
Knives - Forks and Serving Pieces
Bncaaedin Cnctsta In combination of
five and a Jialf dozens to arge cicsta
cf twenty six dozens - triti their rut
complement cf jcrvinrt pieces
Leas cxpcmn'cltrticea tl.ty bo defected
BonDon Dishes -FlowerVases-Ice Pitchers -liilct Seta
mraraaanHinMnn mn i idi ra bpwh nirrsimii1
Corner 1 1 th and Chestnut Sts.
To the IVomen
I of Philadelphia
THERE
"r
,EVfcNlM PUBLIC
Arrested Here for Cruelty .
Little Mcnnllias, sin of Raymond
Duncan, "bent it" from Ills
Grcrlnn .garbed father In Paris.
The photograph shows father ami
son ns they appeared when In this
city
to go on a sartorial spree. The father
declares he will prefer chnrges of kid
napping if he finds the man who weaned
his boy nwny from Ills sandals und, pep
lum. Paris smiles, as usual.
Drops Dead at Home
Raymond Hlllott, of Twentieth street
and Olnc avenue, fell dead suddenly
while w nlking in the jaitl ( hi. Home
Inst night. A physlclnn wns summoned
but efforts to revive Klllott were
futile.
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- GENTLEMAN'S WARDROBE
THAT ONLY A WOMAN
SHOULD BUY.
A MAN MAY SELECT HIS 6WN
SHIRTS, COLLARS, HOSIERY AND
EVEN HIS SCARFS, BUT ONLY A
WOMAN SHOULD CHOOSE HIS
LOUNGE ROBE. '
PERHAPS THIS IS THE REA
SON WHY THE LOUNGE ROBE IS SO I
POPULAR FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS I
$10 to $60
Were $15 to $85
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LEDGiji-PHjLADLPHlA; MOyDAYVPEQBMBEB 20, 1020
I
Womon Declare Loss of Supply
Would Moan Doath Sen
tence for Children
APPEAL TO FRENCH SISTERS
By the Associated Press
Berlin, Dec. 20. Surrender to the
Allies of 800,000 milch cows, which
have been demanded under the terms
of the Versailles treaty, would have
disastrous results in Germany, says n
letter to the women of France from u
committee of German women. Con
tinued deprivation of the German peo
ple of the milk suppl represented by
these cows would result In wenkenlnx
public stamina and individual re
slstnnce and. therefore, operate to re
duce the ability of Germnny to fulfill
treaty obligations thiough necessary
production, it Is said.
"Ah women nre defenders of the
rights of children," the letter declares,
"we embrace with equal sympathy suf
fering children of all nations. Our sym
path goes imt in fullest measure
children In the devastated rcclous
ft, l
in i
Franco, wheie It appears to us to be
urgent that help should be granted us
spceuuy as possuiie. un tuc otner lianu,
we see the need of every part of Oer- i
ninny is so great that further reduction
In the milk supply would be equlvnlent
to the dedth sentence for hundreds of
thotiMindp of children. Instead of the
20.000 000,000 liters of milk which Ger
man produced annually In pence times,
the country is now producing only
.SSOO,000.000."
For nearly slxenrs the populations
of German cities hc not had milk, the
letter asserts, and owing to this fact the
death rate from tuberculosis has dou
bled since 1013, and .18,000 more chil
dren died In 1018 than in 1013. In
Prussia alone there hnx heen nn in.
-rease In child mortality of 100 per cent
The letter declares these facts are not
known to the French "because the press
CANDIES
Have Been Too High
Owltiif to tlio lo' cost of sucar to
day, candles nhouM bo lold low, of
which we arp rojnn: to noil 10 tonn at
itlmoat wholesale prices.
.-,i!e "."t Florida Orancea. at
I2.no por bu.. or 11. 2S a half bu.
About from 85 to 0.1 OrangM In "a
half buihol.
Hand-mado Toyi. njtra One quality,
V? .,'b- . raanut Hrlttle. 2.1c a lb.
Kxeeptlonally rue drlnklne Cocoa In
l-lb. baim. at I2r a lb. Alao a full
line of other Candles nt ridiculously
low prices.
E. K. HESS & CO.
141 Market St.
VOIl TIIK NKXT fl DAYS ONLY
a
PPO
SURRENDER
OF GERMAN COWS
"V
hns not permitted thelnformatlon to ba
made public."
1lrnsels, Dec. 20. (Bv A. P.)
Prlvntp conversations between nllled
nnil German financial experts to the
amount Germany may be expected to
pay the Allies In reparations continued
here this morning.
Delegates to the conference expressed
the hope they would be nble to coin'.
plctc their work before Chrlstmns, nnil
indicated thnt unexpected progress had
been made.
taxTpriver attacked
Police 8ay Striking Employes Were
Responsible for Assault
Samuel Cohen, thirty years old, 1107
Mount Vernon street, n driver for the
Qunkcr City Tnxlcnb Co., was attacked
by several men ut Twelfth nnd Vine
streets Inst night und beaten.
Cohen was struck over the head by
n man who wielded n bottle. The
victim's fcnlp and face were cut and
bruised. He woh taken to Hahnemann
Hospital In the patrol of the Tenth and
Buttnnwood streets station.
The man's assailants, belloved by the
police to be striking employes of the
tnxlcob company, escaped.
Deaths of a Day
JOHN D. FOY
Former Newspaperman of Phlladel-;
phia Dies In Toronto
A telegram received by his family in j
this city announces the death, In To
known newspaperman of Philadelphia.
Mr. Foy lUed after' u long illness In St.
Michael's Hospital, Toronto. I
Mr. Fov's newspaper career began)
in the early elchties on the old Phlln- .
delphla Morning Times, where he served
for many years ns a reporter, nnd sub
sequently In various editorial capacities.
Later he became ussoclatcil with the
nvcnlng Telegraph as financial editor,
leaving that paper to enter a business
career In Canada.
Mrs. R. Livingston Beeckrrun
ProvMence, It. I., Dec. 20. Mrs. It.
Livingston Beeckman, wife of the gov
ernor of Rhode Island, died suddenl
of heart disease at White Sulphur
Springs, vn., today. Mrs,
Beeckman
before her marriage was Miss Eleanor
.Thomas of EancRvllle', O.
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suddenly. It leaks away im
perceptibly until, suddenly,
it's gone.
The Collins System brings
you back the energy and
spirit, vitality and verve of
youth.
Let us give you a personal
, demonstration.
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I roT.rvn di.dg.. walnut st. at lnm
A Logical Store For
Men 's Gifts
q For years men who appreciate the distinctive,
the unusual, and the finest at reasonable
prices have been consistent patrons of this
store.
F Why, then, isn't it logical that you who are
buying gifts for men should come to this Store
now splendidly provided with merchandise
especially chosen for holiday buyers' selections.
Neckwear
House Coats
Handkerchiefs
Mufflers
Traveling Bags
Sweaters
Lounging Gowns
Motor "Wear
Fur-Lined Coals
Evening Dress
Clothes
1424-2 CHESTNUT ST.
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"BOOTS" WORRIED
BY 13WTTNESSES
Girl in Peirce Murder Objects to
Unlucky Number at In-
quest'Tomorrow
WANTS ONE WITHDRAWN
Marie (""Bootn") llillllpH. Rogers,
one of the three persons held on the
fi'hnrgeof murdering Henry T. Peirce,
in 4IIUI .imrKPi sirccr, n tnontn ngo,
fenrs the outcome of the coroner'n In.
quest tomorrow because there nre thir
teen principal witnesses to be exnmlned
Tills Is the first Intlmntlon that
"BooUi." worldly-wise nnd .nnhltl.
cnted, has a streak of the siiferstltlouH.
Detective Rowland, of the coroner's of-
nn-, went w tuoyumrnhine I'ri&on to
iV- i, r"n$P torT trip prr-jf-noo of
I eter I). Trenaway, Joseph A Moss nnd
t w- .. " " - -'
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Christmas Gifts at
Greatly Reduced Prices
Easily Selected
In the few days before Christmas,
when time is of the utmost impor
tance, the arrangement of our Import
ed Christmas Gifts on tables at $1.00,
$2.00, $3.00, $5.00, $10.00, $15.00,
$25.00, is the greatest help in solving
your Christmas problems.-'
SPECIAL OFFER. Sheffield Silver
after-dinner service coffee pot,
cream pitcher, sugar 'bowl and tray
the four pieces, complete for $15.00.
No C. O. D.'s, No Exclianges, No Mail
Orders
The Rosenbach Galleries
1320 Walnut Street
Christinas Cards and Calendars
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(tlovcs
House Itoben
Silk Shirts
Canes
Belts
Hosiery
Bath Robes
Umbrellas
Golf Toggery
Dress Waistcoats
Fraternity Wear
's sews
rrrifftotopF!'
"Boots," the three accused, at the In
quest, When he was taken to her eell one of
her first questions wu3. "How miiny
witnesses nre there?" Rowland replied
"Thirteen." The girl Irumcdlntclv
asked that one be withdrawn or some
one found who knows something new
nbout this case. "Make It either twelve
or fourteen," she asked.
The inquest, conducted by Coroner
Knight, In expected to be brief. Trend -way
and "Moss hnve confessed Oiclr con
nirUon with the murder of the Phlln
lelphla business man Police nre still
I looking for n tnini mnn implicated in
the murder, which wns the result of n
robbery plot.
Pelrco was killed In his apartment
the night of November 22, the murder
was discovered November 21, Tread -wny
nnd "Boots" were nrrested In
Wheeling two dnH later, and Moss was
arrested nenr Pittsburgh about five days
later.
IVIrce Hvpd at Fort Wushlngton with
his family. Mrs PiprVe will shortly
plose thi mibiirbnn house, and co with
her children to Lnnsdale, where she has
Velntlves, to live.
Amnesty for Political Prisoners
A muss-meeting under the uusplics
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American Cicll LltcrticH Hurctiu
win 0 held at Turngemclnde Hall
Jtrouil street nnd Columbia nvenue, Oil'
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evening. Dr. .Tuilah Xj. Mngnes m9
Roger N Baldwin will speak on "Am
nesty for All Political Prisoner. "
I rnncls Fisher ICntie will be chair
man.
SPECIAL
PRICES
on Good
Dependable
Overcoats and Suits
during the ucek
of!
before Christmas!
Paste this in your hat
QUALITY is the sure
foundation of satisfac
tion in clothes !
At $50 Fine Overcoats
and Suits in select fabrics
and patterns.
At $45 Special lots of our
regular $60 and $65 Suits
, and Overcoats that were
I closely priced to begin with.
At $35 Suits and Over
coats intended to sell for ten
to fifteen dollars more.
Patrick Mackinaws at $15,
intended to sell for $18 to
$22.50. Ideal for Winter
Sports.
Fur-Collar Coats that a man
will welcome as a Christmas
Gift $35.00.
Evening Dress Vests, $5.00
to $10.00 were $7.50 to
$13.50.
Separate Trousers, now
$6.50, $7.75, $8.50 were
$7.50 to $10.00.
Evening Dress Clothes, $58,
$62, $68 best values in
town !
PERRY&CO.
16th and Chestnut Streets
NERVE COMFORT
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EXCEUENI -FOR HERVOUSHrTS
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vrlll h- ,urprl5Hd. -Th, nd,rfuy com.
fortabl- f.?imw N prceil iUK to drop
in coat of material. Cut out thin ad mo you
will not bo morchamrd ,Sho- It to joui
n.are.t druralat Th. ar tha prlr., af
th big department atorrn The $3.40 sillon
alze la now $3. Ml. the f.7S I, al . $3,011
th II 4S qt now l 10. tho 7Sc pint, now
0c If convenient letter buy a bottl todav.
Mklto-Hnp.1 makea a apltndld Chrlntmaa lft.
Rubber tor the Family
Useful GIFTS
Open Evenings Until Xmas
ot to Re Duplicated Elsewhere
Boys' & Girls'
Raincoats
$4-98
Value $7.50
K r 1 yearn o '1
RAIN
CAPES
lu
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$1.98
18 fati
Boys' & Girls' A
Cashmere, Cnnton 5'
nnd Tweed
UAINCOATS
Sizes 4 to 10
Regular $17 r-n
value 'i. I .OU
Boys' & Girls'
Bootsr
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to $5
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War' ami Mrn'a
BLACK
RUBBER COATS
Men's U. S. Government Hip Boots
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Diamond Store
now .
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Men'a and Women'
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