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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
"oNLY II DAYS VACATION,
PLANT OF U. P. STUDENTS
roo Remain in City Because Of cab
breviated" Xmas Holiday.

"Going home for Christmas?''
''Nope. can't make It."
though luck, don't envy you"
"Going home for ChristmasP'
"Nope, too far and time too short; It
wouldn't be worth while"
Such are the Jeremiads being banded
around on the campus OF the University
OF Pennsylvania today for Of all the
Eastern colleges the University of Penn
sylvania's Christmas vacation is the sec
ond shortest. A poor, pitiful II days.!
The mere fact that the students OF Har-
ward have only been granted 10 days
doesn't mitigate the matter In the least
in the opfuion Of the Pennsylvania stu
dents.
'Eleyen days." say they; "its an awful
sell. Who ever heard of less than II days
for a Christmas holiday"
This afteTnoon at 8 o'clock the "abbre-
Waited" vacation starts and there will be
a general exodus in the direction of Broad
Street Station. A whole covey of merry
students who live in Rochester and 9uf-
falo have chartered a private car which
win carry them TO home, mother and
Christmas.
Due to the short holiday. however. It is
estimated that never before will 80 many
students spend Christmas at the college
At least 200 "left-overs'' will stay behind
10 console each other-those from the far
Western States and foreigners. In all
there will be representatives from 10 ma
tions. Provost and Mrs. Edward Fahs
Smith have issued invitations to all OF
them to Christmas dinner.
Tomorrow night an entertainment pro-
yided by the generosity OF the various
fraternities will be given In the College
Settlement. 26th and Lombard streets
Baskets and gifts will be given TO the
needy residents of the neighborhood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
@BDLLY" SUNDAYS FIRST REAL
TEST AFTER WEEK OF REVIVAL
Evangslist's Secretary Says Condi-
tions Here Require New Methods.


The real test Of the Billy Sunday
campaign in Philadelphia viii not come
until the Tabernacle meetings have been
In progress for week or more, accord
ing to the private secretary and pianist OF
the Evangelist, Bentley ID. Ackley, who
arrived In this city yesterday.
1T would be hard To say Just how long
Il will be before Mr.. Sunday issues an
invitation to his audience 10 acknowledge
conversion" said Mr.. Aekley
But the test win come on the day
when the Invitation Is issued for the
fTst time. and / am confident that the
response OF the people or this city will
overshadoU anything OF the kind ever
recorded"
Plans for the great Tabernacle meeting
are rapidly nearing completion. The
bullding itself will receive the final
touches next Tuesday, and arrangements
for a force OF 10 hremen 10 guard the
building day and night have been made.
A lost and found department. has been
added TO the equipment OF the Tabernacle,
experience Ia Scranton and Des Moines
showing that many hundred OF articles
are lost daily AZ the meetings particularly
when the people surge 10 Glory Row"
Arrangements Tor transportation OF Mr.
Sunday ana his party while ia this city
ara being made by an Automobile Gem
mittee. headed BY O. Percy Fox who has
made an appeal for the use Of 100 cars
during the campaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
NORTHEAST TRANSIT PARADE
Big Demonstration for High Speed
Planned for january \.

Business organizations and citizens Of
the northeast section are arranging tor a
high-spesd tranait demonstration IN which
fully 20.00o men viii take part on January
:. There will be = parade, followed by a
mass meeting IN Textile Hall. Ksnsington
avenue and Cumberland street.
Director Taylor. OF the Department OF
City Transit, has been invited 20 deliver
an address, and prominent men Of the
northeast win speak.
Aany 0FgaEizatl0ns win take part Ia
the demonstration. including the North
Remington Business Mems Association,
the Brotherhood OF Railroad Locomotive
Engineers the Junior order Of United
American Mechanics, the Carpet Makers
Union, the Kensington Board OF Trade
and the Richmond Business Mems Aaso-
elatloa.
Final arrangements viii be made ct the
kensington meeting for a parade on the
night Of the central demonstration At the
Academy Of Music on January IA II IS
probable that Northeast residents will
march to the Academy ia Z body
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
new CASTLE SOON
WILL Be LEADING
AS STEEL CENTRE
Bethlehem Company's Pro-
jectile Plant to Increase
Boom of Thriving City on
the Delaware.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec. 93-work on
she new proiectile plant OF the Bethlehem
Steel Company. at New Castle, will be
Commenced soon after january 1, With
he beginning OF work of this plant New
East1e expects to begin its development
into city OF importance.
The William Steel g Sons Company, of
philadelphia has been awarded the con-
tract for the erection of the first group
OF buildings for the new proiectlle plant.
There viii be nine buildings In ell, and
the cost will be about 100000. But these
are not all the buildings which will be
erected. When the first plans were prel
pared II was the idea TO establish small
plant but since that time Charles M.
Schwab, head OF the Bethlehem Steel
Company. has received additional con-
tracts amounting to millons OF dollars,
and the projectiles which these contracts
represent will be largely loaded at New
Castle or will at least be shipped from
New Castle
New Castle believes that the establish
ment of tho Bethlehem plant is but the
forerunner of better things, Several years
ago the Lukens Steel Company. 0f Coates
willie, Pa, purchased a valuable beach
near New Castle for the purpose of estab-
fishing its plant there. In the meantime
plants OF the Bald Steel Company, the
Brylgon Steeel Company, the Edgar Allen
Manganese steel Company and the DEM
mer Steel Casting Company have been es-
tablished here, all of which are In opera
tion.
Charles NJ. Schwab. in a speech to
members of the Board of Trade, now the
Chamber of Commerce, of Wilmington.
declared that steel by the use of foreign
ore brought here by water could be made
ON tho Delaware River cheaper than in
Pittsburgh.
New Castle is preparine to do .thinRs
Last year there was some street paving
laid, and II is proposed to do considerable
street and sewer work in the coming
season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
Store Notes

The hot-pan litter, with its
grip of steel, saves the cook--and
an alarm of fire; 25c. Subway
Floor, Central.
A much-used phrase, wrap
yourself warmly" applies well to
the new Angora wrapper spen-
GERS; instead of buttoning they
really wrap you; Sc. Main Floor,
Market.
"A G. S. Tiffany never wind
clock marked $40 is shown on
Main Floor, Chestnut.
Even an amateur nurse
would thank you kindly for
fever Thermometer, 35c to 81.
Main Gallery, Chestnut.
When a man wants a necktie
he fumbles in a drawer and pulls
one out indiscriminately; when he
wants collar-button he gets
down on his knees and gropes.
Here's a tie and button-holder
that saves all genuflection-and
remarks; 81. SltbtcGy Floor, Cen
trdl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
SALVATION ARMY
WILL DISTRIBUTE
TOYS AND'DINNERS
Entertainment, With Movies,
Music and Gifts for Poor
Children = 1000 Bi g
Baskets for Families.

The Salvation Army is arranging to
play Santa Claus to the poor children of
Philadelphia. In addition It is making
elaborate pTAparations to provide Christ
mas dinners for families
An entertainment will be given for these
children in Musical Fund Hall, Locust
street near Sth, Christmas evening. at $3.50
o'clock Dolls books. toy engines. cars.
dogs and horses; all things that delight
the heart of childhood will he among the
presents distributed at the entertain
ment.
Moving pictures will be shown-the kind
that all children like showing cowboys
and IndlaAs and queer looking policemen.
The program has not been completed, but
there will be plenty of music, A big
Christmas tree will be illuminated in a
most attractive manner.
At o'clock Christmas morning 1000
baskets viii be given out from the Musi-
cal Fund Hall, each one containing a
dinner for six. The dinner will consist of
a big chicken, two kinds of vegetables.
one can OF corn or tomatoes, coffee and
tea, bread. box of oatmeal, celery and
other things not yet decided on. In addi-
tion to this, children who are in need OF
shoes, and whose cases have been inYes-
tIgated beforehand, will be given a pair
to fit them in exchange for check given
by one OF the Army workers This check
win bear the size and other information
which win enable the men at the hall to
md the right pair of shoes without trou-
BILE.
The only fund the Army has to draw
on for the Christmas treat is that raised
from the street stands. 1t has 20 stands
on the corners In the business district
this year. and. while the rainy weather
has been instrumental In causing the OF
ferings to be low for the last few days,
they began to improve today. and the
Army people hope to have enough funds
by Christmas to defray their expenses.
They began their work on faith, knowing
the money will come In some way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23

Positively not to be opened
before Christmas, If possible"
was the tactful inscription on a
parcel posted yesterday.
"A gift that can be opened be-
fore Christmas in a pinch-an
umbrella. Main Floor, Chestnut.
American silk hosiery manu-
facturers have been tried by the
war and not found wapting; the
SO silk stockings for women with
contrasting clocks and stripes
rival the daintiest from Paris at
double. Main Floor, Market.
A walking stick is sometimes
a weapon, sometimes an heirloom
and always a companion. With
walking stick you can always
knock wood for luck. Main Floor,
Chestnut.
The Utility scale, good up to
10 pounds, registers the net
weight of goods in a container;
25c. SubtOdy Floor, Central.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
MAYORS WIFE ON WAR
hrs. Blankenburg Says Woman
Voters Would Have Prevented It.

mrs. Blankenburg Says Woman
Voters Would Have Prevented It.
If the women of Europe had had a
voice in government the war would have
been prevented. in the opinion of Mrs
Rudolph Blankenburg. wife OF Mayor
Blankenburg In letter read at Christ
mas festival Of The Messengers, a girls
organization of the Messiah Lutheran
Church. 18th and Jefferson streets, last
night. she said:
"All hail the S5th and its Christmas
eheerl
"Ali hail for brighter things in the new
yearl
Let us ali pray for peacel Did you
ever wonder how It might have been in
Europe II the mothers had had a voice
IN the government? / have As a re-
mlnder. let me say that next November
the men Of Pennsylvania are to decide
whether our mothers are TO have a voice
in the affairs OF State. Shall Is be no
Or yes? Progress and Justice say yes!"
entertainment was held at the
church for the purpose of assembling
gifts for distribution among the poor Of
the neighborhood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
"CAP" CLARK, FAMED
LIFE-SAYER, VICTIM
OF HOUSING EVILS
Red Shirted Hero" Who
Rescued COL From
Drowning and Fought
Fires, Has Rheumatic Ills.

Philadelphia's ''red-shirted hero" often
from watery grave, is in want. The
"red-shirted hero" whose right name is
Charles Clark, is also victim of the
tenement house evil. Clark is suffering
from a severe attack of rheumatism. For
years he has lived in damp houses.
Clark lives in a cellar room at 2is South
9Th street. His only companions are his
two mascots and his wife. The mascots
consist Of cat and a nut brown-haired
fox terrier
Seated in his cellar room, Clark said
today that he was suffering for the sins
OF certain property owners. The red
shirted hero" wants to work. but he
can't. Many jobs have been offered him.
my bones are all decayed from the
Clark as he stroked his fingers over
Bob" the fox terrier
Residents in the 9Th Ward call Clark
the Captain" Years ago he was a
member OF the Paramount Volunteer
FireCompany He was attached to truck
No. 81. He still has the red-hame shirt
he wore when he fought fires in the
neighborhood where Warden Robert Me-
Kenty is conducting a factory for turning
good men ont of criminals.
Clark was mending his red shirt when
the EVENING LEDGER reporter called on
him. His wife was cleaning up the cell
lar room. The cat and dog were chewing
a bonel
This Is going to be a sad Christmas
for the red-shirted hero said Clark.
Everybody calls Clark the ''red-shirted
nero" He has become so used to hearing
that name that he often addresses him-
self in that way,
'I often wonder what has become of
the 6O1 persons whom saved from
drowning at Atlanti9' City" continued
Clark,
Il have never heard from a single per-
son whose life / saved, / guess they have
forgotten the 'red-shirted hero l am now
7s years old and Nat broke Not penny
In the bank and not even shareholder
IN some building and loan association.
It's pretty bad breakin' for an old man.
Don't tell the charity people that l am
down and out. / am doing all / can to
keen out OF the bread line or applying 10
BIoekley Ny pension which Is So, comes
around every three months We have a
hard time In getting along on thai
amount There is the rent, medicine,
clothes for the wife and other things
which must be bought.
Years ago lived in good houses. But
things have changed After getting
through with my job az Atlantic City as
a life saver I came back to Philadelphia,
We didn't have much money, so we had
10 90 20 live Ia a tenement.
"The trouble with our houses Is that
we have no running water, bathtubs and
other things. And then the damp walls.
That's how your uncle got his rheuma-
tism. Now my bones ache so bad that
have a hi OF a time in moving around.
/ guess am suffering for the sins Of GER
tain property owners who should have
put in some improvements"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
oR. HAREE spHAKs IN soHooL
chiidrsn Get christmss Stockings.
Luncheon Tor Mothers.

Director Harts. of the Heath Depart.
nent aud Miss Elizabeth McKnlfht
ahlef nurse of the Bureau q Hsslth
NnreLaz school. aadfesaed 4 meeting 81
- melhsfs and children this aftessocn
q the Hilaam g Pierce school. lith ard
Christian 1tleeta
Ahe shiiafea Aefe presented HltA Christ.
mae aiacsiHes aile3 Wilh oantlls nuf.
a. e ne uqlhsfs Halc eatei.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
Even At the Last Minute
Fresh handkerchief

some kinds you've not seen beforefor that's the way this
Handkerchief Store manages!
At $1.5O dozen hundreds of one-corner hand-em-
brodered handkerchefs for women-at least twenty diff
ferent designs!
Alover plads and tapes also $1.50 dozen.
Women's sheer Irish linen handkerchiefs, plain hem
stitched or with tapes $1.50 dozen.
All in dainty boxes-and crisp and snowy.
Can Floor, Centra
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
WANAMAKER's
Store Opens $3.50 A. NJ.
TOMORROW AT WANAMAKER'S
We are glad these days

and the people who showing their satisfaction
they make proof Of the quality and capacity Of the Store
that they pIeased to say to us,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
"wen, this is Our Store"

hundreds of times in these days.
Under such circumstances, is il any wonder that our
business is a pleasure to both workers and buyers?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
Odd Pieces of Fine Cut Glass

one and two of kind, all of fine kind and all very much
reduced in price, many pieces being marked at half
the actual value. Fourth FIOsr CsatrAD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23

when they want it. and to have it at the right price, is
exactly what have aimed and worked upon for years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
viii you believe it

that this week have received hundreds of boxes of
goods and foreign shipments have just in
at the nick of time?
Though hundred thousand packages have gone out
in single days this week delivery wagons and in
customers hands, it not possible for any to discover
the lowering of any of our stocks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23

To have what people want
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
The Camera Shop Has

Grahex cameras and high-grade special Kodaks, be-
sides the finest foreign makes many of them fitted with the
celebrated Carl Zeiss lenses.
Everything else here that photographer uses,
CNIaia Floor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
Fragrant French Perfumes
Exquisite Gifts

such pleasure to receive that you doubt about
the gift for any girl your list these good
suggestions
Late shipments have recently arrived from Claire, Cuty
Honbrgant Violet Pver Kerkof and other scent makers
and all the popular and most desirable perfumes in
cuded; $1.35 to $50 bottle And the bottles most
artistic.
Queen Mary perfumes are the less fragrant be-
cause they are made in America-50c to $3.50 bottle
FIOOr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
1t is to be a great Christmas

December 20, 1911
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-02

in the lineup to help the youngste-@
along, and Severoid ought to be
considerable assistance to the young
pitchers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-28
OWENTON TEAM
 TAKES FINAL GAME

Birmingham college won the last game of the series with Howard Tues day by a score of to 2. By agree ment the game only lasted seven in- nings, in all of which the Birmingham boys put up a pretty article of base ball and clearly outplayed their oppon ents
 Nation of Birmingham pitched a mas Towards swatters to few scattered hits his teammates were hitting well and at opportune times. He was backed up in good style, while Howard had several costly errors to their credit. Tucker and Scott led with the stick for Birmingham. each getting two hits when hits meant runs. Towards two runs were due to wo-bagger by Blackwelder when all the bases were occupied.
 Dunsmore started in to do the twirl- ing for Howard and was touched up rather freely. He was relieved in the fifth inning after six runs had been garnered off his delivery and the bases were full. Manush replaced him and pitched the remaining innings without allowing a run. Nation had the game well in hand at all stages and hi. pJchire was easily the feature of tn, game Score by innings: R. H E Birmingham ...... 003 030 0=6 Howard ......... 900 002 0-2
 Batteries: Nation and Scott; Duns- more. Manush and Tisdale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-28
GERMAN VESSEL HELD BY GENERAL FUNSTON
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(COntinued from Page One) >-~--~----~----------~-~ rived at Havana on May IF and sailed two days later for Progreso.
 The Bavaria's captain is liable to fine under the Mexican laws, and these are the laws that are being administered by the collector of the port The landing at Puerto Mexico of arms consigned for Vera Cruz violates the laws and the ab- sence of a manifest, a second violation The Bavaria is held here only because clearance will be refused until the mat ter of fines is adjusted.
 The customs officials assert that so far as they know the arms shipment on the Ypiranga of the same line which precipi- tated the seizure of Vera Cruz by the American forces still were aboard when the vessel left here for Puerto Mexico two days ago. They assume that there is no possibility that the 25O machine guns, 15, GOO GOO rounds of ammunition and other war material aboard the Ypiranga would be landed as the liner is under charter of the German government and was or dered to Puerto Mexico by the German minister to pick up German refugees Substantiates Rumors Rumors have been current that some of the materials for which Huerta had con tracted in Germany had been Altering through to the federals by way or Puerto Mexico. The Bavaria incident is the first positive information of the landing of sup plies received, although there have been intimations that the army and navy has knowledge of other landings or attempted landings.
 General Funston admitted that he had no information as to what became of the shipment after 1t reached Cordoba, and it is assumed that 1t already Is on the way to Mexico City. The barbed wire will be of immense value to small garrisons pro- tecting federal lines of communication. Garrisons north of San Luis Potosi have been repeatedly attacked by rowing bands of constftutionalists.
 President Huertas defense plans, as an-
 nounced prior to the American landing at Vera Cruz, contemplated the construction | of a series of block houses along the
 railways in the vicinity of the smaller
 towns, each to be protected by barbed
 l wire entanglement of the building of con- crete breastworks and field gun stations
 in the mountains along the Mexican rail-
 road but reports of eyewitnesses tell only of field guns mounted on flat cars and
 l no great number of these.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-28
DRIVERS SELECTED
 FOR B|G AUTO RACE
Tryouts Produce Fastest Racing Ever Seen In
 Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Nay 27.-After three days of the fastest automobile racing ever seen on the Indianapolis motor speedway the 30 drivers who will start in the annual 50O-mile race here Sat urday were selected tonight.
 George Boillot. the French driver, who today set a new United States rec ord on the 2 11 mile track, circling it in 1:30.13, led the list of successful drivers. Boillot drove his car around the course at a fraction less than 100 miles an hour.
 Jules Goux Boillot's teammate, was second, having sent his French ear around the track in 1:31.71, and Teddy Tetzlaff, in an American car was third.
 Ralph de Palma qualified twentieth in the list and required 1:42.12 to go the two and a half miles.
 Boillot is the winner of three grand prix races in France. Goux won the race here last year and this team is favored in the betting as winner of this years contest
 Bob Burman drove two cars in the tests and both qualified. He will se- feet another driver for one of the ma chimes.
 The successful drivers. and the or der in which they finished are:
 Boillot. 1:30.13 Goux, 1:31.71; Tetz- laff, 40. Thomas. 1:35.20; Dawson, 1;36. 20; Carlson, 1:36.40; Bragg, 1:36.s0; Wishart, 1:3110; Christiense, 1:3S.67; Wilcox, 1:39.16; Anderson, 1:39.46; Bur man, 1:39.55; Duray, 1:40; Knipper, 1:40.4S: Haupt, 1:40.6S: Guyot 1:4095 Chassange. 1:41.91: Mulford, 1:4203; Richenbacher, 1:4211; De Palma, 1;42.12: Cooper, 1:4225; Brock, 1:4247, Freidrich, 1:4259: Chandler. l:42. S1 i, Oldfield, 1:43.15; Mason. 1.4S.2; Keene, 1:43.60: Klein, 1:43.60; Burman, 1:4S.70; Grant, 1:44.09.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-28
CORINTH DEPOT CASE
 COMES UP AT JACKSON
Southern and M. & 0. Refuse to Build Station On Site Specified By
 Commissioners

Jackson, Miss, May 27.-(SpeciaLy The three railroad commissioners are in Jackson attending chancery court as interested principals in the case against the Mobile and Ohio and the Southern railroads for refusal to obey an order of the commission to erect depot on specified site at Corinth, known as the triangle between tracks. The rail- roads declared the space was not suf- ficient, and did not want to build the depot on that site, if at all.
 Corinth Is in Commissioner Wilson's s territory and he is very anxious to se- cure the new depot, as are the busi- ness men of the community. several of whom are here attending court More than ordinary interest Is taken in the court proceedings for the reason that it is the first time the authority and power of the railroad commission to compel railroads to build depots on certain sites has been put to the test.