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Birsky said. "You are one of them
fellers which If you don't know what
a feller done to get his picture before
the public you are willing to take a
chance that it was anyhow larceny in
the first degree"
81 am only saying, Birsky!" Zapp
protested. 81 am willing to take a
chance that we elect once in while
a Congressman oder judge or even
a President who done something some
time that somebody has got the goods
on him for. But we can't do it if
we put pictures in the paper only of
fellers which no one could say they
ever seen 'em playing for as much as
two cents hundred settling 25 cents
on the dollar. Believe me, Birsky, if
we paid Mr.. Taft hundred thousand
dollars a year for being President,
there's plenty fellers we could afford
to pay two hundred thousand, not in
cluding commissions and travelling ex-
penses, so much smarter they are than
Mr.. Taft; the difference being that if
they got their picture in magazines
the way Mr.. Taft does, by the next
mail comes a letter reading: Dear
Friend Max: seen your picture in
the Friday Evening Post and am
glad to see you are getting on so well,
which the same l wish I could say
about myself, as I am two weeks be-
hind in my room rent here and am
sick and everything. Why not come
over to see me? AS ever,
'GOLDIE HOWARD.
"'P. 81 found couple more of
your old letters yesterday. G. H.
"Then the reason why you don't
like to see Gottheil's picture is because
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he used to was a respectable man Ana
not loafer?" Birsky asked.
"Say," Zapp protested, "he's stil ,
respectable man."
"Then what's the objection?" Bi,.t
asked.
"The objection is that | couldn', va
no sympathy with pictures which h,
under 'em Colonel Gottheil, who buIa
the Panama Canal or Colonel ca.
theil, who finished the Panama Canal
whereas if the picture says, 'Colcr.l
Gottheil, who had an idee that he in.
ished the Panama Canal, when sh
slides down on him and he's got %
do a whole lot more work on Ii,
Uerfuchte Bobke,' y'understand-.
then would got sympathy for Ii,
feller, and l would say, Never mind,
he'll finish it yet-you see II h
DON'T"
"And so he WILL" Birsky declared,
"in a few months more"
"Did l say he wouldnt% zapp
asked. "And when he does, and they
put his picture in the paper with
Colonel Gottheil, who finished the
Panama Canal under it, the public
will say: We'll, it's about time. |
thought that schlcmtel would nsve,
get through
"They wouldn't say no such thing,
Zapp," Birsky said. Colonel Got.
theil is too popular for that"
maybe you're right, Birsky," Zapp
concluded, "but if you was in the DELI
catessen business and run an autonO
bile delivery you would understand
that too much popularity is like TOO
much carbon-you can always tell i
by the knocks"
Copyright. 1918, hy The Tribune AssOeiiIeal
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ASHMAN, GARBAGEMAN AND THEIR
ALLIES IN CITY-WIDE DRIVE" TO-DAY
Thinning Pocketbooks Tremble as Army of Men and
Women Who Do Your So Called "Dirty Work" Ask
to Be Remembered in Christmas Spirit of Giving

"official" ashman Of the district arrived.
He was covered with a.hes, and tne
average nousekleper to whom all ash
men look alike, gave him a little easn
for Christmas, When the real ashman
arrived he was indignant and II Is pos
sible that he will try to get the pseudo
ash-hnuler jailed for obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Ashmen who We're turned down len
door steps with ominOus frowns' ana
is possible that housekeepers VINO 70
fused will find many broken ASH ooAss
on their sidewalks during the following
year.
The garbage man was equally lnssvs
today. He also spread some poetry u
advance. He was little more bus'hess
like. however, and had his rhyme Hpe,
written ON little envelopes. 1t was -
follows:
In sunshine or storm the garbage mNA
Works from day 10 day.
SO give him now Whate er you tHh
For merry Christmas day -
The letter carrier is being remeihys'
by thousands because he doesn't ioo1 a., 3
though he even expected a sllI n.i-
just as pleasant and generally goou .s
low at all times. Ele kLows tha' hs 0, INA
brings bad news as well as soou, s,ab S
that others have burdens to carry "'
are far greater than his,
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,SWHAT makes a canal is the water
w in it," said Barnett Zapp, the
waist manufacturer, land if instead
Of water it's got rocks and sand in it,
Birsky, then it amt canal no longer
It's just vacant lots, and even if they
wouid be partly excavated, y'under-
stand, Panama lots is too far from
the end of the Bronx subway to have
much of future"
"In few days they would clear up
that land-slip and have the canal open
again." Louis Birsky, the real estater,
declared.
"That's what they said last sum-
mer," Zapp retorted. Seemingly
they think canal is like the millinery
trade-two grand openings year and
the rest of the time business is dead'
"Never mind, Zapp," Birsky said /;
"them boys done wonders down there.
Look at this here Colonel Gorgas,
which he made the discovery that from
mosquitoes biting a guinea pig comes
malaria and yellow fever, and while in
former times already the death claims
from yellow fever in Panama was
worse than the old industrial insur-
ance days, now it's more healthy down
there than Rockaway Beach. And
how did Gorgas do it?"
ST don't krs6w," Zapp said. "Shot
all the guinea pigs, maybe"
"Say, looky here, Zapp; mach kei
Meises," Birsky said Indignantly. Tf
It wouldn't be that Gorgas uses them
fly screens on the mosquitoes, Zapp,
Gottheil would never finish the canal"
"Finish itl" Zapp exclaimed. "If I
would finish waists the way Gottheil
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finished the Panama Canal, Birsky, l
would got to buy filing cabinet to
keep track of my cancellations. AS
a finisher, Birsky, Gottheil amt even
a baster."
at amt Gottheil's fault the canal
amt finished" Birsky said. "In this
here who's this cut they got big pro-
fessors to come and decide why is it
she slides down and fills up the canal.
Come says build a wall to hold it.
Others says: An ideal Don't do
nothing of the kind!' Still another
one says: Listen, Gottheil! Stopped
up canals them felers are trying to
fix it! bet you between them they
wouldn't clear the coffee grounds out
of kitchen waste pipe And then
he tells Gottheil just what the trouble
is, and that's the way it goes"
"Sure, that's the way it goes with
Government ownership-a lot of talk
and nothing done about It." Zapp said
"Now, if it would De anybody like
this here C. l.. Schwab which owns it,
Birsky, he would be on the job at 8
o'clock, y'understand, and before he
takes off his coat, even, he says:
Where's Gottheil? Amt down yet,
suppose. Sits up till all hours of the
night with lot of lowlife professors,
y'understand, and expects to hold his
job YETI And then when Gottheil
comes in and says, Did you want to
see me, Mr.. Schwab?' the boss an
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special Christmas address at the North
Branch Y. NJ, c. a. on Sunday, Decem-
Der 70, at p, M. on The Prince OF
Peace in a World OF War"
Christmas will be ushered in at mid
night tonight by .anfare Of trumpets
with appropriate selections in the fire
tower of the North Branch building. At
the same time a large chorus from St
johns Evangelical Church wpl assemble
on the pavement IN front of the building
and sing number of Christmas carols.
BIDDLE's CELEBRATION.
The annual Christmas celebration of
the DreXel Biddle Bible classes will take
place tomorrow afternoon at the Bible
Glass Home. 1917 Mt Vernon street In
addition to the social features of the day,
a number of classes have distributed
baskets OF food in their respective neigh
borhOods.
The ladies' class of Holy Trinity has
provided 40 members TO he at the Inas-
much Mission during the day to assist in
serving the dinner.
The mems class of Holy Trinity will
have its usual Christmas celebration sun
day morning in the parish house, 2l7
South goth street, at $3.50 o'clock. Jesse
). Anderson will lead and the address OF
the day will be made by A. j. Drexell
Biddle, who has chosen for his subject
The Fourth Wise Man" Judson j.
Adams, one of the three original menu
bers Of the class, will speak. A special
program OF Christmas music will be given.
Worldwide Peace" will be the topic
of the Rev. Or. James Il, Ely at the
special Christmas service of the Lemon
Hill Association in the Garrick Theatre
on Sunday evening, In harmony with this
theme, an elaborate program of Christmas
music has been arranged, including Sc
lections from the works Of French, Ger
man, English and American composers.
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CHRISTMAS MUSIC
IN THE CITY CHURCHES
TO BE OF HIGH ORDER
Special Programs Arranged for
Services Tomorrow, Begin
ming in Early Morning and
to Be Repeated Sunday
CAROLS BEFORE DAWN

Christmas music has been the most
u observances in the churches of Philadel-
phia for many years. And the programs
announced for services to be held to-
morrow and Sunday indicate that the
lovers OF good music are to enjoy an un-
usual treat this year.
Throughout the city Protestant and
Catholic churches will begin the birthday
of the Lord with celebrations OF song.
prayer and Thanksgiving. As early as
o'clock tomorrow morning, before the
first ray of sunshine glitters on Old
billy" Penns broad-brimmed hat on the
City Hall tower, the Quaker City will
welcome the greatest holiday of the year
with the sweet music of the chimes and
the loud ringing of the big bells on many
scores of churches For in Philadelphia
there are a great number of churches in
which daybreak services are always hsld
on Christmas morn.
And from that time until nearly mid
night on Sunday hardly an hour will
pass during which there will not be some
special services in the churches-and OF
course, in Philadelphia special services
mean exceptionally line programs OF
music.
Musical programs have been announced
to be given tomorrow at 3 a. m in the
Church OF Our Lady of Mercy Broad
street and Susquehanna avenue: the Cath
ole Church OF st. John the Evangelist
18th and Chestnut streets; the Church OF
the Gesu and st. Ludwig's and other
churches in the central part of the city
At the II o'clock Masses In ST. Johns and
Our Lady OF Mercy Churches there will
also be special mLslc. and in hundreds OF
Protestant churches there will be
preaching services with special music
at l0;so 10:A5 and IL o'clock a. m
In the majority of the churches the en-
tertainments. in which the children will
take part and at which Christmas carols
and songs viii be sung. will De held to-
morrow evening.
At all the regular services of the
churches, Sunday schools and young
peoples organizations on Sunday Christ
mas music will be given and Christmas
hymns will be sung. The programs this
year make peace" songs popular as a
result of the death struggle between the
nations across the sea.
One Of the notable musical programs to
be heard I'm the city will be that OF the
o'clock services In the Episcopal Church
Of St Luke and the Epiphany 18th street
below spruce on sunday afternoon. A
choir OF 40 persons, supplemented by
organ, harp. violin and cello instrumental
numbers. will furnish the extremely
pleasing program OF Christmas carols
"A similar program will be given at the
samc hour on SUNDAY afternoon, jan
uary The programs viii be made up Of
early French carols Russian carols and
ancient carols. The rector. the Rev DR.
david 4. steele viii make an address al
each service.
1he kss pr RobsEt Bagnsll via ave
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
GRIP LOSING IT'S HOLD
ON VICTIMS IN CITY
Pneumonia Cases Also Show
Falling Off-Fewer Patients
at the Hospitals

The epidemic of grip and pneumonia
which has swept this city is at its height
and will soon begin to subside. in the
opinion of health authorities who have
followed the situation closely.
Only IS new cases OF grip and of
pneumonia were received at the hospita IS
OF the city yesterday. and although II is
admitted that there were probably many
new cases of both diseases which were
not brought TO the attention of the hos
pitfalls or physicians, it Is thought the de-
crease will continue steadily.
The diseases have been especially severe
when old persons contracted them OF
lS5 deaths recorded yesterday three OF the
victims were more than 80 years old, IA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
RICH BOOTY SAVED BY COP
FROM GENTLEMAN BURGLAR
Attempt to Blow Insurance Company S
Safe Frustrated

A gentleman burglar, preparing early
today 10 blow up a safe In the office OF
the John Hancock Insurance Company,
on the southeast corner OF 18th street and
Montgomery avenue, was frightened
away. leaving behind dynamite. tools. a
walking-stick and handkerchief.
Several thousand dollars, the recelpts
Of the day before, were In the safe. un-
touched. The burglar evidently had Just
prepared to crack" the safe when the
rattling of a door warned him that Po-
liceman Dugan. OF the 18th and oxford
streets station. was coming
The bluecoat. trying doors, found the
door Of the insurance company open.
Entering cautiously, he heard seurrying
footsteps. With drawn revolver the po-
iceman searched the Offices, but found no
one. In front Of the safe, in a front Of
hce, were a steel brace-and- bit. electric
wires attached to two nitroglyeerin caps.
a stick OF dynamite a cane and a hand
kerehief, whose fine texture causes the
police 10 believe that the burglar was no
ordinary 'yeggman."
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swers: L don't care if neUer see you.
What's the matter the canal amt
opened yet? Well, go and open it.
What are you stdnding| And Got
theil don't even say: Gould l help it
if she slides on me? Expect me to
perform miracles for thirty dollars a
week. No, Birsky, he turns right
round and goes to work and gets it
open quick, Birsky, because when you
are working for a private owner,
Birsky, you get paid for results and
fired for excuses"
Anybody can speak a criticism,
Zapp," Birsky responded, "but if Got
theil was such a poor success in
Panama, why is it he turns down an
offer of $4,000 year to go to work
in Dayton, Ohio?"
"Well, some people is funny about
leaving New York." Zapp retorted
'I've stood on State street, Chicago,
opposite Marshall Fields, at o'clock
in the afternoon, and heard travelling
statesmen pass a remark how dead it
is after New York, which when them
fellers was at home they lived so far
up in The Bronx that they got to
transfer twice to reach the nearest
delicatessen store. And, besides, it
depends on what company out in Day
ton offers him the job, BirsEy. Every
body in Dayton don't do a business
like the National Cash Register Com
pany, y'understand. There's a couple
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study the faces Of the people. He stared
many almost out OF countenance, and
when they questioned him George told
them confidently that he was simply
trying to size up followers for his pros
pective peace army.
Several passersby informed Johnson
that he was starting the wrong way for
peace and he was emphatically reminded
By q number OF corner lOungers that ne
was taking the most direct route 10
trouble. Instead Of replying. johnson
book.
time 10 take a few drinks IN order
10 keep up enthusiasm. When he reached
the neighborhood OF Second and York
he was somewhat puzzled as 10 his
course and found something wIons with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
LID ON SHORE GAYETY
SLAMS SHUT GOOD AND
HARD AT STROKE OF IL
Christmas Celebrants at Allan
tic City Must End Their Fes-
tivities Strictly at Mid
night Tomorrow
PHILADELPHIANS THERE

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 2t-Much as
hospitable officials and shore bonifaces
not to mention a great many cafe-keep-
ers. would like TO have 1t otherwise, At
lantic City's record-breaking throng of
holiday visitors will have TO wind up its
Christmas celebration on Christmas Day
In other words. while New York may
lawfully make Saturday night last three
hours more into Sunday morning, New
Jerseys tight and fast excise laws have
no such flexible characteristics.
Consequently, the lid on cafedom will
be applied, 1t was officially announced to-
day. at II o'clock sharp tomorrow night,
City officials might be willing to ac-
cord at least an hours grace, when
walters are rushing and minutes are
golden. But that would require the con-
sent Of the county Judge and prosecutor,
which Is a horse of another color. So.
nobody will take chances.
Every one of the big hotels will be a
little bit of Manhattan tomorrow night
when the lights and music get going.
At the Traymore, is Mrs. William E.
Corey. formerly Mabel Gilman. singer.
Her furs are sable and cost a fortune.
With Mrs. Corey is her friend, the Count
ess de Billie, who is middle-aged and ex-
ceedingly well dressed.
For the big crowd, however the figure
of greatest interest here is Lindley NJ.
Garrison, Secretary of War. who arrived
late yesterday from Washington with
Mrs. Garrison They will remain at the
Marlborough Blenheim over New Year S
Day, and while here the Secretary will
endeavor to renew his acquaintance with
golf, He has not had a great deal of
time for the links lately with the papers
so full OF war news and Colonel Roose-
welt on the warpath,
George Harding, Philadelphia artist,
has been here for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rice Taylor of
Philadelphia, are making an extended
stay at the Marlborough -Blenheim. There
also Is Mrs. Justice Pierson, Miss Bessie
Pierson and Miss Shoemaker. OF German
town.
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of merchants out there, Birsky, which
figure the first meeting Of creditors
at the latest, four weeks from the day
after Christmas"
"What are you talking nonsense
concern offer him the job!" Birsky
exclaimed. "'The people of Dayton,
Ohio, offers Gottheil job he should
run the city for them"
"They offer Gottheil money he
should run a city," zapp inquired
"Why, there's plenty experienced
fellers right here in New York who
have worked for years by one con-
cern alone on 14th street which would
handle the proposition on a $3.50
basis, and instead the people of Day
ton pays them for running the city,
they would pay the city of Dayton
$4,000, not even as an advance, but
as bonus"
"Sure they would" Birsky agreed,
"and that's why the people of Dayton
want Gottheil for the job"
"Well, they can have him." Zapp
said; "I'm sick of him."
"Sick of him!" Birsky cried. as
that way to talk about a big
Melammed like Colonel Gottheil? The
feller is great man, Zapp."
Don't l know ?" Zapp said, 81 am
just through getting my teeth fixed
for S75 by Doctor Plotnik which he
guaranteed absolutely painless dentis-
try, but not in writing NIT a surety
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NOt .B. '. D,s."-onIy Like Them

A news item In a recent issue of the
EVENING LEDGER credited j. ID. Cunning
ham. manager OF a West PHILADELPHIA
theatre. with being the inventor OF the
Justly celebrated mems underwear known
as "B. V. Dis" The b. v. D. Company,
OF New York, manufacturers Of these
garments. point out that, although Mr..
Cunningham may have originated some
thing with abbreviated legs, and there
fore Ia one particular like the B. v D..
he could not have Invented the real
thing uhicA Is a product OF their fac
tory and vas Originated by them.
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III, Tried to Reach Hospital; Dead

William c. Slack, 50 years old, who lived
a hermit life In a house along Newton
Creek, tried TO walk to the West Jersey
Homeopathic Hospital. Camden. last night
while suffering from pneumonia and fell
unconscious on Mt. Ephraim avenue.
about four blocks from the hospital He
mitted.
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Police Court Chronicles

It's easy to bring about peace through
out the world II you pursue the proper
course, At least George johnson thinks
so, He is sailor and halls from Copen-
hagen and numerous other places. john
son decided that It would be a good idea
to start his peace propaganda in the
northeast He went 10 the neighboThood
OF Frankford avenue and York street
TO get a line on the people. He first
visited few saloons where. he got
good insight into human nature.
Then the peacemaker started out to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
Camden Birth Rate Breaks Record

StatIstcs IN Camden show that 24sl
children have been born during the last
year in that city. II Is said that during
the last 10 years the birth rate has in
creased there out Of proportion for cities
of its size General prosperity IS given
aa the cause Of the reeord-breaking num-
Der Of children born this Year.
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over So "A above 70 and l5 had passed "
years, s,,ta
Reports from other parts OF lhs "a
and country show that both sI1p Ia
pneumonia continue without appLs,,..a51, appt ,.a1,-
signs of abatement. State Heal'l mi.
missioner Dixon has called upon ~. In
zens of Pennsylvania to co-ops,acs p..ocstss
stamping out the diseases, lie az Su'vSl Sisln.
the isolation of the stricken inc ',,no.
fecting of handkerchlefs and lhs atins
rary stopping ofN kissing, hanus1it han.i.nsrait.
and getting too near telephone
terS.
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eff Instead of Water
It's Got Rocks and
Sand in 1t, 1t Amt a
Canal no Longer; It's
Just Vacant Lots"
He Adds
"But if Gottheil Was Such a
Poor Success in Panama,
Why Is 1t He Turns Down an
Offer of $4,000 a Year to
Run the City of Dayton,
Ohio?" Asks Birsky

"They Offer Gottheil Money He
Should Run a City," Zapp In
quires 1ncredulously. "W h y,
There's Plenty Experienced Fellers
Which Would Handle the PROPOSE
tion on a $3.50 Basis, and Pay the
City of Dayton $4,000 Not Even
as an Advance, but as Bonus"
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Car Barn to Give Way to Homes
The old trolley car barn at Sd Asasst
and Lancaster avenue has oesn rovf
by Martin Maloney. who VIII pu1s Tss prIes
of dwelling houses on the site, 'as as
was not disclosed. The properly
sessed at 100000
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13

Patent Leather Button Models, with
cloth tops; plain toe, leather Cuban
heels. Standard price of this shoe is
$3.50. Now $1.65.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
"a PAIRS


Patent Leather Button Models, with
plain black cloth tops. Overgaiter pat
tern. Leather spool heels. Regular
price, stamped on sole, $3.50. Now $1.65.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
20 PAIRS
Radcliffe"

Patent Leather Button Models, bro
cade tops. new overgaiter pattern;
leather spool heel. Regular price stamped
on the soles, $500. Now $1.65.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
81 PAIRS
"The American Girl

Patent Leather Button Models, leather
tops, fancy tips. Cuban heels; $3.50 is
the regular selling price of this model.
Now $1.65.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
17PAIRS
"The American Girl"

Patent Leather Button Models, with
soft kid tops; plain toe, leather Cuban
heels. Regular selling price of this shoe
is $3.50. Now $165.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
81 PAIRS
"Carthean"

Gun Metal Button Models, Cuban
heels, equipped with O'Sullivan's heels
of new, live rubber; $3.50 values. Now
$1.65.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
62 PAIRS
"Pat1ician"

Tan Walking Boots, button, leather
Cuban heels and fancy tips. Both regu-
lar and high-cht patterns; $4.OO and
$500 values. Now $1.65.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
AZ PAIRS
"Mary Stuart"

Patent Leather 14-button High Shoe
Models, gray cloth tops; leather Louis
heels. Clever new overgaiter design.
Regular price, $500, branded on the
soles. Now $1.65.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-13
27PAIRS
''The American Girl

Patent Leather Button Models, with
brocade cloth tops. Plain toe, leather
Cuban heel. Regular price of this model
is $3.50. Now $1.65.