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Evening journal., 1917-12-18

a I~aAlllNi oNld lllOW III
any desired covering, includ-
ing silk, satin, dupont fabri-
koid. etc, 81 to $40 Gin
Christmas boxes)
a Music Cabinet in any de-
sired wood or finish; every
new style. Priced special,
$3.50 up.
a iooSicr Kitchen Cabi-
net, SlS 10 S46.5O.
A Desk in any wanted
wood or finish; new styles,
S9.75 up.
a Dressing Table, in
wanted woods and finishes.
A Cedar Chest in any
wanted size, priced in ac-
cordance with quality and
size, $13.75 upwards.
A Diningroom, Bedroom
or Livingroom Suite, in any
wanted design, wood or fin
ish, very specially priced for
the holiday trade.
Fine big Comforts cover
ed with silkalene, satin, silk,
etc, filled with all pure
white cotton, lambs wool,
etc, boxed for giving and
specially priced.
A New Home Sewing Ma
chine specially priced for the
holidays.
a Columbia Grafonola.
A Columbia Grafonola
Record Certificate emitting
the holder TO 6 records of
line Sc ectlOn.
Tea Wagons, all woods
and finishes, $9.75 up.
Bookcases.
Flower Baskets for bed
room, livingroom, dining
room or den, some with arti-
fetal flowers, upwards from
$1.OO.
Reed Chairs and Rockers
with pretty cretonne cuSh-
ions and backs, all wanted
stained effects, upwards
from $6.95.
Art Pictures, hundreds of
beautiful subjects, many oil
painted effects; specially
priced, soc up.
Princess DresSerS, all
woods and finishes, upwards
from $7.75.
Carpet SweeperS, best
makes, specially priced, up I
wards from $3.50.
Hall Clocks, all woods
and finishes, newest styles,
upwards from SAYS.
Sewing Tables, all styles,
speca,ly priced, upwards
from S12.75.
CellaretteS in various
woods. STYLES and finishes,
upwards from $7.95.
Hundreds of other articles
that lack of space prohibits
mentioning, all at special
Christmas prices and all sold
)n our Christmas Gift Club
Plan.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

Work is obligatory for every informed
man whose health permits it, but the
prisoners work for their own welfare
and re-educatlon not for the benefit Of
the Swiss.
The food supplies at the Swiss in
ternmsnt camps are ample.
Recreation halls have been estab-
lished near each Of the internment
centers, and Swiss phllanthropic agen-
cies. as well as the y NJ c. g. and the
Catholic Mission Of Health. have done
much 90 make the life Of these interns
not only bearable, but measurably
pleasant.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

Cures Colds IN Great Britain
LAXATIVE BROMO QVTNTNE tablets re-
move the cause r. W. GROVES signature
on box. 30c.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

We have sold more
of these famous $50
models since December
l than we're probab y
ever sold before i'm the
same length of time.
Everybody wants a Co
lumbia, il seems and
most everybody comes
to Miller's for It, know
ing that we are head
quarters for the State
Of Delaware and that
our special Christmas
Gift Club terms are cas-
ier than those of other
stores.
Largest stock of rec
ords in the State.
Evening journal., 1917-12-18

Drsctsus Of to Wsusu are vilb even hs1
Sod cverv~h-r- n hoses. t1e.. Use.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
TELLS HOW TO FOLLOW
IN PATHWAY OF CHRIST
s. ID. Gordon Says Jesus Made Wav
Simple for Those Willing to
Take II

-. d. Gordon opened his sixth week at
the Garrick Theatre, where he IL delivering
his noon-hour talks Today his topic was
"Getting in Behind and m part he said
1T was long road Jesus came down TO
our old world and ii had some rough places
and some that gladdened His heart
'He asks us to follow along after Him.
But He goes ahead. His feet smooth down
every pathway for our feet. This is part Of
His plan for wnning this old world back
home.
He began the work. He began 1t by
dying He asks us 10 carry il on and finish
Il up. We can do it by following our
leader.
"As we follow there will come certain ex-
periences In our lives. We shall know the
power He knew We shall he tempted q
He was. and shah have the same victory,
too.
There win be the same eagerness to help
people, and something OF the same suffer
ing that sympathy brings.
.sAnd there viii be the same gladness In
service. and something OF the same glad
sense II the Fathers presence"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
AERIAL TORPEDO INVENTED
Marlin Arms Company Said to Have
Paid Large Sum for Device

MONROE. wis. Feb. l2.--l.estcr Barlow,
at one time in the United States navy and
later on the personal staff OF villa in one
Of his Mexican campaigns, has sold an
aerial torpedo secret to the Marlin Arms
Company for 0,0OO cash. II iH also re-
ported that the terms include an annual
royalty for seventeen years guaranteed not
TO fan below $4,000 year and a weekly
salary Of 500 as superintendent OF the
manufacture of his invention.
The torpedo which Mr. Barlow has in
vented is said to be danger proof in every
particular, being nOneXplosive until after it
has been dropped tiom an aeroplane. After
it has fallen from 500 to 700 feet COM
pressed air caps the apparatus, and the eX-
plosion comes when ii Is within six or seven
feet of the ground
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
JERSEYS LEGISLATIVE
MILL TO SPEED UP
Sixth Week of Session Opens To-
night-Only Two Measures
SO Far Enacted

TRENTON, Feb. 12.--The sixth week OF
the New Jersey l.egisat ture begins t"ls
evening. and II Is expected that from tna'
time until the end OF March. when SINE uie
adjournment will come. the soiohs WIN
speed legislation as rapidly as possible In
the Ave weeks OF the session that nave
elapsed only two measures have become
laws. the Lehigh Valley Railroad motifs
canal Basin refund bill and the SloOooo
war emergency appropriation
4 continued hearing on the home rule
bills is being held today by the Joint Ju-
dietary Committee Efforts will be made
to induce uie committee to include local
option in the range Of operation OF these
bills. The Home Rule Commission. which
framed the measures declared II lhcluoeu
nothing on the local option question because
IL considered that the matter was outside
its Jurisdiction. in that the state had as yet
adopted no settled policy regarding TINS
question. Despite this local option leaders
like Senator Osborne, of Essex, ana ANU
Saloon League representatives are urging
the Judiciary Committee to amend the pro
posed legislation by allowing municipalities
10 vote on local option This is independent
Of the Gaunt local option bill.
A committee substitute for the Gaunt
bill having been reported by the Senate
committee in charge of It, which substitute
has met with the approval OF the Anti-Sa-
loon League. the bill il now in shape for
final consideration in the Senate and Will
likely come up during the week. The
chances are that the Senate will repeat its
favorable action of last winter on the meas
ure. but there is probability that the
House will defeat the bill.
Two bills of general interest now before
the Legislature are the boxing commission
measure and the Sunday movie" bill. Both
are getting strong backing from the liberal
element of tho State. The boxing bill
tly, hot ,NfN
York state. The Sunday movie bill would
allow moving picture houses and other
amusement places to operate seven days
week.
\ measure said to he doomed 10 defeat
IL the osborne bill allowing women of New
Jersey limited suffrage in giving them the
right to vote for presidential and vice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
UNITED STATES HAS BIG
FOREIGN TRADE CHANCE
Experts Are of Opinion War
Scare Is Unwarranted. and
There Is No Reason to
Hesitate

Considerable concern as to their foreign
h,s.p,.s, Inns h.a,,. un.cd ,l,ou, In.oI manu-
-. a.. -. a.. 80. .,,,,,
l"''"''''' W. Wv 'es"'' W Wv W."
Many companies engaged in the foreign
trade seem inclined 10 passilnism aud are
,..t..,i,.., la ,t.t. ,rr,, ., s.,uro ,rf.rs
l"l 'Np"iI
Experts aud leaders IN the foreign field.
howey.r. are Of IN. opluIou that such an
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"'''""' 10 "'''' '''"'N '"" ' W. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
JOHN S. NAYLER'S ESTATE
Valued at 1929, 2,599. % Balance, De-
Quoting Annuities. S2ll,231.47

The estate of John :. Nayler is valued
at s222,599.29 in an account filed with Reg
lister Sheehan by the PENNSYLVANIA Com
pany for assurances on Lives and Grant
ing Annuites. OF this amount there re-
mains a balance OF $21l.23l.i7 awaiting
distribution among the heirs in accordance
with the provisions of the will Of the de-
ceased
Included in this balance are the follow
ing investments: Fifty-eight shares. Eighth
National Bank, appraised at 1850 TWEEN
ty-tve shares Guarantee Trust Company.
S2l15O; 100 shares Pennsylvania Salt Man
ufacturing Company, $4,000; 100 shares
Germantown Passenger Railway Company
$4,000, and 120 shares United Gas linz
proVement Company, $3.50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
Kin of Stain Boy
Want Cops Tried

Continued from PAGE one
lice Department were too ready to use their
guns
Although / have not investigated the
shooting as yet" Coroner knight said
from what | have heard about It I would
say that II was unwarran,ed."
ADVICE TO MAGISTRATE
Coroner knight said the two policemen
would not he brought before him FOR sew
eral days and the magistrate before whom
they were arraignrI today ought TO send
them TO tail instead Of paroling them
into the custody Of tho lieutenant "f ther
district.
That's what the magistrate ought to do
the coroner said. whether or not he'll do
IL remains to be seen. Even after | hold
the policemen without bail they may he able
to get ont by going before a Judge and
appealing to the district attorneys office
coroner Knight was retiCent TO discuss
the case until he had gone into it more
thoroughly. The police may have an
other story to tell which would change my
unwarrauttd' belief he said. 1T would
only be fair to hear their side, but II GER
talny looks as though the shooting was
unwarranted
Everybody knows how willingly some
members Of the police department use their
guns such a condition Of affairs must
stop Drastic action is needed.
Members of the police department have
frequently been severely criticized for the
use they make or their reVolvers. Coro-
ner Knight recently told policemen that
prisoners. unless of the most despel ate kind,
should be allowed to escape rather than
be shot.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
The body Of the victim was taken to
81. Timothy's hosp tai II was found
"A tl,a h.a1 AIN -
the right eye. second wound was
found in the neck Two other wounds were
found in the leg and thigh. Physicians
said young EippaN died instantly after re-
ceiviug the bullet in his head
The shooting occurred about $3.50 last
night. street Sergeant Cassel telephoned the
Manayunk station that ne mad seen three
boys acting suspcOusy near the candy
shop of Nathan Cook, who is former
policeman.
Policemen Schottmiler and O'Connor
were sent to make an investigation. They
said they found the door Of the candy
shack had been forced They said they en-
tered and found the three boys in the
place.
The boys rushed for the door and got
away temporarily, the two policemen said.
kihpaX. the police say, was the last to
leave. lie rushed for the yard and tried
to vault high fence
Come on down, We've got YOU" the
police say they yelled Their revovers
were pointed at him. Instead OF obeying,
they say. the lad tried to drop over the
other side of the fence -Four shots rang
out and he fell dead
A search for KippaX two companions
followed. william Robinson, seventeen
years old. of 5443 Ridge avenue was ar
rested as Il suspect. Another boy, six
teen years old-William Sobey, OF 1907
Mitchell street--was arrested later He
was found to have received a slight bullet
wound He will recover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
Henry X. Schoch, Builder, Dies

Funeral services for Henry X. Shoch
City Treasurer In i903-6. and wealthy
builder and real estate operator. will be
held at his home, 500 North Sixteenth
street, tomorrow morning.
The funeral will be simple and private in
accordance with request made by Mr.
Shoch before his death. Only members OF
the family will attend The services will
be conducted by the Rev. Clinton Baltzell
adams. pastor OF the. Park Congregational
Church. Burial win be in Laurel Hill
Cemetery. Mr. Shoch, who died last night,
was seventy-three years old. He was po-
litieal leader IN the Forty-seyenth Ward
for many years and held sci ral publ c
s G1i!i1'i ;;s s'''s';S: s: ~ ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
TOO MANY FALSE ALARMS"
Battalion Fire Chief Clements Seeks to
Reduce Number
ADVICE To MAGISTRATE

An effort to reduce the number of false
fire alarms and to prevent excited persons
from sending box alarms for trihing fires
Is being made i'm "A personal campaign Of
education by Battalion chief Clements,
whose headquarters Is at the house Of
Engine Company No. % Twenty-second
street and tolupbia avenue.
chief Clements has prep"yet- cards bear
ing the telephone number of the nearest
fire company, which he requests telephone
users in his district to post near their
phones. The cards bear instructions to
send local call to one company when a
small fire occurs, rather than pun box
alarm. which calls out from four to eight
companies, according to the arrangements
Of the various fire districts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
TWO HURT IN AUTO SMASH
Young Man and Woman in Car That
Hits Ambulance

A young man and "A young woman are
suffering injuries today and seVen-week-
old infant, for whom they had Just served
as sponsors. narrowly escaped death when
the automobile in which they were riding
crashed into the ambulance Of the Jewish
Hospital. The accident occurred at Broad
street and Fairmount avenue. The injured
persons are Frank Kopstc, twenty-five
years old, of 1908 North Waterloo street.
and Catharne SChuh. nineteen years old,
Of 23l West Thompson street. They were
treated at st. Josephs Hospital
The baby is Joseph Partchy, of 200 West
stiles street lie had just been baptized
at ST. Peters Church, Fifth street and
Girard avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
RAN AWAY TO BE PUGILlST
A. j. Drexel Biddle Tells Bible Glasses
of His Youth

BALTIMORE Feb. l2.-Describing his
regeneration from the life of a rich young
ider to that Of an earnest worker for Chris
tianity. \. j. DreXel Biddle. of Philadelphia
wealthy man and founder of the Bible
classes that bear his name, addressed sew
eral meetings Of the classes here He said
without the slightest embarrassment:
II was low-down scoundrel. | ran away
from home to become prize-hghter. and
during my school days | hated every one
and was hated in turn by most persons
When the power Of Christ came into my
heatr all this changed and | liked
every one and counted my friends by the
hundred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
FARM LOAN TAX FEATURE
LEGAL, GREGORY RULES
Exemption of First Mortgages From
Taxation by Minor Authorities Con-
sttutonal, Attorney General Says

WASH NGTON. Feb. l2.--The provision
Of the Federal farm loan act which eN-
empts first mortgages given by farmers to
Federal land banks and also farm loan
bonds from taxation by state municipal or
other local authorities is constitutional, J.,
according TO Il legal opinion rendered by
Attorney General Gregory to the Federal
Farm Loan Board.
The attorney general takes the position
that the very life of the new rural credits
system depends upon the freedom with
which these mortgages and bonds are cir
culated Therefore. he says. Congress has
the power under the constitution, to eN-
empt the securities from taxation of minor
authorities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
WILDWOOD BUILDING BOOM
Bungalows Valued at 100000 Already
Are Being Erected

WILDWOOD, y. j., Feb l2.--That Wild
wood is about to boom this spring, accord
ing TO business men here, can be percey ed
by the building of 100 bungalows. which
with the lots, approximate an investment
of $1,000 each or a total of 100000, To
date, twenty Of these have been built for
Henry II. Ottens.
with this proposition well as several
individual cottages and large apartments
some of which are already being erected,
there will be at least 100000 spent in new
operations by the arrival Of the 1917 season
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
INJURED FIREMAN DIES
Pennsylvania Railroad Employe Sue
cumbs to Hurts Received in Wreck

WILMINGTON. Del, Feb. l2-Employes
of the Pennsylvania Railroad have cleared
the tracks near Gordon Heights, where a
freight wreck occurred Saturday night. f.
j. McKnse, OF Philadelphia, a fremen on
one Of the freight trains. who was injured
died later.
The only other man who was badly in
jured is j. II. McCloskey. 1agman, whose
home is In Philadelphia, and who is suffer
ing from severe burns and a fractured
ankle. Six freight cars were burned and
about thirty were damaged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
lnvents Self-Guiding Tornaao

WlLLIsToN. y. D., Feb. PA -.
guiding .n ,ofpedO; based n on magnetic contro,
this city. grandson of Cyrus X, Eio,su OF
laid the first transatlantic cahh who
Field in announcing his invention sais mr
1t had been turned over to tho I,-at mat
States Government. Tests he said or.s,!ed .s,ted
the device with seven hits out of eight h,ed .s
tempts. "e at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

The banks and trade EXCHANGE.
closed In observance Of Lincoln's pIr,s wsrt
and wholesale business in most lines ,"usz oas
fresh information on which 10 basn of
quotations. our usual market renor,. naols
omitted from today's issue. wi" are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
Fifteen More Buying Days In
This Greatest February Sale

~ REATEST in point of values offered
and variety of merchandise for
~ your selection-therefore in op-
pOrtunity for every householder. Early
in the month we spoke of the difficult
market conditions; shortage of labor
and materials, delays in TRANSPORTATION;
increased cost of manufacture; how by
our foresight in making early prepara-
tions and through our advantage of
specialization in the furniture field we
had overcome these difficulties and were
again in a position to offer our patrons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
30 Below in the Adirondacks

ROME, y Y. Feb. l2.--With the mer-
curry registering twenty-five to thirty de-
grees below zero. this city today is in the
grip Of the coolest wave of the season. IL
was forty below in the Adrondacks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12

the finer kind of furniture at lower
prices. The volume of business we have
done to date, and above all, the salts
faction of those whom it has been our
pleasure to serve, have more than justi-
fled our claims. Despite the heavy sell
ing, our stock is still unique in magni-
tude and beauty, for goods ordered
months ago have been steadily arriving.
Fifteen buying days yet remain; fifteen
days of rare opportunity for the lovers
of home and hearth and the beautiful
things that go to the making thereof.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
Chester Man Killed BY Auto

! CHESTER. Pa. Feb i2--Louis Bethea,
17t Mary street gas struck yesterday by
fac touring car n, Charles p, Jack, presi-
IN of the Chester Shipbuildine Company.
& \ "a prQceedtng eIonG West Third
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12

The biennial barbers license bin has made
It's appearance in the House. but is stil
being held in the Appropriations Commit
Tee. II was introduced by Representative
Black. Democrat. of Dauphin, and would
provide for board of five examiners who
would tour the State with expenses paid TO
hold examinations. The examiners would
receive So a day pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
PRICE OF TIN CANS HITS
0CC0QUAN WORKH0USE
Supt. Whitaker Says Cost of Con-
tainers Prevents Putting Up I'm
mense Quantity of Vegetables.
peciai From a STAN CORRESPONDENT.

Special From StaT Correspondent.
DISTRICT WORK KHOUSE, OcCOQCAN
Va. August 1S.-That there las been
an unwarranted advance in the cost Of
tin cans. which is preventing the Dis
trict Worhhouse from preserving an in :
mense quantity of fruits and vegetables
for winter use. is the claim of William
H. Whitaker, superintendent of the
workhouse. who intends to bring the
matter to the attention of the National
Council of Defense.
Last summer. Mr.. Whitaker states.
he purchased 5000 cans at the rate
of $40 a thousand. The lowest price at
which he can buy the same type of can
at the present time is S113 a thousand.
The cans purchased last year have
been used in the putting up of 5000
gallons Of tomatoes. The workhouse
tomato crop is good for 1000 more
gallons. but the high price Of cans
makes the purchase If additional con
tainers prohbitive, il IS stated. Mr..
Whitaker stated yesterday that this
would result IN a 50 per cent loss to the
Institution, rs far as the tomato crop is
concerned. and that it viii mean that
the canning of other produce viii be
considerably curtailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
Reichstag Voted Blindly.

The reichstag peace resolution. which
for all practical purposes, was the cur
tain raiser to the Pope's proposition.
was, however, not known to be such to
the rank and file Of the members who
passed il.
In connection with the Pope's pros
posal dovetaiIing with the ~eutral
ministerial conference proposal. the ut
most Importance must be attached to
Count Czernin's visit with the kaiser
and the imperial chancellor and to the
significant diplomatic change at STOCK
holm Count Hadick, who was Count
Czernin's spokesman here, has gone to
attend "A meeting OF the AuStro- Hum
garian upper and lower houses of par
lament, sitting Jointly, which will be
held next month. Then. as | learn con-
fidentially, the peace ball will be given
another hard kick in the direction OF
the Russian goal. 1t is further rumor-
ed in Austro- Hungarian circles here
that Hadick will then be intrusted
with a highly important extraordinary
mission which may bring him back to
Stockholm. although the post of Aus
trian minister to Sweden will he filled
probably by Count TarnowskI. who
came near being ambassador at WASH
ington-
Public opinion is sharply divided in
Germany over the Pope's proposition.
with the pan-Germans discreetly damn
ing it and the champions of a no-an-
nexation and reconciliation peace en-
optimistic. Prominent
center party leaders have expressed the