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EVEHlKa IiSPGEBPHlLAPBLPHIA WEDSPAY, DEOEMB&K 9, 1914.
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COSTELLO MOVE IN
SUPPORTIM TAYLOR
eat Philadelphia Also Enthusiastic-Ovet
Plan for
Comprehensive System of
High-speed Transit.
Meetings of Protest
.Against Costello's
HoUilTransitBill
tonight.
Fortieth and Market Streets Busl
nets Men's Association.
.- THORSDAT NiqHT.
East ficrmantown Improvement As
sociation. , .
f SJRIDAT NIQIIT.
Fox Chase Improvement Associa
tion. . ...
'M6MDAT, DECEMBER 14.
Booth Oak Lano Improvement Asso
Residents of Northeast and West Phila
delphia ' emphatically Indorsed the high
speed transit plana, of Director Taylor
Ist night" nnd condemned the "antK
peed''. Mil 'of .Common Councilman Cos
tello at three .enthusiastic meetings.
it was .decided at each meeting to take
steps toward obtaining adequate transit
facilities. Resolutions were adopted In
which It was. agreed to participate in tlio
Mg mass meeting to be held at the Acad-
esty 'ot il'uslc .on .January It
The meetings were held at Sherwood
Recreation Centre, .. Kth and Christian
streets, under Urn auspices of the allied
business "associations of West Philadel
phia, the, Cohockalnk Business Men's .As
sociation, 6th and Diamond streets, and
the South Sixtieth Street Improvement
Association, at 4th and Chestnut streets.
"William Hancock, president of the
United Business Men's Association and
ft, member of the Cohockslnk association,
presldea'at.the last-named meeting. He
Hredtlmt the organization declare 'for
tne construction .of thp Taylor transit
system 'at 'the earliest ' posslblo moment,
and called attention to the, fact that
universal free transfers provided under
the .Taylor plan would benefit the North
east more than any other part of the
city. Mr. Hancock said that as a result
ef Inquiries made ha lenrnArt nn,it. v,.t.
business organisation In tho city favored
IJirOftn n'nvln'. kU. l n
passengers pay iw.DOO psr year for the
discriminatory exchange ticket.
"As an example of the discriminations
Which exist against persons nnd locall
tics in West Philadelphia, we will take
the district extending feur squares In
every tllreotlon from the corner of COth
street and Olrard avenue. From that
point a passenger can travel directly to
iuiegncny avenue and Richmond street.
In Kensington, and there transfer free
to the Richmond street line and travel
to Btldge street, In Prankford-all for one
5-eent fare! but the passenger who trav
els from the same point to Sth street and
Columbia avenue or 89th street and Ridge
avenue, one-third the distance, pays
cents. The traveler who travels from the
sama point into South Philadelphia pays
cents eaen way.
"As another 'example, the passenger
who travels from district extending four
squares In every direction from Mth and
Baltimore avenue ' can reach Richmond
street and Allegheny avenue In Kensing
ton by Way of the COlh 'street line and a
freo transfer over the Olrard avenue
line, but If that sama passenger wishes
to reach Broad and Spring Garden streets
it costs mm 8 cents to do sc and lie Is
unable to reach any point In Bouth Phlla-.
delphla south of Cray's Ferry avenue and
LomDarp street without paying the dis
criminatory exchange ticket charge.
DISCRIMINATION IN KXCHANdKB.
"A passenger traveling from any point
In West Philadelphia over the present
Market street subway-elevated lino arid
who takes n eurfaco car lino running
north or south, cast of City Hall, Is re
quired to pay an additional flvo-cent
fare; on tho, return trip, In making tho
same journey, ho can board a surface
car leading to the subway, purchaso an
exchange ticket, ride to tho subway and
then ride by way of tho subway and
elevated lino io West Philadelphia for
eight cents. In other words, ha pays ten
cents for the Journey In one direction nnd
eight cents for tho same Journey In the
other direction.
"you West Phlladclphlans know what
you want Tou wont to be connected
with every other section of tho city by
high-speed lines. You want City Councils
to act Immediately, and permit tho peo
ple to vote on the necessary lncreaso of
the city Indebtedness to provide tho
money for the construction of the high
speed system.
WANT BYDERRT EXTENSION.
A transit plan providing n. surface car
lino to run past tho city's farms at By
berry was today submitted to Dlroctor
Taylor, at his offlcc, by Select Council
man Mitcneu, oc the 35th Ward, ana a
delegation of business men from that sec
tion. Director Taylor was asked to Incorpo
rate the plan In his comprehensive plan.
Tho proposed line would run from the
car barn on Bustleton plko along Bustle
ton pike and thence to Southampton road.
Councllmnn Mitchell, who estimates the
cost of tho lino nt HOO.000, ,ald it would
not only link tho section with the city.
but would nehance tho value ot tho
city s property there by $1,000,000.
IMPRESSIONS TAKEN DOWN AT PHOTOfyAY&RS BALL IN HORTICULTURAL HALL,
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ALL HAVE CHANCE
TO BE SANTA OLAUS
TO POOR KIDDIES
St. Nick's Storehouse, Con
ducted by. Public Ledger,
Offers Fine Opportunity to
Charitable. '- '
KALEIDOSCOPIC KICK DANCED
AT MOVIE MAKERS' BALL
MORTALITY RATE FOR 1914
SHOWS SLIGHT INCREASE
'""' iuiui-n pian oecause It pro
i1,1aJ..or enera' development for all
Philadelphia.
Half .Vay transit was also "tabooed by
the West Philadelphia meetings. The
business men who" attended pointed out
that every community In the city was co
related In a business and social way.
Many pointed out that In bad weather) it
required nearly two hours to ride from
-Darby or West Philadelphia to Frank
Iord,.wiIle a passenger can leave this city
and reach ifew York In tho same time.
Director Taylor, at the Sherwood Centre
"fl" P,0lned tho great benefits
Which had corns t6 West Philadelphia
as a result of the Market street I, and
contended that equally as beneficial re
sults would be brought to Southwest
-iia.ueipnia wnen tna proposed Wood
land avenue Una was In operation.
'DIRECTOR TAYLOR'S. ADDRESB.
Mj Taylor taidt
"Adequate rapid transit facilities con
necting' up West Philadelphia with every
eotlon of the city, either directly or by
freo transfer between the high-speed
lines, will bring to you advantages with
relation to which you should be fully in
forrqed. '.'? nal1 "Peak to you particularly with
relation te your district of West Phlla
delphla which lies west of Bd street und
which contains a populatldn of 110,700.
Ths dally street passenger travel between
your district, thus defined, and various
other sections of the city, is as follows!
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Uil 100
South Ph!ladlnh!
North . Philadelphia.
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! mnkrorl. Brt4Wrg7 etc! !. . 1 lfO
Northern faa notth euborbiS nctioa
VW ,?f.,,lu,.m' noxboroufh. vails ot
West WitlsdelPhl dletrlct. eet ot Md '
tret . . c. , mjvx
Ily, within your cutrlcl. eeet it
5M ret JOOO
"A substanUal portion of the passen
Sjrs from your district, after entering
the central business district, travel to the
north and south on surface lines by pay
ing an extra fare. The exact volume of
this rnovement cannot be ascertained.
"On .ran. 'average 153.100 ?.
travel itjaiiy within, tout of and-Into-your
IttW , passengers
street cars, and these
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
Washington; Deo. 9.
Far; eastern Pennsylvania gnow or rain
twnght and Thursday; moderate east
rr New Jersey-UnsetUed tonight and
Sunday, with, probably rain or snows
sjtt much change In temperature;
;tpMtU4 weather continues at most
pttua from the Rocky Mountains east
wvd. and Mffbt rain or snow has oc
MWrad over Irregular areas cciveriaij
Wt thrse-fourtbs of that territory dur
li the last 31 hours. Fulr weather pre.
J from th ttocltleq wtstwajj. s-
t. few plaees along tbelmmedlats
coast. A general reaction to
as set In over nearly the whole
the exceptions being the middle
stop, the upper Ohio Valley and
iiui mo cuauBM nave
.ad. excent in tha TTnn r.t.
ft MtiUMSOta and the Dakotas, wbara
fjriBHtttad fro ttf & degrees.
Waaifeer Btea Bnlletla
su4e S , . utm 1
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nuf4n
s
Deaths This Year 16.13 to Population
of 1000.
Philadelphia's death rate, per 1006 til
population, will flhow an Increase for
1914 over last year according to data being
complied In the Department of Health
and ' Charities. There was a slight de
crease In the death rata In 1913 under 1912.
Indications are the rate of mortality
for the present year will be 16.13 a
thousand for a population of 1,627,815. The
death rate per thousand last year was
1B.71. '
Fatalities from typhoid fever show a
'decrease of almost 100 per cent. In 1914
under the record "of last year. There
were 23S deaths from, typhoid In 1913, but
only 121 have been recorded this year.
Director liarte, of tho Heath Depart
ment, ' attributes this decrease In . the
death toll of typhoid to better adherence
to rules of prevention on the part of thr
public and also to a continued Improve
ment In the water supply.
bsIb ACir J&m ""11,i,'?sS
H;';f:v Wffi?' ''''' li E 'U M i JKS
W. W. ROCKHILL .
Former Ambassador Who Died in
Honolulu Was Native ot Philadelphia
HONOLULU, Dec 9.-Willlam Wood-
vllle Rockhlll, the distinguished Ameri
can diplomat, formerly of Philadelphia,
who served his country as Minister to
China, Minister to .Greece and as Am
bassador to Russia and Ambassador to
Turkey, died here yesterday,
Mr. Rockhlll was en route to Pekln to
assume the duties of advlser-at-large to
the Republic of China. He contracted a
severe cold after sailing from fean Fran
cisco, and when his condition failed to
Improve he was removed to a hospital,
where he died yesterday moaning at 1
o'clock.
Mr. Rockhlll was born In Philadelphia
In 1S34 and was educated In France, where
he was one of the few Americana to have
been graduated from the great French
military school of bL Cyr. He entered
the dlplomatlo service as second secre
tary to the American Legation at Tekln
in ISSt. He made two scientific missions
to China and Tibet under the auspices of
the Smithsonian Institution, from which
explorations he gained a remarkable
knowledge of Chinese affairs. From long
residence among the Chinese he mastered
the many dialects that make up the Chi
nese language. Mr. liockhlll made his
trips into China disguised as a Buddhist
priest, the results: of which prompted him
to publish an intricate study of character
istics and different elements that com
prise the Chinese empire.
This work Is regarded in many of the
leading universities of this country and
abroad as a textbook on the subject. He
delivered a lecture on Tibet before the
Geographical Club of Philadelphia in 1S93,
In 13M he became Third Assistant Sec
retary of State, from which he later was
promoted as First Assistant Secretary.
In 1337 lie received Ids first mission as
American Minister to Greece, Romania
and Survia. He returned to the United
States in U99 to become the director pf
the Bureau of American Republic, which
post b held for rx years. He accepted
the Chinese mission at Pekln and soon
after was promoted Ambassador at St
Prburg, where he remained for two
years Mr. Rockhlll terminated his dlp
Iwnatto servlee when be resigned his
post at Constantinople.
RUFF0 AS A STREET PAVER
IS IN CLASS VBY HIMSELF
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7(rtiekr 6t 100 Per Csnt In QvU
Earvioe KxamlHatUa.
. Vtote Sulfa, ef 648 JfuUao ttrast.
is t vct HtmH pavar. If id g&
,ra W mi tw. tlw rsetit jS
Mm to SrovMe ah UstfeJ tut ef street
sssvtsss ttt tka Histstwav sliirimi
Witmfgt Xebfcuf, mbWujr 9i Viocstttso
a Wi Fuitaa tret, rsju elate eou4
st Kim vvat.
VUeeSO mad lls flrl t,er(iei .
in tB v.vil eervise . oiorila in livuih.
H ooviiu4 Ul. ,MuaUiers l.e k.jowa
tUi m H""! fet'UJ Uo ul a.&i muj
Wsttt W y Jtiwl ul laying
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) !.':;. Mnimrn moral uum , m. i
; M S S sent. Vs hxji at U! .-ioiiti. i
Film Heroes and Heroines Bestow
Favors on Mere Spectators.
'Twas a reel Lall that took place last
night up nt Horticultural Hall when tho
Moving ricturo Exhibitors' League held
Ha third annual get-together dance nnd
gave more persons a chanco to rub el
bows with tho film heroines and heroes
whom most tho. year It admires from tho
cost distance of a chair in the 'picture
parlor.
Everybody who had CO cents to spend
was there; that Is to say, everybody who
had 60 cents and ovonlnc costume, too.
Those who came In rainy-day attire re
ceived tho cold shoulder from tho door
keeper, the policeman who had' received
his Instructions, and Jay Emmanuel,
chairman of the Entertainment Com
mittee. Of the 2000 persons who danced, about
D00 were Inhabitants of the movie world.
Tho rest would like to havo been, but
contented themselves with dancing with
their favorites, who showed much gra
clousness and condescension In tho dis
tribution of their favors.
Tho fox trot, the lulu fado and the
kaleidoscopic kick were danced. The
kaleidoscopic kick h.aa not been univer
sally adopted as yet In fact, it was
named extemporaneously by an allitera
tive nnd facetiously inclined onlooker,
who had never seen anything like It
before. Drlcily, It was a cross between
the circular whirl of Adeline Oeitee's
ballet and the slow, sinuous, serpentine
movements of Ruth St Denis. The dance
was known only to a chosen few, but if
tne envious glances ot tno ignorant ones-
may be Interpreted as meaning anything,
there's going to be n raid on the, dancing
masters of the city today for instructions
In the kaleidoscopic kick.
Despite the fact that Mary Plckford,
Cissy Loftus and other out-of-town favor
ites sent regrets, many familiar faces
were seen. At midnight Orml Hawley
ana iiomaino leiaing, 01 tne LUbln Com
pany, led tho grand march and the reel
festivities began.
WOMEN BARTENDERS
IN CAMDEN FACING
EXCISE BOARD VETO
Rigorous Enforcement of the
Bishops' Law Impending
With Advent of New
Year.
Tho new year la likely to bring more
than good resolutions to the city ot
Camden. When' the new Exclso Board
meets on January 1 Exclso Inspector
Jacob Schiller will rcceivo explicit In
structions to see that tho bishops' law
In regard to saloons Is strictly enforced,
Tho "back rooms" must go, and an effort
at least will be made to prevent women
from acting as bartenders In Camden.
It Is well known that, there are at least
TO saloonkeepers who are evading or dis
regarding the bishops' law. When the
new board Is organized t the first of
tho year It will be composed of the fol
lowing members: Howard Lee, nnd Ed
mund Alff, who wero re-elected, and Wi
Taylor Wright, Matthew Danes and Rob
ert Vanmater, and the , memljers have
NEW REVOLT JN MEXICO,
SECOND IN FOUR DAYS
Manuel Gutierrez Takes Field in In
dependent Movement.
EL PASO, TexDec. 9. The Mexican
situation, already chaotic In the ex
treme, became more so when Manuel
Gutierrez, a filibuster who has been op
erating In western Chihuahua, declared
a new revolution. Independent of Sala
zar, Villa-, Carranza or any ' other fac
tion. This makes tho second new re
volt within four days.
It has Just become known that an In
cipient mutiny took place Saturday
among the Juarez garrison. General
Tomas , Omelas. commanding at that
place, had the leader shot
Carranra agents here assert that the
Villa garrison at Jlmlnez, an Important
Junctidn point on the National Railway
between Chihuahua and Torredn, have
joined the Carranza troops Under Gen
eral Monclovlo Herrera,
Forty-nine persona have been killed or
wounded In Naco, Ariz., as the result
ot reckless shooting by Mexicans In the
border State of Sonora, Citizens, of the
Arizona town are reported to have deter
mined on measures of defense, regardless
ot the troops stationed there.
BELGIANS NEED WABM CLOTHES
-". S- II s
Appeal Hade for Sweaters, Socks and
Woolen Mufflers.
An appeal for sweaters, socks and
woolen mufflers for wounded Belgian
soldiers discharged from hospitals waa
Issued today by the Belgian relief sec
tion qf the Emergency Aid Committee,
Warm clothing Is badly needed by many
convalescent soldiers. It was urged, as
the hospitals abroad are being rapidly
emptied to accommodate the more seri
ously wpunded. ,
The appeal was issued by Mrs, Maurieo
Hecksctter, acting chairman of the com
mittee. Mrs. Heckssher) said that the
Belgtan Government hrd especially re
quested gifts of- sweaters and other knit
goods.
VETERAN ENDS HIS LIFE
WILMINGTON. Pel., Deo, 9.Danll
Stanton, veteran of the Cvtl War, while
tssaporartly insane, shot hlnnejf to Ms
, west wn street, yesterday. He
U4V4 a widow and one son. Mr. Stanton
Mfl lit Xhm Civil War with a PenfisyJ.
fwf rwfunwu m n ,Hi a suBjoer
ef Mh9 a prisoner of war In AdrsoH
villa Pit- He bad be la jxwr health
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announced their Intention to see that the
provlsldns of the bishops' law are car
ried out to the letter. '
It Is expected that the new board will
help to elevate the tone of the liquor
business In Camden by barring women
from behind tho "bars." There are no
barmaids In Camden, strictly speaking.
That Is, no women or girls ate employed
to serve liquor to 'men across the bars
or In the back rooms ot Uie saloons. It
Is well known, however, that quite a
few women in Camden serve as bartend
ers, but In practically all cases' they are'
tho wives of the proprietors ot the sa
loons' and are, therefore, not employed.
The husband acts as barkeeper, but dur
ing tho rush hour or when the husband Is
engaged the wife, "like, a good, dutiful
wife,'' as one man expressed It,. Is only
too willing to lend a helping hand.
Nothing much Is thought of lt-that Is,
by those who buy the "drinks! but the
fact remains that several women or
"wife bartenders" In tho city are fine
saleswomen, so to speak. They are also
expert In the art of mixing drinks. They
can measure the contents ot a cocktail
glass to the last drop, and pousse-cafes.
sherry cobblers and all kinds of fizzes and
frappes could not feaze them, so far as
the mixing Is concerned.
However, the new board will make an
effort to stop women from serving as
bartenders. The Idea Is to keep women
out of the barrooms entirely. But the
new board will undoubtedly meet with
difficulties when It attempts to adopt such
a resolution. In the. first place, where
sandwiches or meals are served the fe
male members of the family play an
Important part in the .business. There
are also several wijnVen Who hold saloon
licenses In Camden, ' In; practically all
caseS they are the widows' of former pro
prietors, and the licenses have merely
been transferred to them. In all, there
aro many intricate pplnts of law in
volved. Another move . threatened by the new
board is the strict enforcement of the
ordinance prohibiting the sale of intoxi
cating drinks to girls Just out or still In
their "teens." A newly elected Exciseman
said today that his attention had been
called to several saloons where that law
Is brazenly violated. He ajsq stated
that frem what ha could leant from talk
ing with other members ot the board, the
vote would be unanimous fon the adoption
of a. resolution placing the board. on rec
ord: as favoring the 'revocation 'of all li
censes where the laws are violated.
'OHIE? JOHNSON ON WABPATH
11 ' ' ' " 1 '
Federal League Star, Arre8ted at
"I "Winneoago, Escapes,
SIOUX CJTT. la., Deo. fc-jChler
Johnson, the Federal League star'lndian
pitcher, wet on the warpath" Tuesday
tu.'WlnnJigo, his home town. Justice
of the Peace Colllgan decided that John
son was tntoxieaud and tried to arrest
hlfrt. Tha latter refused to be arrested,
.V. revolver waa brought Iota ply and
iiwwjiw wwwu n jeonson's neaa. lie
tM and in www maaasr the weapon was
dtsofeaiged. The bullet hR Hsnnan Blo
v$ a eator. In the groli. While tiie
wo$mI$ fim wu being cared for. Johri
san,,tec34. H has not yet Men fomd
8r m$t search by the autfcorttlaa.
ver'w(uid is not cewldtred serlou.
POLICE PENSION DEFICIT
HAS BEEN CUT To'$4000
Trustees Hope to Havo tho Fund on
Sound Basis Within a Year.
Tho deficit in the Police Pension Fund
has beep reduced to JWC0, according to' the
report of. tho, board of trustees. Methods
for wiping out the deficit permanently
have been under consideration In police
circles for ,sotrje time, and. ft Is believed
tho. pension fund will bo on a sound basis
within a year. '
Tho proposal had previously been made
by William J. McCloskcythat the retire
ment age bo 65. years, Instead of CO years.
Under the present regulations a policeman
that has been, 20 years on tho force and'
is 50. years 'old may retire on 'a pension.
This, according to Mr, McCfoskcy, who is
a .member of Councils' Finance Co'mmit
teo and ,a, trustee of the pension fund,
has , been a, serious drain and Is' largely
respgnslble fpr, the ddflclt
Since August the men .on the force have
been making additional payments' with a'
view of 'wiping out the 'deficit' within a
year. At the time of the last report the
deficit was J29.0OO. This has been reduced
to tho. present figures by tho receipt of
$5.1,000 from the ppllc'o. carnival and the
band concert. ,
Councils have been asked to appropriate
MO.OOO. fpr 1MB for tho pension, fund. This
Is the some amount they' have appro
priated for the last few years. Councils
recently appointed a Joint committee 'to
act with the trustees of the pension fund
and the members of Councils commltteo
now attend the sessions,
WOMAN TRAINER
DOES NOT FEAR BIG
LIONS AS HER PETS
Mile. Adgie, Showing at
Victoria Theatre, Attrib
utes Slight Injuries to Lack
of Concentration.
"MOVIE" INTERESTS DENY
' CQMgiNAtiOfJ-lS'TR.UST
Answer Charge That Big Companies
Restrain Trade.
Self-preservation was tho principle upon
which Ihn alleged Motion Picture Trust
entered uniform agreements In 1M8, ao--cording
to 'the dofense pffercd In the
United States District Court today by
nhnrlftH R TlnMlv. nfnrnV frtr ihn
Motion" rict'iire Patents Company, to the'
suit of the Government for a dissolution.
Out of tho chaos of the war In 1903
between (he Kdlson Interests and the
Blograph and Klelm Interests,' tho Mo
tion Ptcturo Patents' Company was
formed, ho said, and as a. consequence
the perfection ,of animated pictures has
been incalculably aided.
Prior to the formation of the company
In 1903, there' was turmoil and unrest In
the "movie world," as a result of In
fringing by the respective Interests of
one another's patents. Each felt, the
lawyer said. It held the dominant and es
sential Invention to deadlock the develop
ment of tne an,
There was no purpose of a conspiracy
to monopolize or restrain the trade, he
said. The consolidation: tho patents
and Inventions, he declared, was to ad
vance the art, eliminate infringement and
litigation.
Confidence Is the first cssentjal In train
ing nnd handling lions, according to
Madamolselle Adgie, who Is at the Vic
toria Theatre this week with nine of
the big beasts. She has been working
with lions Btnce she was 13 ears .old.
Miss Adgie declares sho never has re
ceived -more than slight Injuries. This
always was due, she says, to her failure
to concentrate hor mind on the animals.
She has absolutely no fear of her dan
gerous pots, a small "ocratch" from any
of which means an Injury that will lay
up tho victim for five or six weeks.
"I have played all over tho United
States," said Miss Adgie, "and I find
this the most delightful city I have vis
ited because of the fact that a Phila
delphia audience Is appreciative. This Is
my fourth ylslt to Philadelphia.
explaining the Killing at Chicago
Suppose you wore a kiddle who" believed
In tho generosity of Santa Claus, and
Just suppose that you hung your jagged
stocking up on Christmas Eve onlj to
wako up the next morning to find It
filled with nothing but an awful empti
ness. Wouldn't your heart feel Just as
void as that empty stocking? It would-,
If you wero a normal kiddle; r
To eliminate the' empty stocking lit
Philadelphia nnd to havo each and over'
one filled on Christmas morn Is the pur
poso of tho Public LRDOKn Santa Onus
Storehouso which has been open for
three days at COS Chestnut Btrcot, and to
which contributions are coining so. quick
ly that tho Santa Claus Lndy .in charge
has more than sho can do to enter them
all in her big book.
Moro thnn 1000 children have sent In
contributions dolls, soldiers, books, me
chanical toys and much -loved animals
of all descriptions each nnd every con
tribution representing n Juvenile sacri
fice whjoh only the plight of little chll- .
drcn less (or tuna to than themselves had
tho power to call forth,
Santa Claus' storehouso Is no mcro '
barron packroom, cither. With the two
long tables filled to tho brim with tho
children's offerings and' with the 'bcauti- '
ful decorations of .'Stars 'and Stripes and"
tho Philadelphia blue and gold, put up -
by Strawbrldgo & Clothier, and luxuriant
green plants sent from Merlon, Pa., by
Mrs. Eldridgo R. Johnson, it has taken
on a fcstlvo air which fairly breathes the.)
Christmas spirit
In the meantime, there's a stocking
waiting for you to fill. Come .In and get
one from tho Santa Claus lady and .see,"
too, what the little children of tho city
are doing to make this a Christmas for
every ono without exception. '"
In
of Emerson Dletrick, her manager. Miss
Adgie declared he went Into tho cages
wnn ine nons against her wish.
"1 warned him constantly of his rash
ness,'' she says, "but he always took It
as a Joke. He was In the cage giving
the' lions some water when Teddy, not
much moro than a cub, sprang at him
In .play and, with one blow of his paw,
knocked him to the floor.
"Tho trainer might have saved Mr.
Dletrick If he had acted with presence
of mind. But when help came It was
too late, nnd It was necessary to scatter
a burning fluid over the lions In order
to get them from their victim."
ONE VOYAGE PLENTY
Wireless Operator, Seasick- in Gale,
Gives Up JPost
Pale and seasick was Clarence nosier,.,
Junior wireless operator on the Merchants .
and Miners' steamship Lexington, today,,
when he completed his first and probably ,
last sea trip.
"No moro sea trips for. me," ho said,,,
as he dragged his handbag ashore. ' ,
Tho steamship, which left Boston Sat
urday night, was blown SO miles off shore
In the heaviest gnle In many ,years and .
was pounded by tho waves. The coal sup
ply became low, and had not the wind
abated when It did Captain J. P. -Farmer
would have put to shore.- The ship was
45 hours late.
Dance for Suffrage Cause
A dance will be given in Crusaders'
Hall, KM Oermantown avenue, tonight to
raise funds for the equal suffrage cam
palgn. Among the patronesses are Mrs.
William A. Wood, Mrs. Horace H. Bur
rell, Mrs. Charles Z. Klauder. Mrs. J.
Archer Rulon and Mrs. Frederick St.
Bhepard.
DELAWARE C. T, U. MEETS
Temperance Advocates Hear Inter
esting Addresses by Workers.
NEWARK,, Del., Dec. 3. Interesting' ad
dressed" marked the County Institute' of
the Woman's Christian Temperance' Union'
held. In tho .Presbyterian Church hero
today,.., x ' ' . '
The speakers .Included' Mrs. Ella ' Hoover?
Thacher, of Washington." in th'a'rgo o'
work among soldiers . and sailors; Mrs.,
Caroline Ray, superintendent for 'Mary
land of .children's' work: Miss Anna
Adams Gordon, nbwly elected president; pf
the organization, and former Governor
Glynn, of North Carolina.
HOBSES BESOTTED EBOM FIBE
Bluecoat Leads 30 Animals From'
Blazing Stable.
Thirty horses were rescued from a burn-,
ing stable at 207 Montrose street this
morning by Policeman John McMahon, of
the 7th and Carpenter streets station.
The blaze Is said to have started when
Andro Abremashlk. a stableboy who
lives in the building, attempted to cook
his breakfast on a small oil stove. Some
rubbish was ignited, and the flames
spread rapidly to the hayloft, destroying
ins oetuuu uim iniro iioors or tho struc
ture before being extinguished. The stable
is owned by Benjamin Sardlnsky. The
extent of the loss Is unknown.
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CHRISTMAS TREES ARRIVE
FOR, SANTA'S INSPECTION
Hundreds of Balsams and Spruces In
Railroad Yards.
One hundred and -twenty.one cars
loaded with snow-trimmed Christmas
trees are in the freight yards at ISth
street and Allegheny avenue.
The balsams and spruce trees of all
fixes make tha freight yard smell like
the woods ot Canada, Maine, New Hamp
shire or Vermont from where they came.
Levt Whlteman, a Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway special policeman, who has
seen Christmas- trees - come in for many
years, says that the tree.s this year ate
the best that ever came to Philadelphia.
The evergreens jhave been consigned to
30 dealers, who. are at the yards today
waiting for purchasers.
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B,USD: FOB" NATURALIZATION
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Foreigners 'Besiege, Fostoffjce Jn
Search of 'Oititenship Papers, .
SevtreJ, hundred persons pf' foreign
birth formed a line on the fourth floor
of JJie pqstoOlce. early today and" waited,
for thePo!-oif,of.ti)j! CfYll BejvVc 'gy,
amlnaion HjOom,. which has been, trans-.
formed Into", a temporary headquarters (or
tne nung-jo(-naturalization papers.
'TehT'Pe'Sfe 'chirks from Washington
have: been addid to the fore (n (fob city
and every, ertort is being made ti keep
pace with ,th overwhelming riub whjeb
is Cejng (Hide hy the foreigners for ill.
zennhip PPr. - . .
The Civil service roams will be used tor
this purpose throughout Detensber and
January, whe it is xpeted that the Dta
trtot .Court will be able to handle all
applications. - , ' '
BERGBOLI, TOO XL2. TO ANSWER
Autf Sjeder Unable' to Appear fa
Court, at Narristowu,
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Have you thought of books' as
appropriate gifts -for Christmas?
''Are' you in doubt as Jo the sort of
book you woJd like to "give?
You can o! no better solution
to ypiir problem than the Public
Ledger and lining Ledger book
pages on Saturday of this, week
Tfiey will be a veritable treasure
house of tm4y book suggestions;
a guide to seasonable and appro
priate book gifts for the holidays.
Nxt Saturday, December lth.
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