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Two Buy Your Christmas Columbia Grafoeola Chauffeurs "Fooling" Police? Are Tagging Their Own Cars Fear of Arrest Has Caused Them to Put Old Pasteboards On Machines to Prevent Official Summons Being Served. HODOOD FOLK 'DEMAND ACTION 0N HIGH SGHQQL i Confusion in hearings has resulted MaKe this Christmas a musical one. With a can enjoy all the music of all the world. You may hear the exact reproduction of Lazaro, Mary Garden, Ysaye, Joseph Hoffman, Lillian Nordica, Bond, Fremstad, Destinn, the famous Orchestras and Bands, such as Chicago Symphony, Creatore and all the leading stars on the vaudeville stage, Weber and Fields, Bert Williams, Nat Wills, Frank Tinney and Al Jolson. Ynoo This special outfit Include 20 elections (ten 75c Records).

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BUY YOUR RECORDS HERE. Taxicab and private chauffeurs who have been violating the speed regulations and then "arresting" themselves will be dealt with severely if the motorcycle policemen discover them putting red tags on their machines to throw the police off their trail. For the past several weeks, according to the motorcycle men. they have chased men who were speeding in Bigelow boulevard and other arteries of traffic and obtained the license numbers of the automobiles, only to find them tagged when they appeared to tie a red pasteboard on the car summoning the offenders for hearings. CONFERENCE IS HELD Army Engineers and Coast Guard Officers Discuss Establishment of Boats Here.

A definite step toward inaugurating the coastguard cutter service in the rivers around Pittsburgh to enforce navigation laws and to in relief work in time of flood or disaster, was taken yesterday at a conference among officials of the United States cutter service and the United States army corps of engineers in the Pittsburgh district. The visiting conferees, Captain Charles A. McAllister, chief engineer; Constructor F. A. Hunnewell and Lieutenant Samuel M.

Rock of the coast guard service, came to Pittsburgh yes'erday morning. Captain McAllister and his colleagues were guests at a luncheon given by the Chambe Commerce in the Fort Pitt Hotel yesterday. "If I hta the eay," declared Captain McAll ster. "I would select Pittsburgh as a station forthwith. But of course that is for the department authorities in Washington to decide." The conference was held in the office of Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Jadwin.

officer In charge of the United States army corps in this district. The style of boat to be used In the Ohio and its tributaries and other questions concerning the service were discussed. The cutter service officers will go from here to Cincinnati and Louisville. Upon the inauguration of the coast cutter service in the rivers of this section the vessels will be the first to patrol the Pittsburgh rivers since the Civil war. So far as known, there has not been an armed patrol boat in the Pittsburgh district since the gunboat "Pittsburgh" left in 1862 for Fort Donelson.

Aviator Who Once Bombed Kaiser Dead PAPIS. Ic. 19. Captain de Beau-champ, the aviator who bombed Essen and Munich and whose death has Just been announced, on one occasion dropped bombs on the headquarters of the German emperor, according to the Journal." This exploit was performed in April, 1913, when the emperor was stationed at MezkTes-Charleville. The paper states the bombs fell right on the house In which the emperor's staff had its and that, as a result, the emperor withdrew six miles from the city.

Kingsley House Will Give Christmas Party The Kingsley House Association will hold its annual Xeighborhood Day, Saturday in the club house, Bedford avenue and Fullerton street. An attempt will be made by the committee In charge to send Joy into many hearts and homes that otherwise would have no Christmas. Exercises by the younger children will be one of the features of the afternoon. IE Pypils Handicapped By Failure I to Build Westinghouse School, Claimed. J.B.DREW LOT IN WRANGLE "In the name of 35,000 persons Jn the most rapidly-prowing community In the city," representatives of business, the clergy, civic and women's organizations of the Homewood-Brushton district yesterday petitioned the board of public education to at once complete the new George Westinghouse High school, in Monticello street- Their request was made In the face of almost double costs of building.

"We know what you are up against," said Rev. P. W. Snyder, the spokesman, "but should any community. In order to save even several thousand dollars, de prive boys and girls of opportunities for education which, lost, will hamper them for the rest of their The board recently added the WestinK-house High to building projects deferred "until normal market conditions return." after bids opened on the building, estimated to cost $750,000, showed it would cost, if built now.

over $1,125,000. After speakers reminded board members that the Homewood-Brushton section is the only part of the city where bigh school pupiJs are on half-day sessions, the result of the Westinghouse High school classes being housed with grade school pupils In the Baxter grade school building, the board, at the suggestion or John Williams. Invited the visitors to recommend temporary quarters which could be rented to house the high school classes and relieve some of the overcrowding. Apearin? before the board were John Taylor, representing the Homewood Board of Trade. Mrs.

W. B. MoFall. representing the Homewood Women's Club: Ttev. Dr.

W. E. XJcCulloch. Rev. E.

A. Harra and Rev W. Snyder, representing the Homewood Christian committee for Social Service; L. V. Avlson, representing the Homewood Boys' Community Association; Rev.

M. Teufel. E. O. Hall, D.

M. Wolfe, George R. Brannon and A. representing the (Brush-ten Board of Trade. Pour different prices fixed on property owned Judge James B.

Drew of the county court, and sought by the board for an addition to the Perry public school. Perrysville avenue and Semiclr street, Xorthside, two of which had been fixed within a few weeks by the board of viewers of Allegheny county, aroused Marcus Aaron at yesterday's meeting to demand a "radical Investigation." Hi3 motion was concurred in unanimously by the. school board. Mr. Aaron pointed out that the "wide discrepancy" between the value fixed on the property by the city, $4,638.

the county, $7,000, and the two valuations by the board of viewers, $14,250 and $15,500, when, he said, "somebody appeared in sight as a buyer," demanded a thorough investigation. 3The property, a triangular piece situated at Perrysville avenue and Semiclr street, contains about 15,000 square feet and the niw price fixed by the board of viewers would make it cost about $1 a square foot, which Superintendent of Buildings C. L. Wooldridge was "away out of proportion to prices for similar ground in the same neighborhood." Another award of the board of viewers gives the J. M.

Lockhart estate for property fronting 150 feet on North Highland avenue and running through to Black street, sought for an addition to the Peabody High school. The award price is at the rate of $500 a front foot for North Highland avenue frontage. After authorizing Superintendent of Buildings Wooldridge to look Into the cost of equipping all school build'ngs for coal burning, the board accepted the new increased gas rates of the Equlta.ble Gas Company. The new rates will increase the board's gas bill for 70 gas-heated school buildings of the city from $33,000 to $45,000 for 1917. By unanimous vote Major William H.

Davis, newly-appointed city treasurer, was elected school treasurer, succeeding the late H. M. Landis. Under the school code the city treasurer automatically becomes the school treasurer. Open Evenings Every Finish, Every Style $5) Thojrany or Oak finishes.

Equipped with three-spring motor and patented Tone Control Shutters. This model is astonishing; for tone quality and volume. A favorite anions' musicians and artists. TAX CASH ONLY FOR THE RECORDS YOU SELECT. Largest StocK Yon life do not insur ance now.

Neither did anv one ll American liJMHMMHM) policy-hold ers when they hot their policies. Every man needs it only once, and then it is too late to it. Some thimrs yon can put oil' getting: until yon need them; life insurance is one thing: yon cannot. Has -y ii family enough? Ask us for particular. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY "Strongeist in the World" THE EDWARD A.

WOODS AGEXCY Frick Building II TO DISTRIBUTE ms IDJIIERS Salvationists Arrange Christmas Festivities for Poor. Will Have Six Trees. Five hundred destitute families will re ceive Christmas baskets, each containing a four-pound chicken, next Saturday morning, and 900 children will participate in the Christmas toy distribution Monday morning at the hands of the Salvation Army. Both distributions will occur in the army's temporary holiday headquarters, 12 Grant street. Families in which widows are the breadwinners, or where crippled fathers are struggling for a livelihood, will be the principal beneficiaries in these Christmas charities This class is hit hard by the high cost of necessaries of life, incomes not having increased in ratio with living expenses.

There will be a Christmas tree at the Grant street headquarters Christmas morning when the toy distribution will take place, and the Salvationists' downtown band will be present to furnish music. The festivities are set for 10 o'clock. As in the case of the basket distribution Saturday, the giving of the toys will be by ticket, the recipients being limited to those who have been investigated by the army's relief department and found wor thy. Many mothers will bring babies. Dolls, sleds, chimes and iron toys of the variety will be among the girts distributed, and as far as possible the children will be permitted to choose their own gifts.

This central headquarters tree will not be the only one at which the army will play host, however. There will be five others. "Pittsburgh No. 1 Corps." the downtown congregation of the Army, will light a tree Christmas night in Its hall, 306 Grant treet, for the children of the corps Sunday school. There will be a tree and a toy distribution in the day nursery in Fernando street, where the babies the army has mothered for a year will be entertained.

The Allegheny Countv Rescue Home In Bellevue will be the scene of a celebration for 40 homeless mothers and waifs, with a tree and goodies an3 practical things, such as warm- wearing apparel for gifts. The army's branch In Wilkinsburg also will have a tree and Christmas night entertainment. Five Stores Eobbed In Franks town Ave. Five business houses in Frankstown avenue were robbed early yesterday morning Four of the places entered adjoin one another, while the fifth is only three doors away from one of the places robbed. From the butcher shop of Max Arnold, 6238 Frankstown avenue, the thieves took $3 from a cash register.

From the delicatessen store of Reichbaum Company. Frankstown avenue, $7 was taken. Eighteen dollars and a bath robe worth were taken from the furnishing store ott Sol Goldman, 6244 Frankstown avenue, and from the cash register in the ladies' furnishings store of A. L. Klopfer, 6246 Frankstown avenue, t5 was taken.

At the meat market of A. L. Brahm. 6254 Frankstown avenue, the robbers damaged the cash register attempting to open it, but secured no money. Moose to Arrange For 1917 Convention Preliminary steps to entertain the Moose convention next summer, which will bring to Pittsburgh more than 100,000 visitors, will be taken today by the subcommittee of 'the supreme lodge in the William Penn Hotel.

There are present to attend the meeting the following supreme lodge officers: James J. Davis, founder of the order and director general of Pittsburgh; John H. Rlsbeck, national director of Pittsburgh; Supreme Dictator John W. Ford of Philadelphia; General Dictator M. M.

Garland, congressman-at-large; Rodney Brandon, secretary to the Mooseheart governors; Past Supreme Dictator B. J. Henning of San Diego, Cal. William Trickets Giles of Mooseheart, supreme secretary of the Loyal Order of -Moose; William Anderson of Indianapolis, and Congressman John J. Lentz of Columbus, O.

Children to Keceive Pins for Christmas Four hundred Pittsburgh children, who had earned special "health crusader" shield pins by selling 100 or more Red Cross Christmas seals probably will receive th: pins as Christmas gifts. The local Christmas seal committee exhausted its apportionment of pins two weeks ago, and since then has been wiring for more. Yesterd a telegram was received by the national committee at Pittsburgh headquarters, stating that the entire stock provided ha.d be exhausted days ago, and that the manufacturers hid just delivered a special order. Pittsburgh's pins, it was stated, would be mailed sometime today. The Sewickley seal committee reported to the Tuberculosis League last that it had sold over of the seals to date.

Special Holiday Service. Cars for Canonsburg and Washington and intermediate points every half hour on the hour and half hour daily to and Including December 28, from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.

from Liberty and Grant. Fare to Canonsburg. 35 cents; to Washington, 50 cents. Immediate publicity means quick re-c- very for most people who find lost aifclea arc honeaL Um a Poet Ad. No! need 820-824 LIBERTY AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA.

when the offender would be called for trial, but would not appear. One motorcycle policeman would testify he had found the defendant violating speed laws. but when he appeared with a t3g he found one had been placid on the ma chine, and naturally supposed another policeman had tagged the offender. Later the police say they learned that the violators, especially if arr.sted be fore, would keep the tags, and if threatened wna arrest again would change the date on the tags and pl.ee them on the machine to indicate they had been summoned, but would not appear. EMSWORTH MINISTER ELECTEDJptTOR Conference on Spiritual Life Marks Meeting of Allegheny Presbytery.

A conference on the spiritual life marked the quarterly meeting of Allegheny Presbytery of the United Presbyterian church, held in the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, yesterday. Standing committees for the ensuing year were appointed. Rev. C. M.

Iin. pastor of the Emsworth church, was elected moderator for one year. The speakers in the conference were Rev. Dr R. J.

Miller, editor of the 'Christian Union Herald;" Rev. J. A. Duff Aspinwall; Rev. Dr.

D. F. McGill, professor in the seminary, and Rev. R. F.

albreath. pastor of the Sixth church, Xorthside. A round followed the addresses. Rev. J.

W. Springer, pastor of the Tenth church. Xorthside. presided. Rev.

John D. Simpson, a student of the seminary, received a call to the North church. Rev. William J. Dickey, pastor a- the Warrendale congregation accepted the call to the Tarentum church at a salary of $1,600 a year and parsonage.

The following committees were ap-lolnted: Finance, J. G. Houston. A. W.

Martin and George A. Long; training young men. Rev. Dr. D.

F. McGill; Rev. O. H. MiKigan and Rev.

Dr. Thomas Park; supplies. Rev. James M. Fengu-son.

Rev. w. J. Dickey and Rev. Dr.

J. Alvin Orr, missions and evangelism. Rev. W. Springer, Rev.

Paul Calhoun. Rev. Dr. W. I Wishart.

R. M. Trimble and D. Brown; Judiciary. Rev.

Dr. John McNaugher. Prof. J. W.

Smith, Rev. Dr. George McDonald; education. Rev. Dr.

Guy W. McCracken, Rev. Dr. W. W.

Vincen4. and J. J. Porter; beneficiary. Rev.

Dr R. J. Miller, Rev. Dr. J.

W. Witherspoon and John D. Fraser. Rev. Robert F.

Galbreath was -elected vice moderator. The presbytery adjourned to meet in the Second church, Xorthside, January 8. "Future of Belgium Is In Doubt" Mile. Jean The horrors of war and the plight of bleeding Belgium have left their Impress so deeply upon Mile. Daisy Jean, who was court 'cellist In Brussels, that time can never efface their scars.

Mile. Jean, who Is playing in the new Davis Theater this week, left Belgium with the refugees who gave up Brussels to the Germans when the court of King Albert was transferred from the capital to the field of battle. For 10 days before Brussels was attacked she heard the great German 42-centlmeter guns hurling their mass of shot and shrapnel at the surrounding towns, felling cathedrals and bibiotheca preparatory to the assault upon the king's city. She saw thousands of her wounded compatriots brought into Brussels and Antwerp from the held and viewed the flight of the horror-stricken populace. "Belgium's future." Mile.

Jean said yesterday, "Is, of course, very much in doubt. We all believe that the allies will win and that our country will be restored to us, but these are dark days, and we can only hope. At present we have no country. We are driven from home and our sole dependence is upon the success of the allied arms. Belg um has suffered more than I can tell you; more than any of the nations in volved in th's terrible conflict, but she has suffered stoically, and she appreciates all that great-hearted America has done for her." Stokowski Closes Local Engagement Leopold Stokowski and his Philadelphia orchestra closed their December engagement in Pittsburgh yesterday with an afternoon concert In the Xlxon Theater.

They duplicated the "Xlbelungen Ring' program of the night before in Carnegie Music hall, displaying the same admirable finesse and sympathetic interpretation wh'ch characterized the first Wag- rerlan performance. As previously. Stokowski conducted without score. While the size and character of the auditorium Imposed limitations upon the execution of the theme, apparently none of the finer shadings of tone and expression were lost. Unfortunately the audience was not so large as the program merited.

Stokowski is scheduled to appear next in Pittsburgh on January 29 and 30. The present series is under the auspices ol the Pittsburgh Orchestra Association. Blind Pupils to Give Christmas Playlet A Christmas play will be given tomoi-row night in the Western Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, at Belleneld avenue and Bayard street. The "Rejuvenation of Santa Claus" opens with a scene In the toy shop in the home of Santa Claus. where Tucker, the master toy maker, and Santa Claus discuss the variety of requests made by the children of the earth.

Elsie Smith desires nothing less than a new papa. In the second act, this request meets Its fulfilment. The characters of Santa Claus. the Frost Queen. Mr.

and Mrs. DeSota. Squire Brown. Mrs. Smith, as well as Bridget, the servant, have lines which are permeated with good humor, and the entire fabric of the playlet fulfills the creation of the Christmas spirit.

How about a Diamond Brooch for mother's Christmas gift? She would be delighted with one of our $7.50. $9. $15 or $18 values. Loftls Bros. National Credit Jewelers, 616 Liberty ave.

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Tlrars. Sat. Victor Herbert's Delightful "The Princess Pat" A Whirl of Color, Dance and Sonj. $1.00 TOP PKIC-E. Home of the 57 Varieties Open to Visitors See how the "57 Varieties" are made DAVIS THEATER Zs8rk VAUDEVILLE.

BELLE BAKER THIS WEEK Bll Acta VICTORIA HtAL i Tuesday Night Chorns Girl' Contest. Wednesday NiKht Waltzing Contest. Fri. Nifht Victoria Basket Ball Teaaa Playa lature, and it Is believed the alderman's election is beingr held up with a view of trying to force him to deliver his brother's vote to Edwin M. Cox, the Brumbaugh candidate for speaker of the House of Representatlves.

Government Rests Case Against Bopp SAIN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. The Government late today rested its case Jn the United States district court against Franz Bopp, German consul-general, and six others, who are on trial for alleged conspiracy to dynamite ships and railroads carrying munitions for the entente allies. Theodore 'Roche, of counsel for the defense, moved that the case be dismissed Judge William H. Hunt said he would pass on the motion tomorrow.

Tempting Prices to Immediate Cash Buyers. Christmas Diamonds Direct From Amsterdam Appointment Blocked; Politics Suspected Allegheny county commissioners attempted to elect a mercantile appraiser yesterday, but were unable to come to an agreement. Three ballots were taken, and each of the three commissioners voted for a different candidate. A. C.

Gumbert voted on the three ballots for Alderman P. J. "Sullivan; Frank J. Harris voted for Edward M. Kenna, and Gilbert F.

Myer voted for S. J. Toole. Under the law the position should be filled this month, but the commissioners would not say when another ballot would be taken. The failure of the commissioners to elect Alderman Sullivan came as a surprise, as it was understood that he was promised the position this year.

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