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Piiikerton
BOTH SOB AND TREMBLE
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. J0yble eto niton miner mu uivv nun-
Vitntlns W electric ,m"' for tlld 8'11
fwa took Dia''1 nl ":2 "'clock this morn
. In the death house of the Western
. llr.ntfvlnu-. Itnl-Ptt tHftftl
renlten"i"r '" ''- ,
from here ",0,B' !r- XIll,c1' ""'
W B. tvnnincfn, f Delaware routity,
I ire electrocutcu inr me niunicr 01 r.
iLtls rinUcrton moro than two years
t j.i Rt dawn Pennington, whimpering.
Lii with fr'"" nr ""'""h Bray, was ilrst
u l to the chair by two deputy wnrdens.
ivi. than n minute lie wan strapped
htoiltlon. Thou, at 7:22, the Hash i.f
rJShinv handkerchief In tlip orange-
luiored B'nn (v,,s ,,1P "Isnai ll,il1 "cut
W'mm volts through hi" Imdy. I-'our times
,,, jmavy current wiw iiiiriou uiroiign
Inm DCIOl' "' "" ' w..".... vv. ....... ....
ik crlson phyloinns. The electrical ap
liratus worked without archlent. There
rino convulsive movement of Ponnlng
:",, muffloH to Indicate- that ho was not
lllfcd hi' llc nrst application of elcc
'trltlty The charge was Gradually dropped
'(wunlll" to lin" vol In and at 7:2!) o'clock,
Dr. Robert J. Campbell pronounced Penn
ington dead
Unnerved hv the purring of the dynamo
directly under the death chamber, only a
Jew feet from his cell, the deputies found
Mirch sobbing when they wont for lilm to
r.. ..,-i-n ,i.,.Ai. I., ihn ..ti..iK ieio.
follow nis ic-u.'. -fi. ,.,--. .,..,,-., .,..,. .....i
dbows on knees and fnco hurled In his
hinds, ho cried, "oh. Koland, why didn't
hey take me Ilrst?"
Over and over again he henionncd the
fate that decreed he should Buffer creator
agony In those II minutes that had passed
ilnce Pennington was led away than at
anytime slneo he was denied commutation
at the death sentence.
"Come, ncorge," said a deputy. Hrush
In away his teatH and quickly reRaluliii:
Us composure. .March roso to his feet
ittadlly and with the attendants, ono on
either sldo of him. walked firmly down the
Ions corridor to his death.
He was str.ipped into the Instrument of
death, the signal was Hashed to the olli
clal executioner, and once more the whir
ring dyn.unos rose to a higher pitch as tho
ieith-dealliiB cm rent IIiiiir the body of
the condemned man outward aualnst tho
(traps with a snap like the crack of a
lrhlp. AlthouKh four rharRes were ap
plied to March also, It was apparent that
death came when the first heavy voltaiw
passed IhloiiKli his body. Ito died at 7: 12
o'clock.
The execution was In a ureal, baro room
containing only the switchboard, tho chair
ind a stone bench for the witnesses and
guards. Tainted on the'Kray walls and
on all tho doors and corridors loadlnfi to
It la the slnsle word "Silence," In red and
tilt letters. The signs were not needed.
The six witnesses, prescribed by law, were
,Mte and speechless when tho door to the
ctllrooni wa' thrown open. Although four
'ether electrical executions had been held,
the guards wcie as nervo-racked as tho
Tltnesses. Their faces wero aslien as
thcFO of the condemned men. Warden
John Krancics, wbo is opposed to capital
punishment . did not attend. Ilo remained
it his residence, more than a mile from
the electrocution building.
t U'lth the prison Hmplnlu and the Itev.
i;C K. Vocuni. or Hellefonte, leading, tho
.Jeath march began at 7:18. Tho religious
l advisor, who gave communion to March
nd rennlngton last night, chanted tho
5'lj51st pKilm as they entered tho death
j 1 chamber.
1 March, after bis weeping spell, went to
his death stoically. Ilo looked about tbn
.chamber coolly, e-en brazenly. As tho
Chest strap was adjusted he complained.
S Ina murmur audible to all witnesses, that
W .Itwastoo tight. Hut it was not loosened.
March turned to tho guard placing tho
aeaapicco and asked that tho heavy
leather mask not be "pulled too tight."
The bodies were claimed by tho fathers
Jtf both March and I'ennlngton and will
jlesentto Delaware County for burial.
More than two years have passed Hlnco
Marcli,and Pennine on murdered S. Lewis
,rinkerton. a tax collector for lielawaro
County and overseer of tho Wilson farm.
.They lured him Into a barn at IuhI on
.the evening of Saturday. November 7.
and beat linn to death with a blackjack-.
, Pinkcrton, a young man. popular and
ambitious, was overseer on the (!. Scnr-
m Wilson estate, itrlck llouso Farm, In
we township of i:dgemont. Starch and
rennington worked for blin on tho farm.
The murder was brutal, tho clrciuu
lunces gruesome. The murde.rcra planned
w'lr crime in an old sprlnghouso on tho
Tick House Kami property. Thoy hoped
0 better their position by removing Pln
iv, YmlI,B Pennington got $10 from
iJM deafl man's pocket as tho body lay
ijMldethe grave tbey dug for It In Lautor-
..uw,,.. ..I- CM-ll klld 11(1. 1IJ l',J
." Pool. March's actual sharo In tho
Polls of tho murder was an overcoat tho
M man wore March, tho testimony
Wred, had worked himself Into a Jealous
." becauso he believed tho farm over-
HHrr irriu n,.ll!n . r. .. ..-n .r...ln
liouise Barber, his conimoii-law wife, llu
C young Pennington, it was testified.
the would be made overseer If Plnker-
iWa H'erO "rillllir.fi r.,,l .wl r,.,r.r niVI.
r, he would pay Pennington more.
f Themurdcr piilnned, pennlnetnii bought
Kr. r,Jaclv ""' !s tho day darkened.
foLW?1.0 thc Breat nam maintained on
nch iiouho Farm. Ilo was ready
tl'fa bllsiliouu ul.m.1,1 I... l...i-n Itnnn
"Prlseil tlcre tmt h0 W.,H 10t
rlnkerton. tbe ocrsccr. walked Into tho
,Pt. PeanuiBtun pretended to bo fccil
w horses Ho called Plnkerton over
.b'S box Mull, and at that moment
w arrived at tbo barn door. Jtoth
in told detail how Plnkerton was
1' tho Knowledge of what followed
iAim '?n,erns " u, Jrn floor nnd a
Ithi , . ghl ,rom tl10 l,,or barely relieved
Ik gloom of tho barn. Plnkerton was
tgfj "urprtbed.
Em i 'J '"" llctul t0 looU nt Ul not"
Bdir 11 ,,ox Btil11 "s yu"B Pennlng-
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ith lh 1 "M" OH U BU1USII1IIK IJIUVV
:Ui ;. "",t,lJ"-ii ueiiinu nis ear. iiu
'd, Pennington said.
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BdmiuT ,,le " you doing.' " veil
feld tS Baya h0 crie(1- "I hit him again."
fc lJo murderer, "and lio grabbed at
lr lYO Wpra .1...... .... .. .. .1
LMianv li. -. ..wmh aim up b"
k'J limes, hut flnnllv T rrt l,l..i ,l,..(i
feathi!1 me " tol'' Ho was hollering
EL ..m- I kent on hitting him In tho
K. ,."19 blackjack.
Bwn ni Q HerBo, George, help me."
B5n ..e."feo March came In. He had
fi """ Just outside. 'What's tho
kU youlr iaya Qeoree. 'Did a horse
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Bern iV.i . viiBi- uim wupvrvo,
i"' is the Jack?" r tni.i 1.1.., 1 ... i,.,.i
I coUMfBe,rled t0 Ket "e hlackjack
la u 1 nauled oil and kicked
ickim , Tu "' ni time ne nil my
"ea uhero I had my hands on Lew's
Win1 . 1 . "u" J ueoiKB weiu
. . ft hlch sides hlu heart onr Then
!,.. rouna an kicked him on the
iltt. T; i,ef stopped yelling and lay
Pay Death Penalty
ROLAND S. PENNINGTON
GEOKGE II. SIAKCJI
MINISTERS DISCUSS "
THE SALOON PROBLEM
Evils of Liquor Trnflic Con
demned Difl'orcnt Ways of
Dealing With It Suggested
The Itev. Kdwln liny Wesler. pntor of
the Ccrinan Ileformcd Church, nt "Mb and
Paring streets, in addreslng the Ite
formed Ministerial Aisoclatlon nt their
weekly meeting, today, In the Hrformed
church at tilth and Itaee Htreets, said
that ho was not In harmony with the
views of tho majority of pastors of Ger
man lleformed churches In Philadelphia
111 their attitude on the temperance ques
tion. The subject of .Mr. Weslcr's paper
was "The Pulpit and thu Temperance
Question."
Doctor Wcsler expressed tho opinion
that the scathing denunciation of the
saloonkeeper from the pulpit would have
the effect of discouraging any who might
have some thought of interlng the church,
nnd would make enemies of them instead
of helping them In their decision. He
believed 111 cutting at the root of tho
tree, and by personal appeal getting men
engaged In the saloon trado to abandon
tho business. Ito does not believe In tho
methods of "Hilly" Sunday In denouncing
tho saloonkeeper, but would deal with
the question ill a sane manner by getting
these men Interested In the church and
Its work, and so get them voluntarllly to
give It up.
The Itev. ,T. M. fi. Isenherg, pastor of
Trinity lleformed Church, llroad and
Venango streets, and president of the as
sociation. In the general discussion of the
subject which followed, took exception to
the views of Doctor Wcsler nnd denounced
tho saloon. Tho fact that tho asylums of
the country were Idled with the victims
nf tho saloon should be considered as well
as tho coming generations. "Sunday Is
right In Ills Idea of flaying the grogshop."
bo said. "Tim only way to get rid of it
Is to dump tho whole business into the
sea."
Tho Itev. S. W. Tierlemann said that the
teniperanco question never bothered him
lit all. Ho never gave It 11 thought.
"There are no Herman drunkards In my
congregation and no Germans In tho
whisky holes. I would not condemn a
man because ho drank a glass of beer. If
you do, you nro very narrow. I admit
that tho trade Is a damnable one, but
we must look at it and deal with it In a
rational way. Christ dealt with tho liquor
question In a rational way at tho wed
ding feast. If you show mo that it Is
a sin to drink a glass of beer, 1 will agree
with the speakers who have preceded me."
Several succeeding speakers took the at
tltildo of unalterable opposition to thc
saloon ns conducted, the dilTeronco of opin
ion being as to the best maimer to com
bat tho evil and relieve the community
of Its menace.
WIFE DESKKTEK MUST STAY
IN .JAIL, OK l!KT HOmSJlAN
Court Spurns Fromise of Man Who
Didn't Obey Order
A court onler means nothing to John
Drlscoll, powder-maker.
It meant Ynthlng to him two years ago.
Nor does tho term now havo any special
significance.
All this in spile of the fact that the two
words havo sulllced to keep Drlscoll in
tho Camden County Jail for 2u mouths
out of tho last two years.
DrlKcolI Is a powder-maker, or, at least
bo was, ami ho got $5.20 a day when ho
worked. Two years ago ho was oidercd
to pay his wife, Parthcua, $5 weekly to.
ward tho support of tho four children and
herself.
Tho court order was brought to John.
"Means uulllu' In my llfo." ho said, and
bo started 011 a stretch of II mouths in
tho county Jail, and was released only
when ho promised faithfully to pay tho
order. Ho did not. Hack to the cell ho
went six mouths ago, and has been thcro
ever since.
In view of John's performance Vlco
Chancellor Learning refused today to
grant an order for his releaso unless John
went a step farther than a promise, and
obtained a bondsman to guarantee pay
ment. MEDIA WOKKMAN KILLED
Struck by Crano Bucket at Firo in
Chester
OJIKSTKIt. Pa., Feb. 21. Joseph Lock
ett, CO years old, of Media, employed by
11. Lewis Morris, a contractor, of Chester,
was killed hero today at tho plant of the
Deacon Light Company.
Spontaneous combustion cnusect a llro
in a pile of hundreds of tons of coal at
tho plant and Loekctt was helping to
shovel coal from the lire when ho was
caught In a slide. A crano bucket struck
him, breaking his back. Deputy Coroner
While Is investigating.
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SALOON MAN'S SLAYER
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Experts Testify That Young
Anderson, Tried for Murder,
Is Deficient
A plea of Insanity formed the basis of
the defense today In tho trial of John
Frank Anderson, son of L. P. Anderson, n
wealthy banker, of Atdmore, Okla., for thc
murder of James P. Campbell. In the lal
tor's saloon at ijd and .Market streets,
on the night of September 31, 1915. Sev
eral alienists testified for the defense.
Andersen Is said in have entered Ihe
saloon ,011 the night Campbell was killed
nnd to have nourished a pistol, causing
nil those in the saloon nt tho time to run
out of the door or "duck" behind tho
counters and tables. The prosecution
charges that Anderson tried to "hold up"
the saloonkeeper and then shot him. An
derson was put on the stand on Saturday,
nnd said that ho had merely taken out
the gun to show It to thoso around him
and that the safety device had slipped,
with the result that tho gun Went olT,
killing Campbell.
Tho Ilrst witness called to tho stnnd to
day by William II. Johnson, former fnlt
ed States Attorney to McKlnley and
Itoosevelt, and chief counsel for tbo de
fense, was Sheriff "lluck" Gnrrett, former
chief of police of Ardmnre. Oldn., mid
deputy t'nllptl States Marshal, who told
of knowledge of the early life of Ander
son, who s now 27 years old. Ho said
Anderson had always preferred to be
alone, had a peculiar walk, and that bis
mental condition had never seemed right.
Dr. Thomas S. Month, of Ardmore, okla ,
lestllled that the youth had Inherited a
disease that had caused him to bo blind
at one tlino for a period of live months.
Ho said thc boy had an tiiFiiuo uncle.
Dr. II. M. Worsham. l.t Paso. Texas,
who Is the physician in chnrgo of thu
Slate Hospital for the Insane nt Austin.
Texas, said Anderson was suffering from
adolescent Insanity. He said that ho hud
advised Anderson's parents not to let htm
go to school because his mind was below
normal. He believed Anderson knew right
from wrong, but was deficient In other re
spects. "Can nn Insane person tell right from
wrong?" asked Attorney Johnson.
"Ves," replied Doctor Worsham. He
said tho clear testimony and memory of
Anderson was no indication of a clear
mind.
Dr. Charles W. Purr. Instructor In men
tal diseases at tile University of Penn
sylvania, said that In his opinion Ander
son was mentally defective, but not In
sane. He said he thought the youth had
had an Irresistible Impulse such as a nor
mal man would not bae.
"INCOME AT SOURCE"
CLAUSE IN SUSTAINED
Supreme Court Also Upholds
Levying of Extra Sur Taxes
on Big Incomes
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Further sus
taining tho Income tax law. the Supremo
Court today, In construing the clause re
lating to Incomes front mining companies,
upheld the Government's contention that
profits taken from mines, even though re
ducing the actual physical alile of the
mines, are taxable.
John It. Klantou. a stockholder, has
sought an Injunction against the llaltlc
Milling Company to prevent paying "at the
source" income taxes upon his gross
profits.
In another decision today the court de
dal ed valid the provision levying extra
sur-taxes on larger Incomes. Tho de
cision was made in tho suits of John F.
Dodge, Detroit automobile manufacturer.
Dodge tilled both tbo Detroit and Dis
trict of Columbia internal revenue col
lectors, to enjoin collection of surtaxes
on bis Income. Ilo contended that Increas
ing income taxes on larger Incomes was
discriminatory and "class legislation." lie
lost In tho lower coin Is.
INSPECT SUBWAY WOUIv
Mayor nnd Twining Also Attend
Mcotintr of V. U. T. Hoard
Mayor Smith, Director of Transit
Twining and Thomas 13. .Mitten, piesident
of tho P. It. T.. today Inspected tho work
011 the subway loop and the Fraukford
L.' Following their trip they went to tho
meetlns "f the P. It. T. board.
The Mayor said that Director Twining
contemplated some re-routing of tho sur
face lines, but has not worked out any
definite plan, lie said, however, that the
inspection today had nothing to do with
tho changes contemplated.
KILLED AS WIFE HUNTS HIM
Driver's Body Identified by Fellow
Worker of Years Ago
ICdward Dunlovy, unconscious fiom a
fall, died whilo his wife searched for him
nnd ho was not Identified until yesterday
by a man who, by a coincidence, nau
been his fellow worker 15 years ago.
Dunlevy, wno was a driver, of C2S
Gray's Ferry road, fell from his coa1
wagon nt 3Utn and Hansom streets sal
unlay. Ills head was Injured and he died
in tbo I'nlverslty Hospital two hours
later without regaining consciousness.
Acting Detective .McDowell, of tho 32d
street and Woodland avenue station, who
worked with lilm 15 years ago. identified
tho body yesterday at the Morgue.
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HUNT FOR MULVIIIILL
PITTSnPltGH. Feb. 21. Hugh IV-.-, of
New York city, secretary of the Pulled
Slates tlrewers' Association, bringing a
bundle of records today, appeared before
the Federal Grand Jury probing the al
leged nation-wide partnership between
breweries nnd politics.
Instead of the carload or two of ree
orils which counsel for the brewers, np.
poRlng the subpoenas Inst week, said
would be called for, Mr. Fox, who arrived
from New Vork In the morning, had all
the records to be brought before the Jury
In n small bag.
Commitment to Jail of f II. Itiddiill,
president of the Pittsburgh llrewlng Com
pany, for contempt, was 0110 of the possi
bilities of the late afternoon. This course
lay open to the Government. If. In the ab
sence of any move for an appeal or other
proceedings nctlng as a stay, the records
were not produced when tho Grand Jury
reconvened.
rutted States Marshal Joseph Hnwley
with deputy marshals continued without
success efforts to get In touch with J. P.
Mulvlhlll. vlco president of the Independ
ent llrewlng Company nnd State leader
of Ihe so-called "liquor ring," for whom
thev hold a subpoena.
The hunt for Mulvlhlll Is compllcntcd
becnuse the Pulled States marshals may
not leave the Jurisdiction of the Western
District to serve hhn. It Is generally be
lieved he Is keeping outside the district on
advice of counsel, and Is In thc region of
Philadelphia or Atlantic City.
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OF liARHY I'KKKK lUtOWXlXfS
Solemn Scene Marks Funeral of Little
John Carpenter
An air of solemnity hovered about thc
countryside at Clifton Heights today,
when llttlo John Carpenter, the last of
three victims who perished In Darby
Creek on Thursday, was laid to rest in
the churchyard of St. Charles.
A big bank of flowers which enclicled
the cotlln showed how the little follow
win loved by his playmates. These offer
ings were sent by the children of the
Clifton Public- School, the chums of the
dead boy. anil the families who knew lilm.
Tho pallbearers were slv boys with
whom he played dally. Tears trickled
down their cheeks as they entered the
m. .Ill aisle of St. Charles' Catholic Church
at Kellyvllle, to the solemn tone of the
requiem.
High mass was celebrated by the Itev.
Father John Moran. lie took for his text
the 2lld Psalm, telling of God's love of
little children.
The tragic death of tho boy, whose ac
ceptance of a dare caused the sacrifice of
three lives, aroused the sympathy of tho
entire community, as was shown by the
persons of all walks of life" who thronged
the church.
There were few dry eyes In the church
when tbe sobs of tho dead boy's parents
were heard by tho congregation. Tho
burial was In the cemetery of the church.
The Carpenter boy went out on the thin
lee of Darby Creek last Thursday. When
lie fell In the stream. Ids playmate, John
Surad, Hied to save him. ftoth boys were
struggling when Andrew Surad, father of
John Surad, catuo along. Ilo pulled his
own boy from tho water and then tried to
save young Curpcntor. While the cider
Surad was struggling with tho Carpenter
hoy, tho son tried to savu bis father, and
all three wero drowned.
The funeral of the Surads was held on
Saturday.
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Philadelphia's "perfect fireman." Kn
dolph tlrenii, who, in 20 years' service In
the department, never missed a roll call;
never was sick a day ; never was hurt,
nnd never was reprimanded, retired Inst
night on a pension. Ilo said good-by to
his brother llremen at rollcall today. 20
years nnd 2 days to the minute since ho
put on a uniform.
Ilrciin, who Is B2 years old nnd lives at
Chatham and Clearlleld streets, has been
driver of Kngtno Company, No. 2S, for 10
of the years of bis service. Long ago,
when the total passed Itlino, Preen lost
count of the number of alarms he had
answered. The firemen of the house gavo
him a supper last night and presented lilm
with an umbrella, lie told them he was
"going to retire to rustle simplicity" for
the rest of his life, living at I'niydeu nnd
spending his time fishing. After shaking
bands with his companions, he patted his
horses and left the station
Fire at Home of Gardner Cassntt
Fire In n chimney at the home of Gard
ner Cassatt. 2125 Walnut street, spread
sinokii through the bouse and startled Mr.
Cassatt and his guests last night, An
alarm was telephoned and llremen, work
ing from the roof, extinguished the blazo
before any damage was done to tbo In
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Ministers Open Fight on Books
in Drug Stores and City
Repositories
Lutheran ministers hate declared war
against tho Public Libraries, of Philadel
phia, and the libraries that circulate books
In drug stores, because of tho "vicious,
degrading nnd Immoral literature that
they are encouraging."
Ibis was announced today by tho Itev.
I. W. Uobst, pastor of the Church of the
Iteformatlon, Ontnrln nnd Carlisle streets,
at a meeting of the Lutheran Ministerial
Association nt 142S Arch street. Mr.
Itobst also declared they would enlist
every other ministerial association In the
city in the tight to eliminate the popular
best sellers, which, ho says, aro corrupt
ing the minds of young hoys and girls.
"It hns come forcibly to my notleo of
late that the Public Library and tho Hook
lovers' Library, which circulate books In
drug stores, have been putting out and
encouraging a particularly low quality of
literature. Their so-called best seller;
and popular novels are degrading, they
ate v.lclous and Immoral. The more hn
inoinl they are the better they sell, It
seems."
"Not only are the adults reading this
filthy llteratuie 7.ut nlso children, whose
minds are becoming contaminated. How
can a child tend such truck and remain
Innocent? It Is a shame, and with the
aid of every oilier ministerial associa
tion In this city wo are going to stnrt a
light for their extermination. The secre
tary has been notified to tell the other
associations of our stand and I expect
that they will all Join In the fight. Social
workers and every person who has been
aware of tho coining danger have pro
tested and protested and now wo are go
ing to light."
Resigns .17-Yenr Professorship
IIANOVHII, N. U., Feb. 21. After n
service of -17 years as a member of tho
Dartmouth College faculty, Dr. John King
hold, professor of Lathi and literature,
will ictlre June 30, It ban been announced.
Ills resignation, which was offered on
account of the III health of his wife, has
been accepted by the trustees. Ho was
vice president of Dartmouth from 1803
to 1UUU and acting president 1892-3 and
lb'Jl-5.
Lodge Men Attend Special Service
HirrilLKIIliM, I'a.. Feb. 21. Several
hundred llethlchem members of tho P, O.
S. of A. atended special services last
evening In Trinity Lutheran Church and
listened to a sermon by tho Itev. L. D.
Lazarus. In Fritz Methodist L'plsoopal
Church nearly 1000 Knlchta of Pythias
wero addressed by the llev. Benjamin
Luplsch.
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Chester Increases Pier Mental
rllHSTKIt, Pit.. Feb. 21 city Council
loday Increased the yearly rental for viw
of the Market street municipal pier by the
Wilson Line from 11600 to J2000. Itentals
from other linen using tho wharf were not
changed.
Moiorcycllst's Skull Fractured
A fall from a motorcycle fractured the
skull of George lllehl, of 761! .Vortli 20th
street, who Is In St. Luke's Hospital lo
day. Ills machine skidded on tho North
east boulevard near Itlslng Sun lAne,
liui ling hint ngnlnst thc.curb,
Open nil day
Tuesday
Appreciation
Week
at Perry's
About 900
Suits
added at
Radical
Reductions
to satisfy
the demand ,
for them
manifested in this
enthusiastic
Sale
in the face of
a risen, and still
rising market!
I A month ago we with
drew from stock and
laid aside, indifferent
whether we sold them,
this season or next,
about 900 Suits that wrs
knew we could never
duplicate at anywhere
near the prices they had?
cost us, and w h o s 3
worth next October wi'
be much greater thani
the regular prices the;
have sold at all this sea.
son. But, the demand
for our Suits at the Rad-i
ical Reductions of the
past two weeks has beeri
so steady and the vol
ume of selling so great,
that we show our appre
ciation of the splendid
response by putting on
sale these 900 Suits at
the same startling re
ductions, and extending
this sale for another
week! The added as
sortments are at their
best today.
Continuation of
This season's $15, 518, 520
Suits, next season's sure
prices, 518, $20, 525
in this sale, $13.50!
Continuation of
This season's $22.50 and
$25 Suits, next season's sure
prices, $28 and $30
in this sale, $18!
Continuation of
This season's $30 and $35
Suits, next season's sure
prices, $35 and $40
in this sale, $24!
Perry&Co.
"N. B. T."
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