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ARCHIBALD T.JAMES,
4 THEATRE TICKET MAN,
ENDS LIFE WITH SHOT
y - trjn.q Body in Quaker (Jlty
Motor Club After Parent
Had Been Missing
All Night
LEFT NO CLUE TO REASON
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evening ledger-philadelphia; Monday, jtjne 12, 19m
Thoto by l'hoto Crnftcrs,
A. T. JAMES
Archibald T. Jnmea, widely known ns
rroprlctor of hotel nRonclcs for the snlo
of theatro tickets, was found dead early
today In tho headquarters of the. Quaker
City Motor CluW In a South Broad street
hotel, of which Institution ho was ono of
the founders. Ho had shot himself through
tho head.
The discovery of the hody wns mado by
Mr. James' son. Tho failure or the father
to return to his home, 1320 lUtner street,
last night, alarmed his wlfo nnd children
and search was mado at Mr. Jnmcs' ofllccs
and other places.
The son, In tho courso of his Inquiries,
visited the Motor Club headquarters. Pass
ing tho bathroom he noticed n body lying
on the floor, and then discovered It was
that of his father. Mr. Jnmea had beon
dead sovernl hours. No ono heard tho
ihot and no person about tho building saw
Mr. James enter the club headquarters.
Dr. H. M. Goddard, of 1338 Spruco street,
pronounced Mr. James dead nnd reported
the case to the Coroner and police.
Mr. James' friends can assign no motlvo
for his action other than a possibility that
Investment In an up-Stato cigar manufac
ture? concern had not proved profitable
and had preyed upon his- mind. Ho re
cently caused disconnection of a telephono
In his home because ho said It annoyed
blm.
When Mr. ames' body was found. It wns
lying In a bathtub which wns partly filled
with water. It was clad only In under
clothing, Mr. James' outer nttlro being found
neatly folded on a chair. Tho bullet which
caused death had entered tho left temple,
passed through tho bruin and out tho right
tide of tho head,
, According to Ralph James, who found tho
, body, his father had suffered financial losses
'lately as tho result of somo early Invest
ments invan outsldo business. These re
verses may have furnished tho motlvo for
suicide, the son said, although his father
waa In cheerful mood when last seen last
Sight
Mr. James was about GO years old. Sov
eral years ago he engaged In the cigar
business, later establishing his theatre
ft tlclcejt agency in connection with his
stands, which were in tho Colonnndo and
Waltin Hotels and tho Lincoln Building.
Mr. James was an enrly patron of auto
mobile racing, and was ono of tho pro
moters of tho Falrmount Park nutomobllo
contests. He was ono of the organizers of
Ihe Quaker City Motor Club.
CNTROVERSY OVER RACES.
. tlub, of which ho had been president, In-
TmYca mm in a controversy six yars ago
with the Fairmont Park Commissioners
over tho automobile races then conducted
by the club within tho park limits. Dr.
J, 'William 'Wnlto, who died recently, was
foremost In the opposition to tho races, nnd
ltn his fellow-Commissioners finally over
tune tho efforts of Mr, James and his asso
ciates to continue these- contests. In this
E"nt Mr. James was supported by many
prominent motorists beyond tho member
Wp of the club,
Funeral arrangements havo not been
completed. Deputy Coroner "Waldln gave
permission for the removal of the body to
U undertaking establishment. Mrs. James,
with three sons and Ro daughters, com
pose the Immediate family, Mr, James was
Mason and left home yesterday ostensibly
visit the rooms of the" Point or Points
uuo, a Masonic organization, adjoining the
Motor Club headquarters.
CENSUS OF MEXICANS HERE
Consul Says it Has No Bearing on In
ternatlonal Situation
Mexican consuls In this and other cities
starting a census of Mexican citizens.
ah advertisement placed In the Phlladel
L?B1WBpapers requested all Mexicans to
?!.. Vi.tha C0n8Ul 1" hs city, Jose n.
wpei. m South Broad Btreet, and be reg
istered by him.
BJ?.' J1 "PWned today that the re-
siint.i wno bear'ns on the International
IuM.J?twen ,hla ctuntry and Mexico.
iith .VT ,.6 .rder was lsaue'1 I" compliance
ail ?.. .. Ican regulation which compels
Z ''"PPolnted consuls to take a cen.
thsv LI "elcan citizens In whatever cities
JmnM . 8tanel. He added that he
Deniwl !n, co-operation of the Postofflce
nut In K?nt ln oraer to reach Mexicans llv
fS in Interior points.
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I ' nmy Guard8raen Prepare for Camp
re mail., " 5a ReBlment. N. O, N, J..
hLCttinS rations for their camp of
ArtEd",,',! 8ea.a'rt w June 19 to 24.
from h lne ot dut' w demanded
5L .if5Uy?smen' '"eluding tactical
vFOUH HURT BY AUTOS
Three Motorcyclists and Ono Boy In
jured In Sunday Motor
Accidents
. P; ",' Day' 21 ycars oW. nnd Paul Ga
w'run ArM. Bi
Ridley Park. iK,or "08P"I.
rnornns Sacco, 10 years old, of West Ber
lin, while riding a motorcycle In Camden
was struck by a jitney belonging to 11
Elhertson, of Berlin.
Wesley Egbert. 12 years old, of 132 North
32,1 street. Camden, wns struck by an au"
tomobllo belonging to Joseph Ilohen. of
Moorcstown, In Camden. The boy's leg wan
broken. Sacco's Injuries wcro Blight.
THRILLS FOR AD MEN
IN PARADE PROMISED
BY DAUNTLESS "JACK"
Hnsslcr Says He'll Present Some
Antics on Bill Pcnn's Hand
That Will Open
Eyes
SEARCHLIGHTS FEATURE
Human Flu to Throw "Snow"
From Penn Statue on Ad Men
One of the thrills of the advertis
ing pageant on the evening of June
20 will be a confetti shower from the
hnnds of a steeplejack, who will
stand on the fingertips ji the statue
of William Penn oft City Hall tower.
The steeplejack will perform per
ilous stunts way up in the air while
the Ad Men are marching around
City Hall down Broad street.
Tho body of the steeplcjnck will
bo thrown in bold relief by the glare
of three powerful searchlights sta
tioned on the roofs of nearby sky
scrapers. City Hall tower will be illuminated
so it will be visible for a, distance of
20 miles.
"Jnck "Hansler, steeplejack, will Rtand
on tho linger tips of tho statue of William
Penn, CltyHall tower, nnd throw confetti
on tho advertising pageant on tho evening
of June 20.
Hassler will climb to tho flicr tips ot
tho big statuo when the ndvcrtlslng pageant
starts from GIrard nvenue at S p. in. Ho
will wavo two sllkcp American Hags ns tho
city's greeting to tho visiting admen. Then
when the procession makes tho turn around
City Hall he will lay nside tho Stars and
Stripes and toss handfuls of confetti on the
marchers.
Tho flguro of tho steeplejack will be seen
clearly as It Is bathed In the powerful
rays of three searchlights ono on tho roof
of John Wanamaker's store, tho second on
tho roof of tho Commercial Trust Building
and tho third on tho roof of the United Gas
Improvement Company Bkyscrapcr.
Hassler says ho will uso no harness in
making tho perilous trip to tho finger tips
of the William Penn statue.
"Harness," he said, "would interfere with
tho movements of my arms."
NOT A DIT AFRAID.
"Are you not afraid that you will fall?"
ho was asked.
"Not a bit of It." ho replied. "Why, I'd
..ntlint. uftorwl rn tt TOnrl hOTIORt llfind Of
old Bill Penn than do tho one-step on a
ballroom floor.
"If thero Is any halt ln tho lino I may
do a llttlo entertaining for tho marchers
on tho side. Maybe tho crowd would like
to see mo shinny down a rope to tho obser
vation platform. Nobody's over dono It, but
T M,Aoa T ont Anvwnv T run trv it. I
am going to show those advertising fellows
somo real thrills ln tno auvertising nno.
In other words, I'm going to give 'em a
few honcst-to-goodness thrills."
VISIBLE FOR 20 MILES.
Four hundred bulbs will be used In n
system of "flood lighting" of City Hail
tower. -When tho lights aro turned on the
tower will be visible In a radius of 15 or
20 miles.
iiun i-iinipv In "rnpptpd between the
various marching clubs which will partici
pate in the pageant. The Poor Richard
nl..K nnrl thft A flanHll t PS nf POOf Richard
L will make a strong bid to carry oft march
ing orders, tor several weens wiu i-uui
Rtchnrdltes have been drilling In the First
Regiment Armory under the instruction of
officers of the National Guard of Pennsyl
vania. Many of them are getting so they
can march like regulars.
CAUGHT IN CnASE OVER ROOFS
Woman Grapples With Thief in Room.
"Cops" to tho Rescue
After an exciting chase over the roofs
of houses for almost a block, last night the
police captured Roco SIleo, who Is charged
with burglary.
SIleo, It Is alleged, entered the home of
Mrs. Frank Dlrnrdo, 1028 South 6th street,
and, when discovered rifling the bureau
drawers on the second floor, attacked her
with a stiletto. Her screams, however,
brought Mitchell and Ford, policemen of the
7th and Carpenter Btreets station. In the
meantime SIleo disappeared through the
trapdoor leading to the roof. Mitchell and
Ford following a few seconds later, SIleo
endeavored to htdo behind a chimney, but
took flight when he found out that he was
detected. Mrs. Dlrardo was uninjured.
Sllso was held under J600 ball for court
this morning by Magistrate Coward.
Man Killed by Trolley Car
Peter Basilsky, 62 years old, was struck
by a trolley car as he was crossing 16th
and Wood streets to his home at X712
Carlton street, a square away. Both of
the man's legs were cut off. He was rushed
to the Hahnemann Hospital but the loss
of blood was eo great that ha died shortly
before noon.
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JEAN WEBSTER
JEAN WEBSTER DIES
Author of "Daddy Longlcgs" nnd
Stories for Girls Succumbs in N. Y.
NnW YORK, Juno 12. Jenn Webster,
the nuthor, wife of Glenn Ford McKlnncy,
a New York lawyer, died nt her homo hero
Inst night. A daughter wns horn to Mrs.
McKlnncy yesterday.
Jean Webster probably was best known
ns tho author of "Daddy Longlcgs." Sho
wns born nt Frcdonla. N. Y., July 21, 187G.
She wns graduated from Vnssnr In 1901,
after which sho lived fon a number ot years
ln Italy. Sho gained her first fnmo ns tho
author of stories for girls.
MEN HELD AS SLAVERS
TRUE FRIENDS OF GIRL
Five Arrested on Suspicion When
They Sheltered Her Get
Glorious Acquittal
Magistrate Deltz today. In discharging
five men whom ho lind previously hold nH
"white slavers," took occasion to add to tho
reversal of his decision a compliment upon
their honorablo conduct, ns revealed by tho
testimony of their supposed victim, and to
declaro that their nrrcst had been due to
a mistake
Tho men released wcro Apslcy and Andres
Jomas, brothers, of 232 1 North Cnmuc
street; Michael Baba nnd John Peru, of
2118 North Warnock street, nnd Joseph
Abrha, of 1019 Columbia avenue. They
had been accused of harboring Elizabeth
Qulmby, 14 years old, of 2039 North 11th
street, nnd wcro arrested when District De
tectlvo Orndorff and a squad of policemen
raided the Camac street house and found
the girl thero.
At today's hearing Elizabeth declared
that sho went to tho houso voluntarily nnd
that tho mrn, ns well as all tho Jomas fam
ily, had lieen kind to her. Sho said sho
had been ordered from homo by her step
mother because sho disobeyed her ln a
trivial matter. For two weeks sho had
worked at domestic servico and ln a mill,
but having no placo to sleep while at tho
latter job, had Inquired of n cousin ot tho
Jomas brothers, who worked In tho fac
tory. Abrha, sho said, took Her to the houso
and paid her board for a week, until she
could get money from her wages to rec
ompense him. Mrs. Apsley Tomns, wlfo of
ono of tho defendants, corroborated .this
statement, while tho girl herself, declared
tho men's conduct toward her had always
been honorablo. A report from tho Houso
of Detention confirmed the girl's story.
Magistrate Deitz committed Elizabeth to
the custody of tho Juvcnllo Court, declar
ing that tho men had done n commendable
thing ln sheltering her after sho had been
found walking the streets, nnd that It wns
unfortunato that the first aspect of tho
caso laid them open to suspicion of wrong
motives.
Hear the New
Hawaiian Orchestra
AT
the Garden on the Roof
300 feet above the street
Hotel Adelphia
The gathering place for men of af
fairs and women of fashion
Cozy and comfortable- ln any weather
DANSANT
Perfect Culilna and Service
Oven From Noon Till i A. it.
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r-LADDERS
I einile, 18o. ft.i Extension, 2ie. ft.
I L. D. BERGEIt CO., 59 N. 2d SI.
f Main Iftftfl mi imnMnrWUHI-
7,50
We're very
proud of our
display of Silk
Bocks.
CITY WATER PLANTS
TO BE ELECTRIFIED
Chief Davis Opens Estimates for
Apparatus for Shawmont and
Roxborough Pumping
Stations
The first Btep townrd the electrification of
the city's water supply system was taken
todny, when Chief Charlton E. Davis, of
tho Uurcau of Water, received nnd opened
estimates for electrical apparatus to bo In
stalled nt.tho Shawmont and noxborough
pumping stations. The bids wcro on units,
nnd It Is estimated that tho equipment will
cost approximately $00,000.
Contracts for tho work will bo let before
tho end of the week, nnd It Is planned to
have tho Shawmont stntlon fully electrified
by fall.
Tho Shawmont nnd noxborough stations
nro nt present operated by steam power,
and this Is nlso used to forco Its water to
tho lloxborough filter beds. Tho dally water
supply of Ocrmanlown nnd Chestnut Hill
Is dependent upon these stations, nnd there
Is hut a single pipe lino now In service.
Tho Improvement pinna call for tho re
placement of threo 12,000,000-gallon steam
driven ccntrlfugnl pumps with threo elec
trical pumps of n Bomowhat Increased capac
ity. The installation of electrical apparatus
will automatically work tho rclcnso of ono
of the plpo lines now running between tho
lloxborough hlgh-prcssuro pumping station
and tho lloxborough filters, ns It will, under
changes planned, bo nn longer needed for
raw water nnd enn bo used for tho filtered
product.
A number of Eastern cities, Including
Baltimore nnd Buffalo, obtain their water
supply electrically, but this Is tho first time
tho chango In driving power has ever been
attempted nt any ot the local pumping sta
tions or plants.
THINK AGED MAN ENDED LIFE
Park Laborer Hanged With Necktie
Twisted About Neck
Tho body of John Crothers, n rigger, 70
years old, was found today In his room
In a boarding house nt 5280 Jefferson street,
nnd tho police of the Gist nnd Thompson
streets stntlon nro working on tho theory
that ho committed suicide.
Crothers. bccaiiso of his advanced ngp,
had beon obliged to work ns a laborer In
Falrmount Park. lie hail two sons nnd two
daughters, nil married.
When Crothers did not respond to a
call this morning, Oeorgo Denny, proprietor
of tho boarding house, entered his room.
Ho found tho man's body hanging from tho
top of tho door, n necktlo twisted nround
tho neck.
Youth Found Injured
Oeorgo Michael, 21 years old, of 1711 Ed
mund street, wns taken to tho Frnnkford
Hospital last night suffering from Internal
Injuries received while In tho company of
companions on Saturday night. Occupants
of tho houso heard his groans and found
him In his room. Ho wns taken to tho hos
pital, whero It is said ho will recover.
M'COMBS WOULD BAR
JUDGES AS CANDIDATES
Democratic Chairman Will Ask
Plank to Prevent Hughes
Case Repetition
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Juno 12. Chairman
William F. McCombs, of tho Democrntlo
Nntlonnl Committee, announced today that
ho had propared n resolution to submit to
tho Platform Commlttco nsklng for a
plank having a constitutional amendment
that would prevent any Federal Judge from
being elected to nny other office.
Tho resolution Is n direct outgrowth of
tho nomlnntlon of Justice Hughes by tho
Republican convention, but It Is Intended
to bo so broad that oven district Federal
Judgo would bo barred from other ofTlccs.
Cheltenham to Float Loan
Tho Commissioners ot Cheltenham town
ship havo authorized tho Issunnce of J1S,
000 worth of bonds for permanent Im
provements within tho township.
Silk Shirts, $4.50
AfHUnT from till tore
not only linn nn ex
chuhe Identity, but li un
dtirpnusnblo In vnlue, mnle
rlnl, worUmnnnhlp nnd com
fort. The material" com
prlso n remnrknlile nnr.
meiit nf the niont deslrnlilo
llks heavy broadcloth
llks, heavy tub ellkn nnd
the genuine Japanese
ImlMitnln. The colorliiBi nre
illdtlnctlve nnd Include nil
Die intent noreltlen nnd de
lffnn. At these prices eood
Judgment eiiBBettn nntlcl
pntlng rennlrements for the
entire summer.
HTOIti: v
1018 Chestnut Street
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
902 Chestnut Street
Dutch Silver
Wine and Cordial Sets
In Quaint Designs
Thresher
Bros.
100 yd.
spool Silk
at 6c,
Value 10c
THRESHER BROS.
1322 Chestnut St.
Mall
orders
promptly
filled
Annual
June Clearance
Sale
All broken assortments nnd remnants will bo closed out nt this
time, ns well ns mnny regular lines that will bo priced at absolute
cost in this our Annual Juno Clearance Sale. Wo mention below but
a few of tho many values offered.
Silk Remnants
Double-width remnants, lengths from ono yard up. Usual retail price
from 1.00 to $2.00 per yard. (Quantities limited to each cus
tomer, .NO limn Uiucia uu itiuimiiio, i a ju,
JJs
All at
Made in Japan je
Sale price ttOC
yd.
Retail value o O
JOC
yd.
yd.
36.-in. imported white habutal wash silk.
on hand looms. Hetaii value ooc yu.
7.in. imnnrted black waterproof India silk,
50c. Sale price
26-in. imported hand woven Chinese shantung pongee OO
(natural color only;, eiau vaiuo nuc. auiu price w
33-in. Imported hand woven Chinese shantung pongee wash CQ yd.
silk (natural color only). Retail value 85c. Sale price uOC
32-in. striped tub silk, in all the wanted color combinations. An
excellent quality for waists, dresses and men's shirts, q c yd.
Retail value ?1.25 Sale price JOC
23-in. showerproof foulards, in a good lino of colors,
that is sold in tho best department stores at 85c a yd
The
36-in chiffon taffeta, in a lino of colors, also white and
black. Retail value $i.ou.
quality
d1 lP?d.
Sale price P 1 X O
Sale price fuC
Waists
Plain and novelty voile waists,
neWfrmlPlat$1.95
Lawn and voile walsta, daintily
embroidered and lace-trlmmed.
Retail value $5.50, (JJO QC
Special at P.0
Odd lot of Georgette and radium
lace waists, uetau value up
to $7.50.
Special
at tpOfcO
Silk Petticoats
Satin messallne petticoats, in a
spiemim una ui colors, B180
black taffeta. Retail value
Special at $2.95
Black and colored messallne and
taffeta silk petticoats, with
tucked and plaited flounces.
Retail value $5.50. JQ ftC
Special at Plc0
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Kimonos
New models In cotton crepe Kimonos; many beautiful de- (Jj-t QC
signs and styles. Retail value $2.50. Special at P A lOU
Specialists
In
Silk
Fabrics
THRESHER BUILDING
1322 Chestnut St.
Boston Store, 46 Temple PUc
No
trouble
to show
goods.
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Perry & Go.
This Monday Morning
started the Season's Final
INTENSIFIED VALUE
SALE
for this week only
featuring about 1800 Suits
of standard $25, $22.5Q
and $20 fabrics at the '
Uniform Price of-
S15
CJ If there were no war, if times were normal,
the undoubted $25, $22.50 and $20 quality of
these Suits now sold in this Intensified Value
Sale at $15 would be wonderful; when you
consider the rising prices of all materials, plus
the positive scarcity of goods, it is amazing!
I It took some sleuthing around to get the
fabrics, but we ferreted out a few bolt ends here,
a few piece remnants there, used up many ends
left of the identical cloth which we put into our
own $25, $22.50 and $20 Spring and Summer
Suits this season. Summer serges, plain and
fancy worsteds, novelty cassimeres, Oxford
mixtures; a colorful assortment of soft, in
distinct patterns in checks and plaids; broad
and narrow stripes on brown, blue, gray, green!
Cf Cut over our latest Pleated-back
and plain-back models, in two
piece and three-piece Suits, some
half -lined, some skeletonized with
silk trimming; with lapel variety,
pocket variety, line variety to
meet every taste prevailing this
season!
If We confidently predicted that the buying in
each of our previous Intensified Value Sales
would grow daily in intensity, and each time
the event justified the expectations. This sale
will be no exception, for these Values are and
will be the wonder of the trade, the surprise of
every one who sees and handles them!
Cf The Suits sold the first day and the second
will advertise their amazing values and send
men here by the hundred to secure early choice
of these Suits of undoubted $25, $22.50 and $20
quality fabrics for the
Uniform Price of
$15
PERRY & CO.
"N. B. T."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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