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TRAIN MOVEMENTS
Direct Traffic on Chestnut
Hill Line Under Supervi
sion of Signalmen
OTHER CITY NEWS BRIEFS
Seven younic Blrls, under tho supervision
t male BiRiinlmen, me inunaKliiK the move.
SfeSl of trains on tho Chestnut I1III illvl
Son of the Pennsylvania Itullroail. Three
nf the youriB women are In Tower ! nt
rhelten avenue : two In Tower S. nt 'rs.,
nnd two In Toucr VX, U Westmoreland,
j 1 Harper, dlNlslon manaRer. said today
hut' the Blrls nre rapidly showing their
competence for the work. I'litll they a. e
ranable of liandllnB nil situations nnd show
hat they nre able to Ma nil the supremo
nerve tests that -often occur In i.illioacl
work. tney wl" ,,e mulcr le MUlu'rvlslon r
the men.
Would Abolish Italian In Church
A movement to abolish the Italian Ian
ruaee from services In Italian llaptlst
rhurches was Inaugurated at the closing
sslons of the nineteenth annual C4nen
flon of the Italian Baptist Mlsslonaty As
ioclatlon of America, meeting nt the First
Italian Church, Broad and JUed streets.
Stroke of Apoplexy Fatal
Stricken with apoplexy on the front step
of his home. William alcason. forty.-?ecn
vears old, 6157 Marsden street, a police
man attached to tho Frankford station, died
Utter In St. Mary's Hospital.
U. S. Aviation Teacher at 22
At the ago of twenty-two, Bcrcy I'lcrco
1033 Green street, Is an Instructor nt the
United States Signal Corps Aviation School,
Mount Clemens. Mich. He has also written
nd lectured extensively on aviation.
Truck Hits Girl Roller Skater
While roller skating on Gcrmantown ave
nue near York street, fouitccn-ycar-old
rmma Mcllhatton. 2323 North Eighth
i'trcct, was struck by a motortruck
and seriously Injured. She -was taken to
St. Christopher's Hospital.
Now Lieutenant Colonel Kelly
Major William Kelly, who Instituted the
military training course ut the University
of Pennsylvania last fall, has been pro
moted to tho rank of lieutenant colonel and
tiansferrcd to the olllce of tho ndocate
general In Washington.
Want Mail Tubes Retained
Strong pressure will bo brought by mem
bers of the Philadelphia Bourse against
tho Joint Congressional Committee, ap
pointed by tho Government to study the
pneumatio malt tube operation In this city,
to swing them Into lino for the retention
of the tubes.
Theological Students Advised to Serve
Presbyterian theological students have
keen advised to walvo exemption from mili
tary service In a minute adopted by the
board of education of tho Presbyterian
Church. Tho minute declares that "It Is he
lped neither wlso nor patriotic for minis
terial candidates, whether In theological
seminaries or not, to tako advantage of tho
exemption provisions."
Havcrford Boy Joins Air Service
Wlstar Morris, of Haverford, son of A.
Saunders Morris, a prominent clubman, who
has become a member of the American
Aviation Service, Is homo on a short fur
lough. Morris, who has not reached Ills
twenty-first birthday. Is stationed near
Fort Wood, New York. lie has (success
fully passed every test for tho air service
nd expects to bo n member of tho first
Aviation corps which will bo sent to France.
To Entcrctuin Jewish Service Men
Jewish members of tho army and navy
tatloned In Philadelphia will bo enter
tained during the coming Jewish holidays
by the Young Men's Hebrew Association
and other organizations of the Jewish
faith, Tho men havo been Invited to holy
day services, and also to numerous special
vents by valious Jewish organizations.
WARTIME PRAYER SERVICE
Rev. Dr. William V. Berg Conducts
Y. M. C. A. Meeting
The weekly united wartime prayer ser
vice, under the auspices of the lntcrchurch
Federation of Philadelphia, was held today
In the lobby of tho CcntrnJ Young Men's
Christian Association, 1421 Arch street.
Tho Itcv. Dr. William V. Berg. 1-ellglous
d.icctor for the Pennsylvania troops' Y. M.
. A. nt Camp Hancock, Georgia, nnd pastot
of tho Cential Congregational Church, con
ducted tho sen Ice. The weekly prayer meet
liiU, designed to deepen religious life during
tho war and develop the power nf united
piiijer, has been held every Friday since the
Fourth of July.
Evening ledgert-Mlad:eJlphi:a, Friday, September 14; 1W 4Nv4vWB55'SW
FOX TERRIER SAVES
MASTER FROM FLAMES
Rouses Him From Slumber When
Fire Destroys House Near
Nnrberth
Gyp. a little fox terrier, saved the life
of hh master, William Davidson, fltty-IUc
yeais old, when fire destroyed the Davidson
homo at Fain low, near Nnrberth. early
today.
Davidson, whose family Is nt Cape May,
was sleeping on tlio second floor when he
was awakened by the dog clawing at tho
door lie opened tho door and found the
hallway and the stairs a mass of llames.
Taking tho. faithful Gyp In his armi he
Jumped from n window to tho giound. Both
weio uninjured.
Tho Nnrberth Fire Company, under File
Chief Charles V Notes, had considerable
dlltlculty In keeping the flames from spread
ing to neighboring properties, as the near
est ((replugs were about 80u0 feet from the
Davidson home
it Is thought that the flro wns caused by
spontaneous combustion. The toss Is esti
mated at about 55000.
SEEK MYSTERY WOMAN
IN DEATH OF MRS. RING
Child Crushed to Death
LANCASTER, Pa Sept. 14 Falling off
a wagon laien with tobacco, Anna M.
Burkholder, six-year-old daughter of Abram
Burkholdcr, of near Kphrata. was Instantly
killed last night. Tho wheels of tho wagon
passed over tho child's chest, crushing It,
SHIP ARRIVALS
Following arc the vessels from foreign
countries arriving at ports on tho Atlantic
coast and Gulf of Mexico for the twenty
four hours ending September 12, ns posted
In the United States Custom Hou-e:
Anholt, Amor , ArKlld, Dan., Armonla, Hrlt ;
Admiral Hebree, Am.r . Adrii, llrlt , AKnelto
t'lampa, ltal , Alclnnna. llrlt.. Aldan, llrlt,;
Annie I t'hiise, arhr , Amr., trlahtnn, Nor.,
llerwlrl: liw. llrlt . llaku Standard, llrlt ,
Thane 1: Uarwond, Amr.. I'harKow, Dan ,
i uy or iiunitirn, llrlt.; riluu Nor., utrntrllr.
Krpnrh. Dominican, Amer.; i:urm?don, llrlt.,
i:islck Hall, llrlt ; Ilxetcr I'lty. llrlt.; Hrlk
Second, Dan.. Florldlan, Amer . (llorta da I.ar
rlnasa, llrlt . (16ernor Cobb. Amcr., llavdrot.
Nor.j.HelllB Olav, Dan , Hemili"), Nor.. Har
riet, Nor.; Indian. Amer.; Klrlihlmazan Maru,
Jap ; Lena, llrlt., I.ompoi'. llrlt.; Law, llrlt.;
Matanzas. Amer., Manual Calo, Span ; Mar
Hojo, Span.; Maumee. Amer : Manta Amer.:
.Mercedes, schr.. llrlt, Manchester Civilian,
llrlt . Nllen. Nor.; Ojlerlc. llrlt.. Oepack. llrlt.;
Port Chalmers, llrlt.; l'ohr Unlaml. bark. Dan.;
Homano. ilex., Huth. Amer.. Santo Domlnco.
Amer.. Sheiman. Amer.. Santa Cecilia, Amer.;
Komcrntad, Nor.. Slherllp. llrlt., Saint Quenttn.
llrlt ; Torres. Amcr., Talnul. llrlt.. Victoria d
I.arrlnaca, llrlt., Veratyr, Dan , Winlfredlan,
llrlt . Voro, Honduran.
New York Authorities Believe
She Wns "Master Mind"
in Looting Estate
MAN USED AS CATSPAW
Terse Telegram From Unnamed Per
son Furnishes Clue Which Is
Being Followed
NKW YOllfc, Sept. 14.
An unnamed woman, strong-minded, dar
ing and unscrupulous, wns sought by ofll
elaN here today ns "tho master, mind"
who directed the looting of tho $2,000,000
estate of Mrs. Maudo A. King. Through
tier, and with the aid of the author of a
thlrteen-uoid telegram sent by nn unnamed
person from nn unnamed place. District
Attorney Hwntm hopes to complete n chain
of evidence to show ti motive for the death
of Mrs. King.
District Attorney Swann today pointed
to the mysterious woman as the leader of
"a group of persons who derived financial
gain from Mrs. King." Sho held completely
In her power, he said, a man who wns used
ns n cat's paw to pull rich financial chest
nuts out of the lire.
This man, it was said, may have been
the person who nt the terse telegram
to n ft lend of Mrs. King, urging that the
rich widow's death be investigated.
"Mrs. King, 1133 Park avenue, died Con
cord very peculiar clrcumstani.es Investi
gate," the telegram lead. A man's name
wns signed to It nnd tho original, which
Is now In possession of District Attorney
Swann, wns written In n man's hand
writing. The name signed to It, the place
from which tho message was sent and the
person to whom it was sent havo been kept
secret.
The message Is believed to have been
sent from Concord, as It was dated Au
gust 29, tho evening on which Mrs. King
wns shot.
In an attempt to clear up tho Identity of
the "mysterious woman" and tho author of
the telegram. District Attorney Swann to
day was seeking to bring Mrs. Mazlo Mel
vln, a sister of Mrs. King, here to testify
before tho New York Coroner's Jury which
Is Investigating the recent affairs of Mrs.
King.
Mrs. Melvln, becauso of her Intimacy with
her sister's financial and social relations,
It Is believed, can furnish the name of the
unknown woman.
Additional letters nnd documents from the
trunkful of papers seized nt Gaston II
A letter to Mrs. King from her mother.
Mrs?. Anna Hoblnson, dated Ashovllle, N.
C, August 28, wns sent to Mrs. King at
her npnrtmcnt here, although Mrs. King had
then been In Concord several days.
Menns's New York apartment showed that
the greatest secrecy was thrown around tho
visit to Concord of Gaston Means, Mrs.
King and Mm. Melvln until Mrs. King's
death, District Attorney SwntiH snld.
Seizes $G3 nnd Escapes
A young man who snntched n wallet con
taining $05 from F. 11 Minor, of Cleveland,
made Ills escape by darting through the
Manufacturers' Club, nt Broad nnd Walnut
streets.
ONE FORM OF LOVE
Manifestation Leads Chicago Wife to
Apply for Divorce
CHICAGO, Sept. 14, "That's how I love
vou," wns demonstrated by William frank,
according to his wife, Ida. a bride of two
months, when friend husband brought homo
George l.edermnn, permitted him to occupy
his bed nnd compelled the wlfo to sit up all
night In a chair.
"That's how he cherished me-," Bald the
wife today when applying for a dlvorCe.
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Grey Boots are Here
The Nev? Shades in Demand
By Fashionable Young Women
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GALVANIZED, COPPER
AND ZINC SHEETS
L. D. Berger Co., 59 N. 2d St.
IUll. Market 551. Kcvstont, Main JO09
The Naval Reserve
knows no reverse but tho
Paragon Reverse Gear; no
marine headquarters but
F. VANDERHERCHEN'S SONS
7 North Water Street, Philadelphia
At Ihr Man al thr Hull
Anything for n Hont
Removal
Sale
1114 Chestnut St.
Men's Fine
Furnishings
Of Exceptional
Value
To be sold at greatly
reduced prices prior to
our removal to 1204
Chestnut St.
REIEE
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1114 Chestnut Street
At This Store Only
A Charming Mev? && Special
37ii ten-inch model of fine grey kid is particularly graceful
with a covered heel in Louis style.
Announcement of tho arrival of the new Autumn
DeLytes will be of special interest to every woman who
seeks authentic boot fashions at economical prices. And
it is our pleasure to add that never have we witnessed
such a range of styles each one distinctive and
beautiful on display in our Third Floor Department.
Prices $3 to $5.90
'77 a Feat to Fit Fttt
Shoes and Hosiery
1204-06-08 Market St.
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fi I 4Bts "Fore-and-Jft" NfS ' M The "Merchant" H
SO advanced in fashion, that it bor- "SB A BUSINESS-LIKE hat for Pj
rows a leaf from next Spring. WjsmW. JTx the man whose business it HIHM
I llllllllll Turns you into a younger, sprucer, spryer KgA is to look his topmost best.1 fljffl
i HI III llll edition of yourself. Note the graceful HIH Pitched in the key-note of smart ImB
i "stream line" body -Si W- - style, but toned down Bjffll
Hi llllllllll with 6o-horse fk pk1. 1 to the conservative ljjl
I In lllilll Power style HVUilVCJMJ taste Bill
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Light-Weight Overcoats
Formerly $15, $18, $2a and $25 f :;
in a Closing Clearaway
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$10, $12.50, $15, $18
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a. ai.yx, uul uui aic 111 uiic aiyic ui aiiuiiici i ,i
Uandy coats Oxfords, blues, grays, fancy mix- z
tures; some silk lined, some skeleton lined with
silk in shoulders and sleeves; rain proof coats;
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plain backs, snug backs, loose backs; conservative ti
and nobby models! 1?J,jjl
J Better look 'em over! 1 J J j$
Likewise in Suits
Last Shot at Savings
that you can see for yourself! t
$25, $22.50 & $20 Perry Suits
at One Uniform Price
$15
Can't make such Suits today and sell them'
for $25, $22.50 and $20! Not by a jugful ! Guess
we don't have to argue the point with you ! But
here's the tip Fifteen Dollars for any Suit of
clothes will shortly be in the dodo class !
1 So unlimber your roll and annex at least
two of these Suits while you may! Remember
you can't duplicate them for less than $30 to $35
next year! In this Last and Final Sale, they're
at the
One Uniform Price
$15 '
Open till Six P. M. Saturday
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