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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEHPHILAbELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1919.
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MSE ACTION
IN PHONE RATES
f
llic Service Commission
Expected to Upset New
Schedule Ordered
LREADY OPERATIVE
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uinc&s men jwBULiuuuii
Kririlcs formal rroicsi m
Harrisburg
:tlon will bo tnkcn Immediately 1-
Public Service Commission npnlnst
new telephone rates ordered by
aster General Hurlcson.
Is announcement wai made at liar
rs this afternoon after the local
sontntlve of the United nmlnesi
's Association of this city bad filed
oteat atralnst the new rate".
eanwhllo the rates have gone Into
t.
It. Klnnard. vice preildent and con
mnnmrer nf the Uell Telephone
tympany of rennsvlinnln. nald today he
iw nothing omclaliy nnoui any sus
slnn of the new rate
IgThc new rates have gone Into effect."
Mr. Klnnard. "I hae no nlterna
hut to nhev ro-etmnBter (lencral
rleson'8 orders until I ain told not
it"flo so hy some hlRlier authority.
Jlk'tSn far I hne received no formal
SSlflcatlon from the fctate Public Serv-
'WVCommlfmlon that tho new ratei win
f suspended. '
:embers of tho commission, wnen
today at Harrl'burg, said that
aro undecided as to the method
rocedure, whether It shall be In the
ts or before the commission Itself.
lr Jurisdiction does not extend to
irstate business.
ttSM .- .l.tan ... it. m. MA... a... 1 .
ivtne ciiiei oppu-miuu w inu new iutc-3
rit nlmcd at Increases In short-cllst.ince
us. Some havo ncen increased as
rfch as 100 per cent, nlthouch calls to
Bki Francisco and other far-away points
taM now cheaper.
WyA vigorous protest was filed by the
XuMted Business Men's Association. The
i Jhtoufacturers' Association of Chester
ftlsojflled formal protest with tho State
commission.
JlrxNcw Jersey the new rate were sus-
nded by the Public Utilities Commls-
jlon, but the telephone company officials
Elrnored the suspension order. A hear-
ilnt will be given next Monday nt Tren
Jton In tho United States District Court
Iky Judgo HcllsUb, nt which Postmas-
Str General Burleson and tho operating
veompanies must snow cause wny an In
rjunctlon agalnkt tho new rates should
iot be granted.
Wf Public Service Commissions In Ohio,
jjnaiana ana .uicnignn niso navo ordered
stelephone company oIllclaH to Ignore
the new rates.
v;Valilnelim. Jan. 22. Protests from
a dozen State Public Service Commls-
Sflons against tho Administration meas-
P'JUro extending government wire control
F-ere presented co ino iiouse I'ostolllce
nimlttee.
'llAMai. nml nhnnnn on. t.n .III ........I.
rim private management under cm-
it State commissions than under the
Wnt control," deal.ired Charles IX
hul3t, representing the National As
)tIon of Hallway and Utilities Com
i 'ons, In offering the protests,
.position to the legislation was ex
pressed In telegrams from the commls-
inlons of Malm., Hhodo Island, Illinois,
Indiana, New York, Mississippi, New
Jersey, 'Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon,
Nevada, Tennessee nnd Michigan. The
Vnrth llnlenl.T -nmnilBltnn f.ecnrnl mpr.
is'ger.of wires under government control.
5 but suggested mat Kir.ies reiain ponce
J, powers over the utilities.
".o injury wnr result to me punuo
Interest If the comnanles aro turned
St back to private operation Immediately,"
Jar Ulmrjulst said aauing tnat govcrn-
TilBent control, wltn mwaencis guaran
tltfed during tho readjustment period,
I wouici do i.norcu ny mu e;uiiii.wiie:r-.
Trenton. V. J . Jan. 22. Upon applica
tion of I,. IM vv aril Herrmann, counsel for
tho N'ew- Jersey Public Utility Commis
sion, .ludeo Hellstnb signed an order 111
the United States. District Court last
alehl under which tho right of Post
master General Bti'leson to Increase tel-
phono rates vvltnin tins junsuicnion win
e reviewed hy tho court neM .vtonaay.
.ludcn Itellstab declined to grant an
Wder enjoining tho operation of tho In
creased rates pcnomB a aeicrminaiion
of tho proceedings.
pi; Woman Hurt When Car Jumps Track
,2sOno woman was ittjurc-u aim tunny
r'MSMsengera were oauiy snaactj up wnen
iiinil.lnn Heights trolley car Jumped
tithe track today while rounding a curve
V tn...., I - nt. .-fi I . n.'.nun nnil Villi
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Fsx1lUtT.ir uteert Tlin Inlure.l wmtan is
sS Catharine Almollta. 11G2 Jackson street,
Livl' Cfcmden. She received a broken arm
,Cnia wns laicen 10 mo .ouicr uona.
Deaths of a Day
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Iji William uuiccr iinscy
WP in- nt elm lili-hest r.-tnklne veterans
kef the Clvi! War In the country, lireiet
jenerai vviiuam it.itcer jinsey. eiieu
testerdny at his home. 1418 JSorth Sev-
nth street lienerai Kinsey Huicunioeei
ter ii tjirce weeks' sickness duo to
;nln fever. He was eighty-three )cars
in.
When the Civil war iirnuo out iir.
Insev was working ns a druggist In
ITetv V.irk citv. Immeil atelv he e-nllsteil
Ik a private, but soon won his commls
tyolon nnd returned to New- York to or-
H?silinlze tlio laisi .'cow vorK volunteers.
?jAt the head of this regiment General
fcf.Klnsey fought In twenty-one battles and
(tooK part in me most strenuous cam-
algns or the war After lis conclusion
s remained In the army and was an
ointed president of the general court-
BmiirtlaV In the army of occupation In
Florida.
After helng eiiscnargeel rrom the armv
e camo to this cltv. and was elected
Register of Wills from 188fi to 1889,
.After his term of office eNplred he be
came, ielentlllert vvitn tne coal inuustry
:ln ths city He wns also a member
Iof the Hoard of Health for mnny years.
He Is survived by his widow- nnd threo
touglitcrs. (
K' Susanna Killcnlioiije Stephens
KtThe funeral will tnke pnco tomorrow
Tiling oi .vtrs nusiinnn iiuiennouse
pheps, wiuovv or William Stephens
uaugmer oi ine :ato joint Kitten
se. who died Monday nt the homo
her cousin, Miss Caroline Ritten-
se, vv issahlclioii avenuo nnd Price
tet, flermnntovvn. She vvnB ninety-
)-earH oitl anet a aescentlant of Wll.
mttenhouse. who. In lfi90. erected
n small ornncti oi me vv issaiiieKon t
llpat nnner mill In Amerlen nn.l tilo-
jtndson. David Rlttenhouse, vvIot was.
in Germantown Anrll 8. 1732. nnd
lamo a noted mathematician and one
Uhe most successful astronomical ob-
vers oi ins nine.
B. Frank I'eirson
Frank Pelrson, who, with his
her. William T, i'eirson. comprised
Iflrm of C C Pelrson's Sons, hides.
bw nnd wool, 4-U rvorth Third street.
'yesterday at nis nome, ou:u pruce
et. The business w-na established bv
kPelrson's father about sixty )ears
Pelrson was born in this city
nty-six years ago He was a mem.
pf the Masonic fraternity, lie Is
ta by a son, li. Frank Pelrson,
ro brothers. William T. Pelrson
falter Pelrson, and a sister, Mies
reinuu.
ENTERTAIN FRENCH SEAMEN
Their Countrywomen Here Asked
to Serve its Hostesses
French women here nro being urged
to servo as hostesses for the entertain
ment of French sailors composing the
crews of tho barks Atlantlnue and Val
paraiso, now nt Port Richmond, dis
charging1 cargoes of manganese from
Brazil.
The barks were formcrlv Interned Her
man ships, which sought refuge In n
Brazilian port nt the outbreak of the
war. Whrn Brazil cast Its lot with the
Allies the ships were sel7ed nnd Inter
turned over to the French itovernment.
Lack of merchant seamen In the
French mercantile marine forced France
to man the ships with men from Its
r.avy. These men arrived here without
clothing for winter wear. The war
camp community service hnB seen that
their clothing needs have been met nnd
sweaters navo oeen lurniancu
BUREAU OF RESEARCH
URGES SCHOOL SURVEY
Contends Public Should Know
. ' How Education Board
Spends Money
Necessity for a survey of the public
school sjstcm by trained. Impartial In
vestigators Is pointed out today In the
weekly bulletin of the Burenu of Mu
nicipal Research.
Tho bulletin, which Is headed Cltl-
2ens" Tlllslnpss " , nllullnn 1 tlia '
zens Business, tails attention to the
.. ci. uiiu citizens nave tne nglit to know
me exact status of the school system,
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not only for tho present, but also In
regard to preparation for the future.
Before tho Board-of IMucatlon Is
allowed the expenditure of more money,
tho bureau contends. It Is onlysfalr that
It should show that the schools are man
aged efficiently, economically and pro
gressjvely. Citizens arc reminded In the
bulletin that a committee of members of
tho Board pf.Kducatlon wns appointed
last April to make n survey of the school
sjstem and that no announcement re
garding Its findings has been mado to
the public.
Tho necessity for a school survey Is
given as follows:
Tlh pu'blfc V-h'ooi rrsa'no1luofiii0,,a 1mJ!lICor
ireparlng pupils for eeillece, it in not only
Sut,"ir2r."i ot proi'ticlng nltlvh grade of
Sot ' !, i'mTh, S,cl,ffi);i"M'.s S
It Is an outllvf.l Meal Srholarnhln and eul-
Rl'S aoVrnrvXirtlhr1ianal'Mienntrt pnlrot rtoe. No
ateAd. honest, manly bojs and sincere, self-
IJh t ' casnuie Kins, tnat ariiooi in o kooiI
wCl-?0l-Onn0th'er"0,th7r fiSS. hVToo'i fa.?X& I
to turn out such Braduatcs Is poor seliool, ,
rjU""' i"Wil. it,mB.v,? .?"?? 1'W:: I
school ajstem measure up to thla standard
of efficiency?
Are Our Schools Terfect?
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telii we must, ham "a mollnic picture not
... .....v. u u'lHid. uuiv our Krnnni n
a pnntOKratm. A school sjntem Is allie. '
and ilka all other llilnw thlnsa. It la eon
slantlj KrolnB. d'velopliiB-, changlnc V .
niUt IcniiM lint nnlv u Iwr, , u ..nrA .
r llilnir thlnsa. It la eon-1
de opinir. chanoinc vie
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mnnrin"t" ',f""iTro r,i," li ?5 -
morrow. Vv hat Is tho present atntus of our
Sf.W: AI,fc,;.JS:,,i?R""" '".i''1
going what are their present tendencies?
thr.'eh'."." ."i"!,.;H",...i,.l?""',e!':!l'.--. 1?1
our duly to ask them. nnd.
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ttloreoeer. mm '
should expect ansnrra If eur school sj
inn is prrirt, if it Is all that we can
dealro or expect, we halo a riant to
know. If It Is not all that wo want nr
expect, wo halo Just aa much rUlit tn
Know that also.
Would not a school surer) nniwer these
questions?
Hut how are we to learn the rnndlllon
of our school aislcm" A school suney
would b'j the Iiiohi n itural unawer to thla
query. An Inipstlctitlon mitile )i trtilurtf
..perlalUtH would meet the need. jn lnia
tlsatlon effectlie hut snipr.thili, i,pe thill
would point nut the i;ood )f our H. stent
as well as the had The meil of a auno
has been felt here In Phlladelphl . for some
time VVe feel It still more no.., i a we face
nn Increase In our school tax rate llefore
the llo trd of Kdn.utlon It allowed the rv
lirliilltnre of mure nione), II l mile fair
that it elimild show thut nur s.houls are
tntiniied cffltlcntly economlcdlly and pro
Brcssliely. No Report on Survey
lloro than a .ear aco a school survey was
uicuested. a thoroiiuh Invesilkatlon of the
sellouts to he made li- irsliic.l workers,
ir.,,i,&..hrhv'nanWu!:n
..ere .en ortereil to Pnan.e surh ic surve
This offer however, wns lienored The llmrrt
of IMueatlnn looK no nation at nil In reK.-tnl
to the mutter Wh? wo wonder. In spite
of discouragement b the huurd, asltatlon
for the Inquire tontlnued
I.uat Anrll In reapoiiMu to the demand of
lame Kroups of people, u enminltteo of
ntemtiers of the Hoard of IMucatlon was HP
tinlntnl. OKtensitilv to eotiduct this survev
Sueh ii committee, although -It obviously
rutinot polll have the wide and unpre-
Judlreii viewpoint or a crimp or nuuti
tereatetl outsiders. unquestionable IlliKht
have done somithinGT. hut allhoURh It was
apiwlnted last April, so far as the public
has been permitted to Know It has dona
nothing
Where Is our school survey?
CAMDEN SOLDIER BURIED
Pershing
Herocs Carry Private
McGownn's Body to Gr.ie
A military funeral was held today
for Private Udward M. McGownn, 4i
Mnrllon avenue, Camden. The soldier
died last week from pneumonia at Camp
HnncocK.
Il- order of Mnvor lllls. of Camden
flags wern placed at half-mast In the
vicinitv oi me soiiuers nome lo.iay.
while fourteen khakl-clad warriors, most
of them rorshlng heroes, carried the
casket to the Calvary Cemetery, Cam
den. TWENTY CONVICTS ESCAPE
Murderer?, Hnld-Up Men and Burglars I-
Ilrcuk Jail in Illinois
f hleiiKo, Jan. 22. -(By A. P. The
pollco nf this city and towns west of
here touay nro loosing ror twenty pris
oners who escaped from the county Jal
rs-
tall
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lit Hock Island last night, after over-
now ot Ine two guaids and shooting the
turnkey, who was not Injured severely,
Fourteen of the men were convicts
recently arrested for bieaklng then-
paroles They hail netu paroled from
the penitentiary at Jollet. and sent with
several hundred other prisoners to work
In tho government arsenal nt Rock
Island. The Rock lil-ind authorities, in
making their report to the Chicago
police, said that, so far as known, only
two of the band had revolvers and these
were taken from guards The band In-.
eludes murderers, holdup men ana
burglars, most of them from Chicago.
MAY BUILD IN PARK I
Society Told of Plan for Horticultural
Hall I
This city Is to have a horticultural hall
and notanic.il gnruens in tne near future,
according to a statement by James
Tio)d, president of the renrvliitl.i Hor-
tlcultural Society, at a meeting of tho
hoclety In the Crozer nulldlng.
A slto will no cnosen ror tne hu Id ng
within tho cltv limits, probably In Fair -
mount I'arK, .vir. uoya saia.
DATKNT
1IKAT
aKNKrtATOKi
cnvHi'lill's so'. IIKAT
I.KT
IIR I'HOVK IT. HALF INTKRKNT
von hai.k. a roRTUM; i.v it.
C1HCUI.AR,
PltlVATK
IIONl'ITAI.. ntop.
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NKAIl IIKTHMOIIKVI.
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t. Alien; nitnvNDN. ki.kvathii.
1'IIKK M'ATKK. AM. CONVi;N.
IKNC'KH. MNi: I.AW.V AMI
SHAM:. 113,000. KANV TKU.VIS.
ehtaiilihhiu) knitting iiusi.
ni;hk I'AYINo so, fum.y
KOVIITKI). 14 AlAriUNKS. I
IlKNT. LOW. FOU QUICK SALE I
17000.
GARIS & SHIMER
Bethlehem, Pa,
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ASK PROTECTION
AGAINST HOLDUPS
Deeds of Thieves Bring
lany Appeals to
Police
REPORT 8 ROBBERIES
Three Auto Thefts, Se'vcral
Burglaries and Numerous
Larcenies Committed
4 Residents of many sections of the city
urv nppeaung lo mo ponce lor protection '
from burglars, hold-up men, motor ban-j
dlts and petty thieves of all kinds, who
arc causing terror by their bold nctlvl-.
ties.
Klclit highway robberies, three auto
thefts several burglaries nnd i.umi rons
'all
Wren es
were rrim-t to !..
'w l.
Lawrence Kelly, who gave his address tenement (lrc Inst Sunday at :22S Uray's
as Camden, entered the pawnshop of Frrry road.
David Aaron. 48 North Ninth street. Tho bodies of Pnsquale Panclll, twenty
early today and nked to see a suitcase, i FOv en jears old: his' wife. Rose, nged
When Aaron reached for ono under ths twenty, nnd their two children. Once,
counter Kelly, according to the police, two jears, and Lucv, ten months, and
beat Aaron with a blackjack. Aaron
shouted for help and his ciles attracted
i-uirnimnn dameH unm-ii. ui : ii-.-mm
and Winter streets stntlon. He cap-
tured Kellv after a ennse ot two uiocks
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rtllrr "CinK piilteu 111 u .:. ,,.-.,;,
nocordn)t lo ,hc poICe. snlt! lie had had ,
a -pal" who acted as lookout. The mnn
who helped Kelly was arrested in inm-
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den Kellv had a hearing before Magis
trate Grclls and wns held without ball.
Mine Dealer Illnrkjaekrd
Posing ns a customer, a man last
night blackjacked Isadore Pastor, 7238
I Woodland avenue, a shoe dealer, as he
'was bending over to removo the sup
posed customer's shoes, iccordlng to
testimony offered today before Magis
trate Harris In the Thirty-second street
and Woodland avenue station.
Pastor declares that Antonio JCappla,
1 Cray's avenue near Sixty-first street, Is
I the man who assaulted him. Tho shoe
! merchant said when he regnlned con
sciousness ho missed 20 from his
nn.)..,. Vnntiln t au liolfl In StUDO linll
for co,lrt on '""f" of aggravated as-
snult and battery and carr) Ing concealed
cleadlv weapons.
pastor said he was closing his place
when the accused mnn stepped Inside ,
one else wns In the store. The supposed
customer seated himself and placed one
foot on a bench The merchant. said he ,
was unlacing ono of tho "customer's"
shoes when he felt a stunning blow on
the head. He lost consciousness. Later
lle described his assailant to the police
and Zappla was arrested soon afterward
.
Negreies Bent Mnn
rr. ...n.-,, L.pf .in,1 rnhheil .Tosenh
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J. Donnellr. of 72. Pine street, at
eighteenth and Addison streets,
enf'V .
todav. Tho men stopped Donnelly and
nsked him what tlmo It was. As" he I
turned around one of tho negroes grab-1
bed him b) tho throat, while the other
searched his clothes for money and other
,.-it,t After eetllnir III tile ll Ell-
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vva)men threw Donnelly Into the street.
His cries attracted tho attention of
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ratroinan r,na. . . ... . - -;'''""
Pino streets stntlon, who halted two
fleeing men by several revolver shots,
The negroes were tnken to tho station
house, where they gave tho tinmen of
Moses Orant, of North Beechwood street,
and James Powell, of Rodman street
near Thirteenth. They will be arraigned
today before Magistrate fiersch. Don
nelly had his Injuries, treated nt the
Pol) clinic Hospital
Two youthful bandits, inspired by
"movie" hlghwa)men, will be given a
hearing nt the Houso of Detention to
day. as a resul
,. t. I. ..I .... ..... , uc uiiciili K m.uirs-1 mho uciiitiri ,,j
n't' lttatffilKM resident of
eral pupils
School, Lawrence street and Suscme-
i hanna avenue 1 lie) " ,,?,,,. '',"','
ten )earn old, 111 vv esi eumycrianu
,olU. 1J-4 .Nortit iiiirit Bucii ,.,.,.
hanna avenue They aro Harry conway.
Masked In red bandanas,
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vi nit u-iih c-ells
i.i) ann, wun )ens
dlts" Jumped the Iron
nt. recess time )esterd:
and threats, lined up a few- scared bos
and girls Falling to obtain a ring
from the finger of Fannie Miller, nine
)ears old. Third street and Susquehanna
avenue, the )outhful hlghwa)men went
through the pockets of the other chil
dren nnd obtained six tents
Two policemen picked, them up a few
minutes later. Hill w.earing tneir reaiuarn an,i crushed to death.
bandanas They told Lieutenant Keith,
Fourth nnd York streets station, of their
I ambitions, and he sen them
to tho
House of Detention.
A well-dressed man held up the res-
taurant of James Hall, Thlrty-elghth
and Jnckson streets, )esterday anu rot
bed the cash register of 138.
Three men held up Charles McKlrcy,
1859 Marvlno street, at Tenth and Nec
tarine streets, and robbed him of his
overcoat nnd wallet, containing JIB,
Jeremiah O'Connor, 708 Spring Garden
. street, was arrested and held for a fur
. thcr hcuilli
PERSHING HERO ROBBED
Captain at Cadwalader Horns LoseS $150
in Wallet
e-itntteln Ceorce H. Uerhelsel. ono of
tho gassed Pershing heroes, who Is re
ttnerntlnir at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
'm.hard M Cadwalader. Jr. near Ore-I
land, reported to the police )esterdav
tji.it he had either lost or was robbed of
his wallet, containing 1 175, his Insur-1
.-ince nollev. olllcer's mltcncc sllns totnl. '
ng nearly 4nniCmlies and the cltiit on
i book, B'ven him by the general of his
' division tho Twenty-KUth. from .New
CttEland
Captain Uerhelsel, who was with the
Yankee Division, was gassed In the Toul I
sector Ho returned' to this country .
within the past month and wns one of'
twenty oflieers sent to the countrv estate
of the Cadwaladers for convalescence '
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SEE MY LINE OF
APS.,TtoewsnV2
Herman T. Weill
"Tht Ytung
HattT"
4 N. 13th
Men's Hats f
i;!Vl,,M.i0Jj''St MIHlf3-
'A 'VdV.',0,: WBBN2
men enuai to new.
Jetterlon Hal r ne C IfliV. C
, JC"e',on " 135 S. 10th S.
A step in the right
direction
Underdown's
SHIRTS
$1.50 Each
Vou can't find a bet
ter shirt tn the city at
the price.
3 lor $4
CufTa Attached or Detached
A. R. Underdown's Sons
Rubber flooda and Men's Furnlihlncs
202-204 Market St
-Kitsbllihed Blue IMS ,
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LEGISLATORS HEAR VETERAN
House Rcccscg for Corporal
Dunn to Tell Wnr Experiences
For the first time In Its history, the
Pennsylvania House of Representative"
nt Harrlshurg took a lecess to listen to
the story of a man In uniform.
He was Corporal Lawrence R. Dunn,
son of Representative James A. Dunn,
of this city. Corporal Dunn was se
verely wounded in tne lighting near Ver
dun' nnd lost the use of his right nrm,
The voung soldier was presented to
the House by a resolution offered by
Representative William T. ttnmsey, of
Chester. The House took a recess to
hear the Joung soldier's experiences.
JOINT FUNERAL TODAY
FOR VICTIMS OF FIRE
Members of Faiiclli and Napo-
litana Families to Have
One Procession
Joint funeral services wern held to.
day from the Church of Our Lady of
flood Counsel. Klehth and Christian
Rtrppfw fnt lirt alrrVit 1 tsf lino nf fPiA .
the four Nnpollt.ina children. Victor,
Fiancls. August and llnrico, lav In a
iionpr-nnnitea room m me nome ot
Malhew Fanelll
2C Kater street, father
ot tne dead mnn
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i'.iniuillt.- r.lllt'lll mill Ills liaugnirr
Oraco lay In one casket, while Mrs
Fanelll nnd Lucy occupied .mother
victor nun i;nrico .xnpoiitaua lav sine
. . ....
by side, while the other two children,
Francis and August, occupied another
casket
Hundreds of neighbors and plav mates
of the dead children visited the little
house nn Kater street lest night and
early todaj
.Shortly before 3 o clock the funeral
cortege left the house and proceeded to I
the Church of Our Lady of (Jooil Coun
sel, Illghth nnd Christian streets, where
requiem mass was sung The streets
were thronged and several Italian stores
In the neighborhood were closed during
the funeral ns a mark of respect Inter
ment was made nt Holy Cross Ccmeter).
Thirteen-) ear-old Mildred Napolitana,
tnln uit,.,lirf nt It, a .llcul,,,- ,11.1 tirtt l
tend the funeral
Nicholas Napolitana, father of the four
dead bo)S, and his wife lire grief-
stricken ns a result of the tragc.lv
Friends of the family declare that all
their possessions were des.rojed In the
tire, leaving them virtually penniless,
TIVf DPP MP Afl CT ATC
I .11 III n 1 1 VA lV O I A I Tj
sJUlULUlHIUll VI OtfVlU
IN CONVENTION TODAY!
Development of an Inland
Wni.,,.., C.ct. w:n
If M 11 U t il hj J OlKlll If 11JL Jj
Urged Vigorously
Business conditions of the country will
be reviewed and recommendations for
Improving transpottiitlon-facilities will
oe presented nt the nnnual convention of
tho Penns)lvanla Lumbermen's Assocla -
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tlon, which opened this morning nt the
Bellevue-btratford
In connection with recommendations
for transportation Improvement, most of
the delegates, It Is s6ld, favor establish
ment of the inland waterwa)s sjstem at
the earliest possible moment.
Many contend that great losses of lum-
i ber from southern 'shipping points last
)ear as a result of submarine raids
would have been prevented If the Inland
wnterwa)s sjstem had been In operation
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A report of the railroad and transpor-
Hon committee waa made, nnd was fol-
. , . illseusslon c-f the imvernm. n.
Congressman John A. Small, of North
Carolina, wll he the principal speaker at
the iinunl luncheon of the association. te
h(j )cIa Mt th(j nctvuc.htratfOI(1 lon,or.
Youth Killed Between Cars
William Hsrey, nineteen )ears old, of
Carlisle street above Dauphin, an etpr
plove at the 1'. 11. T car barn at Klf-
!'.UKilt iietween two trolley cirs In the
Iteenth and Cumberllnil streets, wit" I
Thomas Ackro)d, twenty-seven years
old
of Boston avenuo above Thirteenth
street, the motorman of the moving trol -
ley, was arrestcn. no win oe given a
hearing before Magistrate Pcnnock In
tho Central Station today.
I ' 1
Engagement Rings
Diamonds VP1 atmum
The Polished Girdle Cutting
(PjztQntod) ' O
Exceedingly Brilliant
Sold in Philadelphia Exclusively .by tho
Bailey Bonks & Biddlc- Co.
Mann & Dilks
1102 CHESTNUT STREET
REDUCTIONS
M
en s
About 1 50 dozen and at remarkable savings.
Also about 50 dozen Scarfs
MANN & DILKS
U03 CHESTNUT STREET
CROWDED TRAINS
STIR COMMUTERS
Complain Against "Stand
ing Room Only" During
Rush on Reading
AISLES A R E JAMMED
Service
Since U.
Worse, They Say,
S. Control, Because
I Fewer Cars Arc Used
1 lominutris who uc the Philadelphia.
I and Reading trains from Ixigan nnd Oak
Lane are complalnlngthat they have to
stand during the rush hours of morning
and hitn afternoon.
They declare overcrowding is worse
on Reading trains s'lnce the government
took over the road, due to the fact that
the tialns are made up of fewer cars.
During the period of heavy trnllli' In
the morning, especially em the train
leaving Oak Lane nt 8:18, women have
to stand In all the cars. It Is virtually
Impossible, to get a seat In the smoking
compartment In this or any of the more
nonular trains In mnrnlmr nr nrirnmnit
( omplaln of Logan rrelie
Albert I Oehrle, of the firm
Oehrlo Bros, 423 North Third street,
i':.:i"": - :,.J,'";,'
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11 - fMirMlrt ivttiitililiiu vilis.ttf ilia i einillrlrm
League, complains about the londltlon
of both train and trolley service from
Logan duilng the bus) hour" of morn
ing and evening '
I "My principal complaint about the
'train servii-e has been the eiiesse fare
they charge'," said Mr. Oehrle "It costs
18 cents tn ride ono way from Uogan
I do not pretend to know an) thing about
the railroad business, that that fare cer.
talnly seems cces-ic to me I con
sider It unreasonable and unfair.
"It lofil.s as though the Rending
wanted to discourage passenger trnfllc
from nearby points Last nlftht I rode
home on the Bustleton local, leaving at
5 1.8 The train was made up of sl or
eight cars There was not a seat to be
had. In spite of the fait that this Is an
I'used to nne out 'on tho
earl) train
G (18 Invariably I had to stand all the
wny home You stinpl) cannot get a
seat on theso trains until )ou reach
, Th.Ustnilou and Logan seem
."Hen rrciii
to be- the getting off places for most of
the rider Once thev are passed there
Is plenty of room
lland In Tier) ( nr
' But that Is not the Idea, as I see
it There ought to be room for every-
I body when the train starts All the
trains during the I ush hours of moining
and evening, as I have observed them.
are crowded. There ai.' people standing
in every car"
I Uobert Mcl'arth), vi.e president of the
' Logan Improvement League, lives at
, O.ilc I.ano, and comes to business in
Philadelphia every day by the Heading
I train, which leaves Oak Lane station
at 8 '18
He said that this train is nlvvnvs
'jammed, with people stnnding In the
I aisles This is one of the most con
1 venlent morning trains, and the.. Tore
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one of the most overcrowded it is never
I possible to get n seat In the smoker and
women i-m be seen any morning staud-
Ing In ever) coach
Tho trains on this branch of the Head
ing svstem com.- under the dire, tlnn of
superintendent Abbott nf the Neve Vnrl,
division At Mr Abbott's nlllee surprise
was expressed at the report of over
crowding during the rush hours
To Wait Tor i etiiipliilnts
"We have- received no complaints,'
was the repl) to an Inquiry
There have been no trains tnken off
i roeentl). and tho conductors have not
reported an) increase over the normal
In n.issenger trallle
,nvhonVo .,,... f er.
crowding we tr.v to leine-d.v conditions
bv putting on additional cars 'I lie Head-
liig h.la n tialnniasiir whose iluiv Is to
j.0e that 1 lilers hav. prop, r .oinfort and
accomodations
The mil) recent complaint was about
nil evening ttaln. and we met Ibis b)
adding another coach '
Find Woman's Hody in River
An inililentlflcil woman, about sUty'
itaia nu, vinii inn irora me Miiiiyinui
nicer hv Detectives Johnson and Can.
I non. of the Baltimore) and Ohio Hallroad
1 Company, who saw- tho lifeless lody
. noating iimui tne- umm injsicians
said tho woman hail been .lead several
hours
Jewelers , Irj
d
Shirts
EPISCOPAL WOMEN MEET
Men Also Attend Auxiliary Ses
sion nt Church House
Both men nnd women from nil parts
or the I plscopal diocese of Pcnnsvl
vanla gathered nt the Church House
loday for the largest meeting ever held
under tho nuspUes of tho Women's Aux
iliary of tho diocese.
Following holy communion nt 8-30
this morning, sessions continued
throughout the day.
The relation of tho church to the
country, especially In this period of re
construction, was discussed hi Mrs,
Henry A I'ltslirv. Mrs S V. 11. Ilrpw-1
rter, chairman of the Junior Atixl1liir.
diocese of Newark, led a discussion on i
Junior work especially brnetUI.il to Ju
nior Auxiliary and Sunday school .
teachers. I
Other speakers were Mrs Arthur Van '
Harllngen. Mrs Oeorge 1 Knorr, the
Rev T II Delia Cloppa, the Hcv A .1
Arklns, Dr. h ( Washburn, Deaconess
Colesberry nnd Dr William It .Tiffrejs
Ill'hi Rhluelnnder otllciated nt the noon
kcrvlce.
STOLEN CARS FOUND;
DEALER FACES ARREST
Detective Says Baltimore Man
Is Philadelphia Thieves'
Selling Agent
Kleven motorcam stolen from PhlU
dclphlanv. worth nearly IHS.ODP, have
,,,c,, recovered In Baltimore by Truman
''."" " ,nl """" mucin in mis
city
This Is the llrst blow struck by the
, local authorities against tho organized
I motor tlileves who for months have been
stealing cars of all t.vpes and slze-i In
this eilv.
"
The detective riporled nt headquar
ters this morning after tin das of ac
tive searching for stolen eats In Balti
more. Not only did he recover the nu
tomobllca, but ho learned the Identity
of the "fi nee" who has been selling them
foi the Ihlevef This man Is to be ar-
lested The Baltimore police
.'nr0!. !!!
t.iKe into cuhtody also the men ulio
actually stole the cars In this city and
drovo them to Baltimore
h'Hitln said today that some of the
ars had been sold to Baltimore business
men, who apparently bought th.m in
good faith Others were being u-vd in
Jllnev service between Baltimore and
Camp Meade
When Sunlit went to llililmoro in
',,c',1l"cl1 r"r, t"'!, 1,',, from this city he
"" ""l K i" go em tint tin MCI ft
manuf.ietureis' numbers of oars stolen
here nee nth He spent the ten da)s
wsiuiiB garages in Bait more and
trtTl . .... .
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" " , '"'" ZIT' .", .V ncr.
( ...n ... ... . . ijf.MM,-. in iii neiie oooK
i.ignt or tlio eleven stolen cars have
oeen posimeiy identified The remain
ing three have been partly Identified.
and Swain hopes to make the Identifica
tion certain lit the course of u elav or
two
The cits he Is sure of belonged to
111-) following persons and films Iir
C It S. hwenck, L'ohi North Broad
street; Overseas Tr.inspoilntlon Com
pany. Twelfth and Chestnut stieets;
Busby Norman L2S Spiuco street; Ah
llsitt's pair). Thirl) -first and Chestnut
I streets; L'llzabeth Pabst, 4s;i old Yoil
rei.iej ; J. M Prank. 2025 Chestnut street
i 1. 11. Mninlngstiir, 5511 Spruce stree
and C O Franklin, leins Butler street
The cars are still in Btltlmore The
'owners will arrange to bring them back
to the oil) The police b. Ileve the li
icovery of these e.us and the facts
I. trued bv Det.etive. Swain in B till
more, will help break up the ..uto
thlever) that has been going on In this
citj for months
Hartl Older C'lae.l
Liquor
Hard , i,, i
Illiiu ii. N. A .. Jim
.h oIIU'M:i (laMil ns liquor hi'tv
uru.u, wnen minuritm or KaMnni r
Ht Um1 b tn pullet K.'iMs wtro m.nl
nn MlMrtn si oris
J . E-Caldwell :8f (b.
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Here's the immortal Bill again and "still the same
old J3H1!" Uproariously funny from first page to
last, this new book bids fair to outrival in popu
larity the best seller of 191 8 DERE MABLE.
fFith 2 J full-fage illustrathni iy Ccrp, Bill Brick,
Four Printings, totalling 200,000!
Publisher FREDERICK A.
IRRIDENTIST MISSION
PHILADELPHIA GUESTS
Distinguished Italians to Be
Entertained at Art Club
and Circolo
An Italian "Mission for Redeeming
Lands of Itnlv' Is In Plill.idelnhl.i to-
ilni and will remain over tomorrow
on a tour nf scv
er.il large cities In
the Interest of
Itnlv's claims to
provinces of the
Italian lrrldentla
The members of
tin" mission are
ileneral I'go Pli
7nrelW, who was
wounded four times,
and dee orated four
teen times for;
br.iverv during the
war and Angello
Fill) III. "' l'10
llov.il Italian Artll-
le ry I
The Jugn-Slnvsl
mutest the de-'
hi:n p
rtZl.n.U I.O ...., ,,,i,i,.ii.,i..
II. III.... ,
and II Is to argue the Ju-tici of their
I i lalms that the two olllcers have conn
to Atactica The mission was brought
here by Harold Donaldson llvcrleln.
I who Is Intiresled in Itaimu-Jugo-hlav
problems
con8,i,,rni; our .(Torts In the'war and
Our requests are ream m rj nnmi-m
,.. iFsnM In human life property ami
..tn ,1 .,uli' w.ilil Mr IVrielli
The two distinguished Italians will be
given a reception this aft.tnoon at the i
Art Club, and this evening Mrs Ben
jamin Miller chairman of the Italian ,
i.llef committee, will entertain them lit J
dlnn. r Tonight tin v will hear (i.illl-t
Corel sing lit the Metropolitan Opera,
House I
Both odleers will speak tonuniriw tit I
the I'nlvcistlv of PennH)lv.inin. and at
noon will be guests of the Cnlverslt)
at luncheon, after which thev will be
... 1.. ..,.tntttee lit It.tlllUS Who i
"in ' ''" ,o Vnllpv I'orst'' "'""'k1!!
Pairmount Park, and to otiur pi.u-es en
Interest lie-turning thev will go to the
Art Chili for dinner, and lit 8 3" o'clock
will be tendered a rereptlon by the
Circolo Itallano. at the snrletv's club
looms 1115 South Broad street
The members of the inmmltt. e which
will take them on the sightseeing tour
lire Ni. hol.i M sceuzo. Prank Horn...
i: V All. ss.indioi.l. Professor llttorc
Martini John M PI filvestro, the llev
Tliomas Dela Cloppa. Madlno A
Auttllo, CunMitnlino Constanilnl nnd
Uobert Lombartll. prc-lilent of the
Circulo Itallar.'j.
Arelmorc I'o'tma-ter lei Weil
Postmister Albert I. Itelnhold of Ard
inore, and Miss Florin, e Doian, who
has been a clerk in the postolilce under
him for several je-ars, ale engaged to be
married, according to announcement
made vesterd.t) Mi-s Doian. who Is the
daughter of Ceorgo W Poran, of Ard
more, seived In the postolilce under the
former postmistress Mrs Marv J Hn
slgn and tern .In. .1 when the Democratic
administration put Mr Itelnhold in
charge
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PERRY'S
Reduction Sale
No starved
or skimped
assortments
in these Ulsters,
Overcoats,
Great Coats
and Suits at
Reduced Prices!
And they were
exceptional
Values
before we
reduced them!
1 Our big general
Annual Reduction
Sale takes in the en
tire range of men's
clothes. We start at
the top with all-fur
and fur - trimmed
Overcoats and go
right down the line j
through dress
c l o t li e s , business
suits, dress and fancy
ests, and separate
trousers.
J There's hardly a
thing a man needs for jj
outer wear that s hot
represented in this
big general reduc
tion sale.
CJ It takes in leather
coats and leather
lined coats for motor
ists, cutaway coats
for semi-formal occa
sions. And in Overcoats
those rich, dark
fabrics of conserva
tive character exquis
itely lined, trimmed
and tailored.
Cf Men tell us every day
that they find no such
selections, no such fine
merchandise anywhere
else at our prices.
These fine goods
arc going out
not coming in
better get
busy while
they're here!
OVERCOATS
From the finest $70 and j
$7.5 Ulsters splendid
dark mixtures; silk- f
i
lined Overcoats; rich,
conservative fab rics
beautifully made and
finished down to $30,
$25, and even to our
$20 Overcoats, now re
duced !
SUITS
From our $65 Suits, our
$55 Suits, right down to
our $25, and even to
our $20 Suits, reduc
tions all along the linel
Perry & Co.
"N. B. T."
16th & Chestnut St
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