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Sfenator "Will Introduce Bill
- Containing Provisions
in Legislature
TO RESTRICT SALES
Rolan ami Wilson Have Prom
ised Cooperation in Work
iug Out Law
Senator AURUstus -V. nalx, Jr, will
inlroducs Into the Lcf Ulaturo next we?V
his fcllllo restrict tli ralo of email fire
arms In Pennsylvania.
Tho bill will require persons who nut
chasa pistols, revolvers or any other
arnaU weapons to tal.e out a pollco per
mit. rjhe bill Is designed Jo pievent trrc
ponslbl persona from obtaining fire
arms and jeopardising the lives of citi
zens. Senator Dai tis moved to ppon-or-such
a measure following tlio lillllnic
ofthreo perrons and the serious Injury
of' flvo others on January 27 by tleoro
Vincent Lembp, a supposedly demented
Italian.
District Attorney ttotnn and Plrecter
"Wilson liavo assured Senator Dalx of
their co-operation on tho measure.
Tho bill ns tentatively drafted by
Senator Dalx la modeled to somo extent
after tho Sullivan law In New York. It
is "not quite so drastla as tha New York
measure, which Is enmeshed In a maze
of red tape.
JTarors WVaponn for Troleillon
Senator Dalx expressed the belief to
day that with crimes so irequent
no
obstructions should be placed in the way
of citizens of good character who deslro
to obtain a revolver for self-protection.
Tho following letter was sent by the
Senator to District Attorney Holan and
Director "Wilson :
"'I contemplate Introducing a bill In
the Senato prohibiting the sale of fire.
Jirma to any person without a permit
from tho Department of Public Safety.
1 would llko your lde.t on the subject
and would be pleased to receive, any
suggestions from you.".
Director Wilson immediately replied.
saying that he would be pleased to co
operate In drafting tho bill. Assistant
District Attorney Spelser called in per
son on Senator Dalx for a conference
on the subject.
Mr. Spelser recommended that the
Sullivan law of New York be followed tn
the- proposed bill. Senator Dalx. how
evr. decided not to make tho bill quite
aa drastic as tho New York law.
The first section of tho bill makes It
"unlawful for any person or corporation
to sell, loan or lease or give to any
person a pistol, revolver or small fire
arm" without a permit from the Director
of Public- Safety or the chief or super
intendent of any police department.
Left to Safety Head
A person wishing to purchase a small
firearm of any sort must make applica
tion to the Director of Publlo Safety,
and It Is left to the discretion of that
official as to whether or not tho appli
cant Is a fit person to havo such weapon.
The dealer who sells a weapon must
Veep a duplicate of the permit for at
least two years. The permit Is good In
the hands of the person purchasing a
weapon until revoked.
Violations of the act aro punishable
by a fine of not more than $100, or
imprisonment of not more than thirty
days or both.
Senator Dalx expects to submit a tcn-
t tatlve draft of the bill today to Director
"Wilson and District Attorney Itotan for
their approval or for any changes which
they may suggest.
Two other bills prohibiting the salo of
firearms also are expected to reach the
,L'slslature. Representative Neary, of
" V. Caiitnth TtfaH Its nmnirlnp inn nnd
Representative Patterson, of the Nine
teenth Ward, the other. Neary put In
such a bill two years ago, but it was
defeated.
Duke of Santo Mauro Dead
" Madrid, Feb. 7. (By A. P.) The
Duke of Santo Mauro, master of the
Queen's Household, Is dead, according
to an announcement made here.
SorriwJ '.$1000 '
$10.00 Up
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Fur-Lined
Overcoats
Walter's Pawn Shop
904 VINE STREET
BONDED TO THIS CITr !
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SWEEPING
COMPOUND
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CLEANS THE FLOORS
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To Plant "Tribute Trees"
for Men in the Service
Tlio Civic Club, through Its mu
nicipal art committee Is promot
ing tho planting of trees Ih honor
of men who have served their coun
try In tho Rrcat war. It Is pro
posed to commemorato npt only
thoso who liavo fallen, but nlso
those whoso lives liavo been spared.
Tho trees are to bo called "Trib
ute Trees."
A meeting will be held at tho
Art Atllanco Club on Thursday,
February 13. at 3 o'clock, nt which
speakers will tell 6f tho lines on.
which tho work Is planned.
U: OF P. UNIT HOME SOON
H;i?c Hojpitnl in France Virtually
Cleared of Wounded
Captain George M Laws, 2033 Locust
street, who has returned from nervlcc
with tho University of Pennsylvania
Base Ilospllnl No. 20. rcporlcd that tlio
personnel of that unit Is expected to
leavn France at an early d.ile. Ho said
Its hopltal lias been virtually cleared of
wounded and Its return seems to be
slmiilv one of transportation.
The unit, which left for Franco Mny
2. 1918, cnslstcd of twenty-live of
ficers, slxty-llvo nurse nnd 1D0 enlisted
men. Including a grnit number of ath
letes, among them MIUo IHirlziiH, "lllll"
Qulgley. Hobey" Unlit nnd others.
THRKE WILLS PRORATED
i:tuic
of Frederick J. Veppamaier, Jr.,
Valuc.1 at $27,500
Three wills were probated today. That
I of T'rederlclc J. Wepp.imaler who lived
I at 3528 North Klevrnth street, disposed
I of effects valued at $27,500. Tlio will
(of Helen Ilarlioroush, 1143 South Uro.ifl
street, disposed of property valued at
JCnno Tho will of Samuel tioldlierg,
I who died In the Jewish Hospital some
weeks ago, disposed of effects valued
at S3000. ,
The estato of Cyrus V. Hanner was
appraised at $573,301; that of Henry
Maderla nt $357,505, nnd of Rebecca
Payntcr t $1,029,182.
Thousands of Pairs of
Hallahan's Good Shoes
For Men
in the Greatest Sacrifice,
Sale of the Season
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This is a Sale Extraordinary in every sense of the Sword.: Wc urge early pur
chases, as at present reductions these splendid Sho!cs"-w31l literally "walk out
of the store." :: .
JPSSy, Were $6 to
Smartest English and Conservative
Models, Mahogany Calf, new Tans, Gun
metals and Glazed Kid. Goodyear welted
soles. Splendid assortment, and a size for
every foot.
D Men's
A W 1
All Five Stores Open Saturday Evenings
Braach. Stores Open Both Friday and Saturday Evenings
HALLAHAN'S
919-921 MARKET STREET
Hth and Chtrtnut Stf . n 274(1 CM-mantown Av.
EVENING TUBLIO
EXPECT ARREST
IN GRAFT CASE
Complainant Against Pa
trolmen Says Trick Kept
Him From Trial
MET "ERIEND" IN HALL
Negro Says He "Was Ailviscd to
Leave Town and Money
Was Promised
An ai reft may be made today ns a
result of the htory told Superintendent
of Pollco Robinson by Sydney PUgh, a
negro,- who sal a ho was duped Into
staying nway from the hearing yester
day of Patrolmen John Wlrtschafter
and John sflevenson before tho policy
board of Inquiry.
"Wlrtsehaftrr was om- of tho five
patrolmen ronvlrted at West Chester of
conspiracy to violate tho Shern act nnd
conspiracy to prevent a free and fair
election. The charges resulted from tho
Fifth Ward primary disorders of Sep
tember. 1917.
Tho patrolmen were ordered for trial,
because, It was alleged, they bad "shaken
down" Pugh for $50 nfter trying to
trump up a larceny charge against him.
l'nffir KxplunntloM
Push failed to appear yesterday when
the Case was called before tho pollco
board of Inquiry. Later ho gave the
following account of his absence:
"Last Tuesday I was glen a card
by Captain McCoach and told to , be
on the second floor of the City Hall nt
10 o'clock today. When 1 -left the
elevator a few minutes' ahead of time
this morning I was accosted by a col
ored man I had never seen before. Ho
told me he was a friend of mlno and
would protect me. He took the card
Captain McCoach gave, mo and said I
should como with him to meet a friend.
Wn started down tlio ball and met
Captain McCoach. Tha man left my
Were $9.50
$.10.50
All
Sizes
All
Widths
im m
Tho season's choicest models in the new
Brown Cordovan Tans, Gonmetals. and
combinations. Goodyear welted soles. Rare
bargains, every pair of them.
Work
Boys'
High-Cut
SHOES
3.85
Were $5
Solid, sturdy tan
leather with
extra heavy soles.
.Built for rough
usage.
STOR
SHOE
2.95
Were $5.50 &
Tan Oil Grain le
Goodyear welted
Strong, service-i
OTHER
STYLES
and splendidly
p r o t e c tive.
Men's MM
Sizes
Were 16.50 &
$7.50
Kednetd
from
$9.50
LEDGEH PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY,
side nml held a whispered talk with
him for n few minutes, then he came
back and wo started down tho corridor
again.
"Wo passed Vlrtschafter and Ste
venson, both of whom sa me, a'nd
went td tho southwest corner of the
building. I asked the mari about the
trial and Insisted upon retilrnlng, but
ho said It had been positioned until
It :'30 nnd that he Would get me back
In Plenty of time.
"Ho took mo to an automat' and
there told me the pollco were going to
arrest me nnd that I had better leave
Philadelphia nnd not jom back. He
made an appointment to meet me In
tho afternoon at Klghth and Lombard
streets nnd wild he would brlnr the $60
the policemen had extorted from me
and additional money for mo to leave
town with. . . . . .
"After he had" gone I went straight
to Superintendent Robinson nnd told
him tho story. I asked If the police
wanted to arrest me and offered to
gle myself up then, as I knew I had
r broken no law. 1 work every nay as
a stevedore and have no reason to evaae
the tollce." . ...
Pugh, accompanied by two detectives,
went to Klghth nnd Lombard streets to
keep the appointment with the stranger.
Tho detectives loitered nearby whi:)
Pugh nnd tho Btranger talked. The
stranger wns permitted to leave after
the conversation. Pugh said the other
man told him he didn't nave tho money
with him then, but would havo It next
Thursday morning. That Is the time
set for tho continued hearing of the
two policemen.
RECEPTION TO SERB ENVOY
Emergency id Will Entertain Balkan
Minister and Wife.
SlaUo nroultch, Serbian minister at
Washington, and Mrs. Groultch will be
honor guests nnd speakers at a recep
tion given by tho Serbian committee of
tho Emergency Aid In the Bcllevue
Stratford this evening. Miss Nina Lea,
chairman, nnd Mrs. 'William A. Piatt,
secretary of the committee, are in charge
of the affair.
Mr. Groultch was sent to this country
last year. Ho has nerved many years
as charge d'affaires. Ho Epent three
vears in Russia and seven In Kngland
in this capacity. During the first years
of the war he gained great Insight Into
philanthropic work Jn Serbia because all
doctors and nurses sent there passed
through Ills department. He and Mrs.
Groultch will tell of present condi
tions In their country.
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NlEW TRANSIT LEASE
CONFERENCE TOPIC
Mayor, Twining and Connelly
to Discuss Subject on
Monday
Plans for new transit lease will
bo discussed at a conference of Mayor
Smith, Director Twining and City So
licitor Connelly at the former's ontce
on Monday. This announcement was
mado by tho Mayor, after he had notified
tho other municipal officials to bo on
hand on that date, when tlio entire mat
ter of rapid transit will bo discussed.
The Mayor said he felt confident that
soma form of lease would finally be
evolved that would be satisfactory to
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
nnd the Tubllo Service Commission.
"The conference I havo called,'' he
said, "was primarily to handlo other
matters, , but It will bo an opportune
moment, too, In ord-.r to get started on
tho matter pf tho lease, nt least nf far
as discussing the matter Is concerned. ,
"We certainly must havo a now lease.
Otherwlso we will bo compelled to op
erate tho lines, which will not be a
complete system. I want t- rut this
rapid transit plan through, ioo, before
my term of office expires.
"I still believe we can draw a lease
that will 1e satisfactory to the Publlo
Service Ct-mmlsslon. Wo have certain
definite lines to guide us this time. If
wo don't Know tho kind of lease tho
commission wants, wo certalply know
tho kind It does not wnnt For that
reason we shquld be nblo to formulate
a rapid transit agreement that will meet
with tho commission's approval.
"I have hail no chanco to discuss
transit with either Mr. Twining or Mr.
Connelly or William Draper Lewis, but
will take that opportunity at our meet-
Open'
Evenings
Till
9 P. M.
Saturdays
Till
10 P. M.
Men'
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Suitsrajid Overcoats
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Not a single. suit or overcoat in our entire stock is withheld in this, the
greatest reduction sale we have ever held. Here you will fyid the highest type
of ready-for-service clothes not the commonplace brands of clothing sold
everywhere and that possess the earmarks of nowhere but clothing made
by Becker's in our own factory, constructed along lines of originality and to
withstand the hardest wear. Big, warm Ulsters, Chesterfields, 'Conservatives
and the popular waist-line Overcoats in every wanted material, and Suits of
various models and fabrics to suit the tastes of the extreme or the conservative. .;
A Most Remarkable Clothes -Buying Opportunity
All Sizes
fams;
FEBRUARY
1910
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Inr. If both ilden, the transit company
and tho .city, approach this matter of
a new leaao In tlio proper aplrlW we
ouRht to bo .nblo to overcome; all dim
cultlen. "Now th'atljie commission has pointed
out certain, 'provisions that It will not
nllow, our duty Is -to get a leaso that
does'.not embody theso provisions, but
will provide for handling tho matter In
such a. way that Vo can get through
all right. At nny rate, I'm satisfied that
tho next lease wo draw will be one with
which thcro will bo no fault' found by
tho commission."
MURDERER STILL FREE
No Arrest jn Slaying of George Wilson
After Fortyeiglit Hours t
After forty-cleht hours, no arrests
havo yet been made In tho caao of
Goorgo Wilson,, who was mysteriously
shot tho night before last while coming
out of n. saloon at Second and Manton
Though several 'detectives aro working
on tho case they havo been unable to
llnd nny clue which might lead to tho
apprehension of the murderer. '
Ono theory discussed Is that the per
son doing tho shooting may havo mis
taken Wilson or an enemy.
Two Held as Auto Thieves
Charles Lyons. South Forty-second
street, nnd William Shlnn. South Fif
tieth street, werb held In IB00 ball to
day by Magistrate Harris on a charge of
stealing nn automobile belonging to Wil
liam Howell, of Coltlngdale, The enr
won abandoned nt Forty-ninth street
nnd Paschal! avenue.
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. Beginning
Our February Sale
s Fine Clothing
entire stock of Suits and Overcoats REDUCED
$23.75 & $25.75
$23.75 & $25.75
Suits and Overcoats
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The Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company
Cushion-Shaped Bracelet
Watches
'Arc greatly admired. They
arc but one of the many odd
shapes wc offer.
'A popular cushion-shaped
watch is of 14kt. green gold,
fitted with reliable move
ment, with ribbon wrist
band $55. '
Si Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
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