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11 CITY SOLDIERS
ARE DECORATED
s.' Major Pierson and Lieuten
ant JBuHock, uotu lcau,
Given Crosses
ALL BUT 'TWO IN 315TH
Awards Arc for Heroism, Ac
cording to War Department
Announcement
I years on the charges of nnsault, cxlor
raKngre7nbbhaTo lawyer, but J. St.
awarded the Dlsttnsulshed Service George Joyce, Jr., who accidentally bo
Cross, according to an announcement came Interested In him through serine
from tho War Department today
All but two of the twelve were mem
bers ot Philadelphia's own 316th In
fantry, of the Seventy-ninth Division
Eleven other heroes of the Seventy-ninth
are alio Included In the list,
The men cited arc:
Major Ward W. rierson (deceased),
316th infantry. Bybcrry road, Somerton.
l.(entennt nenjamln nallork, 3d (de
ceased), Third Battalion. 316th Infan
try, Ardmore.
FrUate John Wilkin. Machine Gun
Company, 316th Infantry, 313S North
Broad street.
Serresnt Bernard V. Sweeney, Head
quarters Company, S15th Infantry, 4020
IVorth Fifth rtreet.
Private Wnlter O. Goodman. Company
f, B. 316th Infantry, HOS East Palmer
sti-eet.
r Sergeant rdward J. Welh, Company
T). 311th Infantry, 1719 Carlton street.
Sergeant Thomas 31. lllvel. Headquar
ters Detachment, 315th Infantry, 6
, South Forty-slxlh street.
5 Corpora! Joep; A. Keenan, Company
5 t,, 31Sth Infantry,. 2855 Aramlngo street,
P. 1'rlvate Frank II. Tlegel. Company U
!, 316th Infantry, 2107 South Twentieth
, tre'et.
i' rriTato A. P. Itoberl. Headquarter!
I .JVlachment, 316th Infantry. 216 South
Porty-thlrd, rtreet.
r! Private Glaromo Manelarelll, Com--!...
r 1KH Tnfontri 1191 VranXtfnrA
S. avenue.
vrt Til ..an, .ltn4(ri In fr "av
iraordlnary. heroism In action near
Ktraye, France, on November 8-9." -He
Val been promoted "to a majority just
-five days befcre his' death, which oc
currsd two days before the armistice
was signed.
Was Initrurtor at V. of P.
- Major Pierson was one time Instructor
'? t' the Wharton School, University of
$ Pennsylvania, and a practising lawyer
t mis ciiy.
The citation reads:
'or extraordinary terolsm tn action near
raye, rrinee, November 8-9. WIS. Staler
i-m diaplayrd the hlhet couraae and
'rehir. reconnolterlns the enemy poal-
undfr heavy Khell and machlne-min tire.
na killed while In the performance of
.leutenant Bullock was the son of
tijamln Bullock. Jr., of Bullock
'ners, wool dealers. He was a grad
.o cf Princeton TJnlvcrsltr. 'and was
-ears old. The cltntlon follows:
. extraordinary heroism In action near
Hols. France. September 2H-2. IMS.
le atternoon of September 33 Lleulen
tlullock exhlhltert great bravery and
csaneaa by aeaUtlnir wounded comrades
n pUce ot aafety under heavy sniper and
tilery tire. On th morning of beptem
r 20 Lieutenant Bullock aaaln demon
rated sreat bravery by advancing alone
.. . . -...... aM trnilnir a anlner. On the
nfternoon ot September 20. while carrying
a. meiaase to regimental V. C he wai killed
't.i..Z wiiiina rinrlno- thn action
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i -ar veraun, on uvamicr ii -,, w,s.
K j yed extraordinary heroism by mak
V. ' r several hazardous Journeys as a
tier from headquarters to tho ma-'our
"e-gun position, unaer intense oom-,ort
f- t" dment. I
,V dozen telephone wines were repaired I
' k bergeani oweeiicy uuuet wjiiiniuuua
uclllntf during the action near Brabant,
f.Krance, October 30, 31 and November 1. j
Me was woinded. He Is a son of
I ilirOlJTlUll or.-HrtlU i". onwuwi " fcio I
- Thirty-sixth District, and was drafted
on Sentember 24. 1017. going to France
f "uly 8, 1918.
" Private Goodman displayed extraor
J. itlnary heroism In carrying wounded to
U tie first aid station in the action at
Uollevllle farm, on November 7. "After
y, c became too exhausted to carry more,
'i continued, to. help those who could
nlkw(th assistance," the citation says.
v "After having, received seven ma-
'bine gun wounds during the fight near
5 Crandpre, October 19," reads the clta
? t'.on of Sergeant Welsh, "he refused to
'j go to the dressing ttatlon, remaining
v with his company and rendering valu-
able aid to both his platoon and hi
t company commander." He Is now li
:i French base hosDltal.
in
V Ker?eanta Rlvn and Prtvat rtnHoFfa
,fc vre cited for Identical service per-
y, rmea togctner. During the action
" ,tr Montfaucon, September 26 to 30,
V (lie acting as observers, they remained
v .constantly on duty for several davs.
ucayiie mo iuci mat many airect tilts
were mane uy tne uermans on the build
ings In which they were stationed, and
obtained valuable Information.
, q Keseued Comrades Under Shelling-
' Corporal Kennan and Private Ftegle
' ,wre cited for extraordinary heroism
3' near Nantlllols, France, of September
k 19, 'when they rescued a comrade 300
it yards away, after their comnanv bail
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'i' been. OTdered to cover under a heavy
. "K. and continuous fire.
Js Seven privates and a noncommissioned
t omcer were oasgea oy I'rivate Has
't r-' !if darelll. which won hjm the decoration.
- ' h dopted8on of Uncle Sam per
St! -ft. formed the feat alone, nn th nr..ninr
' day of the ,Argoine offensive. The cl-
& tatton follows;
', "For extraordinary Heroism In action
Sj near Malancou'rt, France, September .
ti 191S. Private Marsclarelll alone charged
rfi a maehlne-gun'neat, which was holding
m up tne aavance of nis platoon. With
ft a flanking flfa he killed one member of
& the crew and caused the remainder to
k- surrender. His prisoners consisted of
'Eons noncommissioned officer and seven
privates."
. Watklns Is cited for extraordinary
fcsrolsm In action near Verdun. France,
November 1, lllg. Whle acting as run
nr between, battalion and regimental
kaadquarters Private Watklns received
severe wounds, but continued on with
M mission to ms destination, which was
'MSStted just before ne died. After bain
' WSttBded he covered a dlstanc of nn.
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MAN LEAPS FROM FERRY
Police "Boat Grapples for Bodr
Thought to Be Morris H. Mosier
, -.Removing nis coat and vest while
rowing on the ferry to Camden last
night, a man jumped Into the Delaware
(Jllver and drowned. When th ferry
'retched the Camden side, the police boat
JUhbrldf j was'sent to grapple for the
V Mis pockets of the garments left
y tbs'vman were found two cards, one
fcssrmfthe name of Morris H. Mosier,
11 -North. Thirteenth street, and an-SSerteW-aame
" MtH Pau:lnB Motler.
Ill North Front street, on the back of
was written, "I nope to eet ner
i Matter ssJsl fee kW little about
IMPRISONED SEA CAPTAIN
LONGS FOR
Prison Authorities Sympathize With Harold Iterggrccn's Effort to
Have Board of Pardons Free Him Today J. St. George
Joyce, Jr., Appeals After Hearing Man's Story
Hi
TF TOIT knew the heart of a nallor
or a bco. bird you would know whftt
It has meant for me to bo. Imprisoned
hero four years nnd three months."
These were the words of Harold Bern
urecrf. In the Kastern l'enltentlary. The
State )oard of Pardons at Its session
today In Harrlsburfr.was expected to de
cide the fate of this Australian sea cap
tain sentenced to from seven to eight
a model ship he made, Is ftRhtlnc his
case for him. Two efforts made by Here-
Ereetf to regain his liberty have falltih
It Is believed that If at his trial If
Herggreen had chosen to reveal the name
of tho Influential family In Australia
to which ho belongs (for Uerggreen la
not his real name) he might havo re
ceived a lighter sentent
But he would not shame his farnllv
oy nis aigrace, preferring the longer
prison duress.
George A. Smith. 6392 Woodland ave
nue, whohe charges stated "ft'sault. ex
tortion and robbery,' In reality, accord
ing to air Joyce, suffered iio assault.
small extortion and hardly any robbery
at the hands of the sailor.
Bercgrecn. who Is now forty.nlne years
old, ran nway to sea when fifteen, In
duced to do so by sea tales told him by
an old sailor who worked on his father's
estate In north Australia.
Ho rose to the rank of captain and
periodically went home. Five and a
half years ago, while commanding a
cargo steamship between Kngland and
Spa'n, his ship was run down In the
Bay of Biscay during a heavy fog by a
big British bark nnd sank In twenty
minutes. The Briton's boats picked up
all but the cook, who was drowned
In London the Board of Trado Inquiry
BEGINS HIS 51ST YEAR ,
IN CUSTOMS SERVICE
Henry K. Lathy Recalls When
No Transatlantic Liner
Docked Here
When Henry K. Lathy, special deputy
collector of customs here, took his seat
In his office In the Customs Houso tnli
morning tie startea
his flfty-flret year
as a member of the
Philadelphia cus
toms service.
Fifty years ago
he was sworn tn as
a clerk In the cus
toms office, and now
he says ho' ready
to rest awhile. But,
unfortunately, he
said, Uncle Sam has
made no pension
provision for the
men who have
grown old In his
II. K. LATHY
service, so he sup-
. ... .i .i. ..f nt bis life on
poses ne'il spenu mo "
thSIJrbLathy lias seen ble changes In
Philadelphia during his lone terra ot
... I11 (n lt DOrt.
service, eaw.ij - r -.
"Why. I remember when there wasnt
a transatlantic line running out of thta
city" he remarked, "and when only a
few steamers claimed Philadelphia as
i nort. And now, Judging by
recepts, wc have the second largest
n America."
-it's not been so ions as" """,'"
"rilUI. tied rip tramo"for
week8 ut a t)me. But then it dldn t
matter muclr, Decaueo m " "
"' occaBlonal dirty tramp that drifted
. nnd BOon left. And- when the old
m ""." n Une started things with the
emi "'"" ....... TUlnnls
ri?oan.golng steam. w. tot Ice
boatsfand all-wlnter traffic, and things
bno look good for the Port Theyve
we're going w "" ' --- -----
been growing better ever since. Oh,
when the construction program starts
rC".AnfA n,v. how this city has grown!
And my, how Us going to keep on grow.
Ing Do you S&ow something? Chester
Is going to be a parn ci wo ....
Philadelphia some day. Yes, sir. I be-
Ile"Howawas that? Oh, you suppose
thlnga havo been pretty exciting since
I started this Job? No, not much. Its
been a monotonous old fifty years. I
never got outdoors much. '
Mr Lathy ban seen service under
twelve administrations, as well as un
der twelve collectors .here.
Collectors here since he began work
have been Joseph W. Cake, Henry D.
Moore, John W. Forney, the well-known
Philadelphia newspaper man; Seth I.
r-nmtv Alexander P. Tutton, General
John F. Hartranft. former Governor of
Pennsylvania; John Cidwalader.Thomas
V Cooper, John B. Read. C. Wesley
Thomas, Chester W. Hill and William
r Ttorrv. the present Collector.
Old? Not a bit of )t. He Is a little
more than seventy years of age, but his
steel-gray hair Is the only evidence of
that.
Mr, Lathy was born In Clarion County.
He studied law under his father. Mr.
Lathy'llves at 426 South Broad street.
Found Dead at Shipyard Plant
Claude Eckenrode. night watchman at
the yard of the Camden Shipbuilding
Company was round aeaa in a cnair at
the plant this morning by George Smith
an employe. His death Is believed to
have been due to heart disease.
rACTORYTOWEAWKK
Us and
ercoats
$144
here at our factory.
. Save 35 Up
Rnmn "citv folks" haven't as much
"gumption" ai the suburbanite.
He has-strengtn enougn in ms je-a
and sense enough in his head to
walk up one flicht of stairs to
save $o to $b vyuulj
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EVENING PtJBUO LEDGER PHltAl)EIlAC WEDNHSDAT,'
HIS FREEDOM
condemned Berggreen to suspension of
his license for one" ear. The second
officer, In charge of the bridge during
the accident, stated that his captain was
Intoxicated and In his bunk asleep dur
ing tho fog.
Berggreen says that, though asleep, he
was not Intoxicated The fact that he
was asleep was against him, and the
second olllcer's evidence wnt accepted.
Berggreen came to New York after a
general bad time of It In Melbourne, at
a period when shipping was tied up by
the German torpedo menace, and ho
could find nothing to do as a sailor.
Then he came to Philadelphia, where
yhe found work as a caretaker forMr.
Smiths bouses, une nay ne i-nura ir.
Smith to report on his work, and Mr,
Smith came to see It. The light went
. -- a a C3llU ah t-ln rt Vl A Wtll
-..I'... . jL "n..'nol,i nffered 11000 If
Berggreen wouldn't hurt him, tho pria-
oner says.
Berggreen says he was tempted to
take the money, and bound Mr. Smith.
But Mr. Smith freed himself and "erg
green wns arrested. He had left his
revolver in his home In Chester.
Hera-green Invented while ln prison a
torpedo net, which he offered freo to
tho United States Government, ana
which navy men here and In Washing-
ton said was one or me ' ,
presented. Alo ho Invented nn amo-
moblle device, which he sold ror .
He gave the money to a fellow pris
oner who left two years ago so ho could
start life afresh In tho West.
"We always have half a dozen decent
fellows here among our 1500 prisoners,
and Berggrren Is one of the half a
dozen," said the chaplain, tho ,rlev.
Joseph Welch, today.
"He Is my assistant In the library
and head of other departments and I
shall miss him greatly If he gets out.
But ho certainly ought to; he has suf
fered far too much already for his
crime, being a man of refinement, cul-
tuns and sensitive conscience."
SMITH REGIME LOANS
BREAK ALL RECORDS
$12,000,000 Soon to Be Au
thorized Will Make Grand
Total .$129,000,000
When Councils Anally approve the
312,000,000 loan authorization that will
he introduced tomorrow the grand total
of loans made available during tut.
Smith administration will be $129,000,
000, more than twice as much as any
previous regime ever had to spend on
Improvements.
In addition to the (129,000,000, cur
rent revenues for the four years ap
proximate $170,000,000, making a total
that makes previous administration ex
penditures look like the qrovcrblal
"thirty cents." Probably much more
than half the loan funds will remain
for tho next administration to expend
because of the Impossibility of putting
tne loans under contract or even float
ing them during the remaining ten
months of the Smith term.
Ab tentatively agreed upon, the new
iz,uqo.ooo loan authorization will In
clude 34,000,000 for a start on exten
sion of the water system. This nrolect,
which has been under consideration for
many years, will Include Increasing the
present supply from the Schuylkill River,
ana contracts will be let Just as soon as
any part of the new loan Is floated.
Director Krusen, of the Department
?5?Ah inL Clmrlt1"- wl" b0 allowed
,.,., . 'L ,uiul ium "reor
Wilson, of the Department of Public
Safety 11.760.000. Tho remainder allj
goes to the Department of Public Works l
for water, bridges, sewers, street re-
1'umo mm oiivct wui.oirucuun.
The loan when authorized by Coun-
ells will be allowed to rest until after
the Victory Loan campaign is completed.
A sale will probably be held in May or
June so that the money will be available
for summer and fall 'work. It Is not
believed possible that all of the money
can be put under contract this year. The
loan will virtually exhaust tho borrowing
capacity of Councils and will reduce the
city's borrowing capacity to almost
nothing for all purposes other than port
and transit.
Y. W. C. A. Makes Labor Plans
A sweeping program, which ndvoca'ea
such Industrial measures ns the eight
hour day, collective bargaining, mini
mum wage and abolition of child labor;
was outlined yesterday at the closing
session of the Industrial conference of
secretaries and committee members of
the east central field of tho Young
Women's Christian Association.
Steal Gasoline From Fire Tank
Fifteen gallons cf gasoline were stolen
from the tank of the chemical engine of
the Hope Fire Company, of National
Park, N. J. The thieves broke open the
door of the fire house and damaged the
engine In getting the gasoline from the
tank. It is thought the robbery was
committed by a party of joy riders.
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THE SALE EXTRAORDINARY
OF EXQUISITE. '
ORIENTAL RUGS
AT REDUCTIONS OF 20 to 33 1-3
Only because they were purchased
before the World Conflict shut off the
supply and sent prices soaring are wc
able to offer these marvels of Eastern
artistry and infinite patience at present
wholesale cost,
The sale comprises a selectipn from rare
Kirmansha, Saruk, Kurdistan and other
superb weaves, especially acquired
because of their incomparable charm
of beauty and ability to confer life-time
satisfaction.
All Desirable Weaves All Wanted Sizeg
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CITY WILL HONOR
NATION'S FATHER
Every Element of Popula
tion to Observe Wash
ington's Birthday
AT Tlim pnWirnS CTJAPE
ALLIED l'OWliiw atiAttiv
Citizens' Exercises at Inde
pendence Hnll and Exer
cises by Municipality
The 187th birthday of George Wash
ington will be celebrated Saturday, and
adhering to- old-time traditions the city
has pitr.ned a varied program.
Kvery element In the clty'a population
will participate, but featuring the day's
ncttles will be the exercises at the
University of Pennsylvania and the af
fair staged at Independence Hall by
the citizens' committee.
The ereat world war and the mani
fold problems of the Peace Conference In
r.,ri- ,i,nii, their anneals to the peo.
t)1)1( (if ()l(1 ,vor,ji nave fnIed to dim the
fame of America's greatest figure and
Philadelphia will honor his memory In a
fitting manner.
Diirlnu the parlv veara of the republic,
when the fearless and determined Wash
ington was endeavoring to build a peo
ple's government he worked In this city,
for the national capital In those days
Was In Philadelphia.
To keep fresh the memories of those
days tho citizens' committee, headed by
Colonel J. Campbell dllmore, has planned
nn Interesting program for the Inde
pendence Hall event.
The exercises will bo held'at 11 o'clock
nnd among the speakers will be Judge
Allnrt W. Johnson, ot Lewlsburg, Pa,,
and Colonel (lllrnore. The police band
will furnish music and a chorus of school
children will sing tho national aim.
Allies to Be ltepreaented
Ilepresentatlves of the Allied powers
will bo present, and with representatives
of the Grand Army, marine corps, Vet
eran Corps, Sons of Veterans and a
score of other fraternal and patriotic
organizations participated In tho color
ful ceremonies.
The Betsy Boss lag will be unfurled
during tho exercises.
The records of the University of
Pennsylvania disclose that 0000 gradu
ates of the university served their coun
try In the great war, and of that num
ber 130 died, eighty were wounded and
eight captured by the enemy. To honor
them the annual Washington's Birth
day exercises of the university will be
nusually brilliant this year, and wlll be
held tn the Academy of Music.
The big meeting will bo neld at 10:30
a. m., and Governor Sproul will be the
chief orator. Incidentally, the univer
sity will award a degree to Pennsylva
nia's Chief Kxecutlve, but Provost
Smith declines to divulgo the character
of this honor until Saturday.
There will be a student procession
from the Union League Annext to the
Academy of Music, and heading the
marchers will be forty-five undergradu
ates who are to receive degrees.
Following the exercises Provost Smith
and trustees of the university will en
tertain the Governor at the University
Club.
Victory Dinner by U. T. Alumni
At 7 o'clock In the evening a Victory
dinner la to be held at the Adelphla
Hotel and scores ot prominent graduates
are expected.
Congressman Simeon D. Fess, of Ohio,
and Governor Sproul are scheduled to
deliver speeches, but several' of; the -uni-
vnraltv'tt u'nr faamaa npa Hnwn nn the.
program. They will tell tho story of
"over there" and how America won the
war
Corpus Chrlstl Catholic Church, Twen.
ty-elghth street and Allegheny avenue,
WH celebrate the day by raising a serv-
leu flag bearing 124 stars. The flag
raising will take place at 2:30 and
Immediately following the names of the
men who have entered the service from
this church will be read. The Bev.
Joseph M. Corrlgan, ot St. Charles's Sem
inary, Overbrook, and Congressman Ed
monds will speak.
FRENCH GRASP U. S. IDEALS
Chaplain Here Tells of His Peo
ple's Love for America
The rank and file of' tho French
people have grasped the American Ideal
of democracy and are working for a
common end with America,
This was declared by Chaplain Daniel
Couve. an official representative of the
French republic, at the FirBt Baptist
Church. Seventeenth and Walnut Btreets,
last night. -
"The joy of plain pAple of my coun
try at present Is In the new American
Ideal of democracy," he said. 'The love
of France for America is a special love.
and one above ana apart irom ner ai
fectlon for the other Allies. It la a love
born of gratitude for America's sacri
fices and gifts. France still needs Ameri
ca's succor. Her freedom in not one in
which all men are equal, as in this re
public. Through the channels ot the
Protestant' Church, she must be taught
to reorganize her national life."
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OF BE A TING PETER O. KNIGHT
Vice President of American International Shipbuilding Corporation
Tells HowMan. Who AftcriuarA Gained Fame Has Distinction
of Getting' "Easy Money" From Him
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PATIUCK, MURPHY, widely known In
.... ua ti politician, nnicr imu,
"coordlnc to he Tampa Dally Times,
..many olher dstns
tlon of being the only man nllvo who
ever beat Peter O. Knight, vice president
nnd general counsel of the American
International shipbuilding Corporation,
out of '.anything.
Colonel Knlgnt related the story on
himself yesterday to some friends In his
office here as It was told by Mr. Murphy
Jn Tampa a few days ago. Colonel
Knight, by the way, Is recognized In
his home state as Florida's political men
tor, and for years has been a lending
lawyer, there. His home In Tampa Is
one of th$ city's show iilaccs.
Mr Murphy, runs the Mory. arrived
In Fort Myers, Fla one morning about
thirty years ago In a side-door Pullman,
CITY MAY LOSE DRYDOCK
Emergency Fleet OfTicinl Sriys
Bids Must Be Made Soon
"If Phlladelphlans don't come across
with bids for the three drydocks pro
posed by the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion by March, the government will be
ready to build at least one of the docks
at the league Island Navy Yard," de
clared Howard W. Coonloy, vlco presi
dent of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion. However, added Mr. Coonley, there Is
still some hope of Philadelphia capital
taking up the proposition before the
government takes final action In Mnrch.
Last Saturday, ho said, Ya held a con
ference with William X. Law, president
of the First National Bank, and Wil
liam J. Conlln, member of tho Board of
Trnde Committee on Port Facilities.
"The three drydocks here would be
of great benefit to the city's business,
and It Is deplorable that Phlladelphlans
cannot take a part In the consideration,"
Mr. Coonley said. "If the drvdnek tn
connect with League Island la built en
tirely with the capital furnished by the
government, It would not make the least
difference to the government whether
vessels iana ai pnoiK or rniladelphla.'
"SAFETY" PLACARDS IN CARS
P. It. T. Signs in Trolleys Call
Attention to Campaign
Placards havo been placed today In
all P. B. T. trolley cars calling attention
to the company's "safety ftrrt" cam
paign to eliminate accidents. The
cards read:
ro-opr.rtATtON
thb authorities and tub ri!IL-
rmr.N with baketv.kiiist
AP.K SAVING KIDDIKS' LIVES.
The company has organized Its cam
paign In all of the city's public and
parochial schools.
It's
toasted
Off to the theatre
LUCKY
cigarette.
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and, "on recovering his faculties, dis
covered he was broke. Colonel Knight,
who wa' then practicing law there, was
seHctod by Mr. Murphy for a "touch."
Colonel Knight had in his pocket a
slnglo $20 gold piece, which, Mr. Mur
phy 'contends, represented hla entire
carnlmm before tho bar "for ten years.
However, Mr. Murphy's appeal for fifty
cents met with ready response. There
belrig only one coin In his pocket, which
wns near enough to the size of a sliver
half dollar to feel like one, Colonel
Knight produced It and pressed It Into
Mr. Murphy's hand with one of his
characteristic smiles. Mr. Murphy took
one look, grinned back, and hurried off
without even so much as a "thankee.
"Did I gfve It backJ" exclaimed Mr.
Murphy, when 'telling the atory. "Well,
I cucbs not. Anybody who gets any
thing off Peter Knight that easy earns
It. Nobody else ever did It and got
away with It!"
EX-GOVERNOR'S SON KILLED
Lieut. John Stone Meets Death in
Frunce in Airplane Accident
Lieutenant John Stone, son of former
Governor William A. Stone, died In
Tours France, on January 24, In nn ac
cident similar to' the one In which an
other American army aviator, Lieu
tenant "Hobey" Baker, met his death.
Like Baker, young Stone had survived
several encounters with German airmen
only to fall to his death on a demon
stration trip. Broken machinery In "the
Elano which allowed the airship to get
eyond control, Is believed to have been
responsible for the accident.
Lieutenant Stone was engaged to be
married to Miss Katherlnc Carr, of
Unlontown, and was thirty years 0rti
He had been In the air service since the
beginning of the war. He was a gr?d
uatc of tha Carnegie Institute of Tech
nology. GUARD MISSIONARIES' HEALTH
M. E. Church Establishes Medical
Department for Workers
A med'eal department to guard tho
health efficiency of Its missionary work
ers has been established by the Metho
dist Episcopal Church In connection With
Us missionary centenary to ra'se $120,-
000,000 for general world upbuilding and
the extension of Its missionary work at
home and abroad. No other church has
organized such a department
Dr. J. G, Vnughan, for six years a
Methodist medical missionary In China-
Is executive secretary of the new de-
nartment. Missionaries In tho field and
I
pn furlough will have tho benefit of
counsel from the new department, while
all candidates will undergo their medical
examinations from the physician In
charge.
On the way, light a Lucky Strike, the real
Burley cigarette. It's toasted. Toasting
develops and improves the flavor of Burley
tobacco, just as toasting gives bread more flavor.
STRIKE
It's toasted. Now every
one knows that toasted
tobacco is the greatest
improvementm cigarette
manuiaciure in tv years.
Its toasted
CITY ENJOYING. '
BUS1NESSB00M
Hotels as Barometers of
Situation Indicate 100
Per Cent Prosperity
RUNNING TO CAPACITY
Philndclphia Is Catching
Overflow From New York,
Say Hotel Men
Philadelphia Is In the midst of an era
of business prosperity. If the indications
on the "business barometers" of the
city are correct
The barometers are tho hotels, and
the "Indicators" are tho number of
rooms that are filled, according to hotel
men.
At present the "Indicators" are point
ing to 100 per cent, or. In other words,
overy hotel In the center of the city Is
being pushed to the utmost to accommo
date travelers.
Here Is the reason, as Bert Crowhurst.
assistant manager ot tha 'Hotel Walton,
puts It:
"The hotels are doing an exceptional
business On an average of four nights
a week we. have every room in this hotel
filled. Philadelphia at present Is prob
ably the largest manufacturing city In
the world.
"Our mills are running full blast,
our war Industries are rapidly being
converted for peace-time work. Buyers
and sellers and business representatives
of all kinds are coming here to sell or
contract for. merchandise. We are In the
midst of n business boom and It looks
as though It Is here to stay."
The hotel men are optimistic. "Com
fortably crowded" Is tho way one
manager expressed It, but "we can take
care of hundreds of more persons," he
added.
At the Itltz-Carlton Hotel every ono
of the 200 roomB Is filled, and there Is a
watting list, according to the manager,
J. C. Bormer. "We are very much
crowded here," ho said, "and rooms have
to be reserved in advance. It looks like
'jp. big business boom."
ajic nutria in me ccmer oi me ciiy
nre pressed by the demand, according to
Mr. Frazler. manager of the Bellevue
Stratfcrd, but the members of the Hotel
Men's Association aro not compelled
to stay up nt nights hunting for rooms
to accommodate them.
"We are filled up several nights a
week." he said, "but we generally man
age to find accommodations for those
mmiui .lailUIC. XIIC UCI1CIUC, I
should say. Is comfortablv crowded
we' cannot 'handle. The Bellevue. I
we are Just about holding our own, but
turning none away." 4
"I couldn't give you a room today for
love nor money," said James S. McCart-
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filled up." . .'.
Mr, McCartney said there were muiyi'
business men In the city from other sec- ,
t'Ons of tho country, placing orders ana t ,
contracts with Philadelphia mills and '
Rolling material here. He thinks all
that the mild winter kept many rest
dents In the city who would otherwise
have taken southern trips. v
Many ot the patrons In the hotels ut
here because they cannot be accommo
dated In New York, where 65,000 hotel
rooms are all occupied. Others are wait
ing for vessels bringing soldiers to this
port so that they may greet, their rela
tives first hand.
Receiver for Printing Fm
An equity suit brought In Common
Pleas Court No. 4 by the London and
Lancashire Indemnity Company of
America, asks a receiver for the Feist
Printing Company. The plaintiff- are
surety on two contracts held by the. firm
ior government worn, judge Fintetter
appointed Edgar W. Lank and Carl E.
Klrsch to administer the firm's affairs.
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