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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, 'AUGUST 2, 1919
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IMPRESARIO
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lf., i bfo ns Cicrnrmnkor. Ex-
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BUILT METROPOLITAN HERE
Ntw York, Aup. 2. Oscar Hnmrnpr
uteJn, who began Ills career ns n cigar
ranker nnd became tlie most talked of
grand opera impresario, theatrical pro
ducer and theatre builder in the world,
lied last nicht at 7 :.')," o'clotk in the
Lenox Hill Hospital.
The end came after he had been un
conscious since last Tuesday afternoon,
although there was a period of a few
hours on Wednesday when he regained
consciousness miflielcntly to reongnm'
members of his fnniilj . At his bedside
when he died were his Wfe, who hnd
stayed in the same room with him for
rnorc than twentj -four hours. Imping
there Would be n ri'turn nf rmwi-ImlMMr-Kq
before he died, nnd his son and daughter, !
A ...I... I cu , i i. i . . . '
uuiur uuu oieiin. inner relatives were
sent for nnd reached the hospital soon
after the end.
Mr. Harcmerhtoin's uidon'. formerly
Mrs. Mary Kinma Swift. as his sec
ond wife. The lirst was divorced in
1012 and died soon nftoruatd.
Mr. Ilnminerstein hnd suffered from
diabtrb for ninny jcais and dining the
lost few months tills hud boon compli
cated by other ailments. Ill light side
was paraljzed some time ago. and Inst
wees nis condition
MBBBBBBlBKdrH JHLSinX
1 IIP' Til
.s .... v m ..ri.Zi.-iZ2$S&A
frankly. "And. what is more, I meant
CTery word of them. Can't a man write
love letters? I wanted to nnd I did.
I am a man of temperament and im
pulse, and my letters probably make It
evident. M) family knows I have been
interested In Miss Lee's career, lie
sides a man in the theatrical business
is allow ed more liberties than his busi
ness brethren. Ills business demands
It."
Shortly afterward the suit was with
drawn. Other picturesque court actions in
which he figured verc those involving
New York he had only two dollars In
his pocket.
"It wns fortunate," Mr. Hammer"
stein said once, in commenting on bis
picturesque life, "that Immigration laws
were not in force then, for if they had
been I should not bavo been allowed to
land. I lived In a boarding house in
(Jrecnwich street and worked ns cigar
maker's apprentice In n l'earl street
tobacco shop, earning $2 a week."
Although he made and lost millions,
liis personal expenses were modest.
"I'm a curious man," be once said
to a frit ml. "I live only for tomor
row. I don't drink, 1 have never played
. . A 111 - -- .-lu W sM n 4 ritllfl
nlT. , .: , V v"... .;;..;,;: n same of cards in my life. When 1
v.uiniauiiuu a viumi ij- ...- --
nnd Mareuorltc Hvlvu. In Hill. Mrs.
OSCUt HAMMEKSTKIX
dolphin Opera House, his contracts with
nrtits nnd nil other assets n the field
wherein he hud shone brilliantly, wns
made on April 27. HUM, the purchaser
being the Metropolitan, nnd the um
paid fur the stint-tun', the scenery, con
tiacts, with singers, m tints nnd others,
being given nt tin- time ns $2. UK),0H).
In Mr. Slotesburj's Hands
hfTflino fcr unrinim
that his physicians ordered him sent to The Philadelphia Opera House pass
n hospital for treatment. When he j e.l into the hands of I.dn aid T. tUotrs
sank unconscious Inst Tuesday ln burv of this i-ity, who b-enmc a di
physicians felt that he could not te I..; ",.,.. s.' .,..,:, ,. ,,,.
IH I'M 'l lilt 1U.11V'VIJ1UI1 tIKUVI
terms of the sale. .Mr. Stotesburv had
been n financial backer of .Mr. Ham
meihtein during the Intter's incum-
coTcr.
Mr. Hammerstcin's bodv was taken
rJ.-Pp fnmpbell uudei taking parlor.
10(0 Uroadwn.v, wlieie it will iie in
1 I Mnlvinii llnmmersteln obtnlned an In
'crlooutory decree of divorce from the
impresario. The papers were not made
public. She died a year later.
I Slept Four Hours a Ts'lglit
I ammerstcin's rules for success
w ere :
Work hard along lines of your
choice. Cougeninl work, coupled with
goud health, conduces to longevity.
' Don't sleep too much. I find four
I hours u night plenty for me.
I ' Don't depreciate yourself, alwajs
I think joursclf ns smalt as the other
f..n,.
"Make yourself felt. It is only in
thnt wn ou enn Use. You will never
be nbuisl for failure, but you will be
abused for succeeding ; so don't be
afraid to sound your own trumpet."
llnmmotstem's recipe for the produc
tion of opera stars was:
I'ifty per cent voice.
1'ift., per cent judicious advertising.
Himmersteiii had his own way nf de
scribing opera singers. Once, after n
pcilDil nf uniisu. ' irritation, lie said :
"MaiJ Oarilen, the distinguished
songbird, is a loufer; nNo is Hiovannt
Zenatello. the talented Itiillnu ti nor, a
loafer. Likewise, arc all sopranos,
contraltos and bassos, of all nations,
regardless of age, sex, or previous con
ditions of servitude, loafers."
When ('.imp-mini resigned as director
find I have no money In my pocket I
go to the box office nnd drnw three dol-
lars, and it lasts me so long that it
really make? me, feel ashamed of my
self. Hut 1 have made and lost a lot
of money. J couldn t possibly tell you
how many fortunes I lme amassed In
the last thlity-five years."
lootg inWain
AS MORE POLICE QUIT
Liverpool Mayor Calls for
Troops to Check Thefts
and Rioting
Urged Peace October 1, Fearing
German Line Would Break
at Any Moment
FACTS TOLD IN WHITE BOOK
BRITON CHOSEN HEAD
OF INTERNATIONALE
Teutons Refuse Offices, Loader
Declaring Meeting Appears
to Despise Them
lipid .Monday afternoon from the Camp
bell funeral church, and interment will
be in oodlawn Ceneterj.
Born in Berlin in 1S47. Oscar Hnm-
merstcin emigrated to America in ISO.",.
After reaching this country, his creutte
genius was given full piny.
Ills achievements in-'ude the con
struction of a kitchen sink of his own!
design, the invention of a clgnr-mnking
machine nnd some forty-odd other me
chanical devices, the intricacies of thei
newspaper business, the writing of,
plays, even the composing of nu opera I
and thv buildii-g of amusement places
in this country and in Europe. !
Oscar for more than a sco-c of years
scintillated as an operatic impresario. '
uuu u is in mis role that he is most
laminar to I'hilndelphinus. The splen
on neciiunt nl usenr s cieiense oi .miry
mcrstein has been enrne.t in miuntuin- (;,,!,. ;,, iicr revolt against Cuvulleri
ing the prestige of the house erected i appearing n Krench roles, Oscar said :
through the veteran impresario's cease-1 ,ni,kiiig contracts with artists, I
less zeal. nlus allow 10 per cent off for iu-
Cnder the conditions of snle to the' nnjt'y ."
Metropolitan, Mr. Uunimerstein ngreect A t()ry (.harneteristlc of Mr.
to abandon giaud opeia for a term of niersie!n's remark is that one
ten j ears.
Planned to Kc-Enter Held Hero
' This period will hae elapsed next
yeni , nnd last December Mr. Ilaiiimer
1 stein made this announcement from
New York ov.r the long distance tele
' phone: "I nm coming bnik into grand
I opera, and I nm coming back to l'liila
Idelphin in 1!)20."
! Mr. Hiimmerstein further let it be
i known that he proposed to produce
i onera in the building he erei ted
at
did opera house which he caused to be!I,loni1 nml 1'unlar stieets, and as .soon
erected at Broad and Poplar streetsias his contract with the New "Voik
In 100S, stands ns a local monument to Metropolitan Opera Company expired,
his boundless energy, and is only one Previously Mr. Hiimmerstein bad
of many similar enterprises with which I negotiated for n property at Broad and
the name of Hammerstein is nssociateii I Snrucp streets, but the project, back-
a group
of ilunueicrci, fell si
1
1 ed by
I through.
Up to about ten yeais ago Mr. Ilnm
nerstein was probably ns well known
as nny other man in this city, and few
llnm-aboul
I the ginnd opein stnr who in former
jenrs hnd bei n popular at the Metro- i
pnlitau and who had been engiiged by'
him for his Manhattan. But she fuiled
utterlj to make nu im)ressiou on the
Mnnhiittnii uudienies. and. brought no-j
bod thcie to bcur her sing. She drew
i' huge sulni) uud Mr. Haiiimcr.stein
used to serutini7c the ticket rack
'thoughtful! and s.inowfiill) ns he
glanced oer the small houses that she
drew, nml thought of the promises s.he
hud made to bring thousands of nd
miiers to the Manhattan to hear her!
sing.
One night when she was singing to a
particularly poor house Mr. Hammer-
stein walked up to a j-ioup of reporters
ii the lobbj with a rather sad expres-
ion on his face and the ineituble cigar
in Ms noutli.
"Would any of jou gentlemen here."
he said bland!, "do me the fawr of
mnirjing Madame X? It would be a
lxindon, Aug. 2. (By A. P.) Some
looting wns reported In the east end of
London during the night, Owing to the
absence of policemen on strike.
Six hundred nnd fifty-two policemen
now nro reported to be out nt Liver
pool and NS3 in London, according to
the government offielals. The ranks
of the London strikers wero said to
blue guined only a handful of recruits,
as indicated by till-' morning's roll call.
Looting and riotiDg throughout the
night was reported in Liverpool nnd
the lord mn or of the city appealed
esily today to the military authori
ties. The Intter dispatched Mx lorry
loads of troops from Crosby, all fully
armed and helmeted, while special con
stables wv e nlso called out. The loot
ing continued in the poorer districts
this morning nnd the lord mayor asked
for volunteers to help guard the city.
The Liverpool nuthoiities followed the
example of the London officials in ex-1
pelling "triking police officers. Lo.al
police of Litorpool made several bayo-!
net chnrges unci there weie half a do--n
nrrrsts in the attempt to (heck looteis.
In Liverpool, soldiers with fixed bay-,
onets were stationed to guard propertj
from the looting, the greater part of
which occurred during the night, when,
many shop windows were smashed. The ,
jewelers suffered most nt the hands of
the rnidrrs. A large 'piantity of goods '
also was stolen from the sheds on the,
docks. The losse, it is estimated, will '
run into thousands of pounds. i
Some of the troops were placed on
By the Associated Press
Berlin, Aug. 2. The former German
emperor's itntement on October 27,
1II1S, that ho had reached an unalter
able determination to sue for a sep
arate peace within 24 hours uud to de
mand nu Immediate nrmistlce, is one
of the many interesting revelations of
(erman war diplomacy contained In
the "White Book," published nt "K'cl
mur on Thursday.
The book, which contains official
documents relating to tho negotiations
from August 111, 1018, til tho signing
or the armistice, November 11, was
issued bj the government, It Is nu
nounced in the preface, because the
people wish to know the truth.
Pence proposals wero hastened by
the fact that (ieneral Ludendorff lost
his nerve, according to General (Iroe
ner, the White Book stntcs.
In September, BUS, according to the
documents, (ieneral Ludcndorff heard
that Itulgnrin had offered to sign n
separate peace. In the official discus
sion of a dire.-t appeal to the I'nlted
States it wns agreed that Washington
should be designated ns the center of
peace negotiations, as n matter of po
liteness. Austria wns consulted by
telephone regarding the proposed
appeal.
On October 1 Kield'Marshal von Ilin-
denburg telegraphed to Vice Chancellor
. .. T...nt. uf.iHn! tlin if Pi-ilieo MnY
of Baden should form a government my
lie WOUIH Hfcl'-v.- I" "" uin-v.,1 i.i, j" ut-.
being dela.cd until the next morning.
On the snme day General Greener re
ported (iencinl Ludendorff had declared
that a luenk in the milllnr line was
possible nt nny minute, nnd that any
peace offer then would be unfavorable.
Prime Mn. immediately Inquired if Von
llindenbiirg was unable to hold the
f,..nt He neeived an answer that the
i army stood bj its demand for an imnie
.!..., nnee nfTel-. lTlllCe .MUX Mill 11
tiint nemo was lirematmu, but
,.. m m-erni 'd by other members
the cabinet.
AUSTRIAN FACTIONS
UNITE AGIST REDS
Amsterdam, Aug. 2. (By A. P.)
W. A. Appleton, of Great Britain,
who has been elected president of the
International Trnde Union Federation,
was proposed for tho office by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. Appleton wns
chosen by thirty-one votes ns ngnlust
.(.Mrim for President Oudegecst, of
the Dutch Lnbor Fedcrntlon.
lnn .InuhniiT. the French lnbor
lender, was chosen first vice president,
receiving thirty votes to nineteen for
Carl Hudolph Legien, president of the
Oermnn Federation of Trades Unions.
Legien declined to accept the second
vice presidency or nny other office, ns
he said the meeting appeared to despise
the Germans. Tho Austrluns nlso re
fused to participate ns officeholders. M.
Mertens, tho Belgian leader, was elected
second vice president.
Mr. Gompers declared later that
Americans might accept office In the
new organization when the South Amer
ican membership becomes better organ -
Tho contest over the fundamental
questions of national representation nnd
democratic control of future Interna
tional trades union congresses resulted
in n compromise, adopted by n -rote of
18 to 5, with six delegates not voting.
The compromise provided that each
countrv should have one vote for 2.0,
000 members, two votes for fiOO.OOO
members, three votes for 1,000,000
niemliers and nn additional vote for each
r.nn non members above the first mil
lion. Countries having less than 2.")0,
000 members would be entitled to one
Chancellor Renner Confers on
Political Coalition Schome
to Halt Bolshevism
t
FRANCE TO REGAIN TONNAGE
Ily the Associated Tress
rans, Aug. 2. Dr. Karl Benncr,
cue. uerman-Austrian chancellor, and
Herr Irnntz, the Austrian conserva
tive leader, have conferred nt St. Ger
main, with n view to establishing be
tween the parties of the Left and tho
Conservatives and Liberals n coalition
Intended to check bolshevlsm, the Petit
i-urisicn says it lenrns from reliable
courccs.
The peace committee of the Chom-
j.er oi ieputies, which, by n vote of
31 to 1, yesterday recommended to the
Chamber that the German treaty be
ratified, before ballotlnir. henrrl n
Leygues, minister of marine, say that
the efforts of the government tended to
ward the recovery of the entire tonnnge
lost by the French during the war and
also the tonuago which the government
had been unable to construct in the
same period.
Must Tny for Sinking
Unfortunately, M. Leygues said, part
of the guarantee disappeared at Scapa
Flow, but the sinking of the German
fleet wns n violation of the nrmistlce
nnd thus involved the responsibility of
Germany, which might be called upo
to answer with whnt Blilpsrcmnlrted,
or by the .delivery of naval material.
After recalling the magnificent role
played by tho French navy during the
wnr nnd, especially n tho Medlter
rnnenn, the minister said France could
not rivnl England or the United States,
but must have a fleet assuring her naval
position.
The commission unanimously recog-
nlzcd that the pence treaty meant the
disnppcnrnnco of tho German fleet. For
mer Premier Vlvlanl, who presided,
called upon the commission to vote on
the treaty. Deputy Louis Marin, who
Inter voted against acceptance of the
treaty, proposed four motion against
It. One was rejected, the othora pqst
poncd for discussion, and tho vote
taken.
ToUi Predicts Ratification
Frank L. Folk, American assistant
secretary of state nnd head of the.
United Stntcs delegation here, told a
croup of French newspaper men here
that the United States Senate commit
tee on foreign affairs would complete
Its report on tho German treaty by..the-l
minute ot Augusi ana mo ocuaic vuu,u
not take more than two weeks to rati
fy It.
Admiral Kolchak, head of the Omsk
nll-Uussinn Government, will bo given
moral and even material aid by the
United States. Mr. Polk, said, and added
that bolshevlsm wns not to bo feared
in his country.
Mr. Polk expressed little fear of the
outcome of any friction with Mexico
and eald thnt the rnco disorders in
Americnn cities were given nn esajT
gernted importance. He declined to
discuss the Shantung question or the
sinking of the German fleet at Scapa
Flow.
Gompers, Mirnking for the
American delegation, nceepieu rue
proposition, rubject to the approval of
the uuions be represented. He said he
,1M this in the interest of the success
and the permanency
of the interna
tional movement. The British delega
tion concurred in this declaration.
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for the big fall business?
REPORT POGROM IN ODESSA
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In ISew lork, in London and elsewhere.
Music lovers in this ciry and in east
ern Pennsylvania will not toon forget
the seasons of grand opc-.-i provided
fllirtn, All lln mn.n..u,i L.!.. . -
..e, ... ..uiimirtairia 3 unt'l ceil- . US UI1 UlUVI liiu.i in i.o i.ijt -- - - . . i , ,
nncy of the Broad street structure, , even througho at the 1 nlted fates were i K"'' """" '" '" ;;"' ' ' '' '
which he called the "Philadelphia Opera more familiar to the averasc person pieciato it very nvucli.
House," In compliment, as he grace- tmn he. lie was nUajs well if not Ga.e I-'aorltes Twenty-fhc Cents
v fully explained, to the civic spirit which ' flashily dressed, he rarelj walked ! Mr. IIammei-stin. during the per-j-ncouraged
his i enterprise. For the first, nbroad that he did not wear a silk hut. folmam.rs nr hi- ,,pra umlso always
tlmo in Us history I'luladelnhin heard i ...,i s. ... i,;, .,i..tnm in nrrnneninle .. ...n ;,..!, ,.i,.,u nin...i
)i I ill il nua i. vm-- !- jii 1 11 1 Jill in iiiiiui i ivili ill u c 11 11 1 1 imiiiiii
alwnvs with n big cig.tr which he hud for i,jm j (be front entrniicc, ami th"ie
made himself tilted iu n corner oi his ). wns from the beginning to the end
mouth. 'of eieiy peiforiuiii.ee, noting carefully
Figured in Many Lawsuits !ecntl,:i,g 'hnr we-it on nnd not hesi-
: I "ilitu to te'! tie artist afterward whit
His accent, even after many jears in h(i li)( m ()at not ,
the I'nlted States, was broken, and in fJ th,(i( of t,j(i wpn, M
the heat of excitement aim lie goi .s- i ,.,;,,,. fnvo,i.M an,i WP,-P among
cited nt the slightest provocation- he 1 fon. irH0US nrtith To tllPm
dropped into n .-oinbination of t.ermnu I Jp U.WIM8 Rave a qlIBr.,,r llt ,,rv r,Pr.
and English that was always amusing. fornii,nr( jll!t ns tllcy ,, , ikr-d on the
lie was a fighter always, lie was neer utl)KP rX1 rv .,,,. to 00jj u,)ou ;t as a
happy unless he was involved iu litiga- no,,,,sSar.. f'i-mnn.
Hon or verhnl dispute with some one, ,n 1SS0 j,,, starto,i on ,, theatre-
wns able to hoM lus own,
Polish Troops Said to Have Run
Amuck for Thre? Days
Umdon. Aug. 2. (By A. P.) Semi
official Polish sources have received re-
patrol outside the Liverpool town hall, j ports that General (iregoiieff's troops,
and others in the Scotland road nrea, hich aie oicupjing Odessa, sur
wheie the greater pnrt of the looting1 10undcd the Jcwifli (pinrter and began
occurred. ' a massacre which lasted three dajs and
Killing tho da the strike sprr.nl to , nights.
Itirkenhead. on the Merse, opposite Itussinn soldiers of Grrgorieff's com
Livirponl, stiike pntrols briiifing out inand, it is suid, cariied out the inns
numbers of men. The shops of jew- i sui-ie. The .lews of I'kinine and Bess
eleis, pawnbrokers and other ineichants j urabia have proclaimed a mourning pe-then-
aie being looted. tiod of fourteen days.
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grand opera "north of Market street."
Local Triumph and Eclipse
Daring the Hammerstein regime.
the "glory thnt wns the Academy's,"
nt Broad and Locust streets, was trans.
fcrred to the new house, and predictions
'that the musical mil social elements of
this community could not be lured from
ancient traditions, were disproved by
the swift and decided populnrity of
"Hammerstein's," as the great play
house was known quite as genernlly as
by its official title. This notwithstand
ing its projector's modest denial of
desire to have the house called by his
own name.
When Mr. Hammerstein, on a No
vember night in JilOS, addressed a great
audience, including the wealth nnd fash
i ion of Philadelphia, in his magnificent
temple of art, his voice vibrated with
the pride he felt in his achievement
here. His promises to give Philadelphia
grand opera of the highest type were
admirably fulfilled. Never before hnd
thl$ city hnd anything nppronchicg in
sumptuousness the Hnmmrrstein pre
sentations of the most famous works of
the world's great composers.
"Music," Mr. Hnminer'-'eln said,
"was always my one grand p- siou.
Opera for the Masses
"It Is my fondest wish to give opera
of a highly artistic character at prices
which the general public can afford. If
X could establish a permanent home for
popular opera, running the whole year
round, I would feel that I was n real
philanthropist. Opera for the people
does not inenn continued repetitions of
'Rigoletto' or other operns of the fn
millar repertoire. The public will ap
preciate new thiugs if they nre good. I
do not intend to follow the conven
tional methods. I nm looking every
where for talent nnd novelties. I have
in mind many things not yet done in
America."
Artists of unsurpassed celebrity ap
peared nightly nt the Philadelphia Opera
xiuuse. Aiie ruit-r ui ine iiaiiimerscein
"songbirds" became familiar by their
frequent appenrancc here, nnd some of
tho modern operas had their premier
under Impresario Hammerstein nt
Broad and I'oplnr streets.
The expense of these productions was
enormous, and, despite the generous
patronage ot the Philadelphia public,
Mr. Hammerstein, in 1010, retired from
his arduous competition with the Metro
politan Opera Company, in which he
had been engaged here nnd in his Man
hattan Opera Ilouse In New York.
' Announcement pf the sale of hisPhlla-
nnd he always
..nitieolnrlv in lingual battles.
Pew men have been sued oftcner or
hao brought more suits than Mr. Ham- ,
mcrstein. He made millions, nnd lie
lott millions, but always he had to
buck hit up the fortune that kept com
ing in from his inventions. j
Of all the litigation in which the en
terprising impresario wis involved, thei
most entertaining for the public was,
the suit brought against him in 1!'0!) by
Mrs Bruce Salter "'-ances Lee), the I
'Texas Patti," for $100,000 f. r breach
of contract. This resulted in the pub
lication of a large number of letters
to "My adored Bruce," "Oenrest, dear
est Bruce," "Koosie LMe," and signed
"Your Oscar." While the suit was
.till nemline. Hammerstein gave an
interview in which he ndmitted writing
the letters.
Admits Writing Love Letters
I wrote them," he sam
'Yes,
bui'ding career, which made him fn
mous, building the Harlem Opera
House. For three ears he lost on this
venture before the luck changed. He
projected the Murray II ill Theatre, but
disposed of it nt a profit before it was I
half (onipleted.
He built the Manhattan Theatre,
turning it into a music hall, Koster &
Hlal's, in which he had n joint share.
Withdrawing from this concern, he
built in quick succession the Olympin,
the Victoria Theatre of uneties, the'
llepublic and the Manhattan Opera
'louse, opened the winter of 1000.
After his retirement from the Phila
delphia Opera House Mr. Hammer
stein built a theatre in London, which
the British public criticized as "too
garish " A few enrs ago he wns de
clared a bankrupt by a New York couit,
but he was unabashed by fiuancial 111
foitune and rallied with accustomed
I vigor
When young Hammerstein landed in
"We all have our pasts, Mrs. Harvard; some of them
are made by ourselves, some have been manufactured for
us by others. I have my past, and it is not all
pleasant. You have your past, and, although you did
not make it yourself, and arc not responsible for it, it is
none the less ugly. If you should go now and carry out
that you threatened to do, I could see over your shoulders
while you were thus engaged the white, set features of a
person we both knew, gazing yearningly upon us from
between the iron bars of a narrow prison window. Can
you guess to whom 1 refer?"
UCH is the pivotal speech in a great mystery story.
It is the villain's threat to the heroine in the master
piece ot one ot tne greatest writers 01 mooem
mystery fiction.
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MOTOR CLUB
OF REAL
SERVICE
The American Motor Club was organized for the solo
purpose of serving and saving Motorists. The average member
saves his annual dues the first month; perhaps in the first
purchase of tirea. The rest is "velvet."
Stop at the nearest Service Station and ask particulars.
AMERICAN MOTOR CLUB, PHILADELPHIA
Executive Offices, 639 Drexel Building
SERVICE STATIONS
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By VARICK VANARDY
Author of 'The Two-Faced Man"
From this dramatic turning point the author sweeps his
reader along through one thrilling situation after another on to
one of the most ingenious and startling climaxes ever devised.
There are no dull moments. There isn't even one slower chapter
in the whole story. They are all full to overflowing with action.
8017-tS North Broad 6t.
1630 Slarxaret Ft., Krankford
269 Sooth BSd St.. TV. rhlla.
4266-08 Main St., Manaj-nok
Other Service SUtlona, conveniently located, are to he opened abortlr,
Vfe have our own complete Repair Shop and Taint Shop; make and repair
Topa and Slip Coverai repair nadlatora and rive complete Storage Battery
Service i alt at a decided ai-vln to Uembera.
NOTKi All department ot the N, Uroad St. Station ttt-hou Strike)
can nowr be rearhed pn .private exchange wire, Tlo flit.
Serial publication of this startling story begins
Monday, August 4th
in the
Evening uhltc Ste&ger
Make sure of getting the paper Monday evening and every day there
after. Make it a daily habit. Your home folks can't afford to miss one
chapter of this story.
UR entire stock of Furniture is in
the August Sale at reduced prices.
To state just what the reduction
is in any particular instance does
not, however, convey the full advantage
gained, because the cost of making
Furniture has been and still is steadily
rising, and . we COULD NOT RE
PLACE A SINGLE PIECE IN OUR
STOCK AT THE PRICE WE PAID.
That means that the saving is a great
deal more than the figures on the price
tickets indicate. In other words, sup
posing the reduction from our regular
price in some particular case is only
10 per cent., the real saving would prob
ably be at least 35 per cent., as based
upon the price we would have to pay in
the market to-day.
mHE most remarkable thing about
the Sale is the fact that the Furni
ture is more attractive than ever
before and the variety just as ex
tensive as in former Sales. That is
because we have been most energetic
during the past year in accumulating
all the GOOD FURNITURE we could
get at advantageous prices, ordering
earliest possible shipment and packing
the stock in our great warehouse at
Ninth and Poplar streets. And we are
receiving shipments almost every day,
too.
IE DO not hesitate to express our
conndent belief in the superiority
of our stock of Furniture. Our
own observation and the opinion
of customers who have made careful
comparisons, give reasonable assurance
to the statement that THE BEST SE
LECTED STOCK OF FURNITURE
in this city is in this Store the most
attractive assortment of UPHOL
STERED FURNITURE, DINING
ROOM FURNITURE and BEDROOM
FURNITURE, and also of NOVELTY
FURNITURE, or artistic single pieces.
FURNITURE THIBP FLOOR, MARKET TO
FILBERT STS.
BEDS AND BEDDING FOURTH FLOOR, EAST
Strawbridge & Clothier
MARKET STREET-EIGHTH .STPEET-FJLBERT STREET
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