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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA; FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1919
JOHNB. PARSONSDIES;:
BIG EA TS" AND MANY JOYS ' 9
GKEiV 550 OF CITY'S POOR
water. Thn Patapsco h In nn upright
position nnd Us frames show.
The Severn is between the other tv.o
dredges In nn upright position with Its
frames above the water.
DR. LE CONTE GIVEN
FRENCH WAR HONOR
Philadelphia Surgeon Decorated
for Work Among Wou'nded.
Others Recognized
and tour other physicians had been
raised from the rank of lieutenant com
manders.
4t&2lftV Sv
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(First President of P. R. T. Suc
cumbs at Summer Home in
Atlantic City
BEGAN LIFE AS A CLERK
John B Tarsoni. former rtipxidcnt of
the Philadelphia Unpiil Trnnlt Tom
pftny and for .vcari one of the prinripnl
actors in the romantic drama of street
railways, died 1,-ut titctit in hi linnv "
at Atlantic Cih H i "ltv ni"
years old and va rrprtil to bo wottb
Wreral millions of dollnr
Mr. Parson started ns n -lrrl fm
the Philadelphia Cit.v Pn-riiEor Hail
way Company in 170 whnn he wn ,
twenty years old. Iinvinc iw here
from hi? birthplace on ilie i:n-tern i
Shore of Maryland. i
He did not remain a Ink. lone He
rose In the service, rnnkiiic liitnelf al- !
most invaluable to the traction power1-. !
and when the Widener. l'.lkin :indi
Kemble combination, the mighty trium- ,nr,(iI Mn.n11,. ,.,,, , ,IP, WednedaT
virate of Philadelphia traction Interest ,,..,, , , ..
bought the Chlcaco Wt Division Imc ' "''"I- "'' "- f"r" '-" "''
or, rather the controlling inlernt in liveil nt l'l Noitlient hunlevard lie
them, in 1SS7 Mr l'aron n made ttK ., .,,.., f Mitttliino II Hender
vice president and crir.il minnser lie
became virtual head of thoe lines
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.Manasm in,v; .......... HePh,.. foinmntiderv n -J, I. T.
After two vears of tcmlv munnip 'mrtli t) I
Country-W cch Association Takes Worthy Women and Kiddies
to Snarthmore for an All-Day Picnic
STIHRIM, tunes at Kuarthmore to-.'there seems to be no age limit for the
day for the .TV! nomen and children picnickers : many of thont look upon the
who are cnjojlnc the annual daj of "nv ln f"nmnre n incr yrnr ..... -
ittnn. A motlier oi seven cniniren iniii
I that it was her first outinjs in ten ears,
are enJojitiK
the town's hospltnllt. .
i n is me iweni. nrsi nnnuii picnic , , , , .,. .i,i, .i,, r,llr
. i .1 it . r u . fo busy had she been with tlie tamiiv
KlMn by the residents of Swaithmore, . . ... - .....t,.. ,,nr .he took
in in order to maintain the home.
Three meals are given to the lffcnick-
or One as soon as they arrive, nndi
Wednesday's Calo Sent U. S.
Boats to Bottom in Dela
ware River
WARNING TO ALL VESSELS
.IOIIN II l'KS()NS
I'lie fortivr president of the I'lilla
delplil.i Itapid Transit Company
died at Mlantic Clt last night.
The iwrtrait was tnailn at the time
he w:is in iliarce of the cltj's rail-
to worthi nt people, many of whom
tile their applications with the Chil-i
dren s Country Week Association dur
ing the winter and earlv spring.
Kverv resident in Swarthmore does
(.omething toward making the day a
L 1 1- f..... .
su ir .-...in., nut., ninu.' n.r... iiinriH . -
"i ri.-r .iiutiiiiK. some im.r mmic an1
endless arrav of sandwiches, others have I
contributed io cream, milk, crackers' 'nrr
and reat quantities f iome-mad
cakes
At the station wore automobiles to
meet the train that left itrontl Street
Station at S 21 thi morning and carry
the guests to the grove and crackers
anil milk were given to the rarty as
.nun as they arrived.
then the big lunch at noon with hot
coffee made on a portable stove and
later In the afternoon Ice cream nnd
When the party returns home they
with them a bag of cakes nnu
hunch of flowers.
With less than S.'.OO on hand, the
Children's Cnuntrv Week Association
is wondering how it will finance the va
cations for the mothers and children on
its various farms for the next four
weeks. The association is maintained
entirelv b voluntary contributions nnd
the usual amount hns not been coming
Swing-, sand-piles, harrmo.ks andlthis vear. Ten thousand dollars is
tm are provided for the children, and
the mothers prefer not to he amused.
Sometimes the residents of Swarth-
needed to carrj on the woik through
to September ft.
Seent fne women and small chil
son Lodge m
I .ieriisaletn H
IW.I. P and A
I 'ha jiler No .T ,
M. ;
Phil-
more lake the children for automobile ' ,iri.n re at the seashore home, and al
itdes so that the mothers ran have I together the association takes care of
complete rest , jijo women snd children weekly at the
I'tom two weeks to eighty-five years, I t nnoiis farms and homes.
ment with the Philadelphia "iM Pas
bett.r known
, Temple.
I Philndelpln i ("onsisinrv, thiit sreond
-. and the MRS. DAVID BENNETT HURT
senjer itauwav . ompnii.. "", degre.' mong the ..ther orgiiiiirattnns
as the Chestnut and Walnut streets f nf ,.i, ,P na lnPn,,er nie the
line, the Colkets. Mrtunl owners of the I'hih.h Iphm Tiirngcnieinile. the Phil
company, put him in .harge oi tun nrlolplitn Kille Club, the l.enni l.enape
Tnlic I ii
tin- l.arhari"
M , the Iladis.her and
So. iet .
Darby branch, where he remained until
1SS1.
In that vear a new sndnnte gamed
control of the Lombard nnd South
streets lines, then in n somewhat dilap
Jdated condition and Mr P.iron re
celved the not mv iob of building up
this system and making it pin ew
rolling stock had to he proided and
new horses To do this new capital
was needed. Mr Paron got it and
then he reduced fares to the ient.
much to the displeasure of the .on
trollng interests of other traction srs
tems in the eirv Thev said he was
"dead wrong Put lie pro.e.l to he
"dead right
Five years later a combination of
PaMons'sline with numerous others was
effected, some svstcms being drawn in
by purchase and some through Ip.tsp
Sir. Parsons was put at the head nf
the combined svstem sixty. five miles
of traction lines, worth about ,s1 -000.000.
The following vear he went to Chi
cago.
In loslb Mr Parsons was elected Mrp i Dunlr.p. Nineteenth t-tieet and Fair
president and general manager of the ; ninnt nveuue. Interment will be at
Union 'iractlon ( ompnny of Plnladcl- T.ninel Hill tVmeter
Walter H. Fenley
Walter I! I'mlc, ,i Philadelphia re
pot ler. who died on Tiieilnv, will be
buried on A..iida .nii'iiing in Holy
Cross C. motet. Mr I". nlej , who sin -climbed
to an illness of sppul months,
whs at nnous tinus the Citj Hull rep
resontntnc of seeinl local ncwspipcis.
He formerh 1 esided in Camden, but
recenth lued ill this i-itv He will he
butied from the residence of his cousin.
Janis A Keenan. of 1T.17 South
Twent. eighth street. Solemn requiem
muss will he said at St. Ciabriel's
Church. Mr T'cnlor was a member of
the Pen nnd Pencil Club and seeral
fraternal orcamznt inis.
George C. Pierce
Funeral services for tieorge C Pierce,
formerlv an nerseer of the I'astern
State penitentiar. will be held to
morrow afternoon nt - o'clock nt the
iindertnkei 's establishment of W A
Wife of Convicted Police Lieutenant
In Auto Crash
Mr David ltennett, wife nf former
Police I.ieutennnt Pcnnett, and Samuel
T'rnm. whose brother Kmanuel is one
of the five policemen recently sentenced
In prison term" in the West ""heslor
in j 1 for participation in the election
disorders nf 1017, were victims of an
automobile accident during the storm
Wednesdnr while on their way to visit
the conueted men
Cram. who. with his father, con
ducts a lunchroom and pastry shop at
Fifth and South streets, borrowed the
automobile from Max Hoff, known in
sporting circles as "Pnoboo." As they
were driving along the West Chester
pike just bevond the city line their
machine crashed with nnother. throwing
I'rnm to the roadway He is in Miseri
eordla Hospital with n broken leg and
broken arm. Mrs Bennett was severely
shaken hv the collision.
DR. BATTEN IS DELEGATE
Minister Going to International
Brotherhood Conference, London
The Itev Dr. Samuel Znnp Patten
will lepresent this city nt the Internn
tionnl IlrothcVhood Conference, which
will sjt in London. September J2 to 17,
for the purpose of promoting the idea
of social, industrial nnd international
bn :herhooil.
More thnn eight, delegates from the
i'nited States will attend the conven
tion, including Itev. Dr. Clmrles Wood,
pastor of the Piesln terinn Church of
the Covenant, Washington; the Hew
Dr. Henrj Allen Tupper, the Hew Dr.
Worth M. Tippey, Professor Oeorge M
Perry, of Syracuse; Doctor Hulton,
who is head of the Baptist department
of social service, nnd the Hev Dr
Ilolvlx Hailan, of the Baptist Home
Missiou Societv.
I'nited Stntes engineers lodny an
nounced thnt three dredges were sunk
in the Delaware below Heedy Island
during the storm on Wednesday night.
All but one member of the crews of
the three vessels escaped drowning.
Due mnn. however, Is ald to be still
missing.
The dredges, Chesapeake, Severn nnd
Patapscn, anchored in the shallows of
the chnnnel, could not wlthstnnd the
tremendous wash of the water or the
lacing gale.
Thej weie engaged in deepening the1
rivci . linnnel just below Reedy Island
and are owned by the Maryland Dredg
ing Cnmpf.nv. . I
Tndin Colonel W U. l.adue, district
engineer. I" S. army, issued wnrning
to nil manners of the sunken ships. Red1
lights will he displayed on them lij
night Thej arc all outside the main
rici . hnnnel nnd esses keeping close
to the unter line of the channel, fol
lowing the l.iston lighthouse range
lights, will not be endangered.
The Ches-ipeakc is ljing on its side,
only n small portion visible above the
PICNIC IS POSTPONED
Curtis Country Affair Will Be He'd
on Tuesday
The picnic which was to have been
held today nt the Curtis Countrv Club,
at r.nwndale. for 150 children, under
the supervision of the State Dispensary,
hns been postponed until next Tuesday
because of the bad wenther.
Children under fourteen years of
age, some accompanied by parents, are
asked to meet at Seventeenth and
Cherry streets nt 0:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning to take a special trolley car
to I.nwndale. The car is to be pro
vided through the generosity of the
Automobile Club of Philadelphia.
Nurses from the North, South and
West Philadelphia dispensaries will he
In charge of the picnic and will pro
vide lunches for those children who do
not bring food from home.
The French (Jnvrrnment hns .on
ferred the ross of the Legion of Honor
upon Dr. Holier! (. I.e Conte, of IBM)
Locust stTeet, for services during the
war.
Two other Philadelphia surgeons who
served with Dr. Lp Conte at Naval Base
Hospital No. n, located at Brest, have
been promoted from lieutenant com
manders to commanders by the I'nited
.States Government. They nrc Dr.
CJenrgc 0. Hoss. of 17''1 Spruce street,
nnd Dr. James K. Talley, of LM8 South
Twentieth street.
The Navy Department recently made
the announcement that Dr. Le Conte
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CANTRELL6 COCHRANE
THE STANDARD
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gerAie
OF TWO CONTINENTS
Order by the dozen
from vour dealer
for use at home
E& J Burke
620W4flv3t
3ole Aoeryt
Nerw-york.
Fastest Train
to Wildwood
83 minutes from Camden
LeiiTri. Uriifllnpr climtnut Street
1 rrr. I. SO I M. Pally
Beetem, re- rr I'ieree. wlm wns .erentr tun I
.000 a 'ear. I.enis ,.11 .In. I in liis linme t 'wt I
I Chester. lie was n widower and no'
children simivo him lie wns a mem-
ber of C. A R Post No nnd affili- j
nted with the Fifteenth Ward I'tiion
Republican Club.
phla, to succeed .1 H
fclgned. His salary was Si
and he was given, as an inducement.
a considerable block of stock in the
.-company lie strnightened out the
" rather tangled affairs of the company,
and. "with the co-operation of Messrs.
Wldener and Elkins, got it on a linu
footing. r..nrn. omi.v.
Two years later Mr. Pardons sne- -
ceeded James Lowber Welsh as prct.1- The funeral of George Smith, one'
(Je,ntVp,f t'nion Traction and continued nf the oldest harness makers in thej
:asgeneral manager Mr. Parsons w'as northeastern section of the eitv. will'
made president of the Hnpid Transit tnkc plnce this afternoon from his resi
Company in lns and continued until (,iicc. .r,(4 Hawthorne stieet. Frank
1009 when he retired. 'Ihnnvis L. Mit-
ten succeded him
Deaths of a Day
Joslah Hellerman
Joslah Hellerman, eiglit.-tw.. 'cats
old, died yesterday at his home in
Cheltenham Mr Hellerman conducted
a farm in Lawndale for many cais
The farm which is adjacent t.. the
Curtis Country Club, has been in the
possession of the Hellerman family for
more than a centurv.
He, will be buried in the grnvcard
of the Cheltenham Methodist Chur.li. of
which he was a member and a trustee
He is survived by a son, tieorge ,1
Hellerman, who is emphncd in the
auditor general's office nt Hnrrisburg. '
and a daughter, Miss Man C. Heller
man. Victor Hugo Rlnck
Victor Hugo Itinok. widelv known In
!
From Strayer's to Success
ford. Servnes will be conducted nt
the F.mmnnuel German Lutheran
Church. Wilmot and Mulberry streets I
Mr. Smith died Tuesday nt the age of
sitty-four, nfter n long illness. He was I
a member of a number of fraternal so
cieties, among them heirs the Fraternal
Brotherhood nnd the Progress Yearly
Beneficial Association Interment will
be in the North Ced.ir Hill Cemetery.
Coal May Be Scarce, But
With a modern, efficient Gas Range and a clean
ing, economical Gas Water Heater, of "U. G. I'
make, in the kitchen
quick-act-Standnrd
You will
hove lots
of Hot
Water for
all house
hold needs,
with no
work or
worry.
FneD
You will be
assured of
well - cook
ed meals,
always o n
time, and
at little
cost for
fnel.
Sold on TERM PAYMENTS at the Broad and Arch Store and
District Office:
THE UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
1 1 Big Savings
I in Men's Wear I
1 1 i
!l "THE FINAL I
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CLEAN-UP"
8 "' odd and ends in H
U Summer stock. H
$1.50 and $1.00 Cf&Cfe
Neckwear jU M
1 $5.00 Special Silk 8Q.85 1
I Stripe Woven Shirts qj
IB !
1 35c "Perfect" Pad -i An 1
9 Garters J 5?
I BATHING SUITS I
I $3.50 "All -Wool" I
m Blue L i f e g u a r d S.OO I
' M Trunks , H
2.North . I fC I fi
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Increased Production
a World Necessity
the big immediate problem to be discussed
by leaders of national note and authority
at the New Orleans Advertising Convention. '
Business men realize that the big, immediate problem
is how to get capital and labor to cooperate more closely
for greater production.
Production impeded leaves business helpless in the face
of rising wages and increased cost of living.
What plan will best insure this imperative co-operation
between conservative labor and constructive capital,
and how Advertising may help promote that plan, will
be discussed by eminent leaders on both sides of industrv
at the fifteenth annual
Advertising Convention
New Orleans
September 21-25, 1919
No matter what plan may be evolved, or by whom,
public sentiment will make the final decision. Adver
tising must be used to inform the public.
All business men and women are invited. Come your
self, or send a high representative of your organization.
Associated Advertising Clubs
of the World
110 West 40th Street, New York
LRWELLYN PRATT
Pint Vice-President
WILLIAM C. D'ARCY
President
P S. PLOREA
Secretiry-Treuurer
Trustees for Vigilance Plan and Fund.
FESTUS J WADE F. A. SF.mF.ni IMn
Pre Mercantile, Trust Co. Pres. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
St. Louis Akroq
DAVID KIRSCHBAUM
Prea. A. B. Kirschbaura Co
Philadelphia
SAMUEL C. DOBBS
Vlce-Prea. Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
HENRY L. DOHERTY
Pres. Henry L. Doherty i Co
New York
Space donated bjr S. C. Dobbt, Atlanta
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Better Grade Shoes for Men
We Have NOT Raised the
Price on Our Present Stock
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n.J:? ?;? ?rSSl These shoes are selling at $8, $9 and
fsPrl ,51 Pair- comprising Emerson's
! before he wn 14, and finpqt make.
coroMced
Mat .what
807 Gliwtnut
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rourse In 10 moat hi, int at
17 yean of a arnlnic
more than $l(Vi a jar with
the Central lla-lnnc Co ("all
write or plne for particular
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They are by popular authors anJ
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25 Cents each, or
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Womrath't Circulating Library
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ENU1NF
"TOUR father guessed his first Carey
roof would last twelve years. The
roof actually lasted 40 years. His second Carey
roof (now on twenty years) doesn't need repairs and
looks perfectly good for twenty years more."
Multitudes of cases like this have convinced contrac
tors and owners everywhere that there is nothing quite
so durable and satisfactory from every standpoint as
Used Car Sale
TANLKV STn.Mi:il. 1910- 5-paaji
run about looo mllep nst $3no
Open for oft'T
LKXIOTON Demnnnrators 2 fivm
pnaaenger tourfnt arn with auxII
Ury peaui run about 3iHK) mtle
Ouhrainteed ettme ai new r Re
flnlahed an desired lor S16A
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newly reflnlnhed euarante'd snnte
as new car each $1500
1JCX1NGTON' 7 paaaengr touring
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ante?d run about 301 n in! Us 1100
Bt'K'K ftraa touring. jyl model
run about 8300 miles Gnat lar
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851 N, Broad St.
It uy from I, Vxt X .Sons, Dhimond Cutter.
Our Intlmule iirquaintanret ultli the arrest
flUiunnrt market h of Jxindon Amatertlam.
ntwerp nnd I'urU rnahlr ua to "faith In" !
on the heat lota nnd price that are otTeretl
there. ThU In mie reiiHnn why we ran offer
ou the biMiitlful nolltalre hhunn above fori
, the unheard-of price of S80.7O. t, a
cenulne, duzzllnsr, attractive carut clla
niond for thU natounillnr ttcure. nother
reaiton hy we rjn do thU U the fact that
WE cut every one of our tretim, .nd we
mount etery on we rut, nd we sell every
one we mount IHHK(T TO OL. SAVlNft
OF roi'R MIU1I.RMKNM PROFITS.
There la nothing iuaterloua about the above
offer It Is simply thn natural result of our
unit; tie selling; methods. If jon rannot visit
one of our three local tores, send for a
rntalocue of wonderful valuta and let our
4-nirlent mall order department serve you,
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is the song that will make the
whole world sing
A Dash of Romance
A Touch of Sentiment
A Melody Supreme
And we give you "TELL ME"
The song you will relish, love and always crave,
senses. A new sensation sing it while dancing.
It tickles the
We Paid the Highest Price Ever Known
in the song-world for "TELL ME." Need we say more. Ask
your dealer to play it for you.
Every dealer has it in sheet mu
sic, phonograph records and on
player rolls. Your favorite or
chestra will gladly play it for you.
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Open eve'gg, Saturday until 11 JEROME H. REMICK & CO., Prop.
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