""'? invF5J J"0 'o M EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1919 01 "Vl Hire s mrbomtednfibitles ffr the loma HHHHinHIHHaMMKMMi i . r t itm Hit irranEe- itk with your groOer tolmpjlly you rcRulKrly wh Hires naturdL pure, genuinely refreshing, safe, hot weather beverage. In pinjf bot tles, or by thy case, at your1 grocer's. Also es Ginger Ale Wa a winner PATROLIN KILLS Mysterious Strangers Who Noti fied Parents Believed to Have Been Implicated VICTIM AUTO THIEF SUSPECT 10 AMERICAN SINGERS ADDED TO METROPOLITAN ROSTER New Voices, Novelties and Revivals of Repertoire Presage Enthusiastic Season Here Next Fall and Winter VARE 'VET' PICKED IE Lieutenant Watson, Son Magistrate, to Run for 'Clerk of Courts of WADE SHERIFF SELECTION Lieutenant Pnvid Jlwnort Wnlson, bob of Magistrate Tlwinui V. Watson, treasurer of the Republican city com mittee, lins been agreed upon by the llcpublican organization lenclcta as their choice for clerk of the Court of (Quar ter Sessions to oppose Tliomas W. Cun ningham, the Moore candidate. Daniel Wade has been selected ns the candidate for sheriff to oppose Knbcrt E. Lambcrton, who is on the auti-Vnre ticket. Hnlett Files Tapers .Tames 51. Hazjett, recorder of deeds, filed papers toclnv for u lenonilnation. His papers had fiOOO signatures Among the signers vveie William It Nicholson, president of the Land Title nnd Trust Companj nnd a member of the committee of one hundred, which is opposed to the Vnre candidates, nnd DImner Heeber. president of the Com monwealth Title Insurance and Trust Company nnd n member of the Mooie caVipnign committee. Mr. Hnrlett was n member of Coun cils for secntecn years. At one time he was president of Select Council mid was also president of the Hoard of Viewers. He is a Mason nnd foi mer president of the Philadelphia Athletic Club. Selection of Lieutenant Wntson was rf sin pi Kc, since it was understood that the A'nre cnndldncj would go to Mngistinte Watson, who is the organi sation leader in the Twentj -hecond waid I.ieutennnt Wntson reived over seas anil was gassed and wounded. Lieutenant Wntson is cmplQcd in Pit Solultm Pnnnelh 's ofhie. lie en-1 listed in Company (I, First l'ennsvl lanlu Infantrv He pniticipatcil inl main important battles nnd was twice' gnssed and wounded. He was promoted' Cumberland Two mysterious strnngers In nn au tomobile are being sought by the police todn in connection with the shooting of 1'rnncis A. Slegnigec, of 4,"0 West Sedgle avenue, who was killed carl today b Patrolman August Ilungou, of the Pourth nnd York streets police station. The police say Megnrgee was eluding airest following nn attempt to steal an automobile from Derbyshire ltrothers. "J MS Nnitli Front street. The shooting occuried at CUmberlnnd nnd Hope streets. Megarge died in the Hplscopnl Hospital n few minutes after lie had bun taken there bv Patrolman Unngnw Pnients of Jlcgnrgee, who Is tvventv one enrs old, insist he was shot bv mistake. The believe he was merel a "tool" used In otlurs to get awa wiin me automobile. 'I no Mjstery .Men Appear Thcv declare thnt long befoie the police bad notified them of the bo's .i...,i. .. . ... iiuiii, inu nun in nn niiminouiic, witn i ineir coat collars turned up and then hats pulled ocr their ces, came to the Megurcee home and tinmulntl on tin. 'front door " "in son bus been sbot nnd killed," one of the men shouted, the parents sti , when the went to the door. Then the drove nwn bmiiedlv. An hour later, snv the parents, word came from the police of the dc.ith. .vlegnrgee, snv bis parents, was aliegister, model vouug man, having been active .100. in ( nurcn aiinirs lie was formerly The tv in the nrmv. nnd dining the war was automub: stationed nt lmt .lolinsou, in. His mother s.iid be whs an expert niitmnobile niiihniiic and that he was itppnrenth "used" bv others possibly the two men in the machine to steal the automobile. Aftei the bodv of Megnrgee hue taken to the Hplsoopal Hospital, trolman Ilnngow went to the 'station and suriendered to the lieuten I ant Mngistiate (Jlenn held him without bail for the Coiouor'a Inquest. Tring ( Start' Car Pntrolman Ilnngow vvns walking down Front street sliortlj after 1 o'elock when bis suspicions wcie nrnused b the ac tions of n man in front of the Perth shire stoie The man wa trvitig to stnrt a touiing cm wliich belonged to one of the proptietors of the store. "What are vou doing here?" he asked the stranger. "Ti.vmg to get the car started." The patrolman did not believe the man owned the nun bine. He offered to take him m the store, so thnt be could be identified b Dirbvshiie. Mo gul gee tiled to bielik avvav from Ilnn gow. The latter was stiuek in the face. Mngargcc (led down Fiont street, with the pntiolnmn in pur, tilt. Itnngovv fired several shots at the man, none ot them taking elTect. At street Megnrgee turned The opera season of next fall and winter promises to be the most enthusi astic in the history of grand opcrn here, An unprecedented snle of season tickets to dntc sIiowb more than nn ordinary awakening from wartime economy, nnd the repertoire provided includes both old favorites and novelties. Ten American artists hnve been added to the Metro politan Opera Company, and the return of Diiilin Onttl-Pasazra from Itnlv is expected to be ncconipnnied by inter esting announcements of new foreign singers. "From the indications that we have had so far the season will be the big gest thnt we hnve known." savs Alfred Hnegerle, Philadelphia representative of tlie .Metropolitan Opera Company. "Al ready we hnve received advance sub- Opern Pomique. Another of the nov elties will be "Znza," written by Leon cavallo, the composer of "Pagllacci," and with Oernldlnc Farrar in the part of n7n. Caruso will sing in "Ln Julvc," b I.udovlc Hnlevy, one of the Important levivals planned for the coming sen son. Perhaps the most interesting novelty will be the American opera "Cleopatra's Night," composed b Henry K. Ilndley, The libretto has been written by Alice Lent Pollack from a stor b Tbeophllc (Jnutier. One of the oddities of ppern an nouncements is the senrcit of American men singers? In thn list of tenAmer ienn additions to the companv, Orville Itnrrold, tenor, is the onlv mnn. The nine other nung Amencnns are OILY SLIGHTLY CUT Emergency Fleet Official Sees Plenty of Work for Four Months MAKING SOME REDUCTIONS serintions tntnllnc more Minn thn enh scriptions thnt we had nt the end of 1 1:,,'-VI1 feotney, (JlncIjR Axmnn, Ellen the season last enr." iHaloss, Mnrgarel Farnnm, IMnn Kel- No Ciermnti opcrn is included in the winter schedule ns et, although there have been rumors in New York of singing Ocrmnn opern in Knglish. The lists of stnndnrd operas to be sung include "Carmen," "Lucia ill I.nnimermoor," "Mnrtn," "Faust," "Pagllacci." "Thais," "Le Prophet" "Iloris (todiinoff," "La IIoliemK" "Mndnm ltuttcrfi," and "Tosca,"''!! Itarblere ill Hlvlglin." "Sninsonfl et I'niiin, ina, xrovatore, Tra viata" and "Oberon." .uneieriincK s lime him will tin pinr in opern this car under the iiftine for flngl of "L'Olsenu ltleti." TlfV music Lis cent nior heen composed by Albert robbed of $23 nnd the other did not know thnnmes of th hue one roblr wns buj w bo's'nnd bis two pniions, the oth bnik of more He o men. Tuccl went WltT, of t wno &v eA mild opened tlioensli I jig got u lime more uiau to robbers ukeii ran out to te it, which ntXnnre sped nwaj going norjii on lvveiisu sin inn out offline snloon niM foil sa.vs the Into turned ito street and Vhen wentnorw street. I . Y SEEK YOajfrROAD POSTS logg nnd Adeline Vosnri, sopranos, nnd Jeanne (Hirdon, Frances Ingram and Cnrolinn Lazzari, contraltos. Oabrlella Uesanzoni, contralto, of Clonic and Buenos Aires, is one of the nevvlniportations, which include Louise Hernq contralto or the Opera Comique; Ilennto .nnelll, baritone of the San tiago V)pern ; fiiovanni Mnrtlno, basso, of Milku, nnd Octave Dun, tenor buffo, fiirnierb with the Covent Ontden Opern. Subscription prices remain the snme. but the sigh cost of artists and of scene (lifters Hflq rntsprl Mm nrtceq of HckefH .7. .T - . -.- I perrnrinances ill to L', per ' than those thnt obtained Inst i While there is under wo a slight reduction in the number of employes at Hog Island, there is no plan for any wholesale lnoff of men, according to C, II, Higglns, nssistnnt general man ager of Delaware river ship.vards for the Kmergenc Fleet Corporation. Mr. Higglns declared there will be no material reductions nt the big ship yard "until present contracts for ships shall be filled " This, according to Mr. Higglns, will not be until five or six months fromlgrtss now, after which time, he said, the matter would be entirely up to Congress. Ilcports were the the number of ways was to be reduced from fifty to twenty nnd thnt, as n consequence men would be thrown out of work. "As the ships are finished," said Mr. Higglns, "the number of vvnjs will, of course, be reduced, but there will nlways be sufficient work to emptor all men to advantage thnt are employed on the present number of yvnys. There are t went -four more keels to be laid, and when these ships arc (ample ted there wilt be no more work unless Congress nets "Hog Island is a war emergencv measure Whether Congress thinks the emeigeney tins passed is something 1 cannot say " According to the official, there nro now sixty ships in the process of con structiou nt Hog Islam) Of the fiftv on the wns, work on one is being held in nbennce, subject to possible cancel latum Ten are in the water being fitted out Exclusive of these ships, there leninln tvvent-four keels to be laid "It took four months for the last twenty five keels to be lnid," said Mr Higglns, "nnd four months from now will be the verv earliest date when nn possible red lctlon of labor will be made Perhaps not even then As I said be fore, the whole matter rests with Con son. rVeen ,i:V ne Philadelphia Business Men File Petl tlono for Office Well known men of the northern sirBiirbnu section, who have wide interests in Philadelphia, hu nlec petitions ns candidates for he HoarXof Commissioners and the Ilird 1 of HefScation of Abington to' ! Abington is Republican by an stab- lished mninrit, and nominationIs con cided to be equivalent to eleion. John (Jilbcrt publisher, uf Itydal; Walter J. Chase, broker, f lloslyn, nnd W. It. (lllbert, of Nonfli C.lensldc, will be the Republican orfndldntes for the Hoard of Education John (illbert nnd Chase are new nypirnnts, nnd W. II. (illbert, n present member, is after a return term. For commissioners, Charles F. Mebus, of Olensldc; Theo dore Edwards, of Abington, and Jacob Hoelim, of Noble, seek second terms, and livln Niblock, of Crestmont, will be the nominee to replace II. P. Hob mson, who has declined another term. ns n result of his rccoul on the field. Ilorth As he was crossing Hope street He wns commissioned u second lieu-1 the pntmlmnn find his Inst shot. The tenant on September" nnd a few weeks bullet hit the tleeing man between the Inter was made n first lieutenant. On shoulder blades, entering the bod just the da the armistice was signed he was beneath the heart He fell. Itangow called for the patrol fttiil Me- gaigee was Hurried to the Episcopal a few lie died in recommended for n enptainc . Daniel Wade, the orgaimntion's can didate for sheriff, had long been iden-1 Hospital, where. lined with independent and ijemocrntic minutes. movements in this citv and ran against i Ilaugow u a former scivice man, hav W. Frcelnnd Kendiick for receiver of ing returned fioin France about two taxes. Mr. AVnde is a resident of the months ago. after seeing active service Thirtv -eighth ward and n member of the Knights of Columbus and Ancient Order of Hibernians rntterson Won't Quit Hench Judge Patterson will not resign from the bench during his campaign. rive reasons were given bv Judge Patterson wh he should lemnin on the hench while conducting his campaign for the manrnlty. "I will not resign until I am elected Major," said Judge Patteison, when asked if he intended to give up his sent on the bench. "I hnve no npologies to offer for be ing a candidate for that office." Judgo Cites Precedents In giving his five reasons Judge Pat terson cited n number of precedents to show thnt it was not necessary to re sign from the bench to cany on n polit ical campaign. Judge Patterson gave these reasons for his announced intention to stay on saf the bcncli : First of all there arc some cases pending before me thnt have not betn decided. Theio is one in pniticular in which the testimony lins already cov ered n period of several months. I could not resign without woikiug an in justice to the pnrties involved. "Secondly, 1 have never heard of a judgo resigning, without finishing the public business before him. I see nothing in the law that requites n judge to resign while he is n candidate for another office. I understand that Judge Thner, who was a member of Court No. 4. did not resign while he was u candidate for tne post ot eh trict attorney. Judge McCiillen, who stands high before the bar, and Judge Henderson, who also has an excellent reputation for learning In the law and nn instinct for fnirness, arc caudidntes to succeed themselves on the bench and they have not resigned. Justice Kep linrt. an able juiist and a popular cit izen, served o;i the bejnch during lusi enmpnign I can find no precedent that would require me to take any other step Not Seeking Personal Comfort "Thirdly, the people of Philadelphia elected ma as a judge It wns through their will, expressed bv the ballot, that I was chosen to serve! In that e-npacltv A largo number of uose who voted for me as a candidate inr a judgeship have JiLso asked inn to submit my name to thn nennln for another office. Prncti B eallv thn same peisons who elected mei an judge nave uskpu mn m m-ivi- hi Ma or. I am not consldeilng my per xonnl comfort or convenience I am not seeking the office. If thn people want me to serve ns Mnynr I shnll servn them: Ifthev want me to remain on the bench I .shall remain there And 1 1 shnll support with nil mv might nnd Et length nn other man who is elected Mnv-tir. In other words, if I nm not elected I shall lend my nid to' the nd ministration of uny man who is chosen, i These nre mv IdenR nt punlle service "Fourth. Members of the bar, soinn of them very prominent members, have asked me not to resign. "In America onn man Is ns good ns another hefnro )li law. This is. n '"Jaqel of opportunity' and n Judge, ns well as (be humblest tltUeu, hat) the t ' jrlftit to pe MBiWatej focaajr tf&ce," v ... , y u"' . in the nrln. Saloonkeeper Laughs Tour bandits held up the snloon of Antonio Tucjyi, Twelfth nnd Annin sheets. The lobbed Tuecn nnd two patrons and escaped with nbout $153 in cash and a gold watch The robbers diovc up in nn nutomo bile. Two icinuiiiiil in the machine. The two otheis entered the saloon with drawn revolveis. At the sight of them, Tuccn laughed. A glimpse of their boish faces had caused him to think the hold-up a joke. One of the thieves ordered him to tluow up his hands. Tucci backed ivway towardejthe rear of the saloon, where two of his patrons were seated. He hoped to leach a lenr door and escape. .no stopped when one" of the robbers called out: "Stop, or I'll shoot." The thief then seized Tucei's watch chain and jciked out the vvntch, break ing the chain in doing this. The bioken chain still dangled fiom the snloou Keepci's vest when he related to the police the stoi of what had happened. Then the bandit made the two patrons raise their hands while he went .through their pockets. Tucci said one mnn was SUESTC STAYINBRYNMAWR, j ' Girl EntersVMandamus Action After Dismissal ... T. .Mnndnmus iMimi wns instituted in ' the N'orristowuf court toda id behalf of Margaret II htambniigh to require the trustees iiiiiUfurultv of Hr.vn Mnwr Col ' , T' 'Sl' to rijt"le her r.s a student. owed. He h(,r .Jtitlmi( prr,cfr(i todn, .Miss im'll l S''amb"'lf1 st,1", "t after completing I tonel sine csslfillv a four ears' course of studieynt I!r.vu Mnwr, she received on Jiiueyill, UM'.t, a letter from the prcsi den of the institution which stated . Ill the opinion of the Senate it will niJt be for the best interest of the college or ou to receive a degree from Itrvn tnwr College and ou will not tie remit led to the college in the autumn. This in turn is without nppei.l." Miss Ktftmliaiigh claims thnt she is unjustlv ruleel ng-iinst nnd excluded from the college nnd unless allowed to continue her studies, her education is serinusl hampered. Miss Stnmbiiugh is twentv -cine cnrs old, and a resident of Norrlstown". In 1!U.", she took her matriculation ex Mninntion for entrance to college. She passed in alt subjects nnd was admitted to the freshman class. t r: &JjdutA$AfW pamt vh Hie okM. for jami Mpctors amd ctcpri- Elkton Marriage Licenses Hllctnn, Md., Aug. 10. Philadelphia furnished nine of the fourteen couples proem ing marriage licenses here today as follows: John Iteed nnd Winifred Hngen, Franklin A. Trent nnd Itnslna Ci Harris, John Richmond nnd Edna Ilaslcr, Jacob Cantin and Rebn Coler off, William J. Newman nnd Margaret L. Irwin, Justus Wilhams nnd Susie Miers, Edw. Younger nnd Almn Win neis, Joseph Cook nnd Isnbelle Mc Cormick, William Winning and Ethel Clark, all of Philadelphia; -Theodore J. Kut7. Philadelphia, and Elizabeth C. Parkison, Atlantic Citv; William C. Thompson, Princeton. W. Va., and Eclnn Vohrer, Philadelphia; Chnrles A. Paul, Jr , and Helen Marr, Itlooms burg; Wilbur T. Duvnl and May A. Howelc, Rustleton, Pa : William Hunter, Wilmington, nnd Minnie Hughes, Newjiort, Ky. Motorcyclist Injured In Crash Tonv DeSandes, twent -three years old, 1U0 Ontario street, received a fracture of the left leg today when a motorccle on which he wns riding crashed into n wagon. Both vehicles were going south on seventh street above Cnmbrin. DeSandes wns taken to the Episcopal Hospital. To Release Russian Boy The bureau of Immigration, Glouces ter Pit, has received word from the department In Washington to release Paul Tirnntoff, the thirteen- enr-old llussinu boy, who was brought to this countr bv Lleutennht Smith, of the ,'W.ltli Infnntr, on the steamship Hnv erford three weeks ago. BABBITT METALS MAGNOLI CHARLES mana M COMPAN 617-619 Arch St. i PYBANK5dBinii r Silver emiUn s 111 t Stationers 7 Honor Roll Tabloid andQom A brocliure she .1 w a lists mailed upon request suitable desidns world's fomous merrub T rativ rlcdals -TTL Cometothe LindeStoreif You Want toSee the Biggest ugust Furniture Sale We will positively save you 15 to 25 per cent more than any other sale now in progress. The Linde guarantee of highest quality and lowest price is backed by 3 1 years of honest merchandising and a reputation for placing the customer's interest ahead of every other consideration. i Shop around all the August Furniture Sjilcs. Make close comparisons of quality ana prices, ray particular attention to the assortments. Younown good judgment will nnint nut the snip rnnn ,,.;,,';. .... . .rr.. 2i.;.. ,i $ k v. ' ,..... ... ... ..,,,, uiiilx yun limy ara t-i,','ti. 3 f t k rAvvhnA ?ff Do not expect such Sl jJliaip Wf natural leaf-sweetness in UfijP Vt' any oter cigarette. 0iC W Wg jCondaxCigarEttes are WlpM$ffi I te made bslbur SDejKonal LW wSjJI blendinglpf Wiprf- f .. l), W Ik- ciusTtwsjlmcci)s uk---cm)l &T Yaka,sMiWfa, (WsJk9 v jhfc ' Zichna Mnd lamsoun. jd$-J4 UM f swtijuw V vmM mfKt m a is v-jm" i rm, 1 Tzl m yA-SnuTim. I 0' Ur WTMyf 1'iTurkish Cigarette 1 1 ff tMfR Wj fJ' Like Honey on Olympus Z20?yrr?dVM I TJ (jL Plun Sttw Cork ''TSSS!! II KA 10for30c 4IS4fl I K A 10 for 35c (Extra Size) AVj iTRi'.'i'.-irirW M i am ,7 vk'i in ...xti ; .:.n iam 3 P &(h& mmMWLvw X, ' Ur&vW ' , . r i - n h , -j -j " nth'of unfarecede , if. ..,?ti i e tierOiVlntiiitne la: S1H, n ii r t ll Sift. Rocker ln ninhoganv or eolden oak Full spring seait Genuine leather. The Linde Sale ha was planned to give a bargains, and thev will of August. Some of thi sales wiicrtarte with a blare of trumpetj arc are nere to DacK up our prqlnises. 1 For a Square Weal and No Profiteering, tne Linde Store . ? "Rxz-erSr out Brf ffTniim h" -y 3S, worth (50. llrass Bed with 2-tnth ixmts Heavy fillers and ornaments Full size. m I ii " ' ' "ft (174. weirih (260. Pine massive, four-piece Bed Itoom Suite, ln Walnut or Mahogany. Dresser, J47 , Chiffonier, T, Bed. JtO Toilet Table. MO (US, vioiih (1(0. walnut or mnhoennv. bed, f35, dressln; table, lnis vvell-constructid suite, ln ""sw, jb, cnmonier, 37, 4ao. (1ST, north (188, long-. Handsome 4-plece ct, B4 ll Kxtenslon Table, 48-Inch top, 6 feet long. suite, Air,,ia fahnirnnv or Walnut Buffet. 54 Inches loner China Closet. 60x39 Inches Serving: Table, 32 Inches (218, worth (300. This elnbornte Queen Anne four piece Suite, ln American walnut or butler oak Buffet, 60 Inches, China Closet, 46 inchea , bervlng Tabic, 38 Inches; Extension Table, 51-Inch top JJSoSi rjfff-''"'tii .iif-jiMJmlrMlfL n J.,. worth (300, hoUtered In the bst taDestrv seat and back Extra-large Davenport, This 3-plece Library Suite, un- iuu spring loose-cusnion (08, worth (90. Living Room Suite. Mahogany frame, covered In Imperial leather Workmanship and inner materials strictly guaranteed for long service Open Monday", Wednesday and Fridau Evenings Until 10 o'Clock r,T.TT"jliL7' 1T,,' 9T Closed Saturdays at 1 P. M. OLWKY LlINDl!423d,ColumbiaandRidgeAYes. T f Here'sOurBigOnce-a-Season Special Drive on our Finest, Highest pricedSpringand Sum mer Suits at Remark able Reductions! C We Will Sell Our Finest $65 Suits at $48, $55, $58; Our Finest $60 Suits at $45, $48, $50; Our Finest $55 Suits at $40, $45, $48; Our Finest $50 Suits at $35, $38, $40; Our Finest $45 Suits at $30, $32, $35; Our Finest $40.jStiits at , DR n u? ' J V-v,, vjyv, yui. , f J There's only one thing need ,be said about these Spring ajid Summer Suits they are the highest gracfe of material and workmanship that wefcan secure and perform, and we have yet to see anything finer than that. The 'Reductions speak for themselves. When you consider that the original prices were already money savers, these figures tell a story of real and radical economy. $40 Suits are. . $45 Suits are. . $50 Suits are. . $55 Suits are. . $6c Suits are. . $65 Suits are. . $28, $30, $32 $30, $32, $35 $35, $38, $40 $40, $45, $48 $45, $48, $50 $48, $55, $58 Tropical Suits at Clear away Prices! $ Suits for sultry weather, both this season and next Summer. The cut, fit, and workmanship are the kind that these light weight fabrics need. They are as good looking as they are light and comfortable. Palm Beach Suits Breezweve Suits Mohair and Flannel Suits Cool Cloth Suits $10, $12, $13.50, $15, $16.50, $18.50, $22.50 Sport Coats $6, $7, $8 Closed at 5 P. M. PERRY & CO. "N. B. T." 16th and Chestnut Sts. i ! tii .i i 41 --A. & IV . " i.l.-.v mi i
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