HIHE55EC iwcr j?'' ? ," c. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERrHTtADELPHIA, THUKSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1919 i i. i STOPS THE PIRKATTHB START Insurance saving, on 99 installations Before OLODE Sprinklers were ImUlledt Average rte on bulldlnjt, U8j on con tenu, t J.04. 4rer QLOBE Sprinkler! were Installed: Average rate on buildings, 37 cents; on contents, 43 cents. QLODE protection Is sosn paid for In premiums saved. GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO. 2035 Washington Ave. Dickinson S31 JUHL Hire s carbonated inbottles for the Home Th Golden Rod Mills, Fort Worth, Teste, lnttuiea Oi-Uisu. ;pnner Mil sVaiLVflfrUtt: MMiiVJiMI E IE CITY loans Special Session Will Be Needed if Taxpayers' Suit Against Issues Wins IMPROVEMENTS MENACED Various municipal Improvements 'may be held up pending a special session of the Legislature' to relieve the munlcl pallty'of Philadelphia from a shortage that may ensue from a taxpayer's suit tying up three big city loans. The loans involved arc the $G7,100, 000 councilmanlc loan recently author lied. If the suit shall he sustained and the loans declared illegal, the Leg islature may be asked to act to relieve the 'situation. George P. Atkinson, assistant direc tor of the Department of City Transit, said he did not believe the transit loan would be classified with the other municipal loan, as most of the contracts were awarded before July 25, the date the charter took effect. "This department is not vitally con cerned, as most of eur contracts were approved before the charter took effect, said Mr. Atkinson. "The matter is a legal one, and as we are not the de fendants, I shall not inake any formal statement, other than to say that our payroll will bo met and we shall go ahead with the transit improvements until we are notified to stop." The taxpayer's suit to restrain the municipality from going on with the three loans was entered by Solomon C, Kraus, a real estate broker, In Com mon Pleas Court No. - yesterday. The suit is believed to. be the result of anxiety ol bnancial interests to learn whether the sale of municipal bonds to float the three loans will be legal. Authorized Before War Two of the three loans Involved are the ones authorized by popular vote several years ago. They were held up by the war and other emergencies. Many profess to believe. that the Inau guration of tho new charter changes the Btatus of the proposed loans. The case will be heard before Judges Barratt, Rogers and Wessel. A bankers' syndicate in which Drcxel ft Co. are the chief factors has already bought 2,000,000 in bonds of the councilmanic loan. Five per cent ot the stipulated price has been paid by the bankers to bind the agreement with the city; but before the bankers sell the bonds to investors they desire a stttlement of the legal questions in volved. The complications are a result of the revision of tho city charter. The new acts of the Legislature provide that current expenses of the city government may not be paid out of long-term loans, while the acts effective at the time when these loans were passed, contained no such provision. Counsel's Contention TfttfATll, T. TTl.tl KAtlnD.l turn tf. &raus, maintains that, although the Dorrowing ot tnese tunas was author ized before the revision of the char ter, the actual borrowing did not take place until af(er that time; and that a loan Is not a reality until the money bas actually been turned over to the borrower. For that reason, he charges. the floating of these bdnd issues at this time would be a violation ol the city charter. Mr. Kun today denied a report that the suit was brought at this time as a political move. He said that the filing of tho suit during the piesent political I HAVE Hires at home. Let the first items on your grocery list be Hires the celebrated thirst quencher noted for purity and refreshing goodness. In pint 'bot tles, or by the case at your dealer's. Try Hires Ginger Ale TWO BOYS DROWNED; 1 SUPPORTED MOTHER Northeast Manual Student Dies at Eoy Scout Camp Other at League Island B9 campaign was a mere coincidence. Both factions of the Republican party, he as serted, are similarly affected by the action. A further nhlectlnn is raised bv the plaintiff, who avers that any further sale of bonds of the $07,100,000 loan would be illegal because the issue has not been certified bv the city controller. John M. Walton. Before tho new char ter was enacted such certification was not necessary ; but the new legislation requires nis signature ot approval. THREE AUTOS ARE STOLEN One Car Is Recovered In West Phila delphia Garage Three automobiles were reported stolen today. One car, valued at S450 and owned by AVilliam Conklc, 4714 Windsor ave nue, was taken from FoTty-nlnth street nnd Woodland nvenue. It was recover ed in n garage nt Fifty-eighth Btreet and Whitby avenue. An nutomobile valued at $2o0 and owned by Milton Myers, 3S38 North Sixteenth street, was stolen from Trout Rtreet and Susquehanna avenue. An other, valued at $350, belonging to Kd ward Mcchlinc of Moorestown, N. J., was taken from Thirteenth and Locust streets. NOW HE WON'T BE INVITED No Wedding Invitation Mean Words Blffl Philip Sussman, of Twenty-first street and Ridge nvenue, felt slighted, it is said, when Mrs. Lena Fuller did not invite him to the wedding of her daughter, which takes place next Wed nesday, "I'd rather go to your funeral," Sussman is alleged to have said when he heard he was notfto be among the guests. Fred Ginsberg, the prospective son-in-law ot Mrs. Fuller, struck Suss man in the face, nccording to the po lice. The fight ended in the Nine teenth and Oxford streets police sta tion. Sussman was held in $500 ball for n further hearing before Magistrate Gttlis. Protest Factory Noises The alleged incessant clamor caused by the handling of heavy materials in the stamping and dyeing machine shop of Joseph M. Mason Machine Company, Inc., 2305 North Marshall street, caused residents of the neighborhood to petition Common Pleas Court No. 2 for an injunction to stop the noise. Two boys, one a Northeast Manual Training School scholar, the other the sole support of his widowed mother, were drowned while swimming yester day. The schoolboy was, drowned at a Box Scout camp In Delaware. Tho other lost his life In the lake at League Island Park. The boys are : Eugene Ilnnsberrj1, fifteen years old, of 2018 West Westmoreland street, drowned while in swimming at St. Georges, Del. Brewster II. lirannon, lourtecn years old, of 1001 Jackson street, drowned after being overcome with cramps while swimming in League Island Park lake. While no details concerning the death f itnn.luirrv hnvt been received' at 'his home, it is presumed that he lost bis life in an attempt, to swim a acep cnan nel which flows at one side of the river fhorn Ills father is George Ilans- Viarrrr n diarrl nt the Cramn shipyard. Vt-..J, B . , The mother, Mrs. liertna nansocrry, is nrMit rntifl "oung Hansbury lelt Home August n with a party of twenty-nine other Boy. Scouts for a two-week encampment at Camp Wawa, St. Georges, Del. The widowed mother of Brewster sat today with her younger son, Joseph, too dazed to realize fully what had hap pened. Brewster was the sole sup port of the family. He worked in a nearby drug store during the vaca tion period. It is not known that any one saw the lad go down. He left home at 0 o'clock last night, telling his mother he was going for a swim. The lake was dragged and the body was recovered within a few minutes. UNCLE SAM IS TAXED Camden Board Dismisses Appeal Against Shipyard Assessments Gloucester, N. J., can collect taxes from Uncle Sam that is, If the deci sion today of the Camden county Board of Taxation is upheld by the courtB. The board dismissed the appeal of the ITnited States shipping board and the New York Shipbuilding Corporation against tax assessments levied upon new shipyards built by the government in Gloucester. When the Gloucester Board of As sessors acted the shipyards were not completed. So the assessment waB $375,000 against the New York Ship building Corporation on the property used and $100,000 against the United Stntcs shipping board on machinery be ing Installed. The contention of the shipping board was that it was part of the govern ment and could not be assessed. The Camden county board decided that, while the shipping board waB part of the government, it wbb a cor poration and therefore could be taxed. Baby Slightly Burned Twenty-months-old Joseph Frank, 03!) Tree street, was burned on the legs and face wlhle asleep Inst night. The cause of the fire Is not known. There were children playing in the room at the time. The mother detected the smoke, ran upstairs and hurried the baby tothe Methodist Hospital. Its condition is not serious. EATS GREEN FRUIT, T. D. WADE'S SON DIES Four -Year -Old Daughter of Chester Prosocutor Is In Serious Condition Green fruit, eaten by the two chil dren of Truman D. AVudc, district at torney of Chester county, has caused the death of one nnd serious Illness of the other. Lee Zimmerman Wade, a nevcn- months-old son, Is the dead child. Tie succumbed early Tuesday morning. The other child, Helen, four years old, Is dangerously ill. Both children ate the green fruit last week, their father says. Water from A well near an abandoned had mine at the Wade home In Phoe nixville, Pa., was at first believed to have poisoned the children. Mrs. Sarah Leopold Wade, wife nf the district attorney, is prostrated. Two month ago their eldest son, Truman Dlller Wade, Jr.. fifteen jears old, died. He was a student at the University of Pennsylvania. He was the youngest student ever admitted to the college department, being only thir teen j ears old. EUGENE IIANSBERRT Fifteen-year-old Boy Scout, of 2018 Westmoreland street, who was drowned at St. George's, Del. 060 xpuhnous fsteaMt& tfwJr op 6ncc -fe tfS& cowtdik for ftex&uML oaxcL &rtedm$ ? , A Prim. Party Pump and PopularTV rV Oxford ON SALE at JfJ An $8 V.Iu.. toZgj ilxjlzfm K J An $S V",u i PARTY : 0V1 W&W L DRESS X PUMP ':. 4s OXFORD:' I Brown Kid - t Brown Kid t. Brown Kid t Black Kid t Patent Calf Turn Solo French Heel Distinctive Dalsimer Designs That Insure Style, Slaving and Satisfaction. WWVWVMW Brown Kid ' Steel Grey Kid Tan Calf Leather Louie ' Heel! tWWVVWVNrV HOSIERY In a Host of Harmonizing Shades, $1.50 tAAr1rrVrVrAArl THESE two timely reductions coming at a period when shoe prices are most uncertain, suggest the wisdom of buying now. It is difficult to forecast how much more you will have to pay in the near future, but right now you must pay almost double the price for equal style and quality. CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAYS DURING AUGUST i 'TIS A JFKA.T rU JF1T IIifc!JL 1204-06-08 Market St. Mommt FIRE PANIC IN TROLLEY Riders Escape Injury In Rush for Doors as Flames Appear Stan? passengers narrowly escaped serious injury early this morning when an overheated motor Btarted a fire on a Bidge avenue trolley car as It reached Wissahickon Hill. Flames suddenly spurted from the floor of the car, and there was "a quick dash for the doors. The motorman and conductor helped many Jo the street. John Bhoads, patrol driver of the Manayunk police station, who wng off duty, turned in an alarm, and three fire companies responded. Traffic was considerably delayed while the firemen fought the flames. The car was badly damaged. $1000 In Cloth In Woman's Room Neighbors told the police today that stolen articles were hidden in the room of Anna Smith, twenty-nine years old, of Twelfth and Brown streets. Detec tives McClain and McCarthy went to the house and found rolls of cloth, said to be worth nearly $1000. The woman was arrested. She was held In $GO0 bail while the police investigate. BAt Diamonds w Black Ottkx JF iho dHamorcf can o snacc snare &eau&u j'i is j'n sucA craairajt Brooches Bar Fins Finger Rings Bracelets COME long - headed manufacturers are seizing on present condi tions to build up a favor able market which will be independent of outside com mercial stimulus or depres sion. Can you pick them out? HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Agency Every Phate of Sale Promotion 400 Cheatnut Street Philadelphia Final Clean-up! Men's Shoes 5.90 and 7.90 Were 9.00 to 12.00 1800 pairs of this season's summer shoes. All of our standard quality. To be closed out at prices very much below present values. All incomplete lines from our three stores have been assembled at our Chestnut Street Store. Regardless of their former prices, now 3.90 NVederman 930 Cheatnut St. . 39 So. Eighth 203. No. Eighth T.jj1pmmTTrwwHflmw.fmt.fmrp1nr-w imiltDlimiltim!Til1IIMI nimilD Tone ggj QuomiiimiinLniiiiiniiinniiaijsninuDniininiiinoaniiiuuiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniinNii i; ir3Minnsixi33"a This is just one of the attractive models absolutely new shown in the Paris Letter in the Forecast of Autumn Fashions Number of Vogue SMART? It's the Very Last Word Biscuit coloured homespun, open in front, over a blouse of plain white linen one button strategic ally placed big pockets to accentuate the flaring Louis XV hip line this is Doucet's version of the autumn tailleur. Other details to be noted by the smart woman in search of her own new suit are the snug shoulder, the plain notched collar, the shorter, wider skirt, the velvet hat with its feeling for line and its big metal pins, the modish umbrella and bag, the new French shoes. The smallest accessory from veil to gloves has been selected with the most fastidious care. But wouldn't you have expected it? It's in the Forecast of Autumn Fashions Number VOGUE Suits aren't the only thing considered. Tho Paris Letter shows the new long coat, fur-trimmed; tho wonderful diaphanous evening frocks of lace and net, some of them with tight satin foundations oyer wbichtho skirt floats like an immense but terfly. The afternoon frock is here impudently short-sleeved, with subtle lines and unexpected draperies about the hips. There is a page of Poiret, too several pages of tho new hats tnap shots from tho -French raeci two pages of tho new materials a sheaf of piquant sketches from the Hotel Murat. Then, to bo practical as well as beautiful, there are three articles on textiles to ho found in tho American market woollens and silks and trim mings that will show you jmt what to buy for your own costumes. There are pages of New York fashions at their best. The Limited In comes department considers half a dozen cults of much chic at little cost. The Shopping Ser vico shows ever) thing you'll need this autumn, from frocks to lingerie all priced and pur chasable. And there are twenty-two pages of that invaluable Vogue feature, the Vogue Pattern the best of the mode in the most usable form. All this your clothes problems settled for six months -you may get for thirty-five cents., Isn't that your idea of a bargaiu? AT ALL NEWS STANDS September 1st Issue ' On Sale Today Out Then Go at Ridiculous Prices! $6.00; $8.50; $13.50 for Palm Beach, Cool Crash and Breezdweve Suits that were f $12, $13.50, $15, $18, $20 A Slew of Big Sizes in ffi 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52 chest measures! r Dark Colors, too! This is a Sale of Big Men's Bargains! f And plenty of smaller sizes. Big Special Drive on our Finest Spring and Summer Woolen Suits! & We Will Sell Our Finest ,$65 Suits at $48, $55, $58; Our Finest $60 Suits at $45, $48, $50; Our Finest $55 1 Suits at $40, $45, $48 ; Our Finest $50 Suits at $35, $L8, $40; Our Finest $45 Suits - at $30, $32, $35 ; (3uV Finest $40 Suits at $28, $30, $32 r fm fi i i i fl Many of these Suits are silkft Id f in shoulders anti sleeves with silk piping on seam edges. No further mention will be made of these Finest, r' Higher-priced Suits after this f Limited-period Sale! Get Busy! J $40 Suits are . . $45 Suits are . . $50 Suits are. . $55 Suits are. . $60 Suits are. . $65 Suits are . . .$28, $30, $32 .$30, $32, $35 .$35, $38, $40 .$40, $45, $48 .$45, $48, $50 $48, $55, $58 Closed at 5 P. M. PERRY & CO. "N. B. T." j 16th and Chestnut Sts. tA m rt" A b,i m 9f ' ' IvS V I .1 i 5 TZ !' 5s t tin it i: J& -' ' if , . T i -r-a
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