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UNFIT BEEF W
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Fodoral Trade Commission Rec
ords ShoW Wilson & Co. Were
Exonerated After Long firobo
BOUGHT FOR SERVICE MEN
Federal trado commission rccordi re
fute charges that Wilson & Co., Chi
cago packers, sold unGt beef to the gov
ernment for consumption by scrvico
Not only was the packing firm exon
erated but a letter which led recently
to a revival of the charge was branded
as tnero hearsay and was not admitted
to the commission's records.
Although the Incidents Involved oc
curred early last year, public attention
wrs focused on the matter recently
through publication of a letter written
by T. G. Lee, district superintendent
here for Armour & Co., to his superiors
Jn Chicago. '
In that letter, dated February -S,
1018, Mr. Lee spoke of "bad condition
beef" held by his company In this city,
part of which was bought by Wilson A,
Co. and shipped to New Xork for freez
ing, v
The district superintendent concluded
his letter with this comment:
"I certainly do not think beef in
the condition they are buying ought to
be exported or offered to our armies
Absolved of Chargo
From that letter arose a charge
against Wilson & Co. that the firm had
offered meat "unfit for human con
sumption" to the Fclham Bay Nnval
Training Station and to the steamships
Ceramic and Samland.
After exhaustive hearings by the fed
eral trade commission, Wilson & Co.
was absolved of the charge that the beef
was unfit for consumption. Discussing
the beef sold the naval training station,
the commission's findings, nnnounccd
October 11, 1018, are:-
"this meat, In part, was purchased
from Armour & Co.'s branch house at
Philadelphia. It appears that out of
6311 pounds offered to the Telham Bay
station on April 20, 1018, 5500 pounds
were accepted and 805 pounds were re
jected. "The evidence shows that the re
jected meat thus offered for sale to the
navr did not fulfill tue navy's bpccwca
tlons, but it Is not conclusively shown
that it was actually unfit for human
consumption. On this shotting the com
mission finds for the respondent "
At a hearing before the federal trade
commission, June 18, 1018, Mr. Lee
was questioned by counsel for Wilson
is Co., as to what he meant in his ref
erence to "bad condition beef."
The witness was positive in his dec
laration he did not mean beef unfit for
human consumption.
At a later hearing Mr. Lee declared
his belief that the beef bought by Wil
son & Co., was good enough to be sold
to anybody but the army or navy. His
reason for making exceptions of the
army and navy, he "said, was that the
government called for freshly frozen
beef for the service men.
Termed "Cliolco Beef"
Mr. Lee further testified that meat
in that conditions would be termed
"choice beef" for the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel in New York, but that it could
'not be sold to the navy because of the
navy specifications.
Freshly frozen beef, he explained, is
meat taken from the killing room into
the refrigerator room and frozen solid.
whereas the meat in question was
slaughtered in Sioux City, placed in
refrigerator cars with a temperature of
32 to 45 degrees, transported to Phila
delphia and from there to New York,
Sefore freezing solid.
Numerous witnesses, including a navy
commissary steward, testified the re-
jcciea Deei was jh. lor numan consump
tion. Reasons given for the rejection
of the five quarters of beef were that
. they were moist and not properly cov
ered. Deaths of a Day
W. H. FRANCIS DEAD AT 80
Had Been Pollco Lieutenant Here
fop Thirty-five Years
William H. Francis, who wos the
oldest police lieutenant In point of serv
ice who had ever served on the police
force ot Philadelphia, at his retire-
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at his home, 857 North Twenty-fourth
street. He was eighty years old.
Appointed to the police force under
Mayor Henry, In 1807, Mr. Francis
served as a patrolman until 1870, when
he was made a lieutenant and assign
ed to the Centennial Exhibition. So
well did he perform his labors that
he was given a medal by the Mayor
for efficiency.
For thirty-five years Mr. Francis
remained a lieutenant. Part of the time
be waaassigned to the harbor police,
and the' rest of the time was spent in
the Twentieth and Buttonwood streets
precinct. In 1911 Sir. Francis re
tired because of old age, and went on
' the pension. He went to live at the
home of his son, Phillip, at the North
Twenty-fourth street address, from
which he will be buried on Thursday
at 11 a. m. Interment will be made
y in Mt. Morlah Cemetery. '
Mr. Francis was many .times com
mended by his superior officers for
' bravery and for the nuifiber of Impor
tant arrests that he made.
John O. Batdorf
John O, Batdorf, widely known
throughout the state as a manufac
turer of medical preparations, died on
Sunday mornintf at bis home, 1210,
West Cambria street, from a complt?
cation of diseases. Mr. Batdorf was
, born In Milton, Fa., and was fifty-six
years of age. He Is survived by a
widow, three sops and two daughters.
J08IAH QUINCY
1 Boston, Sept. 0, Josiab Qulncy, for
merly mayor and for a time, in 1803,
u first assistant emetary of state, died
at his home here yeerday, He was sixty
years of age, Mr. Quincy was active
jEor many years in the conduct of na .
.tiosel.sjict. state Pemocratlc campaigns.
N. J. VOTERS REGISTER
Both Parties Campaigning to Get
Out Record Number of Electors
Tho first registration of Miters In
all cltJcs of more than C000 nomilallon
I In New Jersey takes place today. As
n governor will bo elected this year,
the registration Is expected to bo heavy.
Both partleN are appealing to the
voters to register today. Tho Jlepub
licans are conducting an active cam
paign in Cauidcu county, nnd ciery
voter of that party has received a card
appealing to him to register todav. The
j xegistry hoards will sit nt I! o'clock
this afternoon aud remalu in cession
until 0 o'clock tonight.
The registry boards In Gloucester
city organized last night. The Glou
cester Itepubjicans say that they will
support Newton K. Ilugbce for the
Republican nomination for governor
nnd givo him n majority ocr the
present acting governor, ltunjon. It
is expected that James Nugent will
have n majority for the Democratic
nomination.
MINISTER DEPLORES
TAIIDI IMP rDinnMIP'
UHIVIDLIINU trlULIVIIO
Pastor of Mariners' Church
Says Shouts of Players Nearby
Are Heard by Worshipers
Calls nf crap shooters, gambling on
a nearby doorstep, almost drown the
voices of singers in the' Mariners'
Church, Front nnd Do Lanccy streets,
each Sunday and make it difficult far
the preacher to make himself heard, ac
cording to tho Itcv. Dr. Howard-Preston
McIIenry, pnslor.
It seems to do no good to appeal to
the police," he said today. "The gam
bling goes ou right under their noses.
Any day during the week you mav walk
through the district on Front, Water,
Dock or Do Lancev streets nnd sec the
men playing openly on doorsteps. It
ibu't mere child's play, either. It Is
gambling in earnest. I have seen yellow
back bills chnnge hands. There seems
to bo no attempt on the part of police
to stop the players. In fact, the police
are dilhcult to find.
"About four cars ago, undnr a pre
uous administration, .wo had a similar
epidemic of crap-shooting in the neigh
borhood and we nppealcd to police head
quarters. After persistent efforts on our
part the police cleaned up the district,
and wc were free of the pest till the
present administration. Now it is wore
than ever, nnd no amount of 'appealing'
t.eems to do any good. Sunday games
nre plajed next door to our'church "
AID FOR NAVY YARD
League Island Booked for Big Share
, of Fleet Repair Moneys
That Philadelphia will receive n sub
stantial share of the request "for S1S,-
000,000 made on Congress by the Navy
Department for fleet repairs is antici
pated by Congressman Vare. Tho 10
quest is now before the House appro
priations committee. Out of the re
quest of $5,000,000 for yardi and docks
the Philadelphia Nay urI should re
eehc at least $350,000, ho said, and
nt nf tho riviiiPQt fnr SflT.fln flfWI fnr
, ., ':. n, .,.'' , .
rccouMruciiuu uiu x uimuciiimu urui
should receive nt least 51,000,000.
Rear Admiral Hughes, commander of
the navy yard, told Congressman Vare
that nu additional $100,000 could be
used for the pajmrnt of labor ut the
navy jard here. That amount would
be in addition to what has alicady been
appropriated for the present fiscal year.
THOMAS B. BROWNE DIES
Philadelphia Broker and Prominent
Clubman III Short Time
Thomas Beaver Browne, a bond
broker and member of the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange, died last night in Bryn
Mawr Hospital. Mr. Brown was in
good health until last Saturday, when
he suddenly became ill. He was taken
to the hospital, where an operation was
performed for appendicitis. A i
Lpciatlon was performed on Sun
second
daj
Mr. Browne lived in Wynnewood. lie
was born in Philadelphia in 1S74. His
father was William Hnrdcastle Browne,
a prominent lawyer aud author of sev
eral books. The son was active so
cially. He was a member of the Bac
quet, University and other clubs here,
and also member ot a numDer ot clubs
in New York.
Ho was a trustee nnd treasurer ot
the First Presbyterian Church, Ard
more, and an officer and director of the
Ardmore National Bank. He leaves a
widow and three children.
The funeral will be next Thursday.
THIEF INVADES CITY HALL
Bicycle Stolen While Policemen and
Guards Are Near
A thief stolo a bicycle from City Hall.
Policemen were twenty feet away.
The bicycle belonged to .Harry Bush,
2435 South Sixteenth street. He went
inside to pay bis taxes at the northeast
corner of City Hall.
When Bush complained of tho theft
he was promised there would be an in
vestigation. It is still going on.
PuiW Frankford "L" Work
Effort is being made by the Depart
ment of City Transit to push the work
on the Frankford "Ii," with a view to
having the road iu operation before the
close of next year.
Proposals will be opened today for
completing that portion of the super
structure on Front street for a'distance
of 171 lineal feet, south from Arch
street, where connection will be made
with the Market street subway line.
o& upti mo
warn j4mvocvK, wojcktom&wuk
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Biographer of Noted Poet Was
at Bon Echo, Ontario Had
Been III a Year
HAD BEEN POOR ALL LIFE
Horace Traubcl, disciple and biog
rapher of Walt Whitman nnd Ilohe
mian "without fear nnd without re
proach," is dead.
AVord reached' here today thut Mr
Traubel, perhaps tho most singular uml
Interesting figure among Philadelphia
and Camden's literary men, died jes
terday nt Bou Keho, Ontario, a colon
of Whitman dcotees. He was editor
' nf ihm fnnflnrrnlnp n miMIrtntlnn
wllt,d llP. "''k1' ,s unlike any other
in America. Ho was also one of Whit-
man's executors. The other was Thomas
B. Horned.
Mr. Traubel had been ill for
a ycdr. He went to Canada toward the
end of the summer in the hope of re
gaining strength. Heart trouble is said
to have been tho cause of death. He
was sixty-two jfcars old.
Poor All Ills Life
Mr. Traubel was poor almost all the
days of his life. He had chosen n
career of what ho believed to be public
service and, although he could have
prospered in business had he desired.
never turned from tho 'path he had
chosen, even when beset with heavy
trials.
Virtuallj all of his life was spent in
Camden, but he was known through
out the country. AVheu a joung man
Mr. TraJbcl went to work in a bauk.
An attack upon an institution iu which
tho bank was iu some way interested,
it is said, caused him to lose this posi
tion. After that he lived as best he
could.
He was a voting mnn when he first
met Walt Whitman The poet was
about forty jeara older than Traubel
and was an olir man when they met
already "the good, gray poet." Trau
bel became an ardent admirer of Whit
man. AVhen paraljsis confined the poet
to his room, iu the closing jears of his
life. Traubel went to see Whitman
every morning
He felt he was ministering to one
of the world's immortals and made note
of their conversations and prescrve'd
papers which the aged poet, iu his
disregard of trifles, was dKposcd to
throw aw as-.
Wrote Three Volumes
It was from these notes aud papers
that Traubel wrote his biography of
the poet. "With Walt Whitman in
Camden." Three volumes of this biog
raphy had been completed at the time
of Traubel's death. He had expected
to add to these. Admirers of Whitman
find these three volumes a mine of
interest
When Whitman died Traubel be
came a leader among his disciples.
He was h poet, too, and much of his
poetry was iu the Whitman st.vlc aud
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vine hitman om.
Lvery month in
the Conservator Traubel had a poem.
The Conservator, being solelj an ex
pression of Traubel's lndividunlit) iu
his crusade for a better world, was not
a success and the editor was nlwa.vs
troubled for money.
He was fortunate in having a gen
erous and sympathetic printer, Wil
liam limes, who helped him through
many troubled periods.
MOUNTED PATROLMAN HURT
Tries to Pull Team Out of Mud, Is
Run Over
John Ltt'cy, thirty-one years old, of
502 Martin street, u mounted patrol
man of the Itovborough station, was
seriously injured when he tried to pull
a team out of the mud. He is in the
bt. iimotnv s Hospital, siittcrinc a
broken leg and possible fracture of the
ribs.
The team was driven by John P.
Nolan, of 04 Church lane, German
town, and was stuck up to the hubs in
the muddy road. When Uitlcy dis
mounted and put his shoulder to the
wheels the horses balked and threw
him. The wheels of the wegou passed
over his body.
1 Historic Band In Parade
Conspicuous among the many bands
in todav'B Knights Templar parade was
Doring's Band, of Troy, N. V., which
headed Apollo Commandcry, of that
city. Doring's has a history dating
back to the das of the Civil War,
when it was an army band. In the
last half century it has had only two
bandmasters, the late Charles Dorine.
and his son, George F. Doring, the
present leader.
Ice Waijon Drivers Strike
Many residents of Chestnut Hill and
Mt. Airy were without Ice yesterday,
hot as it whs, aud the scarcity contiuues
todny, owing to a strike of wagon
drivers and helpers at station No. 10
of the American Ice Company, at Armat
street and the Reading Bailway. They
want two helpers on n delivery wagon,
Instead of one, and help in loading the
wagons.
Engineers' Luncheon Today
Dr. H. M. Cbnnce, a mining en
gineer, will be the speaker today at the
weekly luncheon of the Euginecrs'
Club, 1317 Spruce street. His topic
Is "Present Fuel Supply From an
Engineering Standpoint."
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HOItACK TKAU1KL.
Disciple of Walt Whitman and ono
of his cvecutors. Mr. Traubel died
In Untaiio, Canada, jesterday.
TAXI INQUIRY HERE
Commission Will Investigate Rates
and Service to Public
The most extensive inquiry into any
service of Philadelphia outside of the
ruilroads or tiolicy sjstcm will start
here shortly when tnvioab rates, con
tracts and service will lo put ou the
grill
A special commission of the State
Public Service at Hnmshuig will con
duct the investigation The iuquir;
was ordered following the oral report
of Commissioners Samuel N. Clement,
.Tr , and .lames S Benn.
The state investigation is aimed not
only to show the relation between taxi
companies and hotels, hut will develop
how riders know how much thev arc to
be charged, wLnt serilcc is given aud
how it cuh be bettered ,
Machines runniug without certificates
will be brought under the law and taxi
meter and insurance requirements
established for public protection, it is
said. Accountants, cxamineis and in
vestigators will be sent here
LIEUT. CROMWELL RETURNS;
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Son of Mrs. Stotesbury Aboard I
I fuiiibm VAim D.rci.i,,.
T.ie.,le,,n,,t .1.,,,,, if It i-r,ne1l.
son of Mrs K T Stotesbur.v . returned
from overseas ou the transport Levi
athan, which brought back tienerdl
Pershing and his staff. Lieutenant
Cromwell, who is listed ns a casual, is
in the naval service
Other Philadelplnans, members of
"Pershing's Own," were aboard the
transport.
Among tkr officers In the regiment
who returned today were the following
with Philadelphia nddresses.
Major Paul ,T McDonnell. 10S South
llhirty-eighth itreet, formerl.v a mem
ber of the Fifty-fourth Infantry and
now on the headquarters staff outfit;
Major John V. Corbv, KLMl Columbia
avenue, a medical ofheer. formerly nt
nveuue, a meoicai onicer. iormcny ni-i.
tached to the Fourth Corps .in that
capacitv. and Lieutenant Louis
Tiers. SJ West Walnut lane.
Other officers returning ns casuals
were: Captain De Lano Andrews, 11)00
Land Title Buildyig, Philadelphia;
Captain Albert Cnssid.v 215 Walnut
lane, und Lieutenant .lames Cromwell.
11)25 Walnut street
STEEPLEJACK ENTERTAINS
Thousands Watcli Man Do "Stunts"
on Top of City Ha
,., , . .till
Thousands of.persons were entertained '
for several minutes today bj a thrilling
exhibition b.v "Steeplejack" Hnssler
on top of City Hall.
The steeplejack, who is engaged in
repairing the statue ot William Penn,
began his unannounced aerial acrobatic
exhibition at 10:.'i0 o'clock.
Swinging from u long rope, which
. hud bic.n fastened about the statue, he
did scverul stunts, in one of which he
hung dowuwnid Several times he
svung around the base of the btatiie.
During the exhibition a large Ameri
can tiag waved from a pole on the top
of William Peiiu's hat.
HAY KELLYS LOSING FAVOR
Dumpcart Loaded With "Straws" Is
Sign That Day Is Waning
The day of the straw hat is waning!
An ash eort rolled formally along
Moamcnsing avenue today toward the
"dumps" in the lower part of the city.
And pedestrians were moved to mar
vel at its strange burden.
Piled high in the cart and blazlnE in
the sun were hay kell.vs near Pana
mas, stiff hats, soft straws, waving
brims, straight brims
The had been gathered fiom the
streets aid from the ash boxes during
the morning's rounds and were headed
for the dumps whence nar a straw
lid retumcth
Humorist Addresses Kiwanis Club
Douglas Malloch, of Chicagb, former
pieridtnt of thc American Press Hu
morists, widely known journalist and
aflei -dinner speaker, will address the
Kiwanis today
He will speak ut a luncheon nt the
Bcllevue-Stratford at which Thomas
fchallcross, Jr., president of tho club,
w ill preside.
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Silversmiths
Stationers
The couresy- of Mis .Store
is extended to the.
Knights Templar.- Friends
POLICE STATION SALE J
OF U.S. FOOD SUCCESS
Supply of Canned Goods Of.
ferod at Cut Pricos Sells
Out Quickly
The police station Ht Twentieth and
Federal streets became n public mar
ket today in the fight to cut down high
prices. .The assembly room nt the sta
tion was used in the sale of surplus
army food by the government. Long
before the hour set for the Fale a
1 crowd of women gathered with bns
i kcts. A few men were olo in the
crowd.
It did not take long to dispone of
the food on hand, which nmountod to
about a car and n half of canned goods
tomatoes, beans, corn, peaches, soups,
fish and sirup.
Policemen helped in arranging the
improvised grocery store ond in the
sales-.
Articles sold nnd prices were:
Nutmeg, quarter-pound can. twelve
cents; three cans tn purchaser.
Prepared mustard, half-pound jar,
eighteen cents; three jars'to purchaser.
Vanilla flavoring, two-ounce bottle,
twelve cents: three bottles to customer.
Corned beef. No. '' cau. fiftv-flvo
cents; thici cans to purchaser.
Soup, eight cents per cau ; three cans
to purchaser
Sirup, eight and one-fourth pounds
can. fortj-two tents; one can to pur
chaser. Baked beau. No 1 con, four cents;
twelve cans to purchaser. No. 3 cans,
nine cents . m cans to purchaser.
Evaporated prunes. apples nnd
peaches, ten pound bags ; prunes, fif
teen cents n pound , apples and peaches,
twelve cents a pound; one ten-pound
bag of each to purchaser.
Another sale of army food will be
held at the liimbel store tomorrow.
landrmyItcTmeet
Work Begun as War Necessity Will
Continue, Says Director
Directors of the Pennsylvania dm
sion of the woman's land army will
have nu executive meeting nt the new
land army headquarters, liio . net-
nut street, todav, to plan the fall and
winter work
"Wc have not had so inanv units
wortlnit tins summer ni wc did last,
"W JIrs- furies D. Clark, one of the,
rlm.rtnm. hut there has been n biE
,iclnand on the pirt of the farmers for
women workers aud the units that have
gone out have pioved most satisfac- jnK the bsg with hei jewels beside her
toiy. Though the war is over, the double ( on the sand When she reached down
gain of help given the farmers at their to pick it up the bag and valuables
busy season, and the open air life withrre gone There were hundreds of
salary offered to women, have made thcibathers in the vicinitv. but none was
land army u lasting organization. Form-!ablc to throw any light upon the theft
ed primanlv ns a war necessity, thej
directors feel that it must be continued j To Addres8 p R R Women8 cub
KENSINGTON DOCTOR DEAD
Body of Joseph V. Antlll Found In
Bed by His Son .
l)r Joseph V Antlll, Fifth aud!
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a''" '" ,' "r lZ' IXlliVW.. .1. tb' n,pan, , how the
tic.ng pnvsician in mi ""S""""'""".
was loumi uric .u .., u,
his son. George, upon his return home
from a week-end visit to the seashore.
Dr Charles P. Merci r, 2.i.t North
r.gim sireei. vvimm uie sou .. ..m.
wnen no i .mm m-, ,.., r ra... ..,,
cieain xo uavc ucru chjk iu uuiurui
causes.
Doctor Antlll was more than sulv
vears old and while apparcntl.v in
health, reeentlv gave up all outside
practice, attending to the needs of pa
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Arrangement1, for the funeral hare
not et been made - I
COAST GUARD IN HOT PLACEi
Transferred From Navy to Treasury,
Department Under Glass '
A friend of Captain V. S. ,m
Boskerck, 1 S (' Ii , Captain of the I
Port, walked into his office at 215
South Second rect todav
"I see," he said, "that the Tresi
dent has taken the roust guaicj from
the nav and returned it to the Treas
ury Department, of which Secretary
Glass is the head "
"That is true," said Captain Van
Boskerck.
"Then, arc you sprouting or grow
ing?" "I don't understand what ou mean,"
said tho captain
"WelH I see that ou are under
Glass."
Wife Missing Three Months
Tony Campouizzi has requested the
police to institute a search for his wife,
Lucy, who disappeared from his home,
rear of S02 South Sixth street, nearly
three mouths ago She is thirty-three
years old. With the disappearance of
his wife, Camponizzi said, he missed
$500, n watch and two chains
Patterson to Address Sir Knights
The women's committee of the com
mittee of ono thousand, supporting
Judge Patterson's candidacy, will be
hostess to visiting Knights Templar and
their ladies next Saturday afternoon in
the Adelphin Hotel. The reception will
be held nt .'1 o'clock. Judge Patterson
will make uu address.
Neq,
ewelsrs
BALDENSPERGER APPOINTED
Major, Former Phlladelphlan, Oftlcer
of People's Association
The executive committee of the Peo
pie's Association of Peuns.vlvnuin has
annouueed the appointment of Mnjor
11. L. llnldrnspcrger ns executive ftc
rctary of the association. The new
sccrctarj is cx-Phlladelphian, hav-
lug been an undergrauuate nnd gradu !
ate student of the i'nicrity of iv mi i Under Consideration
sjlvnnla. and nu instructor in social i
eiriiVMrP.si,suH and! approved BY psASTER
served as executive officer of the snl
vngo corps of the United States army, A Me in jir,rl slrc,ct between Six-
as well as a member of the war iu- , ., ... , ,
dustries board in the formulation of a ,ocntl1 au'1 ntrrnth streets is being
national program for waste conervn- considered ns the locntion for a new
l'on- postoffice building. The property ex-
With the appointment of Major tcms bluk to Ranstead street,
ltaldensperger the People s Association ,,,,,,. . , .
of Peiinsjlvnnln has completed the pre- ''"Stmnstrr Thornton has been told
llminary work of organization. The !f "'is plan of the Lnited Stales Treas
aspociation plans to have the state urv Den.irlnNtnl lie think the Imlltl-
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few month, f,,r fl. ........ t ,l. .i.
lews of government
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SHE SCRATCHED HER ANKLE!'
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Knight's "Fayre Ladye" Finds Wax,
Work Is Real
"Whnt a beautiful wax work! How
natural'"
And a 'visiting nr knight's "favre
ladye" stopped suddenly before a shop
window' of a furnituie store. In the
window- were tin- complete furnishings
of an up-to date stud.v
And in the nirelj grouped chnirs snt
a man and four women gazing intently
toward the vtrcet where the knights
were pusstng hv to the beat of martial i
music
But at the instant of the woman's
exclamation of delight, one of the fc
male "figures" in the window- roaehed ""I(I bhnR 8bout nn n1'lltional wving
down and Tratchcd her nnkle. her evesl011 account of bringing more employs
still Jixed on the passing knights
'Whv. thev're people!" gnsped the
'fajre ladye," and, hliishing, hurried
DIAMONDS LOST ON BEACH
(
.Philadelphia Woman's $176 Cash
Also Vanishes With Bag
Mrs. T, ; Mvris, 1)21 Noithrast
.boulevard, a summer cottager at At-
ntic L'it.v . found a -aud bank a poor
depositor for her jewels. Afraid to
leavo them at home, sue carried three
diamond rings and other jevvclrj valued!
'at S1."()0, together with $17(1 in cash.
to the beach with her iu n purse iu a
naner shonninc lnc
i Tor a few minutes she obligingl.v
nosed or c friend with a enmern. leav-
Elisha Lee, federal manager of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, east
ern lines, will tonight address the
Women's Club of the I'euus.vlvania
Hailroad Company nt the West Phila
delphia Y. M. C. A. Discussions led
b other officials will follow on the
,ariolIS divisions nnd grand divisions
. nr(, orgttnizcll for Pnjdent operation
, ((J remlcr (,1(, b(lft ffn.
sengcrs and shippers, the ccouomicnl
ue of materials, and particular! of
fic(, suppii(,s nu( nthrr bjrets which
(lnlv coufrollt the railroad's women em
ploes.
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IptnreB
gj!v VVe wish that the adjective ' 'delicious' ' M
We wish that the adjective "delicious"
were not so abused. It is hard to give
you a hint of the natural leaf-sweetness of
"Le Honey on Olympus"
Phu'n Strivv Cork
Our exclusive personal blend of five pre
ciousTurkish tobaccos: Yaka, Seres, Mahalla,
Zichna and Samsoun.
10 for 30c
10 for 35c (Extra Size)
KjH -a-gs . j
Chilly Nights
Cozy Blankets
White, with colored border single bed size, $6.00 to $8.50
pair. Double bed size, $7.50 to $13.50 pair.
All-White Ulankets the single bed size in extra length;
$13.50 and upward.
Grey Blankets, $3.75 and $6 50.
X Very Smart
White, checkered with 3 -inch blocks of delicate
pink, blue, tan or grey. Not easily soiled.
Of Course
there are dainty spreads to go with these blankets ;
and sheets, and pillow cases. Most convenient prices.
NEWPOSIUFFR
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Market Street Site BetWOOII
1fifh ...j i7tu Cfronts Ib
nt.
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lnS ""' llot "nl.v ""Prove
only
the mail
service here, but will reduce the cost
of the local postofflec
The l"'losed site was recommended
by Postmaster Thornton nnd others here
"ho had made a studv of the congested
rendition of the Philadelphia potofTice
Lstnnate of the cost of the building,
made before the war. was !C(,00O.n00,
of which S'J.OOO.OOO would be used in
the purchase nf the site.
"We believed that would be the
wisest location," Postmaster Thornton
"aid. "Iiecause we could then abolish
the Penn squnre branch postofure, the
parcel post station on Market street
nnd the railway mail service station iu
""" I'ennsvlvnnln Railroad Station. That
wouiu mean a saving oi nnout jsm.i.vvrw
a j ear in rentals, in addition to the
cost of motor transportation, nnd it
under one roof
Then each man could
do more work. n
"The new buildiug, which would have j
1 "5,000 square feit of space ou each
flrtri ii milil ln itcntl n a ti n iTPiin t nfl 1 1 '
1IVM.M , iivnint uv u -s t M I ill- riivui inuu
ing stntlou ; that is, the mail would be
assembled and assorted there, nnd the
present postoffice building, at Ninth and
Chestnut and Market streets, would he
used to serve the downtown section
That would give us two big central
stations ; New York has four
"The best proof I can give that we
need a new po'toffice building is tire
fact that our business has steadilv in
creased since the war Notwithstand-
nE "postage rates were decreased on
.Tulv 1 from three cents an ounce to
two cents an ouuee on first-class mail,
our postal receipts for Jul and August
have shown increases over the same
months last vear, when the higher rate's
were in effect Tor .Tulv, 1010, the
Increase was S20.000 . for August. 1010,
it was S 10.000 over August. 101S."
Contractors Fined $207.75
Ihere were compnmtivelv few com
plaints mnde to the Department of Pub
lic Works of failure b.v contractors to
clean streets aud remove ashes and
rubbish during the month of August,
and, ns a consequence, the penalties
imposed bv Director Datesmau
amounted to .$207 75. the lowest in nuj
corresponding period, for more than u
3 ear.
$500,000 Grain Loss In Fire
Pittshiircli. Sept 0. Fire that began
here esterdav in the engine room of the
Central Elevator Coinpan.v . wholesale
crnill dealer, ihum'h h iosh in iiimjnnii
. . t.-, ..r ....: t..n.i ... o-.nn ruin
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The blaze spread to the Mackintosh l
Hemphill Cumpaiiv engine builders,
nearby Both buildings were a total'
loss I
An Old Time
FOR PHILADE
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TurkishCigarette
Blankets, $10
WELCOME
Knights Templar!
A Few Lots of
PalmBeachand
Breezweve
Suits
in a
Quick
Clearance
at
$6, $8.50,
$13.50
You ought to get a
couple for next year !
Continuing our
Round-Up
Sale of
.$30, $35, $38, $40
Suits and
V
Overcoats
at One
Uniform
Price, $25
J Somebody's size is
here at a bargain.
Maybe it's yours! It
will pay you to come
and see.
The Overcoats are a
windfall! Medium
weights and Winter
weights. A good many
large sizes. Some vel
vet collars, some cloth
collars, some silk lined.
Conservative and semi
conservative models.
New Fall
Stocks are
rolling in!
J New fabrics fresh
from the looms. New
Autumn colors rus
sets, browns, dep Ox
ford mixtures.
Young Men
High School
and College
Men
will do well
to look them
over!
PERRY &CO.
"N. B. T."
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