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EVENING- PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919
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YACHT GOING ON MYSTERIOUS CRUISE
Philadelphians Join Move to
Bring Next Convention to
Western Pennsylvania
ENROLLMENT NEAR MILLION
PhilnilHpliin K'n-c'iitnliw nf the
American I.rRinu ill tlir niitinnal rem
Tcntion in Mliinmim!!" will join llli
the riHrgntinn from western IViiiimIwi
nia to tiring the next iinlinniil rcuno'i
linn nf tlii' umlcl war U'tiM.mi to thr
KfjMonp Stntc
'I'llP I'll Ullil'll will ITl'OiW Mir- sup
port nC tin- IVmisjhnniu rimtlnsiMit
will be I'lltvburgli.
In t lie llnrrishutg cantonment, it u.i
liKrrcd In the' (ldrgutt's from the prin
cipal comities of tin- Slate Unit Pitts
burgh i-hoiilcl be -.11 ii po it I'd foi the
second annual pilhciing of fornn'i serv
ice? men anil women
The riiilaili'lpliiu Slnlc ilelegutiim in
the HnrrishtirK enntoiiiiient. ellel not
pre the I'laiiu of this fit for tlic tin
tioual comrntioii, he cause the wishes of
rtttsbuiKh in tin- niatti'i- ni' nn
nonnceil soon after the ili'h'iMti'x began
to n'rhi , ,,
it will be possible for the IViuimI
vania delegation tn the natiouiil meeting
to confer in regaul to this qin'-tlini, ninl
ns to other propositions, on the way to
the contention cit. The tup will i"
made in a specinl train, and tlieic will
be approimatel two liiindiul fioiu the
State in attendance at Minneapolis.
Membership Neiirs Million
Word ricehed in this city yestcul.v
indicates that the membership driie lia
placed the total of legionaires near the
million uiaiK National headquarter
in New ork announcid t hat the million
members will cnsilj have been (limited
by the time the national delegates con
tene This convention will lie the hrsl renlh
represeutatne gioup nelmg for the le
pion since its origin.it iiunption in
I'ans. as tins eomentinn will lie coui
prised of ilulj elected delegutes fiuin
posts in every State in the t'nion.
The iirst important tusk before the
Minneapolis convention will be the dec
tion of permnment otheers. adoption of
permanent policies of orgaiiuntion,
membership, questions of eligibilit. .
nomenclature of nosts. tinnsfei fiom
one post to anoti'er, and location of the
national head(uaitei.
Of greater jnoment will be the deci
sion as to tile 'policies to he pursue el lii
the Kgion nntionallv for the ensuing
j ear, perhaps one of the most crucial
in its entire historj . Pci-ous lecall the
vicissitudes that confronted the (Jrntul
Army of the Itejmblic in its eiKlj snug
gles, and appreciate the seriousness .if
the present situation in winch the le
gion finds itself. Man.i matters will he
presented at Minneapolis, which will tie
of import to the ex-scmce men and
women and to the count rj the futuie
military policy of the Tinted States, the
boniib, educational facilities for former
bervlce men, the future of war ri-1; in
surance, and soldier land legislation
Influence on Legislation
Tn influencing such legislation as the
legion shall foster or oppose, it become
the duty of the national contention to
declare how pressuie shall be nppliul.
The conuades in the legion are oigan
ized in such a waj that tlic individual
congressman or even the candidate for
a congios.-fional nomination may be con
vinced as to the influence of the seme
men in legislative matters. It maj be
considered advisable b.v the national
lenders that the work of liitluencin,'
legislation shall be exercised through I
Washington
Arrangements for the national mei t
ing have progressed rapidl under the
direction of Milton ,T. roiemaii. of th
Paris executive committee, and Kred
crick Hr Wells, chairman of the Mm
neapolis contention committee. Hotel
accommodations are being reserved for
each State delegation, and it is planned
to assign a room to each State for the r
own use as headquarters Information
booths will be established, and evert
thing will be done b.v the committee on
local arrangements to make the visit nt
the delegation a comfoi table one. The
contention will continue for tluee dajs,
beginning November Kith
QUIT COWCATCHER FOR JAIL
Two Tourists Will "Rest Up" Before
Resuming Journey
They spent two teats touring the
country on a cowcatcher and the mag
istrate thought tliev needed a little iest i
before they started homeward-bound
Thej got hte dajs each
Paul Scioggins, twenty jears old. of
Isehalons, Calif , and Joseph Ronneau,
eighteen years old. of Iliidgepoit, Mass .
were arrested last night at North Phil
adelphia Station, while they weie rest
ing coinfoitably on the cowcatcher of tin
New York express
They told Magistiate Pi ice. at the i
Twenty second street and Hunting Park '
avenue station todaj. Mint thet met
U'h other two years ago. and decided
to tour the country And the cheapest
way to do it was on a coweatcln r Thet
said thej have visited ctcit state m the
Union
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CITY HAS SI ,372.000
AND SITE FOR HALL
Leading Men Urge Start on Con
I struction of .Exhibition Pal
ace on Parkway
FOR LIBERTY CELEBRATION
The Wliltenuisli, funnel Ij Hie (iciirglanii, private jnclit nf 10. T.
stolrsbur.t, which serted tliioiigliniit the war as a srnut paired, now- is
lied up in the Delaware liter vvhllc a crew Is being raised tn man her. It
is understood (he little iraft will soon make a trip to South Amnion
and up (he uuon, carrying a number of friends of Ollter I'alon Crom
well, son of .Mrs. Slolesbur.t, on a trip of adtenture
YO! HO! THEY WANT TO GO
BOUNDING OVER MYSTIC SEAS
IT here Hound? IT ho Cares! The Whitemarsh s Putting Out
II itli Idveuturers Bold, Who Care Not for the Future
Spanish Main the first stop! All
points South!
The mysteiious yacht Whitemarsh.
formerly owned by V.. T Stotesbury,
and at one time S. P VI in the navy,
will cam a paitj of ainateui etplorers
on an adventme cruise to South Amer
b.i The uK'imVis of the expedition,
which is said to be he,td"d tn James II
Cioniwell son of Mis Stotesbury, are
all Miutirf westerners, nist nut of the
set vice, and teaming foi excitement
It looks as though the Whitemarsh
was in for a few brands of adtenture
tliai will make its dats of l'-boat limit
ing seem like a ipiiit spell on a house
boat She will sail from this port for
stiauge wateis on Not ember lo.
Cioinwell, wlio is in Wtoming, and
some of his western friends, it is' nu
clei stood. hae gone together to buy
the Wliitem.ii sh fi tun the .toting man's
father Thet 'till in all probability
sail for South America and go up the
Anurnii litei foi about ,'iOOO miles,
following the general route of the Far
aday and Itooseielt expeditions.
Tliey will take ndtantage of nnj rom
meicial oppoitunities. The wealth of
the coiintiy in oil, i libber, gold, silter
.mil asphalt is great, so that the ven
tuie may be chased as either a profit
able pleasure m an enjojable business
trip.
Many Seek Sallorman's Itertli
Hut the aidint applicants for berths
in her clew do not know just exactly
wlieie she is going They are still
(wanning mound lirnacl and Porter
sheets trying to get In the cigar store
of .1. P. Kanev . who has been com
missioned to outfit the yacht and ship
11 dare-devil soit of ciew.
Moic than ."iOO iidtcntiueis have re
sponded to Knnej's adteitiseinent for
"men used to haidship and not afiaid
of danger " They have clamored for
peril, offered to go in any capacity and
without pat Doctors, papeihangers,
sailors, ehaulTciiis and flour and feed
merchants, balloon jumpcis and plumb
ers hate begged for this -chance of a
tin ill
The! want to help this partv hunt
for gold mines or gold (ish They are
eager to be on the ti ail of lost cities
This clt! has a site on the Patkwai
for a proposed exhibition and conten
tion hull, architect's plans for the
building, anil .'slTft.'.(Hin nt'itilablc for
the constinelion of (tie project.
Leading men of this city, ioohing for
wnid to the celebration heie in lPUft of
the one hundred and fiftieth nnnlter
sary of American independence, are
uiging Hie election of a large nnd
beautiful building Mint can house an
International exhibition
John Wnnamnkcr. one of the (hiiin
pious of nn exhibition palace, several
da.ts ago pointed out that onlt fit c
years lenialn for the election of such
ii building. It should be remit bvllli..".
he said, for the sescpii -centennial of
American independence.
Says Other Cities Are Willing.
"If Philadelphia does not want to
celebrate the IfiOth nnnitersnry of the
work of 177(," Mr. Wanamnker tie
elaied, "no doubt some other city will
take it up, or the government at Wash
ington may locate it at the capital of
the nation." '
It required between set en nnd eight
jeais, Mr. Wanamnker said, to make
preparations for the Centennial Exhi
bition which .was held here in 170.
The contention hall piojccl in this
city took seilous foi in back m Major
n. tu nlv i.. ti.ot .,, ... n,ii ttettiurn s aelinlmstiation
Mm on the nhnnn ,! ti,i Mm cn nnt At that time a location
up an affair of this kind He is simnlv! "O0',s, in ,hl'
doing whnt was asked of him and be-j was t'"'It'n'
ing mysterious on the side Loan of $1,SII(),(IOO Authorietl
I-nst night Knney explained that thei On, June in, 1!)11. a loan of S1,."00,
onlj thing he knows about the trip 1 000 was nuthori7ed for the constiuc
is the name of the stranger who told tion of a convention hall. The inoncv
him to get a crew and fit out the White- became available on .lult !21 of the
mnrsh. 'same year. John T Windrim, the
nnd trcasutes, to search for oil and
nsplinlt nml Jewels ; in fnct, they are
icnch for anvthlng.
Knney, who tvns a lieutennnt in the
navy, is a mysterious fellow. Hverv
one thinks Knney knows all about this
tougii-anu-rcnuy picnic, but he doean t.
at Snyder's
luii them pait of the city
arrhltect was rctniuecl to prepare the
pln"s' . . ....
Mr. Windrim s plans cnlled for n
building to cost between $3,000,000 nnd
S 1.000,000.
During the administration of Mayor
itlniikeiihiirg nn effort wns mnde to let
a Contract for the proposed hall, Hut
a taxpayer's suit blocked the contract.
It was contended that the city should
hate avallnble all the money needed to
complete the project. Tlic court sus
tained that contention.
It was while Mr. Hlankenbiirg was
Minor that the idea of n smaller con
vention hall became domlnnnt. The
comprehensive plans commission acted
as nn auxiliary to the Mayor and
winked with Mr. Wlnilrlm.
New Plans Prepared
After Mnyor Smith nssuniril office In
11)111, Mr Windrim pii'uaied n new set
of plans. In Jul , 11(1(1. an Item of
SL'0.000 was incliideel in n city loan for
the fin titer completion of a convention
mid exhibition hall.
Since that time no additional money
has been nppropi Intnl. ,
The net tesults of the Sii)itli minim -istiation
towards accomplishment of the
uoii t was the selection of n site at
Tnciitt 111 st street and the Parkway.
PiiilliIiiiRs on that site were condemned,
paid for and demolished. The city hns
the plans for the contention hall but no
ftnther action has been taken.
Out of the total appiopiiallons of
$1,.VJ0,000 the sum of $l!i,(l00 has been
paid to Mi. Windrim for pieparntion of
the plans. That amount, ndded to the
price paid for the condemned buildings
on the site, ileducteil from the appro
priation total leatcs a balance of
si.a-iuioo
HELP FOR BLIND MAN ASKED
Mrs. W. H. Woodward Urges Pur
chases at Aged Sufferer's Store
Appeal was made today by Mrs.' AV.
II. Woodward for help in making a
success of the sale of the goods In the
little ttore at 1102 Lancaster atenuc
for the benefit of Edward Craven, who
is blind and seteuty-two years old.
Mis Woodward is raising funds to
enable Mr Oaten to enter the Chapin
Home for the Wind.
The stoie in which the sale is going
on was once conducted by the old man.
It is hoped to end the sale by tonight.
Mr. Craven was once an instructor nt
Girnid College.
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BUCKING FOR. APPLES 11
Hallowe'en! Rosy cheeked girls and
rosy cheeked apples from Oregon,
Washington, Idaho. Of course,
you'll want a box for that party.
Order now be sure they're labeled
from Oregon, Washington, Idaho.
Everybody'll talk about
the party and those won
derful apples you had.
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"Llelignt in every bile;
Order a Box from your retailer
nETAII.i:K' Order from sour Jobber or
ttift following rurlot rrcrUfrs: John II.
(tuicflmot 1. Mfwurt & t'n.i Jnmeft
Satvjrrs & Co.; Haninn S. T.tehtrman.
Mail Orders Efficiently Filled
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12 15 Chestnut Street
Charge Purchases Tomorrow Will Be Posted to
November Accounts to Be Billed December 1st
Fur Event Extraordinary
$110,000.00 Worth of Furs
A LARGE firm of New York Skin Merchants decided to dissolve partner
jTjL ship. One of them wanted to remain in the business. In order to do so
it was necessary to buy his partner's interest. All of his cash was in
vested in his stock of Fur Skins, so we purchased these skins for cash at most
ridiculously low prices and now offer them to you, manufactured into Coats,
Coatees, Scarfs, Sets, Muffs and Choker Scarfs at
Savings of 25 to 30 Per Cent!
A Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Purchase
BENEFICIAL LOANS
At Legal Rates on Household
1 Furniture, Real Estate and
Endorsed Note. Call, Writo
S or Phone Walnut 1175
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Fi ns?(i Atones IVndr
I Liberty Building (10th Floor)
JN. E. Cor. Broad & Chestnut Sti.
I Member of ( Imnitwr cf ( ummerit
I MrmhtT lto ml of Trude
Mr m her ' "! Krfurni Itiirnii InoortMi
I rutfd to Mimlnnte the Luan hhurk Evil
BENEFICIAL LOAN SOCIETY
Fox, Wolf and Lynx Scarfs 1
19.50 29.50 39.50 49.50 j
In Taupe, Brown, Black, l'olret, Kamchatka, m
Georgette. g
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Stoles in Various Sizes
44.50 69.50 89.50 98.50
Australian
Squirrel, Mink
Seal, Hudson Seal,
Mole and Skunk.
Natural
FEEL SECURE HERE
IN SOFT-COAL ROW
Huge Reserve Supplies Stored,
While Others Depend on Near
by Nonunion Mines
BIG AREA TO BE UNAFFECTED
TCvon tlioiigli tlio soft conl hiiners ro
nn Ktrllep tomorrow nt miilnlpilit, im
portant bituminous producing rrgion in
I'cnnn.vlvnnln, Wrst Virginia nnel Vir
ginia will not bo nfTcctpel, ncrorellng to
n Htntement toelnv by H. IVnibrrtnn
llutcbinnon, prriielrnt nf Hip WostmorP"
land Conl Co. Up enjs tliat mining will
continue in flip nonunion roal districts
ipgnrdlpsH nf what happens.
TIiIh will kri'P open linnorlant Kourccs
of fuel, as the1 wpstiiiorplanil ellstrirt
nlono proiluer nbenlt S,000,00n tona of
soft roal .rnil It is one of the richrsl
bitumlnoUN (irhln in tlip world. .Mines
in Virginia nnel WpsI Virginia. In which
nonunion niiners nrc employed, are able
to protifcee many millions of tons of
fuel if flierc is n tie-up elsewhere.
Philadelphia lnditlrles nrc reported
to bo well stocked with supplies of bitu
minous conl nnd railroads have for the
last ten days been banking thousands
of Ions in nil available stornge places
along their lines, in preparation for
emergencies.
Uetnll dealers have been advised that
the railroads purpose confiscating any
poal .they may have, in the event of
tlio strike! becoming nn actuality, as
now seems inevitable, unless their sup
ply hns, meanwhile, been sold to cus
tomers. Industrial plants in nnd about tho
city are pstimnted by men In n posi
tion to know the trun sltuntlon con
fprnlng fuel supply to have enough
bituminous coal on band to run their
establishments anywhere from thirty to
sixty days. Virtually every plant in
this city nnd vicinity H believed to have
iiinele provisions, in anticipation of the
threatened strike, for an adequate re
serve supitly of fuel. i
It wns said that should the strlko
Inst for as loug as sixty days some soft
roal pniild be shipped from Virginia,
West Virginia nnel the fields of "western
Mnrjland, where nonunion dlstrlpts arc
located. Steam sizes of anthracite coal
rould also be used, if was said, in lo
cal industries, if need arose. When
operators and representatives of thp
miners' union fniled to reach an agree
ment nt their recpnt conference In this
Pure
PUROCK la made and leapt so.
Free from hidden impurities
such as vegetable matter and
mineral deposit. It ia the on
genuinely-healthful drinking
water.
Our deliveries pass your door,
Phone or write for regular
service.
THE CHAS. E. HIRES CO.
210 So. 24th St., FhtU.
DRINK
WATER
city the prico of soft coal jumped, al
most immediately, from $3.25 to $4.25
per ton.
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BONW1T TELLER. &XO.
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CHESTNUT AT 13 STFEEX
Announce for Friday
Special Sale of
Women's Winter Coats
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This offering consists of thirty-two distinctive styles, character
istic of this Shop, in Velour, Peach-Bloom, Duvet de Laine,.
Polo Cloth, Silvertone and Bolivia. With large shawl and
round collars of Hudson Seal and Taupe Nutria, others with
out fur. (All sizes and colors included in the -lot.)
To be offered at
38.00 48.00 68.00
eptional prices at which the
larked saving and will
original markings
coats
turned
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We are out in the open. Who
dares follow? We muke a dollar
a pair. You SAVE more than
that. We guarantee every shoe
we sell to be strictly high qual
ity, latest style and perfect condition.
We feature "GLOVE
GRIP" SHOES
for men
Marmot Coats
30-lnrli Sports Moeltl with long
rolling shawl collar and deep
cuffs of marmot
92-50
Se-lncli Flaro Model of selected
quality skins In an unusu
ally attractive model
145-00
42-lncli Smart Model, An un
usually distinctive KT.ide
Very deep shawl collar and
cuffs of Natural Raccoon
mm
185-00
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BECKER
AMn roMPANY
926 Chestnut & Widener Bldg. Ariade
Muskrat Coats
80-lnrh Bporta Model. A loose
Jauntv model with long loll
ing shawl collar and deep
cuffs
135-00
30-Inch Flare Model. Effective
ly trimmed with large shawl
collar and cuffs of Musk-
rat
165-00
40-liifli Smart Model. Graceful m
shawl collar and deep cuffH B
of Muskrat H
185-00 !
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Hudson Seal
Coats
30-Inch SporU Model. I-ari
shawl collar and wide cul
of Hudson seal.
165.oo
Dressy
shawl collar and deep cutis
30-lnch Janntr Model,
snawi collar ai
of Hudson 'deal
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Fur Sets
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Australian Seal Coats
30-Inch Sports Model. Lame
shawl collar and wide cliffs
of Australian seal.
HO-oo
JO-Inch Jaunty Model. Dressy
shawl collar and deep cuffs
of Squlnel or Australian
Opossum.
165-00
Austra
lian Sea
Coat
beaver
collar and
cuffs,
225.00
36-lncli Flare Model with large
Nutria, Sejulrrel or Austra
lian Opossum shawl collar
and cuffs.
185-00
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Nutria Coats
30-lnch Janntr Model. An ef
fective sports coat of novel
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ntack Wolf
Nutria
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IleaTer
Taupe Wolf
Tnnpe. Fox
Drown Vox
Taape Wolf
IleaTer
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245-00
Flare Model.
collar and de
unk.
295-00
SMneli Flare Model. With
shawl collar and deep cuffs
of BK11I1K.
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Fur Sets
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are offered, show 11. f
to their 4S$-
immediately im&Sw
(JkKjI (Women's Coat Dep't, Second Floor) JrSbJ)
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165.oo
36-Inch Sports Model. In natu
ral or taupe Nutria. Car'
fully selected nklns of ex
ccptlonal quality.
19 5M
45-lnrh Flare Model. I.one roll
Intr ahawl collar and deep
cuffs of Nutria.
225
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Squirrel Coats
30-lnch Sports Model. With
laree shawl collar and deep
cuffs. Well matched skins.
345.00
30. Inch Smart Model. I.ari
roll In e; shawl collar and cu
of silky Skunk.
BONWIT TELLER & CO.
'UAeJpeciafbj JJxop ofOriyinationn
'CHESTNUT AT 13th STREET
Announce for Tomorrow (Friday)
A Very Unusual One-Day Sale of
Women's Frocks
j& Gowns
Frocks of Crepe de Chine, Charmeuse, Satin, Tricolette and tailored
Serge, all new Fall mbdels.
35.00
Regular prices, 49.50 to 65.00
Gowns for dance or day-time wear, of Taffeta, Satin, Black Laces,
Embroidered Satins, Chiffon, Beaded Georgette, Silk Tricolette,
Embroidered Tricotines and Serges, in a variety of charming
designs and colorings.
44.00
Regular prices, 65.00 to 95.00
Gowns &
a
'omen
365-00
15-Inch Flare Model. Large
shawl collar and cuffs and
wide border of Squirrel.
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