P"T,iPiM"Pfl w TWr r 1 1 i'uibppp Mwmn w"""? 'EVENING 'PTJBLIO LT3D(p)R PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY; NOVEMBER 12, 1q2j V $ oi u- IV IPS tw National llincult Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. 4, a, Zlmmermaim, Architect. "Turner for Concrete" A concrete f actory in Pittsburgh -struc-..turalsteel's stronghold " certainly speaks for itself. We have built "four buildings iiherc. TURNER Construction. Co. 1713 Nanaoni Strert WIDOW FOUND DEAD KNEELING AT CHAIR V Mrs. Henrietta Blum Prayed Be fore Ending Life, Is Belief. SUicide Verdict Returned Mrs. Heurietta Ilium, widow of Ibnnc Blum, who was at one time presi dent of the Hank of Commerce, com mitted suicide at her home, 101" Wal lace street, according to IHo conclusion 'reached today at the coroner's office. Mrs. Blum, who had lived the life of s recluse for u long time, was found dead In the nttic of her home at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. She was kneeling before a chair, apparently having been at prayer when death came. Near thg chair was the end of n tube, which was nttnehed to an open gas jet. Deputy Coroner Joseph Ward, who Investigated the case, expressed the opinion today that Mrs. Blum was temporarily deranged when she ended ner life. Mrs. Blum, who was about fifty-one years old, disappeared from her home last Monday, and her maid, the only servant kept at the Blum home since the death of Mr. Blum, notified the police. A second search of the prem ises was made, but the missing woman Vns not found. .It is believed that Mrs. Blum re turned to her home late Monday night or early yesterday morning. She had been dead ten or fifteen hours when her body was found. Mrsi Blum is survived by one child, Blrs. Evi Blum Schwartz, wife of Jesse Schwartz, 1001 North Seventeenth street. -. Deaths of a Day JOSEPH H. WEEKS- Head of Keystone Auto Club Dies JZ After Year's Illness "Joseph II. Weeks, good roads cham- plo'n, nnd president of'the largest auto mobile club east of, the Mississippi rtvor, died last night at his home, Gt?S2 Baltimore avenue. He had suffered from rheumatism aud heart trouble for ti .year and had been confined to bis borne since July. , -Jlr. Weeks, who was born in this city llfty-four years ago, is survived by. bis wtdow, Mrs. May Buchanan Weeks, nnd three sons, Itaymond SI. i "Weeks, Itobcrt H. Weeks and J. Bor ton Weeks, the last named a law part ner of Attorney General AVilliam I. Schaffer, of Chester. Mrs. Elizabeth A? C. Sykes Mrs. Elizabeth A. C. Sykes, widow of John A. Sykes, died Monday night at the homo of her son, Franklin B. Sykes, "711 North l'ark avenue. Mrs. Sykes, who bad been ill six months, jvas born in Delaware eighty-five years ago. Her husband had been dead twenty-five vears. The late Walter T. Sykes, yarn man ufacturer, who represented the Thirty seventh ward in Select Council several terms and was chairman of Councils finance subcommittee, was her son. Her . other surviving sons are Franklin II. Sykes, vice president, and David h. Svkes secretary and treasurer of Sykes Broo., Inc., yarn manufacturers, Hancock aud Huntingdon streets. 'Joseph H. Stiles Joseph II. Stiles, for more than twelve years connected with the un dertaking establishment of John R. Stiles & Son. 1417 East Susquehanna flvanna fltml KlinilllV llfirllt In VpmetH- yllle, Pa. He had been living there' for- the past six months. Sir. Stiles, who Was forty years old, had been ill slnco last February. Ills health was Im paired ns tho result of overwork-during the Influenza epidemic. - Alice AuQarde Butler Alice Augarde Butler, an Kuglish actress, died yesterday in the Woman's .Homeopathic Hospital after a brief 111 ness. She was born in Southampton, England, and had one relative in the United States, a married daughter in New York. Mrs. Butler's last appcar Jinco in Philadelphia was in the comedy; ''Toby's Bow," at the Adelphi Theatic. appearing as a grand dame of the old South. She had specialized iu sucli roles tome seasons. John Wesley Dixon John Wesjey Dixon, eighty-three years old, 320 South Forty-ninthstrcet, flieu yesieruay ni inenomeui uiswon-iu-Irw, C. A. Rudolph, River road below .Helmout avenue, West Manayunk. Mr. Dixon was owner of a Colorado gold mine, and for years prior to his retire ment was head of a paper mill In Mana--junk. 'Edward Goess Johnson Funeral services over the body ot Edward Goess Johnson, thirty-one years old, a real estate broker, who was 'associateu in Business wim nix brother, O. Harry Johnson, In the Cro- -Mr Building, will .be conducted to- morrow nt - P. m. at the brother's Artsidencc, 11030 "North Twenty-first 'street., E. G. Johnson Funeral Tomorrow "Funeral services will be conducted . tomorrow aftcrnbon at 2 o clock for -2. ' 17!,i.bp,1 (loess Johnson, who died Hun- ir day at his home, .1030 North Twenty first street. The Rev. William L, McJ , Corralck, of Jlettilencm rresnytennn . aChurch. will officiate. Interment will bo 'made in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Mr. Johnson, who was associated with his brother. C, Harry Johnson, in y tho real estate business, served In the a 54th Depot Brigade nt Camp Meade... While there he contracted the disease , whfoh roused his death. He was thirty- ,, "Tottr years old and unmarried. His V'f lathee. Dr. K. S, Johnson, and his g "--A jaoUier, Mrs. Mary R, Johnson, sur- UJ-.' w ROBES UNDERWAY RVER DSASTER Investigation of Delaware Acci dent In Which Four Wore Killed Begun CASPIAN'S MATE BEING HELD Searching Investigation are being made into the cnilc' that led to the rlwr disaster yesterday, when the tug Caspian rammed thn Beading Railway ferryboat Atlantic City, off South street wharf. Jour men were killed In the accident, nnd four were injured. Coroner Knight has a probe under way. ttie local board of steamboat in spectors has another, the 1'ublic Service Commission hat detailed John 1. Dohoney to investigate and report and suggest mean for the prevention of such accidents In future, and the Read ing Railway is making an investigation n! its. own. .Tnaonli P. Cniinon. first mate of the lue. who was arrested and held without bail to await the netion of the coroner, has been released under 51500 ball by the district nttorhcy. The government probe is being con ducted liv Captain It. A. Sargent and J. p. Wilson, members of the steamboat inspection board, who are considering the reports that have been submitted by the men who commanded the Caspian and the Atlantic City. J. E. Turk, superintendent of the Delaware River Ferrv Co.. is the tnnn making the Investigation for the rail road. The ferry company i the opera ting concern under the Philadelphia nnd Rending branch of -the railroad administration. C.eorge Nelson'Bond, pilot of tljf- At lantic City, nnd Mnte Cannon will be summoned before the local steamboat in spectors, at a hearing to be announced later. They will be asked to give their own versions of the accident, and then the board will fix responsibility. The board has the power to mete out pun ishment by revocation or suspension of the licenses of these officers, if neccs sarv. Tlinnirti rIio fainted when told of the death of her husband, killed in the accident. Mrs. .Tulliw Oehlcr. 1122 Kaighn nvenue. Camden, says rhc was forewarned or. Ms ucam. Mr. Oi.hler tells n" weird tale of nn opparition which appeared .Sunday, the inclining oi wnicn sne cim in w m the time, though she was badly frighten ed by it. DR. MacDOWELL BURIED Funeral of Assistant Superintendent of Schools Held This Afternoon Thcodorn, 1.. MacDowcll, assistant superintendent of schools, -who died last Sunday, was burled today from his home nt Navahoc street and Morcland avenue, Chestnut Hill. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Milton Harold McboK pastor of the Park Avenue Methodist Church, as sisted by the Rev. Dr. George II. Blcklcy. Interment was made In Ivy Mill Cemetery. .. The pallbearers Hvcre Dr. John P. Garbcr, superintendent of schools; Dr. George Weaver, Dr. Oliver Cornmau, Dr. Louis Nusbnum, Dr. George W. Flounders and William Dick. Doctor MacDowcll is survived by a widow, his mother. Mrs. William Xi. McDowell; a brother. Dr. Archibald McDowell, and a sister, Miss Margaret R. McDowell, Doctor MacDowcll did not spell his name the same as other members of his family. 13 UNLUCKY FOR THIS DUCK Manayunk'a Crack Shot Misses 12 Times, but Wings Tame Bird Billy Ward, crack shot of the Mana yunk police, had his heart t.et on a wild duck. "Billy, there's, a wild duck just dyin' to be copped, and she's been layin' over the smnll canal nil morning." said Harry Wunch, of Engine Co. No. 12, today, to Billy, whose beat Is along the Manayung canal. "Sticks and stones can't touch that bird. Billy, get your gun." And Billy did. And he shot at the duck thirteen times ,nnd the duck ducked .twelve. Thirteen was her tin- lucky number. . But it wasn't a wild duck at all. It was an escaped duck from thc Polish carnival, which is being held in Mana yunk. Billy disowned the duck and Hnrrv Is going to have a stew out of It, which may have been bis idea in the first place. DOUBLE FUNERAL FOR BOYS Parents Agree to Bury Victims of Sea Traged Together Tomorrow Mothers of thc two students nt the Winchester School for Bojs at Long port, near Atlantic City, vho perished in ac open bouC while fighting their wny through the stormy sea last Sun day, have decided, that the boys shall be buried together tomorrow. Mrs. (lertrude Lcdbrttcr, jnothcr of John Scott Ledhetter.'slxteen yearn old. after consulting with Mr. and Mrs. O. i F. Isznrd, "41 Kast Ilansbcrry street, parents of Raymorfd Iszard, fifteen years old. said : "They suffered and died together and should not be separated at the grave." The double funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon ot 2 o'clock. After services' in Calvary Episcopal Church, Manheim (street nnd Pulaski aveniie, burial will be made in Ivy Hill Ceme tery, Chestnut Hill. An imposing tombstone will mark the resting place of the two boys. DOUBT JENKINS SUICIDE Detectives Find Woman Who Says She Saw Student on Train The police have changed their theorj that Frederick Jenkins, missing Uni versity of Pennsylvania student,. com mitted suicide by drowning himself In the Schuylkill. Detectives Falvey and Mahaffey and the boy's father, a wealthy lumberman from British Columbia, yesterday went to WInslow, N. J. There they Inter viewed a woman who said she saw a youth answering the missing student's descriptiop on a train. Students say a letter found In Jenkins's room, written by him to his father, disproves tho sui cide theory. , distribute $250,000 of Bond As a part of the Armistice Day cele bration,' Liberty Loan bonds of first issue, amounting to $250,000 were dis tributed to the employees of the New York Shipyard, South Camden. The bonds were paid for on the Instalment plan by the implojts, the last payment bolDj; wade on Baturdsyv m ,tt?B' ADOLI'II SIWIIOKI Injured yesterday when the lug Caspian crashed Into the Atlantic City, a ferry of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway BROKERS AND SAILORS BID AT FEDERAL SALE Aie in Efforts to Get Bargains in Unclaimed Goods Prices , One Cent to $400 Bargains at $100 and bargains nt one cent were the rule todav nt the government snle of unclaimed, aban doned nnd bonded customs merchandise belli in the rooms of the I'nlted States appraiser, 1,'U South Second street. Among the strangely varied objects put up for auction were clothing out fits, olive oil, raw hides, cncjeloncdlas, music rolls, automobile lenses, Hebrew books, tobacco, toys, molasses, water colors, machinery prints, accordions and the wooden model of nn English fin keel boat. Sailors and South Side merchants rubbed shoulders with npparent brok ers and bankers from abound the cor ner. The goods were placed in a ring, probably fifty" feet in diameter, and a prowfl of three decn surrounded tho circle. ' Among tho objects which were soldi nt n value higher than the appraised value on the list were a case of toys, for which spirited bidding was made. They went for ?.0. War posters seem to have lost their charm and a large package went at the enormous price of one cent CHARGE POLITICAL ACTIVITY uimnuu 1 uuiiunL nu 1 1 1 1 1 1 Seventy Committee Prosecutes First Policeman Under Charter , . t . . . inc urst wurrmii uiiurjtiiH ptriii- cious political activity under the new charter was issued yesterday for Police! Sergeant A. W. Xoung, IIS North Conestoga btreet, who is attached to the SUty-firet and Thompson streets sta tion. Tho warrant was issued as thc re sult of an investigation by thc commit tee of seventy. Young is accused of forcing assistance upon voters in mark ing of ballots, of walking In nud out of a polling place repeatedly on pri mary and general election dajs, and of wearing a political badge. Magis trate Renshaw issued thc warrant. SIX ALLEGED REDS HEARD Immigration Inspector Questions Men Caught In Friday Raids Six more of thc alleged Reds taken in two raids hero Friday night were questioned today by Immigration In spector A. 0!. Benkert iu thc Federal Building. Todd Daniels, lienn of the Department of Justice in ensteru Penn sylvania, assisted him. Of the thirty men taken in the raids, nine aliens nre being held. The case of one was disposed of here yesterday, and the hearings of two others nre being continued. Reports of the hearings will bo forwarded to Secretary of Labor Wilson in Washington for considera tion. It is. expected that the nine men will be deported. R0RKE DECISION TOMORROW Magistrate to Announce Opinion In Perjury Case Magistrate Pennock, in Central sta tion this morning, announced that his decision In the case of William F. Rorke and Jos'cph D. Ritchie, accused of conspiracy, would be made known tomorrow afternoon nt 2 o'clock. Bail in the sum of $4000 for each defendaut was renewed. Rorke, an attorney and member of the last Legislature, represented Antonl Zangli, convicted last week of murder ing a policeman. With Ritchie, a Third ward politician, It is alleged, he conspired to suborn perjury in threat nlnir ,hrno wftriffinK with harm If they did not tvstlfy falsely at the trial.' Wills Probated Today Wills filed for probate today were: The biggest Item on the list was a ucucvue-oirauoni ni noon muay. i rviiss tmzaoein utm unuc ui ruimci "."'"'""'".,',:',;"'--"-"-';, v recruiting stations 105 tne navy iluring collection of fifty-three cases contain- A summary ot tlie proposals was pre-1 Mlislonarv to Jaoan iVC T """"" "'"""--'-' "- "- the Nay Weclc recruiting drive which ing 1011 pairs of nuto dellector lenses. sentcd to the club members by C. R. """, . ' .. of th., n"C(l' , io , ,, ,,, , ,, ' will start iu n few dajs. Thev were marked at S2.-.00 in total ' Falrchild, Jr.. executive assistant of 1 Hishop Merrimnn C. Harris, of the The meeting i to be cosed to all Cicl.gylncl, havo i)PCI1 renucsted by value, but fmally were sold at ?400. I the company, who acted as cl.airmau I Method st pKcopa 1 CI ' J" "SJ-n ''ill be allowed U- r.-cu-itiuB officers U, bring be? at the luncheon. Kliabeth Rest, fillip A a nut street, police. Admittance will be nl owed hj f . concregat ions the ndvantnees Emma"" It. McPhilimy, Lansdowue, $30,500; Anna B. Hays. 1021 North Twenty-eighth street. $11,400, and Chnrlotto Krause, 838 North Fifth street, $400, Inventories of personal property filed were: John Moss, Jr., $48,702.12, and M. A. Ryan, $22, 017.07. TODAY'8 MARRIAGE LICENSES Theodore S. Dohlsulst. 110 H. 42d t.. and AnnaJM. Morean. 2430 Sedeley a.t. P.trlcl Worrla. 977 N. 45th St., and Marls. nattertr. 807 N, 45th t. Willie Doyd, 5622 Bummer at., and Cecelia Matter. B622 Bummer St. Leo J. Kelly, 3610 Warnoclc at., and Helen Gallagher. 414S N. FalrhUl at. Walter C. Pole. Camden. K. J., and Marlon II. White. 28S7 Oxford n. , . Claude II. Klpp. Detroit. Mich., and Mary Morrlaey. Detroit Mich. Roland Allen. 1213 S. Napa at., and Harriet Hheppard. 4824 Saybrook ave. Qeorce Funzo. Sin S, 12th ft., and Rose Do Marco 810 8. . 12th at. Cdward P. Malln, IM N. Coneatoja at., and Anna M. Drew. 414 N. 68th at. Louis Rubin. 1010 Mnyamenslng ave., and Minnie Schanta. 518 Hlsel at. Pranlt Harker New york, and Lily JUpper, 828 8. 18th at. . . .. . . Robert A. Jamieaon. 2559 Vi Dover at., and 8ara Ilowers. 2840 W. Huntlhsdon st. Benjamin Diamond, T03 S. 2d at., and Anna Polen. B14T Havcrford aye. Harry Drown. Cleveland. O.. and Chaje L. Sleinberr. 2528 8. Philip at. John II. Myera. 1000 Wlnton at., nnd Edna M. Worthlne-ton. 281T N. 0th at, Christian P. Zehnder 4232 N, 8th at., and Mary B. Ilarwood. 2121 N'. 12th at. Lelchtnn C. Whltaker. 4910 Qaltlmora ae and Helen M, Ilrown 2831 N, l'th at. Joaeph Howell, 7 N. 87th st,, and Texaa Walker. 7 N. J7th at , Frederick IV. Donten, Oals. Pa., and Ifan- nab M. Achmfelter. Oaka. Pa. Iloland I.. Muntz 8Rn K. 48th at., and Hattle M Deaer. Muhanov Cllv. Pa. Genrsa Scott 1746 N. fder at., and Ituth Elaey. 17S6 N, Alder at. Harry P. Cochvane. 1483 Cavvca at, and Laura 1. Uuruh. 4447 N. Chadwlek at. Le Rov McCall. S624 Bahaoin at., and Katie Walker. 8124 CSananm at. Mlehael Marl'ra. 1650 ItufTner at,, and Catharine Wiacik. "2680 Alfred at. Oeorce M. Clrant. AQ.1 McKean at,, and Mollle Bender, 1047 Mania at, John W, WM. riSH Oi-rmsntown ae., and "Marsaret M. Weir. 2880 N. Rtli at. fleorse Mataon 1854 Gnatwtck ,ave.. and Kmma R, Millynleml. 1854 Kaatwtck, ave. Callaway N, Mcrord. 1002 W. Cumberland at. and Klla P. Douclaej, 1002 W, Cum berland at. . Max Ivondon. 811 Cantrell at., and BeUle Koskovita, 1921.Corllea at John .&.Adam, 1088 N. 24th at., and ,Anna j Crompton, ,:li W B?rli at. , T IEVES ROB STORE GETS50001NGOODS. Motor Gang ''Cleans Out" North Philadelphia Place Take Quarter in Child's Purse GANG ESCAPES IN CHASE Three thieves; in motorcar cleaned out the silk and vonli.i establishment of Ilyman Atkin, 1S0.1 North Thirty first street, early today so completely that , they included hi their plunder a silver lOiinitrr f-om a poekctbook which At- kin's daughter Katie had left on the counter. "Discovered in their work, the rob bers went on until the police appeared. Then thev .jumped into their car, load ed with $.'000 in merchandise, and led a pursuit thnt ended in their escape near Ardmore. The robbery was discovered by Abra ham II. Rothma ....... levi x- .i. mm.!-. first Mreet. man heard bout 2 tfO o'clock Roth-' nhh.es next donr. lt , aroused the household and notified thc!pcets to fill out the start of tuo police. A Ford car stood nt the curb. Philadelphia Hospital for Contnglous' ( vl,M, tun men r.rA l.n.n,, .,. . ,.fi undies from the store to a" third man in the mnHilne Mrs. Celia Atkin, wife of the pro prietor, screamed for help, and the men in the street jumped into the car. About the same time a patrolman from the Twentieth and Berks streets station came along. He commandeered an other automobile and gave chase. A race over the deserted streets fol lowed .for several miles and beyond the city limits, is ear Ardmore the fugi- tives were lost in the darkness. Their .HWlMWiU Liir IIIKl- description lias been telegraphed to Main Line police hendqunrters. Bntrancc to the Atkin storo was made i.i. mmr P. R. T. PLANS DISCUSSED Official of Comoanv Talk on Pro. Officials of company oik on P". posals Before Rotary Club The P. R. T. proposals presented to Councils by President Mitten were dis cussed by officials of the company nt the luncheon of thc Rotary Club In thc Acponinllshmniii. nf the Sintosbiirv. ' - Mitten manngement of the P. R. T". .. ,,r ,. , ,... ,, imnM Kiiifi, iiriir aiiti' ri'vii'wi'll , n. (;. 'i panj 'ha earn 0tt live-cent fare Other speakers included Miss Laura M. RiNidifer. who as "Miss Safety- First" described results obtained by the safety bureau of the P. R. 'I'., and Lieutenant Harry (iordon Milsnn, who Is 'doing educational work with the P. R. T. Co-operative Welfare Asso ciation. SPROULE NOT CANDIDATE Mention of Name for Wharves Di rector Embarrassing, He Says George F. Sproulc, secretary of the Commissioners of Naigntiou, who has been mentioned in dispatches from Charleston as the "ilnrk-hqrsc" candi date for director of the department of wharves, docks and ferries, is not a candidate for that position. i "While I have been u personal friend of the Maior-clcct for more than thirty years," Mr. Sproule said. "I have'not seen him since summer and I am in nn sense of the word u candidate for the directorship. A sense ot propriety makes the use of my nnme in this con nection embarrassing, as the president of the commissioners, now- the director of wharves, docks and ferries, nnd an other member of the board have ul ready been mentioned for this posi tion." Kendrlck Touring West W. Frccland Kcndrick, receiver of taxes, is on u tour of thc West iu his capacity ns imperial potentate of tho Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He will visit the temples iu cities nil thc way to the Pacific coast. Then he will turn back aud visit temples iu thc Eu.t and iu Canada. L'ulley, vice president of the com-, The ceremony was pertormeu ny "it ' " YV.' , , 1. . i. ti. 1 .. He showed how the .company , Rev. Henry E. Walhey, pastor of St. "oullmve 0 e admitted. d increased Its employes wages, Matthew's, assisted by tne uev. ur. 1 .-i,.,, hV l,V .Vninn iffiAtni. !, ".., fii 11 per cent unrarauim muck- r rreinnn t. iiooaru, htL-rriiir. ,,l '' i n mctltl0n of Foster Thev ex 11 prs anil hi. uie sainu iinm Kept 11 1 Met nodlst l-.niscona Jiomc .uissiuux. , ,u ,1 .1 ...., I THE ROSENBACH GALLERIES 1320 Walnut Street OLD COLONIAL OIL LAMPS vlth Engraved Frosted Shades and Cut Glass Prism Pendants II SINGLE LAMPS PAIRS OF LAMPS SETS OF THREE LAMPS We Collect Your Freight Claims or lie Stnen and aerves and serves NO NEED TO FILL COAL BJNS; ST. MARTINS DAY WAS WET Believers in Ancient Tale Braved Weather Yesterday With Smiles Happy in Anticipation of Mild Winter If there is anything in the tradition that a rainy St. Martin's Day means I Il .v. n i i. .. .:n , . ,u.l ' that the following winter will be a mild , one, the coining senson should be a I gentle, springtime affair. Ycstcrdny wa3 about at wet as they come. It !sfsVOtonbcra1t1lp1tHof0eyRr.nnlbrbir,kt I a1 'dafup" indicates '"rcVcM ""K,""'-.. - .I.. c. m .! ..f Llic Mur in wiiii. ,ti. .,.u.tii, v. Tours, who lived some 1(100 years ago, rode forth Into the country on this day of November, which was raw and cold. Along the road he saw a shUcrlug beg gar, who asked for nlms. The good St. Martin, drawing his CITY NEEDS 20 NURSES Red Cross Asked for Aid Ph Hospital Has 469 Contagious Cases : rui, ,Iia fii.l nf volunteer nurses of .. ... .-. .. . t.- - 11..1 ,,.', nf ,,,,.1,1, an,i Charities i Department of Health and Wiariuis, !S "'" V ' ' by the present outbreak of scarlet fever, and dinhthcrin. There nrc four times ns many cases ot theso two diseases than at this time last year and the nurses nt the city institution at Second and Luzerne streets have been taxed to their utmost in rffnru tn nre for the nntients. 1-orty-ninc nurses are caring for patients and in appealing to Miss htisnn P. Frnnpls. dircrtor of nursing of tlic 'Pennsylvania nnd Delaware jJivision ni . '. . . ,i . , .. j. lnn ""' '"' ''"' "." - .- twenty volunteers. Miss. Francis sent broadcast n re- nuest lor volunteers, one expects to (ill the needed quota in the "rat few moyn,h and ZTo per cerbonifsaL lowed by Councils for their services. Nurses will be brought Here lrom sey- steel striKe, win speaK at me meeuug rnl h(,ctIon, of thc statc to nid 5n tic,0f t10 Amalgamated Clothing Workers I emergency. "' America tonight in Musical Fundi BISHOP HARRIS WEDS i were married at 8 :!50 o clock last night, '....'. .,.... in St. Matthew's Methodist Episcopal L- ,. ,-:f... H.1..1 1 w.imi .inri. , miri'ii. r ill - liiilii uuu . utuuv c. v. .n. nishnn Harris, until his recent rc - tlrement, was in charge of Methodist churches in Japan and China, and began his career as a reissiouary iu Japan in IST'l. He was elected Bishop of Japan n..rt l.'.ii.nn In 1 0Cll I (111,, l.iiliu I.I j.'.rj His bride is a daughter of the lute J "f. Philadelphia. non Rev. Wesley Best, ho was a pastor misslouer of Maine, is fli the Philadelphia conference. She is '"? Aft ' d! '',,c, " 10t1 nmlnnnf In l(r. vorlt. sylvan ill lllSUmilCe 1 nrominent in welfare work. HELD FOR ILLICIT STILL Three Men Released by City Police Rearrested by Federal Agents Three men accused of having un il licit still in their possession were dis charged by city authorities today only to be rearrested by internal revenue agents. They are Israel Bernstein, Queeu street nboe Second; his son, Dai Id. Fox Chase, .ind Michael Stolowiz, Fox Chase. The men were arrested a Week i n.. .n1 n.pnt.niwl tmlllV 111 H flll'ttir-r ! II.W llll'l I.I iuiiii " ...,. . ......... hearing before Magistrate Itnher in the Secoud and Christian streets station. Thev will, be nrralgued later today iu thc Federal Building. Many a man finds too late that his motor car has cost him more in health than it has in tires and gasoline. May we mail our booklet? COLLINS INSTITUTE OV PHYSICAL CULTURE N. W. CORNER OF 1STII AND WALNUT Our Service is Gratis Bring your freight or express claims to us no matter how old I. T. A. service gets quick action and satisfactory results. Our service is gratis if we don't collect. Write or phone our service man will call Industrial Traffic Association , Vtxrf Building, Philadelphia Spruce 16M l'honea Rare S8 sword, cut his great cloak In two nnd cave one half to tho man In the road. Immed ut y after he had ridden on the gun ,irokout o ,he coU(ls nm- the ,iay became so pleasantly warm that neither he nor the beggar had need of their pieces of th same cloak. bLC S hSS&.fK ief season, Indian summer .It is a nast glory of summer that falls for u -,. - . .. ,. ... , da or n week over an earth already i nnnicning xor wie commg oi winier. Tennis courts nnd links are crowded agnln, nnd for n brief space the benches , In the city parks come into their own ns the leading Indian summer resort", SCISSORS AND CANDY 'LOOT' Japanese Held on Charge of Break Ing Into Seventeenth Street House , pa r of scissors and a box of candy. the Police S'ly. torn tompriscu uie uuai woe akcn m! t K,m i .ftn.ent"llVP,' ' year-old Japanese, who. it is alleged, , broke into the home of .Miss .Maine Hitin, M3 North Seventeenth street, early this morning and woke Miss Flinn fro,n ber Rlccp 0lce. about 4 o'cl clock, uccordlns to the police, gained access through a par lor window, and after ransacking the downstairs rooms without apparently taking anything, entered Miss Flinu's room Her screams attracted Patrolman Briscoe, who, with Patrolman Meyer, eaptured Olee after a chase on Girnrd l nveuuc n(,Bp xsio.-stl street. Olee was i s.t.i ,,,t -.wi i,ii t- r.irthm. i,nn... 1 iiviv, viti,ci iruun imhi in luiwu. uu. , Slln(lfly br Magistrate tirells. ' CflTFR HFRF TONIGHT rua I CO flCflt: I UIMlUn I Steel-Strike Leader to Address Cloth- ' "n0 Workers' Meeting William Z. Foster, leader of the Hall. Superintendent Robinson gave per mission for the meeting after officials of the union had given their promise it 1 meniDersinp . cams. nupennienueni I Robinson also served notice on the umou officials lie would hate renre- i . .. -. . . ras de In i nod imnllnntlin I1,a ,,11.1 . i.... . '.'; 1 '." tho bpcahors l B i ' 1" Maine Commissioner Here O. Waldon Smith, a former resident insurance com- s here today mak- ethods of the Pcnn- Department. He sajs the s.stcm in this state is the host in .America. He will use the Penn sylvania depnrtnient ns n model iu re organizing his work in Maine. tmilnlivAc or tltA Timot inn niwl tli IfV SiWsmilhs N 8 j Stationers Kin g Albert Knives - Forks Spooiis JYai ware jjatfers Distinctive - chaste - bca-uliful Buying ciothes these days is som ething not to be lightly con- ' sidered. The average purchaser is figuripg today as to where his dollars will bring thc fullest return. J To this fact our tremen dous Fall business is largely due. In these days "when prices every where are high, tlte shrewd buyer naturally deals with a house whose reputation for reliability and fair dealing is un questioned. Fall anil Winter Suits are priced (30 to $80 Fall-weight Overcoats, $30 to $60 TVinter Overcoats, ' $30 to $100 JACOB HEEDS SONS 1424-1426 CliosteulSlrcei FIND MAN HANGED BY WINDOW SO Believed to Have Been Caught as He Attempted to Enter His Home DISCOVERED BY PASSER-BY Edward Gallagher, thirty-seven years old. 43i0 renn street, Frankford, was found dead today hanging from n side . ...... . . wn(Iow on tho first floor of the house, m , , , i u nH0P u, ,sh "'' "lH ,, .. U", J, , ' -H'C l'ollc of tho I-rnnkford station believe the man attempted to gnin en- trance to his home through the window- when the sash fell on his neck. He was prouounced dead at the Jewish Hos pital where physicians say death was due to strangulation. Filend Iodge, 4720 Tnckawnnna .trrpt'llf.lls nt s o'clock toda?. when he SIin. .he borh linnirinir from the w mow The xy was suspended in the air, with tllP feet ten inches from the ground. Tdge removed the body aud then notified the police. HELD ON BAD-CHECK CHARGE Lawyer Alleges Client Gave Him Worthless Paper Engaging Lewis T.cinson, a lawyer, when he was in trouble ocr the' alleged passing of worthless checks, it is alleged, Louis Afehr. of Lebanon, Pa., paid Levinson with a check for .$"00. This check, police sny, was worthless, and this morning Magistrate Pennock held Mchr in $000 bail Mr a further hearing, .. .. -1. ..J- i r -! ' ! According to Detective Lenihnn, who arrested Mehr in Lebanon Inst ;sht, thc prisoner was iu'trouble over Ctchrlc'iDc;1,ccks iQ Lcbano' P" Ql1 ""'"i '- nuimnurp Tn ir iiiuv CHURCHES TO AID NAVY Appeal Sent Out for Help In Re I crjultlng Campaign Philadelphia churches will become of navy training nnd the advantages offered in the navy's lifty-fic trade schools. YE 'E have the circula- W don figures of all th 11 leading magazines m every city in the country of 1 5,000 or over. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Agency Every Phate of Sales Promotion 400 Cheitnut Street Philadelphia y tr i I V" HI -'II Let it Rain or Let it Snow, Let it Freeze or let it Blow you'll find at Perry's the Right Kind of Coat to wear and Plenty of it! ($ They say there's a blizzard heading this way from the West. Let 'er head ! You can head right into it in n one of these Ulsters! A I And whether it corrjes along today, or next week, makes little difference something of the kind is bound to . hit us sooner or later, and you want to get up in the morning provid ed against any condi tions out of doors! CI Roll the collar of one of these Ulsters up around your ears, stick your hands in the muff pockets, and sally forth immune against the worst' the weather can do! They're handsome coats, they're warm as the proverbial toast, and yet they're as light to carry as a clear con science! I Suppose you get lows today! $45, $50 to $85 Perry & Co. "N. B. T." 16th & ,Chcstnut Sts. va vr i i i1 r'i " - (- - - - . f 'kit . t - , . j ' S ,- ,v "r ft. N.- v A 1 .i f t i .. - w to J' ' Xf v; I ,-Uf .It V .
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