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VEIa PUBEIC LDGERr-FHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBEE 24, 1919
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AMERICA'S LEADING NATURAL
TABLE AND MEDICINAL WATER
FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY
s Prescribed by forcmotl
physicians through
out the World, '
Hiram Ricker & Sons, luc.
South Poland, Maiue
Button New York I'lilladelplila
Deaths of a Day
DR. A. MoL HAMILTON
ixplre. Suddenly it I
Famous Alienist E
ma. bummer Home In Massachusetts
Great Ba-i-iiiMou, Mass.. Nov. 24. j
tJr. AUnn THcT.nno Tlnmlllnn f.,mn,,n .
alienist and expert on nervous diseases,-
died suddenly at his summer homo here
resterdaj. 1
Doctor Hamilton, career was one .
filled with the drama of human psy-
cholozy. He testified as an expert for I
I ho government in the tria' of Gulteau. '
assassin of President Garfield. and iu
many ases since concerning tho mental
condition of men accuicd of creat
irlmfB Vor tlivurt rfinru lir ,.'.iu .imfnu. I
tor of mental diseases at Cornell Uut- I ""inoridg! btnet Ihey were taken
verslty ! to tuo Delaware Hospital aoWilniing-
In the case of Czolgosz, who hhot tod
President McKinlcy, Doctor Hamilton I Edward V. Cornet, uf "lorkship il
was called iu uttendauco. Czolcns. was1 lace. Camden, lost control uf im niifn.
pronounced tnne by examiners employed 1
uy me ptopio unu uic L.ric Couutv JJai 1
Associatiou.
R. HAINES PASSMpRE
West Chester, Pa., Nov. 24. .It.
Haines Passmore, agpd eighty-bis yearti,
for many years a leadiug real estate and
loan broker in this, place, died lust
night after u long illness. He was a , V," '!otn """i"0"8. acciueutt. at tno A blow struck, at co-education at the
son of tn late Beniamin Pasbmoro. for i Brow;ni,ns Iv"1 ero5siug, which it, uu- tTui,urs,ity 0f Pcnub.vlvauia, iu the
two terms an ussociato judge of Chcs- I suartiea' " I Alumni Ucgister, is attracting the at-
ter county, and was u leading member ,., ..., ... .,,... I tentiou of co-eds today,
of the Hit ksito branch of Friends. He ITALIANS DANCE TONIGHT 1 The Alumtii Eegister tbiuU tho Ben
leaves one sou, Benjamiu. ! net foundation thould not bo used to
Francibco P. Moreno
Buenos Aires, Nov. 21. Francisco
P. Moreno, founder uud director of La
Plata Museum of Anthropology und Ar
cheology, died here Saturday. Ho was
6ixty-eight years of age.
Doctor Moreno was ouu of the fbie
tnost Argentinians. He wus uottd as
an explorer, a widely known geographi
cal authority, a prolific writer and u
man of the strenuous life, often com-
pqreu 10 .ineouorc liooscvci., wuo wus
He was high commissiouer of the Ar- Committee chairman, Miss Jennie de
geutinc republic in the boundary de- Carlo; vice chairman, Mrs. Itosina
limitation with Chile, fouuder of. the i Mario ; secietary, Miss Ltfcia Cichitti ;
Argentine Boy Scouts and vice presi- I treasurer, Mrs. Vittoria Falsetto; lloor
dent of t' e Argentine National Board of manager, Mrs. Teresa Lapctiua.
Education. Mrs. C. C. A. Baldi; Mrs. A. Bar-
it bera; Mis. A. Cuntoru; Mrs. P. Hi
Jainco B. Rathbonc , Francesco; Miss E. De Francesco:
Elniira, X. Y.. Nov. 24. James B.'Mrs. A. Desiata; Mrs. M. Fortunate;
Rathbone, president of the Chemung ,
Canal Trust Co., director of more than
a dozen local industries aud philanthro
pies and widely known financier, died
suddenly here yesterday. He was a
son-in-law of the late John Arnot and1
one or the administrators of tho Arnot
estate, comprising properties worth
many millions of dol'ars.
General Samuel M. Welch
Buffalo, Nov. 24. Genera Samuel
M. Welch, formerly commander of the
Fourth Brigade, New Tork National'
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iiuard, died at 111s liome here jesterday
He was sixty-eizh'-vearfi old
General Welch was president of the
National Guard Association of New
York- state. Iu the Spanish -American
War he commanded the Sixty-fifth
Volunteer Infantry. His 'last military
tervice was as commander of the depot
units of the Fourth Brigade on- the
Mexican border.
Sir Guy F. Laklng
London. Nor. 24. Sir Guv Frsincis
Laking. keeper of the king's armory in
Windsor Castle, died Saturdaj. He
was born in 187C and had written much
on armbries and art objects of Windsor
Castle and Buckin-'mni Palace.
Reuben V. Jacobs
Reuben V. Jacobs, head of tho proof-
reading department of The Press ten
years, died suddenly last evening in the
Jewish Hospital. Mr. Jacobs was suf
fering from double pneumonia and was
sent to tho hospital from his home, 5S
Linden avenue, Lansdovvne, on Satur
day. Mr. Jacobs was born in this citi
fifty-three years aco. He is survived i
lw o .M r.A ,. r-1 j ..
Wood Jacobs. Last summer Mr. Jacobs
moved to Lansdovvne from Aldan, where
he lived eieht vears
ne uvea cigm years.
Mrs. Edward T, Davlu
Mrs. Kate Irwin Davis,, widow of Ed
ward T, Davis, died yesterday at n.er
home; 11 South Thirty-eighth street.
Sho bad been in failing health a year.
Mrs. Davis is survived by a daughter
nrd five sons. Her husband, who diec
in 1013, was for many years secretary
to tho late William Weightman, who
was ono of Philadelphia s wealthiest
citizens.
Mtes Atlco Ncwbold
Misa Alice Now boll, member of au
old nnd prominent Philadelphia family,
diod on Friday. She lived with her
brother, Cleayton New bold, at 225
South Seventeenth street. Tuncral will
bo private.
Mrs. Noblo Frame
Mrs. Lydia L. Frame, widow of the
ltev. Noble Frame, who wan one of
the most prominent Methodist Episcopal
clergymen In the city, died yesterday
at her home, 3350 North Gratz street.
She wus eighty -three years old.
Charles F. Keech
York, Pa., Nov. 24. Charles F.
Keech, alderman, died yesterday of
paralysis. He was stricken while walk
ing on the'street, death occurring shortC
ly after be was taken to his home. He
was seventy-one j-ears old, and bad
been justice of the peace and alder
man of the Eighth ward since 1681.
He was a Democrat und an official of
th'i '"hIo Mnyjstratet,' sso"iation.
Pare, Swec Country Cider for
SALE
Mi from absolutely sound apple.
Dally. Oellverlee by our truck aerwner
iln; phlla. we can turnien you wru o
LwjtVoc- BOO. hooe err,wrlta
fVOODFIELDS FARMS
TWO DEAD
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Two Boys Suffer
Fractured I
IN AUTO ACCID
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! Skulls When Run Down in At- of Unveriord tuotball team by Bvvartb-
I more, wncre they both attcuded eol
teinptlns to Cross Stroetu lr8c- Jlr I'almer, the Governor said,
1 Wfin tint (It lltlf .! lie 11 tlAflil ttt lr,rl
i The attorney Kcucrul's orlclunl plan ,
MACHINE TURNS TURTLEw.MlLgtSvXThto.rtlOTHER DOCTORS RETURN
lu Chester, but his condition was m
i much better today he decided to return i ;
I Uno boy was Killed and eix per-
sons were injured jesterday in nuto
mobile accidents in and around Phila
delphia. Auothcr boy died in the hos
nital today as tho result of being run
over Saturday.
The boy who met death was nine-
ear-old Frank Tebous, 722 Central
avenue, Camden. Ho attempted to
"ros3 the street near the New York
fhipjard and ran directl.v iu frout of
i tr drheu by A. It. Justice, of Suedes'-
boro. His skull was fractured and hei
received olhcu. injuries which caused bij
death toon after in Cooper IIo-pital. street, hat been uppoiiit-t-i...
At ..,.. . ,. I of the division of child
TtfiS&X VaT" I
uUUu .ui.ugut years oni.ot l-
streets on Saturdaj, died today
l'onnsylvnnia Hospital. Thr child's
su" ' V1? lr?CtUrcU 1U the UCCldcill.
North Fifteenth btrcct
inn o hiau npt n
lawjer, 17 1G j
was strnrl. hv
an automobile at Broad and Cumber-'
lan.d btrf'ct3 nd received sevcro hi-1
ikoipUnl. taUU tu '' Jo!:tl,h',
Four Philadelphians were badly in- 1
J'Ted when uu automobile iu which
yieJ' wcra ridiug overturned on the
Concord pike near Bluebell. Thev are
AlliBff Tli.nt.rt1. 11HT T :....!. .., ...'....
Mrs. Charlotte lirauch, same address, ,
nq iur. nuu .urs. tinrry Uavit. 1034 ,
mobile 11 1 the lirowuing road crossing
".' io
T'rtMnci 1 nr.Ii. l'..11A...l 1.. -.l'
iin.-.n,i x- r n.i ..e,... 11" ." 1
x .UIIOJllUUlU iiuiiiuu 1 III 1,111-
ouatsaifwviut i . ' 1 UUU It LlUl mi: Vail
had raced uloug the tracks it landed ,
111 a1 aucu. vjornet, nis wile m i:nri
Benbum. Haddon avenue, Colllugs-
wood, who accompanied him, were uu
injured.
A wrecking crauo was required to
remove the car from the ditch. There
"Regltid Margheritd" Pldiib Llabo-
rate Ball With Native Quadrille
The twentieth annual ball of the
"Itegiua Marglicrita," sin Italian nsso ' This, snjb the Register, would pre
ciatiou in Philadelphia, will be opened . vent undergraduate life at the Univcr-
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t6hL
The Italian consul general, Clievalitr
Gaetano Poccardi, and Mrs Poccardi
imI1 lii iiirvv.tQ ri ftntinr urtri inn hall
will be attended by most of the liroml-
uent itnijaus o ihs city
?1 "irXZ J V,f- S"!
(UUU lil U. .IV.tUlVJI t'lidd . VILl
ardi: Mrs J. Iorio; Mrs. M. Marotta:,
Mrs. It. Moliterao; Miss A. Polidoro,
Miss A. Palermo; Mrs. C. Itago; Mrb.
T. It. Scalclia ; Mrs. J. Uzzo and Mic3
M
Yurallo.
HAS HE BEEN ROBBED?
Question Puzzling Man Who Finds
Burglar T00I3 In Office
I William J. Boas, box manufacturer
pn the fourth flqor;o 1427 Vino street.
1C Mnnrldi-inrf it liAttinn Iia'ci K,ah .n,T...1
is wondering whether he's been robbed
or not.
He cume into hlfc office carlv ioduv
and found a pile of burglar tools iu frout
of his old-fashioned kev rafe. Inside
tho safe on Saturday night were 5200
in casu ana stuuu in Liberty Bonds.
But Boas doesn't .know whether
they've been stolen or not, because who
ever tampered with the safe jammed the
door of it and tho keyhole so badly au
to leave a job that'll test the skill of
any expert safe manufacturer to open.
y.ne tuievcs .entered the othce by
means of a lire escape.
I An expert is now working on the
sate.
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SUGAR CrM!NG HERE '
Several Steamships From Porto RIco
Duo This Week
In the hooe of relieving conditions
the 6Ugar equalization board has or
dered 300,000 tons of Porto Itican
Rucar. Several steamships carrying car- I
goes of the product arc expected here '
this week. '
in auaiuon to uiis sue
In addition to this sugar many car-
JS?!! ,fc"gfaJ 1 "r?h!u!.-be" in tbo
nlnKtJTr?X .
' Sugar obtained at the previous price
of nine cents wU, contillue t0 be'EOid
, at eleven cents, 'ihe price of fourteen
I cents a pound w life only be allowed ou
sugar nougnt trom tne new supplies.
Young Woman Dies of Poison .ften, due t0 us1 and
The young woman who was found dy-1 circulatory Stagnation. Col
ing in bed iu a room at 1014 Mount Ver- 1,'no vstpm Ihivph vnn fip1
nou street, yesterday, has been identified HnS - Km le?VeS J0" .r.eel
as Mary 'littler, twenty-thrco years
old. 024 North Eiehth street. Kha
died lus.t iiieht in the Hahnemann
Hospital. Physicians say the suffered
from heroin poisoning. The physicians
are looking for u foreigner, short, dark
and Blender, wearing eyeglasses and an
army coat. He is said to be the last
iprnn who saw the girl.
Have You
Freight Claims
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Bo Bervee
antl atrves
and aervqs
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PALMER IN WASHINGTON
Attorney General Rcturno to Work
, After Brief Rest
Attorupy General Palmer loft this I
city for Washington on the 8:04 tralu '
ilifs morning, greatly improved lu i
bcalth after u week-end Islt at Ike i
' Chester home of Governor bproul.
Mr. raimor wen
flit In thp Oorprnnr'H
bomc Saturday, and in tho afternoon
the two nfficlnlfl U'lfnrssrrl iht rlpfpnf
to Ills work in ashington. '
WOU'AN IS APPOINTED l
TOCHILD HYGIENE POST!
Dr. E. Olivia White Made As-'
sistant Chief of Stato Bureau '
by Colonol Martin
Dr. 1). Uhvia While
1012 Arch
, i.'fsisi-int chief
livBlen" of tlii.
Jrtmeut. l
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K" e'lis T
annoiut-
Co'oue'
Martin, commissioner ot hcnUh. Doc
tor White is in Trenton todav. She will
take up her new duties at once.
Colonel Martin announced appoint
ments of medical inrpectors as fol'ows
York countv, Llr. ' James V. Wolf
Mount Wolf; Schuylkill couuly, D'
M. C Hous'holder, Norwegian aud
Harry townships; Monroe County, Dr.
Charles Lo Cates, Itarrctt township
Allegheny ouuulj , Dr. N. D. Brant
Itobiuson township; Dr. T. U. Henry
'"ndford "-"foods Marshall, Pine, Mc
Caudless and Pranklin townships;
Washington countv , Dr. B. V. Vu'tou
Cross Creek ; Dr. G. A. Perkins, Smith
township; Dr. E. M.' Halett, Canton
townfhip, and Dr W. .1. Hawkins.
Ontervilic aud Wo't Bcthlrhi'in town
ship. Dr. A. B. KccU, Altonmi, has been
appointed county med'cul director of
..- . 1'
H'mr county, succecuin
Dr. J. D.
T, 1
x m'Hcy, resigned.
HITS COEDUCATION AT PENN,"tie.,rr!' J?hiL iy w f be
nilO UULUuwiiUH hi 1 CIMIH.,,-CM1jent of the Czfcho-S'ovak repub-
Alumni Register Wanto
Bennett,
I Foundation Used for Separate School
extend eo-euueauon at tuo university,
but to establish a separate fchool for
women connected with tuc Lnivcrsity
but apart, like Itadcliffe at Harvard
I nnd Ba-nard at Columbia
Mty irom luting on a.; mawkisii tone."
PRESENT. MEMORIAL ARCH
sixty-llftli St. and Eltnwood Ave
I Buslnew Men Honor Fighters
A memorial arch iu honor of boldicrs
of the neighborhood of Sixty-fifth street
find Elmwood avenue who fought in the
''! vvii' wus unveiled yesterday ut
Connell'ri Park. Ileprcseutntives of Sev
eral patriotic and business men's or
ganizations took part. The memorial
was presented to the city by business
men of the viciuity.
Senator Augustus F. Daix, Jr., made
the presentation address, and City Stu
tisticia'n 13 J Catlell accenttdtlfn i.mii
for the city
Arm Crushed In Machinery
While working in a macaroni factory
ut Eleventh and Catharine streets this
morning, Gaetano Giaunoni, twenty
seven years old, 1127 South'E'cventh
street, was caught in the 'machinery
and his right arm was badly crushed.
Ho was taken in the patrol wagon of
the Second and Christian streets station
to the Pennsylvania Hosnital, where it
is believed amputation will be necessary.
'Ws-undcd by Stray Bullet
Ac a result of a bullet w-oftud in his
breast. Robert Moore, of S817 Sepviva
! street, is in a tenous condition at the
Frunkford Hosnital. He wet! struck
by a stray bullet believed to have been
fired bv a gunner while wa'hing along
the banks of Frankford creek.
JM
Hanscom's
Headquarters for
Thanksgiving
Groceries
We are glad to be
able to . sell things a
little less than others.
GRAND BANQUET
'COFFEE
Th World's Best
Only 46c lb.
1233 Markot St. & Branches H
"Going stale" mentally is
Villi. I
' May we mail our booklet? i
COLLINS" INSTITUTE
OP PHYSICAL CULTURE !
COLLINS BL20.. WALNUT ST. AT 1BTH
"Hanging Fire?"
I. T. A. service has back of it a
knowledgo gained through ten
years of successful experience in
collecting freight claims we get
quick action and satisfactory re
sultsbring yours to us.
Write or phone our service man ivtil call
Industrial TraiBc Association
Perry Building, Philadelphia'
Bpruco 102S rhonea Uac'o E8S
HATFIELD SEES END
OF TUBERCULOSIS
Phipps Instituto Director Re-
porta Britain and Franco
in Groat Stride!!
"Great Britoiu urn! France arc per
fecting a splendid organization to stamp
out tuberculosis."
Dr. Chnr'es J. Hathrld. director of the
Henry Phipps Iustitulr. of Philadel
phia, mado that tat(mcnt when reen
today shortly after his arrival from
llngland. He, with several other prom
iiient ph.vsiciaus of the T'nited States,
attended the general conference of tu
ber"ilosis v.orkers in Loudon last
mouth.
Doctor Hatfield arrived jesicrdav ou
the Adriatic from Southampton, Otherb
uiHi him WLre Dp. Duvnl 1? T.mn,
! prcsideut of tho National Tuberculosis
Association, und Dr William Charles
, AVhite. of the Pittfburgh Tuberculosis
Associatiou
After priiislng the viork to eliminate
tuberculosis iu Bugluud Doctor Hut
tield said :
"The United Slates must make Ftreu
uous efforts'! she is not to fall be
hind her Allies in tho work of stamp
ing nut tho disease
"Tho British rsutional Association
for the Prevention of 'Iubcreulosis is
doing herculean wo-k, and 111 France
the work is being carried on under the
uircriiou 01 jcou iourseou, vino rep-
resents Frauce ou the league of nations
and who is directing nh.vsiciaus and
laymen in tho work throughout the land.
Doctor Liudsav Williams, of New York
through ..the BockcMler foundation in
France, is giving Mr Bourgtois splen -
did assistance.
"In America the problem has finall.v
been realized a.s being a serious one
and one that demands, the greatist ef-
forts. Iho lied l ross seal campaign
, through the holidajs should bo pushtd
as notning ever was, pushed before in
our country.
moag oilier pacnTt uu tho Adri-
lie. He Will assume his duties hr ehir.
d'affaires of the Cz(cho-Slovak lega
M01? " "asiiiugtpn uud tervu until Hi
u..,,u . x,u. utiuuui UUIJJUtU lll,"H
XMA RilV.'F? Pfifi "niRfiPF
AIVIHJ) DUAti 1 UH UUKUrt
HcU Crota Will Handlo Holiday
Presents for Workcro
Christmas boxes may bo lent to Bed '
Cross workers in Euiopc, providing the
, boxes reach BrooMvu bv November 27.
oiucials ol tnu American I,ed Cross
have announced.
They must be addressed "care of tin.
Amerieun lied Cross, Warehouse No. i
24, Bush Terminal, Brookljn. N. Y.,"
onl should lnr the inscription,
"Christmas box."
Each box must bo t! by li by IS indie,
outside measurement. The weicht is
'imited to fifty pounds. Deliveries will
' be made to Europe oulj
Man Held In Grocery Robbery
Accused of robbing a grocery store at'
"O'.'t West 'lorouto street, Alexander
Iteaco, twenty-two jears old, U120
Croskey street, was held 111 1500 bail
today for a further hearing Friday.
Ho was arraigned beforo Magistrate
P'-ice iu tho Twenty -second street aud
Hunting Park avenue station The po-
I llC0 fr"y "e took ."i7 111 cush und a quun-
1 tity of groceries from tho store.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Our Stock ot
PERSONAL GREETING CARDS
Is More Comprehensive than
Usual and Is arranged lor
Convenient Display on the
Main Floor ot our Showroom
EARLY SELECTION
. Advised
THE RCSENBACH GALLERIES
1320 Walnut Street
Oown
fp
Regular
12 to U5
Values at
r.ffl
Brown,
Dozens
$T.85
All
Coma here thla week; It means dellart In Jour poeketboolf and Phll
adelpbla'e Bneet footwear on your feet. Me have hit the hlih coat of
elioee on the head. ?,'o Inflated pilcee at tho ncyaL We niutt be mov
. loir oar larre etock, therefore
An Extraordinary Sale
Now while the eeason ijs still young. Wo offer you a complete
selection of tho best lace and button models any Bjjle you
want all at a price $i.l5 to 57.15 less than others are aslclng
for tho identical styles. Almost 2 pairs for the price of one.
First come first served, slip in early.
i Kyal BajatShaf
OrdersQnd F.OOf SaVfiS$2to5
1206-8-10 Chestnut Street
' FOOD-PRICE CURB ASKED
Falr-Prlcc Committee Head WdnU
Admlnlstrator'Witli Power
Appointment of a food administrator
with legal authority and btate ma
chinery to support him is advocated by
Mrs. II. C. Boileu, head of tho I'hil-
delphia fair-prirc committee, bb n
means of starting deflnitu action to
reduce the high c.vt of living iu l'cnu-
j """
Mrs. Boden made this sueecsliou
following a conference with Mls Udith
C. Strauss, who wus appointed by the
govcrumeut to supirviso the viork ot
women iu the light lo reduce living
costs.
"Uur main purpose 1r, educational,"
said Mrs. ISodeu. " We hope lo pub
lish fair-prico lists '
WOMEN LEAD DRIVE
TO AID CHURCH ROLLS
Speak at Episcopal Services in
Membership Campaign To
Moot This Afternoon
Women leading the campaign lo in
crease the membership of the Kpitcopal
church through the nation-wide cam-
paign will meet in the church bouse.
Tw elf tli aud M'aluut btreelb, this after -
noou at o 0 clock to report ou 1 lie prog-
rcss of their work und consider future
plans. Mrs ,T. Willis Martin will pre-
'.. j
ElUt-
, numuer 01 women ueuvercu an-
dresses jesterday
churchc.
IU lUO LilllbCOna
At the Holy
Innocents
Church,
Tacony. Mrs. Martin spoke at 3 o'clock
tn tae tiltcriioou. tar lor in iiie nav
Caspar Huiues. u prominent Episcopal 1
1 lajmuu, a'so spoke in behalf of tht
I men bership drive,
Mrs. Charles Biddle carried the mem-
1 bership appeal to hundreds of pertonsi
' at the Christ Church. Eddingtou, audi
at pt. Martin's Church, Oak Lane, Mm
J. Al isou Scott and Dr. Janice Vi . Wis-
ter were the speakers.
Other sneakers were: Chircli ot the I
Advent. Keimetl Smiarc. Mr' TInrmr
Smith ; Si Paul's Protestant Lpis-copal,
Church, Upper Darb.v , Mrs.. W J. Tiiv-
lor; St. Cjpriau'B Mis'siou, Miss Elsie
Duucl.'ih. : M. Jmues'i. Church Down -
Insn.wn, Mrs Williiim Ta.vlor, Unirch'
of the Ifcdui.ption, Mrs. Albert Lues;
Clirisl. Church, Meriou, Mis Ljdia
vSc-t; Brvu Mawr Mission ihn E. L.
Leaf, Ziou, Deacouuess Tiles mu
DENIES FLOUR SHORTAGE
Federal OlficlaLBIameo "Overzcalous1 th0 greatest bravaap ana apparent te
,, , , cunty. In their boldness of opera
Salesmen" for Latest Rumor tion lay their greatest protection, the
Denial that there is danger of a sen- nolice tav. Many times watchmen have
ou.s scuicitv of Hour is made todav bv converstd with thieves who were taking
H. D. Irwin, second vice president of awav the goods the watchmen were tup -the
United Stutes Grain Corporation. PO'-ed to be guarding. Fake orders for
Overzcalouh Hour suleMiicn" arc
blamed for the disquieting rumor.-. Mr.
Irwin saj.s it is true that there 1. a
shortage of hard wheat, from wliicn
certain patent Hours are made, but as
sures the public that there will K am
ple flour.
Amincemcuts arc beinc made by the
United States Grain Corporation to bell
Hour ut u large saving to consumers.
Moore Names Man for West Point
The nomination of Henry Virdeu
Bice, H10 Walnut street, as a cadet to
I tho United Stales Mi'ilary Academj '
at West Point has been forwarded bv
Congressman J. Hampton Moore to the'
War Department. Mr. Bice is the sou
of WMIMam Lake Bice aud a nephew
of Cantnin Johu P. Virden. president of 1
the TVots' Association of tho Delaware
U'ver and Bay. Ho served in tho Ma-'
rini Corps during the wur. '
Srj the Prices
In Our "Price Lowering
Sale of Boots
Beginning (Today) Monday
Q&
KJJP
Almost
Yz Price ,
Grey Buck Lace Boots
Field Mouse Kid Button Boot
Black, Grey Kid or Calf
and Dozens of Models
Widths All Sizes
No
Mail
Orders
GIF CLOTH TIF
TRAILED BY POLICE
Arrest of Alleged Assistant and
Recovery of Loot Encourago
Detectives
WORKED CLEVER SCHEMES1
The director of tho band of mer
chandise thieves from whom the police
recovered goods valued at more than
53.1,000.000 yesterday, and upon whom
Is blamed the theft of raoro than $300,
000 worth of mcrcuaudlso in eastern
cities, is being tought.
The man is Johu Scrvus, according
to Licuteua.ut of Detectives Andrew
Emanuel. Scrwes, Lieutenant Eman
uel said today, evidently received warn.
ing immediately after the arrest of an
other alleged member of tho band in
Trenton jesterday and disappeared.
Serwes is a paroled prisoner from
J ti,e -t,w Jersey Stato Penitentiary. Two
ycarB ug0 uo wnb convicted uf forger.v.
j His Trentou home was at Ml East
, gtatc street.
Serwes was cmplujrd as manager of
a cap-manufacturins plant in Trenton.
according to the detectives, aud ULed
hi? position to mask his activities as
head of tno clearing nouse tor stolen
nurhnm se-
' Louis Brodskv. u clerk in tho can
factorv, was arrested jesterday. He
was supe-vising the bhipment of several
cases 01 stolen mcrcuanaise. 1110 oe-
ttctives say. Tho packing cases con-
taining the merchandise w ere addressed
to different linns iu various cities. Each
will be investigattd.
Tho discovery of the loot from this
city au(1 ''u Yorl: iu Trenton has
uncovered the method of disposing of
the i"toleu goods. The merchandise was
ouick y psHed after b"iug stolen und
shipped to Trenton by motortruck.
At Iruitou the gooda were "ep.ickid
ud shipped to various! concerns bj
treignt. Tlic packing cases were ai-
W!1b marked "perishable," thus in-
,MiriDS early aud fast movement frum
Tj-euton to cities awav froi
bibiity of police detection.
j.it'Uiuii ii uiura a a nuiu cuv u;
The uncoveriuc of the Trenton end
lie irtntou emi
information fan
om l-odskv wil'
of the conspiracy und
to have, been secured troui
lead lo the recovery of about 5200. U00
nitli aF il.vlnn tn nii-ili i , i-l I c-n nVM tlf
cloth, from thfs city.
The thieves alwavs operated with
snipping deceived me guardiau in eacn
Wcnlock Quits P. R. II. Post
Jospph Wcn'ock, for more than thir
teen j ears a member of the 'egal do-
nnrMnent of llii Penns Iwml'i lluilritriif
has resigned to join George Stuart Pat-
terson.' who also resigned from the same
department leecutlj-. The two will be
come members of the firm of George n.
McFadden & Bro.. of this city. Mr.
Wenlock's present home is in Media.
He came lo tho Pcuusjlviuia Railroad
in 100G.
ElfBANjS&BlDD,,
SilvcrsmiUis
Stationers
Diamond
Eofcy workmanship
Supreme Quctj'tj'
Inspection and comparison invited
T'HANKSGIFING DAY
and the Football Game
Suggest
OVB.RCOATS
J "Slip-On" and Chesterfield models .
$30 to $100
y Double-Breabted Overcoats,
Ulstcri and Ulslorettes,
$40 to $100
3 Overcoats wth Fur Collars,
$1S0 to $175
y Fur-Lined Overcoats,
$225 to $600
J Sweaters, Blufflers, Gloves, Kobeu,
Blankets, Caps arc- also timely.
Sloro Closed Thanksgiving
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It th foundation upon which 11
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built
A regular habit of drinking
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haalth guarantee.
Our deliveries pass your door
Phone or write for regular
ervice.
THE CHAS. E. HIRES CO.
210 So. Z4Ui SU Ph!i.
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HIGHER ASSESSMENTS
IN BUSINESS CENTER
.
Real Estate Assessors Hoar Ap-
peals From Property Owners
in "Valuo Belt"
Substantial assessment increases for
buildings iu the central business dis
tnct were indicated today by real estate
assessors. This is tho last day on which
appeals irom assessments may oe maae.
Complaints were being heard today
from owners of properties in thei
j Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth I
.wards, covering the territory from the
north side of South street to the south
side of Vine aud from Seventh street to ,
the Schuylkill river. " '
Louis Aleiaudcr and Thomas B.
Shoemaker were the assessors, sitting'
today to hear requests for adjustments.
"The hish valuo belt has borm. its.
proportionate share of tlic $100,000,000
increase this year in assessments." raid
Mr. Alexander
The assessors; would gi-e no hint of
the amount of increases levied on the
Market street department stores and
0tner big business properties. They said
a bUch informntiou must come from I
,,, ,,,,irii ,.,.,. m
Most of the comp'ainauts today were
represented by attoruejs. The num
ber of complaints was said to be bmall.
ALLl
LL m a n ufacturers i
are oversold, bur
not all are advertising.
frWk up any line wMi
which von w familiar and '
se in wlvVh class are ihe '
"live WIVCS "
HERBFRT M. MORRIS
Advertising' Agency
Every Phaio of Sales Promotion I
400 Chestnut Street Philadelphia J
Bar PiNr
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K-
a
Day
Looking
Forward
to a Great
Thanksgiving
Day means
thinking of
the Clothes
you're going
to wear
ff Maybe you'll go to
the game.
I It's certain that,
you're game for some
kind of celebration.
Maybe it'll be a trip
for the annual family
reunion.
J In any and in every
case you'll want to look
the part.
ajf Very well, then!
i Here are the Clothes!
The Suit to wear when
you sit down to table;
the Overcoat or Ulster
to stand up and cheer
in when the pigskin
floats toward the goal."
If Handsome double
breasted Ulsters x n
dark Oxfords, $45, $50,
$55.
Snug-fitting double
breasted Overcoats
fastening on one or two
buttons, $35, $40, $45
in blues, browns and
grays.
j Easy slip-on loose fit
ting Overcoats in Ox
ford gray big values
at $25.
Leather Coats and
leather arid cloth re
versible coats in all
lengths, from 36 to 46
inches, $25 to $75.
jf Sheep-lined jackets
and long coats, sheep
lined to waist, $15, $18
to $40.
CJ Fur collar to fur out
side Overcoats in hand
some shell fabrics for
the fur-lined and fur
collared coats, $60 to
$225.
CI And Suits, single and
double breasted, from
$30, $40 and $45 up to
the finest fabrics
woven, at $70 and $75.
Come in time to
have yours for next
Thursday!
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"N.B.T."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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