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ing Angle in Michigan
Tragedy
CHINESE PUZZLE UNSOLVED
BY MAGISTRATE; TWO HELD
Lung Fat and Hip Hong, With lilachcned Fyes. I'resent
Identity Riddle "Bud:" Is Passed to Judge
MRS
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Sly tho Askociafcil Press
Ml. Clemcm, Miili., )!: Lit. Ma
comb county authorities were today in
ctiKntliiR o new nnttli' of tin MujiiiE
of J. Stanley llrown, son of u Detroit
innnufuctiiror, v.hobe liotly n found
in liis automobile on the road from
Detroit Inst AVodnesduy liiornliifr.
The nnw lufornmtlnii was n s(nte
Jiicnt by Mis' (rlnil.i Suhmilt. ttlio
enuie hero Into Inst nlfjlit from I'nttle
Clock mid pivo the officer a storv in
vulvintj it joutnr woman who. until last
Saturday, Jived in Rattle Creek and
who. .Mi'-'" Summit declared, bad been
much in I trim n't; oomiiany jui prior
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AS NRFT P.IIRF'I T1,l '' "" "( Mi Summit
r0 UIHIVLOI UUIIL. cnri. ( t lie- officer, left Ilnttlc Creek
Cor Sit. Clemens early lif-t week, the
statement says, after borrowing n
Plan Proposed in Program of uniform from n soldier stationed nt
i Cami) Cutter. She returned to ltnttle
BUSINESS TRIBUNAL
Second Industrial Confer
ence Just Announced
Creek Wednesday afternoon, Miss Sum
nut declared, with a lnrcc sum of
I mono and nttired in new and expensive
clothlnjr. Later when informed of
Rrown's death by Sliss Summit, th6
Manufacturers and business men ecu- . stateinent hays, the sirl displayed un
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v., ., uirouji.mot um- .u, ,,.-., u ..,,., ,wus ,,,,, bj. t,,c ncwsl,apcr
auauiutsivu lutui.i in uir ufwiitiv ini'jii ii i import
announced by the President's second in
dustrial conference.
Odd Looking "Soldier"
I'm Hri'nin-.iT ol.ti-if nf iv.1!n, .. 1,,.
Thn program, briefly, is to set up a , ,.,.,, ,., .. ,' t niht .,.,.,' ,,,.,.
Summit, recalled the statement of n
farmer thnt.llio latter, had nnseed
llrnwn's automobile late Tuesday night
nnd sonic, distance down the road had
passed a netirc dressed in man s cloth
ing, who, bo said, did not walk or look
like n man.
Sliss Summit's statement that a
national industrial tribunal, with twelve
legionaJ boards of inquiry and adjust
ment. The purpose, is to mediate be
tween emplojcrs and cmplojcs unci to
prevent strikes nnd other labor dif
ficulties. The conference, in announcing its
plan, invited "comment, criticism or
nmiiiieuiautjuii. aiiuuj namnji uiioiuvas uniform nan uopn norrowed from a
men today reserved comment, prefer- Camp Custer soldier, Chief Straight de-
Jing to analyze tho program before dared, was corroborated bv the fact
"rt nl'ltim nHt iIaiiiiiIji (fnfnmntifi( al a al 11? 11 1 .
....., ..b a.ij .ii'Muiu- pii,.i. i Uinl ,n(. sniuier caned nt the young
John f!. Carruth, n piominent tcv- woman's rooming house during the
tile mamifncturer nnd president ot the oflirer s investigation tlicrc to ask the
Industrial Trust. Title nnd Savings Co., return of the uniform, Straight said
believes tho conference program to be he believed the soldier was not in any
"a step in the right direction." wny connected with the case.
The regional boards under the pro- Miss Summit's btntcment says the
posed plan would consist of one lepre- joung woman asked her to join her on
pcuuiiiyc men m iiu- puuiic, cuiiuai i n visit to ill. u emeus w npre s, in oniil
nnd labor. Sir. Carruth pointed out I Hi,e had nn engagement with the slnln
the employers might be outvoted under
fcuch nn arrangement. Hut, he added,
tho fact that the board's decisions
must bo unanimous to be binding,
strengthens the plan from the cm
plojcr's viewpoint.
"I believe the nntion's industrial
problems will work themselves out in
time," Sir. Carruth stated. "It .may
require several jenrs, but sometimes
things happen out of the blue sky nnd
the solution of our industrial problems
may be nearer than we believe."
BRYAN TO TAKE STUMP AGAIN
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. Ii!). (IJ A. IM
William 3. llrjun will speak here
.Tanuarj 12 on "The Attitude of the
Democratic I'nrty in 1020." Friends of
Sir. 'Erjnn say he iilaiiH a tour of sev
eral weeks in which be will discuss
the league of nations, tli" pence treaty
nnd other possible campaigu issues.
Deaths of a Day
RICHARD G. PARK DIES
Apoplexy Causes the Death of Direc
tor In Many Corporations
Richard (Jrny Park, a business man
of this city, died sinldenlv on Satur
day night at his home on Virginia ave-
nuc, est i nester. apopiexy was tno
cause of death.
Sir. Park was president of the Stand
ard Ice Manufacturing Co., at Twenty-seventh
nnd South streets, and n di
rector in many corporations, including
tho Tonopah and Ooldficld Railroad
Co., tho Tonopah Ilelmont Slining Co.,
the Cleveland Furnace." Co, nnd the Bel
mont Milling Co.
Cloveriy Farm, Sir. Park's summer
place in West Goshen township, is one
of the most nttrartivo estates in Ches
ter count;. Ho and his family spent
the winters at their West Chester home.
Formerly they lived in this city.
Sir. Park, who was born in Pitts
burgh on August 21, 18il, is survived
by his widow, n son, Richard 'O. Park,
Jr., now Jiving in Washington, and il
daughter, Sirs. William Rogers Breck,
of Rosemont. lie was a member ot the
Union League itid the Rittenhoue ami
Sferion Cricket Clubs.
Walter P Fell
Walter T. Fell, for more than thirty
years a member of tho Philadelphia
Stock Exchange nnd n partner in tho
firm of Fell & Nicholson, was found
dead in his apartment in the Blenheim
yesterday morning. According to the
nttending physician, his death was due
to heart failure.
Mr. Fell was born in Philadelphia
(iity-eight years ago. lie was grad
uated from Yale with the class of 1874.
He is survived bv a brother. aUbert
D. Fell, formerly secretary and treas
urer of tho Iand Title nnd Trust Co. :
one child. Sirs. W, P. Scott, 108 School
Lane, Germantotyn, and three grand
children, Noble D. Preston
Noble T). Preston died on Saturday
at his residence, 2312 Poplar street.
The funeral will be from the Oliver H.
Bnir Building, 1820 Chestnut street,
tomorrow nfternoon nt 2 o'clock.
Sir. Preston was connected with the
Atlantic Refining Co, for a number of
years. He was u member of the Loyal
Legion and was nwnrded the Congres
sional Medal of Honor for valor. He
was seventy-seven years old.
man.
"I'll get Brown's money nnd rings
it i nave to mil mm. tnc stntement
quotes the girl as saying.
Sliss Summit says she declined the
invitation whereupon the girl renlied :
"Then I'll get some one else to help
me.
Statements that rivnlry for her affec
tion had led to threats against Brown,
nre denied by Sirs. Dolly Peck Ben
nett, of Sandusky, O.
Two men, one a tnxicab driver and
the other a soldier, sought by tho au
thorities, had not been located early
last, night. It was the taxicab driver,
according to statements previouslj made
to the authorities, who had threatened
Brown.
The soldier, it was learned, is being
sought to substantiate' a story that
Brown had armed himself following the
alleged threats nguinst his life, ac
cording to this statement, Brown, fenr
ing Hint in nn impassioned moment he
might use his revolver, tinned it over
to the soldier.
C'liiiuilotMi tin lied out In force todny
t tttend the heating nf Lung l'nt and
Hip I long, iitraigned in the lalevcnth
And Winter streets stntlon house for
nehting.
Lung Fat nnd Hip Hong were there,
stiong. but which was Fat and which
were Iloug still has Slaglstrute tJrelis
and the pntiolmen guessing!
For they look as much nliko ns any
two peions cnn. To be sure, one is
sporting n blackened tight eye now and
e blarkcned left eye, but that didn't
help the "judge" in establishing their
identities.
I gui'ss 111 have to hold soil for a
further hearing." he suid at last, half
in despair.
.o furliiir hearing, Sir. Judge, old
Joe, n Chinatown character, spoke up.
"Thejnll the same ns Slelican mini."
"Oh, all right, then." the magistrate
replied. "I pass them on to higher
authority; thej'te past mc. SK hun
dred dollars bail each for court "
Two Chinasc pushnl their way
through tin crowd of I'ouiilrjmen nnd
produced the necessary boud. And Hong
nnd Fat, still unidentified except to t lie
other Chinese, passed out of the sta
tion house.
The fight, w'hicli ri suited in the two
being haled into the magistinlc's iourt.
occurred yesterday in a Clilurse-aVmeri-can
restaurant near Twelfth and Slarket
streets.
It developed nt the hearing that
Hong, or possibly Put. hnd culled Fat,
majbe it was Hong, n slacker in their
task of dishwashing
The party of the second pait threw
it catsup bottle, filled, at the purty of
the llrst part. It landed on the eye.
Then the thrower tan. witli the in
jurs, tl man in hot pursuit He carried
a cleaver.
lie got nenr enough to the pursued
to hit him once with the butt end of
the cleaver, also, on the eye. Then
they were both arrested.
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10 SEEK DIVORCE
Mrs. Stotesbury's Daughter Is
Home Will Begin Suit in
France
CHARGE DOCTOR SLEW GIRL' DR. JOHN D. THOMAS HURT
SHE ARRIVED, ON ADRIATIC
"BOARDWALK SEER" SUED
Mrs. Walter Kenllworth Martin Asks
Divorce From Husband-Prophet
AVnlter Kenihvorth Slartin, better
known as "Walter Kenihvorth, the
prophet of the Boardwalk, nt aXtlnntic
Citj , has an opportunity to test his
powers. Ilia wife bus entered suit
nguinst him for divorce in the Phila
delphia courts, and the seer, her friends
say, may predict the outcome and (lufa
save lawyers' fees and lots of time.
Sirs. Slartin seeks the divorce on the
ground of cruel nnd bnrbnrous treat
ment dating almost from the time they
were married several years ago. Slar
tin could not be found nt his occult
headquarters on tho Boardwalk today
nnd it was reported that he had gone
to Palm Beach.
Hearing of the case has been sched-
tiled for February -1. Slartju is said
to have uinaFscd considerable money by
his so-called powers of reading the
future.
Child Companion of Physician Held.
Queer Love Tangle Revealed
Iaoiiisvllle, Uy., 1). 2f. (By A.
P.) Dr. Christopher (f. Schott, forty
two, Louisville plisiulnu, was in jail
here early todav awaiting completion
or arguments on his motion for bail
on the charge of murder, nnd Laurcnc
Gardner, a girl of thirteen, on' whose
testimony he relies to bear out his dec
laration that he is innocent, wns in
the Detention Home on a chaise of
delinquency.
These developments have ionic to the
front since December 21, when laliza
bcth Ford Griffith, Doctor Schott's sev-cntccn-ycar-old
ussislnnt, wns found
dead on tho llonot the physician's of
fice with n bullet through her heart,
and his automatic pistol by her side.
The phjslclan admitted that he had
been engaged to marry Sliss Griffith,
but that the engagement hud been bro
ken. Doctor Schott, on the witness
stand, said he approved of her pro
posed marriage to Captain George K.
Gordon, stationed at Camp Z.ichary
Taylor. He asserted his belief that she
would live with the soldier but a com
paratively short time, after which, he
said, she would bo willing to return to
him and eventually make him n good
wife.
laxaminntinn by the coroner estab
lished that Sliss Griffith hnd been killed
between 1 and " o'clock jn the after
noon. Questioned by the police, Doc
tor Schott declared lie had been deliv
ering Christmas presents between those
hours. The little Gardner girl stoutly
maintained to the authorities that she
was in his company.
Doctor Schott asserts the belief that
Sliss Griffith committed suicide.
FLOODS MENACE FRANCE
Traffic on Seine May Be Halted.
Belgian and German Rivers Rise
Paris. Dec. 20. (By A. P.) Rivers
throughout France swollen by contin
ued rains, threaten disaster to innny
sections. Navigation of the Seine is
already difficult, nnd if the inundation
continues, traffic will be forced to stop.
The seriousness of the situation, sajs
the Slatin, cannot b accurately meas
ured, nnd will depend upon tho eventual
meeting of the Hoods from the Sfnrnc
and the Seine, In eastern Franco the
rivers continue to rise, cspccinlly the
Sleurthe. which is out of its bankw.
In Belgium the situation has been
made worse by a new rise of the Sombre
and the SIcuse. German advices state
that tributaries of the Rhine are still
rising.
Slis. Louise Cromwell Brooks, who
arrived from France on the steamship
Adriatic jestcrday, is nt tho homo of
her mother, Mrs. 13. T. Stoteshury, pre
paring for n trip to Palm Beach.
Her arrival caused rumors that she
hnd decided to drop her plans to sue
Captnln AVnlter 15. Brooks for divorce,
but these reports weie denied. Her suit,
it was said, will be filed In Paris in a
short time.
Sirs. IJiooks had intended to be
with her mother ami her two children
on Christmas Da.i , but the adriatic
'lid not arrive on this side in time, and
Sirs. Brooks came to Philadelphia last
night, going to the Stoteshury homc
Sirs. Stoteshury is quoted as saying
that Stis. Brooks would carry out her
intention of obtaining a divorce in
lirst
r- ni.ii..ir.i.1. n n.i i- a. .a. France from Cnntnin Brooks. The f
... . step toward this end was taken when
Accident In California
Dr. John D. Thomas, who for many
years practiced deslistry in this city, wns
painfully injured near his home in Olive,
Calif., when his automobile overturned
and pinned him underneath.
The accident occurred on the by-pas-i
between Santa aUia nnd 131 Toro. Doc
tor Thomas was leturiiing to his homo
utter n visit to the South. lie was
crowded oflf tho puss by a reckless
motorist. His machine turned over
twloe. The man responsible for the ac
cident did not stop.
A passing motorist picked Doctor
Thomas up nnd took him to his home.
He suffered four fractured ribs nnd
other injuries. Ho is recoering.
Doctor Thomas moved to California
from Philadelphia about three ycurs ago.
ACCUSED OF SWINDLE
Mrs, Hrooks sailed for Franco early!
last summer on the Slnuretanin, ac
companied by her brother, Lictttcnni'r
James II. R. Cromwell. The French
laws require it live .months' residence in
that country before suit caubc brought.
Sirs. Brooks i cached Pnris in .Tune,
and when she returned to this9country
had completed the necessary live months
in France. The wny is now clenr, it
is said, for her suit, which will be on
the grounds of desertion.
Captain BroiVks, w'ho served with
distinction 'in the nrmy during the war.
returned from 13urope last August and
is making his home in Baltimore.
Captain and Sirs. Brooks were mar
ried on Slay 1,", 11111, in St. Thomas's
Church. AVnshington. They made their
home iu Baltimore nnd in Ann arbor.
When Captain Brooks went abroad
to sertc in the army Sirs. Brooks wcnL
I to lic with her mother.
Man Alleged to Have Defrauded Two WESTERN UNION GIVES RISE
Motel uuests Held '
Ciarilon 13111s, who came here recently
from Florida, wa- held in $.1000 bnil
today for u hearing next Wednesday in
the central polic court on the charge
of obtaining by fraud !?10UO from two
guests of n Chestnut street hotel. Ellis
has been living at Twelfth and Wal
nut streets.
Tin1 two alleged vi-tims, who nre
from Virginia, nic said to have sailed
for South America on a business trip.
The only witnesses i ho testified
nguinst 1311is today were tiic detective
who arrested him when he wns pointed
out by a hotel manager, and a hotel
detective.
MISS G0MPERS WEDS
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Relatives Named In Wills
Relatives are named as beneficiaries
in the following wills which were ad
mitted to probate today : George AV.
Wills, fi.-i37 Thompson street, $49,
,r)00: Slary B. Benle, 881. 1 Gcrmnn
town avenue. $30,000: Flizabeth Keell,
St. Luke's Hospital, 1H00; John Zops,
23-10 South Eleventh strectr; 54G00.
and Husband, Dr. W.
MacKay, to Live Here
AVord was received today of (lie mur
ringe of Dr. AVIIliam II. SIncKny nnd
Sliss Florence SI. Gnmpers. daughter
of Samuel Gompers, Jr., nt Boston last
week. The couple arc now on n honey
moon in aUlnntic City, and will make
theira home in Philadelphia.
The marriage was the culmination
ot n romance in France. Doctor Sfnc
ICay was a surgeon in the military hos
pital of Ncufchateau, Sliss Gompcrj
was working there as n Red Cross
nurse.
Doctor SlacKay is a graduate of
Tufts Slcdican School.
Mrs. A. J. Cassatt Improving Slowly
Slis. Alexander J. Cassatt, widow of
a former president of the Pcnnsjlvnnia
Rnilrond, who hns been ill for eight
weeks, was reported to be "improving
slowly" todny. Sirs. Cussutt is nt her
home, 202 AVest Rittenhouso Square.
Telegraph Employes Granted In
crease of 10 to 15 Per Cent
Between S00 and 1000 employes of
the AVestern Union Telegraph Co. in
Philadelphia will share in the salary
increase announced by tho compnny
effective Jnnunry 1. Employes earning
less than S2."0 it month are affected.
At least 700 employes in this city
will receive a 1." per cent increase and
the remainder will receive 10 per cent.
These figures were given by T. II.
Kingsbury, city superintendent, today.
rJmplojcs who have been in the
service more than n year will receive
the 15 per cent increase and those in
the service more than six months nnd
less than one year will receive 10. The
total amount of the increase for all the
einplojcs of the company is .$5,000,000.
Owing totho variance in the salaries
of the emplojes here. Sir. Kingsbury
said he could not give, off hand, what
proportion ot this sum would come to
Philadelphia.
ADVERTISING is the
elixir of youth for the
well-conducted business,
an intoxicating beverage to
the irresponsible, and deadly
poison for the faker.
HERBERT M. MORRIS
Advertisins Agency
Every Phase of Sales Promotion
400 Cheatnut Street Philadelphia.
Pastor to Leave Merchantville
Slerchantvlllo. N". J.. Dec. 20. Rev. ,
Dr. 1. Stench Chambers, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church here, who
recently surprised his congregation by
resigning, has accepted n call to the i
Presbyterian Church of Lewes, Del.
General Manager
of one of the successful Specially
StorfM wishes n rlmnjre- when
(infract expires in .1 miliary.
A young; mnn of broutl executive
trHluine well neqiittlnted with
tlie liner points of successful or
gitulzAtlon. A man who appre
i lutes the human sltle of business
uuil kuoirfl how to crcjite that
fineness of unpriil to customers
in essential to success.
This mnn'g sen ices nre ofTereil to
llrtnller or Manufacturer who
recognizes the need of such co
operation In hln orcuulzatlon.
a 118. Leaser Office
Stationera
Travelling Bags
PJan and fitted
Gold - Ivory- SfvTer and JShai-
Dr. Robert M. Fuller
Schenectady, Detf. 20. Dr. R.obcit
M. Fuller, seventy-flvo years old, cred
ited with being a millionaire, is dead at
his'home here. He is said to hove been
the originator of the tablet form of
medicine.
Major Frank R. Lelb
Harrhburg, Pa., Dee. 20. Frank R.
Xieib, major in the Civil AVar and prom
inent in Harrlsburg business and finan
cial circles for years, died nt his home,
near New Cumberland "lato yesterday,
aged seventy-flvo. He was liorn in
Pottsville and resided thero until early
manhood.
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!A Collins man has no blue
Mondays. He looks upon
the world through rosy
glasses and feels constantly
ready to tackle most any old
thing.
Let us gi'e you a personal
demonstration.
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Fur Storage and Remodeling at Reasonable Rates
L UIGI RIENZI
CORRECT APPAREL FOR WOMEN
J71.4 Walnut Street
PRE-INVENTORY
REDUCTIONS
SUITS
Tinseltone Tailored Model
Formerly Now
$69.50. 490
DRESSES
Beaded Georgette
Formerly $38M to $1L
Now $29.50 to $89.50
COATS
Bolivia, Semi-Fitted, Con
vertible Collar
Formerly Now
$89.50 9.50
WAISTS
Georgette, Crepe de Chine,
Wash Satin
Now $3.75, $5.50, $5.95
RELIABLE FUR COATS
Capes Collars Scarfs Muffs
Wonderful Collection
Natural Hudson Bay Sables and Silver Fox
SAVINGS UNUSUAL
hi full Swine this Monday Morning
The Big Remarkable
REDUCTION SALE
of
Perry Winter Overcoats
Fur Collar Overcoats
Fur Trimmed Overcoats
and Perry Winter Suits
at Jess than their low Original Prices!
A Remarkable Sale for many reasons-
1. These goods should have come ih last September and Octo
ber. Labor conditions delayed their making and delivery for months,
so that you can choose from October assortments and sizes at Janu
ary Prices!
2. The cost today of the fabrics, trimmings, and workmanship
in these Overcoats and Suits is higher than it was when we made
them.
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3. Our regular prices were marked close in the first place less
than the general retail market was asking for similar grades and
qualities.
4. Almost everybody knows that the character, workmanship
and style of our "N.B.T." Clothes are unequaled by any others.
a'l Big, Comprehensive Sale embracing
thousands of Overcoats, tlwusands of
Suits and Separate Trousers a Sale thai
will help briny down clothing prices help
prevent them from soaring still higher. ""
OVERCOATS
The finest $85 and $90
Overcoats are reduced,!
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The finest $75 and $80
Overcoats are reduced !
The finest $65 and $70
Overcoats are reduced !
The finest $55 and $60
Overcoats are reduced !
The 45 and $50 Over
coats are reduced !
Even the $35 and $40
Overcoats arc reduced !
SUITS
The seventy-five-dollar
Suits arc reduced !
The seventy -dollar
Suits are reduced !
The sixty -five-dollar
Suits arc reduced!
The $55 and $60 Suits
arc reduced!
The $45 and $50 Suits
arc reduced!
Even the $35 and
Suits are reduced!
Reduced Prices on Separate Trousers,
Perry &Co.,"n.b.t;
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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