ftlj ir If. rs VP I V8 ft n Iks M l" I w i E It i r t w- i . ; ' '& SLEEPING 11 ILL 6 WEEKS, DIES i .Youthful Overseas Veteran Suc cumbs to Malady Puzzling to Physicians Was unconscious at end Aftci six vvcr'ks nf almost unbiokeu coran, John Heller Crawn, vouth fill ninijnc vcterau. It fiend, this city's first victim o ii wvstmous illness nUii to Meepint: sicKncsH Crnvvn ilieel vcstcrdnv m tlin rrcsby frrian Hospital, where ho lei in n Ktrango stupor with onl.v ncuisional and ' Hecting returns to consciousness At those rare interals lie simply answered "yes" or "no" to in i-stions then le verted to a state of insensibility The jouns man s borlv was returned today to his relatives n Me mt t raw ford, Vn An nutopsv wag performed which, it was hoped, might throw some light on the nature of the maladv Death was attributed to "encephalitis ethargica " althouch plivstcinns are far from positive of the nature ot the ease Ordinary sleeping sickness, ns known to tropical medicine, is normnlb com municated bv the bite of a flv peeuliat to Africa or through eontact with af fected persons or animals Although the permit of the recorder fit births and deaths, authorizing the conveyance of the youth's bodv to his iome in Jit Crawford. Va , classified the ailment as' eneenhalitisletiiargica," physicians who handled the evtruordin ary cuso arc far from positive as to its eiact nature Mas 23 Years Old .ii iir j.V3 & vr$fk .; EVENING PTJBtilO LEDGEB-PHITJABELPHlA; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 1020 r''iV NOTE NEW DECLINE F PRICES 0 Heavy Shipments, Reduced Con sumption and Fair Profit Board Given Credit U. S. TO SELL MORE MEAT ROW OVER ALIENS FOOD ADJOURNS I EIING Christian Americanization Con ference Enlivened by Debate Led by Women ' PRINCIPALS TO ATTEND School Heads Hero Will Go to Cleve land Convention It is expected that n number of Phil adelphia, public school principals and Kiipervlsiug principals wlil attend the National Hducatlonal Association con vention to be held in Cleveland the last of this month. So far Miss Sarah 13. Itradshaw, of the Pastorious School, Is the only otic who has applied for leave of absence for the event. , The Hoard of Education has granted leave without lohs of milnry to any of tiio principal wishing to attend the conven tion. SupetintcUdeiit John P. Garher will also attend. Aged Man a SulcldB Israel Gomburg, scvcntv-livc jcaia, 717 McClellan street, was found ate yesterday afternoon In his bed with a gas hose In his mouth, 'llio body was taken to the Sit. Sinai Hospital nnd there prononnred dead, Ho is said to have been despondent over Illness. "SMELL" SQUAD AT WORK Sanitary Detectives Sniff for Offen sive Odors "The odor snuad'll get you If you don't watch out." A fotcc of, "smell detectives," men with extraordinary keen olfactory nerves, has been established to ferret out the sources of offensive smells re ported by citizens in various sections of the city. George H. Blmvv, chief of (he Hrjsloi) 1 VI iiuiionil, mm nuimiuoil, directs it. work of the "smell dpfceltvcs." m, ls tin unt lien 41aa .- il mil ,ii' iiui tou tuiMit,-,, lire.' used on f u considered belter und moie rrtnln. The detectives work nlong ti,0 ,' plan ns n bloodhoimdr Thev en t ,u vicinity from whleli had odor in J 1 ' ' poited. There thev sniff the nip .fT III !. irnl n rnn,! ,. I.lir ..f Vlr "" plained odor nud then linen it i!!0?,' lair. The health nuthmltlcs then com pel inc liniuwii oi me cause Open a Personal Charge Account .JOHN IIIXUHl CHAWN tniiis ctcr.in or <li ncciiiicnt of imriiics. who died of a disease believed to Im the sleeping sieliness, in the Presbyterian Hospital. MAIN LINE RESIDENT About Jaminrv J! Crawn who was twenty -three vears old. Tvas aware of persistent dizziness.4confused -vision and seneral weakening of faculties. In a few davs these developed into an alaim inc Ftupor. lasting for hours at a time. He was removed to the hospital, wher he gradually sank into a dense coma, from which it became increasingly diffi cult to rouse him Natural feeding was abandoned in favor of artificial nourish ment, administered through a tube, ap plied to the nostrils. Frequent use of the oxygen pump alone prolonged his life for the final week. He died without giving nnj in dications of consciousness. In the ap pearance of the dead youth there is lit tle Indication of his protracted stupor. Aside from slight emanation in the face h seems quite natural Crawn returned with his regiment in August of last ear and came to Phila delphia to take up work in the insur ance business Previous to service in "France he had been in the advertising business here for a year. Andrew Crawn. a surviving brother, who was summoned returned with the body to their home in Virginia this morning, where their f.ither is a flour merchant. T'lneral services will be held at Trinity ICeformcd Church at Mount Crawford Friday. Crawn is an alumruis of Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, where he was prominent in athletics during Ills student days "While in Germany, where he served ns a private with the famous Sixth regiment of marines, in the A E. T, Crawn suffered a severe attack o in Duenza From this, however, he had apparently recovered. TWO IN LODGE 63 YEARS MISSING TWO DAYS Wife Asks Police to Find Ed ward W. Maxwell, of Wayne, Brokers' Employe 'Burlington I. O. O. F. Has Ten Vet erans of Half Century Burlington, N. .1.. Feb. 12. A rec ord for "grand old men" among its membership is the boast of Phoenix fodgc. So. !2, 1 O O. F., of this city. The organization has nineteen membeis who have been identified with Odd Fellowship here for more than forty years, ten of them for wore than half a tenturv Budd S RichanKon and Thomas It Schuvler are the oldest living member of tht lodgp Thev were initiated sixty three jears ago Another vener able Odd Tellow is Noah I.ippincott, who has been a member sixty years. Killed In Pistol Fight With Police Willlamsport. P.i . Feb. 12 (By A p.) William Williams, colored, whs killed in a pistol fight with officer', of the law at Emporium jesterdav after noon Pome time ago. the polue say he robbed his wife of a sum of mouev and went to Olean Keturning veMcr Ity he demanded more money and when lie threatened the woman, who um moned officers of the law, the encoun ter followed State Used 2648 Snow Shovelers HarrUburg. Feb 12 (By A P i The highway department employed 2048 men and used 24.T horse drawn machine-, and thirty-five automobile trucks with snowplows to keep the roads open dur ing the week of Februarv 7. when the Mr snowfall ontirred In .iddltion i number of wagon uen in use Th" REARS HE MET The police have been ..sked to search for Edward W M-ivvell. 212 Poplar street, Wavne. who disappeared nfter leaving his horn, for the office of Wurts. Dulles S- Co . stock hiokers where he was employed, last Tuesday morning Neither "Mrs Maxwell nor nnv of the friends of the faniilv have heard of him since' Thev fear he niav have met with an nccidcmt or foul plav The Maxwells are widelv known in the younger social sr(, m Philadelphia and along the Main Line Mrs. Max well was Miss Fdith Roberts, member of a prominent Boston family, und has entertained extensively "I am completeh at a loss to ac count for mv husband's continued ab sence," said Mrs Maxwell last eve ning, "and am so worried T somjht assistance from the police My hus band left home Tuesday morning at the time he usually starts for the office He bade good-bye to us all as usu.ll, and seemed in good spirits "He did not have a traveling bag with hnn and from the wnv he left fTerything it would appear certain he did not expect to be away over night So far as I know he had but little money with him We thought nothing ot his absence when he did not leturn for dinner, .ilthnugh I wondend wbv he had not telephoned he was detained "In the morning I telephoned his office and found he had not been there after he left home Then I telephone 1 Mveral friends und finally npnealed to the authorities to help look for him. I know of no possible reason vvhv be would have gone away.' Heatle.v C Dulles, of Yillauovn r number of the brokerage firm. "-Jul i last night that Mr Maxwell had been ' employed as a clerk bv the firm cvirl since its organization about fn jej's! ago 'All we know about the affair is I that he did not report for work Tues- I daj and then we learned from his wife that he was misinc from home In Investigation of the food situation shows n gradual diop in prices. Munv dealers expressed the opinion today that it was due to u steady in crease in shipments to this citv with no perceptible increase in buying. The establishment of a fuir-price commit tee, it was agreed, was also n big fnc-toi t The sale of army and navv goods in I different sections of the country has ,n!so helped to bring down' prices. Jinny dealers have noticed, incidentally, that customers are no longer buying extrnv I agantly. Many seem to realize, a prominent meat dealer said today, that n break must iome and they arc begiuning to I tetrench. I Nearly All Prices Drop 1 Prices of meat, butler and eggs, as well as canned goods, are declining ' gradually. Their nrc very few excep tions The very highest grade of meats are remaining nt their figures ot o week "E: lit as the government is to put .U.OOO.OOO pounds of beef qn the mar- I Ket for sale within a few days this ac tion will gic beef prices another V- 1 vcrc tumble. 1 Wholesale canned goods dealers yes terdav also cave nrices nf n enr nn'..i I of vesterdav. Canned goods of nil kinds had come down, they said Pumpkins dropped from S1.50 u year ogo to ninc-tv-four cents, smoked bloaters, from ?,1 a dozen to S2"0: mixed leiretnMn., from Sl.riO a dozen to Sl.lBfprcscrred . onmrur! ,CkC"' fr0t" S1 1 ''"ZCn to K?.22A ACCIDENT,0 lzcn; bulk cocoa, fiom twcnty-scveS cents a nniinrl tn hrrnrv.nnn rt.,,.tn . i: beans, from seientccn cents a pound to fourteen and fourteen and seven-eighths cents n pound; hand-picked pea beans, fiom fourteen cents a pound to eight and and one-quarter cents; Japanese pea beans from eleven tents n pound to seven and one-quaiter tents a pound, and marrow beans, from seventeen cents a pound to twelve and one-quarter cent NEGRO QUESTION UP-TODAY A hcatid aigument over the ndvUn bilitv of ndmitting aliens to the United states and the threatened ejection of a woman delegate enlivened the meeting of the Christian Americanization con ference in the Arch Street Methodist t-lmrcli, Uroad nnd Arch streets, Yes terday, The argument became so warm and the repeated calls for order so unheeded that the meeting tinallv was enilul i an nbriipt adjournment by the Itev F. vV. AViNon, chairman. Miss Sain .1 Webb, formcilv of 10.1." ajuga street now ot Warrington, Pa., began the argument when she got up nnd advocated the barring of foroigVi'J from the United States because of tluir alleged demoinlizing influence. Mrs. Clara Dorton, of Dnrbv, spiang up in defense of the foreign-born. Miss Webb was undaunted. She returned to the assault and not only stood bv her guns, but said her argument was based ou iieisonnl expciienco with foreign born Ksidmts anil she . !.,.,.! they should be barred for the good of I the country. ' Then the argument liemmn nnnr.i ' with the two women leadiug in chaiges and conntei charges . Mr. Wilson rap ped for order seveinl times. No nt tention was paid to him, s0 )lc ,iis missed tin meeting, The negio question will he tnkui up nt the conference todav. MINISTER MADE INSPECTOR firschs 923-925-927 Market Street lTJ CJ CV S3 r The New Season's Greatest Sale of Handsome New pringDresses m t m mat were Intended To Retail up To $45.00 In Rev. J. G. Blcrck Appointed Street Cleaning Bureau Apparently actuated by the aphoiism that cleanliness is next to Godliness, the Rev J. C. Rierck, n well-known I clergyman, of -1010 Lnrchwood nvcmie.f ii.,-. ikuiiilii mi uiiiHHuuncut as inspect or in the bureau of street cleaning. The minister is a grnduntc of Co luinbia University, nnd lias resided in this citv twenty-seven jcais. He is hftv -Ine years old. Assistant Diiectoi Wagner, of the Department of Public Works, cxpitsscd the hope tint othei professional nun would follow the Rev Mr IJicnk's example. I . S. Meat bale Plans Robert M. Simmers, geneiul agent for the Stnte Bureau of Food, said :tu,- 000,000 pounds pf nient would be put on nle in New York bv the government. I len million pounds will be put on sale on Saturday, f5.000.000 the following I Saturday and 10,000,000 caih succeed ing week till the entire amount has been ' disposed of. lie said it was against the law to sell their meat in Pennsylvania, as it had been in storage for mcirc thau a vear Prank H. McClain. state fair-price commissioner, is in Reading today or giuizwg n fair-price committee for Berks county. Tomorrow he will be in Allentown to organize one for Lehigh and Northampton counties. MAYOR WILL HASTEN BRIDGE Tells Parks Association He Stands for Beauty and Service The Delaware, liver bridge nnv he completed before the end of Mavor Moore's administration. A tiegmning on the preliminary work of the great span will be made inside of six months This informatioi , given out by tho Mayor list night m an address before the Citv Parks Association, caused much enthusiasm The association tendered a reception to the Mavor and Mrs Moore nt the Historical Roeietv of Pennsylvania, Thirteenth and Locust streets. Mayor Moore inndentallv remarked while touihing or plans for beautifying h, ,i .. , , .1 .in- .,. L.ii.u ii ..Mtiii ijui M'I1II t'vf'rv is work at he othce ho had nothing , ,I1I1B for nrt without lnvng a sub to do with the financial part of the . ,,(, ,,. f.. " business I do not know anvthinj about his outstele business affairs " Is ASK MAYOR'S HELP for the maintenance of navv vurds will be sent to every mcmbei of Congress bv the Philadelphia Navv Yard Em plovment Association This action was decided upon nt a meeting of the organization yesterday. Members of the association believe that the House rejee ted the bill under the impression that the money was to be used for repairs to old ships which were virtuallv useless mobilization of men was the .-reatef spnt to Mavor Moore with the request made by the depaitment in nr Jhnt ll(, prPPPnt ,f to Senator Penrose. Fire In House Causes $50 Loss A house full of smoke, the family forced out into the sneer and a loss nf I about $50 were the rtgults of a small Navy Yard Employes to Continue' lire in the eellar of the three-storv , Fight for Funds to Continue Workid""'I!fa,?ndlnu"hn "f JI"l p, " ,, ... skey, olo Caipenter stieet, at 1 o clock A-UA10Qi"K,D,: ih1 Vl" of rhe this morning. The fire began in a pile, 5fifM),0r0 deficiency bill vvhuh : in- nf Junk nmi rags m the celhr. Mem ' eludes an appropriation of "Sl.JoO.OOO i bcrfl o lhe f,lm,j worr Ma,en(,, b, HP A large corner improved property faces a main s,trcct around it are streets and a railroad 'siding. About 50,000 r.Tuarc fctt in the prop ertyand it's rented. Bi opportunities here for a Garage or a Warehouse. If more room is needed, we have the adjacent property. A very real chance here for a man who can lock ahead a few- jcars and visualise the future. I Ku Office, Chestnut at 13th Bwltiard OUce, Cor. Rising Sun Ave Oak Lane Office. Opposite Station s s3s Jkj if gWW 2,,t vVb!hi JSmBRfiteTi m v? rrM, '-. '," w I! ': ''Ji 1 5 H II 1 $oc; This is most extraordinary news, and news that will be wel-. coined by hundreds of women who will be delighted to wear the newest Spring1 frocks and yet make a wonderful saving. We made a most fortunate purchase and 'space will not allow us (o go into full details. But the dresses are here '110 of them each new and bright in its new fashion conceptions and yet the price is as low as you would pay lor a good winter dress today. A wonderful range, including Beaded Georgettes Shimmering Satins Richest of Taffetas Novelty Foulards - ill-Wool Serges in navy blue, brown. g;r!ej, white flesh, new pastel shadings and black. A positive saving of $10.00 to $15.00 on every frock but we must urge jou to come in and sec them for yourself to fully judge the wonderful opportunity this offering presents. THIRD FLOOR ALlir Of Our Entire Remaining Stocks of Fur & Cloth Coats smoke and turned in an alarm Will Lecture on Turkey Michael Doiizns, former intelcollcgi nte wrestling champion, while a stu ' dent nt the L'niveisity of Pennsylvania will lecture on "Turkev nt the Peaee Confirenec " before the Young Peo ple'ri Society of tho Spring Garden Street Methodist Kpiscopal Church Twentieth nnd Spring Harden btreet-, ' tonight. r ESS V Your Health and The Children's Health sHoulcL caxose you lo investigate tine merits of this table beverage Instant POSTUM You. are certain of purity and wKolesomeness. Sold by Grocers Made by Postum Cereal Co. Battle Creek,Mich. "- - 1 i Prevent Falling Hair With Cuticura Shampoos The first thing to do in restoring dry, thin and falling hair is to Ret rid of dandruff and irritation of the scalp Rub Cuticura Ointment into the scalp, especially spots of dandruff and itch mg. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse with tepid water. Cuticura Talcum it an antiseptic, propby. lacne, soothing dusting powder of delicate, Absolutely Without Reserve! You Deduct From Present Reduced Prices A 25 Per Cent Cash Discount! Remember, every coat in btocU hits alreatlj been reduced, and it is from tliehe ie tinted prices you make this reduction. We quote as example valuer Women's Coats All Present 25.00 Coats. slouis and sihertoncs in O 7 length models, alo snap- I ( 1 spoils coats. a.v., tu All Present 32.50 Coats i-oaelclotlis. silvertones, J)0j C27 urs, poplins, pomponw S,"v I tweeds in latest Models w -' All Present 39.75 Coats 29.80 All Present 49.75 Coats idcloths, Filvei tones, $2T 00 s. nnd vclouis, fuv col- Ji ' V p self-tiimmed models. . XJ nmt All Present 79.75 Coats eltoncs or bolivins with Cf f Q A me fur trimmings or .17 (l If trimmings. J s ojj All Present 89.75 Coats $67.29 Silvertones, -velours, plushes and novelty mixtures Tur trimmed and .sclf-tnnimcd. The Pawnee Pipeless Heater makes every room lomforlablo even in tho bitter es weather. Only one legister no pipes to heat up cellar, tasily and quickly installed without tearing up walls or floors Tlnrna ImrU nr ofi coal or wood, Hinder ata coat. Write I'or Huolelet JiMxxBttos.Co. Ilestlur H riuniblnK Suppllea Display Itoomi I 44 to 50 N. Sth St 506 Arch St. 139-111 Fedrral M., Camden, i, J, Tinseltones, Yalama and luxurious fur cutT frostoncs, bohvias ith collars, and Fur Coats Our 57.50 Coney Coats l.utpc or Kolinsky concv icvcisiblc border and bell shape sleeves. A populai spoits model. 3.11 Our 125.00 Moline Coats 95 195.00 Nutria or Seal Coats .25 A snappy spoits model with cuiT, collar and boidci of rich block scaline. Nutiia, .'111 inches long. Australian seal trimmed with Australian opossum. 495.00 Hudson Seal Coats inch mode with collar S?5'71 9 cuffs or bell shape Sil' es or beaver or skunk. '" 595.00 Hudson Seal Coals inch models. Collar, Q A AS OC and holders of Russian slis-l 5 cr or silky skunk. Jf 695.00 Mink Dolmans $521-25 A rich luxurious garment of choicest hkins sloped and 45 inches long. Children's, Infants' and Girls' Coats Girls' $7.50 Coats $5.63 Children's $5.00 Coats . . . $3.75 Of velvet ! loli jeune Infants $5.00 Coats $3.75 ( ore'urov Mnoekrel styles e lievloia ind vclvetB 6 to II vr.ii- Girls' $10.00 Coats $7.50 ui uno veiouis, o to 14 soars Junior Girls' $14.98 Fur-Trimmed Velour Coats, $11.24 Women's Coats in Bargain Basement SL, Women's 5.00 Coats . . ,$3.75 Women's 8.00 Coats . . . $6.00 Women's 10.00 Coats . . . $7.50 Women's 12.75 Coats . . .$9.00 Women's 11.00 Coats . . .$8.75 Women's 15.00 Coats . .$11.25 Women's 17.75 Coats . .$13.50 Women's 19.75 Coats . .$14.25 Women's 21.50 Coats $16.25 Women's 29.75 Coats . .$22.50 Homcrof Style & Economy Children's Rompers Of Ftrlpcel llcitilti S'rM mm 2 tei fi years V'"1"' t lour Infants' White Dresses, at c Of lino nainsook J.aee ;mrt r,n. hrolderj Sires 0 mos to i vrnig ''"'Hl 1 loor Girls' Wash $-J QQ Dresses, at . . A v)31 Of sins finis chamhravi nnd llncnes fcl?e G to 14 jfarg iffnnq 1 loor Children's New White Lingerie $ Dresses, at A ' Itcp anel embrolderv titnunn Mecs 2 to C icari ''""inl I loor Infants' Flannel Gowns and Sacques, C?1 Special at . . C Sroni 1 loor 50c White OQ Brassieres.. J'- Iace trimmed l "!( ooon I loor Black Sarppn PJ-t;T.af (t'U'C Vcat flowered tloume i ue up to fl 19 s-toihI loor $2.98 House $0 A() Dresses at . . V' Of i"caloi and kiiikIiriu m i imiiicri Sri on, I I loor Georgette Silk Waisls $3.00 The Ms a lone In these' va ts art f u 1 1 v o i t li oin special l'rl r ,tal cm-fOJ lir, A 1)1 olelei iilVWiAW ,,';' Jh"rlV Tw patlei ns not mam tf rfj .inv iMriicii. , larMvlct Mo .idvis,' catK buln; fui tllCFC s.p(n,( n01 Muslin Chemise WC No it 1 ice iriinni hi; mil Sr itml I loor 98c Silk 69 c Camisoles Waslnlilt slll.s ilbbon s , snaps s.rr0,, our Women's Lightweight Lisle 7CS Union Suits OC e rofhoi oi lmrlir r r Knee A allies to ?1 "j Mrrrt J loor Women's $1.50 to .$1.75 Fleece-Lined 'yC Underwear. . ' i 1 nlon piilts vcsN an I p I"tinoidlu iij values s.rPP( I ton r Women's Ribbed Cotton Union A C Suits C Taslit vv i ik it I nw il "Ircvelcj' stri n I loor Pearl Earrinrjr. . Por unpkicec,1 c n pea i Is 29c Sfrrft I loor While Stone n?A Bar Pins .. JVt Snveral it'es peit th I " stones Some rlerlliiB s ir t ns 'trret I loor $2 to $3 $11 Kid Gloves RIbcU hlnek'uiid white f vv In oalori sirrd 1 1" r Women's $12.50 to $15.00 Dresses $0.00 of Tricotines of Serges of Velvets A one-day offer Inp of diessca se lected from our regular li I e li 1 ' priced tocKs. All kIkib fon women und misses', & A
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