Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 19, 1920, Night Extra, Page 3, Image 3

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DELANY WILL FIGHT
FOR CONGRESS SEATj
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Bank Pre3idont, Mooro Cancli-
date, Would Koop District to
Fore if Elected
FAVORS PORT IMPROVEMENT,
' have been catapulted Into tM
finWi ami P"8'1 hnnl or ,,,e lt"trl-t." I
t0 hl rnre in work, Charles Opium-, i
nrcmlflU Of mo iveiiBinKion .Miuoirii
ttnnk. made the assertion .today with
Itpprcontative business men nml
dtlwin of the Third Coiwrcsslonal dm-
. i.l t.n nelrml tifm in hprnmn n inti.
Mate for the vacancy cnuneil bj tho
nntlonal to civic office arid Mr. Dolnny
.i t. .fnut.l Mr. DMftnv fa n rnnrll
I date for Congress from tho Third din-
met. .no I? lllc ciauiuaiu ui me uu-
mlmstrauon.
T'ncoaMnp: development of the port.
Korplng Philadelphia as the mart of
BIatln';: thp Third district forge still
further ahead. ,,.,,
Adoption of protection and high tnrlff.
Three are some ot mo aims 01 .ur,
De'aiiy. ...
Caught off guard when a caller aucs-
thine ho would advocate and work for
If lie H elected. .
As lie greeted callers with one hand
-f i. MniAf'nntl Vilta. fnllmrprft. mnnv
bfllfvo that the banker's election is as-
Ilncrgy that's the word which prob
ik!c ilpvcrlbcs Mr. Delanv more than
nothing else.
As lie grectCQ canors wun one man
I.J.. I.a blwnml nnnrt(f rttli tlin ntlii.1
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inwercd nuctions concerning his plans
and managed to mtisfy n most per
sistent phone.
Mr. DiIany is slightly'bclpw medium
hcijlit. Ills silver-gray hnir is in keep
ing with his candid brown eyes mid
smi to add to his general attitude of
In,fPHt.v. a snort, weu-trimmpu wnne
mustache emphasizes his appearance of
geniality.
"What will be your lino of political
uttarlt." he was asked, "when u enter
the fight?"
13 Not a rolitlclan
"1 am not a politician," uid Mr.
Pelanj. "Aside from general interest ns
a ritizrn, I know nothing about the
trategirs -of politics. I do not even
know the name of the leader of the dlvi
iou in which I live."
"IIno jou formed any plans in the
event of your election?"
"I want to add all mv strength to
ward pushing tho dlntrict several
notches ahead," ho said, "while there
are many industries in our district, we
ihould add many more."
"Whnt do you consider one of the
moit ltul steps to take toward thh
nd?"
"Improvement of our port facilities,"
he renlled. "and thebo Improvement!!
should bo made without delay. Our
transportation facilities should he Im-
prorl to u great extent so t.mt busi
noss bound eastward would slo-i ofl' at
Philadelphia at least a large share ot
It."
"Ilnc you decided how you would
arouse public interest to the necesitv of
inntlniilng the present port develop
ment plans?"
"es. by direct appeal to the peo
ple. I have always bad an unfailing
Wlof In the sound common sense of tho
American people.
"While X believe in optimism," ho
added, "t think it should be wnrrnnted.
We cliould lnnk fncts in the face und
ci-ver be afraid of them. I propose to
sive my time, if electtel, without Inter
luption to my ilutlrV'
"It is constructive nets," ho added,
HpHERE 13 a new hotel
in Washington. It otters
the luxurious tomfort of a
metropolitan hostelry and
the outdoor charms of a
country home, with golf,
tennis, horseback -riding
and motoring. This is the
Wardman Park Hotel, with
its fifteen hundred sunny
rooms, overlooking the
treetops of Rock Creek Park.
Harry wardman kimku oykk
VmkiikI uv outr
Waritain Itafc Hotel
lormectlqjt Avenue nml Vtbodky Itoad
rwuuilNOTON, AC.
For
Your
Benefit "
We maintain
representatives
on the floors of
the Philadelphia,
New York and
Boston Stock Ex
changes. Orders for the
purchase or sale
of securities are
carefully and
quickly executed.
Brown Brothers & Co.
tvim-nt t. ciiKHTNUT bijiHKTa
PHILADELPHIA
NpwYwk . !&,&.
Dclany Looking Forward
to Meeting With Mayor
'".J" . Welnny, ndminiatratlon
CHHdldate for Congress in the Third
district, said this morning ho had
never met .Mayor Moore. He added
that ho was looking forward to the
meeting nnd campaign with pleas,
ure.
"I went into this fizht," fcald Mr.
Oelany, "because I think n busi
ness man should tnke an Ihtcrcst in
politics nnd ought to stand up and
light for the right principles."
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"whifli count, not mere lament nnd de
nunciation." "One nf the most vital things for this
(lixtrlet ns well n any other community
Is protection nn da high tariff. While
we must be broad minded and humaifr,
we must also consider Jhe welfare of
our own people first.
"It would bo my plan, if elected, to
follow closely nil lrginlntion nffectlng
this city nnd the Third district espec
ially." Speaking of Mr. Oelany today Mayor
Moore paid:
"I have not yet seen Mr. Oelany, but
T shall be mighty glad to meet him and
give him as much encouragement ns I
cnn. His record, ns het fortli by tho
business men who have launched his
enndidncy, should commend itself to
the people of the Third district. He U
tho right typo to go to Congress from a
gieat business district like this."
Major Opens Campaign
Last night Mr. -DeTany consented to
become a csndidntc nfter n day of con
ferences. The Mayor promptly started
in to bring about his nomination by
delivering nn address at the Manufac
turers' Club last night, in tho course of
which ho fired hot shot in the Varc
lines,
Mr. Delahy entered the field after he
received a letter signed by more than
fifty leading business men of tho district
urging him to be a candidate. In re
ply, Mr. Oelany said that he had been
engaged In business in the Third district
for forty-five years, and that if nomi
nated and elected, he would give his
undivided attention to the duties of the
office of concressnian.
Mr. Oclnny started his business
career in 187-1. when only seventeen
years of age, with" the firm of Oelany
& Co., of which his father was the
head, nnd nineteen years afterward
became himself head of tho firm, relin
quishing active connection last July
after forty-five years of'hnrd work and
successful attainment. During the four
years, from 1000 to 101:5. Mr. Dclany
was president of tho National Olue nnd
Gelatine Manufacturers' Association of
the United States. Since 1011 Mr.
Oelany hns been president of the Ken
sington Nntlonal Hank.
Mr. Dclany has a wife and three chil
dren, is n trustee of the Oxford Pres
byterian Church, a member of the
Chamber of Commerce, .Union League
ud Manufacturer' Club.
DELEGATE TICKET IN
THIRD IS DECIDED
The Independent ticket for national
delegates from tho Third Congressional
district has been virtually decided. The
candidates probably will he Joseph Uar
tulucci. Republican Alliance leader in
Hip I-'ourth ward, and William nowen,
of the' eighteenth ward. Mr. Kowen is
a member of the Hoard of Kducation
und wnc nt one time spoken of for the
con-rresHional honor.
Tho Vare candidates from this district
will be James B. Sheehan. register of
wills, nnd (ieorgc Wharton Pcpncr.
It is cxpeetcil that John B. McLean,
Jr.. Independent leader of the Nine
teenth ward, will announce himself ns
administration candidate for the Statp
Kennte from the Fifth Senatorial district.
Diamond bar pins
Exquisite Examples of jUte Jewelers Art
Supremo Quality 'Bailey Mbrkmazhsliip
Mann & Dilks
1102 CHESTNUT STREET
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EVENIM2 'PUBIilC
HIDDEN
DUGOUT
RAIDED BY POLICE
Petty Crimes Blamod on Boyc,
Who Used Underground Cave
as Headquarters
FOUR ARE UNDER ARREST
The arrest of four boys and the Jo
cntion by thcpolico of their "hcadipmr
tcrs" In u cave- twenty feet uuler
ground at O street nnd Tioga avenue,
is believed to have broken up a youth
ful organization held responsible for
several petty crimes in that section of
tho city.
Three of the boys were arrested yes
terday. Special Officers Richardson and
Mellon, of the Park nnd Lehigh avenues
police station, learned of the existence
of "Skinny John's'-' envo and In a raid
onthe place last night took the four
prisoner.
Howard Stcntou, seventeen years old.
Hancock and Dauphin streets, was held
In $500 ball by Magistrate Costcllo to
day for a further bearing. Ho is ac
cused of the larceny or an automobile
owned by Francis M. BrowcrH, 2313
Fast Cumberland btrcct.
The other boys, sent to the House
of Detention, nro Hugo Wcrnock, fifteen
years old, of Rnst Orleans street; Jo
seph Fo, thirteen years old, of Fast
W illard street, nnd Joseph McKcnna.
fourteen years old, MmlNon street and
Kensington avenue.
The three younger bojs were nrrested
at Broad street and Lehigh avenue while
riding on a motor truck. Tho police say
a revolver was found n McKonna's
possession.
After questioning the prisoners the
pollec went to the cave, which Is lo
cated bc-Jdc the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks and dug in beside a sewer. Des
cending n ladder from the street, level,
Richardson heard tho barking of a dog.
With drawn revolver he searched the
'dug-out. The dog was friendly. Rtcn
I ten was found hiding 'under u pile of
cans. Nothing of value was found in
I the cave, although the specials hnd been
Old loot was hidden there.
WOMEN FAINT IN CAFE ROW
Fists, Chairs and Dlahea Fly In
Melee at 15th and Market
Five young men accused of being dis
orderly, were nrrested nt 1 :"0 o'clock
this morning during a battle royal
with fists, clinlrj and crockery in a res-'
taurnnt at 1H0S Market sheet.
Women patrons fainted ns the melee
became general. A lone city detective
In the eating place attacked tiic roister
ers, but went dpwn under tho force of
sunerlor numbers.
The battle was quelled by a wagon -load
of patrolmen from the Fifteenth
and Vino streets station. Their five
prisoners were hustled over to City
Hall. '
The five captives were slated as
Charles J. Agnew. Sigcl street near
Nineteenth ; Hugh Forquer, Kingsesslng
avenue near Fifty-third street: James
O'Hnrn. Mifflin street near Nineteenth ;
Hugh Murray, Bouvler street near Jack
son, and Michael King, Seventeenth
street near RItner.
All were charged with assault nnd
battery and with being drunk nnd dis
orderly. An additional charge of in
citing to riot was made against King,
alleged to bavo been the ringleader.
To Give Dramatic Recital
Chariot Rann Kennedy, author and
playwright, nud Edith Wynne. Matthl
snn wilt give u dramatic recital of the
Bible, the Servant in the House and
Sister Beatrice tonight in Witherspoon
Hall. They will appear under the aus
pices of the University Kxtenslon So
ciety .BPIIQ
TYROL WOOL is the most
sensible, serviceable and eco
nomical fabric to be had. Sold
here only.
New Spring Styles
and Colors
Ladies' & Misses'
Tailored Suits
29.75 36.75 49.75
JUNIOR SUITS
Top, Street & Motor
Coats
32.75 46.75 66.75
New Spring Hats
EDGK&R PHlLABEIiPHIA, FlilDAX.
CIVIL WAR FLAGSHIP RESTS IN
"GRA VE YARD'ONDELA WARE
Richmond, Hero of Past Wars, Stripped Bare of Equipment.
Finds Last Anchorage After Drifting From Moorings
Tho long, black hull of the Civil
War. flagship Richmond lldes ns if at.
flllrthllM AAlhAA hB 41M 14II1I1.I A4 4U
fciiuBuj iijiuiiur uuiujiit uiu iiuiun ui iui
gotten days of the sen that rest nt last
I in tho Ships' Graveyard" on the North
Camden riverfront.
i As once she felt the whip of the wind
(twisting Fnrragut's ensign at her fore
(peak, she shares tho eternity of tho tm-
iccn wind tnnt inns across iivr naked
hull.
The, bare, hurrying feet of bluejackets
of'threo wars were the pulses that beat
through her still, wooden decks. Mobile
Bay, New Orleans nnd the Mississippi
are her memories'. And so she rides at
last, junked and serene.
Stripped of, Equipment
The old ship is stripped of innsti
and superstructure, her h til t standing
clear of the wntcr with u dismantled
dignity. Her bowsprit, carved and sig
nificant, faces up the stream, and her
empty gunports stnro unseeing across
the muddy water. She was n full
rigged ship, equipped with steam, but
her masts have gone overboard, her
boilers taken out nnd now she Is nothing
more 'than Junk, valued only for the
copper sheathing on her hides and the
metal and wood throughout her hull.
She had been anchored for junking
nt Livingstone pier, at Bridesburg, but
in tho recent storms she broke her
Water chief here
Tim Healy Will Call on Mayor Re
garding Proposed Strike
Tim Healy. of New York, national
president of the Firemen and Water
tenders' Unlon.Mvho called off the strike
of city wntcr bureau employes, Is in
Philadelphia today.
Ho arrived last night, and will seek
an audience with Major Mooro today.
Tonight the water bureau employes
will attend a nmss-meeting at Me
chanics' Hall. Thirteenth and Spring
Garden streetH, to voice their demand
for more pay.
Mr. Healy Is spending the dav visit
ing various pumping stations and plants
of the city water system, to Investigate
conditions under which tho men work.
George S. Lightfoot, the man who
organized nbout 7"i per cent of the
wntcr bureau employes, and who called
oft the strike nt the beginning of tho
week because Healy refused to sanction
it, will also be. at tonight's meeting.
HELD IN CAFE ROW
William Campbell, twenty-four jcurs
o'd, Wolf street near Nineteenth, nnd
Cornelius Troutman. twenty-eight
years old, Fifteenth street near Hhunk,
were held under SJtOO ball for court to
day by Magistrate Dougherty, in tho
Fifteenth street and Snyder nvenue sta
tion house, on the charge of disorderly
conduct and assault nnd battery. It
Is alleged tho inch started a row in an
lec-cream parlor nenr Broad street and
Snyder avenue Inst night nnd then
struck n policeman when he attempted
to arrest them.
Antiques
Of Amztitmt right
Some genuine pieces of old American furni
ture have just been' received that would give
distinction to any room. The prices are mod
erate considering their age, beauty and great
utility.
You arc cordially invited to inspect these
early mementoes of Colonial times.
h iiiosvxxhatlx
1320 Itolmtt tttit
lililllllM
Why Does
the Apple
JACOB MEED'S SONS
11424-M26Cficst!uil Street
moorings and drifted, like a lost, 't"t('(v
soul, to the Nliips' urnveyaru in i","
Camden, about Twenty-seventh street.
And there she lies-, lonely and content,
through her Inst days. , .
The Richmond first went overboard
in the Richmond Navy Yard i",!"
A year later in October she fought the
Confederate ram Manassas, In tlic
Southwest Pass. She then joined Ad
miral Fnrrngut's licet for tho nttuck
on New Orleans. She was disabled by
thp terrific Confederate fire in that en
gagement, where she stood in the brunt
of the fight.
Fought hI Mobile Bay
She fought her Inst battle of the
Civil War under thp command of ( ap
tain Thornton Jenkins nt Mobile Bay.
Earlier in the war when Fnrnigiit jvns
trying to open up this Mississippi river
the admiral first employed camouflage
ln smearing the sides of ills ship with
mud to conceal It from the enemy.
During the time of the Spanish -American
War sho was stntloned nt the
Philadelphia Nnvy Yard ns a receiving
ship. Throughout the most recent of
the wars she was used us quarters for
n training school for firemen nt Berkley,
Vn.
At tho end of tho pier, with her nose
upstream, the old-timer lies ns still as
though she carried in her broken hold
n cargo of dreamy from some far port.
ADIEU TO BISHOP McCORT
2000 Children Pay Tribute to Rep
tor, Who Goes to Altoona
Two thousand school children of Our
Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church,
Forty-eighth street nnd Lancaster ave
nue, paid a furewoll tribute today to
the retiring rector of the chinch, Bishop
McCort.
Bishop McCort. formei'lyauxlllnry to
the late Archbishop Prendergast, has
been named bishop coadjutor of the Al
toona diocese nnd leaves next Monduy
for his new field of service.
Ho was presented with u bouquet of
twenty-one American Beauty roses to
day, u rose for each year of his seivlcc
ns rector of the parish. A check for
$1000 was in the bouquet.
HPHE day may come
when legislation will
force every manufacturer
to assume his rightful re
sponsibility, and put his
"Mark" upon his product.
In the meantime, the wise
ones are.
HERBERT M. MORRIS
Advertising Agency
Every Phage ot Sale Promotion
400 Chestnut Street Philadelphia
IMiiiiiMlililSI
Drop t
J THINGS, as a rule,
don't just happen
there is a law of cause
and effect which oper
ates constantly.
J If we are selling to more
people (as we are) and
securing a larger vol
ume of business than
over (as we also are),
there must be a tangible
oause for these verv
gratifying results.
I The Knowing men in
Philadelphia buy their
clothes at "Reeds."
licady-lo-Weav Suits of Sea
sonable Weights and Fabrics
$1,5.00 to $ J 00.00
Top Coats $35.00 to ,$S0.00
Custom Tailored Suit s
S'75,00 to $120,00
MAHOH 19, 1920
BUSINESS MEN ASK
OF P. OT.
Charging Inadequate Service,
They D'omand Continuation of
Five-Cent Fare3
SEEKUNIVERSALTRANSFERS
Charging Inadequate service anil
nsklug the continuation of it five -cent
fare, with universal transfers, the
t'nlted Business Men's Association nnd
the Cliveden Business Men's Associa
tion tminv nsked the Public Service
i Commission to make n thorough invest!
Igntlnn of the underlying companies of
the I'lilIndPlpIiM Jlapid urnnsit I'o.
It was charged that green cars were
brought Into use on local lines for the
purpose of later putting into effect the
zone system of fares In this city.
Tho petition of the business men inti
mated that subsidiary companies cause
excessive rentals and that tho lines can
bt'iODcrnted on a five-cent fare basis.
fit was brought out in the testimony
that taxpayers had nsked that n trolley
lino bo built for about a mile and n
1ialf oh ('hew street north of Cheltcu
avenue. This, it was contended, would
nccommodntc 7000 persons who now
huvo an eight minute walk to Mount
Airy avenue.
Complaint of the CI i vend mi Associa
tion lias been before the commission be
fore the-United Association joined in tho
petition which was presented to Com
missloncrs Clement and Benn today.
C. Oscar Bensley appeared ns attorney
for both associations. Joseph A. Lewis,
nn engineer nnd president of the
Clivendcn Associntiou, a the prin
cipal 'witness, '
It wag requested In the petition that
all leases, contrncts nnd municipnl
charters of the underlying companies bo
Inquired into to determine tiie fnirupst
of the terms of leases and to determine
the rentals or compensations ugrccd on.
' It Is requested that the value of
property, cars and plants be ascertained
to determine the fare inte that should
lm cTinrged to assure a proper return.
A reduction of rentals, dividends and
profits or compensation is requested so
NQUfRY
46th '3Wk&tenM LK
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J.ndinial (Llpeituta
NEW SALONS
iJyJbc Ccutltbih Hotel
(Corner rod9 xuu) 1'aLudJ
GOWNS - WRAPS - TAIL0RMADES
HATS - FURS -ACCESSORIES
(On account & various JfjidlBuvcf
delcuj0uifidleUjuia xmIoiiaaoUI
Jtot be eculu ,wtd about JifmlEut)
The New
SLIPPERS
Pumps & Oxfords for
Spring Are All Here
and at Moderate Prices
Chic Parisian Styles
in Patent, Dull or Brown Kid, Rib
bon type Slipper with Louis heel.
Thin is the dressiest itltpper rvtr
designed.
Smart "One Eyelet" shppem of
Patent or Dull leathei and with
Patent vamp, satin quarters.
Slippers of Brown or Black Suede
New Patent Leather Pumps,
fiussia ,and Dull Calf Pumpi.
Latest Military Calf Oxfords.
Advanced Model Brown Kid.
Oxford with Louis Heels or Baby
Louis Heels Russia Calf Oxfcnds.
Luxurious Black Salm Drees Oxfords.
$g.85
d
rant
??r . Et'"tm" Prtft mu m .vmt
'. .' which naturally rtducaa tha
Hth Cott . Shaalnt lor aarly buyrM.
Whattvr efftcf y.ii fancy it' htrm naw.
Royal Boot Shop
2 riSSTSS,?
I20b-8eio Chestnut St
Personal Trusts
OUR Trust Department
is equipped'to under
take any work of u fiduciary
nature, and its officers arc
always ready to consult?
with such as may contem
plate the creation of a Trust.
Philadelphia
Trust Company
IIS Chestnut Street
and
Broad and Chestnut Streets
Northeast Corner
,lint tl.n t.n1.1fn nnn...nMtne K.1tnl1 TP.-
eclve a fair return and no more.
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(bvorvation by R.,M. Black, who lives
at Uerinantowu nvenue und Johusou
btrcct, revealed that Sunday traffic on
that line averages 100 to 100 persons
a car, und that people are standing Mn
nearly every car that passes his house.
Reception for Minister
Huildon Heights, N. !., Match 30.
The Row W. It. Raver y as given n
public reception by members of tho
Methodist Hplscopal church last night
on his return ns pastor for the eighth
j car. Mrs. Raver was presented with n
wrist watch. Gcorce Atkins mado the
address of welcome nnd tho Rey. Wil
liam A. Lilley conducted tiie devotional
scrvlct
Secretary or Office Executive
Woman, at present employed l'rlvate
Hccrcta-y to a well-known Xenr Yorlt man.
dcilrca to liavo similar ponltlan In Phila
delphia. Ulaht year- experlonc-. Good
tetioitraplier. but. wlahea ccutl n secre
tarial position whero experience will L ot
value, lllclieat Philadelphia and N'tw Tor.:
references, n 213. I.KDGKR oynctl.
MORTGAGE INSURANCE
.V U000 MOrtTOAOU COST3 tlO.3.-, pr 5IO.
Mortffaxn cleared In IS years
Tor lull Information call
MOnTGAOi: IN'aURANCU DKI'T
Stokes Packard Haughton & Smith
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Last Two
Days of our
Half Price
Sale !'
i Only smaJ! sizes left
in woolen Suits 31,
32, 33 and 34 sizes but
just the thing for
Young Boys in long
trousers, or for small
slim fellows of any age
$25 Suits for $12.50,
or $30 Suits for $15, or
$40 Suits for $20. If
you appreciate all-wool
clothes, and can tell the
real thing just look at
these Suits for
76'- or 18-year
old Boys in
Long Trousers!
1 Breezeweve Suits
were $15, $18, $20, now
$7.50, $9, $10. Will
look mighty good next
July and August!
J A few Golf Suits
left were $28 and $30
now $14 and $15.
Spring Suits
and Topcoats
for Easter
& The sound old pol
icy that the best is the
cheapest was never
truer than it is today.
You will get real wear
and real satisfaction
out of good clothes well
made. And you can
get no other kind of
Suits and Topcoats
here.
Perry & Co.
UN.B. T.
16th & Chestnut Sta.
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