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EVENING PUBLIC LEBGElt-fHILADELPHlA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920
SCORES OF STILLS
UNEARTHED IN RAID
Distilling Machino Manufactur
ing Center Found in 4 Houses
' in North American Stroot
!JHILA. THE OASIS, BELIEF
i
Frfwnl prohibition wri-nts 1M nlfilit
jjldoil four liotiws Ir. North American
AtttU between Fnlrittoiint nvcntic mid
poplar strcft. nml believe they un
rttlhf'l I"' s,"'ce "f wlilcky tllli which
Urf been In opi'rntlon In thin city.
'; Fcdcrnl fluents hnvc born fenrehlnt
let the inniiiifartiirer of the "liiooti
shine" III''' fr months. At one tlni"
It w believed they were importcil from
w Jersey .
Prohibition Aseiits hrmlrlrk nml
jlrown led tin rnlilers Inst night. Their
f!rt vlit wni to it "plumbing shop" on
Sftrth Ameilenn etreet, near Fair
iouul avenue.
Mnv eoiniiletctl whisky utills worn
jiiind I" Hi ' shnn, with material fur
nfh'frn. Wolf Colien, fort.v-uue years
old. proprietor or tin snop, wns nr
fulfil, It Is up hi lie is not oven n
rfjMernl ptmnb'-r.
The nceiils then visited the third floor
of the home In which the plumbing
,lop I" loentrd mid. it Is uMeged. fonnil
Mill In opirntlon. (leorue Nleorl,
thirty yenrs old. who occupied the
apartment. vn arrested.
The rnlilers then started on n enrch
of the lu'lRliboi'liood. My thW time sv
tral hundred persons hnd guthered, unit
there wit"1 inneli excitement.
Another still wns found two doors
tbove the Cohen csttiblNhmeiit, nml
.Nicholas Avion, thirty-eight year old.
rm arrested.
In the next block, nenr I'oplnr street.
It was mid Hint n ten-grillon jug of
'momiMilne" whisky whs discovered.
It was still wiirin. A still also wns
ihfd. Marcus Znrdcnsteln, who lived
next ilnor, wns arrested.
The four men will be given a hearing
iM afternoon before Commissioner
ManW. Federal agents believe they
lave made the most important nrrests
fiwe they started their rampnlgti against
the lll'fit manufacture of liquor In Phil-iddpliia.
U.'S. WANTS A VENUS;
DEMANDS HUSKY ONE
VISIT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
BURCH OPENS OWN
IMC
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N
PROBE
jley Park Postmaster Is Not
Captious on Beauty of ,'
Mail Carrier
Undtrwuotl & Underwood
.Mr. mid .Mrs. Carter It. I,eldy were photographed at White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia, after n long hoincbark ride. They have Just
mum to the West V'cglnla resort, following a long stay at Aslievllle, N.
C. .Mrs. Ildy was. heforp her innrriagc a short time ago, Miss Fill
Witlensr, daughter of .losepli K. Wiilenci. of this city. U-ldy Is a son
ot l)r. cut .Mrs. Joseph ixdily
f"
"hjt. in brief. Is the kind of mall- i ","a,I,st.r(Tt ,f,," K '
rier Willinm E. Ttrooks. tmstm-.s-I ?," 'tcrtnlnniput In the Community
at Illdley Pnrk. is looking for. Th ' nrl",l H"t",,L,IU1n,", ll"', lree''' "
She mn have red or b.'nnk balr. blue
ornrav eye, anil mnv be wIMiniti te lh.
.but fhe niut be hiik.v. invr f00f xvltll -lent
enrns and rnouch Intelligen'-c to
knock on a door If the b 11 Is nut of
order.
She may or mav no bp a Vpous.
but, of course, with both arms iutact ;
lad he inny have freckles and be as
bsniflv as a hedge f nee. but she must
ie able to wing n weichtv mailbn'; ns
Mllr as the ordinary woman swings a
fowdrr pull,
.mat
cirricr
tr
job pay SIS n week
Mr. Hrnnks hns lieen wnab'e to kee)
men at the job for the wage offer d.
Tnterday he did get one man. but does
tot know how long bp will stay on the
job. Hrooks is in urgent n"ed of an
additional carrier.
While the postmaster searches for
Id Amazon, many residents of Hidloy
rrk nui'-t cnll at the nostoffice nml
carry home their own mail.
' "Movt any kind of person except nu
trmlcss Hottentot will do if he of she
cm carry nml deliver mail." Mr. Ilronk
4r, "He. she or it must report at 15
j'clo k in the morning, port, mail and
tl(n deliver it." .
HOOVER NOT ON BALLOT
DINNER FOR TEAM WORKERS
Many Push Community Parish
House Campaign for $7500
The ltev. Wll lam V. I!erg, the llev.
Dr. .lohn S. Komig ami the Kev. Dr.
Matthew S. Ilyudinnn were spenkern nt
n dinner given to 1(10 team workers in
the community parish house cnmpalgii
for $7.i(l) lust uiylit at Niiivti'Piith uud
(i recti streets.
Young .people's nrgnnizatlons of a
half dozen churches in the vicinity are
tallying to the support of the cam-
I pnign. .Meinncrs oi hip i.euirai .orm
HOOVER FOR ARMENIANS
46th Ward Councilman Con
ducting Independent Quiz of
Subsidiary Finances
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COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY
Francis !'. Ilurch, cotincllmnn from
tbp Korty-slxth ward, nod chairman of
Council's fltinnce committee, hns begun
an Independent probe "of Ui.p financial
tnnglp surrounding local street railway
conditions.
Mr. Iturch's investigation, he said,
will be a .thorough oifp and. may result
In some rndlcnl rp'cojjimpndn'tlonsto the
finance committee regarding the transit
sitiintjon.
Tbp Mayor's trnnsli cntninlttpe will
meet this afternoon. The body. Colonel
W. P. Hnrlm. acting chairman, snld.
.woulifnot tit Into the Frftnkfohl "J,"
problpni, but. would concern Itsplf with
the financial (nnttprs growing from thp
high dividends nald to underlying com
panies by the P. It. T.
"Wp wnnt to formulate soiiip sound
financial plan satlsfactory-to tli.p people
and to the stockholders in the- underly
ing companies." he sajd. "W.e want a
plan that Will be acceptable to both
.without protest.,"
Director of Transit Twining will np
pear before the committee again today.
The P. It. T. plans to take pictures
of the delivery district from an ntrshtp
during the afternoon.
Twenty-one jitney ncratorK apnlieil
to Public Service Commissioner lleiin
for certificates of public convenience
tbN mnr'nlng. Their .applications were
held under consideration.
OVERALLS PARADE
PLANNED FOR N
,Y.
Cheese Club to Make Initial Ap
pearanco in Denim on Broad
way Today
at homo. Many appeared In dresses of
calico and gingham and the vnrlety of
colors, gave the downtown section the
nppcarnnec of a cnrn.nl.
Iletnll clothiers have ndvertlsrd "bar
gain 'salrs" In mrn'i wear and lower
price marks were observed in some of
Lthe store windows. The cost of overalls
is SO nnd there seems to be nu unlim
ited supply.
"I would rather pay SO for my over
alls than $00 for a suit." snld Judge
William K. Fort, of the Circuit Court.
it win
IDEA SPREADING IN
This movement Is no Joke
bring down the cost of clothing.
The inoveinput is sprrading rapidly
throughout the Southwest. Dispatches
today indicate overall clubs are being
fnrinnft In mnnv nnrtft nt Missouri. Knn-
SOUTH i a1""' Oklahoma. Texas and Arkansas.
BIG CONTRACT TO CRAMPS'
$1,000,000 Order for Turbines Will
.Be Filled Here
The William Cramp & Sons Ship and
Knglnp Hulldlng Company has received
what Is said to be the largest contract
for hydro-electric (Mitilpmcnt yet placed.
The machinery Is to be used In connec
tion Willi Mncnr
'development. The hydro-elcctrlc power
commission of the province, ot untnno,
Cannda, placed the contract.
Three fi5,000 horsepower turbines,
with five Johnson valves nnd five gover
nors, arc Included In the order, The
initial installation of the Niagara Falls
Power Co. was only 60,000 horse
powrr. About ijtl. 000.000 Is Involved.
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Deaths of a Day
Mrs. Margaret Matcham
Allcntown. Pa., April 1(!. Jlrs.
Margaret Matcham. widow of Charles
A. Matcham, of Allcntown, died yester
day at her seaside home at Chelsea. She
was a daughter of Captain George
Onhrnd nnd sister of John D. Ormrod,
president of the Emails Pipe Mill.
Ily the Associated Press
N'cw Vorh, April 1(1, A new attrac
tion the overall promenade, Imported
direct from the. South ;was billed to
make Its appearance oh Ilroadwny to
dny. Memltrrs of the Cheese Club, nn or
ganization of drnmntlc writers, press
agents and editors of theatrical papers,
announced their conversion to the
cheaper clothes movement last night, and
sent forth n sheaf of 'press notices de
tail ng plans for ponnlarlzatlnn of the
lowly overall in modish New York.
The ndvancp matter said today's
promenade wonhl nrrrst Hroadwav's
startlpd p.v at about the hour that the
matinee ciowds bc.tln .In gnthcr. The
proinenaders are to fortify themselves
first with n lunch nt the National
nudevlllp Artists' Club. An overall
pnrade Is promised at a later date.
Hoy students nt the. Jamaica Hfgh
School adopted khaki as their standard
costume at a rally yesterday. Thev will
seek to avoid profiteering in khaki by
co-operative buying.
Virtually the entire town of Sallna
took the denim pledge. Federal em
''.W?' ""I men nnd women, nt
Wichita, joined by 110 employes of the
livestock exchange, reported an overall
oluli. with the movement sprending
through the Wichltn high schoo's.
The inaugural "outit" of the pv.
Joseph llrognn. mayor-elect of Em
poria. Knr.. nnd president-elect of the
hmporin Overalls Club, will be over
alls, he announced. The Emporia Club
reports several hundred members.
In announcing organization of an
overalls club at Kansas Cniversltv.
i hnneellnr Frank Strong snld he would
lead thp membership. nmong the voung
men nnd that Mrs. Strong would set
nn example for the young women by
adopting the cottage apron ns" the np'
proved garb for both home nnd street
wear,
Fire In Rubbish Pile
Fire which started In a pile of rub
blslT In the cellar of the home of Samuel
Wax-man. 711 South Fourth street, nt
(I:.10 o'clock this morning, filled the
holisc with smoke, but did only trilling
damage. The cnuso of the blaze is un
known. -
We ,Recommcnd for
Investment
Penna. R. R.
Secured 7s
DUE 1930
N. Y. Cent.
Equip. 7s
1923 TO 1935
Prices to Yield About 7
Carstairs & Co.
Investment Securities
Mrmlwrii rhllndrlphla anil
New lurk Htock Eichsncrs.
1419 Walnut Street
PHILADELPHIA
71 Broadway, N. Y.
TH DU ETIIta C CMUntia I mhm. A 9 w
New York. April 111. The ltev. , " rml"?r '!,ln: ' Mr 10. (My TAK WIN SaVS that
Ellas Frederick Schauer, widelv ' V ' . . ,p ,ow,-v OVPrnH today sup- f I M , J .
known ltedemptorlst. died; jesterdav. n'L. '''''" ted the "plnchback" In Hiiinlng- j M amnnrr fha n,fl
had been ststlonpd1 in New York since na'n.- CtHlUIlg lie lOWCr
1004. nnd bad had pastorates nt Unl. ( J'.v commissinners functioned in 1 . l
amounting In ."JUKI, were given to tbp
fund. EutcrtnliimiuU wil also be held
hv the Ama.oii D'nnntlc Club, the
Vinco Club, the Young Women's Pil
grim Soelctj of feudal (."ongregatiounl
Church and younger members of the
Episcopal Church of St. Matthias and
Olivet -Covenant Presbyterian Church.
The Woman's Auxi.hry held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon to push the sale
ot campaign pencils.
DELANY SCOFFS AT CHARGE
Moore Candidate for Congress .Says
He Has No "Slush Fund"
Chnrles Delany hns opened actively
his campaign ns Moore enndidnte for
Congress in the Third district ngalnst
former Sheriff Harry ('. Hansley.
He denounced the Volstead act as
"unatNfnctory and tyrannical" and
replied to the charge made In the House
of Iteprepresentntlves Wednesdny by
Willinm S. Vare with the statement
that "pigs alwnH s-mieal before they
J. Voters Will Have to Write In
Food Chief's Name at Primary
j .w Jersey voter., wishing to express
i prfferPDee for Herbert Hoover for
President nt the spring primaries, April
?l. Will Ilfll'H In rrltn lite IrtllnA nn tl.n
(allot nr ne nrinroil nn tinea. Ilnni'nr'o I Uie stuck."
me. due to failure to (Up nomlnalug ! Congressman Vare had alleged a slush
petitions within thp required time, will I """I of.f. "0.000 was nulng raised to buy
A'llllllJ , ,'it-i-t inn.
The meeting was held at the Delany
headquarters, L'JIil) North Front street,
last night. J.oluf It. McLean, candi
date for the state Senate in thp Fifth
district, spoke. Other sneakers were
Ito'.iert (trier, Moore leader of the
Eljhtcenth ward, and Henry J. Trainer.
lot apnrnr on the ballot.
'"A movement has bppn started in Jer-
W. with headquarters in Newark, for
I itatewiile campaign lir the interest of
Hooter. UiiIik have been formed in At.
Isntle Cltv. Princeton nnd other towns
Mit Ih expected that the Hoover boom
HI reneh notable proportions in all
firtu of the stntp.
Franklin Fort, a Npwark attorney,
P one. nf the guiding lights In the cam
(iln. Plans are still in 1he making for
Ibis stntewide Hoover drive and de.
m are not now obtainable.
GLOUCESTER HAS 12,162
Phllllpsburg Also Increases,. Census
Reoort Shown
i.T1, Census Hureaii In Washington
wy announced that C.loucester's
paiMic.il is rj.iivj. Tlie increase in
UV!.V "n" 2700 or 2S..r. ner ceut.
ienoi"pshllrK llni n Population of
ii).J3. an increase of H020, or 21.7
FT cent.
Cumberland Trainmen Return
.Cumberland, .Mil.. April 10. (Ity A.
i ' Halt inorp n iw I niiU tju-.i
on strike
voted to go
Ex-Food Chief Wires Strong In
dorsement of Relief Drive
Miss I.uls Kellogg, chairman of the
Students' War. Council of Iiryn Mawr
College, today received a telegram from
Herbert Hoover strongly indorsing the
drive being waged for Armenian re-
The college war council is spnnoring
a meeting tomorrow night in Taylor
Hal. where Dr. Wilfred M. Post. Held
secretary of the American Itcd Cross
in the Ilalkau wars and director' of
hospitals in Constantinople during the
Dardanelles campaign, will speak, i.nilj
Anne Azgatetian. an Armenian Hed
Ctostf worker, will tell of her experi
ences as a nurse with the KuIan
ucinicM in Hie Caucasus.
Mr! Hoover's triegrani rend:
"I know of nothing in the humanity
or our people so disinterested, mid thus
so much a call upon our pity and sym
pathy, as the necessity of continuing
iclief to the people of Armenia. Witti
oi:t this assistance, which v ' on.
tlnue to the extent of ?1, 000.000 per
month, these long-tried people will be
rnei'ii with immeditte starvation mid ex
termination. The need Is imperative. I
and our assistance at this time must I
not lie witnne'ci.'
tlmore, Annapolis and Buffalo.
Frank L. Smith
. Norrlstown. April 1(1. Frank- I..
Smith died today In Montgomery Hos
pital after ten days' Illness of pneu
monia. He wns a member of oud trens-
urer of the board of trustees of the
Statp Hospital for (he Insane, here;
connected with the Merchants Ice Co.
and served as councilman for n quar
ter of a century. He was president of
I'eople s ntlonnl Hank for several
j ears. He is survived by a wife and
son, Lester.
Our Organization
experience and con
tinual study of chang
ing market conditions
offers you the oppor
tunity not only of
properly valuing your
REAL ESTATE, but
of obtaining the
largest price for it.
MEARS & BROWN
Real Estate
202 S. I5TH ST.
denim: juHgc npp ied the law in the ailimaiS
nun,- iiiiiiiu in ; imiiKcrs. oocinrs. law-I
yers and merchants wore their overalls.
encouraging one nnothpr in the fight
ngnlnst the high cost of clothing.
The women had quietly "organized"
tne
strongly
remaie is
affected by
LEX-SEDAN
This is an ail-year type of car and
one of the most attractive five-passenger
.Sedans In Its class. Immediate delivery.
Lexington Motor Company of Penna.
Lckintlon Building, 851-53 Nortli Broad St.
What is th
Market Value?
You may have
occasion to make
appraisal of securi
ties, either owned
personally or- by
an estate.
We are pre
pared to give, free
of charge, infor
mation regarding
their status and
value.
Brown Brothers & Co.
FOURTH AN'D CHESTNUT STS.
PHILADELPHIA
New York Boston
more
color
Does this explain the
many color advertisernents
in women's periodicals?
HERBERT M. MORRIS
Advertising Agency
Every Phase of Sale Promotion
400 Chettnut Street Philadelphia
1MM
Diamond Bracelets
New Ptoduciians
of the Dailqr U'orfc Roams
Supremacy
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SillimillBa
" Which do you want
a Check for $100,000
or $800 in Cash?"
When Max decided to marry Ra
chel he reminded her father of his
promise to give him 3100,000 when
the event took place, and the old
man said: "All right. I'll tell you
what I'll do with you. I'll give you a
check for $100,000, or $800 in cash.
IVhich do you want?"
So Max took the cash !
And so it is with some clothing
stocks they are only paper promises
1 1 1 1 ' 1
that dwindle
showdown.
when it comes to a
Hut you can take a Perry promise
at its face value, even in the papers,
for our advertising man draws on die
merchandise for his facts, and not
on his imagination !
Here, on a reconstructed, and now
one of the largest clothing floors in
the country, is a stock of Spring
Topcoats and Suits the like of which
has been unknown in Philadelphia
since 1914.
Come in and check us up!
t
Spring Suits and Overcoats
$35 to $80
PERRY 8C CO.
Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets
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1122 Chestnut Street
Quality and Standard Famous Over Half a Century
Bill
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jQALSIMER STANDARD SHOES:
I't . 7 ".", r null UIUO
.."J Vniimir-n. who went
. asi niesiiay. have
" to work at once.
rIS!i..P:iARINn IIATTt.KSIIIP
Btrtd in -I1.1.1"!, ", 1:;.nch sun fully
Quality
Originality
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Afternoon Tea,
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No need to pay high prices for Quality and Style
Dalsimer Offers Tomorrow
Men's OXFORDS, a
THE IDENTICAL QUALITIES YOU WILL PAY $10.00 FOR W
ANYWHERE PRICED AT $7.50 HERE BECAUSE OF OUR
BUYING POWER.
Cordo Tan, Black Calf and Black Kid, in a Complete
Kangc of btyles and Sizes . ,
Silk Sox Special, $1.15
'TIS A FEAT TO FIT FEET
fczldinet
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1204-06-08 MARKET STREET
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HAVE YOU received
100 on Your Clothing
Investment sf
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Ready-toAVear Suits of Season
able Weights and Fabrics,
$45.00 to $100.00.
Top Qoata, $35.00 to $S0.00
diatom Tailored Suits, $75.00 to
$ 190.00
IJ Did that suit
you bought of
last season
live un to the
expecta t i o n s
that you had
concerning it
and which the
price j u s -titled?
I If you haven't
been getting
all that you
should have
received in the
way of value,
we would sug
g e s t dealing
where giving
value is the
f undame n t a 1
feature of
every transaction.
JACOB REED'S SONS
142M426 Chestnut Street
w6okp
ooite;
TAILORMADES
Imperial Serge Suits
$49.00
For the woman or miss who desires n mannish tailored
suit in navy or black, these suits are verv appropriate
They are fully lined and belted and fashioned of the
best material. The flap on the pockets of the skirt and
coat are cord tucked and the coat is the popular finRer
tip length.
Quality Cotton Sale
Last Day Tomorrow
Thousnnds of yards of quality cotton have been sold
here this week, but there are still many pood values left
for the late comers.
H I Plain and Novelty Voiles i H
White Novelty Voile, 36 inches wide, regular price.
Soc, Tomorrow, 59 c.
I'lnin and Novelty Voile, 36
price, 51.25, Tomorrow, Q5C.
inches wide, regular
Printed Voile. 38 inches wiilp. rpmilnr m-i i ok
Tomorrow, 95c. - ' ' '
Colored Printed Voile. 3R inches wide, regular
price, $1.50, Tomorrow. SI. 10.
White Embroidered Voile, 36 inches wide, regular
prices, $1.75 and $1.85, Tomorrow, S1.45.
-SPECIAL LACE
AND EMBROIDERY WEEK
OFFERS THE NEWEST WEAVES AND
PATTERNS AT A GREAT SAVING
This season's modistes are indorsing laces for
dresses and trimmings more than for ever so lonr
Ihese reductions nre opportune, for planning your
Spring and Summer wardrobe.
REAL LACES REPRICED
Vol. Laces, SI. OO Per Yard
i - . ReBU!l?1i?!l,nK Price' $1-23
Hlet Laces, S2.00 and S3.50 Per Yard
iieeniar belling Prices. $2.50 and $4.50
Irish Laces, 95c and S3.50 Per Yard
Regular Selling Prices, $1.25 nnd $1.50
EMBROIDERY SPECIALS
Embroidered Voile Flouncings, SI. 25 Per Yard
ivi-Kuiar aeiung I'rice, $1.75
Embroidered Net Brnds .75c and S1.75 Per Yard
Regular Selling Prices, $1.00 and $2.25
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