Tf .. .'i 5??55H5? V building brevities The coJtlitit clement in human affairs it miiundentanding. A contract that hai to be inter preted by the court is intoler ably expeniive. ABLR1IIAW conitruction agree mentt are simple and straight forward. Their assumption it that of mutual integnty.Their aim it to ensure the client's permanent satisfaction. A BERTH AW I CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Lontracting Jbnmnccrsi PHILADELPHIA WEST END TPU3T ATIAWTA. IIHTCN. tUltlLf . Deaths of a Day CHARLES rLWISLER Lumber Dealer Died Today, Aged 70, at Nonjh Broad Street' Home Clmi'loH II. Wlilor. lumber ilenler, died today nt IiIh home. 'J'J.'J North llroad strcel. lie was seventy .vents old. , ... Mr. Wilder was prominent In .Ma nule circles, lie was n member of the William C. Hamilton Lodgp, No. WIO, V. & A. M, : Temple Chapter. No. "i,s. It. A. M.: .Mnry Coinmnndry. o, .",(. KnightN Templar; Philadelphia ('iniitor.v. S. P. K. H.. thirty-second dPEree and 1 .11 l.ii Temple. lie wan n director of the retail an(r wholesale I.umberment' Kxchniigc uiul the Penii IliiildliiK Association. Mr. Wislcr's lumber yards were locnteil at American and Cumberland Ntrccts. He is survived by n widow aml six iliildien. The children are:' Hurry 1. WNler. Ur. Kdwln Winler. Charles Wisler.' Mrs. Anna Luberi;, Mrs. Kiluu Krnrnter nnd Mlhs lice Wisler. The funeinl will be held Tiii'mIuv fidtn the residence. MRS. alicehT kneedler Prominent Society Woman Suc cumbs at Chestnut Hill Home Mrs. Alice Harding "Kneedler. wife of lleinj Martyn Kneedler. died yes tenia) afternoon al her home. JSNOl I're fcld Hveinie, Chestnut Hill. She had been ill five days. Mrs. Kneedler. who was weft Known In Philadelphia society, was nrtiw in fverai charities here. She was Ihe daughter of the late William II IlardihK and Catharine Unit HnrdinR. Two sons survive besides her hiis linnd The sons are Willmm HardiiiK Kneedler and Henry M. Kneedler. .Jr. Mi. Kneedler. Si. is head of the Len nox Mills, l-'ranhfnrd. The funeral will lie held fit 1 1 :.'tl) o'clock Monday morniii!;. Rev. John Morris Lyons The Itev. .John Morris I.) mis, ninety -two )ears old, n retired Jlnptist clerR.Miiaii. died ,cstcrdav nt. the Ceort;e Nugent Home. "21 West .lohtison "treet. (iermuulown. Mr. Lyons was the oldest living theological graduate of Ilucknell Unixcrsity. Pour enis ngo the aged clerg)inan nflieinled at thclgrthlen wedding mini rmnry of his adopted daughter. Mrs. I 1) Robinson, at the First Ilnptist Hunch of Burlington. N. .1. He had performed thr oiiginal ceremony which lumle the couple man and wife nt Mon tuwese, Mn-s. Dr. Walter G. Spless lr Waller ('. Spiess. of 717 Alio cben.r iivenue. died j "sterility of in flntiimntioii of the brain, after a week's Hlnrsi He I survived by a widow. "Iio was Miss Itose Pnus. Doctor Spies. fln born in this city thirty-nine )rnis ago He attended the public schools nncl wm, graduated from the Medico f'lnnii'gical College in 1(1011. Tie was n Ihiiti -second degree Mason, a mem ber of ,u I. ii Temple, the l'lijsirlnns' Motoi Club. American Mechanics. I ni enters and other organisations, V'or several )ears be was attached to the snff of the Kensington Dispensary for Tuberculosis. Mrs. Henry M. Kneedler Mis Alice Hnrdiug Kneedlei. wife ef Henry Martyn Kneedler. of .NSOl refeM street. Chestnut Hill, died ve. !'idni The funeral will be held at b"i home on Monday, at 1 1 :.'!0 n. in. Judge Nathan Goff I lailishurg, W. Vn April 2 1. -Judge M'thaii (InfT. seven!) -eight years old. loimerly Cnitcd States senator from "est Virginia and many ,enr a fed J'.u judge, died suddenly at his home ''ie yesterday The seriousness of his "million was not realized until a few minutes befoie he expired. Painlysis i"i ed death, attending ph)sicinns said. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES ' I'fiifc .1 Grace. 7HH HnBrrmnn st unJ rriruili V tlolh. Tift Stale nt. 1 'n II. HunnberKcr. '.'OilUiN Murihall at. ., m Helen Home . Hfl'.'ll .MarMne M l nn H ItoBera. Wnrren. I'.i . and l.uuia ,A Smith, Wurren. I'a Tlioim,,, iiumbje. ISIS s S.1,1 t . rikI Clita .. " In Inimernmn 1"1.1 s 'J.lil at ""'i- II ItnlKh :il(t K Thrvjer m siilnB vlil. IML'l N Kllln nt. "tin IVIdnmn. jiioii v. Norrls m uiul anil ourir iHCKinan, 4ju Mlzuutcr st i.iihnri p Maiion Hommi. .Mnns and Louise Moore r.a.Tt Catliurliie st , My a id j. ,anii. 417 N Maishnll si nnd , ItoKlR .Morris. 417 N. Marshall si waller M Uossham. Arajestle Hotel, und l.h-uliith hhultsi L'30o N Jiroad st " Jiihn i: Anderson. L'HIL' s. Itosewood bi , iid Marie Jojce, SWM1 V. .Matcher st Jiiik-h MeUermott. lHfll MclCenn st . and Mhti K (I'Hrlen. 1S31 .McKean si Hrt J Ihman. IIIL'7 -llutler st . und '.ajthe SternlJeriier. II7S7) Sjdenhain si niriiH Uarl hi,. Nw VnrU ,lt, unu .,nn . Murroi J.'.ai) Adams at " IMnm I'aiie, n;iL'7 (llranl ui and Klea "ur , Perkins. ,.',3I llattlald si J"hii I (luerln j'JtliH. Ilrnail st mid Marie M Orlm, tSK Wolf si auk Iiuzlrk S3 1 .Muoro hi and Kthel r , ' "mi S3 1 Moore, st J'tnH Scerj Ainu .Multhews st and fatli une. Dunne, 3437 N Hth st J'isenh .M i-niiran. 'Jltli K. Vorli si and . l-tnel M Derinltt. SII37 K Herueoni st Morris WnlWck. New Vork cit. und Hose I oecinnn. 1'IUS S. American st " (laldHloln, (ISO Kllcsernlil st and oh l-'ilnalcln. MH Judson si ""iliir nettle, 330 Dickinson st and Jo- "Dhlne fonsliintlnci. 11ii7 Hull st iuniunl l'.ne N'mrulk u und .Ma Alii,. Weber yum vrrh st ' s II KaniKer HMS .Mnnisuin'i. ne and Jrn U Kuuler 17JI Vim Kirk st. 'toiBe u Klseiiliaril, tllni Dluiiioml si and Him Knunn tlrlndrml 33JI .Sersi'itiii st '" I I Oinrod .'llllll .V ntli si hikI Sanili , ' Kennedy '.M'Jt M Clearfield hi '"Iii.iij 'I'nmrzak, USJ4 Krlnemonl st and It'ina VytHl lljft Apple 'I mii, a,. Wtlters Danville i and h'dnli ,1 , Whicker. llrlilKeton N I l'r,ihmii Ilennneiiut, IVJtbi N lie t and Kniliurliie M IMunlteii IAU V Md si 'honwH .1. (Ilbt)ons. Sill) S juih si mid .inn M ljuav. sua K M s hurles H Moffett, JHS5 Pan k s- and niia N Kiler 3itl7 l'orrlsli si 1 nsrles Thoinpsnn. Highland I'aik I'a , iiil .Mary J Deilln. Aidmore I'a ii",'," Kiirhi-I ISII t'reuso st and Mina , l Kuscl 311 W Wlldcy st mi A .McKerlhan, Altonnu. I'a and ,Mar I DandolH. Mnrttnsliurir. Pa inina J icilu s.'ISI H lAth st anil l.nuisi I ratcm, SI4 Hnruee at in s IJ Mcrurmack 1.1IA Wrllensi nr and .. 'Jiidn A (Irahani. 1711 N S.'ld st lloijarrt 15 lme 'JS.13 W llunlMiudoii hi u lid Uuldu I'lessner SIOS V Slilli st tr h florniMn, 7io n ii3d st ' 1"'.' i- V - SHAFT 10 BOROUGH War Veterans in Place of Honor. as Monument to Swarth- I more Men Is Unveiled I PARADE PRECEDES FETE Veteran soldiers, snilors, marines and war nurses of Swnrlhinnre occtl pled a position of honor In n big parade which marked tlio opening of eelcbra-, lion commemorating their' service this nftei'iioou. I Organizations of ever) description ' occupied places in line behind the vet erntis, who were headed by Colonel Fred Ta) lor I'usey. former ipiartermnstvi' of the Twenty-eighth division, and Colonel Howard S. Williams, who commanded an ammunition ttain with the Key-! stone men. The column of parade formed on Chester toad, north of the railroad, and staVted Its march south on l'urk ave nue to Vale iivenue and west on Vale avenue to Chester road. Here the column Is scheduled to greet' tiovernor Sproul to net ns an escort to the executive to n ceremony at which he will unveil a large stone antLbrnn.e memorial in honor of the 184 men and, women the locality sent Into the service, wliich will be picscntetl to the bor- ' Ollgll, The presentation will be mnde o'n be- , half of Company II, First Infautry, Pennsylvania Itcserve Militia. The Hev. Samuel MncAdams will de liver the Invocation, followiiic which there will be singing by students nt the Hworthmnrc School. " Ktlward M. Hassett. burgess of hwnrtnmore, will accept the toblet on behnlf of the borough. I'irst Sergeant ' Hugh C. Stunrt. of Company H. will then 'read the tiinnex of the honored ' dead. The Hev. Dr. John Kllery Tut- i tie will then deliver a prayer. ' The exercises will close after the nn- . tional colors are tiresented to the Harold I Alnsworth Post. No. 4U7. Anierican I.egion. by Cnptnin .1. Kirk McCurd.v. ! 'on behalf of Compaii) II. The colors win tic nccepteil by A. r .Mai tin, com- 1 mnniler of the legion post. I DEATH RATE INCREASES i 571 Died Last Week, as Against 527 a Year Ago A slight increase in deaths this week ocr Inst week's figures and for the deatlis of the corresponding week of Inst year is shown by the weekly moitulit) report of the diWiou of vital statistics issued today. During the week ,"i71 persons died in this cit). as against .:tl last week ami ,VJ" during the week ending April ",". UtlSt. The deaths during the week were due to the Pillowing causes: Typhoid feer . . . Measlis Scarlet feer . Whnoninfr tonKh . Diphtheria and i.roup Influenz.i Hpldelilk disease Tuberculosis of luna Tuberculosis meningitis Other fotins of tuberculosis I'ntu'er . . Simple meningitis Apoplexy Orannlc dlsiases of heart Acute bronchitis Chronic hromhitis ., Pneumonia Ilroncho piU'Uiuoult Other diseases of respiratni system Diseases of stomach Dlarrhe.i and enteritis Appendicitis Hernia Cirrhosis of Iher Acute i.ephrltis and llrlsht's d'snse . Noncancerous tumors t'uerpernl septicemia Puerperal accidents ungrnltal debility and uiclformallons Henlllty . Homicide All other loeul deaths Htllride . . . All other ,h"is"i Totnl TO WAR ON PHYSICIANS Society to Boost Doctors Who Keep Prices Down to Normal Declaring that to be ill is n "nii f 01 tu ne and not a luxury." the Sons mid Daughters of l.ihcrt) have proclaimed war upon Kensington ili)siriiins who recently increased their prices for med ical attention. In a resolution adopted b (iood In tent Council. No. 1ST. it is uilliolllieetl the council will advertise among its 100(1 members the name of any doctor ill Kensington who is not "allied with the profiteering physicians." Charles YV. Katldis. L'04S Kast l.ell more avenue, secretin) of the council, said that it can tencli ."000 persons, comprising members and their families. "This, fraternal body will accept and publish to its entire bod) the name of an) physician who Ims, not joined this band of brigands." KnddW said. City Officials Exempted Kxeinption ftnin competitive osiim - illation wns yesterday granted b.v the 1 Civil Service Commission lo Will in lit H, Mills, superintendent of police; George S. Tempest, assistant stiperin- 1 tendent of police, nnd Dr. Illair Spencer. physieian-in-chief of the Department 1 of Public MoiiniT. 1 ne tiecision ot the commission followed a hearing Wed nesday upon applications for exemptions for the three officials made b.v James T. Cortelyou, director of public safety , und Kmest L. Tiistin, director of public welfare. .MILS. MILKS V. IIKKMKK ,SHiiisiir of I be Salaam, lauiit'ird ,4. V' -.1 . SPROUL PRESENTS I f H jmmm 'SSSSSSSSS&SSSSSSSH'. sssssssssm sssslssH ssssssKhissssK EVENING" PU.i3BI6 WAISTS PAY IN i i9mWKKtKmF ' HnHIJlllli ffl U& '''Mfyfr BBlBlBlBlBlBlBlBlBlBlBlBlBlBlB H -'WAvm,iyk.vM ; . wmmm Vlelor Hclilller, teacher In llrynnt School, has solved the serious wng. problem facing Philadelphia's instructors by conducting n waist shop In his spare (line ' WHY WASTE TIME TEACHING WHEN 'WAIST TIME' PAYS?" Victor Schillvr Finds Store Solution to School IF age Problem. Caters to Pedagogues and Business 1s Growing Better Every Day - ,. , money sell- If win can make as much iug shirt wuists for seventeen hours n week as joii would teiiidiliie school for ..,.,, , , , ,., i twenty- live hours, whv teneli sehnnl' I Victor Schiller, a' teacher In he . good After six weeks experience .Mr. Sehil ler reports he is confident that when the business yets on its feet, he will be able lo make as much during the seventeen hours as he is able to make during the (went) -live hours of school leaching. Starting with 11 stock of IL'O waists at various n ices, mine ocr Sf'.7.. Mr Schiller sold three the tiist da) and' last Satllldll) he was so huxj thill there was no opportunity for hiiult 2 ALLEGED CROOKS ! FOUND IN HOSPITAL M A..,l n( d-i,u. ,i ell Accused Of Robbery ajld Arson in Minneapolis Are Lopated Here Two alleged crooks, nuisiiif railing ns hospital employes nnd wanted for 10b ber) , arson ami other offenses, were nr- rested at Ihe Hahnemann Hospital by 1 Minneapolis detectives mid started for 1 that city this morning. The prisoners are l.enn A. Hughes, of Minneapolis, and Joseph P. Johnson. ! who says he has .... fixed liom. . l.enn .! ,. , , according to the police, js leader nf a 1 gang which specialized in clotli robberies 1 ami is said lo have stolen goods valued 1 at more than SM1.0U0 dining the Inst thtee months. Hughes is also wauled for arson, ac cording to the Minneapolis police. A few months ngo, it is said, he bought a home and new fiiruituie, nnd after insuring the house ami its ontents for much more than their value, destroyed them by fire anil collected the iiisuiatice, The same thing was practiced with an automobile, it is elnnxTil Johnson is said to be a second -stor ! man well known to the police of ninny I ities. He is charged with lobbiug nu melons homes. The men were trnced lo the hospital through 11 letter which Johnson sent to a rclntiw iu Minnesota. Detective !'. W. Mrunshill. of Minne apolis, anil Itobert J. .Martin, state fire marshal of Minnesota, came here Inst night. Accompanied by Detective Mc Cnrth). of City Hall, they went lo the hospital They found Hughes working as an elevator operator and Johnson ns aiv orderl) Al first they expressed amazement on hearing of the charges, but after being grilled nt City Hall, it is said, made partial (otifessinns and agreed lo go 10 Minneapolis without awaiting reipiisition proceedings. Detective llnilisliill said several mem bers of Johnson's gang were arrested re 1 entl) They wil face Johnson when he .caches Minneapolis. ! STAGE POPULARITY CONTEST ! Girls in Race for Honors In Ticket Sale for Legion Benefit A popularity contest is being belli b) members of It. K. Greeley Post, No. (11. American Legion, lu their campaign to raise .fJfi.OOO for the purchase and equipment of a clubhouse This contest lias taken the form of ticket -selling, (ilrls 111 e selling "dona tiou tickets" nl ten cents ench. The ell I Mellinir lie L'l'culcst niiuiber will boi "...." I.I. ....I .1... "... I.. !.. UllnlUUl ' O'1 illlll tiPIII4lt H'l "llll i receive u tirize Al the present time the lending con tesfants, according to .1 A Clark, chairman of the coolest committee, nre Miss Florence Ilentle). ,'tS'Jl Olive street, witli ,"00 tickets sold. Miss Mnr gaiet K. L.Mins, of 0.')1 North Thirt) t'.tt L l.nol U ......t.l 111 ill ni I vi l" m t'liii "mi - inniin i ,11 setl of. i with IU1 tickets The post is now loeulcd at IWJU Melon I stieet. and the iiienibers want to locate their new clubhouse at the northeast corner of Aspen and Holly streets. LINEN MESH UNDERWEAR i&m fym I'.VMiiit School is tiwiiiL- to solve the . 1 ;........."... n..-.-. ....- . ; because of nciensed who esa e . ie moiement 111 tins cu.v.niis arranged ' 'osVo I vi ,,g ,V sel ig'shi' ,'uiVts , wb(fT,:iHii:,?;,o;;,),or,'s- mothen d'a "'1 ,llnt "WIm Pr-hd )es- for speakers to visit the Jewish fin I the side. He opens his'shop nt -1 1 o'clock n,ge-'YinrthPr ' ' "SiiPndK n mlHioi" ' te"lny ere obtninetl for lower prices. ' tunl r.PM nn.l oxpl.iu the purr.o.e in the nfternoo 1 and Jiecps itopen until I ,u 1 ,? ,,,,'er' on oalabi selion Tl"""' who still hove the higher priced. of $ ?"'" !i?"' , , , I (I ever) week-day nf eriloon '),, Sat- J Slings' i ' ...e eU,,! t I, S . "' T"i,,K U '" ,frm inde wii' u' a"e , owbXre the ilirduy he is tliere all dn). P.usiucsn is ...h,,,, il,nf n.. ...l,l, ..! 7 It went) -five to twenty -seve its 11 """ '"1'"1. rn?S ?"" ..UMor.... ". ? UN IMCSS O.NI.V SKIRI lllh and Chestnut r' X" hmGEVmhAVEWHfA, S ATOM AY, APRlfc 2fc 1920 WASTE TIME ,, , , , , Jlierc has been more than one eiuniilete i turnover of bis stock in this time. . S'.'' Schiller started out with the icaclier trade, ottering them a dlscounr. ir 1.-.. ...... nnnn 1... ' ..V'V, .","."" " V . "', ,. he elementary schools." In addition to running ihe waist , shop, which is located on the eighth floor of a Market street building, and leaching school. Mr. Schiller is ti schol- arship student at the Whntton School. During the summer the waist shop l will 1 pen nil tiny, and by fall it ma) mow down to the second lloor and liia'nch out into other readv-made wear for women. Mr. Sebillee is iwUte.l hv i,i .iter nnd by a brother-iu-luw. ' MISS ELIZA HEWITT, HYMN WRITER, DEAD a 1 A n nn , . n Composer of 1500 Church Songs Passes Away at Hospital at Age of 68 Miss Kljjs.i K. Hewitt, one of the niosi widel) known hymn writers in the country, died nt 11 :.'ifl o'clock this morning it t I'niversli) Hospital after nn illness of tnn weeks. She wi's sixty- eight years nl mid lived at IL'l!!) Ninth Itetltield stieet i" Hewitt was the. author of mine ' '"" 1,"11,,11!,J1,1lJ"rn' 'nn.ny ,"' i11'""' f"', moils. .She mIwiijs kept abreast ot progres in H,c chinch and in the. world's'i'venls. She bad n icatly grasp of forceful KnglMi nnd had the gift ol saying much in a few words. She was a member of Calvin Prcshy leriitu Chinch, Sixtieth und Muster, streets. j Among the well known hvmn writ-i ten hv Miss Hewitt nre "Sunshine in My Soul." "Will Tliere be Any Stars, in My Crown?." "Why 1 I.ove Him" 1 and "Stepping in the Light." ' Miss Hewitt vpent many of her sum mers at Onnudatgiiii und during one ol her visits was inntle a member ot the Onnndaigiia tribe. She Is sntvied by three biolhers. James Hewitt. Downes K. Hewitt und I Luther K. Hewitt. MNs Hewitt wiisl a cousin of Kdgar Page Stitcs. a poet, who live- iu Cape .May. ' CHARLES DELANY ROBBED Pickpocket's Act Causes Politicians to Make Jokes Charles Delaii), candidate in Hie primary ior ine mini uistnct con gressional nomination, boarded a Fif teenth street enr yesterday afternoon nt (iirnrd avenue When be got off at Chestnut street he discovered that bis wallet was, missing. It bail been taken from bis pocket on the car. Friends 01 Mr. Delany jestingly remarket! that haps some progicssive pickpocket had 1 . learned of Representative Vare's .ille. gntions of a ..iii,tl(itl campnign fund. n'M fnTMr? ih'Ve . Ilns- liAH'flt'fll' fiAntil tiiiiil ii 11 .... ' Uiiei u"v ''' " "II UI11UIIII11 bilo Ueoiw. a few ilollnrn nnd -sevonil unimjiortnnt pnpers. A Safe Investment Yielding Q34 Per Annum ' ' Double Security rnrninnrcThrnaTlmnn T..4..i UUlHlllb""""'lMira illlLICSl , . Tho Secured Gold Notes of the i ' Philadelphia Company nfTord these safcBunids, and in addition nre free ! of Pcnna. btnte Tax and 2 of the normal Federal Income Tax. . -. . The Company has a dividend rcc nvd the coital of which it is dlfTlei.li , fln,i. ti i,ns leelnrn,l ,llt.ij- continuously since 1885, with the exception of only 1 year. H'n'fe U3for particulars Garstair? 6c Co. Investment Srcvritiei 1419 WalmU Street PHILADi'LI'UIA Ilfiutxrs riil'inlifpliln KDll k'v nrl. Nl'.l KirtiniKM 8wSmmmmmmmmm r. i , tjv i .Jm't'i" ii " SUGAR DEALERS ARRESTED HERE Furnish $500 Bonds and Are Released No More Warrants to Bo Served Today , EARLY HEARINGS PLANNED; Three arrests of sugar dealers were' made today by the t'nlled States niar- slial's ofllce on warrants sworn out last "WU- . , ,. , ' Those arrested were .1. Rosenberg. , m- Hoiitn Ainericnii streei, accuse hnvlng sold non pounds of sugar at twenty-live cents n pound and -'0 pounds al twentv-slx cents it pound. Samuel (Jritz, (11(1 South Second street. churged with having sold 700 pound nt iwcni)-six unu inrce-tpinrifi- cejus u 1)01111(1. . nnd II. lailcti, n retailer nt . FourtU and Ilninbrldge streets, charged , with having sold sugar to agents of thcl Department of Justice at twenty -live I cents n pound. All Furnished Hail All three men appeared befoie Culled States Commissioner Mnnlev at the i..,i,.i ii, .11. ii,,.- ,i n,iVl. s;..na I. nil VvUli,nii r,.ttMil S5t,ite Aitnrnnr i .Sterrett nnnoiinced there would be no 'mure finest tbU week, tbiiiivb be s.-iitl ' ihe had a mass of nllidnvits on wliich i . ... . warrants prountily would lie onsen later. It had been expected that twenty - )lone nrrests in alt would be made today. Healers " found guilty of sugar piofitccrlug. in ndditinn to being nr- lested. ma) also lose their licenses, ns penalty for violation of the 1-evcr net. I-rank il. AicUinln, tair-price com . t ... .! - f I .1 ..t- ..-t.l .. I IWr'V? ,"L i'"""" ""?"! ,eUi;.!iiiiU5ual number 0f sales inade on the' mnv close the. store of every dealer who , tlllWII 111 lilt IIDIO llllklll Ul inn' "i ibi. violates the I.cvcr net and revoke his cense. McClaiu Against Debt) .Mr. McClaiu made it plain that he was dissatisfied with the dilatory nietli mis emt) ommI b.v the Department of Jus tice In dealing with uileged profiteers. During the war the Lever act was uforced against prolltecrs. ami 111 mntiy instances the stores of grocers autl other inercjiaiits were closed. Some Gloucester . N. '. stores bnve ,.,i,.,i ii, nrieo ,,f uiiinr nnd me well. inR it at twenty cents u pound today, 'ciie leductlon.is from five to seven cents ..,..,,..1 'n, ilenler -nv tbei uere " pound., ine ueniirs say tne) were fo.ced to boost the price earlie in the I pound. EXPLOSION AVERTED , - nnn nnn oni,nri. n D,.,ri.,. c. !1,000'000 Pou"ds.of Powder Es" capes Fort MIHIIn Fire A seiiolis eiilosion of explosion of 1.000,000 noutids of powder storctl in the mnga zincs about Fort Mifflin was narrowly averted late yesterday when flames swept several ncies of brush on the lowlands adjacent to the historic old fort and Hog Island. The brush fire, which started uear the trolley tracks of the Southwestern Street Hallway, swept to within a noint only twenty -lite feet distant from 11 huge magazine containing a large 'quantity nf smokeless powder. It was , iliu to the efforts of the Hog Island I tire department, in charge of Chief John .1. Mesktll. former I'liiladelphin bat- tnllon chief, that the course of the llnines was sta)ed. Grass and weeds, four feet high, old trees and twigs furnished read) fuel for the llames. fannetl by a strong west wind. Church Women Ask Vote in Court Petition to amend the 1 bartei of the l.anghorue Presb.vteriuu Church in older that women who serve as officers may vote on church matters wns made to the llucks county court yesterday Counsel for the women urged the granting of the amendment ns n step commensurnte with the "new order nl things in regaid 10 woman sufl'rnge." ,.pvBA NKS P 1 i... SiiWaiiiU'i , . frxN-clc' JJANOND Pendants Produced jh the Bailee rem Dchidns oridinaled Hit's Eslablialmient SPECIAL Have Your Phonograph Delivered at Once Don't Start ! (V Fjj Xftr i To Pay For It Until May 26th provided joii make our initial id,lt pip chase of records troin us, wli'oli c kn w you'll he mote than s'ad to do anyway a our Record Lihrarv compnscs oer Js.000 Records antl you aic assured ot tlic selection you most dcsitr. YOU ARE PRIVILEGED TO SELECT A Columbia Grafonola, Cheney or Supertone Phonograph PRICES RANGING $25 $35 $50 $75 $1 15 $120 -t-626 it V I K-M. 'STUART TO ADDRESS GRADS I Fifty-one Will Receive Diplomas at Williamson Exercises Former Govrrnor Kdwln S. Stuart will deliver Ihc principal nddrcss ul the twenty-seventh atinitnl commence ment exercises of the Williamson Vrec School of Mrohnnlcnl Trades this nfter noon, when fWtyone students will re reive their graduation diplomas iu the ii,-! r .1 i i iimiii.., niidltorluiii of the school nt Williamson, uelnwnre county, I'n. The exorcises will be presided ovel by John Wnnainaker, chairman of the board of trustees. The illplomns are to be mesenleil In the crndmitcs by Harry I C Dittlne-. nrestdent. of the. sehool. Kd- . ward Kay, valcdlctorion nnd president j of the sen or c bhs. will tlellvcr nn oration. ' The Williamson Trades School was founded b Isaiah V. Williamson and i kna linrl n vniv aiinenaufiil enrnel' teilcb- iug jts students a mechnulcal trade I that will be useful to them when they! pn(pr I)011 ,,P KieHs carecis as ttc ns Kvlng nil the fundamentals of n high school education, '', inistees of the school nic Charles Dav, Alfred ('.. Harrison, .lohn Story Jcnks. George II. MeFadd .loliu S. .VewboKI. I.evl I,. Hue untl .Mr Wanatnaker. BUSINESS SHOW ENDING More Than 35,000 Have Seen Office Appliance Exhibits The National Ilusiness Show in the I'irst Regiment Armory has all the fiiscinntion for the untired business in nn that the soring otieninc has for his wife, the spring exhibit for the nit .1 .... il. ..! . i ..... ..!.... r... crowd or the spring seed cntnlogtic fot tup rui at voter This is the Inst iliwj nf the show, and it will close the week with a new at- I tendance record for this tity nbout .'i."i.000 visitors. Not only hns the at - I tendance been lai ger. but the interest has been moie spontaneous and the re- ' suits greater than before. I he exhibitors smilingly reported nu floor and orders taken for delivery. However, they bad the goods und all thai, was needed to make most of the denls was the common meeting gruuuu of the Uiisiness Show. ZIONIST DRIVE ON TODAY " Jews Seek Recruits to Aid Palestine Organization Tod ii) is Palestine Dn) in Philadel phia and is being marked by n drive by Jewish urgunizatinus for recruits in the Zionist Organization of Xmerica'. form ed in. the interest of the welfare of Palestine Mrs. Samuel Sehimmel, chairman of menu nowers Sun ltemo nnd the Zionists hope to see the nspiiations of the Jews granted The purpose of Palestine Day is to strengthen the ranks of Jewish oigan izatlous s0 that in inse a united action is necessary they will be prepared. ELKS PARADE "Brother Bills" to March Behind 110-Piece Band This Afternoon l'hiladelphia Lodge. No. :.'. It. P. O. Klks. will parade this afternoon with a band of 1 10 nieces und its drill corps. me pnintie is to nu made an annual featme of the Klks of this citv und will be a part of the famous Klks' frolic. which is one of the annual fuuctious that caused a cessation of all Klks' activities save those pertaining to pa- triotii- work. The parade will leave the Klks Home. l.il'O Arch street, nnd proceed east on Arch to rourth. south to Market, west to I.road and, circling ' City Hall, south to Chestnut, east to' rourth. south to Wnlmit. west toliioad and north to home QLDSMOBILE S-evllnclor. "PdR'enger touring splendid oonOHion; color maroon1 natural wood wheels 1919 model $1100 Lexington Motor Company of Pa. Lexintton Bld., 851-53 N. Broad St. caaMMiHHsiassssiiBBai sQ, J &nif.i.i lri.. JLil I i " 1 I I DstincfA cJr Beautiful Wcrki-ooim j'n OFFER li I It . (MXiii niHja insflML HIHiHHII 1 S ' U Eti D rwvs ns i 11 lib . E I If 1 1 I o ' H tiinno J Mn.M Special Terms $1.25 Weekly -M&Y Make your .election today for immediate delivery and you start to pay May 26th, 1920, with ipecial low terms of $1.25 per week. MYERS F. HALL, Inc. UKKMANTOWN AVE. 2 STOWAWAYS OIE TRYNG TO APE mml . . - I BF h.nai Attempt to tvaae uepor - tation ratal to rair Mmong 14 on Way to Jamaica ! THIRD ALIEN IS RESCUED Two of thtee stowawn)s were drowned when the trio leaped overboard fiom the' steamship .Mondvllle. on" Thompson's Point, or the Jersey tiust. ThiirMlay night, in n final tlespernto effott to in event tleportntion. 'I'l.l-. .n...u ,.ia ..i,.nle,.,l litilnt frnm ,iii m-,,-. ,,-, .......... "" r .... . .,.. I'-.t.-.l .-..t. I II 1)1. 'I I II noreilSOII, Or llie I lllieu rillll Co. ship, b) Jnnies I.. Hughes, coiiimis siouer ot immigrntioii nt wiouci'giur. The men were include a grout, of fourteen who weic being tuken to f'ort Antonio. Jamaica, from... whence they came us stowawius. The Mnndvllle I'leiu-pd this port Thursday afternoon, Captain Sorenseti says that the aliens were given the ficetloin of the vessel nnd rx.yxwwxM jmcmmgyimmsmMJ SSMBHam&e&.n ipifflcn WiTL- YililM IL-t W , VJ SBSSSiSiES iiw7ii3ia(iosn!Kf3Tirw,p MEET ME AT CHEI ; 1604 CHESTNUT ! OPEN SUNDAYS I (IT We Needed : J More Room , ao rapidly have our Bio Blue Plate. Sunday Platter Dinners grown In popu- larlty at the Chestnut St. Cherl. CI Therefore, commencing with this Sunday and every day of ' the week hereafter, th regular restaurant service will be In the beautiful and commodious FRENCH ROOM which will afford double the usual Sunday capacity and comfort, while the smaller Main Floor Dlnlnn Room will be devoted ex clusively to the LUNCHEONETTE vogue of light refresh ments both food and beverages. BIG BLUE PLATE SPECIALS serinl " usual. Noon In S p '. 1604 CHESTNUT Open Uffk-iIj.Tn Till Mlilnltlil iind..v Nlnlits Till IV11 UmoMj.ciialU&Jt4s&siti raa? Hotel 0TT8Llte W. B. KUGLER. Manager Broad at Fnirmonnt Ave. Sunday Dinner $1.50 . 1 ,,ir, lit I'rtj .. , H p 1!' uleil Klui'tlsn Mhiith .1.1 1... H f rf llr(ii., Mllk-1-e.l "hi. I. l.orr.nni Tine .Slrmi; Hedim I rtudlis.1 Set Ff t H f ,-- I'rtllt Siilari. I neh I'asitrv yr lit' 1 , .- -offe. Special Platters Sprint; Laml) Chops., .or I ri'neli I'rlnl rntnliir. ODC litchen Salad... 1 Wli ir Meat 1 I rleil (Ii at.,. $1.00 1 j I lot .M'kiioii. .. ,&1 orf I rrsli MuihriKon. j) jLmdd Tliv .Imir IVii. Planked Delaware Shad and Uoc SO..'."! t.nrnUlii-il nltli rj;, IbIjIt. 0 for Hirer irr.on) RESTAURANT DEPT. 1 III K. Mm ,. Ian S f K, i 'rni r.v , KUGLER'S RESTAURANT IAUKANI j !s5CSSsN J DAIRY RESTAURANT BAKERY ooMnc, nt Its l hail lirrr. (II I'tSIRl North 8th Street Mwayx "prt KELLY'S 12 n. 9ti, Open Day & NiBh( Oysters in Every Style I'l.ANKF.D STK.Mv nr SHAD With Hread, llutler and 60c 751' C'olTce A I'OI'lLAK SI'i:CIAI, DINNKK rl" PL: j i n n . vuiuc.c ana nnitricn ncitauranl - 1209 Market Street Special Sunday Dinner, 1.25 ENGLISH HOLINESS V2&&l ffl hi inlililH). rrifiil fliffn iilnrc ullli home Ike ranklna In sriirnius linrlliina. In ,.r r ,.M.,,.,r IIMirnrilllH, I P2SSw BBP 1 r A t (7i ws crs X'CT yT Kolirr i Y S "i. is in IINKST Kit K 48 Al C7 .. . . I'ull l.iiiirliroiw, 03c H M llrilimlru. IIhiiiihc imin lllio 12 r j. VI 1- Mrnii ( limiciil ll,i, I late 'J'hurh'dfly night the (time. Ah' i agreement, leaped inlu the given signal. .1 'i lip .Muntivitie was itiriicii m, course nnd n lifeboat wnn lnttnsl '?&, I One inflli wns resettetl, btit tltp tt' two went tlowu before tney conn renchetl. lU .';" 0 ;;;, ;-lj ST. AGNES CAMPAIGN ENDS m No names were given In Captain H?-' j ensen's message X'',von of ,nr '0,,l'r ; een men arrived here Inst Tuenlfty Oiffl ." U,.ui... nn.t 4I,a nttiee tliren fflms '' Committees Raise $187,217 of ISOOL-U i' 000 Fund for Hospital A The fornuil campaign In raise ?r00i ml t ui Ani' Ifimiillnl lm elned ' ' with a totnl of S1R7.U17.". Of Ui fftl .MM, ,,'t Ml. .ft... r, --- t nmnutit SI 7.770. .'17 was ttirneil in tv, the last luonient. . ftJj While the cniiilinlgn fell Hhort of tli expected goal, me woruers iinti ,1-oiiiinnT . .... .,.. t ..h.H.iej.sA.i.u itee expressed tlienielves nR very pieaspi' with the icstilts. for there nnti nppraivni ' ,t..tt.. t, .....(.,. .i..tnl, In nlibtnt'leil l. I III lll'11'..lli.T iiniiiiuiiiiiiuun "' '-"W "wj 'ii .1.-- ... n ...l.lln tn.,,1,,.1 ti mnL'f. tlisk 'II llllll nil ll mum- unmu " .......v --. .. , , . l rtl....A WllOie I'ltllllllllKIl ll liiuini. Of the total llgure, x.s,iiih..ii wnn I i "' bf , .; K .'?. 1 J j'-" l,,lp7 ". .' mi!!, tTtlS " f, ,J "' ' " 'A h ",,V'- .1 i ... Vi ' t... "i. lv 'parishes throughout the city. Ihe re inulnder was given in special contriv .billions. j i' ere to Dine j. Director TUig:nsVNiav:aiviyCTAiiv!:wANiiuii;ii.'gr QSMMMMM m L'crr Try Hanover (or a Sunday $1.2,1 Dinner? Served Jrn.u J! .10 ' U to i:30 P. SI Special Stwdau Platter, 80c limited Drtaiearc Rliad V ) .Ixpttruoun ei tioilctl 1'otdlor.t l.niuie awl 'loma'o Hultitt $1.2.1 Fitci Mipi jii u III Ihiuoi'i rw Aaiiinit)ii , h'lftirti t'nrtl 'otor,s ' Cfiiiibiiinf.'uti fiulail , $1J0 llllll limited Xm-uio ' Imkcii ' oil loaal I Veto I'olntorfi IHasolc Cauliflower, itoltanilaisr , .S'otitr WaUlnrt Salmi Pj a 'fife' ZNjbw w V 6Te ANOVER Twelftli and Arch Sis. M tKntrn re I ttli SI. I Cl-ALUh M MOHIt Me Phil.dtlplnV. Lrdini Store Dinntr Home Qosemont JpafkL takn a good bit to uphold a reputation at "Itadtr," bat at that, it will takt only one dinner to convince you. SHORE DINNERS, $2.00 speilHl lluniiiifl IIkII for I'rlvHtf lllnnrrii Mi-mis I urnlsliril un ItnnifPl l.Vnp MJ CHKSTNLT American & Chinese Dishes Krnnra I'riiiupt HrrTlr OI-. hctru Uixiifi Ihe IniiiiUj Ill) l'urkr llliuirr SI ! HllMilifiiM l.iinrliroii "A htrnlnc lllnnrrs .'ir, DANCING I to 11 lii M. Ill 31) to U .10 riiL"i.l.lUlMlWlljipil.i.l.,Uj 'ji, tSWelScnllJJi rALCOTT Itrsulnr Krnlif or Catetrrln Hot iir Salmi l.unclira. In 25c riuninr noup ami Wrutert 4th Flunr. Nhrrliliin llldr S.E.Cor.9th & Saniom M0ELBERTST;rl SHAD ROE DINNER, 5 Vi sr,-vtd Dun ana Slulit I "J'! T-llono Mrloln Nleuk, I'oln ft ' lor., llrtuU, Putter i. Vntfee Y z0'i VIMJ HT.- 1 !(iiii;i:iiuui'a!iiu?iUiiin;tiii:uiii(jmHuiiirii:i;LTOiiTiir)iijini!,iwurKJK tl g Sunday Chicken Dinner,75eT ,' TIM Ol It MI.Mvh MI IJIOI'M ,)', If i- H .? l 1 't J I V, "ri lll.lll, le-31 K..SIIK SI li lll, i h'Hilu r as5 Knlrhlll si, U"!,1 M llir J Wm Meilrl iiiMtil iiii) a. ii . liiUW.'if.ii'l fll i' I rTTWrrT"T, tcn ttnJrjl nitj ,1i in J- h) Lftn n W I'' I ". 4 r T P iTyyww . 'V c, ;Hi ,J J" y n .. t. L?.:"I'i.oUii?.-''A-".hA' tPWiuAi"&4M . , .. . tVZ .-tt j ."(-. ' ' '- c
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