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lull Membership Exported to
Speed Machinery for En
rolling Womon
ENROSE EAGER TO ASSIST
Iiv foil mcmbersmp oi uv v.uiuu.i.
" . - 1.- npnennt U'llPtl flip
-M wMlon In lieM "Mt Monday to
wider the ordinance- npproiirlntlw?
9,000 to pa? ior me rrKiRiruiiuu in
,mn voters. i-w""" " -
aocement mode today, by Itlclinrd
fzloln. president of Council.
A though many iu mi: wiiui..".-.
t "' r ll ?".. w w n''
Klttybnnic Point. Me., nud 1 rands
"V1....1. nt T.nnrnv. Vfl.
fr Ilurcli nlrr-ntlv hns replied to n
'Irani from Mr. WrcWn nncl prom-
I1. . t Afnn.lnv Aa plinir.
. . ti, Annum conimlttep. to which
jtr,niirn will he referred. Mr.
IrchV presence Is especially necessary.
Ur Weslein nl(l unit uiwrr uic riucs
COUDCll 11 IK liuwiuu- I" .iun.uw ,..v.
- . ...nnl mflAllniT if ttfl.
,rd of the nieiiibcrslilp. or fourteen
T-i.Tums nnd sriee nl delivery let-
1 have been xent to nil the council-
s noiiijii'K nil-Hi " -.'" "-
.in. thom to bn nrcscnt.
Smator Tenroi-c lias telegraphed to
.vfrnor Mproill iinu mnvi nmic icuu-
.' .mint ons for Pennsylvania
mn to vote in the coming presldcu-
nih 1i siiffracc nmendment ratified
T.nnMi. Senator Penrose believed
the duty of himself and other lead
1 to expedite preparations so the
HMD. will not lose the right of prcsl-
itil francmse ny ueiay.
n.nnWlrnn State Chairman Crow.
mtuniitit (iovcrnor Ueldlemnn. Secrc-
j of the Coinmonwealth Woods nnd
irry liaKOr. sccrcmry iu me biuiv
mt. ns well as Governor Snroul. re- .
I .L .IIh. iitni. tnMWpn... ffm 4li. !
TOG Wit" lUIIUlllfc tlllf,ltl.l UUllI lllVi
utor: . .
".Now that the last state necessary
1 ratified the constitutional amend-
int conrerning woman suffrage, I
Ink the state administration of Penn
Irania should proceed immediately to
Meet Mich machinery ns will cnatue
) women in the state to vote at the
beaching electiob.
J'lt would be very unfoitunatc If, by
son of any utgleet or delay, the
nen of Pennsylvania should be de-
rl of this opportunity since the
ptlon of the amendment by the
uisite number of states.
'Should any occasion arise in which
ui be of assistance toward facilitate
tbtse arrangements, please inform
i'
lairman Sterling, of the Democratic
h committee, also issued n statement
looming women voters and urging
Id action to give them the ballot.
19 CUSTOMS MEN
RETIRED TODAY
r ,
Col. Davio3 and Co. Bonnaffon
Among Veterans Who
Win Pensions
ALL OVER 70 YEARS OLD
V'bevWtVh lYnAMSAViWM'AVMMVAniM
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!k 1
1ELD FOR STEALING SUIT
in Accused of Posing as Owner
of Pressed Garments
ouls Brodsky. alias Harry Fisher.
fcnty-six ears old. 527 Pine street.
Ii hrdl under $3000 bail for n further
nig today by Magistrate Harris in
Thirty-second street and Woodland
Inw police station, charged with lar
ky of a suit of clothes. Iirodsky. who
I'aid to have a long criminal record.
iMtng investigated by the police.
pte prisoner was caught last night
kr a chase of several blocks by a
kt crowd shoutine "Ston Thief!" He
lifinallj captured by William Dunnis
liorty-Fourth and Market streets.
Erodky entered the tailoring shon of
ht Samockowski. nt Forty-fourth
I Ludlow streets, last nieht and was
kuized b.v the nronrietor ns the man
lo had stolen a suit from the store
lenl days ago. Brodsky 8 scheme
no look at the name tag on clothing
l for cleaning and pressing and then
m the garments by assuming the
sw wercon.
I'hn recognized Brodsky made his
ppe by running through the store and
Mine from n rear window. Threi
liri, Mary Digram, 5S00 Catherine
fI lfador Itiskln, filHS Lnnsdowne
p, and Joe Peckcrmnn, 128 Media
nut, testllled at the hearinc that
Wfky had stolen clnthlne from their
p in the same manner.
CUSTOMS VETERANS KETIRE
Colonel Sylvester Uonnnffon (top)
and Colonel David T. D.ivlcs (bot
tom) uro two prominent cterans
of tile customs service in this city,
nineteen of whom rctlro today on
pensions
TEACHERS' PAY RISE
FOR PUBLIC TO DECIDE
Increase Possible Only if the
People Buy School Bonds
"Over the Counter"
STATUE TO LIVING MAN
I J. State Firemen's Home Scene
of Unique Event
Postmaster Hnrnrrl P Stnrolw nt
ddonfield, N. J., vice president of
! Mv .Terfoy State Firemen's Asso-
UOa, and rhnlrmnn nf thn mnnn.
t fund committee, will present a
rae of General Burd Spencer, of
TO. to the board of managers of
maie riremeu's Home, at Boonton,
ruat 20
pstmaster Stnvelv has raispl SR000
a Mate firemen to pay for this life-
t Statue ulilnV. ...til u 4..1
'toot. 0 inch stone hnsn. It will
Welled on the grounds of tho home.
presence of thousands who will
?.... "'""M the unusual event of
witing a shaft to a person still llv-
h( fctatne (a .,.., i. in -i
"CCS rendereil ilnrln , (,...,-.,
ICUtive JC.lrs nnni-nl 3iornn.. l.oa
KcfUonent f the Stato 1Mrcmcn's
,t,"bi-rr'iv 2.?"t
caalrman nf thn ..-.i . : '
2111 preside. Governor Edwards!
ELJTino Vorhc. State Sena-
"a and Other nrntnlnnr. l.l
lliL,l,lIl.l?p "lakers. The occasion
Ion .n '?e anniversary of the dedl-
' me nome.
KNOX WOULD AID POLES
'"All Harmonv Win, rnn,... t?
4 mi vwiujr o b.A"
Preaslons of Svmnath
Wt0.r:,K"nox ysterday sent the fol-
ifrJmev r. ,1? tho Philadelphia
rwy Committee for Polish Do-
&'lnrel,h"nT?..!!:',h(,P'nr.v
. I n;, , ;ia"iy rortno
the 'JL "" '"'""nntlon as to
IW lolcs nnd Po sh ilnfemW
Z.ri0 to Congress.; nn
not nn X' , u,"' J10 CQlIt,1. nl I
'roses n. tnml .thnt thp secretory
'Mdo e,innR thf 'wWent alone
rt t ' i ' ,.ln my Judgment, n nubile
N. or a k'V" ixtR BCRS," thnt
W011'cau(.e"' parraiui to
Mrom8" ve rePresentntIve-nt-kl??
Pennsylvania, wired thn
l?A(,Cl'yillzcd worl.l 1,..1J .
F'ndo?ve-''h?shev!sm
touneirV"'i UKKma a 8po'
lBAND conpcd.
fUlnnll T " IUINIQMT
h at nJE'Pl Band will play to-
B wnuV tV.80"!1 "treetj-and
r"4 will nt- r . "nouni I'arK
f Ioo. PU tonljiht at Btrawberry
The culmlnntlon of a twenty-five-year
fight for retirement and pension for
civilian government workers will take
place today, when nineteen employes of
the Custom House are plnccd on the re
tired list. All the men arc over seventy
years of nge. To receive the full 500
a month retired pay, they must have
served in government offices for nt least
thirty years, otherwise they will be
given n pension in proportion with the
number of years they have worked.
Captain John F. Brisbane lieds the
list ns the oldest employe. He entered
the government service in 1800. The
eigfiteen others who win retirement to
day are:
Colonel David Davies. Colonel
Sylvester Bonnaffon. Jr., Captain Rich
jrd M Fish. Patrick' H. Dillon. .Tnines
M. Gray. James A. Iltittnn. John H.
Kreamer. II. Clnv Marshall. William
Jyirtln. George W. McCracken. George
M. Middleton. Alexander V. Nicholas
Charles W. Bldgway. Charles E.
Rchnffer. Harrison Senbrook Henrv J.
Snyder, Samuel S. Stockslcgcr nnd
Alfred Walton.
Colonel Dnvies is n distinguished
veteran of the Civil' War. nnd is one
of tho few survivors, of the prlsoncrti of
the famous Alldersnnvillp nr nn In 1Rftl
nnd 180.1. He lins been re-elected
twenty -sit times president of the Welsh
Society nnd In greatly liked b.v nvcry
one around tho Custom House! wheic
he has been .1 rlerk for fifty-four jears.
Colonel Davies fought with the Sev
enth Ileglment. Pennsjlvnniii Cnvalrv.
during the Civil War. nnd hns olwnys
been prominent in Grnnd Armv nnd
frnternul nnd society circles. He was
A. D. C. on the staff of Commander-in-Chief
G. A. It. General .1. F. Hnr
trnnft during 1870-1877. Assistant
qtinrtermnstor general of General Sam
uel Irvln Givins's commnnder. Depart
ment Pennsylvania G. A. It., ir. 1888.
He wns nl"o secretary and trensurer of
the centennial committee of the G. A. R.
In 1870.
Prominent In Masonry
Jle is past ndjutantgenernl nnd past
vice, commander of the National Asso
ciation of the Union Ex -Prisoners of
War, pnst mnstvr of Integrity Lodge of
Masons, member of Jerusalem Chapter.
Royal Arch Mnsons; past grnnd of
Genernl Harrison Lodge. T. O. O. F. ;
past commnnder of Admiral Du Pont
Post, G. A. R. ; past chief patriarch of
Lafayette Encampment, nud is also n
graduate of Crittenden's Commercial
College.
Another Civil Wnr veteran to b" re
tired today is Colonel Sylvester Bonnaf
fon, Jr., who hns held the. position of
customs cashier since 188.". Colonel
Uonnnffon enlisted in the Ninety-ninth
Pennsylvania Infantry December 14,
1801, ns private, and his promotions
were rapid up to the rank of captalu,
which he attained October 10, 1804.
Tralsed for Heroism
Seventeen days- nfter this promotion
he was severely wounded in bnttle, the
official record reading: "Checked the
i out nnd rallied the troops of his com-
with nny red tape, nnd there will be maud in the "face of u terrible fire of
no ueiay noout it. ino uonro meets muhKcirj ; un "tij ..i.u..vu.
September 14. We will authorize the ' March 13. 1805, he uns made brevet
diversion of $700,000 from the $1,000,- I major nnd later brevet lieutenant colo
000 received from the bond sale to the nel and was mustered out July 1, ISOj.
salary budget and the money will then ! For his bravery Colonel Bonnaffon was
BEACH OPENS TOMORROW
Patrolman to "Act as LJfe Guard.
Mayor Invited to Ceremony
Everything Is ready for the opening
tomorrow of the bathing bench nt
Pleasant Hill Park, lWrcsdalo. The
beach has been cleaned and put In or
der, nnd a patrolman frpm tho Tneony
station who can swim has been dctnilcd
as life guard.
Ah elaborate program has been ar
longed by the Wlssinoming Improve
ment Association. Beginning nt 2
o'clock, there will be games nnd sports
in Wlssinoming Park. Mayor Mooro
nnd other city officlnls have been In
vited to be present to formally receive
the beach upon behalf of the municipal
ity, and the Police Band will furnish
music both nt the bathing beach and in
the park.
107 P. 0. EMPLOYES
Tl
m ON PENSION
HEIRESS ROBBED
OF $70,000 IN GEMS
Jewols Taken by Escort and
Confederate Joke,
Says Pair
ARTICLES ARE RECOVERED
"It is for the public to say whether
the teachers shall receive $700,000 od
ditinnnl salary in September,"' Thomas
Shallcross, a member of the Board of
Education, snid this morning in com
menting on the 81,000,000 school bond
issue to be sold "over the counter" on
September 0.
If thu public takes up the bonds
the veek of September 0 thf money
will be added at once to the tenehers'
salaries," he said. "It is not tied up
bo ready for the September payroll
"There should be no difficulty nbout
floating the $1,000,000 loan by this
public sale method. If the hundreds
of people who pledged their hupport to
the teachers nt the 'save the M'hools'
mass-meeting at the Academy of Music
last May take this opportunity to help
the schools it won't take long to dis
pose of the ibsue.
"We are offering the bonds in de
nominations of $100 so that the fathers
nnd mothers of tho school children, the
teachers themselves and patriotic citi
zens generally may make sound invest
ments and help the tenehers In their
salary campaign nt the same time."
ROB ELKINS PARK STATION
Two Men Trick Anent and Get Away
With $108 In Cash
The ticket office nt Elkius Park sta
tion, on thu Rending Railway, wns rob
bed of $108 last night by two clever
thieves. Shortly before the crime uns
discovered n man (hove up to the sta
tion in n touring car and asked for a
package for a Mr. Biddlc, or somo such
name, saying thnt he was that person.
While the station master was search
ing thp pnekuges, another man entered
the ticket office and stole the cash. Be
fore the robbery was discovered tho llrst
man, not obtaining any package,
jumped Into tho automobile nud went
away.
Deaths of a Day
SAMUEL M. ROOSEVELT
Second Cousin of Late Colonel Falls
Dead In Knickerbocker Club
New Ynrlt, Aug. 20. Samuel Mont
gomery Roosevelt, nrtlst nnd portrait
painter, nnd second cojisiu of the late
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, fell dead In
tho Knickerbocker Club here last night.
Mr. Roosevelt wns born In New York
Julv 20. 1803. nnd studied in Paris
uuder Laurens nnd Constant. His
works were exhibited in the Paris Salon
in 1010. and he was decorated by tho
Fiench Government In 1011. Somo of
his paintings nre "Meditation," "Win
ter.,s "The Firefly," "A Samos Girl,"
"The Baths of Diana at Nimes," "The
Anarchist."
Mr. Roosevelt, who was president of
the Nntiounl Association of Portrait
Painters, died from n hemorrhage of
the brain. His widow -is nt the Roose
velt country home at Skuneateles. N.
Y. The artist wab n chevalier of the
Legion of honor nnd was known as an
all-round sportsman. In his early dnys
he displayed unusual skill as a fencer.
Joseph Greer
Joseph Greer, proprietor of the Emer
ald Mills, in Frankford, died last night
at his home, 2109 North Thirty-third
street, after n few days' Illness, He
wns seventy-nine yenrs old.
Mr. Orecr established the Emerald
Mills fifty-fivo yenrs ago nnd was the
guiding spirit in the direction of the
large plant until the beginning of his
fatal Illness. The mill is one of the
most extensive In Frankford, giving em
ployment to hundreds of operatives in
the manufacture of fabrics for men and
women's wear.
Mr. Greer's death rnme unexpected
ly. His Illness was thought to be not
serious nt first, but yesterday he had n
sinking spell and did not rally. He was
one of the best-known manufacturers In
the northeast section cf. the city nnd
wus assisted In the management of
tlie factory by his son, Joseph ,T. Oreer.
awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor.
Colonel Bonnnffon was appointed a
second lieutenant in the United Stntes
army, Thirty-first Infantry, May 22.
1807, on recommendation of Major
General George G. Meade. Colonel
Bonnaffon declined the appointment.
A few years nfter the war Colonel
Bonnaffon enlisted in the First Infnn
try, National Guard of Pennsylvnnin,
as a private, October IB, 1808, nnd
ngaln reached the rank of captain June
11, 1871. He was honorably discharged
September, 1874.
July 27, 1S77. Colonel Bonnaffon nc
ccpted the appointment ns colonel In the
Twentieth (Emergency) Regiment,
which was organized, uniformed,
armed and equipped in thirty-six hours
and In fifty -six hours reported to Gov
ernor Hnrtrnuft nt Pittsburgh, remain
ing on duty two months. On September
30 he was lionorubly mustered out.
Mnrch 22, 1870, ngaln found Colonel
Bonnnffon in the nrtillery corps, Wash
ington Grnvs Battalion, ns major, which
rank he held until 'July 20, when he
wns honorably dischnrged.
January 14. 1880. he was mado colo
nel of the Third Regiment, National
Guard of Pennsylvania, which post he
held for ten years, being honornbly dls
ehnrged January 14, 1800. He built
two nrmorles for the regiment, nnd its
members served in the Spanish -American
Wnr, the Mexican War nnd the
world war. '
Two Killed In Arresting Bootlegger
Winchester, K, Aug. 20. (By A.
P.) R. O. Philpot, chief of police,
nnd Deputy Sheriff Reed were killed,
and Speclul Officer Joseph Shivey and
Carl Estis weie wounded in a struggle
over the arrest of Estis on n bootlegging
charge nt Irvine, Ky last night.
New York, Aug. 20. Former Lieu
tennnt of Aviation Dnnovnfi L. Shaw,
twenty-five, wns held in $.'000 bnll
charged witli robbing Miss Stu.nnno
Duval, n Middle West heiress, of jew
els valued nt from $00,000 to $70,000.
The gems were recovered.
Harry N. Diamond, twenty-seven,
wns nlso held ns Shnw's accomplice.
Lieutenant Shaw, who was n friend
of Miss Duval, took her to n tiieatrc.
On returning to her apartment Dia
mond is alleged to hnvo held them up.
After Mis Duvnl wns bound Diamond
got the jewels nnd left.
Shaw is snid to hnc confessed nnd
the gems were recovered in Diamond's
room. Both clnlm thnt the affair was
a joke and their onfy purpose wns to
fofie Miss Duval to insure her jewels.
Miss Duval said thnt if tho nffnlr
wns n joke she had not a very keen
sense of humor. She had known Shnw
for more than a year and was surprised
at' his action. In n circumstantial ac
count of the affair she said :
"When we nrrlvd at my apartment
house, nothing wiuld do but he must
see me to my door on the third floor. I
pritested but he came along. There wns
a man stnudlng nt the door of the next
apartment, apparently trying to get in.
1 paid no more mention innn inereiy 10
notice he was there. I unlocked my
own door, opened it nnd pressed the
button, turning on the light in my
drawing mom.
"Then I turned to tell the lieutenant
good night. To my nmazement he pushed
in behind me nnd the btrnngcr, whom
I hnve since Idenithed ns Diamond, the
prisoner, crowded in behind us, slam
ming the door.
"I kent my presence of mind. I
submitted to having my hands tied bv
Hliaw. at tin oireciion oi uiamonu, ami
to being gngged.
"The operation of removing all the
jewels having been performed nnd the
loot tucked away in Diamond's pockets,
lie i oared: 'Now you two get in that
closet.' He backed us into my clothes
closet and locKed the door. I imme
diately set up a pandemonium, scream
ing nt the top of my voice. I nm a
little honrse yet as n ieut.
"My hands were loosely tied nnd I
got rid of the handkerchief and released
the lieutennnt s hands. They seemed
to have been tied securely. The lieu
tenant then burst the panel out of the
closet door aud we got out.
I never dreamed that Shaw could
have had anything to do with the rob
bery. He is a good actor nud plnycd
his part well. But when I reported
tho robbery to the police the detectives
suspected him und ipietioned him. He
protested he knew nothing about it and
part in the affair."
U. S, Attorney Nominated
Washington, Aug. 20. (By A. P.)
D. ,7. Driscoll was nomlnnted todnv
by President Wilson to be United States
attorney for the western district of
Pennsylvania.
idHHunjNngv 4 I I I l rMlfwTM
GooitLooks
In the Drltcoe, beauty ! not
acriflcrd for light weight. Thor
oughly modernized in every line,
with n hlgh.prlced car's appear
ance for the low cot of $1285
that'i the Drltcoe. Stop in and
let ui tell you about Briscoe
mechanical and riding perfection.
fS3S at purchait balance monthly.
GRJED&THOMA?
PlSTnrnuTons'or Moron cmWand Tnuacc
nniscoi- kiSSejl.
3 R.AN T -aj-,NAXJJUX
3TQ6 N. BROAD ST.
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Advertising Man
Desires New Connection
Younr man with well rniinriril exiirrl.
ire. now In chars of uilirrlUlns fur
lursn rorporatlon, previously ranneeted
with ailirrtlslnc uxenrr nnd newspaper,
requests rouiiatnuui inter, lew.
801, USDUHIl OFFICE.
Veterans of Many Yoars' Sorv-
ico Will Bo Rotired at
Midnight Tonight
FLORAL OFFERINGS GIVEN
Ono hundred nnd seven veterans of
the postnl service In this. city go on the
pension list for nge nt midnight tonight
Their united service amounts to sev
eral thousand yenrs. Their desks nn
heaped with flowers today, and in the
central office, at Ninth nnd Chestnut ,
streets, especially, the veterans nre
spending the day going from office to
office, saying good -by, talking over old
times nnd hnvlng a lust look around nt
the familiar surroundings in which they
worked so lotjg nnd so fnithfully.
None of the 107 hns lis yet received
the "retention certificates" thnt would
ennble them to continue nt work. If,
however, these certificates come from
the Civil Service Bureau at Washington
later, according to John E. Lister, as
sistant postmaster, the men who receive
them may return to work If they de
sire. Retiring nges arc ns follows: Rnil
way mall clerks, sixty-two years: other
clerks nnd letter cnrrlers, sixty-five
yenrs; nil others seventy years.
According to Chief Leonard, of the
postal Inspectors, none of the Inspec
tors in this district Is nffeched by the
chnnge. Only five Inspectors in the en
tire T'nltcd Stntes will be retired on
ago, he snld.
Among the veterans to retire tonight
Is D. W. Alexander, seventy-eight
yeprs old, who hns been in the service
titty years, no was tlie nrst rauwa
mnjl clerk in the country, nnd was for
many yenrs superintendent of malls in
this district. Several years ago, at his
own request, because of advancing
years, he was made chief mailing cletlc.
IHh old post wns taken by Thomas
Johnson. '
Richard Qiiinn, former president of
the Letter Carriers' Association, nnd
one who fought for yenrs for n pension
bill, is nnother man retired. He is u
carrier at the West Philadelphia sta
tion, nnd hns seen thirty-four years'
service. He Is sixty-five years old, and
has one of the longest records of nny
carrier In the service.
Still nnother veteran is Samuel A.
Bockins, eighty-seven yenrs old. now a
watchman nt the postotQce nt Ninth nnd
Chestnut streets. He hns seen fifty
j ears' service. He began ns n carrier.
und fifteen years ago nsked for lighter
work, nnd was given the post of watch
man. Charles Kurta; is still another. He is
seventy -seven years old nud has also
been in harness fifty yenrs. He Is in
the registered mail division, nnd for
years, before advancing years made the
work too arduous, wns foreman.
NO VACATION IN 51 YEARS
Fall Fatal to Engineer Who Dis
liked Being Idle
After fifty-one yenrs of continuous
employment, during which timo h,e
never took a vacation or holiday, James
T. Costello. seventy-four years old. a
stntionary engineer, is dead nt his home.
17 North Sixty-second street, iu'West
Philadelphia.
Mr. Costello died In St. Joseph's
Hospital Wednesday as n result of n
fall he sustnined nt his home Monday,
when he fell from n chair. Mr. Costello
had not boon In good health for the last
nine months, but hnd continued in his
employment nt Helm & Mcllhennv.
Cherry strret near Broad, where he
worked during the weekdujs. On Sun
days he wns watchman at nn indus
trial nlant.
He will be buried tomorrow morning
nfter solemn requiem mass in the
Church of the Ladv of Rosarv. Sixty -
third and Callowhlll streets. Interment
will be In the New Cnthedrnl Cemetery.
He Is survived by his widow, two daugh
ters and three sons.
General Electric Outing In Wlld,wood
Tho employes of the Seventh and
Willow streets works of the General
Electric Co. will be given nn outing nt
Wildwood. N. L, tomorrow. Tho em
ployes have been permitted to invito
relatives and friends, nnd they expect,
besides some 1200 of their number, to
have fiOOO persons enjoy the company's
hospitality.
IflBawjT J?V
mMPIj
MM WRm i
HANCOCK ARRIVES
AFIER LONG CRUISE
Transport Convoys Gorman
Prizes to This Country Also
Brings U. S. Dead
PREPARES FOR NEW VOYAGE
COMMUTERS
N.J.
10 KEEPUP FIGHT
Will Mako Another Effort to
Have Stato Board Retain
Present Tariffs
TO DEMAND REHEARING
Pnoto by Photo-Cra flora
RICHARD V. QUINN
Veteran of tlie postal sen Ice nnd
chairman of (lie executive board of
flic National Association of Lctfer
Carriers, who will bo retired, with
100 other employes, on pension
beginning ut midnight tonight
T
MRS. VARE IS PROSTRATED
Representative Starts From Pekln
With Body ofDaughter
Mrs. William S. Van Is prostrated
in Honolulu, where, despite precautions
taken to prevent news of the death of
her daughter, Ida May Vare, from
reaching her, a cablcgrnm came to her
notice yesterday.
According to advices, Mrs. Vare was
ill for some time, nnd since her sojourn
in Honolulu her condition grew worse.
I'pon learning the news from Pekin her
condition beenme serious. Mildred
Vnro, thirteen yenrs old. Is with her.
Representntlve Vare hns started from
Pekln to Honolulu with the body of his
daughter. With him Is bis daughter
Beatrice, seventeen, who became ill
when her sister suffered her fatal at
tack of tonnilitis. Although she Is weak
from the disease. Miss Beatrice Vare
Is reported to bo recuperating.
Miss Ida Jny Vnrc succumbed to
her illness shortly nfter the congres
sional party, numbering 27."). leuched
Pekin. The last function Iter father at
tended wns n dinner given in honor of
tho visiting congressional delegation and
their families by Chinese officials of
the Department of Currency .
Friends of the Vares in this city ex
peit funeral services will be held nt the
homo of tho representntlve, 2.104 South
Broad stieet. nlthnuch no word hns
been received from him as to the plans.
MAY LOSE SECOND EYE
Splinter of Wood Responsible for
Both Accidents to Farmer
Ten j ears ago, Elwood Hoffman, a
farmer living nenr New Britnin, Conn..
wns milklnir one nf lilo mnn Ttrs,-.
(the pnil was half filled the row became
impatient, lioltman rose to soothe her.
Tho cow replied to his ministrations by
kickingover the milking stool. In doing
so, she drove n small wedso of wood
Into her master's right eye.
Hoffman came to the Wills Hospital
hero, where eventually tho eye wus re
moved. Wednesday Ilnffmnn was chopping
wood in the vnd behind his homestend.
A splinter flew up nnd caught in his
remaining eye. Yesterdnj he mine bnck
to tho Wills Hospital. Surgeons nt
the hospital are as yet unnlile in i.nv
J whether the farmer's left eye -must fol
low tne into oi me other.
Tho transport Hancock has nrrlved
nt the nnvy yard nfter n cruise nf sly
months, durlne which she convoyed bnck
to this cniinlry the Oermnn prizes of
wnr thnt nrrhctl in ew ork recently
The Hnneoek fitted out nnd left Phil
ndelphia on April 2. wth 1100 officers
nnd men to go to Scotlnnd nnd biiug
bnck tho Herman dreadnought usuries
lnnd. tho nrntortod cruiser Fnllikfort.
and thiet destrovers. These were th
nllotment of surfan ships to the Inited
States on the finnl distribution of the
Gormnn buttle fleet The vessels hnd
been tnken from Germany nnd "ere
nwnltlng oj disposition nt Rosyth. n
port on tho east const of Scotland.
The Hancock on her arrival there
April 18, turned her cargo of American
snilors nnd machinists Into the dis
mantled hulks nud began the long job
of overhauling nnd plnclng them In
shape to mnko the trnnsntlnntlc voyage.
They left Rosyth iu June, quite nn
Imposing squadron. The great German
bnttleshlp was the only ono of the
prizes to trnvel under her own stenm.
She towed the cruiser Frankfort. Three
Aniericnn mine sweencrs. the Falcon,
Itho Redwing nnd the Rnil, towed tho
German destroyers, the G-102, the
V-43 nnd tho 8-132.
I Tho Hancock left tho Scotch base in
advance of tho rest of the squudron nnd
proceeded tu Brest, where she took on
board tho bodies of seventy -five snilors
and mnrlnes who hnd died in French
hospitals during or since tho war.
The voyage wbb made via tho Azores
Islands, whore n stop wa? made for
fuel. The Hancock acted ns n convoy
for tho towing vessels, nnd nfter seeing
them safe into Now York, proceeded
here, where she is now fitting out for n
cruise to the West Indies with severnl
detachments of marines. Tho trnus
port is commanded by Captain John G.
Church.
SPARROW UPSETS POLICE
Chase In Bureau Headquarters Ends
When Bird Escapes by Window
It was trapped In tho mesheS of the
police department. Small nnd helpless,
it tried in vain to escape, while police
men looked on nnd lnughed. All other
business censed In the bureau of po
lice for a time yesterday while an of-1
for wns made to ensnare it.
Suddenly with a bird-like dart it
wcut out the window nnd peace was
restored. A sergeant with a waste
basket on tho end of a window pole got
down from his lofty perch on a cup
board and dignity ngain reigned. For
it was an English sparrow.
CARSON'S NIECE BURNED
Mrs. Idn Carson, u niece of Magis
trate Carson, was seriously burned on
tho left arm this morning while ironing
nt her home. l.'lO Snnsoin street. Tho
irons were on the gas stovo, nnd too hot
to pick up. ..Mrs. Cnrson used her nprou
to i-hield her hand, nnd it caught fire.
She toro it off and stamped nut tho
flames.
Further action with n view to nnK
lifting, If possible, the 20 per cent
increase In railroad fares so far ns Now
Tirsty is concerned Is plnnned by the
South Jersey Commuters' Association,
which hns called a meeting for next
week.
Tl.it action followed tho announce
ment of tho Pithllc Utilities Commls- ,
sion of New Jersey, which, nfter a
heorini' on tho protests of New Jersey
communities ngainst tho Interstate
Commerce Commission's new fare
schedule grnnted to railroads, has ap
proved the nntionnl body's act. A loop
hole was permitted by providing for a
fuither henring on proper application.
J. Ruscll Cnrrow. counsel for New
Jersey commiitters. who argued tho pub
lic', case before the New Jersey board
Tuesday, said today the case would be
reopened, nt lenst on tho commuta
tion tickets. Thesn tickets, tho rail
roads have declared, wilt bo void after
August 20 if purchased slnco August
1. but Mr. Cnrrow holds thnt this
question Is nn intrastate one and tle
sles that the Public Ctllltles Commis
sion compel the railroads to honor (Rose
tickets after August 2(5 as a contract
between tho companies nnd the public.
"Tho only way to settle this whole
fare question is to battle the case
through the courts," said Mr. Carrow.
"But this would take considerable
money. The matter should be put up to
the Supremo Court for its decision on a
just nnd equitable faro for tho railroads.
rassenger rates nave increased in the
last few years on nu average of 200
and 300 per cent.
"The new rates will bring the round
trip fnro from Mt. Hollv to Camden
cloo to $1.50. Ar present It Is $1.20.
It wns fifty-nine cents a few years ago.
Tho old faro to Morchnntvillc was
fifteen cents. At present it is thirty
four cents, nnd with the new schedule
will be raised to forty cents."
Mills Curtail Production
AVoonsocItet, It. I., Aug. 20. (By
A. P.) Two larga. worsted mills here"
today announced curtailment plnns ns
due to depression In business. The
Lafayette Worsted Co. adopted a four
day week in its spinning department.
The French Worsted Co.'s mill, em
ploying 1200 handM. will operate on a
live-day week beginning tomorrow.
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Last 2 Days:
Profitable Investment
REAL ESTATE
Ovrnrr of 3-story all-ston Colonial
house In Jit Airy nefds equity con
irtd lo cash and will sell house at
J15.O0O net Bualnst leavlne It for two
sears at t rfnjHl of 14 of purchaso
price MortKHfrta now JO'iOO. cash
need ISMO Ansesstd value.
Ill 000 C BO-l I.EDOKR OFFICE
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Diamonds Gems
Super -Quality
Patrons of 1his Bsfa&Ifsjment are'
safe -guarded. Experience is no
necessary wAen purchasing
Diamonds and other Gems.
Gems of Super- Quality cnr ar&
allowed to enter this Stock.
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Are Your
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Shipments Delayed?
A flTAa S7?
10 peiirt 0
Bathtnctorj
Btrvitt
Shipments of urgently needed merchan
dise are daily being delayed! tied up in
embargoes, in many cases causing heavy
losses. If you nre having difficulty, con
sult us. One of our expert tYacers will bo
sent to tho point where the car is being
hold; he will start it on its way and fol
low it through to its destination.
Write or phone our servico man will call
Industrial Traffic Association
123 South 13th Street
Walnut 1178 I'honrs Walnut 1170
ONE FLIGHT UF SAVES MONEY'
Why Swelter ?
BILL says: "Why swelter these sticky
'dog days' when you don't have to?"
"Don't be foolish, man be comfort
table. That's what you're working for
comfort. And you can have com
fort as well as style if you get one of these $45,
$50 and $55 summer suits Dalsimer is now sell
ing for the uniform price of
$
29
"These are some suitsl Hand tailored throughout;
sleeves silk lined; seams piped with silk, and the shape
tailored into them to stay not just pressed in.
"With one of these suits on your back you can smile
at the man beside you sweltering and mopping his
brow in the heat; for these suits are truly built for hot
weather comfort and yet they have snap.
"Don't take my word for it go see them yourself!"
Our Market St. Entrance Just Open 1303 Market
DALSIMER
- CLOTHES
ON THE 2ND FLOOR
N. W. Cor. 13th & Market, 2 Entrances j TnS1
(Over the National Drug Store)
' OPEN SATURDAYS TILL 6 O'CLOCK
of the
Clearance
of Perry's
Finest
$65 to $85
Suits! '
We have cut the prices
because we need the
room. Comparatively
low-priced before re
duced, that's the story.
As for the suits, they
are the kind of mer
chandise that a store
holds on to until the last
minute. Don't miss them.
They're a find. But hurry
up. Tomorrow we close
at one. Today's the day.
$65 Suits now 45
$70 Suits now $50
$75 Suits now..;, $55
$80 Suits now 60
$85 Suits now $(J5
Hot Weather Clothes
were $15, $18, $20, $25
and $30, now
$12, 1. tjj2 1
$16 White Flannel
Trousers for $12
Silk Suits, Sport Coats,
Chauffeur Palm Beach
Suits, white duck trous
ers, etc., etc., at big. re
ductions! Perry & Co.
"N. B. T."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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