Jii-fip Tjft'' 'ft i ', -?' f - ' . i? ;v J n if. v t ." f , .' 1 v I" V EVENING BtFBLIO LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1920 3 P WALTER B. BROOKS KEYSTONE ARCHERS IBS ALBANY GIRL Marriage ShovV3 Daughter of Mrs. E. T. Stotesbliry Was Granted Divorce in Paris COUPLE MET DURING WAR Surprise was caxwd In this rltv today w nrniomieement of the marriage of r.ntnln Walter B. Brooks. Jr.. nnd SH Morion Uoyrt Hire, of Albany, v n.i.ln Urnnks Win formerly tho . .VfT.T f Mw. Louise Cromwell Brook', -laugl.fr of Mrs. lj). T. Stoles- Although it had been genern ly known that Captain Brooks nnd his former Life had been living apart for several month'. il wns ,lrit k'?own int " Svorcc had been grntjte.1. Captain Brooks, whose homo Is n Baltimore, met Miss Ilicc while In France during tho war. ' The marriage took plnce at the par .n2f of the Calvary Bnptist Cluireli, Towmii. Md.. and was performed bj the Kcv. J. David Clark, pastor. Reconciliation Denied Since her return last December from Trance, following her fho months' resi dence in I'nris necessary under I'rcnch laws in divorce cases, Mrs. Brooks has Wn living with her mother. She is ld to be at the latter place nt picsent? Efforts to locate Mrs. Stotesbury last iilelit also proved unavailing. ,She has nrnt ii large part of tho summer nt her horn "n (Vstnut Hill following the dcatb of her father, more thnn u mouth "b:non the return of Mrs., Brooks from r-L mnnrts cniucd currency that a reconciliation had been effected between V,r nnd Captain Brooks, following a visit to the .Johns ITopklns Hospital, trlicrc their two children were under winc an operation for adenoids. Shortly afterward this report wns de Bled bv Mrs. Stotesbury, who stated that the divorce proceedings would be continued as originally planned, l'rc vlously Mrs. Stotesbury had expended every effort In attempting to bring about a reconciliation that seemed impossible because of "temperamental differences" between the young couple. The suit for divorce was begun in pari3, June, 1010, by Mrs. Brooks, on the ground of desertion, following her arrival at that capitnl with her brother, lieutenant James II. B. Cromwell. Cap tain Brooks wns in Franco with nn en gineering unit at the time. .'. Were Married In 1011 During her residence in Paris. Mrs. Brooks received a visit from Captain Brooks, ut which time n further recon ciliation was attempted. Almost im mediately this was learned to be im possible, and at the time Mrs. Stotes bury issued a brief statement : "My daughter, Mrs. Brooks, and her brother. Mr. James Cromwell, went over to Paris this, summer to join Captain Brooks. After Mr. Cromwell met Cap tain Brooks they decided that it would be for tho best happiness of all if the couple should live apart. It was there fore decided that Mrs. Brooks could in stitute divorce proceedings in France, she having established a residence there. Their respective families, while deplor ing this separation, continue to enjoy the most intimate and friendly rela tions." The couple were married on Mnv Ifi, 1011, in St. Thomas's' Church, Wash ington The wedding was nn event of much social importance. Several years ago they built one of the most beautiful homes in the Orcen Spriug Valley, on the site of the old Aralon Inn, as 'much as $100,000 having been spent in con struction alone. Deaths of a Day FUNERAL OF EDWARD S. LEE Prominent Men Attend Last Rites of "Boardwalk Builder" Atlantic City, Aug. 127. Mnn men ef affairs from the city and county attended funeral services In St. James's Protestant Kpiscopal Church tfor ex-Senator Edward S. Lee, the man who built Atlantic City's steel boardwalk." Services were conducted by the Rev. William W. Blatchford. Senator Walter E. Edge, whom Mr. Ue defeated for the State Senate in a Jnemorablo contest sixtoen years ago, was among thoso who paid tribute at toe bier. Tho pallbearers were banking associates of cr-Senator Lee, .1. Haines Lippincott, Clifford B. Bacon, Charles Evans, John O. Slope, Frnnk B. Off. William II. Bartlett, Ezokiel W. Corson, David Fllzslmons, Charles C Babcock nnd Elwood II. Bartlett. Tho body was taken to Philadelphia Tor burial in Laurel Hill Cemetery. 3- H. Hanan to Be Burled Tomorrow New York, Aug. 27. Funeral serv ices for John Henry Hnnoi, a shoe Jnanufacturer. who died Wednesday, Mil bo conducted nt his home, 107.1 fifth avenue, on Saturday afternoon. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, pabtor of the Plymouth Church, -Brooklyn, will officiate. Interment will bo In Green wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Mr. Hnnan was seventy-one years old. William K. Vanderbilt Burled New York. Aug. 27. Funeral serv ices for Wllllnm K Vnn.l.l,lll ...I... died in Paris a few weeks ugo were enn- v u ywMuny at the Vanderbilt tome on Fifth avenue. The body wns "might back Wedueadny on the Olym pic The Jtev Dr. William II. Garth, ot "lip L. 1., oiliclatcd. Only rclu ves and intimate friends were present. POLICE CHECK ELOPEMENT WHEN MEN START QUARREL Brother of Bride-to-Be and Fiance Disagree as lo Details Regarding Finale of Romance Held in $1000 Bail MiTn .'opement of eightccu-yenr-old '"'e Murslco and I'cter Uruno, which ml? pl?"1, yesterday with much care, "' with dlbaster Jnstcnd of n happy honeymoes amid Vr! raotintalns of Virginia, the couple th. -ni.rity Iln11 cel3. wondering who in.k ow wns wll wrote that "love ,a,iM nt locksmiths." ;, Jrnralc' Hvcs nt .'100.1 Trinccton rt,"e nnd Ilruno at 7133 Keystono ""ft, Frankford. ral ave known each other for sev ef is.f8.' " "PPcnrs that tho purcuts tarHo8lrl w.?ro Wrongly opposed to her tMnv a,!0, 8l, was urged to wait and Iw?ms yer' I,ut Hfither she nor her that JI f,t could vlew tllc mattcr ln r,te,.iM,,r?!c, """S'1 the advice of m i!hcr ""'miiieU Hvcii his iullu Itua'tin eTV m,,(1 110t rciwdy tho I Wn. After n mimMI nf war. nt itdi,A ,1 2rye was present, it was , ;:"a that tin Hnr.Ath.nrfa.fnn., T 'v'jftL ?$" tHa-msriB'of Don- . . - wv twusi yuui. u Viuinf m lh. W.....1 1- 111.. STILLLEAD SHOO! Dr. Elmor, National Champion, Causes Wayne Team to Re main fi3 Close Second CONTESTS CLOSE TONIGHT 1 he Inst day of the Notional Archery Association's tournament nt Wayne opened this morning with team shooting, nnd keen rivalry developed among quar tcts representing various sections of the country. Four teams were represented In the men s shoot. Each man Is shooting ninety-six nrrows at n distance of sixty yards. Due to the marksmanship of Dr. Uobert Elmer, the new national cham pion, the Wayne team Is competing closely with the Keystone team. The Keystono team leads, with seventy-seven hlta for a total of JM points: nync has sixty-two hits nnd .120 points: Massachusetts, sixty-six hits nnd HO." points, nnd Florida llfty-four hits and 210 points. Each of the four lricn on n team has shot twcntyifour of ulncty-six nrrows. Massachusetts is leading in the wom en s team shoot. The women nro shoot ing ninety-six arrows nt fifty yards. Miss Cynthia Wesson, of Cntult, Mass. new women's champion, is responsible, for the high hcore thus far of the Massa chusetts team, which Is sixty -beven hits and 204 points. Tho Wayne team, the only other women's team, has scored forty -two hits nnd 102 points. The tournament will end with a ban quet tonight nt the Princeton Club, ut 1221 Locust street. Doctor Elmer, president of the association, will pre side. Officers will be elected. According to Doctor Elmer, archery will never become universally popular in America ns n sport, for the reason, he says, that it Is too difficult. He expressed the heller today that hunting wild game with bow nnd ntrow would become more common, nnd point ed to thu fact that Dr. Snxtou Pope, of California, killed five grizzlies and a mountain lion with nrrows. ROOM F0R EVICTED FAMILY Acting Police Lieutenant Houses Woman and Children in Station Mrs. Randolph Mnule ami her six children, evicted yesterday from their home nt 2030 South Cecil street, while women ot the neighborhood jeered tho deputy sheriff, were forced to spend last night in the police station nt Six. ty. fifth street nnd Woodland avenue. Following the eviction, Mrs. Mnulo and hrr children, accompanied bv neighbors, marched to the police sta tion and asked for a place to sleep last night. They were told to return later and thoy would be housed for the night 'it thu Philadelphia General Hospital. When they returned, Acting Licutcn. ant Davis vacated his room and turned it over to the evicted family. Mrs. MuAilc nnd her children were up at 0 o'clock this morning, and left immediately to search for a house. INJURED LEAVE HOSPITALS s 4 Wlldwood Boardwalk Collapse Be lieved Due to Wet Weather Huiidrcds of bnbies narrowly missed denth or 'injury when tho boardwalk collapsed at Wlldwood yesterday jtibl ns tho twelfth annunl baby parade got under way. As it wns, many specta tors and some of the larger children re ceived painful injuries. All of the injuicd treated in hospitals were released. As a result of the accident the parade has been indefinitely postponed. Opinions differ ns to the cuusc of the accident. The wet weather may have eaubed the boards to pull away frpm tho supports to which they were nailed, or the walk may have rotted. Also, n heavy truck 13 believed to have weak ened the structure. A bond Issue for fDO.OOO to rebuild the wnlk from Cedar nveuuc to Montgomery avenue was au thorized June 12 by the city commis sioners. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Herbert A Fogel 700 S 4tli nt . unci Ilao V Atman 4538 X. Wnrnoclc l Wilson U Ood'hnll. 1817 N. 13th Ht and Annetta It. Metcalf, Upper Parlu. I'll. Frederick W. Nccler. Hi N Wtuhurt nt . and Cuthurlno McDonounti, 20U1 Almond I.ouIh DcnnlM. 11011 Arch st . und JImwirtt llrmnnn, 2011 Arch 8t. Jumo.4 Irfton U I'leasunt Kb. und Susan Dcntty, Lohmwi lane, Oonnantown I'a.' William 11. Ulncinv.iy, 235 N. lHth m . und Helen Iluhland. Frederick. .Md Henry E. Picker. 21117 H. 11th M and Grace T Kowloy. 147 Porter nt Joseph F. Ferris. 1032 Uyro ot , and Mar- Earet Al. Doucti, l.lunerch. 1M Domenlco Currant, 4015 Kerbhuw ue und Julia U'Andrla. 31211 Master ut Patrick IXtmasl. 52U IUntnE Hun nvi, and Mury Andrews. S3 15 Doodman st. Uuls A Uettttl. 2408 N. 32d ut , und Kthel llalnen, 7331 Tabor road. Charles II. Thoman. Cambria. Va and Floreico V IlradUy. tr.'3 N. 48th t Clifford J. Cassar, 2121 H. Uroad St.. and .Ii-nnli. A. Fumlls, 2H21 S Itotiafon m Nicola Feorlnu. 802 Cross et , and Ftllcla. lluetnl 1518 Moorn st William II. I'ahl, 45.10 N Smedlej st . and l.'dnu L Broan. 1210 Wuirner avo Mattlo Saniom. Harrlsburc, Pa., und Hula- tonu l'uaiterl, I'lttnbursh, Pa. S.ilvntore Haltarella, 7248 Udmund at . and Mary A Citnlana. 7230 Udmund st. Hurry L Delnhvr lteadlne Pa., and t,aura SF Smith. Ilerks county, Pa, Louis It, Ocrnhciif, 0218 Ransom st , and Francos A. Hchrelder Sam Miller. 305 Durfur st und Lena Manim, 131 Durfor nt. ' lancla Itosnoj, 3172 Tulip st , nnd Eliza beth Hainonl. 1513 N, Iiwrcnco t. David Corao, 231 H Durlen St.. and Alice Yancy. 231 H. Darlen Bt. Wilbur OlKCufsky, Lnkewood O. and Anna Hullls. 1023 a 53d st liert Davis, Bill fi. 15th st , nnd Wllllo M. tllpson (102 I'arrlah st. Andrew L. M(.CIuy 131 N Albans st , and Josiphlnu M Clementine, Itowlundvllle, Tu. Harry llnscnhcliii. 1208 N "A" ot , and IrcriH Ureeiibertr, 2214 N. Harrold at. John F Littleton, 0002 C'allowhlll at., nnd Lillian Strohmulon, 3367 Upruco at. Marsico and Bruno, together with the bride-to-be's brother, went to a restau rant in tho Italian quarter last night, where they hud a pro-nuptial dinner. Hut tho feast was marred by frequent quarrels between Doralnlck and Bruno over details of tho elopement. The quarrel was resumed ou the btreet and ovon tho pleas of his sweetheart failed to pacify Rruno. The men wero about to como to blows, it is said, when u patrolman of tho Twelfth and Pino streets station arrested them at Tenth and South streets, A revolver was found ou each of the prisoners, according to tho pollco, when they wcro searched nt tho station bonne. Bomlnlck told the police that ho car ried tho weapon to sco that the elope ment was carried out as planned. Uruno asserted that he armed himself in order to prevent Dominlck from making too much trouble. Roth men had a hearing today before Magtstruto O'Rrlcn and each was held in $1000 bail for court, charged -with carrying concealed -weapons. T3oo prl waavheld TinULthe.)case couldlltf iavtit i ' , ip. ' . ASSESSING AGED 7Brt . . i LmUit nictc Hervlci Mrs. Anna Wllhins, elglity-sevvn years old, was .i.sse.-.std toilny nt her home, U.tO Canine street. Tho aged woman's son, William, assisted her in answering the (iicstlons of Assessor James XV. Hogers, of flic Ninth division of tho Tenth ivanl AGED WOMAN INTENDS TO BE FIRST AT POLLS Mrs. Wilkins, 87 Years Old, Assessed Today, HelpcdtSusan B. Anthony and Dreamed Fifty-five Years of Voting There is no more enthusiastic suf fi agist in the city thnn Mrs. Annie Wll; kins, eighty 'Seven jeurs old, 230 North Cnmac strct. Mrs. Wilkins has lived in the Tenth ward all her 'life, nud nt her present address fifty -five years. She is tile widow of George C. Wilkins, one of the orgnnizers of the Republican party in Pennsylvania and n stnunch ndmlrcr of Fremont, the first Republican candi date for President. All her life Mrs. Wilkins has advo catcd suffrage. When James W. Rog ers, the assessor for her dlvLsion, called to enroll her us a coming voter she said: "I just enn't wait until it's time for me to go to tho polling place next door and east my vote for Hard ing. My husbaud was a Republican all his life, and I am so jiappy to think that now we women have the right to vote which wns o long denied us. I can vote the straight Republican ticket and help end some of the strange coudl- POKER PLAYER COMPLAINS Says Men Gained $170 By Cheating. One Is Arrested A lodger who told tho police he had been victimized iu a poker game caused the nrrcst Inst night of Charles Trott, who had a room in the same hotel on North Tenth street. The complainant, Edwin Amiicnd- son, alleged the hotel proprietor, whomfruvoal the division of the ward or tho he said win a William Reed, and Trott coaxed him to play and thnt he , lost $170. Amuendson suid n fourth man stood back of his chair nnd signaled the value of tho cards he held. Trott today was held in $000 bail for a further hearing Friday by Magis trate GrelLs in the Eleventh and Win ter streets station. Police are search ing for Reed. -75. PLAYGROUNDS CLOSING Exercises Being Held Today Prepar atory to End of Season The playgrounds under the direction of the Hoard of Public Education will close next Tuesday. Among, tho playgrounds having special evicises today ure the llanna, Fifty eighth and Media streets ; Rarry. Fifty niiith nnd Race streets; M. Hall Stan ton, Sixteenth nnd Cumberland streets; Heston, Fifty-fourth street nnd Lans downe avenue ; Childs, Seventeenth nnd Tabker streets: Tusker, Ninth and Tusker streets; Lcidy, Forty-second nnd Thompson btreets; llrynnt, Sixtieth street nnd Cedar nvcnuo; Walton, Twenty-eighth nnd Huntingdon streets; J. Wilson, Twelfth and Wharton stiects. r Atlantic and the Difference The difference in cost between At lantic Motor Oils and the other kind is twenty cents a gallon. The difference in performance is long wear and big mileage against gummed parts, scored cylinders, worn bearings and wasted power. ATLANTIC MOTOR OILS Atlantic Medium and Atlantic Polarine are made with scientific' care, for motors. And they're made so well that you can leave all the mystery, all the technicalities to chemistry and engineering and just drive anil forget the rest. For ail lubrication requirements of car or truck stick to one of these first class oils. Ask for Atlantic Medium or Atlantic Polarine. I THE ATLANTIC ,$kq K 4 WOMAN VOTER tlons thnt hove arisen the Inst few years. "I nm a property owner, and years ago. wheii Susan U. Anthony wns so active,, I'becanie one of er holpci'H in Philadelphia, and through nil the years I have clung to thu hope thht some day wo women could go to thu polls with the men and help mnke things better. "I wish I weren't t-o old because I would like to go to the station todav and help welcome Mrs. Cutt. . She is a. grand woman and 1 think she hn enr ricd on Mrs. Anthony's work noblv. uut wncn one reaches my age it is dim cult to get about, so I must lt home and rend what's golug on in the pa pers. v "Rut with the polls so haudy 1 will be able to accomplish the desire that has been foremost in my heart for fifty five years ; that is, be the first woman in my ward to cast her vote. And. you see. I will get up extra early November 2 nnd the men in the polling place will hnve to wait while 1 put my ballot In the box." WOMEN CHARGE INCIVILITY Assessor Declared to Embarrass Fair Voters by Rudeness Complaints were received nt the He publican women's committee headquar ters, fiOll South riroad street, today from many women in the Twenty-second ward of incivility on the part of oue of tho Germantown assessors. Officer of the committee refused to name of the assessor, pending investi gation. They said they would complain to tho county commissioners, and nsk that tin cha.ges mude by Gcrmantown women he inn out, and the assessor re moved if found guilty. The women suy this ussessor has made ' it plain to every woman he approached ' that he strongly disapproved of Miffrago, I and asked his iiucstious in a rude tone, i Some of tho uuOstious to which he dc- I manded answers, the women said, were unnecessary and cmbnrrnsslng, in some iustuuees to the point of insult. It was announced at tho headquarters of the women's committee that Mrs. Walter H. Thomson, the chairman, has named Mrs. .Tohn II. Mason ns one of tho vice chairmen of tho committee. Mrs. Mason was vice chairman of the wom en's Liberty Loan committee. She is just back from two months abroad. Farmer Labor Party to Form Here The Farmer Labor party Ls endeav oring to organizo in Philadelphia. A mass-meeting for thut purpose will be conducted Huudnv afternoon Ih Brick layers' Hall, 707 North Uroad street. Tho first campaign speech by a l'cnn sylvanin candidate for the Fiilted Htates Keimto will be made by Robert J Wheeler, of Allentown, the nominee of the Farmer Labor party. 1 REFINING COMPANY E IN STATESCHARGE Commissionor Also Assumes Control In Ridloy Township, Charging Local Inefficiency LEIPER'S FLATS BLAMED The State Department of Health, through Commissioner Kdward U. Mar tin, hay taken over the regulation and administration of health laws at Eddy stone and in Ridley township. Notice has been served upon the bor ough council of Kddystonc und Rid ley township commissioners, both 111 Delaware county, "that In accordance with the provisions of the law the com missioner has entered upon and taken full charge of nnd will administer the health laws, regulations and ordinances in the said borough nnd township and will continue to .do so until a compe tent, ofCclent board of health has been appointed nnd nuallflcd for said bor ough and township and Is ready, able nnd willing to assume and carry into effect the duties imposed upon it by law. "The cost of tho actions incurred is to bo charged against the boroughs and1 townsliln." Notices also have been served on the I.omoyne borough council, Cumberland county, and Elco borough. Washington county. Thoy were served through tho legal deportment -of the State Depart ment of nealth. Mayor David S. Ik-isncr. of Eddy stone, explained today that the action oftho state board wns undoubtedly due to the existence of u npgro settlement known ns "Lclpcr's Flats "This settlement Is just on the edge . of Eddystone honiUEh.'' he said, "most of It being In Ridley township. Two or three houses nre on our slue of the Telford-Chester pike Our borough lino ends in the center of the pike, nnd ut Ridley creek. The balance of the lints i on the other bide of thu pike. It is really In very had sanitary condition, n regular slum. Wo have had lots of trouble with the place. The man who , owns im: suncitH niiuuui uc piuscciiivu for permitting such conditions. "The statu board has admitted our side is not so bad. Our Hoard of Health, a voluutecr organization, met Inst night. We are doing our best, and we think our borough Is the cleanest in this M'c tion of the fltate. IxhmI politics mny have resulted In our borough being in cluded in the order There are two political factions here. The other side is probably nlmlng nt our health officer nnd he only gets ,$7," a year. CLERK VANISHES J Missing' Public Works Employe , IWIII VlilF I Idll 7rAm ni.. U-.ll Robert H. CleelliUtl n ,.lorb I.. i,n paymaster's bureau of the Department ' of Public Works, was yesterday report. , ed to Director Cuvcn us having van ished from his !?4-n-day job,in the most mysterious manner. According to the director's officu rec ord, he appointed Cicchitti u clerk In Paymaster Peter Gallon's offico Avcuut 1Q IT- H.l t 1..II ! yAO. l.u Ul'l'ljuu IUI tlVJI nutVltU UAU1U rinatlou August 5, wus listed us cllgib'e August 0, was recommended by Harry Trainer, appointed August 111. and "disappeared nfter lunch August 20." "The city owes him $12 for three days' work, if he ever cares to come after it," it was stated at Director Caven's office. "He was under no offi cial charges. He has not been dls charged and hat not rcslgued. He wus fnrmpflv llKtfwl ftlii-ililu fnr linMPtnnn li.' . the Van.-Smith Civil Service Coinmis- sion, No. 2 on tho list, but the new commission declared him under height, nnd removed hirn from the list nn,l refused to certify his nnmc to Director Cortclyou. "After the Vnrcs were beaten, he went over to the Republican Alliunco I leaders in aouiu i-uiiaueipnia. xne , reason why ho has quit his job now Is beyond va. Cicchitti gavo his address as OH South Twelfth street, but an effort to find him at that address failed last night. E EA Diamonds The Super-puar Gems comprising this collection have world -wefe appreciation J?gfS J3arPns JVecJelaces Pejjcfatjfa Uhe Moot Beauliful Car in Amorica tilci3! Automobile design and construc tion is now so advanced that prac tically all reputable mah.es are well worth, tb-eir price. Why then, if our treatment of customers is hot superior, is the Paig'e the most popu lar car fn iTs class in Philadelphia? OOV A. VVIUEY Jhvsidtnt etesii? w-wiiiev motor & SsV Jhiga Distributors 394JWRTH BfWAO STR66T. PHIUOELPHIA CHILDREN GO ON OUTING Three Hundred Little Ones Taken to t 8warthmore for Picnic Three hundred children from tho center of the city wcro entertained by the Prison Welfare Association with nn automobile rido to Hwarthmore this morning, nn all-day picnic nt thnt suburb nnd u ride bnck to town again in the cool of tho evening. Dr. a. 1. Ross, president of the ns- sociotlon, ananged for tho uutomobiles, which took tho children aboard nt i Eleventh and Winter streets. The cull- t dren were received at Hwarthmore by ii delegation of women and marched to the field where the picnic is being held, There are sandwiches, milk and Ice cream, everything having been donated with the exception of the lec cream, which was bought Games of vnrlous sorts hnve been ar ranged, and Doctor Ross expects to have the children back at their homes by 1) o'clock tonight. FRIENDS MOURN J. B. ANDRES Former Philadelphia Fireman Dies While on Fishing Trip In the midst of their mourning over the sudden denth of Jacob IJ. Andres, n former assistant chief of the Phila delphia Fire Department, volunteer firefighters at Homer Point today said "Chief" Andres probably would havo picked just that way If it had been possible for him to chose the mnniier of his going when death called. Hlnro hlu retirement from rictlve ' service with tho Philadelphia depart - ment and his rcmovnl to Homers I'olnt about twelve years ago, "Chief" An dres hnd been an Inveterate fisherman. He was having a great time yesterday, in his own boat out at the mouth of Crcnt I'gg Hnrbpr bay, opposite Som or Point with a party of friends who are equally ardent fisherman, when he suddenly gasped, smiled and fell over dead In his seat. A powerboat from Clnnnti f'lt tvna alnnlffl niw tmviwl tin. Am,rcs rrnft to Homers Point, Mri AmirCs bad been chief of the Homers I'olnt lire department lor n number of yenrs and raised the force to n state of high efliclencj He was, sixty-seven yenrs old. A widow sur vives him. ALLEGED SWINDLER HELD Fourteen Tailors Say Prisoner Stole Clothes Lieut. Starts Something Fourteen tailors appeared this morn ing against Louis Itrodsky. twenty-six yenrs old. of f-7 Pine street, accused of the theft of suits of clothes. Isaac Samochwiski. a tailor, of For- i ty-fourth and Ludlow streets, caught the man when lie came into his shop, picked out a good suit of clothes, claim - ' ed it, paid the repnir bill, and walked out with it. The suit, it is claimed, was not his. The other tailors de , dared they had been victimized in a ulmilnr manner Itrodskv wns held im iIit $3000 bail for court by Magistrate Harris at the Thirty -second street and Woodland avenue station., ,TVVM....M . ..w - ...... Acting Lieutenant Lntta nf the dls trict- wl,cn attending the henriug. hung his hat over n lighted gas jet. The i smoke put a stop to the hearing until ' the cause, was discovered". POWERHOUSE ON FIRE I Overheated Smokestack Causes Blaze on Roof of Building An overheated smokestack caused the roof of the Irwin. Lelghton Construe tion Co.'s powerhouse, Siimmcrdalr street und Roosevelt boulevard, to catch fire ut 11 o'clock this morning. The company built their powerhouse to operate engineering .apparatus used for the erection of the uuw Hears, Roc buck plant, nearby. the I The six lurgc boilers in the power house caused such an intense heat that the smokestack, becoming hot. -set the wooden roof on fire, causing $o00 damage. The powerhouse is a one-story triime building. ' , 46th Ward Committee to Meet An important meeting of thu Harding and uooliuge canipnign committee ot the Forty-sixth ward, will be held this eve ning, at 8:15 o'clock, at the Carnation Club. 290 South Fifty-second street, according to an announcement mnde by Horry A. Mackry, president of the waril organization. Uho Most Sorviceabl Truck in Amoric MAYOR IS WEARING HOI OF HARDING Moore Speeds Into Ohio in Mo torcar May Invite the Nominee Here folwell Likes situation Mayor Moore Is traveling by automo bile through eastern Ohio today and politicians believe he may be on his war to Senator Harding's fryit porch. Philadelphia leaders believe the Mayor's mission Is to extend n personal invitation to the Republican nominee for President to visit this city and de liver nn address The senntor nnd the Mnvor nro old friends. Mayor Moore spent part of yesterday at Pittsburgh and last night crossed the line Into Ohio. "The Mayor Is traveling west," said Duroll Sinister, his private secretary. "It is tine wrnther for motoring In Pennsylvnuln nnd Ohio, nnd the Mayor may go to Marion " William II. Folwell. tieasurer for Pennsylvania of the Republican Na tional Committee, who has just returned to the city from a conference in New York with National Chairman Hays, said the prospects for the Harding-Cool -Idge ticket were brighter than ever. Mr. Folwell will be In charge of raising Pennsylvania's share for the national campaign fund. tt "We have not quite gotten down to work except in the way of mapping out nud agreeing upon details of organiza tion and method of procedure," ex plained Mr Folwell. in commenting upon his particular line of activity. "Wo seek tho co-opcrntlon of all citizens, men and womeu, who believe the suc cess of the Republican candidates at the coming election is the best thing for our .state and nation. "The ready responso of those who have undertaken to organize a narding and Coolidge citizens' committee in tills city is gratifying, and I should be pleased to co-operate with nil who unite in this movement as well us itllthers in other sections of the state who similarly en list in the cnue of the Hcpublclan na tional candidates." P. R. T. CHANGES ROUTE 44 The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. announced yesterday tho rerouting of Route No. -H, westbound via Twenty -third street to Spring Garden, and then over tin-- regular route. The change was made necessary by the rebuilding of 99 Briscoe Buifr The Brlicoe leader of light weight cara li 99 built In Brlicoe factories under tho upervltlon ol Brlicoe experts. There it no buying of one part here and another there and then KKtembllng. Only one profit-rthe rtnnufnctuier'i. That' why the Briscoe Is several hundred dollars lower In price than other ears with the same features, J128S F. O. B. Factory msTmuvivMSTjc uaxsi cab ANrTnoacD CVX2..VNT XtONAXUUT 3Q6 N. BROAD ST. ini m mtmmmmmmammmmmmma ONE FLIGHT UP r $11-75 Buys a 3-Piece Suit SOUNDS like bef ore-the-war price, doesn't it? Well, it is! We have only one or two of a kind, and we want to clear them out before stock-taking time, because we would rather count dollars than suits. These suits are worth very much more. They are regular three piece cloth suits coat, vest and trousers and can be worn well into the winter. You must see them to realize fully the great bargains they are. More than ever, the "one flight up" saves you money; All sizes. Come today. DALSIMER - CLOTHES ON THE 2ND FLOOR N. W. Cor. 13th & Market, 2 Entrances j Th. K (Qvw the National Drug ... If niCU (IT BniVtVIII ) au .'M ..it , w r .- sib m .ask the rdof of the Baltimore agd, Railroad tunnel. t Big Specials in Worsted Suits $38 ' made to sell for $60 Conservative mo d e lS t medium weights, quict attractive patterns i n browns, Oxfords, brownrt and black pin stripes, dark mixtures. Reductions all through our Summer Stocks! They take in woolens and worsteds; tropical fabrics, J three-piece and two-piece Suits; separate trousers.' Extra Big Values in Small Sizes First long trouser Suits and sizes for small men." Just odds and ends of the season's stocks. We sold J them for twice these prices 2.50, $15- $17.50 $16 White Flannel Trousers, $12 Fall Styles Ready A Perry & Co. "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut Sts. SAVES MONEY" f Sture) If i ; ' 1 . - - sansa rssssn' sbi bsb '? 1 s Is, v" i a '1 ..''I 1 al ! 1 ft 3 A m -si ( 1 I; I t i i .- W1".K VHi'- QEFtr s "fi . ri t VJlf"V Kk- Vm., .1 r7 fiV ' : y ;iVfef. . , , .,f.L ... .. 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