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Officials Consider Horolc MoaKs
of Making Connections ton
Frankford Elevated
MAYOR LOSING PATIENCE
..... f roaeU nn njtrecmcnt with
isphlladdplila Hun'"' Trnnslt Co. for
ration or lie- "-""'":" "7.
m be mu iv --' --" "-.
tat : 5f the company, tomorrow or Mon
''I. .,...... f Hip Mnvor U renchlnir
i ine rV ' .i if i nlil. nn ne-
tn Tf tie , of the company to
r .. .inflnltn uteri Is taken
Jln'i ? ' V "V l,r u n nnislbllltr of
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",.i,l to Market strecv.
A.0, Frnnkronl elevated and connect
Irlth the eastern nnd western scctlonn
ef the city.
As Last Resort '
' Although Mayor Monre Is opposed to
the city's KolnR Into tho street railway
talnrM. It Is understood that bo Is
BS to fnvor nnr reasonable plan
I kh " HI brlnic action on the Frank
ford line, which Is simply wilting for
"Tnedty Is consldcrlnc bids for equip
ment, and may make awards within n
flBeMnlly Mayor Moore Informed Mr
Mitten that the city would be willing
to Ift tnc cpmp.ni, " ' :""
fnrd line it ine i. i. x. "'" I"-
K" n nnnunl dividend of 5 per
nt of the cost of tho line. Mr. Mlt
i " i.t i, nvrnlrt nlnre the nronosition
Lfore the executive committee of the
board of directors hnd before the stock
holders. DUl up 0 uiu im.ov"'- "-- "
""n,,?.1! I.. 'touch with transit affairs
lellcve the company docs not want to
".if iicolf fn onerntlon of the Frank-
fl tip un PBH nsnuruucu iti
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that the city will support n fare-In
... mnvp.
Tlify hh this seems to be borne out
br the Inst communication of Mr. Mlt-
ttn to jinynr .tioorc m u rci.ij iu
the city's proposition to the company
ir(llng operation of the line, tho com
miit's president said he hoped the city
itould see the justice In not opposing
in toerui'e m tares
Tht Maor has frequently said he be-
iivl the company should have more
money, but It Is known ho does not
propote to be stampeded by the com
ponj's attitude in demanding higher
farts nil over ns part of the considera
te to operate tho Frankford line.
Xo definite announcement regarding
U nut move to obtain an increaso In
firHilI be made by the company until
after Mr. Mitten's conference with the
MTor.
While it is known that the zone fare
lin is most favored by the P. It. T.,
so decision will be made on this until
public sentiment In every section of
the city hni been thoioughly tested.
BAGGAGE RATES GO UP
Union Transfer Co. Files New Tariff
With Commission
The Union Transfer Co. hns filed a
new tnrlff of rates with the Public
Bervtre Coinmiwdon, governing the
transfer of baggngc in Philadelphia,
Oerm.intown, Chestnut Hill and Itend
int. The new schedule becomes effective
on Septcmher 1.
The Union Transfer Co. has a system
o( zoucm. radluting out from each rail
road elation nud ferry termlnnl, by
which rates ore graduated. The new
tariff eliminates some zones nnd In
creases the rntes of bnggage in others.
In the most central zone the rates of
ill pieces excppt hand baggage are in
creased from fifty to seventy-five cents,
and hand baggage from thirty-five to
fifty cents.
In the next' set of zones the rntes ore
Increased from seventy-five cents to SI
and for hand bnggage from thirty -live
to fifty cents. In the third set of zones
the rate per piece is Increased from $1
to $1.2.", and In the fourth set of zones
from forty to fifty cents, nnd hnnd bog
te there from twenty-five to thirty
five cents.
FERRY LINE TO RESUME
Gloueester-Phlladelphla Company
and Employes Make Truce
..Tle Pnilndelphla-Olouccster ferry
line, which stopped running vesterdnv
nornlng at 0 o'clock in the face of
flemands by employes for Increased
je3, m resume operations today.
An announcement to this effect was
madp by fcrrybont employes and of-
Jls of the company. The employes
W resume work at their old pay rate
r..uinS uip decision of olliclnls upon
weir demands for an liiuri-BM.
After employes hnd sat around the
rry company's offlco for several hours
"ty feut a counter-proposition to John
Waters, superintendent of the line, ex
preMinj their willingness to resume
"UTS at an Inrrpnun nt li).ti.ti......
wnts a day Superintendent Waters
nnounccd that officials of tho company
would consider the proposal.
farmers, motorists nnd passengers
ho are accustomed to use the ferrv
?"'. forced to go to Camden to cross
to this city.
MacDonald
Men's New
Fall Hats
The superior style,
quality nnd comfort of
our hnts, for rnno and
young men, were never
more pleasingly demon
strated than by our
this Autumn's splendid
lines. All the new smart
small-brim models, and
the standard blocks,
r o represented in
greatest variety: in
cluding n full assort
ment of tho world
renowned "Stetsons."
no stylish shades are
goal Brown, Pecan
"rown, Olive, Oxford1
Gray.
CITY MAY BUILD . . dfc .
-OWN SUBWAY LINE
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Unusual English Caps by Ayers & Smith, of London
Business Hours 8)30 to Bt30
1334-1336 Chestnut Street
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MLLK. ANNUS KOURBT
Tho "most bcmitlful girl In France"
wa fuived from probable ilCAtli by
n Iirooklyn K. of C. dclcKate. .Mile.
Soliret appear wl In n bosket mis
pended over tlin heads of tho
mtdlcnco at n Park theatre. She
foil, but was caught In tho Amer
ican's arms
CITY hMI ACTED
N U. G. I. RATE CASE
Mayor Donles He and Cabinot
Agreed to "Stand Pat"
on Terms
ACTION PUT UP TO COUNCIL
The Mayor nnd his cabinet did not
agree yesterday to "stand pat" nnd re
fuse to change tho terms of the clty'n
lense with the United Oas Improvement
Co.
It wns reported that the Mayor and
departmental hends had determined not
to agree to nny changes In tho present
lense until 1027 becauso the city could
not afford to lose receipts of $3,000.-
000 paid nnnunlly Into the city treasury
! uniler tiio present lease.
The Mayor's statement follows
I "It is unfortunate that unauthorized
( ittnfnmnnfH which Rpnm tn nffpnt prnn
the stock market have gone out about
the United Ons Improvement Co. 8
proposition.
"Mr. Hodine has stated his case In
n letter Intended for the public. The
Mayor and his directors have not re
plied to that letter, nor did the cabinet
meeting yestcrdny give It more than
passing consldeintion.
"No action whatever was taken with
regard to the Ilodlnc letter nor wns any
policy outlined by the administration.
Wo are not taking hnsty netion in mat
ters of this importance. The liodino
letter has gone to Council, where, It
was my duty to send it, and in due
course it will have the careful con
sideration of that body nnd the Mayor."
WOOD ALCOHOL KILLS MAN
Mother Finds Michael King Dead
In Doorway
What tho police declare was "raw
moonshine." in which wood nlcobol was
the principal Ingredient, caused the
death of Michncl King, whose body wuh
found In the hnllwuy of his home nt
031 East Schiller btrect, shortly before
midnight.
' The man apparently was just able to
reach his home when the powerful
drink, of a pale yellow color, overcame
his senses. His mother, Mrs. Mary
King, and a brother, Vincent, found tho
body, and summoned Dr. It. M. Cox,
000 Enst Westmoreland street.
After working over King for Imlf nn
hour, the physician pronounced hlra
dead. Ho declared the contents of a
half-pint, bottle found In the man's
pocket were undoubtedly wood ulcohol.
King wns thirty-nine years old, and
unmarried.
DESTROYER OFF FOR TRIAL
Busy Week Ahead In Shipyards on
.Delaware River
The United States torpedo-bont de
stroyer Sturtcvant left the New York
shipyard. Camden, this morning on Its
official trial trip. It will go to the coast
of Maine.
The dedroyer Itcubcn James had its
builder's trial yesterday, and the offl
clal trial trip will be held Tuesday.
Wednesday the destroyer Childs will
be launched at tho New York shipyard.
This will leavo but two destroyers still
on tho ways nt the plant. The Childs
will be launched nimosi compn.nu.
WILLS PROBATED TODAY,
Wills probated today were.us follows:
Mrs. Ida It. Tschncr, 712 Ontario
street, $112,000; Kosnnna.K.crJy, C013
Chester avenue, ?io(wni, uwir
Gumpper, 2248 llucknoll. street S8500 ;
Florcnce'llundler. 215 South fhlrtJ
fifth street, $1)000;. Carrie .Kccd. .417(1
nidge avenue, $7881 ; Kresemla Urban.
1741 Wvlle street, SB000.. Inventories
of personal estates filed were; Robert
H Wheeler. S0400.C7;- Florence II.
James. $0015.41, and Harry 0. Landls,
$24,088.84.
& Campbell
$6 to $ 1 5
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BIG RECEPTION
FOR PHILA.
Eleanor Uhlt Who Collapsed
After Nervy Swim in Olym
pics, Coming Home
Had Been in Hospital and
Was Ordered Not to Com
pete in Race
Eleanor Ulil. tho nlnoW r.n..ttr.i.in
Rlrl who swam In the JlOO-meter race at
Antwerp when fIic wns so 111 that she'
collapsed at the finish, will be given n
.Miming welcome by ir frlon.U In
Vf.?' wben she returns home
Wednesday evening, September 22.
Tn,i m A ,Mpl:en. burgess of
hi l?ae,' nnd n special committee
fi?iMr,a?i,rj? for '.' l,ub,lc reception at
which nil the residents ,,f the Dela-
-K C?iin.tjr Sl,,,,lrb nl" be present. A
Rift will ho purchased by subscription
r i S'"Lbc Psented to Miss fhl.
I-ouIs 8. Mceargce. of I.ansdowne, is
treasurer of the committee.
Mlsi Lhl lives on Nvnck avenue.
Lnnsdownc. nnd was rcaliy the town's
representative mi the United States
women s swimming team nt the Ohm
1 ?5i I,,hol"f h. ""'""y "Pokcii of n "one
of Philadelphia's crack swimmers.
Hlic won n place on the team In com
petlon with the boNt girl swimmers of
the country, and great hope were
placed In her ability. In tho trials In
Antwerp she broke the Olympic record
in her first race. thr .100 m-tr... Tk.n
while the folks nt honip were rending
wiiii iriiic oi ner exploit, the Inns
downe swimmer wns taken sick, und
sent to the hospital In Autwerp, She
was forbidden to swim In tho finnN.
She had a high fever for two dajB.
any It seemed certain tlmt she would
be unable to compete.
Then, with the finals three days on",
she was discharged from the hospital,
but told under no circumstances must
sho enter the race. Hut because she
had been depended on to win second or
possibly even first place In the finals,
sho decided to chanco It, nnd though
111 she took her place on the diving
Deatlis of a Day
Lieutenant Cleon E. Krouse t
Lieutenant Cleon E. Krouse, for
merly of tlic Canadian Iloyal Flying
Corps, died last night in the Pennsyl
vania Hospital of diabetes contracted
from drinking poisoned water while
fighting the Germans. He is the son of
Clnrence A. Krouse, of Peyton nnd
Redman avenue, Haddonflcld, N. J.,
who is mayor of Stono-Harbor.
Lieutenant Krouse survived three
flight accidents. The firsfwas during
practice In Cnnnda, In which he was
badly Injured. The ccond was similar,
in which ho was slightly Injured, nnd
the third was on the Fourth of July,
this year, in Wlldwood. when he wns
making pnsscnger flights.
Last Saturday nfternoon Ivrouso,
who wns twcnly-flve years old, at
tempted flights for the first time since
his last accident, nnd went up In the
air twice. Upon alighting the second
Minn hi. hppnmo 111. nnd Ills condition
became worse, aud on Sunday he fell
Into- a state of coma. He was taken
to the Pennsylvania Hospltnl, where he
remained unconscious until his death.
Captain John Carlln
Captain John CnrHn, fifty-six years
old. u veteran employe of tho lrnnK
ford Arsenal, and during the war n cap
tain in the ordnanco corps, wns
burled this afternoon from the home of
his daughter, Mrs. James E. 8tevcnnon,
051 Enst Schiller street. Services were
held at St. Stephen's P. E. Church,
nnd interment wns nt North Cedar
II 111 Cemetery. Oavptaln Cnrlln Is sur
vived by three sons and three duughters,
as well as his widow. Mrs. Itay L. Car
lln. He was n member of the American
Legion, the P. O. 8. of A. and the
Industrial Lodge F. and A. M.
Thomas B. Fitzgerald
Thomas 11. Fitzgerald, on Insurnncc
broker, died yesterday at his home 414
North Fourth street, Camden, follow
ing an illness of several weeks. Ho
was fifty-nine years old. Mr. Fitz
gerald Is survived by his widow nnd
one Mill, -uriis, wooi is uu u. mj
through the West. Efforts are being
made to locate him. Deceased was a
member of Trimble Lodgo of Masons.
The funeral will take place on Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Qleason
Oahlyn, N. J., Sept. 10. Mrs. Chris
tine Glcason. forty-nlno years old, wife
of Robert Gleason, of 23 Reechwood
nvonue, died Wednesday after a week's
illness. She leaves her husband and
four children.
MISS IDA V. ECKERT TO WED
At the home of James Eckcrt, acting
battalion chief of Fire Department,
M Helgrado
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p f'IIunBperBe
street, tonight his (laugh
V. Eckert. nnd George
nsnerccr will be married. Mr.
Hunsperger is well known in shipping
circles as assistant in the operating de
partment of FurnesH, Withy & Co.
The ceremony will be followed by a din
ner. Mr. and Sirs, nunsperger will
pass their honeymoon nt Niagara Falls.
Increase Youilncome
Investments generally are yielding
higher rates of interest. A careful
survey of available securities -will
reveal opportunities for improve
ment in income, consistent -with
safety. Our experience enables us
to recommend -well secured invest
ments. BROWN
PHILADELPHIA
iNcwyork
:fe
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IS PLANNED
GIRL SWIMMER
KLKAXOH UHL,
Phllndelphln girl swimmer of
Olympic team, who collapsed dur
ing her race. Sho had been In a
hospital and was ordered not to
compete. Miss t'hl Is on her way
home, and n big reception awaits
her
Ann fnr tho .100. motor ovent. Though
too ill to comii nearly to the top of lice
form, the plucky girl swam with the
world's best, and managed to mnko
fifth placo, thus scoring for her team.
She was so exhausted that sho collapsed
at the finish, and had to be dragged out
of thu water.
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SHIPYARD FUTURE IN DQUBT
Launching of William Penn Last
Planned by Pusey & Jones
Thr Pusey & Jones shipyard nt
Gloucester will have its last launching
Wednesday when the William Penn, a
12.500-ton cargo carrier, will go down
sldcwlso. There will be no work started
on ships until the plant Is returned to
the Pusey & Jones Co. or Is sold. The
Bhlp will not be launched completed like
tho Inst two ships finished nt the plant
but will bo token to Crnmpfl' shipyard
to have its boilers nnd engines Installed.
The officlnls of the plant do not know,
they sny, what the future will be. The
plant will close down ns soon as the
Penn Is launched. Much depends on the
action of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict ot Columbia which will near the
claim of the company against the United
States shipping board which wants to
for
foreclose a DinnKet mortgage
So.000,000 ou the Wilmington
Gloucester plants.
and
SERVANT HELD AS THIEF
Woman Accused of Taking Clothing
From Employer's Home
Charged with the larceny of clothing,
silk underwear nnd groceries from the
home of H. It. Xnthanson, 427 West
Horttcr street, Mount Airy, Marie von
Gcmundcn, thirty-eight years old, had
a hearinc before Magistrate Pcnnock
this morning hi the Germuiitown police
station. The woman, who gave no nn
dress, said she was n nntlvo of Ger
many. According to Natlmnson. dls
eovery of the theft was made after her
discharge from his employ ns n domestic
u month ago. Detcctlvp Corry, of the
(icrmiititown station, who arrested her,
says she is wanted by the Atlantic City
nollce.
Magistrate Pcnnock held tho nccused
under $1000 ball for a further hearing
Sunday.
Briscoe- Leader Ol?
light Weigh Car
In companion with other
lightweight cara, the Briscoe hi
many exclusive feature! to it
advantage feature! that mean
economy in upkeep. Became of
this, the Driicoo is today one of
the most popular lightweight
cars on Philadelphia's thorofares.
Let us prove this "leader of
lightweight cars" in actual
demonstration.
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Fourth and Chestnut Streets
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CLAIM $22,290 LOSS
ON FRANKFORD V
Mayor Gots Domahd"
Amorican Brldgo Co.
From
for
Recompense for Dolay
ASKS FOR LEGAL OPINION
The Smith administration. Senator
Edwin II. Vore and the P. II. T. Co.
nre oil partly responsible, according to
a htatcment made by Mayor Moore to-
ilnv. fnr n "mnrnl ..inlm" mrnlnst' tllC
city presented by the American Rrldgc
1
Thp plnlm In for 22.20n tint to delay
In construction of tho Frankford ele
vated. The claim was referred to the
Mayor by Director Twining. Mayor
Moore Indicated that he would oppose
the payment of this "mornl datm" un
less It received the approval of the city
solicitor, to whom he has referred it.
The Mayor Ismicd a statement cov
ering the matter after the claim had
been presented to him. It follows :
"The orlglnnl contract provided that
flin prpptlon nf thn step! work should
begin Juno G.v 1010," said tho Mayor
"the city hnvlng previously nwnrueu
to Edwin II. Vnro the contract for the
construction of the foundation for tho
steel work. The steel people fcem 10
have been rendy to go ahead with the
work in accordance with the terms of
the contract, but the foundation work
was delayed, partly due to wur con
ditions nnd rising costs.
"The orlglnnl Vare contract was for
$23,870, and the American Rrldgc con
tract for $280,000. The transit com
miiiv wns Invnlvpil In this transaction
because of the delay In spreading Its
trnckH, nbout the cost of which there
wns n dlsnnte. The tracks were not
moved until early in 1017, nnd partly
Ik cause of this delay the contractor for
the column foundations, Mr. Vare,
filed n claim for cancellation of the con
tract becauso of changing conditions.
This wns agreed to by the old ndmlnU
trr.tlon. "Subsequently Mr. Vnro rebid on the
work, finishing It up nbout November,
1017, nt a cost of approximately $48,
000. All this time the American Bridge
Co. was held up and unable to proceed.
The Mayor has heretofore set his' face
against moral claims, but ns In the case
of the Kcj stone Construction Co. for
work done around City Hall, he hns re
ferred tho mntter to the city solicitor."
CHILD IS ABANDONED
Baby la Left on Steps of Home on
Chew Street
"This child has been baptized a
Catholic. Please find her n home."
This note, pinned to the blanket In
which n onc-month-old abandoned bnby
wns found wrapped on the step of the
home of George A. Kleckncr, C321 Chew
street, is thponly clue the police have
to her Identity. The baby Is healthy,
has blue eyes, light brown hair, anil
wore a neni wnitc cires-s anu wnuc
knitted sack. Tho blanket was blue.
The chlhl was sent to the Philadel
phia Hospital.
Rotarlana Organize In Vlneland
Vlnclnml, ,N. .!., Sept. 10. Fifteen
merchants met in the Hotel Mnrettl
nn.1 nff.nnt9p,1 ilia Vtnplnnil Rntnrv
Club. W. Howard Sharp was chosen
president nnd A. L. Williams secretary.
Diamond
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Showing tlie exquisite new
jarotuciaas of this EatablisJtmcnt
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Fall and Winter Suits
priced $JiS and upward.
Overcoats, "Slip-on" and
Chesterfield modeU, .0 and
upward.
Double - breasted overcoats,
ulsters and ulsterettes, fi5
and upward.
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Seven-year-old boy who was truck
und hilled by a, motortruck on his
way to his homo nt 125 Bast Wll-
lord street, from school
NEIGHBOR RESCUES
3
Carries Mothw, Wife and Baby
to Safety as O'Connor
Homes Burn
PAINT ON STOVE AFIRE
George Graham, of 1240 South Twen-ty-third
street, saved threo generations
of n family from flro this morning when
Michael O'Connor's home, at 1240 South
Twenty-third street, wns set ablaze by
paint which boiled over on the kitchen
range.
O'Connor had set the paint on the
stove to soften. It took fire, nnd he
tried to carry It outdoors. He tripped
In opening n screen door, nnd the burn
ing pnlnt wns spilled on the floor. The
flames spread quickly.
Hearing O'Connor's shouts. Grnhnm
ran from his erocery store nt tnc cor
ner, entered the house nnd carried out
O'Connor's mother, Mrs. Mary O'Con
nor, seventy-eight years old.
The fin? spread to the house next
door, at 1244. occupied by Mrs. O'Con-
nor's daughter. Mrs. .Mnry Wlcnn. Hhc
was helpless there with her new-born
infant. Grnhnm made his way through
the smoke that filled the house nnd
curried mother nnd child to fcnfctjv
Michael O'Connor's anus were burn
ed in his efforts to put out the flro. He
wns treated nt n drug s'tore. The prop
erties were damaged to the extent of
nbout S1000.
Dutch Ask German Trade Aid
Tho Hague, Sept. 10. Alarmed by
the low exchunge value of Dutch money
In North orfd South America, Dutch
Importers and exporters hnve urged the
government to take ouvaningc ot lioi
land's credit to Germany to obtain for
I tnem prciercnce in ucrrmin iraue,
Bracelets
GENERATIONS
Clothes Sense
I Are you one of the men who bought a
"cheap" suit last Spring?
$ How do you feel about it now did you
really get a good suit at a low price or
simply a "cheap" suit at about what it
was actually worth?
Did you have any pleasure or satisfaction in wear
ing the cheap suit, and did it make a favorable
impression with your friends?
4J If you want "real" clothes this season and at a fair
price, come see us. We cannot sell you a suit at
$200 because good suits cannot be made to sell
at that price. But if you want to invest a fair
amount in clothing that will give 100 cents' worth
of value for every dollar you spend, then we are
the peopfte whom you should see.
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M'SWINEYMtiti;
PASSES BAD NIGHT
Do Valora May Aok Lord Mayor
to Discontinue Hunger Strike.
Life Considered Too Valuable
COLBY SEEKS INFORMATION
By tho Associated Press
London, Sept. 10. -Terence Mac
Swlncy, lord mayor of Cork, passed n
bad night In Brixton prison, whero he
Is continuing his hunger strike, which
began August 12, nays a bulletin issued
this morning by tho Irish Relf-Dctcr-tnlnntlon
League. He is suffering great
pain In his arms, legs nnd back nnd
complains of n feeling of dizziness nnd
numbness, but is still conscious.
Corh, Sept. 10. In view nf the firm
stand tho government nppears to be
maintaining In fnee of tho nppcnls for
the release of the hunger strikers, n
report has started In Cork thnt the last
minute Intervention may come from
Enrnonn Do Vnlcrn, "president of the
Irish republic." According to this
rumor, the Boureo ot which cannot do
ascertained. De Vnlern Is cxnected to
cable Lord Mayor MacSwlney that his
life is too valuable to the Irish cause
to sacrifice and ordering him to break
his fast.
Dublin, Sept. 10. Tho cntiro tram
way service In Dublin will bo sus
pended for two hours today to en
able the employes to march to a mass
for Lord Mayor JlncSwlncy.
Now York, Sept. 10. The Irish Pro-
fvppadlvn T.nntmn nnnnnnpprl hprn rnstftf.
dar that Secretary of State Colby had
cabled the American consul nt Cork for
n full report on Patrick Joseph Mur
phy, hunger-strike prisoner In Jail
there, who Is said by the league to be
n citizen of tho United States.
Murphy was born In Lynn, Mass., In
1804, officials of the league asserted,
adding thnt they hnd nppcaled to Prcs
Iden Wilson In his behalf. Secretary
Colby's cable was said to hnve been
dispntched today as a result of this ap
peal. The Itev. Mother M. M. English, of
Whitehall, Mont., on nrrivlng here to
day on the stenmshlp Knlserln Auguste
VIctnrln. announced thnt the Htntc De
partment probably would be asked to In
vestigate the search nf its baggage and
seizure of his letters by soldiers in Ire
land. He declnred his protests that he
was nn American citizen were Ignored.
Stammering:
Stuttering nnd !tisltnttnir In Speech
Cnn Ii Curril.
DON'T HK HANIHCArrED
PlitsKK for th correction of eDwch com-mn-
wek of September 13.
Write for booklet and call for personal
interview.
CentrM WAk. North Hide. Wmt Bide.
1121 Arch Nt. 1013 Lehiith Ave. Ill H. 82d St.
A VISIT to Whitman's is a
regular part of the trip
downtown by discriminating
shoppers.
Open in the eventno till eleven
thirty tor srxta and tor
candles.
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Father English wild that as 14
Knlserln August? Victoria approadbw
her dock English pusFeneers bornbaiw
with oranges a Sinn Fein flag be b4
raiscu. ,
Washington, Sept. 10. Tho statement
of Lloyd George that Terence Mae-;-Swlncy,
lord mayor of Cork, has been a
port of a "gang of murderers" was an
sworcd yesterday by the Friends of Irish '
Vrppdom with tho ell Br re that mich it
statement was merely an attempt on th
part of the Kngllsh premier to evade rf-i
sponHlbllity nt the eleventh hour for thn
"murder" which his government was
nbout to commit.
"The statement of Lloyd Georn.
limnde public In the American press to
day, thar Terence aincwwincy, lorfl
mayor of Cork, will be allowed to die
because he was a leader of a 'gang of
murderers' In Ireland Is nn eleventh
hour attempt by tho English premier to ;
Justify tho murder of tho lord mayor In
an Rngllsh prison which has absolutely
no foundation In fact," says the state
ment of the Friends of Irish Freedom.
"Terence MacBwIncy. according to
the statement of the British Govern
ment Itself, was arrested while in thtf
performance ot his duties as an official
of the Irish republican government and
while no was in the ouiccs or tne uor
noratlon of Cork. Ho wns sentenced to
two years' imprisonment for having In
his possession a police code, a copy of
thp rcsoluUon passed by tho Cork Cor
poration, and n copy of his own speech.
There wan nt no time In tho proceedings
nf this court-martial nny suggestion by
tho English military forces which con
ducted the affair of any other charge
ngalnst tho lord mayor."
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Only Today
and Tomorrow
to get in on
This Last and
Final Week
of Perry's
Closing Sale
at
HALF PRICE
"You never know your
luck!" Still bargains
for some people in
these Last Two Days
of this Final Closing
Sale of what is left of
the bdd lots and broken
sizes of Spring and
Summer Suits woolen
Suits, Palm Beach and
Mohair Suits, etc., etc,
and remainders of some
Winter Overcoats and
Fur Collar Coats that
arrived late last season
all to be sold today
and-tomorrow only, at
Exactly One Half their
former Prices!
A few $60 Fur Collar Coats
left to be closed out at $30.
A few Winter Overcoats that
were $50, $60, $75 to be
closed out at $25, $30,.
$37.50.
Still
that
to
some Suits of all sizes
were $50, $60 to $80
be closed out at $20. J
$25. $30 to $40
Small Sizes
Especially!
Bargains for
Bous wearing
Long Trousers!
New Pall Suits
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shades, cut on lines com-1
bining distinction and'
good taste.
College and
High School Men
will be interested in our
complete lines of Mack
inaw Coats. Come and'
see them!
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