BfJf K "W 'Mil? -T"fat'y ." - -- --n, asp " ..'.... ' w." V SBoLLi ' at a M WsW $784,0OOBin TODAY fssuo Will Fall Unloss This Sum Is Subscribed by 3 o'clock PAY RISE BLOCKS ISSUE Though the board of city trusts bid for ?100,000 worth of tne $1,000,000 school loan today, there remains the turn of ?784,000 to be rnlsed by .1 o'clock thh afternoon, oV the loan falls. Today's bids, for bonds up until 11 .vinrk had aggregated $11C,400, includ ing the large block requested by the ' llOSrrt 01 Clljr liunw. ... ., With what already had been sold this makes ft total of $210,000 for which kids have been accepted sltyo the be inning of the "over the counter" sale it the Philadelphia National Hank. The sale will succeed or fall between noon nnd 3 o'clock. If the entire mil lion has not been subscribed by tne offl rlol closing hour, under the law nil lids accepted must be returned. It In said that the school board could make the loan n success by simply ns urlng the citizens' committee that the moner would be used to give the tench - ms of "10 P"bllc scll00ls n nat 20() iucrcsse In pay. Given this assurance, according to K Pusey Pnssmore, president of the Jlink of North America, and chnirman f the citizens' committee, his com mittee could undertake to guarantee the ian . . .r i.. Without this assurance- the commit tre will give no such .guarantee. They will do nothing against the loan. Mr. 1'ns more explained recently, nnd thoy wish It well and hope the entire nniount will be subscribed. "It is merely a matter of common ffnse." said Mr. Passmore, in ex plaining the attitude of the committee. The commlttco strongly ndvocntcs the $200 flat Increase Tho Board of Education Is divided ns.to tho method that should be followed In giving the tmchers more money. Half the board advocates tho $200 flat increase, the other half wants to give the teachers a 100 bonus Jind put in force tliu Dick .in fnr ndvanclni: the salary schedule. Though urged to dellnc its position, the board has refused to ranko nny plans until after the lonn hits gone through and the sale of the board's aurplus property held. LAWN FETE FOR CHURCH St. Francis de Sales Parish to Have Five-Day Affair A lawn fete will begin this evening at the Church of St. Francis do Sales, at Forty-seventh street nnd Hnltimore remit, to continue for five cveuincs. In cluding next Monday. The proceeds nrc for the general fund of the church. The fete will be on n two -acre tract ef ground, bought recently by the church at u cost or jsmim.iiuu. 'J. lie trust us part of the old Wilson cstnte for many years, it wns tne site or tne noted old Cherry Tree Inn, the first outpost nf Philadelphia's hospitality in tie om nays, to travelers coining rrom Baltimore nnd the South. On the property purchased by tho church is nn , ancient roionini nouse, wnicn tor tne (resent Is belug used by the commercial classes of the parish school. Parish Mldinas ultimately will he put on the new ground. The lawn fete is partly in preparation for the consecration of the church. hlch will take place In November, on the ninth anniversary of the dedication of the edifice. A Catholic church may not be consecrated until it has bceu freed from debt. The ttt. Hev Mon- lijnor M. J. Crane is rector of St. rraneii de Sales. WILL MOTOR TO CALIFORNIA Man and Wife With Six Children to Camp by Roadside Sidnej K. Fuller." 21W1 Multifold street hi wife nnd six children will lfaio late todai for California bv mi- toinoMlo. They arc tnkiuK n full lamping outfit nnd plan to enmp nil the ay. The trip will take several weeks, according to Mr Fuller, bccoitse thev will stop off jit Hillsdale, Mich . to vmt relatives Sponkinc of the long Journey, Mrs. Jullcr haiil : "We do not liitlcipnte any trouble at all. My husband huh flilien n ear for innny years mid our 'West boy. Asher, is sixteen, mid knows lot nbotit automobiles. Severn! years aco we planned to irn in ('.illf.ii-nln HiU "way, but thought the children were too young uid friends of ours live in Fill rnore. Calif., ulildi In 1 .... . gcles. and wo will stop with them until t- um unit a iioiiso. .My lttiblinnd Is n winder, and. if ni'cessnrv t, will lmv uround and build a house. ' . r. i iiiier was busy ntteiiillng to final dctiiils. but reinnrkcd with n giln tn he hoped to show people that he rntild do other things. with his car bo fidea park It. Not long ago be held the parking record of Philadelphia, jwien he left his machine In front of nls lininc for a year. During that time tried the engine once u month, but never drove us fnr as the corner. WILL VIEW PIER SITES An lnnittin ..f ..I.... t .1... "elawaro riVlT from Mnrl.-t tn I'lmrra Hretts will he made this afternoon by $iajnr Moore and Director Sproule. nf ) U!,r Vh J)neks nn'l Ferries. The sum HI SIlTiflO (VIII So .,..!.l.l r ..l t ' '-,"' " l'",ni,"il illl I,'IM 111 iin v ,nl,trat'('n,s $27,00O,(HM) lonn -.. I'uiiiitviog ine inspection trip tno flavor nnr tin. ,11.... .,,.. ...Ill t... .... pnielsl call on Admiral HinrheH. com. inandant of the Tlilln.l..li,Mii N'nw lard, ' TLANTJC CITY TAKES TO WATER LIKE DUCK wing Lives iot Even Exciting Comes of an "1 (I Sin a OoiieejioiiifeiU Ahmtic City. N. .1.. Sent, in. Mai ns People f,om .11B ,rKBl., .fowii to ""i Jones's locker comes perfect! 0,urnl to MnilMlm. m,.i.,i..i .. .,.,.. AttaMIe flu e! ' '""" isTl'niJ" "y'y-two hours she lias yb,iVPlll.,'r8,',t by. PlunjelliK into r" r., i t0 r,"m'm' imperiled bnth- Mrh w1rmJ.nBY,)h,turl'y. ""vice for he best .:.... .".y..li.('',"0,l.',l-v l.wu,"!, ind. -""""-m umi uoiKliieli It can n'thl'huiiitiw,"s,t,,' nst natural thing '5 beach pntrnmen. n 'hai-.l ,,,,ii 'hen th- nnl ", Washington, bothers,. ill FX2 '"". '""''Wilmington, nfloat -v burins arrived, aitcr'h ma,n KOMovUP. Casualties - ,fad or Compensation i i .i . i Los Angeles, Sept. 15. (By A. y0 One hundred nnd slxly acci dent and injury claims were filed ncre today with the Workmen's Stale Industrial Commission by Ao-tlon-pjcture netora nnd notrcsscs who took part In a battle scene that was photographed last week. Of the claimants by far the larger nuirfber were women. CHARGES REGISTRARS ARE RUDE TO WOMEN Mrs. Loeb Lodges Complaint! With Mayor, Saying Condi tions Are Objectionable, Swirls of tobacco smoke in a polling place ore bad enough when women go1 i n-gisier,- nc,coriiing to-.Mrs. llose tl. I.ocb, but when tho registrars net ns though women were unwclcomo In truders, then something should be done nt once. That wns tho complaint brought by Mrs. Loeb to the Mayor's office today. She is n member of the Ilcpubllcan state committee's advisor board nnd lives Jn the Mnjcstto Hotel in the eighth division of the Twentieth ward. "I went to tin: polling place vesttr day,", Mrs. Loeb told Durrell Sinister, the Mayor's secretary. "I found that the registrars had the names of women ulmOHt hopelessly mixed. "The place was reeking with tobacco smoke nnd some of the men used ob jectionable language. The women had to stand while being registered. "Many of tho women on the assessor's book had been listed tinder their hus band's name with the prefix, 'Mrs.' JVlien they called to register the regis trars wero ns uisagrceaoie as they could bo about It." The Dolllnc nlnce Is nt Thirteenth and Flora streets? In the ward where Liavia 11. Lane is lender. Tho women complained yesterday to tho registration commissioners' who sent an Inspector tin nt once. The rcgistrntlou went more smoothly after that. FLOOD OF INCOME TAXES $11,000,000 Paid Government Here for Third Quarter Approximately $11,000,000 1ms been paid to the Government In income taxes for the third quarter, which ends today, The cashier's office, lloom 202, on the second floor of the Federal Pulldtng, Ninth nnd Chestnut Htrcets, wn open until 0 o'clock Inst night. I'phrnim Lederer, collector of internal revenue, has arranged to have the office open until 10 o'clock tonight for the accom modation of those who -wait until the last minute. Yesterday morning's mall brought more than 4000 checks.to the collector's office. "Tnxablcs." said Mr. Lederer yesterday, "nre taking advantage ot the mall and bending checks! thereby saving time caused by waiting in line. IJesides the checks serve ns n receipt. More taxes have been paid by checks this quarter than any time In my term of office." "The largest amounts, however, will not be paid until today," said Mr. Led erer, "because the big corporations and heavy Individual taxpayers delay until the last day, to save Interest." Approximately 10.000 payments have been made on IIO.OOO tax bills mailed. In many instances tnxables are making their final payments this quarter, which will reduce the totnl figures for the close of the fiscal year. Mr. Lederer said that he expected i by tonight that virtually all payments! due this quarter would be made, lie does not expect the collection of any great amount of tax with penalty added. MUTE ATHLETES 16 WED Prospective Bride and Groom Both Played on School Teams A marriage licence was i.nucd today to Jobepli Hubln, twenty-four years old, 515 Poplar street, and Lthel Hosen berg, nineteen jenrs old, of OIKI (inrrctt street, both being mutes. ISoth Joseph and Kthel are athletic, having played on the baseball nnd bas ketball teums of their respective schools, Tillii! Itosenberg, the girl's sister, nceoinpnnled the couple to give the information required. The girl went to tlii Mt. Airy School and the boy to the New York School for tho Deaf. UotU have graduuted from their schools, but the bridegroom -elect plays with the baseball team of the New York School. The couple are going to be married Oc tober 17. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES David II. LoWnir. U. H. navv. und Aunea jIcCIonKcy, JiSlS I.nrebwooU t. Moses Terry. 7novallaco nt.. and I.amatln Mann. 1003 Wood nt. (leorgc D SelttTH. Mil" Coral tt.. and Kiln M. Warner, ii( ; iwn lano. Samuel Tcblum. 71! Fair-mount aw.. Anna Filedman. 810 Brie ave. rrancla A. Diamond. I.ufaettt, l'a., i:ilnor It. Dixon, lloxlwrousli, Fa. JumeH 11. llrokonbUKh, U13 1-omb.ird at Carrie Hlnten, 11US Lombard nt. Kdward A Bovle. (107 N Kith at . i,nvi.nrn T' r.,f.r. (isns Wheeler at and and and and and Cloyd H. O'Mansberner. Manuvunlt. Ta., Anna U Cruwther. Manayunk. l'a. Joseph P. Carty. New York city, and Anna Hi SullUan. Chestnut Hill. l'a. Walter Jncksbn, 2S0 Hpruca at . and Francis Mount. 1H21 MontKoim-ry nve. Tl emus nossa. V H nay, and Anna Can- nesa. iuii ;uurrm m. Wllllum J Parka. Jr . ll)l!S Carpenter St.. ami Mary E. Jennlnirs. 140 W York st. John II. OaKer. 'JOSS Martha st.. and Anna II Nugllley 2034 Martha t Charles O. Till. 837 S Allison st . and May II. Kellett. lit) 13 N" .Mudder st. UuaVno Ochs. 470 N. tth at . ond Helen Achuff. I'll Levis st Benny cfnuulno. 141B S 17th st. and Mftrla Trlnehero. lifllll N. Phllln at James F Williams. 5411 Thompson st and (Iraca I.OKUO. 1221 N. B3d t Joseph Collins. 181.1 H 27th st . and Anna Jonnstun, 2740 Wharton Ht Thomas O Fltchett. 135 N 5Sth st . and Ada Waller, 1740 Addlaon at HEROINE for Madeline Schendel, Who Aquatic Family friend of the fonner hnd disappeared in nu excited crowd. Little N lined udvisedl with respect In the latest heroine of the Mirf for she Is small in stature and trim of build. "It whs nothing at nil," she in sisted composedly. "Those people were in trouble nnd I went out and helped stive them. Danger? 1 never thought it. Why should 1, when, I nm perfectly at 1 ic lu all kinds of water. "Swim? I've been u duck in tjin water as long as I can remember. They used to drop me overboard when I wns a little kid and tell me to swim, nnd that's what I did. It is a good way to learn." Miss Schendel comes nnturiill by her swimming ability. Her mother. Mrs, Mnx Schendel, oikc swum the Hudson river and still delights In long swims. Her sister, Dorothy, live cars old, "swims like u fish' v Max Schendel, her father. Is a buyer for a store horo and n swimmer also, Tho Scliendels 'lived In Philadelphia about ten years ago. ' EyfeKTJST(f IUBMO EMR-PmLEIiPHl., WEDNESDAYS r i.i '- 4 1 ' i ' f WOUNDED W " 7 '? .. .i, ' i is,vAtumkxb- rhjj:mMmmtiKliWk J. Frank Cojielnnd, an art teacher, took nrclnAs of wounded soldiers in the Maine coast for it summer's skcltiilng and has Just returned enthusiastic over the results achieved. Tho photograph shows the class working from n model on the" const nt llootlibay Harbor. FISTS FLY IN COURT AS DEFENDING LAWYER FIGHTS PROSECUTOR Hiram 'Hathaway, Representing Alleged Robbers "Mixes It" With W. J. McCarter A lawyer und ru assistant district attorney engaged In fisticuffs in the office of Magistrate Pugh, Prospect Park, following a heated argument. Irrrnm Hathaway, n Chester lawyer, and William J. McCarter, an assistant district attorney, yesterday forsook ora tory and used their ftstn on each other with telling effect. The trouble started nt he hearing ot two men charged with being implicated in robberies in Del aware county. Hnthaway was defending them, nnd in summing up paid his re spects in uncomplimentary fashion to the state constabulary, remarking that "about the only thlrig they ever did in this vicinity was to protect tho resi dence of Governor Sproul. During his nrgument Hathaway Is alleged to have raised Jils arm in tho direction of McCurtcr. The young prosecutor evidently thought Hathaway, who is about fifty-five ears of age, u-Mlo Aredrtpr i not vet thirty, was about to strike blni, nnd grabbed Hatha- way's nrm. A lively mix-up lonowca and Hathaway was thrown to tho floor. His eyeglasses were broken and his hat crushde. , Deputy Sheriff Shaw, of Norwood, got mixed up In the affair nnd grabbing Hathaway by tbe collar ushered him out of the door of the office. Hathaway later returned nnd emphatically ex pressed his opluion to Magistrate Pugh regarding the manner ho had been treated. Hathawny's clients were held under $800 bail each for their appear ance at the uext term of criminal codrt. Deaths of a Day PIONEER SUFFRAGIST DIES Mrs. Troup Had Notable Career as Women's Rights Champion New Haven, Conn.. Sept. 15. Mrs. Augusta Lewis Th-oup. widow of Alex ander Troup, tho founder of the New Haven Union, died at her home here yesterday after nn Illness of several months. She was one of the suffrage and educational leaders of the East. She also was n pioneer nmoug women to do journalistic work in this country. Mrs. Troup wns born in New York city and most of her girlhood days were spent on Ilrooklyn Heights, where she lived with her guardian, the late Isaac Unldwiti Ouger. Thrown upon her own resources after the Civil War, she con tributed to many newspapers. She learned typesetting u few years later Sho formed the llrst union of Women Typographical Workers in this countiy. after she, Susan IJ. Anthony and Elizabeth Cndy Stanton hnd been discharged as compositors on the New York AVorld at the demaud of the men's union She is survived by two sons, Alex ander Troup, editor of the New Haven Union, nnd Postmaster Philip Troup, of New Haven. Sir William Babtle, V. C. Loudon, Sept. 15. The death Is an nounced of Lieutenant General Sir William Hubtie, V. C. of the British medical service, while passing n holiday in Belgium. Sir William Babtle served as prin cipal director of mcdlcnl services In the Mediterranean during the operations In Gnlllpoli, Egypt and Snlonlca, In 1015 111, nnd us director and later inspector of inedicnl services at the war office. He served In South Africa on the stuff of the natal army, and was pres ent nt all the actions for the iciief of r nilrHinltli nnd in the subsenuent opera tions in Natal and Eastern Transvaal He wns awarded the Victoria cross in the South African War, in 18011 He was born lu WoV Berthold Oppenhelmer Heitliold Oppenhelmer, for many years prominent In building nnd loan and Jewish fraternnl societies, died es terday at his home, ,'18.'I0 North Smed ley street. Heart trouble was the cause of death. .Mr. Oppenhelmer, who wns sixty four years old, formerly conducted a men's furnishing storo nt UOllll Glrard nenue. He wus treasurer of four build ing and loan ussoclatlous and vice presi dent of nnother. He was treasurer of Itappaport Lodge, No, 23, Independent Order of the Free Sons or Israel. Mrs. Luclen Keith Word has been received here of the death of Mis. Elizabeth J. Sharpless Keith, member of n family socially prominent in Philadelphia. Mrs. Keith died suddenly early yesterdny at Mur ray bay, Canada. She and her bus band, Luclen Keith, u lawyer and for mer mayor of Wnrrenton, Va., were traveling in Canada. T. W. Sharpless. of Chestnut Hill, a brother of Mrs. Keith, received word of the death yesterday. Before her marriage Mrs. Keith lived at 1418 Wal nut street. She was n daughter of the late Samuel J. Shurpless. Besides her husband and T. W. Sharpless, she is survived by nnother brother, S. F. Shnrpless, nt present in California, and a sister, Mrs. Charlotte M. Wain, of Westtown, Pa. Mrs. Keith was u member of the Acorn nnd other clubs. Sons of Israel for tho last twenty-seven years, nnd also treasurer of liar Sinai Lodge, No. 8, of the B'nai B'rlth for upward of twenty years. He also was a inemlr of the Odd Fellows. SOLDIERS SKETCH VICTIMS OF WAR FOUND INSPIRATION IN SKETCHING Art Teacher Enthusiastic Over Result of Vacation Class With Wounded in Maine J. Frank Copelnnd, one of the teach ers ut tho School of Industrial Art, 020 South Broad street, returned to riilladelphla today uftcr a month's sketching trip at Boothbay Harbor, Me. He wns accompanied by eleven cr-sol-dlers whom he Is instructing. "Like mnny artists," ho said, "I make a yearly pilgrimage to Maine during the summer months, nnd nm usually nccompunicd by some of my school students. This' year eleven o; the forty-eight ex-soldlers and sailors 1 nnve been teaching since last terra went with me. They are nil fellows who were cither bndly wounded or con tracted serious illnesses during their wartime enlistment. The government la doing nil It possibly can to help these men learn a profitable profession if tho ex-servlce men have particular talent in the branch they select. ''The eleven who made the trip to Maine wero all in pretty good physi cal shape. The government thought the combined vucatlon and work would be most beneficial, and it was. We used to call John Leahy "Needles" because of his spnreness. Ho gained fourteen pounds up in the pine woods, nnd now his pals nre trying to think of a now cognomen. "All of the bovs are talented, but quite a number show promise of being 'comers' in the field of illustration. TO GREET K. C. DELEGATES Supreme Knight Flaherty to Get Re ception on Return From Europe The Philadelphia Chapter of the Knights of Columbus is making ar rangements for a great public demon stration by members of the order upon tho arrival of Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty and the Philadelphia mem bers of the order, who will return Mon day from,abroud. The party is sched uled to arrive In New York Imrbor on next Monday morning. A committee, consisting of the of ficers of the Philadelphia chapter, and a large delegation of Philadelphia knights will leuvo Philadelphia early Monday morning on n special train for New York. They will escort Mr. Flaherty and his party to Philadelphia. At 7:110 p. in. members of the twenty councils affiliated with the Philadel phia chapter will assemblo on tho Pork way west of Fifteenth street. I'pon the arrival in Broad Street Station of the supreme knight, the procession will leave nnd follow the following route : East on the Parkway to Broad, to Chestnut, to Sixth, to Market, to Broad, to (Jirard uve, to tne lieaunuarters.wnere nddresses wll be made by men prominent in the nation, state, city nnd order. "CRANK'S" SISTER ESCAPES State Police Lose Her Trail In Pitts burgh and Abandon Search There Julia Pusquale, sister of "The Crank," arrested in the kidnapping of Blnkcly Coughliu nnd who, Pasquale, Miys, was given custody of the child, hns disappeared completely, and hope of locating her' und the missing baby in I'lltsbuigu or its suburbs hns been vlr- i 1 mill v abandoned by the state police there. Captain Smith, In command of Troop H, Greensburg, who has been directing I the work of the special detail engaged In ttarchiug for the girl nnd tho baby, ' announced today that a house-to-house I cur.Mi's of Sewlckley, the fashionable hiiliurb to which she was traceuV had fulled lo reveal her whereabouts. She had .left the places where she had been , employed without stating whero she In tended going, Captain 8mith said, and ' nil efforts to trace her have failed. "She has upparcntly given u the slip, for' the time being ut lenst. Captain Smith said today. "Apparently she has left the Pittsburgh district, for wo have given It n systematic combing without pitkini1 up her trail." Actual Business Experience A unique fact about the National Bank of Com merce Is that the Managers the men at the head are men of actual experience in business. This, with a competent directorship, is an invalu able asset in the transaction of your daily business. We request you make use of it. National BankJ Commerce in PkiladelpKia. 713 Chestnut street IN MAINE John Oclsel, of Lancaster, is one. He has a big cleft at the base of his neck caused by a shell fragment. For many months surgeons fenred he would not survive. He is one of tho most earnest beys in class, and his work even now Bhow marked illustrative ability. "John Gee Curley had tho misfor tune to bo stricken with spinal menin gitis whilo In camp. After many weary months in a hospital he finally recov ered. Curley will make bis mark one of these days In Illustration. "Not all of the boys have taken up this branch of art. Mnny 'have chosen design nnd ono or two are taking nor- mnl art with the view to becoming teachers. ' "Many people in the colony were anxious to purchase sketches mado by my pupils, but the bovs did not care to sell any origlnnl work because we nro planning tn hold an exhibition early in October. Several, however, tock orders for copies of their vacation work. "The drawings of John Barnes, a former sailor, were very popular among tho members of the colony. lie Is study ing what Is called architectural render ing; that is, the making of sketches from architects' plans. "Everybody hnd such a good time that we were loth to leave, and hope next year we will be able to spend nt least two months along the coast doing much more advanced work." WILL VOTE ON OPEN SHOP Chamber of Commerce Taking In dustrial Referendum A referendum on the open-shop em ployment plan is being conducted among merchants nnd manufacturer of this city by the Industrial relations com mittee, of the Chamber of Commerce. Expressions of opinion nre nsked on tho principles the committee wns created to promulgate and defend. Among them are: "The right of open -shop operntlon, that is, the right of the Individual to enter nnd pursue nny lawful ttade or calling nnd to contract with others ns employer or employe upon terms mutually ncceptable as nn essential part of the personal liberty of tho Individual. "Whilo either employers or workers in the furtherance of legitimate self-interest have the right to combine for col lective action or dealing, such combina tion has no right to compel others by in timidation or coercion to ucccpt its di rection or control. "There shoulikkhe no intcntinnnl r. strlcflon of outpilt by either employer I uc employe in oruer io cause an arti ficial scarcity of the ' product or of luuor, wcKxctLoblts. In the Drlacoe, beauty is not sacrificed for light weight. Thor oughly modernized In every line, with a high-priced car's appear ance for the low cost of $1285 that's the Drlscoe. Stop in and let us tell you about Brlacoa mechanical and riding perfection. $S2S at purchatt balance monthly. GIED&TH0MA? Diffrniinrrons'op hotor cXnAWDTnocKS uniscoa KISSEX,,- 306 "N. QUOAD sfe t SEPTEMBER' TK, : MARIANE H. WOOD TO ENJERXONVENT Society Girl, Who Worked as Housemaid and Actress, Sails for Kingston I Miss Mariano H. Wood, diiimhtcr of Edward Randolph Wood, vice president of the Philadelphia Board of Trade, has sailed for Jamaica to study to be come u Sister of Mercy In the Itomnn Catholic Church. Miss Wood's opportunity to enter n convent came nftcr a long period of effort, during which she wns -llscour-nged by priests nnd others, but she kept firmly to her tnsk nnd flunlly her ambition wns realized and she was ac cepted an a novice. In n letter mailed from New lork Monday, Miss AVood wrote; "Tomorrow I snll for Albert Con vent. Kingston, Jnmalcn. to undergo the novitiate, to be n Sister of Mercy in the Itoman Catholic Church. This docs not mean I will bo n slBter, only a 'novice,' for I mny not be nccepted." A Varied Career Miss Wood's enrcer has been a varied one. She hns been n debutante, wel come In fashionable homes, n student nurse, a domestic nt .$4 a week and an nctrcss with a road stock company un til It "blew un." Miss Wood lias been the Inmate of n sanatorium, put there, she said re cently, through n plot. She escaped and roamed the country like a man, roughing it and nt times sleeping In ponce stations. t From the social spotlight, Miss Wood startled her friends and family by entering the Pennsylvania Hospital ns n student nurse. Sho wns discharged, nnd lntor sued for reinstatement, but never won her case. Later she ventured out into the world ns nn actress, nnd returned to Philadelphia when the stock compnny she wns with "blew up" in Canada. Sewed on Vestments Always having difficulty fn the man-' agement of n quite largo estate. Mlssj Wood offered her services as a house maid at $-1 a week, and by this time the social set was miles in the air. Then for a lone tlmo her name dropped from the public's mind until recently It was learned that she wan devoting every energy to being nccepted for training ns n nun. Priests dis couraged her In this ambition, but she worked quietly nnd devotedly for the church. She sewed n great deal, mak ing vestments for priests until her de sire to enter n convent hns been real ized. REGISTERS AND ENDS LIFE Wife Flnda Front Street Oyster Dealer a Suicide After registering nt the polls last night and appearing to be in the best of health, William P. Helm, bixty-five years, was found dead with n bullet hole In his temple, at his home, HOlii North Nineteenth street, this morning. His body wns discovered shortly be fore 7 o'clock by his wife. Alice, who becaino fearful when ho did not appear at the breakfast table. She went to n Htoreroom on the third floor nnd found him lying on the floor, dressed In night clothes, and holding a rubber tube at tached to a. gas hose. Nearby was a revolver. , - Mrs. Helm cnlled in a neighbor, Harry Volkcr, 3010 North Nineteenth street, who summoned Patrolman McKce. of the Twenty-second street nnd Hunting Park avtnuc station. Dr. M. W. Ben jninin, of 1838 West Venango street, pronounced Helm dead. Helm was in tho oyster and clara business at 200 South Front street, and had been unable to sleep wcil on ac count of business reverses, according to his wife. BjIflfiSHSfiSiift Diamond bar Pins PJeun flzrcr Elaborate Sles Orjjarhdf JDesijats 44 "Strand" is made in Oxfords, Grays, Browns; M silk lined. Silk sleeve linings, (50. I kpsssBj--l HI sH 'iisfliHfilrlis JACOB MEEDS SONS 1424rM26 Qiestmumt Sihmdt 1920 NAME NEW TEACHERS AT FRIENDS SCHOOL Institution Will Reopen Monday With an Augmented Staff of Instructors Friends' Select School, the Park way, Cherry and Sixteenth streets, opens next Monday The following new tencheis nre an nounced for the yenr, three of whom nrc returning after one or more years' nbsence : Until S. Goodwin, a graduate of and one of the trustees of Wclleslny Col lege, returns to tench history, after n year; of graduate study nt Columbia University; Lewis W. Crulkshduk, who spent last enr in graduate study nt Columbia University, returns to the school ns head of the science depnit ment; Sarah H Cliejney again takes charge of the primary room after a year of study nt the Teachers' College of the University of California. Emma T. Gracfle, with college nnd university training in France nnd Ger many und with several years of teach ing experience In Ainerlcn, Is to tench French and Gcrinnn. Eleanor Shane, u grnduute of the (Jermantown Friends' School und of Goucbcr College, will be nn nsslsfaut In English nnd Lntin. Frank N. Morse, of Cornell and Columbia, will be assistant In inanunl training. Ethel M. Whltson. Tenchers' Col lego, Columbia University, nnd the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, will tench the sixth year class of the elementary school. Susnn W. Shoemaker, a former Friends' Select School pupil, is to be an assistant in the elementary school. At lenst sixteen members of the Inst graduating claBS are expecting to enter college this fall, of whom two are for Havcrford, two for Goucher, three fot Virginia, two for Drexcl nnd one each for the University of Pennsylvania, Mount Holyokfv Swarthmore, Pennsyl vania State, University ot Maine nnd tho Now Haven Normal School ot Gymnastics. RARIISO WASHWOMAN IN BAD Tenor Pays Us a Visit and Inspects Washing Machines The first thing Mrs. Enrico Caruso knows, she's going to hnvo a washing machine to do up the little dresses nnd doilies and things thnt thnt fine new baby of hers wears. Or, don't babies wear dollies? Anywuy, Enrico stood on" Chestnut street toduy with his eyes glued to the window of n store which had three large washing mnchines busy with n great swirling nnd swishing of soapy water. "A wonderful thing for our busy wives," remnrked Enrico to his com punlon, Sulvntore Fuclto, who is the tenor's manager. Fuclto nodded In agreement. The singer had come to Philadelphia on business, and was strolling down Chestnut street on his way to Camden. He was so engrossed In the. shop dW plays that he lost his sense of direc tion nnd wns relieved to learn thnt by bourdlug n Chestnut street cor he could go direct to the ferry. Slgnor Caruso was all dresbed up in white flannel trousers nnd a brown sport coat, and the dogs he wore were so loud, that they barked. But that washing machine, Mrs. Caruso watch for it ! It's coining ! Drowned Woman's Will Filed Detroit, Sept. 15. Coincident with the release in nshlngton of Itoy ti jvuennng, wuo nau been detained in connection with the drowning of his wife in the I'otomuc, Mrs. Kuehllnc's will was filed yesterday. The bulk of her share of u ?1,IK)U,000 estate wns left In trust for her four-year-old son, John B. Barham Osgood. Three sisters re siding here also received small bequests. Strand" The Fall Top Coat 9 The "Strand" at $50 is an outstanding value amoi; our manj splendid offerings of this season. The fabric a worsted knitted goods was bought by us at an advantageous price, and we are passing it on to you at our usual moderate profit. We can con servatively state that at $50 this coat is not equaled elsewhere. J The "Strand" is made of a worsted knitted fabric that will withstand all kinds of hard usage (rolL it up like a ball if so inclined) and yet it will hold its shape, and this shape-retaining quality is assured because the coat is made in accordance with the Reed Standard 6f Tailoring, which means everything in workmanship that can be put into a coat. 'JU ,..fiA JUDGES WAIEDf 'Jkv ' BY DRY LEADE Anti-Saloon League Threattf' iu iiiijuciuii i nuau vtnu . . (,! Coddle Bootleggers '"''f. ' -Sj MAKE PROHIBITION FARCEL fi By the Associated I'rcsK 1J MM Wittliliigfon. Sept. IB. A commltWt ,V was nppolnted today at tho Antl-Satoey League conference here to draft a rfc,f lutlon warning federal judges that jib. less they "sacredly perform their aagred) duties" in enforcing prohibition lawu the league will seek their Impeachment,. The commlttco wits nnmed by th Hev. P. A. Baker, general superin tendent of the league, after speakers at the conference hnd vigorously criticised federal judges for alleged laxity 'Jn meting out punishment to those found guilty of vlolnting tho prohlbltipn' amendment nnd enforcement law. Chnrgcs were made that some ot the federal judges hnd coddled bootleggers' and moonshiners nnd thnt proHlbition Inws were being mnde "a farce" in some sections by Uie light punishment. nyne II. Wheeler, general counsel of tho league, declared that the warning to the federal judiciary should be "clean-cut" and a notice to all Urnt official obligations must be observed. Rev. Dr. James F. Powers The B,ev. Dr. James F. Powers, for mer pastor of tho Church ot the AAvmt it v?l In tills cltv. nnd ono of tbi mn- nrnm: 'r . ti inent Episcopnl clergymen in the state, died yesterdny at Pottsvillc, Pa. He was eighty-four years old. ."" m,iwrwwiriryiwMnmuBat WE WILL NOT DESCEND TO FIREWORKS; WE WILL SAY JUST 'i ONCE MORE A Choice but Limited Assortment. of $60 and $65 GRADE Fall Suits at $35 ' That's Shouting Here are Fall Suits of the reg ular$60and$65 grades, marked for a brief in terval, at only a trifle in ex cess of half their actual worth - at $50 Ii a trifle in ex- g j cess of half their j actual worth 1 3 Why interrupt ! when the merchan- disc is speaking! i PERRY & CO. 1 6 16th snd ChcitnLt IFtrect INI fel ffi 4, at ''? V n f '-. X $i J w irrlIkiiL lu.i..,HMyrr-4.
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