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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, -WJDNESDA. SEPTEMBER 29:1920
LY GIRLS WIN
TRPLETS
CONTEST
Philadelphia Children Disprove
Thoory of Physicians Against
' Short Lives
''MIXED" TRIO IS SECOND
Doctors nt St. AtjncV Hospital to
day voted prUo to tlir MIos Mnr-
inrrl. Helen nod Mfiry Kelly n tlip
prlnncra of the "mot perfect triplet"
jcontent.
Tho BirN nrp the ilnuchtrr of Mm.
Rennin A Kellv. 1070 North Fifty
fourth street Thev lire twenty venr
ioltl, Jinvinp been born in this rity on
.July; IS. 1f00
Second prize for being the bet et
of triplet whs nwarded to Henry. Kil-
ward and Mnrsnret tuter. the riitntren
or Mrs. John Winter, a lm. 01 tin
PfiKinrlim frpt- Oermnntown. The
Viner children ore fourtrrii ears old.
The unique contest mh tne oiiionnin
of n carnival at St. cne's Hospital
last week. In which a table' show was
one of the features An argument
ntnMed nmnnc the resident nhydictiins
ptthe hospitHl on the subjert of triplet'.
Some of the internes atn it was mi
T)0sible for triolets to live Ions and
ithnt the invariahlv died before tliej
treaqhed ten nrv and were uuintly in
poor health Otlier interne-, icon an up
nnslte viewpoint The declured tlier
onnlal nrnflnci' henltliv. full -crow 11 trip-
iletR to back up their nrsuinent
Mim Ague l.uiid. prfsldent oi tne
Junior Aid fmietx nt St. Acnes'. Hos
Irjltal. oterheard the prcument She de
fcldcd to hold a contrst fur triplets living
fin Philadelphia Triplet? from cities
as far as iUnincton aud Lancaster
sent In ntrif&. but tliej were rulel out.
j IJr. I'ugeue Murphy . resident phys
ician at the hovpltal. was named referee
jbcause he hnrl malutatue'l neutrality in
tthe" argument oer the healthfulne of
(triplet After examining the KHI
Jslstern he dec'ared tliej were as licaltln
Snd norma' ns Rn other "inn; women
vSM. Kelly their mother ha two o'.ler
(and two vonnyer childrrn t'uiu t'ie trip
hols. (he told Doctor Murpht "nc of
her f-on.s i r,s ki'led wln'e ticlitm; in the
JArconne Forest in France.
J The Whiter clii'-'ren 'i',ewtc were
jrlven a "good health" certUicute
Jfiinil ha been tirted awn; thi St
JAgneg Intern" lo purelin pri-.cs for
the winning et of tripl't
AMERICAN SUB DEB SCORNS
BRITISH VEGETARIAN LINGO
"Old Bean" May Be a Whizz of a Term for Dad in Albion, but
ICs a Weak Line and Perfectly T Here
One of the most interesting languages
spoken in this country i the "Sub
Deb."' As a dialect it fits into the contcr
national scheme somewhere between
Shibe Fark a.id Itryn Mnr College
It in different, yet not without dig
nity, and uluajs useful.
Miss Maude Tloydcn. the famous
Kngli'li woman preacher. Im just t-ome
to the defense of her jouns NrllMi sis
ter who refers to her father as "old
bean "
The American sub-deb doe not un
this term of xegetnrian endearment,
but she ha a method of talking all her
own. Her sjstrm of talking about any
thing in the world Is ometlilug like
this:
Kverj thing is either Lovely or Ter
rible, or in times of eitreme stres or
erstacv, IVrfectlj la. or Perfectly V.
T... . n.:ll.. "II.,,,. A.. f.,1" I. nn,n.
,'l till llltil'U. (It... , i( .3 l-i'llii-
tluirs used, while moments of embar
rassment are coxered with the epithet
"Ho'v Shaming."
Anj one she like? is a Whir., or a
Peach or a Moose. The reverse In per
sonality is frequently referred to as
Pcrfectftil Frishtful, or sometimes as a
Flat Tire
She doesn't 'go anywhere Ttather
she t'rasliesi into Town, and after n hur
rld engagement, t'harges Off some
where elso
In fact, she doesn't iecognie eon
ersation as su'h. No one talki -
Ictery oue has a Line, which is either
I Snioi'th and Potent, or A cak and Wet
The scale nf all human Sub-Deli
'emotion- is nentlj ompnssrd BV that
lone gooil old stnndbv Thrilling.
Fvervtblng is "How 'I hrilling would
coer nio cw-nt from the battle of the
Mame to meeting Tgbcrt on Chestnut
street
lhered. has an extensive conversational
use.
AH In all. she has a Mean Tilne' that
is Fiendishl Fascinating and somewhat
of a Knockout.
BRANDON FOUND GUILTY
Jury Declares New York Man Re
sponsible for Dual Rahway Murder
KIlKibeih. N. J.. Sept. a. A iury
here irsterday returned a verdict of
guilty against t'icnrge Pirandon, of New
York, eliatyrd with the murder of Ar
thur T. Kupfer and his tliincee, Fdlth
.rauii. of Perth Amboy. N. .1. Kup
fer and Miss .lanny were shot to ilenth
in an autoiiiobilr near Ilahway, X. ,1.,
August 'J2. lOlfi
Fingerprints, found in the nutomo
bl'c. led to the arrct of Itrandon and
Chnrles Peiclinrd. The latter was
found srrvlng n sentence in Sing Sing
Prison, lie appeared a the principal
witness against Urnndon, testifylug
that they had asked Kupfer for a ride,
that he drore the machine and thut
llrnndon shot and killed Kupfer nnd
Miss .Tanny
Hrandon will be sentenced Saturday.
I fohard will be tried later.
GREEK PARLIAMENT ENDED
Reactionaries Bent on Raising Ques
tion of Return of Ex-King
Alliens. Sept 'JO. Parliament has
been dissolved by royal decree, and
election! fixed for November 7.
fu the debate preceding the dlsf-olu-tion.
Premier Venteelo said the reae
tionary opposition was bent on raising
in the elections tne question of tne re-
(if course, there are tini's when she turn to the throne of former King
with its inevitable uioou-
piore or less lias to fall buck on "How
Poring ' which epithet, righth de-
Constantine,
shed."
WOMAN
PRION
ON HUNG
ER STRIK
E
Begins Sixteenth Day of Fast
in Bucks County Jail Pro
tests Innocence
CHILDREN TRY TO SEE HER
Mrs. Frances Mullen, thirty-two
rears old, of Sellersvllle, a prisoner In f
tne iiuoks county Jail nt TJoylestown, In
protesting her innocence by a hunger
strike and today entered on the sixteenth
da. of her imprisonment lefuslng to
touch food or drink.
Lying on her cot in a cell of the jail,
Mrs. Mullen, in an exhausted condition
nnd gradually growing weaker, declared
this morning sin- would die of hunger
rumrr man hudiuii to a jail sentmc! on
a charge of which she repeats she is
guiltless.
"1 will die forthe truth, nnd the world
will know that T am innocent,'' Mis.
Mullen declared. ."I will not j-nt n
thing. U will be better to starve to
death than to submit to the outrage of
false Imprisonment."
Mrs. Mullen was committed to jail tor
three months or. the cbnrge of ngsra
ated assault and batttry. Her two soils
Frank, twelve o'ars old, nnd .Julius
seen ate being cared for at the Pucks
County Home. Their appealH to their
mother to break her hunger strike hae
proved untuailing.
Tho boys ran away from the homo
yesterda and started for their mother's
bedside. The were later discovered In
a woods near Doylestnwn.
Mrs. Mullen is alleged to hnvc shot
Julius Prlsmont. a Sellersvllle fnrmer,
for whom she was a housekeeper.
Judge William C. Hyan. whu commit
ted Mrs. Mullen, said today that Pris
niont hod testified mi the witness stand
that Mrs Mullen shot him in the back
and. then chased him around the barn,
firing four other shot which went wild.
The position of the wound indicated
It could not have been self-inflicted.
Judge 11 on said be had Imposed n
light sentence because of the fact that
tie prisoner was a woman and the
mother, of two children-. ' ,
Mrs. Mullen Is of Ilussian parentage.
She is an expert cook, and ban been
mnntnvci! at various, times hr severnl
prominent Philadelphia families.
TO BUILD BIG FACTORY
Phlla. Man Heads Company That
Will Employ 4000 Workers
The International Shoe Heel Corpor
ation, of which A. K. Poroeroy, of this
city, Is president, nnd which Is said
to represent a capital of $1. 000.000, has
entered Into a contract for the purchase
nt llalplne, two miles east of Jtockvllle,
Md . of lin'i acres of land for nn ag
gregate price said to be approximately
$(10,000.
The transactions menus, it has been
announced, the establishment on tho
property nt an earlv date of n shoe fac
tory to employ -1000 persons.
In order to provide liome.s fot the
cmplo.ies many of whotti will be skilled
workmen from northern factories, the
company announce. It will erect a large
number of dwellings. Strong efforts
were made to have the company locate
the plant at Cumberland, Baltimore and
elsewhere.
3 HURT AS ELEVATOR FALLS
Men Slightly Injured In Packing!
Plant Accldont '
Three men were hurt clizhtly today '
when n freight elevator fell from the
fourth to the first floor in the packing I
plant of .7. J. Fetln. lliill derfnantowo '
nieniie. The accident occurred about1
." :l." this morning.
The men were John Wosgaslo, J02.'t
Rowan street: Jnckael Osken, 1640
Urunner strep" . aud Antoulo Oenrtcy.
1000 Juniatn street. They were bruised
about the legs. After treatment at St.
Luke's Hospital the were sent home.
A breaking 'ible is said to have
caused the elcsntor to drop.
POSTER BATTLE ON
AT U. OF P. TODAY
Freshmen and Sophomores Will
Have Annlial Scrap on
Campus This Afternoon
Penn's fresh'mar. class has a chance
to show its mettle this afternoon at the
poster fighf, which will bo held all
over the campus between ,thc hours of
5 and 0.
The poster fight Ir an Institution at
Penn. Each year the sophomore nail
up posters with printed "rules' for
the first-year men rules which are en
forced as vigorously as the sophfl know
how by their vigilance committee. On
the occasion of tho poster fight the
Today's Calendar at' Pcnn
.1 :.10 p. m. Sophomore.claes meet'
Ing, Houston Club.
2 tOO Sophomore vigilance com
mittee meeting.
1 :n0 Organisation meeting, Unl
urslty band,
5:00 Fresh -soph poster night,
University campus.
7:.'I0 Class record board, Hous
'on Club.
freshmen tear the obnoxious posters
down If they nre able.
One of these posters, known only to
al.. .hHi.nHiA,M ottrl that mnrtiltntaj nr hft
fight, means .victory for the freshmen
if It is torn iroin us piarej victory tor
the sophomores If they can keep It
Intact until ft o'clock. Getting this
"u-lntitnir noster" is n douhle nrobletn
for the freshmen. They have to find
It first, then tear it down against tne
united opposition of the second-year
class. -
fM II" muni nut xn mil' "on
which will turn the tide of battle, the
freshmen will assstt trtrv n.f.. T
BlBht. and Urn nl,S"i' P.?M U
every poster on the campus. mtni
imitt be tacke'd hn not g uedbe mOT
FACES ANOTHER CHARGE
Alleged Slayer Also Is Accused of
Robbing Worklngman
William Forburs. tbi'-fT fne rears
old, of Third nnd Snruce 1-tn-oN. who
lnli-Milr it helil without hiil for the
Jgrand hiry on a homicide charge, was
iheld under SOOO bail for enn-t ta.d.u b
(Magistrate Car-on at the (Vntril Sta
tion on nn additional rbnice of larceny
j John Itiiniigren, 110."i I. mentor are
jnue, Wilmington va robbeil in a
Isaloon at Third and Sprue- streets.
IFridav afternoon, of n willt contain
ling S1K0. ji watch ami a Itethlehem
Steel Co badge
j Peter Oli-cn of '22 Spruce street was
shot and killed during an .irgunent at
(Third an 1 Spruce streets. Suturdnv
jForsberg was arrested on suspicion of
shaving done the liontitiB Wheu
Uear.cued a wallet wtt'i SIO a silver
isvateli anil a badge wire found ou him
Aondidentified bv Ruudgien r. - his
-property
Tir2 si-rrkmii:r or vti.i.
A StrlUill? Pi.- u- i u.l nili
torlt! S tion uf iji lMnn I.f.i.atR -
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GIVE US THE
BURDEN
Our Trust Department
can become your finan
cial secretary, relieving
you of such burdens as
safekeeping securities:
collecting rents, interest
and dividends: remitting
Income collected to your
self or family; paying in
surance, notes, dues,
taxes and assessments1
keeping accounts, and
many other duties.
Consult Our Officert
CENTRAL
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is
Market and fourth Sts.
PHILADELPHIA a
CAPITAL & SURPLUb
$1,450,000.00
i2$f322:f,
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All the comforts
that the most fas
tidious guest could
desire are pro
vided at
W. B. KUGLER, Mgr.
Broad St. at Fairmonnt Aye.
Large, Airy Bedrooms
Newly Pnpered and
Newly Painted
New Simmons Beds
Komo Box Springs
Huir Mattresses
New Plumbing
Dancing
Restaurant
Banquet Rooms
ROOF GARDEN
T
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Everybody wants
lower prices
HERE'S one sure
way to get lower
prices in clothes Buy
good ones; all wool
The "lower price" is
in the longer wear
not in the price ticket
You'll get satisfaction
in our clothes If not
money back
Hart SchafFner
&l Marx
You Are Doubly Insured at this Store;
the Hart, Schaffner & Marx Guarantee
and our lOwn-rStrawbridge &-Xlothier
-t,riVrftav
t
rifi
VUVOlUi; UL UlllllliniTD H llMl. .t
bio nd at a 1,'e.kht of 'not SioVJ
Neither freshmeii nor !,.
appear on the cSmnus In iiu .-!'
until exactly fi Vc belt. The tintll.V ,
men will I Int. tin if i.ai."i?'i "."S'few1
nundr.nrle. lh'.;u.::. " w.? ,n "
precisely the tnarfti, will give them the
..u..a w hV, aauu me mm win bo en.
STUDENTS TO AID FIRMS
Wharton School Men Will Conduct
Industrial Research
The Wharton Rehool of'Finsnc mri
nylvanlii will co-operate with business
practical tralnlupc In research work In
the various depurtments. '
Student of the school' will make
practical investigations for huslnts.
flnm under uuna.rnl.1. -a .1 . .3
Btructors, and will report to the firms
at the end of i or Vieht mnnH. ,
2628 G-it7tut Street.
September Demonstration Sale
A DEMONSTRATION tomorrow of DARLINGTON value-giving !
"XiTne Sale is for Thursday only and we guarantee that every item in
this announcement is marked at a lower price than it is sold for at
any other time.; Charge purchases will be put on the bill payable in November.
Of some lots there is sufficient quantity to last all day, others will doubtless be
gone before closing-time, and for this reason we urge that you come as early in
the day as possible.
Women's $4.00 Gloves $2.85.
$3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 Silks at $1.95
a yard; included ft Navy Satin de Chine,
Black and Navy Mcsnnline, Printed
Georgette Crepe and Plaid Taffeta.
White Long Cloth $3.25 a 10-yard
piece; former price $4.25.
50c and 75c Printed Voiles 25c a
yard.
$6.00 All-wool Navy Blue Serg
$4.50 a yard.
1 5c Mercerized Embroidery Cotton
for sweaters, variety of colors 10c a
ball.
Bucilla Embroidery Floss; Hindu,
convent broder and 6-strand, all colors
2c a skein, regularly 4c.
Women's 25c Novelty Printed
Handkerchiefs 3 for 50c.
$1.50 and $1.75 Satin Camisoles
$1.45.
$2.00 Nainsook Chemise $1.85.
$2.15 Crepe de Chine Chemise
$1.85.
$2.25 Nainsook Night Gowns
$1.85.
$2.00 Nainsook Petticoats $1.85.
$6.50 Philippine Night Gowns and
Chemise $4.00.
$14.00
$5.00 to $6.00 Velvet, Leather and
Silk Hand Bags $4.35.
$49.75 TWEED-O-WOOL Suits
$45.00.
$37.75 TWEED-O-WOOL Suits
$34.00. Dinner Napkins $4.00 a dozen,
regular price $5.50.
38c Crash Toweling, very absorbent
26c a yard.
Women's and Misses' $58.00 to
$65.00 Suits $37.50.
$780.00 Hudson Seal Coat, beaver
trimmed $700.
$1.00 to $1.25 Neckwear, Sets and
Collars 75c each.
$12.50 and
Corsets $7.50.
Front-lacing
$4.00 Back-lacing Corsets, misses'
model $2.85.
75c Bandeaux 50c.
$21.75 Crepe de Chine Negligees
$16.50.
$2.50 Bungalow Aprons $2.15.
$1.25 and $1.50 Bead Necklaces-
Tea Carts of solid mahogany, four
wheels, two drop leaves, separate tray; a
eplendtd wedding or Christmas gift; Thurs
day onljr $35.00; regularly $45.00.
Mahogany Four-post Beds, single size,
two styles at $39.50 and $44.50 each;
regularly $50.00 and $55.00.
Upholstered Three cushion seat
Davenports filled with pure down and
feathers; covered in denim; DEMON
STRATION SALE price $160.00, regu
larly $200.00.
Mahogany Bedroom Suite of four
pieces Full-size Bedstead, Bureau with
mirror, Chest of Drawers and Triplicate
mirror Dressing Table. Price $297.00,
regularly $375.00.
1800 yards of Cretonnes at 48c a
yard; regularly 80c and 90c.
Crinkled Dimity Bed Spreads, 72x90
inches $2.95 each, regularly $3.50; size
80x90 inches $3.95 each, regularly
$4.50.
75
c.
$7.50 Ready-to-Wear Hats $5.85:
Women's $23.50 All-wool Serge
Wraps $18.75.
Misses' and Women's $20.00 Navy
Serge Dresses, 6 models $15.00.
Misses' and Women's $30.00 Navy
Tricotine Dresses, 4 models $24.75.
Georgette and Crepe de Chine Waists
$4.85; in most instances this is much
less than HALF PRICE.
Women's Silk Vests and Bloomers
from one of our best manufacturers;
first class in every way and marked for
one day only in the DEMONSTRA
TION SALE as follows Vests, $2.85;
regularly $3.85; Bloomers, $4.00; regu
larly $5.00 and $5.75.
Women's Silk Hosiery, full-fashioned,
regular made, heavy silk, 'white
and black only; the White Stockings
have silk tops; the Black Stockings have
lisle tops; price $2.50 a pair, regularly
$3.00 and $3.25.
Women's Shetland Wool Sweaters
a staple, year-round Tuxedo model
with sash. DEMONSTRATION SALE
price $13.00.
Girls' Gingham Dresses 6 to 1 4 years
$4.85 $7.85 $11.85
for Dresses which have been for Dresses which have been for DrCsses which have been
selling at $5.50 to $7.50. selling at $9.75 to $12.50. selling at $13.50 to $22.50.
For Little Girls of 2 to 6 Years
$2.85 $4.85
for Dresses which have been selling at $3.75
and $4.00.
for Dresses which have been selling at $5.25
to $9.50.
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175 Little Boys' Suits in sizes 2 to 6 years to be closed out at $1.00 each
just about half price; not more than 3 to one customer.
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