v'R '-- "XJtXttiitt'tr . ..',. 's' "d K V - - IT r "V f; : W f.lWfr '' ( ff- ') X 1 SV. , T , '"Wl't ..!'! , V'""' .'''"' '--f"'' n i, - . 1 , J'j' ' S J ',HV ' . BH.B.SKILW Id BE BURIED HERE Services for Tabor Paotor Who Diotl In Pooono Mountaino Will Bo Hold Wodnosday HAD BEEN ILL SOME TIME . ReT Dr. William Bishop Skill- J. for forty yea" Pnstor ot t,1c Tnbor 53. ? C.,rrh. who dledSntur ,!', tornoon at Mountain IIo.no In the rlno mountain, will bo burled here 'noctor Sklllmnn lintl been 111 Mner i.Sur nllhougli M", condition bad ton conMcretl rrIoiu.. lie went Zt to HorMn nnd then o 1'lnehiiri.t. v V In mi effort to rrKalii liH henltli. t!i : Aoril he nt to Atlantic Cltv. ami iittr returned lo lili eottnRe in the rCwc of the remotPncM of Motin ..i Home, word of the rlnrKymnn SSb dH ot renrh this rlly tint I f.. nltlt. Tho body nrrived nt n Into Kila tnken to an iindortnklnj: ?.hroent. The turn-mi will be & Tatar Church nt tvvo-thlrty o'clock . uvdne'ilnv afternoon. Interment ti!l bVntl-aurel Hill Cemetery. In his vnrntlons In the pet ten Jin Dr. Sklllman jirenrhod In forty lie tate. H was nearly twenty fire , Mothnt ho concflved the Idea SfoimdlDf Sunday wliooh In oiit-of-...nay l'hei In every btnte lu tho Utmtrv In ISOO he obtnined $50 from rtU I'rVflnlerlHti board and cstnblinlieil Mi first whool nmouB tlic mountaineer J Hlndman. Kentucky. From that mill ticjtlnnliis. roe a clinin of schoolH iitmding from coast to confit, many of Z kIiooN have prown Into churches. In 1S1S he traveled tlirotiRliniit the Muntr. urcltiB the need of the nrhpolfl, ud exhorting the public to "liny heir rent lrk to God." Contributions poured in for the work. Dr. Sklllmnn's travels ook blm into M wildest rmninunltlcs through pros pectins romp-, and over mountains. Hut L loicd his Work nnd exulted In the 'trrlng of the gospel. Throughout it ill he remained pastor, of the Tnbor Church. In recent years, he wns forced to give up his Hummer work because of tb( hardships, but ho kept in oonBtnnt communication with the superintend- Doctor Nklllmnn wns n son of David B. Sklllmnn. Ho is Mirvlvcd by n widow, Mrs. Anna W. Gnyley Hklllnmn, md four children. David Bishop Skill Din, of rnston : Mrs. J. Clarcnco At 1 llnson, of Camden ; 'Willis Itowlnnd gkllman, of Carlislo, and MlhS Emma Vn Clove Sklllman. of this city. Penn University Program fur Today 12:30 in. AU-Onlvcrslly Chapel, Wclghtinnn Hall. 7 pi ui.Ketotonlilc Society's re hcarsal of one-net play "lu tho Zon.c," Zolo. Itooms, Collrgo Hall. 7 p. in. Pennsylvania board meet ing. Houston lrnll. 7:30 p. in. Maine Club meeting. Houston Hall. 7:.'10 p. in. Slgnin Tnti, Kngl iiforlnK Honorary Hoelcty, meeting, (Engineering Building. Kllzaboth Cocko Trexcvant, only daughter of Dr. Lewis Crugcr nud Elizabeth .Marion Cocke Trezevunt. Mrs. Kclm, although n resident of tliK city for inon of her we. also was well known socially In New York, New port nnd olsewherc. The dinner parties, trad nnd other affairs kliu gave, once drew large and brilllnnt nHicmblages, During recent years, however, she 'had lived in practical retirement. Mrs. C, H. Schermerhorn s After nn illness of live years, Mrs. Elizabeth Schermerhorn, vlfe of Chnrlei II. Hchernicrhorn, of the Klngcnurt npnrtmcnti, Thirty -eighth nnd Chest nut streets, died Saturday nt her sum mer home in Ocean City. Death was duo to n complication of disease. Funeral services will bo held at St. Audrcw'H Methodist Episcopal Church, Forty -fifth nnd Wnluitt streets, and In terment will bo nt AVest Laurel Hill cemetery. Mrs. Schermerhorn had been n mem ber of St. Andrew's Church for many years and was president of the Ladies' Aid Society there. Until the became ill elm was active In social and charitable woik, having been nn active spirit lu tlio Western Temporary Home, ut Fotty. first and Haling strccti. Sho In survived by three children Mrs. William Young, Mrs. Norman Fort and Charles H. Schermerhorn, Jr. iStoRMSGt VVViijl LlilDaKKPmLADEIPHf.MONBAr, 'OCTOBER 11, 1920 "i r . . r- 3 PENNTRUSTEES CFUND 10 PLAN Bl tion, will bo chief (picstlon at th fall meeting of the board of tr Deaths- of a Day MRS. ELIZABETH DE B. KEIM Widow of For.mer Reading President Was Social Figure. Jin. Kllzaboth do Heuncville Kelm, widow of Oorge do Honuovllle Kelm, who was president of the Philadelphia md Heading Hallway and a prominent loclal figure In this city, died nt her home. 'J000 Do I.nncey nlnce, yesterday morning. She was in her cighty-tlftrn year. I'linTul t-ervlces will be held Wed iwday at V2AH J1.-411.. nnd intcrmelit will take place In Reading, Pa. Mr. Kelm before her marrlagn was Mooting Today Will Consider Raising of Fivo Millions for Medical School WILL REORGANIZE COUNCIL Plans for raising funds to conduct the University of Pennsylvania on a larger scale and reorganization of the Uni versity council on athletics, so that students may have greater roprescnta the llrst rustees of the University today. The question of finances Is otie of the most serious problem the trustees have to face. Approximately ?5,000. 000 Is needed to carry on the work of tl.e new graduate school of medicine. An appropriation will be needed for tlfo new school of the lino nrts, with ulilt.ii it Is planned to combine other rtrt schools of tho city. New buildings urn nlso needed to house additional students, Reorganization of the University Council' on Athletics, -.vhlclf controls sports of all kinds nt the University. Is regarded as practically certain nt to day's meeting. A present there are twelve members on the council, throe students, three men appointed from or by tho bonrd of trustees, three by the Athletic Association, which is a sep arate entity, nnd three faculty members. Tho student body has lrtng sought n larger representation, and bos peti tioned tho trustees to have five of its number on the council, raising Hh totul to fourteen, and glvins them more nf u iiAlnn t. tlml. mt ,t unnrltt n nntnl fn ; and Snyder avenue station hoiw, , wllic', thpv Jmvc i,ccn striving during held today from his home, 1((''.! (IP pn3t )ivc years. Tho wrangle over tho degree rule, which ended in a compromise. In bald n Imvo lippn Rotllod ho tvntlsfiipfnriii bocnuso the trustees intimated that the petition for more students on the coun cil will be considered favorably. The student representation will then con sist of the seulor president, the editor-in-chlof of the Pennsylvniiinn, the col lege dally newspaper, and one man elected from each of the three upper classes. It Is not anticipated that the selec tion of u new provost will be seriously considered by the trustees today. LT 'K&4S&''1-' LLLLLBi few II)Y CllOI.MONnEI.KY American actress, hiiown on tho stafio ns llio "lloauty Spot" girl. whoso suit for dlwirto will bo tiled this month MISSION TO HEAL BY FAITH OPENS Conductod Tonight in St. John's Church by tho Rov. H. St. C. Hathaway CURIOUS WARNED AWAY Funeral of Huglf Carroll The funcriil of Hugh Carroll, a pa trol sergeant nttached to the Fifteenth street was South Sixteenth street. Police of the Thirty-fourth district under command of Lieutenant Mllburn attended. High leiiuiein mass wus conducted in St. Thomas' Church, Seventeenth mid Morris street. Interment wns made in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr. Carroll dropped dead last Ttiocday night. Ho had heen connected with the police de partment seventeen years. Walter Firth, Jr. Trenton, Oct. "11. Walter Firth, Jr., one of the best known of tho younger politicians of Mercer county, died yesterday afternoon in Mercer Hos pital after an illness of ten days. Mr. Firth wns stricken nt the Trenton fair on Hig Thursday, when ho suffered several hemorrhages. Ho wns taken to his homo and later removed to Mercer Hospital, where ho had been in a criti cal condition ever slnce. Ho was thirty-three years old. CHEFS TO EXHIBIT WARES Members of State Hotel Association Will View Dlcplay Dinner A dinner, prepared by chefs repre tenting tho principal hotels and clubs of this city, will be on display nt tho First Regiment Armory tonight in con nection with the Amcticnn hotel and pure food show of the annual conven tion of tho Pennsylvania State Hotel Association. More than fifty creations of the Cui sine, Including soups, sauces, entrees, toasts, salads and garnishes, will be dls plajed. Tho cooks will u1io try their deft hand nt sculpting from spun sugar, tnllow and lard. SUNDAY SCHOOLS BENEFIT (Two Get $500Each by Will of Emma Robson The Sunday schools of the Oxford Presbyterian Clulrcli nnd the First Prcsbtcrhin Church nrc to receic $."00 eniii under the will of Kmmri Robon, KKI North Sixteenth street, which was probated today. The , Seamen's nnd Land-mcn'H Aid Society is to receive $100. The residue of the $-10,000 cstnte Is to be hhiired by nephews nnd nieces of the testator. An inventory of the estate of Muthildn McF.lroy placed Its value nt $".'1(51. ."0. A mission to heal bv faith will open tonight In St. John's Church, German town avenue .and Seymour street, when persons desiring to be healed will be instructed in the methods to pursue. The Rev. Harry St. Clair Hatha way, rector of St. John's Church In Norrittown, who declares "tho gift of healing by faith Is fur from being dead, "although there are the goud-intentinncd persons who scorn to believe the modern church should have nothing to do with church healing," will conduct tho mis sion. Tomorrow night will be devoted nlso lo instruction, and on Wednesday tha actual lajlng on of hands will be started. Tonight nnd tomorrow night secre- Inrlra ntinnW.tn.l friitn llie imrlMll Wilt take from each Interested porfoniiis or her linmc, nddres.s nnd I ho nature of ailment, with n short history of the case. This information will lie tiled. On Wednesday, for the laving on of hands, those who have ottondod the first two nights vill be given prefer ence, and will be sented in a nart pf the church reserved for them. This Is ex pected to eliminate the possibility of overcrowding winch lias neon experi enced nt previous missions. The Rev. Francis M. Wothorlll, rec tor of the Gcrmontown church, in ex plaining the scope nnd plans of tho mission said : "Explanation and preparation will be necessary in order to nrouse faith, Svhich Is tho prerequisite for any cura tive results. Those who attend in the spirit of curlosltj , or come ns to a new physician or wonder-worker, need not expect results, "When wo appreciate tho numbers among us who scarcely let a year pass without visiting n physician nnd the thousands In our midst who are ill, it is a Kodaond Iff have the church dirry out, llio Master's precept, 'Lay hands Ion Ihn sick and they shall bo made whole.' The work of St. John's will bo 1 decidedly Christian in this respect and pre-eminently sclentlile, "Repeatedly the gospels say, 'Ho healed them nil." So oil may come who nro diseased. All may come." Father Hathaway has been working to heal by faith for nearly twenty years, both in his own parish nnd throughout the country, where special ensos hnvo demanded his attention. A number of cures effected after physicians bnd given up hope nro accredited to Father Hathaway, otic remarkable cure re ported lo have taken place in n Phila delphia hospital. Father Hathaway lnTs been located lu Norrlstown for twelve years. War Mothers Meet Today it 'J 10 l'lillatleinnin cannier of t he na tional American vv nr .Moiiicrs uiun win be addressed at n meeting to be hold nt U o'clock tills aftermioii in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room by Mujnr Farrell, who wilt take "Tho Argonuc" ns his subject. Mis. J. flardncr Cns miU will fft'k on the Amerlcnn Ceme teries in Frnnce. All mothers of sons or dnughtcrs who served in the world wnr are eligible to membership in the club. CITY OFFICIAL TOLD HIS BACK IS BROKEN What Joseph F. Herron Thought Was Lumbago Proves to Bo Spine Fracture SMILES GAMELY AT NEWS Joseph V. Herron. of 1(118 ISutteV ticet, assistant, purchasing agent for the city, lenrned today nt the MIorl eordin Hospital t fin t hU back Is broken. He believed all summer that he had lumbago, and does not know when he broke bis back. Mr. Herron took pnrt In athletics 1nt spring ns a member of a Knights of Columbus tonm, nud believes thnt he may hnvo received the fracture dur ing a game of basketball or bnseluill. Early In the summer he experienced trouble with his back, imil attributed It to lumbago. His condition becntne gradually worse, until he wns no longer able to walk, nllhougli lie could move his logs nnd arms, A weok.ngo he. entered the Miser) cordln Hospital, nnd hail nn X-ru.v lecture mndiv This picture finished today, shows a fracture' of, the splnji.s , When told that his back was broken.? -Mr. Herron smiled gamely and tries 'W o remember what might have caused he fracture. lie is a mcjiibcr of the consultation' oinmltteo of tho American Red Cross, i member of the board of directors of the foclal service of St. Joseph's Hos- . pllal nnd of the executive committer ot i a the Nntlonnl Catholic Men's Council. He forrrteiiy was president of thc'Phllo' patrlnn Club. BUSY CUTTIN.GJUDGET Mayor Instructs Department Dlreo tors to Prune Estimates Directors of city department) arts busy today paring the cstlmrftes of their departmental needs for next year so th,t budget enn 1? forwnrded to Council Wednesday. ' The tentative totnl, sent to Mnyor Moore by all the directors, was $74, 000.000. City Controller Hndlcy in formed the Mayor $.!),000,000 would be available next year for the clty'n-ncods. So that appropriations could be com pressed within the limits of estimated receipts the Mayor instructed the di rectors to prune their estimates. As tomorrow, Council's regular meet ing day, is a legal holiday, this wcek'a session ' will be held Wednesday. Th city charter directs the Mayor to place tho budget before Council not later than October 15. Who said you were in tip-top physical condition? Come, sec us and find out what being WELL really feels like. Let us give you a free demonstration. COLLINS INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CULTURE COM.INH nr.DO.. WALNUT ST. AT JRTjr. UNDERWEAR SPECIALISTS 1U1( man mAt,z WcSfm ONLY STORK 11th and Chestnut m For the -Bride Silver 7ea Service Chest of FJ at Silver JjJverAfler-Dj'nner Coffee Service Stiver Centerpiece for Flowers or jFema WAR on High Prices ! WAR One-Quarter Million Stock Reduced to Pre-War Figures Prices 40 to 60 Per Cent Below Present Market Values This cxtraorilinarV movement is timed just when the cost of living necessities is far above normal. Excessive prices have been brought about, as you well 'know, by unscrupulous profiteers the country over. NOW IS THE TIME TO WAR ON HIGH PRICES, and it is the patriotic duty of every merchant to cut his profits away below the usual percentage to help in the creation of honest price levels. This is the plain reason for this unusual announcement. This Furniture and Floor Covering Sale will go down in Phila delphia merchandising as one of the greatest money-saving events ever offered the buying public. We are the ONE store in a position to drive high prices to a pre-uiar level. Our $150,000 a year expense saving because we are outside the central high I emit- Iiut-T.int' mil. nnnwmnnp irli.ivir. rp l.tipinnnd ..M iHln!..il. --!. e 1 11. ,11 B i...... uuuiv-v, uui V.UUHHUU3 ruiiiinu ui uiwiucaa, uur (JIHUIUHL Systt-'IH OI IianUJHlg UU1K merchandise and the close proximity of our mammoth warehouse, a city block long, all give us an immense advantage over every other store. The reductions are astounding:. The assortments are stupendous. The only way to fully realize what we are doing is to see for yourself. You will certainly be astonished at the marvelous values, sterling quality and beautiful stylestof the full suites and single pieces in this wonderful sale. An Endurance Test 0 l' all and Winter Suits are priced $1,5 and upward. Overcoats, "Slip-on" and Chesterfield models, $40 and upward. Double-breasted overcoats, "Inters and ulitercttes, MS and upward. Our friends, tlic auto dealers, arc very fond of talking of "enduranco tests" in their publicity statements. It's a good phrase, and is just as ap plicable to clothes as to automobiles. 1 In order to satisfactorily stand the tebt of wear clothing must be funda mentally sound the fab rics, linings and tailoring must be of high tjpe, and of such character that they will stand up well, even with long usage. The endurance test ap plied to our clothing demonstrates its splendid value and worth. JACOB REED'S SONS 1424-1426 CficstairJtSlhrcelt Dining Room Suites $150 for a $2.10 four-piece solid oak Queen Anne suite $195 for a $275 four-piece Jacobean oak suite, Adam dcbigu. $315 for a $485 walnut Adam four-piece suite. $325 for a $609 four-piece walnut Queen Anne suite. $450 for a $675 ten-piece Chippendale suite. VVainut or mahogany. $410 for a $750 four-piece walnut Queen Anne suite. $475 for a $700 ten-piece William and Mary suite, walnut. $575 for a $850 Chippendale suite, four pieces, walnut. $600 for a $875 ten-piece Queen Anne suite in walnut. $750 for a" $1200 ten-piece walnut Empire suite. $825 for a $1250 ten-piece Adam suite, mahogany' or walnut. Bed Room Suites $190 for a $285 four-piece walnut Adam suite. $235 for a $400 mahogany post Colonial suite. $300 for a $525 four-piece Queen Anne walnut suite. $225 for a $370 massive Queen Anne four-piece suite. $350 for a $575 elaborate mahogany Queen Anne suite $350 for a $700 four-piece walnut Queen Anne suite. $425 for a $725 mahogany four-piece Queen Anne suite. $550 for a $800 six-piece walnut William and Mary suite. $700 for a $1050 five-piece massive Georgian suite. $800 for a $1250 seven-piece walnut Louis XV suite. Living Room Suites $55 for a $98 three-piece Tapestry, mahogany frame. 575 for a $12s Imperial Leather three-piece suite. $80 for a $135 overstuffed Tapestry suite, 3 pieces. f.1Z?or a HS? ''"ecp'ccc Tapestry overstuffed suite. e, Pr a !2, "'ree-piece Tapestry suite, cane panels 5225 for a A7s overstuffed loose-cushion 3-piece suite $250 for a $400 loose-spring-cushion Tapestry suite. $325 for a $500 Imperial blue velour overstuffed suite $440 for a $750 Louis XV Damask suite, mulberry ami gold. $400 for a $900 solid mahogany silk velour suite, old rose. $650 for a $975 mahogany cane suite, blue and cold damask. MUI1I11I aUllllilUllre (Q) sihiiiiihise' WE PRESENT PERRY Overcoats and Suits ' at $50 Not in a Competitive Sense but as a Decisive Triumph, over All $50 Clothes! TUST look over this variety.- Single and double-breasted suits, in cheviots, flannels and silk-mixed fabrics, in color schemes of every conceivable sort, from the staple io the startling; light Fall topcoats, single or double breasted, Raglanned, boxed, or waisted, silk trimmed or full-silk-lined, in herringbones, blue Thibets, Cambridge and Oxford grays, green mixtures, blacks, browns, and hilarious heathers; and heavy winter overcoats and Ulsters galore, all , silk-lined and backed up with the rugged quality of Perry workmanship. Plus a line of reversible leather motor coats, un-' beatable or untouchable all $50 ! FULL RANGE OF PRICES Suits, $35 to $95 Overcoats, $35 to $100 PERRY 8C CO. Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets fvlllllll! llllllllllir v S All Reed, Rattan and Chinese Grass Suites and Odd Pieces at, Rediictions of a Third to a Half. Odd Living Room, Library and Music Room Pieces J,oHo GO Per Cent Below Present Market Value. Rugs and Linoleums at Mill Cost Bed Room Rugs $46.50 Mixed Center and Band Border wnn!"f00 Colonial, 9.xl2 ft.... $17.85 ".. '! mi I n s,ii uu n r. . .. S12.30 Colonial, 6x9 ft 3 00 S4.50 Colonial, 36x72 in 2.'25 $2.50 Colonial 27x54 i-n 1.25 $1.2o Colonial, 24x36 in 65c .9 x 12 ft. Rugs $195.00 Best Wilton S130.00 Standard Wilton SI 25.00 Seamless Wilton $82.75 Seamless Axminster. $57.00 High-Pile Axminster $90.00 Wilton Velvet $56.00 10-wirc Brussels $48.50 Seamless Brussels ... $30.00 Art Wool, fiber .... $165.00 96.00 92.50 67.50 43.50 69.50 41.00 34.75 23.75 34.75 23.00 37.50 8.3 x 10.6 Rugs $175.00 Best Wilton $145.00 $120 Standard Wilton 76.00 $115 Seamless Wilton 74.50 $75.00 Seamless Axminster.. 65.00 $42.00 Seamless Brussels . 31.50 $27.00 Art Wool, liber .... 21.00 ( x 9 ft. Rugs $67.50 Standard Wilton.. . 57.00 bcamlcss Wilton.. $48.00 Seamless Axminster $42.50 Axminster Seamless $30.00 High-Pile Axminster mi rvi ?amlcs Velvet.. . $30.00 10-wire Brussels 23.50 $28.00 Heavy Brussels 19.75 $17.50 Art Wool, fiber 14.25 $10.50 Grass Rugs 7.50 $12.75 Domus Fibre 9.50 $15.00 Linoleum Rugs 11,00 Linoleums $3.25 Inlaid Linoleum, sq. yd. .$2.70 $4.00 Inlaid Linoleum, sq. yd.. 3.20 $1.35 Cork Linoleum, sq. yd. . 95c Special and Odd Sizes $175 Axminster, 12x15 ft.. ..$144.00 73 Axminster, 11.3x12 ft. . 59.50 $123 Wilton, 6.9x12 ft 850 $54 Axminster, 6.9x12 ft 45.00 $0 Axminster, 7.6x9 ft 54.25 $64 Axminster, 7.6x9 ft, . , . 47.00 $44 Wilton. 4.6x7.6 . . 3 50 $37.50 Brussels, 7.6x9 f t. . . . 27.50 HENRY LINDE Open Friday Evenings Until 10 o'Clock t 23d, Columbia & Ridge Ave; l A A letter received today from Frank B. Mo I Clam, Federal Fair Price Commissioner, compli ments and thanks us for B the "public spirit dis played in reducing cost of foods served to the public." Will announce in a few days arrangements for the 40c Table d'Hote meal. No ambitious person can afford to carry and eat a cold meal at their desk, with prices so reasonable at Hanscom's, your health is too valuable, besides it costs more to prepare than we charge to serve It. Jfanscom's 1232 Market St. OTIIICU IlKSTAUltANTH 9 Markrt Ml. 734 Murkrt .SI 1X31 Wnlnut St. 1221 CUmtnut N IV n, ui'iu ri( iu.t iiirimui M( d;ci Hnu .liurkei Mr, Positions Between $2500 and $25,OQO I r you ftftcr u ble Job We'll preKent our (lunlltli'iitlons UiruUKh proper uhun nils fry loll r no clearly, forcefully uml umvlnvliiKly Mu II KH quick certain re. ulu. Advertising Service Conv K Vl BOt l'arkwr Hulldlnr Tolcpnone, sprue. u., fJaflfi&: - .... .. tf .ji-itiaijvi.' ,VAip' M I 1 'I'i'ltlli i1 m r m i i r ' tfw ill .I I., i .I p su R vvuii ubi, and all New Orleunt S Sleepino Cor ServS r.p .o ""UVKjiT DAMTSmixt, APACHE TRAIL ''"4(plWaVo" "'"' r'ttfra lira (ultima SG2VriERN PACIFIC LINES F. T. Brooks, General Agent 1602 Chealmit Strot Tpflayc n WAR SERVICE T i UMiTrn " .' .OCTOBER 1 '-i through Dining Car ' l:oi modern travel. .-V, .V I . f n rtnjeiei iin Irtncnca Arizona, for the Sido K XJI s&ft-iaftAw'tt 1 ' J ' r ,"-' ..v-;r .- JiV.. . ifi i- ill J. iff v .A .i5Sna-ii n 7 'i ..,.... , i..i. '. . . . .-'f'- -' m k t Of A -! '!i 1 i-ii J Afl ' uUMamumdimjkllmL--'-'-fr '-ii'im&i,' -,w'"-i &
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