p J . j jt iWaHt?1 A 1 vr1?;?!! itln( . k .''; . 1 MMftlli. ' ..'( ,f'. r w-f '-' "" H 't .' 'f - ( HATING IffMfiF lllllllU I1UUIULI1UL n policemen, Who Find House Va cant, Ask to Have Senator'3 Name Stricken Off HEARING TO BE HELD TODAY A petition to strike the name of Sen iter Edwin II. Vnre from tlid voting list of the fifteenth division of the Thirty-nlutli ward will be heard by the xtjlitratlon commlsiioncrs at 2 o'clock th afternoon. It is believed the commissioners will 'dlimto the petition which Is based on tie a'scrtion that the senator does not' lyf in the division. The petition w signed by policemen ho made a canvass of the division and ound the house from which the senator mistered vacant. The house in ne tlon Is at 2221 South Broad street. That ft not t"C Dunuine in which uic senator lad a wash basin concealed when he was last required to co before the com inlisloners to prove he actually was a resident of the Thirty-ninth ward, which, as every one knows, is, as tho jjylng goes. "Ed Varc'n ward." The house which the senator now (Oalmi as his residence was taken over tr him after he settled his first dlfil culty. H' lonK 'lc "VP(1 there is un known, but he does not live there now, tj a reporter and the policemen ascer tained yestcrdav. When a police canvass was under taken In the First nnd Thirty-ninth ard Policeman Qiilnn reported to his tiiperiorH at the Thirty-seventh dis trict station that tho Vnre house was racant. , , Actinc Captain Noon was (surprised. He decided to take no chance on a mistake, so he sent Sergeant Charles Simmers and Policeman Qu'.ttle to make an independent investigation. The sergeant nnd Qulttlo made two trips to the house and found it vnennt. The sergeant was definite in his state ment to reporters yesterday that the house was vacant and that, evidently, It had been vacant some time. Reporters went to the house In the afternoon nnd found It rloed. Appar ently it had been stripped of its furnish- When Senator Vare was questioned about the petition' lest night he replied: "That's nil right. I'll be on hand when the bell rings. Of course the house Is rlosed. I'm out in the country now. but I was living there when I registered." The commissioners will have n hear In? on "ntrike-off" petitions todny. In cluding the Vnre case. More than riOO petitions hnve been filed from the First and Thirty-ninth wards. PUPILS GO TO CAPITAL i West Philadelphia High Senior Clatc Starts Sightseeing Trip A partv consisting of 220 members of the senior c'as of the West Philadel phia High School for Olrls left Ilroad Street Station this morning for n three dav tlip to Washington. Thi-v u-pre neeomnanied bv six teach - rsof the school, together with the prin cipal, Parke Schocli, and Mrs. Henoch. The teachers mnking the trip are the Mlssfi Mary J. Anderson, Adelaide Rose, Edith E. Morin. Pearl IJ. Mit ihtll, ltosalie I. Faltermayer and It. Beatrice Miller. Among the spots visited by the party will be Arlington, Mount Vernon, the Library pf Congress, - ashington Monument. Old nnd New Nationnl Mu seums, the Capitol, Corcoran Gallery of Art and the White House. The girls will arrive home Saturday evening. KINDERGARTENS CROWDED Chairs Lacking for Little Pupils in Schools Here Standing room 'only Is the situation In tho kindergartens cf the city, ac cording to Miss Virginia .incobs, us sistnnt director of kindergartens of the city. "The supply of chairs for the little ones to occupy while engaging in their ork, or rather play,." says .Miss .In obs, "is so limited that wp have al moH (ome to the point of making ome of the children stand during u part of their Instruction. The ttacherH are Imrd put to it to devise schemcR whereby we can keep the children oc cupied without having to sit down." MR. DATESMAN BURIED I Services Held for Former Public Works Director Tlln IJ.. Still.... IT !-,.-,. a. ' Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal ii, iiiniiurii'ii mnerai services ior ticorge K. Oatesmau. former ill fector of public works, nt the Dates man home this afternoon. SPIt'I.na l.nnn.. fc 11 1 ,- 1 l-ouohhoiincr. Perclval Snx. Joseph i.. i" ... i,"",s "oweu, ines l. cl- A11"'1. "tlwr Culler, Frank . Mockley and Joseph Paradise were InllllMIW... . ...n.. 1- ?.. T .. Tt,. - iiuviii nun uiuuil 1U I. mil CI 11111 Uemeterv. City Treasurer's Report Tiic ritv tronRuinnu ,.. t ii. .! .. - -n.i. o li l"il. IUI IJ1U I..1-. 'T.'.'J'J6 "cst,rday follows: Ite & 5270.oai.15; payments, $1,201),. I-Ul.-J, bnlancc. not includiuir oinklne I'UDd, 10,100,273.18. STKLEI'lIONi;! Fur Storage and Remodeling at Extremely Low Rates LUIGI RIENZI CORRECT APPAREL FOR WOMEN 1714 Walnut Street WOMEN'S Suits Specially Priced $59.50 MADE FROM CHEVRON AND ENGLISH TWEED, HAND-TA1LORED. Remarkable Value MANY INDIVIDUAL MOD LS, PLAIN TAILORED, BEAUTIFULLY BRAIDED, TnffiDDERED AND FUU $59.50 to $395.00 DRESSES WAISTS FURS LEATHER t"TTV ' Ymi Never-Pay ED VARE'S "PHANTOM HOME" rUrylflHEj 1 "Jl- -ssssssssssssssssssBIBsssssssssssssJ' ' ' i ft' frf MbI BWiWBfiaMffiBMMMWC f ' 'ti w2j&vkiffo ffl l.fdKrr rholo Hfrvlco Gncc moro Stale Senator Vare Is playing a leading role in the serlo comic, near melodrama "Where Do You Live? Words and music by the registration board. According to tho police canvassers, the houso at 2221 South Broad street, which Vare says Is Ills "official" residence, is vacant. Tho photograph shows the windows boarded up or with the shades down and generally Indicating a bit of "a deserted village" MINISTER SUES BROKERS t Dr. James De W. Perry Would Re cover His Savings The Ilcv. Dr. James De Wolf Perry, rector emeritus of Calvary Episcopal Church, Gertnnntown, hns fifed suit at Chattanooga, Tenn., to recover $18,000, his lifetime snvings, from the Dayton Coal, Iron nnd Railway Co., 'Friedman & Co., Philadelphia brokers, nnd II. S. MnthcwB, president of the Dayton company. Dr. Perry alleges Friedman & Co. persuaded him to invest $1750 in stock of the Mathews Steel and Iron Co. The same firm later induced Dr. Perry, he says, to change his Mathews stock for stock in the Dayton Coal and Iron Co. Little by little Dr. Perry charges he was Induced to buy Dayton stock until he had $18,000 of it and he has never had a vlhldend. - The stock Is .worthless nnd a total loss, according to Dr. Perry. Ferry Lease Approved Mayor Moore today signed a year lease on behalf of the city five with the Coopers Point nnd Philadelphia Ferry Co., giving that company the right to use the ferryhousc at the foot of Vine street. The lease Is for $4000 Mayor to .Speak Tonight Mayor Moore Is to be tho principal spoaker before the Fathers' Associa tion meeting nt Frankford High School this evening. Deaths of a Day CHARLES B.MEDFORD Retired Kensington Butcher for Fifty Years Dies Charles B. Mcdford, seventy-four, who had been in business as n butcher for fifty years nt ,'!527 Kensington ave nue, died nt his borne yesterday. He retired from the business ten yenrs ago, and since that time the business hns been conducted by two sons, Charles and William, who survive him. A daugtlwr. the wife of the Rev. Thomas Alexander I.eo, Frankford avenue and Foulkrod street, also survives. Rev. .Theodore P. Orner Altoonn, Pa., Oct. 21. Greatly fchocked bv tho death of his brother, John A. Orner. Saturday night, the Rev. Theodoie P. Orner, eighty years old, paf-tor emeritus of the First United Brethren Church, died yesterday. Ho had been n minister for half a century, filling charges nt Tyrone. Pitcnlrn unii Altoonn, nnd was once presiding elder of the Allegheny Conference. Edward R. Tourlson Iidnnrd It. Tourlson, sixty-five yen re old, Mount Airy hnrdware merchant, died yesterday sit his home, 17 Carpen ter lane, after nn illness of several months. Mr. Tourlson, whose store Is nt 0030 Oerinnntown avenue, hail been In the hnrdware bustneH In Mount Airy idnce 180(1. He leaves n widow nnd one son, Edward It. Tourlson, Jr. STENOGRAPHER Toune Ud. tecretary. stenographer, bookkeeper, fight year experience, ilrnlrea position. Highest credentials. Nominal sulury. II UOS, Ledge Offlce. Sl'llCCK 20J8 TAILLEUR Coats Specially Priced $57.50 $69.50 Formerly to 89J0 TAILORED MODELS O F VELDYN, BOLIVIA, VELOUR AND TWEED. OTHER EXCLUSIVE MOD. ELS IN NEW SOFT FABRICS WITH LATEST TENDENCIES OF EMBROIDERY AND FUR TRIMMING. $115M to $425.00 COATS , . - - I More at ni,l' " 'ill EVENING PUBLICO, THREE HURT IN COLLISION i Two Men ami Women Jn Auto Crash Into Trolley Car A tnxicab collided with the rear bf .a south -bound trolley car at Fifteenth nnd Oxford streets nt 12:30 o'clock last nicht nnd tho driver, two men nnd n woman in the machine were injured and taken to the Lnnkcnau Hospital. illiam Schrotz, twenty-six years old. of 2018 West Huntingdon street. was nrrestcd for driving at nn excessive speed. His passengers were also arrested and held as witnesses. They were held under $.00 bail each by Magistrate Os wald today for a further hearing No vember 4. Schrotz received cuts of the neck nnd ears In the collision. The others in jured were, Miss Helen Price, nine teen years old, 1010 Glenwood nvcnuo, cuts or tne cneeK ana nnncl nnd a bruised right eye; .James Itabnell, twenty-four years old, 101-1 Ncwkirk street, cuts of the check nnd right eye ; cnnries aiciteown, twenty-six years old, -.;:. w est uordon street, fractured arm and cuts and bruises of the body, MclCeowri is still In the hospital. Do You Know That Theatre Tickets Can Be r Used for Transportation There is a theatre ticket that will take you on the longest journey of your life back to tne forgotten scenes of your youth back to tho little girl with the checkered apron, back to the sleighing parties and the barn dances when you bobbed for apples, back to tho peach orchards nnd the clover that bloomed in the hay field, back to your first love. All this when it takes you to see "Way Down East." You can take the journey from the Chestnut Street Opera House, every afternoon at 2.15 and every evening nt 8.15,. for a limited time. Secure your tickets in ad vance tho travel is heavy. DKEK4 FINE STATIONERS SINCE 1864 INDIVIDUAL CHRISTMAS CARDS OUR NEW AND ORIGINAL DESIGNS ARE READY. ORDERS SHOULD BE PLACED EARLY 1121 CHESTNUT STREET MacDonald i Men's Hats, Clothing, HabertUihery, Motor Wemr 1334-1336 Chestnut Street jl i .".... .- LEDGERr - 'lHITJADELPHIA, THTJRSDAY, P. R. T. MAY ACCEPT Company's Attorney Asks In ' torpretation of Public Serv ice Body's Verdict VALUATION IS, DELAYED An Indication thnt the P. It. T. Co. has decided to accept the seven-cent fare order of the Public Service Com mission was given in City Hall today by Colcnfan J. Joyce, attorney for the company. Appearing nt n continued valuation hearing before Commissioners Clement nnd Ilenn, Mr. Joyce asked for nn of. liclal interpretation oi tne recent tare order relating to the Issuance of free transfers nnd three-cent exchanges. "My interpretation." he said, "is that n passenger paying n seven cent cash faro is entitled either to a free transfer or a three-cent exchange. I also presume that a passenger present ing a coupon ticket, bought In strips of four for twenty-live cents, is entitled to a transfer or an exchange. Asks for Interpretation r ronnli! like to have an intermeta tlon from the commission covering that matter. In the meantime I will pro ceed with the preparation of the tariff. presuming tuat my interpretation is correct. . ... Commissioner Element Raw ne woum rnfor h renllpst to Ills CollCatTUCS. Richard Horton, traffic engineer for the P. It. T., later waB asked If Mr. .Tnrrn'n atntement thnt he would proceed with preparation of the tnrlff meant the! company nau nccepicu mc ncvtu-vHn fare. The new tariff must be filed on or beforo October 20.' xne new inrcs Be come effective November 1. "KM nnsnrllv." Mr. Horton re plied. "Beforo a tnrlff is accepted it must be filed. ,, , mm, .i.tnn nroeedinirs were de layed today because of tho absence of representatives of the city solicitor s office. They Began wncn n'"v w u-lt-fi.... tnjAA nrrlvnd. kuill-liur .imic ....--- .l A permanent fare order is ,to result from the valuation, which will require several months to reach completion. City Experts at Work Assistant-City Solicitor Itosenbaum i L.infA.i nnnnnrnnrfl nt 11 O ClOCK. He sold the city experts were mnking nrn.rrl.B9 In checking UP tllC V. H. A. Inventory nnd within a week men would be at worii'nxing inner, v.. .-.. Items. ,, , . Proceedings were adjourned at noon Just before adjournment. .Mr. Itosen baum interrupted with a remark to Mr, "Ah 1 understand it the company is proceeding to prepare Its appraisal figures on only one basis," he said. He later explained tho basis ho meant was that of replacement at iircaeui. tui. Not True, Says Joyce Thnr U not true." replied Mr TnmA "The company will .make its appraisal from the standpoint of prig Inal cost of construction, historical de vclepncnt, and probnble earning ca & Campbell NEW FARE RULING Men's Suits of Indisputable Value $45 to $90 Suits that have everything tho most critical man can demand tailoring that guarantees the longest service. Cloths that men love to wear but seldom find in ready-for-service suits, Tho mod els show tho distinguished lines and grace which from tho first' has made our clothes tho choice of men and young men. You cannot make, a mistake in selecting from theso fine suits for thoy are the best. 'i, I ? .... - II Activities at U. of P. Scheduled for Today 1:00 o'clock Senior class meet Ing, Houston Club. 1 :30 o'clock Sophomore vlgllcncc committee meeting, Houston Club. B :00 o'clock Undergraduate Coun -cil meeting, Houston Club. 7:00 o'clock Iowa Club meeting, Houston Club. 7:00 o'clock Capital City Club meeting, Houston Club. 7 :0O o'clock Manllus School Club meeting, Houston Club. 7:00 o'clock West Virginia men meeting to form Moonshiners' Club, (Houston Club. 7:00 o'clock Rehearsal of engi neers' Bhow, Engineering Building. 7 :I10 o'clock Rocky Mountain Club meeting, Houston Club. 8:00 o'clock West Philadelphia High School Club smoker, Houston Club. pacity, ns well ns replacement costs and other values." Commissioner Clement requested n detailed finahclal statement from the V. It. T., rerealing all expenditures tor operating expenses. A day the latter part of next week will be fixed (or the next hearing, he said. Argument on the underpins com panies' appeal from the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission ended yesterday. These companies say the commission has no authority over the rentals. Judges of the Superior Court today informed interested nttorne.ru that a decision on the appeal would be given betore January. Counsel for the United Business Men's Association, original complainant In the case, said a de cision before January would make pos sible nn amendment to the public serv ice law by the Legislature In case the Appellate Court upholds the contention of the underlying companies. Ice Truck and Trolley Collide An Ice truck collided with a Route 23 trolley car at Oermantown avenue nnd I'cnn street nt 11 :30 this morning. Tho front wheels of the motor were driven under the trolley, tilting It to an angle of 45 degrees. No one was Injured, but north and southbound traffic was halted on Oermantown avenue for more than an hour. rtiefiftSSfSs Diamonds frevcuirut vaues 'are unuauaJr acfvwitcgecua o ihe fiurvAaaor N A Word to the Wives ' Arc you helping your husband's future by thrift and economy? Our Savings Department will co operate with you for putting by a nest egg for later ycars and pay ou 4 interest. Open an account and watch it grow. Ever) con sideration is given to women depositors to make them feel "at home." National Bankf Commerce in Philadelphia 713 Chestnut Street JfstAmn T.IolivmJJLJ'j-maxdon I The Silent Star- I I The Noiseless is as welcome to the I I stenographer as to the executive. I By eliminating the click-click-clicking that is sb annoying to business men, it makes the isolation of stenographers unnecessary and paves the way to "private secretary." n'oliutand H5tch your office waEon lo a star a imPru,hne bright and cheery star a silent star: Liit of Uteri The Noiseless. "Its work is heavenly." me NOISELESS TYPEWRTTFR The Noiseless Typewriter Company, 835 Chestnut St., Philadelphia l t ,v 'mono walnut 3G9 B9nMflttHBMMiM illlUU 1IUUI dOyi OCTOBER 21, 1920 BABY'S SKELETON Bones Reported Found in Swedeland May Bo Those of Child Stolen b'y 'The Crank' ATTACH PRISONER'S FUNDS Norrlstown Is greatly'lnterrslcd over the report, published today, that state police a week ago tliscovered the skele ton of a baby, believed to be that of Itlolccly Coughllu, In an abandoned quarry at Swedeland. The Coughlln fnmlly, nt Norrlstown, had not heard anything from the authorities in confirmation of the re port. Neither had Magistrate I.cnhardt. the Norrlstown justlco of the pence, who yesterday held Augusto I'nsqualc, the confessed kidnapper of the thlrtccn-months-old son of George II. Coughllu, to await tho action of the grand jury. Major Lynn II. Adams, superin tendent of the state police, could not be found today, and at Ills IlarrUburg office It was said he was away on business for tho day. The deputy superin tendent said that no reports bad been made to the Ilnrrtaburg office of the finding of a body. Coroner Neville, of Montgomery county, denied thnt nny report had been made to him that n body had been found at Swedeland. Captain Gcarhart, of the state police, docs not believe, it is said, that lilakc- ly'K body lias nccn recovered. Oearhart todny ncrompnnled Major C. Townley Larzclere, counsel for the Coughlin family, and Mr. Coughlln to Philadelphia to attach 5275 of Pas qualc's money deposited in the West End -Trust Co. ' loiter they plan to go to Kgg Harbor. N. J., to attach another 2400 in the Egg Harbor Dank, and will also file suit to obtnlu $1700 which the kidnapper paid on the farm he bought nt New Orctnn, N. J. Last woek Cnptaln Gcarhart recovered SH400. the balance of an account opened by Paxqunle with a New York bank. N COUN CASE PLAN PENN G. 0. P. RALLY Republican Club Will Also Hold Torchlight Parade t In nn attempt to bring some rent, old fashioned political enthusiasm to the campus of the University of Pennsyl vania the students' Republican Club there has arranged for a rally, areoin punlcd by a torchlight pnrndc, probably to take place on the evening of October ISO, following the football game with Penn Btnte. 'flip Republican Club met last night In Houston Club nnd elected Itlchnrd M. Kishel, Wharton '21, nnd Donald A. McComns, Wharton '23, ns tern pornry president nnd secretary, respec tively. A committee on membership wns appointed to gain the co-operation of all those with Republican leaning. An information iiurcnu to help students Itvtnrr twvnv frnm linmn in nrrnnvi, tn vote was also decided upon. It will be opened todny in Houston Club. The Democrats of the University are also nctlve In preparation for the Htrnw vote, postponed from yesterday, to take place next Wednesday. Perry Meek, n Wharton School senior, hns called n meeting for tomorrow night in Houston Club, nnd It Is expected the Democratic Nationnl Committee will send a speaker. Briscoe Prices Guaranteed Until April 1, 1921 Five pass. Touring Car, $1285. F. O. B. Factory. Compartment Roadster, $1285. F. O. B. Factory. Four-door Sedan $1885. F. O. B. Factory GRIEB&THOMA? DiffrnrBwrcms'op motor cabs? and trucks amsrcoK Kisrssz O R..A.N T . ,nONAtJJyr. 3Q6 JN. BROAD 3fl tmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmtMmmi We offer you printing with the addition of a complete copy writing and direct-by-mail ad vertising service The Holmes Press, Tattlers 1315-29 Cherry Street PhllsdelphU HALLOWE'EN COSTUMES Hundreds of them displayed on hangers for your inspection. Sale or Hire Largest assort ment in Phila. At lower prices than can bo matched in cen ter of tho city. Hoffman Cycle Co. 3010 Kensington Ave. 3015 F St. rlione Km. "43 Open Vtry Ermine n IF Dalsimer Standard Shoes A "Special" for the girl verging on her 'teens and her sisters already 18 arrived! $ 7 for these Black or Tan Shoes, with English or Broad Toes Another shipment at a favorable price enables vs to make the price but Seven Dol lars. This supplements our former offering and is "unapproachable" in this city. Quan tity is limited and is offered For Tomorrow Only! A Prep School Girl Should Remember that her woman's foot ia moulded in her youth. Her flair for stylo should be accompanied with a due regard for her daily comfort. Dalsimer Shoes will- bring her these sure qualities. 'Tis a Feat to Fit Feet Sfatdimei The Big Shoe Store 1204-06-08 Market Street Iff ' I f' NAVY OFFICERS BURNED f James Kofflev and Michael ToVtnfty; chief petty officers in the navy, were burned in extinguishing a fire which threatened a gasoline tank In the garage nt the rear of tho Navy Recruiting Of- lice, lolo Arch street, late yesterday afternoon. The only damage was to an automobile tire, but burning waste threatened to Ignite gnsollnc in a largo tnnk. r BWMITWWrWliWWWJiWnwiTJlMW!tnlBlWr'; Continuing today a?id for otily 2 days more I Perry's Intensified Value Sale Passing out a Limited Collection of all-wool "N.B.T." Suits $40 and $45 grades at the Uniform Price $30 If you were up against it, which would you rather have a loan or a piece of advice on the wisdom of thrift? A loan! You've said it. Talk is cheap, but a helping hand is eloquence itself! That's the way we feel about the price situation. But buy now all bets off Saturday at 530 p.m. Also leading the town at $50 for Suits, Overcoats, Ulsters, Ulsterettes and Motor Coats Not the only store featuring a $50 price, but the only store showing such S50 qualities. PERRY &, CO. 16th St. Chestnut Sti. it: Downstairs Department PI IJfip n. iT7 r i t U j J U! ! !'i '. Uh Zg y:n4,, &,- 'ts'iBJ,,,, " VI L!iMia2i ..., tltL
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