:r- rV ' S mi WJ m .;.:-. - (Nsi IW f " -v . r .: (i ?iP:!tH'?$siiwPfflP'vi!'" ' '.HtBMHBPws ' ,. "TsrwW' v '' ! ""wshhwi v . ,. Twi?iv ifWBPv"4 4 FIREMEN INJURED . ,.... ..--,,- EJSKIq- PUBLIC IiBfeJfSHILAriELPHIA, TfttJRSI)Atf; " ' - " OGTOBBR 28, 1920 . D i j. t . 3 BAG WXftEHOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE IN $200,000 BLAZE Five Hundred Porson3 Floo HomosMn Fear of South Front Stroot Blaze WOMEN PROVIDE COEFEE t i 1 About COO men, women nnd children j were driven from their homes Into tho rain, four firemen were hurt nnd mnny ntarbr houses "were damaged by firo which destrojed the warehouse of the Philadelphia Second-Hand Rag Co., 40S-10-I2 South Front' street. The fire was discovered nbout 12:n0 ' o'clock, nnd, the ruins of the ware house are still burning, but danger of the blaze spreading is past and the families have moved their rain-soaked belongings back Into their homes, The loss is climated' nt $200,000. Heroic women, wet to the skin through the meager clothing they grabbed when patrolmen knocked nt their doors nnd ordered thcrn to flee, worked all night making coffee for the firemen and others fighting tho flames. Women (live Help'' Five women welfare workers in St. Peter's Oiiild House, Front nd Pine streets, nfter fleeing from the building office, returned nrtd, despite their wet rlothlng, made cofToe the remainder of the night, not even Jenvlng when fire men mounted to the roof of the build log to extinguish n small blaze, due to flying sparks. In one house only n Miort distance from the fire Anna Kane, twenty-three years old. was 111 with pucuriionln. Rel atives feared to move her Into the rain becanso the shook and exposure might result In her death. Fearful that the flames might make their way Into their home nt any minute, they congregated in the sick room and managed (o keep the patient itnalarmed. Patrolmen Casper ami Morton, of the Third nnd Do Lanccy streets station, (Uncovered the fire. The nature of. the i-ontnits of the warehouse was such that by the time the firemen arrived the blaze had made great headway. The firemen discovered early that it would he irtun11y Impossible to save the warehouse. The dry bagging burned like o much paner. throwing forth n fierce heat nnd lighting the neighborhood for more than a block. Residents Aroused After summoning the engines. Casper and Morton rnu from door to door nlont Front. Lombard and Pine stiects nnd aroused tho Inmates of the houses, most of which arc frame cottages or tene ments. In some cases, the patrolmen were forced to break in the doors after knock, ing with their clubs failed to arouse the sleepers. In a few minutes the streets were crowded with half-clothed persons running from their homes and u'raglng such valuables ns thev could. Lombard, Pine nnd Fmnt streets were decorated with piles of lied cloth ing nnd furniture, nnd each store awn-. Ing covered scores of men,, women and children driven from their homes. More than a hundred homeless per sons found refugee in the cigar store of Thomas Donaghlc. at the southeast cor ner of Front and Pino streets. Munj crowded into tho storeiooin, and others found protection from the weather in other rooms of tho house. The five women workeis of the guild houe nre Miss Rthel Iloskins. Miss .Jennie Ilenck. Mrs. Ada Rryson, Miss Katherinc Iiryson nnd Miss Anna Itettson. When first aroused they ran into the street hnlf clothed. When they saw others standing around In the rain, some without outer clothing and others depending upon bed coveting? for protection, the women went back Into the guild house, despite the dan ger, and provided hot coffee for the suf ferers. t'otfee and hot drinks "were made in Donaghio h eigut store and distributed among those driven from horns and to tuc firemen, most om whom were .soaked through by the rain and water from tho noses. Firemen Hampered at Work The firemen were hampered in their orIc by the great number of refugees mo.,t of whom insisted upon remaining m close to their homes as possible. m.8," ,mcn.wwe placed on roofs near the f.mngtonnthem:Cmen " " Falling walls added to the terror and Itt"',"1"! Pn,rh fJ,lliuS "'all nbfo re- .hU! d ra bel?B flun Int0 e nir to "light on noaibv roofs. The firemen ffMhli?" wcft abIe t0 OnK beingSe""8 W,U,0Ut m,leh dnmnc John Egnn. a .fireman of truck Co. cm wa,R, bllr",d under one of the &tl" '". "S .T"I Injuria flrZL , ,,ed nnd sl'i ders. Other firemen dug him out and sent him to h MM Kiiilnfa "0flPa. where U saw lie will recover. Hank Morris of Engine Co. Xo. 11. n. iim ia Iad(lerr n,D(1 stained inter - FlosuBl rieT. "Cris I" thc -Toferscn hospital. Frank Thomas. Knglno Co hh'rihi rtW ifrom ft,,ndd(,r ""I broke holnlb.1 Rh10U,,lc,T- c H in the same Th L -S?0 ol,,Dr "reman was hurt. ,Jll hmmnK occupied by the burlni m h Wm fi7nM,v tI,e M A"nt a hfl Ch5l bu,,(,,nlf- Jt was moro than !tnfrndr.e1 yearfl 0,d- It "'as n two- to ymrCk,KCture nnd Mtcnd"d bnck rfi1" ,n",tls ie!t.0f..lh-e w.are,,0 of Philadelphia Second-Hnnd Bag Co,, at 408-10-12 South Front street, aticr a nro raged In It for hours early today. Tho loss Is estimated nt $200,000. Jvc hundred persons In the iciKHiiuriiuou iicu iroin mcir nomes, tearing they too would be bitrncd VILLANOVA ALUMNI IN REUNION TODAY Dedicate New Hall at College and Hold Services and Banquet PROMINENT MEN TO SPEAK M0RE.W.0MEN GARDENERS Horticultural 8chool Head Tells Board of English Systems' The bonrd of directors of thc School pf Horticulture for Women nt Ambler hejd n business meetlns and luncheon nt the College Club todny, nt which 'JIlss Jane II. Haines, the president, pre sided. Miss lUiznbeth I.uighton I.ee. director of the school, reported on her recent trip to England, where she studied various methods of work In the hoi ticultural schools. Miss Lee emphasized two points in comparing thc English .and American schools. She pointed out that there nre 2,000,000 more Women In England than men, nnd said that this excess of women makes It much more impcrativefor them to find not only suitable menns of sup port, but nn outlet for their energies. 'As one of the women remnrked tome," said Miss Leu, " 'no grown woman wants to stny nt home and warm her father's slippers.' Of course, the war gave nn added impetus to this latent sentiment, nnd it Is rnrc. at present to find a womnn without a definite occu pation. "English women." she said, "turn to gardening ns one of thc most natural avenues of occupation In the world. Their wonderful climate nnd their gen erally strong nnd healthy bodies both suggest It as u most delightful and in teresting occupation, and one long prac ticed; consequently the schools and col leges of gardening for women in Eng land do not have to be encouraged, be cause they arc full. Swanley and Stud- ti ' the two largest. 'with respectively ninety students and seventy, thc hitter with additional accommodations being f.rectcd to mnko n total of 140." Funeral of D. A. R. Founder Funeral services were conducted this afternoon for Mrs. Ethen Allen Weaver at her home, 251 Harvey street. Uermantown. Mrs. Weaver was horn In Eastou, Pa., thc daughter of William Mnjt Tatterhon nnd Susnn IJurkc Patterson and the granddaugh ter of Ssmue! Dcwecs PMtcrson. fqr mnnv yearn the editor and publisher of the Saturday Evening Post. Mrs. Weaver was thc founder of thc Phila delphia Chapter of the D. A. It. and a member of tho Colonial Darac and of the Second Presbjtcrlnn Church of C.orm.intnwn. Thc Interment in West Lnurcl Hill Cemetety was private. Hutchlns Resents Use of Name Trtnton, Oct. 2S. Asserting that he has mude up his mind to vote for Co nnd Roosevelt. Frank H. Hutchlns. first vice president of the Nntional Ilrother hood of Operative Potters, yesterday (aid the sU of his name as a vice chairman of thc Republican mass-meeting tonight Is unwarranted. Hutchlns, who has for many .cars been nn ncttve figure In Republican circles here, ex plains that his decision to ote against Harding nnd Coolldge Is based upon their attitude toward labor and the League of Nntions. Dcatlis of a Day DR. GEORGE S. GERHARD I f ii Rrevetiiiiicj Acddettft EUhtr P n "' h utomoblW accidents could ba prevented (j verv car wji correctly adjusted, a that tha vital part brakca, clutch or angina will function Instantly In caa of cmergtncjr. Wo agree to glva definite) amount of free adjustment and In spection service with every car we sell and send periodic remind ers to those who neglect to uae It GRIEB&THOMAS 3QG N. BROAD Sl MacDonald & Campbell Specially Modeled Suits For Stout, Tall, or ShorJ Men . $45 tO $90 This is no array of commonplace garments which vo offer for your cclectlon. Ench model, fabric and coloring is tho most appropriate, bcit fitting, most sorviceablo that expert designing and tailoring can produce, for some one of the types of men named. And the variety of pal terns and models is so comprehensive as to en able every one to satisfy his individual pref erences. Wo aro very proud of our success in this specialty. Men's Hats, Clothing, Haberdashery, r. v Motor Wear. 1 334-1 336 Chesthut Street One of Bryn Mawr Hospital Found ers Dies Dr. Qi.orge S.- Gerhard, seventy-one jears old, of Fifty-eighth street and Overbrook avenue, died csterday in the Eryn Mawr Hospital. Dr. Gerhard was ono of the found ers of thc hospital nnd had been Its chief physician for twenty-seven jours. He collapsed Tuesday from heart dis ease while attending' patients in n ward. Thc physician was a close friend and assistant of the Intc Dr. William Osier. He was never married. Harry L. Steger Hnuy L. Steger, treasurer of thc clothing firm of Jacob Reed's Sons, died M'f.tcrday at his home, fil2 South Forty fifth street, nfter an Illness of two weeks with heart disease. Mr. Steger. who was fifty-sir years old. entTC 1 the employ of Jacob Reed's Sons about thirty-five years ago, He became assistant treasurer and in lt)07 was advanced to treasurer. Mr. Steger wus a Phlladulphinn by birth. He was a member of thc City Club and the Lansdownc Country Club. He i,s survived by his widow and four children. Mary, Helen, George and Elizabeth. ' F. V. Bonnaffon Ferdinand Victor Ilonnaffon. secre tary and treasurer of the Academy of Music, died last night at his home. Pel bam Court, C,arpcntor street. GcVman town. Ho had been ill several months. Mr. Bonnaffon was the son of the Intc Mr. nnd Mr. Anthony Ronnaffon, and was born In this state August 14. 18-14. He was a veteran of thfr Civil War, through which ho served with thc Keystone battery. , Ho is survived by his widow and one sister, Mrs. William Oakford. Mr. Ronnaffon was a member of thc Pennsylvania Historical Society, So-, ciety of the War of 1812. Society of the Potomac and the I.oyal Ioglon. Dr. Charles 8. Kinney Easfon. Pa., Oet. 2. Dr. Chnrles Spencer Klnuey, sixty-six years old, n noted nllenist nud specialist in nervous diseases, and head of the Easton sani tarium, died TucMlny night. He hud been ill since the middle of August. Di Kinney was born nt Sufiicld, Conn. He graduated from the New York Momeopnthlc College, New York City, in 1870. He then became assistant superintendent of the Middle town State Htispltal, Mlddlctown, N. Y., remaining there until 1000 when ho moved" to this city nnd became head of the Easton Sanitarium. John C. Kelly Sioux City., In., Oct. 28. (By A. P.) John 0. Kelly, owner and editor of tho Sioux City Tribune, died Jasf night after an Illnc-m of several days. His death was duo to pneumonia. Mr. Kelly was born in Cortland, N. Y., Fcbrtinrv 20, 18f2. Ho purchased thc weekly Tribune here In the early eighties u nil established the dally Tribune in 1884, ' RECKLESS IVI0T0RIST FINED i Phlladelphlan pleads Guilty to Driv ing While Intoxicated Yorlc, Oct. 28. Clifford Williams, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty In the1 York county court to n charge of operating a motor vehicle while under thc influence of llnuor. A fine of $100 nnd costs was imposed. Thc prosecutor was j (). tiotwolt. of Hnllam. Williams was in charge of a truck bound, for Philadelphia nnd while nenr Stony Ilrook wns seen to .lg7ng his enr from side to side. Ho ran Into nnothcr.tnachlne, which was thrown against a man walking on thc road, in juring him. Morejthan .100 graduates of Vlllanova College attended tho alumni day exer cises nnd "the-dedication of the new alumni halj today. The old Tolentinc Aeademv Building hns'-been renovated and remodeled dur ing the. la"st .vrnr nnd turned Into a gymnasium. It was dedicated during tho morning exercises. The day's- program opened with the celebration of n solemn high mass nt which the Rev. Walter Jones, bishop of flan Juan, was the celebrant. He nlso lend the procession to Alumni Hall, where the blessing wns given nt 11 :45 bv thc Right Rev. Mur. M. J. Crane, of this eitv, nnd the dedicatory sermon was preached by thc Rev. P. J. Fahey, of Ardmorc. , Mnny locnl men responded to toasts nt the banquet that followed a meet' ing of the Alumni Association tit 1 o'clock. The Rev. Andrew Plunkett. of Hartford, Conn., was tnastmaster. Among them were James A. Flaherty, supreme knight of the Knights ot Co lumbus: Dr. John Kolmcr. of this city: Chnrles A. MeAvoy, of Norrls town. United States district attorney for Philadelphia j Edward Daughcrty, of Rryn Mawr: and the Rev. vToscph Sutllff, O, S. A., of Gloucester. Those connected with thc college who spoke were the Rev. Francis A. Dris coll, president; thc Rev. George A. O'Menra, vice president, nnd Chnrles A. McGeehan, professor Of electrical engineering. The Rev. Nicholas J. Vnsey. pro vincial of the Augtistinlnn Order In thc United States, nlso addressed the guests. Among thc out-of-town speakers were Thomas E. Murray, of New York, vice president of the Edison Co. ; Stabley Ccar, of Scranton : Dr. James Rylc, of Stanford, Conn., nnd the Rev. E. O. Dohan. of Salem, N. Y., former presi dent of the college. Type 51 (8-Cyl.) Cadillac Hoadetcr body. Rood condition. Will sacri fice to Immediate buyer with spot ce.ah. 'io urrungti fop Inxprctlon and rttinon stratlon. call Walnut MR40. Apartment 110. between S'30 and 0:45 P. St. llJ!5S Q) - Polished Girdle Diamonds Super -Quality 77e auprene briljunqy of ' iie Poisied Gu-effe Djamcnd 's pajr eiacernJHe to the ssexpeiesjcec Sold exclusively by this Establishment T U R OLE THE FRONT OF A GOAT DOES NOT REQUIRE STIFF ENING METHODS TO MAKE IT SET GRACEFULLY. THE TUROLE IDEA RETAINS ITS SOFT ATTRACTIVE NESS IN THE FACE OF NOT HAVING THE ORDINARY ITEMS USUALLY APPLIED TO GAIN LASTING SHAPE LINESS. ' CUSTOM SERVICE WITHOUT THE ANNOYANCE OF A TRY-ON READY-TO PUT.ON ' TAILORED AT FASHION PARK ALWAYS PRICED TO WARRANT VALUE MDCDB D8IEIEID)9 SOWS J 1424-1426 CheBtivnt Street. DEMAND WOMEN RENEW EFFORTS IN COX BEHALF Houie-toHoue Canvass and Many Rallies on Program House-to-house campaigning, neigh borhood rallies, mass -meetings nnd street gatherings form part of the Dem ocratic women s campaign program for every day until election, More than 1(100 Democratic women arc stumping Philadelphia under the leadership of Mrs. Edward Parker Davis. Mrs. Davis herself Is never Idle, She spoke to nurses at the Pennsylvania Hospital this afternoon nfter a meeting with her executive committee nt noon. Tonight she will address two mass moctlngs in West and South Philadel phia. She speaks at three or four meet ings each day. "If is an inspiration to know that more thntl 10(H) women nre working as enthusiastically as I," she said, "There isn't n section of the city in which our women arc not conducting meetings every day till election. Every ward Is organized. Watchers hnve been appointed and will be on duty early Tuesday morning." Mm. Unroll .Miller, nt I'ittstiureli, ar rives tomorrow morning to aid the Democratic women in their campaign here. She will talk at the Acorn Club at 11 o'clock In the morning nnd at noon will address a street meeting nt Ninth and Chestnut streets. She will lunch t thc City Club with the Dem ocratic special committee and tomorrow night will address a mass-meeting in Manayttuk. sThe Democratic women, organized so thoroughly for this campaign, will re tain their organization permanently, according to Mrs. Davis. "Wo arc not merely working for this one election." she said today. "We arc organized for nil times and will be ready for further political work." SNEAK THIEVESdET GEMS. Take Jewelry Valued at $695 In Apartment Raid Sncnk thieves last night ransacked the apartment of Miss Jcnnctte Walton on the third floor of the Shlsslcr Rulldlng nt 201 South Eighth street, while the .Kiinnnt wnu nii'DV nn rtitolnrtLj a-.1 UttUCUUII "" . fJM T( JUKI stole, besides twenty nieces of ladles' fancy wearing apparel, a number of articles of jewelry valued ut $8!).". En trance was gained to the apartment by Jimmying open the dooy to hallway. Among the articles of jewelry taken wns a lady's gold mesh handbag, n gold heart-shaped locket with eighty-three inlaid pearls, a turquoise ring nnd a pink cameo ring. RED CROSS MEETS TO PLAN BIG DRIVE N Mrs. August Bolmont Will Make Address Today in Bello- vue-Stratford PREPARING FOR R0LLCALL Mrs. August Relinont. of New Tork. formerly Miss Eleanor Robson, who contributes much of her time nnd money to the cause of the Red Cross, will be one of the prlnclpnl spmkers nt the an nual meeting of the Southeastern Penn sylvania Chapter members this after noon in tho Clover Room of thc Relic-vue-Stratford. Plans for the fourth rollcall. which starts November 11. Armistice Dav, nnd also for the work of the chapter for the ensuing year, will be discussed at to day's meeting. Dr. Thomas E. Gteen. of Washing ton, pi omlncntly connected with many patriotic organizations throughout the country, will nlso speak. Dr. Green Is regarded as one of the finest orators in thc United States. He was n clergvinan of the Protestant Episcopal Church for twenty-five years and elected bishop of Iowa in 1003. but declined the high office. For manr years Dr. Green has taken nn active interest in Red Cross work. He hns worked untiringly for the cause and has led many movements of the or ganization in various parts of thc coun try. Dr. Green is nt present director of thc Speakers' Ilureau nt national head quarters. Ttpnnrtff tf ttnil? ilnnn .It. ( 1. I , year will be made nud these will show highly gratifying results, it is said. The excellent work done during thc wr has nrouscd great Interest In thc organi zation, and its directors look for still bigger results during the vcor of 101M. Dr. Charles J. Hatfield, chairman of the orgnnlzatlon. will preside nt today's meeting. Mennonlte Elder Dies at Akron, Pa. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 2S. Elder Da vid Snnder, widely known its n lead ing Mennonlte minister, died today at his home in Akron. He wns llfty-elRht jears of age. He retired from the min istry recently owing to foiling health. t "?? h JAMES' COUNSEL WIN!F0.rrtlt Lawyers Allowed to See Man Held; ' In Paul Murder f, William P. Walsh nnd John HarrlsV attorneys, were today given permissibly by Prosecutor Wolvcrton, Comdsa', county, to pec Frank J. James, Hroolt'j lyn automobile salesman, who Is de-( talned nt Camden city hall In connec tion with the murder of Dnvld H. Paalt Paul, messenger for the Rmadway5 Trust Co.. of Cnmdcn, disappeared Oc' tobcr r while on his way to the Glrnr( i National Rank, In this city, nvltb, $10,000 cash and .$:;0,000 in checks. HI1 body wns found October 10 by duck-' hunters In the pine woods near Tuber naclc. xJnmm Is the last mun known to have seen Paul olive. He admits having driven the m8"icnger from n point on llroadwny to thc Federal street ferries. He was taken under detention on the) night Paul's bodv wns found and none of his Mends hnve been permitted to see him. Yesterdny Walsh nnd Harris served nn ultimatum on County Prosecutor Wolveiton. notifying him that ii thby wcic not allowed to see their client they would begin habeas corpus proceedings-' for IiIh release. LAUNCH 30TH DESTROYER ' Barry Will Take to Water at Cam? den Yard Today The last of the fleet of thirty tor- " pedo bout destroyers contracted for by i the United States navy to be built at the New York shipyard, Camden, will be launched this afternoon when the destroyer Harry, named after Com mander John Harry, will leave the way fully completed. All of the other twenty-nine de strojers have been launched and all but sis have been delivered to thc navy and tint In commission at the League Island navy yard. The last four have been Iniinrhed fully completed, equipped with' ' the wireless apparatus and ready for the trlnl trip. Thc sponsor today will be Mrs. 8hel-' ton E. Martin, of Valley Brook, N. J. She will be accompanied by relatives and will be greeted by n delegation of naval attaches headed by Rear-Admlral R. T. Hall and Captain T. O. Robert,. Captain Roberts will have as his guests former Governor Stuart and a number of others. , v The Rnrrv is 314 feet 4 Inches In lencth and has n beam of .10 feet 11 Inches nnd depth of 0 feet 4 Inches. It will burn oil for fuel and will make thirty-five knots. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiui ajuiiiiiiing sn Getting into Full Swing! The Extraordinary $400,000 Unloading Sale of Perry's Entire Stock of Higher-Priced Clothes At Genuine Reductions from Former Genuine Values ! WE'RE not going to discuss thc reductions. The headlines take care of that subject. We're going to talk quality thc subject that most sales arc silent about. Quality! ! Suits of the finest procurable worsteds, in pencil stripes, checks, plaids, and mixtures, loomed by such makers as Cyril Johnson, Mabbett, Shackamaxon, Hockanum and others of the Blue Book fraternity of of the woolen world ! Quality!! Half Raglan Ulsters, hill Raglan Ulsters, and plain full deep Ulsters of luxurious Crombie Beavers, Elysians, Worumbos, and Irish Cheviofs. Single and double-breasted overcoats all thc way from the austerity of fly-front Montagnacs, to the festivity of the richest novelties ever put into a box, or a form fitting coat! This is a reduction sale, but Quality is still in the King's Chair ! The Sale includes Every Single Suit and Every Single Overcoat in our Stock formerly priced at from $60 up to $100, and now to be sold out at once at Substantial Reductions! PERRY 8C CO. 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