BWTwf n" &'& v . iw y lff 'V '. -, ;. V J: IN il i frW Sly I l. -. ; , f; WITS PURPOSE . . 10 BOOST PRICES VJE NOVEMBER r4 1920 8f GIRL SCOUTS CONDUCT tilSPLAtf Contractor Tells Committee Ob jects of Cut Stone Association ... TO END ALL COMPETITION! By the Associated l'rcss New Yerk, Ner. 4. Tlie Interna tional Cut Htene ConlrncterH' AhiocIh AhiecIh AhiocIh Uen, with heudqimrters in Iinlliumpells, Tras under fire nt today's hcnrlnc of tins Joint If-itfslatlvc committee Investigat ing the "buildlnfc trust." Ilenry Ilauleln, one of New Yerk 3 largest cut Btone coutrncterq, wtn ques tioned nt length regarding activities of the association, which, he imld, Included In its membership virtually all soft stone contractors, jobbers and miarry inen of the country. Thp grnnlte ntid hard stone men hnve a separate organ ization, he explalnsc!. The witness, n member of the execu tlve committee of the (Ircatec New Yerk Cut Stene Contrncteis' AksocIii AksecIii AksocIii tien, said that the international associ ation had been organized te "better conditions of the trade." "Yeu men te get better prices?" asked Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the committee. "Yes, I guesi se: that's what we are here for," replied Mr. Uanlcln. "By elimtnntinff competition, nlse?" "Maybe," ntiiile-l the uitnccsi, When Mr. Itun'titi told the examiner he vns net ufrulil te answer further questions, I'ntcrmver nsknd llie itneHs if he was net "nfraid of luuuing up against the anti-trust Inns." "Yes, tcrv much afruld," replied Mr. Hnnlcln. "Doing the be?t you can te dodge it?" asked Mr. I'utermjer. The witness did net answer. The witness then was questioned re garding his $2,000,00(1 limestone con tract for work en the New Yerk county courthouse, which was recently can celed by Mayer Hylnn, when the in quiry into the alleged building materials combine began. WOMEN IN RESEARCH WORK Club Repreeentatlves Consider Co operation With Bureau A general conference wits held jes jes ierde afternoon nt the City Club bj members of I he Bureau of Municipal Itesearcli, with representatives from at least n dozen women's organisatiens present. 'j. T. 1'aUen, secretary of the bu reau, presided and explained thut the purpose of the meeting was te decide en an organized method of approach In making known te the citliens the na ture and netlxitler, of the bureau and the mutual be'.irfii thnt may be derived by co operating in civic efforts. Other vpenkers were J. N". Kage Kage dern. Or Martha Tiucy, of the 'Wom 'Wem an's Medical College, and ii!m a mem ber of the executive beard of the bu reau, and Dr. Frederick i (iruenberg, the director. Tt was hoped that the icpreseiitatives of the organizations would ctelve in their beards plans te he'p in the edu edu eatieiiel campaign and in securing mem bers and foulribuMens. It wan stated that since the pijhlic is directly bene fited nj the Kpecialized v.-erk of the bureau, support should come from the dtiiensbip at large. The Philadelphia League of Women Vetcw was rcpro rcpre itnteil by several of tlie wnnl leaders. MIhs Mary Ingham spoke for the Women's League for Heed (ievernmciit ; Mrs. Imogen 15. Oiikl". Mrs. Murdoch Kendrick and Mi's VMn ll-hb repre sented the Civic Club; Mrs. II. II. Blrner. Mrs. Themas Shalleress, .Ir., Mrs. .T. T. Liuhteubcrger ami Mrs. II. II. Alljn Mere from tin I'hileniusinn Club. The College, Contemporary nnd New Ceuturj Clulu were nKe repre sented. SPECIAL OFFICER ACCUSED H. G. Wright snd AGseclate Abused Bey, Is Charge Charged with brutalitj in connection with the nrmt of a hey plating bull n Sunday, Special Oillcer Hareld (I. Wright, of the Thirty-ninth Mrect and Lancaster &icuuc police station, twis ordered te upnear before the pelieu trial benrd vesterday by Superintendent et Police Mills. Anether officer neineil U Willlum Mangel, of the tame district. The com plaints were enter d by seteral women who said they wre insui'ed t.hen they protested egaint-t the alleged brutalitj when the bes. 1'rancis Smart, seven teen yeur e'd. of -lOIJ North Thirty -gecend dreet. vas urrrcted. According te witnese:,, newrnl boys, including young Smnrt, were playing ball in front of hi. he:,e, Ucteiier 17, when the two policemen, it is alleged, pelied Smart and u'ielhr boy and start ed te take them te a patrol box a syuare distant. Wright, it is alleged, used his blackjack en Smart and cut his head. Ter this he van treated ut the Presby terian Hospital. When ly" case came up before Magistrate SKveneu later in the dav he was diseharced. EXPLOSION IN FIRE, 11THANDFILBERT Several Firemen' Are Stunned by Blast That Shattera Win- dews in Building WAIST FACTORY DAMAGED trf-JBcr I'liote Pen lee. I'u-ry afternoon during tlie drle for funds il group of Girl Scouts are dlsplaj lug their activities in ;i GImicl v,Jndew en Ninth street. The girls who did the work yesterday wcre (left te right) Grace Fnlrlatnb, Anna Beudubi, Jacqueline Simpsen nnd Frances Brown $1500 IN JEWELRY STOLEN Thief Ransacks Heme In North Six teenth Street Fifteen hundred dollars' worth of jewelry nnd valunbles were stolen from the home of Mrs. K. V. Clinics, V232 North Sixteenth street, late yesterday, by n thief v,lie gained entrance cither by ferciug a Window or by use of n false key. it was reported te the police today. The plunder included several ce-tly diamond rings, watches and ether jewelry. The family was absent from the house between 1! and (1 o'clock. On their re turn r window was found opened e"n the first fleer, but was unmarked by the use of any implement. I'pper doers of the house were thorough! ransneked, indi cating the thief had worked leisurely. The Jewelry was taken from bureaus and cases in these rooms. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES l'nul Itnlrh IMuemnn, 13" N. 0th St.. nnd hmllv Turner. 3412 N. 17tli t Ctliivannl I.uelitnl, 1434 H. RanJelpli St. and ltnHa CtMiri.l. ll'TJIi. t'u. Willlum Nelven, 7411 Hiletiham (t., nnd Marie Morten. "7HJ Fvilunhuni nt. Heward W Tliinly. 3d.'i" N. lltli ht., end i:il-iibjth Kami. 'JiriO N nth nt. ThemHs rrIIlle, :'2"V AKnte n , and Je- M.nlnj Venllecirueiue, U'-i't A?at it. I-ciu Tliemns. H"'J SijMj nt., und Hosu Sen- ilerp, 7731' Ksrtrnm n. Xntliau AlUand, .'17 Jlarfhall t., and Idi HhrrV 841'- fumlirlrtite t. Juci'i'li Shanahan. "731 Kail nt . and Hllu T. Lattlmnre. lfi.",i! .. (lunthcr Ml. Clarence Kelnhltlndal!. firtSS Kenlnirten ave , und Mildred Shulti, Uersnuntimn 18 CHICKENS TOO MANY Montgomery County Judge Saya Twe Years te Poultry Expert nebert Jacksen, veteran chicken thief, renewed acquaintance with the Montgomery county judges yesterday when he pleaded guilty te stealing eighteen chickens, n supply of Thanks giving feed, nnd drew u seutence of two years in prison, the stlffest yet meted out te him. In recent years Jacksen hna served two ether terms, and ence was pretty thoroughly lllleil v,illi Dirusnet uy an nngry farmer who caught him looting n chicken left. Chief of Police I.eer, Abington, sajs Jckseu is just about the best judge of geed poultry in the entire district, but his urtistry is nlwnH euiploed be tween sunset and sunrise. Jacksen's home is ut Willow Greve, but Phllu delphians get the advantage of the mid night raids, for Jacksen vjescd ns a poultry raiser and sold the products of his stealing expeditious housc-te-housu in the northern section of the city. He is a negre. i AUTO BURNS ON STREET l An automobile owned by Theodere Wialrylewltz, of 124 North Twenty-sec -'end street, took fire today nt 11:15 o'clock near Twenty -first nnd Arch streets and little was left of the ma- chine hut the engine nnd chassis when I the Haines were extinguished by firemen i from Engine Ce. Ne. -ill. Duck-tlri from the engine was given as the cause. WOMEN USE THEIR BRAINS, SAYS CAMDEN'S NEW 'JUDGE' Miss Kcmblc, Elected Justice of Peace, Refutes Old Theory About Instinct and Intuition tfire nt 12:01 o'clock this morning Ewept the third fleer of n left building at the southeast corner of Eleventh and I ilbert streets, causing n less estimated nt nearly $20,000. A mysterious explosion which ec-" currca w-niie tircmcn were groping through the dense smeke te find the base of the flames spread the fire te nil sections of the third fleer. Windows of nil four floors en the Filbert street side of the building were snattcreu ey the blast ana stunned several firemen. The second, third and feurtli floors et the brick building were occupied by Urawcrmnn & Sen, shirtwaist manu- tncturers. Jbrcd 1. May's shoe estab lishment occupied the first fleer. A nedestrian discovered smoke issu ing from the third-fleer windows at midnight. When firemen arrived and entered the building, the smeke was se thick it drore them back again and again. It was several minutes before they could locate the blaze. They were running hose te the front of the third fleer when the explosion eaine nnd flames rapidly communicated te all parts of the third fleer., The flames were fed by large quan tities of inflammable materials, used in the manufacture of shirtwaists. Because of the thick smoke the firemen were badly hampered, nnd for a time the de struction of the building appeared certain. Great volumes of water were poured into the building. Smeke nnd water caused mero damage than the flre, which was finnlly controlled shortly before 1 o'clock. Fire Marshal Elliett and Assistant Flre Marshal Mulhcrn are Investigat ing the cause of the fire and the ex plosion. TAXI DRIVERS STRIKE Quaker City Ce. Men Want Higher Pay Chauffeurs et the Quaker City Taxi cab Ce. struck tltis morning for higher wnges. The walkout occurred nt 0 o'clock, furnishing an excuse for many persons who were late for work again. Much grumbling was heard among trolley cars because of the tie-up. Seme idumbcrs didn't show up as they prom prem ised. The tnxi drivers want ?r a day. They were receiving 54. Drivers of the American Taxicab Ce. have been out a week. Don't you believe It! Women nre net fly-by-niglit thinkers. They de net change their minds eftcner than men. They do'net use their well known Intuition when they ought te dig deep lute the bump of logic. As for de cisions, they frequently render them mero cleanly cut than docs their brother tnnn. These concise little blflws nt fnraillnr tradition were dealt tedny in the form of crisp but quietly spoken sentences They came from ene who ought te knew Miss Mnrthn ICemblc, official address, Justice of the Peace-elect, Seventh ward, Camden, Cnmdcn County, N. J. And ever and nbove that the state of New Jersey's first woman judge. "It isn't se," Miss Kcmbln said firmly, "women are net erratic in their thinking or their judgments. They can make decisions just ns clean cut ns men make and sometimes mero se. Women de net U80 their intuition in politics. They use their reasoning powers and their common sense." Having a wealth of soft light hair, dark grey eyes nnd prettily flushed cheeks need net Interfcre with a young lady's political career. Miss Kcmble did' net say se this morning when in terviewed at the First National Bank in Camden, where- she Is employed us n telephone operator, liut her re re erd from the election day just passed speaks for itself. There were 2112 votes for Miss Kcm ble. She ran en the Republican ticket, nnd her opponent, .lehn u Dennell, was a man. The winning ballets totaled a large majeritv. "I enjoyed running in u political race," tlie brand-new judge commented when asked for the sensations ei ene ei the first women in this vicinity te run for und win an office. "The men were fair nnd square, nnd I haven't a sinaje complaint te make." Miss Kemble's mother. Mrs. Mary Kcmble, a widow, who lives with her daughter and her two sons nt 740 wni nut street, Cnmdcn, explained this morning that her daughter had always taken u keen interest In politics. Fer several years, she said, she has been doing volunteer clerical work for the ItcpubUcnn party in the evenings. Miss Kemble docs net belicve a po litical career need interferc in the slight est with a woman's home career. "It ought te help it rather," she ob served. New Jersey's new Judge Is net sure at all what her political future will be. She does net assume her judicial duties until the first of May, nnd it will net he until then that she will decide en the feasibility of life in the public arena. Miss Kcmble is about twenty-six years of age, nnd is a graduate of the Camden High Scheel. MAN CAUGHT IN ACT IS HELD AS ROBBER Suspicious Patrolman Fellows in Shadow Until Quarry Waylays Podestrian , REVOLVER 14 INCHES LONG Probe Wrlgley's Death Car District Attorney Iletan is conduct ing a further investigation into the dcatli of Miss Mary Brady, of -722 Spruce street, who was struck last Thursday night by an automobile driven by Mag istrate Byren V. Wrlglcy. Miss Brady was the second person killed by the magistrate's automobile. He was ex- nnnrnteil hv n pflfrtfipr'a turv In ennnee- I tien with tlie first death. Michael Newell, n patrolman et the liftcenth nnd Locust streets station, nrrcstcd tin nllcgcd bnndlt early this morning nt Twenty -first nnd Spruce streets, who, the police believe, may be the robber who has terrorized that neighborhood for nearly a week. At 2. 'SO o'clock Newell saw n negre nt Twenty-first nnd Locust streets who nreuscd the patrolman's suspicious. Tlie negre walked toward Spruce street and Newell followed, keeping in the shadow. Newell deged into n doorway when the man stepped nt the corner. A few minutes Inter fleerge N. Ilar denstine, of 2112 Balnbridge street, came along nnd tho-negre held hltn up, producing a revolver which, when meas ured afterward, proved te be fourteen inches from muzzle te grip. With this weapon poked in his face, Ilardenstinc put up his hnnds nnd the baudit was going through his pockets when the pa trolman jumped from his hiding place and attacked the negre with his club. The highwayman grabbed the club, nnd Newell get busy witli his black jack. He struck the bandit en the knuckle, and he let the big pistol clat ter te the ground. " T Magistrate O'Brien, at the Twelfth and Pine streets station, held th8 negre, who gave his name as Jew Jehnsen, j thirty-five years old, tt Kater street nbove Seventeenth, with" out ball for a further hearing Novem ber 11. Scvcrnl of the persons held up lately in the neighborhood of Twenty-first and Spruce streets were nsked te coma te the hearing tedny, te try te identify the negre ns the man who had robbed them. They did net nppear, nnd the magistrate held the prisoner se his record could be looked up. TO ENFORCE PROHIbTtION Superintendent Mills Expects te Sea Many Violations Superintendent of Pollce Mills be licves violations of the Velstead net by the "wet" interest will incrcase by leaps nnd bounds during the dying months of the Democratic national ad ministration, s) He will send out special instructions te nil pollce officials nnd patrolmen te arrest all persons detected telling liquor. "Although the enforcement of pro hibition is a fedcrnl matter," Super intendent Mills said, "I intend using the police department te prevent viola tions as much as possible." HURT MINISTER MAKES TRIP The Iter. Phillips E. Osgood, vicar of the Chnpcl of the Mediator, West Philadelphia, whose arm was broken Inst Friday evening while he was crank ing his automobile, refused te let th accident interfere witli nn engagement te speak In Providence, It. I., last night. Although suffering from the effects of the injury and shock, Mr. Osgood mnde the trip. He will return te the city to te to pmrrew morning. Dollars, and Doughnuts Uulhn-, like doughnut.-, seem teil.i te have a liele in the middle because of decreased purchasing power Why net let jour dollars earn 41- by depositing in our Savings Department and provide for the future? Uesides, when conditions return te normal the delJnrs saved today will have become greater in pur chasing power. One dollar starts an account. Open one new . National Bankj Commerce in Philadelphia J 713 CliGstmit Street Nathan T.Felvrcll.JPre aidant Business Man Wanted Grewing chain store organi zation needs a man who is a capable ilemanger nd executive, one able te iuccet fully manage Philadelphia store, te take full charge. He mut he young enough te litve speed and old enough te have balance. The man we want Is entirely different from the general run, for lie must be a man who would ab solutely decline anything but the soundest business. Te this inun this stable organ. Izatlen offers an excellent perma nent position with salary and com mission consistent, 97B00 possible. Security in cash must be fur nished te the extent of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars, which will be fully protected and returned at severance of business relations. This opens up an exceptional opportunity for a man of geed standing. State age, married or single, banking and business references In short, tell us why you can qual ify In your first letter, se that we may quickly decide whether or net appointment would prove mutually profitable. P. O. llex 607, Thlla delphla. Ha. m ll II I II V y fln t 3 s,UTOimu SnwSJg Sterling Silver Dinner one "Ie a S ets , Flat Table Silver Select Qih'errietv fir etigiTzv'ng Moderate price Gifts iia' be found in a Departments MacDonald & Campbell New Lines of Men's Gloves Tun Ctipeskins, Gray Mecha, Nat ural and Tan Buckskins. These are honest gloves, well cut and made te $3.75 our own order from specially selected skins. Each pair is of the high te MacDonald & Campbell standard of excellence. Se there is no chance, in $7.00 this house, te get any but the most satisfactory gloves. 1334-1336 Chestnut Street The lifetime of your ear depends absolutely en the care it gets. Se does the life time of your body. May we mail our booklet? COLLINS INST1TUTK OF PHYSICAL CULTL'ItK COM.INS I1I.UO.. WALNUT ST. AT 151 H REPUTAT-ION REPUTATION SHOULD GUIDE YOU IN YOUR SELECTION OF A SUIT.. MAKE SURE OF SERFIGE BY CHOOSING A MODEL WHICH IFE HAVE DEVELOPED IN CON NECTION WITH OUR TAILORS AT FASHION PARK. r The expectation of im mediate results hits killed many an advertising campaign ill The Helmes l'uuss, 'iVinim 131529 Chcrrv Street PhlUdelprua ? Grocery Salesman tV Hunt a rr.-vl rfreccry mlos mles nian te till u r H'en ion Aucanf Must ha1 red'1 t-nperlenr-p peIIIiik hotel and I jitlit'en tjudr- nJ nun employed 1'i ' -trvl tr.vl First clans t. I' c i .i-,h. repry In (u'lcsi 10 fui',' ejr reply returned f utaniped cuuluii Is Indexed. FRIENDS always and all ways The Noiseless Typewriter is the silent partner of the telephone. Ne longer need you wave a com manding "step" te your stenog rapher every time you pick up the receiver. The Noiseless speeds alencr se quietly that your stenographer can work close beside your elbow with out annoyance ys, even whenv' you arc talking "long-distance". NOISELESS TYPEWRITER The Noiseless Typewriter Company, 835 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 'Phene Walnut 3691 lloekltt and ImprtJiivi List of Uitri tJte ISMMIBSMSrnTrTMSSMSSJMSasSMSISM)SMaSHBBSa I & r r- ' ! .1 l(i&'Sifliri sv iff' a WJWrll iv4TfcW,&.'2lJ, 1? VvVtvA wmf w 1 i mm I custom s-errrce without THE ANNOYANCC OF f TRY-ON READY-TO'PVT'ON TAILORED AT FASHION PARK ALWAiS TRICED TO WARRANT VALUE I r.-tnr w 0CD1B WSSSSM MTO 142-4 -M26 Che&'&fcuft Street. gjimumrs fill $35 Sale! One Uniform Price for Overcoats and Suits made te be sold for $55, $60, and $651 Ne further arguments needed ! East Window is full of them 1 They'll leek better te you if you try them en in the store ! Limited Quantity Limited Time ! H Tremendous $400,000 Unloading Sale! Our HigherPriced Suits Our HigherPriced Overcqats Ineluding everything formerly $60 te $100 new at Substantial Reductions ! Run your eye ever these Choicest Overcoats 1 There's luxury, elegance, variety, lines I Crombie Mentagnacs, Worumbes, Elysian Beavers, Shet lands, Irish Cheviots Conservatives, Great Coats, Ulsters, Raglans, form fitting and loose-fitting models. The handsomest Overcoats ever turned out by a store 1 Suits of fabrics from the foremost mills in the country in numerous patterns and styles ! All at Substantial Reductions I Extra Special Values at $50 The price we focus; en as the bright Value-spot in 1ji 1 Widest choice of FijK fabrics in both Suitt and Overcoats largest line of most attracti vc patterns highest-class workmanship a $50 bill can find anywhere for it's "N. B. T." Every Man's Wants at Every Man's Price in these Wonderful Stocks of Perry C 'es! PERRY 8t CO. Sixteenth and Chestnut Street! Iiiiiiiig f? lliiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii r: 1 M I '4 ' eEmMhb ie j V. !v rr. ii ' An i - ..&. ,.r - ) KtArw -.. -jit.w..t , , , .v .jayifciMjXi, -.; W.M j .HiVjteJj.. IL l ftl fiU: ', VyU-,' box m. eh; i;r,r0Kn eiracg "Ium
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