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WIN TO WIDEN
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, Permanent State Organizations
New Aim of Newly Enfran
chised Voters
BOTH PARTIES WORKING
Republican nnd Democratic women
Verked as hard yesterday a before the
lectien, with, permanent state-wide or
ganizations ax their aim.
They are net deterred by the fact that
th next election et stata committees
Will net take place until .the spring of
3022, but hare Rene te work in earnest
te make certain that they will be in
fctaded as Integral parts of their political
organization.
Mrs. Barclay H, "Wartrarten. chair
inan of the Republican women's com
mittee of Pennsylvania, a?d yesterday
her committee would continue te func
tion until amalgamation came with the
men's organization.
"I believe that, te accomplish what
We seek, we must work along with the
men," said Mrs. 'Varburten. "It Is
JirebaMe the state committee will amend
ts rules se a woman rice chairman and
secretary can be appointed In the near
future. It seems that the plans for the
committee's personnel will be chanced
be women will be admitted te It en the
same basin as men. In counties which
are allowed te send two members te the
committee, a man and n woman probably
will Ixs voted for. In the counties which
can tiamepnly one member for the com
mittee, n man and a woman will run for
the plnce, and the one receiving the
highest number of votes will get it. I
am afraid that won't be until 1022,
however.
"Although we shall work along the
came lines as the men, I think It proba preba
hle thai the women en the committee will
care for the women in the party and
work through them nnd lenvc the men
te leek nftcr the members of their sex.
But until this composite commlttee
comes about, the organization of which
I am chairman will continue te function
a it did prier te election, perfecting
county organizations throughout the
state.
s. "I particularly appreciate the party
loyalty of many women who voted the
straight Republican ticket, although
they were net very much In favor of
Senater Tenresc. They realized that a
Bcpnbllcau President must be supported
68 FATAL SHOOTINGS
HERE INTO MONTHS
Police Blame Free Sale of Pis
tols for Increased Number
of Killings
WILL RESTRICT TRAFFIC
KKV. WILLIAM S. HEALY
lather Ifealy died Tuesday evening
in St. Agnes' Hospital. Fer thirty
3 ears he was connected with St.
Peter Claver's Catholic Church,
Twelfth and Lembard streets, and
was widely known in this city
by n Senate and a Heuse of the same
party."
The women's organization of the
Democratic state cemm'ttcc, of which
Mrs. .lean Knne Foulke Is chairman,
has plans similar te Mrs. Wnrburten's
In some counties It has no organiza
tion, but it is going ahead, working
through its committee until it shall be
come a part of the men's committee.
Telegram were, received yesterday
by the Republican women's state com
mittee from many counties saying that
the "Flying Hqundren" nlone was re
sponsible for theBe counties going Re
publican. The first Republican repre
sentative in Congress in sixty-five years
was elected In Ilerkc county, and
Menree county had the first Republican
victory in its history.
Wills Probated Today
The following wills wcre probated
teday: William A. Cook, Hndden
Heights. N. J., $11,000; Patrick F.
Cerle, 2101 Seuth street, $7000, and
Rebert II. Wright, .'1(100 Hamilton
street, $5100. Inventories of personal
estates were ns fellows : Kllen A. Crlra
min, $560-1, and Knuls Fitzpatrlck,
$10,300.
Sixty eight persons were shot te death
in this city during the first ten menthB
of the year.
City officials blame the unprecedented
homicidal rate en the unregulated sale
of firearms, and nnnounce that drastic
measures will probably be taken here
ni In ether cities te prevent the pro
miscuous sale of rovelrcrs
Many pawnshops within half a mile
of City Hall make a specialty of helling
flnnth-dpnllnr wenDeus. Thcv cuter te
the trade. Their windows contain at
tractive displays of firearms. ulncKjncKB,
handcuffs, "unofficial" police badges,
leg Irons, bewle knives, ammunition,
holsters, stilettos, and nil ether equip
ment needed by an up-te-date gunman.
Tliprr Ik no Htinervlsten of the sale of
tAt4n nMtfAlAu 'T'Iia.a la Ti remllflHnn
of such transactions, In spite of the fact
thnt It is uuiawtui ler a poreen w curry
a weapon without n permit. When n
customer asks about the permits, the
proprietor of the store winks at him.
According te Corener Knight tne
last three years have seen the greatest
number of homicides ever committed In
Philadelphia In a like period. Iii the
yearn 1017, 1018 and 1010 homicides
totaled J130. while in the years 1007,
100S and 1000 only 212 were commit
ted. The number of homicides in the
first ten months of this year ajone Is
nearly 100.
BOY DIES IN ODD ACCIDENT
Child of Five Crushed Under Motor
car Tire
.Tehn ncaby, five years old, 5500
Cedar avenue, was killed yesterday when
he stepped en the edge of a heavy mo me mo
eortruck tire leenlng against a wall,
causing the tire te fall outward.
The child was playing in the auto
tire shop at Lancaster avenue near
Thirty-fourth btreet. He was pinned
beneath the tire and was unconscious
when he was sent te MIserlcerdia Hos
pital. He died en the wny. Doctors
said he was injured internally.
MAY BUILD SEWAGE PLANT
National Surety Ce. New Consider
ing Completing Werk It Bended
The big disposal plant at Richmond
street nnd Whcatshcef lane, the con
structien of which was abandoned by
the contractor, will, In all likelihood,
be completed by the National Surety
Ce., of New Yerk. The latter com
pany entered surety in the sura of
$500,000, through the Themas B.
Smith Bending Ce., ite Philadelphia
agent for the faithful performance of
the contract, which amounted te SI,-
025,000.
At the time of the abandonment of
the contract, about 30 per cent of the
work had been completed. The officers
of the company have evinced' Interest
In the matter of the northeast sewage
disposal plant contract, and several
conferences en the subject have bwu
held by Jehn C. Bell nnd Murdock
ICcndrlck, attorneys for the company,
with Director Caven. Anether con
ference en the subject was held in the
director's office yesterday, which was
attended, in addition te the director
nnd the surety company attorneys, by
First Assistant City Solicitor' Ernest
Lewcngrutid.
These who participated in the con
ference refused te divulge what had
taken place, but it was learned from
nnetlfer Beurce that the National
Surety Ce. had submitted a proposi preposi
tion te complete the plant, providing
the cost of the operation was borne
partially by the city. What propor
tion of thu expense the company is
willing te nssurae In the matter could
net be learned. Ne action will be
taken pntll Director Caven submits
the preposition te Mayer Moere.
HIGHER PAY URGED
FOR C1TYEMPL0YES
Bureau of Municipal Research
Asks Council te Act in Cace
of All Jobholders
TO MEET COST OF LIVING
A plea for favorable uctlen by Coun
cil toward standardizing city jobs nnd
salaries was made today by the Bureau
of Municipal Research.
Increased compensation is needed, net
only for police and firemen but for nu
merous ether municipal empleyes, the
bureau asserted. While the cost of liv
ing has advanced at least 100 per cent
since 1014, it was pointed out, the nver nver
age compensation of city empleyes lias
Increased only 47 per cent, and only
31. -1 per cent for salaried empleyes.
"In the first place," the bureau con
tinued, "the Mayer has net found any
fault with the recommendations of the
Civil Service Commission, but feels that
nt present thu city Is net financially
able te bear the added cost."
Approximately $1,800,000 would be
needed te comply with the salary change
recommendations. In conclusion, the
bureau asserted :
"It Is unlikely that Council will re
fuse te make any Increases in the pay
roll except for policemen and firemen,
nor would It be fair te refuse. It is
also highly improbable that sUch in
creases will be less in aggregate amount
than these recommended by the civil
scrvice commission. The question, there
fore, resolves itself ns follews: Shnll
these increases ber inade by rule-of-thumb
methods, or In accordance with
a scientific plan? Shall they be made
en the old nnd inequitable basis, or en
the new and equitable basis? Shall they
be made se as te aggravate existing In
equalities in the service, or se as te re ro re
meve these inequalities?
"There would seem te be but one an
swer. What answer will Council give?"
POLICEMAN'S AUTO HIT
Lieutenant Leary Escapes Death In
Accident en Boulevard
Police Lieutenant William Leary nar
rowly escaped death whlle driving his
automobile north en Cobbs Creek boule
vard near Fifty-ninth street last night,
when a henvy touring enr grated
against his auto and forced him te
run into the curb, throwing him with
considerable force against the steering
wheel.
The occupants of the touring car sped
en, leaving the lieutenant se badly
shaken up he retired te his bed nt the
Hlxty-fifth street nnd Woodland ave
nue stntlen. Filers have been sent te
all police stations te apprehend the
motorists. The lieutenant's car was
damaged.
Baby Scalded With Water
Madeleine Dcvclln, sixteen months
old, 1741 North Twentieth street, Is in
a serious condition nt the Women's
Homeopathic Hospital, the result of
burns received when the child pulled a
pall of boiling water from a table at
the home of the parents Inte vestcrdny.
UP
LETION OF
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Voters Approve $3,500,000
Lean Item Moere and Mit
ten te Confer
RAILS ARE BEING LAID
An item of $3,500,000 for the com
pletion and equipment of the Frankford
elevated is made nvallable through the
approval by the voters Tuesday of the
$33,000,000 lean bill.
Director of Transit Twining said
today that work en the completion of
the elevated will proceed as rapidly as
possible.
A conference Is scheduled between
Mayer Moere and Themas H. Mitten,
president of the Philadelphia Rupld
Transit Ce., en final plans for the oper
ation of the line. An early agreement
is necessary for final work te Include n
connection with the Market street sub
way. Several weeks age It was reported
that an ngrccment had been reached
for operation 6f the Una by the P. R. T.
en the basis of n payment te the city of
5 per cent en the money Invested.
Recently it has been made known
that this plan is Btlll a tentative one.
and that a final understanding has net
been reached between the city and th"
transit company. '
Fer the completion of the Frankford
line there are yet te be Installed tuff
yards and inspection bul'dlng at th
Bridge street station. A station at Fair
mount avenue nnd one nt Huntingdon
street must be built, and the third-rail
system, cables, conduits and ether neces
sary equipment must be installed,
Ralls arc being laid.
With the $3,500,000 te be spent from
the present lean, the total cost of the
Frankford "L" will be between $14,
000,000 nnd $15,000,000.
Officials of the P. R. T. Held today
that it will be Impossible te give any
figures showing bow the new seven-cent
fare, with four tickets for a quarter,
has affected the income of the company
for nt least another week.
A meeting of the public scrvice com cem com
mlfsleners te consider the P. It. VK
valuation, scheduled te be held at City
Hall this morning, wes postponed until
next week. It is believed that In the
interval the city solicitor's office and
Celeman .1. Joyce, for P. R. T., will
confer en important details as related
te the coming conference, and map out
lines of procedure.
Child Hurt by Motorcar
Leenard Dennelly, three years old,
of 2241 Thompson street, was treated nt
the Weman's Hospital yesterday for in
juries received when he was struck by
an automobile driven by Jehn Mynaugh,
of 2100 Fitzwatcr Btreet. Mynaugh,
who is seventeen years old, was ar
rested, and will be given n bearing at
the Thirty-third district station beuse
tliis morning before Magistrate Oswald
The Injuries te the child were net berl-eus.
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NEW STORE HOURS : 9:00 A. M. TO 5:30 P. M.
BONWIT TELLER 6, CO.
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CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FRIDAY
An Exceptional Sale of
187 WOMEN'S SUITS
WITH FUR AND WITHOUT FUR
Made te Sell for $98.00 te $125.00. Savings of
$30.00 te $57.00 Because of Lowered Costs
68.00
VELDYNE DUVET DE LAINE VELOUR
TRICOTINE SILVERTONE
VELVET STRIPED VELOUR PLAID VELOUR
A host of styles te cheese from in an assortment of the season's favored
colorings. Plain tailored, semi-tailored and trimmed models. Seme
have fur cellars of mole, nutria, seal or Australian opossum ; ethers are
beautifully embroidered in silk and wool; still ethers beast of braid
bindings. Straight-line and belted models featuring the new suit
silhouette.
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WOMEN'S TAILORED
& AFTERNOON FROCKS
Lowered Prices Because of Lowered Costs
58.00 88.00
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Regular Prices te 100.00
Attractive styles developed in
tricetine and Peiret twill, strictly
tailored or trimmed models. In
cluded are some beautiful after
noon frocks of satin.
Regular Prices te 125.00
Featured are handsome tailored
frocks of cloth, simple satin
gowns, also frocks of Georgette
and crepe silks with embroidery
or beading.
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The Season's Most Extraordinary
Sale of. Millinery
Without question the most wonderful values we have
ever offered.
10.00
Actual 20.00 Values
A colorful assortment has been assembled for this event, featur
ing aa many different styles as there arc types of women
as many lovely bhades us fashion permits, and as many fine
materials as are in vogue. Of special interest are a number of
creations of Lyens and Panne velvet, silk duvetyn and felt
beautifully trimmed with hand-made flowers.
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