Pif', -v ,VlI 1 w- " wrm ; . ,., "rF N '! VEMNO' PUBLIC; LiSDG:JlRHILAt)EiPmA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER. 2, 1920 8' ' Vi T-y? nhn err nt wm. .." KUD ohm ur ,ptuuf jpw Strongbox en North 7th Streot Broken 0pen Highwaymen Werk Near Police Station SCREAMS FOIL BURGLAR A afe robbery, four held-ups. one .u..ff1 tinrfflnrr and the snntching of I a woman's pockotbeok, together with the tbeft of several motorcars eempriHcii the record of banditry In this city Inst nljht. Three of the held-ups toel: place within n square of n police station. Women hote the victims In several of the crlmw. The safe robbers obtained $400 and (Mjellcr Bums were taken from ether vlctlntf. Three robber who escaped In a small touring car are believed te have been responsible for the looting of the safe at the Tribune Laundry, 878 North Seventh street. After forcing an en trance te the building, the thieves made their way te the office, moved a 400 pound safe from the side of the room te the middle, and forced the deer from tbe hlnscs. Papers were thrown about the office, and every compartment in the safe looted. Approximately $400 in money was taken. Robbed Near Pollce Station Nicholas C. Carelcy, of 737 Seuth Btventh' street, was held up by two men at Eleventh and Pine streets n few mlnutei before midnight. One of the bandits shoved a revolver in Cnrelcy's face and threatened him with death if he made nn outcry. While Caroley ttoed with his hands in the aid the fecenil bandit went through his pock ets and took $42, n geld watch nnd chain and ether valuables. Then the men ran north en Eleventh street nnd Carelcy reported the held-up te the police of the Twelfth and Tine streets etntlen. Mrs. Anna Holleway, twpnty-clght years old, of 2018 West Cumberland street, was walking north en Twelfth street, south of the police station, early lant night. A Negro Jumped from a darkened doorway, grabbed the woman, and after choking her, took her pocket book and ran. Prisoner Escapes Mrs. Holleway also made her wav te the Twelfth nnd Pine streets station and reported the held-up te Lieutenant Kenn. In the excitement following thin held-up, a colored woman under arrest, and being held at the station for sus pected complicity In a larceny case, slipped out of an office where she had wen undergoing examination and es caped. Mlsi Virginia W. Quinn, 3504 Rhawn trppt. tl'HR thn vlntlm nt tYia Mirlttn.. man In the northern section of the city. Miss Quinn was walking near Torres Terres dale avenue nnd Cottman street when she waH halted by a man. He told her he wanted money, nnd then grabbed her handbag, tearing it from her wrist end maklnt his escape. The handbag contained $12. The robbery was re ported te the Fex Chase station. After highwaymen hed threatened him with death If he made an outcry, James Qulg, thirty-one years old, of 1044 N'nrth TWntv.Arat ot-rnet ,.. -- - ------- .--... nb.wv. VUU, - ateeuuly asked the bandits te return a bunch of keys tbey had taken from hlra. "These keys are of no use te you. And they nrc te me," he said. Jiie Danaits tnrew the keys at Qulg, and then told him tn "bin t while they ran from the scene of the aeia-up, ui xwenty-nrst ana Ilerlts ttrects. Qulg went te the Twentieth and IlMks streets station and reported te the police. Ilyman Selman. 3002 Pnrrlsh street, WRK held lin npnr Ma hnmn nf nlJnLkl I Twe men halted him en the street, one jjuiuicu u revolver, and the ether archtd his pockets, obtaining $3. i.v.e ,hl?hwaymen t0,d Selman te neat It home before we get mad and woet j ou. Three dellnrs Isn't enough m! i. . uu""-r wn in tnese times." Ihe NHmnn nnrl Onlnn linU .. nave been cemmlttecd by the Hnme men, ... uv.muiuuM given me pence tally. , ,Scrnun8 K0111 Burglar .J'm W;"0rt',01 lr,0' 10P'nr street, and Mrs. H. Stokes, of 005 North Plf- tPCntn Street, nra tha wnman ...U .ll. J fn "'I'Prt burglary. Mrs. Farr was In the living room at her home when .: uinni u noise in uie bathroom, and yu Investigating found a Negro climbing 111 U WlndniV. Sh KraBn.J .1 . man ran. Police say the man was the bamn whn n Knrf Ima k.f i i ttlfd te force an entrance Inte the Stokes ..ymc, ou,. was irignteneu away when Mrs. Stokes saw him in the yard and Mrearaed for help. rws Vflry "lnk,. e, 2004 Seuth at Thirteenth and llitner streets late him and he ran" ' J"Bnlenea Automobiles stolen were these of tjenth street, valued at S0OO: nalnh Peacock. 120 West Pleasant avenue nlnri at $300. and William DeModlce: W17 Carpenter street, valued at $300. These items are merely typical of the Thousand-and-one Gift suggestions in which the wonderful stocks of our Stere abeundthe finest combinations of the distinctive, the tasteful and the sensible. s Fancy Handkchirf, Silver Belt BucJdw, Drew Stud & Butten Seta Knitted SUk Mufflew, Umbrella, Gleve, JROOSEVELT HOSPITAL HOLDS Ledger Photo Service. In nn endeavor te ralse funds for the work of tlie hospital, a two-day bazaar started yesterday and will con tinue today. In the group are Mrs. J. Ramsbottom, Mrs. M. A. Wilsen and Miss Anna Drady (left te right), who acted as aides COMMUTERS ARRIVE LATE i a i i i P. and R. Locomotive, "Bucking" Broncho Fashen, I Cause A brand new excuse was furnished commuters en the Chestnut Hill brnnch of the Reading Railway for being a half hour Inte for work this morning. The train leaving Chestnut Hill at 7:10 n. ra. didn't crawl but "bucked" bronche fashion Inte the termlnnl, Twelfth nnd Market, at 8 :15 Instead of 7:45 o'clock. The Icometlve became disabled jiiBt before reaching Washington Innc, ewinx te the brenklng of a r'llnk block" lu the right cylinder of the driving appa ratus. It continued in jerks until the Washington lane station was reached, being pulled by the left driving ap paratus of the engine, which Inter stepped en dead center nnd stalled. Overtaken by the 7:40, which is -supposed te fellow twenty minutes later, the stalled train was shoved into mo tion nnd continued its journey te the terminal. GLOUCESTER ROBBER BUSY Same Man Thought te Have Entered Five Hemes This Week Gloucester police arc necking n rob ber who forced his way into five homes this week, In one instance 'Vetting $8f0 in Liberty bends, nnd in another only sixteen cents The home of Miss Mary Whittlngten nnd her sister Marie, 407 Somerset Ftrcet, was entered when the women were in the house, which is n square away from the pollce station. He tried te enter the room in which the women were sleeping, but n belt kept him out after he had removed the lock. He get nothing here, while in the home of William A. Costelle, en Onunt street, he found only sixteen cents. Costelle Is treasurer of the Gloucester Trust Ce. The Liberty bends were stolen from the home of Geerge Pat ten, 40S Cum berland street. Heward Andersen, Somerset street, lest $25, nnd Harry Weisc, also of Somerset street, $35 when the thief entered their homes. Rice Gets Kane Medal The Ellsha Kent Kane medal of -the the Geographical Society of Philadel phia was awartled last night te Dr. Alexander Hamilton Rice at a meeting of the society In Withcrspoen Hall. Personal Attention It counts for something these days. We offer you this, besides every banking facility, in connection with either an active or inactive account. Come in and get acquainted. National Bank j Commerce in PkiladelpKia 713 Chestnut Street Xmthmn T.JeJrmJ.Jjrmidn MacDonald & Campbell Christmas Gifts for Men $1.00 te $2.50 $4.00 te $8.50 $4.50 te $13.50 $8.00 te $19.00 $2.50 te $18.00 $3.50 te $7.00 Silk Neclcwear, Silk Shirts, Madras Shirts, Silk Half Hese, Bath Rebe, Dress Waistcoats, $b 1334-1336 Chestnut Street ' WW lMm.JinJ.najt BOYS TO RUN OWN DRIVE 8ceut8 Seek te Raise Funds After Adults Fall, Bey Scouts te the number of CS000 or mere will open a house-te-house canvass at 4' o'clock this afternoon In a wind-up effort te raise the remaining $120,000 of the $200,000 goal of the present campaign, which will end Sat urday night. This i. the first time In the ten years' history of Philadelphia scouting that the boys have made a personal canvass, and It !s uul ns a last effort te obtain the greatly needed money thnt the local executive council consented te the scheJmc. Up te this point in the campaign the canvassing has been done by adult com mittees named te de the work by the boys. This plan has net met with the desired success and the boys have been Impatiently straining at the lensh te get into action themselves nnd show their followers what they enn de. QUIZ McFADDEN SERVANT Will Question Flanlgan Today en Theft of Necklace .TdVnh Flanlgan, arrested in connec tion with the theft of the $300,000 pearl necklace from Mrs. Geerge II. Mc Fndden, Jr.. will be cress-questioned In the office of District Attorney Tayler, in Media, today. Flanlgan, n servant, lnis snld thnt he wbb en the first fleer of the Mc Fadden home at Vlllnnevn at the time the robbery took place. Lnter the detec tives were informed that Flanlgan wns seen en the second fleer. Ah a result, they decided te put Flanlgan under detention. MURDER SUSPECT CAUGHT Man Wanted In Paymaster Killing Held at Palmerton Jehn Dlsante, wanted for alleged par ticipation in the murder of n paj muster, September 0, 1010, Is under arrest at Palmerton, Pa. Dlsante is said te have admitted hnv Ing been in the held-up party, but de nied having fired the fatal shots. When taken into custody a leaded ,38-callber revolver wns found en his person. District Attorney Retau will send n man te Pnlmerten today te bring the suspect here. $1.00 te $4.50 $6.50 te $12.00 $2.50 te $7.00 $1.00 te $5.00 $10.00 te $20.00 $9.00 te $16.50 BAZAAR PAYS FOR STEW WITH FIST Patron Adds Punch After Being Forced te Give Cash After refusing te nny for the evstcrs he hnd eaten during nn extensive meal at Masen's oyster saloon, 1500 Yerk street, Inst evening, Charles Jennings, thirty one years old, of Fifteenth nnd Dau phin streets, added insult te injury or vine versa by striking the proprietor, cutting his lip. Early last evening Jennings entered the oyster saloon nnd, after refusing te pay for his meal, left. The pro prietor informed Patrolman Slnttery, of the Twenty-sixth nnd Yerk streets sta tion, and Slnttery set out lu pursuit. The mnn wns found near Itrend and Yerk streets. Slnttery forced him te re turn te the oyster saloon, where he Ii.llil fur his menl mid tlmn litf Mmnn IlP WflH lirrOatnrl TTr, tvim Dnntnnmul te flt'n flnVU In 4ntl ill. f nrrtuf.nA Ca. wnld tedny at the Nineteenth and Ox- ieru Hireeis station. MUST PARE BUDGET MORE Council Faces Task of Lepping Half Millien Off Estimates Clerks' are tedny going ever various items of the city budget for 1021 and checking un figures en the cuts erderen by t'euncil. It is the finnl check-uti en the budset which bus been cut down se far that only $500,000 remains te be pared te enable the city te tnnintain the same tax rate for 1021 as for 1020, which Is $.iii. Council, which completed its first rending of the budget last nicht. will make the final reduction of $500,000 next week. STATE'S BEST APPLE CROP Ilarrisburg, Dec. 2. The apple crop of Pennsylvania for 1020 is valued bv the State Department of Agriculture nt $18,742,000, allowing an average of ninety cents n bushel for the crop of 20.82.V00O bushels. It is the grentest crop ever known in the state. The peach crop is valued by the statisticians nt $4,133,800. the avernge price being $2.05 per bushel for n crop of 1,021, 100 bushels, while the perfr crop of 007,000 bushels Is valued nt $l,ir3,G00. rKJEr As Daniel Webster once said- "I shall enter en vne encomium upon Massachusetts. She needs none. There she is!" Similarly, we shall enter en no encomium upon the Noiseless It needs none. There it stands! A fifteen-minute demonstration ask fox will de far mere than words te SpuSiv" Prove rts quiet its speed the ust of users character of its- work. QTte " NOISELESS TYPEWRITER The Noiseless Typewriter Company, 835 Chestnut St., Philsdelphla Pheno Walnut 3691 I ' !! - I i. Don't Carry Freight Claims Inte Next Year 10 years of Satisfactory Service :l Only One Ever Appointed te Llke Position Attracts Inter est at Missions Session MORE POWER THAN BISHOPS The first end only wemnp te be chosen for the Heard of Heme Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church wns n center of interest this morning when this body held a Joint meeting with the Women's Heme Mixslennrv Society, in the Wesley Building, Seventeenth nnd Arrh streets. The meeting wns held In con nectien with the last day's program of the annual conference of the Heard of Heme Hlssinns nnd Church Extension. which wound un its general business yesterday. The woman who holds this distinction Is Miss Jcnn Ornm, of Cleve land. O. Miss Ornm wns formerly chairman of the ways nnd means committee of the onions Heme Missionary Society, and she wns selected for the beard last May nt the general conference held in Des .Moines. Her plnce en the beard gives her mere authority than even the bishops, who nre members, ex -officio. Net only wns Mig Ornm the first woman selected for the Heard of Heme Missions, but she is probably the only woman lu a simllnr cnpnclty nn nny of the vnrieus church beards. The Heard of Foreign Missions has no woman In its member ship. The meeting here was MNh Oram's first big general meeting, nnd she has been nctlvc In the work of the body, nltheugh that work was generally per formed in committee meetings rather than by speeches or argument in the genernl assembly. The joint meeting held this morning of the benrd nnd the Women's Heme Mipslenary Society, which is composed entirely of women, discussed the sub ject of work among the Indians in the Northwest nleng educational and purely missionary lines. A grout many of the bigger lights of the meeting had gene home this morn ing, which wns devoted te nn executive session nt which only business matters were discussed. Hishep Jeseph F. Kerry presided. SEEKS BLOOD FOR WOMAN i Peer Patient May Die If Transfusion Operation Is Delayed Fnless nn Immediate offer Is received from some strong young mnn who is willing te give his bleed for n trans fusion operation en n woman pnticnt nt the University Hospital, who Is tee peer te pay for this service, the patient will die. This statement wns mnde today by Dr. David Hmitli, clinic resident physician nt the hospital, explaining n recent nppenl for volunteers who will offer their bleed for several anemic patients. Ha explained that In the past he has alwns kept n reserve list of these who were willing te undergo a bleed trans fusion operation, but thnt he new wishes te start a new list, ns many of these en the former list have either moved from this city or have changed their nddresses. Many of the patients pay for this service, he said, but nt prehent there is one patient at the hos pital who is tee peer te pay and se he is asking for volunteers te save this woman's life, whose name he will net rcvenl. METHODIS BOARD INCLUDES WOMAN We7Z Clean Them Up for Yeu Promptly Don't curry old, Ienp;-standinp; freight cluims n your books indefinitely turn them ever te ub for collection we'll rnuke satisfactory adjustments or our serviee is gratis. Write or phone cur service man will call Industrial Traffic Association 123 Seuth 13th Street Walnut ins l'henn Wnlnut 1110 .MISS KUTII E. KKHNHEKG Miss Itelinberg Is the young Swed ish girl who came here as the only member of her sex en the ship. She Is the first of twelve girls who nre coming te study at Krn Mawr. SOPHS RAID HOUSTON CLUB; FRESHMEN'S GARB OFFENDS Scarfs and Hese Auctioned Meney Is Used te Buy Regulation Ones Sophomores of the University, finding that their nugust demands were being disregarded nnd their time-honored dominance ever the freshmen wns being endangered by the temerity of a number of insignificant first-year men, exe cuted a raid en a body of them ut the Housten Club today. Fer years without number, It has been decreed and Implicitly obeyed by the lowly yearlings that certnin rules and regulations must be lived up te ns laid down by their all-powerful su periors of the upper class. Azure blue ties, dnrk-colered hose, skull caps and ether details of dress te properly iden tify the freshmen are at nil times re quired te be worn. Te further impress upon their then humble plncc In the university, they nre required te have matches handy for the use of the scc-end-venr men uimn demand. Heme forty first-year men had the "effrontery" te defy these regulations this term. Swift and summary pun Ixhtncnt wns planned by the 'sophe mores nt a meeting last night. Today about 300 sephs, led by the president of the class, P. V. Hartenstein. sur rounded the Housten Club, broke in nnd forced the violators te come outside. Here they were stripped of offending ties and hose, which wns auctioned off nnd the money given the offenders te buy nttirc mere suited te their lowly estate. m Pearls Necklaces JZarrjhps Broedies Pendants The experience cJamest a century in the extensive selection of the finest Oriental Pearls is at the service of patrons Hi I JLL XJllll TJOUSE Garments for Men make Admir able Holiday Gifts. Our assortments are se complete and varied that you will have no difficulty here in mak ing a satisfactory selection. ft There are two particularly attractive items in Robes a mercerized fabric with Russian cord stripes at $13.50 and an extra quality nenshrinkablc flannel at $15.00. Net heavy or bulky especially adapted for traveling purposes. Woolen house coats, $7.50 te $25. Silk and velvet house coats, $27.50 te $50. Woolen leunRiiiK Rewns, $18 te $30. Silk and velvet-lounging gowns, $27.50 te $100. Blanket robes, $6.50 te $35. Terry robes, $6.50 te $16.50. Flannel and cotton robes, $12 te $30. JACOB REED'S SONS 1424-1426 CItcsliwiitSIhrecl ONLY GIRL ON SHIP ARRIVES FOR STUDY Ruth E. Rehnberg Finds Way te Bryn Mawr After Trip Frem Sweden DOESN'T CARE FOR ROUGE Miss Ruth E. Itelinberg, the young girl from Sweden, who bears the dis tinction of being one woman nmeng thirty-eight men members of the crew en the eighteen-day voyage of the Swed ish freighter Hturelnnd across the At lantic, was feeling very much nt home in her cesy little whlte-curtnlned room in Hoekofellor Hull nt Hryn Mnwr Col lege this morning. Miss Uehnbcrg Is twenty-three yenrs old nnd the first one of twelve prize winning girls of her native land te be sent te America for special study. The tnll, slender plnk-chceked girl whs tin tnlk of the enmpus this morning, first, because of her remarkable veynge; sec ondly, because when she arrived ou a latei" train than the one n Hryn Mnwr teacher had Instructions te meet nnd found no one at the station she cnlmly went out te the college nil by herself. "Ne, I have never traveled before," she admitted this morning, feeling her way delightfully through the English Innguage. "I have never been out of Sweden before." Her blue eyes widened te think thnt nny one, however, should think it remnrknhlc thnt she should be able te find her way nreund a new world rltv all bv herself. "Yes. it is true I wns the only girl en beard the ship with all the men, nud I did net mind it. They were all very nice te me. I had my meals alone with the captain nnd I walked the decks a let with the captain, tee. Thnt is, some of the time. And then the truth came out. One of the problems that confronted Miss Itelinberg wns this: If it takes all imr moral courage te keep presentable as te c(der of complexion when there is only one man en benrd ship te fnre, hew much mere of the snmc commodity does it tnke te keep from looking seasick when you're feeling It, before thirty eight men. It couldn't be done. "I wns sick eh. very sick I could net stay out en deck any longer nud I had te stay in my room eight days. A tactless question was then put. "And your meals?" Hryn Mawr's newest pest-graduate student laughed. "Oh," she said, "I YOI'NO MAN. KNOINKKBINO (1KAIJ. I'ATK. 1IAVINO IIOTII KXKCUTIVB AND HAI.KS AIHI.ITV. AT I'MTHKXT KMrl.OYKI) AS (ir.NT.KAI. MANACIKR OK MANl'FACTt'KINtt C ONCK K N, HKSIKKN CIIAMIK. A DI5, I.KIXIKIt OrFICK m nn suymxma 5J ens 7yrer J?nfa tScar" Pins JOarPins Sfud& ira - -i-iffiai urn llke who de you call It? the Mayer ei ors. i was en hunger strike at mm: I times. I de net cat, ' fifc A very heavy sea was running eri' geed tlflrt of the vnvnvfi I!u 1Lhnlifrr ' explained, in fact, it was se rough that one night when they Were about XJf. days out from Stockholm half of tne captain's bridge, wns swept overboard. "it happened at 3 or 4 o'clock lu the morning," she added, "The second of ficer wus en the bridge, but It wus luck that he was en the ether side If he V hud been standing there lie would have' been swept into the sen, tee." Miss itelinberg hastened te prove that womanly curiosity Is very unprevlnclal. "I get up right uwuy te see what the exciting thing wus all about." IV hen nskeil for linr Imtirpxalmi nt thn Americuti girl as she had u chance .te ' glimpse her en her brief trip from lial limure te Philadelphia, Miss Hehnbcrg said ene thing she noticed was the rouge en the women's faces. s "It would be tee much te say that a one woman in a thousand in Sweden A used paint ou her face," she ventured.? Her own healthy blooming checks seemed te indicate that rouge is super- iitieus ir .uis ucunuerg s sisters in Sweden are us fortunate as she; The'-t interesting strunger, who explained that a she will make American history and - Swedish colonization in America her special study, was dressed in plain but distinctive fuslileu. She were a dark skirt, striped shirtwaist, long dark coat ?, and a little velour hut. Miss Uehnberg's home is in (Jotcberg. 1 She said she came In the freighter "te suvc money. TWO HURT IN CYCLE CRASH James. T. Feley, thirty-two years old, of Crcstment. l'n.. was seriously In jured nnd Jehn Besch, twenty-nlne years old, of n.'L'.l North Marshall street wns cut nnd hruised, when Besch en a bicycle collided with n motorcycle driven by Feley shortly after 7 o'clock this morning. The accident occurred nt Twenty-first street nnd Hunting Park avenue. When picked up by witnesses of the accident, Feley was unconscious nnd was taken te St. Luke's Hospital, where he Is said te be suffering from a possible fracture of the skull nnd in-' temal injuries. Rosch. who was also taken te St. Luke's Hospital for treat' ment, was later sent home. I Values you'll remember, long after you forget the price! Special Quantity of our $60, $65, $70 and $75 Suits and Overcoats at One Single Price $45 The assortments embrace every thing under the bread classification of Clethes. Single and double-breasted suits; luxurious Overcoats, box models, double breasted effects; Ulsters, Great Coats, tailored with skill and care. Bargains worth your while in Suits and Overcoats at $35 $50wasnetintcnd- j ed -andshouldnet be the price of ' theseFineSuitsand Fine Overcoats! Special Prices en Trousers ! Woolen Trousers $6.50, $8, $9 PERRY &. CO. 16th & Chcimut Su. 1L INSTALLATION and REPAIR WORK! &222&d i M I B COVERINO THE feNTIRC FltLD Or MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT rOR BUILDINGS POWER -STEAM Jk ELECTRIC -HEATINO PLUMBING WATER 9UK--LY SYSTEMS' LIOHTINO VENTILATINO GENERAL PIPINO WORK ETC. Make a mental note of this. Yeu can get service here day or night. Fer an emergency it's a handy thing te knew. See Bell telephone Y -. I & I .m m I it f directory. jvfu .. ,,yy'. .;,. , : , jt,. y, . ,.,, ., , , ,k.A - , , . e"u a
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