w.v 'M-J-.; 'A--5;;r,W'Viv" ,' '-r' 'tf."''f,'' vi , ,!'- r f , f ,'t '.- Jf- , EVEtflNGr PUBLIC XEDQftR PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1020, X . KILLED, 7 HURT YAUTOSANDCARS nldontified Weman Struck at Bread and Race Streets Dioe. Man Alse Succumbs EATH ENDS FLORIDA TRIP "1 ll lOI r- tf' University Activities Scheduled at Venn Today 10:110 Meeting e( riebatu council, Housten Hall. x 1 :30 Sophomore executive com cem illttce, .1014 "Locust street. 12:30 Heest rcnnsyhnnla as as neinbly, Wclghtinnn ilnll. H i. m. Mimical Club t'eutieil, lteccliwoed Scheel. MAY PICK BROOM MISS RUTH GAYN0R TO WED Pe person nre (lend nml seven I ed ns tlie result of ntttomeblle nni 'Hey enr neefflents In the city yester v nnd Inst night. Anether Phltadel inn, en Ijls'wny by motorcycle te irldn, wns killed nenr New Cnstlc, I. n unldentined young woman, who struck lij tin automobile nt Ilrend d IJnec streets, nt "tfO o'clock Inst ht. died today In the Ilnlinemnnn ispltnl. Her skull wns frnetured. rnrd In the woman's hnndbng bore nnme M. Snvnge. There wns notli netli x te Indlrnte the woman's nddress. "pli I'nieit. of Hancock street, nenr irk. who drove the machine which uck the mnnn. Vrns arrested. Frederick Hchnffer. sixty yenrs old. I .North 1 erty-tliird street, wns uck by an automobile nt Rrend nnd rks Erects late last nldit. nnd was hnilli In lured he died shortly after iiiNslnii lit the Women's Homco Homce tide Hospital. tils wife. Mrs. Irene Rchnffer, forty urs old. wns nlse struck nnd serious Injured. The couple had been nt idlng nn intertnlnment In the Baptist mplc. The nmrliine. driven bv William C Ilsen. Jr., of Ttcdficld street nenr ventletb avenue, then struck n truck i veil by I.cen Mcficc. Wilsen wns Id without bnll te nwnlt the nctlen of coroner by Mnglstrnte Oswald In " Nineteenth and Oxford streets Htn n house this morning. Motorcyclist Killed Unrrj Dewncs. of 1(100 Spruce street. is struck nnd killed by a motertruck "lerday afternoon nfter he had left w Cnstlc. Del., en route by motor metor moter ic te nridn. The truck wns driven Hareld Kiilmer. n ene-nrined Nc i. who was nrrested. Prank Hiutmnn, thirty-seven yenrs I, of" .""(11 Cbnnceller street, wns iving u's' " Seuth street Inst night icn nt Twelfth street his niltiimebHc is struck by n mntertruck. driven Tesppli Arment. twenty-nine yenrs I. of Wilmington. Ilnrtninn's rleht leg wns broken nnd -i brad nndjiedy were cut nnd bruised. wns tiil.cn te the Pennsylvnuin Hos Hes tnl. Arment. who, the police say, is intoxicated, wns arrested by n pn iliunn of the Twelfth nnd Pine streets itien. Twe motorcycles collided nt Slxty xtb street and City I.ine Inst nlglit. nience F.eve, of fifSOO City Line, re ived a fracture of the right leg. nnd ml Chamber, of Itenehwoed Park, eeicd n fractured right arm. lleth re taken te the West Philadelphia oincepathie Hospital. Trelley Car Hits Weman Jeseph II. finwthrep, seventy-four nrs old. n fertilizer manufacturer, of II Seuth ltrend street. Kennett liiarc. wns seriously Injured last night lien Ills automobile was struck by northbound Twenty-third street elley cer. Mr. (Jawthrep, who is n usin of Judge Kebert S. Oawthrep, Chester county, wns taken te the fedlce-Chlrurgicnl Hospital. He is lured Internally. Miss Agnes Wnrficld, nineteen years r. of -101 Seuth Twenty-first street. struck by n trolley enr nt Twelfth id "eplni streets Inst night. Her face ij bend were cut nnd bruised.' She wns kei te St. JesephV Hospital. New Century Club te Dine "Dejeutiei a la Bourgeoisie" will be rved et the New Century Club to te to errownt 1 o'clock. Mrs. Charles M. en. chairman of Irenic economics, nnd rs. Frank llnttles, chnirmiin of con cen con rvntlen, .ire in chiuge of the lunch in nnd tbl1 program that will fellow. Fermer Deven Maner Schoolgirl Will Marry Jehn T. Rennard The announcement of the enttiicpincnt f Miss Until Merrltt Onvner. u-lm re. ently grndlinted from Deven Mnmir Scheel nt Deven, nnd Jehn Townsend icennnrd, or .New erk, hns Just been niner. .mss lin dnughtcr of Mrs. William J. (layner niiil the late Mayer (Jnyner. of New New Yerk, nnd the Inst of the five (inyner girls te be innrrled. The unnnuiiccmcnt wns mode nt the (layner home, l.'ll Kast Sixty-fifth street, New Yerk. The wedding will take place in January nud nfter n honeymoon the young couple will live in Worcester, Mnss.. where Mr. Kcnnnrd is engnged In busluciH. Mr. Jtennnrd Is1 n son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Clifferd Iteniiiird. of 70 Unst Seventy-seventh street, New Yerk. He served in France with the ,104th 'Field Artillery. After the marriage of her dnughtcr Mrs. Ooyner will l'e te Milan. Itnlv. where she expects te spend n large shnrc of her time nfter this. ' The ether children of Mrs. Onjnni nrc Mrs. Wllllnm Seward Webb, Jr.. Mrs. James Park, who wns Mrs. Kditli (inyner Vlngut. Mrs. ltnlph He) ward Ishnin, Mrs. Helen (inyner Iledferd, ItufiiH nnd Nermun Unyner. PROTEST AGAINST RENTS E AS SCHOOL HEAD Selection of N. J. Educator Prebable as Smith and Her- rick Withdraw Candidacy BOARD TO MEET TUESDAY Glrard With the withdrawal of Dr. Cbees man A. Herrlck. president of (llrard College, and Dr. Pavsen Smith, com missioner of education of Mnssnehu- Miss (Inyner Is the jeuugest setts, from further ''oiisiderntien for the pest of Mipcrlntcndcnt of schools, edu cators leek for a finnl selection nt the next meeting of the benrd. Many cducnlirH sec Dr. Pdwnrd C. Uroemc, superintendent of schools of Knst Orange, V. J,, as the mnn who will be chosen Dlmncr lteeber, cbnlrmnti of the com mittee of superintendence of the Itenrd of ICdtlcntien, selected te recommend a new bend of the school system, said to te dn, that he had been niMsed of the withdrnwnls. It Is believed that Dr. Smith, under piessure' from Governer Coolidge, will accept re-election for a feiir-ycnr term te his Massachusetts pet. These nctiens. It is believed, mnkc it almost a certainty that the deadlock which existed at the lust meeting of the oe.ird, when Dr. Herrlck received seven votes nnd Dr. Hnrr It. Wilsen, siipeiintendcnt of Miienls of llerkelcy, Cnllf.. received six votes, will be broken nt the meeting December 14 , Scxernl I'mltr Censiilcr.it Ien Health's Dr. Wilsen, recommended by the ceinmltt'c. nnd Dr. Ilroemc. several ether educators remain for considera tion. Thce include Dr. Cliniies Ij. Meek. siiieilntendent of schools of Miidiseu. WN. ; Dr. Geerge Wheeler, nctlng superintendent of 'choels of this city: Charles C. Ileyl. pilncipnl of the West Philadelphia High Scheel for Itevs. who announced his candidacy several days age; Calln O. Altheiise. director of tlie commercial depnitment el the (Vntr.il High Sciioel. ami Pnrui Scbnch. prli.cipil of the West Phll.ldel- phia High Scheel ler (Jills. Other educators considered, includ ing Dr. Chnrles II. Chcdsey. dean of tlie Scheel of Kdiicntien of IjJJneis Cni versity nnii feimer superintendent of schools of Chicago and IVtrelt : Dr. Handnll J. Conden, superintendent of schools of Citu inn.ili. and Herbert S. Weet, superintendent of school" of Rochester, have withdiaun. Several meetings have liccii held by the ccniniittec of siipcMii'tcndence since the Inst beard meeting nnd one execu tive meeting of the lieiud te consider the question. Meetings of the committee it Is Mid) will be held today nnd to te to meriowy Hns Kinlnble Recerd Dr. Ilroemo hns mnde nn enviable record and has the Indersement of, many educnters both Inside and outside the city nnd Is believed te have had the necessary bread experience te fit him for the Ktlpcrifitcndcncy here. He wns iHirn In Centre Fnlls. II. I.. In 1S74. He received the drgrees of bachelor of phil osophy from Urewn University In 1S!)7, mnstqr of arts nnd doctor of philosophy from Columbia Cnlversitv In 1S0S anil 11102. respectlvelj ; received a dipieinn in tlie KdTicntlennl Tcncliers' College nt Celiiinbln In 11H).. nnd the degree of bachelor of laws from St. Lawrence Cnlvcrslty Law Scheel in 11107. He was n tencher iu the high school of Puwtiickct, It. I.. In 1S!(7 and ISIW. ipincipal of the high school of Seymour, Conn., from IMPS f 1111)0. superintend ent of schools of Itahway, N. J., from 1002 te 100(1 j instructor nt Adelphl hCellege nnd superintendent of the ele mentary department of Aclelpht Acad emy from 100(1 te 1000; lecturer of the llroeklyn Institute and for the llrook llreok llroek lil Teachers' Association In 100S and 1000 ; superintendent of schools et Mt. Vernen. N. Y from 1000 te 10tn, nnd superintendent of schools of Knst Orange since that time. MOTHER IN TEARS OVER LAD'S THEFIS Mrs. Schnipper Says Ygung Er rand Bey Did Net Need te Steal PARENTS GAVE ALL TO HIM Held Estate Tenants Will Meeting Tonight A mass-meeting te pietcst against the proposed -Ti per cent increase In rentnl of houses In tli Glrard Kstnte will be held tonight in the basement et the li brary nt Twentieth and Shunk streets, according te n notice sent out by a committee of Girnrd Kstate tenants. The increase, which Is te take effect Jnniiur 1. bus aroused great indigna tion and nbirm among the holders of the houses. On the ether linnil, it is pointed out by members of the Heard of City Trusts, which Is responsible for the luctease, that the tenants lie in houses of the best construction, nud nic furnished with light and bent. The new fnerense would make the monthly rent als from S.7J.."0 te SS!. ."0. Incrensed assessment en the estate and tlie low i etui ii en the iuH'stmciit were given ns (he rensens for the rNe iu rent. "Tell you? Ah. what, what nn I tell you? If 1 could open my benrt. then you could see." Thus sobbed Mrs. Merris Schnipper, liuitlicr nt Mnrrl Kelinllllier. the six- tren-yenr-eici boy held as (lie lender of a gang of errand boy thieren, nnswering Inqiiilies about her son this morning. Te the reading public the arrest .es. terdnv meant only the capture of one meie bev creek, who had supervised the "tcallng'ef Slfi.000 worth of goods from merchants who employed him and his f..llv lint in the nlnlii. eld-fash- I iencil mother nt ".10 North Mar-hnll -l,....t It mnnnt the CI'OW IlillC 110(1 1 t - ... ..... ., , I bieak of a secret sorrow t lint tins been 'Pelar Bear Bartlett te Have Charge I IVl.iii . ",wi,iff i.r for the Inst two NAMED PORT CAPTAIN HALL TO FILE SUIT CLAIMS Chnrles U. Hull's statement of claim In his libel suit ugnlnst Mayer Moere will be filed tomorrow by Jeseph P. Gaffncy, counsel for the Vnre Council lender, iu Common Plens Court Ne. 2. In the stnteiiient the causes for actieu arc set forth, among which is the Mayer's statement that Hall's political stronghold was "u pest hole." Coun Ceun cilmnn Hnll stntes Hint he I net suing the Mayer for money, but for vindica tion. The next step will be the tiling 'f the Mayer's defense by former Judge James Gay Gorden, his attorney. The case will then be listed for trial. It is net expected te come up for nt Iea--t nine months, due te the congestion in the Common Pleas Court. of Army Transports Here Captain Rebert A. Harriett, who commanded the steamer Roosevelt, en which Admiral Penrj reached the North Pele, hns been nnnelnted pert cnnteln of the armv transport service in Phila delphia. He nssumed his" duties here today and lias headquarters en the steamer Chateau Thierry at Pier OS. On account of his fiequent trips te the extreme north Captain Haitlett is known in nrmy. navy and scientific circles as "Pelar Hear Rartlett." He lias n hobby for explorations nnd de llehts In blazing trails into untredden tcrrltclry. , .... . Captain Hartlett is in .clinrgc of nil the trnnsperts built by the American Iiiternatieiinl Nlilptitiihllng in, ler ine government. Just before the eutbreuk of the world war Captain Hartlett wns prcpniing te make nn airplane trip nciess the At lantic near the North Pele. Discussing this venture tndny he miM lie still hnd hopes of accomplishing it, providing parties who were interested could finance tlie project. Cnptnin Haitlett was nmeng ether nrmy efllcers en the transport Shaw Shaw ment, which returned late last night nfter n trial tiip te Delaware break water. . when we brought him here from Aus tria Since that time we have worked hard for him. It wus net such a geed neighborhood, se I alwajs tried te keep him bx me. "When we went out, even when lie was se old as ten, I would always take him by the hand. Just a very little while age lie began te go out alone, nnd I diet net knew where he went. What could I de? I thought when lie get n. little eldei; be will linve sense. Then two months age lie left us, papa and me. We tried te find him, hut It was no use We had no letter, no wenl He wns our nnl bev. Our ether four chil drcn nrc dead. I would rather they I took my heart. "And then te have this." she went en. Thev came te me and asked if inn of the goods was'breiigbt here. Ach, wbnt de I knew of stolen goods? He did net bine te steal. Everything we had we gave te him. "Why did he de this tiling? I heard nothing of it until they enme nnd told me. Oh. I must hope. I must hope If 1 de net hope I die. Merris was arrested jesterday bj De tectives lleckinan and Fieund. He con fessed te stealing $2000 wertli of cloth lug from Abraham Geld, n tailor at lit 1 Glrard avenue, selling it te Ilnrrx Gorden, a dyer at Ninth and ine stieets. who was also arrested. Ac cording te the boy's confession the gang stele nothing hut clothing nnd jewel i y The hey hail a hearing in Central Mutten tins morning. CLUB TO HEAR LEAGUE TALK Rebert P. Schick, sccictnry of the Comparative Law Hurciui. and editor el the American llnr Association, will talk en "The League of Natiens: Its True Foundations as an Association for the World's Pence," nt the Plillemusinii Club, nt ,1 o'clock tomeirow afternoon IllIll t lis "He has been gene for two months it is new." the mother explained this morning as she sat In her kitchen and -,. e.r.i u'lti, elm! iieciiliiir motion in dicative of disconsolate grief "It has nearly killed me. but what could I de.' I could net eat; 1 could net sleep I lie words came in sob-. "I ceuli hardly live. Hut I thought lie would come back. , , .. . . "Merris, he was eleven months old Fetch Your Jug Hnfft Ciller br the rcnllen or In fire itallnn mill tcn-nsilen new ciuk Uj-kh. I'nre Oiler Vlnrmtr lr the giilleii or In a IHr-callen enk krr. Frcai Eggs Just Frem the Nesl Finest Apples Murmnn Wlnesap nnd Nrre Apples et Mipirb miiillt tree rlprnrcll ether stHiiii iinl V Inter pplf. . . , .... , , ,. Drier out Wnlnut N. tn ; Bllh St.i MX te lliittlmere Ave., then rlnlit. en llnttl llnttl mere IMkr threuuli Mrclln le the Black Herse Farm Every Dag in the Year Frem 9 le 9 Phene, Media 103 ir-i-i-J-' i ' JJ-m-i-"-'-ttgg3gtWB fa mi ii t inwufi nmnfWBitniiiimmimmm miuwiiwuiii jljl i eH1i!M UkH II m il ImU B iMRiiireii!illiin&"! $7S000 eS -CgVi- AppiBERI .4 ttmrt (up p;uut(ul plan nettlna contcidt centcidt IS amaltrr dia mend nnd one laige atamena. The Discovery m A UNDERWEAR SPECIALISTS FOK MEN &&& lftt wu'yfmssr OM.V 8TI1IIK 11th and Chestnut Ne matter what you have, f you haven't health, you laven't anything. The Col Cel ins System helps you te lealth. Let us show you with a rcc personal demonstration. COLLINS INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CULTURE OI.t.lNB HI.DO. WAI.NIIT HT AT 15T1I 'Wafehes. - w --W -w , ' Jewelry and Silverware ii i:i se. i:iKiiti si. 21IO (Irrmiintnmi Ate. KntnlillBheil .17 Tears DJSI (irKN r.vr.viMii ra- I an then dlnnieiirts of siirh undeubleil nunlttv sr no rQHdenahly piUAit haa innile mnnv anttuflcd cestninre relv rln nnd irn1n nn Mltrhell Kvery Mitchell Dlnmeml Is ur- nlcccl exsctlv se leureeentcd. Open B X. M. te fl V. M. Mitchell's Establiehed 1878 Diamond Stere :t7 ?nnth Rth (One. Stere lUUHXB V..!. OIIIVI iHiiimaia, ie in . 'h FINE STATIONERS SINCE 1864 CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR LADIES Jewel Bexes Sewing Baskets Writing Cases MADE UP IN BEAUTIFUL LEATHERS 1121 CHESTNUT STREET ADVERTISING is like drilling for oil. Yeu eep plugging undiscour undisceur agedly away through clay, sand, rock and shale, and then you strike a gusher. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Agency Evry Phate of Sales Promotion Verth American Bldg. Philadelphia Men's initial handkerchiefs for Christmas giving A very unusiml box of six handkerchiefs, hand somely Initialed a gift that men' will appre ciate surely. Bex of 6 for $1.50 1204 Chestnut St. US. 15th St. "MODERN HOUSING IN ITS RELATION TO LABOR" 7 COPY of an address given by A Mr. Perret before the Engi neers Club of Philadelphia, will be. forwarded en request. The information acquired by ten years close and exhaustive study of model in dustrial towns, both here and abroad, and extensive experience in plunniny and erecting such structures, makes this ar ticle worthy the attention of all Corpor ations contemplating such construction. EMILE G. PERROT Architect and Engineer Formerly of Dallinger & Vcnet PARKWAY BUILDING Bread and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia New Yerk Office, 2850 Woolworth Building IDKi23?.Ka MacDonald & Campbell Men's Suits and Overcoats Reduced te $35, $40, $45, $50 and Upward Will you make careful comparisons ? Shep all around town. Scrutinize as closely as you please, you will find it impossible te get better values' than wc offer. And as for style, what man does net consid er ours the finest? NOTE: Cleth Moter Coats, Leather Coats, Chauffeur Suits and Overcoats also reduced. 1334-1336 Chestnut Street fl llbMWfrn 77ie iiiapcclicn cftlic Super- Qualilj' Polished Girdle Duutieid -niiicd Useful Gifts Mahogany that help urnah flfartha Washington Sewtg Tables Muffin Stands Tilt Tep 7ables Candlesticks Arut Bewte Wall Mirrors Humidors Chair and Fleer Lamps 1 ' Nl' The Library of a Discriminating Collector Just received in time for this season, when the appeal of a fine book in an attractive binding is strongest. It consists of Standard Sets, Memoirs of the French and English courts, Biographies', Histories, etc., in bind ings by Riviers, Zaehnsderf and ethei famous English binders. The Rosenbach Galleries 1320 Walnut Street Christmas Caixl-s and Calendars Forty-five Dollars ! A Wonderful Price for these $60, $65 $70 and $75 Overcoats and Suits from our own regular stock, intended te sell for $15 te $30tnerc! Single-breasted suits, double breasted suits, some with silk linings in shoul ders and fronts, silk pipings en inside seam edges. Her ringbones, checks, stripes and plain colors. Large and extra large sizes in blacks and blues. Overcoats for stormy days fabrics in easy-going models for the generality . of. our weather Notable selections of regular $60, $65 $70 and $75 Clethes at a Single Price $45 PERRY & CO. 16th &. Chestnut Sts. c Featuring Te-morrow OhetDaffii JfewJmw, Only! trump Silk Hosiery at Special Prices Exclusive Boeteries ask $12 and mere A Saturday Special! Headed Straps Included Bronze Kid With Full ixiula Heel Patent Celt With Full Ieuls Heel. Black Kid With Full l.euls lieel in- Ualiy French Heel beautiful, graretul iiunip that cemliliita .1 cliilntlncHH net te lie suipaHseil. L'pstalrs Stere for Women QeQIar&Cempciftg 12UClKWtmt' Street takis i:i.i: ATOH itnwniTiTTtnnrinn:nninmnn(mrnTtirnniflniiBnanmim n I ' These $50 Suits I An Outstanding I Feature I i U ! There ;iic m .1 n v IS ' i ! splendid values in ; n our Clothing Re- f ' i M pricing Sale, but 1 1 (TO'BBsn nm nenc th,lt ',rc' llP-'- Ij JMYi ' - rier te tllc inder- jl il "NR" " hi1 rangc of Suits i ' 1 N i9ij th;lt wc "'Wc re- I ' I fxv v WVh Priccd Fftv De I- 3 i M M v "J ' jV JI alucj are given j MS f?eV9?!Xaremam 1 8 fv.. P KHB tl,1,u arc l,"'atchcd 'yBST II MT A4K elsewhere -- cloth- ESfh ke 'n B i 1M "'tbat leaves neth- D wl ' ' jjM y Hi " ''H mg te he desired in n y(jgaVe: ! Hr-i"A'JfHi tuality et fabric, 1 .JWiTi Ii Mil H uesigning, ji I B H ; Wpi ,53k adherence te, estab- J I H 'I'T' j lislied fashion, supc- HKlZ-jfHHHi nerity of tailoring. ' I R Compare them with J goods offered in R ether houses at much j higher figures. w I JACOB HEED'S SONS f 1424-1426CIiestnu:tSIhrcct K William Alien White says: MAIN STREET By Sinclair Lewis "ranks with 'The Scarlet Letter.' Te write such a book is te be great, but te i end such a book and con- feider it wrll will be eter nally te the credit of this country. Our town should vote bends te distribute 'Main Street' in every home, and compel its read ing in the public schools." MAIN STREET Imi. litct all t a. new nndnrd for wpK of the Mulrllii Went"- Carl Van Huicn tn V 1". I.vc Pest. MAIN STREET weiiUl nilrt te tlie power ii il riMstlnetlcn of Ihn eon t. ii finrnry lltrniiuri" of .u.y , .iintr " Natien MAIN STREET 1 e rt tie best mr n. ,in ieii of our time I'rel I.ijen 1'helpi Yah MAIN STREET By Sinclair Lewis i I rlh lairjr priillliu;, SJJIO Harceurt.Braca & Howe, 1 W. 4tb SI..N.Y What? A Briscoe Sedan New for $1885? Yeu never taw better value for ihn money in an open or closed cer. It' big looking nnd feels big with five passengers inside, (jbdiiiK ever the reuph places with perfect ease. No Ne tluilB sacrificed te rtttdin ' llriscee famous light weiRlit. New only $ 1885, f. e b. faitery. INbOlfcallATLU Distributors of Moter Cars and 'trucks GRANT RENAULT BRISCOE KISSEL ti Hi (A V J 1. 1. '.l - 1119-21 Market St. Ill lppilMWIIMps! I II' l atreisr. Rt5a5s,Ki TasuHtsrcaM Swjswi iimn 1 1 mill iiiiii n -ruin, -aiu t., . v -ki..1. . . ! i riHTT .. f tfWlBlJ i. LUV t , . im&m'. ihzfmkm: :
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