"V - ; Jt 'r' iff PASTOR MS HIS OWN BUCK Dr. Johnson and -Prohibition Agents Solzo $57,000 in Li quor In Two Saloons HIDDEN ALL OVER HOUSES Dr. It. K. Johnson, the "RnliKng Pnttor." headed parties of prohibition nforecment nRontH who seized $57,000 worth of liquors In two saloons located In Iter. Johnson's own section. ny "own section" Is meant thnt-part of the city In which Rev. Johnson lives nnd preaches, ilo Is the pastor of the Twenty-ninth stret Methodist Church, nt Twenty-ninth and York streets, and both places raided are within a short distance. Eighteen barrels of whisky, dozens of cases of bonded liquor, demijohns, jugs snd cases of seized liquor filled two autotruck. Tim "ditch" was brought to the Federal llulldlng last night and lnced jiniier guard, until room can be I EVMifr ; UBta;d f hkji&m-PkihAjiMhtA, ymJii&i)A,tTMBBn so, 1020 . . , , J 1 . . Z '' found today in.n storage house, Erne't liipKc, proprietor of n saloon nt Natrona nntl lorK street, was ervlng as n Juror in City Hall when federal angents raided his saloon. The warrant was served upon Frank Strauss, a bartender. Six barrels of whisky were found hidden In the cellnr. Agents searching the house say they found the saloon, As well as the residence, literally p-toeked with liquor. They said the hniie was so full of intoxicants thnt edibles were found piled on the floor." A kitchen cupboard, refrlgcrntor, bath tub. furnnce lyjd even bread boxes, were used for storing liquor, they say. It was the most difficult search locnl agents linvo participated In and several hours were required to collect the The saloon of Mrs. Wilholmlna ITcrzog. southwest corner of Twenty ninth nnd Fletcher streets, wns visited next. Ten barrels of whisky, it is alleged, were found In the cellar. Liquor, it Is said, was found In virtually every room In the house in much the fame manner thnt was encountered In the I.lpkc saloon. . AGED MEN MADE HAPPY Inmates of Home for Indigent En tertained by Holmesburg Group A Christmas nnd New Yenr's cele bration was held for 500 used men nt the Home for the Indigent. IlnlmcHburg, this afternoon. The entertainment wns in charge of Edward A. Noppel. os fistnnt director of the Department of Public Welfare, who wns assisted by members of the' Holnvsburg Improve ment Association. The police band brightened the Afternoon. There were boxing bouts under the direction of Tommy O'Toolc. Mls Ntn-nii Schmolze, soprano; Mrs. William II. Sharkey nnd James MeCool. formerly with Dumnnt's Minstrels, sang for the gathering. The men, were presented with pipes and tobacco nnd given n pleasant after Deatlis of a Day CAPTAIN N. P. EAKIN Civil Returned Army Officer and War Veteran Dies Captnln Harry I. Eukln, seventy years old, a retired army officer, died jenterdny at his bom" nt 140 South Fiftieth street. He was n son of Colo nel Constant Mutbleu ICtkln. Captain Enkin was a veteran of .the Civil War. lie served in the Common wealth ArtlUejry In 1801. nnd iu 18l!, wns transferred as first lieutenant to the Third Maryland Cuvnlry, In which he was made n captain for valor in no tion. At the time of his deuth he wus emplujcd In the prothonntary's ofiice of Common 1'lens Court. He is survived by bis widow, who was Clara Kelly, mid a son. The funeral will be on Friday afternoon from his home. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery. P. L. Wolfel Funeral' The funeral of Paul I.udwig Wo'fcl, 11 known engineer, who died Tuesday in a private hospital iu Chestnut Hill. lll take pluco tomorrow afternoon from tin- Oliver II. Hulr llullding. 1S20 Chestnut street. Mr. Wo'fcl. who wns lift) eight years old. had been ill sev eial months. He wns a resident of 1'ittsburgh. .Mr. Wolfel wns chief engineer of the MiClintic-Marshall Co.. builders of the rninlcford elevated railroad. Previous: to lnTomiuK connected with that com I'Wiv iu II 108 he wus chief engineer and 'atir consulting engineer for the Amer nan Bridge Co. He assisted in design ing the Hell Gate bridge. New York. roi man) vears he was connected with the IVnco)d Iron Works here, during hich time he lived in Philadelphia. Mr Wolfel Is survived by u daughter, Miss Eininu Wolfel, unci u sister, Miss Murie Wolfel, both of Pittsburgh. E. A. Gowen Brought from the Argonne battle areii Hi,, body of Private Edwin A. kneii, of the 108th Fle'd Artillery, will he hurled toduy with military lion "rs from the residence of Major Wil liam (tijwen, a brother, at P-'O.S North l.iKhtivnth street. .Members of the (ial luiiher Weigand Post, No. .'KM, Ameri ii'ii Legion, will escort the body to the tliureh of the (Jcsii, where solemn re 'luiein miihs will be ccVbrittcd by the l'"v William O'Connor, chaplain of liotten n regiment overseas. Hurlal will bi in Holy Cross Cemetery. Harry Erdman, Jr. Mnrrj Erdman, Jr.. a retired inunu fnetiirer of Philadelphia, died at his '' iu Ycntiior City after an illness of keral j ears fdlowlng a stroke of 'is'ldexy. 'He was formerly engaged iu '"'; ess in Kensington and resided at 1'W Last Herks street. His wife, Mrs. yeim-nia (J. Erdman, survives him. J "iiera! services were held in this city tui!u. MOVIE STARS HAVE DOUBLE WEDDING 33 Constance Tnl mndgo mid Dorothy (Jlsli, movie ac tresses, "stars" in n double wedding. The former (above) Is viow Mrs. John Pliiloglou nnd the latter (below) Is Mrs. James Itcinilo & ft v ' K fm',- l;H DOUBLE WEDDING FOR m STARS; Constance Talmadge Brido of Greek Tobacco Merchant. Dorothy Gish Weds Actor THIEF DID THOROUGH WORK Found Money In Folds of Curtain. Escaped Through Window Money hidden in the folds of u win dow curtain did not escape tiie eye of a thief who robbed the home of Mrs. Mary Callogher, 4 Plush Hill. Falls of the Schuylkill, lust night. Two $20 bills which Mrs. Gallagher had placed there were taken, together with several articles of clothing. Mrs. (lallngher and her thirteon ) ear-old son Francis were rcturnm,, home ubout 10 o'clock, when they were startled by the sound of footsteps on the second floor of the house. Untitling up the stnirs. Francis said he saw n innn in n white swenter ritflunnglng among the clothes. Tiie man jumped out n window onto the porch roof nnd clnmbered down a column to the ground, running rapidly off into the darkness. Police of the Twenty-second street nnd Hunting Pari; uvenue station huve a good de scription of the man. MAN FACES 22 CHARGES Swedesboro, N. J., Hotelkecpcr on Trial in Gloucester County The trial of William Smith, proprietor of n hotel nt Swedesboro, N. J., which started yesterday in the (i'nucetcr County Court, was continued today with ninety witnesses for the state and n score for Smith in the courtroom. He faces twenty-two indictments for sell ing liquor and one for keeping n dis orderly house. About u )car ago Smith was con victed of violation of the liquor laws nnd was fined $2000. He served three months In the county jail because of professed inability to pay more than S1000. and was finnll) pardoned by (Jovemor Edwards before the end of hi jail tcri. TWO HELD IN CLOTH THEFT Youths Deny Stealing Goods Found in Their Hands Harold I.en., twenty )cnrs old, 121 Dupont street, and Frank Itlpku. sev enteen years old, 051 North Eighth street, were held In .flfiOO bail each for court today on the charge of stealing a bolt of cloth valued nt S.'tOO from he Imperial Woolen Mill, Main mid .Hec tor streets, Mnnnyunk. The loss of the cloth was reported to tiie police of the Eighth dNtrict December IS. I.enz and ltipka were seen to board n Hldge avenue cur anil were arrested with the alleged stolen cloth nt Sixth and Callowhill streets the saiyi' day. The prisoners suld they saw two men drop the cloth and run, and they picked It up. The police su) both huve bail records. W. C. BROWN LEFT $138,000 Widow of Reading Official to Get Entire Estate Among the wills probated today at City Hull 'wns that of William C. Itrnwn, former secretary of the Phila delphia and Heading Coal mid Iron Co., wlio died December 10 in the Cor oiindo Apartments, Twenty-second and Chestnut streets. The estute, valued at S13S.000, is left to his willow, Lucy II. llrnwn. Other wills were us follows: Mng dnlcim Murr, 1MKI5 Cabot street. $1150; (trace E. Thomas, 1125 Poplar street. $5000; Ilutli A. Dnersam, died in St. Agnes' Hospltnl, $12,500. Inventories were filed o' the estntes of William II. Hail. $i:i,21lC.li:!; Elizabeth M. Frozer, S1522.18; Anna E. Paul. SI 2.500.01 ; Charles C. Huberts, $1005.05; Abraham llredt. $22.-120.22. NEAR-EAST WORKERS SAFE Miss Waller and Six Others Re ported Out of Danger In Urfa New York, Dec. !0. Seven Ameri can workers of the Near-East relief nre reported 111 rabies just received at nil -tionnl relief headiiuarters here to lie safe in the city of I'rfii, Cilicin. which lins been cut off from eonimiiniciitiou from the outside world since August 111 by the activities of the Turkish Nationalists. One woman. Miss .Margaret nailer. of lllooinliurg. Ph., and u former lloston welfare worker, is among the group who 'Jinve been engaged in work ainoiig the rmeiiinn orphans in the city tor more than u yenr. Others mentioned in the cables lire Dr. James I. Park, of Indiana, Pit.: Martin I,. Weaver, of I .a Junta. Col.: Hov It. Meyer, of Lancaster, Pit.: ChrK Augsberger. of Eliilu. O., and C. F. Criithern. n Y. M. C A. worker ut taclied to the Near-East relief, of llos ton. Marine Officers Transferred Lieutenant II. F. Adams at marine bat-tucks, League Island, bus been or dered to proceed January 12 to the naval station at 01111111. Captain K. E. Kinvon has been detached from the Philadelphia barracks and ordered to Annapolis. MOVIE FEATURES ABSENT New York, Dec. .".0. Here's news and a surprise for the millions of movie enthusiasts who have laughed, wept or been thrilled nt the many film-plny "fude-nuts," which have shown Dorothy Olidi nnd her chum Constance Talmadge in the manly arms of hero-husband lit the end of the reels : They hnvc had a double wedding. They were ench other's attendants. They're plenscd. So ore their equally distinguished sisters of the screen (Dorothy's being the popular Lillian nnd Constnnce's the no-less-populn'r Norma and Nntulle), their mothers, likewise, nn complacent and, pre sumably, all their directors and, tak ing everything all together, the two de lightful hnrum-seni-iims of the screen nil happy young matrons. At Orecnwlcb. Conn., Inst Sunday night. Miss Tnliunilge. at 10 o'clock, became Mrs. John I'lnloglou. Her husband, n Orrek, who is hnnilsnmc nnd said to be ver) well-to-do. lives at the Hotel St. Itegis and lias a busi ness place at 1 Liberty street. His father is a tobacco planter in (Ireece nnd the son represents hint here. The bridegroom is twenty-eight. Camera This Time Missing At 0:H0 o'clock, nt the same place, Mls.s Gish became Mrs. James Hennie. Her husband Is an actor, p1u)ing otic of tiie leading roles in the Hopwood Itineltart drama. "Spanish Love." nt the Mnxine Elliott Theatre. He is thirty nnd ns for looks, well, every girl that ever saw him snid : "Simply stunning " It wasn't an elopement. It wouldn't be fnir to cnll it that. Hut t was a surprise, for although, when the pnirs of young people nnd their relatives were all dining together at the St. Hegls Christmas night, Dorothy said: "Jimmle nnd I nre going to -be mar ried tomorrow and so are Constance. nnd John." Nobody believed them. Kciinlc is n good actor and a regulnr mini. Ho wns born in 'loronto. nnd dur ing the wnr was a captain in the Itojal Flying Corps nnd snw active service in France. There was little to tell of her ro mance. Miss lulmudge suld. She met Mr. Pliiloglou here in New York nt 0 social function, and they hnd been friends for n )enr or more. He was n wonderful dancer and a charming fel low. He wus born in Constantinople of Creek parents, nnd has been iu America about six years. Was Engaged to Ilerlln Throughout the film nnd musical worlds it hud been understood up tin- Condition of Highways Throughout Stale Today Lincoln Highway (Trenton to Chumbersburg) Fair to good with some places ley and slippery, es pecially In Pucks, Chester and Lan caster counties. Wllllum Penn Highway ( Easton to Chatnbersbiirg) About the same ns jesterdu) morning ; some places ley nnd slipper), especially between HnrrlKburg and Kcndliig. A short detour Is necessary west ot Allen town. Ilaltlmore pike (Philadelphia, Media, Kennett Square and Oxford) Fair to good, mostly good, only ri few spots remaining Icy. Philadelphia and Heading pike Mostly fair; slippery In some places. Lancaster nnd Hnrrlsburg pike Mostly fair; slippery in some places. POLICE CAR WINS OVER AUTO BANDITS BURY SOLDIER TOMORROW Michael J. Geever Will Receive Full Military Honors The body of Michael J. (Jeever an American soldier who died oversea, will be buried with full military honors from his parents' home. 227 Hoxborough ave- line, Koxborotii;li, tomorrow. Services Dotectivos Capture Armed Gang wm . h,,(1 Ilt ,nt. l(mi(. , S.:M) V0(.k nf Fnnr Ahnnt tn Rnh Cloth ''""' M,,,'m" requiem mass will be c.le- ir TIP Shop, They Say FROM "UNDERWORLD" liruted at 10 o'clock Hnptisl Church, the Eugene Mtirph. the at St. John the Hev. Muiisignor Hev. P. II. Me. (limits nnd the ltcv. Thomas Slnploton officiating. The pall-bearers will be relatives of the dead soldier who served in the wnr ' overseas. Interment will be In West minster Cmctorj . Members of Thomas F. Emory Post, No. 220, American Lc glon. will nttend and furnish a firing squad at the grave. Mr. (ieever enlisted April 20, 1018. nnd after a short preliminary training nt Cnmp Lee sailed for France with Hatter) C. .'115th Field Artillery. He died of Iniltietizn November 7, four dnyi before the armistice. The body arrived ftom France j.-stcrduy. til quite recently that Miss Talmadge was engaged to marry Irving Hcrlin, the composer of popular songs. Constance Talmadge is twenty-one and a native of Brooklyn, in ruKing to picture work she followed tho steps of her sister Norma and in turn is lieltig followed by the youngest lass, Natalie. Dorothy dish Is also twent) -one. She went on the speaking stage at the ago of four as Little Willie in "East Lyiine." For several .tears, later on, both were with Flske O'Hnra. She sturted In pictures nt fifteen, and her jirst success wus with her sister Lillian in "The Hirth of 11 Nation." NO TRACE OF STUDENT Cornell Student From Phlla. Be lieved to Be Lost-Memory Victim No trace of James McCartney, of Ceriiiniitiiwii. iiilssiinr world war erun, who disappeared from ( omen Ciiivcrslty December IK, bus been found. Joscnh McCartney, a brother, ie- tiirned from'Ithnra, N. Y.f today, where he had gone to nid the police anil col lege officials, in the search for the miss ing student. McCartney uys the be lief of those investigating the case from Itlincu is thut McCartney lias become mentnlly unbalanced anil is wandering around, or is ill in nti institution. McCartney's parents nre hoping that he will make his way to his home here within the next day or two. WOMEN TO DISCUSS MAYOR Representatlvves of Many Organi zations Will Consider Attitudes Whether to support .Mayor Moore or the Ynre-Hrown-Cuniiiiiglinm combine will be the question put to sUtv -five tepresentntlves of women's organiza tions in the city at 11 meeting culled for 0 o'clock this afternoon by the Phlln de'pbla League of Women Voters in the Emergency Aid hendqiiurters, 21 South Eighteenth stns-t. The Blithering is prcllminim to a Inrge mass meeting to lie arranged for January 27. Plans for the meeting to tin) we're made following a visit to this city of Mrs. John O. Miller, chairman of 'tin Pennsylvania League of Women Voters. An "underworld" tip to one of the newly organized "night patrols" re stilted in the capture of four men. riding In two large autos. who, according to the police, were 011 the point of enter ing a cloth shop at Thirteenth and Por ter streets last night. The alleged auto bandits were all licnvilv armed and when cltnse was given their cars by four picked detec tives composing one of the "night squads, " in n police car. they threat ened the lnttr with their guns. The police machine, however, which Is capable of reaching a speed of ninety miles nn hour, hnd no difficulty in drawing alongside the pursued nutos onij forcing their surrender. This "night sound," composed of De tectives Nledenthul. Mnlone, Clnrk ami Creeilnn, wus told at 2 o'clock this morning, while on duty at City Hall, that the cloth shop was threatened with robbery by men in two cars ill ready on their way to the place. They jumped into their waiting enr, I held in readiness nil night in City Hall court )ord. and sped south on Proud Istieet. In eight minutes they were ap proaching Thirteenth and Porter streets They stopped their cur a few hundred 1 . 11 ils nwii) mill awaited development I I Swill tun tiliifltlnnu tmnenreil t w-fi men vet- ., ,1.,. f..,. . .. f 1. ...1.1..1. ,i ' wit ml' llllUL M'it L 111 Cllt'll. lllll 111' t up 111 front of the cloth shop. The dctccthcH observed they carried weapons openly nnd immediately gave chuse. The four men turned their re volvers on their pursuers, but did not fire, nnd it wns but 11 fraction of a minute before the speed) police ma chine had drawn abreast of the Ilee ing men nnd effected their enpture. They were placed under nrrest. charged with being suspicious charac ters and cnrr.vlng concealed dentil) weapons and were taken to City Hall They gave their mimes ns John Mr Garth), Ninth nnd Hodman streets Charles K. Masters, Clevelnnd litis Diamond streets ; Jnines Powers, Tenth und Huttonwood streets, and Hermann Stniidlnger, 5000 Ormes street. The) will be given n hem Ing this morning before Mugiatrate Hetishnw, in Centrul Station. Since the advent of the high-powered police cars, and the squnds which patrol the streets in them, every night, police officials say the number of crimes com mitted ench uight bus materially de creased. City cin Treasurer Report port for the The citx treasurer week ending yesterday Su s reieipts of S:i, 501. 70. HI : payments, S5..1!i;i.. 15:1.70: balance, not including sinking fund, !?5.2MI.JI54.Mi. Fire in Soap Factory Fire in the soap factor) of John Kllng, In the renr of his residence. 1.",0 Dupont street, did $500 damage before It was extinguished. The llnmcs, which were discovered at S :23 o'clock this morning, were caused by a defective fine. Hear 'Em Cackle! They've a rlnlit to; hey'ro honest, hard worklns heim Ins Ins Hound pbuh und not tho runneil klnJ frqini Arkiinnaii an1 Chlnn Many liricht imthoiiS come nuny miles to net Fresh Eggs just from the neat Sweet Cider incomparable Pure Cider Vinegar While Potatoes Finest Winter Apples Drlvo out llnlttmore Avo. ptritiKlH throuBh Meillu nml 1 '4 miles beyond to the fnmou Black Horse Farm livery day in the year from ! (o 0 l'hnnr- MCilUt 10.1 ACCOUNTANT WANTED lMtB innnuf.icturlnR cnrpontlnn located In rhllnnVluhln. wants chief accountant, fully experienced In com account In credits, and ieneral mile- wnrlc. Write fully. All up plications held In conn 1 nee 11 310. m:i)(.i.k tirrin: Experienced BOND SALESMAN Wanted for Philadelphia Territory Unusual opportunity is offered for the right man by a lonjr es tablished house which handles all active issues. Replies strictly confidential. 11-72(5, LedRcr Office. "A Fair Price and Satisfactory Service" It pays to look further than the "lowest bidder." Get u fair, accurately fig ured bid from a reliable elec trical contractor. It means efficient work, best materials and satisfaction from start to finish. We furnish estimates and complete work on such basis. George Woodward, Jr. l;iri Irlcnl ( oiilracmr 1723 Sansom St. II Hnruco Hill) Kejstone Kiiro K'iKit Will You Have a Starving Child of Europe as Your Invisible Guest at Your New Years Dinner A Herbert Hoover Will Distribute the Money N APPALLING emergency exists in Eastern and Central Europe. Hunger, privation, suffering and death still marcn unm.-"- A minimum of three and one-half million children are face to face with disease and starvation. Unless aid is rendered at once, a vast, unspcakble tragedy will follow. Hundreds of thousands of children in Europe have never tasted milk in their lives. Mothers unnourished and ill-provided bring into the worm babies doomed before they see the light of day. Medical aid must be furnished, together with clothing and food, if there is to be a tomorrow to follow the horror and the desolation of today. $10 Will Save the Life of a Child Until the Next Harvest Make checks payable, to John II. Mason, Treasurer, care of Public Ledger, Phila., Pa. Date. John H. Mason, Treas. Caro of Public Leduer, Phila., Pa. Dear Sir: As ft contribution to tho European Relief Council I enclose Check, Postoffice or for $ . , Express Money Order Name Street and No City 1 State. Share Your Holiday Joy With an Unseen Guest Send One, Two, Five or Ten Dollars Yourself and Ask Each of Your Friends to Do the Same and Ask Their Friends to Do it -1 iani!!l'lllllini!ll!llll!ill!illllllillilil!ll!lilllU!(UIHllHli 1 1. mmimiminuummnumu. Mij'MMUiMHilii:1: liiljl.H.i ra sr Southern Travel Traveling RcifSs-pc"'" and fitted wSuit Cases of U' "c3t qua' An Easy Way to Earn Money The easiest way to earn money is to save it. Deposited in our Savine Department, a dollar not only earns ro interest, but is available for future use. Spent, it neither draws inturetit nor provides for the future. s Tho truth of the old iiiImbc, "a penny saved is a penny earned," wus never moro apparent than now. And it loses none of its foico if the word dollar is substituted for penny. Open nn account today. National B ank J Commerce in PhiladelpKia 713 Chostnut Street JVatJtan T.FolwaJl.Jrti0JdQiit f This Fine Office Desk Worth $98.50 Now $75.00 Quartered whiti oak, (SO inches long, and up to Honking standard in cvtry detail of construction. WM.H.HOSKINSCO STATIONERS ENGRAVERS PRINTERS BLANK ROOK MAKERS BUSINESS FURNITURE Chestnut Street atNinfrri Last Two Days Perry 's 5-Day Closing Sale at HALF PRICE - Today and tomorrow only odds and ends and broken sizes, re mainders of Fall and Winter Suits and Overcoats, Reversible Leather and Cloth Coats, Fur-Collar Coats, Rubberized Raincoats, a few Eve ning Dress Suits, Separate Trou sers, etc., etc. all to be sold, end ing Friday, December 31, 1920 at Exactly One-Half their Regular Prices! Especially Fine Choosing for Boys in Long Trousers and Small Sizes for Men! Suits and Overcoats marked $45, now Half Price, $22.50; Suits and Overcoats marked $50, "now Half Price, $25; Suits and Overcoats marked $55, $60 to $70, now Half Price, $27.50, $30 to $35. Reversible Leather and Cloth Coats marked $60 to $85, now Half Price, $30 to $42.50. Fur-Collar Coats marked $60 to $100, now Half Price, $30 to $50. Rubberized Raincoats marked $15, now Half Price, $7.50; those marked $18 to $40, now Half Price, $9 to $20. A few sheepskin-lined Coats marked $35, now Half Price, $17.50. A few Fur-lined Overcoats marked $225 and $350, now Half Price, $112.50 and $175. Golf Suits marked $55 and $65 now Half Price, $27.50 and $32.50. Chauffeur Suits marked $65, now Half Price, $32.50. Corduroy Coat and Trouser Suits marked $28, now Half Price, $14. Separate Trousers marked $7.50 to $15, now Half Price, $3.75 to $7.50. Corduroy Trousers, small sizes only, marked $6 and $8, now Half Price, $3 and $4. Terms of Sale Cash Only No Refunds No Alterations No Exchanges Perry & Co. j Stai the New Year With All Old Freight Claims Cleaned Up N'o matter how old, or how long utanriinpr, we'll colloot them for you or we will mako no chnnru Ten years' specialized bervico in tran.portntion problems of every de scription has Kivcn us the "know how" of securing quick, satisfactory results. Write or phone our service man will call. Such a request implies no obligation. Industrial Traffic Association 12:i South 13th Street U alnul II1S Pltunn Walnut 11') M ' ft i A wmmm ? t -w?i INN
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