wm "W3PJw"fViv mpfm'7 ' mpvv ' tv"rv ' " f- """WW " BBBONEY FAMILY HOPES HE IS ALIVE f EVENING PUBLIC LED'GEJRr- PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1921 3 PENROSE BACK IN HARNESS .. . n.nnrt ni Lawyer's Son &ays ""'' " Death in Mexico fctin is Unconfirmed DEFINITE NEWS AWAITED n nnronre r.ililionv. Plillnclrlpliin ..imiiri rn u in Z -0,1 1,1, 1-O-t W1,,-X l u.Tlciin flier"! '"" ""- -- si t - -". " -" JloinPiVfninlly nB- '' h0P prnJinc innrc .lennlln lnf.,rmatin I ""l ' ...... ii.....iii.nit u-lilc i ins !ot ,, "lirrn nM- to furnish tli- .Irlnlls . .L Ipi In which lie nm! three other all Known In thin city, were io- '" , . .1... .1.., fnlillU- llrtSPM il .nBirn?,lro,-,.llcth,Brn. W. "" ,"'Y''V hloinn.nn- 'r0Ui..1 '..;.l ... linVP OMt II 1 fl'.' S? n 1.1 "roimiimilrntlon with this , Jart of 'Hip Mrxionn cMinst in not cii-,-, I""1.. i.n..i nM en Unlntpit from i Z ro t "f II"' v-''!'l Unt it seems (jillte "r '.: . .i .. .1... hiihIi- tunc- lmc- nOb" HUH "" I""'.- ,' V Yv- '. i. mwl iiiiu- lip innki mr for Uno point wl 'o they enn .rml u a im'nK . . , AlthoilB" "' "' wi-m in !-- i-riic oiirflvr l ''''-' ""I'd"', ul wo will mil nltriRPtlu-r give lip hope i.nlil the Slate lini tliiflit is nhlc to f,c u nnipIiT ih'tniK" Mr ftilbonp mill Hint lilt mother nn'iiM nnhc in tin- city tomorrow. MORE DELAY EXPECTED e.ul nnai-rt UnllUpIV to Pick Su-I perlntendent Today Indication-! point to n further it--inneincnt of tin' selection of n school niiii'rintcnilent at the nnnnnl ipiirgiimz--lion meeting of the Htmi-il of I-.tlilcii-tinii tiol.i The special committee on .,,..r,,,t .nilriw ,. will liolil it nii'i'tini Infiire tli" lionul nicetlnc. lint it is not mn-iileii'il hl,el. t lint it will nmUe u rc-coiniiu-iKl.it ion f"r the por. To iiilil to il n.erliiiiiO of the oi-cnsion Simmi (Jrntz. presiilent of the lionrcl. is (iiiiliiKMl to his home with Illness, nml John Wniiiiiiiiikei- is in the South. At tlie iiieiiiiiis imliiy ollh-ers of the diinitiniiit f "-upeiiiilenilence will lie cIiotii Tliex me nssnemte superintend-c-nti. ilistiiet siipeiintendents nml it miperiiiteiiclfiit of huililincs. It is lie liinnl Hint Arinnnil Cerson. Oliver I. Ciiriiinnii nml Louis Nusbaum will con tinue ns nsoeinte Miperintendents, while tlio re eleition of .loliu c nsvcll m I'X tioiteil im superintendent of buildings. .In the i-M-ni ili.it no superintendent of .HiimN i- chosen loiln.. I'r. deoi-Re Wheeler who h:is hei-n nrtlng In the post slliie lr. (iiirhei- letiied. will con -thiii'' until a sin-i-pssni- is elected nnd S-llllll-s ollli-e 1 1 Deaths oj a Day i CHARLES ELMER SMITH IFormer Secretary of Master Build ers' Exchange Dies Aftn nn illness nf right nionths. Cliiule. Illmi"- mv!., icirniei- sprntnr.v nf the Mnsti'i- Muildei-s' KxchnilKe of tins iil n ili.uii-i- mi'iuher of the At- lo lit ii Iheper Vliierwii.s Association, and former snn-inrj of the Nntlonul AsciK-iiilioii ol Itiiilders KxchiMices. died lule Saturdnj nicht nt his Inimc, ItiM'i- mini, ninth of ( iiindeu, s. .1. Mr fMiutli was n delecnte to eery inmi'tilmn of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso, inlinn until last Sep-li-nilicr. when ill health iirevented his attinil.imi Up was also a state ilelc- tate from reiuisl-ania to several of lie psinns nf thp national 1-iver.s and linrhors iiuiju-ssps in WushiiiKton. lie was mil' of tin. organizers of the Par incut Spnitsiiipii's Association, nnd was pn-siilmt ntii , dcaitli. Air. Smith tool; mi nitiu- pint in the movement to sine lliirnpj:.it lighthouse. . widow mid one iluii'," i i Mis. ('. Vli lor Wil- ains -iiiii' him Jerome Clad .leinnip I 'lad a local husiuPMs ninn prominent, m fiulcnuil orders, died Sat Uiilni nt Ins ipshleni-e. 1711 Xltrpl Jlleet after tin illness nf thirteen weeks. .nr i urn who ..is lift -nine jenrs old, was the sun nf Valentine Clad, a pin. nerr m the Hinge maniifncturiiii; husi nrss in tins ciiv Rev. S. Carr Woodhead ltoi S Cure Woodhead, a well known liaptist mmis,,.,-. ,ii0(i nll Satin-. i ' ! i . ."""" ,lf ,li'' daimhtci-. Mrs. .losfiili 11 DmUorlh. 17 North Piftv- .uirii s,rm , Ulls nmetv years old jml foi-niiup ii,,,,, lift j ears was active '.ie iiiiiiisn- ue letiied n,nul fif n j ears ngo. His last chniKe was Msst(in Hi. Pnnornl sr.r,.l..u ...111 0 (nuihieteil in r... ... i.t.. tn... i lln. . .......... (4l ,,,n luii inline. Ilntorinent wi in In rll.,..i.... r Itfrv " ' '"" TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES n'J, ..,'-.,'". ""'" s' J . iin.Mi.-itlrt c I'ohn L I., ," AL" ..... .... ... A I Den i si- i " " nun norown blJ.li I " Snllllel t f nrt u1 .' '.. ..'" . I'M'i.N Mnnlni- s. rvminini, i,:.,,;,i,Ir!.,,."-J,:.,,,,"h'. I ,'ih., L.h. '.'.?'.. 'll'.N-rrl, t. nml Itnse II I- Ml I N "" " a-j I ,gr' N,lJ nU n i llnrrliv Win Y,,i ii " i'iniire Mi MaJi urr, ":,:;, '" hw-oo.1 nt nml Anilri I V. ."- '' ' I'.nitw-ooil nt nn. nir,i ,"r.',"Kiv sun.' N !liiti-hlnon ht VON M K ER NOW CHIEF ME 1 Interim lonnl Pennsylvania's senior xrnator Is :ii;alii in WnsliliiKlnii after nn absence. of more than si year. The photograph shows the flnaiu-n committee ch.iliin.in In his big ml car. familiar alllie to Washlngtonlans anil I'hlladelphlans, In which he airhcil Iml.iy at tho Capitol Penrose Cordially Greeted in Senate Ilfl.n M ii,;,?r. -Ulr, S, fcrllnlf. nt . nm1 Horn i -!J,c"n". njas L (Jlriinl um , tun .Mom." i'-ki'i! ner,. 't"11 .N Wiirnock M lor," -'v ,,t '"1'inil.la. O , ,.n, I'l.i i:t 5SJi:WM """ a"y "" A ;,iS f Bl ' ! 1.0.1 111, '""'"Wl, l'a . nn.l Mne Ne tV Ulan V V."",,V,rt 'l HorSn.. ."'S'""!"' MS V ton, si a.-l . """n" J nnui:lieri lots N r.th hi Ciinllnucil from I'uRe One year's nbsenee would have been cheeicd, nml niade the subject of n vociferous ovntlon. The Senate guards its dignity too carefully for this. Senntor Penrose obtained iceognition and sent his "bills, petitions and reso lutions" in the desk at 1U :1U p. m. One of tin in was a hilltuiaUiiig Armistice Day a legal holiday. Another provided for the removal of the" body of an un kniiwn American soldier from its rest ing place in Prance, nnd its burial in the Pulled Slates. Another was an amendment In the Djsttict of Columbia appropriation bill. Penrose, Kprc!cil to Tahe Kcal Charge Willi Iho leluru of Senator Penrose to the helm of the Senate liimiu-e com mittee Senate leaders expected today to see an early determination of the pro cedurc in the handling of the Pordney emergency tariff. Although no formal call has gone out it was understood Senator Pentose would get his com- , mittce together tomorrow- to do-lde . what aellon would be taken on the I-'ordne. bill, in which he has nlieniL announced his npposiiinn. Those closest to Peuiosp declared In' would seek to avoid nu.v action on the. Pordney hill at this session. Senator Penrose is expected to icsiime colitlol I of the coniiuittee in the fullest sens., now he is bail, on llie job. Majority I members of the coininilloo. it is believed, will be utinble to jar loo.-c bis grip. , l'cidiie.v P.lll Losing (irouiid It is well known that the Pmdnc.v liill lias lost ginund in the House simi: it passed last month. Some of the members who voted for it now decline, it would fail of its purpose In aid the I farmer. Others assert the damage it , would do to iiidustiinl sections, partieu. , Inrly along the eastern seaboard, could not be computed, i The nrgumcut.s made by Representa tive Henry T. Hiiiuej, Democrat, of Illinois, in opposing the bill have won coiiM'its to his snle. There is evidence Hint some nf the Republicans who voted I lor it, if given another opportuiiit.v . , would vote against it or demand that piotecticin be affordeil for iudustiies which, like the fainieis, have heeii struck b.v the prit e decline. Among some senators this view ulo is begin- ning to grow-. THEATRE PRICES TO FALL Downward Trend May Be Felt Here' in Near Future The downward trend of llieatn tickets, which was lirt manifested in llostun. a few weeks ago and c,ter- j da.v in New Yolk by the announcement I that S.nn II. Harris would make SL'.."ilj the pie-war maximum hi ucw "top I price," sonn will lie fell in Philadel phia. ' This was indicated bv (!. Pied , NiMUi-Niidlinger lod.iy in declaring I I tint the piesent s,-ale of pi ices tests with the producers ami not the Phila delphia or local manageis. "Theatiical puces, lie s.ml, tol lovv the laws of supply and dem-ind just as other commodities do. When the inmluccrs I in that tlie can lor uigo- WAR VICTjM REBURIED American Legion Has Charge of Funeral Here of Veteran Tlie fuiiTnl of Private ClmrlM A. Ilealis, killed in netlon August 1:1, litis, at Pmiiivs, France, was held to day from St. Peter's Church, Third nnd Pine stieets. Interment was In Ailing ton Cemelerj. The body arrived here several days ago. I-'uneral arinngemenls were in charge of Post (II, American Legion. The Rev. John Stitcher, chaplain of the post, preached the funeral sermon, and the lirrtig squat!, of ten men, wns from Camp l)i. Private Ilealis wns attached to Com. puny C. llMlth Infantry. He was the son of Mr. ami Mrs. W. W. Ilealis, HI II North Thirty-third street, and is sur vived by liis parents and eight brother!) and sistn-s. Commissioned as Head of State Supreme Court With Two New Colleagues PHILA. BAR PAYS -TRIBUTE Mailed as a "child of destiny." Chief .lustlee Robert von Mosehzlsker took the providing officer's chnlr for the first time nt the opening of tlie Pennsylvania Supreme Court in City Hnll this morn ing. Justices Sylvester P.. Sadler nnd William 1. Schnffer made their first ap pearance nn the Supremo Court bench. So great was the crush that Mayor Moore nnd members of his cabinet, or living for tho ceremony, were unable to make their way Into the courtroom, and stood hopelessly in the corridor before returning to their respective offices. Lenders of bench and bar crowded (he chnmher, lined the walls three deep, tilled the doorvvnys and the adjacent office. Once inside meant to remain until the ceremonies were over. The crier called his "Oyei," and rend the commissions of the chief justice and the new justices, Hampton L, Carson, former nttorney general, ns spokesman for the Philadelphia bar, then welcomed the new presiding justice and his two new colleagues. "The Philadelphia bar." he sold, "has delegated to me the honornble duty of bidding you welcome to the presiding officer's chnlr in tlie highest judicial trihunnl in the commonwealth of Penn sylvania. "This gives me peculiar pleasure, for we look upon you ns one of ourselves, own of our own, llesh of our fleHh. Many of us have known you since your stu dent days, in the office of IMvvnrd Shlppon, a man who held to the finest traditions of the bar, "Then we recall your elevation to the post of assistant distilet nttorney, fol lowing Hint your election to the bench of Common Plens Court No. It, again jour elevation to this trihunnl where you are one of the youngest, nnd now, with nlmost half your term before you you sit in thn chnir of the presiding officer. "You are n child of destiny. In the prime of middle manhood you are facing u new era. And if your years permit your record here will stand un matched since the days of Chief Justice tiibson, seventy years ago." Then, addressing Justice Sadler nnd Justice Seliaffer in turn, Mr. Carson drew attention to their splendid services In their respective spheres In the past, Condition of Highways Throughout State Today Lincoln highway (Trenton to Chambersburg) Pair In Rucks nnd Lancaster counties; good elsewhere, William Penn hlt-liway (I'nston to Chamherfiburg) (lenernlly. good; short detour neecsnry west of Allcntovvn. Raltlmoro pike (Philadelphia, Media, Kennett Square nnd Oxford) All In good condition. Philadelphia and Reading pike Generally good. Lancaster and Ilnrrishurg pike Pair in Lancaster county, good in Dauphin. I TRIES I IDE TO AVOIO ARREST Jumps in Front of Trolley When Man Throatens to Have Her Jailed TOOK WALLET, HE CHARGES and the new opportunities for service opening before them. Heated In tlie coiiitroom were Mrs. von Mosch.isker. Mrs. Schnffer nnd Miss Tilly Thompson, the gr recently admitted to practice at the bar. Miss Thompson will appear for admission to tlie har of the Supreme Court ill a few days. A number of young Inwyers were sworn in this morning. Tlie full bench was present nt the session, consisting of the chief justice, the two new justices and Justices Robert S. Prazer. Kmory A. Wnlllng, Alexander Simpson, ,!r , and John W. Kephnrt. WILLS PROBATED TODAY Former Assistant City Treasurer Left $23,500 to Widow and Son Among the wills prolmted today nt tho office of registrar of wills, Citv Hall. was that of J. K. M. Keller, of .'!.".1! North Sixteenth street, formerly as- slstnnt city treasurer. Mr. Keller left .sl'l'i.rtOO to his widow nnd one son. Other wills probated wcie: Annn I!. Orphall, 517 Allison stieet. $11,000; Pred, J. Prineing, died in Mplscnpal Hospital. $S."0(); John V. Houghton, MIM Lorohvv'ood avenue. S.VJ.000; Chnr lotte Midvvell, 8J4 North Sixth street. Si'ilOO: Col Inn K. Hon.. I HI North Seventh street. $18,000. John C. O'Kcefe, 000! Locust street. $1.",,()00, nnd John Robinson, died in Episcopal Hospital December li't, $7.,000 to widow nnd seviii children The following Inventories of personnl cftntes were tiled with the registrnr of wills: Charles II. Mcdford, $51 ..'SOUXi-J, and Margaret Roehm. S'JO,750.f)S. Woman Struck by Auto While crossing Roosevelt boulevard nt York road last night, Mrs. Ada L. Pfleuger, thirty-six years old, of Klklns Park, was struck by the automobile of J. I.. Rockel, lino South Sixtieth street, sustaining severe cuts nnd bruises with n rossiblo fracture of the skull. Rockel took the injured woman in his enr to St. Luke's Hospital and then gave himself up nt the German -town nvenue nni Lycoming street station. Preferring deatli to nrrest on n chnrge of poeketplcklng, Helen Ronlok. of PJ2." Harnln street, threw herself in front of n westbound trolley ear nt .Sixteenth and Arcn streets yesterday. She wnu dragged nearly 101) feet nicl physicians nt tlie Hahnemann Hospital say her condition Is serious. The charges against the girl were preferred by Harry Levin, who said he lives near Sixth and Pine streets. Levin, who pointed the ijlrl out to the police, said that after he had escorted the girl to lier home three nights ago he inlsed his pookotbook. Yesterday Levin while out walking met the girl nt Twelfth nnd Market streets. Asking her If she wanted to take n vvnik Levin led the vvny out Arch street. Levin told the police after ward that he escorted the girl through the downtown section In the hopes of ii ii .11 ni? a nollreman. At Sixteenth and Areli stieets Icvin saw Detective McCullough. of tlie Fifteenth nnd Vino streets st.ntion. Turning to tho girl he snld. "Some nights ngo on stole some money from mo. Over there Is n delcctivc and I nm going to hand you to him." With n scream the girl broke nwoy from Levin's grasp and ran out into the middle of Arch street. At this In stant a westbound enr came Into sight nnd before any one could prevent her tho girl hnd hurled herself in front of the car. Tho motorman applied his brakes, but could not stop the trolley under 100 feet. Pedestrians nnd policemen crawlon: under the car nnd found tho girl pin ioned under tho front truck near the axle. After working for live minutes she wns extricated nnd taken to tho hospital, where physicians found that slio was suffering from fractures of both arms nnd both legs. She is also suf fering from Internal Injuries, but the doctors sny she ban a chnnco for recovery. in-ieinl I II-(CIS is l llllllll-iiiii they will ... . ......... .....w i ...I dlllCC. I HIS Illic-H III'..'- iii.ii.i' all Iliinis nindiKtiniis playing hen1 will nsU onlv SU.."0. and that other piodiicers will prolmhlv be forced to follow suit. "Ilowevei, I do not look for any gen eral leduition lor some lime. .Iii-t now the theatiical business in New oik and Philadelphia is booming us it never did l.efoie even in tlie first ilu-li dnys after the a'rmlsliie Hut the cut is hound tu tome if only with scalteiiug i.t-tractions." UNDERWEAR SPECIALISTS FOR MEN WliMli A Little Baby With No Milk A Starving Child With No Clothes Reach Out Their Hands to You In utter want and helplessness, these little ones cry out to American parents to save them. Many are orphans ; you can father and mother them. They are hungry you can feed them. They are naked: you can cover their little bodies with warm clothes. Laughter and childish joy have left them, but you can put it back. Ts there a better work with which to start the New Year? For $10 You Can Save a Child's Life Herbert Hoover Will Spend Your Money for You Could You Be Better Assured? John H. Mason, Treasurer '' trMTonMty f lhe ch"""n tare ol PiiUlic Ledger, Philadelphia Dcnr Sir: As a contribution to tho Hoover European Relief Council I enclose Check, Postoflice or f Express Money Order lor Name Poland acstiua snrtniA RUSSIA CV.IX'IIO-SLOVAKIA OEIIMANV (Q) in Perrys Inaugurate Today the Biggest Selling Campaign in Clothes of the Highest Type ever announced in this city SA CR IF ICING at the Upset Price of $54 the Following Set-Up of Former Prices $75, $80, $85, $90, $95 and $100 Do you know what an upset price means? It means the minimum price. It means the price below which we dare not, can not, will not go. It means that at this price of $54, we are content to take your busi ness, and below this price we are content to lose it. Such sacrifices are the utmost we can do in economy; and the clothes are the utmost that you can do in quality. These are the blue-white diamonds of the Perry stock, the most wonderful woolens, trimmings, workmanship, and styles, that the concentration of a great clothing organization can provide. No store in the world can do any more for you and you can't do any more for yourself! Deduct $5Jt from $75, $80, $S5, $90, $95 and $100, and figure what you will save by action and what you will lose by delay! Over 2300 Suits and Overcoats to Select From! Do Your Buying Now! Perry & Co. Sixteenth & Chestnut Streets I M Street and No. . : - i m Citv . Stnto I ' p ' -' I f-.-: , I 4n r 7 PSEaiEsgis,Jj- Mi IIIIII1M' HI l1 I'll II '1 . Ml. ' ' ' M' I' IIHH'MI IMIMI If 111 111 II MIIH Mlllll IIIlM 111 Mill Mlllllll II II1IM1 111 I11IM Mil II Mill I I1IIH11I1I ill. I ill Mlllll II ll'llllllI'MM M IMMI II M Ml M 1 1 1 1 HI I I II 1 I 1 1 I : I I . , ; . 1 l : i t j I !. I 111'. I I VI ., -- IHI1 ljH 'I - " uii.mmimiiiii.ini'iii-iT iiL:iiii;pi:MiiiiiNiiii:iiMiii:iMi:i;iijii:ii'iiMMiir,Q-xiii;pj,Mir,i)ii.iii-it-''--"- ' , : -j- uxj. I I Corner Uth and Chestnut I j WllWllWMMMMtimillIWfti .cjlpyBANKSsBto SlLVfcR 0I10ME 7Yic most important collection in America and probably, in Uio IVord Dinner ondToaSoi-v;co..FlalTo.bloSiIvei - Single Piece Income Tax Information for 1920 A CHART illustrating necessary points and simplifying the preparation of Individ ual Income Tax Returns has been prepared by this company. We will be pleased to mail copies of the chart on request early in January and will gladly assist -individuals in the preparation of their returns. P hiladelphia Trust Company 415 Chestnut Street :: Broad and Chestnut Streets "A Fair Price and Satisfactory Service" It pay to look further than the "lowest bidder." Get a fair, accurately fig ured bid from a reliable elec trical contractor. It means efficient work, best materials and satisfaction from start to finish. Wo furnish estimates and completes work on such basis George Woodward, Jr. Elrrtrtmt Cnntrrtnr 1723 Sansom St. p-ll HpruceilllO. Keystone ltnce U'daJ The best sort of life, health and accident insurance is scientifically applied exer cises Let us give you, without charge, a personal demon stration of our different Col lins method. COLLINS INSTITTTE OF PHYSICAL CTLTVHE I'OI.l.lNs IU.1KI 1VAIMT ST AT l TI E3ZSXX 33M Reputation an Unpurchasable Asset Reputation is something acquired by achieve ment it can't be bought in the open market Jacob Reed's Sons' reputation is the product of nearly 100 years of faithful service to Philadelphia's buying public. Q Therefore, when we announce that all of our clothing has been repriced to figures as low or lower than it may be bought elsewhere, the statement is accepted at its face value, and the public responds. f There is a material price saving waiting here for you on the purchase of the finest and best Ready - to - Wear Suits and Overcoats in America. JACOB REED'S SONS l-2426cshratSbLt I S S ' L. D. Iln-K-r Co., B0 N, Xd St. 'air. t000. 1arfc.t in Galvanized Boat Pump 3StiS A frtl I'lil J l. "!. " .A ' ' " '."V-y''Vi., v , .-'- I ffllg'Tft.', "J
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