.sTOwlWff tf 1' J l '3 ' '). , . i ' V 'J I' 10 EVENING PUBLIC 'LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 10,' 1921 TODAY'S MYSTERY STORY IJy P1IIM1' FRANCIS XOWLAN Saturday's Mystery Solution BTl'AUVIJY TIPXT rnnclmlrd from tho XJ. rtrpiitrntnncpi In the rne of the I'Uiitfcmt'nt of Solomon" tlint the "fnVc" (toolor, whichever of tlic two np might lp. was an ngent of tlip Bo1b1ipv1I gnrrrmncnt sent on tlic trnlt 4nf tfip real Dr. Iwliowskl. who lintl muRglei out of Itn-sln tlip S.IOO.tlOO lu SRoItl bpIotifiinR to former members of Ithat contitry'8 nobility. He hnd two rrawmt for feeliug cer tnin that the Impostor was the flrHt claimant. Oup of thpip wan the fnrt that hp allowed credentinN from the Ilolshevik tuovernmont. This of ronrse, was not iiffipipiit to convict him in the mind of $the criminal investigator, for it was not JunrPiisonnblo to suppose, thut the iloelor could have inquired tlip rrrdentinl.s of identity before lie planned the break out Sof the rouiitij. Itut. tnlen with the Sothcr reason, it cotillrmed his opinion. J This other rpnson was simply the fact 5 that he was the first claimant. Each Sjnan had denied snspoclon that ho was sbeins followed or impersonated. It 5 therefore followed that the real doctor, j! whichever one he was, expected tin one gelsp to try lo seize tlic gold, and would have no particular motive for hasten -Sins to the, express ollice. On the other 5 hand, the impersonator would have 5 very reason to try to present his claim jj ahead of the other man. XhVll Can you solve this problem I of The .Meanest Murderer STVKYXn looked up in nstotinhment ?-' fts his friend Hnrvey Hunt leaped to hi feer and began to pace up and down the room in evident excitement. f It was n most unusual performance for the cilmltifil inveMtizntor. who was normally, even under the most trying nnd dramatic circumstances, the vrry personification of poise. DeKyne looked at the crumpled newspaper the other hnd thrown down. "Even a (otton broker can deduce that something in the news has upset you, old man," he Btniled. "Yes," wild Hunt, stopping n mo ment nnd staring at his friend. "You re right, Hob. It'H not good business to get eicltcd. It won't help me n bit in putting the skids under Gordon Oalllmpr." ,,, ... "And who Is Gordon Gallimcr? nsked DeKyne. "Gordon Gallliner is the meanest murderer In the world." said Hunt. , Kinking into nil easy elm Ir. Ills spreialtv is roDbing ueercpii. oiu wwuui nnd then hanging them in such n wny an to make It appear that they com mitted suicide. Sounds unreal, docsn t i it? Itut it's true. Tlic poi ce nave never laid their hands on Oordon Gal- ' i . .1 ..' (1.1.1 lltfYI inner, uoi imtuiiip nicy " but because he's never been nccuscil, and the don't believe the wild story. So far as I know I am the only person to have heard It. I got it from a woman he knew who seems to have been his first and only co-worker, nnd she, bail as she was. was completely revolted when lie explained to her the principal Kource of his income for years. Shortly afterward she disappeared. No one seems to hnve heard of her since. "Now I see that a certain Mrs Grecnfcldt. sixty-four ytirs old. a tccluse and reputed to be wealthy, has committed suicide" by bnnging herself in her cellar. There s apparently no motive for the milclde. Nobody knows dctinitely whether she had much money or not, or where she kept it. Naturally nobodv can say she has been robbed. Iinf- .nmeHiin? tells me the Mine Italian linml' nf Cntilnn linlllmcr. the clubman nnd dilettante, is mixed up In this thing. Oh, he's careful enough.- He limits his operations to one or two n MANN DlLKS ltf2 CHESTNUT STKKKT No Mediocre Mdse. But the Best to Be Had We have taken our inventory as low as is lawful. And we will have new if no better goods for spring. 1 .00, 1 .50 Silk Neckwear 65 12.00, 15.00 Fine Silk Shirts 7.85 3.00, 3.50 Madras Shirts 1 .85 2.00, 3.00 Silk Neckwear 1.15 1 .50 Men's Wool Hosiery 75 6.00, 6.50 Best Madras Shirts ' 3.85" .75 Silk Lisle Hosiery 45 Underwear, Bath Gowns, Overcoats, Gloves, Hosiery, etc., etc. MANN & DILKS 1102 CHESTNUT STREET A1VEKTI KMKNT ADVKRTISKMF.XT 4 The announcement of n sale of household jjoods and kitchen utensils at the store of J. Franklin Miller, 1G12 Chestnut Street, brings to mind the necessity for co-operation on the part of the buying public if the wheels of industry are to keep turning. The retailers are doing their part by reducing prices, as witness this interesting sale at Miller's. &romJhs Sckx SUnPLTTnCTn. T ' am DAINn "nderwear is the foun-S-1 permitted to make today con- -L ,.,, nf f. , . . ., " sernlng a sale of household articles , , datlon of the Porfect to". ;hnd kitchen utensils will be welcome and a r,int many of ua hnve dis- news to Philadelphia housewives, fovoreu that, silk underwear gives fWith the exception of a very few articles every household needful nnd kitchen utensil at the storo of I. Franklin Miller, 1G12 Chestnut -Street, has been reduced 20 per cent. This store, you know, handles enly standard articles articles of -the very best quality, and when l&uch articles are l educed 20 per .tent you can well understand whnt 'great savings you will make by pur chasing during the sale. Such nn ppportunity may not present itself jigain for a long while, so it would 3e wise to niHke a list of those ar ticles which you need and take ad vantage of this sale. hpHEUE is one occasion when a i-- man insists thut the diamond that ho buys be the best obtainable. For the engagement ring nothing but a Polished Girdle Diamond will he have. And thero is a reason for jiis- insistence: In the first place, only the finest diamonds cun bo subjected to the process of cutting find polishing which makes the i'olishcd Girdle Diamond a gem of iarc brilliance and beauty. And in The second place, the method of cut' us that inner consciousness of being ...... ....... mi;ii ia so necessary iu leminiuu weu-Deing. All this is a preface to a reminder thnt- t,t sale nt the individual Lingcrio Shop of Bonwit Teller & Company, at Thirteenth and Sansom Streets, is still in progress, nnd there are some lovely mlk "undies" to bo had at ricKv-ulouily low prices. One night gown that I liked particularly was of heavy pink crepe de chine, made very simply with a broad band at the top and shoulder straps, and its price was but $4.95. And a crepe de chine shirt was only $1.95. Really, jear, nnd is most palnstnklnc in his methods. He's never even been sus pected." It was two dajs before DeKyne saw Harvey Hunt nualii. When he did the latter was crlimliiR. t "I Rot him, Hob," he said. "Vn fortunately not for murder. Hut nt lenst he'll be behind the bars for several j ears for forgery. "I didn't bother going to the old lady s house. If Oalllmcr had by any ehancc left any clues there they'd have been messed up by the time I got" there. I just made the rounds of the banks. It was some job, but on mv llfty seventh call I was rewarded, I found where the old Indv had had on account. In fncf, she must hnve had n premoni tion of disaster, for she hnd juBt opened It a couple of days before she was killed. Hut stranger still, she had with drawn the total, 3,14.000, by a mes senger to Whom rIio had given a cash cheek. He explained ., he was her nephew. Then I got a couple of hicn from hraduuarterv nnd we searched Galilmcr's rooms. We found n receipt of $40 signed by Mrs. (Jrecnfeldt. It was for 'Interest on a loan of $U0O.' We fitted her signatures on this receipt and the check together, and they were exact duplicates." "Hut I don't sec that that's any proof." said DeKyne. "I would Imaglno it would prove the check genuine." Cam you tec how it teat proof of forgrrvf The ansieer leiii appear tomorrow. (Copyright. 1020. by I'ubllo Irfdcfr Co.) 'BABE' RUTH SCHOOL URGED Cardinal Gibbons Aska Knights of Columbus to Build Memorial New York, Jon. 10. Cardinal Gib bons hns proposed u memorial to "Habo" Ruth, champion hoinc-run hitter, In stead of accepting a similar honor him- In a letter from his sickbed In Haiti more, read yesterday ot a meeting of the Biipremo board o directors of the Knights of Columbus, the cardinal urged that St. Mary's Industrial School of Hnltlmorc. which Ruth once attended and which was recently destroyed by fire, be replaced by the Ruth School for Dependent nnd AN nyward Hoys. Rrother Haul, hend of the instltu- there nre somo lovely things haven't seen better values anywl I anywhere. 'O0 you are thinking of buying a phonograph," said the Interior Decorator. "Now let mo tell you" "No," said tho Musician, "I won't let you tell mo to buy a frescoed Florentine model. I'm buying this phonograph first for tho tone, nnd, second, to fit in with my schemo of furnishing. I've been listening to phonographs for four weeks. T'vo devoted un hour every duy to testing them out and my choice had nar. ing prevents any chipping of the rowed down to two when I visited ptono in setting. Tho Polished the salesrooms of the Porfek'tone corporation nt ima Uhestnut Street, nnd its tone was so much superior to tho other two that I decided upon it immediately. The one I'm to have is a Queen Anne console model. which, you see, is just the thing foi flits room." r liirdlo Dinmond is cxclusivo with tho house of Bailey, Hanks & Diddle .Company, which invites your inspec tion of this diamond, confident that you will appreciato Us superiority $vhen you compare it with n stono ;ut by any ouier process. lilE CHESTNUT STREET ASSOCIATION THRESHER BROS. trPU CV.J,. CI- 04sw, 1322ChestnutStreet,Philadelphia,Pa. JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE SILKS, GEORGETTE CREPES, SPOOL SILK, COSTUME VELVETS and VELVETEEN LINGERIE BLOUSES, SILK BLOUSES and SILK PETTICOATS We take pleasure in inviting you to the most remarkable assembly of genuine silk values that it has ever been our privilege to present to our patrons, which includes all staple silks, greatly under reproduction cost today, made possible by the aevere and continued stringency in the money market. We take this opportunity of thank ing you for your loyal support, and assure you of our continued determination to be worthy of its continuance. 4th Floor Silks 4th Floor Silk Remnants Double-width Remnants, taken from our regular stock; lengths from one to five QCf yards. Our former price, $1.55 to $3.50 a yard. All at ' yard 36-incll Whitc w.ashable Habutai Silk, will launder perfectly. Former prices, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.95. Sale prices 88c, $1.10, $1.25 & $1.85 yard 32-itirh SiriP and Check Wash Silks, u some in monotone effects; suitable for waists, dresses and mens shirts. Former price $1.95 a yard. Qr a Sale price VOK Jard 39-inrh Striped Tub Silks, extra heavy silk OA 111" broadcloth, also La Jerz and Nabob Silks, in a good lino of color combinations; a, good-wearing silk for waists, dresses, men's shirts and pajamas. Former price, $3.25 and $3.95 a ffl CC yard. AH one price in this sale v-l" yard JK inch Chiffon Taffetas, suitable for waists, dresses and etc., in evening and street shades. Plenty of white, navy, brown and black. Former price, $3.00 a yard. fljl AC a Sale price J1J yard 40-inch Chu-meuse, n street and evening shades; plenty of white, pink, navy, brown and black. Former price, 83.25 a yard. flJO IA a Sale price J-vW yard 40-inch Lustr0lls allti Dull-finished Satins, also our best qualities, imported and domestic Crepe Satin, Pussy Willow Satins and Charmeuso evening and street shades, plenty of white, navy, brown and black'. Former prices, $4.95 to $6.95 a IPO AC a yard. All one price in this sale P ' yard 40-inch Georgette Crepe in a good line of colors, plenty of white, pink, navy, brown and black. Former price, $1.95 a yard. OJI IA a Sale price Pllv yard ifl-infh Crepe de Chine, in street and evening tu iin.il shadc3( pignty of white, flesh, navy, brown and black. Former price, $2.25 a yard. (PI OC a Sale price J1J ard '6-incll asnaD'c atm su''able for under garments, waists, etc., 1n white anc Dink only. Retail value, $2.25 a yard. Sale price $155 and a yard 3fi-inrTl Imported Ulnck Waterproof India uu 111" silk, a most serviceable material for waists, dresses, linings, etc. Former prices, $1.50. S1.75 and $2.00 a yard. Sale Prices 95c, $1.10 & $1.35 ya yard fi-inoh "" Chiffon Taffeta suitable for tu "." walstg( dresSes, etc. Former prices. $1.75, $2.00 rind $3.50 a yard. Pr!ces$l15, $1.55 & $2.50 yard -fnnh Black Satin Duchess, extra fine in uu men quality for the prjce suitablo for waists, dresses, etc. Former price, $2.25 a yard. M OC Sale price P ld yard Qf?inrH Black Satin Messalinc, suitablo for ou iuui woistSi drt,3SeSi etc. Former price, $2.95 a yard. CI AC a Sale price V '' yard ' in nil Black Satin de Luxe, extra heavy OO "iand fino in quality, suitable for waists, dresses, linings, etc. Former price, $3.25 a yard. PO AK Sale Price ?& Sfi-inch ImlM,rtt'd Black Jsatin, Duchess Satin, suitable for waists, dresses, linings, etc. Former price, $3.95 a yard. ffO AC a V1't' ya Sale price 36-illch Costume -Velveteens, in shades. Former price, $3.95. yard s t r e et Sale Price P" 42-incll All"Si,k Costume Velvets, in street and evening shades, plenty of navy and black. Former price, $7.95. PC AC Sale Price 0VD 36-inch Tr'c0'ette m P'am an'l fancy effect, in a line of colors, a quality that sold last year for $0.25 a yard. Sale price JlTO yard 40-inch SDort l'iber Silks, in street and even ing shades, plain and fancy effects, for sport skirts, etc. Former prices, $6.00 and $7.00 a yard. Sale Price $3.95 & $4.95 Spool Silk Thresher Bros, spool silk, guaianteed 100 yds., full in weight, and as good 1J a as any brand on the market at 20c. Sale Price l"i spool Thresher Bros. large spool of sewing siik in oiacK ana wnue. nc. a M Former price, $1.15 a spool. Sale Price spool 3d Floor Camisoles 3d Floor Made from a splendid quality of wash satin, tailored nnd lace trimmed models, flesh and white. Former price, $2.95. Sale CJ1 fkC Price J1570 Odd lot of Wash Satin Camisoles in flesh and white. QC Sale Price wwi. Former price, $1.95. Cotton Waists Lingerie and semi-tailored models of voile and batiste. Former price up to $8.95. Sale c Price ?.) Silk Waists Stnped Tub Silk Waists, splendid tailored models, made from a good wearing silk, that will launacr. U'Ot nmnea.j ur nr KtJ.ttl Former price, $10.95. Sale Price Odd lot of Georgette Crepe and Crepe de Chine Waists, in flesh and whitc, also suit shades. IP A AC Former prices up to $12.95. Sale Price WVO Ceorgette Crepe Waists, beautifully embroidered and filet trimmed models, in flesh and white, bisque nnd suit snauea. d,t nr OI.UJ Former prices up to $16.95. Snlc Price Petticoats Cotton bioadcloth top petticoats with chiffon taffeta flounces, in a line of colors. tfji nr Former price, $3.95. Sale Price pl.tU All-silk petticoats, made of changeable taffeta and messaline, two attractive models. flo "yr Former price, $4.95. Sale Price $ O Chiffon taffeta silk petticoats, made jn our own workrooms, from our own silks. (Generous widths.) Former price, $7.95. Sale Price VTC.5U Extra heavy quality of all-silk jersoy skirts, in a good line of colors, also black. ! Ar Former price, $11.95. Sale Price vO.UD Silk petticoats made from our best wealing quality (Rosettn Satin), made in our own work rooms, line of colors, also blnck. (jjrr Qr Former price, $12.95. Snle Price Pl.tD NOTE We recommend shopping in the forenoon if possible, but assure you if you afternoon, ve vill do our best to give satisfactory service. come n the .. JL No trouble to show merchandise. Thresher Building 1322 Chestnut Street Boston Stores, 19 and 15 Temple Place - Through, to 41 West Street Mail orders filled promptly. .jf .. . , r-4-" W$M&r&Wikrk rf: tlnn, Informed the dlrrctors Hint tlic citizens of llaltlmorc nnd proposed to erect a new cntlirUml. In honor of tho enrdlnnl, but tlint lie suRge-drd tliolr efforts be diverted to rebuilding tho school. "The nnpnrnllclrd work wlilt-h the Knights of CohnnbiiM nwuip1M;;d In wnr iIqvh." wrote Cardinal tltbbond. "and wlilch will kii down In American -I......1. i.u.,i in (lu liriirlitpst lincc. nrolmbly makes It target for ninny money schemes of every (tcsrrlpilon t do not presume to nsfc tlm KiiIbIHuM CnhtmliuH to adopt St. JlnryV ,,,. , ';' ask tlint ou approve ij Rniurnl n,,' to your mpinlici-M to Join In n nntl,, tcsllinonihl to Utlie Itntli." U"M v yx -VA v rs i . ' . i r v SS v v v t X-V LJ , CP Library Bureau helps the police commissioner A new police commissioner had just been appointed. He found the official filing system in rather bad shape. He didn't know much about filing, but he did know that he wanted a smooth-working filing system. So he subpoenaed Library Bureau. We sent him one of the service operators from our Department of Indexing and Filing to study and chart the work of the Police Department from every -angle. She read all papers she even studied the police manual and the state statutes. Finally, when she had all the facts, she installed a filing system exactly suited to the needs of this particular de partment. And all at moderate cost Conclusion? It pays to get expert advice when it comes to matters of filing. Say the word and we will put the whole matter before you at. your office or at our salesrooms. v Library Bu reau Card and filing systems Founded 1876 Filing cabinets M. W. MONTGOMERY, Manager wood and stccl 910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Salesroom In 49 leading cities of the United States, Great Britain and France Klearflax Rugs Lower Than Pre War Prices JT Lower, in fact, than we have ever knmon them to be. Reductions from TdJ today's new low prices, not from prices prevailing two months ago. An opportune purchase of thousands of dollars' worth, because of minor imperfections that even an expert would find it difficult to detect. Those familiar with the durability, beauty and decorative quality of the fa mous Klearflax Linen Rugs (Linen in its thickest form, four pounds to the yard) will need no further argument than these great values to con vince them of the rarity of this opportunity. Rugs that grow softer, more silk-like with age. Reversible, seamless. ' p''n rich colort suitable for any room in any home, and any decorative scheme. Soft Grays, Rose, Blues, Greens, Chestnut, Taupe, Tete De Negre, and other (ovely shades. Uf Values you will not be able to equal again, so far ahead as we can see. TdJ Savings the more notable because Klearflax Rugs have been standard in price throughout the United States. Choose from hundreds. These quotations give but an idea of sizes and reductions. $54.50 Rugs, 9x12 size, now $35.43 $41.00 Rugs, 8x10 size, now $26.65 $41.50 Rugs, 9x9 size, now $27.98 $6.00 Rugs, 2.3x4.6 size, now. . $28.00 Rugs, 6x9 size, now $18.20 $18.25 Rugs, 4.6x7.6 size, how $11.88 JplO.OO Rugs, 3x6 size, now $6.50 .$3.93 T All Domestic Rugs at 33V3 Less at the same savings arc some of the best weave, from the looms of St jjriSE .' All Oriental Rugs Down 33 to 50 Per Cent 10,000 Yards of Linoleum at Extraordinary Savings m fm w(ytuj Manufant.uvyvo t x... , . .. ' "l" ninjuiicrs ana Ketailers Market Street Ferrv. CarH M i Blore Opens allr at SK0 A, M. T-i.ni , . I flu,.. n A.oo l..,M. I nJJlH.n, flsr"Mn?,lRPBJ,'rfj,i.If'? 63U Market' Street Vit't, Jlu &imFssTriSKm , 4n?rv cnnid,,. ku if,, n.,i.oiif Here i ,1 ! ! I 'I , .1 I ' Ui m n.ira. mTillMTimTllllTnTm.Sl. .. ?vrn-r- i r- mmimmkmLlL,..-. .. , U.;.i ,;h.K 1 .( 4-l f -i - U x ! 4.i Jis 'j-Mta
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers