"rfift,'-' - '-fji,i '( : 'H -'J tr Wjni" -- a -yMMWj- y1' ity t ' 'i 1 8ERGD0LL CASE mfe m mumgtP' 'VfA. ' ' ."Sais.'iiew i umjse Committee Asks All Data Gained Here on .uv..w, -Escape GIBBONEY SOUGHT BIG FEE """iS on Inw Ann of A"". M'"' "i o event tlmt urnvcr ' '" - .. !-. "riWi-wi L" :: i, iibw .' ...limit Inn w'."r.. iu.Pi! -mh iiti- nut'" slacker nml wur . will ticuvo 111 I in- " " the niTBiiiiu M-iiii.ii tntivo .liimiK """ .ii.V.V. of EVENING PUBLIC LftDGEI-PHILADfiLPHlA, tfBIDAY, FEBKUABY 4, ,'1921 DUBS COUNTY JAILS H mniHJir nrvrnmrnil umm th AU I UKI tb ! MRS. EUGENIA BALCH Philadelphia HIT -m- BOND SALE PE BY P. H R. SOUGHT Prison League Director Attacks Penal System at Women's Federation Conference HITS IDLENESS OF CONVICTS Ttrnrosontnii" '.' ,i, iiniifl.. inUitnrt hrnta. flinirnnn "i .... . ,,.,,., " ..ti1 III I'r. tin i- ----- - . ffalr' ttorni'J oonunUtPO. m ! l..lTaI(lt1 tl". Mevu. of I'lniii" !"" ' Htcc win. .." - ornitiK tne in-"'. move, upon "' wns to m'iki. .V,!i (tip committee urJ no "lon onnw H."riM'( first 5lr i lice lnntriiPtionH. wns to spun rotrt f ."'f nllcReil contracts drawn fil of tlio " lcl. i Mr n encil. to Rive r"i" .i..liirc lor ""., If) I lllll'lllllKt MILS. SIDNIiV C. (iHAVKS Fonnrrly .Mrs. Olga Kimscvclt Ita.wic, .second coiisin of former PicsJtlent !.onsccW, who was in:ir rll esferilay In Now York city to Captain Graves, n itiiich-dcfomtcd hero of thp ureal war mid who saw servile In .Mexico. France mill SI hei I.i .... til C1VC .lllivi ?llwlortnt the-- "U..KP.1 .-on- ' ' " , ot to llflVP hPl Si""1 1)V , trt" Smi nil b I v n. rinrenw, lWrf"" nt..n'. :.J 1'lillmlelnliln at" . IllTK""" ' r.Shhcinov torney .,,.,,. .vprP never s'ikiioiI hy Tnc """' " .). it has not m-im tWSfn n icVrtnin what was the nlti pible to "s.r0.V"' .j,rtwecn Mr. Olh- -trnn" .; 1 . ...! tin. wnsn- ."'"".. firmer lerP"0"""" '" Mnw '. i !"!" " . ij.u-t.ni i : tnnkine tlio contracts Mr. WV. ",. ' ."iVnnlnlon It woul.l , ,.'" '" :,,. Vcgnlnr for Ans-ll i' S'n. J 'J, JonriTt nermioi v siK- 4 Hanej - . .. ,, contruets. ami i "I1. :.i. . a HlldiitK M'aiei lilt PJ.V n "'. St. M..vnv naiil hM rti null!' 1,fc"" .' .i',n rne had iiPtcil I'll ,1 flllll. ,n the iwmntnl'1'" An,p & ."''"' i.i o-.(iOn cnM by IHlIf tirn' "", : WnrfitaBton Ibw w' Wording n ","n",' that PJ 'Tip. Mi'Avoy cal ' in"!' ",""; . . (i10 cac had iiPtcil J,r?,rt Si." S look for tho "pot :e,a?C,M " v 1. Mi "' ni1 he hni1 bUrk,, nfii-r tic v nsini'iji"" v. ... .... - -- - . .,,,.- ..i.i.1. miis out ol tne .i-.- UibDonr? ..- , , rj.,, ,nney. ..rj n:ui " .,-. , Glbbonej by .Mrs. ihtKu"u. Ill I'Ulli' Hin & llnilevs Mr.Mr.Hov uv !. nn It I.i. ..-- , . . .. Tho "".."'": a oll .""P,.. !,. ,.n. nrovided for 'VKrXCr; to present his 'ot hownnd five hundred dollars to prwnt a petition for clemency or a rrttusand dollars in ease the War Department should not tmtnjn t! finilingi of the military pot.rt--,..im1 nnl release Ueradoll. . Tnen tlinunnd dollars in case i iwlMI chonld be released on pnn.im h the I'rcsident or on n pica for cmfic7 , ,,... . Kiftv tlini;nnu (iniiurH mi tuw " .7. Ml "hotild he released u mo si.. ronrt' after all other measures to ob u'n his liberty had failed. fire tlioiisnini uonars ior ra.-ii .s"i -mlttwl from his live ynars' sentence on n petition for rlemeuoy. Klre tnonsnnu iounr 11 im- iu,.i v nuld obtain drover 8 release from tne militarv prison penning Jinni union bv the civil courts on his writ ot 11a- leas corpus. Second Agreement I The lerond agreement, wlneli was drawn up sliort'v niter the nr.st. pio nlir.R Hint Ansell c I'.ailey would be paid ' live thousand dollars lor presenting ,11 m to the Wnr Department, clem- ner board or tne resident, (.cverully. Knrtv tlioiisnnd dollars if drover I should be released either hy the nr Department, the clemency board 'Inl enurts. If the lacr.s failed to obtain his siwlute release, hut mnnaced to secure , a remiixinn of his sentence, the second J jzwment provided for the payment of VW for each yeur remitted from the Mnleni'p Hot h nxreen.ents were submitted to '.if gran.l jur. which lust summer in Tftiuntei the iwnpe of the slacker, ami Mhi.ti (ensured Mr. (iibbonej, Samuel 'J' ni-ell and the lutter's part ner Mr llnilej, for "gross careless te. Tber were written livt April, a nonth before Ilergdoll, then sentenced 'o'ee Inn vears in prison, escaped. "LEAK" IN "WET" EVIDENCE May Arrest Anrjletea City Fmployes at Whisky Disappear Warrant- 1 .r the 1.111 1 ..; t n ns'' m snlonntur 11 . Ihim- pine 1 wore raid H bv I'liil.iili'lphiu "drj" iigeiils lasi ."fPlemticr will he sworn out todav at 'ic 'i'reuton iiifice, John 15. Albany. ntnreenieiit ugeut, has noliliecl il iam (' Hemic., mnvnr of Wildwood Mr Alluiii also Informed the ninij' . i eon' idi'ilng issuing wnrrnuth fm he nrre t of citv employes who are al '"Jfi! to Iium- removed some of the 'Wi! hq inrs liefori" tliei could he 'rnnsfrri.. to the govei u'lneiit ware noil." ttmn ugent-. Msiied the resort placti 'if'iiviiuls of dollars in cnntrabaiid mier .i -eicd T. ov, . j. ji'iiiii!i n e 1 .pni; par of the raids. BISHOP BICKLEY ARRIVES AT SINGAPORE STATION Methodist Dignitary Left Here With Wife Two Months Ago llishop (ieoige V. llicltle), formerly .secret n ry of the I'hiladelphhi nrin of the Methodist Kpiscopal Chuich. with otlices at 1701 Arch street, riiihidcl phlii,. has reiiched his iitutlon nt Singa t'orc' Mnlny Settleiueiits. nfter 11 two months' journey fium liere. HMiop lllckley, elected ut the Inst (li'lieriil t'onference of the Methodist I.'piscopnl Church nt lies Moines, in May Inst, was assigned upon election to the newly crcntisl urea of Malay-da. with episcopal residence nt Singapore. Accompanied by Mrs. Hiclilej, the bi"hop left l'lilhidelphiu in the late au tumn to take up his new duties as gen eral superintendent of Methodi't mis sion work throughout the peninsula mid the islands of Juvii. Suiiintiu and Itoi'iien. lie siiilcd from San Francisco to Yokohama, traveled through .lapau, Korea and China, visiting mid studying various Methoili'.t and other mission .stutions, hospitals and colleges. In his letter llishop llickley declares the very growth of the Methodist Church in his men was uu embarrass, inent owing to the distressing hick of missionaries and teachers. WATCHES FATHER DIE Camden Youth Struggled in Vain to Prevent Parent's Suicide In the presence of his mn. who at tempted to prevent him from ending his lite, William ISh kol ''ununited Mili'idi last night in his homo nt 700 Tulip street, t nindeii. The son, William Tiickel. .Ir . was in the K tchen when lie miw his father take a pistol from a diawcr in the din ing room. As he knew that his father hud been despondent for some time he cause he was out of woik, the young man became suspicious and rushed into the room. The fnther already had turned .the pistol upon himpolf. His son made an effort to wrest it nwny from lilin, hut in vain. He saw his father shoot himself through the heart. The older Hickol was fifty jenr- of age. His son is nineteen. KNIPE TO TESTIFY TODAY win Appear Against Policeman Who Blackjacked Him Knrl J Knipc, who was nttarkeil bv muted Policeman ForewiMid early or the' iioiiiv iiimiiiiii: 10 . ihiimiih, nii Knipc house at Itadnm. will testify ugiiinst the policeman late this after noon before Magistrate Hunter, at Wayne. v ' Knipc yesterday was taken to the l.rjn Mawr Hnsp till mid an N ray pn lure taken of his head to determine wh'ther the blow from the policeman' bliirk.lnek had fractured his -killl ln n tnff Corrcirnnrfeiil Mlentown. Va Feb. 4. County jails wofp described ns crime factories S I'llwaill It At,,,-, nil itll-oelnv i.F llio Twentieth (Vnlury 1'risnn Iicpgue of Ameriia, who nildi-es-scd the eastern district conference of the State Federa tion of rennsylvnnln Women here Inst night. "Counu jnils should be nholislied." he snld. "We would like to so nrouse public opinion that wo could abolish the whole svstem nP tiitltrcM anil lnrlns. too. and substitute n system of common sense. Tin. jury system Is a farce." Mr. Mm roll, who served Bixtien years In prison himself, is said to be the originator of tin. honor system for pris oner.. All iier-ons chni-ced with crime, lie said, should be given 11 nhvslcnl. men tal mid psychological examination. Medical treatment .md vocational train ing should be provided. When the pris oner leaves n penal Institution, he de clared, n Jul) should he provided so the freed person could be 11 producer rather than a destroyer. "Our county jails nre manufacturing criminals overnight." he concluded. "They enforce idleness, disease, ming ling with hardened and unchangeable criminals, breed new criminals of the ynutijc offenders. In ur county jnils throughout the country there are now 700.000 persons in idleness." Ir. Hubert C. Shaw, of the state De partment of I'uhlic Instruction, praised the American school sjstef hut urged greater development. Two billion more dollars were spent for tobacco last yenr, he said, than on the public schools. Mrs. I,. I,. Hhinkenhurg, widow nf former Mnyor Illnnkenhurg, advised the women to begin a 1 mnpnign for better government. Kverj club in the state, she snid. should have an outlook com mittee to keep n record of men nnd women in the public service. I OFFER FOR DESERTED BRIDE Shnmokln Man Offers to Wed Cam-' den Girl Trick Suspected 1 Mr'. Dorothy McCuho Walker, whose! husband, William Walker, disappeared I the day following their marriage last ' week from his home, at J14s. Kaighu I avenue, today received a proposal of , mnriage hy mail. Mich Muslfy, 11 'J Willow st 1 ret. Shn- ' mokin, I'll., wrote to Mrs. Walker, who is shticii years old. savin1; he had ccn in the papers that a man believed to have been her husband was drowned at Wilmington, and announced that he is I "looking for 11 girl that I can make happy fon ver." , "I want one that 1 can think the I world of. and she the same of me," he wrote, "so I would like to correspond I with oii." 1 Mrs. Wnll;ers mother believes the letter was wutten nt the request of the missing husband. She has commit nlenled with the chief of police of Shn mokin. asking him to conduct a senrch for Walker, who is twenty years older than his desctted bride. Descendant of First Mayor Dies Mrs. Hugcnln II. MneFarlane Ilnleli, n scion of one of the best -known fam ilies In 1'cnnsrlvnnln, died yesterday nt1 Railroad Would her home, ltl'14 Spruce street. She was the wife of I'M win Kwlft llnlch, an at torney. Mrs. Hnlch traced her lineage back to ICdward Shlppcn, the llrst mnyor of Philadelphia Ucorcc Clymer, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independ ence, and Thomas Willing, one of the prominent bankers of the post-revolutionary period. Mrs, llalch was the daughter of ,Inmes MneFarlane. She studied art in I'nrh and exhibited several time in the Pari" salon. She was 11 member of the Acorn Club, one of the directors of the Morris Hefuge for nntmnls. nnd for a period during the wnr was secretary of the French Kmergeiicy Aid committee. ssuo $60,000,- 000 Securities to Acquire Pa. Company Holdings WANTS TO BUY SHARES JAILED FOR TWO TERMS I FRUIT SELLS LOWER The Pennsylvania Hallroad Co. asked the Interstate Commerce Commission today for nuthorltv to iuc$i:.,0.000.(IOO worth of gold bonds. Itntf ..f (In. iimniiiit. lienrltllt interest nt IP.', tier cent, would be sold, nnd the. other half, healing Interest nt 0 per cent, would be pledged ns security for the bond placed on the market. Of the funds to be derived' from sale of bonds WIUMKl.lintl would he used to purchase equipment of the Pennsylvn nln Co.. of which the railroad company own majority toek. and .'J.OOO.OOO Cousin of Owner of Man O' War woniii no use, in 1 urci innix r. ...... , , ..... owned ay me reiinsyiviiiiiu . " Dies at Age of Eighty-four I Pittsburgh. Fort Wnyne nnd Chicago Samuel Hiddlc McDowell, 11 retired , Hallway Co. and in other units of the business man. formerly in the yiitn 1 Pennsylvania system. The balance business In this city, fell dead nt 7 :.1U . would be held and spent for capital ex o'clock till morning In hi home at I penditurcs authorized by the general Media. He wa eighty-four year old. mortgage to he contracted to secure the Mr. McDowell for ninny year was a ' .foil, 000.000 second Issue, member of the llrm of McDowell & TlH. Louisville ami Nashville Hai'w Sbnrpless. He wus , member of Hrnd- ,.,, nl,,,tl foP permission to issue bur Post. (1. A. H.. of Media. Sam- j s;, ,,-,00.(100 f iw mortgage liuim- n he secured by a general mortgage on the jnuey ! ).,. ft Hit SAMUEL R. M'DOWELL uel D. Hiddlc. owner of the wonder horse. Man )' War. Is his cousin. John H. Nixon Dead llnrrlshurg, Feb. !. (ly A. 1'. -John II. Nixon, division freight agent 'for the Pennsjlvanlu Hnilroad. with I headiiuarters in Harrlsburg, died at an I early hour today nfter a short Illness. 1 Mr. Nixon was worshipful mnster of Kuelld Iodge, Free and Accepted Allisons Mnsonh properties of the Southeast and St. I.ouls Hnilvva.v Co., of which the 1 and N'. toad Is the lessor. The money is to be u.ed to retire a like amount of bonds maturing on March 1. Camden Fireman Gets Double Sen tence at Maya Landing Harry .1. Murphy, 11 fireman of Cam den, was sentenced to consecutive terms of one to three year. and one to two years todnv by .fudge Hubert II. Inger oll in Criminal Court at May Land ing. Murphy pleaded guilty several wicks ngo to the holding up of 11 trolley crew in Ventuor nt the po'lit of II gun. lie went to tiin on another Indictment charging the holding up of " clinulTcur and was acquitted. .fudge Iiigersoll sentenced Murphy fo one to three years for uiirylug con cealed weapon and meted out th" other punishment for the- seioiul charge. Murphy, when ho plcad"d. ald that In mini' to Atlnntlc City to recoup pulm losses In Camden, a lie feared to faci hi- wife with his depicted pay (iivelope. ACCUSES "STAR BOARDER" Man Asks $25,000 From His Al leged Successful Rival In 11 suit for W.i.OOO for alienation of his wife' affections, tiled against Dr. .Joseph Thuiinan. Albert W. D.ivl asserts ho played "second llddle" in hl domestic iirchi"trii after Thurnian's ar rival ns a bonnier at the Davis home. The plaintiff is proprietor of a paint stoic at 'J.'lll'.i Fast Cumberland street. Tho suit was tiled yesterday In Com mon Picas Couit No. -I. Judge Flnlet ter Issued a riipia for Thurinan's ar rest, fixing bail at $1000. 1 ln;s assorted Thiirinan has ben a "star boiitder" in his home for fifteen in. inns lr sii, his wife met tin1 ill" - I fendaiil in Atlnntlc City in August, 11110. The "star hoarder" and Mrs Davis, according to the plaintiff, visited theatres and cabarets here, inonopoli.cd ' Duvls' motorcar and paid their ex- ipensp with Davis' money. Oranges and Lemons Drought byt Ship From California A thousand boxes of oranges nnd a thousand boxes of lemons, the much talked of "experimental cargo" brought here from California on the tonhihlp Charles II. Cramp, via the Panama caiinl. were nuctlonod to dealers today nt Pier 11!. Noith Wharves. Dealers said that the fruit wui "about 10 per 1 cut off." It sold at about 10 per cent under the market price, the oranges bringing .?.'!. fiO a box , mid the lemon S-4 a box. The ship- will cam nunc money mi their however, because shipment b.V steamer l 00 per cent, or In cent n )- i.i.eiii.f." In Imat than it 1 bv rail. 1 Fruit dealers have been greatly in teiestod In the experiment. The Charles II. 1 11111111 i the llrst ship ever to bring even a partial ciirw of fruit to this city from California. i)i...i.iM iii'ikod askance apparently nt the plans to bring fruit here on steamer. 1 alleging il wouid glut the market If fruit arrived by the shipload r A monthly folder, mailed out regularly, will keep you in the mind of your prospects and customers. The Holmes Phese, 1'rhuen 1313-29 Cherrv Street Phllidetphli and identified with other ""'"" bodies in nn otllclal eapncltv Boy Missing Since January 15 The parent of Norman T. Stites. twelve '-ear old, Hid North Nine teenth street, have bei 11 searching for l.im since .lanuury 1.". The boy lcit his home thnt day presumably for a motion -picture show. A neighbor the sunn day saw him leaving the Head ing Terminal. Thomas II. Stites. the boy's father, is a clerk in 11 Pennsyl vania Hnilroad office. Tl lissing bov has n deeply Indented hlueisli-blnck sear on the left jaw. April 15 and 22 Arbor Days I)r. Thomas K. Fliiegnu, suite super ntendent of public Instruction, today that (lovernor Sproul had dcsigi.atcd April lfi and '-'- a the spring Arbor days, l'lider the laws of Pennsylvania these days are also to b'.' designated as Idrd days. , Revue and Dance to Aid Church St. llartholomew's Church fund will benefit through a revue and dance to he iieid thi evening In St. Hnrtliolomevv 's pnrish house, Twenty-fifth street and I.chigh avenue. An exhibition to be given from 8 to 10 o'clock will be fol lowed by general dancing. Looking for -Efficiency ? V'iu .. fnii .t If ou us our romblnjtlon r production nervlce lliut" Printline I'hntnstntlnB iin.l ro:nmrljl rhotoBrnpln", I.ar r"t plnnt In tho country. Hest "julppfj. Quickest service. Cn'.J I.oruit i'OTu ur rtucn 3040. General Reproduction Company 140 North Broad St. riilladrlphli. DON'T advertise your good s if you're sincerely in sympathy with your competitor's, I struggle to dominate your market. If you're not that's another matter. j HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Agency Every Phase of Sale Promotion I North American Bide. Philadelphia ANKMBlD Thc Remounting Jewels is art important attainment of tills Ccmpariy Ordinal Designs prepared and eubrtnllcii UNDERWEAR SPECIALISTS i'OR MEN parson, was in I S9 S .1 j Corner llth and Chestnut Give your mind and your muscles a treat. Let them experience exhilarating and novel activity together. You'll find vourself looking forward eagerly to your next treatment at Collins". That's why we ask you to take a demonstration treat ment free. COLLI Ns hsJ-'TLI OF PHYSIC L CL'LTURi: ( OI.t.IN'S III.IXJ WAUMT ST AT liflt "A Fair Price and Satisfactory Service" I'roper pn-uperHlloii hrlwren nr rliltert, hiilliltr and elpctrlrnl ton traclor mrnns ntniont rconoiny nnd rlllclent llltl'llnx ur poirrr lntulla tlon. W? urr. iiiallHril In iperlrnr ami trrlmlnil IiiiovtIpiIro to irlve ilrtullril I 1 .1 n h , lirnt miilcrluls unit ImtliiK Katlfuvtfon, George Woodward, Jr. rirclrlr.it Contrnrlor 172:! Snnsom Street Iti II. Scrum DUO Ht.'ntonei IIjco U'fij r There s more than ONE-Hour delivery to this VICTR0LA Service we give you We advocate 1 houghtlul, purposeful saving -with a definite aim in view. Systematic .soon build bill .ill Saving of a healthy balance sums wtl Star I Saving Today We pay 4 Interest On Savings Atvuiinis West end trust company Sroud Street, at Soutfi Ponn Square. 1 nfrTsS? VXTSrlLi -STrtiri I Sixty Styles at Less Than c Paid for Them. 1 These Exceptional Reductions Create Pricci. Lower II I han Those Prevailing During 19 H. ! II p Lacoefl auadl & i "I B mi H nn dl ff" I I BOOTS J; VK Priced n W S rO) c,7' ' J M - - (Cj) Footwear J f IS V. v ltcldiiiou.se Kid Dliii'K .Suidc "' if J (.ray .Sucilc 'I'nupc Suvdv Hrown l-- j Siinlc llluck nlf with Fawn Fabric "" 8 Top Patent Cult with Fawn Fah- i ric Tops I inc Hindi Kid. 3 1100 pairs of Black, Brown, Tnn and Gray j J 'TornTeriy-" (j&s, t j IS "ltfr'Fasir- 4 M.p tiilaariirii' jone(L 8 JL lAc iSify Shot Stcxc f 1204-06-08 Market Street I I . ir s-rTTi.-ii..ii.n.,i, ,;;;, , , ' "1.W .m- . i ",5JP,,V il r3 fLviiii "ou nus oiuj ci your 'ictrola m a hurry but you set the best and "mo't per fect Victrola you ever s-a.v or heard. Why. man rIivc. we go over these Victrolas like they were watches rc trraphite every motor and re-finisli even.- case before tho boss is .satisfied to call 'em Wilson Victrolns. Drop n r.t one of our stores and we'll hhow you what it neans to pet a Victrola fToni yours truly. 0 of The J. R. Wilson Company VICTROLAS and VICTOR RECORDS "O'lr Sou ire I-, f-t ;;(,0 - . 1 ' So Matter Where Yo .. 929 North Broad N est Philadelphia ls!i:. N. :,'2d RohoroiiRli til 90 Hidce V'e. nnn ''"PsuiBMweianMaiMaMagPMMBjLL,aBMIWBBhamMMHH Income from Cash Resources j Idle funds yield no return. Deposited, subject to check or against certificate of deposit, such money earns interest. . . . M BROWN BROTHERS &CO Fourth and Chestnut Streets PHILADELPHIA sNewYoik Boston ill Men are lelliny their friends about this Wonderful Sale of 800 Conservative Overcoats Blacks. Oxford Grays, Cambridge Grays all full satin lined, some with velvet collars, some with cloth collars most of them conservatively valued at $60 and $65, with some $55 Coats a few that would have sold for $70 not many months ago! All now going in a Quick Sale at One Price. $29 We simply hesitate to tell fully all the facts about these rich, Con servative Overcoats, be cause, when we then quote their price, $29, in this Wonderful Sale, we fear that the truth would sound to you like exag geration. So we will simply let it go at that, and ask you only to in vest five minutes of your time looking at some of them in our windows! All in a Big Wonderful Sale $29 For a Quick Turn-Over! 3000 Pair Separate Trousers Originally valued and sold at $7 to SI 5 now $4, $5, $6, $7, $8 Men are stocking up with several pair piec ing out old suits, buying separate trousers to wear with dark coat and vest. w Big Bargains in Suits and Overcoats We know you can't du plicate the quality, the workmanship, anywhere else at our new prices! Perry & Co. 16th & Chestnut Sts. rrrrnrn TTST irr.rrninlir I A J!
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