TVT-1"6 T V i' v j. ift' ; tv "(" 1 U. S. RECORDS LOST INiRKEISI.FIRE Tlilrty-nino Ovorcomo and Hurt, Women Rescued at Ordnance Building Blaze TAKE POWDER TO SAFETY Xlnelren firemen were overcome by im'okc. twenty others slightly affected or Injured, nnd olRht women wt-rc res cued nt u Arc which rattW heavy loss at (he I'nltcd Rtntcs Ordnnnre Depart ments' building, 1710-1712 Mnrlict jtwt. A quantity of gunpowder wns ruslifd from the plncc. The Maze, which stnrted nt 7 o'clock lint night, tied up Riirface trolley servlco for three hours nnd' nttracted a crowd estimated nt 30,000 person. Hrn-wl rescues were mndc Qt the rink of life nnd one fircmnn whh drawn throtiRh an opening in the sldewnlk by !mn who formed a human clinin. The firemen fought for hours, hnndi rapped by smoke whlrh rolled from the bmemrnt. where the blaze started. To fift at the fire holes were rut In the oldcwnlk. through whlrh lines of jio" were run and firemen used n bat tering rum to knock a hole through a twentv-lncli brick wall to permit them to direct streams Into the furnace-like basement. Much gunpowder was salvaged, being speedily but carefully hnnd'.rd by the flremrn. It was a blnze. offering mov-ing-nlctiiro possibilities. Firemen, eiercomi' by smoke, persisted In re tiirnliiK to duty, only to be overcome a second time. Spectators were drenched nnd traffic interfered with. The Ios has not been estimated. Women Cleaners Saved Throughout the five-floor Imlldlng rlcht women cleaners were at work ami were led from the plnce. They were Mrs. Knthnrlne' Dcvine. Mrs. Anna jlver. Mrs. Jennie Mnstrom. Sirs. France Ollbcrt, Mrs. Mary Wright, Mr-.. Mattie Iturkc. Mrs. Anna Toner and .Mrs. Frances Gilbert. When Charles Zugg, a military guard, towered the lire be ran to the street nnd i nt in an alarm, then rushed into the building to nld Captain William Kirk, Tnited States Quartermasters Corps, to get the women out. llnth Kirk and Xugg were affected by the smoke nfter seveinl entries into the burning building. Lieutenant Michael Dowllng, of Triu k Company No. 0. was struck over the right eye with a battering rnm by mother fireman while they were break ing a hole through the east wall. He Mas taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. Ilnsemnn Oeorge Kinkton. of Engine Company No. 124. was the fireman res cued by the humnn chain. He was fifhtlng the fire in the basement, when another fireman, chopping his way through a partition, accidentally struck him over the head with his ax, inflict ing n serious wound. Kinkton fell to the lloor unconscious, nnd the liremnn who injured him was overcome by moke. Seven firemen formed n human chain, ho'ding hands in the blinding tm.ilsc until their leader stumbled over the injured fireman. Schuck and James Enter Death Cells fimilniiril from I'nire Onr and nudging the rib of Jack fSoldberg. E pickpocket to whom he was manacled The party was in charge of Acting sheriff I'ljsses Ford, who had secured In advance three seats in tho smoking car. 'Tlelieve me. this is a great life if J nil don't weaken." continued Schuck. "and although Prosecutor Wolvcrton U trying to wenken me, I'll fool him yet." "Nobody Home," Says James James manacled to Hart Schellenger, ho has been his night guard since the dn of his arrest, was seated directly w-ldnd Schuck and appeared amused at the apparent jollitj of Schuck. Touch ing Ills head, James snld "No!md home " Then James was asked if he nrt'il to sny nnything before the door of the death house closed behind him. "Why certainly." he replied. "I am Kind to unburden myself. "I don't know just where to begin. Inii .see, t appears to be a nightmare, "lien I ,r- ,Hir, and think, nnd jou kiiov, 1 hae had p'enty of time to think. I cannot figure how I ever en-J-'ngfd in such dastardly deed. "Dave Paul was n kindly old fellow. He ami I were good friends and I sav Inline my find thnt I never meant to rurm n hair of his head. I did. how -rpr, and I must pay the price, even though thnt price be my own life. "I am wtllim- In ,lln ' Imr T .1.. ii,:.. i. if I nm spared the death chair that T "ill in some way Le able to make J mends for the misery I have caused. i none I mux get m. sentence commuted ! 1'fe imprisonment, but 1 won't pmv woy if l don't 1 have reasoned the whole matter out and believe I should be1 funixiu-d. i Mary "Spilled the Ucans" "I think those who have followed mv trial will be interested to know my thoughts, Rm j,,,,.,, .i,j ,.,,. 'There was n gentlemen k ngreemeut between Schuck and myself to coer for 'in ; oilier We hnd agreed on our lories We had rehearsed them so often unit I knew them bj heart. I told Schuck tu make no confidants, but to 'ep a still tongue unless lM 1 to tk o the authorities and that then he know niury u ten tiicm "I rttutloned him ,)t to say u word to ' tl -Man MrtJnrvey, but he did. . ii spuien the Leans. 1-or the long weeks I withstood the most trying third degree, nt the hands ar 1 V,'r!r?,lnK ''"'""Itles of Camden and Hurling on counties. There wasn' 'Wlion they entered the v 5apej ,nd given the due that resulted m turning us un. TMnitun.l 1.. .1 A i ...inivii in .luiiie Aiiveuils iii in.' K '.,"."' """ nuwV I'"1 ''ere, I'm ..,,, .., ..nt .1 " like ii mnn. , ,. ,Jso Mnllce Against SlnirU me,,,0.8'","' uml "'hen I sa 'we,' I Sn,,. because 1 wnt It known n at. it was a 'wo' combination. I hold foot ,i ce J'K'ilnst Schuck despitn the hell.. ll".t ho. H tryltis to moke peoplo kl u "."U1 1,,"VIM " 'n"', ''and in tho Ian ?! of I)nve Vanl Wn "-' 'n the fame bout ow, jNt as wc were when en ir'c!' "'" t0 " I,,ll. ''' ' B,,"' u he In tlio sumo boat to the end. '; t"ry that we were bent on robbery J t-ue We never meant to harm tile wVets Vl,,.f r 'l ""r'"s ,",,M' I ' won i Hi t he going." 'lie said ipiiehM I ,, , , , ' ' rf""? .""' ?"izz,,, ""'' I "It Isn't easy to do. Put whin -1 -1 II ' e n,.frrt ,0 ""', " I cun I dor Frances wants me to cm. ..I . '" l ,p I "I'l I neer would have1...' i ..'. n, ,il,. si.i.n Mi aJ&WjMiS'"j','ti,!!,s ""'i-i p. T; v "j r Mi- """j j"'1 "! toi.i SeWi, i bt,,.t,l'r J'011"' ('1''"" beeausu Muck had told all. I couldn't bellevo Ul 'w,,,,ll,l nt believe it until De "Hive Pnrker told im that Mn,... m. -i niii.TMl- , Hlght here I want to say that if I "You see Pekin is in the same M inamiBod to outwit the authorities1 ,u.jt,,d n , Ph Inde Iphiu." the white- coil .1 i,'I '. J ",m,.y believe that I j ..,,.... ...lu., u(((, , o inate, and ill- 'v V""."? nmcml,H ' Wi'l thoiwli i's n ttle elder in winter. T " ?rl i1, umCr'oM. tV' ,,,,,lir,,,ri ' '" .1 er thnn I'lillailetphii, The desert could l7n .1.. ."m.' r. '.. '. h 1BH.i of (iobl isn't far awaj. and that .makes SOLD FOR $35 "THK DEAD CIIHIST." HY CAUKACl I One of the l.-.l) paintings of the Wlistaeli collection which rnsiiunle 1'nrlnn, an artist, charges were disposed of by the Kalrmnunt 1'ark t ommlsslon in New Yorli at rldlrulously low llejiri-s. He ciiiitcnds this work is worth SSOOO. Prof. Farina criticizes the commission for send ing the paintings to .Manhattan ami charges waste of funds In the transaction Dave Paul. Wc thought it would be easy to rob him in view of his old age. but hu surprised us with the light he put up and the thought, the crazy thought came within me and cried, '(et the money. Kill him if you linvc to. but get the money.' Helieve me when I say it wasn't Frank .lames in liis own self .lumes in the power of the devil. "1 hate to leave Camden and I wish I was aboard a train bound fur llrook lawn to go home to wife and boy in stead of en route to my cage in the denth house. I have -no complaint to innke. Every one was good to me during my long stuy in the county jail. However, I am sorry they wouldn't al low my old school teacher in to sec me when she called jesteiday. I am glad to know that I still have a few friends and if they allow me I will write from the deatli house mid express my appre ciation of the many kindnesses thnt they have shown me and mj family. James and Schuck were given their convict garb last night anil today their heads wt re shaved. From now on they will live within thirty feet of the elec tric chair, which is in the next room. MRS. SCHUCK LOOKS TO BABY'S FUTURE, Mrs. Frances Kchurlc, wife of lln -mond W. Schuck, left her home in Camden today for rest nnd seclusion, so that she may recover sufficient health nnd strength to go to work for herself and her son. Pale and thin, after the long ordeal, which ended In her husband's convic tion, she plnlnlv showed the ravages which worry and suspense have made In her health. She wont early this morning from her home nt ll!lll Liberty street, to the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary Wachter. nt Gloucester, where little Raymond, her son, hus been staying re cently. She had a pleasant hour with tho boy, then kicd him good -by and left for a destination which she would not disclose. "1 wnnt to get away from all the un happy ntmospliercre of the trial," she explained. "1 vnnt to go where people will not know me: where I will not be associated constantly with the un happy dajs through which I have just passed. "I hail pianneii 10 go to work .Mon day. I didn't feel quite nbln for it, I frlmtinVi ii ii ft 1 fliiitKrlit tin ti !tJiit.t (filT1 I l,ll'illl( II1J14 iimmisiIii itiv. ii i-i "l linos would be to rest. I simply must make ( U IIUIMC lH iii.t Liaii.i uimiKii nr win uiu.,-ii in,i 1 1 11 u ii-,nit'i, jktiu- alwajs have a Rood home, if he needs I wit, juinpeil for cover nml drawing his it. here with his umndmotlier:" 'own weapon, reliirni-d the tire. Mrs. Schuck looked affectionately at The car was t rn v linjj at hiuli speed, her mother and the child, who was he sajs, nnd he dm's nut think he hit plajinc about the loom, innocent of'nny of the the p:iseiiRers. 1 1 1 knows nnderstandinc uf his father's approach- of no ictivn wh In- was piekeil out as lliB fate and ids mother's sorrow. ,a target fur the mjterious motorist's "I went to see mj husband jester-I bullets!. MOTHER GIVES UP OLD HOME TO AID DAUGHTER IN CHINA Mrs. Nathan It. Heath, After Thirty Years in One Square, to j Accompany Physician to Pehin Sad at Parting From Present Associations . - . From the square in which she hns I lived for thlrtv venrs and the house, which has been her home for more than twenty, Mrs. Nullum U. Heath, H'-'O; ork street. si.t -three jears out, is going Monday former. Mrs. Heath, a widow, is breaking up her home after fortj jenrs to go to China with her daughter. Dr. Frunces .1. Heath, who Is a medical missionary and instructor in Mirgorj nml anatomy ut the Women's 1'nlon Medical College in Pekin. Three score jears and more have failed to dim the light in the keen grnj ees of the crm -haired mother, who sails from Sun Francisco April U for ic Far I. list. Mtli her iiaiightei lie is going to live ill Pekin for ut least three years. "Are j on rcullj glad of this nih'i' tare at jour age?" Mrs. Heath was tiskeil. Oh. yes I suppose I must he. or , , , .i , . there would liae to lie some one to looK ufter me. "I had kept the house nuiil ! ranees came back from China. She hud heei. away sl. eiirs. and she was entitled to a place that she could call her home. Hut she wants in go back. She sajs Pekin Is the most wonderful ''"',,' the world to live in. There un; .1000 Americans there, jou know. it drier and really more agreei Hum here. M, ..i.lin nlirhf they leai' for Tar- cntiim. I'u., where more wi .. ...i visit Willi the onh other living child, Mrs. i:. It. Schneider. Then the trail for mother and daughter winds on out . .!... til I... .1 r.1..ll ,,. iim n,ihlon (lute. "Mv .h.iiL'hter sa.is that mot slical science gets so fnr ahead in s jean, that she'll slinplj have to com., back in three curs," Mrs. Heath said. "She'll come linen in wire.- jmw. thnt she can catch up on her science. I And I'll )im. buck, too, I don t ey, pect thnt I'll want to die over there Hi o liiau EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILAPELPHIA, SATURDAY, IN NEW YORK 5 h" "My Hands Not Stained by Paul's Blood" Schuck "I enter the death house tonight an innocent man. They haven't a tiling on me nnd they well know it. In the slmdow of the electric chair I declare myself innocent of the death of l)aid K. Paul. My story on the stand was the truth and If I have to die tonight I could make my pence with my Maker happy in tho knowl edge that my hands are not stained with the blood of David S. Paul. However. 1 am firm In my belief thnt justice will triumph and I will bo given u new trial and acquitted." Unymond W. Schuck. day," said Mr. Schuck. reverting to the tonic which is dearest to her. "Mv poor Hnj ! lie gave mo what little money he had and his watch and chain. He told me to keep the watch until our hoy is big enough to wear it. n .!.. "I talked to James n few minutes. said lie and my husband both liml good wives nnd did not appreciate tliemf Mrs. John . James, mother of Frank James, told of her unhnn piness over her boy's plight as she sat in the parlor of the family home at -INS Newton avenue, Camden, while her son wih speeding toward the "Death House.' Mrs. James was eager to know how her son hail borne himself when Jus tice Katzcnhach imposed sentence es- terdav. She was gratified to hoar that he had stood quietly before the judge's bench, and hail answered courteously, thanking the judge when all was over "That's my Flank.'' the mother said proudlj. II'' s ''very inch u gcntlo man." FIRES AT PATROLMAN Motorist Makes Mysterious Attack and Escapes Several shots were tired from an au tomobile at a patrolman while walking ills bent on Snyder avenue near Kiev with street, early this morning. Patrolman Merkow it., of tho Twelfth and Snyder avenue station, was decid edl surprised when cuie of tho ipiissimi- nni'L In II (ttlll'ltir J'llt It lllitll liniiil i.i ill tl I'riiiiiiff us 41 ti I'lfii i i him. jrolni; west on Snder avenue, j MPS. NATHAN II. HKATII UK. I-'KAM'KS ,1. HKATII Mis. Heath Is breaking up homo after forty jears lo Ihe in I 'ill In, t'liln.i, with her daughter, Or, Heath, who is an Instructor at the Women's I iilmi Medical College I liriv. Cor Iwenly jeais Mrs. Heath has llwd at 11211 York street and thl-l; jcai.s in the same square I , JF ux$ n i iCTftTMMWP' , , iilrW Farina Hits Sales Of Wilstach Art rontli.urd from Vnxti Onu for" resale, after tho new owner had bought It for a mere $.1."." Prof. Farina criticised the purchase by tho Wllstnch trustees of a painting of Mrs. Eden, by Sargent, ths Amer ican portrait painter, for which, he mid, .$20,000 was paid. He said the portrait was a poor example of Sarg ent's work. The Sargent pointing, he continued, was sold by n New York denter who was paid $17,000 In cash nnd was al lowed to take ten paintings from the Wllstnch collection whose aggregate value was estimated at $15000. Ordered Pnlntlnrt to New Yorlf When Mr. Wldener succeeded the late John (J. Johnson as clmlrmnn of tho Wilstach committee. Prof. Farina continued, the new chairman ordered tho niilntings requiring attention sent to M. Kneedler & Co., r."0 Fifth avenue. New York; C. F. D. De Wild, 7i.1 Fifth avenue, New York, and Peer Pros.. 110 West Thirtieth street, New York. "Furthermore," Prof. Fnrlnn snld, "n large, magnificent landscape by Constable for which the late Samuel (Justine Thompson paid $10,000, was sent to London over a car ago, and no one knows why, or where It is located, or whv It has not been returned or the pr'iro of $10,000 paid for it re funded." ' Gives List of Sales Prof. Fnrlnu compiled a list of many of the paintings sold in New York, showing the artist, the subject, the size, thb purchaser and the price paid. The list follows: Rprnu.l. Louis Ilubenj daller? In Munoum of j'iuvre. 72x70 C. A. Por. 1100 llcrroltlnl, l'lertin-A l'rophet. 1,JH-J. It I.. Ilcach. Mi A 1'rophr.t, lMSxatfc. It. J. , ll-ach, 14; A Prophi-t, 15Mx21, II. U Ilvnch, tl. ... . .. tllnnchnril t.aurj-nt Mlnrrva "' h Muipb J0xSsH. C A. I'opo. IJ-.SJV HorbI". Umlle I'louehlnij, 8u'xl2U4. I'opc, Catitnrlnl. Slmone Th I.a.it JtiJBment, 21 sll,, ntirlch (iBllerlcH $') , Carrnccl. Aniillinlt Tlw li-ml Christ, BO't x.Mi'n (' i:, Mcrrow, ISA. Ornmzil. lIlrhi-lnriKcIo Adoration of tn Who Mn. 17x21 C. K Merruvr. II). Ccparo lliuscppp St. John, 13',i.inli , Dr. ( l'eltlenhrlmor, 117. ... Conoa. Sebnstlnno SI Camilla. 27)4X10, Ar. llnyton Gallorlus, $12. Corriulo. (llulnto Adoration of too IrBln. ariWxlli'S.. I'opa.tlO. Oreo Kulth unil Tlmu, 20VtxI0H II. I,. UfACh. $7. Dauehez, Aiulrr Undfr tho Oalc Tree. 43t (I3H Tore. $M(i KlRminri. llertholct Worship 47Hx5(Vi. Otto Hernet. J10. ., .,, I'ronch Sr'ioul- St Selmstlan. 20V4 xlOW . A 11. l'olterton. 17 r,0; portrait of Christopher il" I.lRnullle 74xr.li, Otto liter-net. 1185 I'rlnnt lln-lli NuJo Youob Woman. DOx 2S H Vos $S7. Oardlcr Itnotjl i i The Yichtlne Tarty. r,a ttiS, l'op. 170. Onrrlio. l-.inilro ltamon rt Critic, lOx an', ntirlch, Oallcrli-s. 110. OI'Trtiinc. I.hi-h Hutil . for Cclllnif. 2." x in. . t. i: ir.iiier. 1 on. Graner l.oul'i- Mi-dltation, 2?'x30i. Al- frwl Ilcnznn IIS Ourclno I Christ In Cllory, 2."iHxir,';. Top.,. J12 Oulrtiry. Gui Alfred Moonlluht, IHSx TiOi-j Chester tso I!rffli.iur. 'harlcs A llemlsh itlslne. S2U X127M. lMw. JI20. Italian Svhool ApiMrltlon of rh'lst. ltsl I. Morrow IJ. Awunuitlon of St I.ouls. 3-i x20'i. KInlch 'ialli-rlfH. 112; biblical sub. 1crt mix2A. I'nttcrton ,.,til I nu Dootora of th' Church. SS'txM1,!, Ar lington GnllorlfH. 4. Jouonft Jean Ai'raham RacrlflrlnK Isaac, 3il xl7'. Khrleh aallcrles. 110. KnellfT, Sir Oolfrev Portrait. 2lx20H. II I. Uracil 25. I.u Kroner. I.uula Jan rranrls Nymrh an.l Kntrs D4x11mH. Otto Hornet, 1200. I.anieo J ihanu Uaptlst on Death of Aehliles sVix24. II C. Norhllke l"i I.nnfrnnco tlHvinnl ANiuinptton of th Vlrcln, Kills x20, , P J. J"rank. 17 So. I. llrun. hurlon Study or a ivl'liu in lb"1 l'aluco .,f ViTsallli'S. 30x2754. T. H. Ilnlr. 17 SO I.e Moyno Vrnnflls -Assumption of the Vlr- Kln 23:Ax2'l'a. l'niw $22.S0. I.e S-'ur I.ustacho Monks Dolus Penanco, in, x24, Mls Taft. fa Monks ruilnc Pinnncu lixil'i. Miss Taft. 0. I.oi"itlll AtnlriM Aliruhs'n DrlMnc Torth Ilnnr anti Ishmaol. 17',lix24s4. Morrow, CS. Xlnef imor r. Hobort !.' Tho Habltuos, t'.ili ACS'. ll'acli. 170. Mnnoroilt Harllnmmoo The IMueatlon of tho VlrKln, ISVixOU. Arlington Galleries. Mnrattl. i avaMore- Adoration of tho Vlr Kln ilx11s J J. flitloti. J5. Mazxuola Olrnlamo Vlrpln, St Anthony ntiil St Gennani 'JS'ixISS. 1'opj. 110. Moro. Sir Antonio 1'ortratt uf a .S'oblemnn. 40'sxnnS. llcrnol ISO Nennollinii Srhool Tho Madonna and Child, 3342I,1. Hornet, 170. Plenrd. 1 ouls Tho Violet Girl. l2x2,"S. Pops 32 SO, PI,"ltnonl' School St. Onofrlo, 2t,4XlO'1, Popo. J7. I'mii'hln, Antoltio Sunsot on the I.olro, 40H Jiff. -- ' - ... inn 4)' r'rf1VniM"'.,iT " " l3.xios x7ii. T I I'nnney m Henaul Hmllo llroakfast of tho Orphans tn th- i:a of Til Ir I'lrst Communion, 7S'4 x!7 . Mr Ctusirr 1150. nicud-C'inlln nj Nlirl.t In Canralo, 3l'x IS Hi,-h. Ill) Itlccl Mnrc-o Olorlllettlnn of St Anthony Mu? DanMelsi'ulioVnJJcent From III ,h. r,.,,, nOk"iic IViiir. 110. Itledir. Man-.-l - Tl Trio. lNx'U Mr. Chostor. I7 :.0. ll.KSUUO, Jl.f'po. tho older Kcco Homo, 3S1 3I. sold to Charles A. Pop.'. 12.r,0; The Iluffetlnit of Chrlat. 3lxt7. V, J. Do- vlno. 7. lUss. ill, Maren Anton, The Ascension of ChrlBt, 2S17'4. I'harloa A. Popo. J7. PAstlen Alfred 1'ortr.ilt of n Sculptor. 7Sx.-.flS,. ( harlos A. Toil,- 120 I (llniiEor-AiIhrniiir. Paul Iloats, 32HxlOVi, Oito P, rn'it. ns.-nt. lift li.ri.ud. Juin -Iho Adliuii. 211x21 '4. Alfred llurzon. 127 .Ml. Unman School Ilomnn School I)t and Ills Daughters. Ox PJU c K Mornin, II, St Matthew, -ll'4xl5',. J. Delno, 13, St. Mark. 11H xis'i . J 'l)elne, 13. St I.uk,.. lli,xlRS. J. De- v'tie. .3 si John ll'jxl.l. J. Hevlno. la lhiisel (Irani" r, K.lou.ird Curiosity. J7-')s 21 4 1V. fl.1 Iluslnol. SaiilhiK-o Tho lanen, 32x2l, wlthdriiun from sale KhccIiI, Andreu, S.ilnt Praylnir, 2ixl8, l'opn, S3 Srhool of Pnld Mltholoulcal Subject, lf)' 1 J'l. T K linker 15 Srhool of IVrrarn Chilnt nnd tho Doctors, llixl3e. Inph lllandlnl, II. Silnel nt S villi-Tho Niithlij. l!H1x2i'.. Priink llosld" 3. 13. liool of riep"! Study for a Cetllnir, 3SU ,.-. J J ihitlon, 111). Pihool of TU tiirolto Alleirorj. 21Uxlt. Pop... 112. Hir.inu. i;ii7.ih.'lh- Tho Holy Iimll. 2IWx 134. Mr creMer. 132 Hiratil ilinMiriiil Andrea MxIRV n. T. Phlfir Mu. Solliii-ii" Prineosfn Aloratlon nf tho Vlr- kln 2s'l.'i4. C aiiBlk-leaii.-ttl III. Shi ii h s. tidui Adoration of the Vlrcln, 32,.x.'.-1i Khrleh Hall, ll.V Portrait of Movsiui. Ill S0itx-17. llernot llso Th,.!i'ii William llaidaan Inteilur with P1b- iirns 27'23H Popo. l.r. To. mil Alessandro Tho MHssaer'. 2lx2U J J fiitjon J4 T p e, 'llo innl n.ittluta Hannuctlni; s vi r i.1ixlhO. llernot J2U0 l'r, lsuiil Knincesro Caallorifc Petry lilt (i . Iir IVIdeiihelmer, 13 .. nuiN In. IdeiitalH In the Ilfo of Christ, IJ pimla ll,x2ft1. llernot Jilil each el .Simon -Ol.irlrlriitt.m of a Saint, 1ST4 .'.. Hiker. 17 3o Vnlden. Lionel Klutilrivr In tho Hnadstend, .isi, xOl'n 1'hurli'N A Pope 13.1 "I he other paintings, and it lias not l.i-i u possinie to verity the price puiil lor each of them, were most of them I sent to South America, in Iluenos Ajrcs, they state," said Prof. Purina, ' This fact alone should sulliee to con- vluce the putilie that the weeillng-out Yocuni street, this evening. Important pioeess took place at special request matters will he discussed. Among thi ol traders, and was not due to the un- speakers will he the Hev. Vr. Kloyd worthiness of their artistic or historical W. Tomkins. ehuirman and chaplain of churnoter and value. t, iroMl Piddle Itible Classes: Major Good Intentions Not Sunirient A- : .Vr,;r1r,,p""lln1n,ll,iir ".'i'1 president: K. h. I. Howe, chief dl- "'I'lie city authorities should exon- rector; the Hev. Hr. I.auniuster, evan- i rate from the burden of heavy respon- gelist, and others. sihilitles, severul of the too-willing, self-saciitlciug, ver.t hiuh 'snirlt- I " "" l.eated' public citizen to prevent the ' u.iiuy shameful blunders they commit .it the expense of the good name of our lommiiuilj, of the tuxpajers, causing humiliation and discredit to this city of ours, ('mod intentions are not alwnvs siiilit-icnt to fullill intelligently civic duties." In his answer to Prof, Parian's criti cisms, Mr, Price said : I "Tin- trustees have the right to sell I nnj paintings bought with trust funds. I The pictures sold in New York city were sold at public suit-, which was I extensivclj advertised. in ,.,... .....KB w.v.ii-11 urn i.j in. comiiiittce were Inferior pictures, and in some instances the prices recelted for them ni public sal,, wen. more than they were worth Tho other picture i, i i i-, ..., .- .. sold were sold for what they were worth. Trustees of the Public "The trustees of the Wllstnch col lection .have the rlRht, In the public Interest, to Improve the collection by tnkiiiR out Inferior pictures nnd buyliiB better ones. The committee members arc not trustees of ennvns and point; they are trustees for the public, for whose enjoyment the pnlntlliKS were left to the city. "Hut Mr. Farina's statement is an cient history. He has a grievance against the committee and has innde tho same statement several times before. The committee lias no desire to enter a controversy with him." When Mr. Price's attention was called to Prof. Farina's reference to "The Dead Christ" he said : "If he thinks It is worth at least $5000, why didn't he buy It for $33 himself nnd make a lot of money?" .Major Thomas H. Martin, secretary of the Falrmount Pnrk Commission, when told of the nrtist's criticism of the Wllstnch committee, remarked : "Let him talk; this in a free coun try." He added that tho committee of trus tees hnd n legal right to dispose of any paintings nrqulred with money of the Wilstach trust fund. The committee does not have the right, ho said, to sell any of the paintings in the original collection. None of the original paint ings have been gold, lie nssertcd. Sidney W. Keith, a member of the Falrmount Purk (Vimmisslon nnd of the Wilstach committee, declared many detnlls of the fund hnd been looked after by Mr. Wldener. He snld he preferred not to comment on Mr. Farina's statement In the absence of Mr. Wldener, milling, "I nm sure that everything lias been handled properly." Education Board Autocracy Is Hit Continued ftntn I-ire On public business much moro expeditiously It Is less liable to shift the burden and responsibility. It cannot so easily di vide itself up into smnll committees and It works more efficiently and Intelli gently, as n committee of the whole. "The board members nt nil times are usurping the functions of tho superin tendent, and constantly Interfering with the system, Cllnneo for a moment through the rules and regulations of the school bonrd. and you will find under the head 'Duties of the Superin tendent of Schools.' tho delegation of certain duties and obligations of the superintendent, but nlways. there Is tiresent the limitation subject to the by-laws and directions of the school j noarii. "Already in Politics" "It bus been said the bill Is objec tionable because It will put the board into politics. My answer is that the board already is in politics. Mj further answer Is thnt even If It would he more so in politics, it could not function any worse than it does nt present. "If no other good can come of the e'eetive system of the School Ponrd 'an to relieve our fudges from the bur den of extra judicial appointment, the experiment will be well worth while. To remove from our board of judges tho appointment, extra judicial in charac ter, will surely restore to them the osppct which, less than n generation ago, they received, but during the past few ears have lost. "Those of you who fear the elective feature must not forget that women now vote; that women nre naturally inter ested In the subject of education: thnt they are closer to the child, and there fore closer to the school, "It must he noted thnt two of the present members of the Honrd of Kduca tion hold office of valuable political preferment. The source of preferment singularly enough comes from the snme source as their appointment ns members of the Ponrd of Kdiication. namely, the board of judges, and while there is no apparent political trading because of this combination, there can be no doubt thnt the arrangement makes fcuch trading possible. Dissatisfaction Is General State Representative Franklin Spencer Kdmonds. presiding, said, with regard to proposed chnnges : "During the present session of the I.oL'Islnturo none of the activities of government has been the subject of more j discussion in tho conferences of the i Philadelphia members than the public' school system. Three bills have been! introduced, each alleeting the entire; etri.rturo of the school system, and each proposing changes radically different t from the others. "These three bills have one point in ' common, they all bear evidence to (lis- i satisfaction with the lack of popular l control oyer the schools which exists I nt the present time. They result from the criticism that the present method is not democratic, thnt no authority should impose tnjeos except the direct representatives of the people, and that j tin- control of the schools ought to be1 broiiL'ht closer to the people. "They suggest also nn interesting In- ouirv Into tho pnst. It Is notable that Philadelphia, in the 10U years since this , oit was created "the First School dis- ' tri. t of Pennsylvania." has never had a central school board directly elected, by the people. Public Hearings Planned "The question before the people of I Philadelphia today is: Are we willing to1 have nn elective board with nil of the consequent difficulties which popuhir election necessitates, in order to secure a school system directly responding to ; the popular will? I "On Ibis question legislators will j doubtless vote in accordance with the expressed wish. of their constituents. It Is cmmi planned to hold a public hear ing of the legislative committee con- ' sidering these bills in Philadelphia so as lo gho everj interest a chance to be heard. "It is time, therefore, thnt every one who has the welfare of the public schools at heart should give serious I thought to this question, nnd when they have reached conclusions, see that those conclusions reach their legislators." i Diddle Bible Workers to Meet r r. Wehh. mnnacinc dfVector nf . the Prexel lllddle Hible classes of the railroads and nlso a Pennsylvania state director, and Mrs. Webb have issued invitations for a meeting of the Hrexel lllddle workers at their homo, n.1,10 ! rS-z &!msmm FAUCETS rat. June IS. luiz. no uusli or drln. ,lnK roraolftc without them. I-mIUt, hut-on ute water, Ask jnur elumWr ,0' riitl'l's SH.in-neek fnnreti. THOS. SAVILL'S SCNS 1SI0 WAM.ACR STnEKT J) OpMuL r7 FEBRUARY 20, 1021 STRAWBRIDGE 6 CLOTHIER Millinery from Paris Fair Token of the Spring, Arrives To Give Its Inimitable Charm To The Spring Opening Exposition The Paris millinery so carefully selected, has arrived fresh as a May morning and abounding in surprises so many clever novelties, so many daring innovations, so many departures from the usual ways' of Hats. Some are original present-day creations, unlike the Hats of any other time or country, others are of the Victorian days of the sixties, of the Empire or of the Dircctoirc, and one from Maria-Guy inspired by still earlier times forecasts the Charlotte Corday mode for summer. A Hat from Madeleine's assumes the airs of a senorita by means of the Spanish comb effect; Jeanne Lanvin introduces . .ery Oriental Turban with a very Occidental scarf, and the creations of Caroline Reboux rival a Gainsborough or a Reynolds. In fact, each of these Milliners seems to have developed an entirely different idea, much to the charm and distinction of Spring Millinery. Lewis Suzanne Talbot Saret Caroline Reboux Lonison Madeleine's M.aria-Gruy Marie Louise Marie and Annie Jeanne Lanvin Maric-Edmce J. Evelyne Varon Hermance Vimont Vassclin-Villetard These Hats in the original, shown in this country for the first time, have previously furnished inspiration, by cable and direct messengers, for the Exquisite Spring Hats from New York and Many by Our Own Clever Milliners Shown for the First Time Monday Monday the Last Day of the Great February Furniture Sale! THE LAST day of live February Sale of Furniture will be one of the very greatest days since the first day of the month. We may say that with as surance because it has been our experience in former February Sales, and with greater certainty now because the values are relatively greater. We have a splendidly varied assortment for the last day of the Sale Bedroom Suits, Dining-room Suits, Upholstered Li vine-room" and Lihru-v , Suits, and hundreds of single pieces. Our entire greater part at ONE-THIRD REDUCTION and the 1 REDUCTION. But the wonderful feature for the SPECIAL SECTION in the East Store filled with Odd Suits and Pieces at Half Price and Less! In this special section will be found a varied collection of Furniture for every room in the home suits and pieces of which there are no duplicates in stock. These were marked at these extreme reductions for CIovpi- llnv. .-inrl nc there is but one more business day in the month, we have decided to, low 'the Clover Day price-tags to remain which means that all the Furnitv .in this section that is marked at 83 1-3 per cent, reduction on the regular 'ticket is NOW HALF PRICE, and all that is stamped for 50 per cent, reduction is now LESS THAN HALF PRICE. ,1 Wonderful Opportunity for Savinp. - ' r . i utui- & I'luthliT Thirl p ni. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MONDAY stock is in the Sale the remainder at ONE-HALF LAST DAY is the larrre 4 1 1 ! M V j-ovy.fli v , "?... r-i . - i- ..'AHw,
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