i,yv " ;' -)- -n r?JwT!vw?T-5' ' PjKCl1! srs? iw?W' - wvi,n''-Hwyi-f- ' '''T9WW''-- ( EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILAXELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY- 11, 1921 ffmmwjflftf BUILDING SHE TAKES NEW TURN Carpen'ers and Employers to Confer Friday and Bricklayers Plan to Eroct Houses T0 COMPETEJVITH FIRMS UonffrrnrobetwoonthortrlklnBcnr. '. r, n.l Ihclr pmp1orr. iu.,1 plnn " hrioMMjrr, nnd allleil tnulr, to Tihe tw0 ,"""'t ,1,,VP,0"mcn,s ,n ",0 kinRJrfncrcnro'lii' ho hrl.l on Krl Ah?nn "t M South Slx.ocntl, .y i hrtucon rpprrsnntntivi'H of the C r P'"'" ",' Httll.lor- 0j.. Son V'.MinH1. hrotlii.pl.oo.lol r, Silpri , Joiner.- of Ami-Hen. T ho S'S i2'-- n,v, 1,o,:r' nni1 ""' Imnlo ow In'i-t tliry will not pay more than I iilnct ''"Hk nti hour. conference tttf!"Wl to hol.l this mrotinit .ftVrn I'fmfr-reiirr- "f the coininitton of f;,ntvthrpp jostrr.l.i.v. 1 hl roinmlt t llianilllnR tin- situation for thp em- p nruiT'imiM will invilp otlipr ornfts to nrllclpnlP. nrifl tho wnrlc will ho clone In croup of five The moil .lcolnre thoy MD sjvp at lonnt f!0 ior cent on tho ,t of biiildlnK n modern, nix-roam nnraf and earn from ?1U to ?1 a lny for thuiisr-he'.. by nllminatlnc tho mid dleman' profit. 11....1, thi- mi on linn underwritten 12,1000 to he uod in tho piirchntiP of BiterlaM for Hip first contrnet, and tho krickly"' building, nt 707 North n.,i sti-rct. ull be mortensed for """ . . I l I ..... 1...1I.I...... u- the contemn'.' unu win m- uui.ui-ib inu -nrlPM nre ni mniin u .-.i.ii.-r in uu ii- fort to clear up the sltuntion. p. V Flnnnery. chnirmnu of the committee of twenty-three. ilihcussinR the rnnferrnre plnni, nald : "I hope more lll eonie out ot tins conteronee than 1ms resulted from othcrx iiehl wine this strilto. The out of 24 per rent wage1! bus been the only nltornntivo nt the empinjw in oumiiK iiuiiiiiiiK ,nd. nnd It followed inoutliH of dicker ing with tlie men Mntrrinl costs, whleh represent 1" per cent of n biiildlnK, hnve been rrfllir.'.. iw pi-.- ri-iu hi nit urn. labor wliieh represents 44 per cent of the "!'. Iiu'' only been reduced -4 per cent "The men nre perfectly willinc to work nt the wage cut, but their union lfadcr. nre trying to hold up the build ers, while permitting their men in ohip yard to tiork fnrseventy-two centH on hour " Another ineet.HK of the committee of twenty three will be held today to pre pare for Kridny's conference. t'nlon brii'ldnjeri In I'liilndelphln have completed plans for the forma tion nfn $.100,000 eorporntion to finance Independent building of smnll hnmex. They will compete with the building 8rm, according to W. .T. Hnggerty. of the Ccmnc I of Associated Ituilding Trade lie spoke Inst night nt the homing conference held in tlie Friends' Meeting House, -'0 South Twelfth itreet $1.10,000 to supply more of the funds needed. J K. Moffott nnd William Furey, mediators for the Department of..lus tiee, who nre here endeavoring to bring bout n settlement of the strike, con ferrtd with the Major for n Miort time today. I lie) discus.sed the possibility of tie Mat or iicting as a mediator in "tlie wage dispute, but no definite eonclu- Men wn- reached Class Orators """fir,. m rk mm mK'mmMwt Seven Ellglbles as Car Inspectors 1 nl!...l.l.. 1:.. f t . . n ruKiiin- ii-l im ror inspector lias orrn irsiieii in me I 1 VII Mervico I 0111 mMon. The Inspectors will be at tached to the Department of C'itt Transit mid their duties will he t'o oversee the ronxtrmtion by the J. (!. Ilrill Co of lifty rnrs for the Frank ford l.lenitfd, at a cost of S27.000 each Seien men are eligible for the position Deaths of a Day Herman Delgendesch -.-- -... i ... -in c uisi'iise, jierm. n llflienilt'srh. nti inyln.(n. f.. . five jears t the IVi.nsjIvanlii .Aluseuin and School ,,f Iiidusfrinl Art. died sud ? "" Mondn night at his Mimmor home In .Southampton, Ii. nc nu ut two ,e:irs old Mrs. Mary E. Trlst l.l1? Ma.l;i. . i:ii!snboth Trlst died at J'"";" '" fiprman- .......,. ..,iiiin iiignt. M ,Pr ,.R,tv. Bt .ur. after o prolonged illness. Mrs. T T" "', w',,,,w. ,"f 0r- Klel'nnl IX " V," Isnottii PhllnilPlphin phy sician and dniBRist. .She is survived b tnrfe.hli.lren.il son. Dr. n A Trl't and tun ,l,i, ,.i 'w ... , 'V V's.l nr.rfr .. T".r,- .."" '-v- '"" v. ; " ' Horace iirnv. also Mrs Rose Marl ,...! at leM,r &!1,B,,1l,n ''l Mondu, Im "1J Lombard sticet. fol tV' rV -veral .lears' ft .. (,!..i , " "Tiunr n the e ec. ter, '" f'v' f'n,", "n,l H'w ilniiRh .MAKV COKSON KDWAKI) TAriilil. Thej have been selected as class orators by the inembrrs of tho Wild wood (X. ,1.) High School WORK HORSES PARADE Object Is to Stimulate Interest In Care of Animals Philadelphia's beasts of burden took n holidny today and paraded down I5ro.ul street this afternoon for a change. It n the tenth Philadelphia work horse parade, under the auspices of the n n x ill;. I to the I'eunsyluinlu Society for the l'levcntion of Cruelty to An! mnls. The object of the parade was to dem onstrate what may be accomplished if u horse is given tlie proper care and attention and to stimulate Interest in their care and condition. No horses bearing advertising were admitted to the parade, nor were mil nulls eligible which have any afflictions, such as heaves, sores, vicious habits, docked tails or contagious disease. The judges were selected from horse lovers wiio know every typo of horse Prizes were awarded to the best-appearing -horses in every class. There were thirty .'lasses. Including mules. Ponies were in a separate class, us Mere lire horses and police mounts ORGANIZATION WINS IN CQLLINGSWOOD Returns Show Sweeping Vic tory Independent Ticket Is Snowed Under WESCOTT LEADS BALLOT WAR MOTHERS MEET Elect Officers and Discuss Conven tlon Plans The National Americiin War Moth ers' Association hold n meeting this afternoon in the Westminster Hall of the Wltherspoon Ituilding, .luulper and Walnut streets. Tlie object of the meeting was for tlie (lection ot olliccrs and a discussion of plans for the association's annual convention, to lie held the 'J(!th. -7th and -Mil of this month. Another matter taken up at the meet ing was the visit of the American moth ers to the graves of tlie soldiers buiied in France. Aii-s, K. 51. (lallnE'ier presided at to day's meeting. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES l:,luir, l.o li.ltli M nml fM I.lne. and h.iruli Vnni". Wyniiellel.1. I'u. A.lnl.ili CI. Hun i:il"J I'lirn-r t.. .mil Um'.Ikt i:, tiiHiin. .::i7 i.t-ii.1 n. Siiunurl Wli7 .'.17 Sprue it., ii ml llw Hi-Kiil, lllol N 7th n John Wi-IIk. Hi" l.uillmv hi uml l.Ullmi llmwn. L'llL'l ArlzfitM Kt .Suuiuel Tnr. llrool.ljn X I.uli. Xtu York HlMhe M I!'noliln i-lnir ne n. Uokh riillilrrn'H nil 1 llelnlti htse xt. Wiiltei .1, II. miiiun. s:m x iiihI Kilrm P i , nnd rior lleil'ltal. IKth UOih St.. um! i:iUnh"lh X. O.illiiwij. i:ii:l .Mer.sion st. l.luooU 1'. ueiizeiinTKer. ,l,-ri-hHiilHle X. J . nml K illili.-ii .M. VhulU. H.i.T Jeff-rnon. I.u'IIh J. Mi. tin. .Ii . .VJ1I . 'uth.irlliu i,t nml Urn... r,I. Iluem r ."'-'I I .'.ithurlne vt Hm . UiiUlii. l.'il'J Vim) nt. .anil I'.iullne Mllilllt r. Mllll'- llllilleHM. Willi im A lljip r. '.'7a t olluin st , and A.iim M lrl,ero. .1111 Me.it, in nvo. Hiur U-id.ire. Ullil .'niltuill uler ki and S.iriih riiikel "J I.e. s. D.irlt-ll si. .ieurt' A .Milille ".!:il S W.iiulMt.ii ' it nml MnrKiret 1. I.it7 tilers .':I17 S. Womltiinrk. l.t.U .l llent .'11. ,s III, ft ,i.id Host uliier, a.ll'I'iir i-r l If- ii .'"illins .'ISO s -iini'n.ci nml Ivittj CjuihIiU 171 1 .'iiriHiinn . Colllnffswowl, N. ,1., 5Iny 11. The organization ticket oeored an Impres sive victory In yesterday's election nfter one of the most Npirlted campaigns In the history of the borough. Upturns from tlie six preclnctd an nounced shortly before 10 o'clock lnnt tiight showed that Commissioner Jo seph W. Wcscott. who was candidate on both the organization nnd indepen dent tickets, was high man with 1B78 votes. 51nyor Thomas W. Jock fol lowed with lr.nn. and Commissioner Al fred K. Iloberts wns third. The Indenendent candidates. John T. Pnrr and William It. Fortune, were ap proximately oOO votes short of victory. Fortune "received 1020 and Parr 004 ballots. A big demonstration followed an nouncement of the election result. The Col'ingswood lire siren nnd fire bell were sounded, and West Collingswood fire men came over with their firp appar atus. Jubilant followers of the organiza tion ticket staged a nig parade on Hnd don avenue. IliMWonfldn, N. J.. May 11. Two Independents and one cnndldate with both organization nnd Independent in dorsement were victors yesterday In the election for commissioners. A heavy vote was cast. Morris II. Clark, backed by both fac tions, received 1J171 votes, while Com missioner Frederick Hollowny polled 1240 anil John II. Llppincott. Jr.. WIS. The defeat of 5Inyor Joseph K. I.lp pincott. Jr.. wns n big surprise. His re-election had been fully expected. Ho received 7fl4 votes. Commissioner 5Ion trcville Shlnn. whose Hinnces for re election nlr.0 were considered good, re ceived 510 votes. Itobcrt N. Taylor, who ran independ ently of both tickets, received il.l votes. FREED IN AUTO THEFT Bryn Mawr Youths Plead Nolo Con tendere Judge Itarratt, in Quarter Sessions Court today, discharged David Fred ericks, twenty years old, n preparatory school student, who lives nt Hryn 5Iawr, and (Seorgo J. Urnwn, nineteen years old, after they had plended nollo contendere to nn indictment charging them with the larceny ot nnd opcrntlng the nutomoblle of Judge John 51, fle.st, without his consent. In their own defense the two de fendants explalnrd they had hern on the roof garden of a hotel with several friends. A girl friend of Hrown, who lived in Ardmore, wns very anxious to reach her home by 12 o'clock and a re quest was made to nnother student, William (irant. to loan them his car. (irant told them to help themselves to the, cnr. Fredericks mid Hrown then went looking for (Jrant's automobile nnd found Judge C.est's car, anil be lieving it to be (.rant's took tlie girl home and were returning with the car when placed under arrest. Judge Harrutt Imiuired from Judge (iest what he thought of the guilt of the defendants nnd Judge (Jest said lie believed the boys had no criminal In tent, although they had acted foolishly and verv wrong and lie hoped the tiouble they stepped Into would be. n lesson to them. Judge Itarratt In discharging the de fendants said they might technically be guilty of larceny, but n crlmlnnl in tention wns lacking. DEN1ESRUSSELL IS DEAD Divorced Husband of Alys P. Smith Is Alive In China, Says Brother Indon, 5tny 11. Karl Russell. In n letter to the Times yesterday, denies 'tlie "unautbenticnted report of the death of my brother, Ilertrand." Karl UusFcll says the Chinese Legation, ut Ills request, officially Inquired into the report of the death of 5Ir. Uusscll in Pekin and informed him that, al though his brother had been ill with pneumonia, he was now recovering. MOTHER OF, MISSING GIRL IS SURE SHE WILL RETURN Keeps Up Hope While She Attends to Customers' Wants in Little Restaurant Weary from the strain of wnltlng nnd worrying over tho disoppcaranco of her fifteen-year-old daughter two weeks ago, Mrs. Itobcrt Clark was back In her little restaurant nt 2001 Summer street today. , She wnlted on customers rather list lessly and drearily. Only when some otic stopped to talk about Annn 5tnc, the missing girl, did the life come buck to her eyes nnd lips. "If I only knew where Anna was," she murmured over nnd over. "I know she will be found or will come bnck of her own accord, but I Just wish I knew that she wns Shfe." Anna disappeared April 28 when she set out from home, presumably for school. Nothing was heard from her until 5Iay .1, when Kdith, an older sis ter, received a letter postmarked I'hiln dclphla snylng Anna expected to go to Atlnntlc City. Tho father and mother HATCH FUNERAL TODAY Search for Alleged Murderer Is Be- 1 Ing Continued In New York Kdward Kverett Hatch, wealthy Itivcrton brick manufacturer, who was murdered Saturday, was burled this afternoon nt 2 o'clock, from his resi dence on (iiilt rond. Interment was private. Oeorgc Oonn. the seventcen-yenr-old youth, who is nccused by two other boys, Walter Ulnzeycwsky and David Augustin, of having shot Hatch in a fight after Conn had entered Hatch's hnathoiise, is being sought in New York. . The poljce have learned that he had only $i, which he got by selling the re volver with which It Is nlleged Hntch wns shot. He bought a ticket for New York, the police sny. He told the other boys, after threatening to kill them if they "talked," that he wns going to lose himself in New York, The younger boys who were with him. both residents of Ilrldesburg, are still held ns mntcrlnl witnesses by the Cnm don police. Prosecutor Wolverton snys lie will send them home ns soon ns he can. ns he believes their story and ex pects to use them ns witnesses ngninst Conn when he Is caught. TO REBURY SLAIN SOLDIER Body of Man Killed Day Before Armistice Brought Back The body of Prtynto Samuel J, Jones, 140th Infantry, was due to arrive to day from New York, where it was brought from Kurope n few days ngo with 12," other American soldier dead. Jones, who before enlistment lived with his brotlier-in-lnw, W. J. Kelly, a city fircmon. nt 2-ill South Tenth street, wns killed in Helgium the day before the ormisticr wns signed. 5Iembers of the American Legion will attend the funeral mass tomorrow morning nt tlie Church of the Kpiphnny, Klevcntli and Jackson streets. Inter ment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery with full militnry honors. fenrcd the girl hnd been lured away from home nnd notified police. "I can't think of any reason for her leaving home," said the mother, "ex cept that she dreaded nnd hated school. And she hnd twenty-nine days more of school to mnke up before she was sixteen." Ycsterdoy, the mother said, a woman, who refused to give her nnme, tele phoned nnd sold n girl answering Anna's description had been seen darting in nnd out of 1023 5It. Vernon street, ns though she were nfrald she would be neon and recognized. Today the father, with two detec tives, went to this address and nsked for Anna. They were told no one an swering that description lived there. As they had no search warrant they could not search the place. "Annn never hnd n craze for the mov ies or to go out much." said 5Ir. Clark. "She was n good girl and I don't bcc why she would act this way." PLAN TEACHERS' COUNCIL MAYOR SAYS FOES TRY TO STEAL 'HIS THUNDER' I nw.... Unlit aAttlfn nf I nwfr iibibia tu lion i vmiwwii w - w.. . Tax Rate This Year 5Inyor Moore sold today that his political opponents have been trying to steal "his thunder" by predicting n de crease In the tax rate next year. Councilman Hall told the Chestnut Street Uusluess .Men's Association yes terday that the 1022 tax rate would be reduced. "No higher compliment could be imid 'to tho administration which Is so per- eintciitly criticized In the counciluiiiulc body than that the administration has been so economical and "indent as to warrant tlie suggestion of u reduction of taxes," said the Mayor. "A compli ment may not hnvc been intended, but II pleased just the same. In every de partment we are striving to keep ex penses down, to cut out gruft and to render efficient service. "Wo have been doing so well during the thirteen months of tho admitiistra' tlon that on Thursday at the meeting of the United Ituslness .Men's Asso ciation I announced the -.ory strong probability that we would be able to reduce the tax rate next year or at lcakt would prevent any increase, "The .Mayor Is naturally pleased to have tho members of Council indorse tills suggestion nml hopes that they ninj bo nble by co-opernllon to assist the administration by making good." MOTOR BREAKS MAN'S ARM Accident Occurs While Worker Is Adiustlna Belt In Factory While John Kelcmbcnze, forty-five years old, 1MM hast I'ambria street, was adjusting a belt in n motor this morning his left nrm was caught and broken in three places. The accident occurred in it factory at Twenty-second street nnd I.ehigb ave nue. He was taken to the Women's Homvnpnthlc Hospital. First of Sectional Conferences to Bs Held Today As the first step in the consummation of n long-cherished project of the tench- I ers of thp public schools. Dr. K.lwin I C. Uroome. superintendent if selmnlu ! has called, a series of four sectional con ferences to consider the question of a Teachers' Council. The first of these meetings will he held this afternoon in the Northeast High School. It will be attended by teachers of the Northeast, f itcrinantowii, irntiKfonl and Kensing ton High Schools, the art Continuation School and elementary tenchers of Dis trict No. 4 and Districts Nos. 7 and S. except those who will attend the meet ings at the William Penn High School. The purpose of the Tenchers' Council will be to obtain co-operation with the administrative staff of th itirc teach ing staff, nnd through their representa tives to obtain officially u voice in ex pressing the needs nnd fnults of the school system and in any other features upon which they may desire to express themselves. To Arbitrate In South America (ienevn, 5Iay 11. The Swiss federal council has agreed to arbitrate the long-standing boundary dispute le,tweou Ncnezueln mid Colombia. It In ex pected that u decision will be rendered by the council within twelve months. WHAT'S happened to the star salesman who only used to hit the high spots? The youngsters, backed by the right advertising, out shine him every time. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertiting Agency I&ery Phase of Sate Promotion North American Bldg. Philadelphia Daylight-Saving Repeal Beaten Admiral Wilson Oent to Annapolis Pittsburgh, 5Iay 11 City council, Washington. 5Iny 11 Admiral meeting as the finance committee, yes-i Henry It. Wilson, commander in chief terday defeated an effort to repeal the ' of the Atlnntlc fleet, will bo the next. davlieht ;avlng orillnaiif of Pitts- superintendent of the United Mates burgh. Thi! voe on the repealer was . Naval Academy nt Annapolis, Hecre C t., 2 I tnry Denny announced last night PLANS fur jour tiru- nrojrrti, building, mfflmn-l.-nl r'nilimirnt, elnnt ritrnilon. Ira lirotrinrnt. property nnbd I Vinton. I). FINSTON, Civil Engineer 3320 Climtnut Nt. Trl. locust I7flt "Proper food and proper exercise," states H. N.TolIes, the educator and efficiency expert, "cannot help but de velop the qualities of mem ory, judgment, tact, loyalty and enthusiasm." Collins' Institute gives you the exer cise that's proper. May we mail our booklet? COLLINS INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CULTURE COM.INS 1I1.DU.. WALNUT BT. AT l.'.TH "- " "Copley" ted :x if -A 2 fjr Awortc Jk Pique fr SOc Oelpark Soft Collars hat do not sacrifice appearance. Wc have "mart" styes 1 1, t ar,f comfortable as Well. JACOB KEEPS SONS HART'S .larU-O-llnrt's Htxtnurant 123-25 So. 10th St. PLAIN STEAK ...25c SIRLOIN STEAK.. 40c N. Y. RUMP 55c Isiiiics' IHiiIni; Room Stvtr Closed Manufacturers' Clearance SALE 20 OFF en nnr Framed Mirrori Splendid line et Picture Framei Fine Mouldings Ulr Varlt7. All Wood, Latest rinl.hc Frame to Order Matthew Schramm & Son 39 North 9th St. Second Floer MANrjKMCTCBHlU WHOLESALES!) KKTAILKBS zmnstfARp Mide by The Whl Company, Chictgo AKTstfy Priccj it to 363 nrP M& ( MANYa thr'fiy heart J Wjr beats beneath an J f V Eversharp IK58! VrTt:ns Sn-VEnsnrrHs 5 &'- 'Eik Tobacco Tars -Cigarette "t Ciha d Rnvrre . DeskSets-Memorandum Pads-Photo Frames In 'Bronze mill applied Sterling Silver Decoration u hi . Ve' -" " "r- Are you going to leave your family subject to the inflexible rules of law, simply because you put off making your Will? Why not attend to this duty today? Have your attorney draw upyour Will, naming this Company as Executor and Trustee. WEST END Trust Co. Broad St, at South Penn Square &&. StfX MJ rT'S good economy to have an assortment of clothes in your wardrobe. J The man who has two or three suits "rest ing" while he wears another will find that he is getting the maximum of wear and service out of all of them. Moreover. b alternating you feel a n ou ueie vc.ir itiK a new suit at each change. J Spring Suits and Top Coat are $30 ami upward The allies at $45 and $50 are especially attractive. J1ACOB REED'S SONS l424-1426hcstnutStrect ailiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiniiig SDUmmitrii ill liliiiiinii Announcing Special Values in Fine Quality Blue Serge Suits at $29 $35 $42 For a Limited Period, because the quantities are limited about 400 Blue Serge Suits for $29 about 300 Blue Serge Suits for $35 about 400 Blue Serge Suits for $42 being all we have or can get of these Fine Qualities at these Special Prices! A Ten Strike! May Eleventh! Just when Every Man is taking, or is about to take, stock of his Summer wardrobe, for, every man knows he needs a Blue Serge the most Serv iceable, most Comfortable Worsted Suit for Summer wear! These are fine-twilled, soft-handling Blue Serges! Not a coarse, rough fabric in the lot! No such Values in Blue Serge anywhere else in the city for $29, $35, $42 and we don't know that we shall be able to re place them ourselves to sell at those prices ! Fine Quality White Flannel Trousers $10 A pair of them will make two Suits out of one. The ideal Combination is Blue Serge Coat, White Flannel Trousers! B pijiiiiiins PERRY & CO. Sixteenth and Chestnut Sts. apimilE iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!t,i.iii"in;iii"i"i'iiiiiiiiii ii 'im un.finiii ;ifi Franklin Printing Company EMPLOYEES TN the reorganization of our pro- duction departments now taking place, old employees are offered the opportunity of joining the new force on the old basis of forty-eight hours. If you wish your job back, re port at once to your foreman, pre pared to work. Every department is working and this is your opportunity to join the new force before all places are filled. FRANKLIN PRINTING COMPANY J. P. Richards, I V Grneral Manager. May 11, 1921 "H2GChc6lnutSircet 5ia55"jriy'-apic;il-I t i . , ft tj, v . j in.n
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