1 V K- !?' IK M It mi mi w r H: wtTj-rynrgr K? .. ' "St' -. ' . J C : & 'lh. H," ,'iM,Are ..' I - al. 'bJ iri--CT "" " y 'V,'" tfymfrXG PUBLIC LEDGER PHltADriLPHIA, ifitftasSXT liR&$fS l92f 1 Si "viiA" I . 'V (V, -' SHAKE-UP HITS 23 ON POLICE FORCE .Tempest Donios There Is Any Political Significance in Changes VAN HORN'S SUGGESTIONS Twenty -throe clinnirpt in tic1 pollrc bureau, ordered lr .Wiitnnt lMrei'tor Tempest, hrenmo effective torfnx. Tho men named in ttir order Include three lieutfnnnt!i, nine serRcnnt and eleven patrolmen nnd nrtlnR detectives. Assistant Director Tetnpot cm phfttlonlly denied there Is nn nolitien' rtcnlflcnncc In Hip chnii?o. Ho n'm raid they roiilil not be attrilmtpd to the recent bnotleKslnit ener at flip Twelfth and 1'itip street Htatinn. Most of the rhanRPH are made in tlip oeonl police division, commanded bv Captain Van Horn, "steam rollpr" of tlip bureau Rumors wore in rlrrulatlon that as n result of thp failure of Captain Van Horn to prove hi" chnrses of booties gin nRnlnst Milsel and Hum Levin of Seventeenth and Soutu itreetc a complete hakr-up of the police dis trict In the ccond ilivlMon would be made. "IIlBheriips" Accused It va" aNo reported that etra pressure would bp brought to bear to prove that four policemen attached to the Twelf'h and Vine trecl tntion vrere accepting protction mnip So far no rhnrge hnve been placed against the four impended polli e:nci lieiiiuc it Is said nn one can be found to -up-port the nilpgrd charges, uhlih ueie mad" in a sworn affidaUl Atcotdin to reliable information' none of the nccued men ever accepted the alleged Kraft, nnd nr actually bi-ins made "the goat" for the fail.irc of the 'higher ups." The first name on the llM of e terday's transfers is thnt of Lieut ncnt Theodore Penn. of the Twclfm and Pine .streets station. Lieutenai.t renn was only recently publicl lumplimenied by Mavor Moore for the "ivn'i-un' he made in the Nineteenth District, which embraces the Seventh Winu He was sent to that d. strict bj MiMir I Monre about 11 enr ago. The turest and conviction ma le and obtained by Lieutenant I-'enn arc not cipiale 1 b any other lieutenant in the i it I suid. Yet as a result of ,he Leln fiasco, which w.is conduct.') cutirjlx under the dnection of t'.ti'nlu Van Horn nnd Lieutenant of D-ti-t.ws Charles Lee, Lieutenant Fenn nss been transferred to the Park and Lehigh ntcnucs station. Whn asked if these facta wcry tni", Assistant Uircctor Tempest va that "all the changes were made for the good of the service nt the suggestion of Captain Van Horn. He further Mated that Captain Van Horn was whipping the Second Division Into tdinpo, and that durliie the last three nlshts he had rounded tip about 30O imp'cloiH characters Carrying Out Major's Order ' "Captain Van Horn." continued th"' nsslstiint director. "Is. of coin's,', oar-1 rjlng out Major Moore' peisonal orders." The other two lieutenants transferred1 were George Wncnci, l-'lfteeiilli ami) Vine streets station, to the Twelfth and l'lnc streets district; Frcileih'-. !.' Mnltet. fiom the Park and Lchit;'i axenues district to the Fifteenth and Vine streets station. i Patrolman .lohn Walls, th Sixth District strong man. was promoted to district detcctne. Andrew A. Seanlon, district detective of the Twentieth mid ! Pedeial sheets station, was jent to I the Cltj Hull detectiie bureau. i Fall Dreaks Mall Carrier's Arm I Charles L Dledcl, ."(VIO Carpenter I ot the I'nschal NAVY YARD WAGES DROP 14 PER CENT 50,000 Men Throughout the Country Affected by New Ruling SOME EVEN CUT IN HALF stieet. a letter carrier. Washington. Sept. 8. Reduction in the rates of pav for Navy Yard employes throughout the Cnited States, amount ing generally to 14 per cent and run ning in specific cases from 10 per cent for technical employes to as much as 50 per cent in certain overhead posi tions were anouneed yesterday by the Department Hoard of Review. The cut in wages will affect fiO.000 men nnd will be applied on the same nrinclnle in everv Nnvv Yard, whereas heretofore lates of pay have varied. The M-iiiii ,"--: - . ..." . . . . station, i'JL'1 Woodland acnue. suf- ' me-uay ween which was rcceimj .ui ... fered a broken arm In a fall when at- f00 ln order to keep as many men as tacked bv vrtlgo esferdny at Sixtt possible nt work is to he continued, thinl street and Woodlnntl aenue. Laborers emplojed by the Government HALLAHAN' School Shoes COST LESS WEAR LONGER LOOK BETTER Scenario Writers: See The Kdltor 7avazlii ni our nf"dealer 11 cntii 0l) fi'r 'irlp in th rlfne and n" of ojr ork rubllshul rk' Jl flu "i- TIIK EIMTOH M.V.AZINK Dank lllll. Illthlnnil I'-lll. N, . Children Well now mother's sick Don't let sickness spread. Check it by makinff harm less every source of infec tion. Sylpho-Xalhol It a dit.nfnc tint 41-j t met lUonf.r than U. S. J'ub'le Helh Stmco Standard. So you know that It dulroyt germ I.fe. For personal hygiene euti, wounds, do'jehea Eylnho-Nathol li invaluable Drug and dpartmtnt itorn. Four r. in 15c to 51.25. Tha BuJpho-.N'apthol Company, Boa ton, Maaa. Sylpho-Nathal ActM Instantly Bring Your Boys and Girls io Hallahan's We Promise You Real Satisfaction! Boys and girls want Hallahan Shoes because they like their looks Fatheis and mothers prefer Hallahan Shoes because ..hey give such splen did service and yet cost less than in other stores A comDlete Juvenile Department in each Hallahan store and prices are lower than they have been in years. Children's School Shoes, 2'50' 300' 3'50 Ta i at.-.cr punrnelal and patent leathei Boys' School Shoes, $00 Tan leather plenty of '.mos 3.50, .OO Other Grades, 4.50, 5.00 and 5.50 .Hlgood shoesO 92i JViarket Street Market St. Store Open Saturday Evening Branch Stsrtt Open Every Evenic; 60th & Chestnut Sts. Z736 Gennentcwn Ae. 5604 Germactown Ave. West Phila. North Pbila. Germactown under the order, which In effective Sep tember 10, will receive forty-one cents an hour. Skilled mechanic)! will Ret nevcnty-three cents nn hour. That, the board which made the award says, Is 15 per cent above the pre-war wale, but nt the name time It points out that the cost of living In still SO per cent hlnhcr than It was In 1013. Shop committees arc recognized in the board' award nnd the opinion ti expressed that they should have the ame acoem to the vommnndant of tho yards that enlisted men nt sen have to the captain of a ship. The board reported excessive over- ! head expenses nt all of the ards partly due to the fact that military expend! ttircs were being charged to the yards, I but also became the ratio of oxerhead position to mechanics employed was too great. 1 Road Named for Rockefeller , Auburn. N. V., Sept. 8. The Flng- j er Lakes Asoelatlon. comprising twen-tv-three communltle In the lake re gion of central New York, has voted . to nnme the Improved highway from Ttbhen to Auburn, via rrecviue, as tne "Rockefeller highway." 1 FIREMEN HAVE FAIRS t Upper Darby and Qarrettford Com panies Concerned A large crowd was 'present last eve ning nt Seventy-second street and West Chester pike, where a fair has been opened by Upper Darby Ir Company No. 1, The fair this 'year surpasses that of previous years in Interest, Hey. cral special drawings will feature the event. Tho Garretford nnd Dreicl Hill Fire Company open Its fair, on Friday eve ning on tlje lot opposite the fire house. Apartments at the Rittenhouse Renovated, refurnished made spick, span and InvltlnR. Outside rooms, cool, cheerful. Pick from these: Two Rooms and Bath. Throe Rooms nnd Bat n. Four Rooms nnd two Baths. Rittenhouse Hotel, 22d and Chestnut Ono of the special prists this year Hi five-passenger touring car, which will , . .. k.i j - ?"" aff S.l ." X" Ml ...... ... .m.uuuuun "cignborlii iGthriltf s Jfi HI Scott Motor Company 908 North Broad Street Hell Phone. Poplar 3214 KNIGHT It Value It Now 15 Greater, due to recent improvements, totaling $400, built Into this fine car. The Stearns Is not a "bargain." It is a sound investment In comfort and economy. ' Open cart, $2750 delivered wifv&n sX2 irHjf SOIV roi J mip li r KOd fa j ile3ilpiL ra' i..3v. jrs A4V aA& BMr Efr ffrJ4 r 9 F VflTi3 r 3f 37 LrJr ir -ndoshjal Purposes HAVING proved its wonderful power, effi ciency, economy and versatility on the farm3 where testa have been most severe, the Fordson tractor is now meeting with equal success in most every line of commercial endeavor, taking care of many odd jobs, both draw-bar and belt, which heretofore had been accomplished by more costly and less efficient methods, The wonderful power of the Fordson, its great endurance, its ease of operation and handling in small spaces makes it an unusually efficient industrial locomotive 03 well a3 a reliable power plant. When equipped with solid rubber-tired wheels, it is a moot practical, dependable, tireless, power unit that may fit right into your particular line of business, saving you time, money and work. Let us demonstrate the ways and means by which a Fordson will benefit you and your concern. Phone, write or call. - !!llb .rirbS8 n. SP? ir ( "'tix w8 I nil 1 1 ft i tin b3ibP Some of Its Many Uses Tows Freight Cats. Pulls tons of materials in small cars about fac tories, inside and out; hauls trailers loaded with lumber, coal and crushed stone; drags logs, does excavating and hoisting; crushes stone; mixes concrete; drives piles; hauls street cleaning equipment; plows snow nd hauls it away; grades and rolls streets and roads. Braving unknown perils, they crossed tne prairie to find new homes in the unplowed Corn Belt. Wolves and robbers, storm and fire beset them, but they pushed on, undaunted. And to Jake Vandemark and Virginia Royall came adventure, mystery and romance. VANDEMARK'S FOLLY by Herbert Quick will be the most-talked-of novel in America this Fall and Winter. Read it. 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