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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2G, 1921
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PITV ARnM RANG !
HIRES FIRE FIENDS! g$
TO CARRY BIBLE TO CHINA
Donaldsen Tells of Insurancei
Firms Giving $10,000 I
for Their Capture
SAYS HE WON'T STOP PROBEJ
Pcofcfsiennl lirrbiiRM known ai
"ferclii"" tire vniplejcri by an arreit I
rlne In tilt city, according te Thnmrn
IJ l)mml(len. Hlnte Insurance (Vun-mlpvlen.-i.
in l" first public statement
jinre the fire Insurance neait'lnt ulnrteil.
ActhltSes of Uichp men, n"certlinc te'
the Commissioner, linve resulted in "s i
pictliern of misplcieiiB fires. ' Come vvliftt
tnav. be tlcclnrcs, he will continue te
en'luct lilt InvpntlRntlnim. Ile admits
fire iniirnnec cempniilcH subc rlbed n1
'total of $10,000 te pny the pxprmeM of
the Invent lent Ien Inte certain tire In
Miranee ndjii'iers methods, nnd nays
the Institution of criminal iirnciedlnc"
bv rcrtuln acijtiMcrH ngnlnit (icerfrc P.
McCnnn. n detective, nnd Harry ie. '
I tonlter of nn efTue bnlldlnj. will net dc- ,
ter him from continuing- the preb.
I McCnnn and Fex were held In $1000
'bail each by Mnclstrate Kenten Inst1
Menth en a charge of conspiracy, in-
elvine: the riling of tlcLs of certain
tire adjusters and wire-tapping.
Mr. Donaldsen's Statement
The stutement follews:
"The 311121 Legislature pased an act I
rrevldlns that all ndjuitert of claims ...
icalaKt insurance companies who ie- ' nppllcanta for licenses a pulil.e adj.iM-
r?lve, ompeuHntien for icpresentlna , ".I. "c ;,"t,l',,,' i" triiMvvnitl.v
1 ""' ..... nlttnliln iiii'tu iiiinur li.l .1... A.l ,!.
nn 1 hole ers niusi upni.v te ine niMir- ' . " :" ". ."" inn
anec't'oinmlBviencr nnd eunl'fy for a
licenie ns public adjuster. The act pre
... ... , v 1.0 Ucr l'hnte St-
Miss AInbclle It. Ctilley (left), of 1001 l'embrehe neniie. Kast Lani-
deHiic. nntl Miss Klsle M. Knttllt?. (118 North Fifty. third street, Mho
nre about te hail for China for missionary work
HURRICAN
FLOODS
E
CITIESJN FLORIDA
Near -Tidal Wave Overflows
Pert Tampa City and Tampa.
Orange Creps Damaged
NO CASUALTIES- REPORTED
aluabln facts unearthed .heuril
them was a brend c.clc of lircpiiliiHHeu
and corrupt ion. whlcti mennccit tlm liuu
X that'the' llcfn VlmlV hc"'trut- '".er.y of innocent people
werthy and competent te trnnf.net biiHl- ., A.1 n"t1".11u, l,r,pt,Ii,'' r durins.
ncss n public adJiiBter in such manner '" Hives litatien were the officers of
n Rnfeeiiani t ic nterestH et tne nue- ",v . v" " " ""-' ,nu,"1-'' nr
fl4
lie.' The new law was actually drafted
Mvcral j cars age. A revNed draft was
dincused wltii certain ad lusters, agents,
brokers and company officials beferp it
wie submitted te tnc Jiiiil i.eRisiature
panles made nwnre of the nctunl wnrt
being done, nor were they given op
portunity te approve or disapprove of
any action b, the Commissioner or hU
agents. The Insurance CoinmiHMetirr
Uy the Associated 1'iess
Jacksonville, Fin.. Oct. 2ll. The
Oulf imrrlcunc nppnrently had passed
into the Atlantic Ocean today nftcr
sweeping ncres tlie Flerida peninsula
Itt n northeasterly direction. Ire
communication feutli of here still
was Fevered, except down the rim of the
enst coast, which was net affected by
the blew. The enlv reports en condi
tions In Seuth Flerida were brought here
by train crews.
Xe less of life had been reported to
day, but heavy damage was done te
the ernnge crop nnd inundation of the
lowlands.
i.nf .i.iitx nf the citv of Tampa were
reported under several feet of water
hernuse of the high tide in Tnmpn Kay i
and the Hlllsbore 1th er. Train serv
j. n.,nrllv u'i lipliirr mnlntnined In
the fctrlckcn district, but some lines
were under several feet of water, which
forced detours by ether routes.
iv A TvpIhpv. conductor of the first
Atlantic Coast Line train arriving here
today from Tampa, wim lie was in i n
I Tnmpn csterdny when the Mill effect
I of the storm began te be felt. The n-e
in tide he tlescrmci ns neii'ing snort ei
. 11 I1UU J -Hit r , . w... .,v .,
TO CHINA AS MISSIONARIES 'water uuVkly covered the peater part
,of 1'eit Tampa City, hmes were tin-
win n-. D , ,,, , ,,rif reefed nnd dcstreycl by the wind and
Will Devote Reet of Lives te Uplift t, 0.tellsvc railroad terminals nnd
of People In Faraway Orient j elevators en the waterfront were heav-
Twe riillndelphln women will leave
their homes here en Friday, and start
LED INTO CRIME BY FAKE
ACTOR, ROBBERDECLARES
Prisoner Admits Held-ups and Ac
cuses Companion as Gang Leader
One man, declared te be the lender of
a band of lilgliwnyiivn, and another,
who has confessed, were held without
bill for court t'day by MnsMrntc Me
clenry at Cily Unit. They are IMwnrd
A. Chalfont, of Arcii street near Six
trcnth. and Allen IXelil, of Colling
dale, Fn.
Dlchl declnicd he linil Wit induced
te enter a cereer of crime by Clinlfent
who, he said, posed as n movie, actor
mill ti wealthy Main Line resident
Dielil clalin'j te be well connected in
Cellingdnle.
According te Uiebl, tney reblxsl
Plikerlnjf's drus store nt llryn Mnwr
(bout a month ae : (tullfmirf- hnber
dnshery. nt 5i7 Seuth Fifteenth street.
October 10, gettlns $500. arid Inter tried
te rob I.oeii Kalin. a dellcntesscn ilenl
er nt 100 Seuth Flfty-iirst street. Thov
were bluffed by Kaliu. I.e i-nld and left
without taking nnj thing.
MJJlJlJLlJJJJJLIUiJLlaULXJLJUU-rJJjL-'i;
SECRETARY
OR
STENOGRAPHER
Yetinic Isily with C fiir' fe
Inrlil nnd ftrullf cxrxr.rnre dflrfi
pn.ltlnn. Kirt tfneirrnihfri lilrli
tclioel nml liuslnrix rolls rdiirnllnn,
A-l rff'rrniws. t'iinbl of (iMumlnt
ninkt fxiirMne reMmiislhllltlrpi,
n us. i.i.neKii erriri:
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BY STEEL
EQUIPMENT
I.nrl.cri, Slirlilni;. Ml-e WetU
mil. .1. KMtllV t SON
r.Ml N. Sil Htrrrt
1'her.ffi: Mnrkct ,lt(5l: .Spruce OI00
TE"J
$55 te $75
Men's Custom
Suits for Fall
A custom-made suit ia distinctive
especially when tailored from fine
materials. Jenes's tailors with fine
' domestic nnd foreign suitings will
I give veu satisfaction.
$55 te $75
One special tab'e nt $30.
, W. S. JONES, Inc.
Cuiiem Tailoring
1116 Walnut Si.
Philadelphia, Pa.
ill
Ne man has a right
te be mentally
satisfied until he
sees these wonder
ful suits at ....
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PHILADELPHIA WOMEN GO
UVI'AIKINIl AKT (U ASS M'VA IA1.TV
Phutulelnhia Urnamcmal
tf TIF ... f.
i uiass werKS
t cTiiurn nm irinrn n .,-m fn
! rllurch'f rt've! Iriii" unii iu!r hvllJrsn
! H
etl.ins nml ftlmn ni 'urn liil
Street
ii" I'eBlnr S3, I i
516 X. 9th St
tl' I I ml
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. . ..-. Hl..nl.... l. - .. .. ULxeiMn inn irsmillNluinrv ler nvnr i.n..
in Insurance Department measuie. I , j certain elepliene conversations
"Immediately after the new law took
,fcct the Insurance Commissioner ob
tained for the first time an array of
farts from authentic sources which c
tiblishcd suspicious origin of semes of
fires: indicated the presence in Phila
delphia of professional arson men.
known ns 'torches'; involved certain
ngenis nnu ureuers in adjustment tee i which
jpumiiK nnu everinsunng ei iew-gratie
properties and teutcnts, nnd showed
trazen methods of certain individuals
known ns public adjusters of fire claims.
nml for all acts of Ml mrcntH ilnn
within the limits of his Instructions.
ricthera of Susplrieus Fires
"Arsen is one of tile most heinou heineu heinou
ef crime" Philadelphia has had a
plethora nf suspicious tires. There were
l!)" tiies in Phlludelphln iu lilUO. with
i pnipcuv ies-, ei meie limn ss.t I l.nnn
i.L.i. .. i-.i iii.fi i.. .n '
ns; per cent
exceeded 11)11) b
Sew-nil I of the cltj's ablest lirelightcis ' ftl S watew
were killed in ,i brief period. , ..-,.
"Certain persons under limMlgntlen f(1ii, V" M
their lone ieurnev te China, where tliev
' M'llt in'nin MihIh It. no 1 1 ,ii!uulnnn.i nn.
.. ... ... pvn; (.nui. i.t:- iu ,,.e..i.,.. ,,
denver. They are Mis Mnbclle H.
Ctilley. of 1001 Pemb-eke uveiitie. I'nbt
Lannlewne, nnd Mis Hlsle M. Kittllu,
of (MS North Fifty-third street.
Mbs (Julley tins already spent sl.
.ears In tlie mission field, liming re
turned for n j ear's ncatien. Miss Kitt
11(7. is going out for the first time. They
s.iil November 10 fiem Vrnrnmcr en
the l'mprcss of Kussiu, bound for Swu
low. Seuth Chlun. about a night's jour jeur
uev north of Hongkeng.
lhey will weik in the Uapust m ssien
nrpartment Without Funds
' The Commissioner, being vested with
discretieiinr) peweis under the new
license law. found It urgentl ecesarj
te nnpiire full informntien. The City
Fire M,irlinl's effiie was admittedly
overtaxed In its efforts te inctlgnii!
scores of suspicious fires end nctlvities
ef !nllidunl concerned in the results
of the (Ires. The Tnsuinnce Department
had neither funds nor working staff te
conclude n thoieugh Investigation of a
subject which wa wide and deep in
its imnUi',ntie'is.
"Knell of the stork file Insurance
companies of Pennsylvania was asked te
(entribute a modest amount of money
te permit of Inwstlgatinn bj the In
s'lrnnce Commissioner and n special
taff . The amount subscribed was less
t'.mn SlO.OOfl. The most prominent de
irctiie agency was first empleved and
nftcr ii test -out period, nctunUj upon
(lie ndviie of the asencv, it was deter
mined te undertake nn intensive i'.
veMlgntlnn. and this wn arranged for
hr the Insurance Commissioner by the
emphiMnent of ,i former member, dm lug
the ii cent wnr. of the intelligence sec
tion uf tiie nrmj .
Knows of Ne Lawlessness
"Se far nt the Insurance f'emmis.
llener knows, no agent working directly
er inuiieetiy uniler him committed Inw
j'ss nits et nny desirint en. it
11 icr the intention et the Commit. ! (!l',l !,i,.
ml the Chinese te be just
folks," Miss Culley said tein, "like
people the world ever. Seme geed,
some bad, some indifferent. I spcik
Chinese, and I have as many and ns
r-nrirl friemlu nnuinn flip f'hinn.,, nn T
u Miiull I hne here at home. ThV district lu
,,., , , ,.,ll.llii-,iill,ini...tl'. VIlllJ , w
lien ITgUl.iriJ COIlStltllteil millnn innln nml Vim- lr.re.. tint nr.,t lini.
....I i.l -I .i. .,.. ... '" '" """ :."." "'V"s.' I-.. .... ......
aiiiiiiiiiiiL'n iiviwiuh iciigc tneir innlillitv
re cope witn current evi w. if i n,..
receiuij organ criliiltinl pinsccutleiH
against one of the investigators nnd
the janitor of a building. The chaigesl
iciiiiiu in anegcu niegni acts which innv
i.avc eecn incident, te, nut were
part of, tlm Investigations.
Ilv ilniuitired.
In Tampa, nine miles away, all low
parts of the city were under water, i
Stores in the Franklin street retail dis-
trict were flooded te n depth of eighteen
inches. City lighting, street tnrs and I
telephones were out of commission.
St. Petersburg. Clearwater and ether I
points en the Pinellas Peninsula, which i
separates Tampa liny from the (Julf, I
have net been heaid from even indirect- i
ly since early jestcidny. but no alarm
was felt for their snfelv, as they me
thirty te forty fct above water.
All iallw.i trains arc much delajed.
dutjef nil citizens, whether or net In ' for
punm- emcc. in nrruj tiiemelcs en the
side of law and order, te conserve
human life and pieperty and te further
public spirit.
"Ne matter what tactics mav be
used te obstruct n valid Investigation
the Insurance Commissioner will iu the
future, ns in the past, continue, his
investigations."
GLOUCESTER CAFE BURNS ,
Authorities Believe Blaze Was1
Started by Thieves
The fileucester City pe'V nnd fire I
authorities nre innklnc an Investigation '
of a mysterious tire which enriv jester
dnj destroyed the American Itcstnurnut,
nt King nnd Linden streets. It is be
lieved the fire was started bv thieves.
The less was about SSOOO.
The tire sin end rapidly, and for n few i 3
We have high schools "and elementary Inlnutes It looked as though several ;g
ehoels, lie-pitnls anil a new i cld( nee ! ""'""" """ !." .... V
aMy BMraa iWiKra t w " irrair t w n i"r
Fer brain and brawn
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Knickerbocker
Gelf Suits
$38 te $65
Suits
DOLLARS
YOU CAN BUY suits at any geed store
for $43. But net such suits as these.
They are as fine quality suits as ever
found room en our tables. AND
THAT'S GOING SOME.
GETTING down te details about them
every one is an exceptional Super-Value
they're made of the best aH-woel fab
rics loomed. Geed lines. Geed styles.
And the colors are as varied as an autumn
leaf. Herringbones, silk mixtures, chev chev
eots. Single and double breasters. Big
and small sizes. Net a one, quality con
sidered, that ought net sell for well ever
Half a Hundred Dollars.
PERRY'S
At all our Stores
mission werkeru lias just been
riuiii'i in me dine ei starring the in
vestigatien 10 m"fj" riminnl piesL-
ciitinni It was n campaign of in-
V TPBtlRnlleu te determine whether or net
Artist's Estate Inventory Filed
The wills of the following persons
were prebnted tedav : Amelia llewer.
107 Citv Line. .$S.-,.0O0 ; Frederick Pol Pel
lows. 1 50 North Fertj -fourth street
$4,150; Laura lleliieinnnn. 1220 Sev
bert street, $5400; Mnrv J. T. .Tames
lllllfl 1,1 1 . .. . r-n.-.n .
iiivw v iiciiiiui sirecc, is.iiMiii; liereme
I M. Miller. 072.1 North Carlisle street.
1S40.000: William II. Peters, City Line
mid (ierniantnvvn avenue, $10,000
1 Mnrv A. Tenninir. 1Nlin Pinn ......'
Slfl.000 and Siisnn M. Vail, 125 West 1 tllc-v wn
vnciien avenue. .s;tssm). The inventerv
1 of the personal etnte of F. WnlieV
was Tpjler. noted Philadelnhhi mrlst. eU
J. It came te S407.1.1.0. I.,.
built.
WANT POSTMASTER KEPT
Crl.nJi. - 1,1. , D.,I.J. r .
Contemplated Change I
Hesidents of .Morten and ltutledfje1
who are friends of tiie nresrut pesf. ,
master for tiie district, W. II. Thomp-1
son. of Kutledge, snj tlic.v nie going te
start a petition te have him letnln the
ieb. They sny they were sat prists! te
leain tiie district had been ndvancid I
from n feuith te a third-class pest-!
cilice and nunther inn 11 took an et- 1
aminntlen at Swarthmnrc prier te being I
tptieinted from Washington. j
Supporters of Thompson say thev are
strnuglj opposed te nnj cli.inge, Onlv'
one applicant took the eaniin itien anil!
his name nas 1101 jet Lcen announced.
The restaurant
shlpjnrd worker.
. s
was patronized by
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Gelf
te a
or knickers,
will-
tee" leng:
or
ters of administration were granted in
nn estates et f.stelln w. Tavler. 4(!l
Lexington avenue, $."000, and Ilenrv
Heniik, 210 Jacksen street. $S01S.
FINE FRAMING
PAINTINGS CLEANED
AND RESTORED
IDE ROSENBACH GALLERIES
132(1 VViilnilt Slrret
PllVlMJ W3 SlLVEnSMtTHS &TAT Vi vf
fwyrai'sm T)..:.
Gifts of Silver
.-"enDisheji - Bread Traj-s
Hell Dishes -dandividi Plaies - Candlesticks
Ferre
suit you
trousers
both.
In appropriate Tweeds,
Cheviots and Hemespuns,
properly proportioned te
give absolute comfort and
ease for that long drive.
Gelf Hese, Caps and
Sweaters in complete as
sortment. Ferre & Cdi
Clothiers & Outfittpra
Apex's for Reger Feet Clethes
CKeStwtf Street af Juiuper.
A Philadelphia sawmaker. when
asked what he put into his saws
that made them se geed, said :
"Nethinp; but geed steel and
honest work."
We repeat this with all respect.
Sturdy, all-wool fabrics and
N. B. T. tailoring that's what
gees into our
SUPER-VALUES
$
1 1
28 $33 $38
Whatever you want in the way
of Fall clothes a light-weight
overcoat, heavy ulster, a good geed
looking suit or sports suit
you'll find it waiting for you
here. And the prices right in
line with the Perry policy of
giving the leadership values.
T? I
Linde Furniture and Rugs
Guaranteed Belew Pre- War Prices
This great Linde Clearance Sale of store and warehouse stocks,
together with the mill clearance of fourteen leading factories, offers home
makers the greatest values, the biggest savings, in Philadelphia. Hun
dreds of complete suits for Bed Roem, Dining Roem and Living Roem,
as well as thousands of single pieces, are positively below pre-war Az
ures, in spite of a rising market.
On many of these articles the reduction is a full half, and. in a few instances
Vi mere. Yeu will be astonished te find hew much we will save you. Shoe'
around. See what you can de elsewhere. Yeu will always come back te the Linde
Mere, because it always gives the biggest values.
lust a Few of the Hundreds of Suits and Single Pieces at Half Price
Solid mahogany damask Choir
Hush seat mahogany Chair or Rocker
""mis: xuDie, vupcii Anne, 48 in
JO.piece walnut Dining: Roem Suit...
Mahogany Tea Wagen, glnss trav
Large oval Colonial Table, 45-iii. top.
Tapestry Fiieside Chuir or Rocker...
Mahogany -l-picce Red Roem Suit...
Mahogany Gate Leg Table
Lasy Arm Chair, leather teat
Chinese Grass Table, 24 in. long
lilnborate hery 7-piece Bed Roem...
telephone Table, complete with chair.
Martha WiiRhimrtnii H, ..:,. t.,i.i
Mahogany Dining Roem Suit, 1 pieces.
$25.00
$9.75
310.00
$200.00
$12.75
$25.00
$14.75
$195.00
$12.00
$5.75
$6.75
$475.00
$5.50
$18.00
$225.00
Wicker Davonpeit, in cretonne, 78 in. $25 00
Mahogany Console Table $10 75
Renaissance 10-piece Dining Suit. ... '$47500
Large high-buck Wicker Arm Chair $22 "50
Mahogany Leuis XV Bed Roem Suit. .'$17500
Wicker Suit, cretonne cushions $40 00
Mahogany Arm Chair, imperial leather $1500
Jacobean oak Dining Roem Suit $125 00
Mahogany tapestry Living Roem Suit $65.00
Solid mahogany Windser Day Bed $55 00
Impeited vcleur Living Roem Suit. . .$250.00
Davenport Bed, imperial leather $45 00
Overstuffed tapestry Living Roem Suit. $135.00
Georgian walnut Dining Suit, 10 pcs..385.00
Davenport Tabic, mahogany, CO in... $32.00
Rugs and Lineleums at J2 Price
TAILORED AT TASHIOM "PARK
8 3xlOfi u WUlA '; S2-S 9xl2 Finc French WiIl" $89.50
fan? "fy Axmmster $28.00 1 8x10 Marie Antoinette ... $6 50
6x9 Colonial Rug $4.00 I 6.9x12 Extra Wilten ' $47.00
7 6x9 Weel Fibre $7.50 ; 8.3x10.6 Best Weel Fibre $8 75
8l2lar7BSeJ8. ?2H2 , 9-12 Finest .Axminster $35.00
fivQ tu j j ;., ,e ve.uu 91.W com Linoleum, sq. yd. . .
6x9 Standard W.Iten $25.00 I $2.50 Heavy Inlaid Linoleum. !
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$1.85
WINDOW
SHADES
We are the largest manufacturers of Window Shades
m Philadelphia, assuring you the best materials, finest
workmanship and lowest prices. Comparison will prove
our superior quality and enormous savings.
HENRY LINDE
Open Friday Evenings Until O..10
23d, Columbia & Ridge es.
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PERRY & CO.
16th & CHESTNUT
SUPER-VALUES
in Clethes for Men
1 1
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Thirty-two Carloads
Recenlly wc supplied tJii
quantity of glass te a large auto
mobile manufacturing company
for use m building an addition
te its plant. We can take care of
our requuernents for building
glass promptly no matter hew
large or small they may be.
. end us yur inqitu .c .
rnundl I 664
HBRES TURNER
GLASS COMPANY
JOtl. and Walnut
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