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Llfe Four Times in Rescue
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WENT INTO GAS-FILLED TANK
A heroic little Scotchman, Wllllmn
McLviinP"- twenty yours old n sailor
en tlin Anierleun tanker Dnlclne, will
be preFPiitrd with n geld wnlcli today
by his shipmates.
4ls n line Retd wntuh, and w
'bought jestenlay when the nliip ar
rived In pert here. The coek-nlxo Iiiin
"fijfd up litige bowl of plum duff. The
"ship hnH Jmt come from Cuba and
there will also he well, It will Itc a
icnl reh'hratlen, au.vhew.
Mel.piiucn, otherwise known as
"Hed," rlftltPd his life four tliupx an
he bronchi frefn a cnH-lllled tank the
bodies of two members of the prow who
had cone down te make repairs. The
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BROKER KEPT $1
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WOMAN
Ore Concern's Treasurer Held
for Fraud as Stock Fails
te Appear
THREE "LOST" WEST PHILA,
CHILDREN GO BACK HOME
te
GOT RECEIPTS FOR
. ship parries molasses In hulk, hailing
from .Ssigun, Cuba.
TIip Mnrj of young Mcleiineii s here-
t )sni was told today by the ship's
wireless operator, ueiiert uirgnern. ii
it progressed, the ehlef ehnrapter jit
tered a few pretests and hurried te
another part of the vessel. "Sparks"
jet under way with his yarn.
"We had just reached Hnguu te lead
jnettuscH, and the pumpman, Harris
I!v1pn. had gene down Inte the tniiK.
Thief Knglneer Ames and I were btand-
Ins en uppk, wnen Hutiiieuiy we ncani
.MUS. KUDULIMI KMJS
Widow of former president of the
KlilcJIty Tnist Company, who died
today. The pliotecnipli Is a ropy
Of a painting by (lie late Julian
Story
MRS. HELEN ELLIS DIES
Widow of. President of Fidelity
Trust Ce. Was 81
I Sirs. Helen KIIK widow of Uudulph'
Kills, who was president of the KluYIIty
Trust Company, died suddeiily this
iiiernlng at her home. Vex 1 1111. Uryn
iMawr.
I Airs. Hills was eighty-one enrs old.
She was a daughter of William Htrutll-
i-iuiaiieipiiia mnuuiaeturer who
1 ers. it
ripr-les e,l. We knew the trouble, ami .,,,Mn "V' te tlie .Natien the
Chief Ames (llcil for tlie Mnteli and
teurrled below. Crahbinc ICppIps, whb
tas overcome, lie Marled up the lad
der, but halt way up liecninp se af
fected (lint he' was forced te drop him.
lie himvelf was just about te fall baek
Inte tlie tank when I pulled him out.
"I spread Hip alarm. ICeeles'
brother. C. T. 1'eeles. lirst assistant
tnglneer. dashed te tliv rescue.
"At the bottom of the lank he was
nlcklns mi his brother when he fell
rres his pros) rule body. Captain J
Koffehl then called for volunteers. '
"It was our little, old, red-headed
Scottish here who scrambled down the
ladder into Ihe tank. Almest ever- i
come, he returned immediately te the
deck, crnblied a rope, tied a handker-
chief around his nes and slid below. '
lie succeeded in Ijlng tlie r.epe te one
of tlie bodies and wc pulled out
puniiiiiiaii
J sareen mens
... . .. .. . "
mi wlilcl) tile liedy et tieerrft' Wasiilng Wasiilng
ten lies, at Mount Vernen. Until some
.cnrs age she was prominent socially
in I'liiladelphia, but of late cars she
lived tpiietly at her home.
She Is survived by one son. William
S. Kills, Mr. Kills wus te have given
n daiipe. te ids daughter Cintrn tonight
at the lllt.-Carlten, but arrangements
have been canceled.
CAUGHT STRIPPING TRUCK
On testimony of Mrs. Mary I). War
ner, of Alien tow ii, who said she. never
itcelved a ccrtillcnte for $1000 of stock
she bought, William .1. Itobirtsen, a
sleck broker, M14 Chestnut street, was
held for court tbday en cliarjcs of frau
dulent conversion and false pretcpsc.
Hebertsen, n man of dapper nppeur.
,ancp, with n waxed mustache, said he
i was fifty jcars old and lived at 11U1
I Seuth Hread street.
Mrs. Warner testified that last Sep
tember she signed a contract for 100
shares of stock at $10 a share In the
New Kra Ore Reduction Company. She
said n man describing himself as K. W.
Williams, an atsent of the cunpuny, sold
her the sleck.
The eemplalnnnt testified she plid
SL'SO wlien she signed the contract and
$7fi0 later. She said slie rece'ved two
Utters sisned by Robertsen as treas
urer of the company, acknowledging re
ceipt of the menqy.
Mrs. Warner said she never received
a stock certlllcate. although she tried
nvernl times te obtain one. Finally
she obtained a warrtnt for Robertsen.
The. lefendant said he Is no longer !
treasurer of the ere reduction company,
although lie still, maintains an eflicc al
the Chestnut sjrect address. He denied
slRiiing the letters rccclu'd by Mis.
Winner, explaining they were signed hj
I W st?negrnphcr.
Robertsen averted he "cut Sirs, '
Warner's $1000 te the New Yerk efliees
of the company and he knew of ;m rca- '
son why she had net received lie.- cer '
tillcnte. He said $2."0.000 of the com- '
pauy's stock had been s'ld In this city, i
Robertsen a'se sold the company Is
i.iciKii-liiL' te build a nlnnt at Crulen. I
N. Y. He did net !?new liew many men
the cempuny emplevs. Magistrate Ren
sliaw. in Cential Station, fixed bail for
Robertsen nt $2.00.
One Wan Vliltlne. Othera Went
Mevie 8hew
Thrce "West Philadelphia families,
frantic because they thought their chil
dren hed been lest;, arc lit ease again
today with the three "missing" young
sters safe at home,
The parents had feared n wholesale
kidnapping when they learned through
i police of the 8my-llrst and Thompson
'streets station that three children had
i disappeared from three different homes
In the same neighborhood at about the
MflNFY sme time.
lllUIIUl 'Plin rlitlilrnn nni irnnn mnet nt flip
day jesterdny, but none of them had
been lest. Dorethy O'Cenncr, eleven,
of 517 North Wnnnmnkcr street, lefk
her home yesterday morning without
saying where she was going. At 11
o'clock lout night she returned, home,
She had been calling en neighbors dur
ing the' day.
Twe boys, Frank Hall, eight, of 1M22
North Fifty-eighth street, and Hdgar
Carrow, ten, of IMS' North Fifty
eighth street, get it hnlNdellar for
Christmas. The report flint they were
lest had gene abroad while they were
attending n moving picture show at
Sixtieth and Market streets.
Miner Burled Six Hours by Slide
Shenandoah, Pa., Dec. .10. Knoch
I'olesky, n m'ner, was burled behind n
heavy fall of rock and cool at William
I'cnn Colliery yesterday. Fellow workers
dug the victim out alive and unin
jured alter six Hours.
WOMEN SMOKERS INCREASE
IN PHIL A., HOTEL MEN SA Y
Flapper and Even Grandma Puff Aicay al Their "Fags" and Ne
One Minds It at All Any Mere
"I "ft.r. old thing, give me n piga
rctte, will you? T'm just dying for n
smoke I" said the dainty bit of feminine
flufflncKs, golden haired and wide eyed.
And "old thing" fished Inte the mys mys
terleus depth of n masculine pocket
and brought forth a widely advertised
weed. There was no fastidious toss
of a fair head because of the brand.
A match flickered, there was a deep
1 The head waiter at another hotel
said :
"l'nrfs without women smekcrn
would net he the pay I'aree we all be
lieve It te be. llul certainly our own
women arc net taking the tobacco
pledge. Since the war. tmrtlcularlv.
i there has been a great nmounttef If.
I "Of course, there are these who will
never be reconciled te It. There is Ihe
i mini Iplin ililtfl.'t. n H'nmin'u Iixax.K
Indrawlng of her breath as she filled , sm( sme f rnH nll( llet nretln(l(
ncr luiiK" iui uiu ,"""-- mm '.find the woman who considers her sex
thin streams were exhaled In the face ,i0,nc(1 iy hW, Uriw.vn vulgarity.' Hut
of the world and his wife. t)mt Rort 0f people arc becoming fewer
These who knew, In Paris, say that I every day.
cigarette smoking among the French! "Frem the fiappcr In bearding school
women is decreasing. Hut these gen- i
tlcmeii who arc menarclis of all they i
survey, the head waiters of American
hotels, de net find the same conditions I
here.
The head waiter at one Hrend street
hotel was asked If smoking In that
hotel had decreased.
"I should say that smoking among I
women In public has Increased te a I
marked degree," he replied. "Ol
.course, for several years It has been i
done. Time was when a woman who !
smoked was conspicuous. Today one
could almost say the conspicuous
woman is the one who docs net smoke. '
Detective . Fellows i
1
Beys Flee but
Them Heme, Where They Confess
A truck bcleiiginc te A. Slgal. i"
Seuth Nineteenth street, was standing
in front of his store when another
truck (limn 111) mill lliren inllllm leimeil
mil mill utnrtf.il ti L,cl.. Ut,,tlV (.mil.'
. ...... .,.( i.i,,,,,i, , , i-tiig. i, ID ll Hi I. i
Ulc i of tires and accessories.
1 Iiej were seen b lletecllvc Mef'ul-
! lArA
I VraV
.. " ,"" 'ViVi ". . ir l"gb. of the Fifteenth and Vine streets
his life In tluit fump-l lied tank before ,,,. s,t,en ,, ,.,, nwi. 11N ,ir lip.
be i.mniced te fasten lip line about the ren,.hed. Mi-Culleugl mniandeercd a
K.iilll'll nil' llllli lin ,,ni.ilie- iiTit,nnlilli mi. I -.,, l.,ite
I . " "..- ., . . .!-.
ruim heii he
the lust time lie fell" phaustptl beside
the hatch. Neither of the Kccles broth
ers lled, and tliei were buried In
Sukuii."
Office mp&
PAYROLL ROBBER SUSPECT
IS HELDJAITHOUT BAIL
Themas Gillian, Cynvvyd, Identified
by Bank Messenger
Charged with being a niciiiliir of tlie
held-up ciiUK that attacked u bunk uies
teaser of the Ilellevue Mills at Twenty -M'iMid
and Nniidtiiu sltects, November
1. Tliemas iilll.ui, of Cnw.d, was held
nlllinil bail b Mngistiatc Itcusliaw
te-1 11 .
The bank messenger. Henry Hislicr,
of 'I'wcnl.i -second and Christian streets,
twin was robbed eC MiOOO. ideiitilieil
(iilliim iih mil' of the live held-up men.
"Ilr", tli ft Hew that put the gun in
Hi) face." said the nies-enyer. "1
Could never forget that face."
Police Miy the nirest of (iililau will
lead le further arrests in the ca.-e.
Ciilllan was arrested last night at
fifteenth and Wharten streets.
At Seenteent1i and Addison sticcts
two of tlie youths jumped fiem tlie truck
and ran down Addison stieet. Tiie de
tcptlve saw them cuter a house near
Sixteenth street mid in rested them. ' ,
Thej gave their nanies ns Levy (Jr.iiiseii, j f
llili'lnmi tif tlinf fiilf1ini.L Mini Ti'i'tiiiv I
lirniit, seventeen, 1757 Seutli Wood
stock street.
In n confession they implicated Jo Je
seph Slader, Wayne incline nenr Cliel
Icnhani sheet, a chauffeur Pinplnjcd liv
Sigul. and said the truck thej used was
SlgalV. The police arrested Slader.
ii.wiJ vor nni:v uismnc.'
tlew In kis1- whnl lu dn lmv te Mtl
"KlHirn" I (lie HUliJiet of ti Kri'iit p.iKe by
ChiirlnH W huke In Hie Maciiine Sitilun
of l'M ri ni'l.1 , IM inn Iii.imi.ii lite.
Iitheraphtn&
rajKEti narani(Larnpaiiw
jjj nante'i aircec
FINE FRAMING
Etchings Prints
Water Celers Paintings
ILL ROSENDACB GALLERIES
1320 Walnut Street
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of advertising is the good
will it festers in your own
establishment
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PUBLIC LEDGER
COMPANY
. Independence Squar
, Philadelphia
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Founded In 1894
1204 Chcstuut St. ' II Seuth 15th St.
1119-21 Market St.-
33 1-3 Percent
Oar Entire Stock Of
Men's
Suits SC Overcoats
$30.00 Garments new VS20.00
$32.50 Garments new $21.67
$35.00 Garments new $23.34
$40.00 Garments new $26.67
$45.00 Garments new $30.00
$50.00 Garments new $33.34
$55.00 Garments new $36.67
$60.00 Garments new $40.00
Original closely-figured
price tickets remain en all
garments'. Deductions
made at time of purchase.
Net n single price ticket has
been touched. Net one suit
or overcoat has been removed
from our cabinets. Net a single
"sale let" has been added. Yeu
arc offered your unlimited
choice of our large and compre
hensive stock of Kirschbaum
Clethes at enc'third off.
Sales for cash only.
Alterations at cost.
Kirschbaum
Tuxedos and Full Dress $50 IS
Sterling Silver . 4
Dinner eIea Services
Reproductions of Old Englisli. v
Frencii and Colonial Periods
This collection ia noted for
Qualitj'Werkiritinahip and Magnitude
An Armful
(ir
Popular Beeks
ion
A Few Dollars
Jey-Read in jr for Leng
Evenings
Clcarnncd sain of tlieifsnnds of
lioelcs from our library HhMvcs.
You'll probably find the books
you're looking for.
Frem f Sc Un
TlieyMl (fe quickly, e cenje to
day mid Pick out u koeiI supply.
Womrath's Library Shep
15 S. Thirteenth St.
Philadelphia
te the woman In lier own home It In
being done, rurtlicrniore, fiprfuinpil
clgnrultcs nre nlnmst a U1I112 of the
pnHt. TIip friniiiint smoker leatiR to
ward t)ir popular klii(i!, net iicceisarlly
the cxpenttlve eneM pitlirr, lint tliose
wlilch cost from eighteen cents- te 11
iiuartcr."
Found Dead After Family Tiff
Mrs. Hadle Hrantlenn v119 feitiiil ilend
In the kitchen of lier home, GO 1.1 (Cot
tage Blrcct, 1'rankferd, Inst night by
lier htiKbnnd, Charles IlrentiKnn. Twe
burners of a gai Move were open. Po
lice a.v that Mr.s. IJrnntlKnn'H death
followed a dlwiBreement with her him
bund. Mr. Hrantlenn had been stay
I11B with lier imrentH In Wlssfiinmliia
but left yesterday morning te hunt for I
worn.
SC0KN UAbH, bltAL UUrMv-
Thieves Drenk Inte Heme or Dj.,
Rebert Ellis Thompeon
Celd-wcati'icr tlilecn broke Inte 212t
De fancey street, the home of Dr. Iteb- '
tit Kills Thompson, former prcttdent
df Central High Scheel, and stele two
overcoats. Heine cold evidently did net,
keep them from being particular, for t Vt Y
ceaU they picked out were worth 5300-
The ceatH were the property et
Clinrles S. Ward. Dr. Thomppen'R neri-in-law.
Mr. Ward l connected with
the banking firm of Cawatt & C'n. Ifa
was awakened by the noise the thieve
niiiriV rummaging around the house. ,
Ne effort wa.s made te carry off cash '
1 tiiid ether valuables enmly acesslbln.
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This will make men
sit up and take notice
PERUT'8
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tupenrtsits. uBsiatrnns a.d makers of ive.wk.vs a.d
VaiLUltF.N-B APPAREL OF THE HIGHEST CHAltACTEIZ
FOIi MORE THAN TWENTY-SIX YEARS.
(iOr.Ns
wnArs
HUITS
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CHESTNUT
Cerner
TWELFTH
MVrATT.Its
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.SKIUT.S
iiu.niti.N's
a r pa n in.
rKTTICOAT.S
Clearance Sale
COATS-DRESSES-SUITS
FURS AND BLOUSES
Coats and Capes, 49.50
Formerly te 89.50
Style that will appeal te binart dressers who iccegiuc
hue and value tailoring. Of panvclaine, belivia and nor ner
mandie; opessuiu, nutria, catacul cellars.
Coats, 69.50
Formerly te 110.00
' J'his 13 a very unusual collection of styles that idieu
superior wertli in every line of their beauty. Of manella.
evera, pellyanna and panvelaine. Styles that fellow the
mode though individualize it in blouse, straight line and
large sleeve effects in fact, all of tiie season's best styles.
THIRD FLOOR
Women's Dresses, 37.50
Formerly te 75.00
The season's loveliest fashions, will all be found in tins
unusual group. Taffeta, veldyne, duvetync, chiffon velvet,
peiret twill, tricetine, crepe Rema, Street, afternoon and
evening dresses, in styles of charming originality.
Fur-trimmed Suits, 39.50
Formerly te 85.00
Twenty-live high-grade suits, taken risht out of regulai
.tock. and lowered in price. Superbly trimmed witlj squii
rel, nutria, beaver, mole and wolf. Materials. Meussyne.
duvet de laine and tricetine.
SECOND FLOOR
Blouses, 8.95
Formerly te 12.95
.Stunning models in a variety of sm'art colei s and
styles. Many in the very attractive suit shades
FIRST FLOOR
Coats for Juveniles, 12.50
Formerly te 25.00
Styles ihar charmingly combine beauty and utility.
Of broadcloth, velour de laine, stlvertenc, and pebble
cheviot. Many fur trimmed, ethers plain tailered: lined
and warmly interlined. Fer ages 0 te 16.
Girls' Bath Robes
3.75
Special Value
Blanket Hath Robes in
patterns; satin
Ages 6 te 14
attractive
trimmed.
years.
Fur Sets ler Girls
and Children
Greatly Reduced
Including all fashionable
furs lock squirrel, natural
squirrel, beaver, wolf, nutria.
Girls' Dresses, 12.95
Formerly te 25.00
Attractive, wearable little Frecks, in an mr.iy of
varied styles. Of serge and velveteen smart combina
tion Dresses are included. Embroidered, braided, in
new and youthful ways that seems indescribable. Fer
ages 6 te 14.
Levtly light colored Party Dreist of taffeta, and
dretiy Afternoon Frecke for g!rl$ of 6 te 14, very
greatly reduced in price.
FOURTH FLOOR
,U tpictalUe in apparel that alcnte Uei the larger woman
I jlpALMlMCK BTAXDAItn HlIQgfll 1
A Great
Sale of
cTfakimw
Standard
Shoes
Fer Men
Women &
Children
At Remarkable
Reductions eP
2S e Pair
A linal. determined
effort te reduce all
stocks, se wc can '
make preparations for J
a banner year in 122.
Every pair of shoes "j
in our iterc cm- ;
braced and foot
wear of the 'known
D A L S r M E R
S T A X D A R D
QUALITY.
The savings arc of
even greater impor
tance t- h a n eve r
offered in any pre
vious sale
The styles up te the
minute and in a n y
even a sea.sen ahead
The assortments the
best eer shown at
sale time
MID-WINTER
REDUCTIONS
from our previous
Super-Value prices
SUITS and OVERCOATS
Made te sell at $30 te $70
new
$23 te 53
.
M
rennr's
1921 seen becomes history,
old year. On with the new.
Time is never late.
Off with the
Old Father
OUR MID-WINTER reduction "sale,
which started last Wednesday morning,
is a big event with our many friends.
They leek forward te it for they knew
they can come here and buy geed clothes
at remarkably low prices.
THE REDUCTIONS new announced
are from our previous Super-Value
prices, which were the lowest in Phila
delphia. Ne wonder we are doing
business.
NOW is the time, and Perry's is the
place for thrifty clothes-buyers.
Stere Closed
All Day Monday
January 2
Perry & Ce.
16th and Chestnut
SUPER - VALUES
in Clethes for Men
!
Tis a Feat te Fit Feel
Our expo t salespeople
knew by cars of training
I the art of proper fitting.
It is an added value te
every customer te knexi
their purchases uill eembim
comfort, set rice and satisfaction.
Women's Shoes
e.v low an
Men's Shoes
os low as
, Beys' Shoes
as low as
Children's Shoes
1 as low as. . .
$5.00 j
$0.00
I
$3.50'
'$2M
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The Big Shee Stere
12040608
Semi-Annual
SHOE SALE
Fer Men & Women
Never before have we offered such
money-saving shoe values.
Loek at the prices. They are for
shoes of the recognized high
Niederman quality. And you'll
find a complete stock of footwear
for every occasion.
Come in and examine these won
derful values.
Si.90 $r.90 $f7.90
4-90 g
i
Were 10.00 te 12.50
Ne Mnil Orders
Niederman
I 39 Se. 8th 030 riia.h,.a urn w an.
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