hi j i vfyvfW: Jfi-Vi "ilV vW mm;?: i. ' t .- - . . r f i ,1V , A ?&3 ti ' ,'t w I 1 ,'? ' j . iiGBPARENTT LURED WIFE AWAY K '. r- y ' . y t li V " '?! lOEKING BTJBLte LbaBR-BHlLABmLPHlA FRIDAY, JANUARY G, 1022' She Loves Me," Says Veteran, Asking Heart Balm of Girl Bride's People AND SHE SEEKS DIVORCE Henry J. Atkinson, .7r twenty rtree a wounded ever?cns veteran, 2102 Awiln ftreet, breulit suit tedny against Mi nlfs's parents for $25,000, chimin ..i.,tien of 1H9 wuc s nnccuiHu. Accwdlne te Atkinson's sterv, he a Bcrtlin Lnndsberg, seventeen, Smihtcr of Frank and Emma LnntU il 2000 nilBwerth etreet, eloped te mm en September 20, 1021, and Jit married. They returned te his lern and lived happily together for ifcmt kl weck9' whcn 8,' de8ertccl Aiklnien elalmi his wife Is still In A In. and he with her. dcplte rt?fct oho breusht n milt fop n di 2!r?lit am en December 0 in SSTnnd bnrbnreus treatment, 'lie iS UUer a bill ..f rartlc.ih.rs in the JEmvs nctlen, sceutinj? Uie thought Zfhe St any time failed te provide for Vr and treated her with nnythlnc but lee and affection. He nit immediately after the wed Mnt her parents dlwncd his wife for , llrleus reasons, but cwitlnucd te set Imbww lier threush a pointed crv tn rand relatives who railed en the Jetdj couple. On November 15 yeuiiR Uklnwn returned from work te find Mi wife lmd left him. Hhe had placed ill the -neney he had ever given her en A. bureiu and also left behind every rtlfU f clothing nnd everything clfe hf had bought her, but there was no note or explanation. ifUn.nn rln ms his w fe ! being H conceal"! by her parents, who are cn- deTering te ereaK up inc uumn nv m can marry a man of their choice. He Us net sen her since nhe left, but it certain rlie Is at her pnrents' home, which Is only n block from his own. NAME COUNcTl OFFICERS Boroughs Held Annual Election. Engineers Appointed Boreutdii e( IwmIewiip, (Jlcueldcn, Upper Darby, Collingdale and Nor Ner Nor neoil '.are elected the felhmlng efiiccrs te tlieir rcpectlTc (Ymnclls. liansdewne V. Ures Vhllllpf, riresi ileiiti lan E. Bnrtlcien. treasurer. Glenolde.i - Oniric h ngglcsten, rteililent: 11. M. Kensnll, scerelnry. The borough treabiirer nnd engineer will be chosen Monday night. Darby Township T. TCammussen, president: I'. Itoulsten, clerk. Collingdale .Tnn.es S. Carpenter. president; Jeseph MacDougal, clerk; Elmer Sellers, treasurer; Morten 'A. Piul. tollciter, nnd Alenzo II. Yocum, mginccr. Norwood Charles S. Hlggins, prcsl ilent; A. W. McClelland, decretery ; Jehn II. llcans, treasurer, nnd Charles Baker, engineer. NOVAK FAMILY AIDED te $22 Additional Is Forwarded Weutd-Be Suicide lie EvnNirre Punue Ijr.natn, ne ne hewledgei the receipt of $22 additional for the aid of the family of I'uul Novak, 4252 Cressen ptrect, Manayunk. The United Charities Company contributed 110; the anie amount was given by Mn. Katharine F. nnrrlgnn, and Charles Garlck sent $2. The money hu been forwarded te Novak. , Today a week age, Novak, de&tltutr nd unable te get work, attempted jelcld by Jumping Inte a cannl In Manayunk in order that his wife might collect his life Insurance and buy feed and clothing for herself and the Novak children. TUGS HELP FIGHT FIRE ON SCHOONER AT WHARF i Friendship, Decked nt Locust Street, Damaged by Flames United action by city lire tugs nnd several cngine companies saved the three-mnst'cd schooner Friendship from probable) destruction last nlsht nt I-e-cust etraet uharf. Just as the, first inate was about te turn 5n for the night he saw n thin curl of smoke coming from n rear compartment. He opened the deer leading te It nnd was driven back by n tongue of flame. He attracted ether members of the ship who wcre ou oljero by ringing the ship bell. .While several members of the crew fought the flames with a hese ethers summoned tlie flre department nnd the flre tugs. The tugs were en the scene first and Men had three tireamB of water en the blaie. The city firemen arrived shortly and directed reveral streams en the ship from the land. During the height of the blaze the name "Friend ship" btoed out glaringly. In view of the quick response te the rescue this was prophetic. The flre wns extin guished with Bmall le". ran"towreng rescuers Man, Burned as Still Explodes, Finds Heroes Are Dry Agents When David Merrln ran from his home, 013 Lolthgew strect, yesterday afternoon with his clothes nblaec, he ran up te Prohibition Agents Rogers and Carmen, who, after beating out the flames, found that his clothes had been ignited by the explosion of a htlll. He was arrested and then sent te the Pennsylvania Hospital. Tha agents arc new seeking his brother Jeseph, said te hnve been n nartner In the miniature distillery found in the home. Firemen say the blaze wns caused uy uie explosion of a twen-tv-five-cullen still. Ascnts said thev found another still In the house of the same capacity, together with ciehtccn barrels of mash, twenty-six gallons of monshine, labels, bottles ana coloring matter. MRS. J. E. BAUM WINS SUIT Sens and Daughters Share In $300, 000 Verdict In Omaha Mrs,. .1. B. IJnum, widow of .T. K. Hnum, of this city, nnd her two sons nnd two daughters have wen n decision in the Omaha Probate Court which will net them $300,000. Mfl. Damn has asked a rehearing en S.100.000 worth of claims which hiwl been allowed against the estate of the late .T. 13. Uaum. David HaiuiT, of Oninim, uretner ei .r. w. uaum nnd nd- fdidnnt. The Court revoked Its former order admitting the claims, which new again muttt be presented te tbe Court Ter aceepinnce. FINGERPRINTS A CLUE Police Hepe te Trace Robbers Who Toek $9000 Frem Heme Itebbers who obtained jewelry and negotiable securities, valued nt $0000, from the home of James Morgan, Har Har weed Park, Upper Darby, left numer ous fingerprints through which police hope te trnce them. Tbe robbery occurred Wednesday night while Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were away. Weman Reported Missing Mrs. Sadie Gallagher, 832 North Twenty-third street, has been reported te the Missing Persen .Bureau of the Police Department as hnving left her home yesterday. Her relatives knew no reason for her departure. I1KST CAT IN TOR WOULD Br photograph of Silent Eohe, famous cat tn Magazine Section of next Sunday' I'CBLia i.boeeb. Adv. MYSTERIOUS BLAS :T I MARTS FIREBUGS Awakens Weman and Keresene- Soaked Doorway Is Found Ablaze Damage Slight OIL HIDDEN ACROSS STREET HOLD 4 AS BLACKMAILERS Nabbed by Police en Suspicion of Having Threatened Hearder Police arrester!" four men at the home of Hylvcafe Dialqucenl, 358 North Simpsen street, last night, en suspicion of having sent a Dlacleliand letter te Vincent Dcmarce, who Jives with Dialqucenl, demanding he pay bis land lord $00 'or "suffer the. consequences." Dcmarce kept the letter secret sev eral days, but, fearing an nitack, in in in formcdpellce nt the Sixty-first and Thompson streets station, A detail of police went te the Dlnlqueeni home nnd lay In wait. Whc,n Dlnlquccnl arrived with three Others they were arrested. The men gave their names as Michael Cennle, Tenth street near Montrese; fymny DlHanl, Ninth street near Car penter, nnd Michael Hamanare, Car penter street near Ninth. Postpone Police Test A written examination for nppllcants te fill btxty vacancies en the police force was postponed today until Janu ary 18. Heme 4000 men nre epplylug irSmr? fcefew en applicant can take the written icsi An attempt te' burn down the store ami dwelling of Mrs. Mary Sclarile, 2B15 Oakdale street, was frustrated this morning by an unexpected explosion wnicn awakened the two occupants of the house, after unknown criminals had poured coal oil pver the front entry nnd set the place aflre. Mrs. Sclarile, who In about sixty-five, was awakened shortly after 2 o'clock this morning by a heavy explosion. She awakened Samuel Reccl. a boarder who slept en the same fleer. He doubted her story, thinking she wes dreaming, tint finntlv nnnnnntttit ,n . lA...H..iir . and see what the trouble was. iiecci leund tne front entry was in flames, nnd a lnrge crowd of neighbors collecting. At this time William Wal Wal eon, who lives nt 2521 Oakdale htrcct, joined the group, carrying a gallon Jug which had contained kerosene, no said he had found It hidden in his door way. A strong cder of coal oil around the blazing entry nnd the 6peed with which the flames spread ltd the police te believe the place had been saturated with the Inflammable liquid before the match was set te It. The cause of the explosion could net lift ffefPFlnttinrl .mf-n Wnn . nttl.tni.An of destruction, although many neighbors heard It. The only damage was from Are, nnd that slight, due te the quick ness with which the attempt was dis covered. Mrs. Sclarile said this morning she was at a Iebs te knew why any one would mnke such an attempt. ' She has no enemies, alie sns, and h,as received no black-hitnd letters. She says she is net wealthy and depends en her modest grocery and the boarder for a living. FATHER KILLe'd BY TRAIN. BUT CHILD IS UNHURT Three-Year-Old Qlrl Falls Between Ralls and Escapes Injury A man was killed by n train ut Itoeb Iteeb ling, N. J., Inst nlgfit, but the threer year-old child he wns corning in his arms rolled between tin rails nnd was unhurt when the trnin passed eer her Tbe man killed wns Illppelit Htnnkr. vlV yhe baby, Helen, disappeared eh he fell nnd In some manner was towed ever the rail between the freut nd rear trucks, and wsh found un hurt when the train was brought te n standstill. Stnnkevlcs had geno te the Penn sylvania Itailread station with his baby, wife und ether members of the family, Intending te take a train for Camden. Witnesses say he attempted te beard n moving trnin. but. being hnmnered bv the child In his urmu. u.m only able te seize the hand rnil with one hand. He lest bis balance nnd went under the wheels. A ZZIIji FINE FRAMING Etchings Prints Water Celers Pa'.ntlngj me HvacneAia liALLEKlte t 1MO Wain -t Street Jete J9prfe Tfie Philadelphia Entrance te Paris $arte AiH &$ JmnWm itttlP WiiipPii 724-730 Fifth Avenue- 0& at 56th St., N.Y. mtz-Gtnttbm Ittetl BROAD AND WALNUT STS. PHILADELPHIA Are Offering Unusual Values in Their Annual Clearance Sale of Winter Merchandise A rare opportunity te procure Gidding Fashions in the height of the season at HALF and LESS THAN HALF their normal value. This sale only includes the regular GIDDING STYLES, which have been de signed for our exacting clientele nothing having been purchased by us for sale purposes. Due te the fact that every garment and article of merchandise must be sold, net a single piece will be carried ever te the Spring season. PERRY'S MID-WINTER REDUCTION SALE Values Unparalleled in Philadelphia! MID-WINTER REDUCTIONS in SUITS and OVERCOATS Made le Sell al $30 le $70 new 23 .e 53 REDUCTIONS made from our previous Super-Value prices! What a chance for thrifty clothes buyers 1 J' r. r. t: s EVERYTHING in our stock re ducedexcepting evening clothes. Magnificent Crembies, the finest overcoat fabrics made our way and new reduced from our previous Super-Value prices. HANDSOME ulsters and our very attractive half-raglan models. Box Bex back models. Conservative models Fine quality rich looking long wearing. Splendidly styled, every one. New priced $23 $53. SUITS of substantial worsteds and ether wanted weaves. Business suits and sports models. Suits for juniors. Every kind of clothes for young and old. Extraordinary value. Ne ethers te compare with them in Philadel phia in quality and price. P E n R T s Yeu can exist without advertising but prosper presper prosper eus firms are consistent users. JPIIIMBIHIIM Children thrive en , Victer Bread a Thb Helmes Press, Prnfr 1313.29 Cherry 8trttt PhlluMphU Hit' Leaf Sold only in our Stores 4 a.Rca V ftMfflmgMiiin Diamond Engagement a" Wedding Rings Quality. Style . Value These Leng Winter Nights Comfert and coziness in the home ere. provided by Incandescent Gaa Light clear, mellow, restful. Te get the most enjoyment from geed gas light, care should be used n the selection of the lamp and shade. Our display of Lights, Fixtures and Shades is in keeping with the needs of this time of year. I.THE UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT CO. BIG MEN'S CLOTHES in all the styles and fabrics se popu lar with men of mere slender build. Jaeeb Reed's Sens Announce Their January Repricing Sale of Men's Finest Clothing f Following our custom of former years, we take pleasure in presenting our Semi-Annual opportunity te purchase the highest grades of clothing at prices materially lower than replacement figures. I Our Repricing Sales are really "events," as they occur only toward the ciese or tne purcnasing seasons, and are genuine, bena-hde opportunities 'he te save en mercnanaise or irreproachable character and appearance. 7 J1 f Mm fViriPnflir rrre.at' .rrrtri-.tnA K.i t-Uc. U. ...!.-.. 1.1! ?1! . .vv. .....j 6.v,u, Fv.v-iaiv.u uv iiiv. uuving ijijuiic its unr raciuties arc taxed te serve our friends and patrons while they are in progress. ! All Suite and Overcoats repriced are our regular goods clothing made of Reed's Standard of Fabric and Tailoring, which means the best of everv thing that can be supplied. fjf 7'he reduced prices are as follews: $30 Suits and Overcoats $35 Suits and Overcoats $40 Suits arid Overcoats $45 Suits and Overcoats $50 Suits and Overcoats repriced $24 repriced $28 repriced $32 repriced $36 repriced $40 1 Finer Overcoats are also repriced a reduced te $68 ; $90 te $72 ; $95 te -prices apply te garments in our English coats sold in our Specialt Alterations charged for at cost. $55 Suits and 0erceatb repriced $44 $60 Suits and Overcoats repriced $48 $65 Suits and Overcoats repriced $52 $70 Suits and Overcoats repriced $56 $75 Suits and Overcoats repriced $60 s follews: $80 qualities are $64; $85 $76, and $100 te $80. (The Overcoat Clothing Department, and also the y Shep en the third fleer). Perry & Ce. 16th and Chestnut SUPER - VALUES In Clethes for Men Semi-Annua I Men's Shee Sale Bena-Fide Reductions 0 te 50' All Shoes This Season's Stock Were 8.00 te 10.00 $ f .90 4 Were 9.00 and 10.00 $CT.90 5 H'erc 11.00 and 12.30 $H,$i) NIEDERMAN 39 Se. 8th 930 Chestnut 203 N. th SUWlWlvilllllSSiiiiuiilig -V a --v-rr vm ... O IA.UOJS MltJMLJ'S SON! 1424 - 26 CHESTNUT SX 'T v I I l fC Tfie Kecerd of Quality F kROHIBITlON U two ytui old uits nwnth. But who cuxttt OKeb Recerd re the life of the party new! AiW joer dctler for Ne. 4488 A ( Hitc Yeu ForietUn? (Foilretj 85c, 10 in. I I'm Cuckoo Over Yeu (Foitret) CtrTit Phcmecnph Conreftim New Yerk 0 e e Q A e 41 .k mK LJ, ; t i. It' i . f :t V rAt i JO "m ?1 4 mmm
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