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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
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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
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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
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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
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Diamond Engagement
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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
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.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
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Were 9.00 and 10.00 $CT.90
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H'erc 11.00 and 12.30 $H,$i)
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