.TSTWrOTOT.' t-j-k ,: , ,-vt; , tWB.rr''f L?' '' i W SISTERS REUNITED AFTER 30 YEARS -s. p'rayttrs Ahswered, Says Mrs. Ake, of Phila., Greeting Mrs. Kreel, of Tamaqua ritPARATED AT ORPHANAGE - "Fer thirty years I liave prayed tlint I'.tDlght find m(v wily sister. And I "Tehn'Afce. 247 KleCel street, today told of the reunion between lifr ielt and Mstcr, who l new Mrs. A 11- Ntarlr thirty yen" we. Jiit nftcr their father died. K.lznMh. then jtmt nut three years eM. wus put In the dtr. while 'her sister. Olnrn. two yi-nrs hir wnler, war. put In St. Jeseph's 116me. Mneteenui mm v.nv.iry migkis. :'. i. .. aim wi-nlti Hie ilnv nh(t i. wss' put In the orphanage nnd parted Vc were both put Jn the orphanages the same d v." she snld. "I was nut in Drft. tllOUZn. i vuRiiriy ruiiicuiuit pnylnc me. nnd hew hard t wim for as te say soed-by. They had te tcpn rale sister nnd me. for wc dldn t wnnt ta part. I was then ted young te go te the fHtne orphanage an Clara. "I faintly remember mother mid CUra leaving that driy. That was the lit I ever saw of my mother. Ihcy r sic died net Ions afti-rwnrd. Little did 1 think, either, thnt I was te be gennrated from Clnrn for these long rtiirc It wouldn't have teemed possi ble for we had always been hucIi u devoted pair. A brother, Ilnrry, was alie put In the nrphunage with me, but he seen died." The years bllppcd by. Ihc two or phans remained In the respective homes but ncer wiw one nnether. CInru, however. was at lenKtli tnken out of the erpLannee and adopted by n family In I'ottitewn. Seme tire Inter, I.lzalieth I was ndniited by Mrs. Jeseph Llllymere jn Uirwiuin, "" , ,,.,, r 0ra cvciliuniiy liinrriru milium .1, Krccl a meat denier of Tnmnqun, nnd Elizabeth was married te Jehn Ake, of .1.1- -I..- J The livers, however, Mill remember- laz nd wanting enen emrr, insiiuiiei Investigations nt vntleus times, but in vain. llecerdR nt the two orphanages did nut help cither bletcr, nor did many advertisements. However, eniy receinij n itcmi Bcnrt-ii vas Instltuttil by Mr. Krccl. On going 1. .A MAtLmllkf TnUrnnnl nri1nnint'( in old record showed that ninny jenn ap, l ixnueiu jiuu urvii iiiiujhvu umu by whom. Te Glcndern went Mr. Krccl. The LH'ymercs had moved and nftcr much Mm ntUntfll llflfl Ipff Hinm lltllf KlllPf. He was then n-nt te n friend of Mrs. Ake s wne i) turn uireeicu mm 10 inu Ake home, resulting In the reunion. 'suicide found standing FROZEN ON CHURCH STEPS Hid Prepped Himself In Doorway and Fired Inte Temple As the snow pelted down en him last light, an unidentified man prepped him- 1 wf aen'nst n dee of the Fl"t 'etli- 1 Odist Eplvepnl Church, Mcrchant'vHle, N. J., and fired u bullet into his right temple. The body did net fall nfter the bullet had tern through the brnln. It steed erect while a mnntle of enew grad ually enveloped It. Ilig brown KtnliiH en the snow showed where the bleed cad peurc'i from the wound. I-atc last night, Samuel Lewis, bcxten of the church at Maple mid Chaptd ftrcets, started for the basement In tending: te fix the lire. A8 he reached the side deer he snw the form of the ralclde. A revolver was clutched in u frozen hand. Lewis Mimmencd Chief of Police Lin derman. The dead mnn was nbeut fifty-live years old, was drcshed In n dark suit and cap nnd tan bliees and were a rlns with n areen htenc. Them were no marks en the clothing or pnpers In the pockets that gave a clue te bis identity. Chief Llndcrmnn sent the body te the Camden morgue. Corener llentYy S&te a certificate of dcatii by suicide. REV. HODGINS GOES TO N. Y. Important Recterahlp for Fermer Reform Leader Here The llev. Frederick IJ. Hedgins, formerly associate editor en the Eve ning Telegraph and active in 1M3 in piny Philadelphia reform movements, I te be Installed rector of fct. Mnr giret's Episcopal Church. Cast 150th tmt, New Yerk. .Tnnunry 'S2. The Itcv. Mr. Iledgins lias also agreed te act as New Yerk correspondent of the Living Church, an Episcopal pub lication, iu place of the late llev. Jehn Keller. , He was born In Canada In JS02, nnd wis ordained by Dlshep Hamilton, of Terente, In 1600. In 1801 he was PTtn the curate at (iiiclph, Canada, apd toen afterward was made curate of All Saints'. Terente. STORE WILL INCORPORATE Strawbrldge & Clothier Will Get State Charter J$Z ,firra of Strnwbrldee & Clothier, wnicn una been operating 011 n partner- ii . """"""ecu leuuy iiiut )i would change te 11 cotpeiutlun. 1 .."i "1?. plained that the change Ik ' 50 winpllfy buhlnew relations, and that me urm can be preserved as an cuiltj mere vnlly after Incorporation. in ether words, it wll' coutinue te bu ran bridge & Qethier us the busl ness is handed down from futhcra te "U'i and the name of thebe founder ' b. V" f,erL WM ue perpetuated by the State charter. WOMEN FORM "Y" LEAGUE R,d,ey Park Greup' Electa Officers and Will Meet Mnnriavs f nRnMeKen 8 Y- M- O. A. League. a 1 .1 ey .P,flrU( ,1BS J"" cen formed dtS. 'ollew'ng officers have been p!S?,vir thJ 'ear: President, Mrs. PrJSu. "s Day 5 vice president, Mrs. 'WnSpencfr Edmonds; treasurer, tS tH- 'I:.L- Jweme; recording rj, .urn. winiiciu Mncuenry. . me members mct next Monday in tecer,glal. rm l H8C,,B3 SAIL FOR LIBERIA Wnliter and Wife Will Walk 150 Mile Threujjh Junnle MB!llcv;, "."i1 Mrs- Je,,ep l- Cur- aye w h1 $ UbtA hka f" emas . siJnrP( ut Fert WuBhInB iPQi52;,nT"li,iV Afr "" v. and ',iKffiS?! J,bert wUhln 150 miles . "en or work, 3&B&& t! U0" -Lb. ae , t I - VWM r- Bfv r-U. .. i ..::c.' :- .. EVENiife public ' LEPGER-MteiDELPHiA, -tffftfisDfflsv Shet Cleaning Gun l$,&Vw MISS ALVKV IJ. TIIASK California girl, attending tndcllffe College, who Is recovering from u rovelvcr wound. Miss TraJ, shown here in hilling costume, denies she attempted sulclde PHILADELPHIA MUSIC LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED Council Will, Be Asked -Today for $10,000 Appropriation The Philadelphia Music League was organized yesterday afternoon at n meeting of about one hundred and fifty representatives of the various musical bodies of the city, held in the Mayer's reception room. There was much en thusiasm. Mr. Coeke introduced Majer Bar clay Wnrburten, Director of Public Welfare. Majer Wurburten spoke in place of Mayer Moere. The Director declared the Mayer was in full syiu pathty with the proposed movement. Council will he asked today te appro priate $10,000 for the league. Kdwnid link win the next speaker. lie spoke of the various organizations of the city nnd was enthusiastic ever the peNdbllltics of a brass band. Charles D. Isaacsen, of New Yerk, fcpeke en his cxpericnccu there. Mrs. E. W. Hiildle. Mrs. David D. Weed nnd ISurten Scale-' were ap pointed a committee en suggestions. Mrs. Middle reported thnt they recommended the immediate election of a temporary mipcrvislng dtiectur. (in met. mi of Mrs. Prentiss Nichols, Mrs. Frederic W. Abbett was unanimously chosen. The committee nlse recommended the (hair appoint a membership committee made up from repreM'iitntivcH of all the musical orgnnkutieiw of the city. Mr. Coeke inndc these appointments, subject te ndditinn from musical organ izations net 1 ('presented nt the meeting; Dr. E. C. Broeme. Mrs. (tarrigucs, Mrs. Llnch, Dr. Prarsen, Mrs. David D. Weed. Mrs. Frances Clark. Mrs. Owen Jenkins. Miss Agues Cliinir (Juin- an, Ilalph Kinder. Dr. Churlen 8. Ilirsch, David Dublnsky, Mrs. Ulrncy, .Tehnnn (irelle, Dr. Lucy .Wilsen, Mr. E. W. Biddle. Mrs. Jewctt, Bu ten Scales, Jeseph Hagcdern, Willin.m Hammer. N. B. Kelly. A. C. rgusen, Arthur Judseii, Mrs. II0K011, w.rs. WII- lam E. Buchler, Mrs. Jehn 1. Roberts, Mrs. Edith P. Shirley, Susanna Der cuin, Lee Heist, Irving Paschnll, Mor Mer ris Ear'e.'Dr. Hugh A. Clarke. MIsh Anne McDonough, Mrs. II. Mugeflin and Philip II. Oeepp. A committee ceii'dsting of Arthur Judseii, Mrs. Frances E. Clark, Franklin Spencer Edmonds and Herbert J. Tlly was appointed te draw up a constitution. R.R.'S DON'T KNOW MEANING OF SAFETY-DEVICE ORDER Ask Commerce Commission for De tails of What Must Be Installed Oflieials ii f the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and Heading Hailunfids are net certain as te what the. inter state Commerce Commission referred te in its order of jestcrdny calling for the instal'atieu of automatic train-controls en certuin stretches of track. The commission ordered the tinin tinin tinin contrel devices installed en the Penn sylvania lines between Philadelphia ainl Pittsburgh and en the Heading between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. ' Humilia tion of wrecks is given as the reason 'or the order and the companies named, with forty-seven ethers In the United States, are given until July 1, 1024, te comply. "We will have te comply with thr order, of course." said Director Wcnta, of the Pennsylvania's Publicity Bureau, today, "but we de net knew yet eNnctly what it menus. We arc awaiting 11 detailed report from the commission." Nene of the Heading eflieinls was willing te make comment. POLICE GUARD PASTOR Warned In Letters He Will Die Before. Beddy Terrorized by n berles of mere thnn twenty threatening letters received by her fnther, the He v. Charles Tlud'.ey, nanter of the Calvary African Methodist Episcopal Church at Bread and Fltz water streets, Emmeliuc Tlndley ap pealed te police of the Twentieth nnd Federnl streets btatlen last night for protection. She had several of the letters with her. one of which rend In part: "Yeu will die befere Beddy." All of them acensed him of being n traitor te hts race. As seen ns the girl's story hnd been henrd n patrolman wns detailed te guurd the house and the letters turned ever te the pestnl authorities. Miss Tlndley nnxleusly explained te police that her father had nothing te de with the capture. She said that Colo Celo Cole man, the man who realized who Beddy was when he came te 2000 Hndmnn street, where he was captured, had gene te Mr. Tlndley for advice. The min ister, she said, merely told him that lie hnd better lay the matter before Magistrate Scott and that he had net gene with Celcmnn as was at first re ported. NABBED ON ARSON CHARGE OII-SeaKed Garments Found In Lan caster Avenue Stere Following n fire In the store nt -HOO Lancaster avenue and the discovery of a bundle of oil-soaked garments, Mau rice Orimins, Leidy avenue uear Forty Ferty lirst street, wns arrested and charged with arson. The lire was discovered by a motor meter man, early this morning. William Pel, lard, hla wife and three children were sleeping en thn second fleer. They were aroused and fled te the street In", their night clothing. ( . I r :,-S.m. T nhlf. -1 t lijwVw. -' j. t lll,',ft;,y,'lT'- ',r j-'? BIGAMIST'S 3 SONS E Wife In Tears as Little Ones Cry for "Peppy," Start ing Jail Term HER "LOVE NOW IS DEAD' While Jehn M. Shaw was In n pen itentiary cell today beginning n two year sentence for bigamy, big l'pnl wife wept as her children asked continually : "When will 'Peppy' be homer' Mrs. Mary Shaw, wife Ne. 1, wUe collapsed yesterday when her husband was sentenced, told the children their "Peppy" wns 111 In a hespltnl nnd that he wouldn't be home for a long time.' Edward, seven ; Jehn, five, and Frank, three, were the boys who gath ered nbeut their mother in the hallway of their little home, 2048 East Llppln Llppln cett street, this morning. They bad been playing In the snow, but ran in as a caller talked with their mother. Child Bern During Hearing In n crib In the dining room wns Agnes, six weeks old, who" wns born as Sbaw was. arraigned for a prelim inary hearing en the bignmy charge. Shaw married Miss Florence Zicg ler, 722 North Fourth street, Novem ber 22 last nftcr a brief courtship which followed a flirtation In n "movle" thentrc. He married wife Ne. 1. who was Miss Mary McIInle, July 0, 1011, after un elopement te Elkton, Md. 1 T in "I no longer love him nnd I will ....vel. Hvn with hlin." Mrs. Shaw said ns she told the three boys te go out and !..,. ...Ill, llmlr k1pi1. Tliev t heucht the ;e out ami visitor had brought news from their father. ... ,. "I pleaded for him In court yester day," the slim little wife proceeded, "but I wan pleading for my children, net for myself. I wanted my husband te take care of them. New I must put the three boys In n home. "I nm going te nn uncle in New crsey nnd take the baby along.. My uncle said he could get work for me. I have no money, tiid must find work. An uunt paid lust month's rent. Husband Always Geed Mrs. Shaw snld her husband always had been geed te the children nnd her. She said she could net under tnml what prompted him te marry nn nn other woman. But she was certain thnt her 1evc Is dead, becaiibe bhe could never tnibt him nguln. Miss Ziegler, wife Ne. 2. appeared te be In n happy mood yesterday as she walked from Judge Patterson s court with her mother. The girl's mother wns highly Incensed at Shaw for deceiving her daughter, and was glad he had been sent te the Eastern Penitentiary. Shnw virtually brought the bigamy charge against himself last month, when he walked Inte the Belgrade and Clear field streets station and asked te be arrested. RISKS HIS OWN LIFE IN RACE 'WITH STORK Dr. R. T. Elmer Cresses Condemned Bridge In Radner Township Call A raging storm, n condemned brldgi nnd a blocked read were net sufficient te prevent Dr. Hebcrt T. Elmer. n Wayne, well-known urcher, from aid ing the stork te bring n new resident into Hndner Township late last night. Shortly before midnight the physician received word by telephone thnt his services were needed nt a farm house near the Hndner Hunt Club. Te reach the place It was necessary te cress n bridge ever Darby Creek, and te make matters worse, the read leading te this bridge was closed in order te prevent accidents. He told the farmer who notified him te get In touch with the Delaware County Commissioners. Neighbors of the house where the stork was about te visit opened the way te the bridge. When Dr. Elmer ar rived at the entrance te the read he found It cleared for action. He glided ever the condemned bridge without giv ing it a thought. It groaned and sway ed. but being in sympathy with the ense, steed the strain without mishap. The baby, a healthy boy, arrived safely and this morning it was learned that Ills mother was doing well. FRATST0KEEP UP "RUSH" Amendment te Suspend Custom Lest In U. of P. Council Vete Penn fraternities will continue te "rush" prospective members between February t and 27. ns in the past. This was announced tedny with the vote taken at a meeting yesterday afternoon of the Interfraternity Council. Thirty fraternities belong te the council. It had been proposed te amend their general agreement te prescribe the "rushing period" as the time between neon of the first Friday following the first Monday and the fourth Menduy of the second term. Te pass the amendment n four-fifths vote was necessary. Eight chapters cast their votes against it, and there fore it wns lest. Sale Savings $8 te $10 Shoes $6 :75 Net all sizes in each style. All leathers, in cluding Cordovan and Scotch Grain. MUST 0 1 $10 & $11 Shoes All Leathers Consisting mostly of Cordovan, Imported Scotch C s- Grain and Norwegian. Geed run of sizes. V Si Sheps Open Saturday Evenings MEN'S 1312 : Chestnut St. T B0YF0URTEEN, IS MISSING 8choel Pupil Disappeared Latt Thursday He Had Ne Meney Police of- this city yesterday wcre asked te aid in a search for Albert Illvelfe, fourteen years old, of -018 Cayuga street, who disappeared Inst Thursday under rather mysterious cir cumstances. The boy hn1 attended school during the day nnd fnllcd te return te his home nftcr the afternoon session. He bad given no indication thnt he had been dlstatlsflcd with his home life. According te the boy's father he had expressed en one occasion a desire te take up farm work. He hnd no money when he disappeared, and for this rea son the police arc inclined te believe thnt he might have met with hnrm. The boy's mother Is prostrated with grief. I'resrmslve luttlmere limine -n'rcn nn experienced' printing nnd fctntlenery nnlramnn nt nnlary of nbeut $2500.00 per niimiln. .110 N. Charles Ntreet Ilnlllmnre, aid. FINE FRAMING Etchings prints Water Celers Paintings THE R0SENDACB GALLERIES 1340 Wnlnut Street Advertising Layout Werk If you arc net satis fied with the appear ance of your ads, phone Walnut 5746 te have our repre sentative call. r S. WILLBNS 8i CO. Typographers VOO WALNUT STREET HBlTAaU!HCOltl4 On January 1, 1922 we moved into our new factory 1922 Germantown Avenue which was remedelled for our specific requirements. The Installation of new machinery and equipment will enable us te give our cuftemers the satisfactory service te which they are entitled. Edward Darby Sens Ce. Estsbliihed 18S4 1922 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia T SPECIALTIES: Stcel Lockers, ' 1 Steel Shelvwg. Consult us for any -U requirements in Sheet Steel. Men's Shoes $1.50 te $3.25 per Pair 2mmerittatis SHOES 1232 Market -'.tvrty. v..-. te .Vs.,, ,. OUR sample books arc complete. There arc many useful suggestions for you. The Helmes Press, fPrfateri 131529 Chetyr Street FhUidelphU pLKieiiiranramiiiiiiiraiffliiiiiijniiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiifflaiifJiiiriKimJa V remarkably low price for fresh eggs! Carten of twelve Sold only in our Stores RCO CO. The HUMPHREY RADIANTFIRE Gas Heater OIth the met licit at a tnlnlmnm ret. It powerful rati Heart n clear. Pderle. radiant lient te eterv corner, (let ft Humph reT twlav and Wit le coal thU winter. Demenatrateil dallr Write fnr circular. Distributor and Factory neDreientatlT. liniurili.iU- Delhery 4Srfeni $11 te $13 Shoes $Q .75 Geed run of sizes. Our best Grades. Im ported Scotch Grain, Norwegian or Cordo van. High or low. Sale Ntny On. Beth Sheps Sfc1 w ' BM I Strictly Fresh Eggs 1 44c " Fer Rtil Heitifl Comfert Hf U I r a JWfTi5VS W e' i neW UXIUtfXAV.1- a., J.U hpyBANKSs flkMI.U ", 5iuHUmu ft -. KlUM'jfc r Chhe Clocks Grandfather Clocks Mantel. Clocks TJie mahegariy Hall Cleck is the'HaJI Marie' of distinction in the wall appointed home MacDonald & Campbell Specially Modeled Suits Fer Stout, Tall, or Short Men $30 te $65 As men of the above-mentioned types of firjure always are harder en their clothes than these of uverage proportions, we arc glad te be able te offer them the opportunity te replenish their wardrobes from a completf assortment of all the appropriate stylibh fabrics and patterns best adapted te meet Ui . cquirements of your figures. Our suits un scientifically draughted, cut and tailored, f;prcssly for these various purposes, and th'.y '-. with a beauty unobtainable in any ether.-. We assure you such satisfaction as camin 'c obtained with any ether clothes. Nete Fur-Cellar OverceaU -Highest Style and Quality. 1334-1336 Chestnut Street New Yerk The Philadelphia V 04-716 FIFTH AVENUE .f'&kl STREETS littr-tTurlteti HnOAD AND WALNUT ST3 PHILADELPHIA Announce an Unusual Sale of Gidding Dresses Street Afternoon Dance and Evening Fashions SPECIALLY PRICED FOR THIS SALE 25-00 35-00 45-00 55M Formerly $95 $125 $155 $175 This sale only includes the regular GIDDING STYLES, in fabrics of crepe, silk and velvet, which have been designed for our exacting clientele. EARLY FINANCING tar. The New Yerk and Eric Railroad, new the Eric, issued some stock about 1848, as shown by entries in an old day book at the Crane Mills, and also by a proof sheet of the certificates. Whether this was the first issue is net clear, but the paper was Crane's Bank Nete paper, which was invented about that time, and the certificates are the size and shape of bank checks, which they very much resemble. The various securities of the Erie Railroad today are all engraved en Crane's Bend, and thus the mill keeps pace with the financial development of the country, its papers being used for securities of nearly all railroads, as well as for nearly all the leading industrial or ganisatiens. 100 selected neiv rag stec 1 20 years' experience Banknotes of '11 countries Paper money 0438,000,000 people Government bends 018 natwns Crane's BUSINESS PAPERS . . . ' I "cns Entrance te Paris l'arls htttVN T PERRY'S MID-WlNTER XS REDUCTION SALE . 1 . - & i ' ?sv- TO Several Thousand Wonderfully Fine. ; Suits and Winter Overcoats 1 EDUCED from previous x i Super-Value Prices $ 23 made te sell at $28 te $35 $ 33 made te sell at $40 te $45 S 43 made te sell at $50 te $60 1 THESE PRICES ct the pace for Philadelphia; the Suits and Overcoats de even mere. Make the rounds you will find these values unmatchablc. ULSTERS in many stylet, as well as Conservative Over coats. Thick, warm, solid. i substantial. Handsome plaid j backs. SINGLE and Deuble-Breasted Men's and Yeung Men's Suits in all the wanted models. Rich fabrics that leek well and last long. Hew about vxirii trousers? splendid qualities here and all reduced. Perry & Ce. , 16th and Chestnut Sts. SUPER - VALUES ! in Clethes for Men i.iMm.'h oil) ri ci S. E. Cor. 4th & Girard Av. 1IKNRY BORUACH Game and Sea Feed UptrM ThU Week YEM.OW.STONK Cub Bear Stew.... 60c Cub near Steak.... $1.00 Mual Danrlnc IlMlfw Oitfrlni: te Prhutc I'urtlrt T"p "Yexx would XJP like fe receive $50,$iOO or $200 a6eut DecamSer IsC. JTOIN OUR. CHRISTMAS CLUB NOW Let -as explain, the simple details West End Trust company Bread SmezTAr south Pznh Cqjmre isniiimrajiiiraiiiniiiMrajiiiiiirr1 I You'll taste the 1 difference'. VMg Ceffei C ib At ;;l our Stores asce K , u v' .L - , 1 fl "ft h wksssji"!.' lijr: v
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