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Strip
oil auto mas
Robbers in Second Attempt
. .i r.nr Pnanee After
;SS Exciting Chase
l BANDITS IN THE GANG
'h ..ml hv the fnlltire of their
! "Wrl If 2W2 Clifferd "treM,
?P'irWr.1Sl -about
"'tike lh mnel,,ne wlien p
; tUrf- , ,1,. hnnillt Is bpUercil te be
'l " I "t?" lirce rw el;l. They
BK? ,",,.. nnrlnr cnr which hart
li3 ihm te Needle's address, pur--fHtd
tncm l nellcMncn of
; ggr5iBtJ.el6htl "'! OxtetA etreet
' S2 . h4 11 tlen Clifferd Mreete
ellJ;h. HiM.ee te Onl.in.bln
Ttfcnu '"",'. ,mt thoroughfare un-
'fnrfpp'i ' thc ,urec,,en et
."BE?"1 "U-w ilmt noticed about
ih.n o'clock when they Aran up find
J,.ll jfTWiil ynrds away from
fflvicnr. Twe of them get out of
rtTWne nnd nnnreacliert the car
th ""-""; erP nhntit te Mart the
5d'JK Zr, turned Inte Clifferd
wsfl.ffi&,fl
Ur en mnclilne nnd i rove away.
-,h,'r a. "J nntlme Needle hr nB .
ua,.. nelKes In front of Ms nemc
men ciep ir. -
toward their own.
' . i.i .l In tlm Hint
rlcht nnd
ieIv,,' .,..: .i. . ti,ev
Kesl were dlntuicu u. ik- "-
THREE PHILADELPHIANS
INJURED IN N. Y. CRASH
ed out tie winnow in w...v ... -.
ik. mn step if""' " "
I '" . .......... I lmlr nwn.
I-71?,! ..iini,nnl te the elation house
t' M MMorcjele l'el Icemen
i'H.'n".. .n.niii mil te the sc
!...,,! thcnisclvtH war a comer nnd
"bI'mUt After U 0 e'elnek thev
.Mm car drive twl en Clifferd
Mr am! "en In front et Needle's
leme Then Am united for the or-
inin.nts te innKc tneir necmiu nun......
t(,V" ,,, tun mnli. theuc it te be
-J In a 111""" "fc .,
tk me who enrlinr entered the ran
'.' .?(. iumneil from the car nnd. walked
toward the curb. They were n bout te
Jnter Needle's enr when the policemen
tirted after them.
The bandits hrard the pound of the
motorcycle engine nnd run te the wnlt
1m automobile. IrnplnK en the running;
beard just ns the Mr enr shot fmwnrd
thead of the motorcycle
I SCHOOLS REOPEN SEPT. 8
Boyi and Girls Must Desert Swim
ming Hele for Beeks
One week from today the bejt and
flrla of l'lilladelphln will ferKet the
renaming hole and pint ground nnd
commence their nine months of Hchoel
w"- . . ...
Friday 1 nn unusunl day for the
rhcel opening. In fnrt It Iiuh been
Mten jcars flncp nctMty ns Marled
In the diss rooms nn whnt the super super
Ultleuj (Jill "unlucky dn."
The flmt dn will he followed by a
two-day hellilm mi thnt the change
from plnj in work will be mere or lcs
ct a gradual one.
Students of the elementary nnd high
eboels will net netunll.r attend fic-
f tteas until next Friday, but the prhenli
will open Wednesday nnd Iliurdiiy ter
tt( benefit of newcomers who must
'"rifliiter whlle ntterded b their
" patents.
Virtually nil Mm bulldine hnp been
-Wpslredand pnlnlcil nnd nn In better
i cnanien limn i'ei uetere. nccerding
r te the Superintendent et Schools.
BIBLE CONFERENCE OPENS
Prominent Clergymen te Address
Sessions at Darby
A feur-dnj Jlihle ((inference opened
Darby tedaj. the so-meii1 being held
111 the Mflfnnthn Tillini n i1a flmrnh
rlenlght the Hpv. Ilnbcrt McKeniie.
of Cleveland, will spenk. Tomorrow the
'PMker will be Willinm L. I'ettliiRill.
efthe rhlladelphh Scheel of the Hlble.
Hl topic will be "Wb Peace t'on t'en
ferences Fail." He will di-cui-H Hun
MJ afternoon the duul life of the
Chwtian
Th speaker Kundm iiieinlng will be
Jletert (.'. Coates, iicting puster of the
'Tibernacle. 'IheRn. ,. V. Munlmll.
flethedlt eang(llHt. will fn, en
solution, rneeipntifii'. rnscriptuuil
SBdlnwiMble," ii Sunt!.i night. TIin
jing will be held at Odd IVHew..'
J$ conference ill open en Mendnv
J H en mlrtre-t b (iirgc Hebiut--nn.
mm b W. W l'ligh. Ceeige Mi
llr "",', (,"")M n Palmer. Mr.
n.usslr eM"1", '"' l('"il trip te
Celwyn Weman Alie Hurt as Hud
son Tube Trains Collide t.
Three riillndclphlans And n wemnn
from Celwyn, Pa., were among the
thlrtyBl)t pnnncngcrs Injured jeslerdny
when two tube trnlng en the Hudsen
and Mnnlinttftii Ilnllread had a renr-end
colltHlen, about n mile nnd n half ennl
of Mnnhnttnn Trnnnfer.
'Die Injured from this city tire:
Themns Hyren. 4817 North Hutchinson
street, V. .T. .lelinnn, fiSI5 Warrington
avenue; 11. 10. M. Hellander. 1MH
Seuth I'erey street; Miss Arnbelln (lei
ger, et Celwyn, ln., was nlne slightly
hurt.
In n thick fog hanging ever the .Ter
ser mendewR a nteel tmln Of six cnrR
against which tin nutemntlr block Pig
nnl had been set plowed Inte another
slx-enr train at fifteen iiiIIch nn hour.
Several hundred passenger were
pnnle-strlcken. nnd service en the rnll rnll
rend between Mnnhnttnn and Newark
was disrupted two hours ycMr-rdny n
tlie remit of a lCar-enU collision of
two tube trnlni.
LA SALLE COLLEGE CHANGES
Brether Richard, President, Trans
ferred te Maryland Institution
Changes" In the fnculty and teaching
staff of Ln Kalln College were an
neunced last night, the most Important
being thnt of mother Hleluird, presi
dent, who has been tinnsferrcd te An
nendale, Mil.. Nermnl College. He will
linve charge of the jeiing members of the
Christian Brethers preparing for higher
scholastic degrees. He In succeeded as
president of Ln Halle by llretlier U.
I uclnn, who bus been iirnfesier of
chemistry and biology for four yenis.
Other ehnngps announced nre the
trnnsfer of Brether (. Lewis te be vice
president of St. Themim' College,
Scrnnten ; llretber (J. Austin te be
principal of St. Jehn's Scheel, Orange,
N. .T., nnd llretber 0. Leenard te be
director of Ln Salle Institute, Cumber
land, Mil.
ELOPERS COMING HOME
Louisiana Governer Honors Extradi
tion Papers for Couple
Walter Ueetrel nnd Kveljn Larecher.
known in New Orleans ns the "New
Jersey levers with a barking deg," nre
te come bnek te Camden, where they nre
wanted for eensplrncy. receiving stolen
goods and theft.
Governer I'nrler of Louisiana has
honored extradition papers of the Gov Gov
ereor of New Jersey and ordered pris pris
eners turned exer te Detective N. K.
Stanley te be taken north. In refusing
pirn of the prisoners counsel, the ttov ttev ttov
crner stnted he could net put himself
In, the position of a Judge te pass en
the guilt or Innocence of the parties nnd
merely would accede te the request of
his re-exccutlve.
'CYCLIST' INJURED BY AUTO
Gloucester City Man Fractures
Ribs and Injures Back
Ctrl Knhlnn, twenty-two yenis old.
of V.w-t Mnrket street. Oleueestcr City,
fractured two ribs, wrenched his back
nnd was cut nnd bruised yesterday
when bis motercjcln was truck bv un
automobile In charge of (J. T. Cenner,
nn agent of the Lumber Mutunl Cn
unit Cempnny. of Philadelphia. He
was taken te the Homeopathic Hos
pital, Camden.
The motorcycle was wrecked. Mr.
Cenner wns arretted and taken hefete
Mnver Andersen. He agreed te pay
till expenses, se there will lie no pree- ,
rutlen.
HITSWOMAN.FLEES;
SHOT BY POLICEMAN
Fugitive Who Refused te Step
Is Dead en Arrival at
Hospital
WOMAN HELD AS WITNESS
FRIENDS FOR 16 YEARS
TO MEET FOR FIRST TIME
Following a ehnse of several blocks,
Unlce Cleus, thirty years old. n Negro,
of 821 North Lelnnd street, was shot
nnd killed by Patrolman Rdgar Harris,
of the Twentieth nnd 1'lUwnter streets
station, at 1 :.10 o'clock this morning.
Ifnirls wns held without ball for the
loiener by Mnglstinte Scott en a
chnrge of homicide. Ida Carter, the
cause of the trouble, wns nlse held
without ball ns n mnterlnl witness.
CIeuh wns talking te the girl nt Sev
enteenth nnd ritsiwnter streets when
Pntrelmnn Harris npprenched. Harris
henrd the two rnlse their voices ap
parently In altercation. Then the
wemnn screnmed "murder, police."
Cleus struck her. knocking her te
the ground. Seeing the pntrelmnn np np
pieacb, he ran. The chnee led tbieiigh
nllejs nnd smnll streets in the neigh
borhood. Harris snys be tired four
shots from his revolver In the air, but
the fugitive did net step.
The llfth het struck the man nnd
he fell. Ttv the time be wns taken te
the Policlinic Hospital he wns dead.
FREIGHT THIEVES HELD
Men Confessed te Looting Cars of
$50,000 In Merchandise
Pour men, accused of looting freight
earn of the Pennsylvania Ilnllread,
were held :n .$."000 bnll each for the
Ornnd Jury by Magistrate Walrer, at
Ardmnre. tednv.
Lieutenant ntgernld, of the Penn
sylvania Itnllre.ad tmllce, testified that
nfter he bad obtained confessions from
the men he went te Wilmington and re
rni,cred .01,000 In merchandise the men
lind ttelcn.
Jehn J. Smith, who wns shot twice
when the men were enptured after a
guufigbt with Lewer Merlen police n
week nge. Is In the Kryn Mnwr Hos
pital and wns net arraigned
These held today nre Anthenv Leon Leen
ard. 1210 McKcan street: Cornelius
Troutman, 2(108 Seuth Fifteenth street;
Jehn Ott, 153 Tree street, nnd Frnncls
Hyman, 1714 Arch street.
"GAS MAN" ROBS HOME
Women Who Have Corresponded
Regularly Never Saw Each Other
Twe women, who begnn a picture
postcard correspondence sixteen years
hgn, yet bnve never met, will see ench
ether for the first time nt 11 o'clock in
Urend Street Station en Sunday morn
ing. The meniiH of Identification will be
red, white nnd blue ribbons. One of the
women Is Mrs. .1. 11. Hughes, of or
i ester, Mass. Sim was the first one te
send a postcard, when she wns Miss
Hese Mentelth, of Semen-ct, Mass.
At thnt time she obtained the name of
Mm. Allin Pmiennst. 222 West " lll-
weed avenue. Wlldwoed. through the
miliums of a fnmllv story paper te
which both subscribed. Mm. I'niicenst
returned the compliment, the corre
spondence grew, and has continued ever
rince,
Mrs. Hughes, accompanied by her
sister, Alice, ill go le Wlldwoed ns
the guest of Mrs. Pnncenst.
P.R.T. HEARINGS POSTPONED
September 12 Named as Date for
Delving Inte Valuation Figures
Hccnusc of the nbsence of Asslstnnt
City Solicitor Hevenhnum, n hearing
nn the valuation of the Philadelphia
Itnpld Transit Oimpnny, scheduled te
tnke plnce today, wns postponed until
Heptember 12 by Public Service Com
missioner Clement.
The cempnny has placed the valua
tion of it' entire plant nt $200 000.0(H).
The city contends thnt the figure Is en
tirely tee I1I3I1. and has submitted n
sliding scnln valuation of the P. H. T.
svstem from ?SII.()flt),000 le $187,000.
000.
Today wns fixed by Mi. Clement ns
the date en which the company would
linve opportunity te question the city's
transit experts ns te hew the city vnl vnl
unllen was based.
The entire ease must be plnced before
the commission by November 5, se thnt
the commission mny fix n permanent
fnre by January 1, 102.'l.
Steals Clothing and Laces at 151R
Tasker Street
PolUe of the rifteeiith fctrcet nnd
Snyder avenue station arc looking for
a heavy-set Negro, nenrlv six feet tall,
who icstcrthiv. nosing ns a collector
for the U. (1. I., tubbed the home of
Madeline (lerennie. IfilS Tasker ntreet.
The mnn Is believed te be the same
one who en seveml oeuisiens has gained
access te downtown homes under the
pretense Unit he was a collector for
the gas cempnnv.
According te Mrs. Clercnnle, the mnn
displayed 11 badge when she went te
the deer, and net suspecting anything,
pilie allowed him te enter. After the
man left the woman entered the onse ense
ment and found several articled of
clothing nnd some lilies missing.
Snenk thieves interrd the clothing
store of Lucinn Cerrcn. J540 Seuth
Fourth street, and took clothing vnluei
at $100, while the proprietor was In
I hn rear of the house.
Mrs. Mm Inn lUrkebnugh, 1807 Wal
lace street, wperted te police of the
Twentieth nnd Iluttonweod streets stn stn
Hen that a tolered servant girl, hired
by her last wick, dltnppeitted yester- '
day with some jiweliy and clothing
worth $100.
HITS BOY; DRIVES AWAY
Victim of Racing Car Eccapes With J
Miner Injuries ,
,Teeph Keppvle, fifteen years old. of
HUM! Ninth Unuvler striet, an eriand!
boy for n butcher, wns inn down b an
au'toineblhi at Itldge and North Cel- .
lege avenues as he wns dcliMiiug semi
ments en his hlpwle. I
The dr'vir of the ear. derrlhed as'
a high-powered r.iicr, Kept en. Pns
crihv took Kppvle te the Lankennu
Hospital He was net seriously in
jured, and wn sent home.
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cigarettes
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DAILY CONCERTS
Tonight
Night
l Symphony
Lemen Hill
It' urmpheii, lupin t Lemen Hill.
S5 ln7lui)i. 1ar, Smphnnv Or
ft lira. w h Thnrldeim Rich conduct
"I. will give the following piegrnm:
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' LJ,l,r"'l"'tlen
Four Wills Are Probated '
Wills tirebuted tedn were these of
M. II. Meyers. 1012 Smith Forty
eighth street. 820.101 : Jonas It. He
niallj. 87 East nrlnghurst. $1.1.1.10:
Jehn F. K11I111. whose death eecuired in
ltoten. $7300. nnd Mnthllde Dinner, '
270.'t East Allegheny avenue. ?0145. '
The estates were disposed of in private!
bequests. Administration of the S25.000 1
ctnte of Annie Cele Hnrris. 12 Knst
Chestnut nvenue. Chestnut Hill, was,
granted. Inventories were made of the
personal estntes of Jehn McNeill, K09,- I
120, nnd Hannah I Hvnns. M1..TT2. I
Ladles' Day at Camp Edwards
Trenten. Sept. 1. The series of
"(joverner's Dnys," held en Frldav of
each week during the summer at Camp
IMwnrds, Sea (Jlrt, will be concluded
tednv with a "Ladles' Da v." when
repicentntivc women from all pnrts of
the Stat" will attend. Relatives mil
fi lends of the 102d Cnv.ilrv and 'he
Peity -fourth Division. SI-muI Cerps. In
inmp tnere nre inviicii.
w
A JL Sens
S. LEININGER &
say of the
Goodyear Cushion Tires
that have averaged
18,000 miles en their
three trucks, "We have
found them very resil
ient and a big saving en
the truck and the lead."
And new ihr Goedytar Cush
ion Truck Tire u tnarit ilh
iht ftmeut Alt Wtathtr
Tread far added rttilitmt
anil penlht Iraclien, end
miih a preiud-en knit for
I tmy and secure application.
! GOODYEAR
Fer Sale by
O'BRIEN & HOOVER, Inc.
DUtrlhi'tnra
22d and Race Streets
I PHILADELPHIA
First Penny Savings Bank
JOHN WANAMAKER. President
PAYS 414 INTEREST
21st and BAINBttlDOE STREETS
1141 CHESTNUT STREET
OUR Advertising, Mer
chandising, Art, and
Printing Departments
afford you a most unu
sual and efficient service.
The Helmes Press. THnttn
1315-29 Cherry Street
Philadelphia
WIRE
YOUR HOME
HHill-riHAPi: nrk liinUlM bf
rrllnlilr house ,rnrante enfeir
nnil unlldfiifllen. Ill
at reur
Lighting Fixtures
from th tnnnnfaclurer. Orlelnul and
dlstlnrtlre rirslxni In Mild brats anlf.
A Year te Pay If Yeu Desire
Open l'.rnlnis 'til 10 Ketabltelird 1800
L Bromund & Sen ic J
K. 2337 Gtrsisntawn At jM
U3ntv I'hene Celnmbla 1041 EnBfl
K THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
DF PRECIOUS STONES
A POLISHED GIRDLE DIAMOND.
Te be secured in Philadelphia
only from this Establishment.
Stere closed Saturday Septi
and Monday Sept.4 QLaber Day).
OPEN TILL 5 P. M. TOMORROW
Frem Coast te Coast
PERRY'S
Final Closing Sale
at
HALF PRICE
U the greatest selling event in the clothing
business. Customers coming from hun
dreds of miles away are buying our
Spring and Summer Woolen and Worsted
Suits
At Exactly One-Half
Their Fermer Regular Prices
Light-Weight Spring and Fall Overcoats
and a number of Winter Overcoat from
late last season are vanishing by the
scores
e-Open All Day Sat, and Menday:
"SAVE THE MIDDLEMAN'S PROFIT"
Furniture At Wholesale Prices
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Grewing
Children
need its nourishment
Victer Bread
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In all our Stores S
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At Exactly One-Half
Their Fermer Regular Prices 1
Large men and small men are walking
off with $12.50 and $14.50 Palm Beach
Suits for $6.25 and $7.25
At Exactly One-Half "
Their Fermer Regular Prices
Fine Worsted Suits that were $28, C
$30, $35 and as high as $58 are new
selling for $14, $15, $17.50 and up te
$29 respectively.
Light and Heavy Weight Overcoats
that were $28, $30 and up te $50 new t
$14, $15, up te $25, Jte
etc., etc, etc
TTile lirnntlrnl Amcrlren walnut Oedn
Larye Urnrner and Vanity ) CtiMerrttn aad
Bad, A piece,. Special.
BelU.
$110.oe
Terms of Sale
Cash Only Ne Alterations
Ne Refunds Ne Exchanges
Ne Mail Orders Filled
Nene Sold te Dealers
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nH. miM'lo.e ""Kro
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"Sngr.-;:" wm:. .-wn.ra
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from Oh
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'lien, eln K irtfinntf
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,W .?!' (1 V!L Tan
ii i) jurch of it. .".. :.':i -uinn
Perry & Ce.
16th & Chestnut
SUPER - VALUES
in Clethes for Men
Ten-nlrrr Quein Annn, tenalnp American iralnut
beautiful tiurTet, Inrra rhinu cletrt rjirlul Mrrliur
table, reunl or anuers extension table llte aide etialre
rinir upieuirrd in Kenulna leatlier.
nnil one iirm
Mi V"JTr III
"""rcnef tie TeiM.ln;.
t, fcltMi. . ,NTKnMISSO.V
..(,;:' uni T nn.nKrln
lr ssrKlrrt ,""'!.
T?Mlinleltml Tln.i ..in .
? P.AMlllliiRe I'ark n. "T ,0nlCnt
ltrhrt
Dvorak
Selected
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tenor 10:
Then
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Herlwrt
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K lenber
nRlllt-bnen
lent
Salesman
1ted by arrr v... v .
Itl ,i " "rit wneie-
'i Adcnhla ii.. , .- . .
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"'eipnia
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Fitting Footwear for Grewing Feet
at Prices That Please
the Parents' Purse
With the epenins of school but a few days dis
tant, it is net tee early te see that your child is pre
pared in the very important matter of footwear.
Dalsimer shoes for children are correctly designed
te meet every requirement of growing feet, and the
prices en every style offer you a substantial saving.
Tan Calf, Bex Tee, Lace
Sizes 81, te 11 Sizes If, te 2 Sizes 2'; te 7
4.25 $4.75 $5.75
Tan Calf, Seft Tee, Blucher
Sizes 8', te 11 Sizes If, te 2 Sires 2'', te 5
4.50 $5.0Q $5.75
Our va'rieus special shoes include Cor Cer
setti, Roem-for-five-tofs, Pe-Dem-ic nnd
Tel-Til-Tips boys can't wear them out.
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2' ' Sa
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R Spcrfinh in
I Children's
5tnckinDS
THE BIG SHOE STORE
Fewi rioen With Sfatinp Capacity for 000
Men, H'nmei Miwjca, Hay a and Children.
1204-Q6r08Market Street
Hlirlnx - -
inriTr -rrtu ViM"
U35
.00
Exactly Uhm Cut
Threo-Pe. Ixie.e
Ou?iIen Rulte:
liark. 0. feet .Settee
1 Ireelde nnd Arm(lmlr
OPEN DAILY
LEONARD
REFRIGERATORS
At 25 Savings
Tki.
3- Doer
ENAMELED
LINED
M5.90
kJrfirfAf-ZTW.
G p.
AND SATURDAY TILL
I KOARD
UUtrtbntan
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Great Eastern Wholesale Furniture Ce.
z106-10S S. 2d (21) & CHESTNUT), PHI LA.
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The Greatest Moter Car
bargains That Ever
Came te Philadelphia!
4 PASS SPORT
Tedmliiirnte i:Mi
lilt Yean (.
Our Trice
$1625
7 PASS. TOUIIINO
Txiiy'itiiirii( j:s
LulYeiri" 1)614
Our Trice
$1795
7 PASS SEDAN
Tcdir'illiirr.tf II 410
UnYtiit" SUM
Our Trice
$2475
Full Tatlery Guarantee
Our fricet include
frtllht (har$et and
"UJr lax
TJAVING already attained great prcstiqe
j-x in New Yerk City as the Clearing Heuse
for DRAND NEW 1921 Cars, of various
makes in t en Jed for expert the Gee.
F Dergmann Ce. new announces te the Pub
lic of Philadelphia that a similar Economy
Car Buying Service will be rendered them.
Our first efferme will be a small number of
BRAND NEW 1921 8 CYL. AUTOMO-LlLES-m
three meJels, SPORT, TOUR
ING and SEDAN-madc by one of
America's best 1 newn manufacturers,
specially priced for this occasion er.ly!
Se drastic arc these reductions that anyone
interested in buying a car is doing himself
an injustice by net investigating this remark
able offer right new.
Cart can be seen at the
LYRIC GARAGE
Juniper and Race StrccU
rilllADEtrHIA
Gee F. Bergmaim & Ce,
Exporters and Impertm
New Yerk Office-90 Wc.t Street
Telephone Recter NT lf
Helmes Electric System
Captures 3 Daring Robbers
Within 4 Minutes of Alarm
At 12:42 A. M. Monday the Helme. Electric Central Office
installation which protects W. H. Pile cV Sens, Inc., Whole
sale Druggista, of 245 S. 6th street, flashed an alarm te th
Helme. Office at 812 Chestnut Street.
Three guards were dispatched instantly In an automobile
and found the front deer forced. Twe entered there and
one went te the rear. They found three desperate men
hard at work rolling barrels of alcohol en te the elevator
ready te remove. The guards held up their men at the
pistol point and forced them te the street. They signalled
the Helmes Office that the capture had been effected just
four minutes after the alarm hed rung. The police were
called and the captives hnnded ever te the authorities.
Twe men were held in $15,000 bail each, the third wat
wanted by the police for holding up a motorist with a sun
and was held for $17,500.
It is protection such as this that Helme Llectric gives te
subscribers Trained men, adequate for rny situation, are
Instantly dispatched te the scene of exery alarm no matter
what the cause. Se successful has Helmes Electric Pre.
tectien proved te be in ever half n century of service that
Philadelphia business men agree that:
WHERE THERE IS HOLMES
THERE IS SAFETY
HOLMES
ELECTRIC
PROTECTION
llth and Sansom Streets, Philadelphia
011 Walnut 2011 Kaystene Main D030
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