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Departmental Heads Anticipate
Plnchet Onslaught by Slash
ing Payroll Leeches
CUTS MADE IN SALARIES
fWeeplnjr nntl walling and riiii-Mii nf
Jfth nre nil the laje ninenc the (He
fc"1.!"!''!''"", ,""!" IlnrrNbiiru.
pepnrtmentnl heads under u ,iirprl-
" urge ei economy, inciuceii n.v hip
Imminent prospect of (Jlffnnl Plnehet
for Ooverner. are slushing out the old
Rtyle free tine of cenl lucent fund". The
ire even cuttliie down ilariei which
re stipulated b.v Matutes made and
provided.
Hints of the new order of thine en
the Hill, which conies before the Wr-
ester gets Inte o!i"e. have been drifting
in ireni time t.. time, hut heretofore uie
full extent of the economy wave hnil
net been known.
Today it was learned from Stnte em em
peoyes In touch with the situation that
the O.iplte! Is In something like a ' ir ir
mell because of the unpreccdenle 1 con
dition!'. Men accustomed for year te drawing
Jiny ns extra empleyes nre out of n
ob or elsp hae te depend en the "rcil"
Jeb which they have, nti.l .vim t fli"j
nnve been accustomed te futon lit
nienin if frolicsome drafts en the con-
tlnnent fund
Hut the biggest blew of all i-ii'ir
ivhct cut were f-nde in salaries , hi'
figures ntp set by law Thus. .1 iiin'i
tvlth a S 100(1 s'llarv is cut from SI'1! I
tO $HKiO a vear.
Seme of thee affected would nki te
appeal tn the courts. no they erciii :l.
a statutory salary cannot be ruble.
without directly violating the lav I'.m
an nppenl te the courts would gel 1 1 fin
In wrong an I besides the money is net
In the trensnn anyway.
Depnrtmentnl chiefs, all of them,
whether they hope te be tetnined by
Plnclmt or net. are doing their level
liCKt te prevent their department from
showing n letlcit when the new Oov Oev Oov
ereor nml the ne' Legislature eme into '
office next .lanuary. Hence the hearty
swinging of the at.
I.nt sss'in the departments wnltr.ed
Inte the Legislature with a total do de
fieicnev of mere than SIl.OOO.fHni It '
le known tint no department head cap J
hope i i go by with the new (loernor.
If lie does net cut te the bone.
As it result. It is Hsureil that the
coming deticlency bill. If there Is any
nt nil. will be erv little
Wlll.im P. (lallngher. thief clerk of
the State Senate and mi" of State
Chairman linker's aides, had unite a
company at breakfast in the Belieuie ,
this morning .
Mr. Unl'iigber was inlned first by
Hnrtuen M. Kephart. Iieputy State !
Treasurer. Kcihert lmiks we'l despite,
the legal snarls In which he has been
Involved as the result of Auditor tien
eral Lewis' Investigatl .ns of the ac
counting system In the Treasurer's,
office. '
Mr Kephnrt. before becoming State
Treasurer, was chief clerk of the Sen.ite. !
!,., ...,,.., ,.A1.... .,l.,l, M,. i:..lll I
mr r,tei i'uii , nit ii .mi. .riiiniHii'i
new lieiils, anil betli have, theretere, '
much In common. Kephnrt wishes he,
till had his e'd job. Whereupon some
re'.ltl inns .speculated en the pesslhilili'
of Mtnte Chairman Haker resigning in'
seeretnry of the State Senate se ns te lv
able te give a 1 his time te the State
chnlrniaiiship. This would make It pos
sible. In the minds of the politicians, for
(Jnllaghcr t" become soereiarv, and then
Kepbiut could get his old place again
Tills gossip was stirred up by the fact
that the '.tliee new he'd bv Kephatt,
Deputy State Treasuier. will be abol
ished next session at the joint sugges
tion of Kephart and the (ioverner-
te-be.
(ntllnglier. the political autocrat of
the breakfast table, later had the com-
pany of Paul Ilnuck, member of tlie
Workmen's Compeusatien Heard, and
joint leeder with Stnte Treasurer Sny-
der. of Schuylkill County. Heiick car-
ried a blurb-bncked novel under his
arm, whereas Mr Snyder always car-
ricN n cane and 11 ciirnntiuii. State
Clinirman linker's favorite author, it
was pointed out. is Smiill and his legis- .
Intive Itnndboek. I
Senater Pepper had breakfast in Phil- !
adelpbia. lunch in Hnrrlsburg with'
Governer Spreiil and dinner in Pliilad-l- '
pmn. lie went te narristnirg te spenK
nefnpi. the nesriil mnlilevas. in leTlvim.
tien and tonight will speak at Stetson
Auditorium, in this city .
Weglein Stifles
Taxi-Bill Probe
Centlminl from re On
Joined. "If we could get down te these
who are advocating this, ubji tienable
clause I think we could simplify mat
ters." He then turned te Limeburner and
nfked 'Who are thes,. interested
parties?"
L.ii.cbni-ner replid "ngrih :
"The Interested pnrtles nre the rni' rni'
readd and hotels which are repr -sente!
here tediy.
"Had you been heie from tunc 1
time wheq this unuter was dieu..(i
yen would have heard who they were "
Hpectateis and Ceimcllmi.ti looked at
both men, expecting an eien slim per
exchange of personalities. Lunet, rtn-r
was referring te Mr. Heper's m'ti.lties
ns foetBnll coach at Princeton He
has been cool tewnrd Iteper slice the
latter decllnwl te sign the spe. 1 com cem
mittee's report exonerating L.uiebiirner
e( blame In connection with the Sears
Roebuck scandal last year.
Mr. Weg.ein ended the dlset.s-.en by
announcing the presence of .leseph A.
Gllllgnn, an attorney, tepresetulng the
Independent tnTlcab owners' associa
tion. "I want te present evidence that
the Quaker CItv Cab Cempnin in the
pat has paid for the privilege of 01 -cupylnif
city streets." said Mr. (illli
gnn.. "I have u copy of a letter ap
parently signed by mi official of the
Rending Hallway, sent te another of ef
dal of that company concerning tin;
rental of a stand at the Chestnut sirea
ferry by the Quaker City Cab Com
pany. "Our fight Is net ngnlust the stands,
but Is ngnlust tlie clause requiring the
consent of property owners for the u-e
of the stands."
Differ en Question of Law
"Don't you knew as a law y it that
you -can't put a stand in front of a
property without the owner's consent ':"
Mr. Gaffnev nsked.
(Jounellmen Koper nml UevWiu, both
lawvart fiillnil nut u 111 11 Ir i ti.tn 1 ..
. - .. '
"Ne.'l don't knew anything I'ib'eut
1 that."
"Hew long linve you been a member
BY ECONOMY WAV
' "Lem enough te knew the prl.u-lplrH , Abrtm-i,u.nfi,n,e'r4Mia H4s.1Sr3!" "' """ "
( tbe liw, he replied. "Have von .Jehn v. feiin. naitimore ' .m,i , rtn. ki
ny authority for the Mntement ynAMkjTlU ami ,:
OS inr.uar. liiimiv usneu 11u1guu.
Made?
'Oh,
there'n authority all right,"
jfiT .(-'' reterteil.
ii,l "Name It new," Ollllgaii ileiiiaiuh
s-"1'-- nQ1e Ilnty before I
iVJ'iJr- lireugn," countered (inffney.
rf-SXii &JSM ifeuncumnn rantlnunl tlmt the
JWtwmmifit- the copied letters waa clear.
:' I;
iy, he wnt en, If that'e
ruHreml rtii'lnln regiirileil tlie Iiiili'iir-ntl-uiit
operator. dm a nuisance mid wanted
tlii'iu kept HIT mill elid property.
Mr, (!IIII!hii I hen lend extra -ts of
((."tlmuiiy before .Imlgu Martin that the .
Otinknr ('Uv f'nh ('illinium Inul nffr.irl I
! . t.i. !... ti i... ..i.. 1J-I1.. I 1lt
v. ri(i n(i 1 A'IIIt-1 MUlllll lllllllUIIM IU
per cent u uruM prelll of eumupfs
il'liilliiitiiiif nl Hm.nl Street tftutluii.
i We"t l'hlladelpl.la Station and the
1 Market Street Ferry.
Mr. Wegleln tpieMtlened Mr. (illllgiiu
and both agreed that the leneed Ptmids
at Hread utrwt, West Philadelphia anil
North Philadelphia were en railroad
prepertj .
'the lawyer contended that the hjibce
at the Market Street Kerry vviih city
pn.pertj . m.d that. In effeet. the IViiu-
1ii ilia Itallread was ehnrKliiR ter the
ue of the flt Mreet In trout of the
ferrv station. !
t 1n inii'iitsslblr' under the law feri
heiel cenipanlen te rent out the streets." ,
..,, M,-. (JalTnc.x. If it were done, he
Mlll. tin iirtt would threw out the
contract and Council would abolish the
stand.
I'ellfRe Sports Brought In !
Mr. Reper .sought te make n point
In reply by rcfeirliiR te Ir.vestlsntleiis
of college athletics. He spoke of sub
sidized fnetbail players and said that
ilitence. hae been known where the
- iilnwrs wet,, net mild dlroeth . but
would be civen !?!"il) for cilttliiR the
Rriivs, for example.
"The property owners would net rent
out the mi eet directly, but could nr
railRe fei 'iiui('iliillnn,' " he ex
plnliiid.
"I der."t Ihmove the proprietors of Mr
cltj hotels ,ire creeks, " retorted l!nft
ni'j " ar Princeton they are mere
lnteristil in "liming u football clinin
pli'ililp li . ilmli ' of all ritflit lhliiR
and eeiiiniMj. ilecein y it Is nothing te
ea-i ,il our "
Mr Heper replied flint lie bail been
eakl'.j of college athletic in Kt-neral
mul tint he bad mnili no special refer
i hi e t" PiMicelen
Peace or War Up
m m i i
10 AllCIOra 1 OttaU
(enllnueit from I'iicc One
occupation is all that part of the
peninsula south of the P.akla and Hu
lair line.
Twelfth. That until the withdrawal
of the allied troops and the cessation
tien of allied occupation in each of
the 7enes referred te the Angera
(ieviTiinient undertakes te respect the
saiil zones.
Tlurte'iith. That the Angera
(interim ' nt will undertake net te
transport troops into, nor raise and
miilntnli nu army In Kastern Thrace,
until the ratification of peace.
The present convention will come into
force three days after Its signnture.
The document has spm es for .signa
tures for the representatives of (treat
Hrltaln. France, Italy. Turkey and
(ireece. In a Idressing I -met Pasha
nt the conclusion of Inst night's mn
ft rep.ee (tciicral Ilnringteu utteted a
stern warning te tlie N'ntiennlUts, de
claring that if they engaged (ireat
ltrltmn in war they would have a diffi
cult adversary .
"(ireat Hrltain has a considerable
number of waiships. a larte number of
men ind plenty of guns," he added.
"While the HritNh people want peace
tbey are eutially determineil te have fan-
play nn.l are ilnngpieus opponents when
aroused."
Londen, (let. 10. The question of
peace In the .Near Fast new re-t- with
the Turkish Nationalist Assembly at
Ansi in, which has before it the armi armi
stiie con litiens laid down bt the Abled
Powers,
Contrented by the new program, and
assured of the Allies' re-established
unanimity, the Turkish reprcontntie
nt Miidania. 1-inet PiMm. yesterdtn let
it be known that his powers were lim
ited, although lie was in constant tele
phone communication with Mustnphn
Kemal Pasha, and that the final word
must come fieii. the National Assem
bly. Cnii-tnntineple advices report the
arrlvii e turner 1 urkisii fi rces m neu-
tin) 70110 of the Ismid Peninsula, en
the Asiatic shore of the HVsp. rus up-
peslte Ceust.intiiinple. The front ranks
of the Turks, Inweier hae net he"ii
mlvaned farther. The Hrltish are land-
lug re-enfe.-cements te protect their
lailway communicatien1.
-
lr,. ri I..I. 1
irl ' -"? JJUUtltcl
Seeks Vindication
(.enlIlllPd ,rem rnBl. 0ne
..
'Oer UIli
lie will net deny that tune
after our engagement, long lifter, I of-
fered tn relen-e him.
"He M'heniently refused and rli-d
I that 1 u.is itiihI te suggest it.
I "Tins clumsy mimplrinry liv- the
1 1 in.- s.i fiirtiiiinteh fur me thai 1 i.'in
prove uiv innocence .ignlut alt the
perjurers .mil hired aw-lsMnt thej ian
lirlns.
"Wilt ns tl'l1. tintii;ht nsi.in-' me
in At'inM distant from mv Leme nn I
friends, where the C'lllidler-. ire se
i piivvi'ifu! tint people call tin ciij run-
, illemlle''
"Alrealv investlgnters and r'ntiv..
tltes have .mil combed my life In .Wv
'iriuir- in vain.
I idge Candler had gene thrre e.irlv
n M , summer. '
' li 'mediately after that n Mremn of
nil letters began te flew into Ai'. una.
it ii Mild.
' I knew he empleji'd clelernve- M.
I'e'nred chauffeur, vvlie bad beej. ui'li
me nine jeari, vvai sr liniiiided l.v re
peated visits ei the detectives te In
borne in the cr.untrv, font mib from
Ni vv Orleans, that the peer U-y was
brought Inte uspiilen with lii'i u fe
anil neighbors and hud tn I'nve tieme
and hunt work elsewhere.
"With all tlilH nothing was Omul
against me and the wedding we te take
i place en cptelnIler -ii.
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TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
rildney Davt SO'.'il Ktt'
it ari'l la Durr
ItilS Catharine nt
I'hnrlei D" Marce HI0 K let!. .1' I
FiunrtM .Sfttteiella HI- - 1 nh h'
Vnw e flnitter 1 'l is, jf uth it nn.l I-n,-
u t'onner liKIt W Intuphin it
Aburllne Olei imnl 'di Tt.nm.isnn st . il
Maria Slnm Ti'" " an I
Wiillncn Tj Mi iti .it 'L' llhuwn . ai.it
Kilna I' I'fuk 3 1 no III... -i t
fliarlet I.. DavIb IT4H I'.irk ate .,1 1 u.
bi-cca M. IlnrkiT I74il I'nin t
Theodere Sheuilt Mr.rr si . 1'a Kr J Marl.)
I.. Adain NV'v V"rk 1 In
Wtllliim W Huffman Ml) I; Thnrrrxen t .
ArBtnirA,,fi"nMlurEms,,S?8e,SfrT.5,,n,rVnii
s,-plU It ftlltlTS -.JJII .s. 11)111 Mt
IMtvarrt H Han-nn IBIS Pf-irl t
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Jennl inu'iic. ini.i rne st
ll.tnlel A Ori,tle New lyindnn r.
nil
c;ertrt,l M ll-ifenl r.si" 4'rlitf
Ilirmiin Malrlroiimte 141.1 " ltith
K'Uher Srm'in inn N Unit nt
. len t
' . .m.l
r:ulle V bell, I'HIS I'lilumtila m ami
Kl-i" rreeJuiudiT !ii.3t I'eiumllH n.
Thimn A. I,az.tr 14.'lt N VriK,ta, nt nnil
Hlm M rniilnn Kill S IStli t
Walter HMI NVw V01U L'lty. ami I V
Scetl 1,'tiJl IlalnlirlrlKA '
Uilmiril Arnii'rt l!4".r, Dxfenl nt . anil AlfrnU
Hut num. Ulil N Mill t
iMUiilan Tunnell Km Mem i,t anil Armln-
chnriea liaiiev 7s N cbtr .t
(Jrfn. UML' KdtPP t
iih iieunii. ni .111
ina wuiiwni, -n-. ..,,, hi
anl Jim hr
I w'il!,"mnhJ.'eri,n?0irsii vinevarVft,
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t anil
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U - uri"" c i'mi i-uij Turner t nnn c.h.
I nnw n. viniiicn -mhi .- mn mi
lice
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m.t
VVIIk im .. IJri-eii at
Juiiph Manh'lnl 7.11 Latuna nt
Alciipl 11:10 ltp,l hx
nml I'larn
llnttaril Denunitt I' S Xuty anil
Ma c
cnvtlllxel. imf 1. itunuiKiiuii m
Ulutepiw lleillnl. 1T40 S 8th ft., and Aniuii.
itla Mllune, 1740 H. hth t.
DO YOU WANT A JlMIt THERK ARK
pUntr of them aUvtrllMd in th Help
Wanttd column tedar e-r it and se,
AiV, i
EVENING PUBLIC
BUFFALO WILL HOLD
A
DESPITE PHILA
Mayer Moere Declines Invita-
I tien te Hear Details of
! Proposed 1926 Project
U CITIES AFTER EXPOSITION
Heenrdle nf the outcome of Plilln-
delphla'e meement te held the Seoul-
Centennial i:xpe,lt!nn m UMi. the city
, ,, ,. i i i i. .".....!.,. ,i
of Huffale will held an international
I exposition that year te celebrate the
! leOth anniversary of the nation's In
dependence.
Plans for the fair, te be known as
the N'lagarn Kalis International IIxpo IIxpe
slnn, were transmitted te the Sesipil
Centennli'l hcadnfunrters today by by
Mayer Moeie. The Mayer was invited
te attend exerciser in Marguerite
Maner, near Huffale, Friday, te hear
the announcement of detailed plans of
the exposition. He declined the Invi
tation. The program for Friday includes in
spection of ground plans, designs of
buildings and ether data relating te
the proposed exponitleii.
Four Other Cities After Fair
The outline of the Huffale fair pro
moters' plans was leceived with con
siderable Interest nt the local Sesipil
('utenninl hendiiinrtei.s, in as much as
il means that four cities ether than
Philadelphia new seem anxious te stage
a net Id fair In 11)20.
i rei
I reittent Inipiiriis as te the pm,
ress of the Se.siiui-Centeiinlal here luxe
eeuie lietn Iletrelt men. who su t hey
will be glad te stage a world's fair In
ilULMi if Phlladelphlu does net. Pert-i
land, (Iregen, Is nlse watching devel devel
epn.ents here, while New- Yerk, accord
ing te .Jehn Wnnmunkcr. 'would be glad
te put en u world exhibition. 1
Members of Plans and Scope Cem-
I nilttee of the Sesqul-Centennlal Asse-'
Illation will meet with Colonel Prank-,
ilin D'Oller en Friday.
1 Announcement of the meeting was
I mane nj colonel l) n.ler n.ter n con cen
ifereiice with W. W. Atterbury . who is
'chairman of the committee. Conslder Censlder
I ahV imiiertance lu nttneheil te title
n ting by fair lenders In light of the 1
present agitation ever the proportions
of ilin fair.
Want te Stase Debates
The Net th Philadelphia .Manufactur
ers' Association, opponents of the fair, '
announced today that they were re- I
lehihg invitations from 1 rganlatlens j
whose members desire te bear debates I
en the question of whether or net the'
exposition should be staged.
According te the mmiiifm turers,
similar invitations have been sent te
the Se.squi-Ceutenninl promoters in the!
hope that a city-wide series of debates
inn be in ranged.
The Men's League of the (Korhreok'
Haptlst Church will debate the subject
October 'Si and bus invited the niaiui
factureis te send a repicselitative te
take the negative side,
The Sesqui-Cehteniiial Committee of
the Manufacturers' Association met to
day te consider the gie.it number of
iiiiti-l'air coniniunlcatiens they lme re
lehcd. They say the sentiment .igaint
tlie fair as indicated by their coin cein coin
iiiuniiatien is seventy -four te ote . In
1 a few days a complete list of pi rsnns
who have voiced pietest ngnins; the fair
will b" made public.
Opposition te the fair was voiced
again yesterday by K. T. Stetesbury,
who is at the hend of the Dunnce
Committee of the Imposition Assecia-
' tien.
. Neither Mayer Moere, with whom he
! talketl yesterday, nor Mr. Stotesbury
faers nn internnfietnl e-posiiien, and
from the tery ritst hUggesun of the
piiiject Mr. Stotesbury has ixpiessed
doubt as te the nihis.ihility of trying te
rme .1 large sum fm the imposition at
this time.
Following some discussion regarding
tinnncinl conditions Mr. Stotesbury ar
ranged te meet with Mayer Moere later
In tlie week. After this conference the
Mayer indicated that 11 definite state.
I nient might be made regarding the ,it
I titude of the city and prominent bu-i-I
ness men as regards any large expoi expei expoi
tien. Judge Ktigene C. P.ennhvall, spr-nk pg
last n ,'lit at the autumn meeting of tie
Trnthe 1 mb of Pbiladelphla at tin
HolleMie-Stratferd. denounced tin
"pessimist, who raise their eni
a.'ilnsf the Sesqul-Celltenni.ll Lpesi
lien "
MAYOR DEPLORES
TOO MANY LAWS
Tells Tent Makers Geed Citizens
Should Appeal, Net Break Then,
' Theie are tee many law-, ' M v,,r
Monre snid ill welcoming the eli'Mith
nniiual convention of the Natir.nnl 1'etit
and Awning .Manufacturers nt tin I'.'l-I'-Mie-Stratford
this morning
"Jin since they are laws 'h v..r
ei'i-t enforce them. The a'titudi ,,f
g 1 oitl7ens tewnrd unnecessary or III-
inh s.'d laws should net te " re'ik
tin 111. but te nppenl them.
"Much has been written ntnl -ild re- ,
iitly nbeut dope and mop "i this
' iy : but I am frnnk te t ihur dope
and mcc will net be ellmihut. I, any,
11 lie than bootlegging, until ih're bn
teen a change in the Fedeial lwi, ,
"The Mayer has given tint city gee ;
government for two years, nml he In- 1
ten is te continue te de -0 for anetliet 1
jtllr un, n half. He bus saved nt 11 1 1. n
, of ilfillars te tlie eitj tnnt eimenr
'went as graft te the contractors, lli.r
'hue is always danger of relapse I
irge vim te support geed gevcrnim ut
in je'iir own city, because it n'rve
in make all the stronger the cause (,'
geed government here."
MILLER IN ANTI-BONUS MOVE
Legien Convention Expected Net te
Assail Harding for Vete
New Orleans, (Jet. Hi. licw,iutl..im
' prepared by the headquarter, staff ei
the American Legien for action at th"
convention here next week ImliratP
tliere will be no Legien utti-rani'e
agnlnitt President Harding buuiun of
ills veto of the Hemi. Illll
Themas vV. Miller, of IJelaarl
Allen Property Custodian, In extn-rted
te try te have a ramlldnte nominated
who will reprefent an antl-benu.s fac
tion. Hoi,pltnllzatlen will he made n utreng
Issue nnd the matter of profiteering h
te take a leading plaee.
nKTiis
HKioi'niRD.-eit r in:a. uiana
widow nf Charln T Higfrld rui,ral
srvlii-" Wi'dnmdaj K 1' M at hi r late
i-daManee, 401t O.il Yerk rd Interment pri
vate. HelUfavllle ra
VKRKKM. Ott I'. AIi:i,i:i.SL II dauicli
tr ut Alfred K and Ihu lain .Marj Himlett
rrken Itelatlvi. 1 and friend lnltci te
funeral Thuraday. In 1' , rem her
filhir'n realdcnrt Vannnter pa Inler
mint Hatlinru ,'C!m'"r Aut,,- in 1 ,n. ,
iiellcy leavlns V.lllm" (Jrote 1 311, nt Hit
l,ire IIAMII.TON On rirt S, His.' w,i:xN.
DKIl HAMILTON. Helatlva ami filiail.Vm
Intltiil te the nervine, nn Thurnlajaftfrnoeti.
4t 3 o'clock at hli late rwldence. '.'4 Ker-
real !., uenaiiiiii.ai, -. intermant at
Harren 'Hill Cemetery. Krlenda may"!eail
riiirnn-si t (
LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY.
Engineer Dies
CKCIL A PRKSTON
Noted chll engineer, who died sev- 1
oral dnys afler Ills retirement from I
the P. It. It. slnlT '
CECIL A. PREST0NL NOTED i
ENGINEER OF P. R. R., DIES'
Organized Valuation Department,
Medel for Country
Cecil A. Preston, an Internationally
known civil engineer, died yesterday,
two dnvs nfter his retirement from nc
tlv.e life nt IiIh home, 4H."1! Chestnut
street.. Mr. Preston was seventy enr
old.
At Ids retirement he was valuntlei:
engineer of the Pennsylvania Kullreiid
system. In whose service he bnd spent
mere than forty yearn of his life. The
organization of the vnluatlen system of
the- railroad, which he began In 101H.
was his Inst great work.
Mr. Preston was graduated from the
old Polytechnic College of Philadelphia,
which was situated nt Eighth and
Chestnut streets, in 17. Hetween
1S7L' and 1S77 he was occupied in rail
road surveying nnd construction In
New Jersey, New Yerk and I'cnnsyl
iinin. A yenr later he went te Mexico In
the capacity of construction engineer
of the Nntiennt Ititllreads of Mexico.'
Ui remained in that country for two
years, when he returned home nnd
benime associated with the Pennsyl
Minia Itallread.
In 11100 he became successlvelv l
superintendent of tlie Klmlra Division, '
of the Willlnmspert Division and then
the Middle Division, with headquarters 1
at Altoenn. !
The funeral will take place Thursday
afternoon from 1K20 Chestnut street.
Mr. Preston is survived by his widow
and two daughters. Mrs. Helen Sawter. 1
of Klmlra, N. Y.. nnd Mrs. Donald 1
H. .McCain, Helmcttn. N. J.
Jehn Gilbert
Jehn (lilbert, eighty-two years old,
died at the home of his mn Mortimer.
filOs Webster street. He bnd been ill
for tw months. Mr. (illbert was n
Civil War veteran and belonged te
American Stnr Ledge, Ne. 40.". 1. ().
O. P.: Cnien Ledge. Ne. 11; '.,
Twenty -third Pennsy lnnln Volunteers,
and was president of trustees of the
('race Presbyterian Church, Twenty
second and Federal streets, for a num
ber of years.
Miss Harriet L. Krewson
MNs Harriet L. Krewfen, eighty
eight years old. died Sunday morning nt
her home. .'MllL' North Seventeenth
street. She bad been ill for seteral
months, and s survived by a brother,
William F Krewson, of the same ad
dress. Miss Krewson was an ardent
worker for many years at the Second
Street Mission, and was a member of
the Philadelphia Hlble Society.
Funeral of Leuis H. Fletcher I
I'uneral services for I.euls H. rieteh- '
er. slty-nne jear- old who died ves.
terd.'iy, will be held Thursday after-,
nmin at his home, l.'l.'I I.nuden street.
Mr. rietcher was a member of I.afay- '
ette Ledge, Ne, 71, V. and A, M. ; 1
Merrick Hngineers' Association and ,
Vulcan Assembly. He is survived bj
one 5011. Hesten J,, Fletcher. Huiln'l
will be in Northwend Cemetery. '
Jacob C Dedler I
Jacob C Iiedler. sixty-nine jears of 1
age, of till I'.ast WUter utreet, Cerman-j
town, died vesterdav of heart disease.
1 utieral -eruees will be held Thursday
afternoon Mr, Hedier was a direct
descendant of tin' original Dedler fam
ily that settj.d in Gcrninntewn in 177,'t.
He was n member of Ledge Ne. II, 1'.
and A. M He ii survived bv a
widow. li Marie Dedier. " I
CHAUNCEY 0LC0TT ILL
Wlrel'sses for Phynlclan te Meet
Him at New Yerk Deck
New ierh, Oct. 10. Chnuncey Ol Ol
cett, 'Ituing comedian, returned Inst
night s . seriously 111 en beard the '
Orbitn nf the Keynl Mall .Steam I'acket
Line that a wireless message vviih sent 1
te ir- physician. Dr. Jehn A. Still- I
te'. c meet the ship nt the feet of,
M .r M, -treet. Mr. Olcott was ac- I
cnt. i.,r. d by Mrs. Olcott. They sailed
'frMi i..e dune -'4, en the snm'e ship,'
te ii' nnglend in search of plaj I
tnnt might De trnnstermeil into Irlh
l",'il. IS.
Alt.iiiuKh It was said en the shlp'rt
iirri'. -i.ar .Mr. Ulcett was very III,
be n,,.! ml within n short time henvllv
i''!i,i itid leaning en Dr. Stlllvveir's
in., Mr. Olcott said he could net
i"v.i,- i.,s trip, nn he was suffering
Ir, t.i Mu.iiaiiie poisoning contracted
tv 1 i!c ir I'arln.
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Plimp-Man re she
gees! Anether Moen! I
don't have te work very
much en these cars. A
tank full carries them a
long way. Mileage-Camels,
I call 'em."
Prices: F. O. B. Factory
$1195, $1695, $1785, $2185
MACKIN MOTORS, Inc.
J, Jay Vandertrift. Frea.
li) N. Bread Street Phene Poplar 7631
Diaplay Boemi 0;en Evenlnn
JyLG
Moter Cars
lb car of the
Authorized Dealers
Weitmereltnil Moter Silci Ce.
Kirkpatrick & Heyler
1931 Harket St.
United Service Moen Afcjr.
419 Carpenter St.
300 FACE TRIAL
FOR SHORE BOOZE
Atlantic City Proprietors Sum
moned en Charge of Dry
Law Dodging
POLITICAL MOVEMENT SEEN
Mays Lnndinjf, N. ,1.. Oct. 10.
Nearly .'100 defendants from Atlantic
City, Including saloonkeeper, hotel
proprietors nnd gambling promoters,
were summoned here for trial today
clanged with violating the Stnte liquor
law nnd ether offenses nnd nil nre en
tering plens of net guilty, '
The men were arrested last May In
the personally-directed dragnet of
Prosecutor K, C. (insklll. who worked
io'Iie. Thorp In touch with affairs nt
the resort say that the plan of start
ing the trial at this time was done for
lelltlcal effect. These holding tills
Mew say that (insklll Is slated for
reappointment If Stnte Senater Hun Hun
yen. Republican dry candidate for
(!m ei nor. is elected.
It Is asserted gy ninny who hnvebeen
following the crusade of the prosecutor
thnt he did net present the enses te the
(irniul Jury until just before the Inst
prlmaiw. and in this way contrived te
.stne (lie series of trlnls se they would
extend ever the regulnr election.
Tlie courtroom was packed te the
denisi and in order te expedite nriHers
Judge Siuathers. who Is presiding,
culled the defendants lu gietips. of four
and live.
Saloonkeepers of nil sect ions of I be
resort are mining the defendants. Sev
eral Phlladelphlans nre nlse in ceiiet
te face ether chnrges. Among these la
Herman Tayler, nnd Mic i-t
fight promoters, who nre charged with
londtiefiiig a gambling house 1.11 Seuth
Missouri avenue.
Nearly twoseero Inwyers are here.
Among these Is Hurton (insklll, for
mer ptohlhltlen enforcement officer of
Atlantic County, nnd brother of Pros
ecutor (Insklll, who is represgntiiig sev-'
oral defendants.
Several luwyers acquainted with I he
methods of the cejirt. nredlct these
cases will clog the calendar for mere
than n year. In view of the fact that
evidence nsnitist ninny of the places
was gathered by unusual methods,
counsel for many of the defendants ex
press belief thnt a large number of the
cases will fall for lock of proper evi
dence, 2 POLICEMEN SUSPENDED
Patrolmen Unable te Identify Men
Complained of In Liquor Case
Policemen Jeseph E, Clapper and
Frank Kahili, of the Twentieth and
Huttonweod streets station, have been
suspended by Director Cortelyou nfter
the 1'nlted States District Attor
ney's office filed formal complaint
against them for Inability te iden
tify two defendants in 11 liquor
ease. They will have a hearing before
tlie Civil Service Commission.
Policeman Clnpper a month age made
affidavit that he saw Max Cemlskey nnd
(ieerge Kramer drive a truck contain
ing mash te a stable at Seventeenth
and Hrandywine streets, where u still
was In operation.
When the 11.011 were nrrnlgned before
Commissioner Mauley yesterday Police
man Clapper sold he could net identify
them. Policeman Itahlll. who made the
arrests, also was unable te Identify
Cetnlskev nnd Krnmer ns the men In
the truck.
Though O. K. from an
all-wool standpoint, some
fabrics are N. G. for fine
clothes
Toe harsh, tee wiry, tee
limn!
Rogers Peet depend as
much en their knowledge
of the texture of woolens as
en their chemical test for'
all-wool. j
As a result, R. P. clothes!
stand for long and satisfac-,
tery wear.
Prices same as in Rogers
Peet's own stores in New
Yerk.
FERRO & COMPANY
Rogers Peet Clethes Exclusively
Chestnut St. at Juniper
ten preT0n unit
Kinj Moter Salei
03Z2 n. uread Et.
Jehu A. Morriien
3410 Kanilnitten Ave,
Ever Ready Genie
Bread & Boulevard
U3U uaeainut at,
Mebaner & Kilroy
W, miledelphla
R07 Scbaeifer
(Jjrnvryd
OCTOBER 10, 1922
SINKLER SERVANTS
SLAIN, IS BELIEF
Massachusetts Investigators
Find Poison h Classes Frem
Which Victims Drank
SUICIDE THEORY SCOUTED
Authorities nt Gloucester, Mnss.. new
believe thnt Ilnrry A. Devlne, chauf
feur, and MIsb Stelln Zolsleft. maid,
empjleycs of Miss Careline Sinklcr,
wealthy Phllndelphlnn, verc murdered.
Their bodies were found en the kitchen
fleer of Miss Slnkler'n summer home
early Sunday morning.
The chauffeur, win of Mrs. Careline
Devlne, G3D North Thirty -second street,
(his city, was te have married Miss
Mary Hurke. of Ambler, next month. m
MiM Slnkler, much upset by the
tragedy which occurred the dav before
her expected return te this city, will
rench Phlladelphln today, accompanied
by her three remaining servants. Helen
German, pnrler mnld : Bridget McGinn,
cook, nnd William Ellkcns, gnrdener.
I'pen order of District Attorney Mc
Donald, of Essex County, Mass., thp
three servants were nrrestcdyestcrdny
afternoon, and iicki in aivw uaii
mnterlnl witnesses in "the case of the
Commonwealth against Jehn Dee for
the murders of Stelln Zclsleft and Harry
Devlne." . .
MIsh Slnkler furnished securities ter
the trio. Miying- she wns taking them te
Philadelphia tedny nnd would return in
n few dayh.
"These young people were net pois
oned by whisky furnished for the
pnrtv," declared McDonald. "Miss
Zeisl'eft nnd Devlne drnnk from glasses,
while the ethers in the party drank
from the bottle, nnd then left. There
is no poison in the whisky bottle, which
wns half full when I seized it. Poison
wns, however, in the bottom of each
glnss. If either one of the couple pleccd
the tolsen in the glass, what did they
de with the centnlner of the poison?
Who ever placed the poison in the
glasses removed thnt container and de
si roved ether evidence, which I de net
cure' te disclose new. It is a murder."
Miss Zelsleft's body has been sent
te the home of one of her brothers in
Hnsdeten, Pa. The body of the chntif chntif
feur was tnken te the Devlne home In
West Philadelphia by a brother, Jo Je
seph Devine.
Among the errnnds Miss Zelsleft did
Saturday night while In town wns te
buv n sweater for Dcvine's Philadel
phia fiancee. This she did at the re
quest of Devlne. It lay unwrapped be
side the ginger ale glass en the table.
THE JOn YOU ARE LOOKING FOB MAY
be fnuml In llw Help Wanted column en
Pice 28 nml 20. Adv.
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PHILADELPHIA
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J Wc de net attempt price competition with houses which sell poorly
made or indifferent quality clothing and cannot produce garments te
sen ar me aDSurcuy low ngures wnicn are
sometimes advertised bv ether houses be
cause they would
Reed's Sens.
J Our object in business is te build and
maintain a satisfied and enthusiastic body
of patrons, and this season we have planned
te add a let of new customers through the
irresistible attractions in our Fall Suits at
$45.
11 The fabrics arc splendid qualities of unfinished wor
steds, made by one of tlie most reliable mills of Amer
ica pencil stripes and neat conservative patterns.
CJ The models are our "Universal" and "Stanerek,"
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34 te 48 in Regulars, Shorts, Lengs and Stouts, and
ail garments arc made in accordance with tlie exacting
demand of Reed's Standard of Tailoring.
q Special window displays
JACOB REEB'S SONS
1424-26 CHESTNUT ST.
HART STILL VERY SICK
Condition of "Twe-Gun" Film Man
la Critical
Les Angeles, Oct. 10. The condition
4 it, 1111-... a 1f..t .ii.rnnii nfnr. roll-
Ol vvilllltin n. i"" .-.- -- .-
fined te his bed with typhoid fever am
complications, wns ucwtidcu as cruicni
vesterdny by Dr. L. Jeseph Meth, In
hftendnnce en tlie stricken "two-gun
man" of the silver sheet. Hart wns
unconscious Friday nnd Saturday.
Te Mark Gelden Jubilee
The golden Jubilee of the Presbjr Presbjr
tcrlen Heme for Widows and Blngle
Women will be celebrated en Thursday.
October 10.
The Bjurdett-Ceutts
Dessert Service '
Exhibited in The Feyer
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, October 10th 13th Inclusive
Levers of old china are cordially
invited te examine this unique
service.
It was made at Worcester (circa
1 769) in the factory established by
Dr. Wall in 1751. v
It fully reflects the wonderful ex
cellence of Dr. Wall's productions
and its beauty mere than justifies
the great demand by all collectors
for these fine specimens ;of early
Worcester china.
It is remarkably well preserved,
and each piece is marked with the
square or crescent mark and is ex
quisitely painted with groups of
flowers in panels with gilt scroll
borders en mottled dark blue
ground.
The Set Comprises 50 Pieces
J. E.CALDWELL & Ce,
Jewkuiy - Silver - Watches - Statienert
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
rllilG&iMfeut
NEW YORK
be unworthy of Jacob
- of these $45 Suits will be a feature
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MISSING WOMAN FOUNlJii
Mrs. Evelyn Johnsten located
Heme of Polleeman
Police eearchlng' for Mrt. EtbItb
Johnstone, twenty-one years old who
disappeared Sunday afternoon freta her
home at G801 Btenten avenue, Q-.
mantewn, found her this mernlm
1710 North Waraeck atreet.
Mrs. Johnstone disappeared .
telling her mother ehe tres tetej aS
town te visit some friends. ThaKS!
where ahe was found Is the hem 15
Daniel Baden, a policeman attaShM if
the Race street below Fearth rtatftm
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