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Toi V Vm r." ST.. : -" "-ij . v- EVEtoO' PUBMOMD&BpklriELPmAl THTJBSDAY IAIJGTJST 26, 1920 fr W'MIMN OF "DEftTH GRADES" Camdon Mayor Appeals to . Council to Wipo Out Fatal 1 h Crossings . i 2 MORE KILLED BY TRAINS Camden conricll was urged to tnko Immediate 'action to tyring about the elimination of the, RradejrfsslnK dan ger by Mayor GUIs nt Its meeting this afternoon. - . The mayor s address to council fol "The city of Camden had been allocked by the terrible trnRwl.y nt the Morgan .tMKt irrnde crosalne of the West .Tcr- ey and flcwihoro Hnllroad Inst Sundar evening wm:n mi imwua wuh manvu hv nn electric train, resulting In tho death of eleven persons and the malm tog of four others. Demands Investigation "Snrli rvcntH n these call for more than perfunctory Investigation or the holding of any ono criminally respon sible. Our main object should be to plan so that It will be Impossible for "Purine mr Incumbency oh mavor.of Camden I hove repeatedly suggested In mv annual tncssdfM to your body the elimination 01 an rnuroan graue cross ings. In the present instance' nb such triuredr as has Bhocked the community would have occurred If this action had been taken. When wo talK of climluat Inr crude crossingu the great cost is always alluded to. but where It Is n'case Invnlvlnz the lives of" our citizens we cannot stop to haggle over the mere rtnnnrlal aSDCCt. "Something must be done and oh speedily as possible to prevent even u possibility of the recurrence of nn nc cident such as that nt Morgan street. "I respectfully urge upon your hon orable body to take prompt and definite action to have grade crossings In Cam den eliminated. It is the only solution to the problem involved in the sacrifice ef so many lives. "In the meantime I would recommend that your body mnke such representa tions to the rnllrond companies us will result In the proper safeguarding of all such crossings. Without In the least speaking disparagingly of uny one I would suggest that action be taken toward having the most thoroughly com petent men employed ns crossing watch men. That Is an imperative need just now." Keports to Council The mayor's report to Council was drawn up following n conference with City Solicitor Weakley. Two more dentlis have occurred at South Jersey grade rrowsins. John Mangold, twenty-six years old, ef Ilammonton. N. J., jvns killed nt 7:4r o'clock this morniug nt the same Hnmmonton crossing where his mother met her death several jcafl ago. He uas struck by a Reading expres train bound from Atluntln City to Philadel phia. Mangold nan driving a truck of the AV. H. Crane Lumber Co.. filled with eawdust. The impact was so great tliHt a portion of the truck flew up und broke tne upper crossarm ot n nearoy family were returning from hearing him preach nt' Forty-third nnd Wallace streets last Sunday night when they, were killed. Mrs, Elizabeth Tlvnit nnrtl,nt nn. month-old 'eon, Qucntin, will be burled i.ionuajr morning from tho home of Airs. Hyatt's mnUior. Mn T,1n Wnmla. worth, 27C0 Constitution ronrfV Fair- iw. .ineouoro Hyatt) the Husband, who uovcr saw his dead child, will or- rive Saturday from Pugct Sound, Where he was station! nlwnr.l ibn u. H. 8, Idaho. A NEW TRAFFIC SIGN MAKES ITS APPEARANCE iMwi',iiium.jjw,',..'Mii'V.".iij1i' Jtfl m TO ABOLISH TROLLEY LINE P. R. T. to 8top Using Traokt Be tween 63d and 69th 8treots No surface cars will be run after September 22 between Sixty-third nhd Sixty-ninth streets by the P. II. T nnd unless some other street railway operates the cars, which arc said to bring In only $2 a day, no car service will be provided between the two points, Traffic over the stretch of Mntket street between Sixty. third nnd Slx.ty ninth Is not a paying proposition, nc cording to Thomas B, Mitten, president of the P. It. T. Co. Notices htfVe been posted that the scrvlco will be discon tinued. Officials of the Phlladclnhln and West Chester Co., which owns the tracks, say they have made no plans to run cars over the trackage, and that they have heard of no other company wiiicn nau the operation in mind. Tho Pi)bllc Scrvlco Commission re cently permitted the P. II. T. to abolish transfers between their lines nnd those of the rhllndelphla and West Chester Co. In the petition to have this done, Mr. Mitten said the surface cars be tween Sixty-third nnd Sixty-ninth streets did not average more than '$2 per car in fares each day. FARES RAISED, TODAY Travelers Pay 20 Per Cent More on Railroads and Ferries It cost you 20 per cent more If you bought a railroad ticket this morning than it did if ou bought one yester day. For on all the ronds the new passenger tariffs, authorized recently, went into effect nt midnight. Simultaneously with the increase iu the railroad rates, increased ferry charges on both the Pennsylvania and the Rending routes went Into effect to day. Automobiles, wagons nnd vehicles of all kinds, ns well rw pedestrians, pay the higher fare on the ferries, against which a strong protest has been made. Automobiles with one cross scat will pay twenty-eight cents instead of twenty-one, as at present: touring car rates will jump from twenty-six to thlrty-fivo cents, nn nn extra seat will boost the price from twenty-uine to forty -two cents. One-horse wngous will jump from twenty-one to twenty-six rents and teams from twenty-six to thirty-five cents. Larger vehicles will meet proportionate increases. STOCK INCREASES FILED SllSHltflKn t m 'I i wt&r $ JEHOllaBatiul2tfKyaV i, OtVSli & r"rrr-n-tmnrriiM n iiiiaimiiiiiiii'niiM mnimiiv nfriarmiini maiirimiiniiiiiwiiimn ninim mmuiimii riiiii-iiinriniii , ., ri CORK-LORD MAYOR IS DYING N PRISON Chaplain Fears King's Pardon Will Come Too Late to Savo Llfo ARCHERY ARGON MB) friWrtWUBbtei -str l'liuto Service A staff nliolocrnnher of the Evening Public Ledgce noticed this benutlful new traffic sign on Fifteenth street, Just a few feet below Market street, yesterday morning, and made a photograph. Yon can see for yourself what the camera caught BOY DROWNS IN POND; TRYING TO SAVE DOG Child, Unable to Swim, Sinks in Thirty Feet of Icy Water. Police Risk Lives graph pole. The truck was completely demolished. The nccldent occurred at the Pasumorc avenue crossing, wheie there is no crossing watchman and uo gates. An alarm bell, which residents declare does not always ring, Is the only protection. 1 A truck driver was klljed at the same crossing a year ago, Equitable Will Issue $10,000,000 Instead of $1,000,000 The Enultflblr Building nnd Loan Association of tlSs city has filed notice nt Hurrlsburg of nn Increase of stock from $1,000,000 to $10,000,000, the largest increase of the kind to be filed in n long time' Other increases filed Include: Berg Industrial Alcohol Co.. $1,000,000 to S2.000.000: Phlladclnhln Ship Itepair Co.. S200.000 to $000,000: Glrard tele- J Water Co., $000,000 to $050,000. nil of this citv. nnd the Hnverfnrd Loan uuil Building Co.. $100,000 to $2,000,000; Stiuthers Wells Co., Warren, $000,000 to $1,S00,000. . BAND CONCERTS TONIGHT The Municipal Band will play to nieht at Howard nnd Hancock streets. A daniterous irrarfo i-rnsslnp cost thr-iThe Falrmount Park Band will play life of John Fitzgerald, who was killed 1 tonight at Lemon Hill. at Ashland station on the Pennsylvania! itauroad, below Camden, yesterday. Fitzgerald was a brakeninn, and while he was flagging a southbound train to prevent its running Into the Dlagnos Ansell, fourteen years old, of 0503 Itace street, was drowned In nn abandoned qunrry nt Sixty-sixth and Vine streets, late yesterday nftcrnnon. Tho bov fell Into the water while trainer n nsnlst IiIh doc ashore. Being unable to swim, he sank In thirty feet of water. The boy's plight was made known by hh brother, Pompeii, eleven years old. Residents nenrby telephoned for the police nnd pntrols of the Sixty-first nnd Thompson streets stntion. the Thirty second street and Woodland avenue station nnd the l'lfty-fiftli and Pine streets station responded. The qunrry Is 100 feet deep In places, filled -with spring water, which Is Icy cold. All efforts to find the body proved fruitless. Men dived in. hit the water was too cold for them to remain long enough to do any good. Then 11 patrol wiigon went to the police Imnt'Ileyburn and returned with n lifeboat, two men to handle it nud ropes with grappling irons. Tho boat when launched filled with water and sank. The two police boat men were forced to dive and swim ashore. Then the patrol returned to the Kcyburn and returned with a boat thnt, while it leaked a little, was not a sieve. The body was recovered about 8 o'clock last night. It vms taken to the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos pital, and from there to the home of the boy's parents. - It is said Auscll was the fourth boy to drown playing in the quarry. Girl Hurt In Fall From Wagon Lulu Mills, sixteen years old, of Cross Keys, N. J., fell from her father's wngou today, and received cuts of the body nnd head. She was treated ut the Cooper Hospital. NEW EXCHANGE TICKETS New Transit Slips Resemble Free Transfers Only Temporary Three-cent exchange tickets simitar In color to free transfers nre being passed out by conductors of trolley enrs. The new tickets nro causing some con fusion, but conductors have been in structed to accept them, according to officials of the P. It. T. Co. A delay in the transit compnny's printing onice nt Kighth and Vnuphln streets, because of tho grent amount of nrintlng done recently, is civen ns the reason for the Issuance of the new tickets, wnicn nre 01 a deep pinK color Instead of the blue and yellow of the customary three-cent exchange. The new tickets (ire only temporary, it was explained, and as soon as the tie- up In the company's printing office is relieved tbc ordinary colored exchanges will be Issued. NAB ALLEGED FORGER ON BANK'S SUSPICIONS HEARD AT WAYNE "Fast," Calls Bowman as Ho Makes "Hornspoon" in. "Pot-4 ticoat," With "Shilling" SAFE BLOWN OPEN Robbers Get About $300 From Hay and Feed Store Robbers last night broke into the hay and feed store of the Owen O'Brien estate. J023 Jefferson street, and moved a heavy safe from the office to the back part of the building, where they blew the door off und took the con tents, amounting to about' $.100. The robbery was discovered this Mossonger Sent to Cash Check Is Paid and Followed to Principal Frank' J. Leahy, twenty-eight yenrs old, of Twelfth street nbovc Arch, wsh arrested yesterday afternoon charged with forgery. He Is accused of having obtained more (than $1000 from three downtown banks. Just 'as the. man was nbout to receive $.103 from a messenger boy in Independ ence Square, Leahy was placed under arrest by James M. McLaughlin, a pri vate detective. It Is charged he had sent the messenger with n letter nnd a check, both forged, to n Chestnut street bank. When the messenger arrived with the check the bank officials became sus picious, the money was given the boy, he was followed and Lenhy wos nr- restcu wncn me iwo met. lie was token to tho Eleventh and Winter streets station, and win have a hearing today before .Magistrate urclls. It is said Leahy is married and has three children. He would obtain em- morning by an employe when he opened 1.j .tn.n fnr tKn fltif TTn fnnml tln -.. nffirn in ,lfunr,w ii ,!,., "nlovment in a bank, it is said, learn and papers nnd office material llttoriuirl thp, sUcnaturfw of prosperous depositors the floor, un investigating he found the safe in the extreme rear of the store. It was said this morning the loss could not he definitely determined un til the bookkeeper had gone over "his accounts. The thieves gained entrance by forc ing a rear door. nnd then obtaining blank checks of tho bank forge the names, having the checks cashed by a messenger. City Treasurer's Report The report "of the city treasurer for the weeK follows: ltecctpts. srt.'JSH, 434.02; payments. $820,012.71; bal- nnce (not Including sinking fund), Stt.SMHL-M'l.iSU Cleaning With Gasoline Starts Fire A slight fire resulted ut 2100 Oxford Ex-Judge Stevenson Weaker street today wnen u match came in v.,m .Tnrlirp Maxwell Rtvnnn contact win some gasoline used in father of Magistrate Stevenson, who is clennlng. The fire occurred In the third- critically ill at his home. 2.114 Snruee story front room. Mrs. Anna leks street, was reported weaker todav. was working there ut the time. . By the Associated Press London, Aug. 20. Terence Mnc- Sweney, lord mnyor of Cork, despite two serious collapses last night duo to his critical condition resulting from his hunger strike In Brixton prison, -was brighter this moaning when visited by Father Dominie, his private chaplain. He was too weak to speak more than n few words, however. Mayor MacSwency's visitors also In eluded his two sisters nnd Blshou Co halan, of Cork. It was officially stated today that thirteen policemen were in jured, one seriously, during last nlght'n disturbances outside" Brixton prison when n crowd engaged In n free tight with the police. When told last night of King George's telegram replying to the appeal of Red mond Howard, nephew of the late John Redmond, during clemency for Irish hunger strikers, Father Dominic said : ''I am glad, but I am nfrald It s too late to hope for the lord mayor's re covery now. He Is resigned to his fate." The king's message said : "I am commanded to express his mntiMirv'a nnnrcclntlon of your assur ance of hopefulness that In spite of the very grave condition of affairs In Iro land the work of reconciliation between the two races will yet be accomplished. The king fully realizes the services rendered nnd the sacrifices made by your family In this cause and regards With nil Wo more cousiaeruiiuu yuur appeal, which will receive immediate and careful consideration. ' The Luccrno correspondent" of tho Tlmc3 says thnt Sir Hainar Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland, will reach Luccrno today, when the Irish ques tion will engage the close attention of tie premier. Belfast, Aug. 20. Rioting was re sumed early this morning in the Bally maenrrett section of this city, east of the river Lagan. Military forces sum moned to the scene of disorder fired on a crowd, killing one man nnd dunger ously wounding two girls. There was nlso fierce rioting this afternoon, nnd the military ngaln fired on a crowd. The casualties, if any, nre not yet known. AUTO KILLS N. J. CHILD Philadelphia Car Struck Her as She Ran Across Masonvllle Road Failing to see a touring car coming In the opposite direction after she hud waited for a truck to pass her, Leona, elght-ycnr-old daughter of Oeorge Nunu. of Masonvllle, N". J., ran ncross the main roadway near her home last night and was struck and killed by th" Colorful technical words nnd nil rases that mean much to archers but little to the average spectator abound nt the fortieth annual tournament of the Na tional Archerv Association now being held nt Wayne. Such words ns "nettlconts" and ""hornspoons," not to mention "fast," I "clout." "end" and hosts of others, nre like so many Creek names to the unltlated public. ' An expert explained them on the athletic ground of St. Luke's School today prior to the opening of the third day of the meeting, which ends tomor row. "Petticoat" is the outside white rim of the target, a hit In which means nothing. A "hornspoon" Is a bit in the "pcttlcont." The archer's call of "fast" Is synonymous to the golfer's '-'fore.' A "clout" Is n white marker on tho ground that acts as a range finder. An "end" of nrrows is rIx arrows fired In succession or two lots of three. An archer's "pair" Isj three arrows. The center of the target, the bull's eye, tin. "eold." because It is that color. , A. E. Hheplierdson. of flieirose. Mass., won the "great flight shoot" todav when he "flighted" nn arrow 274 yards .14 Inches, sixteen ynrds behind the record. Miss Cynthia Wesson won the women's-distnnce event with 210 yurds. The athletic field was too small for this event, so the competitors went Intn an ndjoinlng field nnd shot the nrrows over treetops Into'the field, some of the arrows narrowly missing spectators. Special! $38' - -; 1 - for fine lot of worsted Suits made to sell for $61 Suitable for Fall and early Winter wear browns, Oxfords, brown and black pin stripes! Conservative models. Savings all over the Store! Worth-while .Reductions, these, because the original prices were less, in many I cases, than the current market. Tropical wool ens reduced; Palm Beach, Mohair, Cool Clottf Suits reduced. rVe car. She was accompanied by other chil dren but none saw the. automobile. In the car were Charles A. Barnes. Jr.. who has offices -at 1003 Pennsylvania Building, this city ; A. C. Vnn Roden. with offices nt 020 Pennsylvania Build ing nnd George McOinley. Fourth and Arch streets. They arc not blamed for the accident. Keei"TaI" In our irvle station we Wej7 card with tho record of every cr we eell. It ihowi how often each car he been In for Inspection and adjustment. If you neclect to bring your car trr at ieaet onco a month, we nd you a reminder. we give a coupon book for a definite amount of tervlce with each car. and we do our level belt to get each owner to make uie GraEBTHOMAS 306 N. imOAD STL . DIf TSUDVTOnC or Bntccoc. aiiArr&KmraungNAUEr Riwcnatr'Oai mrul Motor Trade Small Sizes -in Suits at Big Savings! First loner trouser Suits for Young Fellows at I Ridiculous Prices 1 I $12.50, $15 $17.50 ' , $16 White Flannel , Trousers, $12 Perry & Co. "N. B. T." 16th & Chestnut Sta,. Vt'ildwood express, the expres hit him Funeral services were held toduy tor three of the victims of the Morgan grade-crossing accident. Services were held for William A. Btreeer, his wife, Alice, nnd their tuo-j ear-old daughter, Dorothy, at 2 o'clock this afternoon nt the Baptist church at Anbury Park, N. J. The Rev., W. A. Atchley, of Asbury Park, conducted the services. The Strecker Can You Use a High Class Textile Salesman? Freaent position requires on'.j 20 weeka In tlio year of my time. The remnlnlnsT 30 nreki I would like to remain In l'lilla. anil vicinity with nn A-t concern. Have had IS year' experience with the trnde. References from present employers. Address Iiox O fill Ledger Offle BlPJiI family Silver of Substantial Weight i 73 tjose who are gj'vj'hd thoujiJit to Fall fhmishug attention is . directed to thia noted stock cf .Dinner and, Tea Services and Flat Table Silver Tomorrow Won't Arrive An old saying but how true. Today is the day to start a Saving Fund Account and you will be drawing interest "tomorrow." Besides, the real value of your balance will increase as the present high prices decrease. Interest allowed at 4. 4 National BankConraierce in. PkiladelpHia 213 ChestmitstreQt "?& 381 (ftUftJUIIUiJlBi A Limited Sale of Fine Furnishings at Prices Less than Value i , , Incomplete size assortments lines tif merchandise which are broken these are the logical reasons for the reduced prices. The goods arc fine the regular high-quality Reed standard. At the repriced figures they arc most attractive. $.75 Neekivear 50 1 J5 doz. 1.00 " 65 1,75 " " 1.50 " 1,10 3.00 " " 2.00 " 1.50 4.S5 " " 2.50 & S.OO " S.00 5.50 " " 3.50 & 4.00 " 2.50 7.00 " ' 4.50 & 5.00 " 3.00 8.00 " " 5.50 & 6.00 " 4.0010.50 " " .50 Half Hose 35 .65 & .75' Half Hose 50 1.00 & 1.15 Half Hose..'... .65 2.00 Silk Half Hose 1.15 2.00 Silk Clocks 1,50 2.50 to 3.50 SiUc Half Hose.. 1.75 1.00 Bells 75 1.50 Belts 1.00 4.50 Pajamas 3.00 5.00 Pajatnaa 3.75 10.00 & 12.00 Pajamas 7.50 2.00 & 2.50 Skirts 1.50 .1,00 & 3.50 Shirts 1.75 4.00 & 4.50 Shirts" 3.00 5.00, 6.00. 6.50 Shirts 3.75 0.00, 10.00 Silk Shirts 6.75 11.00, 12.00, 13.50 Shirts.... 8.25 15.00, 16.00, 17.00 Shirts.... 10.75 3.50 & 5.00 Waistcoats .... 2X5 " Bathing Suits, Underwear and Bath Robes arc included in the. Sale. JACOB REED'S SONS 1424-11426 Cbesfomuft Stored y MacDonald & Campbell Semi-Annual Reduction Sale Men' Palm beach. Silk. Mohair and Tropical Worsted Suits Alterations at Cost $13.00, were $17.50 $15.00, were $20.00 $17.25, were $23.00 $18.75, were $25.00 $22.50, were $30.00 $26.25, were $35.00 $30.00, were $40.00 $33.75, were $45.00 $37.50, were $50.00 $41.25, were $55.00 Note: Regular Spring and Summer Cloth Suits proportionately reduced. Fine Haberdashery Prices Greatly Reduced y Silk Neckwear, $1.00, were $1.5.0- $1.50, were $2.00, $2.50 $2.00, were $3.00, $3.50 $2.75, were $4.00, $5.00 Madras Shirts $2.25, were $3.00, $3.50 (Large Plies) $3.00, were $4.00, $4.50 $3.75, were $5.00, $6.00 Bathing Suits $5.50, were $7.50 $6.00, were $8.00 $7.50, were $10.00 Blue Flannel Pants $3.00, were $4.00 Bathing Shirts $3.00, were $4.00 Knitted Neckwearv Bath Robes, Bat Ties, Underwear, Englis'h dollars, Washable Neckwear, Walking Sticks correspondingly reduced. Thia sale ig superior in opportynity and saving because everything offered is strictly regular MacDonald & Campbell stock the most advanced style, and tho best values obtainable. Summer Business Hour 8i30 to 5 Saturdays Closed Alt Day 1334-1336 Chestnut Street IjlCLDaED SATURDAYS DURING AUCUSTH I HaMnei 1 Ei''.&i& it, Jta v- tt -. iVfcW'Mi-i i f '. r. K V . 1, ujr - , J Season -End Sacrifice " of Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes The lowest prices for which high grade foot wear is obtainable in Philadelphia. Among the unmatchable offerings is this Woederfunl WHITE SALE For Wonnieini- White Linen White Kid White Buckskin A grouping of all our smartest styles and highest-grade white footwear at two remarkably low prices. v TIS A FEAT TO FIT FEET ZfctMwL STORE ! I I THE BIG SK'JE 1 204-06-08 Market St. rirZrZ!QALlTY AND VALUE ,-;r -.-rrr, L.itOuttowAjyur ... to'irvi.'w .. d "NY i.iifiii.1 ''''-'"V i V.'". t,i." '' -4 t ' ' v . r ,V il ! Re ,i K .-: t " i V M U ' r