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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
CONFERS
WITH LODGE TODAY
Discussion of National Issues
Here to Be Joined in by
Mayor and Rotan
UNION LEAGUE TO BE HOST

Conferences that have direct relation
to important national, state and city
issues will be held this afternoon at the
home Of Senator Boies Penrosc, 1881
Spruce street.
Senator Lodge. Of Massachusetts,,
dean Of the United States Senate. will
confer with Senator Penrose. Mayor
Moore and District Attorney Rotan will
participate.
Senator Lodge will call upon Senator
Penrose shortly after he arrives in this
city from Washington, and before he
makes the principal address at the
Founders Dry observance at the Union
Leagne. National legislation, and es-
pecially bills which will come up for
consideration at the approaching ses-
sions of Congress. will be discussed.
Arrangements were perfected today
by which Mayor Moore and District AT
torney Rotan will escort Senator Lodg.
to Senator Penrose's home. and this has
strengthened the belief that important
city and state issues are very likely tt
be discussed at the conference.
Senator Penrose, as chairman of the
finance committee of the United States
Senate, has always relied upon Senator
Lodge for support of his policies on thu
floor Of the Senate. and there are {
number of matters that will requir,
early attention in which they are boil
keenly interested. especially those re
lating to taxation and the tariff.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
PROM OF JUNIORS
PROVES BEST EVER
Penn Men and Fair Guests See
Both Moonlight and
Daylight
VANITY CASES FAV S

They waltzed in the moonlight and
went home in the daylight at the junior
ball of the University of Pennsylvania
this year. k
necessity, went to work early today,
probably noticed the last weary. limp
irg remnant of the male portion of the
jewellers seeking their quilted nests for
good day sleep. The taxicab
strike which has been functioning here
for several weeks. added spice to the
annual junior affair last night. From
being a difficult task of getting cab In
ordinary years, it became practical
impossibility last night.
From o'clock on until--well. II
would be more charitable not to say
long lines of frcnzied students paced up
and down in front of Weightman Hall
where the dance was held. hoping
against hope to see a blessed jitney OIL
'Lizzie' bounce around corner foi
their especial use. A lot of them waited
in vain and finally took their lone ant
onlys' home in trolley car. Other,
paid so much for the privilege of a tax
that they were compelled, for pecuniary
reasons, to walk home themselves later
in the morning.
But everybody agreed, despite all tn,
drawbacks, that this years junior bal
was one of the greatest held in years.
The 700 or more dancers began dane
ing at 10 in the evening with tw,
orchestras, Howard Lanin's local or
ganization and the Kentucky Serenaders
from New York, furnishing the music
Every now and then they would turf
out the brilliant lights and have
regular moonlight waltz with an in
termittent searchlight playing the roll
Of Mr.. Moon. They waltzed and fox
trotted and one. stepped, and they ma!
have performed the new "RadnOr,
though it was not officially announce,
on the program. And they--whispe
ing to the experts. all the new musi
dance, IL you know what that means.
All the girls-besides being cOnsid
cred the luckiest ever in being invited
received gold Golored vanity cases wit
the letter L in red and blue colors OF
them. a mirror and place to keep tn
powder were included in these favor
which went into instant use anon
the bellies of the ball.
Everything else went off as usual
the decorations were elaborate, the fra
ternities We'd with each other in get
ting cosy booths for their member
along the walls; the male portion O
the guests fought gallantly to provid
their partners with the much sough
after chicken salad. pickles and ic
cream; all in all. the night was u
to the most hallowed traditions.
The patronesses were Mrs. John r
Hart. Mrs. Blanche A. Bellak. Mrs
Frank Miles Day, Mrs. Walter G. Sib
ley, Mrs. George &. Stout, Mrs. J. A
Drain, Mrs. William A. Lippincott
Jr.. Mrs. John ID. Samuel. Mrs. Georg
McFadden. Mrs. John Kremer. Mrs
Edgar Fahs Smith. Mrs. Henry NJ
Justi, Mrs. Lewis X. Dick. Mrs. Lin
coin Ferguson and Mrs. Jesse s. Shep
ard. Alfred Dick was general chair
man of the ''prom' committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
EX-W|FE AND SON
, RACE WITH DEATH
Messenger Suspected Of Taking
$4,000 Payroll Thought
on Way to Coast
FATHER REPORTED DYING

Police of this city believe that
Elliott Michener, a fifteen year old boy ,
vbo is missing with $4,000 taken from
4 naymaster's satchel at the Baldwin
locomotive Works. is speeding toward
Npokane, Wash, to reach the bedside
Of his father who is dying in that city
from a gunshot wound, mysteriously in
hicted.
On another train. speeding toward
the western city, but sixty hours ahead I.
is Mrs. Mary Michener. mother of
Elliott and the divorced wife Of w.
Michener, the Spokane, Wash. man.
Roth wish to reach the bedside before
Michener dies--the wife apparently for
a reconciliation, the boy to see his
father alive.
Young Michener. employed at the Of
Gee of the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
was given the satchel containing the
$4,000 in currency, and told to take the
money to the paymaster in the riveting
department. The paymaster advised
the Office an hour later that the money
had not arrived.
Police found the empty satchel at the
foot of a fire tower. Young Michener
has not been seen since.
At the West Philadelphia home Of
the Micheners, 5430 Vine street, it was
learned this morning that Mrs.
MiChener had conducted roomine
house for some years. One Of the
soomers told this story
Mrs. Michener has lived here for
several years. I understand she was
divorced from her husband. who located
in Spokane. Several nights ago tele-
gram arrived, saying that Mrs.
Michener's former husband was in a
critical condition in Spokane hos
pital and wanted to see her.
"a later message said Mr.. Michener
had been shot, and> gave details of the
shooting to the effect that he awakened
in bed to feel blood flowing over his
face, and lifting his hand found the
blood came from a bullet wound in the
head. The message said he was dying.
Mrs. Michener Immediately started
for Spokane, the boy staying with
friends in Vine street near the rooming
house. He was greatly perturbed over
the news about his father. but did not,
90 far as I know, say anything of his
anxiety to go to his bedside
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
10Th AUTOMOBILE SHOW
OPENS HERE JANUARY IS
Prizes offered for Best Posters Ad.
vertislna Exhibition

Philadelphia twentieth automobile
show will be opened January 10 and
continue to January %. taking place
the week after the New York show. II
has not been determined where the
show will be held
The dates for the show were set at
a meeting of the show committee Of
the Philadelphia Automobile Trade As
sociation, with headquarters at Broad
and Callowhill streets. The committee
is composed of the officers of the trade
association: Louis G. Block, presi =
dent; j. e. Comery, treasurer II. Il.
Harper, secretary; A. +. Maitby
Ralph w. Cook, J.. &. Bowers. John II
Fassitt and james Sweeten. directors.
The committee has decided again to
offer 800 prize for n show poster
design, open to artists of this city
Copies Of the rules Of the poster con =
test have been sent to the following art
schools: Philadelphia School of De =
sign for Women, Pennsylvania Museum
and School Of Industrial Art, Spring
Garden Institute, Academy of. the Fine
Arts and Drexel Institute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
MANY ROBBER|ES
TOTAL NEARS10,OD0
JeweIry PeddIer Takes $500
From Man With Aid OF
Revolver

Robberies totalling nearly $4,000
took place in the city yesterday and last
night.
A peddler. who called by request last
night at the home of Keza Goldberg. 020
South Forty third street. to sell Gold e
berg jewelry. whipped out a revolver
when Goldberg displayed $500 and es =
caped with It.
Keza met the peddIcr .robber yester
day afternoon. and told him that II he
brought his wares to his home last night
he might buy some Of them for his wife.
After he had selected several trinkets
Goldberg took $500 from his pocket
and started to peel off a bill in payment
for the jewelry.
Give il all to me. the pcddler or
dered. f1ourishing revolver. keza
furnished the police Of the Third ant
Dickinson streets station with a de
scription Of the robber.
Jack Xochakos. Of 1924 Gaskill street
reported that he was held up and robbed
Of his watch and chain by two masked
men at Second and Fitzwater streets.
Miss Mary Greer. of 2044 Lombard
street. was held up on the street nea
her home by highwayman who stol
her handbag, containing 80.
Claude Fillmore. of Jefferson stree
near Twentieth. was held without bal
and turned over TO the federal authori
ties yesterday on charges of robber,
and counterfeiting. He was arreste!
in Crafts durg store. at Twentiet'
and Dickinson streets. yesterday after
| il is said. he had tried to pass 3
bill which had been raised to S2O.
Five Are Arrested
Five men were arrested yesterday b
detectives. charged with systemNticall
robbing the Supplee- Biddle Hardwar
Co.. 517 Commerce street. Kepeatin
rifles. hunting knives and other good
valued at $4,000 are alleged TO hav
been stolen by the men, oil of whor
were employed by the company.
The way the goods were stolen wa
disclosed by Lewrence Dennis. one q
the five men. who was the driver Of
parcel wagon owned by the company
Dennis. the police say. informed theI
of the stealing when detectives wer
about to make arrests. The police sa
the four other men gave Dennis pack
ages addressed to their houses. In mos
instances the names would be wrons
but the addresses right. After tn
goods we're delivered the men took thel
to pawnshops and sold them. the dc
tectives assert
The FIVE men were each held in 800
bail for further hearing December
The other four gave their names
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
FATHER SHOT, SON
OFFERS HIS BLOOD
Young Man, at First Suspected,
to Risk Life for German -,
town PaWnbroker
TENDS TO SUPPORT STORY

A son, early today offered to submit to
a blood TRANSMISSION operation. to save
the life Of his father few hours after
the older man was shot.
Fastening to the Samaritan Hospital
from City Hall. where he was questioned
regarding the shooting. Harry Rosen &.
thai, of Eleventh street near Somerset.
entered the operating room. A test was
made to determine whether the young
mans blood was satisfactory The
TRANSMISSION will take place during the
day.
Today the father Abraham Rosen
thai, a wealthy pawnbroker. of Atlantic
City and Philadelphia. is in critical
condition. but rally which followed an
operation may save his life.
Rosenthal was found on the floor Of
his pawnshop at 2737 Germantown ave-
nue. last night. few minutes after shots
had been heard in the office.
The police are investigating every
phase of the shooting. Pending further
Developments, Captain Souder. chief OF
detectives. accepts the theory of at
tempted suicide. Conflicting reports
last night included those of an attack
by hOld-up men, an attempted murder
and. finally, attempted suicide
Harry Rosenthal is the Oldest son OF
Abraham Rosenthal and the last one,
according to police reports. to be with
his father before the shooting.
The father is proprietor of n pawn
shop at 2737 Germantown avenue. but
lives at a seashore home at POI East
Pacific avenue, Atlantic City. The
Germantown business was directed by a
younger son. Sol Rosenthal The
father came here yesterday and found,
it is alleged. that the business was in
a poor condition.
According to Harry Rosenthal, his
father then sent for him to come from
his home to the pawnshop to assist in
going over the accounts. Because OF
arrive at the shop until a few minutes
after @ o'clock.
Then, he continues. he found his
father highly agitated. The father i,
declared to have reached into a desk
drawer. drawn revolver and fired q
shot, the bullet grazing his head. The
son says he. frightened. ran from tn,
shop, and north on Germantown ave.
nue..
Another shot was heard by mer
walking on Germantown avenue. ant
Detective Benz hurried in. Rosentha
was lying on the floor, with bullet
wound in his abdomen. and. seemingl,
in a dying condition. He was removed
Immediately to the Samaritan Hospital
In the meantime Harry had beer
halted by Wright, superintendent of ,
city park. and a pedestrian. He was
taken to the Germantown avenue ant
Lycoming street police station. where
he was questioned by Captain Kenney
and was then sent to City Hall fol
| aft
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
DIVORCE IN FETTEROLF CASE
Lawrence o'Loane, Who Got Aiiena.
tion Verdict, Wins Decree

Horace c. Fetterolf, Philadelphia
manufacturer and clubman. whose love
affair with Mabel Hutchinson O'Loane.
of Chicago. resulted in the granting Of
S37 500 verdict to the husband in a
suit. escaped further mention as
"Fetty" in the Chicago courts yester-
day, when Judge Harry A. Lewis
granted a divorce decree to Lawrence
O'Loane.
O'Loane's suit for legal separation
was the outcome of the love affair be-
tween his wife and "Fetty"--a suit in
which it was testified "Fetty" had
promised the woman -four automobiles.
seven servants and Swedish cook. ="
The $37, 800 verdict was revised down
ward" by the trial judge. from S37. =
500 to $4,000. and final settlement of
the action was on the basis of tke lower
figure.
That "Fetty" was not mentioned in
the suit yesterday was the result of
Judge Lewis ruling that the plea for
divorce was not being contested by
Mabel Hutchinson O'Loane. The hus Z.
ba nd's attorneys were ready to submit
pile of letters and newspaper clip
pings. but Judge Lewis said, 1T ism I
necessary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

Charles Baumner. westmoreland street
near Twelfth John Sheehan. North
Turner street near Cumberland; Joseph
Ababe. Chadwick street near Mexican,
and Samuel Priestly. Seventeenth street
near Morris.
with a deliberateness that amazed
detectives, Mary Lawler, forty -five
years old. called one of the worst shoP.
lifters in the country, yesterday told
how she robbed forty two shops in this
city since her last release from prison In
April.
The woman was arrested yesterday
Just az she was leaving a Market street
department store with a stolen hand
bag filled with other stolen articles.
The woman, the police say, has passed
almost half Of her life in prison for
shoplifting She will be given q hear
ing this morning in central station:
About $1,000 worth of articles alleged
to have been stolen by the woman has
been located in pawn shops.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
MILK PRICE DROPS
"B" Grade 10 Reduced Two Cents
Quart After Conference

The prices of milk will be reduced in
Philadelphia December ].
The new retail price of "B grade
milk will be thirteen cents a quart in =
stead of fifteen. and pint will cost
eight cents. Other grades of milk and
cream will be reduced accordingly.
A decision to lower prices was reached
after six hour conference yesterday OF
milk producers and dealers and manu- e
facturers of dairy products and DR..
Clyde L. King, milk arbitrator for
Pennsylvania. and Frank B. McClain,
federal fair price commissioner in this
state.
The drop represents the exact differ
ence in price which the dealers will pay
TO the farmers. The dealers agreed to LEI
the public benefit by the full amount.
Other areas affected by the reduction In
price embrace virtually all of De- aware
and New Jersey, and in Pennsylvania
the change will extend to Eastcn. Read
ing, York, Harrisburg and Altoona.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
WEBSTER TO QUIT CITY JOB
Chief Of Survey Bureau to Devote
Time to Delaware Bridge

George s. Webster will resign as chief
of the bureau Of surveys of the Depart
ment of Public Works to devote all his
time to his duties as directing engineer
of the joint Pennsylvania and New
Jersey Delaware Bridge Commission, it
became known today.
Mr.. Webster has been one Of the
commissions engineers some time, but
it became known yesterday that he had
been selected to devote his entire time
to the work and that he would leave
the Bureau of Surveys early next month
He was formerly director of wharves,
docks and ferries.
when the commission met yesterday
in the Mayors Office it lacked one of
a quorum. but important matters were
discussed and action was taken on sew
eral matters which will be submitted
TO the full commission at the next meet :
ing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
HOLMES IN JERUSALEM
Takes Audience to Holy Land J.
Absorbing Lecture

Burton Holmes illustrated lecture at
the Academy of Music last night took
the large audience through the holy
scenes OF Jerusalem.
Through the eye of the camera the
audience was taken along the route
followed by the Christ on His way 10
the cross The manger, the Via Doio-
rosa, the holy sepulchre and Golgotha
were shown in realistic color.
The picture also showed the American
colony at Jerusalem. with its 10 resi-
dents, and other scenes depicting mod
ern life in the ancient city.
An unusual feature were pictures OF
the city under a mantle OF snow. the
first in 100 years. The picture will be
repeated this afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
DEATHS INCREASE IN WEEK
Report Shows 45s Died Here Dur.
ina Last Seven Days

Increase in the death rate for the
week is shown by the weekly bulletin
of the Division Of Vital Statistics issued
today. During the week there were
45S deaths. as compared with 443 last
week, an increase of fifteen. Last year
for the week ending November 2S there
were 40 deaths recorded, thirty nine
less than the deaths of this week.
Scarlet fever, diphtheria and Group
caused the death of thirteen children
While there are hundreds of mild eases
Of scarlet fever and diphtheria in the
city. the disease does not result In a
high mortality rate. Many children
having scarlet fever and diphtheria, ac-
cording to DIR. c. Lincoln Furbush, di :
rector of the Department of Health, are
permitted to associate with children at
school because their parents do not
realize that they are suffering with
these diseases.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
James L. Steward

Former Councilman James l.. Stew
ard, seventy six years old, of the
First ward, died at his late residence,
1910 Diamond street, Tuesday morn :
ing.
For many years Mr.. Steward was
an employe of the Pennsylvania Iron
Works. Faithful service was early re =
warded by his being made foreman of
the, plant. He was member Of the
Halem Anton Masonic Lodge 274,
kensington Chapter 233 and Mary
Commandery 80. He is survived by his
widow and daughter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Girl Loses Eye

Playing with scissors at her home,
1882 Garden street, cost six year odd
Eva Goscka the sight Of one eye. Ono
of the points of the scissors penetrated
her left eye, and at the Frankford Hos
pital, where she was taken by her
mother, it was stated the sight could
not be saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
William II. Rau Left $4,000

The following will were filed today
William H. Rau. 2207 North Thir =
teenth stret, $12 900; Selma Randall,
6S32 Ogontz avenue. $4,000; Alma Sam :
uel. Germantown Hospital. $0520. In
ventories in the personal estates OF
Fannie w. Dorm, S25. 144.T1. and Eliz
abeth W. Fuller, S5570.06. were filed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
John ,P. Williams

Shenandoah, Pa, Nov. 27.-John +.
Williams, eighty nine years old and
Tor fifty years one of the towns most
prominent business men, died here this
morning. He was a veteran Of the Civil
war and prominently identified with
business and fraterpal interests and was
member OF the First Baptist Church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Mrs. Alice Copestakes

Mrs. Alice Copestakes. thirty six
Years old, Of 1923 Ashdale street, Olney,
died suddenly in Reading yesterday Of
pneumonia while visiting a sister, She
land.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Too Handy With His Gun

Menotho IVA, 1918 Moore street, was
given thirty days in Jail for disorderly
conduct this morning by Magistrate
Sakcr. This morning iva drew re
volver on a patrolman who went to his
home to arrest him. after his wife had
protested tnat he had threatened her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
James z. Eitxsimmons

The funeral of James F. Fitzsim
mons, 3544 North Thirteenth street, will
take place Monday morning from
at. Stephens Roman Catholic Church,
Broad and Butler streets. lnterment
will be in Holy Sepulcher Gene
terry. Mr.. Fitzsimmons, who was well j.
known in shipping circles, died Thanks
giving morning after short illness
He was the captain of barge and had
been working on them for more than
forty years He was a member of the
National Barge Owners and Masters
Association. Mr.. FitzsimmOns is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Annie Fitz.
simmons, and three chilren, James ",
Anna Il. Fitzsimmons and Mrs. F. d.
Mcbride
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
cHokEs TO DEATH ON OYSTER

Karl SchmOyner, seventy three years
old. 1885 Ogden street, choked TO death
on an oyster, while eating dinner in his
| home last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Deaths of a Day
WILLIAM D. DUTT0N
Founder Of Art Club and Club Mem
ber Dies In New York

pcT CIcS Nv wow 'oTN
William DaIliba Dutton. one of the
founders of the Art Club and a mem
her Of the Pennsylvania Art Commits
sion for the Columbian Exposition in
1893, died yesterday in st. Luke g
Hospital. New York.
Mr.. Dutton. who was seventy eight
years old, was treasurer OF Hardman
Peck & Co.. and was prominent in art
circles. Born in Utica, he spent his
early business career in this city and
went to New York in 1893, where he
had been associated continuously with
Hardman Peck & Co. until the time OF
his death.
Mr.. buttons first wife was Miss
Evelyn Day Bradley. Of Germantown.
Several years after her death he mar
ried Mrs. Augusta Temple Merritt. OF
New York. She died last February
One son, Louis Gordon Dutton. sur
wives.
Mr.. Dutton belonged to the Metro
poll tan, Racquet apd Tennis Clubs, tht
Society of Colonial Wars, Mayfiowel
Society, Sons of American Revolution
and the Huguenot Society.
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