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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-19
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA

Miss Marguerite Latimer, Miss
Gertrude Latimer and their brother
Mr.. Daniel Latimer, formerly of 232O
South Fifteenth street. are now living
at their new home, 1929 Moyamensing
avenue.
Friends Of Miss Lillian Fisher. of
53S Snyder avenue, will be glad to learn
she is recuperating from her recent
illness.
The Tau Phi Gamma Sorority gave a
dance on Saturday evening in the
Bellevue -Stratford ballroom.
Mrs. Eugene Gray entertained Mrs.
William Donley, Miss Estelle Donlcy
and Miss Jeanette Sinner, of Bethle-
hem, over the week end.
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WEST PHILADELPHIA

Miss Irma Hoy and Mr.. Howard Hoy.
Of Pottsville, are spending several days
as the guests of their brother and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel EclIs. of
136 South Fifty fourth street. while
on their way to Omaha, Ncb., where
they. will make their home with their
brother, Mr.. Clair Hoy.
g., Mr.; and Mrs. Harry Caldwallader
Standbridge, Of $50 South Fifty third
street. entertained at dinner Sntirdau y
evening. Their guests included M
and Mrs. Rollin Richardson Neyers
Mr.. and Mrs. William Preston Rrenz ,
Jr., Miss Lois Jean Meyers and Miss
Margaret Bretz.
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NoRRlsTowN

Announcement has been made Of the
engagement of Miss Grace V. Keller,
daughter Of Mrs. Elwood Keller. Of 532
Ilaws ,avenuc. and Mr.. Frank Earl
Kohl, son OF Mr.. John L. Kohl, of 2l4
East Jacoby street. Another engage
mont Of interest is that Of Miss Eva
Rodenbough, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rodenbough. of 406 West Airy
street. and Mr.. Thomas NJ. Fox. Of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Howard X. Regar. Of De Kalb
street. entertained at luncheon Of
twelve covers in honor Of Mrs. Edward
Ervien, Of Glenside, and Mrs. Charles
Ervien, Of Ogontz, and Mrs. Edward
Hall, of Brockton, Mass.
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ALONG THE MAIN LINE

Miss Betty NJ. Strain entertained at
cards on Saturday the following guests :
Miss Catherine Scissor, Miss Mary
Boocrock. Miss Helen G. Fischer. Miss
Marion Peters. Mr.. and Mrs. William
hichards, Mr.. Howard X. Peters, Mr..
Elliott ID. Hubbs. Mr.. Joseph beavers,
Mr. Elmer Wisler and Mr.. Joseph
Schwartz. -
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Coane will
give dinner at their home on Church
road, Over brook. to be followed by n
dance at the Overlook Golf Club, on
Saturday. - W.
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day afternoon. from 4 until g o'clock
instead or Friday afternoon, as was an
nounced last week. She will be as
sisted by her daughters. Miss Elizabeth
w. Thompson and Miss Josephine
Thompson.
The British Oxford Cambridge run
ners, who arc here to compete In the
relay races with the Penn athletes. were
the guests of Colonel John =. Muckle
at his home. 2023 Walnut street, Sntnr-
day evening, Mt tho supper given by him
in honor of the Cornell and Pennsyl1.
runia debating teams. .S,I,& ~, -
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin II. Filter, OF
tho Terraces. Roscmont, spent the
week end at Atlantic City, ...f ~
Mrs. Winfield S. Arter. of CloyelIy.
Devon. left on Saturday for a ten days.
vis,t IN Pittsburgh as the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Willie II. Dunlap. =, 5ss
The guests who attended the lunch
con given by Mrs. Herbert =. Hart
mann, Of st. Davids, on Friday, in
honor of Mrs. Roy Weeks Mckinney,
OF Kentucky. president of the United
daughters OF the Confederacy, were
Mrs. Edgar Marburs: Mrs. W: Allen
Barr, Mrs. Charles Il. Tatnall. Mrs.
y. A. Whitehead, Mrs. John NJ. Rogan,
Mrs. Clifford A. Smith and Mrs, Mar,
shall III. Smith, ,E'l0
Miss Elizabeth Childs Steel OF the
Wood Norton, Germantown, enter
tanned Miss Mnry Evelyn Richard and
lieutenant Colonel Doriss Haines. of
washington, over the week end. Mics
Richard IL sister of Lieutenant George
u. Richard. whose engagement to Miss.
steel was recently announced. Their
wedding will take place on June s..
Mrs. Charles +. Conn. of windenerc
avenue. st. Davids. Is entertaining Mrs.
l.. #. Pcnman, of Scranton, tn. ,,..
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Young. of
st. Davids road. ~. Davids. will give
n dance at the Saturday Club on Sat
urday in honor of their daughter, Miss
Florence Agnew Young.
Mrs. II. o. Hildegrand, of LoueIln
avenue, Wayne, Is now in Boston visit
ing her son, Mr.. Homer Ii. Hildegrand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Mitchell.
OF Rosemont. left on Saturday for Hot
Springs, Va, to be gone for about ten
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G.. johnson
are receiving coDgra ratulations on the
DT'h OF daughter, IhilIis Stokes
johnson. on March 81 Mrs. Johnson
VIII be remembered as Miss Ethel Hay
den, of Overbrook.
Miss Dorothy Painter. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Painter. of Sum
mt avenue. Wayne, is visiting friends
in New York.
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Reese. of 41R5
hldge avenue, Falls of Schuylkill. left |
on Saturday for Atlantic City where
they will be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |
iiohen Adel at their cottage on South |
Massachusetts NJ avenue.
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Aero Club to Be Guests

The Society of Automotivc Engi-
necrs will entertain as guests the Aero
Club of Pennsylvania at a lecture to
he given by Charles f. Kettering, of
tho General Motors Co., in Witherspoon
Hall on Thursday evening. Mr.. Ket :
tering will speak on - Future Engineer
ing Possibilities as Indicated by the
Progress of Modern Science" Pre-
ceding the lecture a business meeting Of
the Aero Club will be held in the same
building,
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Wills Probated Todav

Among wills probated today were
those of Isaac Weiss. 5435 German
town avenue. $4,000; Charles W. Leeds,
Sr.. 2247 Seyfert street, $40, 900 !;
Lydia w. Hooven, 5S14 Spruce street |:
Catherine Asnip, 1923 Ruscomb street.
S3l $40. and George Connor. who died
in st. Joseph's Hospital, $15. 800. An
inventory filed in the estate of Elizabeth
b, Pilge showed it to be worth S33,
$50. 100.
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DESSAUER-LOEB

An interesting wedding of the early
spring was that Of Miss Henrietta G..
Loeb, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Loeb, of 1853 North Seventeenth street,
and Mr.. Leo Dessauer, of 214S North
Twelfth street. which was solemnized
last evening at ; 80 o'clock in the Hotel
Lorraine with the Rev. Joseph Kraus-
kopf, d. D., of the Keneseth Israel Ten
pie, officiating. The bride wore n gown
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ABEL---MOsKOwITI

The wedding Of Miss Eva Moskowitz,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. |. Mosko-
witz, OF 636 North Marshall street, and
Mr.. Jesse Abel, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert $. Abel, took place last evening
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Abel
2SO2 North Eighteenth street. The
Feldmnn, assistant rabbi at the Kcne-
seth Israel Temple, and was followed
by a dinner for the families. The bride
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-19

sprays Of orange blossoms. Bride
roses and lilies of the valley were car.
ried. The bride, who was unattended,
was given in marriage by her father (;
and her brother. Dr. Frank Levy, was
the bridegroom's best man. After n
fortnight's trip to Niagara Falls and
Canada Mr.. and Mrs. Hurst will be
at home at 1869 North Eighth street.
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WYncote Club Musicale

The Woman's Club of Wyncote will
give musicale next Wednesday. Mrs.
Dorothy Johnstone Baseler,a harpist !;
Miss May Farley, soprano; Mrs. Ho-
ratio Batezell, contralto, and Mrs.
Vance Peters, pianiste, will be the solo
lists
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HJtRST---JEEY

An attractive home wedding that took
place last evening was that Of Miss
Anna Levy, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isanc Levy, Of 1850 North Eighth
street, and Mr.. Israel Hurst, Of OBJ
North Franklin street. The ceremony
was performed at the home Of the brides
parents and was followed by n recep-
tion. A gown of soft white silk veiled
with georgette crepe was worn by the
bride, with veil of tulle arranged with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-19
Advises Bible Stude ents

''Start only what can be completed. +"
was the advice of John Wanamaker. su- :
perintendcnt of the Bible Union of the
Bethany Presbyterian Church, Twenty
second and Bainbridge streets. in his
weekly talk yesterday afternoon to the
500 Sunday school students in attend
ance.
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SAXE--WEITZMAN

A wedding Of interest in this city
and in Camden was that Of Miss Lillian
=. Wcitzman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Weitzman. of 1901 Chestnut
street, Camden. and Mr.. Nathaniel
Sake, son Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Joseph
Sake, Of 1924 North Eighth street,
which was solcmnized at noon today at
the Ritz Carlton. The Rev. Marvin
Nathan, ID. D., Of the Beth Israel TEN
pie performed the ceremony aud a
given in marriage by her father and
was unattended. Mr.. Michael SAKE
was best man. Mr.. Sake and his bride
will leave for an extended trip to Mon
treal and through Canada and will be
at home after May 10 at 400 West
Hortter street, Germantown.
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wore her travelling suit Of dark hIue.f
with n braid hat to match. and wn*
unattended. Mr.. and Mrs. Abel viii
spend their wedding trip in Atlanfid
City We M f
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wHITTAM-BALLENTINE

wedding Of interest in Tioea and
in Clarion, Pa. was that Of Miss Ruth
John Balleptiuc, of Clarion, Pa, anil
MIR. Frank Y. Whttam, OF 361S North
Eighteenth street, which took place on
Thursday at noon in the First Baptist
Church, Seventeenth and Sanson
streets, with the Rev. X. X. Thomp-
son, Of the Baptist Church, OF Bridge
ton, n, j.. officiating. The ceremony
was followed by breakfast at the Ar-
cadia. Mr.. and Mrs. Whittam will
May and will be at home after Mar
II at 1919 Locust street.
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IMPORTANT WEDDING
TODAY IN NEW YORK
Son Of chanemagne Tower
Takes Miss Flora Whitney as
Bride-Other Marriages


The wedding Of Miss Flora Payne
whitney. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, Of New York
aud MIR. 1toderick Tower, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower, OF this
city. viii take place this afternoon Mt
o'clock in 81. Bartholomew Church.
New York. Miss Barbara Whitney
sister Of the bride. will act as maid of
honor and little Guilu Szcchcnyi. Alice
Szechenyi and>Gladys Szechenyi, daugh 3
ters of Count and Countess Laszio
Szechenyi, and Miss Beatrice Straight
daughter Of Mrs. w. ID. Straight. all
of them cousins Of the bride, will be
the flower, girls: Master Whitney
Straight will act as page.
MIR. Godfrey Tower, brother Of the
bridegroom, will be the best man, and
the ushers will include Mr.. Francis
Brooks, Mr.. Bernard s. Carter, Mr..
Alfred o. Hoyt, Mr.. Oliver Iselin. Mr..
William A. Parker. Mr.. G.. Rowland
Shaw, Mr.. Philip Wharton, Mr.. William
Chatfeld,. Mr.. II. Casey Morgan. Mr..
Charles n. Goldman. Mr.. Henry St.
John Smith, Mr.. William A. Barron,
Jr., Mr.. J. X. Howard, Mr.. Thomas
III. rockingham, Mr.. Philip Boyer,
Mr.. Francis A. Appleton, Jr.. Mr..
Charles It. Choate, Sd, Mr.. Bronson
Winthrop and Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whitney. A reception will follow at
the home Of the brides parents, 81
Eifth avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DEATHS.

BIONDINI-Suddenly, at st, Joseph's
hospital, Friday morning, Feb, 6, 1920,
Frank A, husband of Mrs. Novarese
Biondini, aged 81 years; brother of Joe
Biondini. Mrs, Rosa Micci and Mrs.
Mary, Sabatlni, of this city; Ned
Biondini and Mrs. Adela Pettenari, of
Colorado Springs, Col.
Funeral will take place from the par
Tors of Mcdowell & Monteverde tomor-
row Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Services at the Blessed Sacrament
church at 2:3O o'clock. Friends invited.
Interment in Calvary cemetery.
CROFFORD-At Presbyterian hos
pital saturday morning, Feb. 7, 1920
at o'clock. Robbie Cochran, wife Of
Herbert s. and mother Of Herbert s.
Crofford, Jr,, remains will be forwarded
from residence, 1897 Harbert avenue
tomorrow Sunday morning to Gov
ington, Tenn. via the las o'clock Iui-
nols Central train, for intermept
VUNKANNoN-A Presbyterian hos
pital, Saturday morning, Feb, Z, 1920,
at As o'clock, Myrtle r., aged "a years;
mother OF Maxine; daughter Of r. L..
sister of T. B., Little Rock, Ark; Miss
Lula Ivy, of San Francisco, Cal; Mrs
Minnie p. Pierce, Mrs. O ]. Kornik. of
SomerVille, Tenn; Mrs. w. H. Wilson
Mrs, David Marshall, Of San Antonio
Tex
Due notice OF funeral will be given.
1VY-At Presbyterian hospital Sat
urday morning Feb 7. 1920, at o clock
uIelie X. aged IS years husband of
Eugenla. father Of Currie, son of r. L.,
brother OF T. B., Little Rock, Ark. Lula
Ivy, Of San Francisco, Cal; Mrs. Minnie
r. Pierce, Mrs o. J. kornik, of Somer-
vile, Tenn. Mrs, W. II, Wilson. Mrs
David Marshall Of San Antonio, Tex,
Due notice Of funeral will be given.
LOvITT--At residence, 23S3 Strath-
more place, Saturday morning Feb I,
1920. at l:20 O'Clock, Amelia Marietta
Calkins, wife OF Lloyd Bradford Lovitt,
mother OF Lloyd, Fred, Harriet and Da-
vid Levitt,
Due notice OF funeral viii be given.
GlOVER-Suddenly at the home Of
her nieces. Misses jefferson, 1871 Wood
avenue, Saturday morning, Feb. 7, 1920,
at 10 o'clock.
Remains are being held in the par
lors OF J. r. Hinton Il Son pending the
arrival of her son and daughter, DR.
and Mrs. Jynford Lardner, from Los
Angeles, Cal Due notice of funeral
will be given.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
MRS. ANDERSON
| NOT RESTRAINED
u -
Noe and Wilson Did Not Pre-
vent Her Going to Her
Husband.

Mrs. Jesse Anderson and her O.
|months-old child were ordered released
by Probate Judge F. NJ. Guthrie Sat
krday morning and Tom Noe Mrs, Al
|ierson's brother law and Pet Will
Ron were instructed by the Judge not
10 interfere In anyway with Mrs. Al
berson and her husband.
Following the filing Of a petition for
n writ OF habeas corpus Friday by
Jesse Anderson, Noe and Wilson were
ordered by Judge Guthrie 10 produce
Mrs Anderson and her child before him
ut 10 o'clock Saturday. Anderson had
charged that his wife and child were
being foreibly detained at the home OF
Noe In Collierville and that a shotgun
had been pointed AT him In a threat
lening manner by Noe on Thursday
when he had gone to the Noe home in
an effort TO have his wife return 70
him.
II At the hearing Saturday morning It
developed that Anderson and Noe had
had previous trouble and that Alder
son had been denied admittance to the
Noe home, Mrs Anderson spends a
good deal OF her time with her sister.
Mrs. Noe she stated and testified Sat
lurday that Noe had told her she could
Nc with her husband or stay with him
VAS she chose.
Noe admitted having a shotgun in
his hand on Thursday when Alderson
visited his home, but denied that he
had threatened Anderson with it,
After hearing the evidence Judge
Guthrie decided that the cause OF
trouble was apparently a difference
between Anderson and Mrs, Aiderson's
Relatives and granted the writ OF ha
Ibeas corpus which directs Noe and Will
son to release Mrs Anderson from their
scustody and to permit her to return to
fhpr husband
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
EDUCATION BOARD
MAKESPLANSFOR
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Junior Institution Will Be Lo-
Gated at Orleans and Rich
mOnd-TWo Additions Are
Recommended.

Plans for add tons to 'Wo school
buildings and q decision to advertise for
plans fer q junior high school AZ Rich
mond and Orleans street, together with
routine business was disposed Of Friday
night ut an adjourned meeting OF the
bo'rd Of education.
\ l2-roOtn addition 10 the Idlewild
scho0l to cost $50 900. plans for which
We're submitted BY Jones 4 FIrbringer.
architects was authorized. and a IL
room addition to tho Peabody school at
cost OF $4,000 was approved.
An entirely new building will be
erected on the lot recently purchased
by the school board nj Richmond and
orleans street This building will be
erected for use as a junior high school.
and the school board will advertise for
tn plans at an early date,
with the action Of the board q edu-
cation Friday night additions have been
authorized for four Of the city schools
which are most congeSted. The improve
n ents To these buildings will cost s22S 900
additions 10 Laudprdale and Cummings
chools having been previously author
lied at cost OF 500 900
A bond issue OF $3.50 900 has already
boon authorized and the board Of educa-
ton VIII proceed at once to dispose of
these bonds, thereby making available
for the use of the board OF education
another quarter of a million dollars for
building purposes. II Is from this
amount that the new junior high school
will be built
The addition to the Idlewild school is
SO planned that the entire building
can be adapted for use as Junior
high school but, for the present the
plan Is to use 1t simply as a grade
sch0ol, the additional r0oms being used
to relieve the congestion at this and
other schools. The plans for this ad-
dition, as submitted by Jones Il Fur
bringer, include an auditorium and 9TH
er prerequisites Of junior high school
The firm OF Ragan & Weller, archi-
tects, submitted the plans for the ad-
dition to Peabody school. A part Of
this addition has already been placed
and the work to be done there Is not
on as elaborate a scale as that at the
Idlewild school, This addition will be
used strictly as part OF the grade
OF pupils in this school district
The next regular meeting OF the
board OF education will be held on next
Monday night and at this time IL Is
expected that bids for the additions to
the Lauderdale and Cummings schools
will be presented TO the board for APP
prevail Bids for the two additions au-
thorized Friday night will also be Sc
cured as soon as possible and the work
will be rushed to completion In order
that the congested condition may be
relieved as soon as possible.
The president OF the board OF edu-
cation will proceed Immediately with
the necessary preliminaries incident to
the issuance and sale of the $3.50, 900
bond issue and advertisements will also
he placed for plans for the new junior
high school 1t is the hope OF the
board that the new junior high school
viii be ready for occupancy before the
beginning Of the l92O-l92l season next
September.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
EXCHANGE SITUATION
CUTS MILK PRICES

II is believed by the buyer for Piggy
Wiggiy that the destitute condition OF
European moneys, which resulted in
the accumulation Of proposed export
shipments Of condensed milk at the
Eastern ports Is responsible for the re-
duction. in price by the manufacturers,
which has been passed on to the Mem
phis public by the Piggy WigRy. This
buyer says he believes large quantities
Of milk which the packers and evap-
grated milk manufacturers, such as
Libby and Borden. had started to ship
across the Atlantic were stopped and
thrown back into the domestic market
when the exchange collapse began a
few days ago. He understands that
some money was lost on previous ship
ments Of condensed milk, which the
European buyers could not pay for.
Large" and small cans of evap-
Grated milk We're advertised Friday
afternoon in The News Scimitar py
FIggly Wiggiy at u and cents the
can, Formerly the price was IA ana
I and a few weeks ago was l6 and s
cents. The advertisement stated that
this was due to a reduction in the price
on the part Of the manufacturers from
50 cents to 81 on the case.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
DOW ZONES SUMMARY

NEW YORK, Feb. 7-Ex- Premier As
quith believes two billion pounds out
side indemnity obtainable from Ger
many.
Organized labor plans first nation
wide aggressive political campaign to
control congress and elect friendly ma
tional and state officials. -
Dun's reports 1872 failures in UnfWd
States this week, against 1856 last week
and 1863 last year.
London bankers believe decline in ex-
cha nge Is excessive and look for early
Improvement.
Commercial agencies reviewing trade
conditions say break in foreign exchange
markets during past week adversely af-
fected general business throughout the
country.
Advance figures for 1919 show railroad
revenues of more than $1,000, 900, 900,
new high record. Net operating in
come was $500, 900 900. a new low record.
Two years deficit under federal control
300 900 600
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
LOVING EMBRACE LEADS
TO THIEF'S DISCOVERY

PITTSBURGH Pa. Feb 6.--Mrs
practice Of giving the cleaners I'm a
big local department store little low
ings' to keep them on tne job led to
Herman Brunswasser, night superin-
tendent, discovering that one OF his
women cleaners who heretofore had
felt thin TO the touch, suddenly had
grown fat one night
Further investigation on the part Of
Brunswasser revealed the fact that
Mrs. Anna Cook had many yards OF
expensive lace wrapped around her
body and was preparing to leave the
proved her undoing
Brunswasser's little loving" stunts,
even II they did lead to the detection
Of thievery, were not appreciated by
the store management and he was dis
charged today. He had peGa with the
company IL years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
Aged Couple Buy
COffinS To Beat
High Dying Costs

NEWARK. \ j. Feb. The high
cost OF dying has impressed Mrs Mary
PoliCaster. OF Newark TO such an eN-
tent that she already has bought two
coftins. ono for herself and one for
her husband
Firemen broke into her flat when a
fire started in the basement OF the
open collins in the parlor
My husband Is 76 years old and at
the point Of death in the city hospital"
Mrs PoliCaster explained. We are
alone In the world, and thought IL
would be economy to buy our own cot-
any higher We were afraid II we
lived many years longer we might not
be able to afford coffins at all
The fire was extinguished without
damage to Mrs. Polcaster's flat or the
collins
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
WHOLESALE FREIGHT LOOTING
CAUSES S45,OOO,OOO LOSS.
Systematic Robbery Goods Transit Sets Amazing Record
For I9I9-SubsttutiOn Chief Method Employed By
Master Minds" Behind There's.

a widespread International organiza-
ton" Is gt work stealing merchandise
Substitution is the usual method
used by the robbers Sometimes boxes
supposed To contain VClVCts are found
al their destination 10 be filled with
caliuO or other cheaper grades OF cloth.
but. as rule. waste paper Is found
Tho silk industry has been one Of those
most severely hit.
The jewelers. who always have been
looked upon as easy prey for thieves.
Jared better last year by approximately
30 per cent than In the previous year.
il was said at the jewellers PrOtec-
ton union. Definite figures were de-
clined concerning the ratio Of losses
10 the total volume Of business, on
the ground that 1t might encourage
robbers" when they find out what a
vast volume Of business they are miss
ing Most OF the losses Il was said,
were sustain in goods sent by regis
tered mail or express,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-07
COURTS ALL CLOSE:
BAN ON JAIL

i The courts Of Shelby county will be
closed all OF mkt week on account Of
zhe prevalence Of influenza. This ac-
1ion was determined upon Saturday
after conference between Judge Pitt
anan and Mayor Paine Judge Pittman
called upon the mayor on behalf OF the
pther judges OF the circuit and chan
cery courts and the mayor requested
ahat the courts refrain from opening
next week or until such time as the
Influenza situation showed a marked
Improvement
In this connection announcement was
made Saturday that the county jail
would come under the edict Of the
health authorities. Sheriff Perry an
bounced that permits for visitors to the
county jail had been suspended and
THAT In the future he would not per
init crowds OF friends and relatives OF
persons IN the Jail 10 gather there until
The influenza ban has been lifted.