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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
Clearaway of
Brassieres and
Bandeaux, Csc

A varied lot Of broken lines
from our own stocks marked
much lower than their original
prices. Embroidery, lace, satin,
brocade and many combinations.
Sizes 32 to so, though, of course,
not in every style.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
Atter-Dinner Tricks
~, :, ,''o.-strstching q Handkerchief

W .o'-stretching q Handkerchief
cbisI1' performer borrows a handker-
IIv', .IIs and, holding it by corners diaron-
ROM 'pPosite, twists 1t into q sort of
nsrsr., rs, Drawing on the ends, he ap.
sbou. sbtiy stretches the handkerchief to
TN ~. twice its length.
sion ue Tick is largely an optical illu.
I'M IN twisting the handkerchief
Ssndesn IN enas are held punched up In the
ThsN peris,mshso 70 shown yu in the illastration:
and rrsd"aer r.tdTrmer pulls hard on each end
Ss,srt s,t' until the ends are III held I, by the the
""sses "s,,s,, tips. The handkerchief II
slack ,l.ts'eSsG. Ss;r. with yh short jerks, a little
III us .s.I.s to keep the rope shape. EverS very
nors 'tns 70 stretch the cloth a little
chest ~ aSl holding the right hand neat near
pkA sscS ' ,',i ana extending the loft arm
EDHiest pull the illusion 10 made more
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
Refreshing Bath
Salts and Toilet
Waters

Spicy, refreshing fragrance for
Summertime!
Bath salts in various size bot
ties are soc to $1.85.
Toilet water and eau de cologne
Of we'll known makes are Soc, Csc,
81 to So a bottle.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
WOmen's
UnderclOthes at
SOC to 50

Boomers at SOC are Of EN-
bossed crepe with hemstitching
or lace and hand embroidery.
Step-in drawers at SOC are of
pink batiste.
Envelope chemises at 81 are Of
pink batiste and have tops Of T.
inch blue satin brocade ribbon.
Doub!e-panel petticoats at SO
are Of silky sateen with deep
aounces attractively scalloped and
embroidered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
There's a Great
Vogue for Silk
Capes

Black or navy blue on the out
side, though there seems to be no
limit to the gayety Of their lin
ings. Usually these capes are
trimmed with heavy silk fringe
and often they are topped with
collars Of caracul fur.
Prices start at $12 for a blue
wrap of silk-and-cotton Canton
crepe lined with crepe de chine
and 20 to $3.50 for q heavy Rus
sian crepe with a fur collar.
(SfarkeD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-24
This 1Sc Gingham
Is Mighty Good

Little checks, stripes and plain
colors in plenty Of pretty colors
are 26 inches wide. The gingham
launders we'll, so, Of course, it is
particularly nice for the children's
frocks and suits and for women's
house dresses. One can make a
bloomer frock for q little 6-year
girl from three yards, which
means only Sac.
(Central)
, 1922-03-01
TAGS
FOR FRONT AND
REAR DEMANDED
Period of Grace Has Passed
and Sheriff Serves Notices
That Arrests Will Be
in Order. -.

Starting today It will not be safe
for persons to drive Automobiles or
other vehicles without licenses being
displayed on both the front and rear
ends OF tho machine. This conforma
with tho recent edict Of Sheriff Ice l..
Marquis that cars operating without
a license March l and after will sub
ject the owner of the machine to ar.
rest and hne.
Ample time hgr been allowed dur
ing the past 60 days TO enable all We
hicle owners to have obtained their
LICENSES. Excuses WIN not be accent
cd II a machine is running without
a 1922 license tho offender will be ar
rested n the vehicle placed in a
garage from which It cannot be moved
until he license tags are displayed.
The costs OF keeping the car. a hns
and tho costs of the prosecution VIII
be assessed against the offender.
Operatives OF the sherifr's Office
werc busy today wedding out ma
chimes which are not displaying 1929
licenses. Each offender viii DO served
with a notice to appear in Justice
court this evening and his car or
other machine temporarily ~conhscafed
until tho license tags arc displayed.
The same rules apply TO persons
who display licensees only on the re-l
OF their cars. The law requires tina
license tags be displayed on both
front and back OF tho machine. This
makes nil the possibility hat two cars
are operating OF one liceDse,
, 1922-03-01
CRIME
FOUND IN QUARREL
SECOND EXCURSION TO
TEXAS IS PROJECTED

A second land excursion will leave
Casper, Friday afternoon over the
Burlington for Harrington. Texas, in
tho Rio Grandc valley and the farther
est point in the United States. Excur-
siouists who left here ten days ago and
who are now back in Casper arc very
enthusiastic over the country and
some have arranged to establish win
ter homes down there. Fruit of all
kinds is grown on a large scale. also
vegetables thrive every month In the
year due to a propitious climate.
Some of the grapefruit rown on
tracts in the valley were brought back
to Casper and have beer compared
with the Florida fruit on sale here.
The Texas grapefruit is said to be
sweater and more juicy than its Flor
ida rival.
Reservations for the next trip are
now being made at the offices OF the
Harry Free Realty company.
, 1922-03-01
Sunday Hiring
OF Caddies Is
GiUen Scoring

OMAHA. Neb.. March Men
who play golf Sundays have no right
to employ boy caddies or Sunday
mornings because it keeps the youth
out of Sunday school. bishop u. ".
Shayler, OF the Episcopal church of
Chicago, told the public affairs com
mittee of the Omaha chamber of
commerce in an address yesterday.
Tho man who plays golf on Sun
days is not only d~esecrating the Sab
bath himself. but he is Committing
a sin for which he will have to an
swer some day il he keeps a boy out
OF Sunday school, he said. He
added hat every go,c club in Oma-
ha should pass rules prohibiting boys
from serving as caddies on Sunday
morning.
II like golf myself. but not to the
extent of keeping some ono away
from church." he said.
, 1922-03-01
Notifications
At VIddiUOstOk
To Be LOUered

TOXIC. March 10y The Assoc.
ated Press.GThe Shita Eovernmon
Far Eastern republic Of Siberia)
Is reported to have acceded to ia.
pans demands for tho dismantiing Of
the V~ladivostock Qualifications and to
Japan's other propoassI with the OK.
ccpuon Of that regarding indemnity
for the Nikolaysk massacre.
There seems TO 10 a prospect OF an
carly and satisfactory conclusion OF
tho conference between representa-.
tives OF tho two governments which
mas been dragging on for months at
Dairen. Tho hope of the Chita au.
'thorities that their government will
be accorded representation at the
Genoa economic conference Is said
to have operated toward advancing
the negotiations.
, 1922-03-01

tons. expires today. Also with today
there expires tho period during which
railroads which were controlled by
tho government during the war are
entitled to ask government loans to
aid them in continuing operations
after return TO private management
The 6 per cent clause. generally
called the guarantee provision. Is SUI
perseded today by h transportation
act provisions which hereafter re-
quire the interstate mme com
mission to make rates that viii give
railroads "a reasonable return on the
value of property used In transpor-
tation." Tho commission is expected
therefore to define for itself wha;
earnings constitute reasonable re
turns. This has already been taken
up formally by the commission for
tho purpose OF securing arguments
from railroads and interested parties
to proceedings before II In relation tc
rate regulation.
/, Applications from railroads cesir
ing the government loans have been
pouring in to tho commission in con,
siderable numbers during the last fev
days in the cndezvor TO set In before
tho Hmieteou began
, 1922-03-01

ba completed within two or three days
and Immediately reported out The
majority members came to no decision
as TO details bat Il was tho general
understanding that in the measure TO
be drafted tho cash feature II retained
ouid be made 50 much less attractive
than tho other features that there
would be small demand for It.
Some members OF the committee
said complete elimination or tho cash
bonus was in mind and that Il was
the plan to make the insurance foa-
ture attractive. They explained
that while the service men accepting
this option could not borrow from tho
government on their insurance with
In thrco years they probably could
obtain tho money from other sources
before tbs expiration OF that period.
Representative Longworth said tho
idea was to relieve tho treasury OF
any heavy drafts on cou of the
bonus during the period of the re-
funding of the $500. o0o. 900 Victory
notes and the short dated certificates.
Some such plan as that on which
the committee o is working has
been suggested by a number OF for
mer service me and by members OF
the house n has been looked upon
with favor by some leaders OF the
agricultural bloc who have held out
against President Harding's suEEes-
ton OF financing tho cash bonus BY
means OF a sales tax.
Committee members said It was the
expectation that tho vocational train
ing and home land settlement options
would be retained. explaining these
would not u any heavy drain on
the treasury within the next few
years. With tho cash feature olim.
mated It was said the ultimate cost
Of the bonus would DO creator thar
estimated under the present Ave way
plan eve with federal aid under
those options held to the present pro
portion.
, 1922-03-01

association. declared the sheep bust
ness was operating generally at a
loss under present conditions. while
freight rates wero 81 per cent above
pre-war schedules.
Conceding that recent advances In
wool prices had helped tho finances
OF growers. no declared. nevertheless,
that a profitable era had not yet been
reached. The 20 per cent reduction
on livestock shipments which took ef-
fece last year should also. he con-
tended. be applied TO wool.
The charge OF discrimination was
advanced by II. W. Prfckett. repre-
senting both tho wooimen and the
Utah railroad commission. in the
presentation OF tho series Of exist
ing ratio schedules. These demon
strated, no said. that rates on wool
moving to Boston from typical ship
ping points in Utah, Nevada. Idaho.
and inter-mountain territory aver
aged about 50 per hundredwcight
while for tho shipment OF wool from
San Francisco to Boston a materially
longer distance the rate was $3.50 per
hundred.
Tho commission discussed with the
witness the responsibility of water
competition for n situation and also
the questions OF what tho rates should
DO from fnter-mountain points TO the
Pacific coast. in combination with
rail and ocean freights to Boston and
other eastern consuming centers-
, 1922-03-01
FIVE italian SUSPECTS
IN MURDER STILL HELD

CHEYENNE. wyo-, March Mo
further arrests harc been made as a
result OF continued investigation Of
the murder of waltor Rud) Christcn-
sen, whose body. with nine bullet
woundr In the head. was found Feb
ruary 81. Sheriff Carroll stin is hold
ing i've Italian suspects arrested a
few hours after the body was found.
two OF whom. at least. he believed,
were directly implicated in tho murder.
These arc Joe Amato, %; Tony Arturo,
IS; George Dato. so; Joe Idcare- SO.
and Penemo vinquez. 80 They are
alleged to be members of a bootleg
cling gang with which Christensen was
associated. Which two of the five
prisoners evidence indicates commit
ted the murder h sheriff declines to
state
, 1922-03-01

II or mem. Ray Lynch, 70,
who said he was a gas filter. and
their housekcepcr. Mrs. John Rupp.
known also. according to the police,
as Mrs. May Lynch, and said by them
to DO an eccentric"
The. others gave their names, ages
occupations as William East. Sc.
laborer; George Calvert, rs, gas Mt
ter: Walter Kirby. 20. property man
at a motion picture studio; John Her
key. rs, sheet metal worker, and Har-
ry Amorheim. or Arnheim. 81, chauf-
feur.
The police said Mrs. Rupp had de-
clared Kirby and Calvert had made
open threats against Taylor on the
ground he had injured their bust
ness which she declared was dis
pensing contraband drugs and liquors.
An six of the men have been held
in communicate since their arrest, and
a police guard was thrown about the
Rupp house throughout yesterday and
last night, to prevent any attempt at
communication with Mrs. Rupp, who
said to be Ill In bed
Mrs. Rupp was reported to have
tod the police she had accused one
of the men OF having killed Taylor
and he had told her never to men
ton hat again." She also was re
ported to have told her landlady, Mrs.
Edith Splitter, the day after the muir
der that she knew who killed Tay-
lor.- Mrs. Splitter was said by the
police to have told them Mrs. Rupp
, 1922-03-01
Griffith and De Valera In
Tilt over Irish Propaganda

bld his forenoon for the second days meeting, the ministers we're called upon to answer
more han tmty questions the majority of which Arthur Griffith, president of the Dali. de-
claed were propounded "6r he purpose of propaganda against the treaty"
"Shamer mtejeGhd Eamonn lie Valera.
For h opponents of the treaty to use heD as means of harasing VI. will not be
, 1922-03-01
MEXICAN SENTENCED TO PRISON
PROSECUTION is OPEN

John Ciscnaros, Mexican anopfilt-
err. must serve between IL and II
years o the part he played in the
shooting Of A j. Cunningham and
A. E. Bigiin, when apprehended in
the Richards and Cunningham store
Saturday noon.
Tho charge against Cisenarcs is
assault with intent to commit muir
der. upon the person Of W. II. Nc
MILAN. who although uninjured was
fired upon by the Mexican during
his efforts to escape from the store
Pleading guilty on this charge
caves the authorities free to file
charges against the gunman in case
, 1922-03-01
r COLD PASSING
SNOW Is BOON TO CROP

which visited practically the entire
area OF Kansas. Missouri. Okla
homa, northern Arkansas and the
Texas panhandle. had passed today,
leaving in its wake temperatures
near zero
While no point reported over eight
OF nine inches of snow. large drifts
were being encountered in cuts and
passes that seriously delayed ali
trains.
In Kansas the great wheat belt
benefited immeasurably-
, 1922-03-01

hao naue Such a declaration at that
time.
The police practically confirmed re-
ports that a witness called by them
"Frenchy George" summoned before
h district attorney. was a reputable
teacher of the French language, who
had been called into consultation by
Mabel Normand. film actress, when
sne wanted an inscription in French
engraved on a Cigarette case. 1t was
not disclosed what other information
h witness had given the officials. 1t
was stated. however. that another
Questioning of Miss Nomand. who
was one of the last PERSONS to sec
Taylor alive. was planned. She is at
Aitadena- a suburb. recovering from
influenza and a nervous breakdown,
following a fainting spell at the Tay.
Tor funeral.
, 1922-03-01

tho wounds Of either Mfr. Cunning
ham or MI. Biglin have more seri-
u results than is now believed
possible
Cisenaros was arraigned before
Judge C. o. Brown in district court
late yesterday afternoon and en-
tered a plea OF guilty to tho assanlt
charge against him. He was taken
TO Rawiins last night in custody of
A e. Brown. a deputy sheriff.
Reports emanating from medical
attendants OF both Messrs. Biglin
and Cunningham today indicate thai
the condition Of both men is salts
factory.
, 1922-03-01
DELEGATION WILL
ATTEND RATE HEARING
IN CAPITAL THURSDAY

CHEYENNE. wyo.. March L.
Prominent men from many parts of
Wyoming, including especially notable
deIegations frpm Casper. Sheridan,
Laramie and Fremont counties. will
be In Cheyenne Thursday 70 attend a
meeting OF the state public service
commission at which intra-state
freight rates win be discussed. with
the idea of securing Information on
which an order for reduction may be
based Commercial clubs of many
towns have arranged to lay exhibits
before the commission Tho confer
may last two days.
, 1922-03-01

DENVER, March The entire
Rocky mountain region today was
emerging from the grip of a wave
below normal temperature that has
held sway since Monday. The wave
reached its maximum intensity
throughout the region last night,
with the mercury ranging from IS
degrees below zero at Miles City,
Mont, to IL degrees above zero at
Grand Junction. Colo. on the west
ern side OF the divide.
The forecast for III entire region
Is generally fair with rising tenn
poraturc.
, 1922-03-01
TREATY OF zap
is ratified BY
SENATE

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The zap
treaty was ratified without reserva-
tons or amendments today by the SEN
ate. The vote for ratification was 81
TO 30.
Senator Lodge. Republican leader,
Immediately after action on the Zap
treaty. called up the four-power Pa,
cific pact
, 1922-03-01
sent TO
Death TODAY

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March l.
Charles H Petree- Tom Christmas. OF
TO Stevens and John Mcclure were
electrocuted at b state prison this
morning. all in the space Of rs minutes
for the murder Of George Lewis. OF
Knoxville. on May so. 1891.
The men went to their deaths with
prayers All except Potree met death
calmly. An hour before tho execution
Petree became in.
, 1922-03-01
MATE HELD FOR MURDER
s SOUGHT

OF Capt. L. b. Chute. master OF the
British schooner Lewis Brothers.
with the son of tho dead man i'm
personating his father. preceded the
verdict Of a ccroner's jury late yes
terday charging the first mate with
the killing and two other members
OF the crew with being accessories,
it was learned today from jury
members.
Federal and county officers took
the places ON board the vessel said
to have been occupied by the crew
, 1922-03-01

at, tho time OF Chuto's death. The
captains bed was occupied by his
son, Charles Three shots then
were fired.
Tho re-enactment indicated. ac-
ccrding to the officers that the main
points in the testimony of Giuseppe
Amore. Italian. were correct. Gui-
seppe had said he was at the wheel
heard the shots. and saw Mate
v. Bracklehurst turn out the light
in Chute's cabin and come out the
door.
, 1922-03-01
GIRL BANDIT CAPTURED AFTER
RUNNING BATTLE With POLICE

Bates, 90. According to the story of
Ernest Monica, taxi driver, the girl
and the man entered his car in the
center of Syracuse and ordered him
TO drive 10 CamiIlus- The girl COW
cred the driver. At CamiIfus Ben
jauiin Hart, grocer, was shot and
seriously wounded.
Returning 10 Syracuse the taxi
was trapped by seven patrplmen-
Firing her rifle ard pistol, the girl
covered her comrades escape She
refused to give the mans name.
, 1922-03-01

SYRACUSE, n. Y. March IA
girl bandit, armed with a repeating
rifle and n revolver and accompanied
by a man equally well armed, raided
a store in the village OF Camilius
near syracuse early today and in
the residential section OF Syracusc
engaged in a running gun battle
with tho police which ended in
arrest Of the girl and the escape OF
her comrade.
The girl said she was Myrtle
, 1922-03-01
STRIKER TOBE CARRIED
TO GALLONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON

CHICAGO, March 1.-Harvey w.
Church. condemned to die for the
murder Of two automobile statesmen
here, and in n state Of semi-coma
as the result of attempted starvation
to cheat the gallows, will be hanged
at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, Sher-
in Charles w Peters has an
nounced. Daybreak is the custo-
mary time for executions but ON nc
, 1922-03-01
Foul Is
Served Royal
Wedding Party

DUBUQUE. Iowa. March Tho
state OF Iowa was represented at
the wedding OF Princess Mary of
England to viseount LasoelIes-
Princess Mary ate Iowa fowl as
did every guest at tho wedding
feast. for two carloads OF milk fed
turkeys. geeso and chickens went
cast to seaboard for shipment to
Ecsiand several weeks ago
The order for the royal table was
tho largest ever nlled for foreign
shipments by the Dubuque concern
A new craze among girls OF the
"flapper- class is the wearing of the
photograph of the best boy mount
cd on tho buckle u the shoe.
, 1922-03-01

count Of Church's condition the de-
lay until afternoon will mean moth
ing TO him the sheriff believes.
The afternoon execution will be
moro convenient for the witnesses
and jury Of doctors who must at
tend, county officials explain A su
preme court order or executive Glenn
ency is all that "A stay the cxecu-
ton.
, 1922-03-01

~
WASHINGTON. March La dsnci-
ency appropriation of $1oS.z15.2s7. ap-
pruzmstrfy sze.soo. 900 less than the
amount requested by various depart
msnts fs recommended In a bill re-
ported today by the house a~ppropria,
lions COMMITTEES. The largest item
carried in tho is ssS,s93.112
for the veterans bureau
The COMMITTEES did not provide sf7.-
600 900 sought By tho shipping board
for completion OF vessels under con-
structon.
& In-iuded IN the reductions from esd
mate- is $50. jos. s21 requested for the
naval establishment The COMMITTEES
did not provide any direct a~ppropria-
tons for the naval establishment in
the bill but explained in tho report
that transfer Of funds a been au-
thorized to taxi care OF pressing 70
puircments.
S-.1ucst from the labor department
<or s1oO, 900 for h employment serv-
was not allowed. while tho $780,
10 sought for administration of the
fraternity bill during tho remainder OF
the fiscal ycar was cut TO s57o.o0o-
Tho bill carries IS. 900. 900 for the iS
idal payment to the Republic of Col
ombia under tho treaty of 1914 negoti-
ated to settle the controversy over the
Panama canal.
The measure Is the second deficiency
bill for tho current fiscal year.. one
carrying approximately s1o5 .ooo. 900
having been passed last December.
, 1922-03-01
IRISH
TAKE OVER

BELFAST. March 10y The As
ISOLATED Prezsl-commandant Gener-
al McKeown. at the head OF five hun
dred men of the Irish Republican
army. took over tho Athlone military
barracks from the British military yes
terday in the name of tho provisional
government
, 1922-03-01

Snow. which started falling
throughout the region early Sum
day ceased yesterday afternoon. ac-
cording TO weather bureau reports.
Santa Fe and Albuquerque. N. NJ.
being the only two cities in the en-
tire section to report a continue
ton OF the storm today. With tho
mercury at Z below zero a new low
mark for March 1 was recorded in
Denver,
KANSAS CITY, March THE
heavy snow and high wind storm
, 1922-03-01
100 MECHANICS ADDED
TO U. P. At CHEYENNE

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. March Lone
hundred additional mechanics were
put to work in the Union Pacific rail-
road shops here this morning. APP
proximately so per cent OF the MEN
laid off several months ago now have
been reempioyed
, 1922-03-01

KEY WEST. Fla. March Tho
British vice counsel. w. J.. H. Tay-
Tor. today received Instructions to
ark for the ertradition to Nassau
OF members OF the of the
British schooner Lewis Brothers, in
jail here in connection with the
death of H. Chute, master of the
vessel.
KEY WEST. Fla. March IA
dramatic re enactment of the death
, 1922-03-01
POLICIES
CHANGE TODAY
NO GUARANTEE
Six Per Cent Return Provision Expires
and Nations Carriers Thrown Upon
Opn Resources Beginning Today

WASHINGTON, March Tive important changes in
policy toward the nations railroads became eff
fective today.
The section Of the transportation act fixing six per cent
as the return on railroad properties which railroads are en-
titled to earn under interstate commerce commission regula-
, 1922-03-01

Heavy Drain on Treasury Sidestepped by
Agreement to Make Cash Payment I'm
attractive in Comparison and SPECIAL
Committed Named to Draft Details

March Ia special subcommittee to
work out a soldiers bonus plan which would not entail any
heavy draft on the federal treasury within the next two years
was appropriated by majority members of the house ways
and means committee. The subcommittee will meet later in
the day and Chairman Fordney said the plan probably would
, 1922-03-01
BROUGHT
TO ANCHOR BY
SLASH IN BILL
Appropriation in Deficiency Measure Is
Cut in THO and Orders Go Out to
Halt Movement of All Ships

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The American navy was viz
tually brought TO anchor today by action of the house ap-
preparations committee in cutting the requested appropria-
ton for navy fuel from SIP, 100000 to $6,2S2 ,6s5. Plans
were Immediately made by the navy department to stop all
steaming of warships. the crsft to remain where they are