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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
TODAY IS DAY
TO NAME Prize
AMARILLO BABY

To-day il the hlg day IN the Mcr'
chants Exposition The baby show
win BE- held tbs afternoon NJ 4ao. Any
one can enter her baby Tor the prize
n q. bound Co BE- an honest contest
managers ~ the exposition point out.
ps the spectators themselves viii d.
eide who the prize winning baby In
IIg crowds again ihronged the eX
position hall last nleht and hundreds
'luk advantage ~ tho FREQ food sam
pies sandwiches, cakes and drink.
wh..h we're handed ont. The demon
STATIONS ~ various household ncces
sit,s interested The women especially
Again large numbcrs ~ prlsrs were
given away Ia those luck enough "a
have their nance drawn from the vot
ing boxes
TolHous Orchestra furnished music
from the time the doors opened at T.3C
until u began playing for the dance
operated hy the Merchants Exposition
management next door.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
MAYOR NAMED
TO SPEAK FOR
REALTY BOARD

vi :, Mayer was elected by the ANN.
.illo l;"d Estate Beard at its Amirlll1
Hotel Luncheon ycs'erdiy 10 rcprcsr nj
u in the thrco.n.nutc speaking contest
To b, held ut the state convention In III
Pasp j Il Guut was elected alternate
Amarlll realty dealers are trying "a
get up party II 20 from the Pan
handle In order To charter u Pullman
oaoh f,r the trip To III raso
! 4, Gnut made report on the or
mnintlon ~ the phinvi,w board last
week Ne said the plalnvlcw realt'
dealers were cnthus as,ic. lie praised
the plainvicw men Tor the entertain
mont gwen She Amarillo visitors ans
thanked President John Gllvin ~ tn
Amarillo board Tor furnishing ,ranspor
,ntiun Cor the Amarillo men.
Mrs Myrtle VI. Powell was appointc'
to prclarc the program Tor the mex
meeting
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
Merrill Will Give
Stewardship Talks
AtChurch Meeting

Copies ~ the program ~ the con
vention " the Panhandle District Of tho
Christian church to be- held ~ Plain
view Sept. II and u. have been re-
ceiycd In Amarillo
\ feature of the convention will be
"A series OF four addresses on stewart
ship u life and property" In the first
four devotional services. to h. led by
Rev. Paul j. Merrill pastor Of the
pnnpa Christian Church.
Officers OF the convention are: Judge
L. Cough, Amarillo. president Mrs
4. y. julien. vice president; Or J. \
Odom. Memphis. secretary; Rev. W. c
Wright. Planvlcw. convention pastor
Rev. T.. A. Osborne. Canyon. music III
rector: Rev Paul J. Merrill. rampa
devotional leader.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
STEEL SHIPPED
FOR AUDITORIUM
GOING Up here

Steel Tor the Municipal auditorium
was shipped yesterday FROM oklahoma
city and il expected tn arrive here Mon.
day. The Ware CONSTRUCTION Com.
pany which IN building the auditorium
viii begin work ~ soon as the steel ar.
rlves
II IL impossible 10 determine when
the auditorium viii hc completed. ac'
corilng to Contractor Sellcy. for there
are yet other ears 81 steel TO he shipped.
\ rough estimate was made. however
that the building would hc finished
sometime between March IL and the
last II the month.
Work has been delayed for several
weeks because ~ inability Ia get struc
tural steel.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
WARNING TO PARENTS.

There IN y growing disregard among
boys and some men for the city ordl
nance ~ well as the state law on DIS
charging guns, pistols or fire arms 81
any description within the city limits.
Recently young boy was shot by
'tray bullets fired within the city linn
~. Maybe the next accident II this
Kind will be- more serious,
Therefore, ! am hereby giving warn
nc Ia all that viii arrest and prose-
cute 10 the full extent ~ the law all
iffcnscs coming within my jurisdiction
Parents VIII de- well Ia see that their
boys are not permitted To- use within the
ri,y limits any gun. pistol, target gun,
air gun. or fire arms ~ any descr.p'
ion. Tor any complaint made will he
Investigated and prosecuted II possible.
Your hoy may be- saved from appearing
n police courts II your cooperation IN
enforcement ~ this ordinance II given
'ho Police Department. and some chld's
lie may be saved.
J. ". KEETON.
Chief of Police
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
>OTICE TO \. \. %. MEMBERS.

The annual election ~ the officers
'or the :. 4. a. will take place In the
So. - W Hill next Monday night.
september "a, 1899. Every member u
expected To be- al the election. l,emem'
~ the date aud place.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
u. S. Marines Offer
You Thrilling Time
In Many Countries

Ablo.bodicd young men can have n
life Of excitement and thrills II they
join the United States Marine Corps.
That In youchcd for by T. r Turner.
officer In charge OF the Marine Corps
Recruiting Station AT Fort Worth. Just
as soon rs u man Joins. he Is sent to
Mare Island, Calf. for enlistment. nc.
cord!ng Ia the recruiting officer.
Marines are In cuba. Haiti. san DO.
amigo, Philippines. China and many
other lands NO marine every seems
10 stay In one place long enough to get
rusty" SAYS Turner. Como Ia the
Fort Worth station or write W. for de-
tailed information. Give ~ chance %
fix you up"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
CRUDGlNGT0N TO TRADE
CLASSES WITH RYBURN

Judge ! W. Crudgingion. teacher of
h" Mgn's Bible class at Central rrcsby.
terrain church and Frank NJ Ryburn.
teacher ~ the Mission Iaraca class. VIII
Nchangc places next SUNDAY, Members
Il each II these classes are looking for.
ward io the sunday lessons with pleas
urc as both Judge crudginrton and Mr..
Ryburn arr wid"ly known as cNposi,ors
- the Scriptures
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Super

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Super
yising Architects Office, Washington.
- C.. Angus, %. ie2s.-sEALD PRO
poSALs will be received at this office
until y. M. September 20. 1899. nnG
then opened. Tor Interior changes In the
United States Post office and Court
House. Amarillo. Texas, In accordance
With Drawing No. PA and the spcciiica'
ton. copies of which may lee had at this
office or at the office ~ the Custodian.
IN the discretion Of the supervising
Architect. Jas. A. Wctmorc. Acting
supervising Architect.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
AMARILLO HOTEL PAYS
Jag PEOPLE FOR WORK

Much money u being turned loose in
Amarillo by the amarillo Hotel pay roll.
The hotel n no wefnploying iiG men
and women. u IL true that - Of these
are workmcn ON the new addition going
~ hut - are regular employees VI the
hosiery This pay roll for 70 men AMI
women goes on. regularly from one
years end 10 the other. and II viii of
course BE- greater when the new hotel
II completed. Some ~ these employees
iittW a. high a. $40 day.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-09
BIDS ON HARDWARE FOR
AUDITORIUM ARE ASKED

Tho city viii receive bids Tuesday on
fitting tho Municipal Auditorium with
builders hardware. The Commission Is
s,lll undecided on the type Of seat TO b.
longht fnr the MunIclpal Auditorium.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
BEAUTY CONTEST TO MARK
CURTIS FOLK FAIR TODAY
There Also Will Be a Baby Show
With Other Interesting Events

y beauty contest and baby show
are the particularly Interesting events
scheduled ON toda%'S program at the
annual fair of the Curtis Country Club
at IawndnIc. Tic f#iy opened Ncstnr-
day. Th" beauty contest i cNurrt"d
to bring ont al the rnlrnt of the Curtis
organization.
The judges in tho contest which will
decide who is to pose for the next Sat
urday Evening Post cover will bc Miss
N"ySa M"Alrin. the artist: Jay T..
llous' and FrrdoriCk trimmer.
n midway lined with booths formed
tn" center Of attraction. Articles Of
every description were on sale. Sidn-
shows featuring snHk" charmcrs, wild
men from Hornco. sword &wnllowcrS
ara %" trainers encouraged the visitors
to part with the small entrance fees. ON
every sid" Il canvas covered Sururisr
was to b" found. C'owns and a minia.
t'rr circus krpt the mcrrlnrnt M a
high p'rh, while the crowds swavcI
back and forth from one end of tho long
StCtch Of booths to tho other.
The Sing Sing show is an original
"Xhihitl"n with bars and stripes playing
II leading part. While other attynrtions
"mphaSiZ" tho novel in gymnastics. hnl-
nn"nE and juggling. the familiar tossing
OF rings on gold -h"adcd canes keeps the
Uachground true 10 form.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
MABEL NORMAND'S GEMS
ATTACHED BY SHERIFF
Film Stars Publicity Agent Sues to
Get S294O

New York. Sept 1G.--(By A. P.l-
All Of Mabel Normand's trunks with
the dazzling wardrobe she brought from
France few days ago. including Jew
clry which she had placed in the safe
Of the Hotel Ambassador, whore she is
staying. were attached by an unsym-
pnthric deputy sheriff yesterday.
Her publicity agent. Perry NJ.
Charles, was the source Of the movie
STAR y embarrassment. having brought
suit in tn" Supreme Court. RrOoklyn.
to recover Ss,40 for salary and services
rendered in America and Europc.
In his complaint the press agent re
produced h0ncycd messages from Miss
Norinnnd sent to him from Los Angeles
while he was in Canada. some Of tho
phrases quoted being ".\nything YOU
say goes about salary IF Won need
money, wire me, "Wondcrful if vo,,
are in England when ! arrive to mcot
me. Would be lost without Won. "
In London, Mr.. Charles said. no
prepared the way for Miss NormonL
only as an accomplished press agent
could. introducing her on her arrival tn
dramatic editors and hosts of Other moo.
pie. Then she sent him back TO New
York to continue the good work. in
which he was enthusiastic.
All he got for this. aside from tho
loving messages, he declared. was S1IOO
for "pcnScSx. which actually tctnInd
Sl3iO. and with his salary of S15O
n week upward he figures he has So0tO
coming to hm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
MEXICAN COLORS
PRESENTED TO CITY
Warburton Accepts Flag in Alb
sence Of Mayor-lt Is UnfurIed
at independence Hall

A Mexican flag. made by Sonora OBJ
rcgon. wife of tn" president OF that re-
public. was unfurlcd nt Independence
Hall this morning. n part of local
celebration Of Mexico's Independence
Day.
In tho absence from the city of Mayor
Moore. Director Wnrhurton presided ut
the celebration md formally accepted
the flag on behalf Of tho city. IT. was
presented by Mrs. John Il. Roberts.
president of the New Century Club. and
by direction OF Mayor Moore. will be
on "Nhihition At lndcHcndcnce Hall
throughout the day.
Regret was expressed by Director
'Warbuiton in his speech of acceptance
that tn" diplomatic relations between
the United States and Mexico are not
sufficiently advanced to permit the event
10 have been an official presentation
from tho Mexican Government to tho
American Government.
'Fhc next best thing the MAYOR
thought possible ho said "wnS that
he could show the sentiment of good
will for n fellow republic by receiving
the national emblem Of Mexico. made
by direction of the presidents wife. 1t
Will b" placed nS Il souvenir In this
famous Independence Hall. where all
will hc abb" to feel it Is a recognition of
something all tn" pCorle of America
would like to see some day
\ lcttcr from Mayor Moor" expressing
regret that he could not be present
TO personally receive the flag was read
by Director Warburton.
Senior &. do In toncha. n resident
Of Philadelphia, made Il short address
in Spanish, the English Interpretation
being read by Mrs. Rudolph Blankcn-
burg.
II sincerely hope" he said. "that
IT. echo of this homage. organized and
paid by the women Of North America.
will rcSound with all its strength in
my country and that il will deliver
Il or" message If good will. making il
known that there is here a longing for
mutual understanding.
Fol lowing the presentation. the ma.
tioral anthems of Mexico and the
! nitcd states were played by the
Band.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
T. H. SWlNT IS 81
Twelfth Street and City Line Man
viii Celebrate Todav

Thomas ii. Swint. who lives at the
northwest corner of Twelfth street and
city line, is today celebrating hi !
eighty seventh birthday anniversary.
Mr.. Swint doesn't really pass the
eighty seventh milestone until tomor-
row, but he is having his celebration to-
day because he is believer in strict
observance of the Sabbath.
Il am member of the Foirth Eap-
tiSt Church,. he explained. "nnd dom
want any celebration at my house on Il
Sunday
Five children, eleven grandchildren
and two great grandchildren are help
ing Mr.. Swint to make today memoir
able one in his career.
Until six weeks ago he was actively
employed as halter in the factory Of
the Frank Schocblc Company. at Tenth
and Oxford streets. Then he decided
to spend the remainder Of his life aS n
gentleman Of leisure and resigned. lie
is unusually active for II man of his
years and has not yet found it nccrs
sary to use eyeglasses when he reads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
FARMER SHOOTS WOMAN,
THEN KILLS HIMSELF
Mrs. Planters Condit;ci Critical
Following North E,oor ARRAY


In nm effort to Sn' th. 'ife ~ M't.
Elizabeth Planter. nhT Jcans 81 the
Chester County Hosptn; Il West
Chester. are today trying t. '"move
the lrilcts from her head. following
the double shooting at North Brook
yesterday.
Mr.. Planter was hougckccDer for
william Stecn. tenant on the farm OF
William T"imLlc. who fired the shots
wounding her during n quarrel, and
then killed himself by firing shot
through his brain.
Physirions said today that one Of the
bullcts had penetrated Mrs. Planters
brain and little hope was held for her
recovery.
Mrs. Planter went to West Chester
early yesterday and got Constable
Keenan, to assist her in obtaining her
trunk from the home of Stoen. Steen.
who was forty five years old. objected
to tho woman leaving.
Sending the constable to summon n
ncighbor. he shot Mrs. Planter. She
was found lying on the Kitchen floor
by the constable when he returned.
St""n's hody waS found in corn
field on tho farm Of Levi Lambert.
half n mile distant Mrs. Planter lived
nt Melvin. Delaware County, before
she made her home with Stccn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16

Anna Lncch, alleged girl bandit
wanted on q charg" of conspiracy and
highway robbery. was arrested in Ed
dyStonr nt I o'rlork this morning in
company with John GIN. one of the
men declared 70 have used her as n
lure.
Abut two months ago tho girl and
her sister. Mrs. Mary Mitchell. of
Wnllac" street near Tenth. went auto
MODELLING with Robert Arthn, of Wya-
lusing avenue above Fifty first street,
and Stanley Moore, Of Frankford ave-
nu".
at tho Girard avenue bridge three
men ran from the bushes and attacked
the men. Arthin was shot through the
thumb as h" lcnprd FROM the ear after
having been robbed Of $40 and his
watch.
Mary Mitchell was given two and a
half years in the County Prison. Her
brother. Emil Brandlry. and Frank Scs-
tito. r""rircl six 10 eight years in the
Eastern P"nitcniiHry.
Anna "Crh and Gin wore living in
EddySt"nC rs MIR. and Mrs. Join
Burns. Magistrate ErnShaw held them
without bail for further hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
WEAR WIGS? NEVER!
SAYS JUDGE ROGERS
Jurist Describes Court Scenes
in France and England.
Saw No Poverty
BUT MUCH EXTRAVAGANCE

Julg" Joseph p. Rogers docs not like
wigs. lie never wore ono and he never
expects to wear one. He would not
even wear one in the presence Of Eng
lands most august courts.
Judge Rogers today described his cx-
pcricnccS in France and England. where
he studied the procedure Of the law
courts. In England he sat on the
right hand Of Lord Vile. on the bench
at Old Bailey. Everybody wore wigs.
But not the Judge. Incidentally, he
saw no poverty or suffering; only cx-
travngancc.
NO wigs for nc; they didn't got q
wig on my head. not by n iugful. I sat
in plain American clothes" he laughed.
1T WAS the opening day Of the court,
which is the busiest in England. There
must have been fj0 wigs in court that
day. sat on the right hand Of Lord
Vile, both in the Criminal Court and
before the Grand Jury.
The English procedure is very much
like ours. Our common law. You soc, is
based on the English common law. OF
course, over there they have this diff
ference. Lawyers are divided into two
clasScs-SolicitorS and harristcrs. Bar
riStcrs can appear in court. solicitors
cannot. \ solicitor never leaves his
Office. If he has II case 10 go to court
he must employ one of the Kings
counsel.
"Evcrybpdy else over there seems to
have received some sort of decoration
or another, and they all wear them. |
had most interesting experience. too.
when met the youngest son Of Charles
Dickens and the sole surviving member
of his family. lie is II Criminal Court
Judge and is scvcnty-tWo or seventy
three years old.
I'm Paris also visited III" law
courts, but do not understand French
very we'll. SO could gain but II glimmrr
of what was going on. ThcN procedure
differs from ours. mainly, in that there
iS no presumption of innocence. In
their criminal procedure tn" criminal is
Judged guilty until lr.himSclf manages
TO prove his innocenhe.
Il enjoyed the experience Of flying
from Paris to London. II trip of about
three and one half hours, and most
pleasant and interesting one.
'IOu ask me about the terrible suf-
icring over there. and the serious econ
omic situation. Well. so far rs could
see, thrr" is prosperity there. saw
lots of money in evidence in France,
and lots in England. and both countries
will take nll of yours they can take.
'ThiS business of yelling poverty
stricken Europe is all nonsense. All Il
saw was wild rXtravaguncr, and other
Americans all said the same thing. Re-
member, there are lots Of poor people
mere in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania,
too.
"Frrtilc fields, money and foolish
extravaganza, that is what we saw
an all sides, This talk about suffering
Is propaganda. They get enough money
from foolish Americans. in all con-
science, to pay their national debts"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
CAMDEN POLICE CONTINUE
RUM RAIDS ON HOMES
Aliens Sporting Diamonds y and
Autos Led to Clean-Up

Aliens sporting diamonds and naShy
motorcnrH and investing heavily in real
cSlatc Indirectly led to the wholesale
raids on illicit stills that the Camden
police continued today.
"NIany foreigners engaged in making
whisky in South Camden have become
prosperous. said Chief of Police Hyde.
Some have big automobiles and are
sinking money in real cslutr.''
Eighty six men and three women had
| cen gathered in by the police up to
n late hour last night. after twelve
hours of raiding private houses and
small stores principally in the district
known as "AloonShinp Meadow" Less
than fifteen of the prisoners had been
naturalizcd.
All but seven Of the defendants fur
nishcd the $500 bail which was set in
all eases. The arrests were made on
warrants charging violation Of the state
prohibition law. known as the Hobart
act The eases VIII cone ur S;eptcm-
bcr 2G, before the Grand Jury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
'G. 0. P. WOMEN
BURY HATCHET.
Harmon-Lorimer Factions De-
clare Armistice in Fight
for Pinchot
RECEPTION OCTOBER

The Republican women leaders OF
the city have decided to sign an ar
misticc and march with a united front
against the Democratic forces this fall.
This became evident today following a
meeting of the Womcns Republican
Club when they unanimously decided to
invite the Republican Women of Penn
sylvania to their reception on or ABOUT
October 1.
During the primary fight the Women. s
Republican Club. headed by Mrs. y.
Il. Harmon. vigorously upheld the can
didacy of Attorney General Alter. whiic
the Republican Women Of Pennsyi-
vana. led by Mrs. George Horace Lori
mcr. fought for Clifford Pinchot. Ihe
former organization has now indorsed
Mr.. pinchot and its members have been
instructed TO work for the entire Re-
publican ticket with as much zeal as
If Mr.. Alter had bcnn nominated.
The reception in October will mark
the opening of the new home OF the
Womcn's Republican Club nt BIG south
Tenth street. Heretofore they have m"t
In the City Committee rooms II,
Eleventh and Chestnut streets.
The initial cabinet meeting "f the fnV
was attended by two hundred women
from all sections of the city who hrAr
the plans for the campaign outlined by
their president. Mrs. Harmon. Each
cabinet member was requested to assist
In getting the full club membership OF
three thousand women registered and
to instruct them, nS well as other
women who are not club members. to
vote the straight Republican ticket.
The following committee chairmcn
were named: Executive. Mrs. Harmon {:
House, Mrs. Helen Gaul. Nineteenth
Ward: Speakers. Mrs. Jeanette li"yl
Forty seventh Ward; Entertainment.
MrsA Minnie Grcnigcr. Thirty fourth
Ward; anti smoke. Mrs. Wilnmina
Kern. Thirteenth Ward: anti noise.
Mrs. NJ. +. Scitz, Forty seventh
Ward; Bad Air. Anna Dale Bates,
Twenty Sixth Ward: membership.
Mr'. Anna Walker. Eighteenth Ward !;
Legislative. Mrs. Harmon. The Anti
Smoke Committee will report to the club
any instance where factory smoke Is
detrimental to II community.
During the cabinet meeting Mrs. Sara
Wiihrm. of the Fifteenth Ward Club.
delivered an address. 1t was decided to
engage thirty chairs for the PcnnSyl-
vann League Of Women Voters meet
| ing Octobci II. when Pinchot and Nc
Spartan Will speak.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
HUCKSTERS HURT:
IN AUTO CRASH
Driver Of Machine Which Did
the Damage Surrenders to
the Police
MANY OTHER ACCIDENTS

potrict O'Counvr, s""rn'y- -four
years old. hurkstcr. and his l''r"r'
George Williams. twenty oncE'"nrs Old
both Of. 22lS North TwghtT- T-'evfn'i' II
street. are in the lInhncmhnn Ilospita
suffering from severe cuts and bruises "i
the body as iii" result Of their wagon
being strurk by an nutDmobiI" AZ Br"a"
street and Rdg" ay"n@c shortly h'''
2'o'rlorli this morning.
Joseph Eas-arl, :1G27 Kenyon street
driver of the machine which StrurH w"
huckgtCr wagon. put bUth III" lhl"i,"
mrh in his, car and took th"m I" nc
hospital. lJc then sIrrrnl"rcd to IN"
police. and will b" given hearing 'h'N
morning.
Four children and Il woman wcr" IN
iurch in AUTOMOBILE" Snash"S N"st"ruhH
Running into the street 10 look NJ !
roIlcn horse, Mario Wolf. six years old
of nlOO MifTlin street. was struck by an
AUTOMOBILES driven hy Emil Holm. lItN
south Fifty seventh street, and severely
cut and bruised Sh" was taken !" ~
Agnes Hospitals.
ChiIa Seriously Hurt
Ruth Jenkins. six years oId' i'i'
West SuSHu'nahha hN'h"r' ""H 'a,
onSIy. injured I"St hlEm' Wnrl WIFI, ~n" N"r ,i"r
struck by an hut"h"DiI" Whl'' ,,h,. ,,.n-
tho street near m'r nome m" rotbi,, Tir
taken to thG woman In,,nr r.",','''ii1 i1S
lloSpi'hi. r"d'rI'h N''t @ No..
West SuSq""hahi'a aN'""'' was 90
rested ,.,o,. ON ,,hich
jumping from holTF I,',n y" ,,,.oi,,n,
nc waI rl"IhG, F'I"hr'' m..a,' i nn :
lu'' Muster Hr''l' NnS ,.,,i.o nnL
oth'r ila'hIr'; rr'''N i"S ~ ia ,,.a,
Ihr'r", I"nH on NV" ~" Hi'
itnkrn 10 81 MARY i'"Hi,''",' ,,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-16
WIDENER CONTROVERTS
BERLIN ART DEALER
Descent From Cross" Now Safely
Enshrined in Maonate's Gallery

II don't think it is necessary for IN"
to comment on IL" l5achstitz statement
or the possible reasons for making it at
this time. Needless embarrassment
might be caused. But YOU can sny that
absolutely confirm tho story of tn"
purchase rs q. X. and | think that
ought to be srtlicient.'
This iS Joseph +. Widcncr,,s answer
10 II Berlin art dealer named Barhstitz.
who was quoted yesterday in the Berlin
dispatches a. saying tho famous r"-
Iigious painting ''rhc Descent From III"
Cross" had not yet been actually sold
TO Mr.. Wideucr. despite recent an
nouncrrnsnts 10 the contrary.
Mr.. Widcner added that he brought
the picture from Europe md now has
II in his art gallery at Iyrnewood
Uall. Elkins Park.