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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
Babies Dresses
SOC, 6Oc, 75c

Long and short white dresses in sizes up
to years. Soft white cotton with touch
of lace or brar stitching.
SOC for boys and girls creepers and romp
ers made of chambray in becoming coors Sizes
s months to years.
S5c for creepers and rompers Of pin-checked
ginghsm, some with yokes, some on straight
lines. Mighty good at the price.
s1.15 and $1.25 for children's rompers !,
many styles and colors. Those at $1l5 ara
checked gngham. Those at $k25 are of dust.
color chambray or dark blue trimmed with vel
low or pink and white checks, pink with black
and-white trimmings, and so on.
Mothers will be delighted to see how well
they fit and wear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
This Low-Priced White Sale
Shows How to Save
Many Dollars

Not long ago silk underclothes were
luxury. In this sale charming silk
nightgowns are $3.85. Pretty silk en-
velope chemises with as much or as little
lace as one likes are So, 1925 and So.
Petticoats of silk jersey with satin ruffies
are $2.85. The more modern knickers of
jersey silk in dark colors are $2.85.
Flesh-color satin boomers are $3.50.
Fashionable princess slips of radium or
satin in dark colors are less than half the
usual price for this quality at $685.
Discontinued Silk
UndercLothes
are third and half less because sizes
are broken and some of the garments
show marks of handling. Included are
silk nightgowns, chemises and petticoats.
White Sale Underclothes
used to be cotton-stiff, starched heavy
cotton which would wear dozen years
or so. In this sale there are all sorts
OF GOOD cottons as substantial as soft,
sheer weaves can be because we admit no
sleazy, salt-baggy materials among our
carefully selected White Sale stocks.
Women's DraWers, Envelope
Chemises and Mghtgowns,
SOC upWard
Large variety of excellent nightgowns
at 81. New styles of pretty nightgowns
are $3.50, So, $3.50.
Flannelet nightgowns, better than
usual, at 81.
High-neck nightgowns of muslin are
extra good at 81.
Flannelet short petticoats are soc.
White Sale Aprons
IOc, Csc, 45c
Small, sheer white ones with fancy
braid edges at 10c.
Printed percale band aprons, 25c.
Small slip-on aprons of percale, 35c.
Polly Prim aprons of dark gray, blue
or pink chambray with white rickrack
are doc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
Mems Warm Gloves
At Special Low Prices

Sl35 pair for heece-lned gray suede gloves.
S1s5 pair for tan capeskin gloves with knit Innings.
S1S5 for gray tan suede gloves with mohar Innings.
1925 for feecelned srapwris gloves of capeskn.
S2S5 for srapwris gloves of black capeskin with mo-
hair fleece Innings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
White Sale Corsets, 75c to $5
Brassieres and Bandeau.,
,35c fo 81

Nanamakers Down Stairs Corset White
Sale is always important. Hundreds of women
plan annually to take advantage of it. Prices
are low for models that are desirable. This
sale is divided into three groups.
First-New corsets, specially priced 75c, 81,
$3.50, $165, SO, 1926, SO.
New models made up for US to sell at less
because the makers used up materials on hand.
Popular topless or graduated top corsets with
elastic insets and attractive trimmings.
SecOnd-Inexpensive brassieres and ban
deauX, 35c to 81. Sizes 80 to as among them,
although not in each style.
Third-A large group of discontinued models
from our stocks.
These are the finer corsets sold down to one
or two Of kind; some show slight marks of
handling. Every price is marked down third
less than last week-now 1925 to IS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
Few-of-a-Kind Coats
$3.50, $50, SIS, $50 to SIPS

samples stocks
marked prices All fine and highly fashionable
be proud of Of the best coating materials
mole Australian wolf nutra squirrel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
JUDGE GEORGE WINS
SENATORIAL PRIMARY
INy Nssociateh Prcss.l

ATLANTA GA. oct. l1.-Wi,h
twcntN-SiN counties Vet 10 bc heard
from in todays special senatorial
primary, the nomination of Judg e
waite" l.. George, Of Vienna, to sue
coed the late Upitcd States senator
Thomas t. Watson, was virtually as
sur,d. according 10 incomplete. un
official returns complied tonight by
thr Atlanta Constitution.
Judge George had "A decisive ma
j"rity "f $50 county unit votes. or
81 more than the 20? necessary for
nomination. the CONSTITUTIONS re-
turns showed. and OF the iS6 couu-
ties tabuiatcd he had carried l04 as
compared with - for Governor
Thomas ". liardwick. who was
credited with % county unit votes
Xeburn Wright. OF Rome. was run
G'nS "a poor third. He carried his
home county OF Floyd and iivc others
which gave him a total OF 20 unit
votes.
John II. Cooper. OF Macon, had not
'arried a spgle county. according to
the Constitutions hgurcs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
Null'fy All Old Treaties.
thy Associated Press.l

COESTANrl%o!l.H,. oct 1t
fIamid B-y, the Nationalist repre-
sentative. in an interview today. de-
clarsd that ali the European capitu-
la;ions viii he abolished If the
kcmaliRt demands are approved at
the general peace conference.
An the old treaties az. null and
void and the peace conference Will
have clean slate" he said. I'VE
propose to build on An entirely new
foundation all conventions relating
TO our contracts with tn. Western
world. We have no objection 10
President wills fourteen points,
the modern principles OF nationa!i-
ties. or other large ideas which have
been proclaimed IN the past few
years as part OF the new gospel ui
international law: but, on the other
hand, we shall demand extension 10
Turkey OF all the elementary rights
"f a sovereign people the same as
are enjoyed - other nations
Hamid i;cy said the ktnlaliS1s re-
carded the holding Of the peace con
ference at smyrna as one Of the
JCouiinucd on PAGE =, Col. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
HALL FAMILY TRIO
EXAMINED S|NGLY
Unknown Woman in Court
house Tries 10 Iden-
tify Widow.
IRv Associnted pressl


NEW BRUNSWICK. y J., oct. II.
Prosecutors seeking to pierce the
tarriera Of uncertainty about the
murders Of Rev. Edward Wheeler
Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt
Mills. the vile of his sexton. more
than month ago, today turned
from a search OF theoretical ty-
paths and maSScd an attack against
the center OF the drama--ihr FAINT
lies of the dead man and woman.
The Hall family tito. Mrs Hall and
her brothers, Henry and While
stevens. were examined one by OnH
in the courthouse. Mrs. Hall for a
full hour and the others for shorter
periods. Each was examined al0n-.
only officials were present and the
results were guarded. Rut one eeri-
aspect OF Mrs Halls questioning
was made known by her counsel.
Thomas y. ffeincr.
Unknown Woman Sec. Mrs. Hall.
Mrs Hall was seated at the end
Of long room. alone. Attorney
Ffeifcr says She Was asked to re-
move her hat and TO put on the gray
coat she says she wore when. AT {:
in the morning on September Is. she
went To search for her husband. She
put on tho coat.
Then the door opened at the end
OF the room and woman. of foreign
aspect. poorly dressed. and alone. en-
tered and sat staring at Mrs Hall.
her attorney says. For minutes she
locked at the widow or the slain roc
tor turning her head this way and
that Then. without saying a word.
She lef, the room. Mrs. Hall wa. per-
mitted to 80 soon afterwards.
Whether the unkuuwn woman
III. I.l
announced The description OF tho
silent figure iallies III many points
with that of the peasant woman
whose homc near the old Phillips
farm, lnnS morLSagcd. WAS cleared
Of obligations hy recent entire
raymcni The peasant woman was
brought into the ease yesterday when
She spoke OF having seen. several
days previous to the murder. wom-
an searching tho iicids near the spot
where the couple were later found.
Letters Made Public.
Prosecutor Bcckman. OF Somerset
County. today nn,i" public some Of
the letters found on tho body Of Rcv.
Hall. They We're. he said. III the
handwriting Of Mrs. Mills. althoush h
unsigned.
one of them is a critical cpiloGuc
Of book the rector is said to have
given Mrs. MillS-"The Mother of All
Living" hy Robert keable, described
as a love story OF Africa. exotic in
atm Osphrrc. and frank in treatment
dearest the letter says. how
fast ! read, remember too. honey
mine. what n lot there is t. talk
about after / read this book we
must take 1t with us when We rid"
and talk about IL especially tn.
marked parts-this kcahic certainly
knows hearts is sweet. hut moth
Continued ON rage =. Col. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
GOTHAM'S BRAND OF ARIDITY
ELUDES GENIAL IRISH KNIGHT
Sir Robert Baird, Visit Richmond Says He asnt
Seen Any Prohibition in New York-Guest
of Advertising Club Today.

Sir Robert Baird. managing dircc-
tor OF the Belfast Telegraph and
allied newspapers. sitting at his desk
at the jefferson Hotel last evening.
signing his daily correspondence.
was asked what he thought OF the
legislation proposed to keep iiquo;
from being brought into the United
States. lie smiled genially and said
II am an ardent proh!bitionis; The
late Lord Northcliffc. when asked what
he thought OF prohibition In tn.
United states. replied. I haven't seen
any. and can say tn, same In rc.-
crcncc to New York"
Sir Robert is past president Of
the Federation % Master rnintcrs Of
the United kingdom and past rr,si-
dent Of the Ulster District institute
OF journalism and was Irish repre-
sentative on the Admiralty. war Of
flee and Press Committee OF Great
Britain and Ireland during the great
war.
Ccnsors Every Letter.
THE Free State government is
ccnSorinS every letter that leaves
ireland and every onc that come =
in" said Sir Robert. The Belfast
Telegraph is barred from Dublin hy
the ccnsors. We could circulate our
papers there II We followed the cen
sorship rules. which are To the effect
that every bit OF news that goes into
the paper must frs; be sent to Dub
lin for censor. In others words. /;
they were I'm effect here. every local
news item or State item YOU gathered
lfor The Tinss-Dispatch would have
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
FAvORS 100000
FOR CITY LIBRARY
Sale Of Bonds Recommended
TO Council by Finance
Committee.

Without dissenting vote. the
Finance Committee of City Council
last night recommended to Council
An appropriation OF $500. 900 10 he
derived from the sale OF bonds for
the purpose of purchasing lot.
erecting building and furnishing
the same, TO be used AS a public
library. This conclusion was
reached after short talks hy Coun-
rilmcm HirschbrrE and English. and
Roy Dudley. vice president OF the
Richmond Library Association. fol-
lowed by exhaustive discussion by
members OF the committee.
II was the sense Of tho committee
that this initial appropriation would
ne hut the beginning. and that be-
fore the project had gotten we'll in
hand additional sums would be
needed The proposed appropria-
tion does not include funds for the
purchase Of books nor The cost OF
maintenance, which IL is estimated
viii h. anywhere from $4,000 to
100 600 annually. Councilman Phil
lips suggested that the library. ba
known as the War Memorial Lii
hrary. but in order 10 eliminate
p'NSlb1' t"hHltliNS Opinions this
suggestion was not pushed.
secure Money as Needed.
Tho original paper. as presented
in Council hy Councilman English.
hNrG tho initial sum AZ $3.50 600 In
view of expression OF opinion that
further sums might I've secured as
needed. the committee agreed TO an
amendment offered by MIR Rodcn.
that $500 600 might he sufficient at
this time
The paper recommending an an
propriation ot s60.000 for the pur.
chase II city farm. after some
discussion. and after sDeech hv
Comncilman Hirsrhh"rE and ono by
Justice John Ingram. was tabled
with the understanding that the
Committee on Utilities look into the
problem fuliy and recommend a suit.
able farm. at which time the price
might he agreed upon.
Discussion on tho various phases
of the proposed Improvement to
Shock"e Creek basin was continued
{" Friday night. at which time Mayor
Ainslic and Director Saville, togeth-
cr with Interested citizens. viii be
invited to appear before the COM
niiit"c, y number Of such citizens
tContinued on rage . Col. ID
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

which they declared. was "a success
q; every stage of the trip" had 1,
bccn inflated VIVA hclium. The Graf,
gen gas and would have required
alterations amounting 10 an almost
complete change O, design boiur. II
could have used the noninGammable
gas.
Tn" statement that the lighter
than-aiT craft program would be
continued "as made by Lieutenant
colonel j. r Fcch"t. chief Of the
training and war plans division .!
IN" army air service, who declared
that the CO, proved It's air worth
mess and reliability Ia the most c..
acting conditions, while nyiag over
IN" desert over mountains and over
water. and in fact. over the mos,
varied country and under the mos,
varied condition 10 which any air
shin hae ever been subtected.'.
No Fnult of Design
That the unfortunate accident Or
CURED Is TO be regretted" he added.
but II is obviously true that the nc-
rid"nt w"s not due - any caul, O..
design OF this American. built air
snip.
This tyre Of alrshir. known az
th" &C. type" Colonel Fcchet con,in-
r"d. has been adopted as standard
~ 'hc army air service. and ,h,..
shlrs OF this 'ype arc nov being con-
Continued on Page .. Col 81
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
SELECTS HARRISON
FOR BUILDING POST
Myers Names Industrial En-.
gincer as Inspector to Sue
cced Butler.

william i. Harrison. nf the hrm OF
Harrison & Lee. industrial engineers
with Offices at 1l3 East Franklin
street. was named yesterday bv Di-
rector OF Public Safety ". ". sIycrs
!" MI IN" vacancy In tho office or the
Hnitd!ns Inspector, made vacant by
tho resignation Of Inspector John X
Butl"F Tn" selection "i MI Harrison
cam" after FUN Inquiry inio III. cual.
inc"tions of about forty applicants
for the position. Many names were
submitted hy mon ot large eXneri-
enc" and Director Myers explain.d
YESTERDAY that II was because Of this
:dct he made searching inquiry and
investigation. In order 10 give ,hn
c!'y the very best inspector avail
able.
In order more fully to acquaint
himself with tho qualifications OF
INC applicants. he called into
his confidence at various period ;
some Of The mos, eminent engineers
ana builders In the city. and. at his
request a committee from the Rich
Hond Chapter of American Encinccrs
examined the list OF applicants and
suggested list OF six as the mos,
available and. from experience and
general knowledge, the most suitable
:or The vacancy.
EnEineers' Choice Also.
Director Myers explained to his ad.
viserS that he did not wish them To
PICK candidate. He simply wished
their opinion. The director had mr.,
viously. judging from the rccommcn-
dations presented fxcd three names
IN MS mind. any one OF whom would
probably MI the job. He said yes
terday he was pleased when he oh
in EA lI., ~
engineers and those suggested by
individual experts. that the name Of
Mr. Harrison stood forth above all
others He thercupon determined TO
"uer the piac" To Mr.. Harrison. and
after "a conference yesterday mu-
tuhl arranGement was perfected by
winch the new inspector will take m
MS duties next Tuesday morning.
Mr Harrison was born in jefferson
ward forty-t"ur years ago. son of
the late Dr. j. Prosscr Harrison. Il
noted East END physician. lie was
educated at the Richmond public
schools. and for two years attended
the Mechanics Institute He is "a
incmher or the American Society Of
Mechanical Engineers. and for the
past year has been practicinr his
profession in Richmond. with ofiices
ht 'l3 East Franklin street
accompanying Mr. Harrison's an
pIcation were numerous letters Of
recommendation. with Il list of names
Tor reference. Director Myers looked
ful'y into all these before dccidinr
upon the application, and found thar
ms ch"icc had settled upon a man
whom he believes fits the place in
every particular.
Among the positions held bv Mr..
HARRISON nnrints
years experience In dcsi,.nin,. ,nd
supervising construction are: with
the bethlehem Steel COMPANY. Ncw.
port News Shirhuilding and Dry
Dock company. Tennessee Coal, Iron
ana Railroad Company: in the CON
strnctiom Of the Singer building and
Continued on Page .. Col. l.,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
ANALYzES
RAILWAY SITUATION
Rate Hearing Witness Asserts
Nirginia-Carolina Transport
Conditions Favorable.
Especial TO Tho Times-Dispatch. !

Especial 10 The Times s-Dispatch.l
ASNENiLLE. Y. C.. oct. I7-pror
rcss was made today in laying the
foundation ~ virsinia's case In the
southern class rate hearings when
Frcd Pe;tijohn. statistician. filed a
series OF eleven exhibits analyzlnG
the railway situation in the South
Atlantic States
His evidence is intended to demon.
strate that operating conditions.
carrier earnings and operating ex
penses, in the area known as Nir-
einia Carolina territory arc much
more favorable TO the railroads than
in the Southeastern and Mississippi
Valley territories.
Earnings More. Expenses Less.
The net earnings are larger In
Virginia and the Carolinas and the
expenses OF operating markedly less.
In order 10 he quite fair III pre-
scn'!nG such facts 10 the coneldera
tion Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Mr.. Pettijohn excluded
from his array nf statistics any facts
concerning the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Norfolk and Western, Virsinian and
Richmond. Fr"dericks ksburg and Po-
t"mac Railways. This was done so
that the showing might be- limited to
those lines directly involved in the
pending proceedings.
object Of P-ttIIohn's Evidence.
While other witnesses arc 70 do
Eei"1 the purpose Of this testimony
in detail IL is evident that TN. pur
a. Mr.
I" show that freight rates should
properly be lower in Virginia Caro-
lima territory than in the States
further south and in the States cas-,
Of the Mississippi. Mr. pettijnhn
was examined by Charles II. Mar
shall. counsel for the Virginia Shin
pcrs' Association. Cross examine,
tion was deferred by the railroad
lawyers. and it will be had later in
Washington.
Ryan Tcstincs for shippers.
Tcst!fyinE today for shippers. j.
7. Ryan. president OF the Southern
Traffic League. presented his ideas
OF what should be proper class
relationship in Southern territory.
Governor stuart. vino testified YES.
terday. left this morning for south
west Virginia. whore he has six
more speeches To make for George &
Pe"ry, Dcmicratic nominee for Con-
Srcss in the Ninth District.
Virginia is expected TO have !,
clear h,ld In the rate hearings to-
morrow. and !; Is hoped that the
testimony OF j. Scott Parrish, Of Rich
m"nd and Of clyde Jennings. Of
l.ynchburg. may be completed.
So far as the evidence adduccd to.
day is concerned. Nirgiuia's case
d"Nctails with that ~ North Caro-
lima. ana. in this phase OF the mat
ter. involving rates I" Georgia. south
Carolina. Alabama. Mississippi. and
Florida, the interests of tn. two
states are in the main Identical
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

10 hc sent To Washington for ap-
proval before you could publish it,"
Sir Robert added that no news OF
the real occurrences in South Ireland
is reaching the public Of the United
states or England. and to prove his
assertion he exhibited recent copies
of the Belfast Telegraph which told
OF hundreds being killed. OF ncwspa-
per offices being burned and other
wise destroyed, and Of wan,on Kill.
ing Of people and destruction OF
property throughout the south sec
tiOn Of tho Irish domain
we have things under fair CON
troll in the northern part" said Sir
Robert. wn" added that tho ucwspa-
pcrs in ihat section publish the news
without bias. leaving 1T to the lead.
crs.' the "ditoria! writers. to com.
meat on things political and Geo
numic.
Issues Special Editions.
The !.rliast Telegraph and it's al,
lied newspapers do not publish bulky
editions but as the news just,tics
special editions are issmr.i. the presses
p"ihH Kept going from ii ~ VI until
! l.. NJ. said Sir Robert
Sir Ruhrri. who is the representa-.
tive OF the Grand Lodge oI Mnsuns
OF virginia in the Grand Lodge OF
Masons in ireland. and his broth cr-
in-law. aJor-G"n"ral Sir Menus
O'kccf.. were the guests at luncheon
yesterday at the Richmond Hotel OF
James II. Price. grand master OF Ma.
sons IN Virginia. and other masonic
members.
I'VE are highly pleased with Rich
mond. this being our first trip To this
Continued on Page .. Col. IL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
FIREWORKS TO START
INLEGION CONVENTION
TODAY, SAYS MACNIDE,R
Trousers With a Corset
Effect May BE Popular
Iny Associated press !

CHICAGO oct. l7.-rhe cor
rcctly attIrci man Of the next few
mouthS viii wear trousers with
q curse, effect, delegates 10 the
National Cl"thlcrs' convention as
serted here today. and exhibited
models To prove it
y p!iahlc bel, permanently at
,achcd to each side of the
trousers mud drawn around aud
fastened In front. gives thc COR
set AFFECT The back is unsup-
ported hy the belt.
Norfolk coats with corset ef-
feet belts and "A top coat provid
I'd with an effective yoke viii be
popular. the clorhicrs said.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18

- add gaycty ana zcst to the con-
Ncntion The "budiics" have taken
the ;uwn in their customary friend
- manner. and tn. town seems to
have taken I" them as kindly as
they to Il.
Athletic Events Continue.
THIS afternoon tho veterans and
their womcnfosk scattered to viri-
ous entertainments devised for their
amusement. The leGion's athletic
tournament. which got under way
yesterday with swimming events aa
tn. leading feature. was continued
today and will be q part Of the pro-
gram Tor two more days.
Tomorrow. the annual parade Of
tho legion Will he held. AMI the
parade will be Il hig one
The womcn'S convention. thai OF
the American Legion Auxiliary. got
under way in earnest today. after Il
late start and a brief session yes
tcrday. The women are meeting In
a hall OF their own some distance
from the main convention hall.
Judge Lnndi. to speak,
4 feature of tonorrow's session
OF the convention Will be the talk Of
kencsaw Mountain Lands.
Mr.. Lands, now supreme commits
siuner OF baseball. received an
impromptu reception Of great en-
%cw Orleans. Cheering veterans bore
the whitc-haircd partner" on th.!r
tComtinucd on Page = col b
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
ARMY WILL NOTHALT
The LlGHTER-THAN-AIR
CONSTRUCTION PLANS
Plane Without Landing
Gear Glidcs to Safety
Iny Assoclatcd rrcss.l

MT. CLEMENS. MICH. oct, l..
An airplhne Without landing
gear cam" To earth safely today
AZ SHifridGc Field. in AN ofncia!
army test to determine whether
such landings nrc practical.
Lieut.. ;. T.. Johnson. in a Sperry
plane. rose TO height OF SOW
eral feet. tucked away his retract.
able landing gear and then rlidcd
to the field. coming to stop with
In 100 yards. The machine was
not damaged.
Further tests. 4; gradually in.
creased speed. are I" be made 70
determine how fast plane MAJ
land In this manner wi,hou, dan
ger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
CLYDE LINE STEAMER
STILL HARD AGROUND
LnN As snctaicA rrrsa |

JACK SDNNILLE. FLA. oct. L.
The steamer I.uarc. queen of the
clyde Line hcct. with "a; passcn-
Sers aboard. was stiil aground on
he ~. Johns Iar tonight. she haN-
ms failed tc come OF on TWO high
tides,
Two tuRs and a steamer were
standing Ey, while the Lenapc main.
taintd constant wireless communi- :
cation with her sister ship, tho
.trapahoe, here. No danger was felt
for the passengers. The weather was
becoming heavy.