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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5, 1928 bd Attorney Dies OSCAR LEY mr scour week frieuds may call also on Tuesday For years Mr. Boasley was the champion of Philadelphia car riders in legal proceedings against the Philadelohia i I in tights before the Public Service Commission and in courts of the State for many years and was victorious in mauy of hi cases. On the other hand, whenever the transit company won he accepted defeat philosophically, asserting that ultimately the public would That fact, however, caused him no con-! cern. Mr. Beasley was a keen student of ancient and American history and of literature, lie as one of the tumid- ers and editors of his magazine, Shake-; peariana, devoted to the study of crili-; cal problems of the great PUKS ARRANGED B7.

DIES SUDDENLY evening, at 8 o'clock. A reception and dance will follow the performance. Members of the cast of the show include James K. Gallagher, Vincent de Paul McCaiilcy, John P. J.

Gallagher, John P. Jameson, Joseph P. Thomas, Francis J. Morrissey. John P.

Blaney. John J. Mctiowan, James A. Burns, John P. McMulliu.

Joseph I. McCullough. John T. Mcl'abe, John T. Bender and Hugh (i.

(irmly. BUIST TOjCELEBRATE Seed Firm to Mark Centennial With Hapid Transit Company, at times to prevent discontinuance of trolley ser- vice on various lines, at other limes to I force increases in service, to prevent a rise in fare rates, or to pn-veut (he gift of valuable franchise rights to the liecome aroused to the point where tt would demand a thorough and far-reaching revision of laws governing public utilities. LIT GROUPJNDS YEAR Stort't Beneficial Association Heports on Activities (or l'J27 Ending the thirty-second year of its existence as au integral part of the department store's organization. Lit Brothers' Beneficial Association made public a report of its activities for The present enrollment of the association is IKHiS. Inning the last year a total of was paid to members in sick benetits, while other expenditures which go to make up I be expeuses of the assoeiutiot, were making (be total outlay for the year laud was an authority on Khnkesneure's works.

Me also assisted in organizing; it he Chatham Literary I'nion, au organ company. "The great Cicero." tic would tell I.UIIOU ot aspiring voimg men, many! of whom since have become prominent! his friends, "used to end his orations, Fougnt unestnut v. root subway Leaders at Bellevue-Strat-ford Session Plan Program for Anniversary The last case in which he appeared i what I he subject was. with the 'Hut Carthage be statement, must in snriat and cml nttairs ol ttie cily.l tuoiig them James M. Heck.

Theodore; Brow Williams and Itev. t'orrest E. Pager, pastor of St. Paul's liefonneih as the opponent of the transit company as in the tight against tlie Chestnut and in the course of time Radio Programme The centennial of the founding of the street subway agreement, negotiated Attorney and Transit Law Expert Stricken in Home by Cardiac Disease Last Case Was Successful Fight Against Chestnut St, Tube; Was 67 Years Old during the Kendrick administration, un i tii me uoiumis gut in-, iuea ami uui destroy Carthage. These transit fights are accomplishing just what Cicero He was once a member of the old Episcopal Church, Broad and Venango! streets, Mayor Pays Tribute Among those who expressed sincere! rt'L'l-er mi the death of Mr Hfi-i, The follow in j- officers have been Bobert Buist Company, seedsmen, of 1 and 0 South Front street, will be cebluated during the entire year beginning tomorrow by special broadcast programmes every Monday evening from der which the city was to construct a tube to be given to the P.

K. T. in perpetuity after repayment by tho latter of all construction costs. It was Select Council of Philadelphia and at "I tributed his failure to remain active in (elected: Honorary president, Samuel Lit; htiuorury vice president. Jacob I).

Lit; president, Abraham Lyon; vie-president. Max Rolhkuirel; tinam-inl (secretary. Mi's Mollie Steiiilniif: treas with great delight that he read th respect for Mr. Beaslev's opinions on decision of the Superior Court, handed politics to his success in that body in Columbia Professor Explains New Type of Play Recently Adopted for Boys b.oii to clock. The firm was founded by Robert Buist in when he came to Phila defeating a proposed "gift" to various down last week, declaring the pact urer.

Alice V. Ifowran: tioarl transit," the Mayor said, "and 1 had' intended to confer wilh him on several important transit mutters, so that his' loss is personally fell by me. It is the loss of this administration." i delphia from Scotland. The gardens transit companies whose lines are now operated by the P. T.

To his friends he confided that strong pressure was I duet-tors. Miss M. A. It'oidan. Miss hist were located at twelfth and Lorn C.

Oscar Beasley, attorney and ex i Mr. Beasley is survived by his will-1 low, a daughter. Miss Jean Beasley, and, brought to bear upon huu in ouncil to abandon Ins stand and that be was assured if he did not he could never pert on transit law, died suddenly yesterday morning at his home, at 1141 North Sixty-third street, lie was tiT Bum Cain. Mrs. A.

T. II Id. Thomas Conell, William Malotiey. Lane Adler. Harry Shivers and Kee-ei New Trevorton Route.

Proposed KHAMOKIN, Feb. 4. The course of an abandoned trolley line tmiv bard streets, then a suburban section of the city. Later they were removed to Kosednle whieli is now a section of West Philadelphia traversed by Buist avenue. Prior to the present business location in Front street, (he headiinart-eis were at Market street.

The founder of (he linn guided its legal. Born in Winslou-Siilem, N. C. be was the son of John Quinccy and Mary E. Beasley.

His father was a physician, lie attended the Pea body Academy, in Carolina, and when his parents moved to this city he became a student at Brown Preparatory School. Subsequently he matriculated in the University of Pennsylvania, from which he gnnliialed in and two years later received his degree In law from that institution. be re-elected. He added that none of those who stood with him on the mailer ever again held public office. Served Without Compensation Oespito the fact that a great part of his time was devoted to transit cases, Mr.

Beasley received no compensation a brother, Walter L. Beasley, of Newport, It. I. Collene to Present "Tho Bells" Members ol the Cap and Bells Club of the New St. JnM'ph's College, Fitly-fotirlh street and City Line avenue, will present (he drama, "The Bells." at the 1 Vim Athletic Club next Saturday ears old.

Mr. Hensley had been fll since Tuesday, when be was confined to bis home by a heavy cold. Death was caused by at sudden attack of heart disease. Funeral services, preceding private interment, will he held Wednesday, at. P.

at 1820 Chestnut street, where 'l'1'-'' mud, Ji JjiMI tx one of the finest eeeiiic highuuvs-, in this sreliou. Tim Shamoliin Mot Club lias indorsed a proposal for a re vised route to Trevorloti which would reduce (lie mileage considerably. policies lor hlly-tvvo years until ixsu. lie was succeeded by his sou, Hubert, Buist. Jr.

Harry 0. Stabler became president in 1010. Mr. Beasley opposed the P. T.

for his representation of the car-riders. Tin- i-isJiH't'iilli anniversary of the fouiidiiiK of the Boy Scout America was uuoflifiall.v l.IUMli,.il in 1'liiluili'lpliia jlH. i i who hi-l supervise the imstiiiH's M-oulu ill Southeastern lViiii.iwiniii mid in (jiirts of Muryliuid mid I'leliMMire met in the liellevue til mil 'm il for discussion of scout life. jlie si ssiou, hich closed with a ban-met iii the hotel in the evening, was cmisidered an overture to the national observance of Boy Scout Week, which oucns tomorrow. Yesterday's festivities were promoted under the auspices of the t'liihid'diihia Council, and they liniiiglil together scout coininitteenieu fimii oil tedious of the Eastern I'enu-jvlvauia district, 'flic men known as committee execu All Sales Final! No Exchanges! Manufacturers' C.

OSCAR BEASLEY Who lied yesterday at hu home 1141 North Sixty-third street. At the ass ot 67. tives, who direct tue programmes ot the iiiilividual troops mid assist scoul-Biusters, nlisoibed first-band infurwa-tiu about scout rituals and the conduct of tiehl sports. Contests of in-ti'llit-'cnce and manual skill held the attention of the visitors for the greater part of the afternoon. tiuKgestions for newames to be incorporated in the scout pr (rramuie were offered by the committeemen.

Niiw types of boy play recently adopted by the Boy Scouts of America were demonstrated by Professor Charles Smith, instructor in scouting at Columbia University, who led the session for troop committeemen and advanced ideas for the solution of their problems. (ended (he mutual Boy Scout Leaders' bamiuet in the Bcllevue-Slratfurd last night. Mr. Fox, who is a Seoul Com missiotmr of Philadelphia, informed his audience that a survey of more than 8000 cases of prisoners in the county prison showed that in the majority of inslauces the prisoners were between (he ages of Hi and former Director ot Public Salety (ieot-ge W. Elliott, in a short address, praised the work being done by the Boy Scouts throughout the United Stales and declared that obedience and reverence is needed among the youth The function of the troop committee! was explained by Horace P.

Kern, field director of the Philadelphia Council i in) a speaker at the banquet in the; I There are troups in with an aggregate membership of near-, ly WW scouts. The Philadelphia Conn-! til has 1000 volunteer workers on its, roll cull. In the city-wide observance1 ot today if they are to become re speetable citizens. Charles I). Halt, president of (In Philadelphia Council of Boy Scouts presided.

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Elks Give $1200 to Charity Philadelphia Lodge of Elks, in the lost four weeks, has donated more than $1200 to local charities as a result of weekly concerts held at the Elks Club, Broad and Vine streets, it was announced yesterday. Members of the lodge have agreed to a tax of ten cents apiece, which has been placed in a special charity fund. None of the lodge charities is affected by the of Boy Scout Anniversary Week, uniformed scouts will provide programmes of entertainment in many institutions. Demonstrations of scout drills will tie howa in many schools and in community houses, while special programmes will be held in churches of the eity. Each district will arrange its own clebration for the week.

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