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Show PEPPER WILL SUCCEED PENROSE New Senator Also Known As Authority On Episcopal Church Laws rhllodelphln Ooorgo Wharton I'ep per, Philadelphia lawyer, was appointed appoint-ed United States senator by Governor Spnul Monday to succeed tho late Holes Penrose. Under tho law the appointment ap-pointment stands until n successor Is selected nt tho November election, to fill the unexpired Penrose term ending In 1027. Itdhtdelphtn George Wharton Pep-por Pep-por Is not unknown to many members of thoaenntj. During tho time tho Versalllos treaty wus under consideration considera-tion Mr. Pepper attracted wldo attention atten-tion by opposing tho ratification of the league of nations covenant in Joint debate de-bate on tho public plntform with Senator Sena-tor Hitchcock of Nebraska lp this city and with Senator Pomereno of Ohio In Indianapolis. Llko Holes Penrose, Mr. Pepper oomes from an old Philadelphia family, fam-ily, no will bo C5 yrars old on March 10. Ho was educated In prlvato schools and was grnduntcd In 1837 from tho University of Pennsylvania, of which h Is now n trustee nnd from tho lnw department two years Inter. Mr. Pepper Is n prominent member of tho Eplscopnl church nnd nn ox-pert ox-pert on tho canonical law of the denomination, |