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Show PEPPER WILL SUCCEED PENR06E New Senator Also Known As Authority On Episcopal Chureh Laws Philadelphia Ooorge Wharton Pepper, Pep-per, Philadelphia lawyer, was appelated appelat-ed United States senator by Governor Sproul Monday to succeed the late Boien Penrose. Under the law the appointment ap-pointment standi until a suceesor l selected at the November electieu, to till the unexpired Penrose term ending la 1027. Philadelphia Ooorge Wharton Pepper Pep-per la not unknowji to many members of tlie senate. Dtirtur the time the Tersallles treaty was under consideration considera-tion Mr. Pepper attracted wide atten-tloa atten-tloa by opposing the ratification of tie lengue ef nations covenant In Joint debate de-bate on the public platform with Senator Sena-tor Hitchcock of Nebraska lu this city and with Senator Pomeren of Ohio In Indianapolis. IJke Holes Pcnrnie, Mr. Pepper oimes from a& old Philadelphia family. fam-ily. He will be BS years old on March 16. He was educated In private schools and was graduated In 1R87 from the University of Pennsylvania, of which he Is now a trustee and from the law department two years later. Mr. Pepper Is n prominent member of the Eplscopnl church and nn expert ex-pert on the canonical law of the denomination. de-nomination. e |
