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EVENING LEDGER-PHIEADBLPHIA', WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1912.
fIDOW CONTESTS
WILL OF HUSBAND
WHO FORSOOK HER
30 a Week From $42,000
B t- . . t r. . ivr
estate L.ett to woman in
Whose Home He Died
Testimony at Hearing.
A hearing In tho contest Instituted by
Mrs. Louise It. Evans against tho will of
her husband, Howard K. Evnns, who
'tiled In Atlnntlo City August 23, leaving
tin estate of $12,000, win held today bo
fore Iloglstor of Wills Shdehnn.
The widow, who Is Ignored In tho dls-
gputcd will, has Instituted the proceedings
ito prove that Philadelphia nnd not Atlan-
Ptlo City was tho legal domlclla of tho de-
'eedont, and to prevent tho probating of
the document In New Jersey. Sho wilt
make further effort to have tho document
It aet aside.
P Tho decedent directed In his will that $30
I' h week bo paid Mrs. Catherine Farrell, of
"Atlantic City, In whoso homo ho died, and
with whom ho Is alleged to have resided
liter a year beforo his death.
It is further specified that any excess
ginconlo from tho estate shall bo applied
Ito tho malntennnco of Ituth M. Evans, at
f6th and Venango streets, nnd Virginia
jfarrell, child of Mrs. Karroll.
MARRIAGE AN ELOPEMENT.
Airs. Evans testified today that her hus-
; fcand was SO years old at the time of his
death. Sho sold their marriage at tho
i Church of tho Transfiguration in New
f fi'orlc has beon an elopement She declared
?that after her husband was run over by n
.wagon In August, 1912, ho had been taken
E to his stepmother's home and resided
there until January. 1918. Prior to tho ao-
E cldont ho had resided with his wife at
eixth and Venango Btreets. Ho did not
return to his home after tho aoolaent.
Mrs. Evans asserted that after Janu
ary, 1913, her husband lived at Mrs. Fnr
rell's homo at 3S0O North 18th street, later
at 1602 Butler street, and finally heSvent
to Atlantic- City. Mrs. Farrell also went
to Atlantic City, Mrs. Evans satd.
KEPT UP COnnESPONDENCE.
"Although my husband and I did not
live together, wo maintained a corre
spondence," she testified.
"I went to Atlantto City on August 2
nnd called at tho apartments of Mrs.
Farrell, when I saw my husband. Know
ing that he was not receiving propor at
tention, I tried to induce htm to go to- a
hospital, but his reply was: 'No, I am1
coming homo If you will let mo.'
"I did not see him again. He had
asked me to bring my little girl to see
him. I went to Mrs. Farrell's house at
Atlantlo City on August 19. four days
beforo my husband died, 'hut Mrs. Far
rell refused to allow mo to see my hus
band." Mrs. Evans satd her husband had been
nn eloctrlclan, but that after January,
1912, his habits of drink prevented him
from conducting any (business. The hear
ing of evldenco will be continued next
.Wednesday.
GUNMEN SLAYERS
OF POULTRY MAN
Continued from Pace One
a, bomb had been placed In the Ban homo
at For Rockaway a short time ago.
Baft's tragic death was frequently pre
dicted. For six years, during which ho
Always fought the band who pushed up
the prices of poultry, ha had lived In
fear of assassination. The most notable
attempt to kill him was an January 20,
1910, when Moses Gootman, a wealthy
ehlrtwnlst manufacturer, who lived but
two doors from Baft's home was killed in
the night by a burglar who also shot one
of Gootman's sons. Baft said the men
who killed .Gootman got Into the wrong
house and had been paid to kill Baft.
HAVE NUMBER OF AUTO.
Sergeant Kelly, of the Charles street
police station, saw the automobile pass
through West 10th street at a terrifta
pace and Is believed to have obtained the
number of the car. In this way the
police hope to locate the chauffeur, who
was hired man in tho machine; Another
possible clue was furnished by. Robert
Itedfleld, a hoy who found a 33-callbre
'horso pistol" at Bank and Washington
Btreets. Only one chamber of tho weapon
had been discharged, but the revolver la
believed to have been used by the as
sassins, Baff was lured to his death by a false
message. Ignorant of the peril that
awaited him he crossed the street and
Walked toward Gansovoort street. Two
men walked up to him, one saying some
thing that caused the poultry dealer to
turn around. As he did one of the men
drew a revolver and fired two shots into
Staft'a back. The murderers Jumped into
an automobile and escaped.
BAFF WAS KNOWN HERE
Murdered Man Vlaited Philadelphia
to Investigate the "Poultry Trust."
The murder of Barnett Ban, who ex
posed the "poultry trust" in court pro
ceedings, recalls a visit the slain man
made to this city about two years ago.
He came hero to study the poultry In
dustry. Another reason for his visit to
Philadelphia was to, obtain information
whether prices were fixed by combina
tions. Baft made his appearance here shortly
before District Attorney Whitman, of
New Tork, instituted, proceedings against
a group of New York poultry men on
the charge of being members of a. con
spiracy to boost prices.
When Baff was here h paid a visit
to the Reading Terminal market Some
bf the merchants having stands there,
remember him.
They spoke highly of hhn and agreed
he was a man who knew the fowl Indus
try from every angle.
II. C. Gerhart, of H. C. Gerhart & Bona,
(n the Reading Terminal Market, saldl
"Baft's murder is certainly deplorable,
I do net believe such a thing could hap
pen here. Of course, keen rivalry exists
here as in any other ctty. But when the
battle Is over we shake -hands and prove
Wre are friends."
Danse de Danceland
MATINEE
Special Thanksgiving Danse
2.30 to S.30 P. M,
, Thanksgiving Night Danse
f Enlarged Picket! Orchestra
Attracting the Largest Number
and Best In PftUadeijjrjja
CKb and Monfs: Asa
JOHN COPE CAUGHT,
ADMITS KILLING
Continued from PAre One
HIS MUSTACHE SHAVEN OFF.
As he stepped into tho street can
Cope reached into his pocket as If to pay
tho fare. It was noticed that since the
shooting, Cope had his mustache shaven
off. Ho told detectives he slept woll last
night and on the way from City Hall to
ltth and MnTScet streets said he did not
mean to kill the girl,
Boverat points in tho detailed confession
signed by Cope do not dovetail with the
route of his movements as figured out by
tho detectives. It was known that the
mnn left tho house where tho shooting
occurred without shoes or coat, and evi
dence was found that ho hid for a num
ber of hours In a hen coop until the
searching parties had spread away from
tho vicinity.
Tn his confession Cope says ho walfted
to the street car lino after tho shooting
and rode to this city, He then continued
to Wilmington, he declares, and spent sev
eral days In that city, Tho story of tho
shooting as given by him also differs In
details from that obtained by tho police
from Mrs. Ella Cope, mother of the slain
girl.
TOOK SHOTGUN DOWN TO CLEAN.
Copo admits ho was intoxicated the
night of tho shooting. He says he went
to a closet nnd got a shotgun to clean
In readiness for tho opening of the
squirrel season. Florence Cope was In
tho room at tho time and said nothing
to him, ho says. A few minutes later her
mother entered the room and, seeing him
with tho weapon, became frightened.
Mrs. Cope rushed at him, the 'slayer
assorts. Florence Cope also closed in
and the three began a struggle for tho
weapon, during which It was discharged.
The shot entered tho girl's right aide nnd
caused her death In a short time. After
the shooting Copo fled. '
PHONE CALL LEADS TO CAPTURE.
The capture of Cope was duo to the
vigilance of Detectives Oscar Brown and
William Mahoney. They had every tele
phone call to Cope's brother's reported
to them and learned that John Cope had
telephoned from n number near Columbia
avenue and Franklin street
Through Samuel B. Friedman, a. drug
gist at that comer, and a negro news
boy, they traced Copo to tho North 7th
street "room, where he had been living
under the name of John Smith. Cor
porals Davis and Rhodes, of Pottstown,
assisted in the capture.
HIS REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
Copo's escape after slaying tho girl
was one of tho most remarkable In pollco
records. Coatless and without shoes, tho
man walked through a cordon of armed
farmers and State troopers, eluded them
for days, and took advantage of the girl's
funeral to slip Into the homo of a brother
and obtain a new outfit of clothing.
By morning miles of tho hills and val
leys of the surrounding countryside were
b61ng scoured by farmers -armed with
ovory Btylo of weapon and by mouhtca
troopers. Every road leading into tho
valley was watched. The timber and
brush on tho hillsides wero beaten thor
oughly. No trace of Cope was found.
After his exploit In stealing a new out
fit of clothing from a second brother.
Cope again eluded' his pursuers. He
came to this city and boldly pawned a
fur coat ho had stolon. After that ho
disappeared. Whllo at tho homo of his
brother he left a somewhat Incoherent
letter declaring the shooting was an ac
cident In this ho promised to give him
self up.
When the detectives caught him last
night. Cope was at work on another
letter. This also set forth that ho In
tended to give himself up. Ho told the
police he had made several trips to Wil
mington and Chestor to mall letters.
A reward of (600 was offered for the
man's capture by tho district attorney
of Bucks County and It Is probablo that
this will be shared by his captors.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
ON ARMOR QUESTION COMING
,
Investigators Due In Philadelphia To
nightTo Inspect Mldvale Plant.
The special Congressional Committee ap
pointed to decide upon the location of the
proposed new Government armor-plate
plant will arrive in Philadelphia late this
afternoon from South Bethlehem, Pa.,
where a hearing was held today. '
A bollet that the plant will be located
In or near Philadelphia, provided the pro
ject is decided on as feasible, was cur
rent before the committee left Pittsburgh
last night
Members of the committee expressed
themselves as favoring a site nearer the
coast and It Is understood. If the Govern
ment decides to buy a plant Instead of
building a new one, the plant of tho Mid.
vale Steel Company, of Philadelphia, may
be purchased.
When the committee arrives it will
establish headquarters at the Hotel "Wal
ton, where accomodations have been pro
vided for Senator Tillman, Representa
tive Padgett C C. Block, chief of the
Bureau of Ordnance; G. B. Knight, E. S.
Theail and F. S., Ray, secretaries. Hear
Admiral Joseph Strauss, who is at Bethle
hem today, Is not expected to bo present
at the hearings and inspection in Phila
delphia. The committer was expected at
uio Miavate plant tomorrow momlng,
where the possibilities of establishing the
uovornment plant tnero will be oonsld
ered.
FOWL PLAY IN CITY HALL1
Guard Mates a Tragio Discovery on
Sixth, Bloor of Building.
A City Hall guard this morning dis
covered a victim of a murder on the aixth
floor of City Hall. The victim's throat
had been cut The body had been doubled
up and placed in a basket.
The guard telephoned to Deputy Coroner
McKeever. MoKeever found elues which
led to the Identity of the murderer, Not
wishing to alarm the community, Mo
Keever threw a bag over the basket and
started to the morgue.
Chief Coroner's Deputy Paul on reaching
City Hall was amazed on learning the
body had been moved and immediately
started after MoKeever. He caught him
at Brood and Vine streets. They held a
hurried consultation and decided, to bring
the body hack to CJty Hall. Thore Paul
uncovered me casket ana said he .could
prove that he bought the turkey yester
day; also that it met a normal death,
which might be criminally classified as
fowl play.
Christmas Cards
AND
Calendars
Tha beat only from tho varl
pus publishers. An early se
lection insures the choicest
of tho season's output.
WE ADVISE ORDERING)
PERSONAL QREETINQ CARDS
NOW
JaCOPS Siab'i-y
U S APPEALED TO
IN RATE CASE
Continued from fare On
president Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way Commuters' Association.
William T. B. Roberts, vice president of
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Com
muters' Association.
Frederick H. Krants. president of tho
Fox Chase Improvement Association.
W. O. Pierce, treasurer of tho Bristol
Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Theodore Heysham, secretary Nor
rlstown Chamber of Commerce.
J. V. E. Titus, president of the Neigh
borhood Club of Bala-Cynwyd.
Clarence J. Gallagher, president of the
Greater Bherwood Improvement Asso
ciation, ,
Charles F. Kindt, president Jenklntown
Improvement Association.
Thomas M. Love, Theatricat Managers
Association,
The other members of the Executive
Committee, who now form the Transpor
tation Committee of tho United Business
Men's Association, are. Edward B. Mar
tin, chairman! Charles L. Ftuck, Augus
tus L. Phillips, John P. Stuhltrager,
David Romm, William dl. Hoppold, Arch
It Schock, Lynford T. Edklns, Carl 11.
Rodman, Hayes Coyne, William B. Por
relra and Edward J. Lnfforty.
A call has been Issued by Edward B.
Martin for a meeting of the executive
committee at his ofllce. 1429 Chestnut
street, Friday momlng at 0:80 o'clock.
Following the meeting the commttteo wll
proceed to tho City Hall, whore the Public
Service Commission will meet
FIRST VICTOR TCLAIMED .
Tho unexpected decision of the Pennsyl
vania Publlo Service Commission to hold
a publlo hearing here Friday to hear
protests against tho inoreaso In railroad
passenger rates, following so closoly upon
that body's announcement last weok that
nothing would be dona until after Decem
ber IE, is a clear victory for them In the
fight, commuters declare today.
The power of publlo sentiment evidenced
In mass meetings In Now Jersey and
Pennsylvania, the protesting commuters
say, has forced the railroads to take
official cognizance of what was first
termed "mere talk," and has brought the
Public Bervlco Commission to glvo ear to
their only request, a prompt hearing.
DELAY IN DECISION POSSIBLE.
William N. Trlnkle, attorney for the
Publlo Service Commission, tn announc
ing a date for the hearing, said should
the commission be unable to pass upon
the complaints before December 15, when
the new rates become effectlvo, It prob
ably will consider the matter of Issuing
certificates or receipts showing payment
by passengers of tho Increase over the
present fares.
Tho commission will consider this mat
ter at Its regular session noxt Tuesday.
Should tho railroads decldo to postpone
the dates whon tho Increases become ef
fective. Issuance of such receipts will
not be neoessary.
Mr. Trlnkle announced this morning
that tho meeting would bo hold In Coun
cils' Flnanco Committee room, City
Hall.
A study of the now and old rates to tha
various suburbs has brought to light
tho surprising fact that for some places
along the Reading line, the increase in
reality will bo a decrease. Railway of
ficials explain this by' saying tho new
rates will bo on a deflnlto per mile
basis.
Ex-Governor Snmuel Pennypaclcer,
chairman of the Pennsylvania Public
Service Commission, will be one of the
commuters who will benefit directly
from tho Increase. The present rate
from Schwenksville, where Mr. Penny
packer lives, for the 60-trip commutation
tlckot Is J 17. 25. After December 16,
should the new rates becomo effective,
tho rate for the same tlaltot will be
f'13.75.
NThe Reading officials say. In revising
the tariffs, they plan to establish a min
imum monthly rate of $3.60 for 3,i miles;
beyond that they will add 15 cents for
each hi mile and 30 cents for each ad
ditional mile.
Tho following table shows some of the
towns where the Increase actually will
bo a decrease.
Old New
Town. Hate. ItaU.
Newtown 111.2.1 Ilo.Ou
Southampton 0..10 S.tWt
Coltofevllla ., IB. (10 13.23
Gratorsford 10.03 18.13
Bcbwenkvllla 17.23 1(1.73
ZelEloravllla 17, SO 14.03
VEGETABLES SHOWN IN COURT
Offered as Proof That Farmers "Were
Defrauded by Land Concern.
Dwarfed potatoes; sickly looking, un
developed heads of cabbage, and other
immature vegetables were displayed be
fore Judge Wheeler In the Municipal
Court today to show the poor produc
tive qualities of ground sold by the Eu
ropean Colonization Company to Ru
thenlan farmers.
Basil J. Molollts, president and agent
of the colonization company, brought
suit for libel against the Ruthenlan Na
tional Union, publishers of Freedom, who
printed an article alleging buyers of
farms at Mlllville, N. J., had been de
frauded and cheated, and that the soil
was .sand.
The union in its defense offered the
products of one of the farms and also
several Jars of sand taken from the'
contre of a potato patch.
SERBS REPORT VICTORY
Austrian Invaders Routed on Kalu
bara Biver,
PARIS, Nov. SB.
A dispatch from Nlsh to a news agency
here declares that the Servians won a
decisive victory over the Austrian column
which has been invading Servla. The
dispatch says that the Austriana on
Sunday night, crossed the Kolubara River
and were met and put to flight by tho
Servians, who are guarding the line
toward Nlsh.
The campaign in Servla continues, says
tl.e dispatch, on the Laxarevatai-MlontUa
line, where, the Austrians have been
forced to fall back. The Austrians lost
COO prisoners and three machine guns.
H. B. ITcCHbbon to Wed Hies Zane
Harold R. McOlbbon. of Santo Fe, N,
M,, and Miss May H, Zane, of 2300 Tioga
street, will be married tonight at the
home of the bride, who is the daughter
of A. M. Zane, a building contractor.
Old Sheffield Center
piece.
Old and Modern Shef
field Plate English,
Dutch and French Silver
Fine China.
A.Schmidt&Son
Appropriate WtdMay and
Holiday Bljti.
16th and Walaat Sts, PhHa.
New Ymc OH? Bar Harbor, Me.
Newport R. ft Magfiaju, Mass.
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Fhote by Hiu-ctcr
COL. ROBERT B. BEATH
He was the oldest past com
mander of the Philadelphia
Grand Army of the Republic
COL. ROBERT BEATH,
CIVIL WAR VETERAN,
DEAD AT HIS HOME
Elected Surveyor General of
Pennsylvania in 1 872.
Prominent in G. A. R. and
Insurance Circles.
Colonel Robert D. Death, 75 years old,
T4T North th Btreet, who fought at
Chapln's Farm, Va., during the Civil
War, died early today. He had been ill
for many weeks.
Tho Colonel was a past commander
of the Department of Pennsylvania, O.
A. R., and also served a term as com-mander-ln-chtef
of tho national organi
zation. For years he was. president of
the National Board of Flro Underwriters.
Ho was nuthor of the Grand Army's blue
book nnd published a history of tho
organization.
He was born In Philadelphia, Jnnunry
M, 1839, and at tho ago of IE left tho
public schools and became an apprentice
to a blacksmith. At the first call for
volunteers for the Civil War, he enlisted
as a prlvato with tho 23d Pennsylvania
Volunteers. He re-enllsted for tho war
September 5, 1801.
His rise In rank was rapid until, near
the close of the war, he was commis
sioned a lieutenant oolonel. Tho colonel
lost part of his right leg at Chapln's
farm, Virginia.
Some time after the War Colonel Heath
entered the Insurance business. In 1872
ho was elected surveyor general of Penn
sylvania. At the expiration of his term
he again was engaged In the InBuranco
business until elected secretary of the
United Firemen's Insurance Company In
Mnrch, 1831. Eleven years later ho bo
came president
THANKSGIVING FOR POOR
Six Hundred Baskets Distributed by
the Episcopal City Mission.
Six hundred baskets containing
Thanksgiving dinners were distributed
among the poor this afternoon from the
Protestant Episcopal City Mission In Old
St. Paul's Church, 225 South 3d street
Three hundred and fifty of these bas
kets were distributed among deserving
poor, who received special Invitations to
come to the mission at 12:S0 p. m. to
receive the donations. The eagerness
with which this invitation was received
was manifest at 11 o'clock this morning,
when more than 25 women, some of them
old and decrepit, others clad tn rags and
with children tugging at their skirts,
formed a line outsldo of the building.
This line increased rapidly. Women
and children from every section of tho
city flocked to the mission, and by noon
all of the 350 Invited guests were patient
ly waiting for the doors to open, while a
great crowd of uninvited, but no less de
serving poor, stood around In little groups
waiting for the dispersing of the line that
they might receive their share of the 600
baskets of food.
When the doors opened the throng
streamed into the building and the work
of distribution began. There were many
tears on haggard cheeks and many a
"God bless you" spoken from trembling
lips when ,the baskets were received.
One old woman, her clothes in tatters
and carrying a crippled " child In her
arms, broke down and cried openlyt
"I haven't been so happy In my whole
life," she sobbed. "I didn't know there
was such kind people In the world."
DELA-WABI1 COLEEGTOB OUSTED
Both B. 1?. Fletcher and Daniel Bur
ton Now Out of Office.
WJXM1NOTON. Del.. Nov. B.-Dr. R. P.
Fletcher, Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue, today received notice from Col
lector Joshua W, Miles, at Baltimore,
that he must relinquish his ofllce. This
disposes of the cases of Deputy Collec
tors Fletcher and Daniel Burton, Repub
licans, who were supposed to be under
civil servtoe rules.
It Is understood that Timothy J.
Mooney, of this city, is -elated for one
plaoe, and there is a conte8t"for the other
between John Hutchinson, of Clayton,
and Harvey D, Boyor, of Smyrna,
7 Diamonds!
only
GUARAN
TEED genuine
full cut dia
monds! Never before suoh
B I a value. We
bought the mount
ing dlreot from the
manufacturer and
set the stones our
selves. That's how
you get It at such
a bargain price. It's
guaranteed to be in
every respeot as wa
represent it S will
set aside this beau
tiful piece until
Christmas for you.
14k Gold
BROOCH
This exquisite
"Wild Rose"' de
sign is set with
even brilliant,
flashing; atones. It
fives a daullng
urst of light ana
sparkle that only
g e n u 1 n o , tine,
white diamond
o a n five. It's
really a superb
Eleoe of jewelry,
ooks many times
the prise.
MITCHELL'S
Diamond Stores
37 South 8th
58 North 8th
freci Ulataa4 Baek uvea feeiucst.
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CROKERTOMMRY
KITAW KALDNTCHY,
IHDIM PRINCESS
Former Tammany Chieftain,
tft 71, Will Wed Descend
ant of Cherokee Ruler To
morrow Plans Secret.
NEW YORTC, Nov. &-An Indian
princess, Kltnw Kaluntchy, of the Chero
kee nation, is to become the bride of
Richard Croker, former chieftain of Tam
many Hall, tomorrow morning, unless
publicity surrounding the marriage causes
a postponement.
Until today utmost secrcoy was thrown
about the Identity of Croker's bride nnd
the wedding, which is scheduled to take
plnco at fit. Agnes' Catholic Church.
Tho princess, or Miss Beulah Benton
Edmonson, as she Is known In New
York, met ther former politician nt the
national Democratic convention In Kan
sas City, where her father was a dele
nato from Oklahoma. She lives at tho
Studio Club, on 62d street, Is an ardent
suffragotte and has been studying dra
matio art for nearly a year.
Besides devoting a great deal of the
study to dramatlo art, the future Mrs.
Croker has been Interested In bettering
the condition of Indians In Oklahoma,
Sho owhb a farm of CIO acres near Musko
gee, on which Is an applo orchard of 1000
trees.
Many of the poems and legends of the
Cherokee nation have been translated by
Miss Edmonson. Before her graduation
from the University of Chicago she had
translated and written several poems of
the traditions of her nation.
SHE RODE IN SUFFRAQB PARADE.
Croker's first wife died early In Septem
ber nftor living apart from her husband
for many years. He is 71 years years old.
Nothing was known of the Identity of
tho bride until today, when It became
known through her friends that she was
tho formor Chieftain's fiancee.
Miss Ermonson has frequently been
brought forward as the most beautiful
Woman of the pure American type. In
the suffrage parade a year ago she cre
ated a sensation by appearing as an In
dian squaw, clad In buckskins, astride an
Indian pony.
Miss Kdmonson can trace her ancestry
directly to Sequoyah, the chloftaln who
Invented the Cherokee alphabet and the
first picture writing of his tribe. Her
father was a Scotchman of adventurous
rature, who settled In Oklahoma long be
fore It was open to homesteadlng, but the
descendants of Indian princes are stick
lers for caste and Miss Edmonson con
siders herself of tho Cherokee blood
roynl.
She has the appenrnnce of a white
woman, but retains the graceful carriage,
tho straight, piercing look and direct
speech of her Indian ancestors.
The wedding has been' planned with
the greatest secrecy., Mr. Croker has
told leas than halt a dozen of those he
knew In the days when he ruled at the
wigwam on Hth street, and every jmo
of those who havo been apprised of It
has beon warned that It must not got
out under any circumstances. In fact.
tho details of tho wedding are being so
carefully hidden that the tew who have
been Invited to attend do not know at
Just what hour the ceremony Is to be
performed, and until yesterday did not
know tho place.
WEDDING TRIP TO PALM BEACH.
Then, however. It bocame known that
a Nuptial Mass was to be solemnized at
the church at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow;
that It would be followed by a dinner
for the few persons In the secret, and
that Mr. Croker and his bride would
leave that same afternoon for the Flor
ida estate of the former Tammany chief
at Palm Beach. Tho reservations have
already beep made on a train leaving
New York tomorrow, and M. ' Croker'a
friends have been informed of his leav
ing, but only two or three have known
that it is to be a honeymoon trip.
The former Mrs. Croker died in Sep
tember In Austria, where she had been
traveling because of 111 health, and Mr.
Croker had great difficulty, because of
the war, in having her body brought
back to this country for burial. He
had married her In 1873, Juat at the time
when his political Btar was beginning to
Fashioned
Thanksgiving
Dinner
Turkey and Pumpkin Pl
urtth ofi th usual and un
mual 4Hotou trimming.
2otel
12th and Arch Sta.
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aaeead. There were nltt children, most
of whom are not now living.
Mr. Croker had two eons who met
tragio deaths. First Frank was killed
in an automobile race at Orroond, Fla.,
and Ave month later Herbert W. Croker
died mysteriously on a train near Kan
sas City, It was evident that he had
been drugged, And although no proof of
that fact could be found, Mr. Croker
has always believed that the hoy came
to his death by the action of come other
person. One of the daughters, Florence,
was married to a wealthy Italian mer
chant, Count Louis San Mortlno.
WOMAN'S SLAYER ON TRIAL
Mrs. Griffin, Wounded by Klnlock,
Testifies Against Him,
The trlat of Charles Klntock, who shot
and killed Mrs, Annte B. Phillips tn a
restaurant at 741 Market street February
21, was continued today before Judge
Barratt in the Court of Oyer and Termi
ner. Mrs. Ora Griffin, a negro woman,
nho was wounded by Klntock at tho
time, testified against him,
Mrs. Qrlffln denied that she had led
Itlnlock to believe she was In love with
him. She declared he walked up to her
without any preliminaries in the restau
rant and shot her. As she fled She heard
a second shot. Bhe did not hear tho third
shot, which killed Mrs. Phillips, who ran
forward trying to stop the shooting,
DIPLOMAS FOR NURSES
AT U. OF P. TONIGHT
Olasa of 20 Young Women Will Bo
Graduated.
"Twenty-nine women nurscn of the class
of 1911 will be graduated tonight nt Uni
versity Hospital. Among the graduates
are Miss M. L,ynetto Powell, daughter of
Wilfred Powell, tho British Consul In
this city. Miss Powell Is now at tho
front In tho European war. She will re
ceive her diploma when she returns to
this country.
The graduates are:
Runic noblMn Grate B. MoMllInn
M. Lomtte FowH Helen C. Wllllama
Mary O. Kettle Htn M, L. areth
IleUn Li. nobbl Mart iret A. Spuiirler
Alio Kraft Kmma A. lluckwalter
Klluibtth J. Coombi Orc N. Grtaney
Anna n. 7Coavr
ub a. vvnuboraars ttue iu uier
Beulah Creuwell
Penrl R WooaUy
Olulva Tl. If. Whiriin
Marcartt S. Jeflrlts
noun K. neusr
M. Outrlce Stephens rteble B. MoIOIwes
Marxuret Campbell Martha W. Duekwalter
Hannah O, Fedrlclc
Martarrt Louttiar
Nina M. llertlr
Sara T. CTDonnAll
Bertha 17. Ileuberfer
NEWS NTJQGETS
FAIItnKl,D, Conn. Five burglars blew open
the po-tofflc afe here early today, obtained
about J1KO In caah and atampa and escaped la
an automobile.
PITT8BUnOir. The Board of Education wilt
buy no more mapa of Europe until tho wairlnj;
nations stop flghtlnc. on account of changes
being made. In all probabilities.
NITW TORK. Charles Wallerdleok, 0. swal-ro-wed
the "honking" devloe of a toy auto
horn. Every time he breathes a distant "honk"
can be heard, lie was removed to a hospital
for treatment.
DUNCAN, Miss. -Th IrteTChanta and
Planters' Bank of this place today was placed
In the hands at State Bank Iltamlncri on
the allegation that Its cashier, E. IV. Moss,
had left town and that SIOU.OOO of tha bank's
funds Is mlsslni.
nnrDOKPORT, Conn. Edward Brook, Mlsj
Ida Swlnk and Mrs. Henry Avrll, of Bridge
pert, were sevorely Injured when an automo
bile was overturned on tho outskirts of this
place early today.
PLAT BRrDGEMEN
Th Collegians basketball team will play tho
American Bridge team next Saturday night at
I'encoyd, Pa. The Collegians' squad Is com
pesed of ex-colleg and preparatory school
basketball stars, who would like to arrange
fames with flrst and second-class tsams hav
ng halls. Address Joseph 8. Murphy, 1210
North 17th street.
Acker's delicious 60c
Swiss Carmels 55c Lb.
Jewelr? -
" FOR MEM
Scarf Pins
Cuff Links
Skirt Studs
Waistcoat Buttons
I
Finger Rings
Watck Chains
J. E. CALDWELL & CO.
902 CHESTNUT STREET
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sseggyssse-iiaa,.
1365
r. O. B. Detroit
TovHng Oar ic'tfc Stdan Tap.
Roaditrr ullA Coupe Top, tltll
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AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
336 N. Broad St.
Bell Phone Byruoa iSM
Broad at-4 Tioga St a.
Ks-stuo rheae rfark MM JU
Jt, Browfdee, Mgc.
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BOYS SKATED OYER .
BODY OF AGED MAN
FROZEN IN CREEK
J. Fred Gearhard Ended His
Life in Stream Near
Quakertown, the PolJcd
Believe.
The body of a TO-year-old man, which
had remained frozen in the lee on To
hleken Creek, near Quakertown, atnee
last Saturday, was recovered and Iden
tified today as that of J. Fred Gerhard,
a resident of Rlchlnndtown, Pa,
Youthful skaters for three days had
laughingly glided about the stark form
partly wedged by the lee in 18 Inehes of
water. Tho old man's ooat stuck out
from the top of the ice-covered creak,
nnd the children thought It a dummy
placed in the water to warn them away
This had been done last year. N
Fow persons in Wchlandtown knew '
Gerhard, Ho came there less than M
months ago with his second wife, whom
he married a short time before.
Neighborhood gossip led the polloo to
believe tho man ended his llfo because
of financial trouble. Ilia wife before hef
marrlago was the widow of Charles
Freed, a wealthy shoe dealer.
Boys In the little villago where) Uia
Gerhards lived went to tho creek late
Saturday afternoon to see if foe had
begun to form. ThAw tt.. .. V u
standing on a small bridge. His hands
'" pockcw or nis coat and he
looked at tho water beneath him. The
children called, but received no answer. "
Tha next dtiv I munr.j ,.. ..--i
of tho crcok and an old coat sticking out
Ulvn uUUk u, uie, wma uoye ana
girls laughed as they sknted around It.
On Monday Claudo Hunsberger and s
Irwin Stump, of Quakortown, investigated
further. They sold the Ico humped queer-
., . ... . ,M "ocr ins ooay
was removed and recAgnlzed by Dr. W. 8, ,
.crumiui, 01 wunaercown. complete Iden
tification was made today. Mrs. Gerhard
left for Itearitnf- thin mni-ntn.- -i
arrangements for the funeral.
lESTAnUSHCP 18761
Public Opinion
must be reckoned with,
no matter how Inde
pendent of thought -we
may bo.
In business as well
as In. social llfo the lm
prosslon that folks are
"getting- along nicely"
tonds to bring hapnl
noBs. Finely laundered
Hnon adds to one's per
sonal appearance and
a tin luuiciuion or re
finement Wo do su
perbly fine laundering.
Phono
Well F6ert StlO
Keystone Race 673
TROY STEAM LAUNDRY,
1323 ARCH ST.
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G. G. Brownlee Says:
One of the best things you can de
for your family this winter Is te
give them a 1315 UupmobUe tour
ing car fitted with the new Sedan
top, J"
You know the family wants a car,
and hare is the opportunity to get
for them practically two ears at
very little more than the price of
one.
For the Sadan top Is detachable end
la easily taken oft In the Spring
and the regular Summer top aa
easily applied la It place.
Even though demountable, the Sedan
is very substantially built, asdt
when applied the efteat la that of
a regular limousine.
It Is absolute protection from tho
weather. It U solidly attached,
It U nothing whatever like tfee
makeshift limousine tops you hair'
aeet In the past
It is 4Mtgned to be beautiful and to
oonfeim thoroughly t the HutVa
Mbs, at the time tumar"j '
apee ear into a da4 cae thxt
brdas mi If it 4M 9t ataMf
attain th ajpatrit.
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