Eses EVKNINf USOOI511-PHILADELPHIA, Tt'KSDAY, DEf'EMBKB 15. 191. 1 st. s VESTRY ACTS ON ACCDSER IMPRESSIONS OF AN ARTIST IN A BACK SEAT AT NORWOOD'S MINISTREL SHOW CITY CONGRESSMEN ARE ALL OPPOSED TO PROHIBITION IN U.S. State Delegation Is for the. Messrs Henry Ikes,Jr, Aum wood, j Howard metwoopiesuetauor. J Walter. the. i PESItN GORDON JOJtFH M d .., SHANNON, CHAMBERS. CALHOUrt . SOMEKSC mawr, OF DR. RICHMOND INCREASED TraiN RATE DIP NOff Dfe.PB.E5S ROY RlCHAKDJOH THIS f5i . )i DOWUNU l I .sdBfe $$& $Ph i -ti!-i $iw j$ si mp td8i ((mail j$& Plans to excommunicate Charles A. Brown Follow ing Minister's Summons Before Ecclesiastical Court Steps for (ho excommunication at Charles A. llrown, vestryman of Old St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church whom (ho Iov. Dr. George Chalmers Iltchniuna, rector, 'blames for his summons before" ' (ho Ecclesiastical Court on charges of "Dreach of ordination vows nnd conduct unbecoming a minister," will bo taken next Sunday. This statement was Issued by Doctor Richmond this morning. Huch action was decided upon Inst night, according- to the accused clergyman, at (lje close of the vestry mcotlng which voted 6 to i to uphold Doctor nichniond "morally And financially" In tho coming (rial. Doctor Richmond wrote to Mr. Brown, Asking htm to appear beforo him next Sunday at the close of the morning serv ice, at which time a preliminary discus y slon wilt bo held, by tho Prudential Com mittee as to whether ho shall bo barred from tho sacraments of tho church until he has "made spiritual amends." Jtr. Brown Is chnrged In the letter with being "discourteous and Unchristlanllkc at last night's vestry mcotlng and with working against the best Interests of the ihuroh." "I dislike to do what has been urged upon me," says Doctor Richmond, "but I have a. duty to perforin towards tho loyal members of tho church." REASON FOR ACTION. 'According to Doctor Richmond, Mr. Brown, his father and William T. .Hamil ton sat together when their, resolution calling for the resignation of tnc accused lector was defeated. They laughed loudly whenever Doctor Richmond attempted to peak and continually called uponitm to "tell the truth," ho says. It was for this reason, declares tho rector, tho Prudential Commlttco met and took such action. Doctor Richmond declared the ecclesi astical court was making veiled efforts to stop the trial, but this, ho ndded, he would not peimit. St. John's Church owns Its propcrlyao that should tha church decide, In tho event of tho dismissal of Doctor Rich mond by tho court, to retain him and be "como Independent of tho diocese, the Bishop could do nothing to Btop them. The church was Incorporated In 1811 by a special act of tho Legislature, and, unlike many other Protestant Episcopal Churches of Philadelphia, -It has never had that charter changed so as to give the property to the diocese. Last night's meeting was held behind closed doors. Doctor Richmond declared it ended In a calm mood, saying ho had frightened his adversaries Into submission J by publicity. It opened with a prayer. By the murgln of a single vote, with one member absent, tho vestry decided not only to retain tho accused clergyman, but to glvo him financial and moral sup port in the trial. He Is to file an answer to tho charges before tho Chancellor, Henry Budd, on JanunVy 18. .For more than an hour Hie vestrymen were heard In argument after shouting at tho top of their voices at each other, and frequently tho shout of "Liar" or "Throw him out" could be heard from the outside. When the vestrymen left. however, thav nnn,nril r,nltr Last night's meeting was the result of the action of the ecclesiastical court. Tho charges are based upon letters writ ten by Doctor Richmond to Mr. Brown and Bishop Rhlnelander, denouncing tho vestryman ns an, Insincere church mem ber and attacking the authority of the 'Bishop as to Doctor Richmond's light to permit lay members to speak from his pulpit. JUDGE'S MEM0RY-G00D Recalls Prisoner Didn't Keep Promise ,in 1012. The offers made by Anthony Swccnoy, bartender at 1112 South Penn Square, to have his thiee children sent to a boarding school and his wjfe return and live with him njet with n, sudden set-back before Judge Brown In the Domestic Re lations Court, today. IIU Honor told 'Sweeney he remembered having repie ented him when an order of Jto a week was vacated before Judge Ferguson In 'I know you and jour promises," said Judge Brown to Sweeney. "When I repre. aented you. Just such promises were made and you never carried them out." Sweeney accused his wife of being lazy. Mid on frequent occasions, he said, he iad to sew the buttons on his own clothes. Mrs. Sweeney said her husband spit on her. The report of (he mobatlon officer showed that Mrs Sweeney was an In dustrious wife, and the court ordered Sweeney to pay an Oler or 1(0 a week for the support of his wife and children. BIBLES FORMEN AT WAR Babbath School Association to Assist in Distributingr 1,000,000. . The Pennsylvania State Halilmti, si,nni Association will assist In providing and supplying J.0OO.0OO Bibles to the soldiers In Europe. At a meeting of the directors v uie aiaie Association. In the omee of W nmiaraaKer today. It was unani mously voted that the organUatkm would OQ-auerate (n every way with the World's sajnday School Association In Its efforts tp place a Bible In tha hands of eaeh of the men who are righting for their couil trle across the sea. The plan, as outlined by the World's Association ai the meeting in Atlantic wy jvuw nine ago, was to hayq J.W0.CW oblldren give fly seels each to provide for the purchase qt (he Bibles. It was also voted to appoint a com mittee to arrange fpr the presentation at rllt psai data afUr tha LbU lawre tumm of the petitions. sTgliea b Half a mUllan Jfcnday aeusi children oj t tHH agefi. asking for tbe abolition a U maufaature sad vale of liquor in PaWLsyivanla. ThJ, ewmulttea will be anpoliitsd lat. DROPS DEAD IN HIS HOME Patrick Hudson, I jaM ckUL, UU Barks ajmt. dnjjjpw dead la bit hm today Jt bad suffer for oom time from a eMppJIeatlQ or disease lit Dbv. . n pr. B. P. CoJlar, am North U straax. mi Italia.! iiul ,.... . ..T.. "."I -, -?r ...w.w trs (nvHWUMWU 9&F- Jr. IIiuUoa B9sspsaBBe SUMMf. I Uu ASytcmp JQHES 1 ITTrfil" III I Jjff ww vr 1116 Walnut Strot I """" ' triri mm:. .iWM-J END MAM Hj WlSi S ffl tklfM ExJA) iff I ift 'W .&&&, TfllSS 'CRISSIE JENKINS, At THE "" PIANO- COURT DID NOT ORDER POOR CHILDREN CLOTHED Only Toltl Education Board to Make Eoport to Relief Agency. x .Judge Gorman stated Intc this afternoon that he had not ordered tho Boaid of Education to provide warm apparel for the children of school age who could not attend their classes because of a lack of clothing. Ho said he had ordered tho board to report the case to any suitable relief agency In tho district In which the children attend school. K The children nro Raymond. George, Bes sie and Helen Mllllken, 2SH Webster street. Charles Jllllll.cn, father of the children" has been out uf work for some time and so haa the older boy, Joseph. Raymond was arrested for picking coal along Vie tracks of tho Baltimore nnfl Ohio Railroad tracks and tho sad plight of the four youngsters then was brought to light. This was taken up by Assistant District Attorney Fox. whose recom mendation to the court was misunder stood. It was thought by those in tho court room, that the Judge had ordered the Board of Education to properly clothe the children. Ho ordered, however, that "The Compulsory Agenta Bureau of tho Board of' Education hereby Is directed promptly to report tho matra; to any suitable relief agent" operating In tho school district In which the children lio. SUES HIS FORMER FRIEND FOR LOSS OF WIFE'S LOVE "William E. Moore, Jr., Seeks to Re cover $5000 Damages. William E. Moore, Jr., 5123-Lansilowno avenue, entered suit today against George T. Sturgeon, a former friend, to recover $0i) darauges for the alienation of the affection of Bessie M. Moore, the plain tiff's wife. After reading tho complaint of the hus band. Jddge Ferguson In Court No. 3 today Jsnued a capias for tho arrest of Sturgeon, fixing his ball at 11000. ' contest'over child Attorney, Separated Prom Wife, Seeks Possession of Daughter. Eleanor Frances Kaiser, 6 years old, does not see, her papa because ho does no, like to tiavel between here and New York. He wants her all the tlme'or not at all. She lives at the Hotel Majestk with her juothcr, Mjs. Edith O. Kaiser, who Is sciiuruicu ironi ner nusuanu, tsnimaiiuel M, Kaisei, an attorney. Before Supreme Court Justice Nuw burger yesterday Kaiser asked for i writ of habeas corpus to gain possession of his daughter, but tho court delayed action. JOBLESS MAN TRIES TO DIE Takes Poison After Vain Search for Work. Two weeks ago William Kelt lost his position as waiter In the Central Branch Y. M. C. A. Today he swallowed three poison tablets, preferring death to contin uing his vain search for a new job. ' Mrs. George Gowan, proprietress of the rooming , house at USB Arch street, in which Kell Uvea, heard him moaning and called n Policeman Bowman, who ad ministered first aid. The unconscious man was taken to the Hahnemann Hos pital, vYiiero iv is ueueveu no will recover. REQUIEM AT ST. CLEMENT'S Mass Sung for the Rev. Dr. Theodore M. Riley, a Former itector. A f requiem for the Rev. Dr. Theotton Mar Rilej. a former rector qf St. Cltjtnant's Hplscopal Church. 30th and Cherry straets. this city, who dlad last weak In Hudson. N. Y.. was sung in UU Clement's thla mornjtig. Ray dp Charles a Hutchinson, the present raetor, was tha calebrant. Van? member of tha parish, who kuaw Father Bjy during hU labors here, attended. Watches Make an Ideal Gift Men's 14-k. Gold Ladies' ti.k. Gold Men's Gold-Filled Ladies' Gold-Filled ) n flu C. R. SMITH & SON 1 K '"I MarM Strwt at 18th 1 f I i;tm Omw NeJVi fJFSMl . s$bK m PENNYPACKER. ANP 3EOK3lE , VriQ RENOtWO" SLEW, BABY, 3UEET NOT THINKING OF RESIGNING, SAYS ALEXANDER M. WILSON Assistant Director of Health and Charities Answers Rumor. Organization forces, hoping for the resignation of Alexander M. Wilson as Assistant Director of Health and Chari ties, which pays $4000 a year, had a new rumor In circulation today to the effect that Mr. Wilson would resign at tho end of tho year. A supplement to the rumor was that Director Harty would appoint John Molltor. former chief of tho Division of Housing and Sanitation, to succeed Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson Incurred the enmity of every Organization adherent by his loyalty to Mayor Blankenburg and his policies, during Director Neff's illness when Wilson was acting Director of the Health Department. Mr. Wilson's comment on the tumor was: "I have not resigned and am not thinking of resigning." , Director Harte said that Assistant Di rector Wilson had not resigned "that could be noticed." Hi admitted that last June tho name of Mr. Molltor had been suggested as a possibility for nppolnt mint ns Assistant Director when a change In that position was discussed. "I have n man in view for the position if a vacancy occurs, and. If he decides to accept, It will be a surprise to every body," said the Director. x OBJECT TO ICE PLANT West Philadelphia Citizens Sue to Restrain Standard Company. Action against the Stnndard Ice Manu facturing Company, to restrain its pro posed erection of a manufacturing addi tion to Its property at list street and Florence avenue, was begun before Judge Staoke, In Court of Common Pleas No. 5, today, by George Q. Hornitz. repre senting several property owners In the vicinity of the plant. An Injunction' was sought restraining the Ice company from undertaking the work on the grounds that the new plant would be deleterious to the health of those in the neighborhood, and that It would depreclato the value of the near by realyestate, The present manufactur ing plant of the company Is at 17th and South streets, while the West Philadel phia site has been used as a storage houso and distributing station. The complainants declared that the noise and commotion caused by the work at the building, as It now stands, Is al most unbearable, and that the election of an additional factory would be a neighborhood nuisance. The defense was represented by Chester N. Farr, who I said mat the neighborhood was not of such a character as to support the argu ments of (ne complainants. SANTA CLATTS SECRETARY All Letters for Him Go to Miss Olive Wilson. Miss Olive May Wilson, the 'Jjanta Claus girl," has settled for the Govern ment the old problem of what to do with letters for Santa, Claus, Postmaster Thornton has announced that all mal! re ceived at the Philadelphia Pustofttce this year addressed to St. Nicholas will be do. live red, to Miss Wilson, at her request. Workmen in the West Philadelphia "hops of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who contributad'GOO dolls to Miss Wilson fpr distribution among poor children, were I personally thanked oy her yesterday. She was Introduqed by Charles C. Kinney, president of the Uplift Club of thir Y. M. C. A., tut street and Westminster I avenue. TRUSSES KLAKTIO tfrntiKiNoa ABDOMINAL SUl'FOKTHHS. KTD cfVrlur."' FLAVELL'S 1011 fh'lUNU OAHUEK ST, We offer an exceptional variety of the better quality watches Hamil ton, Illinois and "Smith's . Special" movements. Watches, $30 to. $100 Watches, $15 to $75 Watches, $12 to $45 Watches, $10 to $25 ZvumUimt' iWisjui i ft. aStmiaii f "HHE-OLDrSHIOXEP RRsr PAW YLsk ; x Tstvu hn 'mi end'5okg,Anycoal? BY SOME FWEMD OF BILL HOFACKET. FIREMEN AS MINSTRELS Norwood Volunteers Appear in Timely Skits. Knocks -and Jolts at tho railroads for Increasing fares, songs, parodies, skits nnd Jokes helped to muke the first an nual minstrel show of the Norwood Fire Company, given In the Norwood Audi torium last night, a. auccess. M. J. Dowllng made a decided hit as the Interlocutor, nnd Brooke Pcnnypacker was among tho "finest." Henry lakes' parody on "Tlppcrary" took the house by storm. Others who took part were S. L. Hayes, Roy Richardson, Ainu Wood, .T. Howard Swectwood, Leslie Taylor, J. Walter Austin, J. V. Shannon, Gordon Chambers, J. Calhoun, S. C. Wright and Miss Crlssle Jenkins. The .performance will be given again tonight. POLICE SCHOOL HELPS TRAP BAND OF COUNTERFEITERS "Exchnnge Professor's" Lessons Soon Bear Fruit. The dean of the Police School. Captain 1 Harry Davis, has found that exchanging Instructors, as grent universities in this country and in Europe have found, Is a mighty good thing. Captain Davis fold all of tho men" most of the things he knows about the' police business. He then looked for another Instructor and Induced Mathew C. Griffin, of the United States Secret Service, to deliver a course of lectures beforo the classes. Chief Griffin agreed. In one of his i classes was Edward Connor, of the Sd I and DcLancey streets station. Grlffen told his class the names vof the metals that counterfeiters used, the furnaces they employed and even gave a sample of the patter of speech a counterfeiter uses when he is talking to a confederate. Connor was an apt pupil. He studied his lesson and then carried It out on the beat with him. He overheard amian us ing n telephone. The man was using the patter of the counterfeiter. He was or dering lead, buu he was not calling it lead. Connor followed the man to a North ICth street house anU then reported to his lieutenant and to the exchange pio fossor. Chief Griffin. A raid was made on the house und a. band of countet lett ers was captured. Chief arlrilii is still teaching down at the Police School.. Ho has several more ilasses to Instruct. The school Is being held In un abandoned station at 10th and Greenwich xtieets. The schoolmaster is Sergeant John Stuckert. Fc-ty men a day, from various station houses, receive instruction. -ACCUSED' OF AUTO THEFT Jersey Youth Declares He Found Car 1 Abandoned in Road. When Walter Bedford, it years old, of Bound Brook, N. J., was leaving an au tomobile he declared lie found abandoned in (he Toad, he was arrested In Camden chargedwlth stealing the car. The auto -bus stolen from Walter Cos. of Bridgeport, N, J., last night. Bedrord was sent to Gloucester for trial. DREKA STATIONERS Out-of-the-Ordinary Christmas Presents for Men Newspaper Holders I SheliieW platc.from London. Enjoy the morning paper at tbe b'rcaktasttablc 43.50 Umbrella-Cane rolled close in leather case v "?8-W' Automobile .Cigar Lighters. attack to Vattery and light a cigar while motoring Memorandum Pad witk eletrfe light and peaual j $4,50 v Weenie Pencil -. V i )5P- t -write i tkcJark mi zmmi' mm I A-T VBM MFMOY who is.meauV m ooo AS CA5IDY AT wucrrs It. 'fm BOY AND GIRL, LURED FROM CITY, DESERTED IN'JERSEY Found Cold nnd Hungry In Streets of Delanco. Learning that his two grandchildren, who disappeared Sunday, wero In the custody of the police In Delanco, N. J., George Rogers, T33 Orr atrcet, went to bring them homo today. Tho chlldren'are Florence B. McConney, H years old, and her half brother. George Henkels, 11 years bid. They" were found wandering about Delanco, cold nnd hungry. Florence told the police that a strnuge man met them' and promised to take them to New York for a short trip. He deserted them. They met the man on the street while they were on the way to Sunday school. Tho mother of the children, who has been married three times and Is now Mrs. Alexander Eddie, lives In Los Angeles, Cal. DRS. WfHTE AND M'KENZIE NOT SUMMONED TO WAR Deny That British Medical Corps Has Sent for Them. Dr. R. Talt McICenzIe. physical director of the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. J. William White denied today a re port that the British Army Medical Corps had accepted offers of their serv ices at the front. The British Govern ment, according to Doctor White, had In formed him a week ago that the medical corps would cable him as soon as oppor tunity presented itself. "I regret to say my services have not yet been accepted," said Doctor White today. At Doctor McKenzIe's home It was said there was no truth In the report that the British Government had cabled him V) Join the medical corps. Doctor Mc Kenzle had no expectation of leaving Ihiladelphla. It was said. BLAZE IN TICKET OFFICE P. R. R. Employes Fight Flamesat 1007-00 Market Street. Volunteer firemen In the foreign ticket office of tho Pennsylvania Railroad, 1G07-00 Market street, extinguished a lire at the top of the hrchway at that ad dress early today before the arrival of the city companies. Hundreds or tickets were saved bv as bestos blankets. The origin of the blaze has not been eretermlned. The loss fs estimated at tlOO. Watches For Christmas The frequency with which a watch is consulted makes it extremely personal and keeps the giver in con? stant association. Our stock includes only such makes and grades as we can recommend, and the service of our watch experts is back of every timepiece we sell to insure absolute satisfaction. In the popular bracelet watch vc ofTer'an exceptional value 14-kt. thin model, fully jew cjed, with gojd'or sjlver dial, at $20,00 Other Watches for Women Platinum Watches. $l5O10 to ?850(W Gqjd Watches J7.5Q " 2.50.00 Gold Hilled Watch 7.S0 " 25.00 Gun Metal Watcheg 6.00 " 12D0 Bracelet Watehes ... 8.00 " 825.00 The many pages in our new catalogue devoted to watches give some idea of the completeness of our stock. If you have Qt already received a copy, call or write for one. It cantains MitQQQ illustrations of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and Silver ware aqd js the largest jewelry catalogue ever published. S,KIND & SONS DIAMOND MERCHANTS JeWELERS-SILVMiTHS HlQCHESTNtfT STREET Br- DcwLihg w an iMPERSOrvAT-IOM Cf THEPATENrMEPiQME '. MAM 0. WALTER. AUSTIH, COMTRACTOR WHO SHOULD rKVE BEEW AM ACTOR. (flWWf JZZ3S DEATH AND LAW RUNNING f RACE FOR ACCUSED MAN Found Unconscious From Qas After Alleged Theft From Mother. Death and the law are running a close race to get possession of Thomas Daley, 2$ jenrs old, 1922 South 15th street, who Is In the St. Agnes Hospital In a sorlous condition from gas poisoning, and the police of tho loth street and Snyder ave nuo police station arc making an Invcs tlgatlon to learn whether Daley was ac cidentally overcome by gas or attempted suicide. According to tho police. Dalov. nn nt leged heroin fiend, robbed his mother of ner weaaing ring nnd ?25 two weeks ago. Last night Daley managed to get lntp the houso without being noticed nnd went to his room. This morning his mother detected -the odor of gas and, upon Inves tigation, found her son In bed uncon scious, with gas (lowing from a Jet. SEEKING MOTHER OF CHILD Woman Disappears After Declaring Lost Boy Is Her Son. Philadelphia detectives aro In Darby to day to find a woman who came here last night and said the boy found at Oth and Market streets a week ago and now being held at the Children's Bureau Is her child. She was sent to the Children's Bureau by the police, but, according to J. Ilruco Dyall, superintendent of tho bureau, the woman never called. While nt the detectlvo buieau she said her name was Mrs. Katz, and thnt she lived In Darby. She said her husband i deserted her and she was on her way to I -ew vorK to oDialn aid when she lost the child. Extra Sale Entire stock of our Atlantic City store, 911 Boardwalk, to be sacri ficed for quirk selling; at under-cost prices. X1.30 mm tort ShlrU with ilcull- RK boaom wwv 37.50 Blanket Ililh Robes . -.$5 00 S3.50 Canei , 'LSS $3.00 Pajamas . ... . CJ gQ All suitable for Xmas shins! COULTER Sliirt Maker 710 Chestnut St. J'or joung men A 14-kt. plain,, qpcn-faccjl watch witli jeweled uiavcnicntja rejcomniendfd time-' keeper that is an unusual value - $16.50 Other Watches for Men Gold Watches ?1G40 t $500.00 Gold Filled Watches IZJ0Q 90.00 Silver Watches .... tf)0 " 25.Q0 Gw Mstal Watches . 5-QQ " 20X10 Nickel Watches 5.00 " 30.00 Amendment, 22 to 13, Ac- I cording to the New York American's Poll. Philadelphia Congressmen nre solidly rtgalnst national prohibition, According to figures made public today by (he New York American, ns tho result of n Uotl taken at Washington. The poll of the stnto delegation, however, show Xt Congressmen for prohibition to 13 aptfn&l Figures obtained by the newspaper In dicate that tho Hobson resolution pro posing nn amendment lb (he Constlto tlon providing for nation-wide prohibit tlon will bp defeated, 121 members of Congress declaring thcnisnlven mrnlnat it and 120 In favor of the resolution. With J noncommittal. In addition to (ho Phllndelphlans-Vdre, Graharn, Moore, Edmonds, Donohoe and Logue the following Pennsylvania Con gressmen are against tho resolution -Casey, Lee, Rothermel, Loaher, Burke, Harchfeld and Morcn. Grlcst was noh committal. Tho following Congressmen of this State nro In favor off tho resolution: But ler, Dlefendcrfer, Farr, Alnoy, Klets. Dshem, Krlccler, Bnlloy, Brodbeclt, Pat ton, Kclster, Carr, Temple, Shove, Pal mer, Langhnih Iiullngs, Porter, Kelly, Ruploy, Walters ond Lewis. Of tho members of the Senate whose views were obtained, 24 nre for the reo lutlon, 33 against It and & noncommittal:' Pennsylvania's Senators do not appear In the lists. One New Jersey Congressman, Baker, Is for the resolution, nnd Brown ing, Scully, Tuttlo and Kagan nro against It. Senator Martlnc, of New Jersey, It listed ngalnst the resolution. These are the Most (Distinguished Looking Overcoats We've ever Made ! Quality, you know, Ms a wonderful thing! It may be easy enough to talk about, but to find the real artirile is an entirely different prop osition. Our "N. B. T." stands for QUALITY in clothes I Take these "N. B. T." Overcoats! We have had to duplicate them time and again these last three months! They walked right out! You'll find them on well dressed men tonight at the Opera, in the cafe, wherever GOOD clothes ;are wqrn!' ' Up to .$10 for Suits; up to $55 for Overcoats. Perry & Co., "wv 16th & Chestnut Sts. HfB' MMNMh)M9flM
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