FINANCIAL EDITION ititntt NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA icuenmn tpr VOL. I-NO. 171 PHILADELPHIA, THTTHSDAY, APHIL 1, 1015. PRICE (MSTE OEtftf Comianr, 1P15, urine Fcsuo t,ttem CoMriNt. liT-, BANDITS HOLD UP JEWELERS IN WALNUT ST. SHOP; GET $3000 IN GEMS; DASH OFF IN AUTO HOW JEWEL ROBBERS ACCOMPLISHED $3000 HOLD-UP t SZGSSTF B&OS- NOBTH r. 1 One Covers Members of Firm With Pistol "yhile Second Rifles Their Open Safe. Bershstcin Brothers Told They Would Be Shot on First Out cry in Offices on Second Floor of 733 Walnut Street, While Crowds Passed by. Robbers, With Chugging Motor Wait ing ijor Them at Corner, Cnlmly Leave Building, Stopping to Sym pathize Vith Pntients of Eye Clinic Downstairs. Two nuto bandits, one disguised Wuh alfalso blond mustache, held up William ami Bernard Bershstcin, manufacturing Jeiwclors and dealers In old gold and bII- Vtl vyr' 'n t"e,r 'nco on-tho Becond floor of i.5fS3 Walnut street today, tho brothers de clare, th.cn escaped In a htfih-powcrcd nutomohlto with J3000 worth of Jewelry. Tho daring hold-up happened while more than 50 patients were on' tho first floor, which Is occupied by the Pennsyl vania Free Eye Clinic, awaiting treat ment. The description of the men answers that of bandits who have been holding up Jewelers n the Maiden lano section of Now Torlc city. The Bcrshstclns were held up shortly after 8 o'clock, when Walnut street was crowded. Many of the patients who were standing In tho vestibule saw tho two men coming down the stairs carrylhg a black Gladstono leather bag containing the loot. Befote the mpn calmly walked out of tho building they expressed sympathy with some of tlio" patients. They saunteied to the northwest corner of 8th and Walnut streets. There they gotL inio a. waning auiomoDiic me moior was working and were whirled Into Sth street and disappeared. WANTED TO "SELL OLD qOLD." Bershstcin nnd his younger brother, Bernard, were In thlr ofllce when the two men entered this morning. One of the men, who, according to William Bershstcin, had a false moustache, walked up to the counter and said: "I have como around to Bell you Bomo old gold." In the rear of the office, which is par titioned from the stairway, Bernard had just "opened the safe. He walked away Jtfrom the safe and went over to where his tfrother was standing. "What hao you to Bell!" asked the elder Borshstein. "Many odd pieces of jewelry which we feel sure you caie to buy." "Let us see jour goods," Bald Bcrnaid. The man with tho false mustache, Concluded nn Page lite THE WEATHER FA I PL uapuaj ariuaa no.t jooj O jsnf UMop aptdn 'lll 4au,lBaM. oqj uJd o) b e puc 'SBJtioD jo 'auoridsoxe ejU ojstlJ, 'tuam jo; snoj JJAa jtpoqou imjj job; U snojAqo os oju uiaiij jo isok laqi jnq Sui)).un 040 irjuom oqns isotu &mi jo ij)4q am jo uo3Kao oi uo pand Biunia OHOf oii jo .(unui on a OAJ3S qo oj auieajaiu ojojajam s i -djia jo f Mno anqns " MM paq ui no. ind oj jdo B4ti 'nocq Jnoj IB uado ?ja( bbi( uoBjsd (iqns aujoa ,.Mopu.M v uiojj 3(oou jno.t UMOP aui.MOq 'qJIMM tuXudaz iqns jo linjl qjuouj ai(x 'XBP l4d' un jnoqo UqtiS .iiua4jxa aumiaiuos si a4aqj, FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity Fair tonight -and Friday; not muck eh,ange ,' in temperature: moderate northwest winds, For details, see page S, Observations a.Philadelphla 8 A. w. BjromeUi , ,. 30?s Tmprture ;.. :".-.,"'0 Wind.. .. . i.NorthwMt, 13 miles 8ky , ..! Q' '"--clrlution UK U hour . . None PtoUlly .... ...t.. ti) per ent limura temperature ...! ,,, .SB flmum temncrtture . ,. 3 , On the Pacific Coast 64 n Franclico-rWtather, cloudy.; temp . fill. Cn pUto-Weatbcr, cloudy! (emp.4 SO- Almanac of the Day jn seta . , Uan rises tomorrow . .... 8.21 p,. 3.42 a.m. 8.40 p.m stgon rl i.amps to Be Lighted ulot and other rehlclee ., BilO i The Tides FQlVr RICHUOND llh water v..,', .. . .? Si p ,n JO.prt p.ro. 3 IS a tn. fw water . . 1Kb water tomorrajy ..A.. rllESTHIW STHBET WHARF .HUB filter Low water . . . 42 D.m. D ii p.m. 3 00 a.m. IllKb water touwftow ItBEUV ISLAKP- a lr Jl Jl I.W. 9 U ptn 1150pm. H Pfi PjA4uh Vtw tovwrow 'V.TY. SflBAKWATCR .frmyiB. i '..:... :::::: 55 a 1 "Mir jrawr loeiwri.w .:;.. am a as. 1 BHr- ua xouowea ner- - to 'IBWrtlM'rfrtWn- artttn-Tiii iir i-nn-llrrJ""fa-A 1i"n iTfe;.liihn.i m hi ii - "iiiTfii iill Citiiii ii n n" liiilirii iiiiiitfciiitoMiiWsit.isiftsaf CZAIt'S TItOOl'S SWEEP 30 MILES INTO HUKflAUY Forcing of Dukla Pass Opens Path for Reinforcements. PKTROORAD, April l. Russian tioops have advunced 30 miles Into Hungary. The claim mado by the Austrian Gen eral Stnff that tho Austrlans had recap tured their positions at the south en trance of Dukla Pass, thus cutting oft the Ilusslan troopt who Imil invaded the Ondava and Uiborcz Valleys, was denied nt the Ilusslan War Ofllce. The opening through Dukla Pats has enabled rushing of reinforcements for tho Invasion of Hungary. MAYOR ASKS $50,000 TO COVER EXPENSES OF ELECTRIC INQUIRY Tells Councils That Sum Is Needed to "Avert the Val idation of Perhaps $25, 000,000 of Watered Stock" of Company. Major Blankenburg today asked City Councils, Ip a communication, for an ap propriation of $00,000 to cover the expense of handling the second phase of tho com plaint against the Philadelphia Kloctrlc Company. Tho complaint was made bj William Hnncock, representing tho Unit ed Business Men's Association; Director Cooke, of the Department of Public Works, and William H. Call, chief of the Bin pan nf HiirhwnM. A iy of u ,ettcr , tho Mayor ,,, Director Cooke asking for tho appro priation and saying It was necessary to avert "tho validation of perhaps J23.000.000 of water securities of the Phila delphia Electric Company" also waa sent lo Councils by the .Major. The Major's letter contains an Item ized outline of the work necessary to be done, for which he nska the tiO.OOO Ho points out tho case against the electric company up to tho present time has been paid for out of private funds, adding: "It Is a matter that obviously should be undertaken by tho municipality, and In such a way as adequately to repre sent the great Interests which the com munity has at stake." Ono high-class engineer and one high class accountant should bo employed, the Mayor contends, each to be placed In charge of n department and give his en tiro tlmo to It. SCOPE OP DCSIRED INVENTORY. It Is pointed out that tho Inventory of the company's property now being mado must bo checked up, tests and observa tions must be made, prices must be de termined and the normal llfo nnd present age of all equipment ascertained, with cstlmntcs of salvnge values. The Mayor also wants to go deeply into tho question of overhead charges, with n combination of the vurloUB points, to determlna the probable cost to duplicate the property today, less depreciation. The financial history of tho company also will bo Investigated should tho ap propriation be made From what is learned by thla extensive Investigation under the two departments proposed, the Concluded on rare Two STEAMSHIP AFIRE AT SEA Cablegram Reports Situation on Brit ish Vessel Serious. LONDON, April 1. A cablegram from Forcados, Nigeria, to the ownem of the British steamship Dakar, reports fire on the ship and sajs the situation Is serious. The Dakar la a vessel of 3387 tons, owned by tho African Steamship Line, WOMAN SAVES THREE CHILDREN FROM FIRE One Boy and Two Girls Rescued by Child Federation Worker in Blaze. Three children were rescued from a smoke. filled room at 1030 Montrose street, this morning, by a woman Child Federa tion worker, who had to smash tho lock of a door with a chair to get Inside. She Is Miss C. Blondo. Firemen extinguished the blaze after It had done damage esti mated at 1300, Bluecoats had nothing left to do by the time they arrived but rescue two cats. Imprisoned tn the rear shed of the build tug, which was burning fiercely, Fourteen Chickens about the yard were also saved. The fire communicated to the shed from a PUa of rubbish Ignited In the yard by Mrs. Rose Judoro, who lives in the house. Mrs. Frank Tlerno, oflOtt Montrose street, was away on an errand at the lime. She arrived home a few minutes later and found the house filled with smoke. Then she remembered that she had lock ed three of her children, Angelina, 5 years old, Philip, 4 year old, and Cath arine. 3 months old. In a second-floor room The woman's screams attracted the at tention of Miss Blondo. She ran to the second floor, risking the danger of bej-ig overcome by the smoke, seized a onalr and swung It against the door until the tgfl$ gave way Then she carded the ySWBK&st children downstairs, while the otSM"- child followed her. CD Ay STtgT 7tro X I 1 I 1 The diagram snows the relative position of tlio building at 7 Ho Walnut street to the coiner of 8th street, mound which the automobile waited to carry tho robbers away. Inset is a photograph of the building, on tho first floor of which I0 patients weie waiting to be treated nt the Pennsylvania Free Eye Clinic. TRUSTEES OF GLENSIDE CHURCH RESIGN WHEN NEW PASTOR ARRIVES Quiet Little Methodist Con gregation Thrown in Up roar When Discord of Several Years Ends in Wholesale Retirement. j Anthony Trollopo's famous Barchester Toners never witnessed or heard more church gossip than the picturesque belfiy of tho quaint little Methodist Episcopal Church at GlenBlde. Glensldo Is In tin midst of church strife. Ono pastor left jestcrday, another arrived todaj, nine members of tho church board of trustees hae resigned within the last week, nnd the usually quiet little Methodist con gregation Is in an uproar. All this within howitzer shot of Philadelphia. The troublo has not confined Itself to Glcnslde alone. News of tho "war" was carried to Bishop Berry, of Philadelphia, and to Bishop McDowell, of Chicago, at the recent Methodist Episcopal conentlon In Norilstown. The novel situation presents many pic turesque characters. The "Inside of the Cup" reveals the staid and dlgnllied hoard of trustees, accused by somo of harsh ness, a beloved pastor of former cars, the still moro beloved pastor of yesterday with his charming wife and daughters, and tho new pastor, the Rev. S. M. Thompson, formerly of the Trinity Metho dist Episcopal Church, 13th and Mt. Ver non sticets, who arrived In Olensldo to day with tho motto to "do or die " Some even say Mr. Thompson Is not Concluded on Vafe Two HELD UP BY THREE MEN The police are looking for threo men who held up William August, of 1007 Brandywlue street, on Hh street near Spring Garden, and robbed him of his watch and chain and a Bum of money today. August gave the police n de scription of the men, and the police be lieve they ore the same ones who robbed another man later In the day at Front and Dickinson streets TWO PINNED UNDER AUTO, UNCONSCIOUS Physician and Companion Nar rowly Escape Death When Machine Overturns. Dr. George Barrows, of Laurel Springs, K, X. and C. F, Bright, of U South 4th street, Camden, had a remarkable escape from serious Injury early today when the physician's automobile In which they were riding turned turtle at Sth street and Allegheny s,venue and pinned the occupants underneath the car. They were rescued unconscious by Policeman Ed ward Kuntz. of the Nlcetown station, who heard the crash of the machine when it turned turtle, and were taken to the Samaritan Hospital. Bright was found to be unhurt, but the doctor's shoulder blade and one rib were broken, "When the doctors at the hospital were setting the bones Doctor Harrows smoked a cigar and assisted them to diagnose his injuries, tie in sisted on leaving t for home Immediately after receiving the necessary attention. According to Doctor Barrows, the steer ing gear became unmanageable while he wus driving on Allegheny avenue. When he attempted to slow down and turn to ward the curb at Sth street, he bald, he remembered a Jolt and then lost con sciousness The machine was wrecked. Olympia Ordered to Mexico WASHINGTON. April I -The Nvy De. partment today ordered the American, cruiser Olympia from Key West to te- Informs Admiral Caperton's squadroa on Jiwican eam. coast. - 1 - W l V VMt iJyniiinLiniimiiiii.lMiiiiiw -i'i''ii''i'" mil, in Y jl n jfoll WUM,L.. - I 1 T riTi imir7i7i'f"i' "" ' ' "" I ! TOOK Pl7CT ) - WILNUr STT M'ADOO KEPOKTED WORSE Secretary of Treasury Said to Have Suffered Serious Relnpsc. WASHINGTON, April 1. That Secre tary nf tho Treasury McAdoo, recently operated on for appendicitis, hud suffered a serious relapse, was reported persistent ly today. The ofliiiul account was that lie was Improving Doublets pointed nut, how ever, that Assistant Hccrclnrv I'eleis had taken over nrrangements for the Pan American financial gathering, originally chcduled hfro foi Mnv 10 nnd that tho meeting had been postponed until May 21 They thought this ominous One story was that McAdoo was worso because, disregarding his doctors' orders, ho overdid himself planning for tho Pan American conference. 200-POUND ASSAILANT HELD FOR ATTACK ON NINETY-POUND GIRL Plucky High School Stu dent Defeats Man in Des jjerate Struggle in Woods and Ensues as Victor. A rOO-pound man was placed under doublo Kuard today at the Ablngton police Btatlon, accused of attacking lS- ear-old Lillian C. Mc.Mullln, a high nchool girl. Uvcry precaution was taken by the po lice to prevent a possible attempt on the part of angry citizens to deal with the prisoner at once. The man is Harry Appleyard, of Oreland, Pa. He has been arrested before In the Ablngton dis trict for minor offenses. Miss McMullln is the daughter of John McMullin, superintendent of the Mcehan Nursery, at Mount Airy. She Is small and slender, weighing only 90 pounds, but for a half hour she put up such a terilllo resistance to her assailant that, after tearing her clothing to rags, ho was forced to flee. The attack took place In the woods along the Jenklntown road, a mile and a half from North Glenslde. Miss McMul lln Is a student at the Cheltenham High School at Clklus Park. She went to Glenslde on the train, arrived at that Btatlon at 3:18 o'clock yesterday afternoon and started tn walk home The girl takes a short cut eveiy day through the woods. She was half way through this section when she saw a roughly dressed man standing1 behind a tree. She paid no attention to him until, after she had passed, she heard him run ning after her. She fled, but the man caught her within 60 yards. He put his hand over her mouth and then enBUed a half-hour battle. The girl Concluded ou l'age Two $15,000,000 Needed for Roads HARIlipBURG, Pa.. April l.-,Ft(teen million dollars will bo required to carry ou the good toads orpgram for the next two years, according to a statement In the House today by Representative K, E. Jones, of Susquehanna, Publlo Roads Committee chairman. "Billy" Sunday in Paterson On Bundav, April 4, "BMv" Sunday will open a sto or teven-iceek evan gelistic campaign In Paterson, N. J, Hundreds of thousands of persona have heard the evangelist during the last It weeks in Philadelphia, fens of thousands of men and women have "hit the trail." and these, with thousands of others, will be anxious to read of Mr. Sunday's icqrk in the .Veto Jersey city. The EVENING LEDGER will "oaver" the Paterson meetings in order that the many readers of thlt paper who are interested in the evangelist and his uork may be con stantly informed of what takes place at his next big revival Evening" Ledger i -j ? 1 T 1 733 GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS FRENCH SHIP; 17 OF CREW DROWN Torpedo Strikes Vessel in English Channel Off Beachy Head Survivors in Water Two Hours When Picked Up. LONDON, April I. A French steamship, Emma, of Havre, has been torpedoed nnd sunk by a Ger man submarlnb m the English Channel. Seventeen of her crew polished. Tho L'mma, bound to Trance from the Irish port of Dundalk, had safely trav ersed the Irish Sea and cnteied tho channel when It was attacked, it was hent to the bottom bv a torpedo, and most of the men comprising the crew perished News of the torpedoing of the steamer was conveyed here by a dispatch from Dover, which stated that two members of tho crew had been landed there this mornlnxand Unit tho bodies of two others had beeiKbrought ashore The French steamer sunk by a subma rine In the channel was later Identified ns the nmma. of Havre. IbOO tons. She wob attacked 12 miles off Beachy Head yes terday, and, according to the two sailors landed at Dover, torpedoed without warn ing. The Emma sank In three minutes car rying down 17 members of her crew, all of whom perished. The source of supplies for German sub marines In the L'ngliih Channel Is be lieved to havo been cut off by the cap ture of the 3350-ton Dutch steamer Lode wljk van Nassau by llritlsh warships The I.odewljk van Nassau, which carried a cargo of oil, was seized off Brighton and taken Into port at New Haven today. Two patrolling torpedoboat destroy- Concluded on Tase Vour STRIKE IN LANCASTER Building Operations Threatened by Action of Carpenter and Painters, LANCASTKR. Pa. April I number of union carpenters struck today for higher wages and tho rest will go on strike unless their demand of an increase In wages from 3 to 41 cents an hour Is compiled with They now work 50 hours for 1S, but demand only 11 hours. Tho union painters will strike unless thev get $3 per day Instead of j:,70. As most of the employers will refuse the demands a gepeial tie-up of building operations will follow. WILKES-BARRE CAR STRIKE Motormen and Conductors Quit. Fol lowing Demand for Higher Pay, WILKES-BARRU. Pa., April l.-Motor-men and conductors on the various lines of the Vt'llkes-Barre Railway Company In the Wyoming Valley struck today. The men demand an Increase of four cents an hour. The company is willing to gram two. J00O STRIKE IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, April 1. Four thousand Journeymen painters, decorators and paperhangera today went on strike, ordered by L. P. Llndel, secretary of the painters' district council, after confer ences with employers railed to bring about an agreement on tho question of the union men's fight to strike. The employers wanted compulsory arbitration MAN ROBBED BV HIGHWAYMEN Max Tiachman, 3603 Poplar street, re ported to the police today that three highwaymen held him up in broad day light at front and Dickinson streets and robbed him of 139 In cash He gave a description of the footpads Robbers Reap Big Loot in Silk Thieves broke a window to sain (A trance to the factory of the Gertrude Press company at 7 FUeert stiMt. and caped with several hundred dolUra worth of ilk- The robbery was reported to tue ccu toaxi LATE BULLETINS BRITISH OFFICIALS KILLED BY INDIAN REBELS IIEKTjIN, Apt II 1. In two new uprisings In India Unee English officials have been klllod by Molmmmcdan soldiers, according to info) inn tloll lcrcivcd here todny. CHILD BADLY BURNED WITH MATCHES Milihctl Louis, 3 yenis old, of 2148 Conlyn street, Gcrmantowii, win bndfy bttint'd when hot' clothes ignited while alio wns playing willi imilehc&. Tlio child is in the Gcimnutowii Hospital. HO Al'l'ItOl'IUATlON FOR FRANKFOUD HOSPITAL rrunkloid Hospital will get no money fiom tho State for huprove tuento thin yem, Ch.iitiunn C. V, Greenwood, of the Legislative Com bination Subcommittee ou Appi epilations, announced today. KITCHENER AIDS BRITISH KING IN PROHIBITION WAR War Secretary Follows Ruler's Example in Banishing- Alcohol From His Household. LONDON, April 1. Larl Kitchener, Sccrctaiy of State for War, and Just now the foremost figure In OichI Hrllnln, Is the lit st to follow the example of King Oeorge In banishing nil alcoholic bevel ages fiom his household. The War h'ecrelnrv today pave Instruc tions that no Intoxicating drink of any kind should be used In his household dur ing the lcmalndci of the war. In his let ter to David Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Uchequcr, Indorsing the national prohibition movement. King George de clared bis willingness to bar nil Intoxl. cants from tho loyal palaces until the ar is over. Ilio King's appeal had a most lemark ablo effect nt Glasgow, according lo dis patches tecelved hero this afternoon. Tho Glasgow shipyard workeis comprise piobably the baldest drinking community In Great Britain. Todny the Glasgow laborers weio reported to be shunning the barrooms by concerted agreement In rpspon'c to the King's suggestion. Til" Glasgow tearooms are crowded. At the same time, dlsputches received heio from Amsterdam Indicate that Ger many, loo, Is putting tho thiottle un the llquoi business The German Kcd eial Council. It Is reported, has passed an order peimittlng the authorities of each Stute, nt thetr discretion, to limit or absolutely to prohibit tho sale of In toxicating liquors. King George's enlistment In the war against drink was formally proclaimed In a letter sent to Chuncellor Lloyd-George, Concluded on I'age l'our LOCAL OPTION GUNS . AIMED AT LONE SOLON 4000 Sunday School Workers Camp on Trail of Represen tative Wobensmith. An organized campaign was inaugu rated today in the 2lBt Ward to force Representative J B, Wobensmith to de dure his position relative to Governor Brumbaugh's local option bill. Tho malls In the district weio flooded with post curds nnd literature, nnd plans were com pleted for a demonstration in which more than 1000 members of the Sunday schools of that section of tho i ty have pledged themselves to participate AVhen Representative Wobensmith re turns to his home at 613 Rightcr street, Wlssahlckon, he will be Interviewed by n committee of the Sunday school work eis. The entire membership will also march In a body to his house on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock nnd demand his support of the measure Church mem bers in Roxboraugh and Wlssahlckon have been unanimous In their support of the Governor's tight against the liquor Interests. Representative Wobensmith has refrained from making known his stand In connection with the proposed measure, and his church constituency decided that It would be necessary to force him to line up on the hide of local option. The business men's executive commit tee, headed by Alba R. Johnson, which Is backing Governor Brumbaugh in hia efforts to get the hill through the Legis lature, today mailed thousands of state ments to Philadelphia business men which are to be signed and returned to the com mittee at once, to be presented at the public hearing in Harrlsburg, These statements, many of which were signed and returned to the committee's head quarters In the Stock Exchange Building, muke a strenuous appeal for the law. makers to give the people the privilege to decide the question of saloon or no saloon, claiming that such privilege is a right to which the publlo is Justly entitled. FOUR SAVED FROM FIRE Policeman Dashes Through Smoke and Awakens Family. Four persons were Imperiled by an early morning lire today, when the home of Ilchael Blanco, 31 Balnbrldge street, was damaged to the extent of about J50. Mrs. Blanco and two children, Frederick, one year old, and Palma, three years old, were rescued by Policeman Clark, of (he Sd and Christian streets station. Clark saw smoke Issuliig from the rear of the house and broke in the door Fight ing hia way through the. dense fumes ha reached the second floor and awakened the sleeping family He was forced to drag the woman to safety as the dense smoke terrified her. Th two clUlrn were carried out after the uLrutttd &id been removed. isdelphia. . GOVERNOR SEES LOCAL OPTION VICTORY AHEAD Declares That Great Change Has Taken Place in "Line-up" in Legislature. I fiwm i HMrr connrsroMiEvr J HARUISBUIIU, April 1. Governor Brumbaugh is not waiting for Senator Edwin H. Vme to define his attitude in regai d to local option, but has taken the; reins and has started a personal canvass of tho Philadelphia members of the House. Ho called in the first of the Phlladel phlans last night, and "put It to them straight." Representatives Lauer and Kowcll were the first two to be called Into the executive ofllces. They refused to tell tho Governor Just where they stood, but did tell him that they- might still bo open to conviction That Is the attitude which has been assumed by a majority of the Philadel phia delegation, and Is favorable to tho Gov ernor. There are several Philadelphia members, a big majority of whose con stituents want local option, nnd these members are only waiting for Senator Vaio to let them know either that ho Is for the bill or that he Is taking nojmrt In the light before they openly" allgnf themselves with tho Governor, They ne the l representatives from tho independent wards. GOVKRNOIt PREDICTS SUCCESS. Governor Brumbaugh Is predicting suc cess with renewed confidence, in a state ment he said: "Wo aro winning all the time. We are gaining ground every minute Within the Concluded mi l'uge Two DIVORCEE ADVERTISES j FOR GOOD HUSBAND ! Attractive Looking Woman. HfrtTor rne t orties" Seeks ,.ii : t, n Through Newspapers. have An nt tractive-looking, dark-haired, XH medium-sized divorcee of this city, "Jri -3 the forties," but young for her uge, who He is "a neat dresser" and has "style" and. . good taste. Is anxloua to meet a "Western' gentleman not more than 60 years old, according to her letter to Captain WiJ llnm P. O'Brien, chief of Chicago detec lives. The woman is Mrs. M. Chesnes, of 8711 Commcice street. In addition to the re- scrlptlon of her given above, she has good, taste for homo as well as for personal appearance. Is n good housekeeper. Is lonely nnd has "pretty good health " A)o she would appreciate a good husband The letter to Captain O'Brien requested him lo see that It was published In the : Chicago newspapers. It contains a list of qualifications the. prospective wooer must meet ' They aro ret forth briefly In the letter - Xrs. Chesnes wants to have published, V with some of her attractions It follows: Mrs M. Chesnes would like to meet a Western gentleman, a business man, one who vould keep a wife aa well ajj himself for a comfortable home He must not drink. He must be agree able, congenial and of pretty good dis position. He must not be older than 60 years. He must be clean and a neat dresser The writer Is divorced, me dium sized, dark hair, attractive look ing, neat dresser, has style and good taste for home as well as for personal appearance She Is good housekeeper. Is lonely and desires a reliable, rrftoetL. companion with kind disposition, aa am affectionate. I have pretty good, health'. I am In the forties and young for my age. I would appreciate good husband f Signed) MRS M. CHESNES. 6713 Commerce street. The request for publicity to. Cap!airfj O'Brien was worded aa follows: s "Will you please publish this !eltr;tf4,,?f tne cntcago newspapers ami conge a muo lady with good references The Kensingtonian Says: Albert Jacobs, better known os "Haggf Pepper," will have a fartuitll partu at ktt -home Friday evening lie will leave M JM yiuport, Del ilaggte ' u erj popidmr t jjj! around his own neighborhood, firth 4UW 4$f and Ms girl friends teUfture mi" him. ifSt i - , , , , '."grTT-.--rg.-gg X.OST AND FOUND 'A J03T-r-Hadame louy hair bUck oo Market at car or lu Rtrew!,) liocrr arpariDieai reani 11 1IUi lUvtrfort Pa Mrs. LOSTOh Olrard ' ttfn ITta . 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