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ORES OF CLUES FUTILE
SPEAKER,
(ilVESU.S. WARNING
Days' Keen Search by Hundreds
ft MDelectfvcs Eliminates Theory
TV
After Theory
BW YonK. Feb. 23. Seventeen-year-
in'Uth Cruger seemed likely today to
i her rilace In that mysterious dompany
J600 New Yorkers who annually dls-
er from the face of the earth and arr
r heard of agnln. Nine davs have
Med since tho pretty schoolgirl was
allowed up. For eight days tv hundred
Actives have searched unavalllngly for
'. elue. Theory after theory has been dls-
rdd. The fact remains that Ruth Cruger
Went to a little shop on 126th street to
Wive her skates sharpened and then step
d out Into oblivion.
n ,, ! One day later Alfredo Cocchl, proprietor
Sal Ift-t .1,. Liila.ahn.nnnlliir ahnn atld tntl-rlod.
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Srf was likewise swallowed up Detectives
Mrchlnit for nuth Cruger had previously
',Hestloned him. simply endeavoring to
,Met the girl's movements. But when they
hki'efit cpcchl disappeared. What connection
were Is between the tvvo disappearance-) n
5? "Wot clear. Detectives have not been able
to" establish any acquaintanceship between
th man and the girl, except the relation
f customer with shopkeeper. Ruth was
,Mvppy at home: she exhibited no changed
Aft.AAnnr nn th last dsv she was seen.
fr.V St.. kmrt mm Imu .fr.l.. Ilaa ll-t nf rlam4a
t-1" hetn searched thoroughly. None could
C explain her disappearance ""
i The only collateral clue the police have
.been able to discover Is that a taxlcab
- raft.raiia fftl.lar1 A nBI1 on.? a al1 UDnHntT
fc coat resembllnc that of Ruth eastward
irom a point near i-wth street ami uroau
way to the Lenox avenue subway station.
jy. lTkere all trace of this couple was lost.
A'L, (''Just how easy It would be for a kidnapper
f, to piy nis traae in .ew yotk was evmencea
Pfji. la Mn InAMAi, wMah fnphmalalv fnr tlm
jftf t',woman came to the attention of the police
ttcaay. Mrs. i.. i. istnun was waning in
,Ath Seventy-second street subway station
tVfor a trnln. A tall man approached her
nd Krabbed her arm. She protested. A
' .erowd waiting for the subway train gath-
iv'ared around. There were some murmured
threats against the man Then he epoKe
'd-T "f am a detective. You are Dorothy
n 'Arnold. Come with me."
ic x- tub crowd t nau crown to large nro-
, V portions by this time calmly parted and
?'. oJ.l me aeieciive ana nis pnsuner im---.
SJ Krs. Smith struggled, but the man bore
'If, titer along, and when on the street above
".fcystandent sought to Interfere he pro-
lnounced tho magic name "detective" and
v. K went on unmolested.
But the same queer mental twist that led
".the "detective" to try the scheme led him
i '?, to take Mrs. Smith to the nearest police
i station. The police quickly freed her and
f ""arrested the 'detective" who displayed a
' trademark In hi l.at ns his "badge "
Af It the "aeieciive naimi ueen merely r.
M (rank. If he hadn't taken Mrs. Smith to n
j' Mollce station. If he had Instead been a
-S,hlte slaver police admitted today he
" 'would have had an easy task of kidnapping
i ..ken and In full sight of thousands of people
',,'! "The "detective," who said he was James
. Galvln, 'was put under ooservation.
k TiWEST JERSEY BAPTISTS
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KEEP DUAL. AXNXNlVUiKSAKI
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,"L Women's American Home Mission So-
fA'4'fi ciety 40 Years Old and Camden Or-
wT ganization 25 Years Uld
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i i Baptists from every church In Camden
"ttmintv, Trenton and the We!t Jersey As-
v 'Boclatlon are participating touay in ine
iuiruby (fortieth) anniversary of the Women's
" American Baptist Homo Missionary So-
ditty and the silver (twenty-fifth) annl-
lversary of the Women's Homo Mission
t union of the Camden Baptist Association.
Tha double celebration Is being held in the
J First Baptist Church of Camden, Fourth
,treet. south of Market street.
'fy v Tho annual meeting of tho Union was
'fceld this morning. A reception and lian-
, uet, following the business session, com-
iMets the program.
A ' The speakers include Mrs. Charles Sum
f the Women's American Baptist Home
i IBSf Brown, of Cincinnati, vice president
s, Missionary Society ; Miss Nannie Bur
. roughs, of Washington. D C president
efitho Training School for Colored Girls at
that place, and Miss Amy Conant, or
v Plalnfleld, N. J.. State directress of the
ITorld-Wlde Guild.
" sh.' The reception committee consists of Mrs.
I 1 John W. Lyell. Mrs. U S. Read. .Mrs. W.
1V. Fry. Mrs. C. P. P. Fox, Mrs. Horace
Bbert. Mrs Charles Walton, Mrs. Joseph
t ,i Cramer and Mrs. Charles Seymour. Mrs
i ' William II. Smith, of Haddohfleld. State
lrtctress of the Women's Home Mission.
Will bo toastmlstress at thfe banquet.
Vtrv 9h mil. in WhisVv Rtl.
. ti T1aTTK-fr-1TrKr Ta V-L
Mtncr walked Into the Fayette Title and
sfVuait Cnmnanv. hsnded a. feller n nlnt
.jf-yiliky bottle and demanded a $1000 bill.
. twittlft wan taken to P. E. Rhennarrt th
KilWaasurer, who broke It and discovered It
ii Uaaul.ln. Atf .A hllla TV.-. f.a.ln-H. ..7 a
! I I aaA haMInv (h laa-rVa. t.111 In a i,a..iHM
ffi V; Snl. av..fc aa.w uai .w u.i. a, a wni coeillg
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' fjWhen Jim Gabby gets hungry he believes
In investing his energy. He felt sadly In
need of a large meal as he neared the
y meichborhood of Trenton avenue and
abauphln street. '
'" ' Investigation of the treasury Droved that
' r It was Just as empty as usual. After hold-
, tar fi- consultation with himself for some
-.,'ttie. Gabby suddenly realized that many
. AMteeholdera would want ashes carried
l-'itttmn the cellar, and he decided -to bid for
,! work.
$ M made a contract at the first house
( .'.wHed and It was, therefore, agreed that
i James Gabby, tho party of tha second
t, should receive the sum of fifteen cents
removing from the cellar therein what-
ashes had been mobilized. Jim naeleri
Ms coat and went to the cellar full of
Hon. There were ashes to the right of
ashes to tha left of him and ashes In
of him. Jim actually believed that
occupants had not removed the ashes
years. But he went at the task
ely. He-carried a half dozen boxes nut
; fcrouh the. cellar window, and then the
woman 01 ma nouse noxioea a .pause lit the
C Tno cellar window was still open,
o more boxes appeared on thtf aide-
An nours"wait conditions still the
tfca man nf th lmtiu -Mat.-,!
jrortt he ijodeed that tho cellar win
vaa open. Ho told his wife about It
went to the cellar to find out what
fe-MKxn of Jim. They found him
emrortuir on an ash box, while
, nana lovingly cjuicnea a quart
174 'whisky. Bat most of the con-
en transferred to Jim, and he
Hummlnr a- tune about a lady
I Um "hula hula." Jim was
Vt through the cellar window.
IMslMiit on learning that tha con-
WMMM, Ke expressed his
s-wno eia not. stand by
.but his wwumtat waa
009 wh JamH! Jiw before
Ut
fMi44 Jtm that there waa
lsrs U aoatract rarlac
Mnnr whUa h wm worklnr.
war. Jim scmmi
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Tells World's Court League Re
strictive Measures Against Mi
kado's Subjects Must Stop
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DR. T. 1YENAGA
Supposed official spokesman for
the Japanese Government, who told
the World's Court League meeting
in New York that something must
be done to stop restrictive meas
ures against his countrymen in
America.
NEW YORK, Feb 23. What was re
garded today ns a frntik warning from
Japan that something must he done to stop
restrictive measiues ugalnst Japanese In
America was voiced before the World's
Court League meeting bv Dr. T Iynaga
supposed to be nn olllclal (iovernment
spokesman
"Many Japanese have mine here," lie said
"In obedience to nud under protection of
the treaty between our two countries
"Strangely enough however, we are not
nil treated or protected alike Those living
east of the Rockies are most hospltabtv and
rojally treated But those who leslde on
the Pacific coast not only receive sometimes
harsh treatment but in some Instances have
been deprived of some rights and privileges
accorded to other alien". This Is totnllv
Incomprehensible to those Japanese who nre
not conversant with the peculiar nature
of the American constitution Whatever
may be the dlfteieme surrounding the
amendment of that venerable document, Is
It not high time for the Ainerlian people
to devise some means so as to unlfj tho
method of fulfilling of theli treaty obliga
tions and of dispensing equal justice to all
aliens?
"It Is reported that one of the States ts
today contemplating to ensct the same kind
of land law which once strnlned Japanese
American relations
"If this kind of pin pricking Is often re
peated I fear the time may come when the
Japanese rulers cannot restrain the people."
Naval Station Without Applicants
HADDON HKIGHTS. N J. Feb. 23.
Haddon Heights and tho vicinity have not
proved responsive to the establishment here
a week ago of a temporary recruiting sta
tion. The office opened on Wednesday,
when members of the crew of the battle
ship Minnesota took up quarters In the
Weekly Visitor Buljdlng Although a con
tinuous canvass has been made of this
and surrounding places by naval men there
has not been a single applicant
House Damaged by Mine Cave
WILKCS-BARnn. Pa, Feb 2.1 The
horns of Peter Saminon, of Browntown,
was badlyr damaged Uy a mine cave ex
tending over an area of a few hundred
feet. Tart of the foundation of the Sam
mon home has collapsed Robbing of pil
lars In the No. 4 mine of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company Is the cause of the cave.
TROOPS GIVE CAPTAIN
LOUD GROAN SALUTE
Norristown Soldiers Then Leave
Banquet Hall Before Senior
Officer Speaks
NORniSTOWN, Pa. Feb 23. Oroans
from the members of Company F, N. O. P .
it a testimonial banquet given by the cit
izens of Norristown In honor of their home
romlng from the Mexican border, was the
first publlo Intimation thero was a bad
feeling between Captain ltarle and his men.
The groans came when Thomas Jamison,
president of tho Town Council, ws praising
the members of Company V and their cap
tain, who Is tho senior otllcer of the Sixth
Regiment. The members of the company
applauded vociferously when their loyalty
was promised, but there were "boos" when
their captain was tpoken of. They were
also unaffected when Major Mclleynolds. of
Doylestown, spoke in praise of tho olllcer,
and by tho time It came Captain Harle s
llmo to vjpeak a large part of the company
had left the banquet hall. The few who
remained never raised a hand, either when
the captain was Introduced or when he
sat down after he had told how hard It
was to ,,Pt reel ults
Captain Harlo said that the feeling
against him wai largely brought about by
the strict enforcement of discipline. He
said his men only went without ono meal,
last Mond-ir morning, nnd that was due
to a mistake In believing taht the com
pany would reach hpme on Sunday.
AUTO ACCIDENT SUITS
IN CAMDEN COURTS
Public Service Corporation and Penn
sylvania Railroad Among
Defendants
Several suits for d-innges as results of
automobile accidents, were brought today
In the Supreme Court In Camdon
Charles Cook and John J Fogarty nsked
Jf.BOn damage" tT"m ,h" r'unll Service
itnilwav for Injuries received when ail .au
tomobile In which thiv were riding struck
n depression In the oar tracks and was
thrown against a telegraph pole
Alice J Hnmpton brought suit against
thp Pennsvlvnnla Railroad to recover JIG
0(10 damages foi the death of her husband
Thomas Hampton On last November 6
while he was driving nn automobile from
Berlin tn llnddonfleld tho car was struck
at Freeman crossing by n train and Hamp
ton was killed
Joseph A Stokes ot Moorestown nsked
$10011 damages from tho Camdon Countv
Board of Freeholders for Injuries caused
by a defective lion gato over the Cooper
Itlver nt Federal street
MERCHANTS PROPOSE LAW
TO CHECK TRADING STAMPS
Bill Requires $1000 License for Giving
of Such Premiums
PITTSBURGH. Feb 23 The giving of
tiadlng stamps nnd premiums by merchants
will be done awav with In Pennsjlvanla If
a bill whltli Is to be Introduced in the Legis
lature is passed accoidlng to Harrj W
Schaffer of Lock Haven, president of th
Retail Merchants' Association of Pennsjl
vanla, who spoke nt the opening session of
the ninlli annual convention of the Retail
Merchants' nnd Business Men's District
Association of Southwestern Pennsjlvanla
here
The bill requires all merchants who wish
to give trading stamps entitling customers
to premiums or to give premiums by any
method tn take out a license, the fee for
which Is $1000 This fee, Mr. Schaffer said,
would be prohibitive.
Carpenters' Convention Ends
HARIHSBURG, Feb 23. The State
Council of the Carpenters nnd Joiners com
pleted Its convention here with Installation
of officers Various legislative bills were
sent to a committee on legislation. A refer
endum will bo held on others
rPhil. J. Walsh Estates
30-32-34 S. Second St.
We Have Everything for
The House and Person
V Lowest Prices. Easy Terras J)
The Most Important Sale
of Shoes We Have Ever Held
OT the largest by any means, for all our lines have
been bought-up so completely during this season
that we have fewer shoes to clear than ever before.
But with costs constantly rising, and no end in
sight, the present values have never been equaled in the
history of this business. We earnestly advise our custom
ers to take advantage of the
present prices, which do not
average half actual value.
Buy a year's supply. But act
quickly; such a good thing
cannot last long.
$7.50 to $10
Style Boots
$55
A collection offering gen
erous variety. There are
tans, greys, grey combina
tions, lace and button styles
and all sizes in the lot.
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One of th
Style Boot
at $5.75
$6 to $8 Boots
Bis variety of this season's best
selling boots, odd lots, but all sizes
included. Patents, calfskin, kid with
cloth or leather tops. Great bargains
at
$290
1230
Market
Shoe and
Stockings
fw'the
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Men's
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Jhrv-:JF'' trtffiuutlly FittH-Thrt Gtuting Brtikm .
TESTS OP GASOLINE
PUMPS ARE ADVISED
Scaling of Measuring Dcvicos Also
Kccommcnded in Opinion to
Chief of Standards
HAnniSIlUno. Feb. 23. James Sweeney,
State chier or standards, Is advised, In an
opinion by Deputy Attorney General Horace
W. Davis, to Iravca Stnte-wldo test made
of all measuring .lumps used In 1'ennsyi
vanla for selling gasoline, oil and similar
liquids, and upon their approval to "have
the adjusting nut at tho top of tho plunger
rod so sealed as to be conspicuous" He
also advised that when sealers of weights
and measures find tho measure short to con
Hecate the pump and prosecute the dealer
operating It,
This advlco le given In reply to a query
from tho chief as to his powers of Inspec
tion of such apparatus, which Is exten
sively used In tho State. Tho opinion says,
'This appears to bo drastic action, but In
our opinion Is warranted under tho circum
stances." The chef Is also advised to require all
Jobbers and manufacturers In this class of
measures to give him notice upon sale of
any pumps, glvlittr name of purchaser and
location, so that the dealer In the territory
shall have opportunity to Inspect tho pump
prior to Its operation. It Is suggested that
manufacturers wlll'be glad to co-opcrato In
maintaining correctness of tho measuring
devices. In the event of any difficulty, Mr.
Davis suggests that tho chief refer' the
matter to the Attorney General's Depart
ment for action which may bo necessary.
tlRST' PRISONER BREAKS JAlL '
Historic Event Scheduled for Wormloya
burg Falls to Cotno OfT
HAnmsnUnO, Feb. 23.'Wormleysbur;,
a borough In Cumberland County, Just op
posite Harrlsburg, on tho west bank or tho
Susquehanna, recently finished and dedi
cated Its first town hall. The village went
Into debt to get It anC feels proud of It.
Burgess Fred Hummell was returning
homo Wednesday night when he found a
drunken man asleep on a doorstep. The
Burgess Is also n municipal police force. He
was unable to carry tho man to the lockup
In the new hall, so he borrowed a wheelbar
row and took him there and notified his
friends that the first town hall hearing
would be held yesterday. When thn spec
tators gathered for this historic event they
found tho borough's first prisoner had es-
ASKS GOVERNOR FOR FARM
Boy of 14 Writes to Brumbaugh for
' 75 or 100 Acres
HAnntSBUna, Feb. 23. Among tho
many letters received dally by the Gov
ernor arc some that come from cranks and
others that nsk Impossible things. Today,
however, a letter, written In nil sincerity,
ramo from a fourteen-year-old York County
boy vvho wants a farm. "Can you give me
a 75 or 100 acre farm," tho lad writes.
"My father has been an American citizen
for twenty years and I was born In this
country, and hopo to dlo here. Plense give
me a farm near a inwn, juense oo,
The
ment.
matter will be held under advise-
m
DRINK
Mountain
Valley Water
Stop stiff crina irom Bright 's Disease,
Rheumatism, Gout, Diabetes, etc.
Sample it , , , l0. Phone
FREE at 718 Chestnut bt. Walnut 3407
Pure, tasteless a deliphtful tabic water.
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Franklin Towa Or-WeUM 2610 iDb-Prlce S31O0
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Regardless of Season, the Franklin
Town Gar Has Its Place
WHEN a motorist buys a
Franklin Town Car, he
is buying for summer, as well
as winter, driving. Theproof
of this is the number of Frank
lin Enclosed Cars you meet
almost any day and almost
anywhere.
Franklin Town Car owners
like to use the car for trips to
the country club, for station
purposes, for summer social
doings with freedom from
dust and dirt, sun glare and
sunburn, and disheveling gust
of wind.
This car is practical for
these purposes, because it is
light weight (only 2610
pounds), and. can be driven
over any kind of roads, any
time, with economy, safety,
comfort. Ask any Franklin
Enclosed Car owner about
his experience.
See this car at our sales
room, ready for inlmcdiat
delivery.
Sweeten Automobile Co.
3430 Chestnut Street
IlARINfl 1200
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Announcement
We announce the establishment of
a new connection of which we are
more than passingly proud the ap
pointment of a
a
Philadelphia
Headquarters
for our entire line of instruments. It
will no -longer be, necessary for pur-chasers.-'to'gojto
NewWorlc or Boston,
as there'ii1 now on exhibition in Phila-delphia-a-
complete, display- of
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PIANOS
'These Instruments have well been termed real objects-of art. No paini
nor-money is spared in their construction. Every single piece of material is
selected and seasoned vvvith the utmost patience and care. Every workman
must be an artist in his field. Every finished instrument must attain certain
well-defined standards. "Perfection in .piano construction" is our aim.
In marketing our product as in making 'it none but the best will suffice.
We select our representatives with the utmost, precision. In fact, we have
barely, more than a dozen representatives. in the whole United States. It is
nearly three years since our last appointment. Consequently it is with con
siderable interest that we announceiUie appointment of our-representative .for;
Philadelphia.
G. J. HEFPE & SON
This old-established house is a.great credit to Philadelphia. For years ww
have watched its progress and have admired its fair-minded, straightforward
and 'honest policies, many of which it originated, and some of which are now
in "general practice in many other cities,
We have4 always considered that C. J. Heppe fic-Son hold the same relative
position among the piano merchants of America as the Mason & Hamlin piano
holds among the pianos of the world. Each stands for the best interests of
the industry and' the community. And for that reason, and that alone, have
we been prompted, to appoint them as our Philadelphia Representative. We
welcome the' new alliance, and we take unusual pleasure in announcing 'the
appointment. k -
Jor any particulars about the Mason & Hhmlin instruments applyta
the main office of C.'J. Heppe & Son, 1117-1119 Chestnut Street.
MASON ? HAMLIN CO.
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