EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1919 ' , I -. ' r r TENTENARYFUND GATHERING SPEED "Going Like Prairie Fire," I Says Bishop Berry HOPE FOR $105,000,000 A QUEEN'S PLAYMATE AND "POLLY CAWTHROPE" "One Million Tithcrs Methodism," Slogan Urged on Methodists i in 'BOA THO USERO W'NO LONGER EYESORE IN PORT RICHMOND Fishermen Today ami Police Lieutenant Urines City Ambition of Many Years Standing "One Million Tithcrs In Methodism" Is a floKan of the Ccntennry Missionary Campaign of the Methodist Knlscopat Church, which, according to Bishop .Joseph V. netry. Is "sweeping the Church like a prairie Are." The Philadelphia area. In which IJluhon Berry has charse. Is enlisting hundreds of men nnd women to give t one-tenth of their Incomes to the church. Tn many churches every member of I the official board has enrolled as a tlther, Rllnff a great Impetus to the movement to secure recruits In the con. gregatlons. With 1,000,000 tithcrs on tho job, i Methodism will hae no dlfllculty In raising J105.000.000 In Its great cen tenary campaign during the next Ave years. Is the opinion of Bishop Berry. Of this nmount J3.000.000 will be spfit annually on reconstruction work In this country nnd nbrond. Tho Bow Dr. UeoiKe K. Blckley. executive secretary f tho Philadelphia men, which embraces the Philadelphia, New Jersey, Wyoming nnd Delaware conferences. sas Philadelphia Is swing Ing Into line. At the Church of the Advocate, ("ler mantown, H, A. Hombtrger, president of tho board of trustees, told his fellow trustees that he had decided to become a tlther and nslted them to do the same. All nine trustees Immediately swung Into line. ' In the Sarah D. Cooper Memorial Church, of which tho llev. W. Gray Jones l pastor, tho nine trustees signed a pledge to become tithcrs. Immediately 139 members of the congregation took me same pledge. The centenary campaign nsks for per cent of tho church membership to becomo tlthers, which means that 20,000 tlthers will be enlisted In the Phlladel- pma area. I Calvary Church, of which tho lie v. Dr, Klmer i:. Helms Is pastor, was given The police are holding Oscar Smith, a five-year allotment of J.5,000 in the ' twenty-three j ears old. no address given, centenary campaign. "Show the other ' to learn whether ho Is a graduate of churches what can bo done." nihnn I a hitherto-unsuspected correspondence Berry told Doctor Helms, nnd the pnetoi school for burglars or whether he Is expected t went to It. They mndo an eer-mcm- ' subject for Dr. John II. Kgan, pollco cffort to ai MASS FOR SIDNEY BUCKLEY Well-Known Gem Merchant Will Be Unricd on Wednesday , .Solemn requiem mass for Sidney Buck- j ,, , . , ., , . ,, ., , , ley. who died at his home, 1332 Itltner March of Improvements Along Delaware. Hiver tront llouts Last Blret, on Saturday, win be celebrated 'Ibottt nt ,llc Pnufch "f the Kplphany, Kleenth and Jackson streets, Wednesday morn- 1 Ing at 10 o'clock. The Interment will - be In Holy Cross Cemetery , Poit. Itlc-limond'n "Bonthousn Bow" I Clearfield streets police station. Just i Mr- I,uckley was well known as a gem Is no more. The "row," as It has been , how the llpuuiwttit mnnagi-d to clear n?T,c,i ' it ""Ices In the Heed i railed for mcr sexenty years, extended I them out Is a mystery. The his: one de- ""' H'"', U? n?,V c", .ilfn,'Kot .lhc nlong the Delaware Ulwr front, north parted this morning, loaded upon a fiat n",or James I-; McNIcho" e"" of Allegheny nxentie, but. Ike many I l'iit. for a new site S"tncwheio on the ! ' , otjier old features of the northeast sec-I Jersey shore. I - ; Hon of the rltv It has finally Passed Sehwelker sais ho only Ured a little . away nnd hereafter will lho only In dlplomancy Instend of roughhouse meth meliiorv. wiilKllint ni lesorti-d to lufniv ..t I.. . .u.. ,....- ., 1 . MTl.nn War (In ' '" ' '" "' "' : " " you ii nnc u . 1 .w."' ! " '"'"'"ess Is here to st ly and the of the 'row goes , ,,,. ,. , ,,.., back to years when Port ltlchmond was , ' ; ... ", ""' ", ,.i . . "" . ' J ..'.. .1 morning how he had accomplished what a score of city administrations had fail ed to bring about ' POISON PROVES FAfAL ; Mrs. Sumner C. Evans Die Aft4 Vain Attempt to Save Her Mrs. Kumner C. Kians. whe took poM srtlr. Sunday, at the HhM nf.AT midnight. 1tn.nl.ftl Physicians at the hospital had hope to save Mrs. Kvans's life by the u of newly discovered antidotes. . The husband Is In Texas, where ha went after ohtalnlng his discharge from the army. With Mrs. Kvnni. nt the time of her Ieath -ere her mother-ln-lajr. Stni Duvld P.vans. of West ColHnM wood. nnd her mother. Mrs. Fred, 1 Vance, of WestMlle. N. J, MAYOR REPORTED BETTER Antedating the 1847), the history fnr different from the community It Is today. Then fine old mansions sat far bark from the river, nnd where busj Industrial p'anls throb with life were fields of waxing corn, while the nlr was charged with the fragrance of ro-.es and hones suckle. Ships with tall ninsts anchored- off what is now Allegheny nc Itlictltlltltic SwcllillC DecrcilsillE nue, nnd on that account landings were , r ,,, " . , , "r attached to the shore, and these land- nml J-OWCr 1 Cllipcrattire Is Nolfil Ings grew nnd multiplied Into the row I Major Smith, though still confined to of a hundred or more t.oathnurcs that his bid, Is reported much Improved to have new parsed away forever. (llly ,, hn, ,, , fop , With the passing to their fathers of with acute Intlnmmntorv rheumatism tne landed gentry of old Port Blchmoml. i Jusppli Smith, the Mnynr's brother the entire character of the row changed i and secretary, reported tiidav that the The ships with the tall masts anchored , Mayor hnd enjoyed n pleasant h'jnd.ii no more in the river, nut In their stead """. " ""?" nignis rest The rheu- An exhibit of famous dolls opened today at the Knicrg nc iil i-liop. 1501 'Walnut rlrect. On the left is Aliie, once the plajmale of Queen Viitoria, and at the right is Miss l'olly Cavvlhrope, more tliati 130 vcars old, two of the many dolls shown "NUT" OR "CRACKER," c 'MISS POLL Y CA WTHROPE' ' POLICE DOUBT WHICH IS WELL PRESER VED A T 130 .Mysterious Youth, Carrying "Toy"' Burglar Tools, Held for Observation Polly Is a Doll and Will Be, With Many Other intique Toys of the City's Smart Set, on Exhibition This Week by Emergency Aid, and All Have, Interesting Histories enmo the shad fishermen with their acres of nets, nnd, alas, an over-abundance of strong drink. Many a Joust these hardy men had when luck wmt i with them and bumpers cf spirits were to be had almost for the asking In , the boathoUseR along the row their families were bom, lived their lives and died Willi the march of improvement!! ' along tho Port ltiehmond riverfront the city authorities early saw that the , boathouses would have to go. but how to get rid of feci was a question They had been there n long that they claimed a kind of tlt to the giouiul, and one clt administration after another failed . to dispossess them. The occupants of ' i the houses wielded no uncertain polltl- ! ' ciil Influence, nnd when about to be io- ' moved never (ailed to reach the tar of I some one In nuthoilty. ftcr ever.- effort had fallel lu git ' them away fiom the riverfront the tnsl; was finally put tip to Lieutenant Charles SU'welker of the Belgrade and I inatlc swelling Is decreasing and his temperature Is lower, with tho pain much Itssenid Secretary Smith will call on the i Mnyor today to tell him nbout muni cipal nff.ilrs It is expected the Mavor will soon be well enough to sign the eouneihn.inlc hills that have accumu lated during his Illness Major Smith has been away from his olllee for M'Veral weeks The acute rheumatic condition has been present for the last tin days. He expects to be well In about another wek. XL ff D surgeon. Smith her canvass In Calvary Church and last returns showed $03,000, with pledges still coming in. The Itcv. H W. Bushton. pastor of tho Methodist Church at Wayne, Pa.. Is going to Franco to represent the Pocket Testament League, eo his congregation made Its canvass In ndvancc. Mr. Bush ton reports nearly J4000 pledged, which moro thnn covers his quotn. Reports from all paits of the Phila delphia area show the centenary "prairie fire" Is warming up the churches. tool; him over to pollco headnuniteis In Fifty thousand piece? of centenary City Hall, literature were sent out by Doctor Hick- Theie' it was found that the con- . ... . ......u.g v ...r, (.run- renia 01 me grin ne carrieii uer. on KSPITi: hei 13v jeais of existence,' Miss Polly Cawthrope" retains such' a youthful flguie and childlike features that hundreds of Philadelphia's elite are visit her this week In an discover her elixir of life. 'Miss Polly" Is just one of the many ertson. Mrs. J "V dlis Maitin. .Mis Heed A. Morgan and Mrs. (Jeorge Wharton Pepper I Crippled llelglau soldiers will be the' beneficiaries of a sale which also w 111 , be held at the lhnergency Aid shop. There will be postage stamps from Ku- rope and buttons from uniforms wcrn b the Belgian soldiers among the ai tides I si n u nlilirl ii nmlbrlnn- n limi t Broad Street" Station early this moinlng "ntlquo dolls that will be on exhibit at . for sale. with a small grip In his hand. The the Hmergency Aid workshop, 1301 Wal- lOach button is mounted on canllioard, grip watn't half so suspicious as Smith's 1 nut Ftteet, beginning today She was which contains data concerning the but adjoins. Smoth wandered about the, ,.,..... ., .'...,-,. tie In which the wenrer fought. train sneii peering noout mysteriously , - ' - -- - so much so that Pennsylvania Itallroad Detective I'rlan questioner) him. I quarters In the Wesley Building last week. Kach of the nineteen other area headquarters throughout the country tent out about the same number of pamphlets and leaflets, NEIGHBORS FIGHT SKIP-STOP Woman"? Dentil and Other Acci dent Cited in Protest Itesldents In tho neighborhood of Fifty-third and Spruce streets, where n sklp-stop was established, say that elimination of a car stop at that point held an element of danger which they would hrlng to the attention of the Rapid Transit Company. Mrs. Anna. Jnmcs was killed at the intersection on Saturday night, nnd this distress of tho department for the last ...,,., vn msw tis iicsii reiiHun ' several months why the skip-stop should be nbrllshed, as tho residents say It endangers the I " " Hfe3y ri. l,S?An.!i ! WAIVE CIVIL SERVICE LAW streets, . The residents also say that there have Dearth of Crows fnr Citv Innlw.-.tu leen three automobile collisions at "turl" ' rcv 8 lor .ll ICClJOUts anu ureages Unusc Waiver to Mrs. John Montgomciy. Mts. Charles Ingersoll Is going to To nil queries Smith answered only nIiow "Hthel Xewcomb" to enter the ex with a shrug of his shoulders. He I . ,, .. , .,,.., . . ., . ,, wouldn't tell where he came from or hlblt' tD0' uhcl was bouBnt ''V lrr where he was going. Finally I'rlan I 'cw comb's father, Bobctt Sturgls, at tho sanitary fair held In 1864 at Logan Square. She was dressed iy Mlsa Mary Cadvvalader, who later becamo Mrs. S. Welr Mitchell. There are lich dolls and poor dolls, tome with tevernl trunksful of clothing, others In lugs. All of them have Inter esting histories and associations. They are exceedingly valuable nnd have been tpeclallj Insured for the exhibit Miss May Conover Is In charge of the Ashlstlng her are Mrs. S. M. There will also be Fome Belgian lace for sale Tw Belgian refugees, the Mademoiselle Deltombe, have been sent ' here by the Belgian consul at New York to bilng this lace. The proceeds of tho i laco sale will he used to help the peasant women rebuild their homes. Mrs Ba- ard Henry Is directing tho salo for the Belgians. polyglot Indeed. There were about 200 keys of nil sons and sizes, a home made mask, a pair of automobile goggles, a searchlight of the two-bit pocket variety, a revolver which would go "click-click" If ono pulled the trigger, but nothing else, and a small chisel which might pry open a child's savings i allj,w """. , lll. f I...-.- .", - , Smith was very mysterious. To alllBurd Grubb, Miss Kate Forrester Bob questions by the police he was mute. contenting himself with a shrug of tho shoulder, which might mean anything or nothing. The police do not think he has had any hand In the numerous robberies in the city, which have been the terror of householders nnd citizens and the ltoys Accused of Theft Thiee bos, Leonard Levy, eleven jears old, his brother Samuel, fourteen, 1 and William Calper, fifteen, were sent to the louse of Detention for a hearing, i I charged with having stolen $150 from the cash register of John Joergens. a meat dealer. 2017 ilermnntown avenue, late Saturday night The police re i covet id $110 of the money from beneath, a brick In the pavement near the stote, ' AN ND MEAN- while, what does Scandinavia want what are her vital issues ? These questions are answered by our correspond ent in Stockholm in this week's is sue of The Nation On sale at all news stands. Subscriptions $t- a year. S3Z? Your Face H ioui n) fnrtm.a in corn! hm 1'rntrvt it KMnt enthT (lilpf in1 nRp nndnlH lij ilally u of otir SKIn KooJ .leanslriB oftntnff, nniirlitlri(r, h.rmlpf llamly tulM h, .Tic lUlnt Jiim $1 Irfii(r u-feil liv f.imaim 1hmu(1o In nor Jet v anl fttiiKfLind LLEWELLYN'S l'ldltiilrlitldu'n St.imliiril Drur siore 1518 Chestnut Street (.aldenla Talc um VasUna this 2."i mffifmWWWWy.O.V4737; Is Yours an Amberg or Just a "Letter File"! Too many filing- devices are be ing' sold today on the strength of their durable and attractive qualities rather than on the character of the service they can render the busy executive by way of effective filinp and finding. No jingle Amberg filing service has ever been sold on that basis and never will be. The Amberg isn't alone fine sectional cabinets containing so many drawers and a combination of alphabetical index tabs. 'It is a highly developed filing plan, based on the fundamental laws, which is adjusted to meet the requirements and peculiarities of each individual business. Yet its arrangement is so simple that any employe, new or old, can quickly grasp its workings. N'o matter how complex your fihnjr problem may be. Anibetir indexing can reduce its workings to the simplest tiny years of pioneering tells the story. Get an Amber y Analysis inbTp CnMnM. wonA nnl wlel. rtc htaiulArd - and the IniVxea nt nnv imikr of cabinet. Nertl for " Apphrt IndrsSno.' a hook for builnts rxecutitea. loutine. A Attttattj File and Index Co. Pioneers and Originators of Modern Vertical Indexing. Widener Building IJUblUlnd ltOS. Tdlfsbona Walnut 0?4. I Fifty-third and Knruce streets ulnte thn atop wan eliminated, nnd that If It were re-establlfthtd It would mean the auto lats would proceed with greater caution and less bpeeil. Store than 1000 cf the residents signed a petition to have tho stop restored prior to the time that the Public Service Com mission sat to hear tho skip-stop Issue recently. The innjorlty of these say they would like Immediate action by the trolley company. 1 Because of the difficulty encountered In obtaining crews for city dredges and Iceboats. Director Webster, of the Ile- , partment of 'Wharves, Docks and Xr ries. will be given the right to appoint engineers and deckhands free of the usual civil service restrictions and re- I qulrements. In tho Iceboat service men .tie re- I quired but a few months each ye.ir nnd i dredge work has few attractions to river men. In recent ears bo much trouble has resulted from civil hervlce legula tlons that they have nlvvaye heen set 17:. .l.i., nsldo for these classes of city employes. IgUiy- Annually a heartnpr Is held by the Civil io fe Suits and Dresses for Large and Stout Women Z EXTRAORDINARY! SPECIAL OFFERING iDRESSES Of Silks & Serges TEN CITY CRAFT RELEASED Shipping Board Frees Three Vessels From Requisition . service Commission, but no objections A 11b. n-t...r-.I...A.. ,1. an M.I. t..n ... I " -" " .. - - . -. . leased from requisition on various dates between the early part of January and tne nrsi oi Aiarcn vvns maue pudiic Dy the United States shipping board today, Ten of the steamships are In this port as follows: The Walter D. Munson, Francis I Skinner, Seveiance, Cacique, Pleiades, Clare, Santix Clara, Bantu, Munrlo, Newton and Kaston. In the Iceboat fleet and on citv dredges several hundred men are employed for varying periods each year. The posi tions to be exempted range from cap tains and engineers to cooks nnd labor ers. The hearing by the Civil Service Commission haw grown to be a matter of form and 13 merely to comply with tho law. The House that Heppe built FOUNDED IN 186S ADOPTED ONE-PRICE SYSTEM IN 1881 I ff i J C 1 1 C. J. Heppe & Son 1117-1119 Chestnut Street 6th & Thompson Sts. Heppe Victrola Outfits These outfits have heen especially arranged for home use. Each outfit contains a Victrola and some records. The supply of these instruments is very limited. You should make1 jrwu. fu.vnUOv -,v.i. YlttroU IV-A. $i2.50 Special Heppe Outfit's VICTROLA IV-A . . '. $22.fc Records your selection . ., 2.50' ' Total tost ...' $25700 VICTROLA VI-A $32.50 Records your selection 2,50 Total cost $35.00 VICTROLA VIII-A ! $50.00 Records your selection , 5.00 Total cost $55.00 Call, phone, or write for catalogues $15 Many are baniplea but one or two of a kind ami worth fully double our bpeclal price. Made of fine all-wool serges, wool poplins, sill; taffetas, (Seorgetto ciepcs, satins and love ly crepes do chine. All newest style ef fects are expressed. Other Dresses $19.75 to $45 2 I New Capes and Dolmans $19.75.$25-$35 Second Floor 923 MARKET STREET I Spring Suits Our Wonderful Are the Talk of the Town Sale $5.00 & $6.00 SILK WAISTS m 0 ygM. C $ 3-?5 Broken lines of Georgettes nnd crepo de chines. Tailored nnd smartly trimmed effects. Mrrrt Floor I $1.25 Pink Batiste ENVELOPE QQp CHEMISE U0t Knnri fmhroldered and lace trimmed. Pineapple Straw Trimmed SAILORS $9.98 Combined with 1 1 s e r e braid crowns. Trimmed with gros-gmln ribbon. Choice of black, I'ekln or henna, Street I'loor lS5bU 25Mt i t7r4r " H I L You c.iniioi find their equ.i and now here's else will you find many styles nt this popular price. All the new coat effocts. Choice of fine serges or poplins Other Suits $19.75 to $55.00 .Second I'loor New Novelty Plaid Skirts A splendid assortment of the new (t ! A A And Uu to Plaited models nnd severe tnllored ef- JpiliUU H braid on belt. Mreet I'loor 3 I NEW SPRING SUITS $12-98 & $14.98 For Women and Misses Their equal cannot be found at these low prices. Serges nml iKipllns In the newest coat stles manv braid trimmed. All newest spring colors, NEW SPRING DRESSES $5 & $9-98 All-wool serges, fill; poplins, tnffeias and satins In smartes: of new style. Girls' Gingham Dresses$.65 Dozens of . neatly M, ivm Children's DRESSES and Dutch Dozens of neatly trimmed rtylea for choice. Sizes front t to 14 years. Home of Style and Economy Rompers Neat smocked styles. 2 to G ears. Sixes from 98c C U Mason & DeMan ru5 Chestnut Street (Opposite Keith's) Our Removal Sale! of Furs at a Third, a Half and Even Less Than One-Half f Offers Extraordinary Values! "HIS event is one of the biggest opportunities of the year. As soon as - the building at 1215 Chestnut street is finished we go into our new store. To do this we are selling every fur in stock. WE ARE DETERMINED TO SELL EVERY FUR COAT, SET, MUFF AND SCARF BEFORE WE MOVE The saving? are much greater than they seem. Furs next season will be priced almost double, in some cases quite double this season's prices. You can see for yourself how well it will pay to buy now instead of waiting. And by the following arrangement there is no strain upon the purse. Purchases Will lie Reserved in Our Storage Vaults Until iext Fall on Payment of a Deposit. Payments to Re Continued Monthly During the Spring and Summer Our Remaining Stock of Moleskin & Nutria Coats at Exactly One-Half Off! 185.00 Nutria Coats 92.50 220.00 Nutria Coats 110.00 240.00 Nutria Coats 120.00 2G0.00 Nutria Coats 130.00 290.00 Nutria Coats 145.00 330.00 Nutria Coats 165.00 .100.00 Mole Coats 195.00 .'iOO.OO Mole Coats 245!oO JJO.OO Mole Coats 275.00 .190.00 Mole Coats 295.00 (,90.00 Mole Coats 345!oO 850.00 Mole Coats 425.00 Fox, Wolf and Lynx Scarfs Colors are Taupe, Brown, Black, Poiret, Kamchatka & Georgette 1950 24-50 29-50 34.50 37.50 The Values Are Most Extraordinary! "IMIIIBm WlliWi HIIIIM l!ill)lilUllllililll1.lttltllltlilllHiJii'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuii;atiiiiii'iiiuii'iiri'uiiiiiiiitiii.i iihiiit Hi.iniiiiui'iiiMtiuiiuiiiiirniiiii rn iHiii.iiii.irimiJiu-uimtuitiitinituiuitiitHJPBBTn IIHlUWMnUHfSUla (3) (3) Fur Coats Ucff. Xow Marmot 120.00 !58.00 Austral'n Seal 150.00 97.:i0 IA Mnskrat .... 175.00 9B.5U (4) Hudson Seal.. 225.00 145.00 (a) Hudson Seal.. 265.00 1G5.00 (2) Hudson Seal.. 295.00 195.00 (1) Hudson Seal.. 375.00 245.00 (2) Squirrel 375.00 245.00 (1) Caracul 550.00 365.00 (1) Mink 800.00 495.00 (1) Broadtail ....1000.00 095.00 (1) Mink 1500.00 895.00 Fur Scarfs Keg. Now (3) Hudson Seal... 35.00 17.50 (4) Black Fox 45.00 22.50 (5) Seal Stoles.... 70.00 .14.50 (1) Nutria Stole... 75.00 49.50 (2) Black Lynx... 125.00 02.50 (3) Hudson Seal... 110.00 69.50 (2) Moleskin 135.00 89.50 (2) Squirrel Stoics 160.00 98.50 (1) Beaver Stole. .150.00 98.50 (3) Blue Fox 250.00 1G5.00 (1) Silver Fox.... 400.00 245.00 (1) Hudson Sable.. 595.00 373.00 . Fur Sets Reff. (3) Nutria 65.00 (4) Hudson Seal... 65.00 (3) Black Fox 69.50 (5) Taupe Wolf. .. 95.00 (2) Poinded Fo.. 99.00 (4) Black Wolf... 100.00 (3) Skunk 120.00 (3) Taupe Fox. .. .140.00 (2) Brown Fox-.... 140.00 (1) Beaver 185.00 Fisher 290.00 Hudson Sable.. 745.00 (1J (1) Nutria Muffs Regularly 19.00 9-50 Hudson Seal Muffs Regularly S0.0O 15H PURCHASING AGENTS'-ORDERS ACCEPTED-TEC CI m I - -, .'.- ,Lrr, , -. -I, r? 4 H 'i.r ". '! .. . . 1 . -.r J -'. ;-. .JV..lfl ai-J .Jt Vr. T- .. L 'i !
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