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.ATTACK GIRL
Assailants Escape Police
Morris Road Case and
Also in City
NO REVENUE
IS YIELDED
An aged widow is suflcrini: from n
stnb wound in the breast inflicted by
lobbcrs when they failed to find any
money in her home, and an 11 -year-old
girl was attacked by n masked man at
she was washing the dishes in her home,
3003 Ruth street.
Mrs. Ella Erskin, sixty-two years
old, the widow, is in a state o nervous
collnpsc, and the wound may prove fatal
because of her age.
Mrs. Erskin, who lives alone, on the
Morris road between Fort Washington
nnd Ambler, was awakened nbout 2
o'clock yesterday morning by the glare
of light on the first floor. She be
lieved the place was on fire, nnd going
downstairs saw two men ransacking
the place.
"I'll shoot you," she said to the in
truders. One of the men grabbed her and held
her while his companion went upstairs.
She Had No Money
Mrs. Erskin's captor threatened her
if she did not tell where she kept her,
money, but she persisted that she had
no money.
Her captor called to the man up-
stairs', saying, "Come on, there's noth-
ing here." Then ho went out.
When the Recond robber came down
' he demanded that she tell him where her
money was concealed. Mrs. Erskin
iciterated she had no money, and ho
slashed her with a knife nnd ran out
the door.
' She fainted after the knife thrust
and on recovering consciousness stag
gered to the road,' where she waited un
til an automobile came along. Mrs.
Erskin told her story to the driver, who
placv.1 her in the machine, speeded to
Ambler and summoned Dr. D. H.
Shelly.
One of the assailants was white,
. and Mrs. Erskin thinks his companion
was a negro.
The state police have been notified
and 'are searching for the men.
, Mrs. Erskin is known throughout the
section. For a number of years per
sons of Ambler hnvc nssisted in caring
for her, giving her clothing, fuel nnd
food. She did a little washing and from
time to time worked in Ambler homes.
Threatened Girl
Ak little Ida Wa,ll was alone wash
!J" Ing the dishes in the kitchen of her
home last night the door was suddenly
opened.- A tall man, his features con
cealed by a biacK mass, sum a ruvuivci
protruding from his pocket, entered.
Ida shrank against the wall. The
man advanced, telling her if she made
a sound he would kill her.
The thug grabbed the girl. She
fought and screamed for help. Her
orips nrmised the neighborhood, nnd the
man dashed out the door, throwing his
mnok off.
I'atrolman Kncller, of, the Belgrade
nnd Clearfield streets station, and ncign
bors searched for the attacker, but he
eluded them.
The girl told her story to District
Detective Kcllcy. nnd n search is being
conducted. No attempt at robbery was
made.
TWO CITY SOLDIERS DEAD
Eight From City Wounded In Cas
ualty List of Today
An official casualty report from
Washington today announces two Thil
ndclphin privntes with ihe overseas
urinv dead of disease. Eight others
froiujicre are wounded.
. The dead are:
Tcter Loughran, 2001 Tino street,
.-.id Daniel It. Stunford, 2215 North
Colorado street.
lioughrau was reported dead some
time ago, but no cause of deatn was
slven until today.
The wounded are
Captain Jos.eph B. Donnelly, 015.")
Jefferson street; Corporal James J.
Tinney, 1)00 South Fifty-first street,
mid l'rivates JoTin Doneo, 125 Johns
town nvenue; William I Sprber, IS
Harvey street: Illchnrd II, Trumpfhcl
ler, 225 West Thompson, street ; Charles
Aloyslus Cavenaugh, 214(1 Christian
btreet; William Craig, 2327 Harland
Htrecti Edward Crecly, 4SUvUmbria
street, and Philip Dubin, C22 South
Front street.
There are thirty-one men from this
state In the. nation's report today, which
lsmnde up of 180 uames.
Club to Honor Men In Service
The Poor, lllchard Club has, Blurted
u fund to place a suitable memorial in
ljronie In the clubhouse for the twenty
nine members who served In the nrmv
" or novy In the world war, Hownrd'C,
;VStory ls.clialrmqn of the, committee. The
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LITTLE CANY SMITH
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Inquest Places Responsibility
for Death of Little Girl
on Carelessness
Coroner Knight reprimanded Hidiatd
J. Smith today for allowing two re
volvers to lie around where his children
could play with them, as the result of
which his sir-year-old daughter, Cany
A. Smith, was killed icstcrday.
"Let this be u lesson to the entire
city," the coroner said. "Revolver
bought for protection should not be al
lowed to lie around where they can he
picked up by children. This man meant
no wrong, but his own daughter was
killed because of his negligence.
Smith admitted the fault nnd broke
down and cried.
"Look," little Cany snid to her tvo
sisters jesterday, as she backed against
n wall nnd put the rcyolvcr to her head,
"I'm going to kill myself."
She pulled the trigger nnd dropped
dead. The revolver were found by the
girl and her sisters under" the pillow of
their parent s bed.
The mother, Mrs. Itlclinrd Smith,
left the three children in the Smith
home, 01M Olenmore avenue, while
she went downtown to do mine shop
ping. Molly, nine ears old r was busv
sweeping the kitchen when Cany and
Joe, ngeu tnree years, went upstairs.
The two children soon returned,
Cany with the loaded revolver in
her hand, and showed it to Mollv.
Before Molly's warning was heard
Cany had pulled the trigger. '
Molly and Joe ran to the street
screaming as soon as they saw Cany
fall and neighbors enme to their assist
ance. The father was called from his work
nt the J. G. Brill Company's plant, but
the mother did not hear of the tragedy
until she arrived from her shopping
trip.
CAPT. GAL HARBOR MASTER
To Record Sea Commerce of At
lantic City Port
To insure nn nuthoritatlve record of
the commcrco in and out of the harbor
of Atlantic Ciy, city commissioners at
.w (tin flAn fill nra It n
?l J i'-3?v. flnnnintn1 rofM
Oeorgo B. Gale to
fill the office of
hnrbormaster.
Captain Gnlc is
"Admiral" of the
large fleet of the
At!antIc City
Yachtsmen's Abso-
elation, and ono of
the best known
skippirs on t h o
.Jersey coast. Dur
ing the summer
seasons i twenty
years he has "sail
ed" thousands of
Philadelphians in
CAPT. CALK. hls U'S' yacht,
Princeton, racing champion of the Inlet
fleet.
His duties as. harbormaster will In
clude also the assignment of anchorages
for all visiting craft,,nmoug which it is
expected, will be ninny craft of the Phil"
adelphia yachting organizations now
that amateur skippers need no longer
fear lurking U-boats off the Cupes.
Secretary Asks News of Nephew
Washington, April 10. A request to
KOldlere of the Twenty-tighth DIvlsIbn
for Information relative to Private Ron
Rid W. Dunsraore, of Company L, 111th
Infantry, on cf Mrs. W. Dunsmore, of'
ATHER SOBS GRIEF
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Holds Rotary Club arid Cham
ber of Commerce Not
Alive to Need
SAYS "INTENTIONS GOOD"
The aid of the Chamber of Commerce,
Rotary Club nnd kindred orgnnizntions
in behalf of .charter revision is urged
in n statement issued by Powell Evnns,
chairman of the publicity committee of
the charter-revision committee.
His statement follows :
"Recently published remarks of the
principals of the Philadelphia Cham
ber of Commerce, City Club, Rotary
Club nnd Poor Richard Club indicate
admirable purpose with respect .to bet
tering government here, but also indi
cate clearly that these spokesmen do
not yet realize the essential need of the
passage in order to achicvo'this better
government.
"It cannot he stated too often that,
no matter what man may be selected
as our next chief executive, or what
men lie may appoint under him, or what
men may he elected to the City Coun
cils, the present legal structure of our
government is now m hampered by re
strictive acts and so inefficient in its
functioning that no administration no
matter how good or capable they may
be operating thereunder enn possibly
accomplish proper results, lor in
stance, the city cannot do its own
street cleaning and ash and garbage
collection nnd disposal, and can only
contract for this work for one jear.
Having regard for nil the abuses and
failures that this system has produced
for many years past, it is therefoie
essential that our next administration
be free from this hampering system,
and such fieedom can only be secured
by obtaining it from the present Leg
islature. "Further, it is impossible to success
fully manage the finances of the city
under the act of 18il), for the many rca
sons that the charter committee has
mude clear.
"It will be impossible for the next
administration decently to govern this
city as long as policemen, firemen and
city cmplojes nnd officials under the
citil service can indulge in political
activity and are subject to political
control and assessments. It is there
fore essential for better 'government in
the future that' a real civil service act
be obtained from this Legislature.
"Further, the present large two
chamber Council has demonstrated con
clusively that no future administration
in this city can function properly with
Councils as now constituted
"Considered from every angle of fact
and expei iencc both in and without thirf
city, the inevitable conclusion is reached
that Philadelphia needs the substance
of the charter bit as n. basuj and es
sential step for achieving better gov
'crnment here. Later will come the
equally vital question of selecting and
electing proper men td perform under
this new charter.
Flavor the final
test of good milk
YOU want your milk supply both rich
and clean but you also want it of
that fine 'taste that you know good milk
should have. If it has that "grassy" or
"garlic" flavor so common at this season
in improperly-cared-for milk, how un
satisfactory it is !
Supplee-Wills-Jones milk is highly palatable
right now. Its fresh, sweet, clean flavor re
minds you of the milk you got back on the farm
fresh from trje spring-house. This good
flavor is made possible only through good care
through the
milk inspection
farm. Prove
wagon and purchase. You will J)o . delighted
with the rich, sweet flavor of
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Detective Detains Pretty Wheel-!
ing Miss, Then Assumes
Role of Cupid
APPEALS TO HER MOTHER
Even detectives hnve hearts that will
soften, though lovers defy irnte parents
and nrmy laws nnd perchance come into
the nrms of the law.
W'tness the case of Detective Le
Strange, who is "burning up" the wires
between this city nnd Wheeling, W.
Vn., to get the consent of n mother
for the marriage of her daughter. And.
though chnnces are rmote, he hopes to
turn n runaway match into a regular
marriage, though duty made him tem
porarily break up the affair.
The crisis occurred last night when
Acting Detective Lctzingnoticed n sol
dier, who appeared very effeminate, nt
Thirteenth nnd Market streets. The sol
dier was so much so that the detective
decided to investigate.
Girl in Army Uniform
The soldier answered in a woman's
voice, so he removed his hat nnd lo,
there was a beautiful head of daik hair.
He arrested "him."
When taken before Lc Strange for
questioning it turned out that "he" wns
MissVirginia Croy. nineteen years old,
of Wheeling, W. Vn. Between sobs
the pretty oung womnn dcctlves avow
she is nil of that revealed n romance
which simply mndc LcStrnuge sorry he
hadn't gone in for the ministry.
Near her home was n soldiers train
ing camp, she said, nnd there she met
nnd fell in love with Private Oscar
Lcymcister, of Orwigsburg, Pa. When
he wns discharged from the army the
couple (iftcided to marry.
Her mother, Mrs. irginia Morgan,
who married a second time, objected, soi
four days ago, Miss Croy sfole off and
went to visit her intended husband's
people. The couple decided to elope.
"We borrowed n uniform for myself
from n friend of his," she s-nid "and
came to Philadelphia in different seats
on tho same railway train. Ave were
looking for n minister to marry us, when
the detective arrested me. Osenr was
walking n few feet in front of me so
that no suspicion would bo aroused.
Won't you let ns find a minister and
be married? she pleaded.
Couldn't Resist Appeal
Lc Strange could hardly resist the
appeal of her brown eyes. He had to
turn her over to the matron, Mrs.
Margaret Cooper, and hold her as a
runaway.
This morning, however, Leymcister
enme in looking for his intended wife.
They met in the detective bureau. The
meeting wns rather affectionate. Le
Strange listened to the soldier's story.
It agreed with the girl's. "Well," he
snid, "you can't get married in those
clothes. Besides, the bride has to have
her mother's consent."
Then a happy thought struck him.
lie revealed it to the couple. A few
minutes later Miss Croy was back with
the matron. A telegram wns off to
Wheeling pleading for tho consent of
the mother. It, wn signed by Le
Stinnge. Lcjmeister, meanwhile, was off
to the neatest rnilroad station he is
going back to Orwigsburg to get the
brido's clothes.
As Le Strange put it "There is
hope."
Store's Chorus Rehearsals Progress
Rehearsals for the Victory concert to
be given by the Strawbridgc & Clothier
Chorus nt the Academy of Music Wed
uesday evening, April 30, nro progress
ing smoothly. Fifty members of the
Philadelphia Orchestra have been en
gaged, and these soloists will partici
pate: Mae Ebrey Ilotz, soprano; Ma
belle Addison, contralto ; Walter Pon
tius, tenor, nnd Piotr AViszla, baritone
A series of twelve tableaux interspersed
with the musical numbers will be a
feature of the concert, which briefly
portrays the country's progress.
Made Chaplain of Battleship
The Rev. Thomas S. McGrath,
formerly assistant nt the Catholic
Church of Holy Trinity, New York, has
hnan fiaifnf)f1 hv fhn f?nvprnmnf no
chaplain of the battleship Alabama atM
the Philadelphia rsavy Xard. Father
McGrath was recently chaplain of the
Pelhom Bay Naval Training Station.
untiring efforts of a system of
that reaches clear back to the
this any day simply stop our
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LIEUTENANT M. SEGAL
BROUGHT RELIEF TO YANKS
Jewish Welfare Board Reached Even
Isolated French Villages
"All dressed up and nowhere to go,"
Lieutenant M. Segal, jut returned from
the nrmy of occupation in Gcrmnny,
says of his isit to an isolnted little
village in France, where he expected to
be bored to death by loneliness :
"I was beginning to feel n stoun of
gloominess abend of me, for what on
earth were we going to find to do here,
I thought. We had been informed we
would probably spend time immeasur
able there. When my depression wns
at its height, like n ision, 1 saw the
'J. W. It. Make Yourself at Home
sign over a hut."
In talking of his experience with the
work of the Jewish Wclfnrc Board,
Lieutenant Segal became enthusiastic.
"There's where it meant real service.
Not in the big city, where nil the
philanthropic oignnizntions seem to cen
ter, but in this little lonely Ullnge of
ours, where the hoys had no more than
a freight station for entertainment. The
boys surely arc everlastingly indebted
for the noble work of the Jewish Wel
fare Board."
Lieutenant Segal went overseas
August, 101S. He saw active service
in France until the nrmUtiee, and then
went to Gcrmnnay with the nrmy of
occupation. His entire stny "over
there" was nbout eight months, and he
asserts he has "not had enough of it."
He lives at 31G Reed street.
THOMAS JENKINS""BURIED
Last Rites of Masonic Order Mark
Funeral of Old Member
Thomas 0. Jenkins, for thirty yeais
nctie in Masonic lodges in this city,
who died Thursday, was buried with
full Masonic rites this afternoon from
his home, n.112 Race street.
Mr. Jenkins wns one of the oldest
members of the Meridian Sun Lodge.
was a Knight Templar. Mary Command -cry.
and a member of Lu Lu Temple,
Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of tho
Mystic Shrine.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Louisa P. Jenkins, nnd three children
Louise, Russell nnd Cnptnin Thomas E.
Jenkins, now i'i Franco with the avia
tion service.
EASTER SEASON
SEASHORE
Special timetable showing increased service to seashore
points during Easter season may be obtained from ticket
agents.
$
1.25
ROUND
TRIP
Har I'nx 10c Additlnnul
Excursions
Every Sunday
":30 A. M. from Chestnut or oiilh
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OFFERS
A Special Easter Dinner and
Special Easter Music
Today,
$1J0 Per Plate
Cotuit Ousters or Clam Coclilutl
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Cream of Chicken -a la Heine
Filet of Sole Poche Marguerite
Roast Stuffed Capon Giblct Sauce
Spring Lamb Mint Sauce
Glace Sweet Potatoes New Peas
Fruit Salad
Neapolitan Ice Cream and Calics
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HAPPIEST EASTER HERE
WITH WAR CLOUDS GONE
Somber Sundays of Two Battle-Ridden Years Fade Into Gray
Background as Real Miracle Day Dawns for World
The happiest U-nster since 101 I will
dawn tomorrow. For four ;icnrn the
Easter season has been clouded by war.
Americn joined the Allies on Good Fri
day, 11117, nnd spent two Easter Sun-
1n-a undnr flip rlolld.
Good deeds, religious devotion and
th. hnnnv Easter traditions -of children
and their elders will nil find place In
41. ,.r,IM,rntir!tl (if the lllO.
ii !,.. 1Tntvprstt Hospital. "IC0
Spruce street, the Ahrahamson Christ
mas nnd Easter committee has planned
a spetinl dinner for nil the patients.
Blossoming plants will be put in each
ward and the children will be given
Faster egg. Mrs. A. It. Lvans, of
Ardmore. is in charge of the Laster
arrangements.
Joy for Shut -Ins
The Shut-in Society is planning I'
send n greeting to each of the U00
shut-ins who cannot tnke part in the
church services or march in the Easter
parade. Groceries -nnd fruit nnd special
dainties will be sent to enih one nnd
automobile rides will take some of the
children into the parks.
I?y u canon law mad effect ie last
j ear, Lent ends nt noon today in the
Catholic churches. Holy Saturday will
be observed by the blessing of Easter
water nnd its distribution to the people.
Churches have prepnicd elaborate
services with Easter music to celebrate
the resurrection nnd sermons to remind
Catering to
Cold Feet
Every third family of the
million who read The
Delineator buys a hot-water
bottle each year. Four and
a half people nine feet to
a family, a total of three
million cold feet for manu
facturers of hot-water bottles
to cater to. The great
Delineator, audience of a
million prosperous families
buy vast quantities of house
hold products every day. Do
you manufacture something
used bv American homes?
The
Delineator
The Maqezne In
' One1 Million iomes
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the world of the first Easter day will
be preached from all Christian pulpits.
At home, children will agnln Indulge
in the luxuries forbidden by the war.
There will be nests with chocolate cov
ered eggs bearing the name of the little
girl or boy whom the Easter rabbit has
remembered ngaln nfter two yenrs' for
getfulness. And bright colored lien's
eggs will nppenr once more in abund
ance on breakfast tables.
Pence-Time Colors Flame
The fashions that hnve been neglected
in the thrift of war econonfy will take
on new life tomorrow. New dresses
GOOD SHOESikJ!
MEN'S
OXFORDS
These are styles for men who are partic
ular about the appearance of their feet.
Pictured is one of twenty or more styles that
are here in cordovan, mahogany
calf, cherry tan and black gun
metal, at the popular price
Half hundred other styles for men and young men';
extreme, modified and conservative lasts, all
cracker jacks, at
5.00 6.50 7.50 9.50
919921 Market Street
274G-48 Germantown Ave.
60th and Chestnut Sts.
ALL STORES OPEN
TONIGHT
gMOmcft
Will Introduce to the Public on
Tuesday, April 22d
Following: Easter Monday
242-244-246-248 NORTH BROAD ST.
Their new idea of lunching
The Automat (The Largest in Existence) in
Combination with a Cafeteria System.
This combination has many advantages that will be
miioVlv nnnrppintpd hv trip nnr)1i(v
Food of a quality that
oi YOjUUU .rniiaaeipnians.
Utmost Value Popular Prices
In the meantime, don't go hungry; if you have not
eaten at an Automat, try it, or If you prefer to be waited
upon, we have a number of service houses.
Note addresses below:
AUTOMATS
1425 Chestnut
Juniper below Chestnut
Eleventh and Ludlow
1321 Market
1015 Market
339 Market
SERVICE LUK
1508 Market
730 Market
29 N. Ninth
804 Arch
134 Market
106 S. Eleventh
39 S. Thirteenth
Juniper below Chestnut
Eleventh and Ludlow
26 N. Eleventh
1432 South Penn Square
LTry our Cafeteria, Juniper
nnd hats will nppenr, provided tfce , ,
weather permits, and bright colors Will
dlsnlace the somber utility shades that-'
hate dulled the outlook for the last few'. A'
vftnra. ''
Broad street and Rlttcnhouse SquarV1 M
will see the return of the fashion naradn'Vf
and the trees nnd bushes are alresdy''Jl
in lent to serve as a background ,at 7 43
spring for the enthusiastic nhotn. '
grapher. '
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U-bUAl NtAK UUAST
Captured German Craft Reocrted tri
Off Nantucket. Bound fop N. Y. 1
Uoston, April 10. Tho naval com- ,JA
munlcations office here established radio,
communication last night with the'
U-lll, one of the captured German
submarines which arc being brought to'
this country.
The messuges indlcnted that the sub
marine wns near Nantucket Shoals
Lightship, and was bound for New
York.
5604-06 Germantown Are.
4028-30 Lancaster Are.
has built up a daily patronage
009 Market ,
1088 Market ,
818 Chestnut
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