$ w if m r i r Hi f-K. I,E .n ?; fl"-Vt 1 V - s & i EVENING 1'UHLIC LJiDttEKr-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OOTOSeR 0, 1019 xf.Ma., . . 7j ' . il V WILLIAM W. ASTOR VISCOUNT ASTOR AND.HEVER CASTLE, HIS KENT HOME DIES SUDDENLY Former American, With British Title, Succumbs to Heart Dis ease in a Brighton Hotel WEDDED A PHILADELPHIAN Trillion, Oit. -i). ViM'uniil Astur 'if Hcvor Castli' (William Wnlilorf As tor) died of liourt lUncuse Hiitw day morning at tin.- Wostcru Uotol Brichtnn. Tjortl Astor's nlh was entirely un Mpeotcil, It was stated "lit the son homo tonislit, altlioiiRli Ills liealtli 'mil been declining for m"'it!:!. He walked about outdoors on Friday n usual. Tin1 lod l binu at tne i-CMildire ' Ijord Astor's ion, V.'aldori Aii member of Parliament, in St. .fames s square. Tn aeeordam-e with Vi-eomit Astor wish, bis body will be cremated and the ashes will be jdaeed in the private chapel of Ids one-time coimtrv iioni' . Cliveden, at Tarlow, I!uel;s. mm oeou pled liv AValdorf Alor Few men of ureat wealth in Knchuid hae been so little known, to tlje pub lie as as William Waldorf Astor. It i was said Mint he left Ainerici to ese-.ip' I the limeliclit whieb newspaper threw I upon multimillionaires. If that were I true, he was sueeessful. ' Kntered Kulushe Circle Durinc tin tirst fiirn of his resi- i dpuee liere he established a position in tlie exclusive ocial set uud enter tained that circle in nicordance with the most conservative ltritisli traditions. Hut lie never attempted to become a leader in sport or polities, two fields "' . Tihicli rich Hnglihhmcn eiideaoi' to at- talu publicity and popularitj. After the beginning of the war Mr. , Astor gaM- up his London residence at i Carltuii IIowm' terrace uuil spent most , of Ins time in the country at lienor Castle and on the Cllwdcu estate. The llritish excliequer will gain au Important item through the Astor es tate death duties Such duties od es tates of I'rltMi subji'cts of more thao 1,000.000 iS."..O00.OOOI arc 120 per, cent wherever the property is situated. Most ltritisli millioiiarcs provide for in surance for the death dutbs. - Lord AstoVs llritish income tat durlne thi last period of the war bad I been slightlv more than nU per cent. f temt . vrrr ? nH(L i n. m mw jnBHnaHinB'ritt WEfc.TK.Qsu Ln'rai .j ?'. bi-7'HiHUBMnH'KWHi wbk f . iB - . ' t t.t4W wrt-wvi. The e-.nieilcan peer bonjlit IIecr Castle in JIMS when lie g.ue ( Ihodfii to bis heir, Waldorf, ,lr The castle is about (hlrtj miles from London, it was the home of iine lliieljn. the Ill-fated setond wife of llenrj VIII. Viscount stor li.nl the moat dredged and tilled with u liter, built a "cw drawbridge and repaired the battle nients. Tho restoration of lleer, with a 'ludor tillage. consMiug of guest houses for his house parlies, is said to hue cost him SJlUHMUMKt ratitication of his own I cessors to peerages a, nting their seals, i i. !.:. frll,lnr II IS IllOUg II tllllt Hie lire-sure or cicms' Mi-liine; tli lilolc for tho IIIITIIl Iil"lill". Ill iriiiL ii i villi Minim i ,,. , ; ,, iiurai; i.isu n r. hitherto has proMUitu In- oi immeriui" m-iit-ii- .' ......... proposal in I'arlianient ludeeil. while sMM un American citi- j)r, Astor carried his i.uislituenc.v in .... . ... i. l n...i. i.. r. ., .... i..i-ti zen Astor had niiolisiicu iwo nueis, "'' '""l " """ ,,"""1"" .".'"'.'. "Valentino" and "Sforza Academy of Xatural deeplj inteicsteil 1n whs also a ineijibi : " i ii'iiees nnd was cnlimiologj . TTo the Swnrtlinio'p Kplscopat Church. He leaves n.wldow nnil four children John S, Durham ' Word was received hero yesterday of i the death of .Tolin Stephens Durham, a riilladclphln negro, well known us a ' lawjcr and newspaper, man, who died ! l'riday iu London. Air. Durham whs horn in this city in IStll. Ho was educated iu the primary schools and later entered the Institute i for egro louths. from w'liicli lie grad j ! uiited In LS70. Tor a time fie taught , j school in the 'South, lie returned to j'hilodrlphln and entered tho Towne j Scientific School of the I'niverslty of i I'cnnsjlwuila, where overcoming strong racial prejudices, be became one of the I favorites in his class. He also gained , considerable popularity as an nthlrtc. lie was graduated witn me iiegrce or bachelor of science and civil engineering. Failing ejesight, howeveii made it im possible fur him to follow his profession. Ho. then began tho study of law, work ing at odd jobs In the meantime. While completing his law course he was elected editor-lu-cbief of the Unl versilv Maganlno" nnd was aso en giigcd'as an editorial writer on an eve- nlhg jiaper. y Tn 1MI7 .Mr. Durliam married Miss B I Cou.stnnce Mackenzie, n tnlented young f I white woman, who taught in one of the V local high chools. She was the daugh- ter of the late Jr. 15. nneiton diacrvcn 1 7.ie. 11 prominent Vhiladelpbia lltcrat- Suice the beginning of the war he bad 'lived 10 London with bis wife audron. John F. Klumpp ! .lulin I Klumpp. senior member of the firm of Alex. Murphy & Co.. cus Itom house brokers, of Philadelphia and New York, died at his home in Jersey Clt. N !-, on Saturday. " I Mi . Klumpp was a native of Phila delphia and was born in the old district of Northern Libel-ties, attended thcVTcf I ferson school and graduated from the , Central High School in 1851. -After 'graduation he obtained a position with 'Alex. Muiphy He wns sent torNew 1 York in 1 s.i and established a branch office There he remained until bis death. , , v, Mr Klumpp w-ns n member of the Masonic order. lie is survived by u widow, daugiler, and two sons, one of whom, John B. Klumpp. Is an inspect ing engineer with tho United Gas Im provement Company. ' Mrs. Thomas 8hw Mrs. Mary Shaw, wife ot Thomas Shnw, a retired Philadelphia produce dealer, died yesterday in the Jiomo of her daughter, Mrs. J. II. Haywood, in Cymvyd. She was seventy -nine years old. Mrs. Sliaw leaves her husband and daughter,' with whpm she had made her homo for ycarH. Funcra) arrangements will bo made today. NEW ARMY FOOD SHOP OPEN . , " ", ' ilKt LV- M ' m.1. . SWF eral citizens who came to Investigate the killing of Deptity-Mclntosh, who was shot bv ono of the hoys whom lie attempted to arrest. Oliver was wounded, in an exchange of shots with a posscman nnd was only captured, according to tho officers, when he feared ho was bleeding to death. Cit izens who were held by the men were forced to taker him tc Ooltcwah for medical attention. III? companion es caped. Six men and a woman were huddled along the roadside, covered by the pis tol ot ona ot the bandits, walle ecraral of tiro hold-ups were in progress. MAN FOUND DEAD IN BED A light burning; in the room of Hairy Schustilis, 1112 Spring "Garden ttreet, attracted attention early today. Tile man was found lying dead upon his bed. He bad apparently dropped dead while preparing to retire, for the night. At the boarding house it was said that Schustilis was out of work and bad no friends' here. He was fifty-eight' years old. ' at Fourth In Chain Now Located 4424 Lancaster Avenue The fourth store for the sale of arni7 foodstuffs opened today nt 4424 Lan caster nvenuc. It Is in charge of Major Charles II. Jones, of the United States army quartermasters' depot, Twenty first street nnd Oregon avenue. The Fred P. Hell store, Johnson streot nnd Germintown avenue, is offering sugar-curedhams nnd other army stocks today at twenty-five cents a pound. Hales of clothing, hardware and canned, meats will continue in the Third TtegTmont Armory, llroad and Wharton streets. Two other government stores arc at the arsenal, 2020 Gray's Ferry road, nnd at Ifi'-M Arch street. SEErFioLD HIGHWAYMAN llUlprnstillll is 4 With Companion He Held Up Trav elers and Killed Deputy Sheriff Chattanooga. Tenn.. Oct. 20. With James Oliver, twenty 5 ears old, in jail, posses 'today still were sconring-the vi cinity of Ooltcwah. James county, for, Ed Martin, his nllcgcfl companion, rrtid -accomplice in tho billing of Dcputyr SDiorliT AfeTntn-ih nnd the robbery of 1 many travelers on the Dixie highway, aaiuraay, Tho two, discharged soldiers, it isi rhnrged, barricaded the highway near Qoltpwah early Saturday, holding up nil travelers who approached und finally capturing nnu Homing ior nours sov- WHAT'S A BOX OF APPLES between friends? Maybe you would prefer to sfiare one with, a Tteijbov,imthixy tkmbytKe "box. Oregon, Washington, or Idaho on the label insures your getting the fine quality fruit Dram the worM's famous apple orchards. -ft $" Jonathans now plentiful. Delight in every bite' KrtnllerM! Oriltr frnm vnnr fnhli,- no 1, fnllntrlnv rarlAt n.ilfin.lnliM I n. Canctlmw. K. O. Stewart & Co., Jtmci 6nwyr Co.. Hrman IlbtTOn, I'hoi'o iv nn itinusiuz storj as to how shorth after In- had bought the Pnll Mull liavttc, .Wor sent to hi editor. Henry Cnt. u series of contributions, which Ciisl con-idered altogether out of place in a newspaper and --o told the proprietor, suggesting Unit if Astor wanted things like Iha published In hud belter start u maga.ine. 'I hen Came the Magainr That was Mr. Cust'.s couragcou- hu mor, but the millionaire had the mag.i zinc out and hi- stories in before th" 1 Miuiri-I ion was a fortnight old, tliereo;. polling about 17,000 ole opponent s TiUUO. to his Labor Deaths of u Day . ...i: ... -,wu:.. lila I!i-ilUli finil ' MUIIM's 1111 CCOm.llB " h-l" "'", --" .... . -"1.,. ,.,r.,..Hr rnl.iiHee American tuxes comiiineu uuring mat "i"'h t'!- , , tcrind exceeded his income. That re- . After turning his newsi-apers into nort however, has neer been con- Tor organs. Astor--so nt li-nst his etc firmed Cliveden was advertised for mi,., said ami appearances Mipported SSTiut summer at .50 (?750) a S!' w!'widch"!:,M vccK- r i.sccrate hi, lliiti-h -tatus. Villiam Waldorf Viscount Astor of 1 ,slor had purchased CliMsIen, n Hecr to give him bis full title in the 1 magnificent recidence on the Tliiuiies. peerage wus bom in New Tork in LS4S, formerly the home of the Uiil.e of tlie great-granuson ot .101111 .nicoo .ism, Westminster. 011 me m.-.)U.ihhi. imr- DR. H. W. STELWAGON DIES Widely Known Physician Found Dead In Chair in His Office Ii Ileni' AVeighlnian Stplnagnii, professor of deriuutolog ur Jefferson Medical College since 1!MI, died md denl.v last Saturdu. whih- seated in a chair in hisollice. ut lO.'U Spruce utreet. Iienth was due to niigiiiu picloris, trom which he had been MilTcnug for .seeral 'iirs. . Doctor Stelwngon was recocnued in mediiHil circlra tliroughnut the world us an authority on shin discuses Tic was born in Philadelphia on December .".. I.":!. In 1S72 he 1 ied the de gree of II. S. from Andalusia College 31. u. anu - Camels hand out keen enjoyment! Your real appreciation of cigarette satisfaction dates from the hoar you begin smoking Camels! nrnl l.iler 1it ileirrpp i,f the founder of the famil forluiu'. He I jng ii oncert at t'livcden, Astor ordered pi. 1) trom the I uierity of I'eiin- was graduated from Columbia lollcge'Sj,. Archibald .Milne from tlie liouse. sWwiniu. tin tlctohi r !, IM, he mar in 187.". immediately after which, in , Jlilne had gone there ut the request of ried Mllzahrth Jtender. of Jiistou. 1'a. ordert" qualify himself for ihe manage- tin. Countess ot Oxford. Walking up by whom ho is sunned, racnt of the great Astor estate, ho took to hlui, Astor said in 11 loud -oice: During LS7r and IS70 Doctor Stel 'lip the study of law. succeeding his "f lune not the honor of jour ac wagon was a resident phjsiciau of I'liil father, John Jacob Astor, od. in Jft'.itJ us qunintance, uud I hae not asked 3011 the head of the fninil wilh a fortune ,t0 como to my bouse. I shall publish then estimated at .$2lM.OUO,000. in my new sparer tomorrow that 3 oil He wus admitted to the bar in 1S7S hae come here uninvited." ,nnd wns' elected to the New York Legia- ju,,e left tlie liouse and then sent an laturc three jeiirs later. After Astor llI)oluKy to Astor; but in bpite of this lind Kerveil three terms us iissembl man I ,i, nli M.,11 i:,i,.mi niil.llslw.il tin. he went to Italy as the minister from , jcidcnt tlie next da . I'lifortunutel sit) ol 'the United States, remaining in tbut!fol. Astor, he did not know that Milne luted 1 diplomatic post tliree jears, nutil lth.i. 1 uns tl p,.rsonal friend ot the l'rinee ,1'rofesj Ju 18ib Ue Had murrien 3inrj uani- , Princess of Wales. He was given rren Puul. of Pliiluduluhia. who was a n, ..i,ni,.n .,f r.i-;,.tii, ,i mi.,.1,.i Jeader of New York society until hcr to jnine iu his paper or being expelled iidelphia (HlocMoj 1 Hospital. Trom 1.S7I1 to 3.S7H he was a studeut in Vienna and Berlin, l'rnm IsSO to IS0O he was phsician-in charge of the Philadelphia Dispensary of Hkin Dis eases. Trom 1SS." to 1S0O be also held tho chair of dermatology 111 the Unlver- 11 f Pcunsjlviuiiu and was associ- 111 nrofi'ssiounl partnersliip with fessor Diihring. lie wus dermatol- ' ogist 111 Philadelphia (Klocklej) Hos pital from 1SNS to mm. uud consult ing dermatologist since WW. lie was death In JS!M. ' (,n, ii, ,.!, ,s!,.r. f,,rll,..nnil, r'.lnl, clinical proft-sor of deimatology in Astor today is best remembered by , The apology was printed. ' '? ?. 0,n,nn s 1 ttic . in',- " ,l '"i" Americans because of his action in re- ' It was only after be had disposed of 1 lelnbin from 1.M to Wtl. and pro mouncing his native country in 1SIVJ his newspapers, and as 11 result of his I e?"r "l 7"" c.V in Ti 1M land becoming a oitbscn of Oreat llrit- , contributions to wirlous war funds, that ra ' 'VV"; , , ?,s . Hno.nhir of ln. Nine years earlier bo had an- the honors so long desired came to him. .Ljr"0' nounced Ills intention to make that In Will he was made a baron and in ol ege of Mu uiisi o j ''cl- countrv his permanent home. '1017 wns created Viscount Astor of I I;UI" r. t,,e 'me .ll"" ,e rI""! ,"5J , . A. iiimiuiieui iioinL. ti. iL-!ni Ma sti. fmm Heree Association and nt the dermntologienl Of .the various 1 phras.ngs.of the rca- Heer. taking his title from Hei aNS(cintions o Fra 1WrV XUnM son for his expatriation Ins desire for . castle in Kent, tne Dinnpiaee ot Anne , . . "privacy"-nC has been immortalized lioleyn which he had purchased and un'jiX.fcnown ork ,g his ..DImbm, In American satire. "The Lniten restored. . . (.,.., ..,..,, ,, ,.,ritti.n in .. . .. . . . ...1 . i .. L.r. tr.ii rnti. n.in.i nno .n inn .-tun. "- ... ........ ........ .- .. mates. .ASlor is reinueu 10 iiuc bum. ..". . ",, , --- - -- inAl ..nil !,. .,nf ., Ill l..,.o r.,r fontlnmim " CSt 10011 ill KllglllUll. . ..Uv .. ... ,...-.. ..-... ... l. ...,! :.. -... v.l. A few vears after establishing linn- i''s '"".' """""p ' "--" ui i is now iu its eighth edition. It is used us the standard textbook- on Mf in Kngland he purchased the Pall conveyed n trust for his sni.s. Wal. orf - ' " " A laught r. in'aVr do KpTaiu II 1 1. ' ".' lV" tomorrow afternoon Spendfr-Clay. also survive!; him. - g o l ' i west i.nurei 11111 i enietery nnu win ASTOR' S SON PREFERS "".. JTnll Guzette and the Sunday Observer. But a faux pas almost at the outset Trrecked his hopes for a decade. The Pall Hall Gazette had bceno Liberal sheet until Astor bought it. with a succession of brilliant editors, notably Lord Milner, Lord Morley, W. T. Stead and Sir Kdward Cook. Mr. 'Astor announced his purpose of making tho Pall Stall Gazette a conservative organ, whereupon the editorial staff re tigned and started the. Westminster Ga zette, nu incident which created con siderable attention, as such newspaper changes were then almost unknown in England. Astor also conducted the Pall Mall Magazine for some years as n sort of magazine de luxe. The expense of thnt was heavy, but it was used as a vc TO STAY IN COMMONS OeorBe B. Cresson George IJ. Ciesson, widely known in fire insurance nnd scientific circles here, Plymouth. Oct. 20. It is belicicd died Saturday iu his home, 2.1 Am here thnt Waldorf Astor, who sits in , herst aienue, Swnrthmore. He wus Parliament for Plymouth, will re- fiftv-nine years old. luctuntly vacate his seat, which he will Kor vears Mr. Cresson was connected be compelled to do on succeeding to tlie with tlie Franklin Fire Insurance Com peerage. He is regarded as an enthusi- pany. and later with tlie People's Na astic member of the House of Commons I tional Fire Insurance Gompnny. His nnd is understood at the same time to 'father, Edward T. 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