M i.-c.V"i,rc7wj'' MlTWip3JNPSp 'pi'j'.Vi v v ' f , ETHnsriNG PTJBEIC qBPGEKT-PHICADEPHlA' TpESPXY, DECEMBER 7, 1920 STABBED GIRL BRIDE DYING IN HOSPITAL! Mether, a Philadelphia!!, Has tens te Daughter's Bedside in Portsmouth, Va. HUSBAND IS ACCUSED Mrs. Kntherlne Wellem. slxte-m-jcnr-nld ulfc of Vlrter n. Wellem, n chief boatswain's mntc en the presi dential ynelit Mayflower, Is dying In the King's Daughters Hospital, Ports mouth. Va., from stabs which the pellre y were Inflicted by the husband yes- terday. Mrs. Mary Cunningham, of l!73t Titan street, Is hastenmR te her daugh ter's bedside today. She was net ad vised early today ai t.) tht realty criti cal condition of her daughter ''I'm song te bring her back te Philadelphia just as seen as she Is well enough te reme." was her cry. In this tragedy arc the elements which carry the mother back te her own slrlhoed, for she. tee, was n girl bride. She married at fourteen, after n hasty .eurtslilp. and there were seventeen .hlldrcn by her marriage te Charles Cunningham. Husband Tries te Explain Mrs. Wellem wnt found In her home Pjrly vesterday suffering from several .crleus wounds, and lapsing interi seml seml lensclnus condition. Victer Vellom, the husband, wai in the same room. al,e suffering from wounds, nnd nH hazy explanation te the police was that "I must have stnbbed her (meaning his wife) and then myself while In the threes of a nightmare." That the police of Portsmouth de net believe the sailor's story Js evidenced bv the telegram sent Mrs. Cunningham, that the two had been removed te the King's Daughters Hospital. The mes nflie rend : 'Tour daughter, Kathcriuc, stabbed bv her husband, who then nttempted suicide. Her condition Is serious." Mrs. Cunningham told the story of the shattered romance today. "Wellem met mv daughter en the afternoon of July .10, of Inst year. She wis then only fifteen years old, wns n student at school, happy and carefree. He was much elder, et was very at tractive. "He and Kathcrine left the house . uent te AVillew Orevc. They did net return until very late, and my hus band as terribly angry, raising strong objections. Kntherlne calmed him, and fenvlnced him they had been at the park by (.hewing a photograph she had taken with Wellem. "Wellem went te the hotel in Wal nut street near Twelfth, where lie wns staving. The next day. the thirty-first. he "sent a messngc te the house, asking Kathcrine te meet him downtown, r.atcr he came te the house, asserted he was terribly In love with Kntherlne, and wanted te marry her, and If e wouldn't consent he said he would take her away anyhow nnd marry her, dc plte us. - Wouldn't Stand In Way "We were awfully upset by the dom inating attitude of the man, but Kath erlne seemed te like him. "Then 1 recalled that I. tee. hed married when very young-I wns only fourteen when I married. I have been the mother of seventeen fine children, and I couldn't see myself in the wny of the happiness of one of my girls. "He the next day we went te City Hall and gnve our consent as parents le the issuance of a license, and they were married in the church nt Thir teenth and Itace streets. Kntherlne seemed very happy and satisfied when hhe went away. "Lately her letters have bec"u depress ing, indicating Hint her husband had (fain assumed that dictatorial, domi neering fashion we lind noticed. She mete and told me a short time age that she expected the birtli of a child, and seemed te fenr the outcome, for she stated in that letter thut Victer, hei yy Y vrfi J HT. KEV. JAMES C. MORRIS Illshep Of 1'nnnm.i, who Is Lsltlng this city today .. BLUE LAWS ii BY PANAMA BISHOP The Rt. Rev. James Craik Mop ris, Visiting Church Heuse, Opposes Strict Enforcement ZONE IS WELL GOVERNED husband, would arrange te send lier body te rlillailelplila should she die, for she wanted te he burled In the city where she was born. "And new this brute of n husband has cut nnd stnbbed her nnd she may die. I don't believe she'll die. nnd I'm going te the hospital nnd bring her home with me just ns seen as she Is able te be moved." When neighbors heaid screams in the Wellem home early yesterday several rnn te the house. They found the wife In a bleed-sputtered loom, terribly wounded. The husband was standing bj, bleeding from wounds.' 2D CITY TROOP REUNION Many Men Meet for First Time Since Armistice Nearly '2eO old nnd new members of the Second Citv Treen nnd their friends attended u smoker nnd reunion last nlelit In the nrmery. Thirty-second street nnd Lancaster avenue. Many of the men hnd net met since they left France, where ten members of the troop lest their lives. A drill bv Lleutenniit Arthur II Kinsley's platoon wns n fenture of the entertainment. Twe boxing matches followed. Mounted jumping contests and vnudevllle nets were given also. Majer J. Hurton Mustin, command ing officer of the First Squadron, In nn address outlined the growth of the troop since-the Spanish-American War. when it cost each member mere thnn .$"00 for equipment, down te the present day, wKcre the men linve one of the finest armories nnd riding halls in the coun try, with no expense te the men. There are fourteen vacancies in the troop. Four Generations Dine Four generations of the Dale family were icpresented nt n dinner in honor of the eighty-seventh birthdny anniver sary of Mrs. Emellne Dale In the home of her son. Wnltcr C. Dale, !2S Spruce street, last night. The four geni-iatieiis were represented by Mrs. Dale, her son, Hnrry E. Dale, for fifteen eurs con nected with the office of the superinten dent of police : her daughter, Mrs. P. K. Fezer; Mrs. Fezcr's daughter. Mrs. F. E. Nerthinc, nnd the lnttcr's son, E. S. Nerthlne. Mrs. Dale is the mother of ten children, s.even of whom nre living. ALCOHOL GONE, MAN HELD rilfllTIWr nUniDAI mill 1 1 VL KHUIUHL IS Disapproval of the rigid enforcement of "blue laws" regulating the observ ance vf the Sabbath, vrfln expressed to day by the Right Rev. James Craik Merris, missionary bishop te the Pana ma Cnnnl zone, while nt the Protestant Episcopal Church Heuse, Twelfth and Walnut streets. "I de net believe in a commercial ized Sunday," he snld. "but, nfter nil, this Is a free country, nnd I de net think n tee rigid enforcement of the 'blue laws' will work for nny geed. "I think all the extreme nnd flagrant violations et tne mimiuy iaw nuvc nuvc ceme ns a flarcback from former tee lnl.1 nnfiinnttiniil rf tllfUA lflWM. AltPr nil, the main thing Is te get the people te go te church. In Panama there arc no blue laws and for the main part nil tlm cnttlpinmita nrn verv decent and mernl communities. Of course, in the canal zone prohibition is In force, out In the ether parts of Panama there Is iimmn n .. flrttin. Urtlfl .1,1 NlinilflV." ll, II (11. J IHJUUl l'U"l " .---.' Rlshep Merris is visiting in this city en his wny te see his son, who has undergone n miner operation in a hos pital In New Yerk. Refere assuming his present work in Panama he was dean 'of the Cathedral nt Memphis, Twin., nnd before that was a rector at Madisen, Wis. Although he was born in the Seuth, both his father and grand father were born in this city. lie praised extensively the manner in which sanitary conditions have been estab lished in the canul zone. He pointed out that his diocese extends across mere than fiOO miles of territory, with mere than 200,000 population, nnd that his Is the sole diocese that reaches from coast te coast. BOY, 3, SETS FIRE TO BED Starts Blaze While Playing With Matches Heuse Is Damaged - A tlirnn.vpnr.nlil bev iilayliitr with matches set fire te a bed in the residence of his father. William Trexler. .M.i2 Filbert street, this morning, causing damages estimated at seerul hundred Rust'er, three yfurs old, and Mildred, five j ears old, the two children were alone in the house at the time of the fire, ns their father was at work and their mother had left them for 11 few minutes te go te u store. According te Mildred her brother Riistcr found u box of mutches Avith which he stnrted te play and finally, after lighting several, set fire te the bed in the bedroom en the second fleer rear of the house. Mis. Sadie Perry, of .'.'540 Filbert street, n neighbor, noticed the smoke issuing from the house nnd she notified the police of the Thirty-ninth street mid Lancaster avenue station. Engine company from Thirty -seventh and Lud low btreets responded te the alarm and seen put out the flames. Neither of the children was injured as they became frightened when they suw the fire and hid themselves in another room. Truck Driver Says He Was Held Up and Beaten Severely After being Identified by Ills nlleged victim, Edward Hynes, HUB Mojn Mejn inenslng nvenue, was held under $2500 ball for a further hcnrlng December 20 by Magistrate Renshaw nt Centrnl Sta tion today. He was charged with ns sault and battery nnd lnrccny of nlco nlce nlco hel valued at ?2fi00. It was charged that en November 5 Hynes, with three ether men, held up Fred Ffsh, d.lO.'l Seuth Thirteenth street. He wus driving n wagon leaded with alcohol owned by a wholesale distiller. Fish said he was compelled te dis mount from the wageu near Delaware avenue and Christian street, and after beating him severely the men drove off with eight barrels of alcohol. The wagon was later recovered emptj in the neighborhood. CHORUS GIVES CONCERT Philadelphia Music Club Holds Christmas Affair The Philadelphia Music Club Chorus gave its. Christmas concert in tire Rcllevue-Stratferd, this afternoon. The chorus wns under the direction of Stan ley Addlcks. Mr. Addlcks wrote n spe cial number, "The Christmas Hells," for this event. The soloists were Miss (,'eclla Melln, soprano, nnd Mrs. Louise Underbill Vail, contralto; MUs Elizabeth Oest nnd Miss Julia Williams nt the piano nnd organ. The .Hisses Huhhnrd nnd Miss Willinms gave an ensemble num ber for hnrp. cello and organ. Mrs. Edwin Alfred Wntreus, chair man of the chorus, was in churge. ISABEL DODGE ENGAGED Cousin of Mrs. J. H. R. Cromwell Will Wed U. of P. Alumnus The engagement of Miss Isabel Dedge, of Detroit, te (Jeorge Slenne, n Unl erslty of Pennsjlvnnla graduate, liv ing in New Yerk, has been announced. Miss Dedge is n (laughter of the Inte Jehn F. Dedge, who amassed n fortune In the automobile industry. She is a favorite in eastern society circles. She is n cousin of the former Miss Delphlne Dedge, new Mrs. Jnmes II. II. Cromwell. Mr. Cromwell N n son of Mrs. E. T. Steteshury, Mr. Sleane is a member of Squadron A nnd of the Essex Country Club. During the war tie was u sergeant. Ae date for the wedding has been set. ARRESTED HERE James Heyt, of Seattle, Who Escaped After Deportation Order, Nabbed CONSIDERED "GOOD CATCH" perfect dinner demands Hapctt "slQ ASS Salted "Nute. Favers, Ben Bens toliarmenize with, the table decorations Rl6bestiwtSt "IHavtBoughtaLet of Beautiful Things' is the delighted expression most e'ften heard from the satisfied purchasers at the tables of our sale of Imported Christmas Gifts, which is gathering impetus every day, and taxing all our energies. The tables are replenished several times a day, and frequent visitors find new surprises every time they come. The Rosenbach Galleries 1320 Walnut Street Christmas Cards and Calendars MacDonald & Campbell Christmas Gifts for Men This is the "sensible gift" year. Every article in our stocks, .while of the most distinguished style and quality, is also 100 useful and welcome te men. Initial Handkerchiefs, Leather BelU, Knitted Silk Mufflers, Gloves, Silk Neckwear, SUk Shirts, 50c te $1.00 te $8.00 $3.50 $2.00 $3.00 te $19.00 te $7.00 $1.00 te $4.50 $6.50 te $12.00 Gelf Hese, Pajamas, Silk Half Hese, Sweater Coats, Heuse Jackets, Bath Robes, $3.00 $3.50 $1.00 $9.00 $18.00 $10.00 te $6.00 te $16.50 te $5.00 te $30.00 te $45.00 te $20.00 1334-1336 Chestnut Street" .Tnmes Ileyt. of Seattle. AVnli., Iden tified bj- the police ns one of ten who escaped from the band of fifty ordered deported with Kmmu Oeldninn nnd ether notorious rndicnK was arrested this mernlni? by City Hall Detective O'Rhea, at Fifteenth and Market ctrets, an he tried te unfold a celieme te the detec tive te upset the police force and the city Revernment. In Ileyt's peeketH were found. papers nnd nn I. W. W. pass book (mewing that he wan a member of n Seattle labor council which nttempted te form a Soviet form nf Revernment for the ntnte of Washington and wns defeated by Olc Hansen, the mayor of Seattle. Het attempted te destroy ether papers by chewItiR them up, but they were recovered nnd, according te the police, contained the nnines nnd ad dresses of ether fugitive radicals wanted bv the authorities. The prisoner was turned ever te De partment of Justice agents, who con sider Heyt a geed catch, as he is what is termed a "propegandn delegate" traveling all ever the country distribu ting doctrines of belshcvlsin wherever be lie cnn. Heyt's passbook revealed that he wns live months In arrears with the l... nnil. as six months is said te be the limit, he had but another month before suspension. Caught With Forty Pawn Tickets Kerty pawn tickets railing for every thing from neckties nnd derby hats te mouth organs, comets nnd phonographs were found In the possession of William f'lark. thirty-eight Hears old. lfil" Itnlnbridge street, who wns arraigned be'ere Magistrate H.il.er today us a suspicious character. Cierk. a Negro, was nrreted by Patrolman Cepe at Ninth and l.enguc streets. Magistrate Inker held the prisoner in SOeu ball for u further hearing. TO PENSION MRS. THOMAS Mether of Desrjendent Girl Who Toek Poison en List Near Year j The widowed mother nnd family of, T,eulsn Themas, 4711 North Franklin I street, the slxteen-yea-eld girl whei attempted suicide by taking poison yes I terilay, had been en the wnltlng list I of the Mothers' Assistance Fund of this county since Inst January. A pension I was te have brgun for the mother In I me course or me next two wccks. There nre six children in the fainlb under sixteen jenrs of age, and it is thought thut despondency en the part of the eldest tnn Imvi. leil In her nt - tempt at suicide.' The fund was tinnlil te help the fnnill previously, because of insufficient money nt its disposal. The Mothers' Assistance Fund will petition the State I.eglslnture for mere adequate funds for Its work In the near future. WOMEN TO ELECT OFFICERS West Philadelphia G. O. P. Com mittee Will Meet Tomorrow Mrs. Walter f. Hnnceck. chairman of the West Philadelphia Republican women s committee, lias cnlleil a meet ing of that committee for U o'clock to morrow afternoon nt the men's Repub lican club, Forty-first nnd Chestnut streets, te elect officers. The women's executive committee and officers for the coming year will be named. The West Philadelphia Republican women nip planning monthly meetings te discuss local contemporary problems. They nre well organized In each dis trict and ward meetings arc planned each week. City Leases Vare Stables The stnbles at ll'-'O Hacc street, used 1 Senater Vnre for his street -cleaning eiftiipment, were leased today by the cit. Municipal apparatus used for denning the streets in the central sec tion will be stored in the building. Arrangements nre being made for a parade of the municipal equipment be fore January 1. FEDERAL WORKERS BACK JOB SURVEY Empleyes' Federation Plans Ac tive Support for Reclassifi cation Bill WOULD RETAIN BONUS k abBib9b1sbbbb Government e m p 1 ej e s . lifting through their nntlnnnl federation, have decided en n campaign te support tli" reclassification bill, which is te be in troduced 'In the present session of Con gress by Representative Lehlbnch. of New Jersey. This wns decided en nt n meeting of the legislative committee of the National Federation of Federal I Kmplejes, just ended in Washington. I S. Tyson Klnsell. iintiennl vice president and president of the branch j In this section of the country, returned te Philadelphia today from the meeting nnd Issued a call for n gathering of the beard of trustees of the local branch. i The meeting will be held nt the head quarters, i.'2'J Seuth Fourth street, next Monday evening. It will discuss net only the I.ehlbnch bill, but also the ?.H n-d'ay minimum wage bill, which is en the calendar of the Senate. Represen tatives of the thousands of empleyes in the navy yard, the nrsennls. internal revenue, customs, mints and ether gov ernment agencies will attend. "The Lehlbncli bill." snid Mr Kin sell today, "provides net only for na tional reclassification, but also for the continuance of the .fiMO bonus an a iisrt of basic pay, with Increases or udjust-'j menls In accordance with the skill Jh trnlnlng nnd responsibility for tlm pesi-J tlen In ndilftlen it safeguards thn emplnjes against n reduction In pny or the Incumbent of n given position; it provides equal pay for equal work Ir respective of set; It provides for prtW, motion en test of experience or merit, and an elliclency rnting system pre scribed by and controlled by the civil service (oinmisslen the empleyes let hnve nccess te such ratings. "It removes the legal restrictions en intcnlepnitiiientnl transfers nt n higher rnte of pny." SAILOR MAY BE FREED , Man Who Shet Alleged Bandits Wins Influential Friends Jehn Amijerrent. u I'litch s.iller who shot two nlleged hishwiijinen hi Seuths Philadelphia several dajs age whcn,( lie dec lares, tl c y tried e held him up1(l will seen be released from jail. I'lther bail will be furnished or he will be re-? leased en habeas corpus proceedings, itj is snld. i Assistant District Attorney Jeseph.) II. Tnulane bus become Interested lrv the man's case and will present tb4 facts te Judge Audeniied in Quarter, Sessions Court this morning. Jehn,, O'Mnlley. one of the men shot, is in Mnnmen.lng prison. Jehn Dougherty,! the ether founded man, is under arrefctj In the Methodist Hospital. , I Engineering Draftsman , Will tlrnw your plans or prepare jour 1 estimate IIt thr- Jnh nr Heur I I). FINKIU.'iTKIN I 5220 rhestnet HI. Tfl lefllt 1781 Silence breeds content Neise is all right in its place. But its place is most certainly net in a business office. There it is as se much sand in the carburetor of Progress. The Noiseless Typewriter speeds the work of working by giving a clear track te thoughts. Quiet is the solution te many a difficult problem. NOISELESS TYPEWRITER The Noiseless Typewriter Company, 835 Chestnut St Philadelphia 'Phene Walnut 3691 .Ink or lluekltt and Impriuicn LUl of Users T7te Lowered Prices Arc causing no deviation from our established policy of maintaining our quality standards. They de, however, sharply accentuate the values we arc new presenting in men's clothing. Our Repricing Sale is pleasing our dis criminating patrons because it provides them with a strongly desired opportu nity te secure our superior clothing at lowered prices. Yeu may realize savings of importance en the price of each Suit or Overcoat. JACOB REED'S SONS 1424-1426 Qtestemul Stored gTcaraasTgagsrasOT K ', -w BlfififtSS 7Xe in sdc ebon cf (he iSueer- QuajYr foli3Cied uirde Diamond -invited Articles eLeather are always acceptable Traveling BafS (Pitted and plain) Over-Niht Das-" Ladies (Pitted) Silver Mounted Lizard Hand Dads Jewel Bexes Writind Cases Vanity Cases Picture Frames Cellar Bexes Leather Deskjets Diaries Gifts at 40 te 60 Saving in Linde Furniture Sale Thousands of single pieces that will please dvery mem 'jcr of the family or any friend. This is a time for practical, sensible giving. Don't waste a penny. Savings of 40 te 60 cents en every dollar spent are worth while nowadays. Hundreds of fine suites for Living Roem, Dining Roem and lied Roem at the same sweeping reduction. Every price in our immense stocks is down te a pre-war basis. We are doing mere than our share toward helping the public annihilate the profiteer. v n V-J Martha Sertlni; twsrany iahed from $30. WHhhinRten Table In ma- Finely fln- ti3 from M ,i li u R.in T a t l c. turned rlrawnr .l.1 Ulir.u v Uenutlfulh leg" Large S3 from .V). I!na) r:as (,'hnir in rmuinganv or qjar- UTpfl oak Imperial itlier :n from sen. Kine Intension Table In rnatinR.iny or ealt 1'epulir Queen Ann design 4S-lnch top iS from 4U Brass Bed with " inch continuous peitn nnd heuvv fillers. Kine polish finish MM frnm hi'. Mturii; and neat Tea Vnt511n In walnut or rn.UiOK.m, with rt rt nealle tr.iv iyflrrvi r h C4 j.;'V? SIH from yje. MnliuKHIlv I e rkf i with li-nilier Mnt and cunt- in. I b.uk cry comfei table M.'i I nun kiln xiiid mnlieKuny OesU, IJueen n n t Mk, with large drawei XJ lt r. .i.lll frnm XI.-). Ile.-ny in .i h ii r a n v ''h.ilr Si.U mid li.i, ( inxeied in flne lap-estry Sweeping Cuts in Rugs and Linoleum SI 13 Wilten Huns, ten en 0.9x12 fect ,,OZL,OU 18.75 Colonial, 9x12 ft. . . 11.00 Colonial. G9 ft.... 18.00 Fiber. 7.0fi.!) ft... 21.00 Fiber, 8..rlxlO.C ft... 18.00 Neenah 8x10 ft.... 8.50 Fiber, 4.0.xC.G ft L'.ou riber, 27x5-1 in. 4.25 Velvet Carpet, yd. , Jl-25 Inlaid Linoleum . , 12.7.- . 9.75 .lo.r.e .l.'i.OO .12..-i0 . 5.75 . 1.25 . 2.95 . 1.95 127.00 Wilten, 9x12 ft 8G.O0 110.00 Wilten, SlxlO.fi ft., 72.50 175.00 Wilten, 8.3x10.0 ft., 1.15.00 82.50 A.xnunster, 9x12 07.50 18.00 Axminstcr, 0x9 ft. . .19.00 70.00 Velvet, 9x12 ft. ... 43.00 175.00 Axminster. 12x15.. .119.00 42.00 Wilten, 4.0x7.0 27.50 48.00 Brussels, 9x12 ft 28.00 Oieit Friday Evenings Until 10 o'clock 23d Street, Columbia and Ridge Avenues S1.35 Cerk Linoleum, Square yard 95 c HENRY LINDE -y ' I'll' "lB fc'iHihdSl1'""" f" l'""""IJ""l'l 'MWyj'jVMIIMIJLII Ml "''m ' , IMMW, JlllilL ' plfWlW'UWH r l.,..,...l.,.IMIM WWJ i'lAmmn. if bpwwi 80wiffwwiw t l-Tju'ifli $45 A Saving of $15 te $30 en a Special Quantity of our Suits and Overcoats made te 6 ell for $60 $65, $70 and $75 Ne presumptive valuations! These Suits and Overcoats were in our $60 te &75 stocks, and closely marked at these prices! New Keing at One Single Price $45 PERRY & CO. 16th &. Chestnut Stt. r i i I i 1 li la liOTU tssy 5 1 glfT""" p?y!lir T7b. S I N GTON I XlL. had forty - seven factories of all kimis in 1840. and they were operated with a capital of ? 1. 796.800. In 1918 the textile mills alone in this city turned out, a product valued at ?265. 660,00. and these mills are mainly in Ken sington Could such an advance have been made unless tin's section had at its hack ,i helpful financial institution like the Kensington Trust Cempanv '' ' ')(! .W'l'Hfll' in ( F lufllj h etniitj. . ' 'i o'clock a ?smm i m i ENSINGT0N TRUST CO. fTr- ; KcnsindtonVire' no MiegfienyAv IlillS ; DEDUCED prices- 1 1 need net mean re--. I duced profits. Adver-i tising by multiplying sales' can balance the profit less. HERBERT M. MORRIS AdvertiiitiK Agency ) Every Pltatu of Sales Promotion I North Amerlcn Bld PhlMeljibf nmtpmthmw u R , 1 H' i w.ivi"-iiaiM Mi 4 --.A'? T .- w!"a3aCa jaSiK '
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