" ; r ' ."'" ft 3 f .ft1''' ' .'N IKW East Mount Airy nvenue, Jrifi.fWO Ittcm of ndmlnlstrntlen were grnjitM executers of the estate of Hamutj SchultA r0-t Fltzwntcr street, $20,000. Inventories of the personal estates of the following were tiled : Themas II. Simpsen, $.1'J,(!llS.7l anil A, A. Mulrt $r.-iliM. H 'i MAHRIEB' Ish Chnrltics nnd the rest te his widow 4 IN HOTEL ASTOR and children; Albert Morgan, Hampton City, Vn.. $42.15; Henry V Welteimite, Victim Knocked "Downstairs With Blew of Sneak'3 Fist. Was Rifling Bureau Drawer . . p... CIW, Plnrn Victims Give Alarm by Breaking Window Glass Falls en Patrolman Ien L001 Oiuiu ui " Tenth and Chestnut Streets wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmw'M , hiA:mmmr.; i ,wi,'&ttwvwwiris ;i U. : . z-1 i "- "Li 1- I ' H"- ' ...ri,iiim HIAIIlll 1024 Wnvcrlr street. $0000 i , Ella M. for fifty years. MAOL'Cn MfW Dfi-R PmwwsmM H hr H W MAN- SarSMt Jft J8ESS IMIU.illl II III! II llllll KV&'.y 'iffWftVNr St IIIIL.1 Mills II Vllll'iiil .ertn aeventn street. $1.7, of wiiicit I If intJIlLU IIIL.I1 IIW f.iiisf, JT iTii.j:i,-v.,. .. ', jsnn w in t tt, Puiirniiinn r .tu. Wz&J&m rC' ren a nre uiti l P Jinn . .AC. " ijr- ..v t-..t 5.A J,mt.m - aye -wwwJJ.fc,v ,!!, .i,iai-avwi '!- WEEUK! ?VMIIIMMMIMMMnpilinMMIM ROB CHRISTMAS SHOPPER Five thousand dellnrs' worth of furs were stolen from tlic uliep of A. .1. TCn- gle, furrier, en ttie fiftli fleer of n v..n.iin t flip northwest corner of Tenth and Chestnut strcels, by thieves vIie last nlcht broke through the Rlnss deer of the shop. The men collected nixty-Reven scans. n fur coats, two muffs nnd fifty fur 'klns before making their getaway. Pe ll, are at n less te understand new the thieves managed te convey the goods, nhleb, all together, formed a very bulky bundle, from the fifth fleer witneut ni trading attention te thcnuelvei. The robbery was discovered by D1h trict Detectives McLure and Fnries of the Eleventh nnd Winter streets station beuse. Geerge Feck, whose .home is in'Potts in'Petts in'Potts tewn, was robbed last night en tin itrcet by three Negroes, one of them u woman, of ?20 In cash. Kcateu nnd nebbed Feck said he had conic te this city te de some Christina shopping, nnd last night was walking about te see the eights, when en Spring Onrdcn street, somewhere between Seventh nnd Flecnth streets, he was beaten up and 1.1.-.I Tte rennrtci! IiIh less te Pa trelman Tuber, of the Tenth i and iJiit iJiit iJiit tonweod station, who took him te the Itenevelt Hospital for treatment. Sidney Hlsler, of 3042 North Thir teenth street, while at the corner of Franklin nnd Weed street, was held up and robbed by three men nt 11 :.TO Jast night of $11 in.cesh. Hislcr claims thnt he saw the men when still Berne distance off nhd that as he nearcd them one of them asked him for a match. As he hnnded them a box they, ordered him te threw up his hands and his money was taken from him while one pointed n revolver at his bead. Suspect ArrcsM lie reported his less te the Tenth and Jjuttonweod streets station nnd shortly Afterward, from the description given liy him. a man who gave his nnmc as James Palmer, 32-1 North SItUi street, win arrested nnd will be given n hear ing this morning before Magistrate Jlenshaw in Central Station. Harry Dean, 130t Ctrcen street, was jobbed last night by two men, who held blm up at Thirteenth und Nectarine streets. He lest a geld watch nnd ?U in rash. Richard Kilpatrick, n former Hriti'h soldier, reported te the detective bureau thnt he hud been held up nnd robbed last night directly In front of the Twelfth and Pine streets pollce station. He says the three men who searched his perien nnd took $17 away from him were Negroes, and that while they did this he could hear the police officers talking inside the station house. "CRANK" REWARD SPURNED State Police Will Unite te Oppose Gccolesky's Claims The state police, forte will make no flnlins for rewards, declared Majer Jijnn 0, Adams, superintendent .i the police department, at Hnrrisburg today, in commenting upon "the discharge of I'rlate Jehn J, Oecolesky, of the rottsville troops, for entering n claim for the $1500 reward offered by the Montgomery county commissioner for arrest Of the kidnapped of Illakelv Mr. and Mm. William O'Neill, of 2KI1 Emerald street, celebrated lliclr golden wedding anniversary nt their home last night. Among the guests wcre their six children, thirteen grandchildren nnd ene great-grandchild. Kech of the children gave the happy couple a geld coin. They wcre married in St. Jehn's Church, Thirteenth street below Chestnut. They formerly lived In Southward CAMAC ST. NOT ALWAYS KNOWN BY THAT NAME "Dean" Was Original Title of Noted Little Thoroughfare Catnac street, which is going te be made "better nnd elder tlinn ever" by the combined clubs of the district, was net always. Camac street. It get its Btart as Dean street. Camac Is a far better nnmc, as one of the members of the Improvement committee pointed out, because It was named after Turner Canine, n large landowner of County Down, Ireland, who came te this city in 1804. In Londen he met nnd married u Philadel phia girl, n Mini Mastery, u descend ant of the Penn nnd Masters families. The couple came te America te leek after the wife's half Interest In nn in herited estate In the Northern Liber ties. Within this truct of some 0000 acres the Canines built a spncleus home culled Woodvale, located in ti grove long afterward 'known ns "Comae's Weeds" and used for picnics and games. This homestead was token ever' by the government during the Civil War and used as a military hospital for offi cers. It was under the ennrge of Dr. William Camac, who prier te his death in 11)00, .was prominent in the profes sional and secinl life of the city. Seuth Camne street, which has bo be bo cemc famous as 'fthc biggest little street In the world," was se renamed because it happens te be in line with the up town street of that name. v500 RUSH FOR 25 JOBS Many Mechanics Among These Seeking Werk as Laberer Mere thnu GOO men, many of them mechanics, were nt the offices of Irwin & Loighten, contractors, at Twelfth nnd Cherry streets, this morning, in response te nn advertisement for twenty-five laborers. At 7 o'clock, the time appointed for the hiring of th twenty-live men, the men pushed forward aud all tried te enter the contractors' office at the same 41 4 .1..tl ,.t .....1 ........ Li. " lllliu. il uruiu ui iii tiiiui-ii ub mini" lei gniin. moped from the Eleventh nnd Winter u,.,. . I. tal. p1hcc ,n?.ve.r h1H c.01" streets station and the men were formed -v..U .U1J 1I-1W11IO 11(11 II IP HI, I KUIIIK 1 HfH n I. en!.. -r..J A. . l.l I "l ""' te begin new." Majer Adams miIiL "Oecolesky was only one of about KIO troops who bad their hands in that case and he is no mere entitled te u re ward thnn the ethars. lie was simply lucky enough te be at the spot along the railroad track In New Jersey, where Pasijuule enme out of the bushes te pick up the bundle thrown from the train. "All members of the Pennsylvania stHte police are indignant thet Geco Gece Geco Jesky has violated the precedent of the force by chiming the reward, and if he attempts te collect It bl legal proc ess, every ether man whn u-im n tim ISC will enter n slniilnrrlnlm nnl 4nn the claims have been adlnstctl everv man, including mjself, will waive his 'Blnj and turn back the money Inte the Montgomery county treasury." Deatlis of a Day Edward O. Smiley IMward O. Nmllev. etvh'.nnn vnnru old. nf 'Jill Knrtli Hlfliroenlli uti-nnf lt"d at his home last night. Fer siv ral years Mr. Smiley baa been con cen nfcted with a Chestnut street brekernirn company as a stock salesman, and dur ing the war he was employed by the l.merECnCV Vlfpt rnrnnrntlnn His Ulllmv Mm T.iiIii U.ll.. ..!.! 41. i I --." ....... a.u.M hjiimu.v, nuiu Tnnt last rvpnlncr uTm itrittnwl !. u an breathing heavily mid after shaking mm several times' and receiving ue re M'fnse, she summoned u nlivnlclnn vi. pronounced him dead. The funeral services will be held nl Uuunhersburg, Pa., where he formerly Jived nnd wnu in !,...... i.. i.... .i.m. """" " "I IIUSIIieHS circle,, as he had been enguged In the "" i uusinews mere rer a nuinber UniT' ," rvive.l l his widow and also two sisters and one brother, The relsde nt Chambersburg. Geerge NelseTi Themnnn .venuerRl" V'?,"'"' ? C? his l,n; ii "' ...":.' ""' Jcwruuy nt .,. .,i ivui nijiiy jcars en. d uVrtaivr Mr ?'" p enip; htere le re,)(i,Jct.. nt , . . He .Tehn .lohnsen. of .1017 Alder street. was at the contractors' office at 4 :10 o'clock. He was one of the men hired. At 8 o'clock twenty-fie men had been hired, but 200 men were still loitering in front of the office hoping te procure work. TAILOR SHOP ROBBED Methodical Thieves Pile Up Hang ers After Stealing $3000 Garments Methodical robbers visited ttfe tailor ing shop nf Samuel Orner, nt 1,1112 West Venango street, shortly after mid night and stele dresses and ether ladies' wearing apparel valued at .$.1000. Orner Tetunicd te his home, which is In the rear of the store, ubeut 1 o'clock this morning nnd found that n window In the dining room directly behind the shop was open. I'pen making nn investigation he dis covered that a large quantity of cloth ing' had been stolen nnd that in every instance after removing the clothing from the cleuk hangers the thieves had methodically piled up all of the empty hangers In nent piles In a small storeroom connected with the shop. Police of the Park and Lehigh ave nue station ure investigating the roll. bery. CLUB.S HAD OWN.'CURFEW' BEFORE MAYOR ACTED Big Organizations Here Pursue 'Early-te-Bed' Policy "Early te bed nnd early te rise " The age-old aw still survives. Curfew orders will affect little the fashionable clubs around Uread and Walnut streets und these in the smart residential sections of the city. Ne word hns yet been received by the man agers of the large clubs from the pollce department that their doers must be closed end lights put out nt 1 o'clock ccry morning. "Net nt all," they say, "for we have been closing our doers, and turning out the llglits in billiard rooms, smoking and reading rooms either by thnt hour or long before. We have received no notice from the city. A canvass of n hnlf-deren of the best known clubs iu the city resulted In the discovery that their "moral" standards are high. Their restaurants are usually through serving meals bj 0 or fl :,10 o'clock while tbc closing time varies from 10 te 1 o'clock. HELD ASHUSBAND'S SLAYER Weman Says Man Tried te Reach Revolver First Mrs. Lillian Stanley, whose home is en Unco street nciir Seventeenth, had a hearing this morning before Magistrate Grclis charged with killing her husband nnd was held without ball te await the uctlen of the coroner. The sheeting took place early Sunday morning in the married couple's home. Mrs. Stanley claims that she and her husbund had an argument, nnd that when she saw the man reach for a re velver he kept under his pillow she had obtained It first nnd opened fire en him. He died last uight In the IlahneJ maim Hesp!tult Mrs. Stanley, who Is thlrty-slx years old, showed signs of fear und nervous ness In court today. She was repre sented by William Cenner, un attor ney in the office of Jehn It. K. Scott. NAB ONE OF THREE BANDITS New Yerk, Dec. 10. During the dinner hour nt the Hetel Aster last night, when hundreds of persons crowd ed the lobby nnd wepres of patrons passed through the hnlls. three masked men entered the suite of Owen O. Llnth wnltc en the second fleer nnd at the points of revolvers robbed him nnd his wife nnd n woman guest and then knocked them unconscious with the butt end of one of their weapons when he tried te fight. II. L. Werley, another guest of Llnthwnlte, was held in the bathroom under cover of n revolver by one of the trio whlle the ether two searched their victims. . . ... One of the robbers finally was cap tured after a desperate battle with a policeman and a house detective. The ether two escaped through the crowds in the hnlls. Llnthwnlte, who lives nt lied Hank. N. .T., Is general maneger of the New Jersey Moter Sales Ce., of Kcypert. The three men, their faces masked with handkerchiefs, burst into the room as the party of four sat conversing. The robber gunrdlng Llnthwnlte, pistol In one hand, went through his victim's pockets with the ether and took $02. They get $07 from Mrs. Werley nnd re)lvt Mrs. Llnthwnlte of her Jewelry and pendant bar pin, two diamond rings and n Draceict. The man who was searching Linth walte shifted his revolver from his right te his left hand. As he dlfl" se his victim hit It and knocked It te the fleer. The bnndlt grabbed It qulckl nnd as he and Llnthwaite scuffled he brought It down en his victim's hcniL With this the women beenmc hysteri cal and began te scream. One of them rtmhect te n window nnd crushed nn urm through it. The jjlnss scattered te the sirccc Deiew. i' riiKiuuiii.i nil u irauir policeman, who stoe beneath the win dow. He ran Inte the hotel nnd noti fied Heuse Detective Hums. The two men ran upstairs te the first fleer. Ex cited men nnd women were running for the stairs. All they could tell the two men was that there was trouble en the Meer above. They rcuched the second fleer in Units te see the two men nnd women strug gling with one robber. The ethers had escaped. Fathers te Elect Officers Officers of the Fathers' Association of the Frnnkferd High Scheel will be elected ut the annual meeting of the or ganization te be held tonight In the school building. Wallace II. Arnalr. is the only candidate for president. Charles E. Carpenter will address the meeting. HARDING AS WASHINGTON Enrice "Cnru.se, who besides being the tenor supreme, has admitted skill ns ft cartoonist, has turned his brush te Mr. Harding nnd by few deft touches, nnd with the addition of n white wig, a reWsril Merit tie nnd n few rufllrs, transformed the President-elect into n striking likeness of Geerge Washington Drink Winsome Sweet Cider made of sound apples by the keg or gal lon. Fetch your jug. Pure Cider Vinegar. Eggs just from the neat. White Potatoes. The Finest Apples. Thrss Miperb npplM are trM-ripuned nnd carefully Packed In one buhI hamper Drlys out IJaltlmore Ave. straUht threuh Media, nnd 14 miles beyond te tlie 'Black Herse Farm Every day in the year from 9 te 0 Phene Media 103 DAIX'SSOJUPPOINTED Will Take Examinations for Admis sion te Annapolis Jehn U. Dalx. of 101.1 North Thirty third street, thin city, received his appointment yesterdu.v te the United States Naval Academy ut Annnpells. Ilcprcsentntlve Geerge W. Edmonds obtained -Uie appointment, which en titles the candidate te take the entrance examinations. Yeung Dalx is the son of State Sen Sen uter Augustus F. Dalx, Jr.. of this city. WRIST WATCH ALSO TAKEN A sncnkthlcf struck Mrs. Mary Ben nett, thirty yenrs old, knocked her tin tin tin I'onscieilH tn the bottom of a long flight of stnlrs nt her home. .." Trenten ave nue, Camden, late last night nnd es caped with $100 and a wrist watch. The assault took place In the dnrk -ness, nnd when Mrs. Hcnnctt regained consciousness she was unable te give the pollce any description of the Vebbcr. The Ilennett home is less than hnlf n block from the t'nmden City Hall. Mrs. Ilennett was in the dining-room of her home until shortly before mid night. She went upstairs nnd entered her room, surprising the thief, who was ransacking n bureuti, where he obtained the money and wutch. When he was discovered, the thief ran toward .Mrs. Bennett. Ai she reached the bend of the stairs, lie struck her with his fist. She reeled and fell te the bottom of flic stairway. The thief then ran down the stairs, jumped ever her unconscious form, nnd escaped. After several minutes, Mrs. Kennett regained consciousness, and, making her way te the street, summoned aid. The police have no clues ns te the thief. PPRUrlflLsKv Wills Probated Today Wills prebuted today included these of James Ti. Allan, filtl North Kertieth street. $10,000; Jehn A. Horrewcs, Tf,e inapcbUen c Hie iSupam Qua;' Pelshed Girdle Diamond invited Jeweled Bracelets All Diamonds 'Sapphires arid Diamonds Diamonds and Black Ojje: jEmcra Ids' and Diamonds Diancnds and Rubies Comparison for Puelil;' and Price invited New Philadelphians: If you have recently located here you will be interested in suitable banking arrangements. This bank, is a friendly place te de business and, large or small, your account is welcomed and appreciated. Come in, whether you open an account new or later. National BankfCemmerce in Philadelphia 713 ChGstnut Street tfthn T.re2rvmJLIrmaidmn wmmmmmmmm&mmmmammmmmmmmmsm, ei Cerner 1 br iiwiiwiijiinwiiiiiiiiti'iiranurBH .. . ,,v i,MiulJ iriiru nvpnue. mnv n fAM was one f the first scoutmasters in this fie kJl"Br 'San'wl. the troop nt "" INUIIIi I lllMAtilln "1 . . 1. tf I t il nu I nl nulit I LtF..,. ii ...in i. n'the MatUr,,lH Wioen at a o'clock. '-"uiiiuii, ut I'neii. I " uw n r f.nAinr .t . - viuli iiil'. n rnnrAii ... i. fcieker. tiled T, ..,".. ,i.i"'i . "... "l7A mi i...,- vr' - ..." i.u.iiv, ii. iu ie wes llfty-six jcurs Oscar Qeerlng i M0!1-1"8, n retired ialnut street old. Mr8'"'?: ',I?..:fti,rc'Vf'lt, f'?'". ku?ines hrieiv in Vir . . UCV0It'l nlnise f Un hiS Wl' n"tl thrt'n tlnuBli- Hflwnoen?"'1 wI" take p,nec Ba'fy f. O, Weatnhnl r.. 1 in M.th;J.d.,?,t.n,l' y'!f. e' the city y. will taCc"vi ."!? :. Sun- .. ttPblV WB8 -PpoVnted 1 ce. se cfeVk 3 Sfin UJC2" ',"Wwny. en Man" MacDonald & Campbell Christmas Gifts for Men ' Yeu want your gift te carry the maximum,of pleasure and satisfaction te your friendmen are greatly gratified when Xmas packages are labeled MacDonald & Campbell Fancy Handkerchiefs, Leather Belts, Knitted Silk Mufflers, Gloves, Silk Neckwear, Knitted Neckwear, $1.00 te $2.50 $1.00 te $3.00 $8.00 te $19.00 $3.50 te $7.00 $1.00 te $4.50 $3.00 te $4.50 Silk Skirts, Madras Shirts, Silk Half Hese, Bath Robes, Knitted VcsU, Traveling Bag, $6.50 te $12.00 $2.50 te $7.00 $1.00 te $5.00 $10.00 te $20.00 $10.00 te $13.50 $18.00 te $39.00 I th und Chestnut Sts. A Rare Opportunity for ' Gift-Buying y3 off All Heuse Retes Thia radical reduction applies en our entire stock, of men's fine house robes of silk, also of blanket and wool, comprising full lengths and three-quarter lengths, in all the colors and styles that men like, designed and finished throughout in the distinc tively individual Walter G. Decker manner 1-3 off. ,it3wiJrZ$ w -JflflnJ) ArniwmzwwimiummWiM Cerner 11th & Chestnut Sts. S! woxniiHiiiiiDiiiiisaciiiiei'in? 1334-1336 Chestnut Street L HPHERE arc distinct advan tages ' buying your Christmas Gifts for Men in a stork zvhich is fully qualified te sltPPh goods which arc such as men would cheese themselves. The Reed Label stands ter Quality and Correct Style. Reed's Assortments are extensive and carefully selected, and the prices arc as low as possible con sistent with the values. JACOB REED'S SONS I424H426 OieslnuilStaee! saggafefa I Only Three Days Mere! It's a Knockout, this Perry Intensified Value Sale of Overcoats and Suits Regular $40, $45, $50 and $55 Qualities, passed en te you at One Uniform Price $28 Sounds almost incredible geed, sound, substantial, all-wool Suits and Overcoats for $28 a price that brings back the old- , time wallop te your dollar! Geed range; and choice of fabric and pattern in single- and double-breasted Overcoats, body-fitting coats, conserva tive coats, Fur-Cellar Overcoats Suits in geed, warm cassimeres, and cheviets, both single breasted and double breasted, , plain colors and attractive novelty pat ternsall regular $40, $45, $50 and $55 qualities Only Today, Tomorrow, Saturday, at One Uniform Price, $28 Perry & Ce. Sixteenth arid Chestnut Streets rHHHHHMH Unadjusted Freight Claims Should Be Settled This Menth We Can Clean Them Up for Yeu Quickly f."t nil your old, leng-.standhiK freight claims teKPthcr today, turn them ever te us for collection we will make satisfac tory adjustment or our service is gratis. Have been deinp it for some of the bipjjMt .shippers in the country for ten years. M'rife or phone our service man will call. Industrial Traffic Association 12.1 Seuth l.lth Street Walnut ire rhenrs tt mlnut Iff fl in Years of Scitisjtv.ieru Service IIIMIMMII -ftT 1 e pXt .vflB II Big Chief Quiet - ASK FOR BOOKLET AND IMPRESSIVE LIST Or USERS Remember your boyhood, days wlitMi you u&ed te read about the wild and wooly west, and Indians who paddled se noiselessly that net even the birds could hear? The Noiseless can be very aptly symbolized as the greased paddle, greased lightning way of typewrit ing without the thunder I Qlte NOISELESS TYPEWRITER The Ne.lcSS Typewriter Company Stf. 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