'nsv" 1'l '' tf rf v '" " J r.TF-"-, . i","w'i" ' -" wt-- ( -i y-,.-,.,,.. -j.- ( v ' '..'- " ; Cvf ' . , . V . HlHIHMIBBHBHaMmfWm--P ' I i W ' 1'" W 'WW W '' ' . ' TH W"V a WJ ' - 1 1 II T j tMTi('fWJ 'ff(1 v . rt- t li IE IN DUPED BY UN TONZI' Lawyer Says Two Victims Will Ask Warrants for Mrs. Mountford MANY JERSEY COMPLAINTS Bv appeoHnS to hor vIctimR. first 01 . omnn with n good bin-lne-M heml nni ,l, as0 "plnin worann," Mrs. Everts-rhnralwrs-Moi.ntforrt, styled the SJoman WolllnBford." 1b bIIcro.1 to k(i7e flrorcd men of mnny thousands of d0Ew5i dny of Investigation hy Dotrp tlirs IVim-l nnd llcckmaii, of tin- City iinll force, lias brought fresh disclos , of the extent of (he wonmti's op erations. Thev nre hlnder-d. Iiowcvrr. SV the unwillingness of most of Hie victims to appear to testify ngninst Two new warrants will be sworn out Thursday morning by men whose mimes hare been withheld by their attorney, Ilarry !' Jenkins, in the Stock rJx rt'anxe Hiitldlng, The majority of the warrants against Mrs. Mountford nre from New Jersey, and according to Detectivo Drckmnii, slimay be sent to Atlantic City for itr next hearing, instead of coming up before Magistrate Mcclcary In Cen tral Station Friday, ns at present nr ranited. She Is now held In Mojnniun nine Prison in def.mlt of RoOOO ball. Beckman oxplaliu-d Hm the woman had Ij-hmi frank in her admittance of the manner In which she conducted her tllflfed swindles, "She ants to make n good living," Mid neekinnn, "and she sas she ftel.s the easiest and best way Is to post; as n representative of some banking house, brokcraga firm or chnritablc orcanlm tlon, and after she has obtained money to compromise her clients in such h m.innT that they fear to proiecute her" Hock-nun said Mtn. Mountford. who was born in this city nnd was the daughter of a former police officer in FranVford, is known to police over virtually the entire country. He snid lie had been arrested in 1002 In this city for conducting just such schemes as brought about her arrest last week. The detective explained that investi gation on his part had shown that she obtained money from business men and small tradesmen by posing ns a repro scntntue nf a prominent banking linn on OhcMnut street. When asked how much in nil he would estimate Mrs. Mountford had obtained by illegal methods, Beckman put the figure at close to a hundred thousand dollars. Deaths of a Day GEORGE W. BATES Retired Sugar Importer Dies In Mt. Airy Home Oiorge AV. Hates, a retired sugar mdiiufni turcr and importer, died yester day at his home, nt 4l4 Goucn avenue, Mount Airy, after a brief Illness. Mr, Hates was connected with the Hejl llros Co., sugar manufacturers and importers, nt 10!? Houtli Front rtrctt, almost fift years. lie was a member of the firm more than twenty fire jears up to the time of his retire meat four jenra ago. Ho was born in Philadelphia nnd was Mueatod In the public schoolH lie bred In Mount Airy almost nil his life nd for jenrs has been 11 member of the Ulble class of the Mount Airy IlaptUt Cburch. He was master of finances of the Skenkinuh I,odge of the Knights of Pythias more Uinn fortv years. He in survived bj his wife. He will be buried from his home Thursdaj morning. Dr. Cunningham's Funeral Dr. Sutnn J Cunuinghnm, professor emeritus of mnthcmaticH nt Swarth more College, who died in tier apart ment in the Shirer I'uilcllng, Swurth more, of heart disease, will be burled tomorrow. Funeral sen ices will be held at T.-ao p. m.. In the Swnrthmore Meeting House. Interment will be made in Mar land. Dr ( unningham's death followed soon after thit of Isaac II. Clothier, former president of the board of tiiuu trs, with whom she mil been nsol ttd sime the founding "of the college. Miss Louise E. Sparhawk Ihe body of Miss Ionise 13. Spar cawk. nf Hntboro. who died on a es el between Key West and Ilnvana on January 21, will arric in this eir tomorrow or Tliiusday. Tlie funeral ifr cos will be held 011 Fridnv from 'he home of Herman W. Coxe, a rela 'iv, at 0010 Pulaski uvcnuo, nnd In 'ermrnt will l made in Woodlawn temetery. Miss Spiirhawk -wis the Mughter of the late San-utol nnd Sainh 1 OParhawll. nnil .IIpi! cuiMmil.. ..-'.tin on a southein trip. Miss S. Elizabeth Lannlng MlH S ri!?nhnlli T o,.t,.,. f- a leaonor nt im ltni.1 rf'.i.i..n.i (i 1 --.,. ... v.tl. .....f, wiiiiiiiiuil riHMil, 1 wnnantown, illoil on .Sunday ut her, We may know the solu- tion to your printing problems. Come in, and let us talk it over Ttib Louies Vmhs, 'Print 3 13.29 Cherrr Street ThUadclphU perfect dinner -demands Salted Nnfrt. Farjrs,BonBons o "harmonize with (lie table Riackstwitst 1 2 i . W ' ' -h f -' -Nl .. r.tr ' i yrtV.-y'WU ' VV ! MI8S KDIT1I CIAUIf Tho engagement of Miss Cflirlt to marry Harry J. .Miller, of Hcllilo- liem, lins been announced by I)nld Clark, of Hlchlnndltmn, P11. home, 0110 McCallum street. She Is survived by one sister, who also is h Cubllc schoolteacher. Her funeral will c held on Thursday. Ella K. Warwick Mrs. Klla K. Warwick, widow of former Major Chnrlcs F. Warwick, who served from 1S05 to 1800, died jesterdny nt her homo, "SO.'t Chestnut street. Mrs. Warwick, formerly Miss Flla Kate (irncemer, wns married to Mr. Warwick in 187!1. They had six children, two daughters and four sons. Tho former Mnjor died in 101,1. Funeral services will be held nt 11 o'clock tomorrow in tire Church of the Saviour, Thirty-eighth street above Chestnut. MINE LABOR PARLEY ON Workers Expect Operators to State Their Attitude Today Coal operators nnd miners resumed their discussion here today of the plans of the workers for having the eight hour day extended to men who arc now cmplojcd longer hours, incrcused pay for contract laborers and equalization of compensation for other groups of mine workcra. The plan wn.s presented to the oper ators ten claya ago and the proposition came up yesterday for xcnoral dlncua sion. Miners before entering the con ference suid they hoped the operators would mnkc known their attitude bcfoie adjournment late today. In je.sterdaj'H discussion the opera tors did not indicntc'whether they were fntorably disponed towurd the miners' proposals. The operators, however, have Imlicuted they ure willing to ad just individual cases of nlleged injustice nnd inequalities, but nro opposed to n general increase in wages. ? . w: s. '" L rf ' - i, MacDonald & Campbell Dependable Reductions Men's Suits and Overcoats Reductions are eplcndid, if they briny quality, without which there is no economy. MacDonald 6c Campbell clothing it offered to you ns supreme value, at reductions that arc as dependable us the Suits und Overcouts themselves. $45, $48, $49. to $35.00 $50 to $37.50 $52,-$53, $54. to $39.00 $55, $57, $59. to $42.00 $60 to $45.00 $62, $63 to $46.50 $65, $66, $68. to $49.00 $70 to $52.00 $72, $73, $74. to $54.00 $75, $77, $78. to $57.00 $80 to $60.00 , $82, $84, $85, to $62.00 $88, $90 to $66.00 $92, $94 ... .to $68.00 $95, $98 to $70.00 $100, $105 . ..to $75.00 These reductions include all our finer Overcoats, Suits, Tur Collar Coats, Golf Suits, Raincoats, Spring Overcoats, Fur-Iind Coats, Leather Couts, Chauffeurs' Suits, Overcoats, Cloves, Robes, etc. 1334-1336 Chestnut Street PROBABLY THE MOST 1 GRATIFYING FEA TURE of our January selling is the oft -expressed statement of buyers : "You certainly have them all beaten for quality, and at these prices your clothe are the biggest value in town." 1J The Repricing Sale is familiarizing many men with Reed's clothing, and the reasonableness of Reed's prices. JACOB REED'S SONS 6tsaggaKr:,flae LIVESTOCK PERISH IN $25,000 BLAZE d, 1 Holmosburg Barn3 Dostroyod in Early Morning Fire on State Road l LACK OF WATER HAMPERS' I.hestotk perished in n Si.l.OOO lire nt Htate road nnd Holmes nventie, Holmesbtirg, early todnv. Seventy-four sheep, one hnr"c and 2.10 chickens were burned. Two horses were saved. The fire started at 4 :30 o'clock. In the born nnd wagon sheds on tVe property of Samuel Stokes. Alarms brought companies from Fox Chase, Ilustlcton, Frnnkford nnd other points in the northern section of the city. With long runs nnd with n low pressure water supply the firemen were hnmperod. and the buildings were n mass of flnmes within n few minutes. The Stokes house is several hundred yards from the barns nnd members of the fnmllv had time nnlv to snye two horses before thev were driven bnck by the flnmes. Adjoining lire the properties of the nolel rturkmnnn. The hotel property itself was saved, but the stable prop erties were on fire scvernl times nnd de tnils of firemen were kept busv to pro vent this property from being do st rocd. Not far -distant is the city properties of the Home for the Indigent, Firemen prevented spread of fire from sporks carried by the wind, in so far as the buildings were concerned, but several times tlitj grass fields were nhlare. Engine Compnm .'tfl was stalled nt Comly rond nnd Torresdnlc nvenne. on the way to the fire, bv a mechanlcnl break. The Stokes farm buildings were completely destroyed nnd tho loss, coupled with the smnller one from dam age to the Hotel Hurkmnnn stables, will not be less than 325,000. ASKS N. Y. TRANSIT CHANGES Miller Would Leavo City Problem to State Commission Albany. Jan. 2o. Full exercise of the nmple police powers held b the stnte for the untangling of the transit situation in New York city is urged by Governor Miller in a special message read to the Legislature at the session last night. , The goernor recommends legislation which virtual! would eliminate the city government ns 11 factor, lenving the solution of the promem 10 u suite com- ' n.l.ilnn nnmnnl.'-d nf lltrnn inomlinru mirl l--tjUMf liltiiiv ui "t'vt, """'' J uiv equipped with sweeping powers, not only to diagnose thn dlFense, but to nntih the remedy even should this in- 1 volve the fixing of temporary new rntcs, 1 pending n hearing una determination. I Fire on Water Front Itowbonts nnd rufts were ti'-cd b firemen to tight 11 fire in the pilings be neath Mifflin street whurf, Delaware I river, last night. Hecrul were sni.cd ' from falling into the water by the quick nctlnn of their mmrades. The lire started in 11 tool shed. A small crane and other tools u-cd tor repairing tlio -wharf fell Into the river. The damage was slight. i i I gtCJ.-JK..Tfcnj JL JR, JLJL N AUTOMOBILE WARNING SIGNS mmmmwmrm 'J mmmmnmmmmm 'Ik f ISI STEEP JTOLI IDOUBlT1 L HILL J I CORNER I 1 M JliJlTirifrrwit'' I I yL.r ft I EfcCp'll'iii1 S J3f k I 1 m m u " I tt r 1 STl LEVEL I CROSS .CORNER CROSSING! S ROADS 1 frntral s's S.rUro Tlieso emblematic signs lmo been creeled nil oer Fngbintl, Scotland and Wales by the mitomolillo associations for the protection of tho public and the ntitomnblllsts. Tho signs shown in the ctthlng aro aluajs at tached to n post nt tho top of which is a red triangle, which means tlitngcr RISKS LIFE FOR CASH Foreman Saves Money From Burn ing Building To sao a cash box containing $7."i, left by the cnshlir when she fled from the burning wnrehouso of Norton's produce mnrket. Fift -sixth street nnd Wnllon in emit', lust night, Husemnii Mlfnliell. nf mi piit'lnn ..fttiinnlil nt. Kif- 1 -fifth and Pine streets, ran into the burning stole anil recovered it from the cashier's cage Mitchell was burned nbout the face and hands, and after being treated nt Mixericordlu Hospital, returned to duty. Flames originated in the basement of the store, and burned through the first floor before tllstoxer. In the .scramble to get out the cashier took onl the money In the eiMi drawer, forgetting the box nt her ftet. Camden Population Figures Additional data concerning the popu lation of Camden wns made public by the census department today. The white population is given nt 107,711, un in crease of 10,ar0, or 21. Ji per cent. The Negro population is S.'l.'l, an incrcuso of IM'57, or 10 per cuit. UMW u.,l5,5iLvrnsMm13-&rAT Complete Silver'Dinner c7Tea Services Old English, Colonial and fkriod Designs mrm JJevail Store, AVA Chestnut otreet B Tomorrow We Offer You a Sale of Dr I ( "Wiiili! iilltfllwk ' I jffiwtfMWiMrim. i -... ,',.. ,i -BLAUNER'S SECOND , FLOOR. nnmwumiwmnwMeyi.- ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGE Police Say Man Shed "Decks" as He Tried to Escape Thomns llurke, nlins John llorce. twenty-tlve jenrs old, 1S02 Green street, wns urrcsted lute esterday by Detectives MtCormick nnd Mnrt'n, of the Tenth nnd Huttonwood slieets po lice station, nnd whh fouinl to havo twelve patknges of heroin in his pos session. Tlie detectives hnd been watching Burke, who had been standing on the corner of Thirteenth and Mount Ver non streets, for some t'mc, nnd nH they advanced to search him he ran into a saloon, on the opposite side of the street, disposing of nearly twenty "decks" of the drug bcfoie he was cap tured. J. P. Green Estate $225,000 The wills nf John P f'reen. R'JI South Fourth street, ?22.",000, nnd l.hr.Q H. Henderson, SOI.IO. were filed today. In ventories were tiled in the estates of O. W. Sh-ilTer, $5117.2(1; John Jamison, !jlO,rH72, Adam Schwegel, S7M.1.7H, and William Aiumann, ,!,, 5 10. i"4. KSs K ' R. fmro x -siis -v! I BflHHbiBiaHsaiiflHisiiiltsTHBisiM4iB F-2 esses A Season's End Clear ance Offers You Some of Our Finest Dresses for Only $19. Actual $40 Values MATERIALS Taffeth Satin Georgette Tricolette Mignonette Tricotine These dresses are in the new est styles, beautifully beaded, braided and many pleated effects. Extra sizes included. These lovely dresses are adapted for Spring as well as immediate wear. SAYS ASAY KNEW HE KILLED WARDEN Mount Holly Jail Physician Tes tifies to Conversation With Man Aftor Crime BLOW FOR THE DEFENSE Damaging statements, whi'h indi cated the defendant wan rational, im mediately after the rrlme, were nd mltted as evidence today bv Judge ICnllfich in the trial of Harry Awiv, at Mt Holly, for the murder of W. Harry King, warden of the Mt. Holly jail, No vember 5 CnuiiKcl for the defenne made ecry effort before court adjourned yesterdnv afternoon to hnve the statements, mnde in Asav's cell lens than an hour after he Is alleged to have killed King und n truBty. barred out. When court reconvened tills morning, Judge KnliNcli announced bin decision to admit the statement!, declaring that they had been made voluntarily by the prlHoner. County Detective I'nrker then took tho stand and recounted the statement Asny inndc In bin presence after Tic hnd been overpowered, following the murder of King and the trusty, Charles Vernon Iiartlrtt. "He said, 'I had no use for llartlett nndJ fixed him. Ho always- hnd it in for me. but lie won't nny more," I'nrker recounted. I'atker's testimony wns corroborated by Constable Joseph McOovorn, who wns present In Asny's cell after tho crime. Jail I'lijslclan Testifies Dr. i;. I), l'rlckett, jail physieinn, then took the stnnd and lecnllcd state ments made by Any which provid dnninglng to the defense, which con tended that Asay was suffering from the nfter-efTects of alcohol, nnd knew nothing of what he was doing when he bent King and Haitlett to death. "I asked him why he had killed thr two men, 'J Dr. l'rlckett testified. "He leplled, 'King hnd alwa.xs bothered me, ami wouldn't let me alone, lSut he won't bother, me any more. " 'I nluart, hnd trouble with Tlart lett In Hurllngton.' he went on, 'and I have fixed him.' " Dr. l'rlckett testified that Asay hnd told him, following the murders, that he was tier ouh and thnt his head hurt him. The phsicinn said he hnd not given Asay any medicine, as the man nppnrontl did not need any. Job Collins, night warden nf the Mount Holly jail, wns the next wltnts. He snid that on the night before the murders on inmate of the jail had come to th- rear door lending into the sheriff's office and hnd asked that some one be tent down to subdue Asay. Collins testified he nnd Charles Cars- V. .:. $60 Overcoats. This Week ... $31 $65 Overcoats, This Week $33, $36 $70 Overcoats, This Week . $51 $75 Overcoats, This Week $39, $42 $80 Overcoats, This Week. $46, $52 $85 Overcoats. This Week. $47, $56 Look up our Monday's Advertisement, pick out the Lol Number you'd like, and if your size is still here, you'll get an Overcoat well worth coming for! Perry & Co. Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets ' ' Condition of Highways Throughout State Today Lincoln highway (Trenton to Chambershtirg) I'oor beyond let tjsbtirg; fair in Ilucks nnd Lan caster counties; good elsewhere. William I'enn highway fKntnn to Chnmberhurg) (ietierally good; one mile tinlmprocd near Allentown, but tills is in fair condition Ilnltimore pike (Philadelphia. Me.'lln, ICennett Square and O-tfortl) All in good condition Philadelphia nnd Heading pike All in good condition Lancaster nnd Harrisburg pike Fair in Lancaster county, good in Dauphin. lake, of Coltimjius, N. J , went down to the basement of the jail. Collins struck it mutch, he snid, and described A.saj with n plck-m. apparently preparing to attack some one. Took A Away From Him Collins said ho sprung upon Asny. took the ax from him nnd then locked him in the "tramps' qttnrters" of the .'all Tin1 next morning lie told King of the incident. Unit! lute fsterduy Prosecutor Kclsey had sought only to prow that At-av killed King. With the decision of the court this morning admitting the stnti ments made by Asuy after the mur der, the case took n new turn nnd the prosecution attempted to show thut Asay was not drlnk-cni7ed Dr. Hcnr A. Cotton, medical di reitor of the Ktato Hospital for the Inune, nt Trenton, will likely tcstif for the prosecution in anticipation of u oifensc based on Abu'h possible in -sit n ity Aa who appeared sleepy and tin-lntere-tel In his trial for life yesterday, lias undergone n complete change over night, nnd today uppeared deeply in terested in cmt move of the prosecu tion. CRUSHED BY TROLLEYS Bank Company Messenger Is Hurt on Arch Street Wulged between two trolle cars on Anh street nt Third, Ilenr Iinrlnw, fift e Kht nrs old, of (flenoltlen, Pa., n messenger for the Pblbidelpliln Trust Co., suffered se,crnl fractured ribs, n broken arm and othtr injuries yestertlny afternoon He wi removed to the Jef fi rnn Hospital A leather bag con taining u large sum of inoiiev wns turned oer b the pnlhe of the Fourth nnd It.irc streets stiition to the Union Nn tionnl Hank. Third nnd Areli stretts, where Hnrlow was taking the iiiouc when injurisl The bank runner wns cros ng from the simtli to the north side of A-ich street when n car npjironched from the enst. Stepping back to noid being struck. Harlow nw another ear np pronching frtun the west. He stood still in the narrow space of the tracks nnd became wedged between the two cars. Perry's Will Sacrifice and Will Sell This Week 1000 OVERCOATS In a Stupendous Lot Number Sale At Prices That Don't Need the Stimulus of CoJd Weather If we J ad had the right sort of weather we wouldn't be holding this sale. Today we don't give a whoop about the weather. At these low Lot Number prices we don't need it. Whether the weather man sends any ice or not, doesn't cut any ice in tnis sale. We're going to sell 1000 Overcoats this week, because we've cut them down to figures where they're going to walk out on us. We printed yesterday in this newspaper a long list of the Lot Numbers showing the Overcoats then Quantities, specifications, former prices. and reduc tions. Look up that paper of yesterday go over the information in it, bring it along today, and sec whether the Overcoat of your Choice is here. If it is. you'd better get next to it right away! $95 Overcoats, This Week $125 Overcoats. This Week ' i 7 " - I URGE PUBLIC LOAIP,0 1 FOR WORLD'S FAIll ' . ' Mayor's Committeo Expect Centonnial Fete Financing Program to Bo Followed SEEK $50,000 IN COUNCIL Favorable action on nn ordinance tfl be Introduced in Council appropriating .tfiO.OOO for the sesqui-centenninl cflc brntion here In 1020 will enable th committee appointed by Mayor Moore to start work immediately on the project. The Mnynr, addressing nn organiza tion meeting of the committee of 100 " men nnd women jesterdny In his re-' ceptlon room In City Hall, said th' ordlnnnce would be Introduced in a short time. It will then bo nccessnr.s, he said, to ohtnin legislation In Harrl!-'' burg that will provide othw funds tot the exposition und nlso from Congrcs". Plans arc to be devised whereby citi zens rati subscribe to a loan fund forj the extositlon. which will mark the ( IfiOth annlversnry of the signing of the Declaration of Indejtendencp, Thin pro j ccdure was followed in fmnncln; the Centennial Imposition in 1870. This wns done by Phlliulelphlnns . KulK-ommltlces to nltl in mnking tho arrangements for the 102t! celebration nre to bo nppolrted by n committee of: the to be named b tlie Maor In fol lowing out the suggestion of Alba IJ., Johnson, announced at esterdny's. meeting. John Wnnnmnker, one of the few surviving memberH of the finnncinl com mlttee of the Centennial Imposition, liw nthuslastlc over the present project, according to the Mayor. Mr Moore met Mr. Wanamaken while in Florida and lenrned of o plan' to bring together in this city repre sentatives nf all Uic nntionn of th world and to hue n display of their I handicraft Immigrant Girl a Bride Thirl -seven women und children and n'ne men. immigrants, who arrived on the Hnverford, were taken to the Dvtcn- t tion House nt Gloucester, last night, to t await arrival of relatives from other states, inninlv in the West. Among the passengers on the Hnverfoid was Miss Hridget O'Hricn, twenty-one yenm i old, of Liverpool, who came hero to be murricd to James Kcth, twenty-fotirt. venrs old. of Mnrcus Hook. Miss, O'Hrien was released late yesterday, in custody of an aunt of Mr. Ilcth. Plans for the wedding were concluded early today, nnd the ceremony will take place this afternoon or tonight. rv. ,"V V t'.y $90 Overcoats, This Week. $46, $48 $64 $100 Overcoats. This Week $56, $67 $110 Overcoats, This Week. $74 $75 $115 Overcoats. This Week. $73 $73 $120 Overcoats, This Week $75 $85 v 1 un .f. . ) . l ' 1 u t . "VIA a. .i ii Ofr r V,(
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