!?! ttH jj,j n"-! & j-u . 7 r mm i ?or. !?! hi? I i&S w. , Ml M t, m M t? Srf F Iffif 'W 1 :ii 3 ?; cm ten?tii if" l m it. I J 81, ' W:4 l P ' 'S3. JfeM H ril it Til Ai ' I ia METHODISTS FACE (This Is Ono of the Live Problems to Bo Attackod at An nual Conforonce SESSIONS BEGIN WEDNESDAY The shortaue of mimctiTH Mint lia reached n rrM In Mir McthodUt Hpis copal Church will be one of the live problems attflrkr.l nf the llMth nesiion of the Philadelphia nminl Conference. Sessions of Mi conference will be held In the Wharton Memorial Church. Tifty fourth and Catharine streets, the meeting!) unnnVum opening tomorrow with the examination of the class of candidates for ministers There will) li only six men to take the final ex amination this .veai. tn previous years three and four times that number, having applied for ndmisulon to the ministry. It is expected also. Mint resolutions Mill be adopted bv the ronference laud-, Sng President Harding for the hlgh moral standard be hu set in his vnri-. ous speeches Governor Sproul. also, will be complimented, it is expected.! fot his stand in mtinv mntters. Interest in Appointments Intense interest renters, as usual, m thi appointments to be announced by Bishop Joseph K I'erry. who will pr side. More than 100 rhanges will be! made, it is expe. ted. out of u total of npproilmatelj R.'n rongregations, and many of the changes this car will be in large and influential hureln-. These changes will be made public at the final session of the ronferrme on Tuesday of next week . This will be the second consecutive year that the conference has been held I in the Wharton Memorial Church. uud will be the first time 'n the history of I the conference that the same church I has been chose twice in succession. The Uev Dr W. IT P Haas the min Jter has announced he will extend an Ipvltation to hold next ear's confer rnc in the church also Dr Hans and the members of his congregation have made extensive MAn4pa4lnntf ..! ,ltn n tCPf.TI fl mPH t flf the visiting ministers Quarters have lieen provided in private homes for out of town clergjmen a cafeteria lestau tant has been established in the base ment of the liurch and fiftj women of the congregation heailed by Mrs. Jessie Trimble, will be in charge A caterer ias been engagei : provide the food The church auditorium and other rooms ha'ie been handomclj decorated Bishop to lecture Tonight A lecture tonight at the church by Bishop Charles Haynrd Mitchell, of St. Paul, Minn., on the subje t "The Prize tsler '' will be the mo-r important pre convennon event todHy The board of examiners will meet to morrow afternoon at "he Hethanj Prcs bytenan Ktinilm ho..l building, at Fifty-fourth und Srr i-e streets, for the examination of th . candidates for ndmission to 'he nnni-trv The can rlldntes to take the examination will be Amos Al'en Joseph Ab.worUi. Nor What Lamps Electric Lamps and Artistically Hand-Painted Parchment and Silk Shades Dougherty's Faultless Bedding Unit Mattresses Box Springs licdstends 1632 Chestnut Street The House that Heppe built Downtown 1 117-1119 Chestnut Street Any VICTROLA and a to pay for it on Heppe's Rental-Payment T iHROLGH the Heppe one-year rental-payment plan you simply rent a Victrola and have all the rent applied toward the purchase price, being free to purchase or return the ictrola at any time. i his is the easiest and most sensible plan ever devised for buyers of Victrolas. C all, write or 'phone for full particulars. When writing, use this coupon. Heppe Victrola Outfits Virtrola IV, $30.85 T-ith six rcoro ij f5 donn, 50e u ttkly Victrola VI, $41.15 Tv'th six records Pay f5 doH-n, 75c tcttkiy Victrola VIII, $56.60 with six records Pay Ji rfo'tm, $1 uerkly Virtrola IX, $82.35 with nix records I'oy $& down, fl-50 weekly Victrola 80, $113 a. with ten records (I'ay $10 down, fS weekly man I.. Davidson, Frank Duncombe. Oeorge A. I.oughead und J. Milton SkeattT. lieorge D Ciimmlngs will take an ex amination for elder's orders, and can didates for local deacons' orders will be C t, Carter, John 11. Hamlll and Prank M Dilks. Five flrst-jear pro bationers will be examined and six sec ond-vear probationers. The Philadelphia Conference His torical Society will celebrate its an niversary tomorrow night at the Con ference Church. Dr. Francis H tJrecn, headmaster of Pennington Semi nnry. will be the principal speaker. The choir of the church will sing. The first business session will be opened Wednesday morning with nn ad dress of welcome by Prof. J. C. Phil lips, of the West Philadelphia High School, who is iccretnry of the board of trustees of the conference. The roll call, which Is a feature of the opening session, will show four ministers "ab M'nt." They died during the )ear and were the Itev. Samuel M. Vernon, who hnd just completed his sixtieth year as a preacher. He had just retired from long service with the Central Church at Hoxborough Others who died were the Ilev John H. Wood, retired: the Uev. William II. Shaffer, formerly a district superintendent and also re tired, and the Uev. H. K. Foss, n for mer minister of the Arch Street Church. Six wives and widows of ministers have also died within the year. A spn. cial memorial service for the deceased members of the conference will be held Thiir-du morning. ltishop and Mrs. Herry will give a reception to ministers and their wives at their home. 1130 South Forty-eighth street. Wednesday afternoon from -to .') p. m. The anniversary of the Woman's Home Missionnr Society will Im held at 2 p. m. The 4 o'clock penta costal service will be conducted for the twentv-fifth consecutive year bv the Ilev. Dr. Charles M. lUiswell Kxamlners Meet Again Wednesday The board of examiners will meet again Wednesday night in the llethany lenipie. wiiiie at is p m t eunesuay i in the hnrton ( hurch the anniversary of the conference claimants' endowment fund will be celebrated, with James Avlward Develin in the chair Ad dresses will be by the Ilev Di J. I). j Hinglcy. the Hev Dr J D C Hanna ' and the Hev. W. K P Haas An innovation this eiir will be the' admission of the class of ministerial) candidates to full membership at an executive session in Ilethanv Temple.' This will take place Thursday after-! noon. Bishop Theodore W Henderson wiU speak at the business session Thursday on the subject. "Hecruiting for the Ministry ' His address will be one of the big events of the conference Meetings of the I.av men's Associa ticn. the Ministers Wives' Assoeia tion. the F.pworth League and the lav electoral confereuco will be held during the week Hishop T 11 Neelv. retired, is ex pected to attend all sessions. A familiar figure at previous conferences that will be absent this year will be Hishop George H. Picklej formerly a district superintendent, who is now at Singa pore A feature of tli conference this vear will be a ministers' quartet, organized bv Dr Haas, which will sing duriug the business sessions Its members are the Her. It. Itndcliffe, of the Fletcher Church the Itev. E. .1. Hond. of the Grace Church; the Rev H. E. Wahlej of St. Matthew's Church, and the Ilev W. II Itobinson. of Morton. Pa Do You Lack? Maybe you need n little Guest Koom lamp, or pei haps a tabic lamp for the living room, or would you like a stunning tall standard lamp? No matter, they are rII here in liberal assort ment. There is a charming beauty and an assurance of comfort in all our lamps. Foonfled in 1809 Inaugurated th One-Pnce System in 1881 Uptown Victrola X, $138.75 with eight record Pay $10 donun, ft 50 tuetkly Victrola XI, $16.35 with ten records Pay S15 down, tt uteki'j Tear Thii 'f C. J. Heppe & Son, Philadelphia . ; '' 1117-1119 Chettnut St. Sixth & Thompion SU. J ' Pla Bnl m full pfcrticulara about th Hepp Victrola , 'outfits nnd the Hpre 1-ytar-Itentl-Ptivmitit Plan J Same . - J ; AdfUetn ,, ; EVENING PUBtlO Big Exposition to Open to Whis tle Blasts on Delawaro and Schuylkill EVERYTHING ABOUT SHIPPING Kverything connected wllli shipping but the salt air of the ocean is on dis play at the American marine exposi tion, which opens tonight nt the First lleglment Armory, llroad and Callow hilt street The exposition Is announced by iu managers as the "biggest yet." and the interesting material was secured by a policy of "notable chnlr and palm booths." In honor of the various local shipyards, special nights 4iave been set nslde. Tonight will be "Cramp's night"; Tuesday. "Sun night"; Wed nesday. "Merchant's night" ; Thurs day. "New York Ship night" ; Frldny, "Puse.v & Jones night." and Saturday, "Philadelphia Navy Yard Hog Island and J. II. Mathis night " The exhibits show everything con 'eming ships and shipping from keel to topmast by actual material, moving pictures and models. The "movies" nrc scheduled to he continuous for the entire exhibition, and will show how America builds ships and sends them to the uttermost ends nf the earth. Among the foremost exhibitors Is the Ilethlehcm Shipbuilding Corporation, with an exhibit of engine room aux iliary machinery, standard valves and fittings, and a complete telemotor sys tem of the Hethlehem duplex ram typo in actual operation. A fuel oil burning svstem, full size, forms another interesting part of tho exhibit, parts of the system being cut away to allow the visitor to sec "how It works " Numerous models of the various parts of the corporation and one large ship model complete the dls plav Hear Admiral W. S Denson. chair man of the United States shipping board during the war, has signified his intention to speak tonight at the ex position when Mayor Moore will official -lv welcome the exhibitors to the city. Philadelphia Friends Get Bequest Norrlstovni, Pa. March 14. Hy the will of Mclosina Jones, of Consho hocken, disposing of an estate worth i S7IW7. Judge Sollv awarded $200 to the Green street AIonMily Meeting of J Friends Philadelphia I A Rest Seller Everywhere THE AGEOF INNOCETYCE Edith Whanon b brilliant novel of New York s Four Hundred JI.00 This Is an Appleton Book Do we serve you? We H.nJU Omlj th Vary ' ICOAL 2240 Lbi. to Ermrj Ton ' For 35 Years I We Serve You Right OWEN LETTER'S SONS I A Yard That Hat N Mat Trenton Ave. and Westmoreland St. Bll Frikf HM KtMtone EMt IBS 6th and Thornpabn Street year Plan Victrola XIV, $246.60 with ten records Pay fBO down, fi.50 ueekly Victrola XVI, $297.95 with ten records Pay tS5 down, 15.50 weekly Out and Mail Today P, I ' 11 K LTSDGEl-PHlEADEnPHlA, MONDAY, Six Men, Caught Robbing Sa- loon, Escape After One Is Wounded 150 SHOTS ARE FIRED Six men Interrupted as they were stenllng a barrel of whisky from J. Gallagher's saloon. Quarry and Camac streets, at B o'clock this morning, made a stand against two patrolmen, held them at lay for twenty minutes and finally escaped with one wounded after a fierce gun fight Patrolman Clark of thT Eleventh and Winter streets station, surprised the six men when he ro'unded the corftqr of Camao and Quarry streets. Two of the sl.x were carrying a barrel of whisky from the cellar, while four stood guard near a lnrge green touring car. At sight of the patrolman one of the men shouted: "Kill the Bimbo l" The two men carrying the barrel put it down. All six drew revolvers and opened fire on t'laik. He drew his gun, emptied it nt the six men and retrented to the east side of Camac street, where he crouched behind an Ircn stairway, reloaded his revolver and resumed fire. Driven to Cellarvvay The patrolman's fire drove the men Into the cellarvvay of the saloon, from which they continued to pump shots at him In rapid succession Patrolman Simpson, who lives at 111 North Camac street, was awakened by the revolver fire. As he rnised n window to peer out In the early morning darkness, several shots hit the window frame about his head. He withdrew, procured his po lice revolver and began firing at the six men. Hesldents of the neighborhood rnised their windows, but when shots whizzed near them, they retrented. While Patrolman Simpson was re loading his revolver, the men left the ccllarwny and moved toward Clark, fir ing us thev went. Clark was forced from behind the iron stairway, and re treated east on Quarry street. The men then moved toward their autnynobllc. While one started the motor, the other five continued tho revolver fire. As they were about to enter the car, one of the men was seen to throw his hand to his chest and stagger. Two of his confederates seized him nnd aided him into tho automo bile. Patrolman Miller, nt Twelfth and Vine streets, heard shots und turned in ,a call for n patrol detail. Gunmen Speed Away Before the patrol arrived the gun men were speeding north on Camac street. They turne1 west on Camac street to Thirteenth nnd north on Thir teenth, exchanging fire with Patrolmen Simpson, Clark nnd Miller, At Thirteenth and Vine streets De tectives Gay and Murray, of the Elcv enth and Winter streets statlou, saw the automobile approaching nnd the lashes of the gunmen's revolvers. The detectives fired at the fleeing machine, Gold Mesh Bags are Much Admired The newest and most fash ionable arc the elongated shapes, particularly those of fine mesh with narrow frames. A bag of green gold with mesh handle and gold-beaded tassel $215. S. Kind & Sons, mo ciestnut st. DIAMOND MERCHANTS JEWELERS SILVEIISMITHS P AC KARD . msm There is only one way truly to appreciate the, merit of the new Packard Single -Six That is to ride in, and drive, this able can We invite you to do this, knowing that such an experience will best reveal that faultless performance which makes this latest Packard so delightful to own. The Single-Six is built alongside the Packard Twin-Six, by the same experienced organiza tion, and at its new low price of $2975! for the touring model, f. o k Detroit, represents a new level of automobile value PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY DETROIT PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY of PHILADELPHIA 319 North Broad Street ...., ..,,. !&& '- Iteadl.,,, Sf.,Brt. Cish the man who owns one MARCH 11, 1921 which was pursued as far as Wood street. More than 150 shots were fired in the twenty-mlnuto fight, according to the police. The gunmen nrc described from twenty-one to thirty years old. They were well dressed. Fliers have been sent to police stations and hospitals. LEAVES $138,000 ESTATE Daughters Are Beneficiaries In Will of Mrs. Annie 8. Littleton Mrs. Annie S. Littleton, who died at the Aldine Hotel, left her estate of S138.000 to her daughters, Mrs. Grace I,. Cushlng and Mrs. Allen h. Oris wold, by the terms of her will, admitted to probate today. Other wills admitted to probate nt Cltv Hall include those of Francis Frank. .104 West Norrls street, $27, ir.0; Carl A. Duffncr. 232 West. Olney nvenuc, $47,000: Edward O. Dungan, I'nlvcrslty Hospital, $20,000; Hannah Walker, 1320 Frankford avenue, $0700. Inventories were filed in tho estates of Augustc F. H. Meyer. $4305.04; Henry Schlosser, $7207.05; Elizabeth ..-. t. .w..sfflrJ3: , t WU . :V W- w. m AS A. White, $30,704.43. Letters of ad ministration were granted In the estate of Caroline M. Sutphcn, 2303 r rank ford avenue, $1200. Joe 8mlth Leaves Hospital Joseph C. Smith, brother of former Mayor Thomas B. Smith, was dis charged from St. Joseph's Hospital yes 3momg 24 Restaurants Centrally Located Suggestions for This Erening's Meal ? ROAST LAMB OR FRIED HALIBUT with choice of Two Side Dishes 30, Soup (small order) . . . .05 Cole Slaw or Pickled Beets 05 Desserts . . . Orange Jelly Apple Dumplings t Cakes Pies Puddings Fruits Fruit Salad Ice Cream OUR NEW CAFETERIA 1508-10-12 Market Street necaod lTwr, Opposite Brd Street Station Open ErenntgB Until 8.30 mi m L terday. Mr, Smith was found uncon sclous Friday piornlng nt llldge avenut and Jefferson street shortly after h attack of fall, strlkln cording to lows avenue, -wmi vvuoni lie lives At Mm hospital Mr. Smith was Identin-,i by cards fodnil in hla pockets. c" Mashed Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes Green Peas Macaroni an Gratin Spaghetti Baked Beans Roll and Butter 05 Coffee, Chocolate, Tea or Milk m . .05 ...... vlO a ..in u itiwfciuiviiuc car. An vertigo caused Mr. Hmiii. ... ib his head on the curb, ae Dr. F. H. Smith. RrioVS
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