(TO r$. trf&Q&F7 'J W""; r''' "'' -rfijj - 9j(f '" , J' '?'' t "" ' ,11 ' f, '1 ' Wtf4i 4 : , ID FRIDAY KEPI fivSNtN' PUMlC LEDGER MIITJADELPHIA", FRIDAY, " MABOET 2u, 192i: 4 BY CITY CHURCHES Impressive 'Devotions Mark Most Solemn Day of 1 Lenten Season HOLD THREE-HOUR SERVICE (Jood rr!dy. 'lie mont Kolcmn dn.v of t),e Untfn 8pnon. wn obfurvwl with ImrrfMl W"1'" ln many ot ,llc c1,y''' (lurch"" tmlnr Biihop Tthlnelnmlor nfliolntril nl (V fMrloei nt the I'ro-C'nthnlral. Broad am) South treetn. In St. I.ukcV Church, Germnnlown, the Itrv. OrnrRC I. nlchnrdcon, rector of the Pro ftthtdrnl, cnndurted scrvlre. At the Church of the Saviour, Thirty-eighth trt above Chestnut, tho Itev. Dr. Hugh Wirkhrml. of llnltlmore, hnd charge of the three bourn of devotion. Catholic churrhcR which will observe the "Three Hours' Agony" nre the fol lowing: Church ot the C.esu. Bight n h and Stllei streets, the ltev. M. T Jeup; ARdthn'H. Thirty-eiKhth ind Soring Garden streets ;Fnther Helms. tiin! Pt I'airiCK k. itiiiirui iiuii - . Li ' 'i 'imin rv.iiiiaii CUSt MTfWI , Dl.niiuiun) inmu -mini inri Fltuwnter Ftreets, the Ucv. father O'nricn; St. Itridgefs. Fnllsnf Rehu.vl kill the Hev. Joseph N. MrShnln : St. i-.rihjurc HiTtietli ntid (.nlltnrlm lrti, the Uev. .1. 1'. Tueker. of Wil mington, St. Klb.abeth'f. Twenty-third od Herki streets, the Ttev. Kdwnrd .f. I me: Holr Name, I'mt Hiehinoml. the W Kdnard S. Klt?Kernld. of Washington, D. (. : St. John the Hon tist, Manayunk. Fnther Fitzgernld: St John the Kvangellst, Thirteenth nnd Chestnut streets, the Rev. Thomas J. &hwertner: Old St. Joseph's, Third itrfct and Willlng's nlley. the Itev. Jo leph Woods, of Woodstock ColieRe; Our Lady of .Merry. IJrond street nnd Sum quchanna avenue, the Itev. It. A. Ilnrt ntt! Our I.ndy of Mount Cnrmel. Third and Wolf streets, tile Hev. Nich olas O'LotiRlilin; Our Mother of Sor row!", Forty-eighth street nnd Lancas ter avenue, the Itev. Joseph A. Marley. nnd the Itev. Charles E. Gorman ; St. Rita's, Broad and Ellsworth streets, the Uev. M. J. Corcoran ; St. Stephen's. Broad and Butler streets, tho Hev. John Lynch; St. Thomas Aquinas, Seven teenth nnd Morris streets, the Itev. W. K. Stinson: St. Vincent de Paul's. Ger nuntown, the Itev. Joseph P. MeKcc, od the Visitation, Front street nnd Lthlgh menue, the Itev. William Quinn Tomorrow, Holy Saturday, will be observed in Catholic churches by the celebration of f-olemn bijh mass, the biwslng of Raster water, the lighting of the paschal rnndle ami the blessing f the holy fire. Truck Hits Child in Camden Dorothr C.llne. thirteen ,cnrs old, 1R67 Whitman street, Camden, was run down Into yesterday when fche tried to cross Lnnsdowne avenue nenr Hnd don avenue. The child was (.trurk by a truck driven by Stanley llnrckly, ijhten years old. Mill) North Han cock street. He was arretted nnd held in JTiOO ball. The child was taken to the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital, and is not seriously hurt. Deaths of a Day , REV. S. A. K. FRANCIS i Funeral of Trinity Lutheran Church Pastor-Emeritus Today Funeral services for the Itev. S. A. K Francis, pastor emeritus of TrinlM Lutheran Church, were hold this afternoon nt tho church at ":"() o'clock. Interment wns made in the churchyard. Dr. Frnncis wns one of the oldest nnd best -known cleiRymen in South Philadelphia. He wus eighty three years old nt the time of his death. Among the officiating clerRmen nt the crvieo today were the ltev. Dr. Benry K Jncobs, president of the Lu theran Seminury nt Mount Airy, nnd the Hev H. A. Weller, president of thn Lutheran Mlnisterium of Pennsylvania. Miss Eliza R. Mitchell Miss Eliza It. Mitchell, n member of a vll-known New Euglnnd family, died yesterday in the bpmc of her sistrr. Mrs. Charles S. Hinchmnn, .'lll'iri Chestnut htrcet. Miss Mitchell was eighty jenrs old. Sho was bom In Nantucket, Mats., but had made her home with Mis. Hinch man for jears. She wus treasurer of the Western Home for Poor Children and the Nantucket Mnrla Mitchell As sociation. The funeral will take plnce Saturdav nfternoon from the home of Mm. Hinchmun, who is the only Mir rhor. Mrs. Louise G. Lombard! Mrs Louise (iucraijliu l.ombaidi, ife of Hobcrt I.ombuidi, wealthy con tractor and well -known figure among Italinn ics-idents of the rlty, ilied nt the home of her sister, Mrs. Anna Pi.aguo. JO" Smith Thirteenth street, last niglu. She was in her fortv-tlfth year. Mrs. Lombardi hml been ill for several werki-. Her home mis nt 181S South IJrond Mreet She Is survived by her husband, two brothris and her sister. The fu neral will be from tho Thirteenth strott ho'ivo TiKSdny morning. James M. RodQers .lams M Hodgers, president of the Lowrv Hodgers wholesale tea and cof fee firm of this city, died jesterdny at canto Barbara, Calif , while on the first vacation he hnd taken in twenty jears. Announcement of hi,n death was mude In a telegram from Mrs. Hodgers to members of the lirm. Mr. Hodgers wns a member of the Urion League end seeril business oi ganizntlons. He lied nt Aliens lane and Greene street, Germantown Th hody will be brought to this cit for burial UNDERWEAR SPECIALISTS FOR MEN i WprtW, Corner Uth and Chestnut t mmmmmim. H y BOOK BARGAINS 35c each, 3 for $1.00 65c each. 3 for $1.75 $1.00 cadi, '3 for $2.75 wpulr ewlti. :;tL Vy"- Miik r n.w "ry. but r. i M"2 H"1 ln "" II" " "fo sj , ,lonluB0r,1r.,m'"ovj?.nl,,,on' THE LIBRARY SHOP HELEN AND PRANCES ARE TWINS ti ' J Atfkt ,4 MAN F Oil GUILTY OF DALTON MURDER Jury at Media Returns First Dogroo Verdict, but Recom- monds Mdrcy .McOall-y .Mrs. .lolin ,Jo!.c)h Fogarty, of .JII02 Knirtnotinl avenue, with her twin girls. Helen Dolores Is nt the left. Tho other child Is Trances Nadu laid. They arc live months old FRUIT DEALER ENDS LIFE ! CHILDREN SAVED IN FIRE Former Reading Resident Shoots Himself at Boarding House Charles L Cult, forty years old. for merly of Heading, was found dead, with u bullet through his heart, in n hoard ing house nt 01)0.1 Glenmorc avenue nt 8 o'clock this morning. Police believe financial worries caused him to commit suicide. Occupants of the house said today tbey noticed he hnd been acting strange ly for the lnst few weeks. This morn ing, when he failed to appear for break fast, they summoned detectives from the Sixty-fifth street nnd Woodland Deime station. . The door of his room wns forced and Cult was found on n couch, with a re volver on the Moor beside him. In the room were several mortgages with pay ments duo today. ('tilt was in the fruit business in this city. He has n mother living in Kink ing Springs, Pa., and two sisters in Heading, uceordlug to his friends. OBSERVES 99TH BIRTHDAY Henry B. Bruner, of Germantown, Congratulated by Friends Henry IJ. Itruncr, known as Ger mantown's "youngest old man," is re ceiving congratulations ou his ninety ninth blrthdny, at his home, 21 East Price street, today. Sir. Hruner was born In Iloxborough, on Mnrch -."i. 1822, started in the building business, but ns a young man, changed to tho livery business. During the Civil War ho was nn inspector for the gowrnraent, nnd in 1S02, while taking n consignment of horses to Fort- res Muuroe. he witnessed the famous, battle of the Monitor nnd the Merri- ' mac. ! Mr. Itruner, who is n great admirer of President Harding, is not entirely I in fnvor of prohibition. He declares that he eats, drinks and sleeps ns well as he ever did, nnd Is going to prove it by eating a hearty dinner todav He was married iu 1847 to I'mma ' Iteger, who died sixteen jears ago. Yesterday his home was visited through- , out the dny by friends, who were afraid they might not be able to get nronnd on Good Friday. He has received many ' cards and flowers, the latter including ! a rose bush in full bloom. Camden Man Hit by Truck I'lmer Jones, twenty-siv year old. ."Oil North Third strcts, Camden, wns struck bv n motortruck nt Third mid Cooper streets today He wns taken to Cooper Hoipital by Gcnrgn Hcisler. -118 Arch stieet, Cnniden, driver of the truck. .lories was cut on the legs. Helsler wns released to appear at a hearing if wanted. i Neighbors Rescue Boy nnd Girl When Parents Are Away Two small children left nlone while their mother made some purchases' at n nearby store were rescued by neigh bors when their home nt ,"072 Hcisketl street, Germantown, was set on fire today by the older child playing with matches. Tho fire wns in the home of John McLnughlln, nn insurance ngent. The rescued children nre Mary, one year old, aud Charles, three. The children were still asleep in their beds when Mrs. McLaughlin started for the store. In her absence Charles awoke, began playing with mutches and set fire to his bed. Smoke pouring from the bedroom windows nttraetcd neighbors. Mrs. An nie Jordan, of fS(!7fi Helskell street, rtishPd through the smoke-filled house to Mary's crib nnd carried her to the street. Wilson Ilailcy, of 500." Hels kell street, helped the other child to safety and then fought the flames until the nrrivnl of firemen. The fiamnge wns nearly S5UU, Johnson Rejects League Offer The ncr. It. E. Johnson, the "raid ing pnrson," will not accent the nost of state superintendent of the Connecti cut Anti-Saloon League, but will re main hero for some time, he declared yesterday. Ileports wore current yes terday that be. would nccept the new offer. At the close of the Methodist Conference Mr. Johnson wns relieved of his pastorate of tho Twenty-ninth Street M. E. Church to enable lilni to curry on his prohibition enforcement campaign. ANOTHER TO BE TRIED Engagement Announced -yxroc rVrtS! .sfrT.SS' r Walter Lewis. nineteen-rear-old Negro, was convicted of murder In the first degree todny with n recommenda tion of mercy by n jury nt Media, where he wns tried before Judge Hause for the killing of John Dnlton nt Sharon Illll the night of July 0. Lewis was the first of three Negroes Indicted by the grand jury for the crime. Dnlton, a son of Dr. David Dnlton, wns a former service mnn. He wns on bis wny home when he wns waylaid nnd shot us he tried to defend himself. The state had only circumstantial evidence to offer neninst the nccused. excent for two stntements he made to Hetectlves. but which he repudiated later,, alleging that they had been made unuer duress. It- was 10:30 o'clock this morning when John J. Stctscr, senior counsel for the prisoner.' entered court nnd the prisoner wns summoned to hear the jury's verdict. The Jury was put through the usual formalities. A. Cong- don, the foreman, announced that though they found Lewis guilty they recommended the court's mercy. Mr, Stetxer, nftcr having the jury polled, said he would take nn appeal. Lewis was removed to Jail. The attorneys for the defence will hnve ten days to file the application for n new trial. It is believed they will base their argument principally on th?lr client's allegations that he was forced to admit the murder to snve himself from further "third degree." Two other Negroes were concerned in the murder of thn young Sharon Hill mnn. Uoth were indicted, along with Lewis, but one Is still n fugitive from justice. The second suspect probably will bo brought to trial nt mice. It Is believed Ihnt Lewis' attorneys will bo content to let the case rest ns It is, if they can get the assurance of the commonwealth that the jury's rec ommendation of mercy will be followed, Accident Fatal to Farmer Paul Mann, twenty-three years old, of Holland, Uucks county, Pennsylva nia, died lust night In Ablngton Me morial Hospltnl from injuries received when he wns caught in the belt of it grinding machine on Thursday. Mnnn, who was n farmer, was found in his bnrn, his clothes stripped off nnd Iiik skull crushed by thp machine. He never regained consciousness nftcr the uccl dent. P!?5v. 9iiiiMlBHiHi SMRBIMW Mkwmsm. mj&mmu TRIAL IS DEMANDED BY M'FADDEN MAID I Attorney of Accused Woman J Will Fight Reported Plan to Drop Ca30 VINDICATION IS SOUGHT TV . V Is YOUR advertising always at work or only now and then? The Holmes Press, Trintm 1315-29 Chcrrv Street FhlUdclphU i m Ask a "West End" Depositor why you should open a checking account here and after you've banked with us awhile You'll introduce others! "Xyf MISS KIHTII HUTCHINSON Daughter of Mr. nnd Mis. Mnhlnn Hutchinson, it hose engagement to William Wynne WLsfer, of Gcr- uuintown, Is unnoumed MISS HUTCHINSON ENGAGED Society Girl to Become Wife of Wil liam Wynne Wlster Announcement wns nind" todn.v of the engagement of Miss I'dith Hutch inson, dnughter oT Mr. nnd Mrs. Mnh lon Hutchinson, of Ashwood I'nrin, Devon. Pa., and Williniii Wynne Wis ter, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Jones Wistcr, of (ifrmantown. Nn date for the wedding hns been set. but it is probable thnt it will luke plnce in the fall. Miss Hutchinson Is very popular in the younger set. She takes nn uctlvi part in charitable entertainments nnd wns a member of the Emcrgenej Aid aides during the war. Mr. Wistcr served with the Hritish fling corps. Mrs. Hutchinson nnd her daughter have been spending the winter nt their town residence, HO!) South Tvcnt -second street. Couisel for Mile. Hlnncho Muguit. former maid to Mrs. George II. Me- i Padden, Jr , of Villa nova, who is under bail on charges of larceny ami con- nlrnnv. on hi Inrfnv lie WOllIll not ulloW I the chnrges to be dropped quleth. The former maid, who wns In the em- nlov of the McKnddens nine years. wa arrested ns n result of the disappear ance of S'iOO.OOO of jewels from the McKnddcn home last October.' "I will challenge the Mcl'nddens to produce all tho evidence they mnv hno ncnlnst Mlllc. Mngult," said J. Horton Weeks, the attorney who nlfo repre sented Madame Jeanne Aubcrlet, who was freed of similar charges Wednes day, by Judgo Johnson, nt Media,, on n writ of hnbeas corpus. "I have henrd thnt the Mcl'addcns will drop the chnrges against their former mnld," continued Mr. Weeks. "This will not be allowed If we can help It We will demand a 'show down.' " Mr. Weeks will confer today with Madame Aubcrlet nnd George Mncne, DESKS Chun Tables riling Cabmeti Everything for the Office Our rnimilrtrlr eitilmirl fnrlnrr for fnnnufmlurlne llMt-liia (lfflr rurnlture & Partitions ulll lirln you sohe snnr More nnd Ofllc Pisihlfm. 1037 Race St ;WALNUT 3830, P.ACE nsn S. WEISS & CO. -. rf PYnA UJ li II ill '-. rrnS BiJr NK58 SiLVEnsutrHa. 3t. ' .in Diamond Supremacy BntoT QNh.. .4jl I f 'fainlajruhjf iic irgics( standard of quality or amost a century I'll be Your Easter Rabbit I'll put a VICTROLA in your home iwone hour And believe me, it's part of the Wilson service to hnndlc Victrolas like crks. Wc test them and polish them, and pad them and wrap them so they'll come to you in top-notch condition, and stay that way. uciivcry ot any model in one hour and 87G0 hours to pay for it, if you like. The more brilliant an in-' tcllcct, the greater the need, that it be backed with brute' brawn if it's not to burn it self out and the body it's in.1 May wc mail our booklet? COLLINS INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CULTURK roi.t.tNH nt.nn, wai.vut bt Ar IiVrl WEST END TRUST COMPANY Broad Street at South penn sojjabe miiiiiiiiiiiii CAPITALIZE YOUR APPEARANCE A long step toward Prosperity is to look prosperous. A shabby or poorly dressed man is badly handicapped. At the present moderate prices of Superior Clothing it is unnecessary and unwise-not to look your best. Spring Suits and Top Coats are $30 and upward. Values at $45 and $50 are espe cially attractive. JACOB MEED-S SON! ' 1424-26 CHESTNUT ST. fin 111 II fSBS .fe 0. of The J. R. Vilson Company VICTROLAS and VICTOR RECORDS "Our Service In Next Door U You No Matter Where You Live" 929 North Broad West Philadelphia noxborottgh 1215 N. 52d G190 Ridge Are, 5029 Ualtimorc Avenue The J. R. Wilson Company :!) Noiirit iino.ui stiuxt. iini.Aniu,rni rloaw send mo details ot our varlouj Vlctrola UutOUa and jour 1-jcar payment ilan. 1 NAMU ADDIUJS3 r i. If yoa cannot call, lill out and mail (his coupon TODAY I associate counsel, nnd It will he decided whether tho former governess lll hrlnp milt nunliist the wealthy cotton mer chant for false arrest. Mr. ArcKndden on Wcdncitdny botiRlit to show thnt the former jjovcrneM w anted JJttO.OOO to "save the family honor." TIiIh could be done, the wealthy cnt ton merchant nld he mih told, by Madame Auuerlet'n keeping hIIciico re garding what she .hl uhh Mrs. Mc Fndden'R part In the disappearance of the jewels. Iloth Mr. McKnddcn ond her mother, Mrs. IJ, Frank Clyde, of llryn Mnwr, on the witness ntnnd Wednesday em phatlcally denied Madame Atiberlct'e nsperslonn. "BILL" CHICKERING TO WEI Former U. of P. Athlete Will ftfarry Niece of U. S. General , William 13. rhlckerlng, captain of the varsity cre.w nt the University ot Pennsjlvnnlft In 1010, who nerved n the world war as n captain and I now stationed nt Coblcnz, N to marry thn dnughter of f'olonel John .1. Drndlry, of New York, necordlng to word reach-' log his friends here today. The bride-to-be Is Miss France Mrndley, uho N visiting her uncln, (icneinl Sladen, now nt Coblecz. Th wedding is to take place nt tho head fiunrters nt the American army ot occu- Man Held Up and Robbed I'hlckcrlng, who now holdi the rank David 'IMtelman, nf KVJl North nf first lieutenant attached to the head '1 welfth street, wns held up and robbed quarters staff at Coblcnz. Is tho on ot of cnRh and jewelry valued at $170. nt j Mrs. Margarrt T. Chlckerlng, ot York road and lvcoming street, at 'J :.".n Moorcstown. N. ,T. Ho formerly ri n'clm'k this morning. Three men oe- , f-lded nf Downlnglown, Pa., where he? costed him and threatening him with n was treasurer of the Philadelphia UraM revolver, forced him to hand over $S0 1 (.. prior to entering the service. lie In cash, hi gold untch nnd chain. is twenty -six years old. For Eleventh-Hour Easier S flopping in Spring Suits and Spring Overcoats come lo the Store that's long on Variety of Assortments! New shades of light gray herringbones; new patterns in light gray plaids and overplaids; beautiful new pencil stripes white, blue, gold, red, black and purple stripes blue serges! Single-breasted and double-breasted models. Sports Suits in two-piece, three piece and four-piece combinations new light grays, browns and homespun mixtures. Pack a Spring Overcoat for the holiday! Most-needed item of the whole outfit for nippy evenings and mornings! Nifty light gray herringbones, homespuns, and bright new light novelties in single-breasted and double-breasted models box backs, Raglans, fitted models full belts, half belts, no belts. Dandy knitted fabrics in heather tones and tans! Strong at $40, $45, $50. Some lower, some higher the best at every price. f ill mi r f is the experi ence or importers that commercial letters of credit is sued by this house obtain favorable rates of discount on drafts drawn on Brown. Shipley 8 Co. London or ourselves.This ad vantage is frequent ly reflected in the lower (quotations of foreign shippers. Last Week thai $27 will buy one of these Substantial Worsted and Cassimere Suits, very conservatively valued at $40, $45, $50. Separate Trousers at Special Prices $5, $6.50, $7, $8, instead of $7 to $14. Golf Knickers $6.50 to $10.00 Perry & Co. Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets u ROWN Fourth and Chestnut Sheets .&U8I8 K PHILADELPHIA Now york Boston W 3 New- Yet I i i I "ft (5 CSVvjv Ixlk Conservative 7r-r Shoes that appeal to the man who does not wunt either the garish or the oveidone. Made on exclu sive lasts and patterns. In a word, Shoes of charac ter, but conservative, cus tom lines. Wc par ticularly call attention to our exceptionally large assortment of smart, well made Oxfords in black and tan for $7 and $8 a pair. IIlEDERMAN !30 Chestnut St. .59 S. 8th St. U03 N. 8th St. ine windior Shell Cordovan and Rneia Calf, M ni:asunaoiy pnetu, J South Mill St., I'hlladclphU m. Sfcv 'vmrtm&ffiffiB A, H . Y c M? vsvswr
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