ftrti $" irwM viit , (I7' V ?s FRANKLIN STATUE1 , STARTS LAST LAP Bartlott's "Poor Richard" Pro ceeds Up River on Trip td Watorbury TO BE HONORED EN ROUTE Following Uq route tnkcn lij Ilcnju mln rin'iklln lilritvlf on Ills journey from Nw :Bl-""l l0 I'lillndrliililn. llnrtlftt'i statue of "Poor Kiclinril," blch hiw been in tlil oltr ilurliw the fn(ln' r-wrolw In 1-rniiKlln's lionnr. iVft tl'N morning fiom tlie Itaw ttrcot ,i,r on iinolhcr Inp of Its journey to Wdtorbur. Conn . 'I he slntue. lriited m wrcnllis nml flower, wiw iut aboard n navy ni) ,-rt-e nt II o'rlcxk. Its next-flop will b; Hurllnplon. X. J., wlipro It In ex ifitcil to nrrlw ltit-- tills -nft'rnoon. A, Ifinonstrntlon ImN been plnnnetl tbere. The tntuc Ih belnf accompanied on ,t rlu-r joiirnev by n delegation of fill 7.n and i-ojircBcntiitlxcs of the Sons of the Amrili.w lteolutlon, who have follow ! it fn.m Unltlmorc. Tho navy nig George V. l'icrre, , with n naval pjVrd of honor, Is escorting it up the rantatn William I. Itenson. nmlit ant eiiplaln of the navy yard, i in eharice of the Maine's pIlRrimaRe. J. fton .Snrjtlie, .1".. and Anthony . nobliiioii. icpii'sentntlven of tho Horn, df the American "Ucolution, are also ritli thf party. Lieutenant Commander Harcnee (lulbranon Is in chance of ffrfmenies that will tnltn place on the xtntup'o at rival at Ilurllngton. . rernbei-ger, state vice prcst Mil of the S. .f A. U., together with r.nptain Yntct Stirling and Commander louis McCoy Nitlton. commandant of the nav .raid, nttended the departure r.f the Maine from tho city. During its tnv nie it reposed in the shadow of Inilepinderco Hall. DeitiotiMrntlo'is have been plumed In FrnnlJin's honor when It renclus Princeton and Perth Amboy. . On its arrir.il it Wuterbury cx-I'rcsiilentTnft will be the speaker at the rxciclsen. The utile, made by Paul W. llartlctt, was licqueathMl i the city of AVnterbury in the will 'if fills hi. Leavenworth, u citi n It n h"iii5 driven to Wntcrbury by Salter It. Sturtevant, of ..135 North K'lui-wooil nvemie. tills citv. At the grive of Franklin, Fifth mid r(h Mreets, csterday, Amlmdsador .Tnle JiiMiernnd, from France, rcnjmi'i! ih plnljc of friend'hip bctwpon the two j.rat leijiiblic nlioiii Fruiiltlin served. Thf ocinsion ac the commcinorntion of the l.".Kt annlveriniy of Hie dcatli of ihf great statesman mil nuthor. Judge KitKCiic (' Ilonnlwell, head of the Phil .(lplpnln reception cnmniittcc, also made in aildrera. At the clo.se of these ixfrti'-c I'.ernard and Alfred Donnl ndl, dressed in Colonial costume:., dec eratnl 1'rnnMin's tomb with handsome floral wreaths. NAB THIRD MURDER SUSPECT - - Man Arrested in South In Connection With JohnPalton Shooting .Tnhn Austin, Ihe third Negro wanted for the murder of John Dultnn in Sharon Hill last July, lum been nr ipted in the South nnd turnril over to the police in this ciM . lie is nt present limine held in the Thirty-secand Htrcet and Wood In ml avenue ntation. wlierc It ii raid he has confessed. lie will be delivered to the Delaware county nil thoritles. Walter A. Lewis has already been convicted of first degree murder anil Ronnnke .Jasper has confessed to having been an accomplice in the shooting. Autln was the only oip of the three inghuu.wiien still at large. John Pulton was n former service man nnd son of Dr. David Dalton. He nan shot and killed within two squares f his Inline during n duel with three Vri-ois who tried to hold him up. BREAKS NECK IN FALL, DIES 0. A. R. Member Trips on Carpet and Topples Down Stairs Tripping on n strip of carpet as lie wj (Wending the stairs of a room inj hoii'.e nt .T20 York avenue joster air Henry Fellows, seventy. seven rar r.ld, n Civil War veteran, fell nnd broke hi neck. Police of the Third 'treci nml Fnlrmoiint avenue station ihiil him to the Uoosevelt Hospital, hut ho died before arriving there. l'otfie me trying to get In touch with s .iter of the man, who Is supposed to he in Hartford, Coun. Hi; was u narber b trade. The ghost that haunts; the custom tailor's man is fne tailor's high - priced; uci . t You escape it here ! Same quality fabrics. Same fine tailqring. Same good fit. But no charge, for the label. Price at this convenient corner is just about half a hrst-rate tailor's. hJine quality fixings and Prices based on current replacement costs. Pays to know your dealer. Ferro & Co.mc Clothiers X- Outfitters Kicluslv. Amt. fo, Rogers Pcet Clothes ChwttAut street at Junloec 'IS feSF 1 Open Saturdays (7 zQ&r i I UnM Five WAS IT HOME BREW? Man Who Yells 'Murder,' Flre, 'Pollce'l Disappears Suddenly .Screams of "Murderl" "Fire!" "Police!" at 2:150 this morning, at tracted attention of two motorcycle po. Ilecmcn going enst on Mnrket street nt Forty-seventh. A man without any coat and disheveled hair came running up to the patrolmen and told them that he had heard a womnn calling for help In the neighborhood of Forty-sixth and Mnrket streets. Ilcsldents licnrlng the innn's, cries turned In nn nlnrm nt Cenlrnl Station nnd details, of police from hc FIfty-flfth and Pino streets stntion, tinder Lieuten ant Montgomery, and n squad of men from the Thirty-ninth nnd Lancaster avenue station investigated. Thorough search of the place was made. Nothing, however, was reealed and when police endeavored to find the man who had heard the screams he was nowhere to be found. HONOR MRS. GORMAN Municipal Court Sessions Suspended as Tribute to Judge's Mother All soJdons of the Afunieipnl Couit were nrdeied suspended todny by Pres ident Judge llrown ns n tribute to tin memory of Mrs. Itlcbnrd (tormnn, mother of Judge Gorman, of ihe Mu nicipal Court. Mrs. Uormnn died lust Thursday nt the nge of 101! jears. She wns burled toduv from vlJOT Notth Nineteenth street, the noinc of Illchnrd C, Gorman, another son, The suspon'.ion of court business held up li"nrlngs of thlrtj -three boys who were to bi nrrnicucd todny in the ju venile branch. The boys will be Kept In the House of Detention until tomorrow. Deaths of a Day W. W. MONTGOMERY 'Lawyer, 76 Years Old, Dies In West Chester Hospital Villlitm W. Montgomery, n member of the bar, died yesterday in the Chester County Hospital, West Chester, follow ing nn operntion. He was fceventy-six jenrs old. . For half a century Mr. Montgomery was u prominent figure nmong the lnw yertj of Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester aniP Montgomery counties. He stndied law In the ofllep of the late B. Spencer Miller nnd nt tiie Uni versity of PentiHvlranln, wns admitted to prartice In 18118. nnd remained in nctUe practice until n few jeers before his death. Ho was known for his scholarly attainments and was always actively interested In public nfTnlrs nnd in the nffnirn of tho npiscopnl Church. He was u member 'of the Phi Kappa Sigma .Fraternity and of the Merlon Cricket Club, of which with Maskell Bwing he wns the founder. He Is survived by his widow, Blbnbeth "Ij. Montgomery, and by eight sons nnd three daughters. His children nre Mrs". Edward H. Hnlscy, Wllllnm W. Mont gomery. Jr., Itohcrt L. Montgomery, Archibald It. Montgomery, Jr., John' L. Montgomery, Ttlchnrd II. Montgomery, Gilbert M, Montgomery, Miss Itcrtha Montgomery. Miss Mnrenret Montgom ery, Horare R. Montgomery, Jr., and Sidney Montgomery. James L. Hall Jamea L. Hull, of 8".'l Wynncwood road. Overhrook. died jesterday. Mr. Hall, editor and publisher of the Sunday DispatHi, was Known throughout the Statu as an nble writer on political subjects. Mr. IlnlTs death resulted from pneu monia, following nn illness of tluec das. Ills' w ns jlfty-cight years old. 'Die funeral will be conducted at 10:.'W) o'clock Wednesday morning from St. Clement's Church, Twentieth nnd Cherry streets. The interment will be in Westminster Cemetery. Miss Rebecca C. Washington Miss Ilebecca Crawford Washington, a direct descendant of the Washington family, of Virginia, whose male imres tor was a cousin of General George Washington, died Snturrhy at the Clin ton. Tenth nnd Clinton streets. She wns eighty-one years old. Miss Washington was the daughter of the late Iteadu Macon Washington nnd Ellmbetli Crawford Washington. One of the recollections of her father was the distinction of having been i lonuieu on tho Knees of General Wash- ington at Mouut Vernon. 'ttmnlnUim!iBii"f-mmjimmiff,5, r?.?T cTsmmsmsssmsmm " v iiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiliiiTii Open a checking account at The West End" It identifies you ! Modern Safe Convenient iHHHP V nTiHitMil WEST END TRUST COMPANY BROAD STREET AT SOUTH PENN SQUARE MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMHMl'iinilll!lllMiiM EVJ0N&G PtfBLIO THEY ARE SKATING TO CHICAGO ik . y"rs wzr.miKmML'vPi , ' LcdKor J'hoto Henlco Philadelphia hoj.s start their cross-country J.iimt on rollers from Indc lendriico Square. "Kddlc" Kelly Is on tho left nnd "Jolinnj" Mcimic on tho right TWO PHILADELPHIA BOYS . START SKATE TO CHICAGO Eddie Kelly and Johnny McHale Expect to Make Trip on Rollers in Eighteen Days s .Philadelphia said "Hail and fare-1 bet they couldn't, nnd about all they'll well" this morning to Eddie Kelly nnd get out of the thing is exercise nnd the Johnnie McHale. o(T for Chicago on .education which goes with travel, roller skntcs. The weather man fur-1 Eddie Kelly is Philadelphia's speed nlshcd the hull and n little group ofl nrtlst nnd' Pennsjlvnnin's clinmpion their friends, nldcd nnd abetted by! roller sknter. He Is twenty-one jcars newspaper photographers and thu old and weighs 148 pounds. Johnnie stntiitesque C-ommodoro Rarry, furn- McHale is twenty years old nnd weighs ished the good -by stuff. , 1.10 pounds, und Is nmateur roller skat- Perhap'i jou never lienrd of Eddie ing clinmpion of Pennsjlvnnla. Kelly nnd Jplmnie McHale! That's the I Hall or no hall, rain or no rain, the reason they're attempting the journey sknters nre wearing nothing but khaki overland to Chicago on roller skates. shirts nnd trousers, leather puttees, Eddie and 'Johnnie got nwny to h, skntcs nnd enns. Hying stnrt in n hnll nnd rain storm nt 0:42 o'clock this morning, whirring, iiii.ii tin- riitj.iiii. i.iiili. ituit-i ..... vijiiiiiiiiriii jiii.vvii u uuuit uriv.'r 10 ru Commodore Harry's stntue to Sixth and mark, "Dem gus ain't got nuthiu' but Walnut streets. j speed, l'Irlli Hag nnd u prayer." The"intrcpid gliders skidded on the After the two sknters had said good-bv wet sldcwulk, but they pushed steadily to their friends, Johnnie remarked J forward and hope to be somewhere in Eddie, "Which wny do we go?" Delaware before night falls. They ex-' "Let's go out Walnut street," said pect to reach Chicago by way of tin t Eddie, national pike in eighteen dnys. No on Which they did. PAVING CONTRACTS LET Mayor Awards Agreements for $400,000 Improvements m Contracts were awnrded today by Major Moore for paving and repaving of city streets, to cost nearly S400.000. The Ilarbet Asphnlt Co. was awarded contracts as follows: To repave Itidge Uvenue, Dupont to Lemonte street. ?.".!. 10(1; Fclton street, from Cedar uvenue to Cnthaiine street. $0000; Dngget street, fro inLnnsdowne avenue to Hadiliugton stieet, ?7.1."0; Front street, from fiVjoining nenue to Courtlnnd street, SOllOtl j Hrown street, from Forty-eighth street to Fort -tilth. Sin.flOf): Livineston street, from Westiuorclnnd to Ontario street, $0000 :, to repave v street iroin esiuioieiuun to Ontario street, and G street and Westmoreland street, from F street to G street, $.!I.17.V. Twenty -second street, from Lehigh to Allegheny nve nui. S44.00O. Wllllnm II. Yetmnn, Jr., was given Distinction in Lighting Fixtures that appeals to those who have a conception of real art and a desire to possess furnishings that are individual. The Horn & Brannen Mfg. Co. 427-m North Broad Street "A Short Walk .Waij Automobile How" nKJntiiiinifiJtiTjtiiifl LBDGER-PHl-I,ADtoPHIA; MO&DAT, They carry smnll nrmv knapsacks hitched to their belts. Their general. the contract to icpave Ginjs Ferry ave nue from Federal to Thirtj -sixth-street, .$71!,000. Michnel J.McCiudden was awarded a contract to rcpnve Gcrmantown n ve nue from Krie to Hunting Park nvenuc, $50,2.-0. The Kastcrii Paving Co. will repave Gcrmantown nvenue. from llcrklcv to Penn street, for .$88,000. Brother ivouldn't lend you his nine. "We enn't tell whnt's on each others' lips," he'd rea son. "Why take a chance?" Nor would he lend you his shaving brush. "You enn't be too careful," he urged, "about anything that touches the lace." But he wasn't so careful at the soda fountain wasn't it strange! It never occurred to him that hundreds of lips touched the- soda glass be fore his. 1 1 never occurred to him that the carelessly washed soda glass is one of 'the worst germ-carriers there is. drink it-oma flY You're safe if your soda is served in a Lily a pri vate, paraffinc-pure, paper 'glass' of triple strength, and with a lip curved to lit your comfort. Purity Specialties Co., Charles L. Huff, Owner & MRr. Dcncklu HldR., Philadelphia, Pu. CRONKHITE MURDER INQUIRY ORDERED: Another Dreyfus Case Hinted in " Slaying of American Officer MYSTERY IN ARMY TRAGEDY New Yorli, April 18. An Investiga tion of the death of MnjorvAlexander P Cronkhitc, son of Urigndler General Artnlbert Cronkhitc, nt Cnmp Lewis. Washington, In October, 1018. nnd the teccnt arrests of former Cnptnln Iloli crt Itoscnbluth nnd Hersennt Itolnnd P. Potliler has been ordered by I'nlted Slntcs Attorney General Dnilgherly at the request of United States Senator William M. Ciilder. The arrest of Captain Uosenbliitll nnd the transfer of the imetlgntlon to the I stnte of Wnshlngton inny result In tin- ' other Dre.fus case, It was said that one of the reasons . for the decision to go into nil tho de- I tails of the tragedy, was the sudden an nonnccment n few dnys ngo thnt the buremi of incstigntlon of the Depart- i ment of Justice had turned ocr all lis papers in flip case to the officials of Tacomn, Washv nnd .nppaicntly wii" desirous of withdraw ing from the ease, Pothlcr, who wns'iirrested lit FroW dence. March I8V by ngents of the De pnrtment of Justice, hns made Ave sep arate confessions that he murdered Major Cronkhitc, according to Informa tion received Saturday from J. W. Sei dell, prosecutor of Tacomn. In tho Inst of the confessions lie hnid lie had been Induced to kill Mnjor Cronkhitc by Captain Hoscnhliith. The motive for the killing. Mr. Slielden ad mitted, hail not been supplied. Cnptnln Itnscnllllllll Ih In th1u niti' rnlnnuotl 11,1 . tier $2.",ono linll. He wns detained live dnys In the Tombs without u wnrrnnH according to his own "tutement. lie made a complete denial jestcrdu of the charges in Pothier's alleged confes sion. Captain Itoscnbluth's story brings out certuln circumstances which appear to shroud his arrest in mjstcry. His con tradictious of the latest nccount io ported to have been given by Potliler of the manner in which Major Cronklilte wns killed varies In nil essential de tails from that of the sergeant. Cnp tnln Itoenbliitlr wns in Washington ln-t week and demnnded n fair hearing. H snid nn ngent of the lSiirenil of Investi gation had tried to make him admit thnt, although he personally was inno cent, lie wns Jrylng to shield Potliler Manufacturers' Clearance SALE 20 OFF on nur Framed Mirrors Splendid line of Picture Frames Fine Mouldings lite VurldT. All Woods. Latest Flnlnht Frames to Order Matthew Schramm & Son 39 North 9th St. Second Floor MANtlFACTLKURR WIIOI,i:SALI'J.S ltCT.U.l:it3 MSs v s,Lm" iSJ Week End "Over-Nicht Bags Plain and filled Cspecialy' adapted Tor Motor Trips Dressing Scta-Jcrrc ' Bcxcs-Nanicurc Sols- Wallcls-clc rey Aeautiful and ncir i Ostrich Leather k ran Where Do You Get You?' Clothes? A United States Senator from the Middle West who is noted for his Beau Brummcl appearance is frequently asked "Where do you get your clothes?" In Philadelphia thousands of well-dressed men when asked the same question, reply "Why, u Jacob Keed s Sons, of course I This is one of our best and most productive forms of publicity. H Ul Sprinis Suits and Top Coats of superior quality and vulucs-rtS rd$$350.iU,d UPW-Kl- V-y JACOB REElLtS SONS ' 'APRIL 18, 1921 May Head College nam j KKAIl AHMIKAI. IIICAISTBI) Itetlrrd surgeon general of nmy, shilcd for presidency of Philadel phia Collcgo of Pharmacy MAN SHOT IN QUARREL Itobeit Tisoii. twenty-live jcars old, n Negro, of Hnines street near Ilnjn ton street is in tlie Germnntown Hos pital with e bullet wound in his 1-g whicli lie is alleged to have received in nn altercation witli John Alfred, thirty eight ears old, nlso n Negro, of -'t. West Penn street. Alfred wns held In SI 000 ball bj Magistrate Pennoek this morning in the Gerinni.'oiwi nretiuc police station. Ho will have u further lienrlng April 1!!:. Yes, there is a line pre ventive for colds. They'll seldom attack you when once you start takingsthc different Collins System. It builds up a big reserve supply of vital ity that is instantly available for resistance. May we mail our booklet? COLLINS INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CULTURE Crtlt.lNS Ilt.DO WALNUT 8T. AT 1.1TH '""THERE'S a new deal all around, and the sooner every business man realizes it, the better it will be for business," says a prominent manufacturer. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Agency Every Pliaic of Sales Promotion North American Bldg. Philadelphia :)t i 1 B WMmtKKKKKKKKmnmmmBmmss BRAISTED MAY HEAD PHARMACY COLLEGE President of American Modical Association Admits Ho Is Considering Offer WOULD SUCCEED FRENCH Word has heen reccheil here that Rear Admiral Wllllnm C. Ilraisted, president of tho American Medical As sociation, maj' hecome the next pres ident of the Philadelphia College of I'hnnniint. -.........'"' - Atlmlral Ilraisted hns admitted, it is valued in .?iu,.wu, nnu mirr inc ?i., said, he Is considering nn offer of the a puid the two InstltutlonH tho balanco liresldencT. Decision to ask him to I ,K ,i..(..,i flmonir reln'tlves. accept the post was made nt meeting ' '"y""1 a,nonf ,,',.. , , . . of thr boar.! of director of tlie college ,,."V,Pr pta? , 'iu;"flwJ ?u' last Tuesday. William h. Anters, late of Chclten- i,ilnii ii,t, I ,i , ham, ?:tl,.-1.44, demised to the family; llnwnrl It v. iWouM ."TT ' Tneie W Mather, of Al.lngton, $11. o? rcVilfpiir I Zt'm !. I" Mt'''1 "47.02, divided between to dni.RhterH, f0 Aieft,iiiirtf..S.."ffiII- ,.. 2g- f'Mlta (,"",ly' of """. in ashlnRton since IiIh retirement '0,""- from the navy. He has been extremclv . , ,,..-, active In medical circles. Relief from Temple Class Holdt Banquet the onerous naval duties required of the Tlie junior class of the Pharmacy Turjceon ccneral has rIvcii IiI hi time I School of Temple rnlvcrsltv will hold a to devote to the educational movements i bniuiuet nt the Adelphlu Hotel tomno in Ills profession, whicli have come to row nlRht. About sixty-five member me lore more tiinii ever in rereiit jears. The admiral was ono of tlnj attend- ln physicians nt the White House dur- Inn the years 1000 and 1007 under President Rooeell. He was made fleet surgeon of the Atlantic licet on Q) Extraordinarily Low Prices on the 'most WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF Rubberized Raincoats ever shown by any store in Philadelphia! Good Selections of $12 and .$15 Raincoats for $9.00 Plenty of Raincoats conservatively valued at $18 for $12.00 A Raft of Raincoats conservatively valued at $25, $28 and $30 for $15 and $16.50 Finest Quality Raincoats, originally $35, for- ' $20 Three Special Purchases from three best Raincoat makers in United States held by us as a Special Offering for Rainy Days of April and May at prices that are not much more than half what these same qualities and patterns have sold for in good stores from Coast to Coast! Not to be visualized by any ordinary con ception of a rubberized raincoat vastly superior in material, style, variety, work manship single breasters and double breasters, belts and without belts; grays, blues, tans, yellows, browns, Oxfords cassirnerc finishes in regulation light weight Overcoat patterns the finest lot of Rubberized Raincoats we know of! $9, $12, $15, $16.50, $20 Conservatively valued at $12, $13, $18 to $.," Perry & Co. Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets AUTO MECHANICS! Quick and etncient service in your I garage or service station will please your patrons. I Advertise for mechanics in THE LEDGER MORNING nnd EVENING July J, IDE., nerving two years, nnd, surgeon general nnd gelcra1ln-iilef o the burenu of medicine nnd surgery In Februnry of 11)1 1, Prior to this nppolnlment the nd mirnl had hnd long.nnd honorable naval service. He Nitcred the nnv.v ns nit nsistnnt furgeoh September -Ml, 1800. after two jcars of civilian practice nt. Detroit and some civilian hospital practice. He became in turn surgeon nnd medlcnl Inspector In 101.1. $1 1,000 LEFT TO TWO HOMES Bequests Made From $46,390 Estate of Bertha A. Slnkler The Lutheran Orphans' Home In Mount Airy benefits to the ntnount of $0000, nnd the Home for Aged Women nt IJiirllngton, N. J., will rccclre $5000, In the ndjudicntlon of the estate of llerllm A. Winkler, Into of Snrlneficld Township. The estate H . ...... rw.A ....i.l,.l..l(imi of tlie cIum will nttenil. .lolm H ' Mlnehnrt, denn of the Phnrmncy ' School, will be one of the speaker I nnd other fncultv mctiibcrs will nttend. Samuel Ooldstc'ln, president of the junior clnss. will' act ns tonstmaKtcr. A 1 ' ''If5 'sir - "V v.-sbb5S(' ?5 LH..f.t3am, t;.W?UM 'ite&&?lMif .; , .,. f i av fin,-1. rh,i$,i .Hi.) 0