t - 'ft?- ROBBER SUSPECT , ELD WITHOUT BAIL EVENING PUBLIC LEDGR-PHnjADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1921 . u . : r: 3 FIFTY YEARS OF MARRIED LIFE ,,jr !' Tirce Storekeepers Identify Prisoner as Man Who Hold Them Up WIFE, 3 CHILDREN IN COURT WlnlWd S WngT, an iincmplojcd l.onwnrkrr. iu licltl without linll for court t"ln "ftl'r ,1,rco storekeeper"! Mil l.lonlifiwl lihii ns the ninn who do mandril money fmm them last Tucsilaj .. .i. nnint i)f n revolver. I lilt !'.'- - I Wnprr' wlf' "'" llircP d'Hilrrii v"fro ,ttlie iH'umiK More Magistrate Price In the MnmmiiiK poiirn mnmm. lf0 hohliiiK HllM ln ,U!r nrms' cpt ns 'he kl"-wl WnS,," Bo(l-li be (ore he nun tnken to jnll. prom te-tlmnny It develop..,) Warm h. 1 entered 1'nu A. HIiicU'h Wiuln inrlier Zl', "- Mnin street. Mann ' k h"i Ilenr.i II. H.odj. 1M00 Wcit Oirnrtl awnue, nn employe, was alone In the store. llrodv (ctilled Wager pointed a re tnlrcr nud demanded the contents of the cash u'Ki-tcr. The witness said ho opened the cnih drawer and dropped force roll of banknotes t the floor and the& hnnded the drawer to Wngcr, "ho took out a few dollars and ran awny tiout tno horns later, nRCr went to tho fcaloon of Ludwlg Phillip. Mbl Sllvcruood street. The saloonkeeper foul n S10 bill In his hand. Wngcr dfinnndcd, received tho money and es- An hour later' Wager held up Mr. Marj Itnmbo. flity years old, in licr rinr ftore nt .'J05 Green lane. Mrs. Unmbo testified tho man pointed a re tolier at her, but lowered tho weapon ns t-lic opened tho casM drawer. Mrs. Itnmbo had n rovolver In the drawer nnd covered Wngcr with it be fore he could raise bis weapon. She told him "he would kill him If he raised hlj baud. Slio testified AVagcr dropped his revolver and ran from the more. Wager sought to excuse himsolf hv explaining ho wnH out pf work nd that ho needed monoy for his wife and three children. Ho ndded bo was slightly under the Influence of Ibiuor when ho entered the three business cs ttblisLmonts. PATROLMANSUSPENDED li Accused of Being In League With Alleged Highwaymen Putrolrann Thomns Uobb, of tho Soc td and Christian streets station, was mpndcl today by Assistant Superln tfndi'nt of Police Tempest on charges trowing out of the arrest of three nl kgid hlghwiiyinen early yesterday morning, on Delaware nvonuo near bpruro street The threo men weie arrested by Do Actives C'nspcr nml Ncalin, of the Third and I)e Lanrcy streets stntlon, nftor five men had been held up within tcnt minutes along the river front. Ono of tlie alleged highwaymen, Patrick Ly-fbgt, of Hicks street, near McKcan. a Pcnn'.vlvnnla rtnilroad detective,, told police following his arrest that Patrol man Ilobh was In lenguo with them. Uobb denied the charge, but admitted be gaM) a patrol-box key to Lyshgt thrcji jears ago at tho detective's re qiit The two men arrested with bysbgt aro Donald Grams, of Canton troct mnr front, and lTrnnk Klein, of Water street below Lombard. MngUtrnto Hnrrignn, nt tho Third and I)e I.aneey streets station, held liyfhgt nnd Klein without bail for the grand jurv. mid drams In S1000 bnll for tho grand jiirj. Kobb will bo tried bj tho Civil Sen ice Commission. Ardmore Postoffice In First Clasa Tho Ardmore pnstoflice bns beerj, nd inrnwl to first rlan rating, nccordingi to nn nnnoiineeuient from Wr.siiington, ' mad' iHihlie bj A J,. Itcinhold, poat mster at Ardmore. The advancement ' In rating was due to the fact that in tho iitf mir thr Ardinoro poslolliro bud ; transanal imslripss amounting to ap- proitnntcl ,.'0,(IOO I llarc(au .Mr. nnd Mis. Christian Hawhes, of 2H'2 tjouth Illmn street, were mar ried In 1871 in London, England PUT UP WATCHES FOR FINE HANNUM TAKES OATH One of Two Girls, Arrested With Six Men, Hands Over Timepiece Two watches were accepted as se curity by Kcrorder Jacob Uonts:, of Xn tlonal Park, N. J., early today when two girls nnd six men, nil Phllndel phlnns, fined nn aggregate of Sftl.ttO, could pay only $4.30 toward the lines. Tho men nnd girls wen; nrrcstcd shortly before mtgnight in a raid on a clubhouse tit National Park. They were charged with disorderly conduct. Their captors routed llccordcr llent. from bed after midnight. Tho girls plended with the recorder not to disclose their names. They said they did not want their mothers to know where they had been The re corder did not require them to disclose their Identity. Tho men said they were John Mc Kinney, Michael Dadie. John Knapp Joseph Washko, Frank Bhudn, Jr.. and Stnnley Karshlsh. They gave no definite addresses, but enid they lived In the neighborhood of Twenty-eighth and Jackson strets this city. Tho men nnd girls were allowed to leave National Park after they had promised to send one of their number there tonight to pay tin: fines and re deem the watches. A girl gave ono of tho watches as security. Tho borough council of Nntional Park recently passed an ordinance requiring ench clubhouse to pay $15 for a license. Tho raided clubhouse had not obtained a license. Police Hunt Theft Suspect John Knowles. twenty-one ,car old, of New York, a farm hand employed by Oeorgo Jone.s on his fnrm, at Mnrlton. N J., is accused by Jones of having taken the Intter's watch, valued nt $125. and $50 in cnh when he quit his job. Jones drove Knowles to tho rail road station, and upon bis return says ho missed the valuables. Tho jiolice Iiavo been notified to bo on tho lookout for him. President Judge of Orphans' Court Warmly Congratulated John J!, llannum, Sr., was noru In ns president judge of the Orphans Court of Delaware county today. Tho commission from Governor Sproul was read bv Stnto Senator Al bert Diittin MncDnde. and President Judge Isnnc Johnson, of Common Picas Court, swore 'in the new judge. Court recessed for thirty minutes while other judges and friends con gratulated the new judge. His dek ln No. .'I court was a boyer of flowers. Among thop attending the ccremon nnd informal reception -wnro Judge Uannum's two sons, John 11. llannum, Jr., and Howard E. llannum, both lawyers : bis two daughters and his grandchildren. Judge Hannum will hold this office ono year, ns he Is nppointcd under tho act of Assembly creating the new judge ship. TO SPEAK ON TUBERCULOSIS Dr. J. D. Lehman to Talk at Ken sington Dispensary Meeting Tho fifteenth annual meeting of Hie hoard of malingers of the Kensington Dispensary for the Trontmcnt of Tuber culosis will bo held nt 8 o'clock this evening nt tho Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Trinity, Eighteenth nnd Wolf streets. Dr. Joseph D. Lehman, supervising mcdlcnl inspector of tho Tlureau ot Health, will speak on "Municipal Con trol o Tuberculosis." Tiiero will be nn organ recital and music by tho Trinity Quartet. Manufacturers' Clearance SALE 20 OFF on our Framed Mirror Splendid line nt Picture Frames Fine Mouldings 111 VarlelT. All Wood, l.nttit rinljlit Frames to Order Matthew Schramm & Son 39 North 9th St. Second Floor MANUrACTUUKIt.S WII0I.KSAI.rjt3 KUTAILr.nS BJ3 We've seen thousands of men gain radiant health by devoting a pleasure- packed hour or so a week to the dif ferent Collins' System of restful, refreshing exercises designed to meet their indi vidual needs. You'll be no i exception. Trial treatment free. COLLINS INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CULTURt: COM.1NS UI.no WAI.NI'T ST. AT 15TH MWJMnasssjr, Jeweled Graduation Cifts finger Rings iSauons vlodci-alc!' priced DarPma Pcndanta DREKA FINE STATIONERS Gifts For Tourists 'MY TRIP ABROAD" BOOKS (with mapi) FOUNTAIN PENS TRAVELING CLOCKS (B days, radium dials) IIZI CHESTNUT STREET SEEK AN OWNER HATCH MURDER Green Boat Abandonocl in the Delaware Is Only Cluo to Slayers THREE MEN SUSPECTED I'ollco arc sarchlns for the owners of n green canoe, In which the three men, sought for the murder of Kdwnrd Everett IlnU'b, wealthy resident of HIvcrton, fled from his buathousc to the Pennsylvania side of the Dclnwarc river following the crime Saturday afternoon. Camden county detectives discovered the cnuoe drawn up on the rocks of the Pennsylvania bank of the river, near the Atlantic City railroad bridge. Two paddles, ouo painted a cieam color with n blnck handle and n nickel chnln. seven feet long, found In tho bot tom of the "murder canoe" arc the only clues the detectives have In their search. Three men who landed near Delalr from o canoe shortly before the murder asked workmen at the boathouso where thev could obtain a drink of water. Camden authorities are checking up on descriptions furnished by workmen on the New Jersey shore and meager descriptions of threo men seen later on the Pennsylvania shore. tHincral services for the murder viC' tim will be held Wednesday afternoon nt the Hatch home on Oold road, HIvcr ton. Iturinl will be in Ilarleigh Cem etery, Camden. The Itev. John Iligg, of the l'plscopal Church nt Itiverton, will conduct tho services. PHARMACY ELECTION TODAY Admiral Bralated to Be Elected Head of Institution Rear Admiral Wlllinm 0. Unlisted, retired, will ho elected head of tho Philadelphia Collcgo of Pharmacy nt a meeting of tho board of trustees tills afternoon In the college, at 145 North Tenth street. At the mime timo tho resignation of Otto W. Ostcrlund, who accepted tho post until n succesf,or to Howard U. French could he found, will be presented. Admiral nralsted Is a former surccon general of the navy 'and president of the. American Medical Association. Mr. O'terltind, who Is president of tho Uelmont Trust Co., vaul yesterday that, bnrrlne tho unexpected. Admiral Uralsted's election will ho unanimous nnd that all members of the board, which was reorganized in March, nrn now in accord ns to the future policy of the collecc. "The difficulties have all been Ironed out," he said. "At this "meeting many matters wll be brought out In pur suance of our plan for a greater col lege. Tho site of n new building will probnbly ho considered, but It is not ex pected that any action will he tnken " DENIES POLITICS IN JOBS General Manager of Pusey & Jones Shipyard Answers Charges Charge thnt political job were being held nt the Pusey & Jones shipyard, contained In a letter written to Kenn tor Edge, of New Jersey, by n resi dent of Clouccster, were denied todny by W. Griscomo Cote, general manager for the ehlp construction company. He said there Is no waste of govern ment money in the hiring of employes for the closed yard. The twelve watch man, the treasurer nnd his nssistnnt, olic stenographer, eight auditors and a draftsman nro neccstnrv In the prepar ation of data for tho Emergency Fleet Corporation In its controversy with Pusey & Jones. UNIOR HIGH SCHQO L HEADS 10 BE PICKED Board of Education Probably Will Elect Three at Its Meeting Tomorrow ACTION ON LOAN TODAY Principals for three junior high schools will probably be elected at the meeting of the Hoard of ifducntlon to morrow. They nre the William T. Tllden and George C. Thomas Schools, nt Seventieth street and Uulst nvenuo nnd Ninth street Hud Oregon nvenuo respectively, which will be ready for occupancy In the fnll Mitchell and the H. "Weir School, nt Fifty-sixth street mid Klngexsuig avenue, wiiien is ncing adapted for junior high school pur poses. It is considered likely that Frank Kline, nflnclpnl or tho Mitchell School, will retain his position ns principal, with the adaptation of the school to n junior high, although Superintendent of Schools Uroome Is inHklng all recom mendations on n strict basis of (nulli fication, rather than position. The possible choices for the other posts nre not known, but it Is believed that Dr. Uroome will mnko his recomiiiendatlonh at a meeting of the Joint committee on higher nnd normal schools today. At the same time It is considered likely that a choice of head of the Ills torj department at the Cent nil High School, to succeed Dr. Lewis llnrley, elected last month as principal of tho Girls' High School, will be made. Thero hns been a spirited competition for Urn post by n number of candidates In th school system. A meeting of the finance commlltes of the board will be held today, when the $0,000.0011 loan lndiirhed by th property committee ni part of th school building program urged by Dr. Uroome will be considered. It Is gen erallj belif'ied Hint the committee win make n fnvornble report to the hoard, so that Hi" building find plstcal Im provement program may be started ns 'oon ns inslble BUS SUIT COMPROMISED Camden Men Drop Injunction Action Against P. R. R. Vice Chancellor Learning, of Camden, today dismissed an injunction to re strain tho Pennsylvania Jlnllroad from interfering with busmen who have been parking their cars in the plaza nt the ferry. The injunction was applied for by Attorney Cassleman. representing the busmen. He asked to wlthdrnw the np- i plication, saying tlio busmen are going to try out a plan of using1 only the Mar ket street side of the plaza A DVERTISING is the ajL crrparpsf nf all laKnv- or your saving devices f 1 C sales rorce. Today 'your sales force needs it as never before. HERBERT M. MORRIS Advertising Agency Every Phaie of Sales Promotion Nortli American Bide. Philadelphia mjcrw-TTTTTzmm Next Year's Prices Now! 7-Pn. Tourlnx . . 420O 4-1'nax. Touring . . 4200 Club Knndtter . . . 42ftO Spffrtntrr 4470 Coupe BIDS flfdnn r.OOfl J.lmonalne R73T Towh Ctir B73.'i 'I hese prices ar for delivery In PUIt.idelphln. THE HATCH MOTORS C9 UlSIHinUTORS 720 N. BROAD ST PHILA. First Penny Savings Bank iiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniHiiiill Before Changing Your Banking Connection, ask a "West End" depositor why you should open your checking account with us thei 00 Iff BB IS FIRST vPEHWTtt Tf! wTtj lHHBfl First Pennies that somoi people put into the first of the Penny Saving Funds legally and safely organized led thou sands of people to ownership of brick houses. So they say! So records prove! JOHN WANAMAKER, Presidont 21st & Bainbrtdge Sts. and 1343 Chestnut Street (Broad & Chestnut) 4Vi Interest WEST END TRUST COMPANY Aunt Jane always BROAD STREET AT SOUTH PENN SQ.UARE , . J m , I knew what to do. MiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijBI . jjjllililllilliliiliilliliiiliiiiiiiiiiliiilliiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiilllliiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimuia syiimmira i ill JHlllllllHlgf e THAT WELL-GROOMED FEELING After all, the knack of knowing how to dress fashionably and economically lies in merely knowing where to buy.' The wearer of our clothes, whether dressed for business or for some special function, feels satisfied that he is attired faultlessly, both from a standpoint of style decrees and material. We know that these facts mean a lot to well dressed men hence our policy of selling only merchandise which is worthy our in dorsement. Suits nnd Top Coats of splendid quality fabrics made in accordance with Reed's high standard of tailoring are priced $30 and upward, with special values at $45 and $50. JACOB REEDS SONS 1424-1426 ClhestauilStadt JVottiesi Jnla nmps a At Saving Better Shoes & f Upstairs For Less PM Economy Money ! X Style Value In Light Tan Cal Fawn Suede Inlau In Black Satin Black Suede Inlau Again, DolMar demonstrates its leadership in nlways oflcriiif tho smartest in footwear nt a decided saving. Wo prldo ourselves on our splendid showing of differ ent effects in tho wonted strap pumps. L Silk Hosiery to Match, $1.95 QeCHar&Cofnpaim 1211 Chestnut Street . UPSTAIRS STORE FOR WOMEiX Next door to Oppenheim, Collin fi Co, If the children fell ill, she'd take their temperature, nfter sterilizing the ther mometer in boiling water. "Anything that is passed from mouth to mouth should be sterilized in b o i.l i n g water." she counseled. "It's a sure disinfectant." But the glasses at the busy soda fountain she patronized were they sterilized after each drink? Most fountains have no t ime to do more than "dipM the glass. Yet think of the hundreds who drink from each glass ! drink ire 3 We've made a Hit With Our Spring Stocks this Season! We were the very first under the wire with the new popular Com bination Sports Suits! Occurred to us some time ago chat a Two-in-One Suit would appeal to a lot of men Sports coat vest and long trousers for business in the morning run out to the Club and into your knickers of an afternoon then, back to the long trousers after the game! The idea caught on! Now, others are getting the Combination, but we know you'll, be interested in ours light gray tweeds, herring bones, homespun mixtures. Strictly business Suits in large variety of patterns popular light grays, club checks new pencil stripes of red, white, blue, orange, purple, gold in narrow, medium and extreme widths! Single breasted and double breast ed models, Young Men's Models, semi-conservative and conservative models and a quality of workman ship that has made our name and our "N. B. T." trade mark known wherever good clothes are worn! Everything consistently the best value the money 'will buv 530, $35. $40, $45. PERRY & CO. Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets t bIhiiiimm aiiiiiiiiiis MliiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiHiiiiniiiiniiH'HimiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiifHiiHimiif PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF U. S. ARMY MOTOR VEHICLES AT roma LILY You ought to have your own glass a Lily paper 'Class. ' I Ised just once you use it. .hist as parafline protects home-made jellies, ft parafline coating protects the Lily's purity. Sodns seem to taste better in airily. Purity Specialties Co. Charles L. Huff, Owner & Manager Denckla IUdg., Philadelphia, I'a. rgjr General Supply Sub Depot SOUTH AMBOY, N. J. Sale Begins at 10 A. M. May 12th, 1921 M. FOX & SONS Oflicinl Auctioneers The equipment to be sold comprises 3-ton and 5Vu-ton Cargo Trucks, Light Delivery Trucks, 5 Vi tal (Dump Trucks, Touring Cars nnd Ammunition Bodies. Catalogs in which all vehicles offered for sale are listed are now being issued. The vehicles to be sold may be inspected at Gen era! Supply Sub Depp', South Amboy. For calaloa, address COMMANDING OFFICER GENERAL SUPPLY SUB DEPOT SOUTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY MOTOR TRANSPORT DIVISION OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON. D. C. Household Help! You will get n reliable child's nuro maid, cook, etc. one you can tnuft with the children, through an ad in I& J;. h'L mJBBSSk THE LEDGER IHferW J I I ii-lfi BBBB!f MORNING and EVENING m I n M I nn A?, 1 w EH I ifi1 A j H mm i' ri i emi. USMfifl ! IfM 13.x1i1AM Si 'VUJKSi iJAf.m i'WM H'Mf vm ir.-wl !:ii H :.M 41 M ill r.?i A). v v 1 "li LM m i ii ttcM ft 1 Jj'1. It- lt ib'.WN i ." w i . Vf. ).,! J vl v M
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