14-5 " 7 ,, i fy y . ,...., r. VRH Baa f SB &W mu Hfr EVENING PUBLIC IvEDGEBr-PHILADELPHlA, SATURDAY, JUNE '4, 1921 ASYLUM NO BENEFIT 1' Skit ir , fifak r i.krij Iwsrlv'ism BIO THIEF GANG BROKEN UP, BELIEF TO SLIGHTLY INSANE i roe Boya Held for Grand j?. Jury Another Is Sont to f Houso of Detention ij - (CAUGHT II AFTER CHASE ia E?5?J Police believo tbc brenkine up of n Ntjinr or Toiitrmn nutomooni wicves ffi8" this mornitiR when two bojs were WMM In ennnn Lull fnp furthor hrnrinz. Another in S300 boll for further hearing land a fourth, more youthful thnn the Mt, sent to the Houso of Detention. I, Three of the joutln were captured (,ftr n chaac of many blocks jctcrdoy after, It is alleged, they attempted to CtM a touring car. They were caught Jonly after tho stolen mnthino had 'crashed into an awning pole. s, An automobile was standing in front tPi the factorj of .To(ph It. Foster & 480ns, nt Second and Clearfield streets, fwhen "William Arndt. a member of the flrm, saw three boys, acting tmsnl Jdously, ect into it and drive off. lie Slimped into his own car and followed "them. , . Tho boys speeded north on Second to Allegheny, Allegheny to Kip and then '.through the snii.ll streets of the ncigh Jborhood, all the tlmo followed by Arndt. tintU they crashed Into an iiwnlng polo Ih front of tho storo of Charles Apple ttreo, nt A and Wilton! slrcrN Arndt jumped from his marhnip and caught two of the boys. Tho other oungter yscaped his grasp, but was caught u yhort time later by a crowd who gave thsfe. I The boys were arraigned this morning 4bfore Magistrate Deita at the Front and Westmoreland streets station. Jljloward Harrlgan. seventeen. T.ehlgh "Avenue near Third street, and ltobert JJ. Hallman, nineteen. Lehigh aoniie "near Third, wens held in M000 each JTfilllam Harrigan. fourteen, brother ji ino omer iiarrurui. wns smi in nn House of Detention. Police claim the .havo a warrant for Hallmau on a sun -kitor charge. They .av the hos hme been mixed up In auto thefts for the tot eck. their piactko being to steal a car. dismantle It. nnd ell the parts. .1 Police also claim .lohn Allen, seven teen, Wendle street near Oarrie'd. who Svna arraigned at tho same time as the tethers, although he was arretted befote Sthey were, was a member of the am jmnjr. Ho was picked up on a warrant resterday Alleu was held in S.'OO bail ier further hearing. i , HOLDLAWNPARTY Oak Lane G. O. P. Women's Com i mlttee Event This Afternoon I The Oak Lane sprtmn of the Woman's Republican Committee of the Forn second Ward held a lawn paitj this Afternoon at the residence of Mis. Hob rrt R. Deardcn, Jr.. Slxt'--ninth menue nd Eleventh street The party will b continued tills evening r During the afternoon the guetH were addressed by Miss Alice KobprtMiii, Congrcsswomnn from Oklahoma , Mrs il. Dobhon Altemus. chaliman of the Women's Republican Committee of Philadelphia ; Countess Kutolie and MUs Jeanette Moore, of the State Committee ''Tho features of entertainment were numerous. Including h children's fnirj fclay under the direction of Irene Rich" $nond White; a bazaar at which fancy articles, toys, flowers nnd candy were on sale, fortune telling and enrds on the piazzas. jfl Those in charge of the affair were Miss JEHzabeth Murphv. Mis Bateman Sad dington, Mrs. Albe-t Oee, Mrs Norman Karr, Mrs Robert ftnruood. Mis Catli Hne Iteardcn. Miss Sophie IMunkett JVTrs. R. It. Dcanlen. Mrs II n. Har s. Mrs. Harry Kinsman and Mrs. OfT helmer. J! Ofllcefs of the Repubfican Women' .pomniittee of thp j-,,rtv. second Ward are: Chairmnu. Mrs W Kllis (Jroben : yctt chairmen. Mrs Charles Hornsby Snfl Miss niizaboth Murphy , sccretnrv, Ira. W. F Holbrool., and treasurer Miss Blanche Winnev. 5 1 --!.. ' LEFT $1000 FOR JEWS Judge McCullon So Declnros in Case of 65-Yonr-Old Woman Confined in Blockloy SHE WILL BE FREED vm of Augustus Marks, Atlantic City, Probated ' One thousand dollars was left to the Federation of Jewish Chanties in the Vill of Augustus Marks, a Philadelphia Jmeinesg man, who died in Atlantic CJity recently, which was probated to day. Mr. Marks also left $1000 to tho Jewish Foster Home and Orphan sylum, and the residue of his $10,000 4ptate to relatives. y Another will probated todnv was that of David Chesin. who left his $.1000 pstnte to his farailv. Inventories of personal estates were filed for the fol lowing: Augustus C Hu7br. $101 -000; .T. Carl Brill, $.'G0!l T.". ; I,ouia Jombardi. ?554S.f5 !. Letters were ? ranted to administer the entates of leorge 11. Wcatheibee. SfiOOO, and fUmuel Faggen, 3212 Fontaino street. S30.000. Reopen bank Wednesday Broad Street Trust Co. to Borrow $200,000 t Directors of the South Broad Street Thrust Co., Broad and Tasker streets, which suspended business Jnsr Thurs dny, announced today they will borrow $COO,0(K) from downtown business men pnd reopen next Wednesday. B The announcement was made through Jngelo Dl Puppio, president of the trust company. He said the company's iapltalli'atlon will be increased fiom 125,000 to $82.1.000 The men who -advance tho $200,000. ho added, will "llrewlve trust company stock to tho -alue of their loans Representathes of three other tnit Companies at in conference Inst niglir Svlth the directors of the suspended i-pmpany. The latter rejected offc i to Ttprn their business oer to the other concerns. S, Confinement In an Insane asvlum of persons with n slight Impairment of the mind does not tend to Improve their condition, mental or physical." ludge McCullen made this assertion todav in Common Plena Court after hearing the cao of Miss Mnr.v Mc Laughlin, slxtv-five years old, who was confined In Blocklcy nt the request of relatives who aid tlicy took this nctlon to protect the woman from designing persons. Judge McCullen suggested Mint the woman he released. After she had been placed in the In stitution relatives petitioned the court for the appointment of n guardian to take chaige of Miss McLaughlin's property. allied nt $10,000. Chnrles nnd Jnmes McCloskey, 1702 Ingersoll street, nio among other rel atives who signed the petition. Mis McLaughlin opposed the action nnd engaged Henry J tcolt to repre sent hei. She was present at the hear ing and underwent a slight examina tion to test her mentality from the Judge himself After n doctor at the hospital had testified that Mtss Mcliaughlln had complained of hearing voices and imagined that she did, Judge McCullen, addressing Miss McLaughlin asked : "Do jou hear voices?'' "Sure, you honor's,'' replied Miss McLaughlin. Judge McCullen then snid, "Unless it can be sntifnctoril shown to the Court that this woman s mind is un balanced to such an extent that she would be a mennte to herself or the cnmuiiinitt, she shall not he kept in the nsjlum Her mind mn be tcm- porarilv impaired, due to mnnv causes, but jet her mintnlitv iua be sufficient to permit her to resume her plneo in the continuum with perfect safety to heiself nnd others. This tempor.ir de rangement ma be of the slightest kind, which seems so to the Court, from the textiinom heard " Hospital authorities said they would discharge the woman if some one in her interest appeared to get her a proper place to live and adequate care Judge McCullen suggested that she be turned over to tho custodv of her counsel. EIGHTY-SEVEN GRADUATE Wanamakcr Institute Exercises Held In Wlthcr3poon Hall Kightv-secu bojs and girls were graduated last night fioui the Wnna maker Institute nt c3.ercls.es held in Witherspoon Hall They represented ten departments of industrial couies Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons, of Prince ton l'nleislty. dellxercd the graduating address. John Wnnamaker. president of the Institute, whoso business duties kept him from attending tho commence nient exercises, seut the following message by William L. Nevln, secre tary f the Bonrd of Trustees : "Please coniej mj warmest con gratulations to the bojs and girls gindunttng tonight, and give them my wishes foi n grent deal of success " Commenting on Mr Wnnainaker's message, Mr NeIn said that ' if there is nn man who wnnts to do something for joung bojs and joung girls, it is Mr. Wnnamaker " BLOCKPARTY FOR KIDS College Settlement Gives Its Fourth Annual Affair Hundreds of children from the crowded stieets nnd narrow illevs of South Philadelphia attended th.- fourth neighborhood block pnrtj and fourteenth annual carnival of the College Settle ment of Philadelphia this afternoon nt i.'i.'t Christ! in street Old biiisws ii ml icppers from Russln nnd Italian needlework done in the College Settlement Handieiafts Shop were on sale Other features were tho llower mnrket, ico cream wagon nnd photograph gnllery The Settlement's plawirds and Christian street were decorated with paper flowers, bunting nnd flags MIsh Anna P. Davles, head worker of the Settlement, was the chief hostes Mls Emma L Miller is c hnlrnvin of the Caruhal Committee PRIZE POSIES SHOWN Lansdowne Flower Exhibit Opened This Afternoon The twelfth utinual spring flowei show of the Lansdowne Flower Show Am. I'intion wns held in the Twentieth Ccn turv Club auditorium at Lansdowne this afternoon. The show tins for its object encour agement of the cultivation of flowers, fruits and egetnbles The show was nirnnged that the small gardener might compete on equal terms with owners of large gardens. One section of the show wns open to children Ws than lifteen years old Wharton E. Harris Is president of the association ; Dr. Matthew E. Crvcr, vice president j Miss Anna D. White, secietnry, .and Arthur Shrlgloy, treas urer. TO DEDICATE TWO CHURCHES Two new Cnthnlle churches at West vlllo and Blackwood Terrace, X J , will bn dedicated tomorrow hv Bishop Walsh The church at Wcstwllc will be dedicated in the morning nnd in the afternoon the one in Blnelcwood Ter race A nmiilier of children will be confirmed nr tlie morning services Bishop Walsh announced tenia ih,it he had nppomted the Re , F.ither bullmin nssistant rector of St Mnrv's Church in liloucesicr 'HOLD FLOWER MART TODAY1 I "CKis Camden Hospital Stages Annual Af I fair on Grounds i Ooopcr Hospital. Camden, today held It annual flower mart on the grounds of the- institution. Last year close to $5000 xra renllzcd from the nffnir, though in element weather kept down the nttend- f'nea. Mt. Harvey N Scheirer, chairman tt tho Ladles' Auxiliary of the hospital, i is In charge of tho mart. She had the ' Cfislstance of society women of Camden. The Elks' H.tnd provided tlm music ybo event was opened this afternoon Hftd will close tonight. Employes honor s. dalsimer f'Hjne hundred emplojes of S Dalsi 'tittr & Sons joined In entertaining the Wmimlcr of tin linn hjlvnn Dais iner. tV JlMs nlKl'1 I" I'0'""' nf '''' seventv f 'Wth annlvcrsarj of his birth. A re 'i'1. JMtlon wan held for the shoe mern'innt , the third noor or tne concerns build- '1204 MarKct Btxcet. There was an bltlon or motion pictures nnd a few upceches, niter wnich there was r, Mr, wnisimer nns Deen in the II3III1I m Juat tnste it! 'fLlirjS W.j mm?3& jf Butter now 3&c mV - lb. At all our Stores WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE WANAMAKER'S "'VI . $4 , "" , ,,,13 The Lower Prices in Mean Real Savings 16 -Button-Length Chamois Lisle Gloves Special, $1.65 Exact duplicates of theso gloves wore in our stocks until recently nt a rjood deal moro. Tho rIovcb nre In white, biscuit nnd enfo nu lnit and look vory much like suede at a little dis tance. (Central) Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store to Every Philadelphia Family THE money saved on mcrcnanaiso oougnt in the Down Stairu Store ntayo saved, because tho quality is right. A store that is merely a storo of lower prices will, Lovely Silks $2 a Yard Satin-finished radium, RleaminR nnd beautiful, is 35 inches wido in jade, biscuit, sapphire, pink, white, brown, tnnjrerino, turquoise, silver, navy, black nnd old rose. $2. Crepe dc chine of excellent qual ity, 40 inches wide, is in silver, white, pink, mairo, sky, lavender, rose and the delightful old Alice shnde. $2. Moire silk, 36 inches wide, is in black, nnvy and white. There is n little cotton in the fillinfr, as in most moire silks. $2. Taffeta in black, navy, burgun dy, tan, brown, grav and silver is 35 inches wide. 2. (Central) standard of quality strictly maintained would bo of no real benefit to any one. It is the fact that this is Wanamaker's Cool, Charming Summer Dresses Of Voile at $3.50, $5, $6, $7.50 to $13.50 Of Gingham at $3.85, $4.50, $5 to $10 Wonderful Choosing Among Women's Linen Riding Habits $22.50 Good - looking, well-tailored cross-saddle habits, with belt-ed-in coats are ?22 50 and with straight coats, 23.50. They are well reinforced and carefully finished. Suitable, cool, full of service and inex pensive all one could wish in a Summer riding habit! (Mnrket) Voile dresses hold first place for cool comfort nnd practical service. Dark grounds, dotted or flowered, can bo worn on numbeiless occasions, whilo light colors nre pretty for tho afternoon nnd evening. Special at $3.50 300 dresses of voile in pink, blue, lavender nnd black-and-white, trimmed with hemstitching or orgnndie. Georgette patterns in voiles nre $5. Dotted and figured voiles, as well as plnin colors, in navy, tan, pink and Copenhagen, are $6. Gingham Dresses Start at $3.85 nnd between that nnd $10 there arc checks and plaids in all colors. White organdie gives a ficsh touch to most of the dresses. I'rocks of fine imported gingham, $10.75 to $2."5. Eponge Slipover Frocks, $10 New nnd ever so smart! One stylo U plain with white pipings, the other has a scalloped skirt trimmed with white cord braid. In buff, white or green. (Market) Summery Silk Frocks at $15, $16.50 and $20 S15 for beaded Georgette dresses in navy and white. $15 for f tinged Georgette dresses in navy nnd black. $15 for checked taffeta dresses in gingham colorings. $10.50 for nav and black figured foulard dresses with organdie1 collars and cuffs. $20 for pleated crepe de chine di esses in navy, brown or black. Black Silk Dresses, $23.50 to $39 Practical little everyday di esses of Jap silk and ciepc de chine and handsomer diesses of Canton crepe nre all in black. Colorful Organdie Frocks $10.50, $12.75, $13.50 to $25 Jade green, cherry red, orchid, pink, Copenhagen, white, brown and nay nie some of the loely color ings in these crisp airy diesses. Some aic" dotted, some ruffles, some combined with white. All are charming. i Down Stairs Storo that gives the principle of lower prices its full import. Lower prices are an actuality here, but worth-while quality is also. When you combine (1) lower prices, (2) reliable qualityt (3) the opportunity of choosing among an assortment of inexpensive merchandise and (4) the comfort of shopping nt Wanamakcr's then, and only then, you have Wanamakcr's Down Stairs Store in its entirety. These four points together form the cornerstone and they will be more pronounced than ever during this month of June making the cornerstone stronger than ever before. ' Men's Hand-Tailored Suits of All-Wool Worsteds Special at $35 Fine worsteds that will hold their shape and wear well are scarce, but every suit in this lot is made of worsted that will. What's more, there's a genuine saving of one-third on each suit based on today's market price, not on the higher prices of last year. The way they are tailored is n satisfaction and a joy from collars to buttonholes and even linings. The suits will hold their fit until they are worn out, which is looking a long way ahead ! All Conservative That's what men want, especially business men, who can best appreciate the soundness of these suits. Plenty of the so-called invisible stripes, pin stripes, overplaids and checks in browns, grays, blues and greens. Mostly single-breasted, but some double-breasted coats. NOTE : These were made to sell for $12 more, but owing to a business condition, the man for whom they were made could not take them. The tailor let us have them at a concession. (Gnllrr.v, MnrJt) Women's Summer Shoes Specially Priced $5.40 Tan Leather Oxfords at $5.40 Strap Pumps at $5.40 Both kinds "sporty." Both extra-good quality. Welted soles for durability. Medium and low heels for comfortable walking. Pcrfoiated tips, imitation wing tips or imitation ball straps. (rlientnut) lit' Opp o.o Less Than Half! English Voile With Persian Borders, 28c Yard Last year this voilo was imported to America to sell whole sale at more than a dollar. This ovcrlot of 2000 yards has Just como here at tho surprisingly email retail price of 28c Fine cotton, woven evenly with wide borders of intricate Persian design. Straw, orchid, ciol, grayish bluo and other backgrounds with darker borders. 38 inches wide. Most desirable for Summer frocks, negligees nnd unusual curtains. Fortunate "Buy" of Cretonnes, 20c Yard In regular stock they would all sell for more, but this little special lot will enable many women to fix up Summer homes at n worth-whilp saving. Suitable quality for draperies, pillows, fur niture cosers; in fact, any cretonne use. 38 inches wide. Gay colors in old-fashioned floral, fioral-nnd-bird, chintz nnd Persian patterns. Splendid Fiber Rugs "Different" 27 x 54 inches, $1 36 x 63 inches, $1.25 A rug mnkcr wnnted to try them out. Ho made them up and let us have them nt about the cost of weaving. Durablo and very sightly for Summer homes, porches, bedrooms, halls; in fact, nnywhere that Summer rugs are needed. Seven rather Chinese patterns in black, green, blue and rose, woven with white cotton to give nn effective two-tone effect. Women's Summer Waists, $1.65 Two popular stlc for women pud girU. One, of i-hocr white batiste with graceful roll collar and turn-back cuffs of pique edged with tiny frill' Another, of self-striped voile, soft and fine, has lace-edged collar. Pink Satin Bandeaux, 65c 600 of these prettily cool ones at much less than their regular price. Models that hook in back or front, havo clastic inseta and ribbon shoulder straps. 100 Pink Bandeaux, 35c Pink cotton ones in a number of models. All sizes. Dainty Pink Muslin Underthings, $1 and $1.50 Intended for tho May Sale of White, but delayed until right now. Envelope chemises nnd bloomers nre $1,110; step-in bloomers arc ?1. Hand-embroidered pink batiste envelope chemises quite lacy, arc $1.50. Athletic Corsets, $1.50 A 14-inch lightly boned corset with inseta of elastic all around and no lacing is Ideal for Summer sports, bathing and for slight women who want as Httlo corseting as possible. Pleated Plaid Sports Skirts Special at $8.75 The material alone would cost moie than that if vou went to ,'t- i.Add v!. , cos.1 of th0 nlnkm nn(1 Plating nnd you can realize what splendid value these sknts really are. Of wool flannels in a wonderful vniiety of inteiesting color combinations the light tones to go with the sweateis that women aie wearing everywhere. Heio is n skirt of black, white and gray with a gay nlaid of apricot. Another is in nnvy and Ficnch blue with n bright line of orange To wear with a brown 01 tan swentci theic is a Ioe!v skin in tan and brown tones, lightened by an overplnid of n much brighter brown Sizes 2G to 312 inch waistbands. (Mnrkrt) Men's Worth-while Low Shoes Re-Priced, $3.50 Black leather, brown kidskin and tan calfskin. Medium and round toes. Bluchcr nnd .straight lace styles. Sturdy lubber soles and some hnvc rubber heels. Shoes such as a man hn.s hnidly found nnywhere for so little since before the war! Size1- somewhat broken. IMmi'pi Mnrlcrl StrrH finllrr ) 81x90 Inch Sheets, $1.05 Lowest Price Here in Five Years! Special put chase of muslin sheets which look quite a lot like linen. Not much dressing in them either. Wide hems neatly stitched. House wives will order them by the hnlf dozen. Please chooso ns early as possible because the quantity is limited. 1200 Pillow Cases, 25c 123G and .J.i.3G inch cases with wide hems. Capital for Summer rottages. (Centrnl) Comfortable, Durable Couch Hammocks, $12.50 Full six-foot hammocks with galvanized springs, stronir nntrlo irnn fiames nnd support chains reaching all the way down to the springs are splendid value at $12.50. People tell us that these arc the best couch hammocks at $12.50 in town and the only ones covered with real duck at this price. W "ss- I vJk IB if Vi 1&fifr'2A Y& ' 'si v y IWmm WW M Gray or Miaki for your choosing, and nn extra length of chain goes with each hammock in case your porch coiling is especially high. Other couch hammocks, gray or khaki, plnin or trimmed with cre tonne duck in colorful stripes, and some special models covered with our own cretonne of a superior giade. All have the same sound, basic features. $11.50 to $35. Strong Angle-Iron Stands Special at $5.50 One of theso will enable ou to have our hammock on the lawn or to move it whin it is on the porch The stands are finished in green and hne braces aeros the bottom, which keep them from scratching or marring tho floor. Khaki and Striped Sicilian Window Awnings at $3.50 That's real value! Both the khaki color and tnn-brown-and-black Sicilian stripes are sturdy, weather-resisting duck thnt will give good sen ice. "Look to vour frames!" might well bo a motto when buy ing awnings. These aro tho kind to buy strong, galvanized round lion. The nwninirs are generously made, with 12-inch walloped skirts, and all the needfuls r.ro included at his small price. Sizes 30, 30, 12 and 48 inches. (Ontral) Awning Duck Special, 35c and 40c a Yard This is regular 8-ounce army khaki duck, 27 inches wide. Window Shades in 6 Colors at 75c In the popular terra cottn, two shades of green, two of tan and white, ths shades havo good springs and are full length. They arc water-color. All tho small necessaries arc included. Oil shndes in the same colors aro $1. Bar Harbor Chair Cushions 75c and $1.25 Comfortably thick cushions, button tufted, nre covered with cretonnes in pleas ing patterns. Just light for porch chairs nnd wicker furniture! 18-inch nt 75c. The others are larger and nie covered with espe cially good cretonne. Extra-Size Rugs r..trn-stzc rugs have been hard to get and the demand is a stiouli ahead of tho supply. For that ieaon and for two otheis tho quality and the assoitment these rugs will be welcomed! Axminster Ruga 9 x IS feet, $62.50 11.3x 12 feet, $62.50 11.3 x 15 feet, $78.50 12x15 feet, $97.50 Body Brussels Rug3 11.3 x 12 feet, $67.50 11.3 x 15 feet, $85 Wool-and-Fibcr Rugs 9x15 feet, $22.50 12 x 12 feet, $20 and $25 12 x 15 feet, $23.75 and $30 (Obeitnnt) 1200 New House Dresses at $3. 85 The model wns copied from nn SR.50 1 and very well done, too. The matenal i good gingham in club checks of pink or blue with gtcen nnd white. Notice tho charming white organdio collar, with its pleated frills, which devolops into n sash in back Pretty enough for marketing nnd afternoon wenr. Percale Bungalow Dresses, $1 In stripes of laender, blue, pmk. tan or black. Tla.stic holds the chess in at the want and white nck-rnck braid 1, a touch of fiesh- 110-3. Bungalow Aprons al $1.50 One stb i' of plain pink n, ,,. inj.),..,,,., .ind the other, i.f pl.ml pen ale, has a .sash and a square neck. 900 Large Bib Aprons at 50c Or percalo in checks of blue, pink or black bound with white, ' y it - ?- Jti-4 I ii.l i JKk $3.85 50c $1 i ibv neany mry years and fefikSSrSYaKt th9 'h09 (Central) 'Vf A- .,u4 UllLibr u'.jBivtJj.y . , jjT-Z i m i it
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