Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, June 13, 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Page 3, Image 3

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N STjLLMAN CASE
four Alleged uo-reapuriuenis
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Expected to Be Put on Stand
by Banker's Wife
REARING ON WEDNESDAY
Vow Yorh, Juno 13. Open hearings,
with the evidence ltenrd In public. Is
thf demand of Mrs. Anne V. Stllltflan
Md her lawyers In tho future conduct
nt the celebrated divorce procrcuiriRt.
which will lie rciumed. on Wcdncdnj.
Mrs. Stjllman is determined to liavc
to more secret star chamber hearings
which may be iibwl to her dlsadvah-
f Uce by James A. Stlllmnn,.
The deposed president of the National
rr Hank has brotlEht two new wit-
dmscs from Canada to testify for him
whtn the new hearings in his divorce
' nit are resumed.
J The witnesses arc from Three Kiv
2 . Ouphec. nnd that is nil thnt was
' known of them last night except they
rc now in New York preparing their
( testimony.
! . New Charges Agnlnst Wife
'This i tho bomb with which the
' financier hopes to wreck Mrs. Anne
- Urmihart StlUman'H defense. It Is
f conceded that their testimony will seek
; , to involve tho wife deeper in nn
intrigue with l-'icd IJenuvnls, the guide,
t and inferential Rtrlke t the legiti
macy of Guy Stlllmnn, the disputed
tnh.
Mrs. 8ttllman has instructel her legal
idvhws to fight for open hearings h-
stead of camouflaged i;ccrct hwrings
with a loophole for evidence to CBcapt.'
thnt may hurt her case.
There are revcrnl, new sensttions
ready to be fcprung soon after tho lietir
lngs are resumed in Poughkeepsie on
Wednesday.
James A. Stillmnn. former president
of tho National City Hank, is to be put
on tho grill. John E. Mack will cros
txamlne him. He linn resened the
right to 'ead the former honk president
through the history of his friendship
for Mrs. Flwence Lawlor Leeds.
To Call Four 'Women
The second sensation on the program
Mi the calling ns witnesses by John V.
Brennan of four of the nine women Mro.
Stlllmnn contemplates adding to her an
swer. Counsel haS the nqmes of the
women, but withholds them from publi
cation for reasons. He may call six of
them, he said yesterday.
Should this happen I'oughkeepsie will
have on next Thursday or Friday nn
exhibition of Hrondwny shndes of hair
,tnd costumes that will startle.
Another move will be made today to
amend Mrs. Stillman's nnswer by the
'addition of two other women to share
the position of Mrs. Florence Lawlcr
Leeds and "Clnrn." All that Lawyer
Brennan admits on this .score is thnt ono
of the added names wll) be "Helen."
Her family is known but Is not dis
closed. Counsel for Mrs. Stillmnn will not
admit it, but it is a fnct that in the
aggressive countcr-n'tuek planned the
names of two person! of high character
, are to be witnesses. One Is n woman
and the other is a man who was
for years chummy witi 'Jimmy" Still
nan. VOTERS' LEAGUE TO MEET
Civic and Political Bodies to Gather
Today
Representatives of vnriouR civic and
political bodies who compose the nu
cleus of the proposed Voters' League
will meet in executive sessiqn at 4
o'clock this ufternoon in the offices of
the Bureau .of Municipal Research in
the Franklin Uuildlng.
Among tho.'.e who will attend will
be Ai-thiu- II. Lea, Powell Evans,
unonms Knclmrn White, Ueorgo W.
Coles and Mrs. Samuel 15. Scott. Finns
will be prepared for concentrating views
on Independent voters townrd the No
vember election.
Sponsors of the Voters' League plan
a wider sropp for the new organiza
tion than 1ms been the rnse with other
Independent movement!) in iccent yenrs.
A social survey Is one of the things
contemplated. The Voters' Lcaguo is
to be a civic ns well as a political In-'
sWtutlon. '
- woMAoWTiTmvER
Police Believe It to Be That of Mrs.
Mary A. Cameron
A body, answering the description of
Mrs Mary A Cameron, who has been
missing from her home at .'MOO Water
loo street for two dajs, was found float
ing In the Schuylkill below Columbia
Bridge 5esterday nftcrnoon by Park
Guard Fiirmon.
The body , was removed to the
Morgue to qwnlt Identification by mem
oirs of Mrs. Cameron's famllv. It is
OMcribcd ns being that of n woman of
tMrty.Jiye years, dark complexion,
um build, wearing striped cnpe. white
waist and blue skirt. Except for the
pe, the various items are the same ns
tnose In the dei-oription of the missing
woman.
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Sacrifice in Vain
KmVAItl) SIIENK
AMI HUT K. SIIKNK
Kdwanl, who had been injured In
nn auinmoiiiie accident, died In the
Episcopal Hospital Saturday night,
lifter ii blood transfusion, to which
his father. Albert, submitted, fulled,
rho Shcnk home is at 2730 Amber
street
MAN GIVES'BLOOD IN VAIN
TO SAVE LIFE OF HIS SON
Father, Already Weak From Illness,
Made Sacrifice Eagerly '
A sacrifice made by Albert ts.
Shcnk. 2750 Amber street, who gave
his blood to save the life of his ten-year-old
.on, Edward, proved In vain.
The boy, who had been injured in h
motoicnr nccident, died Into Snturdav
night nt the Episcopal Hospital. His
father submitted to n tmnsfusion oper
ation, although in n weakened condi
tion ns tho result of Illness.' He left
tho hospital yesterday to go home. His
condition is improved.
Edward Shenk was on the way to
attend n basebnll gnmc Snturdav after
noon nnd while turning into Emerald
street from Turner was struck b a
motortruck. The boy was thrown sev
eral feet and his head struck a fire
plug. The truck was driven bv Chnrles
ebcr, T107 Frnnkford ntc'nup. He
took the boy to the hospitnl, where it
was discovered his skull was fractuicd.
On being informed thnt transfusion
was necessary to save the boy's life his
father readily nssentcd to submit to the
operation. Edward Shcnk died soon
after the opcrntion. Weber surrendered
to the police of the Belgrade and Clenr
field streets station. He had n hear
ing ,ostcrday-before Magistrate Ken-t-hnw
nnd wns held to nwait the action
of the coroner.
TROLLEY SERVICE PROBE ON Diamond with a monkey-wrench whllo
nuuuci ocnviuc rnuoc uiM)tli0 murdered man 8iei)t. because, it is
Conference Is Held on Situation In
Germantown
A conference wns held today between
R. H. Horton, representing the Rapid
Transit Co. ; J. R. Couroy. of the
City Transit Department, and J. F.
Lewis, president of the Cliveden Im
rrocinent Association, preparatory to
n study of tlie Germnntown trolley sit
uation. Citizens of that section are protesting
ngninst the rerouting f Route 10.
which no longer runs to Germnntown,
necessitating n transfer nt Westmore
land street. Public Service Commis
sioner Samuel M. Clement, who heard
the petition of the residents that the
old Route 11) routing bo restored, ordered
n survey by representatives of the pub.
lie, tho i-ompnny nnd (he city. The
report must be made Friday.
BOY DROWNS SAVING CHUM
Camden Scout Loses Life After Res
cue In Newton Creek
, A Camden Boy Scout gave his life to
save n friend, nn investigation of n
Saturday evening drowning showed yes
terday. The dead hero was Thomas R.
Robinson, thirteen years old. of 505
Falrvicw street, Camden.
Tho boy he saved is Edward Moore,
thirteen yenrs old. of 520 Mordon ter
race. At his home today the boy told
of tho tragedy.
"Four of us were together at New
ton Creek ucnr the railroad bridge. I
don't know nnj thing about swimming,
but I thought I would take n chance.
I know if anything happened to me Tom
would save me, hecnube he van n good
swimmer. Something did happen to mo
and Tom saved my lifn nnd lost his
own. When I called to him to help me
he caught me by the shoulder and the
hnlr and had iust about baved me when
he became cVhnusted nnd dropped like
a log under the wnter "
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Wife of . Art Body Secretary
Non-believer in Circumstan
tial Evidence, She Says
WAS ON MURDER PANEL
Mrs. Andrew Wright Crawford, so
cinlly prominent, was this nftcrnoon ex
eused from seVvice on the Federal Grand
Jury on the ground, that purely clrcim-
r.tnntiat evidence was not sufficient to
wnrrnnt her returning n flrst-degrcc
murder verdict.
Three oilier women nlso wero excused
by Judge Dickinson before whom Ilny
inonil I 0111, n sailor. Is being tried
for murdering his bunkinntc, Snmucl
J. Diamond.' on the U. S. S. Columbln.
It is' the first murder case to be trjed
In tlie Federal courts here for twenty
six years,
Mrs. Crawford, dressed in a blue
gown, chic lint nnd ebony bends, took
the stnnd. Under questioning bv the
United States District Attorney she said
she had no scruples against capital pun
ishment, and that if the Government
testimony wns strong enough she would
return u first-degree v6rdict.
When she wns told the evidence would
he greatly circumstantial and that no
one could be produced who i-aw Gill
commit the crime, she wnivered nnd
said she. felt she could not return n
lin-t-degree verdict which would take
iiiih mo on purely circumstantial evi
dence. "Mrs. Crawford lives nt 2421 Spruce
street, and is the mother of n family
The other three women excused from
jury duly on this care nrc Mis-t Mary
Campbell, Pottstown: Mrs. Mnr, Far
rell. Norwood, nnd Alyce F. Fleishcr,
-jui uieon street.
Five Men Selected
Tho five men selected are Irvin F.
Leidy, Hamburg, foreman; Edward 15.
Stnrb. Pottstown; Nathan It. Grubb,
4-12 Oshdnle street, Philadelphia; L. M.
Wjnnt, Hamburg, and W. F. Smith,
Bcrwyn.
Robert J. Stcrrett. counsel for Gill,
who Is n ucnliew of MllInm GUI. for
mcr judrc of Elmlrn. N. Y.. Indicated
his client would not tnkc the stand in
his own defense.
Gill, in sailer's uniform, nppearcd
unconcerned. He winked to scverol of
bo court attendants when brought into
court. He sat scribbling and rarely
raised his head.
Tho seven women ire occupjing the
front row. Completion of the jury is
expected tbist afternoon. Henry W.
Urnude, assistant United Stntes Dis
trict Attorney, is representing the Gov
ernment. Gill, who is said to have nlready
served a term In prison, is represented
by former Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Robert ,T. Sterrett, who
wns appointed by the court. The Gov
ernment is represented by Assistant
linked Stntes District Attorney Henry J
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I W. TSrnudc. The chum of Gill, Samuel
P. Diamond, was found dead in his
hammock, on the cruiser Colombia,
whllo the vessel was lying in Guanta
nnmo Bay, Cuba.
The Government maintains till! uuieu
contended, the two were involved in n
coiinterfeltinc nlot. and Diamond had
weakened and intended to confess the
next day.
'This is the first murder case to be
tried In the Federal Courts here for
twenty -six yenrs.
CORTELYOU STARTS PROBE
Complete Investigation of Fourth
and Race Streets Station Ordered
An investigation -of Hie Fourth and
Race htreetM police station was started
today by Director Corteljou ns a re
sult of n more chnrges thnt scevrn
patiolmen of the district have made a
practice of "shnkinc down" saloon
keepers for money on the promise of
protecting them from arrest.
After n conference with City Solid
tor'Smjtli. Director Corteljou bent sev
eral ditectlves to the district to check
up on reports.
Friday n complaint wns made to Di
rector Cortclyou by n saloonkeeper who
bnld two patrolmen compelled him to
pay 51000 for protection. Since then
complaints against several others have
been received.
TO DANCE ON PARKWAY
16th to 18th Street to Be Turned
Over to Legion July 4
The Parkway, from Sixteenth to
Eighteenth street, will be turned over
to the Americnn Legion for n street
dance on the night of July 4, it be
enme known today.
A court of honor, recently erected
by the city at n cost of S10.000. nn
thnt section of the Pnrkwa.v. will be
redecorated for the occasion. The names
of the engagements in which American
troops participated in France will be
pnintcd on the pillars of the court.
Tho Polico Band will furnish music
for the open -air dunce.
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Excused From Jury
MRS. ANDREW CRAWFORD
wife "of Art body secretary, says
sho doe. not believe In circumstan
tial evidence. She was excused from
murder Jury service today
REBURY NARBERTH HERO
Private Charles Connelly Died In
France After Armistice
Private Chnrles Connelly, twenty
three years old, of Xnrbcrth, who died
in France two days after tho nrmlstice
was signed, was burled till1 morning
with full military honor. Ills funeral
was largely attended, and many who
fought with him In the World "War were
present.
The funeral took place from the home
of his sister, Mrs. Joveph Simpson, 207
Forest nvenuc. The body of Connelly
wns nmong others which arrived from
Franco Inst wcck.
Service wero conducted In St. Mar
garet's Church by the Kev. Dr. Joseph
Cowley. IntPimcnt was in St. Denis
Cemetery. Connelly enlisted In the
Tank Corps of t'10 Rainbow Division.
He spent twenty-six months nbrood and
wns wounded once In battle. Later lie
contracted pneumonia, which caused his
death.
Members of Harold -D. Spcakmnn
Post of tho American Loigon and other
military organizations attended the fu
neral. FINE FRAMING
PAINTINGS CLEANED
AND RESTORED
THE ROSENDACU GALLERIES
1310 Walnut Street
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on sales. It tacks on sales
by strengthening your sales
attacks.
HERBERT M. MORRIS
Advertising Agency
Every Piaie of Sales Promotion
North American Bldg. Philadelphia
You save enough in days
off that you don't take, to pay
many times over for the in
vigorating, health - preserv
ing exercises designed ex
pressly for you at the Col
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Come in
treatment.
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COLLINS INSTITUTE
OF PHYSICAL CULTURE
COLLINS DLDC1., WALNUT ST. AT 15TH
JHANSCOM'SK
Fancy Orange Pekoe
Ceylon Tea
40c lb.
or 5 lbs., $1.75
Exceptionally fine for
iced tea.
By the way drink
iced tea in the Hanscom
Restaurants these hot
clays, only 5c glass.
H 1232 Mnrket hi. 0f
H nnd throusliout llm rltr r
That the Marmon .11 "ill
run Hmoothly at talking
pace on high gear Is
proof that (ho Murinon
driver linn comparatively
little fihiftinR of Rears to
do, even on a Iouk tour.
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THE HATCH MOTORS C?
QISTRiaUTORS
7ZO N.DROD ST-PHILA-Showroom.Qpem,
Until 0:30 P. M.
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N RACE WITH DEATH
Mother Faints as Child Dies i
Her Arms on Way to
Hospital
WAS PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Mary Allen Clark, ten-months-old
daughter of Mrs. Tlllie Clnrk. 2212
South. Bnuvler street, died at 8:10
o'clock this morning ns her mother was
frantically runnlnc toward St. Acncsi
I Hospitnl, wllh her daughter in her
nrms, in me nopes ot snving tlie cnllds
life.
Feeling the body of the child grow
cold, the mother fainted nnd wns found
unconscious, her bnby still rlnspcd to her
orenst, aiTittecntn nnd .Milllin streets.
Through the night the mother had
watched at the baby's bedside. The
child wns restless nnd coughed contin
ually. This mnrnlmt the mother took
the child to the oflirc of Dr It. W.
Jnmison. 2133 South Sixteenth street.
After nn examination, the physician
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Fine Pearls
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Women's Summer
Today, Tomorrow and Wednesday
The greatest bargains ever offered to
the women of Philadelphia! Thousands
of pairs of smartest oxfords, strap
pumps and suppers, in the
fashionable leathers & styles.
Practically all Sizes In the Sale!
$7.50, 59.50 to
42.50 Values
Three Lfr Days AjVOnlv
rm mates' m STw m ? jL.
RoyalBoot Shop
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmt FOR WOMEN
1208 Chestnut St.
ARE YOU
the Ordinary
of Clothes ?
C If you are not particular about appearance,
you can get what you want at almost any
clothier's.
CJJ But if you are interested in procuring garments
that will look well on you that are attractive
and which differ exceedingly (and to advantage)
with the ordinary run of clothes, then you owe
it to yourself to see our Spring and Summer
assortments.
J Prices are $30 and upward. At $45 and $50
we have especially notable values.
JIACOB REED'S SONS
1421426 CheshradSfaeet
JUNE 13, 1921
said. the child wns suffering from pneu
monia, and that tncro wns just n le
gibility it might llvo provided it was
hurried to a hospital nnd given emer
gency attention.
Sobbing, tho mother picked up the
baby, ran from the physician's office,
nnd started In the direction of St.
Agnes' Hospital. She knew she had
lost the race with death as tho child h
hnnds grew cold. The mother sought
to rub the child's limbs, nnd then
fainted. i . . ,. .
Peter McGoldrlek, 1800 Wolf street,
saw the mother fall. He hurried to her
nld nnd summoned n patrolman. The
tnntlmr nlnl lmr lleflll I'll I Id WCm tnken
to the hospitnl in a patrol. The
mother's condition is serious.
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
The Municipal Band will piny to
night in Jnckson street between Nine
teenth nnd Twentieth streets.
IOOT AND I.I.MII
TltOt'lll.KH
lnntnnlly relieved
bv our special arch
eupport, nueil and
adjusted by exports.
11 u r Heamless
Klastlc Hosiery, thn
' mint comfortable,
support for varl
ose elns swollen
limbs. enk knee1
nnd nnkles.
Trusses, abdominal
and athletic sup- .
nt nil kinds. Larffest mnnufac-
porters
turers of deformity appliances in Vhe, world
I'lillnilelphln nrlhoprdlo Co., 40 N. 13th St
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fTruJcr flings
Bar Pins
Bracelets
kiL.
Footwear
Satisfied With
Garden Variety
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EXTRA GUARD AT TRIAL-
Police Enlisted for Arraignment of
Alleged Bank Robbers In Reading
Reading Pa., Juno J.I.--(By A. P.)
In order to secure the safety of the
prisoners from tcscue nnd to handle tho
Blue Week at Perry's
to Demonstrate the Beauty and
Variety of our Blue Serge Stock
Featuring a Wonderfully Compre
hensive Range of Patterns in Blue
Serge the most staple suit style
known for general Summer wear,
a t Prices made especially a t tractive
for this One Week Demonstration
of Blue Serge Suits I
$28 $33 $38 $42 $48
Regular Values much higher
conservatively stated
Blue Serge does not mean with us only a
plain twilled Blue Suit. We have plenty of
those. We have besides, Blue Serges in self
stripes and silk stripes ; Blue Serges in beau
tiful herringbones narrow herringbones,
medium herringbones, broad herringbones;
Blue Serges in fine soft twills; 31ue Serges
in twills resembling the old English Clay
weave some skeletonized with silk, some
with mohair, some plainly lined; seam
edges piped single breasters, double
breasters with two or with three buttons,
beautifully tailored and finished.
Doubly attractive with
Special Value Prices on Every Blue Suit
$28 $33 $38 $42 $48
Perry & Co:
Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets
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AUTO MECHANICS!
Quick and efficient service in your
garage or service station
your patrons.
Advertise for mechanics in
THfi LEDGER
MORNING and EVENING
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large crowds In attendance, It was a?
elded hero, today' to hnVe nil extin fores
of Htntc iwIIcp, deputy sheriffs and city
pollrc on hand tomorrow when tho trial
of the six New York men, ehnrged with
robbing tho People's Trust Co. of $180,
000 four months ago, begins.
Rending nnd Now Yo$k lnwycrs will
represent tho defendants.
P
My ! How clean and appetizing!
Lily 'glasses' are for your lips
alone. No wonder the best foun
tains boast: "We serve in Lily
'Glasses' the most popular paper
glasses-ever made."
PURITY SPECIALTIES CO.
CnARLES L. HUFF, Owner nnd Monuger
Denckla Building, Philadelphia
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