HprP 'x 0 '("vflw t r ' " " " r. vf " 'WSHHHff ' in t "- ' " " ' - .1.. 1 i .'r - - . . A . I iffl MAY SEAL ASSAULT MYSTERY Oustav Schmaal, , Victim of Beating, hignts Ter lite m Camclen Hospital NO CLUE TO SUICIDE Mystery (till envelops llie discovery if Guslar Hrtunnnl, slxtj yearn old,1 fcrtten fit til" home I" Hllllnipert, nntl (he subsequent fimllnf? of tlie body of the caretaker .hanging from n rnfter In thebnrn back of Hip beuse. Schmnal is In the Cooper Hespltnl Cinulcn in n eritlcnl condition. Since wis taken tbere nfter be was found tMtcrdav he hni net rcsnlncd conseioiiH censeioiiH conseieiiH L,t ft mn.v be the identity of the nin who nttneked the old "inn in bl-j lemr and bent him unmercifully will remain unknown. Ne nesMblc motive hn been advanced kv nutherltifs for the benting. iiltlinugh thv have offered n possible solution I that Pchmanl was beaten by the care taker who. believing him dead, then committed Mtielde. They hope te be able te get I'10 story lr ittnelc from ; The caretaker's Identity Is unknown. Fer the Inn two month he has been living at Kchinnnl's home. That repre. urnN the Mini of knowledge of neighbors tt the man. Sclimnnt. who has heen living ill TJllllnesnnrl lrtnnlly nlnne for many .r. wn feiimt in the bedroom of bis home bv a man who went te the lieuf.e' te deliver mill. Schmanl had been felled , with terrific blows en the head. Ills i iVull as fra. tnred. and from surround- In rlrciinistancees. ntltlierlllcs uellcve he hud been lying there unconscious for hours. I It wa after discovery of Bclunnnl'H I nioneleus firm that an Investigation irn made of the premises and the care taker's body found liangng in the barn behind a pile of hay. The theory anvanceil by police is thnt Schmnnl and the carctnker had a iimr- rel and the latter nttneked his cm-I nlntpr and left htm for dead. It is be- Ilev'ed when the enretnker saw whnt he had done he ent te the barn nnd I hanged himself. BRYN MAWR DRUG STORE HELD UP B,Y ARMED MEN Three Dapper Bandits Get $100 and Moter te Safety Three jeung men held up nnd robbed Fred fliegner. a clerk In Pricket I 's drug slere. en Lancaster pike. Ilryn Manr, nnd took SI 00 Inst night nfter they heiiglil cigars and the clerk's back ni turned te make chance for a bill. Just nhen they were leaving, hlxtcen-jtar-eld Owen Murry. nu errand boy in the store, entered. He had the experi ence of a gun being poked in Ills fare. I nd being ordered te go te tlie back of the slere and stay there. Klegner says each of the men took t different direction when they left the Mere, I'nlicc believe they met a square cr se away nnd made their escape in an nutnmebile parked in the bushes Jut as Hlegner wns about te close the store for the night the men entered. He fnjs they were .idling and we!I dresfed. Kach bought several cigars ml one tendered a S5 bill In pnjnucnt. I The clerk turned te the register and. I just as the drawer opened, he wns poked in the back with tlie barrel of a tun and (eld: "Don't work mi fast, jeung fellow." While one covered him with tlie gun' the ethers went te the register nnd took the money. CLEARED OF DEATH CHARGE Twe Men Acquitted of Blame for Fatal Poolroom Rew Jehn Mullin, .TJOSI North Chancellor turret, nnd Frank Hrndy, 027 North Thirty -second street, weie aceuiteed liefnre Judge Mcl'iillen tedui en rhiirgCH I of manslaughter, following the death of I uniirr .iiesie.i, Mivcniuer --, in-u. in nciu in a poeiroom nr i nirri -secenu mid uiciiuit street. .Mesiei was as- , i ... .. . Multed nnd died two das later. Gets $2500 for False Arrest In Judge Flulettcr's Court today Gn.l , Rprfirk recovered a icrdict against Mil Mil eon Stern for SL'.VIO damages for fnlt-c arrest It wns nlleged thnt in August. lOifl. the di'lendnnl, who Is in the nu nu tenmhile luisines. bad Serlick nrrested en n charge of the Inrceni of u car nnd ) fraudulent coniersien. Serlick had n liearing before Magis trate (irelis ami Inter withdrew the nnrge. and Serlnl, was lelcnved from eustedj I gi NEW YORK RITZ CARLTON HOTEL BROAD AND WALNUT STS. PHILADELPHIA While Gidding Fashions are su preme, their piices are notably low, as many of Philadelphia's most critical buyers have found. In fad, they have this season set a standard for values that are net equaled by any I'ashien Heuse in America. Beautiful Fur-trimmed and Plain Tailored Suits Rich Coats and Ceat Wraps Elegant Evening Wraps Gowns Day Dresses Dance Frecks Blouses Separate Skirts Sweaters Millinery and Furs. whether you come te merely loef ouy--yeu arc welcome. Heads Vassar Drive aHR.v -4w 1pVM 3k . -J'-.s IHBKHBaiiKfijBwj$K ,villllBgKOCi4wl .MKS. II. A. LOGAN of Meylnii. Ileso Valley, chairman of I'lillmlelplila locality In Vnssar endowment drive ROBBER SETS WOMAN AND HOUSE AFIRE AND ESCAPES Balked In Search for Meney Thug Nearly Causes Fatality "What are you doing here?" ex- ! elnlmed Mrs. .Iiilln Gray, colored, when .she found n Negro ransacking her room en the bcetid fber at 41KJ7 Kalrmeunt n venue ni e'clnck this morning. "i in lenKing mr money, saw tun robber; "give It te me quick. ' "There's no money here, replied the WIHIiUII. The robber did net answer, but rolled .some newspapers into a tercn, nr it I and ran around the room, applying II te everything hiflainmnulc he could sen. He xtilled Mrs. drny s screams with a punch, "tepled out the rear window te 1 a shed reef, and made off down the nlley. I'ighhnrs who heard .MrR. lirny s ncrcnins and saw the smoke curling from the sucond-Rtery windows turned in iin alarm. I he firemen nrrived in I time te ding the unconscious woman out when her ilcthe- were just beginning te smeulder. JOB GIVEN OPTOMETRISTS Mayer Tells Convention te Cure City's Political Sight Tlie twent) -fifth annual convention of the Pennsylvania Optemctric Associa tion was opened nl (he Adclphin Held today with mere tlinn 500 members from nil sections of the State attending. 'After welcoming the delegates and mentioning the beauties of the city, seen bv many, but rnllzed by few, Mayer Moere said, "I hope you will be able te help tlie eyesight of these people liv ing here who believe Philadelphia can be governed by vice, corruption nnd contractor rule." The convention will continue totuer- rnw .,-. 'iliiirfsilii Met of the meet up with reading of i.,.. ..ill lie inl.-e'n papers en various sclentinc pliases ei their pinfessieu. In the evenings there will be smokers nnd thentre pnitles for the entertainment of the delegates nnd their guests, culminating in tlie annual banquet at the Adclphin Thursday night. TO DISCUSS OiTY U. PLAN Dr. Conwell te Be Heard Today by Beard of Education The plan of Dr. Hussell II. Conwell president of Temple 1'nlversity, te have the city establish n free university will be taken up by the Heard of Kducn Kducn tlen today. At a recent special meeting of the Finance Committee of the beard tlie preposition was discussed with Dr. Conwell present. At thnt time he said i, i. n einzen Ike in go before tlie tienru ns nnd net in his official ca pacity as university president, te dls- , i ,i,. -i-i,. i,. ii,h,ii i4- il I 'Ml II 111(11 111 l til I KMV I IHIIUICI' ,..iu i,lkiii(i ,ha i,ii.iiBSr ivm. home members of tlie r inniice Cem nut lee suggested that the preposition be thrashed out In the Finnnce Com mittee before it was presented te the beard, but It was decided tint if Dr. Conwell wanted te bring the matter'up lnimcdlntclj lie could de se FINE FRAMING PAINTINGS CLEANED AND RESTORED THE ROSEMIACII GALLERIES I. WO Unlnut Street Idibumq&fa PARIS or te T L Five Captured Bank Bandits Confess Pho'enixvillo and Pottsville Were Next SIXTH THUG LEFT CAR HERE A carefully laid plot te rob banks In I'hnenlxville, Pe(tfvllle nnd ether towns I was confessed today by five prls 1 fliers In the West Chester Jail who were caught yeMerday afternoon nfter they lind held up nnd looted the Spring City Nntlenal TIank of 5t-r,000. A alxtb bandit who aided in the hold up escaped. He Is known te have come te Philadelphia. He drove the car In which his con federates traveled te this city nnd aban doned it nt Twenty-sixth nnd Yerk streets. This automobile, a five-.nniiencer touting car. wns stolen Sunday night from Sidney II. Hnyersderfer, It biivlng been left standing In front of his home nt 1631 Diamond street. Tin bandits, nccerding te Chief of Police Williams, of Pheenlxvilli . to te dnv, left their wives In Detroit, where they lived, and enme In Philadelphia They renfet-scd, the fhlef said. Hint the plot' te rob the banks whs bntehed in this city a week age last Sunday. They bought- automatic plMe's nnd nrrnngei e steal a car nt some convenient time, They told police officials they then lllirillliv lUUKCll ifl iu twitti.t "'.. Snrine Citv. They also looked ever three banks in Pheenlxville. they admitted, anil had, plans carefully laid for the robbing of these banks as seen as the excitement ever the Spring City robbery had died . down. Pottsville was next, they snid, ' batiks there having been carefully in spected also. ' This they i ensidcred te be plnntnng , far enough" ahead. At the conclusion I nf these jobs, they said, they intended te make another little tour of inspee- I lien nnd map out some mere banks te, 'ilunder. 11 Seemed Easy It all seemed se easy, and the effort .it Spring City wns se perfectly timed nnd executed thnt the men hung to gether nfter the held-up and went te i he bearding house of Jehn Masen. ."PJ High street. Phecniwitle. te divide the loot nnd prepare te carry out the next step in their campaign. There the five, prisoners were taken. j The five prisoners nt West Chester, after they hnd told almost all they knew, curled up in their cells nnd went te sleep. They stendfastly refused tn implicate Masen, whom the police sus- , pect of knowing mere about the crime thnn he' Is willing te admit, although , he gave the first nlarm that resulted in the capture of the men. i The prisoners refiiBed also te give the name of the sixth bandit, who drove the liig blue touring car in which the traveled. The prisoners told police they had planned, nfter making their clean-up, ' te return te their wiies in Detielt nnd take it easy for a while. Several of j them said they hud considered going back te Ital with their .profits. Held-Up Causes Sensation The looting of the bank by the ban- illts. who weie unmasked, was a ' sensation thnt stirred tills section 1 and towns ninny tulles away. In n few minutes nfter the bandits had driven up near tlie bank. Ine of them had stepped out of their stolen machine. ' three entered the bank nnd weie joined some time afterward by two com panions, nnd before any one had a chance te step them the held-up men ' after breaking up a directors' meeting nnd threatening te kill the ciink presi dent, had looted the erault anil lied with revolvers drawn. A throng of pedestrians who steed outside the bank while the bandits car ried out the packages of money did nut realize what wns going en. se ipucklv was tin; robbery accomplished. With a renr the bandits' machine drove nwa.i in the direction of Phoe Phee nlxville. Inside the bank the direcieis and Herace Heistand. the pnying teller, icnched for the nearest telephone. In n few minutes Sergeant Stillwell nnd Cor poral Hughes, of the State pelire. (un stable Geerge Campbell nnd Williams SPRING CITY FIRS OFCMMESP AMD We are pleased te announce the association of Mr. J. F. Mansure with this company Ferre & Ce. a. Clothier v Outfiitem Chestnut Street at Juniper. MacDonald & Campbell Very Special Fall Overcoats $30 te $65 In quality, tailoring nnd nppenrance ours arc the penk of achievement in fine overcent making. New model Tep Coats from Londen in novelty patterns and colorings of Rreatcst distinction. New models from our own designers in all the fashionable fabrics, including our famous Knitted Cheviot. Kvery coat of the high MacDonald & Cninpbell standard, the finest you mer put mi, and pre-war value, at extraordinarily low prices. Exclusive Cnglish Overcoats by Burberry, Rimell & Allaep. Thexten & Wright, Londen. 1334-1336 Chestnut Street and Kvnns, Stnte troopers, refidied the bank. They had been there but a few min utes when the telephone rang. KdrVard Brownback, president of the bank, took efT the receiver, listened a moment and then said te Sergeant Stillwell : "I think this Is for you." A man en the ether end of the wire told Sergeant Stillwell te come te 512 High Rtrcet, Phecnixvllle, "right nwny," Sergeant Stillwell nnd his netacn ment of police made the trip In n few minutes. They had no difficulty arresting the five men nfter surrounding the limine. The prisoners talked in a foreign lnn gtinge. Four revolvers nnd scvcrnl knives were found In the place. The men described themselves as Mnrrlnnl Palerme, PrnncNcn linrtnll. ,lee Salve, Geerge Stewart and f'hnrles Gianne. All but $2200 of the stolen money wns lecnted In various parts of the bearding house en High street. A suitcase was found tn contain $0300 In geld pieces nnd banknotes wrapped in wrappers of the Spring Pity National Hank. In ether parts of the house $1300 wns found. Ah"ul 8200O I mere Is said te have horn found hidden In the socks of one of the men who hnd secreted hlmt-clf In the attic. He was the last of the five men te be captured nnd probably would have escaped had net Sergeant Stillwell ordered members of the party te return te the house, nfter they hail gotten nuMde. and make a further search for the stolen money. 'PEACEFUL PICKETING' 0. K., SMYTH REPORTS TO MAYOR Cortelyou Is Told te Have Police Allew .Such Activities Peaceful plckcfitig i te ) permuted b (lie nelice. according te no niniiiiiii sent Miner Moeic today li Citv Sulici- . Smjfh nll( trntiMuitUd b the , ,illln(1i. -'..-,..! .UU.VUr II' L'llVIIUI I .N I'-I.ll'll. The Mayer sent Smyth n tepertcd opinion in a New Yerk Omit .thnt "pickets are luinecessnrv." and that "picketing nnd the posting of sentinels nrc done ns wnr measures. Our laws and institutions will net permit the waging of prlinte war in such n man ner." The Majer nsked the City So licitor hew far. in bis opinion, peaceful I picketing might go I Smyth replied that the New Yerk de I t'Vsien went fnttlier limn the Pennsyl vnnn Courts would be willing te re. I "If picketing consists of nothing mere 'thnn being peacefully upon the high ways, without any of the Incidents nbeve indicated or ethers of a similar character. I de net think the public au thorities should tnl.e such action," 'Km th snid. 0nejlcven cigarettes rriie ThreelnseparaMes One fermildness.VlRGINIA One for mellowness. BURLEY One for aroma, TURKISH Tlie finestbacces perfectly aged and blended. j &,IUMft .'f'-"'T III FIFTH AVE. NW VOK CITY aui rf3iB tdcwMi Sal Y ASM WM Sa yfinlr BLANKET LIFE NET SAVES TWO AT FIRE Patrolmen Reuse Sleeping Ceu- ple When 61st and Thompson Streets Heuse Burns WILD LEAPS PREVENTED Twe persons weic vned from possible denth by fire at 2:1.1 oMeek llil.s morn ing by two patrolmen from flic Sixty first nnd Thompson streets pnlbe sta tion, who employed a blanket as a life net. The wngen from thnt sfiiiieti, with Patrolmen Stillwell mid ('nlllesh aboard, was returning from n rail when ntlen ntlen lien was attracted te n dull glow In the cigar store of Samuel Gress, at 1-1.11 North Fifty-fourth street .lust as the patrolmen left the patrol tn Investigate j the lower fleer limit into flumes. I Tlie policemen batten d en the doers, but i( was several minutes before tliej , could arouse Gress ami his wife. lm live ever the tore. Ily the time t tin t they wete nwnke escape mi ih,. ciai.-v Iin cl been cut efT In the flames j Stillwell rnn nnd turned in nn nhini. while f'elllesh steed nrguiK the fright ened couple net te iuinp. (Jrn-- nm his wife, hnlf panic sin, -ken. weie standing en the window ledge inepnrlny te leap for their lives When Slillwel! icturned il.i innpn trelmen took n heavy blanket ft cm ilie New, seriously, is your advertising printing as Reed as it eufiht te be ? The Helmes Press, I'mum 1315-29 Cherrv Stren Philadelphia V. J The Physician Needs quick, safe and dependable transportation in his profr prefr profr vieual work. The HupSno HupSne bile admirably meets these requirements at low first cost, and what is equally important at precn h(w (.pernting upkeep. t THE HATCH MOTORS C? DIM RIOUTUR 3 720 N'. DftOAD ST - PH1LA. IKAMUOKK 1)1. l, hit ( hiirlrn .1. Mrinui;li S:S7 I'rankferd ,r. (KKMXNTOHN I)KAI.i:il Irnel.i'l llrethrri Unfile c A UnfthlnKtnn I.nnf min i.im; iri.i:n C N ( niMnnn, .lr. lrnrl .t l.iinrnilrr Avrflr.. Have rfnnl. Tn. rr rmi.A. nr.Air.K Arnntit ( nmntipll Melnr Ce. ilHth A Hnlmit Kta Even though 95 of men in business fail, at one time or another, a manufacturer always makes his mark -either as an example te be avoided or one te be followed. Many of the latter be lieve in advertising: most of the former did net. 'Phene LOCust 5540. tiik nicttAnn a. FOLEY ADVPHTISINO A (i C N C Y, Inc. prill aetl phi. A rmnnNAi. jfrvict cohperation 9 Architectural W30DWvtRK This hiibitii"-? h,i torty terty torty feur year et ati-l.irtery perfertiKiiicc behind it The plant and ni.umncry arc new ;uul n'prccnt the last w e r il in modern method-;. It is the Knifst plant fur the construction of fine woodwork in the has-t, eccup) ing 23 acre. Arihitect's and builders le.ihe that we arc better aide ill. in i'v er te luti'ile in --"it nf ripe i.diinr: v nl k in 1 1 1 ll't .!. v I 11 ,1 'iiaiitit I r " 1 WOOD 4jKWaJ wagon. Thcv leld this nnd ordered Gress te lower bis wife down by her wrists. Gresi held Mrs. Gress tee close J .!. ...ll ...l !... I.....1. ul.tt.r.l' .( n iw mr twin. nun iil-i uui-iv mi u, i .... . projection, hurting It slightly. When lie released her she struck snfely in the' blanket I The policemen carried hlr te the wagon and then went back for Gress. He, tee. hung b, his bnnds and dropped safelv Inte the blanket. I Mrs. Giess was taken te the A'et Philadelphia Homeopathic Hespltnl. Gress suffered bruises, but was treated at bis home. I The dnmnge te the store and dwelling Is nbniit $.-i0O. ASK REPRESENTATION Laber Union and Railroad Men Want te Be en Unemployment Bedy Mojin Ineie niii iiiineilliceil he had i periled i-i'ipiest. finm the t'enti il Laber I t Ien. the nfliliatfil crafts nf tie Philnilelp'iin nnd Heading Hallway mid from l'ie District Council of Plas terers and Cement Finishers for rep resentation en flie CI nmber of Com merce s,nieinplnvitient eeininltlce. The Majer referred the tequeMs te Drnesl T Tilss. clinirmnn of the In dustrial Helntiens Ceinmittce nf i'n Chamber il (Vmnierci- nkU i ' gru 5iL.vtn3nmt3 5 rwv JgWE Jeweled Diamonds m era Ids Sapphires - ftu bics Si-celencc of Qualiif Design and Workmanship WE WANT A MAN OF CALIBER Tn f'll nn att 'active encn.nt' n Circulation KcpicM'titattve for The Natien's Ruincss the official eran of thp United States Chamber of Commerce. The right mnn sheulil hne the demonstrated capacity te interview business men of standing and te earn net e-- than $4000 a year. Fer an appointment for personal intcr-'ew, please reply by mail, only, giving h'-rrt te-ume of your experience, age nnd telephone rumber where you ran he reached en Thursday, Friday and Satur day morning' of th' week. THE NATION'S BUSINESS Chamber of Commerce of the V. S. A. SI." Mills Building Washington. I). ( . IA55 P MP VI 0K9M c ' OSWfc Llghtheuf" Quality CU TflF. TrROT.F. TYPE A T FA S H 10 S PARK n DACCdDIB HKIDJ BACK FROM WAR TRAGEDY i M, . I'I'BS Grace Walker Juat Misseu i I Seeing Fiance Alive In France After three rnri ueik ns n Hei Cress executive in Pelntnl and Itussm. ' Mi's Grucc I). Wulkd. i4'."." Wlsn- , hicken avenue, bus rcdirncd lienie. New 'lie hns taken up tin- weil, of tlie W-'-fuii' 1'cilcruiieii. slmil.ir te that nli" did' nliH'iid. Miss Walker spent Mime time in France n"n volunteer winker hi hoi;i hei;i tnls during tlie wnr. Iler trip te France wns liistlgnteii bj tl'P news ber linnce lad been wounded After n seutib sbe ( ni rived nt u dei It in llnw te see tlie , r,i i iirr,i lug Ii t in Inn I hinm just ills-1 appearing He I - t -1 died tit Ciinip l)x mwmeMnamMt, Guaranteed Oakland Moter Car Ce. 918 N. Bread Street Poplar 0407 Open Eveningi Bracelets Baten, "ere-, JLja I I - Copper Stere Fronts A well-known firm of archi tects in one of our large eastern cities recently insisted upon the use of the Zouri Safety Key Set Indirect Screw Pressure Sash and Bars for the store fronts in a prominently located building be cause they combined strength and attractiveness with safety. Wc are the sole agents for Zouri Copper Stere Frent Construction. Atk nr ( ataleg. feuedad 1S64 HIRES TURNER GLASS COMPANY 30th and Walnut PHILADELPHIA -i ' r , A OF GAKVEXT, , IS JiXTlRF.I. THE LAPELS ROLL BACK ATTRACTIVELY Ft.'T, IF OSE PREFERS, THEY CAS BE BUT. TO SEP IS A AfASSER WHICH GIVES AS AGREEABLE MEASURE OF DISTINCTION, CUSTOM SERVICE WITH OCT THE AiW'OYAXCE OF A TRY- ON READY- TO-PUT-ON TAILORED AT FASHION TARK HiKtnas Unui s S-J0 te 5 J ? J M24-1426 CKesiiriLt SU- ill IT'S EASY te find quality clothes at high prices and just a9 easy te find low-priced clothes that won't wear. But there are clethc3 that last long and please pocketbooks. The y'r e Perry clothes. Ever wear them? P K RRV'S Your New Fall Suit Is Here Maybe it's a herring bone or a pencil stripe. Maybe it's an everplaid or a rich gray mixture. BUT IT'S HERE whether it's a single or a double breaster, a two, three or four button suit, or whether it has notched lapels or the new "peaked" ones. SUPER-VALUES AT $28. $33 AND $38 THAT ARE WORTH ABOUT 20 r'r MORE. A varied selection of ether Suits from S24 upwards. PI! RRY'S & $28 $33 $38 Super-Values in Fall Overcoats Raglan shoulders or reg ulation shoulders, fancy cheviets and knitted fabrics. The loose-fitting, easy, swinging models that every one wants. A luxurious pro fusion of mixtures and shades. Each coat a Super-Value at $28. $33 and $38. See our East Window, Perry&Ce. lfiTH AND CHESTNUT AS charter members 1 of the American As sociation of Advertising Agencies, we welcome the (delegates new holding their 1 annual convention in this city. Mere than 90 of all National Advertising is placed by members of this I association. HERBERT M. MORRIS AdvrrtUing Agency Every phase of Snlct Promotion ', North American Bldg. Philadelphia TAIIORF.H V Pf I a ST. (LM cet. 19 ai BV m ttti Gee. w Smith & Company, Inc. 49c ST & Grays Ave. Phila. f