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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,' NOVEMBER 10, 1921
MISS BOURNE SUES
BROTHEUFOR
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Suing Her Brether
Mrs. R. B. Strassburger's Sister
Claims $315,120 Less in
Island Purchase
NAMED MAID IN GEM THEFT
Miss Mnrjnrie itenrnp. lt(r of Mf.
Ralph llenver StrnsHlninjcr. of Ner
innndy rnrm, CSwynrdil Vnllej. U suing
her bretlicr, Arthur K. 1'etirnc in
New Yerk en the charge of ricfrumlitig
Jier of 531.".120.n".
The Ilenrnps nrp daughter nnil Mn
of thp Info Commedore Frrdnrlrls 0.
Boump, who wns Iiend of thp Sinter
Sewing Mnrliim Company nnd left
nn eitntr npprnNrd nt $40,000,000.
MIih Heutnt. while vliltlng nt tin
8lrnsRbnrKPr liemp Inst Mny. a the
victim of what wns tlrt bc'lccd te be
thfft of n MO. 000 ppnrl necKInn nnd
n $fi000 dinmeml tinru. Sub-pipiPiitlv
the jcwels were recovered nfler nrrpt
' of Mnde'Ine JSontinpret. n Si- mnld.
who snid he thought Mis' lleur.ie hnd
Riven tliPin te her.
Thp mnld did net ppnk 'iigllb
fluently nnd Interpreted olio of Ml-H
Tlourne's reinnrks as n pioetitntion !
the scine. When tin uipim I tbpfi I
VMS discovered he hid tlictn. e n
convicted at .1 trial In Nerti"- n but
paroled. '
Dispute 0er Value of Itdr.nd
Mii' Heurne" unit against her brother I
apparentl. is bned e i a dispute of the
value of Park Inland in tin St l"i l"i
rence Hi, or. where Commedore Heurne
had one of bl nuiiienm rosiden .
Statements In tlie papers filed In con
nection with the suit n.ert the netuV
value of the Island is .7 1.000. although
MIR Ilnurne purehnsiil It from thp
estate of her father for S:t' '.'0 07.
Miss Heurne in her pemplnint says
riie hnd n strong feeling for Dark
Inland nnd remomberi d her father's
eft-cxprc-ed wishes, nlse stated in hi
will, tlint the Island lemiin in the fam
ily. She sa! she spent innn '"immers
there with her father, and a strong -en-timent
for the property developed
through that fnel
Her brother. Miss Rennie nwil.
knew hpr feelings te this connection anil
falsely represented te her that the exec exec
ueors, of the estate, (if which he was
one, intended te soil the lVund te the
highest bidder.
Kstiite Valued at $10,tr::,7.";5
An npprnisal of Commedore Heurno's
CTtntr, tiled in Noemhpr. 1!U0. re
venled he left n net tut of S10,
6.Vi,7."sl. There weie seeu children,
who beside specific bequests hud equal
shares In the residuary estate, valued
nt $10,000,000.
Mint Heurne charges her brother said
If she wanted te own the island she
would have te fign a receipt for nn
nmeunt equal te Its book value, this te
be ehnrged against her share of tin, resi
duary estate.
She sajs her brother Arthur faKelj
represented te her the book value of
the island ns'.53M).1-0.!.7 and that this
was less than the actual market value,
nd Induced her te sign nn agrceni'iit
accepting the property at that valua
tion and having It charged against her
fcbarc of the estate.
Last month, the complaint says. Miss
Bourne discovered the true state uf af
fnlrs that the nctunl value never did,
and even new did net, exceed ST-J.OtR).
She asks that her agreement nccpting
Dark Island prenertj nr n initiation
of S3SD.120 07. be cnneeled and her
brother IO ordered te accept deedx ie ie
cenveylng the prepertj te the estate
nnd te repay her the money she lest
or mnkc it up from the undistributed
portion of her father's estate, which .
he Bays amounts te $-1,000,000.
Business Men Organize
Fer the purpose of advnncing the
lnterestw of business men unit proper
ty owners In the vicinity of Chester
nvenue and Fifty-eighth street, n new
nnociiitien hns been organized, te be
called the Chester Avenue and Fifty
eighth Street Husinest. Men': Awecla- (
tien.
Jp ' wjllfl"f'flrrv" yhbI
v tWit wjPtvJsTLi U9V9WK
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SwKmW 5t
XfTZZ
Have Yeu a Better Name
for Werhrs Fair in 1926?
The World's Kcelsier Imposition
Is suggested bj. Mrs. Themas Nelan,
of 4041 Kunnem street, ns u name
for the Sesqul-Centennlnl Ktposltlen
here in 1020.
Ltlterty's Shrine C. L.. W'tmilers
Exhibition is suggested by Mrs. Ag
nen Itardin. of Uantrch, I'n.
City of Hretherlj Ixne World's
Affair, b Martin 11 ('.inter, of
10."8 North Twenty-ninth stieet.
The Weild'h cter Exposition,
by J. .1. Neluii. of ;i!M7 Terrace
street.
All Welcome World's IMlr. b
Mbj 1- Dtmlj. H V I).. Columbus,
N. .r.
World's I nited I'eace .liibilre, b
Willta tt II.tr'.N. of !;) I'uplur
Btreet.
Uncle Sam's I npaiallelc.l Iv.luca Iv.luca
tlennl EHsltlun, In .1. II Clark,
of 107'J Drexi'l IluildinR
The Cradle of l,lbert Sesqiii-C'en-tennlal
Kpxsitlan, by Ml-s Lereth
FeHter. of K)s. West I'enii itrcet,
Gertuuntewn
I'nltctl People's Fair, b. Clara A.
Ilelwj , of Il'JO Mechunic street,
Camden, N J.
The IC '.MM, Ftiii.ic hi.iKii it in
receiving many of these suggestions.
Have j en a name te nffci
, ,w , .isvlCiw'Jrt-' t
MISS MAIMOItlK HOIUNK
Sister of Mrs. Itnlpli II. Strass
burger, who rliarget she wen de
frauded by her brother, Arthur,
of $:tt.p, 120 In the purrba.se of
D.trlt Island, In the St, Laurence
Kher
Scheel, Hunting l'nrk nnd Cermnntewn
avenues, hut has net appeared there
since Menda morning. When the boy
left home lie were a blue sweater, blue
lutd white woolen cap, brown shoes and
brown stockings.
SKELTON AGAINST FEES
Newly Elected Merlen Township
Treasurer Would Abolish System
Jeseph .1. Skelton, Treasurer-elect of
Lewer Merlen Township, ha declared
himself entliuslnstieiillv. In favor of
abe'ishinent of the fee "".stem, of his of
fice. The question made one of the
sorest spots In the pe'ltical campaign,
but enlj Mr. Skcltmt. of nil the tanili
dates, deflated himself in favor of lim
ing them abolished or reduced by the
Legislature.
As the (ilhce is new, fees roll in from
three sources township, count v ntnl
State. All Lewer Merlen is in favor
of hnlng the Legislature scale down the
fees, which lust ,enr brought mere than
SIS, 000 te the ofiieehelder. Frem this
nmeunt. however, ellicc expenses, In
cluding cletks and even stationer, must
be paid h rhe Treasurer.
BABY BURNED TO DEATH I
Little Brether Sets Fire te Slster'r
Clethlnjj With Match at Play
When Mrs. Thclpin lllmcr, 40(1
Myrtle street, went te n corner store at
1 o'clock esterdny afternoon, lenxli
her tucnt)-two-menth-old daughter
Thelma, nnd her thrcc-onr-eld son
Icrey, In the house alone, the boy set
lire te his sister's clothing and the In
flint died last night in Itoescvelt Hes
pltnl. The mother Is prostrated wit. i
grief.
In the mother's absence the ley ob
tained mntches nnd It Is believed while
attempting te light a mnteh the blazing '
hend Hew en the infant's drc. Othei f
persons henrd the screams of the chll- I
ilren nnd extinguished the flnmes. but
net before the infant hnd been herrlbI
burned.
DNU
5oethina nnd Hc&linq
Household Ointment
SEARCH FOR LOST BOY
City Being Scoured by Police In an
Effert te Lecate Andrew Mejnar
A cit -wide search Is being made by
the pi lice in an elTett te Mud sum clue
as m the whereabouts of nine- ear-old
Andrew Mnjiinr. who has been missing
from Ms limiie. 1000 l'.entt. street, j
since Mendat neon.
He was a student at I In Stanislas
"TIDEY" FURNACE CLOCK
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T COMPLETE i.;
f- READY TO l
rh-C' ATTACH J
AUTOJIATICAILY AND SCHIXT
Turns en Ybur Heat
Before Yeu Waken
Oiiens the draft, nnd even close the ttti
d'nr If you kere 1' nPin nrr nlKht Any
etU' furnnce het-air, plpelenn. het-water
ur Htcum Duntproef, ruatlcan, 3-er
uiltit . Iiihi.i a e rv I M Twelitv
mlnutp Ne need te get up In u cold
tie rtturn ! u tela hetnu.
The American Scheel Supply Ce.
1110 Snnsem St., I'hila., Pa.
HV-YU
rneNT
I'nrffl Teut
l(lc Kxtr.i
MERCURY TRACTORS
. TRAILER TRUCKS
TO UK HUM) m
. SEALED BIDS
te bi recciTtd until 12 o'clock neon
Thursday, Nev. 17, 1921
J3 Mercury Trai tore Including V.'. M. L
Type, Datterleii
108 'Truller lruclv eruliipe,i wl'h canter
wheel In front nnd truik wheeli In
rear lull of Owhc truika huve plutfermii
2" x ve' , una u haMs aij" x ;" piai-
fermv
AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTU
ITITY TO DUY INDUSTRIAL
PLANT EQUIPMENT AT YOUR
OWN PRICE I
B!d will b reeehed only for the entire i
untlty. Circular preixxal, fernin fur nub
mlttlnc lild. nnd all further Information
tnar txt obtained by communicating- with the
rtl-AUt.Lf H1A OKDNANCE
' SALVAGE BOARD
ARSlWAXi
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ONE CALL - ONE HEART - ONE ANSWER
125 Institutions
Working Together
for better results from, the money given by
Philadelphia
We appeal te you ONCE instead of ONE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY-HVE TIMES
Give YOUR answer
next week
Space Contributed by
Commercial Truit Company
1 00.00 in Prizes
1st .... $25.00
2nd .... 15.00
3d 10.00
and fifty $1.00 prizes
Judges MRS. ANNA B. SCOTT, Feed Economist of North American
MISS M. TULLIDGE, Philadelphia Inquirer
MRS. GEORGE ABEL, of Qermaniewn
Awarded for the Best Fudge
Made from
WILBUR'S
Baking Chocolate
CONDITIONS
Each contestant must mail or bring, en or before
November 18th, net mere than l lb. of Fudge.
A receipt from your grocer showing you hae
purchased a xi lb. cake of Wilbur's Baking Choco
late must accompany same. Send your entry of
Fudge te the
Wilbur Beeth at the
PHILADELPHIA FOOD SHOW
1st Regiment Armery
Bread and Callowhill Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Feed Shew starts Nev. 7th and ends Nev. 19th
Don't forget te visit our Exhibit Booths 5 and 6
H. O. WILBUR & SONS, Inc.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Store Opens Bally At A. :
All These Goods en Sale Tomorrow After 12.15 P. M.
: Cleu 8.30 T. Ttt
Armistice Day Tomorrow A Memerial Concert te Which Our Customers and the Public
are Cordially Invited Frem 11.30 Until 12.05 o'CIeck. Selling Starts at 1Z.15 o'Cleck.
All Goods Pur
chased in No
vember Will Be
Charged en Bill
Rendered Janu
ary 1st, 1922
HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE
n
Market
Eighth
Yellow Trading Stamp With Every 10c Purchase All Day
Filbert
Seventh
Alse See News
of Oar Big
Men's
Famishing
Sale
en Opposite Past
Starting Tomorrow at 12:15 e 'Cleck A Most
Amazing Anniversary Sale Purchase of
Men's
oe
te$45
Suits and Overcoats
One Price
$
The greatest money's
worth we have EVER
offered in Men's Clothing,
the greatest we can expect
te offer!
se
Value 1 We never saw
se much value for this low
price.
Entire reserve and' surplus lets of
a celebrated maker 1500 superb
overcoats and suits in one spectacu
lar purchase offered at a price that
will be the sensation of the city.
BmmiQ i
We asked two people, who knew clothing but didn't knew the price en these clothes,
what they were worth. Their opinion was: "They'd Be Mighty Geed Values at $45!"
Come in, examine them as minutely as you wish, materials, tailoring, fit you will find it a pleasure
te cheese in our Clothing- Department, which is the most magnificently appointed of any in Philadelphia.
We have enough salesmen, tee, te give you every attention, without hurrying in the least
ihe Suits
All Hand-Tailored
The Overcoats
All Plaid Back Materials
Absolutely all-wool, wnrm wintei ninfnriula lieni
semely tailored and finished. All models, including many
with belts all around or half belts. Set-in, raglan and
kimono sleeves; all the newest shades; wide selection of
tweeds and Scotch effects. Every overcoat a garment of
masterful style and tailoring!
Whatever you reauire in an overcoat nr 'e j t ;ra
is far lower than has ever been asked for anything like this quality.
Remember-we looked at quality before price, you think only of
price mjniscase, we u guarantee the rest. ut Bretherss Fleer, seventh street,
i
Strictly all-wool materials superbly tailored and lined.
All popular and conventional models and every one in both
single-and double-breasted styles. ' Practically any color
you wish, some fancy effects such as fine pencil stripes;
and your size whatever it is! Styles for business and in-
t t ti- r 1 aj-mu O. V ti a
luiuiui wear, euner values, an
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