i'i. ?. 4 I r' I ' j ; r u fi:W4 ill III m. tii Wi S'M'4 i1 II if if b L b i v . pit VK (', if'7T-,)tj;ewyii5i - ..- COURTORDERFAILS Tl ) LIBERATE WARD Grand Jury Minutes Opened te Him, but Prosecutor Asks Stay NO SIGN OF SPEEDY TRIAL FRANCES QUEEN SUES THEATRICAL MANAGER Claims Contract te Appear en Stage Has Been Broken New Yerk, June 27. nUtrirt At At At .torney Weeks will appeal from the de cision of .TtiMlce MerHclimi.er, Riving Walter H. Werd nermtenlen te examine the iniimles of the Wctehestcr May Grand Jury which Indleted him en u charge of murder In the first decree. Late yesterday nftcrnoen .Tu.tlc Morwiiaueer sisned the order directing Weeki and the edlelal stenographer te supply the defeii'c with the Ornnd Jury i minutes "five dnys after the (service of , the order." It is predicted that before the time limit l up Weeks will nppear before Justice niatktnar. of the Ap pellate Division. In Itroekljn. nnd seek a stay. If this i granted, the eabe will net mill n,.nl,i.P. he month set for the a Mage Mar. France's "met tvnutlful PjPflPf 'WMUssflaaaaaY 'liaam-' &?' .Baaaaaw a, jt .s-s'V ?BbBbBbBbBB jftyt . 1akiLLLLS nrnirm,rhrj mmwy. w v .. "vi .mi :; - ." - - - u .'"jte i-. . j . ". .n -.,. i ; &maMMimiMKHwT " : .. - . .-v.. . r " . 'iw1 'ttsw vi. - - m.iTwrmrm.mtmmrmwKmmmmimjiamrvmmMmmmw&rnmm EVENING .PUBEIO OipafeBgi liens or auornDie Diennes ana Drun- OCCd rtRUt Irl'CAS I I "" in unina today. As head Of tat I fBBBHSJBJB MLLE. (.KKMA1NE ItUCHET Paris. June 27. (Hy A. P.) Re eaue he dashed her hopes 'of becoming .i.i ni Aret!,n i,n will rr. i girl" Is wilnc a theatrical mutineer for main Incarcerated in the WestchcMer I hreaeh of contract. Queen of Queens for 11)22. nnd ac claimed the me-t adorable out of five tnll Thus It becomes apparent that If Weeks obtains the stay he will suc ceed in delaying the nssault en the in dictment iintil he ha ended his ex haustive Inquiry Inte the case. In the order yesterday Justice Slur- schniiMT said : 1 "The District Attorney having an- I neunced Ills intention of trying the nc In the October term, it is herebj ordered that the District Atternej and the , Mr negxaphcr who took the testimony i of the witnews before the May West chester Grant Jury of this court per- i mit Wnlter S. Ward te take a eepv of the full minutes of the proceedings of such Grand Jury en which the in-, dictment against .him was found live , davs after the service of this order " I When the order was llleil. theie wns filed also an affidavit, sworn te In Week-, in which he bitterly opposed letting the defense examine the minutes. Mr. Weeks reviewed the ease from the killing of Clarence Peters te the finding of the indictment. He snld that the defendant nnd his counsel, though asserting the slaying was in self-(lefcnsc, ns the result of a blackmail conspiracy against Ward, i flatly" refused te reveal the nature of the afteged blackmail. Weeks said that ' he had spent mjich money and effer- in trvlniff prove the defendant's story of . the blackmail was true, but had failed te de se. Weeks farther said that inspection of the OraniPTury" jninu'es b the defen-e would work great injury te the prose cution, Decaue ltt-weuld enable the de fense te !t certain extent te block the autheritle.-t. DISABLED VETERANS HERE WILL FIGHT BONUS BILL Want Injured Cared for Before Healthy Add te Taxes Mere than five hundred representa tives are attending the second annual convention of the National Disabled Soldiers' League, which opened this morning in Meese Hall, loll North Bread street. Jehn P. Nelan, of Hosten. natiennl president, arrived In Philadelphia and will preside at the sessions ted.n , Wednesdny and Thursday. The con vention will close en Friday uith a parade. "While it Is difficult te forecast what netlen this convention will take." said James F. MeCnnn. of this city, na tional treasurer, "it is safe te assume the league will strongly oppose passngi' of the bonus bill en the ground that no compensation should be provided for the healthy and strong until the maimed and weakened nre cared for by suitable appropriations. jliis is perhaps the only veterans' organization that emphatically oppeM the bonus ns it new is written. Our platform demands first caie of the in- Jured nnd then consideration for thes,-;' who are net handicapped in ther work l by infirmities muttered in tne service of their Hag. The headquarters of the contention nre in the Ritz-Carlten, but the con vention sessions will be held in Meese Hall. EXECUTORS WIN SUIT Sisters, One of Gwynedd Valley, Lese Fight Over Commissions Mrs. Mary Bourne Strassburger. wife of Ralph Strassburger, of Gwyn edd Vnlley, and her sister, Miss Mar jnrle Keurne, lest n legal battle against Arthur K. Bourne and Geerge P. Vail. Jn the Suffolk County Court, New Yerk, yesterday. , Mr. Bourne and Mr. Vail were exec exec ueors of the estate of Frederick G. ' Bourne, father of the women, who allege the commissions collected by the executers were excessive. They cited the case of Dark Island, one of the Thousand Islands, bought bv Miss Bourne from the executers for S.'t71,000. She said she had discovered its as sessed value te be only $14,000. Surrogate Pelletreau, however, said he was "satisfied that the executers' commissions already taken are !es than they are authorized te take by the agreement Mgned by all the heirs in November 3. li)10." . WALSH STILL IN JAIL I Rumer Unconfirmed Murder Con vict Will Be Paroled I Eugene Walsh, whose parole from the county prison at Ilnmcshiirg was rumored jesterduy, is stiH in custody Prison authorities said this morning they have had no official indication that he will be released. Walsh wan one of six jeting men In volved in the killing of Nicola 0tuh near Olrard College in May, 1!20. It was chiefly through assistance anil cvi- I dence by Walsh that the District At torney was able te convict the five ethers. A business firm has testified a will ingness te employ Walsh If he Is set free. Jehn E. Murray, Jehn Donahue, James Melaugh, Jeseph B'um and Themas Mclfale nre serving terms of from seven te twenty years for the Ostnh murder. mllll cttes, Mile. Oermalne Buchct expected te fulfill her childhood dreams of ap pearing befere the footlights. Hhc turned down many offers of marriage, she alleges, te sign a contract for ap pearance In the operetta "Helen He turns," but the role went te a rival beauty. New Mademoiselle Buchet demands that the court make the manager keep his premise or pay. COLLEGE MEN LEADERS, P. R. R. OFFICIAL ASSERTS Addresses Convention of Society for Testing Materials Atlantic City, .Tune 27. "The col lege mnn, who hns the same amount of ability ns the man who has net tnken ndvantnge of a higher education, will jjet along much further than the one who merely learns his trade," stated C. D. Yeung, general supervisor et stores. Pennsylvania Railroad system, Philadelphia, nnd president of Un American Society for Testing Materials, whose twenty-fifth convention opened Its first official session at Hadden Hall today. "The young mnn of today will find that when he begins he Is behind the fellow who hns entered his field several years before, but he will ahe note thnt his strides of progress nre se much faster that he seen makes up the disadvantage, and after that forges ahead. "A college man Is taught te think quickly. He has a different nnd wider viewpoint nnu because of that lie Is mere valuable ns n worker. Every boy should leek toward n college educa tion, ns It will make him mere tit for whatever he may undertake." Friends Missionary Has Praise for LI Yueng Hung Asserting that China and Japan are rapidly assuming ' friendlier relations, nnd thnt thcre is, a strong' movement In the latter country for a radical dis armament program dependent upon suf frage for women, Henry T. Hedgkln, of Londen, honorary secretary of the Friends' Foreign Mission Association, said today thnt the most important work of Christianity in the Far East is te concentrate en the task of bringing these countries together. Mr. Hedgkln is en his way home after a two-year tour of China and Japan and In the guest of Dr. Rufus M. Jenes, of Haverford College. Commenting upon the new president of China, Ll Yueng Hung, Mr. Hedgkln until tfn a nnn nt Mm KaAMAt- ;aid He is one of the strongest Torresdale Golfers Robbed After forcing n cellar window In the Torresdale Gelf Club, nt Grant street nnd Frankford avenue, yesterday, thieves took $75 in cash and clothing and golf clubs worth $100. Five mem bers of the Sliver Leaf Canoe Club, at Ithawn street nnd I'ennypack Creek, lest their garments while In swimming. Their combined less totaled $205. A M.0O0.0O0 STAKE Can th tretjure In th held of th Lull tanla b racevarcd? Captain Lavltt t Uavaa It can, and la plannltur te se derni se ihi in a airinr un ie explore (Tie wrecu f tbat ill-fated vexel. Hla hope and plana M taacrlbed In an Intereitlna- article In the Ifajtailn flectien of the Hunday I'teue Laeesi, "Malta It a Habit." wldv. Henrietta Admiral, IS cents, Perfecto, 2 for 25 cents, Pepularet, 10 centt-thete are the three cigars that have made the Henrietta line preeminent with Philadelphia smokers. The quality .is there in each and every enethe utmost that can be put into a cigar at the price. OTTO EISENLOHR & BROS.. Inc.. Phila., F.t. 1850 Sending Mosey Abroad? HH Take advantage of the fa- clllties this company of- fcrs. We make it con- g venient fe you te send money, by cable or letter, H te any foreign country. Foreign drafts are Jtur- nished travelers in any amount. Alse letters of credit and travelers cheques which can be con- H veniently cashed in any civilized land throughout the world. REPUBLIC TRUST COMPANY J&29 CAestnut Street HOURS 9AM-1QPM "" n China today. As head el the Peking Government, he has net ealy the vuuu.a .u,!avnB. Dumnesa worm or, China and thneadera ,of the Cantonese Government behind him.- 120; Bkk Roadster, Mae Meter Car Afeacy rep. ?S8 , gssjf. Brest B. Atfc far Mr. Merris Biiin .aeSVSBaeBasBBeaev esrBVBVTBVBVsY lsBBI HsW 5JsB BbW gaaaaaaaaaaaaaWfr ffreffMlf I Makes Delicious Iced Tea &ya?rtea lb 12c 12 lb pkg, 23c; lb pkg, 45c Sold only In our Stores Sewing Made a Pleasure U .'TBCVsbI WE WILL GIVE ONE of the Wonderful New Willcox & Gibbs Portable Electric Sewing Machines te the person that sends or brings te us (in two hundred words or less) the best "reason why" a woman should ewa and use this machine. Fer the second best reason a $25 credit allowance will be made en the purchase of a W. & G. machine. Fer third best, a $15 credit. Fourth best, a $10 credit. Each of the next ten a $5 credit. Contest open te everybody except our own empleyes. Closes June 30. The W. & G. Portable Electric Sewing Machine gives you the means of getting "motive power,rfrem any elec tric current instead of sapping your own nervous energy. It does ail the high-class sewing that any ether standard machine will de and will de it in any room in the house having an electric socket. The speed can be controlled, fast or slew as you wish it. Sews any weight material with equal efficiency. Ne bobbins te wind. Ne tensions te regulate, Your old machine taken in part payment. Yeu will find it very convenient te have one with you en your summer vacation. ASK FOR DKMON.sTnATION. WITHOUT OUUOATION. IN YOTJB HOME. SMALL flKST rAYMENTl BALANCE ON KABX TEUMS. Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Ce. "Reason Why" Contest Dept., 1709 Chestnut St. Phene, Spruce Het "niTTCCV SERVICE; 32nd ANNUAL JUNE SALE Twt-S y tjQ Of Slightly Used Pianos and Players Including Uprights, Grands. Players and Repro ducing Pianos, tegether9 with several slightly-used, shop-worn and demonstrating Pianos, at substan tial reductions. During this sale we will sell every instrument in stock, regardless of cost or profit. Uprights, Starting as low as Grands, As low as Every instrument we sell has our Manufacturer's Guarantee, and. if se desired, can be purchased en our easy payment plan. O s XIH w V ,X. j( $65-oe Pbe $185-00 $235-oe IT PAYS TO THINK 0 FIAJ0 CO 11TH & CHESTNUT STS. (Factory SOth & Parkside Ace.) IT PAYS TO THINK Cssft. Smtt. PrttMt. . Skhtt i V,' ' SmfBBkw .V i i m J ,r r XV w9 JrWJw Kf fctf P11 Fll"'IIM""lll'imijjIBfPlll,ffIM I fMBIIIlulllinflMWII ! 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