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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
CONVICTS OBSERVE
YOM KIPPUR WITH
SOLEMN SER VICES
Thirty-eight Men, Guarded
by Prisoner-c o m r a d e {,
March to Synagogue at
Eastern Penitentiary.

Thrty-eight Jewish prisoners walked
from row of cells on the third tier of
the Eastern state Pcnitentlary shortly
after dawn this morning. Many of them
stayed awake in their bunks for hours,
waiting to be released for the day, SO
that they could observe Yom kippur,
the Day OF Atonement.
Attired in their regular gray prison
uniform and carrying their prayer
shawls under their arms, the prisoners
lined up against the wall on the third
tier. They were waiting for the arrival
of five other prisoners, all of whom are
serving 20 years. and who yearly assist
Warden Robert Mckenty in arranging
the religious services.
upon the arrival of the long-term men,
the prisoners marched four abreast out
of the building into the yard. Followed
by Warden McKenty they marched
through the yard until the reached the
left wing.
Two keepers opened a large iron gate,
and the prisoners entered a gray granite
stone building which is used as a syna-
gogue. They sat down on chairs and
each held a Bible printed in Hebrew.
Other persons held Bibles containing
translati ton of the Jewish prayers In
English.
When all was ready to begin the serV-
ices. it was discovered that no rabbi or
cantor was present. The prisoners began
to make inquiries among themselves. a
man q years old, whose home Is up the
State ana who before being sent to prison
as q forger was a student at a Jewish
seminary, volunteered his services.
Standing at the head Of the group of
prisoners, the student began the services.
After these had been partly finished.
prayers were chanted for Warden Nc
Kenty.
Every one of the 3S prisoners who OBJ
served the Day Of Atonement at the East
ern State Penitentiary today is fasting.
As a matter of fact, they started to fast
at sunset on Tuesday.
Warden MCKenty has promised the pris-
oners a special dinner tonight after sun
set Then the fast will be broken The
SUPPER will consist of roast beef, mashed
potatoes. plenty of bread and possibly
some cakes
In the afternoon the prisoners chanted
a PRAYER In behalf of all the Jewish
soldiers now on the battlefield in Europe.
Prayers were also said for deceased
relatives.
In the morning mail which reached the
prison there were many packages con-
tanning prayer shawls for the prisoners.
These We're sent by mothers, brothers and
sisters of the prisoners.
The prisoners will not return to their
cells until tonight. They are guarded by
five of their fellow convict-comrades.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
MAN UNDER CAR UNHURT
Negro Caught by Fender Escapes
with Few Bruises.

Though his body was dragged many
feet and rolled over by street car at
Fifteenth street and Grard avenue. Wash
ipgt0n Boyer, a Negro, 9l7 Watts street.
suffered no further injury than minor
decorations and bruises.
lie was riding on a cart with Charles
w. Jones, 1874 Seybert street. The two
were driving east on Girard avenue last
night when at Fifteenth street a trace
broke The sudden pull On the cart iolted
Boyer from his seat, and he fell in front
of a street car,
He was taken from behind the fender
and sent to St Josephs Hospital Ply
sicians were amazed to md his Injuries
so slight. and Boyer was sent home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
MRS. RACHEL ROGERS WILLS
ESTATE TO HER CHILDREN
only Two Small Bequests Reserved
From Fortune Valued Near S1oo. 900.

oniy Two Small Bequests Reserved
FROM Fortune Valued Near 100000.
Rachel Wister Rogers who died at
Navahoe and Springfield streets, Chest
nut Hill. September H. bequeathed the
bulk of her estate, valued at less than
100000, in. equal shares to a daughter,
Mabel f. Baird, and son, Harry D..
Rogers.
The only other bequests in the will,
which was admitted to probate today,
are 800 to the Germantown Dispensary
and SlOo to friend. Edgar W. Baird is
executor of the estate.
The Children's Hospital, 22d and Wal
nut streets will receive $1,000 from the
Sl2'9OO estate of Lucy Jones. 264O South
Eighth street, according to the terms of
the will, admitted to probate today The
residue of the estate is distributed in
private bequests.
Other wills probated are Hannah ].
t'ridenberg 1912 Franklin street whose
estate amounts to s3S, 500; Samuel Baern-
copf. 4f57 Leidy avenue, $4,000; Kathryn
E' Baird, 1911 North G3d street. s71O0; Su-
san Patterson, S4S North Twelfth street,
$5S0O
Letters of administration were granted
today in the following estates: Matilda
r. Kirk 1910 North Eighteenth streetS
$1,000; Aurelia A. Hardness, 9O2 Carlisle
street, $500. Personal property of Alfred
ii. Love has been appraised at SS695O1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
MISSIONARY BODY MEETS
Methodist Society Holds It's Quar-
terly Sessions Today.

The quarterly meeting of the Women's
Home Missionary Society Cf Philadel-
phia opened today at Christ Methodist
Episcopal Church S5th and Hamilton
streets aud will continue until tonight
4 luncheon was served at noon.
Following are the speakers and their
SUBJECTS Miss Winette Stack, deacon
ess Work.; Mrs Charles ~ Buckley.
"Geueral WoTk"; Mrs. G. NJ Eaton,
philadelphia Conference Work": Miss
Helen Bobard. Young Peoples Work. T"
The financial report was submitted by
Mrs. *. +. Burnett II was announced
that the annual meeting of the society
and the banquet will be held November
II aud T. at the Church of the Advocate
in Germantowu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
BURNING CANDLE SETS
JEWISH HOME AFiRE
Five Children Rescued From the
Blaze by the Frantic Father.


Five children were rescued from their
burning home, 227 Montrose street, early
this morning, when fire was started by
candle burning in observance of the
Jewish feast days The father received
a. deep cash in his wrist smashing
window, and other injuries when he
jumped from the second floor window.
The blaze was in the home of Jacob
Flneberg. He and his wife and five chill
dren occupy the second floor. The third
floor was occupied by mis- son-in-law,
Israel Greenberg, and the latter's wife.
Morris Kaplan, 216 Montrose street, dis
covered the fire on the first floor.
Kaplan aroused the inmates of the
house by pounding on the door. Fineberg
tried to escape by the stairway, but find
ing his way blocked by smoke and flame
ran to the second-story front window and
smashed the window with his fist. The
glass cut into his wrist, severing an
artery.
Morris Geventer. 236 Montrose street,
came along Just as Fineberg was about
to drop his children from the window.
Climbing rain spout to the coping of
the adjoining house, Geventer took the
children fro mFineberg.
BY this time the smoke coming from
the first floor was so dense that Fineberg,
his wife and the two remaining children
were driven from the front window. The
children and their mother were assisted
to the roof of shed in the rear by Fine
berg, who then became excited and, run
ming. to the front serond-story window,
jumped out He was taken to the Penn
sylvunia Hospital in the automobile of
Fire Chief Murphy.
Firemen found the entire first floor Of
the dwelling in flames when they arrived.
but managed to prevent the spread of the
fire to the upper floors. The candle left
burning on the table In celebration of
the Hebrew holidays, had burned down
and ignited the cloth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
ENEMIES BLAMED FOR FIRE
Man Certain They Set Fire to His
Stable.

Enemies, whom Joseph Celmer de-
clares want to ruin him. are thought to
have set Are to his stable at 1905 Salmon
street early today The loss was more
than $500.
The blaze was discovered by Raymond
Butt, 36O7 Salmon street who hastily
donned some clothing and broke open
the stable door in time to lead a horse
TO safety. Several wagons belonging to
Celmer were destroyed, The stable was
a one-story frame structure.
According TO Celmer, persons who wish
to ruin his business set fire 10 the place
He is rather vague in his denunciation
declaring he does not know who did IT,
but he is positive his stable could not
have burned unless some one set fire to
IT, lie has not yet complained to the
police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
BIG WAGON CRUsHEs MAN
Victim Caught Between Wheels and
Railway Station Walls.

William Krush 3Sl9 Delhi street. had
MS hip and leg broken and received in
crushed him against platform of the
Fhiladelphia and Reading Railway freight
station at New Market and Callowhill
streets. He is In the Roosevelt Hospital.
toward McMeese. OF Fish House, n. J.,
oriVer Of the wagon which was backing
~ the time krush was injured, was ar
ssisned before Magistrate Hogs and held
- s1OO bail for a further hearing,
. WITNESSES say the accident vas un-
aVoidabls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
Big OYSTER OUTPUT
LOWERS LIVING COSTS
Prospects Favor Record Breaking
Season, Say the Dealers.

The oyster output for the season is TO
he a record breaker, according to Phila-
delpha wholesale dealers. This is a food
which will not be affected by war prices
so Philadelphia housewives may take
comfort In the fact that there is to be a
substitute for meats II the prices con-
tinue to soar nourishing substitute at
moderate cost.
Edgar T. Hill. one of the larger Phila-
delpha wholesale dealers. stated today
that never in his experience had the re-
ports from the oysterbeds been so en-
cOuraging Maurice River mediums and
large are plentiful and of fine flavor,
while reports from the Chincoteague
Island beds in Virginia which furnish
almost 50 per cent. of the Philadelphia
supply from November until April. show
that the output from that source may
exceed that of previous years by from
10000 to 5000 barrels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
Three Held on Robbery Charge

Three YOUNG men were held in 5000 bail
each for court today by Magistrate BOYLE,
at the seth street and Lancaster avenue
station, on the charge of robbing the cigar
factory of James f. Phillips g2i North
4lst street. The prisoners are John Hipple,
il57 Mantua avenue; Raymond Barker,
32l Holly street, and Edward Hayes, 4ll3
Mantua avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
SMALL FIRE SOON PUT OUT

A small tire IN The home Of Louis ].
Kardhcr, at the northeast corner OF
Thirteenth and Lombard streets. early
this morning was eStinguished by Kard-
her and, other occupants of the house
after they had first ded to the street
I'm their night clothing The blaze was
confined TO the Kitchen and is believed
10 have been started by a candle that
was overturned o. burned down. The
loss Is about 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
COLLECT S4oo FOR RED CROSS

Austin NJ, PuTyes, Jr, and his brother
Daie, the two Chestnut Hin children who
have been collecting funds for the Amer
lean Red Cross Society, have secured
over 500 since beginning their campaign
They now declare that the 5000 marx
must be reached.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
MACHISERY

Gas Engine. 25 II r., with dynamo switch
board Eolt meter, electric light outGt. shaft
Al So FOR SALE or REST
Two vacant lots, one Al 33d and Grav'u
Ferry road l2uNl20; at 30th and Oakford
gls, 22oNaoo. opposite Penna r. FKt sta
Reasonable terms.
Apply EMIL GUENTHER
saith aud Grny's FersS Road
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
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Missouri 6. o. p. to Meet.

st. Louis, Mo. May 26.-Delegates
are arriving in ST Louis to attend the
Republican state convention, which will
be held tomorrow. The principal bus
mess of the convention will be to
adopt a platform for the coming state
campaign, the nomination of the can
didates being left to the primaries.
Action also will be taken on the sug-
gestions of the national committee
relative to changes in the plan of
representation at the national conven-
tionS.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
SLAYER OF GIRL
JUMPS BENEATH
A MOVING TRAIN
Leaves Note Declaring That
Death of His Sweetheart
Was Accidental -Four At
tempts at Suicide.

Lisle, ILL.,, May 26.-Reginald A.
Barr, leaving a note that the Staying of
his sweetheart, Florence Bentley Satur-
day was accidental, jumped beneath a
moving train today and was killed. 1t
was his fourth attempt at suicide. The
note said he took drug twice and
jumped into a pond but couldn't sink.
Barr's note declared after he found
that the girl was dead he jumped into
the pond but could not sink. Then he
went to a drug store, bought an anes-
thetic and took it, He went to sleep
beside the girls body. He later made
another trip to the drug store and re-
turned with more poison to die beside
the girl he had slain. This attempt
also failed. Then he wandered for
hours through the woods before jump
ing in front of the train
The body of Florence Bentley, 21
years old, was found yesterday in
a clump of bushes near here. Several
bruises on the girls head led the sheriff
to believe she was beaten to death.
Miss Bentley disappeared Saturday
night She went to visit at the home
of Mrs. Harry Walker, her sister.
About o'clock she started home, es-
corted by Reginald Barr, who lives
with the Walker family When Barr
did not return and Miss Bentley did
not reach home, friends thought they
might have eloped, as they We're en-
ployed in the same office in Chicago.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
DECLARE ACTION WAS
TAKEN AS A PROTEST
Court Harrangued as Ses-
sion Is Held Some of the
Women Refuse to Give
Names and Are Identified
by Numbers.

London. May 26-The suffragettes
who slashed pictures in the National
gallery and Royal academy with sew
eral window smashers, were convicted
and sent enced today. The picture
slashers received six month sentences
and the window smashers got four
months. Several women refused to give
their names and We're identified by
numbers. one frail girl collapsed in
court as a result of her hunger strike.
She was carried into court by women
wardens. The women harrangued in
court.
Freda Graham, a suffragette who
sashed several pictures, declared she
attacked the pictures "as a protest
against the kings illegal and uncon-
stitrtional action in refusing to receive
legal deputation Of women" She
added: What are five pictures COM
pared with $4,000 pictures by the
greatest artist of all which are being
shamefully defaced and damaged and
degraded by men each night
Mary Spencer, a picture slasher, told
the judge the only way left for women
TO Xpress their views was to damage
property. as they respected human life
too much to destroy it,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
Plan to Improve Export Trade.

Washington. May 26.-To give ex-
preston to the views of men repre-
senting the productive activities of the
country in regard to the more effec-
tive promotion of American commerce
in the markets of the world is the pur-
pose OF notable convention which Is
to assemble in the capital tomorrow
for two days session. Arrange
ments for the gathering have been
completed by committees representing
the American Manufacturers Export
association and several other national
bodies interested in the promotion of
the foreign commerce of the United
States. Members of commercial and
industrial organizations in all parts of
the country are arriving to take part
in the convention and ali indications
point to large and representative at
tendance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
hEXICANS TAKING A
VERY HAPPY VIEW
Declare That Work Of the
Conference Will Be Com
pleted Very Shortly
Concessions Made by Both
Sides to Controversy.

Niagara Falls, Ont, May 26.--The
American DELEGATES and mediators con-
ferred on the Mexican situation today
The Mexican delegates said: I'VE will
not let the agrarian question disrupt
the mediation proceedings. We think
there is a way OF coming into common
accord on this and other points so that
we may complete our work very
shortly"
The Mexican delegates had proposed
a statement of their position on the
land question ready for distribution.
when they concluded not to issue il.
1t would be indiscreet, they said. after
a conference between mediators and
American delegates. Justice Lamar
said: I'VE have begun to discuss
terms and details of plan of pacif-
cation. on a number of them we find
ourselves in substantial agreement.
Others are still under discussion. As
to them there has been no Disagree
ment."
The threatened deadlock over the
vexed land question in Mexico is be-
lieved to have been averted yester-
day by compromise in which both
the Mexican and American delegates
made concessions.
For several days the diplomatic trib-
unal despaired of finding common
meeting place. but finally both sides
have come 10 see that if the mediation
is to be a success this question NUT
be viewed in a spirit of Cancellation.
The Mexican delegates insisted that
in the existing condition of Mexico it
was idle TO talk of a wholesale subdi-
vision of estates for the benefit of an
ignorant and improyident class lack
ing both energy and thrift to profit by
such humanitarian scheme. Finally
they held that the whole land question
lay without the field of mediation and
belonged to the legislative body OF
Mexico alone to deal with.
The delegates representing the Unit
ed States held firmly to their ground
that this problem must be solved to
compose the Mexican situation.
New it may be safely stated that by
mutual concessions there is reason to
hope that the matter will be adjust
ed by the mediators. putting on rec
ord their earnest advice and the Mex
lean delegates giving the best pledge
in their power and the Americans ac-
cepting as in good faith the assurance
thus rendered.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
Mississippi Valley Historians.

Grand Forks. n. D., May 26.-with
what is believed will be the largest at
tendance in the history of the organi-
zation. the Mississippi Valley Histori-
cal association began its annual meet
ing here today in conjunction with the
North Dakota Historical association.
The sessions will continue three days
and will have as speakers such well
known educators and students of his
tory as Professor Marion d. Learned
of the University of Pennsylvania, Pro-
fessor j. A. James of Northwestern
University and Professor ], s. YouAg
of the University of Minnesota. An en-
tertainment at the University of North
Dakota and banquet given by the
Grand Forks Commercial club are in
cluded in the program.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
Solarium of Clifton Hotel. Niagara
Falls, Ont, where conferences are
being held; Mayor Dores of Nj
agara Falls, and Nine. Domicio Da
Cana, wife of Brazilian envoy.

Niagara Falls. Ont. May 26.-Mys-
terry seems to be the watchword of the
A. B. c. mediators and the American
and Mexican representatives at the
peace conference, much to the disgust
of numerous newspaper representa-
tives here. None of the diplomats is
much given to talking, and about as
much as the best newspaper man can
do is to sit around the hotel and Won
der what is going on in the conference
room
This much is known: that the three
South American ENJOYS are doing
everything in their power to smooth
over the differences between the Unit
ed States and Mexico War is the last
thing thought about. The three Mex
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
S|LL|MAN SAFE;
REFUSES TO TELL
OF EXPERIENCES
Declares Published Stories
of the Indignities He Was
Submitted to We're Great
ly Overdrawn.

Vera Cruz, May 26.-John r. Silli-
man, American vice consul at Saltillo.
arrived here from Mexico City today
He declined to discuss his experience
during his Imprisonment until after he
had made an official report to Wash
ington.
Stlliman intimated that tales of fac
ing a firing squad and other indig-
mites he was reported to have suf-
fered. were much overdrawn. His wife
is still in Saltillo under the protection
of the British consulate. Her husband
apparently feels no anxiety regarding
her safety. His trip to Mexico City
was delayed by the torn up railroad
and attacks of federal soldiers on the
train.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
Invited to Winnipea.

Winnipeg. Man, May 26.-The
Church of England in Canada is ex-
tending a long distance invitation to
Its members all over the dominion and
the United States who are connected
with the Brotherhood of st. Andrew to
be present at the nineteenth dominion
convention of the brotherhood, which
is TO be held in this city in Septem-
Der. The convention date will fol-
low at a convenient distance the close
of the general synod of the Anglican
which will meet this year in
Vancouver.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
TROOPS
ARE FIRED ON IN
A MINERS CAMP
Patrol, Searching for Man
Who Fired at Soldier, Is
Surprised by Fusillade of
Shots.

Trinidad, May ga federal soldier
was fired upon last night at the miners
camp at Segundo. Shots were fired at
a patrol from hillside overlooking the
camp after trooper, who had lodged
a missile thrown at him through a win
dow, answered shot fired at him from
the darkness. The patrol starting to
search for the person firing the shot,
was surprised by fusillada of shots
coming from the direction oe the hills
Captain Cushman reported that one
man was seen to run from concealment
in ditch.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
Hospital for Foxes.

Charlottetown. p. L. l., May 26.-The
marvellous growth of the fox industry
in Prince Edward Island has resulted
in the establishment of something
new in the world-a fox hospital. The
aristocratic black or silver fox, whose
value now approaches $4,000 a pair, is
the animal to be considered in connec-
ton with this institution, upon which
building operations have now COM
menced. A staff of competent vet
erinaries will be connected with the
hospital to study fox ailments and to
treat any of the animals that become
sick or injured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
JONES DECLARES
THE PEOPLE HAVE
APPROVED REPEAL
Washington Senator Says
the Time for Arbitration
Has Passed-Resolution
by Sutherland.

Washington, May Ex-senator Jones
of Washington attacked the Panama
tolls exemption repeal bill in the SEN
ate today He said: THE American
people will not have their rights fore
closed in this way. They approved this
legislation. Repeal this law now and
the people will rewrite it and insist on
it." He said the time to arbitrate the
dispute with England was before repeal
and not afterwards. Advocates of re-
peal he said had exercised "Huertaian"
ingenuity in seeking out reasons
Senator Sutherland of Utah intro
.duced resolution calling on the pres
ident to submit to England proposal
for the creation of special impartial
tribunal for arbitration.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
Progress Is Reported.

Niagara Falls. Ont, May 26.-Smooth
progress toward a common agreement
on all phases of the Mexican problem is
being made by the mediators and the
American and Mexican delegates. This
was stated with emphasis by the me-
diators last night after day of confer
ences principally with the Mexican
delegates.
The mediators have taken the posi-
tion that they are essentially counsel
ors and not dictators of the destinies OF
the Mexican republic. They will not
suggest names for the provisional pres
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-26
MORCANATICNARR|ACE
FOR EMPEROR'S SON

Pottsdam, Germany, May 26.-The
engagement of Prince ofkar, fifth son
of the German emperor. to Countess
Won Bassewitz, maid of honor to the
empress, was announced today. Com
ment was aroused because the marriage
will be the first morganatic union in the
Hohenzollern family since 1853. The
emperor consented to the match and
said II had been granted because of a
lack of available German princesses
and his aversion to foreign marriage
for his son.