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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
BILLY SUNDAY RILED
BY CRITICISM HERE
Also Disturbed Over Dance
Uses of His Hymns; breaches
in Baltimore

BALTIMORE March 1.-This is another
big day for BILLY" Sunday, who preached
this afternoon on the Pharisee and the
Publican
BILLY" was feeling little tired this
morning. He does not like the criticism
that has come to him from Philadelphia
on his quoted saying that Baltimore made
Philadelphia look like counterfeit
Chinese coin. and emphatcally denies
having made such a statement
He is distressed also by the news that
Philadelphia is threatening" to canter
Homer Rodeheaver, musical director,
reluctantly admitted today that Bright
en- the Corner Where You Are" is an
ideal one-step and the main source Of
temptation.
Dr. Howard A. Kelly world-famous
surgeon, gave Billy a rub down at the
tabernacle after the service last night.
Doctor Kelly is reported to have offered
to perform a similar service for Sunday
every night.
Overcome with remorse, Florence Win
field, 80 years old, of 406 Courtland street,
made six attempts to end her life in
cell at a police station early today. Flor
ence was arrested yesterday for drunken
ness and today explained both her condi
ton and her attempts at suicide by say
ing:
II have read what Billy Sunday said
about women who lead this kind of life,
and | could not bear to live any longer.
Please send me away some place" She
was sent to the House of Correction for
two months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
MORE BREWERS
WITNESSES NOW FACE
CONTEMPT CHARGES
Slush Fund Probers Assail De-
fense of A. w. Brockmeyer,
Philadelphia, for Re-
fusal to Testify
WOMEN CLERKS MISSING

PITTSBURGH, March l. - Two new
presentmcnts for contempt, one against a
Philadelphlan. were made to Judge w. III.
S. Thomson in the United states District
Court shortly after noon today by the
Federal Grand Jury probing brewery con-
tributions to political campaigns.
This makes six men hailed into court for
declining to produce records and refusing
to testify on the ground that IL might in
criminate them.
The two latest recommended for con-
tempt are A. W. Brockmeyer, Of Phila-
delphia, secretary to Edwin A. Schmidt,
treasurer of the Pennsylvania Brewers
Association, and John W. McDermott of
New York member Organization Com
mittce, United States Brewers Assooia-
tion.
McDermott, a new witness appearing
before the Grand Jury for the first time
today, was brought into court for con-
tempt. Before the Grand Jury he evaded
all questions.
The case of Brockmeyer secretary to
Treasurer Schmidt, may be approached
from an entirely new angle, United States
Attorney IL. Lowry Humes questioning
his right, as subordinate employe, to
set up his constitutional rights against
testifying for fear Of determination.
The court made the answer of Brock
meyer and McDermott returnable tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock.
The jury today called three witnesses:
McDermott D. L. Joyce, of Greensburg
secretary treasurer of the westmoreland
County Brewers Association. and Walter
Gngrich, president of the Wayne Brewing
Company, Erie.
The whereabouts of two women wit
nesses, Miss Kathryn Tlghe, chief clerk
and her sister, Miss Berndetta Tighe,
chief filing clerk in the office of the United
States Brewers Association, in New York
city, was a mystery today.
Federal Prosecutor Humes received
word that the women started from New
York yesterday, but they failed to ar
rive at the Federal Building in the early
hours.
Attorneys s. P. Tull and D. p. Hib-
bard, of Philadelphia, appearing in court
for McDermott and Brockmeyer, at the
same time informed court n package of
additional records" of the United States
Brewers Association would be presented.
Charles f. Ettla, of Philadelphia, secre-
tary of the Pennsylvania Brewers Asso-
citation, spent his eighth day here, but
was not called before the Grand Jury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Bud Squarewood Draws in Fine Collection of Ole
Shoes and Cans - Tells of
Good Old DAYS
Good Old Days

Ever hear Of an opera season open
without the UBera2 Or the baseball sea-
son start without the ball? Well the
shad season opens today without the shad,
down at Yawp Shore, n. j.
1t might seem like taking too much for
granted to say that the season will start
without a single fish. but the prediction
is based upon the past events of Gawp
Shore. Even the very oldest of the pupu-
lation Of three does not recall II shad ever
being caught on the official opening of the
season. The fact that the season opens
elsewhere somewhat later does not matter.
For convenience sake, 1t might be stated
that Yawp Shore is a little stretch lin fact,
little more than yavu of land southeast
of Milvile and sltirting Maurice River.
The principal occupation of the inhabit-
ants is fishing, net mcndng and planning
for the future. Incidentally, the future is
"alluz long ways Off" according to Bud
SQuarewood, the principal inhabitant, for
the place is just the same now as it was
% years ago and 20 years before that,
except for being more tIred.looting and
little "rustier"
Bud was out In his boat early today
trying to cooperate with the shad but
they were not reCiprocativc in the least.
In fact the best that Bud could land in
his net was n couple of milk churns for
merly owned by "a defunct milkman who
stopped selling milk long before he be-
came defunct simply because his cows
disagreed with the atmosphere which
hovered around Maurice River and did
the next best thing that was possible,
and that was to die.
HAUL IN OLD SHOES.
But in addition to the milk churns,
Bud also captured Il collie ction of vari-
colored tin cans the last echoes of
fisherman's boarding house bits of rusty
chain, mary pairs of old shoes, half of
hip boot, somewhat hipless, and numer-
Gus other things which usually go with
a tired-ooSing sleepy stream that is too
lazy to have waves,
To reach Yawp Shore it is first neces-
sary to go to Millville. Then you go to
the livery stable near the station and
get n hack, You will learn that the
hackman is not ticlkled to death over the
possibility of taking you to the place be-
cause he knows what It means. But he
always agrees after an argument to ta:se
you there and back for S1.50 II It amt
raining. Rain just doubles the price.
The trip to Yawp Shore from Millvlle
might be explained briefly as road, forest,
swamp road. forest, swamp, Yawp Shore;
total, 51a miles.
Among the prominent residents are
John and Joseph Chance. But their
name bellies them, as they believe only in
sure things. They are assured of silence
at their present homestead. 1t might be
worth while mentioning that in addition
to the two Chances there are two houses,
a shack and eight tanks, once used for
sailing herring. and a blacksmith shop,
which is also a cigar store, semi
garage for tired autos, town hall and jail
should anybody be arrested for speeding
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
LOVER WHOM WOMAN
CAST OFF SUSPECTED
OF MURDER in ALLEY
Rita Rossi, Found Near 9th and
Pine in Pool of Blood, Her
Throat Gashed-Present
Lover Quizzed
SLAYER LURKED IN DARK

The murder of Rita Rossi, or Josephine
Swanson, as some knew her, was as much
a mystery today as 1t was last night
when the woman's body was found lying
in gutter in Reese street near Cypress,
which is in the tangle of small streets
within a block bounded by 5th, 9Th, Pine
and Spruce streets
Cologeio Costa was arrested He de-
MED any knowledge of the murder, but
admitted he had been living with the
woman at Sis Cypress street. Within so
yards OF that house, in narrow alley.
the body lay. a man, who disappeared
soon afterward, notified policeman, who
found the body in a pool of blood She
had been wounded in the neck by hatchet
or cleaver. and was pronounced dead and
sent to the Morgue after being taken to
the Pennsylvania Hospital.
SUSPECT FORMER LOVER
In spite of the Italian name she took,
the woman is said 60 be of Irish birth
She was "a years old. There had been
no quarrel at the Cypress street house,
and the prisoner said there was no rea-
son why he should have attacked Rita
Rossi. The police had no reason to doubt
him, and 1t is their theory that a man
who is known to have lived with her
before she met Costa had killed her in
revenge for having left him.
The house in cypress street is occupied
by Polish families, none of whom knew
anything about the woman. Costa is a
stone mason, employed at Media, Del
aware County.
The murder was committed in part of
Reese street which is scarcely wider than
an alley. A single street lamp is near the
place where the body was found. within
a few yards of this light the wall of
small tenement house juts out almost to
the curb and leaves Il part of the narrow
sidewalk in darkness.
MURDERER LAY IN WAIT.
1t was in this angle that the murderer
evidently hid and waited for the woman
She must have met her death without Il
moments warming. for no outcry was
heard in that thiCkly populated back
street, although the occupants of the
groundfoor houses were within a few
feet of the place where Rita Rossi was
struck down.
Costa will have Il hearing at City Hall
today.
Mrs. Sadie Lincoln, of 9l7 South 5th
street, said she knew the woman well.
She said Rita had worried a great deal
recently, though Costa was treating her
kindly. Possibly she had received threats
from her former sweetheart. She trembled
sometimes as she talked. Mrs. Lincoln
said Rita Rossi had come here from Mill
vile, N. j.. several years ago.
The woman had gone to a shop at 315
South 5th street yesterday, the police
said to get $40 bill changed. Two So
bills were found on Costa, but there was
no reason to believe Rita Rossi had not
gotten the money changed at his request
and brought him the bills herself. There
seemed to have been no attempt to rob
the body,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
LIGHTS CIGARETTE IN BED
Fire Spreads to Room, but Smoker
Keeps on Doing

Herman Helburn lighted a cigarette as
he got into bed and proceeded to puff
away. The cigarette lighted the bedclothes
and the fire from the bedclothes lighted up
moned Policeman Dickinson, of the 10th
and Buttonwood streets station who
rushed into the house of Mrs. Ellen Hart
net 6l7 North l1th street. where Helburn
lives.
He found the fire had spread to Hell
burn, The policeman eXtinguished the
flames, and, after Helburns burned face
and hands had beer treated, arrested him.
When Magistrate Beaton learned that a
similar thing had happened six weeks ago
he held him in $500 bail for a further
hearing on Saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
MOTHER OF TWELVE, WE'D 81
YEARS, NOW ASKS DIVORCE
Mrs. Anna Gebhardt, Camden, AL
leges Cruelty and Desertion

Suit for divorce was brought today in
the Camden County Court by Mrs. Anna
l.. Gebhardt SOi North 18th street, Cam
den, against her husband, George w.
Gebhardt, of Conshohocken, after nearly
27 years of married life. The couple had
II children, of whom are now living.
Mrs. Gebhardt, who was Miss Anna l..
Noblet, of Camden, was married to Geb-
hardt in 1888. In her petition for divorce
she alleges deseTtion. She asserted also
that her husband beat her and that she
left him on that account Once, when
they lived in Conshohocken, she said he
attacked her with knife and only the
Intervention of her son saved her life
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
WOMAN SHRIEKS ACCUSATION
AT THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
Petitioner Is Removed From Court
room in London

LONDON, March IA scene unprecc-
dented in the digniled high courts was
enacted today in the outburst of Miss Jane
Cormack, an eccentric Englishwoman,
Miss Cormac.; appeared before Baron
Reading, Lord Chief Justice, and asked
court assistance in launching proceedings
against the Crown and Government. Baron
Reading denied the request, and was Inn
mediately attacked by Miss Cormack who
shrieked accusations at the Chief Justice.
You all act in the capacity of brig
ands," she shouted, as she was seized by
court officers, who dragged her from the
courtroom still shrielSing and Kissing at
The Court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Governors Son Now an Architect

Edwin Brumbaugh, son of Governor
Martin q, Brumbaugh, and a graduate of
the architectural department of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania, opened an office
Tor himself today in the Real Estate Trust
Building. Since his completion of the
archltectural course In 1918, Mr.. Brum-
paugh has been connected with the offices
OF several Philadelphia architects. A fac
ulty medal for merit and several other
medals were awarded him during his
course at the University of Pennsylvania.
a year ago he married Miss Frances An
derson Their home is at Lansdowne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Roecker Divorce Case Appealed

Charles Il. Jacks, attorney for Bertha
II. Rocker, respondent in a divorce s'lit
brought by Herman II. Rocker In which
Court of Common Pleas No. approved a
masters report and granted a decree of
divorce on Monday, has taken an appeal
to the Superior Court. The case was
heard privately before a master and has
been pending since September, 1919.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
NOted subscription AGENT Dead

LEXINGTON. KY, March III Mrs
James Stone Helm, one of Lexington's
Wealthiest women, is dead here She
used the business name OF ~. NJ. Hanson, -
ana Is said to have made more than ST.
100000 In obtaining magazine subscrip-
lons. On one occasion she was offered
100000 for the list Of names of persons
VINO had subscribed to magazines through
nsF. as mrs Helm began her magazine work
~ years ago while employed as a country
sehoolteaeher. She was so years old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
The guests were:
CAPE MAY FOR MARITIME
County Democrats Want Him for
Senator and Wittpenn for Governor

CAPE MAY. N. J.. March 1.-SoI
Needles, prominent Democrat, of Cape
May City, headed a delegation of party
leaders who made a tour of Cape May
County this week to learn the sentiments
of the Democratic workers and voters OF
the county for the coming election. In
every voting precinct, they reported today
all expressed themselves in favor of send
ing MARITIME back to the United States
Senate. for Governor Wittpenn was
strongly favored.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
TALKS OF OLD DAYS.

TALKS OF OLD DAYS.
Bud Squarewood said today. after row.
Ing reluctantly from the middle of the
stream, that Yawp Shore used to be n
sltcker place than it is just now. sum
other slickist chaps from Phillydelphy
used'n ter cum ter Yawp. An there was a
hoardin' house here kept by Nom Peterson
that could just cloud up and rain all over
EN- fancy places when II cum ter gttin'
whites of the kind what Teller wants"
The two Chances agreed with this. Joe
Chance admitted with wink that Yawp
became fishermans hang-out for anglers
with thirst, as well as a line, IAN wots
more he whispered, "a Teller could have
as much thirst as he wanted down here
an he could always get somethin' worth
while TO use 1t on, an nobody did anything
but mind their own bisniss which made
things alfred pleasant"
Asked how the place got its name, Joe
declared:
well, away back some years ago we
wuz all sittin' In the cigar store kept by
Hill Crigger. when one of the chaps from
Philly said this place ought ter have "A
name. Jist then my ojg Jlp gives n sort
of a yawp, with his feet stretched out
afore him and his back up in the air
An / jumped up quick as wink an l
says We'll call 1t Yawp Shore-an' we did"
Joe paused for breath at the recollection,
and watched the smoke rings from his
clay pipe drift lazily over the Maurice
River Then Yawp Shore went a fishin'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Gaffney to Speak on Liberty Bell Trip

Joseph p. Gaffney, chairman of the
Finance Committee of Councils, will de-
liver an Illustrated lecture tonight in the
Haddington Branch of the Free Library,
65th street and Girard avenue on the
trip of the Liberty Bell to the Panama
Pacific Exposition
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
New Buildings for Camden Concern

The Lindholm Metal Stamping Company,
at Front and Erie streets Camden, con-
tinues to expand, It has awarded con-
tracts 10 the Moekett Construction Com
pany. OF Camden for the erection of two
additional factory buildings, one 2s feet by
"A feet, and the other 2l feet by 129 feet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Following are the prize winners:

FIRST PRIZE. 500.
- THE Shaving of Shagpat" Charles b
heeler Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
SECOND PRICE. $50.
THE launching" Charles O. Haimovitz
RhvENING LEpGEE-PUnLic LEDGER Photographic
THIRD PRIZE ss5.
"Bacio della Luna" williamna Parrish. st
FIVE $40 PRIZES.
,'PennnSylyania Station" Thomas {. Martin
''foxop6ius,' Edward Henry Weston.
"a Stair Of Romance" Roger Il. whitman,
IThe Portsrfeld Poplar" Karl struss. New
with %The pRaG PHt,gr Sags Egg Girl" Mary W.
TEN So PRIZES.
An Old BalIade," Alice BouEhton. New
''..The Approaching storm" Ernest l.. Gran
lin ,HIsh ,Aititudcs,'' Rudolph Einwald.
w., ITSS%SS'," S%}a, ,%, ": G.; F}a PhlIiRqlsgha
EvENrNG LGisii:E-Fuuiic LEnurn Photosraphic
"siegfrcd," wiIliamna Parrish. st. Louis.
THE Phantom span" II. crowell Pepper.
''Aiong, the Canal" W. II. Porterfeld. Buf.
,"Florentne Pines" Karl struss New York
"Dolores." Edward II. Weston, TropIco,
In the honorable mentions the majority
are from out of town, Karl Struss, of New
York. getting u great many and Cali
fornia coming in for a large number. The
Philadelphians who were honored in this
class were w. q. F'itz with two pictures,
1.-THE Spring Song" and Whispering
Waters"; j. sidney Bradford with Sun
set in Mid-Ocean"; Mr., kingsmore with
Fire Stream Test: NMr Hood with
'Boyhood's Happy Hours" and Henry
Troth with Midday Gossip"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
EDWARD BOX HONORED
Merton Civic Association Gives Tes.
timonial Dinner to Editor

Edward Box. founder and president of
the Merton Civic Association, was given
a testimonial dinner in the Art Club last
night by directors of the association in
appreciation of the work he has done to
upbuild the Main Line suburb, now re-
garded as one of the model suburban
communities of the country.
A silver loving cup was presented to
Mr.. Box by William j. Conlen, the toast
master on behalf of the association Mr..
Box, in accepting the cup, told the men
who gathered to do him honor that he
would not rest from his labors but would
continue his efforts to make Merton a still
finer suburb.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

The arrival Of Il stranger in Tawp Shore
is holiday. on such occasions Bud
Squarewood usually smokes cigar.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
CAMERA ART MAKES
SPLENDID DISPLAY IN
PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON
Exhibition of More Than 1400
Pictures-Evening Ledger and
Public Ledger Staff Opera
tors Successful Entrants
JUDGES AWARD PRIZES
Unusually High Standard of Excel
lence Required for Winning
Examples
Photographs illustrating this story may
he found on tho Pictorial Page.


The Photographic Salon Of America"
opened today at Wanamaker's. 1t is the
nth annual exhibition of the country's
photographers, and in a showing of more
than 1900 pictures more than so per cent.
of them come from out of town. There
are pictures from Maine TO California and
from New York to New Orleans. It is
certainly complete from a geogr phical
standpoint and beautiful from an artistic
one.
According to Alfred Steiglitz, of New
York one of the judges. the standards of
selection for prizes or mention was higher
this year than ever before "The judges"
he said, had no great difficulty in select
ing the prize pictures from the 400 pho
tographs submitted to Them in spite of the
fact that they were unusually strict this
year, and that the standard required for
acceptance for mentioning was higher
Imitation of painting and manipulated
prints were unanimously condemned by
the judges"
Associated with Mr.. stieglltS as judges
were Charles Crafty, George Gibbs II.
Lyman sayen and F. Vaux Wilson.
One realizes after seeing this exhibition
that the photographer Is as sincerely an
artist as is the singer or painter or any
follower of the other fine crafts. He has
something to express, and the exhibition
proves that 1t can be done.
GREAT VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.
There is a delightful variety in sub
jects; one finds all the elements of human
personality in the different groups. The
three major prizes are evidence of the
wide Appreciation of the judges the first
prize a study of a Moroccan group called
'"rhe Shaving of Shagpat," by Charles
B. Keeler, of Cedar Rapids, Ia the
second prize, q forceful picture of
Delaware River scene when a battleship
is launched, called "The Launching" by
Charles o. HaimovItz, of the EVENING
LDDoER-PuBL1c LEDGER staff of photog-
raphers and the third prize by wllliamlna
Parrish, of st. Louis, called "Bacio Della
Luna" a dramatic nude, which the or
dinary observer would prefer to the first
prize. Technically, however, it Is not so
good, the judges say.
The exhibition by the newspaper artists
Is particularly large, including photo
graphs by Arthur Bergey, Walter Grail.
Mr.. Hemovitz, Harry s. Hood, Howard
Price Kingsmore and C. ]. Owens all be-
longing to the EVENING LEDGER-PuBLtC
LEDGER stan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
at Uniform
Price
SIS

U There won't be any
further reduction in
price this season on our
Suits and Overcoats.
This is your Fin al
Opportunity, but a fine
one! Any grade of Suit
or Overcoat in this sale
will stand you a good
three to five dollars
more than it's $40,
$3.50, $25, if you post
pone purchasing till
next Fall or Winter!
That's going to be a
condition over which
neither of us will have
any control. Dyes are
down and out; wool
consumption has out
stripped wool produc-
ton nearly two to one.
We're really passing up
a big profit on these
clothes by disposing of
them nowl Our loss,
your gain-gO to it.!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

I A5out $50 Hght-tVeight !
\ $40 to $25 OvereOats in
( cluded in the sale at this }
one Uniform Price of |
SIS! !
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-08

The Survey publishes well written and deeply sin
article believes the trouble between Mexico
the United deliberately 1.-THE system, order
that oil and thus be
sateguaded from bandits revolutions
The tells he held with agent
the revolution after revolution
would be financed from until the Americans would be
fooled thinking murdered by the Mexcans
and Intervention would finally he forced
The thought of always been this
disusioned him that the
boys who oue Mexico going light
for all dividends declares bitterly 81 do not think
dividends worth dying foranohe dividends especially
This feeling bit reasoning possible
feeling whose ping for
believe would kill
machinery grinding
Of the life blood OF children But if the
capitalists soldiers gudsmen who
fall will die for their
fOr any dividends
will for the golden utopia
civilization
present realized civilization ordd selfish
between defending
world still draw imaginary lines
geographical position have
paa pre-
preyng weak obvious
something living
We have it.
II uncound should still be living
chiefs kings There cnlgh
of democracy Only by loving only defend
ing it, constantly rebuilding the Of failure
children OF time achieve world which will Gods
kingdom earth / in heaven.