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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
CAMAC ST. NOT ALWAYS
KNOWN BY THAT NAME
"oean" Was Original Title Of Noted
Little Thoroughfare

Camac street, which is going to be
made better and older than ever
by the combined clubs of the district,
was not always Camac street. 1t got its
start as Dean street.
Camac is q far better name. as one
OF the members of the Improvement
committee pointed out, because it was
named after Turner Camac, n large
landowner Of County Down, ireland.
who came to this city in 1904. In
London he met and married Il PhilHdcl-
phia girl, Miss Masters. a descend
ant of the Penn and Masters families.
The couple came to America to look
after the wife's half interest in an in
herited estate In the Northern Liber-
ties. Within this tract of some GOOO
acres the Camacs built q spacious home
called Woodvale, located in grove
long afterward known as "Camac's
Woods" and used for picnics and
games.
This homestead was taken over by
the government during the Civil War
and used as military hospital for off
GERS. 1t was under the charge Of DR..
William Camac, who prior to his death
in 1900, was prominent in the profess
sional and social life of the city.
South Camac street, which has be-
come famous as 'tthe biggest little street
in the world" was so renamed because
it happens to be in line with the up
town street of that name.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
DAIX'S SON APPOINTED
viii Take Examinations for Admls
sion to AnnspoIis

John r. Daix. of 1913 North Thirty
third street, this city. received his
appointment yesterday TO the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Representative George W. Edmonds
obtained the appointment. which en-
titles the candidate to take the entrance
examinations.
Young Daix is the son Of State Sen e
ator Augustus r. Daix, Jr.. of this
city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
MASKED MEN ROB
4 IN HOTEL ASTOR
Victims Give Alarm by Breaking
Window--CIass Falls on
PatroIman
NAB ONE OF THREE BANDITS

New York. Dec. 16. = During the
dinner hour at the Hotel Astor last
night. when hundreds Of persons crowd
| cd the lobby and scores of patrons
passed through the halls. three masked
men entered the suite Of Owen G. binth :
waite on the second floor and at the
points Of revolvers robbed him and MS
wife and woman guest ana tnen
| knocked them unconscious with the butt
end OF one Of their weapons when he
tried to fight. .
n. l.. worley, another guest Of
Iintbwaite, was held in the bathroom
under cover of a revolver by one of the
trio while the other two searched their
victims.
One of the robbers finally was cap
tured after a desperate battle with a
policeman and house detective. The
other two escaped through the crowds
in the halls.
Linthwaite, who lives at Red Bank
n. J.. is general manager Of the New
Jersey Motor Sales Co.. of Keyport.,
The three men, their faces masked
with handkerchiefs. burst into the room
as the party Of four sat conversing.
The robber guarding Linthwaitc, pistol
in one hand, went through his victims
pockets with the other and took $92.
They got S67 from Mrs. Worley and
robbed Mrs. DlnLnWHlJc OF ner JeWcIry
and pendant bar pin, two diamond rings
and bracelet.
The man who was searching Linth
waite shifted his revolver from his
right to his left hand. AS he dtf so
his victim hit Il and knocked IL to the
floor. The bandit grabbed it quickly
and as he and Linthwaitc scuffied he
brought IL down on his victims head
With this the women became hysteri-
cal and began to scream. One of them
rushed to window and crashed an arm
through It. The glass scattered to the
street below. Fragments hit traffic
policeman, who stood beneath the win
dow. He ran into the hotel and noti-
fled House Detective Burns. The two
men ran upstairs to the first floor. Ex-
cited men and women were running for
the stairs. All they could tell the two
men was that there was trouble on the
floor above.
They reached the second floor in time
to see the two men and women strug-
Cling with one robber. The others had
escaped.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
Thief HITS WOMAN;
ESCAPES WITH $4OO
Victim Knocked Downstairs
With Blow Of Sneak's Fist.
Was RifIing Bureau Drawer
WRIST WATCH ALSO TAKEN

A sneakthief struck Mrs. Mary Ben
nett. thirty years old, knocked her I'm
conscious to the bottom of long flight
Of stairs at her home. JJ1 Trenton ave
nuc. Camden. late last night and es-
capped with S4OO and n wrist watch.
The assault took place in the dark
ness, and when Mrs. Bennett regaincd
consciousness she was unable to give
the police any description Of the fobbcr.
The Bennett home is less than half a
block from the Camden City Hall.
Mrs. Bennett was in the dining room
of her home until shortly before mid
night. She went upstairs and entered
her room, surprising the thief, who was
ransacking a bureau. where he obtained
the money and watch.
When he was discovered. the thief
ran toward Mrs. Bennett. As she
reached tho head Of the stairs. he struck
her with his fist. She reeled and fell
to the bottom of the stairway.
The thief then ran down the stairs,
jumped over her unconscious form, and
escaped. After several minutes, Mrs
Bennett regained consciousness, and, ,
making her way to the street. summoned
aid. The police have no clues as to the
thief.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
"CRANK" REWARD SPURNED
State Police VIII Unite to Oppose
Gccolosky's Claims

The state police force will make no
claims for rewards, declared Major
Lynn G. Adams, superintendent - The
police department, at Harrisburg today.
in commenting upon the discharge of
Private John J. Gccoiosky, of the
Pottsville troops, for entering a claim
for the $500 reward offered by the
Montgomery county commissioners for
arrest Of the kidnapped of Blakey
Coughlin.
'"rhc state police never has col E
lected any rewards aud t. Is not going
to begin now" Major Adams said.
"Gecolosky was only one Of about 1870
troops who had their hands in that
case and he is no more entitled to re-
ward than the others. lie was simply
lucky enough to be at the spot along
the railroad track in New Jersey, where
Pasquale came out Of the bushes to
pick up the bundle thrown from the
train
"All members Of the PENNSYLVANIA
state police are indignant that Coco
iosky has violated the precedent of the
torce by claiming the reward, and If
he attempts to collect it b legal proc
ess, every other man who was on the
|rase wi enter a similar claim. and when
The claims have been adjusted every
man, Including myself, will waive his
claim and turn back the money into
tne Montgomery county treasury"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
HELD AS HUSBANDS SLAYER
Woman Says Man Tried to Reach
Revolver First

Mrs. Lillian Stanley, whose home il
on Race street near Seventeenth. had q
hearing this morning before Magistrate
Grelis charged with killing her husband
and was held without bail to await the
action of the coroner.
The shooting took place early Sunday
morning in the married couples home
Mrs. Stanley claims that she and her
husband had an argument, and that
when she saw the man reach for a re
volvcr he kept under his pillow she
had obtained Il first and opened fire on
him. He died last night in the Hahne
mann Hospital.
Mrs. Stanley, who is thirty six years
old, showed signs Of fear and nervous :
ness in court today. She was repre- q.
scnted by William Conner. an attor-
ney in the Office OF John r. X. Scott.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
Deaths of a Day
Edward 0. SmllaY

Edward o. Smiley, sixty one year.
|oid, of 249 North Eighteenth street
dl"d at his home last night. For sev.
eral years Mr.. Smiley has been con
{n'rted with Chestnut street brokerage
company as a stock salesman, and dur :
|,ng the war he was employed by the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
His widow, Mrs. Lulu Smiley. said
lthat last evening she noticed that he
vas breathing heavily and after shaking
MN several times and receiving no re-
sp"nsc, she summoned II physician, who
pronounced him dead.
Ihe funeral services will be held at
hambersburg, Pa, where he formerly
lived and was well known in business
.res, as he had been engaged in the
|ot years, lie is survived by his widow
nhu also two sisters and one brother,
VINO RESIDE at Chambersburg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
CLUBS HAD OWN 'CURFEW
BEFORE MAYOR ACTED
Big Organizations Hero Pursue
.EarlY bed, Policy
EARLY to bed and early to rise

Early to bed and early to rise
The age old saw still survives.
Curfcw orders will affect little the
fashionable clubs around Broad and
Walnut streets and those in the smart
residential sections of the city. No
word has yet been received by the man :
ayers of the large clubs from the police
department that their doors must be
closed and lights put out at ! o'clock
every morning.
"Not at ALL" they say. for we have
been closing our doors. and turning out
the lights in billiard rooms, smoking
and reading rooms either by that hour
or long before. We have received no
notice from the city.s
A canvass Of half dozen Of the best =
known clubs in the city resulted in the
discovery that their moral standards
are high. Their restaurants arc usually
through serving meals by o or 9:30
o'clock while the closing time varies
from 10 to I o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16

Wills Probated Today
Wills probated today included those
Of James l.. Allan, 518 North Fortieth
street. $50. 900; John A. Borrowes,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
TAILOR SHOP ROBBED
Methodical Thieves Pile Up Hang
ers After Stealing $4,000 Garments

Methodical robbers visited tie tailor
ing shop of Samuel Orner,. at 1882
West Nenango street, shortly after mid :
night and stole dresses and other ladies'
wearing apparel valued at $4,000.
Orner returned to his home, which
ia in the rear Of the store, about |
o'clock this morning and found that n
window in the dining room directly
behind the shop was open.
Upon making an investigation he dis
covered that a large quantity of cloth .
ing had been stolen and that in every
instance after removing the clothing
from the cloak hangers the thieves
had methodically piled up all of the
empty hangers in neat piles In small
storeroom connected with the shop.
Police Of the Park and Lehigh ave-
MI" station are investigating the rob.
berry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
GET FURS
lNDOWNT0WN SHOP
|Men Loot Store on Fifth Floor,
Tenth and Chestnut
Streets
|RoB CHRISTMAS SHOPPER

Five thousand dollars worth OF furs
rsre stolen from the shop Of A. J. En-
vlo furrier, on the fifth floor of q
bu,,ding at the northwest corner Of
rsntb and Chestnut streets, by thieves
who last night broke through the glass
door Of the shop.
The men collected sixty seven scarfs,
,.n fur coats, two muffs and fifty fur
I,kins before making their getaway. Po-
lice are at loss to understand how
Tho thieves managed to convey the goods,
vbicb. all together, formed very bulky
bundle, from the fifth floor without at
+rocting attention to themselves.
The robbery was discovered by Dis,
trict Detectives Mcclure ana farles.. OF
the Eleventh and Winter streets station
house.
George Feck, whose home is in Potts
town, was robbed last night on th'
street by three Negroes, one OF them q
woman, of $50 in cash.
Beaten and Robbed
Feck said he had come to this. city
=, do some Christmas shopping, and last
r;uht was walking about to see tho
sights. when on Spring Garden street;
somewhere between Seventh and
Eleventh streets. he was beaten up and
rohbed, He reported his loss to Pa
trolmen Tuber, of the Tenth and But
tonwood station, who took him to the
Roosevelt Hospital for treatment.
Sidney Hisler, Of 3042 North Thir,
teenth street. while at the corner OF
Franklin and Wood street, was held
nm and robbed by three men at IL 30
last night Of S11 in cash.
Hisler claims that he saw the men
when still some distance of and that as
he peared them one Of them asked him
for a match. As he handed them box
they. ordered him TO throw up his hands
and his money was taken from him
while one pointed n revolver at his head.
Suspect Arrested
He reported his loss to the Tenth and
8uttonwood streets station and shortly
afterward, from the description given
by him. man who gave his name as
James Palmer, 1924 North Sixth street,
was arrested and will be given n hear
ing this morning before Magistrate
Renshaw in Central Station.
Harry Dean, 1901 Green street, was
robbed last night by two men, who held
him up at Thirteenth and Nectarine
streets. He lost gold watch and SO
in cash.
Richard Fitzpatrick, former British
soldier. reported to the detective bureau
that he had been held up and robbed last
night directly in front Of the Twelfth
aud Pine streets police station.
lie says the three men who searched
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16

1924 waverly street. $4,000: Ella NJ.
Copperfield, 1927 South Fifty sixth
street. $50, 400 John A. Borrowes,
North Seventh street. $1S.S47. of which
$500 was left to the Federation Of jew
ish Charities and the rest to his widow
and children Albert Morgan. Hampton
City, Va. $4235 Henry G. Woltemate,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
Fathers to Elect Officers

Officers of thc Fathers Association
of the Frankford High School will be
elected at the annual meeting of the or .
ganization to be held tonight In the
school building. Wallace II. Arpsiz
is the only candidate for president
Charles +. Carpenter will address the
meeting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16

935 East Mount Airy avenue, $50, 800,
Letters Of administration we're granted
executors OF the estate Of Samuel
Schultz 5O4 Fitzwater street, $40 900.
Inventories of the personal estates OF
the following were filed Thomas II
Simpson. S32 ,G2S.7t and A. A. Muir,
SOL, 1872.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
OSCAR Goerlnn

oscar Goering, a retired stock. :.
WroNer, died Tuesday at his home, 1910
oId p'put street He was fifty six years
A. since his retirement from business
iorao, uoering had devoted himself
."rSgly to the study of music. Flo IL
ters ~p''Ved by his wife and three daugh.
pftereotauln re funeral will take place Saturday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
n. D. WestphaI Funeral

ma ne funeral of Richard u. Westpbal
II @ the Oldest employees of the cjty
a. 'eats OF service, who died on Sun.
WS,will W., VIII take place this afternoon. Mr.
ir V'pnal was appointed license cicrk
I" isso ,ss Bureau Of Highways, on March
T. 10y. and continued In that posjtinr
" 70 the time of his death. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
George Nelson THOMPSON

Mcorge Nelson Thompson, of Central
ttitFhIe, Berwyn, Pa. died Yesterday at
ms ms nome He was sixty years old,
i"u years ago Mr.. THOMPSON gave up a
Ius store he conducted at Ridge and
nara avenue, moving to Berwyn. He
";a %tS one OF the first scoutmasters in this
Co;;SS having organized the troop at
iH'eIhane anJ Lutheran Church, Sixticth
u h"n, ,sllowhill streets. Tie will be
;"''Su ,t saturday afternoon at = o'clock
EooI A. oIe chnrchyard Of the Church of the
uood Samaritan, at Paoli. WV
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
LEAP YEAR ARRIVES
WITH UNUSUAL QUIET
HERE-FEW PARTIES

With the lid screwed down so tightly
that even "Billie" Stevens, acting city
police force" was not disturbed from
the comfort of his easy chair at the
City hall, the New Years Babe
slipped into the world and Richmond
last night with practically no notice.
A few bells were rung to welcome
the newcomer, but their combined ef-
forts were so weak that the cynic who
had "hit the hay as per custom at
10: 80 did not even turn over between
the blankets at the disturbance"
There might have been parties in
the city last night, but their nature
was such that there was no cause for
comment, and aside from watch night
services at the churches. and the Pa
trolmen's ball at the Coliseum, mid
night activity was nil. Main streets
only gaiety was that caused by small
group Of dancers who paraded the
street as the year came in" and
shouted their happiness, caused from
long draughts of "iazz' from a dance
hall. Elsewhere all was quiet.
Larue Church Services.
Watch Night services in the church
es were well attended. and large
portion of the city's population. spent
the last few moments of 1919 listen
ing to words of counsel from the
pulpits of various city churches
Hard Licker" was located by 9
few, but its location was kept wei
concealed. Imbibers were evidentl,
| careful of their stock and their cele
brations did not come within reach O
the pink canary stage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
LOUISVILLE DOCTOR
OUT ON $4,000 BOND

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 1.-Christo-
pher G. Scott local physician, who is
charged with murder of Miss Elizabeth
Ford Griffith, his office assistant, en-
joyed freedom today. He was re-
leased from Jail last night on $4,000
bond provided by friends, pending in
vestigation by grand jury on Jan. 8.
Preliminary trial yesterday in
police court, was mostly to hearing
testimony of witnesses for the prose-
cution. They testified CHIEFLY to the
effect that they saw DR.. Scott emerge
from his office about $3.50 o'clock of
the afternoon of Dec.5 "a. Coroner
Carter has held that Miss Griffith, a
former fiancee of DR.. Scott, but en-
gagged to be married to Captain George
K. Jordan of the First Division, today,
was killed between land o'clock
that afternoon.
The physician and his chief witness,
Laurene Gardner, a girl of thirteen
who has asserted that she and Dr.
Scott were delivering Christmas gifts
in another part of the city during the
afternoon of the shooting, did not
testify yesterday
Police announced last night that
they We're guarding the home of Will
liam j. Ryan, main witness for the
prosecution, following receipt of let
ter threatening death for his partici-
patton in the trial. Ryan testified
to having seen DR.. Scott come from
his. office between 220 and 2:40
o'clock the afternoon of the shooting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
FRIENDS DISCUSS
FORWARD MOVEMENT

Aims and purposes of the Forward
Movement were discussed at the con
ference of workers at Earlham college
Thursday morning, by w. c. Wood
ward, chairman of the Forward Move
ment. "The Challenge of the Present
to Friends" was the topic of an ad-
dress by Allan D. Hole, of Earlham
college. Devotional services, following
the morning session, We're conducted
by the Rev. c.. M. Woodman, of West
Richmond Friends church
The spiritual aims of the Forward
Movement were to be discussed at the
afternoon session of the conference,
Prayer" was the subject of an ad-
dress by H. e. McGrew, president of
Penn college. Evangelism was the
subject of S. L. Haworth's address,
which touched with this phase of the
Forward Movement. j. Arthur Woll-
am, pastor of the Friends Meeting a,
Wichita, Kansas, spoke on the sub
ject of Family Worship"
The tangible aims of the Forward
Movement will be discussed at to-
nights session. Addresses will be de-
livered this evening by C.. e. Tebbitts
head of the survey department of the
Forward Movement, Enrol d. Peck
ham, pastor of the Brooklyn Meeting,
and Stacey J. McCracken, former fl
nancial secretary of Earlham college.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
MAY RE
Responsible FOR
ARGENTINA FIRE
(By Associated Press)

BUENOS AYRES. JAN IA fire
80 miles wide was reported raging yes
tcrday in the neighborhood of San
German, a town on the line between
Buenos Ayres province and the Pampa
territory. 1t is believed to have been
set by agitators. Reports state the
fire was sweeping toward the south
east, famed by strong wind, threat
ening large fields of wheat.
Five hundred men have been sent
, as reinforcements to those fighting
the fire which has already done ser
icus damage, destroying crops, cattle
and pastureage.
The fire at San German is coinci-
dent with a continuation of agrarian
agitation in various parts of Argentina
Notwithstanding predictions that set
tlement between property owners and
harvest hands, already effective or
prospective, would end the trouble. "A
9stFike Gf..j7stryessets rails has Dc9aii do.
clared at Chabuco, province of Bue-
nos Ayres, and it has been accompa-
MED by distribution of circulars threat
ening to burn crops. Two alleged agi-
tators have ben killed while resisting
arrest. Strikes of crews of threshing
machines have held up harvesting in
parts of Santa Fe province.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
Rhine Reaches Highest
Stage Known in 40 Years
(By Associated Press)

COBLENZ, Jan. 1.-Lower parts of
this city are flooded by the rising wat
ers of the Rhine, the river being at
the highest stage known in the last
forty years. A number of army units
have been moved to higher ground,
but the loss of American property has
been small, units along river banks
being warned in time to move their
supplies. The. city is temporarily
without gas and water while cellars
of hotels and homes along the Rhine
boulevard, including the mansion oc-
cupied by General Allen, are flooded.
Barge traffic on the Rhine was sus-
pended several days ago, about 100
coal barges being delayed here and at
Mayence. Reports state that the Mo
selle river is also rising but little
damage has resulted so far. The
Rhine continues to rise at Mayence,
according to reports, heavy rainfalls
continuing in that section.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
(By Associated Press)

HONOLULU, Jan. IA widespread
revolt against the Japanese is i'm
minent in Korea, according to the
Toxic correspondent OF the Honolulu
Commercial Advertiser.
The Japanese chief Of police of Sc
oul has declared he has documentary
evidence to prove Christian mission
aries are supporting preparations for
the uprising, which has the warm ap-
proval of the Korean prince, VI Kang,
!nary hel5 pgact cticaI ly a. pE,. .sonfa hyait thg
Japanese, the dispatch adds.
All news regarding Korean unrest
is subject to strict censorship, the To-
kio advices assert, but enough is said
to be leaking through to make 1t plain
the Koreans are preparing for great
uprising in the near future. E
Part of the alleged proof of the mis-
sionaries hand in the movement ex-
hibited by the chief of police Of Seoul,
is an appeal issued from the printing
press of one mission urging regular
prayers for the success of the Korean
national movement.
Prince vi Kang, fifth son of the late
emperor, reported in the recent Toxic
dispatches to have been kidnapped
by Korean revolutionists and later
rescued" by Japanese police, was a
voluntary victim" of pretended kid
mapping plot, according to the Com
mercial Advertisers correspondent.
By this means, it is said, he sought