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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
cltY,s Cash Balance s17.55a.443

The city treasurdr's report for the
week ending yesterday was aivnounced
today as follows: Receipts. S205,
035.G1; payments, S2,327 .2SS. IL bal
ance, not including sinking fund. SlT,
5J3 .443.2 %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
PATROLMEN FIRED
|NEHORT|0N CASE:
Trial Board Orders Dismissal Of
Three Accused Of Holding
Up" Saloonkeeper
MAYORS HOME GUARD FINED

Three patrolmen of the Belgrade and
Clearfield streets station were ordered
dismissed today by the Civil Service
Commission sitting as a police tribunal
at City Hall.
They are James +. Kelly, James
O'Brien and John II. Bell, charged with
having extorted S75 from Julius Matu
lis. saloonkeeper, at Westmoreland
and Memphis streets, on September 1S.
Lieutenant John Duffy and Ser :
geants John J. Berger and Joseph s.
Cummiskey testified the men demanded
S75 as hush money after they are said
to have discovered Matulis was selling
whisky.
The witnesses testified the three pa :
trolmen admitted their guilt and re-
turned the $40 to Matulis in the. pres
cnce Of the police lieutenant and ser
geants. y
Patrolman Thomas ]. Johnson. of the
Fourth and DE Lancey streets station,
was fined five days pay on the charge
of deserting his post as guard at the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14

home Of Mayor Moore, 289 South
Fourth street, on October 3. II was
testified he went home to eat and re-
mained away from his post three hours.
District Detectives Herbert Layre and
John L. Haley, of the Front and Mas
ter streets station, were exonerated Of
the charge of extorting 800 fyom the
president of the Beamter Arbeiter
verein, at Second and Jefferson streets,
on September 20.
The two detectives said they had
seen a man leave, the clubhouse in an
intoxicated condition on September 20,
and had demanded to know what was
being sold there.
They said they were invited into
the clubhouse. given near beer to drink
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
DIVORCE AWARDED
/. AS MAN ENDED LIFE
Judpe Signing Decree When He
Learns of Plaintiffs
Suicide
HAD oUARRELED WITH GIRL

"a Tragedy strangely entered the di-
,orce records of Court No. 5, just as
tnJse John Monaghan was giving Of
sciai approval to masters recon
,nendation that decree be granted
soymour Blau from his wife, Bessie
plan. on the ground Of desertion.
Judge Monaghan was formulating the
a.cree to be entered in favor of Blau,
srd Court Clerk George Geasey was
waiting In the adjoining room to record
,ho finding on the docket. A messenger
surried into the clerks room and re-
morted the suicide Of Blau. Clerk
Geasey Immediately took the messenger
INTO Judge Monaghan. who was in
,ormed how Bap fatally stabbed him
self Sunday evening.
The Judge halted in his. writing of the
decree. but later instructed the clerk to
enter II on the docket.
Bau. who was twenty four years
od. lived at 600 South Fifty sixth
street. Sunday evening he had called
on.Aiiss Ethel AuItsky, 252 South Six
tisth street, with whom he had pre-
yiously had quarrel. Blau stabbed
himself In the chest and the wound
proved fatal. A verdict Of suicide while
mentally deranged was returned by the
coroner's jury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
SIX MONTHS ADDED
Prisoner, 80, Too Old for Hard
Work, He Tells MAGISTRATE

When Otto Miller. who said he hailed
from IIoboken but had no home. was
srragncd before Magistrate Price this
morning at the Twenty second street
and Hunting Park avenue police sta =
tiou. charged with vagraney, he was
asked by the magistrate IL he didn t
wnnt nice home for the winter he re-
piled:
No, judge, I would rather 60 to
work.
"Oh, there will be work enough
where | send you," said the magis-
tratr.
But. Judge" argued the prisoner,
II cant stand hard work any more.
I'm too Old
Glow old are you?" asked the mag
istrate.
Nearly thirty, your honor" was the
answer.
You'll be just six months older
when you are released from Holmes
burg said Magistrate Price as he
pronounced sentence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
WHARTON CANDIDATES WIN
Take Al Offices In Junior ELECTIONS
at IL of p

The Wharton School at the I'niycr
sity Of Pennsylvania won clean swcep
in the junior class elections. which were
held yesterday in Houston Club.
Kenneth u. Kurtz was chosen presi =.
dent Of the juniors. Kurtz comes from
Buffalo, n. Y. where he was prudu :
ated from the Mastcn Park High
School, He is an associate editor of
the Pennsylvania and member OF the
Seal lip and Blade Society. lie was
chairman of last years sophomore vigi-
lance committee and a member of Phi
Delta Theta Fraternity.
Arthur Gilmore. Philadelphian. was
made vice president. He matriculatcd
from Haverford Preparatory Schooi. At
the University he is captain of the
gym team and member of Phi Kappa
Psi Fraternity.
Max Phillipson, of Utica, was elect
ed secretary and John Cannon treas
urer. Franklin Kohler, historian of
the class last year, was re- elected. He
comes from Chicago. and IL member
of the swimming team and of Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
The members of the executive com
mittee were chosen as follows: Walter
Hunsinger, basketball and baseball
player. chairman; Paul Bloodsworth.
Marvin Bush and'Kenneth Eaton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
HIGH SCHOOL BOY VANlSHES
Mother Frustrated When West Phil
adejphls Lad Disappears

Carroll +. Erickson, a fourteen year.
old West Philadelphia High School stu
dent, of 1912 North Alden street. disap-
peared from his home last Monday
morning and has. not been heard Of
since.
lie left for school. apparently in
good health. lie is ) #. II in. tall,
weighs 1873 pounds and has light hair
and blue eyes. lie was wearing a brown
suit, soft hat and tan low shoes. His
mother is prostrated with grief.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
ON FORCE a. YEARS; QUITS
Patrol Sergeant Lawrence Was .
Centennial Policeman

After serving forty four years in the
police department Winfield Scott Law
renee, a patrol sergeant attached to the
Main and Carson streets station house.
has resigned and will quit the service
at Q o'clock tomorrow night.
Sergeant Lawrance is a Centennial"
policeman and was appointed May @,
lS76. by Mayor Stokley. Along with
several hundred other patrolmen ap-
pointed at the same time he was as
signed to the Centennial grounds. At
the end Of this tour of duty he was
sent to the Manayunk station house,
wdhere he has been ever since.
He was appointed a house sergeant
May ., 1884, and street sergeant De-
cember Il. 1900, and later patrol
sergeant. During all the years of serv-
ke on the force Sergeant Lawrence had
never been reprimanded. He lives at
1853 Hermitage street., Roxborough.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
M'FADDEN PEARLS.
BURDEN TO THIEVES
Gems So Well Known by Jewell
ers They Will Be Hard
to Sell
SIMILAR JOB IN NEW YORK

Thieves who stole the $500 900 pparl
necklaces of Mrs. George II. McFad
den. Jr., will have hard time dis =
posing of them, because they are known
by jewelers. throughout the world.
The police believe the fences" (buy
ers Of stolen goods), through, whom
thieves ordinarily clear their spoils, will
hesitate before accepting the McFad
den necklaces because of this fact, and
the thieves may try to sell the pearls
to a reputable jeweler.
The reward offered is $4,000. This
sum, Captain Sweeney. of the Radnor
township police, believes is more than
the thieves will be able to .realize\ by
selling the necklaces. because of the
danger. involved.
The necklaces, with other Jewels,
were stolen from The yillanova home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. McFadden.
Suspect Inside" Workers
The detectives are convinced that the
theft of the jewels .from Mrs. McFad-
den's room was either the work of an
inside" thief or of porch climber.
who received assistance from within
Mr.. McFadden, however, does not sls-
pect any Of his domestics.
Captain Whaley. of Rochester. n.
Y. who established reputation for
solving jewel robberies, arrived in Villa =
nova yesterday to take up the search
Captain Sweeney, upon being asked
to explain why Captain Whalcy was
called in. replied that they were work
ing ION an important clue.
All Of the servants were summoned
by the police to the Wayne hcadquar-
ters, where they were questioned indi-
vidually for an hour at a time. Finally
ali were set back to the estate with
the exception of one man who. accord
ing to the information received by the
police, was once employed in New
York establishment where $50 200
jewel robbery occurred. lie was qucs-
toned until dark and was finally re-
leased.
Similar Job I'm New York
Police in this city were informed to :
day of the robbery of jewels valued at
nearly $1,000 at the Sleepy Hollow
Country Club. at Scarborough on the
Hudson. early yesterday.
The methods employed in the Sleepy
Hollow robbery were the same us those
used by the ''boudoir thieves who es-
capped with the McFadden Jewels and
those owned by Mrs. William Sackett
Ducll, Of Meadowbrook, Pa.
4 pearl necklace, valued at S60, 900
and owned by Mrs. Clarence c. Chap
man, of 800 Park avenue, New York,
was included in the loot, together with
less expensive pieces, some belonging to
her husband. A diamond bracelet
wrist watch, owned by Mrs. Charles
Il. Danforth, was also taken.
The thefts took place some time after
. o'clock yesterday morning. at which
time the guests retired. One after an
other the rooms Of the guests were en-
tered. Police here consider it signifi =
cant coincidence that Mrs. Chapman s
room and the boudoir of Mrs. McFad-
den both led onto porch roofs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
FUNERAL OF MRS. WILLIAMS
Services for Woman Who Fell to
Death viii Be Held Tomorrow

Mrs. Grace Young Williams, wife of
Francis Churchill Williams. noted
magazine editor and novelist, who fell
from a porch at the rear of her home.
1853 West Coulter street. Tuesday will
be buried tomorrow afternoon.
Funeral services will be held in st.
Luke'si Church, at 3 80 O'Clock. In
terment will be private.
Deputy Coroner Charles Sayer said
Mrs. Williams's death was due to the
effectiveness of railing on the second
story porch from which she fell
Mrs. Williams was forty three years
old She leaves besides her husband,
one son. Francis Churchill Williams,
Jr., student at Chestnut Hill Acad-
emy. Mr.. Williams is an associate ed
itor of the Saturday Evening Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
NEW APPEAL FOR VOTES
Florence Thornton VIII Garry Fish,
Into Election Court

Miss Florence Thornton, 1923 Balm
bridge street, will appeal to the cleo
ton court to obtain the right to cast
q ballot. after being put on the asses
2or's list after September ..
This will he test case and final Of
fort by more than 1000 women who wish
to vote. Miss Thornton is in the nine =
tccnth division of the Thirtieth ward
Through her counsel. Miss Thornton
appealed from the decision of the reg =
istrar of that division to the rpgistra
ton commi 'gion, but the board sustained
the decision.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
CHANGE In Lyric Show

A rearrangement of bookings brings
Daddy Dumplin's," new comedy by
Earl Carroll and George Barr McCutch-
e6n to the Lyric Theatre Monday. Oc-
tober Is, instead Of Leo Carrillo in 1.-THE
Toreador," as previously announced.
Macklyn Arbuckle is being featured in
the cast. .....
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
MRS. WELSH TO WED AGAIN
Former Helen GaIlatin Engaged to
New Yorker

The engagement of Mrs. Helen Gala
tin Welsh. of Chestnut Hill, TO Il. Les
ter Carr, New York society man, is an >
nounced by Mrs. James Gallatin. of
New York. Mrs. Welsh has been mar
ried twice. Her first husband was
George X. David, of Wilkes Barre. Pa Z.
Their marriage was annulled. Later
she was married to Charles Newbold
Welsh, of Philadelphia. from WHOM she
obtained divorce in 1918.
Since 1913 Mrs. Welsh has lived in
Chestnut Hill with her two sons. Charles
y. Welsh, Jr.. and Albert Gallatin
Welsh. She met Mr. Carr in Bermuda
last summer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14

and that Detective Haley suddenly felt
money being slipped into his hand. He
said he handed II back, and told the
president of the club be couldn't ''get
away with that stuff !"
No witnesses appeared to testify
against the detectives, and they were
exOneratpd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
CAR HITS MoToRcycLisT
oliver Young Hurt at sixteenth Ana
Carpenter Streets

Oliver Young, twenty six years old,
721 South Seventeenth street, is in .
serious condition in the Polytechnic Hos
pital. The motorcycle he was riding
was struck by trolley car today.
Young was riding west on Carpenter
street when at Sixteenth street the
trolley struck his rear wheel knocking
over the machine and throwing the
driver to the street. He may have a
fracture Of the skull He is bruised
and cut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-14
Chemical Co. Office Burns

Fire of undetermined origin last
night caused damage estimated at $1,000
In the office Of the Leven Chemical Co,
on the second floor of the Twentieth
Century Garage, 1923 -25-27 North
Broad street.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
Special Notice

Members of the Holy Name Society of St. Patriek's Church are requested to meet this Friday evening at 7:so, at the horne of our late Brother, pr. George 4. Comeau, Snaldins Street.
 JOHN p. coRcoRAN, ses'y z
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
DIED


 ALLYN-In Boston. Sept. 2s, 1920 Richard w. Allyn in his 3sth year Funeral services at Robert D Byles' rooms, i5 Masonic St. New London. Friday, Oct 1st. at 1z:3o o'clock day light time. Burial at Gales Ferry. AYER-In Norwich, Sept. 20. 1920; Helen Mrs. Frank Aver. Burial rivate. BUcKHAN-At White Rock, R. L, Sept 20. 1920, Sarah Ann Buckhan, aged 77 JoycE--In New York City, Sept. .. 1920. Mrs. Mary Connel Joyce. COmEAU-In Norwich, Sept. ss, isse, Dr. George A. Comesu, aged 55 years. Funeral from his late residence, ls Spalding St, Saturday morning at s s:15 o'clock. Solemn high. mass In St. Pat in St. Joseph cemetery. Automobile cortege. Kindly omit flowers. TWOoMET-In New York city, Sept. 30, 1920. Catherine Barry Twoomey, wife of the late Capt John Twoomey:
 N. H. ard H. station on arrival of train at S:30 a. m. from New York. Mass of requiem in St Mary's church at g o'clock.
 LeCLAIRE-In Woonsocket, R. l., Elm. ma. widow of Dr. Charles J. LeClaire
 formerly of Danielson, Conn. COLE-In Griswold, Sept. 30. 1920, Mrs Ada Ellen Moffit, widow of Ruel Cole aged 70 years.
 Funeral services at the home of Dr. J Byron Sweet today (Friday) at fouI l p. m. daylight saving tine.) Burial ir Pachaug cemetery. Relatives anc friends invited without further notice l WEsT--At Glen Fallti, N. Y, Walte- , West, husband of Grace Hoaglun(
 West, formerly of Lisbon, Conn. | LAMBERT-In this city, Sept. 30. 1920
 Walter Kenneth. infant son of Georg. and May 1!untley> Lambert, aged : l months
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
Dance Tonight
 IN OCCUM LIV1NGSTONE'S 6-PIECE ORCHESTRA BY M. w. OF A

business in connection with the h,r.e which was sold recently.
 afr. and Mrs. Clement Lewis and E.tti True Of Manchester, who were r-e-rleY recently. were in town the early part of this week, rueE.s of Mrs. John Lewis
 Randall Porter made a business trip Monday to Amherst, Hciyoke, sprinr- deld and Hartford
 The trains on the N. r.. MIA AIR. R. stopping at Hop River station have for some time been quite late. especially those in the afternoon. which are from IS minutes to one hour behind The Io- oomotlve hTemen say that oae great cause for the delay is that the coal is poor, so filled with sand and slate. that 1t is difficult to get up and maintain sui hcent steam to run the engines
 William Gedfring. who was a visitor at William Bertsche's home last week. has gone to Buffalo, x. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
HORN.

BORN. KEENEDY-In yoluntown, Sept 1s, 19e0,2 son, Harvey Edmond to MT. .. and Mrs. G. Alfred Kennedy. AYER-In Norwich. Sept 2s, 1920, . daughter to Mir. and Mrs. Frank R. Aver of Preston. DANIELs-In Salem, Sept. 2s. 1920, q son to MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Daniels.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Albion E. Wilson of Hartford are on a iramping tour through the White Noun fains. They are following the Dart mouth trail. Mr., Thayer. a noted iFalker who has hiked through many European countries and in even more distant parts of the world. is the father 0f Charles T. Thayer of this city.
 The theft of a bicycle from among . number parked at the high school has been reported to the police
 Mrs. William H. Myers ofi New York Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Pierre H. Myers
 Doctors Bullard. Murphy. Perry, Koch, Overlook and Paine, attended the funeT- al services of Dr. Charles F. Hill, of East Killingly. Wednesday afternon.
 Donald Alien. son of Mir. and Mrs. John B. Allen. formerly of Putnam, now Of Oxford, Mas, was elected president of the freshman class of Oxford High school
 The Junicr class of the Putnam High school plans the annual Ju.or Halloween party.
 Ir The first of a series>ot eat.rtainrnents during the winter months ct the high school will be given by s. ?. Blood, a hunnoriet
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
COLUMBIA

Erwin Collins and Charles K Hitch- cock went to Norwich Monday as guests ,f Edward M. Yeomsns. and attended as delegates the democratic congressional convention at which Thomas F. Murray of New London was nominated. One tenth of the delegates were women, twV sf them being from Hebron.
 Work on the state roads is progressing steadily the road bed being nearly ready tor placing the stone. Several heavy blasts have been seyt off on the Hebron road One was quite near the home Of Dennisen Avery. and when discharged broke ten windows in his house.
 Mir. and Mrs. Seigel and Wilbur T. Jud- son. until recently residing here in the same house, were in town and Willi- mantle last Tuesday in regard to legal
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
CATARRH Quickly Ended by a Pleasant Germ-KilIing Antiseptic

The little Hyonei Inhaler is made of hard rubber and can easily be carried in pocket or purse It will last life time.
 Into this inhaler pour a few drops of magical Hycmei.
 This is absorbed by the antisep1ic gauge within and now you are ready to breathe it in over the germ infested membrane where it will speedily begin it's work of killing cstarrh germs. Hyomei is made of Australian eucalyp- tus combined. with other ant!septics and Is very pleasant to breathe.
 It is guaranteed to end catarrh, bron- chitis, sore throat, croup, coughs and colds or money back It cleans out a stuffed up head in two minutes.
 Sold by Lee & osgood Company. and druggist everywhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

have voted in Connecticut have disquali- fel themselves by improper marking of 'heir ballots, which invariably have been thrown out
 The warning for the annual town meet Ing 10 be held in the town of Thomp- ton on Monday next includes aciause 10 see if the voters will make an appropri- a.it.n of $500 for the purpose of erect Ing 8 monument to the veterans of the Civil war from that town.
 George B. Thayer of West Hartford. asa
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
BOLTON NOTCH

Harry Meloney, who has been visiting his grandfather, Loren Maine, has re- turned to his home in Hartford.
 Ar. and Mrs. Loren Maine are visiting 4fs. Maine's sister in Wethersfeld
 Mrs. Maud Woodward and Mabel How ard were Hartford visitors Tuesday.
 Mrs. Ida Moran was in Hartford Mon day.
 Tsmer Hayes. who has been living in V. E. Riee's cottage at the lake this summer, has bought Carn's cottage, on
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Registrars of the town of KiIlingiy are to be in session here next Tuesday for the purpose of receiving the appli- cations of those who wish to be made voters in time to participate in the presidential election in November. This will be the last opportunity this year to file such applications
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

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Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Danbury.-The Western Connecticut Poultry association will display at the Danbury Fair, in connection with it's ex- hibit, twenty-one cups to be offered as prizes at the annual Thanksgiving show to be held in the city hail. Danbury, November 25, 26 and 27.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Leander Deforge: trustee, Thomas Lawless house committee, James Jou- ret, Albert Deforge, Alderick TaIro, James Moore and Armond Herbert.
 We are ready to make cider, 95 Broad street, formerly Boswells machine shop. SBring us your apples We were ready for business Wednesday morning. George Jordaa.--adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
he east side of the lake

the east side of the lake.
 M W. Howard was a Hartford visitor Tuesday.
 Walter Reichard was operated on in St Francis hospital Hartford, Tuesday for appendicitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
MARRIED

SHIELDS PAGAN At Stafford Springs, Set. 27, 1920, by Rev. Felix J. O'Neil, Luke Daniel Shields and Miss Anna Cecile Pagan, of Stafordville. MoORE-F0RREsTE New Haven, Sept; 25, 1920, by Rev. pr. Arthur H. Goodenough. William E. Moore of New London, and Miss Ruth Forester, of New Haven.
 TRONG-GRAKAfA In North Grosvenordale. by Rev. Bernard A . D0nnelly. Miss Amelia Granata, daugh- ter of Mir and Mrs. Bartoli Gfsnats of East Thompson and Carlo Arm strong.
 KROHN-BARRY-In Norwich, Sept. 90. 1920, by Rev. J. H. Frederick, Harold Jester krohn and Miss Alice Isabelle Barry, both of Norwich.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-05-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

DR.. HoXsey says that the diphther-
ia cases out at Merritt are doing
nicely
Mrs. B. c. Rutherford and children
left last Friday for Seaside, Oregon.
to visit relatives for a couple months.
Lee J. Howe,ton writes the Echo
from the Howerton's new home at
Paul, Idaho. He says he has a nice
business there and that the town is
going ahead splendidly-but he says
it has NOTHING on Leavenworth.
We are informed that Miss Media
Noble, whose propety-southeast
corner. Forest and 18th Street-was
recently sold, was grade teacher in
the Leavenworth schools up to 1912.
She had one set of pupils, takino
them in the third grade and continu-
ing with the same class. leaving them
in the 18th A grade. Those of the
class who finished high school say
81 got the ambition or desire to keen
on in school, under her tutelage.' -
Some who did not finish cave
"change of teacher" as a reason for
leaving school. Some Of the old pu-
pills of Miss Mobiles who later grad
uated from the high school are now
in the university.