Chester Times (Newspaper) - May 24, 1915, Chester, Pennsylvania i ea Is the GUARANTEED of Saturdays CHES TER TIMES This is by far THE CIRCULATION in County mme 42D THE WEATHER Generally clear and warmer with light northerly to westerly winds on Tuesday part ly overcast westerly winds becoming vari able CHESTER MONDAY MAY 24 1915 PRICE ONE CENT WAR NEWS DRASTIC RULE FOR ITALY Government Decree Issued For bidding All Civic and Religious Meet ings C E N S O R S H IP OF MAILS Recruiting Offices Opened and Thousands Volunteer Services to the Times Rome Italy May Italy formally at war with Austria the gov PI today issued a drastic decree all and religious meet ings The decree suppresses the gov parcel post and establishes rigorous censorship over mails and telegraph General Cadorna now enroute to the ill assume entire charge of the army Baron Von Macchio the Aus trian Ambassador left Rome early to day Prince Von Buelow has received instructions from Berlin to leave at once opened today volunteers were on the roll ir i short time Hostilities have com iv along the frontier No official announcement has from the War I t clash between an Alpine patrol and some has been confirmed Two bridges the have dynamited by the NEW COMPLICATIONS ARISE Washington D 24 Italys entrance into the war overshadowed everything else here today It was accepted these developments compli cate the German situation complete ly blocking one of the two last re highways for food to enter Germany and also delay the answer to President Wilsons note The United States was prepared to its neutrality to include Italy A proclamation was on President Wil sons desk awaiting his signature One of the first things that interest ed officials was whether the thousands of Italians in this country liable to service would be summoned home at once This would cause con inconvenience to the United States in labor KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN BIG PARADE TOMORROW Chester Will Be Well Represented in the Philadelphia Demonstration Fifty members of Chester Command ery No 66 Knights Templars will march tomorrow in the big Knights Templar parade in Philadelphia Un der the leadership of Edward Noth nagle the adjutant of Chester Com the Knights will assemble at their rooms at fourth and Market streets and march to Sixth street station and board the train After arriving at Broad street station iha local delegation will proceed to Broad and Wharton streets to take their place in After the parade lunch will be served in the headquarters of Chester Com mandery In Griffith Hall in the Crozer Building In the evening the friends and families of the Knights will the reception and ball In Convention Hall Broad street and ave nue The members of the Grand Com mandery from Chester will attend of the Grand Commanders in the evening To night in their the Crozer Building the Ladies Auxiliary of ihe Chester will bold a recep tion to the reception will commence at oclock and will continue until 10 oclock About two hundred and fifty will go to Philadelphia tomorrow Including the friends of the Knights CONFERENCE CLOSES TODAY BUSY TIME IN COUNCIL Contract for New Apparatus for Good Will Fire Company Awarded to Engine Company FINE MODEL FOR Paving and Sewer Bids Opened and Other Important Business BISHOP RHINELANDER AT ST Ten Converts Confirmed At the Even ing Service and An Appropriate Sermon BOWEN INQUEST AND FUNERAL GASOLINE EXPLODES AND DAMAGES GARAGE Sunday Services At St I Johns Attended By Many Visi tors chamber was overcrowded this morning when City Council met for the purpose of transacting the bus iness for the week Representatives from paving companies lire apparatus manufacturers Good Will Fire1 Com pany sewer anel the usual number of citizens in tho work of the tho room It was necessary for the gavel to he sounded for many session Tho principal matter brought before the awarding of the con tract for a tire apparatus for the Good Will Fire Company A letter from the members of the company recommend er that an model ap paratus be purchased The communi cation was received and tiled and up on motion of John K Hagerty Di rector Public Safety the contract was awarded to the Fire Engine Company for their apparatus at the sum of The model to he purchased Is one of the am fastest In this section of the United States and is known generally for its durability Paving and Sewer Bids GERMANS REPULSED Paris France May cas attacks by the Germans near Ypres have been repulsed by the Brit ish troops who inflicted great punish ment on the Favored by a wind the a yellow loud of yellow gas down on the tranches but respirators used by the English enabled their positions An attack following the Bending of the fumes was successfully repulsed by the British who drove the Germans back in disorder DAMAGE DONE BY ENGLAND Washington D May dent Wilson will be asked to take steps to secure the British so far as it affects American exports TO countries The packing Industries are effecting a combination with southern cotton dealers with the Idea to impress the with the damage being done hy Englands attempt to starve Germany VESSELS ORDERED SEIZED Fully six hundred persons yester day attended in St Johns A U M P Church on Seventeenth street The services were of particular interest because of the fact that they conducted by delegates ot this A U M P Conference of the Middle District There were many visitors The services commenced in the morning and canto to a close shortly before 11 oclock last night Special sermons were preached throughout The services opened at 9 oclock yesterday morning with a love feast which was conducted by Rev jGeorge D Blake of Wilmington assisted by Hev Anna M of Norristown Pa Both gave interesting talks in addition to conducting A reception was held following the feast by the women of the church In honor of RsV Smith At 11 oclock the auditorium was crowded to its utmost capacity An Interesting and impressive sermon was preached President of the He spoke of of the sins which are unpardonable in tho Rev J C of Ambler also preached ah eloquent discourse to an overflow crowd in lecture Throughout the ser vices special hymns were rendered by the choir of St Johns Church The afternoon service commenced at oclock All cars coming Into this city from distant points brought many delegates who were not able to attend the morning services Edward Nichols D D opened sermon in which he eulogized the officers and of the middle district In the lecture room at the same time a good talk was given by G of Port N JMusic was Another taken up by the was the opening of pav ing and sower bids This required considerable time The contracts will be awarded at an adjourned meeting ti be held on Thursday afternoon at 3 Oclock It Is necessary for the figures submitted to be tabulated by the City Engineer But two companies submit ted bids for street paving They were the Union Paving Company for ine and the Continental Public Works Company for and aztec ce ment Ten streets figured in each of the bias many of which are sorely In need of paving Bids for sewer work were submitted by John Hanna Sons W K Reilly Thomas Al RIley Michael Honan and E H Oliver The ordinance passed on May 3 granting property owners permission to have installed a railroad siding at the southeast corner of Front and Market street under certain conditions was amended on first reading this morning The amendment adds that should the property he sold the new owners be compelled to live up to the agreement that would have been fol lowed out had owners re The will be passed finally oh next Ordinance and Right Rev Philip M Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania administered the hite of Confirmation to a class ot ten per sons last evening at the services held in St Lukes Protestant Episcopal Church Third anej Broomall streets The Bishop preached a strong sermon on the subject The Girt of the Holy ihe church was filled with mem bers of the congregation and others uf the Episcopal faith from this city and county Flowers formed the de that graced the altar The vested choir of the church rendered special and appropriate music under the direction of tho rector Rev Hen ry J Beagen who also had charge of the services Candidates for the sacrament pied seats that had boon reserved In the front part of the As Bishop placed his hands gently upon tho heads of members of the who knelt nt the rail he repeated the prayer Defend O this Thy servant with Thy Heavenly grace that ho may continue Thine etc Bishop afterwards preached a brief sermon on tho subject The Gift of the Holy He said that to enable one to be a stronger and bettor Confirmation he said is given to us that we may be stronger in holiness In character and power in life and that we may be stronger dedicated in the service of God and He Imparted some advice to the class and members of the congregation Previous to the services Bishop and the members of the Vestry were the guests of Rev Henry J Bengeh at dinner in tho rectory adjoining the church received the Sacrament were G Washington McLean Rich ard H John L John Joseph A Orner Helen M Martha F Reed Eliza beth H Smith Mrs Mary J Clegs Arrangements Made for Con ducting Both in Connection With Recent Tragedy This Afternoon PLANS FOR PRIVACY Only Relatives and Friends of the Family Admitted to House Fire Discovered By Wife of the Man ager and Serious Loss is Averted By Prompt Action Mrs Kato who shot and killed James Bowon her former employer last Wednesday night at the home of i Mra Charles Rostron 61f West Third street will be brought from Media Jail in custody of Sheriff this afternoon to appear at a joint and nt the of Alderman Elliott in the Ninth ward Tho hearing and Inquest is sot for oclock Attorney will present the witnesses at the ing and Deputy Coroner 13 F White charge of the Inquest Cor Physician Dr H F Taylor of Ridley Park who conducted a post mortem on the day following the shooting will relate the exact cause of death Sill will tell the facts Incident to tho surrender of Mrs to tho police on o clock Thursday morning she had eluded tho and Severn hun dred searchers during the Sev eral members of the family of Mrs are expected to be An explosion of gasoline threatened the garage and repair of John R Helms at Second and Fulton streets with destruction by flro yesterday morning Before the names were ex damage to the extent of about was done An employe of tho was vulcanizing tho tubes of an auto mobile tiro on the second floor of the building about oclock Ho left tho room for tho purpose of going to tho lower to secure the shoe por tion of tho tiro nnd during his some gasoline exploded and tho burn ing fluid set fire to a work bench Mrs L R Hoffnagle of tho manager of tho establishment who re sides on tho second floor detected the odor of smoke and when she the door leading to the work shop she was greeted by a cloud of smoko and Humps Airs ran to a window and shouted Walter who happened to he in the vicinity was attracted by tho shouts antl ran to tho corner and pull od an alarm over box 21 Manager with other em ployes fought tho flu mas them In cheek until tho arrival of tho dis Ore companies Tho Iro was ex with chemicals by tho Franklin Fire Company Tho lire de somo tools and vulcanizing equipment and created much ment In tho neighborhood COURT LETS PRISONER GO Innocence of Angelo Shown By Another Mans Admission of Guilt AN GUILT and Mrs Elizabeth A Wright CHILDS DISPLAY OF FORTITUDE Shot During a Serenade to Newlyweds Bertha Tyson Hides Fact From Parents A remarkable tale of childish forti tude has come to light with the un folding of the shooting on Thursday night at when Bertha Tyson the daughter of Mr and Tyson 1106 Lelper street was shot by an who was being by the crowd which Infest ed the City Hall courtyard at the of tho preliminary hearing of Mrs before Mayor William Word it is certain a tremendous crowd will attempt to enter the small office of Alderman Elliott tocatch a glimpse of Prep have been made to carp for this crowd Funeral of Victim Last night at 9 oclock tho body of Bowon was taken tohis former home nt 719 East Seventh where the funeral will bo held this afternoon Several people collected nt tho houso when the wagon draw up hoping a view of the dead man but all wore disappointed The body was charge of by Un Horace on Thurs day It has been announced by the family that tho funeral will be strictly private with no one outside of the family allowed in the Interment made in the Ches ter Rural Cemetery Yesterday the grave was dug which dispelled the rumors that Bowen was secretly bur led on Saturday aged mother of Bowen Mrs Elizabeth A Bowen la son is She is ill OLD SOLDIERS Memorial Services Conducted By Veterans and a Sermon to Pythians Pennell to Be Released On Par ole When Property is Recovered Angelo ot nas Taj lor after Hs had fled from jewelry stors of Car A Doubet street and Edgmont avenue over a month ago was freed by the on Saturday IIo appealed for hii freedom and after a was released He being held for the Juno CourL With Charles Curtis colored he en tered the Doubot store and sebn after ward a ring found to be They wero accused of taking Jt and both fled captured and denied all knowledge ot the tho In Curtis Jn Philadelphia and the latter guilty to tho theft when the found upon him lie admitted stealing a scarf pin from tho storo a ot weeks before 33 refused to plead In and Judge instructed the sheriff to him back to Jail to trial It was then that appealed to the court asking why Rome Italy May Aus trian and German vessels in Italian port valued at were order fl today Among them are sev of the finest vessels in the Ger man merchant marine interned at Genoa ORDERED TO LEAVE ROME Germany May declare a state of war now between their country and Mir the announcement Instructions sent tn Prince Von Buelow to Rome at once TROOPS REINFORCED Constantinople Turkey May official statement says the Anglo have been reinforced by ihc of several transports It is the expeditionary troops now TURKISH TORPEDO BOAT SUNK Turkey May torpedo boat Prm torpedoed and by a sub last it was an today In the crew of Itl but w re saved cd by the choir of Church C D D S was elected Eider liam Ross George Murphy Rev A Russell and Rev Duncan were ordain ed Deacons Last evening the services opened at oclock Rev J H Bell vice ident of the Philadelphia and New Jersey Conference preached a sermon in the auditorium Rev C N Walker of Wilmington spoke in the lec ture rooms The singing at these ser vices was by the African Union Church choir of Wilmington Del Following the service a reception of delegates and church members was held in the auditorium The interior of the church ar decorated with cut flowers yid banners and presented an attrac tive graced the walls and corners of the room where the services were equally as interesting as those held main auditorium of the church It is estimated that over six color CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE WIRE NEWS EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE May 24 Five striking from the official plan a section of Thurlow street commencing from Sixth street and thence a distance ot 120 feet northward was passed on final reading after the agreements of property owners had been approved hy City Solicitor Cochran and members of Council Authorized to Sell City Solicitor A A Cochran reported to council of an Investiga tion he made relative to a strip of property on Eleventh street between Harwick street and Highland The strip is under title of the Dela ware County Real and as members of this company could not be located no agreement could be signed Hewas authorized to sell the property at sheriff sale for city tax loins Superintendent ot Finance Charles B Mould made a recommendation that the tax assessments on the Up land Lodge of Odd Fellows property at Eighth and Market streets and the property of James C Beaumont of East Eighteenth street be reduced On the reduction of the assessment on the Odd Fellows Temple a sum of nearly will be lost by the city A communication from Blakeley asked that some action bo taken in providing for the paving of East street The com stated that tho owners in that section with the ex ception of one were in accord with having the street paved and The letter was referred to the City Solicitor for investigation John P Crozer of Upland asked through letter that he be informed in the I as to with what department he could the sewage It killed the dredger 1 tip by an of a Four others escaped Tho arc Captain Anthony Mat i John Farley Mrs Harry Srout nnd her two children a girl and 0y Their bodies have not been re SUBMARINE SEEMS INTACT D May nore notified the Navy Department nm Honolulu today that the F had been to within 10S if the surface and could be seen ih water glosses reads the note Decline to Reopen Case Directing that the 100trip tickets sold by the Pennsylvania Philadel phia and Reading and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads shall be valid for twelve months instead of six and that tickets between points within the region covered by the opinion of last December can he used both ways tho Public Service Commission of Penn sylvania in an opinion made public it yesterday mortified its original order but declined to reopen the case of the Philadelphia com muters rates for another hearing the STEAMER SUNK Sweden May 24 The steamer Hernodia was mined sunk in the SeaHer ow of 2 were saved Automobile Accident on the wet pavement Sat Tiy a machine owned and by Dr H Furness Taylor of Park ran directly into a pole and Ridley avenues Park which is used in the systemA airt n have been a nurse employed Taylor Hospital was thrown tiLe car according to the reports on the scene immediately the accident The extent of injuries could not be ascertained The touring car of Dr was in the the two front wheels beinz ir clear of the machine and trip en It is thought the mi struck a slippery pont on the road as it approached the could not be in its before the pole The was Outing At Chester Park Preparations arc underway for annual outing of Wesley Chapter of tho Brotherhood of South Chester Metho dist Church which will be held at Chester Park on Saturday afternoon A jrood of sports and other interesting specialties will be in hy the committee in of arrangements for the day A large turnout of Brotherhood men ana mem ben of their families is expected am a general good time should be the re sult Thieves Foiled Early thieves to gain entrance to the store conducted by County Commissioner Thomas F Feeley at Tenth and Walnut streets One of the celar windows on the Tenth street Firt of the store was forced open bat apparently the thieves were away before en tered Men suspected of the robbery were seen in the vicinity lati Friday 3 understood that the Upland resi lents want a better sewage disposal intl will endeavor to make some agreement with the city what course to take The letter was referred to the Department of Streets and Public Safety A favorable letter from the Chester Jitney Association was received by Council anel the members of the or pledged their support in to the rules and regulations Ordinance No IS striking from thn city plans several of streets in the Sixth word purchased some time ago and to be turned into a residential center with i large boule vard was passed on reading Ordinance No 19 adopting the laying out of the streets of the section named in the other ordinance laid over Both ordinances have been ap proved by the City Planning Commis sion A petition signed by a number nf property owners requesting that Mary street a small thoroughfare between Fulton and Parker he paved was referred to the City Solic itor and Engineer shooting the child stuff e linen into tho bullet hole In her hip and kept the fact that she was shot secret for nearly It was when the child was sent on an errand and loosened the strips from the wound that her mother discovered that her daughter had been shot little girl sent immediacy to the Chester Hos pital Fears are enter that tetanus will develop be cause of the delay In treating the wound John of Twelfth street was charged with shooting and after being arrested was arraigned before Burgess Cas and was held under bail to await developments News of the shooting amazed the residents ot the borough While the shooting occurred last Thursday ev ening in the presence of nearly three score children and neighbors only the Victim her sister Velma and a child friend were aware that one of the bullets bad taken effect in the Ty son girls hip The shot was fired dren were engaged in and Mrs McGillan newlyweds who had just moved into their newly fur residence on Twelfth street With tin pans and other noise mak ing devices the children swarmed about the house for the express pur pose nf giving the a rousing reception McGillan It is said did not approve of tho merrymaking nnd cautioned the children to discontinue their hi larity Infuriated because of their failure to pay heed to his warning it is alleged that he rushed out on the porch with a revolver in his hand and directed a stray shot in the air CONTINUED ON FIFTH Accident Cases Robert of 2700 West Sixth street an employee of the South Chea ter Tube Company received treatment at the Chester Hospital on Saturday for a laceration of the forehead A foreigner employed at the Les ter Piano Works was treated at the institution for lacerations antl contus sions of the head Ross an employee of tho Baldwin Locomotive Works received treatment nt tho hospital for an attack Touching tribute day by tho surviving members of the Grand of the Republic to their comrades especially to those who during tho past year The services wore conducted In the First Church Fourth and Welsh streets Fifty members Post No 25 G A assembled at the post rooms at Sixth street Edgmont and marched In a body to the church with twenty Sons of Veterans In uniform escort James Fryer wag commander at tho memorial service and Hiram acted as senior the junior vice commander was Charles Moore assistant John cap tain Arthur Martin B Lomax In addition to Post veterans the survivors of the Sixth Pennsylvania the of top great a shock do cant Ion ha s be en to keep n death from her of Bowen will have charge of the funeral should be held when Curtis had ed guilty to the tholt Judge Johnson who ngaro knew nothing ot the theft t As sistant District Attorney J granted to the whereupon was discharged Curtis was to a year He admitted haVing served a similar In New Jersey for larceny Released on Parole George M Pennell an of the United States Navy who was on tho charge stealing a watch from Ilia roommate name wag antl a nnd chain from the room ot Miss Bertha Paxson who at the hows J pleaded He said that he had just been ffo the service nnd was on o spree He did not him to take tho watches lie ex cept that ho was drunk He he could got both the watches from the pawn shop and as the two prose had no desire tq case except to get back their property Judge Johnson agreed that Pennell shall be placed on parole a the John DeH White COMMENCEMENT WEEK AT SWARTHMORE COLLEGE Program Year Many v of the Early Run for Firemen An alarm sounded from Box No located nl Thirteenth street and Cen tral avenue shortly before 1 oclock this morning railed out the Felton Franklin fire companies The fire men on their arrival discovered the blaze was a supposed one and that there was no fire in ihe neighborhood The now Fellon tractor responded to its first call and set 3 good mark in Womans Birthday Mrs A Whittam of Con cord avenue of her Wrth her home the other day and was kept of a WT tie cirri of She aiso received a of post cards from relative and friends i Kirkwood and Elkton in Wil Joined Bartenders League Fifteen of acute paralysis Joseph of Gibbstown 1ST an employe of Ihe duPont Company had the little finger of his right hand crushed while working at the plant Saturday He was brought to this city on the companys launch and taken to the hospital where it was found necessary to amputate tho injured digit Peter McAleer of street received treatment at the hospital for a laceration ot the Index finger on the left hand George Guyer of 2725 West Second street received treatment for lacer ations of the face Edward Worrell of Congress avenue applied at the Chester Hospital The program for Commencement at College presents many Interesting features this year On Friday June 4th the Faculty will receive and their par ents in the library This occasion makes a very pleasant beginning of the events which follow in rapid suc cession On Friday Tuno the senior class will hold their banquet at Inn A follow the banquet Saturday 12th at 1 oclock President and Mrs Swain and Dean will entertain the seniors at luncheon This is nn informal gather ing where speeches may be made or not as the spirit moves those present On June President Joseph Swain will deliver the bac address in Collection hall On the evening of the same elay the ivy exercises will be An oK tradition at Swarthmore Is wrapped uj In these exercises when a bit of ivy is planted by one of and marked by a stone bearing the class numerals Monday June 14th will be Class Day The exercises will begin at will be held out of doors At the seniors will give a play mer Nights Alumni Day occurs on Tuesday June 15th The reunion of the classes of 1S75 8SO 1885 1330 1S93 1900 1005 1910 1913 will take place this year A luncheon will be at noon In the college dining rooms and a supper in the evening in the mens gymnasium It is expected that Honorable William who is to deliver the commencement next day will arrive at Swarthmore about P M If so ho hns consented to address tho alumni briefly before the end of their days program If thn weather permits the com exercise will bo held In tho at A M The academic procession will start from hall include members of tho Board of Managers ami thn Senior Class Hon William Taft ex of the United States will deliver the commencement address of number of the f Pennsylvania church presented a but tho wartime spirit lacking only a sense of sorrow and bereavement being In evidence Many of the members of tho Wilde Circle Ladies of the G A R also at tended tho services Eight comrades have passed away during tho past and eight vacant chairs were grouped In front of the On each chair was American flag with a white ribbon In scribed with the name oC the deceased comrade At the as the name called out a small girl placed a of flowers tipon the chair The memorial service was held prior to the regular church service which was In charge of Rev Philip H pastor of the First Presbyter Ian memorial services were brief but Fol lowing the reading of the genera or ders the was and solemn silence prevailed when no response greeted the names of the deceased Tho departed comrades who died during the past year were Theodore J Bell Boon Scott John son John Gorham John A Wallace and Benjamin W Rev P II Mowry D preach ed a special sermon on the theme I Have Fought tho Good O T Manual young nan nat accused of taking a ot tools from of the Plaster Company pleaded guilty on Saturday He said that took chisels planes ana a set of dies to the total value of about 135 Hov was employed as night watchman by the Belmont Iron Works which com pany was making some alterations to the Keystone plant He said that he did not know what he was going to do with the tools he had rib use for about He that he was married two weeks ago He will chapter 4 verso letters to Timothy In his sermon Dr Mowry recalled to the veterans the principals for which they fought In the Civil War ami admonished to continue moral and spiritual fight against tho sinful rebellion Solos nnd duets were sung at tho service by Miss Frances Miss Hinos Miss nnd Thomas B Shaw In the afternoon the veterans again assembled at their post rooms and proceeded to the Ceme tery where they conducted memorial services over tho graves of departed comrades placed on parole by the court when written application is made ae thic was his first offense NonSupport CMM C whose address waw given as Willows avenue Philadelphia was charged by his who in Media with not supporting herand CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE DR H B LEWIS HONORED University of Him to Dr HowardB Lewis an tor In physiological chemistry at the of Pennsylvania has been appointed to an associate pro by the trustees of of according to dis patches from Chicago Doctor Lewis last night the report at his home In Ho will take his now position In Doctor Lewis graduated by Tale University in 1908 From 1311 to 1913 ho an Instructor in tho Sheffield Scientific school at Tale In 1913 he came to of Penn vania Medical School Ho Is 28 years old day for treatment of a the finger laceration of Frank of 214 Broomal street received treatment at the hospital for an injury to his chest the first of apparatus on No could be found of the the in Wilmington marriage of teen of the Saturday eve at M Smith bTh of ihin city on T was in thr Gilbert Church by the pastor Rev John F Isaacs Haymakers to Hold Meeting No 23Vi a s Rain Marred Plans The inclement weather conditions of Saturday afternoon interfered with the plans laid for the visit of the vania History Club to this city While several members made the trip their oir of investigation was curtailed by th rain storm and had to be post until a later Ir spite of j the rain Graham Ashmead provided an afternoon for the visiting members Sermon to Knights Special services wero held at the Second Presbyterian church Third nnd streets yesterday morning nnd wore attended by one hundred members of thn LodKe No 7S Knights of Pythias Rov Koehler of the church preach ed an appropriate sermon on the sub ject Christian Friendship and Its In their rooms In Odd Fellows Temple at nnd Mar ket streets the members of the organ ization formeel in line and marched to the church led by the members of tho Uniformed Rank of the SECOND Attempted Robberies Charles Rhodes of 535 East Fifteen th to the police yes that during Saturday night some on endeavored to pry their way Into his home by forcing open the window Tho thief was frightened away by the noises of some of the inmates moving around before he steal anything Albert E of Rose and Walnut streets reported a similar case A wooden strip was cut away from window of his store and H piece of glass jimmied out of th side window The proprietor of th Assisted at Military Mass store believes that the thief was Rev Thomas F Ryan pastor ot St 1 tened away by the watchman at tb Rose of Limn of mill across the street who was After tho address the conferring of degrees will take place M a Stru ck By A u to e TVW struck by an at Third ana streets dny afternoon and In jitney of tho automobile was a hus and thr driver machine had bcn Informed by trs he had struck the man h his car to as certain th extent of the mans injuries Th injured wn to hii feet by John of 1417 West Third street Machine An automobile driven by a colored man skidded on East Broad street night and narrowly missed strife Ing several who were crossing street The driver apparently thought that he could turn the corner on high speed and tried the plan front wheels skidded and for a second it looked as though the machine would he overturned He ran onto the side walk and off again before he stopped the engine Fingers Crushed Paul Axsom of 1010 Hyatt street suffering with two crushed Axsom is employed at the Jefferson Mils Twelfth and Chestnut nd while working at a machine nad le misfortune to pet his fingers caught between cogs A shut oft the power hand from cut K as 3t Complaints to Police Complaint was made to trie police bv Mrs of that a dop in that had new members were admitted of of T3 Men her this the similar offense by the A was the that Fome boys haC broken a also a on a stable door 3t the coal yard of X Twelfth and a brand serial starts today at the Lyric Better even Tard yesterday Father Ryan chaplain with the military at persons o present ft the open air services including many from this city and county at the air I Visa rounds at the time nf the at the Philadelphia 1 tempted robbery Both attempts bea West End Regatta for a regatta will be completed of the meeting of the members of the West Enrt Club which will be held thi evening at the lub at the foot of Central is to conduct the affair on the Delaware river next Saturday than The the earmarks of being committed b the same man Dangerous Practice The dangers of youth on blind of street cars since 1h Jitney has became popular on Wrs Third has become more ent tf merchants and other along that Two youths n car nf Third and Cen Boy Bitten James JBradley a messenger employed by the Western Union Tele graph Company was attacked and bit ten on the left le by a dog on Satur day afternoon at Third and streets Jimmy was riding a bicycle at the time and the sprang from the sidewalk and hirn The wound was cauterized by a physician Knocked From Bicycle A small hoy whose name could not be learned was knocked from a Saturday at Fifth street and Concord when he with a wagon to a local in stallment The boy escaped with an injury to his right His Mcy cie was Media News tral avm anri tried to jump off af they had enjoyed a for two squares One fit the was thrown Towns to thn sidewalk but jumped up and r ran apparently I 4
