Chester Times (Newspaper) - May 27, 1915, Chester, Pennsylvania IB tht GUARANTEED T of yesterdays EH TIMES This is by far THE CIRCULATION in iv n ware County THE WEATHER Generally clear much cooler with northeasterly lo westerly winda Friday clear and cool v with light westerly winds becoming variable follow by slowly rising temperature 421 CHESTER THURSDAY MAY 27 1915 PRICE ONE CENT n Attack Made At South and Five Build ings Were Set On Fire Washington Anxiously Awaits Details of Mishap to U S Vessel in War Zone WOMAN BLOWN TO PIECES Scouting With a View of Attacking Lon don i to the Times May 27 A Zeppelin at 40 miles east y at 11 oclock last night a score of bombs One woman v i to pieces live buildings were and a woman and child it is believed the Zeppelin was lor an opportunity to minutes the Zeppelin circled dropping explosives i bombs GERMAN ARMY iiin May 27 The under George in the according Vo unofficial dls from Hungary SO of Przemysl The War nn confirmation of this announcement said Mack had crowed the San and was i I at tlic railroad If the ri true the Russian line of com has been cut and the de Przemysl are in danger ot YOUTHFUL HIGHWAYMAN TACKLED WRONG WOMAN Lydia Lyster of Was More Than a Match For Lad Who Attacked Her Miss ot the victim of a uold attack by a wouldbe boy highwayman on Tues day afternoon In Upper Darby town ship but Miss is a big strong woman of middle life thrust her long hat pin tit the lud and threw him Into the street The wouldbe highwayman was Frank ased 16 years of 1611 Cantrell Phila delphia but who hus living with hla grandmother Mrs in Rast Lansdowne for a short lima Mc Neal IB tall and more like a youth of 19 than 15 years According to tho police of Upper Darby township Miss had been visiting friends in and she was to her homo when shs WHS attacked on Long Mar shall road Sho noticed a tall youth walking beside her but paid little to him the lad stole tip behind the woman and seized her around the walst Miss Ly ster dropped tho packages she lind in her arm and some tomuto plants but hold fiKt to her hand bag Then with her free hand she removed her hat pill and hinged at the youth warning him thai another step nearer and slie would kill him Then she seized Mc and after him like o rat throw him Into the Tho lad regained Ills feet and ran oft into a small strip of woods Miss re turned to and Informed Ir vln Bond of the attack Bond tho Upper police Captain of Jolloo Bonsall ITALYS KING IN COMMAND Italy May Victor assumed full chargo nf Italian forces on land and sea lf declared ho will lead a united Italy victory over the dual monarchy which will bring back the lost provinces Istrin and CALLS UNTRAINED MEN Holland May lias called all her untrained over 35 years Into active according to Berlin advice en used by Italys entrance into the war The Nebraskan Details of the mishap to the American steamship Nebraskan in the European war zone are awaited with much anxiety by the Washington is earnestly hoped that no blame to Germany TURKISH WARSHIP SUNK Athens Greece May 27 A Turk ish warship was 2imk by a British on the Sea of Marmora n few miles of Constantinople according to reports nere DIPLOMAS FOR Commencement Exercises of the Training School Connected With Chester Hos pital PROGRAM OF EXERCISES FIFTY GERMANS KILLED Amsterdam Holland May were killed and the harbor station at Ostend pri hy Allied aviators in recent raids LADIES AID SOCIETY ENTERTAINS IN CHAPEL Meeting and Reception of Popular Organization Connected With Madi son Street M E Church Honor Gift of Gold Presented to Miss Harriett E Sawyer FRENCH AVIATORS BUSY Paris France May French aviators bombarded on the Rhine setting fire to Herman ammunition factories DAMAGED AMERICAN SHIP TO BE EXAMINED President Wilson is Handling Delicate Situation Person ally May American which torpedoed or struck a mine was ex to rench Liverpool by nightfall It here the American at In London will examine the liner and report whether she was torpedoed or hit a mine nc tha seriousness of the the President has decided not conclusions the Admiralty if a German attack will have oven Officials say if it waa the act a flagrant breach f neutrality Coming on top r nt on American ships an assault on national honor T is handling tbe all reports from K Hy His order there is to be of impending action COLLISION A MYSTERY Commencement exercises of the Training school were held in the J Lewis Crozer Auditorium of the Young Mens Christian Association Six young wo men were graduated before an audi ence of about live hundred persons made up of friends of the young wo men physicians and nurses from in in this vicinity feature of the exercises was the presentation of a twenty dollar gold piece to Miss Harriet E Sawyer in honor of her obtaining the highest average in prac tical training during the year The presentation was made by Surgical Chief Dr J L Forwood The graduates were seated on the N May 27 Passengers liner Ryn lini who arrived In Tork to riv to the mystery of the col the Joseph J Cuneo I liner All agreed that at when the crash was clear and the H tho crash came lur in lip tinio when the wheel watch v i fn the Cuneo None i ir the would ii reached her Hoboken Thr Cuneo reach 1 at S oclock and nn in tho lower bay OFFICIAL REPORT CALLED FOR platform of the auditorium surround ed by a bank of peonies and potted plants In the center and overlook ing the stage was a large illuminated sign bearing the inscription Chester Hospital Class Nurses having graduated previous to this time were seated with the graduates as were the speakers and Mrs J Frank Black president of the Board of Managers The audience was made up of friends of the nurses physicians and mem bers of the Board of Managers The nurses carried red carnations tied with red ribbon and in their white uniforms with white caps The colors of the hospital orange and black were much in evidence in the auditorium Rev Francis M rector of St Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church offered prayer at the opening follow ing the march played by Miss Myrtle Lehman A quartette then rendered en impressive Garnett Pendle CONTINUED ONT EIGHTH PAGE CONVENTION OF COUNTY ASSOCIATION Members of the Ladies Aid Society of Madison Street Methodist Episco pal Church Seventh and Madison streets held the final meeting of the summer yesterday afternoon In the chapel adjoining the church Ahout one hundred persons were in attend ance many of them being new mem bers The interior of the chapel was deco rated for the occasion with flowers In peonies poppies and roses Several large potted plants set off the various colored flowers and presented the attractive scene After reading brief papers the officers in those participating in tUe program Rev W H Shaffer pastor of the church gave an interesting ad dress in which he congratulated the ladies and also spoke of the fifty three years since the organization of the Aid Society and the work done in that Following the remarks by Mr Shaf were made by Miss Eliz abeth Davidson and Mrs Theodore A Van Zant The program for the at tar noon was as follows Solo A Miss Bthel Wall worth So lo I Calling Miss Frances Voshell piano solo Miss Elizabeth Davidson solo Daisy Miss Ethel Wall worth piano solo Miss Elizabeth Miss Frances Voshell Miss Voshell was ac companied by Miss Elizabeth David son and Charlotte Wilson accompan ied Miss Wallworth When the program concluded refreshments and a gen eral reception was held Each person present soon became acquainted with the other guests Mrs William Pro vost president of the Ladies Aid So ciety was in charge and was assisted by Mrs George W Roberts The pro gram was arranged by Mrs Van Zant Those participating in tha GOOD ROADS No Organized Plan Observed in Delaware County Highways Generally Are Improved BROAD STREET WOMANS TEMPERANCE UNION Interesting Meeting Conducted Under the Direction of Department Block wore on the ioh LEFT TO S UP Railroads and Individuals Co Operate With Governor Brum baughs Suggestion program were given a rising vote of thanks for their efforts TWO ORDAINED Smith and Adam S Morze Graduates Crozer Seminary T May railed Cor a report nf Joseph Bates nnd Custom Inspector Mexican bandits in His Bend section near DROP IN TEMPERATURE Arrangements for Annual Meeting to Be Held At Prospect Park Overcoats and Wraps Made Straw Hats Look Out of Place hiip nnd overcoats low shoes ir doors and red hot r cars and if from tic aptic oi the strange para lost when the from 7 to i round SO degrees Wore the calendar fow would nc rit was one oc the lays of May and the warm v t lme be ushered in afternoon promised a rain niy the part ot rain foil Towards evening and at 1 November weather i on the sroets In drcs were built tr relieve evenings preference to porches the temperature and fair weather is hy the weatherman This include the temperature liow those who are buying to salt away their overcoats garments would do well to One Of Participants Harris D Kelly of Nineteenth streets took a prominent i Stratford Hotel rc night the of Mr Philip Jenkins Miss during the Feast of Lit snd scored a success The ninth annual convention of the Delaware County Associa tion will be held on the afternoon and evening of Friday June 4 at the home of the Prospect Park Fire Company Moore The convention will open at 3 r M for the election of officers for the year the polls remaining open un til P M At 6 oclock the Ladies Auxiliary of the Prospect Park Fire Company will serve a luncheon to all the dele gates preparations having been made to care for two hundred A hand con cert will be rendered from to S which time the will be called to order ny President Charles S Salin of Kidley Park Addresses of welcome will he made M D Burgess Prospect E M president and Dr B C Chief Prospect park FIro Company Following the routine business of the convention short addresses will he made hy Johnson President of Delaware County John B Jr Attorney of Del aware County C Eglan Vice Philadelphia Com pany Prof Anthony of Medical College George of the Fire De J G RidKy Park Jones Hatboro Harry Matthews of Albert R B Davis De Fire Depart ment Meyer President Bucks County Association An drew Graham President Montgomery County Association How ard President Gloucester Count v Association and Howard A Foster Secretary Mont County all of whom will he the guests of the convention Five hundred persons attended tho ordination services held at the First Baptist Seventh and Fulton streets last evening and witnessed the impressive services held in connection with the ordination to the ministry of Albany Rodney Smith of and Adam Stanislaw of Philadelphia members of the Senior class of the Grower Theological Semin ary Rev Alvah S Hobart secretary of the faculty ofthe Crozer Seminary Professor of Interpretation o the English New Testament at the tion preached the sermon in connec tion with the services which were ot an impressive character The newly occupied seals with the clergymen who participated in the exercises The choir of the First Baptist church rendered special music The services opened with the intr of the hymn He Leadeth followed by the reading of the minutes by Rev Frank Jr MacDonald pastor of the First Baptist Church and Al bany R imith sing a solo Dr Ho bart then preached his sermon from ihe text Epli 4 IS 16 He said tbat the aim of the Church was TO express itself in love The Church does not need wealth but it needs love The business of Church is not to get rich and not to build CONTINUED OX Good Roads Day was not observed iir in yesterday there being little it any thing done anywhere inthe county Apparently places where tion of any kind was contemplated were in Concord Birmingham and Thornbury townships these being the portions of the county which are dis farming districts There were cases of individual activity It being reported that in some parts of the coun ty farmers whose places life along dirt roads got out their plows and cut out the gutters and threw thp dirt up Into the middle of the road in the old fash way butso far there has been no organized effort reported Delaware county is a little different from most counties of the state In that it Is more like the city dis than the rural districts All but a few townships are fairly filled with boroughs and villages where tho roads have given way to streets equal ly as good as the city streets In most instances Macadam thoroughfares are the rule rather than the exception and it is not within the ability of the average resident to go out and improve them All of that section adjacent to Philadelphia has stone roads and this condition is true to a very large ex tent even In the townships nan All of the principal thoroughfares are hard stone roads and It is only the cross roads and the back roads of dirt that are unpaved This condition of affairs takes tho county out of the class with countie farther back from Philadelphia am which are not so densely populated u Delaware county Delaware count cannot boast that it has no bad roads however as there are many of them in this county which are at times almos impassable on account of thei but good roads so intersec the county that few people have t far on the bad roads and the are not for this reason such a grea inconvenience here as in some parts o the state where mud Is the condition during the winter months One noticeable successful effort wo Mothers Day was observed yester day by Broad Street Womans Christian Temperance a largely attend ed meeting Held In the Third Presby terian Church Broad and Potter the meeting being held under thn auspices of the Mothers Depart ment of tho Union An Interesting program was rendered and a glowing tribute was paid to mother and her In fluences Following a devotional service con ducted by Mrs A L Lathem chair lady of tho evangelistic committee during which hymns and temperance songs were sung and prayer offered Mrs Mahan of MOylan gave an interesting talk on and Mrs Tacle Gilbert of this city gava a talk on The Responsibility Moth Mrs H W Jones and Miss Ruth In charge A while the mothers attended the meet nnd after securing a description of tho youth from Miss tho police drove about and East They discovered a lad mowing grass on a lawn Ho wna placed in the automobile nnd taken to tho police Miss was summoned and recounted him as the one who attacked her At denied he waa the one who bad hold up Lyster but tho questioning of Mug the lad admitted that he had attacked her Ho he did not Intend to steal her The summoned from Philadelphia and after Miss Ly ster refused to press the the youth discharged with the under standing that the lake him hack to Philadelphia nnd look after him EASY MONEY FOR PROMOTER Gilbert Bardsley Drops Into the Hands of a lent Schemer MARCH TO PAY Board of Pardons Refuses to in the Case of Convicted Slayer of Pinkerton SPEECHES OF ATTORNEYS John B Hannuni Offers Strong Argument for En forcing Laws Mandate The State Board of Pardons yes refused to commute the Jeath sentence of George S March tor tho killing of s Lewis to life imprisonment Argument was made In tho case hy Hiram ori of March nnd At torney John B Haunum on the part of tho Commonwealth The quick decision of tho Hoard proves how well convinced they were that no mistake was made In the trial of March mid that ho should pay tho penalty for his crime In thw electric presumed that Governor Brumbaugh In Hie future will a date for electrocution Mr In of Mr characterized the murder of r post this city from Grays down to Wilmington Annual reports were given concern ing the various departments on a of meeting reported having been offered by Dr Lathem the unlimited use ot me ladies parlor of the Third Presbyterian Church for JIG monthly meetings This offer was with thanks and the Union 111 hereafter there The idles are planning to celebrate Juno which Is the birthday of Jennie Cas iday tlie founder of the W C T U lower Mission by bringing as many lowers as possible to the meeting that ay these to be distributed to the hos in this city The various branches of the Wo mans Christian Temperance Union In his city are active these days and meetings are being held are being largely attended Many new members are being received y the various branches This evening the Branch will conduct a business and social meeting at the Y W C A building Seventh and Market streets Park Entrance Improved The entrance to Chester Park at street and Edgmont ave nue has been beautified by the new sidewalks recently completed by Con tractor Stanley Brewer The cement walk extends from the entrance north on the a distance of about four or five city blocks A grasa plot lies between the curb and the walk and several hundred small shade maples have been planted and arc growing Sunnyside avenue which was re cently cut through to the park north of main entrance Is becoming very attractive Upon its completion tho roadway will be paved and n fine drive way into the park constructed Cement sidewalks line each side of the and small trees have about ten feet apart been Toes Crushed Vincent Corrigan of West Sixth at the Grand 5rst Improved Sidewalks Concrete walks are brick in Awarded a Prize the prizes awarded this week at tho Philadelphia School of Design for Women was one offered by H H Battles for oil painting of cosmos to Miss Kdith Burton of this city Last year Miss Burton graduated from the school and won the Horst man Fellowship Del Supervisor B O of th division brought In the services of number of work trains together wit a large number of workmen and n days time cleaned up the railroad I roads approaching stations from Grays Kerry to Wilmington of all dirt This stretch is not noticeably at any time of the year but recent im hod left some piles of dirt which needed to he carried away iud other spots required a little touching up Assistant Supervisor J D Archi bald aided in the One hundred men employed hy Su J K Rhoades of the Central Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad who states that he Is in sympathy with Governor cood roads day were put at work on various roads adjacent to the Media division of the Pennsylvania His men in behalf t the State the direction of the various townships and in thp northern section of Delaware county Quite a number of roads running parallel ana lateral with this division Of thp railroad between Elwyn and Oxford were repaired About a half mile of the Elwyn road a much traveled thoroughfare was repaired street near Butlir had several toes on his right foot crushed yesterday while working on a building opera tion in the borough of Marcus Hook Corrigan who is a stonemason was laying the foundations for tho cellar ot a building when a heavy stone fell nnd struck his foot Postal authorities ot Philadelphia have Instituted a search for the pro moter of a mall order business who Induced Gilbert Bardsley of 430 West Fifth street this city to Invest f nnd afterwards disappeared from his offices Bardsley who la a young man was attracted to tho Philadelphia offices of the concern by in advertisement that appeared in a Philadelphia newspaper explaining that a concern Wanted a partner with a small capital In company with a friend Bardsley from what could be learned visited the offices of the party wno had advertised and had the proposition explained He was told that the concern was dealing in shoe polish and doing a prosperous business On his second visit to the establish ment It Is sold the Chester man was shown checks and sums of money that came from agents and solicitors and that during his stay of per sons visited the office and tendered sums of money to the concern from wiles of The Chester man became interested in the proposition and was induced to decide to become a partner In the bus iness He tendered a check amounting to to tho manager of the con cern and afterwards ao it Is said taken to notary public and mado a partner in the business He was to re n salary and be employed by tho company Tho next morning on his return to the establishment according to re ports the man who received his checK on the previous dny did not report at the and has not since been seen by or others who had money in the concern It was learned that the postal au commenced an investi gation relative to the affair and havo instituted a search for the promoter of the business is a printer and while part of tho money which he dumped Into tho lap of the Philadelphia concern represented his savings the greater amount of the was received from the Traction Company on damages for injuries sustained by the young man In an accident at Park several ago Bardsley being a member by March and Roland Si riis one of tho most and murders over committed In this Commonwealth nnd ot Ihe law should bo car ried out Mr opened the case be fore the Board of Pardons by asking that tho case bo continued until that ot before tha Pardon Board lie asked on tha ground that Is Insane and It was upon his testimony In the that was convicted of tha of murder In the degree Application Refused t District Attorney Hannum strongly opposed this application which refused by the Board nnd case went to a hearing Mr Hannum told the Board that there was suffi cient evidence aside from that of Pen who was also convicted of tits name crime to convict of mur der In the first degree and to sustain tha decisions of the lower and Supreme courts both of which had refused to a hew Mr Hannum I in support of this recited much of the testimony given in the trial at He sold of Barber proved that March had been iri the stable when Pinkerton was kill ed that shortly atter the murder there was bipod on the clothing of March and that ten minutes after crime was went to the kitchen ofthe Brick House farm and wiped the blood from his hands towel Mildred Barber said that this was only a few minutes after sho had heard tho last agonizing of murder called attention to the fact that the testimony of the Barber I showed that she had examined tha towel bloody finger prints Ho also cited the testimony of Mary Louise Barber with whom Moich lived as his law CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE WEST END RELIEF SOCIETY Find Report of Ac Is Some Interesting are found In the final report of the West Relief Society which catered wants of the needy during the past winter In the western section of the city The quart erg were on March 5 and closed May B this two months period 5810 quarts of soup were number of poo pie fed 0002 number of families lup with groceries and bread 230 number of loaves given out 1356 of coal given out 7 together many articles of clothing shoes cosh received 115 cash for table cloth total money spent for vegetables groceries breast gus shoes balance i Those Interested In the relief work wish to thank all who contributed to this work either with money meat I groceries or clothing and supplies committee wishes to those who contributed meat each day for the H C VanNess of Third and Morton streets gavo his services free to tho relief work preparing tho soup be sides distributing H nnd the commit toe has tendered a vote ot thanks Mr VanNess and lo the young men i who so kindly assisted him In this J good work Theft of Flowers A number of flowers were stolon from the yard at the rear of tho home of Mrs George Cordon at Seventh and Pusey streets some time yesterday af Mrs Cordon had purchased the flowers for the purpose of decorat ing graves and had left them to re main in the yard while she went shop ping Moulders Quit Three moulders at the plant of O W Kelcham Terra Works went out yesterday morning They arc the only moulders employed at the plant at this time and they asked to be on day work instead of by the piece q of a party of Trinity Methodist Sun day School folks whr were caught In a collision of cars during a moonlight excursion He said this morning that he had little hope of ever getting his money back and now keenly regrets that he declined to take tho of at least one substantial business man of this who urged him to keep away from the Philadelphia proposition and let his money remain at Interest for a time at least In front of in th West End Contractors and concrete work have ord ers for considerable work for few month in that part of the city Exercises in the Schools Tomorrow afternoon Day will be observed by the school chil dren In every in this city the Brown Post Speakers Following are the appointments of speakers for the colored public schools made by Commander 3 W Elwy of John Brown Post G A R John Watts School Fourth and Kd wards streets Rev J Waters and Rev C Bennett Harvey School Fifth and Welsh streets Rev E T Bruce and Rev W Drummond Gartside School Second and Fulton streets Kev E P Dilworth and William Howard children will present programs for thM George Jones School and Post Grand Army of the Re public will have a speaker at fach school There will be no school ses sion on Monday benefit of parents and guests I Walnut streets Rev A E and Emery A comrade from the Post has been appointed to each school and will in the rendition of the various programs Wayfarers Under Cover must have kept most of the wayfarers in this city under cover last night for quietude and peace around the City Hall Xo hearings were held which was a pleasing experience for the officers DO YOU WANT A BIBLE T Only a Few Days More to Take Ad vantage of Times Offer Tho Chester Times still has a few Bibles which will be disposed of to the first who for them so if you want to take advantage of the Times offer and get one of these books for the small sum of SI you had better hurry This Bible according to those who have examined It is easily worth and they arc sold in the stores for even more than apiece Come to the office today or not later than Saturday anf examine this Bible Ton will surely want one when you have seem it and are able to realize what a bis bargain it is Violated School Law A case was heard by Alderman Charles K Melville of tho Fourth wart last night the defendant being John of 214 Crosby street and the prosecutor was Attendance Officer Blmer D Tlie charge against the man was his failure to send two children to school Blecha Rave testimony which im plicated his wife more than it did him The costs were placed on him after he had promised to see that his two small children Charles and Helen would at tend school Blecha alleged that ho Is employed as a weaver in a local establishment and that he has always been informed by his wife that the children had been attending school Several times At Officer Rennie sent notices to he Blecha home for the father hut ach time it is alleged that Mrs las destroyed the notices and that her had never seen them Horse Stolen William Oaks nf Delaware City has reported to tho local police that he fell a victim to a horse thief the animal stolen The horse Is with a white star on its forehead Application for Pardon An application will be made throne the Philadelphia Courts for a pardo for Alvin Mack of this city who i now in the Eastern Penitentiary Th application will be made on June 1 by the attorney of the applicant T I Brinton Entertaining Program An entertainment given last evening by the members of Jims Dramatic Club in the Parochial school building of the Immaculate Heart Church Vorris street below Third was enjoyed hy an audience of several hundred The two sketches A Quiet Fam ily and HIckey Farm were given Thomas Dolan John E Brad ley Miss Anns Watson Miss Mav Dolan Miss Grace Boyle William Kely Eugene Glenny Joseph John Buckley J F Gallagher J Mc Cabe Miss Anna McClas key and Miss Gertrude Watson par George Reynolds eral selections Visited The Cemeteries Several hundred perrons visited Chester Rural and St Michaels Cem eteries yesterday nt Eighteenth street and Edgmont avenue In both ceme teries extra men are at work the On Bitter 3 Act Drama local scenes As usual tie Gran d Old covered Bridge at UpU nd Dynamited Also Win in Paving and Sewer Contracts Council will award contracts this af at a special to be hem in Council for the of streets and construction of severs In this city The bids which were re on Monday have been tubulated bv Cttv G The will be called at 3 INDEX and General New General Media News Nearby Towns Womans and Social Editorials Classified General News Sports 10
