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100 Men Called For Physical
Eamination Next Thursday
and Friday
REPORT AT BRIDGEPORT
540
The following men are called for
Physiclal examination on AuguBt ICtli
1957 Carnla Evans H. D. No. 1 Bridge
port
676 Anselo S.lvestrini, 324 Spring
Mill avenue
2023 Steve Caybos, Swedeland
2566 James Bialne Hosenberger, Col-mar
2922 Harry V. Lauer, Blue Bell I'M
«44 Phillip Ricci, 324 Spring Mill
1866 James Dunnls Kelly, (iulph Mills
2937 Tony Succlu, Ambler Pa
180S Frank Rodgera Swodelan.i
1943 Wm. Ackforlh Quant ieo, uMary-land
1677 Patsy Hemorco
2941 George W. Smith, Ambler
2706 James Win. Dersy, Jefferson
Hotel Jeffersonillv^
122 Joseph Santillo. -Back road
Bridgeport Pa.
1783 Uugi RerarJnelll, McCoy's Row,
Swedcsburg
642 John J Welsh, 101 W. 3rd.
Conshohocken.
939 Antonio Rathowskl '!
16339 Kail Kaymond Simons,
Port Kennedy
222 Socorsso Colucia, 449 Prospect,
Bridgeport.
2364 Joseph 1). Shellonberger,
liatfield, Pa.
1715 Ant.iew Yakssoe, Port Kennedy.
90t; James J. Morarty, 126 Hector
St. Conshohocken.
1337 1-ouls Streeper Woodland,
Bprlug Mill Ave., Consho.
700 Nicola ZUni, 162 W. 2nd.
2226 Harry A. Huliv, Lansdale.
Conshoboeken.
1260 Michael Alloyious Brown,247 east
8th Ave. Conshohocken.
1195 Dan:l DaMadiQ, 347 W. t'.th Ave.
Conshohocken
2400 John P. Kulp, Hatfield I'M.
297 Chas. Patrick Finn'.n, 336 Pros-pect
Bridgeport.
321 Wm. Henry Bateman, 5th W. 4th
St., Bridgeport.
736 John Vailely lloey, II FWrre/Jl SI
Conshohocken
1628 Edward Hobbins, Port Kennedy.
2611 Wm. F. Tyson, lioraham Pa.
2863 Salvatora Paladino, Ambler, Pa.
707 Joseph Kelly, 127 1st. St. Consho.
2559 Klni'ir Nace Lehman, Lansdale
1425 Wm. Wyere Baldwin, Spring Gar-den
end Walnut, West Consho.
1002 ConatanlO Mazzochelll, :S74 E.
Elm St.Conshohocken.
1151 Ciui.si.eppc Prospero, S07 W. nth
Ave. Conahohocken.
noi Jahue Underwood Blekings, 207
W. 7lh Ave,, Conshohocken.
368 Nlcoli Nottl, Ford and Depot
Bridgeport.
974 Harrv Frank Culp, 318 Spring
Mill, Conshohocken.
1698 Thomas Leeolou, Port Kennedy,
Pa.
320 Alexander Coscia, 112 E. 4tli St.
Bridgeport.
950 Earnest Russell Jones, 251 HO.
6th. Conshohocken.
926 Joseph John McCall, 403 Spring
Mill, Conshohocken.
7010 Stanley PowMl Davles, lex F llliL
Conshohocken.
2827 Qeo. Esboi, Ambler.
1857 Trim Council, R. I). No. 1.
Bridgeport.
919 Waclaw Olszewski, 362 E. Elm
St. Conshohocken.
656 John A Wolfington, 405 W. F.lni
St. Consh.Mioi-ken.
1919 Frank DIMarch, Swedeland.
2476 Win. Horsey, Norristown.
1339 Fred Abraham Ferrier, 738 Wells
Bt. Conshohocken.
2405 Frank J, Kralss, Souderton.
814 Barney Banckoswke, 218 Elm St.
Conshohocken.
1176 Oscar Farmer Ix>bb, 118 W. 7th
Ave. Conshohocken.
1070 John I^werenco Murphy, 346 W.
6th Ave. Conshohocken.
738 Fiorelll Cluilio, 423 Old Eim St.
Conshohocken.
1167 LnCwig Spang Filbert Little, KM
Fayelto St., Conshohocken.
2652 Wm. Fox Plerson, Trooper ltd.,
W. Noirlton Twp.
1097 Bonj. Smith Bailey, 117 W. 7th
Ave., Conshoocken.
1191 Vcnanzio Dollls, 1G1 W. 6th Ave.,
Conshohocken.
1234 John Zimmerman Hoyer, 143 E.
9th Ave., Conshohocken.
1781 Thos. C. Pearson, R. I). No. 1
Conshohocken.
Loo. Joseph Carvey, 509 Spring Mill
Ave, Conshohocken.
848 Albert J. Lelghton, 136 B, Elm
St., Conahhocken.
2323 Walter Henry Royman, Center
Square.
1118 John J Perry, 820 W. 6th Ave.,
Conshohocken.
8988 Felice Btofta, Ambler.
121 William i.. Cummlnga, TO:, De-
Kan St., Bridge port.
22i Domanlco Ri atlo, 146 I'ord St.,
Brldgoport.
8666 Titan Becbetl Rodebaoh, Jeffer-sonvllle.
1681 Robert Raymond Rled, 101 Jose-phine
Ave., W. Conshohocken.
8648 Joseph Qrayurl, Hatfield.
1474- Jamea Qrover Roriok, IOS Front
St., W, Conshohocken.
i II i John Kllpatrick, :> Merlon a.ve .
w Conshohocken.
22s:: .loim x Bnyder, Lanadale.
2300 Sewell Frank Frick, West Point.
8788, Albert T. Mentch, 803 Fores! Ave
Jefferson v:ile.
1616 .Morris Hani' I. I'ort Kennedy.
288 Beraflfl PasquiUe, 803 Rolstetn
St., Bridgeport,
888 Joseph Patrick BngUsh, 20] H..1-
Bteln St., Bridgeport.
604 Benjamin Armaboad, 184 1st Ave
Conabobocken.
1054 -Martin T. UoCauley, :iu:i Elm st.
Conshohocken.
2663 George Lewis Qarner, Lanadale.
1205 (ieo. Norman Dougherty, 224 w.
5th Ave., Conshohocken.
22S6 Russell II. 3chult/., West Point.
2688 .Martin Stanley Hall, Jefl'erson-viiie.
w Noniton.
2370 Wesley M. Miller, Hatfield. \
2152 Herman Smith, Penllyn.
1610 Alexander Zdroka P. &R. Rail-road
w. Conahotaooken.
1091 tiaetano B>sco, 600 Maple St.,
W. Comhohocken.
2139 Joseph H. Clayton, Penllyn.
470 Stanley Loo Bamabaw, :::! Front
street, Bridgeport
812 Martin Hart Kuntz, 3 Fifth St.,
Bridgeport
8698 Raymond Bolster Snyder, 1419
William street, Jeftersonville
1507 John titaskowski. 34 Front St.,
West Conshohocken
1729 Edwin Martin, Jr., R. 1). No. 1.
Wayne
2953 Hugh James Dugan, Swedland.
The following men are called for
physical examination August 17th:
1686 Ernest Rochester, Port Kennedy
1284 Solomon F. l-averty, Jr., 918
Fayette street, Conshohocken
90 Isaac Ralph March, lls D< Kalb
Btre ;, Bridgeport
' 191 Michael Roberto, ::IT Holateln
street, Bridgeport
2430 Charles Herman Weldenbaugh,
Fairview Village
2204 Claudius W. I laywood Jr., Am-bler
211 It; RtttSoll Will:.,-1. Hallow.-11
477 Alfonso Coscia, 112 Blast Fourth
street, Brideport
1187 Qulceppfi 1)1 Paola, 251 West 0th
a venue, Conshohocken
2871 Walter I'nr.ile, Center Square
1179 Hugh Hlair Cunningha.i, MS W.
Eighth avenue, Conshohocken
753 BbnodlO Mariani, 1 Oak street,
Conshohocken
2158 Richard M. Thomas, Penllyn
130 Harry Youstak, 101 Third street,
Bridgeport
868 Stantfrlaw Duda, 257 Elm St.,
Conshohocken
2156 William Doran, Norristown
1996 James Presley Gordon, Gulf
Mills
168 Tony Ilalay, 219 Bat Fourth rft.,
Bridgeport
1023 Joseph A. Wert/., 864 Fast Elm
street, Conshohocken
1982 t.'.irnei Munn, Radnor
1774 John p.ezoisky, Swedeland
•121 Pasquale VergUlo, 8 Railroad St.,
Bridgeport
sin David II. Wood, 107 East Third
avenue, Conshohocken
1317 l/onard Frank Mellugh, 14;'. K.
Sevsnth avenue, Conshohocken
2585 Cieorge I. liartleson. North Wales
1511 James J. McCarriek, 150 Joseph-ine
avenue. West Consho'.
2815 Eugene M. Duffleld, Broad Axe
1188 HOWnrd David Vandegrift, 139
West Eleventh avenue, Consho.
2845 Steven I'ailiih, Ambler
2879 John B Dettra, Lansdale
2884 Bugone Bilger, Lanadale
2213 Albert Armstrong. West Point
667 Martin J. Costello, 128 First
avenue, Conshohocken
1895 Adam Vincent Wolfrom. Center
strset, Swedsburg
175 Andrea Buonventura, 400 IIol-steln
street, Bridgeport
2147 Elmer M. Kerrigan, Gwynedd
Valley, Pa.
300 Charles Vincent McFadden, IS
West Sixth St., Bridgeport
278 Richard Joseph Wafer, 211 East
Fo'U;'lii street, Bridgeport
2177 Alexander H. Fisher, Ambler
24:12 John Harding Andres, Norris-town
1682 William McKinley Bray, It. D. 1
Bridgeport
(Coulinued on Fifth Page)
"CHIC" LUCAS SHOT TO DEATH BY
ITALIAN HE WAS ABOUT TO ARREST
"Chic" Serving As a Special Officer, Was Doing His Firsl Police
Work. Accompanied by Oflicer Campbell, He Went to Third
Floor of Citron iUiildins; to Arrest Mike Nolen (Ralph).—
Nolen Shot Lucas.—Campbell Dropped to Fljx>r in Dark
Km.-II.—Murderer Sought to Kill Wife While Escaping.—Wife
Says Nolen Murdered a Man 2 Years Ago in Wccf Virginia.—
Murderer Is a Gambler and of Vicious Temper.4—Was Once
Shot Hy His Own Father.—Great Crowds in Bad Temper Over
Murder.—No Clues Found.—Lucas Gained Fame in Sports.
Bugene •'• Lucas, known among the
Old lime followers "f bodingAnd wrest-ling
all over the United States as
"Chic" was shot to death at 8.46 o'clock
last night in the rooms of an Italian
who goes by the names! ><t Mike Nolen
or Mike Ralph and is known aa
"Black" Mike.
Lucas Wenl on duty us a special po-liceman
at 7 o'clock last night ta serve
as the regular policemen were taking
vacations. His drat work was to serve
a warrant on "ltlnck" Mike, charged
1 y his wife with non-support and
throats to kill. Lucas was accom-panied
by Officer Campbell. The two
policemen wenl i" Mike's rooms, which
are on the third liner <>f the citron
building, i''.im and i'ayette streets.
They went up the wide, dark stairway,
using their flashlights to light their
way. They arrived at the rooms of
Mike.
Mike was sating supper In the kitch-yi.
(Hi the table besides his supper
was an "ii lamp and at his rlghi hand
ivas a revolver. The police did not
notice the revolver as the man had it concealed by his hand. As Lucas entered
the room, he had drawn his chili and cried: "Hands up." Mike grabbed his
revolver Instead and Bred three shots. One of the shots struck Lucas In the
riRht side of the neck above the collar bone and severed the conoid artery.
Lucas fell to the door with a moan. As the first Shot was tired. Campbell
dropped to the floor. Mike quickly Krai.i.ed the lamp and nourishing his re-volver,
went Into the hallway cnllin.u for and CUMing his wifc.-'Mtkc continued
his Shouting and Cursing and made his way to the second floor where he placed
the lighted lamp OB the stair landing and rushed down a hack stairway lending
Into n narrow alley which leads to Payette street and made his .scape.
In making his escape, Mike, carrying B lamp, slowly triad his way over the
prostrate i,I.mas and over Campbell, who fell to the Boor, and made Ids way
down the hallway, so said Mrs. Nolen, who claims she saw her husband leave
the room.
Lucas rose almost immediately after he was shot and made his way to the
street, lie was noticed walking rapidly on I'ayette street and holding his hand
to his mouth. Several persona spoke to him but received no reply as he was
bleeding internally and was unable to speak. As be reached Hector and Kay-ette
streets, several persons at Hart's cigar store noticed he was injured. They
assisted him to the office of Dr. Cordycc, Hector and Harry streets. As he
reached the office. "Chief collapsed, and when placed in a chair, he expired.
After the shooting. Campbell rushed Into the street and called for assist-ance.
The town was soon greatly excited. Hundreds of persons collected at
the scene of the shooting and nt the police station.
Mike and his wife, they have no
children, lived In two rooms on the
third door of the Citron building. They
have a bed room and a kitchen, the
bed room facing Fayctte street and the
Other room is back and adjoining.
Adjoining these rooms are two other
rooms and bock of these is a toilet
room. All the rooms open Into a (lark
corridor. As Lucas and Campbell
gained the third floor landing, they
proceeded along the dark hallway to
the fourth door, which WM open.
They saw Mike at his supper and Lu-cas
entered llrst. not suspecting the
man had a revolver almost in his
grasp. Mike's wife was just leaving
the roo mwhen the officers arrived and
to this fact, she believes, her life was
saved.
The Wife's Story of the Crime.
Mrs. Nolen, or Ralph, was before her
marriage Madaline Drier, daughter of
Peter Orler. an Austrian residing here.
She said she was married a little over
three years ago. at Norristown. to Mike
under the name of Nolen. She said
her husband was cruel and had a very
vicious temper, lie would not work
regularly and gave up his position nt
the WbrkS Of the J. Wood & Rros.
Company about three weeks ago. Since
then he has devoted his lime to gamb-ling
and abusing her. lie was a man
who drnnk very little and she said she
never knew him to be Intoxicated.
Vestei-dav morning, Mike became very
abusive and threatening. He pulled a
revolver from the pocket of his over-alls
and pointing it In his wife's face,
threatened to kill her. The woman
said she was terrified all day as her
husband kept repealing his threats.
At S o'clock, last night, she went to
Magistrate Light and swore out a war-rant
for her husbands arrest, charging
him with non-support and threats. She
returned home and said she did not
tell her husband of her actions. She
said she did not expect the police SO
' She said she did not hear the police
arrive. Mike was eating his supper
In the kitchen and on the table was a
lamp and he had his revolver at his
right band, laying on the table. The
woman said, she was Just leaving the
room to get a bucket of water when
the police entered. Immediately one
of the police called "hands up." The
D. xt insiuni a Shot was fired and n
man fell heavily. The woman said she
ran clown the corridor and Into the
toilet room and hid behind the door.
Her husband followed, carrying the
lamp and flourishing his revolver, call-ing
vile names to her and saying: "I'll
catch you." As the man passed, she
came from the rooms and watched him
descend to the second floor where he
placed the lighted lamp on the land-ing.
She said, she did not know of his
movements after that but believed he
was hiding In the hallway on the sec-ond
floor waiting to shoot her. She
ran down the stairway to the spcond
floor and to a window where she Jump-ed
onto a narrow roof, over the win-dows
of the Kim street stores, and
made her WnjT through n window into
the next house.
The bo lj' of the murdered man was
removed *n the morgue of Undertaker
Moore on First avenue last night.
This morning Coroner McGlathory
came here to make an investigation.
Dr. Uosto'd:, of Norristown, coroner's
physician performed a postmortem ex-amination
an<: found that Lucas had
been shot with a :i8-callhre revolver.
The hull"t entered the right side of
the neek, striking the top of the col-lar
bone and passing slightly upward,
passing through the neck and larynx
to beneath the lower jaw, from where
it was removed. The bullet when It
struck the collar bone was slightly
flattened on one side.
Policeman's Story
Oflicer Campbell, who went with
Lucas *o make the arrest, told of go-soon
and prepared supper for her hus-ing to the building andiLucas entering
bnad, the roc-ui, grasping >ts club in his
hand and calling "hands up". Immed-iately
a shoi was fired and Campbell
said he dropped to the floor to get out
of range Campbell was greatly un-nerved
over the shooting and was un-able
to follow the movements <.r the
murderer. I.aier lie aided the other
police -ii n'i.king a search and he am!
Oflicer Heold made a thorough search
of the entire building.
Campbell did not get a chance to
enter the kitchen before the shots
were fired. He said he dropped to the
floor. In doing so he must have drop-ped
in the dark hallway with his face
touar.,; Fayctte street, as Mike pass-ed
Utrougb the doorway and ran down
the hallway In the opposite direction
a distance oi about thirty feet to gain
the stairway. Had Campbell been
facing towards the stairway, he could
have taken a shot at the fleeing man
its Mike ran to the second floor carry-ing
a lighted lamp.
District Attorney Notified.
Within 1 few minutes after the shoot
ing, the now spread over the town and
great crowds congregated. District
Attorney Ant'erson happened to be
in the Recorder office and was in-formed
of the tragedy, lie Immediate-ly
went to tile scene and gave the po-lice
Instructions to begin a search
and then notified the police of Phila-delphia,
Norristown, Lower Morion,
Radnor and Springfield townships,
giving a good description o" the mur-derer,
an I asking to keep a close
watch on nil railroads and trolleys.
"Black ' Mike is :\2 years c/t age, .1
feet 7 inches high, 166 pounds weight,
jet black, wavy hair worn low over
the forehead, lie has live goltl front
teeth In the upper jaw. When he es-caped
he wore black, rubber-soled
shoes, blue overalls, and a blue sport
shirt. He i.sually wears a plaid cap,
but it believed he left without a hat
or cap.
The Lower Merlon police arrived
Bare shortly after being notified and
under 1 he direction of the District At-torney,
searched the house known as
No. 1 McCoy's row, Rainbo quarries,
at Swedeland. Mike's lather lives
there. The Norristown police and
the local police accompanied by ex-policeman
Charles Slavin had also
searched the house but no trace of
the murderer was found. The police
also visited the house of Mike's- sister,
at Fifth avenue and Wood street but
no trace of bun was found.
While ihj District Attorney was di-recting
lh-3 police, an excited young
man, Qeorge McKarland, appeared at
the police station and said he had
just passvl Mike on Kayette street,
between Sixth and Seventh avenues.
When McKarland was closely ques-tioned
as .0 the man's wearing appar-el
and especially his shoes, he said
the man walked heavily as if he was
wearing hobnailed shoes. He also
gave a wrong description of the clith-ing.
McKarland admitted he. might
have been mistaken but said he knew
Mike to ieo him and the man he pass-ed
had :v striking resemblance to
Mike.
People Aroused.
Mike ni3 always had a bad reputa-tion.
He and his wife have been liv-ing
here for the past three months
having come here from Camden. N. J.,
anil previous to) going to Camden had
resided here. Since their return Mike
gambling. He continually abused
his wife and the neighbors knew of
their quarrels and Mike's vicious
disposition. A woman, neighbor stat-ed
last night, that she was sitting near
the Rim Street entrance to the build-ing
when Bh( saw the police come to
nrrest Mike She said she knew there
would bo trouble and went across the
Street. S!H said as soon as she hat!
i'ached the other sidewalk, the shots
rang out. Some say two shells wen
fired, Othjra say three nnd four. Roth
Mrs. Nolen and Officer Campbell say
they heard but two. Mike, took his
revolver v,lib him and a box of cart-ridges.
Ella wife said he always car-ried
a revolver and a supply of am-munition.
Manj people were sitting along the
Kim atreel sidewalk when the tragedy
occurred but none entered the build-ing.
Alik" did not make his escape
from the Kim she. 1 stairway bir by
a back slaw.; leading to an alley open-ing
into I'ayette street.
Many Italians quickly gathered at
the scene nnd at. the police station and
were loud in their condemnation of
the murdeier. All gave him a bad
name an I cave BUggeBtlOnS to tile po-lice
as to where he would be likely
!to go.
House Guaraed.
District Attorney Anderson bads
guards placed in the house in hopes
that Mike might return during the
ni;:!>t for a change of clothing. lie
asked for volunteers, as no uolice
were available. Immediate!] Frank-lin
Herman, a member ol Co. I', N.
ti. P., slepped forward and said he
and his fellow member, Jacob Oauger,
of Harmanvllle,, would watch the place
Met. Mendenhall was called on the
'phone and gladly uav. permission
tor the m< n to act. They kept an
all-night \igil but Mike did not ret urn.
Murderer Was een
This morning Pitto Kspaslion, an
Italian residing at No. 1 Oak street,
and employed in a local mill, told a
fellow workman thai he saw Nolen or
Ralph last night between 9.80 and 10
o'clock, lie came before tue Burgess
at noon todaj and repeated his story,
saying that he did not bear Ot the
murder until this morning.
He said: "I was in bed when I
heard my wife talking to a man at
the door. My wife called me and I
came to the door. I saw Ralph hold-ing
his left leg above the knee, and he
had inu.-it blood on Us clothes. Ralph
said: 'I got one in the leg. but I
knocked one down and I do 'not know
whether ii,. is dead or not.'" Kspastiu
said Kalph then said he had two
shots In hi:; leg. Ralph ottered no
further explanation and llowly walked
up the Reading Railway tracks which
pass the house. Tills is the last seen
of the man.
Kspastiu says he knows Ralph very
well and had no idea a murder had
been committed. When asked why
he did not report the fact to the po-lice
last Dight, he said he did not
know anything had happened ant", he
relumed !o bed.
Woman Arrested
Under the Istruotion of District At-torney
Andeison, Mrs. Nolen was ar-rested
at noon, today, by Oflicer Car-roll,
of Swedeland. who swore out a
warrant before Magistrate Light Bhe
is held as a material witness and tak-en
to jail as she fears her husband
will return aiic'. kill her.
May Offer Reward
A number of Conncilmen have been
seen and all agree that the Borough
should offer a reward for the capture
of the murderer.
No Trace of Shots in House
There sre not trace of the shots
Eked in th" rooms and hallway of the
house where the tragedy occurred,
The witnesses and persons outside
the building claim the heard from two
to four shots but Mrs. Nolen insists
three shots were fired. One of the
bullets was fount', in Lucas's body
and if the story of Espastlo is true,
the oth-r two bullets are in Nolens
leg.
Belie- (Van is Hiding Nearby
Several local hunters, familiar with
the numerous secret places along (he
river believe the murderer is still
nearby and urge a thorough search
of all the caves and quarry holes in
this vicinity.
Ralph or Nolen is an expert free
traveler. He has made several long
trips on freight trains and the police
are of th-> opinion he Will try this
method for his geta-way. However.
the police believe the man will be cap-tured
within a few days as every ave-nue
of esc-ipe is being closely watcher.
MEN IN SERVICE WJUILT
Rev. A. J. Davies Tells of Great
Need of Reading Matter for
Soldiers in Camp
•LIBRARY WAR BOOK WEEK'
WIFE ACCUSES "BLACK" MIKE OF MURDERING
A MAN IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR Sll
Mrs. Nolen, as she sat In the police it was cheaper. We left the boat at
Station among a room full of men. was
greatly agitated. A Recorder repre-sentative
bad had a conversation with
her at her home and again .'it the po-lice
station. He was not satisfied that
the woman was telling all she knew.
He questioned her closely as to her
life with her husband .nd asked If
Mike did not commit B murder before.
The woman was startled and In a
trembling voice said: "I will toll you.
The thing has been killing me and will
cause my husband t OdO away with
me, 1 have been wanting to toil it
Sverv day but my husband has always
been suspicious nnd often threatened
to do away with me for fear I will
tell what I know. 1 must tell it! I
must tcdl it!"
The woman began in a low, distinct
but trembling voice to recite the fol-lowing
story, while seated in a chair In
one corner of the hearing room in the
police station while a crowd of excited
men filled the room nnd caught snatch-es
of the tale without understanding:
"It was two years ago. My husband
said we will go West. We had been
living in Conslioliocken and he thought
he could make money in the West.
We had only a little money and we
went somewhere, I do not know the
exact place. We had been riding on
the railroad and our money was nearly
gone. Wc then {raveled on. ... boat. £s
night at a town I do not know the
name of. My husband said w were
then in West Virginia. V7< Were out
of money, lie look me to the police
station and told me to wait for him.
The police lei me slay as my husband
said he was going to look for a plaee
to stop and would return for me. Be-fore
he went, be said: '1 saw a little,
old man get o ffthe boat here and he is
going to give me some money.' I knew
he did not any one ami believed he In-tended
to kill the man. Mike returned
to the police station at one o'clock In
the morning for me. lie was excited
and I said "what have you don..' lie
told me to keep qulel and come laong
be old man had given him some
money.
"When we '-'ol into the street, lie
said, 'we must get out Of hero. I bad
to kill the Old man and tear off his
vest and I only got $11." He then told
me how he killed him." The woman
said her husbtind carried a big black-
|8Ck With which he often threatened
her. Continuing her story, she said:
"Mike said he beat the old wilh his
black-jack and broke his head. He
then choked the man until his whole
16 was forced from his mouth. He
tin n tore off the man's vest and found
111." At this part of her recital. Mrs.
Nolen was almost dramatic. She ex-tended
her arms, her voice was clear
(Continueeedl oafjckil''auggc Three). ,
Rev. A'bner .7. Davles, who Is spend'
ing ten days at the Officers' Training]
Camp at Niagara, Bends the follow-ing
letter as to the need for books for
the soldiers
Miss Aiken, Librarian,
1 Conshohocken.
.My d.at Miss Aken:
I am wonder'ng whether a word)
from me, which you could have print-ed
TuesCay In the THE RECORDOR,
lie :: help to yor in your cam-paign
next week for Books for the
men in the Camps. . ^
Reaching here last Tuesday morn-ing,
I reported promptly to Col. Mil-ler,
the Commander of this camp, by
whose pecial permission I cttme. Ha
received me most Cii.trteo't.•'.. .nil
has afforded me every possibility for
work which could g.> with the status
and the opportunities of an assistant
Chaplain
Living tight In the Barracks of the
Army Y. M. c.. A , and assisting Stan-ley
in the ImportanI work of thai or-ganlxation,
I can now speak from ex-perience
on this matter of Books.
The men come in here for tin■m.
The demand for them is fnirly steady.
Let me tell you how we arc e.|,.ippeu /
to meet th. demand.
Fir.-., so far as the Y. M. C. A. War
section is directly ci ncernjed, the))
a small Library of their Hooks
are borrov 11. and are here for the
use of th9 Bololers. These books are
mostly fiction, and of a good sort, but
there' Is a decided la.k of the books
specially tufted to the ia formal ion ot
men in tie emergency which is di-rectly
before them.
It :.•, therefore, quite apparent »o
mo that t!u movement for ncxl weekk< ;
is a very Important one. In the new
Cantonments, with their thousands of
soldiers, there should be not simply
the hook; which the Pvbllc Libraries
may ti:id themselves aide to loan with-out
injury to thu;r own work, but each
army cam;) Bhould have a huge ami
properly equipped Library fitted to
1 he 1-p'- e ial nee is of the soldiers. A
The days which I have so far spent ■
here, living from morning until night
with the soldiers, and coming into
practical and personal touch with
them an 1 their varied needs, have
deeply impressed me with the "on-viciion
that whatever we can do for
the men 111 the Camps ought to bo
wisely, thoroughly and generously
done.
In the hope thai this word from one
of the Camps may be a help towards
making the Hook Campaign rank in
Its degree of success with the oilier
achievements of which our good old
Conshohocken la so justly proud, 1 am,
Very truly yours,
ABNER JAMES DAVIES.
• * •
This word fro-.i one of our towns
men who :s actively ai work in a
trainig camp brings home to us the
present need for hooks. In lad in
the town; near the training camps the
problem has 111 n not to gel the men
to read bul get the books for them to
read.
At AUentOwn this hai; been the pro-blem—
the city Library there supply-ing
the not d as i.est II could.
• • •
Already many hooks and magazine*
have been mil to the free Library.
The children are helping till they can.
One little rirl came In last Friday1 and
said "Teacher can you bring a mag-azine
if you oan't bring a book". Yes,
wastold her. "And if you aint got no
magazine can you give the cost ot
one." "Yes, thai will do, too."
"Well, bores' a d'uu" she Bald, .and
was radiant at having helped.
Mr. Davles says, lei us g■■. ■ • u-orously
and thoroughly.
If any1 one in town has a copy of
"What Men Live By'. please send It.
Any on-: having books abtfut tho
war, books that will Inspire and in-form
plea•; ■ send them. And please
send liberally of godo fiction, new and
old.
A New Ice Man
Mr. and Mrs. John Rellly. of Spring
Mill avenue, are receiving cangratilla-tions
on the birth of a son, born yes
terday morning. The proud father Is
the popular ice dealer who has con-ducted
a routo in this borough for se\ -
tral years.
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