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20 a THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 26, 1940 DEATHS LET'S ALL HELP GIVE NOW TO THE SALVATION ARMY WAIVERS TO ESTATE LATE BULLETIN LIMITED DF ARTIST VOIDED AS GARRETT HEIRS Hrr'c a pleasant, herbal syrup whirh fivea quirk relief for rough due to colds It's fniii. Prearribrd by many doctor for CTf 30 years. Safe even for babies. For free t-isi botUa. writs: Pertussin, Lept T-l.

440 jo-str-ru PERTUSSIN AMay. Fjtilly a. Ambrose, Jnhn 4. Aqutllno, May tWkir, Uilhrlmlna Hnuty. Trmi J.

Hrnwne, Narah Ana 4'hesnea, William llnsan. Thranaa Cm. KdwaM r. Ihmnclly, Anna llonnrlly, Arthur 8. Ilullon.

Mary V. Mahnney. Catherine E. Main, Marcaret Malswlnklr, M. I.

Markovlll, Adotph Mr. Jnhn J. Merraldo. Clotilda Meyer, Caroline Mnnre. Anna W.

Muritn, r-dward B. Mutt, Caroline V. Nace, Mlnta A. O'Brien. Arthur J.

Court Assails Deal By Which 2 Women Field. Karah U'Hrtrn. Margaret C. r'lounders. W.

Jr. Khoad. Mary J. A WEEK Pays for both Lessons and Musical Instrument on Gim-bels Music Lesson Plan. Any of these instruments; Accordion, Saxophone, Clarinet, Trombone, Violin, Cornet, Xylophone, Trumpet, Drums, Guitar, Flute, Marimba.

Music lessons include; Notation method, pitch training, rudimental training, microphone training, memory training, proper interpretation, sight reading, PLUS Band and Orchestra Rehearsals. Admit Lack of Evidence in Fight For $20,000,000 Sold Fortune for $1 Flynn, Clement W. Kndrffer. Carl lie W. (iaulisrh, Fred Katdroherger, W.

M. tiraaser. Anna Kuan, Mary F. t.riM. Mary Kllen Sell.

J. Henley Cutekunst. I.ydia M. Kchlaeks. I-miiite A.

Marian, Dorothy A. NchiiU. Annie Hale. Joseph 1.. Shnnk.

Carrie E. Hamilton. William H. Smedley. Philip N.

Jones. Chan. H. Hmlth. Mary Ann Kenlake, Charles SnillhaaJte, John W.

4 nirkwiMNI. Kohert Stelrelman, Mary I- chug ywb tzns: Krusen. Henry Stout, Misan Levin HOTEL CHGSTGL1FIGLD 130 W. 49th St. New York AT RADIO CITT IN TIMIS SO.

A ceo mm ad Alio MS jor 1,000 guests ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH AND RADIO Kukulka, Mary M. Ijuarua, Rnaa l.yne. Fraaela 1. McAllister, Anna Sttinaham.Fleannr C. Hykea, Clara Keber Tlnney.

Mary J. Trelhle. Klule H. Met and lean. Frtlth Heaver, Carrie a.

J. KarrmeyWeaver. Ida May MrKenile. Archie W. Morthlntion, Evan T.

MrKeown, Kath. B. For further information carl WALnut 3300 Extension 3405. Cimbels Music Cemtrt Seventh Floor iCA PER DAY The claims of 283 would-be heirs to the $20,000,000 snuff fortune of Henrietta Garrett were virtually eliminated yesterday for lack of evidence at a hearing before William M. Davison, special master in the Of these, 234 were members of the Harter-Karchncr Clan Association, who had based their claim on the contention that Martin Harter, their common ancestor, had a daughter who came to this city and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter at the home of Christian and Henrietta Schacffer, parents of Mrs.

Garrett. This child, they contended, was actually the one who later became Mrs. Garrett. R. O.

Brockway. attorney for the ILnEie Ldcngnc call (Snznalbells ITgto FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET GIMDELS FOR FAMOUS FASHIONS (g(DM) Two of the women heirs to the estate of Joseph W. McGurk, illustrator and cartoonist, didn't believe the estate was worth more than 12000 or $3000. So for $1 each they signed away all their rights to the third heir, who as the sister of one and the aunt of tie other. The McGurk estate was actually worth $106,000.

Based on this set of facts, the Orphans Court yesterday ordered the $1 releases nullified, and apportioned the estate equally among the tliree women. SISTER CRITICIZED judge Robert V. Bolger, who handed down the order, scathingly ciiticlzed Katherine McGurk, sister of the late illustrator and administratrix of his estate, for her failure to tell another sister, Mrs. Frances 0Lsz, and a niece, Frances McDonald, that they were really signing away $30,000 shares of the small fortune. McGurk, a nationally known artist who was formerly a sports cartoonist on a newspaper, died Jan.

8, 1939, at his home, 1442 N. 2d st. His will left everything to his mother, who had been dead nine years, so that under the intestate laws his two sisters and hi niece were entitled to equal stares in the estate. association, told Davison in Room 414 City HaU that his clients had ALL THE no evidence they could produce which would show a connection between the group and Mrs. Garrett.

Their claims Fkmuntihex (GzrecaQ Gncimlbell Seirvnca Thousands at Rites For Borah in Idaho BOISE. Jan. 25 TJ. William Edgar Borah, statesman of the world and toast of the common man, was burled today in snowy Morris Hill Cemetery. Funeral services were held before thousands of friends who had seen the Republican Senator rise from an obscure young attorney here to become a statesman and orator of world renown.

Borah was burled In a plot set aside by the Boise Park Board. Gov. C. A. Bottolfsen said today that he did not beleive Mrs.

William E. Borah would be willing to accept appointment as successor to her late husband and he had not discussed it with her. He indicated his advisers recommended appointment of a man to the post. were then "passed" by the Master, subject to reinstatement if sub DENTAL WORK YOU NEED 51 Mw" J1 mu Dr. Nar-i reentry Dental Naa.

One account one weekly nny-mnrf, and saw isrWes ess all. 1 aar rnlal nutrkt wtl be rim stantlal evidence Is later brought to ugnt. F. A. Mater and J.

Pomerantz. at torneys for 49 other claimants, not members oZ the Harter clan, made pirtWy Mini statements similar to Brockway's. 30 ana tneir claims were likewise passed utes utisctims muses rim EPAICS It SVOCET CHARGES x-im SIIDttWMK ior tne time being. The next hear ing in the State's attempt to claim the Garrett estate by escheat will DR. H.

N. SHOR 1231 Market 69th St, P. R. T. Terminal be held Feb.

1 in Room 426 City Hall Hose Wagon Wrecked -0lM' I III' Germantown a Cheltea e-TL Cor Swerving to Avoid Auto A combination hose wagon. No. 7 Extra, stationed at Warnock and UWMM-HMM SSB1 HliWHi Berks was wrecked at 11 o'clock last night when Its driver, speeding to a fire at 2223 N. Howard swerved into a light standard to avoid hitting an automobile at the triple Intersection of Germantown 6th and Diamond sts. According to the driver.

Stanley Kastro. another truck of the same company had crossed the intersec tlon on Diamond st. a short distance ahead, and No. 7 was about to crass with bell clanging, when an automo bile started south on 6th st. with amber light.

The motorist, Kastro Mother Amata Dies in Torresdale Mother Amata, financial secretary of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nt zareth, died Tuesday at the community's convent in Torresdale after a week's illness. She was 65. Mother Amata. the former Mary M-nge, was born In Chicago and en-teied the religious order at the age of 17. She had been stationed at the Tcrresdale house, at Frankford and Grant for the past 20 years.

Surviving her are three sisters, all of whom live in Chicago. Hequlem Mass will be celebrated at the convent at 9 30 A. M. today an 1 Interment will be made there In the community cemetery. Fingerprints Trap Man In 1926 Murder Charge the first time in 13 years, Willie Green so he gave his name 37-year-old Negro who lives in 44th st.

near Brown, was arrested last night. As a result he must stand trial for murder in South Carolina. That, at least, is what police said after they hail taken his fingerprints. The clu rge on which he was arrested last nig ht was fraudulent conversion. Jo said, was Stanley Patrlats, 1223 Lo cust st.

A woman companion was with him. Ex-State Aide Convicted Of Withholding Funds DAVIS PAYS TRIBUTE WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (A. Senator James J. Davis Pa.) eulogized the late Senator William E.

Borah, of Idaho, In the Senate today as "one whose stalwart spirit will always bless and defend us. "He dedicated his life to keep the Nation safe and secure within the moorings of the Constitution," Davis said. "Millions looked at him as their fearless champion. We have a sense of loneliness because he cannot be replaced." Mother Maria Concepta Mother Maria Concepta, sister of James A. Flaherty, the late supreme knight of the Knlcthts of Columbus, who died Wednesday morning of pneumonia, after an Illness of four days, will be buried today following a Requiem Mass In the chnpel of Mt.

St. Joseph's Convent, Chestnut Hill. She was 79. Mother Concepta was well known throughout the Catholic Church in this area. She was a member of the Sisters of St.

Joseph In Chestnut Hill for 48 years. She taught in the Nativity. St. John the Evangelist and the Mother of Sorrow Schools, and was Mother Superior In the latter two. A sister, two nephews and two nieces survive.

2 Bandit Suspects Run Into Detective's Arms Two bandit suspects ran directly Into the arms of Detective William Martuccl at 11.20 last night after Max Sabel had been robbed of $11 in the rear of his fruit store at 2503 S. 7th st. The suspects, slated at the 4th st. and Snyder ave. station, said they were George Relnert, 19, Hutchinson st.

near Ritner, and Claude Ranz-backer, 27, of 17th st. near Oregon ave. A former State Unemployment Compensation Bureau agent was found guilty yesterday of defrauding the State of $300 entrusted to his care, but because he had made par tial restitution and had a previous good record. Judge Curtis Bok placed him on probation for two years. The ex-collector, Charles De Piano, Valley Forge Beer So Refreshing-Tops in taste, too Nothing could be quite so good, quite so packed with that golden harvest fiavor, body and "life," as this delicious beer that millions like and ask for.

Enjoy the praises of your family and friends for serving this delicious 32, of 9th st. near Moore, was order ed to make restitution of a remain sef Blair, of 6428 N. Sydenham the complainant, said he would ex ing $213. Valuable Paintings Damaged by Fire Fire of undetermined origin dam plain the details at a magistrate's hearing. MAYFAIR ALL-WOOL JERSEY SUIT WITH TURBAN H2.95 It's new to have your turban match your suit and Gimbels gives you this custom made look in a favorite fabric, pure wool jersey in glowing spring pastels! The suit is beautifully tailored, sag resistant, with rayon lining.

Aqua, dusty pink or pastel blue, sizes 12 to 18. May fair Shop 7irf Chestnut isut police said the fingerprints shewed Willie Green was really El-kin Williams, who escaped a aged a number of valuable paintings in the second floor living room of Charleston jail while awaiting trial the home of Mihras H. Kevorkian 1935 Wynne wood shortly before 8 o'clock last night. Kevorkian, a portrait painter, with for murder Jan. 15, 1926.

Beamish Holds Hearing With Arm in Splint With his arm in a splint as a re a studio at 10 S. 18th and mem bers of his family were absent from home when the flames were discov ered by neignbors. Firemen, re sult of breaking two bones in his sponding to an alarm, confined the THE COLOR BAR is a huge wall color chart, directly in front of our Interior Decorating Shop. It shows you in a simple, complete manner how to co-ordinate the colors in your home in your rugs, draperies, furniture, wall paper. It even suggests what china and glassware go well with your selections.

No other store in Philadelphia has anything like it! Here in one great panorama, Gimbels presents a complete and easy-to-grasp guide to color harmony showing you how, starting with the color of some basic element of your room such as your rug or sofa, you can choose every other furnishing in the room in a related color so that your home will, while reflecting your own personality, grow as a beautiful related, colorful and harmonious whole! HERE'S HOW A TYPICAL SECTION OF THE COLOR BAR LOOKS: blaze to the living room. drink. For better beer at regular prices, ask for Valley Forge by name, today, at the bars and stores that cater to discriminating buyers. Order it today, for home enjoyment, too. In bsttlcs, cans and on draught ADAM SCHEIDT BREWING CO.

SINCE 1134 Makers of Rams Head Ale NORRISTOWN, PA, rS'5-29 Ridge Ave. Pa. Fhont: Stevenson 1200 i '1' left hand in a fall two days ago, Ricnard J. Beamish. Public Utility Commissioner, conducted a hearing in City Hall yesterday on trucking rati s.

Beamish warned 150 representatives of trucking and business concerns in the city that unless they agreed on a schedule of minimum rates the commission would fix its pwn rates. Frederick Geiger, chairman of a special committee on rates appointed by the truckers, said there was a wide difference between rates suggested by package and sugar hauling operators. Auto Victim Dies 3 Hours After Accident Harry Turk. 51. of 5515 N.

Pale-thorpe died in Jewish Hospital shortly after 11 o'clock last night from injuries suffered when he was struck by an automobile at Mascher st. and Clarkson ave. three hours earlier. The motorist, Emilie Derk, 52, of Front st. near Grange, was arrested on a charge of manslaughter by Branch town police.

If Your Rug Color le IUY THEM AT ALL DKUOGISTS No Suooei'l Csemisssf I Any of These for With an This for I Thrw Iw rr I Your Furniture Accent Your Wallsj Prsssriw Covers of: vsmsm ri JiKM4 tm ri Flsrsl ImIimii1 Csstssssee Crlstsea i 1 I 1 E1CZ1 E23 4 Ostirry llsllsa i.m-.. risk ABTHat Mes Ml Iss In every department of the Gimbcl Home Store where colors are an important partin selection, small-size versions of the Color Bar have been placed in order to make it especially easy for you to design your own color-correct interiors. ALSO SEE AT GIMBELS A NEW COLOR-RELATED living room furniture group, in which all fabrics, though different in patterns, are harmonious in color: for example, the same shade of turquoise in a lounge chair is found in the stripe of an open arm chair. No matches-that-just-miss, but exact color tones! P. S.

The February Furniture Sale tags are on. Shop today and tomorrow two advance Courtesy Days. Gimbels Interior Decorating ShopSixth Floor Chestnut 2 9 5 0 to 3 4 5 0 vfSEmis ZC laV Matt GIM BEL-TESTED BLOUSE OF COTTON Shantung WITH 3 INITIALS The blouse that's become a classic fashion! Cut full and tested for durability, shrinkage and color-fastness. 34 to 40 in colors to wear now and all spring white, powder blue, coral, aqua and yellow. Neckwear Street Market resses HIUniERSPRiniG 7 Checlr tmpnturm.

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Color Siie Monogram I though he may wholeheartedly approve using Bayer Aspirin to relieve painful symptoms, you should not fail to see your family physician, because many colds may lead to serious consequences. Bayer Aspirin is ready to "take hold" of pain quickly ready to relieve so wonderfully fast, This simple, highly effective method pict ured above, can be used at once anywhere! At the office, at home, even in the corner drug Store- The instant you first feel painful cold "Symptoms coming on is the time for Bayer Aspirin's fast-acting relief. Bayer Aspirin acts fast, in a very short time a Name Address Charge Cash Money Order Why Baye Aspirin Starts to Work So Fast thousands will tell you it is the simplest and most effective method of relief they have yet discovered. You'll likelv note distinct relief from the painful discomforts of your cold and the raw, raspy sore throat accompanying it will he decidedly relieved. l'our Doctor.

Even Drop a genuine Bayer Aspirin Tablet in water. Almoat inatanUy it start to riiaintefnite ia ready to eo to score. Make thia teat, and ass far voarati why Bayer Aspirin acta so quickly! Kaiief action begins in a abort time. TTF Q2D (321 CaUfinP 2FUU.DOZ.2SC XlrVTa i i.

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