ifv 5 t J ""' ,Wl ft- "r. " T- . - ,, v .j .s' IV 'r J' . j i THEWEATHM dlenJj'i unsettled tonight anil S.itur da) t probably rain or hiiiivvi iciipe.ii. tura 'mIiove frccrlnxi colder Hatlirdn)'. TRIfrKnATUItK AT liM'll linitR X a t ft NIGHT EXTRA leientna I jie in na I 1 1 2 i :i i 4 i ci .i 'iielni ia-J :i:n:i i:t:i mi I I i i nl i . ..L .. . -Jt....j . .. , . r "i ubltc meeaer I? VOL. VIII. NO. 87 L'ntercU ns Secend-l'tH- Mutter nt (he Vii-lnnicn nt l'luUdcltAila, l'u. Under tint Act of Mnreh .1, 1H70 ! ru PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921 bllicd lli Uicepi Hiimln IIOPJTIBIH "'-' PRICE TWO CENTS POLICE POUR SHOTS AT RAIL BANDITS IN WILD 3E DASHi Volleys Rip Rear Frem Fleeing Moter Four Escape After j Chase Over Sleety Reads i Sterk Sunta Clans Pays Visit te Police Station SURPRISED LOOTING CARS BY GUARD AT WHITEMARSH Four bandits, operating in a big me- ( tnrenr. held tin mid robbed a Pcnnsyl- 1 vanla Ilnllreud frifilit train at the Ul. TliemaH Pumping Stntien. near Whltc marili, at '! : le o'clock this morning and escaped after n sensational running flghl of thirty -fit-." miles with railroad !, .detectives The bandits abandoned their machine t Monastery and Ridge avenues, Het-- ' borough, at " e'elpck after tire dclretlves. armed with riot guns and following in n smaller inn-i-hlnc, had blown away the rear of the bandit car wit!) charges of buckshot. Just befeie the bandits leaped out. ene of the rear wheels cellnpsed nnd the tar skidded Inte the Hide of the read. It N net known whether any of thu bandits cie wounded, but nil escaped in the rain and darkness. Tracks Heavily" Guarded Only u week age nn attempt was nwdc te rob a freight train at this same ' iiuint. and Superintendent J. C. Harper, of (he Pennsylvania Railroad police, liad put n special detail of men en the tracks In the neighborhood of Whllc 1 marsh. ; An outbound freight train slewed down te tukc en water at the pumping station this morning. Ah the brakes went en the bandits leaped at the engine cb and nn open deer of n freight car, swinging aboard and covering the crew vltli guns. As the train stepped they began a quick examination of the cars, looking for valunble merchandise. The bandits went quickly from car (c car. They broke open one of the inrs and were tossing off boxes when the railroad detectives, en pntrel duty, ame along te sec why the freight was btenped se long. As the bandits glimpsed the three ilflccthcs, armed with nwed-eff pump f Sims, uiey jumped en tne train nnd lUislied for the hills nenrby. They had (livir car hidden there, and spinu;; ii beard. The detect ies blazed nwny with theit t-uergiint as they pursued the bandits lil the lull. '1 he four robbers returned the lire with revolver, but the bullet whizzed by hurrhlcssly. . The three rnilreud men. with riot puns, were Detect ies Tener, Hajfien and White. Tener bad his own "mull in, in which the three bad been doing ittllnl dut ever n long stretch of tiack. pinked In the lcinlty, and when! the liellir saw the bandits climb Inte their lmnhlnc they ran for Tener's car te felluvv Haid Through Snow and .Sleet Then began n wild pursuit through the snnw nnd slcct. The big machine ktsrled wiili n lurch nnd a ie.ir. the nit nut open, in the direction of Hun en Hill, heading for Kovberongh. The iletrctlvra followed chive behind, their little car skidding crniily a they tools turns at brcak-ncck speed nnd fnirh k iciiMng the read as thej hit the hlsh liliets. j A Hie two cms reared up hill and 'Ottii In tlie long hind ibiisc thiuugh ill lirfikfMi cniinlrt ttPMiitwl W'lil fim.iH.ti , and I best nut IIIIl both the baudlth and me detectives kept up a constant t'usil- 1 line, f The bandits lowered in their car te . avoid tin. spattering buckshot from the ' Met guiih, l.vcry few minutes, hewccr, iip of them would Iciin out te tin n ' "am f'1 ""' t,,l,,J of ll", I'uiKing c sir. ' All their shots went wHd. Tlie littli'i maemne of the detectives, rating up the trades where tlie heavier 1 at- was labor- ! mg, Hendlly elen-d tile unn herween tlm te loner was driving the detective jur heiii ver the wheel, "giving lier i''V"H. ,"1"1 ,UMue hu ,"'rU '"''I lh" ni of his party at evert turn. .. me uciOctjvCH crept nn bandits the riot guns began t Hie iniichlne iihead. dele '"B"" ll1,"".' '"''"hing in. the in 1 I"PeJ , 'hnrgc alter charge ,w t0"','V"" , ,he ,,a'"t mi- ".id our VnH; ."l" 'ht"-", ""'ted an hour, mi eads thai were slippery with s-lct 11 1 lee. exer li.gli hills nnd by u cir cir tuleijs route t UoxlieroiiBb. llnnl y there twiH n sharp explosion ilmrffn of buckshot tore Iipm gh the lam f 0",, ,',f, ",'" nw "'- ' he ' am t,,(? iV.',nj niiifliliw ,kl.l- "til car and kept m,, riding, en the ripne, 1 I " ''; I'"--, te ribbons and It I Went ' f ,,,0'""'l. TIipI,. ts wpten, huweter, crowding en spce.1. Heur Wheel Cell.ipsi-.s ni .ienrib(pi'.t inn) ld,l The dork must have ben pliult. liitlliig for .S.iiitn Clnus this morn ing, for he brought a baby boy te the Twelfth and I'ine streets police station. The mother of the baby Is Mrs. Jesephine Davis, colored, of Gilt Seuth Thirteenth street. She came in te ask for medical aid. lleferc Dr. II. Francis Taj ler. of DUJ Spruce Mreet, the police sur geon, nrrlvcd In response te n hasty summons the baby wns.bern nnd cry ing ns lustily as healthy new-born hnblcs should. The police matron eared for Mrs. Davis until the ambulance of the l'hilndelphln General Hospital came. The mother nnd her baby nte ic ic pertcd doing very well. ASYLUM RESENTS STATE "DICTATION" BY WELFARE BAD Officials of Perm Heme for Widows See Attempt te Take Over Institutions APPROPRIATION CHECK RETURNED TO TREASURER! NVENTOR 1 EXHIBITS An attempt at dictation b.t the State Welfare Department Is given bv the managers of the I'enn Asylum for In digent Widows nnd Slnjle Women. P.el ginde street and Suquehnunn iitcuue. us a reason for refusing a State appro priation. A check for 8000, a iitiarterlt pay pay rrent'en n ?:H!00 nppropnntlen. was ic- turned te State Treasurer Sn.tder last week bv the as.tluin managers, who al- Jlictee. Jurv nnrl I nvuunre r-.a,n I leged that the strings attached te it' J 1 iiimln nrfi A'ete Toe Peer te Miss Spirit of Xmas Giving t MOTOR A Utile boy steed 011 the street corner waiting for his particular green car. lie rubbed the shabby tee of 'one shoe ngiiliu-t the ether, 11111 blew 011 his rimglicued bunds. "Pretty cold today, sonny." A pinsperous-leoking old gentleman, also waiting for a enr, bent ever te lull.- In the little fellow. "Vex. lr. It's cold," nnd tlie lu.t pulled bis grren sweater tighter iiieund, ids neck, iinil shifted his lnrgc iiftvspiippi' package from one arm te the ether, "hooks as though you have your Christmas dinner in thnt bundle." Tim old gentleman raised ills enne mill tapped the edi?e of tlie papers. "Christians dinner? Ne. sir." The boy's eyes looked seriously from under hl tern grny cnp. "Ne, sir. Thes"." and be patted the bundle with the tips of lift-, blue fingers. "These are Christmas presents; they're shoes for the peer boys." PERSONA ISSUES IN COURT L ! PROMPT FIGHT ON TREATY IN SENATE' - Shafts te Be Aimed at Hughes and Ledge Amendment or Reservation Forecast t PERIL OF AGREEMENT ON PACIFIC EXAGGERATED Indian Leader CHURCH GUILTY OF MURDER: SLEW TWO AUTO SALESMEN as Celvin Demonstrates Contraption CHARGED WITH FRAUD A nlckcl-plnted mmI of a "spring meter," the product of n dream te rev olutionize applied mechanics, ran for three minutes tedays, before Federal Judge Dickinsen and n jury vhe are trying D. W. Celvin en a charge of using tlie niailn te defraud. Celvin is the inventor of the "meter" which is described ns a self. increasing horse-power machine, although Celt in repudiates the .suggestion that he hoped te solve the problem of perpetual mo tion, an idea thnt has haunted scien tists for ? century or mere. Celt in, a gray haired spectacled man witb the slight steep of the student, pinned liis hopes of freedom en the ma chine itself as he tried te defend him- Sfif today acainsl ceinnlnints of men who say rne.v made acceptance impossible Dr. .7. M. Itnlily. State Commissioner of Welfare, was absent today Jrem his oflice nt Ilarrishurg. and I'reiulcy Wharten. Ids usistnul. icfiHcd com ment furthe tlinu te say that the dc- 1 partincnt. bad no dciie te dictate te 1 any .iustitullen. 1 Ur. Ycascr Ktlnlns "Dictation" J Jr. Geerge C. Yenger. a member of tlw iiut'lntii r.itiiiil Mini fur mum' tent's interested In the work, explained the ecing unanimous ler tnc ileum penalty , Yeung Man Sentenced te Death After Deuble Slaying Chicago. Dee. '..-- flSy A. I'.l llartcv Chinch, ehnigcii with the mur der of two automobile -micsine!!. was j found guilty this morning and "cntenccd te iientn. Chinch killed Ilernnrd Duugheity, formerly of Philadelphia, nnd Karl AiiMiius. when they delivered a car which lie had arranged te buy. The jury, which went out last night, uachel a tcrdict oil the lir! ballet. Ih CMNTON W. UUAtKllT Sl-fT Cnrr .imnilrnt r.trnliii: I'lilillr l.filtfr Ceiu mill. ID3I, hu 1'itll'c 1,'ilecr Ceinii W.'islilngteii, Dee. IK!.--The se-called peril of the four-Power treaty. of I which much - i-iilil in Wn-lilngle.i ili -pi'tihes. i--. as Murk Twain said of his obituary, greatly c.nggcratcd. It Is true that (lie treaty will have te be amended or else hnve n reservation nttiuiied te It. Bui cither course will be easy, and either course will make the ucccplnnie of tlie rmily sure, units some new development of the Conference presents new difficulties. The opposition te the liinit in its present form Is largely personal. Tlie situation In tills respect recalls that which niesc etcr the Yersnilles ceni- I pact, when one-half the V $,' v ' 1 ? mK iniSimnMiiiUjjMMBMM EMBEZZLER OF STATE FUNDS -y KEPI FROM TRIAL AS 'FAVOR' TO SNYDER'S POLITICAL ALLY l.A.ll'AT KM The notorious Indlnii Nationalist leader, who hits been arrested nt Isidore. India, en :i charge of oil eil strueting the opcrllen of the Se ditious .Meetings Acl. He N one of India's foremost lawyers Here is the third of the scries of articles i)i which Colonel McCain, of the Eve ning Public Ledger staff, if turning in-sidr out certain amazing conditions at liar-risburg. AUTO KIDNAPPER KILLED May Be Companion in Chicago Jail Train Rebber Chicago. Dec. ii",. il'.y A P.' 1 Victims of tlie bindit who lobbed pa 'I MORSE YIELDS ON PROBE sengers en tlie (Her Tuesday ms Baltimni-r nnd Ohie it. t'dny ailed at tin , ... .. nu. . , r.- 1,,-w, police station in nn eiideiner te identity 1 Withdraws Objections te GrandJury 1 ' ,!,,,..,i,., ,.c sv,.. HI llll,' .IHMIH.-. IIIHIi , , ' tie. who wns rnptured last night after his conipnnieii. Carl Uilbert. thlriv. of return of the check today. "As welcome as K'diOO n year might be." he h.iid. "the managers felt, mid I believe justly, that it 'eiild net be te the best Interests.. of the home te ('ikc the money with nil the strings that were attached te it. "Tlie women will merely go out nnd work n little hauler and get enough money te innke up tlie difference. "There Is no disposition en tlie part of the managers of the home or its coun cil le icscnt examination of lb" insti tution's funds by the Sl.ite. I believe thnt that should lie done in eeiy in stance. "In this case, however, liie cues. ttnttinltrt ti'lilnlt iimiu umi t- tci li llm nlmrtt.' 1 ii'tniiuii n 1n1.11 n u T.111 11 11 im 1 mi n j indicated that it' was the intention of the Welfare Department net only u , supervise tlie linancial features, but also te tukc ever the entire management j Chinch, who is twenty-euc years old. tvnM arrested in Adams, Wl.. his old ' liniiii'. 11 few days after the double slay -, ing. The body of Aiismus was dug up .under the deer of the garage at the I Chinch home here. IJaugherty 's body, 'wiih hnniN handcuffed mid feel bound iwlth rope-., was found Inter in tlie Desiiiiilnes Klvcr. I Church, according te police, mudc I I hi cc detailed confessions, telling how hew he had nrri'iiged te buy u $."(100 auto- mobile from the Milcsmcu, and then I killed them In the basement of his home when thej dclivcicd the machine ami , dlipessd of their bodies. Tlie defense I rested cutiiely en u Insanity plea say thev were hwlmllml The self-styled inventor liml lienn iv tifylng for 0 few minutes when he left I of the home tlie stand and walked te the counsel "They would net only supervise the table before the Judge's bench. The expenditure of tlie funds furnished lit model was en that table. the State, but nhe nil ether moneys. The Judge and Jury Ciac buying, ct. mi. would be done, through . . im- i-uun wi-iui iiuuiii. ietijn; Mime Iawjcrs and spectator' beautiful onnertnnllles for huitdiii'r nn little centrap-I ,0itlcnl machine. I would net he lly-whcels and Mirnrlscd te sec many ether liiRtitu- tleiiH take tlie same step our managers gicet did." Six Secuty-flc Inmates hi Heme SISTER TO GREET DE MASI WHEN HE LEAVES PRISON en the iiain.ige Judge, jury. gazed curiously en the Hen of spilngH, Hhnfts gears. A nickel-plated key protruded near a II) -wheel. Celvin" touched the key and the shafts and wheels began re volving. The.se tvlibin n few feet of tlie "meter" could hear u faint clicking sound as Celvin explained that IiIh "meter" could be built large" enough te rim n train or made tu furnish power le light a house or operate nil berts of (ieinistic' apparatus. The wheels had been whirling around for three minutes, when Celvin touched the key again and all motion stepped. Posteflifc lusnccler Mnvhew. who nr. icsted Celvin, tvas skeptical. 1 "Y-es." lie remarked in an aside te 1 sew-rnl pei sons near him. "the machine will run for .1 few minutes, but It can't run any longer. When the springs re lax they must be wound again." Cot .521.000 In Ilngcrsiunu 'Hie charges against Celt In arc thnt he neld shared In the "meter" te iesi dents of liagei-stewn. 5Id. Jle.U al leged te hate obtained about .fL'liOAO In that town, while postal Inspectors ay he has obtained several hundred thou sand dollars from his "meter." Celt in lestilicd ihnt he bad been of ef feied SIM)! HI COO for the machine if It proved piactical. He said an Hiitome- , bile company li.'iil offered lit 111 S1."0.00() ' for the Invention and th.it two fcnclish-1 men had tried m induce him te exhibit tlie "meter" in Kuglitnd. He continued that he had been in the. coal b'lsines.s in lietclniid, hut that he i-ehl his Interest lit the business for $10,000. Tlie intlie uiueuut had been sunk In cpciiments. he asserted. Celt In admitted he had garnered Slil.OOO t.-niii Hiigorstetvu lesidents, but said he had in mind returning the luei. cy.' It would linte been better (if have returned tlie money, be said, than te hate paid It in lawyers' fees ami 1 mil 1 expenses. CeIvIii'h fnlth in liis "spiing meter" apparently has net watered since his Inipibnuuiciit last Jjiiip. Seternl limes siiiie then Ii." was escer'cd bv a deputy marshal te a iiiiicliiue shop at OKI Fil bert street, where he tinkered nway at tlie machine, hoping te perfect big In am. Wife Has Deserted Man Who Served Twelve Years. Although Innocent When Si'bntiun Dc Musi leates the Knstciu Penitentiary tomeriow 01 Christmas Day. paidened after twelve 1 ears' inipilsiiiiiueut for a minder el which lie is new s.-iid te he luuncciii. his sstcr Mill.e will be waiting ilm. months line he brought her I'letu Italy with money be earned in prison til lll'llfltn. licmlml lm.,.4 Sttic la tlin mi According te Dr. Meager, tbn Penn , ,elnt!vc"he hns left. Ills mother, al Asylum has less than S.iOO.OOO canl-I wJS leniident of bis Innocence, died la . but this has been siifhclent te main, srterni ycifrs age. Hi" wife descried tuln proper qiinrlers 1 nd g,lve the best , hint uftcr' be was senteneeil te In of enre te nn average of seventy-live In- 1 banged. inn was diiictcii at ricsiiicnr tt iisen biinsell'. President Harding's declaiutien that be did net Interpret the four-Power agreement te cuter the home Islands el Japan has given license te Senators who wish ler tin ions reasons of their own te put Secretni Duplies ami Senater Ledge in their places. If the agreed meaning of the pad had been revealed at once by Senater ! i.euge in ins spe,., a nt the plcnmy -. I son anil if It had been accepted by President Harding, nothing would h-te been heard from taileus Senateis who lure new rushing forward with demands ftliat the instrument be elucidated by j amendments or leservatiens. Aim Shafts nt Hughes In tlie Senate there arc ninny men I who de net love Secretary Hughes uinl who see an opportunity te get back 'in lilin by subjecting his work in the Conference here te the miihp kind of iriticlsiu .1 ml revision te which it wn 'supposed te subject President Wilsen's work at Paris. 1 The nietltc Is smj,.. though the 1 feeling In this case is net se strong nt. it was during the League of Natien light, and these Scnniers in, crilnin eneciiragvniciit in President lluidimr's nerence of opinion with the American titieu etcr tie menu in; of 1 1 . .- new Inspection of Beeks W.ishlnglen. Die. IS!. By A. P. 1 Charles W. Mere. tth is under SMl.tllKI bail te n.vnit action of tlie 1'eif. passion en the 'mil (irand Juiv 01 n i-harg "f mil- spiracy .jrntviiiR out ,i ins ii-ansut 110ns with 'he SlilppiiiL' Beii-il. t.'d-iv ttlth diew the objections t.iile'i he had died In the Dlslric; Suiime Court l th; i.i i.i sp"ctleii by the (hand Jur. of fir books of bis ceinpaniis. Irtin iei-se. son of the shipbuilder leld Chief Justice Mi Cot thnt his father w.is willing te submit anv and all cv I (Uiicp ttliicli the Ccverninent desired. The benl-.s of the C. W. Merse Com pany ami 'be Steamship cratiiig Ceii'ipnnt, both of New Yerk, are In til" bands of I'nltcd States Attorney (!or (!er (!or lieii under a siiopeeun. Omaha, bad been killed by n police innu. Themas and liilbeil liml kidnapped Mrs. James J. ('illinium. wife of the former tnnu.igcr of the Chicago Ameil enn League baseball team, lur daugh ter. Margarit. seventeen, and (Jcerge Ilnrdili. her brother, just after tlie.. had stepped into an automobile in front of their home 011 the Seuth Side. Policeman William MeNntigliteii. leaning from the running beard of a pursuing car cemnianileeicd by Mr. Callahan, killed (illbert nnd forced Theiiius te surrender, after a wild zig zag drive through the streets of the Seuth Side, which ended when tlie Callahan cur was wrecked lit the rob bers In attempting te tuiu sharply. Auditor General Tries te Un ravel Jumble of Fjures That Began "Appropriation Orgy" mates. This money Is divided into two fumlH. One (tiiitnlns the general work ing capital and the ether tlie endow ments that conic In from time te time. On" of the requirements of the Wol Wel fare Depnitment, according te )r. Yea ger. i that these fuiid ! oembiniV. "I de net believe that the women en the Heard of Mutineers resented the liiuilicinl features se much." he s.iid "ns they did the Inference thnt their management of the home could be tie niendeusly improved bt the Welfnie Department. i'The ipicstinnnnitc sent out by the Welfure Department was a huge thing, in many parts nonsensical. The ques tions were 11 relevant in nniii) ui-cs, ami displayed a hick of administrative abil ity. The women, I belli ve, thei gin thai the lone of the quest Ienium e was s ich that tlie) would prefer le give up the $.'i;eti iiiiuually "lid continue ftleug 1,1 minlstratlve lines tbnl hail been mc. ccssful. rntb"i- tlinn take a chance, ter Ibe sake of the money, in putiins the institution under an admlnlMiMtiea that they felt would net he properly ounltued te ive the hest kind cf aid 10 trie Iiunntcs." Tlie Penn institution Is the fust in the State te leiuin State mil, and its action lias dlicclcd attention te it,, Wcltare Detiiiitmeiil." According te several members of the Heard of Mana gers and the council, their Institmie 1 is net the only one that lacks faith 111 the Welfare Department as at present organized. They fei I a lai k of etecu live abilltv at the be..nl of it, and asset 1 that the requirements (hut g0 1 1. 1 Hie iiceeptancp id Slate aid are of a nature that, will hamper in -lead of aid ad ministration of n siiiecssful charitable ii'Kanizatieu. It' is te the untiring efforts of Mis. Charles, J. Italic), widow of De "Musi's' llrst attorney and who liml liie sen tence (emiuutcd le life imprisonment. I that Dc Mas ewcm Ids liberty, Mrs. Heney sixteen mouths age induced Jehn McKeutv. parole ellii cr of the Hasteru Pcniteiitiar: , le begin a'tlvc work for, bis release. De Musi was centtctcil of killing two men during 11 held-up in (Juiuu'sl 1 suioen, en (lid erlt read. 111 September, I lytm. . TRAPPED IN BOSTON TUBE Christmas Shoppers Caught Subway Power Halts Itoslen. Dec. IS!.- (Ily A. P.) Trnf- , tie was stepped for two hours today mid tli'iiis'iuds of commuters and Christmas shoppers were trapped In trains under ground when a inula power cable In the Cnmbiidge ubwn) grounded and ! ixpleded. 1 Confusion ensued in the vicinity of 1 the 1 v plosien, between Clutuueey street and tlie Seuth otutien, when volume of sinehc peuisd Ihriuigli tlie tube. The pall extended te adjoining subway sys tems, hut 1 he 1 rattle tie-ups there were only temporary . Subway elliciuls said Ineie weie no casualties and tlie damage . was slight. dil liilernallenal contract Slniiliilly. Mr. ledge Im . net been liad-r of the Senate without acquiring it errtaln number of enemies 011 the hill, t urfeus ineffective movements hate stinted v It bin the hist few weeks te 'dace Mr. Ledge in ihc leadership. Mr. Ledge. hating negotiated Hie trial), is naturallv opposed te its amendment. The Senators who de net like li fin perceive their eppm tuiiil v 10 make him unconiferlable with a certain license from the Picsident. Then there come mm'. ,,.!. .,i.i friends of the President liiins,.f, , .iiitess in restnt me po.Jieu in vtlilel uii) say ne 1111s lieeu placed in net be ing sullicleutl) lufeimeil In the Anierl ...111 .Id!. 1.... ( In.. .....I .1... I '. . .. . . mm , i,Kiiiioe nun inns l(.M ),.t f0 express an oniuleii ;n vm-iu ,'. 1,1. When''.'"" "f lis rcpieseututivis in (he Cen- tcrcin e. EASTLAI02 sSHOPS HERE? MUSTACHE GONE Reger D. En&tlnke, who wns. .iquittcd of the murder 01 liis wife last weelt nnd who is living here temparnnly with n sister at 7410 Boyev sticet, TTeunt Airy, came into the central section today, presumably for Christmas shopping. He had his mustache shaved off before taking a train ter the ilea. ling Terminal. TO STANDARDIZE AUTO BODIES" NAMES NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Dmfts of a tentative recommendation for a "atnble nnd scientific" nomenclature for automobile bedy types will be hubmitted te the Society of Automotive Engineers nt its meeting here January 10. Standardization of the "thousand and one" nnni'b coined for new models of cn.b in the last ticende was necessary te the sanity of tht ciade, the Society declaied .iPIMiinted inspector c -Judge ns usual SEVEN MEN STEAL 40 XMAS TREES; 1 CAUGHT IN CHASE iSttfe? 1-UIL' l)i II, M li.iu ! I. i but n,n..,V ..'.".' ,l '"" '"' l t "im l'r, li HM,r i, ".,, " 0'',c,, ""' """ e.e I'",'" ",'," ",ml j,,,11l'-u ul. Tl ey i eie dneil by Patrel,,,,,, i,,,,,,,.. V -" ill I lilt Krttlw.i., 1. - ( mi ii ruin, in m iiilI' n n-'ise f ti10 Miets ha'd'lueught from houses i.in-l . :. rum linll. ..',."' .."'" '"' ii . .1. i" . .VV""' '' i ln i i . ' ' ' """ no cap ti(i senttce nt buckshot might wound Inne.vmpcl' ) llm Iminllls uliMiiin i .-.i.t lliev r,, ... ...'..' '.'"." "'inning as ,1...: . v.'v ." "iruugii tlpW'l he llisl. ' 'I lie People niii JUth tl, and sleet elect Ives i car lb bcllctid te have I.. ff ii i ii reii v i iiiirt.u i... t ."" " V, a ni rs , '".'" ' ' 7,V!'S "'"I -II"T c i. . - " - c'i stolen. WKOIN TODAY Kuby M. Aijres' iiVippinjr New Story Hie Fortune Himlc (Ml Para 20 "Greens te Green" Said Fred ns His Merry Workers Werk "Oreeiis te the Orccu," icmnrked i'red (Jneir, of Twenty -second and Sar gent si reels, as he and hN sK merry men stele forty Christmas trees today. The lieis were the properly of I'd ward C. Liulers, 1.1! Nei Ih'Twent.v seventh street. lie has been out of work for some time, and took this means of making a little money, by selling tries and Christmas decorations at Twenty .seventh and Cambria streets, A horse and wagon was driven up te Ids stand this morning and seven men get out. I'm h selected a bundle et trees, placed it en the wagon, ami get aboard again, aftei wbiea they all drove away, lent Ing the owner speech- I less w nil auienisim,eni , I'nilcM liiuill) gave clui-e. picking up Patielniei, Temple and Lbeil.v. of the again , 'I went) -sicend-and Hunting Park Sta tien an he ran. They ceminandcctiil a car and tired .several shots atni ihc fiigitives, The nursiil ended nt Twenty -thi, I and Sedglej avenue, vvheie the wagon was overtaken. Itul it was leuild that si of the men and nb.i.'t (blity of tin tiee bud dlsapiicaied, iSrccii alone re mnliiing at the helm. He jumped from the wagon and was captured. The horse ami wagon i eiitluiieil en uugulihu and linally lueiight up against a pole at I ur and Seilsley ateinie, I (iieei, itplaiued that his presence n-i the wagon was the ,es,i( or an alliiii--ic inipliise te -top a minium Inn-re. I I'M Paiielmaii 'I'einpli Ideulilled him ns t lie ililvei- el iiic wu?eu, ami he u 'leld a nib r S 100 bail ler a further heai lug r'llduy. Velllell Object le .Met heds Ised 'i'hc Penn home Is dircetul h.v a be.n.l e twenty niaiiageisi, all women, mid an ulvisery iniiiiell of eight men. Alts Wii.tuc P. ltiimbe, ,"1(1 Miniheln, stteei (irrmnntiiwii. is picsident. Mih. It.im Green I he would net comment te any cucnt in, 1 in reiiirning ei inc Mates elieeh. She did se that the ipicslieus en the liuv page iiucstli'iinaire were se uumero'i! uumere'i! that she leuhl net remember then., adding liml the general lone was sin Ii i as le rniikc the be. ml feci that the emy i thing te de was te avoid reli Ii liens b', ' ictiirning die nieucy Sin- iutiuiiited I hnl tlie home nriu-l . niicpt the iiiiiiic) nt wnile futuie duct, but iiuiieuiii eil her fnlth in the nbiiit i of the present iidminlstmilen te ketji (lie Iieiik in operation without the aid I of the Coiniiieuwcalth. ; NO SNOW FOR XMAS But Maybe There'll Be Skating. Then Again It Might Rain while ChrieniiiN me ) IllellL' eeulil ret I rearliiLr I li cliiincch or a white Chritlintis me pushed, slid and shoved their way te the sllglit. ii'-cenllug te the uevt piedlelieu scene of the lire, of the weather man. A 0sU tv.is. uuweunil mid I lie chemical ( leiiil) ami unsettled tonight and . engine was put into operation, but the Saliuilay with a probable lain, w ith I llreiiien couldn't liml any place te suulrt I nnment III nw ll lilt n Tnn........ 1. I.! i- I, t. .... .. ..., I I'.'.fc .. M.,. . , , , , r, ,,t IS (IS 0'l . cost lie piemhics fresh shifting winds anil much lower temperatures for Sat urday night and Sunday, mi h, ,llln linvi! skating, but the probability is that the yeungsteis will bate te wait In use the sleds that Santa (inns bring, Three Families Driven Frem Hemes. Four Stores Destroyed Alfoeiin. Pa., Dec. ii.- (ty , r ( I'lrc of uiiknuwii eiigln at'Mailerii - -- north of here. Inst night destroyed three President Approves Measure Givinn I "." Mr '." '"", ""r' (" l"' town ?20,000,000 te Famine Sufferers Harding a Ici.:tatienisl In addition tlieie s t. President's dechirnl pelict uf uiusiiltiiig the Sen lite and allowing it t ,,,it Its part n, slinpliig fenigi, relations. I,, v , ,.r JM. Harding Is u rescrt-iitleiiNt." Tht is te -.ay, he inclines te leave the Hei. ate free te make Its mink en treaties and in accept changes which it inaki s In them. ..loreever. i,,c Si'imte is j.aleiis of I Is pivregatlviy-. U likes t sike Its head dubiously ever international ai I lllligcinents mti.de by the cciuiive de luiilmeiit and te improve then,. The lour-Power trentv and the difference of opinion in the executive depaitment it silt ever its meaning affords the Sen ate its oppeitiiniiy . The inclusion of Jnpuu in the n-- , suraiices of (lie tieatv is of m. practiial I iniperlauie. The con, no t commits (,s lOlllitry te nothing except .1 iseusi And no attiuk Is i(,y le . ,llll(f,-, , upon outlying ullni Mses!ii1s of Jntuiii whMi does net involve aKe t Iio ,11011,1' islands ,.f Japan, tint iiei-nnal , issues here have elevated it into an issue or lii-s -i lass importance. The leal dangir here Js net te the Irciltv Msclf Its dlllleiiltiis velll l. i.isll) incl. l!t there Is r.'lll pe-vd-nllli) that personal Issues ttill arise out of a contrevci.sy having the hidden me Ives which I hate just des.-ribi.l wlilel, may In conic cmlmrrnsslng Is'sue Distresses lliigbrs Tlieie is no deulit that .Mi. Ili.ghi-. s iiubupp) ever what ha.i taken p,,re e was uiilnpp) wici the Semite tvl.h ' the I residnii s approval, attached a lescrvmnm te the tieatv with Cermn,, i laigelj dutltull.cd that I lent v s evil, mere dlstiesse.l ,n,. n',., picsem ismic whleJi will lead te .1 user user viillen te ihc present treaty. The President Is also undeiibtedli emhaiiassed ever the situation In l,i,i. I ll.is belli tilaied. If llm t,,,.l ' stands tiriu. ami Ii i, ,-.n. rwise. luitlii" L'lien us .,.. "i discussion ii, ! f..!,,.. net resist the lute of the I 'nicg.ilcs In the inclim.vi of j,,,,,,. ..,..,!. nu ... . 1. II lll.l.. ,1... I 1.1 Ill .. . I'"". "i " '"'.' 'in inn, nn- iiiui-iii hiii i. ice I lie ueic. I , i3 .'''"""'"I I"'! tt ecu Mipperlmg the delegation or the Senaie. His genera; i policy mid his public utterances en this issue incline him toward ihc .s,.,uite I 1 he slliuill euld be hei saved h Japan's dcilailug Its dcslie net Iviv'e Its home islands covered bv th agree incur. Sin Ii a dcilaimien 'would m.ihe ' a icscrvatien by the Semite or mi .amendment te the Meaty ( 0,1 fei, .,. easily nci cptalile bt all. inn siicii a iieciaratien m. 1,1,1 i'CITY'S HELP HINGESilRISH PEACE TREATY ON FAIR BUILDINGS FAVORED BY PEOPLE Hadley and Burch Say Perma nent Structures Would Permit Lean Flotation MAYOR HITS DILLY-DALLYING TRAIN ROBBER CONFESSES Pal of Dead Bandit Admits Several Held-ups Chicago, li-c. '.!.--( I !y A P.'i Clyde Tiniiiiens. tt Inisp 1 niniiiiiiiiiii, Karl iimineus, was shin mil killed last nlgnl a flcr they had kidnapped and robbed Mis, lame- J. Callahan, her d.iugblei liml bintbcr, cenfcsseii te the police to te lav that lie mid his nmtucr had par ticipated in several held-ups, including a I'luh 1111I11 robbery last August. The caplured reblier also was known as Claude Themas and his dead com cem com pnnieu was sometimes known as Carl (iilbeit, aiierdiug te the police, Fol lowing the confession, pellci took Inte custody Miss Mary Roberts, twenty -Ihiic, who Is said te have Ix'cn mi ii,. iliiiatc acquaintance of the dead lub ber. ANYHOW. IT WAS FUN Rearing Fire Engines Great Sight for Xmas Shoppers '"False Alarm Christinas shopping wns tempeiarlly j halted shortly ii-fere 111 o'clock today 1 Will 11 lire IMlPitlCs I'llCCil ilntvii Vtnil.'n'l sticet te answer a tire alarm sounded delegation .11 Third mid Market streets. , I de otherw ihc thousands of 1 pie slushing i'itH'1 tull whic! He I tt it was a laise alarm FIRE DAMAGES TOWN SIGNS RUSSIAN RELIEF BILL 1111; .inn Mir amis inniviNu inn iv mini H I') '.'7 - ilrfl'i llu ijl tVmiUil inluinna en I asliln;ttili, Dei .I, in, ,, , I - Prcs'dent Hinding Inns sg,ud n',,. I Russian Relief Mill which nil lie. an an an pioprhitiens of KiMl.iine.Oni) te ,e Uv pended under the supervision nf tlie American relief administration, ''. funis lieciuup luunedlutil) rv.Ulubls, I'litdcd by four stores and three funi'lUes; causing a less estimated at .$100(101)' partially Insured, ll started the 'kitchen of J. Weltc's: iipartiucnt slmrtlv I belnre midnight. I lleuudalc and I'hlllpshurg sent lire- linen le help I hi it the Ire. Mliep 1111 Think of Writhii ..,., r..,. ,1 u iicciiiriiiieii weiihl in,, Aiislrnlla into the position of beln- tin only tirriteiy having a national sT.,ts Which leceites (lie nssuinmis of . 1... treaty. I bat would be c iuburrn..iu te Australia and te (Ireat Krit.i.n Farmer's Sen Burns te Death Contest ille. P lice. i:.".. Reliert I. unbip. feiii-y car-old son of Rey H,..,.' lap. Wcs 1 Cain farmer, tvas burned """. i"i' "ey s ilelhlng be auie Ig. IlltCll flillll II Weed stove ill (he. Ultchen of tin; house while p., l.er tv,ul ec cupled In a room iilistiilr. The manner in whiili the 1 ,iy will pretiilc money inw.iril ibe P.lJli eseuil CeiilPiiiilul i( peiid- en the 1 harncler et Hie building.' te In iiectul. according te City Contrelh 1 I ladle, mid Council ma,, ituu-h, cuaiimin el Council's ',. nance ( 'euuuiM' If tin liuihlinvi- "'' '"' permanent anil a: qii.ilili 11. ii 'l Im, iinjniii 1 tl purposes, Mr. liur h in'ints out. Coun cil could lleiil a 1 fm ..-.. "ilin.lMMi. the auieuut stigs".ii a the cilv . sliarc, pievideil Controller lludie) agrees te ceitlfy tlie struituics n per manent improvement' Mr. Hadley wn- ii-ked it he was will ing le niake tlie i,eie.siir,t certlllcatlen. He replied: "That is a .leestlnn that lannet lie dcliiiiteiy detcr'nini d tint i I we have mere definite infei iiiuiieu concerning 1 he character of the liiilhllng . In ill, opposition of llii. kind tlieie will be much tli.,1 lingl t net be eeiistdcrcd a permanent nu nun n llefeie giv . .lug a decision I xnilil luivi le ge ( ei - tlticalc from tin Ihri of Public Works and tie llure.ii, "f Cilv Plop erty giving iletailed Infni in.uien as te the charm lei , m-i unl life of tin building. , Itllildlugs rer ( it) I sc " nelher tiling euiering into tlie sit uation Would be the ii,csllen as te whether tlie biiihliiius would be adapt aide in eil) u-e. after the imposition s evir. We will have en v . Slate mill I'ed cral ineneys along i'l prlv ate subscrip subscrip lie'ts implevi I. ami I 1I1I11I, that vtlien liiiilillngs me cciii'd with city nieue) they should In 1 mi -li in led under (1,'e dili" ten "f I li I leeiirlliieiit of Public Werk. i'liis is a huge undertaking, j .im it takes time te work out plans." If ibe fair building, built by city ('iMillimril en I'll Be Mnr Column I'nnr PERSHING GREETS ARMY Christmas Message a Plea for Peace and Geed Will New 'erli. I ice '.'.'I. illy, A. p.i dcneiul Pershing ln,s sen, out threu;h nriii) publication., this Christinas greet ing In the American forces ! "Whether In peace or war. it is th I'll-ii'' mm 110- eill.v OI I III' selllli r te upheld the gloiiens tiaditiens of the past. I luring these times of iincertalntv and tllliiculi). whether In or out of the aunt, ihc soldier must ceniiileiitl) and couiageeuslv de his pert te hasten mi cm ui uunerstani linr niul nenee n... Telegrams te Dail Members Shew Streng Sentiment for Ratification DE VALERA LOSES PRESTIGE Associated Pres. c -" - Telegrams te liml Lir"aii'i w Inch has ' until January " from I!) the Dublin, lii inembei ,s of tin taken a rciv cons, tic rat, en of the Angle- Irish Treaty . In gun te come In today f,em t lit-.i- n' - lie. live i-OI.i,lc,cil .'. I,n I el the, 1, strongly favoring 1 ai'li-al 1011 ,.f the ili 'iiiiieut. I'ollew ns (i,e le, d ,.i ,'. Cue County Council. whlil, le.i.rdii) iijlepted 1, resolution urging Ciii'im He alera. tlie county', repie.i utativ e in the Hail, te work for ratilie.itleii the ( ciintv Ceiiin-ll of Nat an ted.it sent n ri 111 te its leiireenllltlve nr-'ln" III. nine course. Mrs Sim 11 ( 'en, , oily . of Iliihlm uleise blind was executed as 11 re. nit of tl,.. icbellinn, unlay denied the r-cht Mlli'MMiie). sisici" of the Inn- of Cerk. 10 sicnl in T 11 .-age ctpres.!,, P ,,. lite 1 rent v . Mr. satisfied that tin 111 Im It'll', of Inrv I. mil Mhv uai.e li h .in- I ir riititn-aiieii of I 'in, null) said she was H) M.'ORl.i: NOX Met IV M.irrisburg, Ilee. 'J,'!. A i-nne. which Pics',.,,!. np of ,p 11(y, ser,j(j H))fj hiiteful phases of a certain grade of of ficial life nt ihc st.-ne Ciiilir.1 iu n.- ,, of If. L. P.reiidle. Stale Treasurer's e clerk.- mid confessed embezzler Te present the Itrendle ,.-,se there first mnst be Introduced Alfred L Shny. He is a ei:-Judge of St-lni vl.i ll County and a pelii'cnl pretege of Stale Treas urer Charles .. Sn.tder. whose pay mem., n-- Ai.diler Ccncra of State funds te Lieutenant C'nvcrner l'.. V. Rcidlc " man and Jehn II. i-Vrtlg. assistant ill- rector of the Legislative Reference Ru ,icau. are new the .iibjcet of ttlde 1 spread comment. I Mr. Shn.t's tni-nr n.. Cemimiii Plc ludge in Sehu.vlklll expired in Mill. Hn us net re-elected. When Mr. Sii)der i'1-i-iimc .Midiler (jencrnl he " -Judge Shy as traveling j ill his etlice. Meantime. Ilu- continued the prm-tiee of law III Pottsville. After a year or se. Auditor Uencra' Sn.viier arranged le transfer Mr Shay I te the edice of the elercnntjjc Al" jprni.cn In Schuylkill Ceunl.v where h eOiiliiiucd te draw snlnry ami triiVcllii, jcpeii'PM. n,cn Mr. Hiiydrr betupic Stale Treasurer he gave the cv-Jtldgc uhi-P in the State Treasurer s office, where he is .till employed at .1 salary f something tike S''."iO a month lewis Wouldn't Hate Him Twe years or e age. P.rciidic wan e.iipleyed as a clcik in Auditor Ccueral .".iiv dec's eftiic. It wn- known thai P.tcnille bad a -.i.t: thnt he had llgurcd 111 ,1 hnmicial u nis.nilen tlmt reflected upon his name nl restricted bl.s liberty. I'.ul lie tvas inple.ti'd. neterthiii..--. L.i-t May Auditor licncral ?uydcr 0.1k lire, die with him into the Treat! iry Ii partmeiit. Tlie new Auditor (icneriil. Mr. Lewis, bad declined te ie- (ili)i bin, :n his etlice. In August l;.l. Ilrcndle was arrcstel en rli- charge of cuibez.llng .SMHXI of the State's funds, and en ibe iith e( that month he ma'ile ami signed a con fc..en betere Majer Adams, head of ibe Slate polite and elhii'., that he was a lb f.lillter te the ailieillll of STI'l lb- siiiiseiucntli confessed te Audilnr Ccneral Lewi, that he lud spent all thli money and had no reseuri c. Sherilv alter, in the In tt 1 p.in of August, speaking en this i-,iM State Treii-uier Mi) del startled tin- sttale by di"lnring that possibly S.",,M 000 of Stale funds had been einbfleil, or tnl.iii nl various times in ihr pus! from tin- State Treasury, but that a. it had all been returned the u.-nhis hud been -ll'uppi ll. Although P.iemlle. the Ircil.iirt il. ceufesisi'd In, pei uhitier,. en ". last, he has nrvir been te trial lie ,s ,iw ,,r libu-tj- 1 lean .1 In. -I.. mil " lied the fn di- il te w in 'den, whirl, hi 1 im ler Londen. Ii,,.. -si. , . P 1 --The Hail. Llieann's ndjeurninent of luither 1 ehate ,111 tin Irish peace iri-mv until .iHimart .'!. altbeugh coming as a com plere surprise, was considered en the "line- a. rateraiile 10 the chain lanucaiien. Lv airieeinent het'veen ll - 1 euir,iiinc factious, the Dail membei will deliver 110 seei-ch,.. tenchlii!; en Hi- ti.alv dur ing the p.-rled of adjournment ne'i imr. lielpafe in piihli,. hirelings m,.'i (lie treaty .. di-eu.sid. hut It 1, believed III" 1,-lsll (MMiple R,.t ,,.,,,, , I ngltnie ter rut llicm iuu arleiis agi-liul(iii .ml business an-si-catiens and civic bodies tinoui'heiit Ireland are .aid 10 be planning meeting. If Pass resolutions favoring th,. tiemv nnd. allheincl, it Is n-regnled that the're will tie some declarations .igalns, m.. cepta.u-e It i4 believ.sl ,. llrp. , . i'.'rl .'' Mtppert t taiul ..f Arthur irlllith. Mlrhael Collin, and their .-! !Xli ,,:,ulI1-1VH-Ht... Thcadjeiirnimuf I'crled will Hum. 1, , M,, J,)(, " cjiuivajenye., pep,,,,,,. ,...fr, t in-islujrg. ' leciimi tlmt the Incredible condition I'll III trr, UglS hreiight en bail. Thni arc tct uiiplea.ant terles aiie.ii aiieut llie ease jn nr It is In this tollewing almost bus In en disclosed. Itrelidle'sniH" wb (e have bee,, tried "I the la.t seas!,,,, of the l.hln '. . It was postpeut-il f,t rcrprci of bis reunsrl. Ills prosecution 1.1 in iiic i, anus of Histriit Philip S. Miiy ci ICnler I'eruicr .ludcc Mmj Apprised of cerium tacts. I railed en I'isiiici .Mierncy Me.vc, ,( 1. 1... .. . i 1 . . nun 11 nn- iubc nn,) heei, until the next leiu, of mi w tiy .' "Vet,," lie icplied. ' tin been postponed until (hi. cenn wiiicn pegins .Imuiai-v l net bee,, listed let." Wljalu I ask wbv it wn, ,ost(iencd. Irenille has ci.iife.s. ;." n,gSt.tl"j lie IMJSipeiieillClll hum ,t ,,f s. i:.. OIIHscI, -, Attorney usked I'oitpeued '"urt, and If 'use ban "cxi term of It ha row, 1 ,. rii.i.n.n r... .1. .. li '"','"""'1 I'll III," M' I'-lisi uiiKt- iH-n, mi" man s ii Ills pertaiii i -siM-ccli liiipiirtaut Miilc-ih) I., ii ii. ",'Wsl'l"r conespond cenespond conespend )H Dublin emu m. ,., .k.. i.. ..f ,. I'"" le et Hie .11........ . ,.. Mnlcnlvv ,i,ui- t ' '" ""'linn .linn a it, chief of naff of the, Irlsb republican nrmy . in ,,e Dm Vcsterdu.' the He,,..-. .IM ".'?'" '.' . ":'''P'UUCC or - .-Vc en c;,,ae i i-tvtheVinir'.;!;.', ,"ll'u,l1' rate. !., column Oul .'ilbc. .ick or engaged , r KM, J "V"" "' "";J ,be ' '". 'ilil'lii Cem" ,,Siidr""v-00,,,,cc' Miui did lW nliem ceuusrl ask. tunilMunl en .Kr MV, TeTu T. (J Hen WipV.-M5v. vl" tit Ex-Judge Shay, Empleye of Treasurer, Is Defend ant's Lawyer MAIM ON PAYROLL DESPITE OLD RECORD Brendle Out en Bail and Case Is Net Even Listed Yet, Prosecutor Admits "WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS" IN NEW HARRISBURG ANGLE' M m i ii S"l $ J '?.! i 1 ' ' ' .sA VfJbHr 1( ' :m .j x, IV.
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