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NIGHT
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VOL. I-NO. 70
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1914.
PRICE CttTE CEiSTT
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ALLIES REOPEN
DIKES TO HALT
DRIVE ON YSER
PKOPOSED NEW STADIUM, MAP OF SITE AND ADVOCATES
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PLANS FOR BIG
GITYSTADIUM
SHOWN TODAY
Four Complete Sets in Hands
of Committee Cost to
City Would Be Aboqt
$300,000.
Threatening German Ad
vance From Dixmude Im
peded by Extension of
! Inundated District in
f Flanders
tKolaor'a Big Guns Bombard
Nfouport In,- Coast Advanco.
Fronch Claim Gains in , Ar
gonno Region.
The Allies are again cutting the
' dikes along1 the Yser, according to the
I official statement of the French War
Office this afternoon, in order to
che"ck. the German drive from Dix
mude, which had assumed serious pro
portions. That the Allies' lines at
this point were menaced was appar
ently Indicated by- the fact that heavy
reinforcements have been sent to the
British army, and Field Marshal Sir
John French is reported to have
taken 'personal command at that point.
With-the land south of Dixmude in
undated a forward movement of the
heavy guns .that the Germans have
massed there will be difficult. In the
- meantime, however, a renewal of the
attempt to, push along the coast is
Indicated by the fact that the Germans
are bombarding Nieuport. Their ar
tillery is also active farther south,
and Ypres is again being shelled.
At other points on the Franco-Belgian
lines there has been relatively
little activity. In the Argonne, attacks
by the Germans have been repulsed
and slight gains are claimed by the
French. In the Woevre the Germans
have attempted a forward movement
Cording to the French comtnunique. ,
Turkish troops captured' the 'Rus
sian own of Ardamitsch, 30 miles
southwest of, Batunn . Brjtish terri
torials have, been rushed into Egypt
tVoTSlib'sT't'Turk "advance- there.' '
Re-formation 'of the Russian centre
.in the great conflict between the
Warthe' and Vistula Rivers has be
come necessary on account of the
resumption of the German offensive
in the vicinity of Lodz and Lowicz.
A battle is reported to be raging at
Lask, southwest of Lodz, where the
Germans" have brought freih forces
from Kalfsz with the design of pene
trating the Russian centre. Fight
ing is also reported at Walbron and
Novo Radomsk, in the neighborhood
of Lodz, but in these actions Vienna
announces victory for the Germans
and Austrians. The Berlin state
ments are to the effect that the
Poland situation is well in hand and
discount recent intimations of a vast
Russian victory", soon to be officially
: announced.
Emperor Francis Joseph has had
Belgrade presented to him as a gift
r commemorating the 66th anniversary
of his accession to the throne of
Austria-Hungary. The Austrian ad-
L ance to ValjevQ, south of the Ser
vian capital, opened tne way for a
movement against tnat city, which
is again in the hands of the enemy.
Concluded on race Pour
FOG DELAYS TRANSPORTS
BRINGING MARINES HOME
Three Vessels Bearing- Men Prom
Vera Crus Drop Anchor In Bay.
The City of Memphis was the first of
the three United States transports carry
ing marines from Vera Crui to the
Philadelphia Navy Yard to find her way
through the dense fog and Pass the Dela.
ware Caues. Slio arrived at Breakwater
11 right.
The mlt, however, was too thick to
rink coming- up the river, and the vessel
Is anchored off Over Falls Lightship,
It la expected tha City of Denver and
Ban Marcos, the other transport, will
arrive In the hay some time today. It
fa doubtful If any pft them can reach
the Navy Yard before tomorrqw morning.
They should have arrived here several
oi ago. but were held, up by bad
weather and mechanical trouble on the
Bun Marcos. For days the Navy Yard
operators have been working overtime
answering telephone calls from anxious
tvIvoj, sweethearts and mothers of the
boys who took Vera Crus. Many of them
have come from a long distance to greet
the marines when they land, and have
been greatly Inconvenienced by the delay.
The fog this morning waa not nearly
a dense as it had been for the last
two days. .Shipping moved slowly in the
early hours, and will gradually resume
normal conditions with the dlssemmaUon,
of the mist.
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R. R. DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST THIS CITY IS
COMMUTERS' CHARGE
Proposed Increase in Rates
Aimed at Philadelphia
Alone New York En
joys Immunity.
Investigation of the comparative pas
senger rates In this city and New York
proves that If the proposed tariff In
crease, which ,the railroads have' agreed
upon,. Is permitted to .'become effective
December ',1. ' Philadelphia wjll ,be; the
Vjo'tlm ofVxtrabrdlnarfc'dUcrJmlnaUon'i'on
the part of thq. three -railroads toVchlng
thlclly. - - '"" -h-
While all three railroads running Into
Philadelphia will exact a, general In
crease' In fares to all points, they have
announced an' additional sweeping In
crease In commutation rates uffectlns
this city ' particularly. Not one of tha
roads running Into New York city hus
expressed Intention of advancing the
rates for commutation rvlce there.
Apparently the Pennsylvania, the Phil
adelphia and Ileadlng and the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad companies, not con
tent with the general Increase in pas
senger tariffs planned throughout the
Cast, have agreed to saddle upon the
backs of Philadelphia commuters an ad
ditional tax of many thousands of dol
lars annually.
This flagrant injustice on the part of
the railroads, the Indignant commuters
here declare. Is nothing more or less
than a deliberate hold-up of Philadel
phia, and Is only possible, they say, be
cause It has been concurred In by all
three railroads.
The Transit Committee of the United
liualnesa Men's Association and the Ex
ecutive Committee of the Commuters'
Association, will take up this phase of
the rate fight at a meeting Saturday
morning at 1U9 Chestnut street. It Is
probable they will arrange to present
proof of discrimination against Philadel
phia before the Pennsylvania Public
Service Commission at the formal hear
ing here next Thursday.
The commutation rates now In force
in New York city from points more than
seven mlles-outslde of the city, are low'er
than the present rates for a correspond
ing distance here. Within the seven-mile
limit, the New York rates now are
slightly higher than the present Phila
delphia rates. But should the proposed
increase become effective here, both
within and outside of the seven-mile
limit the Philadelphia rates will be much
higher than those In New York.
NEW YORK KEEPS &0-TIUP TICKET,
The Pennsylvania Railroad has a W
trip commutation ticket fn use In New
York, very similar to the one scheduled
for withdrawal here. No word suggest
ing either the increase in prlci of this
ticket In New York or Its withdrawal
there has been beard, although the dis
continuance of the ticket in Philadelphia
is one of the most bitterly contested
points In the commuters' flght.
F, D. Underwood, president of the Erie
Concluded on Pace Three
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE READY
Executive Will Deliver It to" Con
gress In Person Next Tuesday.
WASHINGTON. Dec S.-Presldent WU.
son today put the finishing touches to his
annual message to Congress. He will de
liver It in person at a joint session next
Tuesday. It is understood this Is he
most lengthy of the Wilson messages and
that the chief fea'.ure is an appeal to
Congress to expedite 'legislation so that
an extra session of the next Congress will
be unnecessary,
While details are lacking It Is known
the President will urge, la addition to the
various appropriation fills, that Congress
complete tha previously recommended
conservation legislation and take action
oa a plan for rural credit.
STRAW BAIL MEN SENTENCED
Edward Hanley Oets Four Ters aad
Frank WaUln Tim.
Two l the mol notorious tnaiw oq
jictd with the "straw bU cms were
utocd to severe yr each ia th
county pjisoa this moraine fti feeariaM
la tha Court of Quarter Sesstoas. Tli
Uiaii mm Prack, WaMin aud Edw.rd Hsu
toy. JU DtAOniml Tooth IC&Ue"
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Above is a tentative model of the athletic stadium proposed for
Philadelphia. The cross indicates the site proposed in Fairmount
Park. The heavy lines indicate the car routes thereto,
EDWARD HARRIS
ELECTED CAPTAIN
OFPEMTEAM
Varsity Right Tackle Will
Lead Red and Blue Foot
ball Team During 1915
Season.
Edward Harris, right tackle of the
Penn football team for the past two
year, was today elected to succees "At"
Journeay as captain of the lied and Blue
gridiron warriors for the season of 1915.
Harris, a Junior in the engineering de
partment, and during his freshman year
played fullback on the first year eleven.
He Is 21 years old and weighs 3)0 pounds.
He Is one of the most popular men in
college and belongs to the Zeta Psl fra
ternity. Before entering Penn he played
fullback for the Episcopal High eleven.
He was captain of that team for two
years.
LAMAR FOUND GUILTY;
SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS
"Wolf of Wall Street" Impersonated
Congressman Palmer to Defraud
Morgans.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3. David-Lamar,
kn wn as the "Wolf of Wall Street." was
found guilty In Federal Court this after
noon of impersonating Congressman A.
Mitchell Palmer with Intent to defraud
J. PyMorgan & Co. and the United States
Steef Corporation.
J.atear was released crti 30t0O0 ball and
hi? counsel was gtvqn 30 days to Ale a writ
of error.
Counsel far the defendant moved that
the verdict be set aside on the ground
that It was contrary to the law and the
facts. Judge Sessions overruled the mo
tion, and sentenced Lamar to two years
imprisonment at Atlanta.
(Lamar v convicted after Judge Ses
sions had instructed the jurymea they
must decide whether Iw impersonating
Mr. Palmer over the telephone Lawar
had done so with Intent to defraud.
Counsel for tbe defendant contended that
hie client had used Representative
Palmer's navta in a "personal" and pot
In as "offidat" sense.
AUTO'S VKWIM UNUJENI'Il'IED.
The U)utity of a woman who dld in
the t$Otae.iM Hospital as a aesult of
tnjwjrtwi susialiMd wha she was struck
by u autowofeUe at 5th street and BUge
avenue, on November 99, tea not peea
fjleterifiiwetj
Mrs. Kwit Clarke. IMS South. Front
attest, said 4h body was that of her
dausjb-tar. Catharine. Yesistday h re
ipar4 sit the Mvrgu ami said ha
daua&tar bad returned tum. ARfeutush
in-. W-H tut ti...i i;.- )ie.J for uriti. In
ii k- rria at the iijju av-sfe,T
BIG NAVY BLOW AT PEACE,
DAVID STARR JORDAN SAYS
Chancellor of Leland Stanford Ad
dresses Unitarians in Qermantown.
"A larger navy for the United States
would mean a serious blow fur world
peace," said Dr. David Starr Jordan,
chancellor of Leland Stanford University,
today In addressing the Philadelphia
League of Unitarian nnd Other Christian
Women at the Unitarian Church, Greene
street and Chelten avenue.
"The effect of a great navy on the Pa
cific coast would be, sooner or later, to
Irritate Japan, who Intends to knock the
chip off our shoulder If we place one
there," imld Doctor Jordan.
He said the Japanese were aggressive
enough to contest the supremacy of the
Pacific If this country made preparations
for fighting them. The great hue and cry
for a large navy, ho said, was the work
of politicians.
"We must prepare for peace by peaceful
means. The United States Is the peace
cfntre of the world, and tha peoples of
Europe are looking toward our shores for
the solution of their tragic problem."
The speaker, whose subject waa "The
Reconstruction of Civilisation," outlined
the world peace movement as directed
against military effloleney. He said lha
neither fiervla, Austria, Russia, France,
Belgium nor England was responsible for
the war, and that the only evidence he
had that Germany was not responsible
was contained In letters from German
friends. In his opinion. England was not
actuated by envy of German commerce.
Doctor Jordan will address the members
of the Neutral Committee of the Red
Cross Society at the' home of Mrs. J. B.
Llpplncott. 1712 Spruce street, tomorrow
morning at H:3Q o'clock. Tomorrow night
he will speak at the First Unitarian
Church, 21st and Chestnut streets. Ills
subject will be "The Concern of American
Commerce and Finance In the European
War."
AUTOPSY CLEARS MYSTERY
IN DEATH OF YOUNG NURSE
Coroner Finds Alma Smites Ded
From Natural Causes.
Deputy CeKJUSr Ward announced this
afternoon that an autopsy by a Coroner's
physician showed that Mies Alms. B.
Smites, a young trained nurse wha vmi
found dead in. her room at the Bushlll
Sanitarium, T8S Green street, under
peculiar circumstances, had died from
rwi'iral causes. It was fouftd that the
young wornn ' bad bean auftartasj fro.
v,rfo..rf kanief trouble.
This clears uj the mystery whteb at
ftrtt surrounded the death. When fe4Bd,
tha body was lying on the floor wrappad
la blankets and the eiaetrlo light was
burnlag.
When ttw death was reported to the
police It wA rca,llNJ that MUa Smtes
bad lo4g4 ft ggnaptatiit on sjundsy ihat
her handbag, containing . bad been
snatched by a thief at Broad street sta
Uoo that day.
Mtsa Snltw. who lived at lit Chapel
street. Maco. Ga . cam here from tbat
city thee day ago to take us nursing at
the SiBlttsB. A tth .-.f hr reoto
showed thai baa nii 1W ctm aev
rai ssaail article .,: jnnU; ,iiii a !ajik
Vok shuetlos; doualt to a, W-uu haak
BY NOOSE IN CITY
HANGED IN PRISON
State Takes Life of William
Abel tor Murder of
Twelveryear-old Thomas
Kane.
The gallows claimed Its last victim at
Moyamenslng prison at 10:02 o'clock this
morning, when William Abel, 33 years
old, wns hanged for the murder of 12-year-old
Thomas Kane, of 266 Memphis
street. Abel was pronounced dead at
10:23 o'clock by three physlclans.-
The body was taken away by Emll J.
I.e Bright, an undertaker, of 4351 Main
street, Manayunk. Burial will be at the
Leverlngton Cemetery Saturday morning.
Abel died repentant. For hours before
the time came for the march to the
scaffold the man sat In cell No. 15 -with
the Hev. J. Francis Behrens, of the, Fif
tieth Baptist Church, chanting the 3d
Psalm and reading many tlmea over the
iith chapter of John.
At 10 o'clock the door of his cell was
opened and Abel, his hands fastened be
hind his back, started to walk to the
gallows. The clergyman accompanied him
to the foot of the structure. Members
of the sheriff's Jury and the newspaper
men distinctly heard the roan intoning the
paatm.
The murderer stepped on the trap
without a tremor and stood erect, while
the black cap was fastened over his
head, Examination of the body when It
waa cut down showed that the neck was
not broken, but death was apparently
Instantaneous. The physicians were Drs.
Thomas C. Morton, Chester Wilkinson
and Joseph Baldt,
Sheriff Acker (eft the corridor In which
tha gallows was constructed as Abel
stepped on the trap, and did not witness
the hanging. Before tha murderer left
his cell he told the clergyman that he
felt confident of going to heaven. ' He
sent messages tq his wife and daughter,
saying he would' meet them again. As
he reached the bottom of the scaffold
steps he turned to his spiritual adviser
and said:
"I shall meet you In heaven.'"
It was announced by Sheriff Acker
that Abel Is not the last man to be
hanged In the State, but the last In
Philadelphia County. Murderers sen
tenced to the death penalty hereafter
will die in the electric chair.
Among the city officials who witnessed
the hanging were Captain of Detectives
Robert D. Cameron, Lieutenant William
B. Mills, of the Reserve Squad, and De
tectives Emanuel, Belshaw and Ulrtch.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY HAD
ITS LAST HANGING TODAY
John ChlmleJewsklDted for Killing
Carbondsle Policeman,
SCRANTON. Pa.. Pee. t-ijohn Chlmle-
llewskl was. hanged in the yard of the
laiaawanna vui iti hwo wiu
morning for the- murder of Policeman
William F, McAudraw. of Carbondala. the
nlast of January W, . W uicnapn City,
with do niirn of fear or nervousness.
CkUlewskl walked rapldjy frn his
cat! to tha scaJfoU. The drop fell at UklS,
and eight lste Jtr bjy was cut
down. Although t exaeuttaB waa aa
nouiaeed by Sheriff BbUttiU ta U vtvate.
more than sja sMctaiora twsessea tt
Maor E. 8 Jruy wa w4otd m
member of the tkertlt'i Jury, but b Jalitoi
to answer the suateaoas.
t"hirollewki, woo yeara oW. shot
and mortaMy woumM McAjUw to at
tempting to tiqajM arit or robbery.
MoAndrew' brother, joins . McAadrew.
witnessed the hiug, wblch waa tha lt
in lAckuu Oaaaty.
UMMMA Kjsiiuil fWWsai imsto.
CHEERS AND TEARS
GREET MARINES
FROM VERA GRUZ
'Soldiers of the Sea" Land
at League Island Two
Other Transports Due To
morrow.
Grim tragedy and sorrow tempered tho
reception totday, of tho marines who re
turned from Vera Cruz and disembarked
from the transport San Marcos at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard. Two other
transports, the City of Memphis and
thq Denver, are anchored off the Break
water, laden with battlo-mnrked mem
bers of tho licrojc force which landod at
thp Mexican port. They will steam up
to tlio navy yard early tomorrow morn
lnv '
Another appropriate tribute to the gal-
.lanUhcrofis. la. tUxpoMuL.p.nuaL,thai.i
awaus mem ai- icnguu jhiuiiu. -ii, is puiu
that there la more mall there now than
has ever been there before. -It fills an
entire room. When lt 'was learned that
the marines had been; ordered to leave
Vera Cruz, the postal authorities sent the
mall to League Island' Instead of to the
Mexican port.
For two of the nine days required to
make the run up the coast the trans
ports had been gronlnif tholr wnv through
a thick curtain of mist. They were hov
ering off tho Delaware Capos yesteruhy
at n slow speed because of the fog. Low
ering Bklea nnd Intermittent showers
greeted tha men In tho Delawnro River
nnd Bay. They were glad to get on
shore, that tho voyage was ended, nnd
that they were now to enjoy a furlough
of 20 days. a
TEARS AND CHEERS.
Tears mingled with cheers ns the battle
scarred sailor-BOldlera arrived. From the
faces gazing over the rails of the trans
port there were missing many who had
worn smiles as they gayly steamed away
months ago to flght for their country.
Written Indelibly In the history of the
nation are the names of many of those
who were 'absent. Some fell In the fight
to gain possession of Vera Cruz, Some
were the vlctoms of snipers. Others had
been summoned to answer the last roll
call by disease. Among them were com
missioned officers, non-comrausionea oi-
flcers'and privates.
THOU8ANDS MEET HEROES.
Thousands were on the water front and
In the smaller craft in the river as tha
San Marcos came in sight. She steamed
up the river gracefully and docked at
the foot of Broad street at League
Island.
Tha Sd Regiment, one artillery bat
talion and horses and stroea were aboard.
"HUMOROUS" ICEMAN STARTS
VAIN QUEST IN CITY HALL
TellB Stenographer of "Suicide" and
Search for Body Follows.
The rumor of a "uls(de" in City Hall
today had detectives, attaches of the cor
oner's otlice and a squad of City Hall
guards searching in corridors of the
building for the body of a man who was
said to have ended hU life. After a search
of the entire building the sleuths and
others who ensaeed in the suicide hunt
arrived at the conclusion they had been
the victim of a practical joker.
When the suloide rumor was run down
It was traced to an Iceman who delivers
at offices on the seventh nor. The tea
man vouchsafed Information to a stenog
rapher tnat a euieiua iibq own iuuw uti
the sixth floor.
"Doji't breathe a word about it." was
the parting word of warning to tee sw
nograpber. She kept ttw "sutefcte" a, a
cret until one of the other typists
arrived and then told the story.
A moment lata the pbotve bell is Cap
tain Cameron's efilee tinkled aMM" bd
of the detective bureau was, tap of the
"suicide."
Captain Cameron eajled la val of
his awn and told them to Invwttga.W the
matter and then got in tMMh with City
Halt guards arid oorctoer'a dUet)ve, wfca
were asked to assist in &e Jveiism.
IMMIGRANT BLOWS OUT GAS
Saved i?8t Heath by Iritffc Wt f
An bowterast wfao Mew owt the gas, m
his mesa at UW luaiepa !(. i.ruty
cajw4 tia,tb arl tats luornuic He
U iRf , 1 jUllao. e4 he haa
bv ia that Wjutfrr "l
Uit Jenril.: lMi. Wndlad, at the
i Aton iftrt kew, meiid gui absut )
c'eionA k tuws4 WMA tU hlp l
fitfil bNtli& &? mBMItt-l Uj. . kk .
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"Convention Hall and Nov Com
mercial Mijsoum Also Cared
For Jovian Longuo Indorses
Movement.
Detailed plans for'a municipal stadium,
tho largest In the United Btates and for
use III all national outdoor eatherlnirs.
were made public today at a luncheon
of tho Jovian League In the Hgtel AMel
phla by E. J. Berlet, chairman or the
Philadelphia Army and navy committee.
Members of tho lengue received the Idea
enthusiastically. An effort will be made
to havo nn ordinance providing for the
stadium Introduced nt nn early meeting of
Councils. A 60-lnch model of one of tha
structures, designed by Balllnger A
Perrot for tho committee, was on ex
hibition today. Tho stadium would cost
about $30000. It is estimated that rentals
would repay to the city the cost within
siic years.
Tho stadium plans Include a disposi
tion of the Convention Hall problem and
their construction of a new Commercial
-Museum on tho Parkway. Expert archi
tects havo drawn plans for four dlftereht
types of stadiums. They would accom
modate from 63O0O to iOO.000 persons
The site suggested Is on ground north of
the Pennsylvania railroad tracks, east of
the Olrard avenue bridge and within 109
yards of the Schuylkill river, Engineers
'have approved of this stadium. Stations
on the Pennsylvania and Reading rail
roads, which run nearby, would accommo
date out-df-town crowds. Assurances! that
these stations would bo bultt have been
given the Army nnd Navy Committee,
SOLVES MUSEUM PROBLEM.
According to tho committee's
imlttee's j!a
would be f
rd one of I ,
i "near" tHer V
the Commercial 'Museum
catod on the Parkway and
present museum buildings
verslty of Pennsylvania. "wgriULjaerK,
the convention hall and exhlbltlbrftn.,
tng. The other bultdlris. .the' coijr
suggested, would "be turned ,over v" ,
University. Convention experts., accflrd
ttriiT'tej5Mr,--Belef, declare "thst-ifew''-o"ri"
ventions are attenaea ny more man u
or S0O dotegates. He points but that thl
larger .hotels are able 16 nccbmmddat.
these gatherings. What Is needed, h
says. Is an exhibition hall near a railroad
In which heavy machinery and olhM
equipment could be shown. One of the.
Commercial Museum buildings, he as
serts, would fulfill this purpose and tht
others would be useful to meet the rap
Idly Increasing demands of tha Unlver
slty.
On the stadum project Mr. Berlet had
much to say. Four complete pUans art
In the hands of the committee anoVw6r!
could bo started on any one of them?
advertising for bids. There Is the coli
seum model reproduced In a plaster casl
at the meeting. This follows the Ya.lt
bowl Idea to the extent of excavating fpl
the field and putting tha lowest rows oj
seats beneath the' ground level. The ne!4
Itself would measure 518 feet by 310. A
quarter-mile track would enclrcla th 5
field. I1.
Another plan Is the mushroom tyne, p
an ellyptlcal field flattened at one w
and with the lower seat below the sur
face level, ThlB type, designed by Henrj
Relnhold, Jr., would be advantageous fot
stage productions, as the flat side would
accommodate 65,000 persons closer to tbl
stage than would be possible with a
oval fie!. Another Idea Is that for thl
double-deck stadium of concrete an$
Bteel built on the surface without x
cavatlng. Objections to supporting pll
lars for the upper tier have been elm
inated by cantilever construction planneJ
by Ralph E. White, the architect A8
support for the balcony would com(
from projections beginning at the eldet
and back of the lower seats, The dou
ble-deck stadium. Mr. White urges,
would give protection to the lower seats
CEMETERY BITE ABANDONED.
Mr. Berlet and the Army and Navj
Committee have been working on hi
plans for nearly a year, Every poastbit
site was Investigated, and finally the oon
Concludtd n Tit !
POSTMASTER ARRESTED
Charged With Reporting Business H
v Excess of Beat Amount.
LANCASTER. Pa., Dec. SWiillam M
Hambleton. postmaster at Wakefield, wa
arrested today on warrant from. UnUfit. -
States Commissioner Howard J. LoU
Laneaster, on the charge of making (W!
returns to tho department, having '
ported., .canceling a larger aiowJ
aispet letters daily than he d,
recompense txing based on the WMb
cans ted
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