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RUMANIAN WHEAT
GOES TO GERMANY
Teutons' Grain Shortage Re
lieved by Capture of Rich
Balkan Booty
EXPECTS ALLIES
SALOON TRANSFER
" FRAUD CHARGED
'Action of Oourt Denounced
at Church Service 1000
Cry "Shame t"
CONGRESS TO HUNT
FOOD GAMBLERS
Law Planned to Force Sale
of Part of Speculators'
Holdings
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Signatures to Liquor Jinn's Peti
tion Improperly Obtained,
Adamaon Assorts
Open charges thai fraud was used In on
attempt to Influence tho License Court, a
Btrtmupila protest gapat the granting of
tha saloon llcenno nt Sixtieth street and
Lansrtowno avenue, together with ft sovcro
arraignment of Judges Davis and Barratt,
were features of the union Thanksgiving
ervlce hold In the Cooper Memorial Metho
dist Church, Sixty-third street and Qlrard
sjvenuo, tods. .......
Representatives of six Philadelphia
churches numbering mora than 1000 roared
out their nssent when the Itev. Dr C
Edgar Ademson. who presided, termed the
granting of the license transfer a blight on
the courts of Philadelphia.
In n. forceful sormon, Doctor Adamaon
described Pennsylvania as the hotbed of
the liquor forces of tho country, Intimated
that the lytcensa Court lacked self-respect,
and stated openly that fraudulent methods
had been used In an attempt to Inlluenco
fcotn Judges.
Wis names on the petition In favor of the
ajoon had been gathered an over inn city,
including the Tenderloin, he Bald, and 1000
Of tho 4000 names wero Impositions,
It was the first meeting of tho romon
it rants since the license transfer tn Sixtieth
street and Lnnsdowno avenue was granted
last night to Mlohaol J. Burke, saloon
keeper, of 8100 CnllowhlU street, by Judges
Barratt and Davis.
ADOPT HESOLUTION
FJans for an appeal of tho Issue to a
higher court were mado, and tho following
resolution proposed by A. A. Hcott was
unanimously adopted!
"Whereas, Tho Wconno Court of tho
County of Philadelphia has soon nt to
front this transfer despite tho judgment of
th taxpayers and home-makers in the
neighborhood of Hlxtlo(h utroet and Lnno
downo ayonue ; and
"Whereas, Tho list presented to Raid
court In favor of tho saloon shows that
persons on said supplement Uvo In all parts
of tha city; bo it
Resolved, That residents of this portion
of tho Thirty-fourth Ward, hero assembled
In Thanksgiving service, do enter a stren
uous protest against tho action of tho
court, nnd such Justice.
"Be It resolved, That we will lend our
support to an appeal to a higher court."
PRDACIIEn ASSAILS STATU
Dootor Adamson, In his sermon, after
saying that Now Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Nevada have displayed llttlo interest In
Drohtbltlon, launched at onco Into his at
tack on tho saloon Invasion at Haddington.
"Pennsylvania Is tho blackest State of the
lot," ho said. "It Is a black day, Indeed,
When wo go beforo the court on tho assur
ance of a member of tho court that a peti
tion against a saloon will bo listened to,
and qn this petition wo havo 3500 names
against tho granting of tho llconeo, unci still
the Ilcenso stands. It Is a black day. In
deed I"
"Shame on them I Shnmo on them 1 was
the cry taken up from nearly 1000 throats.
"Most or the names on tho petition in
favor of tha established of this saloon
came not only from all over tho ward, but
from all parts of tho city," Doctor Adam
non continued. "Thoy wero gathered from
Sitfvry P aca except from where the saloon
" V,. ,ltnt.1 At 1nt IftftO nf this
u " 4000 names wero an Imposition on tho
court, which should have angered tho
Judges.
To bo frank. It looked like n saloon
petition for another location with the title
pago torn off and tho names thus sub
stituted for the petition for Sixtieth street
and Lansdowno avenuo.
"In case of such a petition as this. It
seems to me that a self-respecting court
would have called tho lawyer boforo the
oourt and have asked him It ho had ex
amined It before making tho presentation.
"There Bhould bo a chance for tho disbar
ment of any lawyer presenting such a peti
tion. Tho names wero gathered from all
over the city on Woodland avonue, around
Sixtieth and Market streets, In tho Tender
loin, In Kensington and along tho water
front The attempt to put nsldo this ro
monstranco Is a blight on the courts it
Philadelphia."
The churches represented at the meeting
were the Mary A. Simpson Mothodlst
Church, the Pattoion Memorial Presby
terian Church, the Addison Henry Presby
terian Church, the Second Italian Presby
terian Churoh, the Calvin Presbyterian
Church and tho Weston Memorial Baptist
Church.
BiailT TKARS OF BATTLK
The fight against the granting of a
license at the Sixtieth (street corner has
lasted eight years. Petitions of protest have
been signed by thousands of residents, door
bell campaigns have been waged, and the
proposed license transfer has been stormed
against from West Philadelphia pulpits.
The transfer was grantod some time ago
by Judges Barratt and Davis. It aroused
euch a furore among the residents that the
two Judges decided to hold a rehoarlng of
the case, which was dona,
Announcement was made last night that
Judges 'Barratt and Davis had decided
again In favor of granting the transfer.
The fight has ended thus with a victory for
the liquor forces.
Judge Barratt wrote the opinion handed
down yesterday. In commenting on the de
cision, Judge Davis said: "Both Judge
Barratt and I went out to West Phlladel
phla to get first-hand Information concern
ing the neighborhood,
"We had been led to believe that It was
an excluijve residential neighborhood, but
our Visit changed our pplnlon. We found
many stores there, and the neighborhood is
developing Into a veritable llttlo business
center."
READING'S THANKSGIVING
WEDDINGS BREAK RECORD
Holiday More Than Sustains Reputa
tion as Matrimonial Season in
Berks County Capital
TtnADiNO. Pa , Nov. jo. Fully a. doien
OUt-of-town couples came to Reading today
to be married, the day's wedding through
out the city eclipsing all former records,
Thanksgiving more than sustained It repu.
tatlon for being the most popular marrying
amy n wis locauiy
Howard p, Relnert and Miss Florence E.
Rumor, both of Philadelphia, camq to
Reading on an early train and were mar
jrted by the Rev William V Martin They
returned Immediately to Philadelphia,
Where they win reside.
Otto O RUM. eon of Charles Rises, of
yhiladetpbla, and Miss Margaret E, Im
bsf, of thla city, wera married in St
Thorns' Reformed Church here by the
Bev. Ie H Erdroan. Tha couple will re
Ma in this city.
John K- etautfer, of Landlsvllle. Pa,, one
pf tha leading- tobacca growers of Laiu
Qmtet County and Mis?- Anna May Strung,
itaUa'fcter of John M Strunk, Heading coal
merchant, wer married in St Peter M
IS. Church. After an extended tour through
h South they will return to JiuulUrvUt to
Wrtasmi W. PMleM stm of William
ti, cr i'iiu&aii;iins, una iiisa wuen v.
1. ilaushtif ot William Ruassl. of
islubii. vera nutrrittl by tha Rev V
, lSfttMier, Tb couple wilt jresjda tn
riilliiJtIjiliiIrt
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WIDE INQUIRY FAVORED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80 nvldence con
ttnued to pile up hero today that Congress
Is going to spond considerable of Its time
In tho coming short session looking for a
high cost of living panacea.
Hero are somo of the remedies which
early arrivals nt tho capital havo sug
gested, and which they say thoy will push
In resolutions to be Introduced:
An embargo on oil foodstuffs
A law compelling those who otoro
foodstuffs for speculate e purposes to
dlspoBo of ten per cent of their hold
ings ovcry thirty dnye, nt prevailing
prices.
Investigation of tho entire riuestlon
of high prices, cither by the Federal
Trado Commission or n special Joint
congressional committee which will
rocommend legislation suggested by Its
findings
That tho President and his Cabinet will
strongly favor the last suggestion Senators
nnd ltoprosontntlvcs say Is a foregone con
clusion. The President has discussed tho
high cost of living with his Cablnot ad
visors, and ho Is taking deep interest In
tho work of tho postoftlco, commcrco and
agriculture departments along this lino.
Tho embargo Idea, besides having Repre
sentative Fltzgorald, Now York, to lead It,
will havo tho strong backing of many other
Congressmen.
Representative Jeff McLemoro said today
ho would favor It, and that ho had Inter
viewed or hoard by mall from many othera
who would do tho same
Howovor, no food embargo will bo estab
lished without a bitter legislative fight
Many urban representatives aro expected to
line, up for It but representatives from
rura'l districts havo announced thoy will
fight It to tho last Republican Minority
Leader Mann and Representative Borland,
Missouri, both with strong followlngs, bo
llove nn ombargo Is not what Is wanted
If Representative MoLcmoro thinks a
food embargo will fall of passage ho will
strongly urgo a check on storugo specu
lators Borland wants a congressional or Federal
trado commission Investigation.
MRS. NEW YORK HAPPY;
FOOD PRICES DECLINE
NHW YoniC, Nov 30 Militant Mrs
New York Bat down to her Thanksgiving
dinner flushod with tho success of her first
real battle with tho high cost of Hlng
Nearly ovcry commodity which went Into
tho annual feast toduy was cheaper priced
because of her militancy.
Turkeys, which a week ago were selling
nt forty-threo to forfy-flvo and oven fifty
cents a pound, were quoted today at thirty
two to thlrty-flve, and fow wero being taken
at that price Tho long-troddtn worm, tho
ultimate consumer, has turned.
Hggs have dropped four cents a dozen In
tho two days that tho clty-wlde boycott has
been made In effect, and It Is probable there
ulll bo further reduction before tho two-
week boycott has expired Wholesalers will
lose thousands of dollars as a result of New
York's Indlfferonco ns to whothor It hod tur
koy or chicken for Its Thanksgiving dinner
Many dealers will put their birds bopk Into
cold storage and wait for tho Christmas
trade, but this is costly because of storngo
charges nnd shrinkage
Restaurants havo oomo to the aid of tho
egg boycott. One Chambers stroot placo
printed a menu whloh contained "eggs boy
cotted " Othor restaurants publicly dis
played signs advising patrons to abstain
from eggs.
RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD
UP 16 PER CENT IN YEAR
WASHINGTON, Nov 30 Opposition to
the embargo on food products proposed by
Representative Fitzgerald, of Now York,
was expressed by Minority Leader Mann,
ot Illinois, nnd Representative Borlnml,
ot Missouri, who made a long though
unsuccessful fight nt the last session of
Congress for an Investigation of control of
meat prices by the so-called "beef trust."
The Republican ledder declared that nn
embargo for regulation of prlcos would In
dicate a drift toward socialism, for Gov
ernment regulation of food prices would
lead to Government regulation of many
other things Only nn embargo for retal
iatory purposes would bo acceptable, he
said, and for that there Is no apparent need
nt this time.
Mr. Borland proposes to combat tho high
prices of food by an Investigation of the
alleged "food trust," either by tha Federal
Trade Commission or p. congressional com
mittee. A resolution to no urged by Mr
Borland at the coming session of Congress
will provide tor an Investigation of the cold
storage plants and the extent to which they
ara used by speculators.
Retail prices of foods In the United States
as a whole advanced threo per cent from
September IS to October 16, making a six
teen per cent increase for twelve months,
as shown In reports compiled by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics The figures
came from 725 retail dealers tn forty-five
principal Industrial cities.
In the thirty days covered In the reports
meats declined In price from one to six per
cent but all other articles given, except
tea, oonee anu rice, advanced rrom one per
cent for chickens to six per cent for butter,
bread and sugar, and eleven per cent for
.eggs.
WISHBONE PLAYS PART
IN FRIGAR'S THANKS DAY
He Visits Fianceo and Joins Her in
Expressing Hope for Their
Happiness
The wishbone, that curious part ot the
turkey's anatomy which Is always sought
by Thanksgiving dinner guests, may play
a part In the drama of Ellla D. Frlgar,
Park slayer, who was released last week
in i 10,000 ball by Judge Audenried.
Frlgar Is spending Thanksgiving today
with his fiancee, Miss Amanda Sykti, at her
home, 3333 North Park avenue. He will
participate in tha Thanksgiving feaat of
the Sykea family and will occupy a chair
beside his fiancee at tha family board, If
the wUhbona falls to the lot ot either
Frlgar or Miss Sykes, it is certain that they
will not forgo the opportunity to wish
something good for their future and then
pull at the two portions of the bone
According to tho legend attached to the
wnihbone. tha one who gets the larger
portion of the bona will have tha wish
If Frlgar la the lucky one. It will not be
hard to gutis what hl wish will he. If
Miss Sykes is victorious, It Is certain that
sha will wish for a happy outcome of tha
entanglement resulting from tha tohootlog
nnd killing of Edward Boland
"If great tq be out this morning,"
Frlgar said as ha tucked tha box ot choco
lates In a sl4a pocket of his overcoat
He looked almost wistfully at tha
Thanksgiving throngs which brushed by
him, There wera belated turkey purV
(.hajiers riurrying along with birds wrap
pe4 hm brown paper, and further up tha
street crowd of holiday merrymakers were
pushing their way into tho foyer of a
hotel. There were football enthusiasts du
cvsl s t& wenu nt rcspwuva players aa4
tuatyyftara, Km4ad happy lausMw. an4
JuWlar.t coaYWsatfcsn,
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Both tho regular nnd special trains from Ithncft were late today on account of n derailed freight car. How
ever, tho Cornell men arrived in cheerful mood and quickly distilhuted themselves among vnrloUB restaurants.
PUBLIC DRIVES TURKS
TO LAST DEFENSE LINE
Housewives Leading Assault on
High Prices Take 22-
Cent Trenches
The turkey slid further down tho prlco
toboggan today, and long beforo tlmo for
tho Thanksgiving feast fine looking blrdM
wore selling ns low as twenty-two cents a
pound Prices yesterday ranged from thirty
to forty cents a pound
Butchers began to bo worried this morn
ing when thoy saw thero was no great
scramble for their birds They renllred
that tho Thanksgiving dinner gong would
sound soon, and they knew that unless they
dropped tho prices thoy would havo to
roturn tholr birds to cold storage vaults
All'nlong Ridge avenuo from Seventeenth
strcot north turkoys wero placed on sale
for twcnty-sK and twonty-rio cents a
pound Butohers in tho vicinity of Rldgo
nomlo nnd Wyllo street wero selling birds
ns low ns twenty-two cents Heornl of
the butchers who had their turks marked
twenty-fHo and twonty-slx cents quickly
lowered tho pi Ice to twenty-two cents when
thoy heard that others had done so Butch
ers nil along tho lino showed a disposition
to sell their birds at any price that would
at lcist bring back tho money Invested
In Kensington tho drop In price was not
no pronounced, hut In several of tho largo
markets turltoys wero selling for thirty
cents, which Is ten cents lower than yes
torday's prlco Chickens, ducks and geeso
remained nt vestcrday's prlcos
Said one Kensington butcher:
"Tho boycott has been a success Last
year I sold 1700 turkeys beforo Thanks
giving This yoar I have sold only .about
1000 Of couriio tho summerlllto weather
has something to do with tho drop in prlco
today Tho butchers realize that left-over
birds are very likely to BpoII "
Many of tho smaller butchers In Ken
sington dropped tho prlco of turkoys to
twenty-eight cents.
Birds wero selling In Frankford at thirty
to thirty-two cents a pound ; In Tacony, at
from twonty-flvo to twenty-eight cents nnd
In Port Richmond, at from twenty-eight
id imriy ccnis.
Governor Will Urge
Strict Insurance Laws
Conthmrd from I'nrn One
ment that any cltlzon of this Commonwealth
Is entitled to"
If present Insuranca laws nro Inadequate,
Governor Brumbaugh said that evil will be
corrected. Ho smiled when ho remarked
that he became the owner of a policy many
years ago when ho was n btruggllng school
teacher ,
"And I wasn't earning a largo salary In
those days," said the Governor. "I remem
ber how I saved my money for tho day
whon collections on premiums becamo duo
I can Just Imagine how policyholders would
feel If they felt thnt their fcavlngs becamo
Impaired."
The Governor In his Interview said that
ho has been giving tho question of creating
better Insurance laws careful considera
tion nnd had decided to touch upon that
feature In his message to tha next legis
lature WILL URGE CORRECTIVES
'If our existing Insurance laws are not
ndequnte and do not protect the man who
buys Insurance, I nm certainly in favor
of any enactment that will make his In
vestment safe," said the Governor.
"My message to the legislature when It
recqnvenes will contain something on tho
question of protecting oui citizens who
Invest their savings In Insurance policies
"Pon't you feel that In view of certain
facts disclosed In the Investigation of Com
missioner O'Nell Into tho affairs of two
Insuranca companies licensed under the
laws of Pennsylvania., nn Investigation
should be made of Insurance conditions
In this State?
"I have explicit faith In Commissioner
O'Nell," replied the Governor. "Ho Is a
capable man, and I feel confident that his
department Is qualified to cope with the
situation But, should the facts warrant It,
I am In favor of asking the Legislature
for such an Investigation. I ngreo with
Mr Scnrlet that such an Investigation Is
In the province of the Legislature."
"Don't you think that Charles Evans
Hughes Is the sort ot a man to conduct
such an Investigation?"
"I agree with Mr. Scarlet that Mr.
Hughes would unquestionably qualify for
euch an Investigation. But In the State of
Pennsylvania wo have many eminent men
who undoubtedly could also perform the
same service. You must admit that we
ha7e many native sons In Pennsylvania who
possess tha ability to perform the kind of
service for which Mr Hughes Is fitted,"
Governor Brumbaugh added again that
he was keenly interested In seeing that
policyholders were protected to the full ex.
tent of tha Insurance laws.
Put Ban on Unhealthy Oystera
ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 30. An ordl
nance prohibiting tha taking or using of
oysters or clams from nearby tidal waters
ha been Introduced by Mayor Bacharach
as head ot the Health Bureau. The ordi
nance is designed to prevent the spread of
disease through tha uia of shellfish taken
from areas Into which the resort sewage
empties, and will be strictly enforced
Boatmen dally tong oysters In and about
tha Thoroughfare.
Train Wrecked on Way to Game
WOLCOTT, Kan-, Nov. 30 A Missouri
Paclfla passenger train, carrying college
students to tha Missouri-Kansas football
gams at Lawrence this afternoon, collided
head-on with a freight train here today.
Two persons, one of them a girl student,
were seriously Injured, nnd many wero
bruised.
DEATHS
JIUOHES Nov JO. ANNIE HEI.BK HUOHB8
(nee Parpr), widow of Theodora Ruatm. Kl
UVM ana frUcds Invited, tu funeral eervlcta.
Sua .3pm at (uldtnce o( son. Harry V.
JfW, MJBlowood Hotel I.nn read, jUnnl,
ttetiware Co fa Int private
SIMPSON Nov SO JES3B VOdDEN. hue
band of Qertruda sanpwo and nn at ibi lata
niiXVji and J. mini HlmjjMn ud G! K.li
liven and frlenfa, YTmI PhiUdlBtil Council.
No H Boyal ArctBvav employes or the V Q
t Company fovtUd t unrl turjlcsj Mon
11 in it WIT WeXinJuitor are lot private
Auto MrYlce- lUmuna my b viw4 Sua,
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GIRL'S STOLEN SILVER
FINANCES DOPE PARTY
Cravintjr for Drug Nerved
"Fiends" to Steal Hope Mc-
Michaol Treasure Chest
PROPERTY WORTH $0000
How tho craving of two "dope fiends" for
tholr favorite drug, cocnlno, caused tlirm
to commit n daring daylight robbery was
revealed today, when Clmrlcs 13 Fox nnd
John Comdloo wero nrralgnod beforo Mag
istrate Meclenry on the nccusntlon of steal
ing 90000 worth of silverware belonging to
Miss Hope McMlchaol, of 400 South Fif
teenth street
Fox and Comdleo were hold In $1600 ball
eioh for n further hearing next Wednes
day, and Joseph Frlnberg, n Jeweler of H7
South Fifty-fifth stroot, (who Is snld to havo
purchased a portion of tha Bllverwnro for
?25, was held In a tlko sum on the charge
of receiving stolen goods
Abstinence from cocaine, enforced by lack
of funds to purchase tho drug, nerved Fox
nnd Comdleo to steal tho ulhcrwuro, accord
ing to tho testimony of detectives After
the robbery It is allegod that tho two bought
largo quantities of cocalno and engaged In
a drug debauch that lasted for many dayB
"TIP" GIVHN BY "FIEND"!
Tho box of silver was stolen from n
wagon of tho Union Transfor Company at
Sovcnth nnd Chestnut strcots on tho after
noon of November 22 Tho day following
tho robbery n "dopo fiend" strolled Into tho
Fifteenth and Locust streets police station
and told a weird story about a gnng nt
"cokors" bolng on n cocaine debauch from
tho proccods of a big silverware robbery.
Right pollcomen were dispatched to tho
Tenderloin, but thoy obtained no trace ot
tho sllvcrwaro
Meantime Detectives Aycrs nnd Wnltcrn
had been working on the enso. As they
wero walking In tho vicinity of Ninth nnd
Quarry stroota they saw a cocalno "flond"
crouched In n corner heating soma cocalno
in a silver spoon over tho Hamo of a candle
Tho spoon in tho quivering hand of tho
uopo ncnd answered to tho description
of tho McMlohnel silver. After tho man
had takon his "coko" ho staggered Into a
house at 020 Wood street. Tho detectives
followed.
U000 TABHSTRY FOUND
In a room on tho second floor tho de
tectives found Fox and Comlco stupefied In
bod Over ono of tho windows vvun sus
pended what tho pollco say was ono of
Miss McMlchaol'B tapestries, valued nt
S1000, The "dopora" had hung it thero so
that tho glare of tho morning light would
not disturb their unnatural slumber. Tho
room was filthy and disorderly, nnd ro
voalod evidence of n prolonged narcotic
dobauch Tho detectives examined tho
room whllo tho two "fiends" slumbered In
a secret recess back ot the rtroplaco they
discovered many pieces of sliver which bore
the Inltlaln of tho Mc.Mlchael family.
While thoy wero nt work. Fox awakened
and saw tho detectives With a muttered
oath he drew out a long Itnlfo from under
his pillow nnd, stumbling out of bed, mado
a feeble lungo at Walters Ho wnn km
weakened by narcotics, however, that ho
was quickly subdued and handcuffed.
CONFESSION RUrORTUD
Tho detectives testified that Fox nnd Com
dleo confessed to Btiallng the Hllverwnro,
and told how they had sold a portion of It
to Felnberg. I'ox said ho nnd Comdleo
had soon tho driver of tho Union Trnnsrer
wagon bring tho box from the Fidelity
Trust Company, Third nnd Chestnut
Btreets, nnd placo It In tho wagon.
"Let's got that box," Fox Is alleged to
have said to Comdleo They waited until
tho driver left the wagon to mnko unothor
call, and then thoy loapod to tho neat,
drove the wagon to Seventh and Sansom
streets, transferred the box to another
wagon and drove the silver Into tho Ten
derloin Felnberg testified he thought that the
silverware was plated when ho first pur
chased It.
"I became alarmed," he said, "when
later I discovered that It was solid. The
Initials on tho stuff got me worried, too. I
was wondering how I could report tho caso
to the pollco without gottlng In bad raybelt
when I was arrested "
Miss McMlclmel Is In Washington, but
her former guardian, Mrs Virginia Louise
Deckert, widow of Henry Deckert, Identified
the silverware. The hearings wero post
poned until next Wednesday to give Miss
McMIohael an opportunity to testify ngalnst
Fox and Comdleo.
ENDS LIFE BY GAS
Nothing to Bo Thankful For, Old Man
Commits Suicido
A man who felt ha had nothing to be
thankful for ended his life today while other
members of the family were preparing a
Thanksgiving feast for him.
He was Thomas Baker, sixty-five years
old, of 4361 Penn street Mr. Baker had
been ill for many months. He had con
sulted several physicians nnd none offend
him any hope.
Today, when members of the faml'y
called him for breakfast, he failed to
answer. They broka in the door of his
bedroom and found a gas tube In his mouth
He was hurried to the Frankford Hospital
but was dead before the ambulance arrived
there.
SEAL ESTATE FOB SALE
.NHW JBWSKY
OIL LAND
In Heart of New Jersey District
Owner of forty acres, four ten-acre tracts, located In tha heart of the new
nroven oil district of New Jersey, close to present operating well: desires imme
proven
diate cash, rather than future profits ; will
rnrcsntti a. fair valua of tha Tint for
perfect; has been insured. Wish to close this transaction, by Saturday.
Address my attorney.
1LESTER J. OSBQRK, ESQrt
4tt WA&NW
REFORMATION STAGED
IN HISTORICAL PAGEANT
Spectacle in Horticultural Hall
to Be Crowning Fcaturo of
Schnir Carnival
Threo hundred young peoplo represent
ing tho Reformed churches of the city will
tnko part tonight In tho Reformation
l'ageant as n crowning feature of tho
Thanksgiving Day program of the Schaff
Memorial Wock Carnival In Horticultural
Hall, Broad Htreet below Locust
This pageant will ploture 300 years of
church hldtory, starting with tho Reforma
tion nt i:insledeln, Swltrerlnnd, In 1S10 and
closing with tho cnll of Dr. l'hlllp Schnff,
tho world's first advocate of tho reunion
of Christendom, to Handing, Pci. Tho young
peoplo tnklng part In this pageant have
been working for weeks on tholr parts and
the costumes. The performance will bo
given tonight nnd tomorrow night to raise
funds for tho Schnff Memorial Building,
corner of Fifteenth and Spruce Htreoto This
building Is being erected by people through
out tho country nnd Is to cost D00,000 Tho
rest of tho nation ban already contributed
$100,000. 1'hlladolphlnnn Interested In the
movement aro attempting to rulso $200,000
In thlB city. Tho carnival will last until
Saturday jilght.
The Reformation I'ngeant dialogue was
wi Itten by the Rev Dr Jamow I Good, pro
fessor of church history at tho Theological
Seminary at Dnvton, O It was nrrnngd
Into its present form by L L'antwood Scl
bold, of this city, who also ncted as gon-
oial supervisor of tho entire performance.
Georgo W linden, of tho Y M C A , Is
tho stngo director, with Miss Rmma L
Miller as assistant, H McCauloy Miller
us property innnnger nnd tho costumo com
mlttto consisting ot L. Ruo Scott Harry
Wanner nnd Mnrguerlto Kroneberger.
Scenes In the pageant tonight aro laid
In France, Germany, Swlt7erlnnd, England
nnd Scotland, nnd during tho Colonial
period In this countiy All theso !.cenes
necessitate different costumes This Ib tho
tliht tlmo tho pageant has been given In
this city.
Tho prologue Is called "Thp Call of tha
Church to Truth " Tho episodes aro no fol
lows nplsodo I, tho early Reformed Church
of Switzerland, with Ulrlo Kwlngll (Ralph
Kline) ns leading character; HpUode II. tho
glf ta of tho French to tho cause , Hplsodo
III, Holland and the Innd of the mirtyrs;
Kplsodo IV, tho rlso ot tho churoh In Ger
many ; Eplsodo V, John Knot beforo Mary
Queen of Scots; Episode VI, tho Reformed
Church finds it homo In America, and tho
oplloguo, tho call of tho church In tha fu
ture '
In nn address thla noon the Rev. Dr.
Floyd W. Tomklns, rector ot Holy Trinity
Church, who was Introduced by tho Rov.
JameH Crawfoid, pointed nut that a man
can mix his religion with his business and
thnt ho can servo God dally by selling his
goods, attending his patients or trying tils
cases, just as surely as he can servo God
by praying
"Business may Interfere with a man'n
rellgloUH privileges If he docs not balanco
the various parts of his llfo," Bald tho Rev.
Mr. Tomklns "Tho danger today In that
wo ovorcinpbaslzo Konie parts of our life
and, underemphaslzo others A man should
pray for his business nnd ho nould work
for his religion In other words ho should
nsk God to bless his work and ho should
carry It on ns he Knows God wishes him
to do. Tho remedy for dishonesty In busi
ness Is healthy religious life The busi
ness man should Btnlvo after honesty In
overy particular with gonernl business llfo
Ho should fight against all that Is harm
ful and earnestly uphold and ndvanco nil
that Is good."
Tho b.iz.i.ir Is open today from 11 to
11 o'clock. This morning tho Boy Scouts
gavo a drll under Director Walter S Cow
ing Thanksgiving dinner was served today
from 11 to 3 o'clock and from E to 8 Moving
pictures were shown at 2 30 o'clock, with
Mnrguurlto Clark In 'Mlco nnd Men.''
BOY SHOOTS PLAYMATE
Accidentally Fires Pistol "Didn't
Know It Was Loaded
An eleven-year-old boy was accidentally
shot by n playmate who wns demonstrat
ing a gun today and "didn't .know It was
loaded" The little victim' Is Thomas
Graham, of 433S Tackawanna street
Thirteen-year-old John Dalton, of Klnsey
and Dlttman streets, has beon arrested, ac
cused of the shooting, but refused to tell
tho pollco where he got tho pistol.
RADNOR HUNT CLUB HOST
Entertains Farmers nt Breakfast and
Horse Show1 '
Tho Radnor Hunt Club was host today
to tho farmers along the Main Line and
the latter enjoyed a breakfast which was
a combination of nil the good things ob
tainable. Following the breakfast there was a
horso show and race meet.
Among those who entered horses were
Robert I Montgomery, Henry U Collins,
Isaac II. Clothier, Jr. Tuaao H, Clothier,
3d, Mrs. Charles A Munn, Jr., Mies Anita
Strawbrldge and MIsa Jean Lister Austin
After tho festivities at tha Hunt piuh
mnct nt lha CrOUiL V.nr tf tiiA tliA Pa..1I
I Pennsylvania game.
REAX ESTATE SOU SAXE
NBW JBKSKY
sell for forty dollars per aorw, which.
timber ami aerioultural nurnoses.
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CONTROL DANUBE ROUTE
Germans Appreciate President
Wilson's Action for Protoctton
of Secret Formulas
By ERNST KAHN
Hvtctal to fiviittno litdgcr,
nCHLIN, Nov. SO,
Whereas tha Alllea expected to gain from
Rumania's entrance Into tho war tho open
ing of tho Dardanelles nnd, In consoquence,
n rclenso of Russian and Rumanian wheat,
Vnn FalkenhaynSi rapid successes now
bring the Rumanian granary Into Ger
many's hands Tha Mumanlan oil fields nro
still heitl by tho Allies
Much Is expeated from Mackeneen's
crossing of the Danube, ns control of this
Important river trade route brings relief
to Germany's granaries. During tho first
semeeier of 11)16 strainers brought from
the llntknns it, 000,000 bushels of grain,
American reports that high Washing
ton nlllclnts compiled out of 8000 custom
houso Invoices valuable formulas by which
tho Amorlcan chemical Industry will bo
able to Imitate German products nra con
sidered by tho German prees ns disclosing
a highly unfair manouver That the Pres
ident has forbidden the publication of such
Information Is greatly appreciated here
Gorman nnd Austrian banks, assisted by
their respective Governments, havo founded
n. big central European sleeping and dining
car company, monopolizing In central llu
rope a business hitherto managed by tho
International Company of ttruisclB
Tho railroads have sharply reduced tha
train service In the empire to save men
and coal cars and to facilitate military dis
positions The restrictions Imposed upon
the railway service are partly mado good
by a greater use of water transportation.
Tho Government has refused to seize
cigars, as. tho tobacco stocks for military
purposes are sudlclent
The German output of steel In October
was 1,423,63? tons, an compared with
1,303,180 In September,
VILLISTAS SWARMING
TOWARD U.S. BORDER
Juarez Prepares to Defend Itself
Against Advance of
Outlaws
RL TASO, Tex, Nov. 30. Tho country
botween Chihuahua City nnd tho bordor
Is swarming with Vllllatas today, and
tracks south of Juarez are being torn up
1y Carranzlitna to delay Villa's expected
advanco on tho city.
Reports that threo Americans wero slain
by tho Vllllstas when they took Chihuahua
City wore Insistent today, but lacked con
firmation. Refugees continue to arrive at
tho border, but have brought no trustworthy
nows concerning General Trovlno's forces.
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DR. LYON ON THANKSGIVING
Evangelist Raps Self-Satisfied, Sleepy
Christianity
Two thousand persons heard Dr. Mllford
H Lyon's Thanksgiving sormon In tho
tabornaclo at Ninth street and Wright
avenue, Cnmdon, today, "Too many of
m," he juld, "go to church In the morning,
como homo and ent a good meal and then
go to sleep.
"That represents tho self-satlsfled church
man. That fype H the half-baked church
goer, who sees his granary full and thinks
not ot tho future. That Is tho kind of man
who listens to a sermon becnuse ho feels it
Is his duty and then runs out of tho
church nn soon ns tho last word Is said."
Sneaking on the war, tho evangelist said:
"Tho great European conflict Is due to a
hellish nationalism. If this war will do
nwuy with false patriotism and alleged na
tionalism and creates an unselfish Interna
tionalism, tho sacrifices will havo been
worth while."
Actress to Mnrry Chinese
nALTIMORE. Md, Nov. 30. MIsb
Paulino Flaherty, twenty-two years old,
who has been nn actress since she was four
teen years old, will be married hero tonight
to Charley Yee, thlrty-thrco years old, a
ChlnoBc, of Boston.
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Washington Incensed on d3
inmu iiuiii diplomatic
Precedent
WASHINGTON. Nov. JO -Stat, n-
ment omelals today eiprewed the 0plh1
flrut Mrltnln nn.1 ... .. . H "' W
' 'i.o ior sa re-conduct
to the United States for Count TarnokLl
..... ......,, Ambassador,,;
would recclvo favorable action In LonoW
The Hints Department takes tho firm tv,
sltlon that the right of nation, to e"cha
ambassador. I. . nt,i . jr., ."""'
and fully safeguarded by" the p'r.ncU an'd '
practices of International law. 0fflcla,i
have made t plain that they are not ma! ,
ng any pr vllege, but nro In.lntlng S '
nherent rights. To assume any other K
Hon, It Is declared, would be tantamount t
admitting that a real Drltaln and !
control tha high seas and that the trawl of
other people upon It Is subject to Drttlih
and French approval. '"
The Paris nnd London Foreign Ofllnn
are expected to bo Influenced quite as much
by tho Information forwnrded to them bv
their embassies hero as by the formal de
mands of tho State Department
Hoth ombaslses have sent back home lorn
reports based upon tha critlclim of th.
attempted hold-up of Count TarnowskL
gleaned from American newspapers. Thev
havo told the Home Offices frankly that
tha attompl to dictate who shall come to
the- Unltod Stntes has thoroughly lncened
not only Washington officials, but the
American public Generally.
Should the Allied Governments continue
to put obstacles In tho way of Count Tar
nowBkl's paasago, thero It no doubt that
the United States will send an American"
Vessel to bring him Rarely over the At
lantic, convoyed by a warship If neceuary.
PARALYZED PHYSICIAN '
7 HAl'l'Y AMD THANKFUL W
Dr. Jim Kcath, With Broken Back nnd
Legless, Enjoys His Turkoy
Dinner
Dr. "Jim" Kcnth, the legless, paralyzed
physlean, sat up In bed In the Jefferson
Hospital today, and while eating his turkey
dinner told why ho was thankful. The
plucky doctor fairly radiated optimism, as
fellow patients came Into tho room to wish
him n happy holiday.
"Thankful?" exclaimed the remarkable
young mnn "I am as happy ns a school
boy nt Christmas tlmo I'm happy, first
of all, becauso I'm Just allvo I'm happy
because I'm able to Bee friends and enjoy
tho Bunshlno, and thnt I'm not as unfor
tunate as somo of tho people right In this
building"
"Jim" Kcath broke his back In 1014, and
slnco that tlmo he has beon paralyzed.
Subsequent to tho accident both legs were
amputated In spite of the greatest phys
ical Infirmities tint over handicapped a,
student, ho completed his courso In rata
Iclno and now holds a license to practice.
Ho spent all morning Bmoklng cigarettes.
It was a clgarotto, ho said, that enabled
him to withstand the pain when his legs
vvoro amputated without tho uio of an
nncsthctla AH morning ho was In a cheer
ful mood, but It seemed that ho almost
had to Jump out of bed for Joy when his
wife and little daughter appeared at the
door. As the child ran to kiss him he
throw away tho cigarette, and a moment
later was pufilng at another with ns much
relish.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL GETS FLAQ
Holy Nr-me Society Make3 Presentation
to Ascension Parish
JL civic and military parado through tha
streets of Konslngton, with several thoo
sand men In lino, preceded the presentation
today of nn American flag to tho school of
tha Ascension Catholic Church, G and West
moreland streets, by tho Holy Name So
ciety of that parish.
Fourteen societies. Including the AncienW
Order of Hibernians and tho Knights ot
Columbus, headed by a detachment of ma
rines from League Island nnd ten bands,
mado up the parado, which marched to the
pnrochlal school Tho flagpole, 110 feet In
height, also Is tho gift of tho society.
Ex-Congressman Michael Donohoe was
the chief Bpeaker at tho exercises, which
Included singing of patrlotla songs by the
children.
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