witwfiqe ,J(.1U J T. 'PCV , HV,SFf -. v 5l- ft r IT I n C "1 if I V EVENING PUBEIO LEDGER3?HIi;ADELPHIA, ITRIDlY, DIJOEMBEJEl 2Q, 1918 J M1EDBYLEAP NAVY AUXILIARY QUITS JANUARY 1 WAR VETERAN JOHNSON AND WIFE STORM BRMRS Bethlehem Organist Dies of Grip ' neililelism, p Dee. 20. QeOige AvCty Gilbert, organist of the First neformsd Church And bnnkkeener In it hnnlr ane ;0CT OF WINDOW - -- . ....-,, ... v...., . rLX vuiuucu io mo innuenza yesterday. HERO ARRESTED THROUGH ERROR Theodore Johnson, Home on Visit, Taken as Deserter JM lrt i ? $oMi Blocm Plunges In to Sircct From "Woman's Rooin . SHE SWALLOWS POISON , Second Victim of Mysterious Tragedy in Apartments in . Critical Condition Adolph Bloem, an electrical engineer ofthls city, died today In tho Onrrctson Hospital ns the result of a leap he made early this mornlnc from the apartment off a. young woman on tho third floor of A house In Wallace street near Twentieth. Mrs. William FlcmlnB, tho younc woman, In whos'e .company Bloem spent 'last night, Is In a critical condition In the same hospital suffering from tho effects of poison sho swallowed following Bloem'a act. Bloem was married nnd lived at 127 North nroad street. Ho was mnnngcr of . the Walker Electric rompiny. Twenty- fourth and Callownlll streets tin v. no reached the hospital soon after ho was admitted. 5 According to Mrs Fleming, she wn Introduced to Bloem a few days ago by V- fSfflrl friend, They met last eienlng by 5, "(appointment, sne saiu, nno wem in bov- i J.erat cates. j leaped to Street After Quarrel ?V" .About 1 o'clock thl3 morning, the young woman continued, they proceeded to tho Wallace street house, where she had a third-story front room. "We quarreled after wo reached the room," Mrs. Fleming Is quoted by the police as saying. "Suddenly Mr. Bloom raw over to the window, raised tho sash, climbed up on the Bill nnd then Jumped out. I ran over to the wlnodv and saw him lying on tho sidewalk all huddled up. "I feared I would be disgraced, so I grot two or three poison tablets and wallowed them. That's about all I know, until you detectlies came into the room and found me " Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning tho police of the Twentieth and Button wood streets" station received a telephone call io wie euet u..i. . ...... .. ,-...,... from a window of tho Wallace street , house. Detectives B-oney and Llmlman call to the effect that a man nan jumped xouna uioem uncum,ciuu ",r n, ,.,. They ran up to the third floor front room and found Mrs. Fleming lying on tha bed moaning Both Bloem and tho woman were removed to the hospital. i Woman Separated from Iliiubnnd !Mr. Fleming, who Is about twenty four years old and attractive, Has been eeparnted from her husband nearly a year. It s said. ho is employed in the Inycntory'departmeni of a store? In Mar ket street. It is said she came here three months ago from Krie, Pa , where her small son )s Hying with, -jr, parents. Bloem 'came to this city seven years ago from New York city. He and his wife have .been living" at the. North Broad street address for several years. They were raising two adopted children. AW 5r" CHARGE FRAUD IN REALTY DEAL .Couple. Allege Swindles Morton 4 ' Property transfer ' iVniirl In the transfer of realty ia alleRcdifn-.a Suit entered today -In Court of Common Pleas Nu k, by Flnlcy C Morris and Amv S Morris, his wife, against Albert W Wilson, Walter Pres ton and thc.Lahd Title nnd Trust Com pany. The suit is brought to recover $20,000 from the defendants named, : The statement of claim sets forth that the plaintiffs owned property In Morton, Delaware County, valued at ?10,000. They employed WlUon to arrange for n transfer of the property for a number of small bouses In Qermantown They alleged that through Wllsort'8 dealings, he, acting In conjunction with Preston and tho trust company, the Morton property was transferred for the houses at a valuation of $10,000 and a mort gage of $38,000. It Is charged that there was false nnd fraudulent renresentattons made for the purpose of cheating and defrauding the plaintiffs. They charge that on the , same day the properties wr re transferred to them, Wilson purchased them for ,$5000, and then Hold them for 110,000. -when he was acting as agent and had .tho good faith and confidence of tho XfnrrlBM. TIia nlnlrit Iffft nvpr that Prpn. . ton and the trust company were part ners to the deal and It could not have Ijetn carried but If it were not for them, GERMANS BEG FOODFROfll U.S., Noic Unpublished Because It Was i Not Sent to Allies Woehlnrton, Dec. 20. (By A. P) Inl spite of Secretary Lansing's emphatic ndmonltlon that such communications must not be addressed to the United States alone, tho German Government has sent another appeal to the American Government for modification of the armistice terms, and for food. The re ceipt of tho note was announced at tne j State Department today, with the ex planation that It would not be made public, because It did not differ from previous appeals and was In violation of the decision that communications must ha. addressed to all tho governments ns eoclated with the United States In tho war. . While It is realized that the situation Itfaermany Is far from good, the per sistent appeals are regarded here as a part. of propaganda by which the author ities at Berlin hopo to escape some of this result of defeat. LIEUT. REVENES DECORATED 'Jfpriner PJijladclphian, Officer of "Lost Division, Wounded tf Xleutenant Maurice S. Itevenes, of the famous "Lost Division," who was lyt severely wounded caring the battle of & . thA Arironna. Forest and lav fouk dava W Iri'a clump of woods before being taken I'i to a hospital, has, been decorated for ;, . mnaniry. - Y - IFa wn fnrmprlv manaeer nt hn K,p .Metropolitan Opera IIouso under Oscar iPb ' Hammersteln. and later a dramatic cr,; ornra in now xor. xjiauienant uqvene 'll i Im twenty-eight years old and lived when V- In. this city at 3025 Diamond street. Ills nnuier, irv, Linnin jusveuea. uvea ui lOt North ThlrtyTSecond street H.TJL trench-mortar bomb exploded 'close Ida him. he wrote In a letter to his ther, ahd ho was severely injured. its was so Dauiy Huauereo mat a of the foot and ankle had to be am- (4. Hi) has received letters of endation from General O. B. Pun. of his division, and from Captain i, or tne Toncn army, $m SAILOR FOR AUTO THEFT ifmtentiqn to. Return Car After '"J Joj; Ride"- Fails 'to Impress ' JBreryi one who unlawfully takes a. nWtorMr, whether lift, tho purpose of ofialtnr It ou:rlenor returning Jt to Hi ewr.tr after a ride abblft the c.ltv. m numsnea xor ma oncnie. in tim lTA T...l, T.I,. XV nn .-...- , kl dtlUBCI .UUII , AHIlVIBUll, JJ. ic a. MriEwen. a sailor In tho avnmviin vnuih 'States navv. today nleaded inilifv Kklns ta car of J. B. McCorkelX B30 jinou avenue, tor a -joy ride." Its rvno iwOfXBJMa in tne navy nt L,3R THREE INJURED AS CAR CRUSHES PASSENGER BUS Refining Company Employes Arc Victims of Collision on I r.lmwood Avctiuo Three persons were Injured and sev eral otherj narrowly escaped death today when n westbound Illmwood avenuo car at Slxty-thlrd street struck n, motor passenger bus carrying employes of the Atlantic Itcflnlng Company to l'olnt Breeze. Tho Injured Include! Willlnm C. McKcnna, 1G45 South Fifty-third street, cut nnd bruised. It. W. linger, B743 Sherwood road, bruised. - A girl passenger, who refused to give her name, was taken to tho University Hospital. Tollce say both ehlcles upproached tho Intersection at a rapid rate of speed. Tho driver of tho bus aajd he thought tho motormxT Intended to let lilm pass first nnd tho motorman evidently was of the opinion that the car hold right of way. The car struck tho bus nnd turn ed it completely over The screams of several girl passengers attracted nearby residents who extricated the riders with considerable difficulty Five Persons Die by Car's Plunge Continued from race One feet below The car uss lylmr bottom upward, tho light still gleamitiK Tho liody of Mrs. Baldus floated to tho surfneo and tho potlco pulled out the four othen with the uso of ropei Statzenbach v.ns still In the driver's seat, his hands clasped to tho wheel The bodies were ruhed to tho Atlantic City. Hospital where surgeons pronounced them dead They were of the opinion that the five lctlmi had been In the water for at least thirty minutes. The bridge at Dead Man'8 Curve has been tho scene of many accidents It is about 300 feet In length tintl nnrrow Ilko most of tho other brldRpn on the only driveway Into Atlantic City. There Is a sharp bend to tho left at tho Plcasantvlllo end of tho structure, and an equally sharp bend to the right at tho approach from this city, which confuse drivers when they suddenly And the hundred feet wide driveway nar rowed to a width barely a foot clear way between hul and the gunrd ralls RIBS BROKEN IN AUTO CRASH f (.lltartcrniastcr 8 Motor Collide Car and Navy on Hrond Street Sllchael O'Connor, Locust street above Twelfth, received threo broken rlbR to day when an crmy quartermaster's corps car in wnicn ne was nuirrc wai sirucK by a naval hospital automobile nt Broad street and Washington avenue. The naval car was driven by a sailor named Henry McGee, who was unhurt. McGee was driving north in Broad street, .and a large motortruck driven by John Volpe, Twelfth street near Tnsker. trying to pass, forced him to pull in front of tho other car. which was going south. Volpe wes nrrested and taken beforo Magistrate Baker, at the Twentieth and Fltzwater streetH station. Ho was released o appear for n, Hearing. TREE FOR SAFETY DIRECTOR Department Clerks Provide Balls, , Toys and Lights- A huge. ChrlstmaB tree lnilen with mvrlads of ball, tovs and miniature in candescent U0h(s, was erpcteil today In ine qnice oi uirecior oi I'unuc naieiy Willlnm H. AVIlson by the olerks of the department under the direction of James li uimnrn, private secretary to Di rector Wilson Among the clerks who participated In the decorating of the tree was David Ireland, who has four sons In the armv. One of Mr Ireland's Bona was recently killed In action. DRIVER HELD FOR CORONER Negro, "Whose Motortruck Killed "Woman, Committed John F Htitchlnson, a negro, 121 Warren street, was held to await the action of the Coroner today by Magis trate Mecleary, for tho death of Leona Ingram, twenty-one years old. EB23 Ad ilison street. She was struck by a heavy motortruck which Ilutchlilson was driv ing. Tho accident occurred nt Flftv- Ilrst and Spruce streets, while tho young woman was .uignung rrom a troney car Thq woman died In the University Hos pital. BLAZE INTERRUPTS DINEIfS Restaurant Proprietor and Lodger Nar rowly Escape Suffocation Fire of unknown origin, which started In the cellar of the Home Restaurant, 1422 North Flftv-second street, dam aged the establishment to the extent of $1000 at noon today nnd deprived a score or more of patrons, who were driven out by the smoke, of their meal. J. B. Plotke, proprietor of the res taurant, and1 James Weaver, who were asleep in rooms upstairs when the blajo started, were awakened with dlfflcuiiv land barely escaped suffocation. STREET PLEA TO MAYOR Northwest Business Men "Want Them Repaired and Lighted Mayor Smith was urged today by a delegation from tho Northwest Business Men's Association to have the streets repaireu ann. tne lighting facilities Im proved In the section they represent. Morris Douglas, president of the as soclntlon, headed the delegation, which said the streets weie In a bad condition, Tho Mayof promised to give the matter ilia uiiciiiiuu. LECTURES ON DEMOCRACY Jonathan C. Day Speaker Tonight at Friend' Select School Jonathan C. Day will lecture this evening at Friends' Select School, Six- luoiiiu iu v.nerry sireou on Tew Voices in the New Demnnrnrv ." This will be the fourth of a series of lectures arranged by the T Wlstar Brown Graduate School of Haverford College, and the Friends' committee for social order, TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES John F. WnlUen, 10(8 Chelten av and Xluth A. Htldtke, 1010 R. Chelten nva. Alexander W. Lyle. 2023 Addison it., and Qfrtrud. t. Dover 14 S. Van Tell t. Harry Cohun, 042 It Tth t and II 'oi Schwartz 430 Hoffman t. " Peter O llnnbeck, U. 8, A., Aihl d. Fa., and Margaret C, O'Brien. Jtose Crtik, Pa. Harry T Illckner, 5405 B. Garnet, nt., and Carolina Old. 289 Ilublcam at. Martin O Rteck, MartlniUurir. W. Va and Leone a Werti phlllneburs, Pa, Temple Beott, 1780 Naudaln ml., and Su san A. Hamilton, 171)0 Naudaln at. uiarence 11, jonninn, u. n. in., hi. IjOuii. Mo, at. and Addell A Thin,' 181 'N. I.amberf William O. Mayn. SOI 8. 10th at., and Mary Moore, Out B, lth at. Matthew Restiter, lerervllle. Pa akd Marg-aret V. Jacoba, Camden N, J, . Llby Torchlniky. 074 tf. 12th at. !.., ..i.mn Aia ,li ,a.,n p,,, KUU jamea J'. oran. i)3s i.uniow at. and Ethel M. Price. HO!) airard -vvuiiam jijnrr, jio hi. varnon at., and IrOo''Adam. 2118 ntiwater at. Zacnarlaa Packer, Pramman, Norvray, and Mario rarbone.nrooklyn, N. T. Edward N. Bennett I'leaaantvllla, w j and Viola M. Lndrrn, 1833 N. 11th at. Sam Copllman, 10 gnrder ave and Fan. nl Ooldberc. atO Boyder ave. Henry C. William. 2012 Alder at., and Bllaabeth nheubottoro, SOU S. 30th , nobert A. Bojley, U Annln at., and Datla. ParkM pM Arch , ait..... . " Antonio JJetllloriaja p. i8th it., and Mrs. Stotcsbury Announces Organization of 16,000 Women Will Disband FOLLOWS END OF WAR Aid in. Knitting for Men in Service Dcclurcd No Longer Necessary The Navy Auxiliary of tho lied Cross will disband Jnnuary 1. Its moro than 16,000 members, many of them working girls, will bo demo bilized. No more work will be done after tho closo of the lied Cross rollcall drive for membera Monday. Tho organization was formed more than a year ntro to supplement, with knitted garments, the comforts provided sailors by the navy. Mrs, U T Stotcsbury, chairman of the auxiliary, addressed the following statement to tho newspapers: "In view of the fact that the news has become prematurely public that tho Nay Auxlllnry Is going to demobilize on January 1, y6u are naked to publish the following authorltathe statement: "Tho executive commltteo of the Navy Auxiliary nnd the chairmen of Its var ious sectlonn, whoso members number 1C000, have unnnlmously otcd to demobilize the Navy Auxiliary on Jan uary 1. Jlenaon for rilRliamllnir "Our reason for so doing Is that tho organization wns formed for war work only, Its purpose being to supplement by knitted garments the comforts provided for tho men of the nay by the Navy Department. "A great proportion of our members are working girls. For Instance, in tho Olmbel, Lit and Snellenburg stores alone there are 6000 members who stay after houso to do their knitting for the navy. "Wo have furnished 75,000 knitted garments, nnd, now that tho war Is oer, It is undoubtedly a great hardship to tho working girls to nsk them to ex pend time nnd energy on work which li not absolutely necessary "The paymaster general of the navy approves our demobilization nnd Assures us that no further aid li necessary. The Red Cros'J division headquarters In Philadelphia tells us that they hne 60,000 sweaters In resere and they also approo our ceasing this work. ' We therefore decided to demobilize January 1 rather than let our splendid organization disintegrate from lack of occupation. "Please understand that our demobili zation does not mean withdrawal from tho Ited Cross, ns we will retain our membership nnd be ready on call any time, to aid the navy. "We are particularly anxious ns loyal Ited Cross members that our action should not ndersely affect the Ited Cross drive for membership, and therefore we decided not to announce uur demobiliza tion until after rollcall. We learned this morning that the news has reached the newspapers, and, being tiue, cannot lie denied. We hae therefore decided to make this explanation. "MRS HOWARD T. STOTESBUIIT, "Chnlrman Navy Auxiliary, American Red Cross." Five hundred miSn of tho Baldwin Ix comotive Works tendered nn ovation to the workers of the Red Cross Chrlst mnss rollcall drive at a meeting today nt Klghteenth and Hamilton streets. In their working clothes nnd with their hands and faces smeared with oil, the workmen listened attentively to the speeches of the women orators and after ward contributed liberally to the sub scriptions. The crowd wns addressed by Edith Tell nnd Eleanor Schofteld, both from Hngland. The two women have Just returned from the ba' xfront and told tho workmen of hardships, desolation and starving condition of many people In tho European countries. The women represented tho families of the orphan chlldron of France Another successful meeting was held at the Liberty Statue, wlr c the prlnci pay speaker was U. J Cattell, City Statistician. Following his address Mr. Cattell contributed flc subscrlr Ions for children of tho Camden Home for FrlendlesB Children, of which Mr. Cat tell's father and mother were president and vice president, respectively. The meeting at the statue was par ticipated In by twche children from the Northern Home. Attired In Red Cross uniforms, the little ones romped about tho statue nnd made a "big lilt" with the large crowd that attended the meeting. BOY HELD AS FIREBUG Blames "Nervousness" for Twice Igniting Roslyn School Property After a hearing before Magistrate II C. Williams, at Ablngtnn, Stanley (3 Tllson, thirteen years old, was held for nctlon of the Juvenile Court of Mont gomery County, on charges of having caused two fires nt the Mlsa Wood's pri vate school, Roslyn. The first fire, a month ago, destroyed the bains and crops, causing a loss of (10,000, and the second fire, on Monday night, threatened the schooj buildings and endangered tho lives of other children. Young Tllson has admitted he started the fires. Suburban officials expect Tilson's father, a wealthy lawyer, of rontlac, Mich., to nrrlve here today. Young Tllson Is said to be suffering from a nervous disorder. In his con fession to Chief of Police Lever he as serted his only reason for starting the fires was "nervousness " $3,000,000 TO BUY CANAL Improvement of Chesapeake and Delaware Locks Also rrovitleu I Washington, Dec 20. A three million dollar appropriation for purchase and Improvement of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal will be Included In the rivers and harbors bill to be reported to the House tomorrow. Of this sum 12,514,000 will he med io purchase the canal and tne remainder for making the waterway a tw-elvc-foot sea-level canal. The commltteo today voted the appropriation Into tho' bill. Tho rivers' and harbors bill also con tains an appropriation of $2, GOO, 000 for the .Delaware River. This will bo used to contlnuo work of deepening tho chan nel to thlrty-lve feet. NINE WILLS IN PROBATE Relatives Only Beneficiaries in Division of Small Estates Relatives were the only beneficiaries In nine wills admitted to probate toJy. The wtl nro " follows! . Mary WonBer. , 3358 East Dauphin street, 122,000; Albert IT. Ilennlclc, 180 Moore street. $14,000; Andrew Logan, 2112 East Clearfield street, $14,000; Mary Bchwarz, 254 East Allen street, 19800; Edward Ulcere, am Osceola ttreet, $8700; Thomas it Bradford, 11(2 Frankford avenue, $7100; Amila Smythe. fit. Agnes Hospital, $7500 1 Clayton D, We.-wer. 0831 Dolancey street, $7200 i Sarah W. Boardmtn. J72 Mascher street, 1800. j.'..9 . . rtwk. ,r mmmmmmli&&li$$$Z$?j- mTfmmVmmmmmK J '''jMSmjLJmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmW , "' ttl'f-4 $ XLwKmmM '''JSiymW3mVmmmmmm mM iiHflHUJfliliiflHiflH Bt3J tztt&ax&simsMmz Mechanic Theodore C, Jolimon and his wife. He is a veteran of manj wars who was permitted to como home for liU convalescence and then arrested as a "deserter" from the Lskcwood hospital SOLDIERS RECO VER IN HOME OF MRS. R. M. CADWALADER ,-i ... Officers Convalescing in Hospital at Camp Hill Call It Heaven, Praising Donor, Who Has Charge, and Helps Nurse Them Back to Health (rhotograplis illuntrntlnr this article appear on the bark page.) If you can visualize the convalescent hospital for overseas soldiers that Mrs. Illchard M. Cadwalader has established In her country home at Camp Hill, Pa., and sense the happiness of the twenty or more wounded veterans who are liv ing there you are fortunate Dut if you lack that occult power. First Lieutenant Leonard J Hlbbnrd, veteran of Cambral, Cantlgny nnd St. Mlhlel, Is willing to aid you He says the hospital Is the most wonderful In stitution of Its kind that he knows of; and, olclng the opinions of his com rades, he bestows upon the palatial in stitution a unique tribute by saying that "It's really heaven" Describing this hospital Is not an easy task, nnd nt the outset tho readers of the IJVBNtsa Punuc Ledobr must know that It Is not to be regarded as the coun try estate of a rich man where soldiers ore entertained. It Is nothing of the sort, hut In real ity a genuine hospital and listed at the War Department as U. S. A Conva lescent Hospital No. 1. It la subject to the regulations nnd so called red-tape of thc army, but for a commander has drawn upon the fair sex and, being the owner of the property and sponsor for tho hospital, Mrs. Cadwala der holds that coveted title. Mrs. Cadwalader began her career as rommander of an army hospital late In the summer, nnd, thanks to her untiring zeal and energy. Is making a huge suc cess of the Job. "I wanted to do something worth while?' she said, when discussing her work today, "so nave my country homo to the Government. It was my purpose to make It a general hospital, but an olll cer who came here from Washington to Inspect the building said It would make an Ideal convalescent home for officers. The Government selects the men sent here, and nt present there are more thnn twenty who are regaining their strength among these rugged hills Somo remain for a few days and others for seeral weeks." Mrs Cadwalader, a ery charming woman and a popular hospital com mander, laughed when one of the wounded men saluted her. "They en Joy the home very much," she added, "and I am so nappy to oe nera ana in a. position to serve them." The Cadwalader estate Is located on the crest of a noble hill, a few miles north of Olenslde, and from this com manding position the service men enjoy a picturesque landscape. The house, a big rambling structure that combines the country attractions of an English manor house, and the modern appointments of an American mansion, has been turned over, with the excep tion of a few rooms, to the men who wrote history over there. There Is nothing lacking that would add to the comfort of tho wounded LOSES $1000f ENSI0N TO. CONFIDENCE MEN Former Pennsylvania Switch man Puts Money in Box: Finds It Empty One man's $1000 dollars may be an other man's misfortune' At least so thinks Joseph Connelly, who Is seventy years old, a former switchman on the Pennsylvania Rail road, whose only visible Income is a pension. Connelly no longer has the money ne had saved from the pension, but he has acquired a deep-rooted suspicion of "old friends" with whom he used to "work on the railroad." Connelly, who lives on Thirty-ninth street near Market, met a man at Thirty-second and Market streets who shook-his hand ana Deamea on mrn wiui great friendliness. lie was an old co worker of Connelly's so he said. The two old friends went to tne rooms of the gentleman with tho long memory nnd there was still another former worker on the railroad. One of the former switchmen just happened to have a pack of cards. A llttlo game followed. Tifr unn're wrAflr if vnu think Con nelly sat in and was cheated out of his money, v.wimvuj' jud, naiviicif. One of the "old friends'' was noon forctd to "go to bank" to get more money. Connelly stuck around, a few minutes, then went home, promising td come back the next day. That was where ho played his cards badly. With all his pension money he went back next afternoon. He thought It wouldn't be a bad notion if he joined In the game. They played "high card wins." Some one not Connelly suggested that each put 11000 In V little black Japanese box on ihe table In case the police drop in suddenly. . Bom one not Connelly finally got tired and suggested hat they find out where they stood and dvde tho win nlngs. Somebody else positively not Connelly sugnfsted that they ro out and get a drink, and carry the block box wlh them for safety. Conn ally was to carry the box. Coming down the stairs, one of the iXOSS22rSE22?!3!S5!':W-SKaa men. Icn n movlng-plcturo machine has been Installed in tho gymnasium. and nw automobiles obtained for the soldiers' use. Hvery soldier at the hospital li under treatment, but tho cost foi this medical attention nnd nursing, like the cost of food nnd everything else, Is paid by Mrs. Cadwalader. But you cannot write a story concern ing this hospital without mentioning the humnn element In nlmoit every para graph for if e'er the human clement played a conspicuous role In the manage ment of a government Institution, It Is played at U S. A. Convalescent Hospital No. 1. Mrs Cadwalader Is responsible for that, for from early morning until late at night sho is on the job Last sum mer she harvested great stores of fruits and cgetables and preserved them for winter use, and a peek at the store rooms today revealed hundreds of jars of Jellies, mince meat, fruits and choice vegetables. And the score or more officers do their share, too, townrd keeping the human element In the forefront or all tho ac tlltles. Hibbard. it will be recalled, was a famous sprinter In his days at liar vard, and besides being a good engineer officer, he Is a genuine ace as a smile producer, A year ago lost June he went to Franco with the Eleventh I'nglneors. That outfit while at work In tho Cam bral section objected very strenuously when the Boche made a vicious attack on tho Brltljh and. dropping their picks and shovels, got Into the fight. That scrap was one of tho first Important en gagements In which our boys figured, and many casualties resulted. A short time later Hibbard was trans ferred to tho First Engineers, and at Cantlgny sustained jx severe leg wo'ind. Following his recovery he again went to the front, and on September 26 was put out of action when his regiment ad vanced uiwn a German stronghold In the St. Mlhlel Bcctor. Among the officers nt the hospital are Lieutenants A. W. Boone, Itoxborough, Pa. ; Robert T Llnehan, New York ; F. B. Stokes, New York; A. P. Klvlin, North Attlcboro, Mass. ; L. S. Hlorans, Scranton, Pa ; Harry B. Young, Omaha. Neb.; A. J McKay, Nashua, N. H : Harold II. Street, Flushing, N. Y ; nob ert S. Love, Worcester, Mass,. ; John B. Flood, New York; Samuel .Strauss, New York; Homer M. Phillips, Pittsburgh; Henry Legg, Bernard C, Wolcott and Clifford Sample. The officers are warm In their praises for the Ited Cross and Salvation Army and cannot say enough for the men In the navy. "The Red Cross," said Condon, "Is a great organization and In Franco Is doing a work that is beyond description. It deserves the support of every true American, and I must say tho samo thing of the Salvation Army." FEDERAL PROBE JABS TRAIN SERVICE HERE Begins Investigation of Com plaints AgainBt Schuylkill Division, P. R. R. The United States railroad admin istration is investigating complaints of Inadequate service on the Schuylkill di vision of tho Pennsylvania Itallroad. It announced this afternoon that corai plaints of slmllur service on other di visions would be treated in the same manner. "Assertions concerning poor service on the Schuylkill division of the Penn sylvania Itallroad were reported to me today," said C. K. Capps, traffic assist ant to Regional Director C, a. Mark ham, "and I took Immediate steps to Investigate. "An Inspector has been assigned to that division and he will report con ditions to me. If such evils, as hove been pictured, really exist we win . every effort to correct them. ine Schuylkill Valley division runs through tho Bala-Cynwyd district. The bulk of compiaimo ub" service on the Schuylkill division relato to a suburban train that arrives at Broad street shortly after nine o CrOck In the morning. Yesterday, according to the complainants, this train consisted of two cars, an ordinary coach, nithy and anti quated and a combination baggage and Stroking car. The cars were filled to the hilt with 'every day commuters and In addition carried a large number of women and children who came to the city to do their Christmas shopping. At tho beginning of the war the sub urbanites, to expedite the .movement of troops and supplies, expressed a. willing ness to have their railroad servlco cur tailed. With the end of the war, divi sion patrons argue there Is no longer any need for wartime measures and they are Bilking for better service. V i GAS IN CELLAR, EXPLODES mi, i ; 1 Little Damage Done by Fire 'in Cob bier's Shop A slight explosion followed by a fire occured at 7z Dalnbrldie atreet. a bulldlnr occudM occupied by Jotbph Abrn'neon, a cobbler, today when sut from leaky SEVEN TIMES WOUNDED Soldier Four Times Decorated for Bravery Is Victim of Lieutenant's Blunder Wounded seven times, gassed twlco and wearing four decorations for brav ery, Theodore Johnson, 6227 Olrard ave nue, camo home to visit his wife only to be arrested on n chargo of desertion, lodged against him through a mistake by a second lieutenant nt tho military hospital at Lakewood, N. J, First Dlaced In n roll nt n. rmlli. oln. tlon here and then taken lntn rtmtmiv by an armed military policeman, It was not until Department of Justice agents Intervened that the error was rectified. Johnson came home nroudlv novoml weeks ago to visit his vMfe. Ho had permission from his capltnln. On his shoulder was the Bed Keystono, the mark of special citation given the Iron Division by General Pershlmr. On hl breast wore the Crdiic de Guerre, Ihe French Fourragere, nnd the American Distinguished Servlco Cross. Thren irold stripes on his sleeves were official rec ognition cf his wounds. One of tho seven wounds was a bayonet gash eight inciies long which shortened his right leg. Veteran of Three IVari Besides the world war. Johnson Is a veteran of service In three other fields the Spanish-American war, tho Boxor uprising, nnd tho Hnltlan campaign, A scaf four Inches long on his left cheek Is tho mark left by the knife of a rebel in tne ngming in China. About n week ago Johnson was noti fied by the pnllco of tho Peach nnd Me dia streets police station that he was wanted for desertion. Ho was arrested and tnen to tho station, and his wlto declares she was refused permission to see mm Then ho was sent In a patrol wagon to City Hall, whero Captain of Detectives Souder refused to lock him up because of his splendid record. Captain Roudcr notified tho Depart ment of Justice, whose agents asked tho LaKcwood Hospital for Instructions. An armed guard with orders for Johnson's arrest, signed by tho second lieutenant, was the reply. Immediate Ilelraoe Ordered Special Agent Leo Gorman, of the De partment of J 'stlce, was Indignant. He reached Colonel Mason at Lakewood by telephone and explained the situation. Colonel Mason ordered Johnson released from the custody of the military police man. Johnson will be allowed' to report voluntarily at the hospital where the mlstako will be rectified. Johnson was a memberjof Company D, 109th Infantry, and ho says that ho Is one of only four survivors of the com pany. Ho sailed from Franco on the transport Mount Vernon, which was torpedoed and had to put back to port. On June 18, Johnson was reported killed In action. Since returning home, ho has received forty-nine letters which were senf back, from Franco marked "decfAtied.'' " . , 6no fttght Johnson: was on outySltr-a listening post. In order to escape a Ger man sniper he eapea,'lnto aiehell hqtei where, there weretwo dead mc,n. When daylight came he' identified one as "a marine and tho other a German soldier. U. of V. Will Honor Its Heroes Names of 121 University of Pennsyl vania alumni nnd undergraduates who died in the war will be placed on tho "Monument of Honor" on the campus Immediately, and memorial services will bo held on University day, February 22. ROYAL ELECTRIC CLEANERS Warning to the Public It has come to ROYAL Electric I have had the original factory number removed and a number substituted. Our guarantee covers machines only tinder the factory num ber. In purchasing ROYAL Electric Cleaners demand the guarantee card which is furnished with each cleaner, - MX " you are assured of our guarantee and services. ROYAL Cleaners are sold through our authorized dealers and are guaranteed -itsolutely by us for one year. DISTRIBUTORS, JUDSON C. BURNS SALES COMPANY 1108 Walnut Street, JOHN WANAMAKER or any ettablithmd electrical house In Philadelphia The price of the guaranteed ROYAL Cleaner is $45.00, attachments are $10.00. THE P. A. GEIERCO. CLEVELAND, OHIO, Manufacturers ROYAL Cleaners. fc,w,i,mmmuw;wmmw 728 R & L STORES ! MARKET 1$4.95 I' Tbeae 1 ,9 ahoea I ;! rnn't be I M duullratnl Kiw under W .t Shoe Sale for Men and Women Wonderful , Savings Did 'you hear about us? In our new stock you will And shoes for everyone in tho family 0-lnfh Ilrqwn na. 'Ian Ci an, l llih and Ml )! Irl urlth Ia(, lliatK. Vlel. .Oun- inelal. Btraltbt or Imitation wlnic tlpa. Men's Romeo Slippers KirMlflannlli, ...J ...-'.-.. p our, in an coiora. $1.95 V mmmWiWmmimWWtlK'WmWLWaffl. I Reed Resents Mention of, Hale's Collaboration With President 'REFLECTION ON WILSON' Will Carry Protest Against "Evidence" to Floor of Senate Wmlilngton, Dec. 20. The expected storm In the Senate propaganda Investigation broke today when Senator need, after vainly pro testing against tho admission of certain evidence, declared ho would "voice his protest on the fjoor of the Senate." "You have that right," replied Sena tor Overman, chairman of the Investl gatlng'commlttee. Ttecd's objection, which wns one of many made by different members of the committee, during the day, was based on the propriety of admitting an artlclo In tho New York Call, commenting upon the acquisition of William Bayard Hale to tho ranks of the supporters of Morris Hlllqult. The article was published dur ing the New York mayoralty campaign in 1917. Collaborated With Wilson The allele stated in referring to Hale that he had collaborated with President Wilson In writing "The New Freedom." "I protest against that. It Is a re flection upon the President of the United States," declared Reed. "I fall to see how anything Hale might do or say could Injure President Wilson In the slightest," replied Deputy Attorney General Becker, of New York, who was testifying. Becker contended that the artlclo was relevant, as It showed that Hale was supporting tho ' Socialist candidate In New Yqrk at the time he was In the pay of the German Government. This connection of Hale's with Germany had been testified to nt a previous hearing. "Let It go In," was Overman's verdict after considerable consideration. Says Berlin Ilmployed Hale Becker said that Hale was employed by th Germans because of Influence ho was thought to have with the American people. Ills failure to exert any In fluence with the President on behalf of Germany was a great blow, he declared. Laurttz Larsen, secretary of tne National Lutheran Council, today Intro duced a letter written to Senator Over man, which was put Into the record, protesting against testimony rofjitlngfto German proclivities of Its members. "It Is to be deplored that the Impres sion has been created that It Is a Ger man or pro-German church," ho wroto. Larsen declared that beforo wo entered the war "the church oftlclals encour aged support of the President In his' efforts to keep the country ncbtral, and when our country entered thj war the church rallied to tho flag." "What part any members of the church have taken In the pro-German propaganda they have taken as German sympathizers and not because they were Lutherans," he added. '7r!0B DANK; KIDNAP, CHIEF Yeggs Ge't ?22,000 and Head of Police Foite Chicago, Dec. 20. (By A. P.) Five nutomoblle .bandits today robbed the Summit (111.) State Bank of (7000 In cash and $16,000 In Liberty Bbnds, then dlknapped the chief of police who pur sued them and. escaped In the direction of Chicago. The same bank was robbed of $44,000 a year ago. our attention that' certain Cleaners in Philadelphia and see that the number on the card corresponds with the factory number on the name plate. In this way. N. 8th ST. nnftklfln nl lrnH.1.1 to or Illufher with! ronnd o. mar Vtll f yitil afrftliht j kid. Knrllih to, afntl. round nnd tef. .tbrarj houa fnS't unaer Women" Fur Trimmed Juliet Chrom leather tolt id covered lieeh SK CVIOTI J : J) &. t",','ei Men's Shoes "ius Evenh&press 'MumersanA or Woolen A splendid assemblage of flno qualities And desirable styles awaits your Christmas choosing. Wo especially em phasize tho following: Knitted silk in nrrnrdlnn weaves. Attractive color com-' blnatlons Jn black and whiten oincK and gold, $4 and 50. . At $8.50, Imported crochet wcavo scarfs in regimental -stripes. At $10, longitudinal stripes! in Swiss weave, reversiblo. Also fancy crochet weave, with contrasting color border. At $12, $13.50 and $16, many ' novelties in imported scarfs and mufflers in fancy stripes and figures. Soma unusual ideas from a Swiss manufac turer are especially good. Woolen mufflers nnd reefers, $2 to $10. Fraternity and club mufflers. $3.60. f ACOD . Breeds. v sons 1424-1426 Chestnut St. MWMrajraiMnmaM Loak around amone the truck dealers. How many that started four or five years ato are still In business ? And what about 'thoia who purchased trucks from them? Can they secure parts now or If there ia a new dealer handling' that truck aos he 'makn rood" on all the wild promises of hla prad cctsaor rti ardins service? It was this unsta ble condition among dealers that led tha Brockway Company to adopt their pres ent plan of factory controlled dlatrlbu tlon. This plan offers auch undoubted aa auranca of satisfac tory and eontinuqus, service that It war rants your Investiga tion fully aa much aa the quality of tha Brockwair trucks themselves. Brockway Motors ' Truck Company 2334-28 Market 8t. 5 o till - -i II IIKATHH CONNKI.I.. Kllltd In action .In Franc. Oct. 4. CAKt, J. CONNCLU-.aon'of John 8. and Martha 1). Connell, afvl 15, Memorial aervlcea It a. m., Hun., church of Itedemp tlon. Sllth and Market ata. '( r II KI.1V WANTED UtotAIJt T" surERVisona Uefe la a fine cbanca for tha riffht womah, preferably SO to Si yeara of aa. who ,1a capable of hand. Ins slrlai lonu knowledia of handling and operating machinery ta essen tlal. but familiarity with the Jtultirrapti li not entirely necettary. InjaUbtnlttlnc your application five full description of your pait experience and qualification. Apply CURTIS PUtlMBJIINO 'COMPANY'S EM PLOYMENT nKPARTMENT ITU AND 8ANHQM HT8. llrlnic tfila ad wl(h you. vnilNO LADY to aaalat In art atatloner anil library ahop. Apply ai once 021 a. (10th at. Helmont 7011 TJIIU2ADRH8, experienced, on Axmlnattr ruse, airauir worn iuuu ve-'. jvvtt . Diamond, Jaaper and Ontario ata. a In 1. 8 over 111 yeara of are; ateady work: good pay. Apply Uuih ft Diamond. Jaaper and Ontario ata. ' HKI.I' WANTKD MALE BAI.nSMRN TWO WANTED. WITIt POWBH OP PKUHUASION. WHOSE PA8T INCOMES SHOW I1BTTBR THAN IBOOO A YEAR AND CAN TALK TRUTHFULX"? TO lJa HUSINESS MEN! "-"CU POR. 8ES8 AIIOVK. QUALIFICATIONS AND CAN SHOW PERSONALITY AND CHAR. ACTER. WITH CONFIDENCE IN, YOUR SELF. PHONE LOCUST W OR AP POLNTMKNT. RIVETERB, caulkera and heatera for ahop work. Cruea-Kemper Company. Ambler, Fa. ERECOpr,, riveter, caulkera. hodere-m and heatera. Work at naval atatlon, Cape May. Cruae-Kemper Co. J WATCHMAN A itood. rober mam one who underatandi boiler and aprlnkler fyateml iod waaeaj ref. required Apply Sat. mem, Th llaa-ednrn-M'rx Co ltd and nrown ata. . HITITATMNR WANTKD T"EtiAT."E HOUHEKEPER wlie noa. Inifirit-claaa home: I2 a weak. K T8. Ledaer Central. HITltATIONH WANTKD MAT.K X , IIUYBR and mananer Uener.il roerchandlia, eleven yeara1 experience! married tChrla- tlan: available Janutirv 1. O 8"4. Led. Cen MACHINKnY AND TOOLH MTEKL-Jacketed kettlea, ItO-lfM) ral.l gTEKL-Jacketed kettle;, BO-ino ral.i boll boil WANTKD 1IMHE8T priced paid for furninire.houeehold ibod" Yiiin " fl04 Market. Preaton 42T,. ifnllflKKKEPmn APARTMENTS T UUOAD BT., N, "taoi- tlOOrdeairable liouee- Keopma m 0 -rwrnai Juat completed. HBAT, ESTATB TOR HAI.W CITY 20S5 N. 16TII, 1 rooma, a bathii good order: aelect location! bars-alii. . 1788 Diamond, 13 room. 1 bath Jot extendlnc to rear atreet,.......,,. UBOO 1030 Diamond, Vi rooma. including- 1 bath! modern conver.lencae 1.. 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