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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
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rLX
vuiuucu io mo innuenza yesterday.
HERO ARRESTED
THROUGH ERROR
Theodore Johnson, Home
on Visit, Taken as
Deserter
JM
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$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.
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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
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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 .
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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choosing. Wo especially em
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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.
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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
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aa the quality of
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Oct. 4. CAKt, J. CONNCLU-.aon'of John 8.
and Martha 1). Connell, afvl 15, Memorial
aervlcea It a. m., Hun., church of Itedemp
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preferably SO to Si yeara of aa. who ,1a
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not entirely necettary. InjaUbtnlttlnc your
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