Trr-'- yv-rtH- I D atf EVENING PUBLIC LEDaER-PHILAD35LPHlA, MONDAY, 'DEOExAlBEK 23, 1918 ( i 4 k It ii H it' U K i l K' Xrl P flflFY'S ONLY ACE ,traVESOVATION ;$Thou9and8 Cheer Major C. J. Biddle as Red Cross Speaker ' 'ADDRESSES NOON RALLY Business Men Vie With Ste ' '" nographers and Office Boys in Shouting Welcome Francis Farquhar, Christmas roll Veall chairman for the Itcd Cross dis trict composed of Pennsylvania and '' ' "n - " Sparucidei. " , , r , , , . reported In a dispatch received today Delaware, announced in Ilarrisburfr, There were many casualties. The Hpai- at noon today, that the total mem- ' '"''' anna"nt'! were defeated. , ., ., ' . . ., . , . Rioting started when the leaders of n bcrship-ieportcd U) to that hour was ' ,,trlUe at th. Bottorr mine were ar 867.227. I rested by agents of the Workmen and . Soldiers' Council, The Spartacldes ob- Major Charles J. Biddle. Philadelphia's 'talned re-enforcements, attacked the only "ace," was v.n a tremendous re- ! pTiSnMU.r;.'!. "" ceptlon at the final rally of the Red shortly afterward an armed mob Cross Christmas rollcall campaign at the marched upon the Molller mine and at- Liberty stutue at noon today. !'TJ't'd,t" !5f,f"1'v, tho pla,nt' , Work" . f , .. , ,, . ,. men and Soldiers' forces, planting ma- As he stepped upon the platform tochne strategic points, me. the apeak a sustained shout of wild ac- claim went up from the throats of the . thousands who thronged Broad street almost as far back as Chestnut, The bedlam was still in full swing when Dr. Charles B. Hart stepped for-', "ward to propose three cheers for the iwlator-hero, but before the words could report tays BM agUaU(, by a rumor form on his llpi tho Impromptu demon- that General Groener, who succeeded i 'stration increased with such volnm? that Ueneral I.udendorff as chief quarter- , he could not hear his own voice I ." m,"?1, hils hrelenc1 t0 "'" Berlin with troops thnt have remained Overcome by Reception' Terror faithful If order Is not re-established ' So overcome was Major Biddle at the I tht 'hortly. j , , ,. . ,. Dr. Carl Du sburg of l.evcrUuscn, spontaneous welcome that It was some h.ad of le 0.rrnB,ns annn. dye ,n: moments before he could speak coherent-, dustry, Is reported to have fled to ftivlt )y and the crowd, respecting his emotion, "Hand. Dr. Dulsburg was generally; waited with patent understanding for .VenTSlll "Sd, him to begin. dorff and was one of the most active of , After recounting his experiences In the Krench army, with which he fought for ten months prior to this country's entry Into the war. Major Biddle told ' ef the great work of the Red Crois over- saas and Issued an appeal for Its sun- port In post-war activities, which he declared were even more Important than those carried on before the armistice was signed. "Oar llntj Is Not Over" "Our duty Is not over by a long shot." he said. "We have a million and a half men still In France. True, they are not fighting, but neither are they living In hotels, You have rain and storms here, but you o'ught to see the brand they have In France. "Although the men are pretty well sea soned by life In the trenches, sickness Is .Inevitable under the conditions they are forced to experience. Hardy as they are. they are certainly pot Immune from d!s- 'ease. "I can vouch for the vast strides ninde by the Tted Cross In the war zone dur ing the last year, from actual experience. Lait February, before the Red Cross was well organized in France, T was ments throughout Germany, they prob- Brest December IS, had .131 officers anil taken to a hospital with minor wounds. , ably will enter the election fight as a '3461 men, Including the 135th Field Ar Laborlng with Inadequate facilities and solid majority Irrespective of the future tlllery. complete, 63 officers and t IS 4 handicapped by a shortage of doctors action of the Independent Socialists or men; Batteries A, H. D, K and Head and nurses, the Tted Cross was literally tthe Hpartacus group. Iquarters Company) 1.17th r'leM Artil warpPd with unattended wounded. , Tlm natlonal assembly" will be called 1ery, 33 officers slid 324 men; 138th "It was fighting manfully, with sac- to ordpr ,en dHya at!(r t,,e Kectlons Fle,d Artillery, 35 officers ; advance rifles and devotion, but It wasn t equal(WhIch wm he ,)eId jBnuarj. jj, Th, BC,ool detachmenl. Kteventh Division, 49 1'tJL ,h. u!i,'f T w .rminilert ! Period wll be used In collating the vote officers and 82 men. nnd sick and agalrinoTken to a field hospK" The '. rr-Mlnr lechnlcal details. The wounce.l, 96D. of whom 7.1 are bedrid difference was marvelous. American ef- I "V"1"" "'111 continue eight weeks, cities den. ficlency and pure American grit had which are urging that the national as- The sick Included thirty-three men overcome -all obstacles and the treat- ' sembly meet there are Frankfort. Cas- suffering from mumps. There weie no ment given the wounded could not av "' Krfun- Bayreuth, Weimar and Nu- deaths ,)n the vojnge ncross. been more thorough. , remburg Berlin Is likely to be over- "Vet Time to IleUx" "The. lied Cross scope of operations Is even more comprehensive now, but this j Bavarian Industries employing' men was announced today by the War Is not, the time to relax. There are still , more than ten persons have been ordered ' Departpvent. The os&el probably will thousands of maimed and wounded boys I to shut down firm December 23 unt.l dock at Newport News. January 1. oyer there who need constant attention, ' January 2 for the purpose of saving coal. On hoard the P.IJmlam are Casual and for those that have come through ; The workers will receive 90 per cent of) Companies 111 and 4U4. Thirty-second whole there Is the Bed Cross canteen, j their ordinary vvaires, of which the cm-. Brigade Headquarters. Coast Artillery the greatest of war's Institutions from i ployers will collect two-thirds fioni the 'Corps; Ninth and Thirteenth Antl-Alr-the doughboy's standpoint. , communities in which they are located, 'craft sections : IHth Ammunition Train ; 'Those boys over there are homesick under a fcftate Treasury lullng made for I thirty-one casual officers. Including and it is the canteen, with its com-I the purpose of guarding Industries. I Brigadier Geneial Charles Zimmerman. Torts and healthful surroundings, that Will supply the unspoken want of every " " xnn-ri mnmn n . warn ahTumr pc. Tt,nUlTZ I GAS KILLS SAILOR; COLONEL MINER GAINS Jlshed." ! hSI'w;, COMRADE OVERCOME CROSS BY RARE FEAT son, Samuel Pauls Is alo an aviator and ' ft close friend of Majdr Biddle. and - - - .. . - AxtAti Af rtthr Ofinrraliii'iti.il tti i-- . PWI " wl..- ".I ,.,, n,c Jt - turned "ace." John C. Bell, former State Attorney General, and Mrs. Arthur H. Lea, vice president of the Southeastern Pennsyl Vanla Chapter of Tied Cross, were also speakers at the rally. K. T. Rlotesbury Illrcctl Slnilor A trio of S. A. T. C. boys from State College sang some of the popu lar war songs and the Leo Feist trio 'contributed several numbers. E. T. Stotesbury In a burst of enthusiasm directed the community singing of "Smiles" and "Over There." The Chester Valley branch of Tted Cross reported Incomplete returns of 831 memberships. "While figures so fnr show us far be hind last year," declared H. W. Smith, office director of the roll-call drive, "these figures are no Indication of the reaj total. It will, be Impossible to have the definite figures before the last of this month, though we will be able to announce estimates tomorrow. I am expecting many of the districts to send In their reports tonight." At midnight the Christmas rollcall campaign for new members will end. n ia Philadelphia's last chance to writs 4t name high upon the honor roll of the crimson symbol of "good will to men." $100,000 IN FURS STOLEN 'Atlantic City Store la Stripped of iiverytning ol Value AlUatle City. Deo. IS. Furs, reported td b valued at more than jlOO.OOO. were stolen wnen tr. store of Cohen A asttelmen, Ull Boardwalk, was entered y. burglars aometlme since yesterday warning. A score of detectives working on the ettfte have made no arrests, 'it Is thought the thieves used an automobile truck to j-eniove the loot, as almost very article .ff -raiue nuuoinr, irV' , Elkton Marriage Licen.es .'sTHrton. Md., Dee. . The followlnr TMUf iiiii were tisuea nero to fclfewlng couples! Alfred Taylor and rn uminiii ntuna ana Nellie Otorsa V. Baldt and Cath.rin. Jr. Philadelnhla: Jtnv Wallsx. at aula, and Helen II. Keown. Phll.l.t. tITl.1-.' .... Ulltt.. n... ' i . , .jvitHsf .uiiiww fsiitsi, -atrBU(i . J., V, M1 fcthel Morrison. Philadelphia; Lloyri " n'ft: Sawyer, nichmond, Va., and Hsrrftt vtUllpif.fhlls.delnhla ; William it. Jlech. . 41.7 .rkllftdlalPhla, ana . Leah Hadrlck, Harold R Mtratton. Ham. and IlaseJ .Orlner, Salem, N. Jenkins and Emma. Cramp. l William A., Read and M.r. A .M.n . Yr...ljl 4 r..M W'V. WVimS.. .T.W. ff 4lUlta. U. , Bate.- Athol, Msaa. : Cooke and. Esther Kerner. !',: Charlea I, Qrimn and nnni rwt.uMin, saa. : jrrsnem w, tail aw x. Mw, rMWf . I BLOODY FIGHTING I INESSEN STREETS; Soldiers a n 1 Workmen Alow Down bpartaeuics With Machine Guns THREAT FROM GROENER Declares He Will Seize Berlin ' if Order Is Not Re-established Shortly Zurich, He" 2.1 Bloody street fighting at Ksaen be tvveen the forces of Workmen and Sol- rioters with a deadly lire and dispersed tnem. Many Ml. Zurl.li. Dec 23. iHv A I 1 The Kbert Government In Berlin la leported to bo faced with another crla's through the leslgnntlon of the minority members of the cabinet. T'nlltlnql nl.i..- (.. ti...ll ...il... ' the pan-Germans. The bourgeois? parties In Germany , are striving to erect a solid front against the maJ6rlty Socialists in the coming elections to the national assembly. The elections nre only four weeks away and the former Klght and Center parties are still much disorganized. The Socialists have an Intact party or ganization and have a strategic advan tage because they now are In virtual .control of the Government. An added factor is that the Ebert-Haase Govern. ment has been strengthened In Its nosl ttn t... 1. . nnflnn r,t ,1.. ........ .....I.. I tlonary congress, which not only widened the jurisdiction of the cabinet, butinn" ",ni ; """i au..i raii" placed at Its disposal a serviceable cen- ?'os. lo"- incgro). 1003, 1004, 1005. lOOfi tral committee of Soldiers nnd Work- and 1007. the 332d aero squadron, and men's Councils. This has been inter- fourteen officers and1 424 men sick apd preted as marking the defeat of the wounded. Of the latter seventy-four ultra radical tendencies championed bv arn heilildden rases, two mental and two tho proletarian extremists. The Provisional Government will use ,1.. .1 .- ,-..- .. .. .... i.i uiun ueiore elections tor alleviating, economic conditions. As the Majority Socialists are virtu- : aily in command of the central govern-, ment and dominate the local eovern-1 ' looued, as tne progress or me congress held last week convinced the out-of- toun delegates that Berlin Is too noisy. f , - Men I'ound in J turd street Hotel Believed Accident Victims One sailor was killed and second) .... ...n.. h,. llltim nftllnir ram u th.' ... ... i U.CLU...U rj ........... ..-. ,. . .... Commercial Hotel, 68 North Thl, d j street. ' Both sailors were attached to the Bat- ! .i..i,i.. ,iv,i Th. .lii,l man l. .U, i be J. J. Conoti, thirty-two yeats old. j The other sailor who registered as P.. K. ' Smith, twenty-eight years old, was 1 e-. moved to thu Iloosevelt Hospital and Is expected to die. He Is thought to be Ephraim Simons. The two seamen regis-' tered at the hotel Saturday morning. According to the proprietor of the hotel the two spent yesterday in bed. ICarly this morning a maid, when pass ing their room on the fourth floor, de tected the odor of gas, Hha notified the proprietor, who sum moned the police, and the door of the room was forced open. The room waa filled with gas which flowed from an open Jet near the bed. The police believe before the two men retired for the night the gas was lowered and the window raised. During the night the high wind which arose Is thought to nave uiuwii uui iim iui, COL. KENNEDY COMING HOME Head of Cumberland Valley Rail road to Return From France Chambsisburf, ra., Dec. 23. Colonel Moorehead C. Kennedy haa cabled from London that he will arrive home on De cember 31 after reporting at Washing ton, He will come here to Ttagged-Edge, his home. His family will return from Virginia at once. Colonel Kennedy haa been with Gen eral W. W. Atterbury In the transports., ttan service In England and France. He will resume his duties aa corporate head of the Cumberland Valley Ilallroad at once. CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR SICK Visiting Nurie Society Plifi Santa Cltui to Families ' Many sick folk who have been d. gendent upon the Visiting Nurse Society ecause of Illness were made happy this afternoon, when Christmas baskets and bundles of toys and candles were sent to their families under the direction of the. Visiting Nurse Bociely. Membare of Knurgencjr Aid oommit te and the, National League for Woman's Service lined up thslr cars be. fora tra Visiting Nurse Society head quarters. 1X0 Lombard street, this aft enetn and stajrad thejwrt of Santa ' HOG ISLAND CAR WRECKED IN REAR-END CRASH vW?'3im:TOK.maf'TO'''''' .i raw?AM'",a ?"' a"' . ',' ' $S 0 - ., .-' 1 S ' ' " 'V w L x 8 T !3lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMRlllllllliaii&3EH, ,. .tJ.'"' m n impenetrable! fog rcpnnililc for two rrar-ntl rollifion toilny on the Hog Island road near Ninetieth Mree! and Tiniruni aeniic. A trailer rar suddenly stopped for some unknown reason, when a second car crashed into the rear of the stalled Irollc), injuring a srore of workers TRANSPORTS BRING BIG ! arrest reveals two'thefts 1 1. N. S. MUST STOP TROOP CONTINGENTS Ccdric Carries 2244 George Washington Arrives Willi 3792 fly the Associated Pre" New VorU. foe. 23. ' The Culled States transport Cedilc ! arrived in port today from Liverpool. carrying sixty-five officers. 2168 enlisted men. fuiir nurses nnd seven civilians. iThe troops comprise Winchester casualB Companies Nns. 1062 (negro). 106o. 10G6 tubercular ti,. c.,triA .. fr.iir.TOn.i intn nnri ' .... - ... ..... ., .w , by the transport (Jeorge Washington, th hn that conveyed President Wllso-i to France, also bringing home Amer- 'can troops. The Oeorae Washington, which left ivaoiunsinn, nee. a. nailing from France of the transput t Itljnd.im on .December 19 with nbout 3o00 officers and - 11 ."II I rennsvivania nrtiiierv tom- maniler Lost Leg nt Apre niont, hut Saved Battery Kxtraordlnary heroism won Colonel A -i ,t . .r ,,tn.. (...- .. snri ..nnri. 111 i. imrs'imnr. iiip nutlngulfhed Service Cross, according to an official copy of his citation given out today by the War Department. ( colonel .Miner rniiinis luleil tliHlOili Field Artillery, and in the fighting at Apremont, October 4. for which he was decoraled. he lost his leg.' i One of his batteries was being raked ' by continuous shell fire. Badly wounded. Colonel Miner went Into the thick of the hells and superlntaiidenr the transfer ot the battel y to 'another position. Official announcement that Colonel Raymond Sheldon, of Summit, N. J 1918. One of the batteries of the regi ment commanded by this o Hirer, as signed to an advanced position In direct support of an infantry attacl inrantry attack, was ; by the enemy while' It action. It being neces-1 heavily shelled was going Into sary, therefore, to take another position, colonel aimer -went torward under heavy shell Are and personallp super vised the placing of the guns In the new position. Colonel Miner continued Ms efforts until be received a severe wound that later necessitated the am putation of his leg. , COURT LIMITS SEAMEN'S ACT V. S. Supreme ' Bench Sustains Wage Section, With Restrictions Waihliigten, Dec. 2J.T-(By,A. P ) In Its first Interpretation ot the La I'ol lette seamen's act, the Supreme Court of the United States, answering questions certified from th lower court, 'today de clared constitutional the sections regu lating the payment of wages to seamen, but limits th act's application lo foreign vessels only while thty are In American watsri. , Under the act seamen are entitled lo receive on demand, at every port afttr the voyage has been started, half of th wages earned up to that time', the master's rtfusr.l to comely sirvlng to release them from service. In deciding proceedings brought by wilt Ranriberr and other seamen against the British Ship Talus, the Supreme Court uphsld oplntoni of the Circuit Court of Annuls holdlnar that. In coinnutlnr the amount that can bs paid on the wages duo, advance? made In foreign porta ar te fey taken Into, ettftlofh. ..... ., It has been awarded the Distinguished , " iC'it, uhbVrii. iws i Jefferson it. I. .....,.,, . cll,,.nol.uu ,, moiu ran nm uuiii u ...i : . ; Service Cross also Is made by the War ! Jatnes K. Itandolpli. V H. A , Hist W. Mm-I Arch streets, made merry .at their cus- comfort. poui'l'M. 1'. 1". ,t j'lurlpltMvtlle, Department today. Colonel Miner's cl- ' '''" ?na " "lon. luil w. tomary ChrlstmaH celebration, At 10 " common Villi, commltleea in virtu- vs.. F.MS6ABK1H J., wlj tatlon follows: ' wfntaK' Hhelden. (I H. C'.m.c at., and "I t the plant. Was stop- ally al the large elM.a df the United kunj l.Uv and p totted fu- Colonel Asher Miner. 109th Field Ar- IskUh Jon... ISM Hodman si. ! 'e,d5,m.' ,,5r.SmPolo,X".. HdJ0U'"e,,1 ,' the stftt.H th.9e trees will bear besides elec- ??..' mik J.rferaon si. int. private. North- tlllery. for extraordinary heroism in - , 'flI"ft3S8fl.S.,..hw,'.4.B4 "" K !.B.Uh ?' xes" adri?,r?.,",ft, Hh'i' 'iU. trie candles, stars of red. while, blue wood W tlon at Apremont. France. October . vv.iter l.amb. 1715 Hlnbrld t.. nd Hulda sml u..r rarrlvri nui and go d which will ten Hie stoiy ot am . " T "' - y"Srr"r-s)irrr;rs",r ,rr"rw' ,f iaaaaji Ti ' "' Kettt '' K ... f1iBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBieBa w.. ........ .. ..... Z?XMX?., -' ... vf..v.t 'A 1 Jewelry Aggregating $6000 Stolen 1 i by Negro, Police Say Thefts totaling annioxlmately J6000 from tho .lames B, (Sillies Jewelry store, Broad .street and Susquehanna avenue, wete discovered today following the ar icsl of Henry Harris. 11 negro employed al tlie place. Hnrrls had eighteen pawn tickets fur pieces of Jewelry, most of ( them pledged for sums ranging up to J75. the police say. Harris, who lives III Beechwood street, above Montgomery avenue, was arrested on a charge of robbing tho cash drawer of Henry Sohl, n restaurant man at Tulip nnd Clearfield streets. Hnrrls was eating In the place, al the time the rohberv Is alleged to have taken place. A search of Harris revealed the pawn tickets and disclosed his employment at Harris was hold In J500 ball on robbery charge preferred by Sohl. GIRLGIVESSLEUTHS REAL "MOVIE" CHASE Pretl r, r o II i 'tlV lliett 3US)CCl tjCatlS . . -, ., , exciting Plirstlt through ! E ing Hotel Corridors A regular, motion nlctuio chase today through the corridors of two floors of I .i ti ...... . ..... , iur iiu,' Aiieuinla. In which four Of- t iPf'tlVPil tl'ltiliorl ni-ao triolf minif' nnd r-n ..... ' ' ' , ; . M""-''' " " , in the capt-e of a gM o?', 'S ' queen -type furs, silk gowns, and all. liegisterlng Indignation that was any thing but alien., the young woman was led lo City Hall to answer charges of hotel robbery. She gave the name of Cleo Miller, and her age as eighteen.' At first she said she lived In Milwaukee, Inn later said her home was In Vesper, Wis To charges that she had stolen more than J500 and jevvlry worth $1000, she uttered indignant genial' About $600 was found In a room she had taken In the hotel under tho name . ..,, . ,r .,..t . .. . i. I......... ui ..ii, aiiti ..tie. .1 uirui.111. itiuiiiuKii she was nlone. (.nests of the hotel Identified articles she had as their pioperty, taken from their rooms last night and early today. Mr. and Mrs. K. N. Taylor and P. O. PfelTer, of the Adelphla, claimed several valuables, as1 did L. I.unlne, of the Vendlg. The girl Is alleged to havi slopped at the Vendlg, and Manager Kimball, of the Bingham. declared she stayed there one night. 1 Detectives Swan and McNutl, of the Adelphla. and city Detectives Martin and Smith set out to tup Miss Miller lodaj, hut she fled when she saw them. Down corridors and Htalra, the pursuit led. until the Blrl reached a dark place around u corner. There sh crouched to i eit I" let her pursuers purs, but one of them stunuileu over ner ami an ren. tne yuuns "Xipe.l to Lrfeethevo7ced several ,,,.eatl, to "Make somebody pay for this outrage." but she was led away to a cell. .iiasiBirnie jieuieiiry nrm uoi without ball for court this afternoon. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES ll.nrv I.. Ileal. 1-- Omlrn st and llattl Freeman. l'.'Stf "S'len t Jsmes M Prlo. Ml K 1 7th t.. and Kllw- J 1.1,1, tl..Hlnir 1SI1I1 i;lr at .,",' nl i Y'l,.- .t .nrf O...I. Krnnk Allen. 10. s bur st., ana pusie Smith. U. H, riier t , i , , . "T.'.'-.J.'".'.?' VSrt;"i.."rt Xrtrl' ..... .i.ii. ir.'.H It I'unll.il .t . ant JAv .Tiimiun .,.....-- -.,. - Kin ior. "",,,,:,,... .. l . Tiin.iin.nn. nam lain Dais r. Illrh. ni"Io'' N J- and Ida wi.- nirutonhy- .,)", ifes-nnk. Pa., and. wiu"r "" !' M A . wt Mcllenry. , III.. " Kvia JJjw. ani J.gersoa at. l-l-.NovllJS" S.ih . and Mar, IIP HI- r -- t;"V.'" .""' Omlsen th. !S1U H. Jnni. et.. and?Pli. enre Dlckeraon. lt H, ('Itveland St.. Arthur I I univi . i . o. ... ,,i... u irl J Wehmeyr. Fox rhase, .and Helen C lrlbach'. 7im T.venmliiBjve. , I... M.nnfllfart 501-J p. 10th (.. ml 1 ,,i.i. Arntnlitum. New or ei I"'. . .. ii.nrie C'oley, iOM Hoberts ave una Aora !avl., 'ja2?ll0Mrt. av. wiiann Peruti. sa hicks at., ana i.iii iuiank". 7'Jn Jlerlon ve. itntiort lfkott. ions JUintlns. Park rv.. ,.-.--i- . ,...i. .H"M 1 1 ""A'e.VS,!. Url 45 N ISI ISth t. Krnest II. Millar SVSR lluntliir.l'ark ave it . , .c.o, r .,.. ..., ... ' . vMineoti. 4K1S nlenmore ave.. and .lOnil v,. ","-,,' ,..,. ...,. Kiibeecai VurllJ. ISJ rl. Jlay . . , rrsnWTi ).wler, IB. N , and Lena Welk. ,.,'.. 1 IT Hall. 10.4. N, l.aih.l.. r.nd BleanoVJ l I. 104 N. , inj.N. 1 ,.fc YA.V.WM PonlaV .1 . and Jenn.i J!L.J..if!hrla(lns. MR Sprue at. - raJird ifcOofman.- a Jfa St.. .and Kmroai P "J'',v,,,i.!;in ,I!':,.A,;miin, ' ninvannl Am mano,. wii Olovannl IVIImlndtntt Tlol . nA a.Hth'b rifnnsy. U. H. N and Fijranc ,0.PAord. M4 Sprue t... . ., n.T.v Unrr. N"ie. Aril., ana jioseua "vfifitoW, AM W.! .. , wm m ira. i& 'tUmM "XT ' -, Moatar. IbbVssbspssW t V , -.ii ' .".. . rj A. a. as- lacar.: M 'eU, ' . ine inweiry store, uiiues was miiiuco, ,Hn(.(1 (odav nj. ,h Kunreme Court ot ! seaworthy ships.'' Other prominent ollt and he with Detective Irving Dogole. 1 .,,,..,' 'Hals on board, besides Mr. Brush, were made nn Inventory of the stores etock. . he I nlted Statese. ... . nreSMCnt. w ,, uhtacc'brBc'and T"e r"n'0n WnS rcn,ler'"' on Volf ?r BMlatant to the president! r,.,.i m 'h .ni.inp. r.nm ihr ii.pk of five to three. Justice Clark, of Ohio. .11. C. Hlgglns'. oiflclal representative of the Jrb.,:VVnH?vL7ry,,,:t" "v ""q Ann,e ' KawiVf " TriKif7.tat w;.T,a-o, : .. .' ""..V' n.nu. I. a. A.. ISOfl R..lSth st.. cohesion of. tlu -various nulltlital fac- W Kile Ms.Jajr. l?o H, tjh at. tlons, added to the. food and KranK .;'jy,Ayj iiiiiiiYil Si 5 iiiii vmu jthiho compel j.S!.. l.aSicVOoj,VnVdf' K,utrih and I'"' aoanuon.contorjno uoyernment. I'hrstnut., S'l'. '" ...v....... --, ' "PIRATING" NEWS Associated Press Wins Against Hearst Service in Su- prcmc Court fly i'ie Associated Press Washington, Dec. 23 Injunctions granted Pi ess to stop pirating of news by the International News Service were sus a newspaper publisher himself, taking ' ... t....i r, , . i . , no part. Justice Brandels dissented en- , I tlrely in n verbHl opinion. Justice ) Holmes and Justice McKenua in their associate op.nlon. merely declined to up- hold all the views ot the majority. j As between the nubile nnd news' gathering organizations Justice Pitnev exprersed doubf whether there could be , any property In uncopyrlghted news. As M,,J liiuriij 111 uiiuiij.1 IKllieu news. rt between rival news gathering organlza- tlons said there was a quasi property Interest. Tk. r..l I -V -. i I Alio imeiimiioiiHi .ch service cnji- fntlnn thnt Iho Aacnstla t rt Drova a. ' I llnaulshes 'Its nmnertv lcht In news matter when It Is published, the court ii.M -iu ,.n.nhi. ' ... . .iivi .!. . Th? Co.urt declared the processes Used '"f "" inteinatlDnal New Sorv i,i,i l,i t...... . .. . ...... io an "unatitnorixed Interference with !1,10L T" "' complainant's , legitimate business, T....i.. n.i ' ' ... - ... .... .1 Justice Holmes, in an associate opln- could; readilv a,hsorb B000 additional Ion, said ho partially agreed with the ' workmen, he' said. Of the ntirnhc" rc majorlty, hut dissented from the prin-' quired. SO per cent shou'd he experienced clple that there is property In news. ' siilnbullders. and the rest ordinary In justice Pitney announced that Justice Clarke took no part -In the proceedings. ' Justice Brandels delivered a dissenting' ,.i""ji.. uiai.Riccnib umii wiin tne ma- Jorlly and the views of Justices Holmes and McKennn. ' COLLEGE GIRLS TO LEAD SINGS . - c i lwit it i Hl'VIl Alnwr atlldcilts Will JHcatl Home I own Loininuiuties i vv.;ir',,!;e,Ch,eMfa",U,,atb5-,r0BdUel;fI,he war Is the fact that all Bryn Mawr i girls have gone bourne this vacation pre- imrea 10 lean community singing In their home towns. Tlie development of the art of .leading untialned singers has created much In terest at Bryn Mawr, as elsevvnete, and a Imson on this subject was given In the gymnasium classes Just before the close of college for the Christmas recess Tile students found that to lead sing ing well Is not illHt to keen time umi I ll'nl. lll.lt arm. l, lmnliB.oi..l f..l.l.. The teachers learned noni oillceis in' the army the most approved method nf "ringing tneir singers to the highest pitch of enthusiasm, nnd In turn taught the glils the gentle art of making folks lng The ract that the college authorities recognise the educational value of this form of recrentlon- Is in keeping with the general .trend of today to lay stress on socialising Influences. CHRISTMAS AT GREENBAUM'S c i rt i t, . , Sovfirnl lli.ti.lA.l 17 ..!.... 1?. , ,'"'''' ",v" iiiiiujcb Ji-- feive Gifts From MnilUCClllClll several nundred eniDlnvea of lireen. ,1. ---- - -. - "er me.moara or me nrm naa made t addresses ft buffet lunch was served. a . t. . a . Laih einploye was presented with a sub- ! 1)f , ' ......,,, ,......,, ,.. .",...i. du .Mouuay next tne same program f exercises, will be carried out al th firm's plants In llrldgeton and Mlnotola. New Jersey, and on Tuesday at the At- lanllc PREMIER KAROLYI TO'RESICN Head of Hungarian Cabinet Says Government Lacks Cohesion, Zurich, lire. 23, Count Kar'plyl. ad dressing the Hungarian .Cabinet. Batur- as Premlef; according to a Budapest nui.h ...r..... t...l .,i... 7- ,1'h.i.ii irnniu ..,, iiihji Ti- l.iim illaltntrhea In. va economw Aim WAR RANK MAY BE PERMANENT linker Asks Congress to Continue Generals InNevv Dignity Washington, Deo. 23, (By A, IV Bestowal of the permanent rank of Gen eral on John J. Pershing, commander of the American forces In France; Peyton r.iarch. chief of staff and Taylor H, Bills,, military representative at the suprem war council, and a permanent rank of Lieutenant General to Hunter T.lfgett and Ilobert U, Oullard. com mandlnr the Klrat and SeoonaArmUs was aied bjHteretary1 Baker ledayVIsi Wrttary ,CpJKtti( ,.o ' 2 mml.l rnnnf I HOG ISLAND WAGE SCALE WILL STAY VI t i c T N 1 laru at 1'cak aOOIl, lirtlSU Says on Saccarappa Trial SEES ROUT OF CRITICS New President Predicts Most Bitter Enemies Will Soon Be Cliccring i ' Combating weatliei conditions that scarcely could have been less favorable tho TSOO-tnn cargo steamship Sacca raprfa, third vesstl to be completed at the Hog Island shipyard, made a short but successful trial run down the Dela ware Itlver yesterday, it will be deliv ered to the shipping board this week. , Held up a. short distance beyond Fort Delaware, about forty miles from Phlla I delphln by a dense fog and rainstorm j that slopped river traffic all yesterday (aftemon and last night, the Saccarappa's I temporary master. Captain I H. Porter, decided It was unsafe to venture far ther and nnchored his vessel. At 12;30 this morning, however, he was nht it. ,,i .1.. .- , . .... , pi wul me v Hiiun iui .t LMcuc-nour run . nt ea n.n.i. ii. ..k.. ...' , A possible disaster was narrow v averted by the skllfull handling of the ! snip jy Cantaln rorter. When two hours out from Hog Island the British steamship Delaware, with Its anchors dragging under the Influence of a strong tide and lying broadside across the chan. nel, suddenly loomed up out of tho mist, a nunarea yards instant. The Saccarappa was making nbout ten knots and quick action was nee- essary to avoid ac.lll.lon. but Captain j-oner mane 11 unacr mo prompt re- prompt re sponse of the vessel to the wheel, and the Haccarappa came to. a standstill, broadside on, only a few feet from the steamer Delaware. A delay of a half hour followed, due to nn nlr bubble form Ing In the steering transmission system because of the emergency demand made upon tho Saccarappa's turbines. There wero ho other mishaps of any kind. Four score persons wero tho guests nf the American International Ship, building Company, agents of the Timer gency Fleet Corporation In the construc tion and operation of Hog Island, who the Associated'""'0 specially invneu on tuo run oy dent of the comi)iinyt -to seo for th .Muunpw , nruHJi, newij ricuitru presi I'm ! selves that Hog Island can really build , "car ?mirni '.'., ". hihnl general manager of the fleet corporation, -,, n,n..- ii.. f the navv. who will command the vessel wheri.lt Is turned over to the Navy Department by ;,rrt;1'7trnt.panpCe1rdfmen,nfr Philadelphia and New York. It was Mr. Brush's original plan to tako his narty as far as Cape May on the Saccarappa, but when the fog ended ! tho day'B run. they wero transferred to j tnu UIVJ- I, lull, lucj ,c.v. ........ . . ... ... ' the A. I. P. C. Tug No. 1 and landed , .at Xewcastle, Del., returning to the city ! i last night by train. ' Cl. U niilelnnnil- fln 1 f It Dp I.I.I oun-u n wu.olw.w., - "'" r ttio Ilnrr Talnml mnnnireniPlU Ilflfl inauCi ,11 a nollcv to have every hull 80 per cent complele before' it leaves the 'ways.1 . ...... ' .,i. ..... i .t ... .1,1.,,.- ijhijui I'tii uiii.in hi in" i',i riiwj.ni Labor conditions I .i .t ........ i .-. uocu nv tne Tireseni iiuir, mo .rw(i'i"'). l their mother challenged their nil.r. "rU?Ke ral"' V."1 speais lit tne .uetro Ica In according to Mr. Brush, who took up his " ' ,r,hmpJlir,, K jrolltnn Opera House next Saturday eve- ounted rtuteS ns president of the agency cor- inir '" ,Mc tou,ts" nlng. ArranKements for the benefit are b with, porntlon only lnt WertnfPday. mjccenl- Mmmti nf Mm Kmmtmr.v Ait.. St' the present nnrntl m Fl.eafr.ck Holbroo,, There ar2 ,.. 000 steadily employed, yet the .vaid' hnrr Ritllle.i eet workers released i fr0m munitions plants can readily find I emnlnvment there. Asked what assurances are neinz-. T,?,e:ancey"fS.hreilnga:ca,,es,of.a'n seph M. O'Donne,,. of Quaker wBire for Hie several classes of labor town. In a letter to his wife, written ' used. Mr. Brus"h said ..-...-- -- , "We are adhering strictly to the scale aiu down oy tne .Mncy jttnur ttujusiiiitrii hoard, and We will not depart from that.' 'aid down by the Macy labor adjustment The JIacy board nxes the wages or Xn-,BeX SS'n,2h-0U.t & g,(1(irnb,Ie int.roatc lo certain classes of laboc. Kor example, skilled riveters ui now being nald .80 cents an hour Overtime has been abolished. liowoVeiv m.l ..1. - ....fet,rtT, mal.tn. In the yard are Improving steatllly. Mr. Brush awttedaiid this situation ha contributed appreciably to the general speeding up "We will soon reach tho peak of our producing capacity," he declared. "The time Is not far off when those who have been most bitter In crltl- clsm of the enterprise will be rtwdy to stand on tin sidelines ana cneei". : ,ier street, wns found dend on a pile of TREES FOR FRENCH ORPHANS , brick, today at Fern Hill and Abbotts- ' ' ford road. There were rw marks of vlo- Stnra nf Iti-il While. Rltlc and lence on the body, and a post-mortem V" 1 t n, ., . ' .V c . Yt ii examination will be made to determine' Gold Typifv Aid sent Abroad the cause of death. A, this peae'e Christmas, when the I Th. !-- ovvSX" after effects of war still cast a shadow tan nti Was Bent to the aerinantown over many homes of stricken Kurope.i Hospital. ' . the .Philadelphia committee of "" luineriess CUIIUICII 'I. ..M...r ti.n nt . ......... .1... ... ..,i .... fatherless child! til of braiuv lias ar- inngeci i nriauimn "" " '" "' "" .""'" ".Ub" ""Hhr" o..'1!..0'r.8'",.: hols of sympathy and relief extended tn ..... n.n. .n,. ni t.v,ni. m irlmtn nnf, iiiq inn. iiimo v. ,.-.... "... .-... . , . . ii. . - lU..n .9 lTKa Hna sent to ine cnuuicn m ....c, The nrovrress which the committee Is making In raising the fund will be In- ,ti. .....i hv Hia Hint's on the trees. Kacn '"""" M' '" 7 ., . ------ red star will show thnt some one has' ulven ten cents, which will provide for. R cl,n,i for one day. The white stars" m.0,1 sevantv-flve cents, or one week, with generous measure. T.he!ue stars are for 3, or one inontlt,'-nldHthe gold slats mean that contrlbuUo'n.S'of JH5.G0 ' for one year have been made'. I Divorrei Granted Tjpday Divorces as follows -wer; stapled todayi .lames Lawrence from Irene Lawrence. Herrrard Sesal ffori Pauline Heaal. Kmlllo M, llerbitffrom Oaorsa W, Jlerbet. Sylvia H, lioieier .,.. i..! luicivr. Ids Ureas from Max Orvm.i' .5 - I.aura M. Vivian .fronjt Howard Vtvlift, i ,..,.. lumtriniTAr irv I I Ht4 Wf'r ! r f .... a a FIT Th Jlfofr Car v For immfdlat delivtry. Choic of color. tUrCHKSTHUT STMgKT GIRL. FOUND SEVERELY BEATEN Moans Lend Cnmdcli police to Discovery in Deserted House iHrlnned of alt her olothlnir nnd badly cut and bruised fiWi head to foot, Miss I Jle Bowland, thirty yearn old, 98J I Point street, was found unconscious to day in the abandoned Cooper Mansion, , Point and State streets, Camden. . .ovr moans attracted the attention of Motorcycle Sergeant Kay and Paltol- man Boyd as they were passing the de serted house, rapidly falling Into ruins. They found the girl lying on the bare floor In an unfurnished room. Slit apparently had been beaten The policemen removed her to Cooper Hospital Where she Is In A. semi-conscious condition and unable to tell what happened. COSIMA WAGNER DIES; WIDOW OF COMPOSER Called "Empress of BayrcutU Because of Her Autocratic Sway in Music Amsterdam, Dec, 23. Coilma Wagner, widow of nlchard Wagner, the German composer. Is dead, according to a dispatch received from Bayrcutlv today. The dalh of Krau c'nalma Wnrner. f widow ot ths great German composer 'and sometimes called "the Empress oc. n........t.ii i... -.:" ." . .r." ."i, 'unjicuur u.v resEon ot ner auiocraiji; rulings' of the musical performances irlvn In ihnt nina ,,.,,.,, frnm n, world one of the few survivors who fol lowed ai cione range the struggle ot modern murlo to emancipate Itself from the pedantlo imitation of the classic forms. The daughter of Franz Liszt and the Countess d'Agoult, she was married In 1!S7 to Hans von, Buelow, from whom she was separated In I860. Her father's mighty championship of the Illustrious' radical, nlchard Wagner, at a tme when he great composer waa without money ."&,'" 'nffior'oolr r?oitS' mnri-l. .w.rn , niin on August 2B, 1870. Tho residence nt ifnyreuin anu mo initial performances In the newly built theatre during the years Immediately following marked the most brll'lant period of their lives. After tho death of nlchard Wagner, In 1883, Coslma Wagiler nsslimet n sort of controlling Interest In the festival performances of the Wagnerian murlc dramas, using her powor In an autocratic way sufficient to incite even royalty to envy. No Mngets appeared In these per formances without her permission, . her arhltrsry rulings in matters artistic hav. Ing received as much censure as admira tion. Around the American production or "Parsifal." which took place In 1903, she uaged what rile believed doubtless I In tiA a "Iinlv war'1 narrt'Incr h'r nfn. ,. t- ill, r'nlsar rn...An1I.-.. n.Ai-i.l the Infringement of the composer's regu lations regarding the performance of Ills last greAt work. Frnu Wagner declared a boycott against Herr Com led and every Blnger who took part In the New Tork production, which blacklist she cher'shed with grim determination until tho last. With her death, tho scepter af Bayi'euth passes Into the hands of Siegfried Wagner, the only son of the composer, and himself a musician of distinction. The latter was a party to a suit brought by h's mother phortly before the outbreak of the great war against his sister tfqlde, wife of Herr Bledler. con ductor of the Koya Opera In Munich. to prcnt ner irom usinst nee waguer after hcrnanic. Frnu Wagner based the suit on her contention that Frau Bledler nun u was I on I 5iS liic uiiuKiiiEi ul iiri itidi nujuttiiiu Buelow, liavlnn: been born In 1865. i-eara before her divorce. Wacnor -- -.. . .. ' . . . . .;" i ! " uo.""" .. m cm piu iuii), ihciin,i before tuo lefffti separat'on, von Huelow i....nM un. -ain n.P.r. l,M-l,lnH.. u. causa of his ndmlratlon for the ereat compose, that the Son Siegfried and his sLsters. Kva nnd Isolde, bad WlWava iippM reeartifta an v airncr h cntittroii tin- -- - . ... ......' RESOLVES TO BE GOOD Soldier Tells Wife He Would Avoid Anything Like Battle I "If hell Ib anything like modern war- . fare. I'm llv." -- - - - . going to be good as long ns I - .t.i. ..nnl i .,....fcj t,,, n.n. after he had gone through the ordeal of i the Cliateau Thierry drive. And this In spite of the fact that he Is a veteran of the Spanish-American war and saw service on the Mexican border.' Captain O'Donnell has been connected with the Pennsylvania National Guard for twenty. years. He has been assocla-' aled with Pottsvllle. Doylestowri and I Phoenlxvllle regiments, in nddltlqn to' the "Old First" of Philadelphia. He Is i tlQIV III diaiSt l - who,--' vuiui, a. I Blols-Lolr-Kt. where ers are housed. 2000 boche prison- SOLDIER FOUND DEAD IN ROAD i I p .,...,..., Examination Will , T, -r l m l Be Made Today Andrew F.skowlcr, a soldier, 1637 Itiiff- LOST AN I MOSBVT-I.o.t, small roll t.f notfs am! a "h.rklllU.r.l reward If left at 41fl H.l-l J ilmore ve. lecher. ,f .loneph K.lFrlea. nl Avlleil to wntral .Thn ., run nN t. Utah !.. K:sn u. tn. man st the Tdv of V Olorv t-nurcn i n MKN'V. Uf a-H. i I. THOMAHMKANV 111 a. nt. Int. private. aw .upi p. t-eiBiiiiiK Mr. .soiira oi (u naral later. m XMAS Neckwear . . .65c TVI1sa .miirtet. ""w" r U- SilkrKnitted Reef- g .ers $1,50 Gloves $l:50ltt Suede. Mocha. Buck . . . $2.50 m 'I i i AstM I'M Ba SI outh JuJ Near 13th and Market St. I 4afc for A'maa Souvenir 4.; OPEN KV.ENIN' ludJ5 ilr'rTr (affeSeT LISTED "MISSING WAS IN HOSPITAL Corporal's Parents Were Unable to Obtain In- j formation About Him ' REPORT 111 FROM HERE Daughter Born to Ensign Basil L-. Steel on Day He Died of Pneumonia For two months Corpbral Vincent n, Grubo lay In a French hospital, his mind a blank from shell-shock The War Department failed to notify his parents Unit he had been Injured, and not hearing from (he young eloldler'' himself for so long, they became frantic. Letters and telegrams were showered on the Washington authorities but to no'.-"" avail. Not until December 13 aid ahy Information , arrive and' then It was stated that Corporal Grubo had been' missing since November 10. A week later a letter arrived from Corporal Grube himself, explaining his length ' silence. His 'parents live at 331 North Fourth street. On October 8. the same day that Kn slgn Basil I,, steel, nh assistant pay- master In tho navy, died of pneumonia nt Cardiff. Wales, a daughter was born to his wife in this city. This tragic coincidence became known yesterday when word of the young officer's death ' reached his father, tho Ttev, Charles I. Steel,'' rector of the Calvary Kpiscopat Church, Forty-first and Hcno streets,'. West Philadelphia. , j Knslgn Steel's wife before her mar- ( rlage was Miss M. Gladys Stephens. She' Is a daughter of tho Itev. J. M. Stephens. ' ot Jenklntbwn. Their child's name is i Mary Ioulse. Before tho war Knslgn Steel waa a. student of the University of PennsVi- ,. vanla Law Department. Later he left the University ami engaged In business. Ho had a .wide circle of acquaintances. Enlisted as Heaman Steel enlisted on December 14, 1917, as an apprentice seaman. Ho was pro moted to first-class yeoman early In ? May. 1018, enrolled ns usslstant pay master May 21 and commissioned ensign after passing the pay course at An napolis. Ho was sent overseas In August and assigned tu duty as pay officer In tho United States naval base at Cardiff. Walts. More than 6000 names nre on trj combined casualty lists today. Including ' 427 from Pennsylvania. The total for Philadelphia and vicinity is 111. three having been killed in action, eight hav- s Ing died of disease, thirty-two having been severely wounded, forty-seven haV- ? Ing been less seriously Injured, eighteen having been only slightly hurt and one '' being listed as missing. Among the omcers Included In the ' roster of severely wounded is Lleuten- ! ant diaries Wadsworth Kevin, son of" Mrs. Charles W. Ncvln, 2021 Locust street. This Is (ho third time that Lieu- r tenant Nevln's name hns appeared on the official casualty list, lin having been Injured first nt Chateau-Thierry, then Continued on Pace rJthteen, Column One i Hero of Zeeurtigge Raid lo Speak For the benefit of he British Bed", Cros. nnd other British var relief 6rgan-'' J"11?";''' ,''",,!! h nii!' Vliu?ir1?iv2 tho. heroic commander of .the A Indlct've; " "-:, ,.. "v: '.. "... '.- - iiiinnii nffiirii nrftnttnuniiv it ins v:iak. Metro- .committee of the Kmergoncy Aid. BIG FUR SEE! ... . .. v. We POSlllVClU. OOte YOU sue on nacn uouar Foxes, from $7.50 to $50 Hudson Seal Stoles, from $12 to $75 Mink Capes, $25 to $150 Seal Muffs, $7.50 to $1& Real Manufacturer 'a Sale Come Early ! jy YankoU Manufacturer arid Importer of 1 FINE FURS KST.ni.ism:t) iooi J St N. Ilth HI. Cor. Arch St. 3d Flboi For the Best of All Xmas , TOYS ALL MADE IN AMERICA For Boys and Girls lie sure ami see our line. All kinds amuslni? and instructive- and absolutely at the LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN Tree Deliveries All l'nrts of the City Flags American and Those of the Allies Attract- ively Arranged for Xmas Gifts Bell Phone, Poplar 5039 Don't Forget tfie Number FRANK CKENY0N UAHIJWAItr. AN1 PAINTS "Orer a Quarter of a Ctnluru" 1838. Columbia Avenue .arm KVCNIN'OH ."' ritsoUf im..fik MHyi' aaHMflaRll QV&SLf L& n. iTnfii bis ) i J m r is..' y, M al to i' Jt .J iS i i 'w M Kf: " v : . ' ""'I fl ;'.:fc"'i ' ' ' ,f i- lli..r' P -a 0 'c): iV JW xk.-.
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