BBwfisSsBsH If 'p'J"' "Wfl EVENING PUBLIC LBDGEPr-PmJLADJiJLPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER -20, 1019 :V CL RESCUED SAILORS AND CAPTAIN OP THE MESSINA PLAN FOR NEW U.S. V Ps&or Prisoners Sing as They Loave Hero for New York on First Leg of Journey Doylostown Girl, 16, Acquitted of Killing Father, Leaves c With Mother Chairman of Congress Commit tee Assures W. S. Vare That Claims Will Bo Heard City Street Cloaning and CohM tract Revision on Director- 'J Designated Program . .' . m WERE CAUGHT IN RAIDS SHOPPING TRIP POSTPONED CUSTOM HOUSE URGED PLEDGES MOORE HARMONY' WINSTON OUTLINES (I PLANS FOR ACINI 10 RADICALS BEGIN DEPORTATION TRIP ARA BARTEL GOES I-r! ?l5 a j& s wnKLJIm nMM'MMmW'yWmwSKMl A JtiSmf toLJUi Hi' IHpHBiBiir4 -JfiKlnyMfflHyiBKfflm ilii VsLK BACK TO HIE OFFICES HERE GAINS I IF If IK 'ST 1(7" If IK- Ten Russian radicals began their journey back to Russia at noou today from the Rending Terminal, where they were put aboard a train for New York under heavy guard. They took with them, besides a mot ley assortment of bundles and suit rases and quantities of edibles, about $GOOO in American money, worth n huge fortune at least on paper when converted into Russian soviet rubles nt the prevailing rate of exchange. All but one, who was ill at Glouces ter and joined the party today, had been in Moyaraenslng prison since two raids by Department of Justice agents on meeting places nt 010 North Frank lin streets and 028 East Moyamcnsing on November 7. Permitted to Say Oiood-by They were, taken to the I'ederal Building this morning and permitted to say good-by to their relatives. Immi gration agents took the prisoners out. by turns to various banks where they had funds. They had $3000 between them in deposits. Shortly before noon the party, with four Immigration officers and four De partment of Justice men under Todd Daniel, left the Federal Building in n patrol wagon, with the overflow in a sightseeing motorbus. They went im mediately to the terminal, where their friends waited to see them off The prisoners were by no means downhearted. Before boarding tho bus they sang together what one of them said was the Russian equivalent of "We're going over." There was us much laughter as tears in their good byes. Stop at Ellis Island The eastward iourney will be broken by a pause at Ellis Island, where the party will be augmented by other aliens from Pittsburgh and western cities whose deportation has been ordered for similar reasons. The "Workers" arrested hero after investigations by Agents McDevitt and Busha, of the forces of Todd Daniel, and whose return tn Russia was di rected by A. E. Benkart, immigration commissioner, are Mike Listschuk, Peter Urkaritch. Paul Jakinov, Was sill Wasllluk, Nikita Iknacko, John Kakloy, Mathcw Furshstraan, of this city; Roman Moseychuk, Trenton. Jokin Denisiuk, Chester and Fred Varavry. Furshstman has been sick and may be unable to proceed further Ihnn Ellis Island at present. The case of Fred Yaravoy. the tenth prisoner was held under advisement until today, when it was decided to deport him too. "SOVIET ARK" ABOUT TO SAIL FOR RUSSIA New Tork. Dec. 20. (By A. P.) The- government steamship Bulford "The Soviet ark" is ready to leave New York for Bolshevik Russia on two hours' notice, it was learned today She will carry on her holiday cruise a greater part of several hundred radicals held for deportation nt Ellis island. In formation was withheld concerning the time of sailing nnd the exact destina tion. Many persons considered among the nftief rlnnr-ftrrtim nt itnnn niatraA will. plotting to overthrow the United States I love gay times and fun, too," she went Government will be "guests" of this10? a trifle wistfully. "I have alwajs government for the cruise, despite their prolessions ot willingness to pay tneir own wav. Alexander Berkman's and Emma Goldman's names are the most notable on the passenger list. A large contingent of soldi- aud marines will guard the passengers, who are being brought here in "mystery trains." All the members of the Ellis island "Soviet" were notified Thursdav to be prepared to sail at any time. Through their "grapevine" connection that word reached Manhattan, and jesterday friends of the anarchists were busy seudiug greetings, supplies, baskets and trunks to the island. Thn radicals of this city have been lavish iu their preparation for tho departure of their revolutionary heroes." WOMAN FIRES ON ROBBERS Thieves Escape In Limousine With $5000 in Gems Automobile bandits smashed the win dow of anotner jewelry store last night nt J) o'clock nnd carried nway booty estimated by the police as worth 55345. Five men rode tn the door of Solo mon Dubrow's jewelry store at 740 South street. Thren of the thieves re- maltied in the machine roady for in- slant departure. 'I He otiier two walkeil lit mi' Hiort'. wui' lirm u rrvuivci iu his hand, thn othr a hammer. When they started away Mrs. Du brow seized a revolver and ran to tho door, where she fired three shots, but npparently mUsed tho robbers. One of tho men in the automobile returned the shots, sending four bullets flying back nt tho store. ARREST IN PERJURY CASE Third Man Captured In House of Federal Court Defendant Felix Cardulla. Christian street near Eighth, for whom district attorney's detectives have been looking for several weeks, was arrested , this afternoon on rharges of subornation of perjury and conspiracy. He is the third man for whom warrants wcro issued in tho case nlready involving' Joe Ritchie, Third ward handy man for Sam Salus, and William Rorke, lawyer and member of the State Legislature. Cardulla could not be found when Rorke and Ritchie were arrested. He was taken into custody in the house of Michael Cinelli, Shunk street near Eighth, who also was arrested on n bench warrant, Cinelli is to be sen tenced Monday before Judge Thompton In the United States District Court on a charge of peddling narcotics. How Do You Feel About It? Tho war has focused attention on th subject of. gpiritualUm, the pos sibility of communication betweeu the spirits of the dead and the liv iug The fact that the Iter. Dr. Ruv sell H- Conwcll has said he has held communication with the spirit of hi; dead wife has added a local interest. What dV tqii think about it,? Send jftur ym in a letter to the Editor .DlUn JEvjeuixfl Vvw,xa Ledger. i i " s "God's in his Heaven ; oil's right with the world." I That wns the atmosphere that today Mirrounded the cozy home of Mr nud l Mrs. George Whertley, 32-10 West Huutlngdou street. That Is where Clara i Bartcl, the sixteen- car-old girl who was acquitted In Doylestowu jestcrdny I of the charge of murdering her father ' last August, was received last night i with open arms by her aged grand mother and other relatives nud spent some happy hours today. Mrs. Whert ' ley is "Aunt Elizabeth," Clara's fn vorltc aunt, and n sister of Mrs. Rose Rartcl. Clara's stay in Philadelphia was brief. Mrs. Hnrtcl is anxious about the younger children, Floieuce and Bertha who have been staying with a neighbor In Oxford Valley inre the trial begnn She decided therefore to go home with Clara this afternoon. The mother nnd daughter left on tho 2:10 traiu this aft ernoon. "I don't know what we shall do yet," said Mrs. Hnrtcl nr the Whertley home earlier in tho day. "I think for th present Clara and Bertha hail better go back to school in Oxford Valley." "You must at least all come up and spend Christmas with us," said Mrs. Whertley." May Bo Back for Christmas The Bnrtel family probably will re turn to Philadelphia for the Christ mas holidays, Mrs. Bartel said. Clara is looking forward joyously to Christ mas, and todoy was planning to do some Christmas shopping. "Please don't take the .1 o'clock train, mother," she begged. "I just have to do some shopping." Mrs. Bartel is looking to the future. "You know," she said, "a great deal of money has been going out and none has been comlug in. I think we had better try to get along quietly at home this winter, and then in the spring 1 can sell the plnce. I must find a way to earn a living. I can do plain sewing " "Yes," broke iu Clara, "and I can darn socks beautifully. Aud I made my own dresses this year." Clara was up early this morning nnd out in the snow on errands for her aunt. She came in with bright ejes nnd vivid checks, stamping tho snow from her shoes. She played nnd sang for her aunt and Mrs. Bartel cried over tho music. Then the family amused itself with the tricks of "Uosie O'Grady," a pet bull terrier. "What kind of neighbors, live across thn street?" Clara asked "Rosie." The Whertlej home is opposite u cem etery. "Rosie O'Grady" promptly lay down and ''played dead." ".I'm So Happy," Sajs Clara "We are going to have a wonderful Christmas," said Clara. She rested better last night than she has for a long time, but she wns still a little tired from the strain nnd worry ot the last weeks. "Oh, there are so many things to look forward to and plan," she said. "And I'm so happy." Clara and her mother were like two girls together. There wns n world o( tenderness and sweetness in every look and touch that passed between the two. Sometimes tears would come to their eyes, but mostly they smiled at ono an other, and often they laughed over trivial things as girl chums do. I -an git at Sight of Cow In CKj "We hope to move to the city next spring and Clara is to go to high school nnd to study music." said the mother as she smoothed back the hair from her child's forehead. "Oh. I want her to be happy, and the wish as she said it was almost a prayer. "You know T played with the children. In winter we used to hitch two big sleds together and all of us coast down the big hill near home. Last winter Clara learned to skate a little and maybe she can have more good times out ot doors this winter," "Oh, look, look! Isn't that funny?" It was Clara who interrupted ns she pointed out the front window. A dreary horse was nulling a ouccr-looking vehi cle, and a cow, tied to the rear of the wagon, mooed as she ambled along. "Moo-oo," mimicked Clara like a small ohild. "It's too funny to see all that in town." It was as though she had been shut away from the world for a time and wnH just seeing things again, for Clnra noticed every detail of her surround ings. She pointed out a gay wood necker in the yard. She was inter ested in the little changes of furniture or hnngings In her aunt's home. "There was a ghost in thnt corner the Inst time I was here," she said, then added, smiling, "It was Hallow een, you know." The Cop on the Corner ! "What's th' matter wit th' beef Ltcw?" asks Maggie, noticin' I'd i mopped up only two helpin's. "Up f standard as usual." says I. "but on mo way t' tb' front wit th' lootenant's report I mot up wit 5Ioo Finkelstein an' he blew me t' pome eats." "What that twinty-minnit egg?" cries Maggie. "How'd y' git th' pad locks off his pockets?" " "J was a long prom su reward t r tn time 1 jugg'd th' two motor bnndits enmin' out his storn wit half his sthock." says I. "Be pointiu' at n post'r on Stharvin' Scrvia an' quotln" th' price o' eggs an' sundry ith'r sig-ges-tions, I fin'lly in-tlc'd Mm in ono of thlm onr-arm'd ristu-rants. I wish'd I was well out o Jt, jus tn Fame, JIag. gic. Moe didn't eat, mind ye he sort o' inhal'd th' rations." "A gatherln' o' college stu -dints nearby took ndvan-tngo o' th' occasion be settin' Moc's smacks nn' grunts I' music f'r a new college yell. 'Nother thlpg, they had no mlnu cards there 't all, an' I was puzzl'd what t' ordhor." "Y'r Ignorlnce is refreshln'," sayn Maggie. "Miss Dugan eats In one n' thlm one-arm'd basheries, an' she tells me all y hev t' do is t' sthand at th" intrance a while an' pipe th' eusfmers comin out. F'r instance, one gink'll her some sthrsy omelet on his ve6t, 'nother'll ho th' fregmlnts o' custard jilo on th" Inp-pell n' his overcoat, an' mebbe 'nother'll her th' remains o' sour kraut elingin' f his tie and 'notb cr'll " "Slow up a minnit, Maggie." says I, "what's all this nonslnce got t' do wit th' minu?" "Everyt'lng," says Maggie. "Afther y' get a good look at whnt they're wearin' y' march In "n give y'r or dher." Community Service Holds Hike The carpet of crisp white snow laid over the countryside did not prevent the Community Service from holding its weekly hike aw scheduled, this after uoon,. The hikers left Kijty-nlnth ryjt station jor wryn, wawr at -i .ipraniJ will retuM pm Mjere by Hritlsli rrcw which was taken off csscl in mldocean by tho steamship Rcglna fought storm four days and nights. Tho captain Is It. S. Itcaicrl). Two of tho sailors ncre Injured when a wavo knocked them down. Convict's Sisters Scout His Suicide Continued I'rora I'aeo One he will want the testimony of several convicts, the innuest probably will be held in the penitentiary, ho added. Statements that the application of the "water cure" on six prisoners Monday revealed n partly completed tunnel lend ing from their cells were corroborated by John E. Hanifen, member of tho board of prison inspectors. Mr. Hanifeu said the tunnel wns nearly nine feet in length and was with in a foot nnd a linlf of the inside wall. The convicts had fitted out an electric light In the tunnel to facilitate digging, he declared. So that guards would not suspect its existence, the convicts had covered the cell -end of the hole with n panel pos tered to resemble the appearance of the surrounding wall. A fire hose turned on several obstreperous prisoners, he added, knocked away the panel and revealed the tunnel. McKcnty Belittles Tunnel Plot Warden McKenty this afternoou be littled the attempt mnile by the pris oners to burrow their wuy to liberty. "The hole was only eight inches deep and about four feet long." the warden 'declared. "If thev had run tho tunnel through tho wall it would have led to the nrd of the ponilcntinry. The con victs get out there anyway to exercise. "It is ridiculous to say that the tun nel showed u wholesale jail delivery plot. Such n thing would huvo been impossible to accomplish, even If the hole had been enrried through the inner wall." William A. Dunlnp. n member of thn inspection board, today reiterated his charges of lux management at the peni tentiary. "In the penitentiary it is a cuso of 'let George do it,' but there is no 'George'," Mr. Dunlup asserted. Drhen to Death. Says Dunhip "As to Stchllk'n death, tliero is no doubt in m inlud that tho man was abused. I believe he wns driven tn death. However, I will accept the cor oner's ordlet when that is delivered. My evidence about conditions at the penitentiary is now in the hands of the State Board ot Charities." BLAKE HEARING NEXT WEEK Court Will Pass on Sanity Report of Lunacy Board Special Dispatch to Kvcntna Public J.cdorr Atlantic City, Dec. 20. Judge In gersoll will call a session of the in sanity court for next week, it was stated today, to hear the case of Mrs. Esther Blake, alleged slayer of her son, "Bud dy." Mis. Blnkc is in the county asylum for the insane nt Smith's Laud iug. Tho insanity court will pass upon a report from a board of three physicians which asserts Mrs. Blake is afflicted by a "recurrent form" of insanity and has suicidal and homicidal tendencies. Mrs. Blake's case will not be passed upon by thn present grand jury, It will be referred instead to the January grand jury, which will be convened on January 1.1. NO BAN ON BOOZE EXPORTS Permits Merely Guard Against Ship ments After January 16 l)iilsille, Uy.. Dec. 20. (By A. P. R. 1. Mi'Kollnr, foreign freight traffic manager of souther railroad lines, today announced thnt tho railroad administration rules promulgated yes terday requiring permits for export liquor shipments through south Atlantic and gulf ports did not discriminate against southern ports, but merely placed nil on n parity. It was pointed out thnt the permit system provided against tho contingency of shipments being forwarded top lute to clear on vessels sailing prior to Jnn uary 1(1, when constitutional prohibi tion becomes eiicclivo. xnc system, ir. wns said, wjll not operate as an obstacle to tho exportation of whisky. THIRTY DIE IN SHIPWRECK Tanker Strikes Reef Off Oregon Coast and Breaks In Two Randon, Ore.. Dec. 20. (By A P.l At least thlrtv lives were lost when the oil tanker J, A. Chnnslor, hound In ballast from Portland. Ore., to San Francisco wns wrecked off Cape Blanco Thursday night, according to tho report of Earl Dooley, member of the rrew who was washed ashore from one of the Chanslor's lifeboats, near here early today, Besides Dooley another unidentified man was saved. According to Dooley, thn shin struck a reef at li:1R o'clnoW Thursday night and broke in two a few minutes afterward, tne utter part of the vessel bluking, taking thirty men down with it. A score of the crew of fifty one were still unaccounted for today. EXPLAINS SOLDIER "KICKS" Red Cross Worker Says They Result From Misunderstanding Miss Kllzabeth Wood, executive sec retary of the home service tection of the Red Cross, 1607 Walnut street, said today that most of the complaints of returned soldiers against treatment they have received from the government are due to misunderstandings. She is trying to put an end to "grouches' and is succeeding. "Many of the men do notinow n-hnt tlm government offers," h fald, "Others do pot know hoyv (o jo abplt getting their thrtts." ' " WILLIAMS AGAIN NAMED Wilson Nominates Him Third Time as Comptroller of Currency Wnshlneton. Dec. 20. (By A. P.) John Skclton Williams, of Virginia, was aguin uoniiuuicu ujuuy uy i resi dent Wilson to be comptroller of the currency The reuomination was made, senators explained, to meet Senate rules requir ing new action witn eacn new session. Mr. Williams's previous nomination, January 20, 1010, expired with the last session. The new nomination automati cally will go to the Senate banking com mittee, which is expected to renew its recommendation mat tne nomination be rejected. Meantime the renoraination continues Mr. Williams in office. This is the third time Mr. Williams has been named, nis first nominatiou was not acted on before the sixty-fifth Congress expired and no action wns taken at the extra session of the present Congress on the committee report rec ommending that his second nomination be not confirmed. Mr. Williams wns turned down by the committee October 25 by a vote of 7 to 0, after ji long drawn-out hearing. Republican members of the committee oted solidly against confirmation and the Democrats nor it. Mr. Williams. who was appointed comptroller January, 1UJ.1, wbb luurbcu Willi UUBUSO Ul OU1C1U1 power. ' SCHWAB HIRES A TRAIN Steel Man Speeds From New York to Dinner In Pittsburgh So that Charles M. Schwab may not bo Into to dinner this evening in Pitts burgh, a special train will whisk him from New York city and across Penn sjlvanla at the rate of a 'mile a minute. The run across the state will take less than seven hours and the train will whirl through North Philadelphia at about 2:30 this afternoon. Mr. Schwab wished to attend the funeral of a friend in Now lork this morning, anil tne special trip was resorted to in order that he might not disappoint tho 3000 guests nt n dinner given by the H. J. Heinz Co. in Pitts burgn. ' TWO DEAD IN BORDER FIGHT U. S. Soldier Slain During Battle With Mexican Soldiers El Paso, Tex., Dec. 20. (By A. P.) An official investigation was under way today into tne light last night be tween an American provost guard, as sisted by El Paso police, and a number of Mexican smugglers, In which Pri vate Fleer Embler, "of Hyde Park, N, C., member of tho American party and one Mcxicnn were killed. The smugglers wcro attempting to bring a quantity of liquor across the border from Mexico. The fight oc curred near what is called "the island," n piece of Mexican land lying in the old bed of the Rio Grande river. The guard was surprised by the at tack, but replied with rifle fire. Pri vate Embler fell after the first volley nnd the body of a Mexican was found in the brush alongside the abandoned liquor. The smugglers retreated .into Mexico. , " . DENY UNFAIR METHODS Du Ponts Will Answer Charges Filed With Trade Commission Wilmington. Del.. Dec. 20. (Bv A. P.l The du Pont Co. denies that it lias adopted any practices or methods of unfair competition in tho Spring held. 111., district, as have been nl lepeil against it before the federal trade cimniission. Iu duo course the com pany will file answers to every charge mode. Tn regard to contracts with coal pro ducers in tho Springfield 'district, the company declares they are not made upon the condition thnt the producers shall not use powder manufactured by a competitor, but are simply contracts to supply those producers with powder if quired for their needs. If, thorn fore, the company says, some competi tor lias been unable to sell powder to a mine, it Is not because of any contract that the mine shall not buy from him, but simply because the mine has con tracted for all the powder It needB. ABANDON FIUME PLEBISCITE D'Annunzio Will Remain In Com mand of Disputed Port Flume, Dec. 20. (By A P.) The plebiscite that was to have been held hero to determine whether the nronosals msdn by General Badgollo, the Italian' chief of fctatf, lor tno settlement of the Fiumc dispute, involving the withdrawal of the D'Annunzio forces and tho occu pation of the city by regular Italian troops, has been abandoned. D Annunzlo announced Inst night that he himself would remain iu command, Midnight Blaze Cause Excitement A fire In a wall of the kitchen caused n lot of excitement nnd .5200 damage in the home of George McMul lln. 4074 Hawthorn street, shortly be fore midnight. Mr. McMuIlIn had jutt said goodnight to friends and was lock ing the house for tho night after he put the cat out when he stnellrd smoke and discovered the flame in the kitchen. Several pans of water put out the. fire, but the fire cnglqes responded, too. Oil Stove Causes $100 Fire Fire originating from an oil stove in the bathroom caused .5100 damage to th home of Samuel Levinntu. a tailor. 1230 South rmeentn street, tM ing, Kfefln No, 4, from rifliiwsb 'street and ($?$r,tte, cxtliWplfM lt . J' V Congress Adopts Amended Sugar Bill Continued From Tut One to benefit Cuban planters to the detri ment of American producers and to add to the coffers of the sugar trust." Object Is to Keep Down Prices Tho Senate Inst Saturday tiasscd the original McNnry' bill. The measure is intended to relieve the existing shortage of sugar, preventing n recurrence of it next year and, above all, keep down tne price to consumers. A bill was passed in the House Wed nesday by 250 to 34 continuing the equalization board untu lU-1. Amend ments retaining in force the wartime power of the government for controlling prices nnd movements of sugar necessi tated the bill being submitted to n joint conference of tho Senate and House. Bv shortening tho period of licensing, which was originally fixed to end Sep tember 31, the Louisiana crop of 1020 is left free in a supply-and-demand market, but the 1010 crop is kept under control. The sugar board already has the capital with which to buy tne uoan crop, xnc best information legislators have been able to gather during extended hearings Is that in these conditions the sugar Hoard will be able to overcome the sugar shortage in a comparatively brief time, nno ofCeet of the new low. it is said. will be to open up large stocks of sugar hnt hnvo been held off the market in anticipation of still further advances ofJ price. Charles L. McNary, author of the Senate bill, is a Republican from Salem, Ore., a lawyer by profession. He was born Juno 12, 1874, nnd first en tered tho Senate iu 1017, to fill nn unexpired term. His present term ex pires in 1025: GLASGOW SILENT ON BILL Sugar Board Counsel Says Situation Is Complicated William A. Glnsgow, Jr., counsel for the sugar equalization board, todny de clined "to comment on the bill continu ing that body, which now seems ccr 'tain of passage. He said he had not read the bill as amended. There will be n meeting of the board in New York next Wednesday, at which the situation will be discussed. It was indicated thnt the matter is so complex i lint it is imnossiblc now to forecast what effect the retention of the board will have. Last year the entire Cuban sugar crop was bought at five and a half cents a pound. Raw sugar is now quoted in Cuba nt ten cents, and little is to be bad at this price. ATTERBURY FOR PRESIDENT Congressman Morln, of Pittsburgh, Starts Boom for Philadelphia Man Bv a Staff Corretvondent Washington, Dec. 20. Representa tive John M. Morin, of Pittsburgh, member of tbc military affairs commit? tee of the House, has discovered the ideal candidate for president, 1020 model. His candidate is W. W. Atterburv. of Philadelphia, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, formerly brig adier general and director general of transportation in tne a. m. jr., busi ness man. engineer, executive, financier. good spcechmaker all these terms being applied ny nis sponsor. Congressman Morin says Atterbury is a big business executive, 1h familiar with the problems of construction and reconstruction, knows more than a little about finance nnd the needs of Industry and is essentially a builder. whose en ergies would be constructive. Ho is acquainted with the problems of both capital' and labor, he said, and has had practical experience In handling both, understands their proper relationship nnd would be objectionable to neither as a canuinnic. WOOD BOOM REACHES HERE Circulars Urge General for Presl ' 'dentInclose Questionnaire Circular letters in support of the presidential boom of General Leonard Wood were received here today. They were tent out from tbc headquarters of the Leonard Wood League in New York and were signed by William Cooper Proctor, of Ohio, president of the' league. Persons who received the letters were asked to answer these questions; , Will you join the Leonard Wood League? Will you aid in organizing a Leonard Wood club? Will you work for his nomination? "Will you send to this headquarters n list of names ot workers In your city (or county) who ore favorable to Leon ard Wood's candidacy? ICach person Is also asked to indicate the party to which he belongs. RARE TECHNIQUE IN HOLD-UP Two Koobers "cover 7o Men as Two Others Take $5000 Now York, Dec. 20. (By A. P.) A hold-up rivaling in technique the masterpieces of Bill Carlisle, western bandit, occurred hero today when two robbers covered with revolvers a pay line of seventy-five longshoremen at an East River pier while two com panions, marching into the paymaster's office, feircd $5000, 'i'B ieur men escaped in an autorao- fette jut as 800 repairmen at woefc ,pler heard the eotoowtieu wd h 'Mdftl.to the rWsW. on From a Staff Correspondent Washington, Dec. 20. Assurance thnt Philadelphia claims for new federal buildings will be given consideration by the present Congress was obtained by Representative Varo today from Choir man John W. Langlcy of the House committee on public buildings nnd grounds. Mr. Vnrc announced that he would call a meeting of the Philadelphia con gressional delegation to discuss the sub ject immediately upon his return to rnuadelpbia lor tho holidays. He de clared the prospects for definite action on appropriations sought for scvernl ycarsjo be brighter than at any time heretofore. With the backing of the solid Phila delphia representntlon and nil civic bodies and commercial organizations, n drive will bo made to obtain appropria tions not only for a new custom house, but for enlarged postal facilities, Rep resentative Vare said. Ho expressed the hope that all Philadelphia interests would be able to agree on a single program to bo presented to tho com mittee on buildings and grounds when it undertakes the preparation of a public buildings bill next month. "Upon my return to Philadelphia I shall consult with my colleagues, in cluding Mayor-elect Mooro who is the senior member of the Philadelphia dele gation, to discuss the different projects for the erection of public buildings in Philadelphia which have been pro posed from time to time, with the thought in mind that we enn all agree upon one big project for new federal buildings for Philadelphia," Mr. Vnrc said, this afternoon. ' "Philadelphia has been lacking In, up-to-dato federal buildings. It has not kept pace in this direction with its great importance as an industrial and business center. "I have been assured by Mr. Langley that we will be given consideration, and I am hopeful of favorable action during the present session of Congress. "Among the several bills that have been introduced is one by Mr. Moore for a new custom house in Philadelphia. Much data has been compiled as to the merits of this proposal. Public hear ings have been held. That is one of the projects that ought to receive first con sideration. "Additional postoffice facilities also are required. It is my Idea that the commercial bodies nnd civic organiza tions of Philadelphia should be invited to a meeting with the Philadelphia del egation, in order that there shall bo not only an agreement on what is for the best interests of the city, but so any program agreed upon shall have their enthusiastic support." Deaths of a Day E. ROWLAND HUMPHREY Former Glenslde Man Victim of Pneumonia In Berwyn, III. Word was received here today of the death nt Berwyn, 111., of Edwnrd Row land Humphrey, formerly of Glenside, Pn. Mr. Humphrey, who was a well known mechanical engineer, died on Thursday, He was ill but a few days. Ho was connected with the Link Belt Co. nnd was recently transferred to its Chicago plant. His death was due to pneumonia. Mr. Humphrey was a graduate of the .Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was thirty-eight years old. A widow and three children survive him. Mr. Humphrey was tho son of Mrs. Belinda Humphrey, of 5341 Locust street. The funeral will take place at Berwyn, Monday. Dr. C. W. Schaeffer Dr. Clarence W. Schaeffer. a widely known specialist of the throat, nose and oar, several years diagnostician for the Board of Health, died yesterday in his home, 2010 East York street. He was thirty-four years old. He was prominent in Masonic cir cles. Doctor Schaeffer was the wor shipful master of Masonic Lodge No. 0, a thirty-second degree Mason and a Shriner. Ho was' a member of the Philadelphia County Medical Society and other medical organizations. Ho also was one of the organizers of the Dutch Company, a fraternul society composed of Central High School grad uates. He was graduated from Central High School, class of 1003, and of the Mcdico-Chirurgical Medical School class of 1007. Doctor Schaeffer s central office was in 117 South Twentieth street. Ho was connected in advisory capacities with the Lankenau, Episcopal, Penn sylvania and other hospltalB. Frederick Dent Casey Frederick Dent Casey, a nephew by marriage of General U. 8. Grant, died yesterday at the Esraonde Apartments, Twelfth and Spruce streets. He was fiftv-live years old, Mr. Casey was a native of New Orleans, but camo hero a year ago for medical treatment. His mother was Mrs. Emma Dent Casey, a sister ot the wife of General Grant. Mrs. Eliza Cameron Adams Sirs. Ellr.a Cameron Adams died at fl o'clock this morning at the home of her son-in-lnw, the Rev. Michele Zars, 1(14 West Coulter street, uermantowu. She was In her ninetieth year. MrH. Adams was a daughter of the Info .Tnrlirn .Inhn Cameron, of VIrclnla. JMrs. Kara Is her only surviving child. ' ilie Mineral win laisc piacc iuonuuy afternoon. LOVE BRIDGES 31 YEARS Theodore D. Heller, 51, to Wed Mar garet S, Brogan, 20 A license was obtained today by Theodore B. Heller to marry Margaret 8. Brogan. Mr. Heller gave his age as fifty. one years and that of his pros pective bride as twenty. Mils Brogan lives at 808 North Thir teenth street and Mr. Heller has been living at the Ritz,Carlfon Hotel. He is a lawyer. His first wife died a number of years ago in Philadelphia, The date of the marriage was not au nounced. CARGO CARRIER LAUNCHED' 9000-Ton Vessel Leaves Ways at Harrlman The steamship Delanson, a 0000-ton cargo carrier, was launched at 2:10 o'clock this afternoon at the Harrlman yard ot the Merchant Shipbuilding Co, It is intended to start the vessel on her trial trip in les than, a week from today. wr. irranic ,. -lucKer, .wits or me general maeagcr of t er. plaat ot toe astrctiaaw iw., ttf Uut PeiwMofl, JOHN C. WINSTON Born near Darlington, Indiana. .No vember 22, 1850. urauuatcu trom ilavcrforn College, tlasi of 1881. ' Established publishing house 1884. Elected president of Hnvorford Alumni 1805. Entered reform fight hero December. 1004, becoming chairman of committee of seven, then chairman of committee of seventy. In 1005 dltcctcd victorious fight of City Party. In 100U nrominentlv mentioned for Governor. Led the fight last snrine which re sulted in new charter for Philadelphia.. Mr. Winston is married and lives nt 5441 Wayne avenue, Gcrmantowu, in tbc Twenty-second vnrd. 50 BANDS FOR MUMMERS New Year's Day Paneant Will Be Featured With Music Nearly fifty bands will bo in the an nual mummers' pageant on Broad street on January 1 to usher in the New Year. This announcement has been made In renorts to the loint coun cilmnnic committee on the New Year celebration, which hns supervision over the parade and which haa arranged the seventy-five cash prizes out of the $15,000 appropriation for the celebra tion made by Councils. The committee, headed by Common Qouncilman John H. Baisley hns ar ranged for the erection of a grand stand on the south plaza of the City Hall adjoining tho judges' stand. At lenst 12,000 men will be in the lino of inarch. REDS TAKE BOLSTNAIA Bolshevists Get 2500 Prisoners When Siberian Town Is Captured Ixmilou, Dec. 20. Bolstnaia, south west of Tomsk has been captured with 2500 prisoners, by the Bolshcvikl, nccording to an official statement issued nt soviet headquarters at Moscow and received here. The statement says that on the western front n fierce engagemeut is being fought fourteen miles southwest of Narva, south of the Gulf of Finland. STEAL $19,000 IN SILKS Thieves Break Into Shirtwaist Ea- tabllshment on S. 11th Street Thieves broke into the shirtwaist es tablishment of Bertram nnd Leonard "Weil, 21 South Eleventh street, early today and stole sixty bales of silk, val ued at sin.ooo. ' The Weil store is on the fourth floor, and it is believed that the thieves gained entrance over the roofs. The poifce of the Eleventh and Winter streets police station are working on the case. Accused of Stealing Phone Boxes Herbert J. Stanton, twenty-three years old. recently of Arch street near Nineteenth, nn alleged fugitive from Boston, where, the police Miy, he is wanted on the charge of burglary, was held in $1000 bail for a further hear ing Monday by Magistrate Mecleary in the Central Station today. Stanton was chnrged with having stolen a num ber of telephone boxes from public pay stations in this city. Discovers Man Overcome by Gas When Samuel Mitchell went to his store at .1215 Germantown avenue tins mornlug he smcllcd gas. Tracing the odor, he went to the rooming house iu the upper part of the building and found Charles Huebler, sixty years old, unconscious in bed. Gas was escaping from a gas stove which the man had used to keep himself warm last night. He vas taken to the Samaritan Hos pital. Steamship Oiler Hurt In Fall Harry Lee, forty-four years old, an oiler on thq steamship William N. Page, which is tied at the Bainbridgo street wharf, fell while nt work iu tho engine room today and broke his 'knee cap. He was taken for treatment to the Pennsylvania Hospital. j,E. CALDWELL 8fQ. JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS t ! Diamond Wrist watches For Christmas 1 v , Winston Says He'll Put ; Theory Into Practice "Much ns I npprccinte the honor Mr. Moore has done mo in appoint-0 Ing mo tho director of public works, the one thing which Induced me to accept the position was the oppor tunity presented to put In practice fome of the things I have long ad- vocated in tho management of the' business of the cltv. Kt "My one aim will be to serve tho city and to contribute, so far as I am able, to the success of Mr. Moore's administration. I shall? hnvo to feel my vny and meet many1 problems ns they arise with what cve'r wisdom I possess. I hope that too much will not be expected all at once. John C. Wiustou. John C. Winston, nubllshor nnd ad- vo'cato of civic reform, who was an-'" i pointed last night by Mayor-elect Moore.'fl an iuc uun uirviui. H jmuiiu nuna, said today that among other things that would arise in the course of his newil duties would be the question ot the I cleaning of the city streets. He said tho question as to whether ' the city would rlcau its own streets oy , let contractors do it would nrlse in the natural course of ivents and thnt Jt would havo to oe faced. "It will be remembered." 'c said. "that some of tho most important fcaw ,turcs of the new city charter relate to the matter of city contracts nnd, of' course, the question of the city doing its own street-cleaning will come up nml will hnvo tn ho dealt with. . " "All these matters will havo t'o wait until I get my office force and departs monf. nrffnmzori. I shall, of noiirsn.. work iu harmony with the Mayor uther man mis i rcauy nave notuing to add to my statement of last night.'" Mr. Winston was kept busy in Mrv home early today, receiving congratula tions over the telephone ou his appoint? tnent. ;, A chance from the contractor system of keeping the public highways free of rlohrls and refuse matter is authorized jby the new city charter, an instrument J for whlcli Mr. Winston is inrgeiy rev snonsible. An chairman of the charter revision committee the new director of public. works guided the movement to provide a . new fundamental law for Philadelphia itnlll Ihn ninBt,ro U'flR ntoArpd jiafpl - past dangerous shoals in the Lcgls-l laturc. ' . ' Mr. Winston is head of a booktand-"! Bible publishing house ou Arch street I near Tenth. His home is at 544111 Wavnn nvenuo in the Twenty-secondil wnr'H. ' I DEATHS ADAMS. Dec. 20. at the renlrt'tw of her, Mm.lnlaw, .tlv. Mlcheie Zars. 1R4 JV Cout-, ter t.. Germantown. EI.1ZA CAMEHOIJ ADAMS aau0hter or tho lato Judge Johnl ....., nt Tri.e.lnl. tttA Rfl. tlVnaraf 1 services and Interment at convenience &"- V..T4rfiv r..- in rT.rwon nr -.sil ter of Mayiret and the late Kutene "Murphy, and gTn(laausnter ot tne late jamea ,nn fflFr MrCTnlffan Relatives nnd frlenda In- vlted to funeral Tueeday. S:30 a. m., from lier mower a resiaence, loin r. urKnpy ei.. lllsh requiem Inaei, at St. Michael's Churcn. 10 a. m. ini. Jioiy wroes wm. .auio u rral ' McMGNAMIN. Dec. 20. MARY, widow of. John F.. McMenamin. Jieiatives ana trienai Invited to funeral Tues.. at a. m . from 10 rrhentnui aM.. Narberth. Pa. Solemn re quiem maa at 8t. JUarearets cnurcn. rJar berth, at .3n a. m. Int. private, Cathedral Cem. Train leaves Broad Street Station at K'lES n m QOOnrtlCH. Dec. IK. JOSEPH 0.. hus band of Elizabeth uooancn. ueiativea and ...., .!.. ,. Trlh y$n 1111. 1Pn. nettc Chamber No. 11. O. K. K.. Invited tn funeral. Mon.. 2 p, m.. from 1820 S. 31th at. Int Mt, Morlah Cem. Remains may b vImv.iI Aiinitnv e.e.. 8 to 10 o'clock. -..rn..n T.. ,n T . kTTI. .I.. i Jfceph Dlmter. nnd daughter of Wlllamlnter ana tne late jonn winger, ueiauvea sna frlenda Invited to funeral. Tues . 2 p. m.i from the residence of her sister, -Mrs. Aubrey, Hmitn uiricu. i44n w. nu-st si,, west ,j'n)ia, I'.IBI.fc, Deo. 20. at Wayne. Pa.. KANNIE HOL.UirI-ifwuiii wiapw oi isoDert.;. I.lele. Funeral services at St. Mary's Ms mortal P. E. Chnrch. Wayne, Ja,, Monday; 11 a. in, ,ni, piivBio, TIKI.! WANTED FEMA1.B K QIBLS AND WOMI3N WE lfAVD JUKT ';.!;. i . i Tnniiein ti mrmmm SEMHL.INO DEPARTMENTS! NOW IS THIS nnnnnitIIMt.1 fTl tU 1TA T Vf X T VA DtSrlllhllt STEADT WORK WITH A MODERN, UPI TO.DATB. OROWINO CONCERNS KXPE-'I RIENC11! NOT MEI-'KHBAIIX; UOOD J"ATj TO nECUNNEn8, ' WITH RAPID .AD-, VANCEME.NT. TAKE ELEVATED. BllK. FACE Oil HUHWAY l-AKB TIIJ2P T. STATION. APPL.T PACTORT OFFICE (H. T. I'AlBtW v;u., tf-ui AtKn ox,- GIRLS AND WOMEN, now Is th tlms secure a steady, rood-paying position". ..... M.u. Wjt, wnrlca both assemblers IM machine operaore needed. Appiyjsw Arch ata.i take lvntor to llfth floor, ,HS PA.ISTB CO.. 8201 Arch St. ;$ "Pi t M ,'t-:v ..2. -jA.afe
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