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The Irish quest ion from two widely
divergent viewpoints was discussed
here last night nt two public muss
meetings.
Out of the charnes nnd counter
charges emerged a challenge bv Lind
say Crawford, president of the Protest
ant Friends of Ireland, to William
Cooto, chairman of the Ulster delega
tion, for a nublic debate on Ulster nud
Irish freedom.
The two meetings last night were
entirely distinct, delegates trom the
it 4 Protestant Irish Church, advocates of
gnyj the status quo in Ireland, speaking at
? ' tfift Mit rrmnlirnn Onprn House, and
members of the Protestant Friends of
Ireland speakiug at the Parkway Build
Inc. Ulsteritcs Overflow Sleeting
.80 crowded was the opera house that
the Ulster delegation held an overflow
meeting in Im T.n Temple, Spring Our
i idea street near liroad.
'At the Metropolitan Opera Ilous".
Bishop Suffragan Thomas J. Garland
(made this invocation :
1'Oh Lord, deliver the world from tlu
Bolshevists, the Sinn Fclners and the
anarchists."
On motion of the Rev. Dr. Fraul; II.
Lynch, a local clergyman, a resolution
was adopted by acclamatiou, expressing
sympathy with the Ulster hide of the
Irish question ana protesting against in
' jection of the Irish problem in Ameri
can politics.
.Copies of the resolution are to be
sent to Lloyd George, premier of Great
Britain, to Sir Edward Carson and to
newspapers of this country, Grout
Britain and Ireland.
Brand "Sinn Fein Lies"
IThe speakers branded as "Sinn Fein
lies," reports of alleged overtaxation
and of atrocities in Ireland. The taxes,
had been kept low during the war and
Ireland was never more prosperous; than
now, according to Mr. Coote, a member
of Parliament.
As for alleged atrocities, he declared,
whatever violence had occurred were
acts of self-defense against bandits
who had instituted a reisn of terror in
the country.
Denying that Ireland wis oppressed,
the Rev. Frederick E. Hart, one of
the delegation, asserted Ireland ha-,
never been as free as it is today. He
said that Ireland has 103 beats iu the
British Parliament and that "England
is ruled more by Ireland than vice
versa.".
"Ireland has exactly ns nnudi -av
over her own affairs as has Scotland,
England and Wales," ho continued,
"except in the matter of education.
But the cause of that is that England
pays for Ireland's education."
Blue's Address
A bitter attack upon what he termed
'"the Roman Catholic hierarchy" was
delivered by the Rev. Dr. A. W. lllue.
The Bpeaker reviewed Irish histor.v to
'show that the cquntr .had never been
an, independent nation "or an integral
Wm-fj "Whole until 1172. when the warring tue
SSK tlons were united.
i'; Doctor Blue said:.
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w. w i 1 u -1.L.1.U , n LiiiiiiiiL in iii-iiiiiii iiiiii
IK, the miileinum had. arrived. The North
ana sourn uaa snaicen nanus, it not
joined hearts. John Redmond and Sir
Edward Carson had come to an under
standing. But the hierarchy raised its
hand and said. ,'Thou bbalt not.'
"It is abhorrent to every instinct of
onr liberty -loving natures to have any
power. Roman Catholic or otherwise,
Interfere with our civic affairs."
Attacks V. S. Newspapers
At the overflow meeting in Lu Lu
Temple, the Rev. Edwurd Hazletou
criticised American newspapers, Phil
adelphia papers particularly, assert
ing they were "biased and unprin
cipled." At the Parkway Building meeting the
speakers included the Rev. Dr. James
Grattan Myther. a Protestant Episco
pal clergyman, of Norfolk; Arthur Up
nam Pope, an educator who served as
civilian adviser to the ceneral staff of
5 thu nrmy during the war. and Lynn
h Xdovd Rovven, a Christian Science prac-
titioner.
A set of resolutions presented by Mr.
flfl Ugainst "any endeavor to use the
r l jSfProtestant religion as an excuse for the
ft:?- continued oppression of a subject
w; -people, and "the desecration of Chns-
E&LH 'tlan Ttnlftits hv thp intrusion of nnrplv
v , .political questions,' resented "tnc
i"Kj nartprnf-p pfforfr nnr hp?m? mfldn. nndpr
the cloak of protestantism, to cheat the
American dead in France of the fruits
thev gave 'their lives that the world
' 4 might enjoy," and pledged complete
'sympathy with the aspirations of the
Irish people, recognized "the existence
' of the Irish republic" and agreed to
K work to have the American government
recognize Ireland as a free republic.
The speakers declared the Ulster del
' egation were arguing against freedom
and that the members of the delegation
are trying to raise a religious issue for
'political purposes. The delegation
'members were represented us being en
voys of the "lineu trust" iu Ireland.
BRIGGS FUNERAL MONDAY
South Philadelphia Mourns Death of
"Judge Jimmy"
Residents of South Philadelphia
lVi tnourn the death of Magistrate James A.
KJ5" 3rigg8, who died jesterday after a long
iiiacas.
The funeral, which will take place at
f 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, from the
hofaie at 11-14 South Ninth street, will
be attended by men prominent iu poli
tical and business circles iu the city.
The honorary pallbearers will he :
John Wanamakcr, former Governor
iV,Edwn S. Stuart, Senator Edw'in Varc,
L'o ? cfcsman William Vare ami Judges
l! Kt&Iichael, Brum and McNiehol.
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sVT dlo that the world mav live."
ims vvas tne larcweu message oi
Charles B. Warden, titty-seven years
eld2824 North Eleventh street, who
committed suicide yesterday afternoou
jhy turning ou the gas iu his third-story
'roam.
' i A, roomer In the house smelled gas and
failed Patrolman WldmaU, of the Park
.t I .kli.1. nna.nian nnl tfia utniinn wlll
t j, ,lmnd Warden lying on the bed and tho
'IT? .windows nnd door of the room stuffed
b" -wlib itiapers. The uotc vvas on the
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Hy the. Associated Press
Washington. Jan. 0. Men of Ire
land who eulisterl and fought in the
world war under the British flag, "are
among the most determined and loval
Minjiorters of the elected republican
government iu Ireland," Uamon Do
Vnlrra, president of the provisional
Irih repub'ie. declared iu a state
ment here today. He Mild the state
nient attributed to Captain M. Walter
"f Dublin, and published in the United
Mates to the effect that, the renubli
cans of Ireland were hostile to the re
Mimed so'diers wut not only unjust,
but untrue.
"All service men arc not onlv wel
come in the republican irnnks," Mr
DeVnWa said, "but the .great 11111
"f them are today active republicans.
Even the English newspapers admit
tills.
Dublin, Thursday Jan. S. (Bv A.
P.) Premier Llojd George has put a
dangerous weapon In the hands of
declared enemies of the empire," in
framing his lii-.li home rule bill, ac
cording to resolutions passed by the
executive committee of the Irish Union
ist party here today.
Recognition was given the fact that
the premier had made "an honest
I'jiui-urui iu seme tne irisli problem,
according to English ideas," but the
committee went ou record as "jTeeliug
bound to inform him his proposals in
stead of briugiug peace and content
ment to Ireland, would still further
accentuate and embitter prebent diffi
culties between different sections of the
Irish people."
Every party and sect in Ireland con
demns the premier's proposals and the
"present unhappy state of the nation
is simply the natural result of many
vears of maladministration," the reso
lution sa.w. The only way in which
Ireland uin be "saved from civil war
and anarchy," it is btated, is to es
tablish a union form of government,
APPOINTMENTS BY SPROUL
Governor Gives Certificates to Seven
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Aecountants Here
Governor Spioul has issued ccrtifi-
cates to seven Philadelphians who have
quaiineu as ccrtihed public account
ants". They are : A. Karl Fischer.
1304 Morris Iiuilding: John Kenneth
Muthieson. 474S Upland street: J. Mar
tin Nevius. i)l(5 Real Estate Trust
Iluilding: Simon Henry Rosenthal. So"
North Twenty-third street; Charles
Homer Steel. 12!) West Berks street;
Heniy Franklin Whitmorc, iSL'rt Alter
street, and Trvin A. Winegrad, .'1203
xtiuge avenue.
Walter McNichois has resigned as
supervising inspector of labor and in-,
duatry. to take effect February 1. He
wasin charge of the Scranton office.
McXichols, a former state senator, was
made actiug commissioner of labor and
industry by Governor Brhmbaugh. fol
lowing the Governor's dismissal of Lew
R. Palbcr, of Pittsburgh
Setli E.. Gordon. Paxtang. has been
elected rcreta'ry of the State Game
Commission. Gordon served as assist
ant secretary for many years, and was
in charge of the commission's educa
tional campaign, and also in charge of
tin- work of opening game preserves
over the slate.
MAY PROBE DRY CAMPAIGN
N. J. Anti-Saloon League Expendi
tures Not All Listed, Says Report
Newark, N. J., Jan. 0. -(By A. P).
Expenditures of the Anti-Saloon
League of New Jersey during the re
cent state election campaign may be
considered by the grund jury investi
gating alleged illegal expenditures in
electing Edward I. Edwards governor
and the twelve Democratic assemblymen
from Essex county.
It is leported that the list of ex
penditures did not include money spent
by th eleaguc in issuing the New Jersey
edition of the American issue, the
league's official organ. The publica
tion is said to have contained articles
favorable to the Republican dry cam
paign. G. Rowland Munroe, counsel for the
league, has urged State Attorney Gen
eral McCrau to institute proceedings to
invalidate the election of Mr. Edwardr,
and the twelve assemblymen on the
ground that their campaign expendi
tures exceeded the $23,000 allowed by
law .
TO ASK BRIDGE ACTION
Moore Wants Power to Enter Into
River Span Agreements
One of the first measures Mayor
Moore wit lusk the City Council to
pass will be un enabling act giving the
privilege for the city officials to defi
nitely enter into agreements for the
proposed Delaware river bridge between
this city and Camden.
Charles II. Bacon, a Npw Jerse.v
member of the bridge commission and
temporary secretary, called ou the
Major today to talk the matter oyer
The proposed act will make the $2Z0, -000
alreadv voted for bridge purposes
available for any work on the project.
A meeting of thee ommission is ex
pected to take place in this city next
week. FoOrmer Major Thomas li.
Smith's continued membership iu the
board is Ming considered. The com
mission members believe that his work
in the interests of the bridge makes his
membership desirable,
ASK SCHOOL SURVEY
Chamber of Commerce Asks if
Teachers Are Paid Enough
Members of tho Chamber of Commerce
are asking that un intelligent survey
be made of the public school sjstcm of
Philadelphia.
A resolution to this effect passed nt
the annual meeting of teh Chamber will
bo nresented to tho Bourd of Education
at its next session. The chamber asks
that special stress be laid on the scale
of compensation for teachers to deter
mine whether the salaries have been
brought up to the level of prosent-day
living costs.
The. Chamber of Commerce also went
on record as believing that nil workers
in industrial establishments should bo
compelled to learn the English languago.
There waa also a hove to ask for an
extension of time for filing income tax
returus.
Hearing on Traction Plan
Tho application of the Germantown
Passenger Railway Company for ap
proval jof a extension along RethIchem
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Mavoi .N.ooie is shown 111 piiotogtuMi a
ir.oniins. Mrs. Nancy SchoonmaUer,
SHIPYARD WORKERS
T0V0M1S
Philadelphia Council and Others
to Gather in Washington
February 10
TO URGE MERCHANT MARINE
Bv o Staff Correspondent
Washington, Jan. i). Between 800
and 1000 shipyard workers will meet
in convention here February 10, under
the auspices of the Delaware River
Shipbuilders' Council of Philadelphia,
to formu'ate demands ou Congress and
the administration.
Michael Francis Boyle, of Philadel-
,,hia. ceneral counsel for the shin-
builders' orgnniratiGn, made this an
nouncement ucre todav after seeing sec
retary of the Navy Daniels and Judge
Pajne, chairman of the United States
shipping board, and obtaining their
tentative consent to address the gather
ing He was one of the guests at the
Guffey luncheon yesterdav aud the
Jackson Day dinner last night.
"There are probably 100,000 mcu
in the Philadelphia district who are in
terested in this movement," Dovle de-
"fclared. "Delegates will be here from all
the -.hipjards iu the country."
"We expect to call on Congress for
legislation establishing the merchant
marine as the leading merchant marine
of the world, and to seek labor repre
sentation on the shipping board com
.mittets. "We are not defined as yet on the
question- of ownership of the merchant
fleet. One of the things to be woilJed
out is a policy on that point. There is
sentiment both for government owner
ship and private ownership of vessels.
I think the great majoiity of shipjard
workers and people in general favor
government ownership, but that is not
definitely decided."
Mr. Doyle said he hoped to arrange
for a convention hall and speakers white
here. He said the date for the gather
ing was fixed at a meeting in Phila
delphia last Saturday attended by rep
resentatives of all the shipyaids in the
district.
LAUNCHING AT HOG ISLAND
Cargo Carrier Clontalf Will Take
Initial Dip Today
The second launching of the new year
will take place at the plant of the
American International Shipbuilding
Corporation, at Hog Island, at o
o'clock this afternoon, when the 7S25
deadweight ton steel cargo carrier
Clontalf will take its initial dip in the
Delaware river from waj No. 00,
division No. ".
Miss Dorothy Wood, of Baltimore,
Md., daughter of F. W. Wood, vice
president of the shipbuilding corpora
tion, will christen the ship. The name
"Clontaif" is of Indian origin and
was chosen for the vessel by Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson.
The Clontaif is the eightieth steel
ship to be launched at the Hog Island
yard tince August fi, 1!US, and will
bring the total deadweight tonnage at
the yard to date to 0:10,700.
SUIT AWAITS BERGDOLL
But It's a Damage Action Com
plainant Waited Two Years
When Erwin Bergdoll, draft dodger,
is caught ho will be served with notice
that a damage suit vvas started against
him today in Comuiou Pleas Court No.
- bv Abraham Lerner.
"I started the suit so as to get imme
diate service," explained D. Levinson,
Lerner's attorney. "We have been
waiting for u chance for two jears.
My client went into a btore ou North
Eighth street, which is still iu Berg
doll's name, about two years ago. An
elevator weight fell aud fractured his
bkull. As soon as Bergdoll is caught
the sheriff will serve the writ ou him."
MEAT PACT NEARLY READY
Five Big Packers Will Arrange De
tails With Palmer
Washington, Jan. 0. (By A. P.)
Attnrnnv rteneral Palmer will meet next
Mondav with representatives of the five
big Chicago meat packers to complete
details of the agreement through which
the packers will confine themselves to
the meat, butter, eggs, cheese and
poultry business.
Ti,o t'mni .r:;iil form of the govern
ment'b demands was submitted a week
,rr. Vfr Pnimer said, and the depart
ment was informed yesterday that the
naekers were reaay to cioso up inn
matter.
GAS OVERCOMES TWELVE
Wrong Banking of Furnace Flro
Nearly Proves Fatal
Atlantic City, Jan. 0. Careless
ness all but spelled death for scores of
residents in an apartment house here
yesterday, when the furnace vyns
banked with appliances wrongly ad
justed, sending coal gas sifting through
every apnrtment in the building.
A doien or more families are re
ported ill from their experience but
puysicians expeu). i wuura, h-
thotiKh many'
r VVejo JUUUU UUIL-I Y in lituu
to wye thttr livM
- i the thsi 1 ctu 111 tu: cn.zeii-hip tihnnl
who conducted (lie first litizenship school
Women Resent
Moore Criticism
Coutlmicd from Tare One
'essnes.s do not stay where they orig
inate. You women must help find the
cause and fight it. We can't entirely
eliminate crime aud vice, but we can
leducc it to a minimum."
Mr. -Moore told the women that his
only ambition was to help his fellow men
and to hold the good repute of his com
munity and liis family. He warned
them that suffrage would entail many
new duties upon them as citizens. It
will increase the taxpajers' burdens,
lie said, and will result in nn addition
to the buidensomencss of the election
machincrj .
Women Protest Suffrage Remark
"Aujhovv," he said, "women, very
'argcly, vote as their husbands vote, the
records show."
This started a buzz in the audience.
When several women cried out aloud
in protest. Major Moore said he would
be very glnd to give them a chance to
talk, because it would be good for both
him and them.
"The law is superior to the indi
vidual." lie continued. "I am firm in my
determinatiou to make everybody know
'hat this is not to be sneered at. lhat
which is the law will be enforced."
He then asked the women if they
would have followed the example of the
man arraigned in the Municipal Court
for parking his automobile too long in
a restricted aica. Up apologized and
nleaded ignorance, and was allowed to
go, the Major sajd. He said that some
women would have argued the justness
of the airest.
"Such things are the law, whether
we like them or not." he said, "and
they will be enforced."
He urged the wtoien to be
"mothtrly." He said (many cacs in
court are there because the participants
lucked a proper "motherly" bring
ing up.
Delaware Bridge Will Reduce Prices
He complimented the women for their
interest in public affairs and urged
them to continue. The completion of
the bridge over the Delaware river
between Philadelphia and Camden will
open a vast store of New Jersey food
stuffs at cheaper prices, he said.
Mis. Nancy M. Schoonmaker, a
prominent sneaker and author, who also
spoke, baid the time is not distant when
majors will be bdected without thought
ot lace, color, politics or other dis
tinguishing marks other thun efficiency.
Mrs. John O. Miller, of Pittsburgh, is
chairman of the Pennsylvania League
of Women Citizens. Mrs. Lewis A.
Smith is vice chairman, Mrs. Clifford
Pinchot secretary and Miss Martha G.
Thomas treasurer. Mrs. Charles M.
Lea is chairman of the sehool-cnroll-ment
committee, which also includes
Miss Hcleu Taft. acting president of
Bryn Mawr College; Mrs. Lucretia
Blnnkenburg, widow of the former
major; Mrs. Gifford Pinchot, Mrs.
George A. Pieisol, Mrs. Horatio Gates
Lloyd, Mrs. Frank Battles, Mrs. Ed
ward Parker Davis, Mrs. Francis X.
Dercum, Mrs. Murdoch K end rick, Mrs.
Charles Carver. Jr., Miss Martha G.
Thomas, Mrs. Herbert Lincoln Clark,
Mrs. George A. Dunning, Mrs. Barclay
H. Warburton, Mrs. II. S. Prentiss
Nichols, Mrs. Edward W. Riddle. Mrs.
Walter, C. Hancock, Mrs. Thomas
Robins, Mrs. Henry D. Jump, Mrs.
George Wharton Pepper, Mrs. Wiliner
KniMii, Mrs. Norman MeLeod. Dr.
Martha Tracy, .Mrs Edgar W. Baird,
Mrs. Paul Denekla Mills, Mr. Andicw
Wright Crawford. Miss Helen Fogg,
Miss Lucy Lewis, Mrs. Hairy E. Knhn,
Mrs. II. II Battles, Miss Elizabeth
Kirkbride, Miss Gertrude Atkinson,
Miss Elizabeth Johnson and Miss Mar
gaiet T. Maguire.
Gun Club Fixes Program
Colliiigswood, N. J., Jan. 0. At the
annual meeting of the West Collings
wood Gun Club it was decided to
have a shoot every second Saturday.
The new officers are; Leon L.
Reeves, president; A. G. Ames, vice,
iresideut; Ellis A. King, secretary and
treasurer; W. Avis, captain; J. C,
Davis, C. C. MeCardcl and J. B. Vosh
cll, yrize committee.
JOSEPH HOLLAND
Ughthouse beeper, who Is recover
ing at his borne In Lewes, Deli,
after' being picked 'otrlr,i tug In
weiawure 'tv' tji- o -ww
'Mft ou a sawn iMHtf Wra
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of the Pennsylvania League of Women
for women in (lie United States, was also
PENNA. DELEGATES
Post-Mortem Gathering in Guf-
fey's Hotel Suite Held to
Adjust Perspectives
OTHERS SEE SAME LIGHT
By a Staff Correspondent
Washington, Jun. II. "Well, it was
a great show,"
That about covcis the conclusjoiij of
thos-e Pennsylvania Democrats who wcte
still here today and most of them were.
They did not get to bed until ,1 or 4
o'clock and it was some hours later
before they got wide enough awake to
get up and take nourishment. Then
they limb'rcd up their vocal artillery
and went nt it again.
They thrashed it all over, for they
were ail either at the Washington or
Willard. Thev looked aud listened last
night in common with some hundreds of
other Democrats.
Today it wasn't so much Bryan ns
Palmer that they talked, for the Penn
svlvanin crowd seems convinced that
the attornev geneial. whom Joseph F.
Guffi'v predicts will get all the Demo
cratic votes from Pennsylvania, is head
ed btrnicht for the Demociatic nomina
tion and election. They arc not down-
hearted. ,
Gully Holds Post-Mortfm
A few of the regulars Hocked to Guf
fey's suite in the Shoreham about - :!?0
o'clock this morning, and devoted an
hour or two thereafter to a post-mortem.
They have worked it out that
Palmer is the logical man for the nomi
nation and arc sticking to it. Their
argument is that he has kept out of
the treaty entanglement 5 and other con
troversies, is rigiit on prohibition, suf
frage and Americanism and has made
a record in dealing with the problems
of capital and labor and their i elation
to the government that canuot be dupli
cated or criticized.
Robert S. Brieht. of Philndelnhia. is
one of the most ardent and outspoken
of the Palmer Pennsvlvanians. He
circulated continually jesterday and lo
daj. alwajs talking Palmer, and found
ready listeners when fellow Fcnnsj Ira
nians were not trying to tell him the
same thing.
"Jim" Blakslce was one of the inner
ciicle who foregathered with Guffey iu
the small hours to adjust their uer-
spectives. Another vvas Lawrence
Runp, of Allentown. Democratic statu
chairman. Senator MeAvov. of Noiris-
town. was there. W. Wayne Hind-
man, former senator, and now prohibi
tion commissioner, was auother.
In addition there were .Toscnh
O'Brien, of Scranton; Fred Ohley, of
West Newton; David L. Lawrence, of
Pittsburgh, and one or two more. It
vvas an airtight Palmer crowd, with not
a Brjan or McAdoo man on the hoiuou.
No Antl-Palmer Men
In fact, the anti-Palmer Democrats
from the state, if there are any, or
were any, have not been iu evidence
conversationally or otherwise. It looks
unanimous here, although reports have
sifted through that all is not peaceful
tcr i'almer m tne baliwicks ot Me.ssis.
Bonuiwcll, Dew nit and one or two other
Pennsjlvaniaus who claim some connec
tion with Democratic affairs.
Yesterday, at the Guffev luncheon.
Guffey was surrounded by such figures
as-"Charlie" Donnelly, of Philadelphia;
"Billy" Brenneu, of Pittsburgh, und
others who have not always been of
their present frame of mind with re
spect to the state organization nnd
without exception nil of them swore in
for Palmer for President.
That was before the speech-making
at night, and after that ask any of
them there was ouly one figure iu
sight.
Some of the things they nie saying
of Palmer today are that lie made the
best speech and best impression and got
the greatest ovation of any of the dozen
Democrats who orated at their fellow
partisans.
On that score thev got an agreement
from a good many Democrats who are
not from Pennsylvania, for there is no
controversy over the nbllities of the
attorney general as a stump speaker.
Ills speech last night is declaied by
his admirers to have been tho best he
ever made.
They figure that if it hadn't been
for Bryau'b tender treatment of men
and matters, there would have been
considerably more Palmer-for-President
taik today outside of the Pennsylvania
delegation. As it is, Bryan's bid for
the big headlines seems for the mo
ment to have sidetracked everything
else.
Bridgeton Committees Named
Brldgelon, N. J., Jan. 0. Johu 8.
Mann, the new president of city Coun
cil, has unuounced the uppolntment of
the following standing committees;
Water and sewers, Henry A. Hettinger,
Charles II, Maier; fire department,
William B. Holmes, William T. Lan
ing; street lights, John II. Evaus.
Henry A. Hettlnten; law, Herman A.
Chew, .Henry A. Hettinger; streets and
roads, Charles JI, Maier. William B.
Holmes; printing John II, Evans",
Ifcrman A.. Chew, and board of est!.
(A jistw, wjiiani 'j.', Jflinlnffharjes H.
PALMER
MBjer. '3
Citizens, at Witli.spooti Hall, this
11 speaker. She is shown in clrclo
PUSH N. J. POWER FIGHT
Klwanis Club Holds Public Service
Is Retarding Trenton Factories
Trenton, Jan. 9. Announcement is
made by the Kiwanis Club that
unless the Public Service Corporation
furnishes sufficient power to cuuble lo
cal concerns to enlarge their businesses,
appeal will be taken to the State Board
of Public Utilities Commission. Joseph
15. Iiotlcl, retiring president of the club,
asserts that the Public Service has
asked local merchants not to enlarge
Mieir businesses so as to require addi
tional power until 1021. The companj 's
reason is that during the war it vvas
unable to keep pace with the increasing
demands for service and that necessary
uiildiug operations will not be com
peted until next year.
Mr. Hottel, however, says that a
number of local concerns are liandi
capped because of being unable to get
more power and in this connection at
tention is called to the fact that the
'allinson Silk Co. had to erect its own
power plant in order to get the current
lecded for operation of a factory now
in course ot construction Here.
The Original Trenton Cracker Co
also faced a similar situation nnd ap
pealed to the city commission for relief.
The city was uuuble to do anything in
egarct to the condition and so anneal la
the utility board is proposed as the next
step in the projected campaign to get
action which will permit of the expan-
lon ot Dusiness.
ICE FLOES HAMPER SHIPS
Delay in Navigation Follows Tem
perature Rise and Rain
Navigation in the liver vvas hainpeicd
today owing to the icci Hoes caused by
the rise in temperature nnd a heavy
tainfjll.
This morning the fog had lifted some
what, but a cloudiness still hovers over
the city. According to the weather
man the rain will continue until night
fall, when it will get 'colder and some
snow will be precipitated. Tonionow
will be fair and colder:
The mercury will remain at about
J.) degrees thioughout today, but will
fall to 23 degrees tomorrow. There was
.1 inches of rainfall recorded for the
twenty-four bonis ending at S o'clock
this morning.
The Gloucester ferry is running todaj,
the in st time since Saturday.
NEPHEW OF CHILDS MISSING
UHea, N. Y.. Jun. 0. (By A. P.)
Uillmm b. Childs, a Colgate University
freshman und nephew of S. S. Childs,
head of the chain of Childs restaurants,
is repotted missing. Young Childs left
the university Tuesday for his home in
Ilcinardsvillc. N. .1., sajing he was ill.
He was last seen in the I'tica railroad
station and is being sought by rela
tives. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
""'f.O Lp Core 2011 .V 21st st . and
Edith S Hleser. 2615 N, Hutchinson t
Hj man Com 4M Dltktiiioi "t and s"mh
Getlovoy, 419 Dlcl:lnion st. baimh
Geort-e It Clinton. W21 Pitzwater st , and
Hassle i. Hopgooda, 5S24 Cnthsrltm st
George .T Hess. 215(1 .V Van Kirk st and
Mae Greenl-af 2.V21 N. Arizona t '
William T. Clark, IPhlladelphl-i jrmy Yard
nnd. .Mary 11. MtCdustiy. 1052 H. Honsall
D.iniu GalJsRlicr, Vlllnnovi, Ta . nnd Allco
WaBner. Chestnut Hill. Pa. ' '
A bmlth 3415 Chancellor at.
L,owlt. 11 .sherwood .Syracuse N Y . and
r-V' fi U1" uo-'" lucent st
Ww!i' ,? frultl Haddon Heights, N J.,
and Henrietta Goehelu. 003 h. 22d u.
Genrsre K. Longenecker, Lancaster, Pa., and
...!?.'ireeno Wtchey. Lancaster. Pa.
wiinani ai. iiono 1243 h. 13th st
and
wuow'n t.ji i-iero. iiii iiorrls at
lhlne Tnllnn Iftlft in.,. ...
t. ,: ... ;;-::" ...--.." '. '"' a
and Josc-
junn n iiorand
1721 NniMnin c,
uoitn hmitn
1728 N'audnin nl
and
josejm r
VV uksinteh annn rheefn.., .,
nut ,"e"-v'iv" '.wiuiw, ouuu uneut-
MVucu Zaubor, R38 Vernon st.. and Tannic
wterln. J215 Germantown ave.
Ch$saJi ffir?t31 St- anJ JIarc"ret
'BuiheSSSf-DSSJssKn'ii:-an,! Mary
I-rank Buehmay 225 S 52d at and Stella
Wllosks. Atlantic City, N J.'
.Samara V Tliomab 8(14 N. Darleu BL. and
Lillian Brown, 742 Lombard st.
Harry McDade 2208 riuwater st . and
t S1ra.J. Mulholland. 8228 St. Albans tt
LoSi" i?y!drla",o.JS0'i Chestnut st.. and
,,rSSrah Packer. 2412 i). Darlen st.
William. D Anastopoulon. Fltchburs. Maes.
and plympla. BoyaB. 1127 Cilrurd ave
Herbert C. Short, Darby, l'a , und Helen
w E Paint ,&8 rernhlll road
JOHeph nwiyls. Limekiln Pine. Germantown,
"d I.dlth Fnrquhar. 3013 N Broad at.
lldlph A. Wutora r.sns MaunolU avo., and
Ananna, riosd. 2311 S. Warnotk at
IIKM' VVATrTl.llVIAT.Ij '
KI.nCTltlCIAN. practical, wanted to talt'o
full chare of electrical equipment; fa.
miliar with all klnda of plant equipment,
both A L . and I). i Kaean.IlogerH Steel
anIjnJruml.vnne, lu
.mil MmBna.lla 'H Af ml l .. i .o.r... ... '
.. HI.AI. lWrATIi 1 OK HAI.lT"""
l'KNNfiv. I.VANIA HfuHiKHAW"
Hotel & Business Property
frontlnc on two business streets in a
thrivlnt- Pennsylvania city on tho
Llnioln .Highway .Property tan be
Y .0,har ""-."i 10tt or mercan.
till. Just remodeled This nronerty
uiitalnn full modern hotel equip
ment! Art quick, if you aro Intr'r
cued In valuable real estate Kor
further Information address JI 301.
Jedfcr Ofllce
Oermtintown
CARPENTER SI'.. $10,500 "
AN AWOTOXB COIINER PJtOPERTV,
with largo lo and old shade, situated within'
easy access of train or trolley, and In
most fashionable section of uerm&ntown.
Apply P eiOJNedger pfflce. ""'"""lw0-
ArABTMKNTB WANTKB
MAN and wits desire partly furnished hove-
WJJlUni, OIPIMT rUBftt,!. ""- .smc
Search for Hrvvin Bergdoll, brother
of Orovcr C.'Cveland Itcrgdoli, nnd him
self n millionaire draft dodger antl
speed niauiac. is being pursued with re
newed vigor today.
Government agents have learned that
Krwin was in the home of ' his, mother
Fifty-second street nnd Wynnefiehl
avenue, a short time before ttrovcr was
lnplorioucly dragged from his hidinr
placo In n window-seat box on Wed
nesday, they 6ay.
Urwin. howev.er. Is said to have been
called to a nearby point to transact
some urgent business and thus es
caped the government dragnet in which
his brother was cnught. Information
sained since indicates that Lwin has
been unable to leave the vicinity of
riiiiac'elphia.
Todd Daniel, chief investigating of
ficer for the Dcpaitmcnt of Justice
here, said today that the arrest of
Krwin mav be expected at any time.
Joseph O'Connor, the federal agent who
brought about the arrest of Orovcr, is
among the detectives "camping out"
on the trail of his draft-dodging
brother.
Bergdoll Home Deserled
The Bergdoll home is deserted. Mrs.
Bergdoll is visiting relatives. But, de
spite the rain, it is today the mecca
of many visitors. Hardly nn automo
bile or pedestrian passes without a
short stop to study the magnificent stone
pile.
Charles Macready, the mounted pa
trolman on the beat, is the only guard
on duty there. . .
Agents nre working on the supposition
that Erwin arrived in Philadelphia dis
guised iu much the same fashion as
Grover. While continuing their hunt
for a man nusvvering the description of
Erwin when he ran away two years
ago, they also are seeking a man of his
generai description clad in tho habili
ments of a tramp.
Mrs. Emma Bergdoll. mother of the
two draft evadeis. iu this citv after a
visit to Castle William prison, Fort Jav.
Governors Island. New York, said that
she was so satisfied with the treatment
her son Grover is getting that she will
urge Erwin to surrender. Grover was
caught in his home here Wednesday.
Treat Grover Like Gentleman
"Tlic.v treat Grover like a gentle
man," she said, as if the thought that
fair treatment by the army officials
had never entered her head.
"I will keep in close touch with
Grover aud make frequent visits to
Castle William," she said, "and will
urge nrvyiti to give himself up und
stand trial with his brother as soon as
I can get iu communication with him.
Mrs. Bergdoll said that bhe may not
get in touch with her fugitive son for
some time. She explained that his
visits to Philadelphia were made at
infrequent inteivals and that she rarely
communicated with him between visits.
"And, besides. I don't exactly know
whether lie should give himself up be
fore or after Grover stands trial," she
said. "It might be a good idea to wait
until we see vvuut happens to Grover,
nnd see if the officials continue to treat
him fair."
The ouly drawback to the "fair"
treatment is that the brutal nrmv
authorities made Grov'er don the khaki
nrmy overcoat loaned him nnd help
sweep a path at the barracks on Gov
ernors island yesterday, she said.
Takes Billow to Grover
Outside of that the treatment wa.
e.velleut. Grover rested ou a couch
riade softer by a huge feather pillow
latwu m ni;, lUlh L,v ins JUOUICI
while he ate oranges, apples and other
fruit also taken by her. In addition
she took several suits of very fine un-
derw car nnd gave Grover a tidy sum
which she characterized as a "little
monev."
'.'Erwin shonld know by now that the
government means business, and search
for him will be kept up until he finally
in captured. The capture of Grover
when lie returned home shows that we
never left the Bergdoll case unwatched
for a minute, evcu wheu almost over
whelmed with work concerning the big
'Bed' laid last week," Mr. Daniel
baid.
Mrs, Bergdoll's whole attitude has
changed. From u woman who de
fiantly flaunted the authority of un en
tile country and openly sponsored tho
efforts of her two sons to avoid arrest
for draft dodging, she has become a
person of quiet dignity who expresses
i egret thut her sons evaded the law.
She abks for nothing but a swift und
fair trial.
But sho still maintains that Grover
never had a fair chance to enter the
army. He was on his vacation when
called, she said, and wrote a postal that
he would return shortly. But the draft
board in the meantime labeled him a de
serter, she claims, and lie became afruid
of punishment ami left.
J. E- CALDWELL 8f.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
A I d
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By the Associated Pri
Washington, Jan. 0. Charges ((,.
t.udwlg C. A K. Martens, ",$,'
Russian soviet ambassador to Z
....... .o, 11U I11S secretary, g
Nuortcva, have claimed to hav. .j
llf'Cecoful .1nnllnn Mlil- 1 . . 8S
" , , """ v,ui American meat
jacking concerns In buying meats f
soviet, Russia, despite tho American
"" , "" ot tnnt countrr
U'Pm TrtOfln liaf.tvn !, C i
v- w4Wt iuu oenaio agricnl.
turo committee today by Wim.m n
Colvert of the Federal Trado Com.
... """ s-uinmissioner made H,
charges while explaining alle-atlm,.
that employes of the oommto Sffe
under lire ns "rnd,Vnl" .j i.F
'Klin ttnrls .j t
shcviks." Ho said that Jolianu Ohsol
a commission employe, was called bj
telephone to tho hotel whore the soiS
, uimii nis as
rival he was pointed out to local rl
lice omccrs as Martens. Ohsol vrai
arrested, ho said, and turned over la
the Department of Justice, which ha
tens, but was released after being iden.
tided.
Mr. Colver also charged that former i
DBLinoMiKB umcmis at unicago "bail
........... i- uuu vi tuuiiuission em.
ployes in on effo:rt to create fu im
pression that 'the commission was a
"hotbed of bolshevism."
WILL DISCUSS CIVIC WORK
A. T. Burns, Carnegie Corporation
Official, to Address Court Workers
The fourth of a series of addresses,
given under the auspices of the educa
tional denartment of the Munieiml
Court, will take place at 4 o'clock this
attcrnooii in uoom iu, City Hall.
The speaker will be Allen T. Burns,
director of methods of Americanization
of the Carnegie Corporation. He has
had many years of experience in settle
ment nnd civic work throughout tha
country. Other men prominent in tho
progress of Americanization will join ia
a discussion alter the lecture.
9 C Sunday
Round
Trip bxcursions
War Tax 10 cents additional.
tic City
Apglesea YiMwood
EVERY SUNDAY
SPECIAL TRAINS
Lravo Market Street Wharf
Atlantic City 7.50 A. M
Anglesca and VVlldwood - - 7 20 A M
Pennsylvania!
Railroad
WANTED
U A local manufacturer known
internationally i3 expanding. The
products of this manufacturer die
hoK by over 3000 dealers In the
Tutted .States alono. Is a close
corpoiation of conservative poli
ties. V The decision to expand Is the
logical result of healthy business
growth The policy of expansion
will be aions the same sound
prineiples that have built the
business.
1, To successfully carry out these
plans both added brains and cap
ital aio necessary. The right
man with capital to invest will
be taken in tho companj.
H Last week a eoo? bona tide of
fer was made, by the Trust to buy
tho ont re business Because ot
the nature, of tho business ana
patents held repeated offers are
a certainty. With greater ex
pansion the amounts of these
offers are euro to increase.
T We invite a sweeping investi
gation by interested parties.
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Appreciation Of Pearls
Of The Finer Quality
Has Never Before Been
So Keen And So Intel
ligent. The Collection
Offered For Selection Is
Unique And Important.
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