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FINLEY ON STAND;
INNOCENT, HE SAYS
Councilman on Trial Declares
Ho Didn't Know Smith Be
longed to Varo Faction
FREE LANCE IN POLITICS
Councilman William K. Finley. d"
fending himself from rhare.e tesultinR
from the Fifth ward election scandnl of
11)17, described himself todnj as "n po- i
litical free lance" nnd nid he helped I
Mmclf ,tr,n,. thn , fnnltnn. I
The accused councilman, who is also
executive director nf the Republican
city committee, now controlled bv the
Wires, is on trial before .Indue Johnson
,in Quarter Sessions Court, lloom (lo".
Citv Hull.
The conspiracy charge on which he
was indicted twentv -eisht months a:o
is based on the aid he is allecetl to have
given for the flight of the Fifth ward i
Stunnien.
While the councilman wa on the
stand in his own defense this afternoon
the commonwealth' probe into political
onditions in the Fift'.i win! in 1!M7
transcended in interest the tale of tlmc
Kcry and murder related by other wit
nesses. Acted For Himself
The courtroom was rnwded with pot-
Irian-..who listened avid'y as ?, nicy.
ii'iih 1 H i". iitrnnfff innnli ni.l jlni!ii in.l i
a-a i ""t Vr o -ti i i '
did not know former Mnor Smith sided
with the Varo faction, and that the
defendant .vted for himself in 1017
rather than for the Yarns or auv other
faction.
The first portion of Finlej's lesii
mony constituted a general denial of
evidence given In r-amuel (T. jlalone.
former he.n.l of a detective ncenev anil !
himself under indictment for eonpir
acy.
The defendant denied be had ever
talked to Malonev about "detectives"
for the Fifth ward or that hi had
promised him monev fur the "guards"
who proved to be "Frog Hollow" thugs.
He denied telephoning to Malouey from
the Ritz-Carltou Hotel and insisted lie
had not seen Maloncy at the hotel.
The political situation was injected
Into his testimony when Mr. Gordon
asked
"AVer" jou the active working head
of the Republican organization iu Sep
tember. 1017?"
The witness replied he was executive
director, nnd with .lohn A. A'oorhees.
now affiliated with the Republican Al
liance, carried out t'le city committee'
orders.
nas tnere a piim me uepuoi.can ,
organization in Ult. asKed cordon
Jhe witness ansvvered no.
How about in the partv . queried f
IrOrdOn. !
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Absolute harmoiu been agreed
upon." the witness replied.
"Do you meu . -e was not
R contest in the tan ! l i. tietween tn-
Vares and the I'oiuoe McNichol fa
tions in the various win!-'"
"There was absolute naiu.cny.'''
"Were there not hght-- in x-rtam
vards?" persisted Mr. Gordon
"Yes," replied the witness.
"In what wards were the tights?"
"J do not know."
"In the Fifth ward was thrre a
fight?"
"Yes." said Finley
Kept Out of right
- Between wnom: ar-weo mr awn- tPlephnnP raiK from tbr nlt7:.Carltnn
ant district attorney. jto .Maionev-H office, previously testified
"Carey and Deutsch was thet0i ,,er(1 mafIr from pav.. stations on
prompt reply. "Senator McNirhnl was,th hnte, ronf ;jard(,u nnd ou t, f)rft
backing 'Carey and Major fenutli wasi jjoor 0 tP m,t(1
ba--n?fInVPvnChCk either-"- I Clark, the "man with the eye-
Didnt 5ou back either. glares." next was called. He con-
t -vt. -.- i,-l- , ih. r,iu,- c Itradicted much of the detailed evidence
Here Mr. Gray broke into the pla of fa ..B trh.. Mngciai Dtnv in tho
question and answer with the following lnUenf,ary for thp nlurder of Ep lpv-
UV-..U.U..UU .
'The onlv reason the district at
torney had for holding the case off to
long was for exploiting it for political
purposes. These questions are for poli
tical exploitation. I ask jour honor not
to permit him to stultify this case for
political exploitation, but to try the
case on its issue."
Mr. Gordon continued with his battery
of questions.
"What faction was Mayor Smith
nlinixt with the VnresV" he asked.
"Mavor Smith was considered a
,"0-50 man." was the reply. 'I did i
not know Smith was with the Varej
faction.
"If Deutsch won the nomination for,
Select Council would be have obtained
the ward leadership?" queried Mr
Gordon. "I couldn't admit that now."
tho defendant answered.
"Were you not trying to help the
Vares in that fight?" continued Mr.
Gordon.
No. I was trying to help myseit
returned Finlev. Spectators lauglud and
tipstaves had to call for ordei .
"Interesti .My Own," Sajs Finlr;
Mr. Gordon put questions designed to
have Finlej classify himself pnliticnllj .
"I am 1 free l.iucc imlitieallj. Mj
interests urf mj own." the defendant
replied.
Finic; infused. to adm.t ' v'-
wric n tils iu i.aiu uuiiui ,., vwim-i.-j
in the 1017 primaries. When the line
of questioning swung to Malonev again I
Finley said when he neard .viuloney
was sending men into the Fifth ward
he understood the men were detectives
nnd not "roughnecks aud murderers
Asked whv he had not re.iorlH what
he knew to the District Attornej 's
office, the defendant said h" d'd i
consider it an; of his b'l-inesi- He
did not learn of the murder nf Kipbv,
the policeman, he added, uutil clrction
night
"I had not read the new.s.a.ri." he
continued, "and never read iln" politi
cal news in the papers nujwaj."
Finley apparently had u wjter-tuht
nlibi covering his movements on the
day Moloney claimed to hnv tuiked
with him, nnd for several divs after
that.
Motion Is Overruled
Counsel for the defense moved in vain
to have the case taken from the jury on
the trniind of insufficient evidence W'heu
Judge Johnson overruled Mr. Gray's
motion. This wa followed bv u mo
tion by the defense to strike from the
record all tcstimonj concerning the
ownerless S1000 bill figuring in the
Fifth ward scandal. Thnt also was
overruled.
WituesMM for the prosecution today
included Jh" Jeanette Currau, Allen
S. Morgan, a lawyer. James H. Ran
dall, nn investigator, ann "Jimmy"
Clark, a private detective. Previous
testimony of Miss Margaret O'Rourke,
a hotel telephone operator, was read.
Miss Curran, formerly a stenographer
in tho detective ageucj managed by
Malouey and the firft woman witness
in the Finlej trial, denied she would
tell who mailed the $1000 banknote.
Thp commonwealth tried yesterday.
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t lalieq to link me uvieuuaui. wiui
the yellow-back bin.
Rwjiembori Letter Containing Rill
rn rflmcl examination by Mr. Gor
don, .Miss Curran said she knew Gcorgel
A. Perscn, lortner magistrmc. mm u
tad known Isaac Deutsch. and that she
remembered the arrival of a .special de.
JWery letter at the detective agency
Hr the 1017 primaries. 'Inis letter
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Mr 'ay, Chief V
ventjunea tne iiw phi
, On cross examination
! counsel for the defense, put this rucs
tlon: "I asked you befoie if .vou could tell
mo honestly who mniled thnt $1000 bill?
Will you tell me now?"
' Mr. Gordon obiected to the framing
I of the question. He said it was an at
tack on the cioilibilitv of tne witness.
Jlr. rjrn.v repeated the question in
this form r
"I naked you once before who mailed
that bin and you did not tell me. will
oil tell inp now?"
I The witness: "I dou"t remember.'
I Questioned bv the defense counsel,
I Miss Cnrrnn admitted she knew "Mike" '
1 Sullivan, nnd that she had seen him
. vcMerdny in court, and on the preced-
! ins day in the corridor outside the
i courtroom. She declared die also knew
1 3 Herbert Simon.
I Denies Pact Willi Sullivan
"Did you authorize Mike Sullivan." i
queried Mr. tlvaj . "to --ax that if cer-'
rntn tlitnira mppo rlntin fur llitll that. Ynlt
onlI take the Mtand here nnd tell whoi
mailed that R1000 note."
1 il Wl " "! V. ' "PP
of anything of Hie sort.
replied Miss
( urran.
"Didn't j ou hear
Chester?" persisted Mr
l in
Gray.
West
The
witness nnsnered "no."
"Do von mean to saj vou were not
jked about it in v'est Chester?"
"No. I dou"t remember." the wit
ness replied to Mr. Gra.v
Durinp; the cross-cvnmination several
tilts occurred between Mr. tiordou aud
Mr. (tray. At leugth Judge .Tohuson I
cautioned both attoruejs lie told them
if they bad any objection to raise to
make them to the court
The tirt witnes todav was Mr.
Morgan, a lnvvvcr Through him
Mr. Gordon endeavored to get into the
court record conversations alleged be
tween tne witne.s and .!. luissell Hoag
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HoaglanU yesterda made tne positive
statement thnt Finle was not the man
who obtained the S1000 1"
Mr Morgan testified ne ,iw Hoagland
on September 2." or 2t. I'.M". and that
he showed the S100I1 hill to Hoagland.
Mr Morgau then was ennnected with
the law offices of former .ludgn .Jnme
i!ay (lordon. When the pro'ceiiting at
torne.v trien to nave inn witness relate
conversations with Hoagland. Mr. Grav
objected. The defense outlet con
tended that the pique of the assistant
district nttornej" was more important
to Mr. Gordon than was "the guilt or
innpeense of Finley " He added Mr.
Gordon was trying to destroy the cvi
lence given jesterday bv Hoagland.
Judge Johnson, after some delibera
tion, held that the commonwealth had
been given sufficient latitude vesterdav
in its examination of the pacing teller-
Mr Grays objection wa sustained.
Mr. Morgan left the stand.
Randall, who said he had been con
nected with a detective agencj for
twenty-five jears. was questioned on -cerning
the conversation between Finlev
and Maloney outside Senator A are's
office. He said' he was nnssiu; the
. . f. ,.
nnmlnll cnulH nnl rec.nll whether the I
defendant nnd Maloney were talking or I
not Wl0WD a statement, lie ; admitted .
ho sniH thnv linH V10P11 cnnvrreini. .
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l AS ur cordon irieu io pass ine
iKned statement fo the witness Mr.
iGray asked to see it. The prosecuting
attornej banded it to the defense
.counsel with this injunction:
"T.ook at page 2, but do not Inok at
page 1."
Court Admonishes Graj
"that is baby play, returned Grav. , au ,,ar ventilators be kept open.
'The court admonished Mr. Gray, as- i -t (he first sign of a cold, sore
iccrting his remark was improper. throat, watering eves, go to bed and send
There was no response when Mi's fnr the doctor "
O'Rourke. th telephone operator, vvasj That is the substance of Director Fur -called.
In her absence the prosecution1 k.i," ,!,.;,, ,. vnMin influenza
' . f 1 , . ...
irnii IM'tli lit i iiiiuivu,. ni i.,iuij-.
trials resulting from the Fifth ward
outrages. Her evidence wat. that the
fhi nn tcemnn.
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Clark, who is under indictment and I
nu-nihtiw trinl rlpnio,! hi hnA ,,,nt ,l,n !
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gunmen at the place designated by
Mnscia. denifd he had piloted the gang
of thugs about the Fifth ward, and de.
nied he had provided them with black
jacks. FREED. THEN REARRESTED
Edward Rice, Accused as "Fagln,"
fgow Wanted for Burglary
l:danl UiPP. so.caled "Fagin," ac
, ,. , . ,
cn-ed b.v John do A aWa of havin
taught him to steal, was cleared of con
spiracj charges in Central station loduy
and discharged by Magistrate Rooney.
He whs at once taken into cuslodj
' again, however, nnd held without bail to
i to await extradition to New York.
where he is wanted on a burglar;
charge.
De Valern is arcused f having
'mashed the window of Joseph Rieder's
pawnshop. 12S Market street, ou Jnn-
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joe Goodman Wins
New Orleans Opener
Contiunrd from I'am One
neardnn Nn 1'oolinc Aintiam r.H Vonrin
P.imuc.s nmi .Vinitl.' lUlU a'i ran
ECriVD llAiB clalmlnK. purse f"fn for
three-ir-oln and up. 5 furlonys
M Ben Thurman ..,,.
114 Kelsa 'ml T.f to 1 Swj
Triomphan. ';.,, , , , ,
onJ""""' 11LVir,.01 D..I
Time 1 14 V.1 ToertetnijI Vinon. Gen
eral Hue-Ip ''all J f Houe niark Wine
Cgbalt. Naethallua and C. A romlakey dl50
"THIRD RACE rlaiminr rurne J7nn for
maiden four-ear-old 1 I -1H miles
m I'oudre. 100 WldH.lK to 3 to S 7 to 10
Judre Uavid 110.
Floblnson ' - B tn S 3 lo r.
Slarle Connell. 100, .,...
flojl.. fi to 1 S t2 r, i 5
Time, 1 45 1-s I'later t'ueen Maalliani-e
Drnella T . War Tens John J I'nrey JIisi
Sitr me ann Hrnnner aio ".. .. , , i
POl'nTH rtAi'K handicap finfio f,.rf,i
Ilea and mirea. Uiree.year-oldj and up I I
i, ile I
.Marie M'Mer 10D , . , . r . I
i euIokn
Kelpat io i i ", . i "i
Da erick-
iinti " in I .1 io i r. .n .
inhalt Ijih 111 . . . .
rtiehereel, to 1 s to S , m i
Time I IO Verelerate ,tjstrei rollv and
Ballet Dam-er 'Jd alao ran Oaliet Pam'r i ft
poorl
Firm fl.vrE puree 800 for four ear
nlda and up. 1 mile "0 vards
W W Haatines 115,
V:rirkaon . . f to 1 5 to S 7 i 10
Keumeur 118 BuvImi 7 tn S t to J I to
War rlub 100. W'ldi SOto 1 7 to 1 .1 in 1
Time 1 44 1-S Rainbow "!lrl. Nigm
Wind. Peldra and Sun God also ran
HAVANA RESULTS
yiRST RACK, purte goi thrte and (m-ear-old
clalmlne a furlongs i
Ulmlltrude. 112 A
Colllna 8 to ft " to 5 I m3
Mav Cralr 100, Men-
niee . 3 to 1 6 io 5 .1 t-j .
SnowhiH 101 Ander- ...
eon s to 1 3 to 1 to 5 I
i T!
Time I i.i v enetian uo .muu sou and
,n Runir alao ran '
SErovi" HACK nure JHdO three and
i r,)n nnir
four i ear old, rltttminir. t furlongs
Railblrd 117 Crimp 4 to 1 8 to .1 Mn ;
i:i Coronel. IIS Lux ft to 2 even 2 lo 2 '
Little One 1(13 Hrown n to 1 .' to i even
Time. 1 13 Sea Trlnee Hrer I'ox Ilally
Connell nnd Clin ulao ran
THIRU HACK, purse HO0 thrse itar-olda
and up. clalmlne ft'-a furlonea.
rretloua Jewel 107 ...
McTrro . . to t S fo 5 4 to 3
Twenty Seven. Ill, ... .
T. Troll .. ... t to 1 Aloft 3 to .1
-on Boy inn Corey .. T to C 7 to 5 7 to 10
rlme..l:')R 15 KHrkler Shlro, Slippery
V- me J nd Tidal io ran. M
M1LU.nI, M'iJLlO
CHILDREN RESCUED AT FIRE AND
i n a nrn n rr new no a&iti orniTin&i nil I &?i. . 'm
UMKLrUL Ur bULU5. MmwtUINUN DILL KffSil
DR.FURBUSHWARNS OPPOSED BY EGAN HpS
Lists Rules That Public Should Former Danish Minister Says fP'yglr' ? -.-'
Observe to Avoid ' Existing Laws Are Sufficient fKimMKl
Illness for Radical Menace fBHl
ADVICE
Director Furbush, of the Department
of Health, insists that physicians
promptly report caes of illness sus
pected of being influenza.
The director, though anxious not to
alarm tlie people there being no cause
for alarm has made elaborate provision
to cone with auv situation which may I
GIVEN PUPILS; PREDICTS THIRD PARTY iHHiHKii
,,r'V" . . ,..,.,,. :.(,. The former diplomat said that the
lie is convinced that the disease is'iiii ij0shevJ!lts in nussia are not onlv sup
milder than the influenza lat ear. and porl(,d hy German intrigue, but by
is probably merel.v grip. American money. "Rich Americans.
There were a few new patients i re- ' many of them living in rhiladelphia."
ported toda.v . making about thirty. Doc- he said, "are pla.viug with tire by
, T.i,.,ttol, cniil nmi under observation sendinir mnnnv tn aiA hntclinvicm '
i in thn entire x'itv aside from the navj
vard. where there are now 10.1 oases.
Admiral Hughes staled that complaint
would be made to the city health author-
...ad ,nn.,n..ninr. laj.l. tt liont linrt over-
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clouding on League island trolley cars.
Asks P. R. T. Co-operation
Director Furbush conferred with
Thomas C. Mitten, president of the P.
R T. Co.. and asked him to put on as
many more cars u possible during the
rush hours on all lines to avoid over
crow rfirnr. Also the director asked that
, - w.',-' - ,. .-....mo .
Even incipnnt cold should be looked
on with suspicion," he said. ' Get the
family phjsician in. Do thife right awaj .
Be in bed when he comes. Remain under
his care both during the active period
of the disease and during convalescence
Avoid crowds. Eat moderately, and
do everything else moderately. Get
plenty of fresh air. And sleep eight
hours every night
Rules for School Children
Superintendent of Schools Garber this
afternoon sent out the following ad
vice to all the schools, for distribution
among the pupils :
"Keep jour home well ventilated. Do
not ride in a street car that is crowded,
if you can walk. Do not go to any
place which is not well ventilated. The
ventilation of the classroom at s-ehool
should be good.
"Do not let persons stand close to
you and talk or cough in your face.
Stand four or five feet away from these
persons.
"We handle things that we eat. and
to germs on the hands get on our food
and then into our mouths. Wash your
hands before every meal. Wash your
hands after handling things belonging
to other people. I'siug dish water that
is just warm (not hoti is a fine way
of prpading germs from the forks and
spoons and dishes The dish water
should be scalding hot. Do not eat in
a place that lookn ditv.
"Get enough sleep. Do an honest
daj's work, but do not work until jou
are tirwl out. If jou do not feel well,
remember that twelve hours iu bed i
worth as much or more than any other
medicine. If you renlly fed sick, keep
away from other people and see jour
doctor at once.
"Keep jour mouth clean. Rinse it
out now and then. Keep jour teeth
clean."
FEWER DEATHS IN CHICAGO
Fatalities From Influenza and Pneu
monia Decrease Diseases Spread
Chicago, Jan. 2.1 f By A. P. (-Influenza
and pneumonia continued to
spread in Chicago today, li.'.'il cases of
the two diseas"S being reported during
the Inst twentv-four hours, as compared
to 2403 in the preceding period The
death list showed a slight decreaso. how -ever,
with seventj -six fatalities us com
pared to seventy -nine jesterday
Pneumonia showed the heaviest in
crease with !!'-l new cases and fort v-five
deaths toda.v against 237 new cases aud
forty-three deaths vesterday.
IJEUTBNANT SAMUEL LITTLE
11; ? suspended today on ch&rge
oX petty rrnjt
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LWJDOEK PHILADELPHIA, MilDAV,"
Maurice Francis Egan, former min
ister to Sweden, who is at the Univer
sity Club, on a visit here from Wash
ington, said today that he thought a
third party would enter the field this
j ear to support a candidate for the
presidency.
When asked if the third party can
didate might be Herbert Hoover, Mr.
'-sau replied tbat he could not look
in!i flin fntiiPA
, He would not discuss these Phila
delphinno in greater detail, but said
that there was no doubt of the flow of
monej from this city to aid Russia's
Reds
Mr. L'gan thought that the nnti
sedition bill was an effort to pass an
unnecessary law. The present laws,
in his 'opinion, arc sufficient.
He predicted the complete failure
of the soviet experiment and -said that
he looked for a repetition in Russia
of what had taken place after the up
heaval in France more than 100 years
ago. The appearance of a strong man
in Petrograd. he said, might be fol
lowed by a dictatorship.
Speaking of conditions abroad, Mr.
Egan said: "Conditions in Russia have
encouraged the left wing, or radical
Socialists of Sweden, to hope to bring
about a change iq the present mon
archical form of government, but there
is little probability ot nn upheaval
there. The Scandinavians arc too
conservative for a revolution.
i .Norway is almost a republ
ic. Kine
Haakon once said to me: 'I am a con
stitutional president for life, while
jourSSsident is king for four years.'
"Norway would have been a republic
when the country separated from Swe
den nad it not been for the opposition
of the emperor of Germany aud the
king of England.
"German influences are supporting
the Bolshevists in Russia. Germany
hopes to gain by throwing Russia into
confusion.
"The leaders in the Bolshevist move
ment have at their command a great
fund. Much of this is sent from Amer
ica. Every Red sends part of his earn
ings. "But that is not all. Rich Amer
icans are playing with fire by send
ing money to Russia. Many of these
reside in Philadelphia."
MRS. HEMINWAY
WEDS AGAIN TODAY
Silk Dealer's Former Wife to Be
Bride of Julius Fleischmann,
Just Divorced
Mrs. Laura Hylan Heminway, for
mer wife of Louis Marshall Heminwaj,
silk merchant of this city, will be mar
ried to Julius Fleischmann, former
mayor of Cincinnati and millionaire, in
New Tork today.
The announcement of the coming
marriage by Mr. Fleischmann last night
in Mrs. Heminvvay's New Tork apart
ment came as a surprise to her many
Philadelphia friends.
Mr. Fleischmann lost no time in
making arrangements for the marriage
today. His former wife, Mrs. Lilly
Ackermann Fleisehmnnn, obtained a
divorce in Cincinnati Wednesday. Ho
settled $2,000,000 on her, it is reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Heminway have been
divorced for more than a year. Mrs.
Heminway was named by Mrs. Fleisch
mann in her suit for divorce. Mr,
Fleischmann did not contest the suit.
The license to wed Mrs. Hemin
way was obtained yesterday by Mr.
Fleischmann The ceremony will take
nlace in the home of Mrs. Heminway.
The Rev. Dr. H. C. Wasserraan, of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, will
officiate.
"Quick action, of rourse." Mr.
Fleischmann remarked, when announc
ing the ccmine marriace. "but Laura
'aud I both know what we want."
i Jlr, Heminway would not romment
on the coming marriage of bis former
wife. He has devoted himself to busi
ness since his divorce. The suit was
t instituted by Mrs. Heminway. who
has the custody of their two children,
Louis Marshall, ,Ir , eight years old,
and John IT., aged five years.
MEN TAKEN IN RAID HELD
I Disorderly Conduct Charged Against
Those Captured In Saloon
' Six men were held in $100iind one in
.f,"K)0 bail fnr court today by Judge
t James C. Gorman, of the morals court,
ton vnrving charges of disorderly con
duct in a saloon at i-.igniii nnn rnz
vva'ter streets, which wan raided earlier
in the week.
The alleged manager, Mike Castelano,
was discharged, on the grounds of il
legal arrest.
One man, Paul Armorvo, who bad in
tended to return to Italy this week,
waa held '" $000 ball for court, on n
repareWAY ot currying coueraled
dcany-fl
m
THEIR MOTHER
&. xjW. i
(Top) Left to right are Claro
Scliultz, two: Hilly Schulti, Charles
Robinson, Mrs. Schultz, in whose
home, .10 North Robinson street,
hc blaze occurred; Margaret
Aylmer on licr lap, and Gladj's
Shultz. (Bottom) Naomi Yoder,
paralytic, .14 North Robinson
street, carried from home to place of
.safety by John Johnson
SIX DEATHS IN FIRE
BLAMED ON VICTIMS
Witness Tells Fire Marshal One
Factory Man Stopped to
Change Shoes
The meu killed in the factory fire
Tuesday night at Fifth and Addison
streets, Fire Marshal KUiott was told
today, had a chance to escape, but in
sisted on getting their tools. In one
case, it was declared, a workman took
time to change his shoes nnd lost his
life.
The blaze at which six men dietl from
burnB or suffocation was in the cabinet
making plant of Robert Tarlo & Son.
Mayor Moore and Director of Public
Safety Corteljou called the factory a
firetrap" and ordered a rigid investi
gation. Fire Marshal Elliott today examined
nine employes at the Tarlo plant All
the employes, he said, informed him
the workmen had n chance to escape.
Those who lost their lives, he was in
formed, dfd not act promptly when told
C place was afire.
The investigation may be concluded
today and a report made to Director
Cortelyou and transmitted by him to
the Mayor. Both officials have declared
arrests will follow the investigation if
tne evidence warrants such action.
According to the fire marshal, the
blaze is believed to have started in the
nit below the encine flywheel. -Oil drin
pings had collected in the pit and these
drippings may have been ignited bv
static electricity among other possible
causes. The flames shooting from the
flywheel pit ignited the wooden parti
tion separating the engine room from
the boiler room. '
MORE RAIN IS PREDICTED
Many Accidents From Falls on Icy
City. Thoroughfares
Continued rain und slippery streets is
the best the weatherman will predict
for Philadelphia and vicinity.
Rain today and probably tomorrow,
with a slight rise in temperature, but
not enough to prevent the freezing of the
rain ns it hits the already ice-coated
streets and pavements, is his offeiing
Fresh easterly winds will benr the
rain, he says. The lowest temperature
tonight, he claims, hardly will be bIow
25 degrees.
Numerous accidents, due to the slip
pery condition of the ridewaJks, were
reported.
I'nlici' Sergeinl Anthony Carfagno,
of the Seventh and Carpenter streets
station, fell nn the sidewalk in front
of the station and sprained bis right
ankle.
Annie Sweeney, fifty -six jears old.
of 230 Siegel street, bruised her right
arm in a fall.
Mollie Me8loff, thirty-two years old,
of 500 Morris street, injured her left
arm in a fall.
S. W. Hughes injured his right arm
in a fall at Fifty-sixth and Pemberton
streets.
James Carson, twenty-four years old.
slipped on the icv foot pedal of the
wagon he wai driving nnd fell to the
street, receiving a sprained ankle and
bruises about the body.
TO EXTRADITE EX-AVIATOR
Edward R, Crompton Held for New
York Authorities
Edward R. Crompton, alias Irving
T. Wilson, the former aviator, who
gave patrolmen a battle in a Bustleton
garage Tuesday night, when they ar
rested him on. c charge of robbing
a branch postoffice in Nicetown, was
held by Magistrate Rooney in Central
Station today to await extradition to
New York.
Authorities of Saratoga Springs, who
want him on u forgery nnd grand lar
euy charge, will come for blm. It is
said Crompton is wanted by the police
of many cities nnd towns for numerous
offenses.
Elkton Marriage Licenses
BUtton. 'Md.. Jan. 23. Only five
couples braved tho weather to visit Elk
ton today and obtain marriage licenses.
They were: Flurrie McCarthy and
Charlotte Welkel and George F.
Nichols and Eve Jackson, Thiladel.
phia: John Searls and Elizabeth
Vaughn, Norfolk, Ya. ; John Doueherty
and RHnora Neary,, Chester; John Lpeb
and K)facr l&ddletoa, Csucden.
V:..
JA'fl UAlllr 23, 1020
EASTERN DANCER
u
ii
Roshanara, at Art Alliance
Luncheon, Declares' Indian
Steps Are More Modest
TO AID HOSPITAL BENEFIT
American dancing is far from mod
est or decent or wholesome ns com
pared to the dancing of East India, in
tha opinion of Roshannrn, the attrac
tive, exponent of, the Indian art. She
was honor truest at n luncheon at the
Art Alliance tndnv. where she snoke on
Indian dances. Tomorrow ntternoon-sue
win appear witn ine itussinn ojiii'"'",
Orchestra In the Metropolitan Opera
House for the benefit of the social
service department of Hahnemann Hos
pital. "Some American mothers watch nn
East Indian dance and vow sancti'
moniously they will never allow their
daughters to do that." she said. "But
they nonchalantly allow those same
daughters to do that suggestive dance
jou call the 'shimmie.'
" "Why. the Hindu regards kicking as
indecent ! There is nothing indecent
nr Kiip-p-r-ativr. In the Tndinn folk dances.
They arc simple, beautiful and graceful
movements expressing tne social uu
religious life of n simple people.
Of English pnrentage, Roshanara was
born in Calcutta", India, and has spent
most of her life there. As n child a
little Indian foster sister taught her
the native folk dances. Later as her
parents saw her interest in these things
Roshanara was allowed to study dancing
aud philosophy from the native scholars.
"Dancing in India,' you know," ex
nlained the cra.v-baired. handsome
mother who accompanies her accomplish
ed daughter on her tours, "is essentially
connected with philosophy and religion."
Roshanara. in a soft Persian siik
gown nnd a black fur turban with veil
thrown back, sat in her suite at the
Majestic Hotel. Her, expressive black
eyes, heavy dark hair and red lips seem
ed to make her skin the fairer by con
trast. She played with u string of heavy
carved beads about her neck and the
dozens of narrow, brilliant jade bracelets
on her slender wrists jingled musically
with the motion of her hands. She might
have been Russian, or Italian her
knowledge of many lands has made many
gues3 as to her nationality.
ACCUSES ELLIS OF POLITICS
Camden Board Member Says Mayor
Planned Vacancy
Ait assertion that Mayor Ellis, of
Camden, and a "certain other party"
advised him to resign jn order to
make room for Dr. Clement T. Branch,
a physician, of the Scvcuth ward,
was made today by William .1. Fox.
who resigned from tho Camden Board
of Education after a service of twenty
years.
Mr. Fox declared that he had con
templated resigning, but on the advice
of friends had reconsidered. On Jan
uary 35, lit' said. Mayor Ellis had
told him to go to see the unnamed
"party" in regard to resigning in fn
vor of Doctor Branch, who is a ne
gro. The latter, according lo Mr.
Fox, told him that he needed Doctor
Branch on the board to strengthen
his hold on the colored vote.
"It was purely n political move,"
asserted Mr. Fox today.
Mayor Ellis denied Mr. Fox's story,
claiming that the presence of 300 col-'
ored property owners in the city neces
sitated negro representation on the
board, and that he had selected Doctor
Brunch for that fact alone.
When Doctor Brnnch took his place
on, the board, E. E. Rend, Jr., tho
president, resigued, and yesterday
Harry C. Dole also turned in his resig
nation after eleven years of service.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Willis Williams. 4203 Market st
and Jees!
T tiamer. ;.uu juarxei si
Charles It. Hlldreth, U 8 R Mlchlean
and
Marsam soudTs. ifiii winion st.
Vincenzo Volpe, 330 N. 4th st . and Maria
A. Marcozzl. 339 N. IMth t.
William It. DouiIjss. 1319 N. lnih st., and
Charlotte McCready, 12 S. Hicks st.
Ora Laun. 3SS5 N Matcher St., and Kdni
V. Bail. 1026 Robhlni ,-vvf.
John J, Mtnton. R29 Douglas st . and Edith
Stranahan. 8229 Haverford aVe.
'I'red Fel. Lancaster. Ta , and Wllmlna Al
bright. Steelton. Pa
George B. Bamhart. 2147 N 4th ft., and
raoml tn l cue. oieeuon. ra.
Jams S rijan. 2S53 Roberts tve., and Sara
A. Olllfnie. 2211 . rioga st.
Furman M. Todd, Harrlsbure. Pa., and
l'Millne M Klder. Harilsburjr, Pa.
Hdgar W. Larae. 1M0 Tork st , and Anna
M. i-ryan. 2135 N. 1.1th st.
Iran J. Thompson, Wilmington, Del., and
Carrie E. Davis. Wilmington. Del.
Thomas P. McFarland. 2109 K Allegheny
Ave . and Margaret M Henry. 6630 liege
man st, ..
Aaron Dombrovsky. 1B23 S-. 6th st , and
Lena .Rothman. SOIR W. Susquehanna aw
Theodore Katz. 1H39 S. 7th St., and Sadie
wir.oKer. ia.i s. nm i.
Horace T. Keller. 940 N. 43d st, and Inez
C Thomas. 911 K Fallon st.
James Cross. 2042 a. 2d St., and Jennls
Mitchell. 1041 S. 2d st
John J. Harm. U S N . Phlla. Navy Yard.
ana Anna i. x.rvcn, nu o. tun si.
Frederick H fnsder 1112 N Hope st.. and
Elizabeth Helsler. 1112 N. Hope st.
Ralph V Huej, 1710 N. Park ave , and Mae
M. De.welier. 1710 N Park ave.
William Dooley 2143 N. Sth 1 , and Minnie
W nans, jiamorn. i
George Bavne. Newburgh, Is T. and Flor
ence u. vjunr, ,-,,-w uui tn. n. .
Leo 13. Murpti). 2721 W Somerset st., and
Mary E Leahy. 272.1 W. Somerset st.
rrank A. Lombard. 2002 S. inth nt., and
Dorothy Perrl. 047 Washington ave.
Leo Harris 211R R 13th at . and Anna
Kink, 241R S 13th st
William Robinson 3231 Fountain et., and
Mae Rose, 4215 Stiles st.
Angelo Gentile, 912 9. 12th at., and Lucy
Alevola, 748 S. Warneck st.
John Flxarl. 1R2S Jackson St.. and Mary T.
McKenna. 1727 H. 22d st.
HKI.r WANTEn FEMAI.K
OtrtLS AND TOUNO WOMEN
TOIt PAPKINO AND MI8CK!,
I.ANEOUH WORK! KXPBKIENCK
NOT NECESSARY; GOOD TAT
NATIONAL BISCUIT CO.
1301 OLENWOOD AVE.
G1RLH vvant'l on foldirE papr boxfs. 27
cents per hour. 4-hour week. Brown
Ralley Co. 410 N Franklin.
FUR FINISHER
be experienced
and liner wanted; must
Apply ma h. mm sti
lllil.r WANTFD MAI.F.
riUNTINO
FRANKLIN PRINTING CO
BH-530 LUDLOW STREET
PHILADELPHIA
WANT A TOUNO MAN IN THEIR
COST DEPARTMENT. WORK IN
.VOliVES MAKINO ACCURATE
JOB WORK W1EBT EXTEN
HIONS AND CHARGER. ACTUAL
COHT DEPARTMENT EXPERI
KNCB NOT HO NECESSARY AH
FAIR ABILITY TO JUDOK TIME
RECORDS ROME KNOWLEDGE
OF PRINTINC1 BUSINESS THERE
FORE EBVENTIAL, AS WELL AS
AN INTEREST IN COST WORK.
WRITE FULLY STATING EDIT.
CATION, EXPERIENCE IN PRINT.
1NO Bl'S'NESS AGE AND SAL
ARY EXPECTED. APPLY BY
LETTER ONLY. B 336. LEDGER
OFFICE.
MACIUNI8T In fnldlna- paper box factory.
4S-hour week. Brown & Bailey C0..1 41o
N. Franklin.
DgATHS
' j(YCE.-v., ;. t,Tn"L-1 J-.'jw.U"
tlve I1 frl mvliwi to tutjral inrvilaM;
.... . .Jf-
RAPS
SHE
Lundiepn Guest
.Mnr"'-
, ROSHANARA
This popular dancer was entertained
at an Art Alliance luncheon today.
She is to dance nt a benefit for tho
Hahnemann Hospital
E, 17, IS LOYAL
Wife of a Month Will Stick to
Man Accused of Robbing
Church
"I love him nnd he will still be mine
when he comes out of jail."
Mrs. Dorothy Rigby. seventeen years
old nnd pretty, thus declnred her loy
alty to her husband, Shartn Rigby,
nineteen years old, who wni arrested
todav charged with robbing the Church
of the Redemption, Fifty-sixth and
Market streets.
The girl bride was amazed when she
was summoned to the Thirty-second
street and Woodland avenue police sta
tion this morning to attend n bearing
of her husband. His arrest enmo as a
great shock to her. She fainted wheu
Magistrate Harris held her husband in
$800 bail for a further hearing.
After she. had recovered her com
posure nt her home, Wnlnut and Cecil
streets, Mrs. Rigby said, as tears glis
tened in her eyes :
"I don't care if my husband is ac
cused of robbing a whole block of
bouses, I will stand by him. When
this is all over we will start life anew."
The girl bride said it wns a case of
love at first sight. "I met Sharta at
i dancing school," she said, "and we
were married on December 10th last.
He cave me nlentr of money and we
were getting along fine. His arrest
came as a great surprise. But I still
love him and be will be mine when he
comes out of jail." .
Mrs. Rigby said she thought her hus
bank was a clerk at a Broad street
hotel. She said'she would make every
effort today to try and get bail for her
husband. Before her marriage Mrs.
Rigby was Miss Dorothy Coburn, of
GS07 Greenway nvenjie.
The young man was arrested yester
day in the Hoffman School, at Fifty
fifth and Vine streets. A man'had been
seen in the cloak room, and the police
sent for by the principal. They ar
rested Rigby. It was testified this
morning that a revolver and some pawn
tickets were found on him. The pawn
tickets were for silver articles belonging
to the Church of the Redemption, valued
at $50. The Rev. Albert E. Clay, the
rector, identified them. They had been
pawned downtown for 53. The church
was entered about ten days ago.
STOTESBURY SEES MAYOR
It la Believed They Discussed PlaiiB
for Frankford "L"
Speedy action on the Frankford ele
vated is believed to be foreshadowed by
n conference this nfternoon between
Mayor Moore and V. T. Stotesbijry.
financier, and chairman of tho Rapid
Transit Co's. board of directors.
As Mr. Stotesbury was about to en
ter the Mayor's office he was asked the
nature of the conference.
"What is it about transit?" was
tbc question.
"I don't know," the financier re
marked with a smile. "I haven't got
my orders yet."
Mr. Stotesbury's visit was 'the first
he has made since the Mayor's inau
guration day, when he called to con
gratulate the now executive.
Lecture for Camp Fire Girls
The concluding lecture of the Camp
Fire Girls' training course will be given
tonight in the auditorium of the Y. M.
C. A. Miss Edith Kempthorne, national
field secretary, will conduct the camp
firn and tell of her experiences in Alaska,
where she started the Camp Fire Girls.
A rehearsal will be held of the council
fire to be held in the Rose Room nt the
BcllcvucStratfoid. Saturday afternoon.
HUSBAND IN JAIL
.var,. J..?-gl I-,, f'i .rum iriMl
REliSii
PASSENGERS SAFfl
Nearing Now' York Harhr, ,
Northern PacificTrans j
was Thrilling
PHILADELPHIA GIRL SAVE!
a
By tho AssnetniWI r...
Mew York. .Tan. 23 ThT !
Northern Pacific. m.l " tt&MH
which
rescued ,
passengers on the disabled sisf
port Powhatan yesterdav t J i H
five off Ambrose ightshV a?'
luiuurrnw ana will dock about Jl t
nt the nrmv ,!,. ii.u '!uout 0 C i
fo a wlreleMm:.t. J.BJ.WWia
J. B, Mitchell, here today ,ta
Leaking Shin in t-.
The coastguard cutter Oslm
joined forces with the Canadi.nfe
JZZ rcJth Canadian 6T
the disabled army rraistiort PT.'fl
toward Halifax Th"tii?)!il,fl
v diu iiiaiiin i,nniT n i -
ir?iv?wiz
second TinaUinn in i.. . uriW
Second nosition in the tnn.
...vu.,, uiit: ine i.nnv i .n..-. -.
m
Radio messages from The pv.i
rcporiea, toaay that "everything sail
vessel and her rnn.n".. ... !!, dl!t
miles southeast of Halifax at '
au tne n passengers on board Hi
Powhatan were transferred S
isortnern I'nctne. The transfer .
passengers was effected late TNitJfl
under fi-nort vveninen .ju.' "'"0j
without accident lm'ons ?1
i-.r-i;c;vi.r".ini-i.?,fMh,Ia
SinriA Uiinrlnif Inet ll n a Afl
sprung n leak and her fireroom twfl
flooded when she was between onnt?H
300 miles off Halifax. Half a sco
American ports or rushed to tte'JhJ
... ....u,u jv b.,t-mU) ouitlei
were bu uiku u irnnsier ot passcnml
was impossible. ",
Among the passengers wer r.i..l
nnd Mrs. John M. Dunn, Captain &
iuviviui, UAiiniu iviuium E. Shin.
Cantain S. A. Western. C,nntu r nt
Holiday, Lieutenant Edward Goldtafl
Lieutenant Commander Howard fl
Crosby. Chaplain Thomas Demciefl
Mrs. Maud 1. Freanster and two cm
dren, ot ban Antonio, Tex. ; llrs Mul
garet B. Sbipp, of Raleigh, Nc'
mother of Cantain Shinn; MYu B..J
E. "Wordcn, wife of Lieutenant Colosil
Worden, of McKinley, Tex., and it
three children; Mr. and Mrs. FjjdM
W. Allport, of Cleveland, and 1M
l'diuiu.v in. juuu, 01 x niiaaeipnia, it!
Miss Edith Gardner, army nursej. i
Searchlights Aid Rescue
The transfer of the nassenzcr
made without any serious mishap njM
ine-maze 01 poweriui searcnngnu ft!
linked States destroyers and otki
ships that were standing bs. Thelnl
however, was difficult, although thi
weainer was ranaer ana -tne sea calme
man it nan oeeu lor manv dam. 1
With the arrival of more favonl!
weather conditions, Captain Randan
of the ' fownatan, signaled to
steamship Lady Laurier that
thought it advisable again to attend
the transfer of the passengers to m
Northern Pacific. The tow was HM
and preparations were made for til
task. Although it was almost datll
the Powhatan s coats were swunr 01
and the destroyers were signaled
come in closer to the disabled riu
and play their searchlights on tl
gangways ana snip s noats
Mi'ss Dorothy M. Dunn, of 20!) E
Everereen street. Chestnut Hill, v,
wasaraong tho passengers saved ft(
the leaking transport Jowhatan, wilt
met in New York by relatives. Jh
Dunn is an army nurse in the tranipc
service. She went overseas two jei
aeo as head of the St. Joseph s Hoscit
unit. Her home is with her sister, Mr
Maurice McCarty,
COMPLAINT HELPS SCHOOl
Board Committee Acts to Modern'!
McKean Building
Antinuated and insanitary cODd
tions at the McKean School, Eight;
third street and Tinicum avenue, wr
the subject of a complaint made to u
board of education by John L, Stew
art. He is the father of Miss Cbn
lotte Stewart, a teacher at ihe schoo
. Mr. Stewart declared tnere was nj
water in the building and 800 childrM
who attended were compelled 10 use j
vard bvdrant.
When the communication m
brought to the attention of the prop
erty committee of the board yesterdj
William Rovven urged the installatioi
of .1 water system. The committti
adopted a resolution directing th; su
perintendent of-buiidiugs to get bids 101
this work.
rAitrr.i. tost
rCIGAR SPECIALS
rhllu. Hnnd Made, 69 Cfl
Jc each. Box 52'Xn
Havana Ribbon, $9.90
i fnr 25c. Box. ...IW":.
lOo Straight Soldier $3.00
Made. 4 for 2Sc. Ilov '.:
IJSCARLETTM
J. E-(XtDWELL 8f0
Jewelers Silversmiths Stationers
Chestnut and Juniper Streets
The Oldest Rule'
of This Establishment
utmost value for the
Amount Spent, Whether
1 for-a Simple Gold bar Pin
at a Dollar or Two, or
the important, jeweled
Piece Costing Thousands.
PEARLS, PEARL NECKLACES ,AND JEWELS,
WATCHES, SILVEItWARE, CHINA, CRYS
TAL, CLOCKS, LAMPS, LEATHER GOODS,
AND STATIONERY
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