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EVENING "PUBLIC L&DGER-r PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1920
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CARS ARE DIVERTED
TO HAUL SOFT COAL
Thousands of Carriers Are
Taken From Anthracite Roads
to Relievo Big Shortage
CLAIM NO CAUSE FOR WORRY!
The United States railroad adminis
tration todiiv isMicd an order diverting
thousands ot ronl car. from the Unci
carrying anthracite, to lines carrying
bituminous coal. ;
T out la nvniiLOA1 tliif t1nrtin if '
the number of cars available for the
anthracite mines may force owners of
these mines to reduce their output and
that tins may result in a hard -coal!
trarclty hrc. This scarcity would hit
householders hard where they have' vented by the superintendent, is Fatrol
failcd to put in a "full supply of win- jtnan John H. Weaver, attached to the
tcr coat." ' Klcvetith and Winter street's station.
nut at the office ot Director Hincs, , Weaver entered the army in August of
of the railroad administration in ;- ilATdil"
Washington today, it was said that charge lie served his sentence, although
there was no probability of a hard-coal Superintendent Itobinson made an effort
famine and that the order was to put an to get him off because ot his excellent
, . . , . r i , army record,
end to a p.neh.ng wire, y of soft coal , ,(,atcn v
winch had caused plants in many place, pnlro
to curtail operation or close down. rhcjmn crow nllt of tic bcatins of two
following statement was mHdo In ex-, uniformed I'nited States sailors in the
platiation of the situation: cellroom at the Eleventh and Winter
..n.-i- .i,- : lu r ,i. t.:i, ! -treets station during the war.
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of the soft -coal miner!, the stock of
bituminous coal was drawn upon so
heavily that -virtually no reserve stock
was left.
"But there was no such drain on
the reserve tock of anthracite.
Anthracite Production Normal
"The production at the, anthracite
mines continued at a normal rate and
an ample reserve supply was kept on
hand.
"The situation at the soft-coal lines
became so serious because of the short -
. age of cars on the coal-carrying lines
that it was necessary to take steps to
bring about a more even balance..
"The anthracite lines have been or
dered to send som "f their cars to
the soft-coal line. This does not mean
that the hard coal lines will be crip
pled in their service from anthracite
mines.
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closely and. are keeping the nnthroci e ,
mines running. This we will continue'
'We are watching the situation
to do. There is absolutely no reasoui
lo tear a nani-coa; snoriage i
ot a rossime laminc are wivuuut. u,- d T,,at jni, senteure kiIicd ,nc g
thl.,t0 suPPr' th?m-)n , .,,., : J patrolman. Why 1 lost so much self-
utT1 PTC?i i F.,.S .tLi ! repect that I even turned down a
chiefly due to the bad w inter '.. spe'ciul officor-s job offeml t0 me..
During the six weeks of the coal strike , Cark ves ut lf. gouth chad
some cars were sent to the South am j wJck street H(J his u k
West, and. as all of these have not been , j affected by his experi
rettirned this has contributed to thejjee.
shortage. "
Order Will Continue
"The order will continue in effect as
long as conditions make it necessary to
relocate cars.
"The Heading Hallway has been
ordered to send a number of cars every
day from llarrisburg to the soft coal
lines, because this railroad ccts a treat
number of cars from other railroads at
Harrisburc.
"Tho ..nfci rltvftrfrarl ft f TTfl rridlllir'- !l TP
not all Heading Hailway cars, and any
use of iisures would not eive a clear or
just understanding of the situation, or
what the railroad administration is try
ing to do.
"Director Hincs will not do anything
which might cause n hard coal shortage
in Philadelphia or elsewhere."
Before this statement was given out
many disquieting rumors spread through
Philadelphia, ft was said that the
Heading, the T-ehigh Valley and other
railroads had been ordered to divert cars
in such numbers that a shortage at the
hard coal mines was threatened which
might bring about reduced production
and higher prices. It was said that the
Heading Hailwaj had been ordered to
divert 350 cars a day at llarrisburg.
At the office of Regional Director
Baldwin, of the railroad administration.
It was said that nothing was known
there of an order calling for the tran
fer of coal cars from the hard coal lines
to the soft coal lines.
No Price Advance
Denial of knowing of such an order '
tenv Un milfte ,if th "ffnornl nfio f .
me i-ennsyivuniu iiuuroau. dui It was ;
coi.i , !, i,ni i u. i.j
Dut it was :
hand M per cent of a full supply of coal
cars, while the soft coul lines had only
50 per cent of the cars needed.
II. W. Perrin. of M. A. Hanna 5.
Co.. speaking of the effect upon the
hard coal situation of the diversion of
cars, said :
"There is nnr the slightest possibil
ity that the diversion of curs w 11 result '
In in nduHnee in rhe i.rire nf nnfhr,, .
cite. The hard coal mines will get
fewer car, but will not be affected w
rlously.
"There i a general shortage of cars.
particularl car, needed to cam fuel
for railronds and industries. The di-
version of cars n only temporary, nnd
will continue only ns lonj as this short -ugo
on soft oal carrying linen is
acute
"HCserve -to k- ot anthracite are
ample, and would be ample nt any time, to be wet ns wet as jou could be as
But there i another reason why there ! well as to be against the dozen and one
should he n disquietude. W are np- other prohibitions that in this restric
proaching "hat is usually a dull period tlve age interfere with the free cavorting
in the anthrui ito trade. There h re- l0f the soul. Many of the executive com
duced demand in 1 ebruary nnd March, I mitteemen said 'amen" fervently to
and the coal producers can meet nil Mr. Mullen's eloquence,
demands during these mouths with the Mr. Mullen is on Mr. Bryan's black -facilities
at ih.u- disposal. , Hst- Mr an M Mr Mullen, rears
Weston. Dodson & Co. in a state- j nwBy fron, the (ulel and ,
meat concerning he coal situation said : p;acUce of-faw into politics. Mr. Mul
len though pro. union ut the an- ',' currlp( Mr. BryaA's state. Nubraskn.
inracitc mines snouui oe greatly reduced. ,
the refeive sto k ot hard coal would
make scarcity and high piices impossi
ble. "There michl be trouble in getting
the various sizes whenever culled fur.
nut mere wouiu De pieniy oi eoai. .Noth
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. worrv " ' Mullm "cleaned" up Mr. Brjan and
orr' ."Charlie" Bryan and "Pussyfoot"
HTaiitoii Not Optimistic i Alien and the rest of the Bryan outfit.
In Scranton the situation is not ' And Mr. Bryan cannot now even be a
Jooked upon us optimistically as in ! delegate from Nebraska unless Mr.
Philadelphia There Hteps have been Mullen snys he can and Mr. Mullen
takui b.v the Chamber of Commerce says now h can't.
for an investigation iuto the effect of , Mr. Mullen thinks thai in slogging
the seuding of car from the hard coal I at (ioveruor Bdards and Mr. Homer
lines to the soft coul lines. Cummings Mr. Bryan is not slogging
It was said that 7000 coal car had i with him but is really slogging at Presi
been sent fimn the Scranton anthracite , dent S'llson. Many others agree with
region to the oitummous fields and that him. Mr. Wilson did not rise up and
the car shortage thread neil to force the rebuke sin in the person of tlovernor
mines to curtail production and reduce i Edwards, wet. Instead he sent sin,
their working forces, thus throwing , thus impersonated, u word of heartfelt
numbera of men out of employment. congratulation. So Mr. Bryan Is
The Delaware. Lackawanna And ' joing ufter sin for all he is worth.
Western Ilallroad. it was said, has i .1 this has not improved relations
Ik-oii required to send from JW0 to '100 between the President und the Corn
cars every day to the Pennsylvania i moner. 'Hie President is touchy on the
Itailrcad linei. fr shipment to the j subject of his friends. And Mr. Homer
bituminous held- i Cummings and Governor Kdvvards, If
Kut, despite tnc gloomy view taken
of the situation it va.s said that so
far therv lias oecu no curtailment of
production
Four Estates Aggregate $32,000
' WHU probated today were those of
Ann Murray SUM'AI Terrace street,
which III private bequents disposes ot
property valued at $11,000, Midora L.
Alteralis. r.'Il(i Angora terrace, ?3.'I00,
Julu M. Solomon. 1001 Pine street,
Stl.OOO, and Katharine h .Miller,
TJWB Kjjstwlrk avenue .13800,
CORTELYOU PROBES
JAILING OF POLICE
Robinson Believes Three Men
Wero Unjustly Convicted
of Assault
EACH SERVED NINE MONTHS
Superintendent of Polio Itobinson
believe in the innocence ot the patrol
men who are said to have served nine
months in jail for a crime committed
by others.
The superintendent revealed today
j time there were three men, instead of
two, who went to prison rather than
'tell on other patrolmen who were guilty.
but who had families to support. J
The third man, whose name was re- ,
Director Cortel.vou has begun a per
sonal mvestieation of the story told
by the three patrolmen who served
time.
The other men who served time are
I Harry Rellerby. now attached to the
J Kighth aud Jefferson streets station,
land Sherman Clark, now attached tothe
Both stoutly maintain their inno
cence. Their innocence, thc claim, was
known at the front during the last ad
ministration, but they were allowed to
be convicted anyhow.
Patrolman Clark said this afternoon:
"I suppose I would have got off if
I had told my story when they arrested
me. T didn't want to, because T hated
to tell on the others, who had families."
Clark sacrificed most of his build
ing and loan stock to get ready money
to keep his old father and mother while
he was serving his jail sentence.
Hated to Tell
ISellerbj. who lives at -107 .North
Wnrnor, street , ia ub mi Ucd hls rcsig.
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Hellerbj. who lives at 2107 North
nation.
"I'm through." he said today. "My
ttife ull( x move to farm ncl:t T
Bryan's Rap at Wets
Rouses Democrats' Ire
Contlnafsl from Pare Onp
man, selected by the President or his
agents. Governor Edwards is a Wil
son man, bearing a telegram of hearty
congratulations from Mr. Wilson. Mr.
Bryan whacked them both.
Mr. Bryan regards banquets at
which he is not present with suspicion.
At the Jackson banquet he told how
it used to bo the practice to slide in
gloriouly under the tabic, how they
ended in a "moppine up" process (his
own wordsl. He liked better a cold
water banquet like the recent Jackson
Day banquet here, where nothing un
seemly occurred except when some gen
tlemen who had been living up to the
earlier traditions bawled at him in the
midst ot his remarks :
"Stand by he President:" Mr. Bryan
fixed the interrupter with his cold
water eye.
Mr. Bryan has been filing the Demo
cratic party with his cold-water eye ever
since the dinner given to President Wil
son's governor of Xew Jersey, who hap
pens to be wet. and attended bv Mr.
I Homer Cummings, the President's chair -
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Jt is mau ciear tiirougn
to fight. Mr. Bryan is going to have
the fight of his life.
Ever since the Edwards victory the
Democratic party has been entertaining
secret hopes. It has been nursing vis
ions. It has been dreaming dreams.
Could the thing be done? Could it? Or.
rather. th question began to be asked
"J'v TLv D,U?le",n,ert
f0T" .th.e .ew Jersey election. Mr.
and the secret hopes to be entertained
f'H!!, ctory simply gave new im
petus,
Democrats Encouraged Liberality
The thing started at Atlantic City
in rvevv Jersey again when Arthur
Mullen, the Democratic national com
mitteeman trom Nebraska, told the
Democratic national executive committee
there assembled that the way to win
this yenr was to be liberal. The way
to lie lihernl .went ; nn Mr r,iHn m-mu
fnr him in lflOS the onlv time he
carried it. That was before Mr Brvan
had ever noticed the way they carried
out the Democrats after banquets and
then "mopped up." After this discovery
Mr. Bryan nnd Mr. Mullen parted com-
' not his friends, arc uts proteges
Nor has it improved Mr. Bryan's
relations with the Democratic party.
Mke the prohibitionists, they did uot
wanr the wet issue raised again, at
leust not lu the way Mr. Bryun raises.
A happy idea was gaining ground that
the wot issue is a local issue, as Gen
eral Hancock onre said of the tariff is
sue. Governor Edwards treated it as
a local Issue.
There was u chance for the Demo
crats to. be wet where it was well to
iu Witt, nnd silent where silence was
best. Hit Bryan threatens this po".
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GLOUCESTER FERRY HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE
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Ccntuty old I.inUmntU at oiico famous river resort Is burned to the ground. Thousand? of INiUadelphlans who
liac landed at its portals xs regret its destruction
A
SPENCER
WELFARE POST
Is Appointed Physician-in-Cliief
of New Charities and Cor
rection Bureau
WILL PUSH HUMANE WORK
Appointment of Dr. Blair Spencer
as physician-in-chief of .the new bu
reau of charities and correction, was
announced loday by Director Tustiu,
of the department ot welfare.
Dr. Spencer has been engaged in wel
fare work in Philadelphia. Boston and
Washington for the last fourteen years.
He is n graduate of the William and
Mary College, studied medicine at the
University of Virginia, and also took
a post-graduate course at Harvard.
During the war he was senior medi
cal officer at the naval recruiting sta
tion at Independence Hall, and also
served on the U. S. S. DeKnlb.
Doctor Spencer was .indorsed for the
post to which he has been appointed by
the surgeon general of the navy. Di
rector Furbush, of the Department of
Health ; City Solicitor Smyth and
others. He is a son-in-law of General
Johnston, who commanded the Thirty
fourth Division during the war, and
lives nt Hamilton Court, Thirty-ninth
and Chestnut streets.
The salary which the new position
carries will De u.veu later oy l uy
fYiiiiiril.
The medical staff of the Department
of Welfare will begin at once to lm
prove the sanitary conaiuon oi ine m- i
Uitmions which will come under the
supervision of- Doctor Spencer.
pervisionot lector pencer.
In accepting his appointment. Doctor
encer says: "It will be a pleasure to
fcpencer says; u win w- u ,.-.-u.. .--
oo-operuie iui mc iw.n.........v w.
Welfare in assisting Mayor Moore in
the construction of the humane depart
ments of his administration."
SMOOT'S BULKY VOLUME
Senator Shows Book Containing
7,300,000 Words of Peace Talk
Washington, .Ian. .11. (By A. P.
The waste of white paper by govern
ment departments came in for another
attack today in the Senate. Senator
Smoot, Republican, of I'tah, brought
into the chamber a volume the size of
a bushel basket, saying it was a com
plication of the speeches already made
in the Senate on the peace treaty and
printed in the Congressional Record.
The book, said Senator Smoot, con
tained more than 7.R00.000 words. He
added that he had started to compile
also the separate articles relating to
the treatv which had been inserted m
the record, but had given up because
he found such a collection could not bo
brought together Jn "any reasonable
number of books. "
Senator Smoot attacked government
departments for what he characterized
ns a "wicked" waste of paper.
CLASH OVER FOOD RELIEF
D.Rnhiii-ins Dlsaaree on Supplying
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Aid to Poland. Austria and Armen.a
Washington, .Tan. .. (KyA. i.)
Sharp disagreement as to authorizing
loans to Poland. Austria and Armenia
for food relief developed at the con-
ference todav between Republican mem-
bers of the House ways and means com-
mittee and the Republican legislative
steering committee.
Chairman Fordney. of the ways and
means commitiee, was iwr
have insisted on providing $30, 000,000.
as had been agreed upon miormaiiy es
terday by the Republicans on that com
mittee, but a majority of the steering
committer was said to have opposed
any fund.
Opposition to further credits to any
European country was expressed in the
Senate by Senators Smith, of Georgia;
Walsh, of Montana, and Phelan, of
California, Democrats, and Smoot, of
Utah, Republican.
Mayor inspects homes
Councilmen View Institutions in
Holmesburg Lighting Plan Object
Mayor Moore and Director Tustin,
Department of Public Welfare, accom
panied by a committee of councilmen,
today inspected the municipal institu
tions in Holmesburg and its vicinity.
The object of the trip is to consider
plants for combining lighting nnd other
utilities of the House of Correction and
Home for the Indigent.
At the present time the city is obliged
to pay for the gas used in the latter in
stitution, while the House of Correc
tion operates its own gas plant.
Combination of this and other facili
ties, it has been suggested, would re
sult in u more effective distribution, as
well as u financial saving to the city.
HOME ROBBED OF JEWELRY
The home ot William Pierc.v. 39-17
North Marshall street, was robbed of
jewelry valued nt several Hundred dol
lars yesterday afternoon, when Mrs.
iimv was at a nearby crocerv store.
Piercy is a tipstaff in the Municipal
Court. Mrs. Piercy found the back door
unlocked on her return. A neighbor
told her that n short, thick-set man
with a black mustache bad rung the
front door bell, left, returned nnd
opened the door with a key, leaving
again in uuvrjr ii nw miuuies later.
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CALL ARMY PLAN
"MAD MILITARISM"
Senators Declare Also It Would
Cost Billion An
nually Washington, Jan. 31. (By A. P.
The army reorganization bill with its
compulsory military training provision
reported by the Senate military com
mittee not only will cost the tapajers
$1,811,11.1,000 annually, but will result
in "militarism nin mad," said a minor
ity report filed in the Senate today by
Senator McKcllar, Democrat, Tennes
see. The report, which was concurred in
by Senator Sheppard, Democrat, Tex.,
said the measure would perpetuate the
President's war powers and make him
virtually a dictator in peace times.
Estimates made by Chairman Wads
worth that the bill with the compul
sory military training plan would not
cost more than approximately 5t!0(J,
000.000 nnnunlly were incorrect, Sen
ators McKellar and Sheppard said.
To impose a financial burden ot
the kind the plan would Impose upon
the American people, "already weighed
down by n war debt of something like
?30.000,000,000, would be absolutely
indefensible at this time," said the
report.
Vare Lost Bill?
My Goodness, No!
Continued from rase One
Hotel Raleigh, at Washington,
this
innrnins?. "That hill will come lin in
' committee again and that is why I am
, . "
aoxI h-re ..v'
The entire question is a point of
, h ,s involvetl .. Brother Bill in
,d .,u , ',im,stion whether
Ki,.., ; ,ir,;t.
, .
item belongs in a deficiency
bill, rather than in the regular naval
appropriations bill. This is not a de
ficiency bill in the ordinary conception of
the term, but an amendment is to be
offered today, because we take the posi
tion that under thecircumstatices it Is a
proper item to go into the bill.
"Tt is true that the 'vote was lost
while I was in Philadelphia, but the
vote was as to where the item for
810,000,000 for repairs to ships, yards
and docks, and the pay of workmen in
the navy yards, should go. The chair
man of the committee, Congressman
James W. Good, of Iowa, advised
against placing this item in the de
ficiency bill, as he said it properly be
longed in the navy bill, and in this
stand he was sustained by Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt."
So Sad, But True
"But, Congressman," Mr. Vare was
asked, "if this docs not go into the
deficiency bill, but goes into the navy
bill instead, wheD will it go into ef
fect? Will the workmen have to be
laid off then?"
"Yes," he answered, "that would
be the case. The navy bill does not
go into effect until July 1. That is
why we want the item in the deficiency
bill. And remember, even had I been
in Washington the day the matter first
came up, we would have lost, for the
chairman o the committee, opposed to
having the matter go into the deficiency
bill, did not vote out of courtesy to
1 n nnit (rtili ntVioi man It'Virt np.v nl-A
, -- Zur
, Employes at the Philadelphia Navy
i YtlTa are waiting anxiously for word
i from "Washington about the final dis
positjon 0f the bill. Two delegates,
Messrs. Allen and McCaramer, were
scnt Jown , Washington last night to
r(,preKent the Navy Yard development
committee when the bill conies up
i ftr actin today.
Bert Crowlev, president of the nsso
ciation, said today that the employes
are not sanguine over the success of
the bill. It is almost too much to
hope, he said, that the last-minute ef
forts will be successful after the S10,
000,000 item has been thrown out by
the appropriations committee.
WILL AID KIN OF HERO DEAD
"American Women's Club" Estab
lishes Headquarters in Paris
Paris, Jan. III. (By A. P.)
Women relatives of American soldiers
who fell In France need not hesitate to
come to this country to visit the loved
one's tomb unoer plans perfected by
the Y. W. C. A. in this city. Igno
rance of the French language and dif
ficulties oi travel win lie mat'fl me ob
ject of upceial attention by the or
ganization, which has already engaged
rooms nt the Hotel Petrograd under
the name of "The American Women's
Club."
The club will get in touch with rel
atives of soldiers upon their arrival,
provide comfortable quarters, help them
with baggage and passports and help
them to locate the graves they seek.
TO TALK 0NJ3PIRITUALISM
J. S. Washburn Will Answer Ques
tions at Theatre Tomorrow Night
Did a fallen angel appear to Sir Oli
ver Lodge Instead of his dead son?
What spirit appeared before Doctor
Conwell?
J. 8. Washburn will try to answer
these questions in a lecture nt the
Becker Theatre, Eighteenth Rtreet nnd
Snyder avenue, tomorrow night. In
addition to these questions Mr. Wash
burn will endeavor to answer any ques
tions written and dropped in the "ques
tion box" at the entrance.
The lecture begins at 7:45 o'clock.
TRAINERS TO SEEK
TO DISP
LI
ICE VARES
, I ine men, thirty-four of them epe
Joseph Wants Congressman S , cial officers and the other five sergeants.
Place and Henry May Ask
Legislative Seat
CONTEST COMES IN MAY
The Trainer brothers, South Philadel
phia supporters of Mayor Moore, have
started out to unhorse the Vnrc broth
ers us Republican leaders in " arc
ville." The new combinntiou is com
posed of Joseph C. Trainer and Henry
J. Trainer, former select councilman'
from the Third ward.
Joseph C. Trainer may be a candi
date for the Republican nomination to
succeed Congressman are. His brother,
it is regarded as certain, will be a
candidate for the state Legislature.
In the primnry fight the Trainer
brothers cut deeply into the old Vare
strength in South Philadelphia. They
will make their next fight, with the
approval of city administration leaders,
in the spring primaries, when the Vare
leadership in South Philadelphia will
be challenged more vigorously than ever
before.
Plans for the fight were announced
last night at a meeting of the Moorc
Trainer workers in the headquarters
of the Republican Alliance of the Twenty-sixth
ward, 1720 South Broad street.
A complete anti-Varc ticket will be
put in the field in the spring primaries
from candidates for ward committees
up. Opposition will be specially direct'
ed ncn nst henator vare as a candi
date for rcuominatlon from the First
Senatorial district and against Con
gressman Vare for renomination from
the First Congressional district.
Joseph P. Bartilucci, an attorney,
who presided nt the meeting, bummed
up the plans in these words:
"vve met to renew ine nciit wnicn
began in South Philadelphia in 1016, to
destroy contractor control, which wa3
partially successful last September.
"We realize tunc tnere is vet mucti
work to be done along the same lines
We must now organize fullv in the
legislature. Senatorial and Congres
sional districts, if that intliience is to
be totally destroyed and vve itrc now
under vvnv with that in mind.
"We are mindful, und it is n source
of pleasure to know, what an import
ant factor South Philadelphia was in
the recent campaign which resulted m
the nomination and election of Mayor
J. Hampton Moore."
POLICE KNOCK H. C. L.
University Dental School Will Fix
Patrolmen's Teeth Free
The police department is hot after
the high cost of living. Several big
economies will be instituted at once.
Dr. Hubley R. Owen, chief police
surgeon, has made arrangements with
Dr. Chnrlcs R. Turner, dean of the
dental school of the University of Penn
sylvania, to have the patrolmen's teeth
fixed up nt little or no expense.
Cement fillings and extractions will
be umong the free operations. More
expensive work will be charged for ut
the cost price to the University.
Members of the force wishing to take
advantage of the privilege sjiould apply
through the police surgeon's depart
ment, Room 0u0, City Hall.
Another economy will be instituted by
the abolition of the spring and fall dress
coat. This coat, too short for an over
coat and too long for a short coat, costs
S2S.50. Superintendent Robinson (.ay
the coats are unnecessary.
Another, saving will be made po.sib!e
by a new order rescinding the old one
making it compulsory for patrolmen to
get new winter overcoats and trousers
every year. They will be permitted to
get them every other year in the future,
provided their uniforms will stand in
spection. RICHARD S. RIDGWAY DIES
Noted as Camden Lawyer and News
paper Editor
Richard S. Ridgway, widely known
in Camden as a lawyer and editor, died
today of pneumonia following an opeia
tion iii u private hospital at lit 1 North
Eighteenth street. Though his business
connections were all in Camden fe
Hidsrway lived at 1-139 North Fifteenth
street, this city.
.Mr. Uidgway was sixty -one years
old. His father was n member of the
distilling linn of Newell & Ridgway.
In the 'OO's Mr. Ridgway was as
sistant prosecutor in Camden, and took
part in some noted murder trials. For
the last twenty years he wus telegraph
editor of the Camden Post-Intelligencer
He Is survived b.v his wife and n son"
r.nd daughter.
FIRE IN MANAYUNK PLANT
Blaze In Paper Establishment Provei
to Be Stubborn for Awhile
Firemen fought ii blaze in the en
gine room at tin; plant of the Phila
delphia Taper Manufacturing Co.,
Nixon street, near Fountain, Mana
yuiik. for two hours today, and suc
ceeded in preventing the flames from
spreading to other parts of the factory.
The fire was started by a hot pulley
about 3 o'clock this morning. Fire
companies were called from Manayunk,
Koxborough .and the Falls of Schuyl
kill. Officials of tho company said the
ejatnsge was pat large.
MELERtTS SKIPPER
AND KIN MISSING
No Trace of Wreck' Victims Be
lieved to Bo in Second
Lifeboat
18 OF CREW MAY BE LOST
Captain Harold fl. Simmons, his
wife, h!3 six-year old son and four
year old daughter, together with eight
een members of the crew of Uic Amer
ican tank steamer Mtclcro, arc still
missing nt sen.
Until this afternoon it was generally
believed that the captain and the others
had been picked tip by the Sucrosa, a
sister, ship of the Mielcro, which broke
in two off the Florida const January
"(', when on Ita way to 'Philadelphia
with u cargo of molasses. A wlrclcsB
report received late last night gave riso
to the bcTicf that the missing persons
had becu saved.
Owners of the ship announced today
that the Sucrosa had received survivors
picked up by the steamer Orettc. In
the boat saved by the Ozctto were the
first and second officers, four engineers
and twelve seamen.
The owners believe that the ship's
company took to two boats. In the
captain's boat were his wife nnd chil
dren. This boat Is believed to be still
missing.
CORTELYOU ENDS SOFT JOBS
39 Police Sinecures Cut From Pay
roll of Department
Thirty-nine "arm-chair experts" of
the police department went to work
this morning.
i districts of the sixth division upon or
i dcrs from Director Cortclyou.
r-omo ot tnem had not donned iiui
forms for four years prior to today nnd
had done but little more than nid poli
ticians enjoying the favor of the old ad
ministration. The restoration to work of these
thirty-nine will be followed by like
action in the other police divisions, said
the director.
Elkton Marriage Licenses
Elliton, Mil.. Jan. 31. The following
were granted marriage licenses in Elk-
ton today : Hobert Mitchell and Ieona
Stnpleton. William C. Grnth and Eliz
abeth Miller, William 'Hushton and
Gertrude Bam, Walter Bowman and
Sophia Miller, Allen Joseph nnd Gladys
Loveland, James Brophy and Cather
ine Glcason, Thomas N. Chcsworth and
Edith M. Clark, Edward Boyd nnd
Gladys Loux, Charles F. Manncll and
Dorothy J. Ellis nnd Patrick Donovan
and Bessie Shannahan, all of Philadel
phia; Anker E. Tcmercn, Philadelphia,
and Anna Iverson, New York ; Norman
C. Pyle and Sarah D. Kirk, Rising Sun,
Md. ; James St John and Beatrice Bcf
fer, Bethlehem ; George Hoffman nnd
Clara Hazelton, Clayton, N, J. ; Jo
seph M. Toledo nnd Marion Gill, New
York : Edward McDcvitt, Woodbury ;
and Etta Boody, Pecnsgrove, N. J. ;
George Moller nnd Mary E. Knott,
Moore, Pa. ; George Kookcr nnd Anna
M. Builman, Hatboro; Floyd Benninger
and Florence Moyer. Lansdale; Floyd
Barkley and Elsie Rinear, Coatesville;
Albert Beadle and Beatrice Lewars.
Reading; Elvvood B. Miller and Anna
M. Hein, Oringsburg. N. J. ; Stevens
Bostic and Rnehel Noakes, Bohemia
Manor, Pa. ; Willinm Everiugham and
Ethel M. Bnth and William D. Lopcr
und Lizzie Uvennghnm, Bridgcton.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Floj-d V. Myers, llusbnell. 111., and Slary
O. Bower, 8321 Osaes ave.
William Wssman. L'441 N. Delhi st.. nnd
Anna, frledrlch. 3507 is. sth st.
George szabo, 2IH gouth ut.. and Julia
JakublczeK. IMS .soutn at.
Daniel J. Qulnn. 7S3 X. Judson St., and
Dorothy Fry. . 8. :oth st.
Trofln I'zarenko. Coatesville. Pa . and Ilo-
zalla OaralewBka, Coatesville. Ia,
Robert Rasberry, 1041 Sprlm; st., and Helen
Ifopson. 1024 tiprlnff at.
Archibald KalHton. 20SS Coral St.. and Ro
berta Culver. 1058 Coral Bt.
William II Hrlan. Jr.. W. CoIlinEswood,
X. J., and Marie A. R. Fra'.lncer. 2124 N.
Front at.
Rayraonil J. Chestnut. 3304 N. 13th St.,
and Mildred E. Barley, Lansdowne. Pa.
Jama J Nelson, 2012 K. Lehigh ave,, and
Mary Welch. 1233 N. Lee st.
Charles V. GlbbH. UatVi, Me., and Mary D.
McAllister. H31 N. 10th St.
Lincoln Kelsey. 1021 Jefferson at., and Essie
T. Red.ly, 107 N. Hums st.
Wilbur J. HlKfflns. llaltlmoro. Md , and
Ueulah K. Donnelly, Orerlea Md
Irfwla JIalrsten. 1344 8. 18th st., and ElIJa
K. Anderson. 1344 B 18th st.
Alexander Ktafanlnk. 704 N. 23d. St.. and
Mary Jnsynczyk. 701 N. 23d st
Charles It. Welcher. GlensMc. Fa., and
Dorothy M. Freeman. Glenslde, Fa.
Anthony J. Strapslka, 1007 Melon st , and
Ilarbara. Aklnskute. 707 llrandywlne st.
William J L.ons, 3(11 ShedaW at., and
Isabel V. Losan. 4013 Royal st.
Howard J. f'ombs, Columbia, N". C , nnd
Alice, r.. Wahlbeck. f,21u Spruce st.
CenrK liurnwell, J 723 I.lrplncott St.. and
Bertha Kaiser, 1H33 Victoria st.
Ernes! It. Olcott. r.110 Jlavertord ave, nnd
Marie Ii. Jenkins. 21 N. 65th st
Frank Duchett, 1.125 South St., and Dur-
cella Wrlsht. 1325 Pouth st.
Edward Chester. SJhortown. N" J., nnd
Florence hlecel. 1912 E Albert ft,
Jacob D. Groh. Wilkes.JJarre, Fa , and
Ethel A Fisher. Wllkea-Barrn, Pa.
Samuel FecKer. Woodbine, I J., and Min
nie Itudln 418 Merev st.
Frank Raduizewskl. Wllmlncton. Del., nnd
Annie htuchln, 2310 Oreen st. .
Zot Colbell. 115 New tt., and Mary Drshock.
S'j N. 10th st
Georce Dlstler. 3301) N. Front st . and Mar
caret Douohue, 3433 Klpp st.
Herman Jakusch. 1731 Arch St.. and Alice
M. Walker. Chicago. Ill
Thomas .1. A. Lees, 0111 Talmetto at., and
V.k- II Klsltr. Lawndale. Pa.
William Hawkins 710 Rodman st , and
Havlella Van Uomondt, 710 Rodman st
ninerum W. Weaver, -idlt Mansion ave..
mm j.mma ai. ncnuuz l.ii uipKa ave.
Herman Rose. 1333 N. Hutchinson st.. and
lllrdle Rosenstlno, 2034 n. Cambria st.
Joseph W, Grant, Camden. N. J., and
Josenhlnn M. Weiss. 1141 Wolf st.
rW SK: Tvomey. aiar. hf 17th st., and
Madellno A. Frlzell, 1811 N. Kith st.
DKATIIH
CHAPMAN At rresbytrlan IIomlt1
Jan. 31. ANNA W , wife of Alfred P. Chap
man, of Apartment 13 87, Stoneleleh Court.
Announcement of funeral later.
MACDOVVKLI. Jan SO. ELISABETH
FIIURWOOD. wife of William Gardner Mao
dowell. Service Jlon . 3.30 p m , 312 S. loth
kt. Int. private- ut Woodlands Cent.
HEFLtN. Suddenly, at 8treter. 111..
Trl.. J.m. 30. KLOHENCK JIOIIIERMISL
HKFUN. dauehter of W. U. nothcrroel. of
(Jhlrairo. Ill
HTOKLOH Jan. 30, MART, wife of
Adolph KloWoe, ased 82 yearn. Jlelallvn
end friends, alao Aumiate Victoria Women'
Society No. S, IJ. D. n.. Invited to fu
neral. Mon. 1 p. in., 8TB N. Lawrenco st.
fe-rvieca pt hden M. 13. Church 2 p. m. Ita
malnB may Lo viewed Hun , S to 10 p. m.
Ir.t. prlvato Oremnount Cem
.SIV0N!E,I-IV Jan- .20- HU8AN O'DON
NKLL Itelatlvea and frlenda Invited to
funeral. Slon , 8 a. m .from resldenoo of
her niece Mrs Patrick r. Melley. nn N.
Vodea at. Solemn requiem maai at St
(ireitory'a Church. 9.80 a. ni. Int. Holy
Cronn Cem
8TEVKN80N. Jan. 29 at 1822 E. Dau
phin at. ANNA .VI., wife of Archibald
Htt-venaon (nee Wlntera). aaed K5 Relative
and friend lnYlted to funeral. Mon., 7:30
a m from the parlora of John V. Pluehr,
lOt W BuiViuehannu ave. Requiem masa at
the C'hun-h of the Visitation. 0 a, m. Int.
Holy Hepulchcr Cem Auto funeral.
KlMIIAI.r. Jan 30. ut Hamilton rourt.
UEOItUE PKAHOUV KIMBALL. Relative
! f,J My j;rt,vtah.1,C"ie,nd.tm,ahve v:
ana irienuti mviiea to tunerai nervices. Mon.,
rnu nn et the Oliver H. Ilalr lllriir . 1E"n
Cheatnut at., bun. afternoon and evening
and Monday until It n. in.
VARNALL. Of Induenta. Jan. 20, C.
HARlir, son of Thomaa J. and the late
Tlllle. Yamall, of Kdgemont, Del. Co.. Pa.
Service and Int. In Media Cem,, Hun., 2
"pifiLLIPS. Jan. 80, MATME A. J., wif
of William M. Phillips and daurhter of Ida
L, und the iat William W. Adarna, Funeral
from her mother1! renidence, 2785 Atlantla
avo, Atlantic rRv N. J Tue. 2 p.
I n t. Pleaiantvlll. Cem, v "'
"" RKAL V8TATB WANTED
qilKSTNUT I1ILU tit, Martln'a section pre-
ferrd"To nurchaaa or rent modern hou
about I1B.000 to 120.0001 tU nartleularai
potet don AWU J, or aoooer SI B"?t cd, p
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Loaders Invited to BojIeYiie-
Stratford Gathering, but Only
'Small Fry' Show Up
LEAVE N0WRITING ON SLATE
Ist one big political conference.
"Everybody said It was going to be
held at the Bcllcvue-Stratford this af
ternoon. The rumor got out n week ngo,
"They" were going to meet, nnd have
things all cut and dried for the spring
primaries. So everybody wjio was a
politician once, or lioped to be sonic day,
flocked to the Hellenic this afternoon to
help the conference confer.
Though unluckily everybody was
wrong, "n pleasant time was had by
all." Senator Clarence Buckmnn con
fided to "Izzy" Stern that lie wouldn't
run for auditor general because lic'd
rather practice law, nnd "Izzy" un
bosomed himself to the llncks county
solon about how he'd run for Congress
from the .Third district, even if Mayor
Moore didn't like it. lluckinnn expects
Samuel S. Lewis, of York, to be the
nominee for auditor generul.
W. Hnrry IJaker, secretary of tnc ne
nubUcnn state committer, salj he was.
down to sco Senator Penrose, nnd an
nounced tlmt the doctors expect, the 'big
fellow" to be better than ever wlicn
they get through tinkering with him.
George D. Porter, whom some 'vvill
remember ns n former director of pub
lic safety, walked about n bit in the
lobby, being blown upon by the pleasant
breezes of political rumor, ns did
Thomas II. Garvin, chief clerk of the
House of Representatives. KdwanE.
Beldlcman, lieutenant governor, smiled
nnd shook hnnds n bit.
Judge Kugene C. Bonniwell wns
there, too. though he nnnounccd with
n smile that he is out of politics while
he is in the judiciary. lie. is to oppose
Mr. Palmer for control of the Demo
cratic national committee.
Governor Sproul wayn't there; nor
Senator Penrose, nor yet ngaln Wil
liam 11. Crow, Republican state chair
man. Nor did auybody sec Joseph It.
Grundy, representative of the manu
facturers. So, after all, it fell n bit short of
being a really representative slate-making
conference.
JOHN BARLEYCORN JAILED
His Namesake Is Placed Under
Guard In Police Station
John Barleycorn is in jail in Ger
man town.
At least that is the name given by
an uncertain and somewhat defiant pris
oner who was "gathejed un" by the
patrol crew of the Gcrinantown station
this morning.
John was heavily armed. A full half
pint of whisky was found in his hip
pocket. John said he had twice that
much more inside and was glad of it.
The whisky is under heavy guard. Sev
eral policemen volunteered to watch the
liquor, but the house sergeant decided
to gunrd it himself.
The only charge made against John
was "Dk." But In view of the fact
that he was carrying whisky around
without a permit, and taking it from
place to place and drinking it in the
street, the police believe they will have
to summon expert legal advice to de
cide how many charges should be made
acalnst John.
When informed of his serious plight
Barleycorn remarked :
"Charge me with what you like. At
present I'm charged with rum." Asked
if he had a permit John said he would
like to know where the guy lives that
gives the permits. "I was freezing,"
he said, "the hottest thing nnd only
thing I could get was liquor. It saved
me. Aiusc i gee n permit to live? ' It
was true that John was suffering from
exposure when found at Mt. Airy ave
nue. The cops didn t say u word.
Magistrate Pennock will decide the
weighty problem at a bearing of Bar
leycorn. PENN MEN TO REHEARSE
Mask and Wig Club Completing
Work for Annual Show
Rehearsals for "Don Quixote, Es
quire." the 1020 burlesque of the Mask
and Wig Club to be held at the Forrest
Theatre Easter week, will begin Mon
day a week.
An elaborate production is planned
for this year and from present indica
tions the club will attempt a more pre
tentious tour than any in its history.
The alumni of Hnrrisburg, Rochester
und Pittsbureh have been Insistent for
a number of years that the Mask and
M'ig pay them a visit. It is quite
probable that their wishes this year will
be. granted in addition to the trip to
Wilmington, Bultimore and Washing
ton. This year five men are striving for
every place in the Mask and Wig roles.
Weeding out the talent for the chorus
will hegin on February fl. The cast
will begin to nssume final shape on
Tuesday. It is presumed that within
the next two weeks the entire cast of
this year's production will be announced.
CONFERENC
POLITICAL
01)0
J E-0-LBWELL8f(3
Jewklers Silversmiths Stationeks
Chestnut and JuNirER Streets
Pearl Necklaces
An important Feature
of the Business of This
establishment is the as
semblage of pearl neck
LACES to Meet individual
Requirements as to Com
. position and Price.
'Building r eg
SKJ
v;vim
Q-HE picture of a comply
J structure evidence 01
that it has been built. The sjf.
important consideration of JU
well it was built must be left to
the imagination.
Outward, design Abhrthaw
wilhng to leaye to the taste of
architect or owner, but tht vital
elements of stnitturc it insfct,
upon controlling.
Aberthaw CoMsrnucnqn QBHpJ
wri i Melius ENQWEKU
BOStON MASSAarusTs
yvjiWNiA DUFPAU3
FinLADarHiJ
MOTHEfcENDS If
Ex-Sailor Wields Revolver Aftel
Family Quarrol Over Home
Hunting Here
A recently discharged sailor shot n
seriously injured his wife aud Id
u , ?n,$ Ehot atli instnntly WilJ
luiiiMUL luunvring a lamuy quarrel h
night.
The sailor was Herman Dux, Ueott
four years old. Mrs. Mary Ley,
forty-five years old, his mother-in-hi
is in a critical condition in the Won
nn a Homepathic Hospital. Mn
Theresa Dux, twenty-two years old
the wife, is expected to recover.
The family row began Thursk
night. Dux and his wifn Wl tj. .
unavailing search of several weeks W
a house for themselves. Thursday 1,
told his wife lie had received k.,
of n good job In Chicago and nkti1 he
io ko wiui mm. one reinsert. Thi
coum remain ni ner mother's horai
-4u.s fscugicy avenue, she said, und'
incy iouna a nouse to suit thcra
Philadelphia.
Dux I'aclis Up and Leaves
Dux persisted that Bhe accompany hlnj
to Chicaco and nn nrcumnnt ',.,
Mrs. Leidy and Dux hud some vvordJ
nlen 'rl.i... Tli.v ....t..1 Lt. t . 1
,', i i I1" n'8 DClOngMf:
and left the house, vowing never to re
turn.
Ijftst night he returned and express.
sorrow at nis nasty action. His viH
ireeiy lorgave mm, but .Airs. Leldy rt
fused to allow him to enter the housp
Dux left agnin, with tears in bli
eyes. But ho went un the ronr niior i
the house, jumped the back fence and
iorceu ins way into tne kitchen. His
father-in-law, Harry Lcidy, a teim
Btcr, nnd Harry, Jr., his son, wen
sitting there.
Dux spoke to them and walked i
through the room and up the stairs.
Mrs. Lcidy was in the sccond-stor;
back room., As she rose from a kneel
ing posture before nn open fireplace,
Dux shot her through the side, shat
tering her spinal cord.
Then Shoots His Wife
Mrs. Dux ran from the front room til
the sound of the shot. Dux met her ill
the door with another shot. It toeu
effect in her right lung. Both women I
managed to get downstairs.
Dux then fired a bullet into his ou
heart. He died almost immediately.
Mrs. Dux and Mrs. I-eidy went to
the cellar, where both sank to tin
floor unconscious. They were taken
to the Woman's Homeopathic Hospi
tal in the patrol of the Twenty-siitb
and Vork streets station.
Dux was discharged from the naTj :
a few months ngo. He served two fall
enlistments. Upon his discharge he
came to live with his wile's parents.
The young couple apparently lived io
harmony.
Mr. nml Mrs. T.eidv have clcht chil
dren. All but Mrs. Dux and Harrj
were out at the time of the shoot
ing. THIEVES BREAK 3 WINDOWS
Get Jewels in Arch Street Store.j
Two Autos Stolen
Bandits smashed the bulk window of
the jewelry and novelty store of M.i
Kahn & Co., 1014 Arch Btreet, 'carb
this morning nno stoic a Muitum.
r,. TCnVit, Knid he would be unable ti
appraise the loss until he takes an in
ventory of stock in the window. A bnci
covered with papers was useu i u..
41a TiwTfSt
The window of the store of Nathan!
Levin, 735 Bninbridge street, also iw
i !,. nnj iwn units of clothes and W) i
pnirs of trousers valued at ?."0 taken. ;
Five pairs of shoes were stolen iron
the store of Edward Singer. 02.. Rldp
avenue, by thieves who broke the stort
W The automobile of Miss Annie Kinnel!
was stolen from the garage at Churrt
i m.1,nnnnnn ufrAota T-rnnklOrQ.il
was valued at $550. The automobile H
Dr. A. Spencer Kaufman, 100.1 Ln
nvenuc. valued at $800. was stolen from
in front ot ins nomc last nigm.
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