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THE WEATHER
Fair weather nnd moderate tempera tempera
ture tonight anil Friday; moderate
winds mostly southwest.
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OL. VII. NO. 57
Entered as Secend-Clitn Matter at thj re,tr.mc, at rhlladelphla. Pa.
under the Act of March a, 1870
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1920
I'ubllahcd Dally Excrrt flunday. Bahnrrlptlen Trice Id n Tear by Mall.
Copyright. 1020, by Public- ledger Cempanyj
PRICE TWO CENTS
RTY OWNERS
COURT FIGHT
VALUATIONS
ant Heme Owners
;k Legal Relief te Re
duce Assessments
te
Ten Important Robberies
Committed in Few Weeks
REFUSES TO SUPPLY
TEST BLANKS, CHARGE
uirts will be nuked te give re
excessive IncrcnseA., In the as-
of Pliilndelphla homes,
vns nnnnunred today by angry
who went te pretest In vnln
errors, sitting nt City Hall,
making the sky the limit in
die valuation of renlty.
i of two of the most power pewer power
intlens of home owners in West
bin, the Forty-seventh nnd
rets Improvement Association
Polies Creek Heme Association,
i rinphatle terms, nfter they
agled fruitlessly with the as
i hat they would file stilts inline-
0 have their assessments rc-
associatlens throuRheut the city
ited te co-epcrnto with them
i mere rcnsenabln assessment
iiir houses by process of law.
I'retestants HclllRcrcnt
vn the most crowded day te
the assessors' office. And the
its were in mere belligerent
in iicferc.
n iiinnv instnnces they brought
efflcinls and lnwyers of their
med associations, te meke
tests mere emphatic,
me of the inerniiiR's proceed -the
refusal of the chief clerk
-poers' office te Rive the scoro scero score
oiie of the associations a suf
iinher of appeal blanks for nil
hers of the association. The
k. Jeseph Oberndorf, cxplniued
would net de se because "it
ive a tendency te encourage "
uimhcr of appeals."
d every one who wants te tnke
1 from the 'excessive valuations
eard would have te apply in
Pretests Prove Futile
iirds represented nt the hear-
the Twc'iity-sevcnth, Fortieth
it -sixth. cinbiaciiiR all the
l'vlng south of Market street
of the Schuylkill river,
eitv-sevcnth and Pine Streets
uen't Association, one of these
a united' nnd exceedingly
pretest, is composed of house
fiem Spruce street te Cedar
ml Forty-sixth street te terty-rrct.-
pekesmnn was its president,
l Lndncr, who lives nt the
t corner of Forty-seventh
.il O-nge avenue.
increases in our territory are
t innate te these auy where
said. "Our association served
edny that Its 102 members
lppenl before December lit
he excessive valuations placed
properties. Our secretary, XV.
e, 1ms been instructed te get
ilnnks for every member,
ne In fnver of a fnir increase
ions. "We don't mind that, for
it is necessary. Hut we arc
my unfair shifting of tee heavy
the bin den en our shoulders,
association is ready te carry
ler into the courts, and is go
n se. The assessors have told
they are guided in their asoss asess
v sale prices in the neighbor -'liev
siiv thev are compelled by
fellow sales prices as thelnJ
making up nssesment siiceis.
I't Assessors' Arguments
nr judgment that argument will
in a court of law, nnd we are
put our judgment te tlie test
ng a court case of it. It is a
Inw that what a man pays for
ty is net a criterion of its real
or, as the law regards the sit-
a niiiii may be compelled by
ciiciiiiistnnccs te pay mere for
t tlinu It is worth. The law
allow the actual selling price
mine (lie value. We have found
in iniiiij land dnmnge rulings."
'its of the association were
in the corridor for Mr. Tattle,
I gene te get the appeal blanks.
nut plainly I ml Ik mi lit nnd told
ut his rt'i u est for blanks had
ui sed.
rndnrf. the chief clerk," said
ttle, "refused me point blank.
an) one wlie wanted the nppenl
mill have te apply for them in
or by letter. When I told him
s would men n grent persennl In
''lice if the members of the ns
ii came in person, or would help
ic assessors' mall if they wrote
',". he answered he wns nfrald
ing of appeals from the asses
illnss might be encouraged If he
1 the blanks."
ititnriiejs represented the Cobbs
J'liikvvny Heme Association,
'insists of im home-owners llv
lie section hounded by F.llswerth
lliiltliiiore avenue, Fifty-eighth
ml Sixty-first street. The attor atter
;;ie Martin A. Maleney. 1021
MXtietli street; Jaines .1. Hreen,
UUenii street; Jeseph Clnpp
11110 Seuth Sixty-first street,
'pli Newman, 112!) Seuth Six
lect. Asks Fer Ce-operation
Cobbs Creek Association," Mr.
y said, "desires te co-epcratu
nun all ether associations In
ipaia te oppeso In the courts
lawnrrnuted increases and step
hie, unfair mid oppressive assess
t values en tlie Individual home
s association represents no in in
ether than individual property
men who own their own homes
" in them, and expect te keep en
"i them. We are neither land
r speculators."
of the Instances of incrense cited
I the house of Clayten O. Piatt,
northeast corner of Ferty-slxth
I'nieii streets, whose house was
from JIIO.ODO te iJ.Ti.OOO ; H.
tt, of r.UIII Pine street, whose
in nai'lT'T'1 1-'000, two years
10,000 last year and $18,000 this
Ulll ,1. Y Ilnl.l nf .I1T U...l.
ixtii street, whose assessment
nueOen raw Twenty. Column Fuur
dlnal ne.i.nJ ft- .,,'J-.. ..
"" SnFS r t
October 0 Jewels valued nt ?'J0,
000 taken from home of Mrs. W.
Saekctt Ducll, Moadowbreok, Pa.
October 0 Pearl necklace and
ether jewels, valued at $35,00(1,
stolen from the boudoir of Mrs.
Geerge II. McFadden, Jr., at Villa
nova. October 1", Tlilef enters the
Ornylynn Apartment, 074 North
Eleventh street, nnd escnpes with
$15,000 In Jewelry.
October 10 Jewels worth ?20,000
stolen from home of Mm. S. Ii.
Thompson, 12020 Spruce street, by
stranger who posed ns prospective
purchaser of the house.
October 18 A. J. Antelo Dev
ereux's home at Orcland, Pa., robbed
of gems valued at $00,000.
November !! Heme of Mrs. K. V.
Curdes, 0232 North Sixteenth
street, robbed of ?lfi00 in jewelry.
November 7 Perch -climbing bur
glars take $700 In jewels from home
of 'Mrs. Ilnlph De Mucy, 1S20 Seuth
Juniper street.
November S Fifteen Gcrmantewn
homes, In radius of three blocks,
robbed; SlfiOO in rash, some jewelry
and n few articles of clothing taken.
November 12 Three robbers bind
and gag Henry Murray In his nssay
shop, 113 Seuth Second street, and
take gems wertli R20.000.
November 18 Thieves tnke $150,
000 in stock certificates and ether
valuables from npartment of Mr. nnd
Mrs. W. K. Hlelinrds, at the Sun
derland, Thirty-fifth street and
Powclten avenue.
$15010 IN STOCKS
TAKEN AT BROKER'S
KOI; MISS BONDS
Thief Ransacks Apartment at
35th and Powelton; $300,000
in Securities Undisturbed
GEMS, CASH AND CLOTHES
STOLEN; FAMILY ABSENT
TITLED CHURCHMAN
DIES AT VILLAN0VA
Italian .Nobleman, Known as Dr.
Berghes, Would Soen Have
Become Menk
Dr. HerRhcs, an Italian neblemnn,
who renounced his titles te enter the
mennstery of St. Themas, at Villa Villa
teva, died last night at that Institu
tion nfter a brief illness,. He was forty
seven years old.
Discarding princely titles after his
entrance te Vlllanevn last December,
and preferring te be designated simply
ns Dr. Herghes, be would have con
cluded his probation next month, fol
lowing which he would have been ad
mitted te the Augustinlnu Order.
Dr. Herghes was born in Nuplcs in
1873, the son of Count de Landas
Rourgegne de Rnclie and Adelaide M.
de Grainont-Hamllten. He claimed te
have succeeded in 1007, te prince duke duko
den, of de Herghes, en letters approved
by King Leepold II, of Helglum nnd
by Eniporer Francis Jeseph of Austria
'Hungary. Following his arrival In this coun
try he ninde the further claim of clo cle clo
vntien te archbishop and metropolitan
in 1010, nnd that through his efforts
the American branch of the Old Cath
olics numbers in 1020 nbeut 120,000 in
Canada and the Fnited States. His
auxiliary In this country was Carmel
II. Carfora, of Chicago, titled a re
gional bishop.
Willie born in Naples, Dr. Herghes
lived most of his life in England. He
was a Heuteqnnt in the Hritish army
at twenty-one years of age, and de
clared In statements after his arrival
.ii villiuuivn tlmt. he had seen service
under Kitchener in the seuuan anu
i.-,.,.,,. ei,n nhi, tin. miik nt niMitenani.
colonel before leaving the army.
His full name was the .Most nevcrcnti
Prince and Duke de Landas-Hcrghcs St.
Wineck etde Ilaehe, Kodelph Franceis
St. Patrlce AlphetiKiis (Jlilslaln de Grn-niont-llainllten
de Lerraine.
SAVED BY HOG ISLAND SHIP
Makanda Seventeenth Vessel Res
cued by Philadelphia Beats
A radio message received at Wil
mington, N. C, and forwarded te Heg
Island shipyard this morning said tlie
disabled steamship Makanda had been
rescued by the Heg Island-built steum
ship Corsen, nnd was being towed te
Hampton Iteads. ,,,,,. .,
The Makanda was disabled in the
storm tlint swept the Atlantic, Novem
ber 15 and 1(1. nnd it is thought her
wireless was put out of commission.
Tim Makanda is a wooden ship, 2M)
feet long, and hns a crew of forty -eight
men. The steel steamship ter tor ter
sen, which was lauuched at Heg Island
June 10, ll)l!. was en route from New
Orleans te Hamburg. The Corsen is
401 feet long with a displacement of
7825 dead-weight tens.
Today's rescue makes the seventeenth
made by ships built at Heg Island.
HORSE BLOCKS TRAFFIC
Animal Sticks Head In Trelley Car
at Eighth and Chestnut Streets
Traffic lu the vicinity of Eighth nnd
Chestnut streets was dehi)ed during
the neon-day rush hour and hundreds
of pedestrians were attracted te the
neighborhood when one of the horses
of a team driven by It. J. Henry. 2.22
West Arizona street, wns caught in
a traffic jam between two trolley cars.
The herse became frightened and
.,,,ui,,.,l Hk hend threuirh the rear win
dew of a Mauayunk car, south bound.
en Eighth street. Tlie horse wns se
verely out about the head and nek
but no one was injured, ultheugh the
accident caused considerable excite
ment nineng tlie occupants lu the rear
of the street car.
CLOTHING MEN OPTIMISTIC
Prices New en a Stable Basis, As
serts National Association
Chicago, Nev. 18,-(Hy A. P.)
Clnthlng prices are en a stable basis,
according te a statement issued last
night Ii v the noare et (iirecnirs m mc
National Association of Hetall Clothiers.
"Iteadjiistment of prices lias well run
Its course,"" snld the statement. "With
out taking Inte consideration costs or
mnterlnl values, the retail merchant
has passed te thn consumer price con
About $150,000 in registered stocks
ere stolen from the npartment of Wil
liam E. lUchards, a retired banker, at
Thirty fifth street and Powelton nve
mie. by a thief who overlooked $300,000
worth cf negotiable notes and bends.
The robbery Is believed te have oc ec oc
etiTed shortly before (1 o'clock last eve
ning, about twenty minutes before Mrs.
Uichard.'. returned from n shopping
trip.
Twe suits of clothes valued at $200
and a small bank containing $18 In
dimes .also were taken. The thief en
tered from the renr after ascending an
enclosed stairway and forcing a deer.
The stolen stocks' were In n box en n
shelf in Mrs. Hlelinrds' bedroom. They
Included $100,000 In. stocks of the Head
Lake Celd -Copper Mining Ce. of Spo
kane, Wash., and $40,000 in stocks of
the Hemhay Heed Willow Mnufacturlng
Ce.
Tlie $300,000 of negotiable notes nnd
bends were in plain envelopes in the
drnwer of a writing tnble. Tiiey were
received recently from Mr. Richards'
brokers.
The Richards occupy apartmept C-5
en the third fleer of the Sunderland
Apartment. They left their apnrt
ment about I) o'clock yesterday morning.
Mrs. Richards visited nl number of
stores in the central part of the city
while her husband was looking after
some business details.
.Mrs. Richards arrived home about
0:10 o'clock last evening. The npart
ment wns dark when she entered. She
went back te the kitchen, switched en
the lights nnd then went te u bedroom.
She noticed several drawers open and
their contents strewn about. A mo me mo
lecco box with pearl and platinum studs
and several scarfplns were missing.
Mr. Richards reached home a few
minutes nfterwards. Together they
went through their suite, checking up
their valuables. They were astonished
te Unci that the thief had overlooked
the bends, which could have been con
verted into cash with comparative ease.
Occupants of an apartment en the
second fleer say they heard footsteps in
the Richards apartment about 5 :45
o'clock last evening.
HYLAN AND UNTERMYER
AGAIN CLASH AT HEARING
N.'Y. Mayer "A'ccuses BulldlnjJ PrSBe
Counsel of "Political Attack"
New Yerk. Nev. 18. (Ky A. P.)
rnusual disorder marked resumption
today of the joint legislative commit
tee's invcatigatien of -the "building
trust," with Mayer II) Ian en the wit
ness stand.
The Mayer nnd Snmuel Fnterniycr,
committee counsel, clashed continually,
the former chaiRliiR that he wns being
made a victim of a political attack by
Mr. Fntermyer.
Senater Lockwood, the chairman,
reprimanded Mayer Hylan n number of
times, and requested that the hearing
proceed.
Demands for an Increase of $1 a day
presented by the building trades coun
cil have been refused by the Huilding
Trades Employers' Association, it was
announced today. Rebert P. Hrludcll,
who wns Indicted yesterday for at
tempted extortion in connection with
the investigation here of the nlleged
"building trust," is president of the
labor organization, which hns nbeut
115.000 members.
The present wage scale of the men Is
$10 a day for bricklayers, $0.50 for
plasterers and $0 for members of In
side trades.
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WIAYORWILLTAKE
CONTROL OF POLICE "
TO CHECK CRIMES
Returns Frem Conference With
Sproul Intent en Getting
Better Werk Frem Force
MAPS OUT LEGISLATIVE
PLANS WITH GOVERNOR
&
MRS. CHARLOTTE K. PALMER
Wealthy New Yerk divorcee, bound
and Ragged by "gentlemen rob
bers," who relieved her of gems
valued at $.",00,000 and then leis
urely ransacked her home. Mrs.
Palmer wa an actress until her
marriage in 1010
WOMAN IS GAGGED
IN $1,000 THEFT
Mrs. C. K. Palmer, Rich Di
vorcee, Attacked After Visit
ing Mrs. Sidney Drew
GEM ROBBERS SOLICITOUS
IRISH HORROR PLOT SEEN
Greenwood Says Document Sug
gested Spreading of Typhoid
Londen, Nev. 18. (Ry A. P.) Sir
Hnuiar Crcenwoed, chief secretary for
Ireland, stnted in the Heuse of Com Cem Com
eons today that during a recent raid
in Ireland troops captured a document,
sent by the commander-in-chief of the
Irish Republican army te his chief of
staff, containing a series of remarka
ble nnd horrifying stntements regard
ing the spreading of typhoid among the
troops and glanders among the cavalry
heies.
Sir Ilaniar read the dbcunieut. Deal
Ini? with the possibility of spreading ty
pheid among the troops by Infected
milk, the document described tlie diffi
culties and risks run by tlie operators,
and concluded with the statement that
the chief of staff would in any ense
need expert opinion in order te carry
out the suggestion in tlie document.
Ry the Associated Press
New. Yerk, Nev. 18. An extensive
senrch. was instituted last night for
three men who early Tuesday morning
entered a fashionable residence in East
Nineteenth street, bound and gagged
Mrs. Charlette King Palmer, a wealthy
divorcee, and two servants, then fled
with jewels nnd furs valued by the fam
ily at $500,000. There was $5-1,000
insurance en the jewels.
Mrs. Palmer attended a reception at
the home of Mrs. Sidney Drew, in
Monmouth, N. J., Monday night.
Shortly after Oo'cleck, the servants told
the police, the bell rang and when they
nnswercd the deer, cloaks were thrown
ever their heads, they wcre bound and
placed en a bed In Mrs. Palmer's room.
Thieves Answer Call for Butler
Returning Tuesday morning after 1
o'clock Mrs. Palmer said she noticed
sonie -dlsarrangemcntf'ef W urnlturep and
rang for the butler. Three men, wear
ing false mustaches and wigs, answered.
They told her the house was in danper
of being robbed. Rut she tried te pass
them and was pushed back.
Mrs. Palmer were a pearl necklace,
valued by her at $400,000, and two dia
mond bracelets. She darted past the
men, she said, and at the head of the
stairs, tripped and fell. She tore her
necklace and the pearls ran ever the
fleer.
The men carried her te her room.
After they had picked up the pearls, she
said, they returned, bound her, then
took tliu Jewels from her fniRcrs and
the bracelets she had secreted in her
dress.
The three leisurely ransacked the
house and did net leave until 7 :30
o'clock Tuesday morning. Soen nfter,
the butler loosened his bends, freed his
mistress nnd called the police.
Intruder Sprays Her Threat
While Mrs. Palmer was hound help
less one of the thieves loosened the gnc
She complained of a pain in her threat
and lie brought her a box of lozenges.
She declined them and he offered her a
cigarette, with the same result.
Then Mrs. Palmer told him he could
find nu atomizer en her dressing table
she used te spray her thrent. With the
expert gentleness of n trained nurse,
she said? the robber sprayed her threat,
repeating the operation several times
until he and his companions departed.
Among the gems stolen were several
gifts from Mrs. Palmer's fornier,Jius fernier,Jius
band, James C. Parrish. Jr., one
time Harvard athlete, and a relative
of the Vanderbilt family. Hefere her
marriage te Parrish in 1010 Mrs. Palmer
was en the stage nnd ns Charlette Cath
erine Palmer appeared with Lew Fields,
De Weif Hepper and in several pro
ductions In Londen nnd Paris.
Mrs. Palmer is thirty-eight years
old. Parrish divorced ncr iu mill.
EX-KAISERIN CRITICALLY ILL
The Hague, Nev. 18. (Hy A. P.)
The Illness of the former Herman Em
press Augusta Victeria has again taken
n critical turn. Ex-Crown Prince Fred
prick William imide n hurried trip to
day from Wleringen te her bedside.
Mayer Moere took control of the po
lice In his own bauds today en his re
turn from conferences nt Ilnrrisburg,
nnd may order changes affecting officials
from the highest te the lowest pests iu
the Department of Public Safety.
Incensed nt the activities of automo
bile bandits, bursars and footpads and
the large number of crimes of violence,
the Mayer feels a new spirit must be
Infused 'into the lecnl guardians of life
nnd property.
As his trnin from Hnrrisburg neared
this city today the Mayer was asked
pelntblank If he considered replacing
Jnmes T. Corteiyeu. the director et
public safety.
Silent en Shahcup Plans
The Mayer was told of rumors that
he was dissatisfied with the present ad
ministration of the police force. Rumors
even went se far, lie was told, that it
was whispered Majer Samuel O.
Wynne, chief ceuntv detective, wns be
ing considered for the office of director
of public safety. There is another re
port that Captain of Detectives Souder
Is te go.
"I am net snying anything en that
today," the Mayer replied.
Discussing the general police sit
uation here, lie ndded : "I hnve no com
ment te make. I have taken the mnttcr
In my own hands for a few days and
have net concluded my investigation."
It Is understood the Mnyer feels
matters have net been moving ns fast
as they should In the public safety de
partment. Ne Letup In Vare Fight
The Mayer come back from his con
ferences with Ooverner Sproul in the
role of n harmenizcr between various
factions in the state organization. His
role, he asserted, does nrtt menu there
will be any let-up In his fight en the
contractor combine in this city.
"As. te the state, there ought te he
complete harmony among Republicans,"
he said. "I will make my contribution
'teltliaT'ciiil se far as I nm able.
"Philadelphia is a separate unit.
There enn be no compromise with the
contractor combine. The light en the
combine must go en until contractor
Inlluence in the Reniiblicnu organization
in the city is eliminated."
The conferences with Mr. Sproul
were held last night nnd this morning et
Ilarrisburg, where the Mayer was a
guest at the executive mansion.
Plan Charter Changes
A sheaf of proposed legislation for
this city wns discussed, including sug
gested amendments te the new charter.
The changes miiv include u modification
of the civil service previsions of the
law.
Discussing the forthcoming session
of the Legislature, the .Mayer said he
and (ioveriier Sproul talked about get
ting bills iu early uud having a short
and snappy session.
"The Mnyer found the Ooverner will
ing te assist iu matters te wliiclithe
Mayer drew attention," Mr. Moere
stated, "Including ccrtnin amendments
te the city charter. Tlie Ooverner was
net se strong en the Mayer's proposal
that the state should share with the
city receipts derived from automebilo
licenses, which the Mayer said new net
the state mere than $7,000,000.
"The .Mayer insists that there should
be some rempciixntlnu for tearing up the
reads and streets by automobiles and
trucks within the city limits. The Oov Oev Oov
erner, however, pointed out that the
state needs the money. Hut n confer
ence en this subject may develop some
legislation either iu Ilarrisburg or Phil
adelphia looking te protecting the in
terests of the city.
Wants New Congress District
"The congressional apportionment
wns toadied en. The Mnyer found the
Coventer favorable te a reapportion
ment, .which, if enacted, would 'yield
I'hlliidelphhi nu additional congress
man, we tamed ever tlie coming con
vention of governors nt Hnrrisburg,
HAYOR CONFERS ON SHAKE-UP
OF POLICE? TO SEE COTTTELYOU
City Solicitor Smyth and Hurdech Kcndrlck went into con
ference -with. Mayer Moere upon his Teturn te the city today,
concerning the police shake-up. Mr. Keudrick, who was the Mayer's
campaign manager, was one of these net favorably disposed te
the appointment of James T. Corteiyeu as director of Public Safety,
later in the day the Mayer probably will confer with Director
Cortelycre.
BRITAIN PLANS TO TRADE WITH RUSSIA
LONDON, Net. 18. Premier Lloyd Geerge stated in the Heuse
et Commens today that the cabinet had decided that a draft of ae
greement ta carry out the July arrangements for trade with
Euuila oheuld ec prepared "and ne hoped Jt would be ready for
BubmicBlen te the Buuulan government in a few daye.
HARDING PLEADS
FOR PLAIN LIVIi
AND SANE IDEALS
President-Elect Received
New Orleans With
Open Arms
ii
i
ASSURES SOUTH OF HOPE. '
FOR GREATER PROSPERITY!
WIFE VISITS JAMES
N MURDERERS
ROW
REPUBLICANS EYE
"Confident America" Sure ttj
Take Leading Part in World
Reconstruction I
TRADE EXPANSION NEEDED!
GENEVA ACTIVITIES
Weman Sobs as She Meets Man
Who Confessed Slaying
- of David Paul -
Believe Assembly May Back
Elihu Reet's Plan for
World Court
Senater Decides Net te VisHJ
I Mexico, Owing te Other ,
Arrangements
ASKS AFTER HIS SON
Frank .1. .Tames, confessed slayer of
David S. Paul. Camden bank mes
senger.' was seen by bis wife today for
,.,,., , , . .-,-. t - I r.-"--,
.tlie nrst since ins arrest, weiuucr ... plerp w,,0 w, be rospenfllblc for (erm
llie WIO s Visit wns ii mii-jih-": l"
LEAGUE ENERGY SURPRISES
Hy CLINTON XV. OILBEUT
Stne" rirrfKinilpnt Kirnlnc r'tiMle J.rign
'Cepvriuht, 1020. bu Public Ltdeer Ce.
Washington, Nev. IS. Republican
ACTOR'S ABBREVIATED GARB
SHOCKS SOQIETY MATRONS
"Talk of Town" Committee Tells Henry G. Kiefer te Put Mere
Clethes en Paris He Says "Ne" Answer Cemes Tonight
".Se tills is Paris!"
Tlie executive committee of "Ine
Talk of tlm Town," which opened last
night at the Academy of Music, gasped
when Helen of Trey's friend walked
en te the stage, about ns heavily dressed
as u lifeguard. ,
"Yes, this is Paris," Henry C.
Kiefer, a Philadelphia artist playing
the part, announced reacsurlnglv, only
Paris didn't luive en se many clothes.
The question whether Paris of Trey,
IIIL'II model, should wear trousers or a
light fall overcoat or some sort of trim
mings ever a lurge section of his chilled
though nieiib form will be decided at
tonight's performance. , , .,
mm... .vi.i.iittvn rnnimlttce or till
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cessions that would have been delayed I charity levue has come out wttli tlie
uvm.,il months If the ordinary processes! statement that he lias te get into ieiiie
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.. tt-mlii trend were followed.
"With continued public confidence
and favorable weather conditions, cloth
ing HtecUs will be well liquidated by
the end of the season. The future of
the Industry is much brighter thnn nt
any time aurjuc ue reiuijuniuieju vv
rind jn v : .'" -Tit
iii,,iu nr i'il nut of the nictiire.
Mr. Kiefer, who has a studio ut 1(50!)
Arch street, deelnres that ns far ns he
and his art are concerned lm would as
seen wear a silk hat and rubber hcela
In bis fleen'e nu te spoil everything by
drajtlug himself In tlghtu and chiffon,
fast nlEut no .were a leopard skin
that wan cut ever the gencrul lines of
these undergarments made for the beat
retail trade.
Clethes Don't Make the Man
He tayn that when It comes te playing
Paris or any of tkose hereie ligures,
clothes don't inake the man ; they in
terfere with him.
The executive committee, consisting
of Mrs. Charlton Yttrnall, Mrs. Wil
liam J. Clothier, Mrs. (ieerge Ii. Evans,
Mrs. Alexander Coxe Yarnall, Mrs.
Herbert I, Clark and Miss Clamer O.
Ilaird, has Issued "h ptatcmnut declar
ing that Mr. Kiefer, in order te be of
any further service te the Heed .Street
Neighborhood Heuse, the Junier League
and ether charitable organizations, must
wrap himself up mere.
Tills. .Mr. Kiefer says as an
artist he cannot conscientiously de. If
lie is going te be Paris he is going te
leek like Piirls ami net like a man iu
a bathrobe nnd slippers..
He ought te knew what he Is talk;
"". i. wniinuea;,nn e im, loiuniiUTwe
Continued en Pane Tntntx, Celnmii One
DRUGS SEIZED IN RAID
Police Find Narcotics In Ceat
Stuffed Inte Oilcar
Mere than $-000 wertli of drugs wns
offered us evidence today, when Ilyman
Celd wns held in SI 500 bull for a fur
ther hearirg by Magistrate Carsen,
charged with having narcotic drugs In
his possession.
Detective Ziegler, of the vice squad,
testitied he had arrested Cijld last night
in his apartment and found twenty-six
bottles of herein and four packages of
ether drugs in the pockets of nn over
coat, which he siiid the prisoner had
stuffed into an oilcan.
DENIES JTTEALING LOVE
Physician's Lawyer Declares Aliena
tion Charge Is Blackmail
Dr. Telle J. d'Aprey,, 7(17 North
Fortieth stret, today entered an em
phatic denial before Judge Stem that
he alienated the affection of Mrs. Jacob
Shrage, whose husband is suing him
for SL'O.DOO dnmages.
William A. Cray, the physician's at
torney, outlined the defense nnd char
acterized thn suit ns an attempt te ruin
his client nnd obtain money through
blackmail uud fraud. When Dr.
d'Aprey took the stard he told of his
relations with Mrs. Slirage, asserting
he knew her only In his professional
ca purity.
Karller in tlie day the liuhlmuil was
en the stnnd. He charged the pliyslciati
with ruining' his life und nsserted that
the Iesh of his wife's lve was due te the
defendant. Mrs, Sh.rage wept and in
.terrtiptrd the court tel such an extent
inni n ic, wUL"iSir''l i"S"uu'
her licensed husband, who was brought
l3 the Camden count. hill yesterday
with liU i enfi derate. Iluymnnd XV.
Hchuck, from the jail at Mt. Helly.
It was shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning, when a smartly dressed
woman, was led up the long stairways
te the sixth ffner et tne jan.
"Wait here. I'll be back." n turnkey
said te the woman, who wns accom
panied by Jehn Harris. James' counsel.
The turnkey then went te n small cell
in "murderers' row." nnd peering into
the cubicle, told Jnmes his wife had
come te see him.
James had just been shaved by an
other prisoner. He made an effort at
improving his appearance, nnd a mo
ment later the deer opened and Mrs.
.Temes stepped through- the cell deer.
Mrs. James embraced her husband,
sobbing neftl . She then sat down be
side him en the small prison cel', hold
ing his band In hers.
Ker five minutes they sat quietly
with each ether, apparently unaware
of their grim surroundings.
Jitmes was heard te ask. "Hew is
Hareld?" He is their sixteen-year-old
son, who attends Camden High Scheel.
At tl nil of five minutes the turn
key leiniiided the confessed slayer and
his wife that the time allowed wa .
ended. Sirs. Jnmes iigain embraced
her liii'-band and left the cell.
As siie was aided down the stairs,
she -aid lie. v ecu -.elis. "I feel better
new tlmt I have seen him."
Itussell Cuniiw, counsel for Schiiclc,
held a long talk with him today, but
refused te divulge his plans for Schuck's
defense.
Harris, James' counsel, said today
that n, well-known nlleilust will be
procured te examine, Jnmes, te deter
mine whether he is sane.
County Prosecutor Wolverton said
lie would fight for a conviction en the
charge of murder in the first degree.
"James is sane," be said.
WILSON IS MUCH BETTER
Health Shows Improvement Since
Election, Officials Assert
Washlncten. Nev. 18. (Hv A. P..
President Wilsen's health was said
today by White Heuse officials te have
shown improvement since the election
nnd the consequent removal of the
anxiety sliewn by the President ever the
decision of the electorate.
Despite the cold weather, Mr. AVilsen
spends seme time each day en the south
portico of the White Heuse. He ulse is
devoting much time te public business
and te the preparation of his annual
messnge te Congress.
C00LIDGE ON CONTRACTS
Vies President Elect Condemns
Tradesmen Who Seek Cancellation
Hhsten, Nev. IS. (IJy A. P.) Can
cellation of contracts by tradespeeple
who have been caught in a falling mar
ket with orders for goods at high prices
was condemned by Coverner Cenllilge,
Vice President-elect, in a letter te the
llosten ltoet and Sheu Club.
"It is neC always possible for men
te meet obligations," the governor
wrote, "Ne one can, complain of tiat,
hut there seems te be a great tendency
IO UYUIU (HJIIKUlltMIN I1IUL I'OIIIU OO lUCC,
with a result which is demeralizine te
everybody.
"Tills is especially true in the mat
ter of the cancellation of orders. If
one person Is allowed te cancel It means
that every one must have the same ad
vantage, which throws the entire trade
into confusion and results in n great
deal of less, none of which would happen
probably if such cancellations were net
allowed."
DOUBLE ROYAL WEDDING
Twe Marriages Between Greek and
Rumanian Houses Expected
Lucerne, Nev. 18. Crown Prince
Charles of Rumania will arrive here to te
day from ltueharcst accompanied by
his mother, Queen Marie, who Is new
in Zurich. It is reported that the visit
will lead te his engagement te Princess
nelcne of Crewe, daughter of former
King Constantine.
Inasmuch as Prince Ceorgeof Oreece,
who is reported te be engaged te Prin
cess Kllzabetli of Ilumanla, is expected
litre Friday, the announcement of the
arrangement of n double marriage be
tween the beuses of Oreece and Ku
mania is expected.
Three Negroes Lynched In Georgia
Douglass, Ca., Nev. 18. (Hy A. P.)
Twe Negro men nnd a Negro woman
accused et impiicutien m tlie ky
of Pearly Harper, a young plant.. , of
this country, were shot early today by a
mob of mera than IfiO men, who over
powered Sheriff Tntiner and two depq.
ticB. ..ln were attempting te get tlie
nvBiv1"" " nim ier Biuu serving.
j
Hy the Associated Ire,ss
New Orleans, Nev. IS. President
elect Harding nrrrted here today te cm
bark en his trip te the Panama canal
?mie and was received by New Or
leans nnd Louisiana with open arms.
While in the city only about fivil
hours, the President-elect found titnrj
te make two addresses. In the first!
a large crowd" gathered at the Clt,
Hall. Senater Harding expressed hid
gratitude for the reception accorded hlml
through the Seuth and declared one of
his fondest ambitions was te sec a na
tion where sectionalism was completely
forgotten. He also touched briefly ent
the tariff question, asserting that thai
Seuth as well as the North veuld l4
interested in the working out of a tar
iff policy that would prevent foreign)
dumping nt the expense of American
Industry.
After his City Hall address, Mr4
Harding rode et the head of a parallel
through the crowded downtown streets
and at neon made a formal address be
fore tlie New Orleans Chamber of Cem
merce. In tills speech he appealed ferf
plain living and square dealing as till
strongest reliance of the nntinu in tln
period of after-war readjustment. I Il
said in part:
"T believe the American people hnvfl
come te realize that we must face mo
mentous problems, and must face them!
with resolute courage and practical
wisdom and patriotic determination.
There must be no reason for pause noe
excuse for despair, nor place for pessi
mism. If we are effective in solving
our problems nt home, we shnll be bet
ter nble te help solve these of the world!
ns befits our part in modern civilization
Old Order Net te Return
"The world has never witnessed sucbj
ing the party's policy en the League
of Nations ari watching with interest
the meeting of the league assembly in
Oeneva. '
They arc fctruck with the vitality
which the assembly shows; and even
some who were inclined te the belief
that there must be n new 'association
of nations sec in the nssembly support
of Senater Itoet's, contention that the
present league miist be the basis of
whatever international organization
tills country proposes te enter.
What the assembly at Geneva docs
with the world court proposal espe
cially interests the Republicans, as
their plan is te stress the court in any
international organization this' country
should enter. The council of the league
already acted some time nge upon the
world court nronesal. and Its action
was net favorable te the se-called Heet
plan, which is likely te be the basis
of the policy te be agreed upon nt lte
publicnn conferences te be held "at
Marien,
The' Council's Plan
Pnder the Reet plan the world court
would hnve jurisdiction ever interna
tional ilismites. independent of the
league council. The council. hns ngreed i
te u court which slieiilil have jurlsillc- llp1(,nvni Ks tImt whi,., cnln(1 wit,
tlen iu cases where the nations involved' , t ,.i..iii.nfn,, ,vn4
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iii tln illmmtn would ucrec te refer the
question 'at Issue te the court, all ether
disputes being subject, te the council.
The difference is this :
Under- the Heet plan any nation
having a grievance could hale the nn nn
tlen offending before the court, pre
cisely as the private citizen who Is
wronged can bring, tlie offender before
the ordinary court of justice. 1'nder
the plan ns it went through the council,
the court would exist only for these
nations which would agree te go before
It. as In the case of the Hague Tri
bunal new.
grei
never se sorely tried. Inevitably thern
must be reconstruction. Unavoidably
there will be readjustment. And the old
order will never return. The incal
culable sacrifice would be vain, llufl
there must come stability and depend
ability. We must put aside tlie debris
of war and continue te build en seliil
foundations. We cannot escape all 'the
consequences of feered war or the un
settle conditions of its aftermath
There are sure te be reverses. Then
will be endless discouragements, but it
confident America will face them withi
The league assembly has get going j Ke(l) courage and we will win. Wi
with such niunzing vigor that no ene
here will predict that It will accept tlie
council's action en the world court nt
least without a let of opposition. The
assembly is essentially a meeting of the
small nations of the world. The big
nations are represented in it, but, of
course, the small nations outnumber
them. . . .
The 'small nations are naturally jeal
ous of the big nations. That jealousy
broke out nt Pnris -in the full sessions
of tlie Pence Conference. The assembly
consequently is jealous of the council,
and since opposition te the -council is
the main ground of American opposition
te the league the assembly may be en en en
coureged te differ with the1 'council,
especially en this subject of the w.nrld
court, which the members of the ns-i-embly
knew the United States t6 Espe
cially favor.
Small Nations I-'aer Idea
The small nations naturally will be
friendly te the world court, lu a court
nations will be, at least theoretically,
en a par, as in the ordinary courts men
eVe, at least in theory, equal. A court
before which one nntien may 'hale 'an
other te secure justice will cenujjend
itself te tlie smaller nations. Tliere Tliere
fere, the Republicans am keeping" an
eje en the assembly and its attitude
toward a world court.
It is reported that' Llesd (leerce's
unexpected decision te go te Ceuevn and
attend the assembly's sessions has te de
Persian Delayed en Trip. te Geneva
and Secretary Killed
'Ccneva, Nev. IS. ( Ry A. I'. )
The secretariat of the League of Na
tions assenibb was notified today that
Prince Arfa-IM-Diiwleh, head of the
Persian delegation, had met with a
thrilling ndventuie with a tragic end
for his secretary while the delegation
was en its way te Geneva from Tehe
ran, tlie Persian capital.
Retween Ispahan and Shiraz the
prince was captured by n robber band.
The robbers seized the prlnce'H papers
and killed hl.s secretary. The prince
made Wlf escape and the authorities
eventually captured the band and re
stored the papers. The) prince is con
tinuing his journey and sent word that
he hoped te arrlve in Geneva shertl).
LEAGUE TO RULE LITHUANIA
International Army of Occupation
Decided On, Says Repert
Madrid, Nev. IS. (Ry A. P ) A
n- Mir that Spain has been calhsl upon
jXlw League of Nations te participate
,n an international military occupation
of Lithuania is published by the ma
jority of the Madrid newspapers today.
According te the rumors it has been
HUggestcd that a warsbjp,,- witft two
companies, et mariuea,. constitute
tipaiu's coatriDutien te the expedition.
may slew up a bit new and then ; we
may have te bend our backs te ner
burden-. Snrely we are going te bi
called upon nationally, collectively ami
individually te renounce extravagancei
and lenru the old und the new lessens!
of thrift and of providence. It will
add te our power and emphasize euu
stability if we become a simplu-liviuU
nntien once mere. It will odd te thn
sum total of our hepplne-s.
''The big thing for all America M
realize new and always is tlie dignity
of productive labor. Ne matter hew
humble, the producers are the maker-!
of the essentials of civilization and mj
must, each and all of us, accept ami
discharge our duty of producing fmf
tlie world or of ministering te tlie need,
of comfort or progress of mankind.
Sanity Is Needed
Thcie mc certain fundamentals)
which are eerlnstii'g. Neither our own.
nor the world's salvation is te be werkei)
nut through any patent nostrum
through any miracle of statesmaushipj
through anj government panacea. Gov
ernment is but the agency te admiiiistPif
the collective, organized public service.
Sanity, clear thinking, common sense,)
honest), co-operation in ellicial circles.
fin executive and legislative depart
ment, will help miglitly and bring inf
closer together and will promote euij
understanding, but government aleu,
will licit eftect the whole solution. Tim
CenllniKsl en Tnei. Twenty, Column r.nir KH'llter task is tllllt et the American
people themselves, it is ler them, uu-
PRINCE SEIZED BY ROBBERS ;,1,,l','( ."V'Test'"1"1 ','u,1''rNl"1)' '" "wi
"Ours are millions of bread acre-4
eager te respond te man's cultivating)
touch. We have nn empire tun! milliens:
mere are awniting reclamation. Wn
have net half revealed our mines nod
inensurisl our waterpower. We are un
miitched in genius ami unexcelled in in
dustry. We are progressive in educa
tion. We are free iu religion nnd mean
te stay fri)e ; and mean ever te he freij
In press especially. We have mera than
the beginning of an adequate transport!
system. We are awakened te the possi
bilities of inland waterways uud turdlly
alert t" the imperative need of a mer
chant murine te widen commerce, world,
inlluence and national safet).
Message for Seuth
"We have been talking about the new
Seuth for a score of years and mere.
It is new in spirit, new in develop
ment. 1 would like te see It new ia
realization. I would like te acclaim i
Seitthluud with added geed fortune und
greater self-reliance through diversified
agriculture, und 1 would like te see a,
Southland atliieie with industry, witli
transportation ever u growing probKeu,
Tilth hind l riivv materials ought t't
manufuctuie and locate its factories by
mine uud farm and orchard There will
bu no jealousy in the North, because)
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