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VOL. VII. NO. CO
LOSI THEIR HEADS,
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Head of Tax Revision Beard
Premises Relief From.Fla Frem.Fla
, grant Advances
AMAZED AT WEGLEIN PLAN
FOR SLIDING SCALE RATES
Simen Oratx, head of the Beard of
Revision of Taxes, today said he did net
doubt that some of the assessors had
"lest their heads" In making appraise
ments which resulted In an unprece
dented Increase In the assessed value of
taxable property throughout the city,
and brought a storm of pretest upon the
heads of the assessors. ...
Mr. OraU declared that the beard
"no doubt may be able te reduce some
of the new tax assessments, especially
jn the case of small houses."
The president of the revision beard
expressed nmnzement at the plan for
a graduated system ef.assessments pro
posed by Hlchard Wcflcln, president of
rjty Council.
Welgleln Geed at Jeb
"T am surnrlsed.
"that President Wcgleln should meke
such a suggestion. He, hlnuelf. wus
a very geed real estate assessor for
many years. His plan would dc niegai.
"Fer Instance, would It be fair te
put a low assessment en n $4000 house
that has greatly Increased In value, and
put a' high assessment en n $50,000
house which has decreased In value?
"I de net think the people under
stand the position of the neard of Re
gion of Taxes. While the nssesers
are, of course, responsible te us, the
lnw provides thnt these assessors change
the assessments every year If necessary,.
"We, the Heard of Revision of Taxes,
merely revise these assessments nfter
they have been mode by the assessors.
"I tin net doubt some of the assessors
lest their heads. And I can say that
the Heard of Revision of Taxes un
doubtedly may be nble te reduce some
of these new assessments, especially in
the cases of small houses.
"Fer example, a $4000 house whose
imcssmcnt was Increased as much as
JlfiOO. will be reduced, at least In part.
"However, where Increases were but
sen nl hundred dollars, they cannot be
reduced, unless, of course, it is plain
the increases, were uncalled for."
2.'.,000 Persons Pretest
It wns learned today that approxi
mately 25,000 property owners are pro
testing aguiust assessment, for 1021,
ns against from 1.800 te 2000 In ether
years.
Hundreds of tnxpayers from the Hevj
cnth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth vvrd
today formed long lines at City Hall
te make pretest against what they
termed unfair increases in the assessed
value of their properties.
. These ''-wards' embrace-, the'sectien
bounded by Seventh street, the Schuyl
kill ,rlvrr. Seuth street and Vine street.
Council's finance committee will held
a public hearing this afternoon at 2
o'clock .In City Hull te give taxpayers
opperltmlt) Je complain ngalnst the un
precedented increase in assessments for
1021.
The hearing is te "sound public sen
timent" en the' assessment question.
Gratz Declines Invitation
Mr. Grntz today sent a letter te
Francis F. Burch. chairmau of Coun
cil's finance committee, declining Mr.
Ilureh's invitation te members' of the
Heard of Revision of Taxes te attend
the ceuncilmanic hearing this afternoon.
Mr. Orntz's letter explaining that the
prcsctce of members of the beard Is un
neceswry. fellows :
"Dear Sir:
"I have recived your letter of the
20th InMnnt, requesting the members
of tie heard of revision te attend
a public meeting, 'for the purpose of
considering n resolution of request te
the Bmrd of Revision of Taxes te care
fully examine all increases in the as
sessment of real estate, and where in
equalities exist, te equalize the same.'
"In response I can nssure jeu that
the beard will net only take this action
as, under the lnw, It Is its duty te de
but that it will ue see that Increases
uhlcli nre unduly large shall, us far as
possible, be reduced.
Corrects Wrong 'Impression
"Let! me take this opportunity of
correcting what appears te be a very
crrontejis view thut is entertained by a
censldciab'e portion of the public.
They believe that the assessments of
real eHate, of which they complain,
have Men made by the beard of re re
lslen. "The truth is that these assessments
have been mode solely by the real es
tate nuessers, without the knowledge
or Intervention of the beard, in pursue
ance of the legal requirements thnt they
fdinll aununlly make assessments of nil
real estate, basing their llgurcs upon
the actual market .value of the various
properties.
"The duties of the beard of revision
remmenres where these of the assessors
eud erjd these duties consist of a re
vision iif all assessments In which there
Is au appul from the action of the as
tfKtnrs,; for the purpose of making all
needed nd proper changes,
"Thli specific stntement will render
our presence at the meeting unnecessary,
"l'eurs very truly,
'(SIMON (JRATZ, President."
LIQI OR WITNESSES HELD
Camdti Men Must Tell Grand Jury
, 8eurce of Supply
Recc der Stackhouse In Camden this
mernlr held thirty-nine men in bail
te api ar before the grand Jury and
testify vhere they secured or purchased
appart tly unlimited supplies of liquor
Raturd y night and yesterdny.
Cam en saloonkeepers view the action
with a trm. Following recent raids by
Prosecter Wolverteu's men, the sa sa sa
loenke iers escaped with fines totaling
$50,00 but were told definitely that
future iffenses would mean imprison
ment. Thii r-ulne men were arrested Sat
urday Ight and yesterday for' drunken
ness, iVhen the group was arraigned
before Recorder Stackhouse he said :
Fine don't evidently scare these sa-,
loenke ers. Instead of Imposing fines
en thf men they are held In ball, or
will h ft te ,put up cash security for
thejr i pearance before the grand Jury,
te tes 'y as te-where the liquor cornea
from.
VJrUy. all the
defenda
nts pleaded
tbe'y.tl-Used'lWMer held ever alncs he
ever
fore
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ASSESSORS
SAYS SIMON GRAI
entered m flecend-Ctm Matter th PotteRte. t rhtladelpht
Under the Act of March . 1S79
fr&ff!&'M
BARCLAY McFADDEN
Pole player and First City Trooper,
who was mistaken for Jewel thief
at the Vlllaneva estate of fleorge
,M. McFadden and was fired upon
t by a night watchman
WAIT WORD FROM MOORE
AND PENROSE ON SPEAKER
Vara It Expected te Come Out for
8amuel A. Whltaker
Senater Vare had nothing te sar en
Umvtmsmsamk
Mr. Orate ald.tlhe speakership fight today, but It is be
lieved by the leaders that he will sup
port the Sproul-Crew candidate, Repre
sentative Bamuel A. Whltaker, of Ches
ter county, against Rebert S. Spangler,
the Pcnrese-Orundy choice. Mayer
Moere is disposed te help Spangler, but
In his role of harmenlzcr in the state
organization, It is possible that he will
work for a compromise selection.
One result of the Governer's deter
mination te back Whltaker for speaker
probably wilt be some definite action or
anneuicement by Senater Penrose. Fer
some time Senater Penrose has been
inaccessible by callers and has made no
political comments. Politicians gener
ally feel that if the Spangler boom is
net te die out gradually, It will be "up"
te Senater Penrose te tnlft an active
part In the politics preceding the or-'
ganlzatlen or tnc Legislature. In his
latest comment en political conditions,
mndc at the shore, the senator said he
saw no reason why Mr. Spangler should
uet be re-elected speaker.
THINKS SPIRIT PHONE HOAX
Electrical Engineer Doesn't Believe
Edisen Seriously Works en It
Dr. Charles A. Steinmete, noted elec
trical engineer, reputed te be the high-Bt-salaried
man in the world, thinks
friend, Themas A. Edisen, Is ,the
victim of a world-wide hoax in the
matter of the electrical invention which
the "Wizard of MenleJark" is said
te be mningite communicate with the
spirits of thelead.
Dr. Steinmete, was at the Beltevue-
Stratford fedayuret!"'.nn te si'hnCv
tady from HaltlmefrTWhere ne had Doen Deen
Saturday te superintend the start of
production of a much discussed electric
car which he Invented.
'.'I rend the headlines announcing that
Edisen had devised an instrument te
communicate with 'the dead." said Dr.
Stelnmetz, "but I did net bother tn
read. the details. It seemed tee Im
probable te waste time ever."
Dr. Steinmtz laughed. "It sounds
fishy te me," he said. "I don't believe
Edisen ever made any statement con
cerning such nu invention. It may bn
that in conversation he said something
about the possibility of communicating
with the dead by electrical means, and
the story was repeated and grew. Edi Edi
eon is a hard man te get in touch with.
He keeps himself secluded from the
world. He never reads the newspapers
and doesn't talk u great deal about cur
rent events. The chances are he does
net even knew that this story has gene
around the world and created a sensa
tion." RELEASES GAMBLERS
79
Caught In Sunday Crap Raids
Are Reprimanded
Seventy-nine men arrested yesterday
during a concerted raid by police of the
central downtown districts and charged
with sheeting craps and ether forms
of petty gambling were discharged this
morning by Magistrate Raker with
severe reprimands.
Nearly one-half the entire police
forces nt the Fifteenth street and Snyder
avenue. Fourth street and Snyder ave
nue, Third and Dickinsen streets and
Seventh and Carpenter streets police
stations, white In plain clothes, jjindn
the rahjs yesterday. Forty-eight men
were token te the Fourth street and
Snyder avenue station, seventeen te
the Third and Dickinsen streets and
twelve te the Seventh and Carpenter
streets station for hearings.
After taking the names of all the
prisoners, Mnglstrate Raker told them
that should any of them be arrested
again for the same offense he would give
them heavy sentences, as he was de
termined te upheld the administration in
ridding the city of gambling.
TROLLEY ACCIDENT FATAL
Victim, Unconscious Since Friday,
Succumbs te Injuries
After being unconscious since last
Friday night, hen he wns struck by
a trolley car. a man believed te bn J.
.1. Kline, address unknown, died early
today In the Roosevelt Hospital. Death
was due te a fractured sjiull, The ac
cident occurred at Third and Cam
bridge streets.
The man wbb about forty-five years
old and weighed about 225 pounds. He
had gray eyes and black balr. He were
gray trousers, a dark blue bwcater, black
shoes ami u raji. a iray envelope in
his pockets centnlned the name
'J. J.
i
Kline. '
HIT BY TRAIN ON BRIDGE
Worker Failed te Qet Out or Way
In Time
Jehn Lubatty, 1028 Hilten street,
was struck by a train while working en
a new concrete railroad bridge near the
llelment Plateau, .today.
Lubatty, a carpenter, wns en the
track ami failed te notice the approach
lug train until it struck him. The train
crew picked up the unconscious' man and
placed him In the baggage car, The
train then rushed te the Wayne Junc
tion station andjl.ubntty was taken te
1. He Is In, a
critical ,cenaL
1th
BkHll.'f . .
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McFadden Estate Guards
Fight Midnight Gun Battle
Watchtnan Mistakes Barclay 'tiicFqdden for
Jewel T.hief, Fires at tiimandlStHimself
'Attacked by Detectives Ne Qnejturt
Rarclay McFadden, pole crack and
First City Trooper, was llreJ upon and
nearly hit In a prelude tela midnight
battle revolvers barking and bullets
flying which took place en the estate
of Geerge II. McFadden, Jr., his
brother, at Vlllaneva, three weeks after
Mrs". McFadden's $.100,000 pearl neck
lace was stolen.
The pet shots' at young McFadden
and the hct battle which followed were
all due te the Jumpy nerves of the Mc
Fndden night watchman, who mistook
Rarclay for one of the pearl thieves re
turning for another raid.
After Mrs. McFadden's necklace wns
stolen October 0 the estate was closely
ficketed by private detectives, state and
ladner township police and the nervous
night watchman, who was en the nlert
for the slightest out-of-the-way nolse
or suspicious circumstance.
Watdiman Became Excited
About 1 o'clock en the night of Rar
clay McFadden's misadventure the night
watchman heard the rear of an ap
proaching meter. ,
He hid behind aVluster.ef trees. When
the automobile .swung into the McFad
den drive from the read' he drew his
revolver, stepped Inte the drive and
challenged the driver, who failed te
step. Net knowing who thedrlver was;
and believing it be the necklace thief re
turning, the watchman fired. The car
sped en, with the watchman pumping
bullets after it.
The detectives and police, hearing the
shots, ran te the scene of the sheeting.
Seeing the watchman with smoking re
volver In hand, they mistoek1 him for a
robber and fired at him.
Brisk Battle Fellows
The watchman, finding the fusillade
of shots tee het for htm and believing
himself the center of fire by a band of
robbers, hid In the weeds arid returned
tlfe fire. The private detectives and po
lice get behind rocks and trees, and a
twenty-minute revolver battle ensued,
Rarclay McFadden bad driven his
automobile te the deer of his brother's
CLUBBED 10 DEATH
Market St. Manufacturer Slain
in Office iNe. Clue te
Murderer
HEAVY WRENCH WAS-,USED
II. T. ( Fiercnanafwv of a small
mrwtrfarfuriwdneern'enUbe third Hoef
of 2000 Market street, was found this
morning murdered nnd robbed en" the
fleer of the place. He had been beaten
ever the head with a Stillsenw rench.
When the body was found this morn
ing, it had evidently been dead for nt
least twenty-four hours. Ne clues te
the murderers were found.
The body was discovered by aw ork erk ork
men and a pellcemap whom he had
called from the street when he wns un
able te enter the place. The workman
found the deer locked and summoned
Patrolman Samuel Keating, of the. Fif
teenth and Vine streeti station. To
gether they forced the deer.
They found the gas stlli burning and
the shutters of the windows closed. On
the fleer lay the murdered man wlth
his head battered almost shapeless.
There were no signs of a struggle. It
looked as though one or mere Intruders
bad crept up en him from behind and
had felled him with the heavy wrench.
Then, apparently net sure thnt he was
dead, they had battered his head as their
victim lay en the fleer.
The man's pockets had been turned
inside out nnd his watch, money nnd
everything of value had been taken.
DISSTON HALL ON- FIRE
Blaze Damages Building Attached
te Beacon Presbyterian Church
Dlssten Hall, attached te the Rcacen
Prcsbyteriari Church, Cumberland and
Cedar streets, was damaged te the ex
tent of several thousand dollars by a
fire at 11 :25 o'clock this morning.
The fire is thought te have started
from faulty Insulutfen en crossed wires
en a stage in the auditorium of the ball.
The building was badly burned and
damaged by water.
The church building was slightly dam
nged by the water thrown en the ad
Joining hall.
NO INTEREST IN VANDERLIP
...... 1 j l 1 a
France Net Worried About AmerN
can's Deals In Russia
Paris Nev 22. (By A P.) The
foreign office onneunced today that the
French Oevernment was net interested
In the concessions recently reported te
SeBvTee U.-evner,fmBeU "at nZ tSxKS?. f
ingten 1), Vnnderlln, California oil and
mining engineer, becnuse se far as
France is concerned the Bolshevik Oov Oev
ernment is nonexistent.
It Is strictly a matter between Mr.
Vanderllp and Nikolai Lcnine, the Soviet
premier, foreign office officials said.
EX-KAISERIN VERY WEAK
Helrt Specialist Rushed te pedslde
of Augusta Victeria of Oermany
The Hague, Nev. 22. The condition
of ex -Empress Augusta Victeria of
Oermany grows Increasingly serious.
Prince Adalbert nnd his wife arrived at
Deem castle yesterday. The tempera
ture of the paltient was announced as
104. and It was said she was very weak.
Dr. Vandenbe.'gh, a heart specialist
nf I.etden, is, being rushed te the bed
side of the ex-empress.
ICEBERG IN STEAMSHIP LANE
Bosten, Nev. 22. (By A. P.) An
iceberg in the steamship track cast of
Newfoundland was reported in a wire
less dUpatch today. The appearance
of Ice In: mid-Atlantic at this season- Is
nwwi, iM-locatien was gtrta m
. 1 f ' . . .
KW 4tl.2.,JOllUUe BU..T,
MAN'S BODY FOUND;
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1920
home while the firing teas going en and
was immediately surrounded by thirty-
five very mu scared servants, scantily
(iresscu ana arm en ,wuii various weap
ons, such as fire pokers and even limbs
of trees.
They asked Mr. McFadden whethci
he v had been held up and whether rob
bers were en the .estate, and before he
could reply they scattered te protect
various sections of the home from the
supposed thieves.
Rarclay McFadden, still dazed from
his experience, was finally admitted Inte
the house by his brother and then told
of being shot at by some one he believed
te be a held-up man.
Captain Sweeney, of the Radner po
lice, wns notified by Oeergc McFad
den that the pearl thieves hud returned.
Sweeney get nn automobile and with
three policemen started for the scene of
the disturbance. ,
. "Desperate Rebber" Captured
The revolver battle wns still In prog preg
res4 while tills iwas going en. Here
and there a defective dodged a bullet
from the night watchman's revolver. A
Radner policeman narrowly was missed
and dropped te the ground te get out
of the way of ether missiles.
Slowly the guards crept along the
ground te where the watchman was
ambushed. .They surrounded him. One
of the state policemen get in back of
the watchman, and, with revolver
pointed at Him, told him te "drop the
weapon and lift his mitts te the sky."
The watchman, believing that he had
been beaten by the robbers despite his
valiant efforts, did as he was told. The
policeman shouted te his comrades, who
ran te the spot with smoking weapons.
Taking no chances with the supposed
criminal, they put him in the center of
the group and paraded him te the house.
In the dark they could net see the face
of the prisoner.
At the house the servants and the
McFnddens ran out te confront the
robber, nnd were astounded te sec their
watchman.
NEW PLANS.AF00I,
Director Has Ideas Which Will
"Werk Wonders" in His
Department
TO SEE.MAYORWEDNESDAY
, Director Cerfelyrm- has in mtad
'seraiirthlninatnirwerR?,?:!
ders" In the Department of Public
Safety, and he hopes he will be able
te execute them, i
He made this statement today after
disclaiming any intention of resigning,
though he said thnt conditions in his
pfflee were net altogether congenial.
Mr. Cortelyou snid he would see
Mayer Moere, possibly Wednesday, nnd '
go ever the entire situntlnn with him
The director is confined -te his- home
with a cold. He recently moved from
Olenslde te 0501 Lebanon avenue. In
the Overbroek section.
Silent en "Kitchen Cabinet"
Director Cortelyou was asked this
views en the uncalled "kitchen cab
inet," en Inner clique of critics said
10 exisi in several departments,
fln.Lthit.!I?.e X.! !,l',-i
the nffnlrs of the Department of Pub-
11a Q.f.,0 '' I.M MMnll.l
ill ..nivi, lie IClliru
I am confined te mv home uiti, n
nasty cold and my system In muxi. ......
down. On the advice of my physician
SAYS CORIELYOU
I shall remain indoors for a couple of'dltlen of the Russian railways much
. " .u ""; "'.'' V? T '",'e no
later than Wednesday."
.,7?!,fd 'lhlH.0l,i.nlen of thoRecalled
'kitchen cabinet, the director replied :
I expect te see the Mayer when I
get bark,. and I de net care te state
what 1 will take un with him.'
"De you find your office congenial?
air. i.oneiyen was nsKeu
) Refuse Specific Criticisms
"In n0rHwt. ,.. ii.....l
no." he answered. "I 'have trie .i.'
ways te carry out the Instruction- nn,l
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? "' l T h","'."m'. J",""": ,nup
I hn, I.. II i ii.
7?." .." "r"r Mi. mill" ervcrai Olg
things that will work wonders in the
,T. ,. " """ U'K
iJcnurtment of I'uhl c Rnfetv ..n.i 1
hope te be able te put them into exe
cution. My job as director has beeii
strenubus, but net any mere se than my
work wns in the postal service."
Asked whiit conditions in the depart
ment he objected te, the director snid
fie would net point them out. He also
decrhied te iliscuts the cenfernm... v..
' '" Majer's emee, where Mr.
Moere "laid down the law" te the high
officials of the bureau of police.
..j ramf Leme ill the day before thi
conference wns held," he commented.
" kPew, ,e w,w "'nK ,0 be held, but
Physical condition would net jierml?
me w nnen".
"IU t N I -tLLUT HARDING
NEARING THE CANAL ZONE
8teamehlp Expected te Deck at Cris
tobal Tomorrow Morning
On Beard Steamship Parismlna, Nev.
22. (By wireless te the. A. P .
I'resiuent-eleet Harding's voyage te
resiueni-eieci Harding's voyage te "iri,rBke-. It was tee lete, however,
.'anama was nenrlnir en end tnUri1' .?. S. i. ....i ..... .i.. Vr'
i
with U Parismlna rldl.ig l sm ,eth j
sen nn a nM.,lnl that i....l.l ..! la.
sea en a schedule that' would bring her
into Cristobal early tomorrow morning.
Plaiia for the five .dnyB' stay in thc
canal zone se far are Incomplete, but
one feature will be a trip through the
canal, probably en a government tug.
It has been suggested that the party
go through the waterway en tUe Paris
miw, but the President-elect regnrded
the plan as somewhat impracticable.
One day probably will be devoted te In
spection of the canal and the rrmalnder
of the time te, sightseeing, with a few
games of golf In between.
Q. O. P. 8PENT $3,008, t14
Albany, N. Y Nev. 22. .The Re-
nuDiican National uoramlttce spent
$8,000,114.70 In the recent presidential
c,Bina(gn, ."wording te Uj;r?fert ili3 Haste wlfh the budget' is
by Tre'wrLFrrd 'UjiwysiTWcsuM und the, law Cqune
tlemtiry WHUte JlyiiiMmSpmm&t.Ttt-M j,tv & Dei
FARMERS DEMAND
OPENING OF IRADE
WITH FORMER FOE
Commerce With Oermany and
PeJsibly Russia Held Only
Way te Restore Prices
MANUFACTURERS ARE ALSO
ANXIOUS FOR RESUMPTION
By CLINTON W. OH.BERT
Staff rcrrrspenilrnt Krrnlns PuMIe lititer
(CovvrieM, itte, bv Public Ltiecr Ce.)
Washington, Nev. 22, Unless Pres
ident Wilsen finds n way te reopen
trade with Oermany, a big effort will
be made in Congress bv representatives
of the farmers of the West nnd Seuth,
the wheat growers nnd 'the cotton
growers, te get access te the German
market with their products. A similar
effort will be made by the manufac
turers of this country te induce the
Harding administration te open Rus
sia te American trade.
As the market stands new this coun
try has a surplus of farm and manu
factured products. Wheat, corn, hogs,
beef and cotton nre down below the
pre-war prices. Many factories nre
closing down or limiting production be
cause merchants cannot dispose of man
ufactured goods already in stock. And
at the same time Oermany needs Amer
ican wheat and cotton, and Russia
needs American cotton and American
manufactured products, especially agri
cultural tools, railroad supplies and
footwear.
The southern planter ever since the
failure of the Versailles treaty has been
thinking that the only thing which
would restore cotton te a 'price at which
it would be profitable te .ralBc was
peace with Oermany. It was (he
southern cotton grower who wns re
sponsible for the tendency of southern
senators-last spring te break uwny from
President Wilsen and urge the accept
ance" of the Ledge reservations.
West Wants .Market
The western farmer's demand for
1cnce with Germany Is of mere recent
ilrth than thnt of his southern brother.
Wheat did net start te tumble' seriously
in price until after the Versailles treaty
was finally returned te President Wil Wil
eon. But the sentiment for entering
the German market is Just as strong in
the West as it is in the Seuth, and Just
as well organized. The farmers of the
West and Seuth see the only hope for
American agriculture in the reopening
of world trade. ,
The demnnd for establishing at least
business relations with Russia is net se
well erganited, nor as far advanced as
is that for peac and trade with .Ger
many. It comes from-the ruanufactu'tl
lll( lUlClCfllD VtUU U114 UVV ICTII lUUQIllflll,
in aeraana se secn as aid tne agnail,
turaj, Interests,. Rut it wilt be stimu
lated bv the i arrival-of Washington D
TMmti&wftii-bis $3toeo;ooo,ooo Rus-
And in the Republican party there
are several influences sverklng toward nt
least a restoration of trade with Rus
sia. The Pacific coast senators nre gen
erally for it, for the Vanderllp eon
cession leeks te a development of the
Pacific coast nnd trade by the- way of
Vladivostok The mere radical Repub
lican senators like Nerrls, of Nebraska,
and Berah will be for it. And a tower
ful Influence In the Republican party
probably working for it will be Colonel
William Helse Thompson, who was
active in the ways and means commit
tee of the Harding campaign nnd had
charge of raising the Republican cam
paign fund In the, Kast. Colonel Thomp
son represented the Ited Crois In Rus
sia during the war and never agreed
with Wilsen's Russian policy And It
Is te be remembered thut President
elect Harding is pledged te a complete
"vewnl of the Wilsen foreign policy
Fanners Doubtful About Russia
The farmers of the West will net be
se keen te see llussin opened as tier
liihti. Russia has wheat for sale, but
it Is doubtful if in.-the demoralized con
wheat except that nenr the Uluek sea
perta can be moved.
One of this. country's most brilliant
financiers put the argument for the
prompt opening of Oermany and Russia
t American trade te me lu this wav:
"Business, whether of the farmer or
the manufacturer, will net get back te
normal in this country until we have
peace, peace with Oermany and peace
.with ltiwsia. tne war us a consumer
!"" teppel and there s nobody te take
h placer vtnai nas nappeneji is mat
normal and much of the world canne
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normal and much of the world cannot
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gelng through new ever and ever ugaln
until there Is peace and complete restor
ation. We'll get going faster than the
recuperntlen of the world permits and
then we'll have te step nnd take a rest.
('entlnutsl en lV.;r Hftern, Column Klrr
SUICIDE UNIDENTIFIED
Subway Victim Wero World War
Discharge Butten
The world war veteran who commit
ted suicide yesterday by hurlluir him.
self under the wheels of a subway car
at Eleventh and .Market streets has
nnf hn Identified.
The man, whose body Is new at the I
mnrnie. wbb about thirty years old r.
, .. .i.. 1 1. . ,..1111 uuBt-itiiii'u. iiir.i, wiui uhmmit rn
feet 0 inches tall, about 110 pounds and The Wnr Department is bending
had light hair. He were u darke blue!0'" u deficit of from W0.000.000 te
suit, liirerd gray overceni anil a cap.
The dead man. who were a bronze
service button, Jumped en the track as
a west-bound subwuy train uppreached
the station. The. tnnterman, Adam
I.avry. mw the man und applied the
f R,. ITM in .'.'nt y. '
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NIGHTLY BUDGET HEARINGS
Council
v
te
Sit Evenings te 8peed
Up Werk
City Council will held hearings en
the 1H21 budget every night this week
except Thursday te speed up work en
the city's financial program. Hearings
also will be held Wednesday and Fri
day afternoons.
The members tonight will complete
work en the city treasurer's estimates
for next year and take up these of the
Department of Health. Most of the
county departments have been dis
posed of tentatively, except the county
ommisiieners ana tne Municipal Court.
get' Is necessary
Council must HO
December Jl"f
Published Dally Except Bundiy.
Cepyrlsht. 1920. br
LEAGUE ADOPTS MOTION FOR ARMY TO AID ARMENIA
i
GENEVA, Nev. 22. A resolution presented by M. Vivlnnl,
inviting the council of the Lcngilc of Nrxtiens te confer with Mk
various powers with the view of constituting a force sufficient
te put an end te hostilities in Armenia, which was Joined te Lord
Rebert Cecil's resolution along the same lines, was adopted by
the assembly of the league this afternoon. ;
FISTICUFFS IN COMMONS OVER IRISH ISSUE
LONDON, Nev. 22. A violent csene occurred in t'" if
of Commens this afternoon during the period of questions ic
gardlng the sltuatin in Ireland. Jeseph Devlin, Nationalist, nnd
a Unionist member, came te blows. The sitting was suspended.
NEWBERRY CASE TO BE HEARD JANUARY 5
WASHINGTON, Nev. 22. The supreme court today advanced
te next January 3, arguments in the case of Senatei te''..r
of Michigan, and ethers convicted of violation of tne ceruini
practices act.
BANDITS ROB TRAIN;
ALL ARE CAPTURED
Detective Shet When Bandits
Are Repulsed at Metuchen,
N.M., by P. R. R. Guards
$60,000 IN SILK IS SAVED
Seven men held up a fant freljrht train
en the lVnnyiiTnin Railroad nt e- i
tuehen, N. J., Inte Saturday and, while'
members of the gang fought n pistol
battle with railroad defective, ethers
broke Inte n car nnd stele $00,000 worth
of kII!(K.
l'ntrlck J. llalleran, railroad detec
tive, was shot in the abdomen, and is in
a serious condition. The seven bandits
were raptured with their loot, and wen
taken te Jersey City.
Details of the held-up, as made pub
lie nt Ilread Street Station this morn
ins, indicated the yang had knowledge
of valuable shipments being made nu
this train, and Inld their plans accord
ingly. , ,
"Train Ne. V' left .Terser City at
about 0:30 Saturday night, bound for
Philadelphia. One car was virtually
leaded with a consignment of silk and.
because of known activities of bandits
and held-up men generally, a detail
of five rnilnad detectives was sent
along.. This, custom, according te rail
road officials. Is effective whenever costly
shipments are made.
As the train n eared Metuchen signals
wpre seen tn he ttpf- mrnlnut it. nnd
ihelj-etiglneer shut off power. As the
a(n"H topped sevfn men ran nlengstdc,
iiriiiK, r!,v"Urr- Him- -rqwrn ine,-rrrw.
They broke open several cars', Anally lo
cating tle shipment of tdlk..
.'AVhlle, four men thrw the .valuable
bairn .ifrwn the.-rar' "tit hereof the gang
were engaged In' n revolver (ight with
the rnllrend detectives. Mere than 100
shots were fired.
The thlevAt hnd a five-ten Packard
truck near the tracks nnd while several
of the gang fired shot after shot at the
detectives. two of the gang threw the
bales Inte the truck. ,
In the nemldarkness the detectives di
vided their forces. Part of them kept
up a fire en the gang of thieves, while
ethers deployed, and came upon the rob
bers from the opposite direction. It
was at this stage of the battle ..that
Halleran dropped with a bullet in his
abdomen. .
I'nder fire from two directions.' the
thieves ' realized the futility of trying
te escape with their plunder. They
tlniilly surrendered and with the injured ,
detective were taken back te Jersey (
t-'!?' . . ....
Members of thp gnng are all foreign- I
ers and no names or aildreses were
nvailnble at Bread Street Station this
morning.
j
WILSON'S TURKEYS FLIGHT
Birds for President's Thanksgiving
Battle en White Heuse Grounds i
Wsalilngtim. Nev. 22. (By A. I
J
' '"" t
n . s. .n
Commerce, nf Ciirre. Tex.
ine .u.. 11....W- EriMinus was u.e , luve hnd an International staff i nnneiinced.
scene tniliiy of n spirited battle between nnM International force te deal with' CIU
the turkev vebMtrs sent President WIN ',,. i ,-.,., i ". iitj
son for Thanksgiving by Smith Trim-i v. vivlanrt.resente.1 .. resolution in. .A brief
hie. of Kentucky, and the ( number of ..i,i ,i ,.,,.,.,11 r i... 1 ' '.. this mernin
The turkeys were released from their Utitutlen of h .erce MifTieient te put an
crales and Texas leaped upon Ken- ,.,, te thc- hestlit!es in Armenia,
tiieky, but In the i3hting the bird from Pr Fritltjef ,., f Norway, es
Kentucky emerged victorious, though limnt,,j th.lt m m) men wei,' ne
..... .. '
inn ii.i-M.iiin.-u. iiirn, wiui uiiHii.T ennui
n" T,.r"B' L"'"""' ".'.".?'?. n .
n strut of pride ever its victorious bat
tie with the Nene rltnr Itilte represent
ntlve.
1 Delegate Jnnescu. of Rumania, sup-
APPROPRIATIONS TAKEN UP '"' M'.""1'" prei.riti..n ,,,i
also thought the l nlted States might be
., ,..-,, ... . (counted upon for help-,
Heuse CemmlttAft Bemna WneU nn'
Bills for Next Fiscal Year
Washington, Nev. 22. (By A. P.l
Werk en two of the regular 11122
appropriation bills, the sundry civil
and the legislative, exerutive nnd juili
rial measures, wns begun tednv bj tin tin
Heuse appropriations committee, co
Incident with tlfe return here of Rep.
resentatlve Ooed, of Iowa, ehnlrmnn.
Kvery effort te economize in govern
ment expenditures consistent with ue-
tl"-- needs will be made, said Repre
sentntlve Geed.
$100,000,000 at Its present rates of ex
pendlture," said Mr. Ooed. "and has
nit reduced the sUe of the standing
nrmy ns required under the lest army
bill. Instead the army is upending
thousands of dollars In advertising fnr
mere men "
Several of the new regular appro
priation bills. Mr. Ooed said, may be
consolidated during the coming session.
OPPOSE ARNSTEIN RELEASE
Writ Filed by Bankruptcy Trustee
Asking Case Be Reopened
Washington, Nev. 22. (By A. P.)
Henry A. Ollderslceve, trustee In
bankruptcy In the Jules W. ("Nicky")
Arnsteln case In New Yerk today filed
in the Supreme Court a petition for re
opening the npneal proceedings which
resulted in the Supreme Court ordering
Arnsteln's release en a write of habeas
corpus.
The petition set forth that the trus
tee, "t,he real party In Interest," had
net been given an onnertuultv tntA
heard, and for that reason asked that
thc order if the court be withdrawn
pending rearjument,
SubMrlptlen Price IS a Tear by Hall.
Publle Iedter Company.
LEAGUE SEEKS U. S.
HELP FOR ARMENIA
te
International Intervention
Save Eastern Natien Is
Strongly Supported
PROPOSE FORCE OF 60,000
Suffragist Robbed While
Attending League Session
Oeneva, Nev. 22. flty A. P
Miss Ruth Sweelser. representative
of the American suffragist organi
zation, has notified the police that
while attending the T.cngue of Na
tions meeting Saturday she was
robbed of furs valued at $2r0.
n' the Associated Press
Oeneva, Nev. 22. The possibility of
American uld for the Armenians, whs
touched upon in debate today by the
assembly of the Ingue of Nations en
resolutions demanding intervention by
the league In Armenia.
Supporting Lord Rebert Cecil's de
mnnd'thnt the assembly appoint a com
mittee te examine Inte means for end
ing the hostilities between the Turkish
Nationalists and the Armenians, M.
Spnlekievitch. of the Serbian delega
tion, Recalled that the United States
Senntp at one time hnd nppreved the
use of the American fleet te succor the
Armenians. It wan recalled here In
this ccnnctlen thnt 8ennter Harding
waa.the senator who reported the res
olution. (A resolution requesting the Presi
dent te send marines te iintum wrr
adopted by the Senate .Maj MJnst. It-j
was iiurrni iiy nennier naming, en De
hhlf of the foreign relations commit
tee.) A. .1. nnlfenr. of Orent Britain.
miPfltrtnV nil ftle M.nllttlnn mnIA !... I
the CnMcd States had !een willing te
take the mandate for Armenia she had
the men. money and snlr it te make her
nn Ideal mnndntery. The league has
been unnble te accomplish anything
with regard te the Armenian situation,
Mr. Balfour admitted, because the con
dition of Armenia, he argued, wns net
such as the league was organized te
deal with.
Balfour Trge Vnltw! Effert
Mr. Balfour says nn anneal must be
t the fnrt-.n'n ,.., v. i .
fnr n united effort te save Armenia,
trne Viriani, of France, following
Mr. Balfour, said all were ncrecil thnt
compassion would no leneer suffici. for
Armenia
"It Is net the fault of France if the
league today is disarmed before the sit-
.nation in Armenia is righted," said
lX the entire assembly ap-
Iplauded this statement. It wns noted.
however, thnt the British delegation did
n"!. ?'"'""" .
II me renierence nnd listened te
Pmnrt
continued m. vivianl. "we
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..!, ,hn lmu.pr u.i.h . r.... tn
f.rn. snflie enf te den ulth the -Im.
t Inn.
He thought that if the nssemhl;
appealed te the whole world the t'ulted
States, although it hnd refused the
mandate, would de Its shnre.
Alt Hint at Int'-rventleii
The debate gave the impression of
every one thinking of e. resort te in
tervention and et net wishing te cal'
it by that nnme. C .1. Doherty, of
Continue! nn Pure. Klftm, Column Thrre
D'ANNUNZIO STILL FIGHTING:
nFNnllNPFQ Ql W TDPATY
UtNUUNOLb bLAV IHfcAlT
"I Am Gideon," Cries Peet, Insisting
en "Just Claims" of Italy
Flume. Nev. 22. (By A.'P.) Oa
brlele D'Annunile, insurgent com
mander at Fiume, declared yesterday he
was unalterably opposed te accepting
the treaty of Rapnlle, settling the
Adriatic dispute between Italy and
Juge-Slnvla, end that he would con
tinue fighting until the "just claims"
of Italy wvre met.
"I will net yield; I will rede noth
ing," D'AnuunzIe told the correspond
ent. "The fruits of victory belong te
Italy. Friends of mine, generals in the
army, officials of the government. Im
plore me te accept the treat of Ra Ra
Jialle, but I will net receil. Italy's
ust claims must be satisfied.
"I am. fighting a just fight and I
will continue until the Itnllau aspira
tion Is fulfillsd. Friends may nliandnti
me. I will stand firm. I am (Jideen.
Let these who lack courage desert me.
Let these retire who fall In resenting
with Iren will. There remain the brave
with Oldeen, and Oideeu's brave will
conquer,"
Belgrade, Nev. 22. (By A. P.)
Prlrtce Regent Alexander, of Jugo Juge
slavia, has ratified the treaty of Ra Ra
palle, settling the Adriatic question be
tween Italrrand Jntrn.Hlada. U u...
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PRICE TWO CENTS
26 DIE, 70 SHOT
IN DUBLIN IN AN
ORGY OF MURDER
Comparative Quiet Restored in'
City After Assassinations
and Armed Clash
"BLACK AND TANS" FIRE
UPON FOOTBALL CROWD
British Soldiers Are Stain
Hotels During Bloody
Sunday
Iri
TROOPS TO BE RE-ENFORCED
England Stirred by Killings
Hospitals Busy Caring
for Wounded
By the Associated Prww
Dublin, Nev. 22. Twentyislr per
sons are dead nnd seventy ethers are
dying In hospitals as a resnlt of Sun
day's orgy of assassinations and the
wholesale sheeting In Croke Park, where
soldiers fired en the crowd which had
gathered te witness a foetbnll game be
tween the Dublin nnd TIppernry teams.
Dublin's apprehensions thnt reprisals '
would fellow last night proved nn-
founded, nnd it is believed thnt govern- "A
ment reports of three or four killings la
the city after midnight were due te their
Iconfuslen with outrages near Dublin.
Aside from military activities and
searchlngs, including Mansion Hetlse,
armored cars passing through the streets
end the fact that all thoroughfares lend
ing out of the city were closely watched,
Dublin nnd its vicinity were quieter to te
day. It appeared that yesterday's out
break, following the lines of ether Irish
disturbances, wns net being sustnined.
The sheeting in Croke Park, which
was described today by some of the
newspapers as another Amrltsnr, la de-
fended by the authorities en the ground
that they had reason te believe that
men from the provinces had participated
in yesterday's murders nnd wcrp present
nt the football tnntch. The design of
the military, it was said, was te prevent
their exit and scorch each individual as
he passed out through the turnstiles.
The plnn failed becausf of the gen
eral stampede, people scaling the walla
of the"park, and many going Inte' houses-'
across the read, from which they were
dragged by the military. It is possible
that in resisting search and nrrest some
Mwtfl'wcre fired nt the military In the
park, but no general firing preceded
the discharge of volleys by the military.
Londen, Nev. 22. (By A. P.)
Murder stalked through the streets of
Dublin en Sunday nnd reports received
here today Indicated that at least twenty-six
persons had been killed nnd up
ward of seventy mere or less seriously
wounded.
The day's disorders, which added an
appalling chapter te the tragedy that
has been enacted in Ireland for the last
several month., began with the appar
ently deliberate sheeting te death of
feurten men, who for the most part
were military officers.
During the afternoon Irish constab
ulary, or "Black and Tans," raided
Croke Park, where n football game was
in progress, nnd in the melee which re
sulted nt least twelve persons were
killed.
The sending of additional troops te
Ireland is being seriously considered,
it wns stated nt the War Office this)
afternoon, Ixnden wns wnlting anx
iously nnd fearfully for further news
from Dublin, but up te early afternoon
only meager dispatches had been re
ceived. Severnl policemen were killed in
ether parts of Ireland, the Irish efflcd
Temporarily Quiet
telephone message nt 8 o'clock
g hnd reported the city at
least temporarily nulet. Then came a
gap In the reports, up te the neon hour,
but whether this indicated a censorship
wns net known.
Meager reports during the night)
stated that sheeting wns going en ns s.
sequel te yesterday's assassinations and
the subsequent clash between the mili
tary and u crowd nt Croke Park. Flre
has broken out at vnrleus places in
Dublin.
Because bf the completeness wlthi
which the attacks upon the eflieers was)
planned, says nn official report, the
troops and police In Dublin had innde
wry few arrests of suspects.
The lord mayor of Dublin applied for
police protection last evening. It was
stated officially today. Tbe viceroy gave
permission for the guard being sent, but
no regular military or police belnB
nvailuble, a pnrty of "Black and Tans'
wns sent te guard the lord major.
A prt'M association dispatch from)
Dublin describing the Croke Park affair
sfty, that whu the firing began the,
people swept use an iivaiauciie serous
the field, praying as they ran. Thn
scene presented was a terrifying one,
the messuge adds.
The Irish office In a note says that
the wholesale killing of officers and
former officers in Dublin wns the result
of thn recent stringent campaign by th
Irish government ugainst the Sinn
Feiners. Most of these killed, says thn
statement, either were court-martial
officers or were connected with the legal
edmlnlstratlen. In one case three efj
the assassins captured two "Black and
Tans" while they were en their waji
te re-enforce the troops and killed thtm,
Captain Fitzgerald, a military efflcsr
was shot In YU bed in Earlsfert ter J
race. A quarter of an hour later twd
ether officers were shot In their beds In
Pembrooke street, a quarter of a tniis; '
nway, and dangerously wounded. Thred
men, suspected of being secret service,
agents, likewise were attacked and shei
while asleep In Hampton street, and
still another man In lower Mount street
was shot.
Armed Men Raid Hetel
A party of twenty armed men
peared in the vestibule of the Oreahani
Hetel. They covered the guests nnd em3,
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