ran rfWtm: VifrMprj "F "Tir'-"v- r r" tt x .tvKJ? .y--,". rTf '?-- ' V ,,v' ' : --m-v v' X J 'n"l 14 i t 'i r! 4 P ' K j "H I t l 20 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, ,1920 POKE CAR SKIDS i DETECTIVES UK Iho girl as seen as the attack en I'ciree began. It was I and uet Treadway who took the girl out of the place when the first blew van struck. Didn't Sce First Blew "I did net even see this first blew. I heard the thud, and It Rounded en If Smith had hit Peirce with thi revolver 1 1 didn't wait te see. Mnrle screamed and ran out, I rnnt out with her and Wen Bringing Murder Aute Here t0"er nme. ..,,, & & i "1 11 make that llnr Treadw HOMES WRECKED BY FLAMES Almest Plunge Off Meun tain Precipice LAT Aitntlt that when he returned with Hmltli te the apartment, where I had taken the girl, he said, 'We killed him, and I turned en the gas before I left.' "Ill make Treadvvaj udmlt that In iJTWO WHEELS OVER BRINK gAWUkenVif " Philadelphia tlrteetlve driving Heitr; 1 T. Pelree's ear from Wheeling. V. Vn,. te thN rltv were Injured and nar nar rewlv escaped death when the machine i aklddeil at the edge of n precipice in the Cumberland mountain at dink .res terday. The ear it a wreck and in u Cum berland garage. The detectives. fJeerge 'Mni.ienH.nl .lnmQ Mnlffrew and Hsrr.v Ileanlcv. are resting at a Cumberland! hotel. They will come home by train. , , . , Captain of Detective Soulier heard of the accident thN morning The de tectlves who were bringing the machine home reported that the llrst part of their mission bad been successful. Inquiries along the wav the had con firmed the fact that theie were three men and a girl In the machine wheu it mnde Its wild dash through the moun tains after the IVIrce murder. lv n remarkable elncideuce it was the verv garage in Cumberland which brought' In the machine when Tread way and his companions were stalled with a faulty battcrv that came te the aid of the detectives, sending n car te take them te town and later salvaging the hcav twelve-cylinder machine. The three detective left Wheeling at 11 o'clock yestcrda morning. Neldenthal,. who Is an expert driver, was at the wheel. The first en made bv the (R'lecuicx was m and Smith get in the Jam, because she was u geed liar and could worm out of it. The girl get frightened, and Treadaw told her he was enl kid ding." The police had hoped te have "Al" Smith In custody bj teda. Mess told all he knew about Smith, and the de tectives arc het en" the fugitive's trail Hi- is penned up somewhere in Ohie, it Is believed, "lying low" and nfrnld te stir outside for fear he will be ciMght. Hiniui la somewnere near lounkstevvn tonight 0., according te the police theory. He tern .uehs ii ne get te a uttie town near Youngstown he would be safe. Kvery part of Ohie Is being combed for htm. Treadway, Marie Phillips and Mess probably will be given a hearing to morrow when Detective Mnjgrew will be back In town from Wheeling, where he went te get l'elrcp's stolen tar. If Smith is caught tedaj, however, the hearing will be postponed until he can be brought te this city. I BUILDING AT LOW EBB Repert Shows. That Industry Is at a Standstill Huilding activity of nil kinds during November maintained the low level of the last quarter heic, according te fig ures compiled by W. V. (iambic, stat istician of the bureau of building In- ectlen. id the nar y steeped. The garage and ''""i " ";"7,H ?!T car. lucntiiitHi as mat vtiurii uc wii i mvs " it ! Washington, l'a.. where Treailwuj hail "' """"' ll! f pR"L rtZ.dVhe .. ten "el 'a bS were lnmr "l"K 847 opera epera ?.0el..ft!JfT.fl"ytuh,,nhr h?f detect ?. t total estimatcl cost of 2.. t tlves were driving, and eccuplul ey tour penens, one a wemun. Washington is thlrt-sW miles from Wheeling The next step the detec fives planned te make was at t umber land, Mil., 100 miles farther uu. The) were in the Cumberland mountains with the reads and the weather getting worse every mile. ... x, , They drove en. feeling their way arf.ilKv Ther had cone fertv miles " when the accident eu-urred As Veidenthnl attempti d te make t a turn, the mai'hlue skidded violently The rear wheels left the rrtad, while the hcavv mat bine's mementuui tarried f it forward and toward the preclplie Neldenthal iliiug te the wheel. trlng i,. ihe inr mct te the read With ' a final grinding crah the rear wheels went ever the bank The car tame te n dead step, at i e the moment whin all three ixpieteil, I te be carried with it eier the 100-feet f bank. Instead the were Hung into the I read b the violent Jar of the ar's ud ' den step The scrambled te their feet. bleeding anil ilazcu. out none 01 nirm jerieusl hurt "Al" Smith's Capture j Hinted by Warrant, t I Continued from VuKf On I His ncital of the facts the' led up te J the murder of Peirce, was se rambling I that the peiice had little hope of getting' sequential ster from him until, as he aid himself, he "get emi of the booze out of his system." The long train ride from Pittsburgh jeve him a chance te get some of his I nerve back, and whin hi- wa- brought' out into the train shed at Ilread street he faced the huge crowd witlieu' llindi- i Ing. Detictne Hclshaw, te horn lie I Was handeuffi d. should) red through the. , crowd with the prNeiit r and tlnni took him into u private pasagewaj through the station thnt i nabled them d aiuld the deiifist part of the crowd Mess Makes Premises Ies premisid te de two thin-. tn A Tin. tp.f ,f rept;.. uhs ri, unh j ""-. - . : .. - , r a clear Mniemcui e: in uie cirruin i utanees of th" i rime as lie knows them: the HKeud te fni' Tnadwaj and the nlrl who are under arrst for the mur- ' f iler. mid make rhein admit the truth et this sterj At 1 odeil' this afternoon t Mess was given papi r, pen and ink and J told te "write Ms hiad off." ; The di tu lives an luclinid te think I ; Mess w is the "boob" in the case. Cem- ' ing from Pittsburgh In went ever the 5 tacts uf the cum earefull) with Ilel- lihnw. win n id .. i nance te tdlk te him t quietlv for s.vernl l.euri u- tin train ! spoil te P ilit Ii lima. In brief, his sterj whs that he had gene te Peirce's ) apartmmt ver drunk, and for th aele purpose of getting another drink, at i Pelrce's invitation Ife thought "Al" Smith wns joking, lit mi id. whin Sraith. Tvhe is still mlssli.g struck I'nice after 3 ordering him te threw up his hands. J Mess asserted time and ugain that 5 he hud tlnl us seen as he heard the .. . -i ..- 1. 1- i i..in. Xllllll ei l'en uri uiim uuii iiiiiit- n (.crein i tnkiug the girl with hin. Hi savs h" did net even sei tli first blev atrui k J Tin (ielii befTiise of his previous 'record, an im limsl te believe lie hud ' Jie real hand In the irime. Thej have Investigated that very turefull. and .find In- has ulwavs worked for n livin,' 'and thnt 'iU i nncipat fa-ilt 1 a- beeu addiction te drink I He did net leave the little turin in ; Jewn win re In was born until In was j nineteen vtars old. Sime then he has Sbeen working us a scale inuhanie In various imrts of the leuutrv, ami is cenbldind an unusuullv geed un All Ibis past empleur-t give hlu un ix- celleut i harm ter 1 lteglstered Own Name iCellplid with tin si- facts the pei'n censidtr it slgnitnant tluit In wint direct te his bearding lieusi in C.undin 1 after tin irime, told the vvmnin who j kept it that a man hud bien LilltJ I nnd that the nr outside was t'n dead 'man's prepert.v, went din t te Pitts i burgh, where he was will known and irtglstired tinder his own name at u lietil wliere prevleuslj he had livid for 'a year. He went te work immediately tin' Pittsburgh at a scile works, when lie had been empleveil lietere When the police carne for him he admitted Lis idmtitv Iiistunth Fer all these nasens the police wen mere willing than they might hau Ihct otherwise te give him a night free from questioning whin he was brought te Citj Hall Deteitive Ik-Nliaw told him last night he would be giuu a i lutm.e te write his i onfesslen teiliii in Cap tain 'Soulier's effici. If he wanted te avail hlmtclf of It, but In must stick te thi truth, as nil el his mevimeiits before and uftir the iiuudcr win. knew n i "I'll tell tin truth." he told llul vliuw, "and I eiilv want the i hunce te laie Treadwiij and the girl." "Ill jum cverv lie down TrcadwavV lying threat. I'll make blin admit he ;lied when he mMI "truck Peirce. I 1 didn't touch blui. I wasn't in the room , tvlieru be was murdered meie than a. 'mluute or two. I "I'l' uinke Treadway admit he lied kcu aald J'-' rnu 'rem the room wltu ' !!0.1.44r. during November. This com pares with lOlrt permits, 10h2 opera tions, at a total estimated cost of S2,. 500,805. during October, the preceding month. Compared with November, 1010, thin year's record falls far short, 037 oper ations having been undertaken thnt month at a total estimated cost of S0.408.fl20. Te date this year only 1235 homes have ben erected or are new under wnv, and with only the present month left it is evident thnt the city will end the venrwlth approximate! enl.v enc-qunr BllSIIBHDSBBSSSSSHksSSSlSSSllLBSHIltlllVHhSHB KBtKmmiK&HiSKJIRWKl nftlB7sftksSSSSSl& ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsI Si9KKIKfv.wHiSKNmymQb i krYVI'HHisssssE nlVkW.kBssislsissssssss)siisssiiSH c9QMaliBlleHHMtflv vajaw.iTf ?'5.' .w utii 9SBIk)Vc9SlfeklBHLVlBHW'tH7?TnM!BHMIi $irViiib'iiwtL'TsiKVBHhw' 3akrMuJF-t. im f-v- '1HanhF'RMkfiHfeHMi9HiHiHpB 3wvijAnCvnkJi. suJa yv. JTaiTPfAu j5. Y7mt.rr Jm: vSff- 'i1 ! tTsv. sTBSl PftfltJWmiJIIIIBi&illlllllM Austrnlla and India pointing out that. In their opinion 7.000,000 francs In geld was an excessive amount. Albert Themas, of France, head of the International labor bureau, nxpiaincd contemplated expenditures bv that or er or ganisateon, and Sir Krlc Drummond, general secretary of the league, par ticipated In the argument, explaining the need of the n mount named. Aa a result of the pretests of dele gates, another meeting of the economic commission, was held this morning for the purpese of once mere going ever the estimates preparatory te submitting the budget at this afternoons session. r.)- te ills- Ledger Ptiote Htrvlce The picture shows what was left of homes back of the stable at 500-510 New Market street after they had been nttiirked by flames spreading from n fire that destroyed the stable. The household goods the tenants were able te remove are seen. The fire occurred last night and was 'discovered shortly after a man who had bought some matches was seen entering the stable SCHOOLS NEED $1,000,000 Spain and tfrazil Offer Wilsen Aid ter its fulfilled Camden Beard Plana Twe New Buildings and Improvements The Camden Ueanl of Education yes terday ndepteil u resolution setting forth that $1,000,000 Is required te build two additional schools, provide for fccveral large additions and ether necessities te furnish adequate accommodation for the city's army of children. The resolution will be presented te the Heard of Scheel Kstimntes, which will make the fermnl representation te City Council. Under the lnw the latter must provide the money. The items Included in the statement prepared by the beard for the expendi ture proposed will be for the follewing: Twe new schools, $372,000; furnishing, R13.000; additions te three schools, S40D.000 ; furnishings, S10.000 ; admin istrutien building nnd stockrooms, $!0,- 000; furnisning machine shop for new normal housing requirements . high school, $00,000; repairs, painting, etc., $;,uw; total, .-si.ihiu.uiai. Continued from Vns One United States Government could see its wny te send a representative te sit In a consultative capacity with the com mission. A note embedving the Invi tation was dispatched te Washington. The invitation was suggested by General CUve, llrltlsh member of the commission. The commissioners, it Is said, feel the United States will accept, Inasmuch as it sent delegates te the international court of Justice and the financial conference at Xlrusscls. The United States representative would sit In a consultative capacity dur ing the study of the question of a re duction In armaments. "It would, of course, be perfectly un derstood," the invitation says, "that the presence of a representative of the United States would In no vvnj com mit tle American Government te what ever opinions mti be finally put for ward in the report et the commission. Majer Chun hill, of the United States Intelligence service, was a spectator at the meeting of th assembly yesterday. Official notification of the signing at Kovne yesterday of a protocol ending hostilities between the Lithuanians and the forces of General Zcllgeiinkl, the In surgent commander nt Vllna, was re ceived by Leen Itourgeels, of the Ieague of Nations organization today. The protocol was signed as the result of the efforts of the special commission of the league sent te the Vllna district in an effort te solve the difficulties cre ated by the occupation of Vllna by Zcllgeuskl, the Polish Insurgrnt gen eral, after the clese of the Polish- Ilusslan cumpalgn. Austria Voted Admission Austria was unanimously voted a member of the League of Nations by the commission for the admission of new states today. It is expected the as sembly of the league will ratify this action. Anether nttempt was made today te gain approval of t' e league's budget for the forthcoming venr. This matter came before the assembly jesterdnv. hut objections were voiced by several na tions, delcgntcn from New Zealand, Washington, Dec. 1. (lly A Secretarv linker refused tedav PUS.S flennrn Hcnnntehps statltltr that Majer General Leenard Weed had been 1 menlened as a possible selection bv the i-eague et actions Armenian committee te lead the proposed campaign of the Armenians against Mustapha Kcmal Pasha, the Turkish Nationalist leader, "Itr would be plainly Improper for me te make any comment until I have received official confirmation of the press dispatched," the secretary said. Henry Mergcnthau, former ambas sador te Turkey, Is regarded as Presi dent Wilsen's probable selection as the "representative" through whom he would conduct negotiations te end Ar menian hostilities. Officials In close touch with the White Heuse cite Mr. Mergenthau's familiar ity with Near Eastern problems through least exnerlence. which, it is held. would very likely mane mm accepiaeic as a mediator te the hostile factions. Mr. Mergcnthau has been nominated as United States ambassador te Mexico. Chicago, Dec. 1. (By A. V.) Majer General Leenard Weed, com mander of the Sixth Army Cerps, de clined today te comment en press dis patches reporting that he Ib being con sidered by the League of Nations for high commissioner In Armenia. "I have nothing te say at this time. I have no Information en the subject beend the press dispatches I Iiavij seen, tne generm sum. Western Electric Housekeeping Saves your labor your money your time IET electricity de your housework easily, quickly and econom ically. Frem washing clothes te washing dishes, there's aWestern Electric appliance for every task. The IVttttrn Eltctrle Ina heps a ttiady, even heat. w Latj en ou, easy the clothes that's the Weifm Electric way-of washing. 'I. '.' 1 t 'MJf Tif ii ; i qA light machine for heavy 'work AS easy te lift as a sis months' old baby that's the Western Electric ..Vacuum Sweeper. With a Western Electric you can clean throughout the house without tiring. The Western Electric is easy en your carpets, tee. 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Tries te Break Grip of Ceal Trust 9 rimllnnisl from Pe On off a real one, another young fellow like himself, but one who knew the anthra cite game from A te Herd. He is Hebcrt S. Fccncy, and he Is vice presi dent of the Seller Ceal Ce., at 00 West street, Mr. Fccney belongs te the mili tant clan of keen-eyed, frank, out spoken business men. He Is a former Phlladelphlan. , What Mr. Fceney nald te District Attorney Lewis wasn't much, but It was -enough. It was all unpleasant truth. It has spilled upon hi head the burning wrath of the big fellows, who drag It in by the millions as well as the pikers who get It by the dollar. He is being chided as the object of "vetithful Indiscretion," the victim of an "impulsive disposition," and the like. Of course, It Is all "bunk," as they express It In the patois of City Hall, and Mr. Feeney knows It. Any how, he Isn't looking for a cinder pile or a burlap bag as yet. Sackcloth and ashes nnd a mourning band en his arm are evidently n long wny In the future for him. Hut Just the same, the anthra cite trust Is biting IU finger nails with anger. I hear it Is swearing ven geance. .lr. teeney am net ten me this. I heard it elsewhere, for the whole anthracite trade Iibh been steed en Us head by his outspoken facts. Here Is a resume of a few of the statements he passed along te District Attorney Lewis. "The tool trust haB for Its back ground and backers the J. P. Morgan Interests, with E. T. Stotesbury, of Philadelphia, as the most conspicuous figure. He Is senior member of J. P. Morgan & Ce., and chairman et the beard of directors of the Heading Ceal Ce. This places him at the head of the trust, for Stotesbury controls the Phila delphia and Heading. "The Heading Ce. Is the holding company for the Reading Ceal and Iren Ce. This company controls the largest single let of virgin mines in the nnthra pit rrniens. It is n well-known fact J that the Morgan Interests nnd E. Ti Stotesbury nave nnanceu me rrie unii unii read, which controls the Pennsylvania Ceal Ce. (It was this company whose mines were Idle m lehs m. ' i the se-i ailed outlaw miners' .ml 11 They own a vast amount of "ufJI UVtLUfjVI " Secial Ties Kule Cel Mr, Feeney also said that tt,. .... distribution of nnthracite In St7! wns due te conditions controlled In .!' "big companies"; Interpreted te the SIorgan-Btetesbtiry trust. m' These companies nlavnl f Their disposition of coal was a ci.!3 friendship. Secial arrangements dragged in and affected the wnel..!f Ia mI Alin iIAihhiAaaIaI . lib lie ui iiiu luiiiiiiriuiiit world. ureiis ei ineusanus ei acres of flLl " Html coal lands In Pennsylvania were if? iimlfir Innsn op mircliji. I,H nt aH trust or combine. They form the m& cite coal reserve and are net en L operation by Independent cempnnlViI corporations, ' ' Mr. Feeney further testified that tv. big operators are the Phlladelphli fi Reading, Delaware. Laekawanni .3 Western, the LehlgK Valley, ftM Mams & Peters, who are sales t,l for the Pennsylvania Ceal Ce. Th, ,. thracitc trust, generally referred t i the "big companies," controls lnV neighborhood of between 70 and per cent of the entire anthracite ui put. Referring explicitly te the Z trust, or as It la known th. m..1 Htetesbury Interests, Mr. Fccney il In reply te a question : "De they , trel all of the virgin unopened mla,,, "They control the major portion i the lrgln coal. That is the crux J ine wneie mini, xne United But, nAeArnmunt la until n,M.& - r.i should be. becnuse of the extemlT'.i forts it has made te nnd out the h it nnyuedy wanted te get r ght i and help the situation It Is a ciTl Increased production of the unew.2 virgin coal lands that are controlled C the big companies. There are he? dreds of thousands of acres of H " The operation of the coal trust directed against the public In ,, happen te knew, the smoothest J of commercial machinery In this com wwv Put that also is another story. Accused Wife. Murderer a SuMiii Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 1 Charles a iijuvis, uuc ui me me wane cetmbl farmers arrested last Mendsv f irfl Ingl their wives nt abeutithe same tlul hanged himself in a cell at the Jail hit lUHb Ulftii. sx .V'l.i'li! V' !. ... .,i "' ' , H . ,iii ' i iv! r ..!.'. ..ii . t. V . 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