fF-K" I'r' -''wr-M? vT.'ir w v; vv$ , ",riTff!'-w i j . ' i i- .F ' ' , I IV : '' .- -. r , r - . T i ,J ' i av TH WEATHER Fair lenlght and FYldayj colder to night with lowest temperature about 30 degrees " 38 degree; westerly winds. ' .V' H NIGHT EXTRA T r.MI'KKATUUB AT Krt.m mum TH I 0 IK) 111 112 I 1 I 2 I 4 r, Hii ini IB2 ir.i inn inn ir,-t VOL. VII. NO. 69 ICnttred b Second-run iw Matter at the I'oMeme, at Philadelphia, ra. Toiler the Art of Merch n, 1870 PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920 I'ublKhed Dally Kcpt Hun-lay HubKcrltitlen Prlre 111 Tear by Mail. PRICE TWO CENTS cepyris-n.. in2Q, hy Public Ledger Company. IW5Evi Euenhra Imbue J-P L meeget LIED, SlffS GIRL, UNDER THREATS TREADiyiDE Marie Declares Boxer Said She Would Be Killed if She Refused HIS COURAGE OOZES AWAY WHEN ACCUSED BY MOSS Says He and 'Al' Smith Made Sure of Killing When Others Fled TURNED ON GAS AND LEFT Wilts as Rogers' Wife, Once His Weman,' Is Reconciled With Husband "Trradway said he would kill ine if T 'peached' en lilm. He sold if he wasn't able te de it himself .the gang would get me an seen as I get out of jail. He had me scared." Marie Phillips mude this statement te Captain of Detectives Souder. Tt explained her refusal te 'come clean" (tell the truth) in the Pelrce murder until her husband, Iless Ttecers, a big and husky suder, hurried te niil her and said the could depend en him te see that Treadway's threats were net car ried out. It was Marie Phillips' desertion of Peter P. Trradway. nfter persistent as sertion that his story was the truth, that led him te blurt out Inst night In Captain Souder's office the admission that he had killed Henry T. Pcircc, nearly two weeks age, nt 2007 Market street, nnd that the murder wns the r-sult of n plot in which "Al" Smith was concerned. Trendway, Jeseph Archibald Mess, the second mnn arrested in the murder, and Marie may hnvc n hearing nt Cen tral Police Station this afternoon, ac cording te Cfptain Souder, se thut they may be held for action of the grand jury. If the hearing is net this after noon, Captain Seudcr said, it will be tomorrow morning. Captain Souder refused te give out the full text of Treadway's confession en the ground thatte de se would re veal the principal evidence which will he used nsaltist the prisoner when he is tried'. Admit Plot "He admitted the plot," said Cap tain Souder, "saying that 'Al' Smith was the only one In it with him. He admitted he told Marie nnd Mess that IVlrce had been killed, hut would nnr. confirmed or deny tiu statement attrib uted te him by the ethers thut he had lurued en the gus before he left Pciree's room. He contradicted irtunl1v nil of his parly statement. He admitted he had ,i considerable police record, having lien in the reformatory when he wan sixteen years old in his home sfnte of Iowa, and in the penitentiaries of Knn as nnd Missouri for burglary. "I believe we enn fasten a number 'f burglaries upon Trendwiiv and his pals thnt were committed In this cit" 'Hiring the last six months. Thut wil'l enme later. " Captain Souder today told the full te,' Marie Phillips' part in the breaking down of Trcndwny. Made. Use of Husband The official made known that Hess Jlogers. Marie's husband, bad been cn cn jeuraged te talk in the girl and ndvlse 11 l mnk n fuU f-tntement of what lie knew. "I told her husband te tell her te J,,l"Vn 1",r,i "' Presence: 'Sue' the iS.hc.r al name 'jnu just tell em.t' "P ,"""' '" -"" knew It. I've fn !. .",1' ,,m '" veur double. We'll hone u" msV T huv" - Ann little tnT.tl i J" ,lewV Snl"1'- '""I K"'K lh.ftlleCa'm,SCt-V0,,,,Ut'fthlN- ,.,.'u ?,'" i"',t ,,,llt'' hup said. 'I s afraid te tell the truth. Treadwnv had me scared. He said he'd KilT . Ir fe,(1 V?U,,l,.,r h0.PeuW "W " ')e n'l '" ,h,P ",l;"l!, ' '!.... OUt.' ... ", ,""K-, Hegers nnswered. ! S"r.ss I ,. tllKe ,,, f ' " X??ni ,'rm" "- ''-'' make!! AHn'SllI'lT Kir.' ,n,l, ,,pr H,("-J--" Fa ed Vbli",, ,n?U,011 ,l,r" '""R" Marle!s pari"' "lri" TrcBlway'B nor PProximifeirr0 " tZu "V"" "" ete've "r,'hn. " hi, ,.h,,P- "'r putrnmcel.?' ,,,,", ,l,c I'" "" ""ving that Vev0l'S ''.'V" '"Stl'T. he. a(( ui. , iy w.0111'1 ,r-v tn cemmunl- The , .. Ji ,ray """niselvcH. tlrle,e,sIVlna,'! ,'et,w'-n"B- The NunJ?n Tlra! vhe were them that each t !' '"' ''''ives notice.) '"r eel "", ("l'f then out of Hee Z 'S.,( "P."'" Souder's f. "nuew i " ' '"" " . ,Tf.a'y. P" hl fill. . "'"I V11JIM11II17 MIUKli.n J lie (In,. T..- 'r. " "' hp 'la.v Ites's Treadum ...i i s , ""K''" nppeared ilrl "Stick ""khi". V""V0" l ''" "ir .i."rl1 kl,.'i Treudway mid. thrmv t " "ew" '"ce and he'll Te ,T nnirnlii. nemrmWr what M res, uL ' ''' Hm,t kr,ew M,,ri', "".I "" 'Imsba ih i.. i d" .nn "10r 'inS fr -"t lt?cliL,'mK,,!s,nf rrMni Mi colusie ,' r M,b',i(,i"" '"' there TadwaySand trh MH bptww The Up silck Ud brought 11 a ,r,a,w "-V They ""gin u supply of maguiiueH wllli Cyutauea ea iy, rfu m k Treadway's Bed Toe Hard; Suite Suggested by Seudcr Trcndway, brought Inte Cnptaln Soulier's office teilny, requested "n softer bed." r" enn't sleep en the one I get, Cnptnln," lie said. "It's.toe hard." "All right," snld Captain Sou Seu der, "I'll certainly liavc te get veu a softer one. Hew would n suite al. the Pcllct-tie-Stratferd de? "Seems te me," added the cnp tnln, "you ought te consider your self mighty lucky te hnvc any bed nt'nll." YOUTH SHOT ON PARKWAY; AUT0ISTMAYHAVE FIRED Mystery In Injury te Seventeen-Year-Old Lad New In Hospital Peter Sinnett, seventeen years old, of lftnil North street, was $uet while walking nrnr Twentieth nn1 Vine streets lntc last night. Police hnvc net determined who did the sheeting. A touring far in which live men were riding passed nenr Sin Sin eott a moment before the sheeting, nnd the shot may hnvc been fired from the car. Sinnett Is In the Medice-Chlrurgicnl Hospital with a bullet in bis right thigh. His condition Is net neccssnrily serious. According te the sters told the pe lice,, Sinnett wns walking with four companions, and bad reaehed the inter section of Twentieth and Vine streets. A touring enr passed nleng the Park way, going in the direction of Cltji Hull, nt just the time a revolver shot was heard, Sinnett turned te his compan ions with the cemment: "Wonder who fired that gun?" An' Instant later he fell telhc pave ment. I Ills companions summoned aid nnd he wns tnken te the hospital. MENTAL TEST FOR JAMES Confessed Slayer Is Examined by Alienists Twe nlicnistH for the defense nnd one for the state this morning ex amined Frank .1. .Tames, confessed mur derer of David S. Paul, Camden bank messenger, te determine IiIm mental con dition. It wns the first move of Jehn Hnrris, counsel for James, indicating the de fense he will prepare. Fer mere than two hours, the two nljenists employed by the defense, were with James, making psychological tests. At the same time the alienist for the state checked up en the conversation be tween James und the nlienists. He nlse exnmlned James and made tests of his own. Jehn James, father of the confessed murderer, wns present during the exam ination. He tcild the alienists "there wus a streak of Insanity running through both the father's and mother's side of the fnmil." He said that Frank J. James' grand father en his fnther's side had died In u' hospital for the insane nt Trenteu. A cousin en his father's side committed suicide, and anethr' cousin wns cured of Insanity through nn operation, he Faid. ' alleedunme"nheld Five Philadelphia Men Are In Band Under Arrest Six gunmen, five of whom were from this city, who were arrested Sunday nt the Pennsjlvmila Kuilread ferries in Camden, were given hearings this morn ing before lleeerder Stackhouse, of Camden, charged with carrying con cealed dendly weapons. They were each held under $1000 bail nfter wulving henringl. The men are: Penjnmin Crniiella, twenty-five years old; Jehn I'ereziehie, twenty -three years 'eld: Petre Statu, twenty-three years eld: Angele Pi Mug Mug gie, thirty-four years eld: Miehnel Tre Tre mnglee, thirty years old, all of this city; and Pictro Tram, twenty-five j curs old, of Mount Vernen street, Camden. They were arrested en the, suspicion that they were connected with a num ber of automobile robberies in Camden nnd this city recently. POLICEMAN BADLY HURT Found Unconscious at Bread Street and Hunting Park Avenue Motorcycle Policeman I.cennrd liny ulc, of the Tenth nnd Thompson strce'ts station, wus found under his overturned machine nt Ilrnnd street nnd Hunting Park nvenue nt L' o'clock this morning. He is in St. Luke's Hospital with a fractured skull nnd internal injuries nnd his condition is critical. It is be. Ileved hi.s injuries were the result of an accident. Jehn I.ytle, tin." North Henver street, rind Clarence MeKlnney, of 48 IU North Frent street, were going north en Itrnad street when they saw nn overturned niotercjcle with sidecar en the pave ment near" Hruud direct und Hunting Park nvenue. They found He) ale underneath, un conscious, It is believed Uejale lest control of the enr nnd It swerved into the curb, throwing him. hat'productien CUT Stetson Plant Reduces Its Output 25 Pe"r Cent The lull mnuufuctiiring plant of the J. II. Stetson Ce., is new working, nt 7." per cent of its total capacity. The reduction tins been gradual, extending ever sccrul months. Colonel J, Unwell Cummings, presi dent of the company, said today the "hack shop," where the bodies of the lints arc made in rough form, is working te full capacity, except Saturdays. This "back shop" represents about 00 per cent of the big plnnt lit Fifth street und Montgomery nvenue. The "front shop," where the huts nre finished, is working en a basis of less than HO iter cent of capacity. It is the company s policy te finish hats for the market only ns orders are received. Ne stock of tiuislied huts is being accumu lated. Fulling off in retull demand was the reason for the curtailment. The decline Is attributed te prcsein and expected market conditions. DESB0R0UGH NOT DEAD British Baren In Best of Health, Despite Obituary Announcement Ioinlen, Pec, L (Ily A. P. I He ports that Duren Pesboreugh hud died suddenly lust cicuing at Hiriuitighiim, which wcre published here this morning li the ,nndeii Times, proved te be In correct. It is uutheritntlvcly stnted be is in the best of health at his home at Titplew (unit, nml that he In net vlultvd Illrmliigttim, .1 STAND BY MAYOR CUNNINGHAM SAYS, AFTER CONFERENCE Alliance Leader Whacks Dis turbers in Council Follow ing Talk With Penrose SCOUTS HARMONY LEAGUE; SEES SPR0UL MAN SPEAKER Themns W. Cunningham, nfter n conference with Sennter Penrose, te day called for united support of Mnyet Moere's ndminlstrntlen nnd declnred there is no "harmony" combination of ward leaders inimical te the Mnyer. The president of the Kcpublicun Alli ance also whacked the petty faction alism which Is retarding the work of the city Council, exemplified chiefly by Councilman Charles P.. Pull's guerrilla wnrfare en the city administration. Mr. Cunningham's views assumed nil the mere importance nt this time lie cause of his long conference yesterday with Sennter Penrose. The opinions lie expressed are believed te be a reflec tion of the senator's views. The indersement of the Mayer and the call for support, particularly In helping the Mnyer build up the police department, cleared the political ntmos ntmes pherc und sniked the tnlk of n L,n,lrC' lengue of Alliance nnd Vnre chieftnins witn n view of "hamstringing" the Mayer. Sproul-Crew .Man Fer Speaker Passing from the local te the state situation, Mr. Cunningham believes Majer Samuel A. Whltnker. of Phoenix - vine, or some ether candidate acceptable te (Governer Sproul and State Chairman Crew, will be elected speaker of the State Heuse of representatives. Mr. CunningliUm expressed the belief that Rebert S. Spangler. of Yerk, speaker of the Inst Heuse nnd n candi date for re-election, will withdraw in favor of the Sproul -Crew choice. Mr. Spangler is the candidate of Jo Je seph It. (inindy, president of the Penn sylvania Manufacturers' Association. Mr. Cunningham wns nskrd today te discuss his conference with Sennter Penrose. "My call en Senater Penrose." he snld, "wns mere in the nature of a so cial call, although, of course, we did discuss politics. I found the senator a geed listener. He seemed te me te be the Penrete of old, except that he was a little bit thinner, the result of his long illness. He told me he expects te live ten or fifteen years mere. He feels that many men die before their time because of lack of proper medical atten tion. ' v Tells Senater .Situation Is Geed "I told the senator tlint.pellticiil, con ditions in the citv were 'in irend sTiare. 'I .told him that I knew of no harmony combination nnd thnt If there bad been any such thing I would have heard of It. T think the thing te de new is te settle down and support, the Moere ndminlstrntlen. T.et us help the Mayer build up the police department. He lias this great wave of crime te con tend with. Why, it is hardly safe te go out at night. "Ah for talk of harmony nnd com binations of ward leaders nnd se forth. any one with horse sense knows that this is net the time te take up things like thnt. There is no occasion for any such talk, especially as the next mu nicipal primaries will net be held until next September. Yeu can't tejl what will happen between new and then. We mn; all be dead. "There is only one job before us new , that is back up the .Mnyer in the city nnd Senater Penrose in the stute. It is nbeul time; for evainple, thnt nil this pettv fuetiennl scpitibhliiig was cut out in f it. Council. I nttended .icstcrduv' session for n little while and wus sur prised te find se much of it. Should Art -In Ituslnes Way "The Council should be like the beard of directors hf a big business corpora tion, like the Heading or the Pennsyl vania railroad, and pass en matters' in a sane, sober and consort utivc manner. "As for the speakership, I believe It is Senater Penrose's thought te uteri a clash, if possible, within the Hcpubli a ii ranks. I haven't n doubt in the world that when the senator and (iov (iev (iov erner Sproul nnd Chairman Crew meet next week I hey will he able te smooth tilings out. "Sennter Penrose is n big man nnd liels reentering from a long illness. He shouldn't be bothered with a tight at tills time." MAN, HITY AUTO, DIES Operator of Car Is Held Without Bail for the Corener Walten V: Itobinseii, sixl nine years old, HI Heffman street, who wns struck by an nutoinebile Inst night at Hrend nud Purrlsli streets, died today in St, Jeseph's Hospital. Death was due te a fracture of the skull. William Corsen, Cuniden, who was operating the c.ir, wns arraigned before Magistrate Hensliaw in the Central Sta tion and held without bull te await the action of the coroner. FAIR AND COLDER TONIGHT Temperature Down te 36 or 38 Degrees by Tomorrow Morning It will be fair nnd colder tonight nud tomorrow, the weather man says. At neon the temperature was fill do de grists, tlie same us at 11 o'clock yester day morning. A fourteen -mile wind Is blowing the colder wave down from the northwest. Tlie wind will diminish tonight and the wenther will be Invigerntiiigly cool and clear, lly tomorrow morning the temperature will be down te .'111 or IIS degrees, the weather mini believes. ITS A LOVE STORY It Is tlin story of 11 yuU- otie young man who writes letters signed with another ' man's nuiue simply tu sate her iiiilu. Admirers of Huby M Ayres will fellow the tarl tarl eiis Incidents of this serial with uvhl Interest. The story will begin In the Lvunine Piihi.ii) Lkikikii en Monday next, Its name? The Phantom Lever Government Plans te Put Hard Ceal Barens en Rack Senatorial Committee te Call Heads of Price Fixing Ring in New Yerk Saturday Leaa Prosecutor Turtis Over Evidence te Celder lly C.UOWJK NOX MrCAIN New Yerk. Pec. '. The CnltcdiMr. hewls Informed me, wns thnt un States Ueverniiient has nt Inst taken covered at the examination of Jehn F. cognizance of the anthracite situation. ' llermlnghnm, president of the Peln- - ". "7""" .... .lit. ,... ,mi h-uiii.wih- . lien win meet here Saturday te begin its inquiry. It premises te develop Inte a hnlcyen and vociferous time. Thnt Ih, provided they get the right people en the stand. Senater ('aider, chairman of the com mittee. Is authority for the statement that Ihe Inquiry bus been requested by the governors of the New Kuglnn'd states. New Kngland has suffered quite as much as New Yerk. If net mere. The bend of the unthracitc trust, se called, will doubtless by in evidence. Icwls I.iched Authority District Attorney Harry K'. howls, of Hroeklyn, informed me thnt if he had iKissessed the nutherity lie would have summened1 them te appear in his inquiry. I'n fortunately, he said, the conspicuous figures in the combine nre Pliilndelpliians or Pennsj Ivnuhins. His powers of subpoena de net cvtend be yond New Yerk. It had been the purpose of Mr. howls te summon the members of the J. P. Miirgnii firm, both here nnd in Philadelphia. Hecent dctclepments have decided him te place all 'the Information he. has gathered et the dlspnsul of Senuter Calder and the Senate committee. "This coal situation is one of the greatest outrages en the public that can be conceived," said the district ntterney. "If I had the tvide powers that the gV'crnment confers upon its Investigntert I would elenr up the situation und expee every man re SMinsible for It. "Hut I iini handicapped by the limi tations of my jurisdiction. Fer that reason I cannot reach some thnt I would like te. The government enn de thnt. however." Among the interesting disclosures, 3 RAILROAD MEN KILLEDJNGAMDEN Watchman Is Believed te Have Lest Life While Trying te Save Detective ONE DIED THIS MORNING Three men are dead as the result of twin .railroad accidents jn Camden Inst night.' One mnn. n watchman, is thought te have received his fatal in juries while trying te save a defective, who also was killed. The accident, resulting in two deaths, occurred nt the Stute street crossing of the Pennsylvania Hallread in Fast Camden. Hlchnrd Conners. thirty-tive ? " "f'1'0 "' of Wmucn eters. years old, et Tenth and Market streets. , 1'""",T1" "f we"",n " ded the Muyer's Camden, a railroad detcct'ty, wus killed rM' ,,ln room, many sitting en tables iustantlj , or standing nguiiisl the wall, intent en Porniilene Dldante, twenty -six years I '"'liing every word of talks made by old, of Twenty-ninth and Shannen 'he Mayer and directors of nil the dc u.tu i ,... i., i, ...i iu I pertinents. f,.,.-.r, ,...,.....,, in. un ,.,,,,.,,, in thought te have seen Conners' 'danger from eni the approaching train and te have een run ever when lie nan out te nve the detective. been en i-n l The ttni."biiian was still alive when another railroad empleye found the twei bodies n short time nfter the "drift" Iliad crushed them. He was taken te the Homeopathic Hespilnl. but died early this morning without recetcr!ng cnnscieliHiiess. lie uns nmrrleil. Pun - i ners wns net ' I William Dougherty, Pennsy Ivaniu i I 1 ivu uil. ii rti nn 1 1tiL.11 1 1 mil. . ' ; incw yetk 1 ncaincai t-eiK ana ung-i I lish Mevie Actress Perish ......... ! 1 rsetv ion. 1 ice. .. 1 1 t. 1. 1 ' iPivc persons were burned .0 death by 1111 II It I! 1m1 iiit'i iiiii nni ii iiiiiMiHn n livc-sterj npiirtment heiise en t est Pifty -seventh street, just off Fifth ntc j The dead included : Miss Marjerie Lescenib, motion-picture actress, recently M rived in Auu'i icn from Kughind; a girl known as "Hetty." friend of Miss Lescenib ; Pr P. Peller, veterinary at the New Yetk Hippodrome; Mrs. Hareld Hns ttejl Ki'iil, singer, and Mrs. Jessie Jen kins, her sistci . FORMER MAJOR ACCUSED l .. 1 1 i i. i. .. ...i. - i ... i.. t- . rim nit .!, i n. . i.. ri t '. ii nun n n iinu iinnn i iikinp' ii viiciiiinu iiir miiireiiu eriiiii'iniiii. wnese inline is tn - "n wn, r-.-sniii. .tuer e lieu Cliy-""c '" " ..... .... tiMnlli. 'll Dee While nnmi ' s i .1 1 1 1 .1 I'T-rlo-teu. wns kill nst nlcht while etlicial's talk, time whs nlleue.l f.,r ,ll. Ilepubllean leaders in the Semite have ." ' " '- - V'n "'''., sad thanks were also due theI- 1. ... .. 11L..... n...i. n Ti .. ......: 1 .1 ... -- l. l,..r..l..,.,.l l f.. ,.n ,.ll! ., Id, I nun.- i'li' nii-.-lMHK iliswins. linn , nHnii nnrl mi nr v Iinnn Vivl.nl ni work near i.iucriy inrii nintinii. ne '"-f mm iin'su"iis. jsireet cleaning "" ... ...w... .h ,... .. .. -. .... ,. looted the rich nrivnte lioner 1 i ' i 1 1 i .''," wns t.miid en the tracks after hV train and garbage hauling seemed most te in respect te the treaty and the League of "",,,.,',' i'1 , lml, ,' ',, J , ,.., .,1 , h'""; eloquence he deeluretl, had In- had plissed. and no explanation of his'' "H e w cltirens. Thet peppered Nations. In the Senate, the den of '." .''' ' ',nl '"" ' ' " P,,V '," spired 'this meritorious efTert te save I full under the wheels is known He questions te Prank II. Caven director , "'"ipplng the present league nud start - ,' f1" " ,U ,'"Mr"" "ml l ,1"' Armenia." Idled in the Homeopathic Hospital within . P11...1. tteiks. criticising, suggesting ing afresh with The Hague tribunal as ' J" ; comiiesed nrin-' (iernmn Pretest Hejeiisd nn hour nfter the accident. , nnd asking for Information. I n basis for building an association of . ' "; '''. '" 1P" "' ' .''V"., ' ' r'": , ,,ewn ' relesl "'I' ,,,., nations hml made progress sime the 'I ally of 1 n et tt in in bottles. wBs Cmnnny 's pretest ngnlnst neceptnnce Iriwe rtic im ADADThcmt cidc. Km. Is In Mudy Cleaning election. ","0,, nl M-en" l' tl"1 "-i"r. I lie ! 1)V tllP aR1l, of whnt the !(.r,n ,;0T. Jeseph A. Yeung, of Yerk, Charged' '"'V1 ,"r lmr!,,!'r """' f'imP "f"1"1"1 " ...... ,". ! called politicians work agulnst such vYim uuu niuu j measures. Jeseph A. Yeung, thirty lite years i',... i,'..,i,.i tn. old. a resident of Yerk. I'n.. w he is said I . ( lnr" ,,'M'lnins Plans te be the son of a wealthy New erkl Direct--r nten also explained that banker, and who served with the ('nun- l,ll11 ''' would seen have Its own dinn army during the wnr'ns 11 ninjer, kl"alt plant -"i it could repair streets was nrrcstisl this morning in Camden without outside help. He explained en 11 fugiiite warrant from Yerk. the workings of the bureau of hlgbwnys, The man is charged with having re- '""' bureuii or water, with its 1P0O miles ceited Is-'IM) under false pretense from 'f wuter pipe te cure for; the bureau a resident of Yerk. The arrest os of siirtey, taking can- of bridges, L'07 made lit Detective Keech, of Yerk, who f,inii,i p.,. ti,i7.i t: 7T. brought the warrant te Camden. ""tinned en l Tl,lrt.n. (elnmn Vl Yeung was arrested two weeks age e uinnrti nVPRPflMP RY PAO und had 11 lieerlng in Camden before VVUIYICN UVutlOUmt til UAb Itecerder Stackhouse, charged with at I tempting suicide by jumping from a 1 ne Supposed te Be Slet Meter Vic Peunsyltaiila ferry near Market street. , tlm, Other of Ceal Fumes t his bftjirlng Aeuiig said that ewing1 . , . """" le wounds received at Vlmt Hldge, hi- , ,Ue ,w,,'" w overcome by gas mil trequeiitl net responsible for his ' n,V,P n 1 n "f,"r".0,"n '"" wnr" ,ak,1 actions. SEARCH FOR SMALL'S BODY I Dloe'i'0 Under Terente Theatre te Find Missing Millionaire I Terente, Pic ''. (IU A. 1 l L ; i-utut ion was being made today uudei the (iranil Tlieutre in search of the body of Ambrose J. Small, long missing I und wenltby theatrical manager. A !gmtif of stage hiimW, under the d i rec ti ion of Petectlte Sergeant Austin .Mitchel. will be kept busy digging up tlie earth under the auditorium until it lis definitely established that SimillS, body is net hidden there, is was said, IT " nure, i.ncKiitvamiu aim iivhwiii mi Ce Mr. Picrinlnghnm bluiiied the price situation upon the middlemen. They, he said, were responsible for high prices and profiteering. He was opposed te middlemen ns unnecessary. When the district aterney asked him why the companies, tolerated them he replied that the ceuipiinlcs never took risks or invited bad business. The mid dle men sold the cenl und assumed ull losses. Mr. Lewis then summoned Oeergl linker St. (leerge, president of the St. (Jeergc Ceil I Ce., which Is one of the wholesale firms, ,or middlemen, through whom the Delaware, hnckuwunna ami Western sells its cenl. h. V. Ilerming liuin. the secretary and treasurer of this company. Is a brother of Jehn F. Kerinlnghain. Its a sort of community of interest arrangement. H keeps the coal business in the family. Ne Iiss te Shoulder As for (Jeergc linker St. Geerge, president of this wholesale cenl com pan, he is twenty-live years old. Twe years age he was a clerk In the office of ,1. P. Morgan & Ce. Hearing in mind the ileelarntieii of rrrshlent ltermlng ham that the middlemen were useful because they assumed, ull less, the dis trict attorney asked Mr. linker bow much his company hnd lest in the two years since he became president. His reply wus, "Nothing at all." . "There you get the idea." said ljie district attorney. ','Thc middlemen are used by the companies te boost prices." Mr. Lewis neglected te point out that anthracite sales corporations nnd agencies nre owned, controlled, or oper ated by stockholders or their relutive in the big companies. It is an Interwoven Continued in I'nce Twe, Column ICIcht WOMEN ARE TOLD OF CITYPROBLEMS Seme Bring Christmas Sewing and Babies te Meeting in Mayer's Reception Roem DEEP" INTEREST IS SHOWN Pifficulties of the Mayer in providing n clean city government ; news about lfH)0 miles of water pipe and CO" miles of sewers, ns well as questions of street denning nnd general city housekeeping, held the Interest of hundreds of Phila delphia's women citizens today at Citv Hull. Invited by Majer Moere, at the re rri, .!!. . ...... i turn it-iiiuiiMii iin nor inrceiicn or 'departed despite the splendid interest in I Kevcrninentiil affairs was Illustrated in "h" gathering. Set oral mothers brought l"''lr. '"'"les. Here and there women Minting or embroidering ( hristinn thlngs. Hut this did net interfere with ' the serious attention L-lvei. Hie einlenn. I tieus of hew Philadelphia i.s run. lli J lie ahseiiee of .Mrs. Moere, f,p May or IllUlllillted Mrs. Itudelnli ItlnnL cubing, widow of former Mnver Itlimk. eniiuig, as teiiipernry vice chairman of We are going te employ twetcchni-' '"in engineers, said Director Caven in isiiii.-ii.. ,-iiim i.irccilir 1 liven in ;r te some of these questions, "te Imriit will, new street denning! , ir ,i,, 1 ,, , V; ," nery. if they should find a answer 10 some of these question ""' """'hi i e .. ,,,., '- ', i", ' - ' , -- expect te hate a parade of nil our street cleaning iquipment some time this month, se yeu-cuti sec it. "We hope te build 11 reclaiming sta tion where refuse can be dumped mid sorted, the rags and paper reclaimed ami soul, it we accomplish thnt, wej sunn ue mere 1 111111 any past adminis tration tett'ard keeping the city properly clean. We want und need the wemcn' help. We went your complaints te come directly le us mi we can remedv milt lers. We want your co-operation. .ir.. ,,i- i.uiu j t tn 1 co -epei III ion. nd If you nre te succeed In making he city cleaner, don't forget you ttill into te work iltt.'i duys a year just us A nu it t h nr i.ii- a .mm,,, iiii.itii , ninim 11 1, -lie wus later discharged, hut the ether i.s said te be in a serious condition. One tteninu wns Mrs. Anna Hrysen nu. .111111111 .i-.iuiii hireei, who tvus found unconscious in a room s ml lleftr with the gas jet turned mi. The house has a meter nnd t Is belieted that some one else put a coin in the meter nfter Mrs. Mrt son retire te her repui for a nap. Her condition Is serious. The ethe woman is Mrs. Mary Wer z.el, 'JltlH I'nst Angnrn street, who wns overcome by cenl gas nt her place of employ incut with a shirt company shortly before quitting time tester day. She wus treated at (he hospital and Inter dUehnrSs'd n' cured. WILSON INSISTS ON '. READING MESSAGE i BEFORE CONGRESS! Physician, Wife and Friends Are Attempting te Dissuade Executive NEW BREAKDOWN FEARED; MAY TALK ON TREATY lt CLINTON V. (JILIIKKT Stnff r..--.,tinniln ft Milne I'uMIr IslBrr Cetivnuht. 1010, lv 'utile I.rAetr Ce. Washington. Pec. 'J. President Wil Wil eon Is insisting upon going before Con gress en Tuesday te deliver bis message personally as has been his custom. Pr. Oratsen, Mrs. Wilsen and Secretary Tumulty are doing their best te dissuade. him, but se fnr. the .President hns stuck te his determination. The President's physician und family feel that the President Is physically capable of making bis appearance before Congress and beginning his address there, but they doubt whether he can stand the strain of finishing n speech even If lie delitered only a brief general mefsnge nnd left Hie lerinai pens of the document, te be rend by the clerk. Thev. moreover, fenr the effects of the effort upon his health. It might bring nbeul a new crisis in bis condi tion. The President, in spite of bis experi ence ns ii public speaker, has always been n"rteus before making mi ini- pertunt address and it is feared that 1 1.!. , ..1 L.l...t .....i. Ill In., nfliii. in ins hi..s,.iii .n. ui",.. i ......,...-.. ...... cnuncii te compensation is under con- the trouble or last year his nervousness Hderatlen of Ilarrv A. Mackev. chair would he very great and the shock te , the workmen's cempensat'nn his system tee set ere for him te stand. ,eard. following n brief henring of the At nn.t mte his friends are opposed te case of Mngulre vs. James Lees It Sens, his taking this unnecessary risk. Able te Walk Without Cnne The President is se far restored ' nitscal v Hint ne is nine 10 wniK nuem without n cane, but his enduruncc i naturally below par. 11 s voice is net strong. It isfenred tlmt if he attempted t address Congress he might full te make himself heard or that his voice ""i "" wiiii nun iiiinium UIIKIU. " ,...- .... , men who resisted the President. und de- If the resident broke, s he is, tbe emplnyr. Ne testimony wns tnken your telegram of Pccember 1 In wh S should insist en going te the ( npitel. nt tllP henring. Chairman Mackey stat - ten agree te nc n i mediator iM-twern' t would be one of the met dramatic in(. timt testimony previously tnken the Armenians and the Turk Ish Xn Inciileiits of the whole treaty fight. lie. weuM , tSC(1 b t,,v &uu llena I n, I v no". fore him would sit in the front rows Mngulre was killed while en his wny innte a representative 'for tli ptfr- irmcii ins irciu. unu nun nun jiisi nun uireaieneii te get mm. ills widow, the election en the rejection of Wilsen- ' Klir.abetb C. Maguire, lives at Consho Censho Conshe ism, and the President himself, broken I hecken. In health nud bearing tbe unmistakable - - traits of bis grate illness en bis face eamd niv ntDDleir- niinir-r ami figure, would point out te them j CAMP DIX BARRACKS BURNED once, .mere their duty, as he cenceltes - it, te give world pence nnd n peace-j Drescrtinir oreuiiixutlen. ic.- ii,.. :i nui- .in..i. i,.t i. President would tell 'ilir men tvlie re- the Iteiiiibllcuii majority In the Senate respnisible for the economic ills frem1""' records and all tbe personal prop prep wlili.li ilu. ciiimirv u snfTerliiL' iiuinr. erty of the men. The business depression he feels is due te the failure of muke peace with (Jermnny nud open her murkcts te American produce, nml he helils that " ".',". """;" l" "" "-nus thp1 nm wl ilfen V(M) flirthPr en tin re will be no relief from high tnxes ' dollars worth of gasoline and oil in th,H peill, H ,, ns pssbl(.. until ilisar.uan.ent is hreuglit about . ncPrJ;i;jnn hlrp,,n. in 1P scc.ld Pefere its tran.smis!en te President through the geuernl acceptance of the ' " ,., ", srrrlnB '" "1P secenn I cague of Nations fleer of the barracks were cut elf by the1 " i!en the council s message was read ' ' .flames and had te jiimii out windows te te the assembly nnd drew hearty ap Harding Makes Appointments escape. They were uninjured. The fire t i .i i mi i i .... 7 , i . . , i,,iie,-,..l f i...e lu...n .n,,v...i i. ' plause from the sparsely tilled house. Harding has made appointments ferj's belieted te liute Im-imi caused by nn ' ' manv conferences with Kepublicnns -X!lHling stove en the first lloer. The 'A Inrge proportion of the delegates are upon his arrival here next week. He! sky was lighted up for miles about the i suffering from colds and were net pres- w'" discuss the situation, especially us it relntes te the League of Nations "'"' tl10 choice of a cabinet, with inem- ners ei me nenaie imu iiu iieiish. i ne selection in some cannier memners may be made while Mr. Harding Ik here. The President-elect will hnd thnt The Hepiililicans who supported the l."K' "'"""""e "' ""l l"""'" hate swung etcr toward the bitter-ender ,. .. . T" rr rr 1 (entlnuiil en I'atcr Twe, elumn Kite' ' Ledge rcsertatlens m the Inst session MORE INDICTMENTS IN BUILDING TRUST PROBE NEW YORK. Dec 2. While the joint lepislntlve i'e.nn:t" tfdny continued its inquiry into the "building trust." focusing Its nttentlen en nllegeil piice-fixing In supplies, the Nevcr.bc: ndclitieual graml jury hnmlcd down a number of gcciet inhs'i ments. In Issuiiif; bench variants for arrest of the d.rtn.la! t. Judge Mulqueen of general sessions did net mnke public tlulr names or the charges against them. STORE AT FERM0Y, IRELAND, BURNEfl FERMOY, Ireland, Dec. ii. A drapeiy &te:e hcic ms fcui. ..; te the ground today and two ethei shop-, uw.iby neaily .:., ... by a fire alleged te. have been set by unitenued men. TTIe pio pie pio piieter'of the dinptry store wns thiewu Jpte the 1 .ci a. watLr. He was reeueil in n cutiti.l Londuien. Twe ethu- nn:; 1 reported te be missing. DRANK "HOOCH" AND DIED Bartender Succumbs, Apparently, Frem Effect. of Heme-Made Liquor Allentettn. Pu Pec '.- The an therities are intestignting the strange ileath of William J. Plebl. a bartender, wlie is belieted tt be the tictlm of ' ''.""V"' . wn,,.'h "" !'el,,,'0'',,(1'1 , n " l"1'1" Inirned Unit Piehl niiiuii J fi't i -red and drank u large quiintit.t e moonshine liquor among whose in gredlents were hard cider ami Jamaica ginger. It hud a narcotic effect and for hours he lay in a stupor. A phy sician who was called before the up peul te the police, found the patient rigid, his jaws locked und unable te swallow any medicine. C?ri11nal Cllhhena ITptraa All r.ti..n te un tn anuai. or rnATrkjia. a$v. 4 ppp APf ' vaaapL ?? ' ft,, - - M '( i mmm"'? .- ' l &$'$"$'' ft. &m M Ms Central News Photo. ntlNCKSS MAKOAKHT She Is of Denmark and I he. only daughter of Prlnre Waldemar. With her father the prinress will seen make an extended May with (Juern Alexandra, who Is her grandaunt, in Londen COMPENSATION PROBLEM IN KILLING OF FOREMAN Widow Wants Company te Pay feri Life Workmen Toek ! The question whether the widow eful Innn murdered as the result of n quarrel I during bis employment as a foreman, is i ..... . ' .. . ' tnrn manufacturers, of Bridgeport. Pu. (leerge C Klnmler. attorney for the plaint ifT. cited numerous ensen n point in ether states where compensntien had I !. .u-,i,i i,ii ti,., r '!i.. ., .terney for the Manufacturers' Insurance if.,,., objected en Hie grounds of persennl interest in the qunrrel, pointing out lllt if pmp11VPr H,0jfi pav for in. jures received bv an empleye en his 'way home from work, the responsibility IM,,i,v ii u u i tttun, iiiiw h tjiimm at the plant with two empleyes, who Twelve Men. Trapped by Flames,, - . ctcape uui or winaews nu master's corps here, together with all , .'"""rinicKs line curs sianuinc near : I'0 burnliiK bu Id ng were imperiled by "' '? ""' Mesperate hut suwi'ss- , camp. FASTIDIOUS BOOZE THIEVES Toek Only Choice Wines. Werth $12.000 Disdained Geed Whisky inrgmr.sappareniy n 1111 se new ,,nt e ,1 iiisu,,,, us miir. us ,,,, i,. ,,. nR l,i,.l,,l ,.tlr,.lv .li.i.l, tinr. tl,- i.. .1. ,3 IcnVi.L .Hlai if v n uenl.l, " ' Jv -lnliirull n wealth in whisky. BOY, 7, KILLED BY TRUCK Struck While Cressing the Street. I Driver Held Without Ball , Frederick lleydt. scten years old of WW N-()rth j(lnNrHI '.,., '' , , -i.Hwren, stne was bi " "-."'""'"bile ami killed lii - stuntly ut .1 o'clock last night ut Law- rence and Heekland streets the boy started across Heekland street and stepped directly in the path of an automobile being driven west by Irwin Scheeh, nineteen yeurs, old, of l.rie avenue' near Sixteenth street. The boy was pronounced dead nt the Jewish Hospital. Magistrate Price, at the Tweuty -second street ami Hunting Park, avenue station, held Htjuech with out ball for. the uctjeu of te coroner. i I weuiti ineii cxiemi iir in- enure me 01 l.enene nl at nnu r l l. .... . COUNCIL OF LEAGUE T0; Delegates Deeply Grateful for Acceptance of Pest of Ar- menian Mediator k AMENDMENT OF COVENANT DEFERRED TO NEXT SESSION' Wilsen Envey te Act for President of U. S Washington, Pec. 2. (Hy A. P.) - The representative te be chosen by President Wilsen te mediate be tween tlie Armenians and the Turk ish Nationals will act for the Presi dent of the Cnlted States and net Woodrew Wilsen personally. It was siftd today at the State Pepart inent. This statement was made in response te Inquiries as tn the exact, meaning of the President's declara tion In his letter te the League of' Nations that be would be glad te proffer his "personal mediation." State Pepartment officers declared the American mediator, who Is yet te be chosen, would have all of the Influence and prestige of the United States Government behind film in his negotiations. It has been made clear by the President, however, that moral Influence Is the only klnil' which the I'nited States can use In1 '.he situation. Hy the AvMK-l.tt ed Presi Geneva, Pec. :.'. The text of the.re ply made (J ,he ,.nr of tUp iagui v.nn. . n.i i tn t of Sn,ie,' '" President Vt llsen'n ac ceptance of the role of mediator in the Armenian question, which wns dig' patched te Weshlngtpn this mernlnjr,' signed by President Hymnns of the Mf scmblj. is ns follews: In the name of the council of the- tinue 1 he council is deeply rejoiced at" and grateful for your decision. The'' council asked me te inform you that' tbe Spanish Government declares It self ready te participate in any action; of a, moral and diplomatic character ia- I support, et Armenia nnd that the I Mnutlian Ueverninent announces that', it is ready te take part, alone or with'' ii,. .,..: , r.. w....i Lj i. il. """ iv"r.,p'.'u i".1"vl "u c"" " ,r owned immediately with the Armenian (for- eminent at ICrivan. , As regards the Kemallsts (Turkish Nntlennlistsl the council is taking steps te find out the most effective IllP,hed "of getting Inte touch with, ' ent at the beginning of today's session. M. lit mans nlse nronesed Hint rocs- snges of gratitude be sent te Urazil nnd Spain. ,.,.,, He.r, fv,.n rcpreU4iis -out ,i.,. r0 f Seuth Africa, rose and rench Prnmr.nt ,np,Ml fnlslfiiul returns from . ,-!.!,. ...i.i i ,i, v,,, nj "" lin-lii!-. ili nrin III 1(11- l.llM-ll nril Jllll,1' districts, along the Ilelglai frentiei-. has bee,, rejected by the cenn ,. ... 1.. , ,1 ,-. . , ell. In its reply te the (.erninn (ter lielgian ernnient the council suys it finds no reason te modify it.s previous decision te accept the result of the plebiscite. The subcommittee considering ap plications of smaller states for mem bership in the league lias decided tu report fntoreblt upon the admission of Cnstn Ilieii, but unfavorably en Aier biiijnn nnd Ltchtcnstein. This body will receiiimerd te the parent commit tee thnt a fnteriible report be maife upon the preposition advanced by Pres ident Mettn. of Switzerland, which provide that states net having sufficient importance te become full members of the league would have a specinl status. It hns been suggested in this connec tion that they might be given seats In.1 the assembly for purposes of consul jtntien. but without tlie right te vote. Albania iney Hnd herself in Mils class, being opposed a- n full member by tlie Italian delegation In particular. Amendments te lie Pffrrrr-i A J Ilulfeiir presented the report of the committee mi amendments te the covenant, explaining that the com-' inittee hud found the moment Inepr pertuue fei changes. The fact that no changes wpre recommended" did net iiicihi tint the committee regarded the ceteiiuut as perfect and immutable, hn said. A resolution rejecting the censidera tien of amendments te the league cove Hunt at this session mid providing for a committee te study chaugrs befnrt the meeting of the next nssemhly wait passed by the assembly with but en sent ne vote. This wn- cast by Pelegnte Puryrrer' ,1."n',,of A.rg7,,i'"V "j" htt-. -'"t tnkh 'the loer .luring the debate en the rer , 1 j ,,. ,t,i,-h was an niiimuted nneT; iimd his iiegutivp vote, which was uW -'rel.t unexpected, caused consternation lJIZ.'JL 'WVli ulutieii under the protlslen that virtu'- SENDS THANKS PRESIDENT WILSON i nnun - j ally all acts of the assembly must hi by iinnniinniis tote of the member Bi leons represented. President lly mnn, however, nihil that the question wns one of procedure, net requiring unanimity, nnd netwltb standing the Argentinian's negatir vote, declared Hip resolution ndeMedl , The covenant, .Mr. lulfe)ir -)v)lqttl , continued en, ftuv Twn Vvtumn rJUj i iU n m vgj 1 1 "3 I t I I , - .'.sJ5 rf. 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