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Under the Act of March 8. 1879
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, 'DECEMBER 6, 1920
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'BLACKHAND'NOTE
THREATENS LIFE OF
PHILA
BUTCHER
Man Had Told Pelice of Meney
Demand and Abduction
Warning
GANG HAD ASKED $1000;
SAID THEY WOULD STEAL SON
A letter threatening the life e James
Nnte. a butcher, of Twenty-first street
an'xl Snyder nvenue, was received this
morning from nn unknown enemy, nfter
he had asked the aid of the police In
protecting his son whose nbduptlen had
been threatened. '
Several days age. Tinte received n
letter signed "The Black Hand" and
marked with a drawing of a coffin, which
demanded the payment of $1000. The
writer added that If the police were
notified the lives of Fiute and his en
tire family were In danger.
In consequence Pinte notified the po
lice of the Twenty-eighth and miner
streets station nnd Special Officer Dc
Hese was assigned te the case, haeh
day Doltesc has accompanied rinteR
son Vincent, seven years eW, whife he
was en his way te and from school.
In nn effort te discover who was the
author of the letters, De Rese walked
several hundred feet behind the boy as
he went te school te try te detect any
one who approached the lad. This pre
caution wns probably noticed by the
writer of the letters, and as a result
he dispatched the most recent letter,
which Is ns follews:
"Yeu have done your duty, leii arc
satisfied new you hnvc notified nil the
police in Philadelphia. New I den t
want veur money, I want your life.
This letter is signed with a cress nnd
n drnwlng of a coffin containing n skele
ton followed by "The Meck Hand." It
i believed that the letters may have
been written by a former ampleyc of
Pinte's who fancies llinC he has a griev
ance against the butcher nnd who will
make an effort te kidnap Pinte's son.
The first letter te be received which
demanded the pa ment of money was as
follews: ... ,
"Sir, you ere requested te bring
$1000 te' the corner of Sixtieth and
Moere streets, where geme one will take
it. Hcmcmbcr from this moment en
(our life belong te us. Don't have
fnitli in the police or we will destroy
von the sr-ener. Frem the moment you
iirclve this you arc watched by our
(initiation. We pity you If you de net
ileal divert. Your house nnd lives of
your famil have already been regls
ti'inl In the tribunal of death. Hcvcnge
will be terrible and no one will be nbie
te help .Mill, net even the whole police
forte. While you and the police arc
asleep we arc awake and, the time will
arrive and nobody will be. nb.le te trace
our footsteps. Think before making a
foolish step or it will bu tte late for
jniiruvvn safety. Meney or death."
1 i
SALOONMAN.'ON. CRUTCHES,
STARTS JAIL SENTENCE
Jehn H. Nesby Alse Pays $500 Fine
for Selling Liquor -
Jehn II. Nesby, u saloonkeeper at
Iliglitli and Neble streets, surrendered
te the I'tilted States marshal today,
under order of Federal Judge Thomp
son, te begin serving a three months'
sentence in the Meicer county jail nt
Trenten, N. J.
Nesby, who was convicted October 20
of violating the Eighteenth Amend
ment, paid u $."00 fine imposed in addi
tion te the prison sentence.
Nesby 's cemmittment te tiie New
Jersey prison wns deferred becnuse of
n jleu that he had nn infected leg and
that imprisonment might prevent him
from having proper medical trentment.
After Judge Thompson had granted
a temporary stay of imprisonment he
ordered an examination mnde of Nesby.
Or. Klwoed 11. Kirby reported te the
court that imprisonment would net
prove dangerous, nnd nltheugh Nesby's
Physician declared imprisonment would
break down the saloonkeeper's health,
lie was ordered te begin Ills sentence.
Hobbling en crutches, Nesby, who snid
he was "willing te take bin medicine,"
accordingly surrendered.
MEN'BLAMED FOR STYLES
Women's Clethes "Very Exposing"
Because of Their Influence
Men are responsible for some jf the
extreme ttyles In women's clothes, said
.Miss Jane Campbell nt the current
nints class of the New Century Club
this morning.
"Women dress the way men want
thein te, asserted Miss Campbell.
lliu costumes arc designed by men and
put en the market by men, iu accord
ance with men's taste In women's up up
parel. '
"The result is that the clothes are,
te bit) tin- least, very exposing. "
RUM ROBBERS GET $8500
Open Cellar Doer Leads te Dlscev.
ery of Camden Theft
v?u,hA.rH"fffl?nB
ingnight and stele whMTO
tlrinV'ji "lis merniC n pedestrian, no.
&i hVIM,n wUar, ,,00, ""nkened
. rrl,i. t )(m ,,, j v.t
Was He Wrena
in Lying?
ni la be only one antwer
10 thai qucttien.
Hut Wait a Minute!
Dees That Make a
Difference?
If Ki'h Ayr tell veu ,- ihe
i The Phantom
& Lever"
2 ROYS DIE IN BLAZING HOME
WHEN MAN SHOOTS MOTHER
Weman Dadly Wounded In Resist
ing Bandit Heuse Set en Fire
Youngstevm, Ohie, Ike 0. (Py A.
P.) Mrg. Themas ICechlcr was ser
iously wounded and her two smnll sons,
William and Warren, vcre burned te
denth at their home near Hubbard last
night, when an unidentified man enter
ing the house, shot Mrs. Knchlcr three
times and then set fire te the dwelling.
Mrs. Kechlcr. who Is In a hospital
here with bullet wounds In her back,
head and right nrm, says the mnn en
tered the house nnd attempted te rob
her. When she resisted, the Intruder
shot her and then set tire te the house
which wns completely destroyed. Three
suspects are held In Trumbull county
Jail.
BISHIpIElYHITS
BLUEJJf CRITICS
Leader Tells Methodist Minis
ters Puritans Founded This
Country en Bible
WANT MAYOR TO HEAR
Critics of the se-called "blue laws
were denounced caustically by Bishop
Themas B. Nccly. of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, today at the weekly
meeting of clergymen of that denomi
nation. "The Puritans," he declared, "lnld
the foundations of our government en
the Bible nnd they Intended it should
be ft government founded en the. Bible.
"I feci provoked when 1 read In the
newspapers these attacks en our Sab
bnth laws which thev call 'blue laws.'
It is a slander te call them blue laws.
Their critics state thnt violations of
the law are all right provided commer
cialism Is left out.
"Where de they get this term com
mercialism ?Where is that mentioned
In the law? Is net the violation of the
law doing the same thing ns this com
mercialism?" Cries of "Bring the Mayer here ane.
we will preach the gospel te him."
greeted the proposal made ,by Dr. II.
P. Slenn, nt the meeting. Members
suggested that when the paper of Dr.
Slean en Sunday observance the
Mayer be brought te hear the first read
ing of it.
Is Duty of Churches
t is the duty of the churches te in
culcate In the hearts of their people a
desire for the. right kind nt Sunday, ob
servance since the law co,n never prop
erly be Invoked te enforce a religious
obligation.
This In substance wns the thought of
the report (if the committee en civic
righteousness presented today u the
tegular Monday meeting of the Baptist
ministers' conference. The Hcv. 15. II.
Pollard, chairman of the cemmlly.ee,
rend the report.
The report was adopted by the com
mittee as a result of a resolution pre
sented before the entire body two weeks
age by the 'llev. David' K. Weed, of
the Ovcrbroek Bantist Church, who
urged support of Mnyer Moere in his
administration, nnd declared that appeal
should net be made te the law- in the
Sabbath question which., he said, was
pur.ciy one et religion, xnc resolution
wns presented te the committee en civic
righteousness.- The report ns read 'to
day mude no direct answer te nny of
tiie divisions of Dr. Weed's resolu
tion. Net a. Personal Dispute
The report begins by declaring that
the whole question is "net in nny sense
a nersennl dispute between the Mnyer
niicr nny group of the citizens of Phila
delphia." It then gees en te point out
the district phases of the question, civil
nnd religious, nnd then snys:
"With the religious aspects of the
Lord's day lawmnkers nnd executives
have nothing whatsoever te de, except
te sec that citizens nrc undisturbed in
the free exercise of their lawful right
te worship (Jed according te their con
sciences. "The church is interested in the pas
sage ami execution of huninue nnd right
eous laws en this nnd all ether lit sub
jects for legislation, but can never
properly invoke the law te enforce a
religious obligation, such efforts being
wrong In principle nnd In practice fu
tile." '
MR. MICHENER,
TO BEING
Youngster Who Fled With
Remanded te Care
"Gee, Judge, I've sick of thnt Chil
dren's Society what chnncc has n
grown guy get up there?" complained
fourtceii-yeiir-eld Klllet Mlchcner, of
BUM Vine street, when he wns re
manded te thnt institution by Justice
I-'raiiklln Hejt, of the Juvenile Court,
In New Yerk city, tills morning en n
'cliurgu of juvenile delinquency.
The boy had disappeared with .$-11500
from the Rnhlwln Locomotive Works,
nt Breud and Spring Garden streets,
'November -0, ,und had been showing
himself n geed time in, New Yerk, Chi Chi
cneo and l'hilndelphln until he was ar
rested Saturday night in the Pennsyl
vania station In New Yerk ns he was
buying u ticket for Snn Francisce.
le had blown about $700 nt the
amount en expensive lintel accomndi accemndi accomndi
(letions In the three cities, movies,
flashy clothes uml a revolver. Wien
qurfitlotied about ils spending spree his
(eminent wns :
"I had a geed time while It lnsted.
Why should I he sorry? What I care?"
Dsgusted at Joining "Kids"
He showed great disgust tills morn
ing whtn the judged remanded him te
the care of the Children's Society until
a further hearing December lit.
"Hnvc I get te go hack tliere with
these kldsV" he nsked with a frown.
"What's the mutter with the place?"
nsked Judge Heyt. f .
"Aw, they make me sick up there.
They trent you like u baby. Yeu eughta
see them. They say. 'Come here, little
boy,' te me, nnd, 'De this, little boy.'
They're n bunch of mollycoddles."
The judge lnughed.
"I guess that's the best place for
you, little boy." he added.
Yeung Mr. Mlchcner gave him n sour
leek.
"Can't I get with some grown guys,"
he dually demanded.
ARGENTINA'S BOLT
STIRS CRITICISM IN
-LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
Withdrawal of Delegates Frem
Geneva -Meetings Called
Tactical Errer
PROGRESS BLOCKED, SAYS
CECIL, IF OTHERS FOLLOW
By the Associated Press
Geneva, Dec. 0. Argentine's amend
ments te the covenant of the League
of Ndtiens, rejection of which caused
the delegation of that country te leave
the nsscmbly en Saturday morning, has
been referred te the nsscmbly for con
sideration at Its next meeting.
The resolution of the Argentine dele
gation providing thnt nil sovereign
states, unless they rcmnln outside of
their own will, shall be recognized ns
members of the league, wns the first Item
en the agenda of the assembly today.
After the session had opened, Paul
Hymans, the president, presented
Sener Pueyrrcden s letter te the nsscm
bly, nnd said he had expressed person
ally 'te the head eMhc Argentine mission
his deep regret at the step It had taken.
Lord Itebcrt Cecil, delegate for the
Union of Seuth Africa, then took the
fleer, saying :
"If ether delegations should be al
lowed te take the same step when their
proposals arc net accepted, It would be
impossible for the lcogue te make any
progress."
FalUi In -League Undiminished
"The act of no single country," Lord
Ilebcrt added, "can diminish our faith
In the success of the league, after the
great strides that have been mnde
toward the object in view. All that In
needed are courage, candor and con
sideration for one nnether."
It is declared here that virtually every
delegate regards Argentina's action as
an error in tactics.
After Lord Roberts' address the as
sembly' proceeded te discuss today's
agenda without further reference te the
withdrawal of Argentine.
IJonerio Pueyrrcden, head of the
Argentine mission, told the Associated
Press today that his delegation would
leave for Paris en Wednesday or
Thursday.
"Tnrinr'n rfeeUInn nf (tin ,.ecA.t.l.-
finally settles the question for Argen
tina," be said. "I shall make a few
calls, give several lunches and leave for
home the middle of the week. I was
willing te consent te the postponement
of all Argentina's amendments except
these regarding the admission of all
states and the election of the four elec
tive members of the council, but the ns
scmbly has seen fit te resort te a tech
nicality of procedure in a matter vital
te the life of, the league. I am sure
American public opinion Is with us n
this matter, and I hnve already received
Indication of tills In a cablegram from
Chicnge." y
Sener Pueyrrcden Intimated the witH-drawnr-ef
Argentina from the assembly
might be followed shortly by n formal
announcement of that country's inten
tion te retire from the league Itself.
Action en Article X Postponed
Consideration of nn amendment In
the covenant of the League of Nations
which would eliminate Article X has
been postponed by the assembly until
Uie next meeting. This amendment,
which wns proposed by C. J. Dehcrty, a
member of the Canadian delegation, has
been referred te n committee, which has
been Instructed Je submit n repert when
the assembly holds its next session.
Hjnlmar Brnntlng, of Sweden, asked
that Mr. Dehcrty 's nmcndnient elimi
nating Article X from the covenant of
the league, and that presented by the
Argentina delegation regarding the ad
mission of all states be sent te com
mittee without debate for study. A
report en them will be submitted te the
next session of the assembly. A special
committee, would take them under con
sideration. This motion was ndeptvd
by the assembly.
During tle discussion Mr. Doherty
said that while the Cauadinn delegation
felt that its amendment wns one thnt
might well be discussed new, ns the
Continued en Tut Thirteen. Column One
14, OBJECTS
JAILED AS BOY
$4300 Snorts Disgust When
of Children's Society
These people put me in a little short
nightgown about big enough for n guy
seven years old. It just come te my
knees. And me with n swell pair of
S10 pejiimus In my suitcase. They
don't knew hew te dress up nt that
joint. I get mere glad clothes In my
bag than these people ever saw iu
their life."
Threatens te "Beat It"
"If they try te keep me locked up
with that bunch of babies. I beat it.
Yeu watch and see If I don't, he con
fided te newspaper men who interviewed
him nfter the hearing, "They can't take
me bnck te Philadelphia tee quick for
me.
"Coming down here te court tills
morning, they put me iu a big van with
n let of kids till the way down te six
years, old. I tried te ride with the
driver, but I get stuck Inside with the
babies. Can you bent it?
lie declared that he didn't really
wunt te go te San Francisce, but thnt
his real end in life wns te "stick around
New Yerk and see Dcmpscy light."
lie wis arrested in- New- Yerk as he
was about te buy a ticket for San
Francisce. He hud almost convinced the
ticket seller his story of going West te
attend IiIh father's funeral was true,
when il detective arrested him.
Uml Toe Much Meney
The sight of thd thick roll of bills
which Klllett "Hashed" when he was
about te pay for his ticket aroused the
suspicions of the detective and Klllett
answered very closely the description
which had been sent out of the Phila
delphia boy.
He talked about incidents which hap
pened slnce he left Philadelphia with
the money told of the geed times he
hud, the fine meals he at first-class
hotels, the tips he gave. He demon demen
strnted hew easy H is Mr even a four
teen. venr. old bnv in uninnil.r ciruvi (..
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PRINCESS ANASTASIA
Fermer Mrs. W. I). Leeds, bride
of Prince Christopher of Greece,
wns greeted by Athens crowds with
"Leng llve the Dellar Princess"
WILLAIDJSREECE
Withdraws Financial Support in
Nete te Rhallis France De
mands Lean Payment
BIG VOTE FOR CONSTANTINE
'Leng Live Dellar Princess!'
Greets Fermer Mrs. Leeds
The former Mrs. W. D. Leeds,
widow of nn American millionaire,
who married Prince Christopher,
brother of former King Censtnntine,
was the cause of a great demonstra
tion in Athens, when the plebiscite
showed n huge majority in favor of
Censtnntine.
An Athens dispatch snys :
A demonstration wns mnde in
favor of Princess Annstasia. nnd n
hnndseme weinnn gowned in pale
yellow satin nppenred nn the bnlceny
above the famous Cafe Debresil.
While the people applauded she
clapped her hands and cried :
"Constantine is coming back."
"Leng live the dellnr princess,"
was the nnswering shout.
By the Associated Prces
Athens, Dec. 0. Great Britain will
extend no further financial nid te
Greece in case former King Censtnntine
returns te the throne, according te n
note presented the Greek Government
yesterday by Karl Granville, British
minister in this city.
The French minister nlse presented n
note te the government, demnndlng the
pnyment of outstanding leans.
Beth the notes forbid the issuance by
the Nntienal Benk of paper money al
ready printed against n lann of 400,
000,000 drachmas, which was nrranged
during the regime of former Premier
Venlzeles.
"We enn only de what the people
want," said Premier Geerge Rlmllls in
speaking of the two communications.
"The regent lias received no word from
Censtnntine. I will reply in n few days
te the British and French notes."
Opening of Parliament has been de
layed for a month. This is taken gen
erallv te mean that new elections will
be held te obtain u mere solid majority
for Const tin tine, who, as Parliament
Is new '(instituted has 120 deputies un
favorable te him.
The newspaper Patrls nppenred yes
terday with 'urge headlines "Down With
Tyrann' ' f.eng Live Freedom." and
"Censinntinc Is Coming, But Smyrnn
Is ("elng."
Returns from the plebiscite held yes
terday indicate nn overwhelming ma
jority in fnver of Constantine.
The vote is being counted ns n
matter of ferninlity, for the plebiscite
was considered farcical in this city and
in the country nt large. Reports for
the nation generally already indicate a
majority of flOO.000 in favor of the re
turn of Censtnntine and claims nre
mnde that the entire electorate of S00,
000 voted for Mm. Definite returns
from Piraeus show 13,000 in favor of
Censtnntine mid only 000 against him.
Four million ballets w'erc printed for
the plebiscite.
All arrangement hnvc been made for
the return of Cnnstniitine from Switzer
land. It is pointed out in tills city by
adherents of the former king that the
Allies "de net understand that the
people demand Constantine, nnd are
losing time writing notes."
The wild scenes whlcli marked the de
parture of former Premier Venlzeles en
November 17 were again enacted lust
evening in celebration of the result of
the plebiscite, which wns known before
the vote wns taken.
A crowd estimnted nt 200,000 in
which there were babies, children,
women, girls peasants, women from
court circles, sailors and soldiers, gath
ered in.I'lece de la Constitution, neur
the king s palace, converging en that
Miuare by all streets, Seme were wulk
Ing, some riding In carts and automo
biles and all worked theinselve. Inte a
perfl-ct frenzy, wnving flags of nil na
tions, olive branches diui paintings and
photographs of Censtnntine.
PARENTS SEND HIM A BRIDE
Nicholas Colegee, n fruit dealer of
Woodbury, N J., is anxiously nwalt
Ing the arrival in tills rnuiitry of his
future wife, whom he has never seen.
"Nick," ns he is familiarly known, Is
a native of Mocedeula, where wives are
selected by the parents of n jeung man
contemplating marriage. He has Just
received word that Ills bride-te-be is
en her way here. He has ulse received
a picture of the future Mrs. Colegee for
Identification purposes, and is highly
satisfied with Ills parents' choice.
BRITAIN NO LONGER
GOVERNMENT WINS
LEHIGH VALLEY
ANTI-TRUST SUIT
Supreme - Court
S u s t a itn s
Charges of Monepqly and Vie
latien of Sherman Law
REDISTRIBUTION OF STOCK
OF COMPANY ALSO ORDERED
Washington, Dec. (1. The govern
ment today .wen Its nnti-trust suit
against the Lehigh Valley Railroad Ce.
and Its affiliated rail, coal production
and sales companies.
The Supreme Court, in a decision
rend by Associate Justice Clarke, sus
tained chnrges of monopoly nnd viola
tion of the Sherman anti-trust law. The
court also held that charges of viola
tion of the commodities clause In the
formation of the Lehigh Ceal Sales Ce.
had been proven.
Redistribution of stock of the Lehigh
Vullcy Ce.. asked by the government,
yas ordered by the court upon the gev
ernment's contention thnt common
stock ownership, officers nnd directors
constituted restraint of trade prohibited
by the Shennnn net.
Justices McReynelds nnd Brnndeis
took no pnrt in the consideration of the
case. Justice McReynelds wns attorney
general while the case was pending.
The suit Instituted by the government
was aimed particularly at the arrange
ment existing between the Lehigh Val
ley Ceal Sales Ce. and the Lehigh Val
ley Ceal Ce., en the one hand, nnd the
Lehigh Valley Rnllrend Ce. en the
ether. The sales company was organ
ized by the railroad cempnny after the
I 'lilted States Sunreme Court had de
cided against the railroad owning the
cenl mines, the product of wlilcli it
carried. It wns supposed te be an in
dependent enncerni
It wns then supposed that even
though the railroad company continued
te own the Lehigh Valley Ceal Ce., the
connection between the railroad com
pany and the coal sales company would
be se distant ns te be within the boun
daries of the. law. The government,
however, took a different view.
State Constitution Violated
The further chnrgc wns made that
the Lehigh had violated the prevision
of the Pennsylvania constitution pro
hibiting common cnrrlcrs from engag
ing In mining or ether business ether
than transportation. The usual in
junction and decfee of dissolution were
asked.
By virtue of its monopoly, the com
plaint declared, the Lehigh had "pre
vented the building of nny new railroad
Inte the nnthracite region served by It.
nnd had kept the independent producers
under the disadvantage of having te
ship ever it railroad also engaged in the
coal business." Furthermore, the bill
declared, through Its alleged monopoly
of the sale of cenl produced along its
line, the read '"completely dominates
the market at all points thereon net
reached by any ether railroad, and has
the power te fix, has fixed and (Iecr fix,
without the cheek of competition, the
prices ut which nnthracite is sold at
such points."
The bill -pointed out that the Lehigh
nniiunlly transported about 11.000.(100
gross tens of anthracite. Of that total,
the government mnlntnlned mere than
82 per cent (in 101.1). wns shipped for
the account of the Lehigh Ceal Ce. or
affiliated companies.
The relations between the railroad
and the Lehigh Ceal Ce. were set forth
nt length in the cempnlnt, which de
clared that the latter had never eeen
n "benatide corporation." but n "mere
adjunct, department or Instrumentality
of the Lehigh Railroad."
Derision Kvndrd
After referring te the Supreme Court
decision in 1011 ngainst the Lehigh
rend, prohibiting transportation of e.inl
belonging te a company it controlled,
the bill recited the means the attorney
general de-lered were employed te evade
that decision.
On advice of counsel, it was p.iiuted
out. the Lehigh Valley Railroad direc
tors recommended te the Lehigh Valley
Ceal Ce. the organization of a coal
soles company and the making of a
contract by the eal company with the
sales cempnny. At the same meeting
15(1,0110.800 was ordered distributed us
a dividend out of the surplus f the Io Ie
liigh Valley Railroad.
A few minutes Inter, en the same
day, the bill declared the directors of
the coal company met and revolved te
authorize the Incorporation of the Le
high Cenl Sales Ce., granting Lehigh
Itnilroed stockholders the right of sub
scribing te the new stock te 10 per cent
of their holdings.
In Jiinunry. 1012, the soles company
wns Incorporated In New Jersey with n
capital stock of $10,000,000. of whli h
$0,0(10,000 wns issued immediately, be
ing equal te 10 per cent of the capital
stock of the Lehigh Iloilrned. The 10
per Cent dividend declared In advance
bv the Lehigh Rnllrend was paid and
"'ever ilOOO of its stockholders, being n
majority in interest, nvniled themselves
of the privilege of subscribing te the
stock of Lehigh Cenl Sales Ce."
"Thereupon." the bill continued,
"the two corporations, with all their
.business nnd assets, come into and have
since remained under me iiuiueiiinte
control of substantially the same group
of persons. At present ever Ml per cent
of the bhnrcft of Lehigh Cenl Seles Ce.
are owned bv the majority stockholders
of Lehigh Railroad."
The contract between the Lehigh
Cenl Ce. and the sales company, the
complaint set forth, gave the sales
(nuipaii) uiiiTuseiiubly low rates for
mined coal J fixed prices for cool te be
mined under the then existing scales
of prices paid ether producers, and made
ether concessions, which led it te be
classed by the government as net "a
Itenti tide transaction between separate
corporations."
The sales cnmpuii) 's profits, the bill
averred, liuve been enormous, nnd it
showed that the company had paid reg
ular dividends quarterly of 21-.. per cent,
nnd that in November. 101!l, after
twenty -one mouths of business, it paid
an extra caMi dividend of U5 per cent,
and declared at the some time whut
amounted te n 2.1 per cent stock divi
dend. 'I he ce'itrnct between these two
companies, the bill suld, is a berrier
against any reduction In the Lehigh's
freight rates te New Yerk, ami en in
ducement te even higher rates.
When you think of wrlttnc
think e( Wl!ITnSG-4dv,
Harding Will Take Time
in Filling Cabinet Places
Pre8ident-Elect Has Open Mind and Will Net
Begin Framing Policies at Once First
Conference With Hoever
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
Stun Corrrspendrnt of the limine I'ulille I.nlurr
Cepurlttl't, 1010, Vu Public l.tdecr Ce,
Waxhlncten. Dec. (I. President-elect
HnrdlnK is ccttlnir in tettcli with the.
situation. Nothing mere than that is
likely te come out of less thnn forty
eight hours nt the Capitel, during which
he will have te sec dozens of senators
and representatives who are eager te
talk te him,
This morning he arrived at the Capi Capi
eol with Senators Ledge and Full. A
crowd of newspaper correspondents
waited for the President-elect, but he
had no time te sec them until late iu
the afternoon, when, after an interview,
he will keep open house in the Phil
ippines committee room for member of
Congress who want te talk te him. Thus
his time In the Capitel will pass. It Is
net n situation favorable te reaching
decisions, nnd however much some of
the senators may wish te see decisions
readied, it is plain that Mr, Harding
intends te take ills time away from the
Washington ntmesphere nnd where his
contacts will be exclusively with the
Senntc group te determine policies and
appointments.
At the present moment there is every
indication that the President-elect is
pcrfectl) onen-minded. He hns been
plnylng. He hns net been talking
treaty or cabinet. He nrrlves here with
ids mind far uwnv from the great
Questions before him.
The process of cnblnet making nnd
policy forming will net begin till next
week.
Mr. Harding will lenvp here tomor
row afternoon for home, but he has
private business matters, neglected dur
ing the campaign and during his vaca
tion, te dispose of. He will devote the
rest of this week te it. And en Mon
day of next week begin his conferences
with the "best minds of the country."
The first mnn with. who mthe Prpsl-
BILL TO PAY SALARIES TO 4TH-CLASS POSTMASTERS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. Revision of h cenipsi sitli -t'
fourth-class postmasters Is te be proposed by Stnnt:r JVTe c T"c
publican, New Hampshire. He nnnetrnced" today lie would intro
duce a bill te put these pestmsaters en a snlnry basis r ning
from $125 te $999 annually, ns n substitute for the I- p.vr.i-u'
according te the volume of thslr postage stami cnnollpt'erc
V About 41,600 such, postmasters would be Affected.
BILL .TO BAN IMMIGRATION FAVORED BY COMMITTEE
"WASHINGTON, Dec. G. Favorable report en the Johnteu
bill prohibiting Immigration into the United States for a pciied
of two years was ordered today by the Heiibe Imiiiigintien Com
mittee. Chairman Jehnsen, of the committee, bald the measure
would be given preference in the heube.
STOTESBURY ROILED SLEEPING FAMILY
BY FUNDCRITICISM SAVED BY FIREMEN
Banker Hints at Retirement i Man and Wife and Six Chil Chil
Frem Commission at First I dren Carried Through Flames
Public Hearing Since 1857 ' te Safety
MAYOR HITS AT COUNCIL
n. T. Stotesbury, the financier, tedii)
hotly resented criticism resulting from
the recent sale of municipal bunds te the
sinking fund commission by n s.widicntc
of bankers.
Sp'eking ut the first public meeting
of the sinking fund commission, of
Which lie is n member, Mr. Stotesbury
said that his fit in. Drcxel A. Ce.. (lee
net wish te bid for cit) bends if Midi
action will draw unfavorable comment.
The commission, e.mumsed of Miner
Moere. City Controller Ilndley and Mr.
Stotesbury. met in the private office of
City Treasurer Sheyer In City Hall. It
was the first public session since the
commission was organized, in 1S."7.
The transaction referred te by Mr.
Stotesbury wns the purchase by the
sinking fund commission of cit bends
bought from a banking widicatc of
which Drcxel & Ce. wns n member.
Comments were made nt ,the time that
the commission should have purchased
the bends directl) .
"I am almost ufrnid te talk with
newspaper reporters present," Mr.
Stotesbury declared, "because my at
titude is almost ulways misrepresented.
As hnnkirs we don't care te bid if
everything my firm does Is critici.ed. If
people antagonize the bankers they
won't bid for the lean. 1 don't luue
te stand this criticism. I won't be
criticized. 1 don't have te stay here as
a member of this commission if I am
te b criticised because my firm made
a profit of $1(100 mi a trnnsuctleu in
volving millions.
Don't Nerd City Ixuns
"As e member of the commission I
have fi light for the mi iiidpal nrfaiiees
r.f Pn' uuelphl-' I ifi.n'l care whether
my lit i . t ,r nliv s ihm Mr of which It is
u ineiubir gets the cit) leans or net,
I don't knew what they intend te de.
They make up their bid and I don't
want te knew nil) thing about it."
Majer Moere, who was present as a
member of the commission, indicated
that he agreed with Jlr. Steteshur) .
He said he beliewd Council's recent re
ipiest for ll sweeping report en the
sinking fund's activities was unreason
able. Before Mr. Stotesbury addressed his
fellow members, the Mayer liml ex
pressed his opinion regarding the bal
ance new In the fund.
ICxplulns Fund's Stains
"It has been suggested." the Mayer
said, "that the balance of the sinking
fund amounting te $:i,H(ll,00'.' 10 should
ne invested ler tiie eenent or the citv.
that en the sixteenth of tills month we
wnm te can nucuunn te tiie fnct
luii'iiiieu ie rue imi
Continued en I'aur The, Column Hi-
dent-elect will confer seriously, accord
ing te report here, will be Herbert
Hoever, who will nrrive Iu Marien en
Saturday, December 11. The ethers
will nrrive from dny te day in nn order
net yet disclosed.
On account of the peer accommoda
tions, at Marien Mr. Harding may move
Ills ceiifcrenren te some southern re
sort. But where has net been deter
mined. He will net spend his winter i
nere in v nshingten. He will bold his
conferences where the vnrimis elements
of ills party will be mere fairly repre
sented than iu this specialized atmos
phere. There nre strong individuals who will
seek te help in forming the party posi
tion, men like Reet. Tnft. Hughes and
Hoever, who have definite views nnd
who must be reckoned with, but they
are individuals, while the Republican
majority in the Senate Is a compact
group, occupying a strategic position.
Scimters" Decide" en Cabinet
Mr. Harding will find the Itepubli
can senator with position fairly de
fined en many questions. It is net
without significance thnt while the
President hns net chosen his cabinet,
the Republican majority in the Senntc
hns been deciding who Would net be iu
the cabinet.
It is announced thnt Senater Ledge
will net tuke the high!) desirable pest
of secretary of state. Then it Is an
nounced thnt Sennter New will no
leave the Senate te serve under Presi
dent Harding. Then Senater Penrose
announces thnt Senater Knox will nlse
stay in the Senate. Nene of these men
could resist strong urgence from the
President-elect. But short of that the)
prefer te cast their political let with
Continued en Piikv Thirteen. Column Four
HUSBAND FOUND OVERCOME
Firemen of Engine Company Ne. ."!!
saved e mnn mid his wife and sU chil
dren from death in, the chilly morning
hours hhertly ufter midnight during n
fire that originated in the grocery store
of Samuel fioedmnn nt liOl'J Seuth
Third street.
The fioedmun dwelling is n twe--ter)
brick building adjoining the
grocery store. The family had retired
for the night, when a patrolman pass
ing the spot noticed that the store was
iu flumes which were bluzing with great
vigor.
He quickly turned in an alarm. Mem
bers of Ne. fill company responded
promptly, but b) the time thev reached
the .scene the store wns already deemed
and the flumes were attacking the dwel.
ng. The famil). unnwiikened bv the
lire and Miieke and the noise of the fire
men. was oblivion te the dnnger.
inptaiii Shennnn and nnginemnii
iveii) took in the situation nt n i-lnnei.
Battering down doeis that imneded
their
progress the) made their win te
. e limit bedroom, where Coedmon and
lis wife ley sleepinp. Geedman was
alicady parti) overcome, but Mrs.
tioedinnii revive!! sufficiently te call h)s h)s
tericell) for her childien
Beck into the burning building darted
the firemen, after the) ,d carried the
Parents te u place of Mifet). In two
et the rear rooms the, found the six
hihlren of the Goodmans. The, had
... uii'ii Miiriiii in
.-- , when te the house of n next-
deer neighbor, who pre; them with
feed and clothing. Other neighbors
shared their homes with the fnmilv. who
"tinned their interrupted sl,.
The Humes were extinguished bv the
firemen nfter a h,ird light. The grt.ccrv
store was destre,ed and pnrt of the
dwelling wus dtunaged. The damage is
estimated nt $1000.
Dreps Dead at Heme
After returning from a visit te his
brother )estenlu), Mjles A. Mnleue
lift) -two )eurs old. of 1(11 Aineid
street Feils of Schulkill, walked into
the kitchen of his home te speak te his
wife and fell te the fleer dead. Me Mo Me
eoney was mi emplo)e for mere than
thirty )ears of J. & .1. ii..iim ......
.... ".."... .- :.- ---- v...-
'.? 1'"elT'r?', al et SelHiylklll.
" ""I'll i nis widow he is sur-
vlved Uy two sons uml OIlc daughter.
fH-nri'llinn l.' !.!..,.
i eir wa, through the smoke i, ,.,
the liiemei, bore their butdens te u
Place of siifet) . Beth men were slightly
burn,,! in making the ..,.. '8 '"
fc,..J'.3V'"in"' r"!1('.'' " th" s,'"li- -
succeeded in rev v hi? tlw, mi....
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HARDING CALLS
III
SENATE Till
Forecasts Ce-operation Be
tween His Administration
and Cengress
PRESIDENT-ELECT SPEAKS,
RESPONDING TO OVATION
Calls "Senatorial Oligarchy
Fiction" Avoids Suggestion
of His Policy
CONGRESS IS UNDER WAY
Committee Visits Wilsen After
Final Session of Law
makers Opens
Wilsen's Plan en Address
te Heuse Unknown as Yet
Wofhlngten. Dee, 0. (By A. P.)
President Wilsen has net yet made
known whether he will deliver his
nnnunl message, te Congress tomor
row iu person, but nrrangementn
have been made nt the Capitel te
receive lilm should lie decide te re
sume the custom interrupted by his
illness.
Tickets of admission te the Heuse
gnllcrle ere ready for distribution te
members of the Sennte and Heuse
iriniedintely upon nn announcement
thnt the President will visit the
Capitel. Congressional leaders real
ize there would be a great demand
for them, ns this would be the first
public appearance of the President
since he was taken ill, mere thnn a
)ear age.
Yesterday President Wilsen
walked around the White Heuse
grounds, unnided by attendants: or
even a cane. After his stroll he went
fur u meter ride with Mrs. Wilsen.
Ily the As-seclntcd Press
Washington, Dec. 0. A day of co
operation nnd friendly relations between
the White Heuse and Congress wa
forecast by Pret ident-eleet Harding te!
day in a short nddress from the fleer
of the Semite after the opening of the
third and final sessions of the sixty
sixth Congress.
Though disclaiming nny desire te
criticize the present administration, Mr.
Harding declared it one of the ambi
tions of his four years as chief execu
tive te insure better teamwork between
the two branches of the government.
The speech, which did net touch en,
detniled questions of policy, was de
livered by tire President-elect Iu re
sponse te an ovation thnt greeted him
when he went te the Senate chamber
in his capacity as a sennter and an
swered te the opening roll call of the
new session.
Senater Harding rose te speak after
Senater Ledge, of Massachusetts, th
Hcjiiiblicen leader, had called attention
formally te his presence nnd nsked that
lie be recognized by Vice President
Marshall.
Mr. Ilnrdiug's Address
Mr. Hnrdlng said in his address:
I am pleased nt this greeting by
fellow members of the Semite. There
is still greater satisfaction In having
this opportunity te soy te you in
formally some of the thliu-u' in in.
heart which I could utter iu no ether
wa,. 1 recognize that I am here to te
'day under somewhat unusual circiim
st.inces, and there is u delicacy about
it that one in my position cannot
scape except through some form of
self-effacement which does net seem
quite possible.
Ne member of this bedv could be
meie reluctant te leave it. I may
sa te this Senate thnt I conic her
with er, high respect for this body,
and I am leaving it with greater re
sponsibility thnn that with which I
i nine. If one could always direct his
own political fortunes te his liking
I should have preferred membership
here te nny office n citizen may held
in this republic or elsewhere In th
world.
Mindful of Senate's Prerogative
I like the freedom, the association,
the patriotic sense of respensibilltv
which abides here 1 am conscious of
the grcut place which Congress held
under our constitution and parti
culurl) sensible te the obligations of
the Lsennte. When my respensihilitieii
begin in the executive cnpeclty I shall
be as mindful of the Senute'i, respen
Simmies as I hove been zealous of
them ns a member, but I mean, ut th
snnie time, te be just ns insistent
about ,the responsibilities 0f th
executive
Our governmental geed fortune doe
net lie i nan, surrender nt cither end
of the avenue, but in the co-ordination
and en operation which become
the two iu n great uhd truly repre
sentative popular government.
This brings me te the thought
jiarticularl, in in) mind. Something
has been said about the "senatorial
oligarch) " Of course everv one her
knows that te be a bit 'of highly
imaginative and harmless fiction. Ilut
I de recognize hew essential is th
helpfulness of the Sennte in til
milking of a successful administra
tion. Asks Confidence of Senate
1 want te express tedn.v the wish of
a colleague for the confidence and th
co-operation of the members of till
bed) in the four yenrs which begin
next March 1. I de net limit this
sincere request te this vide of th
nisle One ennnet premise agreement
iu nil things with an opposite party
which is sometimes insistently wrong,
but we may find common ground in
the spirit of service, nud I hope for
that agreeable und courteous nud oft
times, helpful relationship with th
opposite side which lias aided te th
delights of fellow service during the
pest six .veurs
Wu lire fucing no easy task.' Wt
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