WE HUNDRED DOLLARS DAILY Fer Limerick Fans in Contest Starting Today See Page 2 ' "1 THE WEATHER Hnln tonight anil Tuesday? sliRlilly warmer tonight with lowest about 15 degrees! Increasing easterly winds. TiatrKRATtmni at kach noun .,s i n no in 112 i 1 3 i 4 i n ffiefecjer A uentraj NIGHT EXTRA i I ! 1 :x, I 41 HI I1-' I1' I" !' I ""I I I I tl I Entered as Bccend-Cl.ia Matter t th, ronteflK, at rhl!adlphl, Ta. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1920 I'ubllnhed Ually lixenit (Sunday. Fubcrlptlen rrica tfl n Tear by Malt. Copyright, 1B20, by l'ublle tdntr Cempatiy. PRICE TWO CENTS "" - "'Kltll Oi lOIV 'ill il 11 JH Buhltc K r VOL. VII. NO. 78 put uunuritu FOR CABINET POST, PENROSEDECLARES Mayer Favorably Mentiened a3 interior Secretary Then Peace With Brown Is Urged WANTS HARMONY REACHED WITH HEAD OF CITY COURT tin a KtaffxCorrtsvendcnt Atlantic City. Dec. 13. Senater Penro?e sprang n real surprise In his TlllaiWphla harmony campaign when u announced here today that Mayer Kfuu available for consideration Jer i cabinet appointment under Presi dent Harding, and suggested, turtner .r flint the Mayer and Judge Brown, Kthe Municipal Court, might profitably swt In confcrcne en html disposition ,( the million dollar appropriation for tic court. The pest in the Harding cabinet sug wtfd for the Mayer is secretary of the fi.-t 1..MAt.f nllv In n rnnerfll cllH cassl(5n'ef cabinet possibilities. Senater Penrose spoke most favorably of James H. Meek, lermer i-niiaueiwiiiun, iui 'iMrttary of state, and of W. W . At- krburj. vire president or tne icnnsyi nnla Railroad and major general In ........ f trnnunnrtntinn in r rnncc ier Jit A. fi. P., for secretary of war. r Tlie statements, of course, Indicated lhat the senator was net averse te ipnelntmcnt of Fhlladelpliinns errrnn. ijhflnlan" te places in the Harding isbinct, although he had no intention '. ...nnA.lni. Unnntni Tviinx for nnv VI DU''ui iiiifc -' - , place in the cabinet. The removal of senator Iyiex from the United States Senate, it is explained, would provide liewnnr ispreui wiin an eppuruuui iu inpeint bis successor und the senior ' e n.n...Jifnn!n ilnA. MAI" senator irein iriuij " "",..,, tropeo te allow tee inucii penucm power te pass Inte the bands of the (Sowner and bis chief ally, State Chairman Crew. Dauglierty te See Penrose Cnnini. lnnrnt'u review of cabinet pesilbllitles was prompted by the news IW Harry .11. linugncriy, 01 wiihf. Prclilpnt-elect Harding's politic inager. was corning here, probably ;c- tni n .intifnrnnf.fi nn rnnttrrM ren- rctcd with the political policy and net rf the Harding administration. Mr. Danthertv and Senater Penrose, work- in In etn(.i linrmniii'. nrn PBtfwlitPfl nV the Informed with having done mere te Tla the presidential nomination ier Senater Harding than aytydthers in the i'iIIa.iiii nfmiMtenn nr?ftll!f.ntlAn.' It was admitted that when Daugherty and Senater Penrose met here they would talk politics with special rcrerence te presidential appointments. Following hlv talk with Penrose. Daugherty will reed te Marlen for 0 chat with the President elect, carrying with mm tne remw recommendations, liirallv the hie things in the Penrose Interview were tlie Indersement of Mayer Meeie for a cabinet pest and the MRKtlnn tlmt the .Mayer ami .miige mown Ret together anil iron out 'their Afrrfmnii ns . tltn Mnnlclnnl four! Item in the mill budget. The ether day Vniter reiirnse came out with a hlan lit Indersement of Judge P.rewii and erted that lie get all the appropriations be named Since that statement. friend of the eunteir have declared thai ttlj Irdnr-ement wns given without due CnMerntieii nf Mayer Moere. This itirtlmlar situation was einphiisl.ed Hen tlie jinjnr declared publicly that it would iu t nn the Municipal Court aem in the budget as well as en ether Itrmt. w ilNniit leeiiifl In Hneelnl nnlltli'nl fclumce The in.er's friend went fcrther mid Miiil tlie Mil or did net pttpe'e in penult Sennter Penrose or HIT nlllff ln..,l.,i. fA ,11 1.1... t.1.n. 4.. .1.. -t !' 1 11 iiiii-f 11, 11-11 111111 n inn 111 iii float the Municipal Court. All this uiMippiieii (he mnkiugs of a lirt-cln.s jrt between Hie Mayer nnd Senater "ftep, Mini happen te )af mere in rttimen ni 11 sense, than have Scnn- Brlrnreve nnd finiernnr Sproul. See Strained Kelatiens 'It na- niiiiileil mil liv tbnse who Imnu lit the in.itiiitt ,,f strained relations ntlPPn Sxn.irilni. Hiiiikula rl...l Mm... .( "Ill . Vlll IIT ,11111 iUIIJI'1 ,, I- Ul'l H-.1IIII-I1 llt IIH' III! I I 11,1V I'IPniU nl Wninil.... It...-, .1 ..f li. 'Illlllll I l-lllll-l- llllll 111 III. ireslmie In en wnikini; for 11 linriiiniiv J'li under the iieKls t.f Thiilillls V . llinninshniii derh of the Court of UllSrler Si IOiii,. .. 11 .. .l ... I..r. .1 ' . i"n-, 11 . 1111 ii-v . ii,, 11 till, 1 , ni OeiiiiciIiiiiiii I lull, n Vnre lender. Seiuinr 1'. i,ive made It plain today 'h&t lie M1111I1I liln If. wfin nelllnl fllwl ?Wtructie Ii,iiiiiiiii lictueen .India- n n ,'., fii,.d f fuunlnghnm, U1 Mnr Mimir Sniiiter Penrose. Mthrrmni, ,,,.,,1,, it ,l)nIll hnl , lin, wtrileiiii,,,, , indorsing Judge Hrewn -"."iinerh III Hie Held el heclnl seiv- Kf It iiil 1,.,,,. . .... 1I..1 it... st t. i umiiiiiiK mm iiir .uiifir n BJIvii ns tA e.i..n.i,..i. ci.A..i.t i.n ......, . . '''iiiiint n 1 nil I HI if rMi i '" "'e n le basKet Tlierefme. be lid loin. II,. I. ,.!.... 1 .!. 11. JWMiln ell n, juiu t. ti,i,,K ever and 2' et niinellilng like n happy me- I Hii'li'1"" ' '',," ''ew Judge Tlrnwn and ' 1!. n ,ni' K"' "Pnrt." iciuarhed Senn- " I enrnve 11, ,1;. ...... :.... .. ,1 Ilflitt.i . ' 'i""' 'imiiiii 111 nn- ini!.- JHIIltj of K,nne Mjer Moere nnd Mtinie "" lnt" ll Iinrmimy con- le!ilT l"Ji'"lcil nut In this connection Kir. i",Jlr Mno' ",, candidate fp'O'l -lihlie I'mIImv,,,, f.ir. ll.n .,....... M tlOniilMtlim S!...,nl... !.,. e ' I iK.' 'nn nm'1" " H'ediil trip te the Ueier ,i , " '.""' "I1 "'" ,n, ' hnrh'H rffiv1 ' l",,,,, "n" ' ''U'l'ert e "fid0 ':"" ''' Thhttrli'i'wns 1 tiirh. - "r "". Seveiith ward end l' Vi d u,I"r I,",Ke '"". tin- eiti 1 V10 ,,lnKl't of facing pov pev '" '""I hard work tbnt innde "' HUSBAND HATER' en , ., """ ", Willi llllll bithe,,' '"' ,ni"'11 ns enllvrni..! l,Vd ;J," '' '""" ",in tlieiiBl.t. she Hazel Dvy lintchcler PIMllOlll i.,,..,,,!.,..... ..., 1 1 I,.,. " "V - climax e I I "nN C ! of bins 'I'l... .1. . fW Warn today e the ' ROMAN'S PAUH LIMERICKS! Can you write 'cm ? De you like 'cm? Can you finish one if somebody starts it? SURE! THAT'S EASY! All right. And new, one mere question DO YOU WANT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS? Read about the Limerick Contest. YOU'LL FIND IT ON PAGE 2 Limerickitis Breaks Out; Germs Laugh at Science And Limerick Fans Laugh at Germs as They Get Busy te Win the First HUNDRED DOLLARS Well ; It's here. The epidemic h,-gins today. its a disease that scientists de net recognize for they can't Isolate its germ and study It. And they've found no antitoxin for it. ,F"ny .POft of it Is that theso who catch it don't want te he cured. And tie scientists get It as bad rn any body else. It's called I.IMnniCKITIS. And It's teachln'.'a most starttln' lessen It s grewln' nnd snrcadln' ebscsain' The lowly nnd highly The slowly and spryly A dlsease that Is prevln' a blcssin Today we begin with the leopard; he s in beast that is salted and pcepard. c 11 present him te you If you'll turn te page two. Hut the only ether rhvmn we can think of refers te sheep, and that's "shcepard." There 3 011 arc ; that Just shows bow important this last line business Is In writing limericks. . ,?f C0lrsc you knew what we are talking about. Ne? Oh. jeu were out of town Sat urday? Well. then, we'll explain it again for jour benefit and the ethers can skip this part. If you will turn te page two, jeu will find there, going ncress two columns, a "box" containing the details of a novel contest which the IivcMsq Puiilie Ledger begins today. In that box you will find a limerick Murray Thompson Fears 'Gang' Will Jesh Him at Receiving $300,000 Fortune DEVOTED TO STEPMOTHER .Muiraj I'erst Thompson, the fifteen j ear-old boy, who has just come Inte nn Inheritnnie of $.".00,000, was mere ron ren cerned this mnrnjng eier tlie 'rn!'. zlng" he wns nfraid the "fellows" ut the West Philadelphia High Scheel would give blni than ever bis unex pected fortune. lie tnlked a few minutes about it as lie prepared te lene his borne at 7110 Wjntiewoed rend for school, pinjing meanwhile with (!yp, his white hull terrier. "Don't put tee miifh about this in the paper," he said, "or the gang sure will giie 1110 one awful laxxing. I must hurrj or I II be late, tell jeu all about it. She little mother in the world." M,,ll,,.,-'ll ! .......... .. s the best 1 Mrs. Murrnj Thompson s net the, boy's real mother, but she is the enlj mother be has ever known, lie is n ' grandson of Jeseph M. I'erst. of Tren ten, a wcnltlij man. whose whole estate conies 10 uie nej lieeause the gnu gi nnd - father died Insane nml without lenilng a will. I'he bnj s tnther married Miss Vera Kerst. J, M, I'erst 's only daugh ter, lu UK).". Father mid Daughter Estranged Husband mid wife sennrnted hefete the child wns burn, und nci he wns an Infant seventeen dnjs old the mother sent word te the father te leuie and get the infant. The babj's father intrusted the child te a woman who wns then one of the municipal nurses here. Iu 10011 Mr. Thompson and bis wife were divorced mill be married the nurse. Mrs. Vera 1'nrsr Thompson became estranged from her father at the time of tlie dii'nrce. nnd she died in n Trenten hospital In IIUS of tuberculosis. Her former husband bad died a J cur earlier. Cntll he was thirteen vears old, the be who lias just Inherited a fortune did mil knew tbnt the wenuin who bail raised him was net his real mother. She told him at that time, mid he said: "Ynu're the enlj mother I ever knew, se it don't iniike anj difference. ' Stepmother nnd son are devoted te eneb ether. "It is net true, ns repotted, that Mmiav never saw his Rinnilfiilher." mid Mis, Thompson teduj. "Ner i it true Hint Munnj's mother wns es twinged from old Mr. I'erst because of her iiiiirringc. The wedding took plnce in the I'erst home at Ticnlnn. The estiangenicnt came Inter." fining le Private Scheel Murrav Ferst Thompson In iVIuii arj will' lenve the West Philadelphia High Scheel ami go te Uxder, wheie he will prepare for nillrgr. "His ambition alwnvs has been te stndi law." said Mrs. Thompson. "Ills father nlwnjs plnnnfil n legal career for I1I111. ami the bev's own tastes inn along these lilies. One of his greatest fi lends and heroes Is Supreme Court .1,, slice Kut.eiibnch, of I reiitim Willi, with ll,,. iireiliii' of the estiile. am whom MuniiJ ha f injuria contact. , .. m.u Thniiuisen is comfortably off In her own right, nnd owns the house in which she ami the boy, with nn uncle, Themas M. Thompson, live. The bev is a healthy, bright tempered lad. kecu'ly Interested In srer.U, espe cially football and weeer, . , BOY HEIR IS AFRAID about a leepnrd. Hut there's something the matter with that limerick. It hasn't any last line. New n limerick without n last line isn't much mere geed than a Theda Kara or Normn Talmndge picture with the firm I kiss left out. Se we want that lab line, nnd wc want n geed one. Wc might sny that we want a geed one bad or sbeuld It be badly? In fact, wc want it se goodly nnd badly, that we'll pay $100 iu real, honest-te-goodness coin te the man, woman or child who furnishes the best one. Tnsy? Maybe you're already figuring hew you 11 spend that hundred. Time Umlt en Answers nut you'd better wait a bit. There arc gelnir te be n geed many thou sand people like you and you'll bavis te go some te make jour last line better than any of the ethers. in order te be counted, jour answer must be received by (1 o'clock Wednes day evening. Nene received after that will bu eligible in this contest. Hut. If jeu cannot think of a ceed line before that time jeu need net I.e discouraged. Tomeirow, we will print another un finished limerick and offer another prize of $100 and ugulu the next day and Continued en I'nue Twe, Column Four IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED BY HOUSE Measure Arlentfirl n? Amnnrlerl r te Limit Restriction te One Year - 'cinploje, with four stciiegmphciH, rvnrnT .. ... ...! were in the sinnll clnims bureau, which CArtCT DEFEAT IN SENATE occupies a large mom en the fifth Meer nl Citi Hall. I Mr. Iiejle 1 nine forward and greeted Hy the Associated Press Washington. Dec. i;j. The Jelii..in. Immigretinii bill, us amended t" no ne blbit rll immigration for a period nf one year, was parsed tedaj bj the Heuse. It new gees te the Semite, wheie its di feat is iis'dleteil bv Selinte lenders. The ete was L'll.'t for the bill and 41 ngninsl. Six inenibers leled "present." The e(e was tnken after last-minute attempts bj Heuse lenders te insert in the bill the chjuse rcstiictlng Immigra tion for two ji'iiin fnlleil. the Ilnuse iil.prniliiB bj n Mile nf IM te J(.-, hc M111111 aiiieniliiient limiting (lie burring of aliens te one ienr. Opposition te the joint resolution di- ..'.. .'.!..,:, J""" "-M11111. i,.,i,iK iiinai im me war iinnnce cer- poratieu when it came up for tiiuil dis- I111-1111111 111 uie neunie leuaj wns e -peeled te 1 cnler in nn nttcinnt te strike out the juovlslen relating te exciisleu bv tin' 1 ederal Heserve Heard of meie liberal credits te farmers. Netice that li" would move te sirlKn nut this )iovs(eu was given bj Si'iialnr Suioet in the debate 011 the measure Nitiiidnj, whlcli closed with mi Infer- mnl iigreement tbnt a vote en the ic-e- 1. ,,!.... 1.1 1... ..I.. .-.. .. iiiiiiii ii.Mini in- muni 11111 inier lllllll .'t o'clock tedn.v Initial steps in the flaming of new rev eiiue legislation bj Cengiess weie tnken leilnj with tlie opening of hear ings befeie the Heuse vwijs nnd means committee 011 tax questions ami the na tion's levcuiie needs, Dr. Themas S. Adams, tax rvpeit ami economist of the Treason Depart ment, told the committee that the first problem for it te decide wns whether the level of luxes should be retained at .SI. llllll. llllll, 1111(1 miliuallj. He expressed the belief that 110 1 eductien could or should be irrelved. Ilefere Dr. Adams began his testi iiiiuiy. Clinlrmmi I'lirdney ami Hepre sentiitlvc linrner, of Texas, had n v I v till w lien the Tevns member demanded that n statement lie included in the record showing the evnet purpose of I the healings. Mr. Ferducj lluullj 1111 niilllli'eil Unit the ceinmittee iepneij te gather liifnrinnlinii en which te base I'linli'iiiplated icvNIen nf tux Inws. lie Mlhl he liluiiiied te citntlniie the hear lugs te Dei enibei 'J.'! und heu te uiljeiiru le Jaiiiiar.i l when 1 11 rift' qiicstiens would be taken up. Dr. Allium-, in liegiuniug his testi . iiieiiv, leek up lirstv trcasiirj ilepnit iiicnt iiioienls for rraclilni; tlie gienU'r Inc in of tin1 ceiiutrj which be snid I '.iiue beiii slcnililv di hen lulu tax c I 1 1 1 1 1 t mviiiIiIcs. Itepreseiilntivi' Uieeii, of lewii snid be saw no solution te the problem except nn MiiK'uiliui'iit In lb ii-liliitl.'iii le permit taxntinn of Ktati und municipal securities, Pun base In the government of the surplus of ccilulii fnnii iireducls en hniiil ill I he end nl the crop icur 11 1 gunrnnieeii minimum in ice was siik gesinl Iniluv le the Senate agrleulliiriil 1 niiiinillee bj W C I, .Mill. 11 member nf the Smith Dnknlu Deuislnture He wniild llx 11 minimum price nf Si; '.," a bushel for wheal, SI a bushel fur corn, sevcnlj -Ihe cents a bushel for eats ami S!l a bushel for flaxseed. bill iiiilbuii.lug the Tufted Stales (iniiii Curpoiutlen te borrow $J.iO,000, 000 from federal reserve banks te carry out this plan has been Introduced In the Heuseiby Hepresentative (Jhrlsto (Jhrlste phcrgQii, ofeuth Dakota. MAYOR CATCHES MUNICIPAL COURT BUREAU AT EASE Moere Observes Contrast Be tween Small Claims Office and Legal Aid Branch ADVISES YOUNG COUPLE TO END THEIR QUARREL Mnjer Moere visited the sinnll claims bureau of Judge Hrewn's Municipal Court today and commented unfavor ably upon thp apparent Idleness of the bureau in contrast te the bureau of legal aid of the Department of Public Welfare. "There's n contrast for you." said the Mayer te Director of Welfare Tils tin nnd Asslstnnt District Attorney Fex as the three left the small claims I'li'renp. "The bureau of legnl Is rushed te death, but there are six "ersnns in there doing nothing. " Sixty persons were crowded into Itoem 587, City Hall, appealing te in vestigators nnd attaches of the bureau of legal aid. The Majer, during, his ictt there, was Instrumental in bringing about a reconciliation retwecn Themas Wisbam nnd his wife Agnes, who bad been es tranged for eighteen months. Mayer Moere snw the separated couple standing before the desk of Mrs. Mary O'Dellly Hen. nn investicntnr. Director Tintin presented the Mayer, nnd Sirs. Hen explained the case. Will Trj- Again going te try ngnin," "We're Wisbnin. said "Tbnt's right; make another attempt te live happily together." said the Mayer, slinking hands with Wishnui. The Majer pointed his linger at Mrs. Wlsbnm nnd said, "And don't jeu be cress toward jour husband." She smiled and premised. "I nlwajs heard jeu were interested in the people," said Wlsham. "New I knew it." The Majer patted tlieni paternnlly en the back and turned bis attention te a group of persons neerbv. who were seek ing aid en the ejtirstlnn of Increased rent. Mr. Moere heard their plaint nnd offered advice. He also dlsplajed interest in the case of n Slav who had been untitled of n small legacy and desired aid In getting possession of It. A Negro who said he had been cheated te the extent of SKI by his landlord, also attracted the In terest of the Mnjer. lteiunine llnssrick, chief of the bu reau, greeted the Majer when he entered and explained miiiij points- of Intel est in the sjstem of adjustments. (Joes te Claims lluremi fter leaving this busy scene. Majer Moere went dircetlj te the small claims bureau of the Munlclpi ml Court. 1KT0111 liiuiled bj wnccter rusiiu nnu jir, I Fex. I Jeseph Piij. n former assistant di 'rector nf health, ami Samuel llejle, an the Majer, but Mr. Fnj remained in 1 lie background. The four stenog steneg r pliers biiiigul n girding en their tjpo tjpe wiiteis. There weer no appellants for aid in the burrnii while the Majer was there, nnd he rem.irkeil the contrast between it and the Deiiaitiiieut of Welfare's bu reau us he left. AGED PAWNBROKER DIES OF SELF-INFLICTED SHOTS Wounds Received In Germantown Avenue Shep Prove Fatal Albeit It nthnl. an aged pawn broker, died Inst night in the Samaritan Hespilnl of wounds received when be wns shot en November lift under pecu- llinr ciiciiiiisl.inees 111 his pince of busi ness. J..:t7 (iermnntewn nvenue. Iiiimedlntelj after the sheeting mis. picien wns diieeted tewnnl his seu, Hnrrj He-eiilbnl. forty jenrs old. He was held bj the police after he hud been seen runiilni from bis father's shop en the night of the trngiilj. After 11 iiil. vinf he wns lelensed nnd Inter Hesen- Itbel admitted that bis wounds were self- I !.. 111. .In. I nun' i The jeuuger Rosenthal, following bis lelease. hastened te the hospital te offer bis bleed for n transfusion te save bis father's life. BANK PRESIDENT RESIGNS C. J. Reloads, of Central National, te Be Succeeded by C. E. Ingersoll At 'i mcetini; of tin Central National Hank bnaid of directors tedaj . the resignation of Charles J. Hhnads as president of the bank was accepted, te Inhe effect Jnniliirv I. 11VJ1, Mr. Itheads leaves (he prcsiilcnev of the Central te become a member of the llrm of Itinwii Itins & Ce., but iciiiiiIiin a director nf tlie bulk Chillies I'.. lngeisnll, a member of the IhmihI since ItMls. wns uiihniuieiislj eleileil iiesideul nf the hunk. Mr lngeisnll bus In in iinnilneiit in llunni'iiil ciichs for mum jenrs ami Is n ilincler ni muiingei' nf the following illstilllllens 01 inllililllliis lililuilelphiu .Saving I'iiiiiI Seciclj. (lirnid Trust Ce., l'eunsjlvuiiiu Railre.id Ce,, Ninth I't'tin-v Hiiniii Itiillread Ce., Missouri I'uclllc Rnilimiil I'n.. Philailelplila elec tric Ce. mid licueral Asphalt Ce. SUICIDE IS IDENTIFIED Leng-Missing Man Killed Himself In Weymouth Swamp A ind found 'I hniiksgivini. illx lv iiinlers in Wevmeiilli swuiiip, A t til nl it- aceunti. N !.. wns identilicd 11s thill of William Hess, N. sevcnlj nue jenrs nbl. fnimellj of I'l lllll, fill ll . I tli-11 1 i In it t it 1 1 was iiiuile liv a , William Hess, ,lr . who snid his hiihi'i IiihI ilNappearril in 11117 and hud mil been heurd frnm since, tlmugli the lam ilj believnl he bad lived fur a lime at Pleasnntville. N. J. 'I'he ulil 1111111 Is believnl te havi 10111 uilttcd siiieitle, as a iiistel was found by the hedj mid n dollar bill, with u note In the clothing, saying; "This is my last dollar; 1 will part with it but In death.' ' iikStariffMlB TfHHr&IrMiiiV jjr-. - '- '- m$ WBt4Wiiw),;4iSwWBK3S3liSWtrHWBHWWii Iydner rhote Servlce NELLIK WESCOTT 1IOEY SIfcen-j-ear-eld girl who clepeil te Klliten and was married te sixteen -j ear-old Jeseph Hoey. New her methrr-ln-luw says she can't lune lier hubby. Mrs. Wescett, who "rhapereiicd" the elopement, sajs the 'couple arc 'married nnd arc going te stay that way Mrs. Hoey Puts 16-Year-Old Sen Under Leck and Key After Elopement te Elkton MRS. WESCOTT 'CHAPERONE' A slim, little blemle-hn'reil girl with big. gray ejes, steed en the threshold of her home nt 71!) North Twentieth street this morning and said: "I'm net a hit sorry I get married. I want my husband and be wants me." Se much for Nellie Mae Wescutl's slxteen-jenr-eld attitude toward her marriage in Klktnn last Thursday te Jeseph J'rbun lleej , of this cltj. The jeiing mini Ik also sixteen and still a student at S. Jeseph's College. Fer these two rcasnuii-h' hns-been kept from bis girl bride by his parents ever since the return home from the brief southern w eilding excursion. Reside the jeiithful Mrs. Heej this morning steed her mother. Mis. Wes- ett. who turned the ruuiiwav. trip into a novel one hj herself persennllj es corting tin' jeuug people te Klkteti. "I um going te see an ntterncj about the uuitliii'." she snid with decision, "I will spend every cent I have te tight an annulment of the marriage." Will l.ove Find Its Waj? Se much for the attitude of the Wcs Wcs celts 011 the subject of the verj joiith jeiith ful lemnuee. li was up tlie street at 7!1'J North Twentieth street, nt the home 'of jeuug lleej. that love was having a verj hard time le Mini lis well-known nm. There the put ll is llinrnj. "ll is 11 1 iu is t unfortunate occur- ' " Mrs. .lames 1 . lleej, niotluref the bej. snid. "The bev is se jeuug I .annul think of a mere terrible thing In luive happened. We will trj le si -tie It. but we nre going te .settle it iplietlj . The settlement Mrs. Heej leferred te wns nn annulment. "These jilting people knew each ether for ten jeaiH," Mis. Wescett snid. "It was a case of swcethmits since tliej were children. Thej tieuteiiid te run nwaj several times und I thought it was best te go with them instead of letting them go efi' lij themselves. Willing te Help Couple "If the Ileejs would nilh uckliowl uckliewl cilge the innrriage I would have the wiling people Uie beie und I see In It thai tlie bej secured 11 giind position, lie I- Inking n cniusc in salesmanship at schnnl nuil that is tin business he wants le fellow. "I uppieve of the innrriage mid will de all I can te bring ui duugbtei- mul In r husband together." Ceilalu attention of imil suitors brought the romance te a climax. Mrs. Wrscntt explained. The l.e wns de termined te get married light .iwnv lie cnuse. as he said, "Thej wen'i get Nell awaj from me." MAYOR CAUTIOUS ON GAS Moere Will Take Time in Naming Experts for Survey Although Majer Monre signed nn erdliinnci' tedny authorizing the ap pointment of experts le stinlv the prep ertj nnd the opernlieu of (lie gas works hete, lie announced he will mil name the experts until he has made tuitliei inquiries. The erillnuuce provides Si.'.",, nt te for Ihe einplejiuent of three imlilir utilit. exieits mid two ether persons te lie iiami'd bv the Majer, with the apiueval of Council. The Fulled lias Improve ment Ce.. w hlih lenses the gns wniks. has agr I In shoulder the expense of the investigation. The Majer Iu the Inst few weeks has been consulting with g;m rxpeits it Is iiitilcistoed he bus a ileliiule iilen of Ihe method the luvestignters -I11111 tl adept. Mr M mm nnnniinced he luid re celved a iiuinber of lemplaints hum gas iiseis alieiit tlie iiualilj of gas new pi n tided bv Ihe F. li. I. i'hesi plaints, he snid, will be given te the investigators for their consideration. Today' Dovrleinnvnts in National Capital The Jehnsen bill prehlliiiiug im migration for one yenr was passed bv the lleum. Initial steps iu framing levenue leg islation wcie taken when healings: were begun by the Heuse ways and means committee. When you In Ihlnk .If ni wrttln. think et V rUITlNQ. tdi MOTHERS-IN-LAM ODDS OVER ELOPERS TEXTILE ILLS CUT PAY 22 1-2 PER CENT E 100,000 Werkers Affected by Announcement New Wage Scale te Begin Next Week GENERAL MOVEMENT IN COTTON INDUSTRY SEEN Hosteii, Dee. 1.1. Textile mills throughout New l'nglnnd have an nounced n wage cut of about S'u per cent te become effective en Mnndnj nexl, December 20. Approximately 100,000 vveikeis are affected. The movement appears general, and while some bare made no announce ment ns yet, it is anticipated that a general slosh will become effective be fore the new yenr. Ne word of its attitude en the ques tion nf wnge reduction came from tlie American Woolen Ce. whose four lecnl mills employ most of the ether opera tives in the nity. President William' M. Weed obneunecd several days age that his directors had net considered the question nt that time. Iivvrenee .Mass., Dee, 1.1. (Hv A. P.) I'lrst announcement of actual re duction of textile operative wages by large mill corporations wns made to te dat bj the Pacific Mills and the Ar lington Mills of this city. Their 10.000 workers, censllliiMjig enc-hnlf of the operatives of this textile center, were notified thai n icndjustment had been made, effective December "(I. In aicerdunee with custom the nmeiint was net stated, but it was un derstoetl te approximate 'J-1;; per cent ns suggested by a manufacturers' con ference last week. Hiddeferd, Me.. Dec. K,.--lHj A. P. I-- Nearly 0000 textile operatives in tills city and Snce are affected bv wage I eductiens of ".'Jl(. per cent announced hv the Peiinerell and Yerk Manufac turing Ces. tedny. The present three- 1 iluj-a-wi'ek schedule will be continued ' nt both plants It was stated. 1 Imcll. .Mass., Dec 1.".. (Rj A. P.) Cotten inuniifnctiirers of this dlj em ploying 'jri.flllll persons, nniieiinced tinge redid tlnn utc raging --M: per cent to te dav. The cut is effective Jnmiary It. ' The readjustment nilMii effect cancel 1 f lliiiliin lOu I'lilllllliirlll' liieihi li. tli 11 two inciciiscs voluntarily made bv the mills in the last 1 Ightcen pieuths. It will make 1111 average wage for mill operatives of S'Jl a week iiccnrdiug te JjMA.hiniiufncturers' figures, which thej compare "wilh tin average of SO. .Ill in 111H. PuvitucliCl. K. I. Dec. l.'i. tilt A P (--Three textile mills In this city ami Central Falls, I'uipjej ing a total of about 'J70H eii"rntlves. iiiiinitiiici'd wnge reductions tmliiv . The 111110 ml was net stated. Inn It wns gem rally expected thill it would be the sumc us in ether textile icnlies. "I!1,. per lent. The cut is effective December -0. Salem. .Mass.. Dec. I.",.- ( Hj A. P ) - The Nmimkeng Steam Cotten" Ce. will be governed in its action en wage sche dules for its 1100 operatives hi the policy iu ether centers. J Fester Smith. the agent or the cempanj. announced today. l,imsd.ile. It. I.. Dec R5. il'.y ,. P. I - I'mplejes of the l.etisdale ' Ce., mid the Lincoln Rlenchcrv wcie net Hied tedaj tlmt a vvuge 1 idiicluui would li" li" leliie effective Decemlier 'JU The amount was net staled. About HUM empleyes are affected New Redferd. .Mass.. Dee 1:: - is A. P. I Wnge reductions uflciling up proximately 10, (KM operatives, wcie un neuticed tedny by nil cotton nulls affiliated with the New ltcilli.nl Cot ten Maiiufactureis' Association. The rediii tiiin, amounting te 'JL.'1.. pi 1- lent will bcienie effective next Mendnv. New Ydrh. Dec, l.:.( It.v A. Reports from mill centers give indication thai wage reduction iieiincid for December - by large P 1 I'll 1 v nn leih manuiui luring plains win tic ir IstCil. .101111 luiiiien, presniciit or the I tilled Textile Wiuki'is of Auiitliii. decliiiiil here today . NEW NLAND THREE HUNDRED BUILDINGS IN CORK DESTROYED CORK, Ireland, Dec. 13. Mere than 300 buildings nie said te have been destroyed In the fires which yesterclny laid waste a great part of this city. Hest of the fires have heen extinguished, but there are occasional sporadic outbursts of flames. NOMINATIONS FOR SENATOR IN 17TH DISTRICT FILED HARBISBURtr, Dec. 13, CertTfTcates of nomTnntlen fei Cel. C, N Bernthelzel, of Lancaster, Republican nominee for Senater in the Seventeenth District, selected by conferees heie en eatuindy, and 'William E. Shaak, of Lebanon, chosen by the Democratic state executive committee at Pittsburgh Satmday, have been flTcd with the secretary of the commonwealth. They will b"e Tmmedlntely certified for the special election en December 21. Mi. Shank was the Democratic candidate against the late Cel. Herace L. Haldcman. BOY ABSCONDER NORMAL Dr. Leepold Declares Elliet Mich encr Is Net Unusual Type Dr. Samuel Leepold, psyi hiuti M, head of Hie iieurolegic.-tl division of th,. Municipal Cem I after making a nun till cxuiiiiiintien of F.lliei Mn Inner, the finii li'i'ii veil 1 hi nli-i under -nnl : "It is very unfair te the bev te give him in ' " 1 It'll v I le is a v. 1 v In glit boy ami lu disc is nn different finm deelis wc cm oil 11 1 i'l . except in the amount of money 1 0111 ei tied Tlie In n ntle nml nppnieut self possissieu he hns displayed arc net unusual, in that this is net his tiist offense, ns I111 been generally believed." Tlie case wus scheduled 'or a hearluc today, but xvns ....!..-. I imHI tl'.l.. ...!.. ' I'Uilll'vuvu uu.,t 1, villivcutijr. s Save Starving Children in Europe, lFilsenss Pica Washington, Dec. 13. fRy A. I.) President Wilsen today enlled upon his "fellow countrymen" te contribute funds te save .l.r.OO.OOO children who 'n're facing starvation In central Europe. "It Is estimated." says the state ment, "tbnt they can be tided ever until the next harvest for $.".0 per child. The ceuntiles Involved can furnish two-thirds of this rest, but for the ether one -third they lire looking te us. "Since DIM our people have given with unparalleled geneieslty, and thev should net be lightly called upon for' additional charities. Rut there Is a life and denth situation In cen tral Europe, where orphans, desti tute, furnished children, pitiful con sequences of the world war, must die unless aid Is sent. Ten dollars contributed through the European relief council will save the life of one child. "At Christmas time, peculiarly the children's feast, we should think of this sad European problem in terms of children rather than In money. Ten dollars will represent a child's life in central Europe. I shall adept twenty of these children as mj own temporary wards and I can think nf no better use te which I could put SJ00. "I suggest te my fellow cnuntiy men that the circles around their Christinas trees will be incomplete unless, mingled with their own ex pectant children, they shnll vjviinlize some of the vvnifs of lentrnl "Europe, stretching out their thin bands te pluck from the boughs of the trees, net tejs, but lircnd without which tliey must perish." DRY. AGENTS MUST STAY DRY, MAGISTRATE RULES 'Seize, but Touch Net,' Carney Tells Velstead Enforcer Prohibition enfe-iement agents are net supposed te drink the evidence thej mil) gntber fiem saloons selling liquor, according te the decision giien teilni bv Magistrate Carnev when Jeseph Reichter. 11 prohibition enforcement iigeiit. was charged with disnrdeilv con duct. It wns alleged tbnt jesierdnj after noon Reichter threatened te strike a woman, while they were talking near TwentJ -fifth and (ireen streets. I'n Irelmnn lioedelilld. nf tin. 'IVi.ittlniit d Riittonvveod streets station, placed ktt. .' iieieuier under nnest after lie had thicnleiieil te kill the policeman nnd had dlsplnjcd 11 revolver. At the hearing this morning, before Magistral!' Cainej. upon being ques. tinned. Reichter said be had obtained a bottle of whisk)' from a saloon nt 'Twelfth street mid Ridge nvenue. He said be had tnken It us evidence for Iln use of proving the ptoprieter vviis sell- I ing liquor illegallj . Magistiate t'nrncj snid tlmt the agent had 110 right te drink anj liquor ob tained as evidence und held him iindi'i Solid bull for lrl cliaiged with breach j of the pence nnd also lined him SH. ."ill en a clinrge of disuidcilt conduct. MAYOR STUDIES BUDGET W. . 11.. .... . . ednesday Is Last Day en Which Tax Rate Can Be Fixed Si vera I engagements he had for te dav and totuertow huve been 1 am did by Miiu.r Mneie se he inn give ins un divided ntteiiti'in te the I'.l'.'l budget. The Mayer has made known he will' lensidcr the S.V.l.llllll.ltlM budget in 11 hiisinesslil,!' ni. inner, "without undue intltienic." including the Si ,111111. (ion gtnjit for the .Municipal Court I'nilci the new ehai ter. Wedncsdav is the last dny en which (he lax rate for next vcar can be fixed If the tax late oidittaiice is net signed In that date the law provides that the late will icmiiiii the sunic ns this yenr. Iniltlier case the iiv tatc will be M.' l.'i en every SI (ill of nsscsscil prep city ii Inn t ion . Spanish Troops Occupy Mt. Maure Mclill.i. Dec. l:; Sunn -h 1 s hnve occupied the highest point of Mount Mnuri in the Spanish yene in Mntecin The Hie siiiinumllii position dominates ull district. ! "FLYING PARSON" SAFE Widespread Repert That Rlaynard Was Missing Disproved New nrli. Dee Ft 1 R, A P 1 repmt Hint lt.lv 11, MmviimiiI. avui ier, wiie, as a lieuli naiit u, , II llll . liccniiic l.tinwn ns "the living inn son." luid siiu ted hv airplane fur W in est ei mi- . vis,,-, mn nn, 1 neitiiee artiii'd llicic nnr ri'liini'il wns ,lispi,,v,., hl diij. Liiiiteiiaiil Mnjiinril said he hail been ilelaveil lu getllng slartetl In ;u cesier mid gave up (he lllght, Threiighuitl last night Mih i -lv ,s muriilug, vthen friends were il 1 fur Ids safety . the atluter minister snid he was reposing quietly ut Ilia country place un Leng Island, T i. ' i BUSNESS S IN OE CORK MASS OF BLACKENED RUINS Ambush of Soldiers Followed by Fire, Rioting and Panic LOSS MAY BE $15,000,000; MILITARY NOW IN CONTROL Ry Hie Associated PrcM l-fomlen, Dec. IS. British regulars steed gunrd tedn.v ever twisted end blackened ruins left by the fire which Saturday night and yesterday swept virtunllv unchecked through the city of Cerk, Ireland. Charges are made that I the police authorities there, maddened !by the killing nnd wnundlng,ef com rades by ambushed Sinn Feiners en Sat urday, lneed the fire demon of the city. Estimates nf the less run ns hleh as $l.-.000,000. Hours of terror were spent by th peer of Cerk during Saturday night, and the wildest disorder prevailed throughout the city. It is snid several lives were lest, and dispatches declare two brothers nnmed Delnney were call ed from their homes nnd shot, one of them fatally. Twe districts of Cerk were swept by the flames. In the business section, nleng St. Patrick's street from Cook te Mnyler. hardly n shop was left un scathed. This was the shopping renter of Cerk nnd in untroubled times boast ed many prosperous stores. Seuth of St. Patrick's street the fire ran un controlled nleng Winthrop street nnd ether narrow thoroughfares as far as Old fieorge street. Thus nn nrea of three blocks in this part of the town wns rediii ed te masses of debris. The tires iu tliis section arc still smoulder smeulder ing. It was net in this district, however, that the less of the tire was centered. The magnificent city hall of Cerk, lo cated en the southern cud of the Parnell bridge that spans tlie River I.ee. was also laid In ruins. Iu addition, the Carnegie I.ihrnry. just ncress Anglesca street te the west, was burned, nnd the com exihange, just behind the City Hall te the south, was at least partly destroyed. Kcpeits sny Albeit quay, lying along the southern bank of the river, also was burned. Dispatches reaching Londen sny that Cerk was quiet nml that orders bad been given tlie regulnr soldiers te sheet loot ers en sight. After dork the streets wee almost deserte'd. The military leek charge, but were succeeded later by the Ilitnl Irish Censtnbiilaiy, after which neither the soldiers inr the auxiliary police appeared 011 the streets. Rumors relutite te the les of life art unfile ting, and arc for the most part t.igue and lenjeetiiral. Exact details et the events lending up te the conflagration of Saturday night bate net as jet been received here. Seme teperts tend te question the nc curacy of earlier dispati lies, but ethers repeat tlie story told lu first reports. All Indicate that the disorders ami tires had a direct connection with the nttnek made upon Oie lorry carrying police iiuxilnrics. Seme ni'wspnpeis are frnnkly skepti cal of these reports and suggest the 1 Hi's Illlllll llll.l- 111''-II 1I1IIS1II If III,' VA " , pien of stored .xpleslves such as were tires might have been caused by the ex- found en Sntiiidny In the city of Dublin. Others indicate their belief the fires were a reply te the establishment of maitial law in southwestern Ireland, and It is tcmnrl.cil tbnt dispatches have net furnished ptoef that the tires were si t by men bent en reprisals. Rallinillee. county I.iiiigfeul, Ireland, Dec Hi. (Ry A. P 1 The police bar rack here wns attacked this morning. A mill wns blown m afli'r a hve-heus bat tle, but the tieliie hehl the building. One teiistnble was killed and three seterely wounded. Relfasl. Irel.inil. Dee. lit -1 Ry A. P 1 11ne1l Sinn Feiners Inst night iiitinki'l the police barracks at Cam leugh, smith of Armagh. Militnrv funis vv a- liiiriieil un from Nevvry nnd n ligbi eiisiiul 111 which It is known one i' 1111111 was killed. Severnl oilier di albs nre repei toil te have 001 urreil. NEW MOVE IN BANDIT WAR City Will Have Sixty-five Police Booths With Phenes Police bimtlis, linUeil bv II network of telephone vv lies, uie te be plat cil nbeut the citj in the immediate future te iiid iu tlie war en banditry . An ordinance appiepriuting S'JO.OOO for these htuiths nml another measure granting Sit), (Sill ter new inntniovcles, weie signed tndat by Mayer Moere. Willi the new funds at his disposal, Dnecinr of Public Safelv Cortelveil will place sixty lite shelter booths nt In el Inleiscctiens nml at important points en reads leading out of the cttv. lu the rent rill section the booths 11 III pietect traffic patrolmen from inclement weiilher Tin' booths nie le be of steel with glnss windows giving mi outlook I iu nil tllt'ci liens Seinapiieie signals fur I coniielling t rathe will lc mi tup of the I booths 1 Each beni h is in be leuuccteil by 1 telephone with pnliie hcadqiinilers. At illie unliving 1 t li-. lunlnicycle patrol I men will be statieinil. When 11 held up or nibi r rnhhei v is npuitnl, word of I Ihe .rime will In Ibisln i In everv Iwn se thai pelb 1 1 an lie mi gumd ! 1 nun the niein v giuiilt d fin vi les I in ci im ( '01 li In a plan i-iv 1 1 two in vv linn bines nnd side 1 .us. motor motor meter to buy liftien 1 FORGOT OWN BOYHOOD DAYS Man Who Pulled Gun en Ball Play, ere Held te Grand Jury 1 dido I inli'inl I 1 -.limit tlie Inns t lust w aiilitl le lake a shut at their font -ball if it 1 .line ever into nn Inn k yard again. .ml llinij Trev., of l.urnv sii-.'ii inni Fourth, when iiiiaigiii'il te- III x before Magistrate Price of the Twentv mil siicet und Hunting Park avenue stulien ll wns alleged iicv. slot,,,,.,! ,, feet. hall gnine 011 11 tiifuiil let at Fifth street and Wyoming iivenm ailjeiuiug Ins nnd. ii'slcrilnv aflcrn, mn hv lleiirishiug a shotgun ' Hldil I x oil ever climb fences when veu were 11 bej V" Magistrate firelis asked tlie iv lie admitted he liml Mngistra . rice lielU blni in SSOVball mu m i'.' ii UM (U m at lif'- ifa' 11 'J lt V. t 1,10 'i Jrm-! n I'.rtJ it 1 III1 t fi ,ifi JT 10 At alt .," ( ffi m W 1 i 4 i t; j 4 for the. graud jttty. 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