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'CHARTERS FATHER'
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Themas Rneburn White Says
Present Civil Service Act
; Protects Pelice
DEPUTY MAYOR AND SHORT
TERM BONDS ARE APPROVED
Mayer Favers Mere Time
te Consider Tax Rates
Mayer Moero suggested today
that the new city charter be be
amended as te glve the Mayer a
longer time te consider the tax rate.
The Mayer pointed out that the
law requires the tax rate te be fixed
by December in. If Council does
net act by that time, the Mayer
must, under the accepted Interpre
tation df the law, sign the tax rata
ordinance without taking time te
consider it.
Which Is all right, the Mayer
points out, when he and Council are
in harmony about the rate, but
would be otherwise In case of a dis
pute. Ily GEORGE NOX M'CAIN
Mayer Moere desires certain changes
fenade in the new city charter.
He expects te submit his proposed
"timendmefcts' te the Legislature for its
Uppreval.
Next te the Mayer the person most
interested, perhaps, in this matter Is
Themas Raeburn White. Mr. White,
widely known member of the bar, dis
tinguished publicist and civic reformer,
is chairman of the committee of sev
enty. His work in helping te perfect the
present instrument has earned for him
the soubriquet of "father of the city
charter."
Thus far Mr. White has refrained
from expressing any opinion en the sub
ject of the proposed changes. This
morning, however, In a very frank dis
cussion of the matter he expressed what
are, I assume, net only his own but
the vews of these with whom he was
associated In the drafting of the exist
ing law.
"Many of the suggestion which have
been made by the Mnyer regarding
amendments te the charter meet with
my entire approval," said Mr. White.
Sees Need of Deputy Mayer
"A deputy Mayer te sign formal doc
uments has, never hitherto been pro
vided by our law, but I think It would
be entirely In e.uvr. Ner de I see any
objection te the .suggestion that the city
be permitted te Issue short-term bends
te pay for the repaving of the streets.
"It was realised that the prevision
requiring repnvlng te be paid for out
of current income was a severe one. It
was thought best se te provide, in view
of the probability that thirty-year
bends might be Issued te pay for mere
repairs which would last for only a few
months. If bends te run for the life of
the paving only are Issued, the change
would be unobjectionable.
"That prevision of the city charter
Telatlng te the city architect, which
says that 'nothing in this section shall
affect existing contracts,' has been
criticized because It Is assumed that It
protects the- contract of Philip H. John John Jehn
eon. This is net the case. I de net
Temember who suggested this prevision,
bnt I de knew that it had no reference
te Mr. Jehnsen's se-called contract.
"It was passed almost without com
ment by the lawyers en the committee,
as all knew that It had no significance
whatever. A legislative act, such as
the charter bill, could net affect any ex
Utlng contract.
"If any one has persuaded the Mayer
that this clause protects Mr. Jehnsen's
se-called contract he has been misled.
The validity of this alleged contract can
be raised at any time by refusing te
recognize it, and I trust the Mayer will
take this course."
"What is your view concerning the
civil service previsions which Mayer
Moere has criticized and condemned in
several of his public utterances? fI
asked. ,,
Seme Criticisms Hound
"Seme of the Mayer's criticisms
would, I am sure, meet with approval
of the cltizpns Interested in the charter.
Section twenty-eight, which excludes
from the operation of the civil service
act the Department of the Receiver of
Taxes, and perhaps some ethers, was
net only npt prepared by the charter
committee, but was Inserted by amend
ment at the last moment against the
vigorous pretest of such members as had
knowledge of It. Nothing would please
me better than te have It stricken out.
"I also thoroughly agree with the
Mayer's view that the civil service act
should be extended te. county offices.
This could net have been done by the
charter act, Ijecausc it related only te
the city government, net the county
government. A companion bill extend
ing tho'same civil scrvice previsions
te the county affices was prepared, and
introduced in the Legislature, but it was
defeated, much te the regret et the com
mittee. I shall be very much gratified
te.eee it Introduced again. I um glad
the Mayer has announced that he will
support it.
'But the clause that rcauircs the se
lectien of an appointee from the first
two names en a list?" I asked.
"The criticism that the civil service
law ought net te require the appoint
In officer te select an appointee from
the two names standing highest, but
should give him full discretion te take
any person en the list, presents another
angle of this subject.
Wants Politics Discarded
"Civil service laws have two objects;
one te provide competent men for ap
peintment, and the ether te prevent the
use of the appointing power for political
purposes. The latter, of course, can be
accomplished only If appointments, ills
missals, promotions and demotions, for
GaaWaiaad en (Ml Mtaaism, CeluaaV das
MERIT
AW CHANGE
HAVE YOU GOT IT?
It's spreading fast.
It's. the catchingest germ that's unknown te science.
It's the tlcklingcst, lnughingcst, amusingest epidemic that ever hit
town.
LIMERICKiri
And the happy victims nre net only hnving a barrcl'ef fun, but are
getting
ONE HUNDRE0 DOLLARS DAILYs
But remember this: we don't want a whole limerick. Wc want
ONLY A LAST LINE te complete today's verse.
See the Limping Limerick en page 2.
Limerickitis Makes Felks
'De Lets of Queer Things
Goliath Was Going te Eat the Shrimp, but
They Joined Forces te Win That
HUNDRED DOLLARS
New, let's make tills snappy nnd tersej
We aren't going te faltcn your purse
Fer five lines of ritme
Se don't waste your time;
It's tlie LAST LINE we want; net the
verse.
Yeu limerick fans have get te be
careful from new en.
.. You'll understand the reasons for all
the funny things you de. of course, but
ether people won't. Se watch your
steps.
Or maybe somebedy'll be applying
for a commission te leek you ever and
decide whether It Is a harmless form or
homicidal.
We arc uttering this uttermost utter
ance because of a story told last night
f conductor en Reute B3, which runs
out Wayne avenue te Carpenter street,
lie was afraid for a while that he'd
have te step and S O 8 for a policeman.
He says a passenger Bearded'tbe ship
at Chestnut street, went fer'ard te the
bow and sat down en the starboard side.
He was a little bit of a sawed-off
weazened runt who looked as If he'd
been brought up with eleven ether
sardines and they hndn't opened the box
until he una tee old te grew uny mere.
And the conductor says that no ene ever
invented a smile that would fit that
face.
At least thnt's what the conductor
thought, at first.
Up at the Girard avenue deck they
took aboard a big, husky brute, who
dldn t leek as If he belonged among the
passengers at alii. He was one of these
ER
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Victim, Bound and Gagged,
Nearly Chokes te Death at
134 N. Juniper Street
THUG ESCAPES WITH $20
A robber held up William E.
Schrumm In his garaga at 134 North
Juniper street at 11:30 o'clock Inst
night, bound him te a chair and gagged
him, wrapping a towel around his head
se tight that Schrumm became uncen
scieus and was nearly suffocated when
discovered.
The robber, identified by the garage
owner as a former empleye, escaped
with $20.
After he had recovered Schrum. while
at his residence at (504 North Frazier
street, made the following statement ;
"i was sitting in the garage nlnnc
rending n book, with my back te the
deer, when I heard the deer beinc
quietly opened. I turned around nnd
saw a man who hud formerly been em
pleyed by me pointing a revolver ut my
head.
lie ordered me te keep quiet and
took some rene and bound mv Iecs te
a chair. He then forced a handkerchief
into my meujh as a gag and wrapped a
towel about my head.
"Hp then went te the cash register,
nnd nfttr taking ?20 in cash from It he
turned out the lights and left the gnr
nge. I was Hfrnid te make uny outcry
because he looked as If he were des
perate nnd would step at nothing.
"This man worked for me at the
garage about u month age, und after
four days he rifled the cash register
nnd esenped with about $1(1. A war
rant was Issued for his arrest at that
time nnd the police have been looking
for him.
"I was finally released when my
partner, Chillies Corkier, arrived with
Patrolman Miller, of the Eleventh and
Winter streets station, who hed started
te make an investigation of the garage
when he found that all the lights had
been turned out, which wns unusual."
URGE NEWJJSJUILDING
Federal Empleyes Adept Resolution
Asking for New Structure
Advocating the erection of n new
federal building in this city te provide
for the government departments housed
here, the local branch of the National
Federation of Fcdcial Empleyes hus
adopted resolutions declaring such n
new building te be nn urgent necessity.
S. Tyson Kinsell, vice president of
the IVclcral Empleyes' I'nlmi of Phil
adelphia, explained this afternoon just
hew badly such u building is needed.
"In the city of Philadelphia." he
said, "during the Inst fUcal jenr rent
als nmeuntlug te mere than SIOil.000
were paid te linuse brunches of the fed
eral service in buildings outside these
new owned by the government. It Is
likely this rental bill will be ceiibidein
bly larger next yenr."
Finds Dedy of Three-Day-Old Girl
The body of e thrce-day-nld girl was
discovered early this morning by
Patrolmen Urndch nnd Hetick, of the
Camden police, near the Camden Public
Sen Ice gns works, nt Sycamore and
Locust streets. The body was In a
paper box, whtfh hu been wrapped In
a woman's skirt, Corener Bentlcy, of
Camden, Is Investigating the case te
determine If the death of the child was
the reeult of ukturdl cuu6ca.
F M
EMPLOY
ROBS GARAGE MAN
nnhiral nnm hentera-un. with ft JrtW
like a Scoevle be's'n and a fist likethe
hammer of death. He went fer'ard nnd
took a scat en the pert side, just op
posite the human shrimp.
As the big fellow sat down and opened
his paper te read, the little fade-away
glanced at him, seemed te get an idea,
pulled paper and pencil from his pocket
and began te scribble. Every new and
then he paused, looked across at Jack
Dempsey and made mere marks en his
paper.
At first he seemed perfectly serious
about It. And then, as the mngazlne
writers say, a startling thing happened.
He laughed.
That is, he would have called it a
laugh, 'he wrinkles en his misfit face
sort of spread out and rearranged
themselves nnd he uttered a sound like
the uncertain cackle of a hen who can't
make up her mind whether she ought
te brag about that china egg or net.
Treuble Starts te Brew
Goliath glanced across at him and
caught the two-legged worm Just turn
ing te his paper again and malting mere
marks, evidently struggling hard net te
smile tee openly.
There was a sort of rumble en the
ether side as though the mountain was
about te become an active volcano.
It was evident that trouble was brew
ing in spite of the Velstead act.
Jim Jeffries shook his newspaper with
an angry snort and glared at Pete Her-
Centinned en race Twe. Column Thrw
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Child Is Placed in Disinfected
Roem Despite Warning.
Is Found Dead
HELPER DISOBEYED ORDERS
A man and a baby died late last night
because of disregarded warnings fol
lowing the disinfectien of a Green street
house. Formaldehyde poisoning was the
cause of deuth.
The victims nre Theephilus Ilrewn,
twenty-six years old. 2045 Pierce street.
a Negro, and Ernest Tuenard, seven -teen-months-old
child of Mr. and Mrs.
M. Tuenard, who lived In nn apartment
house conducted by n Mrs. Itiggs, nt
1012 Green street.
According te the statements of Dcputv
Corener Jeseph Ward, who made the
investigations, A. H. Huff, a profes
sional dlslnfecter, of Eighteenth nnd
Christian streets, went te the apart
ment house .vestcrday te disinfect n
number of rooms.
After attaching ropes te the outside
of the window frames, te permit open
Ing of the windows Inter, the heavy
formaldehyde fumes were sent into the
rooms te be disinfected.
Helper Is Overcome
Then Huff went away te attend te
another job, leaving Ilrewn, his helper,
at the house. He warned Ilrewn net te
enter the apartments disinfected, or te
make any effort te enter, before 4 o'clock
in the afternoon. He told him any
attempt would have serious results. '
Despite this warning, Ilrewn Is said
te have tried te open the rooms nt 2
o'clock, two hours uhcad of the sched
uled time. He was overpowered in an
instant by the fumes and wns dragged
away unconscious. At the Hahnemann
Hospital It was found .the poisonous
iume8 nan reacned every portion of Ills
body nnd he died late last night.
Warning Disregarded
Huff came back late in the day and
"llfted" the Quarantine opened the
windows. But he advised the people in
the house Uint no one should be permit
ted te sleep In the rooms last night, as
the fumes might still have a dangerous
effect.
Again his wnrnlng ii. declared te hnve
been ignored; The Tuenard baby wits
put te sleep In a bed in one of the
looms, and was unconscious when
members of the fnmlly went into the
room early today. Dr. Unrrlnger, u
phjsiclan whose offices nre nearby, was
..summoned, and pronounced the child
dead.
HEIR HAS NO SWEETHEART
BeV, Left $300,000, Net Much of
"a Hand With the Girls"
Murray Ferest Thompson, fifteen-year-old
schoolboy who has come Inte a
fortune, hnsn't a sweetheart for till Ids
$.'100,000.
"Don't let that get out, mother," the
boy said In nlarm, when Mrs, Thomp
son, at their home at 700 Wjnnewnnd
rend, explained today thut Murray
wasn't much of u hand with the girls.
"If you let that get out, mother," he
said, "every girl In the city will be
en te me."
The boy hns been given n few day's'
vacation by the principal of the West
Philadelphia High Scheel, both te cele
brate his geed fortune and get out of
the light of publicity which has been
playing about him ever since the an
nouncement that he had fa I leu heir te
lib gruudfathcr's estate,
MAN AND BABY DIE
BY POISON
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MAYOR PUTS BAN
ONSUNDAY SHOWS'
GIVEN FOR PROFIT
Moero, After Seeing Safety
Head, Doclares Against Alt
Paid Sabbath Amusements
PLANS TO MET PASTORS,
STATEMENT INDICATES
M tyer Moero will net permit com
mercialized amusements of nny sort en
Sunday. He made that announcement
after n conference with Director Cortcl Certcl Cortcl
jeu today.
Th"1 Majer also nid it wns mere
than likdy he would confer with
clergymen nn clvle conditions ns seen
or the budget question had been dis
posed of.
The Mnyer's statement follews:
"Mnyer Moere conferred with Di
rector Certelynii this morning en the
matter of commercialized shewR en
Sunday. The Mayer hud been advised
that tifkets were belne sold for nn
entertainment en Sunday In one of the
large, opera neuses.
'The Mayer said notice must be
given that under nresflit conditions this
performance could net be permitted.
The director .stnted that he had Just
closed down en one performance where,
nfter a permit was isguea) for an appar
ent religious meeting, efforts were made
te sell books and otherwise secure cel
lectiens.
"The Mnyer indicated that he would
formally addrcs-s the director en this
subject In n few dajs. He sjtld the line
should be clearly drawn between a
Sunday for recreation and religious ob
servance and a commercialized Sunday.
Hewevr, he said, nil these questions
were the subject of legislation nnd these
who had positive views en the subject
should leek te the Legislature for the
enactment of new laws or the repeal
of existing ones.
"It is mere than likely that the Mayer
will call a conference of clergymen te
discuss civic conditions ns seen as it
may conveniently be done nfter the
budget is out of the way."
Told of the Mayer's announced de
cision te call a conference of clergy-
mn, some of them raised the question
whether he would Invite individuals or
representatives of an organized body.
Last month the Mayer refused te see
a committee of Sabbatarians with a
pretest ageinst his attitude toward
Sunday sports. The Mayer declined te
Bee the committee in a letter addressed
te the Rev. William E. Ferney, assist
ant rnrrejmnnrilne. aeerpfnrr nt thn 1'hll.
adctphia Sabbath Association, chairman
of the committee that sought engage
ment with the Mayer.
Several delegations of clergymen who
demanded enforcement of the old "hlue
law," have called en the Mayer since
he took office. Since the last Instance
he wrote :
"I would be glnd te have a further
conference with the members of your
committee if I thought it would de nny
geed.
He then reminded the ministers that
thev had adented resolutions condemn -
inc him for his Sunday attitude, and
said he resented "unnecessary and un
waranted dffamntlen."
Entertainment Net Named
Mr. Moere did net say In his state
ment; today what Sunday entertainment
nt th in opera house he had in mind.
The Metropolitan Opera Heuse hns
been leased for Sunday, December 20.
A concert Is te be held. Advertising
pesters say the urtlstH will be Teschn
Seldel, violinist; Hnn.s Klndler, 'cellist,
nnd Kitty lienle, coloratura soprano of
the Metropolitan Opera Company.
BROKERS ASSIGN
Arnett &. Ce. Turn Over Property
te C. Stevenson Newhall
Arnett & Ce., brokers, with offices in
rlie Stock Exchange Building, have
mode an assignment of their property te
C Stevenson Newhall, vice president of
the Pennsjlvnnia Company.
The seat of William W. Arnett en the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange is included
in the assignment. The firm's assign
ment is understood te Involve only a
small amount nnd attracted little In
tel est in SWk Exchnnge circles. The
ether members el the Arnett firm are
Edward B. Masen and Charles C. Ulan
hard. Mr Hlanlmrd said the failure was
due te the decline in the market und the
inability of clients te make geed.
"I nm at present preparing our fig
ures te submit te Mr. Newhall. and all
Information concerning the affairs of
our company must come from him, lie
said.
It is estimated liabilities will be less
than $2.10,000 while the amount te be
realized from nsscLs will depend Inrgelj
upon stock mnrket conditions.
"I have no Idea of the amount in
volved," snid Mr. Newhall. "I shall
prehuldy have the complete figures by
Friday Hie nrm in tied because a large
number of customers were holding in
Hctlvi' stocks en margin. When a break
occurred In these and they were culled
for mere margin, a number of them
were unable te respond. The stock ex
change scat of Mr. Arnett is iucludcd
in the assets."
Sailor Stabbed at Navy Yard
Eduardii Lmirende, a sailor en the
shipping beard steamship, West lien
drie, new undergoing repairs nt the
Philadelphia nnvy jnrd, wns cut and
beaten liv two Negroes he snjs he
caught illling the forecastle. The N'c N'c
grecN, workmen employed en the vessel,
have' been identified bj Linycnde, nnd
will receive a hearing at the yard.
Today's Developments
in National Capital
Meic thnn a billion dollars is out
standing in u n pa lil taxes, becniihc
the government is unable te audit the
returns' under the complex revenue
laws, Dr P. S. Adams, of the
treasury staff, told the Heuse ways
mid menus cemmitter,
A resolution requesting the" Presi
dent te begin negotiations with Orcnt
Britain und Japan for nn agreement
te cut naval programs In half, was
Introduced by Scuutur Berah.
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Twenty-jcnr-eld Seuth Philadel
phia girl, who was hilled by gas
fumes
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Family Believes Wind During
Storm Extinguished Lighted Jet
Adeline .Maudes, twenty cnrs old,
of 1014 Seuth Bnncreft street, wns
found dead early this morning in a
gas -tilled bedroom.
The family u prostrated ever the
girl's death and the only explanation
given is that during the night the wind
blew out the gas jetknnd the girl rose
nnd clesd the window against the rain
find forget that when she had turned in
for the night her gas was burning.
The dead girl took supper with her
family Inst night, then did some
Christmas shopping, and went upstairs
te bed showing only the best of spirits.
Her family say that it is Inconceivable
that she took her own life.
Miss MnndcH was taken te St. Agnea'
Hospital and there pronounced dead.
HIGH WINDS CAUSE
DAMAGE OVER CITY
Twe Persons Are Hurt When Win
' dew Is Blown Out
Wind thnt at times reached forty
miles an hour this morning blew down
signs, broke off branches of trees and
caused ether damage throughout the
city
The skies cleared after neon. The
weather man predicts clear, colder
weather for tonight.
Twe persons were cut by glass when
a show window was blown In nt the
northwest corner of Thirteenth ami
Chestnut streets.
Cecilia McOurk, sixteen years old,
2111 West'Berks street, was treated at
me .lencrsen Hospital, anil a woman,
cut about the head, was treated in an
emergency hospital.
Passengers en the ferryboat Wild Wild
weed were given a scare when the beat
ran Inte a heavy blast of wind this
morning.
The ferry left the Philadelphia side
shortly after 0 o'clock, und when mid
way across was caught In the gale.
Hecking heavily, the vessel Hated te en
extent which permitted the front deckH
te become awnsh.
The pilot halted the ferry beat in
midstream for about ten minutes until
the gnlc died down.
DANCES WAY TO FREEDOM
Prisoner Convinces Magistrate He's
an Acter and Is Discharged
Jesse (lines, twenty-three years old.
New Yerk city, "danced" his way out
of jail today when he was held before
Magistrate Price, at the Twenty-second
street and Hunting Park avenue police
stutien en a charge of Illegal train
riding, Accnrdiug te nines he was "trimmed"
of his ticket and nieiie) In Newark, N,
J., as he wns about to'beard u Phila
delphia train. When the conductor
shouted "All aboard" he "hopped" the
blind baggage. I'pen the nrrlval of the
train in North Philadelphia station.
Officer Fitzpntrlck arrested him and
took him before Magistrate Price,
(iiues told his ster and said that he
was an actor coming here for an en
gagement at a downtown theatre.
"I'm from Missouri, you'll hnve te
show me," the mnglrdrnte said. A talk
ing machine was brought from the roll
room of the police station ami te le
tune of a "buck and wing" Oines
danced and sung.
"Thnt will de," the magistrate con
tinued. "I'm convinced."
"Cnu I go?" P.ines asked.
"But you still ewe the railroad
$2.00," the "Judge" went en.
"Oh, I'll pay that out of my first
week's snlar.v." the thej-pinn replied.
"You're discharged." was the final
verdict.
MATT STILUSJUNGRY
Wlijdew Display Dinner Looked
Tantallzlngly Appetizing
Merris Me,er arranged H Christmas
display in the window of his furniture
store at ll.'t.'l ricrtnaiitewu avenue. The
display included n dining table, care
fully set, a nil surmounted h u papier
mnclic turkey, varnished an upprtizlng
brown.
Matthew Mcfievvan. of Westmoreland
street near Cher, said he had been
drinking Inst night He passed Meyer's
window about fi o'clock The dlsplaj
was se attractive that instead of im
pelling him te buy furniture, it made
McCnwnn hungr.v.
lie went In anil demanded a meal.
Meyer protested he was net in the res
taurant business. There was a scuffle
and Mcdew'nn found himself In Uie
street. He was cress. He rammed his
list through the display window,
Patrolman Biirkhnrdt, of the Twentj -second
street nnd Hunting Park avenue
station, nrrcsted him. Magistrate Price
teda.v held Mcdnwan in $,'1110 bail for
it further hearing, lie said he didn't
iciueinber anything about the turkey or
the window.
SEE RED-HEADED GIRL TODAY?
A girl prisoner escaped from the cus cus
ted of a probation etlicer of the Muni
cipal Court at Tw elf tli and Vine streets
last night, as she was being taken te
tlie Heuse of Detention. The prisoner,
Lillian Guest, eighteen jears old, is de
scribed as five feet two Inches tall,
weighing about 1150 pounds, with red
hulr, freckled face, pug nose and wear
Ing her hair in lmngn and puffs. She Is
believed te be in Cauideu.
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Committee, Suggests Mine j
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PROFITEERING DISGRACE; '
NO HOUSING SUBSIDIES
Pu a Staff Correspondent
Washington, Dec. 11. Government j
rcgulntmn of the renl Industry, with
federal licensing ns a possible Inst re
sort te curb profiteering nnd prevent
monopolies in mining nnd transporta
tion, is one of the lecnmmendntleiis
contained In the preliminary report of
the special Senate committee en recon
struction nnd production, submitted to te
day by Senators Celder, of New Yerk :
Edge, of New Jersey, and Kcnyen, of
Iowa,
The report represents almost eight
months' work and gees into the sub
jects of housing, fuel, transportation
nnd taxation, The senators found a
nation-wide housing shortage.
Wlille threatening federal regulation
of cenl,the .report criticizes govern
mental "interference." In ether direc
tions, and opposes government housing
subsidies. Senater Cnlder, na chairman
of the committee, nnneunced thnt the
report is "in a sens" an introductory
one," nnd snid the committee will seen
submit nnd urge favorable action en
measures In lln with Its recommenda
tions. The committee asks authority te
continue its investigations.
Recommendations of Committee
Among the recommendations of the
committee are the follewing:
Improve transportation and pro
vide facilities rather than subsidies
for housing.
Increase labor efficiency nnd elimi
nate profiteering, te improve the
housing situation.
Ce-ordinate railways, waterways,
coastwise, shipping and terminals.
Require coal operators te submit
detailed reports of all operations,
sales, priced, corporate organization
and profits.
Abandon oetplus centrnctH en
government work nnd private work
alike, "that competition may be en
couraged and labor efficiency stimu
lated." Create a frdcrtl bureau e serve
as a clearing house for construction
Information, te bring nbeut greater
uniformity in building cedes, te con
serve materials, and te standardize
such parts us mnj be standardized
without interfering with design.
Modify the Federal Reserve act te
permit Investment of long-term de
posits in mortgages as fl stimulus te
home building.
Exempt mortgage income from fed
eral taxation.
Althauch avoiding- direct recemmen
datien et legislation creating a home
loon beard similar te the farm lean
beard, the committee report "Indorses
the principle of the home lean bank
bill. It is further recommended thnt
all federal thrift activities be consoli
dated under the postal savings branch
of the I'ostefflce Department and that
the present postal savings law be
amended te provide a higher Interest
rnte for depositors.
Repert en Ceal Conditions
On the subject of coal profiteering,
which the committee Investigated at
considerable length, summoning many
witnesses te testify te conditions in the
bituminous nnd anthracite industries,
the report says:
"Ceal profiteering, especially as it
followed the priority orders issued by
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
has continued unchecked by the De-
nartment of Justice aud is a national
disgrace. Ceal speculation has been
permitted te monopolize the tronsperta -'
Hen facilities of the country, retarding
necessary construction nnd increasing
the basic cost of manufacture and dis
tribution of commodities in general. It
has bled the home owners, public utili
ties nnd the industries.
"Our Investigation into the renl sit-
i
Continued en I'nse Mnrleen, Column Three
PITTSBURGH STUDENTS TO ATT EXPORTERS
(
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 1. A iHn tin lei which Un'-u- -
Pittsburgh studentb iutciesteil foreign lingungcs will rid ' -
perteib of thib illsttlct te stimulate business with ether in"e
wns nnneunced teilny by officials of the institution. Und', '"
plan the exporter whose feieign business is net buTTTclcnt te i
mlt employment of n, translator, will be brought nte touch tv'.tl, n
student capable of translating- letters into different Tnngiuigt-.
TO IMPROVE RIO JANEIRO'S CAPITAL CITY
RIO JANEIRO, Dec. 14. It lb teperted a contract will bt
signed thib week by which the I'enrsen Englneciing Corporation et
New Yerk city, will undeitake construction of exteiiblve Impiove Impieve
ments at Nictherey, the capital of the btate of Rie Jnueiie. Tht
. .. iii.l .Ij Jii. coiiatiuctie'i et a peit and biuututien mcllUic3
a uii tht pav.iifc, of scveial btiett&.
MEENEHAN'S CAFE RAIDED
Velstead Aeents Seize Whisky at
Sixty-second and Walnut
Prohibition enforcement agents earl
teda.v raided the cafe of
William!
Meenehnn, Sixty -second and Waluut
streets, und confiscated quantities of
wines, ginger brandy nnd two bottles i.f
whisky. Nn warrant has as jet been
Issued for Meenehun's arrest.
Liquor wok lielng dispensed from an
automobile nt Third and Catharine
streets last night, when enforcement
agents spoiled the party b.v arresting
David Iscnberg, of fifty-ninth street
mid Lnrchwoed avenue, and Jeseph
Bensen, nf Third and Kultnn streets.
mid seUing' live bottles said, te contain!
Wbl-K,
EXPECT ROOT TO ACT
AS HARDING'S AGENT
IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Dlaval Disarmament
Move Made in Senate
Washington. Dec. 14. (By A.
P.) A resolution requesting the
President te open negotiations with
Great Britain and Japan for an
agreement tn reduce nnvnl .building
programs ."() per cent for the next
five years was introduced in the
Senate today by Senater Berah.1
The resolution would declare It te
be tlie opinion of Congress thnt the
I'nlted Stnes would make sueh n re
duction If an agreement could be
brought about, and asserted that the
navies of Great Britain and Japan
were the only ones of power suffi
cient te require Amcricun attention.
CITY AUTO BUREAU
ASKEDOFCOUNCIL
Centralized Control of All Mu
nicipal Machines Is Backed
by Committee
WOULD END "JOYRIDING"
The peeling of nil city-owned auto
mobiles in the interest of economy and
service was recommended te Council
today by Its subcommittee en nutomo nutemo nutome
bllcs, headed bv Ceuncllmnn Simen
Walter.
The members, including Richard
Weglein, president of Council, nnd
ceuncllmen Ven Tngen nnd Patten
urged the creation of a bureau of auto
mobiles, and the establishment of clty clty
ewned garages and a central repair
shop.
All motorcar-, except these in use by
the Mnver, the department directors,
some chiefs of bureaus and the pelice,
should be painted a distinctive color
nnd emblazoned with an insignia no
smnller than ten inches in diameter, the
report recommended.
Would End "Jey Killing"
The uxsiznment of enrs te individuals
in the municipal service, the committee
declared te be one of the abuses of the
present method of scattered control.
Cars should be assigned, the committee
nsscrted, only te the Mayer, the direc
tors, and some te bureau chiefs, and
inspectors te be later agreed upon.
It wns recommended that Inspectors
be provided with tvve-sented roadsters
i Instead or the heavy touring cars new
1 in use, which burn up large quantities
of gasoline nnd arc hard en tires.
The committee made it clear that the
Department of Public Safety should be
given the fullest co-operation se that
speedy machines can be available te
crush baniHtry.
Data Frem Other Cities
The committee further suggested that
munlcipnl car users, except the Mayer
and depnrtmeut heads should be for
bidden te cover the city's insignia en
the city-owned motorcars. In tlie case
of the Mnyer and directors no dis
tinguishing insignia would be used.
The report wns referred te the com
mittee en city property and service. It.s
finds summed nn the (results ht an In
vestigation extending ever several
months. Dnta wns obtained from New New
Yerk, Baltimore and ether cities.
POLICE GUARD TEACHERS
Theatre In Unlontewn, Where Instl.
tute Is Meeting, Closely Watched
Unlontewn, Pa.. Dec 11 I Bv A.
P.) Fearing an outbreak by railienls
or incendiaries, stnte police tednv went
en duty at n theatre lien
.
re here, where the
nstitute of r a i-tte
annual Teachers' I
County convened. Six bundled nnd
twenty-five teachers were present when
me convention was called te order
I TRY JUDGE FOR MURDER
Cleveland Magistrate Is Charged
With Second-Degree Offense
Cleveland, Dec II. iRv A V ) -
One month almost te the da after he
appeared as principal witness for the
prosecution at the trial of Jehn W.
Jnce, charged with second degree intir
der of Hareld C. Kag), William II.
McOannnn, chief justice of the munici
pnl court, today went en trial charged
witli tlie same crime. Joyce will be the
principal witness for the state.
Judge McOannnn was indicted en
November 27. after a six-dnv Im-nuti.
J gatlrfn of the case, which began the das
I after Joyce, a former slevvjitnvvn snloen-
KvviM.1, e uvuuitivu iji ivugy b murder.
Jurist May Head Commission tcr
Deal With Nations Abroad
en New Association
VIEWS ARE RECONCILED
AT MARION CONFERENCE'
President-Elect and Eminent
Adviser in Agreement en ,'
World Court
WOULD GIVE BENCH TEETH'
New Yerk Statesman Favers
Using Leaguo Organization
as Basis of Action
'I
By CLINTON W. GILBERT '
Atnir Corrrenondmt Krrntnir IMiblls Idier
CovvHeht, 1910, bu J'ubtlc LtAetr Ce.
.Marien, O., Dec 11. It is net be-j
licved thnt Elihu Reet's visit here yes
terdny altered in any way President-,
elect Harding's plans with regard t
his cabinet. It probably served te re
move the misunderstandings between
the two men, which grew out of Mr.
Reet s trip te Europe last Butnraer
under the auspices of the League of No
tions, his consequent absence from this
country during most of the presidential
campaign and his feeling that his pres
ence at Marlen would be embnrrt Ing
when he did finally come bal te
America. J
The relations between the tw nen
looked mere thnn formally th jdly
after their conference. Reet s med
w-ell sntlstied with his visit, talking te
I- m.-pnper correspondents with'
mere than his usual readiness and going
with Harding te the Marlen Club te
"hake hands with the President-elect's
old frlcuds there.
He looked remarkmbly young nnd vig
orous for his years, well qualified for
any service which the President-elect
may ask of him. His place In the next
administration is likely te be head of
the commission te deal with the for-i
elgn governments with regard te a new
association of untiens or modifications,
of the present League of Nations, rather
man that of secretary of state. That,
appointment u-nuM ..mi.ei.i.. .... i. ,
Km .,k'mnn,u . 'hat Reet's talents'
should be used m connection -im ii .
ternatienal relations acniiu.. u it-,1
ing finds n man of recognized staudii
and capacity for strpnrr uiei. n
"' . v. ,i
Explains World Court ' v
In his talk with the correspondents
after three hours spent with Hardinf.
Reet emphasized the , world court, ex
plaining the tribunal which lie aided
n commission of foreign experts In set
tine tin under tlie t.mri. nt v:.
arid the presumption is that much e
the discussion between him and the
I resident-elect revolved nreund that
topic. Mr Reet Is this country's lead
ing nutheritv en International courts,
and the administering of justice between
nations by rensbn of his experience as
secretarj of state, the part thnt he has
taken in tlie settlement of international
disputes and the work he did last sum
mer In planning ii world court for the
League of Nations.
Reet is the kind of man who believes
in evolution from existing institutions.
" he next step forward toward interna
tional justice, he reasons, is the cren cren
tien of n court with authority te act
in disputes which are subject te arbi
tration. A panel of judges wiih set up
in the Hague Tribunal te which nntiens
having treaties of nrbltrntlen might
resort if tlic.v cheese Reet would take
the next step further and create n
court nfter the analogy of courts doing
justice between individuals having pesr
itive authority ever disputes which are
arbitrable under the treaties
The authority of this court would be
limited le disputes of a relatively miner
..'.. 11. IViri'l (Ull III I- IUI II"
, h,em(,nr8 ,hnt most nf tl(, bjR displltM
.tvvein nntiens stnrted as miner dls-
narncier. nut Knet told the cerre-
putesj if these miner nuestiens could
be adjudicated promptly many, but net
all, wars would be avoided. Then he
Implied, though he did net suy se te
the newspaper correspondents, that tha
creation of a court with compulsion
pirisdirtien of a limited character wns
about nil that it was pinoticable te de
Id preserve world peace
In Substantial Agreement
President-elect Harding aud Reet
re understood te be in substantial
agreement en the importance of a world
court In settling international disputes.
The two men are supposed te disagree
as te tlie method by which the nations
of the earth will arrive at that court.
Harding lias indicated in his speeches
a disposition te take The Hague tri
bunal, which is hardlv mere than a
pauel of international judges, und der
vclnp it into a court similar te the
world court which Reet described te ths
orrespendents yesterda. Like Hoever,
who was here Sunda.v , Reet would for
practical reasons take the world court
that has been set up under the League
of Nations and medlf the covenant of
the league se ns te reduce the funcv
tiens of the league council and essein
bl Beth Reet u lid the President -elect
t ecIIiiumI en ruse Tnrntj-enr, Cel limn On
TAXI DRIVER FIRES SHOT
Chauffeur Says Man Assaulted Him.
1 Magistrate Holds Beth
Vb James Pinning, twent) three years,
of I'll 1 Peili'inl street, a tnxicub driver,
c'nims he wus followed bv four men
while en his wn.v home ut .1 o'clock
(Ins nieiuiiig and was ai.sniilted by one
I of them lie drew a revolver en his
'assailant and filed in the air, Tlie
shot was hiard by Patrolman Glynn, of
the Twentieth mil reilcr.il streets stn
jtien nnd he nrrestcd both men The
'nJTiiir took place at Twcnt -third null
i Christian streets.
At n hearing this morning before
Magistrate Deughert.v at the station
house (turning wns charged with carr!
ing concealed dead! weapons nnd was
held under .fSOO bail The man who the
tnl driver says tried te tackle him
about the wulst is Prank Haggerty,
thirty yrnrs. who lives en Christian
street nenr Twentieth lie was held
under like ball Ii the muglstt-alr for a
further hearing, chuigvd with assault
uud buttery.
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