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Immediate Step of Preparations
for War Embodied in
Leaguo Plans
ADOPTION HELD DOUBTFUL
By the A uncial nd I'rws
Genmn, Dee, M, An nirrepmrnt
tmeuR the powers te put nn Immeillnte
nd te the crevvth of nrninmentH N ren
wmplatel In the T.mruc of Nntlen !
plin for dlxnrmnmrnt nn prpsentril Iiv '
the (linrmnnient rmninlttce nl tnilnv s
nesslen of the nsrinlil.v- here The
eeunfll of the Icnciip li nsknl te un
dertake the bringing nbeut of micIi nn
agreement
In explaining the report te tbe ns ns
emblv Iljnlmar Ilrnntlng, of Sweden.
and II. A I, riaht-r. of firent Itritnin.
Raid that tbe committee, while utinnl utinnl
rneu.slr and vvhnlehenrtnllv In f:iver of
the apppclles possible disarmament,
wag fereed te (lie eonehmien tlmt tlie
Jnemcnt had net arrived when It would
be penslhle tn nrcnrnplish It.
"There are eeuntrleN with the most
powerful nrmnment -building facilities
OUtxldV the lengue," wild Mr. Tlsher,
"and disarmament can begin only when
It h universal. "
First Agreencnt Net Ilatlflrd
i The committee In lis report pointed
"out that n convention for the control
the traffic In nrms and ammunition
was signed by Orent Britain, the I'nlted
States. France, Japan, Belgium, Bo Be
livia, Cuba, China, Kcuadnr. fJreece and
Italy at St. Oermaln, when the Auitrlnn
peace treaty wan wlgned, hut that this
convention had net vet been ratified nnd
that no stent had been taken te make It
effective. The report proposes that the
council urge the ilgnaterle-i te ratify
the treaty without delay
The convention In question prohibits
Jxperta of arms anil munitions, except
under special licences for deliveries te
the governments themselves. It was
apeclallv Intendcil te prevent the quan
tities of arms remaining nn hand at
the end of the war from falling Inte
the hands of the less cl Hired peoples.
It provides for an international office te
control the trade in arms. The com
mittee proposes that thli body be used
in n mere general wnv tn exercise con
trol ever the private manufacture of
arms.
Disarmament Acid Test of League
Mr. Fisher, In discusslug the recom
mendation in the report regarding the
checking of the growth of armaments.
Mid he had nn doubt of the acceptance
by Great Britain of tbe propesiti te
spend no mere en armaments for the
next two years than she did last jeiir
"Disarmament." said Oieergc S'irell
Barnes, of the British delegation, who
followed Mr. Fisher. "Is the renl acid
test of the succesi of the League of Nn Nn
tiens. I regret that there is in the re
port no clear-cut declaration ! thut there
Is net less quibble and mere pluck."
Twe sessions of the assembly will be
bld daily, beginning tedav and ending
n Frtdaj, this previsional agenda be
ing adopted for the purpose of finishing
the meeting of the assembly before Sat
urday. It is iculiml, Iwiwcver. that If
any one subject brings en n long de
bate the meeting will last until Sat
urday, and most of the delegate, count
ing en a full week's work, hnve re
erved berths en trnin leaving for Paris
Saturday night.
Referring te the statement in the re
pert that "the control of the exportation
of arms had been hindered b.v the ab
sence of necessary authority te control
experts of arms from the I'nlted Stntcs,
where arms are manufactured en a large
scale," Mr Barnes naid that tact should
net prevent the ether governments from
carrying out the previsions of the St
Germain convention.
"The first step in disarmament," wns
the characterization of the proposed
Measures voiced b Iljalmnr Brnnting,
of Sweden, the chairman of the com cem
mittee1, when he laid the report before
the assembly. The report, largel) tilled
with academic discussion, proposed ns
the first practical measure te ask the
powers te agree net te spend en arum-,
ments during the next two jenrs inure
than they spent lnt jear It also uked
for continued stuilv of the disarmament
question by the mllltnrv commission of
the league and bv a special temporary
committee
Leen Bourgeois, of "ranee, saiil
accented the eoue'uslens of the report
hmci . i iuii' i i mini ti
Wltn tne reservation mat l ranei
..- .. n '
was
that
bilged te restore her armaments
had been worn out by the war lie did
Het consider such action ns an mcicuse
Jn armament, he added
, Buenes Aire. Dm 1 1 - i By A. P )
Argentina will net give any notifi
cation of withdrawal from the League of
Natien in accordance with Article I of
the pact, because it does net consider
that Argentina ever hus been a member
of the leugue, the Asse. uited Press was
Informed b.v the foreign office tndu.
This statement wu mnde te clarify
what Is held te be n misapprehension
concerning Argentina s position in with-
drawing her delegates from the ussem- i
Dly et the league he mistake arose en
account of Oenevn dispatches indicating
that notification of withdrawal from the
league was expected from Argentina hs
the next diplomatic step and tluit it
was censuleri d she must continue te h
a member of the leagiif frir two venM
after such notification was given, in a
Cerdanen with the terms of the piet.
The foreign office points tr. u mtici. of
diplomatic documents published lst
xveek regarding the relations id Aigen
tlna te the league w liich are litdd te
hew that she enlv acceptul the fermu
tlen of the league 'In principle " Her
adhesion, it Is deeland. was ' adhesion
in general."
The documents are ndducid tn khew
It was clearlv stated that Argentina suit
delegates for the purpose of parti' i
putleg in the organisatien of the le.igue
after having set forth in diplomatic
communications that it favend the
establishment of a league in which all
Catiens would pnrtMipjle without dls
tlnctien.
The government'., adhesion, there
fore, was midilii'iiiil t is initie r i
plnlned. and Us delegates went te iin
evil te dlsi uss the loiidiliens of t lie
league's establishment This was the
reason, tin1 explanation sets fnrth win
the question of adhesion him nevej sub
mltted te the ieuI;ie-,s id Argentina for
retllli ntien vine the gev ei i 1 1 1 nl hud
tint tnti red lulu ii n v inli i ntiliniiCl
agreement that muld be ratified
Had the luisue been formed in a wav
acceptable te the Argentinian tinwrn
pient then the iiie1ien nf i.ltllli nlleii
of Argentina's participation m it would
have been siihnillt d te the i nnuress
Ths Aisentlne linveriillieiit s mew, It
was declurcil. is that since the (ieneva
mqnbly did net permit di-i ussieii of
the Argentinian conditions the with
drawal of Argentina's delegation ends
the matter for her se far its the pierent
league is concerned
Fire In Cellar Extinguished
Fire w.t dlscevcied lieitl.v hi fcue
tinen today in the cellar of the home of
Ij. Klligu. ft Ki-0 Swum sttvit. Th
fire WO "eiilineil tn home iiiliblsh mid
xvea extinguished after the nuiv.il of
the tirctuvu
anv uuuiuge uiuuuimu iu i
y-v.
END
AlAIN
INCREASE
ASKED
BRIDGE feXPERTS-MEET
Session Today of Construction En
gineers Plans preliminary te the construc
tion of the proposed Phlladclphla-Cahi-den
bridge ever the Delaware river
are being discussed nt n conference to
day bj the beard of engineers of the
joint commission In tbe Widener Build
ing. There are numerous Important de
tails for the beard te work out, prom
inent among which Is tne question of
truffle conditions. A thorough traffic
survey will seen lie made te determine
what requirement the proposed bridge
must meet In the future.
The next step will be the opening of
bids for borings en both sides of the
river. Sealed proposals will be opened
at the meeting of the commission Fri
day afternoon
PENROSE PLANS SAY
IN HARDING CABINET
Sends Views en Portfolios
te
President-Elect Through
Jehn T. King
TO CONFER WITH BECK
flf e Mat Corrttiverulmt
Atlantic Clt. Dec 14. With a fifty
mile northeaster blowing off shore,
sweeping the Boardwalk bare, Senater
Penrose, sitting In the sheltered seclu
sion of his hotel, made arrangements
this morning te confer with President
elect Harding en the subject of the
cabinet and administrative policy.
The senator, in giving nn Idea of his
plans, let it be Inferred that he was
closely watching the Marlen confer
ences and the cagr agitation of cubinet
mnkers with the very definite thought of
getting in the last word.
"I recall," said Senater Penrose,
"that President McKlnlely asked Quay
and mjself te discuss the matter of the
cabinet within a few hours of the time
he was inaugurated "
It is understood that In that par
ticular conference Qua nnd Penrose
actually made the final recommenda
tions an te the composition of the Mc
Kinley cabinet. The Penrose plans de
veloped in u conference with Jehn T
King, former nntienal committeeman
from Connecticut, a close personal
friend of the senator.
King Is Intcrmcrilai-s
King Is the direct connecting link
between Penrose niid Harding. The
line runs through Hnrr.v M Diuigherty.
Harding's political manager, whom
Kiug will see this afternoon in New New
Yerk. Senater Pcnrote in his talk with
King, frnt word te Harding as tn his
views nn the cabinet and ether matters
as the) are ut this time. The senator
intimated, however, that what was said
new would net he the final "truth."
"While 1 haven't seen the Presi
dent," said tlu senator, "I have wajs
of getting In touch with the outside
world."
Senater Penrose said that he thought
enuter Morning s eniei idsk weum lie
"retrenchment, economy npd reduction
of taxation." Then the -ennter added,
with another intended shaft at the
League of Nations, "nnd net much of
an thing else '
State Senntnr Bebert D. Heateu, of
Selui.vlklll eeiintv, conferred with the
senator this meining
Leightnn '. Tayler, Penro-e's private
sicretar.v, and his assistant, Paul A
Bream, are sending out replies te let
ters of congratulation which the senator
received In connection with his re-clec
tleu and return te mvvcr in Pennsyl
vania "Several thousand letters were re
ceived," said Tnjler, "and we arn an
swering them at the rate of a thousand
a da."
It was learned at the hotel this
morning that .lames M Beck, fellow -iug
the bneiii he received from Senater
Penrose for secretarv of state, ent n
wire te the senator asking for a con
ference at Washington. Penrose sent
bin k word that he would be glad te see
him here Thursday.
The siMiutnr fanned the Humes of the
Jehnsen- Berah backfire, against the
League of Nations when he announced
tedav thut he was opposed te Presl
, , - . ,, ,.
dent-eiect naming luea ier an nsse-
.....tin, nf ..ntl.nu
oiatien of nations..
Ie,igue Net Needed
"We don't need un association of uu
tiens, ' said the senator "Let us tend
te our own businiss. There Ik no tie
cessit for the ussncintlen. Americ nn
want te go along en the old-fashioned
win without euintigiing lereigu in
linn
ces Personally. I urn opposed tn
kniitli.niil Ii1itilii.t till tlia )i i.r In 1
international idealism anil the Mum i
thought In world politics With all thei
new idns I think the ceminunlt ha
hi en insane for a vear or se, advocating
weird ideas, such as Hoever for Presi
dent, and such things New here is Sec
retary Daniels urging a billion-dollar
nnvv, sa.vmg It is needed unless we get
mt. the leayue It's n hulf rraz prope
sltieil
Let
mind our own
get along better '
business.
and w
wil
Watching Patronage
Senater Penrose, throughout his con cen
fireneis here, is evident! paying close
attention te the question of properly
distributing federal patienage, in both
the Mute and the nation
Among the suggestions that have
reai lied the senator Is that Dr Ernest
La Place of Philadelphia, distinguished
surgeon he recommended for iimhnssa
der te Ft a nee It wns pointed out te
the s. natnr that Dr La l'laie a, in
high lav in in France
Anethir suggestion was that Barclay
II iim nlen. of Philadelphia, be ap
pointed t. a secretnrvslup abroad iu the
iiiilniii iti scrviie It wns urgdl in Mip Mip
pett of tins that the appointment would
nl-n In a distinct recognition of the
weik "f Mrs Biirelaj II Warburton,
i hail-man of the Republican women's
eiinimitlie of Penns.vlvania.
CANADIAN MILLIONAIRE
FOUND DYING IN TEXAS
Jehn Hammlll, an Ottawa Business
Man, Missing Since November 11
tialvesteu, Te., Dn II -iR A
P i The IhhIv of a inen found vester
dm near the pieperl of the Mexican
petroleum (' In ihls cltv was identified
last Inst mlit as that of Jehn Ilauiinill.
millionaire. pnsident of Murphv
(amble, ltd. of Ottawa, Out, who
di.ip areil rreni Ills lieun en November
11 lilt ntlheatleii was made through
a pester photograph of Mr Hammlll
ut police headquarters and through a
peliie ttlegrani fieni Fei t Werth
When found the mini was in a dvlng
I'oiiditleii and death lesiiltnl while he
was being taken te a hospital There
were no inariis 01 violence en me neiiv
An iuiiiiest will l)( held tedav.
Press
tated
dispatches from Fert Werth had
that M police there had asi erlaliietl
Mr Haiuinill had been in Fert Werth
from November -7 te Deeeniher 7. and
thut the weic in tcicint of word from
Ottawa that the wife of the missing
man mm "is ni.imruiu vii' m iuuu-
there uud would arrive tomorrow.
ISJVfip&ft nLIe"'
URGES SHIP BOARD
BE REORGANIZED
Divorce Emorgency Reet and
Name Men With Exporienco,
Suggests Gillen
MENTIONS OTHER CHANGES
By the Associated Tress
Washington, Dec. 14. Bcorganlra Bcerganlra Bcorganlra
Hen of the shipping beard by divorcing
iirem it tne emergency l lect Corpora
tion and the selection of men experienced
I in varied lines of the shipping Industry
ier nie management et each organiza
tion were among "constructive sug
gestions" submitted today by Martin
J Olllen, of Wisconsin, te the Heuse
committee Investigating the beard's
operations Mr. tllllen was executive
nsslRtnnt te Jehn Barten Payne when
Mr. Pa.vne wns chairmnivef the beard,
and recently declined appointment as n
member of the new beard.
The suggestions were offered nt the
request of Chairman Walsh, who. when
Mr Olllen testified before the Heuse
committee In New Yerk recently, asked
him te submit n report tending te "cor
rect tbe conditions nnd evils surround
Ing the shipping beard and the F.nier
gency Fleet Corporation."
Scparntlen of the beard nnd the fleet
corporation. Mr. Olllen said, would
enable the beard te give its entire nt nt
teqtien te the problems arising from
the management of the wartime heritage
of 1400 governmrtit-ewued ships. The
value of these ships was placed by Mr.
OIIen nt .?l..r.nO,000.000.
The Hert corporation should function
only ns "a liquidating corporation,"
Mr. Olllen said. Its duties would be te
clean up the vist volume of accounting,
completion of contracts, sale of ships
and Biirplus material which the armi
stice left en the government's hands.
Needs Kxperlenced Men
Mr. Olllen said the chulrmnn of the
beard should be a man "experienced In
large executive work," nnd that the
ether six members should be men of
known experience in rail transperta
tien, mlmirnlty law, and legal matters
having te de with shlnnlnr nnd trnnr
portntien He suggested division of the
work among members of the beard ac
cording te their special qualifications.
Among ether sn-estlens were: de
duction of present opeinters of gov
ernment ships from 170 tn fifty entail
ing a saving In overhead expense nnd
preventing- confusion
Readjustment of sales centrnets made
and te be made by reducing the ton
nage te a market value.
Regulation and license by the ship
ping beard of all companies and per
sons engaged In war housing, decks,
stevedoring, ship repairs, towing and
barging.
The establishing of n uniform, ade
quate s.stem of accounting
rstahlishmcnt of a staff of commer
cial trial lnwers for restitution cases
the members of the staff te be depu
tised by the Department of Justice.
Investigation of and curtailment of
activltes of the army In nlleged use of
Its trinsperts In commercial business
timl tbe tinning ever for commercial
shipping purposes of piers nnd ware
houses new held by the War Depart-
ment.
Limerickitis Makes
Felks De Odd Things
Cimtlnnnt frem Pnee One
mann ncress the top of the sheet. Rut
the little fellow didn't seem te notice
It. He kept looking ever at the bleached
edition of Jack Jehnsen, studied him n
moment, nnd then, with another merry
cackle, hunched ever his paper and
scribbled some mere.
Finally. Jehn L could stand It no
longer. He hurled his newspaper te the
fleer, stamped across the car and shoeli
a flve-tlngered ham in the startled face
of the human split-second
"Hey, ou," he bellowed. "Whatta
yer mean, drawln' pictures of me eh?
See anything funny about me, de ya
he? Leinme see them drnwiti's. Hand
em ever, 'r I'll "
"M.v dear, sir!" protested Tem
Thumb "nn vcr dear sir'"
"Denchn dear sir mej hutul 'cm ever,
thufs all."
"But but I was net making draw
ings. I was that is well, te tell you
the truth, I was writing lust liue for
that limerick that is In today's Kvb
mm. J'rm.ie I.kiieku. Of course, t Is
something I never have indulged in be
fore, but "
"Limerick the I.vk.ni.mi Pnm.K
LtlHiKit limerick?"
Over the face of the gorilla there
spread a warm smile of friend! under-
standluc. He drew from the inside
, ,leck,.t 'f lih t.nat a sheaf of pupeis,
' . t.i t.i ' '
all cevered with writing.
"Say," he said, sitting down beside
the hean-spreut n ml holding them out,
"ain't It fuuti hew that stuff gets a
gU ? Leeks heie I spi nt III whole
lunch hour en th' darned things, tint
se tied up in 'em I forget te eat until
I henrd th' Heek "tnki th' burr
back."
A MLstulie C'erreitcd
The human i emnia took the papers
and gave his own te the bull elephant
next te him Fer some minutes they
both read, with bro id smiles en their
faces, Then the minus-sign Mild;
"But ou see von huve net under
stood thU thing rightly Yeu are writ
ing whole limericks. That is net what
thev- want
The i-cnlc-breaker looked up in sur
prise, "Ne''" he Mild 'What's th' idee?"
"Whv, thev print evtrv duv a limer
ick with the last line emitted. They
want un te furnish mil that Inst Jiuh.
They don't want emplete verses Noth
ing hu that one line, and thev pay
OVi: III DRi:i DOLLARS for the
best last line sent in each day Loek
nt page two of veur paper there and
you will see jt "
The stand ml ten weight n ached
ever aid picked up the neuhpiper from
the fleer where Ik hnd thrown It In his
first eiitbnist of rage. He turned te
the second puge, folded it ever and be
gan reading the rules printed in the
l two column box at the ten.
1 "Ilv gellv," he exiliiimid, "veii'ie
light ender hew I came te be such
a boeh ns te make that mistake It s
plain enough h I'hej enl.v want one
line Walt n minute, new , see if I
can't get one better than .veuis though
I will mi, mi det vm.'ve pet a ceiipla
birds here Come en, well see if we
can't de better "
And together thev scribbled and
showed null ether and laughed and
HTlbblccI again until siiililenlv the Vel
enne eiupted
"Well I'm durned," he cried, look
ing out .f the window "I git off at
f'hellen aveiiii" and here we're five
blocks bevenl it It's th' fault of them
lilamed limericks."
"Selves iii right. ' cackled the her
teriiim. "I would net have started this
nt all enlv I go all the waj te the
end of tin line .e I am s.ife."
"And snv." i nni luded the conductor
who U'hl about it. "I henid the lines
tliee fellows wrote. Thev 're sine
thev're going te win that HFNDKKD
DOLLARS Rut the ain't. Hew de
I knew? Sav. mister, wult till you nee
the Hue I scut In."
TUESDAY", '
if-aWe"
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER'S .. ,
DAILY LIMERICK CONTEST
ii - - - -
One Hundred Dollars Daily
" i '
Fer the Best Last Line Supplied by Any Reader of the
Evening Public Ledger te the Incomplete
Limerick Which Appears Bclpw
RULES OF THE LIMERICK CONTEST
. t enlest Is open te nny one. All
that Is required for-jreu tt de Is te
write and send In your lest line te
the Limerick, using" for conveni
ence the cdupen printed below.
Please write plainly, and, be trure te
add your name and address,
!. All answers te the Lltrlek which
is printed below must be re
ceived at the office of the BVENme
1'um.ici LunuEii b.v (I o'clock
Thursday evening. Monday's und
Thursday's limericks should be
mailed te P. O. Bex 1521. Phllo Phlle
VelpMa j Tuesday's and Friday's te
I. O. Bex 1521, and Wednesday's
and Saturday's te P. O. Be. 1524.
Asnvvers left at the office of the
LvErriNe Puiime Ledebh will
also be admissible.
THE WINNER Olf TODAY'S CONTEST WlLt. nE ANNOUNCED ONE
WEEK ITIOM TODAY
Cut Out and Mail
TO THE LIMERICK CONTEST
Evr.mNa Public Ir.D0En,
P. O. Ile 1B21, Phlladclnlila.
LIMERICK NO. 2
The car barn that's out at Luzerne
Has many a nickel te earn
They've get some Instructors
Te teach the conductors
(Wrtte your answer en this line.)
Nema
Street and A'e.
City and Rtate
Lord Mayer and Twe Sinn Fein
Member3 of Parliament
Called by Prebers
FACTIONS SEEK EVIDENCE
Il.v the A-sseelated Press
Ininleii. He,.. H.- Investigation by
n mllltnrv commission of the fires which
swept the city of Cerk en Saturday
night and Sunday was expected te be
completed here today. Majer (Jenernl
Slrlcklnnd, commander of military
forces In Ire'nnd, is the brad of the
commission, and the taking of evidence
began yesterday.
Announcement of the commission's
fiudings was awaited with keen Inter
est, as the question of who was respon
sible for the (Ires In Cerk has assumed
great importance since the cnnfliigrn
tlen. In the absence nf clear evidence,
rival elements have been doing their
utmost te fix the blame en the Irish
extrtmlsts or the auxiliary police re
spectively Phene Service Willi Dublin Ile.stnrrd
Telephone service betuern Kngland
nnd Dublin, which was lnlcrrimtr-.l Insf
night, was resumed this morning. The
brenk in femmutilcatlnn gnvn rise te
much speculation and sonic anxiety
here. Dublin passed a fjulet night, said
a mesMige te the Exchange Telegraph
Ce. from thyt city this morning.
Sir Iluiuar Orecnvvend, chief secre
tary for Ireland, hpenklng In the Heuse
of Commens last night, asserted hn be
lief that the auxiliary police did net
start the fires, and pointed out the)
were net equipped with incendiary
bombs, which, news dispatches assert,
were used te spread (lamps In fork.
Prospects of a truce In Irelnnd ap
pear te have been blasted b.v the most
recent events In that island, declared
Sir Hamar.
As a result of direct charges that the
crown forces were committing vnrlnni,
atrocities In Ireland, the lord mnynr of
Cerk, with the Irish members of Par
limiient, Kech and Walsh, will be Mim
inniieil before the military beard inves
tigating the fires In Cerk.
t The charges were brought before the
Commens last night by Commander
Jeseph M Kenwnrth.v, who demanded
that nn impartial tribunal be set up te
give an unprejudiced report of what
happened. Cnnimander Kenwerthv said
bis information came in a mess.ige from
the lord mayor nnd Messrs. Ilech und
Walsh.
Wemrn llebbed in Streets
The messnge chnrged that women
were held up nnd robbed 'n the 'trcet
and that cltuens were publicly whipped
and shot, and "it was Iwdicvcij in some
Instances burned alive In their beuses "
The chief secretary maintained his
previous position that lierseiiailv In did
net believe the llres hail been iiiiimmI
by the crown forces, but, if it were t-e
ascertained, the perpetrators would
suffer the penalties nf martial law
Turning te assassinations, he de
elan c, "I believe that thee murders
alenn preclude the people of England
through their representatives unci the
people of Ireland through their repie
sentatives from coining te an amicable
and peaceful settlement. "
Dublin, Dec i-l -(H.v , p ) ,
part) of armed men nttaikcd a military
meter lerrv tarr.ving sU Hlaek and
Tans at Hallsbrblge, en the outskirts of
this oil), this morning The IllncU and
Tuns took i ever in the pei-tnituc nnd
re enfen fluents were rushed up and re
lieved them The casualties, if anj, hnd
net been icperted up te this nf i'l nixui.
J. DENNY O'NEIL VERY ILL
Prominent State Politician Suffers
Collapse at His Heme
Pittsburgh. Dec. 11 --(Hi a. P.)
,1. Denr. O'Ncll, well lupin n in pe
litical elides thiougheiit Peunsvlvania,
I serleusl.v ill at bis home in McKccs
pert, u siibiiib, members of the fjiull)
iinneuinnl last night Mr O'.Ncll cel'
lapsed enrl.v .vesterduy, ant. efforts te
revive him hud proved futile Inte last
night, thev sulil.
In 1U17 Mr. O'Neil was appointed a
state hlghvvu.v commissioner, and In
11)18 he wns a candidate for the lie.
publican nomlimtien for UqvvmQr,
CORK FIRE INQUIRY
WILL END TODAY
The winner of the ONB "UN'D?D
DOLLAR prize for the hest last line
IfTcach Llmcriek will be announced
exactly one week after the Wn1;
is printed. Fer ejamnlc, the win
ner of the prize for the LlmerlcK
which appears yteday will be an
nounced today a week. ... .
, In case of tics, prizes will JJ
awarded te each su'B?YX,L
testant.. Fer example, If the judges
decide there arc two or mere
...,..... nnnnl merit for tie
CllllllLIO .! V.,M.-- r- ,, At
prirc, the author of MehSS
will receive ONE. HUNDHO
DOLTiAnH.
The prize win " -
spilt up amtng ineiu. . .
The Limerick will be Judged by
three editors en the staff .of tfie
Evening Pum.te Dr.nei-i. ana
their declslrin will be fltini
,000 GAIN
Mayer te Send Ordinance te
Council Providing for City
Control of Service Pipes
$2.15 TAX BILL SIGNED
Pour ordinances, all pertaining te
Improvement In tJie watnr supply
servlre and expected te Increase the
city's revenue .J-100,000. will be sent
te Council b.v Mn.vnr Moere today.
The ordinances were prepared by
Chief Davis, of the nureaii of Water,
and were approved by Director Cnven.
The ordinances provide, among ether
things, for the installation of service
water pipes with a view te hnvlng the
city take ever entire control of all
such pipes, most of which are new own
ed by property owners.
These ordinances Hre regarded ns a
protection te the city, as well ns te the
property owners, who have heretofore
been put te considerable expense If
their pipes leaked. City control Is re
garded as simplifying existing condi cendi condi
tiens, '.nil is expected te save costs
of tearing up the ground and cutting
pavements.
Mayer Signs S2.I5 Tax IJIII
The Majer announced today he hnd
signed the ordinance fixing the tax rate
for 11121 at $2.iri.
lie explained tlmt the new city char
ter seemed te require this hill te be
acted upon nn or before December 15.
lie nnneiiiiceil he had signed the hill
nfter a conference with Cltv Solicitor
Smjth. Council will be notified of the
Miner's action this afternoon,
The Mayer did net disclose his hand
in regard te the budget. There has been
much excitement u ('jty Hnll ns te the
.Majers probable uetMi en the budget
and as te the bonus bill, which nrevldes
that city emplejcH be paid a bonus, as
mey were last jear. The Miner made
no statement about either bill.
It is understood the Mayer Intends
te consider both carefully. He said that
be bail tniisiilted the cltv solicitor, who
wns of the opinion that the Mayer had
the usual ten days te consider either fir
both of them
"The Mayer has drawn attention te
the peculiar condition arising from the
finance paragraph nf the new city chai
ter," he said, "whlcli apparently com
pels the tixlng of the tax rate, by Conn,
cil en or before December in.
Council Could Delay Action
"If there hid been anj dispute be
twnen Cfiuntll unci the Majer with re
gard te this rate (which there Is net in
this Instance, since the Majer has In
slsted en no increase in the tax rate for
next jear) the law would seem te per
mit -Council te withheld uctien upon
the tax tale until the 1,'ith, giving tin.
Majer no eppnilunitj te consider the
bill under the ten dajs' rule, but fore
ing him tn sign, or net te sign, prnc
ticallv without notice
"The Majer sulil he felt that tin
fratners of the clt.v dinner did net In
tend that the Majer of a hrst class clt.v
should be put In this position, uud
while no iliflicultv bus arisen this tinn
ever the tax rate, it might be well for
the legislature te consider a iiindilicn
tlen of the Ihw, at least te the extent of
giving tlie Majer a reasonable opper
tiinitj te consider the action of Council
in the event there should he a differ
ence between the two brunches of the
government."
VANDERBILT ART ON VIEW
Famous Collection Bequeathed te
Ndw Yerk Seen for First Time
New Yerh. Dec 14 (Hj A. P I
The valuable art colliitieu heqiieiithed
the Metropolitan Museum of Art bj
the late William K Vanderbilt was
placed en exhibition teilaj for the first
time. The group is headed bj a famous
Rembrandt, "Tim Neble Slav " A por per
tiait of earlier date Included iu the
cellet tleu Is the "I.adj (iilllferd," bj
Hans Uelbren,
The J. Plerpnnt Mnrguij memorial
tuhlet b 1,'aul Mansblp was placed en
one of tlie supporting pieis of the main
entrance te the museum when It was
erected, the carved legend en the slab
sajs "In Bfiitc'ul remembrance of the
services of Jehn Plerpent Morgan from
1871 tn 1013 us trustee, bvnefucter und
president."
Sile
IN WATER BUREAU
W 1!
flEGffijfeljjR 14, 1920;
IN CRK PLOI
True Billys ,3eught Against
Patrolman De Lange in
Alleged Conspiracy
HABEAS CORPUS IS, ASKED
An indictment against Patrolman
Harry H. De. I.augc, of the Fourth and
tlace Mrccta station, and against Wil
Mam Henley, civilian, was presented te
the grand jury for action today.
The move is the first step te hasten
the cases of the men nltncheil te the
police department w he nrc alleged te be
Implicated 1n the crime plot te permit
held-ups nnd banditry In the district
patrolled by De Innge.
Ne Indictment wns presented for ac
tion in the case of Themas McKlrey,
another patrolman from the same dis
trict, who, it has been hinted, also Ih
Implicated, in the alleged cclmc plot,.
lMward A. Kelly, nn attorney today
usked n writ of habeas corpus, seeking
relense of McElroy en the basis that no
evidence exists te connect him with the
plot.
Writs also were obtained for De
f-nngc nnd Henley nnd nn effort will be
made te have them released In bail. All
the wrltii will be argued Friday before
Judge McMlchael
Lieutenant Defends McKlrey
Just prier te the time of sending the
Indictments te the grand jury, for it
I1111I been planned te Indict MeKlrey
with Del.nnge. Lieutenant Mcllrlde. of
1 0 I'eurth nnd Unco streets station, had
expressed his belief In -MeKlrey h in
nocence and hi Intent te ask the craud
Jury te Ignere the indictment and re
lease Mcfilrey.
It is expected the grand jury will
hand down ferninl indictments late to
day, nnd District Attorney Itetan will
plan te have the cases tried this week,
(f possible. It is the determination of
the officials te cet te the bottom of the
cases against the men identilied with the
police department, nnil eittier purge or
convict, nt the earliest possible moment.
Arrest of DcLangc npd McRlrey fol
lowed information niHile available by
Ilcaley in a letter sent from Newark,
N J., which reached Lieutenant Mc
llrlde. In this letter. Healed made
charges that a crime-partnership ex
isted between patrolmen and bnndlts, by
which bandits would operate under pro
tection of police.
Confession by Ilcaley
Henley was arretted, brought te
1'hllackdphln, und confessed, giving full
details. Mcljlrny wuh Implicated by
suspicion, but direct or conclusive evi
dence was net forthcoming against him,
either in the Ilcaley statement, or at
the hearing at the Central Station later.
Majer Moere has. taken a direct per
sonal interest in the disposition of the
charges. He has declared the patrol
men, if guilty, will be punished te the
limit. Hut, be ulse has said, he will
stand back of MeKlrey "te the limit,"
lit case MclClrey's innocence Is estab
lished. WANT CONVENTION
ON STATE CHARTER
Meve Started In Commission,
but Penrose and Others
Will Oppose It
Harrlshurc. Dee. 14. A report rec
emmending a convention te revise tits
state constitution hns been prepared for
sunmlssien te the commission en con
stitutional amendment nnd revision,
which resinned sessions tnilny, and is
expected te be the subject for a stiff
iiailiamentar.v battle.
Senater Penrose and ether influential
political powers in the stale disapprove
anv tampering wltn tlie constitution ami
are opposed te a constitutional com ca ca
teon. Ne matter whnt action the ceinmis-
slen Itself takes, the Question must be
decided flnnllj bv the Legislature. If
the commission adepts the report recom
mending if convention, the fight will he
shifted te the Legislature, nnd will fur-
uish the excitement which the defunct
speakership light had expected te pre
vide.
'Sentiment among membera of the
renimlsslnn is snhl te be pretty evenly
divided en the convention question.
The "hill of rights" nf the present
constitution of I'ennsjlvanla was
adopted as the first Item of the report
01 me commission.
Almest all members were present.
After ndnptien of resolutions con
gratulating te William I. Sehnffrr and
tlenrge TO. Alter upon their appoint
ments as Supreme Court Judge and at-
ternej general, the commission adopted
the "blil nf rights" en motion nf .lames
II, Heed, Allegheny. The committee of
the whole bad reported n new draft.
Steps were then taken te expedite
work by Charles II Kngllsh, Krle, who
took up tne report anil moved adoption
of all sections unchanged in substance.
This cleared the way for sections te be
ilebateiK
New clauses permitting appropriations
for reliefs In "mine caves" were adopted
after former Attnrnej General Hamp
ton L. Cjirsen. I'hlliidelphlu, and .Jehn
I. K. Kelly, Laikawanua, had made
statements 011 the situation It) Sernnten
2
Mmvfnuvvmmv
POLICEMAN NAMED
IDENTIFIED AS "ROB'BE'R
11
Suspect Later Held Without Dall by
Magistrate Carney
After being identified na the man
who robbed lMward Themas, a Negro,
lwenlyflvc years old, of Twenty-first
street near .lelfersen, early last eve
ning, Harry Ferd, twenty-six years old,
of Sixteenth sticct and Hldee avenue,
was held without hall by Magistrate
Cerncv this morning.
JVhlle en .his way te lts home Jas.t.
evening, Themas was attacked, near
Seventeenth street nnd Itldgc uvenuc.
Ills assailant knocked him unconscious
nnd then robbed him of $25.
Detectives Dcremy and MeflitU ar
rested Ferd.
U. S. CANNOT TRACE
Unable te Audit Returns Under
Complex Laws, .Says
Treasury Expert
Hy (lie Associated Tress
Washington, Dec. 14. The Treasury
Department estimates that "mere than
0 billion dollars" Is outstanding in un
paid taxes, because of the government's
inability te audit the returns, Dr.
Themas H. Adams, of the treasury staff,
testified today nt hearing en taxation
before the Heuse wayn nnd means com cem
mittee. Decause of the complex nature of
present revenue laws, Dr. Adams ndded,
the Internal revenue bureau has been
unable te cemplete the checking up of
tav returns for 1017. He snvv no Im
mediate hone of mnking the audit cur
rent with the tax returns filed.
Speculation today an te Its fate in the
Heunte followed the passage In the
Heuse late yesterday, without an op
posing vote, of the Velstead resolution,
repealing most of the wartime legisla
tion. The repeal measure wns broadened
nt the last moment by the adoption of
en amendment Including the Lever feed
control act. As it gees before the Sen
ate, the measure leaves for repeal only
the trndlng-with-the-enemy act, the
war finance corporation act, measures
dentin; with issuance of Liberty and
Victory bends, and the District of
Columbia rent act.
The vote en adoption of the resolu
tion was unanimous, 323 votes being
recorded as favoring it, with none op
posed. ihe amendment, which covers oil
previsions of the feed -control net with
tne exception of the section relating te
rents In the District of Columbia, vvna
offered by Representative niand, He-
ptitiiican, inttinna. it was carried by
a vote of 170 te 137.
The resolution declares "nny net of
Congress that hy its terms Is In force
only during the existence of a Btate of
war and a limited time thereafter shall
be renstryed and administered as if the
present war terminated en the date
when this resolution becomes effective."
Disposition of the Velstead resolution
eleara the wnv for consideration of the
resolution offered by Hcprcsentntive
Reavls. Itenubllcan. Nebraska, which
would provide for a congressional sur
vey or tue government administrative
departments. A special ruld limiting
debate will be presented today b.v
Chairman Campbell, of the rules com
mittee, and action en the fleer will
fellow a vote en the adoption of the
rules.
BILLION UNPAID IAX
J. E. Caldwell & Get
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
WATCHES
THE VARIETY OF STYLES
OF CASES AFFORDS AMPLE
SCOPE FOR THE EXERCISE
OF PERSONAL TASTE IN
SELECTION.
PRICES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
ADJUSTED TO PREVAILING CONDITIONS
CLOSING HOUR: G.30
jpnii
Cerner 11th and Chestnut Sta.
3 tOT.niiafc'HMistLwsiiui: '
$2 Men's
Fashioned
fi e
All are of extra-fine Silk ; all are full fash
ioned and perfect in every detail (no eec-
enai;. XJlack, white
Lielc Hoac
f iTriaMMtWIlllllH I'll
0(sSS0f
i'MCerntt 11th &
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ON SCHOOLS CHIEF
Little Hepo Held Out for Agree
ment of Beard at Moot Meet
ing Today
MANY MEMBERS ARE AWAY
There la little hpne thnt 0 new school
head will he clteted at the regular De
cember meeting of the Heard of Edu
catien this afternoon.
Dissension has marked the recent
meetings et tbe beard, e,vor the choice
of a successor te Dr. Jehn P. Oarbcr
ns superintendent. Jehn Wnnnmnker
and Dimner Ileebcr, en the special com
mittee chosen te recommend a new Jiead,
are opposed by two' ether members, .of
the committee, Jeseph W. Catherine
nnd William Hewerr. who-say they will
fight for an Immediate decision. n
Anether reason why no progress ls
expected at today's meetjng in that sev
eral members are net expetcetl te be
present, due te ahsrtice from town nnd
Illness. Simen Clratz, the president, has
been siek nt home for some time, ns ,
have Mr. Wnnatnaker and Sirs. Wil
llnin E. Llngelbach. Walter Oeeree
Hmlth is In Europe nnd it Is net thought
that Avery D. Harrington and Oavld
II. Lane will be nblc te attend. Dr.
Edward It. Martin is In Harrishttrir.
Candidates' names will In all proba preba
blllty be brought up at the meeting, but
It Is considered llkejy tere will b
fiuffllcent opposition te delay a choice.'
In spite of many reports te the con
trajy, Dr. Cheesmau A. Herrlck, presi
dent of Olrnrd College College, Is still
allowing his name te he considered. l
Yesterday the finance eerafhlttce of
the beard authorized two temporary
leans, totaling .?l,ri00,103, te meet
deficits
Overheated Steve Cauaea Flre
A fire started by an overheated stevfe
caused several hundred dellara damage
last night in tbe apartment of Laura
Uryant, 512 Seuth Seventeenth streeti
Jeseph Keen, a hescman of Engine
Ce. Ne. 10, was cut en the hands nnd
face when a pane et glass broke.
rear ANn rerNn
CKBTtriCATE U1. OrtlflciUe Ne. ATI,
dated June 11. 10ia. fr 4 .hares par
value $30, of mttfnheui Truit Ce.. In h
nsme of Mary Meera -Miller. Cartlncate Ne.
078. dated June 11. 1013. for 1 hj
par value, of nillitieue Truit Ce., In tha
name of Bmlly Eleaner Miller! Temperarr
Cerllileate Ne, A 1181 dated June ; !, 1020.
for 5 shares par value $1(10, of lUltenheuw
Trut Ce.. In the name of Nellie K. Vanlie
Application haa been made fr the Itsutna"
nf new certificates In lieu thereof unlaif ob
jection Is made te until trunt company. Hit Hit
tenheune Trust Ce.. lfilB Chestnut at.,
Arthur Haines. Mcralarr.
DKATIIH
CAHSON. On Dee. 14. ..ANNA JANE,
widow of Archibald Camen ttiee Plack). IWI
atlveii and frlrnda Invited te funral "rylcs.
en Thur... at 3 P m . nt residence. 414 H.
SO'li t. Interment private Mt .MerlahCem,
"llF.I.l- WANTK.H MAI.K
5jTes.M1:N Prominent N Y company. rP rP
reKcntlnB chain elere ytcm hnvliur epenaa
an efllce In I'hlla . widljes te engage several
mere (feed s-ileameir Anplv te .Mr. Daach.
sun 8 Hi ead el Phene ISnruce flsn7.
"hitiTatienh ham kis mai.k.
COOK und act.. heuenrklHinui,i... pri
vte family, elly. reunite' H.snl t.edilff,
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HOTEL EMBASSY nM,fiKSl8Li
LAKKWnnn. n. j.
Ideal location. Every appointment for
comfort and aervlcc. tunning wuter. Private
Hatha Mualc. Danclni. HunKarlan eulalnt.
Moderate rates Phenei I"-kevvoed 831.
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Silk s e at
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