f Pi! .. y f 1! ii ' M if J V BAND ITS DEFIANT 0FN1P0LICE Two More Hold-Ups Reported. War Veteran Dying From Wound Woman robbed of gems ny the Associated Press New York, Ilee. 18. Despite assur ances of '"ie police that the are perfectly competent to deal with the crime sit uation that has rnl!eI out expressions of alarm from judges, cits officials nnd numerous civic and business organisa tions, the authorities this morning are confronted with two more hold-ups, one of which threatens to result In murder. Carl Ticdermnnn, a veteran of the world war, was reported in a dying condition In a hinpltal from a wound received when he resisted robbers v ho held him up near a subway station last night. Two men stopped a tnxicab in Cen tral Park. In which Mrs Thomas W. Edgar, wife of a physician, was riding, removed her gloves, searched her stock ings, took from her fingers two diamond rings, ordered her out of the cab nnd directed the driver to take them away. A flying squadron of fifty experienced detectives was vent out todn by I'ollce Commissioner ltichard K. Knrlght to aid in combatting the crime wave. 'The detectives, eiiiped with high apeed automobiles, were ordered to tour the city, in c!ii and night relays, on the lookout for gangsters Thej n'so were instructed to aid in tracing the lender clues in the department's pos session In effort to sole recent nntt teriotis crimes. Commissioner Knright said: "There la no crime condition that warruntti the organization of private citizens. The police are absolutely In control of the itua'tion." However, numerous organizations to day were discussing emergencj mens una to insure adequate protection. Hundreds of stores displayed firearms within easy reach of salesmen and in jValtt view of customers. The Mer chants' Association and the Ilrnokhn Chamber of Commerce called speclul meetings to consider the situation. The Jewelers' Security League an- nouncede It had offered a $'J.Vimh) re ward for the capture and conviction of the murderer or murderers of ICdwiti I YT. Andrews. Fifth avenue jeweler, on Thursday afternoon. Columbus, 0., Dec. IS. (Ity A. P. Diamond rings and unmounted gems worth approximately ,'JO.(Kk) were stolen from A Win llernstcin, Chicago jewelry snlcsmnn, while he was asleep in a berth on a train from Chicago which arrived here this morning, according to bis re port to police. A starch of the train by police failed to reveal thin missing gem ensc. Fayette Arson Gang Proves to Be Myth Ontlniinl I'mm Pare One there from September US to November JO, when he was tried, and through some slip-up in justice, was set free. Hetween November 10, tb date of his release from fJrecnsburg jail, and his second nrrest early In this month, there was another epidemic of Incendiarism. Sewral schnolhouses were flrert. u. largest wae, a four-roomed structure nt Marlon, another nt Stnr Junction and two large barns which involved a loss of nearly JUOO.nOO. for crops and valu able horses were hurned. Pol'ee Patrol Itoads There had been no tires that vere regarded as incendiary while Kama was in jail nt (ireensburg. This fact started the state police on his trail. Corpornl Ilelsel and four men were as signed to the investigation. The school authorities placed abtomobiles nt their disposal as they were thoroughly alarmed at the frequency of the de struction of school bui'dlngs. though most of these were small and anti quated affairs Corporal Iteisel threw a cordon around the district : night after night, three machines patrolled the roads, every automobile met was held up and the occupants examined. Then lie began a nroecss of ellmina Hon as tn theories. No Micc'stlon from citizen was neglected r.o-. rumor was run down. F.very suspicions in dlv'dus' was rounded ur and grilled. The first theors was that some of the foreigner", -f whuni then, are ttuiinnin In the region because of the pnnvmlso-' school law which took their children , awav from work, were responsible Thl i ix nn nhandoned when hams end a dance hnll. as well as school hul'dlngs, fell a prey to the llames i nen inr ni""' that re'ielous Issues might have inspired the deeds, was examined, but there was nn shadow of evidem e to Hiistnin such n conclusion. Many F.lsc Yarns Finally, the general 1" nl impression thnt n gnng of lirehugs oper-iting by automobile was tak. n up " lien the large barn, ounul by a man nnmeil I.ynn was destroied It was positively asserted that an ntitotii'ibile with five men had ha'ted on the main road and turned its searchlights on tin' building. The most casual investigation showed that, the bnrn was so locnteil that such a thing was Impossible, Then there was the story that a state ro.ui along which h state police auto was rushing to a Are, had Immmi bnrrnaded b thf ban dltM, The hnrn-nde. so i ailed, was a fllgn post at a slurp tarn in the ro.nl F.uMti. Clu that had been blown down after the police auto had passed 7' it tKti-ida till Mng wh-rc- it nil fallen 'l.t th" roadst.le" So it went "ii until ..wrv rumnr or Bosslp-niongcr s tale, hint been silte.l 1 fTI.e.. came Knuik K1111.11 s arrest audi confession Ciiriicirnl IleUol toe.k up the trail per sonally. He g"t n j"b in the barbershop over which the suspect hud his rooms. He watih-d his movement dny nnd jilgbt. The culprit r.irely trntureil out bj day, but the detective dise'i.ere. that he frequently took long .'litnry walks by night. lie iisuitlh started on his trumps ctbout HI o . I." k The fires almost in Tiiriably ."lined leetween .1 and I o'clock In the iiioriiine. and nt a ill tiince of from four to twelve mii fr.un Kuma's hoin. f..,.t. LI...-- '.. """ .-e.i'.n "eeei The deiluetioir wns that. In Liking abort cuts across niuiitry, Kuiiia s wherenboiits were in the xlcinlly e.f tln - various fires, about that hour. This. after his arrest, .r.ne.) to bo the . or tect theory. In thu iiieantime then were one or two llres ut points dlHi.ut fifty milei- from Webster, Ihi .v n.iniinlii. ' home It was manifestly impossible for him to! have stu.'ted them They were In old, frnuie bi'holhoiis.'s tieic untiiiintei tithular stoves were Used These stoves, banked at night, hecaire overheated and set lire, it was he Jtevcd, to th"1 Moors beneath, hut other and more sensational rumors were sent lirottdcost. A girl teacher nl f npiir. lu Ilullskln .township. I'ayclte tountv, eever liftv lullcu froni Webster, was nllegiil to ban been held up uu lii'r wuy lioiue one eveaiug aud the key of the bcboolhousc Msasfc-' taken from her. That hlght. tt wao snld the buildlnz waif .set on fire anil destroyed. This was n fabrication. The facta l were n't follows : On her waj from school, nt n lonely! part of the road n man rushed out, snatched her hariilhng, and disappeared. I When she reached home, greatly fright I curd, she remembered that the hey of the Hchoolhnnse was In the bar. She at once ent word to the school directors informing them that she would not teach nnother day unless a new lock in placed on the schoolhoiie door. She was afraid, she said, of some one trying to lire the school. The new lock wns supplied and the Incident closed. The school building Is still Intact. Tried to Ktirn Dwelling Two attempts were made to destrnj the dwelling of a fumll named Grif fith, near Star Center. It was re ported a the work of n cane tt was not The culprits are known to the1 state police and an nrrest is likely to i occur now nt nn ninment County Detective Murphy has ex- perlenced his share of hair-raising re- ports nlotig similar line. A few month" i ago word Mine thnt a bituminous .coal ' mine near Itrownsvllte hail been set on ! fire by nn "arson gang, as they are general'- called Wildly seniitionnl re ports that a number of miners had been trapped in the workings spread like llames In a dry meadow. He hurried to the scene, but to this dav he has been unable to locate thnt burning mine or anything like it. One certainty thnt has given rle to much of the popular nervousness nnd apprehension Is that there are n num ber of Polish. Itnlian and Ilie-alan radi cals or "KecN In this region. Do- . tectlve Murpht has two men under Iti- ilictinent. "tic. Mike Provic by name, Is out on S.'t(M0 bail. The other, .l-hti Hnrtovitch. is held in default of S10. 001) bail. They are implicated in the distribution of treasonable or " Hed" literature. It Is this class taking advantage of the fear and unrest now prevailing, who nrc engaged In writing threatening notes to various persons, according to the state police. So genernl is the apprehension u. flamed bv sensational reports thnt tin Fayette County Teacher;.' Institute, in session here this week, nsked for a state police guurd. The story was gen erally published that the Institute build ing was patrolled by state troopers in side nnd out. The actual fact Is that one trooper was on duty inside during the sessions simply to allay the fears thnt have been amused. The county commissioners of Fayette have been offering a rewnrd of $."1100 i for the apprehension of the tirebugs, i Perry township olTers nn additional $1000. The state police and county de tectives. of course, cannot claim the re- 'ward and outside detectives have made no elTort to earn it. It is a perfectly safe offer. Attack on, Council Arouses Balfour C'ftnitnnrd from I'iibp One pIusRed by Mr. Halfour's definnt nttl- ( mue. townrii ine nssemniy. particularly when he referred to "the Jealous spirit shown by some of the speakers." and when he declared that the recommen dation of the mandates committee amounted to coercive measures as re garded the council. I,ord Robert '"ecll retorted thnt the assembly had adopted the report on the relations of the counsel and the as simbh. In which it nns declared the assembly could examine nny question thnt came within the competence of the league. Leon IUmrgeois, French member f the council, supported the viewpoint of Mr. Ilalfour. his Itritish colleague on that body. Adoption by the assembly "f tl e recommendations of the committee fid lowed the debate. The Armenian committee reported that It had not sufficient time to finish Its tssk liefore the (dose of the assembly It pointed out that the measure which scem-'d t. the committee timet like1 to s.icceed was that the Armenians be organized and equipped for their own defense, "f hi- eouiinlt'ee proposed that the council appoint nnother committee to continue examination of the ques tion. Certain question? nffectlng interna tional relations coming within tne jur isdiction of the League of Notions hmej been reserved by hinn tor a more opportune occasion for bringing then, to the attention of the council or as sembly of the league, Dr Wellington Koo, t hlncse oeiegare 10 me nsscniuiv announced this morning. Representatives of Austria, Ibilgnria Luxembourg. Albnnin. Costa Uien an1' Finland, which have been made mem hers of the league, had seats in toda meetiug, but d'd not parto-ipate in the proceedings. It was impossible to se. rllrn tlm proper i redentials In the short nnr ,i.nl, l,,.i has interveneil since .J,HP nations were accorded member bin. The formal signing of the pro tocol by the representatives of a number of nations ncieptlng jurisdiction of the International loui't w.ic plnnned to be held at headquarters of the leagi.e retanat this itfterniHui n... nd... ,,..,, ,.ssii.,i ill be deMited to clearing up unfitil-hed business and the cerernoin of i losing the session. NO GOLD FOR CHRISTMAS Banks Requested Not to Use Coins In Giving Yuletlde Gratuities Washington, Pic. IS 'Py A. P i N.itionnl and other hanks have In en requc.tis-1 h .lolui llurke tniMiirer of the I'nitid States, not to d strihiitc gold coins fr,r holiday purposes. The rispust is in line with the policy of thi trer.sur to consere the gobl riM'rl" It was cxiilitiwd ("day, bin ' hi-n gne is demand-d upon s-.ld ohli- uns eonimcted with the Atnenciin Trust gallons th- denaods will he mot 'Mr., and tl,. IMhdelphin Electric Co. it'.M w ill he paid, however, nnd un $-' .ill He U survivml by his wifn and two K'H'i pieces ui i- issei.e,, eis ,,. ,,,,,, .ng f this,, pie.es hn. 1,-en stnppe.l CO EDS BAR SHIMMY DANCE AT STATE COLLEGE AFFAIR Toddling nnd Chcoh-tn-Chcfk Fashions Alan Ftlarltli.stcd by Committi'c n Which PhiltuMphiu and Ardmoro Girls Serve I .... ... II Toclill'ng er eeK-io.rincK "i siiimmviiie st-irenient seems, to mere males nt 'dam lug will scion lee onh I i-t uienl ( facts or fond in. nmnes depeuclliig on iihi. ji.-t nt of 'c. nr l'. iui- H niu i State fnllcgi . If tin- girls of thnt In- ' stitution cmii pit ihroilgh tin ir p'niis A eoniiiiilt.e. 'ncliiding two girU fnu.i I'liihul" iphin and vicinity, i in cli.irge of the reform movement. In fact. .u the st..ry goes, the shimuii has been taboo from all functions where the Stnte co-eds took part for some time past. .No linneelinceilieill Ofis Iiecil lie eie .-.imei 1 1 II 111 oil civ wirn ine ni'iniii ot Ine concerning the sin cessors to these styles gtiN. Mi-s M ireni't A Knight, dean o' dancing nnd ii..e.tuic l.nves the i of tin wi.iiiin t State, received n coin choice among the polka, the schoitis.lie 1 iininic ,ition from the IVdi-niti'd Worn the qiiiiilrille and the vvnltz leu's Clnlm ..f Vew Castle, urging nl! The student conimitlie. Hfipolnted i women's inPegec to co-o'.eriite III 'lit nc nftir ii sp'rlteil opi n discussion In mid die s reforms Duiti Kni.'lit :n s w'lieh 'Js.li in ce! iici.U p.iit. '' "lures it Slat, i-iils nl.uielv linvi' n verv lnyli 'veirkimt on ii pi mesa. 'Ii i i ntr.i- l:iiidi,d in l.-itli r. spects hut -h. I tion liie'linled. thnt will eventunllv lmirlilv In fitvui of the niuvo for better clamp the lid on tight." This fonnidu- 'diincitig. EVENING PUBLIC LDGER-PlIILAqEIjPHlA, SATOTDAY, DELAWARE COUNTY TO OUST GAMBLERS District Attorney Warns Towns and Boroughs Ho Will Act if Thoy Do Not WILL TAKE DRASTIC MEANS A drive ncalnst gatnb'lng In Dela ware county was opened today by Dis trict Attorney William Tnylor, who ad dressed an open letter to all municipal!- I ties and borough goierntnenta in ine Imnntr n-nmlni? them to take nctlon or , j , , ,f ,,, , peU,,,! to . , ndopt drnstlc measures. It Is understood that n great' many amb'ers. who formerlv mnde their ''eudnmirtcrs n rlilmdciphin but were d'lven out In the efforts of Director f'ortehmi nnd Superintendent of Police "Pin during recent months. have drifted Into Delaware county, es pecially to Chester nnd Its vicinity. DIs trict Attorney Taylor tells of the Influx In his letter, which reads as follows: "A number of reports nnd complaints ' ,'vo been made t me n,-niit the gnm 'iltii: going on in De'nwnro county. The extent to which this clnss of violators of i an'in'-cntlv defying the mi- thoritles is astounding. 'iSmnbl'ng is not only prohibited by law, but It produce misery in many nies and often leads to heinous crimes cl Is a curse to the community. "I am to'd thnt these gamblers come 'com elsewhere. If they am driven out if other jurisdictions, they can be -outed out of De'awnre county. "This a dut primnrlly for the authorities, but unless thev '.promptly eradicate these deplorable c-nnuiiiiuis, i win uihv iii,i:i.ii.- iituiiin ov district attorney and break up this orgy of gambling thnt now exists in Dela ware ooutitv ." Some Xmas Stocking Gets Extra Hundred Contlnneil from Pnse One With the answers thnt come in we get n lot of letters, original limericks and little notes that are proUng mighty interesting. DispeLs Her loneliness Mrs. H. M.. of Snnsnm street above Forty-fifth, writes: 'Thinking of this last line helped to till what would have been the loneliest moment of my life. I think lliiiericking a wonderful diver sion " l.uther C. Schmehl. of 'J21 South Thirty -seventh street, who has been a contestant every day so fnr, bursts into song thus: Inclosed find limerick 2, It's the bst that I c.in do. It's IoIm of fun To get the tnon That's why I send It to you. From Vilumowi College comes thiR one : Dear F.ditor: Dense, Kddy dear, do not forget The hundred bucks are mine, Hut first, before you send the check (Jo get n drink of wine A treat on me but. If too mild. Kerne hooch will do the trleli ; Jf that's too stronp, Just sing a kong And drink a llm-er-rlclc Oh, Kddy, now look whntcha -wont and done! GFOUOF. A CUAWLKY. Some of tin fans are proting them selves mighty good artists, too. Their answer-, are sent in in the form of car toons, the drawings emphasizing the noinls they make. If nrt as well ns good lines" could be considered, many of these $100 prizes would go to Harry Oreismer. of (1012 North Kleventh street, for his cartoons are fine. A good seiond to him would he ,1, II, Mayo, of Wyncote, Pa., who wields an unusually cleer pencil. One Fan Needs the Cnln And here is u fan who beseeches us in the form thnt eu'rybody s writing in these days the limerick: ThiM . nntrlti Is the second I'e fedger. The suspense puts, my nervew all on "'"v.1 ,i,., ,. i, .i. j tKitt . H ,s,tl) e , 0n-Lv kni.vo j.t-i.or.n. There's a tlrno In men s lives when words fall. That's a saying that's hearts nnd hale. Hut If words full me now, I'll go lone without chow I"or 1 surely am needing the kale. I'm not writ I n I,- tlusc limericks for mon. 1 juut (hi It because of the fun. Hut regards the last line, riejtse be most kind to rnliio, And glVo the durn thing at-ten-shun So, you see how this Umerickllis Lsprcnds. It's irresistible. No one can ccnpe It. nine tt gets m a neighborhood. And nn Moiidin it will probably get I worse, rur on Hint great q.iy we an nounce the name if the first prize win- ! ner. arid he or she will hnve a check i for ONK IM'N'DHLD DOI.LAHH to Lsliow to eerboily, iin.l everbod, of course, will at once get busier to try- to get one while the ie going So kecqi it up, fan-, lion t get dis couraged, and renn mbi r Watch out for the tune limit! Answers to tcnn'y limerick must he in this ofb.ee by b o'clock Monday ce lling. Funeral of John Zlnser The funeral of John .Inser. who died Wccnesen in the Moutevlsta Apart ments, will he held this afternoon at L' Itll o'clock Mr. inser was eighty- four 'ear- l 1 mid fm many years he nneiEiners. .urh. i imrieh iruj unci .urs. I Alfred V er. ..!.. Mete .d'ege, tie .enl the doom of tli inmlerii enn ernz.es ) Tin eoiiiuiitten. which (ueludis Miss Josephine illliiu:wortli. of Ardinore, nnd Miss INtliei !'n. st. ,,f I'liilnilelphlu. iiuiioiiiii e j ill inetigale the proli- 'cm and Ihru deiuonstrate before the Women's Sludent lioveruiiient Associ.i- 1 1 1 nil just whin is ami Is mit nc. eptnhle in the lire. ..f 1 .-1 steps. o Mlen 1 1 -n i- made if m n will he admitted to th.- i'c m-.ii--tr.tr ion EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER'S DAILY LIMERICK CONTEST One Hundred Dollars Daily For the Best Last Litic Supplied by Any Reader of the Evening Public Ledger to the Incomplete Limerick Which Appears Below RULES OF THfi LIMERICK CONTEST 1. Contest is open to any one. All I line to each Limerick will ' ?"' that Is renolro.l f. .... 1- ,l 1. In eef.ieeeeil nrfHnflrllv OnC WCCK all' I - . ...v.,w i, j ,,u ccj eeei n w V r ?"" Mn '" -VOIlr ,fl8t "nC t0 the Limerick, using fnr conveni ence the coupon printed below. I lease write plainly, and be sure to ndd your name and address. -. All answers to the Limerick which Is printed below must be re ceived at the office of the I3vK.vi.sta ymiw i'K'"ku by the first mnll Monday evening. Monday's nnd Ihutsdnys limericks should be mailed to P. 0. Ilox 152,1. Phila delphia: Tuesday's nnd Friday's to P. O. Ilox 1521. and Wednesday's and Saturday's to p. O. Ilox lo'.'d. Answers left nt the office of the Lvj:.r.vo Prnr.ro Lkdgkh will also he ndmisslble. .'I The winner of the ONFIICNDUI'D DOLLAR prize for the host last TUB VVINNKK OF TODAY'S CONTEST WILL L"V3 ANNOUNCED NEXT Fill DAY Cut Out and Mail TO THE LIMERICK CONTEST EVK.VI.Vlt Pl'HI.IO Lkdokr, P. 0, lint 152), PhiladctpMn. LIMERICK NO. 6 Bill Wilson, who lived in West Philly, Was in love with a Mlc named LUlie; He tried hard to kiss her But she cried, "None of this, sir OVrlte your answer A'nnic Street and S'o. City and State. WAR FINANCE BILL Passage Predicted Despite Fight, but Wilson Is Expected to Veto Resolution FRAME EMERGENCY TARIFF n.v the Associated Tress Washington. Oeo. IS. Proponents of the Sennte resolution directing re vlvnl of the war finance corporation to help Industry over the present period of fa'liiiR prices plnnned to brine the measure up In the House todsv nuil obtain a vote before adjournment by means of a rule limiting debate to two hours Passage of the men-nrc was re gnrdeil ns aosured, but the general opin ion nt the Tnpltol was that President Wilon would veto the measure. Members of the Ilonsn bnnUliig com mittee, including Chairman McFiulden, who oted against a favorable report, were prepared to carry their fight to the floor of the House. Their views were expressed in n special report pre pared today In Representative Luce. The report snld "rehabilitation of the war finance cortiorntlon means further In flation" and "further Inflation means : , , , ., , . , higher prices. The majority report as, submitted by Represents i ve Strong snui mo uucvi ei mi- , ii.it.un ........... plated by the wnr finance corporutlemi will he to enable the products of this country to find n market. Charges thnt many Negroes In the southern states nie lint permitted to vote will be aired bv the House census committee In considering the reappor tionment bill, it was announced to da bv Chnlrmnn Slegel. House Repub licans in caucus last night refused to approve the Tiiikhom resolution provid ing for nn investigation of alleged dis franchisement of Negroes with u view to cutting down the representation of southern States. In its first step toward enactment of nu emergencv tJirlff the House ways and means committee today tentatively agreed to place high Imimrt duties nn win ut. corn, wool nnd wool clothing, benns. potatoes, peanuts, onions, sheep mid catt'e and mutton mid lamb meat. The Senate tiniince committee decidi'd teicltn that before taking action on the House hill proposing adjusted compen Mitimi fnr former service men. It would seel, the views of Secretary Houston as t.. the condition of federal finances. tentative agreement for virtual sus pension of Senate activity during the hdliliis was reached today among Sen ate leaders. Although the Mouse will ndloiirii otilv over the Christmas week end, senators plan to recess for periods of three days during the holidays with ii "gentlemen's ajreetnent" not to con sider important business meanwhile. RESCUED IN MIDOCEAN Skipper and Elflht of Schooner's Crew Landed at Norfolk, Va. tlantlc City. Dp''i lv Picked up nt ..... ... - ( t.i...... I'lt-eit.ti sen ny ine r-i -..--. .,... ..,..,.. iificr hnvinc been compi-in-ei ro iinnii- don his vessel, I apiiiin .inniesAnnoti. mnster of the schooner Annie (i. Lord, niuled vesterilny with the eight member- of his crew at Norfolk, Vn,, sixty -eeiie days after In- had left l iportn. Por tugal. 'with o cargo of salt. Captain Abbott, who Is n resident of Port Itepnb'lc, N J . is one of the best known of Atlantic county deep sen sail ors, and rumors of tin- disaster which befell him led to the report thnt he had lost his life. Long overdue, the m-ssi-1 was not heard from until nfter tin- captain nnd his i n-w had been picked up In mid ocean by the steamer, I'pon receipt of n wireless message from her husband nfter the rescue nl -en. Mrs. Abbott came m this city and h now- staying at the 1 ie of her sister, Mrs. It. Randolph, ll.'t South llartram place. MRS. ELIZA J. HUBBARD DIES Mrs. Klixii .1. 'Hubbard, widow of Amos T. Hubbard, publisher, died this morning of pneumonia nt her home, l"Pi Diamond street. She leaves three sous, a (laughter, ten grandchlldien and tin gii-iit giiiiiechlliln-ii. line son. Henry l. Iluhh.ud. Is ussistnnl direc tor of tin- liureiiii of stnndards. Depart ment of Commerce, at Washington. UP IN HOUSE iODAY nouneeel orninaruy - "-- - k the Limerick Is printed. A vrMK from today, however, is niHstmjs Day. and. as there will be no PP published from this "ffl,,,'.,h.lnin'. ner of today's contest will be nn nntmced on Friday, nt the same time we announce the winner or yesterday's contest. , In case of ties, prizes will be awarded to each "',T',,117" testant. For cxnmplr. If thf jutlgM decide there are two or more nnswern of equal merit far the prize, the author of each n"0.' will receive ONK, III Mm . D DOLLARS. The prize will not be split UP among them. The Limerick will be Itl'lB-''' three edltorr. on the staff of Hie I'vracfn Tfnr.tn I.r.tiorn anu their delslon will be flnal, on this line,) iHARDING CONFERS ON LEAGUE PLAN Senator Reed and Dr. Nicholas Butler Had Appointments With President-Elect CABINET UNDER DISCUSSION Ily tho Associated Press Mnrlon. ().. Dec. 1R. In another set of cicnforciipp tnelAv PrcvvMi'nt .liw Harding heard advice on the two sub- I J1'" which, for the prment, bulk largest in his mind, the choice of n cabinet and the formulation of n plnn for world peace, On the proposal for an association of nations, which has taken more definite form ns n result of his consultations here, he ngnln conferred with Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri, n Demo crat, who has been a liitter opponent of ninny of President Wilson's policies, nnd who took a leading pnrt in the fight of the Sennte Irreconcilnbles against the Versailles League, Senntor Iteed came to Mnrlon Inst night nt Mr. Harding's invitation and the talk begun then was continued today. Another on the President-elect's ap pointment list wns Dr. Nicholas Murray w.,t, i, .-i, loin, ,t pi lie, i-jit ,,, iji- tPrntttionni . nn, nn mvorntp of rnt. (i.(,ntin nf thc Versailles treaty with liutler, ot ew lork, a student of In reservations. Harry M. Daugherty, pre-conventlon manager for Senntor Harding and since the t hicngo convention one of his closest advisers, and Senator Harry H. New, of Indiana, In charge of the Re publican speakers' bureau during the campaign, were callers, whose confer ences were understood to concern cabi net appointments and other questions of policies, ns well ns the peace plans. Jloth have been mentioned as possible enbjnet members, but Mr. New's friends have Indicated that he prefers to remain in tne senate. Senntor Reed would not commit him-eV-elf oil' the result of his conference, other thnn that he told the President elect thnt he thought the wnr refer- Midum nlan iniiirnctlcnl nnd thnt- If the incoming executive should go Into the spondence. Details are not settled and present VerMUlles l.eiigue of Nntions 'bere is plenty of room for debate upon he would he breaking faith with the them. Rut in genernl the present American people. , j league, if future conferences and the Mr, liutler, who also conferred with 'necessity of reaching an agreement Mr. Harding, issued n statement In n",nK ,llf diverse elements do not which he also expressed opposition to ehange Mr. IInrding"'a plans, will be the war referendum idea. He said he tm' ''""i l'r tt"tlnjc point nf the new thought (iermany's war indemnity association of nations. , The present should be definitely fixed and out o'f league In n league for International actio- way before any attempt Is mnde to t,on' '' wl" ,)p replaced by n Irtigue form mi association of nations, lie also 'or international conferenccH, and, of asserted thai nnv association of nations course, the world court, which wns n should be founded on judicial rather rc'lltlu',v ,nlnnr feature of the Wilson tliun political grounds I idan, will become a major feature of .- -. I the new association or league for con- I llellTel rs r. is-.v . fcrcnCC. UIIYII I a n. n. AU I b bUUh't Board Rules It Does IWOl Affect Electric Lines ,, ,. . . I'll ,ra,, .riir' 'y,A; ',')TTh'; hi I. I J v i" , V".'1 I.",'.nr "m"' lllllllleil lIl.WII I decision todllV nter- EirctllU! the I. I -t'leOirnlnL r .. .,.. .. - --- - ;:""" ....(-.. love ,,r 'l "' ' '"" ""es urban "or e & !' Z. " ,,,,y in,e'- ee, me ies avltlriK the board to hear their grievances were denied. The decision &! everv electric I... Htrvr,?nnillrrtln,ilih0 CTr- '""' 'VflVy V m he'r .ha h ' et up ,le. rnVerurh;;,7.nou? !.o,:iesH,KU,,ns mmA ,,y1'"'nt "" ' -" "" t- .trgumeniM in tne ense were heard several months ngi. Members nf the board stated at the time their belief thnt, regardless of which side won, the ;untter would be appealed to the Culled States Supreme Court for Interpretation of the transportation net. M S'i:V I.. m7 roll of liTTTs, rhfeMi nni'l draft. lo ,tep i rtineni ceie.rs or en irret Klwle-r rrtiirn in 1DHI N. .'.Oth at. unci rrce-lte re- '. e rel DKVIIIS WlliriltT n rite 17 1UJ0 MAIIV A wldniA of John M Wr'sht ll-Utlvc-ei anil frlrmlf Invllfrt lo funorsl. nn Tu.. st s1u m . from In-r lul rnlelw. sni.1 Thoinf. on t. Pnlciiin n nf nqnlfin st th-t I'liurrh nf h'. Kllritls-ih. nl 10 a. in, Inter mnt Ncr Caihclrsl ('niiecry lll'ltllARP On Pee IS, ,i ,rr Utr rrsl csnee, 174.1 rUainnncI hi,. i:i,)ZA J wlilnw of Ain.es T. Ilutilmrcl. liUf linllo Hill lie-rl.e-i. IIAI'MIHTl. " n-r PI. JVMCy hu, euiiel cef M.-rllds C. nsffrriy aitsj 78. for me rly of Ocrmiiiilnwn. Hervlfi-s nt convtli time of family. Intermsnt Drlvu'.u, JJOEMBB 18, J020 1D0MEY IS DUBBED 'SPHINX' AT PRISON Bank Clerk Who Embezzlod $300,000 and Gambled It Away Muto at All Timos WORKS AS CLERK IN OFFICE "The Sphinx !" Thl.l Is the name his fellow convleb nt the Eastern Penitentiary hnve Riven rh'nrlen F. Too'cW. because of the In sistent silence of this former trust com pany official. whj embezzled more than $n00.000, nnd tlicn gnmblecj most of it nway. At exercise, at meals. Toomey la milo, II(tVoH contact with other pr'noners. He is silent at lil work, which. It was learned today, is that of it clerk In the parol? department, where his expert knowledo ot uccounts nnd stenography la vnlunble.. In a remarkably unorl time Toomey postered the pnrole syatcym, which keeps uncomplete record of ovary paroled con vict leaving the institutioh. He now spends h.vir.s every day Inhulntliic re ports preparint; Index cards nnd check ing luck on detnlls. ot the system. As Toomey adjusts himself to the Rrny life of the rhtnltentfnry. his one snln'ce is the devotion shown by his wife. With Toomey facing his first ChrUtmns In prison, thlli Uttle woman's devotion to him is the only Rllnt of llfiht in the drab routine of his cap tivity, which the rvtirt has decreed shall endure from ten to thirty yars. Every dpi TwPey receives a letter frrtm'hla wife. whf. rislla him when ever allowed by the penitentiary rules. Wife First at Trlstin Oates Pince her husbaiid'n imprisonment Mra. Toomey linn always been first nt the entrance of the pcnltcntlnry on visltlnt days. During her visits Toomey "brluhtenn up" considerably. He tplka with her freely, clmtting over Incidents they hare in common, and even Hmillug occnslonnlly. When lila wife leave. Toomey lapses back Into silence nnd begins checking ..ft .1... ... ...til ii.. . ..Ie. n cjci ill,- licijn lllicei lliu UC'Al Visit, IH'- tween tlmea. when not working on the parole records, he obtain books from the prison library, principally works of fict'on nnd history. Toomfy had a nervous collapse when he ejitrrcd the penltentlury on October 2K. He appeared calm and unemo tlonal na he walked from the courtroom nfter sentence had been passed. But his nppenrancc waa a mere oi-ter shell. During the ride from Uty HnIl,to "Chfrry Hill." n the penitentiary, Js called, reaction came swiftjy Jllp slumped hack on the narrow seat of the prison vehicle as the horror of hia situation tore nt his nerves and left hltn 'white and shaken. Finger Prints Taken The swift change was nppnrent when he shuffled out of the van and was led to the prison office where the "new fish" are received. His fingers, dexter ous from long practice with playing cards, were pressed on pads that re ceived the imprint on the whorls, loops and arches of 1 'a finger-tips. The fallen bank officer's, pedigree was I taken. Hertlllon measurements were made. Kvery mark nnd scar on his body was noted and set down on official records. He was assigned a prison e number, clven a suit of orison clothes j and placed In uarantlni for tlic period customary with new arrivals, Toomey was given n cell jo himself, It is n "Spoke 1J of the famous 'hub." the common center from which cell -lined corridors radiate like the spokes of n wheel. His cell has been made ns comfortable as a narrow barred enclosure can be made. It will be his as long as he remains a model prisoner. After tho ten to thirty years sentence had been Imposed An Toomey the for mer assistant secretary's only comment was, "He gnve me plenty." He let his counsel know he had expected lighter punishment. Harding Has Own World Union Plan rontlnnrd from Pe One cause, as he said, the main thing to do was to get Into the league, "That ! still my position," declared the Com moner. To put all of this together Colonel Rrynn is for entering the league on whatever terms are practicable. Sena tor Harding declared that Colonel Rrynn had accepted his proposal and that his proposal wan nearer to the natural or original position of Colonel Bryan than tn the natural or original fosltion of the irreconcilable, Senator 'nil. The only deduction possible Is tlmt tne present league survives tn con sldernhle extent in the proposed league of Senator Harding. 'Jii extent to which it survives has nlready been set forth In this corre i The remodelling of the league wdll be rather more thorough thnn the LoiIer. reservations piiiiini-u. J nose reserva tions sought to strip the International A..l-.l.. n U. -1. ...-- - .. IISC.H nil I'll! ,,i nn lllllllllirr III HUIHT Kovemment. The new league ns 'now '"'''tcmplnled will never be an Interna- tl.mnl .,.v.r..mnn l ,elll ...f .ll. . " . .. . .' '"'I. - n,nne reeommeniiations tiernaps, out the 'ln"', "' th rth reserve freedom I ' th-mH.l. They will sur- I hnever It nmr he rnlle,! Vh. n.. ' , r"' "'" "..J" ."' " " ,?nn I orgnninflim will be a niodlllcntlou of sv - : : " - ' The most appropriate Xmas gift for all the family LEXINGTON MOTOR CO. OF PENNA. IV. A. KUcSKll, l'reildent Lexington Uiiildiiin; 8.11-85:1 N Itroatl St. a - Q - I I f j jV a i ' i f " f fid; .let' uas snv. the Hague Trlbunhl. s It Is for tlilrcason'thrtt' Mr. Hard Ing speaks of it as something naturally more nccepthllle to Colonel Hry'nn thou to Senator I'otl. In Another respect Mr. Harding's proposal will diffor from the present league. This bos ebmo out In the talk of some of his visitors;, The present Icflfiie was primarily a league of the victors of the Idle wnr and tli'e tied trat nations. I'p to the present only two of thc enemy countries have bin admitted to it and they only during the nrewnt inMtlris tl th? assembly "af (Joneva. The new league association or conference will include all nations Oermanv. crrtalnlr. though U9 6m ft-" plains just how France's objections to the admlsslftn of 0rmny wvlll be met. Russia np'fon rontldnk'-B!ifiIa by iinme-U.Ru.Wh hrlstlc'sSwUWmjBftlltlci. but-vtbe language is upeclQcsjiy, "1Ha , ,. .sV ': ffn tn thee nntaent arftt ho' far) as d closed' has been all plaitVfoillQ tbt Mr. tiaraing, nn proposal is a mid way rdah'--a .eonVpromiit. a, ,'naturl compromise wnicp tnsrBnio consiqcrn- ton all tne diverge And all tlip'nrdcHctl. ra iiiit innmiii uiiiuui "iu micii.iii.ci .Him ii& 1aH nIJtiitlr ilM fA hfcvlng rnofct of1theotlMirrtndj,h' rolletUs. merawrp.n- WWlft, M t. Jtoot said in nts canicgram rrnm i;u rope, to build from that than to start afresh. There are the rolaguers and the Irreooncllables. The pro-leaguers get In Mr. Harding's plan the use of the present league as the skeleton of the one that, is likely to succeed t. It is about nil they could hope :for. Tho Irrecon cilnbles get the removal of all the fea tures of the leigUe to which they ob jected. Perhaps there will be added a Ichnngc In the name of the organiza tion, it that win make. mem. any nap pier, ns It undoubtedly will.'' , This point of names Is not yet clear nd there is much virtue In names! Jfr. Harding Jian-'a great advantage In his conferences, He brings to them not only a reasonable compromise, but he places behind ht compromise nil the authority 6f a newly elected Prftjdent nnd that Is'trempnilcm. Thr Republi cans who come here and nnd him armed With n plan vant to agree' kith hlia. They want to aeceplT Ills plan nnd' Mr. Root, whose own Idea was also sub stantially that of Mr. Hardlnc. Mr. Hoover, Mr. Hughes and Senntor Fall, have htd no,dlfiiculty In agreeing gen erally with the President-elect. (VitAnol rtrvun. U'hn In thf flrst of res- crvatlonlst Democrats and" they wero many, though not so bold as lie. has given tne pinn nis messing,, in ena tor Iteed Mr. Harding encountered h! first bitter-ender Democrat. Senator Reed Is an Imnrcssloncd antl-leagticr. There was no reason why he should recognize Sir. Harding s authorKv or wish to ugree with hltn. Senator Reed spent the night at Mr. Hardlng'a house. VOLCANO IN ERUPTfON TURNS FLOW OF RIVER Earth Shocks Continue In Chile, , . Argerjtlnq and Albania 8antta.' Chfle. Dec IS.--A ills patch received from I'ucon. in the nrovlnee of Vnldlvln. savs thut the vol cano .VRIarica is discharging flame and lava, a'nd the earth tremors in thnt re gion, continue,? v , "TheTurblo tlver. east of Lnkn Villa rica, la emptying info n great earth fissure, from which columns of steftm are reported to be issuing. Mendnxn nty, Argentina, was siinsen yesterday afternoon nt 3 o'clock by nn cnrthnuake. which was quite violent nnd lasted thirty seconds. The tremor was repeated with less Intensity half an hour later..- No detalhi a to property damage have been received. The earth quake was also felt In the city of La Rloja, capital of tho province of the same name. Rome, Dec. 18. fRy A, P.) New earthquake shocks have completed the destruction ot the Albanian villncc of Tepelenl, thirty-two miles southwest of Avirtnu. according to reports trom llrln dlsi. Twenty-two persons are known to have lost their lives. Kxaet details of the situation hnve not been learned owing to the interruption of communi cations between Avlnna and the stricken village. Advices state that Commander Pag llafo, tils two daughters, seventeen sail ors and two noncommissioned officers lost their 'Ives on the Island of Saseno, at the entrance of the bay of A1ona, when the latest earthquake took place. The tremor was accompanied by a tldat wave and landslides buried the house in which the commander lived. J. E. Caldwell & Co. JF.WELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS Abundant choice PEARL NECKLACES DIAMOND EMERALD SAPPHIRE AND JADE JEWELRY WATCHES CLOCKS SILVER CHINA GLASS LEATHER ARTICLES LAMPS CANES CROPS UMBRELLAS FEATHER FANS OPERA GLASSES PRICES IN LL DEPARTMENTS ADJUSTED TO PREVAILING CONDITIONS ?Viftj- p". t,- ' v 1BWLL NEARS ENACTWIENT Lord a Acoept Houso Changes Affecting Council Amond- monta Pending SOLDIERS AND POLICE SLAIN . j Ry the Attoclaied Vrttn Londrn, Dec. 18. When the amoni. ed Irish home rule bill reached the Houe of Common? from the Ilouso of Lords this afternoon Itwos announced t JPIrfc lm.lng., Worjthlngton-Kvsng, or the ministry, tlmt the 'govertimtnt acceptetj the proposal framed by tne upper house rejmrding the Irish conn ell. This removed he only outstanding tllfferenci between the houses nnd In. dtertted--tl( soeody ndoptlon ol tin bill. T TTfiHIO nt T.nrda 1nuc ntsho -..J to vlrtunlly nil tho nlffewlments to the BUI ,maue ny me iiousn ot ominnn, changing them rorrty to provide that the Irish council ,shoji!d not be elected by proportional repfsenfflHfth, and that the. lord lieutenant hbuld rftnln the right of nfimlnathirj the' president of the council. The. lower houy today amended the lord' froiiosnl thnt If rlthnr urea In Ireland refined to set, up. n parliament the executive could imt,, mike, the. offer u second time, unless within two year both bouses oftWRrltlsh Parlliinient adnptcdlA jiolutoi nsklng for It. On motion of the gnverhmen't, thf- Home nassed aa nrpejidmeht, by a vote'of 173 tn 12, mnklng the time limit' three ytan ifter Ju.ne 1 next. The bill this nfternoon wns rHurned n the House" nf Ijordst-whlch wlfl con sider It Mondny.j ., Dublin. "Dec. f fRy A. P.) Tlifc ambushing of fw"A""lnlllfnry lorries yes terday between Mitchclstown, County fork, nnd "Oalbally. Coiihlr Limerick. wan ofilclallf announced, oday. Two soldiers were Willed and" two other wounded liMhese affairs. Relfast, pec.Jrt. (Ry A. P.) Con stnble Shannon vns'ktllcil 'Rrtd"n er( gennt wns wounded by nrmvd men, who nttneked flie constables while they were on pgtrol last evening at Hwnnllabar village, County Snvnn. Another con stable wns wounded. when armed nun visited Ills borne. The military later mnde three nrrcsts. Straseburger With McCormlck Rnljili Reaver Rtrassbnrger. of Nor innndv farms, Owyocdd Vnllcy, hni been asked by frilled States Senator McCormlck tn be n member of his party on nu Inspection tolir through Austria nnd Hungary. The Renntor and Mr. fctrnssburgcr left Heneyn Inst Thursday for Vienna where they will make their headquarters. Later at) investigation of Poland, tiermnny anil t'who-SIo-vnfcln will be mnde, L,ke Crubs? If you want to taste what a Crab should taste like there's one real plu;c .to find out! Come here! 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