'- "v" ! m.-i.J'ir .nl ' .W", v- TlK7 7tU 1 'ar'w v.- W'fit -" ' "ti$w$qr )' fr'xv'w?YmWft"'c' 'tf J ' ' .,4 - ,-j V?1 ' 1- ' .'1 "r ' ' .'W ' - h . Mayor's Message on Court Budget ( (tntttiahl from r On 11 the Common Picon Judgen have two and a fraction each. It Is proposed to reduce tlic number .1 officers allowed to cneh Municipal Court Judge to three (8). which la Jrc tlmn the Common Pleas judges Save Thin wou'd reduce the coit to the city. rm 5.w t0 $i.ww on ttl!ta?. Crier, one, at $2750," re duced to $22"0. "Line 43. Crier, two, at $2TKK)," re 4uced to ??2o0 each. Thefe reduction!) nre mnde to mnkc the en'arles of the Municipal Court criers uniform with the criers of the Courts of the Common Pleas nnd Or- rhans' Court. The criers of the Court ( Quarter Sessions receive higher pay than those of the Common I'lcns nnd the Orphans' Courts, but their salaries nre tied oy act oi ABitemmj. Sbuhw Stenographic Forco "Line 40. Htenographers, eleven, at MOOO" : reduced to nine, at $4000. The fifteen Common Plena Judges arc allowed fourteen stenographers at $1000 per annum, less than one stenographer for etch Judge. The reduction in this Item from eleven to nine stenographers, at $4000 euch, allows one stenographer for taeh of the nine Judges In the Mu ilcipal Court. In addition to the com peniition allowed these stenographers, fees are also allowed them for copy fur nished, and in addition, the court has sanctioned the uso of the mandamus to recover stenographers' fees, which, ac cording to the city controller's report for 1018, amounted generally to $104, 101. in. The controller's report for 1010 show that stenographers' fees were recovered br mandamus through tho Municipal Court to the amount of $24,031.14, and through the Common Pleas Court to the amount oi ju,oi.oo. xais is in au dition to the salaries and tho bonuses paid to stenographers on their salaries nn to and including $4000 per annum. "Mne 48. Janitor, 10 at $1200"; Kdoced to 12 at $1200. In addition to the 10 janitors pro Tided in the bill for the Municipal Court. Item 81 allows for "C'enncr, 13 at $600." The buildings under the jur isdiction of the Municipal Court could fee well taken care of, It is believed, by 12 janitors with the 13 cleaners, or 15 In all. In the matter of clerks and a variety f other employes, It is Impossible, i the budget Is made up, to determine their application to any specific branch of the Municipal Court service. The alarlei of clerks so vary as to require a particular inquiry as to each clerk to ascertain exactly what the duties are. It is believed, ns the result of Inquiry, that some of the work of these clerks Is duplicated, or unnecessary to an tconomleai administration. "Line 40. O erk, 5 at $4000" ; re duced to 3 at $4000. "Lino 08. Clerk. 7 at $1RG0": re duced to 5 at $13!i0. "Line 00. Clerk, 13 at $1200" ; re duced to 10 at $1200. "Line 70. C i rk. 0 at $1020" ; re duced to 4 at $1020. "Line 71. t 0 at $1000"; re duced to 4 at $1000. Tucsc mluaioiio iio not npnly to the tweve filing clerks, five at $1200 und iven at $wu, allowed in the bill. Probation Officers Halved The bill allows generally for about fifty-one (51) e'erks, designated, tib such, for the Municipal Court, in ad dition to fifty-five officers and criers, elfihty stenographers and 300 probation officers, but these do not complete the list of employes of the court. "Line 57 Probation officer, fourteen at SZ'OO" ; reduced to seven at $2300. "Line 58 Probntlon officer, six at $2000" : reduced to three at $2000. "Line 50 Probation officer, forty nt $1800"; reduced to twenty at $1800. "Line 00 Probation officer, forty eight ut $1500" ; reduced to twenty-four t $1500. "Line 01 Probation officer, elslitv- eight at $1200"; reduced to forty-four at $1200. "Line 02 Probation officer, twenty one nt $1350"; reduced to eleven ut $1350. Line 03 Probation officer, twelve at $1020"; reduced to sU at $1020. "Line 64 Probation officer, sixty six at $1000"; reduced to thirty-three tt SI 000. The total number of probation officers asked for by the Municipal Court and al.owed in the bill is thus cut approxi mately in half.- It is believed that the more than 150 probation officers re ma ning are ample to do the work. The Municipal Court wns crrated by an act of Assembly, approved July 12, 1013, about sewn years ago, prior to which time probation officers wero not employed by the taxpayers, except in limited number. Moreover, In the county commissioners direct appropria tion, an heretofore indicated, provision u made for a "supervising investigator at $3000 per annum, a deputy super vising investigator nt $2100 per nu auin. and twelve children's agents and Invektigators at $1600 per unntiin each," all cvideutly enxntred upon pro bation work, while the sheriff also re cedes appropriations for Juvenile court work and for other assistance to the Municipal Court. Kiirthr than this, the Department of Public Welfare has under its Jurisdlc l'on nt the present time nearly 1000 children who nre more or less per manent charges, but whose welfare is sifegunrded by four (4) probation ofll tttn -not a BUfflelent number, as the de partment believes, but nil the Council ai granted, to care for one-quarter the total number of children nt any time Court control ' the Municipal Court Cases "Itencat" i,?!1"",',0' ,he Munl-lpnl Court Z '"A". (Jvenllc Court division) snows that Icru ifcnn innnn ...,.,.. A u f?,m' im7r' ,vcrc he'fore the court ... nip year liuu. jinny of the.se cases Wcre the same cane Hcvcml "f.1"v,:-WL,er" ! nccemary to ..... . mp Mimp ennu. ikL'op ""'"Pie," says tho report of ch?Mt,rti.on lm.eo 237' "if a d4iucnt thiU8 b.r0UBht before tllp Juili or L e,J,.'il,r timPa ,lurin the ear. he there V "1, four, ,us,,- Provided BarnN " '"".I1"' with each up- l u Th", VPJ Pnw of the child ' '' 1.,0l1'Bc f Detention la tempo- ?K?in ' ,,rV,',m,ont ,orBcly "Hon court i wek' t 'l,',' ,?ro el1 once or twice B ck ihen the chi d 1h disposed of. ' 1,,I)K' -W) as follows: "The of I?LK,V,y lf n ,,,,,,d in tl,c ""use chilVrr.n li"",is,,0I.ll weelt. ut many li"f f J're '"'!l' ,'onger for tho pur tenni,?. ."r.,,'Pr "'"'fvntion or to do rinine their capabilities." b.m' ,r,0,ort,Sl4t,? Munlolpol Court WO men tVl 0) tl,(,t ,,1C "U'Uf 0t ten JrfrU. in the House of De- w r ?f.' thf firK$ d" of efl0h moaiU In i 1,' '." ",'" (0 to sixty-five (05). nu., U.r w"r,11uurlnB 1010 the highest K n ?,rL". n,1,i wo" ,n the Jann.rJf DetP,!tio on tho first day of January was nine (0), and on the nrnt est nmly' Hlxty'v (05). The high any ""& m n nd gointf during wVreeih ivftH ,n October, when 300 Ah Hf'ved,R? nver'"''0 of ten a dny. up for ,eJd!f(lu,c"f ,,lrl', nUo Iral rftIm.blt,0,n offlccr8 ln the Munic fill lm. l b,"'8t lt iH ''"Possible to ficen ,L"mn; 1f tU,c im Probation of f ti. rc u?tMl in l,,e various dlvlHlons i tl.t court, but wo know that In tlm cVoCt ,"t!,f I,ubll W'lfarc 'ur (4) look after the welfare of 1000 children throughout the year. It is said there are sixty (00) nrobatlon officers looking after the Juvenile Aid Division of the Municipal Court. "Item A-ll. Line 05. Probation officer, one nt $500." This Item is elim inated. It appears that this $500 per annum probation officer was created by the .iiurucipal Court, which designated the present superintendent of the House of Detention, who receives a salary of $2500 per annum ns superintendent, and whoso wife, as assistant superin tendent, receives a salary of $1800, both plus bonus. S'o Double Jobholding There is no question about the effi ciency of tho superintendent or of the n n unit superintendent, both of whom appear to be admirably adapted for the woik they have to do; but the law as to the holding of more than one office Is specific. 1 quote. Section 3, Article IV. of the new city charter: "No person shall hold more than one olucc or posi tion of profit under the city govern ment, and no person shall hold an.) office or position of profit under the city, or any department thereof, while holding any other office or position of profit in or under the government of the United Htntw, of this common wealth, or any county, city or other political subdivision thereof." "Line 00. SUnojrapner, 7 ot $1500" ; reduced to 5 at $1500. "Line 07. Stenographer, 02 at $1200" ; reduced to 40 at $1200. Included with tho other stenogra phers ln the Municipal Court budget, these two groups of stenographers br.ng the total number of stenographers for the Municipal Court alone up to eighty tSO), -which is believed to bo ln excess of the court's actual needs. The amount nskid for these stenographers In tho Mu nicipal Court budget, as separated from other items where extra stenographic help is provided, is $128,000. It shouli also be noted that the stenographer; tees allowed by the Mun.clpal Cour on mandamus in 1010 (Controller's Report, page 42) amounted to $24, 031,14. During the same period the probation officers were awarded $70, 050.45 on mandamus by the Municipal Court, in addition to $8325.80 coming under the bead of "personal services." "A-18. Personal services; nt the dispensary, Oynecean Hospital and Misdemeanants Court, $30,000"; re duced to $20,000. The Oynecean Hospital, 'during the year 1010 (Philadelphia Municipal Court Report, 1010) Page 301. admitted 312 patients. In addition, a large num ber of treatments and tests were given. It Is believed, however, upon the court's own showing, that it does not need the $30,000 allottod to it, for at no time, annarcntlv. docs the nonulation of the Oynecean Hospital, even temporarily, exceed sixty (00). For this work seven (7) physicians, at ga'arlcs ranging from $1000 to $2500, are asked, in addition to one physician's assistant, three nurses, one superintendent and one matron. Mayor Draws Contrasts In contrast, the medical stall of the Department of Pub.ic Welfare, having charge of the House of Correction, the Home for the Indigent and the children nt Ilrown's Farm, consists only of fivt physicians and six nurses; two nurse only nt the Houwi of Correction ; two only at the Home for the Indigent, where the aged male and female arc cared for, and two at Ilrown's Farm, wnere tnere is n large cnuciren s colony. At the House of Correction there are 475 male and 100 female inmates, total of 005, requiring constant medi cal attendance; at the Homo (or the In digent there are 000 male and 375 fema'e inmates, a total of 075, mostly Infirm and needing medical assistance : ind at Urown's Farm there arc twenty nine children, twelve suffering from paralysis, and ten in braces, all needing constant medical oversight. But not withstanding, in addition to two phv siclans, one at $5000 and one at $2500 for the Municipal Court proper, allow ance is also made in the budget Item A-13, for "personal services; medica' lttcndance. Municipal Court $3000"; nnd these Items aro annrt from the phy sicians allowed for the Oynecean IIoh ltol, Misdemeanants Court nnd the IIouso of DetenHon. Another item A-i T tnc 0. "Phvsieinn nt not ex ceedlng $5 per day." is evident'y in tended to permit tho employment other physician lor tho (i.vni-ccan Hos pital and Misdemeanants Court, in ad dition to thoRt alreadv referred to. Hen"" '", "" '" ' " "' lie Ovnecenn Hospital item from $30,000 to $20.0r If the i o oire of the worth'- noor at tho Home for the Indigent nnd' Ttrown's Farm nnd the trentment o' thne who arc diseased in its correc tional institutions, can perform the wr-rk for so large n number with so small a staff of physicians and nurses, it beems not unreasonable that the Mu nicipal Court should get nlong with n smaller staff of medical emp'oyes thnn the budget nllows to this institution where a small group of wayward women nre enred for; Without reflecting upon such work ns Is done at tho Oynecean Hospital, an Inspection of that Institution, which occupies u former private residence, raises the question whether the tax payers should be put to the expense of maintaining this separate establishment for tho special treatment of a few un fortunate women, who, if it were not for the taking over of this hospital by the Municipal Court, would go to the ordinary correctional Institutions under the Deportment of Public Welfare. Slices Traveling Expenses "Item 44, truveling and other ex penses of probation officers and inspec tors, juvenile division of Municipal Court, $$000," is reduced to $0000, which is believed to be sufficient. "Item 45, traveling and other ex penses, officers of Domestic Ileiatlons nd criminal branches, Municipal Court, $8000," Is reduced to $0000, which U beiievcd to be sufficient. "Item 48, furniture and other fur nishinira. Municltial Court. S15.0O0." is reduced to $7500. "Item 40, printing nnd stationery, Municipal Court, $10,000," is reduced to $5000. "Item 50, printing annual report, Municipal Court, $tU00, ' r.duccu lo .P3.r00. "Item 52, municipal supplies, etc., not uiherwisu jitoviuua for, SoOvM," ru reduced to $2500. "Item 01, alterations, repnlrN, etc., Municipal Court, $15,000," reduced to 87500. Acknowledging the good work done by the .Municipal Court, it Is submitted that at the Philadelphia Ceuerul Hospi tal, where there are 1500 patients, nd of a distressed nature, there are five resident physicians only und forty-live iutenies, the latter of whom receive no compensation. At the Philadelphia Hospital for Contagious Diseases, wheie there are 507 patients, there are nine resident physicians und live in terues. At the Philadelphia Hospital for Mental Diseases, known as "Hy berry Farms," where the patients num ber -fO), und are In constant need of medical assistance, there are but ten resident phblcinns. Moreover, Inquiry as to the operation of the Municipal Court of Chicago, a city with a larger population than that of Philadelphia, reveu's the fact that while there are thirty-one Judges lo cated In different parts of the citv foi the convenience of the peonle, nnd not at the City Hall, and doing a much weatcr vo'uine of business In all casei than is dona in the Mimlclnal Court o' Phi'ode'nhla. there ure but seventeen probation nfcnrs, one a chief probation officer at .SWJ50, nnd sixteen irobatlnp nffi-o-s nt f 1050. a total of $20,050. Tills Ik hUfvested In contrast to t)u nreseni on wnicn, as siiueu, carries ;hkj i probation offlcers.at ntlarka ranting I nrescnt bil' which, as stated, carries 300 y. BVENfito ptrsiio from $500 to $2500, except, In addition, the chief, who gets $5000. oil of wh hi, below the chief, have n bonus added to the salary. A further illustration presents Itself In n consideration of the work of nil the f?-".'? "S-Kel2,T.? ff aSSftlcm. wherea. the local court, with nine Common Plcos Courts, with fifteen Judges, who also sit in tho Court ot .,......... c?......, u.l !.. A.nl.nnu' M ni... fCr..,v tiiii i; Court judges, who audited and settled estates during tho year 1010 to the total value of $128,011,870, receive an appropriation for the vast work done by them of $401,030, .divided as fol lows, for personal services t Contract With Oilier Courts Common Pltaa Court 1199,000 O.pui.i ..u.i 05 Quarttr BmbIoim Court 101,715 Total MOt, 080 The newly created Municipal Court, with its vast army of employes, asks in tho present budget, for personal services, more than $1,000,000, made up as fo'lows: Municipal Court, regular par rotl. not Including the lalarlta of nine Judg 1070.788 "Personal arvlccs" 3,000 touts of Detention 30.01S Oynecean Hospital 80,000 Total 11.040 721 cr more than twice as much In the ag gregate as Is allotted to all the Courts of Common Pleas, including the Quar ter .) visions Court nnd the Orphans' Court. The salaries of the judges them selves are not Included ln these esti mates, since they ore paid by the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania. Bureau of Weight and Measures "Item A-21. Personal services. "I.lno C, Inspectors, fifty-three, at $1500," reduced tn 35 at $1500. It was stated before Council that these men were obliged to inspect about 50,000 stores, which would be nn aver age of about 1000 Btores per year per inspector, which, reduced to days, would mean the inspection of about three stores per day. In the present financial emergency, it Is .believed that thirty-five inspectors would be 8UfJ:lcnt to do this work. "Item 81. Transportation, stationery, office supplies, furniture, fuel, scientific And field equipment, printing, pontage, keep and maintenance of horsea, wagons and motorcars, repairs of motorcars, -eplacements for insurance against iroperty damages resulting from col Islon, theft, accident or other causes, and miscellaneous, $17,500," reduced .o $10,000. This item Is bc'ieved to be excessive ind unnecessary to the extent allowed .n the bill and Is, therefore, reduced. Recorder of Deeds "Section 15. This section appropri ates $430,880 for the recorder of deeds principally for personal services. In cluded in tho long list of employes Is provision for fifty-five typists at $1500 as vroviuea Dy act ot Assembly, and for I lity spcclul typists nt $1600, thirtv (80) of whom ure authorized by the Legislature. It Is believed that the recorder of deeds is amply provide.' with clerks and assistants in numbers dufflcient to do the work of tho nffloo nnd brlngtho recording up to date if the usunl standards with regard to time and efficiency were applied. For this reason, the Mayor, some months ago vetoed an ordinance adding a large number of typists to the recorder of uecdi' force, but the veto was not sus tained by the Council. Du Ing the las. few days the Real Kitate Board, which is interested with all good citizens li .ncilltatrng real estate transfers, has requested that no reduction be made In lie recorder of deeds' budget. While real estate, transfers are fall Ing off, the recorder is said to bt .07.000 documents behind and that his present force should be continued li. j.dcr that the work of the office ma ue brought up to date. The Real Estate Board has indicated its faith in the abil ity of the recorder of detds to catch u with the work if his present work'n .0 T is continued, and he Is' eiven In addition, $20,000 for salaries an tgH extra clerk hire, Item A-3, as provided in the bill. In order thut tills may be trie,! nut and no Impediment thrown in the wo ol uie rccoiuer to tiring his work up to date, uo reduction is made In hi judgct ns presented. Harding Gets First Democratic Senator Continued from Tar One jssurae that he will fall to win T,i Fnllette. Borah and Johnson, namely, the vote of Senator Shields. Walsh May Be Fftvo-aMo There were some other i)mn,....i. cnators who wc-o rather anti-tentrue t mot of them fai'ed of rr-eVctlon ''till, 8enntor Walsh, of Mnsmchu setts, remains, and he mav. like Sena tor Shields, accent the Harding league nnd the President-elect evldontlv hope 'o have the votu of hli Democratic mU eacue from Ohio Senator Pomerene whom he has asked to nn early con Vn-ncc here. The question of the two-thlrds mo, orlty because of the fal'tire to win ove Reed nnd the possible lo.ia of Borah Tohnson nnd La Fol'ette. will denomi largely unon the attitude of the Dem ocratle Senate lender, Mr. Under wood. The most Important conference that remain will be thoso with Senatorr Borah and Johnson, of the .Republl cans, as Indicating whether there will be any other Republican defections than that of 8entor La Follette. which Is to be taken for granted, and the one with Senator Underwood ns Indicating the official Democratic at titude. Mr. Underwood opposed the leader shin of Senator Hitchcock In th ...!.. fight nnd took the ground that the Dem- nnrnta should pnmnrnmlaj. n.tfl. .1.. . ' ocrats should compromise with the He talnlne such concessions ns thev could from Sonntor Lodge, but he never went to the point of voting 'ilmself for the Lodge reservations. He is understood to favor co-operation with tin Renuhltcans upon the treaty, but the Harding plan leaves much less of the league than did the Lodge reservations and no one can cuess what thp official head of the Democratic party will do when Mr Harding oiit'ines his proposal to him ' May Have to Be for Vote If Mr. Unlerwood docs not think that enough of Ihe league of Versailles survives in the Harding plan, then tltr Prrbldent-elect'f. task will be to nick up ludivldunl Democratic votes, as he hns picked up Senator Shields' vote F.ven though at the outside he mav need only eight, the lob may be a hard one. The only other sentiment flint has not yet been tested here In Marlon Is that of the most pto-ieague Re'inhll cutis, of such men ns Rx-President Taft nnd A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard University. Most of these men have modified their position some what since last winter nnd they prob ably will not be far away from Mr Hurtling. "J here Is only one vote In the Senate that is Influenced by views slm I'nr to theirs, that of Senator McCum ber, of North Dakota. Mr. Harding knows where his vote are to be got. He will need to hold a conference of eight or ten of the men who have thought most upon the league problem, including such men as Mr. Root, Mr. Taft, Mr. Lodge, Mr. Knox, Mr. Inroot, Mr. Brandcgec, Mr. jrah (If ho is agreeable) three Demo ernts like Mr. Shield and nlso Mr. Underwood and Mr, Pomercno It they are agieeamc. At tucu the plan can be perfected. are agieeamc. At tucn a conference " . p.. t mtgBaAPieWrTtDAY. Mayor Cuts Court ' Fund by $328,000 ConttnnM from Tare One Judges, wonted more man duu prooa- tlon officers. . Throughout the Mayor's noteworthv message runs emphasis on tire need of economy and efficiency In the conduct of the clty'a many-sided affairs. Th "pay as you go" policy of the new charter, he states, demanded such econ omy nnd efficiency.. Traveling Fund Redneed .Included In tho reduction made In the Municipal "Court budget la a total of $28,000 clipped from Items covering traveling expenses, furniture, printing and stationery, supplies and repairs and altorntiohs. Tho Mayor makes uo reduction in the number of clerks and special clcrki provided for tho office of the recorder of deeds. He explains that his failure lo cut down the number, necessary na It might seem, waa n temporary nctlon to aeo t the recordcr'a . force could catch up with the vaBt number of docu ments which Htlll nre to bo recorded. Park lOoree I Pared The Item for labor, skilled and un skilled, for the commissioners of Fair mount Pork, was reduced from $400,000 lu 300,000. Two positions as children's agents under the county commissioners at $1500 each were eliminated from a total nravision of twelve aeents. The remaining cut made affected the inspectors of the bureau or weights nnd measures. A total of fifty-three' Inspec tors nt $1500 each was reduced to thirty-five Inspectors. The Mayor said lnalysls of the bureau's reports showed that not more than three stores a dny were v'slted by the inspectors. The anti-administration forces in Council were convinced they had enough votes to override the Mayor's veto. Councilman Connelt, regarded as one of the doubtful members on the ques tion of the veto, wns closeted with the Mayor early this afternoon, as were iftunciimen ueveiin ana ratton. Conference Are Held Hurried conferences were under wny Drlor to the meeting of Council today. fudge Brown held n secret conference with Thomas W. Cunningham, presl 'dent of the Republican Alliance, and ch'ef Penrose lieutenant ln HUH (itv A movement ot under way to post' -one coitncltmanic action today on the tveto. Under the law Council nan seven days .in which to act on n negation by the Mnyor on legislative matters. A spectacular feature to the hust'c nd bustle in the offices of R'rha-d Wcg'eln, president of Council, nnd that f Councilman Hll, Vare whin, was the eleventh hour arrival from Chicago of Councilman Roper, one of the Mayor's ltnunchcFt champions. Roper returned from nn inspection ot the Chicago Munclpal Court rein forced with documeuts and figures, wh'ch, bore out the assertions of cx travarance against Judze Brown's court here. Three Votes Are Needed The loyal administration members now have six votes assured to uphold 'he Mayor's veto on Municipal Court oxtravagance. Three more votes are necessary to b'ock any move to over ride the Mayor's move for economy. The councl'mcn who will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Mayor arc Councl'mcn noper, Von Tagen, Pat ton, Horn, Buchhols and Develln. The twelve members who are now in 'ivor of the full nopronrlntlnn for the Municipal Court are Wcglein, Lime- ourner and Montgomery, elected as ad ministration supporters .together with the nine Vare members, Oaffney, Pom mer, Cox, Hall, McCoach, Hetzcll, rankenlleld. Walter and McKinley. Three members are in the doubtful c'asg, although they were elected on an antl-Vare platform. They are Chair man Uurch. of tho finance cominittce, and Councitmcn Conner and Cans. Councilman Wegleln, as head of the Council, will play nn Important role in the final vote. While he Is a friend of Judge Brown and is likelv tn nnnnw nny cuts lu the court appropriation, yet strong pressure Is being brought to swing mm o me opposite collumn. If Wcg'eln swings, it is believed his change of mind will bring at least three other councl'mcn Into Tine to uphold the Mayor's veto. Politicians believe tho situation to bo one of unusual delicacy for Mr. Wegleln because of his unconcealed ambition to be the next Mayor of Philadelphia. Wll Fight Mandamus Evil In the background of the entire Mu nicipal Court budget situation is the charter provision which expressly for bids the payment of municipal funds unless the expenditure has been nu thorlzed by a previous appropriation of council. This charter provision undoubtedly will be Invoked if Judge Brown eni poys bis power of mandamus to pro funda from the rlty treasury. Poll, ticions believe Judge Brown will mnn dnmus if the Mayor's veto 1b upheld in Council. Several of the councllmcn were asked today If they would vote against nny motion to override the Mayor on the Municipal ixmrc appropriation. "I won't decide until I vote in Coun cil," Mr. Cans replied. Councilman von Tagen said: "I huve such confidence In the Mayor that I will stand back of him. If he ex ercises his power of veto I know thut he has certain information which tiihtllips such action, und for that rcuson I will vote to sustain his veto." Councilman Burch : "I have nothing to say." Councilman Hoin: "If the Mnyor reduces the Municipal Court item, I hope to support him. My position all along has been that the re iiiK'iiou xiiould ue made. Of course, he might cut out Items I would not be lu fnvo- of. nnd again his Ideas may be better than mine. Ordinarlfy, however, I favor supporting the Mayor." Irish Town Burnpd by Crown Forces Continued from Pairn One she applied ngnin nt Manchester for n vise of her passport und obtiilned it. but only Hftcr she hud promised not to "engage In propugiiiida nor to give in terviews to the American press." As a result of this verbnl promise, she iiald. her "lips are closed to the newspapers," while she Is In America. Dublin, Dec. 21. -IW A. P.)-The Iribh railwaymeu, in conference here to un, decided unanimously to abandon their strike against the carrying of mu nitions and roturu to work. The men voted to carry all the traffic offered, provided all tbe men arc re stored to their former positions. I II. Thomas, -general secretary of the National Union of Rail wny men. will negotiate this condition with the gov ernment. Boston, Dec. 21. (By A. P.) The rh Morau. president of the Massachusetts Council, riiends of Irish Freedom, to Eamonn tie Valera, urging that the funds realized from the bale of Irish bonds be app led immediately to the relief of sufferers ln Ire'and. Is biihwitmI i iridium nmc jenieruay Dy Unnlel statement issued by Hurry Boland, Mr De ii crn's secretary here. Mr. Bolnui nil. nt nil tho money raised on th Unae( the MDroY Inland i. : . a . ..... t t..k mhImI and fit tho disposal of the minister of finance of the uan rcirann. , , , , ... II.. !.!. ,1 Vnlorn tvlll deal Wltll the telegram ns he sees fit," said Mr. Ilo'nnd, "but I Wke this opportunity during my stay in uoraon w u r..n n.wl lilu MnunchtiKetts council, F. O. I. F how it comes that the $400,000, the balance of tho $1,000,000 raised by the Frlemls of Irish freedom In the nam of the Irish republic and subscribed by the Irish peoplo lu Amer ica for Ireland, is being used nt this moment to undermine the work of the offlciol head ot the irisu nauuu m America" Bush Gets 8 Years for Embezzlement OntSMed from fu On brief appeal for leniency of sentence, made reference to the nrisoners wife and four young children. At that moment out on the white stucco home on Dela ware avenue, they were waiting to hear the outcome oi the trial. Pleads Guilty to Charge Scattered In tbe court room during the short trial were many of the elite of the city, Including several women. "Their furs and Jewels helped emphasize the wave of prosperity which swept flic powder-making community during the last few years. 1 There were ten prisoners ln the coilrt and Buh was the only white man ninonc them. The court term ,1s known as the "plead guilty session" of the uencrni Sessions Court. According to Delaware laws, a prisoner who pleads guilty at this session avoids being held for n month In the rottntv workhouse for reg ular court, and obtains greater leniency in sentence. Although there were several charges ngalnst Bush, he was tried on only one, namely, the larceny of fifty Mobile and Uhlo bonds valued at siuuu cacn. Attorney Oencral David .1. Rein hardt opened the case by asking leave to file an indictment not found by tho grand Jury. Judge Rico ordered Bush to stand. "Did you know of this Indictment which has been filed against you and not found by the grand jury?" the judge asked. "Yes," gasped the prisoner. "Do you want to plead guilty?" "Xcs," mumbled Bush. Court Told About Family William S. Utiles, attorney for the prisoner Mild, "As far as my client is concerned I have no apnea! to make to your' honor's leniency. The fact that ne was employed Dy one ot me oiucsr. and most reliab'c institutions in the state shows that he must have been worthy of such n trust. I need not re mind your honor that this mnn has a wife nnd four chi'drcn at home. I re spectfully submit that the court should not be so forgetful with him as he has becu in this great wrong to the com mun(ty." Mr. Reinhardt then announced that; the prisoner would be tried on the Mobile and Ohio bond theft case. This la-ceny, he said, was committed June 0, 1020. In addition to this offense the attorney general said that Bush stole United States certificates of indeb'ed ness to the amount of $100,000 Novem ber 0, more of the same certificate worth $50,000 November 13. nnd Lib erty bonds to the nmount of $3000. Hn said he understood that tho Liberty bonds were subsequently returned. "I am informed," continued the nt torncy gcnernl," and it has been proved cor-oct that three years ago Bush began taking money from the institution with which he was connected to nrotect him. rclf with his brokers. The total amount Involved, inc'uding Liberty bonds, is aoout jssuif.uuu. Strikes Name From L!.vt Judge R ce then ordered the prisoner to stand up and pronounced sentence. Ho said the sentence wou'd date from 'ast November 13 and that the prisoner siioum pay me cost or prosecution. Before Bush had time to recover from the effect of the sentence, former City SolVtor Bayard rose and wild : "Wil'iam Bush Is a member of this bar, and I desire that his name be streken from tho list." "Is that at the prisoner's own re quest?" Judge Rice asked. "Yes," replied Mr. Bayard. "The court then rules that William But.li s name bo stricken from the roll of attorneys at this hnr." nal.l ti... Judge. Late this afternoon Bush will be tnken in the "white car" tr tli.. V..,.- Castle workhouse. Charles F. Kaxtman, a cousin of Bush, who was arrested Satnnlnv on nn cnibczxlement charge, was not brough uiio court uus morning, it wns nn nounccd that Flnntinnn u-imtil tmt lm tried until u further investigation hu been mode of his nlle-jed defalcations. S. R. 0. ON READING TRAIN Chestnut Hill Commutera Are Alio Late for Offices Standing room on'y wns the order of tMni on thi inbound trnin which left Chestnut Hill on the Reading road at S o'clotk this mnrn'ng. To make 'matters worse It arrived nt the terminal lute. Railroad officials said it wns nnlv sevnn rolnutcs behind the schedule, but to commutera it nppeared to be at least half an hour. The train which wns packed to full ?, n capacity on leaving Chestnut Hill, started out with good intentions. Hut before it reached Washington Lane station it started to limp und seemed undecided ns to whether it would go forward or back to the starting potut. "l' regiment oi commuters who Piled on the train nt (icrmuntown brought nbout the S. It. O. condition ninl they supported ench other in the uisle as the train ambled hesitatingly. When the train limped into the ter minal at 8:44, passengers were stand ing on the nlntforms and steps, nnd ...u.i, uc iiiuiiKiui to arrive at thut An nir brake which refused to work cjiuscd the slow travel. HARDJNG SEES POINDEXTER President - Elect Dlacusaea Lunu. With Irreconcllablea .Marlon, O., Dec. 21. (Bv A. P.) Another member 0f t1(, irreconcilable enmp of tho Senate. Senator Miles Pii ; "dexter, of Washington, todaj was culled into President -elect J Incline's o iimi tutions on his plun for u world pence association. The conference I, the fourth Mr Harding bus held here with senators who f.jusht for tlat rele-tion of the Versailles lengue, and it Is understood that others are to be summoned lutcr In the hope thut the irreconcilnblcs mnv add their strength to the plan to be proposed by the next administration. Another on the dny's appointment list was (.overnor Kdwln P. Morrow, o. Kentucky, a bitter opponent of un reserved ratification of the VersulUs treaty. Children In Mother Goose Pageant A pageant founded on Mother (ioose liymcs was given 'ast nlcht by 1(50 'hlldren of employes nt the rlffl, n,,uni JhrisUuas enteitulnmeut of the Ed- children Christina ward O Iliidd Manufacturing Co. The entertuinment wns in the Second Reel ment Armory, Broad street and Sus uuehanna avenue. The pageant was .'i v-.'y !V. '.!""" " tvowe. Kneh eh.' W ' 3 '; .1 mi, nnn. ." ' H fit III ??r ;? :.tlnuKat will be c ' i peoismbisb 21,, 1020 ABBE, IN CITY, KNEW BIDDLE Edmund M. Obrecht at Father Fltz Patrick's Jubilee Abbe KrmundM. Obrecht, of Oeth semnno Abbey, Kentucky, the mon astery In which James Cornel Bid die, former trnnplst worker lived for many years before renouncing his vow of , celibacy, and later marrying, spent today In this city. The Abbe refused to converse with eporters or to allow himself to be seen hy them. It Is understood lie came to nttend tho silver jubilee of the Rev. Fcnton J. Fitzpntrlcks connection wit St. Mnlachy'M Church, 1420 North Eleventh htreet. Abbe Obrecht was well ncqtuilntc 1 with Mr. Blddlc, to whom Miss Mnry Lena Gaines, of Warrenton, Va., was married last week In Washington, as they were together ln the monastery for many years. Mr. Blddlc is the son of the late Thomns 0. Bldd'e. of this city, former ambassador to Rcuador. EVELYN NESBIT PAWNS RING Then Prosecutes Brother for Hold Inrj Back Part of Money New York. Dec. 21. (By A. P.) Kvelvn Ncsblt. former wife of Harry K. Thaw nnd of Jack C'lfford. the dancer, nppeared In West Side Court hero yesterday to press a charge of grand Inrcenv she hnd fi'cd against her brother, Howard, one of the prlnclpnl witnesses in the Thaw murder case. The brother, she testified, withheld a portion of $1500 which he had re ceived in pawning one of her rings, valued nt $35,000. The brother ad mitted he kept part of the money, bnt declared he did So because his sister hnd fai'ed to return the loans he ad vanced. The case was postponed until tomorrow. COLBY IN RIO JANEIRO Secretary of State Returns Visit of President of Brazil Rio do Janeiro, Dec. 21. (By A. P.) Bulnbridge Colby, the American secretary of state, arrived here th's morning on board the battleship Florida from the United States. Mr. Colby, who Is accompanied bv General Cronkhite and Admiral Bassett, representing the United States array and navy, respectively, enmo to Brazil to return the visit of President Prison ii the United Stntes. The Florida nl'ed from Newport News, Va., De cember 4. PLANE AFIRE: CREW UNHURT Machine 8ent In Search of Missing Balloon Destroyed Albany, N. Y., Dec. 21. (Bv A. P.) One of the two army airplanes which were to have searched the Adir ondack region for the missing naval bal loon took fire soon after hnpnlng off nere tor uien Kails this morniny nnd was forced to make a landing nt Wes tcrlo Island, about two miles south of here. The plane wns destroyed, but Lieu tenant F. B. Johnson, pilot, and Ser geant George Slcke, observer, ore 're ported to have escaped injury. POLICEMEN ASK DELAY Want Hearing Postponed Until After Federal Trials Counsel for Thomnn Tt. toPV. n.i Harry J. Delnnge. patrolmen of th Fourth and Rice streets stntlm, ,i,n were suspended from the fnrc 1 ,..., ber 10 on chnrces of bein; members of a gang of bandits, today petitioned th" "Ivil service board for n postponement of a hen' Ing before that bodv on the urounu iiint tiamnginT evidence might be broticht out which tnlpht I... ..... against them in federal mnrt in i course of the next few weeks. RESIDENCE SET ON FIRE Incendiary Tries to Destroy House In New Salem, Fayette County Unlontown, Pa., Dee. 21. a fi ehui: operated last night In New Salem, three mil's from here, when he used an oil soaked mop In nn nttemiit to destrc the residence of L. (I. Wertz. T.'t',C. InL08 di"eoverc,l member of the family, who were preparing to etlre and was extinguished without an material damage. Citizens armed them selves nnd patrolled the town, hoping to find some trrrc of the incendiary gWBMWMHMMlMiflai HOLIDAY OPPORTUNITY QUR Christmas busi ness is not good. In an effort to make it better we have reduced a 1 1 Christmas merchandise 25 per cent, among which are inexpensive articles from France and Italy, suggest ing refinement and good taste. Prices beginning at One Dollar. A, L. Diawent & Co. ISIS Walnut Street aaag!gsr?gg The Most Beautiful Car in America WLrTO f J IL JL fllltP ' r77;iVr n-fr I '"CSwESs"' II I' BouJoIr SS i rl-iv I' ' Lamps WILL YOUR CAR DO THIb? o ... ,,. Test No., (i bawmill Hill turns left from Belmont Avenue just south of the bridge over the Schuylkill .w .....yutiK. tvery inea it agrees it is a u-uu, wim tour passengers, from 15 an nour at the bottom, went over the top at ii high gear all the way. CUV A. WllieV Jhvsident WBBsmmm mm m JbtYe 'Disirihuinre 394 (V9RTH BR9A0 STREET. PHU Ann oum t v- . NEW YORK MOURNS FOR DEAD BISHOP, Funeral for tho Rov. Charles S. Burch to Bo Held in Ca thedral Thursday By tho Atvwlated P-w New YorlfM Dec. 21. Funeral serv Wi fo- the Rt. Rev. Chnrlet Summer Burch, bishop of the Protestnnt Kplro pal illocewp of New York, who died stid denly of heart disease, will be held 1'liuindnv afternoon at th" cathedral of H. .to-n the Divine. The full plans have not been competed. News of the bishop's death caused profound horrow throughout the dloces" and thousands of messages of condolence poured In to his w'dow. Mounting wn placed on all chu-ches In the diocese and the stately cnthedrnl was draped In purple nnd black. As the blsho" hnd no assistant, the ptandlng committee, headed by the Rev. Dr. Ernest M. Stires, of St. Thomas' Church. In this city, automatically be comes the ruling bodv of the diocese un til a successor Is elected. The bishop died suddenly yes 'erdav nftc1 noon of heart failure, In duced by the debllltntlng effect of Inryn -itls. He died In the niarttnent n' Mrs. Alice M. Doug'nsi, 550 Rlversld drlve, to which he had evidently turne1 for aid when sudden wenkness scize-i him while he was walking northward in the drive. Near 127th street Bishop Bnrcb felt himself weakening from the effects of his wnlk and made hli way to the apartment of Mrs. Crawford Douglas. She sold she had been administering throat treatments to the bishop for the last twelve days and had treated him similarly n year ngo last July. Mr. Douglas also nursed the bishop when he was ill Inst year. After tho treatment yestcrdoy, Mrs. Douglas said. Bishop Burch told her he felt better, but n trlrle weak from hi.s wnlk. Thev had talked nbout fifteen minutes, she added, when the bishop arose from his chair and fell to the floor. Physicians were hurriedly summoned, but the prelate died before they arrived. Death was declared to be due directly to heart disease. The bishop's body was removed to the Cathedral of St. Jobu the Divine. GOMPERS URGES AMNESTY Free Espionage Act Violators, His Advice to Senate Washlneton. Dec. 21. (By A. P.) Fnvotab'e action by Congress on thp resolution n.sklng immediate amnesty for nrlsotiers held for violnt ons of the es pionage net wns urged before the Senate judiciary committee today by Scnut r '"rnncc. author of the measure, and offlcluls of the American Federation of Labor headed by Samuel Oompcrs. Mr. (fompers told the comm'ttee the espionage net was "offensive to all men who know what freedom means," ni that all European countries hut give" full amnesty to prisoners in similar cases. Asked by Senntor K ng if t' resolution wou'd fiee men who advo cated "armed revolution ugainst tho government durini; the war," Mr. ners replied: "Kmnhntlcr.lly no. Thev nre not the friends of the American Federation of Labor and never have been." Asked if the "draft dodders" wou'd be freed, "the veteran labor leader said lie wnp not sure as to that, but h. did not think so." REDRAFT EDMONDS BILL Would Have Deferred Penalties on All Uncollected Taxes Washington. Dee. 21. The House ways nntl means cominittce voted today o rccomm't for redrafting the I-MnmmU bill proposing to defer the date when 'lenn't'es becomes effective for failure to nav federal taxes. Representative Green. Iown, ex nlnined that us the bil' wns reporte-1 to the House, it would defer peua'ties on nil uncollected taxes of this and previous years, although it was intend ' io nppiy oniy to tuxes on this year's incomes and profits. Representative Corner. Texas, gaid this instance should warn the com mitteo not to "report out innocent 'ooking little resolut ons without givin them the same consideration as those which appear to be imp rtnnt." motorist who real pull. Th - w KV Ihe Mnct cr.,.,,: LI- l&JCi,J&X) l. 'lKSS ISKv Truck in America Yy:--.'."7r ' l'Aw 2 ever T.tH5acwTsri flst,nr e Paige llH.SU' dwfSl miles MLIaJw?!! THkil w,n 10 NINTH AND CHESTNUT CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS Come to Hoskins for distinctive gifts. Every article in our large stock has been greatly reduced for the benefit of holiday shoppers. 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