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THE WEATHER
Generally full mid colder tonight and
Friday ' tmMraliir fallliiB to
about '-'" decrees by morning,
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VOL. VII. NO. 87
ii PROMISES
SPEEOY ACTION IN
FIGHT ON COMBINE
jVlooro Intimates Ax May Bo
Swung Today on Deserters
to Vare-Brdwn Camp
M'LAUGHLIN MAY LOSE
ELECTRICAL BUREAU JOB
Swift action in tin' impending slinkf- 1
ip in City I lull "ns primmed toiiny
J)V Minor Monro, with the possibility
flint' two cabinet liondo may be sliced
f(f nt oner
Tlie readjustment" will be tlie first
,,.,, Ihmk reprisal inndo by tlie, Mayor
n ,i war on tlie Ilrnwn-Viire-Cun-H'nxlinm
combination which lured six
jdnilni-dratioueounrlliiien Into its ranks.
A nicotine of the Hoard of City Trusts
trnsiiH M"-. Moore's nttention this
burning but lie reached li office nt
pni'JO o'clock.
s lie walked briskly along, the sec
lnil ttwr corridor to bin private ofTlee
jnlrance the Mayor ims asked :
ny action today?"
lie nulled broadly
I suppose there will be something
Jo'lav ' he said.
Mayor Withholds Details
Mr Mayor, doc jour statement
rfstenloy menu there will be a cabinet
fchnko-upV"
"1 rnn't answer thai -not now." was
the n-plv
The cabinet members on whom the
Mayor ma) wing the ax are Director
pf i'nblic Safety Cnrtolyou. Director of
public Health Kurbush mid A. Lincoln
ckcr. purchasing agent
Mr Acker holds n position similar to
that of dhector of supplies under for--
Sier mayors. The old title was iiliullxliiMf
by the Woodward charter in the expec
tation that the purchasing intent would
Jw nil Mipidles for the county as well
tlir municipal departments. Hut the
County bill was not pned b the last
JgMature
Cams May Het Place
J.in.cs I' M Lalighlih. thief of tlie
Wcrtrlca. bureau, ih to be separated
Mil) from his Job, possibly today, ac
cording to well-Informed' aourrca in
Citj Hall. ' W
Jtrpnrts, unne Ocorge V. Cnrns. of
the Fortieth ward, as McLaughlin's
Inicwnr, Cams lives at ."tilO Malcolm
ftrcpt. and during the war was in
(barge of electrical work nt Hog Jttlnnd.
When Councilman t'corgo Council
vas a intididnte for Council last year
l.wns aided politically by Cams. In
(lie lie, tn hours iireceding a vote on
tin- Major's Municipal Court cto
CuMdin Mr. Counell was regarded as
''on the fence."
As late as 1 o'clock that afternoon it
fcai- bollcv-d tin ooillicllnuin would vote
1" 'iii-li the Mnjor's veto, but on the
lolleall he 'wits one of the hix members
Vhn tnoij lij the Major.
Counell Favors Curns
lit Hall gossip today is coupling
that i vent with the prospective appoint -
mnit of Cams as chief of the electrical
tun an a $11000 job.
Councilman Connell, who has an np-
tiiintineiit with the Major todaj, w.is
qiiiMiimrd about Mr. CariiH.
J "lie Is a good electrical engineer,"
lr Connell syjd. "I recommended
itn to the Mn,or some time ago."
Chiei McLaughlin is a holdover from
tj Smith administration, ills reten
tion so far has been credited f,i City
Sollntop Smyth and to Murdoch Ken.
urnli mi as Mr. Moore's campaign
toriiai;r
''ili Hell todav is a liotbed of
tuiui.i- H ,,( t, favorite reports
Hint the Major might delav "lir-
"'; tne ing otliccholiircrs until after
lb' ( nMinas holidajs. One jobholder
mil a resignation demand would be a
Pjuiicr in nnj Christmas stocking.
rii
nnor s iiiinonncemcnt yesterday
" ' real liistimint" n ('In Hull
Jlnski-il nen ulie serene senior
Jiiiiul states senator, who is rest
Wi nt the shore. It Is understood
lliai Vf ,J(,r ,m. ,,( ,.nro "r.,p"
" it Si tutor Peui-iise thinks about the
Jiiii.itioii The Major has ntnde It plain
re'i-niu tn tM, Kenator that ho does
,'," "'" to be made a "part" of the
'llr "svstem." which would include
"'"' mil state otlicials within its eni
Drm lisne Not Dlslurlird
lii.iniiiii. ....i..i 1... ff'l. f
i
J: iniiiiglinm. clerk of the Court of
Uiinrt..,. sessions, ami chief ally of
"Mili-iii ,,,dgi. llrown, who is the
P"i''- brliiml the throne in the fight
"lie MiiMir, that lie would confer
"I'll iMiinior Penrose Christmas Day,
',!"" disturb tlie Major at all. lie
"fling in his friends. The Major, it
',' ) '' I. does not care who Hen-
, '"'nese sees. Ma or .Moore, It
Bnlliuill announced, will do olltcial
Contlmir,! VuKe -' r hT,Tnliiiiiir Thrw
"SANTA" LANDSINJAIL
n Soliciting Funds for "Widow"
Dd Not Know Detective
I.'IhUm Itntt, a Negio. asked a man
I" ''oiitulmte mone) to relieve the dls-
Ifl-Ss iif ii ..... i !., i ,,..
kii. . --"1111111 irrruiiy iviuoi I'll, lie
J r,l"lcll'',.l I'lH prosm-ctive victim last
Junk '" ''" n"'1 U1"B h,ro,'ls' Mun"
U Hi" man Imppened to be Detective
""",'' t the Manayunk station
Mi'il widow Y ' the detective
inii"rr 'l'IK'"id used to drive an ash-
If Li" X ."nnj'Utik," the Santa Clans
m-iii-d ..)Io wns ulw ( kIlllI.
B' to people,"
to.!.'!.'! ''"?'' 1Jr(,('" tn"k I'ritt to the
Bri i."ink. I,n,1," Htatlon. There
n,,.,t nflll'"to,l that he didn't know any
Diiui, . i .' ,u "iiii sin anil several
Ii", ' r.V'1." '" ,lls I'oekel. Magistrate
tin- J' I'1 ,liln ,n,1v in SHOO bail for a
I ' "fi heiulng December '-"II. cbai'ged
ri obtaining money under false pre-
Entered as Heccnil-riam Mutter at th Ioitofflc, il Philadelphia. P.
Undir the Act of March D, 1R71
Tioga Man
Today's Winning
Limericker
INTRODUCING
H.G.PRICE
3301) North 22d Street
HIS LIMERICK
A gab who came out of the
yard
At League Island said,
"Gee, but it's hard
To know what to do
When your day's work
Not the feathers for me, I
iiuiuyil i in mra. i
Limericker Puts Tioga
On Hundred-Dollar Map
H. G. Price, of 3509 North Twenty-second
Street, Solves Problem of the Gob and
Annexes Much-Coveted Prize
'Hliu liinCrinkitiu ".. miiJ. ilnu l, ..!. : . nu 1,rt IialI tubi. Lit 1 1 ml
jump around recnrdless of L-eoi-rnnln . I
Frfr the first tu-
v daH it looked as
thOUKh nil (111. limerti-knru in III., i-ltv
were living In West I'hilndelphia. Theftj For when he came down to earth and
a New Jersey man came along and an- began considering the matter seriously
iiuxwl the ONI-: HCNDHKD DOLLAU . he decided that the only win he could
prize. yAnd now Tioga puts Itself on ' possibly "snuurc himself" with his sis
the limerick map. I ter.s was to divide the prize. S."0 to
Tlie winner of the limerick about the i each of them, nnd be satisfied with the
sailor nt the League Island Nnvv Yaid
II. G. I'lUCK
3.VI0 North Twenty-second street. Tioga
Business: Kitst Johnson street. (Jer-
mantown
Mr. Price is probably the last innn in
the world who expected to win this
prize. When lie was informed of hi
good luek he laughed s,i hard that he
couldn't say anything for a few inin
utes. And then he confessed that he had
been a limerick fan for a long time nnd
that he sat down everj night nnd fijl'-d
in that elusive last line just for tliu
fun of the thing.
Mr. Price has two sisters who live
with him nt his home on North Twenty-second
street, and the both strongly I
disapproved of his supposed waste of'
time. And they dreuded most of all the
publicity that would come to the family
if hv chance he should hapnen lo win.
That's why Mr Price laughed. Ife
3 HELD AFTER RAID
IN HUNT FOR DRUGS
Others Caught in Poplar Street
Apartment Released for
Lack of Evidence
ALLEGED CHIEF STILL FREE
'I luce persons of the six uritsieil
last night in a drug raid on an npart
inent on Poplar street near Fifteenth
were held in bail at Central police stu
tlton today for a further hearing De
cember .'10.
Ham III own, who after his arrest
told the poliie he was a "teal thief
no pettv laii-eny gii," was held under
SI ."Oil hail. His wife, .lean, and .Miina.
Migutx, arrested at the same time, wc-e
held under S.'OO bail, (iemge lliown
and James W. Stafford, of Wilmington
and Jack Sheppard. of lliown street
near Tenth, were released for lack nt
evidence.
The police trap sprung last nigh', il
developed at the beaiing, was set to
catch "New York Jack." reputed head
of the drug s.Midicute which has been
updating in Philadelphia
Jiuk Not Piesent
".lack," whose real name tlie police
sin. is Jack (iosih. had the npartinent
on' Poplar street, and elMi-ctue Charles
Lee, bead of the vice sipuid. who con
ducted the raid, bad hoped to get tlie
elusive "Jack" and a uiiinitit of drugs
nt the same timo.
The millers testllied todii that
Minsk" had not been present; neither
had tbev discovered anj great iiuantlt
of drugs. In the room the Hrow us oc
cupied, according to tehtimoii , u din
moiid -studded opium pipe was found
under the lied. An opium lamp and
some smoking opiu mwas found in the
room said to be occupied bj "Jack
when he is in the house. .In the saute
loom was a bottle, half full of what
Is believisl to be ii drug, and mime
niilk-stigar, used in the pieparation of
dings for the ii-tail market. I hey also
found in Mack's" room some parole
papers from the Eastern Pciiltentinr
nnil letters addressed to hint in the
uiiiiie of Jack (iosch
(leorge lliown and Stafford, two
Wilmington Negroes who were in the
house, were let go. l heJiolicesniil
( imtlniirtl on 1'iwe Tlinf. Column hour
0YSTERS$4AD0ZEN
Trip to Court Adds to Price ot
Twelve Bivalves
- , 1,-t tl nt mini pa ." said
Vincent Paskl. twenty three .wars old.
of Cotton street near Cresson. after lie
had eaten a dozen oysters in a n-stau
rant near Ins home Inst night
The next innn to cuter tl stau
,1 linlilielieil III ue I'l'inini- '
I atighliii. of the Manajiiiik station
..i-resteil Paskl and took him to
lie
the
Miiiiiijunk police station
Toiiaj Paskl paid for the ojsteis. I he
doen cost lilm i. iiiciiiuihk im
of arresting him
9
cost
i(..rmn !" Njr.' J,l'r.5T.J'V'l.!,.l!,,JS!
inUtun uml LlKitrcttia oh-1
liiimil.U, TI."V Tl, no .tit-ntum.. All UvQh,-.-.
....... u...ni.i..i.
.nit
. w-v ?ik
heard in n Imiir time, but It's going to'
cost him just ONL IUNDKLU oui-- ,
I. A IIS fur lieW no fllllllV
glory himself.
One of his sisters mid the one who
most strongly disapproved of the whole
tiling and rffused to have anj thing to
do with it is known to a great many
Philadelphians through her musical ac
tivities. She is Miss Anna II. Price and. un
til a few years ago. she taught piano in
eckwer's Philadelphia Musical Acad
emy. Tlio Winner and His I.lnirrli-U
The complete limerick with the last
line by which Mr. Price won tJie prize,
follows : '
.1 gob irhn (itmr out nf the wnl
At Lea tiu r Isttiwl said, "dec but it's
hard
To know xrhat to ilo
When your day's work it Ihiouph
Xot the feathers (or me, though
I'm tnr'd."
.Mr. Price has been n resident of
funtlnuril mi riii;r Tun, Column 1'mtr
BUYS IAS GIFTS,
THEN SEES SON DIE
Believing Wounded Lad Would
Recover, Mother Had Bought
Presents and Tree
CHUM EXONERATED BY BOY
lh. Harry Stanlc, who had just
bought Christmas prevents and a beau
tiful tiee for her son Frank In the be
lief that he would recover from u gun
shot wound, sat with bowed head ut
his bedside today as lie died.
Neurit stood Frank's brother lliirr,
twenty-four jenrs old, who gave some
of his blood In a transfusion operation
yestcrdaj in the hope that it might
save the lad's life,
Frank, who died at 11 o'clock ui the
Cooper Hospital. Camden, was eighteen
cars old. On Moinlii he was m-il-dentiill
shot by a tliiim, Alfred Mat
thews, fifteen years old. The homes ot
both hojs are in Itrooklawn. N. J.
Following the tiiiiisfuslon operation
jcstenlii), physicians noted a dcciileij
improvement in Frank's condition, and
nssuied bis parents he would tecover.
So, with a glad heart, Mrs. Stanlc
began her Christinas preparations.
Hut eaily this morning the ho took
a sudden turn for the worse, and n
hurried summons was sent to his par
ents. The boy ami his chum, Alfred, were
inseparable. The went out into the
fields near llrooklnwii, Mouda , after
school, and were shooting at a mark
with :i'l caliber ril'es. The were
slauillng some distance from each other
when the gun, in Alfred's hands, was
accident all) discharged.
Itefnre Frank died be exonerated his
chum of all blame.
TELLS OFATTACK ON FLAG
American
Woman Describes
At
tempt to Tear It Down
Washington, Dec L'.'t -illy . ,
An attempt by llriiisb s'oldieis to
tear down an American flag raised ovi i
her home in iicen.stivwii, Ireland,
when- she was slaying last August
was iicsciiiieii iiiiinv in ,xirs Mi
uii-1
.Mohan, of ( orona, I.. I,, before the
coiuiuission to the committee of one
bundled investigating conditions in
Ireland.
Mrs. Mohan said she had put up tin
ting as a protection against raids and
that when a part) of solidirs saw it
one of them shouted: "Tear down that
damned American flag and trample oi.
II '" The soldiers then, she said,
smashed windows in a fruitless attempt
m climb up to the flag.
The witness told tin mmittee that
when she repoilcd the incident to
American Consul McAudiews ui
(.liieeiistowu. she was infill nieil the Lug
llsh hate Americans as much as the)
do the Irish ami that the consul would
not be permitted to cable a report to
Ameiica. as the cablegram would he
censored. The consul, she added, ad
vised her that possibly mIiij could cable
a report to her husband. She did so,
she said, hut her husband did not make
the cablegram public because of felus
f,,,'. ,,,,,. mlfl.ty
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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1920
HOOVER HERE, SEES
F
E
Says Proper Psychological Atti
tude Will Aid Business in
Readjustment
COMES TO PLEAD FOR AID
FOR STARVING CHILDREN
The itidilstriul and tiuam ml ondl
tion in the cotmtrj will he favorably
affected by a mental adjustment that
will come after the lirt of the jear,
Herhcil Hoover believes
lie in-rived In the eiu at noon todnj
i to snenk nt a luncheon in the fover of
I tli,. A, .1111,11111 ,.f tnuli In lii.liiilf .if Hip
.fsm.lMKl.ono cninpnign for the relief of
the starving children of Luiope.
"Half the trouble with our business
today is psjcholoaical." he declared
"the other half is actual, hut fliere is
no reason whj we should look for nnv
thlng of more serious proportions than
wc are going through now .
"The' fact that a 'M per cent 'drop
In commodities, involving billions of
dollars, 1ms not produced any more
marked' effect -on- this country than it
lias is n monument to American indus
try mid business methods. This tre
mendous' loss' has been absorbed somc-
4-where, hut it has crealed no sharp havoc
n our ind,ust-i.ul life.
I redlrts Change Soon
y1Pn Mr.
Hoover snri mi thing, it
sounds right. He mukes remarks with
the stireness of couiiikhi sense and the
understanding of broad slmi. He is
plump and pink as eier. keen, kindly
and immovable.
"A change will ci me over the think
ing and acting people of the l'tiltcd
States," li said, "in the wake of the
nresent deflation of markets nnd the
inability to dispose of our foodstuffs and
,. n,iitt.,u illtlii.T-i.. tlu. filmier nnil I
, .mm, ,..., I,. .-. ......" ..- ......
the laliorinir man hnve not been greatly
Interested in Inrge national problems
and foreign relations.
"It is surprising now how concerned
the farmers are about our international
lelntions and world affairs. This ap
plies to tlie great laboring classes. For
eign affairs lme turned out to be not
so foreign after all, and F.urope bus
i-otiie to the farm.
"The relations between the nations
of the world in the past have been
handled as academic problems. Todaj
tlie are becoming cverjdii problems
for every one.
"There has been plenty of talk and
writing about great readjustments after
the war, but there linve been no great
readjustments. There has beep no con
certed thinking or action on any of the
vast problems of the world since the
war. Sonic progress in national and
international policies was made during
the armistice period, but ot stopped
with the signing of tlie peace treat J.
Old Problems Still Vcliig
"Kurope has stinted in to pile up
international difficulties without am
loss of time, and is busy with the old
problems of indemnities and tnriffs
In this count rj the pi ace tieajt ha.
not been signed.
"Among these world problems that
have not been solved is that of feed
ing tlie sinning Kuropean childteu
Two j cars has not bevn long enough
to make the people of the rest of the
world realie that this is ever bod) 's
problem and that these childieu cannot
be left to die "
Have Hoods Kurope Needs
"Our stoiehoiiscs are bursting with
goods we iiinnnt dispose of. nnd in
Kurope there is the uttermost destitii
tlon and stnuatinn. I think the reali
at ion i- growing among tlie jiiople of
this loimtry thai something is vltallj
wrong with the cycle of world affairs
The piesent appeal for !f:i:i.ntio.nno
tn cute fni three and a half million
ihildreu until tin' time of the next har
vest, fs handicapped, because of the
general financial i onilitiniis of the coun
try, hut that it will rcncli its goal I
mil' confident. Not to raise the iimouiit
will menu that 17.00(1 instittitli.iis ol
clmriti scnticieil over l-.iilope. wlilcli
have I n curing for thn
,n ...mi.,.. .,.i i
. .w.iii.ii ,,,.,.
a half hildtcn
vvil have to tmn their
i h.irgi -
onto the .liiets on Februai')
1 to die
"Am liinuly that is si rf supporting .
can alTonl to taiieou 'invisible gin st'
at till e.xpcno of S10. i
"This , balleiige to feed the stnrveil
chiblii'ii of another part of the uoild
is ju-i as much of n national problem ,
as am vve have, within our (oiintry. It;
is waiting for the people of America ,
to solve "
Two liunili ed prominent men audi
women giitheieil for the luncheon ot
the 1'hilaili-lphla county cominltti i
the iiiinpillgn in tlie .M-aiieiuy loyer. i
William I. i.ikiiis is ciiiiiruian of the
committee and John II. Mason tieas
urcr for the eastern Pennsylvania di
vision PENROSE READY FOR WORK
Senator to Leave Atlantic City for
Washington December 30
Senator Penjo-e aniioiinceil todav at
Atlantic Cit) That he will go to Wash
ington, December HO The senator set
nt n -t all rumors icgarding his unfit
ness for national servile when he told
of hi plans to take up his work as
chairman of the Senate Untune lom-
. ' ...it i..e
'";' ,.
n i 'in ""
said he will leave At
lantic City on a special car and go
direct to Washington. His big red an
totnolule will meet him at I'nion St a
Hon and lie will be driven lo the
Wiirdmaii Park Hotel, on the outskiits
of the capital. Here he will remain
dating Ik session should his health
win rant
Pi lends ol ,the senator mi) his new
ap.ii Uncut is one of the most palatini
i in Washington. It comprises the en
Itiie tcp floor ol the hotel and ion.i-1-i
of six looms, a private dining room and
kill lien-
GETS $2250 FOR LOSS OF EYE
A jui'J in I'umileii todaj awarded
(lodfrej Walker, of Laurel Springs.
N. J , damages of !?--."i0 for the loss of
Ids right eye, to be paid b) James
I'rn.er, of Audubon. On March 10,
Will
l,er was struck by an automobile
driven b.v l-'raer in Lailiel Springs
He lost the sight of his right cjc. as
u irsiilt of the accident.
MENTAL
R
FR
UPHEAVAL IN IRAO
Limerick Winner
Divides With Poor
The following self-explanatory
letter has been received from II. II.
Charles, the winner of the first lim
erick. We are sure Mr. and Mrs.
Clinrles will forgive us ior not keep
ing it auonj moils, for the miggsn
tlon may be taken up by others who
are unexpectedly getting a hundred
dollars bj this contest of wit ami
good-fellowship.
IV the Kdltor of the Hvenlng I'ublle
Ledger:
Sir Inclosed please find check of
?l()'for the I'hilndelphia Society for
Organizing Charity.
Your most generous prize is
making it possible for Mra. Charles
mil myself to answer a few of the
many appeals which have been
coming to us, as to nil other l'hiia
delphians, and to Americans in gen
eral. I cannot suitably i-xprcss to you
our gratitude for a Christmas scn
son so replete with pleasure. The
limerick contest has given us con
tinual eiijojment from the begin
ning, and the actual winning of one
of jour prizes was an event which
will stand as u milestone in our
lives.
We should much prefer to have
the check an anonvmous gift.
II. It. CIIAULKS.
K'X2 Walnut street, West Phila
delphia. December 21. lOlM).
"TRIM" TRIMMED TREE
Deaf Mutes Caught Stealing $5 Bills
FronVBank's Yuletlde Pine
.Sri unf nit, Pa.. Dec. 2.".. A Christ
mas tree lighted nnd whose decorations
included many new live nnd ten-dollar
bills. pioMd tempting to two men us
thej, passed a window of the First Na
tional Hank curly today.
Securing a stone the pair
w indow and proceeded to
tree. In quicker time than it takes to
tell evetj cop in the central part of
the city was on bis way to the bank.
Patrols with i rcs came from In-ad
qniiricrs. i no runners Kept piucsniK
the tree Soon they were surrounded
b a score or more blueconts. A huce
burglar alarm hnd brought the tops. It
never pluisi d the earl morning thi"vn.
The are de.if inutis. At lieailipinrteis
the desk seigeart said the men. l-'ddie
Cnw'b- and Authoin Kolham. refused
to talk.
MAN HURT; SHIP DELAYED
Freighter Bound for New York Re
turns to Aid Steward
An iiccidcnt to a steward caused the
stiainship West Cheswabl, en route to
New York, to reverse its course nnd to
return tn I'hlladelphin In answer to a
cull by wireless a tug went nnd met thfr
ship near Chestnut .street wharf. Dela
ware river, and the steward wus brought
ashoie and taken to Sf, Agnes' Hos
pital. The injured mini is .1. S. Waldcmar.
He was reported to be suffering from a
bruised side caused In falling on n
deck.
The West Chcswald left Heed street
wharf early this morning. A few hours
later Charles I Megee Co., agents, ie
celved ii wireless from Captain No
pander sa.ving that he had directed the
ship to turn back.
After Waldeinnr's lemovul the steam
ship resumed its comim-
NEW FIRE CHIEF SWORN
Ross B. Davis Formally Succeeds
William A. Murphy
Itoss It. Davis was sworn in ut 1" :.'i0
o'clock todii) b) Director Curtelyoti a
the new chief engineer of the llureiiii
of Fire, succeeding former Chief Wil
liam A. Murphy, who resigned No
vember 1.
Chief Davits was promoted to his
piesent post from that of depiitv chief.
His appointment lunl In en urged b.v his
closest rival for the post. Ilattalloii
Chief William T Hat n-tt. , who it is
expected will become deputy.
I'he civil service commission, at a
hearing this morning -i few hours be
fore Chief Davis was sworn in. mid
exempted the position from iiil service
reu
itlrements
... ,
' 'f "' "as appoiuieii
i iireimri
March 1, ISO.", uml wa. made a lieu
tenant In 1001 ; nssisinnt battalion chief
in P.Ht; battalion chief m 101.'! mil
deputy chief engilieci in 1011
QUIET XMAS FOR WILSON
President Will Give Turkeys to
White House Employes ,
N.ishingtrii. I ':: , itv a p . -
leparatlous were maile toiiav at tne
white Hon
for another qui, t I hnt-
nuis clehriitlnn becuii
f President
wji.oii'k condition
Di
-tiibution
iif
turkc). to .ill Whiti
Hon.,- ciup'o.ves bv the Pr .iib-lit. s
I pic, edeut (list established In Piesident'
Aithiir. began todii). nine hai rels of
tiirl.e)s having been received for the I
purpose. The usual decoration with
boll) mid gieciis also was in progress .
1 Miss Margin ef Wilson, daughter ol .
the President, Dr. Stockton Axson I
I In other of the President's ti. wife, and
a few of Mrs. Wilson's immeiluiie i-ela
I fives will bo at the White Hon.e during
the Chiistiiuis season. The Picnlent'.
1 othei ilaughteis, Mrs, Prim, is Sn.vie
land In-r thin- children and Mrs V (,
I .Mi Aden and her two children will ml
in- here this season.
It's a Christmas
Present
Sunny Ducrovv brinyi it to nil
renders of the Evening Public
Ledger tomorroy.
" is a Smile
Sunny wears it and it n latih
inR. Sunny Didn't Like
Pickles
But she made the beat of them,
The aerial by Henry St. John
Cooper ia one you are going
to enjoy. It begina tomorrow in
tlie
Eucnino Public Redact
Published Daily Kxropt Humlay
Copyright lngO. by
WOMANBANDITAIDS
COMPANIONS WHEN
L
Points Revolvor While Victim's
Pockets Are Searched Can Do)
More Than Vote, He Is Told '
COLLECTOR, TIED TO POST,
IS RELIEVED OF $467
A ufinati bandit ,..,i n revolver
within a f,-w inches of John II. J.
Oilden's face, at Third and Mifflin
streets, .-iirly today, while her two com
panions ,ncll. went through Olldey's
pockets and obtained $111.-,.
Then They told Clldea to "beat it."
with other coinmejils nhnut women to
"hold ,,UI n, ,jm ((f a joji fv(11
a hold-up, since they got the tote."
'SHden reported the hold-up to tin; poll"-
of the Fourth street nnd Snyder
avenue station.
J hl.s hold-tip was the climax of a '
serle, of crimes, in which bandits" in-
troduod at least one other new fen-
iture, fr t,,.j tied a collector to a
lamp-post in West Philadelphia nnd
leisurely searched his pockets. In other
sections of the city men were black -
1 lacked or hi-nteii n.t.l ....l.l..l .. ...
, , .- -i i.imirii. ii iiiiiilllll
was held up and robbed and numerous
stores nitd houses were entered and
iniiiiucrcu. f
Woman Issues Orders
'iihli-a, who is twenty-eight ellrs
Old. mid Whose home Is nf 'Jin7 Simitl.
luui-u. su-eet, wns on Ills wa.v home.
i.i....n. i. ... .. . .
MY HO
D UP MAN
iwiieti lie was nppronehed by the men
racked the i and the woman. One of the men spoke
trim" then pleasant "(lood-mornlni:." and iil-
ilea respolided in like fashion. Then a
woman's voice Interjected.
"Put up your hands. We want vour
money "
Olldea looked around, uml within
less tlinii a foot of his face was a re
volver, held unwnveriiirl) in the right
hand of the woinyn. The men. grin
ning, stood at her side, liihb-a's hands
went up. nnd its they did one man
grabbed liim. while the other man went
through his pockets. When the) se
cured the roll of bills the womniiMiid :
"Tnat'l! be about all we want from
you. Heat It. while the going is good."
As the men tinned nnd hurried down
Third street one of them .veiled at
Olhka :
"(Jucss vou know now women can do
other things than vote, don't' jou'j
Much obliged for the mone) : It will
onnie n haiuy to bu.v a rmjplt nf
Clirjstmns t'lli'ko.Vs and a few nreseiits."
Tie .Mini lo Lamppost
Hold-up men tied their victim to a
lamppost in West Philadelphia last
night and looted his pocki t. at leisure.
The victim. IIuiT) Wt iner. twenty
three .vini-s obi, of Sixth and Thompson
streets, wns held a prisoner in n pour
ing rainstorm until lie was released b)
a pedestrian. ,'
Weiuer was reluming tiom Wet
Philadelphia, and on llrown street iicur
Fort) second was accosti-d bv two men.
one of whom pointed a revolver ut him.
Tl ther bandit grabbed Weiuer and
trus.ed him fast to a convenient laiup
po.t Then both men searched Weiner's
IMickets. meanwhile taunting hint he
cause of his helplessness. Monev and
valuables to a total of SKIT wep taken
from Weiner.
Keleaseil 11 Passer-hv
Ten minutes later a pcdctimii n
leased Weiner. who was soaknl t tin
skin in the downpour of rain, ami tight -ing
mad because of the rough handling
to which he had been suhjectnl Tin-
hold-up was reported to the pub f
the Thirt) -ninth street and L.un nst, 1
avenue station. Weiner is a co.lei tor
for a wholesale tobaci mpaiiv at
.Second and llrown streets,
, Joseph Kenned), whose iiildn .. i
given as N'otth Fifth street mar Ma.
ter, was attacked b) two bandit. ,it
Randolph and Master sti ts He w.i.
hlnckjackcd into uncoiiseloiisues. uml
SOO. proi eeds of collections of n uevi.
paper route, were stolen. He was taken
to the Children's Hnineopnthie Hns
ContliuiiMl nn I'uur Twelve. Column four'"!' the I'niteil States .hippiiu' li.i.-inl
NEW YORK CRIME WAVE APPARENTLY RECEDING
NF.W YORK. Dec. 23. New York's crime wnvf sc-i-.v-d n.t c
today to h.ive st.vited lolling back into the sen after lirv'n- -temporal
ily nt least, its strength on tlie bcacli of rx'rxoi'Tli i '
police nntrol. Detectives continued to "round up" suspicious cl-.'i
actcrs, bat by-mlddmy no unususlly detpermt crimes
ryortL
BRINES INDICTED FOR MURDER OF DREWES
William P.'Uilnes, Univeislty of PcnnsyTvnnin student, was
'vcUcted t'ldny by the Grand Jury for the murder of Elmei C.
Drewes. ,i student of D.utiuouth. After the ludiamctu h.ti u
l'otunu-d. Assistnnt Distiict Attorney James Gay Goraou, Ji., t vT;".
lie would tiy'to have the case listed'To- next month.
p
FAIR AND COLD ON XMAS
Forecaster Warns of Sudden Drop
in Temperature
It leaked out tills morning tluit tin
weather mini's Clui.tnuis gift to everv
bod) in Philadelphia and viciuitt will
be fair weather, with a napp) temper
iiture of about J."i digrees
The rain, is over, he said, and b) to
morrow tne, tcinperatiiie. wliieli was
III at 11 o'cIim k, will have dropped 11
degrees.
The cold snap will continue over the
Christmas week end 1 orecaster lllis
sajs there N little or no possibility fin I
a
white" Christmiis With the tetu
peratiire at -.", he said, there is littli
clianct of more than a Hurry of snow I
HulnTlption I'rlro fit a Year by Mall
I'ublle tittr Company.
Description of Woman
Bandit Given by lictim
About thirty jiars old
Five feet three inches
I'reltt face and "well
tolce "
IIKmI ii Ml Tl'l
Wore siiinll
Long coat
Kid gloves
dink turban.
HOUSTON FORESEES,
2 BILLION DEFICIT-
Tells Senators Considering
Bonus Bill Treasury Cannot
Stand More Burdens
MUST TAP NEW SOURCES,
11 the Associated Tress
Washington. Dec ',. A snw d'
fiolencj in national fiscal transactions.
of jf'J.HKl.tKKl.tKM) this fiscal ear and
S1..-OO.0On.MI0 for the nest. was'
fori-rnst todn b Secretary Houston
in testimony before the Senate tinnnei
commission, wliieli is considering tln-
, solilier bonus bill. I
The secretnr) said federal linain'is
(were in such shape that new souries of I
1 levenue must he found nnd no new ur-
. . .
""'V ".'';Ic'
, "M';1'''''
utlded to the trcastirv
aside from tin public
debt. Mr. Houston said. th. onliumy
oriiiuiii)
receipts for this year should ex, m-.I
ordinar) expenditures bv ,,.,, W. -embassy inTing ,Hns'm to '
(100.000 nnd next year the exes. , tor has not vel bien Indii nted
should be $.-.-.(S.000.0(in. The.,, .utits. I Sei,.,tr Kellogg ..ml todav Hint art.
I however, are inadequate to t.ike nn'ing on u... ,vi, f rre, j.- NMn
of the interest mi the public d-ht. whieb.olicii,,,- fr t!. department 'he Imd
1 :.. ..I l 'iiui (win iuui ii. M- . .. , .. ' ' " ".' '" "n'l
1- iiii-iiii .r, ...........,......, un . .... .
tl...L.... u..:,1 .. ....li ... .1... :........
. ...iij-iifii f-iii.i, .. ... ii ii. in. ini.-i.-.,
on the current flouting debt and the to-J
tnl laid aside inniinlly tm retiring the
public debt.
"We will start tne v.-ar of P.IL".,-,J.", i
with a deficit of .1 .."(Hl.ooil.liiMi." said1
Mr. Houston. "We face, in addition.
the fact that man) sources of revenue
an- declining .n we will luve to look
around for new sources to tap w ith-
out plucing greater burdens mi tin -
I "-"-" , ,
i Asked as to what si,r t teveuue
were declining. the ..vrctniv -..id
I . .,.1 ,...,,.., 1 1 1 tl... ......i.c ,.1'nlit. t.i Im,
treasury.
,..,... .,.....,. .... . ,. . - '",',", '" '"-
tuni tne iiroiiuciivii) ,u uigiier group.
I of income tnxc al.o was tailing off.
He cited internal revenue figure. .,ovv
ing a stead) diclme in tax pav nu-uts
I those r. Ivmg the larger iniomes
oi me Miiioiiy.
i .Mr. iioiis,ou Har.ico. n nieiiiiiin .
I against "tampering with the sinking
fund." He declared tin- present ar -
- rniigemeiii ior reiiring me greni raKmf
ilelit wa. .iiiiiiu ami wnrKiuui nun
. sliiuilil lie allowed to continue in torce i
"When we go to tampering with the
; sinking fund. I believe we are gone."
said he.
In .pin the more than list majority
I b.v wlmh the Foidne) eiuergeiic) .tin iff
bill pa. sed the House last night, iiuitiv
I proponents of the measure lodu) "snd
j thev were nlnio.t eoiivn d it would
either be dcfeiitcil or radicallv amended
Jill the Senate Although pnrlv lines
vven-largely swept a.idi tn the vote in
, the House, wlibli was I'.li! to M, it was
'not believed this would o-iiir in the
Si mite. when, tin- uuijiiriM is .mailer
CHILD CHRISTENS SHIP
Girl. 11, Names Vessel at Camden
Plant
The spun or til the .ti.lli.. p L' le
Star State, laiiii he, at the New x,.ik
.bipyntd at ilium-. ter at 'J 'n lo. k
todii) . bud a bit of difhi ulty .lun.lntig
the traditional botlle of hamiuigui
ovir the bow of the boat. Iletng not
quite eleven )' ll's old. ieoiglllllli.l
Dean -mis not tall enough lo In i.
oniiuaiid of the situation. ., .he hud m
Lie-' mi the Hilling of the hium lung
i-lninl
i. tth Mi.. Dean, who 1. n tisnbnt
of W.i.hiiigtou I C va. iiccoiiipaii
ied In liei pan-in., lr and Mi-.. It v
Dean, and two aunt.. Mi., llertha uml
Miss Hess IMdv Mr. Dean is sp.-i ml
ii..tant in .Miniirai iicn.on, iiiiiniui.i
had beet
'
AUTO TOUR CHECKED
Plnladelphian on Way to California'
Hits Boy at Waynesboro
Mi and Mis Mihrnti Stone, ot i,i
city on their wa.v to California in an
iilitoiuohile Willi two friends, lime been
delayed us the l cult of all llr. ideal ill
Waynesboro Pa , in which a child was
injured.
Aci urdlllg to I epulis -e, eived hole,
the boy. Kenneth Ilrechblll, six wars
old. son of Mr and Mrs Claience
Ilrechblll, ran in front of tlie cat
driven by Stone, and his left foot was
badly twisted and injured.
Pending disposition of the him- ,st
jwns arrested He will have a hearing
b, fi
Wajueaboio Justice of tin
pence todaj
PRICE TWO CRNTS
B
EMBASSY'S
All
CABLES
WASHINGTON
State Department Expected to
Ask Explanation of Letter to
Senator Kellogg
INFORMATION SOUGHT
ON ALLEGED CENSORSHIP
Ily the Associated Press
Washington, Dec li.".. -The Stat
Di-pnitiiient intervened today in wbnf
thii-itiui-d to lie a controversy between
tin llritisli embassy ii tul the Senate
eoiiiioittee investigating cable cfiiumiinl-
M'lnns mcr the question of whether
tri'ie i- a Ilritish censorship of ntblu
iiies.nuis to the I nited Suites original
log in tie- Ilritish Isles
The department's notion was regarded
as a nlnikc to the embnssv for sending
direct to Senator Kellogg, chairman of
'I mmittee, a letter denying the
tctimony of New comb Carlton, presi
dint of tin- Western I'nion Telegraph
Cm that iiible message Miming to th
I'niteil Suites from Krent Itritnin wern
iibpet to dehiv and examination hv the
Ilritish naval Intelligence authorities.
The embassy's action is understood to
be regarded bv the delilirtlnent n u
J breach f diplomatic courtesv. The de-
paitiiunt will take up the subject mnt-
ll.l- ..f ll 1 II ..! ...
I ,, , !, ' '"' ',:"'..' i.V.. "T
I f,,,. ,...' .iV,' .V ' ..,.. '..',. u"' "''
, icii-i ren tlie mnttel' 111 th.. .1,. .,....,,.,.... .
lllll III. letter to Act lie S..,m-..i ,.. -
Da
the .eriiilnr I ri,iiki..tii...l
i of the letter r ive.l fr.n,. it,., ii,,.:.,,.
etnbas.v and .il.o copie. ,,f the tmn
siript of the testimoii) of Mr Carlton
and of John (tiildliamiuer. .eiretarv ot
tin Coiiiinercial C.ible C. ,.!,,. ....,
tnlt .1.,
llriiisb een.ors required sub
"f all American cable mes.
nii-iiii
sages,
1 S-niiti
K'-llogg .aid that, in view
f tln-.i
,'" positive statement, that a
Itriti-li censorship existed he was ask-
, ig ,l. State D.-pai tment to inquire
e .it... .
iioiu nie lirnisii eiuluissv . il
"spite its
was true
; letter, of denial, whether
,i..lt cens.ir.liii, ..vi.t.i
it
I T. ,,,,.,,,, f ,nlMu. ,l(.
,,MI,.M j,,,,,,, lin, ,,, .,,,,.-, )pt.
,r , Secretarv Davis will be dei ideii
Settatoi Kellogg n. after ilt.i
ussioa
r tie incident between the
., , t)1 embassi
fo ., somewhat similar ,,.j,,
lepnrt-
nt m-i ii r
- j ,,.,.,., , hen 1 lr
lulio lii.ini-iij.
,), (iuatcmalan
mini. ter. ilcilt ilinst.
with Seii.ffor Move., of New lliiniii-
slnie icganling a i-colution tin .enu
tor had introilin e. M ihat iii.t-inee
the depart in nskul tor an explana-
tion and it iiii. reiim-il from I . .
Hi. im In wh.it hit. bein ie.i ribeil as
' an i vplaiiattoii and an npologi
GIVES HIS WIFE TO CHUM
WHO IS IN LOVE WITH HER
Actor Tells How Reno Helped to
Solve "Eternal Triangle"
New orli. Dee ''.'! T'n. . iie
.turv oi i 1 1 i.i u win g . in. wif. lo
In. trend itiiil o tin trnnd hip lie.
twe. n tl tin 1 1 v, 'in h ,m i ,il ,1 i en
ovei the intrusion of love.
A M Hot. ford th. a. tm. n,l, ,r
last tughi reluctantly n-vcnling I'mt
it w is lo who made the siii-nth
Itii-ul I'b i si hinuiin i. "i. in oi i ue
e.lsl llillll "lllllle lonlll'iueil It i,lii
Mi-. I'b i.i htn inn. hi. iilonde hub.
, ln m i until riii ml) lliitsfnnl - i. ii'e,
iont-.ei thit .It- -.,s tio w-ii.i, i who
i luiugi il hi. blinds .i .inhleiil. ill
Itlmilt .1 lllld.ll
II. i. turd ami I'b tsi hiniinu v.m.
i hums nt Williams College When lint.
fmi I In in I 'd the ll.-llc of III. in .11 n tie i II,
i,i ,n II his 'I 1 1 iii w.i. hi .t nun
Tlo -i n iiil.lro 'iilwecn ih. tw.i in. n
w i. -tu ngt' eio-ii bv It'.t.ford . in 1 1
i i.u
,n.l Mr. l.olsimil wis iii 1 it 1. . 1
T'e- tilt--' were altiio.l ms, par.i
b'.
T ..
told l I
I ..I
it mil"
l . tl re.
tint -ii n
-i night
I. the vv.ii tin
n 1.
mi.iig miiing
i. one km w
long b
f it ,-i
lllH
, , pt
s. Wi
gill..- 'I
uicli ..f
.tinn'ii a i"
III X Will
I II 1 1-1 X W '
W.I. I.il'plli
gether and
to It in
tu.iiried Mi
.ilkc.l 'vervthmg in-r
c limit mi), w -ie pi i
ntt.i we tnlked I
lo w II between It.l. u"
I- .is .i thing to b. I
tn "1 it just that .i.i
. 'I in from h ippni. -
4" II Mr to,..,r,
i , .1 ii divon I In
I - i.i hiiiann
ST0.000 FIRE IN WAREHOUSE
Rag and Paper Firm Glaze Near
Placo Where Seven Firemen Died
'it.- i an. e,l IU(Miil ihiiinige ii. in.
paper ami rag vvaieiuiu
Poitii.h lll.'i 11 17 Nmii
.trei i last night
'lln tire started ,.n tm ..
of the tin ei'-storv "mi- hmisi
utnlcr i ontiol in less th in
oh
.in
Am
mid Ili-.-r
ami win
an hour,
wi n dc.
( 'olltl Ills '
sl roved
In .1 ulx
tireinen b
lilliut of I
if tlo uppi I floor.
IPI'i n nr" in w hiel, -, v,-n
t their lives wrnkeil the
1 1 n -li IIiiis . .ever.il .iiiilmn
south ot tin- s, en,' of Inst night
s file,
of the
but on tin .urn.- -tieet Heads
twi. tuni. .in- telated but tln-re
bitsim-ss i oniiei I ion
i
no
Today Di'vvhipnwnts
at ationtil Capital
Secretarv Houston told the Si nil I c
filiat'ce i oiiimissloil, which is loimnl
ring tin inn Us lull thai new ,m..
or i-iki-iiiic inn-t be found uml no m
huiden nilib il lo the lii'm-ui) ll
for-iast a ilelieiency ', 100 000,(100
this li-ial mid SI..-INI,0(HI.OOO fm I h
next llscal
Iim.x proponents of the umi-rgem r
I'.l iff lull, which pussei) tin Ilou4
last night, fear the measure will lis
defeated or itidu-allv uim-iidcd In th
Senate
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