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THE WEATHER
Generally fntr tonight nnd Saturdays
steadily falling temperature; lowest to
night about 25 degrees; Sunday fiilr.
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VOL. VII. NO. 88
Kntcrctl Ha Sccond-ClKM Matter at th roitoftloe. t Philadelphia, I.
under tha Act of March 8. 1S7B
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920
l'ubllfihed Dally HxcfPt Sunday. Hulnrrlptlon Price JC a Year by Mall.
Copyright, 1020, by l'ublle ledger Company,
PRICE TWO CENTS
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10 REPLACE AIDES
HE PLANS TO OUST
First Move After Holidays May ,
Bo Dismissal of Cortel
you's Assistant
OFFICE DENIES EXECUTIVE
WILL TALK WITH PENROSE
"Peace Over Xmas" Says
Mayor in Message' "To All"
"Let us hnvc peneo until Christ
mas is over. Tito people fire nr
rnnsliiR nml distributing their Rifts
In Citv Ilnll nnd elsewhere. It will
not ahVt the ndmlnistrntlon's plans
to 'clean up' If wc let war nnd
rumors of war stand over for n dny.
The Mayor wishes n merry Chrlst
mns to nil, nnd n hnppy New Year.
"J. HAMPTON MOOHE."
Mr. Moore leaves Philadelphia
this afternoon. He plans to remain
nwny until after the Christmas holl
days. Mayor Moore in ensting about for
gueeessora to sovernl of his department
directors as a loglenl step toward re
shaping his cabinet for u "no-eompro-mlse"
wnr on the Vore-Ilrown-Ciin-nlnghnm
political combination.
The upheaval, It is said, will be an
accomplished fact between New Ycnr's
Day and the day Mr. Moore lenves the
city for n rest period that may extend
over several weeks, with Florida Ah the
probable vacation ground.
Reports in City Hall today thnt
"lexow" threats had induced the Mayor
to arrange for a conference next week
with Senator Penrose, were vigorously
denied at the Mayor'H ofiice.
Thomas V. Cunningham, chief lieu
tenant of Senator Penrose in this city,
it one of the "big chiefs" in the new
combine, which Includes President
Judge Hrown, of the Municipal Court.
Ellis to Go First
The Mayor's nx will swing first in
the Department of Public Snfety, it was
repotted authoritatively today. Thomas
Illddlc Kills, assistant director, Is' named
us the official who v. Ill be the first to nc.
In dnc with what Is said to be the
Mayor's desire to have u personal rep
resentative in the. Safety Department,
it in understood Joseph K. Costcllo will
be appointed to succeed Ellis. Costcllo
is chief of the bureau of claims in the
low department.
Mr. Kills, n lawyer, formerly was n
colonel in eommnnd of the old Sixth
Regiment of the Pennsylvania National
Guard. His appointment na nssistnnt
director was mudc by Director Cor
tclyou on pcrhonnl grounds and was
aid to have had no pollticnl signifi
cance. Mr. Costcllo, n former newspaper
man, has ndvnnced rapidly on the lad
der of political preferment. He bundled
the publicity work for the Moore cam
paign committee before the September
primnry last year. In recent weeks
hid nanio has been connected with the
Major's Fo-ealled "kitchen cabinet."
Mr. Costello's present duties huve to
40 with the investigation of claims
against the city, due to accidents. An
chief of the claims bureau his salary Is
?.'!.ri()0. The position of assistant direc
tor pays $4000 a year.
Colonel r.lllB did not lose his affabil
ity today when quizzed regarding the
runtoiH concerning him.
"I have nothing to say," he re
marked. The assistant director was asked if
lie felt there would be any justification
for the Mayor to "fire" him. He
smiled.
"I have nothing to sayr" he re
pented. "I refer everything to the di
rector." Director Cortelyou is out of the city
today. It is believed he has gone to
Itrnokljn to spend the Christmas holi
days with relatives.
Speculation concerning the safety
directorship advances the possibility
that Director Caven. of Public Works,
inov lie shifted to Mr. Cortohou's de
portment. Under the law, the director
Conttniiril nn I'uie Five. Column Three
FALLS FROM XMAS TREE
Man Trimming City Hall Evergreen
Is Injured
Peter .1. fiormnu, forty years old, of
MH South Twenty-third street,
Hiirnineil the tendons of both legs this
mori.inir when h fell from the munici
pal Christmas tree in City Hall court
jnrd which ho was engaged in trim
ming. Shortly nfter 10 o'clock this morning
'ormaii inised a ladder against the
ee u order to attach somo of the elec
trical fixtures that will be ucd to II
unilnnt,. the tree for the Christmas
""IIIIIIJS.
A strong wind caused the ladder to
"low to the ground and Gorman, in
"" attempt to Rave himself, caught hold
"f one of the large branches of the tree
lo which he held for several seconds,
"xing Ids grip of th0 branch he dropped
lionj ily t the ground, landing on both
'""'is. the tendons of which were
l'Nilned. He was taken into City Hall
"here he was treated by Dr. John II.
'Kan, the pnllco surgeon, who Inter sent
ie injured man to his home.
Weeh-Knd Weather
Today Generally fair tonight,
R'ith steadily falling temperature;
"went tonight about JM degices.
Christ hum Fnir, with, falling
temperature; moderately cold.
Sunday Knir ami moderately
cold j diminishing westerly winds.
STOCKINGS
FILLED
JBkX&cl. Hl
Introducing
J. ALBERT HEWITT
6819 Chew street, Gcrmnntown;
Draughtsman with Bnllingcr Co.
No. 5
HIS WINNING LIMERICK
A fellow in Bristol said, "Gee,
TVie way the girls dress sure
gets me.
Now there goes a dream,
She's like peaches and
cream,
But her dress fits her sister
she's three."
Aged Gloucester Woman Greets
'Her Boy,' WhoDld,11 Years
for Killing Father
BOTH TO 'START ALL OVER'
"I knew I would have my boy back
some Chrlstmns time," said Mrs. Caro
line Shnilor, of Gloucester, tho cighty-ycnr-old
mother whoso son was par
doned Weilneilnv lifter tppvlni eleven
PARDON
FR
SON
HER IAS GIFT
years in the state prison at Trcnton4u8)-Av5 "!? tw "l0''08 ttnd4?"
llpklllcil Ills father al the end of n
(lru'in..'n spree twelve years ago this
month.
This morning Mrs. Rhallor. who snjs
she is "the happiest old woman in the
world." sat rocking cheerily in the lit
tle parlor of the home of a cousin.
Frank Powell, at -ItSS Mercer street.
Gloucester, With a white cap set
neatly nbove her gray hnir she looked
like one of the quaint old women one
sees on the covers of "Mother" songs in
the music stores.
Glad "Her Hoy" Is Home.
She could not keep hoi eyes or her
bunds off her "boy," though he is past
forty now, with the murks of yeurs of
grief nnd confinement on his fnce. Hut
he is "her boy" ngnin, and she has
him' for her own ngulii ns truly as when
his little hand used to reach up to
hers as they walked the btreets of
Gloucester long ago.
Twelve years ago in December Harry
Shnilor. the son, who had been on a
prolonged spree, went back to the fam
ily home at .'i-8 Hidgwny street, ami
after his parents had threatened to go
to tho Old Soldiers' Home nt Vinii
land If he could not pay off the mort
gage on the house, drew n gun and shot
his father to death and so severely
wounded his mother that she lay in the
hospital for weeks.
He was sentenced to thirty years in
the Camden county courts on March 211,
1(100.
Converted in Prison
In prison lie took to reading the Hible
and was converted. His mother, who
made frequent visits to the prison,
prayed with him and it was her plan,
conceived years ago, to have her son
pardoned.
For years mother and son had been
prajing for the time when he would bo
free to get buck the old home and take
his old mother from the Soldiers' Home
at Vinelund and care for her ngnin.
When he was released yesterday he
fMiinrhi tin- first train for iielnnd
With slinking bund he knocked on the
door of his mother's room.
"Hurry," she cried; "Harry!" and
then the tears came, flooding.
Mrs. Shnilor and her son mnde n
happy journey to Gloucester yesterday
mid are now preparing for the happiest
Christmas of their lles in the little
home on Mercer street.
To Ilcnpcn Old Homo
"Mv Christmas present to mother
will come later." said Harry, "when I
get back to work again and can open
tm rmr old home. All I want to do the
rest of my life is take care of mother
and make up to her for the unhnnplness
1 caused. 1 want to make good while
I still have a chance.
The pair sit together, tho old inotlii"
nml. son love light In their e.cs. nni
plnn for the happ dns coming when
they will live together again ami
care of each other."
'tnl
MAN HURTJYJRUCK
Victim's Leg and Shoulder Broken.
Driver Surrenders
John McShane, twenty-nine years
old. of 100." r'mnkford avenue, wns
knocked down lij a motortruck tit Girnrd
and Fniitkford avenues todny nnd his
left leg and right shoulder blade were
fractured.
Adam Devinney, twenty-four years
old, of -'"II Carpenter sheet, driver of
tin. truck, picked up the injured man
nml took him to St Mary's Hospital.
He then surrendered I" Patrolman
Duff) nnd was taken to the Hast Glrard
avenue police station for n hearing be
fore Magistrate Campbell.
IMmll INFOIIMATION AT ATLANTIC
roil Line lUllro.ul Ofllre IflOU chestnut
t . I'nlla, Telophon. Locuit 6333.-Udu.
OF LIMERICKERS
WITH XMAS PRESENTS
Two Incomplete Limericks
Are Offered Today So
Fans Can Have Extra
Fun Over Christmas
Holiday
And Two Prize -Winners
Are Announced So That
One Can Get His HUN
DRED DOLLARS a Day
Ahead of Regular Time
ATTENTION, FANS I
Today wo arc printing two In
complete limericks on Pngo 2.
Please note carefully that tho an
swers nro to ho sent to different
postofflce boxes. Address each ono
to the number given on the coupon.
DON'T SEND THE TWO COU
PONS TO THE SAME UOX
Merry Chrlstmns, fans !
Santa Claus has nsked us to put
something extra in your limcrlcklng
stockings today. So hang em up. All
ready ?
First thing we put in is the award jf
n prize a day ahead of time for the an
nwer to last Saturday's limpln' lihi'rick.
Then wo dig down Into the old snlnt's
bag and pull out another gift.
It's nn extra limerick, just to swell
tlio tide of good cheer and give all tho
family parties tomorrow twice as much
fun ns they expected. For It's a cinch
that nine out of ten Christmas parties
will be UmcriclAng before the dny Is
over.
And we're willing to bet there will
be lots ot. dinners where the young folks
will be offered nn extra helping of plum
puddln' for the best Inst line the kids
can think of.
Try it on your own dinner tnblc. But
hold on to your glassware and china.
It's Jikejy to end In a riot.
And "now listen, fnns ; as long ns
we're giving you n Christmas present,
you givo us one, will ya?
It's this:
Don't send these two limericks to the
same postofDce box. It may be a little
trouble for sou to put them in separate
envelopes nnd send them that wny but
it's going to be a whole lot more trouble
for us If you don't. If they all get into
the same box it will tnke us hours just
to separate them and we won't have
enough brains left (get that, will ya?
a limerlckcr with brains!) to judge
tnem ns we ought to.
mumps nnu suve our sunny so we can
keep this contest going. Anyhow, the
hnven t got room for us out nt Kirk
bride's just now. Our friends have been
Inquiring.
Todny',s Two Winners
Todny the prizes go miles npnrt.
The best linn to last Friday's limerick
wns sent in by:
J. Albert Howitt, 0810 Chow street.
Gcrmnntown; draughtsman with Itnl'
linger Co.
The best line to Saturday's verse was
sent in by :
Edward .1. Hn7clton. .18 East ColIIngs
avenue, Colllngswood, N. J., Income tax
collector.
And, incidentally, the judges canm
mighty nenr giving out nn extra prize
on thnt Saturday's limerick. It took r.
lot of careful analyzing to decide be
tween Mr. Hnzelton's line and one sent
in by Henry II. Savage, of Mount
Holly, N. J.
Mr. Hewitt's limerick follows:
.1 fellow in Ilrhiol oai'd, Gcc;
The iraj the yirh ilrrss sure fftts mc.
A'oip there gne.n a dream
Khe's like peaches and ercam
But her itrcn8 (Its her sister she's
three.
When the limerick editors called Mr.
Hewitt's house on the phone to tell liiin
he had won, Mrs. Hewitt answered. In
two minutes she wns the most excited
young woman In Philadelphia. She whs
Ccmllnunt nn Puier Two. Column fiiur
SCHOONER GOES ASHORE
Vessel In Delaware Becomes Unman
ageable Tugs Fall to Float Her
The four-masted schooner Friend
ship, which was being towed up the
Delaware river last night by n tug,
proved unmanageable and was tinall)
blown ashore between Pus,ey & Jones
shipyard and the Gloucester ferry.
The schooner was being towed to
Philadelphia to tnke on her cargo nnd
liml six men nnd one womnn on board.
Early this morning three tugs tried to
float the vessel, hut found that It was
Impossible to move her, and it will
probably be high and dry nboe the
water at low tide, according to ship
owners who viewed the vessel this
morning.
The schooner Is in n very dangerous
position, owing to the fnct thnt theie
are three verj heavy water-sonked logs
nearby. Virtually nil the ships on the
Delaware have been ordered to lower
double anchors today, owing to the
heavy winds that have been prevalent
along the river since lato yesterday.
NO SN0V0NXMAS MENU
Weather Bureau Promises Only
Clear, Cold Day Tomorrow
Clear nnd cold weather, of the
snappy, invigorating type? is the pre
diction for Christmas Day. No snow
The temperature will hover around
the freezing point nil day tomorrow.
Tills virtually snow-less and ireless
and therefore sknteless winter has of
fered little to the devotees of winter
sports and the weather man Is not
milking ntiv rush promises for the holl
dn) week. The outlook Is simply fair,
clear, cold weather, hut not cold enough
to mnke ice. However "there Is hope"
this Is only the third day of the ''of
ficial winter season" and something may
happen ii. January and February.
Weather predictions for the week be
ginning Monday ure: North and
Middle Atlnntle States, connidcrnblu
rloudiiKss, occasional rains nnd snows.
N'oimal temperutuie until latter pint of
week when weather will turn much
colder.
Introducing
EDWARD J. HAZELTON i
38 E. Collings ave., Colllngswood
Income tax collector.
NoTe
HIS WINNING LIMERICK
Bill Wilson, who lives in West
Phillg,
Was in love with a girlie
named Lillie;
He tried hard to kiss her,
But she cried, "None of this,
sir;
Bring your missile toe, Pa"
exit Billy.
PHILA JILL REVEL
Program of Festivities Extends
Over Week-End ard Includes
Most Everybody
CHEER FOR UNFORTUNATES
Christmas Programs
Throughout City Today
Salvation Army distributes din
ners to .'i(!00 in Memorial Audi
torium, It mail street and Fnlrmotint
nvvnile, between 0 nnd 0 o'clock.
Salvation ' Army branch, 12."55
Gcrmantown nvenue, distributes
fifty bnkets to poor.
Prison Welfnre Society distributes
2000 baskets at City Hall.
Volunteers of Americn, 2I1S North
Eighth street, gives dinners to ''."00.
Protestant Episcopal City Mis
sion. Third struct below Walnut,
supplies fill) families with dinners
nnd S7U children with gifts.
Dinners nnd gifts distributed
among poor by members of women's
and nun's clubs, cnaritahle organi
zations and churches throughout the
day.
Philadelphia Stock F.xchnngo mi
nim! Christinas luncheon.
Provost's dinner to Cniversity of
Pcnn')lvnnln students not going
home for ChristmnV this evening in
Houston Hsll.
Girl Scouts, church choirs and
nelghb irhood organizations in vari
ous sections of the city walk through
the streets tonight singing Christ -mis
carols atyl visiting invalids nnd
poor
Philadelphia will receive n three-day
portion of the Christmas spirit this
)car, for holiday events are generousl
scattered over this week-end. Clulst
uiiis may come, ns some have said, hut
once n year, but it Is here for iptito n
stretch this occasion.
The dny will be celebrated in the
homes of the city, from the modest
miikIc room to suhiirunn palaces, with
vni) lug degrees of genuineness thai I
will not depend on where the festivities I
are held. Thmisunds of children in
hiip homes will lay the foundations,
of Christum memories of the future
Tempornrll) there will be, almost
i.ervvhere, "good will toward men "
While festivities are moving merrih
ahead, the poor, the unfortunate, the
sick, the jailed and the homeless nlsn
will be made ns happy us possible under
conditions.
Churches, welfnre nnd social service
organizations nnd nil varieties of
charitable organizations will give thou
sands of Christmas dinners to the poor.
Some of the donations took place
todny nnil others will lie made tomor
row. Poor children, in their own homes
and in charitable institutions, will be
remembered with candy and gifts.
There will be entertainments for them
nt the Manufacturers' Club, on the 1'.
S. S. Henderson, nt the navy )ard.
There will be dinners and celebra
tions, with the distribution of Kjfts in
hospitals, while wounded soldiers In
the Institutions wi'l be visited h) mem
bers of American I.eglon posts, who will
do their best to make the day happ)
for their unfortunate comrades.
There will be Christmas celebrations
in Mo.uimcnsing Prison, Eastern Peni
tentiary, House of Correction and the
county prison nt Ilolmesbiirg. In most
of these places there will be distribu
tions of books nnd candy.
SAY WOMAN MADE WHISKY
n.iii.,llt iiu rrilnv Mini Kimisti nf tlm
Twentieth and Vine sheets station, last
night located a whisky still in operation
at ll l!t North Perth street Mrs. Agnes
'I renins, who wits nrresieu, is sniu iy
tlm twille,. tn linv'i been mierntltifr tlm
still during the absence of-her husband.
.Hlcnnei, who nns not wen loiiiiu uy tne
police, Three gallons of distilled
alcohol w-as found In the house, and
turucd over to federal agents.
CHRISTMAS OY
U. S. TO END RULE
N SANTO
DINGO
AS YULETIDE GIFT
Withdrawal of Military Control
Announced by Admiral
Snowden
REPUBLIC TRANQUIL, WITH
REVENUES INCREASING
Ily the Associated Press
Washington, Dee. 21. A proclama
tion announcing "that the government
of the t'nlted Stntes believes the time
hns arrived when it may Inaugurate the
simple firocesses of its rapid withdrawal
from the responsibilities nssumed In
connection with Dominican affairs"
was issued nt San Domingo todny by
Hear Admiral Thomas Snowden. naval
governor, by direction of President
Wilson. The proclamation was In the
nature of n Christmas gift to the Do
minican people and presaged the with
drawal of American control over the
affairs of the West Indlnn republic
which began more than four years ago.
Admiral Snowden announced that a
commission of representative Deininl-
can citizens soon wiiiilil bo appointed
with n technical adviser to be named by
President Wilson to formulate amend
ments to the constitution, revise tho
laws of the republic nnd draft n new
election low.
Such nmendments to the constitution
nnd such revision of lnws ns may be
recommended by the commission upon
approval by the military government in
occupation will be submitted to a cmi
stittitinnal convention nnd to the nn-
tif unit Congress of the republic for adop
tion. Te.t of Proclamation
The text of the proclamation as made
public nt the Stnte Department follows:
"Wherens. the friendly purposes of
the 1'nlted Stntes in the emplo.wucnt.
pursuant to right derived from the
treat) of 11107, of its milltnry forces
within the Dominican republic for the
restoration of public order nnd the pto
tectimi of life nnd property have been
substantially achieved; and,
"Wherens, it hns nlwn.s been the
desire and intention of the government
of the I'nited Stntes to withdraw its uid
ns soon as It could do so consistently
with the said purposes, nnd as soon ns
the improved conditions in Snnto Do
mingo to which the I'nited Stntes bus
sought to contribute should give prom
ise of permnnence;
"Now, therefore, I, Thomas Snow
den, rear admiral, I'nited States navy,
military governor of the Dominican re
public, ncting under the authority and
liy direction of the government of the
I'nited States, declare and nnnouuee
to ull concerned that the government of
the I'liited States believes the time lias
arrived when it may with u due sense
of its responsibility to the people of
the Dominican republic, inaugurate the
simple processes of its rapid withdrawal
from the responsibilities assumed In
connection with Dominican affairs.
"Announcement is therefore made
that n commission of representative
Dominican citizens will be nppointed,
the personnel of which will shortly be i
announced, to which it is my purpose
to attach a technical adviser. This
commission will be entrusted with the
formulation of amendments to the con
stitution and a general revision of the
laws of the republic, including the
Continued n 1'nur Two. ('ultimo Tluro .
MAYOR TREASURES CARD I
FROM 'POLICEMAN'S WIFE',
Thanks for petting $5 a Day fori
Men Adds to Holiday Cheer
From hundreds of elaborate cards '
lonveylng '"lirtstin.is greetings to the
i hief executive nf Phliiidelphin, Mil) or
Moore received the greatest pleasure
from n humble post card signed "A
Policeman's W'fe
The curd was r ivi d this morning
by the Miijoi. who niil thnt he was.
more pleased b this card, which
thanked him for obtaining f." a dny pay
for the policemen, than he was b) many
ther en (ds whuh were sent lis a mut
ter of cust Mil.
When .Major Moore entered office on
the first of this je.u the policemen weie
being paid ?il "II a dii . together with a
onus of lift) rent- a day.
FAYETTE FIREBUG CAUGHT
Young Man Confesses Incendiarism,'
According to State Police I
I'liyetlo City, P.i.. Dee 21. lit) A
P. I Itenjiimln lt mi r, twent) -two
)ears old, has confessed to stnrtiug n I
number of the fires wlibh have re-
ceiitly visited this rcgi ui. it was nn- i
uounci'd here todii) hv the state police.
Itevier was arrested )etertln).
Itevier had in his (Misessinn nt the
time he was taken an i!-sn,ikcd mop,
troopers said, and was in a garage
at the time. It is pniiiteil out by the
authorities that exldeuee in their pos
sesion shows that oil ami waste have
been used in the starting of the many
fires in this district.
Armed gourds at the residence of
Andrew Urown, president of the Fa) -ette
City National Hank, whose barn
was ilestro)eil by iiiceiuilai ic last Mon
day, were fired upon by trto men who
were tr)iug to reach the house through
an orchard early toda). The guards
returned the fire mid drove off the men.
A i ii refill seaich of the neighboihnoil
hv a hastUv organized pise Inter In
the dm failed to disclose unv elue as
to the Identity of the marauders
Sunny Ducrow Is Here!
She makes her debut toiln) on
Page 17.
Sunii is Pollyannn plus Ginger,
She knows what she wauts and
goes after it.
And she gets it.
The new serial is inspiring
It will brace the faint -hearted.
U will cheer the moody.
It will please most ever) bod) .
So, in the circumstances, mi will
permit us to repeat the. interesting
fact that
Sunny Ducrow Is Here!
NEW YORK HOTEL BANDIT
IS ROUTED AFTER FIGHT
B Y MAN CLAD IN PAJAMAS
Robert L. Ireland Leaps From Bed and Grapples With Robber,
Who Shields Himself Behind Former s Wife in Murray
Hill Hotel 30 to 60 Years for Aslor Thief
lt the Associated Press
New York, Dec. 21. The hope that
New Yolk's crime wave had begun to
ii'cede. engendered by nn npporcnt lull
In serious outlawry during tne last two
dnjs, was dnshed this morning when a
hold-up was staged in the Murray
Hill Hotel on Park avenue.
A ti,nn about five feet four indies,
apparently n Greek, with n 'cur ncross
his fnce, entered n suite on the fourth
Hour, occupied by Itnbert D. Ireland,
who grappled with the intruder.
Aroused from slumber, Mr. Irelnnd
wns ordered by the Intruder to get out
of bed and throw up his hnnds. Ignoring
Hie second eommnnd, the guest tossed
off the sheets, sprang up nml made a
ll.ving tnckle.
The robber shook himself loose and n
brief struggle followed. Then the In
truder lied mid Mr. Ireland gave the
alarm.
Smarting under the taunt of another
hotel break following on the heels of a
sensational hold-up nt the Hotel Astor
Inst week, the police arrived on the
double iiilek nnd were posted nil nround
the hotel in the hope of catching the
robber, who It was thought might have
loncenled himself in the building.
The burglar entered the Irelnnd suite
some time before fi : I." n. in., for at
thn. hour Mrs. Irelnnd heard him nnd
awoke her husband, who saw the In
truder on the lloor trying to pry open
a jewel box with n screw driver.
According to the police, Mr. Ireland
SENATOR M'CORMICK ARRIVES IN BERLIN
HERLIN, De- 3'i. Scniitm Mf lill T-T'C-. Tl
lived heie f 10111 Wai:.av tonight three dtys o. ! . -"1'. mu'i 1 lie
had been one of the most tulvcitised men in Owm-iny. inil!nff
Santn Claus for space in the newspapers, which for days hp.ve
c.ow.ne:it( ,1 i;ioii t'i. piouiK, i '( if :
i.."Uy ' :k'r: I'm ji uited ly tl' German p '. .' '"
;. tl'c confidcntir! lpicsenttuivo -f President-, 1 ' Har'!'i". It ii
expected the senator will meet a number ,.f puliticn! 1 cUm and
German overiiiiient officiols. including Pu UU nt K,-
VETO OF WAR FINANCE BOARD BILL EXPECTED
WASHINGTON. D'?. 1i.-Vi'C o.' ;1 ..
tho War Finance Corporation is expected by White IIoUsd officers,
out :u giviiig ,;:ivii4. i. t-.;.v- r . r :
that they had no bpclfic nifort.icitimi fif.r. P. . ' . ' c i.'ie
iisol.itliru , i.ow in ':." hr.i '
Pieiiut id ii I it toi ti.""
LOVERS
QUARREL
GIOKES POISON
Sister of Young Woman Mar-, Criticizes County Judges for In
ried Illegally Worried Over i terfering With Minor Courts'
Notoriety, Too ' Judgment
CAME HERE TO BUY GIFTS) ASKS $5000 IN OPIUM CASE
Anna ID dock, a fiftccn-.wnr-oM girl
from Ilii'.leton, Pn.. who came lice t
do her Christmas shopping, is in the
hospital In a critical condition as n re
sult of taking poison Inst night. She
tried to cud her life following an argu
ment with her sweetheart, according
to her sjstcr.
She. wns found in her room shortlj
nfter 0 o'clock last night by her sis
ter Kntherine, who lived with her in a
rooming house at (Cm North Kletcnth
street. This elder sister wns illcgnll)
married last September by a clergyman,
who performed the ceremoii) without
demanding thnt the )oung couple ob
tain n license. One version of the at
tempted suicide ense is that Annn may
have been upset oer the iiotnrlet)
caused h) this affair.
Last night before going to bed Anna
said to her sister that she did not ex
pect to see her sweetheart ugain. She
hail met him for a few moments just
before this After the .lounger girl had
gone to her room Kntherine heard sob
bing nnd went up to see what the
trouble was. Annn at first refused to
let her sister conic into the room, but
later opened the dour and then Knth
erine discovered that she had tnken
poison.
She was nisheil to the Hahnemann
Hospital in a pnttnl.
The illegal marriage of .Inst Septem
ber was perform, d by the Hi v. William
D. S. Gillette, of this vl . who has
been termed the "niari.iing parson,"
and ho is now u lugitue from justice
The girl's pailiier in the marriage was
Patrick Powers.
Afii i tin couple had lled together
for a few dii)s Kiitheriue returned to
her mother nt Jlnzletou, nnd a short
time ago she aim her sister came tithls
cit) to spend Christmas. It is said
that Anna has run away from home
several times and that once before she
attempted to take her life.
A nation-wide sennit is being made
for Gillette.
Wins West Point Cadetship
Hnrrlsburg, Dec. LM. dlj A P 1
Private John V. Hl.ian, Troop (', PJim
f,avalr) . the Governor's troop, and n
resident of New Cumberland, won first
place In the competitive examination
conducted by Adjutant General Prank
I). Henry for the three appointments
to the I'niteil States Military Acailemv
offered to enlisted men nf the National
Guard of Pcuus)lvmila.
AllH YOU A Jtmoi! OF A nn.MlT
Fmntic Ondfrev H. Muhn'a Key Wi WIINCE
OVJUX, Corou.ii. lOct 2 tor U ; lie Juki.
seized a revolver while struggling with
the burglar, but the latter hit him with
a chair nnd knocked the weapon from
his baud. Mr. Irelnnd had directed his
wife to telephone for assistance, but
the intruder seized her and placed her
before hlin as a shield.
Heturnlng to the fray with a piece
of the broken chnlr, Mr. Irelnnd landed
seVernl blows before the robber tied
The guest followed him In his pajnums
through the corridors and down four
(lights of stairs, losing him when the
robber made a dive Into the basement
During the struggle .Mr. Ireland tried
several times to ue I, Is revolver, but
It missed fire Policemen mnde n thor
ough search of the hotel without finding
trace of the burglnr. It wns believed
he entered with the nld of n skeleton
key. No Jewelry was taken. It wns
lenrned todny thnt three months ago
burglars entered the Ireland suite nnd
stole $iro.
Mr. and Mrs. Ireland hnd been guests
at the hotel, located about alilock from
the Grand Central Station, for about
three )ears. Hefore his retirement from
business Mr. Ireland, who Is fifty -four
Vnrs old, wns connected with the Mnrk
A llminn Co., of Clcvelnnd, nnd asso
ciated with Dan Hannn In ownership of
Cleveland newspaper properties.
A term of thirty to sixty )enrs in
state prison wns the sentence received
todny by l.nwrence Huwthorne, who
pleaded guilty to n charge of burglar)
in cintiection with the Hotel Astor
robbery Inst week. Sentence wns im
posed bv Jiidsc John I". Mclntyrc in
the Court of General Sessions.
1 DA E A
L
Magistrate Carney tmliiv ilimcei that
oiinty judges nnd the district attor
ney's offices nre to hlmiie in reducing
the bail of criminals.
He made his. assertion ,ir the en
elusion of ii long and heated argument
in his comt nl the Twentieth nnd Hut
tuiiwooil streets station over the amount
of bail to he lix.il in the cases of pir
soiis arrested in lonnection with tl
dentil of Virginia liiuniviin. uln ,.,
earl) Inst Monday morning in her
npartmeiit in Poplar street below Pif
teeih from the effect of smoking opium
'l will not listen to miv plea for
lower bail, the magistrate Miid when
one of the nttorueis lepri seating the
nrisoncrs protested, "if ,.oth I Wnuld
oiske the bail higher instead of lower
Ih' judges of the ount courts nre
fnd of rapping magistrates fnr their
shortcomings. As n matter of fact the
magistrate tries to do his dun. as I
think 1 am-doing mini in thing sub
stantial Icill in this ase The jUilg-s
ami the district nttornej s office . in m
opinion. freiiientl err in periniM Mg
the amount of hail to he rccfi J t
present, with conditions us thej are. I
believe that henvv bail and severe sen
fences nre ncoessnr.v if n stop is to be '
put to crime."
S3000 Hall Tor All
Magistrate Ciirnej held Florence'
Smith, alligeil proprieties ,,f the
hou-e at Sixteenth and Melon streets,'
where the girl who died sinoKed opium,
in jS.'imXI lmij for comt under the opium
in t of ISA,-,. Howard I.iiviiiaii, of
Twelfth nnd Hrown streets, who. ae-
iiug to the lesiinioin at the mag ,
istiate's hearing, showed the dead girl
and others of the part) how to smoke i
the opium, was held in SfiOOl) hail
n ho Ircd Slocum, of Sixteenth anil
Wallace streets, former drug clerk. I
whom the police accuse of preparing the'
opium that was smoked, ivn, held liist1
in ,:t(l(M) Imil and then this amount m
creased to .COOD Kdward Heg.m '
Twenty-eighth strict above York, i ml '
Kmest Stabler. l-'ariinouiit avenue i
above Fifteenth, who tried to gel pos '
session of the dead woman's hodv audi
effects, were also held under S.'uni) bail.1
charged with lareenj and conspiraei to j
lake possession of a hoilv unlaw fullv I
Others arrested and given a fiirlhei
hearing IimIhv before the magistrate
weie Jean Honsor, a voung girl who I
Cnntlniird nn Pum, Tun, Column 1 iTn
The livening Public Ledger
will not be published tomorrow,
Christmas Dny.
REDUCTIONS
IS
ENOUGH MATERIAL
Massachusetts and Now York
Present Biggest Lists of
Favorite S0Y13
EVEN SOUTH HOPEFULLY
BOOSTS ITS CANDIDATES
Hy CMNTON XV: OILHL'ttT
tun- f nrri-iniidrnt Ktrnlnt I'nMIr r.nlfp
' -iur0hr. nin. fcy PuhUe I.rda'r Co.
Marlon. Dec. 21. President-elect
Harding is IKtrB impartially to the
claims of this man. that man. nnd th
other to n place in the cnbinet. Five'
out of six of his visitors come here in
terested not in the League of Nntlons,
bur in 'jobs. They come ns individuals.
They come in delegations. All urrre
j that so nnd so shall be secretary of I
sornetiung or other.
And one reason why the President
elect may not nnnounee nn nni,i,,i.
merit, oven though his mind is made up.
Is tnnt he must i-ive vnr,-i,,i, ..!...
o be heard. Whet, John Smith travel
half way across the continent to tell1
Him that John Drown would mnke n
wonderful secretary of war. he must!
act ns if John Smith had thrown n
glent light upon executive darknesss.
And this nnd is rich in cabinet pos
sibilities, it breeds in great abundance
worthy successors of John Hov. Alex
ander Hamilton nnd Ldwln M. Stnn
ton. In n recent bit of newspaper fool
ing Olie eorreslioildetlt nukcrl nnnflu.r.
How many men have ou named
authoritatively for the cabinet?"
"About .VIO." was tlm leply.
"And jou haven't finished vet?"
"How can 1 finish? Harding hasn't
begun."
Ilae Only Regun to Recommend
And the friends of the possibilities
haven't even begun. Kx-President Tnft
will tell Mr. Harding t xluy of the
'lunlificntloiis of his former secretary,
f'liar'es I). Ililles. for the tieasury port
folio. Senator Wndsworth. of New
York, discoursed upon the s-me gentle
man's fitness onl) a few days ago.
Senator Poindexter had more than n
few words to mi) of ex -Senator Dixon
for secretary of the interior. Governor
Morrow, of Keutuck) . arriving nt tho
same time, hnd n candidate in the per
son of Tobe Ilert. of his state (iov
ernor Sprout was for Knox, and shown!
Mr. Hnrdlng how he could and should
be appointed. And so it ges.
Cabinet places are of two sorts;
Those for which it is dignified only to
have senators and governor , forced by
the irrepressible sense of . our fitness,
to recommend )ou; nnd those for which,
a delegation with n brass band may
noisily acclaim jou.
The bitter are portfolios of the in
terior, agriculture and labor. There
ma) be vast popular deir.nnds for these
jobs. The other places mlist seek the
men. with a little nudging from states
men who roine to talk iiiaiul) about
what are and what are not justiciable
luestlous for the world court.
I Some of the Possibilities
1 Tins is n good place for a census
of the eounrrv's wealth of cabinet ma
terial, hut even in Marion reionh arc
not complete Thev do not disi lose,
the ."(Ml the correspondent had men
turned Thev do show how easj a tnsk
the P-esident-elect h.s to lilld U "biff
nliltiet "
Here is the Marion list bv states:
Massai liiiM-tts Senator Lodge, sec
rilarv of state: foinier Senator Weeks,
sei rctnr' of the tie.isiirv or of the
navj . former Governor M Call, score
taiv nf war: Charles Sumner Hird
Pio'ressive leader, an.v portfolio; W
F Whiting, paper umuufuctuicr. sec
retur) of commerce; James Duncan,
'nhor lender, sccr-tarv of labor
' Mass;)ehuetts cabinet aspirations are
regaideil ns modest in view of the fact
that nt The piesent time she ha nnh
the vice piesulelicv, the speakership of
the House the Senate majorit) leader
ship and three or four major ehnirman-
hips
New Ilmi'pshlre General Wood. see.
et irv of war
New York is pushing Massachusetts
f," tir-t phi' e as n producer of cabinet
a'ndiil'itis and for the moment is one
I ip nl end of the Hnv Stnte.
New York Aspirants
F'iiiih r Si mitor Hoot, scerctnrv of
state former Governor Hughes, secre
tarv ot stale. Flunk A Ymulerlip. sec
retin ,f the treiiNiirv Henjnmin
Stiong 1 eilernl Reserve governor, sei .
ii tin v "f the trc.isiirj : Ilcnrv p Dav
' ison of Morgan & Co secretary of
the treiiMiiv , former Secietarv of War
Stii.isnii -ecietarv of war. former At
tornej ; iiernl WicKcishnin. ,inv port
folio, James M Reik. se, retarv of
states Charles D. I Iill.-s, seerclarj of i
the tieiisiirv
Penns.vlvauia is next in line with the
following Senator Kimx. secretary
fontlnnri ell I'iiki Tun i cliunll Tito
ARNSTEIN JURY DISAGREES
HARDING
GIVEN
CABINETS
Fails to Reach Verdict After Nine
teen Hours' Deliberation
Washington. Dec 'M i llv A P i -
The jurv in the ca t Ju'es W
iNickvi Ainstein and otheis reported
to Justice Gould in the District Sll
picnic Court todnv that it was unable
to agree mi a verilut after nineteen
hours' deliberation
Jiisine Gould discharged the jur) nnd
auuoiiiH i d a mistrial
Tried will' Arnsteiii were David XV
Sc'livan. Norman S Howies and Wllen
W I'isiiid.iv. of the Washington
hiokeiagc linn of D W Sullivan &
Co The four were clmiged with con
spiring to bl lug stolen securities into
the District of Columbia from New
Yo'k The tri.it lasted font weeks
How lis, however, was learrested In
limit mi n telegraphn iciptest "from
the authorities of New mk lt,v, where
he is also under iiuliitmcut Justice.
Gould issued a writ of habeas corpus
returnable Jiiutinr.v 1 I, mid lelenscd
Itowles mi SlOOIl bail pending a bear
ing on that date.
Allot nevs foi Arushdn 'ind the oilier
ih Ii lidlllits expicssed olitnii nee loilny
that no further effoit would be mado
to bring mi) of them to trial in tilt
district.
Whn yon think of wrltlnc.
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