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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERr-PHIEADELPHlA", FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920
2
VSVsPw"
CITY CREDIT PLOT
EXPOSED BY IVOR
Hidden Influences and Anony
mous Letter Have No Effect on
Most of Bidders on Loan
THREE MAKE WITHDRAWALS
A plot to "hnmstriiiK" tlio munici
pal nnin'nigtrction ' injuring tho city's
credit through tlio circulation of nn
nnonvmnus letter was i xposed today by
Mnvnr Moore.
Tlio plot ns cnlfiilnti'il to frighten
mccesful bidders for the S."i '110 ."iiio
block- of the recent T 000 000 fit v boml
Ikniii for which bid- were opened Pe
cetiiln r 1(1.
The conspirators' succcsn would have
resulted hi the eiM ' mobility to pay
Its legitimate obligations for certniti
vorli done this e- ntnl might haw
FPriousI; affected the limiting of other
citv Ioths in the ne.ir future.
fircii'ntlnn of u uiiiiinnus letter
to bidders for the ." .'Ui.."flfl raising
K'tne ipiestion nboiit the need for furtlier
legal investigation "f the bond Issue,
coupled with rumn's dint had been in
circulation prior to tli" appearance of
tlio nnonvmous communication, wore
the means employed In tlie hidden In
lluenci's that sougnt to persuade suc
cessful bidders to withdraw tlielr of
fers and lonvc tlie eitv 'innble to bor
row the amount for which those bid
dei' sukscribed.
It was with great reluctance, the
Mayor said, that be felt called
upon t present the situation It was
onlv after he had hem convinced that
the time-limit in which tlie bidders bail
to make their payments had expired,
and fal'ure of the plot was demonstrated
In the confidence the bidders had
bowed in the city's crtdit. that the
Maror consented to ti i- uss the subject.
That tune-limit ended at .' o'clock
yesterdaj afternoon In the face of tlio
anonymous and undcrhind attack, tlie
Major explained that SI 1(10, ."(X) worth
of the bonds had been t.ik n over by the
bid lers, and in onl three instances
were ( hecks returned to bidders tie: mlt
ting them to withdraw their bids.
Threo Uldders Withdraw
Those three nnd the total of their
respective bids are Corn Fxchange N,i Oregon Senator Chamberlain, sec
tional Hunk, SI. OOd.oiXi; Commercial rctnr.v of labor.
Trust O, $100,000. 'itn! Brown, The South believes it has a chance to
llrooks, Stokes ,Sc Co., S.10,000. land u cabinet berth, and at the moment
"I want to snj." .ini the Mayor, three states below the Ohio river are
"that the bidders who were Iu posses- I competing for that honor.
ion of the tumors and who received Tennevsee former Senator Sanders,
cop.es of tlie anonjiiimis communica- postmaster general ; Jesse M Littleton,
tioii. and who paid their subscriptions tin portfolio, and George N Tillman,
were not snaKen ri the east bv the
unucriianil irttack. iho whole matter
is being made the subject of an in
Mitigation. We hue not jet been able
to trace the origin of tlie rumor or the
source of the anonjmous letter. The at
tack failed, and it is pr.ib.iblv well that
the pub'tc should be uiformtd'as to what
iook piace.
lAli'.iining the attempts marie to scare
eff luriers for the loan onened on lie.
ceniber 10, the Major said that fifteen
minutes before the bids were opened a
Ri "up of bankers called on him in his
ollice The Mayor said he would not
tlisciose names.
"Thcj told me they vvnuM like to bid
on the loan, but felt there should be
sonic further legal advice I told them
the em soluitor had passed on the legal
epiesttons. They told me it had been the
custom in the past to hae outside legal i
opinion, and snid thee would like to
bine the opinion of John Ci. Johnson.
1 trM them tlint Mr .Tolitmo., - .!,...,! ,
They -aid thej knew that, but they
thought theie hon il be other outside
advice. I told them it was very strange'
the sliou'd wait for that late riaj to
consider the question, wlun the bids had
been mheitised and they had every op
portunity to seek an legal advice they
desired 1 told them I was about to,
open the bids anil the withdiew. i
The publu Is in possession of whnt
took pla' e when the bids wire opened.
We fsoinri twent-ho bidders Itight '
on top of this I began to get t 'ephoiie
mesuges from bankers offeimg to take
tip the balance of the loan that had not
been subscribed for Of i"iirso, this
could not be done, but it was , Ideiice
ot tl "ngernes, of fiiiiim ml interests to
take up the bonds.
Major hers B.inlters
' It wasn't long bei.c. I g t a to'
phoii- message from nti" of the hid Its
that rumors were g 'iug around ipi's
tioning the va idit of tin 'nan 1 in
din
i where the r't'n r- . ame trnm. I
was to d tin- rumors v
luted 'on th- street 1
der to call at mj ofl.
tininber nf confer' rr ' s
n being circu
.lit ited this bid
I here were a
and tins b ririei
xvas al'owed to withdraw tl.e ti 1. 1 lie
next thing that Inppened was the ap
pearance of th" nil' liMii"U ,ettr. The
pecu iar part of th. ett-r was that
after calling uttetiti n to rumors that
there sho d be snj e ugHl nqi'iiy made,
the bott' m of tin con, inn iiti-inhad a
line which lead on. 'M' K ' k" thi, "Of
course there .- i, 'i'-l u ub"Ut the
xa ihtv of the loan
ontin iii.c 'I. Mit r saul it tv.is
not thoi.git wise i
Mlltel iei t ul.t 1 t' e
opportuti ' t t ' n.Hi
' i 1 : on s.i i
gett Mdt '
the ."' I""! O'lO n si
the ..;. ihio lino .1
citv s hi - I I '
Hike llti puh'lc
' d lers 1 ud etery
'il.r pUJIll"Iits
Mm i' . "we are
i . h I'
ll hi fun -tion ot
'I hat is the
a 't.i k oil Its
credit
Calwell Fxpl.ilns Moxe
Chnr'es S I'll ti I'csideiit of the
Corn Fxihunze U'i u was relu tui.t
last iul'I f to 'lis' iss i inaiter if ".
loan, and MigR.!et ' r M i.vor M. re
be seen as to t ' i '. Howeter.
Mr ( H'well JfHVO t(. - IW I ng ' X plMUll
tion
Ot
I is t, !', -. w.ti.diaw at f .is
bid-
"Kuiiiors ha 1
Ftrect, as to tin
Thou! was s .in
vallditj of tin- o
the boiijs were i
matter o the
got n
t H ill"
about m tl.e
of that loan
I
r IIS to the
indi r wli'h
iliiiai. s inoi r
--u '1. '1 io i' was some
sllllCIMg f Hid p'OV SIOIIS
beltIK omitted I In lll'l butt
s ,le. of till
uot know
question argtnd. b t I ii
Xthe 1, is right
'Ian infi.i moil that 1" en ise of the
question of trc taliditj of the bonds, u
syndiuite it in1 mtinent biokerH, whi'h
bad ititi ii'led bi'ldiiiK lor th- ntire loin
w t ! ti. d its , I io in t know who
composed the ttndi'itc I know one
or two iihu ioiuii .ii. I with it, but I
canii"t im u the r naioes for all of
lilt infoi unit i ii i in.e in oiilid'-nce.
"Counsil for " .r ban. Mr B'-itler,
Xtlls nt elltl" t sat t e. as to the vh'I'I-
ity nf the '.hi ti 'tii nni We, there.
fore, withdiew on I id nn.) our ' his k
for I'd per cent ot the bid was re
turned t us. Tint is all that I have
to sat ulsdit it
Doubts I'lot story
Wlun asked t.nbi whether I knew
about the niioiijii " ii htter a'leged to
liavi) been siut t" bii'kis, Mr. Calwell
Mill! .
"1 reiti rate th.r I do not care to
disi uss this 'mitt' t ixeipt to sin that,
ill a general wat I doubt ter much
this storj of ti s, t plot I imagine the
biinkiis wii" n'l disiipMdnt(i lit having
to Withdraw tin lr M'N We oillselteH
Htaud to lose a i -lining
"
II W Stehfcst
nsulerable. sum by
president of tlio'
C'oiniiieiclal Tiut ''" wiul his bnnk
bad not reieneij anv nnoriMnous com
tnuulcatlou concerning the loan
"Our w 'h'lruw.ii met l was bei ause
c nh&l tvciiuiuullty," he kttld. "iW
had sold n large part of the loan to our i
customers before we dccliled to with j
draw our hid. When we did so, on nd
vice of counsel, we called our clients
who had bought the lonn and told them
of our action, offering to get them
blocks of the loan if they desired it m
the open market."
.1. It Ullison, treasurer of the Com
monwealth Trust Co., likewise denied
that his institution bad received any
nnotivnious warning against the loan.
"I think it would be outrageous for
mij one to try to hint the city's credit."
he said. "Our bank never has bad
any trouble disposing of the clty'tf bond
issues."
Enough Material
f.or 20 Cabinets
Cnnllniinl from Pciter One
of state: Oowrnor Sproul. secretary of
the navj ; .Tnmes V. Keeney. I'enroe
Inbor leader, secretary of labor ;
Charles M. Schwnb. secretHrv of com
merce : Mavor Moore, of Philadelphia,
serretary of commerce : W. W. Attcr
bur . secretary of commeree.
Illinois offers Governor I.owden. see
titary of tbe treasnrj : (leoree M Hey.
nobis, secretary of the trrn-'irv ; Al
bert Ijtsker, baseball maennte, score
tarv of commerce; Julius Rosenwnlil,
merchant. secret nry of commerce;
Charles ("!. Iiawes, secretary of treas
ury Ohio Mvron T Ilerrick. secreuirv
of the treaur : Carml Thomnson. post-
mn.ster general: Marry M. I'ntigliertv
attorney general, and Wade Kills, for-
mer assistant attornej general, nttor
nev general.
Indi.ina Senator New. postmaster
generil. and Chairman Hays, postmas
ter general
District of Columbia Former Sena
tor Sutherland, attorney general: David
.layne Hill, secretary of state, and
Chandler I. Anderson, secretary of
state.
.Missouri Walter Picket, Kansas
Citv, s's'rt tan of commerce.
lovva. .lames I Wnllace, Pes
Moines, secretary of agriculture.
Kansas Former Congressman Scott,
secretary of agiiculture.
Michigan- Charles 11. Warren, scc
retiir.v of war
Montana Kx -Senator Dixon, sccrc
tar.v of the interior
Wisconsin Senator Ltnroot. secre
tary of interior.
New Jei Senator Frclinghuyscn,
secretary of war.
California Congressman Kahu, sec
retary of war; Herbert Hoover, secre
tary of labor, commerce or interior;
Congtessman Nolan I secretary of labor,
same.
North Carolina Former Senntnr
llut'.er and Nntional Committeeman
John M Morehead, any poitfolio
Kentucky Tobc llert, postmaster
general.
It is reasonable to assume mat at
least nine out of the ten men who nre
t KO into the next cabinet may be found
somewhere in the list as just presented,
-
Magistrate Raps
Bail Reductions
Conttnuol from Piicr One
went with the victim nnd was made
sick by the opium, and James Richards,
Hnncixk street above ( olumhia avenue
I1"'1' promised to appear as witnesses
"hen needed and were discharged,
The pri-oners were represented by
wideU known criminal law its. who
lit up a hard battle at every singe m
the case Assistant P trict Attorney
Lemuel Scofield was there to represent
the oommonwe.i th. and he demanded
thHt all the principal defendants be held
without bail for court on charges of
manslaughter and of violation of th'
opium net, which carries with it
dictinent unibu some fitt'en separate
counts.
Attorney l'rotest
Tlie attornets representing the pris
oners protes-ed vigoroush at this, and
the magistrate finally cal'ed for the
nit and read it for hlmso'f He then
announced that he would tix substantial
ball, in view of tbe gravity of the
charges against the prisoners nnd Un
importance of stamping nut the traffic
in drugs
Join Ilonsor. testifying about the
fatal vis t to Flop-new Smith' house
said that Virginia Ciin'vin had proposed
going there as a "lark" on Sundin
tilling Neither gnl hud ever used
he drug before, uiiri the tictim bee nine
vert ill after a few whiffs Tln't di I
ter.ttbing possib e to ntite li'-r nnd
triecl to get a rioi tc i . it was testtiul
When they could n it find a doctor near
tl.e llOllse where tile opium Ws smoki d
they call'-d a taxi'.ib and took the girl
home, getting in tun dc c tors from the
lieighhniliood who ti-stitiecl toda.t that
the girl was 'lead when they arrived.
CARDINAL GIBBONS BETTER
Prelate Spends Restless Night, but
13 Improved, It Is Stated
Baltimore. He 'JJ i Bt A I' 1
Card nl ibfi'tis spent i restless
nisi t I it was fe. ling b'ttir this morn-
M l'i I'liCt -s w ' n- told
I" r th' fiist time in iimnv ea-s the
ird mil will nor pontifiia'" at the
ii' ; al mass at the Cathedral here on
1 i sirifls, hut a iiiidniglit mass will be
-si d t night bt 1 is secretary at the
ii en.' of Uoljuf T Shrivr. I'nioii
' s. Ml where the cardinal went
'or a rest near't Hire wcek-t ngo.
His doctor said last night that "a
s'ott improvem" nt is tioticenb'e m the
iirdmnl s luniltion." In o-cer to run--rte
his vmerable patient's strength,
tie pbjsii inn ha- disi nuraged visits
Onlv a few clerical visitors are pel
nutted
Finns for the cardinal's N"tv Year re-
I CO llll'- l'rt o nuuu --u .lll'l "iu'-
nciltfeinents of tl " pl elate hate been
' . ....... U....n l.A. ltl.u.iiln.....l ..H.l ..ttinH
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JOBLESS MAN ENDS LIFE
1 Resident of West Chester Found
1 With Bullet Hole Through Neck
West Chester, I'.i , I) 'Jl James
Burns, sixtt vents ml of Kii-t Maik't
st-eit, committed s'j.iiij. this foniioon
ht shooting I iir.-' 'f in tl.e nob He
jilted alone in a mmi abote a store
revolver lav bt h side.
! Burns wa a painter unci had I u
' eillp'.ojecl lit the Sbarp'es s,. umlir
p ii lit He hud bee'i despondenr r ,
lii'ing la cl off with other empl - O
month ago In attempt 'd to tuln ' ,f,
bj inhaln g gas, but was discvi. m
I time to suti 1. s life.
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K. .. nit unrl 411 nn.l 11 -mlinr, .if Hi'iiuliiiiu
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Datum cuw.
KISSING TEACHER"
LACKED ERUDITION
School Board Dropped North
Wales Man for Lack of
School Certificate
OSCULATION ADMITTED
Inefficiency nnd lack of tbe proper
qualifications for teaching, which pre
vented him from obtaining n certificate,
were the real reasons for the, dismissal
of Unwell It Brown, teacher In a
North Wales school, nnd not merely
because he had introduced "kissing"
games Into the classroom curriculum.
That he did urge the boys find girls
to play such games as "postofTice,"
"forfeits" nnd "spin the plate," how
ever, was admitted by both member''
of the school board and students.
For a period of several days the
community aws much perturbed by
rumors and repoits of the abandonment
of the "three r's" and higher subjects
of education, nnd the substitution of
the "osculation courses." As each
parent passed the story nlong it gained
color, but It wus said today by Pr.
William S. Ilanley. treasurer of tbe
school board, that, although there jvas
truth in the report that Mr. Brown
had started the games in the school, the
matter was not nearly so serious as
Mr. Brown's lack of knowledge of the
regular subjects he was required to
tear li.
"There was nothing suggestive or
immornl in the games," said Pr. Han
ley, "but it was. of course, impolitic
for Mr. Brown to introduce them among
students in their earlj teens."
Fsther l'ajne, the eleven -year-old
daughter of the fire marshal of North
Wales, told todaj of how the teacher
had started the games.
"He asked all of us to hold tip our
hands if we wanted to plaj 'spin the
plate,' " said little Fsther. "And ot
course nil of us did s()." This was on
the riny before Thanksghiiig.
Fsther described the games, but what
had apparently made a great impression
upon her was the reputed ignorance of
their teacher on m.mj subjects.
"When any of Us would ask him n
question he couldn't answer, he would
quickly change the siibieet he was
teaching," said she. "Then he told us
all sorts of stories. He said, when
some one nsked win re raisins grew, tlutt
they grew on bushes nnd that negroes
picked them bj stamp'ng on the bushes
with their feit. That's tlie way he
answered our questions."
Pr. Ilan!e explaimd today that after
Brown had been t aching in the si hool
for some time it was found he did not
possess a teaiher's certificate.
"He wns informed," said the doctor,
"that he must have one. and when he
was unable to pass his examinations, it
was impossible for us to do nnj thing
but nk for bis resignation, which re
leased him immediate! from his post
in the school."
U. S. to End Rule
in Santo Domingo
Cnntlnnrti from Twer One
drafting of n new election law. Such
amendments to the constitution and
such laws, or such revision of existing
laws, as mat be t commended bv the
commission, upon approval bt the mil
itary government iti occupation will b
submlt'ed to a oonsti"tiomil convention
nnd to the nntional Congress of the
Dominican republic respectitely."
Heptibllr Ueported Tranquil
A statement issued bt the State lie
t'i'i tui'Mit said complete trnii'pn'litt had
existed for some time throughout the
republic nnd that the people for the
'1r-t time in mant jears had been en
i' led to devote themselves to peaceful
''uiintioiis without fear of disturb
II ce
"The finances of the country." the
statement continued, "have been placed
"ii a stable basis, great improvements
have been brought about in public
works, particular attention 'as been dc
toted to snnitntion Hiid put he health.
tlie educational swein h'i been com
pletely reorganized, with the result that
whereas there was a si hool atteiidaiii e
of aliiuit IS.OoO pupii before the occu
pation there are now Inn 111111 jmpils at -'ending
school As the result of the
American minimi-tuition the gross rv
1 tines of the rct I ' 1 hate increased
fiom a total of sum. i.ooo OHO in lOll!
to a total of in"''' tlun .7.. "00. noil in
l'dlii."
Occupation of the Dominican republic
by Americin marines began in Novem
ber. B'Kl the luaHin force being landul
bj Captain m.w rear admiral 1 Harr.t
S. Kunpp. This force wns gradually
Increased and it now numbes 2200 otli
cers and men rintml was continued
throughout t'e war and for a time there
wns sunn lighting in the republic, as
the mni io- 1 b 'in' d out bandits who
had been i.nik.ng frequent inids on tint
cities
In his 1 roc lamat'on establishing n
mi'itii't .rot n incut. Captain Knnpp
spec itn 1 't sMited that the oicipatloii
was nn I r'aln n with no imin"luite or
ult". oh 1 it of eh stroying the sov
ere gn" of the repub'ic. but was de
sb:ii"d to assjut the .ountry to retu'ti
to n end tion of internal order, vvbii'
Wiei' 1 ifillh'e it to obsei ve tln terms ot
t'e Menu made with tlie I'niteel States
n 1'hiT nnd wlii'li gate the Cnited
stn'.s tie right to name 11 general re
'!.! t. collei t the 1 iistnuis duties in
I t' e I. 'Hlblic
I Ask Fred About Jimmy
I A man giving his name us Fred
Wi'l urns who is der tared t0 hate been
frtiiig doois In tin ni ighborhood of
1 I'c-tt filth and Chestnut streets at M
I ' mk this tnmiiing was arreslesl bv
I'at ill inn Brown of tin l'nntt sec oiid
stnit nnd Wooil'iiiid ntenue stnti n
' . '1 arniignc'd In f-Te M i.'i-tiate Har-
- ' xv 1- In Id innler SPiOO bail for a
I -t'.i 1 I'.i'iiig Januaty 1! The police
-ij il -t I 1 nd a jinnity in his pen kit.
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER'S .
DAILY LIMERICK CONTEST
One Hundred Dollars Daily
For the Bast Last Line Supplied by Any Reader of the
Evening Public Ledger to the Incomplete
Limerick Which Appears Below
RULES OF THE LIMERICK CONTEST
1. Contest la open to any one. All
tlint In required for you to do Ii to
vyritc nnd send In your last lines to
the Limericks using for conveni
ence the coupons printed below.
1'lcase write plnlnlv, and be mire to
ndd your name nnd ndilron.
2. All answer to Mmerlck No. 11
must be leceived nt the office of the
I-VF.NtNO I't'tu.to IiKtoi:n by the
first mall Mondny morning. Ans
wers to Mmerlck No. 12 must he
in by 0 o'clock Monday evening.
Answers left nt the ofllcc of the
i:TNINO I'tJIIt.IO IjUDOEK Will
nl.so be admissible.
1. The nwnrd of the ONR IIUNPUHP
DOM,AU priro for the best last
Tin: wi.vnki: of contest no.
WEEK FKOM TODAY
Cut Out and Mail '
TO THE LIMEUICK CONTEST
Evening Pcnuc LKnoEn,
'. O. Box jr,2J, Philadelphia.
LIMERICK NO. 11
A girl down at Eighteenth and Snyder
Was blonde, they all say, till she dyed her
Fair hair; they declare
She hangs that on a chair
(XVrllo rour amwor on this lino.)
A'ome "in
Street and S'o
City and State
HE SCRE TO CUT COUPONS APART AT THIS LINE
THE WINNER OF
CONTEST NO.
WEEK FROM
Cut Out
TO THE LIMERICK CONTEST
EVENINH Pt'IlLIC LEDOEtl,
P. 0. Ror J52'i, Philadelphia.
LIMERICK NO. 12
Now we come to the Happy New Year
And the limerickers all want to hear
What new leaf you're turning,
What old habits spurning
(Write your emitter on this linn.)
Xame
Street and .Vo.
City and State .
Limerickers Get
Christmas Presents
Continued from Tair One
nt excited that she couldnlt remember
her husband's office phone number nnd
then she told us that the office was .TJD
North Hroftd street instead of South
llroad street.
It was mining pitchforks, too. but
nftortrnri!. nl WO trilllllCll tlllOUuh It, Wl
didn't reallv mind because we remember
that we had heard the baby ciowin?
over the phone in imitation of bin
mother's delighted cheer nnd wecnuldn :
find it in our llmericking heaits to feel
sore about eiglit hlocus oi walking in
the rain when we were making other
people -o happv around Christmas time.
We'd walk eight miles in a blizzarl
to hear Mrs. Hewitt and tlie baby crow
that wax again. It must be grcnt to tw
so happy. . ,. ,
The Hewitts have been liting out In
(ieriiintitciwn for iibout a jenr and a
half. Mr. Hewitt was born iu Camden
ami gradunted from the Garfield Gram
mar School tlti're. Afterward he took
courses at the School of Industrial Alt
in this city and nt Drexel.
Then he studied and worked as
draughtsman with K. V. Durnng &
Sons, architects, nnd then became n
salesman for n standard building con
struction company, l-ast retiruury e
joined tlie force of RnlHnger S. Co.
Mr Hewitt is twenty -eight vears of
age. Something over fol,r '' nrv nS ne
married Miss Isabel Hill, of I'orty-first
ctreet and Potxelton avenue The crow
ing habv Is twenty-eight months old, so
it will 'not join tlie llmeriekers for ot
Ica'-t a tear yet.
The one hundred dollar prize is goin
to start n bank account, ttlnh will be
held as a reserve fund tn take care of
the unexpected things that I appen to
tilling COH PICS Willi KluniMK unim'ti
About Saturday's Winnrr
Mr. Hazelton's winning limerick fol
low s :
Ihll inton, trio litre in lPcif Philly.
ll'ai tn love trith a yirlu neimcel Lillic.
lie tried hard to hit htr
Hut the crird, "Xonr of tiii, sir;
Bring your missile toe, Pa" exit
llillU.
Mr. Hnr.olton has been at ardent
limerick fan for manv .tears.
lie believes that "llmei ickltls" Is one
Christmas Greetings
and
Every
for the
Lexington Motor Company of Penna.
VV , A. Killer, President
line to Limerick No. ".j"1.
nnnouncetl one week from totW
Mmerlck No. 12, one week from
tomorrow. ... ...
awarded to each mtcM con
awarded to each '""(nV iudee
tenant. For cxnmple. If the JdR
decide there are two or more
answers of equal merit for ine
prljsc. the author of ".VvnRn
will receive ONK l.St
DOU.AUS. The prize will not dc
npllt up among them. . . .
. The Limerick will be Jiid J
three cdltow on the "taffol tne
KvKNirro Ponuo Lnijor.n una
their decision will be final.
WILX, BE ANNOUNCED ONR
11
13 WILL RE ANNOUNCED ONE
TOMORROW
and Mail
of the most interesting and fascinating
diseases known in the world and he
spends a great deal of his spare time In
writing original llmeiicks. many of
which have been published In various
publications.
Mr. Hnrclton was born nt May's
Landing, N. J., nnd for more than
twelve years he was the principal of
public schools in Atlantic county, New
Jersey.
He gave up his educational work
about ten years ago in order to enter
the government service at the Camden
Postoffice and is now connected with the
income tax division of ttic internal
Revenue Department for the First dis
trict of New Jersey, with headquarters
in Camden.
Uoth Mr. Hazelton nnd his wife have
been following the Evr.NlNO Puni.tr
Lkiiokk'h limeiick contest since it
started and a friendly rivalry has arisen
between them as each evening they both
originnte the last line for the limerick
published that doy nnd then criticize
each other's efforts to win tho prize,
Mr. Hazelton when nsked how 'le
would use the money he had just won
answered jestingly that he would buy
a Ford for each member of the family
nnd then purchase two $!i0 Liberty
bonds. He added that he would prob
ably put the money nslde to be used for
a fishing trip next summer as he Is a
devoted disciple of Imak 'Walton nnd
overt snare moment is spent with hh
reel nnci line.
And now finally, fans, nnd once
more
For th lova Mike, don't send both of
todav's limericks In the hoiuc envelope
to the same postoffice box. Have a
heart.
And even more finally and once
morer. we'll end ns we begun:
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Believes Indians Care for Fllero
Ottawa, Ont.. Dec. 21. (Ry A. P.)
Relief that the three Pulled States
naval officers who left Rockaway Point,
N. V.. a week ago last Monday' in the
free balloon, A-fi.1'lS. op nn endurance
flight, had fallen Into tho hands of
traders or were being cared for by In
dians in the Inke country, was ex
pressed toduj bv Lieuteuunt Evans, tho
American aviator who was sent to
search for the missing bnlloonists. Ho
believes It would require many days for
the airmen to reach u point of communication.
Good
Wish
Coming Year
CITY'S TINY XMAS TREE
GIVES WAY TO HALF-O'-ONE
Whole Maine Product 8maller Than
Decimated Jersey Sample
Half 11 Chrlfltmnn tree from Urown's
Mills, N. J., Is better than a whole tree
from Maine, city officials have decided.
Accordingly, n tree which was cut ex
pressly for Philadelphia, and hnulcd
across New England fell under "the
official ax" at City Hall today nnd less
than half of n tree from Itrown's Mills
was substituted to stand in City Hnll
courtyard.
O. II. Graves, who had a red spruce
trie, fifty-four teet high, on his prop
irty nt Ilrown's Mills, last 'Wednesday
decided to offer it to the city through
the Poor Richard Club as n community
tree for City Hnll courtyard.
Accordingly, n committee was formed
and a letter was forwarded to the
Mayor, formally offering the tree.
Something happened to the letter. Mr.
Ornvcs received no response. He do
elded to cut it whether the city desired
It as a community tree or not.
Tlio trej wns felled, then cut in two,
nnd Mr. Graves brought about twenty
six feet of It to Philadelphia.
Meantime the tree which the city or
dered from Maine arrived, looking like
the kind of tree that would hnve been
suitable for brownies or Lilliputians.
Mr. Graves had the tree taken to
City Hall, thinking some of Its branches
might be used for dccorntlve purposes.
When the half tree reached City Hall
it eclipsed the whole tree from Maine.
There was a last-minute conference
of city officials, and it was decided to
adopt the half tree as the city official
community Christmas tree. Accordingly
the specially imported tree from Maine
was discarded, nnd electricians nre to
day stringing the Brown's Mills product
with colored lights and other ornaments.
XMAS TREES HIS DOWNFALL
Man Caught In Haymow Held as
Thief Suspect
A telephone call to tho Thirty-second
street nnd Woodland avenue station at 3
o'clock this morning resulted in Pa
trolman HigginB being sent to tho
"Chrlstmns tree yard" of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad at Thirtieth and Chest
nut streets. It xvns reported a man
was trying to steal Chrlstmns trees.
When Higgins reached the yard he
wns told the man under suspicion was
hiding in n haymow. Under the hay
was Henry Smith, alias Ruck Halg.
In his pockets were found revolver
cartridges, a drug outfit nnd a bundle
of silk Bocks, according to the police.
Magistrate Harris held the mnn under
$1500 ball for n further hearing Jan
uary 0.
HURT IN AUTO COLLISION
Machines Crash at Fifty-eighth
Street and Washington Avenue
One mnn xvns slightly injured nnd two
nutomobiles were damaged ns a result
of n collision this morning nt Fifty
eighth street and Washington avenue.
The injured mnn Is George S. Floyd,
2213 South Bancroft street. He re
ceived severe cuts nnd bruises nnd was
tnken to the Mlscrlcordia Hospital.
Floyd xvas driving a car east on Wash
ington avenue nnd the other car was
going south on Fifty-eighth street. A
front wheel was knocked off Floyd's
car nnd the machine was completely
overturned.
Frankford Avenue Home Burned
Fire wns discovered early this morn
ing in a third-story rear room of the
residence of Frank Htrcit. at 4071
Frankford avenue. Mrs. Strelt xvns
awakened shortly after 2 o'clock by n
sound which she thought had been made
bv n rat. After nn Investigation she
discovered tlie tire. hh notified her
husband who turned In an alarm. The
fire was extinguished quickly after the
arrival of the firemen, who xvcro able to
confine the blaze to the third floor. The
damage was csttmateii at less than 5S00.
SAY POLICE WINK
AI SUNDAY SPORT
Sabbath Association, in Letter,
Tolls Cortolyou of His and
Mayor's Promises
OFFER SPECIFIC EVIDENCE
Vlolntion of the blue laws which
tho police or tho director of public
safety are nlleged to have failed to act
on, were chnrged In a report submitted
today by the Rev. William II. Forney,
of the Philadelphia Sabbath Associa
tion, to Director Cortelyou.
Sunday baseball and nn Ice skating
rink with n ninety-cent "privilege
card" to admit on Sunday, were speci
fied in the report.
The report soya :
"In n letter from Ills Honor, the
Mayor, dated December '17, 1020, and
addressed to me ns secretary of tbe
committee of the Ministerial Union, he
requested me to present to yoti ns di
rector our evidence concerning "con
ditions existing in our city on Sundays
during the last summer."
"That our evidence may bo specific
we call your attention to copies of
statements presented to you nnd to tne
Mayor by n committee representing the
Law nnd Order Society of the Fortieth
ward. In both these statements definite
conditions of commercialism were pre
sented by the committee.
"November 4 the Mayor promised the
committee tlint n game scheduled No
vember 7 nt Slxty-clglith street nnn
Klmvvood avenue would not be permitted
In view of the evidence presented by
the committee. He Instructed his sec
retary to accompany tho committee to
your office, where n liko promise was
made,
"Tickets Publicly Sold"
"Notwithbtnndlng these promises tho
gnmo scheduled for Sunday, November
7, was played and tickets or scorcenrds
publicly sold, and this wns done xviti
the knowledge of the police.
"November 14 n game xvns in proa
ress at the sr.mc location ; n physician
purchased n ticket on the public high
way and went to the police atntlon nnd
succeeded In having the game stopped,
thus proving that such games could be
stopped.
"October 24 n commercialized gnme
was nlaved at Sixty-seventh street nnd
Gibson avenue. This gnme also xvas
played with the knowledge of the police.
"September 2.i n commercialised
game wns played on the Stenton Field
Club ground.
"These conditions were permlted In
face of the fact that a letter from you
as enrly ns August 28 states: 'I beg
to ndvlse you that so-called "commer
cialized" baseball will not be tolerated
on Sunday by this department. Orders
have been issued to prevent the collec
tion of money, nnd the tagging of those
who contribute.'
"October 15 a letter was sent to you
announcing that the 'All Philadelphia
Police' would play ball in Roxborough
October 17. In your conversation with
me over the phone on October 10 you
stated this game would not be per
mitted In our Word on Sunday, October
17.
"We were informed that the players
ha"! been promised n permit to play
Sunday, October 24 instead.
"Sunday, ftetober 21. 1D20. the
Thirteenth Police District stated that
there had been no change In the order
prohibiting Sunday ball games in the
Twenty-first Ward, anil that n detail
of efficers would be sent to prevent the
fiti me.
Privilege Cards Sold
"The game Sunday, October 21 wns
piaycu according in scneuuie even
though tbe order from the department
remained unchanged, nnd this wns done
J. E. Caldwell Co.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
BELATED PURCHASERS
OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS
are assured of unimpaired assortments and
prompt deliveries during trie
of the Christmas season.
DELIVERIES IN OTHER CITIES
J. E. Caldwell & Co. beg to announce
that merchandise purchased up until
Christmas Eve will be delivered Christ
mas Day by their
SPECIAL MESSENGERS
in New York, Atlantic City, Wilmington,
Baltimore and Annapolis
PRICES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
ADJUSTED TO PREVAILING CONDITIONS
within the knowledge nnd observation
of tin police,
"The Gazelle Club, over the signa
ture of Its executive secretary, nn.
nouncei in n clrculnr letter that tlio
Philadelphia Ice Palaco has been leased
for the winter of 11)20-21 for the ex
clusive use of the club on Sundays.
VIn addition to the regulur member
ship fees of the club, privilege earth are
sold, ten for ?il. A prlvilego card muxt
be surrendered by n member every timo
the privileges of the ci.ii) nre used on
Sunday. Visitors may be taken to the
club by Hie surrender of n privilege
card for every visitor. Skating U
announced for nil day Sunday.
"This being n commerclnl proposl.
tion it wns brought to the attention of
Assistant Superintendent Tempest, Sat
unlay, December 11. ,Ve were Informed
thnt no permit had been given for such
Sunday performances, but thnt the mat
tcr vvotild he investigated.
"Up to the present timo we have had
no word from the investigation mode by
Assistant Superintendent Tempest.
"The specific cases given above wo
believe sufficient to prove our conten
tion thnt Sunday is not only desecrated
but coinmcrcln.ized. '
"Understand, Mr. Director, we nre
making no. charges against jou, as wo
recognize the position of the adminis
tration on thin subject, but arc address.
Ing jou under the specific instructions
of his honor the Mayor to lay the fain
before you."
NO TURKEY FOR "BOOTS"
Pelrce Murder Prisoner Piqued at
Prison Christmas Menu
"It's n tough life when n girl can't
get n turkey dinner on Christmas," sa!d
"Roots," or Marie Phillips Rogers, In
custody nt Moyamenslng prison chnrged
with complicity in the murder of Henry
T. Pelrce in this city in November,
"Hoots" is moody nnd morose over
her "turkeyless" holiday, nnd sho com
plained to the mntron of the "Homicide
Department" this morning.
Instead of turkey the prison fare for
the day will be roast pork nnd beef,
sweet nnd white potntoes, ice cream
and pic. Gobblers have been struck
off tho bill of fore this year owing to
their high price.
Resides "Roots" nnd tho two men
held with lwr In the murder of Pcirce,
Peter D. Trcndway nnd Joseph "Archie"
Moss, nnother Moynmeuslng prisoner in
the public eye this Christmas is William
P. Urines, the student held In the
murder of Elmer C. Drcwes, n Dart
mouth College undergraduate.
They will have n Christmas tree at
Moyamenslng nnd prison rules ngnlnst
gifts being sent in to inmates will
be overruled, so that Marie may re
ceive some presents from her husband,
Ross Rogers, who nsked the prison au
thorities if he might not be permitted
to send n few delicacies to her, ltrines'
people also are planning to send him
a leminder of the day,
FAVORS CREDIT TO RUSSIA
Farm Organization Leader Suggests
Plan to Aid Exports
Wnslilngton, Dec. 24. (Ry A. P.)
Kxtenslon of credits to foreign govern
ments able to nay for American farm
products wns advocated today by James
R. Howard, president of the American
Farm Rureau Federation, nt a joint
meeting of the Setinte agricultural ouel
banking committees. He suggested thnt
the war finance corporation be made
the ngency for the extension of such
credits, and mentioned Germany anil
Russia ns particular countries desiring
to buy Amerlcnn products.
Some method for n permanent plan
of marketing. Mr. Howard said, U
needed to relieve the farmers. In thli
connection he said that the plon of
Senntor Hitchcock to make the profits
of the Federal Farm Loan banks avail
able for loans on farm products and
livestocks would nITord some temporary
relief.
Chairman McLean, of the banltlni
committee, remnrked that he had re
eelved a communication from the Fed
eral Reserve Hoard expressing opposi
tion to the Hitchcock proposal.
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