TZt&tfi' "vi75fH5MTM ' --'"v-.'Mii(JTJ5u!T?v?!rT -wfcrVV, ' ' vHf,.V""- ,, 1'i,,r vr ' MVV " "'-' ww "& "'4ff,'V"f''-wl iiwBfivfW'r"''" "YwB If I 1 BOTE IS RAID AS DRUG STAIN Rooms Give Evidonco of Being Occupied by Narcotic Users. One Arrostod NAB SEVERAL IN CLEAN-UP The pollro believe they have discov ered one nf tho headquarters of the drug "ring" In this city in n hotel on Arch street near Tenth, where four rooms wore raided lust night. Onlv one room wat occupied when Llnehmner ami Hnright. attached to the "unrontic sonnd" of the Meventh and Winter streets stntion, appeared unexpectedly at the hotel. The single prisoner made In the rnul was a "cured" user of narcpt es, re eently set free after lx months treat mrnt at the House of Correction. He was James William, twenty seven yenrs oM. of Paltnn. Pa. When the police rallied his room in the hotel last night they say they onughl him In the net of "rooking" a drug for The prisoner was Riven n hearing to day before Mnelstrutc Clrelis Id the Eleventh and Winter streets station, and held In $2000 bail for court. In the four room raided In the hotel the police found four "spoons" used In drug preparation, four packets of drugs, a ilo7.cn hypodermic needles and half a doien hypodermic syringes. The police inutlo what they consider an extremely Important arrent Inst night In a sudden do-cent on the Itnlinr. sec tion of the oily. Think Prisoner Important The man nrrctod was rordlnnnd do Btefono, of Fitzwnter Mreet above Soi enth. who i believed by the io1ice to be one of the biggest of the dealer, among the Itnllnns. He was taken to City Hall for a henring at Central Station today Othen arrested in the downtown clean-up last night were William Matigan. twenty -five years old. Twelfth street near (Jlrard avenue: r red Lagona. twenty -four oar old. Fifth and HoffiiiHti streets; Harry Lewis. Miirti-nno leara old. of Seventh nnd .TeM ,oT of "Seventh and . ... -- " ,. , ,. . ,,. .11 i uny, as rniiirainn. me luuiuu- Itace rtreU. All of tl.es,. men w-r. rommUtP(, w, ,, hpn(,ed bT j,,,. MnfiLnV mother innearcd at the ' Edith Fales. and tho committee to dis hea ingKanl test' el ,t '. "r bo" had 'wmlnnto political information to women Am awav from home and fallen into will ho under ehnrge of Mrs. Samuel tvil company. He had become n con- IrJ".nn f "?". ... , ,, fn tU flrme.1 uier.he said. Tlie boy himself The Wowing is the platform for the pleaded with the magi'-triite to he n-nt i coming year: t the House of Correction for n v'.i "e believe that substantial better- .Mother Collapes In the midst of the heiirin'.' the mother bricked loudly it ml collapsed. The hear ing wus held up while Dr. Egnu. po lice surgeon, worked for a half-hour to revive the woman. The raul downtown last nijtht wa pulled off unexpectedly. The new ban dit automobiles were used and the men of both the vice cpind and tne strong :: i ;.. ...i,..i i.,i ..,.,.. rn arm Miuuu -cni in ii .i,.i ...... "' "l; arti.m &XVrlk- enforcement of the from an overdo of , ,ln:g a f-w days Pro hih on amendmen police pri'iiisl of having bought the eluded. drug that nlmo.t killed her from Joseph "SlMb. Strengthen amendments to Miller, arretted a few day ago at the new c ty charter. ci.v.th ..,..1 v.t... .tr..,.t nn.l hi.lii.ved to "Seventh. Kxtension of civil service be one of the biggest drug dealers in I tho cltv. The woman wus held under 51000 ball to insure her nppearance ns a material witness against Miller at his further heaiing January S WIFE" DETECTIVE rIMr0 P.! A f.l IM Urllt" riHUO IVIrtIN m nUIVIL, Mrs. Cross, Who Wore His Clothes to Hunt Him, Calls It a Joke The lust i found In "tluT 'lords William Cross, utinsi- Mife. Mnr Cross ini.'oiii"iisl d"ii!i''d men's clotheu and went n-seiirclunc for him in Cam den, is lion e nsriiin. Hik ms lift, he was discovered iti the Cro-s apartment nt -100 Columbia uvenue r h) - inornins "And the funnj pnrt nf it is." eT plaini'cl Mr- Cross n 1 ' tho time I was over there in Camden h" uus here but thev iiorldn't tell ice Even thine mis lmilv bia aienui. hmi. c lr It the Colum- i '"(.s i .isn't .life irot all fit rnincont. even cross becaui' his dressed 1 1 in hi- b'n k hat. necktie. co"nr ntvl and Kent over to fnmlcn ir.r shoes, i ml sot h"r- nelf nrristod m then' putrolinan apjinh ticlid 1 ' a "s "ml street and Klllu'llTl HI 111." Wedt'es.pll . mIii'H lii became iis-,Iiiiiii of i - r hm unar cait W n-1 nrr.nxreil tiifire Kecnrdei Stai k! i i-i iistirdn.i Mr- Crm saul she Inn 'iie to Camden to look for her Inish.irnl "It mis h'1 inxf n joke lr- l'rn., an ntt a -in. i , Id't -!!; d ''iian with darl; 1 nir nnd e-.e. ext -i m-d 'Mi husband m.is out in C.milen puttins thronirii n liMsities , iei uo' had been there f..r sev. m -lais ,, I fimuslit jii't for a lark l'-l u'" i"r in-l look around for him "I wiisn I arrested L" usi I bud on men's diithoi. It in- heinuso I had my lint pulled down oier rni 'H's and looked like a suHploious iiiarai'ler "It lllisn't fMcli II ter'lli'n npei-nrii e You Icimu I iinsn't tndu'eil or uni tlilnc. In fait, thej tre.itnl me 1 1 Vc u uucen over there. We ni-ih uvei to Philadelphia after my c oihes but in tho me-intime the mutioii luHn'd no some of ners und I got hmiie snfp and sound " Wlien Mrs !,. u ,u .u-resUi) --lie uns sinoliii ;: it ci.'iirelli - the first she had evi r n okeil, unci sin- ns dciied'i dizzv t'roTii it- ilfeets I ti I he pocket .... ii. -in i- -ii.-. i- in ill.- iiih-i nffln- ruin, ..in h ,.,.,..- i.in. l ,.!, ., n . found, but -he -i.nl it ust hiipt-emu t.. be in 1 1., imckii of the coin and she would hnie ,e. ii Hl'iinl for her life tn use it Ilctcftiicn sine she ivus afriilil even to touch it DEMOCRATS WIN DELAWARE Special Election In Sussex Breaks Political Tie in House Wilmington, Del.. D. . 111. -The lower braiii h of h De'iiunrii I.egis latlire will Is- conl I il'i-il In the Demo crats as a result of u sm-i ml electinii in the Seieiith II- presiMitative Dis trit't of Sussex ooiinti lesterdai He turns iudliate the clcitinti of Klnier J. Turner, Democnit. our (lisitge Mitch ell, Republican, hj a afc mnjontj . Tlie Ilepiiblicans i oncede the elec tion of Turner by a majoriti of I-'l. The Democrats nre claiming 11L Thn election wun to dirlde a tie nt tho November election at which Turner and William C. Hickman, tho ltepub llcan candidate, received "(l.'l otcs each. Mitchell was substituted for Hickman In the election yesterday. Th roult is a defeat for (lovernor Townaend Ir IiIh h,'"e district. The governor's slnd In favor of the school eod is blamed for the defeat. The district Is normally Republican Mrly 700. ; m I WmiU Jll III! ltj I I . , . -aBajl2aajagaay-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ..--mjlmammmm llT lAWlMelMlMllBllll .Vlf.j&U'rM'--''" -.l-l - '.!"." yiaaaauMgwgaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa . .m'iafailllllllllllllllH n SAN DICOO UNIT I'X., STATES V. S. SKAl'LANKS IN FLIGHT Navy fliers In tlic 3000. mile, test race will follow thn coast from Son Dlogo, Calif., to Hntboa, Panama, obtaining fuel supplies nt Mexican ports. Thirteen machines started today on the second leg from San Ilnrtolome Scope of Three Now Commit. tees Will Bo Statewide in Political Activities With the Vrth of tho new year the Women's league for Good Government has outlined a platform by which It hopes to sain substantial betterment In state and municipal laws. Three new committees, each with sub committees, have been appointed, one on state legislative work, one on conn oilmnnlc legislation and a third on po litical Information. I'nder the committee on legislative work there will be twenty -six sub committees, all directed by M- Prank meni in wie uvernuivut iil uur ir tun be siTv.rei! by the united action ot our voters men and women In co-opera tion with civic associations in support of certa n definite matters "From our legislative Assembly we desire the pawage and menns for the ef fective execution of the following: "First Convention to revise state constitution. .... i t . K ..i.i: jocpiw. uniinMi-uiriii. ... i-u.,,... system to state and county officials "Eighth. Consolidation of Philadel phia city and county. "Ninth. Abolition of the magistrates courts In Philadelphia. N II. Futil this is aicomplisheil we will work for the election of men of the highest chnrncter mid ability to till vacancieu as these oc f ur. Tenth. Adequate appropriation to mothers' pension fund "From our City Council we request Pirst. Strict compliance nith tlie provisions of the new citi charter. "Second A scientific investigation of the vnrioiiH cit departments to ellmi rnte unnecesnrv officeholders, for the purpose of bettering tlu" punllc service ; nnd prevnlinc the wntrto of monej In volved in their retentio. "Third. The careful scrutiny of pro posed appropriations to prevent then intorfcrenre with some other more es sentinl project. "Fourth. Adequate appropriation to the Department of Public llenlth. "Fifth Support of the plans of the uatcr bureau to safeguard and extend the u nter supply. "Sixth. Extension of the system of city sellers. "Seventh. Enforcement of the hous ing laws through n full quota of in spectors." CITY CONTRACT FOR NEGRO Will Raze Block at Tenth and Lorn- I bard Streets Major Mmi'i' this morning sinned a cciiitrint iipproied In Director Caver in finor nf I. I! Thompson, u Negro, to tear iloun nnd remove the buildings, shed- ' d other obstruction at the niui li-dis. us.eil Tenth and Lombard striMs nt- -owned b'mk. The houses are on I.omb.'nt. Tenth and Eleventh. Nnudniii and Hodman streets Kiirh in the 'idministrntion the M.in.r started to g.-t rid of these build i'i to open i reeie,itiMii center, prin , ipil i foi the N'i -To. s .if thi neiElllsir I noil lie found the house-, all cltv oiineil to b Miptei b) tenants and si-bten.ints. spiiih of them isintrollod b.i -uli'iiiidlords linuiiR political uliiliii t."ii "i "n cision in n '"ntroversy u ith C.iuiicilmiin H.ill. leader of the Seventh iinrd, the Mayor referred to this particular block lis a "pest hole, in . onscipi.-iiie in in,-i mi. loi.o.iuimu l.rniight .i S.iii.iMKi -nit lur ilamnges nnuit the Major Tin Mnmr preec ple.i-.uro that n Negro liinl se. in ! tin i oi. trait, and ailed in Dr II It Wright. .Jr.. nh hn- hceii hi tine a- il iiilutilier aisent - --- - - . , . f of the M.iior in helping the tenants ot j 1.ue, t- find otlur nnd better ' 'in-''i und to reln-u- their distress, iihen-ier po-sible. to confer further iitm'it the runner Thoiiinson iiirrio, to icmove the build ings, olenr omij all the rubbish, fill nil the wells itui gi.nle tile ginumi loathe i iirh line fo- n consideration of Jf.ViOO. ,s sunn ik tin- hiii'ilmps ore disposed of mid the ground levc'ed off the property mil In- iiiiproicd In the Department of Publn Welfare, under IHreitor Tiistin. for u recreation enti r WILSON OMITS RECEPTION Acting Secretary of State Delegated to Receive Diplomat Tomorrow Washington. Deo III (Hi A IM cting Sciretiiry D.ivis. of the State Department, was delegated todil) by President Wilson to net fur him lit fhc iinniial Nnv Year's reception nf repre sentatives of tho dinlomatlc corps, Mr, Davis will r no the ambassadors and ministers nt hi home and the PrMih'nt. therefore, will hold no Now Year's re ception. s , Keoretury Davis conferred today with the President lit the Whlte,Houe He declined to divulge whnt hull been dis- rusted, but eald there mmnnue neveiop. nients later ns xa rcBuil of the cbn- 'ftf f" J M V ' II t s O era H X. "7 or ( P VI Mcx,co V r NWTNc vw3RA 1 . V. PANAMA) WOMEN'S LEAGUE HAS NEW PLATFORM K I . . t . .. . c ... ...k . .L ........ ji i iJkL.L . ... ,-ji r- r . . 1 -j JM T - r.fr - - - ' m tilliineir "" . . .. jT-j.j-.-.j.allLt.a- "" r ifl ii af r - " ' "" ..mm.i. , .. . .- ,, ,' ,u m. -ff m EVENING PUBLIC 13 Seaplane NC-5, in Accidont Yesterday, to Resume Flight Tomorrow 3000-MILE TEST RACE Ily tbc Associated Press San Diego, Calif., Dec. 31. Thirteen 'plunes of the navy's aorlal San Diego Panama expedition were rendr today nt San Ilartolome bny. 400 mllcD south of here, for the second "hop of their journey, southward. However, oflicers expressed no dlcmny nt the boodoo number. On the other hand, general satisfaction was expressed at the result of yesterday's 400-mlle night. . While the personnel of the air cxpeatr tlon was busy in the early morplns hour replenithlng stores of oil and gasoline, a wenrv crew of mechanics, cftrpen terV mates" nnd others were ending a night's labor on the NO-li. tile four teenth of the fleet to start nt North Islnnd Nnval Air Stntlon here. The "NC-r.-ers" met 111 luck yesterday ...i. . i. .... rnui. Into a henvv swell off San nicgo harbor as they struggled to get their sntp into rue nir. A leaking hull forced the NCR to return for repairs. A hastv survey showed that, with hard work by nil hands, the pluck of the ships crew might be rewarded by making their plane lit for a long flight tomorrow. In an effort it) overtake the fleet at Mngdnlenn bay. or ncross the gulf of California at Hntideiras bay. . Every man nt the station was pressed Into Immediate service and all night the work went on. , . . Today the main fleet's objective h Mngdalena bay. about fl.,0 "" fro0" here, making the day's flight about -0 miles. . Huge navy seaplanes including two N-C type Planes similar to the N C-4 that flew across t"-'"1,0.' nnd several A-.l-T- coast craft are at ?emptlns "he oOOO-mlle flight from San Diego to Hnlboa. canal zone. Commander John H. Towers, who oomnmnded the transatlantic "acnlane i. it In pommnm. of tlie . x. division on this nigni. """"' "''; Com.nr.nder C P. Mwn. another voterun flier, is in command of the A-S-Ij division. ,. . . The fuel steamships. Kanewha and Cuynnin are accompanying the fliers, while the aircraft tender Mugford is aiding. The mine-sweepers, s.annctt. Partridge nnd Kingfisher are acting ns patrols. Washington, Dec 31. (By A. V.) Annv aviators will make a double nt tempt to fly across the foiled S ates from Florida to Ca'lforn a In a sing c dnv on Washington's Birthday. Febru- . nn .. . m..maJ Iniint' nt rnA si iiuiiiwii, i.- ... : , . , i... ar --. It was raiuium ......... -- War Department. One plnue pilotcil by Lieutenant Aiexnnder Pearson will leave Jacksonville. Fin., for San Diego Calif., and another plane, the pilot or which has not yet been chosen. l leave San Diego for Jacksonville. Bof are expected to reach their destinations in less than twenty -four hours. The distance is 2070 miles. Tin fliers will make stops at Hous ton and El Pnso. Tex. The distances are: Jacksonville to Houston. 804 miles: Houston to El Paso. 000 miles, nnd El Paso to San Diego. Ql." miles. P. R. R. to Reduce Camden Force A G. Mitchell, superintendent of five divisions of tho Pennsylvania Kailroad leading out of Camden, received orders todnv to make n 10 per cent reduction in the force of mechanics, clerks nnd laborers employed on the Camden di visions. The retrenchment order is ef fective Immediately. It is estimated that ISIO men will be idle as u result. Deaths of a Day Corporal J. L. McKee Corporal Joseph Leo McKee, one of .!. A.- .....I- lml.-tn.l I n f H t h P HUrvd'O jh,H rtv who (lit.(1 ,)VBr,ens 0f nPU,nf,nm, contracted as a result of extKiNure at the battle of Montfuucon, in the Meu.sc-Areonne drive, was buried today from hi mother's home, nt 1S14 Cliris'tian Htreet His lody was brought back from France on Monday. Mrs. Mary E. Dawson Mrs. Mary E. Dawson, wife of John C.'Pav.Fon. connected with tho firm of Hrown Bros., bankers, died early today of bronchial pneumonia nt her home. .IhTill Ovei brook avenue Mrs. I)awnn before her mnrrinie was Miss Mary E. Fry. dniiphter of William H. Fry, of this citv. She i4 survived bv five hil ,lren. .fohn (' . Jr.. and Miss Sarah IDiuvson; Mrs Monroe Huikley and I Albert and William Conklln, the latter bv her first husband. Funeral services will take place Monday nt 1 o'clock. I at the P. V. Church of St. Luke nnd Kpiphnnj. Services will be conducted by Dr. Dm id M. Steele. Interment will be at Laurel HilMVmctory. William R. Hortz, Sr. Funerni services' for William U. HortJ!. Sr . Mho died in his ciishty third J ''ur Wednesday in his home, fii'Jl Pre street, will tnke place to inorron afternoon at his residence. In tennent mil be in Mt Morinh Cem etery, Mr Ilorti nas a member of the board of directors of the Southivarl: Vutioual Mnnk and nas formerly presl jPIlt f t1( i.'rnnk gueen Publishing q0 f (.w York. He retired from I active bilsinesH ,iears ago He n ,)fprll , ,lls ,.I(J (ltl(1 ,mhM.,i mml ( j,j8 (,, here. He lias a Mason, u j men,iM.r 0f the Knights of Pj tliias, Ileil j,iell Knilfht.s of the (iolden Kngle, and ,(1 vPtt.rnn Klremi'iiH Association, lie ias a member ot tne ii eccneoe r ire men -s Association as a loiunicer lire men before the organization of the cltj force. Robert H. Falrman Stricken with pneumonia ns lie was about to attend a Christmas dinner, Itnbcrt II. Fairinan. a retired Phila delphia dry goods merchant, died es terday nt his homo in the Netherlands, 4HH Chestnut street. Mr. Fnirm.m was in business at Second and Market streets, but retired several jeers ago. While his uife and son were preparing to go out to a dinner with him on Chrlstmaa he com plained of acute pains in his side. The dinner was cinceled and a doctor whs called for Mr. Kalrmnn, who grow steadily worse until yesterdnj. Funeral servli es will take place Monday af tei noon at 1 o'clock in the rooms oi uiivcr ll. iinir, inn i uesi- nut street Interment will be In West Laurel Hill ( emeterj. Martin Evoy Martin Lio). senior member of Kvoy & Son. funeral directors, at 2S0II Dia mond street died suddenly yesterday nt his home, 4!)2'.l Morris etrcot, (termini town. , Mr. Kvoy, who wus sixty-eight jours old. was a native uf Philadelphia. He lisii been In tno undertaking bunines morn thnn fifty cars. Mr. Kvoy Is survived by his wife and fiyo son, all nf Philadelphia. The fu neral will take nlncc on Monday after noon nt dils home. Interment will be in West Laurel Hill Cemete NAVY PLANES ON WAY 10 PANAMA LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1920 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER'S DAILY LIMERICK CONTEST . ' t M.. - . .ii ,. . ,. i i .i , One Hundred Dollars Daily For tho Best Last Line Supplied by Any Reader of the Evening Public Ledger to tlw Incomplete Limerick Which Appears Below. RULES OF THE LIMERICK CONTEST Contest In open to any one. All that Is required for y6ti to do Is to write nnd send In your last lines to tno Limerick, using for conveni ence tho coupon printed below. Pleaso write plainly, and be Mire to (add your name nnd nddresa. AH answers to tho Ilincrlck which w Printed below must bo re ceived nt the office of the Evkmi.no I uiilio LmoEn by the first mall Monday morning, Monday nnd Thursday's Limericks should be moiled to P. O. Box 1523. Phila delphia: Tuesday's nnd Friday' to P. O. Box 1C21, and Wednea dajr'a nnd Saturday's to P. O. Box 151M. Answers left at the office of the Evemko Public Ledoeb win also be admissible THE WINNER OF TODAY'S CONTEST WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONE WEEK FROM TODAY Cut Out TO THE LIMERICK CONTEST EviuTizra Ptmuc LEDOKn, P. 0. Box 1521, Philadelphia. LIMERICK NO. 17 Said Policeman O'FIynn, "That's tip-top; Tomorrow our poverty'll stop; Five dollars a day From now on is our pay (Write your answer TCame Street and Ao. City and State Limerickers' Jury Gives Two Prizes Continued from Tnir One "paired" without knowing it, and the final vote was five to five. There wasn't any getting nwny from that. It wag a hard nnd fnrt tic so the two prizes arc awarded. The wlnneiM arc: H. D. Kessler, 800 Kdetnont avenue, Chester, Pa. Plivultbin wllh National Aniline Co., Marcus Hooh. Miss Margaret Rugg, 228 Poplar avenue, Wayne, Pa. With Radnor Township Commissioners. The limerick, ns Dr. KesHler com pleted It, follows: I oirl dotrn at Eighteenth and Knyder 110 cjloiide, they all nay, till she dyed her Fair hair; they declflre She hangs that on a chair. To sleep at the sicitch, icoe betide her. Tho same limerick, as finished by MIsh Rngg. rends: ,t ofrl cfotrn at JSiffMrcnM cimj Snyder 110 Monde, they all lay, till she dyed fciir Aflir; they declare uhf hnnat that on a chaxr: Now who wa the insect who spider? Other'laHt linen submitted to the fair judges were Her admirers would fly if they spider H. C. Itoardman. fiOO Fourth avenue, Haddon Heights. N. J. If Mie died, would her heirs moum beside her? S. H. Rondheim, 111) South First street, IvOhighton, Pa. She'd no mother to culdo. nut pa cuyed her William C.nyuor, 1202 Kaxt Chelten avenue. Germantown. Most sudt:he.s Ket turned, so don't chide her Miss Ioulsc Otto, 214J North .Darlen street : It nil may oe mi "" '"" ' C. Keesberry. W14 Chestnut street. Her heirlooms of hair looms beside h-rWalter Hall. 82 North Insdnwne nvenue. Lnnsdnwne. (This was the one which received two votes on tlie first bB8lnce the good all dye young, why deride her? J. A. Hammond. 010 Vorth Tenth street. Which Is switch?" said the fly when he spider-Mrs. A. P. Sllverberg, 2005 Mount Vernon street. The jurv of employes of the II. I. Mulford plant, which mnde this de- -.1. .1,.. nnnaiictPlI nf Miss Martha Koblns, 134.1 North Tiientv-ninth street; export shipping department Miss Anna . .hiwuihii r.027 Wash - initnn nvenue; in charge of stenographic' department. Miss Kdnn I", iiuriocu, ii-ti .lurm Fd'eoworid street ; oxeciitlvo department. MNs Ktliot Morrison. rilCfi Chester nvenue; foreign department. Miss Helen L. Redmond. 2241 Fed eral street; purchasing department. MIsh Verna Ogden, 421 ( arteret street. Cnmden; executive department. Miss Agnes MeOurk. 2102 South Cia'rnet street; sales department. Miss Belle Myers. 12.TT North Fifty fourth street; order deinrtment Miss Elsie Lawrence. fii.W Hndfield street; advertising dopartmeiit. Mls Mar' D. Strain. .1410 Haverford nvenue; advertising iH-iuiruiiriu. About Today's Winners Miss ItiiRB. one of today's uinners. is employed as ossistnnt to Frederick II Wallace, secretnn of the Itadnor township commissioner", and received tho glad tidings while busy hunting ta nlaekers. hue ram : 'It'n the greutet-t tlinll I ever had. but I must say I couldn't stand such a shock often. Eventually I will come back to enrth. no dmibt, but just now I'm skimming tho heights." It wns Christina night, when Miss Tini'ir first tried her hand ns n limor- iokistc. and in the midst nf a jolly fnm ily pnrty wrote her contribution. Manj Migi?ctinnN were offered at tho time iih to n suitable way to spend tho hundred. Jokinglv. Miss ltugg asMired them that ihe would tako a trip to Florida with it nnd visit her grandparents, lllght now It looks mighty much as If that trip iuiiiu inn. n.i,. . Miss Huge wiik born In Pittsburgh and moved to New York city when a child. She attended the public schools there, but on her familj Hiking up their resi dence In Philadelphia matriculated Id our oil ii Girls' High .School. Three years ago Miss Margaret took her present portion. The young lad jh n booster ns well ns a linieiicker, a" she said: "Philadelphia is the best city of all. and 1 nail thoEvKiNO Puiimu I.kdomi each night." A chance acquaintance nnd u ehuiico remark, plus the chance he took at limerick No. 11. netted $100 for Dr. KesHler. ..... "Uelleve me. you can tell the limerick funs that I am now n firm bellover in cboncei" ald Dr, Kcssder yesterday when Informed that hla first nttnek of lmerlcKrit) nan Deen succcsaiui HmerlCKI'W UttU Deen BUCcessiui. " jluu liail.-' .. - ..w I i T , i ' tlii'r- IM - f" i L 1'l.at.ea. t. " ' - . 1 - waaaa.aaaM " eaiH 3. Tho answer of the OM " DIIBD DOLLAR .prUe w best Inst line to ench Limerick will be announced onewt n"nX Limerick J PttateJJJVor cmi , the winner' ot tHeVl" ' "',, Limerick whlrh-ftppears today win be announced today; WeK . . iiklVwteUia will be awarded to each uffJ c." testant. For exampU?- 'th J"?"' decide there are, IW.'LTu, antwers ot utf',.wertt. " win rcceivu "-, ""ni .. I... DOLLARS. Tbt PtWW11 "v" """ sniu up among inmw ... . 1 . . l- ' J Villi i UU aiUUUK kticuta -u The decision ot the, Judges n each limerick conteat Will be final. t .' V and Mail on thli tin.) will have to vaccinate me against llm criekitls now In order to keep me out of further contests." All a Matter of Chance Vr.i Iv"!or j8, the Plant physician for the National Aniline nnd Chemlcnl to., at Marcus Hook, near Chester. Some of the dyes manufactured at this plant are very dangerous, and Dr.Kess Icr makes dully examination!) of the employes so that they will Buffer no ill effects from their contniH with thes" dj es. "The cireumstancea that led up to my winning this limerick contest are really remnrkable," he said jestcrdny. "A chance acquaintance of mine, seeing : mi en t-Ti-iiiuK paper assured me that I was reading tho wrong one. He Insiatcd that I buy the Kveximi Pun Lie IEDonn, which I did. Another friend then suggested that I enter Uie limerick contest, but I did not tnke his supgefstlon seriously at first. "I'pon reaching home I became so Interested in the contest that I caught a hopeless case of llmerickltls and therefore I sat down nt once and com posed many lines to complete limerick No. 11. I sent one of them In nnd any one oan Imagine mv surprise that my first effort should win the $100. "My mother used to say. 'A pig be reft or night may happen upon nn acorn once In a while.' I guess- she was right." Dr. KeRsler expects to convert his .$100 prize into tax receipt, since he points out that taxes neem to be mount ing higher every year. lie is n native of Altnona, Pa., but left thery In 181)7. He spent more than twelve years In Pnsadena, Calif., whero he practiced medicine before going to Chester, rind ha been with tho Nn- tionnl Aniline and Chemlcnl Co., for more than three years. CRET SILENT ON RIVER SPAN; TEST BORINGS TO START Commlitlon Selects Executive Com mlttee and Names Employes Paul Cret. who has been appointed to drnw up the plans for tho Delaware river bridge, said today ho is not pre pared to discuss plans for tlie structure. "I am complimented," said the archl test, "that I should have been choseii for this post." The ontrnct fonr the making of test borings for the bridge has been awarded to Itldpath & Potter Co., of this city, which made the lowest bid. This action was taken nt a meeting of the bridge joint commission yester day. An executive committee, created to facilitate the work of the commission, , was apnonteil. Governor Sp roul. chair man of the joint commission, named as members of the committee Mayor Moore, former Mayor Smith, Auditor General Snyder, bh rcpreaentlng this state, and Woller II. Nojes. Thomas J. S. Harlow and Daniel F. Hendrickson as the New Jersey members. The commission unanimously ap proved the following appointments: Mr. Cret, architect cm preparation of plans, at J.'fOOO salary; IL J. Htrndley. of this city, assistant engineer on river traffic. $200 a month; K. II. llergen ilahl, of Chicago, chief draftsman und assistant engineer,! $4f0 u month; J. K. Armstrong, of this city, rodninn, $100 a month, und Miss Helen McShnln. of this city, stenographer, $100 a mouth. REA HOST TO P. R.R. HEADS President of Railroad Presides at New Year Reception to Directors Samuel Hon, president of the Penn sylvania Ilallrnad, was host at the Now Year's reception to directors and of ficials of the company today. Tho reception was n resumption of a custom which prevailed prior to the war. With President Hon. in receiving about 2.10 guests, were Vlco Presidents General W. W. Atterbury. Henry Tat nail. George Dnllin Gibson. A. .f. i County and Colonel M. T, Kenned. (j,IPHti, rnmt! fr(PIll Nuw. V()rIii j,tJ burgh unit points ns far west as St. I.ouis. The reroptinn was from 11 to 12 o'clock, after which u buffet luuchenn iiiN served. RENSHAW'S TERM EXPIRES Central Station Magistrate Praised by Mayor Ileiijamln II. Itenshaw, whose term ns committing magistrate nt Central Stntlon expires today, will be suc ceeded by Magistrate Mccleary, who in turn will give place to Magistrate Car hon. Magistrate llenshaw today received frnm Mnror Moore 0, lpttet'Votniillment. ing him for tlie "splcvtdld erylce hi hud rendered during h, gtay at City PENROSE'S PLANS PUZZLE CAPITAL i "Wnat'WIII Ho Do?" Bocomos Loading Question as State's Senior Senator Arrives WAS FATIGUED AFTER TRIP 'Bu a Staff Corrttfimdet Washlnjtfori,, -Dec 31. "What will Penrose do?" became n lending ques tion' In congressional circles today fol lowing thesenator's return to tho capital nftor n thirteen months' nb nce. WhcthWhe will order henringi by tho finance committee, on the Ford ner tnrlff bill, tnke un revision of rev- 'enue lnws, or urge tho Senate to mnrk time on nil revenue legislation (luring the short session nre matters of ncuto Interest to .Republican lenders. Thus far Senator Penrose has Indi cated only that he will fight any leg islation which would tend to Increase the notion's tax burden. On details of his program ho has nppnrcntly not made up his mind. A formal expression from him as to his legislative vlewB nnd ? dans Is expected within n day or two, ollowlng a series of conferences which will likely begin late today. sTenntnr Penrnse WAS fatigued from his trln nnd slept n little Inter than usual. Following his custom as estab lished In Philadelphia, he devoted most of tho inornlnn to n leisurely breakfast and the attention of his physK'inn, nurses, volets and other attendants. A Sumptuous Suite ( Ills (seventh -floor Miite of fourteen: ...., unrmitiinii-.lv furnished. Is sltu-i ntcd lii-the east wing of Wsirdmnn Park, I Inn. a targe apartment noiei in wui northwest resldontlnl district overlook-' i... !. ..iff Tho nnnrtment is built on one of the highest elevations In, the city. Eleven rooms of the sulto are occupied by the senator and hi" Im mediate party. Including Dr. Hubert II. Carpenter, Becrctnry Lcighton C. Tnvlor. nurses nnd servant. iuc lay out Includes n spnclous reception room, dining room, living room nnd sevcrnl bedrooms. Four spare rooms car i read ily be fitted up for office or onference purposes. An open wood fire adds n cheerful touch to the npar tnient. nnd was the first spot sought I y Senator Penrose upon his arrival Inst night. To persons in the capital who had not seen him for n venr Henntor Pen rose looked thin and wenk. AHhouen bin color was good, his head lro?Tf a eves were heavy and he seemed to loV J with onvious effort. Ho walked only a few steps Inst night rom his automobile to n wheel chair, in which lie was taken up to m iiii......v... -.. wav of the servants' nnd tradesmen's entrance. A small concrete runway wM . built for his snecial use to obviate he necessity of lifting his chair over :!". " u .i ', .tnnr. Another nmwny has been built near the main entrance of the hotel to permit ready wm to the long veranda on the ground floor. Ulg Red Car There Senate Penrose found his big red ear nwnlting him on arrival In the capital. His party, occupying four machines, , ovcX In state from the railroad yards to the hotel. There was almost a trucl; loa 1 of special equipment typewriters, files, stationery and other parapherna lia Including the senntor s special "neel chnlr which he used In Phlladel- Pllilo refused to talk last night. Asked about hearings on the Fordney bill, he """I don't know nnytlilng about It. I just got In. You know it isn t fair to trv to interview me tonight. 'Secretnry Taylor declared it was the senator's intention to may here strnlglit through the remainder of the short session. , , , , "We will make this our head quarters," he said. "Senator Penrose Is anxious to gct()down to his office as soon ns possible." Kenntor Knox, of Pennsylvania. Is expected to call on Senator Penrose to day or tomorrow. Mayor's Vice Fight Hits 2 More Wards Continued from Puce On you Issue orders and will not yourselves be deceived." The Major told the new district com manders he appreciated their good rec ords. He said they should go forward without fear or favor. Nothing spec tacular should be done, the Mayor stated, and the acting lieutenants should nlwnjs be sure of their ground. Say Acker and Mayor at Peace A. Lincoln Acker, the city purchas ing agent, is reported to have made his peace with the Mnyor. Their relations were strained following tho defection last week nf Councilman Sigmund J. flans, n protege of Acker. The purchasing agent nnd a tnree hour talk last night with City Solicitor Smyth, tho Mnyor's "prime minister." Today it was stated that Mr. Acker would attend tho Mayor's New Year's reception tonight in City Hnll. This deielnpment Is believed to elim inate all possibilities of a cabinet shakeup in the Immediate future. The Mayor will leave the city Monday for Florida on a vacation which may ex tend over two or three weeks. There were Indications today that the sliding Isoard Is being set up again in the Department of Public Works. A number of employes in the water works urn expected to shoot into the jobless class. Director Coven was asked if he was prepared to nnnounco more dismissals, "It is too early In the morning," he renlied. smilingly Director Tiistin Is continuing to weed out Department of Public Welfare em ployes said to be disloyal or IneVfcoient. lie dismissed two House of Correction guards today. They were Fred A. Hod dlngton, of the Twenty-third ward, and Samuel K. Daubert, of the Nineteenth ward. Men and women in many pnrts of the stote are writing to the Mayor congrnt ulntlng him nn his Allentown declnrn tlon ugainkt "outside Influences." A J. E. Caldwell Co. JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS STATIONERS CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS s TEA SETS, COFFEE SETS, DESSERT SETS, WAITERS, TABLE SILVER, TOILET AR TICLES, PERSONAL ACCES SORIES, stream of letters from PhltudolphlniiH j continues to flow In. Among those who wrote the Mayor today were II. H. Mercer, Mechanics, burft; Chnrleg L. ltoccker, of the fif teenth ward; .lames II. hekerslcy, Owynn T. Hhcpponl, (leorge U . Renn, Francis J. Ilrnndt, Arthur 11. Daven port, Oeorgc 8. Robinson, Jr., John 11. Mvczoy, Ursula Mnforth. Dr. John A. llropby. Df. George E. Shoemaker, Frank W. Jones and AV. N. .Tcnnlngs. In conversations with his friends the Mayor has stated that his fight against political bosslsm here Is nlxo to fight to "nationalize" Phllndclpbln, that Is, to make It known over the entire country ns n city with high civic Ideals. The Mnvor has let It be known that ho does not expect nny opposition from Senator Penrose. Tho senator, the Mnyor bollovcB, ennnot afford to fight any movement for civic decency. Changes Arc Numerous Orders yesterday by Director Cartel you changing the personnel of the Twen tieth and Ruttonwood street etntlon tlons elven to LleutennntMarpleby the Mayor. The tour toy nnd i ata" "pcclol offlcert who had been serving prior bouse fitnn were in line wun me oirec- were ordered back to street duty in uniform. Their plnces were tiikcn by four uniformed patrolmen ot tne uis trlct choseii by Lieutenant Mnrplc. In addition. Street Sergeant rhelnn was shifted to the Twenty-second i-treot nnd Hunting Park avenue sta tion; House Scrgennt William F. MeCourt wns transferred to the Twelfth and Pno streets station nnd Street Scrgennt John Mnlcomson, who his been nctlng lieutenant of the Twentieth nud Iluttonwood streets station, was sent to the Twentieth nnd Federal streets station. Lieutenant Mnrplc was given the fol lowing men to take the places of the sergeants transferred : Sergeants Chnrlw Cox, tent froiu the Twentieth and Federal Rtrccts station; Robert Summcrvllle, froni tho Twelfth nnd Pine streets stntlon, nnd Frank Mn boney, from the Twenty-second street and Hunting Park nvenue stution. "Specials" Buck in Uniform ' Specials sent back to uniform are Joseph Clnppu, Thomas Hutchinson, Michael Moffltt and A. Dermody. Pn trolmon ndvhnced to be, specials ure .Tohu J. Iloouey, John Ooodchlld, Clinrles Taylor and James O'Harrn. Other developments were the droo ping of thirty-seven additional place holders in the Department of Public Works, Department of Public Safety and Depnrtincnt of Welfare. One of these, Joseph F. Pommer, nn Electrical llureau laborer, Is a brother of Coun cilman Charles J. Pommer, of tlie Vnrc-controllcd First ward. Patrolman James Orenan, of the Front and Westmoreland streets sta tion, was transferred yesterday to the Detective llureau nu telephone operator aim i-airoimnn Aioert (irson, from tho same district, to detective head quarters an nn acting detective. Following Is the list of placeholders whose discharges have already been or dered by Director. Cuven. All were laborers In the llureau of Highwavs, their wages averaging from 53.UU toS4 a day. Men Dropped Ily Cnvm Nineteenth ward Henry Deal. 2." 12 A street, and .Tohu Kemmler, 25S West York street. Twentieth ward Edward d. Crum mcr. 1313 George street, nnd Charles J. White, 1245 Poplar street. Twenty-second ward Michael Cole man. 301 Haines street; Joseph Curry, Il West Penn street: Park McIIiigh, i"43 Wayne uvenue; Ocorge McLaugh lin. 132 East Rlttenhouse street, and .lonn .Mulcaiiy, ;hh rcast Price street. Twenty -seventh wnrd Fred A. Hect, 3(110 Market htroet, and James F. Smith. .1200 Locust street. Twenty-ninth wnrd James Page, 1200 Kttlng street. Thirty. eighth want Malta Mnzza, 2128 West Toronto street. Persons discharged from the Elec trical llureau were nil laborers, whose wages averaged between ?3.C0 and $4 a (lay. The list follows: James Ucnnett, 2010 North Eleventh street, Thirty-second ward; Joseph F. Fomer, fSIT Cross street, First wnrd; Charles Anderson, 1230 Vour) street, Fourteenth ward; Chaiiet Bcchtold, 111(1 Glrnrd uvenue, Twentieth ward; William C. Currau, 1300 Flora street. Twentieth wnrd; Philip Olnsc, 3(13 Tree street, Thirty-ninth wnrd: Rob ert Hepburn, 2043 South Croskey street. Forty-eighth wnrd ; John Ho gan, 1033 Durfor street. Forty-eighth wnrd; John Schmeld, 2227 South Opal street, Forty-eighth ward, nnd Harry Jasberger. 4J511 Salmon street, lorty fifth ward. Dismissed Ity Tiistin A Public Welfare list of employes civen out by Director Ttistln wl'.l be dropped from the pnyrolls tomorrow night. Eight of them are caretakers In the Ilurenu of Recreation. Theso arc: II. A. Tallmago. Kightceath ivartl ; Alfred Lawrence, Twenty-fourth wnrd; John J. Jnekson. Twenty-fourth ward; William P. Spencer, - Forty. seventh wnrd i Herbert A. Polk, Seveijth Hum i i.riiiuiit .iiiniii:i, illllcivrilLll ward: William Wnrd, Second ward: George 11. Clilsm, Twentieth wnrd. The Itev. Ahrnm M. Vivien, chaplain nt the House of Correction, wns another whose nnme appeared on Director Tus tin's list. Some time ago the director nnnoiineed this place would be vacnted nt the beginning of the year, nnd pro vision was mndc in the 1021 budget for the appointment of n vocational In structor In place of n chaplain. Walter Iledloe, Twenty-eighth wnrd, bookkeeper in the Hurenu of Chnrlties and Correction, wns another of Director Tustin's discharges. Mr. Iledloo wns inherited from the old llureau of Charities when that bureau was a part of the Department of Health. Two House of Correction guards completed tlie Public Welfare discharge list. The guards are William II. Ktter and Grant White. Mnyor Monro has scored strongly with Governor Sproul. That declaration was j mnde today by Moore administration i leaders when they heard the details of tho conference yesterday between the Mayor nnd the Governor. Friends of the Mnyor said the con ference wns highly significant, meaning the Mayor would hnve a "friend ut court" when the state legislature con venes, nnd when nny attempt was made nt hamstringing the city administration by means of "ripper legislation." Governor Sproul, following his talk with Mayor Moore, said ho believed the Mayor was well able to take care of himself. ILVER OF SUB STANTI AL WEIGHT 1 i fl " . c.. "fr.'-!, : ARMED EGCENTRIG FEARED BY UN West Choster Residents Ask Po llco to Guard Home of El liott Penrose Jones STILL DEFIES ARREST Women of West Chester protested today because police nre not guarding the homo of Klllott Penrose Jones, who hns defied removal from his house since Wednesday by threatening to use auto- lii,',,". "" " """"' TO rpr"ove No Kunr(, wns MtaMlllhed a , t, 10Rc now cnllctt "Fort Four-Fortv? town snm toiiny they were nfrnld to leave their homes. It Is possible that Ms longing for a smoke may result In 'the. capture nf Jones lodny. Ho is nn inveterate smoker, nnd his supply of cigars is ox- unusieu. ins remtives refuse to get him nny cigars, and If he leaves- tho house today to purchase a supply 10 will be tnlton In custody-by Chief Rn trlkcn provided thuso, two deadly nuto. mntlcs nre not too much In evidence. It Is believed Jones will be sept to a sanl tnrlum for treatment. District Attorney William II. Win die, of Chester county, said todnv that the case Is not within his jurisdiction, but If the burgess of West Chester re quests, he will send county detectives to head n posse to take Jones from the house. I.nte Inst nleht Jones cnlled William Thompson, n West Chester newspaper muu, on me teiepnone, sevcrnl of llm thing he intimated hn Intended doing to Thompson in the immediate future Involved the usage of an automatic. No. attempt hns been made to rush the house nnd capture Jones, who on Wednesday became violent nt the dinner tr.uie nna strucK nis motner. A war- rant chnrglng assault nnd batterv Is still unserved. Jones was not so violent yesterday and Inst night but that he permitted his brother nnd n lawyer to come Into the home for a conference. I5ut when any one of severnl hundred curious hut not overbold persons came nearer than seventy-five yards of tho front door Jones wnlked to tho porch nnd os tentatiously wnved his two guns. Then the curious ones would retreat a half square. War Veterans Celebrate Tho Martin J. Glcndon Post. No. 2!)8. of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold Its second nnnunl New Year's dunce nnd entcrtnniment tonight nt tlie Philadelphia Quartet Club. 2721-27 (Jermontown nvenue. This post has planned u hcrics of events for the coming year. GALVANIZED COPPER AND ZINC SHEETS L. D. Berger Co., 59 N. 2d St Alii, JfarJMt DM. JTrvltoM, ile 4CM PAKTKr. TOST DIAMONDS BOUGHT Urine us Tour dlomonUn If you wint t reniize mo iikikiii possible price lor thtm. no mutter what others tell you thr ara wnrin, ilh our price ueiore you aeii. nru we pay IB.00 to $100.00 for each dlaraoal more than others cav. See ua and be convinced. vt'e huy nny elic, shape or color. Pawn tlclceia for diamond hnnaht. nrr.T.Y a co. c.vr.r, ok ciikstnttt st. rheme Wnlntit 7314. Unite t!- rrtvafe offlr t1 Hner. urn- PMM. HMt. dTamondsbought HI eh fit prlcoa prtld; U to 10 enrata, 110 tn 13,100. old cold, plitinun and alUer boueht. The Diamond Shop , h &.,$ rkt i.rwT and rorsn I'RAKl.K Lost a utrlnc of pearla. uolni; from (llninl nve. to Onl 1,,-ino P- ir-1 If returned to 1507 tlstli ave.. Oak Iam Phone Onk Ijine 4R1 I) KATUN I.KtTDIX'KB. On Dec. 80. JOHANNA h wife nf Chnrlee H. I-udrcke, aped 7B jenrn Funeral aervlocH on Monday at 2 p. in. (1H7 Thoman five. Interment private. Arllnittoii Cemetery. rKlWOSAI. WII.l, Chauffeur Franklin, who wm em ploert hi- Liberty or American Tnxl Co. about May 1 laat. kindly lend hla addrei, to nlrt frl"nd chauffeur, n 804, ledger Offlre Wll.I. Chauffeur Campbell, who wa era ploed by Liberty or American Tnxl Co. about May 1 Innt, klrrdly send hla addrea, to old friend chuuffi-iir n SO.t. LtdKer Offki- HKI.Killll'S NOTICES llfintlat TIIK TKSII'I.K llroad and lierks sta. (1U00 N.), .1000 neat. Ill'SHKI.Ii II. CONWEI.I. will conduct Annual Watch-Nlght Service, Friday S to 12 o'clock. (looil Ileaolutlon Prayer and Testimony Service In Lower Timple, 8 to 0. Hoclal Period, 0 to 11. , , ,, Conaecratlon Servlco In Upper Temple. II to mldnluht Temple Chorus sings. i;ierylwrty Invited, Irflntrrlun TONKIHT, at from 11 until lit o'clock, a Wntcn Mrvice win ue nem i m '"- atruet l'rcibterlan Church lHth and Area atH. Iluctor Macartney will pri ach hTiiAMSUir NOTICKa PORTO RICO Splendid Voyage to An Ideal Winter Resort A fascinating spot for a tropic holiday. Brilliant skies and waters. Quaint old Spanish towns and people. Charm and romance on every hand. Condado-Vanderbilt Hotel at San Juan is the finest resort hotel in the West Indies. ALL-EXPENSE CRUISE $180ANDUP 16 and 20 day criilan 1 '"'' nround tlili liland of Enchantment Staunch modorn tteamors wK' every comfort. Rate coven ' ncceaaory ezpeniee of meal" n tateroom accommodation for e tire trip to and around the Ulan and return to New York. Write for futfher particulars. PORTO RICO LINE 11 Broadway. 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