m
i05g Wht0Won' Say It's the Greatest HUNDREl DOLLARS They've Ever Earned-See P6gJ2
-fci
fiuenmg public Sfeftger
THE WEATHER
r'.nrra1ly fnlr nnil slightly rolilcr to.
i m nifil Tliuwdtty; towcst tonight
m'IicrVcm" frc'sl. westerly winds.
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Copyright. 11)21, by I'ubllo Ledirer Company
PRICE TWO CENTS
UST ADD TO REVENUE
fro KEEP STATE AHEAD,
IS SPROULS WARNING
Ask for Funds and
laws Commensurate
With State's Growth
JUCATION, CHARITY
ND ROADS ARE CITED
vors Tax on Manufacturers
as Justifiable and Greater
Inheritance Levy
REFULON SOLDIER BONUS
. -K-nv ll.rAlM
n.. r.i:uiur, s.i ...t.j...
larrlsburR. .Tnn. 5. Tuesday, Jnn
., is kl,nul(l bo marked with a wliltc
nc n tho lil-tory of the Ponnsyl-
,!, IgWture. u
5ovorn0r Sproul nns request. w
mches to a"omDic in joint n.u..
that day Hint lie may nddrcss tlicm.
is a distinct innovation in is-
Lure nrocodiire.
Dth' overnors nave naurrsscu juun
. nwmblnges, nut not unucr
ircumstfinocs.
bjoct of n governor's formal
In tho Legislature is to dls
i. ntntc of the comnionwcnlth."
e unusnnl feature in this instance Is
t Governor Sproul. in ontimon io
,ii.1 communication, will, in moro
ormal manner, nmpllfv his written
e by a personal address to the
mbers.
The t'lOtight I have in mind, said
, nnvemor. shnrtJy after lie had an-
mewl Ids Intention to the committee
senators who wnltcd upon him to in
m hlra that tho upper chamber had
.niicl and awaited his pleasure, is
preent to the Legislature, in a sen-
1 ray, some incis wins" "
y but every citizen of Pennsylvania
uld understand and appreciate in
ger measure. '
"Something More Than Polities
'Pennsylvania in the last five years
, made greater progress tHan at nny
.liar norlod In her history. It is a
jr?M that has tnuehed every phase
life, civil, industrial ana pouuem.
'The UmehM-com9ivheij, I think,
mutt appreciate ihln" fact In the
host degree and act accordingly. We
tt look at things in a big way. As
of tho greatest states in the Union.
...otn.t In mnnv rcsnccts". wc must
prepared to nsfiime a position that
,. M-ith our dienltr as a grout
pie. We must assume the rcsnonsl
itv. frarlensly and intelligently.
'There Is something more man pou
L . omniul nnr nttention ns ropre-
itativei of the people at a time like
i."
Hevenuo Chief Problem
s was pointed out in these (lis
hfs ustciday. the question of state
rmo and expenditures is one of the
it problem with which the present
islaturc will have to wrestle.
aklng of this Governor Sproul said:
rw nl tlio nriinnrv demands of
L Is adequate support of our nubile
hoi system. Pennsylvania should oc-
v a lending position in education.
fortunately for years It has lagged
Ind. The fear of popular opposition
certain directions to any demands
adequate financial support retarded
progress of tho system. It Is now
C reorganized on practical and up-
I late lines. Wo are rapidly removing
reproach of antiquated methods,
t has tn long clung to our public
nnl affairs.
'We haw tnken great forward
ill's and we cannot turn buck. Our
lie schools merit the fullest measure
'iipport, more sn now Minn pornnpu
r before. Iu the uucs'ff n of nppro-
.itinns they take n iiriinury place.
" u.c tli;t1'IWMl llir lllll-Dl. n,iniuui
roads and hlghvtiUH in the I'nltocl
('" Other states nro cominir to UH
information and Inbtruction. They
reemte the work thnt is Ijelng done
it is inv flpslrn tlinf nnr nun nennlo
U npprecinto to the full what liis
p and is being accomplished in this
Tuon.
The highway department Is working
'8 clearly defined linos mid with
'e vision is building not for u few
rs but for decades.
Clmrlty Needs firmvliiL'
f am not iminindrni tim, mn mv.
J In ninny direetloiiK imvo n
.' .bnt. nt "',' nin time the re-
mii-ms ior legitimate purposes have
nronort nnntnlu :.... ...,.i
"i the matter of state charities
e are growing P0,is f0P ,,p cn,.p
""iimeiiniico of the indigent, the
ne. and in. n,- i ..7i ..i
ha ,t . . ' "" mi" vnurKiN
lie State. .Methods nt rnn. nnil trout.
' noe been revolutionized. The en-
Mem. not ontv nf iioiiiiliiot- I. n
fare of tln ii.u....'., i i .
K, . '"in t nun UUIICI&UMU II
' nnd henelloent ehunge.
e mmt eontliiiio this work and
It I fllinilMn tn1.. t I.
m. iMiuriJ KIT U,"
IDerO WflK Ullrri.nD)tn., . !.,.
Bt" ?."d ""Pervislon' of tho htato board
lain l",:"tlcr department. Is
On VV. V" """"' eontcmplntlon7"
s ad7ral ,"'akU,M 1 1,avc tcnta
neetln,nm'l:(.1, ,,1P i(l,'- Jt was In
T .?WV1' ""' '""nation of a
nnVe'.V fe? wblrt, would co-
(Joifr, . "'"""" activities, ' said
Sproul Gives an Outline
of His Policies in Stale
(lovernor Sproul's nttltudo on
state questions ns he will explain It
to the Cenornl Asembly is Indicated
ns follows:
Public school system needs added
support and should have primary
place in appropriations.
(Jrent strides In roads program
must be continued.
(trowing requirements for rnrc of
stnte words must be provided for.
Soldier bonus of ?100 per man
would cost the state 5:10,000,000.
If granted he favors issuance in
bonds, so stnte's financial program
will not ho disturbed.
Opposes elimination of commis
sions. Favors tax of two mills on man
ufacturing corporations.
Wnnts slight tax on coal.
Would increase collateral In
heritance tax.
Wants state constitution revised.
-
CENT FARE COST
II 3,11 RIDERS
'iuwi
P. R.j. DECLARES
Company Official Tolls Service
Commission of Slump in Pat
ronage in December
DRUGGIST IS BEATEN
AND ROBBED OF $125
Thief Fells Christian Street Man In
Store and Escapes
Two armed men entered tho drug
store of Henjamln Lauder, nt Sixteenth
and Christian streets, shortly before
midnight, and escaped with 125 after
one of the highwaymen had felled Lan
der by a blow with the butt of a revol
ver. Lander was alone in the store when
tiio men entered. One asked fr a
bottle of medicine. As Lander re
sponded the other man stepped behind
the counter and struck him.
Lander fell to thu floor i- n semi
conscious condition. The two men lnir
riedly searched his pockets, obtained
JjilL'j and left the store.
The victim struggled to his feet nnd
saw tlif two robbers disappear east
on Christian street.
Lieutenant Hamilton, of the Twenti
eth and Fitzwatcr streets station, was
notified of tho robbery, and took tho
druggist to the Polyclinic Hospital.
SHIP HAS EXCITING TRIP
Fire, Storms and Shortage of Pro
visions Experienced
Word was received at the local Mari
time Exchange today that the schooner
Gnrdincr J. Deering, which left this
city October 20, had reached Santos,
ISrazll, after an adventurous voyage of
two months. The vessel was buffetted
by heavy seas and storms and the crew
compelled to fight a fire on board.
The vchsel carried a cargo of coal
which caught fire in mldocean and
smoldered in the hold for days. Her
hold was partly Hooded before the blaze
could bo extinguished. The crew suf
fered considerably from exposure nnd
provisions were running short when the
Deering put into port.
PRINCES GO A-COURTING
Greek on Way to Rumania, While
Rumanian Visits Athens
Athens, Jan. 5. (By A. P.) Crown
Prince (Jeorgo of Orcoce. who is en
gaged to Princess Elizabeth of Ru
mania, has gone to Bucharest. Prince
Carol of Itumaniii, who is to marry
Princess Heleno of Greece, and daugh
ter of King Constantino, will arrive
here tomorrow.
It is announced thnt neither of tho
roynl families will exchonsn visits on
tho occasion of tho weddings.
35 CAUGHT IN DRUG RAID
Federal Officers and Police Bag Ad
dicts and Dealers In Scranton
Sernnton, Jan. (I. (By A. P.)
Thirty-five men and women were ar
rested hero last night by federal officers.
assisted by local police, in tho most
spcetncular urug raid over conducted
In this city. Moro thnn $1000 worth of
narcotics were seized in the raid.
According to announcement made by
tho officials, following the rnld, about
one-third of the prisoners will be charged
with being dealers In drugs, while tho
remainder arc addicts.
MOVE TO EXPEL SOCIALIST
Albany, Jan. 5. (By A. P.) A
resolution cnlllng for the expulsion of
Chnrlos Solomon, Soelnllst member of
the Assembly from Kings, has been nre-
pared for introduction in the Assembly
when tho lower house convenes today.
It will he offered by Assemblyman Itulph
Hal pern, Republican,
CREDITS HIGHER REVENUE
TO SALE OF STRIP TICKETS
The total number of riders on Philn
dolphin Itnpid Transit Co. cars last
month with the seven -cent fare In ef
fect was Jt.r.OO.OOO loss than tho num
ber in December, 111111. nt tho five-rent
rate, according to W. C. Dunbnr, vice
president of tho company.
Mr. Duulmr also says that the sale of
tickets at four for a quarter mnde the
company's revenue Inst .month exceed
thnt of December. HUH. by SH."i7..T'n.
Tho record of diminishing riders, no
eordlug to Mr. Dunbnr, bonrs out the
prediction of Thomas K. Mitten, pres
ident of the P. B. T. Co.. who said
a fare higher than n "basic live-cent
rate" would cut down the number of
profitable short riders. '
What Mitten Predicted
Mr. Mitten was opposed to the plan
of n higher basic fare and petitioned
the Public Service Commission for n
straight live-cent fare without trans
y.'rs or exchanges. Instead, the com
mission decreed a seven-cent cash fare
and the sale of four tickets for n
quarter.
Mr. Dunbnr quoted the traffic nnd
revenue figures today at the request
of Samuel M. Clement. Jr., Public
Service Commissioner, who is presiding
today at a valuation hearing in Coun
cil's finance committee room in City
Hall.
Ileal estate men, witnesses for the
company, had testified that Its land
holdings, without Improvements, hnd
a total value nf $4.84I).S07.80, when
Mr. Clement interrupted and nsked
for traffic and revenue figures.
The complete figures given by Mr.
Dunbar wore :
Passengers December, ID'JO, 78,
8."8,(M0; Deoemher. 1010, 78,:t:itl.0."il.
Revenue December, ID'JO. .$.'1,787,-0.-i7:
December. 11)11), SW-JD.-NM.
Witnesses nt the valuation hearing
liicludrd James A. Patterson und Wil
liam Levis, real estate specialists. Mr.
Patterson testified nt length to the
value of each of the seventy-eight
parcels of land the company owns.
One of the largest holdings is the
ground occupied by the carbarns nt
Tenth nnd Luzerne streets. It meas
ures thirty acres nnd was valued nt
$0.10,000. this valuation, as In all other
cases, being given as of July 1. 11)10.
tup land occupied by the barn nnrt
genernl offices at Ninth nnd Dauphin
streets is liiO feet by 118 feet and was
valued nt $15,000. . -
The hearing today results from n
petition filed last year by the city
through City Solicitor Smyth. Its Im
portance is based on the fact (hut h
permanent fare here will be fixed ac
cording to the completed valuation. .
The proceedings, it is believed, will
extend over several months. Tho vnluo
of every item Iu the company's equip
ment is to bo read into the record, from
every foot of rail to the immense burns
which shcl tre hundreds of enrs.
Colemnn J. Joyce is tho attorney
representing the compnny nt the pro
ceedings. The city's Interests nre being
cared for by Assistant City solicitors
Rosenbaum nnd Mend.
HOWLING
DOG
CAUGH
A
OF
I IN I
SAVED U. S. AIRMEN
Animals Cry Caused Balloonists
to Land Terrible Hardships
Endured by Men
DAVID O'CALLAGIIAN
Lord mayor of Cork, who has Just
reached America as u stowaway.
Ho Is appealing to immigration of
ficials for permission to land
IRISH
AIUSHER
SLAIN BY BRITISH
Sixteen Are Killed in Cork Clash.
Others of Party Cap
tured SMOKE SCREEN EMPLOYED
ilreCs7.!,j"'"t '7.Mll I" nbeynncc. It
'" tie working out of n definite
effort iL i ' l1"" w,t" "'' central
link..:..'? ,l,p 'lueKtlun of economy o
In
ort
ii,. " .'. "" ii'c.Mion ot economy
lltlon. nL "V". ",0 betterment of
"ll of u '! xU,"' for t,,u individual
i'i 'Miri'uu ,. .t...t..t. .
ui'iiiiue view on
''I iiient.
Mate n.1.11 1, hi.i '. V .'"'J. V'""
of ,, in., ;'" nun is not in
l,co',!l,lmi,nal fnt-HltloH for work
" CO n iienanru.n ...in. ' ' "
""" nun uur progress
""fd on !, Kl.hteTS.ToTuinTnl
Ill l'liriULi
M'1 l I n, I
iinm- i
Today's Developments
in National Capital
Another discussion of world nnvul
disarmament before the Sonnte for
eign relations committee was without
result. i
Frederick A. Wallis, commissioner
nt Kllis Island, told the Semite im
migration committee that the Immi
gration pioble'm is tho most vital con
fronting tho nation.
Chairman Fordncy of the house
ways anil menus committee an
nounced that a new tariff hilhi will be
Introduced soon after the convening
of tho extrn session in March.
Attorney General Palmer informed
tho House Judiciary committee that
his deportment has made every effort
to secure Indictments against all me
sons guilty of violation of the draft
net.
i ils, nf Criiwfordsvillo.
u' House agricultural
iied legislation to put
on speculative grain
A
hid.
conim.i
tin '.tlll
trading.
Interstate
ers, betoro
commerce commission -the
Seunto Interstate
commerce, committee, presented oppo
sition to icmovnl of regulations gov
erning the piirchuse of supplies bj
ruilroadii from corporations iu which
they nre interested.
.'ns
$250,000 LIQUOR SEIZURE
Biggest Raid In New York Under
Volstead Act
New Yorlt, .Tnn. n. (By A. P.) The
biggest liquor raid in this city since
the Volstead act went into effect wus
made here today when $L'.10.000 worth
was seized by federal agents at tho
wholesale establishments of Singer
Bros., on lower Third nvenue.
Scores of cases of highest qunlity
champagne nnd Imported wines with
hundreds of enses of bonded whisky con
stituted the stock seized by the raiders.
Joseph Wiilsh, a driver, nnd Moe
Herman, n clerk pmplojed by Singer
Brothers, were arrested. Walsh was
charged with violation of the trans
portation provisions of tho Volstead act
and Herman wus taken iu connection
with alleged changes in office records of
llquoi receipts.
16 ARRESTED IN RAID
Liquor Seized by Police in Eleventh
Street Restaurant
Rleveu men nnd live women wero ar
rested early today when police raided
n restaurant at '-M7 South Llrvcnth
street. Two men and two women es
corted by jumping from a window.
The restaurant Is conducted by
Emanuel Chenre, and complaints thnt
liquor was being sold resulted in the
' The police confiscated ten gallons of
whisky, eight gallons of wine, nine gal
lons of gin nnd soyein cases of beer.
Chcoro was hold by .Magistrate Mac enry
foi another hearing tomorrow, nnd the
others wero discharged.
By the Assorlotrd Pre.ss
Ijondon, Jan. f. Sixteen members of
a party that waylaid n detachment of
troops nt Meolin. northwest Couuty
Cork, Ireland, wore killed by the sol
diers attacked and the remainder of the
ambushing party wore captured with all
their guns nnd ammunition, says a
Dublin dispatch to the IXchnnge Tele
graph Co. today. Nolle of the troops
was injured.
This is the first time, it is declared,
that an ambush on a largo scale has
been effectunlly beaten.
The ambush, according to the Eve
ning News dispatch from Cork, oc
curred Iu n secluded roadway outside
the village of Meolin near Kunturk.
Three militnry lorries, says tho account,
wero coming from Mallow when a bomb
was thrown ut the lending vehicle. The
bomb missed its mark. Revolver file
was then opened on the lorries, which
halted while the troops poured rifle fire
into both sides of the road.
Aided by n smoke screen, continues
the account, tho troops mnde n sortie
nnd rounded up nit the attacking party,
killing sixteen of them and capturing
the remainder with nil their guns, rifles
nnd ammunition.
James J. Walsh, n Sinn 1-Vln momlw.,.
of the Parliament for the city of Cork,
wno escaped irom .Mount Joy Prison.
Dublin, eighteen months ago," was ar
rested early today, it is said In n dis
patch received hero. Ho had avoided
attempts to arrest him since gaining his
liberty, although as alderman of Cork
he had attended hiscivlc duties regu-larly.
I'Istermen nre propnrlng to mnko the
opening of the Parliament for northern
Ireland ns picturesque nnd imposing
ns possible, endeavoring to obtain the
consent of tho king to personally open
the first session, or to have the Prince
of Wales do so, if the king is unable
to bo present, snjs the London Times.
The newspaper adds that starting the
Ulster Parliament is n fairly slmpic
proposition, but thnt tho crux of the
problem will be met in southern Ire
land. However, it says, the govern
ment has virtually, decided upon n bold
course.
According, to tho Times, the govern-
ment has virtually resolved to reject
the advice of cautious advisers to defer
elections for the southern Parliament
until tho results of the Ulster experi
ment aro seen and bring the act into
operation in both areas simultaneously,
t'ontlnnetl on I'liBr Klelitefn. Column Thrro
AUTO TAGS DELAYED
Flood of Applications Greater Than
State Office Can Handle
Applications for automobile licence
tngs for 10U1 have flooded into liar
rlsburg in such volume that some delay
in distributing them hns been unavoid
able, sny-i Benjamin G. Kynon, regi.s
trnr of the state uutoinobile division
The division is now sending out about
IKI.OOO sets of tags daily.
The crest of the Hood was reached
December III. On thnt day fiO.000 ro
MtiostK wero received. On the day pre
vious Uo.OOO applications ciimo In the
mails.
Mr. Kynon said that all requests filed
prior to January 1 would be tilled in a
ilnv or two.
The pollen are taking the numbers of
enrs running under in-o lags in i-niin-
The owners must prove thai
WERE COMPELLED TO KILL
CARRIER PIGEONS FOR FOOD
By (ho Associated Press
Hearst, Out., Jan. 5. Tales of ter
rible linrdshlns endured with tho utmost
fortitude by the tin oo stranded American
"aval bnlloonisiH from R:-Unwhy, N".
V.. in the frozen wilds ot the Canadian
north were related here today by Indlnn
trappers nrrivlng from tho lower Hud
soii Bay district.
Their stories in tho main corroborated
leports from Coclirune that the airmen
were on the verge of starvation nnd
were forced to ent their two remaining
carrier pigeons to keen nllvo. Tho men
are now slowly "mushing" their way
back to civilization by dog train, with
the thermometer registering .10 degrees
below zero. Unless unusual storms arc
encountered they should reach Mnttlce-
no later than Friday. A Pullman conch
will ho placed nt their disposal when
they leave the trail there.
.Men in Good Health
The men are in good health nnd
spirits, the trappers say. with the ex
ception of LIcutennnt Stephen A. Fnr
rell. the eldest of the trio, who suf
fered greatly from frost bite nnd shock.
According to the stories of tho In
dlans. the howling of n moose dog caught
In n trap nt Shlpsands. the original
trading post of tho Hudson Bay Co.,
was responsible for the snfotv of the
airmen last Sunday. When they hoard
the dog's cries the hallonists decided to
land. The nrent balloon struck In n
clump of trees ten miles south of the
post, nnd its occupants were almost
stripped of their clothing iu the perilous
iiescenu.
At the time of the landing the mer
cury wus only ten decrees lielnw 7irn
tho mildest weather for this season of
the year in the history of the trading
post, mien tne men extricated tlioni
selves from the wreckage tho first
words were uttered by Lieutenant Will
ter Ilinton. n veteran of the historic
transatlantic flight in the N'C-4, who
extended "gracious thanks" to the Al
mighty for their existence. The next
thought of tho airmen was to express
thanks to the uiifortunnto dog, whose
iiowis caused mem to descend. For al
most forty hours the Americans had
mocked death in a raging storm high
in the air, nnd for the time being they
wero too exhausted to do nnything but
congratulate themselves upon their safe
lauding. .-i. ,. -,- , ifw-
Airmen Drenched to Skin
'Hie airmen had boon drenched to the
skin and Icicles hung over their torn
clothing. For four days they wandered
aimlessly u the wilderness und were nt
the point of despair when they wore
discovered by a frightened Indian trap
per. George McLcnd, tho Indian mail
carrier, who brought the news of the
men's landing to the outside world,
sold that their first desire was to notify
their wives mid relatives of their
safety.
Before attempting u descent, the bnl
loonists told Mel.eod, they jockeyed for
elglit hours to tint! a safe place. Dur
ing thnt time they were tossed by a
i aging gale that at timon reached a
velocity of seventy miles an h'our.
They decided to chance It vthen thov
heard the howling dog and ns they
descended Fnrrell spied a smokestack iu
Continued on I'tico Two, Column Tour
III
Gets One Hundred Dollars for Six Words
Here's a limpin' lim'
ricket: who comes pretty
near being the highest paid
literary man on record. He
wrote one line containing
six words and got
ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS
We printed the first four
lines a week ago today.
The whole verse as he com
pleted it is:
Limerick No. 15
A girlie from East Con-
shohocken,
Attending a dance, wore a
frock in
The most extreme style
And they said with a
smile,
She's Dara than Theda;
she's shockin'.
: 2 - l
JOHN A. HEATON
3317 N. Malta Street;
Clerk,' Sun Shipbuilding Co.,
Chester.
Y!0U'" finc out a" 0D0Ut iirn nntl a story of the girls who awarded
the prize to him and another limpin lim'rick which may be worth
One Hundred Dollars to You
ON PAGE TWO
LABOR SECRETARY
PROB
L
R
PREDEN-LE
Three Factions of Organized
Labor and Compers Each
Have Candidate
2 WOMEN HOLD-UPS
BEAT AND ROB MAN
Assailants Are Arrested and
Given Hearing, Then Imme
diately Indicted
MAY GET TRIAL TODAY
GIRL FOILS SUBWAY THIEF
Ticket Seller Frustrates Attempt at
Robbery of Booth
New York. Jan. 5. (By A. P.)
Miss Anna Hendricks, ticket seller In n
subway booth nt Eighth avenue nnd
Fifty-ninth street, this morning frus
trated nn attempted robbery by an un
united man and fought with him until
help urrlved nnd he was arrested.
MYSTERIOUS BLAST FELT
Officeholders In Center of City No
tice Vibrations
Shortly before 11 o'clock today n
mysterious blast was neiird in the center
of tho city. Officeholders telephoned
newspaper offices to ascertain the source
of the vibrations.
No reports wore received up to noon
to indicate the origin of the disturbance.
Two colored women, arrested nt mid
night rhnrged with having attacked
and robbed John D. Konnld, sixty-five
years old, KL'O North Tenth street, wero
today hold without ball for court, im
mediately Indicted by the grand jury,
and may be tried tills afternoon In the
newly-created bandit court.
The two women charged with the at
tack, and Identified by their alleged
victim, arc Lydla Wright, Jessup street
above Poplar, nnd Mnric Frisby, Capi
tol street near Eighth.
Konold, according to his testimony
.nt the henrlng before Magistrate
Mcoloory In Central Station, was walk
ing east An Ojjden street ut 11 :30
o'clock Inst night.
He hnd reached Tenth street when tho
two w onion npprouched him from nu
alley. Ho said they at first tried to
converse with him, nnd when he re
fused to rep'y, one sprang on his back,
gripping him around the neck.
He said the suddenness of the nttnek
and tho weight of the woman bore him
to the ground. The two women then
begnn kicking and boutlng him. He
struggled npd when it appeared he might
escape, they whistled and three Negroes'
joined the women.
All five then bent the man. he testi
fied, and one of the women obtained
$17 nnd a gold watch and chnin from his
pocKct.
Konold said he was half dragged and
half carried to a nearby drugstore.
which was closed. They beat on the
door of the drugstore and then aban
doned him.
Tho victim nf the nttaclt readied his
homo after difficulty. Ho said that a
short time later, the two colored women
came to his house and asked if they
couldn't take him to n doctor.
Konold notified the police of the
Tenth and Buttonwood streets station.
nnd by midnight they hnd arrested two
women charged with the attack. The
women wore identified nt the hearing
today by Konold.
Magistrate Meoloory ordered a trans
cript of the testimony struck off, and
the two women were hurried before the
grand jury and Indicted.
FERRYBOAT
CRASH
FO
UPON
RVER
1000 Passengers Are on Craft
When They Collide, but No
One Is Injured
MIST HAMPERS TRAFFIC
TRAIN KILLS TWO WOMEN
Erie Couple Lose Lives While About
to Board Trolley
Erie, Pn Jan. 5. (By A. P.)
Stepping back to board n trolley cur
Two Pennsylvania Railroad ferry
boats collided near the Market street
slip, on this side of the river, at 8:3."
o'clock, in the midst of the densest fog
thnt hns hung over Philadelphia In a
long time.
No one was injured, although there
were nt lenst 1000 persons on the two
boats, thu Camden and the Salem. Sev
eral persons were thrown from their
feet by the impact, nnd there wns much
excitement for a few minutes, but deck
hnnds went about among the pnsson
gers reassuring them, and there wns no
approach to panic.
Tne hniom, loaded with commuters
from Colllngswood nnd Ilnddonfield, iu
on the Atco locnl, was nenrlng the
Pennsylvania side when the Camden,
less crowded, left Market street. The
Camden was about 100 foot out of her
slip when the Salem crashed into her,
stnvlng In the forward rail on tho star
board side. The passengers on the
decks saw that a collision wns im
minent in time to crowd back toward
the cabins, nnd no one wns caught when
the boats camo together.
Both boats were running slowly,
with their propellers turning only suf
flelontly to give them headway, and the
captains rang for the engines to be
reversed nnd the boats drew off. They
came together again, though with but
a slight shock, when the captains were
maneuvering to get out of ench other's
wny. Both boats were able to com
plete their trips without nid.
Tint fog, which closed down over the
river just at the time when the fer
ries were busiest carrying thousands
of workers nnd commuters,, greatly im
peded traffic, for n time almost com
pletely halting it.
So gront was the crowd on the Cnm-
den side, at both Pennsylvania and
Rending ferries, that ropes were put
up to hold the lines. Mtuiv persons
were delayed moro than half an hour
in getting to work.
The springlike weather of the last
few days is duo to remain for another
thirty -six hours. It may get colder.
Mr. Bliss thinks, the day after tomor
row, hut tomorrow's weather is liUely
to bo much the same ns today's.
dcipnu. Alio "'"' '" 1' "' "rlast nlcht. Miss Frances O'llenrn nnd
their license npp iciuio is were nun e - ;,, ,,, ' ,, ,, . , ,
nun iiv. ..".. i i ,..! Mlwrt Tnrosn Wnllnpi. u-prn httiii,!.- I,v in.
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fore January
he lined
1, Otherwise
MAYOR GOIN' A-FISHING;
80 IN THE SHADE IN MIAMI
"Whew!" Exclaims Mr. Moore, Arriving in Florida There "to
Rest and Give People a Rest," He Grins
Miami. I'1.. '!" r'; ", c"mP ,0WI1
here to rest nnd to give the people of
Philadelphia a r"t."
liiinnlliL' niniiui.v, .iiii.ui i. iiiuni
will be the guests of Mr. Eisonlohr
during their entire visit.
It Is the pi escnt iihu. nf the Minor's
party to leave on tin- Mirnmar lute tins
ton Moore accompanied by City Solie- iirieriionn lorn l suing trip ut the mouth
I or David SniMh and Louis II. Elsen- of Angellish creek. Tomorrow they will
ohr of Philadelphia, stepped off the seek tarpon oft Lougkev , and Friday the
train that brought him here today' for program is set for slunk fishing off
n short vacation, und grusped the hand Shark ricor.
of E G. Sewell, chairiniiu of the local "On the trip down we absolutely re-
..,...,, i i.ui committee
The train bearing the Phlhidolphions
pulled Into the station nt 11:15 a, m.,
five minutes late, und It was another
ten minutes befole baggage was
checked, and tho visitors nnd reception
committee arrived In their nutoinolilles
nt the BIscnyno Yacht Club, where
thov linn riled Commodore Elsenlohr's
neb "Irniuur, on which tho party
tiiseii to uiiK cuy aiinirs, siuu .Mnvor
Mooie, "Ne ciiine here to get rest nnd
enjoy tills wonderful climate, What
does the thermometer register today?"
"Eight" in tlie shade." he was told.
Tho Major looked ut his overcoat,
I brown over n suitcase, then nt Mr.
Smyth.
"Whew!" he exclaimed. "Whnt a
('If, mm e 'eiv hundred miles make!"
engine and almost instantly killed
Both women were badly mangled.
It Is believed that one of the women,
attempting to escape when she saw tho
upproachiug train, carried the other
with her.
Proper Quarters Lacking;
Women Off Murder Jury
Three women jurors wero excused
from service by Judge Ferguson In
the now 'bandit" court. Room (l."i.'l,
City Hnll, today , when Lewis
Townsend nnd Joseph liny ward,
Negroes, were brought to trial for
murder.
This notion wus taken because
there is no present provision for
"locking up" women jurors over
night.
Nine women are on tiio panel lo
try William P. Brines for murder
and will he chosen at the end nf this
month. The Board of Judges will
hold II special scss.,oii hcfoie that
dato to mako provision for the en
tertainment of the women Jnrom.
'APPROVE PLAN TO DIVIDE FRANCE INTO 25 REGIONS
PARIS, Jan. 5. A project, which would divide Trance Into
from twenty to twenty-five administrative regions, wns considered
nnd approved by the council of ministers yesterday. The hotel of
each district would be known n5 the regional piefect and would
have nuthorlty over departmental prefects and would "be empowricd
to authorize and make loans nnd nevy taxes. The plar will bn
laid before the chamber of deputies when it rensscmldM.
SWISS EMBROIDERY EXPORTS TO U. S. DECLINE
BERNE, Switzerland, Jan. 5. Switzerland's exports of em
broidery to the United Stnteb amounted to 20,000,000 francs in
1020, as against 02,000,000 fiancs in the banner year of 1007, and
01,000,000 francs iu 1013. he Swiss woikshops report moie thaa
15,000 persons unemployed, with industry undergoing a critical
pause, auu many watch factories shut down because of lack of
orders.
FEAR GERMAN RAIL STRIKE
Large Majority of Workers Vote for
Extensive Walkout
Loudon. Jan. n. (By A. P.) Ger
many is ngnln threatened with extensive
railway and industrial strikes, accord
ing to mi Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Berlin tpdny. A largo majority of
tho Gorman railway men have voted iu
favor of a strike, says thu message.
In the Ruhr and Rhine Industrial dis
tricts, the dispatch adds, 01 per cent of
the workers have voted favorably on a
proposition, to strike for Increased
wages.
The ministry considers the demands of
tho transportation men exnrbitaut and
has threatened with dismissal any of
them who go on strike.
MASONS TO RAISE HARDING
Presldent-Elect Will Be Advanced
From 4th to 3gd Degree
Columbus, ()., Jan. .-.(By A P.)
President-elect Hording will bo made
a thlrty-second-degrce Mason here to
day. Making the trip from Murlon by
automobile, he was scheduled to arrive
shortly before noon, when the cere
monial, conducted by t oiumbiis Con
sistory Scottish Rito Masons, uj be
gin. The initiation, carrying' Senutor
Harding from the fourth to tliirtv-s.p
otid degrees inclusive, will probably be
finished lute in the evening.
Preparations hnvii been made for en
tertainment of nbout 100 nf the sen
tor's Marlon friends and numerous Scot
tist Rite officers from other slates,
CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT
RECEIVES CONSIDERATION
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
Stuff f'orrr.iHimlcnt i;,,.lni- piitillfi rslerr
Covwi'iht, I'M. Ij Public LrAa'r Co.
Marlon, Jim. .-..The choice of n
secretary of labor is giving President
elect Harding more trouble thnn nnv
other post in the cnlilnet. The visit
here yester.Iny of William Doak, vice,
president of the Railway Trainmen's
Brotherhood, is supposed to have hml
to do with this subject. Mr. Donk U
understood to have urged the appoint
ment of W. G. Lee, president of tho
Rnilwny Conductors' Brotherhood, who
is the candidate of tho railway brother
hoods, ft
There nre three bK forces In organ
led labor, tho railway brotherhoods, tho
miners and the group of smaller unions
Inrgoly nffiliated with tho American
Federation of Labor, of which Samuel
Gompers. president of the federation,
is the leader. Each group has n can
didiite, W. G. Leo, of the conductor's
brotherhood, being the enndidnta of
rnilwny labor. Mr. Gompers has a
candidate whose niimi. Ims nn. hn
disclosed. He niny be Jnmes O'Connell,
of Pennsylvania, who hns the geo
grnphicnl advantage of coining from n
stnte which is not likely to bo repre
sented n tl nbinct. unless Mr.
O'Coimell is Ilinde secri.tnrv nt lnl.n,.
The mine workers have a candidate In
the person of their president, John L.
Lewis, of Illinois.
President-elect Harding is being
urged not only by union labor lenders,
but by certain party men, to follow the
custom of the past and appoint n union
labor man ns his secretary of lubor. It
is urged that the naming of u conserva
tive labor lender to the cabinet will
strengthen the hands of the conserva
tives in tho organized labor movement
who have been brought into undisputed
control by the hoiiseclouning which
Gompers held hi Washington lifter tho
election, when he rid his organization
of tho radicals.
Hoover Backs Ixo
Herbert Hoover, who advised with
Gompers during thnt houseclennitiir. U
suid to have been impressed with the
moderate purposes of the federation
and to hnvo urged Mr. Harding strong
ly to strengthen the hands nf tho con
servative labor leaders in his appoint
ment of a secretary of labor. Mr.
Hoover is understood to have supported
W. G. Lee, of the conductors' brother
hood, for the post.
For the railway brotherhoods it is
urged that they stood by the govern
ment throughout the coal miners' strike
last year, doing their best to prevent
that strike and to bring about concilia
tion after it hud been called, until At
torney Genernl Palmer's unwise resort
to tho injunction nt Iudianupolls made
co-operation impossible. The rnilwny
brotherhoods declined to niil the minor's
nnd thnt, more than anything else,
broke tho conl strike.
The railway brotherhood chiefs nlso
nided the gov eminent when they
checked the sprend of the outlaw strikes
among the railway employes last
spring. They nre recognized ns a con
servative force iu tho union labor world
in spite of the ngitution of some of the
brotherhood chief., for the ndoption of
the Plumb plnn for tho governmental
operation of railroads. Most of thu
brotherhood chiefs had no reul sympa
thy with the Plumb plan and they soon
suppressed the activities of the Plumb
plan league.
Brotherhoods Autl-Gompers
But tho American Federation of La
bor is full of internal polities, nnd tho
railroad brotherhoods, while conserva
tive, nre recognized ns nntl -Gompers.
They are the strongest single force in
the American Federation of Labor.
They camo into the federation lute and
have always inclined toward the oppo
sition to Gompers. To appoint Lee as
secretary of labor, while .strengthening
the conservatives in tiio labor move
ment, would not espei inlly strengthen
Gompers, and the President -elect is
being urged not only to aid the conserv
atives, but to uphold Gompers. who hns
recently reorganized the federation to
some extent und who 1ms long been the
greatest force within organized lubor
to hold it towiird conservatism.
Mr. Gompers bus played i-lcier poll
tics since the election. He had lust
backed openly und with nil his force n
badly defeated candidate for President,
thus earning the untriendliuess of the
successful party and nt the same tune
teaching the pnlitii inns to be ltomnt-
uous nf the power nf orgnnized labor
leaders in the election. Even the lesser
results, such as punishing his enemies
und niding his friends iu the Seunto
und the House winch Mr. Gumpeis sot
nut to accomplish in the election, ho
fulled to obtain
Rehabilitates Himself
Thus disureditoil, Mr. Gninpers took
steps quickly to rehabilitate himself.
lie held a lubor cnnfeienre in Wash
ington and expelled the most pio
nouneed radicals fnun his organizaii.in.
He negotiated with Mr Hoover upon
improving the relations nf labor tn cup
ital. especially with a view In u hcttir
.undej-htanding hetwis-n labor and tin.
engineering profession He took steps
to reassure the public about (be nttiluilrt
of labor toanl increasing iiioduction.
Ho placed himself before the Hunt ry
as the strongest force mnklug for con
servatism iu organized labor With the
result that Mr urn 'inn; is now urged
to strengthen his hands when selecting
il Kocretnry of labor
The fact renin ins that Mr Gompers
did his best to elect a Democrat Presj.
dent of the I'nited Slates, nnd Mr.
Harding. If he takes the advice of men
like Mr. Hoover. Oscar S. Strauss nnd,
it Is said, ex President Tuft, und on
points it union man secretary of labor,
may choosy to strengthen the hands of
conservative labor leadership, but not
specifically that of Mr. Gninpers.
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