iv ... . . .f , v - c- . ', ',i - .It. i-. t . f THE WEATHER Knln (Ms afternoon mid tonights low est tonight, about 30 degrees! Saturday fair; south to west winds, TBurnn.vrt'im at kaoh liomt r"8 fp IIP 111 12 I 1 I 2 I a I 4 I C I hiinxiTfc m m ibi ioa i i i i VOL. VII. N.O. 105 NAB EXTORTIONISTS FOR, PLOT AGAINST J H. F. Michel, Another Intended Victim, Helps Trap Men Ac cuse'd of Conspiracy ONE PRISONER ADMITS . WRITING SOCIETY WOMAN d HENRY F. MICHELL A Land of organized extortionists is believed to Imve been broken up by the arrest of two men, accused of send ing threatening letters demanding money to Mrs. Jones AVistcr, society 'woman, of 1810 Walnut street, and to Henrj 1 Mielicll, seed merchant, 518 Market street. The prisoners are George Clonic, Franklin street below Spring Garden, and William Dougherty, Iluce street near i:ighth. Clcmo, according to De tectives Lowry'nnd Test, has admitted LVriting ,the letter to Mrs. Wistcr. me men were captured at 11 o'clock list night, after they had been duped into accepting a package of tissue Taper, supposedly money, following llielr demand upon Mr. Mlchcll. Mr?. Wistcr received her letter De cember 2S. It was dated December 27. ind hail been mulled nt 11 p, in. at South' 1'enn Square Station. Utter to Mrs. Wistcr The letter follows: Dear Mrs. Jones Wistor: Here is few lines to ask -ymi for $200;" rtS -I am in need of it and there arc four of us in the cane, mid wn nro asking a small sum of $200 from ten ii'uiui-, nun ii joii toinu over wiui it thtrc ".vll bn no more snld iilmnf l. and If you don't then wo will see to It nn the night of January 7, 8:.'t0 p.m. Ko if you should come over with it sec that 5011 bring it yourself in .$10 bills and pec that you don't try to let a trnp for us. ns we nru nllvinnd rou yourself is known to us, so tie It up In newspaper and tie it with n red string and leave it inside the door uf HIS North Franklin street, and on the hour of !) o'clock on night of December 28, Thursday. mere win lie no lmrm done you js long as jou don't try to set a trnp for us. as we will watch evcrv move jou make from the time you get this, letter, so do as we suy. Things will be all right, but don't try to set a trap, as vu are there strong. upon tno door and set it behind the door and go away, ns you will bo watched from Ilic linn, vnti imf llm letter until you put the .money inside the doo- and until vou cet home. Thauking jou ahead of time. T. I'. M. GANG, Pittsburgh, l'n. Death Threat for Mlchcll Ml-. Mlchcll rcrolvifl lilu tnttm too. jral dujK ago. In it it was demanded tbat ?,",00 be delivered to the cashier of a restaurant at 2( North Ninth itreet last night, on pain of death if be failed. 110 Wim IriktrllMnil t. 41. n !.. in tie lllH nncloiLM with ri.il clrlnr. If 1,,. "Mined any one of the demand' lie was nrndl tlmt biu i,o,i ,,.,,,.1.1 1... i.i -- -".. ... ..ti., nuuiu uu UIII.V11 iVctlnir iimli.i. (....ti.iin.t..... r....m lir... l Inspector llawkworth and Detectives ..fvi1.1, uml Lavery. of the Kleventh M inter streets station, Mr. Mlchcll ..a, " I'i'hi'so of imitation money, fj. r.1'11'1 : ,0 "" mushier of the res- mil I ; ."00" ultur ""' iwo prisoners tw'w fr it and ere arrested. ,lmV.'if "' ''"'' ' "Slivered lils packngo ta8, , lh( ,.llsllIl,r of th( , "J. l'Ki,:i, lv"(l; ","1 tm' lllll(l1''' 'I'Ueetlves Hint . ,:'"""" inii-ii-ii me rcbiiiu .uni. i vkii.i r.. ,i i...L . ... andktnrV. I " I'liLhci, received it, by tb. j )' ' ?"'" Ni,lt1' t,',(,t. followed V 'letectives and 1'oHtal Inspector ono nf i ' Al Ali:l1 KtrPct J'1Kt "H e iirrcstci. ,U""""L" ilul"'r. ' f'itv ii ,ii . I"01.' Vro M" t,llCn t teethes f "0KCU om" "' tlie (lu- "VHHM llOIIII III. in. I.........1 .... . .1... lOStnl I.. . "v,"' K..IM-U IIVUC Ul Ul! SSI taJffM, JfJ"!! vl,,.."'"," -V"1.. mm i.iiwr.v tour other ro now , ,"" ln u' " Htyu hi . V...."1 possess cm nf Him..,...i ciinJd t Kc!'('iT ..le,U'''N 'Vn M"K to tho "r i, Km ,': tlll'y w ho truced NUn"Sl,SMlJV'!.,,uv,,.l,rI8l' i ft&iaiing:Ioner Mqu- REMBRANDT r.4wTZ.. .. ;& It ,-pr HemhrandfH ? stolen fro ', !..f1.,l'mK'rstor'"." fc!-ifP ?cn me r. I. ",. ,e?L '!'! TWMfl at $2,066,600, "18Bmu IS ONESfSTER ' ' s V 1 i , t t , -' ' ' ' , r . ' ,- " (' 1 p ""' ijtfr Produci ihewp,! ,., , "' s"',r to the one sent detect! d "'V,""t. l. according to tho wrote t-'- m','"1:' mM '"1,1,y. "Yes, I C Vi,tc, WftS ,1, lcttl'r hL,,,t t0 XW V . jtV afi.V i hm E-venings Don't ri f '""" " '"aWAttW PM..d,ttM.. r. Lim'rick Prize Goes to Jenkintown That nudienco out at the Orphcum Theatre In German town, gave the prize for Limerick No. 23 to . MRS. H. F. HALL, 111 York Road, Jenkintown, Pa. The limerick, as Mrs. Hall completed It, is as follows: The suitor who wooed Sister Sue Sued to suit her, so what could she do? She had to say, "Yes," But since then, I con fess, It's purse-suit instead of purr-Sue. 1iofier Lmpn' Lim'rcA: Today See Page 2 SPOT. Women and Legion Post Dis agree Objectionable Steps Used in Hall the Cause 'HOPS' ARE WITHDRAWN Dancing hns become n s axons nroh lem in Lansdowne. Women of the Twentieth Century Club nro of one opinion nnd members of the Lnnsdownc post of the American Legion another. About n week ngo the Lansdowne post held n dance in the hnll of the Twentieth Century Club, which they rented for the occasion. The hnll was .tastefully decorated with greens nnd signs to the effect thnt'Chcek to Cheek and Other Obleetionable Forms of Dancing Are Not Permitted." The signs bad been contributed by the Twentieth Century Club. In the course of the evening, several couples on the floor did a little "cheek-to-cheek" dancing or something that looked like it, according to Mrs. Samuel Kent, president of the club. They were warned by a committee of three mem bers of the club who were on hand to oversee the affair, thnt they would have to observe the rules. The Legion post, which was planning n (.cries of monthly dances nt the Twen tieth Century Club, hns derided tn lln. continiio this program and hold nil future affairs at the Craftsman's Club in Drwel HIM, The Twentieth Centurv Club hns Is sued n statement justifying its position, ns follows: "In order to bring itself into line with tho new code of dancing through out the United States, in colleges, club houses, dancing cIbsrcs and the best clubs, tho board of the Twentieth Cen tury Club will hereafter require lessees of the club to bring chaperons with them, these chaperons responsible to the club dance secretary for the en forcement of the hall rules. "The bonrd asks tho hearty co-operation of its pntrons and the parents of the town In its' efforts to keep the club house ns it lins always been a center of entertainment of the best class." "Wo are only within our rights in enforcing rules of dancing that the club has decided nro best," said Mrs. Samuci Kent, president of the club, "and we do not mean to criticize the American Legion dance. The dancing was not objectionable, but some of it did break our rules about Vlieek-to-chcek' "We are going to hold the rest of tJ nances somownero oilier man me Twen tieth Century Club," declared J. S. Shoemaker, of the executive and enter tainment committees of the Lnnsdownc post. Members of the Twentieth Century Club say the dancing rules were not aimed at any particular organization and that the town was especially proud of the American Legion. "On with the dunce." MIST, RAIN AND SLUSH ON WINTER'S WORST DAY Gloomy All Day and Warmer, Is Weatherman's Prediction Today started out to he winter nnd soon became something worse. And more to the purpose, the weatherman could see only mist and fog and gloom mid rain until some time tonight. He couldn't even predict with any cer tainty, he said, when the rain would cease this evening, though he was hope ful tomorrow would be fair. It whs easily the most unpleasant day of the winter season, with streets covered with slush nnd mud. Horses slid about and so did some pedestrians who lost their) tempers. Trolley cars crept along nnd automobiles skidded around corners while their drivers strained to see through rain-obscured windshields. Late last night, when the nuugsters the only ones who would have np nrcclated It were all sung in bed. tho city was treated to what looked like the Hlnrt of 1111 old -fashioned snowstorm. Tim fiiikes fell thick nnd white, and "lay," as the small bov phrases it. They piled up fast, until tlie snow wus not quito an inch deep. Then, townrl morning, tho snow turned to sleet, which froze as it fell. Kising tempera ture soon dissipated the ice that coated trolley wires and mode pavements slip pery, and slush took the plnce of ice. A heavy mist spread over the city nt 10 o'clock, and gave signs of having come to stay for the rest of the day. When It was at it thickest, shortly after 11 o'clock, the electric current in tho central part of tho city took a sud deu slump. Lights became dim nnd some pnsscugcr elevators in central buildings went on strike. The I'lillndelplila Electiic Co, snld it wus staNon trouble, and got the lights to burning brightly again in a half hour. Toduy's temperature In above normal for the season, which is ,'12 degrees. AW". VOU A J11IW1K or A CIOAIir uko Uodfiey H, MMin'H Koy, ejt I'lllffCR AIJ4 Coronas. lOci 2 lor.U; 16c Adv. Smnk' ui. LANSDOWNE OVER CHEEK DANCE K VrSo Much-tfoh-Ybu've iTO uentng public ffie&aer s 'tantanerMaaaait rt iitmrrt. -? it - -r.Sj,i. i wtahMHt, rtc '.u-ivSWKiiis 18 MONTHS IN JAIL Director of Defunct North Penn Bank Sentenced $10,000 Bail Pending ApPea' JUDGE LENIENT IN CHARGE Result of Trials in North Penn Bank Case William T. GftbeM, director Eighteen months trt two years; at liberty under bai' pending nppcal. Louis II. Michel, president Not guilty. Halph T. Moyer, cashier Twelvo to fifteen years. Prisoner released In bail, pending outcome of appeal. filwood II. Strang, paying teller Two to five years. STILL TO BE TRIED Charles A. Ambler, former state insurance commissioner. Daniel F. Lafean, former state banking commissioner. Evan L. Ambler, assistant cashier. William T. Onbcll. 0007 North Third street, clerk and director of the wrecked North Penn Bank, was sentenced to servo not les than eighteen months nor more than two years by Judge Martin in Criminal Court, today on charges fit conspiracy and receiving deposits ns an official of an institution he knew to be insolvent. An uppcal to the Superior Court for a new trial was taken immediately by counsel for the defendant, and pending the outcome he was released ln $10, 000 ball. Gabcll was sentenced to serve eigh teen months to two years .on each charge, but Judge Martin ruled that tho sentences should run concurrently. Tho 5!ir-n-week director-clerk of tho bank was tried and convicted Inst June. A motion for n now trinl, made at that time, was reinsert today and the appeal taken to tho Superior Court. Wife With Him In Court Gabcll, who Is sixty-one years old and broken In health, appeared In the Criminal Court, Itoom 0.":t, City Hall, with his wlfo and counsel. Dnnlol fShem. no niiurncy mnne n pninctic pien tor flio defense, explaining thnt the accused ofilcinl had been engaged for forty years in business enterprises in this city and lind'an excellent reputation for hon esty. The defendant was termed "a tool in the hands of others" in the wreck of the bank. Tho lawyer referred to "ono man, a known thief, who led an unsuspecting woman to the altar when ho already had a wife, who had received certain Immunity from the court" in arguing thnt Gabcll should bo sentenced lightly. Judge Mnrtln. in serving sentence, declared ho was convinced thnt thcro was no criminal intent on the part of tho defendant. Thinks Intentions Good "I believe that he became connected with tho hank witli the thought that he could help in rehnbilitnfing it," the judgo said, "but unfortunately for him ho wns there when the doors were closed, "I believe there was moro gross negli gence thun there was guilty intent ou his part, but it is my unpleasant duty to linposo sentence in view of the fact that so many poor peoplo lost their life savings ln the fill lure of tills in stitution. I am compeared to make an example of the defendant and send him to prison.' INCENDIARIES BURN COAL MINING TOWN; LOSS $250,000 Business Section of Madera, Clear field County, Destroyed by Fire. Clearfield. Pa.. Jan. 14. (Uy A. P.) Fires believed to have been of In eendinry origin today destroyed fifteen buildings In tho business section of Ma deira, u thriving town in tho bituminous coal district, with n loss estimated at $2r0,(M)0. Fire companies were summoned from Clearfield, HouUdVle, Osceola and Phillipsburg, but when It wus found they could nmko no headway ngoiust tho finrc.s dyunrlto crews from nearby mines were called to tho sccnu and blew up a number of buildings In the path of the Homes, Among tho buildings destroyed wns thut occupied by tho Madera Times, two moving picture theatres ai'd the Hlle man Hotel. Railroad men leported thnt Just beforu tho lire was discovered they saw two men running from one of tlie buildings, which soon afterward burst into Homes. A determined effort is being made to run down tho supposed incendiaries. Three persons were hurt, iiicliullne n bystander, who wns Btruck by a Hying hystaiiiier, who wns BirucK uy a Hying plcco of masonry after a dynamite blast, 4 GABELL IS GIVEN PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1921 MYSTERIOUS BLAST RENDS HOUSE; MAN M WITH FAMILY Police Lay Woodstock St. Ex plosion to Bomb, but Man Received No Threats 1 . TAKES WIFE AND. CHILDREN TO HOME OF HER MOTHER A, mysterious explosion nt midnight shattered the homo of Fred Vesper, at liWD South Woodstock street, and drove him, with his wife and three chil dren, ono a two-weck-old baby, to a relative's houso for shelter. Tho polico have not been ablo to de termine the cause of the explosion. They believe it was a bomb, though Vesper says he had received' no threat ening letters or intimations that he or his .family were in danger, and has no enomics so far ns he knows. He Is a young mnu, a tailor by trade, with a shop at Twentieth and Ittcd etrcets. So violent wns the cxnlosion thnt the brickwork on the front wall of the houso along tljo celling line of the sec ond, floor, was bulged about seven incites, and window frames were blown out on the first end second floors'. Carries Fnmlly Out Though the explosion was violent, and a small fire followed it, Vesper and his family escaped. He carried the children and their mother tn the street, and they found I 'fuge ln tho house of his mothcr-in-lnt "nearby. Vesper and his i, Mary, with their baby son, Dominic, were sleeping in the second floor front room ; Anna, four years old, and Santo, two years old, were In bed in tho rear room on the second floor. The family had gone to bed nt 10 o'clock, and all were asleep. Tho ex plosioa, as nearly as Vesper can tell, occurred a few minutes before midnight. "I wns asleep," he said, "when sud denly I seemed to bear an explosion In a dream and there was n red Hash be fore my eyes. I did not fully wnko. and lay in bed drowsily, thinking I had dreamed of the, sound and the sight of a red flash. "Then I heard a noise outside of people pushing about the step and shouting. I heard them call my name, and realized that something had hap pened. I sprang out of bed and ran downstairs in my night clothes, "On the first floor I saw the curtains were burning in the hall. They hnd been, torn .jdown aad were scattered about in miming pieces, x stamped them out with my bare feet and then ran to open tho door, where people wcro pounding. My neighbors came in and asked me bad I not beard the terrible crash. Will Hare to Movo "I ran upstairs then for tho family and carried the youngest down. I took thorn, nnd my wife. too. over to her mother's. I'm afraid we shall linvo to leave the house, it is so badly dam aged." Au alarm of fire was turned In by n watchman in a stable nearby. The firemen found the flames had been ex tinguished by Vesper nnd his friends when they arrived. Tho celling in the front pnrlor was damaged, door frames on tho first and second floors were burned, windows were blown out, and tho house generally wrecked by the explosion. Yet tlie po lice could find no point where there wns evidence of an explosive having been set off. Vesper is positive no gns was burning when he went to bed, nor was there any gas leak. An inspector from the U. G. I. Co. visited the house early this morning and found meter nnd pipes intact and In working order. Ho said he did not believe tho explosion wns caused by il luminating gns. The police are trying to determine whnt caused the explosion. NEW STRIKE OF ACTORS THREATENED IN NEW YORK Managers Called Together to Act on Equity Demand Now York, Jan. 14. (Ily A. Im possibility of a new actors' strike loomed today when members of the Producing Managers' Association were called together to act on n demand of the Actors' Equity Association that the producing firm of Lee & J. J. Shubert bo dropped from the managers' associa tion roll. The Eouity, which conducted the nctors' strike In 1010, submitted its de mand yestcrdny, basing it ou allega tions thnt tho Shuberts hnd been guilty of "flagrant nnd continued violation of the basic agreement of September 0. 1010." It was this agreement which euded the 1010 strike. Tho violations charged include "un fair discrimination, failure to give con tracts, failure to pay according to con tract and discharge of actors who com plain of such matters," Lee Shubert denied tho charge of con tinued vlolntion of the agreement, as serting1 thnt It was based on "six or seven dinkey little cases" in which he admitted injustices might liuvo been done. It was impossible, he declared. for members of tho firm to give per sonal attention to all minor disputes raised by members of the firm's various theatrical compnnics, GIRL THIEF IS FOUND TO BE MENTALLY UNSOUND Comes of Prominent Baltimore Fam ily Robbed Sleeping Car Patsengers Miss Catherine Porter, tlie young girl arrested In Itrond Street Station iibout a week ago. and charged with having gone through the pockets of passengers while they slumbered in a sleeping-ear, wns a undent csenned from a Hnllurn sanatorium, nnd a member of a promi nent Italtlmorc family. The girl was taken homo Inst Tues day by Tier brother, John Porter, though tho fncts did not hecomo lenown until today, Sho is a victim of a" form of In- today, hiio is a victim or a form of sanity which hcsemblcs.J1eptoiuania, Cotttie 'Lhnpintini'ricks - Veterans ' Pitiable Plight Spurs Agencies to Action Ex-Service Men, Weakened Mentally by War Horrors, Found Wandering Country Without Proper Aid A grave problem thnt is confronting the country the mcntnliy delinquent service men who nre nt large, without proper care, and certain former service men who nre "panhandling" nnd trying to get upon the government payroll by means of fnke ailments will bo dls cussed this afternoon at a meeting of various agencies In the office of Director Tustin, of the Department of Welfare. .The meeting will be held In Itoom r.iO, City Hnll. In nttend nnee will be Director Tustin. Ito ifaln Hassrlck, chief of the city's Legal Aid Bureau; Miss Elizabeth Wood, representing tho Bed Cross; Frnnk J. Dorsey. representing the Knights of Columbus; Bobert J. Fuller, repre senting the Federal Bonrd of Voca tional Education; ('oloncl William S. yalantine, United States army recruit ng Service; Commnndcr Clarence Gul brnnson, United States navy recruiting service; W. Veryl Walton, wnr-risk Insurance ; Dr. W. G. Stlmpson. United Stntes Public Health Service: Dr. Ed gar Farles. chief physician of the Wel fare Department, nnd representatives from the . M. C. A. and other or ganizations. Two Cases Are Cited The entire matter came to a head with the commitment to the House of Correc tion yesterday of Theodore Booscvclt Cramer, former service man, whose home Is nt Viricontowii, N. J. Cramer Is declared to be weak mentally. Ho has been wandering about the country, living from hand to mouth, himself un able to work, and has for months been maintained by the Bed Cross. Just as his compensation and hospital care was being arranged he ran nwuy again. When he showed hlmseV nt the Bureau if Legal Aid lie was sent to the House oJ Correction, there to he held until his case is properly adjusted by the gov ernment. Attorney, Prominent in Reform Fights, Was Patient in In stitution Six Weeks DEATH NOT UNEXPECTED Logan M. Bullitt, for years prom inent m nn attorney and fighter for clean politics here, died at 8:1)5 this morning in the Pennsylvania Hospital of hardening of the arteries. ' Mr. Bullitt wns fifty-eight years old, and made his home In Tdrresdnle. Ho had been In falling health for two years and for six weeks had been a nntient at the hospital. Recently his condition took a turn for the worse, nnd his re covery wns not expected. His son nnd dnughter were present when ho died. Hp wns a widower, his wife having died several years ngo. Logan McICnight Bullitt wns one of the sons of John Christian Bullitt, him self a widely known lnwer of this city, who in 1882 prepared the city charter, known ns the Bullitt bill, superceded only recently by the Woodward char ter. Family Came Hero in 1810 The Bullltts came to Philadelphia In 1840 from Jefferson county, Ky., John Christian Bullitt hiking up the prnctice of lnw and soon becoming wide ly known for his oratorical skill and legal acumen. Tlie Bullitt family, of English and French extraction, had been in this country since Colonial times, and n maternal nncestor nreccded Georgo Washington ns commander of British Colonial 'roops. Logan M. Bullitt was grndunted from the University of Pennsylvania in 1883. He went to Dunbar, n mining town In western Pennsylvania, upon his graduation nnd became a mine foreman. A few months later he wns made super intendent nnd for a year remained In charge of more than 1000 men, though himself only twenty-one years old. At the end of that time lie was en gaged by tho Northern Pacific Bail road Co. and sent west to bo superin tendent of coal mines in North Dnkotu, Monlunn and Washington. Ho wns in terested in coal mines most of his life. Championed Clean Government He spent five adventurous yenrs in tho West, and there developed the fighting bpirit which he enrried effec tively into Philadelphia's political life. Ou his return East he married Miss Continued on Vate l'ourteen. Column Two GIRL IS HEROINE OF FIRE Child Runs Two Squares In Night gown to Give Alarm Ten year old Madclino Bnnnoti, clothed in only nightgown, coat nud shoes, ran more tlinn two blocks through the snow and bitter cold early this morning to give nn alarm of a lire which threatened the lives of her nged grand mother and her baby sister. Mrs. James Bunuon lives with her husband and grandchildren, Mndellno and Mario, three years old, on the sec ond door of n house at 1741 Point Breeze avenue. At nbout 5 o'eloek this mnrnltii. aim detected smoke issuing from the first inior nuu aroused tlio two children. Madeline refused to let her grandmother go out to give the alarm, and took the uuiy upon nerseir. She went to the home of Max Weiss, at 1740 South Twenty -fourth street, who conducts a fruit store on the groiind floor of the Bnnnon house. Weiss, when awakened by the shivering gkli turned in nn iiinrin aim mo nro was extin guished before the house was greatly damaged. . While Madplnie-was gone the grnnd mother had carried the younger girl to safety in a neighbor's home. J.-L. Sullivan, a butcher, conducts a meat shop in conjunction with the fruit store. The flames destroyed virtually all of his stock. He estimated- the loss at several thousand dollnrs. Mrs. Bonnon's husband, who does night work, wu away when the lire occurred. T LOGAN B DIES IN HOSPITAL I'ubllahed Dally Except Sunday. Subscription Prlro $0 a Year by Mall, Cnpyrlght. 1021. by Public f.rjger Company Another man was sent to tho Phila delphia Hospital today for the same reason. He is Peter Sarkel, who was on his way froiii San Antonio, Tex., to Mahanov City, via New York, when he nppenled to the Legal Aid for assistanco of some kind. H is n former service mnn, but Is not sick or mentally, im paired. His cusc is being 'looked into also. According to Mr. Hnssrlck, chief of the bureau, every bonn-flde case thnt comes to the bureau is taken up nt once J wan me lenerni nuinnriiicH ni i-iu North Broad street, where arc located the Vocational Training Bureau, war risk Insurance nnd public health services of the government for this district, taking In Pennsylvania nnd Delaware. Prompt attention is given his requests for nid for the .men. nccordlng to Mr. Hnssrlck. But the fake cases, the men who tell false stories about their condi tion, in order to escnpe work, or to be supported because they cannot obtain work, according to Chief Hnssrlck, arc Increasing nt an nlnrming extent. No mercy will be shown these men if ex posed, he said. Hoam About Country As for the mentally weak, as the Inw now stnnds, a man once sent to n gov ernment hospital for treatment for men tal disorders, who escapes, cannot be forcibly returned there. In consequence, men who may lmve escaped, or been discharged as cured, only to have a re currence of their meutnl malady, room nbout the country. What is ari old case lu ode district becomes n new case in another district when the mnn bobs up there. The seriousness of tho sit uation may be seen, it Is pointed out, when it is rcnlized one-third of the men requiring treatment ns a result of their army experience, nre nientnl ennes. Continued an Pane Twmtjr-onr. Column Three Members Urged tp Act Quickly in Preparing for Change in Law for 1926 Event DIFFER ON FINANCING FETE Immediate action wns urged this morning by members of the committee on law, miinicipiil nnd county govern ment nf City Council to amend the,btnte constitution to insure funds for n world's fair In celebration "of the liiOth anniversary of American independence to bo held in this city in 1020. Joseph P. Guff iiej. Vare leader, caid that unless thu committee took quick nctinn and submitted n bill to the pres ent session of the Legislature at Har rlsburg, Pl.iludi-lphiu would miss u greut opportunity. James A. Dcvelin chairman of -the legislative committee of Council, suid in reply to Councilman Gufinev that there would be another meeting of the committee next week to consider the problem bo funds am bo provided. "Mr. Cliairmiin," said Councilman Gaffney. in making his plea, "some thing ought to bo done in the nature of a constitutional umcudmcut in order to prepare for the exposition to be held hero in 11120. "If we are going to nllow the present Legislature to adjourn without pre senting a bill to amend tho constitu tion. 1 nm nfraiil we will Inter Hnd to our chngrin that we have failed, miser ably fuiled. to take time by the fore lcck. "Act Now," Says Councilman "Unless wo take this action," con tinued the coiineilmnn, "we will prob ably be handicapped and be unable to finnnce the proposed celebration. It Is Continued on I'mrr roiirti-rn. Column Tour COUNCIL TO PUSH WORLD'S FAIR PLAN FOUR SA0KS OF REGISTERED MAIL DISAPijJ.fc MOUNT VERNON, 111.. Jnn. 14. Four tackb of regUtertu mail, one reported to have 980.000 for use in making up payrolls at Fnmklin county coal mines, disappeared here todny. An esti mate of the value of the contents of the other three sneka war not available. The sacks were received at the local postofflce from St. Louis. Federal authorities refused to discuss the mattei4 SOVIET ORDERS STRIKERS TO RETURN TO 'WORK LONDON, Jan. 1-1. The "strttce situation" in Russia has caused the Soviet government to take strong .remedial measures, it is asserted in a Central News dispatch from Hulslugfore today. "The Eoveriuuont," siys the message,, "has decreed a warning to all htiikiiij thnt unless they icturueil to work immediately they would I'e Imprisoned t'ov terms of from one to five ye,j-s nnd that their families will be deprived of isjod cards.i' WILSOJJ KEPT FROM PLAY bnowstorm Compels President to Abandon Trip to Theatre Washlngon, Jnn. 14. (By A. P.) President Wilson prepared to" go to n theatre last night, for. the first time sine his illness, but wus prevented at the last moment by a downfall of snow. Those in close touth with the Presi dent sny ins condition has so improved inut no run an go out for tho evening, and .-cteil thnt having once made his it is expec iilaiis to tesiiiiie his former ni-.ir.ti,... 1,.,.im. .,..,,,1,1.. ., ......! .' "v ." """" "") iiin.iiimiiie in n vaude ville theatre, he will find occasion to resume this custom when the weather permits. When you Ihlnlt nf writing, ttilnlc ot WIUTINQ. du! UAOL'L PEUET President of tho Ficncll Chamber of Deputies, who has been entrusted with the task of forming a new ministry by President Mlllcrand PERETIWNEW President of Chamber of Depu ties Asked to Form Cabinet by President BRIAND MAY BE MEMBER By tho Associated Press Paris, Jan. 14. Baoul Pcret. presi dent of the rhnmber of Deputies, was asked todav by President Mlllcrand to form a cabinet to succeed tlie one bended bv George Lcygues, which re signed Wednesday. M. Peret uccented tho task nnd im mediately began consultntioiiH with his friends over the formntion of a mini- I try. He wns expected to return to the presidential residence by fl o'clock this evening to report on tlie outcome of his ellorts. M. Peret wns said at first to be re luctant to nssump office ns head of a new cabinet, because of his health and his lack of kuowlcdgo of the potion's iorcign auairs. Aristlde Briand. former nremier. hns expressed his willingness to serve under M. Peret, either in the department of iorcign auairs or any other oapnclty. Bene Vivinnt has refused definitely to take office. President Mlllcrand conferred this morning witli Jcnn Louis Bnrthou, former premier: Contain Andre Tar- dieii, former minister of blockade and lnvnueii regions: Alexnndro Illbot. for mer premier; Laurent Bonncvny, i leader in the Chamber of Deputies and Charles C. A Jonnnrt. who was re called to Puris from Mnrsellles. WOMAN DEAD FROM BURNS AFTER EXPLOSION IN STOVE Father Makes Futile Effort to Save Her When Clothing Took Fire Mnrgnret Mnhnn, forty yenrs old. of 1027 Uitner street, died last night in tlie Methodist Hospital, several hours after sho had been burned, following explosion of n gns stove at her home. Physicinns faced n futile tnsk in their efforts to save the life of the woman, for she hnd been severely burned from bend to foot. When neighbors rushed into tho house after the explosion they found her enveloped in flames. Miss Mohan wnt to the third floor of tho house shortly after noon, to do some housework. She wns in the room but n short time when the stove ex. ploded. igniting her clothing nud the curtnins anil draperies. She srrcamed for help, and her father and neighbors living in nn adjoining house responded, while nn a'nrm was sent to the fire companies. Blankets were wrapped about Miss Mohau and tho flames extinguished. Firemen confined tho lire to the room in which it started, only small damage resulting. HARDING SEES LEGISLATORS Three Members of House Among Senator's Callers Today Marion, ()., Jnn. 14. (By A. P.) President-elect Harding's conferences tigiiin covered a wide nriet of public questions today, with problems of eK. islntiou nt the present session of Con gress predominating. Three members of the House of Ben rcsentatjves were among hin callers uml rLho also had appointments mil, i':li l'1M,..n.lnr.. ll,,n 1 1 ... .""""I 'i neoonre itooseve t n,i,i ...i.i. Governor Forbes i. ml Judge Johnson "of tho Philippine islands. The House members to visit him were Hepresentn. I lives iientson, of Illinois; Baclmrach, Pi New Jersey, uud Sauford, of New FRENCH MINISTRY See Pag? ' h NIGHT EXTRA PRICE TWO CENTS Interested Persons Fear Loss of. Advantage Unless He Com mits Himself Soon j - i PRESIDENT-ELECT LIKELY ' TO MOVE CAUTIOUSLY CABINET BUILDERS i PRESSING HARDING TO DECIDE QUICKLY By CLINTON W. GILBERT Fluff rnrrrspomlrnl Kvpnlnic I'nl.llo I.rflf Corvrloht, latl, bv Public Ledger Co. .Marlon, Jan. 14. There are signs thnt some interested persons nro trying to hurry President-elect Harding Into an early announcement of cnblnct ap pointments. Stories have been given out from time to time thnt Mr. Ilnrding wns "kely to name some members of his official family within n few days. First it was to be on New Yenr's Dny. Then within ten dnys after New Year's Day, nnd now It is to be before the departure South. These suggestions do not come from Mr. Harding. All that is known from ihn s thnt he would like to make pub ic the name of two cnbinet members before he names the rest of his official family, these two being presumably the secretary of state and the secretary of the treasury. The wish i, prqbably father to tho thought in the suggestion of carlv ap pointments. Friends of some of tho candidates who think their chances wnehnZn,Ipn0tt,1,Ie V10 caution wltlh ' ,in'-cloct ls Proceed mi,. Ihey think that nn cnrlv an- i!ZntCCM r1"'1 n8,,,ro bo nppolnt " ' ' lclr ' Premature an nouncements nro nn old trick. When President Tnft wns debating his caLl hrmnCJnn0U,1CCrmCnt Wns mn,I '"' tlmt wcVof W,rat authority that . I- rank . Hitchcock would be i'til" scnernl- Tnft though that lie un Zn mmlP, t0 f0r0C Ml '""Id. . n.,1 fSftT-Bry..nntl cnt for Hitchcock, ?lilnn i'"in .' mt f,,e ""'nature pnb in thrcaldnet." ,,,m ,ho C0 Harding Moves Cautiously , n,u!"(,i" is by nature a cautious man nmI 1e , ,lr0CC(,(i wltll7xl cabnet0' Oiri't,,,"to,th choice of his cnoinct. His method is, when be has a n Possible member under considcratio' th J!in .hurt,T0 ,n(l,liry '""le nto Th mBMdnte .h,.8tory nml connections. Tho motives of those urging his solee- ook ?MrnUi,n,w,,V C""Icutial nwnu loou into and report upon the interestH which the candidate may represent and in his behalf and who mnv perhaps Jx-"-'c' tp profit by his beldg in office to mnkW,.M,r-.IIaT,,i";: Kct around to ranking a choice in bis own miml ,i'J!P i'.'0t. tPn,,Ier "" l,Incc Positive ' and finally to tlie candidate. His cau tion continues to operate. He "iocs U3 more than usk his choice whether ho would 'feel free to accept a cei ta i post o him CaMrCtHif if B''0,l,', oVred to nun .llr. Hard ng remains freo tn reconsider if circumstances " ould mako this uppo ntnent inexpedient. J ben tho possible appointee nassci another scrutiny. It inevitable be? comes known that the Preside , -elect has So and So in mind for such ami such a secretaryship. Perhaps t is m, intention at headquarters hero that It should become known. Then follous SUSt "'!',,KS'SlF, KmTC Mr- "" " Hears Loud Objections in "tlie e'lle Vi?' '"J" b5?n "'""fated J" tlie case q Charles G. Dawes of L hicago, who was nnd nay Mill bo tho likeliest prospect for secretary of to treasury. Mr. Harding inn do a tenta tive oiler of the post to Mr. bSwes It ST ? tl,0r. '"ld i,11 serve if I should ask you" offers. The fuct of this approach became known fcnf.T"-''!1"1' tltX wl' thought they knew why Mr. Dawes should not bo secretory of the treasury made Tern? selves hear, with loud voices. Itepub Means in Illinois tiled their nrotct nnd more important members oHthe United Stntes Senate declined their objections ," Ml- I'UiWl"V, T1"' 'hlcngo banker had been fre, idly, it wus sold, to John hkelton Willinms in bis light for con urination us comptroller of the cur rency, to which office President Wilson hud reappointed him. The Bepubllcan majority in the Sen ate, is uurrow and the influence of Mr. Dawes, it wiih cliniged. hud won over two Ilcpiiblii-nii votes to Williams so that it w-us oulv by preventing the sub ject of illiams' confirmation mini; up thut tin Republicans were aide to forestall it Mr. Harding now knows all about Mr. Dawes. Uu mnv go nlieud uml appoint him. The general opin ion here is that ho will. Finds Out First The Duwes caso illustrates Mr Harding's cautious methods niuj their i exults. In cnbinet making the President-elect is following out his idea 'of nitmg nfter coufeience. He finds out first. He hns renlly encouraged the speculation which has gone on j tho nress with regard to cabinet members lie has wonted to know the public re action in advance of committing himself further than to n tentative nnd condi tional inquiry into a candidate's rem 1 ness to servo. He is somewhat overwhelmed J,., (ho consequences of his method. He is find, iug tho ndvice and criticism which Is coming in inn delist , President who picks his cabinet ' less cautiously avoids the flood nf object Ioiim to which Mr. Harding is compelled to listen Had Mr. Harding when he approached Mr Dawes Hindu a definite offer uud ob tained un ncceptniice, mot of tho ill ing of objections to .Mr. Duwes would have been cut off Almost everybody who Is supposed to be on the list for the cabinet is under fire, it is harassing fP Mr ,, ! . r and tor tho candidates. The friends of some who think their chances good to day would like to seo the process of selection hurried up. TOK-KMINKNTI.Y THE FI.OltinA imiera Atlantic Cot Line, 0 through train! ViT? -jirr". ' ... K Al a J 4 'i Ur. m v "31 1 1 -VI. ,T1 si H. ' V 1 x; iia. 6-t.i.ttMjiyi- 1 1 & -.Stitttn.iA iA, , r&fr-- iteJU. tk- .. J
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