Wfr mWMA r 'Si ll ?:i f . . ' I (I (. ."H. w w ?i Ji. its HI 2 ALDER CHARGES GIANT COAL GOUGE Public Mulcted Out of Billion and a Half Last Year Senator Declares LUMBER PROBE NEXT WEEK, llv (ho .Wnc'afed Press . Washington. .Inn. 2.". The opin Ion thnt the American people w'w "mulcted" of n billon am) u half tlol lars Inst year "by tho men in the evil trade" ni expressed today by Sonn tor Calder, who was a witness befon the Srnntc comm'ttce considering his bill for federal regulation of the emu Industry. "Very well, how about the flour men. the shoo men mill some of the rest 7 asked Senator Reed. "Yes. ye." replied Senator ('abler, "but this trade is the one we are start ing with, Co.il is u necessity.'' Senator ("alder is chairman "f the Senate reconstruction committee, which has Investigated the coal trade and which, it was announced today, will be gin nn inquiry next week into the luni- twit ttw1nifr Senator (.'alder appeared before the committee ohlelly to reply to the state ment yesterday of former ilinertior Curtis, of Maine, that coal men fn wired the measure. He read several letters , from coal men comp uin.ng about terms ' The investigators say that Ituttcr of the measure and others from con- week built l.'OO houses in a period of sutnirs urging .ts eunetinent. Senator ("alder said "taxation pro visions of the bill upon which (,ov oruor Curtis based his assertion were drauu to drive coal d reet from the nun mines to the retail dealers." "We haw found in investigating this subject," he said, "that coal has moved back and forth between dealers, accumu lating Hi price by the profits and com missions involved nnd these provisions are intended to tn. this kind of busl scan out of existence." Says Resales Increase Trices Senator Keed questioned the light of Congress to use the taxing powers foi such a purpose and a long i onstmitouai urgument resulted. Senator (.'alder said that 1k tore the investigation ended there would be shown "some quick deals in coal where three or four men bought and sold .1 over again wbi c it wns moving on the railroad." The .uu-stigation of the lumber price and supply situation will be made on the basi-. of the recent report of the Federal Trade Commission on the ac tivities of lumber associations. Sena tor Ken) on will direct the examination of witnesses before the commttee. T. W. Monell. a Colorado farmer, ilccared fief ore the llmiso ways nnd means committee that farmers of the country will reduce their production if Congress fails to provide tariff protec tion for their crops. Mr. Monell urged duties which would serve as a stimulnnt to production, sujing that was what was needed "to put pep into tile agri cu'tural industry." V. A. Wetitwnrth. representing the Iowa Ualr) Council, said hoa) impor tations of bstter shhstitltes were ra ing losses to the American dairymen and farmers, und advoeted high duties on ingredients of such products. Urges Kn of SpcrnJatlon Describing the Chicago board of trade as "the greatest speeu'ative market in the world." Pifford Thorne. of Chi cago, urged todav peore the House agriculture committee enactment of legislation whh I. would eminate spec illation in grain futures at tne en dot u definite period. He appeared as spokes man for the American Farm Bureau I Federation and the Farmers' Natiuiiul ' Grain lienlers' Association. Mr. Thorne suggested that the limit be set lit two years, which he said would give the elevator, dealers and milling interests time in whiih to read just themselves The yearly deal in Chicago, he charged totaled fifty-one times the ac tual grain 'received nnd three times the world's jearU wheat production. "The Louisiana lottery," Mr Thorn.' con tilled, "in its palmiest days did about .sViH.oort.fMio husiness y.nr, While OVl r SI.'l.fMHI.tHHI is Wlige-il on the Chiiugo Hoard of Trade " Will, the conilusinp nf Mr Thorne tCsdiin.m the committee coed public hearug ,,n pending bills to ngulate fu ture trading on nil exchanges and will iin cei ', to draft a bill to report to the louse Fiirthir information regarding tip cable landings at the Jupauese-controlled island "f ii was giwn today by A'tii'g Secretary Ii'iv s, of the Stale I)paitn fi.t, to the M'tiute foreign relation.- loiiiiiutlM' nf u spei ial e.xecntie scssi.iii Mr Iiis was ip 'ompanied by V. : Mi rl'-Mu th, third assistant 'i.rrt.iry i stU', . ).,, actiwly repre sented t!c Mat. Ili.,i tu cnt at the re ce'.'t i.itei i,i,ti ipul i nimiiuiiw atioiis con fcretc in ri . SEEKS TO FUND U. S. DEBT Bill Introduced in Congrest to Issue $30,000,000,000 Bonds Washington, 'mi Ji i l A P i Fund n- ii.f ',.' m "Mial delj' into mug , r ii I'oini- jm p -ni in a bill .iitroilip d t'.il.i. I Hi pk scit.i the i'.iiprs, j. It. p iMicun, Ncu .(er scy It wo., i jii.ti ,.n.e a bm I is'ie of not m ti I'lar (h imi,(sM isiii. t,i bonds to r-p lie,. The 1.1,1 Wolllit on the Is uds to and oi, ;,(., ii- , would I - ni' ! jeeri'tim "t t!i I i 'M' I'll I ", M ' f'll " I'siand ng tl.- Hit' n st rut" tu h l! II l ;.p ,. si i ine,,' i .lis n '., n ,,f t1 i tr asuri Delaware 9uoy Notl' ' 'S .Is g . '1 I from tl.. . mi of il the r.iiniii l.u'iit.i I'liilii'l. Ipl in Mat i' marking tic loe i'l.,. l)"hiw an Im mi- re- Out of Order " linn i'i -r- "! sir ,ls, l.s .III' ' dlS' el I. i: bi. .' onl i -in, r, , i, II arwl its I llf'l- "V II g'l'.s , The .lo,' shoal. !i 1'i-iggi r h-iiik s ,, ng t i th north of i In'.g r. 'i llnnid' i s insej. wine h i uil elsiijt twehe n In enk win, I the Ii'u TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES f hurl". I i . . ! . I' IT'.r. II M Al -r -ii. I N- ..-1 . i s- 1 1 . Wllllnm I i-. . ,i -. V - I- I' 1 I'l. Jont-ori I . ' , l.i N iiun.: II. V II' 1 I II Jtllll W J. tt I J'.o s,.w, ! j , M,.ri " i ' .s.,i , ,h , Jane I: 'k.7 il'sn, i,t i sus r .r Kr i :; ,',.i . " - ' Jiru". ' K 'u ' I.' Hl , -' . .! I. Jek i Ml.- I r , Arthur .'.l I 'k t i. I l , III I r 'I .' ,1 1 on -.1 .'. rre.. I. -il Ii, - ' J i I I,uuri II . . Mil 'Ii m.ir e n tamun l .' i" N .T ' I K Uii,l i .i m -I Jmn-'s w r, N v .,11'. I.-1, t r lnr .-l.i M " t'siniu-, (J I,' in in") I" -t .n i It. glna Kl. i .:.". . i i i r I , I-Hls tl H'h'ttr' M ,. i S ' a- 1 nu It. Nil i- .'i'l- .-Li i JoPh V i-r I'll" M.slT Nl .,ll t.UBl" ' Ml ,11 - - , . IlrrLvit t a -r I", I .N "rj, .ii n '. Itmins N ' h sns i- 1. 1 ,st. William A '"ii .lat-k ' .Mill '-Jar iv i,l Ultlm 11 I'i "ik Alt V M .rK . Jamra . luiilr r i-m-i lu P, t rjarnli I,om nrs tw fitiu P,n Mana Arthur 1. bum c"l h iiei av. . und , laiOMP I 'i i- O" in M'inii.ri telsrlel it iin.iuip iM w 'V ine.irt s anj i'luniK jti rJ. JliJi Hurley t. IIVKin V HI TTKIIWKCK Mletitnwn builder who is accused of huge mortgage frauds, lawyers .say his peculations will luuotiut to a million dollars All en town Builder Had Trouble Before Continued from l'nr w obtained more ti-nn one first mortgage on a property. In one cnsi- it is snid lie mortgaged ,i property live times; In an other ease. -i times. Two ministers! are anion); his alleged victims, and many people of Mender menus ten yours, and engaged in lsOO distinct transactions, ohtaining mortgage. nnl transferring deed. Kw-rv one of these transactions is being subjected to scru till . The distriet attorney of the coiintv, Ilichard W. Iolist, has taken uo action as jt't, waiting for the attornejs en guged In the private inestigation to conclude their work, but promises a thorough probe of Huttcnveek's affairs'. Freel II. Lewis,-twice major of Al lentown, is the most active of the at torneys delving into the builder'" trans actions. He represents about fifty cli ents. Earl Schntr., nnother attorney, u'.so ha a number of clients whose transactions with Htitterwcck be Is look ing up, as has Congressman -elect Fred 15. (Jernerd KecelwT Handling Affairs IJuturweek's. 'iffuirb have been olaced in the '..ands of uu assignee. ,T. Thomas Sehatz, private secretar of Oeneral Harry C Trexler. The Trexler I.timber Co. is said to be one of Hutterweck's heav creditors. "Kutterwei k s troubles are due to foolish investments," said Mr. SchaU today. "He was loaded up with lots that he paid high prices for and which are worth only small amnuiii In addi tion, he was living bemid. liis menus." Woman Denies. Complicity Many of the bonds given by Iiultcr weck are said to h,ie heen attested b; Helen P. Oberlj. a notarv public, who was a stenogrnpher m the office of M I'. Sehatz, trust otD.-er of the Liberty Trust Co. Miss Oberly is aid to liave been dismissed last Saturday und is now living with friends In a suburb of1 A'lentown. ; Through her father, Horace C. Oberl) , today, the wuing woman issued n statement in wh'-h she snid : j "I have never witnessed the signa- lure of Fred A Sterner on anv bunds said to have been forged. 1 hare h1w;i)h tried to do my dutj faithfully. I have done no Vvrong " BRIDGE BORING BOAT SINKS Trouble Continues to Pursue Crew in the Delaware Trouble has pursued '" gaged in making test boring Delaware iicr tor tip h, nig' ne nut'it that is to make the the Vine street wharf on the in the I' " te-ts off ( amden ' side. Lines broke almost the nrt lay. when an effort was made to tie up the ighter fore and aft tu hold her teudy against the tide. Then the lighter drugged an anchor in ,i storm, and it was ti's'essary to pull into the doi k All the time the lighter leaked, keep ing men almost as busy bailing as get -ting ri.idy to drill. In fact, so main troubles div eloped a casing was nu r even put down. Yesieid.iy i he leuk developed into a ichI 4i ing, und the crew had Jut enough tim to draw the lighter into the doi k before she sink drill outfit. -ing, tools, whole eiiipment. Contract"' in h ' Uuloat.i S. Potter, said the drilling apparatus Woll.il .. p.ilVi-ll fn lav. and work would then go ahead. The drillers off Pi- 1" .oiili Whnives. strui'k r-i- k ,i' i depth of seventv feet, and nre now using the core drill." Another ti-t outfit has l. r, moved tu Water streit near Calluwhill TWO ROBBERS SENTENCED Men Mu&t Serve Nine Years for Taking $12.50 .lohn La ' a V -". wh plead'd gu "'v , and I I1 " 1 ".as con . , l.'d 'f "1,, . w. -. i. t s, , t ,.,, to 'line n f i w,if- pi the Fasten. J . ii nt'a- ' -I' lg" M I 'ill i u, in Ouaiter "s,...,, p. Court t Im Th robbed I. - ;,r -or . a -inn ..Id "fT-ii'l-r-toro kept b nu-fi'st and w i-. .ibo'lt s n i i-nt , Mr- M 1 a' M T A ' - I N'aiiilnin it- yenr 'd - ii. I 1 illilb -'rn k h"r w itu a blunt ok al .sl2."'i ere a nun b r of i . 1. were found "U i .n i i,' in d i' g 'I HI An I, no -Ii' ' v . ;,ii-ot lis I ih ! n "i t .( h gro lohb ii r i. a n !'!' I LAWYER ASKS CLEMENCY Reuben Bernstein Admits Using Bogus Document in Court !(' ,, ;, r I'll '.i' u- d l'. '", ,iiln "i i ng h 'a ' r. aie-ar" I I'lisub ',t .1','U'' B''.' hi. 'I , 1' tt. , -in it ii t .Me I' ok- r in V, today and lo'i'l" p1 r i . a f"i' i i' r- . I . -i a It ins', .o 'in iiiirge w ,tl i r n'i il u le.- i- . upy nt a ri d ,! to Sner ft l..itiui rt'jj to sinv iii In.gs ugn a iii lie lid not deny tii" tu. Is as urgeil I 11 hi- ' in- lnt p' "l'"l I- '.il tor. effi rt t-. :i'v iiinl in a ii.isg'iu roleet bis ilienl." Nov ih.lt his for in r t- it. mon ' a- at stuse w po a.n n i ri , V lie -.nil Tie J nig' s took til- I llt'ir of p isiiu, iii of the nii'jrn'y un-ier nth tliellf President of Peru Resigns ': ilt A I l.lin.i, I'eru. .Ian Hll'lll-tli "lllleilll. ill 111 of lio'lVlli, bll , piov is.ih ii ppi si rsigiinl plaeing th- "ih1 -n h" hnii'U of a person f neutral po'ilir who will iull for e,,-. tni. uthotit delay says n di-pati h t,,i vul hen- from l.u I'm Iteporls miibiiig thus i U are to the i ff.ct that Mltl.ofilv wiilllil be held In one of the i H -lit goviriiiucut olhi iuIb until after the elections. EVENING PUBLIC RHYMING HINT THAT MA LIM'RICKERS WIN THA Lots of Good Suggestions Can Be Found in a List of Words Made Out Accord- ing to Those Suggestions Jury of Federal Employes Awards Today's Prize to1 Stenographer. Who Caii ow Pay Christmas Bills Have a Heart, Fans! Ne'w got to ell it out loud once more, folks. So -hold your ears Watch That Time Limit! Ve are getting a lot of good nm-wirs iwe assume they are good) thnt come into this office the morn ing after u ltni'rick contest has closed We both lose by this. You lose tour elinnce at that lirNPKKI) I)(U. L AltS Wo lose the pleasure of welcoming jou among us. The time limit Is clearly stated ewry da) m Hule 2. The award announced (ixla) was oted on b) a Jury of employes In C'e Custom House, f bestntit street below Fifth. A phoognipli of the Jiirj uppenrs on the bach page. The award to be nnnouncetl tomorrow Is being imulr b) Jtir) of Instnictors of ex-sen Ire men in the SpriiiR Oardrti Insllliite, llrond and Spring ItanJm streeis. We've got another reason for opti mism today, fans. Yesterday's llmpin' litn'rlck winner was a man who has tried in every single , contest except the first Today's is a, young woman who, while she hasn't been quite so regular, has competed In a great majorin uf them from the be- I plnnilii? mid now finds herself f ti tlin ' coveted niche in the hall of fame. , Tt nnlv ffoes In show thu( thepe'n nn l reason to be discouraged If fate seems i- " to pass jou in f:ior of others. May- No. in "She's llto girl put the be this is best expressed in u letter we 'creak' in 'croquette.' " .1. B. Frank have received from James Keennn, Jr.. 1 1 ouser, 1CW South IJrond street, of PhoeuixMlle. who writes: i ,, i "s far froni 'dP iuo.' yon "This is a great game. My .hunces ra i,." n, o. Anton, 23.'. Federal are improving. 7 here have been twenty- street si.x winners and the do not seem to live Mss Kutter's line received six out ii'i to their assurances of repeating. of tnp ten votes enst. Lines Nos. ", 1 nereiore. i nave eiiiuiuuicu incm as contender . "If there are 1(1.(11)11 in the rnce. you enn easily see that it is only a question of time when I shall pose for the photo- graph . "Twenty si from 10.000 leaves 0074 times lit the W'H titside that I must l try in order to win. So, even if I were last. I should not be least, for I should receive not a bit less than the first nl though stamps would figure rather heav il in the proposition." That's a good spirit of hopefulness We commend it to the fans who seem in clined to becotnn discouraged. Todin . we have our old friend. Mis Vi. with us again. She has nppnrenth lecovered from her recent indiscretions with mince pie and is going shopping. Of course, no woman who starts out shopping, ever reallv intends to buy very much They just want a tew utile things Phew : But before they get through Suggestion for the Fans It has struck us that it might be well to give the fans n little hint that may One help them work out these last lines It's a method that we use ourselves in i writing the first four line, and it is full of hanriv suggestions. Take todnv's limerick, for The last line must end with ,,. ..! nd "buv " instance. ' it rhyme1 So tnkc pencil and paper ready to you can writ" down all the rhymes think of Best tlrng to do i to begin with the letter the alnhnhet. "A" und go riglit down How many w.eds beginning with "A" and rhyming with "buy" can we think of? Well, there's "awry" so put it down. Now trv "B " There's "by" and "bve and bye." So we go down the alphabet, muking up a list something like this: awry by, bye cry die, dry ctc fry. tly g-iv pie, pry, piy high, hi" rye 1 My, sigh, sty lie, lye tie, try. thy .!. my vie nigh, nearby why, wry over a list like this will soon ideas that ran be worked tit oIng suggest into II good line I ry lr joursni nun let us know if it helps you. Maybe it might be worth while for us to print each 'lav a list of the words that make the rhvme required in the limerick. If the funs want it, all they've got to do is say so Fuleral Lmployes on .Jury W- a.-U'd S Tyson Klnsell vice pr i, lent of the National i vuer.iiioii or Wderal Cmploves. to form a intcs in the Custom II lin-s from which todav Ills lls'' iudgt the Hi r wns e to in i hosi n s the got tog'iner in nn- "is i " 1 ,vn there where we our-eli.-s n, , I lot if vmi fellows have gone for onr riiotorbont licenses and our pasp.irts nnd seamen s certiti"ates of identirt.-n-tion nnd -u-'h things und tl-v votnl the l'ri7e t" miss imNA i Bi"ni:it. 17'JH North I'.ightcetith street Tlo- lim'rick us eomp'eteil ty 1 ,,l t,, VI lis Iiss l'litl I iihn. irhn mould s-.ii, -7 lit hnnnimtmn 1 nn llr, -till on -atv. i,. f Slir H nil ri'.llil '"' ''"' ffnf, Ore! B'nif ""' Duesn't till "'' exevpt it-it Ii regret." Mi-s Butter's hn'mk w ,. No. I li oii'tho hallo' I'hi o-r. r ' t .. were s;,, j "Cliantes .irtlor to martyr, you bet." U'Al' ',' ,'7'T ,"'" Mmii-i.'M inetit,.-. lliid-l- 'ib-'.. .1 v;,, i",.r grill worU luriis out to he fret." K A Tioht- -oi, ,-,t7 l.ust leviringtin avenue K'.xborotigli N. ;il"Malies Hill lisber's tlsb bill Hilelit." W. S Iloved, llolroyd place, Wo i.lliurv N -I i j "ill render h-r Bill wr.iltly vf,f " ii C H.ng'i i re oi Crumps' '.liipvuril. l'hilaue pi in ,-j(. ,-, "I'ui.s 'die' iii 'ilsM-ikla.' ynil liet." Mi" 11' ' " ' .v i'lLiiinl 'lOH Salisom Stieet -s,,, n "WiHibl ilrlve mots, mm to liiiuor lllih her l. I bet." .1 S M- I llllgllllll. s--( I ' .""eieiiti-enth street. e- Wi.inliigti'ii. i' i o, 7 "Auiihl nuihe Homers Nr.ir 1 Kitst Hungary MM." Miss Bene f). Mn-od, Wasl.iitgton nenue, Berlin, i N J - I ,1. h "Wuiilil ! news to ,t moll booh. I Is'l. iiilvm ,i .Mar-b, Jii Vorlli ,l foril sir. el Xo. II forgel." Makes me want to digest to Mi M.iigienii l-ntisi J'JOii; T.ttiia'l sir,' i No. I ' I' get." W II ilintiigtoli, llel no bite fur ,t 'Usher' to lleisli r care of Hoskiiis !in-l Chrsiniit sill i t No II "Miy die doesn't '" .,- .-.- ..... ... - ....wit crow from iroiiiette." Mrs C, M. XjEDGEH-IILADELPHIA,- TUESDAY One Hundred Dollars Daily For the Best Last Line Supplied by Any Reader of the Evening Public Ledger to the Incomplete Limerick Which Appears Below RULES OF THE LIMERICK CONTEST Contest la open to any one. All that Is required for you to dp is to write n nil send in your Inst lines to the Limerick, using for convenience the coupon printed below, l'lense write, plainly, und be burc lo add your name and address. All answers to the Limerick which is printed below must be received nt the office of the Hvknino Ft H i.ir LKJinr.rt bv (1 o'clock Thurs day evening. Monday's and Thurs day's Limericks should be mailed to F. O. Hot ir.2;i. Philadelphia: 'luesday's und Friday's to P. O. llox J"i21, und Wednesday's nnd Saturday's to P. O. IIox 1024. An swers left nt the office of the F.M. Nl.vr. Ppbmo Ludoeii will also be admissible. TII15 WINNKK OF TODAY'S CONTKST WLf, 1115 ANNOUNCED ON1C XVKYAi KKOM TODAY Cut Out and Mail TO THi: MMKKICK CONTKST Evenino Puiiuo LKnoKn. V. O. llox Ml, Phlladtlphw LIMERICK NO. 3S "I'm roing out shopping," said Vi; "I've only some satin to buy And some cotton and thread " Hut the neighbors all said IWrllo jour Hinrfr en this line) Xante direct and Xo. . Ctty and Stale. . .,. , , ''"""" Franklin drive, llrldgeton, T nrl 14 end. rereivort one vote. Line No. 13 was chosen from n ,"''".' - ucr s iiener. pie rX".?Za " "' Si?: 1n,pr,an!lC?ha;,ti-enfl;:f DENIED BRITISH HAD number of them were good, notably those sent bv V. F. Cuthbert, 446 Heed Building, and Miss Anne Ornv. o, r;UMt Mount' Pleasant avenue. Mount Airy. But w" chose Mr. Frnnkhouser's ns being the best to represent this thought. , The members of the jury from nmong the employes of the United States I Custom Houe, Chestnut street below Fifth, were: Miss Mary T. Fall), Swartbmore Apartments, Twenty -second and Wal nut streets; clerk, ('lilted States sub treasury offices-, Miss"loulse Bell, IJ701 Baring street; i clerk. Fnited States subtreusury offices. 1 .hiss v. r. i;vans, I'oitstown, ro, ; i united States subtreusury offices. S. Tyson Klnsell. oo'J South Fourth street, manngrr of passport bureau and jv'ce president In chnrge of Philadelphia district of National Federation of Fed eral Employes. Ucnrgo L. Tovvnsend, 1004 South Park avenue, Hnddon Heights, N, ,1, . Ii. Bedford, Sharon Hi I. Pn. llenn C. Hall. ti'JOO Webster street. liquidating clerk. Custom House, Albert II. Large, 214S North Van Pelt street, estimator. C. M. Idnbnoh, MIS Wushlngton avenue. ' M. V. Ounson, 5030 Washington avenue. Will Bay for Xmns Presents "Well, thank heavens, now I can pay off some of those bills for Christ mas presents." This wns the joyful cry that greeted ' us when we notified Mis.s Butter of the fact tiiat she had captured the $100 prize for limerick No. :',2. Think of it: ull thoe unpaid Christmas bills that have been haunting you, wiped out by the .simple process of writing six words. CLUBWOMEN'S ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT CITY TODAY Interesting Programs Arranged by Various Organizations Dr. Klizabeth Mel'nll addressed the Saturday Club of Wayne thi afternoon on "Hygiene," und Mrs tieorge Bean ilisiussed current event- This pro gram followed tin monthly lum heon and busines.-, meeting of tin bib. i no i iniiiiiuiiiiv ii '""i' I - .. i - ii . . -f nsivnarii Club of bold a Biitisany program in its mooting ihis nfternoon. Askilcl of Lord lim nny s lite was jivni ny eirs. n.ni.-i i Ward: "The Wnndirful Mdow was r ml by Mrs. K. Van Auk'-n. ami Polijnrnes," by Mr- Norm m outh worth. "Paine an I tne I'oct" wns pre--enteil ly Mrs. .losi-i ii Nash. Mrs. Bob 'rt Nifli nnil Mr- Boberi Ward. Mrs. Noel BiitbT gave inuical selections. Tlo I'lilliiib'lphi'i section of the Coun cil nf .fewlsh Women held u dtU-n- shii class this afternoon at the V,"'' H A The Bo.iid "f Kiln, uli'iii aiul the si hool survey wire ih- topics 'lis cijssnl The Philadelphia Music Club gnu- n concert tliis afternoon in tin- lover Boom of the BclhHue-Slratfor I. Mi l'nir 1 lull gave reudin,'-, Mi- Mi'ili -d ('..eiiiii -illllio il 'e I -.Its. sin, Nil's I'iiu W. Bricker and Mis- Helen I wuy v . ii number,. I l-ltill.'l of the Clllil III -n tool, part hi the arranged by Mrs pruiMiii wlin-n w.is Sv rre litilhraiitlson The I'multy Ten Club of the I niw , sity of l'cnnsyUatiiu held n meeting this afternoon nt S'rgennt Hull Mis" (ilndvs Harnett, pianist. and M.ks' i I'hill'ips. vticnlist. guv,- u i.iumi.iI pin gram Mrs. .I. ! Wicki-rslinm Craw ford, tho plesilletll, plesldi-d. The West Philadelphia Brpublicaii women , .onimittee whl houl nu ei ing, al S- o'clock tills i-M-lillig at I he llcpub h an Club, 41ii.'i Chestnut strict. In ris'tor Tustin. of Public Welfnre, will, .disctia- "Public Welfiti.- Woik" . Mrs Sainuil B. Scott will 'nlk about tin primaries, and Judge Monaghnii mi i lesent-ilav problems. Mrs Walter C. llancotk. West Phllui!elihta chairimiu. I will preside. I Hotel Men Elect Officers ,t a meeting ot tiie Hotel .Men 's .s- ,, lutlon of Philadelphia in th Belle vue-Strntford last night the following officers were elecleil : Mahlon W. New ton, mauag) r flrcn's Hotel, president; j. J' O'Connor, iiiiinager llcUevue Sirutford. vice president; lld Pro- Uiiow'mui. manage ger Ailflpliiu Hofi l reus- ...... j- -j- uier and Thomas O. Leslie, secretary, Y HELP T HUNDRED . The winner of the ON'VJ HUN DHKn DOLLAH prize for the best last line to each Limerick will be announced one week after the Lim erick Is piinled. For example, the i inner of the prUc for the Lim erick which iippcnrs today will be announced today u week. 4. In case of ties, prises will be nwnrded to each successful con testant. For example, if the judges decide there are two or more an swers of cqunl merit for the iirlr.c, the author of each nnswer will re ceive ON13 IH'NDURD DOL LAIIS. The prirc will not be split up among them. .". The decision of the judge In ench Limerick contest will be llnnl, Prettv .soft! No wonder Miss Kutter We would be, too. if we was happy. could pay all of our Christmas bills without any more worry. Hut what amused Miss Ituller een more was the fact that her cousin. Miss Josephine H. llleliards. had aNo written a line fr this nartlciilar llm'- rick, which Miss Butter thought was ewn better than her own line which """" "umimi sneiteis. utll) one llt- her line in to this office. Funny, isn't what a big difference such u little matter jihe mat will mnc.' hucli ts Hf"- Miss Butter acknowledges thnt she has lieen n lim'rick fan for a number of years. She believes that she got spe cial training for this indoor sport dur ing the six years thnt she was u teacher in the Nathaniel Hawthorne Public- School at Twelfth and Fit water streets. During tho war Miss Butter decided that she wuuted to "do her bit," so she gave up her educational work nnd took a position with the Emergency Fleet Corporation, where she remained iiutll lust year, when she took her present position us secretary and stenographer vitn lute iV iii dealers In iron und steel, at 147 North Seventh street. With perfect frankness, Miss Butter told us that she did not believe thnt 'several of the winning lines were wortli 100, but she added that this fact never discouraged her as she reali.ed that there were probably hundreds of peonle who enjoyed the type of line thnt she disapproved of and that, therefore, in u general contest of this nature every one must "get n show." , That's the rcHl lim'rickln snlrlt. fans! Follow Miss Butter's example nnd stick to it nnd some day you tin may be able to cash that ,100 check that you're ull looking for so anxiously, letters loiii IJm'rlrkrrs 1'rom O. Si. Mhltliriul. ititnover Mre-t Trenton: "In lh lncloFrJ llmerlclt I hi w iiimi ine no iin in cnrresiKina ntn m i econu. reveri my frli ndM. utin ntsn IImhtIl'',!. ah m? to u,k liow to write Hit lust line h'n t'v I'rsl two .(Trr (inmetlmss "u syllalilsB. We far uslnic too mini)- or too few r Hit hi, Thn first two lines liny illffur lv ens syl'.i ble. Iiut we hnisi v e haven't lisen ulltv of innl.lJis' them Ulftir b two. m cnsi-s whor hey rto ill IT' r ittbir form mny b. us.Q In th lust line FIREMAN SAVES AGED INVALJDJROM FLAMES North Marshall Street Man Carried From Burning Home Through the hraw'ry of Walter Car roll, n fireman of Insurunce Batrol No. 2, I.ouis Kooney, an invalid, sixty years old, was sated from probable suf focation durinr a tire shortly after . o' lock this inoinlng at his home, 220y North Jlarshall street I . . Kooney wns alone tu tne house whin llf,l(.m)ors nw smoke pouring from the ,t.'hen windows. While the tin-men . w ,.,. huttllng with tin- llilliles umaiis , were heard from u room oil one of the t upper doors. ' Cai-ioll gropul his way upstairs -ulh tinieti ,imeiiliy. twice ne wn-, urivti buck !iy sii.oke He linully mauagil ti, reach a I ear room where lie fount, Kooney semiconscious, in bid The fir man tliriw a blanket over his hem and carried Kooue downstairs. MAYOR FOR EDGE BILL I The New .Jersey senator character- Has No Objection If In Line Wlth.i.tl the meesnrcs n "a plain business General Brlrloe Act 'proposition deigned to abolish il,, - Geneial Bridge Act t,,i,,,,!t.n . cosi-nlns system which has Wasl.ing.on, .Jan :,. Mum., Mine ' lf !, 't tm.nied millions tins morning telephoned. Uepri'sent.itue , '. (,ftii'rM 'ti,. .leclnrtsl the cost-plus Harrow that n, oik- member of the !''''" ' "" tla.t tiitril tli" fVMil nil" HelHwarebritlg.. cnmmisslot. 1,. had in, f "1 , ' iT,,, ha r's.l,,i,:'l.isinrs objection to the i:.ge liill that . was I ,fi i nr , n. hug'h an- nasseil iy the Senate lllht wcel,, if Ml Parrow and Chairman l'scb. m the Ilousi interslaie nnd foreign ciiniiiierce oinmittee, thought it .'onformed willi the Inl's usiiully passed .inilei the gen cral bridge act The uiiderstumllng is , that i he lCdgi- bill is iu line with pre i eilepr i "My own judgment is." Mr It-arrow said, that we ought to pasR the Senate bill." Mr Harrow added thai the II mse I commiMee to whicli the measure was refein-d w lien it cnVie from the Senate would probably be ready hi report tt ut any time reipn sled. He will take the matter up ns soon u, it i an In leached III the committee. Judge Rogers Buys Home Judge Uugcrs has purchased from Morris Wood, tl.iough the James i; Iloliin I.aud Co , of Cynwyd. a stone colonial rcsltleiii i- und garage with out third of an m re of ground on Coif roatl ( south of City line. W lini-llebl The, property was held for sale al $'.'.' 000 nr.riis ' SWAlA'K nil I.UI 'Jl In'Jl I VI'U l1" ilAWTIIIKil' tfe Hi" I"'- I'luirl v Svvhmi" siren 77 -firs fit-III ri Itn, rrlemlH lltvlti'it to ruti-Tiil, iin 'I Purs'liiV merntnt;, J. in. '.'7 il 11 n'i I iv.1 1 h ut fui thr nnllei.. from In r lule res, .. nee 70 tl(l ll'ilii 'lit Hi I ' a a-fi' in-i- l cniic a- i.aimlowno l' Int. in-at JA3kUA5$ 25; 1021 DENY GOVERNMENT F Bothlohom Auditor Says Cor- poratiop Charged $260,000 Vouchor to Profit and Loss BACKS GRACE'S TESTIMONY Ily flic Assoelaied I'rws New York, Jan. 2.r. Positive denial that any part of the $200,000 voucher, tiiade out for expenses of Charles M. Schwab for the month of October, 1018, was over charged to ship construction wns mnde today by F. A. Hhlck, gen eral auditor of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, in testimony before the Walsh congressional committee investi gating n flairs of tho shipping board. Mr. Shlck snid io had peruonnl knowledge that the voucher wns charged to "profit nnd loss" of tho Bethlehem (crporntlot. and thnt It was never picked up by the l'mcrgcncy Fleet Cor poration ns u proper charge, becuuse it carried no supporting details. Mr. Shlck said It wns the general iinders,"-'' ' '"o's of the 'etlilehcm Steel Corporation and those of tile Kllh,... . . o.,tthil that no Item would be allowed by the lutter organization unless It curried support ing details. P.efore Mr. Shlck testified. Eugene O. Trace, president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, was recalled to the stand. He reiterated his testimony of yester day that '" '"" '" onespti wuh nl 'owed by his company us Mr. Schwab's "spec'a ,nni not as "per- sonnl cxpenseH." Mr. (irace testified that even had such an item gone through and been passed as proper by the shipping board it would have been caugnt up by the 'lethlehem corporation and disallowed. In reference to testlmouv of Perley Morse, head of the auditing firm of 'Vrley Morse & Co. that this voucher was among a list of misplaced items." 'mini In the Bethlehem corporation's books, totaling jsVWIt.OOO. Mr. (Irace aid "there were no misplaced items inless they were misplaced by the 'hnergencv Fleet Corporation's audi rs." When Mr, Morse presented the items to the committee yesterday, he said he had not certified to them, as hey had beeu picked up iu the incom plete audit. Mr. Oe.iep nc-t.n.j -, on'oOv the com- tteewlth nhotostatio conies of rce- nls of tiie i mien snowing the t final disp ition of the item in question. liesc would prove beyond uoiiiii, lie aid, that no art of it had ever been 'urged to ship construction. i CONTROL OF U. S. SHIPS Washington, Jan. 2.1. (By A. P.) John Bnrton Pavne, secretary of the Interior and former chairman of the shipping bnnrd, sent today to Chairman Jones, of the Senate commerce commit tee u copy of n letter from P. A. S. Franklin, prer'dent of the International Mircantlle M-irine Co., In which Mr. Franklin stJted thnt neither the British (iovernment nor any other interest iu England had any control over the com pimv. The letter was dated November 21. 101ft. and wns addressed to Mr. Payne as chairman of the shlppiiv? board. In it Mr. Franklin said ne was inclosing copies of the agreements witli the Brit ish (iovernment. dated August 1. 1!)0H. October 1, 1010. and Srptember 2, 11)10. It wns to the first of these agree ments thnt Senator .lone?; referred in his speech last week before the annual convent'on of the National Merchant Murine Association, in which he charged that the shipping company, although operating American (ioveriimciit owned craft, hnd engaged not to pursue nny course Injurious to the British mercan tile marine or to British trade. Mr. Franklin snid nt tliar time that I he had sent u copy or the contract to i Mr. 1'ayne ns chairman of the shipping I board, but Mr. l'ayne declnred in L I formal statement that he had never I heard "thut such Ull agreement e- Uted." Mr. Franklin's letter did not explnin I the agreement of October 1, 1010. but I It did say thut the iigreemenf of Septrm her 2. 10111. wns 'entered Into for the uurpose nf bringing the subsidiary British companies (of the Mercantile I Marine Co,) into line with certain Brit 1 si regiilnt'ons, which require that the i management and control of the npei -lions of a "foreign-controlled ' Ilr'ti '. company bhnll be (except as regards tl .iismisiiI of the '.ilnfitfc of the company n the bunds of' British directors; am. with the further object of n curing Itientmcnt for them on a footing of npiiilitv with Br'tish steamship com panies whidi are free from foreign urn , tfol." "This agreement." snid Mr. l'r.iiik lin. "we consider is very much to the eninpiiny's ndwintrige.". EDGE OFFERS BILL TO END "COST-PLUS'' nv n Ftttff CorreitponilKit Washington, .Inn. -". All net pli s enntrncts for ll'i cunstrtictio.i mid n I I pair of slurping lioiu-il vessels nnd in the l l purchase of supplies for gineiinnent- jrtwned ships would be abolished under the provisions of u bill liitrodiiced in :n,e;,:a,pvi:ie.,'t"bids l& ri: iiski-d for nil hu.h Mint rnctsJimiB ing nu expenditure of .COOO or more. i .", , ,,,. ,irii -. nn loss i, i,,. o.-oi-o. The lalgi bill provitlcs that when ex- ira labor ami materials are found nee- issarv aftif the award of a cnntl'iu't untl titter tin' contrncior iiiih oeguii work, they shall be paid for on a lump Mim basis, to he atfrecrt upon by a board coi.s'stirg nf ix repiesentntive of the shippiuir lionrd, n repiesi-ntntive of the (otitructor 'inil a third person to be liosen by tiieir mm i im ruiitf mi fun il II v a 'o-r urniitn i ni fr wuiMieu I'riitlirrn Htrrillffd Mini Mmlc Into Miil (irHKPM, lint SnrlncN Hf uiihoUlrrrU. :f7 ' rttiftonrr Inkiirrn rntirr milUfui'tlon Qirljr C U nnil Wnsli- DivniLi o lngUlIl Ae- Anio mils ero bf rr. Katiih. 37 yr )r "I'bonr Iimtj-aril J7Ui ilrltc ' PAID SCHWAB N I i us sll'iv uu vi enn maae ie.r i -,1 , U . I I llie illll II VMI IntUlllll HATZHFQ ph lur i iii0 Vr- jr.nsW.jrcicaas UA0 r j . 2C fmV cigarette of highest qual. KJL ity offered at an unusual price because J ffytj'r-fj LjJWBlp,wpwwsiyii 'ja -, f Itlrw- r.i, r i . H -- 1 7 krtTrr r (Bi I ' " 1 lM Vll, ,1.' 1 on't like money back $4,000,(110 FIRE IN GEORGIA CITY Largo Portion of Athens Busi ness Section Wiped Out in Midnight Blaze ORIGIN NOT DETERMINED) By tho Associated Fress Athens, (in., Jan. 2.". A large part of Athens' downtown business; district was a mass of smouldering ruins todav and It was estlmuted that the lire which early this morning swept clean three entire city blocks nnd damaged adjoin ing buildings had destroyed property valued at ut least $1,000,000. No loss of life was reported. The fire, of undetermined origin, broke out shortly before midnight and it wns five hours later before the com- i d efforts of firemen from this and -r cities succeeded In getting it uiid-r nntrol. At its height the fire appeared ns if it would wipe out the entire downtown section, nnd it was then thnt calls for outside assistance were sent. Bapid spread of the blaze was snid to have been due to the explosion of gasoline drums in the Mux Joseph Building on Wall street, the lower llopr of which wns occupied by the Denny Motor Co. Tills scattered the tlnnies beyond control nnd the tire spread down the east side of Wall street, south to Broad, virtually destroying every build ing in its path. The tinmen then lenpeil ucross to mo vest side or wall street to me puuuing occupicil b Mlchuel Bros , wholesale and retnifdtv goods merchants. This . .1 II t tlructtire. covering neurlv a hlock. was destroyed. From there the lire spreud to Jurksou und Clayton streets, sweep Ing everything In Its wuy to College avenue. Hundreds of persons struggled to snve their nroneru from buildings threatened I by the flames, und the streets adjoin , Ing the fire ureu were soon jammed with w nitons, trucks and even wheelbarrows , loaded with merchandise, and furniture taken from stores und oU'icch surround ing. Adding to the confusion nnd difficul ties was a weukened witter pressun- at tiie tire plugs, but this soon was oer enme when extra futilities at the reser voirs were brought into use, l'iiiully , 1 after more than five hours of buttling, ' the firemen managed to check the flumes i und hold them to the buildings already ptuctically destroyed. It was davllght, liowiver, before the (onflugriition was safely under control. $1,000,000 FIRE LOSS IN NEW HAVES BLAZE I I Now Haven, Coiui., Jan. 2.". rire. J wllf,, ,iPstroisl the building of Mendel v. d:,rtm, m Clmrie street, und spread to .cveni ndlfining structures ear y today did amnge fftliuaieu in ai.iniu.innp. i ne , flm was brought wk nd nfte. ' three hours 1 ti id work by lircmen in, wo temperature. The II M Bullard Co.. furniture ore caught lire from the sparks from ' M"'",,, VrveAiauu bulMlr.e I Spreading to the rear the Chatheld , I'M-r C'o.'h structure was Mm, dam I llgeil. o,w. high wind raging at the time the flames to spread across the causing considerable lo.su. ' , , , .,., ' M ' i wlildi nieana that if you d 1 J. E. Caldwell cB Co. CHESTNUT AND JUNIPEK STREETS JEWELERS S1LVERSMITI IS STATIONERS The Engagement Ring qnly a precious stone of finest quality is good enough to symbolize the most precious of troths. -5--i- "ONE-ELEVEN" Pf JL cxarettesj9 Wc were able to buy certain fine types of tobacco formerly shipped across the Atlantic Ocean. Trade conditions prevented Europe from taking it this was our opportunity. From this tobacco wc have made One-Eleven your opportunity. Finally try them! Oumnled ty YarQ 'iAIriCAtA0ri (. ." "111" Cigarettes, you can t your from the dealer E E Desire to Obtain Without Labor What Others Work For, Ho Says TALKS TO TRADE CLASSES l "Much of the crime nnd disorder that I nflliets the eommunitv todav rlsrs finm the desire to ohtnln. without labor, tlit 1 which others hae acquired with abor." said Mayor More, sneaking tn ilnr before the nssemh'ed chiwes of fie filrls' Trade Seionl, F'evenlh and Pine . i streets, on the value of trade eiiiicnlien. So inanv of our boys anil inns, snid the Mnvor, "lenve school with an education nnd nn nmbltion thnt U some times not to be gratified that It i highly important we should enemirnse hat form of education which includes the use of the hands ns well ns nf the I I rain, in order that those receiving it I Z&$. o'SpVople." he Wl "nre not favored by remittances frem tiieir parents. Those who arc, some times depend too much upon the remit tance und are obliged to ask fr innro in order to maintain their status in the community, llow much liejer it is to be nble to earn your own living so that you can have the satisfaction in the end of knowing thut you can do things for yourself. "A practical education," the Mayor snid, "such ns is being taught in thli trades school, is of great Millie to a girl because it teaches her to he self reliant and self-supporting. When you feel thut wav nnd can make good, yen . .... 1,11. . (l tl.m. 1H 1...1. n,lt lin.t JTII i wiht uu uuui me i"ei si"u n' in the city whit does not know the first ttliing ulioiit the mariner in which her , line giirmcnt.s are mutie Thn Mnvor also took occasion to com- mend the Oilrl Scouts for learning pwe tical things. NEW YORK MAYOR PUIS CI LAM IDLERS I fl Ijttn Fim.ADIXT'WA IWaiiin Termlaal WmUui T.M, (.00, 00 and lO.tv) A. M. W.OO Jfooa 2 00, 4,01, 500 and 0.00 F. M JJ3Idt. Pulir and Plnlnr Cut ElMplnc oar on mldnlaat train mar Ni acoupled 10.00 P. M to 7.00 A. M. lor ctkir traUii and Uondajr ishiduli, hi time Ubla. Aiaielpkla & ReaJini Railway n r. f fy r, Hft tlTr- I u .. t r,...
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