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THE WEATHER
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Thursdays rnldril tonight about IH
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NIGHT
EX.TRA
VOL. VII. NO. 115
Entered as Becond.ri.M m.Hm jit tho Poitofflcf. m PMUdalphL. l'.
unuor tna Act of March a. 1S79
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2G, 1S21
rulilmlied Dail" I., eut Stlinlaj HiiIim- riptioti Prlr-o JO a Tear by Mall
f.'oi) right. 1H31 l) I'ulill. Ledger Cointmny
PRICE TWO CENTS
V't' .f
AYS BRINES
ID HI HE'D
'GET DREWES
fitness Repeats Threat
Made Against Youth
Later Murdered
1UARREL OVER DEBT
IS GIVEN AS CAUSE
Slate Springs Surprise in Show
ing Animosity of Sup
posed Chums
I CLASSMATES ON STAND
Fellow Students Called to Get
Specimen of Defendant's
Writing Before Jury
Petri I S M.'illoy. of Curwetisvilic,
rifarfi'M inmiM. Pn., tcsdfied (cdoy
tilt lif lind heard William P. Brines
thrmtni to ' trot" F.hncr C. Drcwcs
horni' of an 'illigeil debt.
"I'll rpi the if it's the lust
tbins I 'In 1 1"' witness declared
Rrlnrs luul ind.
UtiriP" n oplinmoie nl (Iip I'nivcr-
ity f Pennsylvania, is on trinl up
on1 .Iinl;p Ferguson for the murder of
firtui. n Iiiiitmiititli College senior.
ilw u;i s'mii Ottnher 17.
Tli'' titinioni of. Mnlloj. admitted
ftfr ii lengllii legal buttle between
ciinvl priii'd to Iip tlip most scnsa-
tnniil hhhIpiiI nf iIip trinl so far.
Karlm nil twclie of Urines' tlass-
lilto nnil ii" inliiutor nl I'onn hnrl
alcn Inr witness stimd to establish
roof nf ii siinplp ) bis handwriting,
hi nunVnt- ii- thej niniintPil to (Iip
i(itnr iniiil mip liv onp. gave no
ilntot -ign nf lecngnitinn of the man
bo un- 1 1n ir ihis-uiiatt mid now is
ciu'cil nl iiiinilri'
h'llrr Kept From Jury
i nil" lir lind Iippii .swoin anil
': nml business, Mt
' -i-tint District Attorney
Facts in the Trial
of William P. Brines
On trial Wlllinm P. Urines. U.
of P. sophomore.
The slain ninn Klmcr (.'. Dipwcs,
Ilrlnps' filpnd, n senior nt Dnrt
moiitli College. Found sliot to tlrnth
October 17 on Mnsclier street nenr
City line, Oak Lane.
Place of trinl Itoom 033, Cltv
Hnll.
Judge William F. Ferguson.
Counsel Tor the prosecution,
ABdistnnt District Attorney Gordon ;
for (hu defense, William A. Gray.
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Hi'' defpndniit niK
ii ninn or this letter."
1 "I'H'i lion was siistiiliicii,
ii Hi "ii ii-.(.( iiriiiisiii to
"k I' " Hie cusp lor lueiitc
ml In- til cmlfd to no'e
'III Ili'lP P-c liisim'.
n tlic iirisoiier mill Hi..
tit Ullini'tlt lini..i,.ii
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CHARGES AGAINST SCHWAB
UNTRUE, PROBERS DECLARE
Congressmen Find Great Injustice
Was Done Steel Magnate
Washington, .Inn. 120. (Hy A. P.)
riinrges that Charles M. Schwab lind
rccrlved payment from the covoinnicnt
for expenses while serving as director
general of Hip inergency Fleet Corpora
tion writ- not proven nnil not true, (he
Walsh Investignting roininlttce declared
today in an nuthorized Ntntenieiit.
The opinion of the committee was ex
pressed in a statement by Itppipsen
tntive Steele, Demoernt, Pennsylvnnia,
who said it wns based upon testimony
mid documentary evidence nnd that
members Imlivlduully felt a great lujim
ticc lind been done .Mr. Schwnb.
After returning here tnduy from New
York the committee discussed infor
mally the testimony relating to a
voucher for S200.000 alleged to have
been pnid Mr. Schwab for expenseH and
directed Mr. Steele (o make u statement.
Mr. Steele authorized the following :
"When asked If he cared to make any
statement relative to the bearing held
by the select committee on shipping
board expenditures on the charge that
Mr. CharlcH M. Schwab had received
payment for expenses which were
charged against the shipping bonrd
mergeney Fleet Corporation to ship con
struction cost, Mr. Steele replied that
the members of (he committee who
heard all the testimony and saw the
document were satisfied that the charge
was not proven, ujul further that it was
not true.
"Mr. Steele further stated this state
tnciit was made with the knowledge nud
consent of the members of the com
mittee." FIVE MEN TRY TO KIDNAP
BERGDOLL IN GERMANY
Slacker Escapes, but Shot Wounds
One of His Friends
An attempt was made to kidnap
(Srover Cleveland IScrgdoll, escaped
army convict and draft dodger, at
I'bcrsbach, Germany, recently, accord
ing to a dispatch received here today
irom lUTlin.
A party of five iiien. fraid (o include
twi American intelligence officers and
an army sergeant, surrounded the
slacker's motorcar ns Hergdoll was
driving to the railway station, the re
port stated.
A companion named .Steelier, believed
to be "Ike" Steelier, under indictment
here, wan with Dergiloll, it i said, as
well as several German friends of the
slacker.
The motorcar suddenly was sur
rounded by tm live men. I!eri;doll ami
Hiis compnnions drove through (lie ring
of would-be captors, one of the party
of the tiring a shot which is said to
luive wounded a frieml of Itcrgdoll in
the right bund.
Police ottieeis pished up nml the live
men me said to have lied. It is it
pnrtctl that thiee of the men later were
captured.
An account of the alleged Kidnap
ping attempt was published in the Kb
eisbnchcr Zeitung. 'Hie report stated
tbnt Mcrgdoll and bis (ompauious were
on their way to the Motion to meet
wedding gucst.
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'on doing with ii,,. x is
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' We were sellinc llinls
" ' ' " ynj conversation with
" '"'U a person who wns not
". till."
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" ;1'" ioiiil (imp i B,.,te,n
'" ' linns were Inter."
' "'' I'lgbl Drewes
' ' ' "" n ''oiiM't'sntlon witn
' "'"'" "Yes. nt the sup-
" ii'iilier wns iireseiit mid
"'-I'l'-i lie mid he had a
" "ho owed him $7." or
. "' I'" hnd chnlleiiced him
" I'"' WOO. II n.l.i.,1
i"" Hip gloves on witn
DIES IN DOCTOR'S OFFICE
From
Young
Money Is to Be Ut-ed to Found
Chair of Latin at
College
BULK OF ESTATE GOES
TO WIFE AND CHILDREN
The will of Tsnnc II. Clothier, ml
mltted to probnte toihiy nt Xorrislown;
hpqiipnthes S-10,000 to Swarthmore Col
lege for the endowment of the I-nnc II
Clothier chair of Latin, and the bulk or
the remainder of the estnte of more
thnn hnlf n mlllioii dollnrs to his wife
nnd rbildren.
In beqiienthlng the S-lO.n(M) to
Swoithinorc College, to which he had
contrilmcd cenerously during his life
tiliip. Mr. Cloliler vpstpd hp power in
the lusleps (o "use the funds for nnv
other purpose in the college that they
mny in their bpst dNcretlon iiiinni
moijsly ngree upon."
The will disposes of personal piopertv
valued nt more than S20l),000 nnd icn'l
estnte valued at Sn.-0.000 nt Wviine
wood. Lower Merlon township. Mont
gomery county, where Mr. Clothier
lived, nnd nt .Tnmestown. II. I.
-MIntn,,1' Provided an income of
J.iO.000 a year for his widow. Mr.
Mary f . Clothier, for life, together with
the use of (he Clothier'H two homes-,
with goods and furnishings.
Mr. Clothier directed that the resi
due of the income be given to the ehil-
t";,.'1,'1"' w"w in dtwo sons. MorrW
a"d " "Iter, urn named ns exeutor.
T hree servnnts were also remembered
in the will. Arthur O. Smith will re
ceive $100; LcwN Harvey. ?.-,00. und
illlain I'owers, !j.o00.
Mr. Clothier, who was one of the
founders of the firm of Strawbritlge &
Clothier, died .Saturday, Jnniiarv 1.1, nt
the ngc of eighty-three. He wns nn
active member of the Society of Friends,
took a deep interest in educational
affairs nnd was known for his philanthropies-
Mr. Clothier wan chainnnn
ol the board of managers of Swurth
morc College.
WOMAN 'PONZI' MAY BE
CHARGED WITH BIGAMY
Say Alleged Swindler Had Husband
When She Married Mountford
A Ilieillnoil.H mnrrlni-p ,1m ..i !..,.
claim they have uncovered in the past
... u ...is, iiniruu r.verts-tjnainljers
Mountford, now in Moyamensing
prison In default of $.-000 bail on manv
charges offlecclng men nnd women of
thousands of dollars, will probably be
used as evidence against her.
Defectives Fremiti and llockmim. of
the City Hnll force, sny this recent dis
covery mny prove valuable evidence
against the woman when she comes be
fore the courts, as one of her defense
so far has been the fnct Hint Itobert
Mountford. whom she married last fall
also had o wife nt the time.
The alleged bigamous marriuge wus
disclosed by an order of the court, dated
Mny, 1!)00. giunting the woman a sup
port order on her husband. William V
Chumbers. Detectives claim that she
did no( obtain a divorce from Chambers
prior to her marriage to Mountford last
fall.
At (he time the oitler of the (oiirt
wan Issued Mis. Mouiitl'oid had two ad
dresses in this city, one on Snlem street
nnd another on Paul street in Frank -ford.
She will have ii heniing Friday nt
Central Station nnd will piobablv Iip
sent to Atlantic City later to answer to
charges there.
PHI FOR IVlONOPOUZiNG
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WmW PRIMARIES IS SEEN
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MISS IIKLKN I'. OltKltIA
Young Allentoun notary public
whilst name and seal appeiireil on
mortgages used by II. A. Miitler-wri-U
in alleged laud frauds.
.Miss Oherly lislsts her name was
forged to the papers
SEEK BANKRUPTCY
IN ALLENTOWN CAS
E
Three Firms File Petition
Against Butterweck, Accused
of $1,000,000 Fraud
ILL, HE WAIVES HEARING
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Woman Falls Dead
Heart Disease
Miss .Juliet 1. Greeinvnlil. twentj
live Jems old. daughter of Moses Green
wnld, of i15J North Park avenue, fell
dfnd from henrt tlisease in the office of
Dr. .1. C. Atti. Thirteenth street near
YotK. Inst night.
Miss Greeiiwnld lind been nl Di .
Attiv's ollice enrlv yesterdiy for trent
nient nnd wns told to tetiirn for n blood
test lnsi night. Dr. Attix hud just
completed his taking of (he test mid
Miss Greeiiwnld wns picpnriug to leturn
home when she collapsed to the floor,
Dr Attix ninth effoits to levive the
oiuig woman nnd was nssistcd by Dr. I
Walker, "ho was called from his office i
nt --Mi.' .North i iiirieentn sircei, our
the girl died within u few minutes. The
bod ..na Inter tnKen to the Greeiiwnld
liome in Ninth Pink avenue.
MINE STRIKE THREATENED
New Walkout In Plttston Field May
Be Ordered
lilies .Harre, Pa.. .Inn. 'JO. (By
A. P.l Another strike of mine work
pis einplojeil by the Pennsylvania Conl
Co. nt Pittstou is rill catcneil. The
general grievnnce loiiimiltt't of men
eniplojed by this conipiuiv met lust
nlghl und il wns given nut they in
tended I" lime the men iiiit Work nt
tin i ml of this week.
The dissatisfied men sin the lom
iiau. is rehiring mine hustlers at the
Butler tnlliery who were dlscjtiugcd
lust fall. A mint hustler is a local
inline for men i liarged with the duly
of Keeping up tin piodiir (ion of conl.
Then are two elements among the
Pennsjlvfinin Co.il Co. men mill lack
ef hiiniion. has imiciI sim e last sum
mer, it was nid by mine oflicinK
FIREMEN BRAVE BAR.RAGE
Thousands of Bullets Fly as Cleve
land Armory Burns
(leifhinil. .Inn. -ML i Bj A P. i
Ten thousand loiinds of title niiiiuiini
lion stored in ihe basement of tli Clee
laud Grnvs" nrmory eploded today
when llnnies swept through the sliuc
lure Three tlreiiiyn were ovetconic in
I lie niilTiieiitiug smoke thin rolled
Ihiough the bg auditorium und wcie
I i'iei hi tlici.' loininilis just ns tin
luol fill in The liis is e.inin,lcil ill
s lull. run. ill whiih s.Mi. (ion w.is in so -
. I ii iiei't lUII.'ipl ern.iliil.
'I'lie in i. lie -ti.i.M'd everiililng but the
W ', ill II I'll "I till' ir m i. ..I.I
siniiiiri. win. li h.ik lioiis'd i icr.Mimig
from profp'-onnnl lishli to iintiounl
Holland Orders 12 Submarines
Sflrclal Cable Diiiatch. Copvriohf. tail.
Berlin, .Inn. I'll. Holland is appar
ently taking Admiral Seller's advice ns
to the value of submarine irnft in, de
fending const lines ngninst big navies,
meli as that of the British, for it has
just placed an order for twelve sub
mini lies. Six of the uiideibcn cinfl me
to be of I '00 hoiscpower.
Legal nction nguinM Harry A. But
terweck. n builder, of Allentowtr. shifted
to (his pity today when huukriiptci
proceedings ngninst the ncpused ninn
were begun in the I'nitcd Stntes Dis
(r!c( Court.
Butterweck is in jtill nt Alleiitown
following the collapse of whnl com
plainants sny wns a huge structure of
fraud built on moituugcs and indemnity
bonds snid to have been forged.
The builder, who is believed to have
obtnined almost SI .000.000 through
duplicate mortgages, wns repotted as
too ill to nppenr ul a preliminary hear
ing in Alleiitown todnj before Alder
man William A. Gotthurdt.
Butterweck. in n letter to the alder
man, formally wnived a hearing. No
bail itis fixed. The builder declined
iclease on ball last week when he was
arrested. He u.pparently has been
unable to obtain counsel so far. Xeail.i
all (he lawyers of Lehigh couu(. arc
snid to represent clients who luive
claims on the tctil estnte ninn
Those Behind Petition
The petitioning ti editors repiesmteil
in the Federal Court here today weic
W. IL Gross, finding us the Seivii e
Conl Co.: A. S. We.bcl. in behalf of
the Lehigh Llectric Co.. and Thomas
Ii. Messa. opcradir of a silK djcing
plnnt.
The petition u rntered in oider to
foi-cstulL uny attempt on the pint of
cred'toi to sfcun priority in settle.
ti nlliiiiul on 1'nse I'lfirrn, t'olinini Thii
A-COURTING AT 5:30 A. M.
Iceman's Early Visit Brings Out
Chicago Police
Chicago. .Inn -ti There was n
iiieiidoiis PV'itcniPtil at ." :.'!() o'i loi K n
m. when Airs. Aguew . wife of nn in
siirillice broker, called the polite mid
stilted that n burglar wis in the npmt
iiient Fin detei tii"s mined with nllcs
icsponded. Th"i s,n rounded (ire-es.
capes und the building. The biirgl.u
wns traced to a uiuld's apmtiiieui. lie
wns arrested.
"I ain't a b'lrrlnr.' ho declnrul. I'm
iVi ieemiiii. 1 hud a date to call on
Anna : she's the first iiinid up (here.
But I guess I enme a little ton cnri.i
My inline is Peterson."
Lieiitennnli Fleming iidniitteil ilint nu
iceman mi-rht bine siifiu iem time m,
his bunds for -.01 ml calls during the
u inter, and turii'd h m loose.
GREAT ORGAN OFFERED CITY
FOR NEW CONVENTION HALL
"Prominent Citizen" Would Provide Splendid Instrument.
Mayor tnnounces as lie Proceeds to Acquisition of
Probable Building Site on Parkway
'"' IMttf I f(ml. (,., 7ril
c.'liveniions
C lllilld di
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d of the famous
m'iI. I'lie ciiiib!
A tine 1.1 tn 11 has been offcied as a
gift for this city's pioposed Convention
Hull b.i "a prominent citi.en," Ma; or
Moore nniiouiicetl todnj .
The iiiinoiiiit eineiil was made us the
Mayor (00K the tiisi steps tniiard nc
luiting and prepniing sites for the Con
vention Hull at liighteeiith and Vine
streets, and fur the City Hall iiiinex ut
Broud und Itai e slieets.
The fit will ncriuiie the Innil
bounded bi liighteentli, Vineteeuth.
Vine mid Wood streets, tentntlveli sug
gested ns the Convention Hull site, us
well as the land ut Hi. mil nud Knte
slieets. deliiutch chosen for the annex,
"A pioiiilni'iil litixen of Pbiliideliiliin
.nn iuforiiied inc." the Major stated,
"thai If il is ngieenhle tn the city he
v 111 llllll iilc lul' III'' I '.ililelltloll Hnll
lie giend'sl orgnn thill hiis jet been
oiisi . in it 11. 1 am mid Ill's prgnii is
und. ! 11111I1111I ,1111! it will cost upwind
nl ,S1L!(I,II00. It is ton e.nlj jet to say
i-i what we in 11 do with this offer, I111I
ii will lie i en "fi'loiislj consideied.
-iine il ininhi's the iuestinn nf fiee
emu cits tn the 1 cnpli' ni' concerts at a
iiiniiinl priie when details luive been
Lgi'ied upon.
Muj Be "Mtloij Mull"
lr Mnnie signed petitions Inr leiiie
to file Lninils to take over (he puipirtlps
bet wt en liighteentli, Nineteenth. Vine
ami W'.'.ni sineis Ml the pioui'ti in
die hlo'k N nosekacd nl $:il7.0(ll, and is
held b thirll -seven owners.
His. iisslii.; the posslbilltj that the
lOii'ciitl n In I will lielni'ited li"ie llip
Mil or snid ;
I no possibil.neh nl Una building aie
linrmniij with the ai i-.n sii 1 he I
erected along the Pmkwaj " I
riie Mayor also signed the uivcs.,ii
petitions that N,ni ondemnaiiiiu pin-'
leedings ngninst the building 111 Broad 1
nnil 11...... ii ..
I' u.r s, 1 nc piopci es (Here
assessed III .'SJ.S.-..IMIII. foi mei h wcie held
in the mime of lilt Kiik Priie. .ludgc
.1. Willis M.iitin und .1 Sergant Pi ice
tiustees.
Mr. Moon- nii.I he undeisi 1 iu.
1'iiildiiigs the iciuh were sold for
S 100.00(1. They me now leionleil ill the
iinmc of (ieorge I'liul The bind thei
ncciipj js- .-,, ,4 jo f,.,..
May Attempt to Rush Bill
Amending Existing Elec
tion Laws
PLAN TO DEPRIVE MAYOR
OF TIME TO MAKE FIGHT
ly a staff Cnrrcspomlriit
llairlsbiirg, .Inn '(! A stiong un
dercurrent of lipliff iits In the House
Hint the Phllntleliibln job combine will
aKempt to sttike in advance at nnv
plan Major Mnme and his nllles iny
have for a primarv election campaign
this year with the Vnic-Broi. n-Ctlti-uinghnin
coiiiliiiintinn.
The idea is to nmend the primary
election lnw m tbnt the municipnl prl
iiuiries would be held in the early pnrt
of the jear, possibly in May, rather
thnn in the autumn as Is the case now.
Some of the leaders would like to jam
11 bill through iiiickly. have it signed,
nml the change put into effect this
spring.
Then. .n the promoters. "Ihe Minor
and his friends, the independents,
would have but little time to organize
opposition mid the combine slute could
he slipped through the primaries with
out trouble." -
The combine lenders nre not over
looking tin ehutice the Mnvor might
be nble to convince Governor Sproul
the bill wns only n politlrnl trick, a
scheme to tie (Iip hands of thp inde
pendents, in Philadelphia, nnd have the
measure vetoed.
The bill wa diseased in a conlerenee
of those who me opposed to the Mayor,
politicallv. The conference wns held
in the office of thp Philadelphia countv
cominlsioners. n majority of whom nic
friends of (he Varc.
Conceded .1 Obstacle lo Major
The argument advanced in favor of
the iiliienilinciit is tbnt when the pri
maries nre held in the nutiiniii there is
too short n period between the dale nf
the priiiuirj and the November election,
particularly if Ihe vote in the pruiiirry
is close and mulcts arc pending.
These dispute", it is argued, take up
so much time that the official count
can sen reel v be completed in til"'' to
allow the priiiting of the Imllnts.
But friends of tin nibine did not
hesitate to snj todnv that the amend
ment would be n line thing in that the
Motor would be bard put to it to rail)
hi' forces for a tight in the Miiv pri
maries. Willi Ihe law unchanged, and
ii... ....iinnrieu held iii the nut ii ill ii . op
ponent of the combine would be able
lo look the field out and organize for n
real lialtie.
The tight, if thcie i to be am
be over the winning of tli
for county offices.
I'lie Vine now (Olltlnl the nffict
lecoitler of d N, cit tieasiirer. reg
ister nf wills and receiver -if tnc. and
the combine wants these places in their
bunds ns ti pieliiiiinari 10 the next niav-
oralt - ... ,
l)iil Lilies Mit'diaii s Job
Tins jenr nomiuiilion are to be made
for Ibe'tiffiic nf city tieasiirer. register
of wills, dis-trii't atliirnei. icieiver of
tiiM's and city cunt roller.
Aliently the plans ul the combine in
this inniicctinii an facing tumble. Both
Magistrate Campbell nnd Senator Dai
nc active eniidiilutc. il is iintlerMooil.
fin the office nf ri'Sislei 'if will. the
luciul'ie fee-bringing pnsi now liehl bv
liiine B. Sheehiiu. Dai would like the
place us 11 rare itiiiMiluliiui pne be
muse be was n tint ly tinned dnwu for
reiiipoilitinent ns cllililiuiiu "f the tip-1
piupiiations cmnniittci. t
Lenders point out thai 1 i wmth
while considering the strength of thej
combine nt Hiirribiirg when it nines' ,
to ligurilig nut the rhinitc Inr the
nduptinii nf an linieiidnieiit in 'be pn
1 niiiry law. ( omlvne leader -nj thet
1 will have thirtj -six or thii t -seven ,
lute fltuil Philadelphia ill 'lie lliiie
and seven in the Senate.
The fnctinlilll (lilnts nsn .issch ili-ii
ihe leadeisirp of the state Lesislatiiiei
is iiituiilly in the bunds of 11 1 i.inhiii.i .
1 inn 1 ompiiscil of the Job mnliiuc ,im
n( liieiiiis of Stale Chun mim flow.'
This is iniicted bj the lis ng pnwei .if
(hi Oliier-Giiinily allinnce.
In nlhcr woids. the (ombiiic .ejtleis
.ngiic that the Iiiim tlinl-i or
Ihirt.i Men oles (o i-lait with. I w III
lie no trniilile nl nil. they niit . tn mil,
the balance uipiirtt to make up a inn
tmitj of the House, 101. In tailing on
the friends of Ciow.
In the ejes of the Pliilndclpliiiiti. t he
nnlliiilisl 1111 I', 1 Ei- I'lflirii. ( nluimi lln,.
STUDENTS' ROOMS ROBBED:
TWO LODGERS SUSPECTED
Jefferson Men Lose $400 in Money
and Jewelry
W .1 Bodliiml nnd .1. Bieni imui . of
Win scr. Muss . students' in .leffei'snii
Miilical College, wcie robbed nf nenrh
NlOO in ninnej and jewelij. piciiiuabh
bj twojnen. when their 1 n at ll.'i
South Ninth sticet wen ianiiikeil i e
tenia i .
William BiitlcnhiiM I
Ihe Sunt li Ninth strept
Penn Charter Teacher Wins $100
Penn Charter School must have a course in lim'rick
writin', judfjing from the way Penn Charterites cop these
prizes. Here's the third one. First was Mr. Rhawn, then
Mr. ftilpin and now comes
CLINTON A. STItONG
o022 Cctlar avenue
Instructor in KiikIIsIi.
The i'oniilr'.t.il verse, by which
Mr. Stionu wins the ONfJ HUN
DRED DOLLARS, follows:
UMEUICK No. :i:i
Miss Minnie O'Dowd and
her beau
Once started to Camden to
row.
Hut they ;ot seasick
very
And swamped at the
ferry;
Minnie shrieked, "Row me
back! Row me, oh!"
(Romeo)
There's Another Limpin' Lim'rick Printed Today
See Parjc 2
FRAN
SATISFIED
E
BY ALLIED REPORT
DISARMAMENT
Military Experts Also Concede
Delay Requested by British
Premier
SUPREME COUNCIL OPENS
DISCUSSION OF INDEMNITY
DEMOCRATS FIGHT
MAN PAID
wouid
jiuminations
of
HE SAYS,
TO CONTROL PARTY Tfl FIRE FACTORY
McAdoo Faction Seeking toj Prisoner Caught in Burning
Force Meeting of National Building Makes Confession,
Committee Says Marshal
WOMEN AGAINST COX GOT TIP ON ARSON RING
British Premier Resents
French Press Criticisms
Paris. .Ion L'fi Bv S P i
Piciiiicr Llovtl George i iinib rlnn.
to liaic taken umbrage at an nrtiele
in a P'.iri- npwipnpi'r criticizing hi
Httitudp on vnrlou ipiestintis now
being ilici)sncd bi the Siipteliie Al
lipil Council, nnd has coinpluined
I .tterlv to Premier Brinnd regarding
the tone of the French pre. sav
the fleuvip.
' Since I n in iipntiil tins wav.'
iIip ppwspapir iiiolps Mr. Llovd
(ieorge ns sajiug. "I tell jmi I wi'l
never i ome to Paris ngain."
M Briaiid. in inii.einieiiee of this
pintest. appealed to newspiiper re
porters last night tn use mom mod
eration in writing of the work of
the Supreme Council
"I inn not supported In u'l "f
Mill." he dei lined "liiilescr'jMon
ccii pure inventions, were printed
this morning whiih do not plcnsc mj
niteiloi utor If that goc on you
"ill make it impossible tor anj more
meeting to be held in Pans."'
By (LINTON XV. C.ILBKIM
"lull C'nrrrsiMii ilont rimlnc I'iiIiIIp I.cilspr
roiwi-ijl.f lu, hi Public l.'ilurr m.
WiiOiliigion. .Inn. Jl! A struggle i,
suing on in the Deniocratie pnrtv over
'nlling a meeting of the Democratic
National Cnmniitt.-e ut which n suc
ccsso,. in Geoigi White might be elected
The McAiliin men who .ire represented
here now In Tlinmu Low, of TeMis.
.are pi eing for a meeting. Thei claim
'tbnt with the Mile nf the women mem
bers, fur ,. committee now bus ns
many wonii it members us men. thei
won M lake eniitinl of the committee nut
of Cn's hands.
The I 'n people .pc les.stliig pressure
for ii"h ,i iiidiin-; A third lenient in
the lillll.i the iie bnsses flk,. liicn
nan. Mu'phj ami Nugent is standing
neiiiral betwetn the two fur tiun. and
pirhups holding the bnlancp iiiiIpss iM.
deed the women niembei s do rcnllv ton
tml the committee.
The reliKtunce of the ( 'o- people to
fate tin issue in spite of the fm t limt
George White, the nnlioiinl chairman,
does not desire to lemnin on the j.jb
indicates plainh enough that though
Cnv and his friend haie the chairman
ship ami il Hie, generally, thev do
not control a m.iiorin nf the lommit
tee. If Cn wcie in ciilltl-nl Mr. White
would be permitted In ictiie and an
other Cov seleitii.li w.eild succeed him
Other Mums of Weakness
Thcie are other sSn. ,,f weakiie,
i n the putt ot tne I :, ,n, nun I'ir-t,
there are Gnierimr Cnx's tlechiini inn
ime be enme 'nre to Washington that
he doc nor intend to use hi -,m i-u
of tlic pnri.i m lunher his own mnbi
t inn. lie I imi cuing to be n p,.
petiinl cnndidiite like Cnlonel llrjan it
is aid in Iii bi'linlf Then Mi ' White
declares t lift f In do net regard him
self a n Cov Hum ,,, .M, Adno miri
Me is. si, he a. Micih i hnn man of
the iiatiiuial ".in iiii.i. u p"rei t ! i ,.,,
linl. s.cin in it ilnii inir pin, is iI.hi.
to evi'lj glnllp
Thus ii is iii-.i, I,, t i, , ,irii,,H
ship i in safe liuniU .m, the iiu.nii...'
I'lie Miilslml Geoige Iillnill i eiin
viiiceil that an arson i nig. with head-
luai'ter in New York, ha been npor-
this i itj and ha 1 n pui,
nl i ni; in
to file I'.n tin II
I He made that stateinent tin atier
r'nonii fulliiwiug the iicovery of a ninn
i in a f.ioinri Imililiiig at Seventh streit
i below Arch, which was slightly dam
I aged bj an it ndiari blac at lll:".()
! ii'e K hist night.
.Im oli Skiillnik. thirt-lir. pui old
of New Vmk itj. arrested on the sj-sth
llimr uf tin burning building, is snid In
hnie ,niifcss,., ,,, .sisf.,m -j, r,. .
'hill Christine that h .,,,,1 another man
had been paid Sluiin b, ".omebodv"
for limn: the fourth tlnor of the built,
mg at i::.';-.'!7 North Seventh tlper. nc
'ipild In .li.seph I'iclller , (',,.
.In-eph richl.-r w-as bims. if sum-
niniieii lien,)-., in,, me miirshal tmlny
' Hie Millie lime. .111-. ;ljiit
llllll I'l'll'iveil a
that a New York
nimg Hi this cit
He said Assist,,,,) M.,iil Chri
t ne and Cimiic h.-.d been iiienei tn in
Msiiu'lite iiltei fun, f.,, tr, ,., . of
'll-IMclnll iirigin I'.id , lepnit"! 'Ihe
two assistants , ,, ,,.,,,i, ,,, , ,.tl..,
en i.Mini- iiics in :l itnmnhil
.,,.... i i . .. , . , . .
-,,,..... nn, ,n,si vini Hie tin I'liu
,-iiiiiiii; mill the pull
'tier, who was ,, ,.n,
I si ,i neil
Misptu Conlesvcs I'h.
Skiillnik is teehni,.,lK ,!,, , i, si
hiis'ine said, although h, .i n,.t
late. when taken tn tin Inurtli ami
Ban strml lolie s i !),,, ,,.,.
nig. alter he is said tn l,ae . mn. ..,.,
tn Cluistine m his ,.,.. ti. ni,,,, ,
'"' " ii I'm nt the lire and th
in me ure niiirshal s ofrii c i.,
tinned.
Tic two lie n wele hlleil in . '
iii s,. tin (, la n tin. Cnn.iiii
Skullnik t-l.l I. nn and imi,. i..
i"g' tli'" I igb ti ,,,.,
Hie ma i I.,, , .., atieil. SkiiUniL
till ei
I .11 M ill j -lli i i, .heels ,, , ,. ,,1
At
iiduiirteil In.
"lip siune time ago
arsiin i in was oner-
ai i ii ii. g
tlnit bis pan-
l"ecne,) .-,iin
Hell
iie
III. I
i.rk
Sl s-
(iinlliie il 'in r.iie I ilii-rn. t eliiiiiii i I ..i.l him, .1 ..,BI. -rti-rn.
t iillinni lln,.
MAN SHOT IN QUARREL IN SHOEMAKER SHOP m
, ilnplieor of
lions... icnti'd a
Moinhii Thej
Iii st llo.it front,
lb ntlli'l pcpnn
I looin In two men on
.Major lells of i,iu kept to their apartment
"We will piineitl a p 'i dilj n tie 'ami did tint ,isih inn. w
uiiis will pi'iiiin w in the ilemnlilioii nf1 in 'he liniise.
the building in Hi ..ml ami lini e streets, , t"!!'! l.i ihci weie leli . louo in
'he State I cm ible-' in ninn ami tin nld Im house. Laic in the nlti-i iimm l'.i.d
hie bilieaii headipiail.'is mi Ka, ,. siicci laud and Itren.i'iinur. letiirning from
'lisi ni l.ronil. Willi a nave m. on I lie in l"i. Iilllllll tier
Mil
billbliug wh,
Hall Aniic.
suine nf ihe
e ant mil nt talc." the M.i,,,, .i,i
"This uhi. p. a hue new inn
lenient -lli' In a haudsnme mm I
' h .' will tall th,, en.
in whiih may he housed
lln.ituig ileum iineiii. in...
'i.iuisu. wi lias nn headiiiait'is m
('ill Hall, ami will enable u. , I'en , . .
the Ceniral Slalioii, tirisou i ells and
othei polne und In- liiiKliie fiom i.;iv
Hall, whiih now much oicn lowth o
"The ilipattnieui nf th, pui.ha-n,
ageiu i iiuolhi'i ilepnitiiii'in whliti
need inoie loom, mid the c ai ."in i
other nlli.e , iki that u th,, ,.tt ,,,, ,
led. whnh need mine lisht anil son,,,
mid whiih nun be n luiiiiiinilaieii ,, ;,.
new building. W'i me ,ilv, ,,, tl.. tc
an ntiiiiiiiilnte -i , , ,, t, ollicml ,,",,,
mobi'es at tin ne Million utovi
iii i """"'i nj linn, ami miiv
In- inllcge, luuiiil their n pin Inienl nn
Ihe seconil finor ihoroiighh iaiiniked
I'inui Boilhiud' rooin nli. mi S'jnil m
inoiiei w.ls 1 nl n. I'loin Bieiieiionr'-t
loom about SI"." worth of tewelij and'
about -". '
Tne men who i nti'il tin Inst floor1
lionl wen gone with all then pn
elnlif Point believe thei nic the
line whn iiiiiMicked the moms on the
.' nnd thiol . ami thej ate limkiug for
the men nil ill'. I ipll. in fiiinished bv
'.iillclib isi h
PHILA. POPULATION 1.723.509
Nt'iiois ,ii Philadelphia iiiiuibeicil
I. :1,0:1s. nn nn lease of lii.i',;','.!, ,,.- :,s s 1
1 '" . in i ..1 ninn 10 iiguic. 1 tntiti
imlai
Samuel Polm, 101? Carpenter street, wns shot twic-e .it 11
o'clock this inoiniiig in n hhoeinakei's shoj) in th ebasement of
723 South Seventh street, during nn argument with another mm
who csrnped. LL'gi Visconci, the bliouninitTer, wns m'resteil as a
witness. Polm, who walked to the Pennsylvnnin Hospital afto
the shooting, is being held there for treatment. One of the u'lots
struck him in the head.
VELVET WORKERS' WAGE CUT 25 TO 40 PER CENT
STONINGTON, Conn., Jan. "26. The American Velvet Coii'
jiany announced a cut in wages of from 25 to '10 pei cent in its
weaving department Tuesday. The weavers icfuscd to .icctpt the
new rate and went on stiiko.
NO SNOW HERE TODAY ! WANTED FOOD: GETS JAIL
Weatherman Thinks Southern Storm
Will Not Reach This City
The wiiiihei man has . hanged his
earlii'i ptedn inui and now helities tin
snow whiih i tailing 111 Tennessee and
nilli I'llli. linn w lit mil extend fimher
ninth than Mm liiii.l
Window-Smasher Explains Why He
Went on Rampage
I hadn 1 had am thing 1,, ,-,,1 ,,,
thin diij ami wa th sperate ,,,e
ari. k said when as,e, i..m 111 I'en.
1111' Sintnui win he hail ilnnw 11 11 In I.
1 eat t iv ui'obnb y take the tnrm r
..1. i,... 1, ,11 i...i -..-,', """".'.::" ' '"" ' "J
.. ","" '"""" tinm iinvmg n estnnusu on tie Cienv sirent cml nf
grea udltor inn and romm ttn roonii. the site a City Hnll lepalr Ihoi, f, ," fi?e
will become, II U Imped, a uliowplneti In engines, automobl'sint, hv ' llki.'
. III. In I.l IIH' I I'IMIIs I'i'iii
'I In I'upiilatii'ii wa gieu a.
tin ill. I'e.l'C ul J'JI,!) I-'. 01
cent.
I .'i.l
.iMI,
l'ir
Tud.i . 1,1,
In U" . ' '"' -'
11 ten. nei 11I1 1 .
til. ted
'I'll t . . .,
wind .. . , .
th'inigli t1
p. nil .1.
.1 1-
Is
..I .1 lit I,
I pl. Il .1 1,1 1
n Wlli.lnw ,if
nli I . n .in
Mm hell'
III . line
s llllll
M li I .
I
' ' 1 ' 1 1 ,11 mj.
pi e
mil.
tin
li
ii'iiin
I I
By (he Associated Pit
Paiis. Jan. L'li. -Allied milium ex
perts today baiiibd the supreme council
their tcporl on 11 plan fm- the dibaiid
incur nf German militari unit Tin
11 port giie satisfactimi In the Freii.-i,
Mew point on tin tiietioii. iiroiiding tot
full 1 oniiiliatice w ii ;, ,.11 ,i,sii-i,,.i,.,nt
ellilise of the Vcrine. tleati
It coinetlo to Great I'.riiaiu 11 further
I delay which wa aked f..r nn Mondui
before the supicme council bv Premier
I Llojtl tJeoigc. Two thirds f the
I operation nf disarmament mis be com
pleted bj March I. ami ihe ik must
be finished lij .lulj 1.
' This decisinii iiieim. ti,.,, tu .-
wolinenwehr. or cnic guards, and th
security police must hu disbanded, II
must all iilltfr similar nrgHiiixoiloiii. 1101
allnwpil by the treaty i Versailles. The
eiiuncjl .has sun tn act up.. it the !c
pint, but il wa the genera! opinion
this afternoon I Imi it Uinl , appiove
the toue..jon nf the cvpirt-
ITii.inci.il Kcport Ke.id
I Paul DnuniPi. I'remh minislei of
I lllialiee. npemil tin ill" iion nf IJcr
man lepnr.ilmii b 1 hi- siipicnic .mmi-il
, this iiinriiiut; He 1. 'lid a report on the
1 liniim ml sittiaiiiin ami nutimd lln
' I'reilcll l lew point tm IIIIIK II sol,,.;,,,
j The eoiifeiniic then licind I'.arnn lidgnr
I Vincent D'Abuniui. British aiulia.sn.l. 1
, to Get m.uij .
1 M. Dimmer's import opi unieii i nt-
, nllj tin iihnle nl tin 1 i,, sp.M,,ii.
It was orderitl liai.al"l ainl ,.k
, niciitet to the allied ;.erls this ff r
I noon Meanwhile the inulcieiie, pans
1 to disii.ss the Pnjii and uar La-t-1
rn 'riestioti nn. 1 to tain i.p the iep.
iiiniimi issue again tnmjniiu
Tin pnsilion ailoit"l br i,i,i,t..r
' in 111 lepnrt. ll di W '..pe, 11 . he pi,.
eeeded In its t one laMor) , viis n Htnrn
to the tirnis of Arlii I. '::'! ,,f tne tieiiiv
nf crnilc., win. h places tin dul' nl
demanding tne niii.iiint f , ,, ,,.i
In In pan) bi li.'i'iniiliv wild III. tcprf .1
timis iiimmiPMnii. lie iidio atct tri. t
udhereiiie to lac terms nl Ih it ,irn.
l ti inclusion nf tlic iimrmiig ti-
-inn Pieinicrs I.luitl Gcnre and Bnainl
took biin heoii tnciher t'nr a iiriiu"
1111 us. ion of ihe repural inn iui-tini
l'li. Ill lllti.rllllllinll lis In the tm,, i.t
the dtsi iisisnn mining the conferee
li w hull ll appealed ltat the genera1
p.. Iii 1 be'itg niitlincil was thai ti."
miiui iiiusi be inailc to pax all i-Iip
...iihl The ipiestnui Ulnar pirplnxmc In
ihe 1 niiten e. it wa soul, wa- how to
..l.iain p.iiiiieiit 11 nhn.it 111,111 1 t" alHed
llilsl-e.
Pniiii" 1 oniei,ilioii legarding tin
iiiest 011 haie been gmng 011 between
'Iiftxid l.lnnl Ge.nge British prlinc mm
i"". and Aristi.le Knanil, pieident of
ih i.i'iniil of 1 ranee, but there wa
nn mil, nli. ut Inilai thin iiiiillilug re
scmbliiig an ngret in. m had been
Hitched. The British in emir r held the
opinion that Ihe ani"unt "f intlcmmi 1
German must pay -hmild be dufni.telv
lixetl, which turn w,, rejei,,) hr
M. Bi'i.nitl in his addre-s liefnic t ,.
I llMlllbei nf Deputies la.t wnk
It wus repfiitetl inda . that h inaJoufT
I of the allnd repiesciilntiics attending
Ihe meeling of th,. cninicll bail csponsp.l
I I In- urn. of Mr. Lhijtl Gtiorgi.
('nniinittee to Aid Aiistrl.t
A ' "innilltee which wa. npprii)ltil
ipsttrdii' In consider measures for th
trlicf of u-trta ha bciin work on this
pinblem, solntliili nf winch seemed u.
tenhn 10 haie been lelegnted to nu 111
detililte future date A proposal thtil
Ihe matter be turned oicr to the Lnigii
if Niuiiuis was not entcitained bv lh
. tuiiicil. and nnulher win. h wmibl cal.
mr 11 Infill nf 11 tpinrti'i of 1. III,. .11 tollMtH
lo A 1111 in during the ncr ten icar win
i-ltnilnrh re(.cte.
I Gieat Britain en-.tl 1.. enieiinm
'.oh 11 propio.it ion and 1 1 .1 1 ittrt dcleHtes
itieieil object ion,, to inn plan whiih
would 1 tumult Aitsliiti nml her future to
I llie guidance nf 11 11 v . iimhinulion of
1 slatis.
1 The -il mil :..i, nl lenmi wa vicv.ci
as being tl.isili i.'ln'c'l in that in
Prngue Hiidiipesi. Itelgrndi unit ofnr
ceiiluil Lurnpemi .iipilttN and the coin
mittt'c nppninietl t,, .tuili the matter
was iidiisid in luriiiuliiie a plan run
I teinplntnig iisi.iain e Im the whole it
111111111 I Conteii ll t tune heg in bet ween Brit
ih tilll' ial iitieiidiiiK the council meet
1 lug mid Sii Ainklniid Geildes llrltinh
, nmhntMidiii i" the I nitnl Staten, who
I iirriied heie ifstcrilai
I i
w
Whn vnu ihlnW nf wrlltnr
mux. 01 wiiiTixa; aUJ:
V
, At.l I ST lls' ) mj. A sst
Fiord -if ur m tin, n.. .,,..
1 Sit Aiian r
1.1IU I ,,. 11 nu 11 .leli. " " ,P
y
ti"i
V-D.' I
nil. lesllln d V at 1. I
. I'l. I'll I Li sn
U I" 11 Ih. . letk to
11" nn 1 1 1 gn 1 hit.
11 I' ti" .line obliiiin d a bin k
smashed u window Magbtrnte
1 icniy sentenced Dun to su
Pit limit.' of Correction.
w Im
1,. 1 t.
I Imii
I I
lin no
uninb d
I e had
'l M I k
an 1 1
Mi
mouths m
kutitig Tt)day
I, 1.1 1 up Inke
ll'in' nig I'ark luke
Merion C'riiUct Cub idke.
I In ' Co" ge pond,
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