P?Wr, VJSfY Ml' I Jut , J', fcSif7; V "'i,J"M! wj-ifm- (H; ML 'tf i 1 J WM Ui I r t IV Li ' I' r IT' H to- ... m ' P i r t i, K ;.i. irn i in 'if1 IU ij ilk ie M m !.,..( fflffi- S 71 ; wrt t r. .' -v, X' SENATE MAY PROBE Resolution Provides for Inquiry Into Wost Virginia Mino Conditions USE OF TROOPS QUESTIONED pv a Ktaff Corrttponttnt Waahuicton, Feb. 7. Henato pro gressives moved today for n senatorial Jnvestlsntlon of the Mlnjo rminty, West Virginia, imtirdcrs, extending to the fencral Industrial situation In Wost ft-ftlnlft coal" fields. By nrrniiRcment with 8cnntorR Ken Ton nnd Hnrnh, n resohitton directing tho invcntUntion was introduced by Senator Johnson, of California. The tncAstiro was referred to tho com mittee on audit nnd control of the con tingent expenses of the Senate. After netting forth thnt "conditions of violence In the coiil fields of Lopon, McDowell, Mercer nnd Mingo coun ties hnve been so serous ns to lend to the calling In of federal troops," nnd that "the existence of such conditions flurlng the present difficult nnd dis turbed period of reconstruction Is n menace to orderly democratic govcrn ment nnd to the general snfctv nnd welfare of the people of the United States." the resolution d'recta an In vestigation of the following points: "First. Whether the conditions ex jstlnjr In said coal fields justified calling In of federal troops. "Beeond. Whether conditions exist Inr in said coal fields have been caused by agreements and combinations entered Into contrary to the laws of tho United Rtates for the purpose of controlling the production, sale nnd transportation of tho coal of these field. "Third. Whether nrmed guard and ether armed forces hnve been main tained or paid for by private "Individuals find organization, and. If ho, whether Mich practice was legal nnd In accord nnee with sound public policy. "Fourth. Whether citltens of the United States have been arrested, tried or convicted contrary to or In viola tion of the constitution of the Inws of the United States. "Fifth. Whether efforts of the United Mine Workers of America to organize the employes of these fie'ds were re sponsible for the disturbed conditions, and, If so, whether such efforts were contrary to law nnd to sound public policy. "tilxth. Whether or not postal serv ice ami facilities hnve been or arc In terfered with or obstructed in said coal fields, nnd If so. by whom. "Seventh. Investigate and report all facts nnd circumstances relating to the charjc thnt citizens of the United States have been arrested, tried and convicted contrary to or In vlolnllon of tho contltutlon of tho United States." "A thorough and complet Investi gation" of these nolnta is ordered, tho expense to be paid from the contingent fund of the Penate. The committee is authorized to subpoena witness?, to examine records nnd to hold sessions here. In West Virginia, or elsewhere, in its discretion. Senators Johnson, Borah nnd Ken yon have been quietly gagthcring fact on the Mingo county situation for several weeks and about ten days ago reached a declsston to sack a senatorial Inquiry. It is proposed in the coming in vestigation, assuming fnvnrable action by the Senate on the Johnson resolu tion, to put "Hid" Hatfield nnd othen . of the twenty-three defendant!) in the ' Mingo county murder trials on the stand, and also to summon officials of the United Mine Workers, leading conl operators and the police and county authorities of the coal district. Williamson, W. V., Feb. 7. The next few days will definitely determine If a Jury Is to be obtained to try Sid Hatfield and hi. associates for the slay ing of the detectives at Matewnn nine months ago. If it becomes apparent that it is a hopeless task to get a Jury It would not be at nil surprising If Judge Bailey within a few dnys would discontinue the trial. Upon the decisions of motion which the state expects to present today ill depend whether or not a Jury Is going to be secured. There are now eighteen Jurors in the box. CONGRESS TO BE ASKED TO SPEED BRIDGE BILL Representative Darrow Will Aek the House to Early Consideration of Act Waablngton, Feb. 7 An ngrceraent for consideration of all pending bridge measures one dny this week is bo inn sought In House. This would pave the way for action on the Delaware river bridge bill. An ngrecment would eliminate danger of objection to a request for unanimous consent. Congress has several bridge bills from soveral sections of tho coun try, and to utterupt action on one alone would invite opposition. Uepretontatlve Dnrrow believes the agreement run be reached t an early date and that all the bridge bills can be put through in an hour without eerlouuly interfering with legislation and appropriation measures. Co-operation is counted on from tho members of the Interstate nnd foreign commerce committee. The Delaware bridge bill, having passed the Senate, would go to the White House at once, 'is no change was mnue by tho House committee. BABIES CRY FOR MOTHER Woman Starta for Church and Fails to Return Home Three little children are crying pit ously for their mother, who left home to go church jesterduy morning, nnd disappeared. She is Mrs. Mjra M. Ituss, thirty fivo years old, (501 North Tenth street. When she failed to return home last night her husband reported her abbencc to the police, Hospitals anil police t-ta tlons were searched without disclosing nny traco ot ner. liuss nys nc kiiowb of no renson xvhy she should leave home. He said his wife was at times subject to epilep tic fit nnd fears some accident may have befallen her during an nttnrk. She Is about live feet six Inches tall, weighs about 110 pounds, and was dressed yesterday In a black hat and overcoat, black shirtwaist and skirt, black shoes and stockings. Mrs. Rus' children range in age from ulue months to three and a half TO BUILDS U. S. HOSPITALS House Passes $12,900,000 Bill to Aid War Veteran WnUilnglon. Feb. 7. (Hr A. I.) The House today unanimously passed a bill authorizing the construction of live hospitals for disabled war veterans, at jn estimated cost of SVJ.fiOO.OOO. An additional (500,000 would be available for conversion Into hospitals of buildings nt Forts Walla Walla, Washington, and McKenzIe, Wyo. MINGO MURDERS P t& H I' HpH. '".H IK 1 ITU a. i i " 1BBBBS HiiiiiHMiuMlll. .W; B-H m BmBF H A R--HRRr -Hf iR A HBflBP ppppD I pM Bkiil "pppppM iiPPPPPPPpKrPP M lppppppppppppppppppppppppm pppsW ppppppppppppppR fftSppgHk' " iff' pHI ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppbppppppI ppppH ppppppppppppppppppH AUIKIIT ELLIOTT latest photograph of man wanted as n member of the murder gong In tbe I'elreo case. He is the only fugitive; thrco alleged accomplices are under arrest POLICE SEND OUT "FLIERS" FOR MAN IN PEIRCE MURDER Photoorapha and Description of El liott, Alias Al Smith, Mailed Twenty-five hundred fliers containing n photograph and description of Merlon A. Elliott, alias Albert Ellott, alios Al Smith, wanted In connection with the murder of Henry T. I'clrce, have been fent to all the principal cities of the I nltcd States as well ns to small towns In Ohio, Indinnn and Illinois. I'clrce wns beaten to death November 21 In hi office at 2000 Market street, l'eter I). Trcndway, Joseph A. Moss and Murie Itogcrs, suspects in the case, were captured several days nftcrwnrd following n sensational flight to West Virginia. Statements by the three prisoners now In prison awaiting trial incriminated Elliott, wlui was said to have struck tho blow. that caused Peircc's death. The three defendants will go on trial the latter part of this month If present plans uro carried out. Elliott's photograph wus obtnined by Detective Ueishaw, hend of the "mur der squad," from tho fugitive's wife, who is now living with her parents In 1'oughkecpsio. Elliott is described ns twenty-two years old, five feet eight inches In height, 140 pounds In weight and has brown hair, blue eye. and n fair com plexion, lie is said to have n four-inch scar uuder the instep of hU right foot. WOMAN POKES FUN AT RULE AGAINST GUM IN N. Y. CAFE She Say 'Anti-Parking' Order Hlta Personal Liberty A ruling by one of New York's fath tonnble women's tearooms ugninst pa trons entering the cftablishmcnt chew ing gum because of their ptopensity to leave it "parked" under their tables, was one of the iMiint. covered bv Mrs. Julia WilleU Wlll.nms, ulk.ng on cur rent news to toe Monday morning class of tho Now Century Club today. The speaker decried the various In fringements .upon personal liberties which hnve been effected recently, pointing to the ngitntlou ngaiust men tmoklng in ofllecs nnd to proposed legis lation to curtail the eating of meat on Fridays. "And now I sec thnt we must 'park' our gum on the outside," said Mrs. Williams, laughingly. Mrs. Williams brought up the sub ject of the resting place for an un known American soldier to be brought from France to this country, and said she thought Philadelphia was the most appropriate city in which to honor Aimricu's dead. Tho Quaker City Ladies' Motor Club held their monthly meeting this morn ing at the Hotel Walton. Mrs. Fred crick W. Abbott and Mrs. C. H. Gnr ligiics spoke of the Matinee Musical Cub's extension plans. Tho disorderly manner In which gar bage nnd ashes are collected was the subject of discussion among the Junior members of the Civic Club at a meet ing today at Wns clubhouse, Thirteenth and Spruce streets. Miss Mary Der cum, who presided, said that u careful watch would be kept In future and all cases of undue carelessness In collect ing waste, would be reported. Mrs. Edward W. li.ddle. president of the Civic Club, rcud a letter from Mrs. Samuel II. Scott in appreciation ot the worn ilone by the juniors in en tertaining the old ladies In the Home for the Indigent nt ltyberry. After Warwick James Price's talk on "Sedition in the lirltlsli O.ient," ut the New Century Club this afternoon, reports were glvcu by the delegates to the state nnd (ieneral Federation meet ings. The juniors of the Civic Club had their monthly meeting tills morning nt the Civic Club, 1300 Spruce street. Mrs. Howard F. Hanscll, Jr., the chairman, presided. The Sisterhood of K'noseth Israel held a meeting this afternoon at the Alumni Huildlng. Mrs. Helen It. Paul sen discussed "Child Psychology nnd Character Hullding," Illustrating her talk with forty "good and bad" little dons. .Mr. Ferdinand DllHlieimer pre sided. Cecil O. Dunnwny addressed the Col cge Ciub this iitternoon on "The American College for Woman nt Con stantinople and tho Harem of Today In Turkey. ' The hostesses nre Miss Mabel D. Ch-rrj, Mls Hilda Loeffler nnd Mis. Oraec It.r'holomew. SEEKS TO SAVE SON'S LIFE Mother of Youth, Convicted of Mur der, to Ask Indiana Senators' Aid OsVnlne. N. V.. Feb. 7 --(Uy A. P.) Mrs. Emma Foster, mother of Jesse Walker, tho Evunsville. Ind., youth sentenced to be e'ectroeuted in Sing Sing Prison next Thurndav night, has been unsuccessful in her efforts to hav Governor Mllli r snve his life. She left for Washington today to try to enlist the aid of the I'nl'ed States senators from Indiana and possibly President WiUou in her son's case. Mrs, Foster said the peoplo of Evans vlllc were working with her and that hundreds of letters had been sent to the Indlnuu Ixglslaturj protesting against the electrocution of her son, who Is not twenty -one jenrs old. Walker and Guy Nichols, both for mer seamen In the navy, were convicted of killing Samuel Wolehnkl In his sta tionery store In Urooklyn. Dayllaht Saving Up In Jersey Spuclnl OUiaiIlJi to ittml.io Public l.tttorr Trenton, leb 7. Action on dny-Ilght-fcavlng may come enrly In the noub session this week. The plan, which would put the change of time In effect In the list Sundny In April with n return to old time on the last Sun day in September, is presented In a bill by Afcsemblyraan Eldrldge, of Union. EVENING PUBLIC TOD A Y'S LIM'RICK PkIZE WINNER JUST WOULDN'T BE DISCOURAGED J. Harry Clifton, of Ger mantown, Kept at It Without Even Getting Name on the Ballots South Philadelphia Girls Prove Bashful When Jury Is Drawn From Broadway Theatre Audi ence Today's nwnnl In tlio llmntn' llm'rirh contest was made by n Jury drawn from Uio niidlrnrc nt the Broadway Theatre, rp.iu sirecr ami Mnyiler avenue. The award to be vnnnounced tomor row' was mado by n Jury of girl from various depart menta of tho IJIauncr store, 833 Market street. The nward to be announced Wednes day will be made tonight In connection with LJmpln' Um'rlcU night nt the Ice Talnce. Tho members of tho All-Plilla-drlphla girls' hockey team will b the Jury, and tho I'm'riclt on which tliey will vote Is the one about Belle, who went uui on mo ice. Say, fans, dtd you ever notice that tho girls from South Philadelphia arc very bashful? Wo never noticed It ourselves until tho other night when we went down to the Broadway Theatre, nt Broad street and Snyder nvenue, with the In tention of getting u jury composed of five girls and six men from the audience to judge the lines sent In to our office to complete Limerick No. 43 about Grnce and her make-up. Well, take It from us, fans, we had some time down there. We thought that as soon as we showed our poor de fenseless bald head upon the stage of the Brondwny Theatre we would have no difficulty In getting eleven people up to act as the Jury. In fact, we thought that as won as wc appeared there would be a regular mob jump up from their seats and rush up on the stage to ask us about the lines they had sent In for various 11m' rlcks. But nothing like that happened, al though we have to ndmit that we had no trouble In getting the six men to come up on the stage. Our real trou bles began when we asked the girls to come forward. We were so anxious, too, to get some girls up there, as you nil know our little weakness In thnt line. So you can imagine how pleased we were when one of tho nctors at the theatre finally coaxed two of them up to our side. We finally had to com promise, however, by going down into the audience nnd asking two girls to help us out, which they agreed to do, nnd then we got several more men to come forward to make up the jury. The hundreds of people that were In the audience seemed to like a number of the lines that were on the ballots for the Jury to consider nnd which were rend aloud while the Jury was nt work. And the funny pnrt about It nil wos that we finally got off that stage with out any kind of injury! Tho Jury finnlly cast their votes for tho lines they liked best nnd after re turning to our office from the theatre we found thnt the author of the line that had received the most votes wns ,1. Hurry Clifton, 235 West Rlttenhouso street, German town. The llm'rlck which wns completed by Mr. Clifton was Limerick No. 43 There iras a youno ihogirl named Grace, Whoie art icat quite plain on her face; Her mnfrf-tip and hair Made the customer tnre Till the boss satd, "Aisle manager cane." Mr. Clifton's line was No. 0 on tho bal'ot. The other lines were : No, 1. 'Twould 'ave brohen 'er 'art to grimace. .Joseph V. Peoulgnot, 1417 Chestnut street. No. 2. Now her name's in the "help wanted" space. Miss M. Grace Kline, 13 North Main street, Spring City, Pn. No. 3. A trace of her pas-tells dis grace. Howard N. Ashman, 1424 Wal nut street, care of Sears. No. 4. And a chicken less chic took lier place. C. U. Greeley, 1415 Itltner street. No. ft. And ner scrntB, not pood sense, filled the place. A. It. Ware, s r,17 Wlldwood avenue, Wildwood, N. J. No. 7. She hide what sliel-lacs In her ca.se. John N. Anderson, 1013 Parker street. Chester, Pn. No. B. Oh. Grnce. chlr.'n chaste. why de-face? Mrs. Uoger Owen, Clem enton, N. J. No. 0. Sho was "pointed," then "fired" like a vase. I. W. Lenton, 1131 North Sixty-third street, Over brook, Pn. No. 10. Oh, can't wc per fumigate Grace? C. II. Wiltbnnk, 210 East Di'-hnin street. Mount Airy, Pa. Tho line written by Mr. Clifton re ceived three votes out of the eleven votes cast. Line No. 3. by Mr. Ashman, nnd line No. 10. by Mr. Wiltbnnk. were close contenders for the first place as each of these lines was given two votes hr the jurv. Lines No. 1, by Mr. Penulgnot; No. 4, by Mr. Greeley; No. 5, by Mr. Waro, and No, 7 by Mr. Anderson, each received on vote. The winner of today's prize Is simply another exnmple of the value of never getting discouraged when your lines do not win and even do not reach the bal lot. Mr. Clifton has sent In nt leant one line for every limerick published since the second week of this Contest. nnd he told us that he had determined that he was going to continue until he either won the $100 prize or else the contest wns cloced. That's the spirit, fans. Nothing like "sticking to the ship." Mr. Clifton is the secretary of the Mineral Development Co.. with ofllecs on the sixth floor of the Drexel Build lng. Fifth nnd Chestnut streets. It took lilm several long minutes to re cover from the shock he received when we told him that he had won the $100 nrizc. He said that it was the first thing that he had ever won In his life, nlthourh he hns taken part In a number of contest. Ho is a native of Phllndelnhln and nttemleil the Joseph M. Slngerly Pub'ic School, nt Twentv-second anil Berks streets, and later went to Temple Uni versity for two years. He i.s tho di rector of the choir nt the First Baptist Church of Lonsdale. When we asked him what he was going to do with the $100 prlAe he said that he thought he would follow the ex anijile of other winners of this contest and pay some of his bills, although he ailm'tted thnt he would probably have to speak to "friend wife" first and seo just how much of tho prize she had decided was her share. MlhH Moore, a stenographer from the office across the hall from thnt occunle' by Mr Clifton, who hns also been send lng In lines each day for the llm'rlck contest, Iienid of the fact that Mr, Clifton had won a prize and Inslbte LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, One Hundred Dollars Daily For the Best Last Line Supplied by Any Reader ot the Evening Public Ledger to the Incomplete Limerick VJttch Appears Below RULES OF THE r.....!,V. op'n T n' o"' All that Is 22 E for Tou ln do ' w" " m?n, ? your u'.t 1,nt ,0 Limerick. h. for,"""llnce tho coupon prlnt-d 2 jim - J yuur n"me nl addrcti. btImT'i" ,0 ,ha """rick which I omrl t ,'J""J- nu"t bo rlved at the P?tr?E- jyncdy evenlne. Addre.e Till I,...,., F-.-il Vll vimilltl, MllllDIICK cwnicBi win WW llliw.. iiiL. HINNEIt OF TODAY'S CONTEST WILL BB ANNOUNCED ONE WEEK PBOM TODAY t, . , Cut Out atid Mail TO THE LIMERICK CONTEST P. 0. Box 1523, Philadelphia. LIMERICK NO. 49 Said a boastful younff fellow named Chase, I know I can king be of space; I will learn aviation And startle the nation (Write your anower on this line.) Wamc. Street and .Vo. Wtu and State. that he give n party to eclcbrnto the ftentVr t0,J UH aerwnrd that since Miss Moore hod advised him on several wcn'ons concerning his lines she would at least receive a box of candy as her share of the "plunder." The members of the audience nt the Droadwny Theatre who volunteered to net as tho jury to awurd today's prise were : Miss Catherino Drctinn, 1004 Flu gerald street; comptometer operator. M1m Hetty Kimble, 2112 South Car lisle Btrect; clerk. Miss E. Echort, 2110 South Nino teenth street; stenographer. Treasurer of Homo Providers' Building; Association Also De nies $18,000 Deficit RECORDS FOUND CORRECT "If books of this association are missing they will never be found," wns tho comment of A. U. Dnvls. treasurer of tho Homo Providers' Building nnd Lonn Association, ns he snt In his home nt 4011 Itoyal street. The state bank ing department on Tuesday last took charge of the affairs of the association, n number of the books of which are alleged to be missing. "I want to sec this matter cleared up and cleared up quickly," he declnred. "Statements have been printed thnt I nut the blnme for all this trouble on my brother, William B. Davis, who was lormer "creinry . inni is not w. nor Is there nn.v truth In the statement That is not true that the association Is $18,000 short nnd has been for three yenrs. The officers would have known If there was anv shortage before It could amount to such a figure. It is nil n mistake. Where do they get such things? It Is beyond me, I'm sure," nnd he paused perplexed. "I nm anxious to have this cleared up at once. I am Ruro Mr. Smith, of the stnte bnnltlng department, will do thnt for us. I have turned every bond, mortgnge nnd note on t'ip books over to him. and they all check .up correctly. I don't know nbout any books missing among those my brother had from the records of former yenrs. It will all be cleared up. I know." Mr. Dnvls further Indicated that nny missing books would never be found be cause they never existed in the first place. A meeting of the association will bo held nt Its hcndn.unrtcrs. 1802 South Broad street, on Thursday nUht. nt which Depntv Hanking Commissioner Smith will make known to the officers nnd stockholders the results of his In vestigation. ... According to the testimony of stock holders and thoe who hod dealings with the association. Its general char acter was o' the best, nnd the integ rity of its ofiiceiR beyond question. Deatlis of a Day J. H. COFRODE Engineer Succumbs to Pneumonia, Grieving Over Wife's Recent Death Josenh H Cofrnde, one of the best known brldgehullders In the country, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph McCarroll, Jr.. 4809 Benumont nvenue nine davs nfter the death of his wife, January 28. Sorrow over the dcatli of his wife Is believed to have hastened the end, al though the primary cnufco of dentil is given as pneumonia. Mr. Cofrode was born in lork county, Pennsylvania, in 18.18, the son n' nn iron mnlder. During tuc i ivii war ho served In fortification work. Later he founded the firm of Oofrodn . Sav ior, which erected bridges ull over the world. Mr. Cofrode died ut the homo of his daughter, Mrs, Joseph MncCnrroll, Jr.. at 4800 Beaumont avpnue. He Is survltcd nlso by a sou, Joseph II. Cofrode, Jr. The funeral will be at the Oliver II. Bair parlorH, 1830 Chestnut street, at 2 o'clock Wednes day afternoon. Interment will lie In West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Mary D. Cotton Mrs. Mnrv D. f!otton. widow Ot Dr. John C. Cotton, died yesterday at the home of tier son, William u. t;orion. w East Wnlnut lane, flermantown. Mr Cotton was elghty-nve years old, an'1 had been 111 two months with pnpu inonin. Her son Is the only survivor Interment will be In Mendvllle. Pu where Mrs. Cotton resided for fifty ears prior to Dr. Cotton's dentil ln lOlfi. Mrs. Ann. Lambert Mrs. Ann Lambert aged ninety. eight years, died yesterdnv at the home of her granddnughtcr, Mrs. II. II. Frank lin 700 South Fifty-first street. Mrs. Lambert wbb one of the oldest residents of West Philadelphia, having lived ln that section for the last seventy-two years. With her husband, the late Patrick Lambert, she cniiio here from Ireland in 184S und took up resi dence on what was then the Lancaster road. The old family home Is still standing at Belmont and Luncanter invenucs, DOUBTS E)(ISlClilSE OBSERVE OF MISSING BOOKS LIMERICK CONTEST Answers left at the office, ot th 1St Kino PoaUo IAnoxn will alto b ad mlmlble. 3. Tho winner ot (tin ONB ItUNDnCn DOIXAIt prtie for the tut last Un to each Limerick will be annbunced on week after ths Limerick l printed. 4. "In ease, of ,tle, 100 will lw 'awarded to each successful contestant. 3. The dccldon ot tho Judxes In each Limerick content will be final. Miss ncrtha Smith, 2510 South Rosewood street; bookkeeper. Ben II. Rnppnport, COO Taaker Btrect ; draftsman, Charles Sweeney, 22-12 South Hera bcrgcr street ; machinist. David Fefdman, 007 Tusker street; cutter. J. J. Flnlcy, 05,'J North Broad street: storcman. William It. Felu, 2025 South Sar tain street; manager. D. II. Gross, 2012 South Darlcn street; brakeman. Lewis J. Harrington, 2345 North Colorado street ; United States Mint. NEW YEp CITY But Interest Is Less Since Many Orientals Aro "Melican3" Now 'MAYOR' GIVES EXPLANATION "Quong Ho Sum NIng," the Chinese New Tear, according to tho Confuclnn calender, began. nt 12:01 this morning, but without the usual hilarious and gay celebrations. The lack of interest displayed In the birth of 4C10 will result in the ob servance lasting only one week instead of the usual month. This Is due to the fact that tho Chinamen in this city, who arc about 000 in number, arc becoming Americanized nnd are drifting nwny from tho old Chinese customs nnd traditions, according to Wong , , g-fcej '.mny6r'. of Chinatown ." . ,, ". ... T , 'ni. ,- , ,M. and hend of the Lip Sing Tong In this city. Although the Chinese merchants nlong llace street have a small decora tion on their ulgns. there nre but few New Year decorations to be seen In comparison to former yenrs. Boman candles nnd other fireworks, lending factors in the celebration, will not be in evidence during the week of observance. Many of the older Chinese, who still observe, the custom, are gloom-stricken over the absence of their denrly loved rice wine, the Chinese bevernge which is Imported from the flowery kingdom, nnd which cannot he had, due to the enforcement of the Volstead act. As proof of the Chinese leaning toward American ways, -Wong Ding points to the fact that ten years ago, when Chinatown was In full bloom, there were more than lfiOO residents in thnt section, while now fowcr thnn 200 live in Chinatown. The mnyor of Chinatown explained thnt tho lHOO former residents have moved to other cities or to pnrts of this city thickly populated by white folks. "The younger generation." he said, "go to the universities and high schools, nnd have been moving along with the Occi dentals in their pursuit of progress and therefore hnve abandoned the Oriental customs. They work ns machinists nnd chnuffeurs, and nt mnny other things." As part of the celebration decora tions the older merchants have placed sl'keri American nnd Chinese banners 'mm their windows. The Joss House, DIM nacp street, which Is the Chinese house of praver, will nlso be open to the. public. This is tho only week In the enr that It Is wide open. The Joss House Is expensively and lnvlshlv decorated with silken bnnners nnd streamers Imported from the native land many years ago. The Joss House in this city Is said to be the last one of its kind in the country. The one in New York was tom down a jear ago and old and gray haired Chlne5e look upon the one In this city sorrowfnllv nnd remark that little houiie of prayer Is the last of the Chinese religion, nnd prnbahly will ulso soon disappear with tho onward movement of Christianity among the Orientals. BANK BANDITS GOT $185,000 Loss of Wyomlsslng Institution Mounting Thieves Still at Large ltidlng, Pa., Feb. 7. Detectlvo working on the Wyomlsslng Bank roh bery stated today thnt the loss wos In exress of $185,000. It consists of $45, 000 In cash nnd the remn'nder in unreg istered and untraceable securities mostly Liberty bonds. Officials of the Pfonle's Trust Co. said the bank ex nmlners had not completed their work nnd Insisted thnt whntevcr the loss It was covered by Insurance, The trust company officials hnve offered $500 for the nrrest or conviction of one or more of the bandits nnd u liberal reward for the recovery of the stolen propety oi for infomntion lending to It. Mnny motorists went over the sun nosed route of tho bandits yesterdnv looking for bonds thoy might have dls. carded. Tho Pennsylvania llcens? dates of the Beading ear stolen for use in the robbery were found in a quarry along the way. The eight men who bought tickets for Harrlsburg on Friday shortly nfter the robbery hnvi been Identified as members of the Bend ing High School swimming team who had n duto with Mercersburir Academy, An automobile sto'en In Detroit earlv last week and offered for sale in Ilend lng is figuring, as the latest clue, It i. Kind to nave been seen In West B lng n few hours before the robbery. FEBUUARY 7, 1921 URGES MIDDLEMEN TO ADJUST PROFITS V Must Conform to Wholeaalo Prices to Aid Consumor, As serts Comptroller Williams LABOR FACES PROBLEM Ily Uib Associated Preas Washington, Feb. 7.The country Is Qw In 'mnny respects on a sounder basis, economically, than It has been for years, Comptroller of the Cur rency John Skelton Williams Informed Congress today In what he described ns his "seventh and lost; annual re port." Deflation, obviously Inevitable a year ago, has come, he satd, nnd prices of many basic commodities and raw ma terials have returned to prewar levels or below. "It now remains for tho middleman," tho comptroller declared, "to adjust his profits to the new prices before the ultimate consumer will re ceive the benefit of the reduced cost of living." Labor, however. Mr. Williams said, must soon determine whether a shut down nnd idleness is preferred to n lower wage scale which takes Into con sideration the lower living charges. Mills and factories can not afford to operate unless they can turn out com moUitics at prices the public can afford to pay, he asserted," and it is better for tho manufacturers to operate nnd pro duce goods nt cost or at a very nar row margin of profit than to closo down entirely. Participation by labor with capital In tho profits tie suggested as tho only principle to restore business. Somo ArflelCclal Prices "When conditions abroad become more settled or stabilized," Comp troller Williams declared In a sum mary of tho present outlook, "and when nt homo lnuch-'nccded adjustments nre effected In the costs to tho consumer of steel nnd Iron products, which nre still quoted nDout twice their pre-war prices, and when coal, for which tho rovcrn ment itself has paid ln recent months ns much ns four times the pre-war price, and certain other commodities which nre now being kept up 'artificially or ns n result of monoplistlc control fnr nbovc tho pre-war figures, get back to nor mal level, our country, resting on n solid foundation, will be prepared to enter upon a new nnd let us hope long-enduring crn of prosperity nnd healthy progress." During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1020. the comptroller sold, there were 81C7 national banks ln operation, the highest number ever reported, nnu do spite tho difficulties encountered, they made the best record In immunity from failure in about forty years. The pas sage of the capital or failed bunks to the total capital of all banks, he ex plained, was about two onc-thousundths of 1 per cent, or sixteen times better than the average for the entire fifty seven years since tho inauguration of the system. Combined resources of all banks in the country on June 30, 1020, including national, stato and Federal Reserve, the comptroller said, aggregated 859,103, 704,000. Ben oners Catalogued Figures showing for the first time tho business of the principal borrowers from nntlonnl banks were presented by the comptroller. Loans and discounts on November 15, 1020, he snld, aggregated $13,704,000,000, of which loans to farmers and livestock raisers amounted to $1,008,000,000 or 14 per cent: lonns to manufacturing concerns approxi mated 32,802,000,000 or 12 per cent; to merchants, mercantile concerns, Indi viduals in the Jobbing business nnd trading wholesale a'nd retail, $3,581, OOOJKH) or 20 per cent. Loans reported to bond nnd stock brokers nnd dealers ln Investment securities aggregated $004,000,000; to railroads, shipping companies, eloctrlc, light and power companies, $225,000,000 while the loans to professional men, Including doctors, . lawyers, teachcrH, chemlsta, engineers nnd clergymen amounted to $375,000,000. Miscellaneous loans mounted to about $4,000,000,000 or 30 per cent of the total. Bankers' Profits Gross earning of tho national banks during the last fiscal year aggregated Sl.lOn.000,000. while their total ex penses were $780,000,000, of which $175,000,000 wns for salaries and wages and $287,000,000 was for In terest on deposits. National banks In the city of New York showed earnings on cnpltal stock of 37 per cent: Philadelphia national banks, 83 Pjr cent; Chicago, 24 per cent: Boston, 23 ner cent; Cleveland, 24 per cent; Minneapolis, 21 P" cenV' Jj0uU' l-i. per cent: Richmond, 20 per cent"; Dallas, 80 per cent; Kansas City.' 17 per cent, and In San Francisco, 18 per cent; Pueblo, Colo., with 55 per cent, reported the largest earnings in nny reserve city: Birmingham, Ala., was next with 39 per cent, nnd At lanta, third, with 3H per cent. During the last fiscal year the comp troller reported three presidents, eight cashiers of banks and thirty asslstnnt cashiers, tellers, bookkeepers nud others of national banks were convicted of criminal violations of the banking law and sentenced to terms of Imprison ment running up to six years and vary ing fines. Mr. Willlnms made public a table showing the salaries paid the executive officers by all national banks of the country whoso resources were In excess of $20,000,000, nnd showed the largest salary paid any national bank president to dc $iuu,uuu a yenr. FATHER OAILEY BETTER Priest Who Collapsed In Church Will Recover Tho Rev. P. J. Dallcy, who wos stricken when about to commcncelils sermon yesterday to his congregation in the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, Sixty-third and Callowhlll streets, was reported much Improved today, 'Father Dalley is very much better this morning." said n member of his family, adding that he would soon be up and nbout again. "He had not been feeling well for several days, and we think his attack was due to overexer tion." Futher Dalley, when he felt tho attack coming on yesterday, summoned two nltar boys, wno assisted him to a chair in the sanctuary. Two physicians of the congregation attended him nnd sent him to tho rectory, where he was put to lied. DRAT1IS NOHTONj The (uniral ol the I1V. I.KM. t., i, U NOUTO rycinr of th AnnuncU ttoo Church. BhentMnah, I'.nn. who d:d bu.riM,. i'Vb.uuiy 6ih will b held on , ,.,. J.-.y. V briiary th. In tht Annua. m ' n Church, Hhenindoith, lVtin.t 10 'f luck. KHV. On Feh. 7, OKOROK K. VHX. ! 71 ytr. Kunersl ryloes i ! I Me ril rt,nc. S'JS H. 4Vil U ThurMay, 2 p. m. In. IP mfm wn.-i'i "HITtlATIOSH WAXTKI FKSTAl.w" V MN, "", "I'uoMel 1..M". noiltlotii A 1 'W" sot la.-r ortleo. ' I.I.I.M 'HVKK'I ..SKMKNTS j HANiilaLH. niiiinn- riiOMs " nTtAMBoua rM rfitaurant all rj?lti-i BlT viii.1. .."" 4n vtvw41"jiKBL " v, University Activities Schcdidcd'at Pcnn Today, 10:30 a. m. Freshman assembly, Houston Club. , 10:80 a. m. Baseball managerial candidates' meeting, Athletic Asso ciation office. 1 p. m. Ivy week committee meeting, Houston Club. C p. 'm. IntcrfrAtcrntty barcbatl committee meeting, Houston Club. 8:15 p, h. Mewbncher Club meeting, Houston Club. SIR PHILIP ORGES CHANCE FOR BERLIN I Gibbs, Noted English War Cor respondent, Discusses Situa tion Between Trains Hero DISAPPROVES PROHIBITION Sir Philip Gibbs, English war cor respondent, spent an hour In Phila delphia today between trains, en route to Washington from New York, and ex pressed himself on n vnrlcty of sub'' jeets all the way from Germany's In' demnity to prohibition in America. "Germany must pay, of course." said Sir Philip, "but, personally, I feel as if wc should not press them too hard. The majority of English peoplo feel so, too. If Germany is pushed Into the mire nn Fmnco wants her to be, she may become very troublesome. For In stance, Russia Is n tremendous problem Just now, nnd, Germany might Join forces with her nnd form nn anarchy that would mean endless trouble, "Naturally, France, with her coun try devastated by Germany's invasion, feels more bitter and Is more dete-mlncd .to have reparation than England but uon't misunderstand me; we want Ger many to pay." In answer to n question on foedlng of the German children, Sir Philip re plied: "By neglecting to do the human thing for these unfortunate children we ac complish only one thing, and that Is an aggravated hatred which comes from an open sore. The decent thing will lessen that hatred, nnd Isn't thnt better?" he asked. "The Irish question, I think, will reach n solution soon, England will never grant Ireland n republican form of government, but will give it, I be lieve, dominion home rule, such as Australia and Canada enjoy." When it was suggested that Ireland might not be satisfied with that, Sir Phitlp said : "No. Do Valcra and other lenders would not be satisfied, but If the people generally accept It. as I have reason to believe they would, leaders would soon be ejected." "Prohibition!" exclaimed Sir Philip. "Well, it doesn't seem to nffect privntc homes, at any rate. I really am not in favor of It myself, and England, you know, would never endure it. I dls- cubscd the subject with n well-known hlslinn fust hefnre I nailed, and his an swer was this: 'If prohibition should come to England I would get myself Intoxicated and make a sccno on m House eiep on a protest. "RICH" WOULD-BE SUICIDE PROVES TO BE CHAUFFEUR Said He Was Sick of Broadway Llfo and Took Drugs Here A vnunr man clvlnsr the name of Jo seph H. McLoughlln tried to commit suicide at a Filbert ntrcet hotel last night because he said he had een ail there was to sec of "life on Broadwny,' and was "tired of It all." He gave n fictitious identification of himself. He told dctectivea he had taken five grains of narcotic drugs. He was taken to the Hahnemann Hospital nnd later to the Eleventh and Winter streets ata tlon. There the youth said he was eighteen years old and the son of J. McLoughlln, of a banking firm In New York. He told the police he had been living at the Ansonla Hotel In that city until lost Friday, when he said his father had told house detectives to eject him. , One of his roommates at college, he snld, was a nephew of John D. Rocke feller. Magistrate Grells held him In $000 ball for a further hearing. Whfin thn notice soufht to communi cate with the boy'a father they were told at InC IIIIPUIUO UWKI l.Mv .- .w..i.. a name was fictitious, xney iniormea tne nniic tint the man arrested bad been a chauffeur for Annand Hammer, who iivm a- thn hotel, and had disappeared a few days ago, taking with him a quan tity of drugs. LYNCHING JURY DISAGREES No Verdict After 38 Hours In Ala bama Guardsman's Trial Il-imlllnn Ala.. Vrh. 7. fBv A. P.) A mistrial was declared at 10 o'clock today in the case of sergeant Kooert j, Lancaster, Alabama National Guards Lion Imliftci In connection with the lynching of William Balrd, a miner, near jasper, on .innunry 10. The jury had been out thlrtyelght hours, when the foreman reported a vrlit wan Imrtosslble. nud Judro 8ew- Cil Ulw.UBifi.cu iuc ;-; i - tl llt. a Ki.fl tltt 4t ILCaidwell & Co. The Caldwell of gold or silver. Wrist Watch radium hands For Men and numerals. QUALITY AT A MODERATE PRICE CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS AUTOMOBILE SALESMEN Several vacancies In our new nnd used car departments. Splendid opportunity for men of ability nnd selling record. LEXINGTON MOTOR CO. OP PENNA, W. A. Kuser, Preslen,t Lexington Dulldlnf, 851-855 North Broad Street , f REAPPORTIONMENT 1 NO BENEFIT HERE i Sproul Plan Would Shift Much of Representation In Houw, With Gain of One ADDS THREE TO PITTSBURGH . Hv a Saff Corrttponttent Harrlsbrrrg, Feb. , 7. Philadelphia's representation of fortv-one members in the House would remain ns It Is under the proposed reapportionment of legt,. Intlvc districts based on the 1020 census' according to statistics worked out by House reapportionment experts. Alio gheny coilnty'a delegation would be in. creased from twenty-(our to twenty, seven. Twelve counties would lose one mp. bcr each, In tho Stnte House of Ileprs. scntntlvcs, eJght other counties would gain nn ndditlonnl member ni, ..j another would gain an additional two memoers. These nronoae ohnnmna I....J . census, nre Mire to stir up a big f"! among leglslnt ye leaders, especlnllv thosp representing the counties wnY't would lose prestige under the reatinnr. lonment. Philadelphia's leadeVs.T thermore, may not fook with favor upon the strengthen ng of the AllcghMr county dcWatlon. which nlreadv & fwW'Vf Philadelphia In the raw for legislative preferment. All this may block the pasinge of a legislative reapportionment bill al though It Is tho Governor's desire that such n bill be passed. The chatigw on the whole, would Increase the tots membership of the House bv onlr on moVnber, making the toUl 203 instead The apportionment maps nre beins printed showing the population by townships of various counties and poo. platlon by, district nnd wards of Al legheny and Philadelphia counties nd by wards In Krio, Rending nnd Scran ton. The new apportionment figures entitle each- county to one representative for each 43,000 inhabitants, but In case a county or district hns more than one half again this total It is entitled to in ndditlonnl member. This would make n total of 05,401 as the minimum fer two members. Counties gaining ono member each would be Benvcr, Duinware, Indians, Eric, Montgomery, Washington. West, ttorelnnd and Northmpton. The coun ties which would lore one member each would be Bradford. Clearfield. Craw ford, Cumberland, Franklin, Jefferson, Lancaster. Lebanon, McKean, Tlora. Venango and York. Cambria would gain two members. Through the reapportionment Clear field county would bo divided Into dli trlcta having more than 100,000 pop ulatlon, and In Lawrence county New Castle would become a separate dis trict. Thf Inst rpnnnAHInnmni Af l. t Islature was made In 1000, when the "tlo of population for a member was TODAY'8 MARRIAGE LICENSES Charlm ton. M4I Wnlton av r.d -.K,,'nrna Wi a0 -N- BSIh t. Madelon D nolrt. I13T ChMtmit at. WCL .S'Wn.'iS" mn0 ' Annl" ctt.tVVTiThV:- nd j"""lt '" MLU nntn. 1A1B Taney art., ana Illanehe nixon. 2lo N. Ix.u.l.n at. r?,r,cSJwl PMlln. 1S47 nilmer. at., an Mary Djiuria-. 1047 nilmora at. Louisa. He?. 4011 Ilarlnr at., and Marlon u. 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