.'? rv All Men Are Born Free and Equal as Far as These Lim'ricks Are Concerned See Page 2 fiuenmtj public ffiedger THE WEATHER Cloudy nml unsettled tonight ami Wednesday with probably some, light rain) rising temperature Wednesday. TKMI'KHA'rt'KB AT KAflt HOtm i""m i II 11(1 111 TJ I 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 I, NIGHT EXTRA. l Hi7 i3H mw U2 H mi I I I V h V VOL. VII. NO. 126 WHEELER BLAMES LACKOFFUNDSFOR SCHOOL TROUBLES Acting Superintendent, in An nual Report, Says Taxes Aro Too Small BOARD TRIES TO PICK HEAD; BROOME LEADS 3 OTHERS School Chief Candidates in Order of Their Chances 1. Dr. Edwin C. liroomc, super Intendcnt of schools in Fast OrnnRp N. .T. 3. Dr. Mllo R. Hlllcgas. trustee of the Teachers' College, Columbia fnlvcrslty. " .1. Dr. Fred Cowing, principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls. 4. Dr. George Wheeler, acting Fupcrlntendent of schools In' thin city. Inadequate financial provision through taxation and state appropriation is 8rrlbcd as the. main cause why the Fchnol system of Philadelphia is not functioning In the well-ordered anil ef fective way that It should, In the annual report of George Wheeler, acting su perintendent of schools, which was pre sented to the Ilourd of Education to- Poor physical condition of many of the school buildings, with small class rooms, prevents the proper distribution of teachers for the various classes, says the report, causing overcrowded classes in some cases and waste of teachers in others, owing to the fact that the class, rooms will accommodate so few pupils. Imperative need for the prompt begin ning nf a large building program Ih em phasized. All-Year School Urged The growing incernse in demnnd for higher education, and the enormous in crease in expenditure which it involves, Is pointed out. Riimmcrvncatlnn schools and nll-the-year-round schools are urged both to fill the needs of many pupils and as an economic measure. Dr. Wheeler's report was submitted as members of the Board of Education -vero assembling for nnother attempt to elect a permanent superintendent of trhnols. liwcJ'"' 'fading candidate uppenrs to be fwTr.'"Rdw'in 'V. BroOmc, superintendent of schools at East Orange, N. J. Other candidates. In the order of rtnndlng in the race, arc Dr. Mllo B. Illllegns. a trustee of the Teachers' Col lege at Columbia University : Dr. Fred (iowlng. principal of the Philadelphia Girls' High School, and Dr. Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler's rcnort fo'lows In part : "The school system of Philadelphia hltn a physlclal plant worth nt a con servative estimate 53,",t)Ht).OO0. Its an nual income is between Slfi.OOO.OOO and S20.000.000. Its employes number about 7000, most of whom nre engaged in Instruction. Few business concerns of the city 'have so valuable n plant, so large an Income, so many employes. "In most business organizations the income Is In a large measure dependent on the efficiency with which the business is conducted. In this respect the school system Is rndlca'ly different. The in come is dependent on the vnlue of taxa ble property and the rnte nf taxation. The Legislature restricts the rate of taxation within certain narrow limits. The evidence of efficiency must therefore He almost wholly In the returns on ex penditures. Since the purpose of a school system Is to fill the educatlonnl needs of the community. Its efficiency muiit be measured by the educational remits obtained. "To secure maximum resultH with the unliable funds there must be wise ad ministration, effectlvo teaching, ade quate working matcrln's, proper physi cal surroundings, hearty co-operation between the various departments and cordial support by the community. False Economy "Much depends on the apportionment o. money to the several items of school Wpendlturcs. When the appropriations to the (.cvcral items bear the right re lation to each other It is easier to se cure maximum educational returns. Low expenditures do nut necessarily mean economy. To spend lew) than is neecksury may be quite as uneconomical nsto spend more than is necessarv. Home of our older school buildings wiord good lllustratloiiH of this fact. iVn. ss room'' in n number of these buildings are too small to uccoinmodnte the numb, r uf pupIU t,mt ca( bp vf rectivl taught by one teacher. It cost lt,V'.7 ,,n?sr100' to erect these build "iKs thnii if tho rooms had been of the Prop,., hIm hut the apparent economy ''ip'rtant in a matter of this kind to thl ?, c"J.r1cnt, "lenses than on II r t lhf 1?rBWt emm,t n cur Ne id ui ?v " 'V'"' "B,",e" of teachers. f. h u1 ""'""j00'"" mean a need ""'J large teaching force. As a ro- I " i. T Jm P ?ap.,tB. .en.st ot Instruction i.;; gwrtsr - M!.'?t ,,o!ln,!U'n!,"n',, ret,,rns Bt the !',;' W" PM vigilance l,ar1 to the less evident sources .tlu on pmb rcTtn. c.lom, O TO CURB THEATRE BOOSTS B,T.e"l!.Hirr"b,,Pfl WU,d HV Ticket. Coat Same Every Day I'arrUburg, p,., o J ' . t'lbatres, movlnV if ' -,wns of ,'mUwmento?entoi.itUr0 h?U',('', nn'' 'fday and oil It ln.,T,aKi '' Sat uder a me Burl Tn.nrli';M " ed''ion. wntatlvi. iiim. I l"tr0(Il'red by Keprc House. ,Mu,nbr. Philadelphia. Irfthe Tl, . . nn rfoj ehoI.dlLM,0in mil8t be ,hu 1 t the ;eeekC.h &?Ztt )$!- tain dy. ' gher rateH on eff "ftense 7"d jfn? h. "". for the fi"t ceoa d oSSw ' !mPr'8nt for Entered .. Becona-CU., Mii j,t th rojtofflee. at Philadelphia. Pa. under the Aot of March 8. 1870 1; "' Damage estimated at $500,000 wan tho Rcxford TfhaKtfmlt?ed1-esI I mmm - rM.4lM...l.l.. PI... I. At..' u,,y a MiDiuiyuiDMcu riyurc iii ino World of Literature Uoston, Feb. 8. (Hy A. P.) Ttur rctt Wendell, professor emeritus of Har vard University, where he had taught English" literature for thirty-seven years, died nt his home here today. He wus sixty -six years of age. Professor Wendell was known as q teacher by thousands of Harvard men and as a scholar by educators uho had adopted in whole or part his pioneer methods of popularizing the study of lit erature. The alumni last June elected him a member of the board of over seers of Harvard. He retired from na tive teaching in 1017. In 1D04-05 Prof. Wendell lectured at Cambridge University, 'England, and at the Horbonne and other French univer sities. After this visit he wrote the book, "The France of Today." Last year he was given the degree of LL.D. by Htrasbourg University. He was graduated from Harvard in 1877 in the class with President A. Lawrence Lowell. He began his teach ing in 1SS0 and continued it until his retirement. H was the author of nu merous books of historical and literary character, and n member of tho National Institutes of Arts nnd LctterB, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, nnd a prominent figure of the Massachusetts Historical Society. BRINDELL GETS FIVE YEARS Building Trades Council Head Will Appeal Against Conviction at Once New York, Feb. 8. (lly A, P.) Robert P. Urindcll, president of the Building Trades Council, convicted of extortion from builders, was sentenced today by Supreme Court Justlco Mc Avoy to serve from flic to ten years in state's prison. Counsel .for the labor leader an nounced that an appeal would be taken from the conviction nt once, and the case will he taken to the United States Supreme Court, if necessary. The labor leader took the sentence stoically. He neither smiled nor looked worried. He calmly stood at the bar with Ma attorney, uho, previous to sentence, made motions in arrest of Judgment nnd for n new trial, which were denied. Hundreds of nrindell's fricndA and labor nasoclatcs filled the courtroom and corridors of the courthouse, und gave him a rousing demonstration as he was led from tho Criminal Courts Iluilding ucross the Hrldge of Sighs to the Tombs by Sheriff Nott and a deputv. There were shouto of "Hello. Hob, "We're with ou. boss," "You'll be back with us, Hob," "Don't uorry, Hob, you'll beat the ense yet." Somebody mentioned the name of Snm uel Untcrmycr, chief counsel for the prosecution, and there v.as a storm of Illi-ro. Tho labor leader, who vuis kept mov ing lively hy the court officers, appeared v, -;. ,':, Ymmm$Mmmim to pay llllic aitenuou in me kiiouis ami c,. or netlng cJilof of police. Ihe scores of hands extended to him "it b u malicious and deliberate at through the Iron trellis work protect- tempt to block the work of the probe Ing the prison corridor. committee," dcelnred Thomas Mehaffey, - - chttirmnn of the committee, when in- Mirr-n nrnniiiTinn PTnDDCn"m ' the order. The first session ' Unucn ntunuillUU Oiurrtu Reducing Army to 175,000 Forceo B ,,;,., A J Baker to Act wnAiiingron, reo. n. 1 ny .. 1-.1 ,;'"'"' "'""' " "" i n-uvr, mm not rcx.'riieu 11; nueiy tlmt the State The bars were up today against fur- Chairman Mehaffey arid Attorney S.I,. 1 Department will find It possible to ther enlistments in the army until the Gllson suy that should the mayor In- I comply with th Hungarian Govcrn enlisted strength automatically Is re- aist on staying they will go before the . ment's requr-t fiurtxi to rno i.n.uuu mnxininm uuimir- , ized in the Joint resolution wilch the Senate yesterday made law by dtipli-I cntlne: the action of the Houm In over riding the presidential veto. The vote in the Sennte was 07 to 1, Senator Joseph F. Kerby, Democrat, of Arkan sas, casting the only opposing vote. Without nwal'lug officlnl notification of ih,. Rnnii'ti notion Secretary Haker last nigh nrd red every army recruiting stntlon in tin country to close down , un ruiinuiitMiin. , land an impartial trial ror .Mace tiidilens, Army officers estimated today thn Negro M Indlnnn for the inur It would take nine months, or until )lpr r n deputy sheriff of this count, November 1, to reduce the present : en- W(, a,,,t0( i.re last night by n cltl listed strength of approximately l.l,- X(1ll. mass. meeting. Governor Mr-Cray 000 to the required 175,000. Lnaet-, hnrt Hcnt w. A. Guthrie to the county ment or tne army iiiiriiinin;ii i , now nendlnr in the House, which pro vldes for an army of only 150,000 men after July 1, would necessitate n longer poriod of reduction to reach that fig ure. The measure has been regarded ns virtually certain of passage by the House, whleti was expected to take a final vote on it today. , SCENE- AT $500,000 FIRE ""frt w-rx iu:r,:f:::-iL I'dKr I'hoto Srlce done and ten firemen were Injured when flames destroyed tho warehouso of Knitting Milts Co., nt 1000-15 North American street Gubernatorial and Boomlets Spring Up Colonel McCain Outlines Start of 'Race With Alter, Beidleman, Babcock, Snyder, Sadler, Fisher and Mayor Moore as Possibilities By GEORGE NOX MrCAIN Harrlsburg, Feb. 8. It would be n down to nn elaborate banquet na the brash mini nt this stage of state and guests of George S. Oliver, national politics who, would attempt to j The occasion was in honor of the np name the next Governor of Pcnu.syl- polntment of Mr. Alter aB nttorney gen vanla. era). Iargcly Incidental, it was also & Ilut nevertheless and notwithstnnd- ' demonstration nf the strength of Mr. Ing, the slatemakers have besun work Oliver as the leader nf the faction in anil the scrntclilng of their pcnpjls. as tliey-indlte"their refrwricVMs-rrrirnl -In various sections of the commonwealth. A lot of these nnmes will be sponged out before the next Legislature meets nnd the term of Warren Gamaliel Harding ns President has been half finished. The success of the notional adminis tration In the ensuing two years will have a vast deal to do with the selection of nn avalluble candidate. Tho temper of the people may undergo a complete ennnge. If President Hnrdlne wobbles or weakens, and he has a man -sized job I sumptlrc or receptive to the governor ahead of hlrn, or even if he falls to size ship has been so honored. And there is up to the measure of efficiency that the ' now quite a respectable iist of names, vast Republican majority In .this state I ReMlomnn Llko Harkls has set nnd expects to hnve filled, more ' T!ll fMi i, q.,i.. ib n, n, than likely a name, up till now un- . ,,'" LnV iM,l ,"1.1,? thought of. may head the next guber- ?L E'lW, n,.n..l yZ '. Li nntorlal ticket. . list. Mr. Reidleman has been receptive The ripples on the state political pond ' have been agitated Wthln the last three nays by the presentation of a new gubernatorial possibility. The stage was beautifully and elaborately set. There were lights and musb the ap proving cheers of chorus and supers and the sparkle in long-stemmed glasses nf liquids that looked like ginger nle, but were not, Alter's Room Appears Enter State Attorney General George E. Alter. On last Saturday night at the Wil liam Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, 000 guests, not all of them politicians, but most of them prominent in the business nnd professional life of Pittsburgh, sat MAYOR OF ERIE DEFIANT AS VCE PROBE BEGINS tissues Order to Police to Ignore Councllmanlc Summons Erio, P., Feb. 8. On the eve of the opening of the councllmanlc probe into the ufTnlrs of the police department nnd Its connection with the Erie underworld, Mayor Mllei R. Kltts issued nn order In llio nnl(. .liMiiirtini.nl Hint nn ..111,. of the department respond to a imons IO KH liriuir llll' prooe romilllliee as a witness without llrst obtainlngi.er. I 'mission from the major or chief of po 0f tnepmoexylllDeneui ate thisafter. noon, when the battle will open to de- nnne whether or not Mayor Kltts will !benllowcd to m.mln in the room during I the taking of tes mony. He has de- '. '.'-' "Ml -" i order enjoining him from Interfering with the work of the probe committee. STATE PLEDGES FAIR TRIAL! Alleoed Murderer Cauaht Indiana1 to Have Square Deal Siliestrr. Gtt.. Feb. 8. (Bv A. P ) resolution addressed to Governor Mr(. f imlnlm , ple(rt ng protection to investigate oeinre acting on un ex- tradition niinlicatlon Attorneys for Glddens In Indlnnn op posed extradition on the plea thnt lie would be In danger of lynching If sent back. Governor McCrny deferred action until he could send his own investi gators. Glddens is In jail at Crown Point, Ind. ( PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1921 it .- i 'Sf'Z .', "4 f'.v i t.W J . Booms Pittsburgh oniiosed to State Chairman William J5.- Croiv. MrwOllverw wo toastmaBter. Mr. Alter wan oncnlv und reneatrdly referred to as the next Governor of Pennsylvania. It was not a willing debut nn his part. He was literally forced tt). the front by the speakers. nmong Jwflom were Judge James A. Reed, l&w partner of United Htntes LHenntor Knox, former Governor John K. Tener and a number of local orators What lent piquancy to the affair was the dramatic setting of the boom of the nttorncv eenerol. No other heir nre- V" ?""' .!?" "K""": ' iTr' 'favorably mentioned" br a number of state leaders. The lieutenant governor's popularity has largely been due to the promulga tion of the idea that he is satisfactory to Senator Penrose, Governor Rprou!, Senator Crow and Joseph 11. Grundy. In fact the well -fostered belief that he h the "organization's" choice has largely enhanced hLs position before the county politicians. And nfter nil they are the gentlemen who will "put over" the man for the toga. Ilut is Ilelillcin.in the organization choice? Has he tho inherent r.trength, the magnetism thnt the faith of the Continued en I"upi Wrartern Column Four HUNGARY REQUESTS U. S. TO SEGREGATE DEPORTEES Fear Undesirables Will Spread Prop aganda Against Government Washington, Feb. 8. Representa tions have been made to the State De partment b the Hungardian Govern ment concerning the manner of depor tation of undesirable aliens from the United StntCS J" Swedish mln? ulnr l,i.r un , .unnrll nll.. I....I h(M.n llt Mph nlK,rty nuonrd vessel n to permit them to organize propngnnda against the government of Europe which had produced "certain undesir able results in Hungary. The State Department was asked to have aliens deported from the United States segre- Kn ted aboard vessels. Hause of what officials described f the "vagueness" of the Hungarian r,pr,.Hi.ntntioiis and the absence of American Jurisdiction over the aliens Uice they leave American shores It s JOSEPH McCOOL DEAD CommoPla0nu;tYIapr:taff He,d tJrZ' Vtt m kidney trouble nt his home. 18 Fast Co'uinlila uvenue. He was In Mm .!. eigntn year. 5lr, .Mel ool was nt City Hall Saturday. Sunday evening, sliorth after supper, he was celled with the violent attack which he was unnble to survive. He was associated with Itepuhllcan politics In this city for more than thirty years, during which time he constantly served under Senator "Dave" Martin, Ten years ngo he was appointed tipstaff. Prior to thnt he was in the water bit- romi He wiih member of the Nineteenth Ward Rep.iullcnn Club, the Anti-l'nb-den Club, a Mason, n member of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America and the, Moxnrt Fishing. Club. 10 FIREMEN HURT in mm eire ONN.AMERICANST. Thrilling Rescues Mark Blaze That Destroyed Warehouse of Roxford Mills Co. MEN OVERCOME BY SMOKE ARE CARRIED TO SAFETY nerolc reseues of Imperiled firemen by their comrades were made today nt n $500,000 fire which converted a six story, stock -filled warehouse at 1020 North American street, Into n blackened shell. Eight firefighters were overcome hy smoke as they battled the spreading flames In the warehouse of the Rox ford Knitting Mills Co., which extended from American street to IVidlne street, south of Girnrd nvenue. Two others were cut. Those overcome nre i Kdwiird .1. Moran. Engine No. 0. Thomas Mnnrll, Engine No. 0. Albert Landhcrr, Engine No. 15. Howard Gibbons, Engine No. 15. Lieutenant FmneTt Engine No. 15. John Garvin. Engine No. 15. Clarence McElroy, Engine No. 15. Howard Honnlc. Engine No. 0. Edward Itolz, Engine No. 0. Others Injured were: Frank Ryan, Engine No. 20. left foot pierced by nail. Henry Gordon Grnlinm, Engine No. 0, hands out. Other Buildings Endangered A rain of sparks darting from a heavy smoke cloud visible for miles Ig nited several buildings on North Rodine street, Including those of H. F. Will User A Co., 1000-1015 North Bodlne street, and of H, Swohoda i Sons, Inc.. 1025 North Rodine street. The rescue of Hosemnn Moran. over come by smoke on the fourth floor of the warehouse, thrilled hundreds of tier- sons assembled In the street and on tne roofs of nearby buildings. As Moran fell, near an advancing line of flames, he was seen by Morrell, of the same company. Morrell's lungs also were filling with nmoke. hut he dragged his unconscious comrade to a window and swung out with him to the long extension ladder resting against the sill. Crowds in the street caught an oc casional glimpse of the descending fire man and his burden as the smoke cleared. Morrell collapsed after getting Moran safely to the sldcwrtlk. Saved Bv Comrades !-. vUpremon Gibbons, of khglnc Com pany .o. in, wn)i mnue unconscious oy smoke while on the fourth floor. Gar vin nild Lieutenant Fenney carried him down a smoke-filled stairway. Hannlg, another 011 the injured list, was sickened by smoke four times, but Insisted on going back into the build ing. After his fourth experience he was on the fourth floor when n loud, cracking sound warned him the floor was about to collapse. 1 He shouted n warning to other fire men. All leaped to the outside wall, some clinging to window-sills as the) flood buckled and dropped. , High-pressure pipes were carried to the roofs of three-story dwellings on the wet side of Bodlne street. The powerful streams were shot upward Into the wnrehouse. As the sunlight played , over the heavy columns of water spec- 1 tators saw flashing colors uniting in a rainbow effect. . . , . , ! The fire began nt 10:30 o'clock on tho fourth" floor of the warehouse, I which was stocked with woolen and, cotton underwear, nnd with woolen and cotton yarns. Ten meu, employes, were in .1,.. hiillil'ni- when Fred Beven. a telephone lineman working on Bodlne street, "-aw smoke curling from the fourth floor windows. All Employes Escape Beven shouted and attracted the worehouse employes, then rnn, to 11 fire alarm box and summoned the en- glnes, A bnlf-hour later two more j alarms were turned in. Director of1 Public Safety Cortelyou and Assistant Superintendent of Police Tempest hur ried to the firegrounds. The workers In the building hail nmnle time to escape. The flames roared j through the woolen nnd cotton stocks and soon converted the entire structure inti a furnace. Just two hours nfter the fire began the roof enved in, leaving the warehouse a mere shell. The fire appeared to be under control nt 12:10 o'clock, but five minutes Inter sparks reached a pile of wool which had csenped the drenching water. Ten min utes' more work was required nnd the fire wns beate nout entirely on the fourth and fth floors. Loss Put at Half Million H. H. Sihlosx. nn officlnl of the Rox ford Knitting Mills Co., wiil the loss to the stock nnd warehouse will easily total a half million dollurs. Engine No. II wns delayed slightly In reaching the blnze when a horse nnd wagon collided wit hit nenr Second street and G Irani nvenue. Another engine, racing south on Sec ond street, scared the horse which was owned by Samuel Lunily, 122ll North Second street. The animal dragged the wagon to the Girnrd ncmie cur trnckH, directly in the road of Engine No. 15, which was going west on Girnrd nve nue. ine wagon was overturned ami dam aged. Lundy was not in the vehicle. GATTI SIGNS GALU-CURCI Coloratura Prima Donna to Leave Mary Garden's Organlxatlon New York, Feb fi. This seems to be Mme. Amelltn Oall. Curd's big year. In addition to acquiring a sec- nml liMalifind uhn hflN hppn flpllal..n.. ...... ,,...-...... .-... ... uaiK-jiiiy , wooed and won hy the Metropolitan I Opern Co, which organlxatlon an- I nnuneed last night the engagement of I thp nrlnin ilnnnn for next Kiniinii rri... contract was made a year ago, n Mm Cnlll.l'lirnl - i. .... ...... ....... ...... ,,, iirs. Homer Samuels, liniilh has come under the wing of Glullo Gattl-Casaxza, the impresario to whom a few years ago she applied for a job and by whom she was found wanting. Mme. Galll-Curcl Is at present sing ing here with the Chicago Opern Co,, directed by Mary Garden, She receives the modest sum of $1000 n night, A rubllehcd Dally Kcnt Hunaay. Subcrlptlon rrlre JO a Tear by Mall, ropyrlnht. 1021. hy Public r.nlirer Omrany Another West Phila. Lim'ricker Wins Mrs. Anderson is such an en thusiastic lim'ricker thnt she k&vc a llm'rick party nt her house only n short time ago. And now she finds her picture In the Hall of Fnrne. Her winning llm'rick was: LIMERICK NO. 44 Said sonny, who clerked in dad's store, "I'm the star of the staff on this floor And I want higher pay"; But Dad said, "Not to day It's sense, and not cents, you need more." MRS. HELEN K. ANDERSON 5853 EllHworth Street There's Another Limpin' Llm'rick Today See Page 2 DESERTING FATHER DUlllr. ui,0 x iaII,i.,., I Philip Hughes, of Wilmington, Brought to Court Here After 13 Years COURT GIVES HIM CHANCE Philip Hughes, of Wilmington, Del., was introduced to his thirteen -year-old son, William, for the first time by Judge Brown in the Municlnnl Court this morning. Hughes deserted his wife, Katherinc, nearly fourteen years aso. and since she had been searching for him until last Thursday, when she hnd him arrested when he came to this city to nttend the funeral or his Mcpfather. Samuel Scott, at 5044 Webster street. At the time of his arrest nnd commitment to jnil last week, he was $42.'I7 In arrears. In the money the court decreed thirteen years ago he should pay ior the support of his wife and child. At the end of the hearing this morn ing before the mnritnl relations dlvl. ... .. slon In the Municipal Court Building Hughes asked permission to see his boy once a week. "Why should he want to see Wil liam now?" asked Mrs. Hughes, "he hasn't seen or thought of the boy for inirieen years. a !, r.i. i,i. -i.i tiM WILL SUPPORT SON: ROTAN AS WITNESS Ham Hughes was broueht into iIip ?,n.,0.r Smith and the police were seek- court. wrought into the ,nB hJm nn(, MJ ,im uUn ,je coud "Do vou know this man'" he was n wr'' " 'lno''n, corpus. I have sub- asked bv the judge ' poenned the dNtrlct nttorney to uppear "No." sir. I never saw him " waslnml , to whnt "so n'R "t"00 P"t Ma- William's reply. ' loney.' "lie's votir "father," snld the judge Former Judge Gordon inquired of the "shake hands with him." ' "rt "hen the prosecution likely wcuhl There was nn need for the command "nJsh ,ts 'nM, "aylng thnt he hud been Hughes was bv the boy's side in nn ""fToenned bv the defense. Instant and father and son stood silent Io,in n Maurer. assistant district hands clasped, nnd looking ench other attorney, sworn as a witness for the in the eye. Hughes threw his right commonwealth today enlivened the pro- arm ner his boy's shoulder nnd stood I fading by n sharp verbal fight with looking down at him, as the tears came 'enr-v ' ,!rott. attorney for the de- Into his eyes. fense, He gne his head a uuick shnko and turned to face the judge. "I'll be n man nnd take care of thlH boy as long us he needs me," he said, holding up his right hnnd : "I swear it." Judge Barrett remitted $4000 of the arrears and ordered Hughes to pay $ld a wick ior ine s nnd I'hild and tow support of his wife A'ard clearing off the' remalninig several hundred dollars .f the urrears. "If you disappoint my faith In hu man nature nnd don't show yourself a man, It'n "good night' for you," warned Judge Barrett. DR. WILLIAM MILLER WELCH DIES U. Wll'min Hill-i- Wi" foi nioic tK-ui fifty yenis lrtmtifie-' wiili n'.i nocii'l o1' liiiUl I hue! ! ul; .it -1 o'clock IhN 1.10 ii.m- i hii ':o:uo, 1111 Jtfft:.-.- .tux., 1I was in his eiplity. foaiMi i II i.M.1 lcii ill hv -.i iliy-. Hi is survived liy his i ---, ii.t il.-.ughtcr an I mu -on. ru:i"ir.l services will bo lull J IIV'.IJ. SAIb TO HAVE ADMITTED FAKE AUTO ACCIDENT 'i:C 0. Teh, S Admit tn u. accouliiiQ to the pol.co that lur nutoi.i'.iV .i.-rituu which uulttd in v belief i Cii fcli'i. am' hi, ' i !y t'".cwu ir.lo Ihe D trolt llvn. va l.c'.il hn.1 i i.cl, noiiu .i.n;. i ) be lotr 1 il ' ,t he i i Him . M MAN BEATEN AND ROBBED Mllo Oxamandl Attacked by High waymen While on Way Home Mllo Oxumuudi. -111! South Wnrnnch street, wns held up nnd robbed last night of l?4" in c.ish and then benten i ser the head lth a hi ickjnc), Oxnmnndi staggered Into the Hahne mann Hospital In a weakened condition and hud his he.id IrvMd. lie then re ported hiv los.- to the Tenth and But tonwood stieeth i-titirii He .U he .is walking tn fiillnwhll' street near Tenth; he wns accosted by three men He could give no description of them, ns they wtuUed quickly nnd he ' -"d by the blow on the head, MALONEY TO CALL r- , i i . , Former Judge Gordon Also on' List to Testify for Fifth Ward Case Defendant ATTORNEYS IN dictates of politicians. It is believed Moure lenders will vlg District Attorney Rotan nnd former I orously opoo.se this "hnmstrlnglng" Judge Gordon have been subpoenaed as witneses for the defense of Samuel G. Maloncv. Inst of the Fifth ward de- fendants, it was announced at today's M-sslo of his trial. Moloney Is being tried on an indict- . ment charging consnlrncy to prevent a free nnd honest election, to assault nnd intimidate voters, nnd to murder, the charges growing out of tho disorder In the Fifth wnrd nt Hie September, 1017, primaries, which culminated in the murder of Detective George A. Eppley. Henry Scott. Mnloney'.s nttorney, announces during tils cross-examina tlon of former stnte senator "Im" i. htern. one of th oommonwnnlfVa !. nesses, that he would subpoenn Mr. , Botnn. Attacks State's Method, ti, ., .. .1 . . . The prosecution of Mnloney is not be ne brought n mod fnlth " nor,H Mr. Scott. "The district nttornev took I Maloncv into his nrivati office when Maurer. who was bidly beaten at the time hppley was killed nnd former .Magistrate Jim i arey narrowly missed a similar fate, had testified to the at- tnck nnd hnd explained that it occurred when he was on a tour of the ward with friends. "Don't on know iou werp vlolntlna the Shern law in taking pnrt in wnrd politics?" united Mr Srott. nt Arrectcil by .shm, Law "Don't you know." countered the assihtaiit district nttornei nncrilv. "thut the Shern law doesn't apply to Continued nn r(ti rmirtwn. Column fl.rr liy pen a ,if word iium Dett t. hnt nn imhaipy home ,ns ins 'ie wo.!,'. He nUo w -i. I Vi t soooo in. I..MUU o ioi,cy. I BANK'S LOSS MADE GOOD Directors of Wyomlsslna Institution Announce Capital Is Unimpaired Reading, Pa., Feb. n. The following i statement. Mgned In W. K. Stevens, 'pr.sld-nt; W. !. Wade, trensiirer, and all the directors nt tli- IViiiiIp'n Trust ii ot Wyoinlssing, wns issued this morning: "In the robbery f the Peope'n Trust Co. last h nilny Liberty bonds nnd other securities amounting to JIMI.MM) were taken. "Te'mPl f. tl'" r'''ellt Deposit t o. of Baltimore hns been received, cov lerlng that company's liability. The balance, not covered bv the Insurance, I has been underwritten by the director. leaving the bank's capital unimpaired." PRICE TWO CENTS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK- MAYOR'S VICE FIGHT SEEN INASSEMBLY Bill Would Give Magistrates All Hearings of Prisoners Taken in Their Districts COMBINE, FEARING BATTLE BY M00RE, DELAYS PLANS 7v (1 RtntT Cnrrftpiwirfrnl Harrishnrg Feb. R. An effort to restrict freedom of the Philadelphia bureau of police undrT Mnyor Moore, In taking prisoners before magistrates ' known to be hostile to the Influences of gamblers and politicians. Is seen In a ' hill offered bv Representative Clinton A, Sowers, of, Philadelphia. The bill would amend section twelve of the net of February 5. 1875, relating I to the Jurisdiction of magistrates, ' courts. The section ns It now standi) follows : I The jurisdiction of each of mngis I trntes 'sbnll extend throughout tho I cltv and county nf Philadelphia. The amendment adds this provision : Provided, that in cases or nrretr? without warrant nnd nn view. th jurisdiction of the magistrates shall extend only throughout their rcspec tltc districts. This menns. of course, thnt In the case of a raid on a gambling house In. the Twentieth, Pave Lane's ward, for example, the police would be obliged to take prisoners before the magistrate I In that district. It might be. it was explained, that the magistrate in such a district, would be friendly to the gammers nnu tne prisoners wouiu De freed. Mayor Now Has Choice As It is now, the po'ice nre able to take the prisoners to City Hall or be- va mnfllalHilii a.tltn ...III ai.t I .. .. C. . .. I inn- u iiiuirii mr vt ii, u m i. u mj L A o rl cordancc with the law and not nt th'o measure. UcpresentatUe bowers com from the Sixteenth ward. In the dlH trlct where David II. Lane is a power. rmlndelphla s combine leaden", .Sena tor Vare, Thomas W. Cunningham and Rlchnrd Wegleln, president of City Council, have decided to defer finnl ac tion on the slating of candidates for county offices to be filled next autumn until nfter adjournment of the General Assembly. Decision of the leaders to delay -writing of the slate Is regarded ns in dicating that all hones of winning Mayor Moore nway from n fight on combine candidates hnve not been abandoned. 111. liiia-iL- in Tills phase of the situation was -i i .....i i r- nv.i.i. , l,dft I n conference with' the Mnyor just before cominlr t Unrrlsburg yesterday. "I " .not. fct lni,t ,hol "' h??tf ' , round-table conferences with tno MnTor " ho snld . nnr' QC Bnm- Wecleln Explains the Mayor ! "T'l admit It Is nrcttv touch sled- I ding nt times, but 1 am sanguine and j optfmlstIc You Rec T fel thnt often the Mayor Is misunderstood when, for example, he hays he wants to be titular , head of the party. I am sure he does, not mean that he wants to boss the party and to write the whole s.ate; to do the political detail and errand-boy work of the organization. I am sure he meuns what he says; that he wants to , be the ' Itulur' hend. And certnlnly he I should "ic considered, "The-e Is no reason why the men who wrk out tho details of the party organization should not consult with I the M'iyor. He should be consulted, ns titular head, on such questions ns can- dideies for elective offices and on can- I dljates for federal ouices. ! The decision to defer action on the ' tute. therefore, it was pointed out, permits Wegleln to try to work out his ' harmony plan of including the Mayor, i nnd therebv avoiding a bitter fight in I the September primaries. This plan ulso permits of later conferences with (J ...- II ...k. 1 I.. .lul....a nf ,nintnlnlng friendly relations with Mayor Moore. Cnmphell Kdgxs Vp to Varo Meanwhile the combine leaders are w listing no time in perfecting their own organization. This was illustrated when Senator Vare, "Judge" Cun ningham and Magistrate William F, Campbell, of the Twenty -fifth ward, v ere M'atcd together in the dining room of a hotel here. A friend remarked to Judge Camp l bell, "I neer looked to see sm h a sight as tills '.' 1 "Well," replied Campbell. "I'm 1 tnking them all under my wing now. I First, I buried the hntchet with Cor I oner Knight and now I am dining with F.d Vnre. It's all for the sake of peace ami n united party " "The stor Is," it was suggested to C.mipbell, "that the combine leaders I hnu' agreed to slate you for register of wills. j "I hope it in true." answered Camp l bell, and, turning to Cunnlnghnin, he inked, "Don't jou'" 1 But Judge Cunnlnghnm seemed to be hnrd of henring for the moment. And 1 Senitor Vnre said nothing hnd been settled. Opinion Inclines to the belief, 'however, thnt Cnmphell has a front I seat. So much so. that It wis learned Senator Dnix Is considered to be out I of the running for register of wills. Cin"(nurd on Tavr ltturtren, Column Thrr BRAVES DEATH, SAVES CHUM Boston Collegian Carries Helpless Companion Down Frozen Mountain Boston, Feb S,- (By A Pi Brai ling dentb from -jxisure nnd ice-coutcd precipices whiii lost nt niiit on Mount Moiiiidnoek, N II . during a week-end I trip. Karl II Robinson, a Boston Cnl- vvrsit fp'shinnn, carried Rupert Robin. i son a fellow student, fmm the summit to safety after Rupert had been ren l derul uiu'iiiisi'iu.iti by u foil They are not related For inuiiy miles Karl Robinson bor I bin stricken chum on his shoulders. lis finnlh lost his way and was about to uroii mini etiiniiniioii, wnen nt heard u dog bark. Guided bv the sound, he pushed on to safety. Rupert Robinson, in a delirious condition, wns rushed to Fltxwilllum, N. II. , for medical treat ment. He n-covered quickly und r. turned yesterday to the university. ICnrl Robinson's home Is In Att'.o boroj Rtipcrt'o in Keene(, U II, I '...; .'fl 1 -m i 1 1 mi; i i ri',Ji l'.i V n, ft
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