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VOL. VII. NO. 140
HOOVER PUTS IT . gm
f TO HARDING fI
II Pill I JIB if
Asks President-Elect to Decide
if He Should' Take
Cabinet Position
CONTINUANCE AS RELIEF
' DIRECTOR IS ALTERNATIVE
Next Executive Must Determine
Which Place Former Food
Chief Shall Hold
ASKS ENLARGED PORTFOLIO
Proposed Official Urges Reor
ganization of Department as
Changes Are Considered
Hoover Says He Wants
Yo Political Favors
Xetr York. Feb. 21. The Sun
iij that a majority of Herbert
Jliyiw's associates and counselors,
with whom he has been in conference
for mwhI days, nre understood to
titf itdrited him against accepting
the pott of secretary of commerce on
tlif rrniinds it would "kill him po
litically." To this Mr. Hoover is understood
to hare replied that he wanted no
political favors now, or any time in
be future, nnd that this was the
weakest argument that could be
aide against his acceptance.
By tin? Associated Press
Vetv Yorlt. Feb. 21. Herbert
Ilsoter declared in a statement today
ilt he had left it to President-elect
Hirdlni to decide whether he could be
ft more service ns secretary of com
merce or as director of European re
lief. In a utatement dictated to the Asso
diteJ l'rcs, Mr. Hoover said :
"I left it to Mr. Harding to deter
mine whether ho considered I can be
of com service to the public as secrc
lr.T of commerce or carrying out the
nilnliM 4titatV nlvartrlv Anltmalflil I nri A An
tprlrate citizen."
ur. Hoover a statement was dictated
after he had announced that upon In-
ijlitlon to become a member of the
?t cabinet he had put up to Mr.
Hireling a proposal for general rccon-
iirnctlon of the Department of Com
merce. The statement was issued after
Mf, Hoover had been naked by news
paper men if his announcement meant
ihit be would enter the cabinet if his
tiew were met.
Mr. Hoover said that in proposing to
Sir. Harding reconstruction of the Com
merce Department bo suggested enlarge
ment of its field. Asked If he would
'nter the cabinet If his views were- met,
M ld he bad not "put it up to Mr.
Harding in that way." "It was not n
Witlon of 'take it or leave It,' " he
Hid.
Mr. Hoover declared be had under
sea the responsibility of directing the
'ipenditure of $30,000,000 or $40,000,
""0 in Kuropc money contributed by
Pwple of America and bo must (on
linue to have general direction over that
'ipenditure.
'Ai the Department of Commerce
'odJ today." Mr. Hoover said, "it
foatiits larcely of a croun of scien
ce bureaus which have only n remote
naectlon with commerce Itself."
H added that if he should accent the
tuition he k.iw a way to make changes
Mch would make of it a "real Dennrt-
"'ot of Commerce."
Toe foreign commerce of the United
UIe, hn Raul. nortir.iilni.li. in (l,
!?' M.ur nr five ypnr"- it closely bound
. Si ,hf Prosperity nnd development
w thia country.
kinr i be,leved manT impoitant
il.r uu" u" maue wunout ntmi
' legislation, through reallocation
"bureaus,
"lLr.'ld(!nduthat hc eP-'tcI. in fact.
a til be n Kencfal reorganization
ft. ii.R?rnm?nt ,vith ,h' nlvcut of
V. iln administration."
I. .". Hoover .nlrl l. u.i ... ...i-
Ilkn ,U .. .iv lull, 111,1. IMII.l
mLii r"nniWlity of expendins
inf i. A00"10 chHdicn are depend-
"11 BISO lield rllo nr.v nr. l-l,l
ftluconr, roortem. Column rw
"DRYS" SURE OF HARDING
-.. BVQV(Vi( k VIKHk
ni-Saloon League P,ut Confidence
v-oming Administration
"alllmore. y,b. 24.(lly A. I- )-
tt undJ ,i c,'f,oro?!nent of the-Volstead
Or idw.,l'5,I,,,,ri,,nf fl'lmlDlRtration,"
Ctnerai . . "" ot tervllle. O.,
Wfess hfrC Amerlea U i" on
"Itr ii. ' i.
"flit IV for V.' . hinuc,f w' stanil
Duihfrt. IT enforcement. Harry M.
wt fori' ",tn"c,r 8en,-a'. ""I be n
l)B iw.'ft "T'0'' .enforcement. Ho
'Win. but VT !iIe U a born poli-
'Actual' J ' "''BOM Is ft cold, in-
"TM i en'or"ment.
'"' '"'hey a . n",tMre.nL,')l,irlne w1-
"'tl'l -f"""" "D(,r ndvl('e of
'"" fovcpK .1 "lp 0,ncentrniini:
treu, s " "' Micceedlng Cou-
v avx.
Knt.reel s, (Second-H.., Mtttfr at the.
uiiut tnc Aft of .Morel! 3, 18TII
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MSwJBVAVAflBBfd
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HEKUURT IIOOVUK
'I'lio former food adminlslralor has
left, tho fleclslon to President -elect
Ilardlns as to uhctlier lie will he
of more valuo to the public as sec-retarj-
of commerce or head of Eu
ropcan relief worh
MAN FOUND DEAD IN STREET;
HIS BODY HADJJEEN ROBBED
Police Seek to Learn If He Is Victim
of Murderer
Ton Mnrntn, twenty-five jenrs old.
1S37 North Twenty-first street, wus
found dead in un nlley near 70-1 Hod
man street nt 0:.'!0 o'clock this morn
ing, with his lint nnd urcrcont missing
and the pocket of his clothing turned
out, indicating lobhery.
There wcro no marks of violence on
the body nnd the police arc unable to
determine whether tnc man was mur
dered for his money or whether hc died
of potoon nnd was later robbed.
An autopsy will be performed nt the
morgue in nn effort to determine the
cause of death.
John Comiskey. of '120 South Sec
ond street, discovered the body. He
notifleii the police of the Twelfth nnd
Pine streets station. At the Pennsyl
vania Hospital physicinns said the man
bad been dead several hours.
"FRIEND" ROBS MEN OF $813
Acrobatic Brothers Lose Money
After Extending Helping Hand
.lames Pnrker. of Now 1'oik, is STflS
poorer today than he was last night,
nnd h's brother, John Parker, is loser
by .$'15 tho result of misplaced con
tldeiice in a friend, they allege.
The Pnikcrs nre acrobats, playing
under the stage niur- of Pnrker I!rother.s.
and filling nn engagement at n Camden
theatre. Ten days ago they met a
one-time stage associate, in Philadel
phia. He was down ami out.
James nnd John divided the cost of
n new suit of clothing nnd nn overcoat
nnd hat for him. They paid his board
bill nt the Camden hotel where they
were staying, nnd intended tnking him
with them to New York on Sutuiday
of this week.
According to the report made to the
Camden police today, n key wus inken
from JnmeH Parker's clothing lust night,
and while the two brothers wore sing
ing their net their trunks wore Inoken
into and the money stolon SSII! in nil.
The "friend" is missing.
TO ENF0RCEJ.IQU0R BAN
Regulation Forbidding Foreign Ship
ments Sent to Customs Officers
Washington. Feb. 21. (Ily A. P.)
Orders putting' into effect portions of
the recent opinion of the acting Jittorney
gencrnl that shipments of llniiors from
one foreign country to another through
American territorv violates the prohibi
tion net have been sent to nil customs
officers, it wns announced today nt the
Treasury Department.
The particular immediate effect of
the regulation, officials said, would he
to cut off liquor shipments from Canada
through Detroit, or Ogdensburg for
transshipment at New York for Cuba
or elsewhere.
That part of the acting attorney gen
eral's opinion holding t hat it is illegal
for ships hound from ono foreign coun
try to nnother with liquor cargoes to
touch at American ports still is under
consideration, it was said.
Should the opinion be enforced liter
ally it is expected tlmt some foreign
governments will enter a protest, as
ninny of their ships now call at Amer
ican ports for fuel while on voyages
from one foreign poll to another.
TO, Urge Constitution Change
Ways and means to spread informa
tion and mouse interest in the import
ance of n state constitutional conven
tion will he discussed at n dinner of
public-spirited citizens in the llellevue
Stratford, March 1, at.(l:,.0 p. in. The
speakers will include ficorge Wharton
Pepper, Justice, V. I. Schnffer, At
torney General (ieoige Vt. Alter uuil
ThopiUH Itnelnini While.
Today's Developments
in tXational Capital
Tho Senate mnnufnrtuicrV coni
m'tlee agreed to report favorably (he
('aider coal bill after eliminating
provisions for emergency legulatlon
ami speiial taxation.
Mondoll announced Mint the House
will hold night sesions.
The deficiency nnd Indian appro
priation bills were completed by Cou
giess. Separnte conferences of Senate
Republican and Democrats hme
been culled for Match R.
Over the President's elo the House
nassrd I he MrKooun Indian hill,
.122 to IS
The ii'unl nppropiiatiou bill,
carrying SIOO.BOO.OOO more than it
did 'when it passed the House, was
reported to the Senate, ' "j
Po.tftfflce. ret iMlicliii.. P..
CONCILIATION OFFER
IS MADE BY WORKERS
IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Union Officials Suggest Meeting With Employers at
Which All Cards Would Be Placed on
Table Face Up
WILLING TO DO FULL SHARE TO REOPEN MILLS;
MANUFACTURERS TO CONSIDER PROPOSAL TONIGHT
In a ktlcr addrcMed to the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger,
the Philadelphia Textile District Council, United Textile Workers of
America, suggest a "get-together" meeting with the employers, 'when tc
labor difficulties existing in the industry here might be adjusted. This
offer follows thu publication in the Evening Public Ledger February J4,
IS and 1G of a series of three articles by Sherman Rogers, labor expert, in
which the views of both the cmployersi
a way out of the difficulties slioivn. The offer now made by the workers
is in line with the suggestions of Mr. Rogers.
The offer will be considered tonight at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Philadelphia Textile Manufacturers' Association. Wil
liam J. Tracy, mediator of the stale Department of Labor and Industry,
says that the workers' proposal is "a step in the right direction." Mayor
Moore declares, that he will be glad to assist in any way in adjusting the
differences.
The letter from Hit Textile District Council follows:
To the Cdltor o) the Ki-entna "utile Ledocr:
Sir Permit us to say thut the tex
tile workers who are members of the
United Textile Workers of America
und nffiliated with the Textile District
Council of Philadelphia have noticed
with great Interest the treatment given
bv your valuable paper to the dc-
piorauie conditions now existing in jl
me lexinc industry, I'liilailclpIiin'N
greatest Industry, the value of whose
product in 1011), according to the
report of the Corn Kxehange Uiink.
was more than $21)2,000,000 and
which reports show shared most gen
erously in the prosperity of the coun
try during the years 10l4 to 1020. in
clusive. We studied with great interest the
articles written by your Mr. Itogers,
nlso your editorial on Thursday, Feb
ruary 17. nnd ut n meeting of our
council held yesterday notion wns
taken commending your paper for the
interest shown In the situation and
tho fair nnd impartial manner in
which tlie subject wbb treated.
Permit us to say that tho textile
workers who are a part of our organi
zation are vitally Interested in the
welfare of the Philadelphia textile in
dustry and wish to sec it maintain the
position that rightfully belongs to it.
We desiro to see the employers in
the industry prosper and the workers
nttain their just share of the fruits of
the industry.
It hns always been the desire of our
organizations to co-opcratc with the
employers or any sincerely interested
body In making the Industry that
which it should be.
We fully appreciate that this can
not be dono while antagonism, preju
dice and misunderstanding exist, nnd
assure you that we are willing to do
our full share in eliminating the evils
which have a tendency to act detri
mentally to the be'st interest, of the
industry or Philadelphia in general.
Wo know of no better or more urg
ent time to adjust matters than ut
present nnd feel thai this can only
be done by laying the cards on the
table face up in a sincere effort to get
together nnd not take advantage of
ono nnother. eliminating a lot of petty
nnd picayune prejudices and setting
ourselves to the task and goal of mak
ing n belter, bigger and happier tex
tile industry for Philadelphia.
Assuring you that this is our de
sire and aim, we are.
Y'ours sincerely.
Philadelphia Textile District Council.
United Textile Workers of Amcricn.
CJKOUGK CIIKECH. President.
CHAW.KS SElFnilT, Secrctury.
February 21, 1021.
Offer Is Opportune
The meeting of the executive (oin
mlttee of the Philadelphia Textile Man
ufacturers' Aocintlon, which will con
sider the workers' offer, will take place
at Ml 5 Arch street.
The offer is said to be especially op-
('(inllntiril on Furr lire, Column To
BLAMES MOTHER FOR ACT
Man Tries Suicide Because Parent
Married Second Time
Alfred Ogden, thirty-two years old,
2S27 Noith Ilroad street, attempted sui
cido last night, according to the police.
He is in a serious condition, nt the Sa
maritan Hospital, from the effects of
gas.
Ogden left a letter, in which he de
clared his mother's second marriage
wns distasteful to him, nnd was a
cuupe for his act.
Ogden is u roomer at the Ilroad
street bouse. He was found uncon
scious on a bed with nil gns Jots in the
room wide open. At the hospital it was
said ho would iccover.
DEFENDS GIRL SLAYER
Uncle of Elizabeth M. Lance Does
Not Blame" Her for Killing Father
"She's u fine little girl, nnd I'm
sure everything will come out all right."
George A. Lance, of South Cooper
street, Hevcrly. N. J., made this com
ment today Indicating that he did not
hold his niece, Elizabeth Mubel I.unoe,
fifteen years old. culpable for killing
her father, Kdgur M. I.unce, jejterdu
moiulng.
The girl fatally slabbed her father
in going to the uld of her mother,
whom the father attacked in their home
ni IliO South Ronsall street. She was
allowed bail in $1500 nnd is now ut the
home of her uncle in Ileverly.
SNOW JUST SAYS HELLO
Flurry Here Barely Long Enough
for Greeting
A slight flurry of snow arrived
shortly after 0 o'clock this morning,
but censed after a few minutes.
Tho weatherman predicts that neither
snow nor ruin will mar the remainder
of the dny.
The temperature uill be about 28 de
grees tonight . Tomorrow some snow
may fall
CI.OWN NIOIIT AT 1JEACX ARTS CArE.
Brpid Cilfurd v. Pouvtnlr SurorUM.
m-Utv, J " " ".'.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1921
and the workers wov voiced, and
Mayor "Glad to Assist"
in Textile Adjustment
Mayor Muoro is willing to lend all
the aid he can toward ndjustlng dif
ferences between textile manufac
turers and their employes.
"The Mayor will be glad." hc
said, "to assist in Hiiy way possible
In the adjustment of uny such dif
ferences." LABOR ASKS VETO
OF RAIL AID BILL
.
Urges Wilson to Kill Winslow
Act as v Unjustifiable Con
cession to Railways
DEFIES "OPEN-SHOP" DRIVE
Hy the Associated Press
Washington. Teh. 21. President
Wilson wns urged to veto the Winslow
Townsend bill as "nn unjustified and
unjustifiable concession to the railroad
owners who iinve shown n wanton dis
regard for laws and lawful processes,"
in a resolution adopted hero today by
the executives of national nnd interna
tional trade unions atlilinlcd with the
American Federation of Labor.
Should Congress attempt to override
n veto mid enact the measure which
provides for immediate pnyment of a
largo part of the $000,000,000 due the
railinnds under tho transportation act,
legislative representatives of all lnbor
organizations nro instructed to "use
every effoit nnd all legitimate means"
to prevent passage of the bill.
Refusal of tho railroads to meet in
general conference with railroad work
ers' unions, tho resolution said, wns
evidence of "n purpose to destroy trade
unionism that is identical with the so
called 'open shop' movement in the steel
and other Industries."
Tlie conference nHo went on record
as supporting the workers of Porto Rico
in their request that the I'nlted States
Congress appoint n commission to in
vestigate industrial conditions ns well
as the general governmental affairs of
the island, especially affecting educa
tion, health and -uiiitutiou. economic
und living conditions! of workers. U
was also demanded that tho constitution
of tho I'nlted States and the laws passed
by Congress intended to protect tlie
American workeis shall bo npplicd
"fully to the workingnien of Porto
Plan Publicity Campaign
Plans for n publicity nnd educational
drive to offset "open shop" und other
propaganda of enemies of oiguuizod
labor were considered here today nt the
conference.
While details of the program nre
withhehld, it is understood proposals
hnve been submitted for conducting u
central information bureau for the dis
semination of the principles of union
ism. Plans aNo nre being considered,
it is unde.srtood. to send it corps of
"minute men" throughout the country
to give the nublic first-hand informa
tion regarding the orgunied labor
movement.
Publicity may also ho mod to boost
the federation's legislation program nnd
aid its light against injunction und in
dustrial court.
Recommendations regarding the pub
licity campaign will no made lo the
Continued os I'aie To, Column Onr
WOULD DREDGE SCHUYLKILL
Mayor Asks $5000 to Prepare River
for Regatta
Major Mooio submitted n letter to
Council this nfleruoon requesting the
passage of nn ordinance which would
appropf 'o $."0,000 for use of the Park
Commis ion in dredging the Schuylkill
river so that it will ho in (ondition for
the regnttn in May.
Tin Mayor pointed out that tlie rier
is in a deplorable ondition opposite
the boatliinises above the Fnirmotint
dam. lie stated It) is estimated more
than 100,000 cubic jntds of silt and
mud hnve accumulated and that it is
practically impossible for the arlotis
boat clubs to use their slips.
Wo nlso emphnslzed tho importance
of clearing the liver of nil debris nnd
unnecessary accumulations in the in
terest of public health. "We take our
water for drinking purposes ftom tlie
Schuylkill." he stated, "and it is highN
desirable that it should lie kept fie'e
from obstruction nnd as clear as pos
sible," '
WRIGLEY
DRUNK
WHEN CAR KILLED
GIRLJS TESTIMONY
Witness at Magistrate's Trial
for Manslaughter Says He
Went 35 Miles an Hour
CASE AGAINST MOTORIST
OUTLINED BY PROSECUTOR
Jury Chosen to Try
Magistrate Wriglcy
ForenvHi Theodore Friss. glass man
ufacturer. 22-1 North Fourth street.
No. 2-R. P. Lloyd, carpenter. 210
North Franklin street.
No. S William Rose, lockmnkfr. 10S
Margaret street.
No. 11. L. Copeland, clerk, 1027
llalnbridge street.
No. tt Charles Wagoner, painter,
10." Last Penn street.
No. 0 William Douglas, collector,
0240 North Twenty-first street.
No. 7 Thomas Moran. bookkeeper,
2010 Kensington nvenuc.
No. 8 Ailen Kcrsohner, machinist.
2.12 Fast Ashmead street.
No. (1 Edmond L'ngle, clerk. 1110
Columbia avenue.
No. 10 W. S. Dutinell, piiutoi.
.1020 Wendle street.
No. 11 William M. Onrtling. mill
worker. 1041 Fnirliill street.
No. VI Edward Casldy. mercantile
marine. .1700 Spring (inrclen strcctr
Magistrate Myron I'. Wrlgley was
druuk and driving his machine nenrlv
thirty-five miles un hour when lie
struck and fatally injured Mrs. Mury
Ilrady. of 722 Spruce street. October
28. nt 'r' street und Allegheny ave
nue, according to n witness at the
magistrate's trial today.
Tho witness was William J. Walker,
220 East Wlshurt street, who on the
night of the accident wns driving nn
other car, which the magistrate's car
passed just a few moments before the
j otitis woman wns hit.
Tho magistrate's trinl. long clelacd
and frequently deferred, began in onru
est this afternoon, after all of yesterday
and part of today had been spent im
paneling a jury.
Room 200, Quarter Sessions Court,
whore the trial is being held befcue
Judge Duvis. was jammed this morning
and afternoon. Many minor political
lights were noted in the audience.
The last juror was obtained shortly
after noon. Assistant District At
torney Gordon explained to the iurors
that the magistrate was charged with
involuntary manslaughter and driving
an automobile when intoxicated.
Gordon Outlines Case
Mr. Gordon pointed out to the jutors
the difference between voluntury nnd in
voluntary manslaughter, und said the
commonwealth expected to show that
the defendant. Magistrate Wrlgley. was
driving at high speed nnd wns grossly
negligent ns lie approached Mrs. Hrady
und her escort. Louis Rittenhouse.
"We intend to show," said Mr. Gor
don, "that Magistrate Wrlgley was in
toxicated, as can be proved by his
notions nt the Northeastern Hospital on
the night of the nccldent, and nlso before
he reached there.
"We will ask a conviction under both
bills of indictment, thnt of voluntary
manslaughter and that of driving an
automobile when intoxicated."
John M. Ristino. Gill East Tioga
street, a brotlier-in-lnw of Mrs. Rrndy,
wns tlie first witness. Ho said ho iden
tified the body in u hospital, on October
SO. Ho stated the accident occurred at
midnight. October 2S.
The first direct testimony was given
by Louis Rittenhouse. .1100 Tnmpa
street.
Man Describes Accident
He said lie was with Mr. Rradj on
41... ..:..l, ..r .tin n.iiitn,il nn.l Im u wt
ItU- nielli . i.i. in..,'ti. in,., ,,.- nil,,
she both were .struck. The accident
occurred at ton minutes before mid-
night, ho testified, nt Allegheny avenue
and F street. The witness nid he no-
ootiipunied Mrs. Rrndv ton theatre nnd
later had taken her to u restaurant nnd i
wns osenitinz her home
"Wo weie standing about five feet
from the eiistbound trolley track on
Allegheny avenue." said tho witness.
"Two niitomobilos wore coming cast ;
one in tho car track and the other neai
the curb. The one in tlie car track,
when about fifteen feet away, veered
toward us without any warning. We
both were muck. I wns dragged about
l."0 feet clown Allegheny avenue on tlie
fonder.
Identities Himself
"When I managed to get off the fen
der I found Mrs. Ready lying on the
street. I shouted to Magistrate rigley
to come buck. Ho got out of the onr
nifd enmo toward mo. Mo said: 'I nm
Mngistratc Wrigley.' Then he walked
nwny.
The man who dioc the other car.
Mr. Wnlker. took Mrs. Ilrady to the
Northeastern Hospital. Magistrate
m-tcley then returned and nut me in
Ills car and w landed in front of a
mill. I told him the hospital was on the
other side. II" finally took mo there.
Ho wns talking and nggra.vatiim me. I
told him he wasn't fit to run u car
mid that ho wis drunk.
Outside the hospital .Vrizlev nd
lnittoe that be lui'1 two ur tlin" wins
C'cntlnucl on l'.itr I uirtiTii, Column Two
Movies Hunting Ground
for Drafted Jurymen
"It's at tlie movies you gel "em."
according to Sheriffs Deputy
Thomas Ruck.
It was there lie got nn oiimp
draftee for the WiirIpj Jiu v.
Forty deputies weie sent out wilh
five subpoenas each, for tho spe
cial Wrigley venire. "Get one of
tlie five or don't come back," each
was told.
Ruck found one man wns nl a
movie. It was crowded, so the
deputy bad the manager call the
victim's name fiom tho stage and
tell him he was wanted at home.
The talesman sought the office
and Ruck "nabbed" him.
I'ublKlied Dailv i:xrpt Kundu
CVin-r'Kht 1021
Law Student Wins Today's Limrick Prize
1' S
1 V, ..-is
George AV. Phillips,
1205 Cottmnn street,.
Fox Chase
Jack's Jingle Box is Third
SLAYER'S 'DOUBLE':
Man Identified Even by" Scars
Proves Innocence at De
layed Trial
PROVES ABSOLUTE ALIBI!
Viti Novell!, thirty-four v.-uts old. i
is free today aftrr having been confined
for nine months in MoyHiiicnsing
prison, charged witli a murder com
mitted by u man whose "double" he is.
Antonio Mereurlo Is the tnun tho police
wanted. They hnd a thorough descrip
tion of him. Vlto Novell! Is the mnn I
who faced Judge Einletter in Criminal
Cotttt No. 2 yesterday, and who wns
freed utter being positively but mis
takenly identified ns the murderer.
Knty Green, twenty-five vonrs old,
of 800 Fcrnon street, wns shot down by
Mcrcurio in May. 101". as she was
leaving a grocery store near her home.
She wns married. Mercurio wns in
fatuated with her. Time nnd again she
had rebuffed his attempt to win her
love. The tragedy followed.
Three years passed without tlie
police 'being ublc to find Mcrcurio. Then
from Yonkers. N. Y., came a dispatch
saying Vito Norelll had been arrested
on n charge of forgery and gnve n Phila
delphia address. Tho Yonkers police
wanted to kttow If their niun wus sought
on any graver charge here.
Photographs were sent und a complete
description of Novell!. Eeti to the
marks on his body he was tlie double of
Mcrcurio. Up was extradited, given a
preliminary hearing nnd committed to
Moyniuensing Inst June. As they bud
testified previously. Kntv Green's
innther and sister positively identified
Novell! ns Mercurio yesterday.
His counsel faced "a difficult tnsk. Rut
he got and produced before Judge Fin
ltler immigration and naturalization
papets undo out for Vito Novelli.
Furthermore, be produced the employer
of Novelli, who swore thnt on the dnv
the murder was committed Novelli was
working for nn Italian uewspnper nt
Pittsburgh. Ho nlso showed photo
graphs published in thnt paper identify
ing him. under his own name, us un
authorized solicitor.
Judge Finletter instructed the iuiv to
free tho prisonei . It is not believed that
he will be taken hack to Yonkor.
OCEAN TRAVEL COMES HIGH
First-Class Passenger Rates to Eu
rope Boosted 10 Per Cent
New York, Feb. 21. (Ry A. P.I
Effect i w1 today first -clu-s passenger
rates trom nie I niton Mutes to i;uro
,
l.l""11 "'"' ""cu mf per cent,
"", announcement was made public
"V scleral of the lurge linos, the new
mtes not applying to tickets already
Inioked or purchased. Tho now rate
docs not apply to second class or steer-
tigei lllle
N CELL 9 MONTHS
COUNCIL C0MM$T$E APPROVES TRANSIT BILL
The bill broadentpift,'tcf,jQw.efs.,4f,Uiecity transit department
, , , 1 Cl '' 'lLS' x'l li. i ''l i
Tvnicn w.itt iiieiiuit'ii 'wr, ,qiuiiiii!ii.ijii 10 um; siime legislature w
approved tociay oy Qoincuv law, c.oinniut?ev under its piovi
flons tho transit clepajfme.nt voiidhave(''hive juusdiction nvu
all "tinnsit mntters a idv transit failHties'V-jn the city, excep-m
bteam inilroads. Al 'V "i ', '
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ILLINOIS SENATE VOTES FOR BUILDING INQUIRY
SPRINGFIELD. Ills.. Feb. S I The'state Senate today ndcpn l
a. resolution calling foi a joint ItglftVative oominisMon to inves
tigate alleged building combines, .Wd,;h.ousi;iS conditions m th,
state and to recommend legislation to lelieve the situ.uioii.
CINCINNATI TRACTION EARE RISE ENJOINED
CINCINNATI, Feb. 21. In the common plena covin of Jurl'.i
Stanley Matthews, today, the Cincinnati Ti action Company wns
temporarily enjoined from ndvnncing the street catfaie fioin cl-,lit
and one-half cents to nine cents on Match 1, as picposcd unnor
the 's.civice at cost" oidinaiice,
FIND "DOPE FACTORY"
Agents Say It Is First Time Manu
facturing Has Bee 'covered Here
Federal agents toda"-a. they un
earthed a "dope l.'h-tfir.i " on K.itei
street near Sixteenth. George ltrooks
mid his wife EsieU.i. weie ai tested tis
proprietors.
It is the first (use ihe ugents have
found here where dope was nctu.-ilh
being ma nu fact u red fur sale, they say.
Agents I'nfrecd and Dny were passing
the house lute yesterday when they de
tected fumes.
They obtained a si-nrtii warrant and
the door was broken in Tho agents
suy two largp keltic- of opium were
j cooking. Opium nlso was found eon
j coaled in bed mattress nnd in a
trunk.
, flubteriptten I'rlc JO n Tear by Mill.
hj I'ul) r r.dr Company
Mr. Phillips is a younp-stcr who is study
ing liis Blackstone nnd Judge Landis' base
ball opinions in the office of Herman L.
Hcclit, former member of the Legislature.
The lim'n'ck by which hc "copped" the
ON'K IIUNDRUD DOLLAR prize was:
LIMERICK NO. 58 J
funny old fossil named Low
Said, "Geology all goes to show
By the veins in the rocks
That the earth has had shocks";
Well, the earth's next to Venus, you
know.
Page From the Last Today
BURGLAR ESCAPES
Thief 3 Times Exchanges Shots
After Discovery in West
Philadelphia Homes
HOSPITALS UNDER WATCH
A "lightning burglnr." who escaped
bullet showers from five policemen in
West Philadelphia early today, return
ing the shots during one chase, entered
throe homes nnd eluded his pursuers
The thief first pried open a rear win
dow in the home of Rernurd Miller, -ill
South Fifty-sixth street. He did not
combine lightness with tleetness of foot
because Miller heard him.
The householder ran downstairs. The
burglar leaped through the open rear
window. Miller followed, shouting for
help. His calls wire heard bv Patrol
man McLaughlin, of the Fiftj -fifth
and Pino streets stntion.
McLaughlin fired four shots as the
burglar sprinted down Fifty-sixth
street. All the bullets missed, ap
parently, nnd tho burglar escaped. ThU
occurred at 2:43 o'clock.
Enters Second Hon
Twenty minutes lutcr a man answer
ing the same general description broke
into the home of Mrs. Agues Mon
tague. ."2H0 Cedar avenue. Mrs.
Montague heard him and threw up a
front bedroom window, screaming for
Help. Patrolman Ribbihoii.se, of tlie
Fitty-fifth ntid Pine streets station.
heard the cries and saw tho mnn leave
the house.
Tlie burglar ran with n long, swing
ing stride, head forward and arms
pressed to his side. Ribbihouse tired
five shotH after him. Again the bullets
missed their mark and the bnrglur got
nway.
I wo unsuccessful attempts and nar
row escapes were not enough for one
crowded morning, apparently. The
inioi next .limmlcil open a front wtn -
clow in the home of John L. Crew, oilll
t ntliarlne street. He unlocked a vesti
bule door nnd the fiont door for n
quick getawuy.'
Couple Kelgn Sleep
Mi and Mrs. t'lew feigned sleen a
the burglur flashed a light over them,
i Then lie walked b.ick to a rear bed
! room, where John Crew. Jr.. ti hnv.
i was asleep. The thief obtained u gold
l hiiiui nm, .?, in uumi in mat room. j
Mr. Crew got out of bed and eront '
lo the hullwuy. He saw the burglar
I leave the boy's room and hurry down
tlie stairs ,t tlie same moment Mrs.
BULLET SHOWERS
i row cipeueu a window and called for League of .Nations and jot bo heard nn
help. 'till questions in ,ich the allied and
Lieutenant Montgomery and Defoe-- assoclntcil powers arc Interested und
tloi Thomas and Summers, of the on ,inj fe.it tire wnich tlie league is e -Fiftj
-fifth and Pine streets station, pooled to decide. The extreme cliffi.
were on Catharine street ns the burglar otiltv of discussing and deciding itnpoi -ran
from the Crew home and sped east, t n nt iilestions uniii r thoo unimi-
Tho lieutetunt und the detectives stance, was pointed out
fired after tho fugitive, who tinned Discussion of tho "R" tpe of inan
oecasionally and returned the shots. daie -the Relgiun iiinndatoi v nrnr
The chase led to Forty-sixth street and German Fa-f Aftui. those of Frnni
Chester avenue, whete toe burglar os- and Gioi.t lliit.'ii ove, Togolnncl and
eaped. toe K.iinerun. and that of Great Itrn
mil over German Southeast Airim wn
j on the or ir ot business for this nftei -j
noon in ounce tin with the Amcuan
note .
CARUSO READS GREETINGS
Receives Felicitous Messages for His
Forty-eighth Birthday Tomorrow
New York. Feb 21 - i l!v , Pi
Riithdii.v ctoclinjs loiitiiinod in let
i"is, telegrams and cable message's to
day wore read to Enrico Caruso, con-
inlcseing ftom an attack of plouusy I
ami neart tumble who will celebrate the
forty-eighth anuiversniy of his biith
tomorrow
Th. attending ph.v nc iuu allowed u,e
noted tenor to sit up while Mis. Cum so
load a portion of the felicitous mes
sages. .Mr laruso still has some fever
the
nhvslcian rcnorted hot ..n ,
piiysician reported, but said ,u
J it would diuppear n u few oy8,
hoped
PRICE TWO CENTS
U. S. CLAIMS EQUAL
VOICE WITH OTHERS
ON MANDATE AREA
Note to League Council Pro
claims America's Interest in
Germany's Overseas Lands
RIGHTS WERE FORFEITED,
SOME DELEGATES HOLD
Ily the Associated Press
Paris, fob. 21. Tho I'nited Slates
Government m its nolo tn tli Council
of the League of Nntions on th ques
lion of miindntes olnitns nn e()util con
cern nnd interest with the oilier princi
pal allied and associated powers in th
overseas possesions of Germany and in
their disposition.
This wns shown today when tho note
sent by the ' morienn Stnte Department
and Inid before the council of the league
yesterday wn made public.
The council ngnin took up the note
this morning, considering it with par
tictilnr reference to this claim advanced
bv the I'nited State-. Some of the
other membeis held thut America had
forfeited such rights by withdrawing, as
an associated power, from tho supreme
council.
In the summary of tho note, which
wil ttinde nulilic restore nv It i-im r-
'lyenled that the Fnitecl States declared
it had never pivon its consent flint ttie
island of Yap. an important link in tlie
chain of onblo communications in the
Pacific, be included in the territories
subiei ted to the mandate of Japan.
Tlie principal feature of the note, in
addition to the points contained in tlie
stnnmaiy. wns the American contention
of equal right nnd interest in disposing
of Germany's overseas possessions. On
tills the note snid:
"As one of the principal nlliecl and
associated powers tho I'nited States has
eunl concern and insonarable interest
with the other principal Rilied and asso
ciated powers in the oversens possessions
ofGorinnnv. and consequently an equal
voice in their disposition. Which lr is
respectfully submitted cannot bo under
taken or effected without its consent."
Misapprehension Over Yap
Referrimr to the attribution of the
"'. Ynn to Japan, the note reads
" bile this government never as
sented to the inclusion of the island of
inp in the proposed mandate to Japan,
it may be pointed out thnt oven if one
or more of tho other principnl allied
und associated powers were under mis
apprehension as to the inelusion of the
island in tlie reported derision of May
1010. nevertheless in the notes above
mentioned the I'nited States Govern
ment makes clear its position.
comprised Unit sent bv the I'nited
ciresiimaniy tlie notes referred tn
;staies to treat Itntain on November
20 Inst, with the copies submitted to
the French and Italian Governments.
J he notes set forth the American
position on the responsibilities of man
dntory powers. The Japanese mandate
wuj npnroved bv the council of the
league Dei ember 17 in Geneva t
At tlie time when these notes were
addressed to tlie respective government
above mentioned, nn ngrement had no'
joeep readied on the terms of the h,'
canon or tlie mandates covennir
former German islands in the "seift
Therefore the position taken by t
President on behalf of this coverniiiom
lenrly set '..' neees.--' hnd thi
ioiiIt of effectively withdrawing any
-itegestinn or imnljrntinn of assent. mi
tnkenlj imputed to this government
long before December 17. 1020, tlie elate
i ine council s meeting m (ieneva
Situation Piu7le- Allies
1 lie dic uss.on ot the council
this
'""ruing centered on tlie question of
how' the I'nited States could viiiaio
"utnle the .Supreme ( oiincil of the
The otlieiut suninian of the Amcncan
note gnen out last night follows-
"The government of the rnitcel
States dec hires it seires the oeeusiun lo
end the council . tlie league a i opt
of a nolo addressed to Earl Cuivon
cliritish foreign minister I on No
umber 20. setting forth in detail III
mows of ihe I'nitoil States on the re
spoils bililies of mandatory powers. A
eop of that note has been sent to tht
French nnd Italian Governments.
"The I tilted States Government
( niitlniiril nn I'jc l"mirtrru f nlutiui (In
BIG STEEL MILL CUTS PAY
Jones cS. Laughlin Announces 20 P.
C. Reduction in Laborers' Wages
Pillsbursh. Feb. 21.--(Rv A P. i -
reduction approximating 20 per
i out in the p.iv of all laborers nf (1s
.looes McLaughlin Steel Co. will be.
come rfToitivo Mutch 1 it bei ,ime
known here tcdnv Readjustments of
I he wage of tonnage nun in eonlortn
ilv with lie new labor si ale iiU,, will
be made at the sumo time.
The .loiies A LltMghllii Co. one of
the largest of the sleil conipaiiils cm
plovs in normal limes about '."i 0OO
men The new into of pav will ,r
thiltv seven icnts mi hour, the piosenl
lllte being fentj sU cents an hnui.
AI I l' pet cent of tlie uirii employee!
in u steel mill ure classed us labore is
I ni 1 1 will be no i hange in hours oft.
working conditions in Ihe conipanv's
plant. The new ta'e will be oppioxi
nililel) the same as lias iilnadv been
established bv several of the oilier in
dependents tlie Jones &t Lliilghliu Co.
being tlie last of the big independents to
make a ledin lion
Burning Mattress Gives Scare
A burning mattress in tl(. (.ollar of
flit. Inline of Authonv Kit iufn. LI iitiih
1 Edgeiiiiuit slioel, tills morning ' (ifj
.i... i ...i.i. i i .
lie iiimisi .inn nuiuivc nun fjlUSCCl a
senora) scare, hut little cluiuuge
I pal).serby turned in on alarm, and the
flre was easily extinguished.
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