Vl"'!'!' l-fti ' vW'f jW.'k"" h ., L. Cuentna Mublti: foier THE WEATHER Partly tlomly and unsettled weather tonight Anil Saturday; moderate tem peratures modornta southwest wind. t rMPKit;vnrRF. at KArii hour M NIGHT EXTRA rrnnio n 112 1 1 1 2 i .8 1 4Tn .- ' J-- Lfttaiii (fir. uifi liiii I 1 i. 1 n rnr, 16B ln lt W 1MB H I I I I I VOL. VII. NO. 165 P. R. T. FARE BOOST BE United Association Prepares to Ask Commission for Return of Five-Cont Ratd CITY AND TRANSIT HEADS CONFER ON NEW "L" LEASE Franhford Board of Trade Calls Special "L" Meeting The Frankford Board of Trndc ut called a meeting for Mondny, April 4, to dlMUM tho "L" fare '"Aecord'lns to Edwin Hulley, prcs ldent of the association, it is not so much a question of raising money to run the elevated now ns It is a miMtlon of the fare to be chnrged under P. R. T. management. "We In Frankford are willing to mt the increased fare suggested, but wc want to be shown Its ncccs iltr," he said. The million-dollar fund proposed by Frankford business men as their har of the expense 6f getting the elevated going, according, to Mr. Rolley, was subscribed in event of all other mcanB falling. The atti tude of his organization upon tho new plans proponed, he said, 'will probably be decided at the meeting. The United Business Men's Associa tion will protest ngnlnst the proposed plan of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. to obtnin n higher rate ot fare. That announcement was made today after representatives of the associa tion had reviewed the proposition made by Thomas E. Mitten to .Mayor Moore nt conference yesterday. The conference was called to discuss plans for operating the Frankford ele cted line. Mr. Mitten declared oper ation of the line would cause nn nnnunl deficit of $025,000 nnd that nn Increased tinlvcrffll faro would be necessary to meet the situation. In view of the fact that Public Berv iff Commissioner Clement was present nt the conference, the United Business Men's Association regnrds the declnrn tlon of the transit president equivalent In official notification of the company's ilrjlre to increase its -fare. City Solicitor Smyth, Transit Di rector Twining. Colemnn J. .Toyce, counsel for the P. R. T.. nnd G. A Hichardsmi, a vice president of the com' pany, conferred In City Hall today on the drafting of a lease for the new clc vated. The city Is opposed to lcnsin the line for longer thnn thirty-six years. The question of fares was not dls filled. "Hands Up" Says Fltiek "The Northwest Business Men's As wclatlon will oppose the proposition of taxing all car riders lor the Fane- 01 covering the deficit from operation of llic Frankford elevated," said Charles I. riurk. president of the association. "That has been the position of the suMiriation Hlnco 1010, nt which time I look nn advanced position on the quehtlon of fnrcs on the high-speed lines to the effect thnt the fare on Mich lines liould be grnded in such a waj that Ihe-i lines will bo self-supporting, lather than nsk the riders on other lines, or the taxpayers, to make up the deficit. "It ecms ridiculous to us thnt the ilders of northwest Philadelphia should Ik aikcd to pay increased carfare in iinlcr tlin' the car riders of Frankford wav have increased speed nnd comfort In riding This was our reason for op position to the transit. loan In 1010 nnd 11)10. "We then asked the city to go slow on the "ubject because there was no understanding between the city nnd nnj company for operation of tho pro rnrd high. speed lines, although peo ple were told thnt the whole system lould be run for five cents, with mil urial free transfer". "The prnpohal of the company ns I have reail it does not even hand to us Hie sop of relieving uh from the ex elinnge ticket charge In other words, hands up, no consideration whntever." Will Auk Five Cent Faro C. Oscar Rensley, counsel for the as sociation, who Is preparing the protest to the commission, wild the nctlon of Mr. Mitten is not consistent with his Iijtvvimm contentious regurding tho fnie question. "I.rcitlinntc revenues can be obtained from the original five-cent fare," wild Mr Ileasley, "and last night the asso ciation adopted a resolution in which it decided to nsk tho commission to order return to this rate. "The commission should control what 'he P. It. T. docs with its revenues, nd should not lenvo the public nt tho mercy of the company. In Indinnn recently the Public Service Commission decided to supervise the expenditures: of street railway coin. paiiles nnd mndn them stop paying heavy rentals to underlying companies "util the public was properly served. Cnntlnurri on I'nse Koiir. Column Nl ship quarantine"ends Sn Roasore Discharges Passengers Held' for Inspection The Italian steamer Hnn Rossore, carrjing 1705 passengers, nearly all of iem immigrnntH, docked this morning !; !i'r,11, f"' "f Vine street, after having been detained twelve days at Marcus Hook for health precautions. ., A Passenger who came ashore among he tirst was Emanuel Troiso, of Brook- n, who went back to Italy recently to Ltl, . , '''''I'lkood sweetheart, nnd brought Iier back as his bride. Trolse rerveii n the American nrmy during he'rre,u.Ha."t n10S80rc. which 8 making iIUpS. i p l" PUHHenger scrvico, was e iJi ' 'rn.m " Yorli- HI'o Ih op- ounork.(1,y- Hlx "'""ttwayH were S n l,P.r ?"' '"enty-ono brides-to-be were Include.l in her passenger ! Wl S""! ihlnk oi wrtllna. tUlnV ot WIUTmoiJiSS; . WILL OPPOSED BY BUSINESS IN Entered a Stcond-ClaM .Muttfr lit lh Poitofflce. (it rhlladttphla, ra. Undr the Aet of March 8. 1870 Death Takes Editor WILLIAM FERR1NK Editor-in-chief of the Evening llul- letln, who died today Editor-in-Chief of Evening Bul letin Known Under Nom-de-Plume "Penn" MEMBER OF UNION LEAGUE William Perrlne, editor in chief of the Evening Bulletin, died early this morning In the Jefferson Hospital. He was In his sixty-third year. Mr. Perrlne hnd been ill since Wash ington's birthday with an Infected foot. Ho was stricken In the Union League, where he made his home. Though his Illness early begun to nssume n serious aspect, he rallied temporarily, nnd until last .Sunday his friends hnd ex pected him to recover. Sunday Mr. Perrlne hnd a relnpsc and became no ill thnt (t wns decided to remove. him from his npnrtment In the League to tho Jefferson Hospital. Ills condition grew steadily worse. With Mr. Perrlne when be died were his only surviving brother. Martin Per rlne. nnd his niece, Mrs. Kenneth Geutermnn. of Lnwrcnce, L. T. The death of the editor ends n dis tinguished career. Wrote of Old Philadelphia For mnnv venrs Mr. Perrlne hnd conducted n column 'in the Bulletin under the heading "Men nnd Things" and signed "Penn." He frequently refused offers of nuhllshcrH to collect nnd publish the essays, which he wrote tiny utter ilay for tills column, .much of his writing in tJie column dealt with Philadelphia and Philitdclphians ot by conn generations. Mr. Perrlne wus born in the old Fifth ward. He attended public schools an-l the Central High School. Ills first newspaper experience wns with the old Sunday Dispatch, where lie was as- Mstant to Thompson Wescott. It wns here that he formed nn attachment which lie never lost, for the history of old Philadelphia. He nsslsted in the preparation of Schnrf & Woscott'H History of J'hlln delphin, nnd himself wrote the portion of this noted work from 1S."0 to lftS4, the date of publication. He acted as n special Snturdny night reporter of the Dispntch. In 1875 Mr. Perrlne became a re norler on the Innuircr. nt the samo timo writing political articles for Tag gart's Sunday Times and pollticnl mid historical articles for the Saturday Eve ning Post nnd n series on the Colonial belles of America for the Ladles' Home Journnl. He did cilitorial work on the Inquirer until he went to the Bulletin in 18K0 in the Mime' capacity. Editor-In -Chief Sinro J80." Mr, Perrlne was writing editorials on tlie Bulletin when thnt paper was bought by William L. Mcl.eun in 180.". lie was then made editor-in-chief. Mr. Perrlne had been an extensive traveler, visiting many of the out-of-the-way places of the world, lie was in Europe when the war broke out in 101-1, nnd like other Americans in the samo predicament, gut home only nftcr many difficulties hud been surmounted. He wrote a number of Interesting ar ticles on what he hud seen in Europe nt the beginning of the war. He traveled no less extensively In the United Stntcs, nnd there were few lo calities lie hod not visited. For twenty five yenrH lie had attended every presi dential convention of both parties; lie had gone to cveiy inauguration ns well, save that of President Hurtling. He had been present likewise at every Gov ernor's inauguration in Pennsylvania during the snme period. Tho peculiar chiirm of Mr. Perrine's MiJMniru nna llltil llllM'ltll tn Md III. wilting," ,, ' .... ......, ... timiite knowledge of the life and habits of earlier generations of Philndelphiuus. RESCUE PROVES FUTILE Pedestrian Pulls Boy From River, but Too Late to Save Life While playing "soldiers" with other children luBt night William Gibson, eight years old. of 22 South Bonsnll btrect, uccideptnlly fell into the Dela ware river at the foot of Spruce street. The cries of tho boy's phi) mutes nt tracted the attention of a ix-destrinn on the opposite side of Delaware avenue The man rushed tn the pier nnd plunged into the water. He succeeded In grasp ing the boy's clothing. The diilil wns taken to the Polyclinic Hospital, when' the pulmotor wns applied. Pliyslcinns worked over him vainly for three hours, tho little fellow dvlng Into Inst night. The name of the pedestrian litis not been ascertained. TAFT CALLS J)N HARDING Former President Pays Respects to New Executive Washington, March 15. (My A, P.) Former President Tnft, in Washing ton on pergonal business, looked In lit Ills old offices nt the White House today nnd imiil his respects to President Harding, The former President came to the capital to deliver a lecture and sald'hls call on Mr. Harding was merely a visit of courtesy. His appearance re vived speculation a bunt his poeulble appointment to the Supreme Court bench. tLLLLLaLBas''i ' ; HB w 'H' ', i WILLIAM PERRINE DIES IN HOSPITAL FIGHI FOR SPEEOY TAX REFORM BY E! Attempt to Overthrow Fordney Program Giving Tariff Prece dence Is Indicated HARDING KEEPS HANDS OFF AND MAINTAINS SILENCE Ity CLINTON W. GILRERT .Stan" Corresimiidrnt turning Public I.rUrr CopvrioM, till, tiu nubile r.ettotr Co. Washington, Mnrch 25. In spite of Keprrscntntire Fordney k announcement tho other day that nftcr passing the emergency Uirlfr bill tn aid iicricultiirnl products Congress would proceed to ccnernl tnriff ieuls nt on nnd lenve rev enue legislation till the last, the fight to get a revenue bill considered itn medintcly nfter the emergency "tariff bill is sun coinc on. Tlie most exiicr enecu observers hero In Washington believe mat tlie fordney program will be over thrown nnd thnt the tnriff will wnit. In the Semite the members generally nrc not satisfied with the ncreement Mr. Fordney lins mnde with the Semite finance committee nnd even western members familiar with the temper of inn organization predict tnnt the ngrec ment will be overthrown. The business Interests of the cpuntry lire opposed to ciciny in settling tuxes. Tho argument Is mnde forcibly 'that although some action. in relief of the farmers Is inyjiedlntely necessary, u chnuge In the tariff generally will have little or no effect upon business condi tions, while n reform of the tnx laws is vitally important to the restoration of prosperity. The business of the country needs to know as soon ns pos slble what tnxes it will be forced to pay Harding May Decide ' Much depends upon the position of President Harding nn this ipiestion of priority of tax oi tariff legislation. If the President should openly oppose tho Fordney plan of taking up the general tnriff right after the emergency tariff there Is little doubt that tho House or ganization would be benten. But the. President's position, in spite of nil that has been hoped regarding publicity under the new administration. Is a carefully guarded secret. All thnt Is known regarding it Is thnt the Presi dent "hopes for an agreement." This may mean that he merely hopes some program of legislation will bo adopted or It mil- mean that lie has some spe cific program in mind which he hopes will be adopted. That Is to say, he may take the ground that the whole question of the order of .legislation belongs to Con gress and that any plan upon which the leaders of the two houses of Con gress may agree will be acceptable to him. Or he may feel that the ques tions of tariff nnd tnxntibn arc vital to his administration, ns they are. and that, therefore his wishes about the order ot legislation should ue respected President Conceals Attitude What Is President Harding's attitude toward leadership of his party? It hns not been disclosed. He lias tiecn ills cussing the tnriff and tnx problem for months and no one knows whether he Is Inclined to direct the Congress lenders or merely to brine them together and assist in tlie reaching of nn agreement among them. Tlie question is probably- vital to the success of Ills ndminlstru tlon, but It cannot be answered. So fnr as Washington knows he is just n benign figure trying to get things done. Hut whether he regards himself as a sort of head of it steering commit tee or ns the genertw In chief no one knows. Unless Mr. Harding tnkes firm con trol the legislative ' situntion is likely to drift into chaos ns soon ns the spe cial session meets. The strength of the program announced by Mr. Fordney of going promptly to tariff legislation is the belief among members of Congress that tills plnn Is approved by the Presi dent. If the Idea gets abroad thnt Mr. Harding will be satisfied with any pro gram on which both houses can agree the whole question will he opened up ngnin tn tho special session. It will be difficult for Harding to avoid Inter vening firmly In this question when Congress reconvenes. 3 DIE IN STRANGE CRIME West Virginia Police Seek Bare headed Man Who Fled Huntington. W. V.. Mnrch 25. (By A. P.) One of the deepest murder mysteries In the crimiiiul history of Huntington wns uncovered here late yesterday when the bodie.s of three per sons, two men nnd a woman, each hear ing bullet wounds, were found in a Third avenue grocery store. The police nrc senrchlng for n bareheaded man, who rnn from the store about tho time tho shooting occurred. Tlie dead nro Paul Miller, his wife, Mrs. Nino Idclln Miller, and William E. Smith, owner of the'store. Shortly nfter the bodies wero found police officials snid they believed Miller had killed his wife nnd Smith and then committed suicide. But tills theory wus exploded when it wns dlscoveted that Miller had been shot In the bnck. Seven shots wero 11 red, but when the police examined a pistol near Miller's body, they found that but three of the shells in it had been exploded. BURTON MOMS THE LAW Former Kansas Senator ClauCs Gov ernor and JifdgeAVIth Mob Hullna, Kan., -Mnrch 25. (Hy A. P.) Declaring" that Attorney General Hopkins rind other officers tinil all the evidence they needed to prosecute lead ers of the Autl-Noupnrtisnn League demonstration in Ilaiton county re cently. J. Ralph Burton, one of the victims, said in nn address hist night they weio eiidenvoring to force him to go buck into hostile territory. The address wns in reply to tho attorney general, who recently no. tilled Governor Allen Hint he hud been unable to induce any of tlie victims of the demonstration to tile n statement with him. The former United States senator, who rented a hall for his address, de clared thut "Governor Allen Is a mob governor, Rlchnrd Hopkins Is n uioi, attorney general, nnd .luuge D. A. Hnn tn, of Barton county, is a mob judge." "Would you go to hell to iroeciitc nn Imp with Satan presiding nn the bench?" be Inquired. CONR 5 LOOMS PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1921 Schuck's ''Mary" Sued Man- Mcflnrvey. who figured In the trial of Raymond Scliuck for the murder of David H. Paul as "Scliuclt's Mary," was sued for divorce today ns n result of rev elations mnde at the trial CONEY STARTS "0NE-DAY" FLIGHT ACROSS CONTINENT "Hops Off" In Florida on. Speed Trip to Pacific Jacksonville, Fla., March 25. (By A. P.) Although nothing had been heard from him early today since he "hoDned off" nt 1 :40 o'clock this morning from Pablo Beach In an ef fort to make o one-day, one-stop nlr nlnne trln from the Atlantic to the l'nelllc rnnut. tnniUn? nt Sail Diego, nntt r.!n.la ..f ttnntntlflnf W. D. Coney, nrmy filer, believed he wns well on his way to Dallas, Tcx where he planned to make his only stop before noon. Weather conditions were reported good so far ns visibility was concerned, but predicted strong head winds were expected to Hold down nis specu. Llctitcnnnt Coney had before him a According to tne rouic luuiiptu um, ),,..,,. nt 'fi7d milps. On his recent JUUIiliJ "a. bis iv p.... . T"t tilght to Jacksonville from San Diego the .actual flying timo was twenty-two hours and twenty-seven minutes, but the distance traversed was longer than over the return route as the filer lost his way. This flight nlso had been nt intimini nu n nnc.-bton trip, but car buretor trouble caused him to descend nt llrontp, Texas, wncrc ne wus wrera i" remain twelve hours before proceeding to Dallns. , The machine Llcutcnnnt Coney used on the flight today Is the same in which he flow eastward, but It has been thoroughly overhauled and a new pro peller Installed. Tho flier is unaccom panied. He wore electrically heated fly ing togs nnd carried as food chocolate cukes nnd hot coffee. San Diego. Cal., March 25. (By A. p,i Preparations were made today at the Rockwell nvlotion field to receive Lieutenant William D. Coney, who is en route here from Jacksonville, tin., wjicre he started early today In nn at tempt to complete u transcontinental filch In twentv-four hours. If darkness sets in before Lieutenant rvo,. arrive the field will be flooded with Illumination from high powered arc lights to assist him In landing. Dallas, Texas, March S8Ty A. j.) Lieutenant William D. ( oney, transcontinental filer, had not arrived nt Love Field, his only scheduled stop on n flight from Jnckbonvllle, Fla. to San Diego. Cal., late this morning. Air service officials, newspapermen and a crowd of spectators were awaiting the expected nrrlvnl of the nviator. At 11 o'clock he wns more than two hours overdue. FAIR FOLLOWING STORM Wind and Rain, Damage Property. Fine for Easter Considerable dnmnge wns caused in the city nnd suburbs by a heavy rain and windstorm which continued from before midnight until nearly 4 o clock tills morning. The rain wns accompanied by n fierce northwesterly wind. Skyllguts nnd flut ters were ripped off houses in the out lying districts nnd in m.iny neighbor hoods cellars were tlooiL'd, With this storm out of the way tho weather mnn promised today thnt'theie would'tx' no more ruin until nfter Eas ter. Those with new snr'orlal effects, he snys, will have opportunity to appear under idenl conditions. , An official weather repot r fiom Washington says, "For East.T Sunday the outlook is for generally fair weather with moderate temperature over much of the country." BABY FOUND JN BASKET Boy Given Child by Veiled Woman, Who Vanishes While he wus standing nt Twenty eighth nnd Oxford streets Inst night, a heavily veiled woman approached Albert Schuerer, fifteen yenrs old, placed n basket In his hands nnd told him to de liver it to an address she gave. After walking several squares with his ehnrge, Schuerer heard a wnll from the basket nnd, lifting the cover, dis covered a bubj "bout sjx weeks old. He took it to the Twenty-eighth and Oxford streets station house, where n note wns found pinned to the child's clothing thnt rend: "This 1h R Nnthun's child. Ho must take care of It. I'll tell all about him If he doesn't." Police communlcnted with the man named in the note who professed him self ignorant ns to why ho was men tioned in the note. CALLS PANAMA J30NGRESS Special Session to Consider U. S. ' Demand In Costa Rica Dispute Washington, March 25. (My A. P.) Piesldcnt lVrras of Panama, bus railed n special scsrIoii of Congress for next Monday to consider Panama's tit titudn toward the demand made by the American uovcrnmeni mat rnnnmn ac cept as finnl the Whlto award as to the boundary between that country nnd Costa Rica. ACCUSED OF J ON D THEFT Two Men Arrested on Charge of Stealing $820p From Bank Chicago, Mnrch 25. (By A. P.) The police today announced the arrest of two men charged with selling Liberty bonds valued at $K200, the greater part of which were said to have been stolen from the private bank of A. G. Hlakes lee. nt Gnllcn, Mich.. March 10. The men gnve their names ns Frank Qulgley and Freil L. Hngue. (Julgley nnd Hague denied they were Implicated In the bunk robber v, saving lliey had acquired the bond.s In n legal tiaiisfcr, if SRFi " ' JliBV&?ffi':k Mrs. li S. RIVALRY TALK ABSURD, JAPANESE NAVAL HEAD SAYS Not Trying to Compete With! America in Building : ' Warships KAT0 INSISTS PROGRAM IS MERELY FOR DEFENSE ny tlio Associated Press Toltlo, Mnrch 25. Assertions thnt the Japanese naval program wns be ng followed for the purpose of competing with the United States navy, were de nounced as "preposterous nnd absurd by Vice Admiral Tomosnburo hato, Japanese minister of marine, in an In terview with the Associated Press here yesterday. He declared Jnpnn wns not trying to compete with the American navy, and that! the Japanese naval program had been formulated so that the Island em pire could be defended against nny emergencies arising in the Fnr East alone. During the course of the Interview the minister emphasized that Japan's pro ject to have n licet of eight battleships and eight bnttleerulsers not over eight yenrs old, wag not neccwinrily irre ducible. He indicated thnt if all the naval powers would agree to n "naval holi day" he would be willing to enter such nn engagement, nnd would not insist upon the completion of the naval pro gram projected by the government. Japanese Naval Policy Tn view of the popular movement for the curtailment of armaments, led by Yuklo Oznkl nnd commercial and in dustrial leaders of the empire, as well as the world interest in disarmament, the correspondent asked M. Kato to give as definite n statement as poeslblo of Japan's naval policy. "Let me tay in beginning," the min ister explained, "that our Idea in con sidering the existence of the two squad rons tho Irreducible minimum neces sary for naval defense originated nftcr the Chlno-Japanese war, nnd before the Russo-Jnpaticsc conflict. "In the war with Russia we had two squadrons, each with six capital ships, and Inter nosscsscd sauadronn having eight battleships nnd six cruisers. After the Russian war Japan planned to have her two squadrons made up of eight battleships and eight cruisers, nil cap ital ships less than eight years old. "Elfffit-Eltht" Standard Adopted "Tlii condition of our finances did not uermit the carrying out of this program, so we tried to maintain nn 'eight-four' standard, and then as 'eight-eight.' "While several powers aro trying to hulld great navies consisting of thirty- forty, or even fifty capital snips oi tno tirnt line, Japan's plnn for an 'eight eight' standard seems moderate, con sidering the position of the island. In counting; tfilp less thanvtgnfS'ears old, the examples of foreign powers have been our guidance." Baltimore. March 25. (By A. P.) The United States navy will be m,ifrli,l hr that (if Jfl 0.111 ill 1028. nC pnnllnir to Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, who has just returned to Amrrlrn nftcr n venr and a half as commander of tho Asiatic fleet. Admlrnl Gleaves, who 'is visiting nt the home of Edgar Allan l'oe. loui Park avenue, termed the navnl holiday talk "absurd." "With all her liabilities nnd the great dlspnrlty in wealth ns compared with this country," the admiral said. "Japan Is carrying out an 'eight eight' program calling for eight battle ships, eight battle cruisers nnd all the Bubmnriiictt nnd other vcsscIh which go with them by 1028. No one knows how many submarines she is building; that fact is kept secret. Considering th difference in wealth, her 'eight-eight' program Is equivalent to one of 'sixty -four-slxty-four' here. "Our 'elnbornto progrnm' is not nearly so elaborate as it is supposed to 1k. Golnc ot the present rnte, our nnvy in 1028 will only be roughly equal, to the Japanese." CALL OFF TUGBOAT STRIKE Workers Resumed Work Depart ment of Labor Offers Conciliation Now York, March 25. (By A. P.) The coastwise btrlke of marine engi neers nnd officers on ocenn-going tugs, begun yesterday in protest ngnlnst wnge reductions, wns called off today by union officials after the receipt of n telegram from the Department of Labor offering conciliation. The offer of conciliation was received, by Thomas 11. Healey. chairman of the Atlantic nnd Gulf Coast conference of the Mntiiie Engineers' Beneficial As sociation who yesterday M-nt a tele gram to Secretary of Commerce Hoover nsklng for n federal investigation of the strike situation. Mr. Henley immediately sent orders to all Atlantic const ports for the strik ing mnrine workers to return to their honts nnd nvvnlt the outcome of the con ciliation efforts. GIOLITTESCAPES BOMB Train on Which He Was Supposed to Be Attacked at Night Rome, March 25 (By A. P.) A bomb exploded on the Rome-Leghorn railway last night shortly nfter u trnln i from Rome on which Premier Giollttl i wns supposed to be traveling hnd passed, the Tempo s Leghorn correspondent re ports today, adding it Is believed nn attempt was made to wreck the trnln. The premier, it transpired, wns on the train following that which passed just before the explosion. HEINZ PIERAT SHORE AFIRE Flames Subdued After Hard Fight. Beach Hotels Endangered At Lint Ir City, March 25. Fortunate discovery of smoke coming from tho big exhibition hnll on tlie Heinz Pier at an early hour this morning, probably saved that structure from destruction. When the firemen broke into the hall over the ocean lire was raging In it heap of oily rags lying on the floor. The building was filled with smoke nnd smoke nnd flames poured from the windows, creutlng intense excitement In the uptown bench hotel colony. After buttling with the flames for a half hour .ho fire wns finally- subdued by tho fire men. An Investigation convinced the department the fire was accidental. Published Dall Hxccpt Sunday. fcopyrlaht, 1021. by $100 for Her She's twenty, nnd she works hard all day as a stenographer, but she doesn't come home too tired to remember thai feho lovos nnd Is loved. So shu has been a faithful llmcrickcr, because bhc wanted more money to help fill the hope chest. Today her faithfulness is lewurdecl. She thinks perhaps sho's written better, but the jury of Quaker City chnull'cur3 voted for her line, 14 to 1. LIMERICK NO. 83 "What have you," asked Percy St. Clair, "Thai is nice for a lady to wear?" And the jeweler said, With a wag of his head, "Ring her hand. Chain her heart. 'Lock-et there.' " MYSTERIOUS MARY' SUED FOR DIVORCE Ray Schalk's 'Sweetheart' Charged With Cruelty in Separation Action Is RESULT OF MURDER TRIAL A suit for divorce wns entered today ngnlnst Mrs. Mary McGarvey. 01U8 Chnnccllor street, the "girl" of Ray mond W. Scliuck, convicted of murder recently, nnd who wns known ns "Mys terious Mary." In filing the suit William .T. Mc Garvey, the husband, who gave Ills ad dress as 14 West Turnbull avenue, South Ardmore, bnsedit on alleged bar barous treatment accorded him by Mrs. McGarvey, In his complaint he set forth the marriage occurred April 2H, 1013, In Philadelphia, and Mint lys nnd his wife lived together nt 4255 Viola street. 1005 South Ithnn street nnd 5B1S Chancel lor street. Mr. McGarvey, in the brief state ment filed, declared that from January 1, 1018. up to Jaminry 25. 1010, his wife "constantly nnd on occnslons too nuinprnus tn mention, did by cruel nnd bnrbnroiis trentment, endnnger the life of her husband, nnd offered him Indig nities which rendered his condition In tolerable and Ills life burdensome." The court was petitioned to have Mrs. McGarvey appenr nnd answer the stilt on June tl of this year. No stip ulations were set forth for n trial by Jury. Howard M. Lutz, of Media, Is counsel for Mr. McGarvey. As "Mysterious Mary." Mrs. Mc Garvey was thrust into the limelight becnusc of statements mnde by Shuck, convicted of murdering David S. Paul, the Camden bank messenger. Shuck frequently referred to the young woman ns "my girl," and accord ing to the, Camden authorities hnd gone to senshoro resorts n,nd other places with her. PHILADELPHIAN WINS GIRL Miss Miller, of Trenton, Received 70 Offers of Marriage A man from Philadelphia has been selected by slxteen-yenr-old Dorothy Miller, of Trenton, ns her prospective husbnnd. A few days ago Miss Miller offered to marry any man two yenrs hence who would immediately supply $1000 to pay for an operution which will soon have to bo performed on her mother. Miss Miller refused to reveal the name of the Phllodelphlnn whom she has; chosen. She said that he wns "well fllxed" nnd owned several tenement houses and an automobile. She received seventy answers to her appeal, which appeared in newspapers of scvernl cities. MISSING MAN FOUND Euzene Perole. fifty -three yenrs old. of 020 Webster street, has been located by his fnmiiy niter naving neen missing from his home since Inst Tuesday. He Is a flagman nt hixteentn street nnil Washington avenue, and when he failed to return home the police were notified. A reserve patrolman recognized the man from his picture nnd description nt Twelfth nnd Chestnut fctreet, nnd hn wns sent to nis home, lie declared he could remember nothing since he left home Tuesday. EXTRA LIEUT. CONEY BADLY INJURED AS PLANE FALLS IN LOUISIANA WASHINGTON, March 25. Lieutenant W. D. Coney, nmiy nir seivice, fell near Crowvllle, La., at 7.30 n. m. today while attempting a return flight from Jacksonville, Fin., to Snn, Diego, Calif. According to reports reaching here Lieutenant Coney ic celved injuries which may prove fatal. His plane was wtecked. THROUGH FREIGHT BOAT REACHES HELENA, ARK. HELENA, Ark., March 25. The fiist fi eight received in Helena from Cincinnati nnd Louisville by the nil-water loute and without change of boats in more than ten years arrived lieic last night on the steamship Queen City, which recently entered thiough trade between Pittsburgh and New Orleans. M00RF T0 STCK ARfJUND Mayor Moves Private Safe Into His City Hall Offices J. Hampton Moore, who moved into the Mayor's office on the Hecond floor of City Hnll more than n year ago, has apparently decided to remain for u time. Today his safe, bearing his name, and containing whatever safes do cuntniu these dnjs, wns moved from tho Crozei Building at 1420 Chestnut street to City Hnll. The Mayor's offices in tlie Crozer Building, which also served ns tliu headqunrlers of tlie Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association, of which Mr, Moore Is president will be given up April I, Buberlptlon Prtf 18 Tear br Mall, rubtla Tdr Companr Hope Chest Edith C. Markley 104 Central Ave., Cheltenham FIRE THREATENS E.N 1 Whole of Former 'Powder Town' Menaced When $50,000 Blaze Wrecks Store OTHER PLACES SEND AID Fire destroyed n building and dam aged several others In Pennsgrove, N. J., todny and for a time threatened the whole town. The fire began at 11 o'clock, nnd was not brought under control until -1 o'clock this afternoon. At thnt time the four buildings were still ablaze, but the danger of n spread of the flames to other buildings hod passed. The "powder town." which has been transformed Into a -"dye town" since the ending of the war, had to call on the dti Pont mills for assistance. The fire was discovered in the rear of Poland's department store by the proprietor at 11 :15 o'clock. The cause of the fire has not been determined, though It may have originated In a gat-olinc engine used to drive the store electric dynamos. Poland s department store is nt Brond nnd Main street, n three-story brick building. The fire spread through the store with great rapidity. The em ployes rushed out and turned In an alarm. Tho entire fire department of the town wns brought out, and calls for help were sent to Woodstown, Salem, Swedcsboro, Carney's Point nnd the fire department from the Delaware ord nance plant. The engines from the du Pont Chemical Co. nlso responded. It was soon found that It would not be possible to save the store. The engines concentrated their lines of hose on the postofficr building adjoining, which also Is a three-story building. Though the postofficc was badly scorched, it was not destroyed. Other buildings involved nt one time or an other during the progress of the fire were the Sliure Chemical Co. nnd the Holmes restaurant nearby. The telephone exchange is directly across the street from the department store. Two girl operators stuck to their Kists throughout the fire, tele phoning for help to nearby communi ties, In spite of the fnct thnt the tlnines were so hot thnt the girls scarcely could work the switchboard. During the height of the lire in the department store an explosion was heard, believed to have been that of a tank of gasoline in the rear of the building. The engines hnd ditliciilty lighting the fire becnuse of n meager wnler supply. The damage Is estimated at about $50,000. U. S. TO GIVE SOVIET POLICY 4r I IM Cabinet to Issue Statement Today on Russian Trade Plea Washington. March 25. (Bv A. P.) Some s'atcment with regard to th Russian question may be made late to day either nt the White House or Htnte Department. It Is understood thnt this wns ngreed upon ut the regular Friday cabinet meeting, nt which the nppenl of the Soviet Government for resumption of trade relations between the United States and Russia wns discussed at length. SEEK SHIP IN DISTRESS Vessel, Answering Signals, Searches In Vain for Vessel Off Halifax Now York, March 25. (Ity A. P.) An unknown vtssel In distress of which no tincp could be found after scverul bonis' search, wns repotted to day by rudiu fiom the steamship West Chntiila en route from Bremen to Balti more. Larly yesterday mornine thrcn rockets, llrcil nt short Intervals, wern observed from the bridge of the West Chataln while approximately 200 miles southeast of Halifax. The steamship put about and mnde a careful search, but could not locate the source of the signal, bnl '2m?1H PENNSROV PRICE TWO CENTS BAM FOR SAXON' CITY OF EISLEBEN RAGES FURIOUSLY Security Police and Communists in Deadly Struggle as Machine Guns Bark f WORKMEN RE-ENFORCED; "" BERLIN READY FOR COUP Hy the Associated Press KlMebcn, Germany, March 25. Fighting between the Communists and security police for possession of Kis leben had extended this morning to t hnlf-mlle front In the western section of the town with flic positions of ad vantage changing hands from moment to moment. The Communist nrmy of 2500 wob being reinforced steadily by pens ants nnd villagers coming Into town by unknown roads on foot and on bicycles, They carried army guns in the hope of surrounding the 2000 security police nnd destroying them. Rifles, machine guns, grenades and dynamite, which were heard continu ously throughout the night, had become n continuous rumble resembling drum fire. From the postal and telegraph building the combat was visible and above the roor of firing could be heard calls of encouragement to both sides and the cries of the wounded, Iylnj where they fell. ELslcbrn, Germany, March 24 (7:10 p. m.. delayed) (Iy A. P.) xne street fighting ns n result of the Com munist outbrenk which hns been In progress for the last forty hours In this Important copper mining town ot Saxony was continuing desperately to night with a hand-to-hand combat nt the rallrond stution und in the street In the center of the city. The rattle of mnchliie-gun fire, the crash of hand grenade, explosions and the popping of rifles has been going on steadily for the Inst three hours. Two thousand police were holding the rait half of the town, while 2500 workmen were in possession of the western sec tion. All the workers are heavily armed and well disciplined. The Intensity of the fighting may be judged troth the fact that the railroad station changed hands twice in the twenty minutes preceding the filing of this dispatch. The police now are in possession of the station. Bodies of the dead and severely wounded were stlli lying tonight In the streets where the victims fell twenty hours ago. The less severely wounded were crowded in sheltered doorways, with bullets raising puffs of dust about them. Tlie extent of the casualties on either' side is not definitely known, but at (east twenty were killed and fifty wounded ! this morning's fighting. Railroad and telephone communica tions with Eisleben were cut. Th correspondent came into the town 6a foot. Tlie telegraph office was found lu the hands of the police who consented to transmit this report of the fighting, the sending of the message proceeding while machine guns raked the adjacent streets, nnd the people living nearby were huddled in their darkened houses, pecking through the blinds. The workmen were holding the muni cipal lighting plant, but permitted Its continued operation. All the roads leading Into the town nrc under fire. The fighting nt this hour appeared to be growing In intensity and it seemed probable that further wire communica tion with the outside world would have to he from Halle, eighteen miles dis tant. London. March 25. (By A. P.) Although the situation nrlsini from the I Communist outbreaks in Germany Is still dangerous, the Communists are being overcome by the forces of law nnd order, according to reports from the different centers, snys u Central News dispatch from Berlin today. At Klsleben, where the situation ves terday was reported most critical." the police, tho reports state, have driven out the Communists, who have en trenched themselves In the neighboring hills and are directing machine-gun fir on the jiolicc strongholds. The troop are marching on Kislcben over the high ways, us railway communication has been destroyed. There hns been no repetition of tlie disorders in Hamburg, where the police are masters of the situation, the reports udd. Investlgntion of the reported Com munist attempt to blow up the statuary in the Sieges Alice. In Berlin, Is de clared to have revealed the existence of n widespread conspiracy of violence, ConUmiNl on Vto roup. Column Koar ENTENTE DELAYS ACTION ON REBUFF BY GERMANY Postpones Dlsousslon of Reparation Refusal for Few Days Paris, Mnrch 25. (By A. IM Con sideration of the Kntento policy to ward Germnny in view of her refusal to pay by Mny 1 tho 12,000,000,000 marks gold demanded by the repara tions commission ns the balance of her 20,000,000.000-mark obligation under the peace treaty, will be postponed for a few days. Tlie Bniente foreign offices, it was stated, would wait until nftcr the Uaster holidays to begin nctlve consul tations on the rcpnrntinn commission's icport of Germany's refusal to pay, and the meeting of the council of ambassa dors, which nnd been set for today, was abandoned. The ambassadors will not set together for their consultations be fore the middle of next week, I.n Liberie announces thnt the Ger man delegates here todny handed to the reparations commission the Ger mnn Government's answer to the com mission's note of yesterday warmna Germany thnt unless the 20,000,000,000 gold marks duo under nrticle 2.15 of the treaty wero paid by May 1 penalties would be Inflicted. The wording of the German reply wa considered unacceptable by the com-' mission, tlie newspaper guys. Delaware Ave. Widening to Proceed The Hist legal step toward widening Delaware nvenue from Laurel to Dyott streets wns tnken todny by Mayor Moore when he signed a petition for lenve to tile the required bond. It la estimated that $750,000 In damaged wW he nwnrdrd for buildings tn he taken over In currying out the project, t-i M ,H ; 1. BjgtSL"" , K.WI-, ,' A, . w . Vfj l - (."
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