fr-sy- ' y, tv ' -fw, ivpnf" j VV'" sW,'v'1'" v""'"Vn,wr' THE WEATHER NIGHT EXTRA uenmcj Fair and warmer lonkht mill Hun lh,.' iiHiilrralr winds, mostly snittlmesl. '' ,TrMii:itATtiii: at i:.uii infin s lOitnfai'ilJLLl'L'UAl , ii u -"is ,i-iT in I )" I i i i ,., ,. v cnwa . iy iB 'VI vt 11 talks n an tiller,,! ecc, Ml on ervlci rT ii i 4 .3 vol. yiu-no- "2 Entered m Kcconil-C-lni.ii Mnttr nt 111" Pomntrii-f-, nt rhllntlelntila t'ruler Uio Act of Mnrch 3, 1870 Pa. AND GUT BY GLASS PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1921 I'ubllntKJj Dni I uri-pi Hiinilny K il npllon ITU 11 n Voar by Copyright mal. In Pulil i l.nli-r Company Mail. PRICE TWO CENTS Nurse and Husband Vanish; Police Are Seeking Latter N TROLLEY CRASH i.-...-,wl With Passengers onuw. Class in Collision at mm.. and Berks Streets GIRL, HELPLESS IN CAR, TAKEN OUT bT rmemew .Tff o'clock IhW '.'""-' w'":" ,nr Miiitlil-UUd on ."" ,1,0,1 into tin- middle of n No. n nl. ford, wesioouici " V. si rnr inst. cral 5 c,r from l'r Berks rtrwr , , ,)f thP Th P.M.,1",',r,rkM find showered So.3irim " ,rl wnH Former Friends' Hospital Girl Had Secretly Mar ried Breezy Westerner of Charming Manners Man Vanishes When War rant Accusing Him of Forgery Is Given to Police mi's old. ntl'PI I ; Wn Wl-URVU from shook. IMltV-S SBWalnndl.n-b.. ftHWK CTlWrcn-. Ho- ...... I "ist-hrr. nineteen rnr, u'MlinorP'iind "I-. . .rt'n.Mtl' J.. tidfll lllli 'f. jjnri - ....... .seven veins ,nm.l.,n.."WI"''tr.t:Hl.nc. ;tiu S?;ksms:'-s;;.s irri..!.'"!'"'!!' "'". -".S?UI7ii. mil W niiu-e. U Women' llnnicop.ltlue Hospital, 'biscuit Di""' "evenly-four years ,,l $-0 ifmu -tiept. Frankford. PcI.IIp I.Min. twenty -one years old. 11831 Kn-t n-ell stieet. ""',K- At St Jnvppir- Hospital: Henry CliPMiey. forty -one years, ,HU Helen street, shook. Marie Mlildls. hftv-twn years, ini Wirtli Dnn-ii "tret-l. contusions left wM Lftltla lluiislplipr. Inrty-uvo years. 2120 Norlli durum -tieei, spiiiin.-u ck. Clayton MuiislrUrr. Iweniy-iive um 24LV, S.ii tli ('liirion -licet, shock. William .1. Morris. sixteen years, 1'!fl(icrm:ini"n iiMMine. slmou. ,Uner lliirliin. thirty-six. t.n( .Mil- tive rtri-et lai'iTiitloli" ie tuni mhii-r. ilotormaii f ilie Tenth .street enr. AltinS t opium iiem-Re nuriii ; limlins oiltlne tlie licndilllll'tei- of jjiiip Ciiini.in No '. Wnrnoi-k mill lff tli'"l Willi Ilie men o, mi ruui- 1'anjjMnn im eoni'-ioii imiuim-o u hii Imkannt , . Hurni run inide mid reported to tlie ;itrii'.il liiiiemi thiil Ins romiiin wn gto(rrrin iln-n ran to the wreeU. nitli Ins men i n 1 1- ins nvei. Hnsriiniii I niMlv I(pl7eiliier one of ;ke firoiwii who s(piee.ed into the rtrkPil vi '. ,ur. hi .Miss 1' M'lier filcoil untli'i ii sent. He hud lo rip vriy tlir seiil liefoie lie could irletlsi (r. Tlie No '.':'. enr fioin (ieniiiintown 11 more crowded t tin ti Hie 1- rauKtoril ir, but its p.issenccrs c(.cnped injiir.v, Ithoucti smeiiil women liccmnc hysteri al. The mitrel of tlie Klslith nnil eSerion sim i- -.tutimi lnoiiulil four (the Injiireil in tin- Children's Home patllic I In HI ill Spcclutm s.inl tlie motormen up irmtly nu i idei stood sicnaN lietiutse leitlier Mni ki iH'd spceil wlien nlinut to ross the mi m - tnm l'nsspngpi'M said he mutuniiim it the No. 12.". enr. when saw the i rali iimivnidnlile, lenpcil iJ from In lontiollcr nnil imntiiHl id into tin iir -TREE FALLS ON TRACK; ENGINEER SAVES TRAIN an In Cab Saves Lives bv Cool Judgment A train urn!, I nmliiililn u ( iir pn thp Itnidinj; ncur Collci;e ilie. I'n., piterda) iifteinnoii ws prevented liy fcaick nittiiu ,iil( pirsenc,. nf mind hi in enjinopi the IVrklottiPii divislnn. Willie illlviliL tin li-.iin .ti.,. ,it ci. Willi' in U nil . , tl(. ,.,,Kim.,M. av a mz tt''i lni!' ti .u tin. t.ii.r..j me train was cmnc ,,t iiini. ,.,,, nf PCOil A wick seemed Inevltnlile. 'CriOllH ilainn-e would nUn Imv.. Iienn miH Imil ti mini 1 , Inoiislil lo ii 'il'lcn Hop '1 ,e eiiL'incer nut on the raKCs si.,,1 ali mill nci-iulttnil tlw. OPomotiM. i ,.,i.. ,i, , i,ii, ninicl mi.l.i il. wheels, flic pns cnserH felt ,,,,i, !,.,. . .,,, '., ojurl'tl frU'" """ "'M'ls '"" '"""' 'llN None nf tin. ,. ,t .. i If ,i I..I--1 iiiii-i- iiiTiniie nwure ll I ll'll Itllllllll 1. ... .!! .1 .... v. , , "I" in uiej it'll M 'rain an. I s.iw woi-kTitcn leini.vl.n. of the liders nssistct nine, i lie cnaltii cr The police nre looldni; for Mr ii ml Mr" .fumes Vnlkcr. fonncrlv con npetetl with the Friends' Ilospitirtliis city, who mysteriously disappoint d on Mnrch 1. Search for (lip cnttplp is beini; made nt the reiptpst of .lohn Mpiiiicn. fntlipr of Mrs. Wnlkcr, wm tl, the "police lie fenrcd his dntichter. a former ntirsp nt the hospital, would meet with harm. .Mr. Mcnncy lives nt K Areli street. Ileliind thp dlsiijipenrnncc of tlie cou ple is nil iiilerostlnr; romnnee. Hut it niny he shntteretl wlien prespnt invps- tisatinns now under way nre con cluded. ' Mrs. Walker, who -ns Miss Kinma Menncy. Iipi'iiiiip coniipptPil with (Iip Friends' Hospital alioiit two jenrs ago. Slip had lipcn there only n short time when Wnlfcpp. win, is nlinut thirtv-lhc yenrs old and of plcnsiiij; persona lit v. iiiniiiiMl a position nt thp institution as mi attpudnnt. Girl Mnri'inl In Wallipr Walker, who came from Sen I tie. Wnsh.. Imil the lireezy iiniuier of the West nnil was a convinciiiK tnlkcr. It was soon noticed that Miss Mennev, nn attractive ctrl. wus csiecinlly i'titer. cstPtl in him. They were :'tptpietitl seen tORetlier. Little surprise was mused, therefore, when it was learned that Miss Meaiiej .mil Walker had mnrried. Their weddini; took place on Inst OpIoIipi- 1. As Walker hnd servetl overseas and i 1 if w iiHEtei iiif ' 1 JV B ' v-f y , -"My. h ' i PROFESSOR KILLS SYRACUSE DEAN j. TAKES OWN LIFE Herman Wharton Meots Death in Effort to Prevent Holmes Beckwith's Suicide Vare Rule Bold as in Old Days; Spies All About REDEEMED BOOTS "Boots" at Home IELLS HER HOPE OF V HAPPINESS !N TEXAS A study of present political conditions here, with their deadly threat to honest govern- ment, by the Evening Public' Girl, at Mother's Home, Says Ledger's staff writer, George Nox McCain Xi'JC,'',fyi'YfVV'fftvM MILS. .IA.MKS WAMtKIt nppni'Ptitly had ii ennd rpcorn, no ol) jection was iiiiiiIp to liltn liy tlie parptits of Miss Mphiicj . His tleetls of cnllantry nhrond and his many experiences m tills country iniide a Rood iinpression. A sudden chaui;e in ultairs entile ahout on .Fohrtum 'JS. 1 On that inoriiiiiK City Hall detet lives I rnllcd nt the Mcaney home 'and told Mr. I Meauey WiilkcY wns wanted for forgery. One nf the detectives displayed u picture of Walker mill said it came from the miRiies' cnllery. Tliey fulled to say however, win, inndf Ilie ihuree iiKiiinst the ymiiiK um ti. Mr. Mcaney identified i tlie picture in possession of the tlctectncs as that of his son-in-law. When tiiestioiied rcgai'dini; tlie t Iuii'rp I ncaitist liim. Wnlkcr, nccoidiiiR to 1 ('iintlninsl on Puce Twit, f'tdiinin I'ntir MTADDEN 1 FREED IN OEM CAS E Prosecution Characterized by "Bluff, Bluster and Blunder," Says Blanche Maguil's Counsel CROWD AT SHORT HEARING VICTIM OF TRICK I E XCUSE Man Arrested as House-Breaker in Oak Lane Says He Was Promised Work DOOR FORCED BY "OWNER" ino roo It tins in ci ri I'll .im. nt .. i. ... it .. . . - --"l Mllil ill I I, I IW I '11111 till) illlllV br hi, t . '' '"i" r'l nil l-iiiiii iniiii . ...... l .... Itetonn,,,,,:"- ""' "''..very tin iiptppiu I'uiuilRIl mi cr ' i Hotinell is miiklns; n l IL'llt lull imil inn. pra.i .. .i ' .mi,, iiiiiiu' .III r?t ill 'In ...inii'cilnii n.,1... ,!'; ''' I,' h' issue,! ,;,-',,.1N ,.nt 'erklni...... "'-I'l'sseis niom; uie et..l i """ll "f "'" l"d he m- " '' ,, '"' r"" '' niimermis heir I "' "s '" to wall; iiIoiir r'lMih ii ,nn ii,, ,,,,, l,,i ,i,,u ..,i.. ACCUSED PATROLMAN HELD folic P.lnnche MiiRiiit. n lomelj voui'K womiiii. f.inni'i'l.v fiiiplo.M'il ns a imiid lij .Mr. niul .Mis. (ioorRe II. Mu'-'iiddcn. .Ir., was fi today of u charge of the larceny of sr,(l(l.(IOO worth of the .Mi Fiiddens jew chs which ilisiippenred from their Vilhiuimi home last (letoher. The wen'thv cotton merciinnt nnd his wife weie not present at tlie henrinc, ultlioiii;li .1 fill n ('. Ilcllti foimei attorue Kcnci'.il of I'cnnsjlviiiiiii. sniil tlie, would Iimm' nttciiiltil hail it formal re tUi'st heeu made lij Ilistiict Atloinej Taj lor. of llclawaie county. Weeks Alltulis Jtell .1. liorlon AVceks. counsel Im the former miiiil whn yesleiiliij 'cluil It iiri'iI" Mr. atiil Mrs. McFaddcti tont lend the lienriiiR ami submit in a cioss cxtiiiiiiiation. iiiutlc ii cnustic cilml at - tuck on Mr. Itell after his client lind heen tlischaiKi'tl. The entire prosecution of tlie case. Mi. Weeks said, "litis been chnractcr Izeil from the start by blulf. bluster ami hlliiulei-." He snitl Mr. Dell tried I" ii. tike ll appear tlinl District Attoriie. Til) lor was dlicctinjj the prosecution Instead. Mr. Weeks continued, I'tiiniiT nltornei Kenei'iil conductet proceedings. Ml. .MllKllit s full tier In-ill IllK toilll occupied forty -live iniiiutcs In Ilie office at Media of MnRlstratc Williiimson. I The small basement loom was crowded with spectators Interested In tlie most sensational jewel robbeiy thai ecr oc i lined til Hclnwaie coiiutj . No 1C idi'iico to Hold .Maid FollowiiiK testliiionj b IMwiu II Ilrjant, a private detective employed I bv the McFatldetis mill follow in it' iiuests inaile liy .Mr. lieu anil instiu-i Attorney Taylo rtluit he hold the lic it iidnnt! MiiKlstrale Williiimson said: 'Tllt'ic Is Mlisoliitcly no cvitleiice to warrant lioldliiR her especlnlly in lew of the fact I lint .Indue Johnson ielcii-ed Miulaine AiiherlPI front similar cIiiiircs. The tlefelldailt is ,ilis(-lmi;eil." The fornier miiltl smiled for u mo incur, but after leaving the heaiiiiK loom t'Miressetl I cseiitliient treatliiciit she snltl she tlie McFlliltlens. "Wnsii'l Ihut n tme wa lo I rem me lifter ten j ems of faithful service'" she nsUetl. "I am not RoitiK to leave tins ( nullum. I nn I'ltKt- Two. Cnliiuin Tlirir HEARINGS ON "L" LEASE a'.l SLAYER MOROSE AFTER DISMISSAL FROM POST IJy Ilie AssopIiiIpiI IVpss Syraeiise. N. Y.. April 'J.- .1. Hcrmnn Wharton, tlpnti of thp collect' of busi ness administration. Syracuse Uni versity, was shot mid killed by Holmes ltcckwith, professor of liuancial and in surance subjects in the college, this morniiiK. Heekwitji then turned the Kim on himself and committed suicide. The shouting occitreil in tlie office of the school of ndininlslration in the college of iiRriiitllure building, the new hnlf million dollar structitic donated to the university by Mr. Itussell Snge In memory of her father. .Joseph Slociim, nnd named for him. Professor lieekwith had been unpopu lar with the students, it was said, anil petitions hail been circulated among the student body asking for his removal. In n statement issued soon lifter the shooting. Chancellor Day tleclnrcd it wns bis belief that Dean Wharton died (ey ing lo prevent Professor ltcckwith from committing suicide. "This wus indicated in a note lelt lor Dean Wharton by Profcs-or lleckwilli.' snltl tlie chiincellor, "in which he inti mated that he was going to kill him splf and referred to alleged unjust treat ment of himself based on tlie fact that he had been dismissed, tlie dlsmlssnl to take effect at the end of the year. Doan Wharton's clinir. a stout one, wns broken. He evidently leaped from it win ii Heckwith tried to kill himself, tlie gun was turned on him mid the dean was shot through tin- bend. I'.eck witli nin shot in the chest. He also slnlihed himself to make dentil ct'ltaitl." Dr. Holmes Heckwith was first lieu tenant. Held artillery, in the world war. He joined the Syracuse Cnivcisitv faculty last September, lie was head of Ilie dcpnitmcnt of tinniuc and in surance, lie formerly taught nt Colo- Initio College. Colorado Springs, Into.; lowii Collet!!' ami Northwestern I'ni- M'l-siu nt Kvanston. III. lie leceivcd an I.I. D from the Fnlverslty of Cul itornia unit I'll. I), liom Coluinhin. He was a bank oxnmlner in California Dean Wlinrton was a graduate of Syracuse I'lihersity anil has been an in structor there for the last few years, Ills first service having been with the engineering school in which he was head of the Kngllsh department. a close observer of politics as it is "played" in Philadelphia and hi the Legislature. Sho and Husband Leave Next Week DANCES AND GAY CAFES WILL KNOW HER NO MORE Till' Vnie organization, which ion-1 trnls City Council, with helpers.! hi'iicliiucu nml spies sown thickly through every department of the city government, is operating lis boldly now as It ever did when ll wns nt the liel,ht of its power under Mnyor Smith. For nil political purposes It domi nates the eitj.V It is impossible for nny unbiased stu dent of public nffairs to deny the state ment. Proof Is ut Ilium. Tim Hi hi step of any politicnl oigniii- znlioii tlinl seeks to perpetuate nnd piolcpt its own intci csts is to wipr its opponentM off the slate. (Jet rid nf bed with pencil ami panel, draw in . SlnJ ( nm sim i ' New Wh. April.'-'. Sue "Hoots lingers, iiiipiitteed yeslerd.iv In Phil ndi'lphin of coinp'.ielty in tin- mnlder of Henry T Pi'uee, will leave fot Te within tli- tt'.t week with In- hus band. Itoss Rogers, to "'e.i linyplnis in her husband's native state. "o. mine theatres; no more movies no more dancing," said "Hoot"." i she reclined l negligee mi th" bed n her tnotliei's best room lit ".ll" I.eil'iN avenue. Iliiilim. today. Her husband beaming. m,i t Inse beside her. "- lid her moth-r. Mrs. .Iillins Planovsky ... . . .. ....i ....... itselfi -minis. ,ii-. in r iivt-.vtiir-trii -"',, I nitiiiier. who is ,iev..i.ii i. 1 us lie i nllj tier n ml "Wos." WIIH fill ll .' t ' ' jSKBL. Is Va ' IHnK a t !ss HRmv - ; 1 i gfeiSMifiwiira '""HrjCniBr WWKSmEk BEMJN MUST PAY Ii S. DECLARES IN !EI ANSVy TO VIVIAN! Chai It's Nugent, eighteen years of Newark. N. .1.. one of two lllleget thieves snitl to liave forced nn entl'litlf" to tlie home of Alexander F.rsklne, at Fleveiith street mid S'lxly -five aventl Oak Lane, between 1(1 mid 11 "'eloek n.i. ,.,,,,,,!,,.. ii... ..I ..nt ,,r tin. linns.. '3000 Houses In I II I -s lll'il lllllh. lll it 'll i i i and wns iletnlned by a ueiglilior until al Burned 2 Bodies Found in Ruln3 15,000 MADE HOMELESS BY FIRE IN MANILA Native Quarter the the ail of detectives mid patrolmen m rivetl. Nugent, n cripple, who bus been liv ing nt ilie Inasmuch Mission nn I,oeu-t kti'imt in uti.tii.l tiiniiiieiii e nf nii nl- .. .....'..' 1.1...1 i .i:.i i years leilini lit ciiiiiiiiii 1 1. nn. in ? . jinn .nin, i lie bail been the dupe of a sctond iiinn who induced Irim to enter the F.iskine home vvitli n promise of einpliiyment. This was his story to the police, but lie told a iliffeieiit tale to ll mil who detained him till the police niiivnl. Tin1 second nmn escaped, but his de scription was obtained. Mcmbcis of the FfsUine fiimilv me not living nt the Oak lane lmii-c Shortlv before 11 o'clock. Mrs Wil liam F.hers!. of li.'l I North Fleventh street, saw two men loiteilng in fiont of the Ki-skiue home. She told Ilnwiutl W. While, of li.'l- North F.leventh sticet. and I'liink Walton, n ciiictakcr vvlin lives neat liy. Mr. WMte went immediately iln bouse. He saw a man statnliiig on the sidewalk. This man. Nugeiit's alleged a, ct'ssorv . iippaiently surmised that Mr. White knew the house hail been entered. lie llilimilletl that he was a tlelec tive. ind said to Mr. While. "Do vou know vvbeie he IsV" "No." said Mr. White, "but I'm linking for linn. The mini, desciihed as for received Hie ftotu eman Charged With Shooting Man in Dmninn n,..,i . I'llriihnai, ii.. ., i, ,....i.i. . ... .. Iii,,,,,,,,, . : - oiiiiui, oi lie l'lltlPl ,i , .., ., .....i.... I"' atn ,., i,. ,,,, .. ;,, .... . lay r I. -. . .... ,""""" """ '" liti;: " , -.-t:;: "k ,VVili"i" Urutik..,, llv7 "l""- '" An ....i.. -...Ill I I l I.. . 1 .. 1". I . . ii' t ii: t, ':""!. "I'V'K"1 V rim s.,,,1 ,"T. '" . ".;"'-''" " iik . ,. V"" " omy mm in "ail I Hit i, v .. , i ... ., .t.... , . "" "ioi'iiiiir til ' "s'v. ntcciui, llMj Nnudaiii 1 h 1 1 il it. .. : .. .. . niin Joiin ,, ;. "" """ "en- ire" t "f" !1'"11 Ne'sio. Ilainbiid,:,. tCKM n, , 'K ''I"""!'. iMtsliehl under Hii.l:' f'" " fll,:"'-'r henrlng. ---,-... ... 1,.1..II..I.. 1. ... . .11,.1-iiih,. iiis- 'iids nf t. ,.f, hhimhei- Hrre 'reels I'W mi,, Im 1,.,. TURKS CHASE GREEKS t0man cvalry Reported Pursuing Foe Frnrv. r.i.i in..... 'Tli. , f'l'S Ml,, i. ".' '- (ilTl'k i d r-ski sii, "I'v" m" "f " ' in full ..." ",K ""'ly Ibis week ,...! ".." it'ireiit. Mnvu i, r. i...i 'ii.' lllxiint.l. V'. s ifimiiiiiii T,,.i 'a,ll received here. 'Ifll nn..1 . .- '-' the urevks!8 UecUrea t0 Weglein SayB Public Will Be Given Chance to Air Views Public In iriti'js iipmi Hie pioptised Fimi'ii'oid cl-vated leiise vvill lit held in Citv llnll, -icconlliiR In the tin -in. nn hi in iiiiitle this mnlning liy Hichurd Wcglc'n piesideut of Council. Mr. Wi'iili'ln told of tlie hearing tint ing the corse of mi ni'drt'ss bcfoie Ilie mum ill. um ciiiuniitlee of the WoiiicuN l.i .ifue for (iiiod (iov'criimcnt al (lit Civic Club. "W" vvill soon tackle the I lankfoi'd ilevuleil Icisc," s.iid Mr. Weglein. "and we vvill hold public hearings upon tlie mall. 'i'. so any man or woman with ideas hi cxpicss upon tile stibjei l, ill complaint lo maka may be aide lo pro si nt tin ir views, liseiissiu; the geiieinl situation, lie said. "I oiigiii.illv had the ideal of -i Count ii that v mihl s motiutl u table. so to speak, like II bo.ll-1 of illlci'lill's, mid discuss citv biisiiiess in a biisiniss like I'llll'liei. 'The fultlllluelit of tills iili-.il is i .1, nil. 'd by factionalism. I hope tlie ti vvill come when citv af fairs will not be made Hie football of I'ditics." thiilv -live Cnntlnuril nil I'nue Thii. CiiIiimim Two LAUNCH AGWIHAVRE. TANKER Constructed at Chester in 97 Days, Makes. Record for Swift Work Chester. Pa.. April -! iH.v A. IM A world's recoitl for spcedv t oiistrii'--tion is claimed for the tiinkt i Agvvi liiivrc. built fur the Atlantic, liulf and West Indies Triinsporlatioii Co tiutl hiuiiehi'd today at Ilie Sun Shipbuilding yard. The vessel, P-'.'.HO ileadvvi ighl Inns and IN." feeet Inng between pel penilieu lilts, was built in ninety -seven winking days, which, lh iiiipany sa, Is a lccoril tor uie sun in- ini Miss. Yirginia Adelahle Meg. ath. New nrk. thlitghter of W. Alih-n Megenth. piesideut of the tniiispiu lalioii com pany , was the sponsoi . Manlln. April '. Illy A. T. I Fif teen tliollsanil persons were rendered homeless by a lire last night, the most ili"triictive here in more than twenty Three thousand houses in the north ern section of tlie city, u native iptarter. were destroy en". Two bodies were found lodnv in Ilie ruins. . THIEF GETS $1500 BAG Window in Chestnut Street Jewelry Store Broken by Thief A platt-ghiss display window in Ilie jewelry store of Ilnilcy Hanks Hid- dle. 1 11 S Chestnut street, wii bioken soinetillie lielweeii .1 iim; -1 o i loeK tins inorning nnd a gohl meshhag set with sapphires, v lined at M.ilHI. was sioicu, tlccnnling t' n report made to the police of the Fifteenth mid l..i-ii-t streets station. Although the window was grated the glass was evidently broken by sinic in strument being thrust between u small opening in the grating through which only a small hand could he i secure the meshhag. ilm it to GO ARM-IN-ARM TO DEATH Footprints Give Clue in Alleged Murder of Lucy Wlttum Diirniiil, Mich.. April 'J. -(IJy A P. I Two sets of footprints lending to the spot where l.ilcy Wlttum. nineteen, was found dead near her home Thurs day, may solve the mystery surround ing the death, county authorities -aid today. The footprints, those of a man and woman, gave evidence that the two had liked to the place of death iirin-in-nrm, olliceis stiy. A single sit of footprints, those of tlie man, olli.-i rs said, letl away from tlie spot. Forest Higgitis, twenty -two. fanner, neighbor anil sweetlieml nf the girl, still is held in the rim nly jail ut I'm mum pending further Investigation. A wm i it ii t i barging murder ha heeu iuni ngainst him. Higgins denies he advised tlie girl to buy acid, us is alleged by Kriiui, fourteen, sister of the- dead giii. Nobody Fooled Nick! GIRL HURT BY TROLLEY DIES Helen Kosluuski, nine years old, Tli! I Cherry street, died in Jefferson Hospital today from injurim received when strnels liy a trolley car last week. The nccliK'iit bo occurred in Highlit street between Cherry and Ilni'fi strict. There were lots of !i i,lit little boys and pills who thought it wns cute to tell others they hail won a limerick prize yes tenlny, when it was net so. Very origi nalvery numerous. Vety! Nick Delfonse, who runs a shine stand anil pool room, was the real winner, and a University of IVinisylvania jury selected his lino. Nick attended common school four years anil his brother wrote out his lines at his dictation. He thinks the University must be a pretty Rood place. He will take a trip out and look it over some rainy dny when business is slow. V LIMERICK NO. 90 A farmerette down on the farm Concluded she'd buy an alarm. Said old Mr. Hrewster, "Why. lady, the rooster Will call up a chick that has charm." Kids! Read Jingles for Fun Write 'cm for Mon' Third Page From the Last 'ZZ?zLa- i ' them. Chuck 'cm mil of oflice to sJiift for themselves One exhibition of Ibis sort of policy Is sufficient, or should he. to convince I Philadelphia Hint, having obtained con trol of Council, the Vare leadership will now proceed to clean house and hu miliate nml render helpless its most ac tive opponents. The same disposition is displayed In hi Legislature. The "untlerwoihl bills" or KeptP sentalive Sowers, designed to aid the machine and embarrass the Police De partment, are another evidence of this policy . Thai oilier bill of monumental asi ninity to oust the Mayor nt I he end of two yeais, htlU further emphasizes this deterniiiintioii. The one triumphant and convincing job. bow ever, was perfoimod in ('nuiioil on Thursday. Cuuiieilninii Develhi. cliniruinn of the committee on law and municipal and "re "pen foittity government. v.ns. with Ins com mittee, ripped out of office on tin shal lowest of pretexts to serve as a warn inir In other leformers thai tlie Vare combine is once more in the forefront and picparetl to go the limit. The vole on the Municipal Cnutt up proprialion of $1,000,000 carried n dif ferent signiliinnce. ll was n jobs prop osition. ConncilnitM-l'lHl.uuuriirinpri -rrew weak-kneed, tlabby nml yielding be cause I hey had been fed up on patron age. They bad to help bolster up the Hrovvn palace proposition, because they were under obligations for the jobs held by their friends. Wiping Councilman Develin mid Ids eommittee off tlie map was n calculated, cohl -hloodetl and boldly executed politi cal toup. II wns a matter of revenge designed as a warning to others, ami a defiant tleclaratlon flint from now on no mercy . .t I .u .1... I J"1 will be shown to iiios.- o" -..i. . ...- , (,m.rfj power of the nn mnjoiity. Couiicllinmi Devplln has been MilciioiiH among the courageous of men in council who have slootl by their reform pledge'. He opposed the l.tineburner s,.ieinp. embodied in a resolution, making Council, ns a body, a coiiuniitee oi the whole lo dliect. steer and follow Legislation at Ilarrisburg. Ciiuncilmnn Litneburm-r is nn p-ip- forinpr. If bis l-psoltition lint! gone through, a series of joyous junkets to Hatris- burg would have followed, tlie .iinitiil every week to legislation" at tin punnc s expense. ; , ,ott, would have left a slimy t mil of scandal the tiuu i ti.ni,. nl.i. Develin fought this ' served proposition Develin was slated to go long since., The pretext that he was not attending j to legislation at Ilarrisburg was a brazen subterfuge, on Its very fme. He prepared the majority of the hills in whith Council was Intel ested. and snvv that they were Introduced in the Legis lature. After that, some of the most import ant of them were hidden away In com mittees, possibly with the purpose oi furnishing n busts for the charge that the chairman of the legal committee was not pushing them forward. Yesterday afternoon's hearing befnte Senator Vare's committee on the bill lo amend the ohm tor so as to extend the scope of the Dep.n uncut of City Transit bad been deliberately held up In Senator Vale's committee since the first of March, when it was introduced. A fut chance did Chairman Develin have of hurrying that bill through! So Willi other bills. The bill in carry Into effect nn iiuicntltni-iit In the constitution pre- : scribing the method for determining t ho borrowing capacity of the city lias been t'tintliuiril nn I'nRt- I 'nor I nliinin ' KING SUN REIGNS AGAIN - "ships," such as Hoss, who used to sail in the merchant murine, tins ues.-nncii to the little fellow many t lutes in tin couise nf the lunjr months of vvnlling for "Hoots" to get her fieoilhni. Sunshine streamed into the cheerful room, and In ought out gleams of gold in tlie girl's henvv hnir. lying loosely about In i- fan. Hit eyes, a dark luv.el when not shaded by the Imt in which she ciistoiiinrilv appeared ill the court room in Philadelphia, sparkled vvitli lights of happiness as she glanced nt mie nnd nniitliei- in ilie litt'e home circle. Ilncifh With i:iy Life s llos- going to learn to dance n lie can go nut with meV" she asked. tcpl-nting ii iintitm that bail int I n ' put to hei "No iiitlenl. I'm going to stop dancing. I'm through through , with dan-itig nnd the gav life. I in , nil for Itoss from now on. "We're giung away together to look 'for liiippin.ss. down in tin- state wIm-h-i ; In- was born, mid I think we're goin'-' i to find it. io High! now, I'm ju-t lawfullv tiled. I'll be glad to gel away i I fioin New 'lork : ghld to get where there I Holds anil plenty ol iiiimiiiic. Hint's what I ciave most now. sun shine mill life outdoors." Willi.. Hunts i-hllttet ami lliotlll'l Today "Hoots" lingers. Tread -way's girl." Is al the htmip of her mother. :.H7 Lenox avenue. New orli. Mie left Philadelphia al ::(" o cloth nils morning : FOUR ARMED BANDITS FIRE ON MAIN LINE PATROLMAN Pistol Battle Follows Halting of Suspicious-Looking Motorcar Four ninicil men. believed to be highway iik-ii or bootleggers, at'etnpted to kill Piiti'ilniuu Nugent, of the Main Line fone. this morning, when be or dered lh. 'in out of nn automobile near Wayne for tlie purpose ,,f scmcbitig tin car. In nn excbnngp ol shots one bullet went lliiniigh Nugeiit's coat slei've. The men i-sinpeil. Tin- pnliicnien noticed tlie car going along Lancaster pike at a high rate of spied. Standing in the middle of the road In- ordered tin- diiver to stop. Tin man at I In- wluel ibeyed. but as he jumped fituii the mr all lights mi the tar were suddenly tinned out. The drivi r tlicw a revolver as In walked toward Nugent and ordered him to throw up bis hands. To eniphasl.c tliis older the other thin- men a 'so iln-vv revolvers. Willi the odds against him. Nugent complied. "We're going I" go nglil along the line and do lis we please. glow led the Willie inn. i- -uu.iii i... , line mid tin lis we please. glow Icil tlie and huslmml Ih-iii.iciIoii the girl, ii .oiing. (lr,V(,ri ..H( U(, -, M. f,. sister. Mabel, who is lourleeii nnd st 1 , . fr, , t, (M),K. You buck down us. it you pun any -you." men agreed w ith this tlie road and fa thing we'll drop The other tine iriler awnv tlie in' mi evi nnth feiireil that Nugent would try in niirsiie t hein. and to prevint ibis all four iipciu-tl liu..iiUJjii, He reHmie.llijit. table tin- tire ii ill 1 1 ins revolver was cuipij When the smoke of battle ib-aied away Nugent found a bullet bole in his sleeve con Im ml wears litr hair down her back, bioiigbt out siiiall treasures and talked gladly about bow huppv they all weie with big sistf.-. Susie, home again. Mabel. Who is pretty, lias eves he .- i -. ..-.- . . . . ... S- .. ... ...... . ..I... -..., I ...111 lll-.lt liel. ..-. . . Mill, fin" s i , .-iii. -..in -.. -t. . . Hooked ill for ll moment, lie vvoii.s ,u n bunk ami luitl to be off. Irniik. aiinther bt'OThpr. u year younger, had alreatly gone to work, hut not before he bud greeted his slstei. An older sisn-i, who is married, hail c.llled oil the lelephotli nml -Mill she would be ovei to ee Sue , ucfllCT ADDniMTCn this afternoon. .WATER CHEMIST APPOINTED "I wore that p'.iliu-coloieil Mill over1 lid..." sl.e rem-iik'il with ii iwiiu.ie miDr George E her eves, l.ll-t lllglll. DclOl'C s ,11 Philadelphia, she hail said the "plum colored suit." familiar during tin trial, would l.c conslsneil In the nsliniii. "Ilur iiiothcr sent it down the chute lirt thing I His. inoriiiiig." she added. "I have n pretty new d.lik blue tricnlette." Pit, ml of I'liicrnalls She looked al lu-r long llllgel mills. iiiaiiiciifi il. I ni pioiiil "t sic -ll nl . "I used In lute tnv fine I vvii' before mv trouble. Statement Following Cabinet Meeting Is Indication of- European Policy NOT COMMITTED ON TOTAL OF INDEMNITY Hy ( LINTON W. (ilLHKKT sun" ( tirrritinilrnt Limine PuMIc l.nlerr ' 'in null ; I l fill.!,, r.nlarr rn, Washington, April Tin- Vlvianl iin-ion lias borne fruit in the definite ei larutioii of a pro-ullv policy made by lie govcrniii nt Inst night. The stnte im nl that (icrmaiiv iniist acknowledge ro-poiisilnlitv for the war nnd pay dam ages t.f the full cMeiit nf her ability was official It followed I he cabinet nn .-ting- It is tn In- legiirileil a a pii-liniinnrT I mil if ii I itn of inn- policy in Lurope, He- fore events Ko niiicli further il is likeW Mo bo follow etl by a more di'tniled defini tion of our polity with respect to Her I ninny's i-esi,insiliim ntid the mmns in. u may no ui-u in enlorce thnt re--iotisil)ility. Snt-li definition will probably not be anonymous, but will be ninilc bv either President Hardin1, or Secretary Hughes. Prediction was made tn this correspond ence a fortnight ago (bat Secretary Hughes would make a declaration simi lar tn the one mionvmoiisly put forth last evening ns the attituile nT Hip gov otnim nt Amount Nut Tout lied Upon What wns snid yesterday was non committal as to the view of this gov e, niiii-nt regarding the justice of thf iiiiinunt of reparations fixed nt tlie Paris Cijnfi rence. roinhing in principal and interest s.-iO.ooo.onn.noo. Tin ndministraliou is nut crnssiiu bridges till it comes lo them. Against any Hat inilorsenient at this time of tlie next step in tlie coercion of fierniany by France, lies the danger that Franc, eiicoiiiageil bv too definite n stnnil bv the United States, might go too fnr !n noting against her nucieiit foe. And this government wants to feel sure Mint tlie Allies fullv .lecept lie pfisitinn. declared siime time ago liv .M: Hughes, thm hei riglits as a belligerent at Hie end of the war bad been in no wise impaired by tei-ent developments. This applies to mandates, cables, oil and other issues in dispute. The position of tin- From Ii lu-ie 's understood to lie thai evcrv tiling Is .irt as it Wilson w ilhdrew Administration cting .slowly Moieovei tin- careful utterance nf vestcrdav i pmh.'hly designed to carry tin- foiiutrv al.iiig with tlie nduiinistra was w'lieii President from Kurope. I tioii in the development of its Luropeari George E. Thomas Only Eligible ,, ,. Tin- mlinim-ti ntiun is proceed- to Ou.illfv In Promotion Examination nig slowly. Dr. lieiuge F. Thomas, '.'n'-'l liirard iivetiiie. was made the lily's nffi.'al "luster and smeller" nf water Itiilay tin 'in. nails Cniiliinii I'llK Twn ( nliinio sl ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE IN 1916 Miss Dorothy G. Renshaw Wed to .loyrldes to "look after Dorothy G. Renshaw Wed Iowa Student and Soldier Annotllie.'iii. a' has j u t bci n niaili tlie mmriiiK' Itensbaw. oi to Hcuimiiin f nt Mt-s Doiotliv iiladvs -U'.l North (Jratz lteet. I' Veal. dr.. nt lllllll Nfittb Klgb Ii Pa.. Septeiiiliet 0 S. Armeniioiii The former Miss H, ! in the yotiiige oci il west sc'clion. Mi N" State I lh gf tro'-l. at lliii'i'i-liutg. HUH. by the 1J. x .1. iislrtiw is popular set of tlie noi-ili -al was n siuilcnt . Ames, luvi.i. ,u I 1 1 to image, ami In. In Mill w lib the low a Si ii mill ni ill ainoiiiilaiice si i - n i in '.I h i navery in action .in flt-t tn nti-tl by tin Italian (iovoriiuieut witll the lllli of ll Iff cin'llllst III the liuicnu of vv.itcr at Mli'Oii a your. Di . ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 : i - will hitvi ilimge of the inspi'itiiiu of all water distriliuteil through the municipal mnitis. Sntuplcs an- taken pet nidii-iilly tinin all tilt, r beds ami iln- streams supplv ing Phila ilelphia so that tin- public may he guarded against possible uitection. Dr Thoui.is was the oiilv eligible to ipialify in a nroiiiotion examination for tin job lie will have an oflio lit the ijllcill l.l'He putlliltlg slHlinll. I.yle L. .Icellls. i-,:,u Hlllbridgc street, was the soli eligilili for the post of sanitaiv i iignieei . Iiuimih of water, nl RIKKllI i year. Mr .Ici-m. will co-opi'r-ntt- wltli the citv mid -nit, health tie partineiits in keeping m- in this section free frnm pollution ACCUSED OF THEFT ATTEMPT Charged with h iv ing nttin . . i.ii-nb a store nt l"l'7 M:---I.el -tn.i. . ,il thi- morning, (hvnl llmiisoii. of i;i '.l.-n. will be nn aigin-d in I'ltitrn! St. nin:, i... i i -..n I II.- w"n day Patinliiian Dan!.". ! the l'.i,. nml Wniiei -n.'i'l- station, nrristi-l in. in. it is nlligiil. while he ua tin tiling lo lin-.iU ojin n shov.nisi i the stt.n- iitl. I he NICK DELFONSK 122 Jamestown street iMunnyunk With leg.ml to tin- Knox tesol'itioti, tin- iiniiouticenieiii of vt-steidny iti.lt- 1 i nlis a dispositiiiii to prm ceil slowlv. 'i'his gov eriinient t mi 1 1 In -i delay pea-1 tiv i diitiou until lierinaiiy bus yielded i to I ressui-e oi- it Hiiiv piecedi' the adop tion ol Hie ii-soiiition liv some iiinnis takablc tiecliii nt um of this cniintrv's nttitude tnwiiril tli- . oi'if-ioii of C,or liiim x iiuide by the Pesnent or Ills see retiirv of state. Sin h a ileclaratinn wniil.l i . i ..luiliI- make it iinobji etioiinb'e to tin Fi.-nt-h pi nee bv lesobitioii The iiiiliciilHin of the government's i(isitniii in legnrd lo win loans that tliev wen- "valuable assets" is some what nub unite It does not niuiinit Mr Hauling to tin-ir collection In set ti riii , Mibi.ilil" asset may be usi-d tnr diplomatic anil other trading. Mon over, then- I- ll difference in the rel.i live value of these assets, , Hfltish lo.iiis being most vn'iialib. Would Kevive I . s, Sympalliy Fran c i- nhovc .ill anxious, if w-n sbmild nm i' ir win cle.-ir to .lid In-r liy iiiiinnv ing I'lii'opean ireilit, Ihat wt should .,; least d'. iioihnig to einbariast her in in-r steps w Ho a sue iiniii,s neci - siiary t" her own salvation Two such steps would In the bud passage ,,f tm Knox lesnlutioii nnd tin- mriv with firavvnl of i. ui iiiiups from the It h i n . The one step would iiiev tliiniy lie t..l lowed liv the other, for ending nf win l , r i. solution would n-iiiove tin- leiismis toi- iii cfititiiiuiiig i f-upv a Kb in.' '.il.lg'lieiiil CALLS TUGBOAT STRIKE SATISFACTORY NEW YORK, April 2. Reports from Atlantic Coast ports re ccled hcie today indicated that the strike of marine engineers on coastwise tow-boats, called In protest against xvnge reductions, was piogreiislnc; "satisfactorily," according to Thomas; B. He.iley, chairman ot the Atlantic Gulf Coabt district council of the National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. STATE BONUS PARADE IN DETROIT DETROIT, April 2. Nearly every world war eternn Tn De troit participated in a parade today as a demonstration for a state soldleib' bonus. The proposal is to be passed on in a statewide election Monday. Governor Gioesbeck issued a st.iument yester day urging voters to authorize the bonus DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS IN BRITAIN TOMORROW LONDON, April 2. Summer time will become eifectie la Gieat Britain at 2 o'clock Sunuay morning, when all the clocks In the United Kingdom will be set forward an hour. This will be the sirtth year that the daylight saiugs scheduk tor the summer mouths h.i3 prcvuilcd In England. II I'l I' ll . lit. nm i lo p .- IM.-llll Visit l only the lieglll- it il Fieticli iff, ui In make h si-o , .1- WO saw Ini when We cHlen'-l i in datigei "I distinction, iIim uri'igli fllillin of her otedit ,s i l. re.tsoii t.f ' I. riniiny 's icfusil I ' l lilt- lllllll...'' s iln'ie flill lllg tin' t iiiililillfll no (' nr I mil . I ntlliiill flnf in , I Ideal April Weather Promised by i HELD FOR OLD ROBBERY I END VLADIVOSTOK REVOLT Forecaster for Tomorrow Sun is king today all over the eountrv ami in ii- anil warmer nave tieeti given tlie portion. w iieitt in intervals yes torday liy gloom, snow . in in mid tin cerlainiv There is a sentlo breeze from the southwest ami the temperature, which was below the seasonal uveragt riiursdiiy unit 'Tinny, is rapidly tiiriiiug to normal. It was .7 at It o'clock mid will reach .'ill by this after noon Tomorrow will be a typical April day, wltli azure skies nnd salubrious breezes, eomfortablv warm. The official Washington forecast --- --..- -- I--!-'.- LWiredlcts rata next Tuesday and Wed nesiiay, Prisoner Accused of Beating Drug-, gist Last January Law 1 1 nit- i iiiiirrai nn. nviiiiv one ' lyenis ..I.I. Thiitceiitli s,,, below Cat -i penter. was uri-ested tit i night, i barged i 'with lieaiiiLg ami i. .1. In.,: Il.ii iamiii ,.,, Lander. ilrnggit. al Sixtn-ntli nml I , Tiles Christian sttects, mi .Imuuny I I (iuiiini.mn was arrested I distent detectives Mcliowiiu ami Mi Cnughiiii, of the Twiiilielh nnd Fitwiiier streets station It Is al'.etjeil iieiiilil.nl I nuder of JJIUO ii couipnnv wuh an unknown mnu vvlin bus not been apprelieiiih'tl. Japanese Disarm Rival Factions Siberian 'City I'oliin. Auil 'J ill, A 'i Ai li-iopts In nn i 1'i.ilsh. v ik .-ii in. 'ills (,. gain - mil r. .1 of the . il of lii'livustok Ii ti x i- ii-Hiilti'il in tuiliire, niciiitliug to iilliiial advices rei-eivs-il hcie The tigliling began in (lie citv 'linns- lay morning, but hud not pro. ee.i-. vi-r Ions before nib. iaL of the .Iii,iiii-ki gairlson orilereil the belligennis ( cease tiring and disarm This or Ii r was I olil-vt'lt llllll lllmilltches from V Imllv. .ktnlr (iiui'iaclno was hold without bail fori state that at pS-twitt the situation is not " t, by .MiiuiHtriite Kcnshuw today. I conbldere.d scrloun. VIVIANI SEEKS U. S. STAND ON LEAGUE Important Conference Held by Pres i ident at White House 1 Wasliiugltn. Vni' J i l'.v P . 1 Hi- I in 1 i i I" in M I at loll s .nu ll..!" on ..i .n -i lib 'ut lev iv . il In I Im -il . 1 1 oi ! 1 1 i Pi i i inn iv i im. if I i am . w.i n -.In d tinlnv bv . 1- lie. ni . ullfl Ii in - -. Iipplllt III Iv lll li lliliil ii piip i cli nnisti in i. ... Min imis ful a ilei I-' m ..'i -.'ill subjt.ls ,,, . i n ii ali pi .1, 1 1 i.'iition and an 1 aim ml.-. I i ago' ol iiiilinHs 1 - im iiibi-i nl Iln l'-agui ol x.i- Iiinn-' iiium. sioti in ameiol'iieiil ot ti '.,,i.m' M iv'ini ti.it.it -ill-, is nnii i n,i ii'li. I in lliul n'i.-il. and It w ,i ' l.ik'ii ,n ;-i;'..t.. l-i would pic, id 'oi ,i .i iini'i i -I n ,i. nt I be Aiiu'i a an miiii i-i nun mini. tils, even limn,, i win n.'i iln pi iiii'i' v pin nisi if II tin -llllll- v in . Ill s nm -, -Ii il ui ,t ii m ivi nn nt lot In p.-, In i -1 1 ii tin I mli d M in .ill'! 1 1." Ii-iltn I . ll. Ilie i-i-s at I'n- Willi" Hulls I--.I.M Ml- Co.illi-1 tiling" 11.11 - VI V. ol . . I !. 'l"iill till lllllb.l--. siidol In liie.lt III ll.llll. Si lllltiil- Knox, j-l I'ciiii -i Iwiiiiii. nit'. to ot ill siniiiuie , i i-iii-i- i-.'-nlul i. in Mtned bv Prc-nlciii U'lls'oii ,-s. oli im I iiii.miiii . a I'n in. i It iiriuillst and Mvioii 'I' llunick of lllilo lllilll 'st nn' to lie until -cili.,4 i i.ii-nl'i at ion f..i .nub i-saioi to I'iiim Th" iiupn inn tlini iiiiportaiit -U vclopinents nngl i ' In owing t strcuglheneil bv di patilns from Puns which suggi'stril the French foreign of fice was exporting some uili(iin,'uiiy Mion iroi)i Mecroiary iiuijIick, Itl'.it III- V iii.illv ml I s p ,,-, ,i i-,i vjcimir-' I SK-1 w il t ! IBI if eijurxTii vwaafew m n im m i II wi'&n wM ra!J II m sj 1 ' '.! - I -x - -VV ,rii', I , yvf ' I- ,s. I i4v.sil u.,i. A-VjlV,- . tpif KR "