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VOL. VII. NO. 206
U. S. "SLACKER LISTS"
DENOUNCED AS FALSE
B Y MAJOR MURDOCHl
Publloation.Will Disgrace Thou-
sands of Innocent Men,
Says Draft Officer
SOME WHO DIED BRAVELY
BRANDED AS "DESERTERS"
Protested to Judge Advocate
General Against Injustloe
of War Office Plan
ALSO WROTE TO PENROSE
Declares War Department Ac
cuses All About Whom In
formation Is Lacking
a
tty f.BORGE NOX MeOAIN
"The War Department will, I am
Informri, vltMn W days publish
fh. names of Pennsylvania listed In
A Adjutant OeneTars office In "Wash
torton a deserters under the draft law.
"I hare protested to General Krow
ttt, to the War Department and evon
fo Attorney General Daughcrty against
this proceeding. The names liavo not
been sifted out. There baa been no
distinction made.
"There are thousands of names on
this Hat of men who enlisted, who won
promotion, who died In France; of
ethers who were awaiting a call to
mice when the armistice was signed.
Xhey will be branded an willful desert
iri and onco so branded they can never
efface the disgrace. "
It was Major Wlllinm G. Murdoch,
former draft executive of the War De
partment for Pennsylvania, who made
the foregoing Impressive and sensa
tional announcement.
Speaks With Authority
Major Murdoch through the war was
the Government draft representative In
nrrisbiirg. He is familiar with every
phase of the draft. Mb statement is
all the more Important, therefore, ns
comtag from the highest authority in
the Commonwealth on the subject during
the war.
"The War Department has never in-
tmlgated these cases. It has side
ateppd the issue on the score of ex
pense, lack of time or other futile rea
sons, Major Murdoch continued.
"It is trjlng to make a desk job out
el a condition that requires careful
iearch to save the reputations of thou-
lends of men who will be dishonored
by thi publication of their names ns
draft deaerters.
Murdoch' Recommendation
"As far back as September 8 Inst.
I In response to n memorandum from
General K, II. Crowder. Judge Advo
cate General. I wrote him :
Of the nSri.OOO men reported ns
deserters. 101,000 wore non -willful
dwerters, as shown by information
Tillable nt the present time. If the
War Department Is satisfied that
tliwe men did not willfully evade the
draft a proper notation should bo
tiadfe on their record at Washing
ton, a blanket discharge given to this
flais, and the mntter ended.
The remaining 174,000 nro classi
fy as willful deserters. The irawn
th'j are cUsiitied as willful deserters
iv bwausc there Is absolutely no In
formation filed within the cover sheet
ef the man's questionnaire which
ouhl tnablo the department to de
termine the reason for tbe man's not
complying with the selective service
r'gulatlon,
Tl,. IV... TS . ...
i -- 11 nr ivepanmcnr, continued
Major Murdoch, "has never made any
ajitematlc effort to Investigate the cases
appearing on these Hits.
Department Already Criticized
'Its clelcrmlnnf Inn rt ma nl.AH.1 l..
tlready brought wide criticism. The
1111 Obmit tn he nulilUniwl on,,ul.
IP
irlnclpally nf non-wtfiful deserters. In
ennumauia. exneclafiv. el,. .
eue for a man's attempting to evade
military sen-lee by becoming a willful
d erter. All he had to do under cx
'V'lfE r'R'latlonn was to obtain em
? .nonti A.any onc f th Iat snlP-
itJ; ' i lfthcr hn "BH qnnJ for mil-
ift, duty or not. He would then be
c.MinJe'P011,, l.Lo Emergency 'JTlcct
""'IflMt'ou list, whero he was as so-
h.H u n mil,t"J' rfrvlco as thouh '
tlon granted (,cfer"d classlfica-
MsWMmi!mplJi"!lw ,ho fart-" sal1'
Sor W"' Vhnt I am heortlly In
c! WhS1 t0 thQ very fuIlcst tcnt
I'Tl, ' . '
ocent or ,rla 1 ml8ht S,,J' tlln ,n
and sn0nVatt ,he 'snor'nt. cannot
lion. not be convleted of deser-
the VS. ?" W.11OHO nnmes appear ou
willful .i. V ,wo senorai classes, v z:
wuifui dCicrlfr3 nU(1 non.wi,lful' v;lc:
the irVlw h0,c who wero
vero actually In
MPrnn.l l...
, ---...,, ikn ii im ,nnA .!,. uL
ee sa .ta II R.V""' after h?. Arml-
on was iiis. ""'""l1 no runner ac
"TM'i"Psva.P' n their parts.
Irtrk of ,. "M,"",? bosoignornnco or
'"-tn fl I ,a' lnB, PrfVCD,d them
la z J,'e. their dutlbi under the
ntitlf.1 ln " ' "'"'"amy would have been
- - .. ni-iei-reii classification.
' Notice Ixmg Ago
AdmiDUtrat"lon,le,m,r"nent of the last
rer to In?.;,? n,aUo no effort what-
fwl "de e rB" f ,Ut, of """
atlrred by the draft iflf'i '"f Aug.",t'
Htate. .! ",.nlllfll n.vurious
JfrfiiJSjHSSS:
"I nni7i . "p"eriers.
" would be' lIui!.rtK.tmTarll '"vestlga
u' ne little hhort of a national
mifdj.nj.,,,.. nu.c,n;nln-o;
-. msgiWms!
Entered a Seconfl-CUn MfttUr nt th Pottofflco, at Philadelphia. r.
Under the Act of March 8. 187
MAJOR WILLIAM A. MURDOCH
COLONEL HARVEY PRESENTS
CREDENTIALS TO GEORGE V
New American Ambassador and
8ulte Visit Buckingham Palace
London, May 12. (ny A. P.)-
uolonel George Harvey, the new
American Ambassador, was received
this forenoon by King Gcbrge nt
Buckingham Palace, the Ambassador
presenting bis letters of credit to the
King.
Ambassador Harvey w'as nccon
panted to the palace oy Sir John Han
bury Williams, marshal of the Diplo
matle Corns: J. Butler Wright, coun
selor of tbi embassy, and tho members
or tne emuasy secretariat, unc nraoas
sadorial party drovo to Buckingham
Palnca in roynl carriages.
The three roynl barouches employed
for tho occasion called at Jl o'clock nt
CO Chcsham Place, tho American Era
basny, nnd tho members of the Ameri
can party, all of whom wero in full
dress, entered the carriage nnd pro
ceeded to the palace. Earl Curzon, tho
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, was prco
cnt during Ambassador Harvey's pre
sentation of his credentials nnd of the
letter of recall of his predecessor in the
ambassadorial post, John W. Davis
After this formality had been con
cluded, King George. Ambassador Har
vey and Lord Curzon had a few min
utes' informal clint. following which
the members of the new Ambassador's
HUite were presented to the hlntf.
The party was then driven Lack in
the royal equipages to Chcsham Pjace,
the entire proceedings having taken
about an hour.
JUDGE LINDSEY TO PAY
Accept Fine of $500, Ending Long
Contempt Controversy
Denver, Colo.. May 12. (By A. T.1
Ben B. Lindsey. Judgo of Denver's
Juvcnilo Court, announced today he
would pay a fine of $300 nnd coBts
assessed ngninst him following his con
viction on charges of contempt of court.
Judgo Llndfcy's action wilt end n five
year controversy.
Ho was adjudged in contempt by
Judgo John Perry, of tho District
tourt, in IHli. Judge I.Indsey had re
fused to divulge what Nenl Wright, u
fourtpcn-year-old Juvenile court word,
had told him about the murder of the
lad's fathnr. Tho boy's mother was
tried for the murder and ncquitted.
Judge Llndhcy refused to obey the
court's order because he snid if he tes
tified ho would be "betravinc the eon.
Jldence of a child."
SHOOTS HIMSELF BY GRAVE
Aged Man Commits Suicide at Plot
Where Wife Is Burled
Brooding over the low of his wife
more tnan a jear ngo. r. ,i, mthchcr.
a retired grocer who formerly lived nt
713.'t North Broad street, vesterdnv
shot himself while kneeling on her grave
in n Lebanon cemetery. He died later
in the (Jood bnmnritan Hospital tbero
Rltscher, who was seventy-one years
old, was admitted to the Presbyterian
Home for Aged Couple severnl weeks
ngo and Huturday obtained permission
to visit IiIn wife's gravo to decorate it.
In his pViket was found n noto tell
ing of the reaHOn for his suicide und a
request that he be burled beside his
wife. They had no children.
LEIB WILL APPEAL
Schuylkill Co. Man to Take Case to
U. S. Supreme Court
William S. Leib. political leader and
former resident clcrk-of tho State Leg
islature, will appeal tho case in which
he nas been convicted or forgery to tho
friends in Pottsvllln todav stated.
This anneal would net ns n staj nnd
would relieve Leib from surrendering
himself to the Knstern Penitentiary nu
thoritles at Philadelphia tomorrow. The
appeal is being made on constitutional
grounds. Leib is almost constantly In
consultation with his lawyer, John L
Walen, but refuses to confirm state
ments as to his next move.
ARABS DESTROY 13 TOWNS
Grave Anxiety Felt for Christians In
French Syria
New York, May 12. (By A.' T.)
Arabs. led bv Sheik Snlam. hnvo de
stroyed thirteen towns In Trench Syrian
territory, said ndvlces received todn
by the Near Tost Belief and read nt n
meeting of tho executive committee.
A wrll-orgunlr.cd system of wnrfare
by the tribesmen caused the French
contender to withdraw troops from
threatened areas nnd call for re-enforcements.
Gravest anxiety for safety
of thn unrisnan population was ex
pressed.
A False, False Alarml
A tall man leaned ngninst n fire alarm
box at Tenth nnd Pine streets nt 1
o'clock this afternoon. Shortly nfter
the fire engine charged up nnd asked
whero the Are was. There was no fire.
The man had disarranged the apparatus
when his shoulder stnick it, nnd the
nlarm sounded. Tho man treated to
clgArettcs, the firemen went back to the
flrehouse, and theu the man boarded o
trolley car.
BERGDOLLWARNED
BY STARS HE WOULD
DIE ONATTLEFIELD
Slackor Is a Coward and Has a
"Yollow Streak," U. S.
Agent Testifies
WESCOTT AGAIN DENIES
CONNECTION WITH CASE
Washington, May 12. Grovcr Cleve
land Bergdoll consulted tho stars re
garding going overscan nnd "learned he
would como bnck dead," John J.
O'Connor, Department of Justice oper
ative, told tho nouse Investigation
Committee today in giving a character
sketch of the Philadelphia stacker.
"Strange ns it may seem. It was
nevertheless true." Mr. O'Connor
added, "that he was guided by con
sultation with tho stars."
"Bergdoll is n coward." he .nld
studiously. "He is being credited with
being n dnrc-d'vll, but when it came to
being a dare-devil in the nnny ho wns
not there."
"Ho had a yellow streak." Chair
man Peters put in.
"Yes, hn wns yellow," Mr. O'Con
nor replied.
Berrdoll, according to O'Connor,
"would see how close he could come to
you nnd still miss you." He said he
had n good understanding of human
nature, but was naturally a coward.
Details Recited
The characterization of Bergdoll was
presented to the committee by O'Con
nor as the result of wido experience in
following the slncker. Ho recited de
tails of how Bergdoll had revealed his
sympathy for Germany In n letter to a
Philadelphia newspaper. When America
entered the wnr he recited how Berg
doll evaded the draft, how he was
captured and how he finally escnped.
Judge John W. Wcscott, of Haddon
field, N. J., reappeared todny at his
own request beforo the eommittoo to
reiterate ho hnd never sencd nt nny
time as counsel for tho Blacker.
Brlmrlnc his wife nnd son nnd other
witnesses, Judge Wcscott said they were
present to testify thnt after being asked
to assist the Bergdoll defense he con
sulted them nnd it was on their advice
that he refused the offer of employment,
made through the late D. Clarence Gib
boney. Relates Glbboney Conversation
"I want to say, regarding questions
about my appearance before the Federal
Grand Jury nt Philadelphia." tho judge
said, "that Glbboney told me he went
before the Grand Jury and testified that
I had no connection with the case, ana
that is why I was not cnlled. Glb
boney told me hn declared to thn Grand
Jurj that nnj man who attempted to
drag me in tho caso ought to be shot."
The judge declared he had never ap
peared in any court-martial proceedings
nnd never consulted a single witness in
Bergdoll's bchnlf.
Judge Wcscott sought privilege nf re
appearing before the commttteo In vlnw
of testimony by Samuel T. Ansell und
Hdnnrd S. Bailey, that he was councI
of record.
The committee examined Judge Wcs
cott as to the details of his visit to
Washington when ho Raw Ansell nnd his
connections with Glbboney. In sev
eral rases he snld he wns working with
Glbboney.
Throughout his testimony, however,
ho adhered to his story that tin hnd no
connection with the Bergdoll ense. He
never heard of the "pot-ot-gnld" -story,
he said, until nfter the escape.
Pot-of-Goh! Story Idiotic
"Anybody who bclleed that story."
he said, "was idiotic. I suld that t lion
anil sny it now."
Colonel Churlcs C. Crcsson snid his
nets ns Judge Advocate in the court
martial of Colonel John F.. Hunt, "did
not whitewash Colonel John E. Hunt,"
In a telegram rend into tho record to
day. "I prosecuted him vigorously," the
telegram snid. "I was also the Trial
Judgo Adocatc-who convicted both the
Hergdolls. nnd during Grovcr Cleveland
Bergdoll's trial had disagreements with
Colonel Hunt."
Volunteering to come before the com
mittee, Colonel Crcsson said that the
records show "I earnestly tried for
and Insisted on conviction."
Thcie wns nothing to prevent former
Magistrate James E. Itomlg from with
drawing $10.-1,000 in gold from the
Treasury, R. C. LefflngwoU, former
Acting Secretary of the Treasury, told
Charles D. McAvoy, District Attorney
at Philadelphia, In a letter introduced
in the record of the committee bj Gen
eral John W. Sherburne, counsel.
TriTD0G BY PROXY
Owner of Duke Discharged When
Pet Found Not Vicious
"An nil right dog." This is thn clean
kill nt liAftltli nll.on Tli.1r. fm.nlnn..
Ulll wfc .....ill.. ,,... .-.uiitr. lull, H.-1.-U-
months-old pet of Mr. nnd Mrs. George
Ilcsser, oiiu liouman street, by a neigh
bor who nppearod ns a chnrneter wit
ness for him nt Central Station todny.
Duko was on trial by proxy. He was
said to be vicious. .The witness against
h m wns Mrs. .Millie Hlfkin. U24 lion
man street, who sold n big black dog
had bitten her son Benny, two years
old, whoso face wns badly scarred.
Ills mother said Duko did it. but
everybody else said Duke was n model
pet. Mr. Hcsser, who wns arrested for
Keeping u vicious ung, was discharged.
BURSTING MAIN STOPS CARS
Brea' at Broad and Thompson
8treets Delays Traffic Three Hours
The bursting of a water main ot
Broad and Thompson streets nt 0
o'clock this morning cnused traffic to
be dlterted to other streets for more
than three ' 'n. Northbound traffic
was resumed Itm shortly after noon und
southbound an hour later.
A crew from tho Water Bureau turn
ed off the main at 0:.10 o'clock No
cause for the break could be given by
officials of the Water Bureau.
"STUNG" BADLY ENOUGH
"You're stuck lmdl enough as It is.
Dischnrged " This let Hurrv Creger,
nf B53!l Media street, out of Magistrate
Carson's court this morning, following
his arraignment for speculating In cir,
cus tickets. Ho had secured about $20
worth of tickets, then wns nabbed by
Detective McManus, nt the circus
grounds, last evening, All he had loft
of his speculation were the tickets.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921
May Re-wed Actor
PAULINE FREDERICK
Tho film star, according to reports,
has promised her former husband,
Wlllnrd Mack, that she'll marry
him again "if he'll bo good." They
wero llrst wedded in in IT and
divorced two years later
L
Drastic Ordinanco Banning All
Fireworks Drawn Up in
Solicitor's Office
WEGLEIN TO SPONSOR BILL
Council plnns tn take the "blng,
bang, boom" out of thn Fourth of July
nnd make it n holiday without fire
crackers, toTpcdocs, sparklers, Romnn
candles, pinwhecls or other devices of
thnt nature.
Provisions of n drastic mdlnnncc
were ngreed upon today nt n conference
in City Solicitor Smyth's office. Those
present were Richard Weglein, Presi
dent of Council J Director of Public
Snfety C'ortelyou. Tiro Marshall Elliott
nnd Mr. Smyth.
Thn ordinance, which Mr. Weglcln
said he would introduce, would prohibit
the snle. unc nnd dlspht) of nil fire
works which are made with chlorates
nml nilrntcs. It wns snld tills covers
the entire Held of noiseinnkcrs.
The ordinance would give the Tire
Mnrshal power to scire nny fireworks
displayed or offered for sale, nnd pro
vides a $100 penalty for violations.
Public displnys, such ns have been
given by neighborhood associations,
would be permitted under the ordll-
nanco, provided the Mayor, oi rtill
cation from the Fire Marshal, issued
n permit.
The ordinance will be based on the
Stnlc net passed h.v the Inst Login
lature, which wns offered by Senator
Dnix. The toll here on the Fourth of
July Inst year wns two Killed mid 111
hurt.
"After years of eftort we will be
able to have a real snfe nnd sane
Fourth," snid Mr. W'eglcln in express
ing assurance thnt Council would pass
the bill.
8 FAMILIES LOSE HOMES
IN FIRE NEAR PAULSBORO
Bungalow Dwellers Routed and the
Flames Do $13,000 Damage
Eight families were driven out of (heir
river front bungalows and property
damage, amounting to $13,000, was
done this morning when lire swept n
lltt'e settlement nlnng the banks of the
Delaware River nt Bllllngsport, N. J.,
near I'nulsboro.
Five houses were destroyed by the
flames nnd three more damaged. The
residents were forced to leave so has
tily that most of them lost nit their be
longings. The fire wns discovered at 10 o'clock
this morning II is believed to hnvo
been caused by an overturned lamp in
the home of John Suiinncklc, Known n.s
the "Cadillac House."
In a few moments thn wholo place
was In Ihunes, nnd with a strong wind
fanning the fire, the houses ndjolning
were involved in n few moments. Among
tho houses badly damaged ere those of
Albert F. Day. Joseph Fngin nnd Wil
liam Klrsch.
Before the engines came the inhabi
tants of the settlement nttncKed the
flames with buckets nf water drnvvn
from tho river, but could make no head
way. Engines responded from Billitiss
port. Paulsborn, Woodbury, Glhbstovvn
and Thoroughfare.
CALL YOUiNGJVIOJHER THIEF
Woman With Baby Couldn't Resist
Pretty Dresses, Say Police
With her fivo-mnnths-oM baby in her
nrms, Mrs. Mnrgarot Snvuge, 'J02I1
Summer street, was held in SflOO bail
for court on u charge or larceny by
Mngistrule f'Hrson todny. She bnll
tnken two diesses from two stores on
Mnrkrt stit'ct. it wns testified.
Her husband nppeared to testify they
hnd come to Philadelphia from a town
in ixow orK. hoping for work. Funds
weie low. Tho young woman unni.i
spring clothing She left the child nt
home willi her husband and went "win
dow shopping." The temptation proved
too much, it was testified, und she put
the dresses in a paper bag, only to be
caught at the second btoro before shu
COIIUl rcticn me hi reel.
To provide bail for her the husband
had to borrow $'J00 from a brother and
$100 from her mother; who lives here.
"League of Nations" Stock Sold
Chicago, Moj i:t. (It) a. P )
Stock in the league of Nations, nt $10
a share, is the latest bargain to be
offered to tin Chlengo Investing public
Department of Justice agents today be
gan searching for tho men who hnvo
victimized numerous: persons by selling
the stock, collecting per cent of the
prico in advance of delivery.
OMJWN NIOHT AT BICAUX AKTS OAYKL
Eroa nd tllrard v. UouvnIr UutmiSS
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UNI
PLANNING
DENATURED FOURTH
DAYLIGHT SAVING
URGED ON COUNCIL
BY ITS COMMITTEE
Ordinanco Ordering Plan
Hall and Asking Public
to Join Approvod
at
CHANGES MADE TO MEET
ALL LEGAL DIFFICULTIES
rhilndelphinns will "snve daylight"
and move tho clock ahead an hour this
summer nnd every cummer herenftcr if
Council pnsscs nn ordinanco recom
mended to It today by ita Committee
on Law
Tho ordinance makes daylight saving
mandatory in tho City Government nnd
cnlls upon all citizens to conform to
the time fixed by the City for Its nf
falrs. Though this cannot be mnde obliga
tory, thn ordinance is so drawn that it
is believed mot people will conform
to thn time which is mnde legal for tho
municipality nnd its employes.
Tho ordinanco received the approval
of tho committee nt n public hearing at
City Hnll today. Bankers, professional
men, lenders in tho city's business nnd
ronnufneturcs, women who hnvo taken
a leading part in all projects for the
common good, were present when the
committee recommended tho passage of
tho ordinance.
No Opposition
Among tho prominent persons who
spoke for daylight saving were Levi L.
nuo, ltooert u. Dripps, A. A. Chris
tian. Dr. Charles D. Ilart, Mrs. J
Willis Martin and D. T. Stotcsburv.
Tbero xvns unanimity in advocacy of
daylight saving, tho only question bo
ing of a method to accomplish It with
out violating the Act of Assembly re
serving to tho State the power of fix
ing time.
This difficulty was avoided by mnking
tho ordinance mandatory only upon the
City Government. Council has n legal
right to llx the time nt which its func
tions hall commence nnd Its employes
go to work. It nlso has u right to make
n recommendation to tho citizens, which
is not binding in law. but none tho less
will be nlhcred to by virtually every
one. Ttie original dnyllght-snvini: ordi
nance was introduced bv C.iiinctlninn
Roper. This mnde tho Rdvnuce of the
c'oek by one hour mandatory on everv
one nnd In the opinion of lnwyers was
open to nttnek In court proceedings be
cause It conflicted with the act of As
sembly. There wns considerable discussion of
the Roper ordinance nnd of ways in
which Hie legal objection might be re
moved beforo Assistant City Solicitor
Lowcngrilnd read n substitute ordi
nance, whidi avoided the difficulty, yet
gained the same numose.
Couucilmnn Roper nnd an opinion
ironi President Judge Sclinger of the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
County in n suit brought by moving
plcturn theatre owners to enjoin Pitts
burgh from acccptiug daylight snving.
"I would ho very sorry to have the
impression go out thnt the mnviiie-
picture peoplo of Philadelphia are op
posed to daylight saving, s-nid Coun
cilman Hull, who nilded ho was n stock
holder in n large motion-picture cor
poration here.
"I'nless there is some one here who
is opposed to this bill.' said Councilman
(Inltney, "I would suggest wo henr the
Assistant city solictor. '
Hall Favors Ordinance
Hall then moved that tho Honor or
dinniice lie reported after striking out
the second seel ion.
Mr. Stotcsburv was recocnlzed lip
Cliairmnii Develin and made a brief
siieech.
"While I think daylight saving of
great benefit to innuy," lie snid, "tho
present system is unsatisfactory . New
York is one hour nhead of n.s oud I
have to remember this when I wish to
hnvo nny dealings with New York-
There is n great uinoiiut of business
between Philadelphia and Now York
and other bunkers ure heartily In favor
of daylight saving for this city.
Mr. Rue. another hanker, declared
that the people Ijenelit was the crcnt-
est conideinlion and icniindcd the
( .nuncilmcu u m not necessary to cot
permission from Washington jo close
the hanks an hour earner than usual.
"Peonle soon accommodate them-
selves to custom." he said, "and 1 think
businc"! rnw h regulated quickly if the
change is made "
Hi' also strtssed tho confusion in
hanking affairs cauel lij the dlffercnru
In time between New York and thlscltv.
Councilman Walter snid he i curetted
the people bad not tnken more inter
est in (lav light saving when lie intro
duced a similar bill some time ngo.
Jlri. Martin snid: "If you men could
remember how much peoplo apprccintcil
daylight saving when we hnd it before.
there would be no question about tho
nnssage ot this ordinance.
"We are strongly In favor nf it."
snid lr. Hart, bend of the Hoy Scouts
of Plnliidtlpmu It even will be pop
ulnr nt the Tnstern Penitentiary."
Stores I'axor It
Mr. Christian s,aid the department
stores were in favor of daylight snviug
nnd ndded that the mil opposition came
not from moving picture Interests, but
from the fanners.
Mr. Dripps snid that John Wnnn
maKer had asked him to say for him
thnt ho wns snrrv he. could not attend
the meeting in person, out wini he was
heurtily in favor of the proposed ordi
nance.
Representatives from the Stock Ft.
change nnd from large manufactories
Conllniml on I'aie Tun, Column Two
Important Measures
Before Council Today
Bill to bo introduced to terminate
perpetual contract held by Philip H.
Johnson, city nrchitcct.
Mnyor to veto ordinance providing
for Twentieth Ward Playrround.
Council likely to puss measure over
his head.
Daylight Saving Bill considered in
committee.
Hall ordinance providing widen
ing of Fifteenth street, South Penn
Square to Chestnut street, comet? up.
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I'ubllehed Dallr Except Uunrtay
CoprrlBht. 1021.
Wife of Martyr Doctor
Knew Death Was Coming
Dr. Bergeron Told Her He Had Inoculated
Himself With Disease Germs and She
Faced Tragedy Bravely '
knowing almost ns ion ns tier bus-
bnnd thnt his death was virtually in-
evitame niter ne nccidentniiy inoculated
himself with disease gcr;ns w'hlle operat
ing on a patient three weeks ngo, Mrs.
Margaret Bergeron, of 1008 West
Olrnrd avenue, has accepted the death
of Dr. Pierre N. Bergeron with on al
most stole calm mid resignation.
When he came timne from the hospi
tal three weeks ngo nnd told her of
nilckiiig hN linger willi I hi needle while
operating on n pleiirel piieuinonlii pa
tient, she knew what it meant, lie hud
told Iit si) oft i : of Mmlhir cases where,
the surgeon died When he gravely and
gently asked her to make preparutions
for his funeral, she knew that they
would bo necessary. It was moro of a
shock then his actual death, because she
knew all the -tnges of the disease.
Mrs. Bergeron nnd other lelutlves
wero more Iiom fill Hum the doctor him
self, perhaps becau they did not re
alizo so clenrly the dnnjjeioiisncss of the
dlseusc. They hoped the germs had not
gotten In so deeply that they would cir
culate through his systejn.
He whs operating on Thoinns Boyd,
8."0 North Fifteenth street. When be
pricked his finger he exclaimed, "This
is the last of inc." but he continued the
opcintion and saved Boyd's life. The
latter Is convalescing nnd has not been
told of Dr. Bergeron's death.
PARKING LIGHTS
LEGAL HERE NOW,
Two-Candlepower Illumination
Only Is Now Necessary for
StandingjDars
BILL SIGNED BY SPROUL
Automobiles equipped with small
twn-cancllepower parking lights nt
tnched tn the left side and showing
white lo 'he fi out and red to the rear,
may now he parked nnywhore nt night,
ns the I'liekninn bill, which includes
Ibis nmnng its provisions, has just been
signed by the Governor. '
This eliminates the expense and in
convenience of maintaining two white
lights In front and n red rntl light ou
all stondin; cars nt nijht. The pnrking
light provision of the bill became ef
fective nnon its nnprovnl.
Ano'iier piovision of the bill of spe
cial interest to Philadelphia motorists
empowers Council to pas nn ordinance
designating sprciid "lighted 7nnes.' In
vni-loii-c -eciiniis of tin eitv where au
tomobiles may be parked ut night with
out any lights.
J. Bi.rtnn Wee!, president of the
Keystone Automobile Club, who wrote
this provision hiio (lie bid. nid toilnv
that s,.,iH will lie taken immediately
looking iii tlit pa sage of a "lighted
zo'i'" unlit line bj Council
"I will appoint ! committee next
week to iinesiignte traffic and lighting
conditions in Philadelphia." Mr.
Weeks said. "This committee will in
spect the entire city, nnd nfter deter
mining which sections ure lies) lighted
mid most convenient to motorists, xvill
mnke a report on their findings.
M,r. Week snid the "lighted zones"
will piobably iie established In the
shopping nml theatre districts In the
center of the city and on Fifty-second
Street and possibly Sixtieth street.
Superintendent Mill expressed hearty
approval of the parking light provision
ami said that he would approve the
llghted-rnne plan, provided the City So
licitor decides the city cannot bo held
llnble for dnmnge through accidents,
for failure to force motorists to have
lights on their cars.
"The new pnrking Ugnt. If tho car
Is proverly parked," said Superintend
ent Mills, "should be sufficient to pre
vent collisions on the durkest streetfi of
the city. Automobile experts tell me that
this light, in lieu of thn three lightB
heretofore required by tho state law,
will be scarcely nny drain on the bat
tery." The Buckman BUI also places recip
rocal automobile Insurance, organiza
tions, including protective nnd co-operative
concerns, tinder the supervision of
the State Insurance Commissioner. All
contract and policy tonus must bo ap
ptoved by the Commissioner.
TODAY'S RACING RESULTS
First Jamaica Cnlamity Jnne, 7-20, out, out, won: Budana,
112. Mooney. 5-1, 8-5. 1-2, second; Humanitarian. 112, Ensoi.
S-l, 2-1, d-r,. thiitl Time, 1.00 3-5.
PHILLIES-CHICAGO GAME OFF
Raiu bhoitly nft"i noon today cnused the postponement ot the
Phillies-Chicago Cubs baseball game nt the National League Park.
Fifteenth nnd Huntingdon streets. This gnme will be played off
ns the first of a double-header on July 20.
T. R. R. rUTiIGHT TRAIN BUCKLES NEAR CAMDEN
A fjeight tmin burklecl in the middle when one of the cars,
was du-ailed at 12-00 o'clock today on the Pennsylvania Railroad
just north of Ciamtr Hill, Camden. Three of the cms weie de
molished, bcinj, pushed upon the othex tineks. No one wub hurt.
HUGE SWINDLE ALLEGED
Untormyer 8ays Contract Cost of
Hospital Wat Nearly Doubled
New York, May VJ - ( Ily A P.)
The legislative committee investigat
ing building conditions decided today to
turn over to tbe KlngH County Grand
Jury evidence tending to show that
Now York City paid SI. 001. 000 for con
struction of n Brooklyn hospital for
which tile nrlirlunl contrnrl- nrlrA i-nc
$557,000.
'J he decision wot, reached after Sam
uel Cntermver. (ommlitn nmitmnl .In.
clared evidence already gathered indi
cated onn nt tlln mnst tirav.n aivlnl.
Subncrlptlon Prt" t" Tear by Mall.
by IMblle ledger Company,
Mrs Bergeron, n sle.ndcr, grny-diaired
woman, today was calmly going about
her household duties. If there was on
ache in her henrt, she did not give her
eclf opportunity to express it.
"Tho doctor came home Immediately
after the operation," said Mrs. Berg
eron as sho stopped her housekeeping
duties todny to tnlk with visitors. She
wore a simple little house dress of gray-nnd-'wblte-ptrlpcd
gingham. Now and
then she paused In her conversation to
direct n maid who was cleaning.
"He told me of tho operation and of
pricking his linger. I know what it
meant, for ho many times he bad told
me of similar casts when tho surgeon
died. Ho knew every stage of the dis
easo and explained just what would
happen to him. He himself went through
his ties'; here, talked with several
friends nnd then went to St. Joseph's
Hospital, where be xvas treated, and
whero he died yerterday morning."
lOvcry tiling possible xvas done to save
Dr. Bergeron by his brother surgeons
and physicians. Dr. Da Costa and six
other specialists took chargo of the
case.
"It was thought nt firrt he could be
saved." explained Dr. T. A. O'Brien,
n brother of Mrs. Bergeron who was
with her today, "but tnr pneumococcl
Conttnard on l'Me Hli. Column Six
INO ARRESTS SEEN
IN GARRETT CASE
District Attorney Taylor Still
Doubtful of Murder Theory
of Coroner's Jury
WILL REVIEW TESTIMONY
Why Jury Found Murder
Verdict in Garrett Case
William Thompson, foreman, said
the coroner '.s jury found n murder
verdict in the Garrett case because:
Nothing Indicated suicide.
The only circumstantial evidence
pointed to murder.
Reticence of the victim's cousin,
and the belief that $100 found in the
safe-deposit box in Swnrthmore was
not drawn from bank by Miss Gar
rett on the day of her death, be
cause the onlv keys to the box were
found In her room.
Belief that more than S10O of
Miss tiiirrelt's money was missing
instead of .$70.
Though a coroner's, jury in West
Chester last night found that Miss Annn
M. Gnriett, of Swarthmore, was mur
dered, there will be no nrrests unless
District Attorney Taylor, of Delaware
County. Is convinced that a murder ac
tually took place.
Mr. Taylor has disbelieved the mur
der theory right along, and is still
keeping nn open mind on the whole
matter. He said today that bis future
notion depends on his review of the tes
timony tuken at the Inquest.
This anomalous situation exists be I
cause the iury at West Chester, which
Is in Chester County, did not believe
Miss Garrett had been murdered in
their jurisdiction. They were convinced
it was a murder, but held that Mls '
Garrett had been slain in Delaware
County, where her homo Is located.
Therefore, whatever future action Is to
bo taken must be nt the instunen of the
district attorney of Delaware County
"I have not been informed officially I
of the findings of the Jury." snld Mr
Tnylor today. "I hnve rend the news
paper accounts, but they do not seem to
agree? absolutely on tho Jury's finding
"I Fhnll have to cxamino in detail :
the testimony taken nt tho Inquest to
form nu own conclusion on the case.
Of course. I do not believe for a mo- ,
ment that the West Chester Jurv nro
tiounceil tlie case n murder without
weighty reasons for so doing. It wns n
case of suicid' , to my mind., but I do
fontlnued, on rote blx. Column Thrt
PHILLIES' GAME IS OFF
Rain Prevents Contest This After,
noon With tho Chlcarjo Cubs
The game scheduled for this lifter
noon between the Phillies and the Chi
cngu Cubs wns called off shortly after
noon today because of cold weather and
rain. Tho third nnd final game of the
scries between these clubs will be stnged
tomorrow afternoon at llfteenth nnd
Huntingdon streets and will bo called at
3:!10 P. M.
This game will be played Off an the
PRICE TWO CENTS
END OE INDEMNITY
DISPUTE AIDS U. S.
Raw Materials, Halted by Vlr
tual Embargo, Will Now
Enter Germany
ENTRY INTO ALLIED BODIES
PATH TO ECONOMIC FACTS
Ruhr Invasion 'Postponed,"
Says French Army Order
Dniseldorf, May 12. (By A. P.)
General Degouttc, commander of
tho Allied forces on thn Rhine, nr
rived here today from Mayence nnd
Immediately ordered the preparations
for occupation of the Ruhr to cense.
It wns remarked among the mili
tary officers, however, thnt the order
snld : "The operntfon has been post
poned nnd not entirely abandoned "
By CMNTON W. GTM1KRT
btIT Corrr-pnmlfnt Kvrnlnr TuMIc M(
Copvrtaht, tan. bv PuWcc Lrtair fs.
Washington, May 1 2. American
business with Germany is going to be
greatly Increased by the settlement of
the reparations dispute. For one thing,
the reparations question has put a vir
tual embargo upon trading with Ger
many during the last month or so since
the quarrel over reparations grew acute.
Up till thut time American raw mate
rials had been Mowing freely Into Ger-
mnny, mnking that country our third
best customer.
But ther-3 is now tied up in ships and
warehouses largo amounts of Ameri
can cotton, copper nnd other similar
materials. These poods will now be
relensed. The theory under which these
goods wero held up hns been to prevent
German assets from flowing out In pay
ment of foreign goods, these nsbets be
ing claimed by the Governments which
were demanding reparations.
Before that the idea of the Repara
tions Commission wns that the conver
sion of raw materials into manufac
tured goods In Germany wait the cre
ation of wealth out of which to meet
reparations claims.
I". S. Representation Helpful
It is held here that had America
been represented In the reparations this
restriction of American raw materials
would never have tnken place. More
over, American representation in that
commission will be of immense value
in keeping American business informed
the Rrpnrrtloii, Commission has vast
industrial imucth in Germnnv ncces
snry to keep the nlllcd world 'informen
as to Germiny's capacity to pay
Kverv nation sitting in the commis
sion xx-i 1 1 hav a knowledge of German
economic conditions such ns no nation
has ever in the pnst hnd of the economic
conditions of n trade rival nnd cus
tomer Secretary Hughes is sending out to
nil American business men who inquire
a letter explaining to them that our
failure to mnke technical peace with
Germany Is rro handicap to American
trade There arn certain proscribed
article, forbidden by the Allies for their
wn protection. And this list is given
I" Mr. Hughes to nil inquirers In his
letter.
ftirf hrrmnre rifiabn.,- ,,. !,!..-
somewhat complicated by the failure to
make technical pence, will be slmpllilisl
bv new regulations In the course of the
uott week or so. The changes v,IU fn
cilitite the coming here of liermnii busi
ness men and representatives of Ger
uiun economics.
inerlra Chief Beneficiary
Adviers of Secretnry Hughes are of
the opinion that this country will bene
nt more commercially by the pettlemeni
of the reparations dispute than atn
Puropeun country This in due ro tl
beit. r preparedness of this oounlrv ceo
iinmi.Mlly than the rurnpeun Mlirs
Great Britain might benefit mo -thmi
this country except for the Kng
lis.li labor difficulties, Tho coal strlk
liandn nps her and m general where
uiiMir uus ui'-rjn,Mi u em in nges nei.
it lias not dotie so in Knglnnd. wher
the soi ml problem is much more diffi
cult, lor the wnr merely advanced
wuges there up to the point where h
lug is pohihtc.
I.ubor in Gre-t Britain cannot sir
render in giun- or even ;mrt of them
without surrendering n great sociu'
jinn.
Snll nnglnnd hopes for advantage
from German trade Ii wn p'aliy
I loy d (Hinge who was responsible fur
the success of Secretary Hughes The
llritlsli Premier, while riiminallv ?up
porlin; the Trench in the tCnhr niovt
einl nis utmost to make the uilleil term"
possible nf acceptance h;- Germany.
Much stress i lnld here u'miii the snull
nest of the initial installments demanded
of Germany and the svxtem of deferring
further pay mints until Germain-'"
commercial recovery makes payment
possible. It was the Ilnlish i xperts
who worked out this plnn and it wa
I.loyel Gorc who pressed it upon the
Tn ').
Mnrkrt fnr German trails
Many difficulties lie m the win nf
rurois and he xmernnn Ims 1 1-
world should not e-.p s t 3 mirneb 1.1
happen hit night Tic raising nf
iiioiie .111 lone- bv Germ-inv is going
to be hnid The market for Gormii 1
loans, with Germany loaded with tax's
nnd turning out paper 1 mnec u fnn as
she can, is not good
Intlntioii 111 Germanv is one of the
rnnttmiPil nn Pnte Hi oltimii T wo
POLICE STATION COALLESS
Firemen at Twenty-second and
Hunting Park Also Chilly
Any tc rider-hiMrtcd percm w ho wants
to keep tin police of the 'I went v second
stnet nnd Hunting I'nik avenue station
from free.ing In death innv contribute
II i-ord of wood 01 11 ton of 1 mil This
looming nil die ion! tine hnd nan one
lump as big as a hrn'n egg, und thev
ilriiibd it would do Ihem more good In
look at it than burn it
The lire men next door nre nn better
off ' 1 e git to wishing s.iinrlioil'
plnce would catch lire ' said one of
die firemen, 'so we could get 11 chance
to xv arm up '
There doesn t seem much r-hnne. tn
TRADE WITH BERLIN
m
m
jet dicjsovcred by the mmlttw.
u an the
oWuly 10.
get more coal from the city , so the men
I v
first of a double-betder here o
nre uopius igr warm weniuc
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