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FREED OF CHARGE
Evidence of Disorderly Conduct
In Penn Area Mostly 'Hearsay,'
Declares Magistrate
DOCTOR DEFENDS POSITION
D" I'lluf-d P Nrnt'on. ovvncr un I
nunifi'i' of feur npni tmont houses neir
the I'nuc'I'T of pcnnsvlvnnla who
wa annuel of keeping ami mnlntntDtus
n rlisordcrlv house, was 1 1 - linrgi J t
dav
The phvsielan who cne not pra'"tii"o
wm nrrslsneel before Mnnlstrr.fe rii-mn
nt 3720 Maiket street on i warm
obtained liv two i!ltri(t detect v n
lnc on a complaint mielc In o
NletJ.c'he rppordrr of the I'n ee-Mtj
of Pcnn-vlvanla
Most (pf thn testimony was rbarai'tor
ired bv tlip mscUtram n "hoarsav "
Only onp witness teMllicd about con 11
tlons c'ip mill sho hid Mcn This wni
Miss Anna ("Vnvviv who livi-s nt 4:1s
South Fortieth f-treet ndwluin: rne of
the pbv u'ian properties at 4"' South
1-ortiPth rfrcrt
Miss Pinvvuv testified t'int from n
window of hpr apartment 'ho invv Into
an npnrtmcnt In thp houe ovvnil bv
Doctor Bratton where she declared
people were artln? impropprlv Mr
Mctrsehe said later hp understood two
of the men wero drntnl "titdrnt.
Ordered Out Objoctlomblo Tenants
Dr Ilratton. testifying In hi' own
defense, eald hp hnd iibout 200 tenants
In his apartment houes nnd th.it .
gave thp place his personal supervi
sion. Hp recallpd several complaints
made niiainst tenants and said ho hs !
asked those involved to move
The phvlelan polntrd out that hln
tenants hnd leases and that thev i i
nchts under those lease If a fpnant
admitted wronjr dolwr, he said, thp ten
ant could be ousted, but If the truth
of n complaint un denied by a tenant
then concrete evidence hnd to be ob
tained. Euzene Castelto, S72S Locust street,
testified he knew a young woman who
had left the South Fortieth trppt
apartment house because of condition
ahe said ctlsted there Ills statement
yas ruled o-it, but Dr. I'.rntton Inter
jected that the youn; woman could not
par her rent.
Dr. Seneca Egbert. 4S14 Swrincfield
avenue, head of the department of im
itation of the University und former
president of Medlco-Chlrurgieal t'ol
lege. Raid ho visited students' bonril
Jnn homes for insnection He ndded
that of his own knowledge hp could
pot saj anything rcgardint- conditions
In Dr Hrntton's house
Nietzsche Issues Statement
After Dr Bratton had been discharged
Sir. Nietzsche issued a statement
"I know nothing about thei houses
personally." ho said, "except from the
inati) complaints received from neigh
bors nnd tenants and by information
given to mo by some of the student
tenants nnd others. Neither the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania nor I brought
this notion ngainxt Dr. Hratton. I
rimnly furnished the polire authorities
jvith some of tho information rcccied
nr me fmm various sources, and onlv
after I had acquainted Pr Itratton
with the various charses nnd -ppeated!
nppe-il tii to him to conduct his apart
ments in ich a way as to be bejond
Mll-pM ion
"The I'nive-itv. through its com
mittee on students' residences reserves
th" r ght to refue permission to stu
dents t. reside in no housp not ap
proved br the committee It does not
npprne of nnv house offering nccom-
jiioiinnotis to ioth sexes It annunllv
inspects and Investigates almost 1000
houses o' which about 700 were np
propr an I put on the printed list fur-ni"-hcl
to students looking for accom
modations N'exl of Tare Pointed Out
"Wo hnve more than 11.000 students
registered nt the rnlveMn and have
n-comnodntions for not quite 1O00 in
our dormitory sj stern It is apparent,
therefore how greatlv good boarding and
rooming houses in the vleinlu of the
Vniverslty are needed Ktcn thing,
therefore, is done by tru eoninvttce to
encourage people to keep good sanltarj
and moinl bonrding hoiisrv ln the icln
itv of tho University campus "
District Detect e Bal.er. of the
Thlrtv-nvond sirpft nnd Woodland
nxentie stntlon was the first witnc.
Te said he got n c. mplnlnt on Muv Ifi
from Mr Niet7sc p who told him of nl
Jpged "loose conditions" in npartmpnt
houses owned b the phssicinn.
Haker snld he hnd no knowledge,
from personal 3bsr-ntion, of the con
ditions nll'ued II added that Dr.
Uratton alwns hnd ordered out ten
ants about whom complaints win-muds.
The detect'e objected strongly to a
fctatD!"ont hv Mr '.et7che to thp effect
Dr. K atton had saiil in- Imd hired
Hake to l.e the apartment houses
"clean "
Ilnke- testified thnt he had never
nccepted anthln;, either ns ungt or
prntmties, from Dr Bratton The re
order s Ntntctnpnt he do"larsl hnd
hurt his police record and hi wanted to
clear it up
Action Not by Penn
When Mr Viefirsrhe n cn'led lie
Mid tin n Mnn ngnlnt the n'm-trrent-
honsc owner had nnt been tnken bv th
e;niversit or i-ennsyivanln or uv him
tielf peronMlv As cha i nn of the
students' houlng committee ' the I nl
s.erslty of Pennsv'vanla he- said he -,..
celved fortv to fiftv complaints m t.ie
last ill months -egnrding cond'tions
ln Dr Bratton's apartment house
On cross-eaiu nation br Thomas I
Gain, counsel for the phvnirnn Mr
NlctiscliP ndmlttsd Ins onlv knowledge
of the a'leged conditions vwis Knitted by
hearsay.
The I'nlversity Mr .Wt7sc e said
bos a rule that student,, are not per
mitted to Iiv-k in ' inui'd ' bo inline
houses that is in places where persons
of both sexes nrc permittee! to hvi
Asked If the physician had refuse
to nnt ronnis to Fniversin students
Mr Nielsche said I)r Ilrattmi had I
pot nut (hat ne had promised to co-,n
operate
BIBLEJ3RITICS SCORED
Rlverton Man Speaks at Friends'
Yearly Meeting
Henry r ght ef Civeiton soiel
Ttlble i rili s n nddrc-ssing I'i i I,
Yearly Me-etnu' m Km tieet mtetnig
house todiiv I
"Fp in t.h t I u i i li- speaker
fald 'there iir se t1 . -. who iTitlcJro
tho Bible 1'ntil -ilen t has found
leomethlng bettei it sMll stand Scrip
ture 1ms stood in truth fluoiu'h nil the
ages and wi'l Maud for centui les to
come. I would like Friends to go don
in history as students of the Bible
rather than ih its critic x
Isaac Wilson urged that Friends sim
plify the Bible and not mvstify It icin
t ending there was no time in hltoiv
demanding a more severe test of indi
vidual faith than the present
Friends were urged bv Mrs Anna
Mne Pemberton I)e Con, of Haddonfiebl
not to pat themselves nu the hack or
crow self sufficient, but to strive to
double their membership. Young Friends
JTre spjflally urged to put their ghoul-
caers to t i vvneeu ot upDuuaing
Missing- From Home
uu.pii i'i,ciio
Who left home Tuesday for his
place of employment In Camden.
No word has been heard from him
since
Committee Favors
Saving of Daylight
Continued from I"p One
spoke briefly declaring their indorsement
of the ordinance
Ilichnrel Wcgloln. President of Coun
cil, said "I am not oppo-d to da.v
light saving The legislators at liar
risburg were stampeded against the
State-wide Dn light Saving I till b. the
fnrmers.
"Now Is the time to start a campaign
of education for n Niitlnn-vvlde bill for
daylight saving."
A letter also was rend from the He
publican Women's Comimltie indon-lng
the ordinance
lyincitxntni Glcs Plan
Assistant Cit: Solicitor l,oeng-und
nddicsej the commlttie nnd nromlnent
citizens attending the meeting, stating
he had drafted a .substitute ordinance.
which he felt would be more suitable
than thnt origlnnlly drafted bv Coun
cilman Iloper
"Everybody wants dnvllght sning."
bald Mr I.owengrund. but the on'v
difficulty is to Iinve it in th legnl and
proper way. The City of Philidi Iphin
can fix its own time for oit business
nnd there seems to be no obj itlon to
the communlt nt large, acting through
Council, to conform to this scheme
"Daxllcht saving should not bo lim
ited to one enr but the prosums
should be carried out from year to Mar
I feel that the request for davlight
saving should bo more than recommend
ed and loss than commanded It can
not be commanded because it is in
opposition to nn act of Assembly, but
It can bu commanded for municipal
purposes In order to promote mil -formitj
we can designate that it bo
conformed to M the public. By doing
this we nvold the pitfalls of command
ing. "It occurs to me thnt tins would be
satisfactory as a practical workable
schom There nrc crnnki in tier)
tomnuinifj and if such nu ordinance
wrre 'nnde mandatory some one would
have rcourse to the law "
Koper Yields Oladlj
On henring Mr Lowcnerund's ordi
nance rend Councilman Itnjier ngreed
to withdraw his and moed that the
I.owpiigrund drnft be reported. A fa-
toruMe vote wus then taken
Tin1 ordlmii'e ptepnrcd b Mr Low-
ngrund follows
Section 1 Count il of the citv of
Philadelphia orda ns. that the stnnd
nrd time thr ugnout the clt of
Philndelphin i uereby fixed nt thnt
of the iiienn so'ir time of the Heent -fifth
degne of longitude west of
Greenwich, known ns e-itern stand
ard time except thnt from 2 o'clock
nnte-meridian. on the last dn of
Mm of each jmr, until 2 o'clock
nnti'-meridiau of the last day of
September of each year, the standard
time for nil municipal purposes shall
be udvamed one hour; thnt all clocks
nnd timepieces within the said ntv
nnd utitbr tno 'untrol thereof, shall
be accordingly in tndi enr advanced
one hoi.r at 2 o'clock ante-mcrldian
nn the list Mindn of Mn and re
tarded or t irmd back one hour at
2 o'clock ant -meridian on the !nt
Sund iv in September, nnd that nil
municipal business, functions and
activities shall be governed, r'gulated J
and ciintiiilled bv the standard of I
time heiebv provided
Section "j That in order to pro
mote uniformits and to becure to the
citizens nnl tiilinbltnnts of the Citv
of I'ln'ndi lplnn the benefits of dav
light t"i"S 1" the said months, in
accordnnie with universal desire
therefor such standaid of turn U ,
hereb) designated to be i onformed to
bv the snld Itizens utid inhabitant
by setting forward and retarding
their nnt hes clocks and timepiece,
at the t mi's and in the innniiir pio
vldd fo .n t'.e first section the-oof,
nnd bv gov lining them elves In their '
dailj business and nffnlis in accord
nn-e with tin -tandard of time tiveij i
bv this ordinance.
A iittir troin dovirnor hproul was
r"inl in w hn li the executive said It mul t
! 11 I!
11 gl
a ta'i
I tiling loi rail. uli li ma i vi i
tvn I.c.'islnture wouM not i-s
-.viil. bill
HOLD MEM IN AUTO FRAUD
Three to Be Tried for Alleged
Scheme to Got Insurance
iMstret Attevrnev Rcrtil"r of
Moiitgomerv countv. p ui"l tl.rp'
PI "i li 1 biiins at the AM iglon po i e
state II on .'ilirgis f e,,.ln,nimi v to dc
fid ' i t ' tI t a' d a '! ' that tliev
I i i "Id in SI'.'Oel bn "T h for 'tlnl
I . r i id are I'I nidi ,sevv Snni
in I I I'l'iiello anil llnr-v Prete all rf
nib and (.risli'in i-cets Their
', , v i d n it'! .' 'I ntf s-ni t to
'le A ' p'l F 'b. Iiicillc, tp-loi-
ItiM
i,t" ,i - I i ov vvlib h 1 1 1 h n t
vo 'i disnrprni, the ,(Kt() Insurance
ii om v would be colleeti d ninl a d vision
follow
I lie. ! i 'inrges it true eorisliMt
one of ti i c t t
lion,, , IMS developed j
iiburhH'i s, Hon nen
le ' II' i Ml I'i
pi hidil'lin If ll coinl ticin exists ,
h' ii '' utor it's i an be nnt to nioii
hi i ii m d th II- I'eitl e 'i p nuns .
t i 1,1 I ' h- I'i 1 I llsi M , i , of tin i
f, in ill h.is a li i tic t , inn, (h,
tl psp men sl.o M be h d in li-ivv bml
nnd tin is ili oiielv sir d ' ii
serled ' I'-t.li't Vttoiii, v I. I lt!,
trt Wi! inres
ttoriie'' for Ptele ndicnted the i
dcfcnsi voiild be thnt I'eli h ' uin, ,i
pnrtv to tho alleged scheme, and I n '
squi n ed '
Falls Elfjht stories In His Sleep
New York, May 12 Stephen Bar
ker, a lavvver living 111 Short Hills
V J yrsterdnv walked In 1ih sleep
out of n thirteenth stcrv window in his
brothers' apartment on riftv-nlntli
street and frll eight stories to tho roof
of an adjacent building. Physicians said
be may recover, although bin skull was
fracturedOnd his legs broken.
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHIIDELPHIA', THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921
STREET CLEANING
EXTENSION URGED
Research Bureau Appeals to All
Civic Bodies to Oppose
Contract System
STRIKE NOW, IS SLOGAN
1 All civic ncjencies In Philndelphin
j were- urged by the Bureau of Munlcl
rl Bcsearch today to create an Irre
sistible public demand for the exten
sion of municipal street cleaning over
I thp entire city.
,.Thc 1,uronu bawl its nppeal on the
.bill tO modlfv thn atrAAf AUflhlnn np.
visions of the Cltr Chniter. This bill
died in the last Legislature.
Calling for "a new consecration," so
that thp contract system may be abol
ished, the burenu, In Its weekly bullo-
iiu, continued :
Early Action Urged
"It s now for us to aedlcato our
selves to the unfinished task of securing
municipal street cleaning In till dis
tricts of tho city nnd to nettle once nnd
for all the problem thnt was supposedly
settled In the parage of the new Char
ter. So long as any contract street
cleaning remains pressure will bo used
to keep tho Institution nllve. Accord
ingly our first step should be to support
a movement to extend municipal work
over the entire city at tho earliest op
portunity "Tho accomplishment of this purpose
will undoubtedly rcqulro the most In
tensive efforts of those who supported
Charter revision nnd of all others who
have cried aloud In the past against
filth streets. The striking manner In
which protests were made against the
proposed cnang" in me street cleaning
law indlenten thnt these forces art
aroused, and while aroused they should
strike with telling effect.
"nieven of the thirteen street clean
ing districts nrc now being clenned un
der contracts expiring on December ,11,
bi.t terminable September 80, pro
vided notice is given by the city to the
contractors before July 1. Presumablj
speclul nction by Council would be in
quired to terminate the contrnct on
Scrtcmber !f) and to transfer the ap
propriation in the 3021 budget for the
eleven district contracts to the ntv
forces. Whether municipal work i
begun October 1. lf21. or January 1,
1!22. moniy inut bo provided for' the
purchase of plnnt and equipment.
Mayor to Act
"It Is reported the Mayor will shortly
smd n message to Council which will
deal with this question and give esti
mates of equired Initial outlay to ex
tend municipal work. Such a report
will open 'he administrative campaign
to secur i full progrnm of municipal
street cleaning.
"Tho events of nine months ago,
when the 'treet cleaning policj for
11121 was being formulated at the
eleventh hour, warn us that this vent
the decisions should be mnde early in
order to afford tho maximum time' for
actual physical preparation. Accord
Ing'y, all of the civic elements inter
ested in clean streets should begin now
to mold a firm public opinion in favor
of full municipal street cleaning and
therrtiy -rcite tin lrresltlble public de
mand thnt wiP insure full counollmanio
support of the moasiuei necessary to
accomplish tuts end.
"Once municipal street cleaninc is in
operation over the entire ilty. we be
lieve that the controversy on this siib
lect wttl bconie a iIptcI issue and thnr
the Legislature will not ngiln lie vvnt
rifil with attempts to revive the obso
lete and well-nig! universallv aban
doned policy of contract street dein
ii)g "
WAR WOUND IS FATAL
Corporal Frederick Karl Doellbor
Wjj Verdun and Argonno Hero
Corporal Frederick ICnrl Doellbor,
tvventv -seven vcars old, wounded n few
dins Is'iore the armistice was signtd
wlile carrying his comrade to a field
hospital under fire died last night at
his home, 2.1.11 Turner street, after a
lotig fight ngainst tuberculosis which
d've'nprd from his wound.
Jiocll'iir saw nil but one othei mem
ber of Companv L, .'iirith Infantry, fall
at th" defense of Verdun and In the
Argonne offensive
He was wounded November Ti In the
Trvon sector because h would notlovivc
a wounded comrade, but carried him
through heavy artillery Urn to a hos
P 'al
Me was sent to n bnse hospital In
Frnnre nnd In February of 1020 was re.
lurn'd to the l'nltcd HtatlB. Since
thm lie hnd bien a patient in Iioupi
tals nt Hoboken, In Colorado nnd at
v'Uip Hnvrn, Pa Ho returned boniP
from White Haven In September of
'.r.st vpar. and in spite of n determined
M,t he grew gradually worst
Doellbor wan a musician before the
wnr. conducting his own orchestra. Ho
njs a number of the muslciniis' union.
He will be burled with military honott
PASTOR LEAVES $7000
Will of Former Presbyterian Mod
erator Admitted to Probate
The Rev WUllnm Havton Roberts.
eirnuT Moderator of the Philadelphia
i I'n-lut ry and postor of Temple Pres
bvtiTiun riiuri'h, who elied two weeks
1 ago left an estate of 57000. according
t in, will, admitted to probate today
Dr Roberts, who lived at 1,110 North
KKiiiklln street, left all his estate to
i datives.
Other wills offered for probate were
these of William H MacCoikell. 210
Vnrtli Fiftieth street, S.ViSO. and Lewis
Page 1020 South Tioga street. islN.iil
WOMAN'S ATTACKER FLEES
Posse Falls to Run Down Aosailant
of New Jersey Truant Officer
nimhwli. N. J.. M" 12 'Hv A
I i The osse vviieh set out to cap
t e the Negro assailant of Mis Fmma
O Brlen, trunnt officer of Kenllworth,
nnr here returned last night without
In. lug found any trace of him
'"lie d iv was spent in sioiirln-' the
svvniiip near Kenllvvorth where tho man
's believed to hnve tnken refuge. A
si'irch of the Negro quarter of the town
us without result.
Mrs O Brlen was found unconscious
mil bndlv benten on the Inwn of her
home Her condition is still serious,
tlnugh it is said sho will recover. Sho
is thirty-two years old und the mother
i f two children.
CHAPLIN'S BURNS SLIGHT
Destruction of His Famous Patched
Trousera His Worat Worry
Los Aiigeles, Mny 12 Charlie Chap
'in, who was burned in the legs when
ho stumbled over a blow torch in his
novle studio, is suffering no serious ef
ccts, but will be unable to work for
tvcral days, It is said at his home.
Chaplin was said to regard the de
duction of a pair of patched trousers,
familiar to millions of film patrons, aa
worf feature).
FAMINE REIGNS IN MOSCOW,
MOORESTOWN WOMAN SAYS
Miss Anna J. Haines Sends Diary to Friends Committee Here.
Her Own
"Faces are n bit thinner nnd grayer
in Moscow than they were Hirce months
"Ro," writes Amn J. Haines, of
Moorestown, X. J., In her diary, which
has Just been received In this citv by
tho Americau Vi lends' Scrvlco Com
mittee, nt 20 South Twelfth street.
Miss Haines Is their representative
In Moscow for Russian relief work in
co-operation with Arthur J. Watts, an
nngUsh Prlend.
ontl shortage, she says, combined
wun lack of fuel for transportation, has
tit-ought famine conditions to mnnv
Moscow citizens. Mies Haines Iierscl't
ents her brenkfast on her way to the
I riends warehouse, thorn belntr no
,m'?n''i "J prepnring food in her room
and black bread requiring no prepnrn-
At noon tho two Quakers hnve Gov
ernment permission to receive a dinner
apiece nt the working men's restnurnnt,
which Is run by the Soviet Department
of Supplies, In the vicinity of the ware
bouse. It is u low -posted steamy room
filled with oilcloth-covered tnbles and
long benches, where, on presentation of
a proper ticket, one receives a tin bowl
of soup containing n bit of fish or meat,
and n pinto of boiled buckwheat or mil
let, greased with sunflower oil.
Considered Nuisances
Ono must bring one's own fork nnd
spoon or cat with one's fingers. Miss
Haines says she and Mr. Wntts are con
sidered somewhat of n ntilsanco nt tho
restaurant, because they invade the
kitchen to wash their hands.
The warehouse is senled every night
nt 4 o'clock, closing time. The cere
mony tnkes several people, one holding
a candle, another melting the wax,
dampening tho scnl, etc. Finnlly tho
Reconstruction Star shines out lit tin-
POLES IN SILESIA
Despite Armistice Report, Artil
lery Engagements Continue
in Three Cities
BANNED GUNS BEING USED
fir'Clal Cable ntiprttcN CnjnrtoM riff
Oppeln, Mnv 12. Despite n reported
armistice, fighting between the Poles
and Germans in Upper Sllesln Is con
tinuing In three places, at Rosenburg,
Cosel nnd Rntlbor.
Hcnvy artillery hns been brought Into
plnv. tho Poles using captured Itnlinn
nrtlllery nnd guns obtained from the
French, nnd the Germans using two
batteries the Italians provided for de
fensive use nnd which the French for
bade the Germans to employ
In nn engagement nenr Ratlbor 10(10
Germans with rifles defented 2000 Poles
armed with machine guns, tliUH freeing
the city from siege by the Poles, who
almost surrounded it. The Germans
claim to have suffered no losses, while
spv-tnteen Poles were killed and seven
mnchino guns captured.
Despite Korfanty's statement thnt an
agreement with the Allies bad bepn
reached, tin hitter say they know noth
ing nbour it. The llritMi nnd Itnllnns
dpny it ' nlrpoilcnllv French officinls
sny thn nnotintlnns nre under Mvnv
Severn' rifles nnd n bomb wero seen In
one of three French wagon trniii'pi.-ts
coming from Beuthen Into the area oc
cupied by Oie insurgents. Through tut
the insurgent 7one there l n general
Inti rmixing of French nnd Poles.
fpc(al Cnhlr IilMpnteh. Cawrtolit , J9
Berlin. Mny 12 Numerous reports
ft om nil over 1'pper Slbsln indicate
iliiit the first guns of the German civil
ian counter ofiensive agnlnst the Polish
insurgents have been fired at the Kor
fnnty line.
Crossing the 0pi River nftcr n rlfir
nnd nrtlllery barrage, the Germnns de
tented the Pol's In the Cosel district.
'1 he Poleji, alarmed, fearing mnssneres,
lmvo threatened to blow up the piines.
Knttowltz. Mle-d.i. Mny 12
(By
'4 I l 1 Pcnhi !i tn tile in thn TsTnttn.
I . It . mta iiiioi') i efttit nrtln v 1laforsnl
MIL HlUinri, "jinui ..niiiuu,! t t n' n. i
n Polish insurgent advance guard with
one rounel of mncliiiip guns loaded with
blnnks. The Poles came down the mnin
street in sipinds, (lying their flaga nnd
led bv officers on prancing horses. As
tliev reached the edge of the square the
tnnk wheeled brondslda and turned
loose two innchlne guns directly in the
face of the invaders.
GERMANS A
TIip column broke nnd the horses
turned and dashed away. The Insur
gents threw down their rifles nnd rnn,
and within a few minutes noun re
mained The British nnd French soldiers
gathered up fi00 rifles from the streets,
SON OF COUNCILMAN TO
EXPLAINJFIXING' CHARGE
Judge Bartlett Orders Inquiry After
Story of Litigant
.Tudgn f'hnrles IT. Bartlett, of tl e Mu
nicipal Court, this mornlug prepared to
summon before) him Dnviel MrConeh, son
of f'oiineilmnn Wi'llnm MoConeh, an I
an nttorncy, tcj explain charges made
yoste relay by Loulb Levy, 25,11 Smith
Philip street, tb'it he bad paid M
Coach moro than $.100 to "fix" Judge
liiirtutt and other court officials.
Levy 'h charges crime) when he was
t i'ii ii before Judge Bartlett for non
paunent of alimony ilue hi former wife
In court Lew pioduced receipts signed
by Mi Coach, and explained he had been
told that thuse payments had "settled"
his case, part of the inonev supposedly
going to Judge Bartlett, some to Thomas
Sherman, clerk nf tho court, nud to
other attnrhPH.
"This is a sprlous matter," said
Judge" Bnrtlett today. "I Intend to
summon Mr McCoach and ntheis who
have been connected with Levy's case
befine me and learn just what repre
sentations were mado to the man to
get the pnyiiient of these Hums "
Charles Midway, n ilivision leader of
the Fourth Wind, who Introduced Levy
to Mc( ouch, nlso will be Hiiniliiouod,
Judge Bartlett snld
CopliH of testimony wern mailed to
Mi'Ctiiirh nnd ho will be required to ro
plv m the- near future. Ho could not bo
locnteel today
WANVADWHlikY
Convicted at Glassboro, N. J and
Fined $300 and Costs
GlHAsborn, N. J., May 12. In tho
first case under thn new Stato Prohihl
tlon nnforcenient Act In Gloucester
County Yettu Htelnbert;, of Glassboro,
today was fined 5300 und costs by Judge
Davis.
Police declare they found oeveral
quarts of bonded whisky at n soft-drink
otoro conducted by tbij woman,
7
Rations Scanty
orncRcd purity of line, which Is sun
posed to gunrnntec that the supplies
will be intnet throughout the night.
Hern the first tnslc Is the collection of
the materials for supper. Home of this
cornea from tho hotel dining room in
the form of government rations, some
from n caldron of boiling water which
can usually be found in tho servlco
room of the Savoy, and somn from the
fast dwindling stores brought in for
private consumption by earlier workers.
Miss Haines says her English colleague
nffects to scorn these toothsome extras,
but that she nnd her Russlhn aides
make no pretense, of being above such
luxuries, their only anxiety bdlng lest
the next installment may not arrive by
mo timo ineso nro gone.
Whilo the dishes aro being washed
Mr. Ntiorteva, tho Assistant ticcrciary
for Forelm Affairs, tisunllv stroll In
with an apology for his lack of n col
lar nnd glad to accent a cun of rcol
coffee. Ha gives them a little foreign
news nnd perhaps somo domestic gossip
before he departs for his office. Tho
Russian Forelcn Denartmcnt does molt
of lt work in tho night, ns they say
tnnt tower cranks bother them then.
Callers Drop In
During tho evening, while stock
books and accounts aro pprend out on
the table, various callers drop In. l'irsr
among them is a Tolstoynn, bright of
evo and eager to talk on overy spiritual
or intellectunl subject, nnd likely to
stay till tho lights go out. Then follow
Red soldier comrades, translator sten
ographers, callers from neighboring
rooms in senrch of something, nnd
transient American btihiness men. At
10:30 Mlss'HnlncB calls tho working
day finished and tramps, off through tho
dsrk, snowy streets n mile or moro to
tier own quarters.
E
Taxicab Driver Claims Physi
cian Alienated Affections
of Wifo
HELD HANDS IN HALLWAY
Dr. David S. O'Donnell, Fifty-second
nnd Vine streets, wns charged to
day with breaking up the home of Wal
ter r. Vnn Sant. a taxlrab driver, and
ollrnnting the affections of Mrs. Van
Snnt.
Vnn Sant made the nsscrtion to this
P , fi n ,,rinl nt " sult '"r damages
which he brought against the physician.
The trial opened today before Judge
Stern.
Tho plaintiff nsserted that the conduct
of the doctor toward Mrs. Van Sant
was proper until some time u linn,
then his nttllure was entlrc'y different.
Mrs. Van Sant, a slim hruneltc. np
neari'el m n witncis In support ot her
htikbnnd's clnim. She snid she In liv
ing now nt l' .North Vewdall street.
She detailed many visits of tlyi doctor
to her home, formerly nt ."-117 Spring
street, and told of visits &he had niaile
to his office for medical treatment. "On
one eccnsion when he i-nlled to treat rav
nine iiaugnii'i' .Mirliuu for measles,"
Mrs. VanSant testified, "Dr. O'Don
nell tried to get niv eye; he then made
a movement towards me. I thought he
intended to grab mo, and I moved away
from him."
Mrs Van Snnt then testified to an
other visit the doctor inndo to her home
for the purpose of vuceinnting one nf
the children
"He embinoed me in the hnllwuv nnd
caught hold of my hands." she testi
fied AMERICAN OIL PROTESTS
TOO LATE, DUTCH REPLY
State Department, Receiving An
swer, Plans New Communication
Washington. May 12. (By A. P.)
A summary of the reply of The Netb
crlincls Government to the note n
ecntly presented nt The Hague by the
Amrricnn Minister concerning the
Diainbi oil fields in the Dutch Fast
Indies has reached the Stale Depart
ment and is undei stood to contend that
American protests against the bill re
ceiitlv passed by the Dutch Parliament
covering cxp'oltntlon nf thnt field hnd
conio too into Officinls were reviewing
the situation today In preparation for
the dispatch of n further communica
tion 'I he statement bv II. A. Vnn Knrnc-
Heck roreun Minister no,.....
The irs objection to the present oil
exploltntlon system in tho fVntml s...
inntra. it wns Fald. was In IDlTi when.
...I -i ni-iir. u company nttempteel to en
ter the field without success. Jt wns
"pe-reeci tunc concern of the United
Htntes t.nvernment in this tegard was
expressed to The Netherlands fJnvern
mint long beforn presentation of the
her "I! lfji'o "'1 (-',mlnber' Norcin-
THIEVES ABOVE CUT FLOOR,
THEN LOOT TAILORS' SHOP
Men Rent Room, Saw Hole and Get
$1000 In Qoods
T".,n.!n,,J1 hM' 5100 worth of cloth
and suit- from the tailor shop of Dra-gom-lti
.V Carolucci, i!M South Elev
enth street, early today. They had
reined a room Monday directly over the
store, and today bored their way through
tlie floor, descencliiig by u ropn ladder,
wlille members of tho second lluor
household overhead were asleep.
Hie thieves selected several suits
and n few bolts nf thn best cloth. 'J hev
curried thn loot up tho ladder to tluli
I Olllll
Dlhcnrding their old clothes, they
lonnid new suits, packed the remnln
der of tho loot In their luggngu unci left
the housp.
The robbery wns not discovered until
this morning.
70 DESTROYERS AT N. Y.
Great Flotilla Drops Anchor In Hud
eon River
New York, May 12. (By A. P.)
hev cnty destroyers attached to tho At
lantic licet, one nf tho greatest assem
blages of craft of this type ever seen
in an American port, today dropped an
chor in tho Hudson River.
Headod by the cruiser Rochester,
flagship of Rear Admiral A. H. Robert
son. and accompanied by four repair
and supply vessels, tho six squadrons
paused here on their way to their mnn
mer baso ut Newport, II. I., from their
winter port of Charleston, 8. O.. to
give ofllcers and men shore leave. They
will depart for Newport May 30.
CHARGES DOCTOR
BROK
UP HI
Vi ii . 'ii inrunment yestenlny, thnt
lolland had not received n notn from
the 1 nited States on this subject In
ll'll attreirtfwl tl,. fite.ttA.. in-ci..
RAILROAD OFFICIAL
PUt ON DEFENSIVE
Sonators Ask Why Wage Cut Is
Sought Doopito Ralso In
Frolght Raton
PUBLIC OPINION RUFFLED
By flio Associated Press
Waahlnglon, May 12. Under cross
examination today before the Henato
KaUroad Investigating Committeo, Ju
lius Kruttschnltt. chairman of tho
Southern Pnelflc directors, Insisted tho
recent iberenso in freight rates had
not operated to bring nbout n drop In
rnllrond freight business.
The only trouble is, ho contended,
that the iucrenso in rates "enmo si
multaneously with the depression In
general business."
Remarking that "lower rntes stim
ulated transportation." Senator Tovvn
JJnd,f Michigan, said there was doubt
that 'anything justifies nn overcharge
by the railroads."
"I don't believe thnt Is any over
charge by the rallroaels in rates," said
Mr. Kruttschnltt. "There is a .limit
below which you can not go. FoV fif
teen years tho roads have been going
down hill under a policy of rate stnrvn
tlon." "Don't you believe tho roads, ns n
mntter of equity, would have been in n
better position to ask decreased laboi
wages had they not first asked this Inst
Increase In rates?" nsked Senntor
Townscnd.
BUvrnw Business Depression
"I do bcllcvo this." Mr. Ivritttnetmltt
responded, "that If this business do
presslon had not comn wo should not
hove been obliged to nsk so speedily for
a reduction ln wages."
"You haven't answered directly,"
Senator Townscnd retorted. "Haven't
you seen tho risk of alienation of public
opinion by thnt policy of Increasing
rates before reducing wnges?"
"Tho roads .were in n deporate sit
uation." wns thn reply.
"Wouldn't it bo sound business policy
to reduce rates on road materials'"
benator Pomercnc. of Ohio, asked. "It
seems to me wo would help tho whole
business situation in the country If we
could get these charges down."
. 'When the roads applied for the last
increase," Mr. Kruttschnltt replied. "It
was distinctly understood that if any
rates bore so hard unon nnv trr.r,o
nnd indubtrics, tho rases could be taken
up on their merits beforo the Interstate
fommerce Commission, nnd reductions
uroiigni noout.
Crltirixcs Federal Control
Beforo going Into tho question of
""'si'- euiv.-i, ncnaiur -LOWnsctlU nSKCll
nbout Government control.
'ou tliink one fnctor in bringing thn
ronds to their present condition was
neglect of maintenance during the
period of Federal control'" the Senator
innuirou.
'I do." Mr. Kruttschnltt replied.
'Was there any nction on thn pnit
of the railroad employes to retard or
injure operations under Federal con
trol?;' "No action, though there was n great
fall in their interest In the work when
the workers begnn to transfer their at
tention to tho central authority In
Washington, nnd nwny from their local
officers anil local lines.''
"If I understand you," continued
Senator Townbcnd, "you havn got to
hnvo nearly a billion dollars a year
more tnnn you ure now getting If jou
nre to opernto these roads properly.
How aro you going to get it?"
"Thero nre only two ways Increase
revniie or reduce expenses," tho wit
ness replied. "That la tho economic
law. The outlook Is anything but en
couraging; extremely bad."
CAN'T PROVE P. R. R.
MAN WROTE LETTER
Chicago. May 12. (By A. P.)
Railroad labor today formally admit
ted before thp Railroad Labor Board
that it had failed In its efforts to prove
authenticity nf n letter, alleged to have
been writen by a Pennsylvania Railroad
official, ordering "defamation of labor
organizations If necessary" in obtain
lngdeslreil Information
Donald Rlchberg, special counsel for
the unions, requested permission to
withdraw the letter from tho Board's
records
I. W. (Jeer, Oencrnl Manager of the
roiitnwest uivision of the Pennsylva
nia lines, with headquarters In Ht
i.oms, who was accused ot writing ttie
letter, disclaimed knowledge of It
ilurlng n cross-oxaminntlon by Mr.
Rlchberg.
"Did you ever sign thin letter or one
simllnr to it?" nsked Mr. Rlchberg.
"No, I never did," nnswered Mr.
Gcer.
"Did the police of the Pennsylva
nia lines nseertnln the attltudo of tho
employes In lnbor troubles?" asked Mr.
Rlchberg.
fAt the timo the letter venu nre.
' sented to tho board bv the unions,
Pennsylvania officials testified that
previous to the war the road main
tained an extensive police system.
"Not to my knowledge," wns) tho
reply Mr. Oeer added that he himself
hnel npver tried to nscertain thp attl
tudo of the employes on any questions.
"Tho first I knew of this letter." he
said, "was when tho St. Louis office
nf the Associated Press told mo It had
been presented before the board nnd
nsked If I enred to make any stntenicnt
concerning It T promptly looked
through all the olhcc files, but could
find no trace of it "
HELD FORATTACK ON GIRL
Cheator County Farmhand Accused
of Assaulting Child Aged Seven
Wont Chester. Pa., May 12. Joseph
MrCallloher. a farmhand, was commit
ted to jnll hero today on thn chnrgo of
attacking Mary, a seven-year-old
daughter nf .Tamcve Chrlsinan, a farmer
of near St Peters. The girl Is being
cared for at the Chester County De
tention Home. In tho complaint made
before Justice of the Peace Joseph S.
Hans, of South Pottstown. It was
charged that the girl's assailant choked
and Injured her
According to vvltnessps at the hearing
thn man enticed the child from her home
to nn nbandoncd creamery building.
SHORE DINNER
Include- evrrrthlnc CJ Art
o I a m , o) Mrr, O J ,U U
oup, flsli, lobitrr, I
rrnb meat, etc, "
HERMAN'S
Death Claims Hero
rl :4MIMsiH
W mi , " B. ';H
rfiwMiH
kMBH
Ksix?r'J't f t rE ii j ic3cX Jt
CORPORAL F. K. DOELLBOR
WIvd died as tlio refsult of wound
received while carrying n wmrado
from battlefield to hospital
L
Report to American Federation
Opposes Other Legislation
Declared Inimical
BORAH MEASURE APPROVED
By tho Associated Press
Cincinnati, May 12. A report pre
pared by tho Legislative Committee of
the American Federation of Labor was
being discussed here today by the Fed
eration's Executive Council. This re
port, presented by President Samuel
Oompers, contains n complete rrcord of
bills Introduced ln the last and the
present Congresses that affected tho In
terests of organized labor.
Two now bills wero also being con
sidered by tho council. They will be
pressed In Congress In the Interest of
labor. One of these hills, already In
troduced by Senator Johnson, calls for
a congressional investigation into con
ditions In the West Virginia mining
communities. The other bill would legal
ize the right of representatives of labor
unions to solicit members, desplto any
individual contract they may havo with
their employers.
Both bills nre supported by the
United Mine Workers of America,
which will have tho aid of the Federa
tion in advancing legislation in the
various States, making it possible for
union organization work to be carried
on, despite the individual contracts,
which wero recently legalized by a
United States Supremo Court decision.
Bills In the present Congress opposed
bv labor Include Senator Poinelexter's
Anti-Strike Bill, the Grnhnm Sedition
Bill, Representative Blnnton's Sedition
and Anti-Plcketlng Bill nnd Senator
FYeitnirhiivKon'K bill authorizing the ap
pointment of a Federal coal commission
er. The report approved Senntor Borah s
bill designed to protect the constitu
tional rights of the citizens of the United
States. This bill, it was stated, would
also guarantee free speech nnd freo ns
semhlnce nnd would remedy conditions
in Western Pennsylvania nnd West Vlr-
glnln communities wnero u is auegcu
such rights nro denied.
PRISONER HEALTH BILL
AND MEASURES SIGNED
Governor Also Approves a Number
of Other Legislative Acts
Il.irrlsburg. Mnv J 2. Governor
Sprnul hns signed the Walker hill re
quiring prisoners to he examined ns to
physical and mental conditions within
fortV-olsllt hours nftcr aelmisMion tn n
prison and to be spgregated according
to conditions and dispositions.
At the samo time ho approved the
Edmonds bill providing Philadelphia
courts may sentence to n reformatory or
house of correction nny person convicted
of a misdemeanor for ii peilod of one
year and not to he relenseii n i,,.
order of tho committing court.
The Bnrnps bill forbidding printing
on advertisements or covers of olenmnr
gurine pictures of cows, n.itnes of dnlry
cattle breexls or butter names, with in
tent to mislead buyers, wns signed. The
Governor ulso, announced his npproynl
of tho Dnlx Hill requiring "clenn, fnnl
tary establishments for bottling non
alcoholic drinks." '
Other bills npprnved Include;
Providing that fnllure to file certlfl
cnte nf fictitious nnme.s shall not operate,
ogalnst contracts ; providing for countv
appropriations for burial of decensee
service; men nnd defining such persons
i-.s soldiers, sailors, imi'lnes or members
of the enlisted nurso corps who serve.
in wnr: empowering courts to I-hic
writs on property he'd In ,,n,t,i,.i.
trusts; regulating filing with Attorney
General accounts of trusts held for fee-
t-,u-u.iUv., mi., lummy lorcaro of per
sons In Stnte institutions; regulating
piocedure for chnngrs of public ioiiiIh
where viewers nrn named; abolishing
abatement on township tax payments
and I establishing penalties: mpenllngact
of March 17. irflW. relative to coiieV.
tlon of taxes In Montgomery County:
nllowlng nppinlH to be mken to coutt
on rompensntion of county treasurers.
MASTER VIOLIN MAKER DEAD
London. May 12. Itecent ntinoimrc
mont of the death nf James Tuhbs of
Soho, conveyed little to the average
citizen, but It meant much to players
of violins. Tubbs vyjs n paFt master In
the nrt of violin making and numbered
among his clients such celebrities ns
Kreisler. PBanlnl. Hottcsl.,1, s,vBon
Gonipertis nnd Strauss,
LABOR SEEKS NEW
FAVORABLE
m
Wedding Jewel
Tho showing of distinctive Rings, Brooches,
Bar Pins, Brncolots, Wrist Watchos, Earrings
nnd Pendant Hat Pins is especially attractive.
J: E. Caldwell &
Chestnut and Juniper
i
JOHNSON CONTRACT
in council loom
Gaffney to Make Move Toward
wroaKing Architect's Perpetualj
nolcJ on City Work
EXPECT PLAYGROUND VETol
Lfforls to nbros-ntn lt, ....,.
z:c: " a". hC
--- HiV III I1PIMS .
""' nan n corner on nearly all m.
hulldlne work fn- r . . llfltf
,., ,; ."u.n, B rai,
-sAa-ia as-..
.uuii.-iiiiii-;cu at tncinys meetlne Z '
pected fo proclnlatiit X...'.? "".O-
, Councilman Joseph I. (Jaffnef i1
lender, will Introduce ,& ft
ing on tho Citv Solicitor?! 'afc I
"teps he mny deem necessnrv t .v1"'
eate the .Tobn. -1..; ar ' abro.
Contract Authorized In 0W
TJ" contrnnt t,M i... . .
fn Wcdi unrr in n S.
In 11)0.1 Last week Mnyor Moore, f,t
nn ordlnnnco to ri ...'Tc '
contrnct measure. Council then .. . ."
City Solicitor Sin, th """ob a n "hff T t
on the Mibjcrt. Mr. Smu , , ,'
even If tl,0 ordinance were pa'I'
would not annul the Johnson contr.V'
Sol M oeIcAPilen i" ndvl,, f the tf
Solicitor, tho Gnffney resolution villi ?
titroduced, and the Vnre n 'mbc ".h
tliev are confident thnt It will be n.,,,Vl
More trnube U rxpeeieel .pcVnii 'I
'nBnceprotMIXpa;s
to be locnted n , l,i..i. i! ' TK, .VH
Master nnd JefTcrson stre ets. B ighth ,
Mnth ftieets. This .ncns.ire wn, pa ,'
by Council, but Mnvor Monro f. 2
pected to send n vet,, of the bill to Cou.
ell. Lvery effort will be made, it .
tnid, to overr do the Mm-.'. ,.-.J " "
The Mnyor is opposed to tho ill.
named for the renson that it adjoins,
...vw .,.,u .'iuuiKouiery avenue.
Bills fo Widen Central Slrrels
Councilman Chnrle n. iinii m i.
t.n.l.... . .11 ..." "" "I'
. iT-i-"" J,r,iiRS".Jr0Tn"f fr th.
...... b m 1'iLinsiiii street. Bout!
Penn souarn to Chestnut a,..i.!"
xifllnnCna k. tl.. TJ . ""' '
.. ": "J " nun-mi oi Murvnti
tnts work would cost $71)1.400.
mi or('i"nnco Providing for tl,
w dcnlng of Chestnut btrcct. Twelfth (J
Thirteenth, also will bo offered T,
carry out tho provisions of this 'meij.
nro it will onl7 bo necessary to reduci
tho depth of n building on the iiotti'
cast corner of Thirteenth and Chestnut
street i. '
A bill calling for an Increase in the
uciiiuiuihiiuu io uuun n new brldM
over tho Schuylkill River nt SouS
street Is expected to pass. It hns been
estlmnted that the structure will eoit
proprlatcd originally.
Klnpsport Util. 6s, 1937
Goodyear Tire & Rub. 8s. 1941
Hcrshcy Choc. 7js, 1930
Sun Co. 7b, 1931
Shaffer Oil & Rcf. 6s, 1929
Lehigh Pr. Sec. 6s, 1927
Eand Title Bide;., Phila., Pa.
Umnltrt Philadelphia Slock Exohangt
DKEM
FINE STATIONERS
Electroliers
for Country and
Seashore Homes
Very Moderately Pricod
1121 CHESTNUT STREET
" I think the way you han
died the campaign was
A-l in every respect," was
the way a customer re
ecntly expressed his
appreciation of
our service
Tiie Holmes Press, VHntttt
1319.29 CbctTT Street
Philadelphia
IK.TIIS
...VATSON May 11. NEIJ.IB HAZMRD
WAiWJN, cgeil J)0 IttiKllven and trln
Invited to crvlc Bturdii, ll A M P'J
llv hi th runrl Home ot J"hn C
klmnvrle A iSon Ul 25-37 N. nrod 5l !
torment private., Uaurol I III 1 Cumeicri t
e.'r.Oflrt - May 11, WIM.IAM P .fi"
hand uf AiloUMn Cloud" nnd non of bllw;
Mth and Hid lull. John Clouds. Jt.latli
frleri'la. nlau KfiiBlneton I-ods-s No S1I..V
nnd A Jt Kennlnslon II A, I .No J"
Kcntlnslon e oni No A. K 1 , nnd Knlinf
of tho Iron nin Invlteil to funeral fervW
Saturday, 2 J". M ut tilv lata rM;nr
JJS1 ti Hujouelianniv uvo Inionnent Min8
CVilr Hill Cemeler)
mKAIirr May 11 1(i:i, CATHEllIMi
n wldovi of Jahn Oaarty Fiiniral Ftld.
'30 A M from her tat ii-aldence 41 -v
-ttli at Itenultm Mass nt Ht Ausulln'
Cliurcli 10 A M Intarmont prlialc
MORHIH .Mil 11 1PJ1, IPA Kt.LIOTT
vvlfn of Jami-a It Morrle llelallvfn ftij
frtanda invited to service on Haturdai -,'
l' .M , in tier Irte rnldfnce aren l;111
Karma TOth nnd cltt l.ino Ovarbrook I";
tnriiient prl"nl V'onvejtvncea will t '
OvarhrooVt Htatlon to rcrnat train IravIM
lUoad Bt Station at 1MB p. Jt.
Co.
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