.. MWi IMfiifpiNpiu, . .unm-j l.'.j;i "'.' wjp ffw Jk ) J J. ! n v. lilt ' V THE WEAYHER Fair leiilgli. fellow cil by Increasing ctemllncMi Friday slowly rlsliitilcm rlsliitilcm nerntiiret moderate, seullicrly winds. TKirr.n,TUiti: at tiach imt k fs "JUL-L1 ) I " 3 I "' lr'"' f-TTt 1 1 li'iQ )"'- lf" li iM i VOL. VIII. NO. 38 1 G. L 10 00 W Council President Brings Ca3 Question te Fere by Demand for "Relief Facts" PROPOSED ACTION REVIVES NEARLY DORMANT FRICTION Richard Wcglrln. president of Tnun til, speaking n chairman of the Special C Committee, announced letlny tlint It proposed t fall nn the United tits Improvement Company tn state Just Flt It thlnkn II ought te have In the My of relief from the pressing finan cial crhds with which it nvs It is con fronted Obscrvni in C'liv 1 In II declared that this plan was amazing hnt of asking tie cenip.ini in sny what It want. City Administration lenders said thnt tbt Gas Commission nppeintcd by the Mayer under nuiheill.v of nit erdlnnnce pf Council linn nliendy reported n plnn hi ivlilch tin' kiie question mnj be ct- And Councilman Pevclln. independ ent, new has n pionesal hefore the Gas Committee te have the dn Commission prepare n fntm of agreement between the rllv and tli" gas company te re place the present lease. Cempnii Lesing. Is Plalnl The enmnanv mu that the prevent! ntt, wlih-li ha" six years te run and i which makes the company n tennnt of (he cltv's i-retieitv. is causing the com cem pnj te le ineni'i. and in preventing i progressive unbuilding of the property te (hat It will he in firsi-dnss condition when the lease exelrcs. Mr. VcVin v prnpenl. it was pointed out. nt least lias the merit of lowing that the pa-" quasi inn is net itti. Fer tlii last eighteen months, thh problem, ill Hie language of the itrcet, has been "kiekinr! around" City Hall, from Ceiin-il te the Mayer null bick turalii and in mid out nf' various committees, siib-ceinmlttees, special committees nnd ('(uniuis.siens, "Oh. no," leplled Mr. Wcglein, when Mked if the gas question was dead. "It is only resting." "I think." he went en. "that it would he a geed idea te have the com ply present a bill of particulars." "Yen mean." it was suggested, "ask the company what it thinks it ought te hire?" "Yes," replied Mr. Wriglcn. "The company knows nil about the prop erty and It should knew what is wanted. I think If a landlmd wanted te im prove his property, lie would be safe In asking a tenant what was needed. "Ofceur.se. when this bill of particu lars fs reeelvcd, we would examine nnd study It me't tlinretr.-hly in the. liglit of the common geed " The gas question wn supposed h jeme te Imre Iven 'killrir' when Mnyo, Mnye, Mnyo, Meorc vetoed ibe Mill ordinance en July L'S U t' it, n ,.pK, however. Mr. Wcjlein of re, n resolution callins for the creation 01 .1 Spe( !nl (las Committee which was n,iml Augiit II. This com mittee is new in charge nf the rpies. tlen and I the nmtediiiu of the .several measures of pn.j .,s(d leljef. Working I niler Iipsetl Ordinanre Jlfaiu' I, gns cempnnv K inak ilK sax unnei the t. rms of n temnerniv ordinance of Council of .lulv 1.'. of lust JCK, wlueli ,Mstpinlpd until .lulv I." of this year the twentv-fwe eandlenewer Mandard of g,v nnd suhstHiite, the uritlfh thermal unit standard. With the eiplretlmi of this ordinance In Jul tne cempanv wns hound te supply ThU tt 1. lint fli.in im.1 is, i:.,ui. ii . "iimepewer. nnf of ?(.00 n ln fnr etivh tn it mils te supply the requited candle- icr imee weeKs age .laier Moere rotete Ccnincil calling attention te the Met that nothing had been done te sel tl' the- gn question nnd the citv might be obliged te take steps te collect ac cruer fines Thp.p new total approxi apprexi tely JflO 000. Since the -peel.il committee was ap pointed ,t his done virtually nothing. Mr Deieiln. a member of the Sm-cial R5 lemmut.e. was asked if he hnd I'ardnf nn activity en the- part of the committee ii"0."' "s ' 'new. or have been iienrcl te knew. ' reidied the Council ???. '""thing, except some insmviien. icti like th,. llewem that bloom In the 2""? linu- iMilnng 10 de with th.- In addition te Mr. Hevelin's pro pre pro rresal te hae a form of lease drawn IP by ihe Gas Commission, the special roremittcp im, hefore il (i resolution mam ' ,('n" "f ll"' 'irdiuan.-i! pre.iauig ler the suspension of the , ... ui. i'-.m-i -.me.... 11 ...... tM ttecleln bill te cut In half the twen- -..., -I V, ,, . . . c.wtUCr k IITII Itn 11. Iil " " ' J-nve cents em each dollar which the fempanj tnnv paH te the city. The . eeA l 's would be lalsi-el from .MtO te tuu Intlmntiniis are abroad that the eom eem Wny, unless some action Is taken hv council, may call en the Public Service inmtnUsien t uke a hand in the situ situ tlen. POLICE SEARCHING FOR 3 GIRLS WHO LEFT HOMES Are Believed te Be Seeking Fame In Movies Three jnis, PnPi, (iftecn years old, mappc.rid from their luiniei yesterday nipi,, , ,n nn.i nc- tiaci! if the.n. It Is Indie rd the girls haw gnne " sick fame i the mole world. rrv'V...a'V' V'Mue Itetherha.k. Peggv "."eill ind ,lin l,enne, of Harrow. w avenue ind Fi-her's lane. They weiempiiniiiiis and all disappeared at " fame tune DID YOU WONDER ABOUT IT? 8U.. In City Hall Courtyard te Be Used for Fifteen Elevators .The tlieiiujiiiN of Philadelphia!)), who 'JIIVpils tlniuigh ,he City ilall courl ceurl w. '' '"'n curious for several dins "W a wiie fence heine tilt il ( in the la r'tirirai.t comer i.s..i.. ..r .. i.i,.i. .i.nrn knUi" '" K'uiniiK-.i d i ii shed and a steam ,; ""'ici i-eiisim, i IIM Th. i "'re.sit, herein put t end (or "''nun.. , she, ;. i d In t, " ""iiim,. that ill In- iis.-d IMr..."".M """ll "f foul feci) new ! jater --ii,;rr it I. ,., .,,.. r :.... ..... ,., .. ... i e.. .lee;... .!.' . ... s iii .. in . ttl.ii.l. ... itn.e bi,inM."n.''.h l"8h iiii.I will eventually """ te the different levels. HffllASK HDWANTE D OF CITY Entered ns Seienit.Clmu Mutter nt Under tlie Act of Child Star Dies Sij&x BKKISZY KASON This eijlit year-old movie slur died Monday nislit in Unlljuund, Calif., after liclns stnirli by an autnineliile that afternoon while playing in front el Ills home. His father Is 11 director and Ids mother a player in Hie Unhcrsnl company. Ilrrey Iiatl hem starred in "Twe Kinds of Ijevp" and "The ISig Ad fu ture." The funeral tenh plare In day LUNATIC ADMITS G Escaped Inmate of Trenten Hospital Confesses He Stele 3-Year-Old Camden Child I SWfLI&M&.A NAPIN BY NABBED IN WILMINGTONM-n ffi:iTw J' n'r;" rtmV " '"'"' I .1 ilni n - . ii.,l..l..11. nnttnllll.l IMt.l1llla Charles Hemphill, escaped lunatic, confessed today he kidnapped thrce-jear-eld Carl Frjc Carlin, fester son of Mr. and Mrs. William Carlin, of Camden. October 1ft Hemphill, who lied the State Hospi tal fi'- the Insane im Trenten Septem ber was taken te Camden te be oiiestlened flirt her He told rtehert Bensen, captain of detectives nt Wil mington, where he was inpturril. that lie took the Carlin hey with him because Ihe child asked him for a rld.i en llic cars. People who saw Hemphill wn tiller ing will) the child will be asked te idciiilfy him this afternoon. C.irl Carl n was found Snnnnv wan dering near Boethwjn. Pa., and re I turned te his home. He had net been I banned. He was tee eung In tell his parents eynclh where he had been, but ' he gave a de-prlptlnn of his companion 1 which It is said fits Hemphill perfectly. .lehn Fercusen. a farmer in whose home Hemphill and the boy had sought shelter last week, came te Wilmington jesterdnv nnd In cenuianv Willi O'Toele. In Delewnre County ietectie. scnrchcil I tlir ittv in lmiiOM lir mirht lecillO tllP i man. Admits Kidnaiipiug He was found In that part el Wil mington occupied principally In New Jersey produce dealers and O'Toele told iiim be was wanted for stealing a horse and wagon. He ennip along will ingly, but when epiestiencd at the sta tion gave only rambling answers. This morning, however, Cnptain Bensen asked him : "Didn't 1 see you walking along the read the ether day with your son." "Yes." "What's your son s name?" "Heward " "1 don't believe you stele thnl horse nnd wagon, did you?" We." "But you're lying le me Yeu icall took thnt boy jeu had with you from Camden, didn't miV" At this Hemphill broke down and ndnillled It, lelling Captain ltenseu the boy had asked him te take him for a n-lde en the cnr. He said lie did fills 'and then took him across the terries ..111.. ....! ...Oil 11 . .'Atiiittillini. ...... 111. 1- '- '... .... . pencil nfter thai. Then he cenlefsed le having escaped from the insane asylum. Hemphill Is Middle-Aged Hemphill Is a lniddle-aged man, with very gray hair and is exrreuiely poerlv dre-sed Despite his unkempt appear ance, he does net appear te be of the criminal type, nor does he leek like an insanl- man. Camden authorities sent t.'ily Detec tives King and Painter te Wilmington this morning te hring Hemphill back, and they left Wilmington with him nt 0:10. He went along willingly and talked finely with the- officers. It is the hope of Camden police te connect Hemphill with the kidnapping of five-year-old Alhe Menree, of that eity. She disappeared September S and was found the net day wandering, chilled and hungry, bill e.thcrwi. un harmed, in (lakhn. a suburb of Cain den. She told her parents she h.ul "walked and walked" with a man Unit bought her candy. September S is pist six days after Hemphill in.ide his i-cape from tlm asylum. $2000 IN JEWELRY STOLEN Burglars Jimmy Window and Get Gems and Silverware Ih piumying a miIi window luirglai . bloke into tin hiiiiu of William Ilrischclt. Willi Mein-iiieiit incline, some tin-e Tiiesilnj niuht or early ics lerdav iiierning. anil stele lewelrv and sili ei ware mined al SLMlllll 'I lie l!ricii"tt fniiiil did net disieni Co Ce Co lehberj uiilil llii" mm lilug Tin loot ell-l-l.'1 Ilei-t l of ,1t.l' sdiei .in- I ha' 'i "' '' i n in Mi I'.i isi In n "s iiiie'v iiia.il n-.iis. Neigi. Neigi. lets -.nil iliai -heilh after iiiidingh I hey ii v. a huge Ini ri ns ai with no lights step near the Bris Hell home. I'elicn iieltevt) Ihe auto mnj have been driven by the robbers. tientng public tin I'nstnmcn it PhiladeliAila, I'a Marcli a, 1870 AT BIG CAFES HERE Enforcement Men Will Try te Trap "Flask Teters" at Holiday Parties CAN'T ARREST DRINKERS, BUT CAN PROSECUTE Take a tip from S. F. Kuiler. Asso ciate Prohibition Director, and don't carry It en your hip this Halloween! Or. if you de, watch out for a gimlet eyed gentlemnn in n black slouch hat hiding behind n pillar in the cabaret, or maybe camouflaged ns a petted plant near the orchestra. Hewnre of awkward stranger", loe. who may bump Inte jnu en crowded trolley or as oil are 'tcpp'1115 out of your limeu.slne at tin- deer of the hotel. Fer whether jeii are in evening clothes or a ".17.7. -nil." whether ,en are masked or In the most tnid of business costumes, the "drought dicks are liable te take vetir trail. TheVII "touch" you, net for jour roll, but for jour ilask. Thej won't lake the little filigree, sliver trille. with Its nmler fluid mere prccieui than the metal which embel lishes it. Hut thej will take your name and then and then a session with the I'nlted States Commi.sslener. Mr. Itutter's business ndmlttedlv is te take the je out of life. Though lie is a gend-natured soul unefli'dallj . he! plans te be mere than usually mean 111 his official capaeitv this Halloween. Mr. Itutler has assembled a small nim of enforcement agents from every I where but Philadelphia and they'll br en 1 the job both Saturday and Monday nights te make the evening a regular I Ilrjan social. ' Te Watch All lintels Mr. Kulter has ordered them te lie en lnuid in every hotel and cabaret le , Iwnleh fur violations of the law. He gucs warning that every one win be ipun-.shed who ns much ns breathes of 'rum. He win gei the hotel men. he 1 enc a r .. nii..Li .I.n. .1.... ...... .. ..II I '..-. II I illltl-t llllll ill... .Ill' all HII i in fault when the law is violated in their establishments. The only dlfticultv is ihnt ihe 'ii 'ii fercement agents hnve no right te :i 1 1 "-I a man summarily for taking a - i out of a hip pocket flask. The pro hibition law hasn't gene thnt far jil. The light te safety from attest without a warrint has net yd been scratched out of Ihe little silver bottle. It is up J 10 the a;jcnts te find some wny of getting Ihe "low de.vn" en th" nnine and ad- Iress of the violator and swearing out n warrant for him. The agents hnve been instructed te hi ins In the names of 'iolaters at any ee st It ought te be u geed time for the taxi driMM Has New Beer nules V net her interesting bit of gmsip from ihe prohibition offices tedav . eiic-ern ueer legul.itinn. The thirsty nil set up n gIndseie howl DRY AGENTS PUN HALLOWEEN DRIVE when the geed news came from V n-h-i,IM. ii.gieii ;nn: -erreiary .iienen w.if ijeins le permit ibis lenitive for the lilrt But Mr. Kulter once mere comes 11I..11: with Ibe rules of the game, which en I lie mce 01 iiiejii. seem 10 gue uie cm- rntnent all the best nf It. He has sent 1 epies of the regulations , te brewers and druggists. Ihe rule,.,.,, ..hecked up the menevs recived make a lengthj document, and ill fret,', the sale of stamps and ether pe-t tl reurngins reading. I hey ha.- an mil,erials and went eer the re. unl awfully tlr SOUIlll. ,, , ,,,.,. ,, ,.,,!. hrnneli mm, I the iiie - I.t. in.tcnicn tlirt 1pnm.11. imi.t 1 . . i . I 1 l I 11 - .1 ll 1 , 1 in- III! ill I II HI- I III I IV n return right a'eng of his receipt- and sale of malt liquor. It's going te be hn I te lip a few kegs of the "right" fn!f OT te the coiner saloon. Eaeh Varrel of beer must beat the unlinucil nn race Tncnty-thrre. ( nlilmii i CAPDEN GIRL IS SHOT MYSTERIOUSLY IN LEG Gun Flashes in Dark as She Cresses Vacant Let Annie Franshetti, sixteen yeais old. 1200 Van Heek street. Camden. wa mysteriously shot through the leg while leturniiiB te her home from work last evening. Miss Franslietli, who Is piupimed in a box factory;, was crossing a in. ant let near her iieme wltli two etlie- girls, whin a shot suddenly (lashed out of the darkness The bullet went rhi.nigli the ealf of Miss Franchetti's leg Slie wns taken te the home .t Dr. William Moer.1, Mt. I.phraini an-ini". and iltei her wound wns iln-M-d she was sent home. N'eithei Miss Fran shettl nor her imnpnnlens saw the as sallaiii. Allheugh Miss Fr.inslietil is nn Italian, there I no vendetta mlxi-d up in the affair, according in 1'itv De teetive Chailes Whaland. who i-, iu-M-stigatiiig l).-teclie Wlulaml also discounts the theory of n le.ilnus lever sajing that he believed il l i la 'lie work of bevs who nrebably tired ihe pistol without any thought of mining anv one. DAMR0SCH DEPLORES CALL F0RMUSICAL "PEP" Present-Diy Composers Have Lest Their Religion, He Says "Modern cnmpeseis have e-i tliiii icllglen mestlv," deelaieil Wallet Damrosch, .oii'luner of the New Yuri: Symphony Orchestra. In il.e lust of a sei ii s of tin talks mi "The Musical Dlift," 111 the linei of the Ai-.ldeiiii of Music th.s mm mug lie said the young, r g. iierntieii dm- net like the works of Me.,irt bei .ins.-1 thetts el linn- meters, together with tin lie linked "pep." lie said lli.it he hoped value fellow thin home day tin re iMiuld he a h M.rtm S Ki hn. 2110 Walnut street action le the Icndcrnesb of the sym S'jjr.ll; .lespph A. Lewi. s,, N'uiih phony of Metart. iThinl si-eel. SKMW: Max Heiinhk. L'r Dainiesch referied only luicllp ,, the rt, Thud sf-iel. SHIIKI : W. IIelTner composers of present dm dan uiisic. ;,K,. Hill, Pa.. S'.iltO ; .lesetdi Man- "Ih net call ihcni iiuiiiiesers." It.. ! ,j.i. 1C.-JI S,.nt it..ewoei .reet. said, "hut mil., r niiimifiistiiieis .if,S.MH), Alien G S.ern. Hit:', Peplai ined-'i'ii daiiie liiu.s Istreet. '-vj.-, . Frank I'leln.ek. 4).-,7 .... .,.,,- r- .... JUliT UUNVIUIb U. MAULtT Surneen Faces ucatn sent8nec f 0f i ., . , ,,, ,.,,, Murder of His Wife j l.irliniiiiid, la., Id 'J7 A n idn-t of guilly of ineTdei in the first degree was leluined hi a Jlin ieseiin In the ...s ,.r )i, u.in.nnii ll.. i r... . .. . meili I'nileil Stan- Ainu surgeon. Slunk hi nn aiilouiehile at Man- te the place, and said Mini the lueak , ,lni""'-.-hinged with Ih- iiunihi of his wife, henn and Menis streets, yestei. lay ., would be mended In earlv' this after- I ' '" ' .Mis. See Kallileen I insici i Inilley . I he i hedv of Mrs llndlev wa found In the .lames Illver mar here about three jcars age. I PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1921 Britain's Star Reporters te Adern Arms Parley . G. Wells, Arneld Bennett and Other Liter- aru Intellectuals Will Bathe Conference in Their Reflected Radiance Hy CLINTON W. GILBEUT stnfT Correspondent Ktenln Public I.fdccr oiivrielii. I1!l. hu Public Ledger Company Washington, Oct. 'J7. English per sonalities whom the disarmament nnd. Far Hastern conference will brine te Washington ate beginning gradually te emerge. II. (1. Wells will net be the only Brit ish novelist whrf will essay journalism at 'Washington. Arneld Bennett will reach here in n few days te "cover the international meeting for the West minister (Jnzette, the famous old I.lbernl evening paper of Londen which has become a morning paper. yf. Wells has written journalism as Mellen anil leuninlism as history and will new de liia daily article. Mr. Ben nett started out. in journalism nnd lias slack te weekly journalism most of Ins life, though he has net .Mr. Wells talent for seizing the Idea of the mo ment mid making II first a hook of es says, then a novel and ihen n lii-tery of mankind. Still. British lltcratine is pem- te journalism than ours. F.vcn a (Jreelt piofe.-ver like Gilbert Murray turns his hand le It when net translating En ripidc!'. Cmcrnl Prize Fish! KirM Most of tills journalism is in t In geed old British tradition of writing pamphlet or letters te the Time:'. The cewring of assignments began with Arneld Bennett and Bernard Shaw "doing" the Cnrpentler-Wells prize light in Londen. The great in Bngland de net i ende POSTMASTER OUT AT JENKINT01 T1emas J. Barry Says He Re '" UUI1; w J sisned, but Officials Hint D ' Dismissal RICHARD C. J0CKERS IN JOB A small sherlnge in his accounts led te I In removal from efiice yeterdav of '""" '";. '" 1- - ters. Harrv. the eungest postmaster in Pennsylvania when he was appointed in August. 1f)10, snys he resigned the S2600 elSee in order te enter the auto mobile nccesserir. buslne with his brother. Twice before, it is said, shortages were discovered ill the .T counts of th" t went", .seven-veni'-eld postmaster, lie is a foi-ne -erviic man and no action nn, taken when the alleged shel tagOS wei e made geed. iii September oil an accounting was ,M t. Jcnkintewn postetfice, ,. ,,;, received b the pest.dliee In- sectors, with henihiuai trri- In the -(.((,ril Mnilding here, who hnve super- s0, OV(,r the ni-ceunl of postetriees ... vp.eral States Twe inspectors were sent te .lenkln- , t, i, ,.,,,.. riie.i ..reive ' " . .... order eusines.s mere. 1 liev icpi.i the finding of a small shortage. Posteilii-e authorities at Washington wen- notified. Yesterday, according te Inspector Williams, an order te re move l.nirv was received. Ilichard (.'. .lockers, twentv -eight. vear old. a former service man, wns named te suc ceed him. Postellice insppcleis are net contem plating a criminal nctnm against th. depe-cil Postmaster. They said that phase of the situation rests entirely with the United States District At At terney. I.anv was manied short Iv after he was given the Federal appointment two years age. He li .- in a meelest home in .lenkinlewn. He icfused today te discus the shortage the inspectors cay thev discovered. AGED MEN COMMIT SUICIDE One 82, Other 62, Take Own Lives by Sheeting Twe men e eminilte.l sim ne this morning b.v shouting. They were William Watsen, eighty -two, riL'OS Ashbiirner street ami William M. Merris, itj -two. --'nlL' North iTieventh strcei Watsen, shot and killed himself last night, pellie sny , with an old army icvelver, one of his prued possessions. He lived al ."''u- Ahbuinci street, lleluieshuig. The vetei.iii wa- upstairs at S o'clock last night while .lames W.it sem, his in. nnd ether of the family wi'ie in Ihe first tlner living room. He died in a few minim s. The aged man has been ill for four yeais Merris shot Inmself with a revolver while standing before a mirror lie wns found hv Stephen (.'lark, a loom mate 12 AUTOS REPORTED STOLEN PbcT;,,X'!C. d"; V'-T house there. 'Hi, , !'. arms vi. t e. Scenes of Moter Thieves Activities' n,t'' " ijpeef ...id - , tn ," h'ieihc - Cever City, Police Say Tw-h" .nil. ..nib le- wen repel te.l stolen le police- Hilling tee las. i- r-i i , loin- hour- The ihmsiuis reneii m- the North Ninth t I . SMHI : 1'rnnk I)ri.. her. ".".Ml.") Gl'-aid .iveiiue, S7.".ll : lien lainili While, I fill 1 llrandv w iue ir.-ei. ....-,... 4. I II..I ....... S. -"- ; e"1"""' i-ini. um. .ertn -itli street, S.i.'il): lteheit A, Smith, ,...., Yllik ,.., SVM) n( W,llnn; Maishall. .'I7il'.l .ik lead. -S.'irill Hi. b Aute I.n Rrnl,.n ml ev " -e0 Broken .ininc .inn-i .eiuieii. sevcucy one years old. .Mil" Merris street, sustained a fracture of the leg. lie was taken te tbe Oermantewn Hospital seend when they wine for the pics.', rielh Mr. Ilennett and Mr. Shaw wrote of the prize fight under Ihe eye of i,.,.lif na If time lind moved lines and they were reeeiding for all time the meeting en the plains of Irey be tween Hecter nnd Achilles. Our great are self-conseientleus when thev take Ihe dally Pen In hand. The. see semethlnj exquisitely funny in their becoming once mere reporters. Ne mat ter hew long their assignment last", they never get ever their sense of hew amazed their million readers must be tn see them doing n convention or a conference. Thej noer see the con tention or t,hc conference. They see nnlv themselves In their readers' eje dnlhg an assignment Thej write . hlcllv about this spectacle. Uctome Trained Seals The British author- become liniiiel i seals, nnd won't see anything funnj In it at nil. Mnyh thi is due te that famous defect In the F.nglish ?euse of humor. He docs net "iie" from jour nalism, nor aftcrwaiil lendescend te it when rewards are sumcicnr. uc, writes histories of the world and luuks te sec the Lloyd fJeeige tieiernment I totter when the light of truth has liecn shed upon Napeleon and Caes.ir and Demosthenes nnd Gladstone. He evei the Wclk-Curpenti'T tight with a Inure I Cenllnufd 0Br.wTnw7h'rwslWimnM.r SAILOR A SHOE IN SUBWAY STATION I. Rnrrnrs. Pettv Officer en 0 J U. S. S. Michigan, Jumps . te Death Under Train PASSENGERS SEE LEAP Jehn I.. Ifeeei1 en Hip Ciiitcd State battleship Michi-,"1"' -rimi minings regareiiig uc 1 i-etitei-'-ni ' vvhl h Is new proceeding be gan, was killed till- morning l.v an tu,-.p renresentatives of Hi Majesty 'i electric 'inin in tin- e.i-theund sul,v,nv , Geve:nin"iit and leprcscntativcs of Sinn station nt Fifth and Market street. ' Vi member Irem In-land. I think It i, . .... . , , , ! iscsiential that we should knew where lingers is said te haw ..r.T-e' liemath I ,. stui, ., i.ievernment before we a train that was approaching the go nn mm h farther." Millien. j Tin stniemi'it evoked great chc-ring. Three pasencei en the platfetrn -aw Lloyd Geerge probably will have te his act.,. .. - (-ibapden his iiit te Wa.sh.ngH ir at Ttegei-. whose heeie i nt 2.".'J-J North j least postpone it until the closing .--Nineteenth street wa tirst seen i-beiit j slens of the i eilfereiiee there, because of the suhwa-. Maiien a' !l e'i hi- k lie the critical situation in Hie negotla negetla hd net ciiuied tie- fitien thr nigh one lien- ith Sinn Fc.n Ireland, il was of tin- gal's mill i thought te Inn e asser eel hv several well-informed news gel.'in off of one .if i he tl.ims. He ' ..iiie-- l.-re le.lni ,-is killed ul !l -'Si ... I... k. , Tin- I'icni er had made n public His bedv wa taken tn the .Icfci-en s-m, ,n. .t t t'd- effc I. but hi pnliili-al Hospit-il ii tul was nlentilicil i-i mean and pers-inal fiii-nd were quel.'d as of .1 lag en hi l.e nng i ninmiini'-.ltiiig tin- report te inquirer Hi', wife, Mrs t;.'M l!eger. and las if public t was desired. I their .iiie.ie.ir-elil u. ln'm. .Ir hive' Fvervwheie ii wa ndmitieel tedav I been left destitute hv lingers' dent Ii. I that the Irish negotiation had made He is nn Alabaman Ii i- wife, an 01 - i little progress, and although hope had phan. lived in New a k. N" .1.. Iiefoie'net been r'-liii'iulhed. there was a her mnrriase. The fnmilv htm- enlv 'tendency te regard tin- outlook as lieing lh-ed a couple of months at Ihe N'mth'iess f.nenil.'i than it was a dav or two N'inetei-nlh street ndd-es.. us Iiegets age. was en n three nient.i ' cruise. i ,,,,,., i- , . .. Tim UnitPfl Smtp. l.mtl.Miip MH.i-! v" Hl at llmnr ,.m iJ at tlm 1'hilnHf Jnhin 'n VnM. Pehlirnl uriirr irmarKeil Hint if thn UlTiPcr of the shr. said thnt UnRPr ,1P2"lul,i,,ns hn.Up fjnun. the Pc-MniPr'-IjHd left no vpn tliit weulrl imlir-nte I trip t AMietnn v.miM be ohrie.if.Ij im that he lnlrnrlnil taking ht own life. po'thle. vhi'- if .t hi ink m the een- CemmnndPr .1. .I Peelo. of thefrrcripp wa- i.emV. r w, rliffif-iilt te i Michisnn. vU i.m- tin. nuns iImi p hnw u ntlni-nnt miM hh reached I ui'st'is .Kin nrr'i cih e ir niet t ni- .11. ll .. im - t . . . .1 . I Him; ii Mil uvsi HhP.l if T nuH'TS Otl tllP l in in ril lliu in t t"ii i mi im i i i'-ni . UI.. II , ... . . . I If , ul,,..!.,,,.. . ., . ,, 1 -. .1 , it , At.in r. .tn nil I (I. lit' MIU t'l l M " III IT (ll'ln I W'nt' and Iim! hani m i lin .- i .. -!.... ' ... i( ! ... . . .ii nn- M.l nun- j ear. SAYS BOY ADMITS KILLING GIRL IN KLUXEN'S WOODS Frank Jankena Disavows Confession' In Presence of His Accuser ! Morristown. N. .1 . Get "7 illy . V.) Frank .lankeiiii lueun years edd. of Flerhnm Park, was in mil here te day en suspicion thnt In Kill, el .Inn pi l Lawrence, twelve i.nrs old who was choked and slabbed in Mad son earlv I Fein dclegii.c. was epe.t..l t. hav--this month. ! ,...,.. T," ." , " ,7 lie was detain.. I vest.-r.lnv and iIip .' ""'""' "" '"' """' -'hrre.i nlienn lli nrnst was kept se ret while he wa-' questioned b.v dele, i ne i Frank McGicgeii. of Nevvaik. a. - ending te Police ( upturn Mrev, New ark, said that .lankeiia had admitted te him he hnd iiiurilere.1 the girl. M.Grcg. ' ery repeated Iii -teri m .lankena's presence, but the piiseui-r uiaiiitaiiieil Ins innocence thiuuiclieut lour heuis' iiiestinning. McGregery said Ii w.n with .lan .lan eoiia about neon th. dav of the minder and met him again that night and no ( llci-d bleed sta ns ..n ,ns . lethes. Then. McGregery said. .1 ink-ma admitied the' murder. i .lnnkena ha n.lm ite.l. ai.nidnig te Cnptnlu lire, that about the time of the murder he wa- in the vir-mitv of! Klllxen's Weed vi h - the i rime nn-' i-enunlttP.I. He ,nl hew.iei ih.t he i WATER FAMINE IN SUBURBS WHEN LARGE MAIN BURSTS Causes Shortage In Cynwyd. Nar berth and Wynncwoed The water i, - . of t'inwv.1 nr beitli nn.l Wuiiu weed wns cm ,,rf c-nli Mil morning, wlmi the niter nuiin of i the Springliel.l v nier I'.iuipanv burst at the city line en Montgenicrv avenue t i ne ere.is in tne muni ei'C'Urre. some time during the nighl. nnd when rest. dents of these tonus awoke thi morn ing thej found ihnt the usual morning ablutions had te he performed iindet difllpiilties, nnd hiievivps werp linndi capped in preparing breakfast It Is believed that si, linns of thp water main were tern apari hi t lie tarring of the Iiumv Iraflle ai ihe citv line The ininpniiv rnt a gang of workmen neon. DeHpite Ihe break, there was n slight pressure in the pipes, and a few residents of Wviiuewiwd were able te get a little water. .,,hn.i,.,! Iin.iv v.x,w Kun'inv 'V TL ' 11T UVJv r i'i i 1021 VOTE BY COMMONS ON HIS IRISH POLICY! Proposes Discussion Next Mon day of Unionist Motion Condemning It BRITAIN'S PREMIER MAY BE KEPT FROM ARMS PARLEY European Premiers Forced te Ash Vetes of Confidence Premier Lloyd fieerge today meted In the Heuse of Commens that next Monday be vet alde for con-ddern-tion fif the I'ninnNt.' pretests against the policy of the Government in dealing with affairs in Iilnnd. Thi action is tantamount te asking Parliament ler a vote of confidence. Piemier Ilrlnnd. of France, after a stormy debate lasting several day, yesterday received a substantial ma jority when a vote of confidence was taken The German Uendita teda voted confident e in Chancellor Winh. who was failed upon te form a new Cab inet after he had tendetcd his resig nation tn the Government. Ity the Associated Press . ''T1'"' ""' , ,"7 ,,,i'"" .M"",rr Jl.lei de.ir.re tedav prnpu-ed te the I Heuse of Common- that it et asiile next 1 ietid.ij fur a discussion en tin motion nt I nienisf nicebci- nf Piirlinuinnt enn- leniiiiug the present m cn'intinn wit'i ie;ireentntlvi.s of Sinn Fein Ireland. He said lie hoped rhei- would he a etc I In qll" tlen I.lnwl lieerge In making the nronesal le lured: I e Gevernmeni .mi . enduet uege- I 1 iitlen of that kind without knowing ' unit it lias I in support 01 the Heuse et Common, from which it demc. it an - iherlty." iim before l.e made the nronesal Mr l.led Geerge was asked whether the Irish ceufi" en. e wi still proceeding, te which he ri plied In the aflirmafhe. Wants te Knew Where He Stands Lloyd Gerge introduced his proposal LLOYD GEORGE ASKS I w illi this 1 ii f ciiu'ii t : "As it is evident thnt there is a sec a 1 hief pen efli. er 'ion of Ihe mcinbers of the Heuse who "" u . "iihhtmhi- iiui. MM. 1- . ..... f .,. I , , . Uli ,I1 " ' " I ' ' ,'1"' ('' ' ter, -u finf nlnif nic tit tin i itl nriiV.il . - - "- .." . ..-. -'.-.. - i .:n:i.. . .... .i. it..... A 'i.... . ..,.. i.i i I'llllL.V llllll III'' I 1 IIIM' JMII-i'T "IIUUI tin nhl I r enrv niir In. ilr-Irf te n te the Washington i enl'reni e Sinn reiuee-s Awilt (all Th - Irish dcl'-g.it. le the i out. renee marked time tediu in iniii -pniien of -i ommuni.'-atien fn m the Government hxinr a d.it" it a leiiewcel sitting of th' t'enferc'i e 'emiuirtee Tl. i .err--hiitee. v-ompesed of Lloyd Gt n-ge and Auste-i t'li.inib.rlaiu for the l.eie-.u-Grifhlh an I .nenr. i ml of An bur Mnlia I t'elin--. r-'piesenttng ihe Sinn HONORS FOR CIBAN WORLH WAR DE.D HAVANA, Oct. 2? Military honors wuru paid Corporal Ocar Ciuv.r.i, th. -im Cuban killed in the World War. v.-Iibu lus body it-achcl Havana vi-reulay unci was. intern A uh imprubsive ct-ru- -leiiii. An .surf ?' Cuban rcguLir, invmbuii- et Cuban and Amtiu-tr -s.n vniKt-s' .ib..oa-itJenj, lm-ludiuij the iVmericuu L jjei', l'..' ii-ptu..c,.'t iivv pf thc Cul-un and Allied cevenmu'nts vturi. va U.i. pre:-.-. si?- T'lvjer Gvnt-ml Lup.-Ii JI. Cvcwdev headed 1-1' -vi -tten. r CUBAS CONGRESS ENDS LONG SESSION .IA,'A:.'s.. . ' - .. --i ntt.-s.il wteke wild two dayt, et upucjal .-. ..;. slur.. ! uf.. : .".. en. tuducl yi-itrj'iv by niUtUill .ifJUcillVJllt ?. ":eth liiuttj, u.thc.u,j'h terr.iul act;eM .va act tuk bc-iuii. . t . iu-'H -'t m j"V"'n it. Ui-'h ?e.-aatt- :id Chumbt." MAYORS ARE MEETING Moere Attends Conference at Bal timore Today M.iiei Moere wiin i i I Wi I i . 'mr. lllis .lltei III. Ill 1.1 llddl. s- a llieell'lg el Maver from several pieniin.M . in. who lieiher. for the t e i.i i ivi.i nn 1'iinl i-enient en e ,he mei,. no So Se . ici ii Im Mum. ip.il linpi " . i, tih Minei 'illi-n,i I' i'.i. i 11.115 1 I la - 1 in " ui iim "01 . 1. 1 he Mm 1 I t ne 11' Itu ip'il it. et ' ' , leunfy .1110 te no vl 11 et i.i.i.l. 1 ntc-siii" iilie. .ii iln At' mil. 10,1-t Crdlnl million urird nil Catholic u m th. iianui ei Pray.r. Jdu, n - v.- 11 Mnll nuin i i i'n - hv Public IIkt Cenipiiny Huh, ripiiqn '" "-" "" Latast Developments in Railroad Situation ChicnRtJ "Bip; Five" rfprcs-cntatives met nt the suRRcslien of Waller L. McMcnimcn, of thn Railroad Laber Heard, and Bcp W. Heeper,, ir.cmbcr of the beard, went before them t'j piopu.-e a way te settle ment. The Laber Beaid called a meeting of its rrcnibnra for this afternoon. Thn possibility of a beard order te call off the -trtkc was said te be en it?) pieifram for discussion. San Antonie, Tex. The Interna tional and Great Northern an nounced it would remove the freight cmbaipe deflated when its tiainmen stmck lu.-t Saturday. MISSING HIGH SCHOOL GIRL FOUND AT52D 'L' STATION Esther Sullivan. 5137 W. Thompson St., 'Can't Remember Anything' Esther rs'illiwin. htie. n years ..Id .1 student ui West Philadelphia High Scheel, who ill-api''iiied from In r I101111 . .11:17 (t Tlioinnsen strict. Tuesda evening, h found b llelietlve .leeph Shay, of th' Mi-'ing Persen Bureau, today, at the I-if tj -second street ele vated nut, en She il.ieil. and ay she lemein hers licit ) 1 ns which happened te In 1 1 fell and lilt in head. It hurt me se and I nin't remember anything." -the only e plana 1 ion she gic- The pel ee are investigating her .mf Sim c SinfrmbPi" l'. Ether has net attended school. llr tnether. M 1 Mai Sullmin. a widow, is rnilcd im n ilnuiiiuwn hotel nnd is net home durinc the d i . h 11 shr runic 111 at Ihe oi'e.k hewewu-. he,- dnugliHr was -1,, ,, thru " Nculheis told the meiher it.at I lie triinnl elleer had !ltei t le neiise iin.r ' ...I I. ne.her ihiiikliiB ii fei- her - Willie, punished the child. I'stlicr 'S about five feet I we. has golden h.ur. lorufiewcr blue eyes nnd fair -km she la In bed her nmk- w re llii-lrd wiih f''''i and -Ii' p". ss.. l.-i iuuid-' te her henil. wiii-pei ).. -Mi head hurts FOCH'S SHIP SLOWS DOWN PERSHING iU AHKIVt rlttlsl m-H-vr thai th- i, basis of ettv- - I incut I- the resolution recently adopted American Commander te Greet Mar-P'll-.l-nrd shal in New Yerk icium that the men refrain from strlk- New Yerh. t. '27 - P.v A P i ' iB and give the beard a chance te net The steamship Paris. whic4i i en uie ' "n iiuestiens of further wage reductions wav from Frame with Marshal Fneh, "'. rule changes thnt the railroad' may has slewed .In. in in order that ,,,.., hring before it Gce.tge Washington. with General1, llPer-r said the enh thing he desired Pershing I n passenger, may arrive " Mng before the meeting was t .e copy letetomeiiow li -t and the genera' may ' ' . Th". n-solutlens passed hv th- beard we'leeme Ihe ,..hn. ... the , eunlry .Jt? Jj.! f"T. A wireless me-sage brcu.gl . tins . m- wlrp Mlrprlj,w, te fim, flruf thn these from the Pans teeiay ..ml dissipated all , m,.n ,, npvr. effldlli,v . n " ideas of a ian- hetw.-en Hi- vessels. of .,)lw rc,ol,tieli Thc bear(. ,(lmiB,11 Greetings fiem Marshal Fech te the i thev hnd Of course, thev hud seen Aimriian people him eeen seni nv radio. '1 he nies.igi- fellows : "I am nverieyre nier mv visit In Americn. that glorious country which came se nobly te our help. I ,im par ticularly hapnv te knew I shell meet again the great officers and soldiers who fought se eouiagi'eiislv and in ouch great number for our vh tery "1 am anxinu in see these nien whom I hare known in tin mnfliet of war. in i i. torietis pence and in the besom of clicir families. Te de this I nm going t. tli.- en'iie ceuniiv. from ih.. Gulf of M.-ice te thc Gnat Lakes I mm the bottom of mv heart I i the Aliierie-an peep Furil ' SHOOTS WIFE. IS CAUGHT BY MOUNTED POLICEMAN North Second Street Man Held With- out Bail Weman May Die i.- t... . .., !..,. . ...I MV 1. nir ....- is ,-ii..i ... l.e - InfT " rr I . . m morning house. nnn gave cha-"e and Mounted Patrolman I'm han.in caught Invise nt Second .iiv' P- gc s'r.-e's He was t ki n hn k m Ii-' home, whei e thev teiiiid M - Invis... v.he wa- nn - conscieu- I'.- ..tian.i n arreste, .... . .....I .1. 'i w . ' ii . . ' i 'ii i m-ij. i . ..I, ....- ..in come of h wit. - i ij-irv Mrs. lipi-ii par-t.il'v legaineel ein-sciniisnes- it tie lespi'-il. Iitit would net snv vih.t preinp'e.l the sheeting .; i-ppt that Me- had nuan.-'.-l. -.,.. 1...-.I .. .1. . . V.n I ....l...n .U- .. SOViET TO SHOULDER DEBT Will Acknowledge Old Russian Pledges, Litvinoff Declares ( epmbaci'ti, (it -J7 1 Id pi lii-g.aii h it. 1 it. 1 il te 11,,. , . i lieiin.r v ft I g llll 11 l II ll Fi .1111 . 1 nd t ei "III! 'I'l.'lC 1 I llll I ,1 U 1 nn si , ,, j , I 1 I' V 1 1 1 .' 11 1111 ml. 1 , , . , 11 '", ' ' " " '" ! a ""' ,"" s",'" "" ' " "' ,'.', '" ',"" "'' """''I U 1 I'-l'l " l"'r ,11 ' iOl ll'-lts. (oil 11 -i 1 i.i . , ..""....I uc Ulisillliieii .11X1 ssilll lUliilllr I ,.5n'',,nlr Ml ,,,s nn' "" "" "t 'C- I deemins that elfbt." 1 1. 1 1 ei hii.riiinel I einr f rulni ilitt-l a muht. I in rhe.r home. IT. North " Vi' ' i- ZtV ""f.u .ifr ?V petnl '-pf n i in i'ip lveippt i i,..: ' " ij " -" '"' lt.1 Het expected te live snir.iev te l rran.neUn .w.'-'.T sx-riJi ss vrjsj -r.i?A?fflB l'ii s,lw iiiiis.. run . row uie NIGHT EXTRA PRICE TWO CENTS TO CALL OFE STRIKE Order te Cancel Walkout May Fellow Refusal of Union Leaders LEE APPEARS TO BE BACKING PEACE EFFORT ( hirace. Oi 1 !". Hen W. Heeper, if the Itnllrenil Laber Heard, appeared lefeie n conference of the "Big Fiv" rnflre.id onions today nnd made n. final appeal en behalf of the Government for ailing off the threatened nntlen-wlda strike When he left the meeting he said that the strike had nor been settled yet nnd tliet settlement "could hardly be ei- I '"d" while he was at the meeting. He stated thnt he wanted It understood that he had made no premises for the beard 01 for hiuiielf. The union meeting broke up neon eiler Heeper left, with an announce ment thnt the fne organizations would held seiurate meeting" about- 1 P. M. and n .joint meeting at .'! P. M Pf tiding action by the unions, thft Laber iiennl marked lime with a met inc of ns members scheduled fet this afternoon, with th" question of whether . . : ..1... .1.1 1. -i. i.i.t ... " !' issue 1111 eriiiT leriuuding lUP strike et Httfmpt eurt action nmenj J the .possibilities for itn consideration j " k"" that members of the Imarr rriKf 01 at tc rnpt 1 eurt action nmene beard llOM , : -. i " .- . u.... "rder ,h, la r, tig that the proposed .-trike 'is illegal nnd directini? thnt if he albd off Mrlhe Net et .Settled t)il ,,, ,ntt( ,he ,trjj(,,y- Heeper n.., ,sked immcdiatclv after be left , (,e .tl, conference "Well. ou could hardly e.Tp.el Uiem te in that with me in there, he re I 1ipI "1 a nor m-jhI hv flip heard hut wnnl nn in nun vnliHnti f cfill partfeef it and nQsjVj'y nil of it in the riewpnncrs. but officially it had never I reached them . "Inasmuch a ne discussed this reo ree I lutien with the railroad executives. It was enlv natural thnt we should see ' that il was brought before tills bed lo le , dav " President W G. Lee. of thp train Men, lie-, enipanteei Heeper hack te thf Laber Heard offices and then returned I te the brotherhood conference which was then in session. Laber Heard Terms T' i in of thc Laber Reard's final ruling en the strike, if the beard dc i uie.. one sh.nl! be necessary, as dl3- i ' use. tnfermnll.v hy members of th I benrd brought out the salieDt peints: First That the impending walkout I must net he palled. Second Thnt the walkout, if called, will be in violation nf the Transporta tion Act ns it will be in rebellion I against Decision N'e. 147 the July 1 wnge .or made bv the beard pursuant te Its authority under the act ' .,i , ,... , , t ... - i nun i eui me ixiurei -win reffnja te strike" exists only where the rtrlka is called upon grounds art forth in strike ballets. This referred te Btatn n.ent hv s4ime union leaders that they time, turther reeluctiens in wages and j I 1 1 i O rw in f i ul i n ..en Jllinm. e 1 A . ' iiiiiki.' in it iri niiii: i ii i in i ii n ivi hi ill . , . . -, ' IW.1H- 'euitli Tl at members of the "Bit 1 in and telegraphers' unten remain .i' wet!, and rely upon the beard te -afi guard i heir interests from rurthur pncreaeh'ii. nt possibly contemplated bv l'i read The Laber Heard members discussed inform illv the unions' attitude brought out at M-sterday's hearings, eiuestteuing the pi.w.rs and the authority of thn heard It was the opinion of member thai this attitude also would be dis . iissc.l .it this afternoon's meeting un ' -s the ..inference of union exe. mires 'i-ev,i iisly pointed a wav out of the s i r I; e Tin ii ei rung un.i u eufptciii c wn an. tded hv n. ere tli, ii. ."nil reprcs. nf l -ti .! -I.- "Ilig Five' ei gnnivnM"iis 'I ' . ..influence wa- .-ve. utive 'ITie tel. giHil.er wcie net represent . n at tin- i e fereiice Ijpc us Pe.iccmaliei' 'III- heaid's pi Ope sill 1.1 'lie llll ' i. Is aid ti .ie hei ii a iniunl g i.i nntee tl- l" '.HI ise il. ii'.i lull . n.illgPr s .ti.l l" eii-ider. d iritil ail i . oiling ' , l-s , ' ..p.S.J 1. 1 ! I I' e'.i i sni.1 l.rfeie going .ile 'he nn... i ... pi ng ii... in that ip was making th .it ii ith' nidi nn I that ., h.i. n i v n, i. p. .--it.iln . tei i s. tt " in nt . ii ii ind. .vhi. n -iniii -limit1 ti ( unluiiiril cm I'utr I weni.-ilirrr ( .iIiiiiiii On CALLS STRIKE UNFAIR Read Says It Will Only Cut Pay If Ordered by Beard 1 .1 ', 10 1 1 "i il iii It le la- hi fie I hi. age 1 I Ne-f, lie-in? n I'nilwflv ..i 1 - Hi. - 111 tn. Widpner I'.uilliiig thi- ii' . ' 1 1 1 ' 1 . . ih. pre ,. . 1 r.uiea.l -n-tki s.h.ilulei te stnri si'ii.'lin i- new .11 innti 'I "in. I hi 1 tela tun el .111 iifcre. nn nt eeteii.l into lait .lul l is iis.erlei) the iniupa'iv will nrl r. dii. e i'ii- wages of tin en n lltllei eidii' I I" de . le thp 1 1 p 1 s ,n Laber I'.., ii.! Th. 1111110 ii" eii.eiii ih made by 1 Ma 1111 Hut,1 Ml p.isidcnt of the beard ei "l..i '"' .'1 .in "in '1 ii nn -nt te a ,,.,, ,,, , , ,,,r 'I' 1 a- .11. I' ..jIU nileulien ., thf i 1 t ep-i.iv ..i.e'cl ih.. Itnilread ' I nl.i It .....I ,il,. ll . ,.l,.,. l .,.,...,... ' i'1-..n... i;i4MfS hi mi ,,1.1 ,11 en. nil l.uir when it erderi'l a ifsllie lleti of 10 te 12 'per ,,.Mt last Jul LABOR BOARD ASKS RAILRAD IN .1 m ? '(J m ill: 1 'M I'll I t; Jtl '.IH 171 AfW.ra m I s ii Inn L 4 s
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