K'Wl jl l ) THE WEATHER Generally fair uniT somewhat wanner tonight, prebnbly fojlevicd by rnln Frl' days moderate. whiIIi te southeast winds. TK'll'ftltATtJK.t: AT V.,VU IIOI K r I '. icTp"i.ia i 1 i; i aTTTTl NIGHT EXTRA i jf; i4n 14)1 ir.i i.i, i.-.h inn i " . . . 1 - ' i v " - -' .. " ' ' . . ' . . .. mm mi t. Iciiemttd Bublti tflfeeattr' MJ.y ,. 1 ' ' 1 , T VOL. VIII. NO. G8' SIX FIREMEN ARE INJURED IN $500,000 BLAZE FeuAlarms Turned in for Fire in Factory of F. Weber Ce. 1220 Buttonwood Street TWO TRUCK CO. MEMBERS ARE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL One Collapses When Gas Mask Fails te Werk and Is Lowered te Street With Comrade TRAFFIC IS TIED UP Dense Clouds of Smoke Rolling Frem Windows Bring Hun dreds te Scene rive firemen were hurt in a halt mil lion dollar feur-nlarm blaze in the fac tory of F. Weber Company, nr'tlsts' materials. 1220-22 Buttonvveod street, this, morning. The tire started nt 0:10 with a heavy explosion nnd the whole central section of the city was covered with the heavy smoke, which poured from every window of the slr-stery structure n few min utes later. The Injured firemen nre: Leuis Htinslngcr, Truck Ne. 1. Clmrfcs Nash, lCnglne Company 20. Francis Martin, hlnglne Company 20. Frederick firescltup, Engine Com pany 20. Jeseph Pancenst, Engine Company Kdtrard Parson, Truck Ne. 2. Ilun8ingrr. the most seriously hurt, waa taken te at. Jeseph's Hospital, where it was found he was badly cut about the bands and arms, bruised and overcome by smoke. IIun8lnger was wearing a gas mask, which cither became clogged by the dense smoke coming from the (laming chemicals or was penetrated by it. Suddenly he reeled and pitched ferwnrd en his face, his hnnds groping out be fore him. As he fell his hands scraped through a pile of broken glass. His companions staggered with him te a third-story window. It was necessary te use a repe te lower him te the gnfund. Nash was in the same party and was also overcome. When he had finished helping with Ilunsliigcr it was neces sary te use the same rope te lower him te the street. ' Firemen Hae Hard FIglil The highly InllnmmnbTe material In the building made the tire one of the hardest te tight in .warn. The building. erected in 3010. Is of fireproof brick and all the windows are of heavy wire glass. The result was that, with an elevator shaft as a draft, the tlames leaped from unscmcut te the sixth lloer nlmest In one tlash. In a short time the whole strut ture was like a seething fur nace. 'the liremcn could net use the stairs and were forced te de their lighting from treacherous bidders. The ether men Injured were overcome en these ladders, but in each instance were caught by comrades before they toppled ever into the street. The ladders were scorched by the I'mmcs. . IJesplte all the difficulty and danger the tire was under control and the lire men en their way buck te their Mo tions shortly after IS o'clock. In the meantime the lire had created unusual excitement ever the business section of the city. Street-car tratlic was tied up for a long time. The lire was dowered by II. C .liieebj, engineer of the building. The Continued mi I'ure Twe, Column I'ein ROUSED BY JURY ACTION Magistrate Carsen Asks Probe of Freeing of Bondsman Magistrate Carten expressed amaze ment today when he learned thnt the (iraud Jury had thrown out the case yesterday against Jeseph Dniiclan, Catharine street near Eighth, a pro fessional bondsman, who was held in SI 500 ball ten du.vs age b. (lie mag istrate en ii charge of extortion. , Magistrate Carsen said lie would lake Mm mutter up with District Attorney Uetnn and ask that the dismissal of the charge be investigated. Dnnelnn is charged Willi extorting Slim from Jeseph I). Tedd, of Seuth ulferd street. Tedd's son had been ar rested for disorderly conduct and was fined $10 and costs bj Magistrate Cnr Cnr en. l.nter the magistrate learned fieni the bej's father thnt he had given I ten elnn $100 for which Denehtii, according te the. father, was te "get the boy off easy." The $10 tiue was, the maximum line for the charge. Magistrate Carsen said today tne Grand Jury hnd been given plenty of evidence te sustain the charge, YOUNG HUNTER WOUNDED West Chester Youth's Leg Shattered by Accidental Discharge of Gun West Chester, l'a., Dee. I. Adam Jleldr, eighteen jenrs old, of 1020 North Twenty-seventh street, is in u serious condition in the Chester County Hos pital, and niuy lese n leg ns the result of a hunting uccldent Int,t evening near ougartewn. In company with two ether youthful hunters, Beldt. was btnrtlng far u rob bit hunt when nne of his companions Placed a cartridge in his gun which was discharged in khiie manner net explained. The ehurgn of birdsliet truck Hcldt In the right leg nnd shat tered it. TWO "DESERTERS CLEARED Names of Pennsylvanlans Erased Frem Slacker List U'ahln;;tnn, Dec, I.- Twe muic 1 ciiiiliii runs hae been denied of I'Jili islied Jchargts of draft desertien: 3IIelnie fjjlrny, of l.acknwnuiia count t, "'l JiilinfMiirelleh, Allegheny Ceiiuij ar llfijiiirtiiieut rcceids show llinl 'Jhiii MiHcd In the navy during the "'rid Wit-, while Muriilldi wii-. In "Mcici tnM the army and iinjustl, "afged wHli desert 'en. fV A I n I ihbone nrrrd nil . ralbelln ' itiri te M uf yruYntn.Atfv. V CnttreS s Second-Clam Matter at the Potledlce' At I'lifladeltfila, Under tha Act of March 8, 1870 Councilman Hall's Plan vs. the City Charier "What is the Chnrlcr among friend?" appears te be the nttl nttl tmle of Councilman Hnll, who pro poses te tack si proviso te the ll22 budget which would held up the po lice payrolls If any pelletynnn wan assigned te duties net Interpreted by the City Controller ns pellec serv ice. ' The assignment of members of the bureau of peller- is nn ndmlnlslrn live ftiiicl ten. Here Ik what theClty Charter has te toy about Council and oxeetitivc functions. It In In Article III, Section U, Paragraph 11: "The Council (.hull' provide by ordinance for the proper andV'fl'eetlvc conduct of the affairs of the city by the Mayer und several departments and beards thereof, including nil ncecssaiy expenditure, but shall net, pass any ordinances, directing or In terfering with the exercise of the executive functions of the Mayer, departments', beards or bends of de paltmentH or eflicrrs thereof." PATROLMAN HURT WHEN TAXI HITSJVI0T0RCYCLE Was Rushing en Emergency Call. Cab Driver Held Wliile answering an emergency call In the sidecar of a police motorcycle, Patrolman (lletnt Pennington, of the Fifteenth nnd Vine streets station, was Injured nt midnight when a tnxlcab struck the cycle. The accident occurred nt Fifteenth nnd Chestnut streets ns the motorcycle, driven by Pntrelman C. It. Clnrk. was turned west en the north side of Chest nut street. According te Clnrk. the taxicab. driven by Themas HnlTcrty, 2."..".0 Heed street, wus racing enst with n trolley enr, when the niotercjclo turned the corner, Clnrk snid, he stepped his mn mn cliine nt the curb te nveld n collision. Itnfferty turned the tnxl toward the sldcwulk. The front wheels went ever the curbing, but the rcir of the cab struck the sidecar. Pennington wns cut and bruised nnd his leg may be broken. Clark escaped Injury. The patrolmen had been' sent te 10.11 Chestnut street when a watchman tele phoned the police station lie hnd h'enrd i noise en the reef nnd thnt he sus sus eccted thieves were trying te enter the place. Itnfferty wns nrrested early today by i distrir-t detective. Pellec allege he was driving about twenty-five miles an hour when the accident occurred. SEIZE 41 POUNDS OF OPIUM IN CHINESE LAUNDRY Depe Discovered by Accident at land rjrn, ti.i,h c i "mu yvM'6V I'ei'tA -OI1I llOlllUltt of Ollilini VH ('Oil- fiM'titcri today by unWve In Iho luimtlrx -rrn a . ; : U TBI! IOI. Ill I.iUl AOrill I llinl htl'i'lO. slet.w'as arrested and turned eer te the stand by the Vines. TjCjlernl authorities. Among these are I'ri-sldnt Wegli in. JJIscevrry of the drug was accidental, v huse leadership is being subordinated Several .lays age the Chinese complained j ,. i ttxll innuagemeut : Ceunellmnn te police thnt he liad been held up. The Montgomery, of the Flfle-nth" Ward. .m11! ,Ti l,U1,l",ri" ""; "ivcfctjuiitlfiii. the Judge's home ward,, which M.p- anil tedaj (letiythes went te the laundry , erted the Vdniinlstr-itlim In the l,.ie ,0wttl;r,,,lV,;i,,,n,,,fur?,,,,,,',, 'r.nmdes.m,'".! hen they entered they lieurd n com- ... motion in the rear. They were just in ' .,-,.,,, , ,, Urn- te see jeung wemnti climb out IroMse in Hudgct of a rear wiinleu. Yet refused te an- ' 'ir ether rensen. which mere p-irlie- swer their questions, se a search of the ulurlj affects tin- power of the Maver house was made. ' ns chief executive ami as bend nf the I'nder a bed. en tiie second lloer. wnsjpdice feri'e of the cllj. is an innocent u bucket containing seventeen and a looking prese which I lull proposes te half pounds of ked opium. It was 'lack en te the budget. still waini. Inning recent l been pre-1 This" pre ise would prevent the Cit pnivd. In a satdied was tweutj -four ' Controller, who political! is fi Icudh pounds et gum opium, in one-pound bricks WILLS $5000 TO HOSPITAL Anna C Nice Leaves Estate Valued at $75,000 The sum of .'jt.'OOU was bequeathed In Jeffersen Hospital in the will of Anna C. Nice, who died November 21, at Wernersville. leaving an estate val ued m $"."1.0(1(1. Bequests of $2011 each were ninde te the Heme for the Aged. Ocean drove, N. .1. ; (lie Widows' Heme, Lebanon, and (lie Ccntenarj M. I. Church. Lebanon. The residue was left te relatives. Other wills probated tedn.v follew: Lewis 1). Herring. .'CIO." North Six teenth slreet.'Sti'J.IMHI; Itesalle I.. Pro Pre laskl, I '.'! 1 Spring (Jarden street. $."000; Jehn Crutiinger, 1000 Pine street. S:t."(JI00: Snllle It. Pr.ver. 171S Cedar avvnuc. $"00, ami Wlllinin ( . Wilsen, Jr.. I K'.s North Sixt.v -first Htrcer. S.1.100 hiventeries were filed in (lie estates of Margaret Burnett, S2S.0!l,"i.!l.1 ; An gelina W. Knsthniirii. 32I.21H.00: Fliu I. Wentherbj. SIII..S77.DO. and Jehn II. Foreman. ? BiitS.BS. Letters of ailmlnisl ration were ferant ed in tlie estate of Ada C. Smith 427 Fast Mt. Alrv avenue, S12.700. THIRTEEN FIRMS GIVE IN Garment Workers' Union Says Seme Have Met Demands Meie than 10 per cent of I he "."Oil striking garment workers of the dl.v went back te work this morning follow ing settlements made .vestercla.v between tlie union and tliiiteen individual iiiiiuu fiiciuicrs. The union's Seitlemenl Com mittee met tedn.v and mini) mere are expected te resume thfTrilullcs tomor row morning. Tlie settlements vvcie made with em em ple.vcrs who Je net belong te the Miiiiu faelurers' Association, and Samuel F. Crniuer. presiilent of tliut organl'.alien, said tliis meriiiug Mint as fan as Its members are concerned llieie Is no sei tlemenl In sight. The dispute is ever the re-cstablisliinent of piecework ill tlie shops by the employers. May Tax Pre Sports te Educate Kiddies Chicago. Dec 1. Taxing of all professional and semi-professional contests and games te provide funds for tlie pli,vsicnl education of school children was proposed in nn ordi nance introduced in the Citv Council teihi). ! ruded licensing of nil pre fessienals also was included in the prepisal. Should llieie hi' a surplus alum the needs of the schools, adult dasscs in ph.vsicnl education and athletics also would be formed. A ," pci nt tax is proposed for pro fessional events and half that uiuniinl for semi-professional games and sports. h M l'a. MAYOR MAY VETO BUDGET TO SHOW HALL WHO IS BOSS Vare Leader's Clash With Cor- tolyeu in Meeting Is Climax te Plea for Showdown POLICE ISSUE IS CAUSE OF BITTER WRANGLE Mnjer Moere may be called en te exercise his veto power when the mu nicipal budget for 11)22 Is sent te him by Council. If for no ether reason than te decide whether Ceunellmnn Charles H. Hall, n Vare leader. Is the whole legislative nnd executive power in the elt. or Philadelphia. This Is the gossip In City Hall today following the sensntiennl m'ciics in yes terday's and last night's sessions of Council, sitting ns n Committee of the Whole en the budget. Mr. Hnll flatly contradicted declarations made bv Di rector Cor.teljeu nnd generally told the Director hew te run his department. The Mashing passage of arms between Hnll and Cortelyou was the climax te the course which, lins been pursued by the Councilman ever since the budget sessions began. Director nftev director nnd bureau chief after bureau chief hnve been told In detail by Hnll hew city business should be run. Net only thnt. deelnrcd lndependcent who discussed the sltuntlen, but Hnll, te nil Intents and purposes, has con stituted the whole Committee of the Whole of Ceun'cl. Kichnrd Weglcln presides, but Hall runs the show. .Mr. Hall This tuid Mr. Hall That Directors and bureau chiefs appear ing befer" Council have been obliged te nddress their remarks te Hnll. It Is Mr. Hull this nnd Mr. Hall that, uAtll even Hall's colleagues have been freed te demand attention. Mr. Weglcln, nt times, insists upon lidding the pro ceedings of the nppcaranrc of being simply nn nrgumct between Hull und whoever was en the lloer representing one of the departments under the Mayer. It Is this stale of affairs, unique in the legislative imnnlw nf the iir. uMelt has crowded the galleries and the side- ! lines, whcnecr the erdinu-ily routine subject of the budget was under con sideration. Hut it is net merely this phnsc of the relations between the execntic nnd legislative departments nf the (invent -incut, amazing nnd significant ns It is te students of politics and civics alike, which H arousing serious talk of a veto. two reasons exist ns a bnsis for t In gnsslp. it was pointed out. Fer em Miing. Aiim lustratien leaders feel that iHrirmt n fchnwiinu'ii nt Mi 1st Minn tntrIi uimitJi the rrrhi (if tint I '.milil m ,m Vm... .-ii liinNiniinli uk it u mit i...n..in M...i ! : : :. '. " " ! .! tVlnndi! r.F I'l-nui.lcnl 1. .,!,. It ..Ill te the Combine, from cuuntcrsliriilinr Hie 'pajrell of the police bureau unless e; cry mail and efliccr. fiem i nptain te pati-ebniin, were assigned te wlut the Controller would regit id as jxdiee dut Of course, these wlm ,m Injuml or l'liysienl ilisabled weubl be iclirwd of the icstrlctiens of this proviso. Indepeiidenl.s uigc thai lie Con troller could iiiiistrue the proviso in such a wit) as te hamper the adminis tration of ilic police bureau b. tlie Mayer and the Directm. In short, the icsiilt might be that the police payroll could enl be signed if the CeniniueHiul Centtnuril en 1'iiee Twrnl) four, ( uliiinn 1'eur ALL THERE BUT THE FIRE Temple Students Ready, but Grand Opera Heuse Wasn't Ablaze Temple 1'nlversil.v students who chcrl:-hcd a childhood ninliitjr.it te lie firemen had 't thwarted again teilnv when the (ll'inid ( Iperu Heuse proved net te he afire. It wns just tit the time when classes lei out In the big North Itrend street institution. The "jigger bells" in he dl.v fire houses tolled (lie number of (lie a (irnnd's private he. und police patrols ami lire npparatu sped en their vvii) te one of tlie dl.v's eblrsl pla.v liellses. The students rnsscd Brnnil street witli n wlioep, dodging motorcars and liictrucks. te get at tlie lire and de tlie various delightful tilings thai wu dents de w lien thej get a 'linnce te phi.v lireiiieu. Seme even liad visions of the (rand's vaudeville performers at morning n hearsal, with rescues and all that stuff. But there vwis never u thrill. There wasn't even an) body nt lcheiirsn). There wasn't even a fire. It was a false alarm probably ernsseii wires, ,-se uie engines went Heme ami the sludciils back te class. It was all vcr) disappointing. EDISON VISITS HENRY FORD Will Accompany Aute Maker en Trip te Muscle Sheals Plant Detroit. Dec. t. -(By A. P.)- Themas A. Edisen, who will accem- pilliv I leur.v Ferd en nil luspi i-llmi of i the Muscle Slienls, Alaliauui. uilinii and ' wiiterpewcr iirej -i. ii.iivc., ucie leiuii I . ! II , in ,,ii. ...... ....... . ... . .,,,. .,-..,, . i j, t In nn It i li im 1 i ft I in i In I in Ii1.,, Ii.iiiin VI IM I IIIV II HIIMK MIIII' IJ I" (!'- '1 l"lll ut Dearborn. Mr. Ferd and Mr. Edisen will dis. cuss details of the Detroit maiiufai -Hirer's offer le the (levcrnnienl for ihe Muscle Sheals plaul and expect te leave here for (he Seuth lomerrovv or Satur dii). A number of engineer', of the Ferd orgaul.atieii will acceinpaii) the pari). It s iiudcisloed t hut tlie inspection will be of the most minute nature. Francis Wilsen, Acter, III Ciurluiiatl, D c. I. Frnncis Wilsen, Ihe actor, is ill at St. Jehn's Hospital in SI. I.euls. lie tool, cold und interim trouble developed, It is snid. An opera tion niny be necessary. Ale.xniider Clarke is filling Mr. Wilsen's ree In "Ermlule" in Ibis dly thin vyeek, nenius and ne.nniN(i te tit .yeiiu tmrne In iulveitlliur. Kce paira 50,-lie, PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBERS, 1921 Navy Asked te Bring C. W. Merse Back Heme Destroyer te Intercept Liner Paris en Winch He, Is Passenger ' Financier Left U. S. Pend ing Grand Jury Probe of Ship Contracts lly the Associated Press Washington. Dec. 1. The Justice Department was understood today te have asked the Navy Department te send a destroyer te intercept tin'1 French liner I'nrls nnd bring beck ClinrltM W. Merse, of New erk. who is reported te have left the country In the face of a (Srnnd Jury lincstigatlen of his ship rout rants. It was understood that a naval de de strejer would put te sen from a I'Yciich pert within a few hours te Intercept the Paris, which left New Yerk lust l'Yidny. While .neither Attorney (Jeneral Dauglieily nor ether Justice Depart ment high officials would discuss the reported departure, It was learned that ccry agency of the (Jeverniiient would be used In effecting his return te this ceuntrj. The department's request for as sistance from the Navy Department was understood te be en the theory that the legal questions involved In the return of Merse would be threshed out when lie wit' brought back. Iinmedlatelv iipeu receipt of the report that Merse I had left the country the department was understood te have radioed the liner Paris te held Merso for return 10 .meriea. Canvass of the various departments of the (ieveriiment showed that several I te America. had been aroused bj the reports that I .worse iiiiu icii tne country, in evey i L BIO SETS RECORD ,, . . , . , Harrison, Smith & Ce. Would . ... .. . i ae ii or none et s.uuu,- 000 at That Figure COMPETITION IS KEEN Kcceril -breaking bids weie u ived'i twliiy fur llie S'J.OOO.CIOO Ien, term lean 1 Ter building purposes uncrrd li) the , Beard of Education. Ilnrriseii, . Sn.il h I & Ce. belli,; the highest all or none bidder at 10."..'!:;. I Sixteen bids weie opened lit neon b. j inciiibers of the tiuuncc committee el me i ten rii ei i.iiucaiieu in i ne ueiiiiiiis- i trillion building. Nineteenth street neai .llllKCl. IIIIU III,' Ulillinn ,oieiii en or none of tl.e live per cent bends. The ether companies and s.vnilic.iles wh'ch ell'cicd te tiike the entire issue, and the prices the) offered, fellow : (tlnird Estate. lOJ: Bicliineiid & Ce. and associates, it) 1.072: Nutleuul I'lj Company, IOI.OiP: ( emmerclal 1 nisi Company. 10 1.077: Hubert Clemllu ning iV Ce.. 1(11.077: Ilnrriseii Coni Ceni pauv nnd svudieale. 101,0117 and Har ris & Ce.. id:;. 7077. Other bids icccivcil were: Townsend Wlielen & Ce.. S'.'O.OOO at IOI!. OI!; Provident Life and Trust Ceinpauv. SB). 000 at pur; Henry II. Kraus. Ent (irccnville. Pa.. SIOOII nl 101 ; Cnrstairs ,v Ce.. SlOO.OOri at 100: William II. McCutehenn, SSO.000 al , 101.01.'; Nerlhwestcru Trust Ceiupaiiv, i s:!2.t)()() at 102: Land Title mid Tru-l ; Company. $2."i.00O ut 100's, and the, People's Trust Ceinpauv, SSO.OOO at i 101. Funds derived from the lean will bf ! used for additions te elementary and high schools and for repairs te school buildings throughout the city . The building plans are part of the beard's SKI, 00(1, 0011 building program of which $0, 000,000 is te lie financed by bend Issue. TO FIGHT 'THEATRE COUGHS' r-aris cie. siUa..n.c MiiiMdign i . - I s i I After Consulting Specialists PiufV. Dec. 1. (By . IM Paris actors have dedded te erganise a lam pnlgn against the "thentri leugh," coughs, whiili. Hie) say, hnve a Iili hit of occurring 'it drnmnlic iinimeiils in tlie plnjs and spoiling the effee.l in li tided liy the piny w rights. There is little cxciim- for "" per i cut of (lie "iheiilre i eughs" according te French specialists, who snv a mo ment 'k coiiceutratieii when t lit- rough is lell te 1 eming en will usually prevent it. Tuerc have been instance's of actor, tlire.'ilening te sieji perform ances marred by the coughing of the audience. J. M. BROOMALL. JR., DEAD Retired Chester Merchant Victim of Heart Attack Chester. Pa.. Dec. I. Jehn M. Broomall. -Ir . ictired business nuiu Mini a wide') known resident, died suddenly Inst night of heart disease. He was Heated in a ehair nt his home. "02 Mud iseii streelj w lieu lie expired. Mr. Iiroeinnll was in ins seventy-third year. Mr. Broomall was bem in 1'pper Chi- chester, Delaware County, and was en gaged ill (lie dry goods business here . . I . . I I I I , - 1 1 1 " - , . I ' . , I - ter forty -live year--, lie was u director I ,f ,u 1(,avMire Count v Natien.il l,iu. )( M11 lf ,!(.lirK0 , Hebeccii .. .. . . . . . . ' llioemali. lie is survivcil liy a seu, Dr. Humid Broomall. of Ccrmautewn. FIRE ON SENATOR'S ESTATE ocniner woeuwaru eiceps as uuild- I Ing en Property Burns ... , ,.,,, . I lire damaged an eutbuildiug en the eslnle of Stnle Senater (.eerge Weed- ward, Lincoln Drive and ('icslicim num. Iiisl night. ' Ihe liulldiiig is ii ensidernble distauce frdm the Weed. , Senater Woodward was nl limm, l.n.i night, hut said today thnt he did net knew there was u fire nt the cutnte until after Iho firemen had left, 105:33 AN . , , , . -. , -, " ...vijiTi.-niii), ie peni'li leiiuv Hint he Inn Stllle S. i, .Mini' ,,i.b nnf In i niiitni- II. .,... t .. , . .. . '. "'" III lllll . .,.. ;.".."..,...' Y ". ,u iv.i,,.i M-n-niy -live leieii noun ca s K.,. ei me v.er. miiiievvn Millien nave net tween 10:110 o'clock Inst nigllt n, 1 determined the origin of the tire. Tl.e o'clock this morning fro n pc" ,le v vhe lesj is snid e be slight. unlltci te order whisk". ' ? " . 'ii:ifLwSsjftii3'4i &....T t,;--" E- ... CHARLES W. case, however, officials refused te dis cuss the matter. In one official quar ter the suggestion was made that ner- ""I" "V sinpquinier sailed under a lsspert issued some months age. the time, limit of one car en such papers n,,t hnving expired. ' "c -avy iJeparlment up te neon. ' "- -'j ieimrijui'iit Mi 10 liuei '"'cording te lis officials, had net ri 'T1"'.'1 the request te dispatch a di re- le- ""eyer, mere wus evidence, however. Continued en I'ukp 'J4. Column Stvrn u u yVtifiV '"" V ' w&.fxSP&BBb CHAItLKS V. MOItSlC 1 JUDGES DRAW I flTO mil nfHinTP tr-v nll be the dominant partner. I I I I HlK I I II IK IV The Americans. English and Japn- LU I U I Ull I III till I ill ncse wish the Shantung question set- fc.W I V I Ull vlUll I W4P(, privatel.v between Japan and China, i Cnglnnd and the Fulled States inerelv -. ... Comply With Law by Lettery, The ( Mnese. en the ether mind, w ,t n i non tswap ' Hosts te Suit Own Desires MAYOR ACTS AT "GAMBLE" Old and new magistrates drew- for 1 curt assignments today in Maver .Moere s ell'i c. as the I iw requires, anil then retired te a room nearby te "swap." Tfie Majer'.-, reception room wns clouded with magistrates and spectn- O'l-s. There were se-mnny "Ceniblnc" mowers present t Hit i I....I.-...I iil .. ,. - - - The Majer ap Citv Solicitor pearcd m neon with rtmv t. l'icseiit were tlie nine new m.ii.i.. ....us . cigni wm, um, re-elected and tin holdovers There Is one vacancv. Magistrate Wrigley. resigned, is still m jail and no one has been named te Mlceeeil him. Seme of the sitting magistrates, who arc conifei table in their present l,ei-tl,s iiiiiriuureii nt tin. new law whi re-i with I qnireii uieir entering th tlie new "indues." gamble The drawing was in alphabetical or- ii iiiiam ii. Helcher, Den leerat. nn., wns re-eieeleit nfter fiem the miner iiidieiari an absence L-elliiiL' I lu IM "t CIIIIIICI ll f llie ,,l, I wl...... I.... ,. 1. 1. 1. a. .i i- -in,,, inn in "..' ii in,- sups ei paper vvitb t he i eurt iiuiiieers were placed. I lnill.,1 SM .1 . r I , ' iiiis,r. , nie .ii ay or s seen-. I a rj. and .Mr. Smjili alternntcd in j N.ivnl Issue te aulsi 'Passing tin.. !,,,(.- Fin crowd was si, Japan is mm metiv wdl siisi,,,; leiise hat seiue of tlienu.glslrates.'euld that the Fur Ensiun .itleu-eu, will l',.bii T'r ,lll'1,-M,i,-v"rs t"1,l,' and b. HMsen.-i1.lv ag'i. . aide te h. .self S,. .'.. w.lil lli'l'1: '"ii1"1: ' '!"-""l'iil K P. h'le.1 I" .lap-uiesi. .in-Ics ,,. Vtr,.;H;;te ruth, .i-m-tl..,. will ipu.'My IN,p Mngii-trut" ('.'.nipbell. who lins netl,"i'" .. . .. resigned. illh...igl,-le-e, le" ter f , M'-, ' ,,"S,""' i'1''","'0 ' "" , l"""',"e Wills, came up te get 1,1 ' J' It .''""'''I 1,,r."h '"'"i" 'U'"" '""' -Mayer nnneunecl : "Judge Cain, be '' ,1,nn' ?ilU. "" ",""'.!-'' ''"""" " ' -""-"'' our new Heglstcr of Wills" ' 'm.' tlmn using Us Se,.i elhces is., m,ikii'g Mayer niul the "Judge" have 'net bV,. I lll,Mr"""" "r ''"' v '",l'' Al "" "' friendly of late. Campbell has held I1'""' ' ''"' ''"' '"' ''"'" n '' " '""'" " Ids iniii'is. rate's job se tin re will lie a -i inh i - nv.iilnii. i of .mv iiis,.,-;ii,,ii iiniiiiey te fill bv a uiiliiiei.i u l. ..'! ' '' ' .' U I' 'inn. . -Ml ,, i.-ll ' U, i, ,m- Heirisler I here was a laugh hen Magistrate iirnc) xv i"ii I up te ill I Mil) or. III Ills best veii r tabic. Tne -Hid manner. ( 'll l-iiei It. auneuneeii ; "Alni: stral. ets cm ill. The refcM n, e wns i., il. siimuiiiiises senl out bv Carney rceentl, for vlolalien of ihe imrklug rules, wlib-'l. lauglil Ihe Mayer among i-ihers. Mng ilriilis. sp,.(.,,u-s, Ciinmj ,H ,(,,. Mayer all joined in tlie laugh. Magistrate Eiseiibrnwn 'us tint pics, cut. Magistrate Jeseph Ceward no ne no iieuneeil thai the veteran Is III, nud drevv for him, Mngisin.i. Frank W. Neff, follower of "Fu. le Have' Lane! iinuiiillii ed Hint he "ilicu under pro pre lesl." One of these who did iml an Mver te llu call of Ills name was Mn--islrate O'Bicn. , U.S. AGENTS SEEK HEADLEY, ACCUSED IN LIQUOR CASE Dry Enforcement Man Dreps Frem Sight After Warrant Is Issued Orders have lieei elve.l from Uiishiugliui bv the local Prohibition hiiferis'iuenl Bureau te "g.. get" Wil liiiiu It. Ileadlcy. cnfnrct incut agent, ter whom u wariani lins been issued en n charge of censplincv te violate Ihe prohlliitieu laws, ll was learned today th.t during a I unt for Ileailley vcstcrdnv he was near tlie ledernl Building talking te another niciuber of the eiifdrceiiieni staff who diilnet knew nlimit Ihe warrant. Clem (ioedmaii. snid te he a member of the raided American Medical Cem pany, 1 1, .Minn Third street nmp l,n '" " nneicii ev uis iitieruev leilny re."11"1 O'edmaii. ulse Id te 'be member of tlie firm, was arrested ves- tcrdi.) . Max Lauphel.ncr. arres e.l in co.inecliei, with the same .mhc, m mil en 10011 hull. Aneiil Willie.' Cmpi i. ,. tl. -.,;. ...,. ,.,.. ;.""-, . " .' ;i"-i.i"i ; . " i ' i lie riiiii I DO YOU NKKII A n.HV OAII1IIAGK or a ,lav. or nnylhlnjr .1., ter h. HStS. "v ,,,MJ. " '.". ,h l'er We celuum today en ptiB 0, .irfe, rubll.hed Uuliy Ktrept Bunday. Copyright, 1021. by JAPAN ANO CHINA NEAR SETTLEMENT OF Hughes' Strategy of Putting Far East Up te Them Proves Success WILL EASE WAY FOR . NAVAL AGREEMENTS Hy CLINTON W. (ilLBKUT MiirT erremnnilrnt Kvrnlnr I'lildlr l.fdcrr Cei'iriuhl. 1021. hv 1'ubUf I.tilucr i emvtV Washington. Dec. 1.- Of tl.e Shan tung question, which the English and Americans nre tr.vlng te hnve settbd privately between the Chinese nnd the Japnnese, net much rcinnllis. The chief Issue new is the disposition of the rnilrend controlled by Japan. Hailrends nre nlwajs the issue even -where In Chlnn. Hut with regard te' this pnrlbulnr railway, the question does net seem substantial In western eyes. As it l described here. China asks thnt Japan return one-half the railway nt once te Chlnn. with the right for China te pur chase the ether half nt n Inter dnte. .Tnpnn, It Is said, offers instead te Chlnn a one-half interest In the whole railway. She points out that a division of the railway between the two coun tries would operate badly, giving each one a chance te block the traffic of the ether. Fears Japanese Partnership The Chinese en the ether hnnd preb ably feel thnt with a partnerMilu be- OWN TROUBLES tween Chlnn and Japan In control of In all the lending producer and mnnii the read sndi as is proposed. Julian a f'KtureM with the exception" of the the stronger and better organized ceun- 'extending their geed offices. This has i always been the Hughes position. the decision te be made by the whole Conference, If tlie delegates eblaln less in Shantung than public opinion in Chlnn demands, tl.ey .-an in that case explain that the settlement wn.s imposed by the Powers. If they agree directly w'lth Jap-Hi they will hnve te assume nt home the lc-quiuslblllty for tlie agree ment renrhrd. .May Put It l'p te Powers Tlie Ch'nese In entering tlie present .1lL.,,iLjk!,,ii-i ,tl(ti .Ttit.iiii rii.irvni I llie ill-, u-rivii" ... .,..,. . . v." rlahl te bring Shantung, should no de - clsUni te be tlnm readied, up before the lrcncml Conference. I his the Slum-I tutig negolintietis may 'e slew and diffi cult, ending in an appeal te the whole Confluence. The pe ilics ei i he Far En r being somewhat d.irllii'l. the Japanese dele- I gates 'ire ii nv read- te move furvvni-il I te i,n a;i nieut uoeu 1 1 limitation of naviil iirmanieni. s it was ex pi, inid by n reeri sctit'itiv c of 'ie JapilllCM' (iev criimi'iil llus hei-iiiiik Japan Is rldOij two horses .nnl does nm wlsli tlieni 'e ";ei far apart. I She .mis unwillin; te ngrci eff-liand te the Il'ilhes tatii en -lis irm.'iueur without seems whether there '.ere any surprise, wnitlng fei hct in th.- peliti cal ceiiierence. l.vpiris noterioiisiv can never iigrr' upon nt thing. Ib'i own ,., p-rts Insisted upon tlie 10-10-7 ialn Here was ,i I'liaii'c for ddav while tbf Fur Eastern situaiien c'.iiifinl n-df. Let 111" lilivnl experts of ilnee ';i'i:it levvei tliut he rat, u iU'-lien ut anion 'in'."-' ni) se iii -mini upon J.-ii mi China. ' I ' Mi. Hi in I II v i ileli iii tin I niillmiril 'i I'll. Cirnt; fmn. (nlieiin Onr FIRE SWEEPS CAMDEN DEPARTMENT STORE: GIRL EMPLOYES FAINT DURING FLIGHT A twe-alnim fir u. C. C. Chew's Dep.ntuu'iH Stert. Scce..-l nud J-lnikct htrects. Crmden, nt 1:30 o'clock today vet.tej ljO ylvl ompleye-, .'.ml hundreds of Chribtmas she-pneis Sevcial of tb. gills fainted when they reached the str-ct. The fire staited in n one-steiy building adjoining the main tteie and spread rapidly. Stere employs risked their lives, before the ninv.U of the fiuni.-n in saving aome or th office records. SERIOUS RIOTS IN VIENNA; RED FLAGS HOISTED VIENNA, Dec. 1. Rioting et a nei-ic-us nntnie biek. out in Vienna today following a gicnt demonstration beteu- the l'nrlia ment buildiiitj, where red flags, weie raised en imprevu-ed mnbts. The ctewclb theu began smashing- windows, ana loetmg hhups dol ing in articles of luxury. L0REN2 C0MINGJ0 PHILA. Will Conduct Clinic at Samaritan Conduct Clinic at Hospital Dr. Adelf l.nrrnz, famous Austrian surgeon, will conduct n clinic al the - ,.. .... .. . . . nninnriinii iiespmu as seen as his hea! Hi will permit him te come te Philadelphia. Assurance of his visit was given in New Yerk jesterde) te Dr. llarr.v haul. u... ,.r,.fev,,n ..f .,e. I.. ...... II.. . "" ".-... . x ........ mi kit? in the Samaritan Hospital. r Dr. Hudsen snid the hespitnl would Ktnrt tmlnv UsHn- h ......... r .. I who wish te be eVandncil by Dr. Lere,",, Pubfcrlijtlen I'rlca I0. " by MAIL Publte tidier Company Uritish Spokesman Likens Conference te Juggler Washlngln, Dee. 1. (Hy A. IM The Arms Cenfcrc'iiec In trying te keep nil of Its big work going nt one time wns compared by n Hrltlsh spokesman today te a juggler. "New consider the juggler." said the Britisher, speaking in pnrnble. "He may hnve his arms full of halls und the success of the trick depends en keeping all of them In the air at once. If one ball lips te the lloer the trick rather fails, don't you sec V " "Se it Is with this Conference. The Far Hest nnd nnvnl bnlls and nil the little balls thnt enter into the negotiations, se te speak, are In the hnnds of the Conference, nnd like the (mined juggler, the aim is te still keep them en the move se that none may full. In this case I think the juggler will turn the trick." Midvale Company Included in Proposed Consolidation of Independent Concerns $500,000,000 IS INVOLVED H.v the Asvnelatrd Press New Yerh, Dec. l. llepert- tlinr n merge.- of seven or mere of the Inde pendent steel cempnnlcs ! centemplate'1 were cinfirmed in the financial distrift today. The prepTC'l crnsolldntien will t.ik Hcllilehein Steel Cerpnriitmn ami the Jenes i. l.ii'iglilin Ceinpin'-. of Pitt -btiisli. The capitalization of the various companies concerned in the prope.ed ccnsolidiitien approximates $oO.000. $eO.000. 000. .-me tlie products of t he various leinpanies cover almost every nranch of the sieel ami iron industry. The cemnnnies named comprise the Midvale Si vl and Ordnance I'empnnv. tin- Ketnilili" Iren nnd Steel Company, Luckawunnii Steel Cmnpauv. Vonngs Venngs Vonngs tevvn Sheet nnd Tube Cempai.y, Inland Steel Cuinpan," . Brier Hill Steel Com pany nd -he Steel and Tube Company of America. )JeM)i-ts of a ns illdntieii have hi en eurrMtt in tlie trade for mere than I , , 'r ' - '.j,'js t , .,.,,,, insoiidatien. if effected, will in importance te tle Epitcd htfttes Steel ( orneralioii. new the deiiilnnnt irganiz.illeii in thu Indllstrv. i I he chlel executive of one of tin ,":,''-, "l,'p' eempniiles operating in tin- , en., .iisiri.-i loony Hiiiuiiieu nint con ferences were in progress for the pur pose of consolidating (lie leinpanies liaineil. 1 Mseiissielis liavc net pieeeeiied beyond I be general terms of the project, it was snid. and tin- mere important details of plant valuation would new be taken up. Twe groups of bankers have been culled into censullnl Ien te take up the tiuiineinl phases nf the preposition One is n house of Ititerniitienul reputation and tin- ether has recently been active in tlie llotatieu of industrial and utility securities. AID FOR U. S. SHIPS SOUGHT Railroads te Be Asked te Cancel Contracts With Foreign Vessels Washington. I'.c 1 (By A. P. i Iieprcsenlntivcs of ten American rail--'nails teilnv lenfcneil vvilli Ihe Inlir slate Ceiiiiueree Ceinmittce of the Ship ping Beard te discuss tlie termination of contracts entered inle between Aineri can railroads and foreign shipping lines According le tigures compiled bv the Intersiale Commerce Coininissien 11 . ."( M I . . IIIMI tens of fieighl were intercliaiigcd Iw'twceu Ainericui railroads ami foreign shipping liriii. both for inward and out -wind bound l rathe and cargoes ;,, jjrjii The Shipping Beard r.-.-lv t Lm n,S business slmu'd be diverted le American iii.-i .-ii :i ii I uiarine. It is Ik-- i - that the i-nili-i'iids will In- iisl.1,1 i,, iibregate their iigreenieiilsi veme ..f which t r miiuili' seen. DID YOU GET ONE? 44,000 Income Tax. Reminders Were i Delivered Today j Fert) -four thousand residents f ,). ri,-x ' ''u,,,l in the first mail today notices te pa) -ip the iinal installment of their income tax. The fifteenth ,,t the month is the last day en which le settle jour account if jeij would cscnt .. . ... ' ' " "' ",- i ne iicav) penalties. Blukeh . McCiiiipIim rv.n ,n,t,rn"1 JJ.T!;',uf' 'l expected te ' V." '. - .'.wvi Oil tills (iimrler ter " ",,"Um , "U ,h"n U,e ,,,et """: I " GIGANTIC STEEL MERGER PLANNED PRICE TWO CENTS act ARBUCKLE'S FATE Beth Sides Anxious as te What' : Commission of Physicians Will Disclose FREE GANGSTERS IF FATTY i IS CLEARED, CRIES BRADY Comedian's Case Expected te Be Placed in Jury's Hands by Tomorrow Hv HART HALEY of thr Kiciilnc t'nltlln ldtfr Kdlterlnt Staff roptWeM. toil, liv Publr I.eAatr Comrentf 1 San Francisce. Dec. 1 .-The cese of the people of California nnd the pur suing fates nnd the Women's Vigilant Cemnvttee of Snn Frnneisee against Fntty Arbuckle will be given into the HINGES ON REPORT GIRL'S HEALTH hands of a weary jury of five xvemen,s-i and seven men tomorrow. , I Before Saturday morning Mr. Ar- buckle should knew- whether he Is te ' he out of the trenches by Christmas or irngieally nnd irretrievably out of what, ' in tlie language of the superstltleun, i I called luck. It is considered prebnble that the i lawyers will struggle te the bitter end without hurling their leather-bound i books nt each ether. But the air about the counsel tables is heavily weighted ! with thunders and lightnings that eecm te be held in check witli Increasing dlf , ficulty. . Yesterday . for example. Matthew Brady, tlie District Attorney, uttered the bitterest comment ever heard west i of the Keckics from a prosecutor in the midst of n crinitnul case. Matt Brady's Threat "Jf this jury ncquits Arbuckle," I said lie. "I shall at once formally ask I the Parele Beard te release the Heward street gang. I can see no reason why the Heward streeters slibuld btay in jail j if Arbuckle is te go free." I In San Francisce, where for a whole week the Heward street gang made headlines n feet thick and caused groans in all editorial columns, the afternoon newspapers fled gasping te press hours a I nueau ei seneiiuie nine (e give uns 11CWS te tlie eiiger people. The gang te whichj. Brady, referred is generally supposed te be the toughest in the known world. , About ten "f Its lenders get fearfully drunk net long age, dragged two young girls Inte a shack, assaulted them and turned them half dead Inte the street. The gang is new in San (Jiientlu Prwen, and it was Brady who put it there. Tlie reaction of Fatty's lawverp $5 tliis pronouncement from tlie fTosecu fTesecu fTosecu tien was suggestive of n cataelyhtn of nature. They tied into a special con ference. When they emerged it wns only Cevin Mi-Nab who would trust himself te speak at first. He was just, I in time te rend the corrected version of Brady's statement. Will Ask Their Kclense The ti-s report." s,tid Brady 111. print "does net properly reflect what I said- --" "Alia." murmured McNnh. "ne's taking it bad,.' "What I nid. ' proceeded the Dis trict Attorney's revised cemmunique, "was net that I'd free ihe Heward street gang if Arbuckle is turned loose." I haven't power te free anybody. But 1 can ask for the release of the Heward street gang and I shall de s., if there' is a failure te convict in Ibis case. "There are many points of similarity in the crime charged against Arbuckle and that charged against the Heward street gang. Ileavv drinking wns the primary cause ..f the trouble m both ' ciise The Heward si rectors came Inte ceuri without a cent. Arbuckle nr- rind here with a million .dollar nf eiiuiiM-l. array "I've been around tins Hnll of Jus ii,'.. for seven or eight years and I hare. been forced bv experience n, obserra ebserra 1 I mn In believe that it is a serious crime in tins country t. be peer. I wnnt te feel Hint this view is net justified nnd tliut is one of tin- reasons why 1 want 10 see Arlnfckle cm icted. Convicted' he will be if can help it. Moreover, I intend te put a step te the tige of manufactured and perjured evidence ill cases of this sort " Iiiic-Dlstauee Headlines "I shall be glad Indeed," snid .Mr. MeNnb in n low nnd terrible voice, "If Mr. Brady, 'pulling a step til mnnu-' fn. 'lured and perpired evidence,' be- gins bis ndmirahic work in his ewn'' elbee. He Impounded Zcv Provest and Alice Blake, did he net? Yet I was unable m see that Hint work helped him in the bast te manufacture u case against Itopcee rbuekle." "I'll tell you." suld Mr. Schtnule-, "It, nf Fatly s counsel, knowingly, he's merely trying te get black head lines in Hie newspapers, which the Jury will be abb- te read ut n distance when.- 11 gees le ,lhe hotel or le lunch." Brndv lirurin? of this, Inughcd sar- iJenicnll) . f'TO "'J'liev knew what I'm tryltij; te de said he. "I'm trying te put their little Mr. Areuclile in u jull and they aren't "'i se sure, inni i m net going te uc- cecd. It is hardly fair te say that !rai)y? Is trying merely te make ben.lllne. endllneti. he eftleAu I 'l'l,, !i,,tM,1" IiIh efUce nnd In theeffietf i i i u unim his ass stnnti have been . buraise 4 HI I e clock In the mernlns afnee ti? ' ) , un t'linllnutd en Tune Four, felvnnn Ffl7 .''- 1 1 t VV'! k V,.,iJ
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