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EVENING- PUBLIC LEDGERr-PfiiliA.DEfiPHIA1, 'WEDNESDAY,- DEOEMBEK 7, 1921
8nt themRclvcs, however, or even
Hear the questions put te him by the f
committee.
Who Threw the Switch?
A Uttiti hit of i;ttcreMnjt ih"a which '
watt nllewetl te lenk out lille the lmrtj i
Wns nt Ilryn Athyn concerned the
thrpwinjf of the switch. The officials
wild that whoever turew the h ituli, ,
presumably without orders from tht
station tn.iiF.ter, must hnvp first con
milted the conductor. el the rnnduc
ter would hnve stepped the trnlii when
it wm stnrted. !
If the officials knew the nnme of the
jnen who threw the switch, they were
net willing te mnke It public. lVrhui ,
it vrtll be nllewed te lenk out Inter.
The tccl uppchl trnln icnched the
cut where the wreck occurred nt neon, i
The Investigator found n work trnln '
en 'the trnck, men tufweiiRlng through ,
the debrln, nnd a gnng iireu.irlntr te
lay new rnIR i
Tlic committee nnd their suets jet .
down and examined the plni-e cnrcfullj.
photegrnpherH for the Interstate Com Cem
inert Commission nnd tin 1 ubllt
yervlce Commission takin; many pic
tures. Hallrend mm pointed out tin
scars In the rock wnll of the cuttiiiK
wndc by the renrlt.s eitfrineti when thej
met and toppled sideuis.
Fer ;t(H) .nrds the trnrkt were i.trewn
wi'h debris, belts, charred weed, stmj
trucks, bits of engine txllci. Ir iii
ifelntcd out that the local fn m IMiiUi
dclphla hnd sped ever a ."ine-yani
wtrnlglitawny liefen merlins the mi
coming commuters' train. citj -ImuikI,
jriut around the dendlj rock mrucr.
The work trnln v is pulled out of the
cmttini; te let the tcel-cir special pas.
Inspect "Death Coach"
At Paper Mill, n quarter mile bad,
toward l'hlln lelphla, the party .stepped
te inspect ene of t!ie denillv twenty-yenr-eld
w mlen cars, its reef gene,
its sides fallen in, Its llnm Imikhd.
Railroad men are anxious te knew
the details of the teitiiinnij of Chnrle
Kvans, conductor of Train l.ll, and
Clayten when the, are called before the
investigatern.
Sentiment nmenc the nren en. con
ductors nnd engineers in the Heading's
employ it. strongly in favor of Kvans
nnd the engineer In d.nrge of the trnln.
One thing thnt the unplnjes want te
ltnew is who was dm lug tram Ne. 1C1
at the time of the collision
Walter Yenkle, who is new m the
Ablngten Mcmerinl Ilepltnl in n serious
condition, was at lirnt listed ns the
engineer in clinige of the train. Later
the name of the engineer was giveu as
Edward Vi.gel. a jeunger mnn. who
died In the wreck
Friends of IC van's hint that there is
en much tendeni te put the blame en
him. They sny he is a man of mere
than twenty j ears' etpcilenee known
te be careful and reliable, and familiar
with ever feet of the read. The train
men hint that when the full facts be be be
eome known there will be a quick re
versal of opinion ns te the responsi
bility. May Ila.e .Mixed Trains
The rnllread men, trying te explain
tne wrecK, say that n milk train. Ne
Revised List of Dead
- and Missing in JVrcch
The official Hat of Identified dead
in the 'Woedmnnt wreck new num
bers fourteen. The total denth list Is
neeppted by railroad officials ns eclng
cither twent)-flve or twenty-six.
IDKNTIKIKD I)KAI
Krigitr It rah in, Newtown.
LetlLi Jehnsen, Southampton.
Rimer V. Itnnwm, llcthajiev
ticket agent at Woedmnnt Station.
Jack Knuen. six-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Kruscn, of
Newtown.
Arthur Harrington, trainman. R
Seuth Thirty-fourth street, Phila
delphia. Oeerge II. Petter. 1708 Hrewn
street.
Themas Jehn I'rlce, Southampton.
Edward C. Vejcri. train fireman,
23.'l Rising Sun lane. Philadelphia.
Alex. Radcllffe. 1035 Seuth Sixth
street
Dr. J. In in Hatch. Newtown,
with offices In Philadelphia.
.Miss Katharine Fltipatrich,
Seutliamptnn.
Vdelph Schnceruels, Churclnille,
died last night In Ablngten Hos Hes
pitnl Clarence Mittll. forty-nine years
old. -Mil) Ulrard nvenue: auto me
chanic Jehn II. Saunders, laborer, Ring
gold itieet near MeutRnmcrt avenue.
MISSING
Miss Kmma Lcrdnm, of South
ampton .Mrs. William Slnliler, of South
ampton Mrs. .Merris Van Hart, of Soith Seith Soith
ampten. .Miss Kllrabcth Shclmlre. of
Southampton.
Miss Inn Geerge, of Churehvllle
Charles Preus. 1U1 Kast Clem
entine street
H. V. Hogeland. Southampton.
Karl Slack, of Churehvllle
Nerman Kliuads, of Churehvllle.
Charles Srett. of Churehvllle.
James Siulfleld, Seventh street,
near Montgomery avenue. Philadel
phia. A partial identification of Haul
field has been made
It tuny finally be determined that
flesh wrapped in paper is all that Is
left of an entire body, nnd net a
part of come ether body. In this
ca.- the death total would be
twentj -six.
AIR VIEW OF LONELY SPOT WHERE P. AND R FATAL WRECK OCCURRED
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FIGHT VALUATION
OF GAS COMPANY
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HOTEMEN
Suburban Residents Say Fig
ures Were Established at
Peak of Price Trend
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CALLEDJN PROBE
Alexander W. Wister, Jr., VUH
Office of Rum Investigator
LOWER RATES ARE' URGED
A valuation of the properly of the
underlying companies of the Philadel
phia Suburban Gas and Electric Cem
pany made by the firm of Stene &
I Webster was vigorously attacked this
morning by W. 13. S. Temple, an en
gineer representing sueurnnn resident
who are trying te force the company te
reduce its rnte. This wns nt n con
tinuation of n hearing of the case be
fore Public Service Commissioner llenn.
Mr. Temple submitted a valuation
.T.n.in in- tiimsnlf which differed markedly
In many ltcniB from the company's val
idation. I Mr. Temple charged that the valua
tien ny the engineers riiiiuujru ut .
company had been nt the peak of the
irlce trend, and that mansca rrimciimis
ii Mm tiflcrs of various Important fac
ters of value were net considered. He
.lnelnrn.1 Hint there llOS llCell II "0 III
i or, M rM,t reduction In machinery, nnd
1 thnt although freight rntcs, have net jet
been lowered, n reduction should luivs
been nntielpntcd,
Laber, he preceded, is nt present en
n fnU.. hn:ln. Jee te unemnleyment.
but he offered figures te show that there
has been nn nverng
for unskilled labor
rf ellllnrt Inhnr frnl
Mr. Temple snld telegrnpn peies innt
have been ten jenrs in the ground hnve
been valued by the company nt from
00 te 80 per cent of the original price.
' The life of a telegraph pole, Mr. Temple
snld, Is only fifteen years se that the
valuation should
.t:i 1 ..T ner cent.
In another instance lie showed where
COLES ISSUES STATEMENT
It nmienrs llkelv thnt. thn ....
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iL ,nu ii-nuiwijr iwuini llOttlB MlA
several citizens of mere or less exalted
social fitntus will be called te expltn
hew their names came te appear en
memoranda seized by prohibition of.
fleers during the rnid en n boeic wrl
house en East Olrard avenue, 'flitw
letters concerned the dellrery of hln.
inents of whisky nnd wine. '
Alexendtr W. Wlster, Jr.. of Scheel
Heuse Inne, Oermantewn, whee natin
appeared eh one of the memoranda be.
side the entries "red paint" and "whIU
shellack" was summoned te the effli
of United States District Attorney
Celes today. Whether Mr. Wlster'i
visit te his office hnd anv connection
with the Hener Investigations In this
case Mr. Celes refused te say. He nt
declined te state whether it 1b propeitd
te summon nnv ethers whose names r
mentioned In the papers.
Instead Mr. Celes made the follewlnr
statement :
"It must be understood that at 1M1
time my offlce Is making a thorenib
investigation Inte certain violations of
the Velstead act. I nm net new u .
rerngc reduction of wages I Position te talk about nny particular
aber of .10 per cent and """en or nny phnse of the Investigation.
from 5 te 20 per cent. ( It I were te de se there would be a
man; iiinme neli, iiiiiuvs et innocent
persons might be drugged in. Anvthlhi
coming from the United States DUtrlct
Attorney would embarrass the (Jovern.
meat in its development of the caws
new under Investigation. I ennnnt ...
1 & mi , . n. . . ..v nuj
preperlv hnve beciiU" -u" w" win ee nsked te explain
I in..! ......v, itiii miui luLiiuumr action
I the L nlted States District Atternev'n
(office Intends te take."
I Mr. Wlster Is n member of thn Phi!.
dclphla Club, the Oermantewn CrUket
Club and the Union League. He Is a
candidate for director of the Union
j.t.iKur.
(c) Aero Forlce Cerp.
This blrdseje lew of the scene of the fatal crash of two Philadelphia nnd Itend ing trains, Monday, near Hryn Athyn, was taken from an airplane. The
photograph was taken lenUlm; toward Newtown, from which came the train which crashed Inte the local from Philadelphia. Above the tracks can be
seen Pcnnypack Creek. The picture shows vhldly the lonely spot in which twen ty-slv persons were crushed or burned te death In the flimsy wooden reaches
plied up by the collision. An artist added a .sketch of wrecked trains
n gas purirycr wmen nc uccmrcu w
llifivn lini.n nhsnlete nnd useless hnd been
valued at original cost.
"Investigation," said .Mr. lempie.
1 "showed this wns In reality an outworn
second-hand boiler that had been in iims
In Itoyersferd In 1878.
The company's valuation en the
plnslcnl property showed $0.00 per each
1000 feet of gas produced. Mr. Tem
ple's valuation put the figure at ?j.2i.
Search of the warehouse wan mad
by Government men after seizure .
truckload of booze while It was bcinr
delivered nt the home of Dr. Augustus
hn 1 , visited the Morgue yestenhv. and
aid Shull. who hnd net previously
ben lite,l among the dead, bed taken
the trim tb" morning of the wieck te
vk i j-ib it Churehvllle.
r i - . . . . . ' a i'iihii uir fi
. ' . T rl,.nl"" en wnejiuie anemi ei venal eTects Mctlms pickel up along 1 It is probable that a suburban section
i" j V .' : " , "":, '""" '"" traiKs, nuuiis wallet was found, will he selected probably in the eutn-
"r",., "-".. u, ,cl u nam it Was intact, net even hcerched.
pass him en his trip out. '
The milk tiulu was late, and this pri- Is Overcome by Horrer
niarily was the cnui-e of the accident. Today Mrs. Shull, her son-in-law-Evans'
friends think. They believe supporting her en one side, the under
Evijns may have contused the milk train I taker en the ether, entered the
with the expres. or in some way yet to,Meigue. At the first sleht of the
the bodies for several daj, and in the
meantime relatives are hoping against
hope thnt something mnv turn up te
assist in the making of Identifications.
in the event of a community burial
ampten district. This because the
greater number of missing and uniden
tified dead are from Southampton or
from Churclnille. Prem Southampton
the following perseiw are reported miss-
w .... ...... , .,. uiiiiuwi wii-i.Horgue s cnieseire contents th lf..
numbers of the two trains. 1.. 4 and l.-f erl.sl ut in ti-ieuNh. She was given
The trainmen aim are bud In their , .-cremtlVM and went en with w 7-b
conuemnaiien of rne nhseietn nn.i no- ..1.1.1 . . .
-'-.'. ii nm, iiiiji-iiiiir us hn
net notified when such securities were
sold?" he asked Mr. Mendenhall.
"It Is."
Concealed Sales Frem Clients
"Is it true that each month follow fellow follew
ii.g the sale of these securities jour
monthly statement te customers showed
that you still had en hand the stocks
that iictuallv had been sold?"
"Yes."
"Irrcspcctle of the fact the stock
lug nnd nre. practically bexend ucs- I had been sold. u continued charging
tli.ii nmiini- tin. imdies in the merirne : l tl e regular rate of Interest en a mnr-
Mlss Elizabeth Shelmlre. Mrs. William Rinal neeeunt as though the stock -till
Sinklcr. Mrs. Merris Van Hart. II. V
Heeelaiid. Miss Emma I.cedem ; from
e nnuvni ' C uurcuviHU. ll iiauueL aujmvei. i"
At last she was forced te give up,
, Southampton,
missing: Chnrl
there nre four renerted
es T. Scott, i;nrl KlacK,
V?"XZ" ".." " ?,.,r"' 1. ".' V- "rel-her te another,
...bui.t, ... .Killlir, iUUUV.,11 III!'
bodies of men nnd women te unreceg
nizame bits of charred flesh
HuFn.n .....l I - t.
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wrecK inquiry began it was announced' i, ,,. :. '" 1.. , : . tin. unidentified dead. The remain nu although a number of securities sup
that the Investigation would be an V , "" i" T-hl ll T ,' ..l'"'...?"!" two are in all likelihood from Phllndel- I Pe.V"! te be in their accounts had been
open one. this seemed particularly i,.m.. ai..i,!. i i." ...T-"1!.. nhln. m. it is hlleved Charles Preus sold out .'
" and the daughter continued the search .Nerman Rhodes and Miss Lena Oeerge.
'emg into the bnsement, where mere' Missing from these, two small com-
1 I bodies rested. The mother summoned munitles alone n .inhct nil but two of
e.isted?'
"Yes."
"The firm iccpurcd iiilditlniuil margin
from time te time bemuse these ac
counts were said nor te be snfficientlj
strong as a result of changed market
conditions and the custemeu: did put
up additional margins. This wns done,
number of securities
ncceunt from then en, ns he thought
best for jour business nnd for his busi
ness?" "Yes. And most of the time he gave
us no notice of transactions in that ac
count nnd we paid Chirk, Chllds and
Ce. many thousands of dollars In com
missions as a result of these transac
tions," Mr. Mendenhall stated.
Mr. Memlenlinll, nt the direction of
Mr. Iteber. read off the names of elchtv-
elght customers of the bankrupt firm
w nose combined investments
Slir).le,l.s.
When Mr. MendenlinH'M examination
was ended Hefeiee Hill announced that
a reclamation meeting for creditors will
be held net Friday In his office and
thnt the next examination of firm mem
lieis will he held December 10, begin
ning at 10 A. M.
PHILADELPHIA ROTARY
CLUB HOST TO "ALIENS"
Intercity Luncheon Is Held In the
Bellevue-Stratford
Wants Grand Jury Inquiry Inte
Charges of Extortion by Officials
New Yerk, Dec. 7. (H.v A. IM
Samuel Untermyer. counsel te the
Loekweod legislative committee In
.... .i.,.,n,ir- lineutnir nnneunced tedaV
The Uetnry Club of Philadelphia llp' lin, requested convening of an ev
aded ns host te ."00 out-of-town . ii,,. r.rnml .Turv te consider cv-
.., i .. ii""" . . . .- . ,...
Keenlg, 124 Pine street, early Thanks.
giving morning.
UNTERMYER REQUESTS - wJsJr-n;re0sCted' rrrj
PROBE OF ELbU HIU UIMlUN"urK- "'" e, ver, is said by Fed
1 "w"w "' " era! agents te have confessed he step-
ped nt thlu wareheij
, fitting because linestignters from the
shook her head hopelessly nhl,11' ?R ,U is c""? !',
1 from ene te the ether. ' nn'J Andrew haalfield
HOOVER WOULD STOP OIL
POLLUTION OF HARBORS
members and their wives, representing
sixteen Uetnry clubs in ether cities, nt
the inteieitv luncheon ulveii nf 1tfl
totaled ! today in the ballroom of the llcllcvuc-
Stratford.
Guests were present from the Cam
den, Heading. Allentnwn. Trenten, Wil
mington, Lnncastcr, Atlantic City, Ens Ens
ten, llethlehcm, Chester, Pottstown,
Vineland, N'orristewn, West Chester,
Ilrldgetnn nnd Woodbury Uetnry clubs.
Fermer Governer E, S. Stuart, the
guest of honor, spoke en "Patriotism."
and there was a short address by hil
ldcnce ngainst efticlnls of Electricnl
Workers' Union Ne. .1, indicating com
mission of grand lnrrcny nnd con
spiracy te extort money from non
union workers.
Mr. Untermyer -nid he would sus
pend inquiry before the committee Inte
the Electrical Union's nffnlrs until evi
dence se far brought out hnd been con
sidered by the Grand Jury.
He nnneunced thnt William J. Ho He
irnn. financial secretary of the union.
who admitted depositing in his personal
t-4 r. . . .is mie oa.ssce irem ene te rnn nthp
.luiwisimu emnierce commission ana ti, t. i. , i, .CI , ,W victims
the Stute Public Service Commission ' , T1,?n sllc "e0 "e b t? of cloth, victims
haj decided te nit with the beard 'eemsaa emw et personal belongings
railroad eibcials.
Testimony Technical
However, at the last minute it was
.ind with a cry she picked up a shred l ChfintllPY TjPlllPfl
of a man's undershirt, the scam and """"f Zi , .
en sela uut Clients
i bit adhering te it
"Thnt is my husband's," she snld
decided te put the silencer en the meet- lttlt1' nnalirjr. "I knew the stitching.
Ing. The Committee of Inquiry asscm- lt wn ,lla new underwear."
bled, with railroad stenographers the ' ua,i Premonition
only ether persons m the room besides ,, . . . . . , .,,,-.. ,
the members of the heard. I u h" VMly t", w ,ich ,the i'.'1 of. i'I( h
The nulread paraded a corps of ex- belonged was simplv a few bits of flesh,
perts, who testified that the block and ! ,,",,'"1I tnf' hC.ri' i i . !"' e r"
ether signals were in perfect working
order.
There were no experts, however, te
testify ns te the Inllnmmnbillt of the
obsolete wooden coaches," which every
one who has had anything te de with It
la blaming fei the appalling less of life.
Ner wns there an testimony, confirming
or disproving the position taken earlier
yesterday by the railroad, that the
wreck had been caused b disregard of
orders duly issued and delivered
mal Identification nnd claimed the peer
remnants of her husband, te take them
'laik te Philadelphia for burial.
Then, still sobbing, she told of her
husband' horror for the trip which
ended in hiu death
Continued from I'ure One
Chandler draw out in the hist three
years
nre nmeng the' t"i' fl,r " " '"'d them, we were
I gene," replied Mr. Mendenhall.
I "In May, 1021. Clark, Chllds k Ce.
knew nil these tucts?
"They did."
"While Clark, Chllds & Ce. were
mnnaglng your business and running it
under their dliectlens similar monthly
statements were mulled te customers
when their stock did net exist?"
"Yes."
"Clark. Chllds & Ce. went te numer-
ward L. Stock. geernnr of the Fifth account denth benents wiiicn no Mini
ituiinf .f T.,i.....,.i.,,.ni i,.,.,. i I uninn members had beuueathed him. had
"ninii in j iiivi iiiiiiiniiii a.wiiiij. i. , - f , ,
which these clubs are Included. Lee II. j agreed te pay te Mrs. Margaret Smith
"I can't ny hew much. Seme money eus customers of jeurs and demanded
was withdrawn." additional collateral and did net ndWse
"Did net Percv Chandler subscribe , Jeur custemerf. that their stock hnd been
te 20.0IX) shntes of American Ship and sold out'"
Commerce?" i "les,"
"Ne. he persuaded us te de it under ' IVmJint1,rc.st, :lis ''bulged under
threat that he would cause our with- , ,'ark, ( lillds & te s management nnd
drnwnl from the firm if we did net," i I",, rte of interest was lixed by Clark,
":;',"". ul;: ".,...... v r....li..l W. MendenhnJl. ciniiis a: u. ami tlic-y even chnuged
i.e im.i i.r.. mi. ... ... u, ,i ,.. t.-;;.,l ;.,-..- ci-iMs & Ce demanded the form of margin en 1. d Ctating u
A week age he hud a nightmare, n ( lurk. f;,;,,;, ;'X, r Uge Wrenger one demanding additional mur-
which he dreamed thnt he had been In ,t,mt tlle nilifceu minion '""" " '"" , uhieh letteis iiiirfienlnrU wtnted
,i rr-,in wreck It wns se terrible thnt "" marginal account be made up. , " wmn "ttus purtcularlj stated
le was iU next day "ml hnd te rPina?n took the lead in authorizing the ' ncceunt of the securities we are car
be was ill next da., iiim n.ui re remain t . t Clark Childs ks Ce. rjing for jeu it is necessary thnt jeu
In bed. Mien he .had an offer of a , '" 8 v r te c larK, i m . , additional mnrirlnV "
nil. .. ii..... - ur. -.1.. .1. i t A i lit 1 1 in i ii ii rut ii r. in imiiuli Hi nil i ik ... i
trend of e ?. ' " 'redernl and ?hat he hated te go en a railway journey temersy ; nw trithH I)1(Il,t E lst
State representatives plajlng the pan after the dream He made up his mind . Ji 0 Hen en or that w-ns net in Ycm, and in man cases these se-
, of audience Whether they will lake te go at last, because we needed the JV eZ. Tht"e were ,,rPh. nrltlej did net exlrt anil tbey knew It,"
an ncUve band in later meetings of the money. " ' b Hng ln N- Vnrk en Ue. Mr Mendenhall replied,
committee, or cendu. t nn inquiry of Mrs. Shull Is penniless, with three g V'r" Jl landler. Jr. I'-rcj 'AiWU onel menej was put up en
their own when the railroad has finished Jeung children, and dependent en her ' '.fTr Wnrlng. General Muu-.O' 10 by members of the linn and
.lamnnutrnHn,- thr, nT.-etlene.. of Us sir- son-in-law. niter Iletliwell. a ' """"'.'., t .",' i.,,si i,.. iiiu ' certain customers en an agreement that
xvw - -"- -n .. t i i.. i i'ht ii iiiiniiis. wi I'm lhii-im i i... . . , .,
-n.lllne' eeuinment. remains te he seen, wealthy druggist, wne nns Deen neiping
I nt the morgue since the wreck, gave
Corener Illames Weeden Cars Mrs. Shull S10 nnd advised her te sign
Corenv Neville. f Montgomery . no papers until she had seen a respen-
Cennty. who Is making nn investlgn
tien of bis own, declares he will bring I
criminal chnrjes 'igalust any Individual
or Individuals who may be found guilrj
of contributory negligence in the wreck.
Trends X Iteunlngcr, District ttor tter
"ney for the county, emphatie.ilh de
clared he weul'l lack the Corener up.
and that every step made bj that otfi etfi
clal would be taken with the approval
of the count 's legal officer
"The wooden conches were te blame
for this terrible less of life," said the
Corener "Had stetl coaches been used,
they would net have smashed ns the
wooden coaches, and furthermore,
fc thprte would net hne been the fire,
which wns the most appalling feature
'of
brother Hnrry, J. P. A. Clark, of Clark.
Child & Ce., and mjself.
At this neint Mr. Mendenhall prom
ised te produce at the next hearing any
w as te be
of Clark,
II
hum iilmn him te sell her stei k
explained there was no specific authori
zation, but that the stock wns snld en
the wreck, and the greatest cause of
hn less of life."
Lieutenant Gocrner Ileidlemnn said
tlere should Is- legislation te forbid the Jejl Mrl'addcn
1180 "I MtlUll''il Hill' 111", T-lllll-l 11 .-lllll'- II,
a Federal law. "I did net knew that
these obsolete coaches were still in
use," said the Lieutenant Governer.
sihle attorney
May Use Common Grave
While nothing definite Is nnneunced,
,1... l.lfi liliniu) t'reus strieiper eir
II" i '.".. !- r-- -y ,....,. . - - - ... , . ,
hour th.it nt least eleven persons will , the general nuthoruutien en w men mar
be Interred in a common grave i ginnl neteunts are candid lie added
etii.n en this deilsieu will be de-' that if eer broker had te get a spw ial
ferred just as long as Is possible, te I authorization for ever sale no broker
jti'e ever nppertunltj te meke identili- could i endui t business,
intiens Cone.tlotis of tie ch.irrd Mr Ueber then took up the examin examin
fern s, coupled with existing tempera- atien
tun (ondltieiis, make it peshible te bold t "Ii it true tha jour customers were
POSTMAN-CARTOONIST HAS
PLAN TO SPEED UP SHOPPER
the businebs Irem then en
conducted under control
Chllds & Ce.?"
"Yes."
"And n second linjiertaiit condition
He snld Mrs. Smith was destitute and
icn hnd te borrow n pnir of shoes in
irdcr te nppear at the hearing.
Secretary Acks LeQ.6.at,en by Cen- 'rKJJiSt of tbc V IttS Z.
gress te una menace Ml- St,.ck snid that Premier Lloyd
Washington, Dec 7. (lly A P)--lGeeige hnd told him that the (nfcr
Immedlate steps should be taken te ence of the Limitation of Armament
prevent pollution of waters at Important w.is founded en the Ideal of the Uetnry
harbors, Secretary Hoever today told .Club, "Unselfishness."
the Heuse Ulvers and Hnibers Cem- I "The Premier said," declared Mr.
mlttee. Legislation, however, should be Sleck, "when the nations of the earth
confined nt present te oil pollution, he i adopted the idcnl of the Ilet.irv dubs
sum, aiming unit nt inereu an ex
hnustlve investigation te deteimine the
advisnhillt of checking ether forms of
harbor contamination.
Seme harbors, the Commerce Secre
tary stated, nre bejend ledemptlen as
far ns propagation of fish is concerned.
Ne form of pollution prevention would
permit the iisli te live ln New Yeik
haiher, lie added.
Oil pollution net enl is destroying
fish, the committee wns told, but is
W Oil tile WAV fivim
New Yerk te Dr. Recnlg's.
Government eflicinls snld today an
agent of an advertising concern of thli
city would be Indicted by the Federal
Grnnd Jury, charged with boetlegglnr.
This mnn, It Is snld. hnd some of the
most prominent men of the city en lih
"snlcs list." He used ills position of
ndvertising ngent te gain access te them
and then, while In their confidence,
talked "liquor."
Besides the mnn who is said te haw
used his ndvertising ngency rs a gulce,
n report at the posteffice Imd it that
several lawyers' runners would likewise
be Indicted.
Mrs. Heyt te Act In "Squaw Man"
New Yerk, Dec. 7 The stage pro
duction in which Mrs. Ljdlg Heyt, for fer
merlj Miss .Tiilln W. Robins, well
known member of society, is te appear
bus nt last been settled. William Fa
veisham, at prewnt starring in "The
Siher Fex," at Maxlne Elliett's Thea
tic, confirmed last night at his home
the report that Mrs. Heyt Is te appear
In a 'calling role in "The Squaw Jinn,"
one of his earlier successes, which he I
te revive next week.
thcie would be everlasting peace."
TO CURB USE OF LIQUOR
Cernell Fraternities Will Oppose Ex
cessive Drinking .
Illinia, N. Y.. Dec. 7. tlly A. P.) I
Sixty fraternities and clubs of Cor Cer
nell Univeisity agreed jesterduy te
control exc.sKii Its. of limine ninmiff
...... i - i- .!.. i . : . ..-,..
i.n.wiiK h irciiiiiiuiiiin nre niizani and students and at college functions, ae ae
serleiis damaging benches. LnrKP in. cerrtin(. te n htnU.ment transmitted te,
iliistrlal cemmtiniticH are niiilmr i.ner. i, ,,..i,...,i... f.,i. v... i i.i I
i .'.-"'-'- ttiu uiiii.iniiii iui nn v ii yijiiini it.
Student
' . . , , Tl t illllt it rv I. W J H 1 till nil l.(Ull MI IV I'll
authorization that Mrs. Uemi nger u W,U1, Umt , , u1(, wurltl ,mt
up as a result of this agreement was
te be used te Immedintel ieiurchiisn
all stock that had been illegally sold?"
"jes: thut was the main lcnsen for
putting up the money."
"And when Clark, Childs nnd Ce.
leek chnrge, one of their partners, Mr.
V. L. Meffeit, took exclusive control of
the ."IIU account?"
"ic, sir. he did."
'Clark, Childs & Ce. then staitel
ii,,. , ".-e a in ""'er wajsier strickler, chalrmnn of the
pollution of pert ynters, Mr. Hoever femmltiee en Snehil AiTnlrs
decii.ed temmenting en the deslra- The 1Pstrictiens adopted bv tlie stu
&p ker b Jters '1 e'saili' !mt be' .f -'"tbed Include reaWma Ien of the
tween industiial plants throwing ff repiliiti m birring liquor from fra
rfs i .ui,,:i ,i ' ..i.. y "' ilernlty beuses ind pledges an effort
u hum iniiviin nni ' (.till 111 III' 111 4 u .i . - , , .
choice that the fishing industiv nm ,( dssunde these attending secinl nnd
be protected. reunion gntnerings te abstain irem cx-
ssive inuuigence in intoxicants.
DKATIIK
YOUNG BARITONE HONORED
Paul Parks te Make Debut at Bis
pham Memerial Concert
New erU, Dec. 7. (llv A P.I
Paul Parks, of Velsenville. (')., has bten '
chesi u from mere rlm tiftv l'iri.inij I
for n debut nt the memorial concert t..,S,5tl,I,iimi'tNI- sl ' dS7.u.f.chSI; a.',T
the late American baritone, David i Atumi. (.mi ubiiI 71! i"unrrni tirum at
Tt'HNKIl On Dic a. 1021 THOMAS A I
huslnnil f Kllzabiith J. Turner of 1023
l'owelton fte llelntlves nntl friend an. in.
lteil In thw Fcrlce en Friday iifttrnoen at
2 o'clock at the Oliver II. Il.ilr Hid ib'Mi
Chi'Mnut nt. Interment prhute Vleulne
lhiirnln einlnp
IIIIIWMMI, DfC. 7, JIIlS AMV
Pearl Mesh Jewelry
As bracelets with interwoven diamonds,
emeralds, sapphires, or black onyx.
Pearl mesh sauteirs with diamond clasps.
Breeches and bar pins of pearl mesh
with diamonds and ether precious stones.
Pearl mesh bracelet watches.
J. ECaldwell & Ce.
Jewelry - Silver - Stationery
Chestnut and Juniper Streets
M 1NTJUL KKHOKTS
miuii ru
WINTKIt ItESOUTM
miami. n.t
at rarnegie Hall, De-
Ilisphain
( ember IS
Tlil-, was announced today bv the
Dm id ItNpliam Memerial Committee,
named te iiin out the late bin hone's
wish that opportunities be
ruT late rmMenre at 10 o'clock Paiunla
mernlns: Intermpnt In f'oleateivn ivme
te repurchnKP some of these securities i jeung American nitists
Mr. Pniks, who ik twenty-Heven jearw
Hopes
Drawings Will Keep
Park Lifrfit Christmas
His
His
BIT OF CLOTH USED
TO IDENTIFY BODY
''De It Early' Is His Slogan en
Cardboard and in His Daily
Talks
Would ou guew thnt delivering mall
weulil prove inspiriiii""iii '"' " ""neon
1st'' Perhaps yen
At least It has
Mrs. Isabel Shull broke down ted.iv
in identifying the body of her hushnnd
Clarence nt the Morgue in Jenklntew-n.
where the unidentified dead from the
Iteadlng'a wooden -coach bentlre were
Mr Shull. nn outemobile mechanic,
wbb forty-nine jeara nhl, nnd lHed at
4030 Glrnrd aveniin. is lilentlticatlen tinKtntn.p aistrict, who liveH
bringB the numuur ei uiuiunnu iieuu id j,OMtn j'jjtv
Mm. SliuU, n little, thin, middle
njECcl woman, went te the Morgue with
tt Ben, and dnughttr and bei son-in-law,
Michael Callaifhan. The son-in-law
prned se In the case of Jehn .7. Mo Me
Pndden, letter carrier ln the Fifty-
second street and Jlnllimnre
) TWrCHRlSFMA J FhckAGU
(ur
?v
and then Mr. Meffert stated he would
take entlre charge and he determined
then net te buy In unj mere of thesi
stocks illegally sold?"
"(s, nt thnt time judges who selected him nre Henri
"And Meffert bought nnd sold in that I llmllej, Sig Spaeth and I.) mi Keller.
tu' N J. at th renvenleni uf famiK
eru: en Dee ii, ieji THr.itr.s.v it
nldnw nf lMuln l". (iplr. Kervhe en PrMav
mnrnlnK at 10 oMei k at her rialili-nie l!Slil
N Stlllman at Inlermiint nt Hnl.l.nr,
llceeid8dlL,,,cU'' '!' 1a rrlenils may call Thura
' dav .enlnK
ai'Ttix-nw (I MAltOAIinT II widow
nf Alixainlci H riuitnn Ilelatlie i
lOFSl
old nnd a war eteian. 1ms never sun" f.r,Cn',H "'"" fniiinKwoed chapter r n 3- ais537.'.:,.'i.'''
Publiclv ,n New Yeik but has appealed nett&SlX JVell ?7 f.ffl
WSBs
LL Hit, . f. '.-'. IS I1 a 1 i Pi i m.-m ,, , t..,l,. , ., , ,
H
ill
'M
I Anether Wreck Victim
Died Durinti the Niuht
Atlelph Heltnecrwcln, fnrty-fie
jrarw old, of Cliurchvllle, died at
4t;fKJ o'clock lnut night in the
Ab-incten Memerial Hospital. He
wa ncaldcd and injured internnlly.
rl-hl death had been expected.
nvenue
nt 531
seventh street.
rim nostetlicn winnows nre decorated
with ccamplcH of thin remnrknble letter
carrier h art, and people passing by
stnnd te lauu'li at the exhortations te
"Mali Your fhrlstmns Packages I'arly."
There 1 pictured a vehement fat mini (1.30 A. M. until Ti P. M , nnd then
...,.i n itirentenini! fat woman, with n I'm iihiiuHv ten tired for drawinL'." '
rellimr-nln. I.Ittle Mary lnekn wendeiingly when
.Mail Cnrrlfi' McKmlden took Ills
pen in hand Willi this result as a
message te possible belated shoppers
McFnihlcn bnH red hair nnd he did
hnve nn nmblllen which he new fenrs Is
impossible te curry out. "I nlways liked
te dinw," ltd snid, "nnd se I took a
course. Wen thn first prize, tee,"
he smiled sheepishly.
"Why don't you keep up your nrt?
Why step when you seem headed for
Hiccens?'' The question stemed ebvi-
euh.
He shook till head.
Mr"
daddy handlcH bin long, green pencil,
twMIng her red curls. Per even though
daddy him no drawing Ink and does his
pictures en bits of cardboard she and
tier jeunger brother nnd sister have
perfect confidence that he can draw,
"Hew did jeu happen te du theso
pesters for the pontelllco?" was asked.
"Oh," hn laughed, "I did these se
I wouldn't hae te work se much ever
time. ChrlstniiiH cornea en Sundjr.fihls
Junren'fc Us,j4 X Writ irpp jjiu,jfia JWj." . - .
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
December 9th & 10th
you will have the opportunity te purchase any one of
12 USED CARS
which will include
Oaklands, Overland, Willys-Knight
& Ferd Taxi-Cab
CHOICE
$3SO
12 Months te Pan
These cars have all been reconditioned
Open KveningB Till 10 P. M.
OAKLAND MOTOR CAR COMPANY
Poplar 407 ,9U N. Bread St.
riaturnny iu a ji nt her lute residence 21
Uermr.n nr . C'ellinnannnd, N. J Interment
(lakdalH C'm, ilimmentnn, N. J M'mlt
of Katem .Star will held service l'rldaj
eenlnir
CI.Ylin On n.e h ISAIII:m.A widow I
'of Itehcrt nd.' Helatlvea und friend '
memuera of Nnrrla Siiuaru U P Church in
lted te funeral erlce. en Trldni at 2 SO
I M., at raldencu of aen-ln-luv. T C
Knnpii. 3111 Tennis a(... OlneS Interment
K. 0,uP Cm"''! Vlewlnn Thuradny eve
nln H te in .!.,
JAMIJM Dec (1 JOHN H husband of
llanna I.. Jnmy-j ; Cllffenr) Helatliea nnd
frlenda, aim William Wlndem Council Ne
SHfl, O of I A are lnlted te attend funeral
jerMceH Krlila) 1 1 M.. nt IUk late r,,i
rtenee, UM N Oratz at Interment Kern-
'p"m Thuradav ' r'enJ" m"y Ca" nf,cr 7
I MUID On Vie 7 1021 Mra KATE i-
'FORI), widow of Hehirt draham'&Id it
Ilellwoed l', , iireiI US
KHI'KN'hllADI-' (in Tuaday ree n
ANNIi: H r.SI-IIIAnn wife of Aaren M
hupenahade. He alliea und frlenda Invited
te attend funeral centres, en Friday, nt "
5 ' . ilr'ier ''"6 resilience ".'TUd West Ox
ford t rii'mnlna may l.e We"w.. Thurd.i
viTanW"Ci? "S'n'rarW c
MM
Kwm
,.....,. "-' ami irieniia, aihe Jeru
jaleni I.edte. J and A M Ne. Mill. Hllnai,
v'eAi44 'ir n1, 1'!nJffl' fllrnr.II.edSe
Ne 144 .Ir CJ I a M are Invited in
attend funeral nanlc Thuradny 8 ! I
at late rtaldence N.0 Hunt Alleclienv' m.'
Inlernient nrKaie Aiieeiienj ae
I
cami'iiki.i. Dec :, in-i nn km '
CAMI'IIKI.I. (nee HnmaeO wf,l.,. i, 'iS ,
I u iiHiu. i i I "i
v""r" niui rripiidn
J Cnmpltpll
j"L
iinn'i in niini.i imirr.li -rin.l H 111 A XI
.from hir laic rraldem.,' .".-,. h f.fn, ,.
Hnlrmn reuulem uniia Ht (luhrlel a Vhiimh
,0hA,. :iBmir vnS Vr:h3
'rtanli Dec e AI)OI.lM "hU , 'J ' 'nuhna'
Lc l"'0"';'"...1"" . "..mlill. UB0.1 4.1 AUtiu
"I'll' III. 1 llliri III U III llA ln
hreiher'a rcl.len 4442 Nf, .t "T.hli "
IIAH PON Ignored Inte r-rt ' a '.s en, n
Heiei m Dec 7 mat HI Nny ir iiaJi 1
."' nJr,' ","-".Jri1 """'""'l '' VlarJareA '
'r'lia't"' "" "" 5C""' H,,,K'' '"' iniarment
uiNTr.it Ki:sniMi
TI..NTIC CITV. . j
Westminster ;v,"0!7 Av, nr. nech. ,
main, wu, 0Xr.ar.Wr'i,4l -S?. '
fp
leuifi!if
-lVwif
INtCeuuiuti
tJfftW"
Five Months of Summer Splendor
(Oeeambrrr te April)
in the livest and fattest-fprewing Winter
lteaert in America, where climatic con cen con
tlitieni are superior te any in the world.
Arerige temperature 75.4 degrees.
OUT 0'DOOnS-Tha,;th. life at Miami.
GOLF, TENNIS, POLO. YACHT
ING, FISHING. HUNTING,
MOTORING, SUnF BATHING.
AVIATION, NATIONAL MOTOR
BOAT RACES daring the season.
ARTHUR PRYOR'S BAND
will PUr in Rey.l P.Im Park, Dec te ApriL
iems-ni uruTuciT Benin
Hetel rates reduced commensurate will
lowered operating expense.
Protect your health and prolong your
Ie by ipendmg th wlnttr in Miami
Ttt briber l.fermaU.. ..4 ImkIm.. UAIew, tba
MIAU1 CHAMDER OF COUUEBCB
MIAUJ, FLA.
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