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LU 111 IIJLJ BUULL IUKUIAKK
VOL. VIII. NO. 80
Entered a- Second-Clan Matt.r at th, Po,emc nt rhIUdeliAlt, P.
FRIENDLY FRENZIED
FINANCE SEEN IN f
I k"
Undfr th A-Jt of March 8, 1870
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921
Fubllthed Bally Hxctnt BunAny. Fubucrlptlen Trlcf $0 r Year ty'lUII,
tl'rI INll '- ' - ".. ...s.,-,. -
PRICE TWO CENTS
Washington "Deb''
SALE OE COAL CO.
Wilkos-Barre Minority . Insists
"Baker Greup" Is Merely
Old Reading Interests
tjOURT ASKED TO EXPOSE
REAL INFLUENCE INVOLVED
.
H - i iH
Kh
'-'jmrnMi
TAKE US TOCIRCUS'
EASTLAKE TOTS CRY
AT SGENEOF TRIAL
Are Driven in Aute Past Court
house Whero Father Is Being
Tried for Murder of Mether
WON'T BE CALLED TO
TESTIFY, PROSECUTOR SAYS
GOING HOME
Central N' J'lmte,
MISS .Il'LIA Hl'.MK
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs,. Itau litis
Hume, or WasliliiBlnii. a debutante
of this .season
"Thp Street" N wnhlng enserl te
ftf lint lmiippiiN when the T'nlted
fitates Dlftriet Court "lifts the llil"
en the enle of the l.elilgh imil Wilkes
IJarrc Cenl ('empnny.
This llil-llftlnc preeess eucht te come
. within the next few IIiijh. Whnt hnnk
er ami brokers imil m-'n who ure "en
the inside" In the cenl buslnef-H expert
te fee is n modern exemplification of
the "frenzied finance" of these fat
years of company looting that nre new
financial history.
The reason for the Court's action is i
te be fnunil In a suit brought by the
minority ttockhelder.s of the Central
Itallrniul of New Jersey . who have de
manded thnt the Court 'hut aside the sale
of the property te the Jacksen 10. llcy llcy
nelds Siiidlcute.
The reason for the minority stock
holders' nnxiety is net far te seek
the) hac a well-formed impression that
they have been "stung," that they have
been left te "held th hag."
Sec Trick In Sale
The stockholders, loudly and In no
uncertain terms, nre asserting that the
property wns net sold te the highest
bidder, and that furthermore the law
as broken because the property frus
told te "insiders."
Recdless te say the Lehigh and ' session today.
Wilkes-Hnrre Cenl Cempunv is vnlu- I . '1'1'cre hns been considerable specula
able. The amount 1.1,1 l,v th- Uev.mlds , t!,m i" l"'llnil cb;ees s te what action
MAYOR SIGNS TAX BILL;
SILENT J)NBUDGET PLANS
May Net Send Message te Council
Session Today
The .$1.75 Tax Hate mil, fixing the
city rate fur next year, was signed
Inst night by .Mayer Moere, it was an-
Ily a Staff Correspondent
Moulress. Vn, Dee. It". Iteger D
Kastlake. Jr.. eight years old, and hl
"'fter, Margaret Katherine. fiv. were
whirled past the little courthouse this
morning where Ile-ser I). Knstliike, their
father, is nit trtnl for the murder of
their nmlher, Mrs. Margaret T. Knst
liike. The big automobile in which they
were out for a morning ride did net
slacken speed ns It passed the court
house, already crowded, with the trial
under way, and the lines of horses tied
te hitchlng-pests nnd nutomebilcs
parked waiting for their owners.
The children turned eagerly te the
Hew Wade Maye, brother of Watt T.
Mnyo, tlit Commonwealth's attorney,
nnd young Heger said:
AniAznl nt Number of Carriages
"Is there u circus what nre all these
carriages and automobiles for?"
Ilefere .Mr. Maje. who wns drhlng
the his car, could answer, Heger's little
sister chimed in :
"Oh, won't i'eu please take us we'd
love te fce it."
e fimt slot) today, children.
ALTERNATE PLANS
S S
BEFORE" THREE'
Twe Super-Heeds or Royal Sov
ereign Type Warships Pro
posed for England
CONFUSION OF FIGURES
DELAYS NAVY AGREEMENT
Wilsen Comrade of All
War Veterans, He Says
Wiwhlngtrn. Dec. 15. (My A.
I'.) Kermer President Wilsen Ik
proud te cenMder himself as n "com
rade of all the men In the cvpedl cvpedl
tleniirj forces."
Itrt'l'ifiR le a letter from J. Mont Ment
ley Mnlferd, nntlenal first vice presi
dent of the Knlnbeu Division Vet
er.ilis, extending New Year's, greet
ings, Mr. Wilsen In ii letter niiid'1
' public today by Mr. Mulford siijk:
"I am preml te regard myself ,1s
a comrade of nil the men of the ex
peditionary forces. It therefore af
fords me the greatest pleasure te re
echo from n group of them such .
greeting as Is conveyed te me by
your letter of DecciiiImt !."
SIGNERS'
RISH PACT
SURE OAIL EIREANN
L
W
BACK TREATY
Say De Valera Merely Opposes
Certain Details of
Agreement
CHIEFTAIN MAY REQUEST
REFERENDUM BE ORDERED
ISy (he Aft-seclatrtl I'rcs'i
Washington, Dec. 1.". Alternate
propesiti'- relntlng te the ."-."-.' ratio.
as worked out, apparently overnight, hj
naval experts, were presented today te
BANDITS TIE SHOPKEEPER,
ROB MARKET STREET STORE
Mrs. Jesephine Miller, laden with Christmas wreaths and gifts for the
family and friends, was wait lug for a t raffle patrolman te give the word
se she could continue- west en Market street
Ity the Associated I'ress
Duhl.'n, D, 15. As the Drtit
I'lrennn iut today for the continuation
f Its secret "cssien supporters of
Mlclmel ('Qlllns tttul Arthur C.r Tth snld
Min'inH isvr it in . n s n z n n n t r-tniri
Secretary Hughes. Air. llalfeur and
Huren Kute, which indicnted, accord
ing te delegntlen spokesmen, that no
fermnl agreement had been reached by
the "Illg Thru.1'
The proposals, stilnnllted as n meiius
of balancing the nnvitt ratio te cetnpeti-
sate for tlie retention of the Mutsu by the rear of the store, by another iner- I i Vnb'ra's ohieetiens were stated te be
Japnn. would permit (Jreiit Britain te ' hnnt who celled tlif-re n hiilf-h ur aflur J )e t.Prt ,:,.(,,iis r (he tiemv. which
bullii two super-Heeds, scrapping four ,'.,. n . . i he thinks would him. been Imumvr.I ir
, i ' H'lp mP WPri. ,. iirPvjd aii'l pre-i'" i"'"is iiuni mm necn tinpreP(i 11
old dreadnoughts and one battle cruiser. tl.nfl(.cl te )P piln.i1HMM.s. VI,i.i their It had been resiibiiiitted te him nnd the
of the type of the Tiger and Hepulse. inspection of the stock led .e the rear Dull Cabinet bfere it wns -d-nicd.
or te build two battleships of the Iteynl of the store they pulled irun- and forced I .P(, PMrr..i i.,,,,-,,,... j,. n,,!,!!,,
rt . m m aliA Hlkilin ntnn illl,. ! ntt.illi ' --- i.'
Sovereign class, scrapping el four ,:- i-'i" . "" ...
i-i i. i ... . i....i ..i...,. hpst.dn was unable te i entif unv
dreadnoughts, but no battle cruisers. , tllp u .. r,nIIe us
I It was stateil tliat tliese alternalivcs ,M()W ()f t)ll mP wh(, r,.,)VI Mnu
1 were combined with all sorts of ques-
Kleris as te the method of calculating ?D STOLEN AUTO PULLED
Samuel Epstein Bound as Three .(j
tscape wnn uasn ana eh enins ,... ., ,. .. , ., f ,. ...
Samuel l.'t,. wis bound I., Ih.cn
bandilH who entered his store nt -', ultimate ,aerlly In f.tver of the trentv.
Market street at 4 e'fcck jesti-rdav nnd ' ,p, , , . '
,, . ,, , . . , "icy declared no prominent nercen In
robbed bin of .?10L'. 'I he men uNi . . T
,, , , . I " part of Ireland had jet itret'-'td
took scA'en dozen "hlrts from the store, i . .,, ,,,. , ,. , . ,
He wiu released from the ropes whl.h I "gainst Hieir action in signing nn ngnv
ted his hnndf and feel. In an office at I tiifiit with the Hrit!li Cabinet Knmen
"J
iln.A was that '.aril Cut-son's
the Heuse of Lords lns nIu had
speech in
lieunced at the Mayer' nffiee tedn.v. i snld Mr. Mave. mid be drove en.
Council passed the measure Munitnv. At that moment the children' fainer.
I The Mayer has mil ludli-ited what 'i1 '"' , ",B'i K " '",' '"' ,'
,. i mi . . , ll'i' trial which may end in his cenvlc- I
, action he will take en tin ntiinlflpal tien and sentence te death, was sitting ,
i budget, which is new In in bis hands, en the prisoner's bench en the second i
It Is possible that lie will net send a lloer of the small and overcrowded
' niCKsnpe en the llllf?f-et lit Cimn.tl .. tt niinitlu.iiwn Tlirnn lmtiilvi.il i.nnt.li. cliA
had wedged and packed themselves into
the courtroom, suHecatliigly close anil
OPENS COURT FIGHT
till Mnlll tlll fnl'n If I I niLnn..( .t
Syndicate, te which the award was the Municipal Court In lew of the fact
mude, enme te $!ll ,410,780.
The Central Uallread of New Jersey,
both innjerily and minority stockltold steckltold stocklteld
cr, would gladly have kept the prop
erty. It couldn't the lnv would net
let It. The salt; was net the company's
Idea; It was ordered by the courts.
Virtually every one knows thnt the
I'nltcd States Courts some time age or
dered the Heading Company te dispose
of Its eeftl anil iron properties. The
Heading Company has alwajs been
known ns a corporation with many Irons
In the fire. One of lis recognized subfl
, diaries Is tlje Central Railroad of New
Jersey. What went for the Reading
t'(imp:ui went for the Central Railroad
of New Jersey. The latter organiza
tion, no less than the former, wns under
the necessity of selling its cenl and ire
properties. One of the Central's most
valuable coal properties was the l.elilgh
and Wilkes-Ilnne Cenl Company. It
held 1I1!).7.SS shares.
Thnt is the rensen the coal company
came into the market in the first
ttunce.
What the Court Ordered
A pnrngrnpli from the Court's order
for the sale Is interesting, and bus an
ewntinl part In the suit of the minority
stockholders. The Court said:
"The Centrnr-sRnilreiid of New Jer
fey shall dispose of all the capital stock
of th" Lehigh and Wilkes-lturre Ceal
Company new owned by it. te per-ens or
corporations who nre net its own stock
holders or stockholders in elthe- the
Heading Cempnny. the I'lillailelphla and
"ending uaiiwny t nmpnny or the Ceal
that the Mnjer nnd Judge Chnrles L,
llrewn, of the Municipal Court, were
allies nt the Inst primary election.
It will lie recalled that Majer Moere
het. were l'stening te the fervid words
of the prosecutor.
And ns It hnppcnfrl, Mr. Mnyo was
talking of these very children who had
been begging his brother te step the car
se they might "see the clrcils."
I mil net going te bring these chil
disapproved of n number of Municipal I dren Inte court," "ii!tl Mr. Mayer te
Court jobs hist j ear, but Council passed I Judge Chlnn. who Is presiding at the
the budget ever his head. This jcar, ' trinl. "unless It become absolutely
while the fight iigulnt the Municipal i necessary. I de net expect It te become
l eurt was uciiig made liy Ueuncllmeu
Reper and Develin. the Mayer was
ipicstiencil as te his present attitude
toward the court and said thnt it was
the same as last year.
Should the Mayer vee a number of
jobs In the ever -ma lined Municipal
Court, the Combine members of Coun
cil win riue rougiibiieii ever tlie .Mayer s i
necessary. I linve tlie case wen ter
the Conimenwenlth without their help.
Think Mether Is III
"These children. Your Hener, believe
their mother Is ill in n hospital at Fred
ericksburg, and I have premised te take
them te see her.
Hew can 1 put these trusting chil
COLLEGE
RULING
Miss Barker en Stand te Win
Bryn Mawr Reinstatement
friends and pnss the bill ever his veto, dren en the witness stand and tell them
that their met her is ilcnil murdered;
l ney neiice unit incir miner is in
Kurepe. llew can I bring them into
FUGITIVE, ARRESTED HERE,
TRIES SUICIDE IN CELL
Walter -Segal, Johnstown, Pa., Re
covers After Attempt at Hanging I
Walter Segal, twenty-three jenrseld,
1107 (irecn street, who was arrested
shortly before midnight lit a pastry
shop, where he was employed nt Six- '
tielh imil Market streets, en a fugitive
warrant finni Johnstown. I'a.. nt-
u- tempted te cemmil uieide by hauL'Itu:
a few hours inter in a cell nt Central
Station.
Segal is charged with uggrnvnteil ns
snult and battery en his mether-ln-lnw.
Mrs. Frances Zniln. of Johitsrewu. I'a. '
Police saj lie struck her with a ham
mer about six weeks age and then lied
te I'hilndelphlii. I
Following bis arrest Inst night, which
Is sold te have resulted from n 'tip
given the police by his wife, who lives
in Almont. near Dojlestewn, he wns
taken te Central Station, I
Shortly after, (iimril Wlllinm -Wolf
I
wils passing his cell nnd heard n pe-
Company." ' ' eiilinr gurgling nelce. He looked into
The Court fnrt bur en elne.l llmf nnv I "" ' ". """ ""V "''K'." "'"BniK irem
pureiinser or purclinsers of the Cenl
wnipaiiy siinuiil tuKe oath betere am!
t the time of purchase that they pos pes
iMsed this esM'iitial qualification the
qualification of net being Interested in
any of the corporations enumerated.
The reason, of course for this stlpu
I'tlnn is plain. The Court made the
enier ler the snle of the Ceal Cempiiiiy
n cressimr everlieml liy his bet nml
shirt, which lie had niiide Inte n noose.
Wolf opened tin II deer nnd cut
hlm down. Segal was strangled into
I Ills court anil point him out te them
sitting there en the prisoner's bench,
under weight of the heaviest iiccllMitlnn
thnt can he hung iiiien a mini. Hew
can I tell them thnt their father Is lic
ensed of their mother's murder';
"Only the little girl could Ite of nny
use te us ns a witness. Stic could tell
a story that would show beyond a doubt
that her father wns in tlie room when
the crime was committed. She tells her
story in her childish, simple way. net
knowing what It means. She believes
that her mother fell and was hurt.
Won't It Father See Children
'.'or will I permit tlie father te see
these children. Itetter far thnt they
go en believing that he Is fur away. 1
will net stlbjtTt tliese little ones te
tlie shock of meeting him here In the
jail. They are net asking for him. He
in.iy want te see, them, but he cannot
s.v them."
Mr. Moje spoke also of the letters
which have passed between Knsllake
and Miss Snra Knox, the llnltimere
iralncd nurse, indicted jointly with
Rnstlake.
"1 gave these letters te tlie defense.
They mny use theni if they cheese. They
may trye te besmirch the wife's ciinr-
b cause t si. I . b nl th v . ... I M'" im"Ml ,mt'ii,I" ,,p ,,onr ,,enr ,,onr
Interlecking , .w, e 1 tis" f'Tarie ,V'i t' .""" '" ""'' '",.".. I"
jrnl resouu-eH and ,,, of trails,,,, - I ""' '! "' A WL
ncter. Let them de se f t hev will. All
unconsciousness, lie wns taken te the , ,",""u, ''"'is iinjmreu i cun.e ie
llnliiieiiiaiin Hospital, where lie recev- lii" court nnd tnke the stand te testify
ci-eij. I " "ic indignities heaped upon a geed
woman ny I'.asttaue anil .Miss Knox."
One of the letters te which the prose-
lie wns then Inkcu back te his cell
at Central Station and .a guard was
SUFFERED BY DISMISSAL
Marjerle Rarker. a prettj twenty
-nv-eld girl, nppeared in Common I'leas
Court, NorrNtewn. today in connection
with mandamus proceedings te bring
ilxi.it her reinstatement as a student In
Rrvn Mnwr College.
The girl wns dismissed April (5, al
though no specific reasons were' given
her at that lime by the college elficinls.
With u voice trembling with Indigna
tion. Miss Rarker told en the stand of
incidents leading te her dismissal and
declared it wns uncalled for nnd cruel.
Studen's Kneourage Her
Miss Darker, who is of medium
height anil slim build, made an attrac
tive picture ns she reviewed the various
Incidents. She were a dark crimson
cmvn and neatly trimmed black bat.
Mere than two-ncere Riyn Mnwr stu
dents eccunieil one side of the court
and smiled back at Miss Rarker nssiir
Ingly ns she spoke.
"Counsel en both sides agreed thnt the
question before the Court was "whether
or net the cellcse authorities had the
right te dismiss Miss Rarker from the
i,ellegc without giving a specific rea
son." (Jcerge Wharten Pepper, representing
Miss Rarker nteuded the action had
nffcclcd the girl's leputatien and sub
jected her te deep humiliation.
Reasons leading te the action of the
college were ijlven in the testimony of
Mis-i Rarker.
Shortly before her dismissal Mis
Rarker said several of the college an -therities
told her niimirens articles Imil
been missing from the rooms of the
students. They quest iemil her' about
i his mid asked if she linn ever entered
any of the girls' rooms, Mis Rarker
said she had entered rooms at various
times, but pave her satisfactory ex
planation. Il.ul Requested Heating
On seeing that suspicion was directed
toward her, she requested Dr. M. I nrey
SPURNED BY YOUTH
IR
L
ORIS POISON
Bridgeport Weman Found en
Lincoln Highway After
Taking Petion
LEFT NOTE TO MAN
intlnii. Te have perinlited the sale of
huh property te men who were inter
t-'teil in the original holding companies
Would have been te permit taking the
coal eoinpeiij out of one of the Read
ings capacious pants pockets and put
ting It in the ether u mere beating of
tlie devil around the bush.
The minority stockholders call ut ut
wntlen te many things. Thej point out
In the first place that the Central Rail Rail
renrt of ,.H- ,,.rfPiV directorate chose
for the delicate job of selling tl ml
cenipnnv a committee of three wealthy
Win' V"1"'rt AV- ,1 Ferrest. Daniel
"tllftid and F.dward T. Stotesbury,
"Friendly Committee"
Tliese are big men men of nianv
tniuiclnl interests. Thej all belong te
rU.. mlK ' '"' ,,,II,M "tl" '!"'' ''
Wfidly millions." Tlis Nl,., ,.!,,
course, strictly se called.- Rut where
men have many millions and widespread
nterests it, hnppens surprisingly often
"nt their interests fall into little
Centlniiril en I'eiir. t'eliiiiiii Twe LI
GERMAiVY SAYS SHE CANT
Is
r
she hud turned hi wife and hnhv and
himself out of Her home because he wns
net working.
BURNS FATAL TO GIRL, 5;
PLAYMATE MAY DIE
cutei referred is snid te be from Mr. i Themas, president of the college, te
Kastlake te Miss Knox, sejing it would allow her a hearing before the girls, or
de the nurse no geed te tell Reger means of making an explanation. Dr.
alsnit Mrs. Kiisllake's friendship with Themas told her, she said, nothing but
Miss Knox's dead brother, ns Mrs. "nieli emotion" would justify such n
F.astlake alrcudj had told her husband course as that.
everything. ' Durlii1: the F.nster vncinlnn, prier te
.Mietticr letter which ti.e prosecution nor dismissal, i-ne .stun sue wns te-
ts llkelj te offer in evidence, undated.
seems te indicate that Kusthikc wanted
te arrange te have Miss Knox in tlie
neighborhood. The letter was wrTtten
while Fusthtke was up in a nnvy airplane.
Daughter of Seuth Hemberger St.
Weman Get Toe Near Steve
1'lve-j ear-old Marian Caldenl, '22?,2
Seuth Hemberger street, died at 7
o'clock this morning in the Methodist
Hospital from burns received when her
clothing became ignited by a gas stove care
late yeslerdaj .
Jeseph Petter, eighteen months old.
of i!(IO." (ititj's Ferry read, who hud
been plnjllig with the little girl, anil
whose clothing was also Ignited bj (lie
stove, is in a serious condition in till
Children's Hospital,
The children had been left at the
home of Mrs. Sallie Rrewii, ',102 Seuth
Creskey street, while their mothers left
i ui n slieiniliiL- tour, Durlnc their nlnv
v came Inte tee close contact with an
open gas range while .Mrs, llrewn wns
busv in nor Kiieneii. squire uives r-arty ter Fifty,
Asked Nurse te Rent tShar
He wrete: "Mj Dear S: Fxcuse
this, as I'm wilting In a 'plane. I
want you te write te .ir. Ungues, in
of Dahlgren. u..Tuid tell him
you have been Informed he hud several
small shacks te rent. Tell him you
want one at once. Ask for particulars.
I would de this myself but I am going
down the river several duys. 1 nlse
have u place in Potemiic Reach I think
Cenllnnisl mi l'UKf. I'.lclitirn, Column Tlirre
quested net le return until .-.he received
word from the college. Later, accord
ing le her tcstiiuenj, she received n
ceiiiiiiiiiiiciillnii mi In1; she hud neglected
te leave her ulime at the dormitory
office. This was followed bj word that
she had been dimi"scil.
Nicholas I.arzeleie, representing the
college, contended the court hail no
jurisdiction in the matter, for the rea
son that it was an affair of the college.
Mr. Pepper declined Iff view of the
harm done Miss Ruiker's diameter the
court action wns justified.
Dr. Themas was among the spec
tators. Friends mid relatives of the
girls were present in large numbers.
Miss Rnrker's home Is in Michigan
City. Indiana.
After pleading vainly for n young
mnn te eheie with iier, according te the
State police. Minerva IIeITns, of
Rrldg"liert. Pa., drunk unison nt neon
' today and was found unconscious in u
I ditch en the Lincoln Ilighwny near
Rerwyu.
In a pocket of the girl's eent was
a. note, addressed te Rebert Merris,
attendant in the baggage room at the
Radner station, whldi read:
"I have just gene into a drugstore
and bought enough poison te kilt nij
1 self. Yours forever. Minerva."
The girl was found bv Jesctih Miller,
of Ardmore. an automobile salesman, as
he was driving his car east en the high
way between Duylesferd anil Rerwyn.
lie saw an object In a ditch und first
believed It wns a robe.
The girl's lips were burned with the
poison. Illltr took her te the Rryn
Mawr Hospital, where a physician used
a stomach pump en her. She Is In u
snrleus condition, but prebablj will re
cover. Miss Hxiffas lives at 10e Seventh
street. Rrldgepert. which is iibeut
seven miles from Radner, where Merris
Is nie;ei. Merris is nineteen jears
old.
Corpecil Molinkeff. of the State po
lice. sii, the "Irl quiiiTchtl recently
with lur mother and left home, lie .aid
he learned Merris had been nlteutivc
te her and th.it she suggest) i nn elope
ment te this citj. She became ilesp.ind
'iil v hen Menis would net agicc,
Melinknff was told.
The State police questioned Merris,
but he ihvlined te make a statement.
FIREMEN KEPT ON JUMP
Many Small Blazes Occur Through
out City en Celd Day
Small llres were prevalent In the city
teilnj.
A two-story frame dwelling belong
ing te Mrs. Mniidj Fusion, inleriil, of
7101 .lames street, Taietij, caught lire
at 11 o'clock this morning, anil the
i oef was destroyed with damage esti
mated at :tlil.
At the Kline hour Jacob Klint., of
07-1 Fast Victeria street, Tnruiix, was
burning pilch in his .Mini, pieparaterj
te mending Ills reef. The flumes caught
the fence, which was dcsirejed.
Fire of an unknown origin did S'JUOO
damage te the back room of the saloon
of Hurrj Yeung. Friinkferd nvi nue and
Huntingdon .street, at '.' :!." this morn
ing. Ne one lives in the building ami
the authorities tire at a less te account
for the lire, as the saloon hail been
closed nearly two hours.
A -in. ill storage shed belonging te
Casper Smelensky, l."s Koxherough
stiect. Mumijiiiik, caught lire this
morning when children, who were play
ing Inside, ignited boxes of matches. The
Humes spread te a hctl It. the nct
Mini, belonging te Jehn l.cenilnki, of
loll Kexhnrniigh street. Reth sheds xrcre
destroyed.
tonnage, whether by the American or
by the Ilrltlsh or Jnpanese systems.
The Increase of the American ton
nage by 12.". 000 would admit the substi
tution of tlie supcrilrciulnnughts Colo Cole
rado and Washington for th" elder bnt
tlcshlps Delaware and North Dnketn.
Japan in retaining the Mutsu would
scrap the Setse.
CJcncral Inrrrn.se of Tonnage
The substantial effect of the adop
tion of either of these alternatives
would be tn retain the navnl ratio of
."-."-.', while admitting a general in
crease of tonnage all around.
The Ilrltlsh ilelcgntes were repre
sented as iiitlitfnnut at the suggestion
that they have been opposing tlie Japa
nese icqiiest for retention of the Mutsu
nnd Increase of tonnage for the rea
son that the Ilrltlsh did net wish te
build mere ships. The spokesman also
said settlement of the naval ratio, se
far ns Japan was concerned, was in
volve)! with that of fortification In the
Piicili-.
"Se far as the questions of fortifica
tions nnd works nre concerned," he
lidded, "the suggestion hns been made
thnt tliese remain status quo; the works
should net lie proceeded with either by
the Flitted States or Japan. Reth the
FROM QUARRY AT LANSDALE,
I elped Cillins mil tJritlilh in their fight
ii tlie Dail for the treaty's rn'llicnflen.
I It was pointed i.nt that Lord CnrKen
bud plfMircd the KnslMi action tewni-d
I'lster in n light thar bore out the pre
diction of Cellins ht ArmiiL'h last .Sep
tember, when he snld IOni.'hitid would use
I'lsler as lop;; ts it suited her purpose
Mid then threw her' ever.
As te Mr. De Vnlern's pos'tien with
regard le the treaty, if is asserted thnt.
when the tieveriinieiit's propesnls were
submitted te the Dnil Cnhiuct en Sep
tember :i. certain obfectlens were mniln
which Mr. De Valera does net think
Think the Third Is Under Water. '
Pumps at Werk I
The authorities today pulled n second
uutenpihllc out i f the quurrj near Lnns
ihile, thought te be n graveyard for
stolen automobiles.
The cur recovered today is u touring
car of popular miildle-prlce make. The
car found last night was n mere ex ex
nensivc machine, and Is said te hnve
been the property of Alexander Cerr. i L'ie ndeqtmtely met in the tiinl draft.
jeweler. F.ighth street near Chestnut. J.1"' secret session s occupied with n
Mr. Cerr snld his car was stolen De- disi ussien of these points. t wns snld
comber 7. , "Iter lust nighfs adjournment thnt the
(Jrnppllng irons have been attached te members hud get no further along In
some heavy object that is believed te be their discussion than they were when
a third car. A curious crowd of about I 'Im public session was concluded early
.'U)0 is watching the work of the county ; .v sterility nfteinoen.
authorities. There was forty feet of Vi,.,. . , , , ., ...
water In the quarry, but pumping bus, ,. Ash for Krferwiluiii
reduced It te sixteen feet. I , ,,,.,v"s ""I-1'' Pmhiih'e that Knmen
- de y alera and his fo'lewers opnealnr
RECASTING OF CHECK-OFF , Z '3, Siriir'; ZTi
INJUNCTION ORDERED jSfc :AtJr
Circuit Court Directs Judge Ander ' a'euil't ? 'Si KSt
1 fiiverlnc ratification.
l eiiny s
1
i
n
vsen te Held Rehearing
iiicciiui: or rue u.iti tim si
v nil illii. iirr. it i. ' v i -i ii lilt- -. -i-u
I nlted States and .inpun inve nail cer- niUIK.tn i,,,,,,,!,,,. t. check-off system scprPt ns WPrf' the two flnnl sittings -J
t!n works In contemplntlen in certain fV ,".t ,1 n-Ts' ues r.e, tlv l?ss nod M' "V" the dlfTerences between . i
islands and the suggestion is tjin no , . T , A Andersen In Federal Kfu""" ,ln "'''i and his group of Mr, $
'further steps should be taken along ,.lirlt i,,'.,!,,,;,,,;.,1 was .,ri,iv .r- nfrs n the one hnnd and the treaty , $
these line. dered recast by the Fulled States Cir- n,V,vT",,'"'r J'',,",,n. -rthnr (.riflith and . jjj
1 "Ne formal decision IuinJm'Ci arrived , f, f A , , ' renmnded M1,'ll,l,,l Cellins en the ether had be-ia
.it en that point, although the discussion ifuiIrIA ,,;ri ' ' vj f, untrllr(7 '' come se marked that th .-Wen wniiil
..encernlng America. ..ml Japanese l T,( (;in w()q . The clash during the public session
works en the I acllic. Raker ANelmler and Pn-e Tlie Vn- ,1,,"-1 " the point whether (L-lffith,
DIIli.,.l.les arse in considering lm , l J, f ' "j; ,.,.;,. Cellins ,, ,1... ether Irish plenipetcn-
nav.il question. It was snid with spe- ., , " , 'u!"Ih,", .' .. . tlarles had exceeded their powers In
rial reference te tl... lirltW. program, V(.iV,f Wes Virg nla in 1 K c - ",""'-'. 1", tn-ntv insteml of referring
vr-'r .",,ni: . ': ,:::,.,:t;.,ii z bJv. .s; " iini,,K m,pf.irsM,;:i urzrizi u " ti.-. ia.. ;n. Piw,ietrn.
i.iiii-u ..... .." ,i,...M ,,r ,i, i-,.i,,.,i ii . it'.., ..r iinries eellie.lllPll tlie.r iiewcrH worn
iiii.umeni :;;,"","."'''" """ ,,i .,. ..,. , .v...,.-.;.. .v-
.iucr.ca nun uppi'iireu te argue tile case. .' - ...nu in nn-n- i ne.-ni.nii.-i,
mil ie this we ii.cra respenileil Dy
)lliestIeiiing whether the credentials hnil
been accepted bv the Rritlsl. (ievcrn-
weulil
1'iise
super-
her tonnage
1
beven.; limit fixed in the American ni-ri.-n iinu mipenrni te argue tie case
proposal -ubmitted te the Arms Cen- '" i " ion banning the check-erf
fereuce at ts opening session. "'lv, ""'I -"-pended en the plea of
1,11 " ' - counsel ti r the miners union.
PINK CARTER BURIED
Must Reconcile Figures
"It should be pointed out." u Rrll
ish spokesman said, "that under the
arrangement respecting I'nltcd States
shUis. the I'nltcd States tonnage would
be increased te ."U.".000
Appuieiitly the delin In reaching .i
settlement, it was sUid, was due te the
necessity of reconciling the wirieus sets
of llgiiri-s. Leng discussions are snld
te have taken place at the meelfnj of
the "Rig Three" for the purpose of
devl'iing some plan that would bring
the Kritl-di program into line with the
revised Japanese and American pro
grams, nnd which ut the same time would
keep the Rrltlsh tonnage In propor
tionate limits- a pii'sciibcil In Secretary
Hughe-.
Regardless of the nlteinnie propos
als, the leeliic', f.-iici:ill III lil'llish
circles, thnt ugrceme.it en naval lalte
was within tench was .e .(mug ihut a
siieki'-man i.n' tlie uelegatleu iucdictcil
11 plcillliv .e.siiui of tlie I 'elifi'M-iicc
Cuiillninil ill l".ii:i. I.lulilis'ii, uliiinn Twe
Alabama Man Who Raised Monu
ment te Lincoln's Assassin
MoutgeiiHTj . Ah... Dec le. t R. a.
P.i Known .is the man who set up n
stlll.ie e .loin. W I Kiev I'.oetll. .s.,ssli
of Pri'siiicnt Lluielii. Pink Cuter was
b.trlel yi'stenhiy at his home in Trey.
Ala., according te word ircelvcd heir
tedny .
, Soen after the Chil War, Cuter
bought the monument and atti mpteil t-
erect It ill the tow II s,puilc ill Tre. .
but his jilnnr wi're friisi rated by ilmge
iiuiheritii's. Net te be outdone, he pi,;
up the shaft In the yard adjoining his
home, nml it -tuinl tin. re until a few
months age. when t an. reuuixeil by
persons wl.e.e identity w.is never es
tablished. The shaft bole the iiiscnp.
tlen :
"Te the memory of Jehn W'liki -
Roetli, for the killing of obi Lincoln."
12 DRAW "STANDARD FINES"
AT YERKES' "AUTO MILL"
WOULDN'T APOLOGIZE, SO
PAYS COURT $5 AND COSTS
DAV. min -. -rr.. .... Hearing their cries. .Mrs. llrewn rnn
1 "I, HOrxO mUHAIUhlUrVI te their aid. and received severe burns
58 Sum Due January llamlng clothing with a si.fa cover, Then beurne It costs $4..i0 te meter through i Wills, of the Tenth i
,.,, ' khe siiinmenedliasslng automobiles nnd ""' borough with rear light out, .14.20 streets station, nt dire
n v ae Halsted )lll(, ,ll(l j.j,!',!,.,.,, sent te the hespltnls. ( with one lieuillight out und S2K.40 with strnte Meclcnry in Cent
GIRL IN COMA FIVE DAYS
n.n
-sum ueclares
!5Ca
IM'PI II II.... 1 -! ,1... .
fj; :,"" " 'iy i.i im
teilnv"", ,"V'""m''. i was aiumiineetl
(!,l' . 'f"',l the Ceninilltee of
'""r'i tees that it is impossible for (!cr-
Inn, ,."- ""' H"n ,l"1' '" repiiinti
Jnniinry l nn, ,lllt Nu consequently
'uks for u .iioiateiliuu.
(lern,!. ,!""'n""""" ' "" Kriiitlcd, the
cntnnel' ,I,,:v,Tn""'""" !t st""'s' '-m
St '' .,n l",v''' "'''""ise le a crc.lli
-. Minus liy IliiniiN of leiilis
(Ii
rem i
nuill IIMIFIf kl IH...1. it I a
. ' y v-ie-ii. ,i mi. close el re-
nlst-lli V." ''i?" i.lf V"' '-'T'lrntiens com-
imimn. :;:"!f,',::.!!..r!'""-::(''i!
these im lulllil 'Ills,
given a respite from
provided the Allies
of (lerimuiy's sin
en tlie hands trying te smother thei,
but
Only Dezen Appear
Justice is sliindurdizcd out ut Mill- I
Insists.
reM.1L.11.. i ' '' ""l1 I'cbruiiry !. ' , 1 rinv-eiiihth stre
reMivtively, ameiinl te .-,00.0(10,000 , " ,' lf, t"'""
n !... ..
', "n.v ei paviic
''naiini might b.
iiiitire pnyiiients.
vcre "..... ..i
Wftty." ,,,r"
Seven-Year-Old Child In Critical
Condition After Accident
l'nconscieiis since December 8, when
she was run ever by a motorcar occii eccii
nled by two colored men, scven-ycnr-nhl
Minthii Sweigert. riS.'l," De Luncey
street, stltl is In u critical condition.
online, te nll.VSICIIlllS 111 tlie .M serlcer
accident Happened
et and Osage ave
nue.
After au Investigation by Captain
Hi urn, of the Accident Prevention l!u
reau. Rebe t Page, isilrued. was nr
icstvd In Fo'creft, Dehiwiui. Ciiinly.
cliiugcd will, epeiullng the cur Unit
strut Is the girl.
t'i n'ln 'I iniii !'
UK t 0 Jinne '' Ul
I- I I'll. II ( 'I 'I
two hcudlights out. Squire Yerkcs says
that s talr cneugli, one light $1-1. 1.0,
two lights twice thnt much.
Twelve men and women were fined
today at hearings In the fircheuse. Thej
moved the engines bnek, put in a table
and chair and then tlie motorists re
potted. Fifty hud been given notice te
come and he tincd by Constable Jeseph
Sapp. Only the dozen showed up.
One .mini, Hurry Roressky, lined
.$1 1. 'JO. jelled, "I am a business man.
1 am tee busy te get my lights fixed."
"If you lire tee busy," snnnpeil the
Squlii', "I'll attend te these lights fur
yeu: ydii nre fined $14.20 for having
hud your iciir light out three times.
Thnt s a real bargain."
Rer 'sky demnnilcil a receipt, but did
int .t It. Harrison C. ilea, of Mount
jiLai wanted a receipt for his
' I Is Kiur icceqil,-' f-n'
, ''luiie."
Policeman Flirted, Weman
Has Said It Before
Refusal te apologize te Pntreln.iin
und Itiittnnwoed
ctien of Mugis-
nil Station, cost
I. en nine (! rebel $7.fi0 teilnv Insteml of
tbiliiglug a discharge.
She was arrested by Ills ut lust
midnight when she berated him for al
leged IlirtalTnu. Wills snid he merely
FALL KILLS SAILOR
Hugh O'N'ell, a seiiiimn, stumbled
thieiigh the hatch of the Rrltlsh steam
ship Northwestern Miller, fell into the
held and wus Killed instantly this morn
ing. The Northwestern Miller is tied
til. ul Pert Richmond.
happened te cough when she was passing
I'.leventh anil .Mount crium, near her
home.
Anether patrolman said en the wlt
uiss stand the woman hail an Illusion
men wen- trying te tlirt with her. He
said she hnil been In court once before,
briiigliu; ii el urge ngulnst a Negro,
Magistrate Mecleary wild te Mrs,
(rebel, "Well, 1 guess If you apologize
te Wills everything will he all right."
She refused, saying the patrolman
should apologize te her.
"Five dollars ami costs," unswered
the magistrate.
n vn'
The i'lil
II. I .'
mVT ,A '-: ''(....Hi...;?
PI il uilumi.c of the i:viiluu ui,.
" III I"! IllHIIllllM te
"Frem New On"
Dave Hendersen premises te be geed
and de geed.
Fer the theft of $100,000 he serves
five years in prison.
Refere going te jail he hides the
money .
In prison he confides the hiding place
te ii fellow convict nbeut te be
freed.
After Hendersen's discharge u Rjr
regenerates him.
Rut before the money can lie re
turned te Its owner he must run
the dreadful guntlet of the under
world."" This gripping serial by the author
of "The Miracle- Mini" will
appear dully
Beginning Saturday
incut.
Mary M.-icSuinej Pretests
The Fieciunn's Journal stales that at
the private sessions yesterday "cour
tesy ami friendliness cntiiely superseded
the snnpplness noticeable lu the morn
ing.'' It was found ti"e ss.iry. liow liew
1'icr. te appoint a committee te examine
nil the correspondence relating tn the
deh'gnles' mission te Londen, ami tlie
lepnrt of this s-emiulttec was pre.-entetl
today.
The emit revcisj ever the procedure
of the Irish delegates U legn riled with
impatience by the press and the public,
nnd expressions are heard mi every side
urging -i decision en the real issue
nieeptuncc or .ejection et the agree
ment. A large ciewd assembled again tedny
te watch the members of the Dull nr
rive ut the National Cnlvc rsit . where
the scsieiis arc being held, and the
weleiuuiiiu chec is wen again impar
tially distributed.
Today's ncwspapei-. publish a letter
from Man MiicSwiney. sisti r of tlie
late Lord Mayer of Cerk, protesting; in
jstieng terms against the trenty.
Ignition, Dec. 1,". dh A. P. I
'Meeting,, tedny of the Dull F.I re mil nt
j Dublin ami the Imperial Parliament
were expei ted te bring something mere
definite out of the I ris-li pi m e situntlen
than w.is deM'lejied nt j -ti-rI.-t, ' ses
sion.. The IIeii.i of I 'eiiiii.ii.is t li- after
noon resumed lis dcbai i the" pence
ngl'C nt, the fe.ituie et tin enh pm-
i ceilings In Iiig an nihil In former
I I'lemler Asquith he.iriiU .i.miiieiiillns
llu Iriuly for the ,ui ept.nii ) )if tlie
I 1 Iei.m
I Mi Asq.i.ih di.).nre) the puci gave
i le lieland the fullest mcm-uri of leenl
niionenij ami preserved le nil Irishmen
their full shut of f.ee if izcilrililu
throughout the Ilrltlsh Ihupi.e
I'nexpecte.l opposition was mct ill the
linperinl Pnrliniuent ycs,.r.n, Iird
I i formerly Sir Filw-irdl Carsen launch-
I ing a bittet attack en 'be ie eminent
in the Heuse of I,en.. and Cnptnln
Charles Craig. Irish Fnieiilst eppns
I ing the seltlemeut in the Heuse of
'ominous.
Fin titer oppe.iiiou s expected te
come tedni, wl the "die-hnrilN"
under Colonel .lehn (Jiett.ei Conserva
tive, wits te mee In the Heuse of Celli.
mi ns an aiueudini nt te the nldresN In
icply te the speech fieln the threilO.
fxpici-htug "ri'gret ai n se'llemeilt
wlbh would "iiiMiRi. the ..irieiiilvr of
light of thi' erew ii in K.i'lunil "
amu,Tm,i,..r..lu,5UTu, ... ..r - Regard', s. of ,1(. dispe-l.,..,, f i,U
, . ,w w, . r... , w.i.7 . uvvner WOUta 5e t Ter Community nllieni inelil. low ver. the Inmei in T:
.. . . .... .. ' ii . . . ,. '
TO OPERATE TENNESSEE MINES DAY AND NIGKT
KNOXVILLE, TENN., Deu. 15. Operntier. of its ccal xr.lrtc u:
night ns well nb througeuht the dr.y, a rAtiical departure ireai
cstablislictl cu .em in the industry Iuib been decided en b '.m
Ln Fellcttu Ceal and lien Company nnd itu empleyes, at La Toi
lette, Tenn. The plnn i intended net only te give miners inor-e
work luir te .'. tc- the cost of production.
15 RESCUED AFTER 48 HOURS IN LIFEBOATS
K.ii
PANAMA. Pec. 13. The crew at fifteen of the American bur a
iiniv.iiiii '.ve.ii.-" ........ .... ...u ..,i iu axjiieiniu iiem Tanlt!
rccued by the Eiltish steamship Br.renIiiLnc-n ...
I'eity-elght hems. in Ufebeuta. The men xi'U t:Oi
by the Baien Inclicape, and are ue'je en th :i
c:ce cu t:.w u...;.1j L.zwh.cjc State,
i t
V.H1
ci'tin
3 j'ihi.j.
THIEVES GET "REAL STUFF"
OFFERS SELLERS PROPERTY
Barrels of Whisky
Pittsburgh, Pec. IT.. R A. P.I
Thieves enrl) leda net only stele
twenty barrels of whisky from th ware
house of I laugh & Kccnmi; bill usvd
two of the company's trucks te curt
uwny their loot. Neither whisky nor
trucKs nave lieen found.
Center for $20,000
The old pellers- proper! at Sixty
thinl und Alurkct streets bus been of
fered te the I'ppcr Warby Township
ut the small price of .SUtl.lMK) hj .ijn)
Stirn Sellers, for use ns a uiiiuiilu
center for the nelghlxiihoeil. The ,ni,
eriy is euercii en ceinlltli
,,,, , , ,, , nij ir "iiciee en com nun tint in.
'Pile Sllllle U'lirehensi. u-her,. vilil.b. "... 1...11 .1 . ...... '."!" "'
.... . ,.... ,., r.sinif 0010 me name of M-llers Heme.
s stored under (evcr.iu.ent seals, was rtmA Tlll. ,,,.,. ,h $U),()(, he l uL
broken Inte several weeks age and n p.vwnt market Millie. '
great quantity of liquor stolen after The Township ConunUsleneis are
the.rel.berH hnd bound the night watch ceu8lderlni- the mr,i,,!ni ,,.."'
'crty. " l""1'
man, Hurry Thompson.
'nr
llllllll'llt is expected te rntlfv the trentv.
Tlie I'lster CnhliieiVlcfter. ilelliiitely
lcjccilng the Ilrltlsh Cabinet's Invita
tion te elite, thi' Irish Free Stale, WU
made puhlii today at Mr ,eyd
(iceige's ellii iiil downing street rcul
ileni'e The letter, dispatched by l'r(jr
tiller SI. .lames Cri.lg yesienlny, pre.
tet. us wns reieiust by all lllielllclal
icperl lii Relfnst. against I 'Inter' In
leicsts being involved in the Allglo Allgle
lilsh liciity wilheul her being ton ten
suited. ,
AIIK V(IU i.oekinii rim iikm-t "-
Imps Ilia vnry is-riun you wuni It HS.
HsliiB under Bltutle ,,n ve!13...U
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