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EVENING PUBLIC LEaBR-PHIL'ATDEBPa! OTPOTSDAY, DEQEMBBB 15,. 192,1'
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'SHOP MANS SLAYER
Actress Robbed
WORKMEN ARE RESTORING OLD CITY HALL
Daughter of Furniture Dealer
Rocegnizos Photo as That
of "Customer"
Trouble at Packing CervtenJ
All Testimeny Except Brown's , Postmaster Says He Will Stand
Irrelevant, Defense Cbun- en Letter He Wrete Hays
tr , .. - i - A I
.n.-uf ', ; ntW-'n..,.iMJMTUr....i.rr..1 -w..,-
PREDICT GUEiLLf:
war ever strike;
k ASKS COURTTHROW THORNTON OUSTING
I'. OUT LAFEAN CASE IRE MUDDLED
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li'l IBMMMMIWIlilMlWillMIIII'l11 I ' "I ' " "' "'" 'i
IN ROGUES
GALLERY
"Expocted," Unions Tell
Secretary Davis
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CALL FOR ARBITRATION
By the Associated Press
Chicago, Dec. 15. Declaring tli.t
striking packlng-heusn work?. Iv.
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sol Says
November 29
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GAVE ORDER FOR CHAIRS
HITS
JURISDICTION HERE! CAN'T BE FOUND ON FILE
ffl
The Commonwealth closed today in I An dement of mystery wan injected
the trinl of Daniel V. Luff an en n j into the removal of Pixtinastcr Jehn A
Chnrge of misdemeanor In efhre. Jeseph , liioriiien today when the PoHtefllcc lc-
'Pi (laffney, counsel for the former jrnrlment in Washington received .1 I
St,hte Hanking tVit.imlmiener, mmcd I Inter from the Philadelphia PnntiniiMcr i
that the ConHnenwenltirs testimony tie .imk : wkuiu -Ntnnii en his letter of
utrlckcn from the record ns irrelevnnt. ;"v,'ni!",.r. -" te the PiwtmrtMcr
Willi the exception of thnt of Frnneis
Bhunk Drewn, former Attorney Gen
eral, Lnfenn is chili-Red with ha inj: re-
I fused te cleac Uie North l'enn Hunk Ter
lx months nftcr lie knew IN condition
i te be prccnrieiiH.
i ale. unuiiey based l)l argument in
'Scrtlen U of tlie Act of UHKi. which 1
te the effect Mint if nn books, paper.'
or affairs of a bank nre net in sound
condition, nnd nre re eeiiHiilered by the
Ttlt1r4rr fit..ttileuliitiiil lilt 1..11M I'l'tliirt
lia the ftct ,no Attorney Cenernl. Thin
HlPf 'the Attorney General must make a il a
till In the courts for n receiver te leek
after the businc".
, "lie himself, the HankiuR Commis
sioner," nrcued Mr. Gnffney, "mu-t
conclude conditions te be unsound. The
question ie. did the detendant comimi cemimi comimi
nlcete this fact te the Attnic !
eral? If he did. that ends this ease.
The burden shifts te the Common
wealth te show beyond a doubt thai he
'failed te communicate the fact te the
Attorney General.
, Helies en Brown Testimony Only
I "There 's enlj one witness v,h. .-an
be rcHrd en by the Commonwealth, nnd
',thnt in the former Attorney General.
He said upon the stand that "lie uui
have or mn net have communicated
(with me en this inn tier. If he njs he
'did, he did ; if lie s-ays he did net. he did
net.' "
Mr. Gnffnev al.e challenged the ji.r-
rkrdlctlen of the court A man under
common Inw must be tried in the court
''161 the count where the crime was com
mitted, he argued, nnd as emces et ueiu
(ienetul
Mils was Ins reply te the telegram
from lirt Assistant l'estmnster General
Hubert Werk. Informing him he would
he drc pficd fiem the Government rolls
"for service reasons" mi December ;il,
anil iiisti'iii.i In. lit... .. . f. i..
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"-iKiiiiv in v iiiene lieerire I' vetnn.
-BErfBLp' -AT''
FURTHER RAIL REDUCTIONS
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8.ii3JV
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te Colonel (;oerce V.
ins suceesser. en tlmf ilnt
I pen leecipt of his reply, nddrcsse
te Gie lu-st assistant, a search of tli
department records was mude withei
meuiihr the leeeipt of any previous MM lCTpCn AVQ HRIVER
i'tter from him addressed te Postmaster U'JW: ' IrltU, OM I v OnniVCn
General Hajs. Neither in the personal , ,, , 7T a e
liles nt the l'estmnster General nor in , Officer of B. and O. Contends Con Cen
the department tiles was there any cvi- dltlens De Net Warrant Rate Cuts
denee that riu.rnten had nritten him en ,...,, ,, ,- . ,.,. v .
the date. a.snliiRten, Dec. !. Uj -. 1.1
"NeIkhIv around tln department ever i TIieiirIi basic elements which influence
mh nor heard of Mich a letter." a MrIi transportation costs are declining.
'"f'i! . !lJ'if ;iIPI",,r,t?,",nt M tl"'".v- I financial results from the operation or
H riM "-rut it the Iptter wim iorer re. ......
ce.ved here. We don't knew what was n.ilreads ... the fn.ted States de net
in it or anything about it: hnien'f tlu-, Justify immediate leductlens in freight
slightest Idea of Its contents or what or passenger rates, but ma de se "in
Mr. Thornten proposes te 'stand en' as ,t'10 ''" distant future," Geerge M.
lie mi:s in the letter just received."
Parts of one of the original fireplaces that will be put In place ns the work progresses en the historic build
Ing at Fifth and Chestnut streets. KvcrytlHiiR taken out Is carefully numbered and then listed, se that the On
Ishcd building will be as near like the original as Is possible
LIPPINCOTT'S KIN
pi aim Mn ii i
Nieces Allege Alse They Were
Kept Frem Millionaire's
Sickbed
lllarrlsburg. if the defendant did net '"'' n'ri1, "''glment and cemmnnded tin
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Hhriver. vice nresident of the Haiti
mere and Ohie, declared tednj before
the Interstate Commerce ComnUsslen.
Mr. Shriver. in the exhaustive calcu
lations, concluded that cluss one rail
roads of the United States for the
twelve months ending September .'ill,
11121. secured net income of .-4'..4O0,-."vj,
which, he said, was but 2.75 per
eent nf iirnnnrtv investment, or less
sed Incident Mr. Thornten frni , than half of the per cent contemplated
Dilf nml ttfiil I'. .. -. . i.. t I 1... 4 1. rP.H,..H. ,!.... .. n. vnnuntl .
ember :tl. There can he nn ehn., 1., nble earnincs He estimated that if relatives away from Geerge T. Tilppln
that order, it is asserted officially. the truffle of 11121 were te he carried cett during the Intter days, of his life
The postmaster-designate has a fine again during the next twelve months. was introduced today by witnesses for
n.ir reieru. ne is a veteran :snt onel i wun lower costs aim mich uerrt-iiey ih',i, ...,u...u t i. i.-: i.. .i
Iini. hinn tnntln utmal lllll 111 f "
Thornten .Must Kvplnln !
Tms development puts it up te Pest- '
iimster Thornten te enlighten the de
partment us te his Intentions and te
suppl it with a copy of the letter he
sns he wrote Hays, it was suggested.
Mianwhile the Philmlelnliin twist.
I'.astershlp is regarded by officials here
as n cie
SISTER-IN-LAW GOT ALL
5p. c a 7). ;(!' it f KvrniHti PuhMc Lrderr
Atlantic City, -nec. 1."). Testimony
,thnt Mrs. Merj Wellbert Hertlett. wife
of William II. Itnrtlett. hnnker and for
mer Director of Public Safety, kept
AU Tl..1.f.... (..i..nit ji Inmin ti.irl I. rt t
TITW II II1K1NU I UN li'IllltlVl HUM .1" -k I.. . . ' -.
linnv fieiiernl -ire hi lnw fixed at ''."A"!""'"" a"d went overseas with the rates as
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1 Police nre llnklns n half-written sale
In nn order book with the murder of
'MeYk Harris, beaten te death Tuesday
1 in IiIh furniture 'tore at 712 EnM.
.Passyunk n venue.
This order was for twelve choirs. On
the bloed-stnlned order 'book the sale
wiih ehtered only partially. It ended
In n scrawling line, which Induces de
tectives te think Harris was struck ns
he bent ever his writing.
Monday n man customer examined
chairs of a. style similar te these en
tered in the book, but left en pretense
of returnlnff home for the purchase
money.
A photograph in the Rogues' Gnllery
was identllied ns this customer by Miss
Hannah Harrlc. 1S2A North Twenty,
third street, youngest daufchtcr of the
murdered furniture dealer. She wn
bookkeeper at t'.e store.
sister remembered me inn," r
tclv, nild Nathan liariis,
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, ,., , ,., ., iiii i only son et me f'em iiunnuin. y
here, eiiarged wun ieii..ii.u..h . ""- lemembered this man entered the store
operation en Miss Khedesta wvj, " .Mendnv and had pi med an order for a
actress, was found guilty. Uie jurj, ,'wpn chairs of the
DR. BRICKER, JR., GUILTY,
VERDICT OFJHORE JURY
Deliberations Prolonged by Con
flicting Statements of Actress
Mns landing. N. J.. lce. 1."). Ur.
I Willlnin 11. Hrlcker. Jr.. of Philadel- I "My sister
Iphiii. en trial In the Criminal Court i fnee Imiiiftllntc
I.1 . , ... r i.. .... iiin.ni i only son of tr.
cemmiinicnte the condition of the bank utn infantry for a time.
ie Phil
y
te the Atteniev Genernl. then tl
edelphia -uurt have no jurisdktien.
Ealy Verdict Kpectel
Ti. i.. . -..1...1.1.. i.... . -:ni ...l i..
I li is Iilimuuit- lllilk lll llini .iii u'
effect, the estlmateii net operating in-itncK en tne win et tixv millionaire.
He 1 n-iconic would be ii.40 per cent or less , . .vsm-s .nuj nippim-eii. ei i nie -
superintendent of the West Philadel- than what he considered a fair return, dolphin, is contesting the document, nl nl
eliin in, vfni urnfinn "t t,rn miiw miisr 1m miseil for ad- leglng existence of a later will, undue
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dltlens and betterments,' said .ir. miun-nee nun uiiiesiniiieinury enp;uii.
ifinUhed ami a verdict returned ' early
tomorrow. Thee who are following the
Shrlver. "if railroads are te be pre
enreil te belt) and net te hinder the
future Industrial and commercial ex
I nansinn of the country. In this situa
tien the railroads are net in pesi
Asked tedav what ehnrcen hn,l Vienn
brought nsaii.st Thornten, First Assist
ant Postmaster General Werk said:
"His sen lees lntely have net been
satisfactory. That's all I enre t siv
Ula1 ...111, lnlnn .1 .. ....... 1. I ftU I.. M'huf Abeilt. It 11(111' '
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win be done with I.afenn slieulil tlie was suggesreu tn.it me department "" i" eApi-riuu-ui. .""' """; .'
jury find hwn guilty. "i" have nothing mere te say en the '"v, already done ( by a lowering et
suujii-i, ac lease inr tne present, nnd """ '" ''," """ ... , , ...
that if env mere talking is done it will Mr. hbrlver was of the opinion that,
have te be bv Postmaster Thornten. . while the preliminary figures for No Ne No
Ne restiense hn.l henn reni.lve.t t.r ti... I veinber showed again a sharp falling
It Is n neittep of common law. There
Jis no sentence provided for such an of
fense in the statutes. The general epin
ion is that it will be left te the discre
tien
1st ti
The
Burnt
Title
when .
Uurney was a State Hank Kxaininer i appointed me nnd it is up te the Presl-
during the administration of l.atean. I dent te remove me. nnd nobody els
lie produced correspondence eeiween iww, said Mr. Thornten, a Democrat
'himself and I.afnan concerning the con- ,,e )w been Postmaster here slne'
Jdltlen of the North Penn Henk and t December 31 1013
t . . - "y -m , 1 1 i i: - ...! 1.,. j.iia. iitt'i
of Judge McPhcrsen, a visiting Jur- .department today from Colonel Kemp, im in raiirrai inmi.- .m . ''"
yinc the ease. in acknowledgment of the message in- """nt reported se far for December In-
testimony of James W. Mc- forming him of his appointment us act- ' dlcatcd an 7J' .rP.,L,i ,,,.-
'y. president of the Haddington '"K i-estmnsicr. dating from Icccm- i """'" "K "' Y .tJ'i".i i i,.V...
and Trust Company, was resumeil , ber 31. I lying conditions in the 1 ite.1 btutes
eurt enene.1 this morning. Mc- "A President of the T'nit..,l St-te. ' !n" tn.e w,)rl" ""tt ",',,l '" '"
improving generally.
of the testator.
Iilppincett died at the Hartlett home
last February from "sleeping sickness."
cenrf acted while aboard his jucht In
Flerida waters.
Mrs. Hartlett, Iilppincett' sister-ln-law.
Inherited the entire estate, valued
at upward of a million dellais, and no
prevision was made for unj of the rela
tives.
which retired jesterdny atternoen at
1 :.'!! o'clock, returned e vcniiei at u;nu
o'clock thljt morning. The long delibera
tion was due te the conflicting state
ments made by Miss Davy at, the trial.
Miss Daw was confined te an At
lantic City hospital for several weeks,
according te testjjneny given at the
tilnl. as n result of the operation
alleged te have been performed by Dr.
Hrlcker. There were three women en
the Jury. , ,
The maximum sentence for such nn
offense in New Jersey Is seven years.
Judge Ingersoll will lix u date next week
when sentence will be imposed. At the
time Jehn P. Perskie. counsel for 'Dr.
Hrlcker, will make an uppeal for u new
ri)r. William II. Hrlcker. Sr.. fnther
of the defendant, is new serving a term
in the r.nstcru Penitentiary en u simi
lar charge. He was captured after u
sensutienal flight te Seuth America.
MELLON'S NEW ASSISTANT
Elmer Dever, Once Secretary of G.
O. P. Committee, Gets Treasury Pest
Washington. Dec. lS.lHy A. P.)
Tlie nomination of F.lmer Dever, of Tn Tn
ceina. Wash., te be nn Assistant Secre-
tnrv of the Treasury, was understood
snme type ns these
noted mi the last -used b anil of the
order book m the office.
"At the time the man gave the or
der," he continued, "he mnde some pre
tence of returning te the address he
gave, 1000 Seuth Klghth street, te se
cure the money necmsnry te complete
the purchase. My "Ister sa.is he did
net return up te the time she left the
store te come home that evening."
The finding of the order book contain
ing the last notnlien made in the dead
man's handwriting changed the theory
that the murderer or murderers had first
struck him down and then dragged the
hedy nwny from the store entrance, ns
the two peels of bleed nnd the trnil of
bleed between them at first Indicated.
"I truly believe the man who killed
Mr. Harris," stated Jacob I.evick.
brother-in-law of the slain man, "knew
thoroughly my brethcr-ln-lnw's habits,
und was personally known te lnm, AVe.
hear much these days of robberies and
holdups in which the victims are mo
mentarily ttunned while the bandits
ninke their e.sxnpe, but In this instance
the man who committed the crime was
evidently determined te mnlic turn that
his victim did net live."
.MISS SAKA1I flllHHNHKIM
.12:55 West Nerrls street. A foot feet
pad Htntrlirtl her purse is she was
about te enter Iter home last night
SNATCHEsTcTRESS' PURSE
Miss 8arah Greenbcrg Robbed en
West Nerrls Street
A footpad snatched a handbag from
Miss Sarah Oreenberg, nn actress, nt
11:30 o'clock last night, iih she was
about te enter her home at .'i23e West
Nerrls street. The man ran through
en nlley nnd escaped.
Miss Greenbcrg is n member of a
Meck company and went home bv trolley
after n performance Inst night. She
told police the robber passed hei ns she
was walking en Nerrls street east of
Thlrty-Hecend, nnd then, npunrtiitly,
turned and followed her until she .was
about te enter her home. The bug
contained a small sum of money nnd a
few trinkets.
standing linn against what they ,.!! I
nn arbitrary reduction of wages and di. I
hVltitf Kttntumalita I.V Mia Ul ii... M TV I
crs that operations In Chicago nre nAtl
normal, strike leadefs in n statrmii;
last night asserted "If the uttfte B
te be n contest of endurnnce It will m
for months, and guerrilla warfare if
that term can be used, can be etpcctM
In every packing-house center threuiV
out the country. "
The statement was given te 8ccr
tary of Laber Davbi ever the slenatuti
of 0. J. Hayea, president, and DfrnhU
Lnnc, rccrctary, of the AinalgamitM
Meat Cutters nnd Butcher Workmen
North America. In reply te a rennet
for a statement of their ride of th
Issue. c
Twe conditions upon which thev MM
the strike enn be settled were named.
First. That the pnekers rescind tbt
....feu muuwuuii iiul iiuu euect .-0Tn
ber 2S.
Second. That the packers agree t
submit the question of wage reduction
te arbitration nnd restore the ferintf
wage pending the arbitration proceed,
Ing.
Prevailing pence and quiet In rntlf
Ingtewn resulted yesterday In wnJ.
drnw'al of 100 policemen front r,nMai
duty In the stockyards district, cen
of last week's disturbances. About 300
patrolmen remained en duty.
East St. Iiuls, Dec. 15. The fine
serious net of violence In the pacilnr
house workers' strike here occurred
jesterdny, when armed men bearded t
street car carrying empleyes te tie
packing houses and shot Solemon Tutt
Identified I.afeau's signatures en some
Ittters.
, BIDS ON CITY HALL SPACE
Christmas
"
Galore
Tree Venders
After Place In Plaza
Bids were received nt City Hall today
Mr. Thornten bases his ftand en the
fact liis commission does net expire
until September 13, 1022. He contend
the President alone can remove him b( -fore
that date. Meanwhile he has ue
intention of resigning.
The issue is believed te hive been
forced by Senater Penrose, who sev-
ii .mtift were rrecivea ui u. una euuj , .,. ,h,.,n . , . , ,
Ifrnm Chrisfmas tree dealers who wish llra' n.,enthn u announced he would
Yerk, nnd Mrs. Mercedes McMahon. of
Philadelphia, Iilppincett h nieces, both
testified that when they heard of their
uncle's illness they called en the tele
phone und proffered any assistance
.within their power. They were told,
it was testified, net te come down as it
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...Mill! .1,1 II.F UIMI 1111,1 l,lllllll. I'll III Ml..!
flllTI AWsi TRAPPFD IN CAVE i b" '"i1 e recognize them.
UUILAW& ititti rcu nn umvc, Mrs Vllla nml MrM M,.Mnlinn sai(,
TO BE DRIVEN OUT BY GAS "'se the relations between them and
I their uncle hed always been friendly,
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Men Who Raided Jail Defy , -- v " . - - ' " i
' late years.
,V. r.) Jehn Walter Hllllard. of Palatka,
ni, irm.. irienii, aim .losven I'liiican
Mrs. Helen Iiiiipmcett ill.i. of New) tednv te hnve been recommended te
President Harding by Secretary Mellen
Three
Troops Surrounding Them
Jarhsen, Ky., lv 15. (Hv
Three members of the band
raided the Hreiithltt County jail en
Monday mernln?, killing cne mun. fa
tally weundin:: a woman
nt of Colonel Kemp wounding another, today were surround- '
Philadelphia. The ' cd by St.ite troe.w In a cave en Jehn " "
went nt Washing- little's Creek, twelve miles from her",
eels of a statement , Captain Helbroek, of the State forces, m(1 ,
I.lpplncett's constant couiiinuten en his
trip te Flerida, testified that he had
tern tin and burned letters addressed
and se.ieuslv ! te h'"1 n I,M Hartlett's handwriting.
irurirun luenillieu lee n-lli'is mm
rd testllied that Iiitiplncett hud
him that he did net intend te
rn te the Hartlett home, where he
ieen spending several years.
Miss Mary Hnmsey, employed by Mr.
and Mrs. I.ipplncett in 1017. testliled
tn lii.ve lirst ihnlei of snnees iireitnd seeh in" nppeintmen
iCItv Hall Plain. Forty-four bids were ".'' l estma.ster of
'offered, ranging from $.10 te $1. and the Senater s announcement
In-uin- Atf ...i..niinh ...ill fill..,. ti.u ..1. t ten freail en the lienla .
ative size of the bills. hr (Vntressman Vnre. in this city, that ' plnnneil today te uw i'as in an citert te
, The. east 'entrance nnd the east side, the Vnre Organization wus backing the drive them out.
tne-i.fi, or- ...Iti, "thi. west entrnnen. nre deuirhtv eelnnel fur lr,vt.,,.iur..,- , The men were dltfCOiereil ill the C1VC
retarded us the most desirable places.1 Congressman Vnre's nnnnnin.i.mnnt , late vederilay. Captain Helbroek sent lip..,, memhers of the fninilv from seeinp
'A price of- $1 n feet is charged for at that time caused a flurry, because ' Alfred Neble, a friend of the fugitive!.. m,r ,.m,iyer. Miss Hamsey testilled
space, whether or net a bid has been Colonel Kemp, iih the Voters' League ' into the cave last night te atl; the men that after Mrs. I.ipplncett's death, Mrs.
made ter tirst cnnice. iniriy eiaers (am date for Ilei-ein.i- nf Tn. !.,..) t.. emni out. Tliev snt mm worn tiuu Hurt ett had ler committed te nn in
mde application ter space winieui et- i(,i th. tntl-nemblne ticket In the Sep-
'ferlng n bonus for clieiee. The pre- I teinber primarj .
ceeds of the bidding, which is expected
te amount te nbeut Sl.'OO, will go te Kemp Denies "Deal" Rumer
the city treasury. i This incident weh bundled about by
Mayer Moere today signed a Jl-l.t.i .some politicians, who set afloat rumors
contract ter i nnsi untt trees aim un- that the Indeiiendent t eket hnd been
In the years following McKlnley's
first election as President, the name of
F.lmer Dever was familiar in pjlltlciii
circles. He was secrctnry te Senutir
Marcus A. Ilnnna from 1807 te 1001,
and from 1004 te 1008. secretary et the
Republican Nntienul Committee. The
ear following he was en the Republi
can National Advisory Committee.
Since thnt period Mr. Dever has been
engaged in business life, being nt pres
ent vice president und Pacific Coast
manager of a Chicago engineering firm.
He Is n native of Ohie, forty-eight
years old, and was) for sonic yearn, while
,i resident in that State, u newspupir
reporter and editor.
BUILDERS IN CONFERENCE
Adoption
Anether Lisben Cabinet Resigns
.Lisben, Dec. 1.". The Cabinet, headed
by Majer Pinte a Premier and Min
ister of the Interior, has resigned owing
te the dissension prevalent in the republic.
dp
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COPY WRITER
WANTED
By live out-of-town agency.
Must knew type, layouts, and
be able te write forceful copy.
State salary, experlence nnd last
connection.
IIOX C 804, I-KDOIUI effjci:
when they came out it would l
I first."
DEBS MAY BE FREED
'feet
orations te be used in the city liespituls. , S(,i,i OIlt-. (Vilenel Kvmn henrd the
reports and declared emphatically that
I he had fought hard te win the nemina-
tlen.
I OIervers, however, believed Cen-
i gressniun Vnre's move was an effort te
steal Senater Penrose's thunder. The
Sennter wnw test heirinnintr tn nipt- nn
stltiitlnn. where she stayed for live
weeks but wns discharged.
The appellants closed their side to
day with the reservation for the right
te' produce a witness who. according
.. pminsi.l for Miss I.innineett. saw the
Dauehertv Plans te Rush Clemency ,.,, 1 cenv of an intermediate will in
LIBRARY FOUNDATION READY
Mayer Accepts Werk Mr City Will
Push Building
The foundation for the new Free Pub-
Recommendations te Harding
'a.shlnirten. Dec
Atternev General Deug!
1.11,1 i.fkitul.li.rntlen
te President Harding in connection with
the extension of executive clemency te
1017 wnr law offenders.
A digest of the cases lias Oeen com-
of Standard Contract
Under Discussion
Washington. Dec. IV (By A. P. I
A conference of constructors, architects
that Mrs. Hartlett had ordered her te ( and euglnwrt te consider the adoption
of standard contract forms for nil
classes of construction work was opened
by Secretary Hoever today at .he Com
merce Department. The meeting was
called te consider Mr Hoever's recom
mendation in his recent report recom
mending that, as n fctep toward tlie
elimination of waste in the building In
dustry, present contract forms xheuld
be revised.
The chief objects sought, it was nn-
1, arc reduced expenditures frr
,lf " mT
I
which tlie Iilppincett family benefited.
sns e naruiea in V,..l,i fr,..,. Vlnrlilii nml mounted, arc reduced expenditures frr
, l.V-.Hy A P.i- , ;;, -" - L'lUlng''."! "he -vies in drawing contracts and
Kcelnuulndns; ; " "" of W' UZXnl"
He Library Building, which will front the threads of his Influence again after ,.1,'Li i,v the lepartnie.it covering all
en' the Parkway between Nineteenth and long inaction due te illness. ' inch offenders new in prison, out en
Twentieth streets was formally turned A mntt,.r 0f fuct) the Senater wns j ,,ri0 r whose sentences have been
Over te the city today by the contractor ,.nnBl,pri.,j ut of the geed graces of ,.(),nmiited and Mr. Dnugherty said he
It was acepted en tielinlt et tlie City .h( UnriVme Administniti.m se fur ns
by Mayer Moere and Director v uven, ,,ntreiiage went. Statements he issued
of the Department of Public W erks. aft,,r ,1( t.i,,ien un,l before the in
llilbrarinn Jehn Ashurst repn-sentcd the auuratlin were reported as displeas
ing te Mr. Harding.
An entente apparently was etali
1!V.h ..a. .M..u.nni ..I ...n nn.amnnv Mn, n. '
uururj ii ur.ii-,-r ,. -...- . . . v.........
.Moere said, in. a short address, the work
en the building will be well under wuy
early in January.
There will lie several changes in
the specification). These were adjusted
a., a (inference at the City Hall
yesterda by Mayer Moere, City So
licitor Smyth. Clinten Rogers Wood
ruff, trustee, and a representative of
the constructing company. The con
tract price was .5300,000
Hshed when the Senater called n the
President when Mr. Harding was a
guest of Senater Knox at Valley Ferge.
His patronage stock was regarded as
rising after thnt visit.
But few Inrge plums hnve been ob-
leader.sl.lp. The
would take up the cases as rapidly us
possible, probably forwarding te the
i White Heuse his conclusions in tne
. individual cases as completed in order
that ns many ns may be freed might
have the benefit of the Christ mus holi
days. ...
Whether tlie case or l-.ugene . lien?
OFFICERS PROBE MURDER
British and Irish Endeavoring te
Apprehend Constable's Slayer
Dublin. Dee. 15. -i By A. P. i Brit
ish nnd Irish liaison officers sent from
Dublin were engaged today in investi
gating the killing of Sergeant Knright.
of the Itevul Irish Constabulary, et
Limerick esterdu. which both sides
consider highly regrettable, particularly
nt the present moment. Sergeant Ln-
p r .t mil been an active iie-iu hi s,,,.
LARGEST ASSORTMENT
OF
CHRISTMAS CARDS
AND WRITING PAPER
IN FANCY BOXES
PHILADELPHIA
AT
904-906 Chestnut Street
professions concerned : great'T safe
guard for owners and improved con
struction standards throughout the
ceuntrj.
The "Grandfather" Cleck
Mere than a tihnepiece;
Mere than a bit of furniture;
Mere than a decorative note
It Symbolizes Heme
It becomes an "old familiar face."
Tt mellows into a fine family tradition.
Aristocratic in Bearing.
Appealing te the Eye.
Seething te the Ear
A Splendid Christmas Gift
A Proud Personal Possession
The weed may be mahogany, Flemish oak
or lacquer; the architecture, Classic, Early
English, Gothic, Georgian or Colonial;
the chimes, these of Westminster, Whit Whit
tingten, St. Michael's, Canterbury or
Oxford ; the height ever eight feet or down
te the
Diminutive Size Made Expressly for
the Apartment and the Bungalow
And prices within the capabilities ei
moderate circumstances.
J. EGaldwell & Ce.
Jewelry - Silver - Stationery
Chestnut and Junipbr Streets
TO GET HER MONEY BACK
Man Who Toek Check Premises te
Make Restitution
Restitution for theft of a S000 in
dorsed check was premised in Central
Station today te MMrs. A. 'L'ewnsend.
who conducts n bearding house in Arch
strcit above Thlrty-tlilrd.
W....I..U.. i-,i..r (rrmriMiried at Atlanta. I .....i., tiinn t'ein military movements. . I'.t nest Murshall was granted until
'w'euld The included among these te be "Anet?10r ,nP,llent wllch tne Irish 1 ' X, his , sel said thcVe , mhT'be
tained bv the Penrose lenderhlt.. The . " . Vr V '.: C , ,,r..s....t. Im intl. """ "'"""V "",""". "". .. .,.;.. .'Pcessiiy : e,,urt action, since .Mrs
... . . . iir i iu i in!- "J "'" . t n rrnw (i h un i r-n-t i
pi.stmaster-mp ii-ri. is considered one et , mntwl ,... thl.re Was 'a pess!billtv of ' Vr. ' ' " rrnua v.nvV Court Terraci
r . ----- nn i line i ,......- .....- ti i
the most desirable. Aceerdlnglj, there ! a,.tju,,p '
HEALTH BOARDS UNITE
I.
S!lr.n Vnlll tricolor. Sil.lll 1' Clll VOIUI.
... I i .. .. .Iti.an.ruitll till TlllItV
Russian Diplomat Hit by V "'"", 'H 'J tl,;,, (fnlvcr-.ty Cel
lu
has been strong nressure exerted en the
Thernnm rllZT'n was r ! BARON ROSEN'S LEG BROKEN
significant that the dismissal order I
. i i i - i n j I came at a time when Postmaster ;,n- i Noted
""-' te Heip StatV T. IZ 'X hlad TZ d, ' .. Jaxlcab In New Yerk j , u, the night was painted the
mi .t i. . t i n .. i. .. r i. n l ...... hi i inn inn in. silt -....., - -
.dl. ie, t te V la.VtJhVh n nt "s av n ' 'perrant fs th- Pr.il.idelphlu of- , n,lW., Itusslan delegate te the Ports
adjacent te l liuaecipnia met hkiuj .'. .' ,,.. .., v.-...i.. iu . 1, i ....,.. Conference and former
eZtnaSZu vcCmls impiv: There,..,. .", f0 t! ' HEARD JACKEL THREATEN
l. Htntf. Iteiinl of. Heilih The bnr- a number of Deni cratic "held -outs" in and te 'lokle, wis Kne kui oewn e a
nhave1 e owert . f. deeeude, U v. PennsMvan.a nostn.ne. nnd eUewher, . laxlcal, , in Sixth avenue u t y;f ntruder Declared
BO the Ktate Heard feels thej have taken 'and Heimbli-an leaders are anxious te I s r.vt '-' '"h j" T,
& grent step in unifying the wert. , i.-piac uiem who h-,h..ii h . .uir-- "',,.; -four venrs old.
lewnseiKi would net prosecute if the
ineiiei wns returned. Meanwhile Mar
shall is under JfltHli) bail.
Affsl Tint likiitirl cnfil f ti Helinll .....
P1nL"VM fiftV'4Il the I'nleil .lui'k nml til t tx.Jirilpr nt lu.r nln.-f. wJii.ti .... 1...1 1 '
I einn Vftitt tririiliir. Sinn I'Viii veluti- ' ,.i...L' ti... .j,, tt, k.,i.i.,,i ., ii, i.. i...
tt . i .... fun f.iMiiii ii iimn in hit
. nil i-iihi t ,....... .....-
'opposite the meeting place of the I Hill
, Klreann, with the words " hb-h
i l d I mi p pen red. She learned .Mnr.
shall had made n deposit of that amount
in his bank.
Beys and Girls
Tell Your Daddy New
Te order next Sunday's Public
Ledger se you can be sure of get
ting the big cut-out page of
ARROW PLANES
Yeu enn make these ARROW
PLANES de ull kind of stuntu
loop, come back, spiral, n'every-
thing.
And in addition te the heaps of
fun you'll get out of ARROW
PLANES, think of extra "fun
you'll have rending six full pages
of funniest "Funnies" you ever
saw.
All in Next Sunday's Public
Ledger.
State ;' I'p With the Republic."
Representative men from the beard crs.
m
were sent nere te lean me meeting.
Health commissioners from adjoining
townships were nlse present Ir. Har Har
old C. Pike, of Cheltenham Township,
was elected president of the new organisateon.
lent for numerous ether cnsis
P. R. T. PARK HEARING ENDS
,.f the left leg. 'J lie Jiaren is
i I. own rcduesi naren iuwh
wus removed te his hotel, the Sethi i i
Innde, in a Reception llespitul ambu
lance,
Vt.r ninnv years Hnnm
of
C00LIDGj INVITED HERE
Will Consider Speaking at German
town Beys' Club
AVaslilncleii. !. 1.1. Vice Piesi
'drat Coolidge today wus invited
irtpnli'ln Philadelphia January i.
premised te take the matter under con
sideration. ,,,,., ,
The visiting party iucludcd Charles
W, Jlaliibrldce, Marshall T. Farm and
rv Ti. Cndwnllader. Representative
' -" ... . - r . 11. i....
in .u.r. ijeiiiihv
Judne Jehnsen te Inspect Site
Proposed Amusement Place
Ileurings mi the application of resi-
ilentu of MUlbourne and Steneliurst te
'have the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
' enjoined from building an amusement
park bewind Slxti -third and Market
i strewn were ,-lesi'd tedaj before Judge
te 'Jehnsen ut Media.
He .Indue Jehnsen announced that he
will visit the property with attorneys
for the i-einpluinunts and defense und
inspect the surrounding neighborhoods.
He gave the attorneys a month in
which te tile briefs. A decision is ex
pected early in Kcbruury.
'I'm Going te Sheet"
The first witness today in the trinl
of (ieerge Jar-kid, accused of murder in
connection with the death of Isadore
Rahlnewitz. while Jackel and Hurry
Ueren has ! I.cssner, i-envicted lust week, were at at
lieren lias i .,.,, ,.- rnlihlnir tlie
i .!. leiuiivuiK i" ,-i..i" ...... -"".:--
'" l ..... -l. .... ..t Sl.il.
I
i7"T
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WALK-OVER
asp
DKVTIIH
... 1...1 n .,(,. I. .11.1.. III'. I 1.1 Ll.U . . . .. - 11.. n. ,,'M-
coiiimiiiie'-'i .""?, i . .i , lewem store ei ruiinuei jiuxiij . m i-i
Cnited States by his wrl lugs for the J 's .,,, str,.,.ti Wllh JUcels I.ebo I.ebe
magazines and Intenlews In "''; ' "it". IBIIKi Seuth Seventh street.
Iillliers. in- ,,-,,.. -...-- rr. .. I l.ehnwltz teslll.ei. iiuu lie iieuni
ought of advanced stuicsiminMiip "'i,,,,,,,,, . .. "I am going te sheet
th
Russia
f.
v ' .
tt
l'l
l&.
Tlimm' iiresented them
rz." . iy i.i. .'.. .!. I !.,..,,.,.
They lnienuru nun uiii.i ii.'- .-iniiiii-tewn
IIeih' (Tub is planiiUn.' te cele
brate Rn thirty-fifth anniversary and
vanted blm te take part.
,VicO President Coelldae Is a member
tfjtfee MnssachuBsetts Reys Club.
K Senate Adepts Recess Plan
-.-. L,.j... r.. tn i Tii. V P i
-.-VfTTf .' J- ..... .i... -....... i ;.. i,,- Slim hnd sent out a enll I.i.i-v
afcffiTl,.t O.VrZ.Mrn for its for Mv.A the crew of the Monomoy , operator In u theatre near, Inroad and
Grounded Steamship Floats
riuitlmm. Mass., Dec. 15. (By A
P ) T'he Shipping Heard freighter She'
,iu- uideli is en the last leg of a vey.
age from Manila and Heng Keng te New .Heutl
v.irir under the Hag of the Hurbr Line, I when
went aground en Htnne Herse Sheal period
early today, but ueaieu again several piaint
HAD KINDLY "CAPTORS"
Man "Imprisoned" Admits He Had
"Time Out" for Lunch
A chance question asked by counsel in
central station, of Harry Ley, 1.4.14
Seuth Lawrence street, who alleged hi
had been held prisoner In an office
building nt Thirteenth and Ine st.eets,
developed that during his "Imprison
ment" he went out te lunch.
Clement Rlsze. Seuth Alder street,
T..U...I. Ar.nstrniiL'. Mount Vernen street
Ulipi Jill -T - '
near Seventeenth and Sathati IIefTmnn,
th Ilarien strit't, were uiscnnrgcii
Lew admitted ins itincneen
They were arrested en hib com-
but a mnn interfered petere ne could
rnise hiH arm. Harry Cain was an
other Commonwealth witness.
VOt'Nd woman, enUme
1 crutliuitc with Inltluthe
unit nil. n tn I idrrtiiiH ilislrn
position eneiiKh out of the
erdlniirj- te lie liitrrtstlng.
Can Write Snappy
Advertising Copy
AND tirrfrm te remain In
udtrrtlHlnr tmslnt n with
iieenry or ilrimrtmrnt store.
r.tprrt ntrnecrruiihrr. Ilim
Kenil knenhslKP uf IVtiiih
unit t.rnunn. Aililrras
f 8ej, i,i:iH.Kii eriiCK
Is u non-union motion-picture
IhMUt rece
?ST
from December 22 te Point const Biinru siunen we noearu
mi i... i ...,,. tn ...(.an mm werKea Oil I. ei ner uiuicuuy.
hTefbk tU.t should proceed
Seuth streets. He said when he was
nasslnir the nUlce building he was en
ticed into the hull and then dragKi'd up- I
Rfillm. I
stairs.
TVTEN who appreciate the finer touches in tuilering
the very lout word in materiuls thi exclusive,
imponible-te-copy Rebert Stewart cut in mude-to-erdor
clothes, will find every high expectation realized here.
Our Quality is higher than our Price.
Duiinci Suits, made te order, $115 up
Our own UUter and Topcoat, ready te put en
ROBERT STEWART
Sporting and Mufti Tailor t Breechet Af
1501 Walnut Street
New Yerk Stere, IS East 47th Street
ia
,Jjfri I
aners Ji
:r -J..,
k
tilllSON Dec 15. at her Iftte home. 0710
OrmnnteMn mx MAItUAIlKT T., wltluw
nt Jem-ph K Hll.aen. llnlallveii nnd frler.iln
urn Invl.i'il tu ttn.l funerul nervlcfB. Hut
uritiy, 11 A M ut .hi- . ha.l of Kirk .
Niie. 0,101 Uerm.intuwn avt?. Intermtm prl
VHte fAIlU UN- 1,1. 1U21. COIINKMA V..
wlfu nf Jimeph H. Carr. ltelativi-H niel
frVmlH lire lnliel tu attend fuiiPrul K-ri,, h.
Hatunlny, 2 1' M . at her lute reMlilenve,
212.1 N. l.ari-nc in. Interment (lr.-.'ii.
mount Cemetery H.-mulna nniy b vleel
Krlilay I'Sfnliiu. T te n
Hl'I'I.i:i: At Atlarrttc Cltv N. J , De,..
If.. 1H21. CJIAI.KI.KV J. MUI'I.EE. Netice
of funeral later
KAUrK inc. II, Hi:iii:CCA. whlnw rf
K.ununl Karpf. KelatlM-a anil frlemla are
lnlteil te allend funeral. Krhliiy. 2 1'. M
nrerlsely at naldence of her son, DaM
Karpf. 2303 N 2.M Bt Inteiment private,
.Mount Carinel Ceiireterj
KIUNNKIIV Dec. It!, IIKNHV I', w.m
of Jamea I. and .Mary n. Maiinery (nee
hc-anneli;, iiueil .1 Itelatlren anil frlenda are
Invite,! tu utten.l funer.il, Halunla. 2 J1. M.
rmlunri, .lacUfenvllle ril nnil Menumcht
live . llatbore. I'a, Interment Hely Hepulchru
Cemetery.
l.KW.IH. On Dec IS 1021, LOTTIE A
vlrlew nf William IwIh Hervlcea en Hat"
unlay afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at her late
resilience.. 20 LhurUi st , I'rlinei, I'a. Inter,
merit iirlvnte
HKi.i' wanti:d mai.k
I
TfiL'SKI MAN by larKe wholesal whelesal
lii.ue ace betwten 20 anil 2"
yearn, te hct uh ittant In our
Hale rrometlon liept , sheuM have
helllnic eiperlence, w u keimI cor cer cor
respen.leiit. lie familiar with win win
ilew Uresslnir nit,l stun, ilnoratlim ilneratlim ilnoratlim
alse some knewleJue uf luhertlalnn
Te Huccessful applicant
Hiiletnllil rijiiKirtunlly tv ilevtlen Inte
w offer
Heply. Klvlntf aire, txperlence,
irrjices ami fcalary Uerei.
C 80S, Ledger Office
ret-
Yeu can't feel your feet
After all is said and done at the shoe
store, when you buy a pair of shoes the
best judge is your feet.
Perhaps you think you knew what is right
for your feet. Most men think they de.
That's why it sometimes takes mere than
ordinary tact te be a geed shoe salesman.
At the Walk-Over shops they knew that
the shoe for you te buy is determined by
the shape of your feet just that and
nothing mere.
The Walk-Over salesman is equipped
with mere than a hundred different
shapes te fit different feet.
He has the shoes for your feet, made in
the new styles.
$7.50 te in
Harper's 122a market
1022 CHESTNUT SHOPS
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