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VOL. VIII. NO. 85
Entered ns SecenJ-C ;n,. Mattfr nt thj rontenlM t PhlUdaltAiU. J'
under the Act of March 8, 1870
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921
Published Dal.y Except Fjindnjr .fiur.cri;iier Prlr $ i Tear by MaU.
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PRICE TWO CENTS
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4-POIWEH PICT
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ENDS 01 LIFE
Cornelius Coff, Ordered Frem
Heuse at 5509 Market St.,
Kills Cousin and Bearder
3D VICTIM, HIT IN STOMACH,
LEAPS THROUGH WINDOW
falls 15 Feet te Shed Reef, Suf
fers Fractured Leg, Collapses
in Heme of Neighbor
SLAYER INSANE, IS BELIEF
Yelled, "I'll Kill 'Em All," Says
Weman Near Death in
Hospital
fVirnellus ("off, forty-five enrs old.
bit and killed two women nt 0500
Uirket street, where he wns n benrdcr,
i 9:50 o'clock this morning, wounded
i third vvomen perhaps fatally, nnd
tlen kilted himself. Presumably, Oeff
mi crazy.
Tie women killed were:
Mrs. Minnie Warrington, fifty years
old, a widow and' mother of two small
cMIdrcn.
Sin. nrtla Drake, sixty-five years
ld, a boarder.
The woman wounded is:
Mr, rtgncs BetTell. forty-seven years
old, believed te be dying In Mlseri Mlseri
cerdia Hospital.
Coff, according te an ante-mortem
itittmcnt made by Mrs. Berrell te
llljtstrate Dugnn, suddenly went out
nf his head when he was ordered te
ltaie the house by Mrs. Warrington,
fie was the proprietor and his own
cousin, because he had paid no beard
money for many months.
He ran through the house, Mrs.
Berrell said, brandishing a revolver
tnd jelling "I'll kill 'em nil, I'll kill
'em all."
Mm. Berrell escaped immediate death
j jumping out of the third-story win
dew, breaking her leg, after she had
beta ihet in the stomach.
I'Itvoe In mv Minm. nt the rfcur of the
llt.,1 flnnn n feV mlniltPS before 10
.1.1 1. I !.! r- llWKnll tn ATnftls-
oaecii,., Mii .i.-i, """ '" e-
trete Dugan.
Third Victim Shet In Stomach
"XC. rT-nl(n nnil trn. Wnrrlnctnil
nut have been shot before 'Cennie'
time upstairs, but I did net near the
liets. I was near the back window,
hinjing up a curtnin. I heard him
mnnliiir nn the fttnirs. nnil he hurst
Inte my room with a revolver in bin
una. He web yelling at tlie top nt
hli voice, 'I'll kill 'cm all; I'll kill
'tin all ' TTa Hftut nt mn nq T filmed
ireund. The bullet hit me In the
ttemacn.
"I did net knew whnt te de. I was
mltl&.A1 .Hi T JiiiHnnil nut tlin .11,1
MIUICIICU, IlllU X JIllllJIll Ulll. LII17 Ulll-
tw. He fired nguin as I jumped, and
ike bullet just missed me. I could
feel- it go past.
"l tell en the reef nnd hurt my leg,
nn T ....... 1 .. ...! ,.., ... .!,
- & lummi'ii hi Uiillll ,ivul iw lnv
house next deer nnd in the window.
i wia tnem I had been shot, ana thut
TnnnUI ...,. ..1 .1 l...... ll .. .. .1
wuuic -.ma biiuuuhk mem nu, nun
uied te be sent te n hespltnl. That
i all I remember."
Mr8. Drake and Mrs. Warrington
re en the first fleer when they weie
iket.
CelT Ixft Letter
Coff left n rnmlillnf lottei p-lvlnr. Ins
tusens for the sheeting. The letter
Wll Written In n .nViKl.. lm..l l,i m.ii-
M. It was net addressed te any one.
ue wrote that he hud lived at the
jufMt street address for a yenr and a
u, dui was net en geed terms with
ue women. He said they constantly
innArsfi v.ttv. ..i .it-in. i i.!... i
(m mill uuu UIM1KVU illlll IIUUUIIMI'
"refused te associate with them. The
tii i,Vns lu ll denunciatory tone
-vuftuuui..
fVlPP ant. I U. i ,. 1T i ..
t. i l 'i"iei nrrnigteii,
'w works en the Pennsylvania electric
W In Xew Jersey, was a stepson te
Mrs. Unrrlnirtnn nn.l nnnlil nll r.f
rengs dune by the woman te his
Just what happpned before the actual
meeting has net been learned.
rs. iierrell, in her statement te the
i""""1- mm uihe in ine iew wenis
'B8 tnl.l A i ,
mil i, iinysiciaiiH itfd nures at
Kim lMrl,rtl,n Hospital, gave the im-
I .ki "ll nicrc lmtl ,,ccn ft li,ml
R i, mrn'nK ever Coff's fnilure te
pay his aeard.
I Pn1lA l.-l. r ....
lint ueve wen wainni into the
EiJS em wlth ,lis revolver concealed,
KhV ih i "nrrlngten, who wns put-
fcu5,n,;:i u,lur,u ""'' y n n
ml,V. ' ,u"" wenL lnt0 the outside
r'?en' where Mrs. Drake was at
J i her,l(lpfly wemnn hed bcen ilnftlng,
lib Sinn r n,8l.1 m "or "aml- A wns
6100,1 nearby. Coff, coming cle,
SJh e felyer and flrcd. The bullet
'iTdJir.tl,eiv,ct,ln.B temt)lc- "'"' hl'e
w dying almost instantly.
Weman Screams
m.j ."""Wen wrcemed when she
from "hT " ,1' "' I'rebably turned
BeiItln1Cccl1J,b(!ur!1' JiltS from the
lOrur i,..1 "u 00y. Mho hud in, time
tin Y." .""" Mi was mien her
Nflrl n ;'i .. ""Jr'velver leveled,
SnLnred "8" n. Jlrs. AVnrriiiKten w.mi
illan. . VIrfl- Drnkc- "'c bullet
3e"'neil her temple.
m, rtllin. " .i"S ,u.I,).st,ftl,'H te "! flie
lereli LK 1 n, hn em all." ns Miw.
lllf.U"",b5Jl ." was his
Dc. t V.-' .umt "reused her vlcl-
hflr?dB' A'.tCr ,he hn'1 sl,ul ll,,r
New Cnff " n8t8,1,e jllmI)e'1 "t f the
Kr bn,i?WCnt ew" te the second.
We. T ... '.'""' w"eni he ledged, ami
Pt a hi ,7 , TVh1- ' Iii" revolver,
.? 9'iHet Inte i u i,u i.M,i i
" nm nf.. "..., utuiii, i-iui-
ftren Hcrireiini wiin,.,.. M..r.t....... . -
I- ."H .HI llllllHM, III
"'mini 0I1 Vutf ..,.- - -r-
JinA-ATi .vn -
eH'rt Iriliii n.ii,!u 1"T link, t
V4v. lqql ' fhlla. Tel. l,ecut G303.
ikii,: JBIi
Cornelius Coff. 550!) Mnt'liet slrivt
this morning, wounded another nnd then killed himself. "Ne. 1" Jndl
rates the etithltclicn where Coff shot Mrs. Itelln Drake, "Ne. 2,"
dining room, wliere Mrs. .Mlniile Warrington Mas murdered. "Ne. 51,"
the second fleer, where CefT remmlttcil suicide. Tim window. "Ne. 4,"
Is wliere .Mrs. Berrell leaped te the reef of the eutslied, after being
shot by CelT. .Mrs. Berrell crawled along the reef Inte the window of a
neighboring liouse. The ceurse of her Jump and wliere she crawled Is
shown by the dotted line
CHANDLER PARTNER
MAY PAY ffll
m
1
E. S. Little Asks Release Frem
Further Civil Liability
.for Failure
WILL PUT UP MORTGAGE
A Christmas gift of $300,000 cash is
premised the creditors of Chandler
Brether iK: Ce. by Kdwitrd K. Little,
the partner who was in charga. of the
New Yerk eflice.
Little owns it 10'G per cent interest
in the brokerage house, which fnlled In
July for $,',000,000. lie is staging a
comeback in the financial world, nnd at
the suggestion of ,1. Heward Heber,
eeunn-l for Willanl P. Barrows, the
truee, made his offer.
A petition embodying the preposition
will be filed in the Cnited Stntes Dis
trict Court here tedaj. A date is then
te he fixed for a hearing en it. Before
that hearing, according te Mr. Heber,
Mr. Tiittle will be thoroughly examined
as te his operations In connection with
Chandler Brethers & Ce.
Ne Criminal Imniuiilfy
The conditions of the offer me that
if Mr. Little pays i?.'lli."i,0H0 cush. In
monthly installments, he is te be re
lieved of liny personal liability civilly
te the creditors of the bankrupt linn.
He will in no wise be relieved of any
criminal liability that may exHt.
The payment Is te he increased in yet
another way. A mortgage for $(15,000,
upon u house in the name of Little's son,
mis added te the assets of the firm last
May. This mortgage, according te Mr.
Heber, is perfectly geed. It is agreed
that Little Is te pay this mortgage off,
with Interest. This boosts the total
offer te $:it)0,000.
Te Pay $10,000 in Match
I'ndci" the terms of tl e agreement
Little is te turn ever le thei trustee
$10,000 en March 15, Wi. He is te
turn iner SIO.(MH) mere June 15, and
$10,000 mere September 15. Then he
i.s te turn eter $-0, (!()() every three
months thereafter until the entire
$:iL5,000 has been paid. If he defaults
in any pa meat he lei-es. whatever lie
l.ns paiiT in, and the deal ts off.
The $(15,000 mortgage was placed in
the nss"ts of the firm by Little when Its
condition became shaky.
There was te have been a meeting of
creditors today In the elhte of Jehn M.
Ilitl, icferee In bankruptcy, but it was
postponed until next WeiliieMlej, owing
te the Indisposition of Mr. Itelier. At
tills meeting the cross-examlnutlen of
Kail Mendeuliall. head of the firm, and
Frederick T. Chandler, Jr., will be
icsumcd.
HUNT FOR ATHLETIC FIELD
Reper and Wagner Cull German
town Lets te Aid High Scheel
Councilman Ueper, who is also n
football coach at Princeton, and As
slMtitnt IMreiter of Public Works Wug
ncr looked ewr vacant hind in tier tier
maiiteviii tediix. in -earch for a suitable
site for an athletic Held for the (ier
maiitiiHii I Huh Scheel.
The vclioel is at (iermaiitewn nvenuc
anil High -trcet. Theie is ;n land in
the villain available. A pint large
enough te provide for a football Held,
a baseball diamond ami a ipiaiter-iulle
track is vviintiil.
"I inn Mire the people of (icruiuil (icruiuil
tewn will donate $5(l.()lHi toward this
field." said Mr. Ueper. "if the Heard
of IMinatieM will nppiepriutc a like
amount." , . . .. . ,
Mr Wugnei. who Is intimately ac ac
euainted with the district, guided the
Councilman m all the vacant lets in
the distilct.
BRITISH CANCEL SAILING
Expect Conference te Last Until
Middle of January
Washington. Dee 'Jl.- ( Bj A. IM--The
Uiitl-h ilelegaileu today canceled
rcserv al urns il had made en a steamer
sailing tuna N'en Yerk en December .11.
Il w.i -i lie 1 meiiibers of the dele
gallon think there Is little chauce of
their being able te leave before the mid
dle of Jaiumrj.
lillln.l two ivntim,. f (l.nt nl,u..
I
HN
DIES
A PRIEST54 YEARS
End Cemes Few Hours After
Reaching St. Patrick's, Where
He Asked te Die
EXPIRES ON ANNIVERSARY
Fifty-four years, te the hour, after
he had tecited his first mass in the
Hi! eUkUierlfan CqJIcjk at Heme,
Monslgner Kleran, rector of St. Pat
rick's Church, nnd one of the eldest
nnd best known prelates in this section
of the country, died this morning.
The death occurred in the rectory of
the church, nnd beside his bed were
the parish priests, his sister, Sister M.
Baptistn, of the Cathedral Parish
Scheel, and his physicians. Dr. D. J.
McCarthy and Dr. Jehn O'Connell.
Monslgner Kleran returned te St.
Patrick's yesterday from St. Agnes'
Hospital, at Atlantic (.'it v. wheie he
had been for four months. The journey
home wits made by his evyn order and
after It had been made clear te him the
last chance that he might lecever was
gene.
"Let me die," he said te the do" de" do"
ters., "at old St. Patrick's."
Iteccives Last Sacraments
Last evening a heart attack, muIi as
he had been suffering for mete than n
year seized the aged priest. It be
came apparent te his attendants that
the end was near. The lu"t sacra
ments were brought te him, Car
dinal deugherty rose hurriedly from
the Cathedral rc-Mcnee and imparted
bis blessing. The ln-t hours of .Mon .Men .Mon
slgeor Kleran ver peaceful.
Five years ai;e today Monslgner
Kleran celebrated the fiftieth anniver
sary of his entry into the priesthood,
nnd bishops and iimnMsmui and clergy
men from many States gathered in St.
Patrick's Church te pay htm homage.
Three days age Monslgner Kleran
passed his eight? -feuilli birthday. Fer
nie-u of these yea is the priest hud been
te his uciiuuinii'.ncu. nnd his pa
rishioners a marvel of physical health
and he seemed te gam rather than lese
sturdiness as his age im reiwed.
In the last jenr, however, it has been
different. His parlheners encountered
him less frctpiciitl.i in the streets, he
was ween lcs often at l he church, and
finally the news pn--ei round that the
Mmihlguiir was serelj aflllited by heart
disorders nnd hardening of his mterles.
Frem the beginning of Jul.v his dec'ine
was steady. I'in.illj il was announced
he had gene te the hospital and prayers
for his iccevery were asked lreui the
altar.
Was Bern In Ireland
MoiiHgner Kicrin wn berti at Ar
magh, I'lster, Ireland, but when hi
was less than teven jears old his par
ents came ie America, luinging him with
them. Tim Kieiun family settled in
Kensington, and jeiing Kleran get his
early education at the parochial school
of St. Ann's Church.
When It had been decided that he had
n vocation for the prlo-rhend he entered
St. Charles' College at Hllicntt Mills.
Mil. Frem there he went te the .enii .enii
nery at (ilea Hiddle, and linallv entered
the theological seminary of Philadel
phia. In IM)!! he entered the Aimi'lcan
rnntliiiii'il en I'nce 'I wn. ''eln nm I'eur
TYPHUS CASE AT BOSTON
Weman Taken III at Wilmington,
Del., New in Bosten Hospital
Bosten. Die '-'1. illy A P i- A
woman, llft jenrs of arc who hat' I'M
made n trip bv water aril mil In Je !; !;
seiiville. Fin., and i-'turn, has Iim n
found te bi siiflVrin;: fieni tjphus,
Hiilllh Cominissleuer Woodward an an
iieiliiied tedaj. Ade piate luccaiitlieis
liave been t.iki n here, he said, In pre-M-iii
spread "f the dionse.
The vvemiin uis luheii ill nl Wil
mington, Del., en the return tilp, nnd
came Immeillnlelv te a Bosten hospital,
the coiiiuihsiencr said.
Se tar as he was informed, the case
was the eiilv me in this pint of the
country, he added.
II' IT'S A rNF.II Al'TOMOlllUt YOU
wunt. you'll And It en pagcte 2S and 20.
Ade. r
TO SUIT SEITE
Revelation Regarding Japan
Furnishes Issue Recalling
"Article X"
T0KI0 LIKELY TO MOVE
FOR NECESSARY REVISION
England's Concern for Pacific
Dominions Responsible 'for
Inclusion of Nippon
U. S. DELEGATES AGREED
Blunder in Failing te Notify
Harding Causes Embar
rassing Confusion
By CLINTON W. OILnRRT
Sinn t'orrrftpendrnt Kvenlnr Pnbtlr T.rdter
CovvrieM. Mil. 1)1 rulHe Ltdger Cemvnru
Washington, Dee. 21. A reservation
agreed te by .Inpan or a modification nf
the four-Power pact by the Conference.
te the effect that it does net Include the
home islands of Japan,' will be neces
Miry new te insure the acceptance of the
treaty by the Senate.
Such an understanding will, it is be
lieved, be easy te arrive at. The first
fctep is likely te be a declaration by
the Japanese Government thnt It doe
net interpret the treaty te Include the
home territory. The question of thus
construing the treaty is new, it Is un
derstood, before the Government at
Tokie.
Japan is free te take this step and
she is the only Power really free te
act. She did net ask for the inclu
sion of all island territory in the iih
Kurnnce of pafcty. The British sug
gested the interpretation ndeptMl by
the Conference Committee. The Ameri
can delegates expressly assented te it.
Beth arc thus morally bound.
Hew It Cnme About
Whnt happened was this. It was the
clear intention of everybody that the
British dominions of Australia nnd New
Zealand should be covered In the pact.
But the language of the Instrument was
insular possessions nnd dominions. -
Seme Question might arise whether
Australia, which is commonly described
ns a continent, might be regarded as
nn Island for the purposes of the treaty.
Mr, Balfour, te clear up this point,
nuked thnt it be agreed that Australia,
New Zealand nnd the Islands of Japan
be Included. Japan said nothing. After
a delay of twenty-four hours, the
Americans assenting, the Conference
Committee unanimously agreed te Mr.
Balfour's- suggestion.
I am satisfied that there was no at
tempt at concealment by the conferees
of this agreement. But a series of
blunders has had an unfortunate effect.
First Senater Ledge, in his speech at
the plenary session, net enjy fnlled te
glve the agreed-upon inteipretatlen.
but even nuggestcd one totally opposed
te it.
Confirmed by Americans
The American delegation, however, us
seen ns asked specifically, replied
frankly, "Yes, Japan Is included, just
exactly as the Philippines." The first
information te this effect came from the
American delegation. It was promptly
confirmed by the British spokesman
here.
Then the next mistake was that no
one informed the President of the of
ficial interpretation. Se yesterday he
gave te the treaty the Interpretation
which every newspaper correspondent
and every reader of il had at first given
te it, his interpretation being out of
harmony with that given officially by
the American delegation.
This conflict bavins been didesed,
the American delegation nnd the Presj.
dent get together and the White Heuse
statement of lnt night followed. Then
the Japanese, .;eelnc nn opportunity te
put tlrmsclves In a favorable light be
fore the American public, set the ma
chinery In motion te ebtnin an inter
pretation from Tokie which would end
possible embarrassments.
Balfour's Motive
Mr. Balfeui's object seems (e have
been clearly Ij lemeve any doubt
v. bother or net Austrnlin was nn island
vithln the liieniilnr of the treaty. His
motive lu Ineludln.': also Jis:"un seems
ti have bcin te avoid the appearance
of askin;; for the inclusion pf a huge
British territory alone, perhaps for
fear that aiiti-British preiudiee mb;ht
be nreused by what might be reprc
Miited us a special favei te Gnat
P.iltain.
The Fnx'i-b, hnvitis vast territories
whose protection wns psentliil, ceulil
hardly ask for their Inclusion whll
Japan benefited only te the extent et
small ls'ands. The Amerlcnus, hav
ing the Philippines in view, were iniue
ri less esteppul from objecting te the
considerable posesslens of Great
Britain and Japan, Se the understand
ing was readied.
The practical lmpeiiaucc of what wns
dun.' in the cafe of Japan Is net rint
Its political Importance is considerable
Continued en Iae FJxhtttn. Column FIve
Mixtnkm Uicnttiy brought the for
tune hunter into the realm of love
and merif. fie h the htm of
The Fortune Hunter
.1 uru .len'ul which begin) en eomie
fxiae Friday next. Should he
have practiced deception? The
mi nicer is given in a brilliant
sterfi
Hi) Ruby HI. Ayrea
"The difference between the oath
proposed by Mr. De Vnlern nnd the
esth in the treaty is the issue be
fore the Dull Fliennn" Jehn Mil Mil
rey. In speech lu Dnll Kitennn.
The Treaty Oath
1 de solemnly swear true faith nnd
nlleglnnce te the Constitution of the
Irish Free State as by the law es
tabllshed, and thut I will he faithful
te Ills Majesty King Geerge V and
his heirs nnd successors by law, In
virtue of the common citizenship of
Ireland with Great Britnln and her
ndhercnee te nnd membership of the
group of nations forming the Brit
ish Commonwealth of Nations.
The De Vnlcra Oath
I de swpar te bear nlleginnce te
the Constitution of Ireland nnd te
the treaty of association of Ireland
with the British Commonwealth of
Nhtlens, and te recognize the King
of Great Britain as head of the as
sociated States,
WOMAN ACCUSED IN POLICE
LOVE TRIANGLE COLLAPSES
Patrolman Says Fellow Bluecoat
Stele Wife's Affections
Mis. Jacob Berweller. 2014 Fast
Thompson street, fainted at the Police
Trial Beard hearing In City Hall this
morning where she was called ns n
witness In the case of her husband, who
accuses a patrolman of alienating bis
wife's affections.
Mrs. Berweller hobbled te tins hear
ing en n crutch. She was assisted bj
neighbors, who said that she had re
ceived a broken leg when her hiMinnil
struck her with a baseball bat six
months age.
Bcrweiler cbnrges that Patrolman
Grlndel broke up his home. The case
wrts postponed as sevfinl witnesses
failed te appear.
In nnether case, Pntrelmnn Geerge
II. Weaver admitted being drunk De
cember Hi. He was fined ten days
pay. lie blamed three drinks of "block
and tar
SOLDIER ARRESTED SAYS
LIEUTENANT ROBBED HIM
Prisoner Gets Liberty Back, but Net
$122 He Had In Wallet
New wrinkles In banditry involve
masquerading os nn army officer accom
panied by n military pelleeniun, arrest
of u perfectly harmless soldier, taking
of ills money and his incarceration in
a police station.
Stephen Wallace, of Camp Dix, was
arrested ns a deserter by a man w hn
said he was First Lieutenant Fried. He
was accompanied by n sergeant. Beth
were lu uniform and trappings extend
ing te pistel.s and holsters.
They took his wallet containing SBi'J,
marched him te the Fourth and Knee
street station and asked the night ser
geant en duty te lock him up for the
Titgltt. They sold "they would return
for their prisoner in the morning.
Twe days passed and the nriny of
ficer and the sergeant did net leturn.
Inquiry nt Camp Dix developed Wal
lace was nn legitimate furlough. He
was released.
WINTER HOPS IN; CHILL DUE
Official Pelar Equipage Will Arrive
at 4:08 A. M. Tomorrow
Bag and baggage, hnnrv old Father
Winter arrives here at -1 :0S A. M. to
morrow. Although the bag and baggage will
net be examined by custom officers),
they are said te contain a rare unrt
ment of chill blasts, bllzzunb and ether
hyperborean knic-knacks.
One of these he will proceed im
mediately te unpack. This means a
cold night with the tcnipci.ituic hover
ing about -5. This will lat a maple
eg dajs, or long enough te give the old
fellow time te get hi bearings.
As has been custemarj when Father
Winter visits this part of the world,
tiynorrew will have the shortest da.vluht
period of the yeei .
In fact, it is only nine hour-., eighteen
minutes nnd some odd seconds Ions, -e
that j cm must work fast or you will find
the day ever and jour work bur half
clone.
It mav rain late this afternoon and
it may tint. Tonight there ina.v be a
few snow flurries. ,k te Christina-
nothing can be -.aid until Father Wi iter
I lias arrived and is Interviewed a1- te ln
plans.
HASTINGS MAY TAKE STAND
Man Who Shet Park Guard Expected
te Call Fatality Accident
Per ley J. I'r-iety, alli.s .lames Unk
ings, who is bein-r tried for the m.ir
tier of Vincent Ilinliv, a Pink Guard.
Is expe'-ted te take the -tend when the
State e'eses Its case today or tomorrow
This vr.s t'ldii stiil tndnv t H.iriy
V.. Fegler an 1 Midiad ,1. 1I.M--, a tor ter
liej s appointed by Judge Segers, as
counsel for the pri-enei.
What line the defence will take .
net known, hut from tl.cir nw--e.ai'ii-natlen
of State witnesM, It is mp.
posed the nttniiicM. will t d te show
that llaiilev tired the fust shot and that
the bullet that killed Hntiley was no
lired illicitly it him, but struck a
windshield, fieni which it was defiictcd
into the bedv of the Pink Gunnl.
BILL TO BLOCK "BLOCS"
Measure In Heuse Seeks te Prevent
Combinations In Congress
Washington, Dec. "Jl. (By A P. i
A bill prohibiting the formation in
Cnngiess of "hleis," based upon put
tlcular pui suit-, or geographical loca
tions, for the nninese of "lii ii, iv iii,..
effeetlng legislation," was Introduced
tednv by ISepre-entathc Ausnrge, He-
OIlllltiMlll Tniv Vei'l. Kniinl.i,. ...!
'" .-..., " " ....... ii. is Illlll
Representatives would be subject te a
fine of $5001) lu case it wus proved they
belong te n "bloc."
The proposed bill was designed, he
explained, te prohibit combinations in
restinlnt of execution, which are inher
ently mere ihiiiret'iiiis te Mm ,.n,,,,i....
than combinations m restraint of
trade."
"If we are te have an agricultural
'hlee.' why net u manufacturers'
'bloc? A consumers' 'bloc' and nu
merous geographical blocs V" Mr. An
serge nsked. "Legislation will net fol fel
low platform pledges, but will be the
result of dickering and combinations
between various blocs. It will be a
case of 'you vote for this and we will
vete for that.' "
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PACT UNDER DURESS
Acceptance of Treaty or Im
mediate War, Lloyd Geerge's
Ultimatum
DUBLIN DELEGATES GIVEN
THREE HOURS TO DECIDE
By the Associated Press
Dublin. Dec. 21. Arguing te the
Pail Hlreann today for ratification of
the Angle-Irish ngreement and oppos
ing a referendum te the Irish electorate,
Geerge Gavan Duffy, one of the Irish
plenipotentiaries, said that Prime Min
ister Lloyd (ieerge had lMsued en ulti
matum te the Irish plenipotentiaries re
quiring them te sign the trenty under
threat of Immedinte hostilities.
Mr. Duffy declared he opposed l lis
course bemuse of the high fnling a
plebiscite campaign would create Sie n
a campaign, lie asserted, would rend
the country from one end te the ether
He declared the pact repiesented the
fiults of the sacrifices of all who had
die.l for Ireland. "Hvery man and
we.iian here," he continued, "is entitled
te go out and die for Ireland. But none
is intitled te send the Irish people te
death."
Mr. DulTv declared It was a "mon
strous Iniquity" that the delegates who
hnd been invited under the Prime Min
ister's reef for the discussion of a
peaceful settlement should have been
given enlv three hours te decide the
qeustien of signing without the oppor
tunity of consulting Dublin. The trpnty,
however, should be ratified in the in
terests of the people of Ireland, he
said.
Duffy said he made no apelney for
signing the pact, but I'd' tin" he was
beuiid te drive home te the lnliidi. nf
the Irish people the c'rcu'iistnnci s un
I( r which the signatures were ex
torted. Going ever the events that eciurred
In Londen en December ! and that
leading up te the reaching of the agree
ment, he nld that Pi line Minister
Lloyd Geerge hnd issued en ultimatum
rc-qulrlng the signatures te the t'-eatv
of all the delegates under the threat of
Immediate war. Thev believed that this
time he was net blufliny. It was, Dufly
said, as the Prime Minister's official
organ declared, "a grim choice "
War Threat Made
Duffy read (rum this morning's
newspapers the senii-efiicinl denial from
Londen that the treaty bad been signed
under duress, lie i.ald the complaint
was net that the alternative te n trentj
wns war, but that war was the niter
native te this pat ticular treaty, and that
the Irish delegates hed been given thre thre
heurs te tench a decision, without i 'f 'f
iTeiiee te the home Government, under
the penalty "of letting loose fres'i bnr bnr
rers of savagis te trample, tertuie and
irucifv Ireland."
Duffy said he reisimmendtd the treniv
iductantlv , but sinieidy, becnus-e he
saw no alternative. The tieaty was
net utterly valueless, but it was net
rryment in full. He advised that the
treaty gave real power ter the fir-r
time, and that Ireland would be in u
Cnntlniird en I'nce i:iKlittn Column Tue
NAME 7 PHILADELPHIANS
TO WILSON FOUNDATION
i - - i
Prominent Citizens Added te Mem
bership of Beard
New Yerk, Dee 21 Announcement
j wns made heie tedav from the national
la'iiilqiinrter.s of the nmlrnw Wilnri
Foundation, 150 Niis.au street, thnt
Helnnd S. Merris, S'uie i-hnirmnn of
the Foundation In Pennsylvania;
IMward W. link. .Mr- Filwnrd Brown Brewn
ing. Hnnisen S. Mern.. Geerge W.
Norris. nil of Philadelphia : Vance C
Mi Cermlck. of Huul-liui's; . M. Carey
Themas, dean of Brm M.iwr College,
nnd Miss Gertrude V.'. of Br? n Mnwr!
had accepted apt eiatniei.t. te' the Na
tional ( 'einiiilttee of the Foundation
This committee has general super
vision eier the campaign te raise
M .00(1. (100 or meie f ii fing Jnuu.irv
III. and whieh will nle s..ect the m.r'.
mauent Beard (,f Tin-tecs. The com
mittee will number 250 when nil the
appointments nre made.
BANDITS STEAL SiiO.OOO FROM OHIO BANK
COLUMBUS. OHIO, Dec. '41. Five armed bun Jit & held up the
Stcclten bnin-h uf il.i- Citizens,' CruM tuul Savuih Bank udnv
and cbcapcd with .f 10,000.
VLADIVOSTOK ENVOYS ON WAY TO ARMS PARLEY
HONOLULU, Dec. 51. V. 3. KolucMiikef niul A. dc Uocluce,
enroute tu Wiisliingtcu te rcpic&cut the muntimu piexincea gov gev
urnmuiit "f VI rlivobtek at the Avn, Ceufcrcnic, have arrived hcie
nbe:i:cl th. Tcuye M-iru. They will cudeuvur, they said, te obtain
the biuietien el tin Ceuuicuee for the miny of the mtintiuxt piov piev
iueei, te c.uiy deiitmive urnib, wnieh they Jccluied i, uut pci
initled by the J.ipuui,e Ouvuiuuient. Tliey uccliued thu Vluui
vuMvdt .ii-iuy -v. nl I ... lidplcih iu event of a. Uelahcvili luv.is.ieu.
THIEF IS NEARLY HONEST
Leaves Old Clethes After Robbing
Camden 3tere of Outfit
, The furnishing store of Sigm nni
Seheenagle, 5.'l.s Fednal stieet. Cauui n,
wus broken Inte hiM night b i. tnicf
who can led nff about SOO weiih uf
merchandise including a new suit, over
coat and hat.
The thief left his. old clothes belaud.
Hi curried off his loot in n sultt n .
taken from stock. The stolen mer
chandise consists in' silk shirts, silk
socks, undemveur. neiktles and the con
tents of the jcwelrj cum.
re WllITINO papen Adv.
$5000 OF STATE FUNDS
FOR 'SERVICES NOT SHOWN'
KinVAK!) K. BKIDLHMAN
"FIREWATER" GETS TOO HOT
AND FIRE EXPOSES STILLS
Police Raid Fellows Firemen's Visit
te Manufacturer's Heme
Herman Washerman, a bed spnng
iiiunufurtutrr of 1IJ5 Ninth Sei end
street, is ild b, the pe'i v te have made
some real 'lire-water" ead- teiluj.
As n ii'siilt el the eveilieat.ng of n dis
tilling apparatus, a lire was Mailed in
his home that did S2O0 damn;.'.
Wass-erinan discovered the blaze in
his bathroom at 15 il'.e A. M. and sent
in an alarm, but by the time the en
gines arrived the Humes find spread te
the thiid tloei and the reef of tne build
ing. His wife and nine children, win, were
asleep en the second Hern , lb il te the
street by means of u tire-esenpe, and
Wussermnn himself disappeared end bus
net jet been found.
Police found a sfi (n the bathroom,
nnether in the kitchen and n third en
the top tloei , besides six gallons of
mash, all of which were seized and sent
te the Federal Building.
RYHAL GUILTY IN FIRST
1 DEGREEJJF GIRO'S DEATH
Death Sentence Automatic With
Verdict In New Castle Case
New Castle, Pa.. Die. 21 iBv A.
P. Themas Verne ISvhnl was found
guilty of murder In the first device bj
a juiy In the Criminal I'eu.t la-1 night
In connection with the drntli ,,f Clara
Bel),-. Lennex, a school girl hn ,e,l
recentlj following nn attack Inst sum
mer. The verdict n'ltnmnticnllv carric
with it the death sentence, but an ap
peal was made for n nrv trial. The
Court ,li.l net consider the rmt'en lnt
nlgl.t nor was sentence pronounced.
The iur.v deliberated from li :0li te
10:15 e" Im k There was no Indication
of hew inni: ballets were t.ilu-n in th
ease. Itvh'il recelxel the x "nil t with
lnngiiil it.tMi-t. j. cording t new..
papermeii pr nt, and shown d no nnduu
excitement ill the Hl.ittet .
B. AND 0. TRAIN DERAILED
IN W. VAN0 ONE INJURED
Five Cars of Passenger Tram
Thrown Inte Ditch
Graftaii. W. ;i.. D.. Jl - i ij A
P.I Five srs i,i Bnlnne'e iin llMi
Ii'iHri'ad 'iiissenjei ir.nii 'e .',, , ,
Yeik te St. I ou's. V(,.tl. , ni,i, I., ,
thrown into n ditch .' Li' , ui.eni
.21 t l.'iles east nf hen. '"lav PI .
si.i.uis were hurried . mm v..m iei...
I nt their serv ii s viie enlv n ,, t
near bruises and n.l'er nnne" mniilr...
The derni'eil cars Here thru v ! e't.ir
of the ii'iik nnd tin'rna I i.flb -.1- -a.!
rl ere wn. no Interruption of rratll"
JOHN W. GRACE. JR., DEAD
Brether of President of Bethlehem
Steel Company
Betliliheni. Pa., Iv,. -jl . ,nv ..
P.)--Jehn W Giiiu-. Jr. turi -M'M'n,
assistant general siqn i .iiiemli m ,,f t, .
Bethlehi'iii Steel Cninpuin. succinnbeil
iiirl.v this morning te n i oiiiplicatien of
diseases at Ins home in this , nj .
He was gradurited from Lehigh lni-vj-rsity,
i lass ,,f lv.in, dUtii,Kulshli,g
himself en the varsity baseball team of
which his biether. Hugene G Grace
president of the Bethlehem Steel Corpo
ration, wus also a notable factor, tl.e
brothers being in the pume chits. He
lenyes a widow and feevernl children
Fermer Auditor Genera!
Authorized Check te
Lieutenant Governer
NO VOUCHERS FILED
TO SHOW EXPENSES
Publ'c Accountants for New
State Official Uncover
Odd Transaction
RECIPIENT OF BIG SUM
IS SEEKING GOVERNORSHIP
Payment for "Advertising in
Connection With Escheat of
Meney" Is Explanation
TVif'.s- i. the first of a series
of articles in which Colonel
Grerrc Xej- McCain, of the
E renin a Public Ledger staff,
irill shed light en certain
amazing conditions at Har
risburg. By CEOnr.K NOX MrCAIN
HarrWitirg. Dec. 21. Among the
records of the Auditor General's office
is n ch'ck for ?5000. dnted November
11. 1020, paid te and indorsed by Lieu
tenant Governer IMward K. Beidleman.
Interest in the appearance of the
name of the Lieutenant Governer in
this connection heightened by the
elisiurity which surrounds the character
of this additional service which he ren
dered te the Commonwealth.
The Lieutenant Governer is the sec
ond highest official in the State. He
has luxurious offices in the State Cap Cap
irel. adjoining these of the Governer.
, yT'ie Commonwealth pays him nn an
nual salary of $5000, and ns a member
of the Beard of Pardons he draws $300
mere
His expenses are tared for by the
Legislature, which this year appro
priated $2500 a year for his traveling
and office expenses.
The check for .5000 was net appar
ently, ns indicated by the requisition,
given him for legal services, as bin
Ilnrrisburg law firm has another ac
count en the Auditor General's books.
His Firm Gets Stnte Fees
Ieiiilimau i, Hull, with offices In
the Kunkel Building, this cit.v, nr
uedited with rei eiving liberal fees for
)i'ii. -cm es. The) amount te S4500.
u ml .he s rvices which the tinu iended
ue .in forth in detail.
It is different w.th the S'iOOO vhich
w.i- .lutheiued by the then Auditor
iMieinl Chin lc A. Sii)der. te be paid
ie I.iciiienaiii t.ovcrner Beidleman.
At. erding te the direct rivnusiiien
lias .milium was given him for ' th
pa v mom et ie.Is uf advertising mid
ether expenie.s in i onneetien vilth es-
In 'I menejs and prepenj te th
( 'oiiiniei.we.i.th.'
Th' Ins k was made pajnbie te K.
'.. Iteii'lemuii and benis the indor inder
liicrt mi the bncic "U. 1". Beidleman "
Ii v..s I-. ie I en the (Junker City Na
tional Bank and was numbered lO.-IO.'l
In inhlit en. the number of thu
A in. te: iieniriil'. warrant Is en tlm
'leek. A'-i 221. and it was signed by .1. B.
I e I i.ni'ite, s-isiant Cashier (ei H.
II Kep'i.irt, Stnte Treasurer.
Issiiel. us set forth in the requisition,
.ii ,i count of 'pi.vmenr of costs of ad
x rti -Ins and ether expenses" there is
no!' ing in hie in the Auditor Genei.il'a
th'' in indicate (he nature of tne ad
veitising or "ethei expenses."
' Ne Hxpliiuatnry' Bills
' 'I I ere are no advertising bills, no sug.
jf-i'i'ti i i indication el what wus ad
veitised. or hew. or wherp
The matter of expense!- Is C'luall.T
iiivil')iiig. Tin re are no vouchers for
" pi n -e iicciiiints en file: nothing te
indiiite whnf moneys or property hud
been e'cheoteil or b) wheni, or for what
purpose.
Correspondence en the .ubjrci In
eiii.iillv laekiiig sii far us anj one in th
eflic has ucen able te diseevci.
Slin.lv. a cording te the itfln itil rec
cii's F I'.. Beidleinaii rei elved S5000
from the Auditor General, who ut that
mn .November. 10'JIM wns Chr.i les A
Simler. in piivment for udvcrtislng nnd
1 esi bent.
The Lienienant Governer's law firm.
Belilleman & Hull, received nt vari
ous time $1500 for legnl services, th
detnils of which uie duly bet forth In
the records.
These sums weie paid as fellows :
Kuhii vs Commenvvcultb, $1000; At
lantic Uefuiing Ceinpnriy, vs. Common
wealth. SlOOti; cellectlii''- taxed North
, western PenriHylvanin Hallway Cern
pan). ,?"i()0: collecting taxes Scrantoe
I and Binghamton Hallway, $1500.
Paid Frem the Fundi
These amounts were paid out of fund
ether than thene for ndrertUlnf, and
esclieatB from which the 'Lieutenant
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