'TV a r I M EVENING PUBLIC IEDGER-PHIEADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921 PARDON R LOB IS AGAIN SOUGHT Friends Plan te Present Peti tion Today at Meeting of Beard TO CONSIDER OTHER CASES Parden for William S. T,db. former Republican bns of Schuylkill County, new cervine a sentence in the KnMcrn Penitentiary, will be nsked of the Heard of Pardons when It meets today, I'vcr Klnee Lcib's conviction of forg ery of tnx receipts, friends have been making strenuous efforts te ebtnin his release. They linvc made up the peti tion which will be placed before the beard today. .Ankle from Lelb an Interesting case Is that of Sabatlne De Musi, who hud been In the Eastern Penitentlaty fei twelve years. He ta.s Mived from the death penalty and his sentence changed te life imprisonment, after Charles J, jReney, n lawjer, had worked untiringly n his behalf. Although Dc Masl was without funds tfhen he was tried in 1000 for the killing of James Qtilnn, son of a saloon keeper at Yerk read and Lycoming Rtrcet, Mr. Itency, after questioning the prisoner, became convinced of his Innocence. The trial rwulted In a erdlet et Xtlllty, and the late Judge Ralston ncntcnccd both De Mas! and Michael Comperto, n companion, te be hanged. Following Mr. Rency's appeals Dc Wasl's sentence was cbangel te life Imprisonment. After her husband's death, live years MO, Mrs, Reney, who resides at 1011 Catharine street, continued the light In De Mast's behalf. A month age she convinced the District Attorney's office thit a complete investigation of the cisc was necessary. Mrs. Heney said It was hoped te pre sent sufficient testimony In De Masl' behalf te the Beard of Pardons te obtain his. "lease before Christina-,. The lwrdshlps of three young men Sehrmrc serving terras in the State Peni tentiary have aroused the sympahty of Sirs. E. M. C. Webster, of Vlneland, te the point where she will persenallv take before the beard information which she believes will obtain their release. Jeseph dl Hlase. his brother. Jehn di Blnse, and Dan l'elu are the three who arc serving terms varying from two te three yean, in the penitentiary f-r receiving stolen goods. A petition In their behalf has been circulated by Mr". 'Perfectly Willing te Be Hissed, Berry's Retort "I am perfectly willing te be hissed mid hooted by members of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment," said Bishop Perry to day, "My statements were misrep resented, however, when they In ferred that 1 called them all bum"' and bootleggers. 1 had said in my letter that there were some respecta b'e citizens in their organization. 1 rath r enjoyed rending the account of the meeting today." Webster, which, she says, has been signed bv ninny Influential men in the section of New Jersey about Vlneland. The time men were tried last Feb ruary, charged with driving te various places near Vlneland automobiles which were stolen from a garage at Sixteenth street and S'nyder avenue. In August, 101i(). When giving a hearing, they asserted they were doing a favor for n relative who bought and void motor cars and who had since disappeared. Mrs. Webster 1 basing her plea en the ground that the juutli were miners, that it was their lirst offense, and she believes they were ignorant of the theft of the cars, BERRY IS ASSAILED AS ANTt-DRYS MEET "Bums and Bootlegger" State ment Brings Ferth Wrathy Reply HECKLER IS OUSTED RIOT AT CHRISTMAS TREES German Crowds Cry "Profiteer" and Seize- Yuletlde Greens Sl"-ml Cnble Miimtrh. Copine'i'. toil Iteilln, Dec. HI. The numerous plundering riots, coincident with the Christinas shopping rush, which at times have assumed dangerous propor tions, took n Tcmarkable turn yester day, when masses of rioters attacked Christmas tree dealers. Apparently the same crowds which have been suddenly gathering and at tacking feed and ether stores in various districts caused the trouble jetcrdny. A farmer who brought a wagonlead of trees te the city war surrounded by a group of children. When 1.1(1 marks apiece was asked for the trees there were cries of "Profiteer." Several men bearded the wagon and scattered the trees into the crowd. At the North Station another mob stele 100 trees, se there will be at lea.t 100 happy families gathered around stolen goods this year. Ne Funds, Borough In Darkness Mnluuiey City. Pa.. Dec. LM.tJU- berten, a borough with 4t!00 popula tion, has been in darkness the last two nights. The Schlklll Electric Light and Power Company has shut off the light, due te failure of the Town Coun cil te pay its bills te the company. The Ceuncilinen of fJllbertnn say the borough treasury is depleted. About .100(1 persons, Including mere than 150 women, gathered in the Met ropolitan Opera Heuse last night for the first meeting of the Association Aenlnt the Prohibition Amendment. It was a serious gathering, but en thusiastic In its applause of any denun ciation of the dry law enforcement or of any prediction that the Velstead Act would be repealed. There were bees for Rishep Rerry whenevr speakers referred te his class class Ifientien of the members of the associa tion as "bootleggers, bums and crim inals." Several days age Bishop Berry, in declining an Invitation te loin the association, declared that it was deemed te defeat. . . Wien the meeting (started Uic par quet fleer seats were all taken, the heTcs were occupied and there were several hundred in the balcony. All three speakers commented en the letter of Bishop Berry. In the midst of a speech a man in the rear of the orchestra fleer rose te his feet and sheuted: "I demand te knew why this meet ing has been called. What arc you try ing te de here? I Insist ' Just then the heckler was approached by four of Uic forty patrolmen sent te see that there were no disturbances at the meeting. He was led gently, but firmly, te the outside of the theatre, and allowed te depart. Representative Hill uas the principal speaker. Earlier this month he intro duced a bill providing f(.r Fedcrnl local option and that bill is new in the Ways and Means Committee. Tart of his speech was spent in describing that bill, which, or one like it, he predicted, would be passed seen. In his opening Mr. Hill referred te Bishop Berry. "In 1007 the Anti-Saleen League steed for temperance, Mr. Hill began. I "Teilay it stands for bigoted Intcmper ! nice. Ne bettei example of this is 'needed than jc-tcnla description of j en and me given bj one of jour Anti I Saleen League leaders. "Newspapers reported yesterday that ' the Rev. Mr. Berry declined te join our association en the ground that we nrc 'largely made tip of n malodorous com pany of brewers, saloonkeepers, boot leggers, bum and criminals.' Could nnything be mere bigoted or mere in temperate? "I personally recognize In this au dience men who have held the highest positions of trust In the State of I'cnn sjlvanla and in the United States. I recognize men who ns officers in the regular army and In the National Guard during the last war rendered the most distinguished serricc. I rec ognize men who held positions of trust In the rcat churches and financial In stitutions of Philadelphia. I myself um a member of Congress and was formerly I'nltcd States District Attor ney for Maryland, yet Uic chief expo nent in your city of the Anti-Saleen League calls us 'bootleggers, bums and criminals.' " Then came the hisses and boecs. Later, after describing his bill for local option, air. lull again referred te the Bishop. "My bill for Federal local option, although opposed by the Antl-Haleen League, from the statements in your papers this morning will receive the sanction of the Treasury Department of the Federal Government. "I wonder if the Rev. Mr. Berry en reading this morning's Philadelphia newspapers will classify the members of the Treasury Department, one of whom is a member of President Hard ing's Cabinet, as belonging te the class of 'bootleggers, bums and criminals' te which lie absigns you nnd me?" Mere hisses followed that statement, which were changed te cheers when Mr. Hill e plained tlint by beer he meant the 4 per cent varietyanil by light wines lie meant the kind that has 12 per cent alcohol b. volume. But the real demon stration was unldesed when Mr. Hill ventured the opinion that "it will net be a long time before the Velstead act Is repenlcd." The ether speakers were Emanuel Furth, a lawyer of this city, and Captain William II. Stayten, founder of the association. Captain Stnyten said the organization new numbers mere than 200,000 members. SENATOR CAPPER DEFENDS AGRICULTURAL BLOC Congress Greup Is Rendering Coun try Great Service, He Asserts Washington, Dec. 21. The agricul tural bloc was defended In the Senate cstcrdny by Senater Capper, Repub Repub licen, of Kansas, as "really rendering the country a greater service at this time than any ether group of men." Mr. Capper said the critic who had most astonished the country was Sec retary Weeks, who nttacked the blee In n recent address In New Yerk. "In n general attack upon a Congress whose achievements are considered somewhat epochal," continued the Kan sas Senater, "net only did the Secre tary of War find nothing geed te say of any of the legislative measures enacted in behalf of the farming industry nnd approved by the President, but he con demned much of it as unsound eco nemically, one must Infer, beenusj it was introduced by the fnrm bloc. Mr. Capper also replied te statements attributed te Otte Kalin, New Yerk bnnkcr, whose remarks, Mr. Capper stid. would cause one "te think that i business sits en the right hand of Gov i crnmcnt." j The Senater entered n plea for the I East and West te get together en what 1 he said should be common ground, de claring that the interests of agriculture i should be the Interests of the industrial ' eud financial sections. LACK MEN FOR WARSHIPS Naval Officer Points Out Effect of Hughes Plan en Personnel If Congress cuts the navy personnel, the naval ratios will net be 5-B-fl, as plnnned, but 5-2Vj-a, with the United States having the 2Jj. according te Captain Yntes Sterling, Jr.. of the League Island Navy Yard, who spoke last night nt a meeting of the Military MBOBllll Quality and quantity Victer Bread Big Leaf 6 Order of Foreign Wars nt the Hetel Walten, "The Hughes plan for the navy," said Captain Sterling, "hns been care fully worked out, nnd If put In force should be lived un te. If the number of men is cut however, there will be only halt enough men te man tnc snips, and It will mean the absolute failure of the whole plan. "The capital ship Is by no means ob solete. There is a great deal of talk nl.tllf nlnl im .1f.i battleships, but It Is'rrally fe,ft & In heavy sens airplanes could net even k! launched from their carriers." j Judge Rebert R. Hendersen Cumberland, Md Dec. "1 ti Rebert R. Hendersen slxty-fe'ur JK old, who recently retired ns Anii.uH Judge of the Fourth Federal Ju11 Circuit, died here yesterday, (llchl 1 Sold only in our Stores ITOEIflG IiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHniiiKiiiBiiiDiiiiraiiiniiimB Diamond Wrist JVatches Originality Diversity Importance Mereliandise Purchased Up te Chrietmas Eve Delivered en Christmas Day Bv Special Messengers of the Heuse In New Yerk, 'Atlantic City, Wilmington, Baltimore and Annapolis JEGaldwell & Ge. 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All Prices Reduced PHILADELPHIA (Central) Cunningham Piane Ce., 11th & Chestnut Sts. Harry Fcdulle, 804 Walnut St. B. Futcrnik, 140 N. 8th St, H. C. Kahn & Sen. 11th & Filbert Sts. Lit Brethers, 8th and Market St8. Jeseph Merris, 6 N. 13th St. Penn Furniture Ce., 615 Market St. N. Sncllenburg & Ce., 12th & Market Sts. Strawbridgc & Clothier, 8th & Market Sts. Stern & Ce., 712 Market Sf. Widener's, 1109 Chestnut St. PHILADELPHIA (Northeast) Jacob Bnllen, 2114 N. Frent St. Harry H. Bcddew, 1536 Oxford Ave., Frank ford narry S. Benstock, 2622 Kensington Ave. Bridcsburg Music Stere, 2603 Orthodox St. Edward H. Burr, 2448 Frankford Ave. Davies Phonograph Ce., S. W. Cor. 6th and Yerk Sts. Diamond Furniture Ce., 2107 Germantown Av. Sel Feinstein, 5551 N. 5th St. Frankford Music Heuse, 4616 Frankford Av. Girnrd Music Shep, 607 W. Girard Ave. L. L. Geedman, 327 W. Girard Ave.; Jacobs, Inc., 1501 Germantown Ave. S. Jacobs & Sen, 820 Columbia Ave. T. M. Kenney, 3234 Kensington Ave. Jes. Krygier, 3132 Richmond St. Z. Kitty, 161 W. Girard Ave. A. Laux Music Shep, 3239 N. Frent St. Myers F. Hall, 2626 Germantown Ave. It. J. McClelland, 3152 Frankford Ave. C. J. Oldewurtle, 2623 Germantown Ae. Herman Preppcr, 2960 Richmond St. I. S. Reice, 919 XV. Girard Ave. Abraham Saltzman, 210 Fnirmeunt Ave. Jehn Schneider, 2828 N. 5th St. Scherzer Piane Ce., 539 N. 8th St. Starr & Mess, 3631 Germantown Ave. Aaren Slepak, 1028 N. 2d St. Strand Music Shep, 1114 Girurd Ave. Universal Talking Machine Ce., 2835 Ger mantown Ave. A. H. Weir, 2205 Germantown Ave. I llfli. MftH jm ill J 'n ! m 1 Mi US Mm 2SFT---rr3Ei. ImmAmmamaamHBamammiimmmmtaaamammiamatKMmammmmmaBaamBammammmmmaaimam $275 Medel NOW $175 $225 " " $150 $165 " " $140 $150 " " $125 $140 " " $100 $125 " " $ 85 $75 " " . $ 60 $ 45 $ 30 $ 50 $ 32.50 K Dealer Listed Here Will Give Yeu Thete Prices and Easy Terms -J PHILADELPHIA (Northeast Continued) Win. S. White & Sen, 6701 Torresdale Ave. Wambold Music Shep, 4509 N. Bread St. PHILADELPHIA (Northwest) M. M. Bevard, 4369 Crcssen St. Bredy Brethers, 2710 W. Girard Ave. Thee. Connelly, 2633 W. Girard Ave. Falls Hardware Ce., Ridge & Mldvale Avcs. Ferstcr Bres., 4356-58 Main St., Mnnayunk T. J. Feley, 1406 W. Girard Ave. Grand Music Shep, 2313 Ridge Ave. Frank Hainbach, 2645 Lehigh Ave. Martin Kalwaic, 4203 Germantown Ave. K. & M. Talking Machine Ce., 1412 Susque hanna Ave. Merris Meyer, 4138 Germantown Ave. Powers & Reynolds, 1927 W. Tiega St Ridge Music Shep, 1806 Ridge Ave. Sirken Brethers, 2012 N. 31st St. J. M. Tomkins, 5147 Germantown Ave. II. Zacenick, 2801 N. 22d St SOUTH PHILADELPHIA Carsen's Music Shep, 1041 Seuth St. J. Feinstein, 1423 Point Breeze Ave. Merris Freed, 1637 S. 6th St. '" Edw. J. Garvey, 1604 S. 2d St. Eugene .Geldman, Inc., 623 Seuth St. J. Huberman & Sen, 2027 S. 13th St Keystone Talking Machine Ce., 1701 S. 7th St. A. Lupinacci, 730 S. 7th St. I'cnJ. Lander, 1601 Christian St. B. Miller, 601 S. 2d St. Metropolitan Music Heuse. 1637 Passyunk Av. Jehn A. Moere. 20th and Federal Sts. O'Hara Music Stere, 201 Wolf St. . Polikeff, 2128 S. 7h St. Redia Bres., 1541 S. 8th St. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (Continued) D. Rosenfeld, 234 Seuth St. G. Russe, 930 S. 8th St. H. A. Walters. 1408 Seuth St. J. E. Williams, 1703 Snyder Ave. S. A. Wefpert, 2017 Seuth St. WEST PHILADELPHIA ' C'Lect Music Inn, 4136 Market St. Cunningham Piane Ce., 52d & Arch Sts. Gee. B. Davis & Ce. 3930 Lancaster Ave. Gee. B. Duvia. 5207 Market St. Luigi Giulinne, 404 N. 64th St. Ernest Hegeman, 4058 Lancaster Ave. Lightbown's Music Shep, 6221 Woodland Ave. M. Grass, 221 8. 60th St. M. GrasB, 5637 Chester Ave. Melchierri, Jewelry & Music, 4856 Lancaster Ave. A. Neshanian, 511 S. 60th St. O'Halloran, The Music Man, 7 S. 60th St. Widener's, 19 S. 52d St. Wllmer Music Stere, 7104 Elmwood Ave. CAMDEN, N. if. M. S. Bannach, 1014 Kaighn Ave. Camden Phonograph Ce., 323 Kaighn Ave. A. J. Ebcrhard, 2614 River Ave. W. H. Kling Piane Ce., 700 Broadway Ervin J. Kruck, 1252 Kaighn Ave. S. Lewis & Sen, 1109 Breudway J. Marsick, 1840 Broadway Gee. K. Weikle SUBURBAN Ambler, Pa. ARDMORE The Spotlight MubIc Shep, 9 Cricket Ave. Chester, Pa. Baren Bres., 225 Market St. B. Freeman, 140 W. 3d St. A. W. Welson, 604 Edgment Ave. Darby, Pa. B. F. Carr, 512 Main St. Shuman Drug, Main & Chester PiKe Norristown, Pa. Bleck Bres., B. E 15 W. Main St. Gardner, C. R 409 Marshall St. Youngjehns, E. J., 239 W. Main St. ll