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Fair mtd net quite be cold tonight
with lowest about 12 degrees; Satur
day fair and much warmer.
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VOL. VIII. NO. 134
DOK WOULD PAY
TODIflEGT FUR
i
;,t
y
f?Offer Made In Letter te Mayer
'.' Inrlnvaari hu finmmit-
3 . nf ine
iQ)ARANTEES salary of
$50,000 FOR FIVE YEARS
.
1
I Secretary of Commerce Held te
Be Best Fitted te Make
Event Success
CRET PLAN GETS (BLOW
Engineers' Repert Rejects It
and Urges Falrmeunt
Site Adoption
Pepper Indorses Jioevcr
as an
"Ideal Solution
Washington, Feb. IT. Senater
Pepper tedsy strongly Indorsed the
suggestion that Secretary Hoever be
Invited te bcrome director of. the
Philadelphia Sesnul-Ccntennlnl mid
complimented .the offer of Edward
Bek personally te'pny Hoever S?."0',
000 n year In thlrr capacity.
"While the leadership in the Sos-nul-Ccntennlal
plans Is in the hands
of Mayer Moere," Senater Pepper
fnid, "I personally should regard
this as an Ideal solution of the piob pieb piob
lein If Mr. Hoever could be spared
from his present flutlcti te become
director of the project."
Edward W. Bek has offered te pay
Ilcrbcrt Hoever, Secretory of Com
merce, ?.'0.000 a car for Jlve years
If the Executive Committee of the
Pesnui-Ccntcnnlnl Exhibition will make
r,, liim director general.
'L The offer was jnade In n letter from
Mr. Bek te the Mayer. The letter is
believed te have been received some tleye
L tfe, but has net been made public.
J
PER S250QOQ
iur. iioercr was invited here Orcein-
inri Af flint fftviA .hrt . f i
-.. ... vm.w v.iuv-iiiT- rruiusui will mmic
l.-v " " - w.wiiih3 iiiiL-Lui wujii'riu
$ of the exhibition, as the
man best fitted
ny his grunt
experience in banditti"
,t large projects te develop the great fair.
i which it is, hoped will be the finest ever
lven.
' Ne,.n,ctJ?n Wfts nkpn "t that time.
nor did Mr. Hoever indicate whether
or net he would be willing te accept
nP. "osltlen If it were offered.
The correspondence which has passed
between tire Mayer and Mr. Ilek en
We subject has net been made public.
Mayer Refuse Details
Mayer Moere refused "te go Inte de
tails today when asked te confirm the
rumor. He Mied a brief formal state
ment, indicating thnt Mr. IJek'H letter
would be laid befere the men te whom
tfte task of effecting (he preliminary
organization of the great fair has been
entrusted.
The Moyer'a statement fellows :
'fl.it t tru.cC f,il1'1 the tntement,
that Ldward Rele, new wintering
Smi rWn ,ms written me that he Is
wining te pay Mr. Hoever, S -rotary
of Commerce. "ir.e.OOO t! jear for five
MrH en condition that Mr. He .ver is
Ccnten IT'01' ecncral of the aul-
" 1 t fr"l Privileged te -:Ivc out
y letter te Mr. Hek nor Ills letter te
ee without ids consent. Neitlie de I
care te cemmnt further upon this mat-
. u. me reriucs: ei tlie iiew-piipei's
Prff'jiB the Inquirv until the matter im
laid befere tiie Executive Committee
and the Heard uf Directors."
Mr. Hoeer gae the fair plans gient
winetus in the "address he made hrre.
111? occuflen of Mr. Hoever' visit
ns u luncheon gien by Jehn Wuua
makcr m the Uellevue-Stratferd.
Raised IdfaK for Fair
'ir. noever in n Rnrtl nM..,..
'"te me fair project from the leSel
'J commrrce te thnt of economic ideals.
...t -i .7 : : " r r-1'iun.-u tiuurr
v . ,,lu,m ,nt it suetua mark f,ty
11 , ";,srs',. in ideas and ideals
(i v . , ? '" material things. He nf.
nnnt!' h,,R, bl;lU'f, t,mt 0,,1y b-v lusiiting
rnH .i..ld'nl,stlc snevt9 of the fnir
wuld this country get the co-operation
he rriL6niUnt,i?",M- Uc Ml111 J'e believed
Inmn l,0."1(l lcuve Pliilndelphia with
""0.,c"diiiig. monument, such aa a
eplendld Federal building.
Mr. Hpever said that he had talked
?, Jii? fa r v.H home of his colleagues
en.ir'H1K,"n'mI ll,ul feu"d thwu
wently interesteih
tn,f''? iCcn',11 Jjewnnient Is inter
!?; ' ,1'? H,1(1- fl"(' seme discus
w n,Ut!' ."'J', colleagues of the Cab-
WuSlKf CHCnt Wh,,CU W,,1(1 mMi t,,e
passing of the unpleasant period, nnd
htls1' dt'Parture " world re-
In conclusion Mr. Hoever said:
"Taking it all in all, it si ems te me
Cuntlnued en Tate Elihtren. Column Thr
SWINDLER ESCAPES JAIL
Pieude Army Officer Premises te
Make Restitution
nrsa, Ringgold street, en probation
ttd sYatermy?9 '" t,1C
BS8' mebnevTrr $ "R5!1T-
excess Government Buppiics stored at
the warehouse of the Qunrtermas tcr's
n;i"eni " Awcuty-tlrst street and
Oregon avenue.
b..i "eiuica mat no had
it was test fled
been
s,j peopie ,n mis manner for nearly
srejeara.
"BaT--fef
l
,
TV fi,, , ""' ' 'rZlFW' was the swift and steady re re
Mrl8tedisctii.siheSesqiil.CcntennfnT,ftreat of the mercury down the glass
Entered as Sccend-ryays Matter at the Poitenico at rhlladelphta. a.
. Under Min Act of March 3. t87l
Official Temperatures Shew
Mercury's Fast Nese Dive
Today Yesterday
1 A. M 10 34
2 A. M D 34
3 A. M .... I) 33
4 A. Mi 7 32
c a. m s no
0 A. M 7 y7
7 A. M O -y- 23
7.1GA. M 4 23
8 A. M U 24
OAJI (J 24
10 A. M.i 8 23
11 A. M 8 24
Noen 11 23
1 1M 12 23
2 P. M 13 23
3 P. M 1(1 23
4 P. M.1 1. 17 22
5 1 M " Je
0 1 M 18
Temperatures Belew Zere Are
Unofficially Recorded in
Outlying Sections
TO WARM UP TOMORROW
The coldest weather of the winter
visited Philadelphia and the suburbs
today, with unofficial temperatures as
low as 7 degrees below zero in outlying
sections.
The official minimum recorded at the
Weather Bureau here wns 4 degrees
above zero at 7:15 o'clock this morning.
The Weather Bureau records show
that this is the coldest day since Feb
ruary 1, 11)20, when 2 nbove zero weh
recorded. The lowest temperature this
year, prier te today, was the O degrees
above zero reached Janunrv 2G. The
coldest February 17 en record in the
Philadelphia Weather Bureau was In
lSDO, when It was 2 decrees bciew zero.
The coldest day the city has hed since
the Weather Bureau began making rec
ords nearly half a century age was Feb.
ruary 10, lSOfr. when C degrees below
zero wns recorded.
It required no thermometers, hew-
c.ver, te tell the averuge person with
rnss nnd a nese and lingers and teca
that it was cold. Ceal piles dwindled
this morning as en no curlier day of
the winter; creuds in trolley cam for
once didn't mind being packed in tight.
An extraordinary feature of the blt-
mee. jn twenty-tour Hours tnc dren
averaged just about n deirree an- hour.
At 1 A. M. yesterday the thermometer
steed nt 31; at 1 A. M. today itwas
just 10, a drop of 21 degrees In twentv twentv
leur hours. Frem 1 o'clock this morn
ing the mercury sought new depths,
dropping te 0 degrees i.t 7 o'clock and
then taking a swift drop of 2 degrees in
Cenllnncd en Ine Kljclitrrn, Coleimi Twe
COURT DISMISSES PETITION
ON CUSTODY OF ROSIER BOY
'i -
Rules It Lacks Jurisdiction te Rule
en Case
The Orphans' Court this afternoon
denied a petition asking the appoint
ment of a guurdiau of nine-year-old
Oscar Hosier. .7r., son of the advertising
innn shot te death in his Walnut &trect
etlice.
The court held thnt it locked juris
diction because the boy lives in Stone Stene
hurst, Upper Darby, Delaware County.
This point had been inised In argument
today by counsel for Mrs. Catharine
Hosier, the bev's stepmother, who op
posed the petition.
While thine ill the .Teffercnn TTns.nl.
tal, Rosier made a will, in which he
left ills estate equally te the boy and
Arthur Rosier, the be.v's undo.
A petition for a guardian was filed
l Fiank II. Kchrenk, n friend of the
slalu man, who had tcmneitiry posses
sion of the child un te Februai-v 11.
MERCURY HITS 4
ON COLDEST DAY
iMwhen he was mined eer te Mrs. Sue
Held, mother et Mrs. Rosier. The
transfer was erdtrcd by President Judge
Brown, of the Municipal Court, act
ing en a writ of habeae corpus.
SECOND CHILD VICTIM OF
STILL EXPLOSION DIES
Alleged Owner of Machine New Out
en Ball '
Seercl burned in the explosion of a
still, fourteen-moiith-old Clmrles
Wright, of lUli; Enst Seltwr street,
died f loin his injuries in tiie Episcopal
Hospital this morning, The baby is the
second ietlm of tiie e.nloslen which nn.
currcd m the home of William Callifay,
11)14 East Seltzer street, two weeks age.
Three small children were burned
when the still ovpledf'd.
Following the scalding of the children
bv the liquid mash William Callifav.
the inleged owner, was arrested and
held in bail te await the outcome of
the injuries of the children.
U. S. TO PAY $4,000000
FOR ARMY CAMP SITES
Real Estate Taken Over During
War te Be Bought by Government
Washington, Feb 17. (By A. P.)
The Scnatn today passed the hill paving
the way for the War Department te
complete thu acquisition of real estate
at n number of army camps and supply
bases which was taken ever during the
extension et laciiiues during, tlie war.
The ineuture authorizes appropria
tion!, of about $4,000,000. which C'huir
i tut ii Wadswurtli, of the Military Com
mittee, said would make It possjble for
the CeuTiimuit te complete the title te
properties allied at around $130,000,
000. It gives the Government the
right, he added, te seli or lease or de as
it sees lit with much land that it new
controls only through the war-time
icqulsitiens.
Included in tlie tracts and the
amounts te be appropriated for each
ore: Army supply base, Philadelphia,
5700,001); army supply depot at New
Cumberland. P. .S02,fi00; erdniuifu
depot at Pcdrkktewn, N. J., .fL'in.COO,
and oidnaiice storage depot at Middle.
towu.re., 00,000.,
EN
, STEAL
FURSJRILL SAFE
Cot Inte Walnut Street Shep by
Cutting Through- Fleer
Frem Above
GET $2000 IN PELTS, BUT
FLEE AFTER BORING BOX
Three rebbera who Include safe
cracking in their line of endeavor at
tacked Christopher Welsh, u night
watchman at 1123 Walnut street, be
fore midnight last night nnd after bind
lug and gagging him, stele furs valued
at $2000 from the store of '1'reescr &
Halpern.
The thieves also tried te crack the
safe of Witrin & Gallagher, 1.35 Seuth
Twelfth street, but after boring fcv
era! holes, fled.
The Witlln & Gallagher establish
ment Is connected with tlie Prcsser &
Halpern store by an L-shnpcd hallway,
mid Investigation by the pollce shows
.mi iuu ume tnievcs operated in dew
places.
Welsh believes the men secreted them,
selvcsin the building before the Presser
u i Hn'Pern store closed and spotted
tnc location of the most expensive goods.
J's "UPPosltlen was given weight by
the fact that they selected only the very
best. They took nieces which were
easy te enrry and worked leisurely
Attack Watchman
Welsh occupies the fourth fleer of
me building as living quarters. He was
making his rounds shortly befere mid
night When (lin rlilm attnnknrl 1,1m In
a hallway en the third fleer.. One of the
men struck him with n blackjack and
tne,,?t,ners luickly bound him.
welsh struggled, but ene of the men
Pr,t'd a revolver te his forehead.
'Better keep quiet," said the robber,
"or you'll be sorry."
Anether blew en tlie head silenced the
watchman. He was then bound and
gagged nnd carried te his own room nnd
thrown onto n timi.
lhe men then cut a hole through the
iioer and by means of a rope lowered
themselves te the second fleer where the
fur store is located. Several small
pieces of fur were found near the win
clew Indicating that the robbers must
have tossed the fur out te seme ene
waiting outside.
Then Turn te Safe
After taking what they chose nt the
rresser & Halpern establishment, the
men w;ent te the first fleer and entered
the tailor shop of Witlin & Gallagher.
They evidently knew where the afe was
located In. the rear of the first fleer.
iMoberote preparations weie made for
cracking it.
Many holes were bored In the safe
and there were marks Indicating that
heavy chisels were used en tlie deer,
it is believed the robbers were fright
ened uway from this place or feared
welsh might recover.
Welsh managed te free himself. Al-
v. ...., siruuj nt'iiKeneu, ae reached a
telephone and notified the police.
As he was attacked in the dark he
could net give a geed description of the
men. All were tall und powerful, he
sald, ami each wero a cap nnd sweater.
R. R. MANAGERS AND MEN
HAVE FRIENDLY CONFERENCE
Hopeful of Averting Deadlock Over
Wages and Conditions
New Yerk. Feb. 17. (By A. P.)
Delegates te the conference of fifty-two
,Prn. rnllrea(l inanageiH and 'eadeis
of ( onducters' and Trainmen's Fnleiis.
in bessien here, announced today that
they were "getting bemeu here.'" and
Vmt th.('y . P"ubly would avert tlk
deadlock threatened In the controversy
ever wages and working conditions.
Although they would net reveal de
tails of the proceedings for fear nf
jeopardizing the success of the confer
ence, members described the temper of
both sides as "amicable and co-operative."
The present dlKnnfrj nnni,i v. met
tled without calling upon United Slates
Miner uenni, thu delegates piedlcted.
When a recess was taken for lunch,
the railroad executives declined te make
u formal statement.
President Shcppnrd, of the cotidue cetidue cotidue
ters, heweer, when asked te comment
upon the reported amicable negotiations,
said : '
"Well, leek
leek happy?"
us ever; don't we nil
TROLLEY HITS AMBULANCE
Nene Hurt in Accident
and Fifteenth
at Tiega
An ambulance of the Jewish Hospi
tal waa struck by a trollev ,. ,, it
was passing Fifteenth f.lri..'t .,n,i 'i;..
iivcnun this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
At the hospital it was said that no
eim wns hurt In the collision. The inu-
cnine wns damaged.
PASS $295,000,000 BILL
Heuse Adepts Measure Providing
Interior Department Funds
Washington, Teh. 17. (Bv A. P.)
Without a record vote the Heuse tednv
passed and sent te the Senate the an'-
mini Interior Department apprepria
nVlnft' carr''i,,K nPl'resimately $205,-
UU''i'"'wi
Previously a motion te recommit the
measure te cllminnte previsions for the
offices of surveyor irenernl in n, m-.
ern States was voted down, i!13 te 101.
Pawned People!
IJii a curious twist of fate rack
churaeter In Vtanh L. Packard's
new story
"PAWNED"
finds himself pawned te another.
A'enc con aet as ha himself desire's
but only as another dictates. '
Trust the author of "The Miracle
Man te tcravc an enareisina
romance of adventure and low out
of thh odd material,
Proof f Just hceln te read it tonier-
tow.
CRACKSM
BIND
WATCHMAN
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1922
Se New Hubby Can't Jeke
About Her Lim'rickitis
Mrs. Du Beis Has a Geed
inswer te His Teasing
When He Gets Heme
ONE HUNDRED - DOL
LAR Check Will Takcl
Sting Out of His Jokes
Galoshes may be all very well in a
couple of Inches of rain or a snow
drift, but when It comes te navigating
down hill en a slippery pavement they're
net all they're cracked up te be.
Mrs. Erncstlne DuBois lives nt 0840
Florence avenue, and we sllded nnd
skidded and made nn uncertain way
down te her, te bear the glad tidings
that she had wen ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for successfully answering
a Limpln Lim'rlck.
The completed Limerick Is ns fel
lows :
LIMERICK NO. 0
A chauffeur who taxied a cab
Said, "My llfe Isn't qulet or drub,
Fer there Isn't a nilnute
Without a thrill In It,
With the speed lawn and mil gift of
gab."
Other contestants who wen places en
the ballet arc:
Agnes Cenaban, 475 Bourse Build
ing. Harry Hels teen, 0910 North Camac
street.
Jeseph A. Sellgman, 71 West Wash
ington lane, Gcrmantewn.
P. F. Knee, Atlantic City. N. J.
WILL BACK MITTEN
Wealthy N. Y. Banker Confers
With P. R. T. Head en Fight
for Control
"INSURGENTS" ARE WARNED
A powerful backer appeared here to
day for the Mitten management of the
Rapid Transit Company In the person
of Nelsen Robinson, wealthy retire!
banker of New Yerk, no v's tn con cen
ference for several hours with Themas
E. Mitten, president of the company.
Mr. Robinson stands ready te give
Mr. Mitten any support he may need.
V'licn the Co-eperntlve AVelfare Asso Asse Asso
siatien of the P. R. T. held its mass
meeting recently at the Ice Palace, Mr.
Robinson was present, and nt thnt
time he expressed his warm friendship
for Mr. Mltlcn. and' his belief In the
Transit chief's pelldies.
"Hands Off" Is Warning
it is net ncuevcd Mr. Itolnnsen's help
, . .... . ... i
win m necessary, iiigucr ethciais of
the company are radiating confidence in
the battle for control of the company,
which will be decided March 15 at the
annual meeting of stockholders.
Streng commendation for the Mitten
management was given tedav by Dr.
Lenlu Hrlllnn. Kl't'J Ynrtli l'lclill, lt,.nnt
a large stockholder In the Union Trae
non company, one of (lie largest sub
sidiaries of the 1'. R. T.
Dr. Britten's outspoken views threw
nn interesting sidelight en the attitude
of underlying stockholders whose divi
dends depend en the success of the
1'. R. T. management.
In plain words meant for the five
insurgent directors Dr. Biitten advised
thut the transit serlce, as new or
ganized should be let alone.
Calls Mitteu Rule "Capable"
"Frem the standpoint of n landlord
Interested in the welfare of his tenant,
as a holder of Union Traction stock,
T wish te say it Is eaceuraglng te
Knew that the P. 11. T. property Is
being managed bv most capable hands,"
Dr. Brltten said.
"Plans made by the Mitten manage
ment presage still further efficient
which, incidentally. Is conducive te the
welfare of Union Traction. Mr. Mit
ten has helped te keep Philadelphia en
the map by his aggressive ami progres
sive method:-. ,
"When a business shows such im
provement It la net well te interfere
with Its (eurse. Anj chance In the
direction or management of P. R. T. ,
nt this time would, In my opinion, be
inadvisable.
"During the period in which Mr. I
Mitten hoi directed the P. R. 1 . no i
has brought It from a chaotic condi
tion te a system which Is in the very'
front rank of htrcet railwujs lu the1
United States.
"Furthermore, he has created a tilnnt
which ruiif In smooth working order.
ls in everj way dcpcmiahtc, and reany
('eiitlnuril en Vase V.UIilfen, Column tlx
MACKEY HOLDS ON TO HAT
Net Yet Ready te Threw It Inte
Political Ring
While generally spoken of as a can
didate for Governer, Harry A. Maekej,
Workmen's Compensation Beard chair
man, said today this Id net the "op
portune time" te uliy a hat into the
ring,
M.Mackey addressed the Business
science I'liin nt a luncheon in the
Adclphin Hetel. He gave llgiiie-, show
ing the benefits derived from the Work
men's Compensation Act.
HAVANA RESULTS
rmST nrr:. for tlircrocar-elds. claim-Inu-.
iurnQ 1700 0 furlengs:
1. IJiuiim. 1)5,1 Trlble .",-2 evAn t-'J
2. Atliemveu, 1 100. Kcniicly n 1 .-,!.' tV-,1
3. Mr. Krutcr, US. ri:u, ,lie t S-l l-i
Time. 1:15, Jnclllr. Keltt I. Iiily Iivltt.
Ountean Olrl. Fair ami Warnwr, Llttta
I Ins a, Dandy Van and llsvelry Jumes also
run.
snCON'D nACE. thr-year-e!Js and up.
numn J70U, claiming, 0 furlent."",
I. Vlollncre. llu. IVnnmii... s-r. t-2 l.t
'. Hlemlel, 113, h'tlnuy S.,1 l.'J i.i
II, Jtlier Jlss, 110, CruNr.le.J t-1 a-1
Time. IsM. Shy Ann. VIU tl Huali,
ClilmerA, ItunicRii and Revllllnn.
NELSON
ROBINSON
GOOD BEAT. EKTATK OFlT.KINdH AUK
l ulwayN uvalluble, lteua CIkjuIiIbJ iei
jttut eiaiuicuu pmti ae "rt f 4
BBBB IIBWB
ERNESTINE
Dubois
Jehn
street.
Keing, 144 fjerth
Wilten
Jehn Frnkcr, Jr., Alloena, Pa.
Richard Hunter, 724 Rising Sun ave
nue. J. H. Lytc, 85 North SUty-third
street.
Lucille Phllbroek, 431 West Price
street, Gcrmantewn.
Panting and thankful, we pushed
with u frozen finger tip the doorbell.
After waiting a minute and ussurlng
ourselves that she must be home, we
pushed again, this time with raore
force.
And just when we were 'about te
Continued en Pane Twentr-Mx. Column Four
L
TO TAYLORMURDER
Yeung Weman Fled in Aute
Morning After Film
Man's Death
SOUGHT BY DETECTIVES
Les Angeles, Feb. IT. A young
woman, wrapped in nn evening cloak
and bareheaded, who drove through
Ventura, at S o'clock in the morning
after William Desmond Tayler waa
murdered, Is being sought by detectives.
'Information C01lccmincx thn woman.
wne
from
llBKBr'HHHBiHBBHlHHHlH
HHnMMBlBHMBMi
MRS.
LINK MYSTERY GIR
appeared. It is wld. te be fleeIu.Mll"e Costanze, thirty years old, of
Les Angeles, was given te the1?.'"1 A"hmcad street, who dNnppca:
irltles by a garage man who Mip- . trelu ll01ne -Sunday night.
autherltffK
.ll 1 U . . &: .1,4114 ,VJi(, dui-
Piled her with gasoline and oil in the
..-! "mi gasoline and oil In the'
hours of the day follewlne the,
ic y IeumunB l"M
c u,.i ours et tUQ day following the
,Slie was In evening diess and were
n cloak." the man said. "I saw her
maehlne before she renclied mv garage
nml ck ..:.," -"-'":" .i' l""BO
...... r.... ,,na ,ir,viiig ai ii terrtin: speed
is sue stenned T tmil,rri ti...t i..
I as drawn ntii nnin ...i ,i.n. i i.-,..
i... i i ; , ,...- mm ijiui. ntr nun
""" uee oiewn down by the force of
"V"1 "s sue oreve
"Give Ti'e all the coselino nml oil mv
car w 1 take," she said. "While I
was fiiline the tank I noticed she bit
at Her white gloves with her tuth and
showed ether signs of retle-sni's and
"m ty.tM.l,s " hcp "n-v- Sl1" i'uid :ne
WltU a liill und ilrmn n(V uiilmni ...eit
- '!'n' te 'cicivc her change. "
Ghes, Description of Car
The man furnished the license num
ber of thu car iiB he remembered It. and
descnb.d the machine and the woman
In detail.
A search of the records of lelegranh
companies in Les Angeles for cepfes of
tpicgrnnis received and sent by Tavler
shortly before his death has been 'or
dered by ttenluinc Several telegrams
were reported te hne been found.
Corroboration of the story told by
Mabel -Normand, the last person who
ruiv xiijiur aim-, was liirnishcd vest'f-'
day bj her chauffeur. William 'lVvl- I
when he accompanied Deputy Shrifts 'ei
104-U Seuth Alvardo street. Tailor's
home. lals was iti(di;uned ut the
sceue of the crime by deputies. j
Davis lllusti'ittd hew Iip waited in'
Miss Nermaud's automobile whlle she I
was iiiMd- with Taj ler. hew he saw
la ler and Miss Normand come out tot
fentlnutil en 1'iice KlKhtrni, Celiiinii he en
SAYS MITTEN RULE SAVES
P. R. T. $1,800,000 A YEAR
Economies In Power Supply Cited
at Valuation Hearing
r.oenomlts effected by the Mitten
liiauagi incut with tlie power supplv of
the Rapid Transit Company hae' re
sulted in it saving of yi.SOO.OOO n
jear, Klberl G. Allen, a company engi
neer testified today befere l'ehli.. sir,.,.
I Ice Commissioner Clement.
I As a wltiifss nt thn P. R. T. vnl-i
nation proceedings, Mr. Allen .sad that
befere the Mitten ni'inugement took
I held heie, power for thn tnnisJt lines
were gein'inu'e nr inineen stations.
Through centiacts with the Philudel- !
phin Clet trie Company and the instal
lation of additional cqpucilv at the'
Beach sticct power pllint, til no statlein'
wero shut devu permanently. This re- '
hiilted in large savings in inber, fuel ,
and ether costs. Mr. Allen t.fnt,..i w '
said etlier savings were brought about
through the, purchase of power lrem
the Philadelphia Electric Couip.ue.
I. M. L0UGHEAD DIES IN CAR
Stationer Is Stricken While
lantlc City Trelley
en At
Isnne-M. Lenghead, n manufacturing
stationer at Bill Race street, died sud
denly this meinliig in nil Atlantic City
trolley car as he was going from his
inline in v cmner iu me iteadlng Rn.
way station.
Mr. Lenghead conducted business as
Lenghead i. Ce. thlrty-liyc yearn age
He lived ut 3 Seuth Sueramente avenue'
Ventner. '
Because of the icy condition of the
sheets this morning, Mr. Lenghead
dismissed his motorcar and decided te
rlde te the station in 11 ti-nllm- tt,.
slumped (uddinly In his sent and ether
passengers found he was dead. Heart
trouble Is believed te liave been thu
cause, lie wun about alxty jaug old.
X'ublUhtd JDatlv rxcept Sunday, Fubtcrlptlen lrlc 1(1 a Tcnr by Malf.
Copyright, 1VT2, l,y rulilla Ix-dger Company
FIND WOMAN DEAD
IN CAMDEN PARK;
Scratches en Face, Aute Tracks
and Footprints of 2 Men Give
Rise te Feul-Play Theory
SOME OF VICTIM'S HAIR
FOUND FROZEN IN ICE
Who Is This Weman?
bent thirty years old,
dark-
'skinned, dnik hair, ene geld
teeth,
one arm "withered."
Were dark, tailored suit,
klnkl-colered leth hut, ten
fier, white buckskin slices.'
Signet ring en second linger et left
hand, initialed "13. . "
The frozen body of u woman who
". unve Deen murdered was found nv
1-erest Hill Purk, Camden, shortly be
fore It o'clock today.
Imprints et two men's feet In the
crusted snow and the marks of the tires
of a heavy automobile, swinging in n
great circle nreund. (he spot where the
body lay. were considered bv the nelle"
as indication"" of murder. Ncnr the
body was n place where (he car had
steed, splashe of oil that had dripped
en the ' snow Indicating that It had been
there for Mime minute.-..
Pest .Mortem te Re Made .
Corentr Hell, who took the bedv in
tiinrge and exnmlneil It, nld he could
find no marks te convince him that u
murder had been committed. A pest
mortem must b. made, he said, te d
lei mine the cause of death
ihO tJOrener vnlil ilmt .il, .
the neck and band jnidn i,ir Z X i
marks, or misht have been made by the
woman in falling. Though the Corener
discounts the murder theory, the police
are continuing ulens this line of nives
tignticn. I he snow where the hotly was found,
enisfiv! 1t- tim i.m, ; i ",,
and aft'nUt0, SZZX d&J:?"5? I
and last night, had been broken through'
apparently ns if two men had walked
in single tile, carrying the body between
tliem. Iho bard crust of the snow was
broken also under the body, as though
it hau fallen there with considerable
force.
...mUn.li1c"u.c,t.et,1T',s framunlcated
with t he lhiladelpliln police as seen ns
the body was found, because Jt answered
In a general way the ilescrintlnn .n
out by I'hi'ndi'lnhin nelle. r r
'1(1
pcarcd
Ilelsliaw Inwfi..u
, "wsnaw JiiKtstlsjates
Lcutenailt Belshaw. hwi,! .( fl... !,...,,!
?.I,"',,cr, y,JU,,'t1' w.t,nt t0 t'uindeu te view
,hV- be,y,v hi li,bet wer.l for the
1)0 5 t0 lI"' f'ni"den mnraii.'
Centlnunl en Pace T. Column Four I
MAY BE A MURDER
ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS
M;W OELEANS First Iimaeknlee. ll-j. even, 1-2, -wen; Sun
Time, 8-1, 3-1, S-5, second; Mary Maxim. 8-1, 3-1. 9-5, third. Time
1.07 3-5. Leuis Llchtenhclm. Swnpger, Plurlbelle, Maigie, Deuces
Wild, Smart Aler., Pnsie Pnrteut, Wnlespa nnd Hainct also ran.
NEW ORLEANS Second Benj-ere, 4-1, S-5. 7-10, -wen; Phil
anderer, 8-1. 3-1, 8-D, becend; Winneceuue. 6-5, 3-5, 1-3, third.
Time, 1.13 3-5. Burgoyne, Mncliiavelli, Twe Pair, Role, Actress,
Peiflight, Pcrlgourdine and Titania also-ran.
HAVANA Third American Eagle, 7-2. C-5, 3-5, wen; Mack
Garner, even, 2-5, 1-5, second; Leyalibt, 7-1, 5-2, 3-2, third. Time.
1.06 2-0. Wedge weed, Marien Ilellins, Midiun, Peasant also van.
5000-POUND SAFE FALLS IN SANSOM S1KEEI
A 3000-peuud -r.i'e fell when it va bung heLted into th'j
w(-cond..tery window et thu MitM: Company, -Jiuuiend deultrs., at,
7yj Sauueui btrtet th.e afternoon. It buried itseli half it depth
in the pavement. The bufe fell when a cable pdiu-d.
WOMAN- 85. FATALLY BURNED AT 2216 PANAMA SI.
Mr. Elizubtth Beyers, eighty-five years old. was fatally
burned this afternoon wbilu alone in her home, 2216 Pnnnma
street Her clothing was ignited bj- a small Ptove.
MINE TRAINING STATION IN WEST VA. UNIVERSIT
MORGANTOWN. W. VA., Feb. 17. Tlie most complete ui ..
training station in the State is te be latablibhed at West Virginia
TJuivcrsity thib year. The cijulpuient will include nn cxperimeatal
ttatien whtie ttudenta will be tiuiu-.d iu ceiabatins t,iueke, sul
1'liur fum'r 'iud gii.. enceunttrvd in mlui.s.
FIND FUGITIVE SPECULATOR
Chicagoan, Accused of Swindling
Thousands, at Palm Beach, Fla.
Chicago. Feb. 17. vH.v A. P.)
Leslie Harrington, missing speculator,
who is said te have defrauded thou
sands of persons In this sectleu eat of
ru.rpa'i;:, cTria. La8 ''iitr'r'''1 nh' .
iinrriiigten win no ai rested ns soen1
as the neccssarj papers are forwarded
NOT MKK i;0. M-ISIIinoten
I'er a reul snort Inuch lia tur tn co (h
"ISi.llrji of tl") raiMliiif liew." l,y j0mJ
oiiew." by j.euib ""'," "vy; ,'" ,,,,u .'loheovv recent
jjJJjjtleB et nnxiMvlixg, the ude rcpreeenu'
Sunday's 1'csuu batsjaa,
juijiwii, iik 1110 4iugijfaia
KenyeiVs Successor
CHARLES A. RAWSOX
Des .Moines manufacturer and
banker, appointed te succeed Sen Sen
aeor Kenyon, of Iowa
C. A. RAWSniM SIIRnPEHS
KENY0N AS IOWA SENATOR
Governer Appoints Chairman of Re-
publican State Committee
n- i t..i. .- t. a r.
Clinrlcs A. Rnwsen, of Des Moines,
tiie new Senater from Iowa. An
neuncement of the appointment of Mr.
Ruwoen, who is chairman of the Re-
ntllllfPni, KttlfA Cfln(al CnmmU.AA tn
succeed William S. Kenyen in the up.
per heuse of the Congress, wns made'
by Governer Kendall today. I
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ment. Mr" Rawson said: : "''-" .
"Iowa is essentially nn agricultural'
Slate and there can lx no real prosper-
iO until
lann products con no mar -
Keieu ut n profit. I intend te co
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and manufacturer of elav rirerftipiB.
was Senater Keujen's campaign maim- J
gcr in r.iij. iic was born In Des
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at Grlnnell College, of which he 1b new
a trustee. He married Mis.s Carrie
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aiie lUMiruiice concerns. (Jelf Is fits
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LENINE WONT GO TO GENOA
Russian Workers Oppose Attend
ance of Premier at Conference
Iionden, Feb. 17. flly A. I'.) It
is considered extremely unllkeiy thnt
Prum'er I.cnlne of Soviet Russia will
atlend the (ioneu Conference, depite
--" '" "'iuiieii. accord.
mr, ,u inu jtiiMiiun trade envejs here
Resolutions from hundreds of work-'
ers' ineetings hehl throughout Russia
liave heen pouring Inte Moscow recently
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CASH PAYMENTS
Proposed Compromise WetikC
Provide Land Alletmentt
and Paid-up Insurance
HARDING SALES TAX PLAN
MEETS STRriNft nppnciTinM
BONUS BILL MAY
y CLINTON W. GILBERT
HlnlT Cnnxipemlrnt Ktenlnic PnMIe Mf '
Copurleht. letl, bu Public Ltderr Cernpa
WiMlilngten. I;Vb. 17. A bonus bill
providing for land allotments and paid
up insurance te the ve1dlcrs nnd con
taining some kind of premise of cartT
pnjments in the indefinite future is th
likeliest program te be adopted. The
leaders of Congress are working upon
representatives of the American Legien
te win them ever te a compromise of
this sort.
It has become nerfectlr r1inr ctnea
Zr "" letter yesterday
, tliat rengress can go no further than
l',s" et ,hc slightest chance exists of
,'"' cnni,ctlnpnt of a sales tax te raise
money for the soldiers thnt Mr. TTnrH.
ts, ,nB ls willing te accept. A favorable re
pert en the wiles tax cannot be get
out of the Heuse Ways nnd Means
Committee, a majority of which Is
aBa,nst this proposal,
If members of the
be wen ever te the
committee could
.. ".' "vcr le le pales tar and n
"verawc report made, there is a geed
mujerlt5' of the Heuse against the
measur. The farm bloc members and
, the Dctnepnitu .;t? nnmki... -e ..u
stltute the excess-nrefitH tnr tn tUm.
. " a means of wiring the sol
uers. Representative terdncy. chair-
man of the Heuse Wiir -,, ..
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1 m,Ue0' who himself favors a sales
lnx l" authority for the statement that
tee uouse will net accent one
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nate Oddescm Sale T.iv
Even if a sales tas could be get
through the Heuse it would be stepped
in the Seuutc. An overwhelming ma ma
jerity of the Senate Finance Committee
is against the sales tax, and en the fleer
of the Senate, even if the tax could bt
get out of committee, the prospects art
no better than en the fleer of the Heuse.
And no nther fnm ' ... .., 'Tli,
ki r' re" r-i?v """"tBi
y.j wmr nuance in congress than
inn Huien Lax. even if Mr .H.hiin...
be (nrinmvl tn nu.er. -.. xn .?ifTl
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tery It has become afraid of thi. tr.
payers. It has made .up its mind that
there are mere votes te be lest through
imposing taxes than te be wen threugk
u giatulty te the soldiers.
The issuing of bends te pay the sol.
dVers is made impossible through Presi
dent Harding's determined opposition
te bends. Thus there Is nowhere te
tllril for menev for en! ,v,nentu
i And a cash bonus, as has been predicted
j in this correspondence, ls dead for this
( tfssleil.
1 The President in his letter held out
the Jiepc that economies In the Govern-
f ment would some time make payments
, t the soldiers possible. Even before
1 1 wrote, the congressional leaders were
turning te this possibility as a way of
.suti&fjhig the soldier lobby here.
, Harding Balks Xe-Tav Plan
j It has been proposed te pass a bill
providing rer a cash lienus nnd Im
posing no tax. leaving it te the Secre
tary of the Trcasurj te pay It out of
economies, if lie can. Against such a
plan is the President's repeated declara
tion that he was against nnj legisla
tion which did net carry with It the
, rinsing 01 money te satisfy the soldiers'
claims. If it were net for the Presi-
Idtnt's opposition and the fear of a
I veto a bonus bill with no-tax previsions
would be passed.
j As the situation stands tedav, the
question is whether Congress wiil tuke
0 chance of the President's veto and
pars a bill for a cush bonus without
any tax. leaving the soldiers te be paid
, out of possible economies, which Secre
tary Mellen sujs will net be great enough
I te meet the deficit of the rear-, or
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t entlnufil mi Vnga Klghtrm, "tlunm rvw
LOOT HER "KNEE BANK"
Bandits Bind Weman and Steal Life
Savings of $75)5 Geld
Vew Tierk, Feb. 17 iRy A. P 1
r,e bnndiis bound and gagged Mrs.
Antennu Mclciichuk in her home in the
Bronx today nnd robbed her "knee
bank" of ,71l," in geld.
Mrs. Mclciichuk told the police she
bad for ear.s carried the life savings
et lurselt and her husband In u has
tied ut"her knee, thinking that the
palest placn for tlie money.
The bandits, however, apparently
had heard before of the "Lisle Notion
al" for thej had little trouble iu finding
the heard.
Today's Developments
at National Capital
Compromise bonus bill may b
adopted containing premise of future
cash payments. Ruinpim occurred in
Heuse ever Republicans consulting
Lesien renresentatlve In spernt ri.,t
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tlen of former German cables In tha - Ki
Atlantic will be cullwl i Washingtegvs
Senate committee rend Anns Cen .43
ference treaties, excepting Yap pact, Vi
and laid them aside until next week; . .,
j rrsvrviiiiuii 10 rour-ievvcr treatjr
. ,!.. J. ,. .. - 7 '.
vcr treaty
is being discussed.
G. U. P. members of 8nt
Finance Committee delnjcd final ae
timi en Amerlcnn xnlnntlnn fami..m
rtt tnlfT liill ttnmllti'. tiln.n n. . '
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