' . v. .' - . s ,- t r - J "- ' ' '"' y'S ,. . 1 - ' .i i , i , . ,i i . i . ., i , - t n i f, 1 nH THE, WEATHER. , Generally leniBht "d "Xi lowest JMtipeniture tcntsht about Of deptes) moderate wlHds. tempkrAtvhb aV bach heik rrru ue in im-i a i 4.1 a fijaa l3 laa l"B l7 l8 I I I . t PV0L. VIIL-n-NO. 145 Entered ai SccanjlClaiia Matter at the Poeteltlce at Philadelphia, Pai Under c.ie Act 'of March 8, 1870 PHILADELPHIA, (THURSDAYvMARCH2, 1922 I'UDinuca uany rjxrepi eunaay. ouimuriynen rnra j Copyright. 1IW2, by 1'ublld Ledger Company Subflcrlptien Trie $e a Year by Mall. onrne rmrr rIiw,ri-..l-i"- . '' h.VJ;VP jrrtia xw v,l;; f:Wt guettitea 1mm weget .aasi -r11 - ' - ' M DISMISSES pit ENGINEER, pi WARNS OTHERS Declares Refusal of City Werk- rs te co-operate win tie L' Met Summarily I MYREADY TO TAKE THEIR PLACES, STATEMENT SAYS If' Nerman L. Stamm, harbor engineer Wtt the Department of Wharves, Deck" gfaaa' Ferries, was dismissed today by i.fireeter Sproule. ' ", i -Fathire' te co-operate with the do de Viartnwnt was the reason given. Aliter Moere announced that Stamm 'i kid been, "fired." The Mayer hinted - Ikat among some city 'empleyes there Is -'ft tendency te show independence of or i tea because the Administration has ? aierid the last half of Its term. ' Any city official who feels 'he cannot tttJeM with the Administration can , Itt out, the Mayer declared. jgtaum lives at 8412 Race street, in .kt I'Twenty-feurth Ward, where ,'IUWy D. McCaughn, former Penrose Nevar hat been regarded as political MS?,, OTCijaugnB is new mmcciur ui lltll Revenue. BV '.... tWib ImwmmA If T fiaM ." .flL " 1BI1A !.. .,. A. tiini'tiOOO a year from the city, had ,f akaraa of thfi department draftlnir room. aoeut lerty araitsmen are em It Is said the output of nlans net kept pace with contract require- tfahts. As a result, it is said, the fc Chestnut street' pier, -supposed tp have i'Oftn cempieicu murcu , win nut uu Srwdy for a month' or mere'. V. The Mayer's statement follews: ' .''? 1'ktlt.r rnnmlltlncr with thn Mnrnr K'Ttsterday, JJirocter Hprouie dismissed jk'lWt harbor engineer for reasons given Kin the tiKiial legal form. fkifMr. Stamm has been with the de ir'aartment nlncu 11)11, but, according te t r --: - e ..- w .-'-- the charges against him, hns tailed te eo-enerato with the department in its regressive program of the last two srs.. -vesiring te carry out mc .Mayer s. Ileles of progressive work nleni; the nr front, Director Hpreulc has miidc rest strides in nler bulldlnc whci-Uvtlie Unices of Mr. Stamm were badly iwded. Kt Recall Possible Ly,-"Dnring,recent-monlb,hewcver, the icter'a rcauesta and orders, -result-' In thcbreueh, which, he far as the i-chirgcs arte cenccrnad. Hepnrntc lilm trem tne service. ir. rumm win .lire five days te answer the charge, tut the Mayer nnnquriccd that his scrv ,wfces In the department wcre at en end. x. In consequence et tnc cenrcrcncc .fail morning, ami in evder time tnc pier Jferk may be hastened, particularly tnat t 'Chestnut street nnd the new piers above Market street, Assistant Direc tor Carrell Itt Thompson was ordered 3to't&te ever the engineering work nnd from .this tlme en will be in direct eqsrge. -'After Director Sproule had left .VMijer Moere said there seems te be a - disposition nt the beginning of, the Inst bl( et the Administration te show In In u'diiendence of eedcrs. The answer te JHit Is: p?"Any city official who feels he can can wiet git along with this Administration "las the option of getting out. We hac St' great work nhcud during the next two Meats, and there are plenty of men ready .jand willing te take the places of these fthp de net wish te serve." "SAYS HE GAVE WIFE DRINK V TO CURE HER ILLNESS - : i Ceitigan Telia Corener He Thought Vt "What Would Kill Would Cure" When his wife beeffme seriously ill from drinking bootleg liquor, Herbert Oestlgan, 031 North Twelfth street, said today that he gave her mere of the liquor te cure her. Mrs. Cestlgnu died Bfvcral "days age. Cestlgan made this admission at an inquest into the woman's death before Corener Knight. Cestlgan, it is alleged, obtained the uquir from n tailor near Thirteenth , street and Falrmeunt avenue. Shortly after,kis wife had drunk the liquor she ?, becume ill. Cestlgan said lie worked Von.the theory that "what will kill n person will euro them" ami ebtulucd i- Mam .$ 1. l..t Bere 01 the uuia vi, iuq tjiuu HELD IN CHURCH THEFTS . . LCharge Man Robbed Peer Bexes by J Use of Chewing Gum .Chewing gum en the cud of corset Jenes was used as tackle by Jehn Cof Cef ro, it is charged, iu robbing the peer boxes of Catholic churches Goffere was arrested by Detective James McCarthy. He lives in a rooming house 011 Pine street near Sixth. fa..!".11 ? """tened today be fe Magistrate Llndell, in the Gr Gr Wntewn station. According te the de- 1 yetlvc, Coffero used the baited whale !ut0 dFa.w ;?,aU celni through the K"' flowed Coffero from rtV.inc,lt f Chw:Ii. Price and Lena S' nl Ahe Ch,"r,ch et 'h6 Hely ffiTTf H.he,Ln u,l.a IaK0l'a avenues : CenJn.lin0 cfcunV' "' Immaculate inception, where he was arrested. It WOO LAVALLIERE STOLEN Tw.lve-Year.Old Bey Accused of Robbing Weman's Apartment t,iUfi rgcd wlth ll0 heft of u soeo ? Iu Wnuana dlBraen, 1valllerc Alov Alev & iV'Nnsmycr, aged twehe. of 027 h t cnu.BJWOfl 1,eld U10 Heuse of fie m" ,for rtlwr hearing art of xrJhnuJcu,c,ryeas tl,n VP Godfrey uSue?"'68 cu. 710 tSR, !?fCl1!.li,"!,'nn eti 1,emB 8tuntay for liS it l1"lf,,lic 'i womauie euro wrc taker "uS ,,l,rl,,B ,,er "bhccp- 'l! c by her ''t"?Hccel,,I,'-'l te the home lad Is iu?",.eBr.'0,a erundsen. The c Isvnliu.- .8e'1 ha Picked un )W,:, -..,v eMVVin. BgSSSi Wins Seat yi Lords rgBBBBBBJSJBaBh aaaaaHlfleaaBaBaB ' aaaBasaBr aBBBBaaV aaai 1HsBv'Sn"ilPBaaH V Pi'J s stV laaaaaB vllaaaaaaaaH aaaaaaaT 'j iBbbbH BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl 'i TnRBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBK.SB BBBBBBBf ? r?7v3vBH (t:V''y BaBaBaH 7''BaBaBaBaH HBBKLaBBHilBalBHBBBBaH LADY RIIONDDA Whose petition te sit In the Drltlsh Heuse of Lords has been granted. BY LADY RHONDDA 4 i Will Be First Weman te Sit in Upper Heuse of. Par liament BELIEVES IN EQUAL RIGHTS ' By the Associated Frcsn Londen. March 2. The petition of Lady Khenddn te sit In the Heuse of Lords wns granted iy the Committee en Privileges of the Heuse of Lords today. If she takes the scat awarded her by this ruHng, she will be the first woman te sit in the upper house of the British Parliament as Lady Aster was Jji the lower chamber. Lndy Ithendda is the daughter of the late Viscount Rhonddet Great Britain'swar Britain'swar tlme feed controller, who died in 1018 from art illness breusht en by ever work. Ills only child was the daughter, wife of Sir Humphrey Mnckwerth, Lord Doneughraorc presided ever the committee composed of Lords Desnrt, j Hnldnne, Chelmsford, Hyiten, Wren- bury, riillllmore nnd Askwitli. After Lndy Rhenddn's right te the present tit'e wan established her ceun- Lsel urged thnt the sex disqualification removal net cienriv uppiica 10 n ense like the present, and that the disability exlstinc in the past new being removed Lady Rhenddn wns entitled te sit In the Heuse nf Lords. After further nrgument the Attorney General, en bchnjf ofthe Crown, said he raised no objection te 'the petition, which wns therefore granted. Interviewed nftcr the decision, Lady Rhenddu exprecd'hcr delight thnt the ense had gene In her favor. ' The successful fight of Lady Rhenddn for a seat In the Heuse of Lords squares with her belief In the .principle of equnllty between the Rexes. She Is a peeress In her own right, of whom there nre twenty ethers, te whom the way may new be opened te tnke their seats in the Heuse of Lords. Lndy Ilhenddu is n business woman nnd succeeded her father as manager of vast industries dealing in coal, steel, ships and factories. She hns been presi dent of the Women's Industrial League, president of the Efficiency .Club and a justice of the pence of Monmeuthshire. She was born In 18S3. She hns no party affiliation. She wns rescued from the ocean when the Lusltnnla was tor pedoed. She recently wns reported te have instituted suit for divorce. She served her "bit" In jail as n militant suffragette. While peeresses in ancient times had the right of sitting in the Heuse of Lords, it 'is. sold they were rcprcbcntcd by proxies. WANT NAVY YARD KEPT Workers Try te Enllat Aid of Mayer ' With Government A committee, representing the -ISOO workmen nt the Philadelphia Nnvy Yard, called upon Mayer Moero this morning te urge him te iihe his influ ence te have the Navy Yunl kept in operation, despite the contemplated drastic reductions In equipment and per sonnel. The Mayer wns engaged, f-e nn ap pointment was made for later in the week. William S. Ceiuly. chairman of the committee, bald thnt Councilman Gnffney would be n-dsed te introduce n resolution in Council. The committeemen point te the long record of service of the yard, nnd its location in the midst of tun country's most flourishing industrial district, as arguments in support of their conten tion, in addition te the unequaled equipment there. It should be kept iu iicttve service, they sny, ni n centra! repair and maintenance Miitien. Others en the committee are: T0hn J. McDcvitt uecretury; Jeseph P. Pow ers, William G. Petter and Themas A. Wolfe. FLED WITH MOTHER-IN-LAW Kentucky Man Forsakes 18-Year- Old Wife, Who sues for Divorce MayBvlllc. liy.. March L - (H.v A. P.) Twe diveite Kills are pending iu the Masen Ceuntv ('limit t'euit here because. Curl Kelliim, twent) -three venrs old. nnd his mother-in-law, Mrs. I Addle Gallagher, ferty-lhe, urn off te- 1 aether, according te Hie petitions meu by Mrs. I ma Gallagher Kellum, eighteen, ugainst her husband, uud Jehn Gallagher, against his uife. Mrs. Kellum kijs shu wus married two ears age and was my happy 011 her husband's farm, four miles from here, A short time uge, uhe alleges, tier mother, who lived en an adjoining farm, rnn off wiil Kellum' and never re turned. UnlJuKher'H petition IMiMjW.thc nu in;. Kcllu'in lutMrw,, UgUhritcr, SEAT IN LORDS WON CERTIFICATES PLAN ACCEPTED BY HOUSE MS COMMITTEE Cash Payment Feature Elimi- nated, Excopt'en Less Than $50 Claims HOLDERS CAN BORROW 50 . PER CENT, OF FACE VALUE 1 By (he Associated l'ress Washington, March 2. Unanimous agreement te ellminnte the cash feature of the soldiers' bonus, except In the case of men whose adjusted service pay would net exceed $30, was reached today by thu special sub-committee of Republi can members of' the Heuse Wuys und Means Committee, (e which the whole bonus question was referred te vester- day. ' In lieu of cash for the ether service men, it wns agreed te add u new pro pre vision, te the bonus bill under which the men ncceptlng adjusted service certifi cates could borrow immediately en these certificates .from banks a sum equal te CO per cent of the total adjusted serv ice pay, computed at the rate of St n lny for domestic service nnd $1.23 a day for foreign service. Feruney Issues Statement This official statement of the agree ment of the sub-cemmlttcc wns issued by Chnlrmun Ferdncy : "The sub-cemmlttcc. consisting of Chairman Fordney, Messrs. Green. Lonpverth, Hnwley. Trendwuy and Copley, liuve tentatively ugrced upon nnd prepared n prevision te be submit ted which. in substance, is as follews: "The elimination of the cash feature of the bonus bill where the veterans are entitled te mere than $30 adjusted wjrvice pay, but -adding 11 new lean prevision te the adjusted service cer tificate title, which will enable holders of such certificates te 'borrow from any national bank or bank or trust com pany incorporated under the laws of uny State CO per cenef the sum of the adjusted service' pay prier te Sep tember 30, 1023. This date wns fixed becaube after that time the bill as orig inally drafted by the committee pro vides for a larger percentage of lean by the Government, aiid has net been changed by the sub-committee." Veterans' Approval Expected Chairman Fordney said this plan was expected te meet with genernl approval, since it enabled the soldiers who may be in need te 6btnlli ensh immediately after the lt-suance of the certificates; would relieve the Treasury of nny large cash payment (Hiring the enormous re funding operations which must be car ried out in the next two years and would place no additional tux burden upon the public. ' Many details of' the proposed amend ment te the bonus bill remain ta be worked out, and Mr. Fordney said it probably would be a week befere the plan was ready for submission te the cntlre Republican membership of the committee. He declared that there would be previsions safeguarding the rights of the holders of the certifi cates and limiting the amount of In terest which the banks could charge for the leans. Governer Harding, of the Federal Reserve Beard, was befere the sub-emu-mlttec today dlscusslug the interest and ether questions. It wns suggested that the Interest rate should npt exceed n figure greater than 2 per cent above the rcdl' count rate of the regional re serve banks. Payable Only te Helders Under another tentative prevision be ing considered, the, title te the cer tificates could net be disposed of by the service men. The leans could be made nly by national or State banks and trust companies, the idea being, Mr. Fordney explained, te prevent the Continued, en I'nre Feurtrrn. Column Three COSTLY FIRE IN MERCER, PA. One Fireman Overcome and In Seri ous Condition Gas Masks Needed Mercer, Pa., March 2. (By A. P.) The business district of Mercer was visited by a costly lire teiluy. TJie blaze started in the basement of thu Housten dry goods store. Firemen from I Greenville were culled te old the local i '."T """'" ,'i" B ,1' ., ,, "' , , ,,c was ,nK,11 ,0 Ilie Hospital nnd his forces. I first one would read the line nleud. . mother notified thnt he was still alive. Fireman Claude tllllctte was removed I ).u ll wonder what it was all about but She is hurrying here from Baltimore, te the Cottage Stale Hospital, where u '1 U7'V "'J"1!10, , ' "I s hiingrj and penniless and I phjslclans stated that his condition Ihe job Of these jeung women Is ndt il.vi.lcil life was inn worth living anv was serious, lie wus among the first!1? J1!,,B01 Ul0, 'lualiiy of the lines, but longer," thu boy told Captain of De' De' te enter the burning building, where h,um,yi te ty them. First they ticthcs Souder. he was overcome by the dense smoke. The origin of the bliue is unknown. . nsf .V?"1 el tue h,u,,tted line. Uur Firemen were compelled te use. gas '"g tllis Precess they read aloud every musks. Check for 1 7th Will Pay Audit Will Alse Silence cal Hubby, Who SceffedBut JUry of Telephone V'c peered at all the numbers en Xerth Franklin street until we came te 1505, wherein lives Mrs. Lillian j i r envuer. i a - winner of Lim erick Ne. 17. V e pushed tbe button, mm snid a little prayer, te the effect that the lady in question would net be at the movies, or down town shopping, a u d wnted. Mrs. Snyder very kindly wiis"te hum" and lctua in lier very self. MBH.JWI.I.1A.N t .And wlicn,V im Me hnEStebiiX Mill Ml e r BmBmT BmBmi r f s-hA ---B ft . T W -ami & 1 U: of Pi Junier Vanishes; i LeavesZ 'Suicide?' Letter ' ,. n rr" J Walter R. Pruden, Wqunded 'Veteran. Writes' Net te Hunt for, His Bedy ' r Fraterhiiy Members Comb City;.Leiv Marks May Be Cause of Act , Walter Rebert Pruden, a Junier in the Wharten Scheel of the 'University of Pennsylvania, disappeared Tuesday night nnd is believed te have commit ted Huleldc. Pruden, known en the campus as "Beb," and prominent In student ac tivities, left n note begging forgiveness arid indicating that he ntnnned tn take fhis life. He is a veteran of the World nr, having been severely wounded by nn explosive machine-gun bullet, and liis wound and worry ever his fltudlcs ure blamed by his friends for bis dis appearance. His home is in Van Wert, O. He bearded at 3(110 Hansom street. He was president of the L'Est La Guerre Club pf Penn wur veterans. At 11 o'clock Tuesday night, he told ethers in the house be was going for a walk. He did net return. When his room was searched the following note was found, addressed te his chum, Sid ney Kinley: "Sidney, please fergive mc for the cowardly act I have committed, but I did as 1 thought best. "Don't Loek for Bedy" "Don't leek for niv beHr. fnr t ilnn'f think it will be found. My trunk is packed, and Mrs. Kinley will leek nfter my things. Give Mrs. Tully my love, nnd I wish te thank nil you peo ple for the wonderful home you nave given me. "My love te nil. Please mall these letters at once. "Goetf-by. W. B. P." His roommate, Herbert Kinley, said fear of being dropped ns" president of the Cest le Guerre Club may have prompted the disappearance. Pruden has been piesident of the club CAREFULLY SORTED Every One Received Is Read and Stands Eqljirefy Upen Merit HOW SYSTEM IS WORKED Ever since this second Lim'rlck con test started, we've been flooded with requests for information nbeut the methods we use in picking the winners, EW,,.Ve,n t0 th,nJitl'a.t.w.c n.re 'liui ! se nnnv nnau-APu fhnf it l imtiAaiufKlj) se many answers thnt It Is lmnet'sible te leek nt all of thorn and that we simply use a "grab-bag" way of getting nt the ten Inst lines te put oil the bal'ets thnt are submitted te the juries. Well, we de get n let of nnswers, that's a fact. But there Isn't nny grab bag method about the wny we hnndic them. There's one thing thnt the fans can rest assured of.' Every sing line, thnt comes te this office is rend nnd judged upon its merits. ' We tried various ways et tackling the problem during the last contest and. hi ttiose seventeen weeks, we learned n let. And the present system whs devised and perfected then and hns proved te be the fairest and most competent. First of all, you mall your nnswer from home and it arrives at the proper Potefflee box. There It is collected by our people nnd hroughUte this office. On the second fleer of the building, we hnve set aside n large njem for the Llm'rleks. Here we hnve n stuff et competent eung women who were thor oughly trained in their work during the last -contest. Jr you could visit thW room-, i ou would seen be convinced that , the method is most thorough nnd that it just nbeut eliminates the possibility I of mistakes. I If you steed in (he doorway, yen nuuiu i-rc iiikms ,uiiiik nuiin-ii iiii:iiiiik the envelopes nnd sorting the coupon" and stlns of pntier into niles. Every i ",ew "ni' ,h",,?T,u w"u1,1 l,car "i1.0 ,,,f N" n "V "erf s a ncw ene- J ,p , "' incm.eiitin pi Ics in-cording te the Centinurd en I'ncii Twe, Column Thret Lim 'rick UM'fiICK ANSWERS Docter's Billsn Mrs. Snyder's Skepti- Girls Didn't she hadn't taken us for a book agent or soap salesman and net let us in! i0"e.r "i'leted Lim'rlck is as fel- Mmcrlcli Ne. 17 I Hill Jenes loved u gill in West Philly; "I'll weil her." h said, "willy-nilly. I'll play liechlniar ' With mv little tin car" i7ie waa wed when he net there, nenr I Hilly. am.. Mrs. Snjder ian h'ardly wait until friend husband arrives home tonight te tell him the geed news, because when he read her answer lie turned up his nose at It, and assured her It wouldn't wiu. As the fortunate young woman sat talking, she chuckled te herself us she thought of the fun she would have with her ,we'd better sny ether half, rather than better. half, under the cir- eiliiistiinrcs, ifre. Hnyilcr haVn, girl.. Helen. h , eeep . .' ' . - very i i -r ' BBBaH'HTalBBWii BaTBKMytBaBaTM. BBBBBBBBBBPs? SaBBBBBBBBft MHbIEWIIK1 atataHRV SRW"' 'AtaiaH f PF!' '' s' '. EC &J t, " v ' '. " as ' ? -"& J ' ' dP 4 '.BaBaBaBaBBr' '' -aVPajBBBBBVIBBJfe '' '&'v. 1 I WALTER R. PRUDEN since its inception. Recently the offi cers were told by the faculty that the club must comply with the school laws and register. "Te be president or any ether officer of a school club a man must have the best of marks In his studies," said Kinley. "Heb had low marks imu niim her of studies. This would compel lilin te drop the presidency, mere than he could stand, ns he one time said." The young man's disappearance was communicated te the police Immediately, and announced yesterday morning te the students by the dean of the Wharten Scheel. Pruden was n charter member of the Continued en rose Fourteen, Column Three r,16, TRIES TD END LIFE Nete te Mether in Baltimore Leads te Discovery of Wounded Youth Here SHOT, BUT MAY RECOVER A mother's love reached out from Baltimore this morning te save the life of her hungry nnd penniless boy who hnfl trir(1 l0 I111 Mmwlf in Philadelphia, ... .. ' witn tne result that Rebert Velgtman, six-teen jenrs old. is in the Medico Medice Cliirurglcal Hospital instead of lying wounded and dying in his room at 2130 Arch street. Yelgtiunn is iu n serious condition and may net recover. If he does, it will be thanks te the prompt action which liis mother took. The boy is a Bultlmereun, but hns been living fur some tlme nt the Arch street address under the name of Guy fester. I he police believe he ran nuuv from home. When lie decided yesterday that he would kill himself, he sat down und wrote a long farewell letter te his, mother In Baltimore. He mailed the letter last night. He shot hinihelf above the heart ut 0:30 e clock this morning. His mother leeeived the letter bv the first mall tedaj. She was horrified ut the message, yet her first thought wus that there might be time te prevent her urn's contemplated net, nnd she lele- phoned te the llnltiuinrn nnlinn !..-. gtag them te de whatever thev could without u moment's deluv. The Baltimore police called Assistant Director Tempest en thu leng-dNtnnce telephone, und he -cut u squad of men ici (lie AfCU street Heuse. Thi.i- li.iti into young Vnigt man's room and feiiiid him lvlne nn tin- lmi me.iC tn. .. "f uIoe'- "c hud been lying there tin l"r. NORWEGIAN SHRINKING '- J Radie Messages Te. 'of Disaster 500 Mllea Off Cape Race Bosten, March L'. (, A. P.) The Xeiwcglun freight, steamship (ironteft was reported sinking about ."00 miles nitheust of Cape Kaee, "in radio mes- .'tes received here today. Her lifeboats kail been smashed, llm steamship West cbar repeited. Tlie StPtllllklllll T?ril.ltllil iii ,h-if,iii.illi . ,.. I.. fTemtuNew orTe,,,pux(ite,lKsbWr bm"ul 29TH INCH OF SNOW FALLS Inch and Half Laat Night Swells Philadelphia Total Celd en Way An inch and u half of snow -eeii-d the city last night iu usistiu? the mouth of March te make its llon-llke dclnn. This added le previous snowfalls this ?"ter "inl V' ,.n,,u.1 Jf xVnli '"l,, iu? u',s, fr ' hl'mlvlpbiii for the season. I , u,,(1 ulmls w,"l 'irrlMi niniglit from ,,,, imrthwesl which will send the uier- ,(U,y ue '" - "esrecs. There will ue ni fin mnm nlnttt lnilni . . .. cording te the weather buruiu. i iiw tii mints iwl(t.i in i iiiiiiiri ll . llf i Today's Developments at National Capital Hitchcock, debating four-Power treaty in Senate, declared he couldn't support it unless it was eunllncd by amendment or. reservation. '.Tnrnpil at lli Wlilln ir...u .i...l f5ivTii.sirv. i .:m.,"""? i"j RUNAWAY B0 J'JH 'f,-"':, "l"i "V""lllO, Wll nesm suit wen BY MARY PICKFORD: VERACITY UPHELD Mrs. Wilkenning's Claim for Get- ting Her Rise te, $10,000 Weekly Is Disallowed, STAR STILL IN FIGHTING SPIRIT; SPENT $300,000 New Yerk, Mnrch 2. Mary Pickford '"cs net, have te pay Mrs. Cern C. WMkcniring nny part of the $108,000 which Mrs. Wllkcnnlng claim wns due her as commission for getting the film Mar n rise te $10,000 n week. This wns the verdict of n Fedcrnl 'iiry here, returned last night nnd tin tin 'cnied today befere Federal .Tudce Mark. Neither Mary nor her husband was in court when the crdict was an nounced. Her counsel rushed te the telephone te ncquplnt her with the news nt her hotel. reunscl for Mrs. Wllkcnnlng filed notice of an appeal. Spent $300,000 Fighting Suit In her hotel suite, where she was In formed of her victory, the screen star said she hed spent $300,000 in fighting Ine ,uJi,"JEnn,n'H cffert te obtain 910s,00n of her money. The trial here this week was the third in the case, "J,"', it appeared probable that Miss Pickford would have te make further disbursements before she hears the last of Mrs. Wilkeniiing, ns an appeal te the Circuit Court Is considered likelv. I feel sorry for Mrs. Wi'kcnnlng." said Mary, "but I -never have settled a claim when I was in the right, and I never will." "I would light her ten times mere because I knew I am just a target," she continued, speaking faster und mere firmly. Asks for Rises Herself "Well, what nrc you mad nbeut?" broke in her husband, Douglas Fair banks. "Nothing," replied Mary, "but It's all se silly. I haven't hml nn agent since I wns eleven years old. When I wnnt n rise I go nsk for It myself, nnd when I want u new job, I leek for one." In explanation of her absence from the courtroom when the verdict was unsealed, Miss Pickford said she had nn Idea all along that it would be in her fnver. ' 'Any way," she added, "I knew all about the courtroom. I could point out every chair thnt squeaked nnd these Somebody Lied, Says Judge MrR. Wlllcnnntnv elnlmml ttiY C1AQ 000 wns due for her services in plnc- ing Mis Pickford in the mlllion-derar ciass ei screen taverltes. Kvcrythins hlneerl iinen nn lntirvlnu? ivMwl. T.U vhlch Mrs. Wllkcnnlng testified occurred December 7. 1D1II. Mist, Vlnhtiri .tnn.n.l n,.l, ... ik icMiiuii occurred ucccmber Miss Pickford denied such an 1 w. r-v . interview took place. Judge Mack, In chnrglng the Jury, said: "It is impossible te reconcile the iniA.- ai. ..ii..i !.. i niuiii-a ui, mc jiiiCKuu imtTview ei j;e Cliarlle Cbanlln's Millien Hlimnru nf Phni-ltii Phrmtln'c million u j ear were suld te huve started ss l'iekferd's dissatisfaction with her own salary. In lllu njlflfOUL fr. Mm llll iernn V .1, i..i ui.... v.- j ... Jul, uu'lhv ,, .Ti.siph, attorney for Mrs. WlUiennlng. uinicKiu Jirs. i-icKieru, n-erting tnat "nviiriccand greed" grew en her -tend-lly in the earnings of her daughter grew enormous. Crowds of curious men and women steed iu the snow about the Federal Bulldlii this morning awaiting n' of the erdlct. i,:iiiuT:r i, .ii'iu. ii uiuht iraiK place or -.-- -; ,.,-niiB me uuer aiier n, i, ,i . . si 'W it didn't. One or the ether of the two incm ,ns t,lc-v returned te the train 1,,le limitation of armament left w -4 I participants is deliberately lvlng. It i?.r, eth?r ",nl1 sacks, they snid. teduv. ".ended with small ships, especially , wl Icun't be a mere figment of the imaglna- V ncn t,lp-v returned a few minutes later (lt'vt,re crs, and Congress In its zeal for , tien." " the pouches were missing. u showing of economy that will wla ', i The interview was the one of which , r E- I-e. nnether baggageman, snid vote? Is 1,cnt "l10" forcing the retire- .5 Mrs. AVfkenning testifieil Mary Pick- '?, mv two m,' sitting in nn nutome- !ncnt fro,. tt-'tlve service of a let of tj ford cofne te her office und engaged her !'Ile J"0 'j10 stri'''t from the station u,Vr, eiwiliaiy vessels. " M te obtain offers from moving picture J"8,1 bp,ferc the robbery became known. , 1'.1? " Appropriations Cemmittet j producers, se Adelph Zuker. of the V110,0 be ,cve thnt " third man entered ,,nK t8 eyp en the destroyers. It Is this Famous Players-Laskv Fi'.ui Cempnny, t,M!l l"'PB'Be room earlier In' the dav. lIusfs,, of sl"l',,, wl'lch has used up most' ' would increase her salnrv of $4000 ' n. hiding behind some baggage, es- V tn? n"vy s .w for tllls J"ear and' c (sf 'week te S10.000. " 'apcu with the mail when the two biiK- br""pt "bout the situntl in which may-'V , , , ... ..... igngcmcn eft the room. i rpult in n naval tie-up for the rest of ,- ar,lltallA rllatvllit'a Mllllnn I tllu lima i 1 J til .1 . J L '., ', "' '",' """;. -am miip. .mU.- set'ic delay the trip wns up. Thev burn endless oil Thev cost jesterduj she was nnxleiis te return te rei,llned. the tuiln leui'lilng here one ! ui n ch; nl n t t lee as much te m the Pueitie (oust and would prebnblj . hour ntu. Henit fnllim. -.iCii, ,.... . .... ,i.' . . i.....i.i. ?...'" i. Mis.s Pickford iu nn Interview, -aid i i-.i.... leave today or tomorrow, CANADA'S NEXT PARLIAMENT TO BE LARGER BY TEN OTTAWA, March 2. Canada's next Parliament will have ten mero members than the present body as n result of the new census, results of which have just been announced. The present Parlia ment hns 235 members; the next will have 2-15. i ARMY POSTS IMPROVING IN MORALE WASHINGTON, March 3. Inspection of mere than two score western pest3 shows tha "the meinle of efficeib niul soldiers is improving stsndily," Colonel Jehn T. Axten, chef of chaplains of the army, reported today en his letum te Washington from an inspection trip. Clergy of the communities about the pests are co-operating- with the army chaplains and are having- the active and whele-henited co-operation of the commanding officers, Col onel Axten said. CONVICTED, ENDS LIFE Man Sentenced Yesterday Is Sui cide In His Cell Max Kubln, alias .Mux Levin, of Washington, sentenced jesterday by nskatBl ttir linil nltiVtlrtl nnl uuin lutfnaik seen after his arrest, had tried suicide by pelseai Wins $108,000 Case liaSaBataBBBSaSK HBa'lBrBawBBBaBHBaM aBrBBKMBKBBt-'BBBrBBrflBaBBrflP-BarJ aBPPSflttBHBBiBBBljBBB EMBarJtfySuBllaTaTrMHIBaTaTaTaw jBaMevPlMMlflBPBBBBfl tataiaXalK ' v--'j!bWjb1bbbbM Bafl? J MBaBaBaBaa BB 'w BBBBBBBJ i$A"s .BavBavBavBavBavM HfsLqV' "BBTBaTBaTBaTBaTfl Barlbuft Jbk. ' BaTBaTBaTBaTBaTBari flkvKlaflf bPBIbbHIbbbbbH BavXp avJOyiaaB- av BKBavcaaH arHaEpr BT.IBb 'BarBBL.BarBarBari KTlffjf W m SLnBaBaBaH BV 'JJHsbF'bK A wViBaBaB WB$WlB iK'SBaBaW '.IVlaKjBaBaBaB bb t4? jim .aBja aHr jbbbbbbh i MARY PICKFORD Who was returned victor today In a lengthy legal battle ever Mrs. Cera, Wilkenning's claim for $108, 000 commission, which she alleged was due her because she get Mary a rise of from $1000 te $10,000 a week ROB APARTMENT OF $5000 IN GEMS AND SILVERWARE Thieves Buay While Mra. P. D. Cene la Absent Frem Heme Rebbcra entered the suite of Mr. nnd Mrs. P. D. Cene, In the Valley Apnrt ment, 7200 CrcHbcSm read late yester day end stele money, Jewelry and sil verware valued at nearly $fi000. The theft was reported te the police today. Entrance was either by means of a pass key, or through a rear window, te which access is had by a fire escape. Mrs. Cene and her seven-year-old son Reman, were absent at the time. The place, according te Mrs. Cene, wus thoroughly ransacked. Mr. Cene, who is manager of the Otis Building, is at present in Flerida. DCriCTCDcn saaii -ri ... nfcUld I cKED MA L STOLEN Twe Sacks Taken Frem RallreaM Baggage Roem In Kankakee, III. fianiiaMee, III., March 2. (By A ) Four registered mail pouches, eacli luuuteJtPfl. in.. iinvnn fit, i " "-" le capacity, nnu believed te con- laln only registered mall, were stolen Itxim ln I'll.... I.. 11 . t I ""," ""; """ v.ciuriu engguge loom car 0,l'v- rPIiA . ei I 11 .. . u-e M beunu in atchett hnL'irni'nn u oune nun uu-ll lUKCn iremSOIItn- uni .Ne. e. from Chicago. Philip uiiu i-erer li. smit ii. i a1 ENGINEER DIES IN CAB Passenger Train en P. R. R. Brought te Step by Fireman Philllpsburg. X. J., March 2. (By A. P V cu i 'f r i "Ai, vin inn Of Srrnililshltit ntnn Htn, nj i..n, .... ; i iiunca .eiie. sixty jenrs ulil. ger train engliieer by t!ie Pennivlvnniu y hi ,,,, eimxvivniiiu Hiiilreail. died suddenly this morning in tlic cab of his engine whil,. running in tin- vicinity of Lnmbertvlllc. X. J. I lie dead engineer wus discovered b. tin tiremnii, who brought the train te a 1 of death. . . -- " "''j LOSES SENSE OF IDENTITY G. W. Heppes, Pett8vllle Business Man, Disappears After Illness Petlsvllie, I'll.. Mnrch L'. (Ilv A. !'.) Ucliecd te hac lest a'l sens., nf -"oeo"Mt. iiu.vu iiii: iiuii(tiiim in rnn linn ninnni . -...i. f wt nnn ma u. 1 1.1 ..: - . i.Trinrflii mnLHime iil-ut . naviAiiiA ii aaaSU:t.V 'I U NAIK Lt Congress, Seeking Vete .hJl Saving Meney, Fails te Pre vide Fuel Enough DENPV's nFPftOTMFNT A-Pffl FIGHTS TO SAVE SHIP' aF c.- , j, . .. . t.. . . sfiK' ." Copvrieht, ltts, bv Public Ltdecr Compemv'-Kt J u,MiJij;ien, jinrcn . rne aa- ,fifl nennccment that it may become necetj'$ snrv tn He mi nvrrv nliln In t-lin n.w ' .-- . ... .. .. , ., for lack of fuel was the opening gm '; from the side of the dennrtment of wht ' I is gelnsc te be one of the big fighta of tlic year. . Congress, wishlns te be re-elected, Is out for n record In cuttinir naval anV.. propriatiens. Secretary Dcnby Is ask- ,. ' $ ing for S3."50.000.000 fop next vnr Ti! V rj Congress leaders wlie specialize in naW v matters nnv th.if he ran lioe ! V -1 . , ...... ..v .... .....v uv iwaiv j - iiiiiii .-iiii.uuu,inni, , j. -ft n... i ... , wv . 1'jf' gross talks of cutting it te 00.000. Pre.' Ident Harding concedes, It is said, ? cut te 80,000. Secretary Denby is aM inc for 00,000. nnd the srenernl rtim. t. Jtntien is thnt there will be a cempre- Thn nnw Ditnn.inFii .l.n.l ..n a. ft -I'w.iwn niiiiin uiun IBV" ii i-iiii ri-cciiii.v aegeiiateu nnu tne o-e-S ruuii. juicy jnsist tnat tills country U uuuiiu i muinuun n ncet in active serr- lrf. riu Inrir.t nu ttmf .i..n.l . the great Powers as the maximuas.-fl Thn Innvtintltn miki, 1 . 1... il. .. . 1 . ...... ..u.u ...UT3I. mill uc mc mini mum. Congress Tlilnks of Politics ISet se, says Ceiuress. Tin. mti uv & only the maximum. The country need, S ji net keep in active operation ail tb F.1 ships nllewed it. Moreover, if thifi iptl country sets nn exnmnle nf reilnnin.. .' sJjt.W navy in active service, the ether grm(ikW grm(ikW Pewers will fellow suit, and tiicre T wW'-HiVs .v. twu, w u nurni (iisarnw ?trj Congress is thinking, however, cblefr-'i of pelitkM. It is out for the vetS!f J And it counts en the popularity of fcC.i'SI and drastic cuts in armament npprZ'irteV; Issue in the coming campaign, and thii'trti is ecouemy. "Tjt, - The announcement of a possible tie-VSc&J up ei snips jx n wurninc el ulmt maw r-, happen if Censrcss gees threueh wltk i .4a in ci'uiiiiiii.v jiiuns. rne tle-utfe y,carj. ,f St comes, will be the rcsul i.. ,..... ..i ra. . --.-, ':- ijhj v-ui r;itM uiiviii'nf?nn. tn i thu Congress unwillingness te a-rant tfc ? ll iviii nn run niiiPMmrir i ,,s,ln.1 lcficicncy appropriation iproprlutien for ttaV-7' i'UIl;"ee ei iiici. ' PW FW....I. r..... ..... VIIV wUni Tallin llllH ' ' '.M IV r nn- ,. . , . V ,ju"vt ne '"Equity with the naval treat ,? '-?W flE tl mtlflil fs nnaiMva.fa,l l m . 3 U. .." r . -""I"H" m U1C inn-. "M-1l" rnc" " agreement upon tav . "u,,v ii uuji le&uucu, irem in a iliii li I in im:i nnrn uiinmnaiiMau a . French refusal te have submarines re ..u.. ...v., vw uv i,i,cin mil Hi-L.ve nse hut tint iiw1iih u,nini .-,t..l.i --.- .. ., v,,h .,.,. i t.,., n.vu.t., nuulU ((iiistitne nearly all thu fuel ullewcd for 1011-22. Dcstrec-s Dig Problem There are ItOO of these destroyers that were built for special service dur ing the war te combat the German sub marine. They are new ships, most of ""'-ni iiinsiiiMi in mis, iiiisi and x)M, Uk naval tieatv did net provide for scrapping them. Thev aie new and fin und cannot be thrown uwav ns junk. It is net geed policy te let them ret at the piers unmanned nnd with no steam wniv i tiw nn- LsuLt tvui ;n u" ii l'ibb ..- .... .... .... ,. -..iifr' .- i. ii.bm And the f'enlei-enee diil nntliltn-nhniit tin-in. The Navy Department's uttl turle has all along been one of impa tience. They win de nothing about it. There are the destroyers, new and fine, costing much te keep. What can.be done? Congre-s is bent en forcing the ll u 11 1 1 of the Xnvv Department with r gmd te these de-trejers. I Tliej in i the Key te nnvnl economies. SJn mm Iittitnin1.. llinf if tin. f!nnAKnmanf hadn't a destrejer today it would set te I wnik and' build ".(Kl of them. It preb- . nlily weiildu t build 100 of llieni. But " liming !(i0 uf iheiu, what shall be done about It? j, Each Cost Hair .Mlllbiu Yearly The puj muster report shows hew eviieiishe te keep these destroyers ure-X Here is the llranch, which cost $4- , .1 1 '.-i. i ter mainienanee nnu operatlea ii iu the tiscnl enr l'.lin ; the liiilmer, !jt.-l(l..i.iS.:i.i; the Child. 9407.178.181 the C.lluier. . IHMIH.M : thu Hum. liilie), . f.r.i,.)i mi ; nu; .iicuenuica,, ffliy' $4M,17:i.lS; Simps,,,,, $4Ii:i,270.8fjt'A'J : . j. .... . .. . r,w ('unttniinl an I'ikc KnuMrfn. Column BavtBI ROY'S WANDERINGS PROBED'4; BY INSURANCE CONCERW Company Which Paid $10,000 tt' Wife Threatena Disclosures Tl, ll,i,.1.nL' 1 If.. In. n., rn. I ItU ,,.....1 - .,.U ,.II4 ...Ikll WW imiii of Pes Moines has Intimated. nC', cording te dispatches, that sensational y KM ilisciesiires amii nu iiiuiiu in (iiiiiiueiiOB 't ;J with the disappearance for n year of Dr. Huield Curl Hey, former Bwarth-.' 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