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tyert Program Overlooks
Nerthwstrn Stctien of City,
Couneit Head 8aya
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LEffl eeids
11101,410,000 FOR PROJECT
Mayer's Plans for
$101,000,000 Transit
Four-trick subway from City Hull
te Huntlnf Park avenue, $44,880,
000.
Twetraek subway from Huntln
Park te Wyoming avenue, $4,740,
000. Four-track tube from City Hall te
Christian street, $6,010,000.
Three-track derated from Bread
etreet in Christian, Gray's Ferry
venue and Woodland avenue te
Forty-ninth street, $10,000,000.
Twe-track subway in Bread street
from Wyoming avenue te Olney ave
nue. $4,710,000.
Twe-track elevated read from
Germantown avenue and Bread
street te Germantown and Cheltcn
avenues, $6,000,000.
Extension of Woodland elevated
from Forty -ninth street te City
Line, $0,030,000.
Bread street subway from Chris
tian street te League Island, $13,
880,000. Richard Weglein, president of City
Council, is net pleased with Mayer
Moere's high-speed transit pregrum n
outlined te Themas E. Mitten, head of
the P. R. T.. bpenuse, he says, th"
northwestern section of the city has
been "entirely overlooked,"
Mayer Moere's prejirnm calls for n
four-track subway in Hrend street be
tween Christian stieet and Hunting
Park nvenue, and 'two tracks from the-e
peinds northward te Olney nvenue nnd
southward te L,cacue iianu ; nn cic
IIua ..xitit-niul fayttn Tlij-irtil uf 1nf
ever Christian street, thence ever Grays
Ferrv avenue te oeillnnd nvenue nnu
en Woodland avenue te city line, nnd
another elevated read from Bread nnd
Germantown avenue north en German
town avenue as far as Chelten avenue.
According te the outline of the plan
submitted te Mr. Mitten by the Mayer.
work could be started en these projects
by March 1. and the whole cost of con
struction nnd equipment would be
$101,410,000.
Bit at a Time, Says We;leln
Mr. Weglein said today that he ta
wed construction of one unit of thj
line at a time, and net the undertaking
of the whole project at once.
He added that an ncreement for op
eration should be made before con
struction work shall be finished.
"In (he tentative plans suggested for
the comprehensive rapid transit system
In Philadelphia," said Mr. Weglein. "I
notice that no prevision has been made
ttt a high-speed line in the great north nerth
WMtern section of the city. Of course,
these plans are only tentative and per
haps looking forward te a very distant
future.
"Keeping the experience of the con
struction of the Frnnkferd 'L' in
mind, my opinion is thnt all effort
should be concentrated upon building n
tingle unit at one time net only en
?icceunt of the expense involved, but
hat a fair agreement te the citv run
be secured in advance for running nt
this read bv the same enrananv that has
assumed the emoluments and responsi
bilities of furnishing transportation tn
the city of Philadelphia en most of our
Mfhways."
Reper Reserves Judgment
Councilman W. W. Reper withholds
final judgment en the Mayer's proposal
until he has had time te study it in
detail.
"It Is very comprehensive," said Mr.
Reper. "Se far as the cost is con
cerned, it is se tremendous that I will
have te give it careful consideration
before expressing an opinion.
"The growing sections or tee city are
in West Philadelphia and the nerth-j
east. I am in favor of furnishing better,
high-speed lines for people in tlmsu
i sections. But before I nm ready te
' say whether we should spend a hun
dred million dollars I want te leek into
the matter mere carefully. I am in
favor of making a start, however, and
X feel that the right place te start will
be the subway en North Bread street,
from City Hall north."
Councilman Charles B. Hall, down
town leader, said: "I have net rend
the Mayer's plans and therefore can
not discuss them."
When told thnt the plan provided for
a four-track Mibway en Hrend street
as far north as Hunting Park avenue,
Mr. Hall said he felt the four-track
feature was a wise prevision, as It
would take care et trutnc in years te
come. Previously he had said he was
opposed te a Seuth Phlladelphln Mib
way, and se far as known his views en
this matter have net changed.
h.T fi . in inr TV . '
that while he was in favor of better
Ueuuclimun Charles J. 1'emracr sn:n
plans.
Plea for Downtown
"It is nretty hue in his adminis
tratien, " nld Mr. Petnmer, referring
te the Mayer, "te talk about saddling
a hundred ml'llen dollar preposition en
the next administration. He tnlks et
millions as u child would talk of pieces
of candy. While they are talking about
spending $100,000,000 for high speed
lines and subways in ether sections e
the city, surely Seuth Philadelphia Is
entitled te eerae part of this vast Im
prevement.
The Mayer in replying te Mr. Mit
ten's request for specific information a
te cost and probable date of completion.
said be was prepared te begin work en
the first section of the Bread street
Sbway, running from City Hall te
untlng Park avenue, en March 1, and
that if money Is made available for the
purpose, he would begin work at the
same time en the lower four-track sec
tion, from City Hall te Christian
street.
Director Twining in 'a letter te the
Mayer said he saw no reason why tbe
four-track portion of the Bread strest
tube, the two-track strip up te Wyom Wyem
llf avenue and the three-track elevated
running out Christian street and down
Woodland avenue isr as eenj-ninin
street should net be finished by July 1,
The Mayer also ssld he thought thesr
'pert Ions of the high-speed program
could be equipped and placed in opera-
tien In 1020, while the remainder could
l ha finished as seen as pessinie.anu ti-i
'0 U with the completed portions as the
A, mMrtinnm became available. Construe-
Ritlen and equipment of the Bread street
I w subway from Christian street te Wyom-
'('llrl ---., with h fwlln nlnvatMl
fcC'lta attending as far as Forty-ninth
01 newiinu avenue, weuiu cusw
KOOO. and that la the estimated
,WWI law.", x, vemuany
t pa -return, at tne tirab
us luewsy-
Ww'
Analyzes Flappers
REV. SAML'EL McCHOKU
CROTHERS. D. D.
Unitarian minister of Cambr'ldjte,
Mass., wre preaches virtually un
der the cum of Harvard Uni
versity, says flapperlam Is merely
a transitory stase and that modern
young women neon buckle down te
real problems of life
FLAPPllONLY
TRANSITORY STAGE
Modern Girl Soen Settles Down
te Problems of Life, Declares
the Rev. Dr. Crethers
BLAMES WAR'S REACTIONS
Modern woman is merely in n transi
tien stage and any Idiosyncrasies and
mannerisms nre only the outcome of her
new freedom and responsibilities nc-
cording te Dr. Samuel McCherd Creth
ers, pastor of the Unitarian Church en
the edge of the Harvard campus.
Dr. Crethers has watched many n
class of boys pass through Harvard
University. He has observed the gins
who have taken up professional work
and he thinks thnt today there is as
much sincerity of purpose ns in the
past.
Dr. Crethers spoke Inst night at u
dinner of the Phi Beta Kappa Fra
ternity. "It is far mere difficult te keep uni
versity nnd college standards hUh to te
inv win, thp crentlv overcrowded con
ditien of the institutions, than it was
in the past," he said today, before
starting back te Cambridge. "It does
netf ollew. however, that mere are
fewer intellectual lights in attendance,
but merely that the proportion is small
er. The war has created a feeling of
discontent nnd has made people want te
de something different.
Flappers a Minority
"The modern girlH and women are
feeling the general social reaction. The
vast majeriy of hem are proceeding
along the even tenor of their way as
in the past. The lisht-hended girl who
bobs her nnir, peuuers ner nose ami
pnlnts her lips and cheeks, represents
only a very small proportion of the
great mass of young women. More
over, the period in which she does such
things Is only a small portion of her
life. It is a transition stnge nnd she
seen settles down te the real business of
life. u t
"When a mnn Is young he faces,
seriously, the necessity for preparation
for business or profession. Weman
l,n found n new freedom. She is tak
ing it in divere ways, nnd thcie are
many who are ntting tnemseivcs ier
success in life ether than home build
In. The truinine nnd education of
woman has net yet caught up te the
resnensibilltv of suffrage, but the tone
0f the wemun's college is n great deal
mera serious than neenle think.
'''True, the present life has a dis
astrous effect en a fiw certain number
but it is stimulating te the whole.
Plodders Make Geed
"I have watched many a class of boys
pass through the various stages of col
lege life nt Harvard. When the class
reunion takes place, some years after,
we find the same proportionate number
have taken their places of leadership
In business, professions or ether world
affairs. They may net have made
themfiflvcs heard in undergrnduate
days, but they have plodded aieng nnd
made geed.
"We de net hear of the average.
The newspnpeds and magazines tell of
the 'rlapper' and of the man who uses
his time in wasting his patrimony.
Such things hnppeneil in the elder days
' lut there were few or no publications
1. ,i...i;u. n.m V i,M. linin ,,
producing nnd becomes n part of the
life around him."
DIICIMCCC MCU DCnilCCT
CAR ROUTES RESTORED
Delegation Frem Kensington Pro Pre
tests te P. R. T. Against Changes
Complaints against changes In trolley
routes Nes. 18 and 80, following tbe
opening of the Frankford "L," were
placed before officials e the Rapid
Transit Company this morning by a
delegation of citizens representing
busincts men of the Northeast, and in
cluding members of the Kensington
Business Men's Association,
It wns declared by Richard Weglein,
president of Citv Council, who, with
two ether ceuncllmen, was in the dele dele
gatlen, that the chaugn of these routes
caused hardship te residents of the
section.
Other ceuncllmen In the delegation
were Hetzel and Ruchhelz.
Members of the delegation said thev
had geno directly te the officials of
the company, in line with the reeent
suggestion of Themas E. Mitten, head
of the transit company, because thev
believed better results could be ob
tained tnan by newing public demon
strations. PHILADELPHIA MAN KILLED
Jehn Beleskl Struck by Automobile
en Read Near Conshehooken
While walking along the Ivy Reck
read near Conshehncken this morning,
Jehn Beleski, 503 Seuth Second street,
was struck by an automobile driven by
Otte Wagner, 7S0 Stanbrldga street,
Norrlstewn, and injured fatally,
Beleskl was taken te the Montgom
ery Hospital, Norriitewn, and died from
a fractured skull..
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P1HCH0T CONFERS
ON SPEAKER
Forced te Drep Study of Budget
te Meet Legislators in
This City
MAY SEE BAKER TODAY
Gilferd Pinchot, Governer-elect, was
obliged te break into his study of the
budget today nnd come te the city te
give some time this afternoon te the
insistently pressing question of the
speakership.
Since Monday, Mr. Pinchot has been
working en the budget nt the home of
Dr. Clyde h. King, chairman of the
Pinchot Citizens' Committee en 8tntc
Finances, nt Swnrthmere. And in that
connection he conferred this morning
with Jehn S. Fisher, head of the bud
get sub-committee of the Citizen'
Committee. ,
This nfternoen, among ether political
callers tinen thn Governer -elect, will be
State Representatives Franklin Spencer
KtlinemN nnd c. Jay uoeunougn, ei
Cameren County. It is probable nNe
that he will held a conference with W.
Harry Baker. Republican State chair
man . The fact that Baker is nrranglng
for a conference indicates that some
thing definite may be expected from Mr.
Pinchot seen en the speakership.
Jehn S. Fisher, former State Bank
In? Commissioner, fell In with n lucky
coincidence this morning. He came
from Western Pennsylvania te confer
with Mr. Pinchot nnd when he reached
the Pinchot offices In the Real Estate
Trust Blulding, he found that the Govereor-elect
was out at Swnrtlunere.
Thereupon he began te receive lengthy
and detailed instructions about hew te
cet te the home of Prof. King, "Inkf
ti.i. .j .n.i .. i ..,.. ie ..i nil i
this reed and go te jour left. nmlnll i
that sort of thing was being indulged in
until .Mr. risher was ready te threw up
his hnnds. Just then Mr. Plnehet's
ehniiffeur came te get some pupers for
the (Joverner which he was te take
riitlit back te Swarthmore. Hence, it
wns n case of the "car awaits" and
Mr. Fisher left smiling.
Congressman W. W. Orlest. of Lan
caster County, happy ever his notable
victory In his congressional district,
was in the city today meeting the poli
ticians attracted by the presence of
the Ooverner-clect.
"Arc you here also te meet Mr.
Pinchot?" Mr. Orient wns asked.
"Oh. no." he replied, "I'm here te
have a teeth pulled."
The Lancaster Congressman wns ni
,, l it, it t t xiivii, nujMiiiK nurriiUij, mill it-uuuiK
cempnnied by former Sheriff Myers efhtr ch1(lren out the Aoet he Bai(l .
Lnneaster, father of Bernnrd J. Mers,
Secretary of the Commonwealth. It
would surprise no one if Mr. driest
tried te get the new Oovcrner te retain
Mr. Myers as Secretory of the Com
monwealth. However, A. Xevln Dc
trlch nnd Mrs. Mary Fllnn Lawrence
are being prominently mentioned for
that place In the Cabinet.
Miss Tillie Thompson, one of Phila
delphia's few women lawyers was n
caller at the office of W. Harry Baker,
Republican State chairman. Other
wise. Mr. Baker was busy trying te
satisfy the demands of political and ,
ether friends anxious te get tickets for
the Clemenceau address.
A. Nevin Detrleh. of Governer-elect
Pinchot 's staff, between answering let
ters this morning, announced that he
was going te ergnnbe n Pennsylvania .
boosters' club. "Pennsylvania." he in-
nlstcd
"lias it nil ever t nllfernln. nnd
our native sons mean just ns much."
SHANTUNG BANDIT LEADERS
.s!irJl Jf.,11 T.7..r
KIDNAP CHINESE OFFICIAL
. L . . ,
Chamber of Commerce Chairman
Held for $500,000 Ransom
Peking. Dec. 0. (By A. P.i The
situation nt Tsingtne. caused by th
operations of the bandits with whom
Shnntiinir Province is infested. Is de
scribed in an official dlpatch lecelved
late last night as exceedingly critical.
The Chinese officials there conferred
with the bandit leaders in an rffer;
te conciliate hem. Th bandits re -
jeeted the advances, however, nnd kid-
rnnwi thA Minirmnn of thn rhnmber
of Commerce, demanding $50,000 ran-
sem for him.
1.....1..1 ,-en . .Kem n iw,.mhc. in.
in.
i, i at fir the Ti.iiiinpRi. nrniMit-
the dat set for tne jupunest ttaiua-
tien.
the would kidnap nil respensili
n nil respensiiin
fhlnesp officials nnd burn or n age
mis and burn or piiint
the shops. Most of the merchants in
Tslngtne hnve closed their pliices, and
many cUillnns have fled te Tslnnti-Fu,
the cnpitnl of the I'revince.
China and Japan have cempletd set
tlement tef the Shantung eentmi-rsv n
outlined by the terms et tne vtnsiung vtnsiung
ten trenty. China agrees te pay Japan
40,000.000 yen for the Shantung rail rail
reud. The payment will be made in
fifteen-vear Chinese treasury netei
bearlnc' interest at (1 per cent. In addi
tion f'hlnn pays Japan 10,000,000 yen
for nil public properties located in the
Klnochew district. ,
Civil and military administration will
be turned ever te f'hlnn en December
10. while the Shantung railway will b
transferred te Chinese authority en
January 1.
'WIFE ? HELD LIABLE
; nCLU lihduc
FOR HUSBAND'S DEBT
i wii w w i
Wisconsin Wemsn Indorsed $8000
Nete and Must Pay, Court Decides
Madisen, Wis., Dee. 0. Women,
married and unmarried, new the equals
of men before the luw In Wisconsin,
must bear the respentdbllltles of their
new privileges granted by the Women's
Rights BUI enacted In 1021, the Wis
consin Bupreme Court decided yeiter
day. It held n woman HhI1 In her
separate primmy mm uuenir-,, wurn
she nderses a nme or nrr iiusejna.
The Court
n iu a i v ii nn; i uiiiic in
National Bank of thnt city, wblcb was
countersigned by Mrs. Jahn.
Judge Frits, of the Milwaukee Circuit , ?."",,
.. ,1.1.1a tnr thi. Hfh nf nor nnyKnnH
inm.rrfrt bv an $8000 note en the First ' n,l
IDENTIFJEDBYPICTURE
Rogues' Gallery Enables Victim te
Pick Alleged Pickpocket
Identification made by means of a
Rogues' Gallery picture led te the ar
rest of Julius Davis, thirty yenn old.
Seventh street be'ew Tasker, aeciiMcd
of picking the poehet of Frank Jamisen,
1044 Seuth College avenue. Davis win
held In 1000 ball for court by Mngis
trate Renshaw today.
Jamisen reported that his poeknt peeknt
were picked nf $2,1 while he was riding
in a Olrnrd avenue trolley car No
vember 20, He picked out DatU" pic
ture In the Rogues' Oallery nnd at the
hearing today declared positively that
Davla was the man who had Jostled him
in the can
Tin OB V.OI7 ARIi UltlKINfl FOn MAY
( found In the Iteln Wanted columns ea
sms ae sat s. -4v,
SAW SHARKS DRAG 23
COSTA RICANS TO DEATH
Captain of Nerwtglan Ship Here
Tails of Orueseme Experience
A gruesome talc of sharks thai
swarmed about a party of struggling
natives, dragging them down one by
one while their bleed dyed the eea, win
told by Captain R. Rasinussen, of the
Norwegian steamship Gre, which decked
esterdny.
The incident occurred in Cesta Riean
water, en Colerado Bar, near Prlncl Prlncl
pulle. "We saw manv sharks," said the
captain. "They seem te swarm about
the waters of the outperts. Ne mishap
befell any of our men, but Just before
we touched at Prlncipulle there was u
tragedy which both natives nnd whites
were still talking about.
"mere were no white men involved,
but twenty-three natives lest tbelr live,
They were tn a long beat and were
reming in ever the nar, which ! n ,
nustv one. when a bis comber pnuaht
them broadside en and rolled their beat
ever and ever.
"The plnce is called Colerado Bar
a bread shoal, with white water break
ing ever it all the time. The twenty
four men in the beat began te scream
when it upset. All the nntives con
swim, and the.v struck out for shore as
fast as they could. The watchers en i
wiere could see them struggling, and
Inunched a beat, hut it was tee late..
There must have been n score or mere
of sharks. They dashed in nt the
swimmer and dragged them down one
by one. Only one man cot ashore."
MOTHERED CHILDREN
"LICK" WIFE-BEATER
She Wields 8hee While They Held
Man He Gets Three Months
"Come en in. Pa's llkin' ma," wan
the invitation Patrolman Burk receiv
ed from the smalt child who opened
the deer as he went up the stps of
20.11 North Unmet street te Investi
gate screams coming from the house.
Patrolman Burke found Jehn Lavina
en the fleer, feebly frnndishlng a fork.
Helding hW ntms and legs were three
ei nts cnunren, nnu ever mm sioeu nis
.. ...i.,!,,- ,i ki.. .!, .i,
Ivivlnn was arrested and this mom
inc was arraigned before Magistrate
Dern.
"He won't work nnd he gets drunk
and bents me nil the time," Mrs.
Lavina testified. "But this time I
beat him. He wns arrested yesterday
and you discharged him, nnd afterward
he get drunk nnd came home and
started te heat me again."
Magistrate Dern sentenced him te
three months in the Heuse of Correc
tion. "Can't you lock him in all the time
and threw away the key?" Mrs. Lavina
asked nnrieusly. "He won't work nnd
I have te go out te de scrubbing and
wnshing tn make enough money te feed
the children."
Then, smiling screr.cly, nnd leading
"Happy
Christmas. Jehn's locked
up.
JERSEY CITY HIKERS
HELD HERE BY POLICE
World Tour With $1000 Capital In
terrupted by Father of Bey
Twe Jersey City youths en a hiking
trip nreund the world get no furth m
than Philadelphia before being arrested
as runaways. Detectives Bunting and
llanlen took them in chnrge this morn
ng ut n rooming house nt Twelfth and
Hecc stree's.
They are Walten R. Stallee, nineteen
years old, son of the chief engineer of
a Jersey City sk) scraper, and Lee Tru
dell, twenty years old.
According te information received bv
the dctecthes. Stallee took S1000. and.
. with Trudell. star.ed en a tour of the
world. Upen reaching here they com
munlcnted with friend In Jersey City,
urging them net te Inform their parent
of tMtlr whereabouts. Seme one in-
t0nwl Mallec's father, however, and
he telegraphed the Philadelphia police
' te held the lads. When arrested,
I Stallee had $700 of the $1000 with
which De started.
$1,000,000 LAND SUIT ON
Real Estate Company Asks Ameunt1
for Quartermaster Baae Site
A suit against the Government for
SI. 000.000. one of the largest claims
eer started in this distnet, is en trial
1 today In the United States Court before
Judge Dickinsen.
The Greenwich Real I-state Company
formerly owned land extending from
point'
Nmnu street te a aismnt
The
com-
i puny sa.s was worth .M.uuu.uuu, was
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erected.
The Beard of Appraisers of the War
Department fixed the nlue of the Innd
at $20,',4Sr, but the company refused
te accept it. The Federal appraisers
contended the land wns merely a piece
of waste waterfront, mud and murt-h,
and that its subsequently enhanced
value wns brought aliut through the
expenditure of $13,000,000 by the
Government.
TRAIN KILLS P." rTVm AN
W. F. Shendelmler Run Down by
Passenger Carrier at Harrlsburg
Ilsrrlmirr. Dee. B. (By A. P.)
William F. Shendelmler, assistant
trainmaster of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, middle division, with headquur
ters at Alteena. was killed instantl)
,1(mv when ll(, wr), Btruck by a pan-en-
or train ,n ihi Harrisbun yards. Mr.
. , , , .,. v-- er- or several
days en special duty and was walking
through the yard when eastbeud pas
vengir train Ne. 20 struek him.
lie was forty-three years old and
had been in the railroad serriee twenty
years.
Deaths of a Day
Rebert H. Stepheneen
Twin Falls, Idaho, Dec. 6. (By A.
I iM-nnwTil stefdiensen. fifty-five,
Ret)ert II. Btepnensen, niiy-nvc.
pelltlral editor of the Cincinnati
Irer and an intimate associate of
..... . . - m
resident Harding, died here last
iu ha ..H aa State Senater in
Idabo. He leaves a widow and one
daughttr.
Mrs. Elisabeth Tuke
Fnneral services for Mrs. Elisabeth
Tuke, wife of Jehn Tuke. who died
Sunday at her home, 2734 North Mer
vine street, took place this after
noon at St. Simeon's Church, inth
street and Lehigh avenue. Mrs. Tuke
was seventy-eight years old. She was
the mother of the Rev. Dr. Charles E.
Tuke, rector of St. Jehn's Protestant
Kplscepnl Church. Lansdowne.
Mrs. Annie L. Dalbsy
Funernl services will be held at 2
n'elnek tuinorrew afternoon for Mrs.
Annie L. Dalbey. who died pn Monday
at the home of her non, C. O. Dalbey,
4715 Baltimore avenue. Mrs. Dalbey
celebrated her ninety-fourth birthday
en November 8.
DO VOU WANT A JOBT TITeRF. ABB
Biftntv f ikM ,.Juiari In na Uslfi
watad oelnma today en pssa 0 "4 .
' 1
FEDERAL PROBE
Dry Agent'. Tale of Millions In ,
Slush Funds Under U. 8.
Scrutiny
PITTSBURGH MEN ACCUSED
Federal prohibition authorities are
Investigating charges made by Saul
Grill, cenernl ssent nt PIHshtirch. that
lnrge amounts of money are being paid
ter protection By bootleggers operating
in this State.
One ngent. Grill charges, has collected
mere than half n million dollars from
boetlegcgw ever n period of several
months.
Grill himself collected 833.00.0 "hurii
money" from Pittsburgh bootleggers In
two weeks and snid the same boot
leggers who paid him told him of their
denllngs with the ether ngent.
His disclosures have just been made
te Federal officials In Washington, te
whom he also turned ever the "hush
money" he collected.
Grill wns recently sent tn Pittsburgh
from New Yerk. At the rate of hi"
collections during the fortnight he was
there, he said his annual iiireiuc would
have exceeded SSOO.OOO.
A stack of bills, representing his col
lections, new reposes In n safe in the
Treasury Department in Washington,
as pnrt of the evidence against the boot
leggers, who will be rounded up as the
result of the investigation, along with
any crooked prohibition agents thnt may
he discovered.
"Chicken Feed" Net Included
Prison terms Instead of "protection"
nre s.ild by Federal officials te await the
boe"eggers who spent their money he
lavishly en Pennsylvania prohibition
agents.
"It Is nlmest impossible for a man te
go into Pennsylvania te enforce the pro
hibition low nnd come out clean," en
official In Washington said today.
"If he is net a creek when he gees
In, the chances are he will become one.
Or, If he gees straight they'll 'frame'
him and make him appear a creek."
Grill's collections of $33,000 did net
Include "chicken feed" scattered
around, he reported, in the form et JJ100
bills nnd ethers of less then ijtlOOO de
nominations. These. Federal officials
say, ere regarded as cigar money. Any
thing under $1000 is small change
among Pittsburgh bootleggers.
Here is n typical scene, ns it is de
scribed en the strength of official re
ports which hubsciitientiy may lind their
way te the Grand Jury room.
A prohibition agent Grill, for ex
ample, or any ether will be in his
room in a Pennsylvania hotel. A knock
will come nt the deer, perheps preceded
by a phone cnll. Visitors enter. Gen
crnl conversation ensues. In its course
n package of bills U produced. The de
nominations usunlly nre $1000 or
higher. It Is turned ever te the ngent.
As the visitors leave they toss two or
three $100 bills en the bed.
.lD?.n,ti ban,k t,lPSe'" ,hey ay.
"That's just cigar money." '
uriii, it is understood, took some of
In ,(u,nnl! st,n,n.," I.I. t.lu .
this
ingten, us well as the $33,000 paid
......... . ......hv niiii nun ie nain
iv I'lVLtrviiuil
Dry Agents "Checked Up"
Equally astonishing te Federal offi
cials was the discovery that Pennsyl
vania bootleggers have a system of
checking up every prohibition agent as
signed te this territory. They knew all
about Grill. They had combed his
record from the time he entered the
Government service until the moment
he stepped into the Pittsburgh district.
Frem it they dedjiced and probably
wonder new where they slipped up
that he was crooked.
They decided he could be "reached "
Se they proceeded te "reach him."
Finding him susceptible, as they
thought, they net only turned ever
large amounts of money te him, but
took him into their confidence and let
him Inte their whole system.
Al of this evidence Is new in the
hands of Federal officials. It la sni.i
i l,i hn nnlv n niientlnn nf tlma nfl
there are scores of new arrests and
indictments.
TRAIN HITS ROCK; 1 DEAD
Fireman Killed, Engineer Scalded,
In Cheaapeake and Ohie Accident
Montgomery, W. Vs.. Dee. C.(Bv
A. P.) One trainman wns killed and
nneincr tujurcu crinuiy teaay near
uucy Mriusr, v. 11., wncn cnesa-
poane ana unie passenger train Ne.
i.t...4 ,-, rtTln. .i.- '
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, ten. struck a rock. Ne nassenirers wn-n
h.,ri Mil,nl ,mh. c.ij
.........-
Fireman Rebert Lushbnugh. of Hin-
ten, W. Vn., is the dead man. Engi
neer Harvey Temple, of Huntington,
was scalded.
The engine, baggage car and two
coaches left the rails and went ever an
embankment, the locomotive and a sec
tion of the baggage car landing in New
River. The Pullman cars were net, de
railed. Trains will be held up until the
wreckage is cleared from the track by
a crew sent out irein iinniiey.
TVnin Ne. 4 carried l'llllmunn frnm
the Louisville division for New Yerk.
Small Blaxe en North Second Street
Fire damaged the rear of the home
of Michael fecum. 2137 North Second
street, at 2:30 o'clock this morning.
The blaze was extinguished before flre-
men arrived.
By Exclusive
Arrangement
IN BOOZE BRIBERY
' ' . '
CAMDEN'S MAYOR-ELECT
TO NAME NEW BOARDS
Acting Mayer Van Hart Will Ap
point' Succeuer'a Chelcee
Acting Mayer Vnn Hart, of Camden,
today Invited Mayer-elect King te name
the four Democratic members of the
Pnll.. nnA Vtr. anil PllMIe Werk
JM-.jyhich Lmus jj , appointed under
tii- Vi.ti,iipi fl rsBvkk1'" "
Uncn V... ttn. .a 1,1 flint if tllC
Mayer-elect weuld.nnme his candidates
bv next Saturday they would be ap
pointed. Each beard will have a mem
bershin of four. , A,
City Solicitor Blnkcly discovered the
law. passed In 1007 nnd amended In
1010 mid 1020, when looking l a.0'"0
police legislation recently. It prevltleu
mat in cities witn a population .
110,000, the administration of the Dc
partment of Public Safety shall be in
I. Imu.l. m stAllstA titlM Hffl DOHrle
nndef the Departments of Public Werki
, . ,.. .,.. 1..H.I. m m nubile
nnu mguwn.vs in me im" y rjj
works beard, with equnl Republican
and Democratic representation.
Camden passed the 110.000 mark in
inen n'l. ('!, ttnltcltet- ttrolieses that
the nest Legislature be petitioned te
increase the population figure nt which
tlicse inws become innniinwrj. .
were designed eriginnlly for Paterson,
N. ,T. Mr. Blnkcly cendemnes the laws
lis "highly undesirable," nnd tlcclar"
that they will bring about a "misfit
government."
MACED0NIANAUT0N0MISTS
SEVER WIRES TO SOFIA
Band Occupies Keetendll, but
Quickly Evacuates Town
Sofia.. Dec. 0.-(By A. P.)) .band
of Macedonian autonomists occupied
Kestendll. sixty miles from Sofia, lues
day morning, but evacuated the town in
the nfternoen. the Press Bureau sas.
The band, which was accompanied
members of the Opposition bloc. .with
drew without resistance in the face et
n government detachment. . ,
The band hnd cut communication
with the capital and made a number et
nrrests nmeng the Macedonians and in
habitants of the town. It is asserted
that the Kestendll troubles have hnd
no effect en ether regions where order
prevails. ,
It was said tedav that the ew;
ment was content te call the inc dent
closed, and would take no exceptional
measures as n result of t. 'lhe gen
eral impression is that the movement,
ostensibly promoted by the Macedo
nians, wns really attributable te the
opposition bloc which is using the Mace
donian uuestien in its fight against the
Government.
SOFT C0AL"C0NFERENCE
TO ADJUST WAGE SCALE
Operators Meet Miners te Draw Up
Preposition en Pay
Chicago, Dec. 0. (By A. P.) Ne
gotiations were reopened today between
soft-coal operators, representing the
nation's union output, and a delegation
of miners for the purpose of agreeing
en some method of drafting a wage
scale for the miners next January. Thn
..,.. w..r rpnerted te hnve agreed
en n plan te present te the miners for
appreMil.
Today's meeting is the second point
conference between the operators and
the miners. The nrst was aajeurncu
without nn ngreement. As reported,
the plan would preUde for district
nirrpements arranged te permit n pessi
ble return te the old central competitive
field base, an impartial triDunai te set
tle disputes, and a sliding wage scale te
replace the fixed and uniform scale new
in effect.
Unless some method for negetlatlns
a scale is agreed upon, operators said
they saw little hope of the January
meeting averting a coal strike next
April.
WAR-SUIT TIME EXTENDED
Persons Desiring te Recover Selxed
Property Have Until Jan. 2, 1924
Washington, Dec. 0. (By A. P.)
Allen Property Custodian Miller an
nounced today that he and Attorney
General Daugherty were strongly in
favor of extending from next January
2 te January 2, 1024, the time In which
suits may be filed for the recovery of
property seized by the Government dur
ing the war. At the request of Mr.
Miller bills providing for the extension
have been Introduced by Chairman Ncl
... . ,1,. Untie,. .Tmliclarv Committee.
and Chnlrman WlnMew, of the Heuse
Commerce Committee.
CASHIER PLEADS GUILTY
Hopewell, Pa.. Man Oeta 8 Months
for Misappropriation
Pittaburgh, Dec. 0. (Bv A. P.l
Frank R. N. Cunnlnghatn. former cash,
ler of the Bread Tep National Bank
nt nenewell, Hemeru ceumy. yesierua.v
nleaded guilty te misappropriation fit
R40.074.01 and was sentenced in Fed
eral court here te serve eight months
in the county Jail.
A stutement was mane te tne court
thnt some et this amount had been
-.iiimwl te tne PBim.
DEATHS
"KAOAN. ! . IMJ. JOHN HBNItV D..
h...hknll of Mta lone Kasan and rnn of
vary O. and ths late Daniel nan. Ildn.
?! and friends Invited te attend funeral.
TtmTiJir, :S0 A. M.. from retldence i.f hi,
JL7hr isSO Chtiter ava. Relemn ntn of
JlSuUm it Church of at. Francli 1 d aalei.
PSlfS efBen T. Weleh. ased BO yean.
n.'latlvai and friends sra ,JnvlteJ te tht
r.VviVe en Friday aitarnoen-. at u e clock,
it ha? Ut raallanes. Apt. D-801. Hamilton
Court! eth and Chaitnut ate. Intermnit
prlvata.
J. E. Caldwell fie Ce. offer for
the consideration of these who
would bestow Christmas gifts of
distinction ,
H. R. Ekegren
and
Vacheren & Cemtantin
Watches
Mere than half a century of
finest craftsmanship and incom
parable performance.
J RCaldwell & Ce.
CHESTNUT STREET BELOW BROAD
' . L
DRY ENFORCEMENT
FUND CUT $250,090
$9,000,000 Appropriation Pre
vided in Repert of Heuse
Committee
TO REDUCE PERSONNEL
Bu AueetaUi Pre
Washington, Dec. fl. Nine million
dollars for enforcement of prohibition,
or ?2fi0,000 less than autherised last
year, la provided for In the 1023-1024
Treasury Supply Bill, reported by the
Appropriations Committee today te the
Heuse.
The committee report stated that
while the smaller amount weutd cause
a slight decrease in the prohibition or er or
ganisateon personnel, bureau officials
did net belleve "the reduction will
handicap their work te any appreciable
extent," inasmuch nt the actual cut
In enforcement funds was only $108,
000. A saving of $142,000 was re
ported in transfer of printing nlletmcnt
and removal from rented quarters.
The total for all purposes carried in j
the bill is $116,110,810, which is
$li,720,018 less than last year, nnd
$2,713,0."8 below the budget estimate.
i-or collection et revenue customs tne
committee recommended $11,050,000,
nn increase ever the current nppropri npprepri nppropri
ntlen of SURO.OOO. Fer refund of tnxc
illegn'ly collected the sum of $12,000,
000 wan recommended.
Frem 11117 te 11)22 Internal Revenue
Bureau reports showed aggregate re
ceipts of $2,B58,ri."il,04O. During thes
years there was assessed and collected
"as a result of office nnd field audit
and investigations" $1,320,200,618.
"Contrasted te the lntter sum," said
thp committee report, "there wns re
funded te taxpayers for the period
named because of overpayments the sum
of $102,047,440.
C0UNfEFETFE"Rs"BUSY
IN PHILADELPHIA JAILS
Secret Service Head Tells Senators
of Common Practice
Washington, Dec. 0. Counterfeiters
have been caught carrying en thtir
operations within the walls of a Phila
delphia prison, where they were uwnit
ing sentence for etber offenses, Chief
W. II. Meran, of the Treasury Secret
Service testified before the Heuse Ap
propriations Committee.
"There Is net a penal institution of
any size in the country," Meran told
Martin B. Madden, chairman of the
committee, "thnt has net hnd counter
feiting operations carried en within It.
"The biggest counterfeiting case we
ever had was In Philadelphia, where
two persons in prison nwalting sentence
engraved and printed counterfeit $20
notes se skillfully they would pass ex
perts." Recently, accerdng te Meran, forgery
wns uncovered in Leavenworth Prison
at Leavenworth, Kan.
"Right in the prison," Inquired
Chairman Madden.
"Yes," said Meran. "Tht warden
Loek at Your Women Friends
Aren't there some of them who always seem better
dressed, whose clothes fit better and are smarter
looking than the ethers? We'll wager that the
smartest women you knew send us their suits, coats
and dresses REGULARLY for cleaning and renovat
ing. Take a leaf from their book de likewise
you'll find that the small cost is mere than regained
by the improvement in your appearance.
Ladies' Suits or Coats, $3; Dresses, $3.50
Pargg
Mita Offle. lititf as M
and Werln
ui-,a if
Branches!
1113 Chestnut
Ne Entrance
This
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11 IK CLUB jjfl
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jw 0H uF 10 me vnnstmas L;ub Window a
make the hrst weekly deposit (of your own che
mg) and you "belong."
rJ8n ' like Ch8tmas "self, is for everybody
Rich, Peer, Yeung and Old. They all appreciate
having some extra money when it is most needed,
which will be early next December.
PLANS TO SUIT THEM ALL
Club new open and we extend a very cordial invita
tion te you te join.
COMMONWEALTH
Title Insurance and Trutt Company
. W. Cor. 12th
IIKrOXITH
TITI.K, INNt:n,N(T,
Tltl'hTW
hAVMIS
JOSHUA R. MORGAN.
1'ret.idjnt
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It t. -.1.- i. if.. Jilt.
e'f the prison in (lie disbursing5
and tney steie a eaten ei checks
bis book, Of course, we bad te fls
people. We found the people wh
them nnd uncovered about three-feU
of the blank checks in their pet
The prisoners stele them and
passed them out through visitors,';
A trllTlfw mriituvn. !
"fp flphii hnn lfn tlufvlnf. d.. . !t A
18D4, hut It dep'sn'l wm tn km jjiz1
In the Pt'suc Lsdeks,
i,-, .."""'n
wttna it i
Aav.
Heuse
Garments for
Men's
Christmas
Gifts
Exceedingly attractive qual
ities and styles complete
assortments. Special pro pre
vision In sires for men of
heavy build.
Cleth $6.50 te $22.50
Silk 18.00 " 33.00
Velvet 32.50 and 40.00
Special features are a fine
value in double-faced cloth
coats at $12; braided and
with cord edges; and the
well-known Worumbe Coats
at $22.50 this is the finest
cloth Jacket made. A Mate
lasse silk coat at $18 also
merits attention.
Silk Dressing Gowns, $10.00
te $75.00
Blanket' Robes, $6.50 te
$30.00
Terry Robes, $6.50 te $15.00
Woolen Lounging 'Gowns,
$15.00 te $35.00
Rath Slippers, $1.00, $1.25
and $1.50.
Felt Slippers, $2.00 and $2.50
Leather Slippers $4.00
JACOB
REED'S
SONS
14244426 Ckeitnut St.
a
ments In "On Second rtieuihi" iht
hada "lystem tjmt produced tie better JL
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for Aute te Call
PhHaipht Quality Cltantrt end Djtn
Ol.i t DLtl.J.I.U.
ui- a uiwucipiiM
St. and S6S7 Germantown Ave.
Fee te Jein
Club
. 1 w. .
nd
os-
and Chestnut Sts.
Hir. DMMMITH
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JAMKS V. ELLISON,
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