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ppj.;' " ?TpT ; , v,y wwir-. . -V "" ws-TT: '" v'7Tw? 5' " '" THE WEATHER 1 ' ' -t l NIGHT EXTRA Generally fain; nn&, slightly warmed foment! Wednesday Increasing cloudi ness rdllewwlbralti arid warmer." " TEMt'KHATUItR AT KAtUI HOUR ,l hi b i 8i i) no in ii2 ri ni IK.! IKS 130 4041 -VI t V r .;? 'VOL. VIII NO. 84 Entered ai Secend-Clm Matter at the JWnfflfe nl Phlladeliila, P Under the Act of March 3, 1ST!) PRICE TWO CENTS' PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER' 20, 1921 I'ublUlird Dally Except Bjmday. SuhMrlnllen Trice 10 ft Tear w Man. C.'MrlKht. mat. hv Public ledger Cempanr S3 WW ' . r-7 IMHi I IMBMII 111 Hill I IllWil IBM M IFititifWii Mfmltir lrtrtr - r III I'' TRAIN CREW 151 BLAMED nr JURY FOR P. SWISH Men in Charge of Outbound Cars Accused of Negligence in Disobeying Instructions NO NAMES ARE MENTIONED JN CORONER'S VERDICT Bryn Athyn Station Agent Says Conductor, After brash, Said He Misread Order ACCUSED -MAN SILENT Attorney for Evans; Named by Witness, Refuses te Ge en the Stand Corener's Jury at Wreck Inquest Dr. Wllleughby H. Heed, drug gist. Elmer Beidemnn, bookkeeper. Elwood Rhenda, retired. Jehn A. Edmondsen, manager. JnmeH A. clli, meulder. II. Jenes' Breeke, clerk. "The ncgllgcnceef the crew of Train Ne. 151," outbound from Philadelphia, was blamed by the Corener's jury at Norrlstewn tedny for the wreck en the Newtown Branch of the Reading Hall way December 5, when twenty-six per sons were killed. This "negligence." the iurv neininrl out, lay in the crew's disobedience of orders given by the trnin dispatcher te Mop en n Riding nt Ilryn Athyn te let Train Ne. Ififl, inbound from Newtown, Ce by, Ne Individual wns named in the finding. The Corener's jury was out only sbeut 'ten minutes before returning with the verdict. It fellows in full: "The Corener's jury finds that Lena Geerge and twenty-live ethers enme te their deaths ns a result of Injuries re ceived in n head-en collision between Trains Ne. lfil a.iid Ne. lfiO eii the New Yerk nnd Ncwtewii Branch of the I'hil tWpJifa mid Bending Ballwny, in a cut a short distance west of Woodmont, Lewer Merclnnd Township. Montgom ery County, Pa., en "December 5, 11)21. St about 8 A. M. "The jury finds that the collision wn due te the negligence of the crew of Train Ne. 151 In falling te obey orders of the trnlu dispatcher." Says "Mistnlie" Wns Admitted The most sensational feature of the testimony given ut the Inquest, held In the Montgomery County Courthouse, was the assertion under entli of Russell Llnyten, station agent nt Ilryn Mnwr. wilt Conductor Charles Evans, of Trnin Je. 151, hud admitted te him con fusing the train numbers in written or ders given te him te step at Ilrvn Mawr. Clayten declared thnt he had seen Ivans in the Ilryn Athyn station nn Heur after the wreck, and Kvnns had ashwl te scu a copy of the orders. I read them te him," said Ctnv Ctnv ten, 'and I think he rend them him self ever my shoulder. He understood the order and then admitted he had been confused in the numbers of the Villus. Jlc hail confused 'lntJ' for '154' If I remember correctly." This is the first udmisslen that has been iniide, publicly ut least, thnt there was any confusion in the mind of uii' member of the crew of train Ne. 151. J. he order referred te instructed Trnlu Ne. l.,t te wait ut the nryn Athyn siding for train Ne. 150 te pnss it. Anether train. Ne. 154. a mill: trnin, Pajsed and Ne. 151 pulled out. H was i believed by many thnt Kvnns Bad confuted the numbers, nnd had 1 1"?".1 ,,.,l milk ,rnl1' wns tl ne for Which lie lind been ordered te wait. Kvnns Net n Witness i Conductor Kvnns wns present, but am nor go en the witness stand. He JJ,s called te testify, but his attemev. Ihemas Lane Bean, of Nerrlslnwii, rerused te let him answer questions. J , '""rtroein. used ordinarily as Olie lit tin lmni.1.,... f i . si t f,..l i "u,""lffl ' i ue iirnnnno iirnnnne IZ . .et . -VontRenicry County, was crettded with the friends und rcluthci of victims, eflielnls of the railroad unil railroad workers, many of the lust nntncil In their blue shirts and peakeu ciips. Just as they come in from runs. tr!? .i a Mr""B fffl'ng of sympathy tmeng the railroaders for Kvans, the conductor of Trnin Ne. 101. Uayten was recalled te the witness Manil just before the case went te the Jury te tell why he hid fulled te re A.in Ne- 1M I"1" out ,,f '" Itr.vn Athyn station .iinlil it was tee late te live warning te the new that they wen tushlng te sudden death. Unten s,ild lits view and hearing I been obstructed by n shed which the s ,' m00" t fttinn building and m!t nJ Lh 'INV ,v,lluh .,,,e tr'n 1'nc.d out of its siding. ' ' - is ' final!.. ".nn.0t t """tniid," he said train';, iH,,,y l I" net hear or cc t,ll ain pulling out, Conductor Is Called The inquest opened n't 10:45 o'clock. cn"n; HnfKf "'" ""dertiiker. who took "5fll "'" bedies.-tlescritfed then, itennge,. hml no questions te nsk. IBft i '" "V"1' l:,"'l''',t')r of Train wns ih.C f ,',, trnl"s' '" th" V. nted , ,?" Wlt,.'s' ,,L' l""1 "I"'1 nteu en the brunch tW(iitt;..-iilne .v.'urs. .vi"S '"'"""'"d by tlie Corener. the ., i,.w.n'' veur l,,Nt H,"l before HI.uSfK,Ve!l.,ln,,n", Bt mc ',,,l", tun?" '"'" . I11'1 Vn" , lc'ftv,, ntlinmp. ill, About 7:51. We 'were four he district attorney t then cress -ex- ""iiiifll niui. reiiiiniinij j.,lllp nuhiren. CuliimnTlirfe n?lnlT' JV',NT V ,""'? iTIIKKK Alii: wJiiuiT...?im.,l,fm 'I'hvrllneil in th help I"-., Probing R. R. Wreck isBFP!PpP!m aWliC DISTIUOl' AT'l OUNin BENNINOER Montgomery County official who says Ills investigation of the Ilryn Athyn wreck will be pushed despite the verdict of the Corener's Jury, which meets In Norrlstewn today TEACHER LOCKED UP SAYS IT'S A TRICK Miss Cheesman, Gloucester City, Imprisoned in Scheel Build ing Half Heur JANITOR ACCEPTS BLAME Miss Helen B. Chcesmnn. Gloucester City school teacher, who aroused the school authorities three months age by refusing te obey a transfer order, was locked In the high pchoel building by accident Inst night. Miss Cheesman, with Leuis J. Mor Mer Mor eon, clerk of the Beard of Kducatien, hnd been going ever the minutes of the beard In the beard's meeting room nnd when they tried te get out, nbent fl o'clock, they found all the exits locked. They went te the basement where they found n deer with a spring lock. In the ynrd. however, they found they were still prisoners. The gates of the Iren fence surrounding the school had also been locked. Just ns Mr. Morten wns about te assist Miss Cheesman eer the fence, one of the school directors, Dr. J. A. Bc?k( who lives ncresH the street, saw the plight of the couple nnd enmc te their reseiiQ with fl key te the gnte. MUs Cheesman said teilnv she thinks it ,..,. u.. i... ..i. ti..i In the MPhr.nl i.rn it h,,mvn , ,i. MIJ fLlilllKi; lIlUL Pllf WI1N 1111'KI'fl superintendent that she was there exam ining .the minutes. She wiys she had permission te go ever the ihlnutes. lnjer was ordered te lcilvc and then allowed te go buck again after she lind conferred with her' attorney. Although she made no direct accusa tions, Miss Cheesman Indicated that she considered the "leck-iin" na nn t.n. I timely stroke because her anneal from ! the decision of Commissioner, of Edu Edu cntien Enright comes before the State Beard of Education tomorrow at Jersey City. The fileuecster Scheel Beard had ordered her transferred. She refused and wus dismissed. She appealed te Commissioner Enright, who upheld the transfer, but ruled ngninst the dis missal. Then Miss Cliecsman appealed te the State Beard against the decision of Commissioner Enright upholding tier transfer. Tomorrow night the Scheel Benrd will hear charges against Superintend ent of Schools Wllmer C. Buiuis brought by the Citizens' Committee en the grounds that lie is Inefficient and con ducted himself unbecoming a school of ficial. These charges are also said te he an outgrowth of the dispute, ever the transfer of Miss Checsmun. Superintendent Burns said today he knows nothing of Miss Chcesmnn being locked In the building and considers it n mlstnke of the janitor, Geerge Huff. Huff siiiil hr lenked up the building, thinking everybody was out. HARDING AT HOME 3 MONTHS Cancels Engagements en Account of Conference and Congress Washington, Dec. 20. (By A. P.) President llnrdlng Is disposed te reinnln closely In Washington for the next three months and Is canceling all tenta tive engagements for speeches or trips te various parts of the country. It wns indicnted at the White Heuse tedny thnt this policy would be followed be niiiiin nf the nressnre. of bilslnesx In business connection with the Armament Confer- , ence and the regular session of Cen- gress. The President has written n letter te Senater Simmons, of North Caro lina, explaining his inability te attend the celebration nt tbe Krimi anniversary of St., Jehn's Musenlc Ledge at New, Berne' in that State the latter part of January. Secretary Christian has nlse been Instructed te convey the same news te ethers who extended similar invitations. CHILE KEEPS PARLEY OPEN I'm ites Peru te Continue Negotia tions eh Tacna and Arlca Santiage, Chile, Dec. 20. (By A. 1. The Chilean answer te Peru's note liiectlug Chile's proposal fr n plebi scite in Tacna and Arien invites the continuance of direct negotiations in an attempt te find seine solution of the dif ficulty under tin terms of the treaty of Aiicen, which it sns cannot be ignored bv the countries signing It. The latest l iilienu note wiih cnuieil te Peru after bilng unanimously up-preu-d by the Foreign nidatiens Com mittees of both chambers of Congress. It was first nppreveii at a ijiimnct ses sion nt which President Alcssnqilri pre sided. ANTI-ALIEN LAND ACT UPHELD San Francisce, Dec. 20. The cnnstl utienuliO of the California Anti-Allen Land Law forbidding miens Ineligible te citl.ciiHliip ireiu owning or leasing agricultural land wns upheld late ye.ster- i dav by a i eurt of three Federal Judges. I Several ether Stattn have enacted I laws pntterncu en, tiifLuaniernin net. n JUDGE WARNS JURY TO BENEFffOFDOUBT 'Evidence Purely Circumstantial and Prejudice Must Net Take the Place of Justice' COURT GASPS AT CHARGE; PRISONER SMILES IN HOPE riv a' Staff CorrcBpendrnt MontreM, Va.. Dec. '-'0. Judge Chlim, sitting In the case of linger D. Knstlnke. of Philadelphia, accused of the murder of bis wife, today charged the jury in words thnt drew little gasps from the spectators who crowded every Inch of space In the shabby old court house here. The Judge bade the jurors remember thnt the benefit of any doubt must be given te the prisoner nnd that the evi dence offered by the Commonwealth has been purely circumstantial i thnt unless they find It te have been "concise, spe cific nnd within the nnrew form pre scribed by lnw'1 they ennnet but acquit the defendant and thnt "justice nnd net prejudice mUst determine the destiny of Enstlnke." Charge Causes Commentatien This chnrgc, regarded as distinctly favoring the defense, set abated buzzing through the courtroom nnd brought n desperate smile te the pale lips of the prisoner, as he snt straining forward In his cbnlr ns If te drink each grave and balanced sentence, spoken by the Judge, as though It were a magic fluid thnt would save him against deem. It is cnrntvnl day in the little town of Mentress, the like of which has net been known In ninny n jenr. The whole county nnd even the "counties 'reund'' came here before dnybrpnk se thnt they might get soonest nnd nt first hand, it possible, the news thnt would send their frantically iiltchcd interest into climax. These who enme net se early and were unable by any unnatural squccz ing te get into the courtroom, wait outside the doers of the courthouse taking whatever news filters from In side. The few stores of the plnee nre swarmed with women folk of the men who wait inside or outside of the court house women who arc killing the extra bird of Christmas shopping. In the streetR there Is nn unheard-of traffic in hastily baked pies, fresh corn pone, poultry nnd anything else npt te nttrnct the eye or the pnlate of the visiting farmers. Courtroom Shadowy Inside the courtroom there Is no light rnve thut which flits through the top of the window thnt Is close by the deck where tile prisoner sits. The ether windows are blocked by the bodies of the spectntirs who stpiid against tnem. Curiously enough, this light falls en inirieuKiy r .. . " - . f . the decorations ler service in inc enan- isb-Americnn and World Wars which the prisoner wears nn the breast of ills wrinkled nnvtil uniform. Beside the prisoner stands his mother, who greeted him and covered his face with kisses when he entered the courtroom. She strokes his shoulder and whispers words of eneeurngenient into his ear, But Enstlnke would seem almost nt the point of prostration. Fer an hour he has heard himself presented te the jury by the Stntc's Attorney, Tlumins h. Huiiter, ns one "beside whom Judns Iseariet wns n siilnt." The stinging words of the prosecutor seemed te strike him across the face. He iliuched and grimaced and cowered in his chair. Only occasionally does he seem te relnx and then he stands with glassy eyes fixed en the jury and with his mouth limply open. Prosecutor Grews Bitter At tbe clew of his bitter argument, the nrosccuter said : "Yeu linve en trlnl n man who bungs behind the skirts of n woman, whose counsel would have jeu believe the wemnu In this case, Sura Euphenia Knox, is responsible nnd will come be fore ou again te convince you slic is insane. "Yeu will bear in mind, what the State has revealed, thnt the defendant saw his wife after her death and then calmly and coolly changed his clothes, stripping off the bloody garments nnd then went te hU work "Even when he was brought back te the scciip of the crime he sat down ami nte a hearty breukfast of ham and eggs." After scqffing nt Kastlake's church -going pretentiens, the Prosecutor went en while the defendant shuddered, it seemed almost automatically, at the sharp perieiN. "He lhed lu that little community nt Colonial Beach. He tried te feel the geed people of that place. But he Continued en 1'iiite KlKhtrtn. (tehimn The CANAL ZONE RENT PROTEST . Judge May Be Sent Frem U. Hear Empleyes Panama. Dec. SO. (By A. S. te P.1- Bent collections from the 2000 Cannl one eniplees, te be inaugurated en Jnnimrv 1. und ngninst which the Fed ernl Empleyes' I'nlen bns protested, nmnunt te approximately .$75,000 monthly, according te estimates made public today. District Judge Kerr has declared he bus juilKillctlen for handling the cese against the Canal Government, nut In eftielul circles today It wus indicated a special judge might be brought from the I'nited Htntes te hear the case. Luber officials said today that If the Court should exact high bend te Insure rent payments, lu ense the Government wen. they would net be able te furnish bend. COLD CHRISTMAS ON WAY Abnormally Chilly Weather Is Due te Arrive Thursday Christmas throughout the .Eastern half of the country will be prcrj'dM by ab normally cold weather, "the Weather Bureau In Washington prnllyted teda, The nrea of extreiuclj low tempera tures which has overspread the North west Is continuing te advance slowly southeastward. Decldnllv colder wealii- ,,' is forecast for tomorrow in the East em ivmnu "Vn i r i-"i"-i""" "i c i-.mmth'ihi-ii nning the Atlantic Ceaut bj Thursday, 'lempTiitures below zero were re. ported this morning us fnr eust as Du- nun, anun, ''y-" a J .. u t ' j& t V IV EASRAKE Marchioness a Mether ! HilHyWvV'i?va&! HaJW'iUliH I MARCHIONESS UK ULANDKOKD Duugliter-ln-Iaw of the former Constiele Vandcrbllt nnd the Duhe of Marllioreugh. A daughter was born te the Marchioness In Londen thU week, making the former Durhess, new the wife of Lieu tenant Colonel Leuis Jacques Bal sari, a grandmother C0NSUEL0 A GRANDMOTHER Daughter 'Bern te Marchioness of Blandford in Londen Londen, Dec. i!0. Consuelo Vandcr bllt, formerly the Duchess of Marlbor ough, new the wife of Lieutenant Col onel Leuis Jacques Balsau, became a grandmother Sunduy. Her daughter-in-law, the March ioness of Blnudferd, gave birth te n daughter at her Londen home. BROKEN HOSE HAMPERS ALLENJLFIRE FIGHT Gerges-Plerle Company Badly Dam aged by Flames The burst inz of two lines of hose caused firemen u grent deal of difficulty In checking a lire which started nbeut 8 o'clock today en the third fleer of 144 East Allen street, occupied bv the Gergas-PIerie Company, manufacturers of coconut oil. The blaze had gained considerable headway by the time the fire engines arrived. The first line of hose burst mldwny between the eenuei liens, while the ether burst nt u joint. After run ning twelve lines of hose Inte the building the blaze was put under con trol. The damage was estimated nt $5000 by n member of the firm. The building Is i.f concrete, eight Morics high and Is koewn as the Trad ers' Warehouse. The Gergas-PIerie Cempnny, who occupy the third fleer, lire the owners of the building. FIND HAZLET0N ALDERMAN MURDERED IN HIS YARD Peter Fallen, Democratic Leader, Stabbed and Blackjacked te Death Hnzleten, Pa., Dec. 20. Peter Fal Fal eon, sixty-nine years old, u Demo cratic leader for ten years and an nl derninu of Hnzleten, wns killed earlv today. Tic wns found with three stab wounds In his abdomen and his bend crushed with n blackjack The victim wns still hrcathlnc .vhen discovered lying in thc yard of his home by his son Jehn, who hail gene out In ' M-iiicii iur mhm Mum in- iiuirii e iciuiii te the house last night. He never re gained consciousness and died nn hour later. A stiletto made of a file and n black jack were found bclde the body. Mr. Fallen remained nt his office until nbeut 10 o'clock last evening. The dead man wns at one time superintendent of ilnzlc Township schools. P. & R. PROPOSES WAGE CUT Letter te Empleyes Says Demand for Lewer Rates Necessitates It Wage reductions of from five te fif. teen cents nn hour In the maintenance of way department of the Philadelphia I anil Beading Hallway nre propose ill' tin. ....iimnnv n..nnr.ll.. . .. I... ...'. , posted lu Beading today by General Manager F. M. Fnlek. Conferences will be held in the near future con- ' cernlng the proposed wnge revision An excerpt from the letter follews: "Te meet the general and Insistent demand for reduction In transportation costs und te ndjust railroad wages en u scale that will he just and reasonable, requires, ii reduction lu railroad wages." The contemplated reduction will affect emplejes in the luaiiiteniince of way department throughout the system. BEIDLEMAN SEES PENROSE Call Fellows Omission of Hla Name as Gubernatorial Candidate Washington, Dee. 20. On the heels of Senater Eyre's catalogue of candi dates for Governer, n catalogue said te have been inspired by Senater Penrose, and a catalogue which did net Include the nnme of Lieutenant Governer Held leninii, Mr. Beldleiuiin arrived !u Wash ington esterday nnd hail n long confer cenfer ence with Senater Penrose. "I did net see Mr. Beldleman very long," the senior Senater said. "He came down with several persons, but I did net see them. All he wanted was te fe thc Postmaster General In con cen con ticrtlen with the situation In the 1'ar risburg posleflice. There is n. Demo Deme crat holding ever there, and some deln lu the appointment of a Itepiipblican'; hut I am leaving such mntters te tlie Congressman from that district." Tlie Senater milled he did net liuve time te ilbcuss Pennsylvania politics. MARY GARDEN IS BETTER Will Give "Saleme" In Ten Days If Her Health Permits Chicago, Dec. 20. Mary Garden, who suffered a brenchlnl nttack, passed a comparatively restful night. Miss Garden's Illness forced the tern tern pernr withdrawal last night of "Sa'eme." which was te hnve been re vived after eleven jears, "Fnust" wns substituted, Mlssiiirden told her physlclnns Sun day that she would give "Saleme" in nbeut ten days, if her health per mitted. I MODIFIED FRENCH OFFER INSISTS ON DEFENSIVE FLEET Grants Concessions en Capital Ships, but Net en Subma rines or Auxiliaries BRITISH REQUEST PLENARY SESSION ON SUBMERSIBLES By the As'ec's'ed Prfs.1 Washington. Dec. 20. The modified propesnls of the French Government as te the nnvnl ratio te be allotted France tinder nnvnl llmltntlnn nfrrpement were presented te the nnvnl Hiih-Cemmlttee i of Fifteen of the Washington Confer- ence today bv Albert Snrrnut. head of the French delegation. The French plan us presented, It wns understood, proposed n fleet proportion in the several classes of craft se as te give France n navy that could be de voted largely te defensive purposes. The presentation of M. Sarraut, it was learned, wns largely one of prin ciples, much attention being given te the necessity felt by France for nde- quute defense. The French delegation hnd indicated France's willingness te make concessions en capital ship ten- nngc. but net as te submcrsibles and ether auxiliaries. British Halse Submarine Issue Prier te the meeting of the naval sub-committee n spokesmnn for thc British delegation announced thnt re quest had been mnde by his delegation for a plenary session of thc Conference either tomorrow or Thursdny te nllew the presentation of Great Britain's views en the question of submarine ton nage. The British view is that sub marines should be abolished entirely. Se far as could be learned, however, no steps lind been taken te call n plenarj session of the Conference. The Impression was given as the Na val Committee went into session that nn agreement with respect te cnpital ship tonnage of France und Itnly would be reached without great delay. In American quarters it was stated thnt acceptance by France of limitation of capital ships was net understood te be contingent en an agreement as te aux iliary craft. The Impression gained nt French delegation hrndqunrters today was, however, that nn agreement; Is net likely te be reached without some days' examination of the latest French sug gestions, but full confidence exists of ultimate accord. Agreement Hinges en Stibmerslbles It Is expected thnt thc plenary ses sion requested by the British will be held Thursday. Lord Lee, it Is under stood, us head of the British Admiralty, will present the British case in n care fully prepared statement dealing largely with technical features. Arthur J. Balfour, head of the British delegation, probably will fellow, discussing general phases of submarine warfare. Whether there will be general dis cussion of the submarine question by ether delegates did net develop today, but it is expected that the ether dele gates will ask for time te consider the British position. The British spokesman in discussing thc submnrine tonnage question de clared 'that unless nn agreement wns reached en thnt phase of the question all that bad been accomplished toward nnvnl limitation might be upset. He recalled thnt the ngrcement reached by the I'nited States. Great iirltaln and .inpan in regard 10 inr nnvnl ratio nf canltal shins was con ditlened upon a satisfactory supple mentary agreement In regard te the French and Italian naval ratios. In quarters close te the British dele gation, It wns suggested that two plen ary sessions might be sought, the first of which would be devoted te n complete stntemeiit of the British case regarding submarines. Thc British btnnd ns te submarines has been tnken after most careful cen-klilni-iitliui both before nnd since the Conference opened, and may be expected ii. mm- in- - c........... ",' i ili.Wiitinn In the discussion te be eiven 1,. sibiect. If total abolition of the MibmerMble arm Is generally opposed, u ss,,,i ("Tilt, Hr,tn.l,n Wl" "'f'1 IUOVC for MlbstOlltinl f lirtllillllCUt 111 tllC '. .. . I. form "' 1,llH,,tl,;ni,,1l1 Mibmarine ratios ns cemimred with these allowed under the original American plan. j Londen, Dec. 20. (By A. P.) "France has accepted Secretary Hughes' naval ratio for capital ships, and we are glad of the relief It will afford us." Premier Brlnnd, of France, is reported ns declaring In nn Interview with the . Illlilv Mllil. "Begarding Heeendury units, we nre yet uniufenniil respecting the six 10. 000-ten ships which Germany is allowed te build under the Versailles Trcat. We shall ask the Washington Conference te take this consideration into account." M. Brinuil repudiated the idea that ............ ...I. l.n.l I.. ...-Intnl.. .1... 1 1.... France wished te mnintnln the huiileu, of great land armaments, especially us . she had just emerged from u terrible ! But. he contended, the irth , I A.I .. Xt'I frl. government in (icruiuiij wns weaK, und "its very fragility compels France In reinnin armed, for there is no saying what government may toke its place te- morrow.' He declared lie had never tnken very i seriously the differences, between France , am Lngland lit regard te reparations, i parking hog from the highwaxs except nt.jl ii'tiu uiirn thnt 11 unllitlnn m'i.iiI.I !...,: i i, . i. r..l.l.l.ll t. ...... u.. r.,,.. ...... ......... .v found. Oi tta European situation In .v . . ' , . . in was neer tne nun ei inese re- "Bussla is a question which Grent spensible for it te just go down the vn Britnln and rriince should examine te- I rieus streets and brush eer thing off gethcr, but I fenr the disergitiiixntlftn as It might be done with n stenin roller, of that vast country is greater than Is its aim is te get the persistent violator, known.. land w-e are permitted te use our own "Great Britnln and r ranee must te- discretion in fulfilling It." gethcr undertake tl.e reconstruction of Knrnne. Thc iniiintennnnii nf nnnpi, lu ' based solidly upon nn entente cerdlale. All differences between England and France ciri be settled by frank explan ation and discussion." Oppose Bus Company Jitneys Hurrutburg, Dee. 20. (By A. P.) mho L'cniiHjivui.iu nirei'i itauway Ahhii rtinl.nli hnu IftltlOil t tt tln nitn. i.. HI- I l.clnh ilirmifl tlm iiwftwi of tin. n..r "J" ' . '''""nvrntlng In lcinlt store of Charles Kaminerer. nt 2.10 Fed- aril CnVker 'former Tni. i.!.."..i 7 "', T din 's sessl,... .,r .1, n of Philadelphia against ssiiance of 1 ernl street Cnnulcn last ninht I,.i L i.V 1 m T 1 ,,,U,,J ''hleftn In, I, ... ,", '." .m1,1 n ,"' J1"' ''nil opened papers authorizing jitney service In I " At casM ?",& J W?.-..'" "''. when be was arraWned befeie llecerder " nlted m Z ve , .' ,Mln H,,,,w,n" ' Mr l ' V,,!.' '' , ' '. ... .. i'""-"vn tin m .-..-.. r,'- - - -- -r ilLii.. 11,.,. iiit l. 1 l. . 1 1 111111.1.11.1.... ..... 11. i.s ui nu, .Montgein. I Htnrkhnuse lis morning. He sad. He has been KiVrr. ri(. . .... ' B ""! wmr ery Bus and Main Line Transit t'em- . 1P had gene te Cni.e seven ,., tra.'ted wh le ra ur H., . " " I '' ,l,ni: '""""" " I'nsr Hlnhtr f.Mmn Onlj- panles. The cases were set for argil- weeks age and since had been trjlng te freiiiTl, 11 lrIaml " , 1 K jKEM. and were W,ntl,,uc'1 lfrth Lt?K,slwn ,our ,m,,'tl,h 1 f5 ''" S3 ' ' """ 'rixRrLnrart in tht uiuntj 1 rlsen. Te,,ay he wu n , 1Jl,n,, awi JSSBfc I r U MsMMsMsyMsWiyMMsWs .KltW ,. ..mmiMHAm M2M2' British te Launch Final Drive Against Submarines Plan Public Appeal for Support of America in Plenary Session of Arm Conference Tomorrow or Thursday By CLINTON W. GILBEItT Mnff mrrniiMimlrnt KvenlnK 1'iiMlr I.rdjfr CapvrieM. 19tl, hv Public Lt&etr Company Washington, Dec. 20. The plenary session of the Anni Conference, which will prebnC'y be held tomorrow or Thursday, will be the final big effort nf the British te swlns American popular sentiment ngninst tlie -iitimnrlne. Either Mr. Balfour or Lord Lee will ask pub licly for the abolition of submarines as a weapon of naval warfare. This will be the first time lu the Conference thnt an unsettled issue will bp resented originally In the open. British propaganda hn been directed skillfully against the submarine from the outset and te considerable effect, for most of the letters which the Ameri can Advisory Commission has been re ceiving hnve asked ter the nlnditinn of the submarine. BesitlesJrylng te reach the American public dramatically through nu appeal ir. open session, the British dclegntier has home sentiment In mind. They can hardly go back te England wltbqitt having put en record a vigorous pretest 0(,nn(it thc a craft which in the late v.Hr brellelt Great Britain se near te starvation. Likely U) Italuce Maximum England might have beaten the sub marine in the Conference had she steed as resolutely against it ns Japan steed against thc scrapping of the Mutsu. But Britain gets se much out of the Conference thnt she was unwilling te imieril her rains by obstinately oppos ing any feature of the American pro gram. What will happen after the grnnd- HARDING HOLDS 4-POWER PACT DOESN'T COVER PRINCIPAL ISLES OF JAPANESE EMPIRE WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. President Hauling', If wnb said' U day nt 'the Wliie Heuse, docs no fegnrd, the four-Power l'.iclf j-.-mrity tv. covering the principal islands of the Japanese Empire. Tnii view, which is contrary te th.it voiced repentedly by official 'jpekesniui nf .ne American delegation, wns described at the Whit Heuse as the President's personal opinion, net based en consulta tion with eth'-'i' members of his Administration LANCASTER SH00LB0Y KIDNAPPED James Alwt!R, twelve yeais old. of Ltmsturtei, Pa., was kid mipptfl today while en his way te scnoel. The boy had been living :it tin. home of Mrs. EHen Tetvew, by whom he lind been adopted. hi-t nietiiei. who lived in Detroit, .uanicd again after giving him. te Mis. I'etie'.v. The police suy the mother hat, neught the boy's pot'jes.sieu tvi" the ln.t two years ..'theut success. iPOLICE START INDEX PHILADELPHIAN SAW rnnmAmmn iinnn; m mmiw namiunn NIK rAKNNb tlUte L AKIVIT HANulNlie Occasional Violators te Be Little Affected by New i Ordinance MILLS SAYS IT'S FLEXIBLE I feiice nre stnrtlng a earn index of f iiiiiciiuifK mat niui) purs, in incus pre- i... .. , . .. t..., .,.' ' ",,,p " ",p "PW ""Siiieu.".-. . ' department hopes te be able te bring !..... 4 t I....... . .v 1... ..1.1 t !... regular offenders before Superintendent Mills inN-tcd today there Is everv reason te believe the new jmrklng laws are being observed. He unl.l tl.n.- u nrr nlnLtln ill tlli.lp fllllllll'M. xm. Just hew thev mn be enforced s left te the discretion of Iraffic officers, Till- !.,,i..v .... i. nt T.i.ilnifilii " lu. said, "will enable us te determine these l,.,..a ,.( tin. utrm.t .ill., mi. rnsiiriiisltile .'. ...... ...... .... .......--... for traffic cimgestinii utir receriis, iiiiiuike iiiimners sup- i plii - .l hv traffic and mounted officers, ....'... , .. will show which persons make it a practice te leave their automobiles for I fl0Urs nt w iiw p'uee. day after day, ..,. . I . 1 II . uiuri. e mk-lit bnve nil snrlN of trouble were we te brine cer oil rilv Hull-who mlisht hiiniien te nark fer'fiftecn iniiiiitcs or se in the shopping ; district, this method will offer n selu- tleu. '"1'iir.r. n-no nn ..tiir um mmlil nccemplish our purpose of 'driving the ' ,,, nave tins eniiniiiire iiirniiiiiiiig pnrK- ig passed. , STARHtlG, YEARNED PRISON Se He Threw Brick Through Cam den Window Wish Answered Because be wns starving and wanted te go te jail where he would he fed. Frank Herbert, of Trenten, threw .1 In ether wnnK the parking hog Islwltl, his own ejes twelie American sol- ' J' "ff ,!",-.tS ," ?"., '" ,IVf,Tl?ll,t3!L Ii the man for whom the regulations were uiers Iinngeil nreund Is-sur-Tille Mli;; , " V ' ""'"".". l,rv designed prlmnril,. These persons who J",-'" April te June. 1010. buu 5 J " rTXx v 'nnterlnl may bring their uutomebiles into the " " '' " say whether any of thenri ",' , v Xemt '""terinl rest ricted sections and park there will '"'1 been convicted by court-martial. I -w?., "V.f ., .'," " , ""; , ,..., . , never bear of their violntiens se long ""J f the soldiers hanged, he de- I tKe ,'tlh nd 2 L .Jn'' "J" nw rnnv rntniun tow nun inr piwprn. --...., ., ...n t -( iimiuii mi i . ... - . - stnnd play nf tomeriow or the next day will be a reduction of the submarine allowance from the 00.000 tens mnxl mum proposed by Mr. Hughes te 00,000 or perhnps te 4S.000 tens. But the nb nb nb oiltlen of the submarine is net n serious possibility. If American public opinion is Im prrssed by British arguments, the pros pres petts of the treaty in the Senntc will be slightly weiikened. Kennter Berah will make much of the failure of the Con ference te deal adequately with modern and destructive instruments of warfare while scrapping obsolete battleships. That will be thc line of attack upon the nnvnl side of thc agreement te be reached Here. Chinese Action Tardy Se far as weakening the treaty is concerned, China's raising of the issue of the twenty-one demands comes a lit tle late. Thc mine radical of the Chi nese wish te sec the treaty rejected, but it Is uncertain whether their cenn- i sels will prevail te the extent of in- ' ducing the Chinese delegation te reject the decision of the Conference. Division of Chinese counsels and the failure of Chinese propaganda te raise a sharp lsuc nnd mnke It understood by the American people leaves the Chinese in nn exceedingly weak posi tion. The purpose of the conference has been te de something for China which would make a plausible showing and avoid the deeper and mere dangerous issues. The one word which mennt anything in this country with regard te the Orient was Shantung. And the Japanese have cleverlv seen that if they could satlsfv American public opinion en Shnntung thej would be required te de little mere. Te mnke their concessions with re- gnrd te this province impressive thev Continued en I'nrr Kluhtrrn, Column heten Geerge H. Tayler Unable te Say Whether Any Were Cen- victed ONE MAN WAS LYNCHED jy u,,, Associated Prevs Wailing en. Dim- 20 Georce H . "' "lr1,1 " Tartar, of Philadelphia, wne served ns a National Armv , . niiin overseas, told VrPn1ri Kirl, by n Fn .,h court-martini ,nt which one American officer was pre. '" Inj ler gave the nnme of the soldier I11H' SIllll IK' WHS II SCrCIMIIlt fr, 1 1. trelt. Mich., but the enmuiittee Inter "eciiieil te emit the nnme from its rec- erus. The Jjrst hanging, Tayler snid, was OH April 1. 1010. nt Clllllii WIL I ""p entire cnminnnd wns ordered te the ., --. ..- ........ ..ii .1111. ii nu s"'.y"-. i" uupsk n. 'They had a double line of soldiers t thc gallows." said Tin ler "and Majer Bess was in command. The mnn hanged wns a Negri.. A ehnnlnin u..i,t . 1. . . P . t 1 . . " --.. te the senffelil ami prnjed and then in." Wns the man hanged tried bv court- martial?" Chairman Brandegee' asked "I don't knew." mi s any that effect?" nnneuncement uuii Ne.' The second execution, n week Inter l. ....ii . . ... "...i mill, in- fiun, was precise iv like thi llrsi Tajler did net kn.iw if the vlctii,', e the second bunging bad been tried. hat beenme of the bodies?" 'The) were taken te the hospital." "Nice Little Nevhtln Pnit" Hubert A. Harrison, of Wilmington. I N. ('.. testified that lu 11117 he wit nj'Mied the lynching in France of n sol ,,, r;. "m vl(tilu was u Mexican from hi Pase or Eagle Pass, Texas, who Centlnufd en I'ui KlihtrrnTl iTuitiin "hli j RICHARD CROKER SITS UP Recovering Frem Chill Contracted While Returning Frem U.. i tl.n l iinrti. I.. &J .. ... . I i.ri.rittnrn nuntlm nelfnn l. tt. n-l in i-u-iuui- I'einmirree trmnv lint n lu... " - -- ........ u in- jrii GRIFFITH CLASHES WITH DE VALERAI HOT DEBATE IN DAlf Twe Members of Irish Parlia- ment Speak in Faver of? Treaty Three Oppose , tl IRISH PRESS FEARS PACT -' MAY FAIL OF RATIFICATION" Britain Halts Withdrawal of Troops Frem Treland" Qurrnstevm, Dec. 20. (By A, P.) Hemevnl of the British troops..' from Irelnnd, which wns te have been begun today, has been suspend-1' cd nnd they will net be withdrawn unless the treaty is ratified, it wns stated here. ,, A transport which wns te have1! taken en beard troops nt Queens-, town tedny has been recalled ta England and the special trains te convey troops from various places, in Southern Ireland, which hnd been nrrnnged for, have been can celed for the present. By the Associated Press Dublin, Dec. 20. Just before ad journment of the Dnll Elrennn for luncheon tedny, after n session al which debate en the Angle-Irish treaty hnd been continued, an angry exchnnse occurred between Eamon De nn. I """ vrLi"' ,r""m OVPr . UIP ".ucsuen ,f UP. Dnl1 holding n brief session at I tM0 afternoon meeting te hear - state. mpt by the Minister Of Defense, i Griffith nsked if the people "were te be fooled by mere private proceedings," I Tt ws unwertliv of Mr. Griffith te ""Wi'-''i mm. nn- jiiii ijviii-ii !invili;y, the republican President responded. t Mr. dc Vnlcra said something else had been brought bnck from Dewnlug Slrret brides the treaty! Mr. Griffith demanded te knew the meaning of this amid loud cries of "Withdraw!" nddrcsved te .Air. dti A'nlern. - Charles Burgess, the Minister of P' finse, explained thnt anybody "knowing thc business end of n gun" must knew1, the necessity for secrecy in military matters. He desired te reply privately te ehnr.jes thnt had been made. k , I When It beenme clear that the state ment of the Minister of Defense would! denl only with military affairs Mr.' Griffith withdrew his objection te a se cret session, and harmony wns re.'T stored. , Five mere members of the Dnll, In cluding thc first woman te be heard Mrs. Kate O'Callnghan, widow of thc nssasslnntcd Lord Mayer of Limerick presented .their, views e, the treatyn't the morning session. Twe of them spoke in favor of the pact nnd three ngninst It. t Mrs. O'Cnllaghnn concluded her ap peal for rejection of the treaty by urging these members who had net yet made up thelr minds hew te vote te fellow the lend of the women of the Dnll. FJninn Lynch, one of the secretaries of the Londen delegation, argued strongly for the treaty. He declared the issue oeiere tlie Dull would be te de cide between tlie trenty and n "com promise which Is lens than n republic.?' Mr. Lynch 's mention of u compromise was taken ns n reference te President de Vulern's ulternntlve proposals, which it was announced today would be placed before the Dnll when Mr. dc Vnlcra moved rejection of the treaty. Sicretnry Lynch snid he supported the treaty en four grounds. It gave, nn Irish nriny. it gave evacuation by the British troops, it gave control of finances und. best of all, gave control I ever education. It was nn insult te the men wh6 I signed the treaty, declared Lynch, te I say they had been Intimidated. ' Griffith te Move for Vete It wns announced this morning that Aruth Griffith would move in the Dnil Elreann tda for n vote en the ques tion nf approving the treaty and t!n)t Eamon de Valern, the republican Pres ident, would iiiem- lis disapproval. The confidence with which the sttri- ler'rs of the Irish peace trenty haw "" ' 1",""1""" teilav The newspaper '",'"lr's that, m-i-erillns te informutien "' "''ll-inferm'.d Dublin circles, there Is sirieus dancer that the result nf rhn dcl.nt may net be ratificntien. Tlfe iinii'IK'11'iriii lllillb ; "It Is stnted that n fiw memlm.. who are net satisfied with the tcrme . H i ne iiMuj unu at tnc snine time cerr- h.1l,,r t,icv ''nnnet In honor rcpudintS nn- iii."mH;iuiuries will prebnbly ab- -.uuii ir'nii viHliig. Commenting en the delegates' speeches ,sterdu lu justification of their xlra. ' '" the agreement, the Freeinnn's .TnTir ....I. .. - ..- mil siijh: lhat they should be called upon te defend nnd even struggle te save their work from destruction nt tlw. I.n.,.l. ) piTMiiiH cnllliiK themselves represent le te "v,' of lllp Irish people. Is one of tlm 1 miiHinaiiiiK trageiiies in a tragic hla-i 1 Irish Times Warns Dull The Irish Times, warning the Dall! of its rcsiMinHlhlllty and urging rntifica-1 tlnn. declares: 1 "If the Dull rejects the ngreeratntj the last word will net have been said.i for the nation will insist upon thc con trolling voice lu the settlement of Its destinies." 1 If the middle course which opponents! of the treutv nre new hinting nt Is. taken te ask the Dull te modify the) trenty, avlng Ireland hnlf within nhd half without the British Empire It! would be an uttirly iindeiuocretlcl ceiirse, for. unlike rejection, It weulib take filial decision mil nf th.. I .1.. .. .11 Irish ,,eeple," :. TInu- ilcclares, ....... ...t.,, u wiiiiiii ne supported only by men who wished te w'reck the ngree-l At 3 :A i'ti 1 I .. i