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fr raPBBP . F ftF -' W it . I K -v Iff- ,1 ! T "V-,.. ,v ..' i lie Ifedaer f HE WEAtHEfl i.itlit snow and slightly, wanner ie- nliht with lowest about 2S degrees: CUtliruay inn t uiuuiinie Buuuirriy winus. TIQirKKATUKM AT lllt'll lllltm Ti ii in ia v i r r. 7mi'2 1'-'4 la-t im I'-w i :te me L'll i r v ' ' ir. ." .. . ff r . . . . , ,shh '. 7MZ I ' ' ' "" " ' '"" ' . il '. ,,-VOL. VIIL NO. 104 Ii COMPELS ItlJNCARE TO BEAR iRDEN OF CRISIS Kit Up or Shut Up" Stand Flung in Face of Troublemakor X ITISH-FRENCH ALLIANCE fe" STILL APPEARS LIKELY Wte CMNTON W. GILIIEHT L.w "i. by Pulllc Ledger Cempanu fluiiingtew, Jnu. 1ft.. There is n .mene the Hritlsh Here apropos ftte negotiations tlint lmvc been going sit Cannes between Lloyd Geerge nttrlanil. which runs like tins: "fcnc E'lt'fcnd temper nnd dubious past, ft think we'll have te marry the liiirway. Ve chances nrc Mill, in tne opinion TO'jBultigten, Hint the marriage will i place In spite of the latest caprice ftfMs, , pn temper nnd the past all favor unlen. When, the lady In 4he case fill these things combined, n geed fc'r is net lightly te be put aside. ia the fact that the suitor Is moved by trtitn compulsion docs net dctrnct nt "from the probabilities. Itathcr it reri a little thew or. cnpricieusncss. lis probable explanation of M. itiH' resignation nnd of President illeranil's cnlling upon 31. I'elncare te Kin a cahluet is mat oetu nt mem wish '.erce futon thls.treubIcmaker for rj moderate (levernment in Paris the cfsslty of shewlns what he would de t i crisis. 1 Polncare a"Streiig Knd" Alan Ijgince the war the former President bi bd the fate of every uevernment i fcU lmndH. lie was the .strong end a. Ne Government was strong n1i fnr Mm., Kvprv Pri'inler wns ktty "mirrendering te'Knglaiid," and riiia Pnrl'nliieiit made up almost en- (!r of i''i vi's of the late war .i. Pplncari r1 appear in shining iirmer id vogue ig'jest, marclies te iierlin. Kiting e( I.Ie.mI Geerge nnd everything M that would t!r the patriotic bleed ! France. llHeit of the strange tjehnvler of frtnch Premiers fnr the last two years been tracentiie te M. l'elncarc. i;i of the French Government nl- l nail ie masc gesiurcs mac would the bellicose lender of the oppo eppo oppe 11c miirt imperil relations of the ille with r.nglaud nnd with the k1 States se that he might net t-cem lllnd yielding beside the strong man- t Prance might call in her need te lit ber power and importance;., iu Eu- n'i . ..". i amui Wt aniMihiiMiin2einr i h t'tib situation for 31. Polncare anil. ahandcd.lt ever te him. What will throng" man de nbeut it? France ever since the Pence Confer- B'lias been sccKiug n dcfeiikive alli- :nn vreiu itriiiun. ,ii. unaiui arranged for one with Mr. Uejd rt. ine people et I'.nginnd nre net labeut It. A few cestures bv JI, rucarc will make one Impossible. Haiard Geed Will of U. S. I'rrancfl desires the geed will of the wltM States. 31. llrland. iu rcspen.-c rcsrere from 31. I'eiucarc, has liaz pljbat geed will in the Arms Cou Ceu fe, Will 31. Peinearc nreceed new Bertrey it? Seth the I'nited States and Greut iUIn arc sjiupatlietlc with the idea krjaglng Germany back into the fain l nations nnd approaching the rcp rcp Hlens problem In a spirit which will w, ter me economic recovery of Gcr W te the advuntage of the whole rtd.J .Pelacare may, if he choecs, in- m iue oisiaver of these two great ua- .'V) jmrsuing the intrnnslgeant frtOU'lirrl (ierlnnnv tvlitnl. I... I. ,.,. IwWcnt of France when he pre- WCd a IICMt'i- liV 4ik!wHih it.w... il,,, WM a (llfi f!lf.tn'rn fiiti(tn .r !. IJerhelce nhlcli 31. Hriand nnd 31. uwinu imvi- ellered M. Peincnre is Wen following 31. Ilriand's pellcv ntt rfl'liril t tin, ..,. ...ui. i'..i. 'i ii tne driiea I'liiiferciii'e or of iselat- -if rune m a Europe that Is stagger- 1 tO I 10 M'fltintMIn nluu U 'ni.. furthermore. 3l! n'riand. if the L-uihBiciies nr(. ceu-ect, turns ever fl. I elucure n Piipllmiwx.f .i.i..i. i. Prtldy Leen wm, .,.. h ... .. ..u.. krMln "'" l" " ',uu el mt moment had come for silencing W'.V. it B , muc- " I'e'ncare has tiitt ,,t.erl1,,,BVO An - Brliiml aVi,10 ,,nve M"'1' if 31- l'elncarc Um. . h?cemv,i moderate then the 7, i, B,n wul " ' '"UL'h lm- rtiiniv , . ,c'""'"'s violent he will JJtaly fail and then his power te aTrm ier",t! Governments iu the M will be destroyed. Elan f ;'.0,lf"sl01'. will Improve the WW of ! ranee with the rest of the lat Ih whir tin. i.nu. if , , ak p.i , ".T. " l i"uriiieu uere P, England will ktill "marry the in liNTING OF ERRONEOUS SLACKER LIST LIBELOUS YTk World Held Liable for Kv . '""" fUDiicatien 12. rlt, .I.,,,. i:i.rHv a M i JOT.WW publlshed'the "draft wan ,,.;. 'r ' "y '"" '' "c- nhV. ""l ""Hini from libel int.7u ' R0,,s Pn'oneeusly list! ai. i&Y.'i, u" "I'peHate division of the 1U br.nli,lr?,05.,ell,t l,eW ,m,lly ,l1 Kuttj, Hi lgl,t ,y ' rlM J. Ilyu.an. WtH' Clt' IlL'lllllMl I II. D.ne,. 11.. 111. I. K I'ftinn. M" -i3 UUIIll- i.veinnaiiv. iuii.ii..i. ,. . 'World '"'""""n" i me cw WnInL"K,.n "I'l-fme Court leci.en Sr.'.." 'emiirrer te Mynmn'.s Wltan ,,J ." "r,ll'nR the newspaper tu trial the Appellate Division itelT1" ",:', ll" ,,',, Imiminlty of u, lr.. 1) nrtment fop ttin i.i.i.ii..... Bwitdl,?1 "tl0"'. "Mainly that nu- 'iiii.i,f i . " ,"'"" iicuiaiei tad ri .,e .f..'l"t and for the ceuenil WflR'r'F11"!'' iHiMiimllllal Ke 1lf-":.'!!If..".v.Ji.stl. "B'l In , : L1'. ,AT' ."" ,l .! i. t--i .. it iiii'ii i iii i it iiiiiiKiin ...i.i.-i. ... . : fv? Entered as Second-Clam Mutter at, th t Under Mie Act of Governer Kindly Selves Problem of Cigar Butt A. clgnr butt rnlted oqucstlen of ethics In the office of Governer Sprout, Kiia Chestnut street, today. A visitor placed the weather-beaten "smoke" ou an ash trny ns he talked with the Governer. After n long talk he stnrted te leave, but forget which clgnr was ills. lie fig ured If he took the butt It might leek like a "bid" for one of 3Ir. Hpreut's perfectos. If he left the butt It might tie out of harmony with the somo semo some wimt luxurious surroundings of the office. He stnrted for the deer when the Governer laughed and called out : "Hej-, there, park this cigar out eut slde.' CALLS MODERN GIRL Thinks of Sex Problems When She Should Play With Dells, Says Chicagoan PUTS BLAME ON MOVIES "She Is ludicrous, the modern school girl nnd se tragic, wltli her half knowledge, her worldly unwisdem, and her absurd 'cemine il fnut.' 'She 'is thinking In terms of sex, when she should be thinking "tn terms of dell babies. V In this way the modern world's daughter was described this afternoon by 3Irs. W. V. Yeung, of Chicago, president of the Illinois branch of the Parents' and Teachers' Association. 3Irs. Yeung is a delegate te a meeting of the national body here. "The blame." 3Irs. Yeung said, "must be divided among many things, but I think we may blame the movies us much ns anything else. "Against the movie as an Institution or an art I have nothing te say ; nnd 1 ant willing te accord te adults the right of deciding what is geed or net for them te Fee. "Put is it net a little different with Mir children? se iinny mothers and fathers de net seem te knew, or worse, te care. "Almest without exception moving picture fcterles hove the thread of sex frankly and unfrnnkly running through thorn. A few such pictures plve the Kltle girl who snes them an insight into life that cannot be geed for her. AVere, she Is frequently shown these thing from u perspective tTiat might prove altogether ruinous. "Cciiwrsliip provides no solution that Is, official censorship. There should be a personal censorship by the parents, themselves," 'v -ir--r i"1 .,. .- 'JLilie VLcnAcnrs- vM'nm tatieTi'T!rarTiTrenmviraN n nit Uurfnc which the children in the schools ban be taught the ideals of pence, members of the Congress laid plans fe. the annual convention te lie held in Tncema during the week of 3Iay R. 3Irs. Milten P. Higglns, Worcester. 3Inss., head of the organization, said tedavr "This ten -year naval holiday Is our great opportunity at last. During nil tills time we plan te se train the minds of the young In the schools along lines of arbitration, reason and peace, that by the time the ten-year holiday is ever the children, emerging as voters, will light for its continuance. "These school children of today will control the situntlen tomorrow. We in America mutt take the lead, for the women of ether nations arc looking te us." BUZZARD IS 'PINCHED,' BUT 'COP' PREFERS BAD BANDITS Hopes Zoe Will Take Bird te Pre vent Bankruptcy Buying Meat Jeseph Glike. patrolman at the Tttcnty-slxth and Yerk streets station, ii'rtnljl itliMt tmlfn fititr ImtirvliiM !. ihmiih ihhi' nj Kiiiriiui lllJlll 'another turkey buzzard. He get the euzzani, uewi'vi-r, nun in me most en vied "cop" in the Thlrty-llrst district. Patrolman Grilse is nrrnnglng te turn the bird ever te the Zoological Gardens. Otherwise, he says, he will go broke buying it raw meat. Patrolmen Grilse's heat takes him past Twenty -seventh and Yerk M reels. Yes terday afternoon lu saw a crowd whirl ing around In the center In u way that suggested a lively fight. Grlke ran up hopefully he likes fights. He saw that Instead of two hu man combatants a man was engaged with n huge bird. "I'm a bird at a light myself,'" shouted the patrolman, throwing oft his coat. "Let me at him" ".Toe" launched himself at "huzzy" and man nnd bird rolled in the snow. The buzzard batted the patrolman ever the head with a wing, and ".loe" nav a new constellation. Then he get u strange held. GET YOUR SKATES; ICE GOOD Concourse and Hunting Park Lakes Op"en Celd Again Tomorrow Skating has returned as the popular speit as u result of the cold and snappy weather following the blizzard. Concourse Lake, iu I'ali'iiieuut Park, and Hunting Park Lake were opened te the skaters this morning. A thick covering of snow en the ii-e nt Haverford pond has put a check en skating for residents of the .Main l.ine. The temperature. Mumped te 18 de grees at 0 o'clock this morning, accord ing te the official 'record, the lowest since the snowstorm. Commuters com ing te the city from the .Main Line ic ic perted mercury readings of 1 and e degrees. The weatherman prophesies nKht bnew tonight nnd fair weather for tomorrow. FORD SEES NEW ERA Declares Public Will Rebuke Sen ators Backed by Big Funds Washington, dan. 111. (Ily A. P.) lteferring te the Senate action in de claring Truman Newbmw entitled te the .Michigan senatorial seat, llenrv Feld declared today that "spending innncf for political efficii has get te III'IH. ' "I don't think the people will stand' for It." .Mr. feril mltfc'il. "They will iiinke known their decision later. It will be through these Heimters who run fur office, this fail." Tlit firm mtIIIiic art WtMTINU patuf'-r E ONLY HALF-BAKED Poilemce Bt Philadelphia, -Ta. March 8. 1870 . . r L Elizabeth Lance, Who Stabbed Parent, Tells Pitiful Story of His Brutality TRIED TO SAVE MOTHER; . DIDN'T RECALL CRIME Elizabeth 3fnhel Lance, Mxlceu years old, was absolved of blame In the death of her father by a jury today before Tudge Davis. She was charged with manslaughter. Elizabeth t tabbed her father. "He en your way and be happy," said the .Tudge, after the Jury had returned the verdict after a few minutes' de liberation. Ker a moment flic girl did nel seem te understand the slsiilllcnnce of the few words which had ended long weeks of suspense. Thru, with n cry that brought Court ntendnnlH 'te her side, she fainted, and would have fallen from her seat If they had net caught her. She was carried, crying nnd laughing out of the courtroom. Fainted Under Strain It was Gie second time the girl had fainted today. All day yesterday she listened ns a spectator te details of mur der testimony. She wns nervous and depressed when shn began another un pleasant vigil, waiting for her case te be called today. Iter mother, 3trs. Elizabeth Lance, and her mint, sitting with her in the second row of spectators, tried te com fort her. The girl wept uuietlv through most of the morning. She listened te .Tudge Dnvis as he excoriated another young defendant, Nunzie Corena, twenty-four years old. en trial for the murder of his stepfather, after he had been found guilty of voluntary man slaughter. With rising emotion she heai d the .Tudge sentence him te eleven te twelve years iu the penitentiary. Then came another trial, (hat of the first of the juvenile prisoners In homi cide cases. I'rnncii Devlin, new fifteen years of age of l.'l.'ll Church street, wns charged with manslaughter, because a brick he had thrown at a can In u bonfire mere than a year age. had fatally Injured sIx-yer-e!d Francis Hebsteck'. The boy was acrjultted. Elizabeth did net hear the verdict. (Sains Pity by .Story When she was listening te the .Tudge'H charge, the girl suddenlv shrieked and pitched forward in her chair. 3trs. Lance, her mother, saved the girl from falling, and she was car ried from the courtroom and revived. At first it was feared she could net stand trial this afternoon. She wim better by 1 o'clock, however, 'and hri mai was eegun. ine girl told a graphic story en the witness stand that awakened pity Iu the heartSef all who heard it. The mainlaugiiter charge was based en the fact Unit the girl had stabbed her father when he attacked her mother and wns choking her. "I was iust opening my window," Ihe girl snld en (he stand, "nnd going across the loom te get Inte bed. .Mether rnn into my remn .mil ipivkly closed the deer. Her hair was hanging down. I snld. '3rainma. what is the matter with you?' ".Mamma mid: 'Your father said he would kill me and he hit me.' While I was talking t her I was lighting the light. When th" light was lit I ran ever and locked the deer. Father lilt .Mether "Then papa came running up and banged and pushed -it the deer, trying te get it open. He was cursing 'and sweating te lilmsejf. Then .Maniina snld: 'ou had better open the deer, or lie will break It down.' Then I unbelted it. He ran in and rushed right ever te manimii. He hit her en the mouth with the back of Ids hand. I said, 'Don't you hit my mother.' "He suid, 'I'll hit you tee,' nnd chased me around the feet of the bed. Then lie struck me twice. 3Iamma en ine around and said. 'Don't hit her, Ed, come up te lied.' Then lie said some thing else te mamma, and grabbed her by the threat and threw her ou the bed Ills knee was pressed acainst hoi' stomach. She was lying ever the side of the bed. and her face was tuniln- block and her tongue was sticking out" "Then I saw my knife. I was frightened, and I thought I could scare li fm with it. 1 snld, 'Yeu leave my mother alone,' and tried te pull him awav from her. "I heard him when he first threw her en the lied with a curse, say. 'Yeu won't lie till morning. ' When t tried te pull him away ugaiu Ijo turned te ne and jelled, 'I'll kill you, tee.' He hit me across the race and every thing went black. Couldn't Kecall SlalMng "The next thing I remember he wns lying across the bed, and mamma was standing up against the wall with her hands te her forehead. "I heard my father say 'She stabbed me. she stnbbed me twice.' "Then mother said 'What did you de?' I didn't remember stabbing h'lm. nml 1 told mother that papa said I had slabbed him. Then I ran for help." The mother corroborated her daugh ter's story. CONGRESSMEN ARE WARY Penna. Delegation Won't Take Sides Officially en G. O. P. Vacancy Uu ii Staff Correspondent Washington, .Inn. l.'t. "Hands off" policy in the liiieiitened light ever se lection of itepiibllcan National com cem mlttecinan for ePnnsylvanln was do de elded ou tedin bv the Pennsylvania con gressional delegation 3lembers of llje delegation discussed the quest ion of getting into it (it n caucus te reorganize for the coming M-ar. Tlie.v decided tn stay out of the fight officially, though individual mem bers aie expected te take sides If a fiKt develops. Officers of the delegation were re elected as follews: Chairman, Themas S. ltutlei. West Chester: vice chal-uinii, W. V. Grlest, Lancaster; bcrrcinry, i.euis l'. .McFai 1-YEAR-OLD IR FAINTS WHEN FREED IN FATHER'S DEAIH .i.m ('niiten- ii'i'inliei- nf l......iii Archive II.' liuiner . 7. i , '. umirihii, iiiiiiiiiieiii fount . where fcessilmaV (Vinniit'lu? ' "-." Auluilm"" "J&, ' I "te &.?! U 'M'" I"1"" (iiahaui, Fhlliidelph in. , ' en.ui. Mia -.-.,,, .., mVi.M,!,!. ','il ... ' V ' " ' . "'' tniln, .lis The delegation indorsed I he nl.m r,, Ihe Philadelphia Sosiui-Ceiitounlnl. BO VOU NKKJl A HAliv CAttlllAniC. OR A hn,,t .!L'1 'I1 'h0 ,ur "ilumu today en Iumw mvj ,.., PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1922 May Operate ie Sever Women "Siamese Ttvins' Chicago, Jan. 13. (Hy A. P.) Advisability of surgically separating .Tesclla and llesa lllazek, "Maincse twins" from Czccho-Slevakia, will be determined today by ' Chicago surgeons. Dr. 3Iax Therek, who will be In chnrge of the examination, explained that the sisters fear that the death of one would bring the Immediate death of the ether. The examina tion will be by the x-ray. ' The women are thirty-four years old. They recently came te Chicago te live in n foreign colony after tiring of exhibition work. Itesa is the mother of nn elcvcii-ycur-eid boy. Jesclla is unmarried. 2 VAN VOORHEES CHILDREN KILLED AS SHELL EXPLODES Army Officer's Sens, Fermer .Phlla detphlans, Accident Victims Twe children of 3Iajer Edward 31. Van Voerhecs, former Plilladclphlnps, were killed in nn explosion nt Fert 3lc Kinlcy, 3Iunllu, according te a cable gram received by relatives iu Heading today. The children were visiting an nrmy munitions dump when a shell neciden tnlly exploded. The children were Peter, nine, and Edwnrd, seven. 3Iw. Van Voerhecs has been with' her husband in Ihe Philippines since the close of the war MnJer Vnn Voerhecs wns cemintn- utiitiful fi f ltrt tii tlitun L nt ItrtutlllHnU with Germany nnd was stationed aCT Camp 3Ieadc, receiving draft units for many months. He wns rctnlned in the army, after peace was signed, lle lle fere the war he lived in Philadelphia and was an architect. A sister, Miss Nellie Van Voerhecs, lives here new. 3Iajer Van Voerhecs was a reporter for some years. While in 'Philadelphia he lived in Gcrmantewn. DRUGS, 'HOOCH' AND STILLS PRIZES IN DRY AGENTS',RAID Moonshine Being Made, but Boot leggers Escape at Pine St. Heuse Prohibition .and narcotic ngents raided the three-story helise, (hi,! PJne street, this afternoon nnd seized for bidden drugs, three stills iu operation, ten barrels of mnsh and n large quan tity of "moonshine." I'lie first fleer is occupied bv u Chinese laundry. Fortified with u i-carch warrant and aided by u squad of police, the Government men rushed up stairs, but found no una in the' house. Twe of the twenty-live-gallon stills were en the second fleer, the agents allege, while another was en the third fleer. They said $500 worth of drugs were found In a trunk iu the attic. On the s-cend flour, necerding te the raiders, were ten cases of "nyioiishlne" whisky In bottles bearing bogus labels. BRIDGE BODY WANTS 000 OB LEDGER'S SUPPL Eflt Mayer Praises Picture' Section as "Fine Souvenir of City"1 The Delaware Hiver bridge rotagru retagru vure supplement published bv the Evk MMt Piinr.ie liKWiKit January 0 was praised highly this afternoon by Mayer .Moere, who successfully moved a reso lution for the purchase of L'5,000 copies. The .Mayer, addressing the Itrldge Commission iu the Wldener llitildlng, said the supplement was artistic, in formative and a line advertisement for the bridge. He said the copies are "splendid souvenirs for these interested in bridge building nnd in the progress of the city." The copies purchased by the commls cemmls commls sien nre te be sent te the Governors of nil the States, te all large cities in the country and te colleges, libraries and ether educational institutions. ARBUCKLE JUROR EXCUSED ON HIS OWN REQUEST Feared Friendship for Defense Law yer Might Be Embarrassing San Francisce, Jan. y,. (li A. P.) Unbelt L. Ackerman, one of the jurors, temporarily passed yesterdav Iu the sec ond manslaughter trial of Itoscee ('. Arbiickle. despite objections of the pros pres pros ecutlen en the ground of his oNpie-sed friendship for one of the defense at torneys, was excused today en his own request. This reduced the list of temporal- jurors te ten. Ackerman said his friendship might prove embarrassing, particulurlv If lie should find himself standing eut'agalnst all the ether members of the jury. The first panel was nearly exhausted at the opening of court, nnd prospects were Hint a second panel would have te be summoned. HOPKINS JIOME BURNED Chestnut Hill Heuse Damaged $5000 by Flames The home if .lames It. Hepkins at M1O.1 .Seminole avenue. Chestnut Hill was damaged by fire lat night. Hew" the fire started is net known. The Hepklnses were away and the llnmes were discovered by neighbors. Firemen fought with the flumes f,. upward of four hours. When they were finally subdued the upper slerv of the house tun! been demolished 'and much of the furniture in the first and second stories in lured hj w liter and smoke. Among these were a number of family portraits. The Henklnses moved jesterda'.v morning te 'JIL'5 Locust street, 'the home of Mrs. Geerge 31. I), l'ejtz. where they were te spend the wlnt-r. The daiimc'c Is put nt between $5000 nnd 8111,000 MARIEAPPOLD WINS Cops Opening Race at New Orleans for $1000 Purse New Orleans. Jan. l.'t. Frldav the intli proved lucky te Jockey Moeiioy In the unfiling race here this afternoon. The diminutive one rode 3Iacie Hap. pe'd. u IL' te I shot, eer the line n winner. Il'crineden and Archive fol lowed close behind, Summary I'lllHT rtAl'U. mnl.lBM n, ,... , 1 un c-IhIiiiIiik. imrae $1(100, l ,nli Minis , J Marie ltiippelil. 107 Mooney I'M J. llrrinnilen. tin, I nn? . . j.i ... ..i...i.. ....." ..;.-"' -'iun IIHI I ur'iftfr '" run Hl.t'OM) IlAC : I irr.tiir.nl.i HhIiiiIiik (iiiriie 1 1000, II furlenim l. i ruinii. li.i, i-iMii.,.., , ifle 1. try elahfilmr ,..r.e .lOOe".! 'furleni.'" """ U" i, iiuinni tti tifi ..(. , ii, in i.m .i L. llrminy U, 103, Wllwin.. 7.2 n.a n -. a. niii.-iiti.iii. ii. ' ceitiiBitY.-aKi s? J!',' rime. HH -n. Jlyrphy, TherfBa, Si t'liiltlnyfU eh 'l"t1Vfiil.tvvo,l'elun.u lhr y l TWO WOMEN AT BAY AS THIEF GETS LOOT LOCKSUPHOME Lined Up Against Wall by "Pe- lite Intruder" Pheno Wires Are Cut WOULD BE SHAME TO SHOOT SAYS WYOMING AVE. BANDIT A gentle but firm burglnr held Miss Julia Green and her mother nt the point of u pistol for several minutes last night, while he. destroyed all possible means of reaching the police and then locked them in the house. 3tiss Green and her mother hnd been down town. When they entered the living-room of their Jieme at ll-'O Wyo ming aveniie they discovered en one of the chairs a hat, nn overcoat and a strange-looking brief case. A couple of mngnziiicH lay. en the brief case. The women thought it wns a mngazlnc solicitor. Then they saw u shadow moving about upstairs. 3lrs. Green, for n moment, hoped it wns only the mnid. home nftcr her "afternoon out.' "Who's up there?" 3Irs. Green called tremulously, Fer answer the n-tenishcd mother nnd daughter saw striding down the stnirs, pistol In hand, a young man whom Miss Green describes in great detail. "Had Nice. .Suae Voice" "He was very tall nnd net se geed looking as distinguished. 1 was frightened out of my life, nut one ei the things I couldn't help thinking wns hew well bis clothes fitted him; II" had a great deal of blend hair nnd a nice, suave voice." His face. Miss Green added, wns very ruddy, ns though he had been u long while outdoors. His eyes, she said, were very small and blue nnd Intnl. "Ladles." nuIiI the burglar in a low voice, "if you scream 1 regret that 1 shall have te sheet jeu. In fact, if you disobey uny of the orders I urn about te gie jeu I shall be forced te sheet you." "Frightened? I'll say I wns, con tinued 3IKs Green. And it was only u little reassuring, she went en, wlien the burglar premised if she was, a geed girl ami did what he said, she would come te tin harm. - "New," said the burglar te the women, "back up against that wall please. New then., held your hands ever your head higher, please!" Saw Hlin Mil Peehcls Mlsa Green recounted hew the bur $ajstWt&Jiejl.Ihym narrowly, while ITe tilled Ms peCKels vQ'u colicellen f, Jewelry that he had brought down from the upstnlrs rooms. "All this." said 3Iiss Green, "lie did with one hand, while with the ether he pointed the revolver at us and kept talking te us In the sort of voice you would us' te make conversation with." "What did he say le jeu?" "Oh. he kept telling us hew sorry lie would be te kill such charming women, If they were stubborn. lie begged us for his own sake ihm te shout or te try te attract uny attention from the street." 3lrs, Green finally belted for the deer. Then the robber's voice lest its mild nud pleasing tone. "Come hack here, or I'll kill jeu." he snapped. 3Irs. Green came hack ami ulmest collapsed en the snfa. The (laughter urged the robber net te hurt licr mother. tlefore he left, the robber took Mrs. Green's handbag, nnd turning suddenly te her daughter, said: "What have urn in that pocket?" 31iss Green had her hand tightly clenched In the pocket of her skirt and a $5 bill within her lingers. Quick Wit Saes Meney "Net a thing," she ans,ered breez ily. With a quick motion, when the robber glanced away, she threw the money behind a sofa cushion and saved it. Then, said 3IIss Green, he tried the windows and these that weren't leiked. he locked. Next the burglar put ou his overcoat ami hat, ami stiilled his brief case under Ids arm. I'hcn lie thrust ills right hand with the ,i , tot Inte the peifket of his uei it. "Yeu understand," he said, "that I can sheet Just as easily through the cloth? Very geed. New. ladles, I thank jeu for jmlr hespitnlitj It won't be necessary te see me te tlie deer, thanks iu fact, you'd better staj where you are." "The key." said 3Iiss Green "was (ti the Inside of the deer, Nut the latch-kej the ether one. lie ti.nU this out, half opened the cleur, and turned and came back te u- " 'I forget te mention.' he said, 'that I'm going te wall at the curuei nnd If either of jeu fry te le.ive this house within a half lieui, I'll sheet jeu fiein there.' ' "Giod-bje and thank jeu." said the burglar, bowing. He locked the i uoer iKiiu ine euisiue. The women were tee lr ghtem d in iiuve. They tried te signal a man who wa pjsslng. but he paid nn att, utmi . The robber had mentioned a "n.il" waiting outside, ami the women holiew the impassive passeihy may lmvc been the "pal." Then a small boy enme along, nud lie summoned Mis. S. Xw icher, the (im us' next-deer neighbor. Shi lelopheued in 3lr. Green, who bus an office at ecu North liiead stieet. He hurried I in his automobile. He I'miiiil ilm i... I women still sitting en tin ah, ., verelj shocked. He notified t. ,iee. who leunu tne reliber had get In tn bieakingji window In the laundry. TWO DIE IN DEATH PACT Herse Trainer for F. P. Keene Shoet3 Wife and Himself Ualllmere, Jan. i:i.--ilv A P 1 Willi,,!. 11 11 1. ...' .' . ."V ,..".. "'..'i'.-' .' N"" "'" AN u,i,i 7n! . . ' ;. ' ' '"'ii iillliseii '" i yesterday at the country place of Fo Fe ' 5if I'i"11!.1'- K,;V,"', "f New '"i-k. near Kll en iiih win- 111, llllll l,n.. I I... , 1 ... ....... ..... ,.llllh ,,, result of a death pact between the couple Henry was fermeily a steel lechuse juVKt-y, I)rf IOC WANT A .10IIT . TIlKHn arp MiblLhed DalW IJw Bimjlny uepynini, "! Was Reblkd Politely .MISS .11 IAA GKHEN Who, with her mother, returned te her home, ti'M Wyoming aeniie, and wim surprised by burglar Miss Creighton, Talented Cali fornia Musician, Says He Made Her Take Tablets DYING IN PARIS HOSPITAL H.v the Assnrlatcd Prcsi Paris, Jan. 1",. .Mrs. Au.tr.y Creigh ton T( (in. better known as 31iss Audrey Civighlen. California violinist 'ind pri'.e winner at the American ' iliservatm-.v l i .viii-ic in I eutllinenieuii, is rcpenni living in (lie American hospital 't Noti Neti Illy frnm the results of swallowing three poison tablets. Her husband. Themas Stewart Uyan. who Is attached- te the Paris staff of the Chicago Tribune, was urrested en a charge of administering the tablets te her. under the threat te kill her with a knife unless she swallowed them. Later he is said te have stabbed himself, but net seriously. According te the stnijf told te the police bj the young woman's mother, Kjnn lit Mini"! te Paris iucxpccted!j en Wcdm-si luv and visited her nnd his wife. He told his wife that he was willing te facilitate n diverci . but wished her te go with him for a fare well dinner. ( Accused of Infidelity Mr-. Uyan accompanied her hu-diaud te bis hotel after the dinner when, uc- i-iudiiig te n statement bj the young woman te the authorities. I.er husband 1 incused her of infidelity and forced her , al the point tf ii knife te swallow the lilen. I Anether vi'i-sliiii of the case was rn I vi'iileiUbj- Police Cemiujssiiuicr Fi'.flii't Mtilu lifriirfin,!!!'' 1l rmmMiti!- uftitfxiie.il . .Mi lev an had iiuide te him ,ii the ( eehlu llesidtal. Her husband. th enm-tiisslnuer quoted .Mi's, lij.iu its -lying. Inn! told hi i be kuv he n, 'd had un nilrigi.e with i ji.ni; man -iihI iie,iI that tin" die tegeilier. vvheieuemi .Mi-. Itviu took th th.' ' tan'cis and itvau m !. ('untiniiisl un I'licrTvtrntj-tlirre.C iiliinin Tun POISONED VIOLINIST ACCUSES HUSBAND BASKETBALL SCORES Wilmington Friends. 14 2135 Collingswood High ..20 Friends Select 10 910 Woodbury High .... 1 1 Moorestown Friends. . 18 Palmyra High 5 La Salle Prep 7 1421 swnrinmeie ricy. ,,,ii i-i no Southern High 13 Central High 18 ViUaneva. Ttep 3 St. Jee Prep 12 West. Phila. High ... 17 Gennantewn High ..15 W. Catholic H IS Catholic H. 2d 10 Catholic High 12 W. 'Catholic H. 2d. . . 9 Upper Darby High. . .16 1328 TTai-Tjeith H. Girls... 19 1433 Radner High 10 1121 Hactileniield H Girls. 5 510 Temple Prep 21 828 Brown Picp 1 e 3 GIRL BURNED IN TITAN STREET HOME Vera Gai-bon, 8 years old, 525 Titan stieet, was token te Mt. Sinni Hospital. lntc this nftecinoeu suffering with burns nbeut the body. Her clothing caught file from a stove. MAN DIES OF SELF-INFLICTED BULLET WOUND Mm tin Bltteimnn, 2120 North Franklin treet, died today in thte Women's Homeopathic Hospital from a sclf-intlicted wound iu thte head. He v-.s taken te the hospital tiem his home yes terday. ADBTilONAL RACING RESULTS NEW ORLEANS-Feuith-Irish Kiss, 1-2, out, out, wen; Wa piti, 20-1, 4-1, G-5, second; Court View, 00-1, 12-1, 8-1, third Time, 1.14 2-5. Vahv, Baigueui also tan. 4 HURT; BUS DOESN'T STOP Serious Accident Net Noticed by Driver at Wllkes-Darre Wilkes-Italic, Pa.. Jan. l.l.-iUy A P.i Uidiu,' .ui ;lie mt ', , ,, I'l'uvviled bus, four j mum aien ueie seriously ill iui I'll last nigl t wlien lie vehicle kid.led oil tile ice and threw them against a te'ephene elc The victims aie Stanlej ajnl L.hvuiil Kav.u -. 1. .1 PilsM'tter i, i r,,. Sh"" I",. ''l,. ..,I,e, ,, lllt iiiiiictd by Ihe bus ill ve . -v "n, u.m ltystandeis took thcTiivu te 3Ieri lles plttii. ItOOSIS AM IIOARDINO tl JIT YODR Hcr.p.len Pm. M l Ywr by Wall, ' umhu .n-. . . Bi indie te Be Sentenced; Pleads Nole Centendere Han-Nuns. Jan1. 1ft. (Py A. P.) idea of nole epntondero was entered today ill the Dauphin County Cmiii bj counsel for Harry L. Itrindle, of Sharen, Indicted en tin charge of embezzling $70 IN whib appropriation clerk In the Auditor General's- department up te Ihe end of last pril. nnd he will be called for sentence en .lununry 10. Itrindle was accused of having taken the money through alleged purchases of stumps in lolls, the condition huving been discovered when un expert audit of the depart ment was niude at the direction of the incoming Auditor General, Samuel S. Lewis. CHRISTIAN A. HAGEN DIES; WAS LONG A STOCK BROKER Member of Carstalrs & Ce. Suc cumbs at Methodist Hospital Christian A. Hugen. a member of the brokerage firm of Curst airs is. Ce.. at III!) Walnut street, died at IO::tO o'clock this morning lu the Meibedist Hospital. He was forty -live juirs old mil had been n member of the firm since February 1. 1017. Previous te that he had been an independent trader for man j years. Ills death was due te complications following an attack of stomach trouble. lie was first taken III about ten days before Christmas, and was confined te his home 'at St. Davids. Later it be came' necessary te remove him te the hospital. Mr. Hugen married .Miss Sjlvln Fas sitt. daughter of the late Jehn Herace Fassitt. In 1007. His widow and four sons survive him. lie was a ineiiiber of the Uacquet Club and the 3Ierlen Cricket Club. MURDER J3R0WS IN PHILA. But Other Crimes Decrease, Judge Tells City Club .Murder Iu Philadelphia is en the in ciease. with crime of ether descriptions en the decrease, according te Judge Fin letter, who presided at a dinner iu the City Club today. "The crime of murder is se spee. tacular." said Judge Flndlelter. "that It I'VcisJuidevvH tln lesser crimes." Utiymend FesdlOk, speaking at the luncheon, compared Cleveland with oilier cities in the Cnltrd States, and gave a scathing indictment of the crim 1'ial courts of American municipalities, lie compared "lini" in Londen with that lemmitteil in Cleveland, saying the great I'ligli-ii city, villi Its s. 0011,(100 inhabl tents, he, ph ()f crime by six times than did the Ohie city with' It M)0,000 popillutien. 2444 017 Moeiestown F. 2d... 0 Palmyra High 2d 10 Gennant'n Friends ..10 1038 et. .LUke S je Southern High 2d. 9 Central High 2d $ Haddeufield H 30 Gloucester H. .'. ..... je W. Phila. H. 2d 13 Gennant'n H. 2d 6 521 MOTHER LEFT PENNILESS Weman Says Sailor Left Her With Four Children He erted bv or is-. ii, ill ami w lib i fm,- . I i lli .ii t , -iippi'ii. Mrs. i:ii.al,etl, ( Cern-ll. '.'s It.., li, il., avi uue, V, M, hiiken. , dmI i.iiiav i- was unable te decide bow sie was iiiJug ,e,., ,, little familj tegetlier. The children are four, ami Mil.lieil. liftn-n mmi'ti, '""" ,.&.' 'x,;.:",l.!A':'!'J'''r .". ; ""i in- vvaH te meet it tea capUhi und tvall te Knglajid. In ciuiry by the wif,, showed the Ijl, a led three weeks herer -t "a,,v" nAMpnrnnurwenM mMl , WHICH SNYDER PAID FERTIG HAVE STRANGELY DISAPPEARED 1 1 II', : , 1 PRICE TWO CENTS Ne Trace Found of Im portant Papers for "Ex tra Legal Services" ASST. BUREAU HEAD 1 DRAWS $6000 SALARY Exceeded Lieutenant Governer Beidleman In Fees by $5000 "I AM THE BOSS" AGAIN IGNORED ATTY. GENERAL $2500, Last of 4 Payments, Made Out of "Watchman, Clerk and Messenger" Fund f h- (JKOHtJK NOX MrCVIV Harrlsburg. a., Jan. V.i.A new and sensational phase nf the complex nffiiin of the Auditor Ceiieral's efiicn while under the ch.-re of Charles A. Snyder, present Stnte Treasurer nnd candidate for Coverner, has just devel oped. Important; papers are misslnz from the 1-ec.vrd.s of that efliee. .Mr. Snyder. It will he recalled, hm lepeatedly proclaimed. "I , ti,P boss." when questioned about the employment of atternevs ever the Stnte with big fees without the knowledge or consent 1 of th. Attorney Ceneral. j This action, as I pointed out in previous dispatches, wan In direct den niiee ,f -he law of 101,1. This law ,fl reefs that all attorney,, for any depart- j meat of the State Cevernment must be ; employed with the knowledge, con sent and advice of the Attorney Gen era!. II3 is UM, t0 1,0 consulted about i the amount of fees te be paid in such , (sp. ' Auditor Oener.il Snv.-inr nntiir.i. -"j'lWelutcd thlM j,nv durlnV Ills fnt-ln P -m..vi ...!,. . - " 'iw n .uiiuer iiencrni. Tin. enormous fees paid by Mm, ex ceeding, bj bis own statements, the sum of $100,i:no, can be recovered by action against MH stirei'is. Among thii-e who benefited largely bj the 'inan.-ial favor of 3Ir. fnyder wah Jehn, II. Fcrtiy. of Sehuvlklll Count v. attorney nt 'aw. Sch.ijikill Ii Mr. .Sn,vdi"-'s berie i-euntv. and until iccently he has been the Itepiibllcan county leader there. In previous articles T have noted the fact that 31r. Fertlg was one of 3Ir, Snyder's principal lieutenants In Schuylkill" County lie was. I am In formed, associated with the Auditor General formerly in tm practice of law. $10.0(10 for "Kxtra Services" Mr. Fertic is- assistant director of the Legislative Reference liuieau. at u sal ary of ?t!(K)0 a year. In addition te thin salary, he received $10.0410 in two years from Mr. Snyder for "extra legal scry, ices." The character of the-,, extra legal services ii, net tot forth iu the vouch veuch rs tiled in the i coerd-: left by Auditor General Si. j tier. They have never been disclosed. It was a case in which the expert n mutant-. Main A. Ce.. were com pelled, for Inch of information, broadly te re er.l them as "extra legal i-crv ices," us all detail-, vi.i.' lacking. Til" l.ic' should let be le.sf sjs)t 0ft cither, t hut Auditor tieneral SiiydY is a very i lever attorney linns-elf quite as much m, possibly . a- his Pett.svillu In uteiiant. .Mr I'ertig. These puvuuut fm --ivjra legal services" four in all wer. vutli one i M-i'iiiiiiii, paid out of the i eiiiiugeiit fund. This is a sum of nmnn hei aside Im- the is(. of the Auiiiter General riir niv i lgeiu-v that ma. ,iric. it Ih in connection with the S10.000 paid In two vears te Mr Firiig that the records are iiiceinili I, i s case entirely separate and ili-tinct from the Lieutenant Governer iieulleinail .$."1)011 i lii-. k In ihiit i-.i-e. thmigii Mr. Iti ideliuuii indigiiai lly (Ii-mh-,1 Mini he had received iinv money lieui tin- Slate eviept the i-alarv, the Audlte, General paid linn out of tin- f i nil M-t apart for "ndvci iisiuy and ihe esi h,-at of money " It Ih- Firllg $10.1100 use Mi. Sliy-dei- as And. Hn General again evidently j;et hi- tiu.iui'iiil ii'i-eids tangled, for the voucher ihevs lluil ln ii-t iavuietlt el s:-,-,ini xulB imiil mil of tin- fun,) for "watchiiien, i lei Ith ami iiicHscngi rs " New a- Mr l-'eilig U neither u vvali-lunaUi u clerk imr a iui--eiiger, but Ik a SIIUOil a join .is i-.f jint ilii-ei-tur, tlie incet.giullv of ihe im mi n ( s apparent te the IUOt iihtllM i II I.I-M Put thai is net ih,- only Muiiij,!' fta lure of this $10 00(1 "extra legul serr i e" iraiisu' iimi. Aflei Mr Snjdir liad i-euiuncruiiil Mr l-'ertig for his "extra seiviic- ' in I'.Ull. lOLt) and lid. be pieceeilcil ie pay Iniii an addi tional .""-'.Mitl an fui t lit-c 'intra nerv- ( elilliiiiiil nil I'.iiit-I rnl llirrcl nluiiill four AI'AllTJIIiNTH TO HUIT I'.VIIHV TtMHH KIU I !- f l ,,T, ' w -.! '! wrriit may Hi HHJtl Girard College Beys at Capital Washington. .Fun IH Tin era(. iiitiug i la-s of Girard College y e-.0 en a I hi lay HghlM'eing trip, which ih given iinuiiullj in lieu of ceinliienee' iiiejiI intnl-es Ite,ii winlallve fa, iiieiins .ii'i'iiiiged for tliein te Mc Preii- .1...,, I I i --.li in 1.(1,1 SI.,,, ,,,. t.. ..t ,-. meice Hoever this ufternoeii, r, Ami 'imt h & & "' ij Al i i m M m j r. tA VAl v'i .1 1 l m i',rr AdU. ' X ', !&' fy l. 1 k A' &&' p Ltiv..' m . r,h v ri k A f t -, runtiun nt jmi' 21 5 ff Jk, .:J&k,L. ,,