knowft aged jrien, som.3 of tl ; the mos influential and respect ed in the community may be dis graced by the unprintable evi dence which he" has secured. Complete confessions have beetf made, by several little, girls which charge elderly men with act9 of -- a crimlna.1 nature T4 prosecu tor is ftow working to substan tiate these confessions, . "terrific presSUte is Bing bfotfght to bear Oft BUffoWs to hve Him drop tha pfoiiecuUons and discontinue his investigations. SCANDAL IN OUSTING OP EPISCOPAL MINISTER Philadelphia, Dec 31, Dr. Al fred Garnett Mortimer, .former pastor of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, has been deposed from the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church because of im morality. The reason for the pastor's res ignation and' unfrocking became certain when'Bishop Rhinelander issued his orders, of removal. Ministers of the Episcopal church can be unfrocked for but two reasons immorality or her esy If unfrocked -for hetesy the bishop must state that the reason forTemoval dos not affect the, minister's moral character,. The order for the removal of Dr. Mortimer issued by Bishop Rhinelander did not contain such a statement. Notices have been sent to all bishops in the church and Testrys in the Pennsylvania diocese of Dr. Mortimer's unfrocking. The deposed minister is at his broth er's home in Jersey City. JJe will sail for England in a few days. Bishop Rhinelander and every minister in Philadelphia refuse to discuss the reason for Dr. Morti mer's removal. The vestrymen will not talk about the case, "The details are'not only seri ous and grave, but they are beart- breaking," admitted one of the vestrymen. He refused to explain his statement, "Alfred must have been crazy when'hq did this awful thing," said Mortimer's brother in Jersey City. The unfrocking of Dr. Morti mer nd the veiled charges of per version may lead to a thorough investigation of houses of assign nation patronized by men high in society, where Uajneless vices t flourish. Vice in the tenderlolrt is now bein investigated by a vice com mittee. A demand will b& made upon. Mayor Blankenburg that the committee also unmask these luxurious vice dens Outside the tenderloin. Moral perversion, according to reliable information, is an organ ized vice in Philadelphia. Its' Vck taries are not all denizens of thd tenderloin. Men who occupy high places in the world, and are look ed upon as teachers and leaders in society, are sald.ta indulge in the vilest practices. Conditions are similar to Port land, Ore., whers a score of pro fessional and business meft of prominence were recently found (fcteewfei