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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31

in some manner got the front door open
and placed the bomb inside the vesti-
bule.
The bomb badly damaged the front
walls on the lower floor of the Won
Moschisker home and also dam
aged two or three houses adjoining, be-
sides breaking many windows in the
block.
c. w. Bailey Home Damaged
One of the houses harmed was the
home Of Charles Weaver Bailey. of
Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company, which
Is on the corner next to the Won
Moschzisker home.
The lower floor was damaged severely,
while the house occupied by Mrs. Thomas
Reath, at 2l03 De Lancey street. also
suffered. Mrs. Reath said the explosion
was the most terrible detonation that
she had ever heard
Pieces of shrapnel, which evidently
comprised the bomb or Internal machine,
penetrated several of the houses adjacent
to the Won Moschzisker home.
DR.. r. NJ. Pierce, who lives at 2114
De LaMcev street. had returned from a
party just a few minutes before the ex-
plosion. He said he detected an odor OF
burning rubber as he passed the Justices
home, but at that time gave scant at
tention to 1t. He said also that he had
not seen anybody in the vicinity. which
lent additional color to the theory that in
this case the Internal machine had been
fitted with a time fuse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Pancoast, 2107
De Lancey street, and their two chill
dren. were about to retire when they
heard the explosion at Won Moschzisk-
er's.
Other homes in De Lancey street near
the scene of this explosion are as fol-
lows: Judge Charles B. McMichacl,
2o39 Miss Marian Boyd, 2105; j. T
Manning. J. T. Manning, Jr, 211l; Mrs.
Warrington Rulon, 2115; MrJ. David c.
F. Rivinus, 2119; the Misses Howell,
212l; Mrs. william w. Cooper 2123 {;
the Misses Newlin, 2129: 3. Franklin
Haddock. 2131 C: F. Ziegler, 21o4; Miss
Anne H. Smith, 2106; the Rev. Alexan-
der MacColl, 2108; Mrs, Charles ]. Bid
die, 2l10; the Rev. c. w. Duane. 21l6 I;
Miss Patty d. Neill, 211s; RolHnd r.
Foulke, 2120; Miss Mary Sutherland,
2122; William M Lloyd, Jr., 2124, and
Mrs. Murray Shipley, 212s.
| Prof. John Bach McMaster, the noted
historian, who lives a few doors away,
was at work in his study when he heard
the explosion, but could throw no light
on the outrage
Minister'S Home Damaged
The residence of the Rev. DR.. Robert
Norwood, at 6407 Overbrook avenue,
was damaged.
Norman Smith, his wife and daughter
Ruth live on the first floor of the apart
ment house where Acting Superintendent
Mills lives. All of them are Ill from in
| fluenza, and were thrown from their
beds. but escaped uninjured. On the
third floor. where Elwood Johnson and
hts wife make their home. the force OF
the explosion hurled them from their
| beds.
Erwin Egendorf, ten years old, and
his brother Arthur, six, were sleeping In
their home at Forty-first street and
Girard avenue, near the scene of the
Mills apartment explosion. Every WIN
dow in their home was blown out. and
the force OF the explosion was 30 great
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
OFFICIALS HOMES GUARDED
Police Protect Residences Of Gov.
ernor, Mayor and Judges

Police guards have been placed around
the homes of prominent men to protect
them from possible further bomb at
tacksI
Among the homes so guarded are
those Of Mayor Smith, District Attorney
Rotan, Senator Penrose, the Wares, all
Congressman and Judges Of the Com
mon Pleas and Municipal Courts.
Extra precaution against possible at
tacks on the homes of Governor Brum-
baugh, judges and other officials living
in Germantown were taken by the police
Lieutenant William A. Elvidge, of the
Germantown police station, Immediately
detailed two well-armed policemen to
each of the following homes:
Judge Edward A. Anderson, Mermaid
lane and Navahoe street Judge William
G. Ferguson. whose home is opposite
that of Judge Anderson, Mermaid lane
Judge ]. Willis Martin, Bethlehem pike |.
Governor Brumbaugh, 256 West Walnut
lane; Judge Gilbert C. Cassidy, West
Chelten avenue; Z. T. Stotesbury. West
Tulpehocken street and Wayne avenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
Mattress SaUes
Wife of Judge
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was no fire. though the house was filed
with smoke
II cannot see why they should choose
me- / am the last one ever to express
any opposition to the oppressed"
Mrs. Won Moschzisker said; II awoke
at the sound of terrific explosion.
was on my way downstairs. believing 1t
TO be an explosion of some sort in the
street. Downstairs the hall was filed
with dust, and I, believing 1t to be
smoke. rushed upstairs and shouted fire
through the telephone.
Slug marks were on the walls. ceiling
and floors of the first story, The con-
tents of the front room were either de-
stroyed or badly damaged.
I | Took children to Library
y 1.-The nurses had taken the children to
the library. Justice Won Moschzisker
was cheerfully talking to his two daugh-
ters, who were unaware of the danger
that faced them."rf
Despite his strenuous night. Jus
tice Won Moschzislxer was cheerful
and said II might have been worse.
II don't know why they should have
selected me as the object CT their atten-
tons" he exclaimed
Neither can | understand why the
persons responsible for this outrage are
30 bitter toward the courts generally.
Sc far as am concerned, would be the
last man to oppress any one"
Many windows in the block on De
Eancey street from Twenty-hrst TO
Twenty-second street were shattered
Only one residence. that at 21l6 De
Lancey street. escaped damage.
The street was carpeted with broken
glass. A dozen street cleaners swept
away the wreckage this morning while
scores of glaziers were busy putting In
new panes. ---..-
One window Of the French Church OF
81. Sauveur Twenty-second and De
Lancey streets. was broken and plaster
was peeled from the wall.
AZ the home Of Joseph T. Bailey, of
the firm OF Bailey Banks and Biddle
2100 DE Lancey street. every window In
the house was broken from the first TO
the fourth floors.
4 Aliens I'm NeiEhbOrhood
Three days ago two alien-looking men
inquired in the nelghborhood OF Sixty
fourth street and Church road Over.
brook, for Judge Germans house.
The police OF the Sixty-first and
Thompson streets station obtained this
clue early today. ,.-"-
IL Is taken TO indicate that the bomb
which damaged the home OF Ernest T.
IrigE. president OF the Chamber OF Com
merce. was really meant for Judge
Iorman.
the 1'rIgg and German residences ad-
1pin each other on Slxty-fourth street
|udge Gorman, who Is recovering from
pneumoniG, was asleep when the ex-
ploaion occurred. Mr.. and Mrs. TrigE
Wfro Ia the city.
M. Trigg said today that he believed
bomb was meant for his neighbor.
tuso OF the wording OF the terrorist
lfesto, addressed TO 'judges' as well
herg Judge German, however, does
piieve the bomb was intended for
ermnn's Garage Damaged
1dge's home escaped damages,
|N Il ele " feet distant from the
tih bomb was placed The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
"Ghastly Afairs," Mayors
Comment on Explosions

Mayor Smith visited the scenes
Of the bombing outrages personally
as soon as he had been notified at
his home in Glenside of the explo.
sions.
"Ghastly affairs" was the only
comment the Mayor would make.
He declined to divulge what steps
the city authorities would take to
prevent a repetition OF the outrages,
saying he was mot a liberty to
speak"
The Mayor left his home late
last night, soon after he had been
notified of the explosions, and went
by automobile to the residences
bombed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
LOSE $24,OOO In JEWELS
Pullman Porter on Atlantic City
Express Indicted

New York, Dec. 31-(By A. P)-
Jewelry valued at $4,000 was stolen
from Mrs. Maude Hackett, of this city,
and Mrs. Waldo Newcomer, of l05 Mon
ument street, Baltimore, while they were
riding between New York apd Atlantic
City on the Atlantic City express, 1t
was learned today when Mercer Morse
Pullman porter on the train, were in
dicted charged with larceny.
In both instances. the indictments
state, the jewels were intrusted to
Sampson for safekeeping. Mrs New
conner lost $4,000 worth and Mrs. Hackett
SIS, 900 worth.
rJewelry valued at $4,000 was found in
Morse's home. but only several pieces
of 1t have been identified as belonging
to Mrs Newcomer. One diamond pin
belonging to Mrs. Hackett was recov-
were held in $4,000 bail after pleading
not guilty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
OLD MAN AND WAGON
SOUGHT BY POLICE

The only clue given the police imme-
diately after the series OF explosions,
other than that Of the circulars. was
turned up in the neighborhood of the
Won Moschzisker home.
This clue was discovered by Fire Chief
Barrett. who was the first to arrive at
Justice Won Moschzlsker's residence. He
was approached by a chauffeur who
drives for a family living nearby and
told about a mysterious old man, who
had inquired for 2l01 De Lancey street.
the Won Moschzisker address.
This old man was driving dlsrep-
utable looking wagon. apparently filled
with Junk. He went to the Won Mosch-
zisker house after his inquiry had been
answered. and the witness thought had
rung the bell and talked with someone
there. Az a matter Of fact he must haze
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
RAIL CHIEF HERE SUNDAY
Committee Will Present Plan for
Return of Lines

The standing committee of the AS
sociation Of Railway Executives In ses-
sion in New York today. decided upon
a general meeting of heads of member
Bellevue Stratford Hotel. this city.
The committee will attend the meet
ing. having adopted today a tentative
plan for the return of the railroads to
private operation which will be submit
ted to the general meeting. 1t was not
the intention, II was said to make the
plan public until formally presented to
Congress early in January,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31

bombs employed. BY searching the
ruins Of the houses damaged, the head
of the police force has got together
a dozen fragments. These he will turn
over to an ordnance expert.
Threats Against Mills
Acting Superintendent Mills con
firmed the rumor that he has been
threatened many times recently.
II believe that my home was being
watched last night, and that the bomb
was timed so that it would go off a
few minutes after l had retired"
The police have confiscated hun
dreds of the circulars which appeared
on the streets as mysteriously as if
they had been dropped from airplanes
a few moments after the bomb out.
RACES.
These notices from the wording and
the typography seem to have been
both written and printed by persons
whose native language was not
English.
The circulars in sentiment and ex.
preston are the characteristic effusion
of terrorists who are against the eX.
listing form of organized society.
Trigg Home First Attacked
Earnest T. Trigg's home in Overbrook
was the first attacked. The explosion
there occurred at 1890 o'clock. Ads
joining this house is the home of mu-
nicpal court Judge German.
There is a possibility that the bomb
which tore out the front of the Trigg
residence was really intended for Judge
Germans house.
The in1ammatory circulars were scat
tered in the neighborhood of all three
bomb outrages.
The second explosion occurred twenty.
five minutes later. Acting Superintend-
ent Mills's home was the object of the
second attack. The police official lives
in second floor apartment at the
Forty-frst street address.
The third explosion occurred just five
minutes later. This was at Justice Won
Moschzisker's home. All three explo.
sions are decribed by the persons whose
windows we're broken by the shock as
terrific. The noise was heard for many
squares,
One n Contact Bomb
Apparently one or the three bombs
was a contact bomb. thrown by a ter
rorist who risked his life in the act. This
was the bomb which smashed the apart
ment house where Acting Superintendent
Mills lives.
An examination OF the premises was
made shortly after the explosion BY
Captain c. A. Marsh dynamite expert
OF the police and fire departments. He
said that undoubtedly 1t had been 6
contact bomb, hurled against the dool
Of the house.
The bombs which blew in the fronts
of the Trigg and Won Moschzisker resi-
dences evidently were time bombs, one
of them set off by a fuse, the Other
possibly by a more elaborate clockworl
mechanism. Fragments of the bomt
which damaged Mr.. Trigg's house were
examined by experts The scrutiny oi
these pieces indicated that 1t was {
sphere of cast iron, with hole drilled
in 1t for time fuse.
Detonstion Heard for Mile
Justice Won Mpschzlsker's house wa,
damaged by a bomb of extremely higl
power, judging from its effects and th'
detonation. which was heard for mor'
than mile.
1t is believed that II was OF the NOR
elaborate type which was used in SOM
OF the munition plant outrages durini
ha,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
DANIELS WANTS
25O,OOO NNAVY
Asks House Committee 10
Provide for Increase in
Personnel
ADVISES WARTIME PAY
Would Transfer 1000 Officers
OF Reserve Force to Regular
Service
ADVISES WARTIME PAY
By the Associated Press

Washington. Dec. 81 Secretary
Daniels asked the House Naval Affairs
Committee today to provide for tenn
porary increased naval personnel of $780,
coo men for the year beginning next
July, leaving the question of permanent
peacetime personnel to be determined
after detailed study OF compliments
for ships to be made during the summer
under the direction of Admiral Benson.
He also sought authority TO transfer
1000 officers from the reserve force to
the permanent naval establishment.
Mr.. Daniels also asked the committee
TO write into the new appropriation bill
provision making permanent the war
time pay increases for enlisted men.
Sc to SIS Increase
This would give increases of SO to
SIS month over the pre-war scale,
making the pay range from S36 to S5l
a month.
Without this It will be difficult to
keep 250,00 men to man the navy"
explained the Secretary. The shipping
board and outside merchant ships pay
about SIS a month. Before the war the
navy men were the worst underpaid In
the world"
The Secretary proposed legislation
that would not change the present tenn
porary force of 244.203, except to per-
nnit the use of enough men of the naval
reserve force to make 350, 900 men after
the present flying corps of 10000 Is re-
duced to 1000 men.
The present strength includes 1S1 ,4S5
enlisted men. $4,000 apprentice seamen
1000 trade school pupils, 10 900 in the
flying corps and 14.71S in the hospital
corps. b..
Would Retain $4,000 Reserves
This force would be reduced to the
permanent authorized strength of 49,
555 within six months after the signing
OF peace treaty, but Mr.. Daniels said
temporary increase should be authorized
to include 10000 temporary regulars ant
$4,000 of the reserves for operating
Transports or adding to the number
needed for the regular navy.
The reserve officers proposed for trans,
fer to the regular establishment would
rank from ensign to lieutenant, and
their addition, with 460 ensigns to be
graduated from the Annapolis Academy
next June and 600 in June, 1920, will
provide the 1000 additional officers nee
essary in the permanent establishment
by July, 1920.
Can Bring 10000 Back Monthly
3. with the fourteen battleships and ten
cruisers which have been converted into
Transports, Secretary Daniels said, 20,-
900 men would be brought back monthly
While these vessels are not as comfort
able. as transports, the Secretary said
their utilization kept many soldiers from
waiting six weeks for other shipping ia.
I ciiities.
Promotion of naval officers on merit
alone was urged by the Secretary. He
Recommended an amendment that would
withdraw all application of seniority In
making promotions. and further sug.
gested that officers In each grade should
select men for promotion to successive
grades instead of having selections made
by a single board.
He also asked that one months pay
be given navy men as a gratuity wher
they are discharged from service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
DEATHS

the late Isaac and Elizabeth Good. Fu-
my Ssy g. sSTasG SsGsd III 4S ROG st. fs%sn. eo%
PM fMoMEsfs. Msffs .1bso Sc g. at II valley Rsrm. ch.l.
ten Hills. Pa. SOPHIA STARR, wife OF
easrSM Mnsy shSrpess % Starr and The % late S Edward
Starr. Funeral services will be held at tho
q D, m. Train leaving Broad Street
Station 2lB p, n, viii be mot St Hayertord.
%, WILLIAM LYON .CoRBII, aged IA
Services and int at Richmond Va
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
KILLED IN AUTO CRASH
Lancaster Man Victim in Collision With
Train; 3 Others Injured

York, Pa, Dec. 31.--Harold Arnold.
of Lancaster. suffered fatal fracture
OF the skull and Charles Bowman and
Robert Austin, also of Lancaster, and
Richard Drummond, OF Philadelphia,
were injured slightly early today when
an automobile in which they were rid
ing to York crashed into a freight train
at the Stony Brook crossing, near here.
The automobile. a new $500 sedan.
belonging to DR.. c. Ferry. or Lancas-
ter, which was taken out Of a Lancas-
ter garage without the owners consent,
was wrecked, the caboose of the train
was damaged and a watchman's house
overturned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
WREATH ESCAPES BOMB
Shrapnel Leaves Xmas Decoration I'm
touched at Won Moschzisker Home

In its wild flights through the homes
of many De Lancey street residents fly
ing shrapnel from the bomb left at the
home Of Justice Won Moschzisker spared
a few articles here and there.
While every vestige of glass was
blown from the front window of the JUS
tice's home, 2101 De Lancey street. a
little Christmas wreath was untouched.
Not even leaf was disturbed by the
shock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
AEOLUS BRINGS 1900 MEN
Transports Passengers Nearly All
Wounded or Gassed

Newport News, Va, Dec. 31.--(By A.
P)-The transport Aeolus arrived here
today from France with 1900 Officers
and men, most Of whom had beer
wounded or Rassed
Although there were not many
streIsher cases, only few of the men
were in condition to ask for leave OF
absence Many OF them are from New
York and New England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
Woman Shot in Heel by Admirer

Pine street Camden, is In the Cooper
Hospital Camden, with a bullet wound
in her right heel, as the result of
quarrel with an admirer near her home
be Samuel B. Dell, Locust and Line
streets, Camden, fed after the shooting
and is believed to be hiding somewhere
in this city The woman's condition Is
not serious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
Bombs for Mayor
and E.. T. StOteSbUrY
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
from detective headquarters are care
fully scrutinizlng all visitors.
The man arrested was taken into
custody early this morning. He is
held a close prisoner. Acting Super
intendent Mills refused to be specific
concerning his connection with the
case.
II made the arrest" said Mills, "on
a tip I received a half hour after the
explosions. The mans actions have
been such during the last six months
as to lay him open to suspicion.
He will be held incommunicado.
No lawyer will get access to him.
shall recognize no writs to produce
him No one will see him or know
his name until we have had chance
to investigate further"
Lampposts for Bolshevists
Chief Cortelyou, after stating this
afternoon that he had n list of 1900
persons suspected of being Bolsheviki,
said: There is a lamppost for every
Bolshevist. They will not get the
upper hand here, so far as the Federal
Government and this office can pre-
vent"
While Chief Cortelyou's men are
seeking the bomb planters. the local
police are tracing the men who printed
and disseminated the incendiary pla-
cards which were scattered far and
wide in the neighborhoods Of the bomb
outrages.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
Bard.Philler Engagement

Reading, announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Marguerite Bard,
and Mr., George Philler. Jr., son of Mrs,
George Stanley Philler, Of 1911 De Ian
cey Place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
-Thrss.Year.old Girl Burned at Bonfire

Dorothy Cook, three years old, 461
burned about the body last night when
her clothes ignited from a bonfire In a
vacant lot near her home. A stranger
passing in an automobile saw her pre-
dicament, extinguished the flames and
carried her home, She will recover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
LOST AND FOUND
HELP wANTED--AIALE

poCKETBooK--Lost in Automat pooketb'k
with name 4 ad, In It, Lib, rev, II ret'd
TO Royal Engraving CO.. sl4 Walnut st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31
DRIVERS FOR MILK WAGON

Good permanent positions for hon
est, reliable men. tS0 per week
while learningt good hustlers and
experlenced men can make from
$40 to $50 per week.
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SEE cHAs. MCDOWELL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-31

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