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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-07
Two New Gases.

Two more new eases of smallpox. NJ
tho HON. Of Alexander GilCi.rlSt. Jr. on
10Th street. reported through th'"i "t
Police g. T.. Porter by pr. w. l., Simp-
son. Tn" young man wh" first was III
IF the disease. had about r"""N"r"d when
Mrs. GIchrist and young daughter was
stricken.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-07

CART, StcubenviIle; corresponding secrc-
tary, Miss Anna Gardner. Wellsville:
secretary young peoples work. Mrs. d.
W. Merrill, Toronto; secretary children's
work, Mrs. Charles Larkins, East Liver
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-07
Mrs. Lydia Cranuall.

The body OF Mrs. Lydia y. Crauh' -
whose demise occurred Thursday a: |
a. N. at the home Of her foster s"n.
w. =. CrandalL city mail carrier. VAS
taken today TO her old HON" at WhIt"~-
willie, \. v for in'"rAer1 Mrs. cram
dali was 10 years of nt,H aud had beer
i'll since last September. when ~h" >Uf
fered a paralytic stroke.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-07

pool; evangelism. Mrs. F. r. Wsstak'
Uhrichsville; mite boxes, Nh J.
Heakin, Wellsville; Temperance, Nh
L. Fathorn. Dennison; conference mem
bera, Ma A g. Mccoy. stsuoenvmA
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
SERIES OF RosBERlEs IN
 HOTELS IN NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 23.-The police to- night were seeking to determine if two men. arrested today on a charge of att and his wife of s4 ,0Do in their suite in the Hotel Knickboeker, were the burg lars responsible for a series of sin@ liar robberies in this city recently which have netted the thieves more than $10e.000.
 The pair were arrested after they are alleged to habe entered the apart ment of MT. and Mrs. Aloysius Brod- erick of Dallas this morning. knock ed down Mfr. Frederick with ham mer, tied his wife to bed and ran sacked the room. They attempted to reach the street by climbing down the side of the hotel in the heart of the Great White Way" Spied by a crowd while performing their human fly" feat and fired at by a police man they entered a. fourth story win dow after descending one floor and were arrested in the grill room.
 After questining the prisoners, who gave their names as Raymond Rod riguez and Andriano Heva, the police reported they had found on the reg sters of IS other hotels handwriting similar to that of the prisoners, al though the signatures were different.
 One robbery of which the men are snsrected was committed at the Hotel Wallack, a block from the Knicker- becker. In that case s40,000 was talk
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
OPERATORS WILL ABIDE BY
 DECISION OF COMMISSION

Terre Haute, Ind, Dec. 23.-In.. statement declaring that. the attitude of the coal operators of the Central Competitive Field has not been chang ed by any person in authority since they agreed to plan similar to that proposed by President Wilson for set ting the miners wage controversy, Phil H. Penna, spokesman fortthe op-# orators ill the wage negotiations of the past few months, late today indicated that the operators will abide by the decision of the commission appointed by the. president to arbitrate prices and wag as.
 MT. Penna stated that the presi- dents plan for. appointment of a com j mission differed in some details from the plan agreed upon by the operators, and expressed the belief that the op-s orators should have been consulted be- fore it was presented to the miners He said, however. that it agreed in principle with the resolution adopted by the operators. MT. Penna's state ment follows:
 "On Nov. 27 the coal operators
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
OPERATORS WOULD WELCOME
 PROBE OF THE COAL INDUSTRY

Washington, Dec 23.-Investigation of the coal industry is "courted" by the operators, it was asserted tonight by the executive committee of the Bi- luminous Coal Operators association in a statement replying to the declara- ton last night of Attorney General Palmer that the government would mot assume that the operators will break faith" and intimating that ways would be found to keep faith in the coal strike settlemen.
 The executive committees state ment announced that a general meet ing of mine owners from all parts of the United States had been summon ed to consider the situation arising from settlement of the strike. The place where the meeting will be held was not announced but it was said it will take place as soon as possible, presumably shortly after Christmas.
 "The coal operators have always courted a full investigation of indus try the executive committees state. ment said ''They welcome one now. They are ole-heartedly eager to have come out of this controversy a programme that will be constructive and that will insure industrial peace.
 "The miners and the operators have interpreted President Wilson's letter of December tn in different ways.
 Because. of this fact and the rapid changes in the situation during the last two weks, it has been impossible to keep the many coal operators, scat tered over the country, fully advised The executive committee therefore feels that it is imperative to call a meeting of the representatives of the operators from. the several coal fields extending from Pennsylvania to as far west as the state of Washington. This meeting will be held as soon as, pos sible. Tn the meantime steps have already been taken to gather such facts and statistics as may be necessary for g full presentation of the operators | cal Se"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
 ON TREATY RESERVATIONS

Washington, Dec. 2s.-Although re- publican and democratic senators con- tinued their conferences today on peace treaty reservations. there were no concrete results and the leaders said they expected none for some days.
 Drafts of proposed changes in the reservations framed by the senator majority at the last session were talk ed over by Senator Lodge of Mass achusetts the republican leader. and Senator Jenroot. Wisconsin. a leader of the mild reservation groups of re- puhlicans, They said the conference was of general nature and that no final agreement on phraseoiogy was reached.
 It was emphasized in all quarters that the negotiations still were in a nebulous state and that many sugges- tions from many sources would be considered before there was an at tempt to make binding agreement.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
j. j. SHEA, Union Square.

 committee. composed of eight repre- sentatives of each state, in a joint meeting with the minehs, offered the following resolution: that there be a tribunal created of equal numbers of the miners representatives and coal operators and an equal number repre- senting the public to whom all these differences shall be ratified, and that we agree to accept the result, to con stitute contract effective until March 31, 1922
 ''The operators all voted Yes, all of the miners No. and the meeting adjourned without date.
 "In principle this resolution is in perfect accord with the presidents &C., tion. It differs. however, in some de- tails about which we should have been consulted in advance.
 This attitude of the operators has not been changed in any particular by any person or persons in authority"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
GIRL FoILED SIX BANK
 ROBBERS IN CINCINNATI

Cincinnati, O.. Dec. 23-Six automo- bile bandits made an unsuccessful at tempt to rob the First National Bank of Lockport, suburb this afternoon. The men were frustrated by girl emploSe, who pushed a button that set ringing a warning bell on the outside Of tine bank.
 After four of the men with revolv- CTS had lined up the cashier, the three payin gtellers and three girl mployes, the only. ones in the bank at the time, one of the girls stepped on an cleo trical contrivance connected with a large gong outside the building. When the robbers saw people running tow ards the bank they leaped into their automobiles and sped away without obtaining any plunder.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
A PYeMY HlPPoPoToMus
 BORN AT BRONX zoo

New York. Dec. 23.-A five pound pygny Appropriateness non-rumin- ating artiodactyle ungulate mammal, much less aquatic than it's giant rela- Zoo, the sixth baby hippo ever in cap world behind bars.
 Everyone, was aflutter at the zoo this morning when Br. w., Reed Blair,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

New York, Dec. 24.-Foreign trade handled in ten leading United States customs districts in 1919, according to statistics just made public here. ag- gregated sS,842, ,769, 900 in imports and exports of which New York led with 45.5 per cent. This ports proportion of the total imports handled was 44.S per cent, and of the exports 46.S per cent.
 There was lively competition for second place it was saidw, between Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans San Francisco and Seattle. New Orleans won for the first time in several years! Philadelphia crowded New Orleans so close that an addition of a million doi- lars to the value of the formers for eign commerce would have placed her
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
TALKING MACHINE A. CURE
 FOR "SLEEPING SICKNESS

Norwich. N. Y. Dec. 23.-Neighbors, relatives and doctors for 80 days had tried to fake Mrs Fred Tracey of Ox- ford, from her sleeping sickness" but today. a talking machine succeeded where human tongues had failed.
 When, as a. last resort, record was played, she became conscious long enough to inquire:
 What was that?" : Then she fell asleep again, but was reused several times after that Her physician now states that she will re- cover.
 The woman is 55 years old and al though. believed here to hold the 1919 championship fey Tong distance sloop- ing is in good physical condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
STATISTICS OF FOREIGN TRADE FOR 1879

in the lead. Seattle, Boston, San Fran cisco, Detroit Baltimare, Galveston aid Buffalo followed in the order nam ed,
 During the preceding fiscal year Seattle snatched second position from Philadelphia, which had just achiev- ed it for the first time in many years.
 Baltimore and Galveston lead Bos- ton and San Francisco in the balue, of their exports, but the weakness of the first named ports lies in the paucity of their imports. There is no port in which imports exceeded exports, al though they came nearer to balancing at Boston.
 Montreal led the North American ports except New York, with a. total foreign trade of s7e0, 900 in value.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
NOTICE

Owing to the continued high cost of labor and material, the C Commissioners have found it necessary to make a slight increase in the electric power rates as follows:
 First 300 kw. hours per month Sc per kw. hour.
 Next 300 kw. hours per month Sc per kw. hour.
 Next 2400 kw. hours per month 3.75c per kw. hour.
 All over 5000 kw. hours per month 2.7c per kw. hour.
 Monthly minimum charge to remain as at present, i. c., $2.00 for the first HIP. or frac- ton thereof installed. $1.0O for each succeeding HIP. or fraction thereof installed.
 The above rates will be eff fective commencing Jan. 1st, 1920, and for bills rendered commencing Feb. 1st, 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
AN INCREASE IN BANK
 AccEPTANCES ANNOUNCED

New York. Dec. 23.-To meet the higher rates prevailing in the open market. the federal reserve bank to-. day announced an increase of Is to 1-4 per cent on hank acceptances. In taking this action officials pointed out that it had no bearing on the question of re-discounts, which remain ln- changed from their recent advanceD
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
ots, according to Lieutenant Colonel

lots, according to Lieutenant Colonel J. P Castlenan. The only restriction is that supplies purchased are not to be resold in big lots nor held
 These. meats are for immediate con- surnption,'' Colonel Castleman said. Municipalities, institutions, wholesale jobbers with quick turnover and '1ence if the buying. Only those who will use the. meat immediately or re- sell it quickly for retail may pur- chase" 7s e' ''<s"ss r.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
100000 LBS. PORK SHOULDERS
 e PLACED ON SALE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Dec. 23. Four million pounds of frozen pork shoulders was placed on sale in Chicago today by the quartermaster's department, U. S. army, at IT 1-2' cents pound. The wholesalers price of the best meat to- day was g cents. E. The meat is to be sold in carload
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

veterinarian, presented healthy youngster to 5000 Liberian parents. "Baby''--it hasn't been christened yet declined nourishment and Dr. Will ian Hornadyy, director of the zoo, af1- nounced that a milk bottle would be rigged tomorrow if the youngster threatened to go on hunger strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
Gifts That Will Not Be Worn Out, Eaten
 Up or Forgotten

What nots and knicknacks are for gotten shortly after Christmas. but a subscription to nagazine Is a twelve- time pleasant and useful gift - a monthly reminder throushout the en- tire year.
 No "christmas Gift Listv Is com piete unless it includes a subscription to your friends favorite magazine, and my experience as SPECIALIST in magazines is at your service. We have them for father, mother, sister and brother. not forgetting the tiny tots. 1 have the Christmas numbers and supplements of the following English Periodicals: Z
 LONDON GRAPHIC
 ILLUSTRATED NEWS SKETCH
 HOLLY LEAVES
 PEARS ANNUAL - It costs you less than anywhere else 1 S-AT- Shea's News Bureau |. ]. SHEA. Union Souare
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
SCHOONER coRoZAs IS 7
 DRIFTING HELPLESSLY

Norfolk, Dec. 23.-The- American steamer Corozas bound from New York to southern port was reported tonight to be drifting helplessly twen- ty miles east of Diamond Shoals Lightship, the naval repair ship Vul- can was standing ', by the Corozas which in the face of heavy gale was being swept by high seas.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

Hartford-It is estimated in Hart ford bank circles that bank elearings in this city for the present year will be far in excess of any previous rec ord with a total over the s450,ooo 600 mark. @ ,.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

Tulle skirts are combined with vel vet bodices in some of the best looking evening frocks at the French opening.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
MOORE SEESEND
OF ware CONTROL
Tells Audience There Is Np
Doubt About Election Results
and Renews Pledges
SPEAKS ON HOUSEKEEPING

'"The end of contractor rule is in
sight," Congressman Moore told the city
committee of the Town Meeting party
at meeting last night in his campaign
headquarters in the Liberty Building.
Following his address to the Inde-
pendent workers, in which he expressed
confidence in the result on September
16, the congressman addressed. an en-
thusiastic meeting in the Thirty fourth
ward, at the Independent Republican
Club, 301 North Sixty fourth street.
Every pledge made by the candidate
{ was cheered at the West Philadelphia
meeting.
After congratulating the Independent
workers on the big registration, Con-
gresham Moore, at the meeting in the
Liberty Building, said:
No doubt of the result remains in
my mind. We are going to win. We
know this and the other side is begin
ming to realize it. This is the cause of
the confusion that exists in the camp of
those who arrogate to themselves the
right 20 rule the city.
THE end of the contractor combine
Is in sight. We are going to elect the
men of our ticket. When we are in
Office, am going to see that the men
in the divisions are given their rights.
1t will lie in the power of no con-
tractor to say who shall be barred from
the councils of the Republican party.
The chief subject of Mr.. Moore &
speech in West Philadelphia was hous-
ing. He pledged that if he is elected
he will see to it that the sanitation
conditions in the city are improved.
Mr.. Moort quoted from statistics
dated 1912, the latest that he said he
could obtain, but that conditions now
were even worse.
"If we could save for the city
some of the profits that have been go
ing into contracts during the last four
years." continued Mr.. Moore, 1--WE
might be able to relieve the tenement
house situation, which is now a crying
shame in Philadelphia.
He gave statistics showing that in
1884 houses, containing 1854 rooms,
families consisting of 43,74S persons
lived, an average of four and one half
families per house and three and one
fifth persons per family in houses orig
inally constructed for one family. This
was before the war, be said, and it is
much worse now.
''The houses in which these families
are obliged to live, herded almost like
cattle, originally were constructed for
the use of one family. All of them
are poorly adapted to the use of three
or four families. This menace to health
and happiness extends all over the
city.
1T is these quarters of the poor, in
these alleys and back streets where dis
ease gets its start, where immortality
obtains a foothold and where crime is
encouraged.
''It is as important to the man who
lives in the palace that the city should
be kept clean and sanitary as it is to
the poor man who is obliged to live
in back street. intend. as Mayor. to
take up with councils this important
question of sanitation and housing al
the earliest possible stage of my admin
istration, and expect to call into counsel
some Of the city's leading men ant
women who have evinced public
spirited interest in this important civic
problem"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
PARKER SPRINGS NEW
GOVERNING PLAN
Mayoralty Candidate Would
Turn Over Salary and Powers
to Managing Engineer

John Clinton Parker, who has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
Mayor, has a unique plan for governing
Philadelphia.
He purposes, ''if elected" to turn
the salary and real powers of the Office
over to an engineer wnom he would
name as director of public works, but
who would really be the city manager.
Brigadier General W. w. Atterbury,
vice president of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, is the man he has in mind as
the real executive Of the city, the "de
facto Mayor"
Mr.. Parker himself would be Mayor
in name only, but would act as the
city's political head and ruler of the
Republican organization.
The Parker plan and candidacy is
unfolded in a series of letters he sent
to Governor Sproul, General Atterbury
who was transportation chief for the
American forces overseas; David II.
Lane, organization leader of the Twen-
tieth ward, and Ernest l.. Tustin,
former state senator.
Five letters to Governor Sproul were
used by Mr.. Parker to outline his plan
against "grafters." Three of the let
ters are dated August 81, and the two
others bear the date of September !.
In three letters to General Atterbury,
two dated September 1, Mr.. Parker ex-
plains he told former Governor Stuart
that the general would be an excep-
tionally able man as city executive.
'Mr. Stuart agreed, but pointed out
that you lived outside the city. This
led me to the thought of getting soma
one to be a candidate who would agrt'
to appoint you as director of public
works and give you full authority to
run the city as you see fit.
"As I could get no one else to run,
presented the idea to 12S Independent
Republicans, and they signed petit
ton to have my name on the ballot in
the Republican primary"
Mr.. Parker has another plan If the
man he names as real head Of the city
fails to give satisfaction to the people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
CITY WELL ruled,
SAYS PATTERSON
One Of Best Governed Towns in
Country, He Tells North
east Voters
GETS BIG RECEPTIONS

Judge Patterson told more than 5000
voters in the northeast last night that
Philadelphia was one of the best gov
crned cities in the United States.
He received an enthusiastic recep-
tion, and spoke to six big audiences.
His biggest reception was In the bail
wick Of Magistrate William F. Camp
bell. Independent candidate for cor
oner. This meeting, a combined af-
fair for voters of the Twenty fifth and
Forty fifth wards, was held at head
quarters of the United Republican
Club. 314S Frankford avenue.
Five other meetings addressed by
Judge Patterson, including one almost
at midnight in the Forty second ward,
an Independent stronghold, we're largely
attended.
The utterance concerning the good
government in Philadelphia was made
by Judge Patterson at Wilson Hall,
Fox Chase, in the Thirty fifth ward.
"There has been too much factional
politics in Philadelphia" Judge Patter-
son said, "snd if chosen Mayor I shall
strive to do away with it.
The Mayors Office has been the
political football of factional leaders
too long, and I shall consider it my
duty to bring the contending elements
together for the benefit Of both the city
government and the Republican party
The judge at all his other meetings
repeated his platform pledged, preached
100 per cent Americanism" and prom
ised square deal to all.
The other meetings we're at 1921
Unity street, Twenty third ward; Tao
ony, Forty first ward; 3343 North
Twelfth street, Forty third ward, and
the combined meeting on Frankford ave
nue..
In his speech in the Forty third ward
the judge said he would have preferred
to remain on the bench.
But" he added, requests came to
me from all parts of the city to allow
my name to go before the voters as a
candidate for Mayor, and in America
when the people express themselves in
this way / consider it the duty of him
who is called to submit to the peoples
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
Democrats Support Republican

Mayor Edgar S. Waters, of National
Park, will so before the voters for re-
election at the general election in No
vember. He is seeking the nomination
for reelection on the Republican
ticket, and the Democrats think so well
of him that they filed nomination
papers for him on their ticket. He has
no opposition for the nomination on the
Democratic ticket, but Councilman H.
H. Ulrich is opposing him on the Re
publican ticket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05

wishes, no matter what position he may
be holding at the time"
Despite assertions that Samuel Com
pers head Of the American Federation
Of Labor, would decline to come here
to speak, Mr.. Gompers has announced
positively he will appear in this city
next Wednesday to EXPOSE" Congress
Moore's labor record.
The district council Of the Brother
hood of Carpenters, representing nine
teen locals with $1,000 members in the
city. has indorsed the movement to
bring Mr.. Gompers here. A recep-
tion committee has been named to re-
ceive the labor chief.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
Moore ,Spedks Tonight
at TiOo Mass-Meetings

Congressman Moore, candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Mayor, will deliver two addresses
tonight. The first meeting will be
held at 1914 North Second street,
in the Seventeenth ward, and the
. second at 440 East Girard avenue in
the Eighteenth ward. Other candi-
dates on the Moore ticket will also
speak.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
We have the goods!

Our autumn lines of Mems
Suits are wonderfully varied
handsome new models from the
Stein-Bloc Co. and Hart,
Eohaffner. & Marx, also splen-
did assortrlents of "Alco''
Clothes and other reliable
lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-05
Deaths of a Day
Edward C. Dobson

New York, Sept. Edward C. Dob
son, affectionately known along the
Great White Way as DOLBY" old.
time minstrel and "banjo king" died
here Wednesday night at the age of
sixty -one years. Dolby won the
worlds banjo championship in 1888 and
played in Broadway music halls when
there were no theatres north Of Four.
teenth street,