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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
HARDING CONSULTS
SPR0UL At MARION
Atterbury Also Visits Presidents
Elect as Conferences on
Foreign Policy Continue
WORLD COURT IS FAVORED
by the Associated Press

Marion. o., Dec. 2O.-Governor
Sproul and W. W. Atterbury, vice
president of the Pennsylvania railroad.
were among the prominent men having
appointments with President elect
Harding today. Mr.. Atterbury. who had
charge of American railroad work in
France during the war. has been men
toned as a presidential cabinet pos
sibility.
The President elect began the second
week Of his consultations on foreign ro
'ations with the air Of growing conf
icnce that he win realize his hope of an
acceptable and practicable solution of
the peace league tangle.
Although not revealing what details
his conferences have cleared up in his
mind, he indicated that the plan for an
International association gradually was
n"stming definite outline. A world
court to decide disputes under a codificd
bod y OF international law Is understood
to be prominent in his consideration for
a foundation Of the new structure.
Among those having appointments
with Senator Harding today besides
Governor Sproul and Mr.. Atterbury
were Senator James X. Shields, of
Tennessee. Democratic member of the
Senate foreign relations committee, who
opposed ratification of the League of
Nations without reservations, and
Charles y. Dawes, Chicago banker. who
frequently has been mentioned for sec =
rctary OF the treasury In the Harding
cabinet. -'''
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Emergency Tariff
Bill Up in House
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the conference that he saw no hone for
favorable action by the ways and means
committee on the recommendations of
the conference. He urged members to
hid" their time and to drive for protea-
ton for the other articles when a per-
manent tariff was taken up.
some OF the members of the confer
cncc were not satisfied. however. and
threatened to carry their fight to the
House. Representative Graham. of
Illinois, pressed for inclusion of frozen
ana refrigerated meats. which brought
IRON Representative Blanton the as
sertlon that these products were omit
ted AS sop TO the millions of CITY
consumers whose votes are wanted" "
Guard Against Higher Prices
Representative Young said members
OF the ways and means committee from
the eastern states had stood out against
n tariff on lamb and mutton and that
they were prevailed upon finally to in
cludc these articles under the argument
that they could explain to their constit
uents that frozen meats were not forced
to come in under duty. He said the
ceiling was that failure to place a duty
on frozen aud refrigerated meats would
keep down to some extent. at least. an
increase in the cost Of living.
Representative Raker asserted that
eggs should be included in the list os
articles to be protected, but no action
was taken.
Enactment Of the Sicgel reapportion.
ment bill proposing an increase in the
size OF the House Of Representatives TO
4S3 members so as to prevent any statc
losing representative Is favored b,
majority of the House census commit.
tee, Chairman Siegel declared today
after an executive session of the com
mittee., Representative Siegel hopes to
nave the reapportionment bill reddy by
mid January
Hearings on the measure will be held
by the committee on December ~ ond
~ and January 4. Special attcntjon,
will be directed to the disfranchiscmsnt
OF Negroes in the southern states.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
TAXICA6 is STOLEN
Car Found on Railroad Tracks by
Reading Employe

Shortly after o'clock this morning
q taxcab owned by the Quaker City
Cab Co. was found lying across the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
tracks at Eighteenth street and In.
diana avenue. The discovery was made
by n track walker.
II is believed that this taxi was
stolen from in front OF the North Phil
adrlphin station earlier in the evening
and was driven away by strikers. who
Inter abandoned the car. The police Of
the Twenty second street and Hunting
Park avenue station are investigating
the case.
Two hours after the accident another
taxi pulled up near ti",'Ccuc Of the
accident. Five men were riding in
this machine.
When they saw Patrolman Golden
and Knox the five men jumped from
the car and ran away. The driver OF
the car was arrested. Before Magistrate
Price today he said he picked the five
passengers up on Broad street near In.
diaI.a avenue. and his orders were to
drive to Eighteenth and Indiana avenue.
The chauffeur said his name was
Clarence Mickins, Of North Ruby street.
When the police found u pair Of brass
kpucklcs in his NOSsession he was
charged with carrying concealed deadly
weapons, in addition % driving car
without a license, and he was held
under $500 bail for another hearing on
December 2S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
POWDER OFFICIAL
NOW IN W0RKHOUSE
Wilmington Man Held for En-
bezzlement Unable to OBJ
tain $4,000 Bail
FIRMS CHECK EMPLOYEES

Charles +. Eastman. assistant treas.
srcr Of the Hercules Powder Co. OF
Wilmington, who is charged with the
embezzlement of $40 900 In securities
from the company, WAS committed to the
Newcastle County Workhouse today iu
default Of $I0. 900 bail.
Eastman was brought to Magistrate
Cillis' Office by State Detective Frank
W. Mccoy. When he arrived there he
requested that the hearing be- postponed
until he could consult with his at
torney. Richard :. Rodney. Following
The consultation hc waived a hearing,
When he entered the hearing room
Eastman carried q Small family Bibic
under his arm. Ho had recovered his
composure. and according to Detective
Mccoy slept we'll last night and ate Il
good breakfast His arrest on tn" en-
bezzlement charge occurred ar IL 40
o'clock this morning.
Police say Eastman nlso has admitted
tobbing the First Central prcShvtcrian
Church Of S2l 900 worth VI Liberty
Bonds. He was treasurer NJ the Church.
His cousin. William Bueh. who ont.
bezzled 5000. 900 in utcd States cor
tificates Of Indebtedness and railway
bonds from tho Wilmington Savings
Fund Society. will hav" q hearing To-
morrow in the General Sessions Court
and will plead guilty.
ln the offices Vt othcrSnrG" Whining
tor concerns accountants worked all
Saturday afternoon and night and yes
tcrday. checking uU to determine
whether any other officials have been
caught III tine Orgy Of stock gambling.
There Is a third emhczzcmcnt case in
Wilmington but tho figure involved
only S5O0-ig SO insignificant the case
has attracted virtually no attention.
William West is now under hail for
having diverted the funds Of the Barn
hart Community Chorus.
This is the status OF conditions which
have excited Wilmington. and pending
the disposition of the cases against
Bush. Eastman and West. the posi-
bility of further cmb"Gzonent cases
breaking is holding interest at a high
tension.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
PHILA. BARRED AS HAVEN
FOR CROOKS FROM N. Y.
Undesirable Strangers TO Be Jailed
or "kept Moving" BY Police

W NCpN "ON''S W TO''SS
"Wr will not permit Philadelphia TO
be- made tn" dumping ground for crimi-
mails from other cities.
Director Of Public Safety CortclyOu
made this announcement today in com
mrntinC ON th" order issued BY Police
Commissioner Enrighc. Of New York
instructiug the polio" there to arrest
all suspicious characters and send them
out Of N"w York.
Director Cort"iluu said ,hat steps had
been taken Eurr ~ in baltimore. to
prevent an i.yaSion Of tho suspicious
characters fir New York.
"All railrrr, stations and automo-
bile gateway 10 III" city will be care
fully guarded by detectives and patrol
men who know most Of thc professional
criminals. he said.
Superintendent Of Police Mills said
that at special roliCali Il captains and
licutcnants at his office this morning
he had issued instructions to make n
Thorough inspection of saloons. coffee
houses and garages aud all known
hNunts of criminals.
His orders were to arrest all suspi.
"tous characters, particularly strangers,
who cannot give a good account Of
themselves.
Il have ordered the police 10 send
such characters to dotcrtivr hcaduuar-
tcrs. where they will BE- thoroughly
grillod, Superintendent MILL sail
"Whcrr warranted those arrested will
be- sent !" inc House Of Correction or
kept moving.
"ThiN drivo will be continued ndcf
nitciy until present unsettled conditions
become normal. Every one~of the four
teen hold ups reported in the city last
night are attributed to men from out
Of town. Philadelphia has less crime
than any other city in the United
States. proporti"nate to population.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
FORGETFULNESS ONLY BOON
CRAVED BY PAUL,S WIDOW
hose Husband James Killed Not Excessively Eage
for Punishment but Thanks God Dead Man Is Exonerated
II want nothing SO much in the world

n want nothing so much in the world
just now as forgctfu ness.
With that thought dominant in her
mind and frequently expressed. sad
broken woman sat today in the living
room Of a pretty bungalow in Glass
horO. y. j.. and spoke. between sobs. Of
the crime that came 40 suddenly. about
three months ago and wrought havoc
In her even and peaceful life.
Tho woman Is Mrs. Laura Paul,
fifty six years O'd. widow of David s.
Paul. for whose murder on October :.
Frank J james Is on trial in Camden
now.
The bungalow in Glassboro is the
home of Mrs. Pauls daughter. Mrs.
Wesley Wilson, who. with her husband
straighten the tangled threads. and
bring relief to her mother.
With n faltcring voice Mrs. Paul
said:
How Frank James can expect lem
iency and hope to escape punishment
is more than ] can understand. He
showed no mercy to my husband. and
oh. he knew how much I needed him.
I had been sick for 10 long
Mrs. Paul has been an invalid for
three years, and that, with the added
anguish OF the last weeks. has left her
in state of mental and physical col
lapse. The strain IL not evinccd by
nervous activity, as might be expected,
but rather by utter lassitude--a wear.
mess that is pathetic.
Brokenly, Mrs. Paul continued:
II knew the James family for years,
as neighbOrs, and often they brought
me here to my daughters home in their
car when they were coming to sec their
own daughter. who lived down this
way, too.
"Through It all keep thinking of
Frank James daughter. She died @
little moro than a year. ago--pcrhaps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20

It's just as we'll The son--a nice boy
may be able to live down his fathers
shame, but n daughter would break
under the burden"
:. When asked what she thought of
Mrs. James faithf,ilness TO her hus.
band, Mrs Paul replied
Il have nothing to say. except VIC
never know what we might do under
similar conditions. Mr.. james has had
her troubles. too.
My own troubles could have been
worse, guess. Suppose they had never
found my husbands body. Thank God
he's been eXonerated from the awful
stories to Id at first. Why, in the be.
ginning. before I knew anything eY-
cept that he was gone, and the money.
too, ] wondered when my husband
could have met the women they men.
toned. He had his three meals a day
at home. and rarely was more than
fifteen minutes late any time. Each
night usually found him reading tho
paper at one side Of the table. with me
crocheting Mt the other. Many q night
he was In had by o o'clock.
II never saw him after lunch that
day. With the words that day" she
closed her eyes. and It WAS several min.
utcs before she opened them again.
They are large brown eyes, that have
not been dulled by slcepless nights and
much weeping, much as Mrs. Paul
grieves.
my husband sometimes had a run
ner with him. she continued, but
was sent alone on October g."
Regarding James hope for some
women on the jury. Mrs. Paul said:
1T really wouldn't make much DIFF.
ference. l guess. There are two kinds
OF women as well as men, you know.
The. right kind would only make il
harder for him. believe. How can
Frank James hope to be spared?" she
asked. and fell to sobbing again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
women CANVASS
BABY BILL
Delegation Seeking Passage BY
House Of sheppard-Towner
Measure
EMPLOY SUFFRAGE TACTICS
BNln star Corrcspo,ldert

Washington, Dec. 2O.AIalf brry
dred women, representing n dozen \,
more Of the leading women's organize
tions Of the United States, descend,
on the Fonse today todemand actj6,,fs
the Sheppard Towuer maternity. Nj,
providing for instruction in the bvoio,.
Of maternity and infancy under rho A.
rection of the federal government VI
By the same fhoroughness ordt ma
tics by which they put through thn s"r
frage measure. the women succeeded !.
getting the bill through the senate Ios, ~
week, They have now concentrated "n
obtaining favorable action by the Uonso
during the present short session. Tbnr
ave already. canyassed threesfourtbs =,
me members OF the House, mrctin,
sight opposition To the ShcnnnrJ''
4 aowher measure. and are confident of
nhal pnssage In the next few weeks y"
Miss Jeannettc Rankin, former Con.
gresswoman from Montana and now
secretary of the League Of Womow
Voters. said following a hearing boforna btrn
the interstate commerce committoo -
the House today:
The bill will go through. They ~,
going to give 1t to us for Christmas . ''''
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, chairman NJ
the League, announced herself M
hopeful Of favorable action. "'
Miss Julia G. Lathrop. chief Of tbo
children bureau Of the Department ~,
Labor, vigorously opposed supgpstion
by Representative Winsow, RcnnbI;
cam of Massachusetts, that tho WORT
could be carried on to the best "h ad
vantage by the public health service
She said she did not anticipatc ~
great. staff of people running over tho
country, overriding the work of rho bs'
states and interfering in actiyities
that could just az well be covered bv
welfare workers. I'VE proposc nnhiG0
'n,th nursing she said, "publis
health teaching, and public centers q,
care. and 1t is of the first importance
that the work should be carried on uni,
formly everywhere"
The original bill carried an appro:
priation of S2,4s0, 900 for the inaugnrs.
tion Of the maternity and child wClf,r.
work. This was cut in the Senate S
81 ,4S0, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
Police Ask Probe
of Federal Agents
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premises know about tho storage Of that
rich but damaging consignment Of Illicit
goods? II SO. what Is his or her re.
sponsibility? Moreover, whore did the
bottles. labels, SievcS and the drugs
themselves come from: II the alleged
government officer resisted Captain
Tempest, or tho owner Of any Of these
G-tiClos or any one else will come for
ward and claim restitution. | imagine
Captain Tempest will be very glad to
meet them.
"If people will keep some Of these
questions in mind as PXcmplifying the
ramitied interests that are more or less
involved in the detection an convic-
tion of outlaws they will probably not
find fault with Captain Tempest for
pushing technicalteS aside when hc
knew there was only n door which could
easily be battered down between him
and very crooked transaction on the
other side.
"Ohce we get tho bandit and the
other crooks. who have been depend
ing upon teChnicalitios and the protec-
tion of their scmirCSppctahlo and some
times interested friends 70 understand
that the police mean business we will
have loss of Outlawry in this city. I
was in the City Hall yesterday when
Captain Tempest and his officers
brought in tleir haul and promptly
commended him and then. Anart from
the money value Of the drugs they
seized. was the withdrawal from tho
underworld Of enough dope to separat,
hundreds of addictS from their money
and to save many of them from commit
nl,N Nn,, ,t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20

OF Worcester. Mass, who. back in the
nos, sang their way into the hearts
and homes Of Great Britain and Amer.
lea. died Saturday after a two days
illness. Death was due to pneumonia.
Mrs. Barton was sixty eight years old.
Her sisters. Agnes Stone and Marie
Stone IMacDonald), attained celebrity
on the concert and operate stage, the
last named being one of the original
stars Of the famous Bostaaiaas and the
only survivor Of the three singers. She
married William II. Macdonald, of the
BoStOnians.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
"PLANT" CITYS XMAS TREE
Evergreen, 80 Feet High, VIII Be
Placed In City Hall Square Today

The city's Christmas tree will lbe
placed in the center Of City Hall square
today.
For the first time in many years the
big tree. thirty feet in height. will be
placed in the City Hall courtyard in
stead of in Independence Hall Square.
Mayor Moore's revival Of the municipal
New Years Eyes reception is the rca
Son for the change.
Electricians will commence work to-
day on tho lighting and decorating of
the giant tree. and by Wednesday night
are expected to have it resplendent with
colorcd lights and silver tinscl and
snow covered Santa Clauses.
The evergreen was cut from the
Maine woods by J. 4. Pcploski. 1903
South Fifty fourth street. who was
especially chosen by the Mayor to pick
out particularly fine tree for the oc-
casiOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
West Phila. Man
Wins Limerick Prize
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and found himself especially interested
in Semitic languages and archaeology.
When Prof. Schmidt, his instructor.
was made director of the American
School in Jerusalem. Mr.. Charles went
to tho East with him aS a research
student and Travelled almost constantly
for a year and half through Palestine.
studying the languages and the remains
Of ancient peoples.
He returned TO Cornell to finish his
course and to take a year of graduate
work and in 1907 became a member of
the Cornell expedition to Asia Minor
and the AsSyro Bnbylonian Orient
For another year and half he OK
pIorcd and studied. penetrating into
corners that Americans had not en-
tered before.
When he returned to this country he
entered the University Of PENNSYLVANIA
as Harrison fellow in Semitic languages
and archaeology. IL" took his degree
and then held the Harrison research fel-
lowship. combining study with teach
ing. after which he became instructor
in Semitic language in the graduate
school of the University.
lie IL at present instructor in mathc-
matiCS for CX SCrviC" men at the Spring
Garden Institute. under the Federal
Board of Vocational Training.
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punS on tho names Of other animals
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~ a.,nn,, t,' ru.n 81 tboso wcrn 40 gooG
TINT thny ran close TO Mr.. Charles line
in the fnal consideration of the judges
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the fact that a hV"-spot IS now only
worth two, IhiS thought was used
well by Isabelle wilson, "t E"l Ch"s-
ter avenue l,orothea A. liark"tt, OF
N" Essex. ihirtN ti"urth ana 'hrStnut
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
TWO HELD IN DRUG CASE
Smuggling Of Dope Into Hospital
Suspected, but Not Proved

What the nolicc believed may have
been an organized attempt to supply
drugs 20 addictS who are patients in
the Gynec"an Hospital. NJ 2i7 North
Eightocnth street. taking treatment for
III" habit. has been disclosed by the ar
rest Of two men. who we're caught in the
rear of the hospital
They are Charles Cooper, uf New
York. said 10 be a drug addict. and
Charles Thnckcray. of 2GI South Ninth
street. The cas-" was heard this morn @
ing by Judge MrNichOl. in thr misdo
meantS court Of the Municipal Court
Cooper was given six months in toe
House of Correction. us user Of
drugs. and Thackeray was held under
$500 bond for court. on charge If in
t"rfering with ward Of the court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
MURDERER MAY GO FREE
President Of HaitI Declines to Order
Trial Of Man Convicted by Navy

President Durtigu"nayr. Of Haiti, has
drrliurd to order Il trial in tn" civil
courts of Cadus BpIgarde, who's" con
yir,ion by an American military court
on chorgc, Of murder and cNnnibaIiSm
recently was .or inside by tn" navy on
the ground Of lack Of jurisdiction.
Rrrlgnrdc wa~ found guilty largely
on ,hr evidence of Hnitiaus Of the Kill
Ing of girl a, Il human Sacrif"" at a
"yundoo' performance. President Darri-
gupnavr had approved rho trial by
American authorities. The navy was
advised today that he is now unwilling
to proceed against B"lgurde in the
Haitian courts b"raus" Of the belief that
he could not b" convicted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
DEATHS

SMITH suddenly on Dec 10 Io2O
WTLHEIMINA. wife o. Ferdinand smith
Services at her late residence. 18O6 y. 22d
WELSH On Dec II. 1920. ALMA MAY.
vito CT ClaytoH G. Welsh and daughter ot
william l.. md Minerva Gray. aged 20
employees Of Gimbe Bros, Invited to funeral,
on Wednesday, from residence 1890 Green
NOrthwood Cemetery.
HAZZARD. Dec II, ELLEN NJ. widbw
Of William IT, Haz1ard NJ u, Relatives
and friends are invited to services. Tuesday.
II q, M. at late residence 1891 s Cieve-
land ave lnterment private.
FlEGEL--. Dec 10 1920 at 26il Frank
ford ave. ALICE. wife Of William C, FieRel
aged 81. Funeral seryces. Tuesday sP; N.
aonerset IT, Funeral wednesday. 0 "a. m.
sharp, Intcrment, Hillside Cemetery, Via
funeral car
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-20
DISARMAMENT FAVORED
Ministers Would Have U. S. Enter
Conference of Nations

The Reformed Ministers Associt.
tioh today approved resolution to bc
sent to the Senate at Washington, c,Il
ing attention to the fact that. btcnus,
there is n large increase provided N
the naval budget of the United States,
Great Britain and Japan have rlanne.
similar increases.
The resolution also urges the appoin,
ment Of II committee to confer with rep.
rcscntatives Of other nations in an Cf.
fHrt to reach an agreement which will
tend to aid eventual disarmament Tht
minister's mot at Fifteenth and Wv
streets