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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-05

wood were stored in the dry kilns, and
, this appears to be a, total loss
The fire was discovered shortly after
II o'clock. I'M the east part of the build
ing, in the dry kiln on the first floor.
Mrs. william G. Kemker. 1921 East
Thirteenth street, first noticed the blaze
and almost at the same instant Rufus
Morgan, 1910 Udel street., night watch
man at the Talge Mahogany plant, saw
it and sent in an alarm
She flames were confined to the east
part of the building, where about $4,000
feet of yeneered lumber was stored
Firemen declare there were no signs
of fire when they left the building at
. :16 o'clock and they had dragged hun
dreds of bundles of veneered lumber from
the dry kiln and soaked 1t with water.
Morgan, the night Waterman, how
J ever, declared the iremen did not com
plete their work and that tine second
fire started from the frst
SAYS HE HEARD
SECOND FIRE.
ond fire while he was in the boiler room
and that the flames spread so rapidly he
had difficulty In escaping from the build
ing.
Firemen, however, assert that the fire
which started after 3 o'clock this morn
ing was IN the center Of the building
and not In the east part of the building,
where the first fire was discovered.
| The light veenered lumber made ex-
cellent fuel for the flames and the fire
could be seen from a great distance.
As the flames mounted skyward the
second floor. supporting thousands of
feet of lumber, gave way.
The heat caused the 45foot steel smoke
stack on the roof of the boiler rooms
to fold over and crash to the ground.
! The officers of the Talge Mahogany
Company are John II. Talge, president
Charles L. wiehI, secretary; Peter stin-
son. treasurer. and Charles Z. Henshaw,
, vice president.
TALGE ONLY
LIVES HERE
Mr.. Talge is the only officer OF the
company who lives in indianapolis, Wieh'
| and Stinson live at St Joseph, Mo-, and
| Henshaw lives In Wisconsin.
| The company employs 123 men and of
| this number seventyfve work IN the
! building destroyed by the fire
! Detectives assigned to Investigate the
| Talge fires today believe the blaze was
started by the ere bug who set Gre to
the William Z. Jungclaus mill and lum-
Der yard at S25 Massachusetts avenue
| Sept. %. where the loss was 100000. and
on the same night set FIRE to the lumber
yard Of the Otto J., Suesz~ Transfer and
Storage Company. 900 Biddle street,
| where the damage was SMALL and to
/ the Talge Mahogany Company's plant the
same night the fire on that occasion be-
ing put out with q slight loss.
Seven mysterious fires have been found
Tat the Talge Mahogany plant recently,
hremen say.
On the occasion OF the Suesz lumber
| yard FIRE the. firebug was seen by Mrs.
/ W. b Goss, 921 East ST. Clair street,
who said the man ran north.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-05

A marriage which came as a surprise
to a number OF friends was that OF Miss
MAZDA Watkins, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. l. Watkins, and GOODWIN Sapp
Elkin of atlanta, Ca, which X place
very quietly in Muncie, Sept. D., the Rev.
Father Day of the Episcopal Church Of
ficiating.
Mrs. Elkin is a graduate of Shortridge
High School and Of Wellesley and mem
Der Of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
She had recently accepted a position
as Latin instructor in the Muncie High
School, and she win complete her term
before going East for residence.
Mr.. Elkin attended the University OF
Virginia and is now connected with the
United Drug Company in Boston.
They will make their home In Boston
after January.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-05

Police believe the IRE was OF .n-
cenhlsry origin.
The baze was discovered following two
explosions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-05
FIRE BUG WORK
SEEN IN $4,000
LUMBER BLAZES

Continued FROM Page one.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
THE LETT QUARTET CONCERT
Fine Chamber Music Program Pre-.
sented at WItherspoon Hall

The I.ets Quartet gave the frst of n
series of concerts at withcrspoon Hall
last evening under the auspices OF the
University Extension Society before n
very fair-sizcd audience. considering
that a strictly classical chamber music
program was presented. The program
consisted OF the titanic Brahms A minor
quartet. the variations on Death and
OF Schubert, and the Mozart d major
quartet.
The Letz Quartet is one OF the bast
chamber music organizations now ap-
pearing before the American public. II
Is composed of Mr.. Leoz. az first violin !:
Sander Harmati. second violin Edward
| Kreiner, viola. and Lajos Shuk. cello
The tone OF the quartet is of excellent
quality, although there were ciimaxes
especially In the Brahms, In which
little more volume might have been de-
sired. But it's strongest point is the en-
| semble and the unity with which the
compositions are played. showing long
| and conscientious practice. The student
and there with the Interpretation. suoa
| aa the exceedingly deliberate tempo OF
the Brahms minuet or the inclination TO
| hurry the more ornate passages OF orna-
mentation. or the rapdity Of tempo OF
| some OF the Schubert variations. but
there can be no disagreement with the
manner OF the performance or the mani
| fest sincerity o. the work of the quar-.
| tet. Even In the hurried passages al
! iuded to, the intent to do that very thing
was evident. because the, ensemble was
| not disturbed.
In so unified thing as a string quar-
| tet. II is perhaps not fair to mention
| Individual players. but the splendid work
Of the viola, Mr. Kreiner. should be
noticed. He Ia the best quartet viola
player that has played In this city since
| the days OF Mr. Svecenski with the
| Kneisel Quartet. Of which. by the way.
Mr.. Letz was a member. The gigantic
viola part in the Brahms gave him full
scope, Of which he took full advantage.
| The whole program was admirably
rendered and as admirably chosen as II
was neither too long nor too short.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
LITTLE THANKSGIVING
FOR PIERCE CHILDREN

Thanksgiving Day this year for Il
certain family Of five little boys who
live in a brown and white frame house
in Fort Washington is going to he dif-
ferpnt from any they ever spent before.
These little boys. whose ages range
from thirteen. to three years. are inr
sons of Henry r. PcirCc. the business
man found slain in n room ut 2Ooi
Market street Monday.
Today. on the eve Of Thanksgiving.
the five Of th"m-Frank. Thomas, AL
bert, Louis and Richard-sOlemnly filed
to the door wi en- the bell rang and their
faces were smudgcd with tears, wipeo
away with grimy boy hands. For last
night the news Of their fathers murder
was told to them.
When the pathetic little troop an
swercd the door bell. Miss Mary BOurse
younger sister of Mrs. 1.or"na Pcircc,
widow of the slain man. soon followed,
"Oh. yes, she said, Eve had to tell
them. 1t was very hard. but it had tc
be done. They were told yesterday
They are grieving, of course. but they
are brwildcred and do not understand,
nv" ,normity of It. of course, IL beyond
them.
My sister" Miss BOurse. an at.
tractivc woman Of about twenty FIVE
explained, sis about az well as can be
expected She does not see any one TX
cppt very close friends. but she IL trying
hard tn bear up under the ordeal
DR.. T. +. Conovcr. who lives next
door to Mrs. Pcircc. called this morning
in the raracity of ncighbor and said
Mrs. Peircc has become very loath to
talk about the murder, even to her init
mate friends.
As far ~ present plans indicate the
Pcircc children will spend their Thanks
giving at home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
HARDING ON INSPECTION
TOUR OF PANAMA CANAL
Presldent.Ele or LeisureIy Jour.
ney to Pacific Coast

Cristobal, Nov. 24.-(By A. P.)-
Senator Harding gave up golf and mo.
tOring this morning to make a personal
study Of the practical working Of the
Panama Canal. He left here at 3 80
o'clock on a government mine sweeper,
looking forward to leisurely journey
through the waterway.
His trip was more than u sight seeing
expedition. Stops were arranged at
Gatun lock and at other points to per :
nit close inspection.
Mr.. Harding hns taken keen inter
est In the future Of the canal, and Is
known to believe It to be one of the out
standing national assets az regards for.
eign commerce. During the debate In
Congress relative to the canal, the prob
lem Of tolls for American ships re.
ceived his particular attention. hi,
American ships having been expressed
muny times. both In Congress and il
his speeches during the last campaign.
Colonel Chester Harding, governor o
the canal zone. accompanied him on tn,
trip and tonight will be his host at I
dinner at the Pacific terminal of tn,
cara!. The dinner will be followed b!
d public reception, and the party vii
remain on the Pacific coast until Fri
day. Mr.. Harding will attend q Dime
given by President Porras. of Panama
ut the palace. Thursday night.
The steamer Parismina was welcome,
into the harbor by swarm of arm.
alrplancs and several submarines, whicl
met her three miles out and convoye,
her to her dock. 4 large crowd cheere,
the President elect and his wife, nnt
a formal greeting was extended by Gov
ernor Harding, Brigadier General Ken
ncdy and Rear Admiral Johnson. com
manders respectively of military an,
naval forces in the canal zone.
Mexico City, Nov. 24.-(By A. P.)-
President elect Harding will stop a
Vera Cruz en- route to the United State
from Panama unless Unforeseen circum
stances prevent. said a statement Issue,
at the Mexican foreign Office last night
The statement added assurances ha,
been given that Senator Fall, of Ney
Mexico. would probably arrive here mex
Monday to attend the presidential in
aueuration Of General Obregon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
Mayor Hits Ware
Attack on Police

"ontin' cd fr"m rrre Ono
in city like Philadelphia. but som--
thing has to he done to improve the
present dcplorablc conditions.
Even If a metropolitan police sys-
tom wcrc installed and II failed. I do
not think you would find any policemen
would take any backward steps II the
old system were restored"
Hall added that although IL was
Director Cortclyou's idea to have
policemen assigned to districts near
their homes. there was a Street SER
gcant named O'BriPn. at the Twelfth
and Pine srcets station. who lived near
the station house and who was sent to
Front and Master streets.
Three policy writer's. Hall continued.
organized club in the western end OF
the Seventh ward.
Somehow this place was raided by
the police and the men were taken to the
Twelfth and Pine streets station.
Magistrate O'Rricn prcsidcs in that
stntiOn house. On the orders of high
police official the prisoners were trans
ferred to the Fifteenth and Locust
streets station. where Magistrate
Rooney conducts the hearings.
The men had hearing the follow.
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Horr;shurg for everything in connection
with n s,Stc. controlled nolicc force in
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Mr. Gutenberg declared the 'insid,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
TUo Courses Open
on Peace Program
Continued from Page One


Hitchcock Underwood Democrats, he
keeps his party pretty wcll together,
but fails to obtain IN association OF
nations.
One way out OF this dilemma Is pcr-
Hague tribunal and the League Of Sa-
tions. Mr.. Harding hinted nt this
when he spoke of the Hague tribunal
with teeth in 1t, and at the same time
declared the purpose to use parts of
the League Of Nations. This IL not an
easy union to accomplish. It is here
where men say that the adroitness Of
Elihu Root will count. The party had
to turn to Mr.. Root to write u mint.
form on which all could stand ar
Chicago. and 1t may have to turn to him
to construct an International cdiice on
that platform which will hold all the
Republicans and enough Of the Demo.
crafts. II Mr.. Root figures the way
out Of the dilemma of either splitting
the party seriously or Of failing to set
up an association of nations, he will
be secretary of state. His admirers
think that he Is the only man who can
accomplish the task.
They look not TO sec either the pres :
ent league or the Hague tribunal the
basis for the coming international or
ganization, but rather elements OF both
The bitter. .endcr will look at the resul,
aud cxclam that the Wilson league ha,
been scrapped. The Democrats viii
look at it and say that 1t owes most
of it's inspiration to Woodrow Wilson
A hard job and it is evidence Of the
regard In which Mr.. Root Is held that
no one thinks any one but him can dc
1t. Mr.. Knox as secretary of STATE
means the passage of the Knox resolu
/ tion. an agreement among most Of tn,
Republicans favoring n Hague tribuna
with teeth in II which will fail to ge
the necessary two thirds vote in tn,
Senate. No one else mentioned fo
secretary of state means anythin,
definite. as no one else has the part!
authority that Mr.. Root and Mr.. Kno,
lnye
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
BOTTL|NG U-B0AT
WAS WILSON'S IDEA
Daniels Says President Pointed
Way to Fighting German
l. ''tiornets"
NAvy'S OUTSTANDING FEAT
Bv a star Correspondent

Washington. Nov. A.-The Amer.
ican navy laid the North Sen mine bar.
rage In opposition 10 'the best naval
strategy of the world" Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels declared today. Com.
menting on the claims Of Secretary Jo.'
seph r. Tumulty and George Crcel that
President Wilson personally conceived
the project to bottle up the German
submarines and keep them out Of the
North Sea. Secretary Daniels said the
actual plan was worked out by the
Bureau of Ordnance Of the Navy De.
partment. but that the President for
months previously had urged the navy
20 find way to shut them up In their
nest"
Secretary Daniels characterized the
mine barrage. which virtually stopped
the sinking of war and merchant YES
| sells by German U-boats in the closing
weeks of the war. as America out
standing contribution to the war" lie
snid:
Perhaps a dozen times the Prcsi-
dent said to INC: why on earth do
the British continue to chase the sub
marines after they get out? Why
don't they go after the hornets In their
nest, or find some way to shut them
up? Their strategy is al wrong. There
must be some way to confnc them to
their base .
"Of course, the President didn't sug-
gcst a mine barragc or work out the
dctailed plan for using mines to block
the submarines. But he constantly in
sisted that the British strategy was
wrong.
| Before the United States entered
the war ] talked with dozen admirals
and captains about II, and when Ad-
miral Benson went to England he had
something Of the sort m mind. About
April 10, within a week of the declara-
tion Of war, the bureau of ordnance
presented plan to shut up the sub
marines. 1t was submitted to the gem
eral board of the navy and approved.
and then was submitted to the British.
1.-The British said mine barragc was
not feasible. They said II could not he
done. and that besides they hndn't the
mines. the material to make them. the
men to lay them or the vessels neces
Sary to do the work. We said we would
furnish the men, the mines. tn labor
and II necessary would commander
enough ships to put 1t over. The bar
rage was laid, and as events proved, the
President was right. AS long as the
submarines got out the outcome of the
war hung in the balance. When We
finally shut them up the end was In
sight.
"The mine barrage was partly com
pleted several months before the war
ended, and was finally completed a few
weeks before the signing of the armi :
stice. 1t was Americas outstanding
contribution to the war. though before
the barrage was laid the best naval
| Of ra fevy of tho u,orld JnuhtaJ ;ta yo l,,e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
IRISH QUESTION UP
|NCOMMONS TODAY
Violent Debate Expected When
Asquith Moves Resolution Con-
demning outrages
PLOT IN ENGLAND RUM0RED
BY the Associated Press

London, Nov. 24.--H. II. Asquith,
former premier and leader Of the op.
position In the House, was prepared
today to move a resolution condcmninp
outrages against Grown forces and
Williams In ireland.
The resolution he had written ex .
pressed adherence OF the brutal as
sassination Of officers In Dublin last
Sunday. deplored and condemned the
action Of the Irish executive depart
ment In Attempting to suppress crime
by methods Of terrorism IN reprisal,
involving tn. lives and property Of In
nocent PERSONS" and declared the
urgency Of taking immediate steps tt
bring about the pacifcntion which 4
demanded In the interest OF ireland ant
the empire.
The government has indicated thcr,
Is no objection to debate on the subject
but fear was expressed today that
further excited scenes might develop
during the discussion. The debate OF
Irish affairs was fixed for yesterday
but II was postponed because Of IN,
disorder oD Monday during the speech
Of Joseph Devlin. II was believed the
temper of the House. after Sunday.
occurrences at Dublin. was not suitet
to calm presentation Of the facts.
viscOunt Grey to Speak
Viscount Grey was expected TO com,
forth from his semi retirement an,
Spcnk In the House Of Lords today or
the Irish home rule bin. II has beer
reported that Viscount Grey and Mr.
Asquith have reached an undersandin,
as to policy relative to Ireland and Il
future will work together. It IL sal,
the government is rather anxious owe
the fate Of the home rule bill in tn,
House OF Lords. where threats Of rathe
drastic amendment have been made. Op
ponents of the government do not hest
tate to attribute anxiety to the cabIne
! TO get the bill passed at once, becaus
thereby the 1914 home rule bill will b,
automatically repealed. The openin,
speech of Lord Birkenhead, Il II re
marked, seemed to reflect this anxiety
Suggestions that il was probable Sin,
Fcin agents would attack prOminen
persons and property in London an
other large cities Of England have beel
current during the last few days. bu
nothing substantial has been found t
! lend color to them. The Graphic ciaime
today that a high authority" had sal
the British secret service had discOvere
n Sim Fcin plot aimed at the citizen
Of London.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
WOMEN PLAN AID
FOR POOR OF CITY

Several Of the womcn's organizations
will observe Thanksgiving Day. The
Phi'omusian Club has volunteers work
ing today. The members of the social
service committee Of this club are as
sisting the Board Of Education and the
Board of Health in collecting and dis =
tributing the Thanksgiving offerings OF
food for the undernOurishCd children OF
the city. These offerings are given by
the school children. who take canned
goods and other eatahlrs to their schools.
The members Of the Philomusian Club
will call in automobiles for these con =
rributions aud take them to central
point. From there they will be dis.
tributed to the needy. according TO the
directions of Dr. Walter 3. Carnell,
medical inspector.
Another plan IS that of the junior
members of the Civic Club. under Mrs.
r. Hnnsell. Jr. They are going TO give
q turkey THANKSGIVING dinner to the
women In the lIolmesburg Almshouse
on Thursday. The dinner will be fol-
lowed by an entertainment.
The College Club Is making bid for
college women to get together or
Thanksgiving Day by offering special
turkey dinner that will be served at tho
clubhouse at q o'clock.
SOme OF the pdtriotlc OrHhnlhdilonb
the Philadelphia Chapter of the u. ID
q. and the Dabney Maury Chapter are
sending well. filled baskets of Thanks
giving good things to poor families, Mrs.
F'pncis VI, Burch and Mrs. Harry Is.
Hickman are in charge OF this work.
The Quaker City Chapter of the ID,
A. ". had a Thanksgiving meeting last
Fr,dAy nj {fhs Plastic Club. Mrs, A.
III ,Asse Srager Smith read paper
VI ~ 1aying, Past and Present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24

are said To have learned the name of
the man who had dinner with Peirrc
the night he was killed. This was not
u business acquaintance. but n personal
friend and fellow lodge member, the
police say. He left peirce after the
latter had picked up the man and
woman. one Of whom later is believed
to have murdered him. at the apart.
ment house near Twenty first and Wal
nut streets.
Additional information was given
Captain Soudcr by three young men
who called at his office late last night.
They said they had been downtown
Saturday night together. and during the
evening had seen the distinctive red car
shoot past them several times, Peirce
at the wheel. One of the young men
knew him we'll and was positive i'll his
Identification. They saw Peircc both
before and after theatre time. and
finally, when two of them, who live in
West Philadelphia. walked out Market
street on their way home after mid =
night, they saw the car standing i'll
front of Peirce'S apartment. Then they
turned down Twenty first street, they
said. intending to get car for West
Philadelphia. and stood on the curb n,
Twenty first and Walnut streets. Whci
they were standing there. they told
Soudcr. they saw Peirce come along
again and pick up the man and woman
ut the apartment house. All three went
out toward Walnut street bridge. ~,
W. J.. Quay, jewc!cr, of D Soutt
Sixtieth street. today said he had beer
acquainted slightly with the murdered
man, as both were members of th'
Lulu Temple Motor Club, and ownec
cars of the same make and models
Noticing the likeness of their automo
bi!es, they had from time to time ex
changed mechanical and operating in
formation, but had never formed a rea
friendship. Mr.. Quay said he knew
nothing of the personal characteristic
of Peirce. not having paid any mor'
attention to him than to any othc
casual acquaintance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
WOMAN FATALLY BURNED
Mrs. Adde Hall, Of Camden, FIrec
Dress by Accident

Mrs. AHdie Hall. eighty two years
old. n widow, who lived with her son
AZ 31G Parker avenue. WoOdlynnc. near
Nnmdcn. IL diving in the West Jersey
Homeopathic Hospital from burns re-
ccvcd at noon today.
The woman, alone in the house.
started to prepare the noon meal, Her
clothing caught fire from the fame of
the gas stove, and she ran into the yard.
where the wind famed the flames,
Her shricks brought aid from neigh =
bors and the flames were snothered, but
Mrs. Hall had been burned over her en-
tire body Physicians say she cannot
live.
The FIRE spread TO the kitchen and
shed Of the home and two companies OF
the Camden fire department were called
into service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-24
STONE DESTROYS EYE
Boys slInsshot Thought Respon.
sIbie for Accident

Struck by a stone believed to have
come from boys slingshot. Oscar
Ferris. twenty nine years old. Of 400
Liberty street. Camden, had his left eye
removed last night.
Ferris was walking along Front street
near Race on his way to the ferry when
he was suddenly stung by the pebble.
pital. where DR.. Angel extracted the in
jured eye.