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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
ACT TO FRUSTRATE TJE.UP
OF CREDIT COMPANY FUNDS
Philadelphia Receivers Appeal In.
solVeney Move Made In Delaware

Steps to Illustrate an alleged plan of
omciaIs of the National Guarantee
Credit Corporation, now in the hands
OF receiver here, to tie up assets of
me corporation in Delaware. we're
taken today by Byron A. Miner, Coun-
cll for the receivers and stockholders.
The National Guarantee was nIoced
IN the receivers hands in Delaware on
the alleged request of William II. Hub
bard and Charles G.. Gardling, who as
serted the concern was insolvent.
The Philadelphia receivers. Francis
McAdams and Thomas Mcaghcr heard
OF this and declared that the corDora
tion was solvent.
Miner, after investigation. filed n
petition before Chancellor Wnlcott
asking the Delaware receivershin he
vacated because the grounds on which
1t was granted were false. Immediate
action on the appeal is expected,
Miner asserted that Hubbard md
Gardling used what purported to be The
official seal of the corporation in OBJ
taining the receivership, whereas the
real seal Is In possession of the Phila
delphia receivers.
This is simply another attempt OF
the official Of the National Guarantee Ia
complicate the situation, but they will
gain nothing by it," Mr.. Miner said
today. Our investigation shows there
will be an abundance Of assets for tbe
stockholders of the corporation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
Church RECALLS
OUSTED PASTOR
Elkton Congregation Defies
Presbytery and Will Con-
duct Its Own Affairs
LONG QUARREL IS ENDED

Special Dispatch 10 Everiro Public Ledger
Elkton. Md, Dec. 14.--After q four
year fight the congregation of the Elkton
Presbyterian Church showed their 10y
atty to their former pastor, the Rev.
DIR. John McElmoyle, at congrega-
tonal meeting held Monday night. By
unanimous vote of the congregation
the former pastor was asked to return
TO the church that he had served for
a quarter Of a century. He was forced
TO resign some months ago by the de-
cision of the General Assembly held
last May, which upheld the fight of
three elders in the church, backed by
the New Castle Presbytery, to oust him
as pastor Of the Elkton church.
At meeting of the Baltimore SYNOD
held in Wilmington seven weeks ago
the troubles of the Elkton church were
brought before that body, and the
synod ordered the New Castle Presby-
terry 10 call congregation meeting in
the Elkton church within thirty days
from that date.
This the New Castle Presbytery re.
tuSed TO do and took an appeal of the
ruling of the Baltimore Synod, which
practically loft the Elkton Church
closed until the next general assembly,
which convenes next May. Members of
the Elkton Church then decided to take
charge of their own affairs. A meeting
was called and for the next six months
they will conduct the church to their
own likings. Resolutions were passed
TO open the church on Sunday next and
to ask DR.. McEImoyle to act as the
church supply. He is now member of
me Baltimore Presbytery and any ac-
ton he may take in the matter will not
come under the jurisdiction Of the
Delaware Prcsbytery.
The heater in the church was re-
ported in need of repairs and S1OO was
raised TO make the repairs. A janitor
was appointed to succeed the late Mrs
Mary McCrea, who died a few weeks
ago after serving the church for forty
years The members Of the church are
enthusiastic over the turn of affairs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
SEEK TO MAINTAIN
RUG WEAVERS' PAY
Henry |. Magee Urges Tariff
Sufficient to Permit contin-
uance Of Present Wage
SPEAKS BEFORE SENATORS

Washington. Dec. 14.-Tarin duties
sufficient to enable American manu-
facturCrs to continue TO pay weavers
of chenille, administer ana wilton rugs
and carpets 5000 a month, or double the
Drc-war wage, were 9. ked of the Senate
Finance Committee today by Henry I.
Magce, of Philadelphia, who said he
spoke for the American Carpet Manu-
faCturers' Committee.
Mr.. Magee. who was the first witness
heard on the wool schedule. testified
that present prices Of these rugs and
carpets were double pre-war Ericcs.
but about 43 per cent below the peak
prices OF a year or so ago. Tie also
said that the wages now paid were 2G
per cent below the post-war peak.
The witness proposed rates of ten
cents a square foot and 30 per cent ad
valorem on chenille, administers and
three cents a square foot and 80 per cent
ad yalorcm on wiltons. The rates in
the Fordney bill are five cents q square
foot and SO per cent ad valorem and
three cents square foot and % per
cent ad valorem. respectively.
The committee was told that tho
higher rates asked for were necessary
TO meet competition IL American wages
were IN be retained at the present level.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
CALL MILITIA TO PROTECT
MINES FROM WOMEN M0BS
Relatives Of Howat Strikers Prove
Tartars to Kansas Authorities

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 14.--(By A.
P.)-While the State military authori-
ties were mobilizing companies of the
National Guard for entrainment to
Pittsburg today, the militant women Of
the Kansas mining field adherents of
Alexander Howat, were engaged in the
most ambitious campaign they had so
far attempted in their program Of stop
ping, by violent activities, the opera
tiOn Of coal mines by men who respond
ed to the call of the>international union
for men to work the mines.
Sheriff Gould was besiegcd by miners
who wanted to work and who sought
protection from the hordes of women
relatives and friends of striking coal
miners, who, for two days, have over
whelmed workers and peace officers
about mine shafts, preventing men
some miners. The Sheriff himself was
pummeled with bread and butter yes
terday.
The women again wero active this
morning. More than 1000 of them
marched up to Mine No. 40 of the
Central Coal and Coke Company. Ex-
.cept for beating one man, there was
little violence, however. The string
of motorcars bearing the women to the
mine shaft was more than a mile long.
Sheriff Gould was Mt the 40 mine,
but, with his small force of DEPUTIES,
was pOwerless. The three National
Guard companies to be sent to Pitts
burg will total about four hundred
men.
The mines of the Sheridan Company
at Mulberry did not work today. These
mines had been selected for attack TO-
day by the women marchcrs. The whls-
ties did not blow for work last night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
CHRISTMAS PLEA MADE
y FOR STARVING RUSSIANS
Federal Council Of Churches Asks
Money to Save Children

New York, Dec. 14.-In behalf Of
the starving children of Russia the Fed.
eral Council of the Churches OF Christ
In America will issue q Christmas and
New Years appeal to the churches. to
the Sunday schools and to the Christian
homes of the United States. 1t will
ask for money TO help save 6, 900, 600
children from starving. A generous re-
sponse is expected.
The call for funds is being issued at
the request Of Herbert Hoover, PreSi :
dent Harding has given his emphatic
approval.
The relief made available by these
funds will be distributed through the
American relief administration and tie
American Friends Service Committee.
which are IN closest CO. operation, The
distribution will be under the super :
vision of a representative of the Fed =.
wal Council on Herbert Hoovers staft
IA Russia.
The efforts 10 raise funds will not be
organized as drive. 1t will consist OF
a straight appeal 10 the churches 10
arouse their people to the urgent needa
Of the children Of Russia.
The General Committee includes the
Rev. Allen X. bartholomew, Philadel- :
phia; Bishop William NJ. Bell, Harris
burg; the Rev. Lyman Il. Davis, Pitts
burg; the Rev. Carter Helm Jones,
Philadelphia the Rev. George w.
Richards, Lancaster, Pa, and the Rev,
Padt DE Schweinitz, Bethlehem, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
RABBITS SON TO WE'D

Manfred II. Krauskopf, son of Rabbi
Joseph Krauskopf, and Miss Babetta
Koon, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. .Iosenh
Koon. of New Haven, Conn. will bn
married tomorrow evening at the Hotel
Taft. New Haven.
The bridegroom is in business in This
city. His father, who is pastor Of
Keneseth Israel Synagogue, 1717 North
Broad street, and DR.. Louis Mann, of
New Haven, will ofliciate at the wedding
ceremony.
Mrs. Julian Hillmann, Of Atlantic
City, will be matron of honor and Mr.,
Harold Krauskopf will act as best man
The bridesmaids will be Miss Helen
Goodman and Mrs. Fred Wetzlcr, Of
New Haven; Miss Ruth Ullman' of
New York. and Miss Minnie Kashman
Of Hartford. The ushcrs Will be Mr.
Lester Steppachcr and Mr.. Isadorc
Binswanger, Of Philadelphia; Mr.
Harry Latz and Mr.. Julian IIilmann,
Of Atlantic City, and Mr.. Louis Rosen.
bluth and Mr.. Arthur Rosenbluth, of
New Haven.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
BLUECOAT SLAYER
IS AGAIN ACCUSED
Patrolman VIM. brennan, Con-
victed Of Killing Patsy Joyce
Up on Civil Suit
CAN'T PAY $500 JUDGMENT

Patrolman William brennan, who
was convicted Of voluntary man.
slaughter yesterday for killing. Patsy"
Joyce, today tried to escape the conse:.
quenccs of another case in which civil
jury decided he had been the aggressor.
brennan, In civilian outfit. appeared
before President Judge McMichael in
Common Pleas Court No. 3 and asked
to be relieved from paying $500 judg-
ment against him for assaulting another
bluecoat.
In his petition to the court the con-
victed man said he is without means to
pay the judgment. He asked to be dis
charged under the insolvency act. The
$500 award was made January q.
1920. to Patrolman Jesse Hallam, Jr.,
who had sued brennan for damages.
nj the civil action year ago it was
testified brennan attacked Hallam
without provocation on Oxford road.
Frankford. and that he beat Hallam
over the head with police club.
brennan furnished $4,000 bail follow
ing his conviction yesterday. His coun-
sci has moved for new trial. Joyce:
who was twenty three years old and
lived OF gB19 Ann street, was shot and
killed by brennan on Sunday. May 8,
after the patrolman chased the youth
into an alley. brennan had been de-
tailed to break up a baseball game on
n lot ut Indiana avenue near Almond
street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
BOSTON'S POLITICAL UPSET
curtey's Election az Mayor Surprise
to Forecasters

Boston, Dec. 14.-(By A. P.)--The
election as mayor yesterday of James NJ.
Curley who was defeated for re- election
four years ago, was discussed today at
one of the greatest political upsets in
the city's history. Opposed by all Bos.
ton newspapers except one, and with
out assistance from any recognized
leader. CurIey gained a plurality Of 2G9S
votes over John Il. Murphy, the can
didate of the Good Government Associa-
tion.
Revised figures today gave Curley a.
2G0 votes against II ,5G2 for Murphy.
The other two candidates. Charles s.
Baxter and Charles C. O'COnnor, were
far IN the ruck, Baxter polling 1906
votes and O'Connor 10,SlS. All werC
without party designation
Although tho election was among the
closest in the history of the city and
was marked by extreme campaign bit
terness, there were no disturbances.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
WILL CONTEST STAYED
Attorney for Plaintiff Hopes tor
AmicabIe Settlement

Norristown, Pa. Dec. 14,-Today
was the time set for hearing in Orphans
Court of the contest on the vii! Of Peter
O'Neill. q wealthy resident OF Melrose
Park, in the Old York road section.
Henry Fox. representing Mary V. Don;
nelly. n daughter, who was not satisfied
with the provisions Of her fathers Will.
asked Judge Solly to continue the case
as the matter is in process of adjust,
ment; he felt sure settlement woula
be reached.
Mrs. Donnelly, in. her action to break
the will, had charged that her father
was not of sound and disposing memory
and understanding, was incompetent .o
execute a paper, and that the execution
Of the will was procured by undue IN
fiuence Of her brothers, Michael, Fran
cis. Joseph and Arthur. .oo
The will let Mrs. Donnelly S2o,ov',
The brothers, in their answer, mao
denied their sisters allegations. :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
BELIEVE TWO MEN
SLEW SHOPKEEPER
Entire Detective Force Turned
Loose to Run Down Murder
ers of Mark Harris
VICTIMS HEAD IS CRUSHED

The entire detective force has been
ordered to seek the murderer or MUIR
tlerers who attacked Mark Harris, fifty
FIVE years old, Yesterday, in his furni-
ture store at 712 East Passyunk ave-
nue., and beat him to death in one OF
the most brutal assaults OF recent
months.
Police believe there are at least two
men responsible for the crime. Ihey
believe that one entered the store and
engaged Harris in conversation while
the other beat him over the head with
n chair, fracturing his skull and infict-
ing deep gashes in his body. Harris
died without regaining consciousness,
in the Pennsylvania Hospital:
Mrs. Minnie Harris. wife OF the vic-
tim. ia almost prostrated at her nome,
1923 North Third street. Nathan Har-
ris. who was associated with his father
in business, is aiding in the police m
vcstipation. Mrs. Harris arrived at
the hospital just before her husband
Gied. A..
stump Of cigar found on the desk 2s
thought TO have belonged to one OF tho
rurdcrcrs. 1t is the only thing that
the assaiants left in the store.
Robbery was the motive or the crime
police say. The safe had been ran,
sacked. Harris watch was gone and
orly four cents was found IN his pock-
ets' He always carried the days re-
ceipts Mt his store in his pockets, rcla-
tivcs say.
Victim Clutched Pad
Police found n pad clutched in the
victims hand, and written upon II was
the last order that he had taken. II
called for q dozen chairs to be sent
10 house on Eighth street, and OPP
nosite was written the name Irava.
candi." Police investigated and found
that the name was fictitious, ana that
the chairs were not needed at the
Eighth street address. There was Il
long. sprawling pen scratch on the
notebook after the name, and n blood
stain marred the lower half OF the
paper.
According to Isaac Dash. a lifelong
friend and neighbor Of Harris, the fur
nitIre dealer was very wealthy. He
also was in the habit OF carrying large
sums of money. Dash declared.
Harris has been n furniture dealer
IN the neighborhood Of Fifth and Chris
tian streets for twenty five years. Until
tive years ago he lived above his store
IN Passyunk avenue. Then he moved
to 1893 North Thirty third street.
II. G. Ludlam. salesman for n
bedding firm in South Philadelphia. was
the first to discover Harris. Ludlam
was about to enter the store at 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon when he saw
the body. He Immediately notified the
ncighbors. Ludlam was questioned by
the police last night, but was not de-
tained.
One Vi Harris van drivers was the
last to leave the store yesterday aft
ernoon. He told the police last night
that no saw Harris at 1 80 O'Clock
The dead man was not discovered until
nearly 2:30 p. NJ.
Harris is survived by his widow. son,
Nathan. and two daughters, Mrs. Meyer
Luber and Miss Hannah Harris.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
TELLS OF RADIUM'S POWER
DR.. Goodspeed Explains Atomic
Force 10 Academy Audience

If 1t were possible to extract the total
intra- atomic ene.gy of the gram of ra-
dium presented to Madam Curie here it
would be sufficient to transport her and
her two daughters by automobile from
Philadelphia TO their home in Warsaw,
according to DR.. Arthur w. Goodspeed,
Of the University of Pennsylvania, who
delivered n scientific discourse on radio
activity in the foyer Of the Academy of
Music yesterday afternoon.
The integrity Of the atom had always
been assured, the professor said, until
the discovery of radium In recent years
when it was demonstrated that even
the atoms were disintegrating, but as It
takes thousand million years for the
atom to become only half transformed
by the process Of combustion that is
constantly going on, he reassured his
audience that the world will be safe for
several generations to come.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
TO ACT ON BONUS
EARLY NEXT YEAR
House Committee to Tackle Is
sue Immediately After
Christmas Recess
BIG PROBLEM is FINANCING
BY the Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 14.--Thc House
Ways and Means Committee. now that
the tariff and tax revision gre off Its
hands for the present at least. will take
ur the soldier bonus question immcdi-
ately after the Christmas recess.
Chairman Fordney announced today
that the committees first order of busi
ness for tho new year would be consid-
GRAFTON of adjusted compensation lcgts-
lotion. Its primary concern, he added
would be to determine how funds with
which to pay bonus can be raised.
The House membership. according to
present Indications. will be divided in
its views Us 70 how bonus payments
should be financed. The opinion an
rears 70 be general, however, that such
II bill must provide means of raising
the funds il intends to distribute-n
feature which was lacking in the ad =
justed compensation measure which re-
ceived the approval of the House dur
ing the last session, but which was
placed indefinitely in committee in the
Senate.
Among the proposals now being put
forward as q means of raising bonus
funds Is either q manufactured tax or
a general business sales tax. It Is also
contended by some that if bonus is
voted, it should in some way be linked
up with settlements by foreign nations
of the debt owed the United States.
House leaders said today that there
u.ns n vrnuyinO demand among nernhnrS
most Of whom will stand for re election
next fall, for disposal OF TIE bonus
questions at an early date. Mr.. Ford
ney said he had informed American I.c-
gion officials only recently that sub
stantial progress would be made within
ninety days toward enactment Of such
measure, although he could not state
definitely when the bill would become q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING
Open Section Tomorrow for PreVen'
tIon Of ChiIdren's Diseases

The Children's Hospital Of Philadel-
phia, Bainbridge, Eighteenth and Fitz-
water streets. will open q new building
tomorrow, which will be devoted eXClu-
sively to the prevention of disease.
Eight years ago the Children's Hos
pital established a department for the
prevention of disease, being the first
institution in America to create such
a department. In the intervening years
the work Of the department in prevent
ing children's diseases developed 80 rap
idly that the hospital managers decided
to devote an entire building to its ac-
tivities. The new quarters, which will
be opened formally tomorrow, are To-
Gated ON Fitzwater street east Of Eight
eenth.
Their opening marks another impor-
tant step forward by the hospital, which
was established in 1855 and was the
first institution founded IN America ex-
clusively for the treatment Of children
The new building contains an audi
torium to be used for health teaching,
where mothers conferences. health
clubs and posture clinics for children
and other hygienic meetings will be
conducted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
MlSSOURIAN LAUNCHED
le Second TwIn-Serew Motor Ship
to Leave Ways on Delaware

The Missourian, an IL ,O00-ton cargo
motorship, built for the American Ha-
waiian Steamship Company, was
launched at II :3S o'clock today at the
Merchants Shipbuilding Corporation
yards at Chester. The sponsor was
Mrs. Laurence Millet. of New York. A
large party attended the launching as
guests of the steamship company.
The ship is the second twin screw
motorship, an all American product. to
be launched on the Delaware River. The
first was the Californian. The Mis-
sourian is 461 feet long, has q nodded
beam Of fifty nine feet eight inches :;
nodded depth 70 shelter deck, thirty
nine feet; will carry cargo of 560, 600
cubic feet and is capable of making
eleven and one-half knots per hour.
The boat viii be equipped with two Six
cylinder, four-cycle, $3.50 horsepower
engines,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
z KILLED, 8 HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Boy in Toy Express Wagon Is
Run Down on North Sixty
fourth Street
TWO WOMEN ARE INJURED

A maa and boy were killed and six
men and two women injured in auto
mobile accidents within the last twenty
four hours.
One man was killed and two injured
on the Doylestown and Willow Grove
highway near Neshaminy yesterday aft
crnoon when the automobile truck in
which they were driving overturned
through the breaking Of the steering
gear.
Joseph Scioscia. 747 South Seventh
street, Philadelphia. was killed; Marie
Sangnoli suffered fractures of several
truck, was slightly injured.
Witnesses say the truck was travel
ing at high speed and when the car
overturned Scioscia was pinned under
It. He came to America from Italy two
weeks ago.
An automobile driven by Thomas
Smith, 20 West Haines street, going
south in McCallum street, colldied
with a car driven by Julius Albanus,
42 Pechin street, at McCallum street
and Allen lane, last night.
Albanus and two other occupants OF
his car, Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Sny-
Ger, were taken to the Chestnut Hill
Hospital. where Snyder and Albanus
were treated for bruises. Mrs. Snyder
was hurt on the head.
Playing on the street near his home,
022 North Sixty fourth street, yester-
day, elev en- -year-old Leroy Mush ran
his toy wagon directly under the wheels
of heavy motortruck and was 80 bad
y injured that he died on the way to
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hos
pital. Physicians there found that al
most every bone in tho boys body had
been fractured. Peter Bard, driver OF
the truck, was arrested. When ar
raigned today before Magistrate Price
he was held without bail for the action
of the Coroner.
Three persons were injured last night
when an automobile driven by William
5. Menke, Gerritt street, crashed into
trolley car at York road and Roose-
welt boulevard.
Menke and Miss Alice Berkeley, OF
I'LL Cayuga street, who we're riding in
the automobile, and Joseph Lenore, OF
452O North Mole street, who was rid :
ing in the trolley, were taken to st.
Luke's Hospital, where they were
treated for bruises.
In q collision between an automobile
and a motorcycle last night. at Twenty
second street and South College avenue,
John Mcdonnell, of 1920 North Sar-
tain street, received injuries which
physicians at the Lankenau Hospital
believe may result in his death.
Mcdonnell was riding the motorcycle
when the motorcar, driven by James
Edwards, a Negro Of South Ruby
street, suddenly appeared on College
avenue and collided with him. The au-
tomobile, police say, is owned by a
Chestnut street furrier. Edwards was
arrested.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-14
GEORGE TURNER DIES
For Sixty-seVen Years Active In
Masonic Order

Georgs Turner, ninety five years oil,
died yesterday afternoon following o
stroke Of apOpleXy at the homo Of his
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Cullen, .
Saunders avenue.
Mr.. Turner was a postmaster and
charter member Of Mount Moriah
Lodge, No. 155, r. and A. NJ. and has
Kissed but very few lodge meetings in
sixty seven years. Mr.. Turner was also
a member Of the Fifteenth Ward Re
publican Club, having served as Sec
tetary for twenty years.
Funeral services will take plare FIJI
day afternoon. The Masonic services
are to be in charge of the Rev. John A.
McCulIen, pastor of the Walnut Street
Presbyterian Church, Thirty ninth and
Walnut streets. Interment will be
made in South Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Turner's daughter, Mrs. Samuel
Cullen, with whom he made his home,
10 his only surviving relative.