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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
DENIES SHIP PACT
FAVORS BRITAIN
P. A. S. Franklin Declares In
ternational Mercantile Marine
100 Per Cent American
ANSWERS JONES' CHARGES
Hy the Associated Press

Washington. Jan. 2I.-Dcnial that
contract made in 1908 between the
British Government and the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine had anything
to do" with the company's American
register tonnage was made today by l..
A. =. Franklin. president of the ship
ping concern. appearing at the opening
of the shipping boards inquiry as to
circumstances surrounding the contract.
81 have never seen, heard, nor had
any intimation that this agreement had
anything to do with our American nag
tonnage" Mr.. Franklin said. "Our
experience has proven that the agree e
ments have operated contrary TO the
best interest of British shipping and
have given US the right TO compete.
The inquiry was prompted by state
ment made by Chairman Jones, OF the
Senate commerce committee. last week,
that the international Mercantile Ma
rine had entered into twcnty-year
agreement 10 ''purSuC no policy IN
furious to the interest Of the British
mercantile marine or British trade.
Mr.. Franklin said the agreement had
been made public Gin every possible
way" and was sent to William Den
man. then chairman of tho shipping
board in March, 1917. and later in 1ol!
1 W JulS' ny NV dN 'Iull IMAM. hH' '''''
bridge Colby H. member of the board
II was published in 1903. Mr.. Frank
! lin added. in the annual report of the
commissioner of navigation.
The witness said he challenged any
statement that the company was moi
100 per cent American He sub
mitted shareholder lists. which he sale
showed % per cent of common and pre-
ferred stock in American hands, whil
foreign holdings were divided less thar
! one half u ucr cent to England. ~.
per cent to Holland, and small frac
| ton of ! per cent to other Europcai
and some South American nations
There were 542l American stOckhOldcr
out of JGOI. Mr.. Franklin said:
''Thr British Government has NJ
control or ownership in tho lntcrna
tional Mercantile Marinr.' hc added
"in any way. shape or form. The In
| ternational Mercantile. Marine has pait
more than $50 900 900 to its American
stockowurrs and not II cent has beer
paid to any foreign stockholdcr.
| "Our pOSitiun.' he declared, lis {,
make clear that the International Mcr
camille Marine is au American company
operated in the interest of American
shipping. That has been its policy pur
sued from the beginning. and th'
underlying principle. has been the up
building Of the American mcrcantil
marine. 1t has British tonnage, whiCl
it attempted to sell. but was prevented
from doing 50 by the United State
Government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
Earth Shocks
Mystny Experts
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at seems TO me it occurred in the
rock formation. or crystalline schiStS
and gneisseS. This condition is very
near the surface in Pennsylvania. and
slopes gradually toward the coast of
New Jersey. There it is possibly thou
sands of feet below the crctaceous sedi-
ment or sand. would not be so sur
prised il this had been more severe in
PENNSYLVANIA.
81 cannot understand that the scis-
mOgraph at SwarthmOrc College did not
register this shock, but geological con
ditions are peculiar, and very difficult
TO explain
Police Feared Bomb Outrage
When the quake" occurred special
details of police wcrc sent out
from various stations, supposimg it was
another bomb outrage calls were
sent to all the large powder plants
near here and to the du Pont works in
New Jersey to ascertain if there had
been an explosion hundreds Of queries
were received by the electrical bureau,
the police department. hospitals, news
paper and telegraph offices.
The area affected by the trcmor
stretched from Spruce street on the
south to Germantown on the north.
and from the waterfront out along
the Main Line. Reports came in
from various towns in Jersey that the
rumble. which sounded like thunder. or
the passing Of Il heavily loaded motor
truck over n gravel road. had been felt
there. 1t was felt also in Germantown
and at other scattered points in the
city.
In Rivcrton and Riverside it was cs-
pec;ally noticeable. Homes there were
shaken SO violently that people, terri =
fed. rushed out of them. In Mount
Holly, y. j.. chimncys fell and win
dows were broken. Dozens of other
towns throughout New Jersey reported
like disturbances and accompanying
damage to property. Telegraph offices
reported that the trcmor was felt as far
away as Trenton and Port Reading.
In some places the shaking was pre-
codcd by "A sound as of sharp cxplo-
sion, while in others it was reported
only Us deep rumble and quaking.
No place whore an explosion might
possibly have occurred was overlooked.
Railroad telcgraphcrs, fearing damage
might have been done tracks. exchanged
calls all night, but were unable to trace
the cause or the exact center of the
quake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
CHESTER DOCTOR HELD
Durstan, Accused Of illegal Practic'
inc. SAYS He's Osteopath

VI. Burt Durstan. of Jl9 Welsh
street, Chester. arrested this morning
charged with practicing medicine and
surgery illegally. was later held in $500
bail for court by Magistrate +. +. Will
hanson, of Media.
The warrant for Durstan'S arrest
was sworn ont by James Duffy. rep
rcScntHtivr of the state Department. of
Health.
John VI. BrOOmall. who represented
DurStan at the hearing. said the man
had been granted license eight years
ago at Media to practice ostCopathy.
He asked to have the hearing continued
for two weeks, pending decision of the
Superior Court in Il similar case. The
magistrate decided. after hearing the
testimony of several witnesses that
Durstan had violated the act of June 3,
1911, and held him for court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27

away TO sell maps?" "IIe told mc
nothing about selling maps
''The commonwealth holds YOU under
bail. does it not?'' "Ics."
"Whcrc are you from" Cuba.
''Are you n citizen of the, United
Statesf' "No. My father is Eng
lish. lie is in the import and export
business in Cuba. and consul general
for the NcthCrlands in Havana
Letter Is Grux Of Case
The mysterious Magce" letter is
expected to prove one of the turning
points Of the trial. The letter Is signed
"Samuel Magcc." with the Reading
general delivery as the address through
which the sender can be reached.
Detectives working on the case never
have been able to find the sender of the
letter. which offered to sell Drcwcs q
car.
The commonwealth today is expected
to make an effort to prove that the letter
was written by Brincs. 1t is for this
purpose that specimens Of Brincs' hand
writings have been got in as evidence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
LUMP SUM FIXED
BY HARBORS BILL.
$1s,25o,ooo Appropriation, $41,-
864, 900 Less Than Estimates,
Reported to House
by the Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 2I.--A rivers and
harbors bill, carrying lump sum of
Slj, 30 900. or Sll .SGf 600 less than
the estimates. was reported today to the
House by the appropriations committee
The total is 81. $50 600 more than was
appropriated this year.
Tho committee $ report said an un-
expended balance of S4T 40 .OO6 for
rivers and harbors was on hand last
December |, making total Of SG2 800.
COG available until June 80. 1922.
"The committee has come to the con
"luSiOn. the report stated. that this
amount will bc sufficient to prosecute
malnt"nan"" and improvement work on
the various projects in a manner that
will amply provide for tho needs of
commerce.
The committee said it was deemed
advisable to mako lump sum apprO
priation and to authorize the allotment
tO such works as might be most de-
SirablC in the interests of commerce aud
navigation. II Is anticipated. The re
port added. that the larger percentages
of tho fund will be- allotted for main
tcnanCc work
With Senate debate on the FOrdnov
emergency tariff bill having progressed
no further than TO raise the question Of
whether n flibustcr j. or j. not against
tho measure. Democratic opponents to-
day had Indicated no disposition to
modify their announced intention of
adequately discussing the bill when the
Senate convened.
The question Of whether the bill j.
cncountoring ilibustor was developed
sharply on thr floor Yesterday when
Senator PenrOsc, in charge of the bit,
presented n proposal for vote next
/ Tuesday, announcing that he did so TO
''test tho faith of certain gentlemen.
Senator Underwod. OF Alabama. minor
ity leader. on whose objection the rro
( poSal was defeated. declared with other
/ Democratic leaders willingness to
| vote on the measure after proper and
( legitimate debate" They charged tGat
. the Republicans did not expect tho bill
to pass and sought to place the blame
! On Democratic opponents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
MAID IS ARRESTED
I. N$10,0lD THEFTS
young Woman Said to Have
Robbed Three Homes After
Brief Employment
oTHER VICTIMS ARE SOUGHT

, woman who last fall engaged her
.,r nc n servant to three families in
Al. city. and. after working with each
-, few hours only. il said to have
u" llS;rncd with cash and jewelry valued at
"tl ttctal of $4,000, was arrested last
night ,,,,. po,,,u, ooio.ol Of A.,
"T,li police believe there are other persons
&, thc city who have suffered losses
~ hcr hands and efforts will be made
w w ind them. She has already been
;Jontifcd BY the three former employers.
last September she was employed by
rrs stella Roper, of the Lcnox Apart
nonis Thirteenth and Spruce streets,
nnd after working for two hours. dis
s@nnrarcd ann with jewclry valued at $1,000.
she next was employed by Mrs. Archie
randbcrg, of 4621 North Hutchinson
street. and after short stay. left sud q
dcnly, Two hundred and fifty dollars
in Jewels we've missed.
III In November she entered the cm-
rIoy Of Miss Catherine. tDcgcrberg, oi
SiGl North Fifty fourth street. and
sftcr STAYING four hours left. Twenty
Goo hundred dollars in cash and 500 IN
ipwclry were gone;
She is said to have been able to OBJ
.oir hrr various positions by the use
Of forged references. ,.
A. n hearing today before Magistrate
uccIoary, in Central Station, she was
irId nndcr $4,000 bail for court.
Members Of the three families she is
aid 70 have robbed identified her i'm
me" %cdiatcIy when they appeared in court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
Urges Permanent
Building for Fair
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of witnesses, litigants and counsel
Much of the space which was formerly
used for such purposes has been taken
up from time to time by allotment of
that space for the use of other govern
mcnt offices and agencies.
''1n these times when it is essential
to practice economy without impeding
obviously necessary public improve
ments, would il not be utilizing to nd
vantage the money which Congress may
appropriate so as TO combine the pur-
poses of government building TO be
used for the exposition with that of q
| nited States court house after the
exposition? ] assume that the techni-
cal details of construction could be
worked out in such manner as to tit the
building for both purposes. and what
ever funds Congress appropriates for
the erection Of such building would
then not be in the nature of q donation,
but for the purpose of permanent ac-
QUESTION of land and the construction
of government building. Thereby
both the United States and the city of
Philadelphia would have something to
show in the future for the money used.
"A site to the Parkway. conveniently
located, would, in my opinion. be ad-
InlruDlc 1Of Jnlteu EtaJeS COurl
house, and the architectural features
could be such as to make IL an ornament
to the city. / would very much like
to see a plan Of that sort worked out.
In his address, Mr.. Crawford pointed
out that the central location suggested
for the exposition yb DR.. Paul Cret
makes it feasible. not only to carry
out Judge Thompson suggestion. but
also to realize u similar suggestion for
a Pennsylvania state building. built pri-
mGrily for the worlds fair. but ulti-
matcly to house the different offices OF
the state government already housed in
Philadelphia.
An appropriation of $50 900 for tho
committee Of 100 making preliminary
plans for the world fair here in 1926
was suggested by Mayor Moore in Il
message he sent to Council this after
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
BELGIAN SHIP SAFE
Cannoner Reported Thirty Miles
East Of Ambrose Light

New York, Jan. 27.-(By A. P.D--
The Belgian steamship Cann"nicr, be
lievcd yesterday to be- the ship from
which s. O. 5. distress calls were re-
ceivcd j, safe, and at noon today was
about thirty miles east of Ambrose
lightShip.
This information came to the naval
communications service here in II radio
dispatch from tn" captain Of the shin
in which he denied sending out dis o
trnSS mN>sngO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
"The Murder Letter.
Did Brines Write H.?
Rcnding. October o. 1920.

Reading, October 3, IH2U,
Dear Mr.. Drewes:
l heard some one speak of your
desire to buy n second hand car.
Some friend of yours. Having a
Nash @ of my own. in perfect con-
dition, with new cord tires, run 1903
miles, / thought would write you
and make you an offer. I'm selling
at $500 simply because l need cash
very badly. IL you are interested,
write,
SAMUEL MAGEE,
General Delivery,
Reading, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
STRAIN OF TRIAL OVERCOMES
, MOTHER OF SLAIN STUDENT
r Christian Drewe Forced to Remain AUay From Trial of
Brines, bm Husband and Daughter Are Constant

Mrs. Christian Drcwcs. mother OF
Elmer G. Drewes, the murdered Dart e
mouth student, was too i'll today to at =
tend the trial of William u. Brines.
charged with the murder.
1T is long, weary struggle" said
Mr.. Drcwcs as >hc stood with his daugh
ter in the courtroom during the noon
recess. The strain has been telling
on Mrs. Drcwcs and she was unable to
come today"
Mrs. Eplcy Rcgen. sister of the muir
dered youth. has attended every day.
sitting beside her father. Slender.
pretty and intensely interested. sha has
attracted considerable attention. She
wore broad trimmed black hat with
black crepe veil thrown back from her
race. Her cloak was Of handsome black
FUR with gray squirrel collar.
cannot tell how things will come
out, she said. conc minute think
the commonwealth case is clear and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27

that without doubt Mr.. Brines will be
found guilty. The next instant Mr..
Gray, the attorney for the defense,
seems to have found flaws in the cvi
dence. / suppose that is an attorneys
business. But the legal battles between
attorneys ncttlcs us. cannot tell
where we stand nor how the case is
shaping"
Both Mr.. Drewcs and Mrs. Regen
have expressed their sympathy for Mrs.
Brines. but they have not spoken in the
courtroom.
Mrs. Brines was calmcr today. and
her attention was given more to the
testimony than to watching her son.
The boy was considerably paler than
usual, but his fOrtitudc was unfuiling.
For the first time attorneys for the de
fcnse made it known to newspapers
that Brines is twenty years old instead
of twenty-five. 1t was apparent that
Mrs. Brines wished the age corrected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
Retreat Held for Women

4 retreat for women Of the diocese
of Pennsylvania is being held today un e
der the auspices Of the Society Of tho
Clements Church. Twentieth and
Cherry streets. The Rev. Fr. McClcn-
then is conducting tho retreat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27
Swiss Reject Third InternationaIe

Bernc, Jan. 81. -- Adhesion to the
Third Moscow lnternationalc has been
rejected by the Swiss Socialists in a
referendum. \ majority of 1G,GOD
was pollcd against the proposition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27

gerald fired the bullets into n bundle
of cloth or something and then picked
them out and handed them to me. |
gave these bullets to Detective Dick
crson on January II and he returned
them TO me January II and I have had
them ever since.
Mr.. Gordon then produced little
VIII itc envelope containing two bullets
and showed them to Mr.. Gray, who cx E
am'ncd them carefully. The bullets were
handed TO Major Wynnc, who identified
them as the ones fired by Mr.. Fitz
gerald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-27


"You said YOU went to Hartford,
Conn, with me-" eyes,
"Do YOU know Mr., Fitzgerald, of the
Colt Firearms CO.. - eyes,
',Did you have this automatic gun
with YOU when you went thcrcE'
"NrS. -
"Did Mr.. Fitzgerald use it," "N.S. -
"lIow many tmcs?" Objection
made. Mr.. Gordon replied in urgu-
mcnt: II expect to offer certain cvi
dcnce us to this gun aud the bullet in
the dead mans head, and | must lay
the ground work.
Judge Ferguson suggested that they
had better discuss that ut side bar,
and there was another conference, At
the conclusion Mr.. Gray Withdrew his
objection aud Major Wynne answered.
MIR. Fitzgerald fired twice in my
presence" he testified, -.
"Did you get the bullets" "Fitz'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-10
AN OLD RECIPE
TO OARKEN HAIR
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns
Gray, Faded Hair. Dark
and Glossy

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way to get
this mixture was to make 1t at home,
which Is mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for ''Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Compound" You will get large
bottle of this old-time recipe improved
by the addition of other ingredients,
at very little cost. Everybody uses
this preparation now, because no one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as it does 1t so naturally
and evenly. You dampen a sponge or
soft Sbrush with 1t and draw this
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears. and after another APP
pllcation or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark. thick and glossy and
you look years younger. Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound is delightful
toilet requisite. It is not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention of
disease.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-10
LESLIE

LESLIE, March 10.-John Harvey
and daughter, Cal-ilee, spent Sun.
day in Americas with Mr.. and Mrs
Lucius Harvey.
Miss Beauford Harvey, of Ameri-
Gus, spent Sunday night in Leslie
with Miss Carilee Harvey.
{. NJ. Hall, of Americas, was a
business visitor here Thursday aft.
crnoon.
Mrs. Pool, Of Cordele, is here Wis.
ting at the home Of her son, G. NJ.
Pool.
Mrs. Fred Dupree, of Americus,
came to Leslie Monday to visit her
daughter, Miss Reva Dupree.
Mrs. f. W. Hiner and son, Win
fred, went to Americas Monday.
Robert Heath, of Leesburg, was a
visitor in town Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Rubye Jennings spent Sat
urday and Sunday at her home in
Dawson. = yM q
Mrs. Elizabeth Bottom, Mrs. A. 7,
Johnson and Mr.. w. r. Bottom re-
turned Monday from a three weeks
visit to relatives in Florida.
Marion Sims, who has been i'll for
several weeks, has been worse since
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Chaffield visited her sis
ter in Americas Saturday and Sun,
day.
Misses Jewel Bridges and Ruth
Ranew was the guest of Mrs. King
in Leesburg Tuesday evening going
over to attend play at the school
auditorium given by Leesburg stu
dents.
Roy Wade, of Macon, was a bust.
ness visitor here Tuesday evening
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet Friday afternoon at school
auditorium at $3.50. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
Miss Mary Forester spent Tues
day night at her home in Leesburg
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-10
500 PCT. GAIN
lin CURCULIOS
Fort Valley Experts Re,
port Prospect Of An
other Wormy Year

FORT VALLEY, March 10.-A
total of 916 adult curculios were col
lected on a block of about five hun
drea and fifty trees on Wednesday,
Match 8, by agents of the Fort Val
Legislation of the U. S. Bureau of En-
tomology. This is about five hun,
dred percent increase over the total
number collected two days previous.
The early appearance of such a great
number of curculios is an excellent
indication of another wormy year.
lOn account of the seriousness of
the situation growers are advised to
make jarring frames Immediately and
jail each morning for the beetles.
Full information concerning the
method of Earring can be obtained at
the Fort Valley station.
In addition to this jarring growers
mqst follow the government spray
ing and busting schedules and other
Recommendations very closely if this
serious problem is to be handled sue
cessfully. A very wormy crop, prob
abby even worse than 1920, can be
expected unless every effort is made
blythe growers to carry through the
Recommendation at the right time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-10
PENNINGTON

Mrs. P N. Pennington, Miss Lille
Wicker and David Pennington, mo-
tored to Americas Saturday after
noon.
Miss Zula Grace, of Cutoff, spent
the weekend with Miss Leila Israel
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Summers and
son, 0. T., Miss Leila Israel and Miss
Zula Grace, spent Saturday in Amer
icus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Ledger an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Ella
Cristine, Sunday, March 6.
f. r. Lane and daughter, Miss
Jewel, of Myrtle Spring, visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Lane Fri
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Methun and
children, of Twenty eighth district,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Holloway.
Misses Leslie Israel, Zula Grace and
Wicker Pennington. visited the na.
tiona cemetery at Andersonville
Sunday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 2. Baton enter.
tanned the young people Friday eve
ming with a dance. A large crowd
attended and reported a most de.
lightful time.
Mr. and Mrs. John Aycock and son,
James, of Andersonville, spent Sun,
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Ledger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Clemens and
Miss Lille and Charlie Pennington
visited Mrs. S. S. English and family
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-10
DE SOTO.

Pc SOTO, March 16.-Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Johnson were the guests
of EMr. and Mrs. F. l.. Bartholomew
Sunday in CoTdele
Mrs. Camilla Wise has returned
to Plains after spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. W. j. Smith,
Miss Mary J. Slaton has returned
home after spending some time with
relatiEes@in Reynolds.
Messrs. w T. Cooke and Frank
Hall made a business trip to Ameri-
Gus Tuesday.
Mrs. Mcdonald has returned to
Montgomery, Ala, after ten days
visit to her sister, Mrs. James West
Mrs. Mary Smith has returned to
Andersonville after spending several
weeks here With relatives.
DR.. Geo Bagley attended the ban
quet of the. Sumter County Medical
Association lat the Windsor Hotel
Friday night.
Mrs. E. L. Wilson, of Leslie, Wis
tied friends here Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Hall spent Tuesday
in Americas.
Mrs. Corrie Howard went to Amer,
icus Tuesday On a shopping trip.