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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
CORPSE" COMES TO LIFE
TO CAPTURE EXT0RTl0NER
Prohibition Agent Lying on Bier
Fools FAKE Dry Agent

Pittsburgh Jan. 1S.-Lying in
state" with the burial shrouds wrapped
about his body and candles burning by
the side of his bier. Prohibition Agent
Arthur II. sKqmmerling yesterday was
able to capture bogus prohibition
agent, who has been preying on big
hotelkeepers and liquor dealers. in the
act of extorting money from an East
Pittsburgh hotelnan. ,.,
The prisoner gave his name as vii.
liam Penrod. of Braddock. Marked
bills amounting to $50. which had been
given him. were found in his pockets
when searched, ,...
Yesterday morning, Agent Hammer
ling learned that the bogus agent had
made IN attempt to get $50 from q
hotelkeeper. who had asked for IA little
time in which to secure the money.
Later the bogus agent was instructed
to meet the hotelkeeper in undertaking
rooms, where the money would be paid
TO him. ....
In the meantime Kammerling went tc
the rooms and was laid on the couch
where the bodies OF the dead are wont
to rest. His face was carefully pow
dered to give the death pallor, and O
white silk robe wound about him.
After the alleged deal had been put
through the corpse" suddenly came &c
life and arrested Penrod.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
1ST ZONE HEARING.
THIS AFTERNOON
Sessions Each Wednesday Until
Full Views Of Public
Are Expressed
LETTERS REACH COUNCIL

The public will have its first oppor.
tunity to make itself beard upon the
zoning ordinance now before Council
at public hearing this afternoon at
. o'clock, to be conducted by Councils
Zoning Committee.
Two-hour sessions will be held each
Wednesday afternoon, until all who de-
sire to appear for or against the pro-
posed ordinance have been heard.
The Xoning Commission responsible
for the drafting Of the ordinance VIII
present its views and explain the pro-
visions of the bill. In addition, Ed
| ward NJ. Bassett, counsel for the New
York Zoning Commission. will discuss
coming.
ALREADY letters both of approval and
protest have been received by Mr.. Horn.
All Councilmcn have been invited to the
meeting.
The Zoning Commission is composed
of Director Caven. Assistant director
Wagner. Director Cortelyou. Edgar ".
Seeier, Edwin F.. Hollenback. Walter
+. Balinger. Alba Il. johnson. Cher
Clark. Of the Bureau of Building In
spection; City Architect Sinkler VIII
liam ii. Wilson. Colonel J. Howell
Cummings, Chief yogelson. NJ. Il. Me.
dary. Jr,. Director Warburton. Daniel
Crawford. Jr., and John McDevitt.
Representatives Of tho following asso.
Citations also have been invited to tho
meeting: Engineers Club, T-SQuarc
Club, Operative Builders. Master Build.
ers' Exchange. Chamber of Commerce,
Central Labor Union. Philadelphia
Chapter American Institute of Archi-
tects, Union League, Real Estate Board,
Municipal Engineers, Civic Club, City
Club, Bureau OF Municipal Research
and Building Owners and Managers
Association.
In the letters received Henry Whar.
ton Amerling, a lawyer. living at 81
West CheIten avenue, Germantown,
strongly advocates the passage of the
zoning ordinance, saying many beauti-
full properties in Germantown have been
injured by spectators building rows Oi
chea~ houses near the street line. which
are like chicken coops compared to tn,
fine properties ALREADY there
Webster X. Wethcrill, president O
the Aldine Trust Company. objects t'
the provision in the coming ordinance
whereby Chestnut street from Nine
teenth to Twenty third street would b.
designated as residential.
In Il letter to Council hc said in part
AS the trenu or business west y
Nineteenth street Is very definitely Sc
toward commercial properties, and tn,
value of properties has been increascC
thereby. it would seem like turning bacl
J the tide of progress and Likely to reduc,
greatly the prospective value If proper
ties to attempt to make such propert.
, available only for residential purposes
when recent sales and prospective ten
? dencies have been away from Residential
into commercial uses"
, Mr.. Wethcrill urges that the zonin,
bill be defeated unless the district wcs
of Nineteenth street is designated as
commercial area.
: The Central Labor Union has in
} dorsed the bill. and writes to state tha
$ a committee of five will be present a
3 the hearings TO urge the adoption OF III,
ordinance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
POWERS BACK j. S.
|! 0PEN.DO0R POLICY
Begin Working Out Details Of
Resolution for Equal Rights
in China
TO APPOINT TRADE BOARD

~ Washington. Jan. 1S.--Extcndcd
discussion of the American proposal to
apply more effcctually" the principle
OF the open door in China was in pros.
pect today when rho Far Eastern Com.
mittee Of the Arms Conference resumed
consideration of the subject.
The proposal was revised at the sug.
gestion Of the British delegation 70
provide for an international board Of
reference 10 review present and future
concessions to determine whether they
conflict with the open door policy as
defined in the original draft Of tho
resolution presented by Secretary
Hughes.
u already has been given tho ap.
proval of the British delegation las u
stands" while the delegates Of Italy
have announced adherence in principle
The resolution briefly would bind the
represented Powers not to seek spprial
spheres of influence in China nor secure
concessions or monopOlicS which would
abridge the principle Of equal economic
and commercial opportunity. while
China, on ner part, would undertake TO
cooperate in maintaining that equality.
Although Baron ShidoharA. for .lanan
FApIeNS"0 accord with lOH genera
principles embodied. hc reserved iudg.
ment pending opportunity for more
thorough examination Of tho proposal.
For the French delegation VI. Sar.
rnut. while indicating. with tho other
spokcsmen. acceptance of III" pro-
visions redefining thc open door prin-
,iplc and setting up the International
board OF reference seriously questioned
the practicability of the provision i'm
Article " whereby existing concessions
may he submitted to the board for pos
siblc adjustment IL they appeared in
consistent with the open door principles
tet forth.
NJ. Sarraut said he felt this pro o.
vision might result in existing right :
being compromised. and rontendcd il
would mean Introduction Of thc priu .
ciples Of retroactivity and of revision
which had mot before been admitted
TO recognized legal status" He said
IL would be necessary 10 study tho
probable effect OF the article more care .
fully before reaching any final decision.
The Shantung negotiations mean .
time. were continued today by the Jap
anese and Chinese delegates. while com e.
pletion of the naval treaty still awaited
solution of the Pacific fortificatiOns
problem. despite receipt by the japanese
of partial instructions from Toxic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
6 CANDIDATES PICKED FOR
u. OF P. BOARD VACANCIES
Trustees Choose From List Of t2
Submitted BY Alumni SocietY I

From thc list of twelve names sub
mitted by the Board Of Directors If
tho General Alumni Society. the Board
Of Trustees Of tho University of Penn
Sylyania has selected sit as official
candidates for the two vacancies now
existing in its membership.
As announced by Horace NJ. Lip
pincott. secretary of the Alumni So
ciety, the graduates still in the race
are: For the first vacancy. George
Woodward Wickcrsham. so. of New
York City. former Attorney General OF
the United States; George A. Sagcn
dorph. 80. Of Boston. vice president
Of the Associated Pennsylvania Clubs
and president Of the Penn Metal Com =
pnny. and Charles A. Patterson. 90.
Wilmington. Del. vice president of the
+. |. du Pont dr Ncmours Company.
For the second vacancy: Robert E.
Hill. 50. It New York City. vice
president Of Madeira. Hin x Co.. o!
New York: Albert r. Iirunkor. 'Oi. OF
Chicago. H.. president of the Liquid
: Carbonic Company. former president
Of the Associated PENNSYLVANIA Clubs
and Of the Chicago Alumni Society. Nnc
Charles Il. Hurley, IS. Of Tacoma
WASH. contracting engineer. anr
former president Of the Pacific North.
west and Tacoma Alumni Societies.
From those six graduates the genera
alumni will select two 10 serve on the
board. All members OF three wears
standing will be given an opportunity
TO cast a ballot before February 20
For an election 1000 votes are required
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
POOR RICHARDS Z
/. HONOR FRANKLIN
Wit and Humor Flow at ean
quet-Senator Harrison {
One of Speakers
VAUDEVILLE FEATURES

Benjamin Franklin's memory y..
honored BY mepbers OF the Poor Rics
nrd Club Inst night at their annual hon
quet in the Bellevue Stratford.
The circus feature OF the enterts,,
ment was achieved partially by n coa
tinuous vaudeville performance. A csa
vas ceiling and canvas walls turned ~.
ballroom into miniature replico ~ !.
"big top" Diners and the ladies ~
filled the balconies Joined in tho M. nav
formance by tunes on tin horns ~,
Melting one anotherw with wads OF naa.1 aau
The spirit Of Ben Franklin was n
voked by Jarvis A. Wood. This "a
time honorcd custom Of Poor Ricbo.i
speakers we're: Miss Susane Silvss
cruys. Thomas L.. Mason, OF Liie
rrd Senator Pat Harrison, of Misses.
sippi. .. ..,,
iiumor as the antidotc for war wa.
proposed by Mr.. Mason. He said i,
must be an international sense a,
bumor. With that, he said. any ns,ion
that talked or thought OF war would
become instantly ridiculous, not on,y "a
the rest of the world, but also to 4,
own people. ,..
Senator Harrison spoke in toucbir,
admiration of Philadelphia polite.
among other things. ~ like your noli.
tics" he said.N "You do II so smooth,
here. You always seem to be so ears.s,
about It. Your politicians obey n,
mandate OF William Penn and live h
brothcr1y love-"
The Senator took the cue given \,
the curtain advertisement on the s,s,,
and pledged his vote for the Sesoui,
Centennial project. Philip G. Staple,
president of the club. also announce,
that all the advertising men are read,
to advertise the project il somebody viii
! invite them,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
GERMAN EXPLAINS MARINE
General Says Delay Of Courier
Turned Victory Into Retreat

Berlin, Jan. 1S.-(By A. P.)-Fail-
ure Of \the German troops TO keep in
touch with headquarters during the last
phases of the advance upon Paris in
1914 was the cause Of the German re-
pulse and the "Miracle Of the Marne.
according TO General Won kuhl. who
has written commentary upon the
Governments dcrision 10 make public
the war archives.
Lieutenant lIentsrh was sent TO the
first and second German armies with
orders from the General Staff. His fail
IRE to reach the scene Of battle on time
led General Won Buclow 10 order u
retreat. Lieutenant lIrntsch arrived
during the retreat.
The action of the German com
mand." the general declares, cleft the
French who had been beaten, iogfully
surprised and astoundcd.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
TO TRAIN CITIZEN SAILORS
Naval Officers Here Volunteer Serv.
ices at Meeting

More than sixty officers Of the nircd
States Naval Reserve force Of Phila
delphia and vicinity volunteered. last
night, TO take part in the raining Of n
force OF "cltizPn sailors immediately.
at a meeting held in the Manufacturers
Club.
The officers and men are enrolled in
Glass g. the unpaid volunteer Naval
Reserve. and every preparation was
made To re form the shattered forces Of
the reserve, virtually wiped out Of OK e
itsence by the order Of September 30
Committees were appointed to pre- .
pare for tho active training of approx @
matcly 80 men; 10 make ready for
early use Of Eagle Boat -. and other
ships assigned to the district fOr train =
ing purposes and open central head =
ouaEters iu this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
CONTINUE ARBUCKLE TRIAL
Police Map Expert Explains Oia
gram Of Fatty's Suite

san Francisco. Jan. 1S.-F. y. La
tulip. police department diagram cX-
pert. was ready to resume his IrSti-
mony today in the second manSlGughtPr
trial Of Roscoe G. ArbucEl" in Superior
Court here.
lie wa. called to explain regarding
maps Hnd photographs f the AvburlIr
suite in the Hotel St Francis. whore
ArbuckIe gave the party h, which Miss
Virginia Rape + alleged to have >ui-
fcred fatal injury.
The proceedings Yesterday We're n
reversal Of the first ArbUckle trial, in
that District Attorney Matthew Brady
started out with medical testimony.
Assistant District Attorney Milton
U'Ren denied he charged Arbuckle at
,orneys with tipping policemen" and
spending money like water" yester-
day.
U'Ren, who was reported to have
said that "ArbuCklp money was paid
to San Francisco policemen. at the Hall
Of Justice, to 'Crcote an atmosphere"
favorable to the defendant. declared in
vigorous terms that he had made no
such statement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
MRS. CARUSO NAMED
Court Appoints Tenor's Wife Ad'
ministratrix for Estate in N. J.

Trenton, Jan. 1S.-Mw. Dorothy p.
r. Caruso. of New York, was appointed
by Chancellor Walker Yesterday as an
cillary administrators of the estate Of
her late husband. EnricO Caruso, los
Gated in New Jersey. Her bond was
fixed at $3.50. 900. with the understand
ing that the amount might be increased
at any time that the Court might deem
such action proper.
The property of Caruso'S estate in
New Jersey comprises his contract with
the Victor PhonogrHph Company, OF
Camden, under which the. tenor or his
personal representative was to receive
in perpetuity royalties amounting to
10 per cent of the list of catalogue price
of all Caruso records sold by the Victor
Company. The amount Of those royal
ties is indeterminatc. but the Court
was informed it 10 not less than $3.50,
600 a year,
The value Of the CaWso estate in
Italy is about 10000. 900 Ira. This
does not include the holdings in New
York. for which ancillary receivers were
recently appointed. or the Victor con L.
tract. His daughter Gloria inherits one
half of the estate after certain specific
bequests are cared for.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
Bill Tilden Suffers
attack Of Laryngitis

Bill Tilden, world champion ten
mis- player. is suffering from a slight
attack Of laryngitis and Penn's ten
mis- rally scheduled for Saturday
night has been called of. Tilden
was 10 meet Vincent Richards. the
youthful net star. in Wcightman
Hall on the boards Saturday night
in a singles match. and afterward.
paired with Wallace johnson. was
TO meet Richards and Washburn in
a doubles match.
According TO Bill Steele. man.
ager Of the tennis team. the ban.
Quct will be held Saturday night.
Tilden is expected to attend the get
together, but will not be in shape to
do any. playing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
STUDENT LOANS INCREASE
Methodist Episcopal Church Reports
S1,711,ooo OUTSTANDING

New York. Jan. 1S.-The board OF
Education Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. in session here yesterday, an
nounced it had outstanding $l,711 900
loaned to students to finance their
education and that since the student
aid system was installed 10000 young
men and women have obtained loans.
A large increase in the number OF
applications received in 1921 is at
tributed by the board to "a boom in
education and general financial string
ency."
LGst year. it was reported, 2176 stu
dents borrowed $240, $40, repayinc
during the year S13O,O00 In 1920
students numbering 1916 obtained loans
amounting to S1G6,69l, rrpayine
S14o, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
MISS FARRAR QUITS
OPERA FOR TOUR
New York Prima Donna to Give
Concerts in Extended Circuit
Of Leading Cities
MAKES CHANGE AT FORTY

New York. Jan. 1S.---tieraldine Far
rar will quit the Metropolitan Opera
Company at the end of the present sea-
SOM Announcement that she would
voluntarily end her long reign as Amer
ica's chosen prima donna was made last
night while the singer was appearing
with the opera in Brooklyn. Miss Far
ar is to go on an extended concert tour
Of her own. lasting throughout the
1022-23 musical season.
No reason was furnished for her leav-
ing the Metropolitan. where she has
been the dominating woman star tif-
teen years. Mis- Farrar contented her
self with this brief notice to the press {:
During the season of 1922 Gcral.
dine Farrnr will be heard in concert in
nearly all the principal cities in this
country. An extended tour. beginning
in California October =. 1922. has been
arranged for her. She will sing i'm
Cuba for the first time in February,
1929.
Miss Farrar will use her nrivatc
car. in which she lives. while travelling.
I During the Christmas holidays she IN.
| tends 10 return 10 New York for two
weeks 20 visit her friends.
Not Question OF salary
One Of the host informed rf he
Metropolitan's attaches was authorit
for q StatcmCnt that the question oI
q money had nothing 10 de- with tho los'
Of Miss Farrar. that her decision rested
solely on her determination to enter the
! concert held.
/ Miss FarrHr'S contract. lust expiring
guaranteed her fifty Appearances in enci
NAf al a 81
formanCc-S0O, 900 Il year.
Persons familiar with tho buSineS!
side of the concert tours said last nigh
there was no question that Il singer o
Miss Farrar'S popularity could earn ;
princCly sum on tour.
Miss Farrar'S determination to deser
the operate stage. at least for the tim,
being. comes just aS she is rounding on
q twenty wears career here and abroad
during which she has been recognized "a
ono of the worlds great sopranos. will
voice particularly fine in the lowe
register. Her ability as an actress ha
contributed much 10 her succes" and T.
those two assets she has brought tn
added appeal Of an engaging personality
Forty Nea-S Old
Miss Farrar was born in Melrose
Mass. on February 2S. 1882. She will
be forty years old this month. She san
before Jean de RSzkc at fourteen, thel
went abroad to study. She was taugh
by Trabadello in Paris and Lilli Leh
mann in Berlin and made her debut il
the Royal Opera in the last name
city as Marguerite in Faust" on Oc
tober u. 1901. Oac or her most note
roles has been Cio Clio San in Ma
dame Butterfly" Her repertoire ha
included Manon. Mincaela. Mignon
Elizabeth. Tosca, Juliet, Carmen an
That's.
Six years ago Miss Farrar mario
Lou Tcllegen. tho actor. What was de
scribrd AS "a clash Of temperamcrts
ended their romance. as the publ
learned, when last summer. in West
chester County. TcllegCn sued her for
separation. alleging that she had barre
him from her home Mt 90 West Sew
. rnty- fourth street. Manhattan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
SLAVE TRADE AIDED
.B BY i. S. MUNITIONS
Only America Sends Arms to
Abyssinia, British Corre-
spondents AIIege
FREEMEN IN THE MINORITY

London. Jan. 1S.-That Abyssinia Is
the last home of open slavery; that in
its capital, Adds Abeba. there are more
slaves than freemen, and that the Brit
ish Legation there is full of slaves
owned by legation servants. are asser-
tions made by two experienced corre-
Spondents of the Westminster Gazette
who lately have been in AbrsSinia. The
newspaper yesterday published the first
Of series of articles by the correspond
ents detailing present day conditions in
ibyssinia.
The correspondents assert that Of the
slaves alleged to be- in the British lega- :
ton many are British subjects. having
bceL captured by slave raiders in Br;t-
ish territory. They declare that not
only are the slaves who enter the lpga
tion compound not instantly set free.
bur II they have escaped from their own
crS the latter can enter the compound
TO rrcapturr them.
The article declares that France.
Great Britain and Italy. having bound
themselves under the arms convent ion
Of 1910 not to supply munitions to the
AbySsinianS. it is now only America
witch is importing. or seeking TO i'm q.
port. arms into AbySsinia a-arm- drs-
tined to assist the slave raiders
In an editorial on the article the
Westminster Gazette suggests that the
British Foreign Office has preferred Ia
say as little as possible about the alleged
scandalous conditions. and calls for the
abandonment of the, "huSh policy" and
for the full light of publicity to be
thrown on them both in England and the
United States.
who would have thought it posi-
bc." says the newspaper. ito see any
where in the world in 1922 10000 newly
captured slaves marching in one gang
to lifelong captivity
The editorial adds that it is unfor-
tunate the United States did not sign the
1919 convention. "but we feel sure tn,
State Department at Washington, one,
it realizes the fact, will not delay II
making it's attitude clear"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
UNREST IN IRELAND
Followers Of De Valera Stimulating
Disturbances. Correspondent Says

London, Jan. Is BY A. PIT n
rest prevails in southern Ireland. says
the Dublin correspondent of the Lon.
don Times. who intimatrs that follow.
CrS Of Eamon de Valera may he en-
gagged in stimulating disturbances.
"A spirit of extreme republicanism.
The correspondent declares. "still flames
in the South. where large bodies of
armed men refuse to accept the treaty
between Ireland and Great Britain.
There has been an epidemic of robbery
and other crimes of violence IN Dublin
and in rural districts. which demands
strong measures from the Govern
mPnt.
The appointment Of Owen O'Duffy
aS chief Of staff of the Irish republican
army was announced in Dublin today.
He succceds Richard MuIcahy. the pres q.
ent Minister of Defense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
CORN SHIP SAILS FOR RUSSIA
Western Maid Is Manned by an AL
American Crew

Baltimore. Jan. IS, ~- Laden with
about 1000 tons Of corn and manned by
an all American crew from master to
mess boy. the steamship Western Maid
cleared yesterday for Reval, a Baltic
seaport. where thc cargo will be un-
loaded for starving Russians.
The purpose OF selecting all native
Americans is 10 refute foreign ,propa-
gnnda being promulgated in shipping
circles that American seamen are not
the EQUALS Of the men Of some Of the
scararing races Of Europe.
Captain HNincS said an itemiZed aC'
count Of everything thar happens to the
vessel on the voyage will be kcpt, and
he is confident it will show that nm
American vessel can be rua Ms eco
nOmcnlly and managed as efficiently
by native Americans ds by any Other
crew in the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
ANDREW J. TOWN
Funeral to Take Place Tomorrow
Morning at 1920 Chestnut Street

----a The funeral Of Andrew Jackson
.y.Town, who died Monday at his resi-
dence. 1434 Catharine street. will take
place tomorrow morning at 1920
Chestnut street lntermcnt viii be In
West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Town. for twenty wears was
general agent for the Adams Express
Company and was connected with the
company forty five years.
He was a member Of Industry Lodge,
No. 13l. +. and A. NJ. ffty-for
years. His great grandfather. John
Neveling, was Georg" Washington :
chaplain. His great gruudfathcr on
his mothers side was John Hart. the
city's high constable. lie mad three
brothers who served in the Civil War.
bis brother Thomas r. Town being q
general.
lie is survived by son and Two
daughters.