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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05

across an automobile, without lights,
standing. In Z dark spot on the road
eide. Throwing the light from q nash
light into Il, they saw q Negro te.
sembling the one they. had shot at lying
on the back ssat as though. injured. A
white man sat at the steering wheel.
Frank Seeds asked what they were
doing there, lut got no answer. The
man at the wheel started his engine
Running to their home. the men got
their own car and gave chase, but soon
were eluded. The automobile bore. a
Pennsylvania license tag. State police
have telesraphed to Harrisburg to learn
the owner Of the car.
State troopers are being mobilised
from all sections Of the State TO- aid
In the invesdsation BY the. Fire Pro:
lection Bureau. They will BE- mounted
and on motorcycles. and will patrol
oil roads In the three counties ut night.
''shoot. First" Orders
Farmers are cooperating in the n:
vestigation by maintaiinrins night
are divided by employers and employees,
and every man has orders to "shoot
first and inquire afterward' II persons
enter the barn unann0unced.
The investigation will be under the
direction Of Major l.. G.. Adams, su.
perintendent Of state police. through
Major G. NJ, Wilhelm, chief Of the
Bureau Of Fire Protection, assisted BY
J. W. Morgan, deputy superintendent,
and Arthur II. Finley and Thomas O..
Ryan, deputies Of Major Wilhelm: A
temporary station has been established
In West Chester, with sub. station at
Malvern to cover the Main Line sec.
tion.
A sufficient force will be on the
ground within forty .eight hours to pO.
lice the entire three counties thor
Major wilhelm reached West Chester
Yesterday and after comforting with
District Attorney Windle and other Of
ficiais OF Chester and Delaware
Counties, received reports OF investi'
sotions OF barn fires made by State
troopers.
Indicates Fire Bugs Work
"Although several Of the fires were
caused by ordinary causes. such as
children playing with matches. the
large number Of barns that have beer
destroyed, and the fact that they .art
spread over such wide area. might
Sdiissts %issa tsf ssd bug ii ~0tf theory
strengthened by the fact that two mel
have been seen to run from the last tw'
fires.
This latter abatement is important
hut 1 have not talked with the Wit
nesses vet and cannot say anything o.
TO their value in the investigation. =.
hone to he in better shape tomorrow t
have q clear view Of these mysteriou
fires and the public will get ull We fin
OUT"
4 resolution calling upon Governo
Sproul to take immediate action 7
bring to an end the inccndiary fires j
Chester and Delaware Counties and I
apprehend the guilty parties was posse
last night at the sixth annual conven
ton Of the Interstate Milk Producers
,. Association In the Adelphia Hotel.
. False Alarms Hamper Firemen
To add to the difficulties Of Cheste
County iiremen series Of false alarm
! from country districts are beipg ser
In daily, necessitating an investigate
OF each one before it Is answered.
The latest false alarm came frol
, Gradyville, where It was said tw
barns were in flames.
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Mrs. Sterrett Gives Up
Home; Case U1,sOlUed
Continued from PAGE Ono

continued from PAGE One
when he made business trips there?"
Who told you that?' she questioned
back. turning abruptly.
She was informed that the state.
ment came from the authorities in
vestisating the case.
II nm sorry" she said. II cannot
talk with you. have too much TO do"
and with that she finished her slow
mounting of the stairs and disappeared.
Sent Checks to Woman Friend
The fact that Mr.. Sterrett had a
woman friend In Pittsburgh became
know when investigators discovered
among his effects number of Cancelled
checks in small amounts made payable
month after month to this woman. Mrs
Sterrett was questioned and said she
did not know her, 30 detectives went
to Pittsburgh and found the woman.
They discovered she was we'll past
thirty. a spins,er. of limited means ana
fond Of golf, She was startled when
informed that Mr.. Sterrett was dead.
She said she had known him for ten
years or more. and two or three times
each year during his trips to Pitts.
burgh he would call for her aud they
would play golf together.
The checks were given her. she sa,a,
to euy golt pals ana sticks and to
MAINTAIN her membership IN the little
clup Where thcy played together: AS
tar as the AUTHORITIES could nnd, 1t
was an innocent companionship, Its
most serious aspect pelng IN" fact that
;NFs: ',elrt'' WIS never illo,heu o.!
her husband OF these visits and games.
This Sterrett cas-" has reached a
point" said on" of the leaders In the
lh'esugatioh' wheGs az our carry
hopes are dasned; All OF tne clues tnat
looked ~ promising aI the start nave
turned OUT 10 pe hop",ess'
Another clue led to Youngstown. o.'
where lived woman wh9 had spent
some time on a visit win Mr.: ana Mrs.
Sterrett IN New 1ork. here again
the trinl bore no frult.,
Typewriters, hundreds OF them. In
all suspected corners have been 'S'
! amined IN an eH"rt 10 match me Typ,
1 Win 'hat VI tne laoel WHICH WIS Pas,cu
on the, ANONYMOUS, package containing
| the cake, but without success.
I,vestiy,t,on Ruun,ue lint
q, -. '., ,,..",, u
MAJOR " bu'lrr lnu'e. ~ Mes'
1hes,er' Lr"'tict .A.s'tn'a "l 'n>tel M
sounty: VINO mas Deen IN charse OF nv
Sta'e in.use,Ia'ion ., III ine '"sr a s".t
the inveSugatiCh was sun in prosress
mat ilttie tmhes were turning up al
the time ana were oelhs run down II
the nope tnat somewhere among men
would be found the lean that woui'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
JOHN WANAMAkER, JR., sues
Judgment Against Him Tor Losss, !,
osauvllis Entered by Default Y

New York, Dec. 6.-(By A. pI
Judgment for $12, 288. .O2 arsin.,
John Wanamaker, Jr., son Of Rodm.s
Wanamaker. has been entered by "a A..
fault in the county clerks Office IN NJ
York in favor Of the. Societe Anony~s
des Casinos de Deauville ct Cannes.
The corporation conducts casinos =,
French watering places, where insss
wealthy Americans sustained hse,.
gambling Losses last summer.
Counsel for the society alleged th..
Mr.. Wanamaker cashed check ~
20 900 francs and one for 25 900 frsrSsss Ss
at the Deauville Casino on July IL. s"S
another for 100. 900 francs the foiIo~a
ing day. Payment was refused, COINS,
said, when the checks were PRESENT.
at the American Express CompsnS's
Paris Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
mittee on. State Finances At Dr. Kiu

mittee on. State Finances at Dr. XII
home In Swarthmore.
The Governor .elect will be teudet
a reception Thursday night BY the ~
Club, at Thirteenth and Locust streslS'
and on Friday night Mr.. and Mrs, PiSs'
chot will give a dinner to Mr.. KIM
committee and to the experts who ~
operated with the committee, st ~
Bellevue. .Stratford Hotel.
On Saturday night, tho Governe,y
elect will be the guest at a dinner ~
en- by the Manufacturer Club. Mcs.
day he goes to Pittsburgh to familiss ss;ss
himself with the needs Of the Uniyer.is !
ty Of Pittsbureh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
Adolph l. Lowe

Adolph l.. Lowe, eighty.two years
old. TO West Russell street. who served
with distinction in the navy during the
Civil War and the World War. died
Sunday night from a stroke OF apoplexy.
Mr.. Lowe, who was born In Nordhau-
sen, Germany, shipped to South Amer.
ica when twenty years old, and enlisted
in the United States Navy at Rio de
Janeiro.
His age did not deter him from seek.
ing service when this country declared
war on the country Of his birth. He
was accepted and sent TO Virginia
Beach with a machine gun battalion,
and the first time be ever used q gun
Of this type made $50 hits out Of a pos
sibls 900 on the range thers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
Peter J. Callan

Funeral services will be held Thurs.
day morning for Peter ], Calan. an
active Republican worker in Ii" Tenth
Ward and an omplove Of the Sheriff g
Office, who died suddenly last Sunday.
Solemn requiem mass will b" sung in
st. Johns Church, Thirteentb street
above Chestnut, at 10 o'clock. Inter-
terry.
Callan was the second aide Of Tom
Cunningham. leader OF the Tenth Ward.
TO die within a week. The other was
james Eagen, an cmploye of the Clerk
Of Quarter Sessions Court,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
Nathan Wilson

Nathan Wilson, eighty.two years old,
died yesterday at the home of his niece,
Mrs. Anna DeMottos, 216 Middesox
street, Gloucester. y. J. He was n
Civi! War veteran and had lived in
Gloucester since 1865. The funeral
will be held Thursday from the resi-
dcnce and will be attended BY members
of the G.. A. Il. and Sons Of Veterans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
HER LONG TRIP IN VAIN

Marietta. o.. Dec. 5.--Miss Helma
lFrick, who came from Cologne. Ger
many, to marry Edward Grelosk,
farmer, who resides near here. changed
,ker mind upon her arrival yesterday y
and last night left for Pittsburgh.
% girl became acquainted with Gre.
Hryrth>s father Of four motherlesl
I'd through On International
4 1721 G11Diel assSey.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
Robert o. Glow, Sr.

Robert u. Glow. Sr.. superintendent
of the Equitable Beneficial Society. of
Camden. died yesterday at his home.
80 State street. Camden. He was in
his seventeen year. death was due to
pneumonia, following cold with which
he was stricken Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. Glow was born in Delaware. De-
cember %, 1852. and had been resi-.
dent Of Camden for thirty-thres years.
lie is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Jessie NJ. Glow a son, Robert u. Glow
.Ir.. a real estate man of Camden and
president Of the kiwanis Club. of CAM
don: also BY two daughters. Mrs. Su"
Glow Seymour, who IL now abroad, and
Miss Irene G. Glow.
Tho funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon. Services vii! be conducted
at the hous. and interment will b" made
in Harlei:h Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05

APARTMENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURSE
and meet overy requirement may be found
quickly by consulting the Apartment column
on page S4.---Adc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
Mrs. Emma c. Sachse

Mrs. Emma Caroline Sachse, widow
Of DR.. Julius Frederick Sachse. a
widely known author and physician,
died Yesterday at her home. 442s Pine
street, in her eightieth year. Mrs.
Suchse was born and educated here.
She was active in philanthropic en-.
deavors. She leaves five children. They
are Mrs. $. $. Sadtler, Of Chestnut
Hin; Mrs. George s. Tyson. Mrs. a.
c. Hercher, of California. and Albert
s, and Emma $. Sachse. The funeral
will take place Thursday morning, with
interment In West Laurel Hill Gene.
tery.
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False Alarms Hamper Firemen

To add to the difficulties Of Chester
County iiremen q series Of false alarms
from country districts are being sent
In daily, necessitating an investigation
Of each one before 1t Is answered.
The latest false alarm came from
Gradyville, where 1t was said two
barns were in flames.
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
FREIoHTER SAVES 81 AS
LINER SINKS IN MID OCEAN

NEW YORK. Jan. 23.--"Mod sunk.
Survivors on board Melmore Head"
That message. received by the naval
communications bureau today, gave all
the news 30 far received from the
stricken Norwegian freighter. which
was completing her maiden voyage,
with a crew Of thirty.four on board.
The Mod left New York Friday, jan
uary Is, bound for Christiania.
While the message did not state. II
was believed here today that all mem
bers of the crew were saved. Messages
yesterday indicated that the Melmore
Head, British freighter out Of Belfast
bound for st. John, New Brunswick,
was standing by before the Mod sunk
In mid-Atlantic. ......
A later wireless said all of the mem
bers OF the Mod crew were saved and
are aboard the Melmore Head.
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
DWDS N Clash WITH POLICE At vAT|CA
Baptist Resolutions
Hay Alexandra
Divorce Ring"

The following rssolntions sosrs
adopted yesterday bv ths u. r. N.
Cnrtaiw Memorial Bdraco class of
the First Baptist Church of Ater-
Gndrid, Va:
WHEREAS; It Is claimed and
widely published that notorious
divorce conditions estst In. Alex
andria, and -
WHEREAS; an investigation
has been projected by the bar as
sociation Of this city, and
WHEREAS; the good name Of
our city has been blackened, in the
eyes Of many inside and outside Of
THEREFORE,, BE IT RE-
SOLVED, by the ]. r. N. Curtin,
Memorial Baraca Bible Class, rep
resenting more than 300 members,
that as citizens we recognize per-
sonal responsibility in helping to
remedy these conditions,
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that we will give encouragement
individually and collectively, to
any and every agency attempting
to bring evidence before this com
mittee of Investigation, se5
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that no guilty person or persons
should be allowed to escape pun
ishment.
These resolutions were passed in
regular class meeting January 22,
Is. CARPENTER, President.
w M. TOPPING, Scrtary. ,
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
MANY HURT
AS PA MIC
REIGN5 IN
ROME RIOT
Multitude Surges Around vati-
can. Where Pope's Body Lies
In State -ConcIave Feb. z.
By FRANK e. MASON.
International News Service.

81
/, ROME, Jan. 23.-The conclave Of
Cardinals to elect a successor TO the
late Pope Benedict XIV Will be held
February 2, according to the Gior-
male DTtalia today.
A clash occurred between the
crowds and the police I'm front Of
st. Petsr's during the MORNING. In
the panic which ensued q number
Of persons were injured. The vast
assemblage. which increased in mum.
ibers hourly. attempted to break
through the police Gordon and enter
the church. -
Extra Police on Duty.
The injuries of those hurt in the
crush before st. Peters consisted
, chiefly of bruises.
A number of men and women were
treated at Santo spirito Hospital.
Extra police guards had been sta
toned about the Vatican to handle
the vast crowds and to prevent any
disturbances by Communists and
Anti-clericals.
The body Of the late pontiff will
be buried temporarily In o crypt to.
morrow or wednesday. The burial
was to have taken place today, but ar
s1ngements we-o changed late this
safternoon.
The body will occupy the crypt
until the final tomb Is prepared.
Ordinarily the body reposes in the
crypt for year.
Usually the body of a pope lies
IN state nine days after death. but
Benedict XIV had expressed the wish
chat his body be not embalmed.
Viewed by Thousands.
The body was transferred early in
| the morning from the throne room
TO the Sistine chapel and still later
to the Basilica of st. Peters, where
ft was viewed by mourning thou
sands during the afternoon. The
date for interment had been set for
s o'clock, and before that time
continuous stream Of humanity had
poured between the massive doors
| Of the cathedral. ..
A wall of soldiers, two deep,
formed a lane through which the
mourners and spectators passed.
Gigantic Candles.
Behind the massive bronze doors
Of Sacrament chapel the catafalQue
rested. surrounded by fluttering
candies of gigantic size. The Grim
non death couch had been tilted at
the head so that all could get a
siin,nae of the body upon It. It
ccs,I be seen that Benedict's face
s-ss- calm and serene. and the lips
80 siiehtly parted as though he
-ere about to speak.
-Four noble guards, with drawn
~rords. as rigid as statues, stood be-
uide the body.
Following out traditional custom,
gl,e Vatican physicians removed from
Ire mortal remains Of the Pontiff
me nesT ht.r sSS 'U nrn which ~ 'o wiII RiAI.e rs'
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
President Takes Shot At Farm Bio.
Text OF President 5
Speech At Farm
Conference

The test of President Harding',
speech at the opening of the farmers
conference follo,os:
Secretary Wallace and Members
Of the Conference:
It is an occasion of the greatest
satisfaction to me that Secretary
Wallace's invitation has been so
widely and cordially accepted. !
confess the firm belief that in the
public life Of q people so inteli-
gent as the American nation most
problems may be regarded as well
on the way to solution when they
are once reduced 20 their simplest
terms and generally understood.
This conference was CALLED with
the aim to bring about such o
general understanding Of the criti-
cal situation now confronting
American agriculture.
We all understand that this con-
ference Is not q legislative body.
Its recommendation win ,require
10 be written into the statute books
by other authorities, or applied N
administration, after sanction by
those who must assume RESPONSE
Continued on Page 1s, Column ~
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
HEART ATTACK
ENDS CAREER Of
V|SCOUNT BRYCE
Former Envoy to U. S. Sue.
cumbs Suddenly at Sid
mouth, England. .

LONDON. Jan. 23.--viscount James
Bryce, Of Dechmont. died yesterday
at Sidmouth, Devonshire, Of heart
disease. s....
The end came peacefully and some
what suddenly. Viscount Bryce had
been staying In Sidmouth for the
last three weeks and was extremely
energetic.
Was Envoy Here for Five Years.
As a man of letters and a publicist,
Viscount Bryce was a world figure.
Outside Of his own country he was
best known in the United States,
where since the early eighties his In
terests had so largely centered that
he was sometims styled an English
Yankee"
One remarkable thing repeatedly
sad OF him was that he knew Amer.
lea better than most Americans. His
work, entitled ''The American Com.
monwealth," has been standard
textbook In the schools of the United
States for a generation. providing
the spectacle of foreigner instruct.
ing Americans in the workings and
structure Of their own life and laws,
as De Tocqueville had done to some
extent years previously in his DE.
mocracy In America"
Through his book, through innumer
able addresses in this country and
through five years service as the
British Ambassador In Washington
Viscount Bryce became one Of the
most notable human links In the chain
Of friendly relations between the
United States and Great Britain. The
extent to which he made his per
sonality felt is explained in part by
the fact that while he wa a scholar
and statesman of the highest rank, he
always could be found willing to meet
people and to discuss publicly and In
a friendly way topics Of national and
international interest.
Man Of Varied achievements.
He was a man of varied achieve.
ments, and mere reference to his in
terest in America does not by any
means sum UP his remarkable career
He was called "the most versatile
living Englishman," which would be
true, says one biographer, had he nor
been born In Ireland. son Of Scotch
father and Irish mother, and educated
In. Glasgow, whence he went to
Oxford.
He was born In Belfast May 10
1898, his father being the Rev. James
Bryce, OF Glasgow, a clergyman Of the
established church, and his mother
Margaret (Young) Bryce, Of County
Antrim. Ireland. He was educated in
the high school and University Of
Glasgow and subsequently gained q
scholarship at oxford. from which he
obtained his b. A. degree in 1852 and
his d. c. l.. in 1870. He afterward
added to his honors degrees In many
Of the most famous universities In the
world.
As a matter Of dates. II Is interesting
Continued on Page 3. Column 81
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
MAN DIES
LEAVING ~ CHILDREN

CAMBRIDGE, Nd, Jan. 23.-wil'
liam E. Slocum. seventy-three, q re.
tired farmer. died Friday at his home
on Hambrooksf Boulevard.
Mr.. Slocum was twice married. His
first wife left four children. M. Ed.
ward and James A. Slocum, Cam.
bridge; Martin 8. Slocum, New Jer.
sey. and Mrs. Lillian E. Stevens. His
second wife survives him. with thir.
teen children-George W.. Dorman,
Houston, Levin and William Slocum,
Mrs. Blanche Hurley. Mrs. Mary Nc.
Cready. Misses Dslla, Sallie, Lettie,
Minnie, Ida, and Lillian Slocum.
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
LLOYD GEORGE PRAISES
AGREEMENT ON ULSTER

LONDON, Jan. 29.-Premier Lloyd
George today congratulated Michael
Collins, minister Of fiance, in the
Irish provisional government and Sir
James Craig, head of the Unionist
government Of Ulster. on their
friendly agreement. Both called at
10 Downing street.
The Sim Fein viii life the Ulster
boycott. Sir James will see that the
Catholic shipyard workers in Ulster
get a square deal and both agreed to
the appointment Of a commission to
study the Ulster boundary question.
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
J HELD FOR LYNcHINo;
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. es.-Foi.
lowing the, arrest OF seven men In con.
nection with the lynching Of Jake
Brooks, negro, January IL. by alleged
ing to death OF two negroes In a house
near Packingtown this morning, Gov.
ernor J. b. Robertson declared martial
law In Oklahoma City and ordered out
State troops shortly before noon today
70 take public protection IN hand.
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
PASTOR BARS GIRLS IN
BREEcHES FROM COURT

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 23.--Young
women who come to church IN skiing
costumes without skirts viii be put
out. Father O'Gorman, M. c., pastor
Of the Church OF the Blessed Sacra-
ment. announced yesterday.
He declared that In the future he
would no more permit girls to attend
services IN regulation breeches, Jersey
and Jacket than he would permit men
to come to church In rowing toys.
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
Must Win Fight Now.

Deploring the apathy that has
marked the acl,on Of citizens Of Alex.
andria in the past, DIR. Jackson de.
clared that Alexandria ought to
have done her duty long ago.
''It In false civic PRIDE" he added,
that refuses light even from on
the outside.
Remember that unless the fight
Continued on Page Q. Column a
The Washington times., 1922-01-23
C|TIzENSF|GHT
PROPOSED BUS
Line FOR WIRE.
Association Spokesman Tells
Commission company's Char
ter WithhoIds Right.

The Washington Railway and Elec-
tric Company is without legal author
ity to operate bus line on Park
road between Sixteenth street and
Georgia avenue or any other route.
This was the contention made today
before the Public Utilities Commits
sion by William NICK. Clayton, chair
man of the public utilities committee
of the Federation of Citizens Assoc
citation. The Washington Railway
and Electric Company's charter only
gives them authority to operate a
street railway line and any other
business they conduct is wholly with
out their province, Mr.. Clayton con-
tended. ..
William F. Ham, president of the
company, admitted that he was of
the same opinion and that II the
Commission had sought to compel
them to operate bus line they would
have put up this point as an objec-
ton II they did not want to operate
the bus line. l....
He said that the only reason the
company was going into the bus line
business was to accommodate the
people in that section of the city,
and that the company did not expect
to make q profit out Of n. Rather It
was case of seeing how little IL
would lose on the plan. -....
Says Power Was Implied.
8. r. Bowen, vice president and
counsel for the company, contended
that the company was given implied
powers to operate a bus line as an
auxiliary to its service. and cited the
decision of the corporation counsel
that the washington Gas Light Com
pany could sell gas appliances in
addition to its business of manufac-
turing gas. -... .
Col. Charles Keller, chairman Of
the Commission, said that II there
Is an implied power to operate bus
line there Is also duty to operate
one II the occasion warrants one and
that In this connection might be
considered the 2-cent transfer, which
the company is asking for transfers
from its car line to the bus or from
the bus to its car line.
Mr.. Bowen told the Commission
that when the company changed from
horse cars to cable cars, its charter
had to be amended and when Il was
changed to underground conduit
from the cable, the charter was
amended again. He said the business
Of the company was the operation OF
street cars and that the method bf
propulsion did not enter largely into
II. He said he was positive that the
company could operate a bus line as
an auxiliary to its street railway
system.
The commission took the matter
under advisement,