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Mrs. De Bduchel
Seeks VindicatiOn
Continued from Page One


dl"r ana he will nor deny that twice
after our engagement, long nfter. | Of.
f"red To release him.
He vrhcmently refused and rrird
that ! was cruel to suggest it.
'"Thi~ clumsy conspiracy hXc, the
tim" - fortunately for me that can
prove my Innocence against ali th"
periurcrs and hired ussissins they can
bring
"Why was this brought ag%in-' me
in Atlanta. distant from my HON" AMI
friends. where the Gamblers pr" 50
powerful that people call the cit! cam.
dloryilI"7
".AlrpnIv Investigators and Iot"c.
uvcS lave nad "ombcd my l!fc IN Now
Dricar. in vain.
'Gudge Gambler had gone there carly
N 'lr summer.
",,amedatcly after that II str"ain of
ug,y letters began to flow into Atlanta.
it j. sn!d.
II know he employed detectives NJ
ro'ored chauffeur. who had boCr win
me nine years, was Sc hound"d by re-
pcated visits OF the detectivcs ro hs
home in the country. forty miles from
New Orleans, that the poor boy wu>
brought into suspicion with hia VIZ"
ana neighbOrS and lad To l"ay" hUm"
and hunt work elsewhere.
"With all this nothing was found
against me and the wedding was TO take
place on September 20.
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MAYOR DEPLORES
TOO MANY LAWS
Tells Tent Makers Good Citizens
Should Appeal, Not Break Then

There are too many laws, Mayor
Moore said in welcoming the clr' cath
annual convention of the NntIonoi Font
and Awning Manufacturers AZ th" E"l.
loYue- Strntford this morning
"BlI since they are laws N" N.lor
rl,.>t enforce them. The nttltnd, #
go"d citizens toward unnecessary "r H.
udy ,nd laws should not he :" 'r"ak
them, but to appeal them.
Much has been written and said re-
""ntly about dope and vice IN this
r.'y; but | am frank to say that doro
nnd vice will not be- eliminated, any
u urc than bootlegging, until thrr" has
L-en change in the Federal laws.
The Mayor has given this city gou|
government for two years, and he H..
TENTS to continue to do 30 for another
year and a half. He has saved millions
Of dollars to the city that formerly
went a. graft to the contractors. Br
there is always danger of relapse. |
urge you TO support good government
In your own city. because it serve,
to make all the stronger the cause %
good government here"
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WegIein Stifes
Turi-BW Probe



Joined. If we could ger down to those
who are advocating this. objectionable
clause I think We could simplify mat
ters."
He then turned to I.!meburncr and
asked Who are these Interested
parties?"
LiU.ehUrner roplid 0ngritv:
The interested parties are tho rail.
roads and hotels which nre rcprnscut"
here today.
"IIad you h"rn here from time 20
time when th.s matter was discussed
you would have heard who they were 81
Spectators and Councilman looked nt
both men, expecting an even sharper
exchange Of personalities LimehJrn"r
was referring TO Mr.. Roprr's activities
as football coach at Princeton lie
has been cool toward Roper since the
latter declined To sign the SPECIAL com
mittee's report exonerating L.m"burn-r
OF blame in connection with the Sears
Roebuck scandal last year.
Mr.. Wegrin ended the discussion BY
announcing the presence of Joseph A
Gilligan. al attorney, representing the
Independent tNxiCab owners associa
ton
II want to present evidence that
the Quaker City Cab Company in the
past has paid for the privilege Of oc-
cupying city Streets said Mr.. Gill.
gan. II have u copy of a letter ap-
parently signed by an official Of the
Reading Railway, sent to another Of
cfal Of that company concerning the
rental of stand at the Chestnut stree,
ferry by the Quaker City Cab Com
pany.
"Our fight IS not against the stands.
but Is against the clause requiring I'll,
consent of property owners for tn" ust
Of the stands.
Differ on Question OF Law
Don't you know as n lawyer that
you cant put n stand in front of Il
property without the owners cOnsent;'
Mr.. Gaffney asked.
Councilmen Roper and Develin, botE
lawyers, called out simultaneously
mo. l don't know anything abou'
that"
''How long have you been a membe
Of the barr" Gaffney asked Gilligan.
Long enough 10 know the principle,
Of the law he replied. Have yol
any authority for the statement yor
nade?"
'Oh, there's authority all right, ;
Os6ney retorted.
Name 1t now," Gilligan demanded
"I'u name plenty before Tn
0rough,' countered Gaffney.
\, The councilman continued that tn,
& sYqgpprt ~ the copied letters was clear
~ Il fAys, he went on, 10 that III
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S|NKLER SERVANTS
SLAIN, IS BELIEF
Massachusetts Investigators
Find Poison IN Glasses From
Which Victims Drank
SUICIDE THEORY SECUTED

Authorities at Gloucester. Mass, now
feur, and Miss Stella Neisloft. maid.
employees Of Miss Caroline Sinklerr,
wealthy Philadephian, were murdered.
Their bodies were found on the Kitchen
| floor of Miss Sinkler's summer home
early Sunday morning.
l The chauffeur. son Of Mrs. Caroline
| Devine, $50 North Thirty second street.
this city, was to have married Miss
Mary Burke. Of Amber, next month. I.
Miss Sinkler, much upset BY the
tragedy which occurred the day before
her expected return to this city, vii!
reach Philadelphia today, accompanied
by her three remaining servants: Helen
! German. parlor maid Bridget McGinn,
Upon order Of District Attorney Nc
Donald. Of Essex County, Mass, the
three servants were arrested yesterday
afternoon, and held in $1,000 bail as
material witnesses in the case OF the
Commonwealth against John Doe for
the murders Of Stella Ieisloft and Harry
Devinp.'
Miss Sinklcr furnished securities for
the trio. saying she was taking them to
Philadelphia today and would return in
few days.
'TheSe young peOpie Were hot pois'
oned by whisky furnished for the
party" declared Mcdonald. Miss
Icsioft and Devine drank from glasses.
while the others in the party drank
from the bottle. and then left. There
is no poison in the whisky bottle. which
was half full when I seized It. Poison
was, however, in the bottom Of each
glass. If either one Of the couple placed
the poison in the glass. what did they
do with the container Of the poison?
Who ever placed the poison in the
glasses removed that container and de-
stroyed other evidence. which / do not
care TO disclose now. 1t IL a murder
Miss Zeisloft's body has been sent
to the home of one. Of her brothers in
Hazleton, Pa. The body Of the chauf-
feur was taken to the Devine home in
West Philadelphia by n brother, Jo-
seph Devine.
Among the errands Miss Zeisloft did
Saturday night while In town was to
buy n sweater for Devine's Philadel-
phia fancce. This she did at the re-
quest of Devne. 1t lay unwrapped be-
side the ginger ale glass on the table.
THE JOB YOU ARE, LOOKING FOR MAY
he found In the Help Wanted columns on
page 2s and 20.-Adp.
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2 POLICEMEN SUSPENDED
Patrolmen Unable to Identify Men
Complained Of In llouor Case

Policemen Joseph +. Clapper and
Frank Rahill. of the Twentieth and
Buttonwood streets station. have been
suspended by Director Cortclyou after
the United States District Attor-
ney's Office filed formal complaint
against them for inability to idcn-
tify two defendants In liquor
case They will have hearing before
the Civil Service Commission.
Policeman Clapper a month ago made
affidavit that he saw Max Comiskpy and
George Kramer drive n truck contain
ing mash to II stable at Seventeenth
and Brnndywine streets, where u still
was in operation.
When the n.en were nrrnigned before
Commissioner Manley yesterday Police.
man Clapper said he could not identify
them. Policeman Rahill who made the
arrests. also was unable to identify
Comiskev and Kramer as the men in
the truck.
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MILLER IN ANTI.BONUS MOVE
Lealon Convention Expected Not to
Assall Harding for Veto

New Orleans. Oct. IO.-RcSOIutiOms
prepared by the Headquarters staff III
the American Legion for action at tho
convention here next week indicate
there will be no Legion utterance
against President Harding because Of
his veto of the Bonus Bill
Thomas W. Miller, of Delaware.
Alien Property Custodian, IL expected
To- try to have candidate nominated
who will represent an anti bonus fac.
tion.
disqualification will be made strong
issue and the matter Of profteering Is
to take q leading place.
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Jacob c. Dedler

Jacob e. lIedier. sixty nine years of
age. Of 21l East Wister street, German
town, died yesterday of heart disease
Funeral services will be held Thursday
afternoon. Mr. Dcdicr was IL direct
descendant Of the original Dedier fam.
lily that settled in Germantown in l773.
lie was member Of Lodge No. 9. +.
and a. VI lie is survived by q
widow, MrN. Mario Dedier.
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MI Harriet /. krewson

Miss Harriet l.. Krcwson, eighty
eight years old, died Sunday morning at
her home. 34o2 North Seventeenth
street She had been i'll for several
months and is survived by n brother.
William F. Krewson. of the same ad.
dress. Miss Krcwson was an ardent
worker for many years at the Second
Street Mission. and was member of
the Philadelphia Bible Society.
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DEATHS

sEId%flFPP0'' EPsr.s ses,2isS 2S: PIANA PIAZZA
w.SGw SeTyi%es wednesday. p 81 a, he1 g"1pss Ipsa
residence. 4Oll Od York I'd, Interment pr!.
va.s, selsrsville: Pa n,,c,,,
ter VI Alfred T.. and the late Mary HasIet,
Yerkes. Relative, and friends invited to
funeral Thursday, 80 T. NJ. from her
fathers residence, Warm .nster, Pa inter.
mCnt Hatboro Cemetery. Autos VIII m"rt
trolley leaving WILLOW Grove l3N, at Hat,
hOrO.
HAMILTON --On Oct y, 1922, Ar.EXAN.
DER HAMILTON. Relatives and fricnds are
At 2 o'clock at his late Iesidence, AZ For.
rest st.. ConshohockeE. Pa, interment AZ
Wednesday evening.
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Funeral Of Louis n. Fletcher

Funeral services for Louis II. Fctch-
or. siHty.one years old. who died ,cs.
t"rday, will be held Thursday after
noon at his home. 1913 I.ouden street
Mr.. Fletcher was member of Lafny.
ettc Lodge, No. II, +. and \. NJ. ::
Mcrrick Engineers Association and
Vulcan Assembly. He is survived by
one son. lIeston l.. Fletcher. Burial
will be in Northwood Cemetery.
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John Gilbert

John Gilbert. eighty-two years old
died NJ the home of his son Mortimer
CLOS Webster street. lie had been i'll
for tw, months. Mr.. Gilbert was a
Civil War veteran and belonged Ia
American Star Lodge. No. 4O5. |. o.
q. F.: Union Lodge. No. IA; T.,
Twenty third Pennsylvania Volunteers,
and was president of trustees of the
Grace Presbyterian Church. Twenty
second and Federal streets. for mum :
Der Of years.
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railroad officials regarded the indcpend-
ent operators as nuisance and wanted
them kept of railroad property.
Mr.. Gilligan then read extracts Of
testimony before Judge Martin that the
Quaker City Cab Company had agreed
to pay the Pennsylvania Railroad 10
per cent an gross profits Of business
originating at Broad Street station,
West Philadelphia Station and the
Market Street Ferry.
Mr.. Weglein questioned Mr.. Gilligan
and both agreed that the leased stands
ut Broad street, West Philadelphia and
North Philadelphia were on railroad
property
The Inwycr contcndcd that the space
at the Market Street Ferry was city
property. and that. in effect. the Penn
sylvania Ralroad was charging for the
use vt the city street in front of the
ferry station.
1T is impossible under the law for
hotel companies to rent out the streets.
said Mr. Gaffncy. If 1t were done. he
said. the courts would throw out the
contract and Council would abolish the
stand.
College Sports Brought In
Mr.. Roper sought to make a point
in reply by referring to Investigations
of college athletics. He spoke of SUBJ
sidizcd football players and said that
instances have been known where the
players were not paid directly, but
would be given $50 for cutting the
grass, for example.
"Thc property owners would not rent
out the street directly, but could ar
rlnpu fpr ',,,Ol on Sn inn - hu OK.
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MISSING WOMAN F0UN6 |
mrs. Evelyn Johnstons Located n
Home Of Pojlosmsn

Police searching for Mrs. Er,,,,
Johnstone, twenty.ons years old NJ.
disappeared Sunday afternoon frpm NJ. Nv
home at 6so1 stenton avenue. O.. ~.
mantown, found her this mornins =.
1718 North Warnock streot. ~
Mrs. Johnstone disappeared .e..
telling her mother she was soinS ssuoef oef
town to visit some friends. Tbs ICWn.
where she was found is tbe hs,nnoue
Daniel Raden, a policeman attschaS o.
the Race street below Fourth t stsa,asse 70
house. ''"'ion
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The BNrdett- -Coutts
Dessert Service
Exhibited in The FOyer

Exhibited IN The Foyer
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, October 1Otk-1Sth Inclusive
Lovers of old china are cordially
invited to examine this unique
service.
1t was made at Worcester (circa
1867 in the factory established by
DR.. Wall in 1851.
1t fully reflects the wonderful ex-
cellence of DR.. Walls productions
and its beauty more than justifies
the great demand by all collectors
for these fine specimens of early
Worcester china.
1t is remarkably well preserved,
and each piece is marked with tho
square or crescent mark and is ex-
quisitely painted with groups of
flowers in panels with gilt scroll
borders on mottled dark blue
ground.
The Set Comprises so Pieces
JECALDWELL & Co
JEwEIRY SILVER WATCHES STATIONERY
CHESTNUT AND JUMPER STREETS
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HART STILL VERY SICK
condjtlop Of 1.-TWO. Gun" Film Man
ls Critical

Los Angeles, Oct. 1O.--The condition
NJ William s. Hart. screen star, con /.
fined to his bed with typhoid fever and
complications, was described as critical
yesterday by DR.. l.. Joseph Roth, In
attendance on the stricken ''two.gun
man" of the silver sheet. Hart was
unconscious Friday and Saturday.
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To Mark Golden Jubilee

The golden jubilee of the Presby-
terion Home for Widows and Single
Women will be celebrated on Thursday.
October 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-10

plenty Of them Advertised In the Hsip
aSs waantsd columns today q Sss' as and 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-10

THE JOB YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MAY
he found In the Help Wanted columns on
page 2S and 20.-Adp.
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AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
J0[TED, KAHN SAYS
Insists v. s. Continue Its Ex.
periments Despite Roma
Tragedy
TO KEEP PACE WITH WORLD
Dy the Associated Press

Washington. Feb. oc.-The disaster
to the Roma will be a serious setback
to development of lighter. than. air craft
in America. because the Nation Is deeply
stirred and will not forget. Chairman
julius Kahn. Of the House Military
Affairs Committee. declared today in a
statement. '..-
The destruction Of the Roma" he
snid. with the terrible loss OF life. is
a terrible shock to nll those interested
In aerial navigation. The Roma was
the largest lighter. than. air craft that
this country owned.
I'VE have made terrific strides in
recent years. especially regarding the
development and use OF helium gas.
This gas Is non .inflammable. It IL
hoped that we will be able to secure
enough Of this substance to ~ all of
our lighter. than. air machines.
While realize that the whole coun-
try will be deeply stirred. by this acci.
dent. feel that those who perished in
the destruction are but martyrs to the
cause Of aviation. The world probably
will continue air flights notwithstanding
the disaster.
'The chances are that efforts will be
made to prevent u recurrence of such n
calamity. feel. however. that so
long as other nations Of the world con.
tinue experiments regarding flights in
the air. our own country will have 10
keep up to the rest of the world in that
regard. The thing Is altogether too
shocking at the present time. and 1t will
be probably several years before we can
get back to q normal basis,
81 feel confident that despite the ter.
rible disaster to our officers and men
the matter of aviation will still continue
to be taken. up by those of our officers
who are in the aviation service in order
that the United States may be able to
make progress in the art Of flying and
keep abreast Of the improvements which
are made by the various civilized coun-
tries of the world.'
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ASKS LOWER POSTAL RATES
Press Association Wants 81 p. c.
Cut on Second.Class Mail

Chicago. Feb. 22.-lBy \. p.I--
Resolutions recommending an appeal
TO Congress for n reduction Of present
s"cond-class postal rates in the various
zones as now constituted. to the rates
existing on tho second advance for tl,r
fiscal year l9l9-oO" were adopted to-
day by the Inland Daily Press ASsocia-
ton.
There havr been four advances In
se""nd-rlaSS postal rates since July.
1918. delegates pointed out. and the
reduction requested would average about
- per cent below existing rates. which
range from two cents n pound in the
first aud sccond zones to ten cents in
the eighth zone.
THE present postal rates on second
class mail matter were enacted rs Il
war revenue measure 10 meet war Px-
pcns"S and in their final operations have
worked II hardship upon the publishing
industry rs n whole" the resolution
stated
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SurUiUOrs Tell
Thrilling Tales
Continued from Pagc One

Reed Is on the road to recovery from
slight injuries at the Public Health h
Service Hospital.
Charles Dworack. superintendent or
construction of McCook Field. DAYTON
o.. one of the passengers on the Romn
was in serious condition today at the
Public Health Hospital. having swnl.
lowed flames and is also suffering Fl ON
the effects Of gas fumes. Other Injured
SURVIVORS are expected to recover.
Work of Identification progressed
from Langley detailed for this work
completing their examination shortly
before daylight. Identification was cs-
tablished by scars, teeth and hair in
some instances. but even then there
were four bodies which no ono could
positively identify.
MorbidIy Curious Throng
A morbdly curious throng mIIcd
about outside. OF the undertaking
establishment far into the night. Ono
or two vcnturcd inside on ono or nv.
other pretext, but staggered out gasplng
for breath a few seconds later.
There was one man who stood stole. q.
ally by. never shifting his position,
He was DIR. J. H. Mabry. of Newport
News. He was looking for his brother.
Captain Mabry. Body after body was
identified or sent back for later OK :.
animation. The last body brought in
proved to be that for which he was
waiting.
Captain George D. Watts. of Missis.
sippi. numbered among the dead. mar.
rOwly escaped similar fate last spring.
mt Ross Field in California. became un- :
manageable and the captain lrapcd to
safety from a height of 2OOO feet. it
was recalled today by Air Service OF.
fcers at Langley Field.
The balloon was carcening pcrilouSIy
Mt height Of lJ.0O0 feet. when Cap
tain Watts opened a valve. which
caused the great gas bag TO plunge like
a plummct 10 earth. When about 1000
feet from the ground the army officer
realized. he tod brother officers. that
n safe landing would be impossible. and
hc lcaped OF in parachute, making a
safe landing.
Statement Of Investigator
Major General Mason VI. Patrick,
head OF the army air service. made this
statement today:
"F'rom the testimony ! have heard so
far. II Is indicated that the disaster
was due TO an accident to the controls
regulating the altitude Of the Roma.
4 ''The ship came down, striking high
TENSION telectrir wires. which caused
the fire. There was no explosion and
no fire while the ship was In the air.
..sThe board OF, investigation is
taking tcstimor y from all the men and
Ia report viii be made IA soon as pos.
'c3hle. A very thorough investigation
~ telng made to determine. II possible.
Hsn 6oNes Of the terrible disaster. which
8n awful blow to the mir service.
4kvtAjhe possible Is bclng done
le0tltos of those who lost their
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MOTOR co. RECEIVER SUED
v. s. Claims s6,ooo,ooo for Unau.
thorized Depreciatlon Allowances

Washington. Feb. o2.-(By 4. P.)--
Federal District Attorney Davis. at
Detroit, has been instructed 10 prepare
for the filing of claim for SG.OO.OOO
in the Federal Courts there against the
Detroit Trust Company as receiver for
the Lincoln Motor Company. ii was
said today at the Justice Department
The Lincoln Company recently was pur-
chased at receivers sale by the Ford,
Motor Company.
The claim. it was said. was for I'm
authorized allowances for depreciation
aud prospective profits on contracts for
Liberty motors during the war and was
10 be filed. officials added. as a result
of the complete audits Of all wartime
aircraft contracts now being made by
the War Department.
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Roma Third Big Airship
Destroyed in I3 Months

New York. Feb. 22--Iny 4. P.J
The Roma was the third big air
ship destroyed in the last thirteen
months.
On August -. 1921. the IR.2 cx-
plodcd in England, killing forty
two. including sixteen Americans.
On January |. 1921. the R.3I.
the first airShip TO cross the Atlantic,
was wrecked in gale in England.
Before the ZR-2 disaster. the
greatest number killed in an nirShip
accident in peace times was twenty.
eight. the toll Of the explosion Of the
German Zeppelin H., on October
II. 1913.
Other airship accidents {" low:
July =. 10l2--f'ivc killed n, At.
lantic city when balloon Akron. in
which Melvin Vaniman hoped to
cross til" Atlantic. exploded.
September .. 1913 Fifteen los, in
destruction Of Zeppelin l..l off
Hcligoland.
June 20. l9il-- Ninc lost in col
lision OF airshIp and airplanc at
Vienna.
July II, Twelve lost when
British airship NSll fell into
North Sea.
July Il. l0l3-Tcn los when
dirgibIe exploded at Chirago and
fell into n bank.
Six of the great peace. time
dirigibles built BY Count Zeppelin.
were wrecked in accidents. They
w"r" IeppeIinS =, u. III and VI,
and Dcutsrhlnnds ! and u.
The Germans lost siAty-six OF the
eighty three dirgiblcs sent out dur.
ing the war. thirty four Of them
being accounted for by the Allies and
the other thlrty-twO wrecked.