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‘VOL. LXIII. NO. 22,298—DAILY. Doe WAS A GRAND MAN,” |° JOHN Yo-Night’s Weather—FAIR, MUCH COLDER. EDITION WORLD r Copsright Publ JOHN WANAMAKER DEAD AT 84, AFTER LONG ILLNESS: FAMED AS MERCHANT PRINCE —_-—- & MERCHANT PRINCE, WHO IS DEAD TO-DAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS Taken With Violent Cough- ing Spell Early To-Day— Soon Passes Away. Al First Work in Brick Yard of Father, Soon Turned to Mercantile Pursuits. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.—John Wanamker died at ils home here at 8 A.M. Tho world famous former Postmaster sway at his town house, No. Walnut Street. He had been confined there since early in November with a heavy cold contracted at his country FAMILY BEDSIDE. merchant and General passed estate, Lyndenhurst, ut Jenkintown, near here. Ife was eighty-four years old. An official bulletin issued at 7 A. M. said: “Mr. Wanamaker wa ‘ized by a violent coughing spell at 5 A. M., foliowed by extremy weaknes: His coi n is exce y gray An hour later this notice was posted: “Mr, Wanamaker di acetully at 8 M (Signed) “W. E. QUICKSALL, M.D., HARVEY SHOEMAKER, M. D., AL FR TENGEL, M. 1 The only member of the merchant's jrmediate family who was not at his bed Rodman Wanamaker, pecial Deputy FP ommission: of Ne Kk, who is il in his New Mr. Wanamaker was active In his business atfairs up to the time he was stricken. Le spent much of last win ter in Florida, and was in this city all summer, hard ut work, with the ex- ception of occasional surcease from JOHN WANAMAKE the duties of lis office for a day at] O& “18 SBARD MIRTHORY wotenme the seash He was always an carly |= SES yiser and was usually merean-| MAYOR PAYS TRIBUTE See table aeons: wae|| TOMOHN WANAMAKER Leas H x at ‘ eae t ioe AS GREAT MERCHANT gregating $4,000,000. Extenda Sy thy und Condolences Mr. Wanamakor is survived by M8] "to ¢he Family on Hehalt of son, Rodman, a resident of New York New York City. City, and Ovo daughters, Mary , Gite bt Barclay ale Warburton, a Mayor John ¥. Hylan upon his Elizabeth, wife of N in MacLeod, | arrival at City Hall to-day pald the both of Philadelphia, fc ng tribute to John Wanamaker: “It is with the most profound regret - |“ Circulation Books Open to All.’ | New York World) ing Company, 1072. Killed Brunen for $1,0 Cress Circulation Book: NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1922. Entered as See Post Offic 00 Family I romised, Slayer “Say HOUSE COMMITTEE EUROPE'S TANGLE Attorney WON'T GIVE WITNESSES. EB he H IN WRANGLE VER ON REPARATIONS DAUGHERTY CASE| PUT UP TO HARDING Ralston Forced Admit Gompers Is Behind Impeachment. lo Premiers’ ilure to Agree Causes Them to Turn ': Him for Help. U.S. MORAL AID) NEEDED Methods Be Applied to Them by Burns. ears Strong-Arm Wil “Scales Are Evenly Bal- anced,” and Slight Push Is All That Is Needed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. alt suse Judiciary Committee voted to- After ling an By David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of The Eve- ning World.) ur and a of wra the day in executive session to proceed] WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Copy- with the hearing of impeachment] right), —- The reparation problem charges brought against Attorney|which for four years has kept General Daugherty by Representative] rope in a state of apprehension has Keller, Republican, Minnesota, im the] been deposited for settlement on the manner insisted on by Mr. Keller. doorstep of the White House, The “What we want to know at the| deadlock in the conference of Pre- st art,”’ declared former Congressman | miers at London, with the decision to Paul Howland of Cleveland, repre-| have another conference in January, senting Daugherty, “is who is behind] means that Europe still hopes the Representative Keller in this im-] United States will lend a helving peachment resolution. Precord that he was aided in the prep- He says in the} yoice 1f not a hand in bringing the nations together on a workable pro- aration of his charges by certain] gram, other persons. Ncw, we want to hear! Try as the American Government who these persons are. may under this Administration, as The Attorney General and his] under the preceding one, to regard friends ¢ trying at the outset to[the re jon question as separate throw up a smoko screen," declared, and distinct from the matter of Allied Attorney Jackson II Ralston, {War debts to the United States, the Keller. “The question of who is in-] Practical side of the matter reveals terested with Mr. Keller in this ma how inseparable the two really are ter is not pertinent at is time."* c ‘at Britain is trying to appease Ordered to do 40 by the committee,| Mrench sentiment by proposing a Ralston finally said he helped Keller} cancellation of British debt In ex- and he t amuel Untermyer of] change for an agreement on France's New York aided. The committe then] part to accept a lower reparation from Federation rilled Ralston as to his co ng who was paying hi nnection, | Germany. And when that cycle of negotiation T was asked by President Gompers] begins, it usually ends with the bar the an Fed tion of Labor|rier of America’s debt, on the adjust prepare n of the charses,’’| ment of which no authoritative worl Ral nd nothing was said] has been spoken by anyon ven the compensation.’ Funding Commission appointed by hen you represent the American} act of Congress { Labor .and Gompers?'| q¢ the United Chairman Volste cuss the certai ion, * ates would only dis question of reparation ani Yes, Iam their counsel,"’ replied] war debt and express An opinion, her alston, “but 1 appearing in this] moral influence would go far toward cane for Mr. Keller _[compeliing a settlement. The sc committee argued for nearly Be, at are evenly balanced. America can an hour with Keller and his counsel] tee ne. weight In anv idlecce over which of Keller's specifications} ion and force her own viewpoint against Daugherty should be taken} 10 rope is ready to listen to American up first. The committee wanted to] ) oosais not alone because they come take up the charges in from a nation detached from Eure Keller and Ralston ref pean controversies of # political and to proceed except onomie nature hut because America concerning the alleged unfitness ot a creditor nation with immense 4 William J Burns, appointed by Investiga Out of respect for of John Wanamaker, who died at 8 o'clock this morning at his ome in Philadelphia, the Wana- maker stores in New York, Phila- memory ; that I have learned of the death this morning of John Wanamaker. A man of the highest {deals, undoubted ca- he will ate certain of } ti nancial power, herty as head of the Bureau of In the background also is the armament situation, which is keeping land ‘i rougit out that Rep- Keller does not know whom as witnesses to substan- s charges, and docs As qu enta Europe on edge and budgets of all the power draining the on the Con- delphia, Yaris and Yokohama |PSctY nd constructive ability, in} oot know when he will be ready to go Sera pa Ploeg hated le were ordered closed “until further |WPatever public or private felds he} to a test on some counts, committee- aval Disarmament Treaty. Although notice" as soon as practicable, employed bis exceptional energy, he|men intimated that Keller was not/it',’gented here that the development ‘The employees of the New York [achieved success and inspired the} “overfamiliar see Sane aes of American policy toward Europe store were sent homo: at 9.80 iendly: @ontmnent of call) (howe with aree eee SURTINTRIA Mrepubile has any relation to the delay in the o'clock, as | Saree whom he came in contact, regardless| can, demanded that Weller be put} French Parliament in ratifying the Foe oe are 4 treaties negotiated at the Arms Con LIFE OF WANAMAKER Tank, wealth or socal atatus, Yume kate, Keller ought to. vefference here a. year ago, the practical Always appreciative of the services nie Hy fieet of the delay ts about the same ; orn," declared Grahar He © AN EPIC OF BUSINESS; | lor etners, he nover withheld a tinely| 1s secouw charges aguinae a hn] ing. Ameren wil not conse $1.25 FIRST K’S PAY |word of encouragement and good) Gove ° taking a more active part in Europe ‘ : word of enco ent and good] Government official and we ought tc es ; co biccks the way on aes : nee cheer, and it was this one of his many] put him under oath and make him|while France block ii 0 anamaker was eighty-four what he had to bese hig youre old July 11 last, Ho became the | °cellent qualities which endeared’ him Po Se 1 to base Dis) (Continued on Seventeenth Page.) y charges ¢ slisbe each owner of great stores In Philadelphia, |to his business associates and to the| MATHS OM a. sworn as a member ; public everywhere eee tae th valoda’ ieetler, IRISH WOMEN ASK RUSSIA. (Continued on Seventeenth Page) ee eae t cue goremost mor] *Eden't care If you are,” snapped| TO RECOGNIZE REPUBLIC ———— ants, model of wha a business man should be and in every way worthy HARDING'S COMMENT | 5 th. oppoitunities which this coun try offers to ambitious citizens, he Dee, 12.—"1 think he was a grand man," President Harding said to-day of John Wana- maker, who died in Philadelphia this morning WASHINGTON, stood as an admirable example o} doand lofty citi manhc right in both’ private and public 1 “To afflicted his family in t “Thad a high regard for Mr. Wana AT had @ bigh regard for Me. Wane Vnercavement 1 extend,on belialf o maker and his contribution ar Toity of New York, heartfelt sympathy can adyancemen and condolence, and [ trust that Uv Tn a, formal sigmment Senator PEP: | severity of his loss ma por ealt thot teh men Daye SON by the thought that:t thelr city, their State and their Na- [0 {ie thOMmnt that ie ete ae veh ae re Atay ae Mr. Wand-T them, and that in leaving and taking maken Tix breadth of conception: | yith' im an honored name, Jotin enerey of exceution and paramount | Wanamaker has bequeathed a pre sense of fair play won him the lost es lous legacy conspicuous success of any American x merchant, He gave these qualities 10] #oup-up ME T 819,000 IN the Nation when he served so effl- H1CAGO BUSINESS DISTRICT. ciently as Postmaster General of the] CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Four thugs held United States. His death means the loxs to Philadelphia of one of its fore- most citizens and to me of a valued Bien.” \ up ® messenger for the Logan Trust and ings Rank and robbed him of $19,000 to-day in’the busy Logan Square business district, Square (Continued on Second Page.) wv York. ver y ing World), Press Publishing Comp Copyright, 19% LONDON, Dec. 12.— Kathloen O'Briennan and Kathleen Lynn hay invaded Lausanne with the double purpose of inducing Foreign Minister Tehitcherin to recognize the Irish Re public on behalf of Russia and Ismet Pasha to wire the Angora Grand COSTS $40,000,000 YEARLY TO PRINT SILENT LETTERS LONDON, Dec. 12.—It costs $40,000,000 a year to print the silent letters of the English tional Assembly to protest against the » languages, accord- execution of four Republican leaders and Breneb JAnsuages, Record The women claim the shooting oY ing :f0_ French) and) Engilah Rory O'Connor, Liam Mellowes, Jo statisticians, seph McKelvey and Richard Barret In nch they estimated was a ‘British atrocity 5 ef alias Le ole SE that teen ent of evaty 300 DUKE OF AB CORN SWORN IN letters and symbols used are AS GOVERSOR OF ULST silent and unnecessary and it costs $2,600,000 to print them, P Twelve per cent. of the Eng- pointed lish language {s similarly non- by K essential, and the printing bills for that 12 per cent. amount to $37,600,000 a year, SLFAST, Dee, 12 s).—The Duke of vernor of North cOrKe, Was Worn place in t (Ane Aboreorr Ireland Pre other members of inet, local members of the uneil and Judges, j Untermyer Outlines Plan to Curb Alleged Dishonest Officials. CITES CASE TO JURY. Lockwood Counsel, at New Inquiry, Sees Permanent Peace in Buildir samuel Unter chief counsel of the myet Committee, that he Legislature will Lockwood an nounced this afternoon will the of a unions to recommend to the compel scientific system of audit the object workingmen against dishonest officials who are able to cover stealings under the cloak of loose ac- counting. This announcement was made by Mr. Untermyer on the heels of an- other to the effect that he firmly Be- lie the dawn of lasting peace in the loca! Inbor world is within sight new enatement law which establish a and book labor keeping being ‘to protect union their He spoke quite cheerfully of the settlement of the trouble among bricklay helpers, brought about by his own efforts, and of the resigna tion of Giovanni Dioguardl as chair mun of the executive council of cement workers union which he had been elected since his resignation as head of the independent bricklayers helpers union accused too Norman, ‘Trades Dioguardl was friendly to Christian dent of the Build Association, and of sin the trades rather the Lockwood Committee. Mr yer's growing influence men dramatically demon strated to-d while Dioguardi the stand It led that er leaving the “independents” Dio i had jumped over to the cemet Mr. Untermyer sensin of a strike in the latter he- of being Presi mploy penting ers strit than as sisting Unter labor was on was rev n gu workers danger cause of Dioguardi’s connection with the cement workers and his repeated visits to Nortwan, suddenly turned on the witness and loudly demanded fis esignation Dioguardia was considerably taken aback by My, Untermyer's sudden change of tactics. Ie looked at thy lawyer. He looked over to wh Norman sat and, after a full minute hesitation reluctantly consen but in a volee that was hardly audit His beyond the stenographers’ table willingness to sign seemed to be as h of a shock to some of the au- dience a8 it was to Mr, Untermye The counsel, however, immediately took him at his word “You'll resign, will you?” he uskest Yos “When? pressed Mr. Untermyer “Any time you want me to”? tim- idly replied the witness, who was ap parently much disturbed by the law yer's rapid fire tactics “Well, you re to-day, will “Yes, sir, if you want me t That's all,"* said Mr. Untermyer the labor man left the stand Ags (Continued on Seventeenth Page —— COLD WAVE TO-NIGHT; STORM ON WAY ALSO, WITH HEAVY GALES perature May Drop to r 18 ve. Krees, Is Predic: of orecaster Starr coldest we: f the season ' ted for New York, starting night or early to-morrow morn 6 d accompanied by gules which make the low temperature feel lower. \ northwest storm warning was !s- from Washington for the couat Delaware Brenkwater t East. y Me. and a storm “of mark ntensity"’ 8 coming rapidly eastward the lake district Searr, th fo In the New York Bureau, the mercury sbly would drop from this s high point, 44, to about possibly to 15. He believes it will uot go below 15, LAW TO COMPEL OUT OF A JOB, HE UNIONS TO KEEP | PAYS LAST GENT RECORDS PUBLIC) —TOJUMP IN RIVE Skillful Work of Pilot Saves Dietz’s Life, and Now WORK WAS) WAITING. Life Savings of $2,000 Van-}. = ished During War for Man He Is Glad Born in Germany. Life y wresented a spect to William Diet years old. homeloss, penn of work he paid hi for a ticket and boarded boat at noon to-day of the lower deek a was in The West Point, fortlane Jersey shoppers Erie boat The pil diately signalled the engineer to 4 the foot of West He stopped 1, w midstream Shore bound from It Street and Jump ferry We from which jot of the West end hopel forty -s¢ tless and ¢ ast pen in Erie fer 1 Street at the ste hen the be “overt boat ehawken crowded Ww Was Just behind the jum Point Open to All. | lemme 1 nd WANAMAKER DIES IN HIS 85TH YEAR To-Morrow’s Weather—FAIR, MUCH COLD! : 7, fc INAL WORLD EDITION HIRED 10 MURDER BRUNEN y| BY FAMILY OF SHOWMAN, CONFESSED SLAYER SWEARS ee SLAYER WHO SWEARS FAMILY PAID HIM TO MURDER SHOWMAN Brother of Widow Promised Him $1,000 to “Get Rid” of Victim, Star Prosecution Witness Testifies, Mrs. Brunen Wished “Some One Would Shoot Him at Window,” Charles Powell i, Tells Jury at Trial. at (Special From a Staff Correspondent oe of The Evening World.) sit MOUNT HOLLY. N. J., Dec, 12. The manner in which Charles M. Powell to-day told in minute detat how he had killed “Hone John" fo Brunen, by shooting him through @ window in his home at Eiverside Mare, Was as devoid ony Vast emotion as {€ Ne had been telling of did hooking clreus act, Only once young man's voice change in the least, and but the momentum of the craft ex aa 1 fi ot . Cane then scarcely perceptih) 10 distance downstream tind p Tt was when he reached the climax the man struggling In the water The pilot | HE rip hey ths of his narretive He bad been warn of the boat and with great Kill to = TlAt rT = pe sede, hy Harty C. ' ey Biber if at and with great skill in| “CORRUGREMCOWELE 4 Pbiotheningiaw) “on: ‘vial (with. athe craft in Dietz's direction. ‘Three men 3 ad ef Doris Bramen, the wie for pro. bers of the crew, John Meine No. curing the murder, thot the shooting 445 Sth Vietor Buck fe. ¥ Rt ties Beit id | must be done as a train passed the Howard, a Negro, No. 47 West 99th Brunen residence, so the noixe of ‘he Street, went to the adder 1 lwheets would smother the gun shot and a life line { "A train came by tt as about Ceeciomaan the ener wiowaenand \' o'clock and Eiet it go. I was stand Buekley held the 1: round Metiina ) ing beside the kitchen window with deseended to tl BI of Wither the sheteun in my hand The win- and threw the line, w ' Nn dow ide had been rateed about fou prmeserver attache I ho or five inches. could just see bre grabbed it, He wa board full] § nen's head. ‘Then the second train of water and half « came | put up the gun In the engine a w i Hae _ He came the first faltering, the on an ash can and given hot drin , . A first departure from vbsolute non- and he had almost wien] Unknown Assassin Strikes] chatunee of the witness. His voice the Stony int tye Cor me . went down a full tone as he com- landt Street slip snan Port or [Down Famous Actor, Rough] Hreted the sentence, “and. patted the the Old Slip Station, on detail there Rider, Diplomat. trigger.” called an ambulance from Bread ’ Vowell glanced down ne said this. Streets Hospital in whieh Dietz was but as quickly looked up and went rushed to Bellew VALETTA, Malta, Dee. 12 (Asso on, “After that T ran Dietz talks with a pronounced: Ger [elated Press)—Mason Mitchell of “lV asked Mohr if E should to the man accent, He 1 ! a eee Kinanican: Goseal on) ineral " testified, “and he when we went te © er nyaen wid one. 1 sent Wieath of though he isa 1 1 te the Island of Malta, was shot and (lower unable to get ¢ i Ie Lided ut noon to-day near Baracea The Climax came the wit had spent t fe mi iy assailant esea but his pyr-| neas’s recital of repeated inetrviews amounting to $2 b he de t was immediately taken up, Mr] With Mohr in which, he said, the lat- to commit euleide - py ter spoke always of the necessity for Mitchell was take to # ih of m e Vatrelman m 1 1 % k Hwa ap Bhyscienie ting’ John Brunen, either with a him a job when | t the house for treatment revolver or a shotgun, saying that pital and Dictz is ed | "IT know nobody who could have] there was so much trouble in the Bru- He sald he expected to sink o " done this,’ exclaimed Mr. Mitchell as] 29 household that the man’s death as ho struck the water und he . along would end it, and when the could not sink and t? \ ta] assistance came to him, nama’ pawall . uid not sink t Consul Mitchell te described as per-| Mt came, Powell said, Mohr drove struggle to keep him to the murderous rendezvous and Thousan: 6. pusyenge " na grata here, and he has taken the cautio him not to miss Bi keenest personal interest In the wel- pen tony Point and i) " ven if you have to shoot both bar tie) Shen! Diet wn| fare of the island and its people. The} 6), ; y u Hc / io a him has aroused the! powell sntd that the first question 4 i c nd Mohr asked him when he came run r £ trom:'t M Mitchell was very stightl, ning back ¢ ’ wait r Be ned, the bullet embedding itself] Wie Did you net hime aint ait that MONTREAL EXPRESS luis cout, He later wus taken to] powell could reply wuss," didnt HALTED, DELAYS MANY |)" eer tia aftermoen | now." He felt that Mohe mist have SUBURBAN TRAINS ] «s)c:1' would be about ut the remult rested. with fate: Drawhar Pulls Out nt 1 \ lly attributed{ FEARED ARREST IF — SHOT Pay Me MISSED, WITNESS DECLARES. { Servier 1 Seventeenth Page) Well, if you didn’t get him, we'll Praia service : all be a aid Central was held up iD arty f ah . five minutes beginning » piace in Camden this moran enon a counine ta] be VVorld's shor Nie rae tween two c son the Mr i ew kK an eve off Powell York Express parted near we tn LEAD, Wanted Ads| wa cin mena ney Stre tat n. Thet 1 ‘ —~s s duces no visible char Iso Athy Grand First in Numbers | «ii: a 1 beeaw ee the | at oO legram was read which the ne ten = = = |brougit out the difficulties which had express and suburban t 5 f * b growing between Bruner fr fected Number of “Help Wanted" Ads _Istohr, ‘one of hile Hascutives: to. the The express, 60 Week Ending December 9th] show business. It secmed that for a sleepers, uiled in pa « = prety pale hata THE WORLD 15,215 Ads | ions time Mohr had en to get ede eteinaas The Times 2,626 Ads Brunen to take up the wheel of for wbur broke, Ket \ The'Arjerican 1,386 Ads [tine py nunch cari Susluaey’ with the ear. proved un ‘ The Herald ATS AGS \\(veusioun. or other lactupicn, bea ay edith apap ull ; The Tribune _84 Ads faently been disinclined to do this arastotar axial an| World Leads 12,589 Ads | Mohr wrote @ letter about this to trains pulled in and be ed |Brunen when the latter was tn ay Hr art erat == |Chicago in February, 1922, and this es thane out ie e. of ta the “Help Wante: . the an wer Brunen sent him by ; , (OQ Ads Last Week Were) [ene nt Rava tate om rea ie aw Printe. The W. n reply to le 1 will nevar take © conus mote, io e fori | wu jonters off anyone but the law ae | } my 2 ‘ .