f 'V k'V M' ft., , '' i PA 4 ,f. !1 "I J. Vl ' r " W ' yi a A A . ... "J, THE WEATHEB Fair tonight and Wednesday con tinued moderately coot; (rcsli ncrtli cast winds. Tiail'BnATUKB AT KAf 1R 7-hTQ no m ua 1 1 1 2 1 a 1 .i 1 0 1 JZ 144 4ft 4 HUT6 HP I It VOL. VIII. NO. 48 Independents Rallying tS Sup- pert of Candidates in West pjiila. and Oermantewn MAGISTRATES ARE CHIEF PLACES LEFT IN DOUBT Leaders in Many Wards Show ing Opposition te Scott Candidacy VOTE GENERALLY LIGHT 0. 0. P. Women Concentrating Efferts en Election of Miss Fester t Under the -pur of Independent work werk (rl a (air vote for the Voters Lcnguc candidates for Magistrate was polled . this morning in West Philadelphia and Germantown, although the general bal loting reflected apathy toward the (lectien. Senater Vare and his brother, Con Cen iressman Vnre, toured Seuth Philadel phia wards and reported n fairly, heavy tote. They said the electors were al most unanimous for the Organization ticket. The forces of Jeseph 0. Trainer nnd Hsrry J- Trainer, anti-Varc leaders in Seuth Philadelphia, were said te be . cutting Justice William L. Schnffcr, ,csndldate for the State Supreme Court, h favor of Judge Benniwcll, the Demo Deme cratlc.candldatc. Organization, workers in many wards found opposition te the candidacy of Ames Scott, Negro saloonkeeper, who Is running for magistrate. They met objections with the argument that a miner court for NcgTees would be "a geed thing." The Republican Women of Phlladel- k phla County arc concentrating their ef forts te elect Katbcrlna K. Fester, Voters' League .candidate for magis trate. Women citizens will poll the bulk of the pretest vote against the organiza tion, predicted Edward J. Hunter, sec- rttary of the Voters' League. Many Independents, he said, are voting for Vivian Frank Gable, Prohibition nnd ' Charter candidate for RcgltteV of Wills, and for Edwin Wolf, Prohibition cnndl- . dste for City Controller. Mr. Gable and Mr. Wolf, barked by dhe Voters' League at the September primary, sought the Republican nom inations for Register of Wills and Con troller. , , . County officials, judges', magistrates, echoel visitors and election officials, are being chosen today. v Race for Judgeship Philadelphia voters are also sharing In a State-wide election that for the cheesing of the Supreme Court Justice. Furthermore, they arc voting en the proposal te erect in this city a memorial hall In honor of soldiers, suilers and marines. The. nnlls will he onen until 7 o'clock s this evening. If the prediction of senator vnre or a mnjenty et uu.uuu for the Republican ticket is te be ful 'filled, then the voter must turn out 4tl 1ntrAt nnmknua ViefMrt 7 fllfa OVOnlnP. "This Is one et the quietest elections ever nein in iniinncipnia, sum eeim- this afternoon in the polling place of the fifteenth division, Thirty-ninth Ward. Thirteenth street nnd Snyder ivemte. Few women voted early in tin cen tral wards. Including the Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth. In the twelfth divi sion of the Tenth Ward. Fifteenth nnd Vine streets, where 100 women were registered, only one woman had voted tp te 0 o'clock. But by afternoon a number had appeared. Dr. V w. Keen, famous surgeon, voted shortly before 10 o'clock In the wventh division of the Ninth Ward, 24 Seuth Eighteenth street. He re ttarkid that It was the fiftieth vote he had east since reaching his majority. In the Twenty-first Werd, which in nudes Manayunk, Wissahlcken nnd Koxberough, the voting was very light In the early morning. In the eighth division thcre hnd only been six votes ff't, one by a woman, at 0:110. In , tee seventh division at the Bame hour there had been twenty-nine votes cast, one bv a woman. In the eighth division of the Thirty gnth Wnrd at Twenty. second nnd Bellevue streets, nt 10:.fe, there had Men forty-six votes cast, ten by women. Continual en I'nue Fifteen. Column Twe leading Nominees in Election Today Magistrates (Voters' League Ticket) Mngistrates Rcnslmw, Carben, ifice; MIks Katherlnn IC. Fester, jamuel McReynelds and Jehn F. Slenahnn. Receiver of Taxes llcaV' Frcdnn(1 Kc-ndrlck, Rcpub William M. Moero, Democrat. . Register of Wilis William F. Campbell, Republican. Jehn W. Graham, Jr., Democrat. City Treasurer Themas F. "Watsen, Republican. Jessie It, Collet, Democrat. City Controller 111 R. Iladlcy, Republican, wcnelas Albrecht, Democrat. District Attorney Ramucl P. Rotan, Republican. ebert J. Sterrett, Democrat. Justice of the Supreme Court William I. Schafi'er, Republican. Eugene 0. Benniwcll, Democrat. -.,(, raimer, X'rohlbltleh, ! GAINS IN SECTIONS -I. ... I I I Entered as Secend-CliiM Matter at Under the Act of Accuses Vare Leader MRS. MARGARET CAIIILL of 124 Ellswerth street, who alleges slie was struck In the mouth by Themas 'Barrett, Vare committee man, during n political argument VARElEADERHELD Themas Barrett, Seuth Phlla. Committeeman, Struck Mrs. Cahill, Is Charge PEACEMAKER WAS VICTIM Themas Barrctt, a Vare committee man, was arrested at the polls this morning, nccused of striking n woman. He was held In $500 ball by Mngistrate Baker. The arrest Is taken te have a political significance by many Seuth Philadelphia politicians. The nlleged assault took plnce Sun day, but the warrant was net sworn out until this morning by Mrs. Margaret Cahill, of 124 Ellswerth street. She told Magistrate Baker that the assault grew out of a political argument. According te Mrs. Cahill and ether witnesses, Barrett, who lives at 220 Washington avenue, near the Cnhlll home, beenme Involved In a political argument with her slxty-five-year-eld father and her invalid brother", at Sec ond street nnd Washington nvenue. The nrgument became se loud that she heard It nnd went down te interfcic. Mrs. Cahill, who is about te become a mother, became involved in the argu ment, and after an exchnnge of epi thets, she snys Barrett hit her In the mouth. She told the Magistrate she was still treating her mouth today. The wnirant was served nt 0:30 o'clock at the polls in the third division of the Second Ward, where Barrett was serving the Vnre interests. He was taken before Magistrate Bnker. After testimony from both sides, Magistrate Baker said : "I de net knew who is right in this cac, but any man whu strikes a woman who Is about te become n mother must be wrong, se I will held you in 500 ball." , , Barrett's attorney protested the de cision en the grounds that It was prompted by politics. Magistrate Baker has been a staunch Vare henchman for yenrs, but was turned down by the Contractor Com bine for le-eh'qtien sat the Inst pri maries. Since that time he has been nn Administration rooter. SENATE AGREES TO VOTE ON BEER BILL NOV. 18 Proponents of Measure Predict Pas eage by Safe Majority Washington, Nev. 8. (By A. P.) An agreement te vote November IS en the anti-beer bill was reached formally b the Senate today. The meabiire's suppeitcrs predict its enactment with a lurgc majority te spare. PEGGY JOYCE SUIT SETTLED Fermer Actress Recelves $80,000 Cash and Jewels Werth $800,000 Chicago, Nev. 8. (By A. P.) iwirv Henkius Joyce, former New Yerk chorus girl, will receive u lump mm of $80,000, two fur ceatn and jew els valued ut $800,000, uccerdlng te terms of ii settlement reached outside of court with her millionaire husband, J. Stanley Joyce, Chicago lumber man, i.nd filed teduy, when hearing of hlb uitlen te annul the mairiage wus re opened. , .... Mrs. Joyce relinquishes her right te u $2,"0,000 home in Miami, Fla., which Jevce put chased for her shortly after their murrlage January 2:1, 1020; gives her husband a deed te his property In Connecticut, and returns $100,000 In Jewels purclinsscd fiem a Pnrlr jeweler, but net paid for. The jeweler recently filed Milt ngninst Joyce here te collect en notes, given for the gems. Mrs. Joyce nihil rclcnses title te temporary alimony of $1350 a month, awarded her hibt spring, but never paid by Jovce. Joyce testified his nssets aggregate $2,0l)."i,180. TO CHECK RUM SMUGGLING American -and Canadian) Officials Reach "Gentlemen's Agreement" Washington. Nev. 8. -(Bv A. P.) American prohibition officials and Cn tindlan efllclah have enteied Inte a "gentlemen's agreement designed te leduce smuggling of liquor across the border te u minimum, it was announced today at 'Federal prohibition hendquar ters ' The plan Is te prevent the shipment of liquor from the United States into Canada intended for reslilpment back Inte this country by requiring the con sent of efllclnls of .the Canadian province involved ouiero .rtiiiericBii iiijuut yei merlcan mltted trf unter C' PV Hr K- KVvf L K' l HHPfff TWbfa JH B ? v- )Hr aiH jdilHBililiilH ,-A'jBsCW'WBtBsBBWB)WBWB)WBw jHQ FORHITTINGWOIVIAN Uueni 13 llubltc Sfeftger the Poitefflco nt Philadelphia. P. March 8, 1BTO 3 IN CRASH OF AUTO L Germantown High Beys Injured as Vehicle Overturns en Lincoln Drive ONE VICTIM CONSIDERED IN SERIOUS CONDITION Three hey students of the German town High Scheel were slightly hurt about 8:.'I0 this morning when the school motorbus In which they were riding overturned after a collision with n touring enr en Lincoln Drive, near the Issnhlcken bridge. The three boys who were hurt were rushed In n motorcar te the Memerial Hospital, where their Injuries were treated. Only one of the three was hurt sufficiently for it te be necessary for him te remain. The bev who is still in the hospital te., ' 1'ippen, sixteen years old. of 8J Gcnrhnit street. Roxborough. One of his nnklrs Is Injured, and the sur geons thought It best te keep him in tin hospital for observation, In case the bone Is broken. It will be ncccs Miry te make an X-ray examination tn determine the nrhmf nt Un lwi.'u I... Jucy. Twe Permitted te Leave Hospital The ether boys brought te the hos hes pitnl were Charles Ruby, fifteen yenrs "hi, 5711 Ridge avenue, and Geerge Hawthorne, fourteen years old, of 210 MenilSterv nrenun HmIiv liml n 1,n.ll, bruised and cut eye. The injury was "Hi uangereus, nnu, after tlrst aid treatment, the boy was sent home Hawthorne was cut and bruised, but he, tee, was able te go home. The automobile uus in which the boys were riding Is run ns a private enter prise. It takes the students who live In Roxborough ever the Walnut lane bridge every day te the Germantown High Scheel nnd brings them home again in the afternoon. According te the accounts of the boys who were riding In the bus, It was rani e crowded than usual this morning en the trip te the school. There were about twenty-five boys nbeard, and It is said a new driver, himself a lad of about nineteen yenrs, was nt the 'wheel. Accident Occurs en Hill The truck had crossed the Walnut Lane Bridge from the Roxborough side and was proceeding en Its way te Ger mantown. There Is a sharp hill lending down from the bridge. It was while going down this hill that the accident occurred. Fer some cause net yet de termined the vehicle crashed into the rear end of n large touring car. , The boys did net realize their peril until it was tee late te de anything te suve thembclves. Most of them .nld afterward that the accident had eef currcd se suddenly that they could net explain the nienner of Its occurrence. The bus tilted suddenly ever, und the bej.s found themselves Hung together in a heap en the side sef the machine. Pippen's feet was cnught in the wreckage nnd bndly crushed. Fenn Rescue Party With the uld of the driver of the tour ing car, and of n Park Guard who came up, the bus driver and the boys who were unhurt extricated their Injured companion nnd the two ethers who were slightly Injured. All three were bent te the hospital, the Park uuard accom accem paning them. The boys who were unhurt continued their journey te bchoel. They were se nervous because of their experience, however, that the principal sent rami) of them home nnd said he would be glad te dismiss any ethers who might desire It for the dny. There has been agitation In Roxbor ough for some time for n high school, which will net be dependent en any ether school or neighborhood. The resi dents of the town, making a concerted effort, hnve announced n meeting to night te consider the matter. FASCISTI PROVOKE FIGHT Threatened Demonstration Results In Clash With Communists Reme, Nev. 8.(Bv A. P.) Sharp fighting between Italian Communists and Fncisti, or extreme Nationalists, in which' most of the cembntants were wounded, some of them seriously, oc curred near Nevl In Alessandria Prov ince, Northwestern Italy. The Communists of Nevi heard that the Fabcistl of Sarravalle, a neighbor ing town, weie proceeding in two meter lorries te make a demonstration at Nev! .! .An PjimmllllKI-M Inimnrllntiilv' mm iiiv ..'' -- ...... ... chartered two cars and met the Fascisti two miles outside of Nevi. Revolver llrlng was opened tlfe moment the two parties sighted each ether and lasted u considerable time with many casual ties en both sides. WOULD HAVE MAN WHIPPED Magistrate Censures and Holds Pris oner as Wife-Beater When Mrs. Hnri) Lereiue. of 1040 North Canine street, told Magistrate a. ...nM nf tlm Vlnelenntli nml Ovlnrrl streets 'station, this morning that her husband had nenien ami uduscii .uer every night for a month, the magistrate . nn.l a flin ltiiulintul mill RnM "Tta lllllii-u i" " -" - ;'" - tee bad we don't have whipping pests in this ataie. .,,..,, Lorenze was arrested last night after his five-year-old stepson hnd run te a cigar store and pleaded with the store keeper te get a policeman te step his stepfather from beating his mother. Magistrate Oswald hld Lorenze In $500 bail for court en u charge of as siiult and bnttery. City Officials' Cars Fail te Linger Near City Hall Motorcars which brought officials te City Hall today moved en nt once after discharging their passengers, thus setting nn rxiunple of obedience te the new parking regulations which nre te be enforced strictly. The complete disappearance of parked cars around the municipal building, which Is usually ringed by official automobiles, may have been hastened by Magistrate Carney's action last night in trying te sqrvc a summons en Mnyer Moere because Ills machine steed for fifty-flve inliiutea. -i STUDENTS HURT AND SCHOO BUS PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1921 WOINPT BE ASHAMED IF DEFEATED H5S i Ilk.'' " 1hLjhmH Bj' .'T:i;'Bz Bv .vA ? il VHBJ HH 9RniKI'HrllLi ire9BMTra PfH&fc 9L r v$ 3H6SHfll 1$0 Ti' ' '"siEVki?'iEj ? -:Wr'?iV-' .' 1T"?v . wl T M$,I'-MpI ; -;' ;J vV A LrsiL x wJr ' ' ' ' TWilrlW ! B i"s v?NvTr V'' . wME3l k5 ' b SMpi ftRi K. ' Hh'",!HIIEb' B lf 'i?' 'S'y 'v MKt ft 'aUBBBPvju h Kti'1 " $d&&y ; & reKv v - r'H 'stll;'?-'' ;.-?, v H:;fP;':- R ' ' "- MHRfMii T--iL '$ 'xL;lB v-.', "',. ilM r' ';: "''-- PyP '" '" vflS3llllllllIIIIIIIIIIIHt-! svcvTs3iV E l . HHHHI Hli' -- i JL "j''$ mHRBIMIvipbmsmbi l.g--- ' .'.... ' '7." ". "-.v...... . '' ""' ("rlL, i iirtj PMI S M M KyW BJ M M r?.. ywfc m "nrffll MISS KATIIERINA K. FOSTER Canilidate for magistrate, who said this morning tliftt the "only disgrace is being defeated without trying." She voted early at her polling plnce in Chestnut Hill r Candidate for Magistrate Says There's Ne Disgrace in Lesing Fight CASTS HER VOTE EARLY "Ne, 1 don't think wc have a chnnce in the world. But there's no disgrace In being defeated; the only disgrace is In being defeated without trying." Miss Kutherina K. Fester, of 311 East Gravers lane. Chestnut HilL and one of the six magisterial candidate's in dorsed by the Voters' League, appeared at the polls bright and early this morn ing te enst her vote. She looked oddly out of place in the dingy polling plnce nt Evergreen and Germnntewn avenues, with Its low, smoke-darkened ceiling and drab walls She herself was as spick-andffpnn ns though she had but recently Hjtuppcd put of a bandbox, In her small black hat and gray tailor-made suit with white cellar and cuffs. "Geed morning, boys," she said cheerfully, as she came In, and the "bevs" around the table, whom bIic has known all her life, greeted her by name. Her ballet was folded with particular ciire. and she went Inte the booth nnd marked It In record time. Joshed About Coflce "Hew about that coffee you never sent us?" asked one of them with a smile, ns she drew en her gloves. "Last time, when we were here until ft in the morning we thought you'd send us around something." Miss Fester laughed and premised te de better In the future. Then she went outside te leek for a girl friend of hers, who wns te de outpost duty for her dm lug the morning. "Of ceurse, there isn't much use In electioneering new," bhe said, "but we want te poll ns large a vote as we can, even if we are out of the i mining. At the primaries I polled IV811 In this wnrd, the largest number here, but the vote was all ever the city, you knew. "I love politics, nnd I hnve lets of fun In campaigning, if I don't get any thing else. I'm In Mr. Icetnn s office, you knew, se I knew the ropes." Miss Fester is well known us a becial worker, and spends most of her spare time at the Light Heuse, a boys' club In the Kensington District, In which she has n strong interest. She is also a member of Team 10 In the Wel fare Drive, and se her time Is neces sarily at a premium. Werlied Hard at Primaries "The real fight was at the pri maries," she said, "und we certainly worked hard at that. Anether girl nnd in) self went around campaigning, nnd I made at lcaet four speeches n night, nnd sometimes a geed many mere." When asked what, In her opinion, was the leosen for the comparatively light women's vdte registered at the pri maries, she shook her head und smiled. "Fer1 one thing," she snld, "it Is all very new te the women, nnd I have no doubt that n great many of them were simply tee timid te take the step. A change of that bert, which Is se fnr reaching in Its effect, must ceme about gradually. "The Organization 1ms get us this time." she continued. "The word was passed around )cstcrdny te vote for six Democrats, and the word is low. But we intend te keep right en trying, and we'll come out nil light in the end. Ah for me," she concluded, "I'm going down te Washington, when It's nil ever, and celebrate." Mrs. Jessie L. Collet, Democratic font I mini nn I'ucf Te. Column File SNOW FALLING IN WEST Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, S. Da kpta and- Lewer Michigan Blanketed Chicago, Nev. 8. (By A. P.) A snowstorm prevailed In parts of Ne braska, Iowa, Wisconsin nnd Seuth Dakota today. Temperatures went down throughout the area, with 22 abeve nt Valentine, the lowest officially reported for Ne braska. The snowfall was heavy in Oniahn, ether parts of eastern Nebraska nnd western Iowa, hut no Interruption te railroad or wire traffic was reported. With the temperature close te the freezing point, lower Mlchlgun had its MIDI HHUHiMIII WWW-...V -.wtvU Jim of two Inches thin morning, while the "Wentliqr prerVctleiw re fop tmew il.aaltXi4 itnTfllln mIii a.I.1., Uii'Ufturyufr miuuvrnvi tv.uijM tVUIJjiH MISS FOSTER INT BETTER CITIZEN DAY WRY I DEFEATED .27 Philadelphia Sunday Scheel As sociation Asks Mayer te Issue Proclamation SEEK 500,000 MEMBERS Mnvnr Moere hns been requested by' 1. nt.M-.l.i , . r. . e . . 1 hi- L'liniiiieinnin nunniiy nenoei asso asse asso flntten te proclaim Sunday. November 27. as "Better ('Itizcmi' Dny. ' calling upon nil citizens te attend Sundry school upon that day. This in pait of the "Better Citi zens' " campaign of the as'-oilutlen. I'hcre nre 7Kl evangelical Huudny iPhenls 111 tlln lrrnnlTntlii ivlllt nn 'average Sunday attendance e ,120,000, i !.- urairt'ci 10 inaKc iui& total wu,uuu November 27. Jeseph M. Steele and Themas Brown Williams, vice presidents et the asse cintien, end Harry TO. Paisley, chair man of the Executive Committee, signed the letter requesting the proclamation h) the .Mayer. Seek 500,000 Attendants The letter fellows : "Seven llllhrlrefl nml iMrlenn nvniif.nl. ical Sunday schools in Philadelphia, with an enrollment of mere than 324, 000 persons, are about te start a 'Better Citizens' ' drive, itu Mnrt lialnr, n Iwilf million attendants nt the Sunday schools ui uus cii.v en .evemuer -i, tne aunuay following Thanksgiving. "Te tills end theiibauds of pledge cards upon which men, women and children may signify their intention te attend Sunday school en that day will be circulated throughout the city by thousands of Sunday school workers. in viuw ui iuu pressing neietibit) ter a quick return te that old-fashioned Americanism which made America great, we beg te urge upon your attention the stupendous force of the Sunday school as a prime factor in maintaining a democracy In upholding Clulstian civ ilization. "Better citizenship docs come with religious education. History proves it. We must give mere attention te it in Philadelphia. We must enlist in the work our leading citizens. Need Business .Men's Aid "We must hnve morn linln fmim Hm manufacturers, business and prefes sienal men ami women et this com munity. "We believe that you, Mr. Mayer, are a careful student of present-dny conditions und realize the situation mete leu-lily than we can portray It. Wc thctcfore respectful!) ask j en te fur ther this movement by Ihsuing n proc lamation declaring Sunday, Neiember 27, 'Better Citizens' Day.' and calling upon all men, women and children te attend Sundy Sachoel en that day, showing by their presence their s.wn pathy with the desire te build be'tter citizens. "Ma) we also suggest that It is en tirely , within your province as chief executive of our beloved city te urge upon all citizens who have the welfare of our city and country at heart the fact that It Is their duty te assist In eer possible win in racing the stiind nrds of citizenship, both by their ex ample and by their active participation in training the rising generation In these religious ideals which nre abso lutely necessary te geed citizenship." ALL ON ACC0UNT0F A CAT Black Pussy Brings Brethers In Con tact With Law They sny black cats are bad luck, end liiht night a black cat brought Paul and Rebert Kreugher, brothers of 1(1,10 Seybert street, into contact with the law. They were walking along Ciirurd ave nue past a building under construction, where a big black pussy was sitting placidly en n joist. They decided te give pussy n ride k they picked up tin joist and carried It awny with pussy still holding fast te her position. The wutchmnn tiled te step them nnd pussy became seared during the argu ment nnd jumped off. Se Kreugher brothers decided te take the joist along, anyway. The watchman summoned a patrelmnn nnd hnd them arrested. PIMLICO RESULTS KIItST RACK, for tue. year-olds, claim In, purjii $1874. S3. Stt furlenis: lm 1, Jeseph Urandt. 00, Pen- 3, Dick Deadcje, 107, Clem enta , 3. pevea noent, 107, '"" . --- . .SS1.30 S7.30 14. .Ill 31.80 12.00 lianun URGED FOR NOV Time. HOT Jj-W in-wv&nwiy. Wlty Publlihed Dally Except Sunday. Bubecrlptten Frlei $0 a Tw by MalL Cepyrlnht, 1021, by Publle Ledger Company 10 BANDITS HOLD UP LMED ILLINOIS 1UND4TRAININ Dynamite Used te Force Sur render of Mail Clerks Bar ricaded in Car ROBBERS GET ONLY $400 AFTER 45-MINUTE BATTLE By Hie Associated Press Pnxlen. III.. Nev. 8. Ten bandits Inst night held up the New Orleans Limited en the Illinois Central Rail road, two miles south of here, wounded four train empleyes, stele two pouches of registered moll and escaped after setting fire te the mallear. Hundreds of men In posses nre today searching for the robbers. Ne trace of the men has been found today, the only aid In the search being a statement by members of the trnln crew that they bended west In two automobiles. Squads of Chicago liollce guarded all reeds entering thnt city and the nlarm was telephoned te all Central Illinois towns. The passengers were net molested, al though one, W. H. Knowlten, of Free Free pert, 111., get three bullet holes In his cent when he and three companions went up te the mallear and fired en the bnndlts. "Hardly Earned Expenses" The robbers, who used pistols, sawed oft shotguns, dynamite, liitre-glyccrin lind Qiler bombs, "hardly earned ex pense, " uccerdlng te K. A. (Termer, chief postal Inspector nt Chlcnee. who announced this afternoon thnt the loot eDttiiucii b) the robbers after u terty-tive-minute bnttle would total approxi mately $400. "They get two pouches of registered mail and overlooked two ethers," Mr. (iermer said. "One of these overlooked is said te have contained $100,000. In the two they took there wns nothing but the ordinary run of registered letters no bank shipments or ether packages of especial value." Trainmen Wounded Arthur Moen, a Pullman porter, was shot In the chest nnd groin ns he steed In the vestibule of n smoker. Fireman Harry Bangs was wounded in the shoulder. Themas Baker, a mall clerk, was shot in the hand and shoulder, und Ben Beblnetfe, another elirk, wns clubbed ever the head with a revolver. Twe of the robbers bearded the train at some point between Chicago and Pnxten nnd covered the engine crew with their guns as the train wns pass ing through here, according te the re port of Division Superintendent J. W. Ilovren. Thov ordered the train te proceed te n sinnll bridge ever a stream two miles farther south, where the train was stepped. Ordering the crew te break the train the engineer und fireman were forced te pull the mall and baggage cars farther up the tracks, leaving the ether nine conches en the ether side of the stream te prevent interference by the pas sengers. Eight ether men appeared from automobiles and began the nssault en the mnllcar. EnglifW's Thrilling Experience J. K. Fegcrty, the engineer and only member of the trnln crew who took part in the fray and yet escaped uninjured, described the held-up and IiIh experi ences here today. "The first intlmntlen I hnd of the robber) came shortly after we left Pax Pax ten." he said. "I heard a grunt, turned around nnd a masked innii clambered down beside me, thrusting n revolver against my ribs. Anether hnd the fire man covered. " 'Stick 'em up,' he shouted. "Before I could repl), lie had me slew down und run en down te the bridge across the VermPllen River. " 'Hew inniiv mail coaches are thcri'V" he asked. "I told him there were four and he made me take them down. lie hud a bunch of men waiting at the river nnd hnd me Hash the headlight twice te let them knew all was well. The bandit allowed me te send a man back te flng ether tiainb. Then he forced me te climb down and go hack te (he mail car. "The m"fl clerks ordered us te halt. They wer armed. One bandit, his Continued en I'nKi- Fifteen, Column Four E. A. NOPPEL, CITY PURCHAFrNG C.rNT, DROPS DEAD AT ADELPHI THEATPE dwaul A. Neppel, as. ifitunt eiiy p-.u-cJinsinpr nnn, fell eca' this nlteinoen in the Ailelplii Theatre. He lived at 1OU0 Noun Nlntttcnth btittt. He wi- named is&isfnnt te Puicliftsnj, A Ail.tr, succeeding the late Jnniea A. Htrreii. Mi. Neppel for yours, wns an official of the United Business Men's Association ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS riMLlCO Second Flying Sc m, 1-10, Sims, $20 -20, S.5.i3C, ,.1 0, e; Sea S-s-ppti, 13S, &n-.-et, 63 20, 3.DG, second; Hon Hen , -is., .-nyts, ,i.-0, ih.ut. lut, 1 l3. Svceipuiiai.. iis. tjfc, 3eai, ilebe.t 0cr, Lytle, BEATTY IMPRESSED HERE British Censul General Thanks Mayer In Here's Name Curiild Campbell, British Censul General here, wrote Ma) or Moere to te da.', thanking him for ceurteries and hospitalities extended Admiral Bcutty en his visit here : "Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Beatty, of the North Sea and of Breiiksby, was deeply Impressed by the warmth of the gicctinga whlrfi he ro re ceUed en all sides," Mr. Campbell wrote, "and by the efficiency nnd pre cision with which the. nrraiiccmentfi were curried out." WORLD ECONOMIC NEED IS EUROPE'S BIG ISSUE IN WASHINGTON PARLE Y Pershing Will Trudge Behind Unknown Here Washington, Nev. 8. (By A. P.) General Pershing will trudge afoot all the long way from the Capitel te Arlington National Cemetery next Friday te pay honor te- Amcrlcu's unknown soldier. The leuder under, whom the un known here served in France de clined teduy te serve as grand mar shal and ride nt the head of the funeral escort. As chief of the American Expeditionary Forces General Pershing regards himself as a mourner ut the s.unbelie funcrnl, and he will walk the five miles, con tinuing en feet with the column after the President nnd ethers of the of ficial group of mourners turn nslde at the White Heuse. AMERICA'S UNKNOWN HERO ARRIVES HOME TOMORROW Cruiser Bearing His Bedy Will Deck at 4 P. M. Washington, Nev. 8. (By A. P.) America's unknown soldier will reach home shores shortly after 4 o'clock to morrow afternoon. Orders went out from the Navy De partment today te the cruiser Olympia, bearing the unknown dead, te deck at the Washington Navy Yard at 4 P. M. tomorrow. The historic cruiser, ling ship of Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay, was reported early today as having passed within the Virginia Capes. The vessel is expected te enter the mouth of the Potomac River late today or, to night nnd, accompanied by a single 'de stroyer of the detail which met her be yond the Capes, proceed slowly te Wash ington. On arrival at the navy )iird the body will be turned ever te the War Department, As seen ns the casket is plnccd in the rotunda of thv Capitel, where the unknown (lend will He m state through- nl Tl,.,,!.,,. Prncl,lnnt Ilnwlln will"" "'" '"" " l"V WOHII. WHO Ml go there and place en the bier a wreath j en te circulate among the delegates in the nume of the Executive branch of gathering here and among reprcsenta the Government nnd the American pep-1 tives of the foreign press te nercelre pic. At almost the same hour tlie hnw ih. ,.,. . , ' ,, wrentli iirevlilerl l,r Pnmrress will bn "0W tnlH 'lUCStletl of economically rO- placed, the Senate today designating Vice President Coelidgc ns its repre sentative. Chief Justice Taft and the Associate Justices will lay u floral tribute en behalf of the Judiciary. FALLS THROUGH SKYLIGHT, THEN MUSSESUP STORE Drug Addict Suspect Nabbed After Locking Himself In Cellar Jeseph Wlshinun, also known as Jo Je seph Fredrlchs, Eighth nnd Race streets, stipscctcd of being a druguscr, wrecked the bookstore of II. W. irishcr, at 209 . " . "-" "' ----r.---- .- In wnnderini: around he fell through the ekylight. Under the delusion thnt he was being pursued by the pn'.icc, they say, he startcu tnrewmg noens nueui anil smashing up tilings generally. 1-eiice iuri'iHi iin; uuiu ut uic mi nnd Wislimnn ran into uic cennr nnu OCKCU nimscii in. nunc me mure ,...r.. nttnmntli.t- tn force Hie deer be surrendered. He was taken te the Jeffersen Hospi- tni, wnere it wns luunu nu was uiiuij cut en tie lace ... euu, uj B" ; age te the bookstore was estimated nt eertA 5 BURNED IN GAS EXPLOSION Unsuspected Pocket In Mine Prob ably Ignited by Spark Frem Pick Pottsville. Pa.. Nev. S. Five men were burned, probably fatally, by a gas SeutUffFh'ttrcenth street lust night after i -The Japanese the problems of the fulling-jihreug' hj. skylight. i Pacific nnd of disarmament arc the , AcceCrt ng t j , Ake Wishman climbed ' f0remesf . n. ., , c nre trie r te the reef of the store about midnight I Ierem.',t teP"'- Te this country these" exnlohlen nt the Lytic Colliery near!... ,- ......'" " Minersville today and four ethers Vere seriously injured. The flames from the gns swept ever tiie bodies of the men. nnd all are in u critical condition. These believed te be fatally injured nre Antheny Kurzen. Jehn Schindle, Harry Uarage, .mini ueuzei; ami Jean sazak It is believed the explosion originated from an' unsuspected pocket of gas re- leased m the mining of coal, and thnt "esslblv a spnrk from n miner's nJcV Ignited the gnB. Mere than a thousand men are cinple)cd at the L.itle. but none except these In the Immediate vicinity of the explosion was injured. Kt:t.e i J.xn Co:fie: al e ;s FOUR HELD IN RUM RAIDS Ogontz and Edge Hill Hotelmen and cngiesslng s weie boundaries and In- Bartfnrr A,,... I lleilllllties at IYtis. Altai tL,, "' Washington is likely te come steadily Alfred -1)8011, proprietor of the I te the ii.-recptinn that what Is in every' Ogontz Hetel, OgenU, and Nicholas body's mind i.uumt be excluded from Marene. proprietor of the Edge Hill 'tseussien and that in settling the Fnr Hetel, Edge Hill, were held in $1000 R"Ht ani' il'-unuumcnt und leaving the bail each by Magistrate Comly, of Glen- financial situation untouched It will be side, last night charged with violation '"crely scratching the surface, of the liquor laws, as the result of a In spite of official denials, the Ad raid Saturday night by State police. ministration has been steadily mevlnu nn?iig0TTYi fcaj"!,, bartender nt the 'te u realisatien that the financial iue i.. iiinS t .i " I ' . ,v, ,T,J'.e "eill witaa'ihewa v NIGHT v? I r PRICE TWO CENTS Finance Problems Likely te Come Up at First Opportunity SENATE ATTITUDE HINDERS PRESIDENT Reluctance te Pass Debt Re funding Bill Tends te Tie Hands of Administration ANOTHER CONFERENCE SEEN New Meeting Forecast if World's Industrial and Trade Problems Are Net Solved By CLINTON VV. GILBERT Hfnfr Cnrrrnendent Evenlnr Public TWrer CcvvtHeht, ten. bv rubHc LtJaer Company ' Washington, Nev. 8. With the Tar Bill out or the way, the United Statqs Senate will be in a position te take up the Foreign Debt Refunding Bill which President Harding desires te haTC passed ns seen as possible. But Senate leaders sny the bill will net come up in what remains of the present session. If anything comes up, It will be, they say, the railroad bill. Only pressure from President Harding can expedite the debt bill. Delay en the part of the Semite will put off und perhaps prevent any con sideration by the conference assembling here of the financial situation In which tlm ...nM !... I.f. .1... ... T- . v ' n in mi. I'.iirnnn in . .. . . .. -."in- m muri; important in their minds than any en the ngenda. May Embarrass Harding Foreign nations feel that they can not raise the financial Issue, especially In view of the Senate's failure te act. It probably would be embarrassing te the Harding Administration te have It brought up wliilc opposition te the debt funding holds the bill In committee and even makcJtH: passage doubtful. TheK" nations of the world hnve had one en counter nidi the United States Senate and arc wary. questions are also of prime Importance, out te i-.nginnd. Frame A Italy the eniy Dig question is s onemlc and . ln, r0Mtnrnt,. . -"' -- " " 'ruiip. j """"l- iu npiiurent as the s cemerence gees en that it will be dlffi-" ni H te keep the Huh.ne f.... t " i ., . ' rI1( Wject from tltklnK & i '""" ,,lnrp ,n f,l "Tiwien which opens ext week unless with the unlerstnnd- hir mat n later conference will be held upon the subject f fmnn,.0. M,lnt. . ( . ,,.,. , i ''nce t hat this conference will even- tiiate In n Mibsenuent w,,.,..i , .... . . uiiuiuii IU1I- feience. perhaps te be held abroad, nt which the real difficulties that face the world will receive attention. Where Versailles railed The Paris conference was largely a failure because tip? statesmen who met '" , ' nllu" ,11(l n, perceive that the i lv"i problems were net geographical. net these of frontiers and territorial In- tegrity. but the economic life of the world. Mr. AVllsen Imd a recipe for world salvation which was borrowed fiem the pst. The renl approach te erI(, f, , political but , . ' , ' l'miucai out economic, end Paris fnileil In It This conference starts as mere of an economic conference than did that at Paris. The pressure for the reduction of iirinauiciitN is economic. Taxpayers the world ever cry out for relief from the bin den of great navies and nrmlcs. Furthermore the real issue in the Far I'ast is raw materials nnd trade. The open deer is an economic ideul. But these questions touch only en the sui face of (he world's economic illfficultles. If a sntisfacler) ogreo egreo ogree inent is readied upon disarmament and upon (he Far Fast and nothing is done about the tiiianclnl difficulties of Eu rope, six months after this cenfercnce is ever the world is likely te feel that it. tee, missed its opportunities much in the same sense thnt the Paris confer ence missed its opportunities. Could Net See Real Issued At Paris everybody was se wrapped in questions of military security for the future, strategical boundaries nnd the guarantee- by military force of terri torial integrity that they could net see the fundamental economic illiticiilties. Keonemie ndviseis if (lie various, na tions, like Mr. Biiruch, of the Ameri cans, and Mr Ke.vnes, of the British, kept telliiiB their piinclpnls that they weie settling things- of relatively little Impnitaiice nnd leaving unsettled the really iltnl issue But the war was tee recent. They could think of nothing but of guarding themselves by the possession of strongholds and by political combi ned ions fiem future aggicsidun This conference is being held In a clearer atmosphere As the delegates gather here it becomes plain that the main problems en the agenda the Far I.nst and disarmament will net !i n icrcace. ui um uiniiUMrat eu'h hads jticu by th fai,ur t 'I, 1V 1 M J r3 " PfH Efftf ; HI'HtT! vaw li . V r l i !.' 1- , ?. . - t.- -!,. , ti . . iHW ' B(t...j.-.V . "j-...1 fc l.r . A'
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