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Agitators Who Urged Strike t
Government Pier Also Run
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Two Uolslicvtst agitators who tried
to induce workmen oil ilio now Rnvcrn
ment pier nt Snyder avenue iiml the
Dclawnro, to Mriko on Mny 1 were
lucked scvornl times in (lie river itnd
cliascd from the job, after iilmost brine
irnehed yesterday.
Tn tlio mcutitinie radicals were active
at the Labor Lyceum. Sixth and llrnwn
ftrcots, and Metropolitan Hull, r'rnnk
lin street and Knirnmunf avenue,
where n "Hed" Week Itn.iinr" is in
progress.
Tho two men who tried to disrupt
orIc on the pier obtained work thcro
nbout a mouth npi. I'mnplilcts t-ljoM-Ing
the virtues of HoMicvik rule fre
fluently were found in their pockets, it
is said. The men were timid in nd
vnncing their theories nt first, but
grew bolder, and estcrday called n
mass-meeting nt noon.
Ducked in the Delaware
They advocated a general strike on
May 1, and were getting warmed up
to their subject, when one of the work
ers suggested somebody "set n rope."
Ttopes were speedily obtained nnd
looped around the necks of the propa
gandists, who then were hurried toward
the end of the pier, the idea of the
croud being to suspend them from one
of the high pilings. Foremen inter
.fcrcd. however, and asked the crowd to
free the pair.
Instead, the ropes were lowered to
the waists of the captives and each was
ducked five times in the river: then
mado to ruu n gantlet of blows, kicks
nnd jeers between ranks of workers on
the pier.
The two Ilolshevists gave their names
ns Toivo Maki, of Philip street, near
Oregon avenue, nnd Mike Klo, of Lee
street south ot Shunk.
Police Suppress Agitator
Tlose Pastor Stokes, under sentence
ot ten years' imprisonment for disloy
alty to the I 'nited States, was billed
to speak here last night nt two Hirel
ings of radicals, but the police denied a
permit. IVstead, John Heed, u jour
nalist and intimate friend of I.eon
Trotsky, spoke, addressing crowds nl
the Labor Lyceum and in Metropolitan
Hall.
Heed urged his hearers to be bold in
advocacy of Ilolsherism and told them
it was the only method by which they
tould overthrow financial autocracy.
Before Iteed made his appearance at
the Lyceum Samuel SklnrolT. secretary
ot the Socialist party of Philadelphia,
spoke. For about ten minutes lie de
nounced the government. Then Sergeant
Francis D. Murphy, of the Third street
and Fairmotint inenuc police slation.
who was present with a squad of live
patrolmen, ordered him from the plat
form. FRANK CUNEO BURIED
Large Crowd Attends Funeral of
"Father of Little Italy"
Attended by a large crowd of per
sons, Jlic funeral of Frank fiinmi.
known ns the 'father of the Italian
colony." took place this morning, from
his home,. KM) South Eighth street.
In Attendance were members of the
I'nione e Frnlrllnnza and Soeietn ili
Mutuo e Henefieenza and other organ
izations, with which he was "affiliated.
The funeral proceeded from his home
to the Church of Our Lady ot Good
founsel. Christian street. above
Kighlh, where solemn high mass was
celebrated. Following the services, in
terment wns made in the New Cathe
dral Cemetery.
The body of the dead merchnnt was
on view Inst evening and also this
morning, nnd many persons passed in
to the house to take a last look at
the once picturesque figure. The
parlor was tilled with floral offerings.
Mr. Cuneo, who was eighty-seven,
years old, died Sunday night from'
heart trouble. Tic came to this coun- ;
'try seventy years ago, and was the
first man to manufacture macaroni in
Pennsylvania. He was one of the
survivors "of the "forty-niners," men!
who journeyed to California, when
gold was discovered in that state in
1S10.
LEARNS FATE OF SON
&xlous Mother Here Confirm
Death After Many Months
Through the efforts of Mrs. Mary
Dooley, oE 131." Hollywood street, the
dcath'of her son, Private Kyricn John
T)ooley. ot Company L, 111th Infan
try, lias at last been confirmed.
Last September Mrs. Dooley received
from Washington an official notice to
the effect that her son was missing in
action, but no further details followed.
After waiting in vain for months, the
anxious mother at last took matters
Into her own hands and wrote both '
to the Bed Cross headquarters at Wash-
tt. A...1 in in clinnlnln nf tier hnv's
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regiment. Recently she received a let
ter from each eonfiruing her fears as
to death.
Private Dooley was killed nt Fis
mctto on August 11, during one of . the
jiardest battles of that region. He was
twenty years old, nnd before enlist
ing, on July 20, J917, was n printer.
'He wns a graduate of tho Mother of
Sorrows School, Forty-eighth street
iud Lancaster avenue.
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W0 ROBERTS, HAROLD W. (10.3943) Corporal, iMWS 2V
ImrWf'i Co.A., 344th Battalion, Tank Corps. (Deceased). IyKS' f-OtKrX
III! ill II ThR conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above fl-w9 if f?
M J 1 I J? and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy tf: rr "zr ,0'
lii Iril I in tllc Montrebeau Woods France, Oct. 4, 191S"- Y fl''
I vV Corporal Roberts, a tank driver, was moving his Wf! -
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"SHiP'S BALL" TONIGHT
Admiral and Mrs. Hughes Honor
Guests on Program of Maine
About 1000 guests arc expected to
attend the "ship's ball" of tho United
'States battleship Maine tonight at
tho Philadelphia Turngemclndc, Broad
street nnd Columbia avenue. Great
preparations havo been, mado and the
affair, which is the first to be given by
the ship in more than five years, is
1 expected to bo a treat success.
Admiral Charles P. Hughes, com
mandant nt Leuguo Island, and Mrs.
Hughes wil bo the guests of honor. The
skipper. Captain Iloscoc C. Moody, is
expected to lead tho grand murch, The
executive committee includes tho fol
lowing chief petty officers: Thomas
O'Connor,- Floyd It. Austin, George A.
Bchommer, Joseph Whltttll, William 0.
ROBERTS, HAROLD W. (1013943) Corporal
Co. A., 344th Battalion, Tank Corps. (Deceased).
FOR conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above
and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy
in the Montrebeau Woods, France, Oct. 4, 1918 '
Corporal Roberts, a tank driver, was moving his
rank into a clump of .bushes to afford protection to
another tank which had been disabled.'' The tank
slid into a shell hole, ten feet deep, filled with water,
artf was immediately submerged. Knowing that
only one of the two men in the tank could escape,
Corporal Roberts said to the gunner, "Wellonly one
us "can get our, and out you go," whereupon he
. poshed his companion thru the fack door of the
tank and was himself drowned.
Home address: Paul W. Leiferr, Uncle, Em
porium, 5 Market St., San Francisco, Cal.
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Corporal Roberts gave his life,
coolly, deliberately, for YOU.
Make good his sacrifice. In
vest to the very limit of your
cash and resources,
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE
SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY
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