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SEDITION BILL TEST
11 COURT PROMISED
State Labor Head Says Meas
ure's Constitutionality Will Be
Totted if It Becomes Law
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'VICIOUS,' ASSERTS MAURER
I
Samuel Gompers Against
Anti-Sedition Law
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, who
Is at Atlantic? City, made n brief
statement tndnv condemning the
passage of the nnM elition bill.
He 'aid
"It Is just ihl kind nf Wlnlation
'hat breeds the spirit of resentment.
It was all right during the war.
Almost anv raru'iir" vvni m-filiable
then
But we are now at pence, aud
the people will be jealous of any at
tempt to violate their right and
'hir freedom.'
By a Stuff Correal m&rnt
Harrlsburg. June 24. Pennsyl i
rani."'" workers will test the con
stitutionality of the mill sedition bill
if it become law.
Tames H. Maurer. president of the
Pennsjlvania Ptate Federation of
Labor, today authorized the statement
that bis organisation Mill immediately
Uke the bill into court In an effort
to prove that It violates the bnsli rights
of cltliens
Th bill wis pjsh'd through the
House last night, ajid within fifteen
minutes had passed first rending in the
Ronatc. Mr. Maurer snid today he
thought there was no doubt that it
would be passed by the upper body
Governor Sproul has led In the ugitn
tlon for the passage of the bill, and it
Is considered certain that ho will
sign it.
Gompers at Shore
It Is believed unlikely that Samuel
Gompers, president oC the morican
Federation of Labor will com to llar
rlsburg t oppose the bill Mr
Oompeis ix at tlnntic City winding
tip the convention affairs of the A. F.
of L , and could not easih come to
Harrlsburg nt this time
"It would be useless anyhow. T am
afraid, ' said Mr Maurer todav, dis
cussing the possibility of Mr. Gompers
making the trip in a last attempt to
defeat the bill.
"Under the rules of the Legislature
he would not be permitted to speak,
unless the legislative body went into
committee of the whole for the eipress
purpose of hearing him and this is un
likely." Mr. Maurer condemned the nnti-sedi-tlon
bill In strdng terms. He also
charged that the administration 'lias
lobbied constantly during the last week
for the passage of the measure, and
that the efforts of Governor Sproul and
his cabinet had been backed up bv the
manufacturing Interests of the state
Expects It to Pass
"I believo the bill in going through
said Mr. Maurer "The oiiesrion now
is how to make a test case of it
am convinced that the bill Is uncon
stltutional. I believe it is defective !
technically; likewise 1 believe it is un-
constitutional because it violates the in-
oertnt rights of free, speech and a free
press. If the bill is passed it will be
sedition to criticise the acts of public
officials, because such criticism will
hold them up to contempt.
Measure Is Assnlied
"The bill could not be more vicious
They y it Is for the purpose nf ,,irn
iw hnlBhoTriBm nnn nuCnulian. ft-i.
ug. .ju.c... .. . ..uv. ........u.iiii lUp
are the very evils thev are going to
create by the psgsage of such legisla
tlon When men are not allowed to
speak their minds openlv thev speak
them undercover
'They are trving to inflirt on Penn
nylvania the system trl-d and found
wanting in Russia These men are in-
incapable of learning from history. The
present Legislature is the most reuc
, tlonary in the last fiftv years."
Labor's fight on the anti seditioo bill.
which began ln the Houte Inst night.
continued until this morning when the
administration forces succeeded in put -ting
the bill turongh the House finnlly
by a vote of 107 fur and 82 against.
It was the most memorable battle of
the session. At on" period of the bitter
debate the House thieatened to dissolve
into a riot.
The turbulent bi ne followed the roll
rail on the motion to reconsider the
vote bv which the bill was defeated last
week. Speaker Spangler ordered the
'oil call on the final passage of the bill,
to follow immediately
Led bv Representatives Fonlei, of
Lackawanna: Helt. of Xortnnmherlniul
l TK111.. f rl-fli.i .
81 Phillips, of i learneld, tne oppo-
neots of the bill put Up vigorous oh-
jection 'J hey refund to permit the
Clerks to proceed with ,he roll call.
Point f Order Denied
Mr. Phllhpe
ncrnse ml n imi nl
ai roe on a point ot
orcier anu ueriareu ine mil lo he nn-
eonstitutior.r.1 His t.omt n .., t.
sus-
1sv tamed by the speaker.
John It. K. Seen of Philndelr.hm
raised the point of order that the pro
readings were not in order The
apeaKer SUStr 111, ri his Contention. More
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disorder follov ed on the part of men,
hs ot the House who shouted for rec-
ntlon. ".'nAra.i.M'FiSnk mm ,sc??ii0S!i"''
hn.i,t nX'o;tLD:'attm flnally',,VT.'n.e'r""I12!.riiirroS;d3st,l " and F"nv
orougnt order out of chaos He arose nmnislaw Yanlstl. 72n s Front st and
Or! point of personal nrivilece and
s.VasI (, It.,,.. t v. .1 ii . . 7
asked the House to be 'men At first
It appeared as though he would be
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snouteu aown. but no bnally manaced to
,.l,Zr Wi Tli 1.1 u. Vy d" -
cUSSIon Of the bill should be token upi
so that other Important measures , ould
be considered and the calendar cleared.
Whon Mr Hainsey finished, the House
auirklv Sdonted a motion to nermtr th.1
litis f nn tlio 1,(11 in n
aeoate on me mil 10 go on
The bill lacked three votes of a con-
titutionel majority when It came up
tot final passage last week, polling 104
totes.
Unci Island Suew RIM on r.. I. -w..
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lUrritburr, Pa., June 24 (By A
''. IV) A bill making a supplement to the
' f6loilcal survey act, which, in the
opinion ot several legislators, relates to
Y ' , Utld embraced iu the Hog Island ship
' ' yardf wa allowed a place on the House
"': caltadar t6diy so tiat Us status could
syv' U lettltd by a vote. The bill provides
'i,V , M wbe applications f6r surveys were
' j waLrter ta thft aci of 1913 that
r td thft act 01 1813 thatl
FEAR OF PROHIBITION
RUINING HIS HEALTH
LEADS TO SUICIDE
Man Accustomed to Drink All
His Life Hangs Himself in
Fairmount Park
1'rar nf prohibition nnd lt effects on
his health i- nlvon ns ths ren-on for the
sulci Jo of Wnltcr Wnlmelev. fiftv two
vrnrs old, of 400 Ttlplm trrpt, Hoi
borough
Mr. Walmslev un found nbout 0
oVlock lat night hanging by a elothe
line from n tree In Talrmount Park
near Gates street and Gnrgas lane For
rest N'ill, of 141 Markle street, found
the bodv cut the mpe and called for
assistance The ambulance from St
TimoH.v's Hospital was summoned and
the body was removed to the Instltu
tlon He was dead when the nmbu
lance arrived there
A note In his pocket read 'My
name . Waltn WnlmMrv 1 !io at
430 U1 ka Ptiret I hope von will for
gie me for what 1 have done Wal
ter ' He was ideutitied bv Ins luother,
Rlehnid Wnlmsl" who nid that Wal
ter said the other night he had rather
be dcml than luf nfter the romitrv
' nt tlrv
I thought he 'u- joking ' said
Kich ird Walmsley, but lie I'viilcntl
mil not Me was nlwnvs a foe of pro
hibiiion He used dr i 'i all bis life "
Mrs I.mma ulin-lcj . the mans,
widow, said toda that xho never heard
him
mnk am threats to take hi life
n. -aid mat nr iiuunna mm neen
drinking nnd fiat li. i a.l not i.e imme,
since hst Sumhy
ne is sumwi or a wioow nnn live i
children The voungen child is twelve
,ers old. nnd the oldest tw.nl v twoj
REALTY MEN IN CITY
'600 Members of National Body Are
Guests of Philadelphia Association certificates, $70 state normal school
... , , . , f ,,. v.,..i .diplomas, count permanent certlfl
Six hundred members of the .National
.,,.., ,, .. ,., ,i,,t I rates, state permanent cert ficates or
Itenl tate Assocmlon wore guesishu-,, ,',, rortlflt.lltp,i $so.
afternoon of the Philadelphia real rl e Tpnph'Pr, ,lf) in inis ,, 1nin rP.
I.onr.1 nt a luncheon given in the ball p9s (hnn 00 )(,r p(,ho(i mon(h
room of the Bellevue Stratford Until hut wh(C(, saarJ ls ,1(,t 1IU,r(,asplI b, at
Tim affair was prcliminnn to tin- ,,,, -, prr ceut lm,Pr othtr beotions of
opening of the nationnl assoi uition s nn rn i,,, arp , r0PPlvP an Increase of
mini i onvention tomorrow at Atlantic o- nf,r 0Pnt . those receiving between
Citj William O ltcnkeit ihnirmnn of S10II ami Sl.'iO an inrcnse of 0 per
the entertainment committte. iire-uled 'cent between Sl.'tl nnd SL'OO. an in
Speeches of welcome were made bv Hit)
herd 15 Worrell, president of the 1'hiln
delphia body; Bishop Garland and K
J Cuttell, city statistician
Following the luncheon, the visitors
were taken in automobiles to Hog Island
for an inspection of the world's gieatist
'shipyard and particularly the govern
ment's housing project 'n connection
with thnt plant Late this afternoon
they went to f b shore in n special
train
Delegates to the onvention came
from all stUions of the I'nited States
nnd Canada, nnd manv of them were
accompanied bv their wives nnd other
niHinbirs of their fniuiln
Elkton Marriage Licenses
Klkton. Mil . lune "J I The following
limurringe lh cases were issued here to
Idav C Curlton Cnsev nnd Mai ion M
Keefer
r, Ilubeit ( reveing nnd I ranees i
I Lewis, George; Piefei and Loretta l'ei
rv Charles It liaughmnn and Catherine
' " Weeks. Hjlpli Laurie and Bella Sol
Ko Hnirv V Hnggeiij nnd Marie A
Mi Guv em William d Hiddernuin and
Glailvs Hailev nnd nn ent Solomnn and
Gertrude N atv.n all of Philadelphia ,
William l.nndenliiigei, Lancaster, Pa .
mid Gem v icv. Becker, Heading. Pa .
Henrv An7loue nnd Rose Bin klej.
'1 reutnn, Lewis II Sjtruass anil Leah,
' i 'I nv. T-..l I Ti.. I- . ,.
IV .fill I OIIlUMlUri, III , .JOSLlll i
Lohrman nnd Klizabeth Downle (lies-
'tei, Pn William G Mitchell Livves, i
"el, and Clarn V. Hastings La.nel.l
""' George W Hue and Josephine!
Presilimg Hnrrisburg lied F Kei '
' l'""" k a,J(l Neitha M Weiti I Minimi ,
kln 1a '"verittD Waid. Klklon and I
i Ma" lI l!roa,1" Chesapeake Cuv
" . nnn iv nnier is n.ue Dover uei
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TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
cottier Ureases n roue 13i
i "a.'.pl; ,J . L.."i" ".'' 2ui s vsu, i ni
Lew in
Mabel A llruml lUlfh Jr, 4 W VVAlnul lan
George W Uustanlus 1V1 North ill 1
Itulh L VhlfvMi IJciK N' lir ae
Clayton G 8iw-ri I snrter Ia nrd Con
O C Cardne- U.neaster f'.i
Joeeph VV Oirlon 2BJ0 McKe i all
Catharine i) si ionn 2",20 Mi K, si
Joseph Iturkvs .MTO B nth si and Ann
Vrbozinkts V?l N nth st
IJiwrri!. W Z.iller 1(1U8 McKian si end
Man P 1 hnsnn 1VIS G-cKlnln e
VVIIilam J Ki.nnri 13U Kdwar I it nil
I hutNnn K In 91." Itursell s!
1 Vrtlur l.s till N Mh 8t anl MarB i it
Webster lful VV lleuhenv
Viet I Kranke ;s-, M Jhh s anj Vnna
Ster 'Uu'l W Dauphin st
Edward t K, ln 23W S -lit u end
Sara. VI sr,.,ieKer 1S21 N VV llllni,Lin I
James II VWI h L'ON s lth st ml
Lthe e It ese Hirrlnalon Ul
IuH V il n(f 362S N nth si ard
Mn M I Heck Sftlt V C,lllr,. .,
vvilllum P Shsrke Bristol pa nnd Marv
c Sihnfer rtristoi Pa.
lT""ma v "Smuli 4n V nutter nt and
SoKIah'eVior19.. mU,
."VSTl'man4", rVo'n '', .,
Ceellle Itallieriitiidt SB07 ThrlmUn I
Wlllliin y flumpkln, 1014 S llith s and I
- Vll'1 E Dixon, itllj Turner st
inhn v ir.i-na- m, x, r-...
st
ind
' ' ni"v ' nuier ii-e raui e
!' )hron ?1?I M "ti
Maraaret r Oetter fMtfi p sn-, ,,h.,n
XJt
A,i."r "Mo 3017 Frankforl tr and
cjiara inustarman scik s 1th r. Qmniielinnns
loeenh w nieiitn.nn 7i . jn.K -. .ji.Iones, HusQuciinnna
Emma I Dunn. 2400 N 52d si
William Kellev Cnmn Meade Md and
tiaiKniri n i lie 11 urai
Margaret Hlllenbrandt, Idiin v Un st
I Raloh Turner 233". N. Carlisle
and
ch FiJ'Sw N' m' , "d m.
' Brooks mis x sth t
Katanna Moctkl 2232 Waterloo st
Georsre A BUoovls zotB c-hestnut st
lennie o nnuitan. 1403 s 20th st
J"""1 ?lV0L0.nft1 H,.? n?u D Kalb
Vronlra Srola.ll 3141 Tnomosmn nf
and
and
oorca Tatem, 44115 s 20th at and MarviiQ Democrats. 1
FeitV QuaJii-riello "MSO " t..n.ler ..
and Mary X Cannlto 3IB N' 64th st
''VaVabHe'dbenc26 'jfiTr.t "' nd
Albert T Fin r,8i Market st and Isabel
""J-Vn'n89 5P.l5fnAfon n c .d
Ida K Aubrey 1 12S Olenwood ave
I James J I'oulds 2741 Helen st and Loretta
i p jirenham ln4 r Somerset st.
John P Klmer 4S24 Carlisle at and Clara
M I-eheck 751 N Tluekrell st
Urns HIHebrsnd 1132 V Hamhrev st and
Emma M Oruhr iaoo W Columbia ave
Harry J Clifford, SR4S N 10th st and
Mary H Heme 2517 S Alder at
beon Stowe, Stone Harhar V J and
Helen M. Clsrk S71B Frown st
Samuel M Kowssr ITis N "mn
and
i nianche Ksunman "-' iotk st
Thomas P Davis IS57 rr Clementine st
and Anns C Merkle, S232 Emerald it
Archie O Tatei 1122 N Mervln, at and
Ilessls 8 Craddoek, SWS N Carl t
Herbert O Wendler 1041 I-euden st and
Amelia Schalhle, 411 W Olrard ave
Vaslllui Asslmark Sin P 11th at and Vlr
flnla Pappas. SIR R 11th at
lfenry J Frempt isas N. nuoknell st and
riorne Veller. 2020 fV Berks at
John J. Daly. 12R.N. Hnbart st and Emily
B Wilson M N. RSth st
John C. Mathlee Csmdeil. N J nfl Mary
A. Koenier. SOAR Martha at.
IxHiis H Zerv. 120T w AHanjie at, tad
Franctlv.pordon. iJOTv, Atfantla si.
TEACHERS 1 FIGHT
State Senate Has Passed Bill
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Raising Pay of School
Employes
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$6,000,000,
APPROPRIATES
i senator .losepn irwin v ranee, oi
'Maryland, is to come here for an ad-
Bv n staff corrrmcirfpit I dress at the Broad Street Theatre under
Harrlsburg, June 24. The Senate 'the auspices of a committee of well-
. i. . k. i..i.,.' ,.i. k,. known Fhiladelphlans Interested in the
todav passed the teachers salnrv mil, . , . :. . . .
1 ' relense from jails here and overseas of
granting pay Increases to all P'lbllf . So-callccl political prisoners incarcer
teachers in this stale. nted during the war.
The bill has been sent back to the The committee includes, among others.
House for concurrence la amendments i Mrs. Edwin C Grice, former head of
"made In the JVonnte. Tt f expected that
the bill will be taken up in conference
The teachers' bill carries along with
it an appropriation nf $0,000,000 for the
neit two years It provides higher pav u
for all public school teachers.
The hill enjoins salary increases for
school teachers on nil school districts,
under pinaltv of forfeiture of their
light to share in any future state ip
propmtions for schools
It increases the pay of school nurses
In the same ratio ns that of teachers, I
providing thev are regularly engaged it I
full time
In addition to establishing n minimum
wage for tcnuiei- it provides that the
state linll tn mi extra $10 a month I
to each teacher in a rural school who
holds n ooititvite higher than that of
,,, ,,,,,,, The net stipulates
,,,, rllrn1 ,,,. ,, onP not hirh
school, with oin or two rooms, nnd
situntP(1 ln t.,c open countrv or n small
o pop,t,on
Where the compensation of an teach -
, , , (n. ,,,,n inon : rotir1,
ow (1V(,, of ,,.,
ide, ,,,, 1P ttntP ,h
-10111 the law
provides that the state shall make no
'payments on nccount of an Increases.
I Minimum salarv provisions are
worked out in the lull as follows:
Teachers holding proisional certifi-
.,1., tfIA n,,. tolinnl tnriofli rtmfnm.
ionai rprtfirntPS or state normal school
crease of 1," per icnt and those le
ceiving more than S200 a month an in
crease of 10 per tent
Of the salaries proviued for in the
bill in second, third nnd fourth class
districts, the commonwealth shall pay
as follows
Those holding provisional certificates
S," per school month ; professional or
state normal school lertifioates, $TJ,50,
state noimnl school diplomas, county
or state permanent certificates or col
lege provisional certificates, S20 per
month
First class school districts (Phil
adelphia and Pittsburgh1), arc also to
pay the 2.1 'JO, 15 and 10 pet ceut in
crease The school districts are to psv one
h.ilf of nil increases and the state the
othei half
ftn),... j-n 7 oin
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9 V-z Ftoov Rill
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i imtiuu,i imm rte One
' ln ,,, a, meet the requirements ,,n,
' ti, lt ,, uolli,i t, pntireh futile in
would hi
, .i, ,, .. ,.nt,i nol nccomnlish am mir
, n opposition to the fedeinl legm
tntion vvlmh eems ceitnin nf emu t
I IU(.m
are for .Measure
Senator Vnre, Philadelphia
f.ivored
the bill He said it was going too far
to kiv thnt a working man xhould not
have beer containing more than one
pu cent of alcohol and give him some
thing that i nothing mnie
'colored wntei " He ngicenl
Senator Baldwin that the stale had a . Island
light to pais legislation regulntine the The S (' T4 in command of Boat
ale of beer under the federal amend wnin'a Mate lohn IL Wade, had gone
ment. but in answer to Senator Lvie. out fro mthe nav j jard on a short trnin
he admitted that if the feileial govern- ling cruise it ha been used for some
ment passed enforcement legi Intion it!
wouiu Muperseiie inn sim- ui
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nn the
subject
The vole in detail was as fnll.m
Yeas Baldwin. Delaware county
Bnvcl Montgomery: Buckman Buck
Crow. Favette; Daix, Philadelphia
Davis, Lackawanna: Dewitt. Luerne
Donahue. Glinton . Einstein Alleghenv
Grav, Philadelphia; Ilackctt N'oith
nmpton . Ilaldeman. Lnncastei Ilea
ton Schuylkill: Leslie Vlleghenv
Marlow York , Martin. Philadelphia
McConnell. Northumberland AIcN'ich
ol Philadelphia; Mcarkle Allegheny ,
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IllllUlllli, XVllVfttnr,,,, , - -ii"u iiiiuuri
phia Salus, Philadelphia Snssaman
Berks . Schanta. Lehigh . .oncs Lv -
coming. Tompkins,' Cambria . Vare
Pinladelpliia; Whitten Alleghenv and
Woodvvnrd, Philadelphia 20
Nayes Baldwin, Potter county.
Barnes, Wayne; Ilan Allegheny,
! Bcalc:
Adams, Craig Hunei Lvre,
Graff. Indiana llerron
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' Washington ,
Homshei . Lancaster ,
l.cibi . Perrv ;
.lohn S. Sillier, Somerset Summerfield
x .tmi r.Rl.l x,... i.
' -iiier ivuhkiiu, .u-i.ii unr,
Phinns. Venango; nrnun naunliin:
Snider. Blair. Turner. Armstrong.
Weaver , Westmoreland, 10
The Philadelphia delegation voted
I -olltlly for the bill, while one member
of the Allegheny delegation opposed it
Politically the vote stood
For the bill, Republicans 24 , Demo
ernts. " against the lull, Kepublieans,
Among the House bills passed finally
hi- the Senate tnelav were the follow inr
Ilefunding liquor license fees where
such licenses are returned Or the aale
of llqiror is prevented by federal or state
laws.
Increasing mine inspectors' salaraies
to $4000 n year.
Providing for voting by soldiers, sail
ors and marines in service or discharged
returning to their homes who have been
unable to qualify themselves as electors
Providing for the reporting and quar
antining of diseases declared to be com
municable. New Dictator of Loyal Moose
Aurora. III., June 24. (By A P )
Slayor William V. Rroenlug. of Hal
tlmore. was eleited supreme dictator
qf the Loyal Order of Moose (oclay
at tbelr thirty-first annua
nrtual ronvontlnn
nuuai ronYcnuoni
IIar(. tifflf Au-
"Iln es
In veHidn at Mooie
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'LIBERAL PARTY" TO FIGHT
ESPIONAGE
j Campaign Opens Here Thursday
i Prisoners Jailed
organization of a to-caned "liberal
party," which its promoters declare
cannot be crushed with the epithets
"radical" and "Bolshevist," is one of
. . . ........ .
the objects behind the campaign to start
here on Thursday for repeal of the na
tlonal espionage act.
the Home and School League; Miss
Mary Ingham, of the National Worn-
an's party, Stanley Yarnall nnd the
,Hev. Joseph Morris, of Holy Trinity
nurcn
Mrs Grice Approves
Mrs Giice said this afternoon she
has been too intent on plans for suf
frage work at Harrlsburg to give the
meeting all the attention she had wished.
I but that she is fully in accord with
its aims, and expects to see the niove-
ment through
"' cannot believe that we are living
"P ,n oin democracy." she said
"Something must lie done to win back
to the countrv our constitutional rights
"'k! to free political prisoners, There
are those of us who feel we must mnke
n stand, come what may, nnd that now
is the time for us to let it be known
thnt we are awake to what lies before us
if we do not
Miss Ingham is convinced that the
countrv is "so benumbed" by the long
drnwn out prooos of securing a settle
ment abroad that it is not awake to
the "inqulsifnrlal processes going on
TWO MEN IDENTIFIED "
AS OFFICER'S SLAYER
Prisoners Held on Charge of
Murder to Await Action of
Grand Jury
Two alleged nutomnhiic thieves nr
rested in connection with the murder of
Motorcvcle Policeman Abner nrnun. of
Trenton, were identified ns the 9lnyers
of Urnun todnv bj Tred Morrell, of
Langhorne, nt the coi oner's inquest in
the case nt City Hall
Braun was shot while pursuing auto
mobile thieves on rtcnsalem pike sev
eral weeks ago The prisoners are
Thomas L. Murphy and Hnrry Itlck,
each twenty jears old, of Iinltimore.
Iloth were held on the charg- of murder
to await the action of the grand jury.
Mr Morrell said that while driving
along Bensnlcm pike on the day of the
shooting he saw Ilrnun holding the two
prisoners under cover of a revolver. The
prisoners were standing up in nn auto
mobile with their hands up. according to
Moirell "Uraun told me to ride down
the road and get another policeman to
help him while he held the prisoners,"
said Mr Mori ell
1 told the first patrolman 1 met. but
he said he could not go off his bent.
I then went to Somerton They sent
n mounted policeman, but when he got
there Braun was found dead on the
loadside " Mr Morrell said the pris
oners were the two men he saw in the
'automobile
Vnnnnn lhrick. of Langhorne. iden
I tified the prisoners ns two men who
htonned nt his gaiage on the daj of the
I shooting nnd nsliecl foi gasoline
FIRE ON S. C. 74
Sailors Taken From Submarine
Chaser When Ship Is Ablaze
Vorty font sailois on board the
submarine c hisei 74 were taken off the
ship todn.v as a piecnutionarj measure
when the vessel took fire In the Delaware
thaniiver below Gloucester Damage to the
hiMi Mioftt was slight It was towed to League
time as a receiving ship
The hre staitocl In the engine room.
The steamer Tiniiiini, in command of
Captain .lohn II Brown, ftent to the
chaser's assistance and took the men
off.
BEQUESTS TO CHARITY
Two Philadelphia Institutions Bene
fit in Lancaster County Will
' Lancaster, Pa., June U4. By the will
of the late Sabina C Iteam,. of Ienvcr,
I "'" "u "" """ I""" ". ::
Istate are to leeeive large benuests. The
t i.l .
will was entered for probation today.
Among the beneficiaries aie the
Lutheran Theological Seminary, at Mt.
Airy ; Muhlenberg College, Allentown ;
I Lutheran Orphans Home, Germantown.
I A large bequest goes lo the Genera)
Hospital here
The Beam mansion is left to the Beam
l Memorial Chinch, built in momory of
Mrs Benin's husband, together witli a
fund for its upkeep.
Troops Back From War
and Homeward Bound
DUE TODAY
,,,.,... t Nw Tork trom Mar-
snie Uh 1730 soldiers.
DUE TOMORROW
Hanta Teresa from St Naialre with 1015
troops
Alphonso XIII at New York, from Bor
deaux, with 1177 troopa
A881GNED TO EARLY CONVOY
Depot Service Companies Nos. S3 to ftfl.
, JlJR"" t STfeiiv", EL'Sln'Ki No "3'
I J " -. ' s? Induslvei companies Nos!
to 7S Inclusive Guard Companies Nn
114. 101 102. S S.I. S7 SS. 80 and 1, Re
pair Unit No .120, Group H. Section 8. Kn
vlneera Servae Ilattalton Company nt
Service Battallnn No 33S. Headquarters and
Companies A to C Inclusive, 121st Kngineers.
Headquartera and Companies A to C in
clusive
Transportation ComDanles Nos
S70 lis
US 100 and ISO, ilase Hospital No
ISO. ilaas Hospital No 218:
sanuarr nquaun .-.ua on, ov. o, ana n
;.!.. r : i- k- n -A ... - - -it
Headauarters Printing Company No. SOAt
Third Pioneer Infantry. Company Ci Head
quartera Dttarhinent Army Service Corps
Ilase flection No 2 100th Ammunition
Train Headauarteru Motor nattallon Com.
pantes, A to D Inclusive Ordnance Material
ueiacnmem .
One hundred and thlrty-Orat Military Po
HrM Pattallon Headauarters and N'oi 2A9
and 202 Military Police t'ompunlea. 548th
Engineers Hervlca Uattallon Company B;
Central medical dpartment, laboratory!
Laundry Companies Noa 23V and 280, Sal
vase Companies Noa ft, M4. .Tin. 18 and 7!
800th Pioneer Infantry. Company Ei Cook
Cnmnsnv No Oi Thlrrl Realment Ate flee.
vlca Mechanics Third Company) BSjjtn Kn
I R.nrp Brvic nattailon. c3mp
j ?itmoynl gnua1ron"Noi-342 An:
kniinWi 6fvJo jBatltlioni Bi
nr vf rieiu
id ai; osoth
asa Animal
ACT PLANNED
to Obtain Release of Political
During War
In our military prisons here and also ln
France "
"I am amazed to find out how people
are absolutely Indifferent and don't
seem to care about matters that affect
the very foundations of the country's
freedom," she said. "A protest from
responsible citizens mut be forthcom
ing, and I hope that the message of
Senator France Is as strong an It possi
bly can be
"We seem to be at a stage In penal
government when we are almost as be
nighted as before the prison reform
movement started. Just as present such
movements are hampered by the public
listeria which sanctions the calling of
any one who speaks against the existing
bans ss a 'red.' One is considered
unpatriotic far dating to pronounce
against the return of the old order.
New Order Arises
"But a new order of things is spring
ing up. It needs the getting together
and organization of people who, like
myself, can justly be termed liberals,
but not radicals. I want the same things
as many of the radicals, but I do not
indorse their revolutionary methods. We
want the liberty our democracy is sup
posed to guarantee us. We want to
ufc our powers as citirens, against
domination from hidden council cham
bers "
She added that President Wilson's
projected tour on behalf of the leiigue
of nations would probably force reac
tionaries In the countrj lo show- their
hands, nnd that then would come an up
rising of the real sentiment of the na
tion, which might smother the "stand
patters" of both Democrats and Repub
licans, "throwing their outworn creeds
into the discard."
NO LOAN CONFERENCE
TODAY, SAYS GAFFNEY
Councils' Committee Chairman
Admits Meeting With Inde
pendents Is Possible
No conference was held todaj be
tween administration and independent
counoilmen on the defeated $14,7fi0,000
loan Prospect of a conference in the
futuie is not remote, however.
Joseph P. Gnffney, chairman of the
finance committee, made clear these
phnses of the situation in a brief state
ment as he was entering the quarter
sessions court, where he is engaged as
counsel In a murder case,
"I received a letter today from Mr.
Burch," said Mr. Gaffuey. "It was n
courteous letter and I will reply to It
today."
Mr. Gaffney did not indicate the na
ture of his reply, but he said all pos
sibility of a conference today was out
of the question. "I expect to be en
gaged before Judge Audenned nil day,
and when court adjourns I intend to
join my family at the seashore," he
said
The proposed meeting was suggested
to Mr Gnffney by Francis V. Burch,
common councilman from the Forty
fixth ward and president of the Inde
pendent Councilmen's Association
CONTEST IS CLOSE
IN CITY CLUB VOTE
Edmonds, Pepper and Acker
Still Lead in Referendum for
Mayoralty Candidate
While names continue to come in by
the score to the desk of Jm-eph II.
Hagedorn. elliector of civic affairs of
the City Club, an appeal Is made for
further co-operation from organisations
of every sort which may be interested
in getting the right sort of man before
the public ns a mnvoralty candidate.
Sir. Hagedorn said todav that Frank
lin Spencer IMmeuids A. Lincoln Acker
nnd George Wharton Pepper are still
leaders in the canvass Lvery effort is
being mnde to get as complete an ex
pression as possible of the general pub
lic sentiment on the mayoralty question.
Other ellglhles for the mayoralty nom
ination for which votes havci been rec
orded in the City Club canvass in
clude William Draper Lewis, John II
Mason, E. Puey Passmore, Samuel B.
Sdott, Thomas Shallcross, Jr , Rodman
Wanamaker, Clinton Rogers Woodruff,
,T. H. C'ummings, Cyrus II. K Curtis,
Powell Kvnns, ex -Judge Slayer Sulz
berger, Charles S. Calwell, George W.
Carr, Morris u. Clothier and Chailes
Z. Tryon
VOGEL DIVORCE IN COURT
Wife Starts New Suit Against Manu
facturer, Naming Corespondent
A new suit for divorce was filed today
in Common Pleas Court No 4. bv Mr.
Mary SI. Vogel, against John C. Vogel,
manuiaeturer
The corespondent named is Sirs.
Margaret Gearj whose Misband, Wil
liam C. Geary recently sued Sir. Vogel
for ?lfiO,fon for alleged alienation of
Sirs. Gcar.v's affections.
The action originally was brought in
Court No. 3, but it Is said that tri
bunal refused permission to amend the
bill, so that the charge involving Mrs,
Geary could be incorporated In the
libel.
Bank Robbers Get $5000 and Escape
Detroit, Mich., Juno 24. Four men
armed with revolvers shortly before noon
today entered the River Rouge State
Hank, In the suburb of River Rouse.
held tip the cashier and another employe
ana ccieu wiu ifuinju in casn.
rKlSSELn
The outward finish of Klsiel
nustom-bullt cars Is more than
an "y-catohr." It Is nlgnlft
cant of coiislBtent construction
lnsla and out,
Btt PMtoorath In Buniav'i Llietr
cl0rfol fleclCoa.
4 ff. ClAHltE OaiEB, 0 K BB0AD
FOURTH CELEBRATION
TO BE GREATEST EVER
Chorus of 10,000 Voices to
Take Part In Big Program at
Bolmont Platoau
FLYING CIRCUS TO APPEAR
Celebration of July 4th promises to
eclipse anything of the kind ever at
tempted by the city. A big program lias
been arranged by Council's Fourth of
July committee, and will be held at
Belmont Plateau, Fairmount Park, on
the afternoon of the Fourth.
It Includes a flying circus from Camp
Dix, Wrightstown, N. J.; bnnd con
certs, a chorus of 10,000 voices and
solos by world-famous grand opera
stars, Including Margaret Aoumalne and
Henri Scott, and many other special
features that will make the day epochal.
William B. Wilson, United States
secretary of labor ; Judge John M. Pat-'
terson, of the Court of Common Pleas;
Freeland W. Kendriclc, receiver of
taxes; Benjamin Holder, state legisla
tor, and Charles 11. Helms, Pennsyl
vania state secretary of the l. O. S. of
A., are among the speakers who will
make addresses.
Jcrc II. Shaw, chairman of the sub
committee on entertainment, said yes
terday that a huge display of daylight
fireworks would be given during the
afternoon, A flag-raising has been ar
ranged, where he promises n surprise.
The singing will be directed by James
JO. Carneal, musical director of the
War Camp Community Service of the
city.
It Is estimated that nearly 5000 chil
dren from West Philadelphia will take
part ln the singing program, which
will Include patriotic, popular and old
folk songs.
The old balloon Benjamin Franklin,
which was wont to make ascensions on
the Fourth, was brought out, but the
gas now being manufactured is of In
sufficient buoyancy to make the flight
practicable.
Charles Grakclow will act as master
of ceremonies. Councilman Shnw said
yesterday that ho hoped to hnve the
ever-popular Halvation Army lassies on
hand to dispeuso their famous dough
nuts among the soldiers and sailors In
the crowds. Councils' Fourth of July
committee, In charge of the nffalr. is
headed by John H. Baizlcy, chairman ;
.Terc H. Shaw, David O. Frankcnfield,
Dennis J. Grace nnd James M. Neely.
The affair will start at 3 p. m. and
continue throughout the afternoon.
GOMPERS TO SPEAK
AT HOG ISLAND
Labor Head to Be Honor Guest
Saturday at Launching of
Vessel Afel
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, will be
the chief guest of honor and the orator
at the Hog Island shipyard Saturday,
which will be celebrated, in connection
with the launching of the cargo carrier
Afel, as Union Labor Da for the Dela
ware river district.
Miss Sarah A. Conboy, of New- York,
international secretary and treasurer of
the United Textile Workers of America,
will christen the ship nt 1 :30 o'clock.
The privilege of naming the Afel was
extended the federation by the govern
ment "because of the able support given
the government by union labor in the
world war."
Preceding the launching, a band of
fifty pieces will give n concert, nnd Sir.
Gompcrs's address will follow Union
cards of any croft affiliated with the
federation will be the cards of admission
to the yard. The arrangements will be
entirely In the hands of a union labor
committee, of which P. II. Donahue la
chairman
Accompanying Sir. Gompers will be
the entire personnel of the executive
council of the federation. Secretary of
Labor William B. Wilson, Edward N.
Hurley, chairman of the shipping board,
and other government officials will at
tend. Immediately following the launch
ing, a banquet will be given at the
Bellcvue-Stratford Hotel for the guests.
Covers will be laid for COO.
Cornell Graduates Small Class
Ithaca. N. Y., June 24. Cornell
ITnlveraitv graduated 333 vounc men
nnd women at Its fiftieth commencement
here yesterday, me graauatlng class
was the smallest in many years, this
being attributed to its many members in
war service.
J.E(TDWELLcV.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS
CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS
ENGAGEMENT RINGS
ANY PRECIOUS STONE
1L
SOUTH PHILA. -HIGH
GRADUATION TONIGHT
104 Boys Will Receive Their Di
plomas at Commencement
in Auditorium
The seventeenth commencement ex
ercises of the South Philadelphia High
School for Boys will be held this eve
ning in the school auditorium, a class
of 104 receiving diplomas from the
school,
Dr. Henry Gehman will offer the In
vocation, the salutatory will be deliv
ered by Tauslns Irven Kldridge, Jr.,
and Arthur Martin Soil will be the
valedictorian. A violin snlo by John
Malloy and an oration by Louis Gllger,
togetherwlth numerous musical features,
will complete the program,
The class officersthls year were Wil
liam B. Schwartz, president; Hnrold
jr. Charlap, vice president; Joseph S.
Stark, treasurer, nnd Maxwell Scarf,
secretary. The class day officers are
Isadore Dublnsky, class poet ; Jacob
Rosen, historian, nnd Jacob Salzmnn,
prophet.
The following will receive diplomns :
MECHANIC ARTS COUllfiB
Howard F Boytl Herman Poles
J. Wnrren Caldwell llenjamln Hnrosport
John Cook Hernard I, Hoenfeld
TauslaB Irven Kid- Maurice 11 Ilosoc
rlclse, Jr 1iuls sMimnn
Maurtee. Gordon leadore 8chwartz
William H Hamilton Hlmon I. S!e
Alexander Kaplln Joseph B Ktark
Harry Lftngesm Michael Htolfo
Abraham J Lew Jeocco Vita
Lout! D Maxlmon I.ouls M. Votta,
John Meyers Irvtnr Vvetmnn
Mario J. Mldoto Nathan J Wlleon
Nicholas Pitta
fOMMBnciXl. COUH1K
Israel O Brick
Isadore P. Cohen
Samuel S Cohen
Irwin H. Fllderman
David B Vine
Albert 8 Franta
Louis I Ollror
ninyumtn Grossman
Harry F Hauck
Harry Herman
rtobert Johnston
Tohn W Mollot
leadore I Muchnlnk
Daniel Nodler
Mayer M. Schwartz
Arthur Smith
Jacob Walenky
Chester A Weat
Raymond W Wlllett
Maxwell Young-man
Harry iionnen
ACADEMIC COItRSB
Samuel E. Abramson Rajmond n Needla
rialhanlel fll mbitim wii",ri iimoyua
Harold M. Charla
rlap
nsky
Joseph Omlnsky
Martin S Orovltr
nrnestAlbertratchel.
Jr.
Bernard J M Thll-
lips
Jacob Ralioff
Jacob Rabotf
Jarob Rosen
Jacob Amos Palzman
Henry Salvntorl
William Brnard
Hchwart7
Max Keige!
Hrrnard 8han
Irwin Lewlson
Shapiro
lrivln SUow
Alex Sllversteln
Maxwell Scarf
Arthur Max Soli
I.ouls S Siark
Rejben H., V'oluck
Bernard S Warshaw
Alec Washea. Jr
Louis H Felner
c lement Welnsiein
Silas Weiss
Julius Winston
ttmrr .T Colrhl
Denjamln Chudnofsy
Louis cooperson
Joseph Crane
Abraham J Creakon"
Herman Doualaas
Isadora Dublnsky
Joseph Feldfrolse.
Julius Fomalont
Albert J Korseher
Benjamin Frankei
KImer T Frasch
Albert Freeman
Haniuel L Ocrson
Joseph Olnssner
Har Goodman
Herman Green
Wallace Harris
Ashton HoMartl;
William Kendall
William 8 Kurtz
Jesse E LaRose
Samuel Levin
Charles Llnchltz
Tasquate Iinflro
Abraha.n Leo Men-
aker .. .
Jacob Kins Mstts-er
Jacob Percy Morrlaon
R0TAN NEUTRAL ON SPORTS
Prosecutor Will Take No Part
In
Sunday Athletics' Case
District Attorney Rotan will take no
part in the dispute over Sunday sports
in Fairmount Park. His name appears
as counsel for the complainants in nn
equity suit brought against the Fair
mount Park Commission by church so
cieties and individuals seeking nn in
junction to stop the plaing of outdoor
games in the park on Sunda.vs. Sir.
Rotan explained today that, in order
to bring an action in the name of the
commonwealth of Pennsvlvania it is
necessary to secure either the permission
of the attorney general or his office. In
view of the fact that the former of
ficer did not believe that it was n
matter for him to handle, application
was made to Mr. Rotan for permission
to use his office in bringing the suit.
It is n right, Sir. Rotaii stated, that
the citizens bnve and he granted it
without hesitation. The office, how
ever, will not be represented when the
action is, heard in Court of Common
Pleas No. 5.
"MARQUISE" WILL REMAIN
City to Be Restrained From Moving i
Canopy at 16th and Spruce j
An injunction will be issued lestrain
ing city emploj i fi oin forcibly removing
or interfering with the "marquise"
cictted over the Spruce street sidewalk
ln front of the apartment house ut Six
teenth and Spruce streets, .ludge Fin
letter, of Court of Common Pleas No. 4
today thus decided the equity suit of
the Southwnrk Realty Company, owners
of the apartment house, against the city, i
The marquise is a sttucture of
iron and glass ln the form of a canopy
The city contended the owners should
have obtained a permit before erecting
the structure. The realty company
claimed it applied for n permit several
times and no attention was paid to the
request.
R!S
Salary Increases Will Loavd
Little or Nothing for New
Structures, Say Educators.
HIT AT WOODWARD BIL1
Board of Education members believe)
teachers salary increases will absorbl
most of the extra revenue from an ln-
creased school tax and leave little of!
nothing for the ?4,000,000 school build
ing program.
Governor Sproul yesterday approved!
a school levy bill which will Increase!
this city's school tax next year fromfl
six to seven mills. This increase, tit
is estimated will yield $1,020,000 addi
tional revenue.
But the Woodruff teachers' salaf
bill provides an increase of 25 per centl
In the "compensation" paid teachers,
i-arr, ot this IS to be borne by the state.
"The Woodruff teachers' salary bill,"
said Hlmon Gratz. n board member, to
day, "will take virtually all the fuad
occrulng from the cxtrn tax levy to naV
the Board of Education's share of tha
salary increase.
No Increase Until 11)20
"We will get no tax Increase unt
1020 and then the six-mill tax Is in
creased only to seven mills. The clgh
mills provided ns the maximum Is no
to be levied until 1021.
"On the seven -mill basis we wfflj
get about .$1,700,000 In 1020, and itl
will take almost all of that amount to
meet the Increase In teachers' salaries
We also will have to pay our share of
the state retirement fund, which goes
Into effect this year, nnd when we have
met these demands there will be nothing
left for new buildings or the repair ot
old ones. We will have to look Borne-
where else for money for that purpose.
"Compensation" Puztles
School officials say the situation, to!
a great extent, depends on the word
"compensation" in the Woodruff MIL
This is taken to include not only the;
salary, but the bonus paid to teachers!
It is pointed out thnt high schooH
principals, under the salary bill in in
niesent shape will receive more than
associate niiieiintendents of schools.!
Many principals now receive $4."00 al
year, the same salary pnid associate
superintendents. With the 10 per cent
increase which the principals claln
under the salan bill, they will get $450
more than the nsbociatc superintendents.!
D0YLEST0WN GRADUATION
Thirty-three Students Received High
School Diplomas Last Night
At the nnnual commcjcemcnt xer-
cises of the Dojlestowii High S$choolJ
held last night in the auditorium of tht
school, diplomas were given to thirty-
three students. A varied program ol
speeches, musical selections and class
activities composed the exercises. 'Ih
graduates were:
Emerson Conrad, Lawrence Darling
ton, Julian Gnrd.v, Harold Irwin, Wil
liam Kane, Wjune Nice, Robert 'Rad-
cllffe. Robert Roekafcllow, II. J. Rosen-
bcrger, Roy Wismer, hrancis Fonasn
S. It Worthington, Albert Wetter.
Modesta Abbot, Dorothy ArcwlneJ
Ruth Heck, Florence Rriggs, SInry El
Cnrter, Mnrion Clark, Dorothy Crooks!
Elsie rranenfield, Esther Gants, Anna
Homer, Florence Harvey, DorothM
Ilnyman, Frances Hoover, .Muriel NashJ
SInrtha Ruos, Grace Schuyler, Dorothy,
Sholler. Relle Thatcher. Ilentrice Welsel
and Safn Worthington.
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demands
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Ifcvors, Bon Bona
to harmonize
with the table
decorations
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