.5 ' 'V -.? V- ' EVENING PUBLIC LfcDGElPHILADELPHIA, THUESliAY, JULY 31, 1919 .'4 . M' IT, w v r i n n R. vt rA v c fr l" r'r i ' rmf PW? i. E f Former Vice President of Looted North Penn Institution Talks to Stockholders OTHER HOUSES MAY HELP nope for "salvage" of thr wrecked North Penn Hank wns expressed to stockholders of the Institution nt n secret meeting lest night in n hall nt Twenty-ninth nnd Dauphin street'. Joseph Schlenz. former vire president of the bank, who is aliened to have been ousted nt the Instnni e of Ralph T. Moyer, the enshier, nfter Selilcnz hnd criticized Moyer's method of conducting the bank's business, presided at the meeting. William 71, 8. rerguon, who has been empowered to net for the stock holders, made a report of the possi bility of several Philadelphia liistitu tions supporting the bank if the final statement of shoitage was not prohibi tive. Mr. Ferguson said he had been ne gotiating with several large institu tion1! In this city regarding the reopen ing of the bank nnd would receive a definite reply as to their decision in the matter a soon as a final statement of the bank's assets and liabilities was nvnileblr. These figures would prob nblj be given by the bank commis sioners voiue tlmi next week, lie snid. Storhlinhlers Would Help John J. Coylc, formerly state sena tor, n stockholder In the bark, addressed the meeting He said the stockholder of the North Penn Hank are unanimous In their desire to do everything in their power to meet the situation in a way that would he of greatest benefit, first to the lcpoMtors, nnd then to the stock holders Mr Sehlenz said the bank's stuck was relling last IVbrunry at 1 "J.I share. The srook originally sold f S120 a share, which shows that stock in the Vnrth Penn Hank was ostensibly going up since the time the institution is alleged to hae become insolvent, he sinil. The offers of several banks to tnko over the North Penn and readjust Its business on ,i satisfactory basis, pro lldod that the assets are sufficient, still "hold good," according t.i Colonel Fred Taylor Puscv, appointed spt-Jil deputy attorney general to investigate the fail ure. Fisher Is Hopeful John S. Fisher, tommisslorier of banking, j.vtcrday in IIa,Tiburg ex pressed hopes fir tile rermer of n large part of the bank' shortage. He would 'tors' l"W"'r;?r-tV '''""' itors ouldw rer-ive definite information on the nnioinif nf fl.nlr m,.r ..i.i.i. will be saved "I'm g'nd I had nn offirlnl rnnniu. sWlth the Ti'orth Penn iiii! since these ..ii. ...,.. , . . . .. ... lv: ,'.." ":',' ,nl"' P'ace. satil Mr. Sihlenz csterda. "I'm a denosi- tor and stnil.linl.ler in the bank and stand to lose a good deal nf money." 'Uit tine that political influence had u imnii in wiinuouiing tor eir iteen months knowledge of the true oiidition i of the bank's finances?" Mr. Schlenz ' was asked "I won't say jes or Bwrred. ' " an- no, "Would jou be able to throw any light on how the shortages came about?" Schlciu Would Keep Out "I won't answer th.it question cither," icturnwl Mr. Mihomtz. ' I don't cnic to be dragged into tills thing." OP that1itymi;hVr;hrin;r,g"tr,,:;,,,;,t ",ori' u,r,ts ,n oo" b tracing where tlie money went and get- , Golden Stream ting back a good part of it to tlie do- I The district attornej's office is nil-' Posltor,?" I thority for statement that Moyer was no I wont sn os or no. nnsworrd Mr Hi'luenz. "If they want me, I sup pose I'll have to go. Put I don't know whethei I can tell them a good deal." Bank Probe Goes Deeper Contimicit rrom I'.T'e Mne In fashiouab'e Cjnwjd. Mrs. Donald en.vs. Inquirj nt the marriage license bu reau shows that n marriage license was Issued to ".lames 1'. Caldwell. ll'.08 Master stieet. a bruiser," on April 1(1, lfllK. The young woman's nuine wns Julia Crab, lfi.'l North Twelfth street. In the marriage nfliilinit the appli cant swore thnt he had never been mar- lied, thnt his father was .Tame-i Culd well, born in New York city, and that his mother wns a native of this citj. Parties were frequent at Collloh's His own date of btrh win placed as I ome. it is said, and string orchestras Febiunrj, 1WIO, Miss (irali swore thntJurnished "jazx" for the dancers until she had nevci been ninrried mid that the "wee sum' hours" nf the morning, lirr p'lrems were dend. , "That's stretching $2.1 a week pretty Tin couple were married by 'he Itev. j tar in these high cost of living days," John P. McIIugh. .VKi" Cedar avuiue, lemaiked one county offieinl. on April 17. I The stnte officials engaged in tlie Say He Was Free Will. Money !,rO1l'Vr.Tfcl,,,tTiS00,l0n ""? ' t 'loteil from the bank. The story of Ann nn mis nine niruiig was u chtk in the North Pnin Hank The Cynwjd home wns finely fur nished and the Strnngs entertained lavishly. The bank elerk became a well known figure in enfes a-d in Atlantic City. He dressed in the latest flit clothes and bis pockets bulged with greenbacks. One of his automobiles cost $.1."00 and the two others were less ex pensive. The prese.it Mrs. Strang, formerly Julia (1, Haub, is now suing the clerk for a diwuce, Mrs. iVsv.nld says. Another instance of hfs liberality was cited by Mrs. Dewald when she told of a former "iigngeinent to a -ouug woman in South Philadelphia to whom she says he gave u $.00 diamond ring. "Had Moyer Uy Throat" "I knew that bank would fail," said Mm. Dewald. "The way Strang spent tiinnnf vnu n PT-hnn Mm hml Mr A nvanl.TU wcu ..ut tuun tsiw.v'W, - . . -. bv the throat, nnd I feel sorry 'for tlicl'W insUt' too, that Colllesh has al- cashier. My former son-in-law never took a day's vacation. He knew he had to be at tlie bank to see that things, went his wny. He spent money like a drunken sailor." Then Mrs. Dewald told of $5 tip to waiters In downtown restaurants, of protests made by herself and husband, and of final protests made by his wlfo, which resulted in their quarrels and parting. Ono day Mrs. Dewald said her hus band saWSEMSO automobile bill. He protested against such expenditures on a J.15-a-veek salary. "Tout's my business," she quoted Stinng as saying. Today the clerk Is In the Atlantic ' City hotel with his aunt and cousin, , Mil in .the lobby sit detectives from glWcity watching hi movements. ;U,wa bald at the district attorney's SlUceJbut no anxiety wu felt regarding S4yf. atwence from Philadelphia. Money for Tombstone Tied Up in North Penn Stone1 to pay for a tombstone for the crave of n baby boy Is Included In the $2,000,000 tied up In the no- I Counts of the defunct North Penn I Hank. The account li that of William Johnson, a tailor living In the Twenty-eighth ward. It totals $400, , and represents small deposits that were made regularly ench week. j According to Common Council man Alexis .1. Llmcbiirnrr. the fnther's health has been nffected through the Interference with the , plnn to decorate his child's grave. 'In fact." said one of the detectives, 'we expect him back In the city with n a day or two. He was to have been ere today." I Strnng lived nt 21.13 North Twenty , llnth street with his foster mother Vheii questioned she disclaimed .now-ledge of his whereabouts. Neigh Hjrs say they have not seen him since ast Saturday. Inquiry at a nearby l.irnge where he kept his .f.'toOO machine. liclted tlie information that he took the ar out ou Saturday and has not been een since. He was seen on Monday by one I f the patrolmen on duty nt the Lank milding, Twenty-ninth nnd Dauphin ' streets. "He told me." said the patrolman oday, "that he was leaving the North .'enn and had limleil n S.IOno job In .i downtown bank. He shook hands vith mo when he left." Inquiry nt the Chestnut street hank nentioned by Htrnnff elicited the in ormntlon that the man whs not cm ilojed and that his nlleged statements vere untrue. Want to Cateh Elephants Continunl hints of implication of ini lortant persons in the collapse come ''ally fiom the probers Mr. Fisher said hat his six assistants were slowl.. 'ringing order out of chaos at the hank. "We don't want to catch the mice islng OJnvernor Sprout's word and let 'he elephants go," he said in Harris 'iirg. "When will there be additional ar ests?" he wns asked. "I c.Tinot answer that question ji'st now You spo, we want to wait until ve have sufficient evidence to use in ihe courts. It's the facts we are work 'ng on just nt present. The condition tf the books In the bunk is such tbnt I am afraid it will be a long time before vc know the exact status of affairs." Colonel Tied Taylor I'usey, chief state investigator, raid today that he hoped to be able to present the de- I"""'"" with a detai'ed statement nt i,i, ,.t ,ti,, tlieir .iet meeting. Herman Speler, of the depositors' joinmittee. called on Colonel Puscv yes terilay. nnd today quoted him as sny ing uiai nie coiieeuons were coming in ..... .... . . Inulte ranidlv According to Mr. Hpeier. Colonel Pusey said that one man who lis indebted to the hnnk for a sum of, Mj.in.OOO has promised to ina'tc pay. ni,ni tti nim n. n.ii.l.nM , , . , R, '!T.n Srm Il'?,,r"1 ."'"'" v"l I vrecked North Penn Hank to support .1 - - 1 l . - ,Tr,:.vMl:!,rl?r"' evernl of the hank cAlclnls nnd em ployes, investigators declared today, the thirteenth nfter the sensntional smash. Automobiles, pony carts, costly bouse furnishings, seashore cottnges nnl 'ther things thnt are .luxuries on the small salaries p.iid the bank employes, .ire mentioned hv tin. niNilmru ,.lt. unt itrnnspr to the slittprins fafos of At - hurtle f ity and llroadwny. , 1 , .I?V'r' l Ul M."" 0l,tPrtninP'1 1 I ivishly .it his home lhe cashier win. ' held in ?'J.",000 bail for court last! Tuesday on five charges resulting from (lie bauk wreck. ColflVsli Probe Walter ColHtsh owns his home nt roi;.". North Twenty-sixth street. He describes himself ns a "boob." ,in- iik.i ia .'iiiivi, lutein in-; nil! other mnn's orders without profiting f nm nny of the alleged irregularities. The district attorney's investigators I only to this with a contrast. Colllesh's the tool of Moyer, following the salary nt the bank wns $'JTi u week '""hey snv ho "sported" two nutomo biles, a si ven-passenger and a five-pas sengcr machine. The bookkeeper, the probers suj-, ha summer cottage nt VUUInood and is building n nine-room home nt Merlon. 1 nw some of the money was spent, they ay, will be one of the most astounding ver revealed by a bank collapse. The tale of credit juggling has many lides, the officials say, and all will be ilther boldlj depicted or nt least out- l.ned at hearings within the next month. Keal Story to Come So astounding arc the fncts discov ered thnt Philip N. Ooldsmith, tlie ex- ert accountant retained by District At tirney ltotnn, wns moved to ejaculate: "These disclosures hnve only scratched t ic surface. The real btory is yet to ome." Colflesh, Investigators say, has nl r -ndy confessed to his part in the bank's ruin. They say they will levenl thnt he drew a salary of- $50 weekly from a second-hand automobile Concern in Vest Philadelphia, and that this firm's count In the bank Is known to hnve 't..r. a ma ton innra rniin alii f.iui i 'udy confessed to this fact, nnd that h' has also told how he permitted rela t ves to overdraw accounts, and how oie of his kin is already ovei drawn nine $15,000. Colflesh's alleged confession, they say, v 111 be completed soon, and that he t 111 tell of at least three and possibly M . mnA IU1I1 ! tl fwntyi ii'KIaK Iih 1km I 1IU UIUIC llIIHIHII IIUIH T 41.111 J1U Ultm .n1r n,l which ho U hi 1,1 tn. ,. Colflesh. so the Inquiry has develoned ......... v. ... .. ...... m,,in. hu told and Is ready to testify that h sent 'through the overdrafts himself to these concerns, or else ordered them to be paid. The bookkeeper, It Is said, In his cmfesslon has Informed Mr. Tnulane t lat "he saw what the others were do. jig, and he thought he might as well take a chance at It himself." Taulane Silent The assistant district attorney, when Informed that Colflesh, wis said to bare COLLAPSED I.BJBJaBMCyBsssWjasfcMrTw.fWJW7Bl . f. uaMtfHi TtstB re lsffi3SBBBBJBBSBSiEBrvBfrlfcX?lrarai ? V -W.IBMk yW? -r: in ---" i -nfr nil iillliii; Many firefighters esraped death tills morning wbrn a roof collapsed during the Home I'mrnlng nnd Plrhting Company nnd Orltzliy lirotlicrs, nt IV oman Q fared Half of Deposit for Bank Book A well-dressed woman approached Patrolman T'awsner, of the Twenty sixth nnd York streets station, a guard nt the door of the North I'enu Hank, today. "I have been offered oQ per rent of my deposit for mj bank hook," she said, "1 wouldn't sc1! it, if I were joii." replied the patrolman. "Wh?" "You'll be paid nil right." "When?" "Oh, in about six months." "How do you know?" "There's hope." was the reply. confcssid to his pnrt, and after this part was outlined to him, snid: i I retilse at tins time e ' ur r.n V- - I oltlesh s confession. vl 'I refuse at this time either to affirm hleh the vari ous investigators say is in their hnmls. will possibly clear up i.i Slip minds of the neighbors of the family how the " i bookkeeper lived In sudi stj lo on nn in- . foIn(. ,.,i(, ostensibly was only hi.s , Silr, tnnnti,y bnnu ralar.i. Mojcr's Career Moyer's career, nccordlng to the fncts which are snid to be unearthed lpenfrl- which are snid to be unearthed icgni'd ing hU pnrt as a principal in th bank , wreck, hns been varied. He is said ' i' iiiivc iiili-u iJ'-i-n n'oiuiro nun me . ?t .f -rthlm stock. Ld in exchange ' to hnve often been tempted with the for this inluelfss girt would permit , Daniel F. I.nf.an and former Stnte In the hnnk funds to be drawn by every auian'-e Commissioner Charles A. iruiicni niiancier wnose ncquaintance I ic made It hns already been discovered, so the Investigators sny, that he held i-tock In three worthless corporations. In one of which Ills holdings are ill),. (100 shares. This stock. It Is snid. wns it. , vmed -ml dined nnd flattered him with "."?"""., "''.', "'J K "" " 'i JJ. ''? .Zl i'i ..-i. .i.. .'..... 11. !" . 1 ankV rolTer was open to nny schein- er r stock jobber. Those Commissions llut Mojer's profit, however, revolves about a "commission" which Piter (1 Cameron, second deputy banking com missioner, and his aids are said to have ieenleil. Ity this plan n man would Mime, to the North Penn Hnnk and ob tnin SHOOO on his nersounl note, uu- . , - , ' 'm,r,d ''' n"-v '""1'atoral. I The practice then wns to cash this ! note, chirgiiig a "broker's fee" of 0 per cent, or S1000. Time nnd again. he investigators say, they have stum bled upon cases of this sort, and the books disclose no account tn whieh this S1O0O could be credited. The man who pocketed the money Is said to have been Mojer. ami mis practice is uihk'i " hnve amounted to thousands upon thousands of dollars. Mojer. too, it is said, was often concerned to keep bis bank tloatiiu n'inve water, when It wns really In solvent. To accomplish this result. It is snid, solicitors were engaged tn oper ate among the depositors of other banks. To these patrons of the other institutions attractive offers were made to change thelf deposit to the North Penu. Considerable interest was evinced jesterday in the failure of Daniel F. I.afoan, wheu he w.is hanking commis sioner, to discover that ll.e North Penn Hank was insolvent, and also whether ur not Charles A. Ambler, when he is said to have deposited $40'.000 of tlie funds of the creditors of the Pittsburgh Life and Trust Coinpauj, was aware of the bank's condition. Ambler Quiet Mr Ambler, smiling and uncommuni cative as usual, refused to go Into nny lengthy detail regarding the North Penn liank and his connection with tile de funct Institution. "When you put 5102.000 of the Pittsburgh Life nnd TniBt Company's funds iu the North Penu Dunk," lie was a iked, "did you know its condition?" "I have no statement to make," he answered, urbanely, "and besides, I have never said that I put $ 102,000 tu that bank. And I'm not going to make any atatemeut about it now, either. That's all." Lawyer Writes Letter Leo Weinrott, an attorney represent ing depositors, wrote a second letter -sterilay to District Attorney ltotnn It slstlng that he investigate the part i , , i i V II 4 1 M t which Ambler played in the affairs of nv. wnniri j.aienn, who, wiien ne was bmklng commissioner, (s alleged to hive borrowed $.1000 from the bank. Cn July 24, Mr. Weinrott wrote to the district attorney informing him that un it ss he acted ob the Ambler and I.afean rases within tventy.foiir hours he would do so himself, Mr. ltotnn was nit moved by the lawyer's communica tion and yesterday, Mr, Weinrott wrote: ' If you do not net, I will," WrlnroH Threatens to Act Tim second letter read; "Under dntcof July 24 I addressed a tammuulcntion to yott with reference to former State Banking Commissioner ROOF OF FACTORY BUILDING FIRE r ( I'VE DONE NOTHING I AM ASHAMED OF' SAYS MOVER Cashier, However, Is Silent on Failure of Examiners to Dis cover Juggled Accounts Halph T Moyer. former cashier of i "There's not a cent that cannot bo ac the defunct North Penn Hank nnd self- I counted for." Etyled "gnat." says he has done many , . The cashier wns asked If the fnct things he's sniry for, "but nothing I'm ashamed of." "Yet." he ndded. "they're charging me with every crime they can think of everything but murder." Mover Is now under S2,'.O0O bail for nlleged criirinal higgling of the bank's I flnnnces. He recently promised to "place the blame where It belongs." Last night he had "nothing to say." (In two occasions during an inter view nt his home. Third street n' Olney aipuuc, Mover disp'acd res' inger. One wns when minor the accused carhler had been specu 'itlng heavily In munition stock were inlled to his attention. These rumors bnVe been -tinted to Colonel Pusey. the state's chief prober In the bank wreck. "I want to answer tbnt rumor nnd put It down just ns I tell it," said tlm cashier lmtV. "It's n d He." The fact thnt the bank hnd been looted of 82.K4.000, which wns lc v..l,,i,f,! nt M.ncr'u lumrlm- lipfnre Mns- ' istrate Pentiock ou Tuesday, also was I dculid by the cashier. I "Tlint's a He, too," declared Mover. I Ambler. I ndviscd Jou therein that 11H clients were insisting on action nnd that i liml as'tiicl them that the district at- ' tnrner would take such steps as 'he would deem fit. Tliun far your office has taken no action in this matter. "I ndvised you further that I had , been instructed by my clients to pro ceed, unless you should art within forty-eight hours. The revilntious at ' j enterdnj 'm hearing ninl.c it impel ntire j that jou should do so. "Mr. Ferguson testified that the North Penn Hnnk hns been Insolvent for period of almost two years. This enormous failure, with its consequent ruin and disaster, could have been nveited if the formpr hnnkinir enmn!- sloner had closed the Institution many months before his successor in office did so. I am ndvised further thnt Mr. I.afean turned over no information eon lerning tlie North Penn Hank to Mr. Fisiier upon the- expiration of Ills term. The fncts show conclusively thnt Mr. I.afean wns either nn indorser or maker of a note for n considernble amount nt tills bnnk during the Inst four or five months. "Mr. I.nfean, as bnnkinc commls- , sioner, knew or should hnve known of tlie exact condition of this institution. He should have acquainted himself with the transactions of Mr. Ambler nnd the enormous loans which were mftde to other favored customers. The juggling anil mismanagement at the bank had been going on for a long time. If Sir. Fisher nnd his nsslstnnst discovered it. why did not Mr. I.afean? "To my mind, the erux of tlie whole situation lies in the fact that nil in solvent concern was permitted to carry on its wild nnd frenzied finance nnd instead of bettering conditions, brought further ruin to many old and new vic tims. The persons responsible therefor, should be held to a strict accountnbllitj for their nets or neglect. "Kindly ndvise me nt once conce.n- ing jour disposition mid purpose In this nintter. If you do not nit, I will." It was announced today that the de positors will hold a meeting tomorrow night in the North Penn Theatre, Twenty -ninth and York streets. KNIFE VICTIM NEAR DEATH Police Hunt Man Who Stabbed Friend In Quarrel Ilabomoldo Sablno, thirty -six years old, 38.18 North Falrhlll street. Is iu Ht. Luke's Hospital, in n serious con dition, with stnb wounds in his neck, chest nnd right nrm. The police nre looking for another Itulian, who in derlared to hnve fled after inflicting the wounds, which way prove fatal, upon Snbino. The two men. the police say, were seated on the porch of Hablnn's house about 11 o'clock Inst night. They be came involved In a heated argument, following which Hnbino was assaulted nnd stabbed. Besides the three serious stab wounds. Babinn was found bv surgeous at the hospital to have four other cuts on his sriusi chest and i bin. Gloucester Police Sergeant Dies Ilobert Drake, aged fifty-two, night house sergeant of the Gloucester cltv police, died early today at his home,' 207 South King street, Oloticestcr. He U survived by a brother and sister, who leside at 207 Houth King street. Cloud City Lodge No. 101, r and A. M the Gloucester Historical Society and the (iluilrester City police department will attend the funeral, which will be held at the family residence Bntufdny after jioon at 2 ..'JO. It will be a ilatoUlc funeral. 11) l.nliipr I u o SVrilc; n fire In the building occupied by Seventh and .Morris sheets that state bank einininers failed to & Sin, a'ny T & due to political Influence. "I have nothing to ;.n.v about that." answeied Mojer. Do jou intend to disclose the name-i , of the men 'higher up'?" The cashier wns silent. r,.J -T ',""' KCt V'P ."Y"1" funds, who did?" wns next nsked. "I hne nothing to sav." I "Is it true that you instructed your four clerks, including your brother, to pad nccounts. niter records and make I fnlso ...itl-ios In cnnconl nllnn.l frn,.,lu I as testified Tuesday?" "I won't answer any questions." said Mojer. "My lawyer hns ndviscd me to sny nothing. If ou wnnt any informa tion, go to him." The accused cashier snid lie wns still nldlnj stnte officials to untangle "the '.ess nt the ban':." "1 nn. not connected with the bank In any capacity whatever nny more," he rnnl eil tn n nu.stinii "T m,, no,.rlniT my services voluntarily. I an doing all in my power to straight.',! out things as well as I can. HAPPY THOUGH FACED BY DEATH, HE CHEERED HIS FELLOW-PATIENTS Fight Victim; Dead, Had Philos ophy That It Mattered Little When One Died , . ., , , I Penjamln Ilnlwhaiiser. one of the i , TV """"i: "."", "rr "fP'iPif'i .. ... it in v muni iiniiiiiti, 1 tllllllCII, IllCfl there today ns the result of a gunshot wound nf the back. I TrtlTcllfl tl CAT NaAAmIIhm .-. it.. i1f -. ". "" B Hi no- inline, 1 wns sliot b) Pasqunle Roinnine. nn Benzol anu ua.w...- .. -.. Itnlian, June 1R. The latter, it is snid. May Be of Value to Industry -entered n snloon nt Second and Clinton ! nevelonmcut too Into for lisp in war streets and started to "shoot up" tbetnlr 0f n motor fuel which adds ten place. A biillet entered Holzslumser's ,,.ns nn hour to the speed of airplanes, back nnd he fejl to the floor. The wound caused paialj-sls. Although nwnre thnt death wns '.'radunlly drawing near. Holzshauser was hnppj nnd optimistic. He nrguedl. .oos ntM,ut one dollar n gallon that death was eventual. bound to ,, f vaue ,t , not rf. ome nnd the advance tn date, after all, '".j .,i-,.l rr .nmi.ier.-ial nnr. hc said, did not make much dif ference. He seemed to be endowed with nn endless supply of good hlinior and his philosophy often cheered pctlents who happened to be near him nt the hospital. Ilnlzshauser, who wns ;14 jenrs old, lived nt 718 South Hecnnd street, Cnmden. D. S. M. W'NNER KILLED Phlladelphlan Slain In Action After Delng Decorated by Kuhn After he hnd been cited for tho Pis titmilshed Service Medal by General Ktihu. of the Seventy-ninth Division, Private William Leiltine. this city, a member of Compnny II, 31 .1 tit Infantry ,J was killed in action north of Nontlllois, a village in France. Official notice of his death has Just been received by an uncle, George W, ' ( onte, of L'2fl Wharton street. Len tine made hli home with Mr. Conte. Genernl Kuhn first cited Privnte Len tine for "extraordinary bravery in per forming special duty udder gunfire." Lentlne voluutfercd to enrrv a messnge' from his company, which had been sop-' nrated from the rest of the battalion. I no mane ins way nmiii n mill of bul-i leis. nut Slicceeueil in rencn ng his goal In snfety. Later General Kuhn recom-l . . ... i . . . i mended him for the Distinguished Scrv lee Medal. Lentine trained at Cnmn V .,!,. t modern plant! Beat isindltlonaj srouB inaur-i.t-iuiur truiiuii ii i amp .Mrnde nnd Bnc ApMv faadl- for work. Unit (.'onilfLC. ivriu in rrnni-f- ia mc ime pnit of tr" summer of MIT. He Is survived by a wiie. i.uznocm, enn a seventeen-months-old daughter. Woman Injured In Runaway Mrs Jennie Rlzhter li,!-.. t l, . Vi I "'"1"' ' "y -eight, .ii.v un v.,jui uirum-, iloxDorougli, received painful Injuries when she jumped from the buggy ln whfh phc wns riding nfter her horse bolted and ran away. Blip won token by a naR,mr torUt to St. Timothy' I,nlt.L nnd M.1..1.1 , oi irii, I...- r .. . . imnuiini. iu in. lumu, n nospiiai, and nuer ncr uruiaes were treated, went home. Thomas Scully Leaves $35,000 Wills probated today were Thomas flcully, 4070 Lancaster nvemie, $.15,. 0t)0j Joseph Deavis. Limekiln pike and Haines street. $SV,800, nnd William VI Ulase, 20(10 Kast Cambria street, ill,. U87. AH were priyate bequests. ' k IN $40100 BLAZE Roof Collapses as Flamos Do otroy Factory at Seventh and Ta9ker Streets MANY ROUTED FROM HOMES i Many firemen narrowly escaped death early this momltg when the roof col 'nnsed during n fire which destroyed n factory building nt Seventh nnd Tnsker streets1. The first floor of the building wns occupied by the Home Preserving nnd Pickling Compnny nnd the second nnd third floors by Orltxky Brothers, cloth ing manufacturers. The loss will reach nearly $40,000. I Homes Raved from Illalo The homes of many families who lived In a smnll street nt the renr of the building were In constant danger, but through the wotk of the firemen none weri dnmnged. A number of families carried their belongings into the streets, fearing spread of the flames. Patrolmen Wbitsel nnd Osmond dis covered the blnie nnd nwnkened nenrby residents by pounding on the doors of their homes. When the firemen nrrlved the flames had gained considerable head- 1YUJ . Long tongues of flame shot skyward nnd for n time It wns thought the en tile block wns In danger. Two more alarms were turned In, nnd by fighting the flnmes from nil di rections the firemen, after a struggle of severnl hours, finally got the. fire under control. The roof collapsed just as many of the firefighters were preparing to bring in nn extra line of hose. The men saved their lives by jumping. All escaped Injury. Pig clouds of smoke rose from the burning cloth and mnny persons nnr rowly escaped suffocation while they slept. ,.0'tlo(.ki ra) Venango street, drove the on t's of the surrounding npnrtments fr" ,l"'lt' ,"',i, nt M0 tl,iH ln"r,,I- A fire -In the tailor snop or i.ouis iThe actnnl damage wns slight nnd was confined to the tailor shop. The alarm was turned in by a young . .. nn..ii. ...fin ttvca In nne nt the nti'irt- ',. ,l who wns returning from an auto trip. It is thought thnt the lire nnl "'i- " ... , was "aused by some cloth catching from a hot iron. OAYC IftPAM KFPT FAITH OHIO JHTHPI lUI I I mill Foreign Minister Denies Story About Secret Dickering With Germany Tohlo, July ftt. (Dy A. P.) "I de clare once more with n clenn conscience that .Tnpan never ncted to breach her plighted fnith to her nllies nnd nsso cintcs in the war." This stntcment was made by A iscount Yr.snyn I'chlda. the foreign minister, to the Kokusai News Agency, with regard tn reports that Germany nnd Japan 'had, entered Into secret negotiations for nil' alliance during the war. I "The absurd story thnt secret nego tiations were being conducted during tho course of the war between Japan and Oermany," said Viscount Cchlda. "seems to be again attrncting public attention in America. That such a re port Is persistently circulated, despite the categorical denial repeatedly made by the ministry nt Tokio and by the' Japanese representatives nt Pekin.l Washington, Paris and elsewhere, np- pnrcntly indicates thnt rcrtain quarters Interested at the present moment ill the estrangement of Japan from her friends' h(np 1)een desperately at work with this' m-nilvisc-il object in iew. NEW FUEL FOR AIRPLANES , . ..- r.ihln,lo a . ll.llt.t,... fn (,n In n,,ffiln nuil lias po.sHiuiniii-n " MOV '" M.UM.- bile racing has been announced by th P.urenu of Mines. The liquid, a combi nation of benzole and cyclohnxauc called Killlllil .m... --- -- r"- poses. Another combination developed by the hiirenu, consisting of benzole and gnso line, hns been found to be more power ful than gasoline alone, nnd Itf expected to prove of value in industry. The could parntive scarcity ot benzol makes its production to supplant gasoline on a large scale Improbable nt present. American Mnehlnlst. FINDS THIEF IN JAIL Patrolman Locates Horse Goods Rob ber Suspect In Cell Patrolmnn David Itoblnsnn, of tlie Lower Merlon department, has been looking for n man who stole blankets and other horse, goods from the Tens hurst Farms of rreivnl Roberts, Jr., nt I'cnCoyd. He got a tip thnt the mnn, James Itrown, wns In Moynineniing prison awaiting Investigation by the city police ns a "suspicious character." Captain Donaghy. chief of the Lower Merlon department, Went to Moynmenslng pris on and found that llrown wns the man ,v''t(,, oml ,le 'nH taen to Ardmore, wlieie he was held for court last night, nn,. WANTKn SlAl.fc MaN over SO years ot Age wanIM In make himself uneful, ill per wk. John Norrta. ""V "-7. -------- --, -.-... I hana. ti.iri work: runil waxes: llahl. CAUINKTilAKEHB anu All-around "mai-hine tinnnai aieaur wnm ' llon - nMlr" ..-- - .-.-. .. '"S' cnTwttk'! p rt'talla on hlsh srade cabinet woodwork,, alora flx ttirra etc. ti rmaneht positional rood uaaea. Unit Conatruetlon Co.. 68th and Oray'a ave. "iim.!' want Kn-fiStATlc" MUNDEHB and burlera wanted un man's. I wear. ood pay, cteadr work. John Notrla, imb R. Madlaon, Kenalnnlon. ab. All.ahenr,' WKAVBIltf wanlid on nr 3hn ""' 1MB E- ida'i" Mtaburir looms. ton, Kenilnston, I ffi,ff '", , ply North Ame perlerced on knit fabrlra. Ap ril an i-nce to., am anu At T hT .mv'l : ! M'WV.VR cotton yarn) piece- worki alao Irarnerai 4S hours week, Aci Norm American impm uq . ntn ana All Slh and Aflalipn nv . lM.lwaefi H m. ana iu m. and 1 p m, w no f vi "i . , - Ulltlrfl wanu.il to, Uaru weaving;! I0 per week while learning, John Norrla. 18SI) K. Madlion. ieramaion an. Aiieanenx, "llt'lttSKHM OI'I'QttTt'iTIKrt" AVANTKt Jtert with 12500 to ptirchaae new 8H and Aion atinip irucaai eacn pi kill xet i-Mitrarl for hauling for oi at least 13s' P" day. . rhnric, wrlta nd ..lqn dump irurkat each purchaner one year. tm nr rll Ml AM w in jfiSn.VAh m wr Oitfl, ar Lf. m. COIHTTEEOF E Frlonds of Congressman Urge Him for Mayor ao Others Fatfor Acker MENTION TWO COLONELS Friends of Congressmnn J. Hamp ton Moore continue to urge him to enter the mnyoralty contest. Strong pressiu-e Is understood to have been brought' to bear upon tin Third district congressman within the last few days. Postponement of the next meeting of the committee of one hundred from Friday until Tuesday of next week, one day after Mr. Moore Is due to re turn to tho city from Washington, is considered significant In political cir cles. So far the Impression has gono forth that Mr. Mooro would permit the use of his name only with the united Re publican party behind him. Leaders In the movement to hnve him Indorsed by the committee of ono hun dred nre said to desire that he make a straightaway declaration ngnlnst con tractor rule nnd throw down the gaunt let to the Vare organization. Committee Is Divided While Republican Allinuco leaders are lined up solidly behind the move ment to have the committee of ono hundred Indorse A. Lincoln Acker, many Independents on the commltco favor the Indorsement of Congressman Moore. Rome definite statement from Con gressman Moore ns to whnt he intends to do nre expected shortly nfter his re turn Monday. Reports hnc been cur rent that Senator Penrose, who hns been In Washington since Sunday, has conferred frequently with Mr. Moore. lohn niton, who will head the com mittee of one hundred iu the ficht against the Vare forces,' Is expected to name the various subcommittees before the next meeting. Start Selections Today Mr. Walton snid the work of select ing the subcommittees would be stnrted todny. . lie will confer with George W. Coles nnd other members of the mnln com mittee in the Town Meeting headquar ters. "We hnve n good cause," said the new chairman, "and we intend to put all of our energies into it and win the light. "The fight will be conducted for the principles for which wc have 'stood. Our platform will outline these prin ciples In full. "One nf the biggest tasks of the com mittee wjll be to select a mayoralty candidate of the type which will appeal to all citizens who are Interested in the movement." Mr. Walton snid thnt 'lie intended to pick the biggest men possible to head the various committees nnd would not nnnoiince their nnmes until he had con ferred with them and obtained their consent to serve. A finance committee of twenty-five members will be given the tnslt nf rnls ing money to launch the campaign. Relief thnt neither Judge John M. Patterson nor Tnx Receiver W. Free land Kendricl: will be put forward as the regular nrgnnlz-itinn candidate grows. A "dark horse" U expected to be, sprung by Republican fenders at the last minute. ;In this connection two new nnmes have appeared. Colonel Millard I). Iirown, of Mt. Airy, who headed the lOflth Regiment, nnd Colonel George R. Kemp, who headed the 110th Regi ment, nre the ones spoken of ns mayor alty possibilities. Colonel Rrown Is n son of former Sheriff Wilson II. llrown. who wns one of the independent lenders in the 1005 gas light. Ills selection would be counted on to cut into the Independent strength. Colonel Kemp is a resident of the Twenty-sixth ward, Congressman Vare's home ward, Ileforc the war lie was iu charge of the West Philadelphia post office. It Is known thnt the Republican or ganization hns laid elaborate plans to get the soldier vote. Howard It. Sheppard, vice chairman of the committee of one hundred, was chairman of the Town Meeting party campaign committee in 1017. David Lnvis. the secretary. Is an active mem ber of the Republican Alliance. DIVIDED J . E CAtDWELL 8f Q. JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS CHESTNUT AND JUNIPER STREETS iV V TIMW"! iv. 3i 333 nu Mltrl flji"?'"? FSft rfv Ep ?riLiLl Nsllnnul tart Co., Jlreolelyn, if. T. H'llltnm iflpplnson. Architect 'Turner for Gbncrete Tho Dutch Boy prod ucts nre known from coast to coast. Turner has built for 83 other nationally known concerns. TURNER Construction. Co 1713 Hansom Street HIGH TELEPHONE TOLL TO CONTINUE IN STATE Increased Rates Will Be Effao- tivo for Four Months Wires Revert to Owners Tonight According tn officials of the Public Servlco Commission, the telephone rntcs established by the federal govern ment will be effective in rennsylva nin after midnight tonight, when the wire systems will be returned to their owners. The increased rates will rcmnln In force until the end of the four months' period prescribed by Congress, unless set aside by the state authorities. Royond fixing September 17 as the date for a hearing on the schedule of present rates which the Hell Telephone Company wants to make permanent, no nction hns been taken by stnte officials. A bitter fight ngalnpt permitting the government telephone rates, which amounted to a 20 per rent Increase over old rates, from being put into effect in Pennsjlvnnin was made by Attorney Genernl Schnffer when the rate was first announced by Postmnstcr General ltiirlcson. An injunction to prevent the rates from being collected was issued neninst the telephone compnny by Judge Kunkcl. of the Dauphin County Court, in April, but Inter in the month a fed eral court order was issued restraining the attorney genernl from continuing his suit. A rnte equal to thnt charged by the -nve-iiini-nt was recently grnnted by tha Public Service Commission to the Koy- stonc Telephone Company so mat lis charges might be cqunl to those on the 1 Bell lines. FIRE SURVEY BEGUN Clean-Up of Rubbish Plies Ordered In Lower Merlon William C, Wilkins, deputy stnte fire marshal, has begun n survey of fire con ditions in Lower Merlon township. He, lias nlrendy vfaitcd fifty biuiness cstnb Hshmcnts and other places nt Ardmore. In some of the plnccs he found col lections of rubbish or other dnngerous conditions and served notice on occu pants or owners to correct tlie trouble under the stnte lnw, which renders ,re enlcitrnut persons liable to n fine of S2."i n dnv for every day the condition remains unsatisfactory. Several buildings were found to be so had that the owners nre getting notice to tear them down or remodel them. The deputy lire marshal will visit evfcry town on the Main Line, nnd will see that his orders nie followed out, or will turn complaints over to tlie district attorney for nction. DISLIKED PARK, DIVORCED Husband Wins Decree on Grounds cf Desertion at Media James -Mower, of Prospect Park, was granted a divorre from Alice Moxver, of Kddystone, by Judge Johnson, ftt Media, Tuesday, on the ground of desertion. The trouble, according-, to the mnstcr'a report,' wns thnt Mrs. Mower did not wnnt to live In Prospect Park.. The couple were married in St. Rose of Lima Church, Kddystone, Juno 11. lOlfi. February 0. 1017, the wife, who was then living with her husbnnd and eblld In Prospect Park, left her hus bnnd nnd never returned. The repoit of R. A. Howell, master In the ease, showed thnt the couple jind no serious trouble other thn that ttie"8 wife wished to live with her 'mother' nnd did not rare to live in Prospect Park. Distinctive 'Breakfast Sets Of English China Are Not Necessarily Expensive. '" tf 51 An 4 41 hi m .J- : tl- T' .-AS" " J a , r 0. -' Iji 'Pi ff 'l--- , W 4 i v- l'S 1 - -.V, i-Jf.... , VI "J' r' , v n tr V , 'JV" d&li&iiJltk ik V -ftSfi Mi t A . r. . t . i
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