!&$&$&?- ft'-Mf''ft ',i' bYir&iii2ff'$ ', ' ri.f ta"t T fcf I- . If" mi a. . T J 1 t f2f ;, I tiftihQTftOTcnTnMn- -IT J if n II kllUIII I II III Mill i u " , I i'IJ ll 1 1 11 I fill I I LJ I U fllLl ' n -;AyilU J I llli I uw i w upw yiinDTUDCMMlflPTIHllQ h: . " I m !56ino of Depositors Reported 3?: .VfrMcillu QnruJntr Former ffi- """"'J Director Contributes $100 'CHURCHES ARE HARD HIT, I Destitution caused by the scuttling nf , tkcXorth renn Rank lias mndp It neoes- j ...... - ...... . i i :.. .1.. ...,:i,i.... suij lo auui h mini in mi i" i...,,". ,A f. j..t.,. ,.l,,i me In want hood for depositors who aie in want, Wallace C. Powelson. n former li- r.fctor of the bank, today made the j first contribution of JUKI. A number of perotm in the vbdnity of Twenty-ninth and Pnnpliln strppts have come forward to assist those who bad their saving swept away by thp ba.nk looters mid are now virtually penniless. nr 1tI - 1. " -..t.l 1 r. r. v ..!, i.u,r. st l,n A i...i ,l. i i. M u., ally starvinc ' ! ... I VI scarcely recognize the neighbor .noocl. m; tlie Hev. u alter .. ""'K I . .... .. ..... .... i icviui f?i iiic iiuioiii t inniii in -i . Columba. Twent) -fourth street nnd Lehigh avenue "It i poirl. tli tress uud luinser wherever jmi go. The people snni stricken nlinost iliinib hy tile sm den inislmp Tne Iteration of ew,sh hurdles will make a surwj of the neighborhood : to take care of any depositors who may be In need, following, ollapsc of the in- stitution- . . , Several churches wiie lend hit in the batik collapse. Hue nf them ha had to borrow inoiuw fiom its vcnHli mcni- bers to "keep gnlng." Another lost the nucleus of its building fund, and , the shock so affected the minister that he suffered u ncnons breakdown Father Cough siu tlie St. Vincent de ' ..... i. Pnnl Sncietv. cmiiiecie.l with his ilnircli. :..... . : . ... !... ...,. .i.. i linil SCiin in ilie li-nlr Tlo. nririini.a t ion took cure of mere than tift destitute willows and orphans in the district. , llic chiin h itself, said the priest. has lost several hundreds of dollars. Catholic Club looses All The Young Men's Catholic Club, of Twenty -fifth street nnd I.ehigh iiienue. was deprived of nil its assets, amount - ins to ?.";oo. I -absolutely , Honert I.. I "Xly church is strinped stripped. " said the He. Johnson, pastor of the Twont ninth Street Methodist Kpisoopal Chim-h. i Twenty -ninth and York streets. ester -day. Of this church Walter O. C d -flesh. self- confessed record -jugg'ing bookkeeper nf the wrecked bank. wn u mcmli- and he also taught a Sunday school class there at one time. "In nil." continued tlie Uev. Mr. Johnson, "the church loses S'JOOM. That mini includes tlie Ladies' Aid fund, the missionary fund mid the trustees' fund. ' Among the members of my congregation hundreds have been impoverished. From morning to night tliey come to me. I 1 do the best I can to give them hope ami ' comfort them, but I know little more than they do. Had to ltnrrou Mono 'As you know, tin summer season F. .. ,..! .! f. .!. ., I... c,- is it u.ifi iiiur nil MM- t nun in-. ,,,- Imv. l.n.l tc l.ro,v ,.. fY,., ,, tw wealthy members to 'keep goln-,'' for the next months. Several churches in, the neighborhood, regardless of deuotn- Ination, have suffered us we have." The Rev. Mr. Johnson's statement' was substantiated by Mrs. J. A. Wen-' Wit '..fi' "Ki "f tno T,'v, '' A. Weagle. 1K -"' rector of St. Hartboloinew Protestant T.V unn.iol Oliin.Mi 'Ptcntltl .llrl l .tl'Knl and I.ebigb avenue. The building fund ""' 'barter bill are believed by many I of the expose of tlie North Penn Hank. of the church, which wns the hope for Republican lenders to make htm the m ,,f the allegations made against a new, handsome structure of both the1 ideal candidate to draw strength from Hanking Commissioner Fisher, by Mr. pastor nnd the congregation, she said.1 the hjK hndv of independent voters who I.iifcan. nnd the fluents of legal re disappeared in the smash-up. This was are expected to be a factor iu the com- ,rjs made hv Mr. Fisher, he gave such a shock to tlie minister that Ins . '' ,.'.. ..n i health has been affected, and he wns " Primary. Miicc to the laconic utterance, 'Poll sent to the country by his physician. ' 1 ersons close to the big lenders would tics." There is not a single member of the ll,,t '"' surprised to see the Republican Former Hanking Commissioner La- r.:.... ...I.I...1 M...- V'iiln tell.. iit committee lenders slate .I lii-kel r,i i ...ti-iilorcil n wenllhv in. in. lie k.-,,Illl(-ll,l. 11.11. lllllllll ....n. ,,.. ...... r " ...-----. has not lost money in tlie uiiiik. even iienueii oy .nmge i-niierson. which would made the hulk ot Ins money, witli otlier the loose-leaf ledgers the entries are the savings of the choirboys, who re- contain one or two tnen prominent in members of his family, in the candy i nuide on a machine resembling a type call Colflcsb as an unkempt schoolboy. independent circles in the past as can- business. 'writer. Hence.-lie declared, it was im were fcunk in the swindle. didates for row offices. Such a ticket. The I.afenn home, u S-10.000 strip- ! possible to determine who made tlie en -A. fund of S1R0O belonging to the H.v argue, would split the opposition. . Im... Miriounded by velvet lawns, with tries and necessitated checking each nc- ri""f. '?"U,.... .1,' , nVl,, 1.1 .Met H-M. .,... . of the soldiers, sailors and the ward was fo have been had been deposited in the stitutwn. in honor marines of purchased defunct institution. Mr. nnd Mrs. ormnii Hawlings. a newly married couple, of liOO'J Taney street, saw the S400 they hail saved to buy their home swept away. Soldier looses. Rnniis Max Knizen, who fought through the war for $30 u month and eventually Was discharged from tlie army, is num bered among the victims of the scandal. v n 17 on v mi vhs iii-iir 1 imi 1 1 iitni Jind York streets, bad just collected his ?C0 bonus from thr government and; placed it in the wrecked institution ux . the nucleus of a savings account, when ir.o cranu cuiuc. n wns me iiiruier .soldier's only resource aside from his daily work. Decision of the Federation of Jewish Societies to make a survey followed ac .. . ! -c! rr t:j.....i.t i--i 4iniJ' . Teresa YidawsU, J.,ol, .,w.... ........,, , - , .-. In the bank, who went to the aid of an elderly woman made destitute by the loss of her savings. Miss Widawski is employed in a downtown cloak .and suit factory, lint. aitnougu an ner own savings were los In fia wrpplf. nncl she has to toil l.u-rl' for a living, she is giving of what little she has to victims more needy than herself.' "Must Do Something" "I read of the terrible case of Mrs. Rachel Cohen," she said. "I felt I must do something." ;Mrs. Cohen, who lives at 2012 West- mont street, was rendered totally desti tute inrougn 111c wrecK. aae uas a crippled husband, four children and an orphan grandchild to support. On Saturday she told a reporter there was so bread in the house. Miss Widawski took a basketful of pfe ' jroyislons to her, enough for two or f: 'A , three days. She succeeded in interest. W 1 ,"fc, Jog relatives, who promised to care for , the lmpovensneu lamuy tor the re , malnder of the week. Furthermore, 'Ulna Widawski got in touch with offl- .iitjila nf thft Federation nt .Tuivtcl. fn- l ' f - &.. mttn n.Aml.ul h ..... 0 a I. . i tvemnt tuu iiiuiuiotii a ourrry Ol me ?9jmMx district. 'T'..-. Is..lnp. in .fnln M U ci.ll.. ,t Beaton, Aug. 4. (lly A P.) Mem- , 'lers of Bay View Lodge f7. Hrqther- ( T'hod of Itallivay Carmen of America. voted last night to join with federated ... itrafls of the Boston and Maine, Boston, ' " faud Albany and New York, New Haven "inJ. Hartford Railroads iu their con-' H." .... i,t. ... . .... 1 - wtMtMaea sirise next -xnursuuy, .ine bus 400 members who are employ - j BM few uaveu rou as inspectors Mllg fli anh,i SPURN STRIKE COMPROMISE, Scranton Electrical Trouble May De Settled by Phlladelphlan .Srranlnii, la.. Air. 4. lily A. P.) -The strike of etcctrlent workers con tinues despite promises of settlement Inst Saturday. The workers repudiate ti,P compromise accepted i- tin- Hoard of iradc mid ( entral Labor i uiou committees, because the Scranton Flee trie Company reserved the right In judge tin- competency of new men l he employed m..i hi-o because f th- It'tlisill ol tin- l.nurci l.llie c irio nwu between hero unci Wilkes-Itnrro to Rnnt the same wage increase as the eleetrie conipiuiy. Today the strikers' committee will n - i .... . ,, ,, . ,i ........c... ' ,,",r' ,n ""' ",rlk,,rN tlll,t ""' I'"''"- i pctj,,) s,op" is the best they can secure. William Young, of l'lilladelplila. rlilef mediator ol the Stnte liepiirtment of Labor, is here toila to arrange nn i ther conferences , Moore in City; Seeks Harmony onllnurH 1'rom- l'nre One isoins strong in tne ma,oriui.i ii"i"' lives under consideration bj the eom liuittt'f nf nno liuiHlrnl. ileelined to say to.liiy whether he would in'cept or de- cline indorsenient by the committee. .... ,,ni ,.,,.,;,,,. t ., within thp ,,,, f,. ,,,,.- s.iid Mr i ma. i irn -"" " . Acki . It was repoitcil in poiiiiciii iirio sliould .ludse .lolin M. Patterson , Unit i he the selection of tlie are rori'es tie , would not re. eive the support of Stale , Seiuitoi Udwaril W. Pulton. This ru- , gained cire.ilation because Judge .on , ,,, M , Sl.Illllnr .,. 1p Ut(ii. nin fr ,.,1)ltJ. ,.om. . . '"s'ked' 'eoneerning this report todaj, Seliator Pntton said : ..if ,nniorit of the Itepnbliean i,,nilprs are for .ludge Patterson I will j,,, for .ludce Patterson, ton. I'll sup- i .,.., .i.,, ., Hwm die majority of thr lenders favor." Patterson May Hun .lodge Patterson mn be a candidate t ... .i... u :....:.. lint i i for the niajornlty notuinatinn. but he is not going tu seek the honor. If he becomes a candidate it will In at the solicitation of Kepnblicnti leaders and Itepnbliean voters in the city 1 This, in substance, is the way in , which .ludge Patterson outlined his po- ition in Hip mayoralty situation. The jurist who is mentioned most fre ipiently as the probable choice of th regular Hcpubliciin organization for the mayoialtj is buck in the city today ufter vojnurn at the seashore. "limn ;mv nverlnres lieeo ininle to :in y rm ti run f the nnminntion sine von e.tlresed a willingness to become a candidate several dnys ago?" .ludge Patterson was asked. Friends Still Crge Mini , Salml(, sj. Lewis, former postmaster "No. not in a political way." hef York, and the leader of the Kepub- ansHcred. "but my friends continue toj(.nn ,nncliine in York, was formerly urge me." nrivnte secretary to Mr. Lafeau and 'Do you intend to nniiounce jouri candidacy non?" he was asked. .... . . . . . . ' i I do not iritenu to innue any lormai announcement, was his reply. "I am not a candidate in the sense . , . ., .. , ,. of seeking the nomination. I am satis- lied to renin Hi right where 1 am. "ltnt if demand for me to become a candiilnte becomes urgent, then I will . ,:i paper's for the nomination." "I . ... . . . ' " political circl the belief is grow- ing that Judge Patterson will be Hie choice of potential leaders affiliated with the Republican city committee. ISelieted Ideal Candidate His n:it record, his work as a mein- I,,.,. ,)t ,)0 c'.inrter revision committee i ,, f ,,, M, .,,..,.,,,, i ' .......... . ,,.,. ....,.. - - - ....... ,..,,, , .... ... . . . ':,l"in S' S,"llrl- "'", ''- -"' '"!. ns Governor of the state and Mayor of ,hp '""J"- ,s ,,1"' 'i,1(al" "f s"lc'c' 1 '''";'' 1,nn" rr- Seger and Chnrles I- "all. the Seventh ward lenders, fo," i - --- - - -......-. -.-....... 1 cars, lscsiues ine canny uusmess me t alleged flint I'usey, Kotan anil Cortel-i. ... . . ,. , , iiagen, omer urouier m mr mnniini Kcpnriition 01 eignieen yeurs, AtKins w Vare Favors Stuart ' former congrcssmnn and hanking com-,ml are burning up the bank asset, by I ""''''Ka'e coniiitions. boys. said. "I was there a few days Kuuffniun shot his wile. F.llen Kiiuff- The former Governor wis ,,n the list ' missiouer is interested in 11 eolor-mak- ' expensive investigation. ' ,,,"'. , J'''Kn iiequain ed with iicl it wns merely fasti I by a man. twice this morning and sent ' a f of irZt3l,'U V ' i orks nd diver ofher enterprises. "Anyway." said Mr. Cameron, "the "" 1"1"1 s ' M.iyamens ng Prison she ,, ft . Al,yl)0(ly iwiW I b ,,,, Mh , ,p H as, F i,V ! " - bank examiner are iytl.1 by the state SJ ll1.', "n1 w,'" 'Yf1Pr ,l",t'?"; remove the nail and enter. . , Kaufman died later at York Uspitul. 1 uir iiiii 1 111 nn 1, . .1. 1 .. 1. .. . .!. . - .. . . . . .. 1 111 wiiiui iisiii-iu ii.t inniii 111 11 !. l--. .ii. . . r 1. .. .,. ,.. . 1 . 1 , try t. 1 it..n ... .11 ... r 1 TT7 J J I mwl tin 1 ktr el :ltttrniv illilliiKN ui ' . . ". " tti..nA.. ,. -i.,.! ...,,! .,u rt 'I IIP WOIUKIS OI I1 WHO eH1 lnU'lOd OC faction tight averted by the election of "i""' w '"' M 0Ut f ''"nU fm".'- ' I r,M i on th" ." ZXn e allcge's P "' " ' J dilln't , "T t!,P Mt T'" "n" :M' "e B. a harmony candidate. ' StUttH fOY MaiJOl' ' " ?'""! I'" '"''" u i tl.o ," . She s o e go "', , " nnt .0 go. nnd did not want Frank .to not serious. X tymm,mmMMmm "i imiw, .iini.,ri,n, i i t.i lis her. expliu lied last Wei t lint Colonel I ... .,.", nn i.ni ii,. i.iuisind inniii It. Flunllvli. ". , ; I'lffi" 11 mi 11H 11 ivfin ill k-n in i.rn 11 1 m m m wc m " iirin , " ' - - - - , 1 .i. .. t . 1 ,. - i; 1.1.... i t'i r imi nmi ni nu on iw - - - 11 nil .11011111 iieiiiiu. ouc. ni '" an ideal candidate, said Mr. Seger., Clintm,f(1 From I'u On. 1 "He also looks , me to be the Ideal- y.,.,,,, fm. p ,,, alayV man to hannonize the Republican party.' ..rPB11iIlr . in Philadelphia. I would think that lie, ' j , would sun nil tactions. ,,., r,, . . ., , C OlOlll'l I lsc, ill lit .s.-.cilll illllll-l- "' Mr. Stuarts record as l.orernor All that be has received in the way pr tnis ,orning. It is understood mensiiig Prison were based oil her upiti nnd Mayor would nssnrP the citizens of f .,niiti,.,l honors has come fiom the .i.. Lot.,....,. c.t, ,nl ft. ,.,v I Inn of tlie food niven nrisoners mnl tlm his home cltv that tbev would make, no niinico ry pniruMins mo minirs' i l-i. i i i of the nomicipality in his hands for - , in, ur-.i. ...mi .,..,.-. Former Governor Stuart declined to discuss the mayoralty iu any way what ever. ' Selection of a mayoralty candidate bv the committee of one hundred is ex- ,.,,.,, ,,, timP tllis Week. l The platform committee, headed by Thomas Raeburn White, meets today to , , -, , .1 i .. beg 1. drafting the declaration principles. Acker leads Independent Field The executive committee, headed by John Hamilton Rarnes. will meet to night to go over suggestions for the provided they name 11 "practical man.'' 1 I'usey's office this morning, lie had 1111 1 jj,-. 1-Muinnds and Mr. Carr have fig mayoralty and will submit u list of the Intter may be disposed to consider I unexpected caller in the person ofnrri actively in former independent names to the main committee when If the kuggesliou of Governor Stuart's Charles Necly, 'S.VM North Twenty -I campaigns. Mr. Carr mannged the meets tomorrow afternoon. Republican Alliance workers arc as siduously pushing the Acker boom and circulating petitions urging hjm to ruu. Congressman J. Hampton Moore, who returned to the city from Washington, and John C. Winston, chairman of the charter rovision committee, ulso arc fctrong possibilities. Wilson Back at His Desk; Takes Up Price Problem Washington, Aug. 4. (Hy A. P. 1 President AVilson returned to Washington early today from a week-end trip down the Potomac on the Mayflower, lie had no engage ments for the forenoon and was un derstood to be devoting his atten tion to the high cost of liviug problems. EVENING PUBLIC AcrAU'Q cninimwf Llli Lnll 0 I IIILIiUUULL twwwa'W)i'iu;w''uu4ift "POLITICS" IN CRftSH 'fifei l former Banking Commissioner Now Silent on North Ponn Case HOME TOWN IS INTERESTED Bu a ittnfl C'orrrpo,irf-itf ; Vorli. Pa., Aug. I. Daniel 1". l.ii-j mm, former hanking commissioner i who tined Hanking Commissioner .lolin ' " , ' " '"' ie.eu.non in inning .-los,. the North l'enn Hunk. Is silent to questions wli he himself did not net if he knew conditions lit the bank were . not as they should be. Assertion that the prpsent heinl of the state bniiklnc department lind knowledge of the pi'eciirlous condition of liimnces in the institution ill the time hi' iixkiinieil Hip Imnfclii" conmiis- iii.Moi-iiiiti tliftinirii i-i.,..ti.iis mm tile in "I .. the bunking department, together with his predecessor's criticisms of the ex - amitiations. was mndp by Mr. I.afenn. Kffnrts to get him to support his own administration, howew'r. to stale why. with his inlmitted personal knowledge of the tiiiiim-ial stnte of the North Penn Hunk before him. following Iwo siir- ,P)V f t lie institution by his exaniin- rSi ),,. ,j, n,,i tit kc summary action. rrP ftile 'I'd nil questions put to him his onh reply was, "I hae noth ing to nj ." I.'ist Kxaminatinn September. ti)lH Mr. I'Mier snjs that the last exami nation of the wrecked bank was made, under former Itaukinz Commissioner I.nfenu's inlmiiiNtriitloii, in September. JOIS. The liudings of tlie examiners are withheld under the provision of the banking law, which forbids publicity concerning tinnmial institutions. Publication of the statement of Mr. Kls j, r(,.,v tn ,,p ntlUcU ,,., him .... ..... ,.,.,,. , ' . : (,:,. ui,i i,:, i" - ' ,M- " for dilatoriuess in taking action against) i tl,o ,.,-e,.fcers ,,f Hie N'ortli Penn Hank .' ih mM m ,1,,,,, show knowledge of conditions In Mr. Lnfean and his connection with the bank, has caused' much comment among residents of York, where Mr. Lufran lives. Mr. Lafcati. ii Itepnbliean, was elect ed, in a strotigb Democratic district, four times to Congress. He met his Waterloo on bis tifth candidacy. Now lie rules the lesser lights in the Ilepub- Mean organization. At preseut lie is endeavoring i nin ii ik in- inniii on nomination for the county treasiirersnip for his son. Stuart IS. I.afenn, r ntly I'liliiciioil frnm oversells. owes much of his success in life and political advancement to his mentor, i , pm.,, however, lie Mr. Lafeau's I ,, bitter opponent. i ... , Is Penrose Adherent ', H" i" " Penrose adherent and holds ' high place in the councils of tlie Ue- I publican party in his bailiwick. Mr. Lafean leads the Hriimbaugh-Vare co horts in York. Lewis's candidate for the county treasiirership was ruled in eligible because he held a county com inissionership. .lames. A. Dale, president of the York County National Hank, and a former assembly mail, is probably us dose to former Hanking Commissioner Lafean ns any man in town. Speaking ,,,,. , ,.- ............. .- - ---. ....--.. , ... . . luxuriant shrubbery and lines, and built of brick and stone, is situated on ; T1P PolimP, amI Mr. Cameron like-JH.ftcr l""'!"".,,1"''" i.'Pn-oned there Market street, nt Richland avenue, and ,visp w,,rP perturbed regmding the ns-T"1"' ''.''. .'" 'V''lll fn.l,,,nv!"K ! ,s ,. f ,,, showplaces of York. In'sertions made bv Daniel K. Lafean.' PI' '""y''0'1 ''" a V1'0 ,,,f, v,lol,,,,"K , , gi. u littl(, ,loi.k f miur hanking commissioner, who has! "'.' , '?' e '. declared today she' uarucci iy iirganizaiinii organization. When the organization ... .. o t u .icn.i,, ,. ;n i, .. i-ini' tftii t r "'J.""!-1 "in iii- ii - , lp ,.,, ,, mat(Pr . whnt cost . Inmsclf ' I hnvp 11 lerv iirniinnnccil iden tbut Governor Stuart could declare - 1 that he has served his party, has given tlie best years of his life to its service, and thnt therefore he must not be con sidered as available for further political ncuviiy. M11111111 uie siiggesiiou or nis mime ny ,' I'Tiiaun ii- nun un 11 ti 1 iiiiiii 11HU1II atlH bpur frt tthwi t,,p ,.,, M'nntor nre nun inen ny 1 ounciinui Alliance must decide the question a I to the Independents' position. It i ' possible that, as Councilman Seger has - 1 declared in favor of the Penrose people inline. Jliai, However, is a doubtful question. If so. the picture would be preseuted of each faction claiming Governor Stuart as "their man.' Senator Penrose would magnaui - niously forget the jeremiads that have been hurled at him bv the Vnies .,.,,1 John R. K. Scott; Senator Yare and1 his brother with Christian forgivness would excuse the Pcnrosinn outbursts a to contractor-bosses as the ebullitions of n superheated senatorial temper, and worthy of forgetf illness : the dove of peace would cut u pigeon wing, while four-ply harmony would settle over the wnrring factions. Plane Circles Pike's Peak Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 4. Lieutenant Alex Leudrum, of Colorado Springs, in a I'urtiss oriole biplane, circled the. summit of Pike's Peak yen terday. reaching an altitude of 14.200 feet. The flight was the first ever made to the crest of jthe mountain, rt LEDGER-PHICADli3LPHlA, MONDAY, NORTH PENN DIRECTOR'S SHORE HOME 1 JjlLaStSoiSiiSwSSs'. ' '&' $r! MT'm - X SET K HM IX W t'fe Br. .J MW.' ?SJEBif?Lr WWi I In Ml Hill I III I II "1 "II ii I il i wu&&mm,4 Ml &3K -'?rS?ZZZZLJZJ2r... , .....--mHvisiMJih djtflBPj i ll Mill I l I II III I ii I III I IIMIIII HI EwV. ..ULt AAi-AVk AWJTt4MvA A UWM u I,V r - i. ullWWM.sw Summer n-slileiice of William T. (iahell. one of thr directors of the defunct North l'enn Itatili. at Wildivood, N. .?. Directors of North Penn Bank Blamed for Institution's Collapse I'nnllnuf.l l'rnm Pace On i ..in, iitit tmois noil wiis I""" "'" Oil ll- -i ((,ing splendidlj . About two years ago. ) 0ever, there was a change. The de- M1sjtors attributed the laxity in methods ifo the war. belicing that the bank could not obtain competent help. Chillies A. Horn, a stockholder. whose officer" are in the Uourse HtilM ing. verlliid Mr. Powelson's assertions. He also snid that Italph Mojor. the cashier: Walter Colllesh. head honk keeper, and Hlwuod Strnng. paying teller, ran the bank "in a high-handed maiiner." "They made themsehes very offensive to the depositors." said Mr. Horn. "These men smoked cigars in the bank and were very insolent." Calls Them Hnnrlteads "Hnneheads" was the appellation given the directors of the bank by i Charles Pfeiffer. a hint her of one of the members of the board. Mr. Pfeiffer. who conducts a suloon at Uidge avenue nnd Cumberland street. ....!. i i. . ; t .... .1... ,,..,.. .....l .1.. said he sized up the men mid de .i.l.i ,i..., .i.. i.... i.t.. ..r .i. ""'" '" '"' '' '"" """""h- " '"'using misiuess "1 wouldn't put m money in that bank when I saw what Hind of men were on the board, and I advised my son Hubert to put his money in a safe place lie did not listen to me and put it in the bank. He hnd saved $1000 to furnish a house, as he soon wes to be mar ried, and today he is minus his .$1000." Pusey Jtcsents Criticism Colonel Pusey and Mr. Cameron, sit- ting comfortably in the probe office in! me lumpy illuming, ions excennon nr.i the criticism of the depositors w'ho hnvel deinanded to be informed of the con- ,nuy which made a refund of the amount dltimi of their accounts. (n t. htate treasurer, but the deposi- "There is nothing to it." said Colonel j tors will gain by the $,J.".00l) accretion Pusey.. "The investigation is being) thus made to the bank's assets, made lit full speed and we are at it day "Tlie hanking department is acting and night." .legally in all that it has done and is '( iho .lnnnsltors mn iii.iipimni " i doing in the North Penn Hank affair ht, nM told, "nt tho iloluy and nrf n-k- ' ing for facts. "They sny it has gone on long enough for them to haie facts." "There is no need for any indigna tion." he snapped. "We are working bard to uncover all the bank transac tions. It is not going slowly; it is go ing along fast." Mr. Cameron then saio thnt a state ment of the br.nk's asset's and liabilities hail not. as yet. been completed, "but." he added, "we are not waiting for that. We are working to get nil the money possible from people who owe the bank." Falsifying Covered Long Period The 'chief banking commissioner snid thnt the investigation showed that the falsifying of the hooks covered a long period even before Colllesh took oier the main ledger, lie added that another "sua li,l l.een enioonteved ill the ! bank due to the maehine-mnde entries in the books. In the old system of bookkeeping the i'erk made entries, by hand, but with . . ' count on the ledgers. ' w' "u ,l " ' .''""' '""""'"" '" Jji"''."'!!.'" tank a"t" ,,p 1""'1 "l"" u'c 0UUK US(,pt,- Conferences Are Held , .. , .... ., .... ..... I owe the bank approximately SI ,000.- i .,. .. . ....u.. i ..., mm, vimihik iiii uhiiiui-i ennui iuiin-u i appear as debtors. Colonel Pusey is . tnlkltn to milnv nf thp nnmher am - en- 1 deavoriug to persuade them to pay their loans. One of his eurlv al!ers today was William Morgan Montgomery. . attorney for the licensed cashier. Mr. Muni gomery sain ine casiiier nan srraignteiieii y I the salary payroll at the bank and that' I the salary pay roll at tne nanl". and that' n nil the employes were paiu last riniur day with the exception of tliose under fire Moyer. Strnng. Colflcsb and Kian Ambler, who says lie is not a relative Lf Charles Ambler. ' Mover did not appear at Colonel ninth street, one of the directors of the bank. The man refused to reveal Ids identity when be drove to the Moyer home at Third street und Oluey avenue ; ju an automobile. He would not di - - ' cuss the nature of his business. ' .. .. .,,, . ., , Mrang .eai v 11, . i ucuci Strang, who presented his wife with a $10,."0(l house in I ymryil and drove three ailtomobilesl on a $!t5 n week al ury, Is believed to be in or near tlie city today. "Wo can put our bunds on him at any time," said oue of the detectives. In fact, he Is not very far awny." District Attorney Rotnu, who has been nbseut from the city for several days, Js expected tn return tomorrow. He has called a conference for the day and ordered Assistant District Attorney Joseph II. Tnulane and James T. Cor telyou, chief of his detectives, to bo on hand. Philip X. Goldsmith, certified public accountant, employed by Mr, Ro tan wll be at the meeting m)d may U '' i j r ""'I ?-' J5 ! ;5rSs5tt&c&ss' present II detailed statement of the bank's tiiimieial stnudiug .. , , ,. 1I I .!. .Ml loupei uurfl .iio.n-i iiuiiii lo ur lor "coal" sulTerinK from the biiih of 'higher-ups." Now he maintains there are no "higher-ups. Aside from this declaration, tlie cashier is silent on most of thp angles nf the amazing drniun of "other people's money." which has stripped away the life savings from hundreds of families. Moyer admits he sent out dividends to stockholders as lecently as .lanuary I), this year, when the bank, it is suid, already was hopelessly insolvent. The "dividends" were described as :, per cent semiannual dividends" in the notices sent out by the accused cashier. Moyer. when asked why the dividends were 'paid when tlie bank was defunct, replied : "It was because they were earned." "Wasn't the hank then struggling for existence?" he was linked. "1 have nntliing to say about that," answered tlie cashier. Fisher to Pro-Rate Assets of Bank Centinlifd From PaB One the depositors will share when the as sets are distributed. $25,000 Recovered "Twenli -live thousand dollars placed in the North Penn Hank by the stnte treasurer has been refunded to the state i,v the bonding coinpnny which insured the deposit. Tills $2.i.0(MI. however, miiin ns n lie llilllK. ! vvj ,e lost to the bonding coni- for the depositors. "It represents and safeguards heir and the public interests. The ' law clothing tlie banking department with this authority is n very recent one. The North Penn Hank is one of the first two instances in this stnte where-She law is operative. . "The department in following the course outlined by the law. but is very much handicapped hy the confused con dition of the a ITairs of the bank, the possible changes which tlie employes lire likely to be involved in and the utter luck of information on thr pari of the, board of directors. District Attorney Called "Legally the State Hanking Depart ment acts under the 'advice of the at torney general, Due to the develop ments which will lend to criminal pros- edition, tlie district attorney of I'lnlu dolphin bus been associated with the Hanking Department. ., """-"..-........ -. . . j the clothing and part or the dcuu boy s .,.... nninMi nnnnr- m ..iilieB(1' ULlMltS rRISON PROBE PLAN "It is nearly a month since we did I any excavating nt the quarry." said Dr. Baer Says U. S. Is Cheated If R 'Vincent Mercnldo. li.'H Price street, in Pay3 78c Day to Feed Prisoners l)r. i-.ii.aDetli liaer. who was released irom .Moynmeusing rrison .liny -j. ifecd federal prisoners, i ",f "",f " t"' 'T"' tl"- Vo.-crnment js being cheated at lovnmeusiug Pris- on." she snid. 1 ii,..e t..,Pv ..i,i..n.. ... i... . treatment a Horded them. I MAY RUN ,F0R SHERIFF Edmonds and Carr Mentioned as Candidates i-iti,,.r- l.'i-nnl.lln Smmwr i,M,,,nn.ia -i 1 (;nini Wenttvoith Can- may be pt fonvurd by the cuinmittee of one I11111- dred as the candidate for the nomination dred as the candidate for the nomination f,. shcriT. I In the event that A. Lincoln Acker 1 becomes the mayoralty candidate, the candidate for sheriff, the next nlace in imnnrtnucc on the ticket, will likelv ! i.o'lnilenendeut. iiinnkenburu camnalun in 11)11. ji,., Edmonds won laurels as 11 Y. jj J. A. worker In France. ' ' - -- , ,.. occe UHODAnin nnniMM WlPt Otto hUODAiMU UliUWN 1 Clarence Snyder, of Flemlngton, Sinks Despite Rescue Effort Flemlngton, N. J.. Aug. 4. Clar ence .Snyder, of Flemlngton, aged about' thirty -four years, was drowned iu (he South Rrapch river, near Ne t.haulc station, yesterday afternoon. Ho swam across the river, and while re turning tank in midstream. Harry Snyder, n cousin, nearly lost his life 'while attempting to rescue the drowning man. Jlarry succeeded In get ting Clarence within a few feet of shore,- when he became exhausted and wan pulled out of the water by their wlves(.Vno w"n,Rad the tragedy, Clar enee.'Oibody wus rccoyeredj Besides Mrs, Snj"dir",;?our .chlldrwi jup'ly AUGUST 4, 1919 L PROBE BLAST THAT KILLED BOYS Dynamite Loft Easy of Acces9 in Unlocked Shack, One Child Says QUARRY OWNER IN DENIAL An investigation is being malic by ) the police today to determine whether the dynamite that exploded and killed three boys yesterday was kept under Jock and key. The foreman of the quarry, where the accident occurred, says the tool house was locked nnd as far ns he knows no dynamite or caps were in the building. A brother of two of the dead victims says he visited the quarry Saturday unci the only bar lo entrance to the structure whs a nail stuck through the eye of n rusty hasp. , The dead boys are: Waller MoIIshl, thirteen years old. 20111 Kuan street. Frank llagcn. thirteen years old, 10.15 West Cayuga street. Stanley llagcn. sit years old, 10.'!." West CiiyiiKii street. The quarry in which the accident InnW i ;;lT.ri;is,o:,rHo!,rr,sur,!. 2tt one block from Wayne avenue. . Hodles .Mutilated Walter Moliski's body was so badly mutilated that it was not until seve ral hours after his parents began to:""" Knights Templar, to be held here examine it thnt they were able to make during the week of September 7. positive Identification. This was announced today at a meet - Frank Ilagen also was terribly mu-ing of the committee of arrangements tllated. He was found where he had for the celebration, which will take crawled, halfway up the side of tlie, the form of a peace jubilee. The meet steep hill surrounding the quarry exca- ing was held in the Masonic Temple. Mition. with one leg and one arm blown Dr. A. Howard Thomas, executive off. chairman, presided, and rend com- A meeting of the reception committee Little Stanley, who had been allowed muiiicntlons from President Wilson. wl be held this afternoon nt 4 o'clock' to leave liis home only because be was Secretary of the Navy Daniels, Admiral j ; the rooms of the Drpxel estate, 112 to b" under the guardianship of his Henson and Admiral Hughes, Major y)rcxcl Huilding. JInjor Anthony J. older brother, nnd Moliski. n cousin of General Harnett, of the marine corps, )rexel Riddle will act as temporary the Hageus. was found buried in the and the heads of the various subcom- , chnirman. ruins. Fragments of lumber from the inittees. The Second Division is credited with wrecked building bad pierced his nbdo-1 President Wilson has announced that engaging thirty-nine German divisions men. ; he is unable to tell nt this time whether on seven sectors, enpturing 288 officers. AVilliam Humes. iAA'i Grant street, a ' or not it will be possible for him to jji ,7:53 privates, 'MX nrillery pieces and Reading Railway brokeinnn. was the come here from Wushiugton to address m-q In(u.hine guns, nnd mnking heavj first to reach the scene of the accident. 1 11 iniiss-ineeting to be held in Indepen- advances into the German lines. It aiso lie was working a few hundred yards deuce Squure on Monday afternoon, I H11ffrod the greatest number of casual from the quarry when the explosion ' September S. The Marine Hand will be ' ti(lsl of nv division. Thirty-five hun ocrurred and was thrown from bis feet' in the city for the full week and wlll(jr(,,j meinbers were cited and (140 re- by the impact. ) lie uncoupled bis engine from the line of enrs being shifted to a siding and liml tlie enirioner sneed lo tli .iiin,.v li niul Kriu-nrcl Clemens, nnntlici- vnw'i. mnn, quickly got the two Hngen boys the world anil an tne aiueu goveru- ,nt j;lw York yesterday wim ine rami . to the levei ground surrounding the ments. 'Murines, made the following statement quarrv. and. summoning a passing nu- l-ce I'M ward Smith, grand mnster of for the Second Division : toniohilc. hnd then taken to St. Luke's the grand encampment of the I mtcd , ..when the story of the Second Di Ilospitul. 1 ritates. will arrive iu this city with Ins v-ll(mi js told the fellows Want it known In less than ten minutes after the nlT on Saturday. September 11. During tl.,t ,1(y r0 not nll. marines. The' accident, tlie bovs were on the o.ieiat- ' ( evening u reception will be tendered ; m.;il( f)f lp ,Uvlslo is the fact tliat ing table in thnt institution, but the tin- grand master nnd bis stun at the,., wftt composed of the army, navy, . ... . .... . tt..ll......n.slti-ntfi-11'rL , . . .. ..-.Ml ...! -' - - - - . doctors held out no hope for their re covery. Third Roy Found It was some time later when it was discovered that another boy bad been killed in the explosion. Search of the scene of the accident resulted in tlie dinovery, and the Moleski hoy's body wns taken to the morgue Mrs. Moleski. in tlie meanwhile, had gone to St. Luke's Hospital and ideii- tilied the two injured boys as her nephews. At that time she had no cli.mclil tlmt liee own son niir-liC !iiv been hurt in the same accident. hours. When the present stock in the Her husband was the first to suspect ' fne-tories lias been worked up. the. em it. The poli-o told him of the finding ployes will quit pending an agreement, of the third body., and described the The notices declare that necessities of texture of the trousers and hat the boy life have increased ISO per cent in the had worn, and Mr. Moleski was sure it hist live years, while wages in the cigar 1.:- . . -.1 i...i .it ... in ,"Z -., wln , ,, cnarge 01 me chiuita, uui uii-u m- ; moved to nnothcr job. The tools and dvnnlni. yn- taken away and only a . ., ,,.,. ,, BilovPis t,nt worP n0 K0(, lw.,.p lpft. Thf sh,.k iml been securely locked nnd the boys must have forced their way into it." ..TllP slm(.k wns nnt locked." Joseph said he could go if he took little Stanley along. They left home about 'J o clock. Joseph denied the story thnt the boys had visited the quarry on Saturday and forced open the shack. Frank, he said, was employed as errand boy by a (ieriiinntown butcher and bad worked all clay Saturduy. Leaves $11,000 to Relatives The will, filed today, of Kllznbetli W. WiltbanU. who died in the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital. Cnihden. gives $11,000 to relatives. Surah II. Mullru, who died in tlie Lnnkcnau Hospital, left , "" ate of -S.'WOO. HKi.l' w.XTltl MAl.H noOKKbEPnns. 2. wanted tn large itork tiriikeraue Liilee: must lw fsjjjrltnreil In I ' '" ""'I'" f. V. l'll llll.l Vlievi II i;i.l- 1VAXTKI) FK.MAI.B TYPIST The Public Ledarfr Co. de,lre young woman ai tvplst In Its a Lountlm: department. Apply nth and Chenlnut tn. Auk for .Mr. Wlent. Vuling; IVnmfn und filrln. SWAltTIIMOHE, I'A. Mary Ijon School for (l'rls A home school. Col, prep,, household arta., pen. nn. course,. New fireproof btda. All outdoor ertlvlllett, Catalon. Aildrma flox IMS. Swrarlhmore. I'a. IH'SINBSH 1'KBKOXAT.S MRU. 1.. CAIXACIIIAN tin oW confec. tloncrj atore at B.VJ1 Chc-etr ave. ; preaent any kllla asilnat itor, to John A. Harry, Land Till lllila.. lifor H,pl,mlier 1. ItllOMH KOH KKXT PINK ST . 17011 Newly furnlahed room with M.mi-iir'vaii. nacn in privaie iniiiuy. , 8ANSOM ST . S418 Two nicely furn ronmn. communicating; light housekeeping: adulta, qulit and reapcrtahle. , KTHH 1III.I.. At Ilreat. Krance. July 2.S. Captain. JAMBS 11. lilt, I., of UI0.1 North Colfe aie nue, Philadelphia) Notice of funeral from his summer realdence, I'ltman, N, J, New York city papera pleaae ropy. Onn .Aug, 4; at ccnahohocken. I'a.. CAl'ITOUA. wife of the lata Edward Orr and daughter of ther late Samuel and liulaa Hart: Helatlvc and frlenda Ipvlted to funeral aervlcea. Wed.. . 3 .p. m.. from the reeldenea of her brolher-ln-law. Krank Davie, ton Kayette atreet, Cuoahohocken. . Int. Barrrn Hill m. Remain rar, b ltwt4 ...... V n n n-l.klfe ' ... . irei, . - "v f'. X, CONSTABLE ARRESTED Charged With Hitting Woman Said to Have Owed Rent Ilia alleged strenuous methods In levy ing for rent resulted in the arrest to day of Constable Alexander McFarlaue, who is connected with the office of Magistrate Harris, lie was held In $."0(1 ball for court at n hearing before Magistrate (Jrelis. MoFnrlane was arrested1 on complaint of Mrs. Harriett .1. Patterson, a store keeper of 170 Kast Llpplnrott street. Phe testified that McFariane, together with two appraisers, went to her Htorc July 1 to levy for rent. Mrs. Patter son snld she objected to the men enter ing the living quarters at the rear of the store and during an argument, she sold, McFariane Rtruck her with, n cane. One witness sold she saw the bruises caused by the constable's at tack. McFariane said the woman was- several months in arrears and during a previous visit to the place the woman struck him. L TO Wilson Undecided as to Whether He Can Address Convention During Week of Sept. 7 ask foreigners to attend . Naval displays in the Delaware river will be one of the many fentures of the thirty-fourth triennial encampment of take part in the demonstration pianncu for Independence Mpiare. Invitations have been issued for this meeting to the representatives at Wusb- iiiL-toii of the twenty-one republics of ." tl, , Hcllevue-Strntfordt CIGAR STRIKE HERE SOON '". r. 1 Worker, In Southeastern Penniylva. nla Demand Rise Reading. Pa.. Aug. 4. (Hy A. P.) Todiiv's outgoing mails bore notices to the cigur niniiufucturcrs ot soutneasieiu Pennsylvania of the result of jester- day's conference of employes here do daring general strike to enforce uc- iiiniwts fur increased wanes and SllOrtCt' ' ''".? "" c .. n !.,:" . " . U per ceui. 1 ,,c .-....,...-. ...-,...."- include ."0 per cent increase in wages of ' " employes in the industry : eight hours for the first five days of the week nud , f0,. hours on Saturday, arul better con- ' ditions generally. - - WOUNDS WIFE: KILLS SELF ! York Woman Shot for Refusing Rec- onclllatlon After Eighteen Years Yorli. Pa.. Aug. 4.-Itecaus.. she rpfliwi ,0 be reunited to him after n HONOR KNIGHTS - I J. ECaldwell fr (5. J EWELEU 3STNUT AND CHES'l Pearl NecklAces Megklace Pearls New Jewels 1 1 I lifh t Commander of Corps Says Bringing Men to Philadelphia "Is Not Practicable" TO MARCH NEW YORK The Fifth nnd Sixth Ilegiments oi marines, units in the immortal Second Division Hint won fame nt Chateau Thlcry nnd Hellcati Woods, will prob ably not parade in this city. This announcement was made today in Washington nt the office nf Mnjor (ieneral George JJnrnett, commandant of the marine corps. It was said by Oenernl Long, aide to (ieneral Harnett, that it "would not b practicable" to keep the division tqy. gether and bring it here from New York for a parade. Present plans of the War Department nnd mnrine corps call for the parade of the full complement of the division In New York on either August R or Aug ust V2, It wns said at the War Depart InciitTniid mnrine corps headquarters to day. It is exnected that information will be received during the day regarding the date of nrrlval of the other organiza tions in this division nnd that a defi- nitc date for the parade will then be set. Arrived in New York Yesterday The Fifth ItcgimPnt of mnrines nnd the Second Hattallon of the Sixth ma rines arrived in New York yesterday on. the transport George Washington. Plans for the reception of the ma rines, in the event of one being ulti mately arranged, will be decided today. CPjvc( t,0 Distinguished Service Cross.. Division Not All Marines Captain Walter G . Long, n former Kvknino Lr.nnKU reporter, who arrived . . . ... .1 . ,.. ! marines nud coast artillery troops, and 1 is the only division of its kind ever organized. "From the time we went into action nt Chaeau -Thierry, then Solssous, Hi.. l n tllP rl.st of it. not'for Ketting the titne we were loaned to tluV I Kn-uch and broke the German line 'ih, .1,0 Chnmnncnc. we never knew what rpt billet wns. All ol tlie hcconu j Division is either home now, that is. in 'the I'nited Stntcs. or on the high seas. ; except the First Field Signal Hattallon. Those fellows are a pretty sore lot to have to stay behind on the Rhine at Coblenz, but they know it can't ba helped. And we lire going to parade, The men might vote ngninst a parade, in fact, they have shouted loud 'Noes' when the question has been nsked, but their divisional commander thinks thejn ought to, nnd he is the most loved nnd respected divisional commander in the world." . The Daily Bath Is u real nuinmer dcllsht whn you uni one of our fine sponsei. $1 to $:'.1; iHther with our l'ure Bith Honn. l."ie n pake, II for 75p. anil dum afler drylmr with our ficquls lk ll.irdenla Talcum, 2rc. LLEWELLYN'S riillnilrlphlii's Stnndnnl Drue Store 1518 Chestnut Street KosfH r.nl. Alyrrh for white teeth and .Month Health. 3Se. SILVERSMITHS JUKIPEIt STKEETS ' iVT- c " T ISAGA MARINE PARADE HER r t 1 M '&$& ' ' ' :M I " ,'4j "' 1 i' ifft -n R . f -. - 1 rf?i V ' i . B I. Wg& OB' ' i 2 n o-
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