rJSgvHTSff ''vwn",.w 'f$)Z''( "'$ EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1919 - It I? 11 i r. I? Br a Inr m W& P. UBifl.T. INST1 I &j lrtous Traffic Congestion Re- '' suits as Carmen's Action Para lyzes East River Linos VEHICLES PLY OVER BRIDGE New York, Aug. 0. Service on the Mibways, elevated nnd trolley lines of the Brooklyn Rapid TrnnBtt system was demoralized at the rush hour early to day by tho strike of part of th,e com pany's 13XX1 employes. The walkout set for 5 a. m. did not assume serious proportions until S u. m., when thou sands of pnsencors on their way to work In New York from various borouRhs across the river waited in vnin for cars. The East Itiver bridces soon were crowded with automobiles, motortrucks and other vehicles prccd into service. Congestion In the subway train-, which were operated on a limited scale, was most marked. Trains on the "I- roads ran desultorily and the surface enrs gave only part service. Motormen employed on the elevated and subwn.v lines of the Urooklyn com pany, who nre members of tho llroth erhood of Locomotive rnglnecrs, will quit work at 4 p. in. today in sm pathy with the striking trainmen nnd guards, nccordinc to Kdwnrd Smith. chairman of the cxcctiiic committee of the street car men's union, who said he had been so ndvi-ed 1 a represen tative of the brotherhood. Nonunion operatives ocean putting their cars into the barns at 7::?0 a. m., declaring the attitude of the strikers was threatening- rickets were to make their firBt report to the union leaders nt 10:30 a. m as to the number of men on strike. Thousands Forced io Walk The greatest congestion was in South Brooklyn, where thousands of pernn were forced to walk. l'one Island virtually was isolated, so far us "l," trains were concerned. A few minor dNtuibnnces were re ported by the police as strikers at tempted to gain recruits at the car barns. At two mectijgs, the latest adjourn ing at 4 a. m.. between 12.100 and oOOO employes of the Brooklyn Hapid Tran sit Company, members of the Amalga mated Association of Street and Klee trlc Railway Kmplojes. voted to strike to enforce demands .'or un eight-hour day, recognition of the union and in crease in pay to spentj-hvc cents mi hour for all trainmen nnd n propor tionate raibc for other employes. Receltcr Rejects Demands These demands, which were submitted to Lindley 51. (Jnrrison, receiver in control of the company, had been re jected. Receiver (inrrion, in his re ply to the men's demands, refused to deal with what he termed nn "outside organization." Immediately after delivering this re- tto th,e demands of the unionized ern es, officials of the company began inizing forces to operate the cars. y relied upon the motormen oil sub and elevated lines, who are mem bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Knglnccrs, to report for duty, as they vere bound by contract, which it was believed they would respect. The police department was prepared nt an early hour to give protection to car crews nnd passengers, and United States Marshal Powers took steps to safeguard the receiver's interests, if directed so to do by the federal court. READING GROCERS PROTEST Object to U. S. Selling Food May Run Near-Beer Bars Reading, Pa., Aug. 0. Members of the Reading lietail Orocers' Associa tion, in open session last night, attacked causes for the existing high cost of liv ing, censured the government for selling carload lots of foodstuffs and advising radical steps for reducing prices. One member made the charge that 5,000,000 eggs are held hero in cold storage, resulting in exorbitant prices for fresh eggs. The grocers were ad vised to sell near-beer and other non- Intoxicating beverages and prohibition I drinks in defiance of liquor dealers' warnings. One member declared that the association's nttornej hnd declared such sales legal and within the law. It had been said that the sale of brewed beverages was illegal, if the ills penser did not have a hotel license, but the attorney decided othrewise. BLAME REDS FOR BOMBING Federal Aoents Checking Up Radi cals Prosecuted by Lawler 'los Angeles, Aug. 0. By A P.l Officers of the Department of Jimticp today began checking up the activities of known radicals in un effort to ap prehend those responsible for the ex plosion which wrecked the home of Opoar I.awler early Sunday morning. Federal officials are convinced the dynamiting was perpetrated as nn op! podc in a nation-wide campaign of ter rorism. They pointed out that the terms of many of the men whom Mr. Lawler, as special assistant attorney general, prosecuted at Indianapolis In 3914 for illegally transporting dyna mite, are expiring, and that the con victed men may have pluuued retaliation gainst those connected with their cases. The condition of Mr. I.awler, who ' r -wbls ,,vw.j .......... ... ... c lIUll a.IaiioIV ltttln,l In ,ha Ana -I. . llni-pil the einloslon. was imnrnvoit today, and Mrs, l-mvlcr was said to be virtually out of danger. SICK MAN ATTEMPTS DEATH AVIfe Finds John Hobland Uncon " aclous From Inhaling Gat ri .A vain effort to end his life was mnde okrlr today by John Hobland, 00 North Jferty-seventh street, Camden, accord- : ffcf'to the police ot that city, -;,Hbland, who is forty-seven years U, ban been ill for several months. He (,'srtat Into a second-story room of his ItMBfl this morning, the police say, ptaetd a Kas tube in his mouth and tuwwd 6n the jet. .r'Jke man ws unconscious when dis- taby bu wife. A quick run was t the )'eft Jerey Homeopathic -jrjtai mi MobJaad will North Penn Wreck Sends Insurance Co. Io Wall Wreck of the North Penn Bank sends a New York Insurance com pany Into receiver's hands. Another company Is said to be heavily in volved. County detectives early todny got warrants for men Implicated in the bank smnsh. Commissioner of Banking l"lher declares his belief that the ruined bank was victimized by an outsider. The commissioner snld the "out sider" was n "crook with a notori ous record." Chnrles A. Ambler, former stat insurance commissioner, has not yet made good his heavy overdrafts, ac cording to state Investigntors. J, A, PHILLIPS DOITS COMMITTEE OF 100 Labor Leader Charges Organi zation Is Opposed to Work ing People CAMOUFLAGE IS ALLEGED John A Phillips, vice president or the Pcnnsvhnnin I ederation of Labor nnd vice president of the I hilndelphis ' Ttnogrnphicnl 1'nion. todny resigned fiom the committee of one hundred. This is the second reiguntlon from the i onnnittee. It follows closelj that of Mrs. Archi bald It. Harmon, which wns presented to John Walton, chairman of the com mittee, cstcrday, and which declined the committee to he "too much dom inated h Penrose." In his letter, dated today, to Mr. Walton. Mr. Phillips charges thnt the "committee of one hundred movement a lit present controlled is not onlj not representative of, but inimical So, the best interests of the working people of Philadelphia : that it is hollow and de ecptle, and that It is universally recog nized us camouflage for the purpose ol playing the outs against the ins with a desire for political control ns the pre dominating motive." Letter to Walton The letter sent to Mr. Wnltou toda rends : 'Tor scerul dajs I have been con sidering seriously the propriety of re- j mauling as a inemner or me committee of one hundred to which I was ap pointed without m knowledge or con sent nnd presumably because of my lonnection with the organized labor movemeut. "As a member of the charter commit tee 1 had in-operated with that body to the extent of my abilitj. with the belief didntes for office who could be relied basis for u spontaneous movement on the part of the citizens of Philadelphia toward better municipal government, and make possible the selection of can didates for office who could be relied upon to work out that lesult. "After attending the organization meeting of the committee nnd after examining its personnel and the list of committees announced (on none of which has labor been ghen representa tion), I am forced to the conclusion that any hope which I maj have en tertained as indimted nboe is futile in so far us the committee of one hun dred is concerned. Not Rcpresentathe. He Says "My rem-ons for reaching this conclti- sion. which lias been arrived at utter "' ioik, io i-mmi-i-uuii mm nn- cuni n free and open discussion of the situa- pany's present difficulties, is "as of tion with many persons acquainted with .March HI. l!)l!l." insurance experts its various aspects, are tnui me com- ( inmcc oi one utiuiucil uiovniiriii is hoc ' onlj not representative of, but inimical 1'nder the New Y'ork law the $100, to, the best Interest's of the working peo- ,000 needed could not be boirowed from pie of Philadelphia; that it is hollow i u bank by the insurance company. If nnd deceptive, and that it is universally this procedure were followed, the bor recognied ns camouflage for the pur-, I0U,., money would bo considered n pose of playing the outs against the ins. jabilitv. mid therefore would not add with a desire for political control us to th(. stability of the insurance com the predominating motive. J .,B,.V "As vice president of the Pennsylva t vollll, be permissible, however, ma r ederation of Labor mid as a rep- ,,. Ti(.inl of ,,1C ln81Iruni.c companj lesentativo of the Philadelphia Tjpo- , ,, ,ho llloucy Ueoded on his own Kru,....cu. i. no,. -Ulluc agree to Deaipm, ,, 1PspIlsjbility. and deposit pur., to sue., ciece,,,,,,,, urn, ,,erci,j pre- sent mi icsignat.on us ,, member of the , committee ,,: one hundred, to be ef- I fective nt once. .... , - . .,,, HOLD PASSBOOKS, IS ADVICE n.nn.linr t.ii. ntUmr. w - e.n vWr.wu..w. ....... vhn.d iuh IU S7CII dl Discount "Hold on to jour bank books!" That is the advice gion to nil depositors of the wrecked North Penn Bnnk by Samuel Moyermnn, one of the de- positors of the North Penn Depositors' Association. Mr. Mmcrinnn mnde that statement when it was brought to his attention that hank books nre being bought in mr umi"i ,ii. n.i. ..v mi- race ui fifty cents on the dollar. Fin tier nt Hmnni, nn" , B . i ""'" tenening time no complaint is tiled, Beports huve it that widows and i t'tft' ' ItUlllfJIJ , ".since that time I have found that , the new and higher rates become ef other persons in need of funds have i he was the bank examiner who mnde the fective at the expiration of the thirty been approached ivith offers to pur- ! ntlnnt from 1'nee One last examination of the North Penn .day period. chase their books at thirty cents and gressmnn Moore's name Mr. l.une ,d : ' "k- in September. WIS. I'nder the' The Wt'VntonCamwyhnto 1. - " the dollar , ..Mr. Moor(,H namc , bcpn ,, provisions of the new bunking depart- , ZZ Wvernm Increased through the natural course of ellminu- mrai "'' of Mn-V -' 1"1"' ll" examiner ' rnt0, of) ,,er reut more tlinn prior rntos. SOCIAL SYMPOSIUM TODAY 'tiou- ItllvinB U(,en chosen apparently I who has made an examination of thoif u't "tho end of the period allowed bv by the other side it wns hardly to be affairs of a bank within one jear pro- 'the government for the collection of the St Vincent's Professor to ConHiirt' MP' tl that ho would be fuored by vlous to the taking of possession thereof rates established by the postmaster gen -oi. Vincents rroressor to conduct ' ....... ' ... ... .i ,,.., i ,ui.i...i i i, oomnnnv xt III continues to co - Session at St. Joseph's The Rev K. P. Moron, professor dogmatic theology nt St. ilicent's Meinmary. i.ermniitown. will conduct toc.uy tne second sjmposium ot the long series in the summer school course on social problems at St. Joseph s Hos- Itltnl. m.. . . 1 M 1 .i .. in Ill" LUUIM tiiruru .llllllllU, null win , , .. . . continue ior six weens. i-ronunent Catholic religious educators and phjsl- !.... on.l tlina 1(11 ntsn III liiaiiI, n I ' the various sessions, which close Sep- teml.or 1" Father Moran's topic is "The In fluence of Kducutlon on Social I. lie. DYING FROM AUTO BURNS Explosion Follows Attempt to Find Gasoline Leak With Lamp Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 0. While repairing u motortruck today, Frank Whltsavage endeavored to locate u leak Iu the gasoline tank with the aid of a lump, Whltsavage was fatally burned in the explosion that followed, the motortruck was destroyed and the fire department had .difficulty iu subduing the flumes, which communicated Jo buildings near :oiul i br M. Y. POLICYHOLDERS BE PROTECTED Collapsed Insurance Company Can Reinsure Clients in Other Establishments $1,750,000 IN FORCE HERE Polio holders In the New York Nn- tlounl Insurance Company, forced Into j liquidation through failure of the North Penn Bank, may be protected b re insurance. The I'ennsjlvunla Insurance Department's llllll report, the list available, shows Sl.TiiO.OOO of Its in surance in force in this btatc. One of the best -informed authorities on insurance matters In this city today gave the opinion tliut the policyholders ma be protected. As he explained It. the Kt.",00() In estimated unearned premiums of the cofnpnny would hne market value. This Mini represents the amounts paid by policyholders for protection extending be; nnd the current enr. When nn in (liviilunl bujs insurance for his home against lire he UMtiill.v takes out i, pre mium running for from three to five ......... 'rt.A n..nr.....i.i.. f i. n.,n,i ,xlcniiK ,)(iyoml , nlTTmi ,rBr , rpi.knm,(I ,, "unearned premium." TIioukIi this is set down as a linbillt . it i it salable commodity under the pres ent circumstances. .lames .1. Itohuid, of Seranton, presi dent of the New York National Insur ance Company. It was pointed out. could go to one of the old established insur ance companies and get a price on these "unearned pninlums." All (an Ite Protected It was said that if he sees tit to make this arrangement, all policy holders iu the New York National will get ample protn tion. 1 lie purchasing company win lorwnru earn o. no policy neuters ,irpvlml, , ,10 taking possession there a "rider to alhx to his policy, and innf bv ,,, TtnnkinK Department to net the event that his property is destroyed RM M ,, , , , liqui(lH(iu ()f by hrc, will pn him the amount called t5 afTuirs. lor in mo premium. I'he New York National Instil mice Compuny was former!) the National Lumber Iijsinnnce Compuuj, also of New York. The New York Supreme Court au thorized a change of name in Muj, 1017. The new name was assumed .lulj 1, 1017. Mr. Iioland is described ns uu ag gressive business man, who outeied tho insurance business as a matter of family inlieritani e, and made u success of it. Ho was for joars general agent in the northern part of tho state for vnrious insurance companies, ami sent agents nnd established brunch offices iu many smaller communities in the Ki ronton district. Scvcial jears ago ho set out for himself. puiclinlng two New York companies, one of them the renamed Lumber Insurance Company. Say Company Was "Top lleavj" The belief is oppressed by insurance men here that under Itolauii's manage ment the New York Nntiomil wrote so much business it became "tophcuvy." It is related that for several months during the enrly part of the present j ear the New Y'ork superintendent of insurance held up the report of the New Y'ork National until Mr. Boluud could add the sum of about $100,000 to its assets, considered necessary to thoroughlj safeguard the policy holders. Though the report made public by Su perintendent of Insurance Phillips, of nero say m.u me report, uciuaity uiu,fn)m ,hp orcc of ,mnk 0XBmillpr! be hoc come out iiocii iusv .luuc. ,t s jft , lc ,.n,,m f)f , ,.,,,. ,..., ,. ,s ...., j.,,,!,...,,,,, ,lllt M. , , , , , b t , , suggested .. .." llj IIM'II UU MIU" lilt II'IM". 113 U procedure which might linvc been adopted. i Ilepoits of the New Y'oik Insurance ' suiicrlntcndpiit for earlier enrs slum- - that the .sew lorn. .National insurance Compuuj hud extensive bank deposits in 1017 and 101S. In both jears these were reported nb totaling .OO.L'lli iu inteiest-beuring and noii-interest-beur-ing deposits iu banks nnd trust com- I '"I"","- le reports do not indicate I nm-iurr itoj ill iiic-se ui-toll5 were UlllUC in the North Penn Bank. TTI n YJ,, Unde DaVe WagS ll.C UIKUIllKillldll. ''l'lm ,niink ftf nl m ! ,t.l t tnn ...ill of,f,tn through formal action and com- , ,nnn ,.ntisrnt in tho nrif:lni7.ntlnii until 1t of e fmlr ,,, nmv boll, ,,.., ldered onlv one remnins. , the time of his appointment, and I was ..Thp orKulli7.ntion wi RO int() tllclnot acquainted with the fact then that ,,., nll,llv united l,ell.l ,!.,.. he hnd made the examination. I "IB". "i- num. . I I , .l.A,l.A. !, . Asked ns to whether Penrose s nc , . ... .... 0 . 1 I'HIIIIII 1 III llll IMCt L'l'lllll M llllll) I UllSf the former (lovernnr to bo shehed b ! t'"" "rKanUation, the veteran ex-ehair ' """ "-I"'' I'm not going to guess as to that. Hut If Henator Penrose wants Mr. Stuurt very badly, we might not want him ut all." 100 Are "Nice People" Mr. I.une characterized the committee of one hundred as nn "immaterial quan tity" In the campaign. "They are very nice people with very uncertain Ideas as to what they arc aiming to do. Among them are a num ber of very estimable ludles. Some of them do not live iu the city ut ull." Briefly the independent strength Is not to be reckoned with seriously In the l.une- estimation. "They cannot hope to win, for organization win ie nniiru ior a juiar candidate," he said. GIRL BOOKKEEPER IN BANK GIVEN DIAMOND B Y STRANG $35-a-lfcvk faying Teller, though Married, Took Miss Mar guerite Regan and Younger Sister on Rides in His Motorcars KIood II. Strang. J.Ti-a-werk pay ing teller of the North Penn Bank, owner of three automobiles and well known us a liberal "spender," appar ently nrtcr worried much about the high cost of diamond. lie appears to have been liberally supplied with thein nnd was generous in distributing them owprrlnllj to his girl friends. Strang is snld to have been mnrrled several times and to one of his former wives ho presented a $10,000 country home at t'jnwyd, Pa. To Miss Marguerite Began, who was bend bookkeeper at the North Penn Bank when the cruh came, I'lwood It. Strang paid persistent attentions, it was acknowledged by Mrs, Began, mother of the girl, nt her home, Twcu tj -ninth street above Yark. Strang, the mother said, took Mar guerite "out in his automobile" a num ber of time to her knowledge, and on other orensions he went motoring with a younger slter of Marguerite. Admits Knowing Htm The jounger sister at first denied Hint she oeu knew Stinng. Later, however, she admitted she was ac quainted with the paying teller mid went with him on motor rides with her sister. "Mr. Strang also gave my daughter. Marguerite, a diamond ring, which he told her to hold for hiin," snld Mrs. FISHER REMOVES MacBURNEY AS HIS AID AT BANK Contlnned From rase One Hanking Department. Mr Lafcnn. then bnnking commissioner, did not close the bank. The new banking act forbids an ex aminer who bus mude an examination of the affairs of u hank within one jour Did Not Know Law Mr. Macltiirncy, Commissioner Fish er declared today, was not familiar with this section of the new hanking act, nor was the knowledge that it was Mr. MacBurney who had made the Septem ber. 1018, examination into the affairs of the North Penn Hank in the pos session of Commissioner I'islior at the time he appointed Mr. Miicliurney. As special deputy, in charge of the four other examiners of the Noith Penn Bank, Mr. MacBurney is the personnl representative of Banking Commissioner Fisher. "To relieve Mr. Macllurney of any criticism, nnd to remove any grounds of possible legal quibble on the part of those who mny be involved ns de fendants in prosecutions and civil suits, I have decided to revoke Mr. Macltur ney's appointment ns special depntj and to substitute another man. as soon as ho enn qunlifj," said Commissioner Fisher today. No Criticism Offered "This whole transaction reveals noth ing but what is creditable to Mr. Mac Burney. He bus worked faithfully with the four other examiners who hae been aiding him nnd has dc eloped much use ful information. "When the official recoids relative to tho North Penn Bank are made pub lic, as thej will be. they will entirely vindicate Mr. Maclluruey. He Will be continued on tho force ns examiner of tho Stute Bunking Department. James W. Macllurney hnd retired fore 1 came into office as banking com missioner. He jvns very highly recom mended to me as an efficient examiner by Captain Morrison, my first deputy. 1 made Inquiries in banking circles and among my personal friends who knew him well and through them verified his reputation for integrity nnd skill. "When I began reorganization of the department under the new banking law I indirectly sounded out Mr. Macllurney to discover whether he would entertain U I reposition to come back on the force. ;. h wpok b(lforp lp ,,,, o( . ,,,,. , ,.,, ssrance through a inn- , tual friend that he was willing to re- j .,.,.., ...!. t,. i ii ,i, S'UOC Ills 11,1111,1 ,i-.ii,.ih. ...... ..in, . , 1 the matter up with tiovernor Sprout nnd . had secured his verbal apprcnal. but the I commission wns not yet made out at ' the time of the bank failure. Derlded to Close Bank "The night of July 17. at which time j I sent Deputy Cameron and Deputj Ferguson to dose the North Penn Bank. ' I directed Mr. Cnmernn to get into com niiinicatiou with Jlr.MncHumey the first i thing in the morning, following the dosing of the bank's doors, to know if I lie would be willing to take eharge of (be hank ns snecial denutv. I'non re- , ccMng word of his willingness to sen o l'1.n,Imnf fi, "i" ',w ,ll,''I,('t t least jin ,. nvtr , commissioned hlma'jtoro.: f-ti-latc ........ ........... I u. mi- n-... .Lit. ... ,-. 'i wuiuii.-,. iiiiiii rwtl.ll- flfl II Nnoi'tnl floniltv In llflllMnlft the Institution. "Mr. Molllirnc.v was not acnnninteil with the provisions of the new law nt Innsmucn ns .ur. .Mciiurney jmis not in the emploj of the Stute Bank- , n-,.i m ik. dm. f ,u ... . 'I'H ''( ' iictmenl ot tins uiw. it is qiiosinniiblc If its provisions nppl to him. In order to relieve him of any criticism, as I XXL.1 ,7si:i,tt0ver,,;it",,U A crisis Impends In the North Penn Bunk scandal ns sensational as the closing of the wrecked Institution's doors July 18 with fhortagrs of .$2,-14-1.000. Fortified by a mass of evidence, state and county Investigators today are pre pared to strike nt a little group of financial Jugglers who sent the bank toppling ovei iu ruins. The msterinus "man higher up," It was stated this morning, will be ar tested within u short time. Other ar rests will be mude, probably during the kday. Decisions-to that effect were made lateyesteru- at a conference of In vestigators. vrsttgacor.. ,.,.., , In the words of oil of the probers, Began. "When I found out nbout it nnd learned he wns n married mnn. I told Mnrguerlte to send It back to him. She started out to do this, but she came hack nnd told me she hnd lost the ring. Mr. Strang told her not to worry about It and wanted to give her another ring." Mrs. Began denied that her daughter Marguerite and Strang were ever en gaged, despite the fact that there wns gossip to that effect, "Marguerite was never engaged to Mr. Strang why, he was a mnrrled mnn." said Mrs. Began, The mother acknowledged, however, that she knew Strang whs man led when he took her daughters out motoring. Could See No Harm "That's different, though," snld Mrs. Began. "I couldn't see any harm In that." Mrs. Regan said her daughter Mar guerite was not anxious to cultivate Strang's acquaintance nnd spurned his offers to give her presents. "As a matter of fact. Miss Began hnd plenty of jewelry herself, dldu't she?" wns asked. "Yes," said the mother. "She nlwas had enough of Hint." The whereabouts of Strang, who dis appeared shottly after the bank crash, still remains a mystery. Strnng wns not nt his home. IMiVl North Twenty ninth street. The house appeared deserted. "the investigation has now struck its pace." Besides the New York insurance' com pany dragged clown to ruin through the bank failure, it Is rumored that sctcnil other companies and firms ure nearly on the shoals of disaster from the same cause. Frantic efforts arc being made by them to escape complete wreckage. Supiwirted Hj Investigators These fren.iod endeavors to repay big overdrafts on tho scuttled bank hue the sympathy nnd support of the state investigators. They point out the greater the number of sound securi ties the hank has, the gi eater will be the pro rata distribution of assets among depositors. It is understood that county detec tives enrly todny were supplied with warrants for several Implicated In the batik smash. A long trip, it is said, will be necessary to get one of the men wanted, and it may be uecessnry to ex tradite him. Another important conference is to be held this afternoon in District At torney Union's office in City Hall. The same Investigation principals who were at jesterday's conference are expected at today's session. KAISER SCORNED WARNING Prince Max Says Wllhelm Repulsed Advice to Quit Throne Berlin. Aug . . (By A. P.) The new Berliner Zeltung ycsterduv pub lished excerpts from n lengthv descrip tion by Prince Mnx of Baden, former imperial Cerninu chancellor, of a tele phone conversation he had with the then Kmperor William November S, 101 S. The conversation lusted twenty minutes. "The kaiser was very violent and frightfully unaware of the attitude of me troops to mm. says the descrip tion. "IIo spoke of u military expedi tion nguinst Ilerlln. but he refused to listen to my recommendation that he abdicate. Had the general staff told him November S, as it did November II. the truth about the nriny. I hnve no doubt that the kaiser would have abdi cated the evening of tho 8th. "Then it would. In human calcula tion, haj-e been possible for the Majority Socialist to keep tho worklngmon in the factories. Certainly there would have been nn uprising, but only hv the radical element. The troops in Berlin would have conducted themselves more reliably. "One of the most dangerous points of contact between the rioting workmen nnd tho soldiers wns tho fact that the kuiser had not abdicated." W. U. FILES NEW RATES State Commission Withholds Action. 0(d Scnedue in Effeet Harrisburg. Aug. It. The Western I'nion Telegraph Company has filed with the Bureau of Rates and Tariffs of the Plb,(, S(,rv, , . . . , 'J"1" c ,rn,,,,s ns ,'" Commission a ffectlve since the time the federal authorities took over the country's wire lines. As this does not conform with the regulations of the commission no action has been taken, The commission requires that when "ites nro increased mai me utility of the .propose: '-' - . ---; ,. .".,,, i . ., lint tlio Increased rates it will he vio latiug the Public Service Commission act, und the commission can act. FOUR DEAD IN OHIO STORM $2,000,000 Damage Wrought and 200 Families Driven From Homes Cleveland, Aug. (J. fny A. P.l . . . (our persons v ........ ,,., ably six seriously wounded, property mid ' , e estIn.ntol at more than '.000.000 and .00 Mm.I.es driven from their homes was the toll of the eleo trical storm which swept northern Ohio late yesterday. Three of the' deaths occurred In Yoiingstown, where two persons were Instuntlv killed by lightning and another electrocuted by coming Into contact with a live xvlre. ai nenevin: toj wan drowned while bathing In ,u flooded street, in Tiffin more than 200 homes In tho Hock Creek basin werp flooded aud abnndoned. Ashland county, with nn estimated damage of SljOOO.OOO. sufr fero.1 the greatest loss. With the ex- 'ceptlon ptjfto Mpfw iJLMtpumwr a, looi. it w tte beavteilwer rewrded. --' -"",'. . , . r. - J. - ,1 OF RECEIVING TELLER Cashier of Wrecked Bank Had to Be "Shooed" Away, Says Robert C. Hartman STRANG ALSO INTERESTED Holding down n job nt the North Penn Bank wasn't nil roes during the days when some of the clerks nt the Institution were busy manipulating its books. That's the opinion of Bobert C. Hnrtmau, receiving teller of the bnnk, who lhes at 3248 North Bally street. Aside from the chaos resulting from the nervousness of Ralph Moyer, the accused cashier, his brother Ray anil Strang, Ilartmnn says he had his hands full "Bhovlng" uway the three men from the receiving cage, which they persisted In visiting at will. Hartman intimated he knew "n thing or two." "Hut I am not going to say anything nbout them, except when I nm called to tell what I know by the authorities who nro Investigating the bank's affairs," said Mr. Hartman. Mr. Ilartmnn has been connected with the North Penn Bnnk for four years. Explaining how It became the "custom" for Strang to handle his enshbook, the receiving teller said: "You see, I didn't know much nbout the bnnking business when I started nt the North Penn Bank. I hud ts depend upon people to help me out. Strang offered to handle tho casliliook for me. I nej-er watched him make up the ensh book, for I jvns usually busy in count ing up the deposits and attending to other matters. I don't know whether Strnng did It correctly or not, but it seemed to be right three-fourths of the time. The other times well, It didn't look altogether right." Hartman said ho had "a hard time of It" because he had no one to assist him in the receiving teller's cage. Ills protests to Moyer against the practice of the other clerks in visiting he receiving cage were of no avail, Mr. Hartman snld. Moyer Is Linked Up With Insurance Crash money I can for tho benefit of the pol-ic.v-holders. but, from what I under stand, tho assets us far as the North Penn Bnnk Is concerned, will not be worth much." "Did the company have any cash in the bnnk?" ""Yes, n large nmntuit. They did n grout deal of business with the bank before the alleged deposit." "What action will jou take in the on so "Anjthing of n criminal nature will be turned over to the district nttorno The matter will rest largely In the hands of the Pennsjlvamn authorities."' i Iioland Cannot Ro Reached An effort wns mnde to reneh Mr. Ho-1 land at his office in New York city. A I mnn who described himself as an ofli-' cinl of the New York National Insur-j nnco Companv, but who refused to give his nnme, said that Mr. Iioland wiisi absent from the city and did not know where he could be readied. "I have nothing to say," snid this official. "Whore is Mr. Iioland? Is he iu ScrnntonV" "I told you I did riot know." "Wns he the mnn who had transactions with Mover?" the, "Mr. Iioland might know. Have jou nny ftntement to iniike regnrding the bank and the failure of i The company was organized in 100.1 jour concern ?" jwith u cupitulmitinu of $i!00,000. Its "See the New York Journal of Com- president is James J. Itolnud. of Scrnn morce. That is nil. but there is one, ton. a former resident of Buffalo. N. T. thing in the article that is not correct. Iloliind, nlo of Seranton, is treasurer Our company did not try to reinsure in , of the companj. other insurnnce companies. Thnt s nil I lime to say." Court Ordrr (ihen The Supreme Court of Erie "nunty granted tho order niithorizlng Super intendent Phillips to take possession of the property nnd liquidate the hiisino--. ''ho home office of the companv is In Huffaln. It hnd branch offices In New York nnd Seranton. Tills statement, covering tho company's financial con dition, is issued by the Insurance De partment of New York; "The financial nffnlrs of the com pany are in a preenrinus condition, due largely to the recent failure of the North Penn Bnnk of Philadelphia, where the companv maintained a large deposit. MlW."!. j;l,""P::Jm examination to be made of the companv, ",,K' at V Vi..1,'"''',11 & "'"' and has inoo kept In close touch wUhi,Iilln"011- "t 100..11I2. and the Sinking the sltuntion. F.fforts by the parties in-1 Fund Commissioners 0f Philadelphia, teres tod n the company to replace the ' at 100.211. deposit having failed, the superintend-1 The best outside bid received for a ent immediately took possession in order pnrt of t)l0 issu(1 nM f , Warren to conserve the nterests of the policy- V,.MI1, ,. , ,,. ., ", holders and of all persons Interested. ' ''ml "Hl- "' " ' ,rron' ' "" for "Because of tho Inahllitv of the ?B).000. nt 100. The est Bud Pennsylvania authoiities to determine at this time the extent of the bunk iietnicntinn unci on account ot me coni-j The .,(1110.(10(1 is needed bv the du plicated lelntlons between the company for iliKin,llv improvement. ' and the bunk. It Is Impossible ut this, time to estimate the amount which may be ronlized. i "Tho companv wns thoroughlv ex- nmlned hj the department us of March :tl. 1010, on which date Its totnl ns sots amounted tu S0."7.7S4. with tots' i liabilities, exclusive of capital stock, amounting to SI 13. 717, leaving n sur-1 plus to polio holders at that time of, $2H,0C7. Assets and Liabilities "While, owing to the Involved state' of the compiinj's records. It is Imnos.1 slble. without exhaustive examination, to arrive at an accurate statement of financial condition, the following may be considered us representing approxi mately the present condition o! the company : Assrrrs 1tnrii1 Hlld .took. isifi.:-:?" '!?. Mrirtuarrf loan r.Mrjn.lui I Act i urn miTrai j.riuu.nii "u" vMSiuU dipo.Vt:":::: s-ioib liakii.it ir.3 UiiPHld Ios.m (MilmntMlt M.".n.n',.-n.!! t'nenrned premiums (etlnito) jsn.nno no Illll" Mulil 3.1.0011. cm a.riou.no Taxen wntlmutr.lt Iltdnaurnncc. (estimated). 4,1100.011 I XotHl I4OH..10O.0O "The above statement shows the North Penn Bank deposit ns iudlcuted on the hooks of the company. "The company was organized ond nKATim lll.OCK.-AUB B. I1KIITIIA III.OCK. aseil 43 Jtetatltea nd friends hnlted to. funeral trvlce. trl., i p, m at (he residence of ; er sister, lira, mnn Htintrl. Dai., cnesi. nut et. Int private Hillside Cem. Remnins may be viewed Thura.. after S p nr mist and rouxn TKItillKn lost, fox terrier, female, blind In one ee; reelHtratloii Nn. 1'JIS; liberal renarn. 10.11 j,ouaen hi, iomina -tu VnTinH I. k...kv nl.An ih.l nn I.U. fJr. ereby alt en that Doilclea Nos. lS.:Sn and IN. "ST of the Bnrlna Uardili Fire Insurance Company, Issued to Mary A. McDonnell, covering-, respecllvely. premises H2K and. I33 North St.- Uernard street. Phlla dejphlai have men lost or mislaid. Apnllca. tion has been mads .for dugillcwte policies, Thomas Boyisn. Attorney fotADPlloant,- commenced buslnrss In 1005 with a capl tal stock of $200,000. It transacted business in Ntw York, Pennsylvania and several other states. The president of the company Is James J. Bolnnd. of Seranton. Pa., fShnerly of Buffalo; Charles Dlebold, Jr., of Buffalo, first vice president; Harry Hnuck, second vice president; J. Bussell .Tones, secre tary, nnd N. T. Roland, of Hcranton, Pa., treasurer. "Clarence C. Fowler, chief of the liquidation bureau, Insurance depart ment, of 2118 Broadway, New York city, was deslgnnted special deputy superin tendent of insurance for the liquida tion. "The liquidation order provides that nil liabilities on outstanding policies shnll terminate on August 14, 1010, ati'd policyholders will have no insurance protection nfter that date, "This Is the second large liquidation to take place in Erie county recently, as Mr. Powler has been here for the Inst three months conducting the liquidation of the Polish 1'nion of America, unin corporated, formerly located nt 701-03 Llllmore avenue." Hankers here sny It was unlikely the Insurance company would hnve de posited such large sums In the North Penn unless some one exercised the privilege of borrowing from the Insti tution. Whether the men of the In surance concern made big loans from the bnnk nnd arc Included now on the list of debtors in the hands of the Banking Department Is one Impor tant phase of the failure not yet de veloped. Kvamlnatlon Made Superintendent Phillips stnrted an examination of the affairs of the Buf falo concern shortly nfter the North Penn Bnnk failure. Prnntlc efforts were mnde to help the company out of its troubles. All at tempts to replace the deposits failed, and tho officers of the bank and the insurance company were found to be allied, under complicated conditions. Speculation in the case now deals I t .. . , ... . MIIIUUVIIl Ul nillllll UU Willi 10 H1 11 BU chiefly ns to who was responsible for!PTOntunIlv ,,,, returned to them, dls the placing of the money of the Newi10mirP( York corporation In the Philndeltihia bank nnd ns to whether the additional arrests will involve those who mny have been the cnuse of the Insurnnce com pany's difficulties. The embarrassment of this company was concealed with cxtraordinnr ycarc. "Crook" Is Itlnmecl" A man with a notorious record is coiiurciiMi i i. u,o insurance company book, which showed the acceptance bv as an ofli.inl. according to Banking the North Penn Bnnk of a $7150 deposit Commissioner Usher. Mr. Fisher said ho made on the very eve the bank closed, he could not remember his name, hut Then he showed n score of checks of that he recalled him as a "crook." This from S." to S21. dated Julv 8. 0. 10 nnd man. Mr. 1- slier believes, victimised the 11. which the bank hnd dishonored, nl batik by n definite connection which he though Mr. Knrfunklc's balance was established between it nnd the itisur-' Inrge nt the time. once company. I "p,jl" Knrfunkle, n brother of the Colonel l-reil Taylor Pusey, chief drygoods man. and n sailor nt the Investigator in the North Penn Bunk . Philadelphia Navy Yard had all of his wtcck, saici no nan Known tor some time thnt the New York National In l. X--.! , . surance Company wns involved in the crash for n large amount. "I could not divulge this fact, how ever," said Colonel I'lixey, "because of another phase lonnectcd with this affair." "What phase is thlsV" he was asked. "I cannot say now. All these mnt- tors will bo brought out in due tlmeij, Kone." mourned Mrs. Weiss today. In the course of the Investigation," lie ..0 the day tho bank failed I borrowed replied. money for a railroad ticket and went , , , ",'VV T.r 0""1I"ullr 0,l,"l(Ic "f to Wilmington where my married son Philadelphia or Pennsylvania, insurance ,. daughter live to nsk their help. I or other concerns. Involved.'" wus theUnn't kn. i,nt ,,,- i,ui,n,i ! next question. ... ', . . to do. And how will he eve I don t care to answer that at this fo psv that 100 per cent u time, said t olonol Piikoj. , t,mt tliey nrc to nsk of th "The connection between the banklr.rki" " aim me insurance company is suspicious i if true. said Philip A. Cameron.! deputy bunk commissioner , . . As sOou ns, they weic told of tne collapse of the New York corporation, Mr. Cameron and Commissioner Fisher confened In the lattei 's room in the ltellcvuc-Strat-forcl. Both seemed excited by tho news of the liquidation MAYOR OPENS BOND BIDS Best Offer for $2,000,000 Loan Is 101.533 Four bids for the entire issue of $2,000,000 of the S12.!)70,000 loan au thorized by Councils were opened todny by Major Smith, in the presence of City So'Icitor Counellj and City Con troller Walton. . The bids wore: Drcxel & Co., Brown Bros. & Co.. and the (iunranty i Trust Companj . of New York, tit x i m.i.ii. t. 01..":t.'l ; Frazier !! '! the Corn n.ohange National trust (nuipaiij, of this city, entered n j bid for $200,000 nt par J.EGiwEix8r. CHESTNUT AND J EWELERS For Presentation A Gold Watch With Chain And Gold Knife Or Pencil TO SERVICE OFFICERS, CAP TAINS OF INDUSTRY AND OTHER PERSONAGES, A DEPENDABLE TIMEPIECE OFFERS AN ESPE. CIALLY PERSONAL AND PERMA NENT APPEAL. ' ACCEPT FUNDSWEEK AFTER BAN DN CHECKS North Penn Accused of Taking Deposits July 17 Orders Re pudiated July 8 ARMY DOCTOR LOSES ALL', Dry Law Hit Saloon Man, Then He Lost in Bank Fall Behind the bar of his scantily pa tronized saloon nt Twenty -fourth nnd Huntingdon streets, Jacob Mil ler, owner of the place, today loqked the picture of dejection, "Job nln'WgotnothIng on me," he sighed. "First prohibition. Then the loss of my license money. And now this wholesale swindle. They took all I had. T am n candidate. for the poorhousc." Thnt ,up to the Inst day that the North Penn Bank wns open for business, Thursday. July 17, deposits were ac cepted, although many checks drawn against funds on deposit were repudi ated ns early as July 8, has been learned by examiners of the State Banking De partment who nre checking up accounts. Business men of the neighborhood showed checks today, most of them for trilling sums, which they had drawn In "I nm but one of several storekeepers about here who had a similar experi ence," snld Edward Karfunklc, a dry goods denier, at Twenty-fifth street and Lehigh nvenue. "They sure 'got me) good nnd hard. I lost several thousand dollars In the swindle." Mnde $750 Deposit Last Day Mr. Knrfunkle exhibited his bank- savings In the bunk. . .Y . - "They left me six cents," he said today. The savings of n life time, coupled with his plight of having to pny the fiUI amount of his shareholdings In the defunct bank. Is the lot of Samuel Weiss, 2714 Stonier street, one of the stockholders. "I'vt.rv nonnv . t,n,1 In 1.a ..,.! f(1 (ln Anil , ,.. . '. . , ' assessment stockhold Army Doctor Loses T. ,. , ,, , , . , . , i'i. ..tuning i in-iin. uiii. iiiLt-iv rv- , , j ., , icuhcu irciiu cue ovlthcuh meciiciii corps, nnd now attached to the Northwest (Jenernl Hospital, lobt the money with which he hnd intended opening an office and starting practice when the North Penn Bank collapsed. "I shall have to work hard nnd try to save enough money to establish au office," snid Doctor I'uchs. THREE BOYSYURIED Double Probe Made of Fatal Explo sion at Stone Quarry Funeral services for the three boys killed Sunday In nn explosion in a stone quarry near Wayne Junction were held this morning rn the Ukrainian Church, nt KB" Frnuklin street. The victims of the explosion were Wnlter Mnleski. thirteen years old, 201.1 Iloweu street; Frank Hagoh, thirteen years old, nnd his six-ycnr-old brother, Stan ley Hngen. BBKi Cayuga street. The double investigation of the ac cident sturted by Coroner W. It. Knight nnd Fire Miirshnl (ieorge W. Klliott will be completed today. An inquest will be held within n day or two to determine who is responsible for the accident. Rotan Names New Detective James II. Kelly, n private detective, wns today appointed by District At torney Itntnn to the staff of detectives iccently organized by him under legis lative approval. Ho was sworn In before Judge McCiillen,, together with Fred C. Voigt, who was recently named to the detective staff. JUNIPER STREETS SILVERSMITHS " - : J J J J ' '7 s U. . . . . . - 4 U .11 K sll fS H
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