?T ) THE WEATHER Wasjihigton, Aug. 10. Showers 'to day; fair tomorrow. TKMl'KKATIIRR AT I'.KVU HOI It i 8 frfiTifnijia n nrrT77ri OS 0S 1 70 "0 7. 7i IT." 7i .i 7.i I VOL. V. NO. 288 Entered is Becoml-Clnim Matter nt thr I'osturtlce, at Phllmleluh'a P I'mlcr lh- Ait of Murch INTO PIir--ELPHIA, MONDAY. AUGUST 18, 1919 1'ubllnlietl VnUy Txrtrl Sutnlay Subscription I'rtc $0 a Tear by Mall CopyrlcM, 1DIU, by Public Ledger Company. FK1CE TWO CENTS '"V w f Jw A K. ttBBMt. ,ssV .fli -- flzuiMifftfi laifhlif fUiu BR. 19 H I 1 1 1 I n) M xif rt. W. N IB HL u II 7MZ AMBLER HELD PIRATES POLITICIAN GETS MM. ms 1 COURT HI Assistant District Attorney Calls Former Insurance Head 'Dofaulter'nand 'Conspirator' ACCUSED AS WRECKER OF NORTH PENN BANK' Brother Makes Futile Attempt to Obtain Lower Bond for Ex-Speaker of House "Thou Shalt Not Steal," Verse Before Ambler In the Central Station today the Bible on which prisoners swear was opened nt the twentieth chapter oE Exodus. Had Charles A. Ambler been compelled to swear, his hand would have rcstelf on the eighth command ment "Thou shalt not steal. From the rostrum of the speaker o the House to a criminal dock in the Central Tolice Station This is the arc completed today when Charles A. Ambler was hel'd in $15,000 bail, accused as a wrecker o the North Penn Bank. Ambler, who as insurance commis sioner deposited $402,000 state funds In the bank and then personally bor rowed $155,000, is the fourth man to 'ice criminal charges growing out of i Vty. .mittltno nF the institution. Today he was excoriated as a "brcak- lUr of public tru.t," "a conspirator," ef dollars," and branded .the' partner of Italph T. Moycr, the cashier held in $25,000 bail as arch scuttler of the hank, which swept away a million dol lars'of tho depositors' money. In tho face of the accusations made by James Gay t!6rdon, Jr., assistant district attorney, when his brother, Harry S. Ambler, made a futile at tempt to have ball fixed at $5000, the former insurance commissioner smiled. When Ambler sat listening to the de nunciation of his official actions, his hand was within reach of an open Bible upon, which the prisoners swear. Tho book was opened at the twentieth chap ter of Exodus and had he been com pelled to take an oath his hand would have rested upon the eighth command ment, "Thotp-shalt not steal." Smith Company Goes Ball After a brief but dramatic hearing the former state official obtained bail from tho National Surety Company, jirtpresented here by the Thomas B. Smith Company, of which Mayor Smith Isthehcad. David Smith, the Mayor's son, made tho arrangements for the ! company. The action of the morning was swllt ,and shifting. jCharles Ambler, accompanied by his" brother, after shaking hands with many friends at Ocean City, where his fam-' ily is spending the summer, and where he remained over the week-end, took the 0:47 train fr the city. He had previously announced that be would surrender. He had been "shadowed" yesterday and his house watched during the night by David D. Friedman, a detective attached to tbo force of the district-attorney's office. Friedman followed the men on the train, but sat in another coah. During the trip to the city the broth- era examined a number of documents and talked incessantly. Ambler ap peared to be cheerful and nodded pleas antly to several friends who sat near him. When the train reached Camden the men waited for several ferries to leave before crossing thu Delaware. "This somewhat threw the detectives' Continued on rare Two, Column Two Good Citizens Day; Register to Vote "First Registration Day is Tuesday, August 20. This is called "Good Citizens Day." . f Tou must register or yon cannot vote at the Primary Election Sep. tember 10. Don't delay you may be absent from tho city on succeeding regis tration days. To register, you must have paid a poll or property tax. This payment Is mode at the place of registration. ,. Ail polling places will be open Itabi 7 A- TO. tn 1 n. m. anil .. If I fcta.-tf io p, a, lHHa& 1ssssssssssssG& s IjsssssssssH HlHnK IssssssssssssssssssK KIH i CHARLES A. AMBLER Former stnto insurance commis sioner, who today was held in SIS, 000 bail in tho wrecking of the North I'enn Bank. This photograph was made at tho hearing. BOY KILLED BY AUTO Another Lad Seriously Injured by Machine One boj was killed nnd another scii- ously injured by automobiles in this fit today. The dead hoy is Lewis Slmbin, eleven .venrs old, of rL'(i Mori is street, and the injured, (icorge Livingston, seven jears old, of Wilkes-llarre. An automobile driven by Benjamin Wasman, twenty-seven years old, "01" South Seventh street, ran over and killed the Slmbin boy. According tn the police, Lewis was plaiiig baseball nt Sixth and Morris streets, and ran in front of the moving oar. He died shoitly afterward in the Mount Siuni Hospital. Wnsman wns held without hail by Magistrate I'cnuock in the Central Station to await the ac tion of the coroner. The Livingston boy, who was' here on a visit to his sister, was struck by nn autotruck ns he was crossing Colum bia avenue between. Nineteenth nnd Twentieth streets, nnd received a frac ture of the thigh and injuries to his back. He was tnken. to the North Western General Hospital in a serious condition. His sister lives at 2013 Columbia avenue. The driver of the truck, Thomas Trent, a negro, twenty-five years old, who gave an uddress at 1033 South Twenty-seventh street, was arrested. N. G. P. POLITICS ENDS Governor Sproul at Salt Lake Tells of Proposed Reorganization Brecial Dispatch to Kvtnina Public Ledger Salt Lake. Utah, Aug. IS. Governor Sproul, of Pennsylvania, said today in an interview, that the reorganized Na tional Guard of Pennsylvania would be free from even a suggestion of politics. He asserted that by the introduction of men who saw service overseas, the best possible foundation would be laid for a Nutionnl Guard system which would he the most forraid.tblc defense a country could have. He said, also, that the reorganization of the Pennsylvania guard would pro vide a strong deterrent of bolshevism. Mr. Sproul has come here to speak at the governor's conference on "The Expansion of the National Guarji Sys tem ns a Basis of the National De fense." ARRANGED OWN FUNERAL Woman Selected Minister, Text for Sermon, Hymns and Pallbearers Alloona, Pa., Aug, 18. Anticipating death, Mrs. George Fasic, twenty-five years old, who died at her homo in Juniata, made all arrangements for her funeral before passing away. She se lected tho minister to prench her fu neral sermon, text for the sermon, hymns to be sung, pallbearers and other details. Mrs. Fasic was active in the Y. M. C. A., W. C. T. U. and Red Cross nnd recently rcdeived a medal fftim the gov ernment for her war work. v DR. PAUL MERKLEY DIES Cooper Hospital Consulting Physl clan Was Prominent Man Dr. Paul Mcrkley died early today at his home, C15 Cooper street, Cam len, of a complication of disetTscs. Doctor Merkley was 'fifty-nine yeurs old and was bom in Hatboro. Pa. Ho went to Camden nineteen years ago to tako up tne practice or medicine. He was n member of the Camden Medical Society, a prominent Mason, and a member of tho First Presbyterian Church. He was one of the consulting physicians of Cooper1 Hospital. Doc tor juerkiey ictt a widow and five chil dren, BAKER URGES BIG ARMY Points .Out World Unrest to Senate Subcommittee "Washington, Aug. 16V-(By A. P.) Calling attention to the "disturbed state of the world at present," Secre tary Baker told a Senate military sub committee today that he would not be doing his part unless he urged Congress to provide for nn army that would "represent the strength of the United States." Th3 committee is considering tii War Department plan for a standing array ot ou,iiKj men ana universal SCORE IN BUTTER AND EGG HOARD SEIZED IN 10,000 Crates, 5000 Tubs Are Found in Beatrice Cream ery Firm's Premises i HEPBURN SAYS HE IS NOT TO LEAD FOOD-COST FIGHT Lawyer Not to Head Fair-Price Board Experts Confer With U. S. Attorney More thnu 10,000 crates of eggs and fiOOO tubs of butter were seized in Seranton. Pn.. today following nn in estlgntion conducted there by an ngent working under the direction of Todd Daniel, superintendent in the Philadel phia district of the Bureau of Investi gation of tjie Department of .lustic". The eggs and butter ucrc seized as hoarded pinperty. They wcic taken from the warehouse of the Ileatiiee Ci earner ('mnpanv, of Chicago. Although the evidence ngoinst the1 trcnmci comp.iuy was secured by Hoy C. Mi'lleni' , n federal agent of this city, the case will not come up for prosecution by V. S. District Attorney Kane in the federal courts here. Rogers L. Burnett is the federal district at torney in Seranton. Secrecy About Conference The conference on food hoaiding and prollteering called for todav by Mr. Kane was an executive session. The men who attended the confer ence refused to reveal their identity. After the conference, Mr. Kane lirst considered sending letters to the news papers, but later changed his mind nnd dictated a statement to his stenographer. In his statement, Mr. Kane disclosed the fact thnt the conference had been called for his awn information. He sulil. that he had received yaluableBUggcs'' : tions and that he had discussed in the conference complaints which he had re ceived from various persons in the city. Names Tliose Present He also lifted the veil of secrecy which had rendered doubtful to some extent the personnel of" the conference. Charles .1. Hepburn was present to rep resent Mr. Heinz; Guy C. Smith, new director of markets under the state De partment bf Agriculture, icpresented Director Ilasmussen ; Clarence Kates, represented Mr. MacLauglilin. The others were K. B. Biddlc, nnd John A. Burgess, of the bureau of markets; Dr. Ilobert C. Brooks and Professor P. ICT Urdaht, of Sw&rtmore College. Mr. Hepburn who has been men tioned as a possible head for the food fight here, said tfiis afternoon that he was not'to be considered as the possible chairman of the fnir price committee for Philadelphia, and, that at no tinte has his nume been sug-. gested by Mr. Heinz for that position, v- Pressing official business called At torney General Palmer to Washington. Mr. Heinz, learning that the attorney general could not meet him in confer ence today, also left the city tempo rarily. The postponed conference prob ably will be held tomorrow . The meeting tomorrow between At- Contlnued on race Four, Column Five SAYS U. S. EXPERTS Writer Also Tells Senate Com mittee China Was Duped at Versailles AMERICA HUSHED PR&TEST By the Associated Press Washington, Aug. 18. It was the unanimous opinion of American experts on far eastern affairs at Versailles that war must result from the peace treaty provision giving Japan control in the Chinese province of Shantung, the Sen ate foreign relations committee wns told today by Thomas F. Millard, an Ameri can writer, who was attached to the Chinese pence delegation. Because the United States Govern ment intimated it would be Inexpedient, China refrained from raising "cer tain questions" at the Peace Confer ence, Mr. Millard testified. He said he got his Information from the Chinese delegates, whom he nd vised "unofficially." The witness did not go into details about the questions China might have raised. Ho said, however, that' some Chinese officii wanted to employ two American inter national lawyers as advisers, biit did not do so because the United States indicated it would not favor such a plan. While his expensv were paid by the Chinese, Mr. Millard said, he had no baiary, nut simpiy gave unomciui aavice RAID AT SCRANTON FEAR FAR-EAST WAR BAI Ei't'ii Lane Says Moore Would Be Good Mayor I'.M'ii 1 )n il II. Linn1 thinks Can Kii'sMium Moore would make a Rood ui.iMir Hi- said so when nkl if he thought Mr. Mome was itlnlihrcl for the job. Mi liming of the '-lout" whiili was giwu li the iiigtnlzjtioii'H nee do. Mr Mooie wild he was "not MltpilMll " 'I alwnjH appiei'lutfd Mr. Lane's Rood opinion," Mr Moore snid, "fur he is a thinking mail. What lie s.ljs ROlC' AttiiHtni' sign were placed in fiont of the Moore cinipiiign coiu linttie hi'inl(iiniteis todn urging oitieii- to tegisier and eiiioll as Ko ptihliinns iiml tailing attention to the fm t that legUtratton day is August ''!. The sign hIso liens the following: "The isMn now Is, Monro or Vqro." "As Major I Will Know No Boss." E i E Representative Will Carry His Mayoralty Fight Into Rival's Stronghold ', COMPLETING TWO SLATES The end of the thst week of the majoialtj tight found "the enemy smoked out," accuidiiig to Congiessman Moore. The laiupaigu i entered today in the Vare wauls where Vie independ ent Republic nn candidate will carry the fight in the mass-meetings tonight. In a statement issued by Mr. Mooie, he characterizes Judge Patterson dis tinctly ns a Vaio candidate, claims Senator Vate gnve him the judgeship "not carrying an thing with it buti good behavior." and says the organiza-1 tion lenders "will have all they cun do to hold their horses." Moore is Knrourased !i$5lr?'Mo0re?s stntelncht follow s : "The net result of the first week of the campaign is exceedingly gratifying," said Mr. Slonre. "We have taken the lead and hnve smoked the enemy out. We hnve located Mr. Thomas ltobins, Jr.. in the Vare tax office, operating under the direction of Mr. W. Kreeland Kenlrick. who got out of the fight for Mayor 'that he might go the limit for , Patterson.' "We are guessing that Mr. ltobins will find it diffic tilt to get personally acquainted with his Vare committee of one thotisnnd and we do not expect to see very much of him on the firing line "Second. Senator Var has come out for Judge Patterson us n free mid mi trammeled candidate. He is for the joung judge because he knows him. lie went to Ilnrrisbiirg to obtain n commis sion for tho judge nnd handed it to him nt the Noith Philadelphia Stutlon with the asKiiioin'c that 'it did not enrrj anything with it except good behavior.' "The senator ulso joins Judge Pat terson nnd mjself in support of the street-cleaning section of the new city charter, street cleaning being a very 'small pnit' of- the senator's contract business. Other Vare "lociled" "Third. We have located our eloquent friend, Vongrcssmnu V-ire. He is not to be a candidate for I nited States Continued on I'nee Two Column Four VA SMOKED OUT I DECLARES SOI GRAB BIG LEAOiH Five Hits Give Chicago Three Runs in Second Kerscher Relief Hurler KERR OPPOSES MACKMENl I Comlikey Ball Park, Chicago, Aug. 18. Five hits In the second inning gnve the pace-making Sox a three-run lead over the lowl Muckmen here this afternoon. Kerr nnd Schnlk formed the local battery. ' Noyes and McAvoy worked for C. Mack. First Inning Kerr tossed out Witt. Thomas struck out. Walker singled through second. Burns Hied to Leibold. No runs, one hit, no errors. Leibold dropped a fly between Witt and Burns. B, Collins sacrificed, Noyes to Burrus. Weaver singled through Tur- ner, Leibold scoring. Jackson forced to Witt, One run, one hit, one error Second Inning Kerr tossed out Turner, Dugnn struck out, Rlsberg whipped McAvoy, No runs, no hits, no errors. Gondii bingled to right. Kleberg sac rificed, Turner to Burrus. Schalk bounc ed it single past Thomas and Gaudil went to third, Kerr singled to left, scor ing Gandll, and putting Schalk on sec ond. Leibold beat out a single to Dugnn, filling the. banes. 11. Collins sent can. rifice fly to Walker, scoring Schalk, and Jul EVENTH COOPER' SNGLE BREAKS UP MOUND DUEL WiT S!fl TH Pittsburgh Pitchers Single Scores Two Mates and Gives Buccaneers tho Edge SCORELESS GAME WAS ON FOR SIX INNINGS Cravath and Callahan Get Into Third Tilt of Series Before Fair Crowd "Cy" Williams Gets Bach in Game Against Pirates Phillies' H.ill Park. Aug. IS. Due of the hest things that happened at the linker stadium this afternoon was the appearance of "" Wil liams i hnsing Hies and shipping the hall to the plate from center field. Williams injuted his left elbow when he crushed into the center field wall on Snturdn. It was thought that his arm was fructutrd, but an examination showed that it was mil a nerve injur. A thoiough massag ing brought his arm around in good shape and lie was able to get into the battle array in today's scrap with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Phillies' Ball Park, Aug. 18. The Phillies and Pirates grappled In the third game of their series here this afternoon before a fuir-sized Monday crowd. George Smith, who lias been flinging fairly well for (invvy Cravnth recrntl. was given the pitching duties. Walter Trogresser did the catching. Hugo Bezdek ordered Wilbur Cooper, who flips them from the portslclc. luto the tiring pit. Ht,'f!' First Inning Iligbee grounded to Luderus. Coiey rolled an easy one to Smith and wns thrown out. Southworth singled to 1 light. Whitted (lied to Luderus. ,0 I runs, one hit, no errors. Bancroft walked. Itlackhurne sacri ficed. Barbnre to Whitted. Bancroft go ing to second. Williams Hied to Carey. Meusel was thrown out by Hnrb.irc. No runs, no hits, no errors. Second Inning llnibuie lined to Cravath. I'utshnw fouled to Tragresscr. Tern was snfe on Mciic1'h muff. Schmidt foiled Terry nt second, lluncroft to Paillette No runs, no hits, one error. Luderus fouled to Schmidt Cravath filed to Curey. Whitted made a sen sational jumping one-handeil cntch of Paillette's terriffic liner. No runs, no hits, no errors. Third Inning Cooper fanned. Blgbee's e.is roller went through Luderus. Caiey fouled Continued on Page Ftflrrn. Column Seven DYNAMITE STATION SAFE p. R. R. Building Damaged and Eliz ! . ... , , . , aDciniown onaKen oy mast Kllzabethtown, Pa., Aug. IS. Rob bers eorly today d.vnamited the safe in the station here of the Pennsylvania Railrond and escaped with $ I i!0. The town wns shaken hv the explosion and the station was badly damaged as the third time in three .vears the safe had been d.vnumitcd. Lu- trauce was gained by smashing in a door. State police started in pursuit of the thieves. TWO FAVORITES SCORE Sandy Fall and Robin Goodfellow Triumph at Saratoga Saratoga, N. V.. Aug. IS.-Two fa- vorites came home under the wire in i front in the first two races here this afternoon, when Sandy Fall and Robin Goodfellow led the fields. Itobin Goodfellow paid ,1 to 5 for taking the steeplechase while Rice's mount in the opener was 17 to 10 to win. Summary FIRST RACE, for two-jear-old. dumb 1S07.35. 5Vi furlonti. " ' Sandy Real. IIS. nico.17 to 10 3 to S 1 to 3 David Ilarum 108. Me- " Atee ....... 10 to 1 4 to 1 2 to 1 Kvencay (Imp.!. ISO. I.yke 11 to S 4 to 6 1 to 8 Time, 1:09 1-5 Ireland. Captain Hershler Drynhlld. Mark Wnt. Victor H . Furlouih' Hound Bnhln and IirRlietto aiso ran SECONp RACE, eleeplechaae. for four-year-olds and up, Belling- purse 1700, about !2 mites. ltohln Clnodfellow. 143 Ulamona a to n I to 4 out ,lmD'. if w.CovTafd i IS 1 5 8 I? ft 18 ,,7'- Jii? V ftffi5fown "er an lion IIBndron f. three-year-olds and up 11167.33 added, lunonga; Naturalist (imp). 133, Falrbrother . .., . S to B n to B 1 to 4 I.lon d'Or. 113 Lvke 8 to 1 B to s to tl Dlllv Kelly. 123. Hande.lXtoS 4 to 3 1 to 3 Time. 1:13 4.5 War God Star Hamp ton. Ticklish, Courtship. Elnn Queen, .Mid. nUrht Run1 and Clloomy Qua also ran FOURTH HACK tho Mohawk, g-uaran. teed cash value S"00. tor threa-year-olds, aelltrr. 1 mile Camouneur, 108, Kutnmer. even 1 to B out Thistledown, 108. Bands ,8 to 6 1 to 3 out Titley, Sfl, liole 0 to 1 2 to 1 out Time, 1:41 8.8, Oath alao ran. NKW VOKK EVERY 8TTNA1f IN ACdUST Special train excursion leaving Reading Ter- W&l PIRATES WIN THIRD GAME OF LOCAL SERIES PHILLIES r li o a c Bancroft, ss 0 13 7 0 BIackburne,3b... 110 0 0 Williams, cf 0 0 4 0 0 Mcuscl.lf 12 2 0 1 Luilcrus, lh 0 0 17 0 1 Cravath, rf 0 0 3 0 0 Paillette, 2b 0 15 3 0 Trngcsscr, c 0 0 5 2 0 Smith, p 0 0 0 4 0 Totals 2 5 39 16 2 ATHLETICS DROP ANOTHER TO WHITE SOX ATHLETICS r h o a e Witt, cf 10 4 0 0 Thomas, 3b 11110 Walker, If 12 2 12 Cuius, rf 2 2 4 0 1 Turner, 2b : :' 4 0 Dupan, ssr 0 12 4 0 McAvoy, c 0 0 110 Uurrus, lb 118 0 0 Nojcs, p 0 0 0 1 0 Kcrchcr, p 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 9 24 12 3 TODAY'S BASEBALL 'SCORES PITTSnunGII 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1- 3 H. 1 PHILLIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 252 Cooper and Schmidt; Smith and Tragressor. O'Day nnd Byron. ATHLETICS 000100032-C 0 3 CHICAGO 13121012X-U17 i Noyes and McAvoy; Kerr and Schalk. Moriarity and Evans. NATIONAL LEAGUE BT. LOUIS 000 1 000000-1 6 1 0STONlst) 0 10 0 0 00000-1 C 0"-- Hudolph and Gowdy; Soak and Dilhoefer. Game called; raln. ST. LOUIS-BOSTON Second Game called on account of rain. AMERICSIT LEAGUE WASHINGTON 1 0 10 DETROIT 0 0 0 0 3 NEW YORK 0010000 CLEVELAND 0000000 Mays and Hannah; Bagby and O'Neill. BOSTON 0 0 ST. LOUIS 3.0 - Kussell and Schang; Gallia and Severeid. GREECE AND ITALY REACH AGREEMENT ROME, Aug. 18. The agreement reached between Italy and Greece concerning their interests in Asia Minor, according to newspapers here, provides that Italy shall have tho valley oi the Meandre river and a free belt in the port of Smyrna. ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Fifth Saratoga race, 1 milePoacher, 118, Fator, 0 to 10, 3 to 5, 1 to 6, won; Captain Hodge, 108, Boyle, 10 to 1, 3 to t, 6 to 5, feecond; Starter, 100, Sneiderman, 30 to 1, 10 to 1, 5 to 1, thir3. Time, 1.43 1.5. Sixth Saratoga race, 5 furlongs Precious Pearl, 114, Mus grave, 12 to 1, 5 to 1, 5 to 2, won; Swirl, 114, Fairbrothcr, 5 to 1, 2 to 1, even, second; Sugarmint, 114, McAtee, 4 to 1, 8 to 6, 7 to 10, third. Time, 1.02. KANE CALLS FOOD PROBERS TO CONFERENCE Todd Daniel, Chief of Department of Justice here and six of his food probe investigators, were called to conference this afternoon by District Attorney Kane. A two-hour session was held In Mr. Kane's office. This close conference bears signifi. cance because it occurs immediately after the seizure by the government of food today in Seranton. The seizure of food in Seranton today being the first made by government authorities in the state. REPORT OF MNTINY ON STEAMSHIP UNFOUNDED NEW YOEK, Aug. 18. Reports of a mutiny aboard tho Panama railroad steamship Colon proved to be unfounded upon her arrival here today from Cristobal, although one of her fire, men, temporarily crazed by the heat several days ago, created a panic among the passengers and crew by "running amuck." CZECH0-SL0VAKS LEAVING ITALY FOR BOHEMIA ROME, Aug. 18. A contingent of the Czecho-Slovak forces that fought -with tho Italian army during the war began leaving Italy; today or Bohemia. PITTSnunr.II r h one RiRbcc, If l ?. 5 0 0 Carey, cf 0 0 4 0 0 Sotithwcrth, rf.. . 0 2 2 0 0 Whitted, lb 0 2 10 0 0 Harlmrr, ,'ili 0 0 14 0 Cutsliaw,2b 0 0 7 2 0 Terry, ss 12 0 3 0 Schmidt, c 1 2 10 2 0 Cooper, p 0 10 11 Totals 3 11 39 12 1 CHICAGO r h n a o Licbold.rf 12 10" E. Collins, 2b.... 114 5 1 Weaver, 3b 1 3 0 0 r Jaclvion, II 13 0 0 0 rdsch, cf 0 0O01 Gandil, lb 3 3 12 0 0 nisbcrg, ss 0 0 0 G 2 Schalk, c 12 5 0 0 lvcrr, p 2 2 0 4 0 J. Collins 115 0 0 Totals 11 17 27 15 4 5 no SAVE SOED FLIERS Sends $15,000 Ransom to Ban dits, but Carranza Must Boar Expense SHARP REPRESENTATIONS BY STATE DEPARTMENT Government Calls Situation Se rious and Insists Upon Immediate Action Another Citizen of U. S. Kidnapped by Mexicans Uaslilngton. Aug. IS. (By A. P. I Another ease of the kidnap ping cif an Ameri".in citizen by .Mexican bandits who demanded ran voin was announced today by the State Department. He was a I'nrto Illcan doctor, who was taken pris oner Jul 22. The ransom was to have been paid August 1.", hut the eclpartment lino not been ndvied whether he li.is been lele.ised. The doctor siiceeeded in getting a lettei through tn an American fin lid in Mexico ("it, near yliieh the kidnapping occurred, and the Americin embassy immediately re ported the mis,, to the Mexico 'Gov ernment The department'!, state ment Mill the Mexican Government replied that troops would be dis piitchrd immediately to the scene and that if necessary the government would pa the ransom. It the Associated Tress Marfa, Tex., Aug. 18. Authorial, tion for the payment of the $15,000 ransom asked by Mexican bandits for the release of Lieutenants Paul H. Davis and Harold C. Peterson, seized American aviators, was received here todav and the nionev will nrnhnhlr l delivered late today to an agent of the bandits near Cnmlelnria, Tex., it was announced. The airmen are being held somewhere in Mexico, south of dm. delaria. II. s. DEiMD Tho authorization for the payment ot k the ransom wns received from Major .(JeneraJJosepJIi T'.rjiokman, commander . offhe southern department. II. M. Fcnnell, vice president of the Marfa Bank, left here for Candelaria with the ransom monev. which wan raised here. He was accompanied bv a. military guard coinmnuded bv Major C. C. Smith. It is not Known here when the Amer. ienn uiintors are expected to reeross the norcler to the I niteel States. Aviators on detached service ot the Big Bend henduuarters also left here tmlnv for the Candelaria border presumably to watch from the nir for the return of the aviators. It is believed Colonel l.anzhnrue is taking the necessnry steps to Insure the snfet.v of the Americans by having hostages held pending the transfer of the mone and the safe delivery of the aviators. SHARP DEMAND MADE ON MEXICO Told to Tahe Immediate Steps to Save Aviators By CLINTON W ('ILIIEKT M-iifl Cnrrrstionririit nt tlif 1'vrnliic ublts IeclKtr Washington, Aug. 17. The Ameri can State Department has made sharper representations than ut-ual to the Cur rnnzii government in Mexico over the capture of the two American aviators, Lieutenants I'nul II. Davis and Har old (i Peterson, by Mexican bandits. The State Department issued the fol lowing statement vvitli regard to the steps taken : "The Department of State has tele grsphed instructions to the American cinbnss at Mexico City to immediately call upon thd Mexican (Jovernmeut for quick action to effect the release ot Lieutenants Paul II. Davis and Harold (!. I'cterson, of the T'nlted States army air service, captured by Mexican bandits' near Candelaria, Tex., while patsoling the border and threatened to death on failure to pay Siri.OOO ruusom. Calls Situation Serious "The instructions pointed out the seriousness with which the United Stutes Government views this situation and called for immediate adequate ac tion. The department also directed the Americhu consul ut Juarez, Mexico, to take all possible steps with the .Mexican authorities there to secure release and protection of the officers. "The attention of the department wan Continued on Tars tin. Column On THREE AUTOS STOLEN One Taken From Twelfth and Chest nut Streets Woman Loses Another The police were asked today to search for three stolen automobiles. Ward B. Morton, 3007 Laucase? avenue, reported thnt his car, valued at $400, was stolen last Saturday night after it had been left for n few minutes in Chestnut street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth. Howard W. Toung, of 2120 South Lambert street, reported that his auto mobile, valued at $500, was stolen from his garage soma time last night. Mrs. P. S. Hall, of 4013 Chester are. nue, left her car, worth $1200, at Thirty-second street and Columbia ave nue last night and thieves drove w witn u. I it ,c r .mjtexz MS 3 V 1 n W i! : ,f 9)1
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