w$ cT ' "i" if vsTMmmmmf rasrowrawprr. mmrtmmr. ;;".v rf It 1 r THE WEATHEn Washington, Fc 20, Fair ' con tjnawl cold (oday anil tomorrow. TEMrritATtBC AT EACH HOUR Ti o no in 112. 1 I 2 I 3 I on I" '!' 'T '2 '20 133 33 I VOL. VL-NO. 13G BE ; ' IN BERLET CASE ' papers Served on Him, Stability Motors Head Acknowledges. ' Bail at $2500 ' wil L BE GIVEN HEARING , . BY MAGISTRATE MONDAY Shortage in Company's Funds Now Alleged to Be $100,000 Exports on. Books Probability of several more warrants far person-! "inlde" the Stibilitv Mor ftors Cow against which bankruptcy Lcllnn have been begun, was hint- ,d at today by the attorney for one of the creditors. p t Tiaricf . nresldent of the concern Acknowledged service of a wnrrau r for Starrest, on n chirp of "unlawfully converting nronerty." n the office of M.istrste J"hn .T. Grclis last niht. Twenty-five hundred dol'arH bail was the amount agreed upon for the annear iVe of Mr. Ber'et. Manlstrate Grells wld todav. The hiring is expected to take place on Monday. 8100.000 Shortage . The shortage In 'the company's funds Is alleged to he S100-000. more than twice the original estimate. Experts who examined the books for the credi tors reported today on the revised fig- The bankruptcy proceedings ngainst the concern were instituted in the United Strifes District Court. AH con cerned in the case have maintained the greatest secrecy regarding the affair. George B. Squires, local representa tive of the.Commonwen'th Finance- Co.. of New Tork. one of the heaviest 'osers bv the failure, swore to the affidavit when the warrant was issued. " The losses of the finance company are tii.cerl nt R2K.722.fi3. Virtually the pn- tire sum results from the manipulations of alleged loans on tnirteen moior tnirlm owned bv the company and con- si'ned to the Stability concern, it is tald. Didn't Get Reports on Company Tho few stortholderR of the company sav they never received ' reports of the' company's financial strength or-the rolurae of business transacted. Tn sev eral instances, it was stated, conies of a trial balance were sent to the owners of stock. "I bought some stock about six months after, the "company was' organ ized," asserted Theodore Sdfert, a furrier, .of Walnut street near .Fifteenth. "Mv purchase was in the nature of a little flver because I kn-'w Mr. Ber'et. "I doubHlf he benefited personally from any shortage that mav cist. I am Inclined to believe he was doing his best to boom up the business. Whenever' 1 mentioned the company's affairs cas ually to him he assured me cvcrjtbjng jWas eofng w'l. "I sympathize with him. He has a wife and four fine children, and it is iinfortunat that the company has got ten into difficulties." Daniel J. Murnhy, Jr., another stock holder, said today he knew .nothing whatever of the c&mnnny's affairs. The proceedings in bankruptcy came as n complete surprise to him, he said. To Ask for Recolver , Ruby B. Va'e and Abraham E Htirschraan, attorneys for the creditors,' will confer today on the subject of petitioning the court to have a receiver named for the Stability Co. The two are understood to have a wan in mind for the post. If he is agree- in 1 a'1 tbc cre(Jitors Ms appointment will be asked at once, when the proper bond is furnished. D. H. Tudor, president of the Com monwealth Finance Co.. said todav in Mvr lork that tho matter was entirely one of business and had been turned owr to McHarg & Metcalf , 115 Broadway. "All I know is that some of our property has been taken and the matter oeiag attenrled to in Philadelphia." F. A. Beilly, of McHarg and Met ea'r, the attorney who is directing the cut. said: w '.'This is absolutely, an impersonal ana business matter. Our firm does not care to discuss the case." Bcrlet Keeps Silent Otto R. Helllgraan, counsel for Mr. PMlet, was silent about the matter to ft' ,. JLaye kept my own counsel about uj affairR of clientR for more than fjVT8'" he said- "d I don't it?nd to depart from that custom now. i have directed Mr. Berlet not to talk w publication." .,'.? Tc.ertaln,y has'" Mr- Berlet siW. uq I intend to follow orders. I have nothing to say." Mr. Squire also refused to discuss, thn Jo tat SSl?? refd questioners in the petition against tha Rtnhilftw rr..Vnlh:Lch wa.'s. fi,e(J by Mr. Vale, the era nt.Ti B 7 J?"0" are the Northwest 004 rnHM Bonk- money loaned. 528, o?Hl Cornmonwealth Finance Cor VIH:,0' a(l ?arris J. X.atta. 5550.0". wmn: i ?J 0ard ?f d'fectors of. the M?Pn.Tuh,M a mating in the office of tion ,Z..i .ana, aaP"d a resolu jness to be adjudced bankmnt. adjudged bankrupt n. , 0verheal Is High Officials nt tl,. i.t. . j i. own I. ii ,rM bUIU lne money lorn n " ortt?te?. presented ealntt tu. ' "" -auas Claim I. ..-" fll-miUmfl. Ila tet n catn oona nir nrnt j .. ", " " ".""' ,JI- .'- ..M.MO, Btockhnw?T ,lu 1S alS0 one ot toe He rtlr '? lte motors company. never uKi thnt the company had K SSL, ". and wns j baJ S wis n?tC,?.,,yJ for Bome tim past. ' fid moSf PBJ Vd at f250.0O. he said. in bv i,lh,s c?,ni'zation was paid r. Selert -ArTh;T nr,e Mr- h"n toemte of ' BMr' .MurPhy, who is, a GfS-00 fiT1 o "tevedores, and II. i ThenRlhh' a PUhlisher.' 7 1740 Nn8rtKn?J,any ' at Nos- "20 rretenM.Py street, in a be overhiiJ r"ala- a- Latta said JrtKJ expenses from the very tlrViTL b?en .t0 high, and that en- o!Plav n t"cn.tnJ.ney w"1" "!Pet on "p!ufe. T. "Ai"" e"" to maKe s big U o?nlV., Jbe m"?suU he declared. MarTSiS7, TJle comry h about 1?'. BerW WitBDd w.a" or8anld by kh. i !WF:. Its assets are unknown. lyWOOO. "e d t0 b0 pcarly r t BRE WARRANTS MY SUED 4 0 1 Entered as Sccond-Clai Matter at lha Poslofflce, it Philadelphia, Pa. . . Under the Act of March 3, 18T9. Bandits Smash Window, Get Gems in Market St. Diamonds Stolen Valued ing Prevents Robbers Making Bigger Haul Police Scout Estimate ofi Loss Automobile bandits were checked by robbery has been partly balked by a me unexpected guard of an iron grating miscalculation upon the part of the Y " ""aai diamond display incy. uou expected to loot at 5 o clock this morning at tho store of I. Press & Sons, 1017 Market street. Making the best of a bad job, how ever, they smashed the show window above the grating and got away with, largo stones that were part of an elab orate diamond. cutting display. According to Mr. Press, the stolen Mones were ten in number, eight uncut and two cut. Hiss loss, he said, amounted to nearly 6000. The police declare the stones stolen to have been imitation. Several of the diamonds in the exhibit, they said, have been taken to a diamond expert in the city, who said he would not give a dol lar apiece for them. "The police don't know what they arc talking about," said Mr. Press when told of this. "There were two perfect, blue-white Wesseltons in the display, ten carats and three and onclhalf carats each.' Then there were eight other uncut genuine diamonds. Wo have not made a careful inventory as yet and cannot say exactly what our loss has been." ' This was one of the few times such a E Former City Solicitor Asserts'He Will Support Mayor's Candi date in Congressional Fight IS WRONG, SAYS SENATOR Senator Vara "Disagrees" With Connelly's Stan Senator Vaic said concern! .Tohn P. Connelly's desertion to t' Moore ranks "I don't agree with Mr. Cnv nelly on tho selection of u Con gressman. I don't think the Mnvoi or the Vares should name the can didate for Congress in the vacancv now existing in the Thnrd Congres sional district. "It is entirely a matter for those living in the district to decide. "This principle should prevail' not onlv in that but in every other district." . John P. Connelly, former citv solic itor, and Vare leader of the Eleventh ward, announced today that 'he would support whomever Mayor "Moore wants an Vongres-man from the Third district. "I recognize Mr. Moore afc leader of thc Republican party in this city," Mr. Connelly said, renouncing nllegiance to the Vare faction. Shortly after Mr. Connolly's state ment Leader Vare burst into activity, said that he disagreed with Mr, Con nelly, 'and then prepared for a hasty ponference with David Lane, organiza tion' chieftain extraordinary. Mr. Connelly followed his statement by a. visit to the Mayor, who nUo had Peter B. Costello. an organization lead er in the Forty-fifth ward, among his callers today. 0 Ran&ley Relied on Connelly Connelly fought with other Vare leaders for the election of Judee Pat terson in the mayoralty fight. His sup nort had been counted ou for Harry C. Ilqnsley, former sheriff, and the man the Vares had slated to succeed Moore. As the Eleventh ward, which he has led for the Vares, is ,in the heart of the Third congressional district, from which Sir. Moore s successor will ue elected, the former (citv solicitor's an nouncement has brought consternation to the camps of the old-line partisans and set the political pot seething.. "I believe that Mayor Moore's wjishes rhiT views in the mntter of choosinc a representative from tho Third district us nis successor at wasnington snouiu be fully consulted and supported by ull Republicans, regardless of faction. said air. uonnpny in nis simeiucui, issued at bis office in the Land Title Building. . "This is no time for factionalism. In these strenuous days of reconstruc tion, Republicans should work together in solving the great problems before the country. Recognizes Moore as Leader "Mr. Moore has had many years of experience nt Washington. He knows intimately the problems to be met ana knows what kind and tvpe of a man should be elected in the Third district. "I have been very friendly '"itb Mr. Ransley for many years, but the ques tions involved are larger than the ques tion of personal friendship. "I recognize Mr. Mooro as Mayor of Philadelphia and as leader of tho Re publican party in this city. I. for one, want to do all in my power to help make his administration a success. "I hope to see reason prevail and factionalism abolished. I look, under this administration, for a reorganized and rejuvenated Republican party. "We nerd this on the eve of the pres idential election." Sonntor Vnre's statement, which de nied the right of either Mr. Moore or Continued on rate Two. Column lhe VARE CALLS ON MARTIN Believed Conference Covered Ques ton of New Congressman Senator Edwin II. Vare called on Senator David Martin nt the otlico of the register of wills this morning und conferred with him for several minutes. Tt is believed the conference had to do with the situation iu the Third Congres slonal district. Senator Varo called on several other '-lends at Cltv Hall, apparently spurred ii. ..ihiin i,v thn l',nnnillv announce ment iuiu tiiiij j .-- ?nt. fiinliw thn ronference Senator Martin refused to divulge tho topic of ;sed to divulge too topic oi Asked if be would call on ire, be leplled: "I don't ler I will or not. I don't '"scusslon. A Mnvor Moore, Immu whpthpr know whether or not the Mayor wautc to see me." - i ' f CONNELLY QUITS VAR FOR MOORE Kuenma JJuultc at $6000 Iron Grat Dandlts, It is said the men drove up in a small sedan. They approached the window, which they found covered dj an iron grating six feet high. After attempting to wrench off the grating, they smashed the glass above it, climbed up and tried to reach the jewelry on display. AH they cpuld reach were the four iinpiir ntflmnnria ' rnn nrnnpn wcra iuo- tened upon a card) which described them as uncut gems. There were eight other stones in various stages of cut tincv but tlipv worn nut of reach. In the bottom part of the windowyasK. a display of diamonds, watches and other iewelrv. the diamonds represent-' ing the finished product of the diamond cutter's art. The bandits', jumping down from the ledge of the window, tried to batter the glass through the grating, but did not have room enough in which to work, and they were also hampered by their haste. Following the robbery the men jumped into their car and speeded west on Market street. The police have an accurate description of the automo bile. IN RUINS OF BLAZE Victim Thought to Havo Jumped From Burning Hotel Near Camp Dix TWO OTHERS IN HOSPITAL piirch of tho rn'ns of the Sn' iV'' n Hotel nt Wrieittonn. X. "'led in tbp discoM tin's nfternoor lip bodi'of an unidentified Miiimiu noA to have 1 ecu the wife of a 'l!erit Canu Dix. " M1MV wns'tonn-l fl -pctl- unilvr , ,.iiiuv i in,- iii,i,-i, iiiuirmiu UIUL nnnmnhnii;iimr,nuriu,Uii,. 'is had caught fire, The pxeitempnt due to thp fire in be it diie to thp flrp in be- hnstcned the tlenth of fpved to have lrp. Robert Wilsin. wife of Cntitain Wilson, of thp Fotv-fifth Infnntrv. Mrs. Wilfon had been syiouslv ill fir several dnj . Every effort Vns made to keep news of the fire from her but all in the.hospital were aware of it. Two othpr women are in tfic bate hospital In a critical 'condition. They ,are Mr?. Trar.k XJrholA.of Kaston. a brid" of a few davs. "and Mrs. Helen Pn-bneli. wife of n flnmn J)iv garre proprietor. .airs, mcnois was injured in trying to save clothing and a sum of money. Thought Son Insldo t Mrs. Rarbash wasunder the injpres sion that her four-year-old son was In the building, although he was outside watching the fire. After gaining the second floor thc woman was compelled to jmwm'i " iciwvi-u oevtre injuries. Elizabeth Tucker, an cmnlovo of tW i.ii -ij .ii.li u:.- --,-.." I nuiyi. m-ciyni Duuui uurns wniie trying to aid in rescuine thosn rmirlif inthe building. Bravery and quick action of n num ber of the soldiers who hnpnened to be in the neighborhood probably pre vented other fatalities. On seeing smoke pouring from the windows, the men ran into the hotel and guided sev eral of those inside to safety. Seek Woman's Identity - Every effort is being made by the ""amp Vlx authorities to learn the identity of the woman whose bodv was found in the ruins this afternoon. While It was generally known that she was the wife of one of the, soldiers, the nbsence of several of the men today made it impossible to ascertain her name. During the fire it was noticed that one of the men from the camp searched a number of houses in the neighborhood, announcing that he was trying to find his wife. It is believed thnt his wife was the woman who periihed. This man could not be found today. A rigid investigation is being made today in tho hope of ascertaining the cause of the fire. Say Driver Failed to Return Money Charged with deserting a wagon load of beef and failing to return $160 which he had collected from customers, John Carpenter, a driver employed bv Armour & Co., was arrested' in Camden today and held for requisition from Philadel phia. The drivcrless wagon was found on the street in Philadelphia and later Carpenter was traced to Camden. Car penter gave his address as Lehigh ave nue and Mutter street. $12,000 IN GEMS FINDWOMAN'SBODY AFTER POLICE UL TIM A TUM i Believed "Raffles" Couple Restored Jewelry Taken at Ventnor Party of Glucks When Twelvo thousand dollars worth of jewelry, stolen from the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Gluck, 0315 Ocean avc- Iniie, Ventnor, nffcr u party, were sent to Chlf of Polico Sprague, of that place, fifteen minutes before tho time of his ultimatum to tho thieies was to expire. Chief Sprague had announced that he had the flugcrprints of thc thleies, and that unless tho gems- were returned by "i o'clock yesterday nrrests would be made. This unusual turn in tho mystery surrounding the disappearance of the gems from the Gluck homo after a party Saturday night follow pd an interview of Chief Sprague and County Detectivo 'u-baura Vith a man aud woman who hnd been living with tho Glucks since October. Chief Sprague has urged the arrest of the couple, but Mr. and Mrs. Gluck until today had refused to take this rourse, In lieu of names, which have been withheld in the absence of formal rharces. the police have added to the "RafUcs" ntraosphero of the case by PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1920 6 BIG TANKStIIPS TO BE MP ON Vessels of 12,500 TonWill Bo Constructed by Merchant Shipbuilding Co; of Bristol WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE YEAR TO COMPLETE Program Will Calf-for Outlay of $12,000,000 to $15,000,- 000 for Project l Preliminary papers have been signed br the Merchant Shipbuilding Corpor ition. Bristol, for tho construction ot -ix 12,500-ton tnnk steamships, tnc ':irget contract evet attempted in tnc upoT Delaware. , , - Oeorge F. Sproulc. director of docks, e-t'mntwl todav thnt between .$1,0TO, 000 and Sin.000,000 would b(v. involved in the contract. ... , . it...i. -.. i. lini which will no t ,,llllv till hit: mtit'j, ..--- built for the Atlantic Gulf and West Trirtin hteorrshlp M).. ! ""'." in the summer, an official of the ship building compan said oday. They ire to be delivered in 1020. The ontirc capacity of the u"81 . j -mi v,, .nn,iir,l tn turn tnexsix UIU Will UB ,t. ,... - . . . , O.ips out on time. Several launchlngs of government Khips, now on the ways, will be nccehsnrv before work can be -tartcd. An officinl of the company -aid toda that, wliile no cttra raffl ..hi u ,. , tho rontract Will TC- qiilr,' the profent force working at nign -peed for at least a year. The actual cost of thesr- ship"- it a said ut tin- Merchant Shipbuilding Corpointlou offices today, will depend upon the fluctuations of the material .,,.ii....i Officials Would not hazard an - t,mfi , nnV Rpflmer8 ii.ivp.not bem Mibinitted. but. generally niU. tl... Jiii JU be 12,500 tons -iond eight, about 471 feet long, with a .Ixtv-sowii foot beam. They will be .1.!,., . ... no Fnnl rlopn. The boats m ill be equipped with nuudrnpU' exnnnsion engines of approt- ;',"" " !p.ov will be ex tmttPly 4ni)U-norse-powi- uu uw.- hill uv tA- clevenv and . -; -' . , ,l.rt lfL'Pl, npptcd to nuke .between ... .1... l.nfc ,111 tintir. nT'..n,n nn.i Vir difficulticK have ,1,,lavE(1 the launching of government ',,; ln;w lA, thc ways." an official ot m hum ."-. ""-"-.;-:. ,i. tliP TCI tkoto in nut of the WB.V WOrlt Mercnanc corporanuu in ,-' wll be-started Immediately upon the ntw contract. Everything is problcm- "Thcse ships are undoubtedly the largest cier attempted iu the upper ri ,.,-,. 'i nireotor finroulu said to- day. "Jt will bo on enormous contract and probably WKe n year io ." pletc." , WOMAN RESCUES MOTHER She Half-Carries Aged Parent From Burnlno Home The heroism of Mrs. S. L. Lucken-b-ick savtd the life of her aged mother today when fire destroed the Luckeu- ""TAj :V"t back home ai --iu '"" -i"") " "'." a ,TfWtirc fluo in Abe cellar started the fire, which was discovered by u do mestic, Emma Waters. White the maid was trying to telephone for help Mrs. Luckcnback returned from a shopping trip and saw smoke pouring from the windows. She at once rushed upstairs to the room where her mother, Mrs. M. E. Singerling, who is seventy-five years old and barely able to walk, was Hing in bed. Placing her arm about h'er mother's waist, Mrs. Luckenback stumbled downstairs through the smoke, half dragging, half carrying her mother. Both reached the street in safety. The entire interior of the house was ruined nnd the roof of 2213 North Twenty-second street burned off. The total loss is said to be about $4000. WILL INSPECT HOSPITALS Mayor May Abrogate Clty'8 Contract With Architect Mayor Moore, accompanied bv As sistant Director of Health Taylor, will mnke an Inspection of the hospitals In the near future with a view to deciding whether there is grounds for abrogating the contract that Philip H. Johnson has with the city to design hospital build ings. Mr. Johnson, who has been the arch itect for several city hospitals, has re vived large fees in the past for his work. Major Moore discussed the case esterday w,ith City Solicitor Dnvid J. Smyth and Assistant Director Taylor. Mr Srajth is preparing an opinion with respect to Johnsou's contract with the city and will put it in the hands of the Mayor within the next few weeks. RETURN Fingerprints Were Found alluding to the couple as "Mr. and Mrs, Raffles." "Mr. and Mrs. Raffles" are said to be socially well known In Philadelphia, .f va;.ss? sri minimis of Mr. nnd. Mrs. Gluck In their minor i ity nome. They had left thc Gluck home, bag and bnggngc, this afternoon, Mrs, Gluck refused to comment nnn thc case further than' to say that the couple had left her home und that she' chL'eH1 Pr0P0S t0 PrCSS erimiual "T have mv IpwpI, n,i ti,t . i, t cure re to say," Mrs. Gluck said. Chief Spraguo will Interview Mrs. Gluck at 4 o'clock this afternoon to make a final plea for her to press charges. , The chief said this 'afternoon that the fact that the Jewels were returned to thp spot from which they were stolen and then sent to him by messenger, leads to his desire for the arrest and trial of "Mr. nnd Mis. Raffles." Mr. Bnu Mrs. Uiuck are former Phllndclphiumi.. r UPPER DELAWARE BACK UNIVERSAL TRAINING House Committee Supports Proposal by Vote of 1 1 to 9 Washington, Feb. 20. (Jly A. P.) Tho prlbciple of universal military training as a part of the nation's future milltnr noliry.was approved today by the Houe military affairs committee by a vote of 11 to 0. This means that the committee's army reorganization bill will contain a general training provision. Details havo not vet. been worked out. but It was decided that "the training proposal should become -effective on Julv 1, 1022. xne vote in the committee was along bipartisan lines, three Democrats join ing with eight Republicans in putting tho trainlne nlan throuch. Four Re publicans and five Democrats opposed! it. Tnose voting for general training were Kahn, California; Greene, Ver mont: Crago, Pennsylvania; Sanford, New York; Miller, Auishington ; Morin. Pennsylvania; .Tames? Michigan, and Fuller, Massachusetts, Republicans, and Caldwell, New York; Olney, Massachu setts and risher, Tennessee, Democrats. Those opposing were Authony, Kansas; McKcnzie. Illinois: Hull, Iowa, and Kcarns., Ohio, Republican's'; nnd Dent, Alabama; Fields). Kentucky; Quinn, Mississippi ; Wise, Georgia, and Harrison, Virginia, Democrats. BY FORMER WIFE Mrs; Theresa I. McCloskey Re pudiates Signature to $25, 000 Judgment Note EMOTIONAL IN COURTROOM Repudiating her signature to a S2..000 judgment note in faor 'of her former husband. Thomas A. B. Mc Closkev. Mrs. Theresa I. McCloskey declared in Judge Audonricd's Court today thp note was a forgery. , Thc McCIoskeys hae becu divorced, and the talo of their financial and marital woes was today told upon the witness stand. Thev have three children. Mrs. McCloskey lives at 170.1 North Sixtj -second street, Mc Closkcj living on North Broad ptreet. HcjiH in the electric washing machine business. Sirs. MeCosker is a nretty brunette. and her black ees flashed-' and her voice was unsteady with emotion, as she told her story of the alleged forgery nnd the events that had led up to it. Suit had been brought by McCloskey to recover the amount of the note with ilntcrcst. Trouble Dates Back to 1017 The present controvcrsj dotes back to the summer of 1017. At that time McCloskey. who had inherited $80,000 from his father, James B. McCloskey. received a good offer for a property he owned at 4841 North Broad street. He could not close the deal, howyver. be cause, under the terms of his father's will, there was a flown as to nis aouuj to transfer the- real estate with a ckar L,. Title insurance had leeu re- fuired. at first, by the Commonwealth Title Insurance and Trust Co. FORGERY CHARED Desiring to sell the, house, JlruiosKey I serves their purposes, while the press, consulted his attorncjs. including tho i especial! of Paris, is building up a associates of the late John G. Johnson, sentiment hostile to the President, mak to find out just where he stood. Tinnl- ing the charge, now "Ko effective in this lv on Anffiist 15. 1017. it appeared. I country, that Mr. Wilson is an intol- 1 it was decided n deed of trust should be r ' '.- .-. ,. Af.lt 1.-.. ...3 l.Ic. ., If.r CieCUreu oy Uljliuancv uiiu mo win; .ill, t uauu is uifciuj iHuiftiiuuv ub ..... to thc Commonwealth Trust Co.. to rp-1 press campaign being conducted against move the difficulty in having the title him nbroad and cspeciallj by the gov guarantecd. i erumental policy there letting leak out Under tho terms of thc deed, signed! puts of the correspondence while by McCloskey and his wife, and in landing upon formality with regard to which the trust company was made I publication in full. trustee, the income trora un me real estate was to be divided equally between the husband and wife, all of it to go to the survivor upon thc death of one or the other. Sorry He Signed Deed McCloshC testified he rued having signed the deed the er. next day, und tola his wile np oenevi-n siit- "an iu u plot to rob him of his fortune to!care how toon the world knows it. which his wife replied. lou signed , s0 although thc State Department is thispaper, andif you werca foolitwas ; c!.sed ,utll the proprieties of the vour own fault." There, nc lesuueu he demanded the judgment note "to protect me for put- ting my. whole estate in trust, in case she should get a divorce at unv future time." The note he declared to be genuine and to nave Deen signed dv nis wife ou August i.i, mil, payaoic in payable In miTi"i i i f i. nff.i- This description of the affair was' denied in full by Mrs-. McCloskey. She said he understood the whole sig- one day. nificauctf of the deed of trust before heiwerc calculated only to cut thc ground .;J !.. nJ fn.fj.l t. nrntDEl until January, 1018, when u decision in some litigation established his title to thc property to be clear. In addition she denied i)he had heard an thine about tbe judgment note uutil the present suit was brought. TANK USED IN DUBLIN RAID CountyKerry Police Repulse Raid era After Three-Hour Siege Dublin, Teb. 'JO 'B) A. P.) With a iank and two armored cars tbe mili tary toda carried out a raid near Grafton street, where they arc re ported to have made several arrests. The raid followed rarlv morning fights between civilians aud police, in which a constable was killed and another con stable and a civilian were wounded, and several persons were arrested. Tralee, Count Kerry, Ireland., Feb. 20. (By A. P.) After a three-hour siege, in which hand grenades, rifles und revolvers vcre freely used, an at tack on police barracks bv armed raid ers was repulsed here esterday. One police officer was wounded and it is believed three raiders were struck by bullets. The raiders made extensive prepa rations for the attack, having blocked all roads with fallen trees and barri si-i-js?- check the npprouth of military motor lorries. Telecranh and telephone wires were cut overu radius of fifteen miles. LABOR CANDIDATE BEATEN British Independent Elected to House of Commons In Shropshire . London, Feb. L'O. (By A. P.) Th be-elertion fo"r member of 'the Hfiuse uniinn nun -' - iii - I'ti - of Commons for the Wrekln division of Shropshire, rceeutl held, resulted n tne election ot i narics rainier. In- I tlou. on a cnargc oi iorgery. -dependent, by 538 plurality over Charles . Seigle was confronted bv shopkeepers Duncan Labor candidate, it was an- hearing ten ulleged, worthless checks nounced today. John Bayley, Coali-. vvhlch, It is said, he passed. He was tlon-Llberal, was third in the polling, arrested yesterday by Patrolmen Mc The vote stood: Palmer, 0207; Duncan, I Cally and Quatle. after Harry Min 8720; Bayley, 4750. I dogch, a shopkeeper at 1523 South Sev- At the last general election Sir I cnth trct, recogniied him as the man Charles Henrv. fY.ulltlnn-i.Uirrnl nli.u i,,l phrn him n hnH htV f- returned unopposed. Blr Charles died in December last. Wtbatt Publlahed Dally Excpt Sunday. Copyriunt, 1020, NOTE IS APPEAL TO PEOPLEOFWORLD President Looks for Liberals to Bring Pressure on Governments ENGLISH ARE EXPECTED TO BE FIRST TO RESPOND Executive, Exasperated, Puts Air of Finality Into Reply to Premiers IIY CLINTON W. GILBERT Staff Corrw.nondfn of tho KTmlnr robllo i Ledger Washington, Feb. 20. The Presi dent's latest note on the Adriatic ques tion is, like so many- of his utterances during the war, an appeal to the liberal sentiment of thc world. Particularly he is hopeful of a re sponse in England that Avill give Mr LWd Ocorgc pause, for he is impressed bv Lord Robert Cecil's Interpellation j of Bonur Law on the subject of the su preme council's- plans with respect to Fiume and the President's opposition to them and also as to the same body's intention to leave the Turk in Con stantinople. It is plain that Lord Robert and the other genuine friends of the league have not bpn consulted, as a European combination, including Itnl and Tur kej. is being built, which will give that spcuriti to thiv prospects of England and France which those countries find to be lacking in a league of nations, with the United States assuming only a limited liability. Pressure on Lloyd George The dispatches from Paris represent Lord Robert Cecil, tord urey anu other supporters of thc League of N'ations as exerting much pressure upon Llojd George toward thp softening of the note to which Mr. Wilson has just inadp reply. And all thc British press is showing considerable anxiety over Anglo British relations since it be came known abroad the President had threati'oed to withdraw the treaty. Mr Wilfon is encountered by these signs that thc European goiemments, and especially that of Lloyd George, an- not oitn-secure in their present di plomacy. It is quite the old Wilson of 1017 who was talking to thp liberal sentiment of the whole world in the sreecheK he made before Congress, but which were realty addressed to the peo ples of Europe. Mr. Wilson is trying ngain what was only imperfectly suc cessful at that time, talking to the pco- I11U UX. .CUIUI1U UVi tiii. fcuiummtuin I heads. ISolh sides are careluuy regarding tnc ' nonuhir effects of the note, the En- i ropean goernmeuts making public what crable autocrat. AT.. It'll,. : t.:l.l. tnimtunf t thn Old Diplomacy Crops tp IJe is particularly anxious to get out his latest note for popular consumption because of thc iufiuencc Ire counts upon it to hae both here and abroad Mr. Wilsou sees In what is going on in Europe the old diplomacy, doing things utterlj inconsistent with the spirit of his League of Nations and he does not situation und docs not want to ruh I , lt l,il Vnrrno mfrnint. frnm " ,,,;' tion. it ls safc 0 gny thp latcst Adriatic note will not be long in the ;ands of LloTj George. Millciand and bcforc the President makes its text jno,in, Th(v Prsion of the correspondence ryu prsion of the correspondence j f rom Buenos Aires was especinm un trom Jiucuus Lircs cpecinii un- ovinK ,0 thc white House, for it was hM that It consisted only of hnjf revo atioDS hich distorted the truth and Continued on Page Tour. Column 1 i I ... WILSON'S ADRIATIC nalf SENATE APPROVES $3.000 000 SHIP REPAIR ITEw' A S3,000,000 piovi&ion for wmship leptiiis wns voted Jnt the second deficiency appropriation hill by the Unite?- States Senate this afternoon. Recent falluie of a lequest of $9,000,000 tof waiship lepalrr, led to the dismissal of a laige numbor of employes at tne Philadelphia Nnvy Yard. KING ALEXANDER TlfANKS GEN- PARASKEVOFOULOS SALONICA, Teh. 20. King Alexander of Gieece has nnived heie for a visit to eastcni Macedonia. He expiessed his thanks to Gcncial i'ainskcvopoulos, cpmnuintlei -in. chief of tho Gicek muy, fai the service umleied by tho geucinl to Greece. HELD ON FORGERY CHARGE Man Confronted by Shopkeepers! With Alleged Worthless Checks Louis Seiglc, thirt -six ears old, a... j ., nnnr Ninth strnnt tnilut i - .... - a neld under .0 ba for a further hearing Sunday bv Magistrate Carney, of the Third and Dlckinsou streetH rtu- $20 In pa ment for a small order of I ' erocericw, the police say, . ' jVJG w : l RuhiKTlntlon Irlr id a Tear by Mall. by Publlo Ldg-er Company. AD.MIRAL. ADMIRAL PEARY, Arctic Hero, Who Won World Honor, Succumbs to Anemia SPENT LIFE IN EXPLORATION By tho Associated Press Washington, Feb. 20. Rear Admiral Robert Edwin Pear, retired, Arctic explorer and discoverer of the North Pole, died at his home here today from pernicious anemia from which he had suffered for several jcars Airr,;rni Penrt- ouhmiWnrl to n Vilnorl . , . . . ... .... i. j transfusion at a hospital here ten days ago. He later was removed to his home and his condition then was reported as somewhat improved. He gradually grew weaker, however, and the end came; f iKi' m HKT'x & H ! fiKa; HH! I fci.if l WAfttniW AmiMM. M 2j-iu4cAiA ROBERT K. PBAUY POLE FINDER early this morning. Iwhom it was sent yesterday for study. Dr. H. F. Strine. the admiral s phv- anri jt was said at thc State Department sician, disclosed that the transfusion this j that it -would not be dispatched today, month was the thirty-fifth to whrfh'ir probably will be put on the cablei Admiral Peary had submitted within tomorrow. two years. it was Btated officially that the que- Admiral Pear- will be buried Vith tion of giving publicity to the exchanges full naul honors. would wait on the deliierv of the Pres- Admiral Peary was president of the j idpnt's note and the acquiescence of tho Aerial Leagae of America and for sev- other governments, eral ears had been a member of the ' At thc State Department it was said board of governors of the Aero Club that the. summary of the nllied note of America. About a month ago ho cabled from Rome by the correspondent accepted tho presidency of a St. Louis therc of j,a Nacion, of Buenos Aires, airrilane company. . .,,, published today in this country. He was an Honorary raemoer oi tne Philadelphia Geographic Sunci, American Alpine Club, JNational uco graphic Society,-American Museum ot National History, New York Chamber of Cornmerf,e. and all the principal American und foreign geographic societies. It was on the afternoon of September & J??, tw ?n.M?nf VilZZ 0. 1000. that the following few- words ?,?,a' J,?sefl1w m "i;,?!1 t reported fo tho chilized world for lhe Sl'-?,at7iid T?,lt?ET TVPh '& fh'LHiprJesetr't ."l,1,"n'nl ot - trTu c'tabttg spS? forFra'nc " Tnmt. UnrhL vi it-v V Th" fundamental points of the reply to v Stt' -r wPCJi".!V,i-; ' President Wilson, according to the cor p;.b v2 vrt. AowaK"'! respondent, are: Pros. New iork: , ,.,, ti, ah.-o .,,.,,. i. ,., . "Stars and Stripes nailed It, , North Pole. "PEARY Peury's actual attainment of the Po'e had been just five months before, on April G, 1000. When this dispatch came thc world was. quite unknown to Pcap . already praising Dr I redenck A. Cook as the discoverer Onlv Jour das previous to the Penn announcement Cook, who ,rtit t-n was on his win buck to Copenhagen on board a Danish Rtpaiiiship, had tele- graphed the claim that he reached the Pole on April Jl, 1008 near! u year ah&'lir.f E".'V,w.. -.-. .,.- . i nue uoctor i ook h claim uui not go unquestioned from the first he had for I llnab,e to itl!lst upou it. four days at least been widely acclaim- Tourth. Thc strip of territory neces od us the discoverer of the pole. ith y , establish the contiguity of Pear s message there arose one of the Fiumewith Italy has not sufficient value j ""- ...miiutt.-i.,-!, ul mi uki", oent0 justify procrust mat on n re-estab-the honor of uctual first discover, i i:ti,i ,i,.. ' f ,-,.,. "" , bib bt a one o has forgo ere can be no one, who has forgot- , " "'" "f,1""1' ,!.. ,J i w " i trie (usputc. rearv s assertions were' ' rsnnT r,t. thV ,7.1 ".m?.B , ?,?rjl "e7J2K?t rl te ' '" '" "" ""' h. ". Pearj's Claim Proted Pearj's Claim I'roied l'cary. witn his record ofseven sue eessful trips to the Arctic, his official , standing iu thc United States iiaw and m scientific circles, easih lit Id the Peary, with his record ofs eommaudiug position in the contro Continual on Taso Tmtj-onc, Column Two : -act, out annihilates it aDolutcly, since he shows that engagements contracted I in uccord with this policy can be de . stroed lightly N I THIS IS NO KID Goatskin Clothing, Will Be Offered Here by Spaniards Iew orli, Feb. 20. (B A. p,)' llrnnnl, l,ncnu f u.,.,:.l. f wn iinrunn iiiiii it liniiiii 11. hi nvnir t . turors of Boatkln clothing will be established in tins coiintr, it was un- uounccd todav by Jose Bernitez de Usaolp and Joaquin Hernandez, roti. sentutives of the firm, who urrived yes terday. Eihibitions will bo given in several Amerlcun cities aud Spanish girl models will display the upparel. Many of the skins bear fine fur, Hernandez said, and certain grades are turned iuto men's vlviiiiLit, .m.l i.uiMcL, o mrcaiB, Whm jrou think ot wrltlnr. flrT '-; EXTRA ! PRICE TWO CENTS PRESIDENT'S REPLY ADRIATIC, IS BELIEF. c Wjlson Rejects Premiers' Agree ment and Refuses to Ac cept London Troaty DOOR TO FURTHER NOTES ON FIUME REMAINS OPEN Administration Officials Believe America and Allies Will , Eventually Agree ENDSARGUINTON By the Associated Press Washington. Feb. 20 The position of the American Government on tho Adriatic sPttlctnent hns been made so plain in President Wilson's reply" Jo the allied note thnt administration pf ficials believe the way to further ftrgu ment on the subject virtually has been closed. j It was said today, however, that by thiR they did not mean that the door to further exchanges had been shut. On the contrary, a reoly to the President' latest 'communication is anticipated and a final agreement between the great powers on the icxing question expected. The President throughout the ex changes now in progress is understood to have made it perfectly clear that the United States cannot accent tbo' settlement reached- byi the allied pre miers and concurred in bv Italy and whioh was made the subject matter of, ultimatum to Jugo-Slavia last month. He also is said to have made it equally clear that enforcement of the Adriatic terms of the secret treaty of London, J nt(.otfated befor(, thl r01,ntrr entered rhe war. would be wholly unacceptable to the Fnited States. The President's note still is in tho hands of Acting Secretary Polk, to ....... inarcurate. fracmentarv and sarbed." Officials, however, continued o reiusc to tnsciose just wnat point had been raised by the premiers. Buenos Aires. Feb. 20. A summary I of the main points in the allied replv to President ilson s Adriatic note, cabled, tt I tio of bating 'prepared li TomenHonlbr me annexation "i mumc to itaiy, wnicn pi-psupposps bad faith on tbe part ot Ital, b. sn, lug that President Wilson is unable to demonstrate this. (?..n..,,i rrhn Tiniion nAw:n ' it... establishment of territorial contiguity m, w,,imi. i. ,rv MT,..ii .,., ' . . . . . " . - -i r v. . uareil with the cession of Dahnatfa. which the whole world is ahlo to provo b inerol examining the map of Europe. project 'of President Wilson, which coinprehcLds tho creation of a buffer 5tto. has been rejected by the Jugo- 'nurd, hip uiues oDserve that tna m, ,nti, nm,i notion,. ho. t,i. Flft, ,tal. entered the war insnired i bj ideals at a moment at least as critical u. t.i.i. .. . . i !li.i ai tllnt whcu the Ul,ited s,atea entered, . She suffered sa.-rilkes iu blood and money incomparabl more berious than ' thoe of the I'nlted htates. . ',,v-.i'" .'.v""' '" ,'u "uju to withdraw his signature from th; ' trcat-v of. ;lles. "h'cl established I ""' l-ecuritj of France, grave y injures Sixth. The President, in threatening the new French polic for which be-In- vi ted protection. He not only destroys the value of his first und most important in drawing up me note, iju rsucion ri correspondent savs. the British delegates prepared the technical form in collabor ation with the Italians, while thjp poll- tical sense of the document is that of the French delegates, -who expressed I themehes in terms of great sympathy for Italy. Rome, Feb. 20. (By A. P.) Com menting on the situation which has arisen since President Wilson sent his note to thc Supreme Allied Council rel ative to the Adriatic question, the Epoca says : "Two diffprput conceptions of civili zation led Europe into the war, and the moment that war is over the world is confronted with u conflict between two continents Europe und America, Old Europe, with all its defects, never until five ears ago needed American advice in the conduct of its affairs, Continued on 1'arr Tour, Column Tw INSURANCE MEN NAMED Sproul Names Four Phlladelphlarto on State Health Commission Four Philadelphia men. have been named b Governor Sproul on the state health insurance commission. The names of the new officials were ao nouueed in Harrlsburg today. They arc William Draper Lewis, former dean of the law department of the University of Pcunsjhuulu ; Dr. G, Oram Ring, president of thc Phlladel- I Ilhlll AlediCUl Cllltl 1 lJr, 1 raUCIS 13. Members of the commission uppoWed from thc Senate are Senator' S. J, Miller, aearfield; Morris Finsteln, Alleehenv. und Charles W. Soueg, Ly coming. Members from the House are William T. Ramsey, Delaware; John M. Fbon, Elk, und Theodore Camp bell. Philadelphia. Thc commission will continue the in quiry begun under tbe act of 1017 Into tbe proposed and existing system of health insurance. The work will ex tend to Europe and throughout tab country. Doctor Kins raid tjodavv., 'i 41 ): n 1 ' - n m n ,?' sS Ml a m .rti n it
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