prffWyrTi qf i .hMMI ,im0'''V " TT" ' i ,r NIGMtf EXTRA ft.' ' . ' i m . ' j, THfcWWGritW . r i nrobblo showeftt et uch change In temperature fresh southeast winds TKMPr.nATItKTi AT KACIt nOKtt pi I 0 110 Itl 112 I 1 I a I 8 I 4 I 0 I r?,n mo im n7 los ion m mwiwmmi i i"r-'p jih pi wi-'ymmamr j'f!""' !.. ' rriP"'v ;. . ,'' ., tw ' . - -,-7'fi , x' ,. , " v ' "'"- - - 4.V.M I (W ' , '; -';'' " - i- JX 4LhL ""4 JHLLULUL KiJLUHaV I . n ! i I VOL. VI.-N0. 187 IB COUP FAILS TO END BANK CASE Judge Davis Permits State, to ' x Offer Statemont Signed by Former Cashier 'TRIAL IS ENLIVENED' BY CLASHES OF LAWYERS Responsibility for' Overdrafts U$ o..t l In to Defendant bv Board Minutes Jtnlsc Davis, trying Ralph T. Mover In Quarter Sessions Court, Room Oo.J. City llnll, ns one of the wreckers of tie North I'cnn Rank, ruled against n m'tlon made by the defendant's coun itl. William A. Gray, thin afternoon, which. If granted, would havo thrown tli raso out of court. 'Mover, rnsliler of the defunct bank, liking tried on two out of half a dozen ' ndietmcits. The. basis of the trial In charge of perjury, in connection with the furnishing of nfulsc statement of the bank's flnnneinl condition to the fctate bankltiR authorities. Mr. Grav's nsaault on the very troundwork of the case came at the afternoon's session, when he petitioned .i-t n nnv nf n Ntntenient made Juno 3 as of.June 2, 1010, sent to tho bank-v In? authorities over mini imriium-u hi be Mojer's oath and slKnaturc, be thrown out as Irrelevant. TnJro nnvls ruled ncainst him after a length argument between' Mr. (Irny and Joseph Taulane, assistant district attorney, who is bundling the cuso for the commonwealth. The feature of the morning session was the introduction in evidence of a minute of the board of directors of tho bank, signed by Mover, in which it was Provided that lie aud W illlam T . (.nbcl. a clerk at the bank, must witness nil overdrafts. Mr. Gray made strenuous eiforts to prevent tlic introduction of this testi inonv and the morning was n series of verbal clashes Jjctweeu Mr. Tnulane and Jlr Gray. Judge Davis interfered sev eral times, notifying botli attorneys thnt lie would permit no personalities. Homsbcr First Witness The prosecution formally opened its ease before court adjourned yesterday, and this morning the' taking of testimony began immediately tfhen court was con uncd at 10:10 o'clock. The first witness was Fred U. Ilomsher, of 1012 Spruce street, an agent of the state banking commissioner as a bank examiner. As representative of Commissioner Fisher, tho yritnera testified, he bad been in charge at the bank since August 7. 1010. Hamschcr wan asked to produce the charter of the bank unci tho miput.ea of meetings of the board of directors, which Mr. Taulane needed to laythe ground vwk offals cascf J ' " " Mr. Gray began his fight immediately, but. in, spite of argument and objec tion, tailed (o keep the book out of evi dence. - , . . With tho minutes in evidence, Mr. Taulane called to the stand Miss Clara H. SckwarU, of 2:?0S North Twenty 'seventh street, who was Mbycr's stenog rapher. MIm Schwartz identified the minute book and the handwriting in it. She identified Moycr's signature to a minute on January ti, 10111, entered on pages Sj!) and 2T0 nf the book. The body of the minute, sho testified, was written by William T. Gabell. Gray's Picas Itejectcd Mr. Gray objected strenuously to the Introduction of this minute, but with out success. The minute under date of January 1(1 wa.s ns follows : "Itcsolvcd : That all overdrafts must have the- in dordement of the cashier and of Wil liam T. Gabell." The clash between Mr. Taulane nnd Mr. Gray over this minute was the most violent of the morning. Gray kept up a steady strcum of objections. Taulane jrew miRry and shouted, shaking his finger In characteristic fashion. The witnets, n small, slim woman, sat in ihe witucss chair us though frightened t the verbal lightning which played about her. When she resumed her tes timony It was in such n thin, small Voice that tho judge had to ask her to upcak louder. Horace II. Eshbach, of TIarrisburg, ihlef clerk of the State Hanking De partment, was unother witucss. Ho was imt on the stand to establish unother Preliminary of Tnulano's groundwork, the state alleging thnt thousands of oolars In overdrafts had Injured the Stability of hc bank. Tho witness testified he had sent out t.etices to tho banks to submit reports, and introduced in evidence the reports made by the banks to the department at Harrisburg. Hrc again Mr. Gray objected. "Dfln't nnntu rnA I., -ol.l In M -- iHuimvj U.UUUM, 111: PUIH IU r. TnillnnrV "TI,U iu nil tn,,nn. I'riil." Taulane started to make an angry ffply, when the Judge again interposetl, reminding the nttorueVs that they were not to be pcrtouul in his court. Court Sustains Taulane, ., "We're taking live days to try a case mat could be tried In five hours. My tlmji 1h valuable, and so Is the judge's," raid Mr. Gray. Jlr. Taulauc iusisted on conducting Continued on Pace Two. Column Tho U. S. ASKED T0C0NFERENdE Council of League Desires Ameri can at Brussels Financial Council ..'fidon. April 20. (By A. P.) In l'i! io,IM ,)CCn forwarded to tho J" . r,,lt(;8 Government to send rep fCMntatlvcs to tho world financial con- '"euce which will meet iu Hrussels soon. Having been called by tho council of me tongue of Nations. Tho note to the Jjneriean Government xuys the council 'W realizes tho difficulty of tho nfoblems to bo discussed," and that T B.utc?. ui" bo n,,l ,0 conduct tlio S?m "." a higher plane than mere '.Worn,lou of thn special problems "id interests of each stute.M Profiteering Prob Hany old Probl We're all ngen Mint h"owfr tpfll dampen jeans and r iiculm, iffiv "inn fresh Irene now call 'OMrfa hit trcarliw overalls," AS COURT REFUSES .Knttred as Sccond-CUes Matter at , , Under th Act o( Spellbinders Make Pleas in Presidential Campaign m-f ' I I II II M Primaries are being held today in Nebraska with Johnson, Woftd nnd Pershing contesting for Itcpubllcnn delegates. The Hltehcock-Ilryan feud figures largely on the Demo cratic side. Palmer, Smith nnd Watson arc Democratic opponents in Georgia's primnries today. Delaware state convention of Re publicans is mectiug today to elect national delegates. Wood hns begun his Ohio speech -making e.iinpalgn nnd may give. Harding a hard fight next Tuesday. Itorah spoke at Trentou, N. J., Inst night iu behalf of Johnson. New Jersey supporters of Wood claim the gclicrnl will win next Tuesday. A Hoover meeting will be held in New York tonight. A Democratic committee Is meeting In Chicago today to make llnnl plnus for the Snn Francisco convcntlou. Force of Blast Knocks Con- tractor Through Door. Woman Is Cut REAR OF HOUSE WRECKED Two persons were injured and the rear oJ the home of John Zclkrovltr., at Ilcesc street and Indiana avenue, was wrecked by nn explosion of iiluminnt- ing gns at 10:20 o'clock this morn-' ing. The force of tiic explosion blew Wil liam Cnrr, n contractor, of ."520 Jasper street, through the door of the shed nnd hurled him over u seven-foot fence Into Iteesc street. Zelkrovitz Is nronrlctor of n cobbler diop at the Indlnna avenue address. lie lives in the rear or tuc snop. uiirr was lowering the first floor of the home. Members of the family smellcd gas tliis morning. It seemed to issue from n pipe lending from the cellar to a gub range in a shed at the rear of the house. Zelkrovltz, his wife, two children, to gether with Carr and two bonrders. Mr. nnd Mn(. John Schepps. were all examining the shed. Hobert McClellnn, u carpenter in Carr's employ, went into the cellar to turn off the gas at the meter. Tlio next instant the explosion oc curred. There, was n blinding flash and. tne men, women anu qouurcn in mu shed were driven against tho walls. Carr struck the closed door of the shed, nnd the impact of his body tore it from its hinges. Carr was, severely bruised nnd cutv iVfteVhe recovered from the 4.hoelrhe dressed his own injuries nnd refused to go to a hospital. Mrs. Schepps was cut and briused on both legs. She was taken to tho Kplscrtpal Hospital. The shed was demolished. It is be lieved the explosion wn caused by a lighted match. The gas had guthercd iu a pocket under the shed. WOMAN, AGED 100, DEAD Funeral of Mrs. Hannah Eppels helmer to Take Place Tomorrow After only ono day s illness ami in rnmnlctp possession of her faculties. Mrs. Hannuh Kppclsheimcr died Satur day evening at tlio home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Sarah L. Williams, 107 West Logan street, at the age of 100 years. Had she lived until September 2S she would have been 101 years old. Mrs. KppcNhelnrcr was born at Port Elizabeth September 28, 1811), but lived for tho last hcventy-tlvo years in Phila delphia. Siie was the widow of William Eppelshcimer und is survived by her daughter, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. In Hnltn of lier remarkably good health. Mrs. Eppelshcimer said last September thnt she was not particularly anxious to live longer. "I am satisfied to go now, she said on her hundredth birthday. The funeral will take place tomor wur nfrnrnoon nt 2 o'clock nt her lato residence, the services being conducted bv tho Rev. J. Purmnn Shook, of the Methodist Church of the Advocate, Wuyno avenue and Queen lane. In terment will bo in Monument Cemetery. GEORGE ALLEN TO MARRY Head of Millinery Firm Will Wed Miss Lillian Knauss George Allen, president of George Allen, Inc., milliners, 1214 Chestnut street, and Miss Lillian Knauss, will bo married friuay, at npring i.aae, N. J. Mr. Allen and imss lvnnuss, wuo is ills sccretnry, have been engaged two ycurs. Miss Knuims is twenty-seven years old. Mr. Allen lives nt Fifty Hcvcnth street und City avenue. Over- brook. RESCUE HORSES AT FIRE Police Lieutenant Acts Promptly at Stable Blaze Quick action on tho part of Llcu tnnnnt Mvnrs. of the Fourth street nnd Snyder avenue police station, buved tho llvoa of two horses trapped In n blazing stable at IIO-l Oregon uvenue late last night. Tho fire, is said to have been caused by crossed wires in the hayloft of tho hnllilliiir.' Lieutenant Myers, with a dc- tall of patrolmeu, arrived on tho scene in responso to the nlarm. The two horc.es were the only livestock in the building. Charles Groves, owner of the place, snid tho damage would amount. 10 sev eral huudred dollars. DELAY SUGAR ARRESTS Warrapts Expected to Be Issued After Conference Today The arrest of six sugar jobbers sched uled for today will bo postponed, ac cording to Assistant United States At torney Sterrett. Mr. Sterrett said to day that the evidence to bo gone over wus too great for nny notion today, but believed lie coulilnvo the warrants is sued tomorrow. This morning Mr. Sterrett went Into conference with agents of tho Depart ment of Justice 10 ARE INJURED IN GAS EXPLOSION the PoatofQer. at Philadelphia, r. March 0. 1879, TOWNSEND BEATEN IN SUSSEX COUNTY CAUCUS AT DOVER Coyornor Fails in Candidacy for Delegate to National Convention HIS FRIENDS THREATEN TO KEEP UP FIGHT Foes Declaro Such Course Would Disrupt Republican Party in Delaware Bu a Staff Correspondent Dover, Del., April 20. Governor Townsend wus defeated for delegate to the national convention today at the caucu86t the Sussex county delegates, j which was held in the Court House. we delegates elected nrc iiouert is. Elliott, of Scaford, who received thirty two votes, nnd former Governor Simon Pcnucwlll, of Greenwood, who received thirty-four. The governor obtained eighteen votes. After the vote was taken it was per sistently rumored that the governor's supporters would not abide by the re sult of the caucus and would throw the fight on the floor of the convention. ' If this is done It is said that such a course would violate nil rcecnt prec edent. Alternates elected- from Sussex arc Fred Walls, for Mr. Elliott?, and Philip Short, for Pennewill. Anti -Townsend men declared that should the governor's followers throw the light on the convention floor it would disrupt the Itcpubllcnn party in Sus sex and have a bad effect throughout the entire state. The convention is scheduled to open at 2 o'clock. In the meantime cooler heads are tryiiig to prevail uKu the governor's adherents to clinngc their minds iu this connection nnd have point ed out to them that nothing could be gained by such a step. In the rural New Castle caucus which was held in the House of Representa tives, United States Senator h. Hclscr Hall was elected by acclamation. Very little nttention was paid to the caucus of New Castle and Kent coun ties, ns there was little iudiention of friction at these meetings. Governor Rejected In Secret Vote When the proceedings opened in the hiiHscx county caucus, the delegates bad to contend with a vigorous" brass band which held forth hi a suffragists' dem onstration on the green. Dr. Hiram llurton opened the pro ceedings by proposing that delegutes be nominated .by rising vote. Tins plan was defeated and Doctor Hurtoit then moved that a secret ballot be taken. Hefore the result wbh announced members from Sussex filled in the time by expressing their opinions and thero werp jfreq jientVfli WW.1 ut.tlii go yc wol for his, indifference toward ' the peoplejih Sussex. His followers, however, came back .with emphatic replies nud asserted that he was acting for the interests of tho state as n whole. Mr. Elliott was nominated by Emory Wiley, and Pennewill by Doctor llur ton. Former Governor Pennewill is re garded as n neutral and tins uttended three previous nationnl conventions. He stands well, it Is snld, with botlt the Townsend nnd nnti-Townscnd factions in Sussex county. Mr. Elliott is n lumber merchant, of Senford. He swung his district in line for the Republican party during the Inst year, despite the fact that it had been regarded for years ns a Democratic stronghold. Layton Wins State Committee The folowers of Dnniel Layton. who directed the fight against the governor, also scored another victory by elect ing all the members to the state com mittee. They ure Isaac D. Short, presi dent pro tern, of the Senate ; R. D. Lingo und Emory Wiley. Wihlc the Layton supporters were ju bllnnt over tho defent of the governor in caucus they kept their enthusiasm well within bounds ns they desire to have the convention run ns smoothly as possible. The defeat of the governor is re garded as a blow to the prospects of ratification of the sultrugc amendment. A resolution providing for this is still lying in the Senate. It was defeated iij the House two weeks ago. Just before the convention opened this afternoon, supporters of Dan Layton declared that accordiug to sentiment of deleeutes from other counties tlio gov ernor would fare no better than he did in the Sussex caucus should his sup porters decide to throw the fight on the convention floor. Dover did not awaken this morning. It lias been thnt way all night. Iu addition to the delegates to the state convention, 120 of them, the town Is a magnet today for scores of others. There is an abundance of color on hand, too. It Is sunnlled bv tho cold, purple and white flags of tho National Woman's party aud the bright jellow or tne sui frogistfl who will have A mass-meeting nnd parade at noon. The general artistic scheme is helped, too, by the thousands of roses which peep from the windows of homes of the nntls. (DuPonts Rattle for Supremacy Of even grenter interest than the choice of delegutes to the nntinnul con vention Is the battle for leadership of the state between General T. Coleman dii Pont nnd his cousin, Alfred I. du Pont. General du Pont is nt present nationnl committeeman and seeks to retain this post and Alfred L, who ostensibly re tired from politics, is said to be am bitious to take the place uow held, by his cousin. Prior to the opening of the coiicubch. It was reported that a large amount of money was being used on both sides. It wus reported nmonc other things thnt votes brought $40 and $.10 each at lust Saturday's primary election in bussex when delegates to toduy's convention were elected. U. S. SHIP ASHORE OFF POLA 450 Passengers Being Transferred From the Susquehanrfa Trieste, April 20. (Hy A. P.) The Amcricn steamer Susquehuunn, with 4W) passengers aboard und a crew of 2S0 men, Is aground near Lusslno, on tho Dalmatian coast, near.Polu. The passengers, nil .if whom arc afc, are being transferred to the steamer Argentina, PHILADELPHIA, -TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1920 MKS. LEONARD M. THOMAS Philadelphia, New York and New port society woman. Silo and Iter litisbniid, ii former member of the diplomatic service, have been di vorced In Paris LEONARD THOMAS E Decree Gives Custody of Chil dren to Beautiful Wjfe of Philadelphian BOTH SILENT AS TO CAUSE Mr. and Mrs. Leonnrd M. Thomas, of Philadelphia. New York and New port, have obtained a divorce in Paris, it became known here todny. Mr. ThomaH Is a son of. the late George C. Tliomus, formerly of Drexcl & Co.. nnd brother of nishop Nathaniel Thomas. The Thomas home js at Grey stock Lodge, one of the show places of Chestnut Hill. Mrs. Thomns. who. before her mar riage, was MNs nianche M. Oelriehs. is the dnitghter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles May Oelrich. 02." Park nvcime. N. . She was heralded aH "the most beautiful woman In the land" in 1013. three yenrs nfter her mnrriage. by Paul Ililleu. tho famous French artist. The Thomas divorce was obtained In Paris several months ago. Mrs'i Thomas, who is in New York at present, where her former husband nlso is, verified the report, but would not discuss it. .-seiti.cr sue nor ner n raana woum. discuss the cause of the divorce. YL"- i,V"lJ"; ;,"S i"nt rr children. Leonhnrd Moorhead Thomas, Jr.. and Robin Mny Thomas. The orig inal names of the children were Leonard May Oelriehs Thomns and Meredith Michael May Thomas, but were changed by court permission. Mr. Thomns was graduated from Yale, where he played on the football team, in 1001. Ticwas appointed sec ond secretary fn the United States em- iitel HtatM em- bassyj atitoine-vicuaiiu lnpp lm wns nromoted '"fA-JiS to first secrc- tnrr nt tho Madrid lecntlon. He re iit Inn Ha rn signed from the diplomatic service and rt-ns married to Mtxs Oelrichy in New York Jnnuary 20, 1SI10. He is forty-tw'o years old. She is I about twelve years his junior, Mrs. Thomas was nn earnest worn-, nn suffrage worker. She also achieved I some notice as a poetess. j . CABINET HOLDS SESSION I President Confers With Secretaries' for Hour and Quarter Washington, April 20. (Hy A. P.) President AVilson met with ills, cabinet today for the second time sluce his ill ness Interrupted the regular schedule of meetiugs Inst fall. Ah on last ucd nesdny esdoy when a special meeting as , nlled to consider the rnilroad strike, i tbinet members went to the President's CO cabinet room, in the executive offices. The meeting lasted for un hour nnd n . quarter. It was said thnt the rallroud , strike situation and international prob- i lems affecting Mexico nnd Germany were mentioned only in a general way. TORNADO HITS MISSISSIPPI Several Persons Killed and Many Hurt $200,000 Damage DIVORC ON PARIS P gStS ' wS: wnne'Lriing'en'i und between forty nnd fift injured in,trouulpa porfrm(.(i vulunble protective Aberdeen. .Miss., April 20. (Hy A. "' "-"tv " ' -" v-".v. , . . . . '. ! Little ROCK. Aril.. April 20. CRv A. P.) The death list, as n result of a to deny o the population everv possi scries of tornadoes which swept north- bllitv of protection, which, in the pres western Arknnsns Sunday night, wnsent extraordinary circumstances, is es raised to twenty-two, nnd a large strip sentinl for the maintenance of Gcr of country still wns unheard from. niany's internal securit and fulfill- Moro thnn 100 persons were injured men! of the terms of the treaty." and tremendous property damage In conclusion the government suvs it caused, according to the information ' will examine w hut permissible orgnnizu- tricKiiui; in uvi-r iHuriii-iuiiiuircu wires. , ICfforts were being made to verify a rumor that twenty persons had been killed near Hlaine, Logan county. MARITAL BARK AFTER CRUISE OF 50 YEARS Shadow of Divorce Court Darkens Course of Elderly Couple. tVilhston H'ciss, Charged Wife Can Williston P. Weiss and his wife. Sophia, companions and helpmates of forty-nine summers nnd as many win ters, will probably celebrate their golden wedding anniversnry with a divorce. Mr. ViUI rs- Weiss have upset tho dore about tho first forty years being the hardest. Tin-it family shin rode the seas of ufo for four decuues, while the two grow old together, und their children grew to manhood nnd womnnhood, luunchlng family ships of their own. Today, with tho golden (fiftieth) wedding anulvcrsnry only a few mouths off, Mr. Weiss is living with his daugh ter, Mrs. A. M. Roach, at 3311 Spring Garden street. His wife is living at Portland. North ampton county, Pa., nnd Mr. Weiss to day said he "calculated that was neur enough." Mrs. Weiss hns Instituted divorce proceedings on the grounds that her seventy -year-old husband deserted her, Mr. Weiss peered over his steel-rim-uicd- ppectaclca this norning, rati a, . W . GEI BY ENTENTE FOOD MAY HT OFF Teutons Cautioned Against Forming Government Hostile to Treaty Fulfillment FRANCE VIEWS BRITISH ECONOMIC PLAN AS CRUEL Berlin Tells Allied Powers It Has Decided to Disband. Civic Guards , Hy the Associated Press Paris, April 20. The German Gov ernment' has received nn identical note from the allied powers, warning her of the effect on the revjctunllng of the country the establishment of n gov ernment opposed to executing the Vcr- en Hint tonnrn tM11 liflffl, nnfl APrl 1 ti t? t f inuiiito uint,i nvuiu i(iff ) 'n semiofficial statement issued today. The note was presented to the Ger man undersecretary of foreign affairs I by tho representatives of the Allies in ! Herlln. J he statement says : "The action proposed by the Hrltish Government, having for its object to warn Germany of the coirseiiucnces tho establishment of n government hostile to execution of the treaty would have with rcgnrd-to revletuallng the country, was taken Inst evening. An Identical note wus presented to the undersecretary of foreign nffnlrs by the representatives of the Allies." The Snn Remo correspondent of In trnnslRonnt tclegrnphs : "The conference is entering on a new pathway, the three premiers having de cided to modify the trenty slightly by fixing immediately tne total nmouni Germany must pay us indemnity nnd her reimbursement In goods or kind. The question will come before the coun cil ou Wednesday. New experts have been summoned." San Remo. April 20. (Hy A. P.I Thp premiers of the Allied powers in conference here, nithnugh busy with the problems of the Turkish pence trenty, hiive found time to resume the conver sations begun Sunday afternoon Upon what warning or ultimatum shall be sent to Grrmuny respecting the execu tion of the trenty of Versailles.1 It does not nppear, however, that , nn nRrccmcnt in principle thnt something of u mandatory character incir cuiiMiiiuii.ini uuvi- 11-.1 uit-iii nu- mt be sent to. the Herlln government, differences in view as to the exnet na- ture persisting Premier Lloyd George, it is under stood, is holding tenaciously to the view that economic penalties shall be im posed if Germany does not conform to the treaty's terms. The French con tention, ou the other hand, is declared to be that it would be more- cruel to , c ml(iine fo(1w Hunnlles Into Ger- maiiy-nml mriiwfoVptteWr3.MluMrIrt M ...,.,,' rtfr ,.. mi,,nrini. hn . f r - - - ; '.. - . (Occupy n few districts with Allied troops until t.crmany ennnged her nttittuic. From the standpoint of, internal order 'n Germany, the French stntesmen also consider that limiting food nnd trying to prevent the lactories from working would he more dangerous than restricted occupation. Premier Mtti supports Mr. Lloyd George. Thnt Is the situation ou I that i.ueation this morning. I The Council continued its exnmina- tion of the Turkish treaty ut the formal cession. An official statement issued by tho premiers says : "This morning the conference dis cussed nnd approved tiie flnnucial clauses of the Turk! .h treaty. The con ference afterwards discussed the Ar menian territorial tiuevtlon. csnccinllv the frontier question. Hefore adjourn - , tllp cm(orPln.r t"ook .,,, the ques tlu ot i$tum ' Rerlln. April 20. iHv A. P.) Dis- bnndment of German civic guards, de- mnnded In the Allied note of March 12, hns been decided upon by the Hcrliti government. In a note to General Nollet, head o( the nllied commission of control here, tiie government states it is taking this step "under pressure exerted by those who ignore actual facts." Assertion is uNo made there was nn idea of using the civic guards for mili tary purposrs. Every precaution hnd ..Tup government, it continues "cannot but recognize thnt the stinu. .i- i i...a !. .!.. .i ;. ' Intlnns nf th. noniw ti-nntv nn,n.f ! i-uiiiiui inu rcmgiiiM- uiiu uie siipu-; tions can serve to this end, lind will maintain the local protective character of such forces, avoiding centralization ot military organizations. IS WRECKED With Desertion,1" Declares Have Decree withered Hand through his grav hair nn.l shook his .'icad. "Sophia can have the ol' divorce for ull of me," tho old geutlemnu suld. 'Things wns gettin' pretty bad 'twlxt me und her. "Rein old's bnd enough, but for a woman that fimln fuult with every lit tle tiling you do well, maybe It'd be iust as well if Sophia got one of theso newfangled divorces. "Pshaw! Yoti can't tell about how a woman is going to turn out. Sopbl.i nnd me got along .iust like we wus born for ench other for ulgh onto forty six years. Hut then the trouble came." Sophia Weiss brought the suit be foro Jutho McLean in Northampton county. She charges her husband left her October 15, 1010, Just thirteen dayn nfter their forty-nlxth wedding nniii versary. Mr. and Mrs. WcIsh have seven chil dren nnd several erandehildrpn. 'n,,. wt.ro married October 2, 1870, at Hter I ling, Pike couuty, nnd had lived at Portland for forty ycur. 1ANY WARNED Published Dally Eicept Sunday. Subscription Trlfte 19 Toar by Malt. u Copyrleht. 1820. by Publln Ledrer Company. EX T R A BIG FIRE IN NORRISTOWN; BUSINESS PLACES THREATENED Fire which threatens a row of business houses aud dwellings started at 12.15 o'clock this afternoon in Kucaa' lumber nn". co.u yard, Norrlstown. 'Fanned by a stiong wind the flames leaped across an area and ignited five dwellings. Residents ltd. j hastily removed their household effect i. The entire ilie-flghting l'oice in Norrlstown was cftlled out o battle with the l'liune. . SEN. WATSON FINDS SMITH REGIME BID PENROSEMINDOPEN CALLED TOO HIGH Harding Boomer Declares Ohio Presidential Aspirant Is G. O. P. Leader's Favorite Type "IN FINE HEALTH," HE SAYS United States Peniitor James E. Wat son, of Indiana, a Harding boomer, called on Senator Penrose here toduy nnd found Penrose lind "nn open mind" on the Republican candidate for Presi dent; and that "he Is in the position of a man looking on." The Indiana senntor is an avowed ad vocate of the nomination of Senntor Wnrren (5. Harding, of Ohio. He snld Harding is "the tvnc of man" Penrose 1.- 1.. i.iln.l . 1.a TtttiK1tnn cfnnilnrit. I ' tin ill (Hum ar tin- itiMiuiuuu im. KI4H j k,, Senntor Wntson called at the Penn sylvonla senator's Spruce street home and remained with him for more than an hour. Improved Physically "I found the senator blight and clenr mentally," AVnUnn said nfter tin con ference. "Of course, he alwujb wus bright and clear mentally. He is con siderably improved physically, and is getting ulon? fine." .Asked the purpose of his visit, Sena tor Watsou said thot during Penrose's fihunnrit in ihn Snutli. A ntHdii lind nepn named chairman or n Semite Mil-eoui- : tn a....... it,. IT. .IIuaii'buaiI mi ..... ... ... - --. - v r. mlttce on taxation. lie discussed nn-'ihe bids rejected were considered too tiouttl liiiamial questions with .Senator! high." Penrose, he staled. 'Ihe proponb call for general con- "How do vou lind the situation Sttuctlou improvements to fire head- throughout the country now?" he wiw quarters at K',2S Race street nnd for asked. ' Ircof repair on twenty-nine engine "The situation is very, mixed." was rthr - .repl.v. "10 I- personally ctmld pum , i (lIP White llousp I would name .. -, , . - Harding, Thut is ray personal prefer ence, but my mind is open. I am not a partisan." Hie senator was reminded that after hls Iu.t conference with Penrose a . ..!...l t....U(. .1.... .t. lln.... iiu K'.'m.l iimiiiii'.ii iiiui nn- i .iiu- ...l i ..- ...... I.l , II I!.... ... , ........ Hnltiinnrc avenue. "Faxorite Type." He Holds . "Harding Is the type of man Semi- ., ,,,,rthfr KPI Planned tor Penrose has in mind." he said. "Hut . ,l'lc requirements, Mr. Cortelyou I nm not nuthorixed to u at nil thut ' s",lJ. '""o concerned principally with ho will be for Harding. He has not,r"f repairs, dcneriil improvements re committed himself on u candidate. His quired at many stations will be taken mind in open and he is in the position of , L'ur,, 'a'"- he added, n nm,, ln.il.-ln" nn " Rids nlso were askefl on construction Senntor Wntsnn added that !oeruir improvements; to tne .MiiuuyuiiK police Lowden is "a factor to be reckoned M'ntiou, patrol house mid stubles and with " Asked his opinion of Senator1'" tni' r-'levontli District police station, ; Hlruni Johnson's strength, he snld: , Montgomery uvenie uud Horn street. "Johnson, in n universal vote'ull over Motor police patrols, motor priMiu i the countt v titlnv, would get a very I vans, motor-driven combination hose! strong representation " ittn'' chemical wagons and aerial hook- , ' The attitiide of "Old Guard" Kc. ' and-ladder truck also ure required. 1 publicans toward Herbert Hoover was I ,"',,'J were requested. , reflected bv Watson when the former I '"' s(,nled proposals will be received ! ftod administrator's name was su"- mted The visiting senator was puffing a . cigar as he talked At mention ofWM. PENN INVOLVED IN SUIT jioover a uuiuc uu puiicti itiruusiy sev era! times and shook his head nega tively. "Not many votes, not many votes," lie remarked. t BOY STABBED IN FIGHT Wearing of Long Trousers for First Tme Causes Row "Wniirinfr lnup trousers fnr flip fir,t . ".-""". .- time proved to be un uupleasant ex- perienee for Edwin Stiles, thirteen, of :i34! North Grot street. Young Stiles donned them last uight for the first time nnd. in company with his chum. Clark Hriedenbucli, 3347 North (5rat sticct, wulked down the street on nil errand to a nearby store. At the corner the bojs met Edward Hlue, thirteen, a uegro, of 1740 Lip plncnt street. Hlue, with his com panions, began to taunt Stiles, calling lilm "sissy." A fight ensued and Stiles wns stabbed under the left arm neur the beurt. Young Hrledenbach assisted the Stiles boy to his homo, where he fainted in his mother's arms. He was taken to the Sumurutln Hospital, where physicians said his condition is serious, but not critical. Hlue was arrested this morning by police of the Tfrcnty-second street and Hunting Park avenue stntion. He will have u hearing ut the House of Deten tion. MADE M0T0RMAN RUN Passenger Is Accused of Tampering With Airbrake Charged with malreious mischief und tampering with the nirbrake ou u trol ley car, Douglas Stevens, n negro, 214." Ellsworth street, was held under $500 ball by Magistrate Dougherty for u fur ther hearing. The motormnn nf the car on which Douglas wns riding got off to see whnt dumngc had been done when his car col lided with a coal wugou ut Sixteenth and Wharton streets. Douglus turn -perod with th brake nnd started the trolley, causing the motormau to ruu after his car. WANT AUSTRIAN PEACE ALSO Washington, April 20. (Hy ,. p.) A proposal to extend the Republican joint peace resolution passed by the House so as to declare the war with Austria at nn end, wuh made today be fore the Sennto forelgu relations com mittee, Pinal action ou the measure vaa deferred again. City Firohouse Repairs to Bejof the St. Louis Yardmen's Assocla Made Under New Contracts BUILDINGS ARE NEGLECTED Long-standing neglect of firehouses uuder the Smith administration led .fames T. Corteljou, director of public safety, to advertise today for bids on repairs to many of the buildings hous ing the city's fire-fighting upparatus. Acting on the advice of Mayor Moore, tiie director threw out bids submitted in the closing days of the old admin istration. The offers, limited by the specification to throe bidders, were rc- . . , gnrded as excessive "All the firehouses nre In need of re pairs nnd have been for n long time." Mr. Cortelyou said. "They huvc been neglected for at least n year. The Mayor and I hnve received many com plaints about insanitary conditions in these structures. Kids Considered Too High "Rids were received during the last administration. They were limited to throe bidders. The Mayor felt it best t., prepare new specifications und throw - . ii . t- . ... l"n tne worn to general competition Tim hnlw ip loftoil M'urn nfitT.cii.t1urn.il i nt Uicusrs. six truck houses and. two diem- flral .Mtsjue houcs ' RmV'nii.o were cere asked for repairs on nine line station No. 2. Sixth street and Lehigh avenue, the firebnnt station at Race street wharf, Delawure river, and for cement paving Willi red nt En- iv-lP'ne House No, !l. t.crninutowu ave nil,, illid I iiriipulpp utriMif unil nt - V. !... ., . . Truck Nn. l.'t Flftlotli strni.t nnil 'nt tMf "'rector s omce. Ulty Hull, until noon. .way .i. wncn mey win ue opened Injunction Sought to Halt Building on Line Set Centuries Ago The city is seeking nn injunction against the completion of a South Fourth street sfurage which extends over a building line established by William Penn. The guraye is being built on lots ex tending from 2." I to 2." South Fourth street, between Walnut nnd Spruce streets, a neighborhood once occupied contractor The city alleged that the garage u tends four feet eight inches over the lino established b Pennsylvania's founder. Counsel for the defendants argued thnt no building law lias been violated. De cision was reserved. n,,r-r-,n -m.... . QUEEN'S TRAIN FIRED UPON . Bandits Attack Coaches in Which u ....- iiH.-ii i.i.muu.-iM .niiiiii.s in me i .iH-iKtoii to permit henring of their wage, city s social nud professional life demnnds by the railroad labor board at 'Ihe suit was brought before Judge WllK.ii.gton. An unauthorized strike to Shoemaker 'gainst harles i.oldimiu. ' nttempt to enforce grunting of Increased owner of the building nenniig comph- ttKPS was voted down Inst night after tlon. 4iud Samuel Herger, a builder and ,. I11.I1i ,.s r...lvp.l fr,.n. .i ,.,,.. .T Spanish Royalty Travels mined a plan for the settlement of tho Seville. Spain, April 20. (H A. P. strike. He proposed that the differ- Hundits attacked a train last 'night on ! enees between railroads nnd their em whleh Queen Victoria and her brother H''"-UN 1,( "'"""'lied out nt u muss meet the Marquis of Carisbrooke. were trav' ' 'IIK '" '"' llp" '" h"",, Chicago hall, cling from Madrid to Seville. The rob- ""'' " seating capacity of ut loait hers inmlo nn iiiisiipcrwufMi ,,.,.. ... carry off the roynl plntc wl'ilrh tin- queen was taking w .'tli her. The robbers, who were well niim-d ft ItO It nil II rfIM1 III r fllktllmln ulim. .Ii ered, wounding two of the ruilwuj men. one nf them probubly mortnllv. The bandits escaped iu a two-horse car riage, leaving no clew to their identity BRYN MAWRJ3IRLS VOTE Students to Decide on Presidential Choice and Party Declaration Hryn Mnwr College girls are voting tliis afternoon ou their presidential preference und a declaration of their party. The polls ure opened at I j.'tO o'clock. Since Miss Helen Tnft, acting presi dent of the college, returned from her western trip, slip has been devoting pnrt of her morning chapel tnlka to the ques tion of political candidates. This morn ing Dr. Charles (!. Fcnwick, professor of politics, suggested the organization nt the college of the "Independent Lib erals," by those unfavorable to old line parties. PRICE TWO CENTS STRIKERS DEMAND i RAIL LABOR BOARD ASSURE PAY RISE- Eastern and Wostorn Yard-. men's' Associations Allowed to File Formal Complaints MEN NOW OUT OBJECT TO LOSING SENIORITY Workers' Side of Wage Question Presented by Brotherhood . Vice President Hy the Assoclatd Press Washington, April 20. Formal writ ten demnnds thnt the railroad labor board give assurance of the nwurd of a. "living wuge" t railroad men and that the employes now on strike would he re- turned to work without loss of seniority or prejudice were filed with the board today by Edwnrd McIIugb, represent ing the strikers In the metropolitan dis trict of New York, and James Eubanks, Spokesmen for thp railroad brother hoods objected to the filing of the de mands, but Chairman Ilnrton said any body of men lind the right to file com plaints with thp board, but it was for tho board to decide whether they were such ns the board was authorized to ll eur. Separate Recognition Asked The St. Louis Yardmen's Association asked a separate recognition before th board as a distinct organization, claim ing thnt its members were not properly represented by the recognized unions. Mr. Eubanks said thut If the board would assure him thut the men's de mands would be acted upon speedily he would put n message ou the wire which would send the men in the St. Iuis district buck to work In three hours. Mr. McHugh reiterated thnt the 'men. of the New York district would uot re turn to work until word wns received from him that the board would act on their complaints. Complaints Arc Filed The board permitted the filing of the enntphilnU niter it hod held a short executive session. Later W. A. Rob inson, representing the Chicago Yard men's Association, filed with the board demands similnr to tho.sp made by the) New YorJj nnd St. Louis organization. With the complnlnts in the hands of the secretary, the board proceeded with its first public hearing on the general wuge demnnds of the 2.000.000 rnllrond I workers over the country. ! T7Sjn 1.,-lfln Tt(l.,nn I.. A..AKtM il ti & hearing, laid down the policy that eases ' would be heard hi the order In which, they were filed,, except where some; atr putp should become of such prcsainK,, unpuruiuL-c us in aemunu precedence. A atw Trals W. N. DokJl prcWe'fft of Ilrntherhood of TlWineji...Wflj the fir spokcimnn for the unions, nrcsentldi the trainmen's case ns It wbh outlined to the bi-partisan board which failed to reach an agreement here three weeks - I lien ! "B" Representatives of strikers from New York. St. Louis. Chicago. Philadelphia and other parts of the country were present. At thp conclusion of Mr. Douk'fl presentation of the trainmen's case, the spokesmen for the striking employes moved thnt their demands lip given pre cedence ns emergency disputes within tne meuniug or tne Hoards rules, Dut the board adjourned until tomorrow w itliout tukluz action. Outline f IP,a.N Utilllne or I)ei lands I rincipal ilemnnds of the Hrotlierhood of Uuilwny Truitimen us presented to- day to the railroad labor board by Vice President . N. Donk Include- A wage increase of from 41 to 47 per cent wltn n inlnlmuni or Sl.tO h month. and time nud a liulf for overtime. Sun das uud holidays. A basic month of twenty-six dus with a uniform lunch period of twenty minutes nnd n uniform "dead bend" rule providing that time consumed in going to anil from work be considered ns working time. The trainmen comprise baggagemen, brakemen. flagmen, yard foremen, help ers, switchtenders nnd yardmnsters be low the rank of general yurdmnstcr. Chicago. April 20. (Hy A. P.I Strike fever among railroad emptovei suffered n setback today when 30.000 railway clerks and S000 freight handlers I jn theCliicugo district nnnnunced their l.l..n.(... 1.A...I xf li I.M.,1. ..!.... I nn.1 i , I'll'?-.'!. IK nil in ,ll- l.llll,-llliit, 41,111 member of the labor board. r reight movement in the Chicago dis trict, hampered bv the unauthorized yardmen's and engluemen's strike, con tinued to increase today, and elsewhere In the Middle West and Far Went triiflie conditions were leturning to nor- "'' .1 li ii Criinuu. president of the Chi cago Yardmen's Association, from his ! cell in the jail at Juliet today, subt I l.i.OOO. to which hIioiiM be admitted inenibers of the, nrdmcu s association. .-.uiiiuiii.-.-p u.iiii i in- iiiiiiiiiiuciurern association, getierul maiingerH of the railroads uud members of the Senate ' """'nittee of inqulr. I Warrants were out for tw ent.v-seven persons Indicted jctitcrduy bj the federal grand jur. in Los Angeles In connection w itli the strike. Possibility of auolher serious blow to, the iiiilroads in the Chicago district loomed with n threat thut 100,000 mem bers of the Hrotlierhood of Maintenance of Way and Railroad Shop Luborcrp would leave their work ou April 28 un less demunilH for a temporary increase of $1 u da. and time and u hnlf for overtime nfter eight hours were grouted. This threatened walkout will not re ceive sanction of the brotherhood, W.. K, Gruble, president of the organization, said at Detroit todii) . New York. April 20. ( Hy A P.) New York was slowly imtuiiKlltig itsrlf today from the snitrl of contented rail way traffic resulting from the unauthor ized rail strikes. Notwithstanding optimistic claim of CenUaotMaiI'j( Two. t'liuoa Ow; .i ti ja 1 M XI ?1 HE 1 i -'i i i :,. . -, s' ''YW ", , HrL'-!.! ' ''ajijfefe.T,. ti. .t 1,'M ,. --.,-i LHl J- & iLm&Jm.
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