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VOL. VI. NO. 192
Entered a Second. CIam Atntter at the Potomee, nt Philadelphia, r.
Under the Act uf March 3. 1870,
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1920
Published Dally Uxretit Siimlay. 8iit rlptlon Price ttt a Tear by Mall.
Copyright. I1120, bv I'ublle Ledaer Company.
PRICE TWO CENTS
WILSON WANTS U. S. TO TAKE ARMENIAN MANDATE
PA
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United States Supreme Court Orders Dissolution of Reading Railway Co. Anthracite Combine '
f A', -
NIGHT,
EXTRA
GOVERNMENTWINS
IIS SUIIS AGAINST
ALLEGED TRUSTS
Colnmon Ownership of Stock
Held to Violate Interstate
Commerce Act
LOWER COURT DECREES
REVERSED BY 4-3 VOTE
Central Railroad of Now Jersey
Also Involved in Washing
ton Decision
Hy the Associated Press
Waslilnzton. April 20. Tim govern.
meat today won its nntl-tvust unit
ORainit the Rending Co. and nlullntcd
ninnaiiirs fn one of the so-called mi-
thrnrlte case?.
Hy n vote nf A to .1 the Supreme C out 1
sustained the government's charges that
the companies violated tne -commoui-
ties clause of the interstate commerce
net nuil ordered the dissolution of the
companies. . , ..
The Reailine anil ienuni ot .cw
Jersey Railroads, the Court decided.
innt' dipose of stock ownership, re--ncctlvely.
of the I'hlladelphia mid
Heading Coal nnd Iron Co. and the
Lehigh and Wilkcs-Mnrre Coal Co.
Must Redistribute, Stock
itrdistributlnn of the stock and bonds
... . ... .1 .1 .. I ..? !
ot tie Kcnqing i.o mm isi oi ns
inal (oncerns wns ordered by th" court,
whlcl sustaine.l the government's con
tmtion that eonmion stock ovvntrship
officers nnd directors constitutes it re
strain nf trade 'inder the Sherman law.
Justice Clark, in the majority de
(ision. held that the Reading Holding
Co.. In its control of the railroad ns
well as the coal corporation, w-as form
ed to evade the Slieitnan law.
The cotir reverM'il lower federal court
decrees which hud dismissed the fed
eraj proK'cutiou.s.
Summary of Federal Charges
In pressing for tile, dissolution ofthe
Reading combine, the government
iliargcd that:
"The Reading combination is the
backbone of the alleged monopoly of
anthracite.
"It controls about two-thirds of the
entire deposits and its supply will out
last many years tbut of any other pro
ducer. "In time, therefore, this combina
tion, if not dissolved, will own or con
trol oery ton ot commercially uvnil
nhle enal known to exist.
While in almost every other branch
nf industry it is at least possible for n
monopoly to be broken by the influx of
fresh capital, attracted by high prolits,
against a monopoly of nuthrnclte, the
supply of which is limited, there can be
no such protection only the law cuu
afford relief."
"The combination bns n history per
meated with illegality and characterized
hy n deliberate purpose to drive others
from the field, lesulting in increased
prices out of proportion to increased
production costs."
Thee are the individuals nnd cor
porations against whom the government
made the chnrges :
r.uminl T. Stotcsbury. tieorge v .
Ilaer, Henry C. Frlck, Henry A. du
Pont. D.tniel Wlllard, Henry I Me
Kean. Philadelphia and Reading Con! nud
Iron Co,. Philadelphia and Rending
Railway Co.. Central Railroad of New
Tcric.v. the l.ehich and Wilkes-Rnrrc
Coal Co., the l.cliigh Coal and Naviga
tion Co.. the Wilmington nnd Northern
Railway Co.. the I.ehlgli nnd New Kug
laml Railroad Co.
tieorge F, Raer, Samuel Dickon and
rotcr A. II. Wldener. orlciiuil defend
ants, dlrd since the suit was instituted.
DECISION BOOSTS READING
Wall Street Surprised Into Active
Buying In Stock
n,l' Vflrl, A ....11 Oil 1M. S!.. ...........
..... i,,,it .ijllll !), im- .-mjlllllll
Couit decision in the long-nwoited un-
I'uiicue cases tried under tne Miicrmuii
nnn.trnuf in.., ni. i-n ..,. i ,..,.
plctely by surprise and was a signal for
ft vigorous buying movement iu all the
ullrond stocks,, all of which had been
(onspletious laggards In the morning ie
(overy movement.
mere was an active buying nf Read
mit, mrrvlllrr Mini- tntA, i.n in Ul'. ....
ngalnst 78 Vj on Saturday.
lie decision ot the court, wliicli vir
tually orders a segregation of the Rcud
tig Co.'s coal, iron and railroad proper
ties, mlifia n ..At.., Inl,i.n.lliii, .l..,
.utn., ., ,l".t IUI 1 l3lll fl,llll
I OUCPl-nliii. Iia nul.:.. ? .!. fn.ll..
.....,H i, in iiaiiiiiii in mi ibiuiiiiih
o. general mortgage 4 per cent bonds.
"- uiuriKUKc ot tnese ooiids covers tne
fntire Rending Co. property, that is,
tie. I lilinlnl. .!,!.. n...l 1...II.... lltl...n.,
''o .the l'liiladelphln and Raiding Coiil
". iiimi in, unii tne sieiuncrs, imrges
aud other flouting property.
IlPfnri mm i r n,..ll,... l.....nr , ..a..
--v.w,v (iii4i ni-HiKiiliuiit inn t'Mirtt mil
no nccoinpIlHhi'd the 1oih1r mut rotiro
At T)nr vnlim m.,l nj.A...n.i t..in..n.t 'IM.,!,.
. .. -w.iii. 1IM (11 I 1 II I'll HI It' I mi, 1 111 J
Mid today nt 78 after the decision was
handed down oh against T.) on .Saturday.
LEHIGH VALLEY MUST PAY
$730,000 Judgments Due to Black
Tom Explosion Sustained
WntilnKtoii. April ".(I. Judgments
"Ettinst the Lehigh Valley Railroad Co.
or approlinatel.v $7fi0,000. resulting
fom the Rlock Tom explosion of war
munitions In the company's yards on
cw ork buy in 1010. will stand ns n
'Mult of tho refusal today of the Ku
lifcS? 0,"',; to review appeals brought
in thirteen separato proceedings,
tiV'" hundred claints, aggregating
f U ,022.000, huvo Ik-en instituted as a
f'litt of the exiiloslon nnd 1500 of the
'lalms. calling or $7,000,000. now urn
Pending iu Ncv .Jersey and New York
rwil.JWp,fu Wtpry of Phlllphl yer
rfi rtlU4UiU Bkw-0," 04er bow.tjUv.
sf& T'r k ' r wS2$
'-":- -.1 1 ' ;JilllllllH
1 x&r-1
Central Nvh I'hotn
HOMER S. CUMMINOS
Chairman of the Democratic na
tional committee, who lias been se
lected as temporary chairman of
the Dcmocintic national conten
tion to be held at San Kianclsco
PLAYED ME WAS IN ZOO
Corner-Lot Sparrow Had a Gay Old
Sunday
A little sparrow wit'li a big imagina
tion hud n wonderful time estei(lny
pluyiifg that he wus nit animal in the
Zort-nnd so he was for tbiitv minutes
iu n big cage all to himself.
Vujin -glorious, he twittered nud
(beeped and niftlcd his brown feathers
and bathed luxuriously iu the dust un
til he wus a little drab ball, and then
lie ruftled his feather once nunc.
A curious group assembled before the
cage and indulged iu speculation. The
little fellow looked like spurrows they
nail seen Ijelore. nut he must enjoy
Milne distinction or he wouldn't be in
the Zoo.
.lust thin, with a final shrill twitter,
the sparrow whirred "straight up
tbioitgh a small opening iu the bars
uud darted away. -
His make-believe was over, and he
was hurrying to tell the folks nt home
bow he had been a real uuluial In the
Zoo with lions and tigers and birds of
paradise and everything.
stewartIodge burned
$60,000 Blaze at Outing Place of
Sportsman Dogs and Horses Saved
The hunting lodge, kennels and lmnis
of W. I'lunkett Stewiirt. widely known
sportsman, nt I'uionvllle, twelve miles
from West Chester, were destroyed by
fire last night. Damage is estimated tit
$00,000.
Arthur Augeier and his wife, caie
takers, were asleep when the blaze wns
discovered and weie obllsed to Jiee tu
their nightclotbes.
All horses, cattle and Mr. Stewart's
prize pack hounds were leseued before
the tlames spread to tbe.stock buildings.
The furniture nnd other contents of the
houses was burned.
All the buildings weie burned to the
ground. A defective fireplace in the
lodge is believed to bale caused the Hie.
Mr. Stewart bus offices here in the
Commercial Trust Ruilding. He lives
nt Haverford. He said today that the
loss virtually is covered by insiiinnce.
RUNS AMUCK OVER H. C. L
Dentist Cuts Wife's Throat, Slashes
Slster-in-Law, Kills Himself
I.oulsUlle. Ky.. Ainil 2(1. Illy A.
1'. I During a discussion about the high
cost of lhing. Dr. Charles 1'. Nary,
dentist, fifty-four, seized a paring knife
ut bis Inline here today, cut the throat
of his wife. (Jrace. forty, inflicted su
perficial wounds on his sister-in-law,
Mrs. M. II. Fenton, Carlinvillc, 111.,
and cut his own throat. Nary died
within a few minutes. Mrs. Nur,
physicians say. cannot survive.
Police icports were that Nury Hew
into u rage when his wife pleaded for
mi inci eased household allowance.
BLAMES JEALOUSY FOR SUIT
"No Strings Attached to Money
Father Gave Me," Woman Says
"This suit Is ridiculous. No strings
were attnchril to the money given to me
by my father. The only reason 1 can
see for this action is jealousy."
Tills was the answer of Mis. .Clar
ence Mungcr, .":i2 Cooper stieet, Cnin
ilnii w!fi of n deiiartmelit store owner,
to a suit brought by her mother and
brother in Itnltiinore to recover pioperty
valued at between SIIOO.OIIO and Sl(ll).
000. It is alleged the property was
conveved to Mrs. Mungcr by her father,
the lute Francis K. Yew ell, for her to
hold simply as trustee.
"The estate of my father was euiillv
divided." Mrs. Mungcr said toduv. "All
received a share. Thfc inonev belongs
to me nnd no one has anything to do
with It. 1 liuie engaged an nttornev
iu llaltimnre and will certainly light till-
to a finish."
The suit, which names Mrs. Mungcr
defendant, is brought by Mr. Yewell s
widow, Mrs. Florence E. Yewell. nnd
their son, Francis IJ. Yewell. Jr.
YARDLEY POWER ; WIRE CUT
Milk Cars for Trenton Halted by
Strike Attack
'I'rciilnii. Anrll 211. The transmis
sion wire feeding the lines of the Now
Jersey nnd l'eiiimjlvnnia Traction Co.
from a power house of the corporation
located at Yardley, I'a., was cut to
day bomewbere nerobs the Delaware
river from this city, presumably by
union strikers who walked out on fat
tirday, and no milk cars can be oper
ated into tills city from Newtown,
Yardley nnd other Pennsylvania towns.
Service from the power station Is also
cut off from l.iiwrencevillc. N. J.
Mounted men from the Pennsylvania
(onHtubulary arc uow wutchlug for yio
jatorn o( the law mongjhc strikers
HI iuruii-j.
'Nobody's Business Lane's
Reply to Query of McLean
'You've Spoiled My Breakfast! Get Out of
Here!' 'Uncle Dave' Shouts When Told of
A ttack Promises Retaliation, May 18
"It's nobody's business."
David II. I.nne. sage of the organ
ization, delivered tills ultlmutitm
sharply today when questioned concern
ing statements iniide by John It. Mc
Lean. Jr.. nt a meeting Satuiday.
Mf. Lane was in the midst of break
fust when lip was asked to reply to Mr.
McLean's -riuery ns to how' he had de
rived n living for tliuty-seveli jears
without nny npparent vocation.
Mr. Lane was asked also if It were
true that properties he owns In Thir
teenth street had been conveyed to him
by F.lklns and Wldener, traction mug
nntes. as asserted by Mr. McLean, who
is candidate for state senator in the
Sixth district.
Spoiled Itreahfast
A scowl combined with u snoit of con
tempt was Mr. Lime's fiti reply, lie
was urged to be more specific.
"You have spoiled my breakfast."
snapped "I'ucle Dave." "Do joii real
ize what you ure asking'"
Hut before the caller bud oppoitutiity
to leallze anything, Mr. Lane added :
"Such u question; why It's just the
snme ns if I were to ask you the name
of jour giundfather. and all of nis busi
ness." "Hut" peisisted the reporter.
"Hut nothing." declared Mr. Lane,
and then he asserted that il wi no
body's business.
At this point the visitor endeavored
WOOD LOOKS LIKE
WINNER IN JERSEY
Johnson's Strength in Industrial J Mrs. Rice, Who Lost Auto and
Centers Worries C. O. P. i $1900, Recognizes Suave Pris
Loaders, However oner at Headquarters
STIFF FIGHT FOR BIG FOURjls HELD AS FUGITIVE
Five Slates IF ill Express
Preference Tomorrow
Three states hold presidential
.Deference primaries tomorrow and
Republican convention will be held
iu two others.
In New Jersey AYood and John
son uie the leading candidates whose
names appear on the ticket, with
chances favoring Wood. Hoover ad
herents, however claim the result
will not be binding, as their favor
ite's nam.' will not be on the ballot.
(iovcrnor Kd wards will be named
ns the choice of the Democrats, both
ns a "I'aiorite son" and r.s a wet
candidate.
In Ohio Wood and Harding ure
the faoritcs.
, Iu Massachusetts ( oolidge and
Wood are the chief contenders.
The Republican state convention
or Washington will choose fourteen
delegates. Senator Polndextcr con
tests the presidential preference
with (ieneral Wood.
Senator llorah is the chief oppo
nent of Wood for the eight delegates
to be chosen at the Idaho Repub
lican state convention.
Ilu " Staff Correspondent
Ticnton. April 20. Political light
ning rods are poked skyward to attiact
New Jersey's presidential lightning nt
tomorrow's primary.
(ieneral Wood, bucked Uj most oi
the state organization forces, appears
to be leading for the delegation ot
luenl.v-eight. Senator Hiram W John
son is his most promising opponent.
Senator Wniren (S. Harding Is men
tioned us the orguuizntiun's second
choice.
Interest In the New Jersey nrinmry
centers iu the tight within the Re
publican rnnks, chiefly for the four
delcgates-al-lnrge, with ten candidates
beating the tomtoms.
The Democratic primary nppurcntlj
is a foregone affair with (Soveinor Ld
wnld 1. F.dwnrds forecast us Jeisey
Democracy's favoiitc son.
While strong Hoover sentiment ex
ists, particularly in North Jersey, the
state Hoover Club has declared ofllcinlly
that the Republican primary cannot bo
decisive. The former food ndminis
trator is not on the ballot. In ninny
of the counties no blank space bns
been ptovided on the voting sheets.
The state club has indnised no candi
dates. "Ill" Has Leaders Worried
Republican leaders admit they are
(oucerned out t,he Johnson drive in
Industrial centers of the state.
"If Johnson carries New Jersey it
will' give him a prestigo that may make
him n dominant figiuc iu tho Chicago
convention," -Kdward C. Stokes, state
chniriuun. asserted today. "There is
really nothing definite on which I could
base n forecast. The situation Is com
plicated. I believe Hoover iidinirert)
will vote for Wood to block Johnson.
Contliuifcl en rune Two. Column Threw
THE GIRL, THE HORSE, THE GUN
Later on Will Come the Man.
Then Thingt Will Happen Rapidly.
"THARON OF LOST VALLEY"
Serial Begins Today on Page 23,
Don't Mit tho Firat Inatallment.
to nsk Mr. Lane If It was true that In
had performed unv services for tli
Rapid Transit Co. during the last lifted
vcars.
"(Set out of here." shouted Mr. Lane
"It's a dumn'plccc of impertinence."
"Did you V
Hut tills question could not he com
nleleil. "You have no right lit nsk me such
I questions," interrupted Mr. Lane.
Then, ns the visitor reached (lie door.
"I'nele Dave" summed up liU indig
nation with "such gudllj's."
Then he added :
"I understand your position. You
can't help it."
McLean Oppossing Aron
Air. Mel.eun's candidacy for the Sen
ate is opposed to that of Mas Aron.
candidate of Mr. Lane, and be made
his statements concerning "Uncle Dave"
at n meet inir on Suturdu.v.
1 When David Mai tin. who is working
1 with Mr. I.nne for the ttoniimulou of
I Aion, was asked what he had to say
regutding the McLean statements, .Mil
Martin replied :
"What has JIcL-an got to do with
the campaign V He Is waging .i cam
paign on wind. His speeches will do
him more hnrtn than anything else."
"Will there be any retaliation V" Mr.
Marlin wns asked."
"Yes." he rep'led, on. May LS. and it
will be tt dandy."
The primary election takes place on
May IS.
Muhlou Kent, alias "Doctor (Seorge
Ifngleman." and Mrs. Roe Rice, of
."..1.11 North Twenty -first street, met
today for the first time since the
'.'strict ly business man" disappeared n
ycur ago with Mrs. Rice's automobile
and S1IKI0.
i nieinucr oi tne unr. seeuing nu inter-
I view witli a client.
He was attired iu n black broadcloth
business suit, with n frock coat, aud
ns lie came into tlie detective bureau
lie adjusted a pair of noscglascs. nnd
urn a well-manicured bund through his
closely trimmed grny hair. He is
sixty-five years old.
Tlie man waited but a moment.
Hides Her Face
Two women entered. The older
woman. Mrs. Rice, wore a heavy veil
and held a newspaper to her face, to
shield it from newspaper photographers.
Her appearance was dUtinetlj
ti.ilored. suggesting u business woman.
Her hut was severely plain, a black
straw, trimmed with elvct. It became
her. So did her veil and modish velwt
suit.
She was accompanied by a younger
woman, .whose name wus not divulged.
Mrs. Rice wns apparently studying
the pattern of tho tile floor iu Cuptum
ot Detectives, tjomler s otlice, until she
was directly in front of "Doctor Fugle
man." Then she raised her ejes to his. She
displajcd no emotion, either iu appear
ance or bj her voice, when she said :
"Yes, that's the man,"
That was all. "Doctor Dngleiunn."
the mini who she admits swindled hel
lo the extent of 1000 and nn auto
mobile, was led away to be photo
graphed. Mrs. Rice ami the othci
woman left.
Said to Me a Fugitive j
Captain Sunder said tliut Kent would t
not be accorded u hearing', due to the i
fact that he has lilreudy been indicted
by the giiinil jury here us n fugitive '
fiom Justice.
The big red touring car. in '
which Kent wns arrested jesterday
iifternoou bv Lieutenant of Detectives
Wood nnd Detective Fnrrell, stood in
City Dull court) ard today.
Caiituin Souder said Mrs. Rice would,
(ibtiliu u lien on it for the cur which,
it is alleged, Kent stole from her. ,
Following tlie identification of the
man who deceived her, Mrs. Rice ex
pressed indignation nt the manner in
which some of the uewspupers had t
"written this thing up."
"This man was strictly business,"
she said. "He was no lady's man. 1 1
know that positively. lie wus "
she seemed to hesitate for words.
"A crook," the woman nt her side
finished.
Captain Souder said that Kent will be
turned over to Oyer and Terminer
Court as soon as his lecord bus been
fully Investigated.
C'l.ntiniiril un I'uilf Two, Column l'unr
DOCTOR
DNTFIED
BY-WOMAN VICTi
que meeting wus not us nuspicious , ,,.,,,,.,, ,,.., tllo ,,.,.,, ,, ,,..lfii ' '" """ '""" "" ...
as their lirst encounter. ihIom nlilncteil Lnn.iil.nii, n, n Doctor Da ( osta was born in Potts-
"Doctor ICngleinuu." as he w T Hv L Pa.. June l!!. 1STI. the son of
known to Mrs. Rice, wus brought into '''."'.,."" Ia,-plj ""' '1'"'(' "f -V John C. uud Mary Could Da Costa, li
the detective bureau shortly befoie 10 1 , ,..,. . was educated at Princeton and .IcflVr
, ,1,,.i,...i- ii.. ,.,.i.i i,o.. .,..,! c,.. nl (I'remier Nitti. it was sad. was in. i ... M,.,li.l ( ',,!I,..f,.
,, . ...i n. !' luiuu in,,, iuniru ,,i ,. .
ALLIES THREATEN
TO
E
Supreme Council Acloptc
Franco-British Declaration on
Execution of Treaty
ARRANGES FOR MEETING
WITH TEUTON PREMIER
Adriatic Question Remains in
Negotiation Between Italy
and Jugo-Slavs
My the Associated Press
San Memo, April 2(5. The Supiemi
Council today udoplcd the Franco
Mrltlsh deelaratlon with regard to (Ser
maiiy uftei' lnciting n clause declaring
its readiness to take all nic.isuies. even
the occupation of additional (Senium
tenltorj. if mcessnry, to assure the
carrying out of the treaty of Ver- ,
sallies. '
Tht' adoution of tills clause gave rie ,
to some discussion. Premier Nitti ofi
Italy, oiniosed military measures. Pre.
infers Miller.iud and Lloyd (Seorge. how
ever, showed the Italian prime minister
the necessity of considering such an
eventuality.
I'oieign Minister Hwnnus, of Mel
giiim. and Huron Matsui. the Jiiduucm'
ambassador to France, joined them in
tliis point of view, which wns adopted
by the council.
The text of the declanitioui whieh was
narticiilarly pleasing to the French, will
i be published this evening.
It was announced that representatives
of the Allies will meet the (Senium
, CliniKellor Mueller at Spa. Hclgium. on
I May 2.".
Flume Problem I'usolveil
The council of premiers, at the re
quest of Premier Nitti. of Italy, and
I'oreigu Minister Truinhitcb. of Juio- '
Shivin. will allow the Adriatic question .
to remain In negotiation between the '
Italian and Jugo-Slav Governments. It '
I was learned today. - i
(Ueports that the AdrIutre'(uestion. i
IncllliHn,. Hi.. ill-nn-tll,,., f l.'t.,,.w,
would be settled by the Sim Rm conn-
,.ii :.. ...,.in . ...i.i. t. ..!.i... ti"i
i, hi i, .iiiiiiiui-i- i rill l ll-niiillll II II-
son's program, nppeared from San Reuio
advices last night to be at east pre-
inulure. It wns sin.,.,1 lli- il,.. . ti .'
inent pioposed by Premier Nitti, nl- i
though following generally the lines of
varied fiom it bv including a constitu
tion for the buffer state of Finnic, to
foimed by both the French nnd ltritlsh
delegations that Italy should either ne-
cept President Wilson's plan or abide
by the pact of London, whiili gave
I Finnic to the Jugo-Slavs.)
j Melglans Are Satisfied
M. llymaus said today that the
Relgluns were "altogether sntlstled
with the rct-ults of the conference.
which cuds with n demonstration of'
the intimate and sincere unity of the
I Allies."
"The impression iu Km ope. and
I particularly in (Sermnnv. will be con
siderably." be declined. "(Sermniij
will realize that her maneuver to ill-
' vide tlie. Allies has tinned nguin-t her
i and that she must not count on the
Allies' indulgent o iu execution of the
1 treaty ."
, M. Hynians's statement was made
at u conference with (lie French news.
I paper correspondents. M. Jaspur, Mel
gian minister of economies, wns pies.
cut and discussed economic questions.
Continuing. M. II-man said
"This close and very thorouirli un-
dersiandiug gratifies us because it is;
neceijsary to our security as well us1
thesecuiitj of the world. Relglum has I
two great friendships. thM wi,.
France and Hnglaud. who ure cquiilh
lesjrnus nf holding the solidarity of the
western group, which is the best gn
nntee for my country .
Must Disarm (ierniuiiy
"Tlie disarmament of (ierniuiiy is a
matter that is tlie center of the confer
1 ence's attention. It is necessary to
I render (icrmony iuoffense. We, like
Fiance, attach special iiupoitauce to
this need and the Supieme Council rn-
tiiel) agreed with tliis point of view."
M. Jaspur said be did not know how
(ontlniifil on 1'iiBr I'wii, liiliiiiin II. r
ADMIRAL'S BODY COMING
... . , , , .
Brlttnln s Suicide Due
to Illness,
General Belief
(iiianlaiianio, Cuba, Anril '-'li. i tv i
A 1'. I The lioilv i,f I.V.n V,li,.i,Mi'l I
Ijuirul
to the I
Lhllltic I
I Ulio l. ni'lllUlll, clilel oi stall t
coiiimiindor-in -chief of the Atl
licet, who committed siuoulo bv shoot
ing on Thursday last, is due to aiiive
ut Washington tomorrow un the hospital
shin Solace.
Rear Admiral Mrittain wus in poor
health and was confined to his bed when
the llncshili nf the fleet left Vim- V.u'L
I on .liuiiinry 7 nnd until after iu .uiival
iu Cuba He w'ns uu indefatigable
I worker Mid it is believed his illness
biought bis mental strain to the brcuk
iug point.
i On the evening of April L!l Rear Ad
PY
ill
GERMAN TERRITORY
miral Mrittain attended u icceptlon
iibiMi'd the flagship, given by Admiral
Wilson. Apparently he was in good
spirits. At 4 o'clock the next morning
a shot was heurd iu his cabin. Tlie
officer of the deck found Rear Admiral
Mrittain with n bullet hole through the
heart.
PROHIBITION DECISION WAITS
Washington, April l!(l.--(lly A P.)
The Supreme Court failed ugtiln to
day to hand down a decision on the con
stitutionality of the prohibition amend
ment aud the enforcement act,
1 i v.
ALLIES TO RECEIVE SOVIET MISSION
Louden. April 215. (My A. P. ) Decision to permit the entrance Into
'iilllul countries of n Russian Molshevik (ommerclnl delegation bus been reuclied
by the Supieiue Allied Council, according to a seiniufncl.il announcement ut
Sun Renin, says u dispatch to the Kxclinnge Telegraph Co.
This delegation is headed by .Maxim Lltvinoff, assistant HuMiciik oin
niissiiiy of foreign nfl'iilrs. but (Sicnl lliitniti objects lo tecciviiig liiui on the
gtolilnl lie nnd ttlKcll mivauiugc oi oipiouiiuie privilege nun cng.igeii in oniiriii
piopugutida wlille ill Kuglniul. (In tlint
Hrilisii labor.
"PROSECUTION" THREAT MADE BY VARE
The resignation of John E. Arthur, chief or The Buicnu of
City Property, was predicted, today by administration leaders.
a report to this effect was In circulation, Senator Vare ibsued a
statement in which he hinted, at prosecution of those who were
forcing city employes to quit their jots.
TRY TO BREAK DOCK STRIKE AT BOSTON
BOSTON, April 26. A small number of no'n-uniou longshore
men began work today at the terminal of the Clyde line heie,
replacing union longshoremen who have been on strike six weeks
for increased wages. At the terminal of the Savannah line on
work was started today.
DA COSTA
iJtti
Physician Receives Fracture of
Skull and Other Injuries in
Park Accident
HIS CONDITION IS SERIOUS
Dr. John C. Da Canto. Jr.
a cousin of
Dr. .1. CIinliuerNiliaJkiistu.
the surgeon.
was nevcri'lv injured in
an automohile
CI'lls,, f -0 nil
ate Saturday
'''j"' i ... i u. -i-. ,.i .
II" was nil ui'tted .ti St. limotlu
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'.'.'"i! . ""b,,y,m! '.- w,,h a f'"1UI',"l
"".'I .1 i t. -'i i , . m
At the hospital it was said that Doc
tor Da ( o-ta s
condition today was
"uiicli'iii!;ed. '
The cur iu which Doctor Da Costa
was riding wns struck by another motor
on the Last River drive nnd the physi
He w.is first lieiiteiinnt aud us-,itiint
surgeon, I'. S. V.. iu ISHS-SHI; associ
ate piofe-sor of medicine at Jefferson,
attending physician at Jon'orson. and
coii.mltlng plisicliin ut the Northwest
ern Cieuer.il Ilospitu'.
He is a fellow of the College of Pin -sii'iaus,
Aiiici ii an Acailem of Medi
cine, member of the Auieiican Therii
neiltic Soiiely. A. M. A.: American
Cliinutol Association. Pennsylvania
S'tute Medical Society. Philadelphia
(Vnilitv Medical Society. Pathological
nud Pediiitrlc Societies.
Doctor Costa is tlie author of n mini -her
of medical works, including 'Clinical
Ileinoloiogv," sc'oiul edition: "Surgical
Ileniotology," iu Keen's "Syslem of
Mirgerj : rrnn mips nnu rraniees oi
Plljsilill
M'iioiI."
subjects.
Diagnosis." "Disea es of the !
mil ..Ilu. wriiings mi medical
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RUNS TO MOTHER; HURT
"I'm Coming, Mamma!" Boy Shouts
as He Falls Under Auto
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year-ohl Ldwnrd W il unis. ..lit Mnek
,''-',et. (.loucester. ns be stinted lo run
l':"' Mioid stie.-t ueiii- Mi idge. iu the
.New .lersej city, .nisi ueiore noon loday.
Tlie lle.M lllstnnt hi- WHS llejug
drugged fiom under the wheels of an
automobile driven by John A. Callaii,
'JVM South Mroud street, this city, us
the trembling parent, who bad Joyously
beckoned to him a moment before, ter
roi stiieken. pleaded for the man to
suve her boy .
He was rushed In Callaii to Cooper
j Hospital. Canideu, where an exaiulna
t Ion proved liis injuries weie not seii
' mis and he would live.
1 Callaii gave himself up to tlie police
I and was idciiscd on bail for a fuither
' hearing, pending tlie recowry of the
I boy.
LARKIN DEFENDS HIMSELF
rich Leader Denies Swearing to
Assumed Name
New York. April '-'(i. illy A. P
.in lues I, uil. in, Irish leaner, who is
dctiudillg liiuiself against u charge ut
ciimiuul iiuuuliy. today began stnn
mlug up bis own ease. Supreme Couit
Justice Weeks called l.arkiu to the
sliind for additional testimony regard
ing application he bud made for puss
ports and seamen's certificates.
l.arkiu testified he had made two up
plications for piissporK iu his own
name, but made two iippliiiilious foi
seamen's cenilicalcs under an assumed
name. He added be did not have to
swear to the applications for the ceititi
illtes. ELLEN BEARDSLEY BURIED
Klleu Menrdsley. the six-)car-old
girl whose body was found iu the Delu
wine river, Siiturdayl after she hud
been missing from her home. -IllOtt Jo
sephine street, since March HI), wns
bulled this iifternoou. Funeral servleei
were held ut n Chestnut street under
tuker's. Uurlnl wns made in Hast Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Kllcn was the daughter
Airs, usiuou ourceve,
HURT IN AUTO CRASH
to
Tale of 'Doctoring' Checks to
Gain Time Rouses Mirth of
Accused Man
CHECK "KITING" DESCRIBED
" i
Kllwood Strung, paying teller of the
wrecked North Penn Malik, testifying,
today ii3uinst Ralph T. Moyer. the
ch'llici-. described methods In which
pa incut was iostuo:ieil of legitimate
'
checks for large nmouiits
Moyer is on trial for perjmy in (on
neetion with -in alleged false statement
of the bank's condition to the slate
banking coiiiuiissjoiuM-. His tii'il tuis
moriiiiig entered upon its second week
before Judge DaN. iu Coii't of Jiuirte.
SessioHK, Strung spent the morning on the wit
ness statid. There wns n murmur iu tin
I (oiii-ii-nom when the witness, after tell
ing bow piivmeiit of Icgilliuute checks
! bud been avoided, said this had beep
done on Mover's unlets.
Moyer himself leaned back in his
chair at this assertion, covered bi faie
willi his hands uud laughed.
"Mhich Mag" in Court
, The production iu couit of the fuuiou
1 "lihu k hue." sealed nnd not again
I opened until today nftei il was taken i
I fiom Strang upon his nirest in N'ew
York, nud Strang's ilcscriution of how
i be had "kited" Husks for large amounts
I were sensations of tile inoruins:.
The "black hue.' coiitniniii" nlml
; Joseph Tuiilane. assistant district nt -
iiii uc.i iii i nurse in oil' l omilliinw cultil s
ciise. desctihed as "liiini i liecks." ami
vicious iim rnnrandn wbiHi Strang had
i. ii. liii ii i i 1 1 i ii i iiii.i. ,n 1 1 ... i .. ,.
brought in bj James (i.n (Jonlou. Jr..
nssisi,,i .Ntiiit utt.uiie. who is aid
ing Mr. Tnulime.
t.U.eu willi linn w In ii Iw lb
'1 he questioning of til
pioscciitor was
directed uininh lowaid inethoiU of ile-
llljing payment- followed liy the wit
lies .
Stian- admitted that methods had
been employ eii which nuliicd the bank
tbiee or four dajs in inukiui: puyiuenls
of i becks for huge amounts. These
wire rcsoiled to. be said, because the
bank was short of cash Iu Mav or June
of P.i P.I
How M.inli (ialned Time
"Suppose a check came in sinned
John Jones and iniloi-scnn in iriiaianleed
by the rcderal Reserve Mimk." Strang
said, "I would tub out part of John ,
Jones's indorsement and return th"
check with a note saying tlint the i heck ,
had not been iuilotscd pioperly "
"What would happen tin n V " asked
Judge Dais
"My the time II heel, ot bjih."
the witness niiswciod, "we would have ,
raised the inonev to i ash the check."
There was n laugh, when the judge i
asked whether this was ever done a
(initialled en rusr Two, ( eliiinn Tno
GEN. WM. H. SEWARD DEAD
Banker and Soldier, Son of Lincoln's
Secretary of State
I Auburn, N. V.. Apiil L'(i.-(Mj A
i-. i iteneiai 1 1 1 ii in ii. sicuiiiu. son
of Lincoln's sectetnrj of state, died to
day lifter a long illness, aged eight)
one.
.With Ins brother, tlie bile Fieilerhh
Scwuid. he was resident in Washington
much of the period of the Civil War
and knew Lincoln intimately . tuning
beep uu iisIhm nt the inaugural balls. He
led the l.'illi New York Volunteer and
later il became the Ninth Heavy Ait.l
lery. Iu the buttle of the Mouacacy bis
noise was shot iiudei him and be was i
wounded, being loiuuiemled In (Ieneral
Lew Wallace as "having acted with I
rare gallantry." lie wus later com- I
missioned brigadier general by Secretary
Stanton, who w roti
tne commission in'
, 1 i.i ,. .. .. ..
bis own land, uwin.l ing It "for gulhint
and n.erorious sen ices.
After the (ivil War (.eueiul Seward
returned to the buiikiiig business which
lie bad entered on nttuluing manhood,
mm , wiitiiivifii nic ii.iiiniii llllllHl ill
II. Seward & Co. ever Hiuce. He wus
a director In many large corporations,
Including the American Kxprcss Co. I
occasion lie issued an appeal
IYE
LAUGHS
AT STRANG'S STORY
PRESIDENT FAVOR
AMERICAN AID FOR
Believes It Duty to Accept Ro
. sponsibility of Guarding
1 Oppressed Armenians
STRONG POWER IS NEEDED;
ALLIES UNABLE TO ACT
Executive May Ask Congress to
Undertake Mandate Without
Treaty Action
M
CLINTON W. (SILKKRT
tfr (''irrfsponilcn' f Hir
Leiietr
Timing l'lihlln
Wasliiuslou. April 20. - President
Wl'son is in favor of the 1'uited States
Inking tne inundate for Armenia, which
the Sun IJcuio conference i f premiers
has oflVtcd to the I'nited States.
The Piesidenl decided upon this
nurse while nt Paris nud has not
wnieied in his view tlint the protection
of Armeiiin during tlie period wlien the
new republic is learning the art of self
goieii.meiit is a diitv wh'cli this country
iiniiot refuse. The President will do
bi utmost to have this country accept
the liinnilllte.
Otlicinls mi whoe authority thW
statement is iniide point out. however,
that the situation is full of difficulties
b leasou of the fact that the (Srrninn
imity has not bcn rntificd nnd that
the I'nited States is not a member of,
the League' of Nations. Moreover the
President k involved iu n quarrel with
the Senate and the Armenian mandate
question will almost surely become en
tangled iu the quarrel.
For the i'nited States to accept' th"
Armenian mandate' would be for it o
Pecept responsibilities nmlcr-t!rc Lcoeut,
of Nations and commit itself to pur
tjclpatiou in world afTalrs. The bitter
enders would oppose the Armenian man
date. Ami not only they, but many Re
publicans who fnvnied the Lodge reser
vations would prob.ibly oppose the man
date. The President may encounter the
siiuie difficulties in regard to the mil n
dale ns he lias encountered in I'cgnrd to
the treaty.
Progiuui Not Win bed Out
He bus nut lis jit worked out any
program with icgard lo urging tlie ac
ceptance of the mandate upon Congress,
but tlie expectation is that he will sub
mit lo Congress a recommendation that
the I'nited Slntcs accept responsibilities
willi regard to the future of Armenia
without waiting for the disposition ot
tlie treaty.
Many feel that the President will
stand upon tlie stronger ground in urging
the accepiiniic of an Armenian mandaU
than in urging the entrance of the
I'nited
Stale- into tlie League ot
i Xation-
IV
there were no League of Nations
, and. us a eoiiscqiieiici of the war, Ar
menia had become flee, it would have
been dilliciilt for tliis (oiiiitrv to hayo
.tn.'liiinil ii wiii-f .if -nn rilci nwhin npfil
I ' "
i the new (iiuutry until she wns able to
protei t herself
This (ountrj lins professed great In
iciest iu oppri.ssed people". It bns been
especially indignant over tlie massacro
of the Christians of Armenia by tho
Turks. Armenia is freed. It is gen
erally :i din i 1 1 itl that she cannot remain
free unless some strong power gives her
n helping band dining the early ycard
, of her self-government.
There appears to be no other country
qualified for the guardianship oC
Armenia except the I nitcd States.
which fins not its hands already full of
icspoiisibiliiics for newly liberated na
tionalities, (treat Mritoin uiiil Franco
liae all the mandates they can tnkc earn,
if. Thi only reason that can be given
lor lefiisnl by ibis country to aid
Armenia is the selfish one tlint "we are
not our brother's keeper."
Sympathy for Oppressed People,
At Paris tlie disposition of the Pres
, idem and bis advisers winrto recom
mend that the I'nited Stutes takes a
tnnmlntc not imli for Arnienm. lint foe
,Antolin and Constantinople, us well a
all that is left of the
i uvKtsu empire
This was the recommendation of tho for-
ni f i- ambassador to Turkey. Mr. Mngcn
iliau. and iiobabl also of the American
missionary organizations in live In thn
Near Fast, which ulwajs have had the
I President's car
Tlie President weukcucd the case, for
mandates bj tiiklug Mr. Morgeuthaii't
'advice. The nrgiiineut for accepting'the
Aiiueiiinii mandate rests upon our nytn
' patliy fui oppressed peoples uud our
willingness to lend a helping hnnd to
'ti i when new I) liberated. With tln
Turks we bud no sympathies. Having
' a mandate over them, we should ndt un'
I I ruining them foi self-government, hut
ncting us; lutcriuiiioiiai jailer, u post no
dangerous and costly that Kiiglaud and
France both declined it when It be
came apparent that we would not
take it.
The coupling of the proposed Ar-
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II111UIU1I iiiii inn,,,- ,,(111 till- ill iimiMVIl
Turkish inundate nut the whole policy
,,lf accepting miiudutes on trliij ieforo
' the cimiitrj . And the reluctance tlint
,a been developing in this country with
icguiil to participation Iu world affalrtt
(unlliiiifil on Pat i" Two, t'oluinn Ufii
Wlln vnu thlnlr Af wrltlbv.
think ot VH!11MX-4U.
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