W'Tir "', 'it , A t mm4mmt4amlam I 1 V' THE'WEATtfER ficncrally fntr and continued coot (o jiltlit hikI Thursday) fresh westerly winds, , TBttrtfaATimn at :Arn Horn NIGHTj EXTRA 8 1 o lio in 12 1 1 2 n -iTtTi v 4040 48 B2 fiO rt7f5S VOL. VI. NO. 194 'Entortd a Beee-nd-Cis'im Staller at th Ponlefflc, at Philadelphia. r. , Under the Act of March 3. 1870, PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 28, 1920 fubllihtd Dally K-c-jl Sunday, fiubierlntlon Prlc IS a Trar Sr Kail. wopyritnii iv.v. by Publla Ltdctr Company. PRICE TWO CENTS M WMM OF 5 CENTS IN FARE 10 WILLOWGROVE Thrce-Zpno System, First End ing at CityYine, Is Planned PLANS X0 PUT NEW RATE,. INTO EFFECT ON MAY 28 Increases Also Are Requested for Doylestown and Chester Media Lines Tho Philadelphia- Knpld Transit Co. . .'"" ci.,1 nnn1 rntlnn with tllO Pllb- iS. Service Commission to increase. tl,c- f-ircs on three suburban niios wiiiow firovo, Doylestown and on the Chester Media line. " Tn tlic brief filed in Harrisburg the romnany announces that the increase S go into effect May 28. The II rat application calls for a throc-zonc Ays tern to Willow Grove. making the fare fifteen cents from tbo'clty in place of the present ten-cent faro under the tffO.zono plan. The company announces that the first firc-ccnt faro will be from the heart of the city to City Line, the second fmm City Line to Wharton nvenue nnd JwWntown road and the third will end at Willow Grove Park.. The second application for fare rise i on the Doylestown branch, where n four-fare zone is cstnblishcd, making tin increase of five cents each r dc. The third increase is on tho Chfttcr-Mcdia line, where n five-cent fare now pre vails. Under the new two -zone system mw nickel will be charged Rl,. for Excursion Cars ....... t u rn -:. -!, TUC I'liliaaeinnia Jmpm Jiiun '?" r.i..T hrtrU .nllint- for Kiihstantial in- re.ises in chartered car rates on points km.. dm elir. The most substantial rice is oa the excursion cars used for children in the summer liipuths. Here the company abks an increase from S7.C0 to 510 for n live -hour trip nnd an lncreaso from seventy-five cents to one dollar for every half hour over the stip ulated five hours. Representatives of many business and rivic improvement associations attended tho hearing in City Hall before Public Scivic Commissioner Clement this morning to hear the reply of tho Rapid Transit Co. to complaints of the Clive den Improvement Association of Gcr rcantown. The Cliveden Association has asked for better car service iu Gennantown, universal frco transfers, abolition of the ikip-stop system, investigation of the iSnipany'o financial condition nnd bet terment of the service generally. Began Reply Two Weeks Ago The company began its reply to com plaints ot the "alSOclatioii nt n previ ous hcariog two weeks ngo- Howard Jones, of the bureau of engineering of Ihc PiiMic Service Commission, was the firit witness called today. I Ho submitted n number of map ' howlng proposed changes which he said ' would relievo congestion in tho central, district during the rush hours. He nlso ndroeated restriction of vehicular trnf- ' fie in the eentrul district during rush iionrs. The itinns tveri- in-rtnnrn.l Inlnllr .f thc bureau nf eiiKiin-erlnir nf iu i-iim. ' miesion and cneiuecrs of tho eoinnnnv. The result of street-corner cheeks mi traffic recently mado by reprcsentntlve.s of the company wero nlso shown by tin maps. Jones said that during the rush hour 130 cars an hour wero scheduled to run art nud west on Market street.. The actual cheek nt this noint. lie snid. tnAtnnil !, -i t " t kl ...", ',r,n, a" lo -' ',Pr lTlrJ ol t"t wiienuieu were noi operairu on Markpt lif ,l,,rn ,i,n -...i. i...... I i ir .....,-".,... . . tf,.v UM,,,I( ,.ilVi ma,, null.. i L li " uvitvtuiiuf, svu(,iuiiuu r the witness suggested thnt cars of the ' , iikuus oi uecrcu-siiiB congestion i -v.iu ucvL-iiicvuiii nuu r.igutceu(i street lines be switched from Market street to filbert west of Broad street. The same 8 iian could bo adopted on the south tinetPentll imrl TSinntlnll. ilm. 11,.n , , , -.. .IV,.1VVM Ul.l,.. ,IUU ue aiu. Mr. Jones nho proposed that the Frankford line on Twelfth and Tliir tetnth'strects bo diverted to Tenth und Eleventh streets nnd turn in on the 'otithbound trip nt I'ilbert btrrct in tead of Sansom. Ho said this would take .10 cars from Avvelfth aud Thirteenth streets, leaving 112 011 Thirteenth und 72 ou Twelfth, and would increase the number of cars n Tenth nud Eleventh streets from M to 120. for tlio present, he recommended turning Route No, ."1 enrs ut Sansom treet, and later sugested that they turned northward ut I'ilbert. Ilio intersection at Thirteenth nnd Market streets, Mr. Jones said, is the ml in congestion in the city. Ho Mid 400 cars use tho intersection dilrlns aa hour in tho rush period. Would Reduce Cars .To relieve congestion nt this point. r. Junes recommended the shifting of tv w,uNo' r7 cara- whl('u b wti o i fi ? nntl norU, 0" Thirteenth street, w hat they would pnss west ou I-'il- ?.. . .Pt. ns tllc soiflliem terminus instead of Sansom street. , .. i H ii cjinnl'0i with tho one rccom ftended for Routo No. 3 cars, would ,.? "'c number of cars on Twelfth L ,&.? Mnr'ct from 1-tS tn Oil, nnd "arniiteenth Mrcct, frpni 10S to 5(1. ... l o. io cars, which now nrc SSPiVlirffl --...,.,., nn ri'i-niiiiiipiiiipii i.tr in im ireoiumended the enforcement ol ; of it V8, or'm,ni'co the section vi - i'.v uoiiiiue 5"r. Seventeenth j " '".v uoiinucu ny tne iJcinwnrc Upm -e i rVe i ' " " " ' ', "Mils. .. .. i honnrl . llllrt W0S "lV fur '"? m0bl 0 Mild lbs n, "I,,. 1-..M II, n ,,. I make" "conimenuiition l luiv to , , Considers One Way Slrect.s nil, "' C"1r?rcement of tho nouparkln .Mh I V" ". Mill' M ' satunhni! rt ."I"! 'onshlering, biit alffl . ','" ""','. ia lino mr me cimiia- , fnntlime,! vii vntp Twu," t'oluuiii Two i """cu south on Tenth street to Snn- uniicii m in ii.i. ; ),., riement Ilrnnc 1, negro pliysi- . nnd nor 1. o Eleventh Mreet. I Any idea that tlie trealy of y;'-!cian. whose appointment to the Cam-i ft?"''! be routed M.Vitl oil- s far ai!,",l"M w",,,,,, b ' l'vh?A T"X b. f'i " den Board of Kducation was followed! F her, ...... . ..".",, 0'"-. "s lnr." ' ..hi. on v no nt to be dlscuued being .',,,. )iv ,i, ,.,.-t..,n,tin,, f ,i,r "'nnimemlntion n ado bv Mr Tones i tlie. npplicutlon of its tc.nis,( M Mil- )ni.mbcf.s, today was made defendant in . Knfn.ce.nent U? ..... ..,'..,,?"' T' . ' lernnd nsscrtcd. The deputies listened Hlll, bv Marcus Cox. 1701 Van Burcn a " iiuiipnt a i ilk n - . t iumipp between 4 nnl (1 nVlm-k in Hi., in tiinu-e. iicrn Oo'lo-k i il "i i, ,,0T.0ir;..ni"'l coirt 111 the disbarment proceedings ld 'Sill in,he ol'V: district," he '" ist'.bslstai.t Attorney F.dvvard .1. , WlKi,,itSfrffioU,0.itr,,nic '"ll",Vlj Wiiiis who isVharged with uidiug 75 nl -ef,Vu tlie "Iwifr'"- a ,0 i,stead of prosecuting defendantH. among ..Arnon,:",, ,. L ,....,. I the Irttlcr.behig William S.Leib. eon- flELrti MaaaR I '"$$& v ' -. i ' r JIHS. VINCKNT CAItltOUi Uvcrbrook ioman ho crashed n perfectly good bottle of champagne across bow or Lorraine Cross at Hog Island today Mayor Inspects Chestnut Street ia;u t t oxno.. Wharf TOT Spot to Put Amuse- ment Site $.136,000 IS REQUIRE D ' I "n-L-umi in u ncwtpicr ni, (.iirsiiiui j rce wharf on which will be n re- srrccr wnnri on wlilcli will ue n re- creation balconv nnd offices of tho Do- i partment of Wharves. Docks nnd Kcr-1 ries. is ndvocaled by Mayor Moore. The Mavnr. nccomnniiied liv Dii-rMoi-1 Sproulc of the Department of A", hnrves. Docks and I-erries. ms-pected the present! pier nt Chestnut street today and found ' It to be in a run down condition. ' To make necessary repairs Director. Sni'oule snid that at least S1SU.O0O will , be required. 'The present niet- was built in 38911 nt n cost of $i:i1,8.'l9. The Mayor sug gested that the new pier be made of con crete or other fireproof material. Money to. build n new nicr is available from loan fund nnd nn ordinance providing for the necessary appropriation will be introduced in Council. Ry transferring the offices ot the De partment of Wharves. Docks and Fer ries, now located in the Bourse, to the , proposed pier, tlie city will save nn an- !r.renr.w falll. 323 RADICALS DEPORTED Comparatively Small Number Shown , B ., D.nnP ln rosl "cPorl Washington. Anvil tIS. (By A. I'. I Only '.Vl radical aliens, including tlio 211 recently sent to Russia on the "soviet nrk" Bufoid. have been deport - cu since tlie cnuetiiiciu ol llic ininugra- tlm, ln- Jn KIIT. flinlrninn .Tnhnsnti. i nf Hie TTnusn imnii-'i-iition ruuiiidttce. i declared today i "Sinco November 1. 0000 warrants of arrest have been issued, on which about Mwi .,,. l -..,..., r .lonnrtntlnn u ere "-" " ." . . i' f ". -!'" -. " . r . 1 t . .. it.. I ii fauiriiny nigui 10 uie nmnuir vi iu., aiinrcnisis, comnumisis, mission worn- ... 7 .1.' ,!,. .. i.M i.,... i....n ,i... CrS Ulltl llll- IIIM". t , IIH.I' UlVII IV "- . , '-.... . ::,.,." ported, tlie iiumner aciunny awaiting llUairCUi IIIU IIUllliM deportation is KW, RECREATION PIER " ca norm dv nnnnon nince." en rl Mr. .Inlinsnn. oilotinc from """ !" l" -"""-: .......... w. ,i letter written him by Assistant Secrc Par " '''' Jm'u"y be ,, osecuted tnry Post, of the Labor Department. " n " f ut'r. maJ ut I'setutcd Warrants of deportation had bee,, is- ,,n0T, P'r 'Zd'0 comrades." says M.I sued im to the close of business last ,,... ..... ,.. ...., ,,.-.. i UNION CHIEF CHARGES PL0Ttf I near tho Madeleine, pale soldiers, with Attempt Made to Intimidate Rail-(fixed bayonets, opened their ranks nnd road Board,. Sayo'Carter I permitted the red flags to proceed.'; -Snnrellt consllirsAo in ! TURK PEACE ENVOYS RIVALS timidnto the railroad labor hoard into denying wage increases for railroad I Fra nee May Exclude Nationalist workers, W. S. Carter, president of! n-i-mtlnn Hnufwr the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire- k Delegation, However men nnd Kngltmnn-n, deciured today at Constantinople, April 2S. Turkey lienritiirs before tho iionid. "Tim press has been full of the Idea that lo raise tho pay of railroad men will necessitate nn immediate further advance Iu tho cost of living and he cI.ti.i1i nnnllioi tei In tlie so-ealleil vicious circle of rising prices," asserted . Caitcr Mr. Carter leelared that increased wages paid railroad employes had been peace delegation, which will leave for alinost imperceptible in their effect ou Paris on Saturday. There is great prices nud added that they might bo interest here as to whether the Irench disregarded us a factor in tho high cost will permit nationalist envoys to cater of living. j the -country. "NO REVISION" MILLERAND ASKS U. S. STEEL REHEARING French Premier Says Only Question Government Petitions Supreme Court Is Application of Treaty , to Reopen Dissolution Suit Paris. April 28. (By A. P.)- Washington, April 28. (Bv A, P.) Premier Millcrand, on his return from The cdernl government today asked tho San Remo conference, told tlio tho Supremo Court to rehear Its dis C'ltnmbor of Deputies fodny of the cor-1 solution suit against tho Uuited States dial reception accorded to the French ' Steel Corporation. renrcsentntives by Italy, declaring the ( ' two Latin races were more closclj i ,....1 ,1..... n.t.I.t - -. .. .... . IbXe'ttL't Lawyer Facing Disbarment onargea, with Attempt to Influence Court i, ..ii. ..III., li . Vnrll "S. W'llllillil ' Willicm. n, widely -known lawyer, who i...... ......... i' .. i,.lnl Iiiiiii veslonlnv on I luiniiiiii ...., ...... - .. ws mr. .... ""-.,."'", disbarment iiiocvi-nmgs, ", " v"ure . dllotoriiicss iu settling with n client, faced another oiueai louny. , In tlio .second proceedings he is nc citsed ot mnking speeches nt Girnvdvill ..Intitil III I'll williolin va a presidential elector fl). j00Hcvelt eight years njo, ami re cclv ed (tic Jilghcbt vote. rl...l)l, n view- of Influencing till lictiot, of iinuiMnniii ui uiiku). U.S.TAKES HAND F DAM DEATH Saloonmon Who Sold Liquor tp Physician Before Fatal Crash Are Being Sought 'MYSTERIOUS MAY' STILL IS MISSING, POLICE SAY Second Woman in Party May Have Been Injured Flee ing From Park I'edcral piohihition agents hnc taken n hand in the investlgation"'of the facts surrounding the death of Dr. .7. C. Da C osta, Jr.. in nn automobile accident in rail-mount 1'ark Saturday nhiht. , l.eo A. Cipsscn. district oiifoiccnient ofliccr. today nroinNed n complete Inves tigation of the report that Dot-tor Da C ostn purchased liquor nMeverol places in the northwestern section of the citv pievious to the fatal crush. The arrest of those Mho sold the llntlni- U nromlsnil. Supplementing inquiry by the I'edcral agents nn 1 police, Cormier Knight de- claved his accnts would lmro nil !(. ncsses in the ease ready to testify ut the inquest nest week. "There will be nn triflim- In tliU . and the complete fuct surrounding the 'death of Doctor Da Cosln will be di ' ringed, " the, coroner declared. "-Mystery lay" sought I Defying the policp and voroner's agents the woman of mvstcrv in the case, known only as 'May,' is hidden 'somewhero in Philadelphia, nc-cordlng . ton telephone message received by Mrs. i Minim ouuip, auiu .tioiugomery uve !"'?, nM";,?&!'S7f,,l!.V!.n ' . ;. -" - .......jm i.uiS After a three-day search, the murder i""" ui me puuuo (iciuirinicni nas oecn i i t .i ii. .-.l .... . . . uunDie 10. una a irace or tills otlicr uoninn. nld to lmvo heen n nn.entrnr woman. u d to hnve been n nnssenirer in the iniio with Doctor Dn Costa and Mrs. Henry 11. Wnre, when tho fatal crash oeciircd. It io llie.1 lf li nr.ir,n n.ni ! I fleeing from the scene of the accident across I-'airmouut Park she fell and fractured her leg. ........ Plijslclnii s I'linerat I-rlday "I ci nnt know tlm nnmn nr iwlilrnaj of this woman," Mrs. Sharp insisted. "I met her last summer ou the beach at Atlantic City, where she was introduced only ns 'May.' Although she visited mo mid called me by phone sevcinl times since, i hnve uever learned her last name. I do not think she lives in Phila delphia." James II. Clark. 1003 Oakdalc street, who owned and drove the car when the fatal incident occurred, was re leased under SlTiOO linil this mornluz torout j,,ry ub iiiv; iiiuiiui;!, urAi. tti-vi. rp,.., .n.-inl.-f n lln fVistfn vc',11 hi held fruin the late home. 1520 Pine street, Kriday afternoon, nt .'I o'clock. The interment will be private. FRENCH SOCIALISTS FIRM Stand Behind Member Accused of Inciting Troops Paris. April 23. (A. P.) Kvery unified Socialist member of tho Cham- bcr of Deputies has come forward in support in uepuiy v nuiaiu-ouiurier wl J,V.,,k'isl,'C(1 nn, nrtic,,!. addressed to .' 1020 dass of recruits, which has been considered an effort to incite the , ,)0 v, of hatrcd nnd ncw war 1( . covernment of treneherv which Jl .,s n govcriiiiiini. oi jrcacncij vviiuii Feoks to crush the pacifist revolution Iu llorinniu- (joxinnny I VJI.I tin "? "Remember thnt on May 1 last year, while the Parisian guard with fists. may have rival delegations nt the Peace Conference in Paris. Tlie Turkish na tionalist congress nt Angora has decided to send delegates and is reported to have designated Vahnlih Keinni Bey, now in Puns; Ahmed Rita Hey, ut present in Rome, and Ahmed Rustiiin JJey. former nmoassuuor in nn- uuuea mates. Tewllk Pnslin will head the sultau's Husband Sues Physician stu-et, for alleged alienation of his wife's affections. The. ease started this morning in the Camden Circuit C ourt, $6370 Awarded Auto Victim - Doylcstdnn, April 28.- Charles D. Hlhbs, fifty-seven years, of Langhorne, Bucks county, was awarded 'SOoTO dam ages this morning lu the civil court, Tho verdict is ngninst Frank A. Nnuff tus, well-know u in Philadelphia nnd Baltimore ns n manufacturer of news nnper slot machines. Hlhbs was in jured in 1018 by nu automobile driven by Nnufftus. U. S. Gets Eight Tankers Undoii, April 28. (By A. P.) The eight tank steamers which have been tho subject of a long discussion by tho repji. lotions commission of tho Peace C'ou fcieueo hnve been awarded to tho I'nited b'lates lor temporary management. IN INVESTIGATION 0 . . ... . i:.ai. .ii.... I, ........... I -r aiiiujit-wutiiirii;i uiucic, -vu uu- PENROSE VERY ILL, SAYS RUMOR, DENIED I Alarming Reports Curront inj Washington Are Declared to , Bo Without Foundation , lliunoi-sarc current in Washington that Senator Penrose is crltlually 111 ...! ...1..K1.. ...Ill L 1... .1.l . ...M...l Ulltl fllUUHUIJ Will I1UL UV UUIU IU IlilUUll I the coming Republican national (.-on- vention or take nn active part iu the i pnrty'a presidential campaign. i will not return to Washington during i the present session of Congress unless I something of tho gravest Importance should call him. According to the i gossip, Mr. Pen-' roso condition within tho last week , has become so critical that he cannot. lie down to 'sleep and can only lrcllno partly in hi5 bed or a chnir. He is reported to be much weaker than when he returned from Florida. A hacking cough nlso is said to cause annoyance and pain. Informed of these reports, Dr. Charles 15. Penrose, brother of the I senator, said that they were entirely unwarranted. He snid that, while the senator did, not go to his office in the Commercial Trust Hulldlng, he at tended to his correspondence nnd other affairs nt his home lu Spruce street. ' Doctor Penrose declared the ticuator would attend the national convt-ntion nnd was taking his usual inteicst in the affairs of the party. FIUME CLOSELY BLOCKADED D'Annunzlo Threatens to Heiaiiaie.oi .New ork was interested iu the ileal. Analnut Nlltl'g TrooDS i A number .of prominent men were1 Against Nlttl a Troops present nt tho mlctron. but tilrt olliV , Tilest, April 28. (By A. P.) Ihc I other' bidder was K. T. Stotesburg. who ' uiocuane wnicn b iuiuo is nuw uuueri, iiiik is aumutcuiy ihc moss HCTcic i iiiciitiie opera House, to satiiy which tlie , It ! on I.aam iii ill Intf fwl M in Inii'trd pnin a I i...!i.i . .. a i 11. . i i It linv heen subletted. Tho town's com munications have beou completely cut. ! Regular Italian tioops tore up sections of the railway and brought up machine guns to guard the frontiers. Passage iu nnd out of the city is forbidden, not even milk going in. Connection with the out side world by the sea route also has been severed Gnbrlcle D'Annunxto, the insurgent commnndcr. threatens coUutcr-actiou. "My army, navy nnd nlr forces are ready to occupy the coast ot tlie Bay of Quarcro (on which Flume lies) in cluding Abbaicia nnd Volosea. if the Mtti army continues its arts of icprisal against me." the poet declared. "They hnvo cut off the food supplies for the women and children of the city. HUNDREDS OF "JAPS" SLAIN Toklo Unable to Confirm Reports of Siberian Uprising, However Washington, April US. (By A. P.l Japanese guards in the distiict of Xikolncvsk, eastern Siberia, nrc believed to hnve been annihilated and several hundred Japanese residents, Including thff-Japanese consul there, massacred, according to a utatenient of the Japa nese foreign office, made public today by the State Department. Tho statement said the suspension of communication with the distiict ren dered It impossible to get the facta, but it was evident that "n serious up heoval" had taken place. Efforts to dispatch n military relief expedition into the district have failed because of ice. The Japanese sent an expedition to Alexnndrovski. however, accompanied j by two warships, nnd found the Japa nese residents in that district safe. CONFESSES GIRL'S MURDER Michigan Suspect Breaks Down After All-Night Questioning nnd broke down after being identified bv a workman ns having been seen wnshing his hands iu the Clinton river near the scene of the crime a few minutes after its discovery. Tim confession. Mr. Gillcsnln de. clnred, said that Miss Schneider beg- ". i nf ., ,,! ,,n, !Ua !,..... .". i1"-' r...-...u.. -..w..,lla .. ,11-,1 i. ....,,. ,,.o o .,... 1 " ; .'. " .-':. . ,"'' "L i-iccirii- III1V3 llir Ppnthic, Mich.. April 28. (Bv A.int SOSOOOO '""'""' """ " -' entries ot nn entire page ,n tne ici ger. ' fr(.;g nd passenger business, nv iionn tlest fm-inerlv nf vi!,., I . .1 ' a ' s .1 A allnco A. Strunk. former leceiving ,., ... Mich" confessed early this mo?nin n ' A t,ifnii.,llll,V,IB "'"r vUT-7 toiler of the bank, was put on the wit- Transportation Act Approved & ?o ProaVi .11 !i tCf ff"' " r"thrr A'"1' "ess stand to testify that there was n, Tie transportation act of 1020 was Wllef M Si sllc"U'r for", ",on,l,l,t-. t'""1' i wooing ngrecmciit as early as 1015 described as a "very satisfactory ,om- venr-old ' tricnhonp onws hi. ,m-U,'1 ?Vep ,0Mr' !5tol('!ib'",y who sat b(,twP MoyP1. nnil Khvoid .Strang. promise among the conflicting views of wnsfo ndcarlvSundav-moVnin rnilfn W,S 1 "lllsl,;rr01 1 paying tell -r. as to carrying ove.dralt ' inun.v interests." in n report submitted norch o "an w ocainled dwellln" consultation for a moment hen Mr. .hc,1;s" a, ,.B,h. I by the board of directors. porcliot an uiioccupiia dwelling Stotcsbury slowly sbooklng his bend. ,..., ,. . , c, 'flic board cMircscd iccrct that the i Best, according to the prosecutor, had ' Mr. Rittcr nnnomced thnt be l.mi n . T Rotten to Stand' . ...i ,.-.,. .UI-..i....i...r,.V . ... .''., I t n..A.llJIlAll !! tall ! All tV I. tl. .. a. n(t! 11 UULaiJUlll U IIUUIIKIIUUI Lilt nilir i turt inn lnl tn tvinL-n mwl flirt mint Atiin. I Kl" ."-: '..,'" '"'V.".'- "r."u. u ":",' terms Ol llic suic. .-seiuci neni lor I tired oi ivmg. diic even orevv the the halonee of the purchase price must , employ, .n i.-i as u .rinnrr , IUicr ue- i .-- --- ,. " . - - -"- " ' ' son und one unpledged. Incomplete re handkcrchlcN from, hw pockets and be made within sixty days. bookkeeper on individual ledgers, oads shot hi be a low., to eaiu ev- tu).ns sk ot(ip f,tr,etll ,,l0WP(1 a nsked him to tie them together nnd1 The building wns erected and com- ' ""'1 was on the general ledger In i 11 ., c ' os hU'' nt ,0 n 0 L, ,"..''., .". , close vote, but indicated election of eight at'teds'snylng:1 "' BCSt vn9P"t and ready for the first perform- "he,, J"" ol "hie"' J , ,; he nrS-VapRn nceded''.'.."..',':! ' '"' ,ollu-n I"1'1 two un"lct)Sed auotcd assaying, 1 oSiied as AZ " ! " Gove rim r Ldward I. Kdwards. who TWO MORE SHIPS LAUNCHED '-H-, the cost being $75O,000. Since rff , ,:'' hldVffirwS WchlS .Wrlll strfke p.ob- I ' ragault1 ,roi, nition0";' to'he ,l,nt time the site, alone has trebled n wns ,.arr ,, , 1C pain(. telcr'.3 va jem nnil tho inncliinery established by . , or of the San Francisco convention Vessels Named for Wilbur Wright !L Bw, ih?,"rt "' "' J ' !:" P overdraft checks. . "asportation to solve it, the -" . fnd1 of" the Diocratrc and Seventy-ninth Division Two mnro shins were launched nt Hotr Is and this morning, mak nc the Inlnl l.'iilmilieil nt the Vllril tttnnn An cost 5 1018 100. u ' - ... ... . . The first vessel, the LT. S. S. Wright. named in honor of the late Wilbur Wright, pioneer aviator, is a navy air craft tender, the first of its kind built in this country. A curious feature of tho boat is a well 100 feet long and flO feet deep, built in the stern of the boat to carry kito balloons. The Wright was sponsored by Mrs. R. M. Comfort, n personal friend of the Wright brothers. Mrs. Comfort was accompanied by her husband. Lieutenant Commnndcr R. M. Comfort.. Itulf an hour later the Lorraine Cross, a steel cargo carrier, of 8825 deadweight tons, named in honor of the Seventy -ninth Division, slid from the wajB. It was christened by Mrs. Vin cent Carroll, wife of Major Carroll, of tho Seventy-ninth Division. BOY SHOOTS NEGRO ., ,., , , . ixin ., Fourteen-Year-Old Lad Kills Man' Who Threatened His Mother l.atnmrc..vprii -. ,. i- - Samuel Lcv-ii , 'ourtccu jtnrs old, shot nml Ulleil .Inhn'Botts. n negro, thirty- Baltimore. April 28. (By A. P.) eight years old, when the latter threat ened the noy s motiier. The negro, according to neighbors. bvMrH.1 LeWn ".V dy"t0rSheoSd hint away, but ho threw a large stick. nt iee. vv nen tne uo.v rctiii-nen from1 school, he, tho, ordered the negro nivnj.l New Orleans. April 28. oorcastre Hyvcr, a private detective, accompanied by n city policeman, lay iu wait yes- tcrday at n printing office for a sus- . preted robber. The Intruder soon ap- i peared. was seined, nnd when n light - was uasneti in ma iu.o wus rccognlned n JliA llnrAllMVA'fl iiln HMin ca . ' ns the idctectlvo's son. The eon was ' . ...... .......... ..y.. v ...u.... ...... ... ... nenru .vio.ver ten ntranc to ltnon says; liU father's room, procured his nlslol ns held in is.iwii mui loiiny oy .viagls- mnr-pric- u,u i-.-i.ui . i.ccoroing to JIMT. when lie was arrested after nn rtiea. N. V.. April 28. (By A. P and fired ono shot. The bullet entered ,r,ltP i-'V" on U1 P1,nl'ge ot mm'.- i ranu n. .uci-i.iiii, uiaiimun oi mat ; nntl -American dcmonsimtiou ror which yrtt, KrnnU Bruno, of Cleveland, dl he negro's brain. Ho died after bciiiglzl"l? '!000' r . ,. , bo(,'i' . , . I he was almost lynched. , yesterday afternoon in Frankfort, nc removed to a hosii tn . I lorciimniiu i.t-rry. ii luruiiiire iirm, ''' .i-.icrs ....n- ...... rn-cireri at : . here, from taking poison tublets. . : nt 25411 Gerinnntovvn nvenue. for which the ottireg or tne commission, complain- I ... r few minutes later S'lck Cnlatto, w Father Arrests Son as Burnlar ' ' "V"? '. n !?"r n' 0' "" .. " . V.u . """ ,sr".L ... .n,".P' 'l"1 "" "i'0l w lion, she eloped from Cleveland, con OPERA HOUSE LD TO REAL ESTATE Alfrorl - "l" W. Greenfield Makes Highest Offer for Metropolitan at Public Auction . .. .. .. ' BUYER REPRESENTS N. Y. . . AND PHILA. INTERESTS Sale Forced to Satisfy $400,000 Mortgage Held by E. T. Stotes- , bury, Also a Bidder j The Metropolitan Opera House, nt It road and Poplar streets, was sold in five mluutes at auction today, the suc cessful bidder being Alfred W. Green- ' field, a real estate dealer of this city, who paid JSCVi.OOO. . ' Mr. Greenfield woul dnot disclose the' ! principal for whom he bought the prop- ' city, hut said that Philadelphia and .NOW York interest were renreseuted. ' He would neither deny nor confirm n ' I report that tho Metropolitan Opera Co ueiu n mortgage for ."5100.000 ugain-t building was nut under the hummer The sale took place at Freeman's-. l."10 Chestnut street, and Mr. Stotes liury. accompanied by nn attorney. A. Honnid Rlttcr. was present and per sonally took part in the bidding. Tin. auctioneer stopped before award ing the hid to Mr. Greenfield, and i re marked that the figure was considerably below the cost of construction of the building. Mr. Bitter then remarked that the building was assessed for ?o.-.o,ooo. Tlie first cot of the opera house wn S000.O0O. of which $130,000 represented the purchase price of the site nt tun time O-car Hnmmerstein bought it lu 1007. Outbids Stotcsbury Bidding began at 12:1.", o'cloik. Starting with a bid of ,?-t."0,000 fiom Mr. Greenfield. Mr. Stotcsbury. tluough Mr. Rittcr. advanced tlie hid to $."00. 000. Tho bids then alternated between Mr. Greenfield and Mr. Stotcsbury bv uiuaui-un ui if.uvni iiim ifuu.uuu unill tin nmnunt nf iC.(l n(CI l.-.l ,., i .l frtir nAA 1 c"r A.rt .. ... ' i." I ' ' " ICUMiVUi Then it proceeded by $10,000 ad values until $050,000 had lwu bid. Rises of $5000 were then in older until StKiO. 000 was icachcd. the bids coming so rapidly that an observer could scarcely follow them. As Mr. Stotcsbury, through Mr. Rit ter. named S050.000 ns his bid. Mr. Greenfield promptly countered with .fe.V,000. At this point Mr. Stotcsbury stopped. Calls for Metro Bids The auctioneer called for another bid FR $655 000 MAN and as none was forthcoming warned the bank journal showing that tin Mr. Rittcr that ho Was about to de-.oi-t Penn Bnnk has prid off $15,000 dare the property sold- He then hnlt-!0f jts imlebtedness to the Irving Na ed the proceedings to sham v remind .:..ni it..,i. .-.r Vnr,. vl- Tim .,!. I those present that the figure oqered r,ChS said be had copied Hiis entry into was ridiculously low. less, in fact, thnu'ti,. -..,..! i.,iinn An.in.-. ,.,nL-in t. , the cost of construction and Milled frlra, $.",.000 instead of $15,000. "'I'o other bids. I was then that Mr. Rit- ,lo thiSi , ni,i. ic j,a, (.opied off the promptly declnred the property sold to .vii.Uieentleld. Makes First Pnvmeiit , ' , .",,., , oJ cWk Tor'O OOO" s" m'nlMal LVt1',! e' ,;n 'nnS..e" V ' fi ; .:.". ...Vi.. i- .:,!. "." excess of this price. Considerable speculation Iins heen i nrouseu niiioug music iiivuri, oi uic city ns to the probnhlc effect of the sale on ''he future of grand opera in the city. 1-!.. ..HAr.11.1 nn... a.. .(.... .. l.n T.t I ill' I'l-iaii'it i:uiiiivi llllll 1IL till .iti'irii polituu Opera Co. of New York with tlie purchnso would seem to indicate that this city will have graud opera again next season. ( ..i ...nn.i ,s,.,.rs .-..,' The fnllure of n correspondence course BEGIN RETURN OF WAR DEAD i in nutnmobllo driving to tench any- 'thing about the whys and wherefores of 353 Bodies of Soldiers In First Ship ment Reaching New York New York Anril 2S.--i Ilv P ) i Tlie bodies of .I.VI American soldiers who died nbioad arrived here today on an I army transport from Antwerp nnd , Southampton. A detachment of the ..-.,. ...,;, . -., , ;n.. ..m.,... .i. .i ,i... bodies the first soldier dead returned from Franco. The caskets, shrouded bv new American flags, were arranged iu i oinpniiv formation on the same pier, where, bin a short time ngo, the men boarded trnnsports which carried them overseas. T1P ,.nski'ls ate being prepaid for shipment home by vail. Bach body will be acconin-inied by n unioi-i.ied guard of , , . , , ' ,.,..' ...i iuto ti,e (i,mi ,.,.tliiE idnce 's lowered lino tm. mini listing piutc. STOLE $5000, IS CHARGE Furniture Store Employe Alleged to Have Embezzled Collections , i-: Uvni-il Hummer, tw-entv -five venrs ........ . .....-......- ....... Fifth street above Cumberland, ITnmmer vins nrrnlsned In the irnirtc. ,t tatc's ofiice, C.erniantown and el.high nvrnues, following his nricst todnv by Detective Creveltng. It is said thnt the youug man ad- mitted using some of the money. The money Hammer is cnargeit with steal- t ,.A...(1..!c-n.. nllnj.l Ir... .....I. " lug comprises eollcctions i nniinr. nri'ii'i 1 I'll Lin' I'liu. it'a. iiiiii it uuu ,. ni't .i.f vuiiiik I lui.jii'ii made from nmiit iiom customers. CINCINNATI VOTE FOR HOOVER AROUSES COMMEIW CINCINNATI, April 28. The vote given rfoovcr nnd Johnson cnused comment among politicians hero today. Their names were not on tho official ballot nnd had to be written in. Hoover's voto was 3753 nnd Johnson a 2573. FRENCH AWAIT WITHDRAWAL OF GERMAN FORCES PARIS, April 28. Premier Mlllerr.nd. In malting a declnu tlon to tho Chamber of Deputies today on the results of the bupremo Council mooting at San Kemosald that the Frankfort nndDnrmstndt territories would be evacuated by the French as soon ns the Allied commission had established that the German armed force over the number nllowcd by the convention ot August, 11)10, had bten withdrawn. -J. , TO ALTER BOOK Nnrtli Ponn Pi-itnlnuo Tolle nf r J 'Boosting" Assets of Bank by Pen Marks ., .Ir. .-.., U t T t N J) t mUVt fAILl) ' i AY IYER TOLD 1 Trunk llaiiulini-li.' .Ir . funnel- hook- Atlantic City. April US. A igoious keeper at Hk wrecked North Peun appeal to the business men of the Kb rrcMtf ctllleVwhs '-"''" W-t" l MP -- d-H-trlc accused of nei-jui. that at Meyer's vnilunj-t from rum was made before order he hml added S40.000 to the ' the I'nited States Chamber of Corn bank's credit with a New York cor-, mVrcp convention todnv bv John H. respondent hank, re-writing an entire , Pn,.. ..,.,. f ,' .,:.. page in the general ledger to do so. Tlie trial, before Judge Davis, in Quarter Sessions Court, began its sec ond week Monday. Joseph A. Taulnne. assistant district attorney in charge of the prosecution, broiuht out Hnim- bachVi testimony in spite of opposition tim. ' '"Is from illiam A. Crnv. rcprcscn Mojcr. and only bj cros-examining his own witness. Mr. Taulnne was nt fii-t unsuccessful in gettiutlie answers he expected from tlie witucs-. He then explained to Judce D.uis thut Hnimbuch was a 'semi-ieluitniit" witness, not seeming. . 1 lilllllUUI II HUT U,1,l. .I .. ito be able to icmemher tl.inzs he had I U UC HUH' in ICIIH-lll , i i ,i .lUfih-l nttorner's office nrevl lOKI II1C lllll II I nilOriie.V S OUILl. pi n 1 , ouly. Judge Davis ncroidiugl.r gave .Mr. Taulnne pi-emission to cross-examine Ills own vitncs. Tells of Altcilng Boohs it deieluped that Hnimbnch was bookkeeper on the gcncinl ledger fiom tOl.'S to Jnlj. 101.". On April 1.'. llll.S, when the sfute baiikiuir (omiiilsstoner had dciiiandrd n statement from the bank', Holnibach. according to Iris teeti niony, niade an entry iu the general ledger, ulthoiigh not then bookkeeper on the general ledger. ITn tfntifiAfl tlmt ttiern nn mi enter , - ,,, , i, , t,. i ., i" . Mr. laulnne called Strunk as the fust witness, ue was receiving teller in lUllI,. from early .lime, when he re- ! turned from war service, until a few days before the bank crnshed, when he "oft because things were "too rotten to . staml." as he explained. , u ,iii..,i i,. l.,.,l ,M,tpre,l Hie hnn!.-'u,ogni7ed ,n too traiisponniioii act -mat . .."",;A ".."". .:..T.'- charee these to the atcount labeled 'accrued .interest,' lie testified. He (e- en IMf "IVo. Column Vour DIDN'T KNOW RULES Autoist's Lessons Neglected to Teach Traffic Regulations Pays Fine trnfho semnphores in n big city put Hur ,.nnii Hiis'cr, twenty -live years old. of Penn Park, iu a bad way. Huslcr was driving 1, is machine down ir...i ....... .1-:..:.... i.:.. i.: .1..... r,.n," MrPOt J cstenmv vv lien he enme to '", lon"T ,,f I-,','""h '-venue. The trn,m'' semaphore wns set against north and south bound traffic, l.ut that meant nothing to Husler. .. "" turned to the left to pass the Mocked machine ahead of him. The re stilt was thnt his car knocked down Mis Laura eager, twenty -one years old. 1500 West Oakdalc street. He was nrrestcd. Ilusicr explained ns piciicnmont to uuu 'nr Magistrate t nrsmi llilu iiwirtiinir f-i.. . ... -.. .. .-'..,,,,., The uiagistrati advised li 1 111 to cany Ins correspomieiu e rules 01 louring in a big, ,lt with Him. lo imi be fined Husler MO and I, nn iiiiii. ... 1111,111... in;, 1'Ullll I costs. SUGAR REFINERS IMMUNE McClaln Says He L'acks Ju, isdictlon . In Interstate Trade Sugar rollneis do an interstate busl ,. .. ness and cannot ue touched bv the state bringing down hich nriccs." he commission never said that it would vrduco the high cost of living," said Mr.. McClaiu. "But it did sav 1- would endeavor to stop chnrglng of excess profits." , There r wa uch a l.liiorj of mil, fl,ltlhU ,hlt bfilnnlne in '-Tba I'hllid.l. 'phi litcord" ntxt Sunday. Stay 21,J.di,; I V ASKS BUSHESS AID TO ELECTRIC ROADS Monrl nf Amnrin Acenei-ilinn . , Tells Commerce Chamber They Are Near Ruin ., annr.- ......nr- .nnan r-n LMDUM I A I I 1 1 UUt rtObAILCU i DIectric Railway Association. "The plain truth is that their credit no longer exists, that it has vanished liei-siusp of their inability to earn a living wage nud that as a result a nee csnr.v public service is being slowly, Perhaps, but no l'-ss surely, destroyed," 1. ...I.l ic sail What the electric -railways ask. said Mr. Pardee, is "that the laws, ordinances, or agreements which now control them be so readjusted us to make tlie price at which their product V h"m "cpenucni upon mo cosW ,n pro-; mi, a, m un upon an arou.ur, IIIIU II III'1 This highly essential utility, with all - New Jersey's presidential primary con its possibilities for public good, the le spenker said, can never properly per- T'10 falifoHiian. who took the lead form its function until tie shncklcs of 0, , flrt returns last night, but who destroyed credit and public enmity are wa 7;!S votcs tf.tm , opponent at 7 removed, until the business men of the O.clocl. thi3 mornin(:. mttnnKCiLto cut country realixo that the clectri.' rail- f M , in at onc time :i32. ways can neither assume their full and ,.,. ,.,. ,, r, -.inn.l -rnnn.l proper share iu the work of incieasiug pioduction. nor iu provldlus the sprvlio to Perforin which they were created. "In normal times the capital u - quirc - ments for cxtcn.lon betterments and im- r share iu .the work of ncieas.ug provemciits of the electric railways of the I'hitcd States ate more than '3200. '000.000 a year." said Mr. Pardee. "To Iday. because of deferred maintenance and rehabilitation, a much larger sum lis required, and until the flow of new money into electric railway enterprise is resumed, they are powerless to ma I terially increase their activities in fur therance of jour production efforts." .vi r. lMrilee also urged tlie met cased use of electric lines for short-haul Ill L IUI im- irui,iiuuauijii ui i.i,- iu yi(t ,,, not jn,.ude a federal in -or 1Kiration provision, ns recommended bv ii referendum of the business bodies of the couutry. It continued: "The most fundamental principle which the national chamber urged upon ingress, however, wns complete y rec- tl nnhlie Interest lemi,.ii s the mil "It remains to be i-ecn how offe. live , these provisions will be. 'Iheydeclnn It tn tin tlie iltltv nf the l.lilrnn.is nnrl ,lf ,j,,.OH,l employes to exert evciy nvnilable effort to prevent any iuterrup tlon in the operation of nny interstate icnirier growing out of any industrial : dispute, but do not prohibit iutcnu,. ition pending investigation and ieport ( utinueri on laer Two, Column ltto FAIL TO IDENTIFY SUSPECTS Looted Bank's Officials View FouP'of the registration. - Many of the yot . .lid not declare a presidential choice, Arrenteri Mn Arrested Men Klliton. ?lil.. April 2 - Two offi rials of the I'irat Nntional Bank of Sandy Spring, looted of $15,000 Mon day, failed ln.-t night to identify Hny t.f the four suspects arrested here as members of the band which also killed Frauds M. Hollow ell, a dins-tor. Sev eral hours' grilling of the prisoners by State's Attorn n-s Dawson, of Mont gomery, and Warburton, of Cecil coun- y. fulled to establish a connection i', ...... ,i1P M,sn(v.(s .....i ,i. ,ra.w .... .... . ...' Bullimnic leleitivcs have asked the iiicti bo dita ii-u for a furthei investi gation late tl. s afternoon. ALIEN ENEMY LEAVING l.aco Melcoric. an alicu enemy, ap peared before local Department of Jus ticc officials this morning to arrange for nassacc to his home in Austria. He (was released from Camp Oglethorpe, .tin., last Sunday on condition that he ,.,.,, take the lirst boat back to his unlive .lam He had bceu interned since April Still Hopeful "J it tool din the lonlnru vontlHufit; Ami hope fiom the coie ire still lun ou ' Though ice feci m oiii thcits and our ameir.1 "'ui be chmhj toinohl ami to mon ow. i. I N B JEHSET MARGIN UT General 533 Votes Ahead of Senator Johnson, With Only 166 Districts Missing RESULT OF PRIMARIES STILL REMAINS IN DOUBT Edge, Frelinghuyson and Stokes Are Elected Delegates- at-Largo RUNY0N SEEMS WINNER rTaS-r out Notable Hitch Jersey Race Close; Harding Wins Ohio General Leonard Wood and Sii. ator Hiram Johnson van a neck nnd neck race in the New Jersey prefer ential primary yesterday. Wood is leading by -10.T70 t,o 10.2.'!". a majority of GSM. with ItW precincts missing out of 2005. The "Big Pour" in Jersey appar ently will be ndgc, Prclinghuyscn, Stokes and Runyon. In Ohio Senator Warren G. Hard ing seems to have obtained a safe but not very large lead over General Wood. Senator Lodge's unpledged "Big Four" ticket won very handily in Massachusetts. The Washington state Republican convention jesterdoy elected four delegates-at-lnrgc. pledged to the favorite son. Senator Poindcxler. Trenton. April 2$. Major General " r.couard Wood was still leading Sena- ....... ft . - - . - .. ..,.. -.. .. rl(ml(.w)mt A- Vi.ir, oVi0ek revised l.,,,1....,n. v7 T'.Jri o'clock "I fnr nil hot iftlt dLstricb - !$?.."" fvpr ! 'V, 770 and 1 7.-Kanvc, .)).' rn-M V -WW i0ifa?Je&tf?r2ort. tricts out of nnd Johnson IVeetion of three, member of the Rc- nublican "Big Four" was assured. United States Senators Kdgo and Fre linghii.vsen. pledged to the presidential preference expressed by the voter vt the Mate, lcll their opponents by sub stantial pluralities, while Torn lo ernoi Kdward ('. Stokes, ii'rdgcd to Wood, obtained the third place Former Acting Governor William X. Runvon. uledceil to Wood, wus lending for fourth place with a margin of more than iHKHJ votes, ue was louovvrn in order by Mulford L. Bnllard, of Bast Drange. and Thomas R. Layden, of I'atcrson. both pledged to Johnson; City Commissioner Thomas L. Raymond, of Newark, pledged to Wood, nud former; I'nited States Attorney General John W. Griggs, another Wood adherent. Vote for "Big Four" , The vote, with 10(1 districts missing, stood : Frelinghuysen. 5S.571 : Edge, 57.207: Stokes. 40.101: Runyon. 41. 2M; Ballard. 41.700: Lay den., 41,072; Raymond. 41, US: Griggs. -10.715.1. Returns for distiict delegates still were incomplete. Republican results were knovvu only in five districts, which elected live Wood delegates, four John- P.lc Four." Other Democratic dcle- gates-at-large elected, all without op position, were James It. Nugent, Bssex county Democrat !' leader; Mayor Vrank Hague, of Jerey City, nnd Mayor Fredcriik W. Donnelly, of Trenton. Democratic voters did not have an op portunity to register their choice for President, there being uo candidates' names printed on the ballot, although all ol the "Big Four" and virtually all of the district delegates are pledged to the candldney of Governor Edwards, It is indicated that the vote through- i i trii- out tlie statp ran nnout per ceni .Many ot the voters .-.1.. .1.. - r 1C...I ....1 tai... tiniy llic nullify ui 11 nuu uuu uuuu son were printed on the ballot. North Jersey for Hiram The Johnson vote held up in the -industrial sections of northern New Jer sey, particularly in Passaic county, wheie judications are there ia a strong radical vole. Johnson's vote in southern New Jer sey is light. General Wood is given a large plurality in the First C'ongres sional dintrlct. of which Camden and (lloucester counties nie n part. David Bnird, former I nited States senator, ia the organization leader in the First dis trict. Llc-liou of the big four Fdgc, Pre- I'uiitln.ifil on Tac Six, Column On ELOPERS COMMIT SUICIDE Cleveland Woman Takes Poison and Companion Uses Revolver ) led near A 1th the bend. Newspaper dippings giving pldurta of Mrs. Bruno and Calatto. and tolling of her dUuppenranre, were found Jt. the room. She had left n husband and , three simiM children, Calatto had a bankbook showing a large deposit. I Vhn yntl think ot writing-, 1 lb Ink ul WUrrUiQ.-iiJv. ! ', t'M ..j i A " J. V-ai vl i ' n j. v'j : ' 4 u M m . '! ' 5?i "-l .! UI 0 a i Ml 1 A a taken to jail by ins lather. ' r. 1 ' CJ ' o 7 J'?(1 "-.' I , l t' v .' ..I XJf'C. . ' .u i'A ijt.v jan-jtaiMiM' :&& .!,! .,", . II'.J. i&i &-i' Aa jikA i'fe&jfr' Jt&v i , ."-' I
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