j ff 1 " - , - r ;- i . , . .1? IT THE r - ")! ttuen NIGHT . EXTRA I'VJr awl cefWed metlerately ropl JoitWit tt"1 "",Jr cnuo VB""U, v ffilius. ...-.nmiBIrt TiairEiMii""' " , : ....w. ma ItabUc ffieooet ilaMtMM V T j-KnTnTTlCO 2 l(Kl(H I I -I II VOL. VI.-NO, 201 V PIN ADMITS. ' I 11 -WARD ROOM IS FOR VOTING - i a a A. ?&. TtaAHA akesltaPomtxooy .... Sixty Days Before tiecuon, Ho Testifies CROWDAT HEARING BEFORE REGISTRATI0NJD0MMISS10N I Aut0 License Petition Gives Holmesburg Address uonauc- tor Tells of Rides on iram - Suitor David Martin admitted thin f h rcgiBtrntlon com imisuoncr " "- n. . f fnr it 1030 Norm o.i Ltktloa purposes. .talss on c -- T ' ftltarns 01 i"- ---- rnn. ueflinn. Jr.. adminis ration cu 'n.'. ":!.:" a.nfn from the ffieatohav.M dldite for tnc j ",.,-. nnmQ Utte wr i"c inn district. t( rieken from J iters' list, on t Mfkm from tuc "'""-"V r-.in ;;..' llt. on tliq grourm .rti.llv lives in Ilolmcsourg. Z K "crowded tho hcarine room . Cltr Uall. IUchard J. uv;niiag.. lLMd as Martin's attorney, and X S?'Morgan represented McLean. No Effort to Evado Questions Senator Martin mndo no effort to nidefe qUttoM of Mr. Morgan and hre"a crantag of necks a3 be PeLSand 1020 oftt?BUft division of the Nineteenth wirfVere produced and indicated that h 1010 Senator Martin swore he was lodrer and In 1020 owner of tho house t 1930 North Sixth street. Boom Is for Election Purposes . "What Is your name?" Martin was isfced after ho had taken the stand. r"Davld Martin," he said. "Where do jou llvc" was tho next , 'Ut 1030 North Sixth street," said "Since January 1 you have been trav- tllnriromHolmcsburfr.'havc you not?" merlMMr. Morgan. J'Notall of the 'time," Mr. Martin 'ifplieiiv- -' 'f'Yifa receive all your mail at Holmes- banc, do you not?" "No,saId Mr. Martin, "I receive tftrlr all my mall at my home, at 1030 Korth Rlxtli street.?' J At an afterthought, he added : Y"l make it a point to do at iwow ;rtn Sixth street sixty days neiore tk.n. I know enough about election in' for that." ''"Then-." nncried Mr. Morcan. "you lire this room for election purposes." "Its," replied the senator. rbsu Mills Flrtt-Witness I, Snpuintcndcnt of I'ollco Mills was Ijbe first witness calld. He offered in I eridescc a book, furnished the polree by im itate highway commission, con .Uhlng the applications of motor vc Wtte' ovners (or licenses. V Mr, O'Callaghnn, .Senator Martin's mwucj, iirciuL'tju vuq iirucvt'Uiiin wiiu i mm motion to nave tno atrinc-oit attjUaifquubed for lack of evidence. udaskeo that 'a formal' ruling be' given M that he 'VnnM tnkp Rtnna tt nrntopf i hU client's interests." This faillnir. Mr. O'Callnennn on. I posed the admission of tho book of I .TO5, applications, urging thnt tho vnjiMis would have to bo offered. This, to, was overruled. Then Superintendent Mills read two tollcatlong for licenses, in each of Mch the applicant under oath Rave his BU as David Martin and his residence as ttelsh road, llolmcsburgv There Yts no cross-examination. Austin White, who Htnlo.l tlinr hn Im " Jndwtor on tho Pennsylvania wiiroad, and had been n conductor for ffi rS"' runHliB on tho Trenton nuadelphia trains, was tho next Rides On His Train ry'm?20u kSow Mr- Dav,d Martin, of a nesburgV" ho was asked. .,. sir." Does he rtl .. ..... ...lm. "lei.slr." "a?55e,d0Cil Le board it?" iiVn did '! last rfdo with you?" ihls morning." with yTu?11"ay yt'arS has uo bccn ridl,,B eae'halfhlTentrfaln for tl ,nst ono "d twin Tin li?n' m othcr tran for its f oflftecn ycarB nd on. an aver-oftenr;-nCC or tttIco week, possibly tftdToJnUCtoflrte8tlfie!1 tl,at "ev fir a. thJ orl(Blxtytr,P ticket. Itajs use,l tho w tnfSH k,lcw. had ll.?cd,?. commutation ticket. ,trt. Senator M.inV ?057 W"lkr tt next wl tn..Mart,,,n," c""ffcur, was tie llcen.l. tDCS? callcd. He identified t In & Md te8tl,le(, tllat Hen" or & Wonhhisc"rf at "oimesburg in Ohteu 4. n... .. . "fl,'' lla ,ave you v!d in Holmes && askedrgaD' uttQrncy ' Mr. i. What are'.nn ...i . S "A AS ,",nded sir " n..i.' UB. l0 uo now. .'rning t ir wr. ;ru"i Ittn. ." ' .." ""ugliau. "nrn vnn ntV ,no witness's right to J witness tcstlQcd ih.f ... ..... C ZT.LJA ,5? .' S?iator MuU'c t: jrwu. mBt occasion being last - Miuru on 1a.. . ' ' - q Qi coiumu Four tcstsforPrcsiil JCS'S ,filal "mmfttee ua tcdar Sii De?octio con- mSJtl.1 ect fourteen dsjj iTranclsce, Erttered aa BeeonciaM Matter at the Poatomeo at Philadelphia. Pa. . Under ttaa Act of March 3. 1ST. 11117! 'RRRRil 9HHlBPi iiWb1H lliHr A'v 'TiWli'H liwRBrUk uii tB kB' '.!! . . iliWK fRSSSSSSft? fwa i 4 1 tLwRLwRLrtk. LW iLwrLwrb RAKWRKWRaWRm Bs bkWRkWRS ppppppk , WX lpppK Ppj t -f; v ' , 4-'tWRB Bl' fe&M;r.pyB JRPpBtTfcpefess' ? WpVRPkWRbI FIGURES IN VOTE FIGHT At tho top Is Senator David Martin. Ucl6w Is John It. McLean, who hns attached Martin's rlglit to vote in tho Nineteenth ward. The photo graph was taken today at the hear ing on McLean's strike-off petition TAKE POLICE CASES Suspicious Pamphlets Lead to Trarisfer of All Hearings From Imber's Court POLITICIANS ARE. BLAMED Director Cortclyou issued an order to the police today to transfer all cases which ordinarily would bo heard by Magistrate Imber, at the Second and Christian streets station, to Magistrate John Harrlgan, at the Third and Dc Lanccy streets station. The director explained tho .order by revealing that pamphlets had been cir culated downtown, printed in Yiddish' and English, to the effect that no one need be afraid of tho police, as all nollco cases in the Third nnd Fourth police districts would be beard before Magistrate Imber. One of the circulars was sent to Mayor Moore, who immediately turned It over to Director Cortelyou. Tho director had his detectives in vestigate, and his order issued .to the polico today followed thclf report. HARRY N. STILLMAN DIES Superintendent of the Spring Gar den Inotltuto Victim of Pneumonia Harry Noycs Stlllman, superintend ent of the Spring Garden Institute nnd for nearly nineteen years head of the electrical department! of the InstlCntc, died of nneumonia at 7 o'clock this morning at Strath Haven Inn, Swarthi more. Mr. uuman, wuo wub lorty two years old, had' been sictc only a week. Recently Mr. Stlllman had been working on a revision of tho late Prof. O. Walton Swoopc's text book on "Les sons in Practical Electricity" in gen eral uso throughout the country. Thu revision was nearly completed at his death. Ho is survived by his widow. Mr. Stlllman was the son of tho late George Stlllman. He was born in Phil adelphia and was a member of the En gineers' Club and the Artisans' Order. The funeral probably will be on Mon day. BOY AND $2500 GONE Camden Woman 8ays Son Took Sav ings of a Lifetime Henry Herns, Jr., seventeen years old, disappeared yesterday afternoon from his homo in 'Woodlynne, N. J., taking with htm $2500 worth of Liberty Bonds and $10 in cash, his mother told Camden polico today. Tho money nnd bonds belonged to tho boy's mother, Mrs. Henry Herns, and were in n bureau drawer in her room. Several weeks ago, according to the mother, ho son attempted to enlist in the urray. Ho wos seized with the wanderlust, she said, and when he was rejected from the army ho nssertcu ho would go West to seek his fortune! Yesterday afternoon the mother went to a nearby store and on returning found her son had disappeared with the bonds,' which constituted her life's sav ings, and the cash. HORACE SAYRES DIES Ho Was Vetoran Member of Merlon Cricket Club Horace Sayrcs, ono of tho, oldest cricket players of the Merlon Cricket Club died today at bis home, 830 Sum mit Grove avenue, llryn Mawr. after an illness of ten days, at the ago of sixty -seven. Mr. Sayres was born in Phllndcl- Shiu, tho- son of the lato Edward S. ayrcs, and lived here all his life. Ho was married to Miss Isabel Eustis, who 'dlcdjinore than twenty years ugo. Ho is survived by five children": William Eustls: Horace Hamilton, Arthur Illchards, Mrs. Arthur Lowry and Mrs. S, Cary Potter. Auother bon, ,Edword O: Sayres, was- killed in n railroad accident. Mr,. Sayres' was ono of tho early members of tho Merlon Crlck'et Club, havlug been, elected in 1807, and was an enthusiastic follower of the sport. The funeral will bo from tho Church or the Redeemer. Ilrm Mawr. Hatur- any HwrBiH ;,,. ... r Fill MAGISTRATE . ', ? NO HOLDUP' PLOT. IN BRIBE DEMAND. MAYOR ELEVE .Willing to Tell Council Probers All He Knows of Story Told by Schmidt SAYS BUSINESS INTERESTS NEED NOT PAY GRAFT Political Animus Seen in EJxpose, Patton Asks How Vara Men 'Knew So Much' Mayor Moore does not believe a delib erate attempt was made to "hold up" tho Sears -Roebuck Co. on the Roose velt boulevard trolley ordinance. 'In emphatically stating this opinion today tho Mayor sold he was willing and ready to appear before Council's sclf-investigntlng committee. At the committee session yesterday A. R. Schmidt, eastern mnnnger of tho Sears-Ropbuck Co., testified a man named "Itosrnbach" or "Roscnberger" quoted $23,000 as tho price for acceler ating the passage of the boulevard or dinance. A new twist was given to the situa tion this afternoon when tho investigat ing committee learned the name of an other m.nn, who. it is said, may be tho "mystery man." It is possible that this-man will he subpoenucd. He is said to bo In busi ness here, lives in Atlantic City nnd his name is somewhat similar to "Rosen bach." or "Roscnberger." "Mr. Mayor, do jou think thnt a de liberate attempt was mado to 'hold up' In this instance?" Mr. Moore was asked today. "No," was tho answer, with explosive emphasis. Silent on Political Animus "Do you think this is a political trick to discredit your administration? Is it n political plant?" Tho Mavor gritted his teeth, then smiled in characteristic fashion. "I have no comment now," he said, with a brief paue before tho "now." "If, however," he added, "Council wants. rac to appear before them, well nnd good. That is another proposi tion."" "Will you nppear before this councll manle committee?" "Of roursc, of coursehe replied. Mr. Moore hod just concluded n con ference with Assistant Director of Pub lic Works Wagner and Chief Morden, of the street cleaning bureau, when he won niiesHnncrf nbout'Mr. Schmidt's stntement. Tho Mayor dictated this comment : , "The statement made by Mr. Schmidt, of the Sears-Roebuck Co., as I read it, is substantially the fcnmc statement he made to me. .Mr. Schmidt did right in coming to me with the story, but, though cxnspcrnting, it was indefinite and induced me to call In editors, coun cllmen and department beads so that everybody, would' be on guard. Mooro Warns "Crooks" "Tills administration Is against crooks and corruption and will not tol erate them no matter from what ilircc tion they come, nor do we Intend that business interests and large enterprises which give employment to our people shall be hampered by these nefarious, nnd damnable practices. "Wo welcome business men to this city and do not propose they shall be maccd or held up on the highway." Mr. Moore added that the determina tion he expressed in his dictated com ment was simply a repetition of what he had said over and over again in the campaign last year. As Mr. Moore was replying to ques tions on the alleged extortion incident, E. T. Stotesbury entered his private office nt tho head of a delegation repre senting the Y. W. C. A. Affable greetings were exchanged be tween the Mayor and his visitors. Mr. Moore, a short time before, had chatted for five minutes with Mr. Stotesbury before the latter had entered with the delegation. Tho financier was nsked what he thought of the alleged bribery effort. "I don't know anything nbout it," Mr. Stotesbury replied. "I am not posted. All, I know nbout it is what I see in the newspapers." Mitten Remains Silent , Thomns E. Mitten, president of tho Rapid Transit Co., had no comment to make on the incident related by Mr. Schmidt. He has not been invited to appear before the counclimanlc commit tee, ho Bald. Councilman Robert J. Patton. a member of tho investigating committee of Council, raised tho question this morning as to how Vare members of Council had so much information of the alleged attempt to extort $25,000 from tho Scars-Roebuck Company. In the opinion of Councilman Patton, and of other members of Council, the two foremost questions today were: How did so much information of the alleged extortion get around if Schmidt told only the Mayor and Mr. Mitten of the bribery ntterapt? Who Is the mysterious Mr. "Rosen bach" or "Rosenberger?" Councilman Patton thought that Mr. Mitten, at next Wednesday's meeting, could throw some, light on the situation. "If," said Councilman Patton, "Mr. Mitten did not tell Varp leaders of Council anything of the alleged bribery attempt, then bow did detailed knowl edge of the attempt get in the hands of the Vare men?" Edwin R. Cox, a aro member of Contlnncd on rie Two. Column lira APPEALS TO GET BRIDE Wealthy Armenian Takes Case of Former Slave Girl to Washington The fight to prevent the deportation of Anna Sherbetdjian, Armenian woman who fled to this country to escape u Turkish harem, will be carried to Wash Ington. She is being held nt Ellis Isl- "I'l'ampirsoon Tcrckelylan, 1212 Ridge avenue, this city, who was to have married tho woman, will appeal to Washington to have her permitted to enter. She Is bejng excluded because Bhc cannot reud and write. MAY DAY FESTIVITIEfl AT BRYN MAWR Baautlful ploturta ot tho May Day fata and pliya o U, Dryn Mawr aaawua in xi dudqui -j:.'" r"rrvw v v Philadelphia, Thursday, may g, 1920 Cox Was All Primed for Quiz of Schmidt A list o questions was before, Chairman Edwin II. Cox, of Courf4 ell's sclf-lnvcstlgatlng committee yesterday, as ho quizzed.. A. B. Schmidt and'brought out tho story of a $25,000 bribery effort. Tho prepared list caused Inde pendents to ask how tho Varo councilmcn, instigators of tho quiz, knew ofJ tho nllegcd attempt. Mr. Schmidt said he had not discussed It with any councilmcn. Mr. Cox today sold ho made out tho llsf himself in lead pencil nnd bnsed his questions entirely on' ru mor nnd without previous knowledge of tho fa'cts developed. FOR MISSING BOY Father to Give $500 for Return of Kenneth Bowman, Jr., Dead or Alive POLICE COMB ALIEN ZONE A reward of $500, raised by popular subscription, has been posted by tho father of thrcc-ycor-old Kenneth Bow man, Jr., for the return ofHhechlld, dend or alive, or for any information that will lead to the recovery of Jbe lost boy. The hoy disappeared from his home at 2023 South Colorado sfreet last Thursday. Special details of police In plain clothes under District Detective Truitt, of the Fourth street and Snyder avenue station, are combing tho section of the city north of Oregon nvenue and cast of Scventli street todny for some trnco 01 tno -boy. This section is thickly in habited by foreigners. Another clue pointing to the presence of the boy in Wilmington, Del., is to bo worked out to the limit. Mrs. Sarah Robinson, 2040 Cleveland street, reports having seen a boy an swering the description of the missing child In custody of two men on 'board a Wilson Line boat for Wilmington last Sunday. A gipsy band with thlrty-fivo chil dren is to be traced and investigated as offering the possible basis for another clue. The chief of polico of Vineland, N. J., today sent word to the polico authorities of this citv that the band had been in Viuelnnd for several days and had just moved off in the direction of Lcesport, which is on the way to Cane May. According to the Vineland police there were lew adults In the band. The un usually high proportion 'of children awakened the suspicions of the Viue lnnd official. Tho Philadelphia poljce. wlth.thc aid of the New Jersey authorities, will trace the'bnnd'nnd look the children over. The message from Vineland did not say wnctuer any or tbe children In the band were white. Still another gipsy caravan traveling through XMew Jersey wirn a carnlvnl company has been Investigated. They were nt "Woodbury recently and yester day a woman of that town told tho po lice she had seen a child with them who looked like the pictures sho had seen of the missing boy. Search disclosed no evidence that tho boy had been with them. 0 Tho "great swnmp," stretching from Oregon avenue to League Island, will be searched again today by a band of volunteer workers. This work late yes terday was fruitless. HERE IS "STRAW MAN" VAMP Mrs. Ada Reynolds Tells Court That Outsiders Get Husband's Property A "straw man" is tho latest to np pear as the apex of a domestic triangle. Mrs. Ada "Reynolds, who lives at 2334 South Broad street, took her mari tal difficulties to the courts today ami complained that her happiness has been wrecked, shattered and even obliterated by " Not a blonde manicurist A designing siren of tho Well-known "vamp" variety Hubby's fondness for bright lights nnd their accessories .But By a "straw man." Mrs. Reynolds does not know who ,tho Vstraw man" is, but sho wants the Philadelphia courts to bring Harry T. Reynolds, a real estate dealer (who in cidentally is her husband) into court and make him tell just how much money he earns, how much property, real mid personal, ho has and bow much he bus transferred to others the selfsame "straw man" being tho chief person in question. Most of Reynolds's pos sessions aro in tho name of this "straw man" sho says. Mrs. Reynolds thinks Reynolds makes at least $25,000 a year. She wants un adequate ebnro of it enough for the support- of herself and their youngest child. ' ' HELD IN ROBBERY PROBE Camden Man Detained ao Suspect In Sandy Spring, Md., Tragedy A man who gave his name as Joseph Adums, and who is suspected of being connected with tho robbery of the First National Bank at Sandy Spring, Md., duriug which Francis M. Ilallowell, a director, was killed, was arrested in Camden last night. lie is being held for the Baltimore authorities. The prisoner, who is neatly dressed, was found in a house in Camden as tbe result of a tip sent out by the Baltimore police. He compares minutely, the police say, wltli tho man of similar name wanted for the Maryland rob bery. Word was received from Baltimore thnt moro than $30,000 stolen from the bank has been recovered. The money was fouud about tbreo miles from Fred erick, Md., under a mound of earth. A number of bonds stolen from the bank also were discovered. Tbe prisoner being held in Camden declined to give the police any infor mation regarding his recent actions nud maintains a confident air. Carpenters Accept Compromise Carpenters of Delaware and Mont gomery counties, who hnve been out on strike for $1,25 an hour, have accepted tho $1.124 rate offered by the master carpenters of tho two counties. Many Philadelphia carpenters are still holding out ior toe i.4. REWARD OFFERED BONUS PLANS FAIL; AT L Congress Unablo to Agree on Methods of Raising Enor mous Sum G. P. CHIEFS IN HOUSE ' GIVE-UP HOPE OF SPEED s . Question of Taxation Crux of Problem Fear to Put Burden orr Public By CLINTON W. GILBERT Stan Correspondent of the Krenlnc l'ubllo Ldrer Washington, May 0. Tho Repub lican lenders In the House of Represen tatives hnve begun to stall upon the bonus for the soldiers and it now seems probable, that no bonus legislation will be passed this session. Tho plan to rush through tho five fold bonus plan has been abandoned nnd there will bo no conference on the bonus until into in tho month. At that time tho Republican national conven tion will bo near and the party leaders will wish to nvoid so embarrassing t topic as the bonus when they nro on the point of entering the national campaign. The members of the House are be coming dally more afraid of the bonus. They feci that they will run more risk of defeat by passing any bill adding to the tax burden of tho public than they will bo refusing n bonus to the soldiers. Jersey Congressman Shifts Congressmen hre hearing from their constitutents with the result thnt there hnve been several declarations by House members against the bonus within tbe last few days, the latest be ing that of Representative Ernest K, Ackerman, of the Fifth New Jersey district. Mr. Ackerman up till recently Wfia n DllnnnpfAi. tt Htn finina lie declares that the noldiersrc not united in desiring tho bonus. A ensh gift of $2,000,000,000, ho nys would work injustice to the 20,000,000 holders of Liberty Bonds wliosp vnltic would decline with the laying of uddi tionnl taxes. The bonus plan is failing because no way can be found to rnise the large sura liecessnry which will not press heavily upon the country, already burdened with tno high cost of living. Borrowing Would Depress Bonds Additional borrowing will depress the value of-thc cxistlne Liberty Bonds be cause the country cannot borrow further at par without greatly increasing the in terest rate. More than $2,000,000,000 additional securities, put out to provide tne oonus, would cnuse still further In flation and force prices ut liicher still. much of tho-notlon'sUrouUlo-now. being tho result of the extensive borrowing which this country did during the war to advance $10,000,000,000 to our Allies anu to pay tue costs ol our own military participation. economists ore agreed that had a larger part of the war costs been nnld hv taxation the economic position of the country today would be much stronger and tho cost of living would not have risen so nigh. A sales tax. which somn nt tho Tin publican leaders would like to Introduce as a means of paying the bonus in order later to substitute it for the excess pronts tax, is proving intensely un popular. Virtually tho whole House is afraid of it. A steadily growing pro test neuinst it on-the nart of thn coun try has had its effect in Congress within uio last jortnight. Balk at New Tax on Profits And tho happy thought of the bonus insurgents in the House to tux nnen moro the already taxed war profits of ousiuchs, counscating about nil that re mained in the pockets of tho capitalists. has made no progress. The leaders of the Republican organization oppose it vigorously. More doubt ol the prnc tlcnbllity of that tax assuils its pro ponents. Moreover, tho very word tax Ih un popular. Tho public, paying income tuxes and , finding the cost of living mitcu uji uy luxiuiuu, m peculiarly critical of nil forms of tuxntion. It is painfully aware that, however much the bonus nronoscm diseuisu tho iuih. tion, ultimately it is likely to comu out ot tho consumers' pocket. Their ex perience with the excess profits tux was lusiructivo. xiiut was to bo a tax paid by wealth. But it has been nasseil nn to tho consumer, producers putting up prices so high thnt they could have grento profits than even before nud still pay tho excess profits tux to the government. 1 DEAD, 6 HURT BY AUTOS Girl Dies From Injuries Others Are Cut and Bruised Angelina Negri, seven years old. 414 South Watts street, died in tho Poly-, clinic Hospital toduy of Injuries re ceived wheu struck by nn automobile at Broad and Pine streets last night. Ralph Hord, driver of tho automobile, who took' tho child to tho hospital, was arrested and will bo given a hear ing today. Six other persons were injured yes terday in automobile accidents in this city. An automobile driven by William Bo deck, 1020 Erie avenue, struck a car, driven by Joseph Deegan, ut Sixteenth and Stilea streets, last night, and the passengers In each vehicle were thrown to the street. Thoso Injured arc: Ruth Allison, 1014 North Uber street; Anna Mc Erlane, 2007 East Adams street ; Mario Smith, 2051 Aramlngo avenue; Sara Barnes, 1042 North Uber street, und tho driver of ench car. All were badly cut and bruised and, taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. Guernsey Cow Sold for $7800 Morrlstown, N. J May 0. (By A. P.) A Guernsey cow of tho Florham farms was sold today for $7800 to N, II. Freeman, of Linwood. N. Y, An other cow was purchased by Mrs. Paul Moore, of this city, fop $7200. A third Guernsey was bought by E. F. Price, of 1'ort Chester, N. Y for $7000. In a sale of sixty-seven cows tho nggresate price was $08,775. TUB lit SOER 8TIUICE IN imiXAND Prlaon, DJ iiemama i .lirn.o Bruuna uouncjoy n, In which Uia hunjrer utrlkara wrerq con uacuon ie:..'sj -sri'r" i ...:"" VV.V I ! IM V. ACTION PRESENT ESN DUB Published Dally Except Sunday, Copyright. 1820. by N. J. HOTEL MAN GOES TO CONVENTION ON PLANE ATLANTIC CITY, N. yr. May 0. Hnrry Rouclere, proprietor ot tho Rouclere Hotel at Rldfjwood, N. J., flew here todny to attend tho convention of Tho New Jerney State'Hotelmen's As. soclatlon. He accomplished tho trip of about 100 miles in on hour and fifteen minutes. Rouclere claims tho distinction ol being the first bonifaco to Journey to a convention via air route. $500,000,000 ASKED OF CONGRESS FOR FREIGHT CARS WASHINGTON, Ma 6. An additional ?500,000,000kdur lng'tbis year to finance tho construction of freight cars was asked of-Congress today by file railroad executives. The roads need 100,000 cars and 2000 locomotives immediately to relieve the present shortage, it was said. McCALL NAMED FOR TARIFF BOARD f t WASHINGTON, May 0 (By A. P.) Samuel W. McCall. former governor of Massachusetts, was nominated today by President Wlliou to' bo a member of the tariff commission. - ' ( Admiral Benson, However, De clares Interpretation Has Done Him Injustice DENIES UNKINDLY FEELING By the Associated Press Washington, .May . Admiral Wil liam S. ItciiMou, wartime chief of naval operations, told the Senate naval In vestigating committee today that both before and During the war he had warned Rear Admiral Sims not to let his friendship for the British unduly influence his official acts. Admiral Benson said ho could not deny thnt ho hnd told Admiral Sims in March, 1017, "not to let the British pull the wool over your eyes ; we would as soon fight them ns tho CJermnns." n he could not recall all of the details of the interview. The'' witness did sny, however, that a wrong interpretation had been placed on tho stntement attributed to him by Admiral Sims, nnd ho added that as a result ho hnd been done a grave injus tice, lie denied thnt he was In any way unfriendly to the British. "I don't think nothing could hnve been moro confidential than my conver sation with Admiral Sims," said Ad' mirnl 1'cnson in the course of his testi mony. "How could you say thnt we would as soon fight thp ISrillHli ns the ucrmnnsr" nsked Chairman Halo. "Merely as a ficuro of speech to Im press on lilm the seriousness of his tnBk." was the peply. Admlinl Benson said that late in 1017 ht-feelinir"hrid-irrawn.jin in the United ou..,.v .,...! ji ...i.i.. at ....... l.t.. oiai.'K mui .iwiiiirui iTHiim nun urnij. pcrsunded to give too much nttentiou to Urltisli hhipplng nud was using American destroyers too largely in con nection with British vessels. The wit ness testified that when be was in Lon don ho told Admiral Sims of this feel ing nnd advsed him ns a friend to be more careful, not only for his own sake, but because of his official position. "To say that I repeated the language Admiral Sims says I used before he went nbroud Is absolutely untrue," de clared the witness. "I never hnd nny unkindly feeling or anything along that lino that the quota tion could iudicnte. He said he knew that I was nntl-British. I don't think I ever had n conversation with him along that Hue. My attitude then was one of enthusiastic co-operation. I deny now nny unfriendly feeling. I fool that n great Injustice has been douc mc that should be corrected. I can never visit Great Britain again as I should like to. and I have muuy dear friends there and have been honored with one of 'the highest decorations that government can give." U. S. WARRANT DEFIED New York Sugar Dealers Refuse to Face Prosecution Here The two New York sugar dealers ac cused of making excess profits, and for whom warrants have been issued by District Attorney McAvoy, refused to accept service of the warrants todny In New York city. They will curry the case into the courts. The men, George H. nnd Frank Fin lay, trading ns tho Gcorgo II. Finlay Co., nt 82 Wall street, - were visited by a deputy United States marshal to day. Their attorneys interceded nud refused to permit their clients to come to this city tor a hearing. Tho failure of the New York officer to servo the warrants prompted Assistant United ' States Attorney Walnut to leave tho city this uftcrnoon. He will remain in New York to fight nny move which may bo made to block the prose cution ot tho case. Tho Fiuluy brothers aro accused of profiteering on the snlo of 050 tons of sugur In this city. MEXICO THREAT STIRS WETS "Bone-Dry" Prospect Alarms Border Americans Who Had Planed Oasis Nogales, Ariz,, Muy 0. (By A. P.) Tho announcement of Governor Dc le Huerta that ho iutends to make Mexico bone 'dry threw consternation into tho ranks of Americans who hnve been fit ting up modem cafes iu Nognlcs. 8o nora. in anticipation of au early llftiug of the temporary ban on saloons. Wholesale liquor dealers across tho line declare their belief that tbe danger of prohibition bus been grossly exagger ated. A RE you rending Fannie Hurst's Story? You will find it on page 17 tpday. It is called "Thine Is Not Mine" It tells how love can change a man's whole idea of life, Fannie Hurst's extraordinary marriage has made people ask whether she knows truo love. If you read her story you'll' fiud out that she well, read it anu see wnac you nnd, ADITS HE WARNED SEES U. S. CRUSADE SIS OF ENGLAND TO DISCREDIT LABOR Subscription Price tS a Tear by 1111. Pnblla LaOxer Company. Healy Denounces "Despicable Propaganda" at Rate Board Hearing HITS AT "HIGH OFFICIAL" By the Associated Press Washington, Moy 0. Assailing what he described ns "despicable propaganda against labor." Timothy Healy. presi dent of the Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen nnd Oilers, charged before the railroad labor board today that "a high official of the government has been .used more thoroughly to deceive the people into believing that because a man works for wnges he is un enemy of our government." Mr. Healy did not name the official to whom he referred, but much of his long statement to the board had to do with tho announcement by the De partment of Justice concerning threat ened demonstrations and violence on last May Day. Chairman Barton, of thn board, pro tested against criticism of othcr gov ernment departments being introduced into arguments on the demands of rnil way workers for increased wages. Mr. Healy retorted that the men he repre sented were wrought tip over attacks on labor by government officials, saying he had been instructed to lay before the board a statement on the loyalty of railroad men. Mr. , Healy told tho board thnt the propaganda against labor began in less than twenty-four hours nftcr the sign ing of the armistice. Labor was ac cused, ho declared, of being responsi ble for the high cost of living, tho ob ject being to "polsou the minds of the people to such nn exte'nt that tho profiteers could Btill further increnscH prices and place tho blame on labor. "Tne loyalty or nnr rnllrnnrt mpn during the war with Germany cannot be denied by those who arc honest nnd sincere," continued Mr. Healy. "But many honest and slnvre people havo listened to the poisoned tongues and read the output of poison pens until they believe thnt labor is disloyal. The crusade of this high government of ficial is undoubtedly for the purpose of aiding in the campaign of certain em ployers of the country to secure laws establishing involuntary servitude. "Sedition laws wore suggested that would tic labor hand and foot. Whilo ostensibly these laws were proposed to eradicate bolshevism, I. W. W.'ism und anarchism the real purpose wus tp prevent the normal activities of labor. f "The most flagrant instance of this most despicable crusade to inflame the people of this country ngaluht wage workers was the information given out that May Day was to be used by these 'ovcrthrowers of the government' in murdering certain high officials. "But the plans of the intriguers who sought to add further stigma to labor went wrong. May Day passed off as peacefully as any othcr day in tho year." $9,0.00,000 ESTATE FOR NESBITT HEIRS Century-Old Trust About to Ben efit Family in Pennsylvania and Maryland Port Deposit, Md., May 0. By a pe culinrly devised testament, tho Nesbitt family of Cecil county, Maryland, nnd Chpster, Pa., are about to be handed $0,000,000 from a trust account started In Baltimore 100 years ago. Au unccstor named Nesbitt, given namo not procurable, bequeathed his estato to his family, with the proviso that it should be held with nil accumulations for. one year less than a century and then divided among tho family. The lucky family Includes Mrs. Ed ward Carpenter, Oxford, Pa.; Mrs. Harry Harper, Miss Jennie Nesbitt, of Lancaster, nnd the heirs of George W Nesbitt, deceused, of Port Deposit. These latter are Ebon G.. Amos and Howard Nesbitt. of Port Deposit. Mrs. Fred yalble, sole daughter, of this town, died last week. THREE PA. MINERS KILLED Runaway Cage at Bast Plant Upsets at Top of Shaft Shenandoah, Pa., May (J. While beingj hoisted to the surface at Bust mine early this morning, three miners were Instautly killed whenUho cngo up set and they were hurled to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 1200 feet. Tho dend aro : Tllomas Kilroy, Ashland; Harry Snyder, Big Mine Run; Patrick Mur ray, Homesville. Tho men were engaged on the night turn and signaled the engineer to be brought to tho surface. Instrad of stopping at tho fiaual landing placo when the surface wus reached, the caite continued to ascend until it reached the sheave wheels at tho top of the shnft when It overturned ami the men fell back to the bottom of the shaft. Tho bodies were terribly mangled. PltlCE TWO CENTS SUFFRAGE MAKING INROADS IN Ml' IT Evidence of Their Weakening in House May Defer Presenta tion of Resolution ' i LEGISLATIVE RECESS TO MAY 17 OR 24 POSSIBLE Switching in Senate Expected to Be Repeated in Lower House 1 liv a Staff Corretpomlent Dover, Del., May 0. Gathering -force as It rolls along, suffrage Ecntl ment is believed to be making Inroads upon the solid front the nntls have shown in the House of Representatives. This being the case, the ratification resolution muy not bo brought up for RANK DOVER concurrence in the House this niter noon. As a mutter of fact, adjourn ment may be taken this uftcrnoon until Mav 17 or May 24. That switches may be expected in spite of the bitterness of the fight is amply shown by the result in the) Senate yesterday, when three men who have openly combated suffrage voted "yea" on the ratification resolution. The three senators who turned in for suffrage nt the last moment, making possible yesterday's suffrage victory in the Senate, were Isaac D. Short, of Sussex county ; Asa Bennett, nlso at Sussex; and Wallace S. Handy, of Kent. Eighteen members of the House are necessary for tho resolution to pass there. Fourteen are understood to be sure for suffrage, leaving four to be won. Three representatives arc believed to be about ready to give up their oppo sition to suffrage. Of these, ono is al most certnin. The aim of the suffragists is now to gain tho fourth man. Then their final victory in the United States will bo won. With tho situntlon in tills form, It may be that tho Senate will not send the resolution over to the House this afternoon, after nil. There may be a slight delay until the cumulative force of public opinion, the wishes of national political leaders nnd lenders In Dela ware may mnkc the result absolutely certain. Regardless of pergonal feeling In the mntter, it is thought the forces referred to will compel the House to concur lu tho Scnato ratification resolution. The personal efforts of men like A. I. du Pont, before whose entry Into the fight the Senate was upcertaln the resolutions adopted by the Republican congressionnn-ommittoc at Washingtooj ' and transmitted to tho speaker of the" Houfce, urging ratification of the rcsoi lution, .nnd tho voice of the people in the representative's district, Is qf trc- inendqus -force, and-powor in this 'crisis., , -Charges Brought By Public Opinion What can be done In this line Is Mii.wii in mc votes ot senators llanuy, I Bennett nnd Short. One man wns need (1 to nut the resolution thrnni.li tlm Senate. Short and Bennett nrc from Sussex, the anti-stronghold. Alfred I. tlti Font's influence is credited with having aided in their change of henrt. ' SenntorJInndy showed that a cha'nge from "nay" to "yea" can be caused by public opinion, although the maa votiug is personally opposed to -the measure. As he called "jon" yesterday, he arose and added: "I am not voting "yes" because I believe in suffrage, but because I am a philosopher." As the mattsr Is being put hero to- w day, Alfred I., du Pout, while not the, solo cause for the Senate victory, was tho last great ally to come In, making the result inevitable, just as occurred when America entered the war with Germany. Senator Price wus the only Democrat; voting for the resolution iu thu Senate, breaking the party front there. Two Republicans, Brown und Palmer, voted against it. Gormley's Last Plea While the Republican senators were . In conference yesterdny. nud while tho debates mid votes were in progress, tho women who crowded nnd jammed the Senate chamber almost held their breath. There was not a rustle, not until Senator Thomas F. Gormley, of Wilmington, Democratic floor lender, who headed the fight against suffrage, took the floor. Senator Gormley read from a type written speech, so' ho would not be mis-, understood, he said. He wns not mis understood. Ho raised laugh after laugh from the women, nntis and suffragists alike, and finally demanded in disgust that nobody lnugh at him, becuuso they had not laughed at the other senators when they hud the floor. "Peoplo who are in favor of suf frage," said Senator Gormley, "nre ef feminate, Bisslfied weaklings, notoriety seeking women nnd spineless men." "As for these women," ho suid, ns he waived a bund In their direction, "they brook no interference, nud hnve no tol erance with the rights of others." "Shall we surrender?" he cried. "Shall we surrender to the wishy-' washy, cowardly politician also?" There was uo, answer, so he sat down. Women Applaud Victory Everywhere tho yellow jonquil and the' red rose were glowing signs of the politk-H of their wearers. Above the heads of the women upon thu west wall of the room wu tho large mural paint ing of Delnwnre's milltin marching awuy to fight fnr tho liberties of the people of Delaware and of the twelve other Colonies. Women wept in tho picture os tha nieu marched away. They were bear lug their burden then as they have borne them since. Many of the women sitting beneath the painting believed they were lighting the same kind of a fight iu their struggle for suffrage. They were, therefore, very quiet un til tho result of the final vote wus an nounced, thou cume n slight burst of hysterical applause that quickly died away, LEVER FOOD ACT UPHELD Federal Judge In Mississippi Rules Law Constitutional Jackson, Miss., Muy 0. (By A. VJ) Federal Judire Holmes toilav imhdM Hie constitutionality of the Lever r,ui control act by refusing to Issue an la junction restraining x. J, Locke, eral fair-price commissioner fnr Till sippj, iro:a eBierciDg owervaace H I ! i J, ) I m . ML4 t.' 8si V'CO mj.r.w MnWj'ir 'i Wr--' V. i .1 s, T'ni V '( i 'j " K , r 'fit . ! u A ' i ff r-U . -1 0 't
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