ii ' n, til,. '' wf v '' J ijrt . 'j E .Jl l. r WH. J' wcx prwWWW BwnJIo f InOffWfKO tempera. tare? eentio southerly winds. zxrsA L TB-MPKltATCttW AT ACn HODB l8JJU10 llUl mu rcfliso'ioiifft r8 (m loo Entered as Secoud-CUM Matter at tho IWnfflco, at Philadelphia, Ta. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1920 rubllshed Dally Except Sunday, fiuhfferfntlon Prlcn 1)1 a Year by Mall.. PRICE TWO CENTS .. unuur mo jyci 01 jnarcn o, 1H7U .Cnpyrltm, iuau, by 1'ubiio ijtatfr company NAME BAIT FOR WOOD-VARE "ti Sims Copied 1918 Speech of Penrose in His Criticism of Navy, Daniels Tells Investigators a Wf- - ' Stir ''BBBKfljfLy. , , 1 1 ,, sfifS - jwserisfsr! 1JWW.:" . ' yii w& - r meu J wr WVV-p jrV"rwvr ! ' " ' Vol. vl no. 211 SPROUL'S IS I Kllm . WOOD BOOMERS MAUGHTiNUTH . HOUR SUBTERFUGE Penrose Is Represented as In dorsing General as His Second Choice HAVE BEEN OPENLY TRAINING WITH CONTRACTOR FORCES Give Evidence of Work of Ama teurs Guided by Skillful Politicians By OEOKGE NOX McCAIN The General 'Wood managers In Pennsylvania aro eudenvorlns to put oTtr today one of the doubtful plays ..that have gained for tho general so many unnecessary enemies nmong the friends of presidential candidates In Their tactics will (scarcely benefit their cntise. They arc using governor Sproul s iinme as a bait. At the same time they are socking to tangle up the Kepub llcnn organisation as the tool of the contractor combine and Jts friends. Tlicy have gone further and endeavor ed to force Senator Holes renrpsc into the attitude, of endorsing, Wood as his perond choice, when it is known that the senator has not declared himself on that subject. ' , , , Their method of operation has been to place the senator's name on the list of delegates whom they publish as fav orable to the cause of General ood as second choice. Openly Training With tho Varcs They arc openly training with the Varcs. They have allicd'thcmselves with the factionallsta in tho Republican itate committee .The detail runs after this fashion: There has been, and Is, a pronounced popular sentiment for General "Wood iu '-Pennsylvania. It is a feeling that nt the outset waB not confined to nny faction of tho Kepublican party. In tbb" free expression of this senti ment no state leader of nny prominence lntr(Vrril In thn slightest decree. I- It IsJUiOiSarocj-iiuthe caso 'ofMr. noover. rn.s irienas organized ciuus auu created considerable interest in his be half. But the Hoover people used their 'brains., . j Through, their state chairman, Charles J. Hepburn,' they 'announced they were for Governor Sproul for President op long as he chose to -remain, in the' field. After that they were ready to sail In for the former food administrator. The Wood people proceeded under different lines. They made no announce ment until they published th'clr ticket at the eleventh hour. They made no dec laration of Sproul first in Pennsylvania. Rome One Ilas'Mado Fools of Them Judging from tho capers of their dis trict managers tho latter arc amateurs Who belong in the "queer" ect. They are worse in fact; somebody has made fools of them. It is but natural that tho ndraircrs of General Wood desire that he be the Reeond choice of the Pennsylvania delegation. But it would have been the courteous thing for his managers to declaro that Wood delegates to the Kepublican national convention were fpmmitted to Governor Sproul until he withdrew his name; that it was Sproul first, Wood second. But the Wood managers took ad rantago of the Philadelphia , political situation and the various other fights throughout the state to link up with tvery disaffected element in tho party. They ignored Senator Penrose. They filliped with the name of Governor Sproul. Thy went, in nddition, to tho ex treme when they took it upon them selTes to select p. slato of dclegntes and coldly announced it in their ndvertlse .ments and sample ballots as the regu Uir Sproul-Wood ticket. iiS"? Ah,s tickct ther deliberately i e(1 names of Mayor Moore. 1 1, rfl'7"? S,Qaital naffer. p(!rsonai Iff1 of Governor Sproul, Mayor Bab J?Af Pittsburgh, nd Percy M. Chandr, of Philadelphia. ' Srhcmo a Bungled Trick fJS'iTW Rchemc 's a bungled trick trora beginning to end. It In n ni,nlit mIu...... a. , M .mi'i8.",0 tho polIt!cn umatcur and ;5L8k4lll!, cuuuing ahd duplicity of 7S'.wmu politician. ik. 7110 wns tnc trained politicion '.ii ..? t(i ,mnko tho 'ood boom a lUt the Vare kite? f V."00? ,icllct nnme tlie following wr natlona delecates.nt.lnr.rn. Wll. i nft it,,t :" " - -. . BidSi. i "nce TA"erbury. Charles ffl Va,,n?s.1!lvcr''oni Jr-i W. Fi J. rcc- rioW ii',"??' Philander C. Ivnox, Aal,..ri ""ruin, ADUrew W, . Mellon, -Leonard Sp out vft5'.f,,rlBlna,tor of tll- "Ucgular fPtOUI.Ood" t Pkpt nnlnn.1 1.. ticket retained tho Btmeg 0 .!?' ?9'?s Penrose and Philander WdriA 7r .,1,oso of " . Frcelnnd SSriSv t.uYare representative, and PlMnii J'1dle,t w h,om".the Varcs hnvo ''"Mran !ie,!r!!k lP set an amateur ThnPd h?1'1 ',1,n fwuirtlme. M. ChSnmt0t MyrMooro and Percy lnlTed ioV' atler' lt wnH evidently Mkwi. tho nuToso of catching Affpr iUt.. ii.. VtV," ," chicanery it U ii.l'. j'WBQiuo mnr run ni.nni.n.i ubeaPn0s8b,leMtbatt th0 Hon )MdM,M:u.a "'. o a i Vadlv Tn"M01ute'y amateurish, and 'tiiti;,U'y lalnS In pollticul crnv ------ i-.., i-iuun ii 'tnittir. cmus ln Pollticul Vnr. fri... V .. . , 1L i,, . '"" anticipated - i that hTvnticlpate.d, fof several ,!, vu' go to tho length of involving 1-WUMrt ,. r.ro-i,r., Colaniail uur What You Vote for at Today's Election u , To Bo Nominated United states senator. State treasurer. i Htnto auditor general. Justice of Stntq Supreme Court (nonpartisan). Judge of State Superior Court (nonpartisan). Four congressmen-at-large. Half the state Senate. All of tho state House of ltep resentntlvcs. Four congressmcn'at'large. Thirty-two district congressmen. To Be Elected Twelve dclcgatcs-nt-largc to tho national convent ion and twelve alternates. . Sixty-four dlstrlcC" delegates to tho national convention nnd bixty four alternates. Sixteen stato committeemen ; 2008 wnrd committeemen. FIGHT STARTS FIRE Booth in 7th Division of 4th Ward Burned and Ballot Box Is Carried Off DISORDERS MARK ELECTION The burning of a polling place and several other disorders necessitating the sounding of riot calls" for tho police marked today's primary election. There were outbreaks of disorder due to the bitterness of the contest in varloiyi sec tions of the city. Most of the trouble centered in the Fourth ward, where there is nn cspu daily keen contest for tho ward com mittee. In thn seventh division of the Fourth ward trouble reached n riotous stage. During a light between administration and are supporters in the polling place at Fourth and Balnbrldge streets, n ballot-box was hX'izcd and tho canvas booth In the polls was set ou fire. " Women living nbovo the polls screamed ond a riot call was sent to the ljnSAaWstlflliitrects police Patrolmen Lackjcr ond Seeh, who had been detailed near tho polls, rushed nto tho polling place, and uftcr ex tinguishing the lire, arrested seven men. riieyt were taken before Magistrate Ilarrigan on the chargn of disorderly conduct and later released when copies of the charges were obtained. Kind JBallot Box In Shop The ballot box, which disappeared during tho fight, was Mibsequently found in n delicatessen shop. Conflicting stories as to tho rause of the trouble ucic told by tho Varo and administration supporturs, each side blaming the other. Harry Straus, n Vare follower, who' is judgo of election nt the polling place, said six administration supporters en tered the polls and grabbed the ballot box. Straus declared that they attacked him when he interfered and exhibited n black ee nnd several bruises as proof of his assertion. A different version wiih riven liv ilm auminisirauon toilowors. 'Llicy KJlid IN POLLING PLACE nnwi" ro i f'.L t0,.ni l tllcm t0 votc!niln!stration men nre on the job." Fight and Riot Call in Third A fight and n riot call followed n quarrel in the sixth division of the Third ward. Tho polling place of this division is at Fourth and Queen streets. Trouble started, it is said, when n voter asked Harry Tucker, a watcher for the administration forces, assistance in casting his ballot. Samuel Rotkiu, a Varo committee man, interfered, it is said, nud tiie mcir quarrcled.- Accordiug to tlie Varo sup iwrters at the polls, Tucker struck Rotkiu and there was a general fight between adherents of both sides. Tucker was arrested and subsequently released. 'I'LL WIN SAYS 'BILL' VARE Congressman Predicts 20,000 Ma jority for Himself Congressman Vare this afternoon pre dicted his oun nomination nnd tho nom ination of all legislative candidates ou tho regular Republican ticket. "After a tour throughout tho First Congressional district and coming in personal contnet with the nctivo party workers in thcbe wards, I am satisfied that I will bo renominated by upwards of 20.000 majority," ho said. "There appears to be little or uo op position. All the candidates of the reg ular Republican party will bo nominated by n largo vote. The entiro legislative delegation nt Ilarribburg in my district, beven In all. will be nominated by largo majorities," .mqlea'n seesvTctory Says Primary Is "Going Well" In Martin's Stronghold John R. SIcLcan, Jr., candidate for state Senate from the I'lfth district, wns usked for his opinion on -tho election, after returning from a tour of inspec tion of tlie Nineteenth wnrd, the strong hold of Senator Due Martin, who is not up for re-election, but who is back ing Max Aaron. "Things are going spleudldlv up there," snld Mr. McLean. "Kvcry tiling Is satisfactory nnd all quiet." PRETTY GIRLS AID McCABE Five pietty girls, students ut Xotro Dame Academy, are electioneering for Louis F, McCabe, candidate for Con gress In tho Sixth district. In German -town today. The schoolgirl-boosters arc tho Misses Mnry Carr, Phyllis Soden, Mary Soden, Doris llucklaud nnd Rita Mcdiirrltv. They aro passlug out cards and pamphlets at the polls and on street corncrn. BIG VOTE POLLED: MOORE FORCES ARE FEELING CONFIDEN Roach Files Cornplaint Against Election Activities of Coun cilman Finley FIST FIGHTS REPORTED; ' OTHER MINOR DISORDERS Dolany-Ransley Battle in Third District Overshadows Other Congressional Battles A heavy voto reported from many wards throughout the city made admin istration lenders confident of victory for their ticket today at the Fprlug pri marj. The polls opened nt 7 o'clock tills morning and will close nt 7 o'clock this evening. Disorders wero reported 'from some sections, while representative of the Committee of Seventy clnimed they dis covered irregularities by followers of the Vnre organization. During a light in the Seventh divi sion of the Fourth wnrd the polling place at Fourth nnd Bnlnbridge streets wns set on fire. Several arrests were made. 1'. I. D. Roach, secretary of the Committee of Seventy, alleged Council man William 13. Finley. with nn attor ney, rode through the Twentieth ward in nn automobile advising election judges that no affidavits arc required from oters who want assistance. Mr. Hoach called nt the Mayor's of fice and laid his facts before Durrell Sinister, secretary to the Mayor. Thomas W. Cunnlnghnin, president of the Hcpiiblieau Alliance, and "Held marshal" of the administration forces, toda) predicted the nomination of Charles Delany for Congress from the Third distriet. nnd. of John It. Mc Lean, Jr., over Stntc Senntor Martin' man, Max Aron, iu the Fifth senatorial U1s",;,, . ,. f , . ,,. . LkjlLtAVW. ill- uui i i'i iuuivi ni'tmiifi iii viimi Hall ho hns boon rccclyluj; reports from Republican Alliance ward- headquarter: throughout tho city, -;Txts of Activity v''v.ft "The first few hours of the voting show that there Is lots (If activity on the part of Alliance workers throughout the city," ho said. "It is fair to say that a nrMt.v rood voto Is being polled and If tho samo record is maintained until 7 o'clock' , Nnm I ' touicht. then I nin surn that tlie admin istration candidates will bo nominated. "Reports from South Philadelphia show that the Trainer brothers nre giv ing tho Varcs the, fight of their lives. Reports from the northeast indicate that tho Vare-Lane-Martin combina tion is receiving shattering blows. "We nre particularly interested in reports of the Twentieth wnul. Mr. Lano is facing the hottest fire of his political career. There is no question nt all that in tlie two principal fights in tho city, in the Third Con gressional district and the Fifth Sen atorial district, thn Vare-Lane-Martin combination will lie defeated. "Mr, Delany will be nominated for Congress for 'both the short and long terms, und McLean will be nominated to succeed Kenatnr Martin. Tho ad- pm .? in, i . i5i e r I . J Safety. ! A: Steinbiickcr was as irom tlie local political viewnolntf.i.i i. .i , , ....... , H, nntofnn.llnn. r..t,rn r.f ll, '. i Is the administration battle to capture control of tlie Republican city commit tee from tlie are organization. Mayor Moore, victor over the organi zation nt last September's primary, again fnces the voters, this tinle as a candidato for delegate -at -large to the Republican National convention. Vare Seeks Revenge , TherVares, supporting 5V. Frcelnnd Kendrick, receiver of taxes, nre making n desperate cffoit to cut into tho Mayor's vote iu icvenge for Mr. Moore's successful "Moore or Vare" campaign last year. Overshadowing the primary voting in the other live Congressional districts is thnt in the Third district, where Mr. Delany Is the administration can didate for the short and long terms ns successor to Mayor Moore. Tho Vares are backing Rnnsley, for mer sheriff, n public officeholder for many years, whoso term ns sheriff ex pired last January. The orgauiztitlou made strenuous ef- Continued on Tare Two, CIumn One TWO LONE DEMOCRA TS PA Y $5 TO UPHOLD PARTY HONOR Republican Demands and Gets Double Pay to Act Watcher Canny Politicians Still Have $1 Loft John O'Hrifli nnd "Herbl" John ston couldn't lind tho other Democrat in the Thirty-fourth division of the For tieth ward tills morning, so they had to hire a Republican to act as inspector of the election. And stfeh is the state of the labor market that he wouldn't work for tlie paltry ?" which the law allows So they gave him $10. It wns cheap nt. that, seeing he combined in his one Kepublican person the fyjietlous of tlireo Democratic ofllcers Inspector, clerk and watcher. There aro 3(10 or 000 Itepilbllcans iu tho division, If jou could line them all up at the same timo ou probably would find as many ns tweuty Democrats. That the divUIqn falls somewhat short of being a'Democratic stronghold Is in dicated by tho fact that tho ward com Vnitteo allowed all of $0 for the ex penses of the day's primary. When the polls opened this morning O'Brien, who represents tho division on tho wnrd cxecutivo committee, nnd Johnston, who holds a watcher's ccr- gMt t"W?A .tOUN H. McLKAN, .lit.. Just after ho toled-wo suspect for liimself for llio stnto Kcnato nomi nation on tho Republican ticket OF ATLANTIC CITY I II III! III! Former Philadelphian, Chosen by Newly Elected Commis sion, Is G. 0. P. Leader KUEHNLE STARTS FIGHT Atlantic City. May 18. IMwnrd T, Under, a former Philadelphian aud son of the Into Daniel Bader, contractor and lieutenant of the Vnre's years ago, was elected major of Atlantic City nt tho organization meeting this afternoon of the new commission. Tho honid consists of five members 'J hey were elected iast Tuesday and fcorr for four years. aJl C re m,k In h mn I pro Under was also in politics in Philu eighteen yearn ago. Ho Is the recognized Kepublican organization leader 0bf the resort-. '"boV'of $ "3 5 ami nn.,a,H.4....1...lf r .ili. T. t.t- i. vuiniij-, uo ucui me .coucrniruieu or- guntzatlpn opposition at evtjry turu aijt Tiietidayand Veturrird-ii' hnndv vjnu'er over Armand x. iMcliois. the Jilfth man on the slate, took his heat on, the board nmitf nn ovation which shook City Hull. Kuelinlc, ),rung n sensation when he charged theHfonr oi-eanlzntlon men with i . , v -- ...... ...... ",1J "?.,".''"" V.,n " r,?. l'!'c- pared and passed in regard to the du ties of lils department. He declared tlie resolution meant lie lind no position at all. This is interpreted ns open hos tility. Kuehnle supporters, who gath ered enough strength to beat the or ganization nt every turn last week, suy lio will either get a fair deal or tho independent faction will be heard from next fall when Congressman Isaac liacliaracli will sOck re-election. The commission chamber was packed to the doors. A wealth of flowers bnnk ed the chairs of tho commissioners. There were us many women in the hall ns men. Mavor Ilader'a first m-t wns to introduce a resolution Increasing the salaries of the commissioners no per cent. William S. Cuthbcrt, Honrdwnlk bathhouse proprietor, was named di rector of tlie Department of Public "".".'." .l" "" ":i'l IIUVIH III all ruin IIUU public improvements. Albert V. lleycr wns elected director of revenue und finance. Keuhnle was chosen director of parks and public property. PICK OWN POLLS-OFFICIAL Nineteenth Ward Voters Refuse to Walt for Tardy Vare Man Voters In the twenty-third division of tlie Nineteenth ward, at Second nnd York streets, held h eurbxtnne election tills morning when Joseph Iltilme, 2.1011 North Phillip street, did not apppear Iu timo to open tho polls. Ultimo is a Vare man. William Turner, "Dave" Martin's lieutenant In tho division, objected to having the polls open unless Ilulmc was present. A dozen men waited impatiently for the inspector to appear, and finally de cided to take matters into their own hands, hold n curbstone election to supply tho place of the mis-lug official, and got ou with the election. The Vnre man was replaced by n McLean fol lower, Dennis lioyle. The polls wero then declared open. as tificate, wote the only Democrats among those present, Tho duly chosen iuspec tnr had gone to Atlantic Citv. ., !?r p!' wcnt on"n still-hunt through the division to find another Democrat. He couldn't, at lenst not one willing to serve. So he nnd Johnston put their heads together, and hit ou the expedi ent of hiring a Kepublican. O'Krion stayed on part of the morning as clerk, nnd then lie lind to go down town ou .business, whither his co-Democrat had preceded htm. The Kepublican wu left to hold the, fort. Ueforo they went each cast his ballot for himself and his partner in Democ racy. O Ilrlen plnpned to get back earlv enough In tho afternoon rto rellee tho Kepublican of ono or- two of his jobs. Ftc dollnrs of tho word committee's appropriation of slic Is to go to the Ke publican clerk-inspector-wntcher, to add to the ?5 allowed by law. The dnly thing that was troubling O nrlen and Johnston this morning was what to do with the other $1. r. r& bin flpK" f.i'fi-'J-1',' i fib RaaffiK&&KT TsVPIa BADER NEW MAYOR L MOURNER US MAN WHO CHARGED F Action Filed Against- James A. Boyd, Who Told of Efforts to Got Advertising 4 COUNCIL 10 HAVE MITTEN AND SCHMIDT AT HEARING Probe Committee Will Insist on Learning What Chicagoan Told P. R. T. Head Councilman Alexis J. Llmeburner, who asserts lie is innocent of any con nection with the attempted "shako down" of Sears. Roebuck & Co.. filed suit today against Jnmes A. Uojd, who made n statement recently concerning the councilman. Mr. Iloyd, who Is president of Penn sylvania Horticultural Socletv. was formerly senior member of James Boyd- u inc.. which supplied firelight Ing apparatus to the citj. Mr. Rojd asserted estenlnv Lime burner lind solicited advertising from tlie Rojd company at the time it was supplying chemical engines and other apparatus to tlie city. Ho said lie received the imprcssiori thnt unless the person approached by Llmeburner gave an order thnt his chances for obtaiUiug and holding n con tract would he matcrinll lessened. Tlie suit entered bv the councilman Was filed In Common Pleas Court No. 1, Iilinelmrner's counsel sought a capias for Mr. Royd. Conflicting statements made' before Council's self-investigating committee nre to he sifted thorouglm when A. I Schmidt, eastern maungcr of Senrs' Roebuck & Co., returns here from Chicago. Kdwln R. Vox, chairman of the committee, aunouueed subpoenas would lie issued for Mr. Schmidt. Thomas B. Mitten, president of tlie Rnpid Transit Co. ; Coleman J. Joyce, counsel for the transit oomnaim and Josenh K Costello, chief oHtlie .claims division iu the citv solicitors ofhee; Mr. Mitten, testifying nt the probe into- tbcK2.i.0O0Memnnd lujidc.7,f or passage of the icooscvelt boulevard trol ley ordinniicc, declared Schmidt told him ( otihcllman Alexis J. Llmeburner ad vised payment of tlie bribe. Mr. Schmidt, who was in Chicago when Mr. Mitten testified here, vig orously denied lie had made the remark attributed to him by the transit com pany head. He expiesed astonish nlent that Mr. Mitten's testimony was corroborated by Mr. Joyce, v Mr. Costello was "detailed by Mayor Moore to trap the bribe-seeker if pos. sible. Costello talked with Schmidt about the "mystery man" and will be called to tell of all his conversations with Schmidt. County detectives today are work ing on a clue which may lend to the Identification and arrest of the alleged grafter. Mayor For Complete Probe Tho activity of tho detectives today follows several conferences yesterday. Mayor Mooro conferred with District Attorney Rotan, former Judge James Ony Gordon, City Solicitor Smyth and other.. Then he issued n statement that1 all charges of graft against the new Council and the old Councils would be thoroughly threshed out NT AVR The conference between Chief Wynne I without much debate nnd niun niucud nnd Director Cortelvou iast nicbt. uns! incuts, which in effect would create a the aftermath of this declaration. Di- rector Cortelyou gave Wynne all the ' evidence ho lind gathered. I Director Cortelvou hns rnr-l,i confidential investigation for tlie Mayor, as has JosVph K. Costello. chief of the bureau of claims in the city solicitor's office. All the evidence cntlierod In- d.nt,n two and other evidence and charges ire -ported to Mayor Moore hnve been turned over to tlie office of the district attor ney for verification. Mayor Mooro lias promised a complete Investigation-and the publication of nil eidcnco obtained. "let the chips fall where they may." Judge Cordon has been retained by tho Mayor ns private counsel in tho affair. 'I nnt Director Cortelvou Is in nos- session of information on tho graft charges wns evident in a letter for warded vesterdav 'nftrmnnn ). ,i, Mayor to District Attorney' Kotan. A copy of the letter follows : "As a result of our conference con cerning the rumors affecting the honor and dignity of the city in the matter of uio proposeu nouievard ordinances, I feel it incumbent mion me tn n,.. nnn you the importance of nn Inquiry that will tend to prove the truth or falsity of charges that have been made. The di rector of nublip Rflfctv liml ntliDi.., i... certain information bearing upon these nuiium which win assist you in the in vestigation. .Must Clear City's Xame "You wllUagrce with mo that this city should bo frbed from improper In fluence affecting legislation, or other wise tending to corrupt the body politic influences which can only retard the development of the municipality and iti-juim-r no juir mine, nucn nn in quiry ns I nm hum you will make will. I know, be thorough and to the end that those who have been guilty of using their official positions for Improper pur poses and to the prejudice of the public welfare, will bo apprehended and punished In accordance with the law. "I have asked tho director of public safety to subnilt to jou such facts, names and Information as mnv be known to him in this relation, in order that the work in hand may bo facilitated. Any other ngency that comes tiuder my dlrec tion as Mayor will also bo placed nt your disposal. Iu agreeing to take up this matter, I feel that you ore tender ing tho city tho best possible service, since we can well bo rid nf tbosn. it there bo such, who arc false to the public HARD COAL DISPUTE NEAR END Washington, May 18-(Hy A. P.) Settlement of the controversy over increased wage demands of nntlirncltc conl miners which hns extended over scvernl-weeks. Is expected by Department of Labor officials today or tomorrow. Concessions obtained by Secretary of Labor Wilson from both miners and operators during dully conferences, officials said, have made possible a peace ful settlement. U. S. AGENTS INVESTIGATE ELECTION IRREGULARITIES Director Cortclyou visited the TJ. S. District Attorney's of fice i nthe Federal Building at noon today to complain that lie heard votes we're being bought In the Eleventh nnd Twelfth Wards and that polling places had been closed in tie Fourth Ward until 7 o'clock this evening. F. B. Pierce, chief of the bureau oZ Investigation, sent dcpaitment of justice agents Into the waros to Investigate. In a congressional election Irregular ities are prosecuted by the federal government. KN0XVILLE STORES CUT PRICES 20 PER CENT KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 18. One of Knoxvllle's largest department stores today announced a 20 per cent discount on its entire stock except a few contract-priced articles. A shoe store here has announced a similar reduction on its cutirc stock. . C. t Former Philadelphia Pastor Elected at Methodist Gen eral Conference BICKLE.Y 13 VOTES SHORT Ity the Associated Press Des Melues. la.. Mny IS. The Rev. Clinrlein Wesley Mums, of MiiiueuiioliH, M1tiifir!'K'nrtJ.dlrctcd a-,liUhop of.. the Methodist JOpieeopnl Church on the bal lot taken hero lute jesterday at the general conference, the result of which was announced today. His voto was r.."2. The number of otes necessary for election was !?,'. George P. llickley. Philadelphia, lc ccived 022 'otus. Anton Rast. Copen hagen, Denmark, icceived 170. Ills picvious high Note was ,'1."4. Adoption of the plan of unification with the Methodist Church, South, by tlie general conference is u remote pos sibility, nccnidlu? to sentiment ex pressed by iiiuii delegates today. For almost two weeks a special com mittee has been considering the report of tlie commission on unificn'tion, which presented to the general conference n legional plan without recommendation and merely "as the best that we hnve been able to agree upon under the cir cumstances nnd under our instruc tions." Accordiug to membeis of this special committee it is the almost unanimous opinion of tlie committee that it will he impossible to adopt the present plan new plan. 'I'he special committee appointed a subcommittee of eleven, nnd chnrged them with the Iutv of formulating a plan which would further the interests of eentunl unification. This sub committee bus decided on its recommen dations to the main committee, and will submit a plan which, according to Illshop John W. Hamilton, its chair mnn. would lead the churches involved to get ready for unification. The subcommittee's report will lirst be considered by the special committee on unification and, if adopted, will be presented to the general conference for adoption. It is understood the report w ill call for n now commission on unihVntiou to be lepresentutlve of nil the churches and tlitit the Methodist Church, South, will be asked to nnme a similar com mission, riniil action is not expected for several days. Tlie Rev. Dr. Charles Wesley Hums was formerly a member of the Phila delphia conference. He accepted a call to the Hennepin Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, nt Minneapolis, iu September, 101(1. At that time he wns pastor of the First Methodist Church of (Sermantown. Doctor Hums is n brother of the Rev. Dr. (1. llickley Hums, and u cousin of the Rev. Dr. George II. Hicklc. During the ten yenrs he had charge of the First Church, (lermantowu, Doc tor Hums nearly doubled its member ship. Tinier his leadership the congre gation paid off a mortgage of $25,000. During this period the First Church set an example by guaranteeing to pay thn salary of the pastor of the Fifth Street Temple, at Fifth aud Spring (Jardcn streets, enabllug this downtown congregation to meet its financial ob llcatlous. Doctor Hurns's work In Gennnntown gave him i national reputation. Horn nt Hutboro, Pa , forty-six yeurs ago, Doctor Hums attepded the public schools of this city and was graduated from the Central High School. He went to Dickinson College nnd, after graduating from that institution, stud ied nt the Huston School of Theology. A post-graduate cours-o iu philosophy followed. After a pahtorate of five yenrs at tho Ijinsdowno Methodist Kpiscopui Church, he weut to Coatcs vlllc, Pa., for ono year, which was followed by a two-jcar pastorate at the Spring Oardeu Street Church. Ho received Ills degree of doctor of divinity RV BURN CHOSEN BISHOP RESISTING HOLD-UP WOMAN IS BEATEN Stepdaughter of Police Lieu tenant Knocked Down by Thugs and Purse Taken POLITE TO MEN Miss Martha fluffy, stepdnuchtcr of Lieutenant John Duffy, of the Twenty fourth Police district, wnsirittacked nnd robbed by tvtfo liiclnvmineii shortly after' midnight ut l'ift. -llfth and .Market. streets. She was struck across the l.rt.d j&'jj" AuZl Suns was" in hi" with a bottle when she resisted. accusation." .Mr. Daniel continued. "It The same men nre believed to hnve is nlvo worthy of note that nt tho very) mbbed two other pedestrians later with-,''""' ViW0'"' W ""'khi- this speech , ,, i I .. 1 1 i ,t . shns wn.N writing to Cuptnln Pratt iu a radius of eight blocks from the at- i threatening au investigation of the con tack ou Miss Duffy. , ' duct of the war." The higliuawnen are described us' Mr. Daniels said he would not answer oung, and neatly dressed. Thev were' the Penrose charges nt length, even not masked, but wore soft guw bats though he had just learned of them, be- pulled down over their eves. Miss Duffy lives at ."702 Chestnut street. She was on her wa home, and had stopped iu nn ojster saloon ut Fifty-fifth and Market streets to get some ostors for her mother. She was carrying a silver mesh bag. Ileaten as She Resists The two men approached her a mo ment after she had left the place. One of them grubbed the bag. She resisted, and was struck repeated!) on the Iienil and jnw. The last blow was with a bot tle, which cut her cheek and chin. As she fell tlie bag wus torn fiom her grasp. William Kline. ."(504 Cedar avenue, was apprnaihed l) two men fifteen minutes later, at Fort) -sixth and Wal nut streets, who asked if lie !md an) ready eashr "We must insist." said one of the highwn.wncu, drawing a revolver. The) toojc $0 from Kline and ran across the street to a waiting automobile with engine running. The next hold-up wa on Walnut street. Short!) before daylight, at lxty-tliiril and alnut streets, thev stopped John Dounell) . ,'12." South ' Sixt) -third street. I Polite to Men Victims "I'll just tnl-e whatever money yo.i happen to have," said one of the'high wa.vn.en politely. D( niielly squared off to fight. The highwa.vman drew a re volver. "We wouldn't like to have mi) trouble," he insinuated He took $18 from Donnellv s pocket. The police of the Fifty-fifth and Pitio streets station started a search of the neighborhood when the attack on Miss Duffy was reported. They never caught tip with tlie highwaymen. LIBERTY BONDS TUMBLE Heavy Liquidation of Victory Notes on Stock Exchange New York, May IS. There was re newed benv.v liquidation of both tlie Libert) Ilomls and the Victorv Notes on the stock exchange today. Tho Im perative i hai act er of tlie selling indi cated the inability of merchants und other business interests to obtain funds in the open money murket or from the loaning Institutions. Mocks from $100,000 to S2."0,000 par value forced tlie second Is, second 44s, third 4Us .fourth 4n und the Victory 4!14h to new low points of dis counts. There wus also said to be heavy sell ing orders from interior points, ut which quartets theie hud recently been labor difficulties PRINT-PAPERPROBE ENDED Senate Committee Will Not Call Any More Witnesses , Washington, Mny 18. (Hy A. P.) The Senate manufacturers subcommit tee which bus been investigating the print paper situation announced today it had closed its hearings and that no further witnesses would bo called, Thn committee will meet tomorrow, Chairman Keed said, and attempt to agree upon recommendations to be made to the full committee. SECRETARY CALLS '' S PLAGIARIST' OR TELEPATHIST Sees Significance in Pennsyl vania Associations of Ad miral and Senator DECLARES NAVY ATTACKS ' ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL "Did They Collaborate or Ex change Mental Telegrams?" Daniels Asks I lly the Associated Press Washington, .Muy IS. Senator a rose, not Rear Admiral Sims. orlglnatd the basic charges against the Navy De partment -ontalned In the admiral's letter of January 7, Secretary Daniels assorted today before tlie Senate com mittee iiivef-tlgiting the nnval conduct' of the war. Mr. Danhds recalled that the Icnn sjlvonia senator, speaking in the Hen nte August 24. IMS, declared procras tination on the part of the secretary prolonged the war at least three months, cost ?ir..000,000.000 and many lives. Tlie words of Penrose were almott ideutieal with those used by Sims more than a year later, Mr. Daniels snld. "Kither Sims is a plagiarist nnd ? propriated his views and charges from Senator Penrose or by the new science of mental telepathy the views of 'the senntor were couimunicuted to Admiral, Sims," declared Mr. Daniels. 'Ten rose comes from IVnnsjIvnuIa and Hints wns appointed to the Naval Academy from that state. Did they collaborate M VICTIMS!01- e.chnuge mental telegrams?" "' I Sa Penrose Was Imposed Cpon f The committee might have "sayl thousands of reams of paper and hiinf dreds 'of thousands of words" 'by ! vestigutlng Penrose's charges, the, w(t Hess said. "Senator Penrose was imposed upon , cnuse his answer to Admiral Sims cov ered. the mutter fully. .situs's Ambition Masted The witness said Admiral Sims's "highest, and dearest ambition" wa? blasted when he was refused permission to au-ept an appointment ns an honorary member of the British admiralty. Mr. Daniels added thnt the admiral ex pressed "deep regret and embarrass ment" when the permission wns denied because the tender lind come from the "king himself." Although the offer was without prec edent. Secretary Daniels said, it could not be accepted because it wns "unr Americiiu." and had not been made to ropiesentutlves of the other Allies. He devoted the rest of the dav to a resume of the Niivy Department's war i o'istriicttnii activities, fontnrislng about 1000 vessels, nearly three times us many us were in the entire navy when war began. He paid high tribute to Rear Admiral David W. Taylor, chief con structor, who, lie said, had no superior iu the world. ARMY BILL iFdEADLOCK Senate Plans to Reorganize Forca Split Conferees Washington, May 18. (Hy A. P.) A deadlock on the arm) reorganization, bill wns reached today by tlie Senate und House conferees. Senate pro visions to reorganize the forces caused the breach and the question will be brought before the House for n vote. The disagreement. Chairman Wailsi worth of the Senate muuagers said, came despite an offer from the Senate side to strike out the Snntc provisions for voluntary military training of jouths between eighteen and twenty-ono yenrs of age. MORE PRICE-SMASmNG ' Omaha's Smaller Stores Announcer Cuts of 20 to 30 Per Cent Omaha, Neb.. May 18. (Hy A. P.) t Klght smaller stores today joined tha live iarge establishments which have announced reductions of from 20 to 110 per rent. A large automobile dealer made re ductlons of $2."0 on open and, $400 on closed car models. A storo which made u .'10 per cent reduction announced tlie cut would ex tend to jts restauruuts ulso. One of the concerns which started with a 20 per cent cut, uuirounced an additional reduction of 10 per cent. Stores which ure excepting Iroro re-1 duction articles like iiicu'h collars and others upon which the' innnufacturei' fixes tlie price have protestrd to tho factories that two large concerns nra cutting these .'!() per cent along wltjt the others. May Pranks Mny thoirtn for May flowers Mny hriifhlen .May hour. Mny tciitdi mny borrow tny pranki for tomorrow, tl'Ao cart how they ptayf Aiv, thuekal Hay way 4 , L. 4 $ 1 i 'X V:1 I ? l ,. t ft '11 1 M 1 41 m ,i". M ' i, 4; k; BJW '.-. ifi..V...?V .It mi Lt' . ' U . .v.r w.- a, .J y
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