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VOL. VI. NO. 220
ROMIG IS INDICTED
BY U. S. GRAND JURY
AS BERGDOLL AID
Slacker's "Man Friday" Hold In
$5000 Bonds by Federal Com
missioner Manley Here
TRIAL TO BE IN BALTIMORE;
FACES 3-YEAR PRISON TERM
Government Agents Still Think
Fugitive Brothers May Be on
Yacht at 'Sea
"Judge" James E. Romlg. Grover
C Hergdoll's "man Friday," wni In
lleled on two counts by n federal grand
jury in Baltimore today and held In
J.IOOO bail hero on the charge of aid
ing Bcrgdoll to evade the drnft.
The "Judge" is now patiently "watt
ing nt the church" in the Federal
Building for Mrs. Bcrgdoll to appear
ind provide bail. She was summoned
t 11 o'clock.
To the indictments returned in Baltl
more Romlg is charged with nidlng nud
gbrttlng Bcrgdoll In evading military
forvlec and in the other with conceal
ing him. ' The indictments were re
turned just before noon.
Trial to no in Baltimore
The indictment against Romlg were
obtained by -Samuel K. Dennis, United
Slates attorney for t!i Maryland dis
trict. The indictments were requested under
Section S", United States Criminal
Code, which provides a fine of not more
tlmn $10,000, or three years' imprison
ment, or under Section 42, which pro
vides for imprisonment for n term ot not
more than 'three yenrs, and n fine of not
moro than $2000.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles. C. Crcs
son, judgp advocate nt Bergdoll's court
martini, appeared before the Grand Jury
with a mass- of testimony and exhibits
from the Bcrgdoll trial. Tncluded was
the register of the New Vivian Hotel,
at Hagerstown.
Miss Irmn Dayhoff, clerk of the New
Vivian, who identified Itomig as the
man who registered at the hotel as
Howard WnttH, was another witness,
together with John J. O'Connor, the
man officially credited with Bergdoll's
capture last January. r
O'Connor testified that Itomig, Ervln
and Grover Bcrgdoll had registered first
at the Hagerstown hotel on April 21),
1011).
He said they remained there until
Mayl2i They returned again. May 23
and remnlncd until June 11.' Later, the
tiro slacker brothers arc said to have
returned to the New Vivian. There is
no allegation that Romlg was at the
hotel after June 11.
Posed as War Workers
O'Connor stated that while Grover
find his brother wer at the New A'lvinn
they posed as munition workers. Every
morning they would don overalls and
jumpers, and leave the hotel as though
starting for work.
It is rumored in Baltimore that they
have an aunt nt Charlestowu. Cecil
county, Maryland, where they may have
vkltfd.
O'Connor has not dismissed the
theory that Grover and his brother may
have been aboard the yacht Emma C,
which was reported to have slipped her
moorings off Atlantic City last week.
He is convinced the brothers are to
tether, and believes they may be on the
water, somewhere outside the three-
mile limit.
Glbb'oney "Still on Job"
Itomig appeared at the Federal
Building here with D. Clarence Glh
boney. his nttorncy, n few minutes be
fore 11 o'clock, when tho hearing was
scheduled to becln.
Joseph F. McDcvitt, the local agent.
'oi tnc Department of Justice, who
swore out the warrnnt in Bnltimorft for
Homig, and Assistant District Attorney
Kremp appeared for the prosecution.
After Commissioner Manley called the
hearing, Mr. Kremp explained that
much of the government's evidence was
in Hagerstown, Md., where the nlleged
offeuce was committed, and asked that
the ease be held over until next Friday.
Glbboncy agreed to the request and
Homig was held over in $5000 bail.
Romlg In Jovial Mood
The "judge," nlways jovial, "was in
a JOCUlar mood fnltnivlm. tlm li,n,!nit
which ho dismissed with' a wave of his
oand. He did not appear worried after
-Mrs. Bcrgdoll bad failed to appear for
iwo h()Urs following her promlbe she
nuuiu pe ngnt down t6 "bail him out.
Sine a nwKnl.l fAmlLi. l. j. ,i
... ---- " t"""uij h-cuiuk iuu iuw, lliu
nmen.fi or the workers on her estate."
J said. 'You know, sho always cooks
for them. She'll bo hero alright."
itomig mado u detcrmifled effort to
rSCnne the fc.CUS of thn h-lttnrw nf ,iwi.
S..ppi SI""08 leveled nt him while ho
M held in tho hearing room awaiting
m.uTi of his bftlU IIe was un'sut"
.J?'1?0.4"0 "Judgo" atention was nt
"acted ! neenversation until tho cam
f wlre focuscd, and then ns he turned
iL fchout from tu photographers in
tb? , "r, flashlights were set off.
i?h' 'cll lt 8 a11 lu fun," lie said
.3 ,a Jaugh after tho photographers
wnlalned they had "got" him.
J.ett to the tender mercies of the
newspapermen by Gibboney, who plead -"i
Mress of other business, the "judgo"
"fsan a long monologue on phronology.
Contlnatd on Tata BTentn. Column One
McAVOY IS IN NJTyORK
necking Up on Dlfferlno Tales of
Qlbboney and Romlo
United States District Attorney Mc
t?J, t Governors island, N. V.,
joaiy. checking up on discrepancies in
Jim. J?"?? Oibboney's and "Jiuige"
Jme8 h, ilomig.s storIes,of the
rover 0. Bergdoll.
Yorr.Rc.ainU, Jobn O'Hara and Calvin
of .i, ' H,e iwo Bimrds who had custody
o1,v!0, ?ra(t. dodcr on . Ms "pot-o'f -uav
,!n,ipi.'w,,cn ho scaped last Thurs
t.lii'n. A1 b? "llle(1 t0 discover who Is
""lDe W true story of tho escape,
I w . All Judrra ot Clrar
I ,??!?" odf7 B. Miha'a
1 "as ou umiV'Sav.
Entered as Second-Claim Matter at the Poslofflc. at Philadelphia.
Under tho Act ot March a. 1870.
Wcscott Suggested
"Rubber Stamp" Defense
Jolin W. Wcscott, former at
torney Rencrnl of Now Jersey, Hold
today lie suggested the famous
"rubber'stamp" defense which
figured prominently in (he court
martinl of Grover Cleveland Berg
doll at Governors island last March.
The defense contended that the
signature of Adjutant General Henry,
of Pennsylvania, had not been writ
ten .on Bergdoll's Induction card,
but had been affixed with n rubber
stamp. The induction, therefore,
the defense maintained, was illegal.
Former Judge Wcscott admitted
making the "rubbcr-stnmp defense"
suggestion to Anscll anil Bailey,
BergdoH's Washington counsel. Mr.
Wcscott was in the Federal Building
during the hearing of James H.
Romlg. Ho repented his denial that
he ever acted as counsel for the
slacker.
DelanytAppoars to Be Losing in
"Long and Short" of
Official Count
HAS LEAD OF ONLY 200
The Varc-controltcd Republican city
committee today claimed the congres
sional nomination In the Third district
for Harry C. Ransley. As the official
count ncars completion withthc Nine
teenth ward figures rapidly being tabu
lated. Charles Delany, nrlminlstratlon
candidate, apparently is losing ground.
William E. Finley. secretary of the
city committee, jtnd Leopold C. Glass,
attorney, both watching the official
count, claim that the battle has been
won by Ransley. Tho Delany leaders,
however, are still hopeful that the final
tally will show that the Moore candl
datp will win.
"Ransley' won the long term by 204,
nccordlng to our figures." said Mr. Fin-
ley, "and he captured the short term
by 105. That is the long and short
of tho Ransley -Delnny ficht.- Above nil
things, 'truth nnd honesty bcarpth us
away mc victory.' "
The only comment from Delany lend
crs was:
"The Ransley figures given by Fin
ley ate too high."
LIMITS LIQUOR PERMITS
Only 100 In Three Months Allowed
Each Physician
Washington, May 28. (By A. P.) ,
In nn effort to defeat the "indiscrimi
nate sale" of liquor, on physicians' pre
scriptions. -CommIssioiIcVT'William8, f
the bureau of Internal revenue, issued
a ruling today limiting the number of
permits allowed each physician to 100
for each three months, ..except with
"good cause."
The order, which Sir. Williams snjd
was issued "after weeks of study hnd
the investigation of records of scores
of physicians, ' makes it obligatory
on the part of physicians "to show where
tho liquor has gone- before more pro
scription blanks will be issued by the
bureau. .' A
Officials said that while expecting n
"Hood of protests," such nn order wis
"clearly within the administrative pro
visions of tho Volstead act."
FIREMEN KEPT ON JUMP
Three False Alarms Within
Sent In at Manayunk
Hour
Three false alarms of lire in Mana
yunk and Wlssahlfkon kept the firemen l
of that section on the jump last night,
The nlnrms were sent in within tliirtv-
five minutes and were within n radius
of a mile.
The first alarm was sounded at 10:2S
o'clock from Illdge avenue nud Sumnc
street. The second wns xent in nt 10:57
o'clock from Manayunk nnd Rhchclle
nveuues, nnd the third wns struck nt
11 :05 o'clock from Ridge nnd Monas
tery avenues.
STAGE FIGHT ATOP V,AN
Battlers Scare Driver Off Are Latej;
Arrested
There we're quick thrills in the battle
of A. Terror nnd Robert Brown.
It happened atop u moving van.
which was moving at the time. At
Carlisle street and Allegheny avenue
the struggle became so strenuous that
the driver of the von deserted the ve
riclo. and tied.
The ficht became more vicious, nud.
according to tho police, Terror, who did
not llvo up to his name, was downed by
Brown. The men fell to the street, with
Terror at the bottom of tho fight.
His bruises were attended nt the hn
mnrltnn Hospital, and after that Magis
trate Price held him in $000 ball for a
further hearing. Brown was held in
$300 ball. The prisoners gave their ad
dresses ns Twenty -third nnd Mnster
streets.
GOOD BOOMERANG THROWER
Policeman Drops Fugitive With Cast
of Blackjack
After n chase of several blocks two1
boys, accused of an attempt to steal an
automobile belonging to Ocorge Korh,
003 Krle avenue, were captured by Pa
trolmen McIIalc nnd Frederick.
The boys gave their names ns Hum
bert Tommnsclll nnd Albert Eck, of
Twenty -fourth street nnd Allegheny
avenue. Shortly befor midnight Tom
mnselll, nccording to Mr-Hale, got In the
ear. which was standing nt Twenty
sixth street and Indinnu nvenuc, nnd
prepared to drive it off. Eck was wait
ing on a corner nearby.
On seeing Mcilnle upproach, Tom
masclli jumped from the car and lied.
Tho patrolman threw his blackjack after
the boy. It struck him In tho leg nnd
he fell to the ground.
Seeing his companion fall, I'.ck ran
out Twenty-sixth street, hevcrnl shots
fired by Frederick frightened the boy
mill tin mirreilllcred. ..
Magistrate Price held the boys In
?G00 ball each for a further hearing.
nnsr I'lcnmiw o this Mexican
Th flight of Currmiia nd Obreiron'
triumphal ntry Into .Mexico City Pictured
In trlklnc pliotornh(i In the ricrorUl
Jftctlon ot nfii Sunday I'bbiio Lidom.
t-J.au,
RANSLEY VICTORY
CLAIMED BY VARES
ra.
Abandoned Baby Coos
at Hearing of Parents
Mother Tells How She Instigated the Leaving
of Child on Doorstep and Then Became
Conscious Stricken
A thrcc-weeks-old boy baby blinked
Indifferently nt the surroundings in the
Central Police Court today where his
mother and fnther were arraigned on
n charge of abandoning tho infant.
The prisoners were Charles F. Loh
brandt and his wife, Helen, of C417
Dp Lnnccy street.
I'nnwnre that he hnd brought his
parents close to jail doors the baby
Miuggled closely in the arms of his
father. The mother smiled faintly
through her tears each time the infant
stretched his hands toward her.
Conlllcting reasons for tho attempted
abandonment of tho bnny were, given
uy ins miner ami mother.
Gave Different Reasons
The latter first said she wanted to get
rid of the infant because he would inter
fere with her plans for the summer, ac
cording to the police. Later, it is said,
Mrs. Lohbrandt told tho police that she
did not know how to provide a proper
home for the baby and requested her
husband to leave him on a doorstep so
that he might be cared for by some
family of means.
An entirely different story was told
by Lohbrandt. Ho first said that thn
baby was stolen from his automobile at
Fifty-second and Locust streets, ac
cording to. District Detective Luby.
WINS GOLF TITLE
.
Defeats Mrs. Caleb F. Fox in
Finals for Philadelphia
Women's Crown
VICTORY ON FIFTEENTH
' SANDY McNIBLICK
Mellon Golf Club, 5Iny 28. Miss
Mae Bell, of the Philadelphia Cricket
Club, captured the 1020 women's golf
championship of Philadelphia today by
defeating Mrs. Caleb F. Fox, Hunting
don Vnlley, -1 and 3, in a keenly con
tested final match.
Miss Bell was steady throughout and
was particularly effective ou the greens.
Her putting was all that could ho desired.-
On the other linud, Mrs. Fox
was "green shy" and this was the de
ciding fpctor in the mnthes.
MJ3b Bell's medal score going out was
45. against 48 for Mrs. Fox.
The cards follow:
illsa lifll
Out
In ..
.Mrs. Vox
Out ft s
3 ft
4 4 315
fl 7
5 5'
A ft
0 4
548
In 3 5' 0 4 S t
Miss Bell took the lead at I lie (list
green, reeling off a 4 to Mrs. Fox's (1.
They halved the second, then Miss Bell
won the third nnd wns 2 up. The fourth
was halved with fis, after which Mrs.
Fox steadied, winning the next hole
and halving the sixth and seventh. Miss
Hell took the next two with a 4 and a
fine 3. .
Tills put her 3 up nt the turn
They halved the tenth, but Miss Bell
iucrcned her lead, winning the eleventh
lend ou the twelfth to 3 up, but Miss
Boll en in e back nud took the thirteenth.
They halved the fourteenth. In order
to hnvo n chance Mrs. Fox had to Win
the fifteenth, but nhe failed. They
unlvcd the hole and tins gave tlic mutch
iu .uiss lien.
Mrs. Fox has won the championship
five times and lias beeu beaten hi the
finals six times, today mnklnc the elev
enth time she hns played in the last
round for the title. Hhc has been final
1st for the national championship.
This wns the first time Miss Bell luis
ever reached the final round. Indeed,
she is a comparative newcomer to the
game at all. She dates her start In
golf to a winter about six years ago, but
for the, last two or three years has
played little tournament golf in this dis
trict. FLEESIN CROWD
Handcuffed - Prisoner;' Makes
Daring Attempt to Escape in
Broad Street Dash
An army deserter, handcuffed and in
the custody of two members of the army
intelligence, mude an attempt to escape
in tho heurt of tho city today.
Taken into 'a saloon nt Fifteenth nnd
Market streets to obtain, a glass of
water, the man. whose name is with
held by tho army authorities, thrust
nsido his guards and made ftrthc door.
As several men were entering the saloon
he changed his course nnd dnshed to
wnrd un open window, followed by the
nrmy men nnd two bnrtenders. In a
moment he was in Market street.
The noonday crowd saw tho hnnd
cuffod soldier running enst on Market
street. Scores of pedestrians joined in
the ehnso which led to Brond street.
Here the deserter evaded a traffic po
liceman, ran north on Citv Hnll pave
ment nnd dashed to Brond street. The
Intelligence men nnd n shouting crowd
followed, calling to persons ahead to
block the flight. Several persons en
deavored to stop tho soldier hut ho
dodged them successfully.
Running nortli on Brond street, the
crowd nt his heels, now numbering more
than 100 persons, ho bid fair to out
distance his pursuers, until Arch btrect
was reached. Here three men hended
him off, grabbed the prisoner nnd held
him until tho intelligence men came
up. The three, out of breath and per
spiring from tho chase, went to the
nrmy recruitjing station In Arch street
near llrond, where they waited until
n detail of guards could be obtained
to take the prisoner to Frnnkford ar
senal, At the arsennl an investigation wos
held. It wos stuted that the prisoner's
inline would not bo made public until
lute this afternoon.
MISS MAE BELL
AMY
DESERTER
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 192C
Later Lohbrnndt admitted, nccording to
the police, that this wns untrfic.
A story which brought tears to the
eyes hf innny In the court wns unfolded
whcn'Mrs. Lohbrandt sought to explain
her plight. She Is twenty-three yenrs
old nnd pretty. The woman wns tnste
fully but plnlnly dressed. As she hnd
only been dlsqhargcd from a hospital
yesteday she was extremely weak and.
spoke with much difficulty.
Sign Own Ball Bond
"I told my husband to take the baby
out Jtnd leave him nt a house where
he probably would be well cared for,"
she said, "but after ho had done this I
w"as overcome wjth remorse. My con
science would not ncrmlt mo to sleen.
Then I told my husbnnd to go nnd get
the baby again. He went to the house
where she hnd left him, but found that
somoTJiie hnd taken him. Then he went
to tnc police station and was arrested.
Lohbrandt nilmlttcd flint thin wns
tho renl storv in the ensc. Hn snltl thnt
he was employed as a bookkeeper by a
local firm nnd received JJS.I n month.
The prisoners were each held in $500
bail and permitted to sign their own
bond.
The baby was found early this morn
ing on the porch of n house nt 323
North Sixty-third street.
3 FAMILIES ESCAPE
Stores and Apartments De
stroyed in Nighttime Fire
, at Wyncote
CHILDREN CARRIED OUT
Three families'. Including sexernl chil
dren, hnd a narrow escnpe from prob
nble suflocntion this morning nt a fire
which swept three stores nnd npart
ments nt (ilensidc nnd Greenwood ave
nues, "Wyncolc. The loss will rench
$25,000.
Occupants of the apartments above
the Ntores were awakened bv smoke
pouring through the hallway. The safety
of the children was the first thought of
all concerned.
Covering their heads with blankets,
several of the women tenants groped
their way through the hallway to the
rooms of others and nssisted in carry
lug the youngsters to the street.
Fanned.by. the northwesterly wind
the flames, which started on the third
floor shortly after 2 o'clock, gained
quick headway. A general alarm was
sounded and all the fire companies from
the surrounding country side responded.
Several companies fought the fire from
both the front and rear of the building,
while other, engine companies devoted
. ,!r 'ncrsy to saving surrounding
buildings.
The firemen proved their gallantry by
offering their coats to several of the
women who were compelled to llee from
the building in night clothes.
Through the eUlcient work of the fire
fighters, who bnttled for nearly two
hours, none of the surrounding property
was burned. On the lower floor of the
huildinsare the Wyncote Pharmnc, n
shoo rtore and an unoccupied store.
The apartments on (he second floor
were occupied by Mr. nnd Mrs. James
Elliott and u four-year-old child. Mr.
and Mrs. John Smith nnd daughter nnd
the Misses Collins nnd Schcnck.
All lost their furniture and most of
their clothing, together with consider
able jewelry.
The blaze Is believed to have been
started by crossed electric light wires.
REPORT IRISH RESOLUTION
House Committee Votes 11
to 7
After Bitter Fight
Wn.sliinSton. May 25. (By A. P. I
A resolution "viewing with grave con
cern conditions in Ireland nnd "ex
pressing sympathy with the aspirations
of the Irish people for n government of
their own choice" wns reported out to
day by the House foreign nffnirs com
inutee. xne vote was 1 to 7.
Tho resolution was offered by Repre ,
sentatlvo Mason, Republican, Illinois, ua
a substitute for his resolution proposing!
virtual recognition of the provisional'
Irish Republic. Its adoption ended n
long and blttcr,fight in the committee.
FRIDAY JINX BROKEN? '
For First Time in Thirteen Weeks
Day May Remain Rainless
"The jinx is broken." sniil Hi'
wenthcr mnn this morning in announc
ing there will bo no rainfall todav.
If his foreenst Is borne out. this will
be the first Fridny without rain for
thirteen weeks.
Todny nnd tomorrow will be partly
cloudy, with continued worm tempera
tures, 'and gentle northerly breezes, the
weather mnn snid. He is iinnhlo to fore
cast tho weather for Sunday and Mon
day, width will be observed as Me
morial Day.
B. R. T. STRIKE THREATENED
Men to Walk Out This Afternoon
Unless Granted Conference
New York, May 2S. (By A. I'.)
Unless hindley M. Garrison, receiver for
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co., agrees
to confer with a committee purporting
to represent power house ami substa
tion employes, on the question of in
ci eased wnges, a strike will be called at
4 o'clock this afternoon, according to
spokesmen for tho committee. The
strike, -they declare, would tic up the
entire system.
Tho strlko was to have become oper
ative yesterday, but Mayor Hylau in
duced the committee to pobtpono it for
twenty-four hours. Mr. Garrison, iu a
letter to Mayor Hylan, stood by his re
fusal to meet tho men, declaring thnt
tjic reconhi of tho company show that
ouly one lot the committee Is employed
by the company.
TOnilUI.KNr MAY CAY IN 1'OROrEAN
CAI'ITAIJJ
Pint rlcluro of dlaturbancri In London,
ParU and lltrlin. In next Hunday'n FlctorUl
Section ot Hi 1'DiUO Ldoi. -Adv.
IN $25,000 BLAZE
PRESBYTERIAN
PASTORS IN GRIP
$1,000,000 .Fund to Erect
"Manses" for Ministers
Asked of Assembly
m
MILLION ALSO SOUGHT
BY EDUCATION BOARD
Services of Williarm' Henry Rob
erts Highly Praised in ,
Resolution
Ministers nil over the country are in
the grip of the real estate profiteer,
the 132d general assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
of' America was told at this morning's
session nt the Academy of Music.
The standing committee on church
erection, reporting this morning, nuked
that It be given a loan of Si, 000.000
to be expended for building purposes
Much of this money is rfeeded for new
"manses," as the ministers' dwelling
houses are known in the church.
"Ministers have been forced to buy
houses nt fabulous nrlccs." the commit
teo reported, "or to move two or tnrce
times in n single year." It was pointed
out that renting was difficult, rentals
exorbitantly high, nnd sometimes It wns
impossible to get a house near the
church or even. In the same neighbor
hood. In general, the report said, more
churches and particularly mure manses
are needed. The budget for 1020-21
sets aside 8407,010 for buildings. This
is not sufficient, the report declares.
The commltte reported that It had
appropriated $011,204 for building nnd
repairs on iiu cnurcms, .-.iv. ,..., ,.,,
eighty manses. It pointed out that
there was u grave need for n more
extensive community housing program.
It was asked that the budget, insuffi
cient for the more pressing needs of
the yenr. be increased to $1,000,000.
It was suggested also that all church
buildings be insured against tir'e here
after. Also Asl Million
The general bonrd of education nlso
nsked thut it be given a $1,000,000
loan for buildins purposes. This is to
be expended on buildings for colleges
nnil nnlvprHltlcs.
Ministers' salaries were discussed i
vigorously in the report of the special .
committee on ministerial support. Dr. i
John Willis Boer, chairman.
Doctor Baer urged immediate action In
the matter of increasing the pay ot
ministers. He asked that the executive
commission be empowered to go ahead
immediately with its efforts to get in- !
creases for the ministers everywhere. ,
The report was enthusiastically received
by the assembly, and passed without
opposition.' ,
V raise Slated Clerk
A minute was adopted dining the
morning session praising the services,
which have extended over more thnn
forty jenrs, of the Rev. Dr. William
Henry Roberts, the venerable stuted I
clerk. '
The publicity department of the I
church and the New Era Magazine were;
discussed at length by the conmii-iouers. ,
during consideration of n request for
$00,000 to pay for the work of these,
ugencles during the coming yenr.
Finally u committee of three, headed
by former moderator John Willis Itacr. I
was appointed to decide on what should i
have been done. The recommendation
of the committee was endorsed by the
assembly at large, that the Slill.OOIt.
should be raised by increasing the as- j
sessment on members of the cliun h from
eight and one half to ten cents, and I
thnt the puMicity depnrtnieut mid the j
New Eru Magazine, as hcrctoi'oie. were.
to bo under direction of the (Senernll
Assembly, and responsible to the execu- j
tive commission.
Resolutions dealing with postal em- .
plnypsi' salaries, Irish freedom. Anne-'
nla' iiud the I.engue of Nntiuns wci-0
1 1 lived this morning. Emphntn in
dorsement was given the request of pos-
Contlnurtl on l'aso Seventeen. Column 'iv.'c
HOLDSJJP HOUSE
Supporters of Relief Legislation
Insist on Bill's Right
of Way
By tho Associated Tress
Washington, May 28. I'roponent of !
soldier relief legislation launched their l
filibuster In the House today Immediately '
after the speaker's gnvel fell, and it
was twenty-five minutes before, the i
chaplain, tho Rev. Henry Ni Couden,
offered the customary opening prayer. '
The filibuster was renewed lmme-1
dintely nfterwurd, anil efforts were made
to prevent the rending of the journal for
the day. Supporters of the relief legis
lation hnvo announced that they will
prevent consideration of any matters
until the relief bill U brought up.
ASLEEP 2 MONTHS; MAY LIVE
Man, Kept Alive by Hospital Doc
tors, May Survive Long Coma
l.ouis Visiter, a patient iu the l'eim
sylvanin Hospital since March 14. whose
Illness hns been dingnoseil as "sleeping
sickness" is believed to be recovering.
Fisher, n printer, who lives at 732
South Fifth street, came to the bos
nltnl March 14. He complnined of pains
in tho head and impaired vision. Ho
lapsed Into coma soon after he wnk
put to bed.
Dr. B. T. Taylor, chief resident phy
sician nt tho hospltnl. took personal
charge of the case, l'hyslclans from
other hospitals nnd members of the
fnculty nt the University of Pennsyl
vania Medical School visited tho pa
tient. Fisher was kept alivo with a liquid
diet. His weight decreased from 200 to
145 pounds. Doctor Tarlor said todav
death usually results from ho. called 1
"sleeping sickness." He said he be-,
lleves Fisher will recover,
OF RENT SHARK
BONUS FILIBUSTER
Published Daily Except Sunday.
" Copyrliht. 1820. by
WATER POWER.! BILL GOES TO PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, May 28.The conference rcpoit on the long
pending -water power bill -was appvoved today by the Senate and
tho measure now goes to the President. The vote was 4D to 81.
PROMISE TO SLASH STRAW HAT PRICES
NEW YORK, May 28. Annin W. Riley, special assistaUt to
Attorney General Palmer, in charge of the prof ltcei lug investi
gation here, announced today that'aftcr a conference with promt
uent hat dealers, he had obtained their promise to slnBh stra
hat prices Immediately. Ho said he had convinced tnem tncj
wero making too great profits.
TEN MORE COUNTIES FILE ELECTION RETURNS
HARJtISBUEG. May 28. Ten more counties filed their of
ficial election icturns nt the capltol today, although some of
them Vere not complete. Counties filing wero Adams, Clinton.
Erie, Fayette, Lawrence, Montgomery, Monroe, Totter, Schuyl
kill and Somerset.
WANTS FRENCH OFFICIALS OUT OF LABOR FEDERATION
PARIS, May 28. Premier Milleraud'has informed a num
ber of Lcnntors that the government would soon propose a
meaouro prohibiting the federation of minor public officials from
affiliating with nny organizations not similar to their own. This
is the premier's, answer to the recent decision of the federation
to join the general federation of labor.
COLLEGE ATHLETES
BEGIN TITLEJiLS
Intercollegiate Preliminaries at
Franklin Field Finals '
Tomorrow
TRACK IN GREAT SHAPE;
First Intercollegiate
Trial Starts at 2:30
-'..'III p. in Shot put. pole wuilt
and high jump trials.
3:00 KHJ-yurd dash heats.
:!:2.- Half mile trials.
3:30 Hammer throw and bioad
jump trial".
3:4.' 120-yard hurdles hcat.
4:10 140-yard trials.
4 :2T 220-yard hurdles heats.
4:4." 220-jard dnsh heats.
By Utm'IN -J. POLLOCK
A hiunll army of well-traiued ath
letes pninmniilit phjicnllv among
America's college students, today started
their drive on inteicolleglate track and
field iceords iu the forty-fourth cham
pionship meeting at Franklin Field.
The crowd todav was small, but there
hns been a large advance snle of tickets
for tomorrow's finnK The weather
was ideal for both the athletes and the
spectator. eedles to uj the track
wns in perfect condition.
The event"- tlii afternoon are pre
liiiiinurlcs, but they will go fur iu de
termining the ultimate winner. There
will be brilliancy Nind tenrs in the eye
of competitors before the -iiii sinks be
hind the towering Wcightniaii Hnll.
The. will be preliminaries, to be sine,
tint the) will ch)e the fate of some
of the entrants
There will be trials in nil the field
events and in six of the eight tiack
races The only athletes who will not
run todny nre those curded for the mile
nnd two miles. The trjouts started
nt 2:.'iO and will be over in time for
sgpei-tntnrH to go to the Hen.") course
in time to see the boat races.
Closo Race
Pennsylvania, l'riiueton, Cornell and
Dartmouth arc the lending nvorites for
the title, with chnnces so nearly even
that the slightest break may swing the
meet. At the close of the day n better
line on the piospects of the favorites
can be drawn
The majority of entiants ure fiom
New F.nglnnd and the Middle States.
but from across the country comes the
best of California's husky crop. I. eland
Stanford and tho University of Califor
nia have eight men entered and they
Continued an I'nk'r Klihlrrn, Column One
TO PROBE "BRIBE" TODAY
Other Developments Are Expected
When Special Committee Meets
A further probe into the couiicilmnuic
briber) scandal is expected to bring
other developments when the special
committee meets todoy.
.lohn W. Bruun. special agent of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., lias
been subpoenaed to appear before the
committee, and will be questioned, it
is buid. regarding the efforts of cer
tain counciluieu. to obtain vaiious
fnvors from the conipnny
The committee will nlso hear the tes
timoii) of F L. Putney, general man
ager of the Philadelphia Felt (J. He
will be questioned regarding a report
that Councilman Alexis .1. I.imchurner
held up the work of laying water pipes
near Mr. Putney's establishment until
au advertisement was placed iu Patri
otic Philadelphia, a publication of
which Mr. l.lmebiirner is part owner.
According to Thomas K- Mitten,
president of tho Rapid Trausit Co,, Mr.
Llmeburner was named by A. B.
Schmidt, of the Sears-Roebuck Co., as
the man who advised Mr. Schmidt to
pay a bribe of $2,1.000 to obtain a trol
ley lino on RooseveJt boulevard.
When you think of wrltln.
-ink of WUITINa.lUu.
Buujrrlptlon Trie $9 a Tear by Mall.
Publlo Ledaer Company. ,
I
'INVISIBLE M'ADOO
BOOM' IS ELUSIVE
Former Treasury Secretary Re
fused to Turn Hand to
Win Nomination
FRIEND BEFORE PROBERS
I the AssorhtH Pr-s
Wnflfiiigtan. Mnv 'JS. The Semite
cnnrinigti iiivet'tnting committee made
further effort today to get light on
what Chairman Kenyon described is
"this invi-iblc McAdoo boom."
Angus W. Mol.cnn. of Nmth Caio
lina. n. director of the war tiname cor
poration, denied thnt he wu u "sort
of southern mnnuger" for Mr. Mc
AdooV campaign.
"f know there is u McAiloo cnin
pnign." interjected Seunlor Reed, de
claring thnt the investigators must find
out why there is sccrecv concerniin; it.
Replying to n rapid fire of queslioiis,
Mr. McLean declnred that he did not
know thcte wns n McAdoo headquarters
in Washington, or in New York, nnd
thnt he wns not informed ns to the
source of McAdoo literature sent to
Democratic delegate
McAdoo Not a "Candidate"
He .finally recounted n innvci-saiion
with Mr McAiloo ns to tho Nortli Caro
lina delegation. "I told Mr. McAdoo
there wns an ovei whelming sentiment in
my stnte for him." he said. "I told
him we were hnving a primary down
there and thnt his name would go in
whether he liked it or tmt. but that Ivc
would be in nn absurd -itiiatiou if we
,were voting for n man who would not
take the nomination.
"He snid he wni not a i.iiididatc.
wouldn't turn his hand over to get the
nomination, and didn't want his friends
to take any action about it. He did.
however, sny that if the nomination wus
tendered him u man could not decline.
"Some of his friends thought . thet
opght to tuke the bull by the horns,
and go ahead, whether he wanted tliem
or not. There was some sort of a din
ner part) up iu New York about it and
some fool vent nnd told him nbout it "
Friends Angry Annul N. Y. Dinner
Who wns there?" Chaiunati Ken
yon nsked
"Well. Mr. Roper." Mr .McLean
i-nid. referring to the former collector
of iuternnl reenue. "nnd some others."
The witness ndded thnt lntei "some of
Continued on I'ni Tun. Column 'J'no
TO MEET AT ST. LOUIS N '21
Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Picks Site at Charlotte Session
I Charlotte. N. C, May 28. i By A.
P.) The Southern I'resb) teriau Gen
era! Assembly selected St. Louis as it
1021 meeting place over Stnuutou, Va..
1 i ,.i i.. i- i-.. . i
UIlll V lliuicniuii, ,, . ii , .vcsitTlM) ,
nt the tinnl session of its meeting hero. I
It developetl yesterdny thnt the vote
at Wednesday's session, nt which Mod- I
erntor I. ingle broke n tie by voting in
I the ncgutivr, wus on u proposal to sub- I
I niit the question of continued nfliliulioii i
,11.1, 4li.. lnforf.lniri.il 1 iii'itoni.tf ,.. ,1...
,.,,.. .... ........ .... .. ...... . .... ,, iu u,,-
presbyteiics, nnd wns not 011 the adop
tion of a committee report which recom
mended continued co operation with the
1 movement.
LANE "DOING WELL"
Republican Sage Spends Restless
Nlnht, Though, at Hospital
David 11. Lane, sage of the Republl
can orgnnizntion in Philadelphia, spent
a restless nicui-ni nt. .unrys Hospital.
His physician. Dr. ICIwood Klihy,
said this morning that Mr. Lane wiis
"doing very well," although his condi
tion Is somewhat serious, due to his
advanced age.
The veteran lender of the Twentieth
wnj-d is eighty-two years old.
AMERICAN UOOICfsKI.I.V.KH AT VAI.I.KY
. One of tho moil remarkable ernun rho
tographs ever made wlih a beautiful and
historical aettlnr. In neat fjund.iv'. ii.
torlal Hectlon o( tha I'cblio Ltroi Ada:
PRICE TWO CENTS
CAPITAL'S RIGHTS ML
IN NATION'S LAWS I
STATED BY GARY- i
.'
Employers Have Boon Back
ward in Claiming Considera
tion, Steol Men Are Told '
SAYS STRIKES ARE PART
OF RADICALS' CAMPAIGN
All Must Work Together in Tru.
Spirit of Co-operation,
He Asserts
Gary Specifications
for Next President
Here Is what the steel corporation
head todny snid the coming captain
of the ship of state should he:
Able, wise nnd well-informed.
Of unquestionnble honesty, mor
nllv nnd intellectually. -m
Eminently fair and Impartial)
frank nnd sincere, broad-minded,
deeply sympathetic.
Courageous, sturdy and well bal
anced. ,
Above cverj thing else, loyal to tho
constitution and the law of the land.
By the Associated P.ress: .
New York, Muy 28. Employer In
America referred to as the capitalistic
group heretofore have been backward
in proclaiming their rights nnd insist-
ing upon proper considernt' n, Elbert
II. Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel Corporation, declared here today
in opening the nnnunl meeting of the
American Iron nnd Steel Institute. .
Speaking on "the ship of state." Mr.
Gnry said the question of whether it
will be wrecked whether or not the
disense of "unjustified unrest nnd re
volt" will progress depends upon the
conduct and efforts of the ship's sailors,
who are oil the people. Employers,
employes and the general public which
includes them, owe n duty to tho na
tion which must be performed to insure
stability of government nnd continu
ance of the enjoyment of American
freedom, lie asserted.
Strikes Are Part of Campaign
"The present so-cnllcd labor strikes,
involving riot and Injury to property
nnd persons, nre instigated as a part of
the campaign to disturb nnd demoralize
the social and economic conditions ot-
the country." said Mr. Gary. ",Im '
other lands very serious results havo '
i beeu nccnmplishcal by the same means
' which have been employed here."
, .Mr. Gary deprecated class legislation..
He declared there lire no clnssrs in the'
United Stutcs such as have existed in
other countries. t
In America, he said, those who axe
seeking to establish classes nnd obtnhi
ilHcriminnting favors nre not prominent
hecnuse of wealth, ld't ure composed jilt
a comparatively small minority of the
population, who have adopted the word
"labor" with the concealed design of
forming a class which they hope finally
will attract a majority of the people and
thus enable tliem to obtain legislation
which would iiHiniatelv destroy the
(onstitutiun.
Discrimination Alleged
"These men have ulieady procured
'tain legislotion which is wrongfully
discriminating." Mr. Gnry said. "Some,
of thepi know what the final consequence
of their designs must be thnt nil would
be hwt in the ruins, but immediate gain
is to tliem sufficient justification.
"The snf(., rtficncioiis nud natural
lemeilv for the perils which have been
hinted at is to be found only in unity
of purpose nnd effort on the purt of the
whole crew on bonrd our 'dup of state,
an undivided lovnltj to the principles
of our constitution und nil the laws
which nre passrd in conformity to if,
"Without dispute, any person has his
or her place, rights and privileges. This
includes those which tiro personal, pri
ate and cchisic.
Program for Employers
"I will, for present purposes, place
the members of this large audience in
the group of employers. What you sny.
what you do, will hne un important
influence in national, even interna
tional, affnirs. You must consistently
ohsere the principles of the constitu
tion, the provisions of the laws of the
luud, the rights and interests of your
neighbors, including your employes,
customers, competitors nnd the general
public. You must be unselfish, rea
sonable, fair, sincere und honest. You
should, without interruption, give evi
dence of a disposition to conciliate and
co -operate.
"Employes must nnd will rcnlize that
their advancement and contentment de
pend upon the progiess and prosperity
of the employers; that, except for the
williug nnd free investment of capital f
up to the requirements of business de
mnnd, together with full co-operative
assistance on the part of the best talent,
enterprise and initiative would languish
and disappear and that indifference and
idleness would be substituted.
Agitators Called Insincere
"Agitators who arc trying to crea,t
trouble between employes nnd their cm
plo)crs as a'rule are insincere and self
ish. Generally, they, themselves, have
performed no hard labor, nor had ex- .
perience which qualifies them to lead
or instruct. They strive for personal '
popularity und gain. Their business is
better, their compensation increased,
when others are In trouble, Assum ng ,
to be s)mpnthetic nnd superior in in
telligence, they mislead nnd often mis- .
represent.
"They promise reforms, but their
methods lend to double and Ions to
others. In this list arc Included u few
writers, Icctureis, public speakers and
elf -appointed labor leaders, so-called.
Faithfulness Ashed For
"The great masses of employes, If
left to decide for themselves, are loyal ,
to the country, to the public interest and
to their emplo)crs; nnd to the extent of
this loyalty they will ho rewarded up to
the full meustire of their deserts. This
they will hnvo the right to demand, and '
It will he readily nnd cheerfully ac
corded. They also should, arid they
will, continuously exercise a disposition
to conciliate and co-operate, as applied
to all groups, faithful performance, tnd
this only will secure highest pecuniary
results and most liberal treatment,'
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