i-ffWf tZ.V'? . I. v.kfcvM WBXMXNmMKKKKlnNM!fMm?mM rallMMM'lMMgailHMgMsTWilWalli WnimmmmmKJKwmii&imSmwMmitMm jx:'juiwi.smwimKifit iimm'&mat mmwrniimu m n mux ; ,MBayjtfjrwaMWwhTM swaittgtMiaiiiMaji)-? 7..yg'f y'jrpt ri p n nim,- tmamafi": im mm i i iiini m iihiwiwhii m iimi i imi rj,v-? -hj.j Si THE WEATHER r.rr tonight followed by unsettled weather Wtl cooler Thursday with prob able local showers: moderate, winds. TEM PCBAm1" ' r-riivn M VI. NO. 224 Infant Son of Georgo H. tin. Philadelphia Man, Kidnapped CARRIED FROM'CRIB WHILE PARENTS SLEEP Ladder and Open Window of Nursery Show How Crimo Was Accomplished v Abductors stole n thlrtcen-montlis- " old bbv from n second-story nursery window' of the child's home, 'one mile rut of Xorristown, nt 2 o'clock this morning. Tho parents, ntleep In nn adjoining room, were awakened by the kidnap pr., but were too ate to Intercept them as they hurried down a ladder n1crd against tlie nursery window. niakcly Coughlin. blue-eyed", golden haired son of Mr. and Mrs. Gcprgo H. Coughlin, is the victim of the kldnnp- Fresh footprints, traceable for more than MO yards through a newly ploughed field cast of the summer home, indicate the child was kidnapped by n man and woman. Tollce Dog on Trail A police doc was brought to tho FCenc of (he kidnapping this nftcrnoon to toe if it could pick up tho trnll of tlir kidnappers. The dng belonged to Herman Kunzc, of the Koxborough police dog kennels. The animal was taken up into tho bouse uhcre the baby slept and then to the font of the ladder outside the window. The dog picked up a trnll nnd fol lowed it acros the lawn to ri point about 100 feet to the north of the house where evidcutlv the kidnappers hnd nn fiitomoblle. Here the trail wn lost, though the dog trnvelod back nnd forth iin times bet ween the ladder nnd li point and circled round in every direction to try to pick up the trail -iirjiin. Later the animal was taken to a building operation nenrby whence the ladder was stollen which was used to climb to the second story window where the baby slept. The chief of tlie Xorristown police IhU afternoon called Captain of Detec tive Souder on the long distance tele phone and requested him to detail n firitrclass man to help the Xorristown authorities find the missing baby. Cnp . tain Souder promised to send aid. Is Second Attempt i The tumnvr home of thesC?oughlins, who are well-to-do. nnd whose winter home is in Xorristown, Is near the Plymouth Country Club, along Currnn Terrace, at a lonely spot on Sands Hill rtad. ' George Watt, of Merlon, a brother of .tlie.dlstracted mother, said today that ,tM? was the second atempt to tnke the child. Mrs. Coiighlin put the baby to bed nt 7 o'clock last evening In a crib which (ood near a window at tlie side of the house paralleling gandcrsville rood. After the mothcrhad kissed the child (tod-night she raised the window near lie crih nnd left the room. Mr. and Mrs. Coughlin retired.at 11 o'clock. At 2 o'clock the mother, in the ad joining room, heard a noise in Iilnkcly'x room. She aroused her husband, nnd he hurried in. believing that the child mlsht have fallen from bed. lie switched on the electric lights, to ilisecner tho crib empty. Mr. Coughlin cnlled to'lils wife. lie krd her if the maid had'IUnkely on tho third floor. Together the father nnd mother went to sec. The baby was not In tho servants quarters. The frantic parents returned in the room on tlir- second floor. It ,,","",n ,,IPV noticed thnt the window oi the room had been raised to the top. erring out, they discovered n ladder lilted ncnmvt (be SH. Sir. Coughlin Immediately telephoned .,i c"rrlR,0ttn l'0"0'" station nnd to Inlted States District Attorney Mc-M-O.T, Mho lives in Xorristown. Mother Is Hysterical -ffIL? ,r,lsllffl ' into the night in nn bhr tn ""fake the abductors of his nnrt . r "V".1'01', beramc hysterical ?mi. p '" thf raro of n pl,yRl- t,l?i?.ei ?,bdllc,n" '"ok Tllakely In' his lnS 5nlr r am' '"1 not ovfn w"P hlm nurung bottle nheh the child hnil Jjutehed in his hand when he went to anrrn'M0' 4,ho n,nrm- l,0re Joined tS f.i. rc,,'id'"ts f Xorristown on t hi i m Ya5 scafehing for his baby BSSHW4'i6,t aSTESwiK.-vws ' ! yam ,,..,,::: "!'''. " ei K .nn,,.. V "'""""if. nn n former il ,nllnaReil tho Princeton vm- ICH, Mty n 'ailed to.L' '8(1 th, dnapplng re llS'' til." Il1,0 (1 tlmt tley findow of ni.krtl.rM ,,lt01 .nBninHt tho lav morning "y H ro0,n las' Thuw- trrt'ftFl't niakely's older ars old. ami uni nt' Coi'ehliii, ten I", ul I . had bee'," ""hlln. seven houie. ' tr" tll( 'adder against tho I-"anobroibMl thn,t tlw m" ami "" baby mSde evc'1 ,0 hove stolen wared nivay. "" "'" then but were f'ift Korrilto 'l"0'1 wltl Chief ea Ttohn t0bvn''hat Mt had ransom. n Dy Persons seeking a Chief pner ... c.nlln. ' W't demented 1 herente,,,, Column T7 M South Winds Blow " " ' 'ogethtr. rTTn lio U lia i a u --H r I -I IjTOlTi 78 184 8B IBB 1 vol ABDUCTORSSTEAL wm V FROM HOME lK IARN0RRISIOWNHHV: -j J. uuui M Enter! .. S.cod.aM MMtcr ft MISS HELEN TAIT Acting president of Uryn Mawr Lollrge. Her cngngcmenl to marry I', a. Manning, an Instnirtor at Vale, lins been announced MISS HELEN TART'S PLANS Undecided Whether She Will Return to Bryn Mawr After Marriage It Is unce.rtnin whether Miss Helen Tnft, daughter of former President William Ilownrd Taft, will return to Urjyn Mawr College after her approach ing marriage to Frederick Johnson Manning, nn instructor nt Ynlc. Miss Taft is dean nnd ucting president of Bryn Mawr. Miss Tnft, it has been announced, will go on n prolonged leave of absence, anil whether sho will .return to her academic duties has not been decided. 'ic is to be married in Canada in July. Mr. Manning was a member of the class of lf)l() nt Yale, and until September, 1010, wns a first lieutennnt of artillery in the United States army. PALMER SPENT UNDER $50 Nominal Cost of Pennsylvania Cam paign C. P. Donnelly Gave $5000 llarrlsburg, June L. Attorney Gen eral A. Mitchell Palmer today Hied nn expense account nt the Bureau of Elec tions setting forth that he had expended less than $50 in his nimpuigii for Demo cratic presidential preference honors nt the recent Pennsylvania primary. Charles P. Donnelly, Philadelphia. Democratic delegate at large, rertilicd to n contribution of .$5000 to tlie Demo cratic primary, committee of Philadel phia nnd A. Casey, of Scranton. Demo cratic delegate nt large, to $1500 con tributed to tlie Lncknwaiinn county Democratic committee. INSPECT GRAVES OF HEROES Commanders of 27th Division Visit Cemeteries in France Paris, June 2. (By A. P.) Major General John 1 O'llynn, former, com mander of, thp Twenty-seventh Division, nnd Colonel J. M. Wninwright, of New York, former inspector general of the Twenty-seventh, have begun h detnllcd Inspection of nil the cemeteries where the dead from this Xew York division are buried. This inquiry will last more than n month. The purpose is to assemble the dntn for n history of the division which Gen eral O'Byan has been commissioned to write by the state of New York nnd to determine on plans for improving the cemeteries. CANADA KEEPS UP TARIFF Parliament Rejects Amendment to Budget Bill Reducing Duties Ottawa, June 2. (By A. P.) After an all-night debate, Parliament voted thfs morning by a majority of twenty-Nix to reject nn amendment to the budget bill calling for substantial reductions in custom duties on neces saries of life, machinery and imple ments. During the debate V. I,. McICenzie King, lender of the opposition, attacked the administration, charging the gov ernment with extravagant expenditures and with holding office after the expira tion of its mundntc. TO BURY SHOOTING VICTIMS Coroner's Jury Blames Woman for West Grove Tragedy Arrangements nn""bclng made today for the burial of the victims of the triple shooting nt 'West Grove, Chester county, nt midnight yesterday. The verdict of the jury impaneled nt West Chester by Deputy Coroner Pat rick was that Mrs. Mnry Frances Dun lop, who lived uenr West Grove, first shot nnd killed J. I.cBo.i Eichelbcrger, as he slept beside his wife in their home, later killed her eleven -year-old daughter, Ituth, nnd then killed herself. At tho inquest it developed that Mrs. Eichelbcrgcr had left her husband sev eral weeks ago because he had clandes tinely met Mrs. Dun lop. They were re united Monday nnd it is believed tills precipitated tho tragedy. One Killed, Two Hurt as Auto Upsets Pittsburgh, Juue 2. (By A. P.) William I,utz. of McDonald. Pa., was. instantly killed nnd two other men were injured when their automobile over turned on the XoblcstoiMi load ueur hern today. Sudden application of tlm brakes is believed to have caused the accident. Hold-Up Man Jailed James T. Morris, was sentenced to day by Judgo Monnghau in Qunrtcr Sessions Court to eighteen months in tlie county prison after he was con victed of holding up three meu nt Eleventh nnd Cherry wtreets, on May 24. Caruso Tells His Own Life Story His early clays, the struggle nnd strange, opisodus of his young life, tho varied events of his years of success at tho zenith of his career, and his experiences' as a husband and fathoV"o tells all for tho first timo in a series of articles, compiled by his life-long friend, Picrro V. II, Koy, which begins in Next Sunday's PUBLIC LEDGER Cough- KMwnSMm , BIM s. MiHIM. Business rH ' JMMI&2HL . Euentnj public th, P0Mmce. jt PhlMriphl P.. LIQUOR INTERESTS PALMER'S ALLIES, SAYS BONNIWELL Attorney General's Campaign in Pennsylvania Declared 'Degradation of Law' OPEN APPEAbMADETO BREWERS AND DISTILLERS Senate Committee Told Plumb Railroad Plan Will Be Campaign Issue By tho Assoelnted Prcsi Washington, June 2. Charges that the campaign for the nomination of At torney General Palmer, ns Democratic candidate for tlie presidency, had been cocnductcd in Pennsylvania, with an open appeal to the distillery nnd brewery interests in the state, were mndc today before the Senate investigating commit tee by Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, of Philadelphia. Judge Bonniwell, who distributed stickers during the primnry campaign in bchnlf of the nomination of W. G. Mc Adoo, said that saloons nnd bonded warehouses hi some ports of the state were now running "wide open." This stnte of affairs, he declared, was pro ceeding under tlie eyes of Department of Justice nud prohibition enforcement officers of the federal government? ap pointed "with Mr. Palmer's vise." The witness charged that the Palmer campaign in Pennsylvania hnd been a "ghastly and defacing degradation" of law. He added that tho campaign lie conducted for Mr. McAdoo had been entirely tlie work of himself and his olleagues and ngainst the specific per sonal rcfusul of Mr. .McAdoo to allow his name to be used. Open Violation in Scranton Mr. Bonulwell nid that in Scrim - ton, where the district attorney was "Mr. Palmer's partner," the situation wns particularly bad with relation to open violation of the prohibition law. He added that men directly connected with the liquor interests -were among mo i-aiiner ileiegntes to tlin national convention elected nt tho recent pri maries. "I organized a campaign in oppposi tlon to Attorney General Palmer." Mr. Bonniwell said, "nnd I know nil about what was done in it, nnd a great deal nliniit wliat the other side did. "This was a McAdoo campaign in Pennsylvania?" Chairpiau Kcu.von asked. "Yes, sir. It wns exclusively. an net of myself and-assoeiatcs." Sir. Bonni well said. "1 met Mr. .McAdoo in January. He took the position that lie uus not a candidate, that he did not want to orguime. "I protested that the Palmer cam palijn was an astounding misuse of the powers oi ine uepnrimeut in justice nnd the internal revenue office( nnd thnt it wns appearing ns nn ndministrn tion campaign. I said I thought It was his duty to let his name go on the ballot in view of the situation." He flatly refused, saying thnt the only de cent thing for Democracy (o do was to let delegates go uninstructcd to the na tional convention." Failing to get permission to use Mr. McAdoo's name, Mr. Bonniwell said his friends had endeavored to get voters to write his nnme in, "and we came within 200 votes of beatiug Palmer in Philadelphia." "How much money did you spend on it?" Cliairninn Kenyan asked. "I was mnklug a battlo for national committeeman, Mr. Bonniwell replied, "nud I'm frank to say that the McAdoo work was a great benefit to me. OOO'OOnS "Kin ojoiv utfiiMlumj jo so.) AkL'piI ns tn the use of inonev on the other side, lie said : "My advices are than $10 a committeeman wns pmd in Philadelphia. From Dauphin count the cliairninn wrote me that the Pennsyl vania fight cost tho Palmer men between $200,000 and $:!00,000. Here .tho committee objected on the ground the witness wns dealing with rumor. "I am not," Mr. Bonniwell returned. "Tho nunie of my informant wns Charles B. Stucker. They hnd eight or ten men employed In polling places in counties where tlieie were baldly 2000 Demo- Continued on I'ase Sevmtwn, Column 'llirre Thieves Work During Week- End Holiday and Got $2000 in Gold and Bonds IN MEDICAL ARTS OFFICES Nine dental offices in Hie Medical Arts Building. Sixteenth nud Walnut streets, were entered find lobbeil of gold worth $1000, with the additional theft from one of nine 1000-finiic French lib erty bonds, some time between fi o'clock Saturday afternoon and S o'clock yes terdny morning. The thefts were discovered jesterdnyx when tho occupants of the offices began to open up for business after the week end holiday. All morning the wires were kept hot as the dentists reported their losses to the police. The robberies wero kept secret until today, so tho police might hnve n eluince to catch the robbers. , ... Dentists' offices on four boors "f tho building were entered. Those robbed were: Doctors John U. 'n;'h1h. L , Hircull. N. J- Warren, hdward F, KverStt Albert T. Fricke J. C. KnW. ken. Joseph P. Eclitcrtiuch. Charles I-. Bnlley nnd Charles O. Algase. Doctor Warren lost the French war bonds. J All iHi.. t m. Plvap 9 DENTISTS ROBBED M0URN12 SONSI EN SAME BUILDING MANTIS TO DIEs wuiFVaMfsssi PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1920 Will He or Won't He? ' Penrose and Chicago A. K. Casscl, sergeant-nl-arms of tlie Itepiihlienn state committee, and now in Chicago with Senator Penrose h proxy, says the senator will not nttend tlin national conven tion, which is the general Im pression. "Tlie senator's physicians," says Cnssel, "are opposed to his coming." On the other hand, Lelghtou Taylor, the senator's secretary, still insists that Mr. Penrose will go to Chicago, cither tills evening or to morrow. The Pennsylvania Bnilroad has not been instructed, so fur, to attach the Penrose car to any Cliiengo train. E Rules Committee of House Adopts Kahn Resolution Pro viding for Investigation CALLED 'SCANDALOUS CASE' 7?j o Staff tforrnvoniitnt Washington, June 2. A special eon gressionnl tommlttce will I investigate the seenpe of Orover Cleveland Brgdoll, millionaire Philadelphia draft dodger, from thee ustody of the military author ities. The rules committee of the House of Hepresentntlves unnnimnusly ngreed to day to report out favorably the resolu tion of Representative Julius Kahn. of California, for such an investigation. The Bergdoll nffnlr will come up on the floor of tho House before its ad journment Saturday nnd the invcstU gating committee will be named. Every department of the government which hnd dealings with the Bergdoll capture for drnft dodging his imprison ment nt Fort Jay. X. Y., nnd tlie sub sequent escape while on n "lenve of absence" to locate hidden gold .will be carefully combed by the committee. "Scandalous Case," He Says Behind closed doors in nn executive session of the rules committee. Con gressman Kahn aired the Bergdoll case nnd vehemently declared that it wns a matter for immediate investigation by Congress. "This become n notorious and senn tlalims case," ho charged. "The whole episode has become a stench in tlie nos trils of the American people. It is apt to stir up class feeling in this country to a further extent than nuy incident Unit I can recnll in recent times. "Here is u rich man, Bergdoll, given spccinl privileges, who is so devoid of any sense df patriotism of honor that he refuses to obey the luus of bis coun try while that country is nt war and, after having been sentenced to punish ment, betrays the confidence ot hi friends, his nttorneys nnd his guards to moke his escape. You, gentlemen, of course, realize that no poor man serving u prisou sentence would have been able to secure any such privileges. People Want to Know Facts "The people of this countdy want to know nnd they ought to know whether there hns been nny corrupt use of money to accomplish the purpose of the cscnpe of this prisoner. Congress should act." Mr. Kahn told the committee lie knows nothing about the Bergdoll case other than what he has learned through the public press. "The fact that this man is u multl-millionnire and that he deliber ately nnd wilfully violated the draft law has become n matter of common notor iety. He made no defense nt his trial by court-inartlul, us I recall, and was found guilty upon the evidence presented ngninst him by the officers of the jiulgi advocate general's department. Tho court fixed his sentence nt fue years' imprisonment. Story of Hidden Gold "The newspaper accounts called at tention to tlie fnct that for sonic reason or other tills mini Bergdoll wns giicn permission to lenve his cell at Fort Jn,. on Governors island, accompanied l gunrds, the ostensible object of his tem porary release being nsserted to Ime been n desire to recover a large sum of money thnt he hnd cached at some spot in the bills of Pennsylvania or Mary land. "These stories indicate that his at torney had given assurances that the prisoner would bo tuken directly to tin spot where this money hnd been hidden. ami thct lie would then be immrdintcl Continued on J'mn Hrrntn, Column Three1 W. R. Solomon, Norristowiij Tailor, Shoots Himself at His Home CONDITION IS CRITICAL W. U. Solomon, a merchant tnilnr of Xorristown, slashed- his throat and tired five bullets into his body at his home, f."l Haws avenue, Xorristown, nt 1 n'cltick tliis morning. Mr. Solomon Is in a critical condition In the Montgomery Hospital, Xorris town. lie has a slight ehauco of re covery. The deaths, n comparatively short time apart, of two adult sons, coupled with Ills own Illness, are believed to have riiado Mr. Solomon despondent. At 1 o'clock this morning Mrs. Solo mon and it son, W. II. Solomon, Jr., were nwakened by shots. The son found lis father lying in tlin kitchen. Tho man wns conscious but apparently could not speak. Dr. William G. Mil ler, 82,1 Dp Kalb strcot, Xorristown, was summoned, Mr. Solomon's tailoring establish ment Is in the People's Bank Building, Main street, Xorristown. Ho hns been In business thirty jears, and is sixty three jears old. Ills son l.eon, forty-one, and Holnnd, thirty, died recently. Mr. nnd Mrs. Holftmon have three other children, W. It. Solomon, Jr.. Roscoo Solomon Bad Mrs. Marjorle Mostcller, of this cjty, Mr. Rilomon isa Mason and a meia barotiLs Lu Tmple, CONGRESS TO PROB BERGDOLL ESCAPE SPROUL TO REFUSE DELEGATE PLEDGE; HITS MN RULE Governor Given Ovation at Re organization of G. O. P. State Organization PENROSE AGAIN ELECTED TO NATIONAL COMMITTEE Uninstruoted Delegation May Be Sent to Chicago by Pennsylvania Tlie Democratic administration wns criticized sharply today by Governor Sprout, in nddrrssing the Republican state committee meeting which preceded the cnuciiH of dele'gntes to tlie nntionnl convention nt the Belleviie-Stratford. Tlie Governor charged that the present administration hnd pillowed matters to drift along nnd that it had harassed the business people of the nation who were building up the country. Governor" Sproul entered the room shortly before noon. As his stalwart figure appeared tho whole gathering stood cheering nnd npplauding. The governor shook hand with Mrs. Bar clay 11. Warburton, who was seated on the platform. Chairman William E. Crow in intro ducing the governor, snld that he took pleasure in "presenting tlie greatest governor Pennsylvania ever had." This wns the signal lor another outbreak of applause. "He Is n man," said Mr. Crow, "who is In every way equipped to fill the highest office within gift of the people if the L'nited States." Sproul Given Ovation Governor Sproul took the platform amid npplnuse. In his nddress, Gov ernor Sproul snld : "I would like' to believe thnt I de serve the introduction thnt tlie chairman gave me. If n reasonable number of people lu the state think that I have been fairly satisfying, I will be entirely satisfied. I do know, ns n Republican, I nm filled with enthusiasm nnd con fidence in the result ot tho election this enr. "If we shall uot be able to make n change, to shake the sox-erument of the country loose from its present aggrega tion representing incompetency, ineffi ciency nnd uncertainty, we will not have n very glorious history for tlie next few venrs. "The llenuhlicnn nnrtr ! mine tn with clean bands. It has a definite purpose of bringing nbout nn admini stration of affairs which will really represent the people. "Instead of being ridiculous abroad and weak nt home the Republican party will mnke tho country n strong nationnl organization such ns it was only eight years ago. People to Make Change "I believe the people of the country nre convinced that n change will have to be made a whole change, not u half change. We want to put the country in tlie condition to which the Republican party brought it before the present Democratic administration went in. "Ihe Republican party made it pos sible for tho present administration to have a fit instrument for use in the greatest crisis of ull times. It is easier to criticize than to correct. But the whole disposition of the present ad ministration has been to let things slip nlotig, slide ojoug to do nothing, and to harass the business people of America who nre bill Mini; un the country. "There is not n thing in which the Republican party as m minority hns failed. "The record Is different from that of the opposition In the administrations of Lincoln and McKinlcy. One hundred Democrats in the House of Represen tatives, bended by the lost Democratic speaker, refused to stand by McKinlcy and hampered the right ngninst Spain. "In this last war they baited the Re publican party nnd tried to get it in the wrong attitude. Tlie Republican people, Congress, und press led in all things in the into war, and men nnd women gave their servics without salary. ' "There is nothing but what we can regard with pride; nothing but what was done patriotically nnd loyally. Here ii. Pennsylvania our record has been progressive." Stnte to Lead Party Governor Sproul then Jauuched into n vtri.ng declaration, In which he snld that Peuusylvanln proposes to play a lending part in the Republican conven tion. ' We don't propose in Pennsylvania." said the Governor, "to bo penalized be cause we are so solidly Republican. We proposo to have that shure in the part) which Pennsylvania deserves. Continued on Pure Seirntrrn Column One SPECIAL SESSION FEARED Senators Speculating on President's Attitude Toward Adjournment Washington, June 2. The question of adjournment of Congress next Sat urda. was put up to the Seuate today when the House resolution ndopted yes terday was received. 1'niler this meas ure Congress would adjourn dne die next Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. In the meantime both the Senate and House began cleaning up n mass of rou tine legislation that remains to be dis posed of before adjournment. In the House consideration of the third defi ciency apptoprintiou bill, the lust of the supply bills, began. Leaders were speculating on the prob oble attitude of President Wilson to ward adjournment. Some suggested thnt ho might cnll n special session about July It) should the adjournment resolu tion be adopted by tlie Scnute. Fined for Stealing Ring Alvin Steer, eighteen, Second and York streets, Camden, wns fined $50 to day by Judge Kates In the Quarter Ses sions Court for stealing a diamond ring from Mrs. Bertha Cotes, 204 Byron street. The ring, vulued nt $75, has been recovered. Austrian "Petroleum King" Dead Vienna, May 23, (By A. P ) An nounceracnt wat msdo today of the death of David Ifantd, of tho oil firm of David Fanto h Cojvof this clty.rlle was known as the. petroleum kint of ctntral Duronai'' '" . t'. . , Jh, mbatt Published Dally Except Sunday, Subaerlptlon Trie in a Tr by Copyright, 1020, by rublte leaser (iomptny. CLOTHING FIRM FINED $55,000 FOR PROFITEERING SYBACySE, N. Y., June 2. The John A. Roherts Cor poration of Utlca, dealers ln wearing apparel, was today fined ?55,000 by Federal Judge Harland D. Howe, following Its con vention of profiteering on eleven counts. 16 WAR VETERANS ENLIST IN STATE POLICE HARRISBURG, June 2 Sixteen veternns of the world war, including men who had served in the United States army for several years prior to the war, have been enlisted for the ntnte police force. Twelve were assigned to troop A at Greeiis burg, one to Troop D at Butler and three to Troop E at Lan caster. Most of the men enlisted have "excellent" on their discharge papers. COURTEOUS CALLER GETS 785 IN CASH As North Eighth Street Store Proprietor WorKs, Thief Also Becomes Busy REGISTER IS TAPPED A robber of leisure, who was gunless ' and courteouc. stole ST!." from the cash register of Morris Burr's men's furnish- ing store. J01 Xortli Kighth street. wbile the proprietor wns working near him. The thief, who was well dressed, en tered the store yesterday while Mr. Bnrr was standing on n high shelf nrrnnging some boxes. "I'll wnlt on you in n minute." said the proprietor." "No-hurry whatever." replied the caller, "I'll look things over it little." The man appeared to be seriously in terested In some silk shirts while Mr. Bnrr was talking to him. The pro prietor turned his back and resumed work on the boxes. A few minutes Inter he heard the bell in the cash register ring. "Whnt nre you doing?" Barr asked tlie stranger. "1 am attending to my business," lie rcplied'quietly. The man then started for the door. "Where are you going?" asked Barr. ' "I'm going out," replied the visitor. "The weather's tine." The man quickened his pace as he reached the door. Barr jumped to the floor quickly and run utirie. When 1... ......! 1 .l. ..... . 1. 11 l.n.t .Ua- lll l-'miiril III, j--.i-.-ri nil- iuil.r null (ii-i- appeared.in the crowd. On examining the cash register tlie proprietor discovered that it was short .;7N.". A bank book nnd check book were iiNo missing. Mr. Burr said t li- robber was about twenty -five jem-i n'd and of slim build. He wore n dark suit and a plaid cap. "PIPE LINE" IS USEFUL Man Says He Overheard Plan to Sell His Stolen Bond A conversation heard through the medium of a radiator pipe led to the arrest of Mrs. Annie Kpley. Thirty -third nnd Brondywine streets, on u charge of stealing a S1000 Victory bond and .$(110 in cash. At n hearing before Macistrutc Boonev nt Central Station J she was held in S."00 bail for court James MctSwin. who occupied a rpom 'at the woman's home, said that the bond and money were stolen from his room Sunday night. The following da . lie said, he was sitting in his room beside the radiator when he beard the voices 'of the woman and her husband, who were in the room below. He said that he heard the couple discussing means of disposing of tlie stolen property . (COTTON CROP 'WORST EVER' Condition on May 25 Lowest in Record of Fifty Years I Washington, June 2. I By A. 17. 1 ueporiing tne condition 01 tlie cotton crop n May 2." nt 02. l per cent of normal, the Department of Agriculture anmmmcd that this was the lowest mark in its record of fifty years and that the recurring statement, "worse ever known" wns confirmed. Last year's figure on this dnte was "5.0 per cent. "Cotton is reported as poor to bad 1 in all cotton stntes, nnd in nlniost every j county in the cotton belt." thp an nouncement said. "The season tlirouch- nilt the belt is from four to six weeks inte." AT LEAST SIX DIE IN MINE Shift of Men Buried by Explosion Near Cokesburg, Pa. Pittsburgh, June 2. (By A. P.i At least si men were killed by au ex plosion in the shaft of the Ontario Ons Coal Co., near Cokesburg, Pa., today. The men were buried under tons of earth and the foreman in chnrge said he was not able to tell the exact number of dead. Soon after the men went down the shnft lodm there wos 011 explosion which dislodgid great 111as-.es of earth and buried every man in tlie shaft. The explosion wns heard throughout the entire section and miuers employed in other mines hastened to the spot, l.lfe-saxiin! apparatus wns sent from other mines, but was of no uvnil. Forces of 11l11nteeis were then organized to dig out the buried men. Chicago Political Mecca as Convention Draivs Near Claims of contesting delegations which may prow wtnl in the presi dential contest are being heard by the Republican National Committee. Political forces are gathering at Chicago for the G. O. P. convention, which will open on Tuesday. Additional workers have arrived at the Hoover headquarters in the con vention city. Additional light is being thrown on campaign expenditures by the Sen ate investigating conuulttec. Pcnnylvnnla G. 0. P. delegate? are holding a caucus In thii city today'. ' PRESIDENT MAK PLEA TO DELAWARE Telegraphs Request to Three Democratic Legislators to Vote for Suffrage LABOR URGES RATIFICATION llu a Staff Corrfjpoiirfrtil Dover, Del.. June 2. With the suf fragists prepared to mnke their Inst stand in Dclnwnre.. bached up by union labor of tho state and bv President Wil son's influence, tlie Legislature con vened for its Inst day's session nt noon. The fight is to make Delaware the thirty-sixth state to ratify, thereby giving nation-wide suffrage to women. Three Democratic members of the House-, ,T. J. Mulvenn. J. A. Mulrino and J. E. McNabb. who have oppot.ed ratification, received telegrams from President Wilson today utging ratifica tion. Tlie messnge rend as follows: "May I not as 0 Democrat express my deep interest in the suffrage amend ment and my judgment thnt it would be of the grentest service to the party if every Democrat in the Delaware Legis lature voted for it?" Effect of President's Appeal ' "Will this appeal influence you tp change your attitude and vote for suf- trace' was -lslreil Mr McXnlili. frnge?" was asked Mr. McNabb "I do not care to discuss tlie matter," was the answer. "Well, will suffrage pass this ses sion?" "No, it will not."" -Tremendous interest was excited by tlie receipt of tlie wires from the bend of the party nt Washington. The fnyt tlie President mndc this personal ap peal has shown the legislators how im portant it is that Delaware be the de ciding sfnte to ratify the suffrage move ment, nnd that it ratify it ut this time. The light to bine the amendment passed hns now blazed forth more fiercely than ever and its chances this afternoon nre considerably brighter. Labor Urges ltatlflrntion Bobert W. Kramer, president pro tein of the Wilmington Central Labor I'nlon, and John C. Baylor, a member of the legislative committee of tlie organiza tion, are-here today to personally light to have the ratification resolution passed i by the House. ) Each member is being given n 1 op.r of I resolutions ndopted last night. These 1 resolutions diclnre that : 1 "The Central Labor l"nion und ari ( our Hibrommittccs of this body have re peatedly urged the enactment of this hillpund by so doing hnve followed the 1 1 obey of the American Federation of 1 Labor in indorsing suffrage for women ; 1 and there hns been considerable opposi I lion to the passage of the bill in Deln 1 ware by members of the House of Bep I ic.entatixes, therefore, the Central La- 1 bor 1 nion urgently nnd sincerely ap- I penis to the members of the House of ; iltcproscntntivcs to reconsider their stifnd i 011 this subject nnd use their influence and their votes toward having tlie meus- lire adopted. A 1 last and final effort to have the Legisl,,,,,,- grant the. women of our 'tali' tin riclit nnd nrivilcKO. to which tins right and iinvileee. to which .. .. kk .11 ....- .iiii.i t.. r-,,t.-i t. ..!... i-nin i,u .,...,'; a committee to personally present these resolutions to the members, nnd urge upon them again the desire of the Con- :.". "".." ",:, ti.fi I I ehiiH 11 nn ml It a Afii.f.nIHi Labor 1 nion nnd its fiftv-fourl, ' '" "V v' "n nsmicic.i unegayvi I nffitinliMl im n nrtimie i-AnKimntittm -Lsim. illll I H1 1" inwn tin 11 un nut llllll ""V"" " ' -M-.i-iiMmih J- iK.nnn ,,p"nnnn wnrtcnr-i f im,.).,-. ti,, suffrage amendment ndopted. and the ( entrnl Labor 1 nion accepts nil re sponsibility in requesting members of the House of Representatives to recon sider their previous action regarding woman suffrage." Try to Keep Assembly in Session There is a stroliu movement on foot not to adjourn sine die this afternoon, but to have the Legislature remain in session for ten more days, in order to force the hand of Governor Tuwnsend on the school code. As the school code now stands, it is fenred the governor, if the Legislntur- adjourns today, will not sign It within the next thirty days, 1. tul it will then automatically die, with out nutting him definitely on record. The ? : . ns" ,r : , ",r : ::" ' the House amendment providliin tor a eferendiini vote on bond issues. If the Legislntuic remains in sPHHioii.'.1"""1. """'""'.'." i"'. "uu,r and the 1)111 U lemcsontcd to the p.iv. K ernnr. il nutoiiinticallj becomes n, law within ten days, unless he vetoes it Tli situation hns been seized bv the' sts mid their supporters. They I suffrngls leei mat wctory may yet perch upon1 their bniimrs if they can manage to1 btave off tin issue for another week. I There seems to lie au even division of opinion ns to adjournment, or continu-unco-jof the session. Tills matter must be settled ouc way or another this after noon. WOMAN'S WOUND FATAL ,. , ... , ' "" "' 8elf-Inflicted Gunshot Results Helen Toomey's Death ' Ilnl-.., V Tnnme. I,,.,,., ........ ni.i Ae Moii.o oion.,.. 1 -..-Ti died i!ls!nornh,gaInnthe M&dl.; Ilosnltnl nf ciinshnf woniuU ,.r .1... idlest and Hbd.Hi.cn f ,l,u Accoitlltig to tlie Hospital report to the coroner, the girl shot herself Sun day morning Her .father snid 'she hud been In 111 health following mn attack nf ItiHiteiizu two' years ngu. Her body was taken to Lansdowjie for burial. vf JM? P.f'l wrllln. A-y NIGHT EXTRA rf'J Delegates From Tenth MlnrUM sota District Favoring Senr ator Seated by G. O. P. . VOTE IS 36 TO 12 IN FIRST', ROLLCALL OF COMMITTEE I V f 1 PRICE TWO CENTSft ? JOHNSON WINS FROM WOOD IIP FIRST CONTEST! ? y A Twelve Uninstruoted Louisiarj.f tj uroup Accepted and Gonerar "Lily Whites" Rejected " GEORGIA CASE IS DELAYED Filipinos Present Appeal for Plank Favoring Freedom ' for Islands Republicans to Ballot at Chicago Friday Wccji Chicago, June 2. (By A. P,) Nominating speeches in the Repub lican National Convention next wwk' probably will come on Thursday?, with balloting on Friday, L. "y., Henley, secretary of nrraugemen' enmpilttce. nnuouiiced today. Follow- ing the keynote speech of Senator Lodge, temporary chairman, and ap pointment of committees 011 Tuesday, Mr. Ilenrlev sulci the i-onvrntlofi probably would adjoin until Wednes day for committee work. Permanent organization is on Wednesday's program. After flit nominating speeches on Thursday the progrnm would leave Friday nnd HAt'f urdny and possibly part of Thin--' day for balloting nnd consideration of platform. By the Associated Press ' , Chicago, June 2. In its first d" ; cision affecting the Johnson forcesi'l the convention, tlie Republican Natlonl i Committee, bv .10 to 12. voted to 'Mat "it I . ....". 'V, two ileleirntes finni tlin TrniH, MftMt2 potn district who are counted r fnl-Vie'4 ablp to the candidacy of the California! " senator. (TO- Another important decision today M'at'i tne seating of twelve 'iininstrurted dele, gates from Louisiana, a contestlof group, listed an favorable tn Ma tor Otic trnl Wood and Frank H. Hitchcbelr "H Dciug ruieii out. ,, The Wood deleirntes In flip TenUi . Mimifsntn district were denied seat on the first roll call the committee has innfii mure 11 Ill-gnu Ill-Cllllllg COIl l CM Hi The action followed a spirited illsciis1 sinn which brought out the charge; which the committee accepted, that tho , imiii ueif'Kuies omi oceii cnosen ipy a rump convention. ( Tlie attorneys for tlic,Wood ileiegntes told the committee they hail ,lott" tlin Convention because thej -tt'fro. dcUieiV" polioe protection. The nttorneys for the Johnson delegates characterized that statement as "laughable und n false hood." The delegates from the Tenth Minne .sota district who were sented aro Representative Sclmli. of Minneapolis, and L. M. Mitchuu. of Buffalo, flnn. Their accompany ing alternates also were seated. 1 Unpledged, But for Johnson When this contest wns taken up Sec j retnry Miller announced thnt both fnc- tions claimed to bo the regular dele gates While tlie two men sented arb slated to faror Senator Johnson they 1 are unpledged. 1 Julius E. Ilaveraft. of Fairmont. Minn., spoke for the Wood faction, which opposed the unpledged Johnson delegHte, nnd John G- Prlebe. of Min neapolis, for the latter. Invohcd In tho I "K " "'"-" v " ," ""' "V"u.u-": "', V"?? ;;;", " '.'..." , V, ;."'" ."""" .V, " -.i'j! 1 rn-in.- unpini'ii sihiuk urin nicinoa .11 - " the opposition, while the Wood Con- "'tingent declared the Schall faction un- 1 1 ''! , ,H '"'. "' I "J!!, "' leninnded increased rcprcselifa- the convention. f ' " 1 1 (Mil ijiMUHHiun unci wrrp Hl-t,l. nrg neaueu oy i.mue mints, ot .ew ur leans, national committeeman. The) committee dismissed the contest of thq "lily white" group led by C H. Hei belt uud Victor Loisel. of New Or leans, listed as favoring General Wood. Ilebert. who figured in tlie commit tee's decision yesterday denying a re-1 licuiiiiK in the challenge of Mr Hunts' sent, appeared for the contestants. He was confronted with 11 signed agree ment made in BUS in which he and his associates agreed not to tile a contest. Committee members said the caee bad been investigated thoroughly last year nnd declared the new contest vlolaUd the 1018 agreement. Georgia Case Passed Further time to check eiidcnco in tht :-.i - kw t the subem. 1 "V" . , '""" "-" ' , '"V" ","r""; I '! ' - "iui shim 1 comparison o -"- "--'- ---"' I"---'- " '-. "-ci. ..f l-.b n. neoHMUOil tl.llt l-.s-.Hi t1trtn III ill niiijiiio, jiiiih"vii iiiui ui.-n ( delegates be seated with u liatf'vpto -'"'. hut was voted down ' '-'--e Georgia case Im"'vs delegate ontlniird on l'ar Sirenlen, Column T START BOOM FOR MOOR Stamp Manufacturers See Him u G. O. P. "Dark Hone" , , Mayor Moore was greeted as "th most prominent dark horse in the. Chi caco convention" nt the opening nes I sinn today of the three-day meeting of Inl the International Stump Manufacturer' ! Association. i I "IW .NWbrOok. l.f llarlfoA nil-1-, president of the association, Jit (y, ' f'l'T!...! r SJ, fM -" rcii-irnr-- '" "" i"i-iiiim- niniii nr saying the sta.up manufacturer hr would indorse him us their candidate, , "Then I'll be cnllrd a rubber Maimi ' candidate." reiilied ihe Mayor. "(Ji.n-j t tinning, he said that. ho could not .iic-j ' cent the honor, as lie nlrenili' hnil Inl ...T . f uorecn unouicr tuiiiiniuie ior r.ttn iwiih inatlon,. Governor .Sproul. ,Thft MAjfof 'if, .wcli-tjmed the titamu M??nufiktureM''tdj fi i i ' .' i i-' i'-'-H'-'- v- nm.TWU.A4y. l-iillaO-tlpMs. -?'' iri' ..w.'f.- !: : ...-LwftAM r i, u jfa s.AA : f. 'A svwr' l ,,.-, . .k. ,Ht; .. ' "i.v-.U. )Mfc. ,..- i . V 1. ' .v liVAai-du r-ik-
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