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H m - kmtm s. iguentitg ttauc meflg miiato Pinnn ilrTrn GEM STORE THIEVES 1 -31 ESCAPING IN AUTO MMR Robbors Loso Purauors'jn Traf- fie Mazo at Third and Market Streets CHASE THROUGH STREETS CREATES MUCH EXCITEMENT Son of Proprietor Grabs Pistol as Man Posing as Customer1 Runs With Jewelry A dramatic pursuit of 'a jewelry utorc robber with pursuers firing shots nfter the thief nnd his companion In a wlft motorcar at noon today ended at Third nnd Market streets, where the lawbreakers escaped" In n traffic maze. Tho robbery was committed Jn the jewelry store of Leon Wnchs, C52 South Fifth street. Wachs is preparing to movo to another loqdtlbn and was con ducting what ho termed a "removal SA well-dressed younff man ontcred the store shortly beforo noon and asked to bo shown some "diamond scarfplns. A small assortment was placed before him. Tho supposed patron picked up three pins, valued at $230. nnd bolted for tho door. ir-a Wnrbft. wlin hml been waltine on tho man, screamed. Her son Sidney, 1 seventeen ycors OIU, was in a reur ruuin. lie ran into tho store, crabbed n re volver in back of the counter nnd started after tho flceliiR man. , The robber was threading In nnd out of the" crowd on Fifth street, headed for Lombard. As he turned into Lombard street, with tho youth about ten yards behind, tho latter fired ono shot. -' Kircs at Fujrltivo The report nttrncted Patrolman Mc r.nMrlek of the Third" nnd Delnncey streets station, who had been standing at Sixth and Lombard streets. Jicuoiu rlek ran toward Fifth street. Sidney Wnchs, pursuing the thief east on Lombard street, fired several more fclints at tho man. A motorcnr with engine running was standing' at Fourth nnd Lombard streets, the hood turned north on Fourth street. Another mnn was. at the wheel. The fugitive leaped into the machine c darted nortn. Meantime tho patrolman bad jumped on the runulneboard of another motor car and ordered tho driver to chose the robber s machine. The thict 'rodo up Fourth strct to-Fine at terrific speed, turning cast on Pine, to Third," then north on Third street. .MnrlilnM Tst In Trnflfo 1 Thc'robbcr had nlcad-ofrnore-thanJ a block when tho car carrying the pa trolman swung into Third street. 'Ilio fugitives' car reached.-. Market street' and wbh limt sccu tilrufng csat on that; thoronghforc. It was lost in the niazo, of iramc. Police last night sent out a "flier" to jewelers, warning them htnt robbers, with a motorcar, were operating among jewelry stores, particularly in tho downtown section. Mrs. Wnchs this afternoon snld when the man, evidently of foreign birth, entered the store her suspicions were not nroused because the supposed patron was nlouc- She snld the mnn told her ho wanted to invest some of his savings in dia monds. Several stones, mounted on kcarfpins, were shown to him, but none seemed to satisfy. The jeweler's wjfc turned her back for a few seconds to reach for moro, when the thief grabbed the scarfplns and ran. E BOARD MAKES v TRIP UNDERGROUND Union Heads Ask Delay in Hear ing ftfter Presenting Their Case Sptalal Dispatch to Eveitino Public Ltdaer Scranton, Pa.., June 25. Tho mem bers of tho commission named by Pres ident 'Wilson to hand down an award on the demands of tho mino workers for increased wages nnd changed working conditions visited mines in the city Way. Dr. W. O. Thompson, chnlr nati of tho commission, had never vis ted on nnthrncito mino, nnd it was m responso to his request that tho trip S made today. nAccvmiPanJcd hy W. L. Connelly 9.wl ?crry of tho commission; secretary 7amPS Qorman nnd v, dent W. W. Inglis. of tho Del' rok neaw.ann,nnd Western Rail- n inPw V 'ok. " togged out tervttJlC'nl,lcadwn5' wns ml"lo yes SSM,0tS.e?rlnt th0 miners' do hv U hiat 8r,cat yvogtcaa wuld tm?JE My to fo,low UP their lend of wnMT statcd 1 "Doctor Thlp n S2nSj cas? of, th0 mlts hid MnrrnJ cs?nd yesterday .by Phllli) S "fie thrtPeftrnfIH0?atl vlca President' guested n0ndi'.8tr,ct Presidents, they lay ni.nni ttdJuniment until Mon- wmmfftaS" agree t 1YmW?J""'. Tho tha next ndt th adjournment t"!nj ?t lVoyod,.'1" b Mom,ay VARE LEAVESFOR ORIENT Cnare"ma"t Join party ,nJunket rn t0 Fap Ea8t ngrPCeatn gffi 8. Varo loft SLIock train todnv Lnn rt tho 1:10 01'at, Mhc?o ho will h r0Ut0 t0 th0 J' national rcreV"nb6i ono of n Pnrt' 9untrle; "K conditions in eastern g Wun )VtnAt S1n '''''cise'o . Senator Kdwln it0 9&nt " Jnb' B. b.r of friends weVnt narand a ". JSSFyMina at nENKyA A am 'OtxBl MISS ELLY IIOPJ3 ANDKUSON Minneapolis girl, who was Victor von Schlcgcll's supper companion on tlio night prior to the mysterious Elwcll murder in New York. II n Crack Organization of U. Makes Stop on Way to Camp Dix S. HAS RED-HEADED MASCOT The more or less noted four horse men of tho Apocalypse were completely outshone by tho three hundred -or so hhorscmcu who bowled over Sixty-first street this noon, nnd mode cap in a field at Sixty-first street and IJaltl morc avenue. They comprised the second battalion of the Nineteenth Field Artillery, tho "shot battalion" of tho country, nnd numbering over four hundred mon, mounted nnd unmounted. They have come north from Fort Mycr, Virginia, nnd nro bound for Camp Dlx, where they will Indulge in target practice, mnueouvcrlng nnd general training. For the majority o.t them this is the first real -marqh, although there is n nucleus of war veterans in tho Second Battalion. But to sny they are recruits it liqt to say anything dispnraglng In this case, as tho officers, were careful t oundcrscore the fact thnt tho battalion 'takes only tho" pick of tho "raw oTies" and then only keeps them if they work naru anu laitnxujiy tn tneir early train ing uays. Explains Battalion's VorI Cnptain,J. B. Williams, in command of Battery D. which Is coulnncd with American., BQvonty.-fJvci, arrived enfly this 'morniug to. oversee thn chiller' de tails In- chtnp jnnklrig. IIo explained some or tnc battalion's dally duties. "Onoo u Wick, at Fort Meyer," ho snid, "wo give, drills in n bmall riding hull. Four gun's in action nt onro, nnd all on a run ! Believe me, it is close quarters, nnd wo have somo rnro sport. Becently we hud rn accident when two gun carriages fouled nnd n couple of Horses were hurt, but wo ye bad no men injured at nny time. "Then, because wo arc the '.show hat tnlion' wo nro nicked for bic miliary funcrnls, nud wo also have bcou nt n dozen or moro horse shows in the past low months." Cnntnin J. M. Swing is in command of the battalion in the absence of its real leader, Major Beverly Bowen, who is in Europe. Another who '"arrived with the troop this morning was .tack Cunningham, of ficial mascot of the second, nnd a fa vorite with both men nud officers. Jack, who really irf red-headed, nnd nctually has those much-abused freckles. Is tho son of the rlost-mistrcss at Fort Mycr. Ills fnthcr wns nn officer in tho army before tho Snanish-Ainerlcan War, nnd Jack has spent all his life nrounu the camp, since his lather s death. Having "Jim-Dandy Time" "Becomo a soldier?" remarked .Tnck thoughtfully, "I don't guess so. I may go to West Point though. I'd liko to. This, you know, is my first long march nnd I'm having n jlm-dandv time. Yes. I bunk in hero with the officers, but I wander pretty much nil over the ramp." Jack nils n fine bay horso which he rides with the skill of n "Hill" Ilnrt, but while he's hero in Philadelphia ho wants to forego soldiering for a while. IIo went out this afternoon to tee the Phillies play. He's a great fan, and goes every time ho gets a chance down in Washington. Tho Secoud Battalion has n great baseball team. It admit1) that with evi dent pride. Bnst night it trimmed n strong team down at Wnwa, and it would like to take ou another game to night. Other officers in tho party Are Captain A. Durante nnd Lieutenant Frederick Shnrp. All the officers served overseas, most of them with particular distinc tion. They will leave early tomorrow morning. JUDGE ASSALSUNIONS Calls Them "Force for Evil" Takes a Fling at Prohibition Atlantic Clly, N. .1., .Turn- 2.I. (By A. P.) Judge William 11. Harlan, of Belnlr. Md., In on address brforo tho annual convention of tho Marjlnnd Stato Bar Association today, asserted thnt "we nro in n fair way to be par ticularly controlled by nn association of churches." Later in his address Judge Ilnrlan nssnilcd labor unions', declaring them to bo "tho greatest force for evil in tho country nt tho present time." lie also insisted that nil immediate stop should bo put to the quibbling over the exact forms of the League of Nations nud that an honest endeavor should be mado to see if the plan was workable. "The prohibition amendment is Inter fering with tho rights of the peoplo and it will bft resented by the ultUcus of the nation ns times l-ocs on. The prohi bitionists have effected an orgauirntlon with numbers of nuid officials and ex erted such u power over tho 'Weak kneed brethren" who are sent to tho stato legislature; and to Cougrcss thnt they have been able to accomplish their ends." i SHOW BATTALION OF ARTILLERY HERE Young Fiance Vanishes Day Before His Wedding Bridal Party, Unaware of Groom's Disappear ance, Waits for Ceremony to BeginGirl Is Prostrated as Police Join in Search Candles on tho wedding enke burned merrily, guests were waiting all a-flutter at the church nnd nt tho homo of the Intended bride, nnd then Joseph A. Dcegan, young manager of n chain grocery store, living nt.'-in North Cor lics street', foiled to appear for his own wedding. Tho, marrlngo of Decgan nnd Miss Elizabeth Kick, 2."1 Hermitage street, Mnunyunk, wns to hnvo taken place Wcdnesdny afternoon nt C o'clock. Dce gan disappeared Tuesday morning, nnd has not yet been heard from. A "filer" hns been sent out by the police to nil hospitals nnd station, houses, asking information of his whereabouts. Meanwhile the young woman who was literally "kept waiting nt the church," Is prostrated, r She is the daughter of Daniel F. BIck, nn en gineer, nnd Mrs. Mary' BIck. Sho Is twenty-two years old. Dcegan is twenty-six. Circumstances Unusual The circumstances surrounding Dec gan's disappearance arc most unusual. According to his mother, Mrs. Knth erlno Dcegan, n widow, with whom ho mndo his home, ho hnd made nrrnngn ments to go through with his wedding apparently up until 11 o'clock Tucsdny morning, "Mother, I'm going down for tho, ring today," ho told his mother. "Eliz abeth and I nro going to get the li cense." He had been packing, n suitcase, ac cording to the mother, but did not net nt nil llko n mnn who wns about to bo married, nnd scefned troubled nbout something and very nervous. A short time later lie came to his mother nnd said: "Mother, I've ehnnged my mind. I'm not going to get the license." He kissed her. After telling her he would not pack tho.Bultcase, he left it lying in his room and left the house. TEACHERS CERTAIN TO GET Amount Is More Likely to Be $175 or $200 Than $400, Says McCain FACTIONS CAUSE SNARL By COKGJ NOX:McCAIN It,"Is( n. .foregone conclusion, unless thSvliollyunwrJoctcd'appcnsrthntthe school teachers of Philadelphia will re ceive nn increase in salary. It will not be ? 100, however. The Board of Education met this afternoon to go over tho entire situa tion. At a meeting of the finance commit tee, held in the office of John Wnnn mnker, n member of the board pre sented n very comprehensive nud enrc fully prepared report in which the en tire situntion, with Its legnl limitations nnd aspects, wns outlined. This report, with suggestions by the finance committee, was tuken up by the entire board today. .... Tho great difficulty in the situntion is that the Board of Education and the teachers themselves nro ranged In op posing enmps on the proposition. Of the two factions in the board, one, 1......1...1 i. ut,n Clvniv. tlio nroMilent. favors nn increase to all teachers : the other supports tho Dick proposition which would, give a considerable ad vance to some, n moderate amount to others and to some nothing nt all. Dick Plan Opposed A fa. tltn tnnMmru llin 111-0 tTlOmbOrS of the Allied Association of Public Sqhool Employes o l'hlinucipnia, me.v oppose tho Dick plan with tho utmost posltivcness. In n resolution adopted ou tho inth of this month they said : "The Allied Association go on record ns opposed to tho Dick schedule, pre ferring no Increases whatever rather than tho ndoptlo of that schedule. Thcro nro two principal questions in addition which must bo decided: The amount of Increase to be given each ,ni.nH icvnatinnflvn nf frmdo. nnd the matter of providing a similar or ade quate increase in balary to the clerical uttnehes anu otner cmpiu.;. rin. 1....A. lnili,fl..u lnmrorfi. en- Iginecrs, nurses, clcricnl assistants and siibinstructors in vnrioim ii.-iu.im.-ui.o besides other miscellaneous iwiuujyi. It is pointed out tunc inc nm-r imvu .. -....! f,iti,f,ill,- In 1ipIp resnecttvc DO- sitions and that when it comes to a question of increase of salary uicso, as well ns the tenching ond supervls-ln- Rtnff nroncr. bhould be given con sideration. Increase Will Bo Small ti 1. ... t-..A.i tlmf tMa Immedi ate nnd nvnilnble Increase will range from $175 to ?200, but no more: un less tho citizens' committee can devise , ...o.. nu vet iiniivailnble bv the board, for increasing this niiKuint. To grnnt an incn-uM- ji v i"-' teacher would, it is estimated by the (innnolorR. lbciulrc uu available cash fund of .$2,400,000. Tho situntlo nis sized up by the ed ucational financiers as follows; There is nvullable in cash n matter -r coin nnn . iimrniiliruiiH. The Bonn! of Education has certain properties, Conllnunl on rKQ Two, folunin Ve WORKMAN FATALLY HURT Transfusion Operation Falls to Save Llfo of Injured Man SPfCfql Cwpnlrh In Vvrnino I'uhlte Ltdotr Cnatesllle, Pa.. Juno 2.-.Willlam A. Mnrsnnil, n repiunui i ..iU iui. mill of tho Mldvnle Steel and Ordnanco n '. fnfnllv iu lured today when caught between several cars. A wife and two children surwve. n Two blood transfusions were mndo at it.- r..nu..mn TTnanltnl in nn pfTm-t to save Ills life, but Marshall died while tho second trnusfusion was being made. Coroner Bunting conducted tho inquest thin mnrnlnir. A verdict of accidental death was rendered. x nKMornATio c:rNH (mtiirii A mates, nt Internstlnc PrBOnallllaB tehn Will nflir in ino 4Jeinacraiij .'onvnilon. In nit Hundiy'a notorial taction o( tnt Punuo V?vQn,J.Jv. ." -- i-- .v-- tc."r ii ------rr " NCREASE IN TEACHERS That is tho last heard of him. a .iny lltA. aiiuuuvu I T CUUtBUUJt , UIP finnccc'B parents, who know nothing of Dccgnn's disappearance, 'were making nil preparations to go through with the wedding ceremony. Tho guests were assembled 111 Miss Blck'u homo for the ceremonies there, and others wcro wait ing nt the Catholic Church of the Holy Family. Hermitage nnd Wilde strcotH, where tha bridal party was to go.after leaving the homo ofthc bride. Waited nt Church Everybody wns waiting for young Dcegan. They waited until after 5 o'clock and then some ono telephoned to the Mannyunk police station nnd asked that he be located Tho reason for Decgan's disappear nnpe Isi mystery. Ho Is well liked at the store which ho managed, at Umbrla and Wright streets, Muuayunk. His accounts have becu examined and found to be correct. Starting last Monday, Dcegan .went on n week's vacation from the store in anticipation of bin marrlngo and n short honeymoon. Theismploycs In the store got a wedding prevent for him. Although Dcegan wa bis widowed mother's only child, nnd solo support, she said she did not' object to his mar riage. r "I wns not opposed to It," she said today. "1 considered the girl very nice nnd suitable as my son's wife. Ho and sho were to livo at our home." Miss Hick was formerly a cashier for tho company wltich cmployH Deegan, and met him in ono of the stores. Becently sho held a clerical position in tho Pen- coyu iron tvorxs. v In searching for Decgan the police nave una their attention caned to tho mysterious kldnuppiug of nn unidenti fied man nt Eighth nnd Willow streets. Tuesday night. This mau was hustled into nn automobile Qnd whisked nwuv so auickly that n policcmnu could not lntcrierc. bcvcrnl shots were llrcil. GRATZ RAPS SPLIT Tells Normal School Graduates Living Wage Is Promised for All URGES THEM TO BE LOYAL "Always lot your first thought Tie MM .i..ta aitjl.nl 1..1 -..lint t WAi.ia illlfw 'll'l JlfUl' MJV.I1 I, MUU 1V1IUI in JUIlf MMIJ nij atoachor of. the chlmY! in-lhe'jwb,-lie schools." Simon ' OrtttK. proSIdent ot the Hoard of Education; told ninety five graduates of the Philadelphia Nor mal School nt the commencement exer- ftuICt 4 life innmiln I 4lii filinnl nllill uno lliin IHWlKllll, Jil UJ HI I1VUI IIUHI torium, Thirteenth nnd Spring Gnrdeu hU'PPlS. or, deplored tho fact that the school teachers are' divided into rival camps 111 their light for salary inorenses. "This is n shnmo," he said. "They should bo united by the ono dominant purpose their Interest in tho schools. They should not Jrt potty differences impair their usefulness." Of nalary increases, Mr. Grots; said: "Tho new schedule and the schedule proposed by Doctor Flnogan will give ou n fair living salary nnd not a pittance." In opening his address Mr. Cratz said : "You know the trouble tiint con fronts the Board of Education now. onnKospcare saiu somo place that "un easy lies tho head that wears a crown." But I can tell you unensv lies the head of every member of thb Board of Edu cation. They have a responsibility now in which It is nlmost impossible to give general satisfneton." Mr. Gratis charged the graduates to lend themselves to the suppression of anv unrest. Ho paid a tributo to Miss Margaret Pritcher, a veteran - teacher at the normal school, who retires this year. After mentioning tho serious illness of Davo Lane, sage of the Republican party, ho suggested that the members of the clais pass n resolution regretting Mr. Lnne's Illness. Mls3 Aleila Drud ing. of. the graduating class, offered the resolution.. If will l.n i.n .- -r t -.. - iv, v - . "v"1' m ir. .1, uin ta St. Mary's Hospital. jjush Aicda JJruding received the gift of n 5 o gold pieco for her scholarship record. Tlin nrgintnilnn ...... 1. ,.... uo mum .by Mr. Gratz. . 'J-no class presented the school with a largo silk flag ns tho class gift and the cap nud gown of the president of thn crniliintini nlnou in.. t.-ii u..i. Magnusen, was handed down to Miss wurovny uiuncn, tho president of tho class that graduates in February. ri.tl,n ll nil it. . ... ........ ,, h'UUUUl"8 -Will OC needed by tho public schools of this cltj ' r1"'0 u"uuw " "s year. There has been much concern for the size of the, classes graduating from thn Normal I School for the last few years because of the teacher shortage. Thcro were' eighty-two graduated in February and1 10 1 graduated last June. 1 The local school system needs ap proximately 275 teachers every vear to I take care of tho normnl number of rcslg-, Conllniifil on I'nie Two, Column Two TO TELL COUNCIL'S PLANS ! Wegleln Will Issue Statements for Education of Public IMIM1lllAIIIAIlf rf n a.n... .. 1 i ............. ...v.... u. .. u.-iv iiouey on I he Itlehard Wecloln. iiri.l,li,..t .. i body. "l """ It is his purpose, according to hi statement, to Inaugurate u campaign of , 7i: r -n". ' ;.i .'', f :,"" cuons insuring public confidence nnd sccurim: its uctlvn co-operation. II0 proposes through his hocrelury, Ernnk W. Short v Kout jiiiuiii- on ivmciuM ironi time lo tlinp. iinnr s iiL- tn 1111KII.. t A '. lu tivitlcs of the city legislative body what they are doing and what they propose Killed by Livo Wire While Sljjnallng Potts ilie, !., June 25 When ho raised his hand ns a signal, John Gil martin, an overseas veteran, was in stantly electrocuted nt the Core Traveling Grate Co'n plant nt Port Carbon this morning, his hand touchinc a livo wire. ' RANK PRESIDENT BLAMED FOR RAIL SITUATION BY UNION LEADER Present Troublo Is Duo to Ad ministration's Failure to Act Promptly WAGE DEMANDS MADE NEARLY .ONE YEAR AGO One Big Union Now Gravest Menace Confronting Amer ican People By tlio Associated Press Chicago, Juno 25. Officinls repre senting nil tho recognized railway unions met here today in nn effort to keep their men in line and put n halt to unau thorized strikes. W. G. Lcc, president of the Brother hood of Rallwny Trainmen, and spokes man for the union leaders, laid respon sibility for the present situation at the door of President Wilson In a statement issued before tho meeting opened. Mr. Leo charged thut the President had pcrmittcfl the rnllway admlnlstrn- lionto "dally along" for nearly n year after the men presented their demands, nnd that it took tho President forty days to nppoint the rnllway labor board after the Esch-Cummings bill authorizing It had becomo law. "Wo nro hero to discus some way ot nvjfding tho danger because of the government's delay in pnsslng on our wage demands," Mr. Loo said. "Unless Immediate action is taken we fear tho transnortntlon svstcm will bo para lyzed. Wo don't know why there should bo nny longer delay by tho railroad board. Every pressuro possible has been broucht to boar to cct n decision "One of the biggest dangers to be fnrod now- is tho one blc union idea. propaganda of which is responsible for tho sporadic strikes now going on. it is up to the powers to decide whether they wuut tho one big union iden, which caused Htrlfe iu 1S01. or whether they want the strong,' sane organizations which have kept the men in a rcuson nblo mood for inaii.v years." Mr. Leo denied that the unions wcro planning to call a general strike to force n speedy decision by the wnge board. An effort will bo made by the brother hood leaders to confer with Judge It. M. Barton, chairman, nnd other mem bers of tho bourd today. Washington. Juno 25. Representa tives) of the railroad unions expressed belief today that .tho promise of early notion by the railway wneo board, on W7Hgi demands would" tend to halt further jjtriko. disturbance. ' ' "WltJi return fo work last. midnight of virtunlly nil strlkiug ynrdmcu nt the I'otomnc yards hero, railroad officials announced they would be nble to handle freight to and from the South without delay. The walkout, they said, hns caused congestion nt the gateway nnd tho lerotiting of cars through other points. Efforts woto renewed todnv to rich freight from tlio South to northern points. At tho samo time tho Interstate Com merce Commission is watching the strikers in the enstern railroad centers, being particularly concerned 01 to the effect of the wnlkouts 011 its recent ef forts to relievo freight congestion and to move coal to Now England nnd other eastern points where n shortngc pro vails. COAL SHIPMENTS TIED UP Dozen Pottsvllle Collieries Forced to Close by Rail Strike Pottsvllle, Pa., June 25. The rail road strike assumed u far more serious aspect hero todaj-. As the result of a mnss-mceting Inst night the strikers were joined by n number of additional men, nnd nil coal shipments nro tied up. Tho strikers predict that before the day is over there will be a virtually complete tie-up of tho whole region. More thau n dozen collieries were idlo today, with probabilities that a score moro will closo down, notwith standing the urgent demand for coal all over the country. Business men, unable to get fcpods from Philadelphia nnd New York, arc in n serious predicament, nnd nn em bnrgo is now being placed on express on certain lines. BALLOON MAKES HEADWAY Gas Bag From Philadelphia Now Over Connecticut The Tnitod States armv Imll-nn which started from tho camp of tho Eighteenth Balloon Co., Twcnty-secoud street nnd the Parkway, yesterday, was sighted this morning over Connecticut. The balloon is in command of Cap tnin n. II. Holland, who is accom panied Tix four enlisted men. Although Its destination is Boston the big bag headed in an opposite direction when it first got under way. After much ma neuvering and shifting of ballast it was finally directed northeast. On reaching Hurffvllle, N. J., yester day afternoon the balloon appeared to come to a dead stop. A change in wind finally started it on its way again. JUDGE FREES DETECTIVE Holds Officers Wore Warranted In Entering 44th Ward Meeting ( ounty Detective Ilnrry Dicla-rson, who wns arrested on charges ninde by Vine supporters growing out of trouble at n meeting of the Forty-fourth ward Urpiiblicnn committee, was discharged tmlnv by Judge Martin, iu Common Picas Court. Action in th Dickorson case was ex pedited through District Attorney Bntnn. Although DIekerson hud been held in ball by Magistrate Carney, u Varo follower, no return of the case was made to court until the magistrate wus ordered to do so. WIipii the ou wus returned to court n writ of hnbeas corpus was obtained by counsel for DleUcrxon nnd Judge Martin fixed nr gument for'todny. In his decision discharging Dicker fou, Judge Mnrtlu said rumors that troublo would take place nt the meeting had been circulated, and that therefore District Attorney Itotan nnd Superin tendent of Polico Mills were warranted In taking the precaution to hare a num ber of polico and detectives on hnnd, ROBBER, WHO FLED IN AUTO GOT $1500 IN GEMS Three dinmoml cenrf pin3 nnd three iUamjn-1 il-ics .vil"C'1' i4 31500, were obtained by thc'thlef who fobbed the Jcwehy nr of Loon Wnchs, 632 South Fifth street, at noon today. Th th'c f r cr.jif.rl In a motorcnr tvfter running two block3 to where the enr wn pnrlted. Sidney Wnchs, the Jeweler's son, who chased the rob ' ber nnd filed five shots atiliim, believes one bullet took effect. CHICAGO CITtf CHAUFFEURS STRIKE CHICAGO, June 28, Street cleaning was halted today by n shike of city chauffeurs, who wnlked out when their demand thnt they bo permitted to nppoint their overtecr wns icfuscd. Thirty inn quit work, throwing thirty five other employes out cf wo--Tl-c strike is tlio third ninong municipal employes ir.-two rlir-, gaibnKo handlers nnd construction electricians quitting yesterday. AMERICAN PAIR , WINS IN DOUBLES Johnston and Tilden Defeat French Team in British Tennis Tournament R. N. WILLIAMS VICTOR Wimbledon, England, Juno 25. Wil liam M. Johnston, of California, nnd William T. Tilden, of Philadelphia, the' American Davis Gun pair, defeated Andro Cohort nnd William M. Lnurontz, of the French Dnvis Gup team, iu their match today in the British lawn tennis championship tournament. Tho Ameri cans won 0-2. 0-0, 4-0. l)-7. King George. Queen Mnry, the Dilke of York and Princess Mnry again ap peared to see the Americans piny. Tlio match wns held back twenty minutes In order to givo the roynl group a chnnce to seo the opening. Immediately upon the nrrivnl of tho party play wns opened. B. Norris Willlnms. 2d., of Boston, and C. S. Gnrlnnd, of Pittsburgh, won their fourth round singles matches to day. Williams defeated J. Briignon, tho brilliant young French plnor, C-0, 11-2. ((-2, nnd Garland eliminated A. C. Drew, of England, 0-4, (i-2, 0-1. Williams hnd been in rather erratic form iu this tournnmont, but his play today more thnn fulfilled the promise of yesterday when his game revenlitl- a recovery to a form very near his old standard. Williams reproduced ranch ot bin best pre-war form. He wns remembered by the .crowd owing to ills-visit to Wimhlo don in ,1013. He wns a populnr figure becnusJ-nll his utrokes r.ri; ttniidanl models, always executed in a polished nnd finished manner. H was expected that. Briignon, after his defont of Lau rentz. would extend Williams, but he failed signally. Williams seldom beat himself tnjlnj, his driving being most steady and some times killing- forceful, both in his fore and backhand piny. He found the corners beautifully and aumctimos wou n point bj seiisationnlly .mnshlns the Vi0"11 Kcrvlt: f,lr harder thnn the first. Although Bruguon fought pluckily, tho result never wus iu doubt. Garland nlniod n mm.l r.n. ..,...i Ing n form greatly in advance of that which he displayed nt tho Queen's Club lrA,,r"unicn? Iast woek- IIfi missed verv little off tho ground, nnd occasionally when in n tight comer brought ofT an exceedingly Hpccdy forehand drive which scored cleauly. Hfs gnmo gen erally was rogurded by tho exports as most excellent, his greatest need, thev considered, being ndditlonal forccful rjess. The two other American survivors. William T. Tilden, of Philadelphia, and U. Norris Williams, 2d, of Boston, were likewise expected to rnako their wnv through this round intn the last eight. In the play nmong these eight Gar land will meet C. II. Blnckbcar, the twenty-year-old South Africnn, who has been one of the uurririsos nf tlm championship piny. Blackbear arrived from South Africa a few wooki nm quite unhernlded. but yestcrdnj bo beat G. Dodd. the former South African chnmploii and a member of this year's south Atricun uavis cup tenm. U. S. P0PULAT10NJ05,000,000 Ratio of Increase In Continent Less Than Previous Decade Washington, Juno 25 (By A. P. The population of continental United States is estimated nt 105.000,000 bv J. A. Hill, chief statistician" of' the Census Bureau. His calculation is based on tho combined populntlons of 1400 cities nnd towns for which ttu tlMios have been announced. The increnso over 1010 is placed nt nbout lll.OOO.OOO, showing the growth of the country hns not kept pace with previous decades. Almost complete ces sation of Immigration during the wai ls the chief reason assigned for the falling nu in growth. Other sugges tions were the two influenza epidemics, return of aliens to their native landa nnd deaths of t-oldierH abroad and nt home during tho war. Tho aggregate population of tho cities nnd towns on which the ostimatjowas made is 41.020,2154. This is nn aver age gain of 20 per cent, compared with 35 per cent in the previous decade. GUNMEN ATTACJTjAIL Wound Watchman In Unsuccessful Attempt to Free Prisoner Toledo, Ohio. June 25. (By A. P.) Five gunmen wounded Webster Stough, I5, n night watchman, and bombarded the Fulton county jnil at Wausoon, early today in an unsuccess ful attempt to liberate Edward O'Neill, alias Miilii'b. awaiting trinl for alleged participation in 11 $21,000 bnnk robbery nt Delta, Oh lo. a month ago. Stough, with 11 bullet in his arm Sheriff J. B. McQuillin und Deputy Walter Stevens exchanged twenty -five shots with tlu Invnders who had forced a kitchen window iu the jail. Shots from the gunnioii s snwed-on guns riddled the prison windows. The quintet escnped toward Toledo iu Ti touring car. O'Neill was thn only prisoucr in the .building. Why th Adelrula Hoof Urd"n. nf court'. he dlnnrr. and eMha bit-seat anVl )a,rdeC0,,.-"rv.,-n'1 "0VU8 ever e,v,n "" $ CONTESTS STIR UP T Ready for Bitter Fight -Over Reed Boom for McAdoo Persists MAY IGNORE WET ISSUE Hitchcock Wouldn't Take Second Place, He Says Washington, June 25. (Bj A. IV.) Senator Hitchcock, of Ne braska, announced today that ho would not. nccept tho Domocrnfic vice presidential nomination. Tho announcement wns" mndo in n tele gram to Arthur V. Mullen, member of the Democrntlc nation comnilttoo from Nebrasku. "I nm not 11 candi date for Vice President, nnd would not nccept tho nomination for sec ond plncc," the telegram snld. The Democratic pint form will nut contain cither a wot or dry plank, iu the opinion of .Senator IIItchock..but ho expressed tho conviction thnt it will include n strong League of Na tions plank. "I rnnuot conceive that tho Democratic party will "plnco a plntik in tho platform declaring for or ognlpst' prohibition." he Mini. "J'rohibitlou is not properly nu Ihsiio between Democrats. If u "dry plunk were inserted it would nioiin the rending nut of the party those Denin "crtits who had not fiivored prohibi tion.. If a. wet plank wire n Juptcd it would mean Hint the men who bcllovo In prohibition must be out side the party." x By tho Associated Prrhs San Francisco. June 25. First guns of the Democrat!!' National drnvoiition wore to ho tired todaj when the national committee met to draw up the temporary roll of ydologales. Throe contents had been cnllecl In the committee's attention, but onlj ono of thorn, that involving efforts to sue Sen ator Hied, of Missouri n sent with Hie delegation from that state, promised more than routine interest. Onh one contest, thnt from Georgia, has been officially filed with tho committee Tlio Georgia contest results were e peited by party lenders to be settled in fawir of delegates friendly to the can didiiey of Attorney General Palmer for the presidential nomination, the decision ciirrjing with it confirmation nf Chirk Howell as iintioiinl committeeman from that state. Thcro appeared to be no question as to the result in what was described ii.s n "clear case" where statutory provisions iu tho state and party rules dictated tho course of the committee. Iteed Case Moro Difficult Tho Heed case may prne moro dlf fieult to deal with. An effort to plnco tho senator on tho lloor of the conven tion although tiie Missouri state con vention rejected him ns 11 delognto-nt-lince. was expected, and. because of the attitude toward the administration dur ing Senate battles over tho peace treaty, it wns said to bo possible thnt strong resistance would bo met before the committee. Tho third contest, from Oregon, wns not regarded as a serious ense nnd might not. it was said, materialize nt all In fact, national committee, of ficials did not know beforo they as sembled to examine credentials what ap pearauco wns to be made In nuv of the contest cases. McAdoo Boom Keeps Booming Overnight developments showed two matters that have been in a nebulous stage since the first Democratic lend ers armed here to be approaching more definite "hape. These were the mjstorious and persistent boom for uoiuinatiou of William (1 McAdoo. even against his fiat declaration that he was uot a candidate, and the con flict as to n prohibition plank enfoi ce ment in the platform. McAdoo adherents Were sniil early today to bo shaping their plans to withhold his uumc from the balloting throughout tho early stages They hnvo learned thnt the former secretary of the trensurv still has a strong fol lowing, but arc said to feci thut in view of his attitude it would not in expedient to pieseiit his name, unless tho expected deadlock between the lend ing candidates. Palmer and Governor Cox, should dcelop. Iu that .event there appeared to be Continued an I'nce Srtrntrvn, Column One NEWBEmSulviEsl:IGHT Convicted Senator's Case to Go Be. ma Ol.nHA.& S.. ,. 4 IVIO UUICMIC bUUTl j Grand llaplds, Mich., Juno 25. (By , A. P.) A bill of exceptions und as- higuineut of error filed for Senator Tru- mnn B. Newberry and sixteen others convicted last March on churzes of our. ' DEMCRA IC CAMP ruption In the 1018 senutorlal election has been approved by Judge Sessions iu Federal Court nud the case .will go to tho United States Supreme Court as soon ns the printing is completed, Jt was stated here today. When you think of writlnr. think of wmxuiaT-liSj; BELIEVE PRESIDENT FAVORS COLBY FORI DEMOCRAT CHOICN Mention of New Secretary of State, Recent Progressive,- Angers Party Chiefs PALMER'S NOMINATION CONSIDERED IMPOSSIBLE Naming of Dark Horse Expected' to Follow Elimination of Thre Leading Candidates By (LINTON W. GILBERT Copvrlolit, I0S0, lu PuWc l.ttotr Co. ' Snn Kranrlsoo, June 25. The Demo crats hero began today to nccept th theory that President Wilson wns op- poncd to the nomination of ex-Secretary sMoAdno nnd they began to speculate at to who wns the President's cholcd. The whisper ran around the corridor of tho Snn Francisco nnd Pacific "bo- tols thnt the President wished to Secretary of State Balnhrldge Colby named. This suggestion was heard W Washington when the nomination of Mr. McAdoo seemed in likely thnt no one took Mr. Colby seriously. Today Colby's name is taken so seri ously that Democrats grow angry at tho mention of It. The socretnry is as ex -Brogue. live nnd hns been n Deajo crat onlyfour years. The party trtea show their usunl resentment ot Hie idea' thnt n recent convert should be re-' warded with the highest honor. It docs not seem likely thnt the President could bring nbout Mr. Colby's nomina tion, even it he wished to do so, but it is not iinprobnblo thnt some appeal to the Progressive vote will bo made. Homer 'Cummings i credited with' bringing forwnrd Victor Murdock, of Kansas, nn cx-bnlf Progressive liko Mr. Colby, and he p up for disposition. Prcsideut WIIsou Is not showing his' hnnd in nuy way here. But the gen eral expectation is that when the tlrao comes for picking the nominee, as thv time came nfter four ineffective ballot nt Chicagtj to guide the delegates towarA the nomination of Mr. Harding, tha ,S President's influence upon the choic will l.c felt. Besemhles. Chicago Situation hj "f The situation here, resembles tha!ffi( j Chicago In thnt t'he wisest observers ex'" pect the elimination of all three Ieadlai. JJL cuudidrtcs before a ticket Is put, lato'", jW the field. It is generally conceded that Attorney General Palmer's nominations is impossible ; even his supportcrs.grant ' lliut he would be uu extremely weak candidate. There is more utulity in the Cox can didacy. Governor Cox is the real cbolca of the old state bose, many of whom irro committed to Palmer on tb.c early ballots, and Cox hits the support ot those who wish to see u wet candidate put into the field. Cox's danger is that the drys under Brynu's leadership will not allow the nomination of n candi date hawug this attitude ou the Vol stead act. It is hard to estimate the real strength of the McAdoo candidacy. It causes much talk. hero, but the possl1 billt.v is that Mr. McAdoo will bo mora discussed iu udvniii'c than voted for la the conontion. There nre ninny rea sons whv this should be so. Mr. Mc Adoo has iust done 11 dramatic thing in withdrawing his name from consid eration nt 11 time when hi nnmlnntion appeared likely. There i- nn clcfecnt of injery about Mr. McAdoo's reasons whicli make the discussion of them in triguing. While Mr. IIoocr remained a hrst-class political mystery, uncertain us to whim purty hu belonged to. ho seenud a lending candidate. Besides, men who came here expecting to sup port Mr McAdoo nnd to see him nomi nated do uot icadily give up the idea of his nomination, so the talk goes on und there are perhaps more persons who expect to see Mr. McAdoo chosen ia the end und iu spite of his protesta tions than who expect any other ro suit. V But 'Mr. McAdoo seems nlso clim,!- ' tinted. His chances nf nomination nro better, it is true, than those of A. Mitchell Palmer, but hardly so good as those of Governor Cur, and tho best judges of tho situntion do not expect to sec Governor Cox nomiuutcd. Too Marvelous to Be True You hear all sorts of wise remarks about the wonderful politics Mr. Mc Adoo is playing iu whispering he will nocr consent up to the last moment of graceful yielding to the unanimous demand of his party, but only in flctioa do men play such marvelcous politics. If an interpreter puts a supcrnuturally J clever construction upon nu act you I may wager thut that interpretation is ( wrong. The mon who write und talk . about politics like to think they aro clever enough to see the deep-laid I scheme. Therefore, somo think that ' Mr. McAdoo is playing n prodigiously sunlit trick iu withdrawing his uamo just us hu was probably about to ba nominated nnd that in the end after ! some bewildering hocus-pocus you ,wlU sue Mr. McAdoo emerge bouicbow asi' candidate. ' But analysis fulls to disclose an considerable prospect of Mr. McAdoa'a nomination. The cx-sccretary has con verted himself from the favorite iu tha field to the dark horse. He now eta Continued on Pace Beientecn, Column Vaop Three-Day forecast for Wcch-Endcra Today Fair weather and trtod crnto temperature tonight. Tomorrow Fair weather followed by increasing cloudiness, moderate northerly winds. Sunday Unsettled wcntW. moderate nlnds, mostly frpm that, north, . rj -i ; Ol Hi i -cl 1 si Ay !? iV ) A? 4 1 ii ! 1 VI . I VI .! I 1 L7k L' ., r T- .- .i'j .-', Ju-y-n A i w if- kyu j j k. . ijWi aAiv, A
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