Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, July 16, 1920, NIGHT EXTRA FINANCIAL, Image 1

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VOL. VI.-NO. 2Sl
RESOLUTE CERTAIN
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TO BE READY FOR
I Repairs Aro Being Rushed to
Make Boat Fit for toeconq
Contest
SFRIES OF WEAKNESSES
APPEAR IN U. S. YAUHI
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Hold Togetnor
JVctcs 0 Shamrock's Victory
Causes Joy in Ireland
'" Belfast. Ireland, July '-B:v
1 PU!ot that tho Shamrock
IV had won tho first race against
the Resolute In the series for the
America's Cup was received amid
Joyous scenes at Bangor Down lost
night, because in tho event of the
ultimate victory o Sir Thomas Lip
ton's yacht future races will occur
there. Largo crowds there for the
regatta being held during the pres
ent weeV awaited reports of the re
suit of tho race with intense in
terest. By tho Associated Tress
Gnn.Tff llnnlt. N. .1.. July 10. Re
inlrn on 'tho CUD filoop Resolute, whoso
throat halyards parted in yesterday's
race when victory over tbo Shamrock
TV seemed well in hand, proceeded rap-
Idly today, and there was every prospect
that the defender would be in readi
ness for another joust in the America's
ICup match off Sandy Hook tomorrow.
"We will complete our work ot ad
justing new halyards today," said Rob
ert W. Emmons, 2d, managing owner.
A new metal gaff was to be slung on
the Resolute, and Captain Charles
Francis Adam3, tho cup yacht skipper,
did not seem unduly chagrined over
tho nccldent that robbed him of a fine
chance of victory.
Nnt Ilcrreshou". desiener and builder
of the Resolute, mode n careful inspec
tion of the seventy -footer and suncrin-
tended the repairs on board. Ilcrreshoff
hod no comment to maKe on mo per
Kormonce of tho Shamrock Iv.
Resoluto's Sailors Confident
Sailors on the Resolute declared the
(Linton challenger cannot lift tho cup,
pointing out that in the fifteen-mile
WMit6 windward yesterday in light
-airs, in which the Lipton sloop is bup-
iposeil to snow to best advantage, the
.American racing machine beat tho Eng
lishman, boat for boat, without any ad
vantage that might have come from a
time allowance of l minutes -10 seconds,
which Resolute is allowed over a thirty
mile course.
The Shamrock's crew were happy to
day aboard their tender Killarnoy, while
(Sir lliomas L-ipton beamed with fine
good humor on visitors who rolled to
congratulate him on board his stcqm
yacht, the Victoria.
American Yacht Shows Weakness
The accident to Resolute comlnc on
top of tn ree other major mishaps earlier
in uip season (tic loss or tne mast oil
Ne- Haven, tho breaking of the jaws of
the gaff and the carrying away of n
lopranst ou Newport nad n tendency
iiiiiuwoni 10 snnKO me taitn tn tho
ability of tile Hprrpshoff rrpntlnn tn
hold together until the cud of the sea
son. It was shown, however, in vester
day's rare that the Resolute exhibited
better weatherly qualities and that in
the light air she is several minutes
faster tin the breeze thnn Slmmrm.!.- TV
although it was on just sueh n point ot
sailing and under just such condition.
that the challenger was supposed to
be superior.
Iuither Test Necessary
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.relative abilities down tho breeze nr
&m. !. un(,cl; la,'E0 ,biiiB sails.
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TOMORROW'S RACE
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Entered ai 8con4-Clig Matter at
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THEODORE K. VITO
Russian operatic tenor who worked
his way across tho Atlantic ocean
as a deckhand aboard tho shipping
hoard steamship Western Belle.
Passport troubles mado It dlfllcult
for him to leave Lisbon in any other
way. Ho sang herd In "Iris" In
1017
Tilden Boats Kingscote and
Johnston Defeats Parke,
of British Team
HOLLAND WITHDRAWS
Wiirblcdon. Enc July in. William
T. Tilden. of Philadelphia, and William
M. Johnston, of California, today won
their singles matches in the Davis Cup
tennis scries between America and Eng
land. Tilden defeated A. R. E. Kingscoto.
4-0. C-l. 0-3, 0-1, nnd Johnston beat
J. Cecil Parke. 0-4. 0-1, 2-0, 3-0, 0-2.
The competition had aisumed an even
more important nspect than it was ex
pected to have, owing to the fact that
Holland, the only other country re
maining in the contest, had withdrawn
from tho final round. The "British-
American match, therefore, became the
final, qualifying the winner to challenge
Australasia, holder of the cud.
Today's battle between Johnston and
rarke was anticipated with much in
terest, as it was virtually n return
match for the great encounter in the
British tennis championships, when
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AMERICANS WIN
DAVIS CUP TILTS
Parke defeated tho American champion, .Dr . un n isllTUnilT 13 All
three sett. t6"onerTirerTIIdfn--'rCingfrARE -HELO WITHOU I- BAIL
coto match was expected also to pro
vide another sensational struggle, in
view of the closeness of the scores when
they met in tho British championship
tourney.
In consequence of the previous show
ings of the British plajcrs ngalnst their
American competitors, tho hopes of the
English crowd were high when play
began In 'this tournnment. The exports,
however, were not inclined to under
value the Americans, owing to the mag
nificent form shown by Johnston and
Tilden in the Kastbourne mutch between
the American nnd French tennis Inst
week, which resulted in the French
men's elimination.
Nevertheless, the changing of tbo
scone of tho mntclies between the Brit
ish ami the Americans from Scarbor
ough, ns originally planned, to Wimble
don, was hold to have increased tho
English chances, ns it was known that
Johnston intensely disliked the coudl
titus at Wimbledon, tho court facing
tho wrong wny to suit his stylo of play,
nnd row upon row of white dresses in
tho stands forming n background upon
which the boll becomes virtually In
visible. Parke's lobblng'was one of the fea
tures of his game. Ho had an extraor
dinary amount of luck, tennis exports
doclnrir,? that no player. in tho world
could deliberately toss actually on to
the base lino as l'arko did. Again and
ngnln Johnston left n lob, thinking it
was eoinc out of court, only to see it
send ui) a shower of chalk from tho
baseline. 1'arKc nod at least ten such
points.
in the nrst set rnrKc ion -t-i. .lonn-
stnn cenernll.v beating himself and
nhivlnc at the back of the court. Then
bestirring himself Johnston played n
grand net game, getting up niter cadi
return. He won tlnco out of the five
successive games ho took from fifteen.
In the second set l'arke served after
Johnston led -lO-l." In the first gnmo.
I lie server ciipiiuou uil- kuhib uiiu iv"
annexed Johnston's service game.
P. R. T. STOCK SAGS
Fresh Selllnrj Movement Cuts Quo
tation to 18
A fresh selling movement of riiila
(K'lphia Rapid Transit stock developed
en the exchange today, and by reuson
of the limited buying demand the price
declined 75 cents to IS. Several weeks
ngo, when the controversy over the faro
adjustment started, the stock sold down
to 10, but since that time hud rallied
to T2.
Tho recurrent liquidation of the stock
was believed to bo due to the uneasiness
n nmfi'bted as to the stability of tho
dividend, which ns yet hns not been
acted upon by tho directors. A meet
ing of tho board has been called for
1 o'clock next Monday. Tills is the
tegular meeting and, ordinarily would
nid have the question of dividend dec
laration beforo it, but interests close
to the iiuinugonient worn of tho opin
ion today that the matter will be con
sidered. In other qunrters it was stated that
nn in. linn would lie tnkeii until after
the I'ubllc Service Commission gavo thF
decision on tho fare adjustment case.
Tho directors will have before them
the earnings for the fbst hnlf year, but
it .bus already been shown that the
dWIdcnd was not fully corned in the
live months ended Mny III, the net In--mm
fnrtbnt neriod having been S ," 1 U . -
IHli, or ?U2,or,8 less than the $025,000
accrued dividend at tho rate of fi per
cent per milium, which bus been the
established rate.
Mexican Oil Ship Burned
Mnvlen f'ltv. Jlllv 10. (liV A. IM
A petroleum steamship belonging to tho
Cortes Oil Corporation was destroyed
by lire at xarapico ycsicrauy. a
sailor wl bady burned auu threw aim
bolt oywboard. , '
Euettittici ItubRc flfe&ger
th rotemc, at Philadelphia. Fa.
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Opera Tenor Works Way
Here as Ship 's Deckhand
Vito Had Passport Troubles in Europe, So
Signed on as Member of Crew, Fellow
, Sailor Finds Himself Heir to Fortune
Thcodoro Kittay Vito, twenty-five
years old, n Russian operatic singer
who appeared hero in 1017 with the
Metropolitan Opera Co., has arrived in
this port as a deckhand on the freight
er Western Bcllo from Lisbon.
Tho temperamental artist, whoso
tenor was th'e delight of New York
society matrons three seasons ago, was
dressed in stained dungarees when the
shipping board vessel reached its dock
at Pier 78, South.
His long, slender bands were red
dened from tbo work of scrubbing tho
decks of tho steamship j and but for the
fine quality of his voice when ho spoke
in broken English it was difficult to
distinguish him from other members of
the crew.
Vito appeared in Philadelphia in
"Iris," in 1017. His career wot spon
sored by Mrs. Edwin Broking, of New
York.
Had Passport Troubles
Last year he went to Europe to tour
tho principal capitals of tho continent.
Ho bad taken out only his first papers
for American citizenship and so had
to obtain passports every time he cross
ed an international boundary.
Finally, after nn engamement in Lis
bon, Portugal, lie found it virtually
impossible to go from there to Spain.
In desperation he went to the Amer
ican ambassador at Lisbon and told
him of his predicament.
Thomas Birch, the ambassador, nd
viscd the singer to return to America
at onco and become a citizen of this
country.
"But what would you do?" asked
tho tenor. "There is no passenger
boat from Lisbon.'
"That's all right," Ambassador
Birch replied. "There's an American
freighter in the harbor now that will
land you safe and sound in Philadel
phia." Captain Harry Vcrcy, of the Western
Belle, was not permitted to accept Vito
as a passenger.
"But wc need a deckhand," he said as
an nftcrthought.
"I'll take It," said Vito, who is now
ARREST BREAKS UP
Authorities Charge Five With
Murder and Seven
Hold-Ups
Tho arrest of nn alleged automobile
bandit by county detectives last night,
according to Mnjor Wynne, of the
county detective force, places behind the
bars all of a band of five hold-up men
who have been terrorizing the city for
wetks past.
The suspect is Eugene Walsh, Fif
teenth and Stiles streets, who was
taken into custody by County Detective
Oesehle. Walsh was grilled for several
hours by Major Wynne, who n"-erts ho
can link the prisoner with tho other
four men.
Major Wynne charges that Walsh
and the four others wore Implicated
in the murder of Nikola Ostab. of New
ark. N. J., who was blackjacked nnd
shot to death Mny 31 at Twenty-second
street and South College avenue.
Tho county detective chief asserts he
inn prove that Walsh and the others,
after killing Ostab. perpetrated seven
other. hold-ups in this city. He assorted
they traveled to various sections of the
city in a swift motorcar that had becu
stolen.
The other defendants are John -E.
Murray. Thomas McHalo, John Dono
hue and James Moliuigh. Magistrate
Carson in Central Station recently held
the four without ball on u charge of
murdering Ostnb.
Detectives plan to bring the four men
1o the City Hall from Moyamenslug nnd
confront them with Walsh.
The Newark 'man was walking with
a young woman on the evening of May
ai. As the counle wore passing Twen-
ity-sccond street nnd South College nve-
i ,plir0 ,,,,, ienpc,j out, two remaining
, thc ,nneblne.
Ah ti,e ,iirc(, approached, two with
,.PVOiVcrH and the third armed with a
i i,nPkjn.(.k. the yniins vvomnn ran. Ostnb.
nue a motorcar drove near me curu.
u foreigner, failed to heed n command
I tn throw nn his linnils. Tile man with
AN
POLICE CLAIM
tho blackjack slugged him over mo
head. As he fought the others lired.
After the murder the highwaymen
jumped into the machine and fled. Ac
cording to Major Wjnnc the five men
rode to Twenty-ninth nnd Cniiibrin
streets, where they held up n man nnd
woman.
The woman concealed a diamond ring
in her mouth. Tho uise wns observed
bv the robbers, who compelled her to
jiold the ring.
From that point, nccording to Major
Wynne, the five men went to Herman
town, where they robbed a man of a
wallet containing n sum of money.
From there, Wynne nssertH, they pro
ceeded to Twenty-ninth street and Al
legheny avenue, obtaining vnluables
from n man they hold up.
Their next appearance, Wynne says,
was at Front ami Westmoreland
streets. Their intended victim ruu into
his homo aud escaped.
The next hold-up was said to bo nt
Fifty -fourth and Spruce streets, whore
a man, menaced by the revolvers of the
bandits, gave them a pint of liquor nnd
money. This was followed by a high
way robbery at Thirty-sixth and
Spring Oarden streets, where money nnd
a watch wero obtained from a pedes
trian. 6000'C0UVIINERS STRIKE
All Collieries Between Old Forge and
Plalnsvllle Tied Up
Scranton, IM., July 10. (By A, V.)
All of the mines of tho Pennsylvania
Cool Co. located between Old Forge,
nenr hero, and Plalnsvllle, south of
PlttSiu'i. wero closed today bv n strike,
Tho 0000 men employed demand the
abolition of tho contract miner system.
The strikers held a meeting in Pittston
today and declared they will not return
to wprk until, the, company accedes to
their demand
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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1920
waiting aboard the vessel until he con
obtain his release from tho State De
partment. Sailor Finds Ho Is Rich
Whllo Vito was in temporarily re
duced circumstances. Lawrenco Lnw
villo, n seaman on the Western Belle,
hod' a sudden and spectacular rise in
fortune
"Good-by. boys, I'm through," he
declared to his mates. "Five hundred
thousand dollars is too much for a
sailor, so I'll quit sailing. Captain,
take my three weeks' pay and buy
something for the boys."
Fifteen minutes after he learned that
there was no longer nny reason for him
to toil aboard ship, Sawvillc, whoso
homo is in New Bedford, Mass., quit for
good unless he chances to make later
tripH in first-class cabins or his own
Tired nnd sweaty after the work
of docking the ship nt Pier T8 lie was
told that two men wanted to sec him
on tho upper deck.
xhey told linn ma uuul, .hip, iiuii'ini
Roberts, had died In Lynn, Mass., leav
ing him $500,000. He was speechless
for a time. Then he let himself out.
"Burn my ciotnes, nc crieu. rm
through. This is no place for a man
with money." . , , t .
ito left the shin n short time later.
Twenty-two days ago Sawvillc shipped
aboard tho Western Belle, and. accord
ing to his own story, didn't have live
cents at tho time.
'flic Western Bcllo belongs to the
United States shipping board. When
within forty miles of the end of her
,1000-milo journey from Huelva, Spain,
tho vessel came to a ueau stop, captain
Vetcy, tho skipper, was forced to run
up the signal "not under control."
Tugs answered the signal nnd towed
the vessel to port.
Coming as a "supercargo" on the
Western Bcllo was Miss Nora Ham
den. a Bister of Robert Horndcn, the
American consul nt Seville. Spain. Dur
ing the war sho was actively engaged
in relief work for the Red Cross. She
is now on her wny to visit her parents
In San Francisco, Calif.
TE
ASK MOREPAY, TOO
Two Nipponese Visitors Say
They Have Our School
Problems in Orient
STUDYING -SYSTEMS- HERE
Philadelphia school teachers arc not
alone in their tight for higher wages,
according to two distinguished Japanese
educators who are visiting this city.
Y. Sanadi. professor of education nt
tho Nurn Female' Normal School, nt
Nnrn. Japan, nnd R. Otani, professor
nt thc Tokio Normal College for Worn
en. are tho two visitors. Thoy came to
this country as members of the impcrinl
commission sent to studv educational
innttor-. in tho United States. Thev
have spent several days in this city, vis
iting the University of Pennsylvania and
the administrative offices of the Board
of Education, nnd spending much time
iu tlie librnries of these institutions.
Mr. Nuiindi. discussing teachers' sal
aries, sniii there was a national move
ment on in Jnpan, especially among the
elementary school teachers, to get high
er salaries.
1iw Salaries in Japan
Elementary school teachers In Japau
receive fifty yon n month, he explained,
equivalent to $23 a month in American
money. What lie called "middle school"
teacher- get 100 yen a mouth, equiva
lent to S.'O, while collego teachers get
2500 j en a year, equivalent to $1250 a
year. Tlie-e are nverago salaries.
"Following tho war," ho said, "liv
ing co-ts doubled and trebled, until th?
panic came recently, when prices went
down ( on-lderably. Thoy aro expected
to reach minimi in n short time."
Mr. Sanadi said thnt n single per.-on
in Jnpiin. living carefully and getting
full Milne for every yen, could subsist
on tift von, or $25. a month. On the
other hand, bn said, n married nuin,
unless extremely careful n expendi
tures, could not live nnd support n fam
ily mi tho -alary paid In tho elementary
schools.
Ho (-villained that the imperial pnv.
eminent supports four colleges for the
training of higher school teachers, two
for women nnd two for men, one each
in ToKiu, one for women nt Vmvi nmi
one for .men nt Heroshiirra. There are
about .HI students, he said, belnc
trnincu ill un- M'liooi at .Mini, wlin ii
turn tenth about 700 jouuger pupils.
Nippon's Plan of Education
The colleges, ho said, are attached
to the Kindergarten, olementnrv n,,,i
high sihools. In addition, he said, they
have M'wnty normal colleges in Japan
suppoimi ii.' urn various provinces,
much in tlio fashion of tho system pro
vnilini; in our state schools hero ti-i
aio two or three colleges in euch prov
ince.
Chililien from six vears to twelve
years, old aw in tho elementary schools,
he explained : in the middle schools from
thirteen to eighteen years, thooc offer
ing u choice of academic or vocational
coulee, lommercial, industrial or ogrl
cultural ,
Following the middle schools, thc same
cour.-e- are given for threo years in the
preparatory cmirscfor university train
ing. The university course liihts three
more ears, except the medical which
lasts four. I nlverslty graduates, ns n
uile, are twenty-four 10 twenty-five
veins old.
Did You Hear the Guns?
Well, They Weren't Guns
What you hiard last night If you
lived in West Phhllndclphiii or on
the western outi-kirts of the city was
the explosion of firework bombs set
off l residents of the Italian colon v
t Sixty-fourth and Callowhlil
htrcets to celebrate tho feast of Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel. The cclehra-
(Inn W'lll COIltltlllo tonlpllt tumm-mii.
and Sutday.
ACHERS IN JAPAN
RAN
SENTENCED
TWO TO FIVE YEARS
Judge Martin Fixes Term
Penitentiary for Former
North Ponn Teller
in
LENIENCY PLEA MADE
BY DEFENDANT'S LAWYER
Was Too Weak to Resist When
He Saw Others Looting,
Is Claim Advanced
North PennrBanh Men
Sentenced; Others on Bail
Elwood II. Strang, "mystery
man and "man with tho golden
touch," two to five years. Paying
teller nt bank.
Ralph T. Moycr, cashier, sen
tenced to twelve to fifteen years.
Out on $50,000 bail awaiting an
appeal.
William T. Gabell, "director
clerk,, found guilty. Out on S10,
000 bail awaiting sentence and ap
peal. Daniel F. Lafcan, Brumbaugh
banking commissioner, $7500 bail.
Louis H. Michel, president of
bank, $10,000 ball.
Evan D. Ambler, assistant
cashier, $3000 ball on chnrges
brought by depositor.
Charles A. Ambler, Brumbaugh
insuranco commissioner, $15,000
bait.
Ellwood H. Strang, paying teller nnd
"mystery man" of the North Penn
Bank, was sentenced today by. Judge
Martin, in Quarter Sessions Court, to
from two to five years in the Eastern
Penitentiary.
The "man with the golden touch,"
the most glittering and gilded spender
of all who helped fling away the funds
of the wrecked bank. The -entcncc
pt inc wrcriceii panK. J.ne Kentcncc
imposed by .nidge .Martin is retroactive
from the time of his commitment to the
Eastern Penitentiary to await sentence.
Strang was the man whose taste ran
to automobiles, who had a fine and
'costly house in the suburbsj who mar
ried a 'beautiful girl under the name
of James E. Caldwell, Jr.
Faced 22 Years in Prison
When arrested in New York, after a
long chase which led to Atlantic City
and placon inTMntWlvnnlnvli('51iad'in
His possession tho 'jJblacUbag which
figured in the case for months and
which contained $35,000 in canceled aud
worthless checks.
Strang might have been given n total
sentence of twenty-two years had Judge
Martin chosen to give him the full pen
alty for nil thc indictments to which
lie pleaded guilty.
He pleaded guilty to four indict
ments, consisting of about 1000 counts,
charging larceny, embezzlement, con
spiracy and other crimes and misde
meanors. That ho was not given tho
limit of the law was due to the aid ho
had given tho commonwealth in prn-e-eiitins
Ralpii T. Mover, the cashier,
and William T. naboll, the director
clerk, both of whom wero convicted.
Strung was brought in for sentence a
the op'iiing of court this morning. He
wos with his attorney. Frank Smith.
Strang's appearance had not change 1
materially since he was last seen in
court as a witness nt Cabell's trial.
He was dreed in his customary neat
fashion, nn I looked just about as pale
as ii-unl Up coughed slightly once in
n while, as on other occasions wheu he
was in court. .
Leniency Plea Is Made
Strang's lawyer mado an eloquent
plea for leniencv. Ho recited the circumstance-
"f Strang's enrlv life: thc
fact lie had been nn orphan, raised under
pircumstames not likely to make him
fully re.ilie all his obligations to life.
The attorney dwelt on the fact he wont
to woiK for tho bank at sixteen years
of ago. wl'on his mind was plastic and
his habit- unformed. He snw others in
dulging in -peculations of all kinds, the
nttornev a erted. aud it was not to bo
wondered nt if the boy followed this
example. After btrang's arrest, the
pleader continued, he asked bis lawyer
fur nermi urn to make a clean bteast
of his part in wrecking tho bnuk, and
was anvioc- to do nil be could to aid
the comnviiweiilth nnd the expeits who
were trjing to unravel tho bank's
tangled nffau-.
Judge M.utin made little comment in
imposing sentence. Strang heard the
bcntcncc iiniii'ived.
RESUMES FLIGHT TO NOME
Captain Street Hops Off After
Forced Landing Near Scranton
Scranton. Pa.. July 1. (By A.
p.) Captain St. Claire Street, who
was forced tn land lit Klinhurst, noiir
here yesterdiiv afternoon, while on his.
New York to Nome, Alaska, observation
(light, because of a broken axle, got
away this afternoon.
A new ovle was received during the
oorlv morning from Mlnooln. E. 1., and
was' put in place by Sergeant Edmund
Henrignch. tin mechanician and oV
server on the trip. Erie, Pa., is the
first objective point. The other throe
planes ou the trio landed there last
night.
stoTen auto wrecked
Empty Car Sent Crashing Down
Forty-Foot Hill
A S5000 touring car jumped the road,
plunged down a deep embankment to
the railroad tracks forty feet below nnd
was completely wrecked by a train at
Second street and Rising Sun avenue,
early today. ...
The machine is believed to hove been
stolen, as no signs of the license plates
or other marks of identification other
than the engino number, W 84,500,
could bo tniiuti at inu
wreck.
scene of the
Tho number of riders In the big ma
chine when it took Its plunge is not
known to the police. "Whether they
were injured iu the crash has not been
ascertained, as they either walked pr
wero carried away after the accident.
Tho police believe the machine was
stolen and deliberately, wrecked,
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WASHINGTON, July 16. Kepprts from Trlost that an Ameri
can naval'rofflccr',hed been WHd in tne recent ptreet figb)t(nB at
Spalato between Italian Bailors and civilians of the town -were de?
nied today in a cablegram from Bear Admiral Andrews, com
manding American naval forces in the Adriatic. The message tld.
order had been restored at Bpalato.
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Radnor Baggage Man Remem
bers Handling Package Found
Pierced by Bullet
WAS "VALUED" AT $500
The diamond necklace sent to Mrs
Gurnce Munn, of Radnor, which was
shattered bv n revolver bullet, was given
a value of S."00 when it was turned
over to the express company. Mrs.
Munn values it nt $10,000.
L. W. Gocbcl, assistant baggage
master at the Radnor station, who had
charge of the package there, said today
the small valuation had been made by
the shippers.
Mr. Goebel says he has a distinct
recollection of the package, which he
handled about the second week in .Tune.
It was in perfect condition and was
scaled, he declared.
Ho said there was no sign of a hole
throuch tbo naner wrapping of tho
nnoknco ,vben it left tho station
tor
;1(livv to iho Munn ,01p nt Radnor
O. ff. Darlincton. ncent of the Amcri
can Railway Express Co. at Radnor,
confirmed Goebcl's account.
Thinks Servants Fenred Bomb
H. A. Campbell, of tho Bureau of
Mines, United States army, and an ex
pert on explosives, saw the bullet-holed
case in New York. Ho said thc pistol
from which the bullet was fired had been
Rint: nt. n distance nf noventv-fivo feet.
He also made the significant statement
that the jewel box was uuwrapped when
the bullet was fired.
This conclusion reached by Campbell
led the New York detectives to state
that some emplojo of the Munus fecrcd
tho box contained a bomb upon the ar
rival of the case. These employes, ac
cording to this theory. 'set the package
on snmo risiug ground outside the Munn
home nnd far away to prevent any dam
age and fired the shot into the box.
On the other hand Ournee Munn at
his Ventnor homo gave his opinion thnt
a bullet from tho gun of the armed
guard in the express car had been ne
sidently exploded. This bullet from the
pistol struck tho jewel case and had
caused .the damage.
Accident, Says Mr. Munn
"I know there wore no shots of nny
kind." 'he. said, "fired at our house in
Radnor. The bullet therefore must have
entered the case while the necklace was
in transit. You see, it was sent by in
sured express. There is an armed guard
iu each of these cars to prevent robbery.
"I believe that one of those pistols
accidentally discharged sent the bullet
into the jewel ense and smashed up the
necklace pretty badly.
"I did not receive the package my
self when it first came to Raduor. But
when it wns finally handed to me I
noticed the hole, in the case. I returned
it .it once to Tiffany's, and wns present
when tho box was opened. They can
tell more about tho matter than I can."
"The necklace," said Mrs. Muun,
who is tho daughter of Rodman Wana
maker, and the granddaughter of John
Wnnamaker. "was a ory large nnd
beautiful one and belonged to Mrs.
Charles A. Munn, I don't know how
much it i n-t. but I believe it is worth at
least $1(1.000.
"My hii-tunu icit tne nerkiacc vviin
Tiffany & Co. six months ago to be
cleniieil.and stored,
"I was not homo when the package
was received. Two of the diamonds
damaged wore among the lurgost in the
string. The bullet was found in the
box and nothing hud been takeu from
the package."
At Tiffany s the ofhcinls were reti
cent to discuss the mutter. Other dia
mond experts inM ted, though, that it
is virtually impossible to shatter a dia
mond with a .".S-o.ilibor bullet. These
experts contend that the bullet could
no fiioio thnn chip om of the stoues
before its force was spent.
Valet Opened Padtage
Mrs. William McDonald, tho care
taker at tho Radnor e-tate of the
Muntis. was the only pei-on about the
grounds who would talk i oncoming tho
mutter. She recited the events leadiug
up to the di-covcry that the jewels had
been damaged.
"Th" American Railway Express
truck," the said, "took u -mall box
Cnntlniiril on Tnae Two, Column Two
$1500 FIRE ON YACHT
Man Burned When Backfire of En
gtne Causes Explosion
John hctzer, tlilrtj -eUht years
old, Tenth nnd Pearl streets, Cam
Jen. wns burned about the head, face
and arms today when the engine of tc..-
yacht Annie .vi. nncuiirod and ignitei
the content'! ot the gasoline tank. Tin
explosion that followed hurled Setzer
from the engine room tn the bow.
whole he fell into n rowbont. He wns
rescued by Thomas bullions.
Siddons owns n gasoline station nt
Cooper's Point and the Delaware, where
the vacht was anchored, nnd after bent-
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blaze on the Micht until firemen ar
rived. Setzer wns taken to Cooper Hos-
Thc Annie M. Is owned by Harrv
Reuson. on insurnncp broker, Broad
street and South Penn Square, Phlln
delphia. Mr. Benson estimates ..the
damage at $1B00
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1 AMERICANS LOST
ON POLISH FRONT
Bolshevik! Report Big Victories
Along Entire Vilna' Battle
Sector ' ' '
TRUCE DENIED BY BRITISH
By the Associated Press
Spa, Belgium, July 10. British of
ficials here denied this morning that
any reply had been received from the
Russian Soviet Government relative to
tho British proposal for an armistice
between Russia and Polondi
Warsaw, July 10. (By A. P.) One
American has been killed and another
is missing in thc battle between the
Poles and Russian Bolshevik! in thc
region of Minsk, nccording to reports
from the front.
Alexander Uczhvek, of Chicago, III.,
an American Y. M. C. A. worker with
the Polish army, was shot and killed by
a Bolshevik attired in a Polish uniform,
while Captain Merlon Cooper, of Jack
sonville, Fla., has been missing for four
days since starting an airplane rccon
nalsscnce.
Ucziwck came to France ns a Y.
51. C. A worker, nnd later was sent to
Poland with General Hallcr? forces.
He was loading American supplies to
be taken to the rear when he was killed.
Captain Cooper, a member of the, Kos
ciusko squadron, was recently men
tioned as the successor of Major Ccdric
Fauntleroy as commander Of that fa
mous body of aviators. Members of the
squadron believe Captain Cooper is safe,
as his flights over the southern Polish
front have been above open country,
for the most part, nnd he may have
been forced to land within thc Polish
lines.
Miss Alphea Patterson, of Cincin
nati, O.. is with women soldiers in the
region of Vilna. having charge of the
distribution of Y. M. C. A. supplies.
She caine to Poland last fall with her
brother, driving an automobile across
Germany from France.
Polish governmental authorities have
agreed with tho Lithuanians for tho oc
cupation of Vilna by Lithuanian .troops,
and this step will soon be taken, ac
cording to information received in mili
tary quarters
Thc surrender of Vilna to the
Lithuanians was conceded by the Soviet
Government of Russia some time ago in
negotiations betweeu thc two countries.
Women soldiers have taken up posi
tions for the defense of Vjlna. They
have been assigned to an eight-mile
front, commanded by Mme. Goercz,, who
fought with .General PUsudski "against
the Russians and who also operated last
year with the women during tho siege
of Lmberg. The commander is twenty
six years old.
Additional detachments of women nre
being formed throughout Poland for de
fense of the republic.
Chicago, Julv 10. (By A. P.)
Alexander Ucziwck was a resident of
this city. He enlisted in the Polish
nrmy in October, 1017, wis commis
sioned second lieutenant nnd discharged
February, 1020, following which ho
joined the American Y. M. C. A.
London. July 10. i By A. P.) Con
tinued success by tho Bolsheviki in their
operations ngainst the Pole- along the
northern sector of the front is an
nounced in Thursday's official state
ment from Moscow, received by wire
less today. The communique -ajs:
"South of the river Villa in the
Vilnn region) wo defeated the rtsisting
enemy along the entire front. Our ad
vance is continuing energetically.
(A special dispatch from Kovno re
ceived in London Inst night reported
the occupation ot vtina ny the Hol
sheviki. This bus net been officially
confirmed.)
"West of Molodechno (on tho railway
line between Minsk and Vilnn) we arc
successfully continuing our advance nud
driving back the cnemv.
"Southwe-t of Miiibk wc occupied the
village of Uzdn and u number of other
villages. During the fighting nlong tho
railway fiom Brobinsk to Minsk we
captured eight guns, several thousand
shells, six locomotives and 1-12 wagons
loaded with building materials aud
tools.
"In the Slutsk and Lenin Vecions
our advance continues energetically. In
the Saruy and Kovcl districts our ad
vnncc is developing successfully."
Berne, July 10. (By A. P.) The
Russian Bolshevik offensive in the
Ukraine has come to a standstill, ac
cording to advices from Bucharest,
vvhlrh declare the counter-offensive of
the Ukrainian forces is making progress.
Tho Ukrainian armies arc being backed
up by growing forces nf volunteers
fnrmluc in the rear of the Bolshevik-I
and aided by tho extensive uprising of
peasants.
Races With Death, Fined $5
Speeding to the bedside of Ills father
nt the Hepburn Hospital, in Ogdens-
burg, N. ., Samuel It. Sloan, of this
cltv. was arrested on tho street.
charged with violation of the traffic
laws. Arraigned before Recorder D. H.
Corcoran, ho pleaded guilty and paid
$3 fine.
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EXTRA
PRICE TWO CENTS
IN PRINCIPLE TO
ALLIEDDEMANDS
Ask Explanations on Certain
Articles in Ultimatum on
Coal Deliveries 1
DISTURBED AT PROPOSAL n
FOR RUHR OCCUPATION
Conference Resumes to Hoar
Delayed Answer of Ber
lin Delegates
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By the Associated Press "
Spa, Belgium, July 1C Tho Ger
man delegates at the conference here
hove agreed in principle with the terms
submitted to them by the Allies as to
Germany's deliveries of cool, but will
ask for tho explanation of certain arti
cles In the allied note. They made this
announcement just before entering into
conference with thc allied ministers this
afternoon.
The allied ultimatum yesterday de
manded a "yes" or "no" answer to tha
coaldcmand by 11 o'clock this morn- ,
ing, but the Germans this morning
sent word to thc Supremo Council that
the renlv would tint ho mn,l Virnr a
o'clock this afternoon, at which time tha
conierencc oegan.
From what could be learned prior to
the conference the thing that was stand
ing in thc way of full acceptance by the
Germans of the allied terms was tho
clause providing for occupation of tho
Ruhr Valley unless the coal deliveries
reached a total of 0,000,000 tonS by
October 15.
Dr. Walter Simons, the German for
eign minister, told his colleagues when
they met to confer over the allied con
ditions that this subject had not been
mentioned during his conversation with
Premiers Lloyd George nnd Millerand
yesterday, when a verbal agreement was
virtually roached. The Germans, "it
appears, were greatly annoyed to find
it in thc tejet of the terms handed tbcm
in the note of last night.
Chancellor 'Fehrcnbach and Doctor
Simons spent a part of this morning
placing wreaths on tho groves of Ger
man soldiers who had been buried at
Spa.
Doctor Simons, late yesterday, ap
peared measurably reconciled to tbo
Allies' solution. Tension also was
GERMANS AGREE
greatly relaxed at German headquar
ters. Premier Lloyd George seemed to be
in good spirits last evening, but when
asked bv a correspondent if-he thought
the Germans would nccept the allied de-
mands, said: , '
"I cannot sny. uoctor Simons is a
reasonable opponent, but be has in-". '
tatiablo men with him."
The protocol which the Germans wers
asked to sign today provides that
they must furnish 2,000.000 tons of coal
monthly, and if by October 15, 1020,
they have not furnished 0,000.000 tons
the Allies will occupy the Ruhr. A
treaty price will bo paid for the coal,
plus five marks gold a ton as a pre
mium for screening into different grades,
which premium will be applied to the
purchase of foodstuffs.
Conditions as to Upper Sileslan coal
are set forth as follows :
A mixed reparations commission will
be appointed and later a permanent
committee to investigate the working
conditions of the miners. It is further
stipulated that the difference between
seventy marks a ton and the world
price of coal is to be loaned to Ger
many by the various allied powers in
the proportion of sixty-two, ranee:
twenty-two. Great Britain, nnd eight
each Italy and Belgium.
CZARINA WAS BURNED
ALIVE, SAYS RUSSIAN
Imperial Children Also Put to
Death in Same Way After
Emperor's Murder
Pnris. Julv lfiWTho Russian em
press and her chMilreii were burned
alive ofter the oxoVtion nf Emperor
Nicholas at EkaterirtAirg. it is alleged
in statements nttrlhinil to Alexis Dol
rovitz. formerly courier to tin empress,
published here today. Dol-i-'U s.tjd
he mado vnm attempts to -nvo his mis
tress and her childroru
Th emprets and th?children. Dolrn
vitz declared, were token to a woods
near Ekaterinburg. Brii-hwond was
gathered iui?ir4tttpte&rc mule, into
wh'rh tho royal victims worn forced.
Every time they sought to get out of
thf flames, Dolrovltv. said, they were
driven back at the point of tho bayonet.
Tatinna, the empress's second daugh
ter, fled from the pyre three times, and
eventually fell, pierced thrnug'l by a
bavonet. The empress and Alexis, heir
to the throne, clasped in clo-e embrace,
walked almost automatically into the
flames and disappeared in a whirl of
smoke, 'according to Doliovitz.
RAILROAD MAN STONED '
Harrisburg Resident Injured In Out
break Near Reading
Reading, Pa., July 10. Another
outbreak in the local railroad strike
occurred early this morning when
Clarence Nuiiemukcr, ngeil twenty-one.
of Harrisburg. wus taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital with serious in
iuries after ho hud beeu stoned at
Oakbrook.
Nunoinnker was at work on tho rail
road when a gang of men stoned him.
Wo ran, but was overcome by a shower
of missiles, Ho suffered deep cutH nn
the back of the head and neck nnd body
injuries.
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temperature tonight.
Tomorrow Fair; gentlo north
west winds; little chauga is tcni
peraturpj Sunday Fair moderate tempera,
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