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iS FREIGHT CAR llTiMSgWi
Driver Loses Control of Pow
erful Machine In Wild Early
Morning Rldo (
OTHER PASSENGER ESCAPES
DEATH IN TERRIFIC CRASH
Party Met in Danco Hall and
Were on Way Homo From
Chinatown
Tno ion nnd n womnn Were killed
nnd nnothev womnn hurt when nn auto
mobile In which, they were riding struck
n slop, caromed off to n telegrnph pole
nml then struck n freight enr nnd
Innrked It thirty feel.
The accident oernrrril shortly njter -o'clock
this morning nt Franklin nnd
Willow streets. Two men nnd two
wntnen, nil married, hut not to each
other, occupied the vehicle. One woman
rscnprd serious Injury.
The tlentl are:
Ailolph Sehultx, thirty-live years old,
M18 North Hope street, driver and
owner of the car.
Mrs. Catherine Goctz, thirty-two
yearn old. 2.827 North Swnnson street.
Rayard flatlirlrfit. thlrty-clRht years
i sr.r,i North rhllln street.
Jlrs. Florence Docble, thirty-three
j ears old, -807 North Swnnson street,
rerelved severe cuts. She Is in the
Hahnemann Ilospltnl.
Met in Dance Hall
ArcnVdiiiR to Jlrs.. Doeblc, they met
In a dance hull on Broad street near
Columbia nveimc nnd then went to
Chinatown In Schultz's touring car, n
ciipor-six capable of great speed.
The party had supper nnd some in
toxicant!) in Chinatown, the police say.
They left Chinatown shortly after 2
o'clock nnd went east on Race street
to Franklin and then raced northward
nt a high rate of speed to get home as
'nnn as possible.
On tin. wnv down llncp street, ac-
loriling to the police, the machine
i truck a lire Iiyurnnt at. isincn wiw
nch force that the hydrant was broken
o3.
At Cnlloivlilll street, flchultz. who
ivas drhing, lost control of the machine.
The heavy car swerved from the car
luck miii-inter (lescrlDinB-,a longorcn,
struck the stone steps of the house at
JO!) Noitli Frauklin street.
The steps were knocked from the
house and broken. Then the machine
roromed off nnd. according to Mrs.
Doeble, strul-k ntclegrnph polo, actually
climbing tlio pole for almost the length
of the enr, sho says.
The heavy machine slid off the pole
mid continued on its wild wny, striking
nu empty freight car standing on the
tracks on Willow street nnd knocking it
along the tracks about thirty feet.
Clung to Tonncau
The machine was wrecked. Mis.
(io'tz, Kchultz nnd (Snthrlght were
thrown from it between the time it
ftiuck the pole nnd when it hit the
tar. Mrs. Doeble managed to cling to
l tie tonncau.
The crash nnd the cries of the injured
toon brought help, and all four were
sent to tlie UuliiKMiinnn Hosmtal.
vhultz nnd Mrs. (ioetz were dead when
they lenclipil thorp. (Intlirlirlit illpd n
shrt timp later.
. Mis. Doeble is bndl.v shaken nnd cut.
but wns able to give the police a clear
account of the accident. Khe blames
the cross tracks on Callowhill street
for the jar that caused Kchultz to lose
control.
Lieutenant Walsh, of the Tenth and
uuttouwood streets station, icportoil to
Coroner's Detectives Paul nnd Hrcnnnn
today that n woman had called at the
station house and claimed to be
Scliultss's wife. The police official,
Knowing thut Schultz hnd n wife living
in New .Teihey, refused to give her
I p mnne. nnd vnluubles found on the
ibnd mirn. He hnd Su00 in money in
nu poikct. '
Detectives McCnrtliy nnd Forgy, of
tlie lenth and Uuttouwood streets stn
tioii. aic investigating the crash.
Mis OopU bus u husband nnd two
'lilldien. The hiisbaml, n hat sales
lnaii, Is out of town jit present. Mrs.
D'eble. the injured wiiinnn, lias a hus
hmijl nnd tluee childicu. Mr. Docble
sa d today ho knew his wife was going
on the ildo last night.
(iatliright was preparing to go to
Huiiniond, Vn., on Sunday' to get his
wife nnd three children who have been
there on a visit. Tlio children are Ues
Me, seventeen jcars old; Howard, fif
teen j cars old. and Virginia, two years.
.imni ii inurricu, out is said to
ime lieen separated from his wife for
he Ins ton cais. Mrs. Schultz Is said
jo he living in Hurlington, N. J. TLcy
lme no children. '
MURDER BLAME NOTllXED
Media Police Have Not Placed Re
sponsibility for Nlland's Death
Police of Media have not yet sue-fee-led
in flxnR resnonsiblllty for he
murder of Thomas J. Mland, twenty"
!& nirtt." oU1, ln Xonvood' Wcd"-
Plinrlno nil ...i.- ..... . .
i n i "'": w" surpraied Nlland
a his home with Mrs. It ley after tho
husband hnd forbidden ho man o
chef-nf1"1 ?,r"- JllIpy nnd John Carr"
ftve?ttnt ftirf
WOMAN HIT BY AUTO DIES
Driver of Car f nat Struck Mra.
u A'" to Have Hearing
Jrs old o uir."n n ""'" . y-one
u'sSHo"nltn?' ,M '"Ht n,ht in
W g ff-VtSt TrlgVWe i?
gantown avenue Vd ffimlng" fe
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'V.u.i.rv
Entered as Becond-ClaM Mutter
unaer me
m.iJtoMmromBmaKuaml!3lg .Tl'innfiiwi'maiiiiiiii ii'nn 1 11 1 i.ilTHranttiamEttmamrafaaMaiSla
I.nlKcr'i'liMo Horlco
Three persons, ono n woman, tlio mother of two children, wero Idllcd.whcn nn automobile lilt n telegraph polo nt
Franklin and Willow streets early this morning
PALMER
DENE
HE
Attorney General at Strourjs-
burg Declares Report of Plan
to Quit Cabinet Unfounded
MAY "CHANGE MIND" LATER
A. Mitchell rnlmcr asserted todny he
has no Intention of resigning ns attor
ney general of the United States.
Over the long-distnnce telephone from
Ills homo In Stroudsburg, Pn., Mr. Pal
mer denied published rumors that the
grndual breaking up of his antl-rndlcal
and anti-profiteering staffs forecast his
own withdrawal from the Wilson cabi
net. "There Is nothing to It whatever,"
Mr. Palmer declared.
"Do you plan to remain in office' foi
tlio remainder of tho term?" he was
asked.
Might "Chango Mind" Later
"I have no plans," ho replied. "I
might cbangq my mind, but that would
dopend on clrcumstnnccs."
What those circumstances would be
tho attorney general would not dis
close. The attorney general said he intends
to rest at his home for n few days.
Frank Hurkc, nsslstunt chief of the
bureau of investigation of the depart
ment, has tendered his resignation, ef
fective August 1, it wns learned in
Washington today. Mr. llurke will be
come assistant to Chnirman liensoth of
tlio snipping board, lie Mas heen prom
inent in the investigation of radical
activities.
The withdrawal of three other high
officials from the Department of Justlco
is impending. C. IJ. Ames, nsslstnnt to
tho attorney gcnernl. and Willlnm J.
Flynn. chief of the bureau of investi
gation nnd head of the anti-rndical
campaign, have signlllcd tuelr inten
tion of resigning.
Chief Aides Are Quitting
The resignation of a third official, be"
Heved to bo Thomas J. Spellacy, as
sistant nttorney general, has been sub
mitted. The group leaving the department
are known to nave cxercisecPn big in
fluence over the nttorney general, help
ing to mould not only the depart
ment's policy, but the conduct of the
Palmer enmpuign lor tlie Democratic
nomination Tor President.
BURNS FATAL TO CHILD
Girl's Dresa. Caught Fire While
Playing In Street
Millie Oervasl, two and one-half
j ears old, died at the Howard Hospital
early todny of burns received jesterdny
afternoon, when she started u bonfire on
the pavement outside her home nt 1108
South Thirteenth street.
The child was left nt home while her
mother, Mrs. (iluinn Gervasi, went to
market. Several other children were
playing with tho little girl on the door
step of her homo. One proposed they
build a bonfire. Millie got a match,
struck It and applied It to the pile of
papers. A gust ot wind sent it Muring
up, and tho child's dress caught.
Frank Napoli, thirty-three years old,
1170 South Kleventh street, passing ln
nn automobile, sprang to the child, tore
off tho burning clothes and rushed with
her to the Howaul Hospltul.
Sho had been burned' almost from
head to foot, and at .1 o'clock this
morning died.
THOMPSON SUIT MONDAY
Mandamus Action of C. H. S. Pres
ident Will Be Brought Up
Mandamus proceedings to compel theJ
reinstatement or Dr. Kouert I'.llis
Thompson as president of Central Ills!)
School will be instituted against the
Hoard of Education in Common Plens
Court Monday, by Uyron A. Miliier,
nttorney for Dr. Thompson,
Mr. Milner states that in his opinion
tlio Hoard of Education acted without
authority in retiring Dr. Thompson nnd
nppolnting Dr. John Ilnney ns his suc
cessor. Ho will bnse his suit, he snys, on
the premise thnt tho rulling of tho state
letlrcment bonrd is discriminatory mid
unconstitutional, as is also the teachers'
retirement net framed by the Legislature
of 1017 under which the board mode
its ruling.
FOREMAN SAVES WOMAN
Mrs. Mary Domlnico, of 4200 Paul
street, Frankford, was rescued by Hose
man Fettlg, of Engine Co. No. 7, early
this morning when smoke from a lire
that started In the storo part 'of the
building filled the house. A neighbor
saw tho flames and sent in nu alarm.
Albert Domlnico, who is proprietor of
the cigar storo, was also helped to
the strcot. Tho firemen fouud Mrs,
Domlnico unconscious,
Whn you think of wrltlnc.
Ibiolc at WUXINO. irfv.
m
RESIGN
at lh Foatemcn. at Philadelphia, Fa.
agi oi aiarcn 3, lsiu.
DEATH CAR AFTER FATAL AUTO CRASH
Tlircc-Day Forecast
for Weck-Endcrs
Today Fair tonight; not much
change in temperature; gentle south
west winds.
Tomorrow Fair weather, gcutle
winds, mostly southwest; little
change In temperature.
Sunday Fair; not much change
in temperature; gentle winds.
Elderly Man's Clothing Set on
Fire When He Refused Them
Food, Doctor Tbld
ATTACKED ON LONELY ROAD
An elderly man died at 0:30 o'clock
this morning In the' Episcopal Hospffal
of 'burns" said to have been caused when
tramps set fire to Jiis clothes because he,
refused to feed them.
The victim wns Samuel Tnjlor. sixty
one years old, who lived witnhis -daughter
at 18.10 Cedar street.
Dr. Howard M. Shrlncr, who wns
called in to ntteud the man's burns on
July 2a, nt the Episcopal Hospital, said
that the man nnd his daughter both
told of how tramps had liltllcted the
burns by igniting the man's clothes.
They told Doctor Shrlncr that they
bad been lu New Jersey the day be
fore nnd that two vagrants hnd stopped
5Ir. Taylor and demanded food.
When he refused to .give them any
thing to eat, tho daughter told Doctor
Shrlner, they attacked him nnd, nftcr
beating him to the ground, set fire to
his clothes with matches.
The man wns burned about the bend
nnd body. Ho wns hurried from New
Jersey to his home on Cedar street nnd
later to the hospital.
Coroner Knight is investigating the
case.
ARREST CORNER LOUNGERS
Fifteen Persons Taken to Police Sta
tions In Vice Squad Raid
Fifteen persons were arrested in a
rnid this morning by the vice sqund.
The members of the sqund combed the
tenderloin district for suspicious chnr
actors nnd corner loungers, and nr
rested every one who failed to give a
satisfactory answer as to his nroarnon.
there.
iiiree oi mo men were tnken to the
Eleventh nnd Winter streets police sta
tion, and tho remainder to the Tenth
and Uuttonwood streets station All
will have hearings in Central Police
Court today.
BIG OUTING AT SHORE
2200 Workers Enjoy Day of Joy at
Atlantic City
Atlantic City, July .10. Aboutf 2200
persons wero biougbt to the shore to
day on the annual excursion of A.
Crozer & Sons, f Upland. It was the
first outing since 1014, when the ad
ministration curtailed the railroad
traffic and denied committees trains.
There were three sections of the ex
cursionists. The first left Chester nt
7:30, nnd the other two nt twenty -minute
Intervals. Tho excursion will ic
turn, home about C o'clock. Joseph
Humes is chnirman of the committee in
chin ge of the arrangements.
Unofficial heudiiuarters was cstab
1 shed nt South Caiollna nvetuie nnd
the bench. Workers, their families and
friends had a busy program booked. One
of the Honrdunlk piers was tinned over
to the excursionists. Places along the
wooden way wero patronized liberally.
A number of souvenirs weie distributed.
MARTENS SEES PROPAGANDA
Says Ludendorff's Statements Are
'Almost as Amusing' as Churchill's
New York, July .10. The continua
tion of tho hearing hero In the case of
Lmhvlg C. A. 1C. Martens was, as
usunl. ltpMml nln.n.1 .i a r.- .i.
hearing Assistant Attorney General
llnnvo uniil !- i. i ....!..
wns productive of some HtronR testi
mony KlinU'llIC tlinf !. ..,.ll,.!tln., t
Martens In this country have been such
o iu muuu nun giiujcct to tne depot tu
turn act.
At luncheon In tlio Ellis Islnnd res
tnurniit MnrtAnu uni.i runnni t .
dcudorfFH rlcent statements: "They nro
mi vt-ij mousing, nlmoat ns nmustue
s tho recent statement by Winston
Churchill hpp&lnr "I ni.it rt Imln ilin
Allies ngalnst Russia. Ludcndorff call
ing upon isifginnd and England calling
upon Ludendorff, Thnt is a funny sit-
iintinn. Tim twn M, ltl.tnkn... i...n
novo quit 8iashinB each other ami now
," " T" ,M" uoniw 1U1U DIU3U
her. I can only ronstrun well things
1VIII1L III Iliril linnn Wnueln nn,l oln.l.
UN IlIUllUITItlllin HMIIlUt' iliit Nnu of .
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VlUiUCUfc Ml. llUtylJlQ,'-
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DIES f ROM BURNS
CAUSED BY TRAMPS
PHILADELPHIA,
ERWIN'S CHAUFFEUR
IS SURRENDERED
Mrs. Bergdoll Gives $10,000
Ball for Appearance of
Slacker Son's Companion
GROVER EXPECTED SOON
Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll today sur
rendered to the federal authorities
Horry G. Schuh, who Is snld to have
acted ns Erwin llergdoll's chauffeur
when Erwin was dodging the draft for
two j cars.
bchiih was Indicted recently lv the
federal grand jury, empanneled to probe
the cscnpc of Orover Cleveland Ilerg
doll, the more notorious of the slacker
brothers.
Mrs. Dergdoll walked into the De
partment of Justice offico with Schuh.
who is below the average height. and
sicncier. Noiiuii was smiling, but Mrs.
vBcrgdoll, mother of the draft evaders,
appeared morose.
Mr, Itorcdoll cave ball In tlio fiiununt.
of JJip.OQO for the surrendered man.
one entered properties nt tlie southwest
comer of Eighteenth and Iteed streets
nnd the northeast corner of Frazlcr
nnd Market streets. ,
"Tho Uergdolls see the handwriting
on the wall," remarked a federal agent
after Mrs. Hergdoll, Schuh nnd a man
believed to be a lawyer left the Federal
Huildtng. The supposed counsel refused
to give his name.
Department of Justice agents pre
dicted that (Irover and his alleged com
panion, Eugene Steelier, would sur
render before September, when Mrs.
Hergdoll nnd others indicted will bo
placed on trinl in tho United States
District Court.
The eight persons Indicted by the
feder.il grand jury, except (irover nnd
Steelier, have appeared and entered
bond for their trial this full.
Airs. Hergdoll was asked today how
often she was coming to the Federal
Ituilding.
"Ach," she replied, "I will have to
get u loom down here. It will save me
nnd the authorities much trouble."
VISCOUNT FRENCH'S
CLOSEST FRIEND SHOT
Frank Brooke Assassinated
Dublin and Southeastern
Railway Station
in
Ily the Associated Press
Dublin, July .10. Frunk IJrooke,
one of the most prominent men In Ire
land nnd tho closest friend of Viscount
French, the lord lleutcnnnt, wns ns
Mnsslnnted hv three men nt nfton todny
in the directors' room of the Dublin
nnd Southeastern Railway in Westlnnd
row.
Mr. Rrooke wns talking with one of
the directors, n Mr. Cptton, when the
nssuMsins entered the room and fired
eight shots. Three of the bullets hit
and killed Mr. Ilrooko nnd three just
missod Mr. Cotton. The nssnssins es
caped. The murder generally Is attributed
to political motives. Robert Barton,
Sinn Fein member of the House of
Commons, wns sentenced recently to
prison nfter conviction on a charge that
at Shillelagh Inst year ho rando thrents
ngiiinst Viscount French and Mr.
lirooke.
Mr. Brooke was chnlrinnn of the
Dublin nnd Southeastern. Railway and
had connections with other business and
mrpoiato Interests in Ireland. Born
In 1S51 he joined the navy in 1805 and
ictired in 1877 ns a lieutenant. He wns
Keenly liuercsieu in sports uutl wns n
steward of tho Turf Club. His previ
ous intetests in politics had been largely
in connection with parliamentary cam
paigns, ho having twice contested ,tho
South Fermanagh seat In the Unionist
Interest. Tlio latest nvailable infor
mation concerning his affiliations listed
him as land agent of tho Fltiwllllam
estates In Ireland.
THIRD PARTY HEADS CONFER
Presidential Candldnto In New York
to Help Plan Campaign
New vorli. July ;io. (By a. P.)
mney i . . iirmiuiisen ot Malt
r.ako
City, presidential nominee of tlio third
or Fnrmcr-I.nbor party, nrrived here
today to confer with nntlonnl and lo
cal party leaders on national campaign
plans nnd to nttend a conference this
afternoon fedto complete nomina
tions for tlio New ork stnto ticket
with election of two candidates for tho
Court of Appeals,
ATI.ANTIO CITY TIIIItTY
AND TODAY
YEARS AdO
rtomarkalile photograph .howlnir thi
development of tbo wonder pleur, Veaort o:
Amnrira during- the tisat V.T....Y1 ol
the
of
iip enrfU rase. Hi the 'beautiful 'brown tone,
of rofonrayure, '0 tha Pictorial. Beetlon of
Two
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1920
MAYOR SAYS ORDER
TO OUST VARE III
TO OUST VARE
Mooro Spikes Report Confab
With Cabinet Wa3 'Moro ,
Talk' on His Part
AX MADE READY TO FALL
ON 29 IN SINGLE BUREAU
Executive Refuses to Discuss
Story Ward Leaders Are Check
ing Up on Loyal Jobholders
"Silly," Is Vare Answer
to Mayor's Statement
"There is not the slightest foun
dation In fnct for the Mayor's state
ment thnt the employes nro dlsloynl
to the present administration, so
far ns their work is concerned, or
that they report the doings of the
day to any lender. That talk Is
silly. I will not dignify any further
n statement that contains no truth."
SENATOR VAItE.
Mayor Mooro today blasted away all
reports that his threatened eviction of
Vare men from city offices was "mere
talk."
When told there were rumors he did
not menn business when ho Instructed
his directors to clear Vine men from
muulclpnl jobs, the Mayor nsscrtcd,
with unusual emphnsts:
"I nm not 'in the linbit of making
any stntcment that does not menn busi
ness. Certainly, I mean buslncssi 1
stnndby my statement to the directors."
Mr. Moore wns informed Vare
lenders .alleged the Mayor hnd given
administration ward lenders lists of
city employes. Tlie lists were fur
nished, it was said, lu order to mark
those whom the ward leaders considered
friendly.
"Hands OfT" Vare.s Are Told
"All I will say to that." he replied,
"is that tlie Vnre leaders are not run
ning tins administration. The sooner
they renllzo it tho -better it will be for
them."
City Hall Is being prepared for
the wholesale execution. Tlie po
litical heads of Vare adherents are
being carefully laid on the block by
cabinet members awaiting the signnl for
the ax.
Each department nnd mirenu is being
combed carefully to unearth the Vare
followers who were held over by the
present ndnilnistrntion. The Mayor
charges that most of them work against
him nnd that many are spies for the
VaYc faction.
Announcement of the method to be
pursued in the latest offensive against
the Vnres was made by the Mayor at a
cabinet meeting in City Hnll yesterday.
All Directors Attend
Every director nttended the meeting,
in addition to City Solicitor Smyth. A.
Lincoln Acker, the city purchasing
agent, nnd Clinton Rogers Woodruff,
president of the Civil Service Commis
sion. The meeting wns nn executive one,
but the Mnyor talked freely of it at the
conclusion. The directors were in com
plete accord with him ln the attitude
lie adopted toward Vare workers, he
said.
To substantiate his chnrge that Vare
followers In city jobs still arc active in
opposing him, the Mnyor had a list of
twenty-nine employes in one bureau
who, he said, wero "borers from
within" and though apparently working
for the administration were working
against it.
lie did not make public the names of
the men employed, but did tell the
Identltv of those political powers re
sponsible for their appointments. The
Mayor's statement on the meeting
follows :
"I spoke to tho directors in respect
to political conditions nnd backed up
mv interview of yesterday. I again de
clared that the administration wns com
plotclj independent of contractor in
fluence. I warned the directors thnt
they were being served in some offices
b men backed by the Vare-Contrnctor
Organization, nnd who were trailing
along In nope tnat some uisastcr mignt
befall the administration.
"The time hnd come, I said, to root
these dis lynl men out of the service
nnd put in their nloces men who were
willing to work for tlio city nnd not
for political profiteers.
"I read to the directors a list which
private inquiries have revealed to me
with respect to one branch of the serv
ice where Inen employed were expected
to report upon matters of difference be
tween the new administration nnd the
old regime.
" 'Here are twenty -nln,o' men In ono
buienu.' I said, 'they are presumed to
be working for tho city and pretend
to be loyal to the director.
" 'I will not give tho names now,
but only the names nf a few of those
who are responsible for their appoint
ment during it preceding administra
tion.' Sponsors of Varo Office Holders
"The list of these political sponsors
Is ns follows :
"Isaac D. Hctzell, Eighteenth ward,
who votes with tho Vares against the
ndnilnistrntion, one appointee.
"Senator Sumuel W. Salus, Fourth
wnrd, who stands with tho Vares nnd
openly attacks tho administration, one
appointee.
"William J. Bcnham, Thirty-eighth
ward, a Varo man in the recorder of
deeds' office, one appointee.
"William Summers, Twenty-first
Continued on Paio Hlx. Column Tho
MINE PROBERS SEE HOMES
Anthracite Commission Tours Vil
lages of Coal Region
Hazleton, Pa July 30. (By A. P.)
Tho Anthracite Coal Commission ar
rived here early today and made an
automobile tour through n number ot
surrounding villages to get an idea as
to the working and living conditions of
miners and their families.
Tho commissioners will visit the
Schuylkill section tomorrow, . They will
meet In Washington noxt week to con
sider the testimony adduced at the
hearings held rccentluta Scrantoa
MEANS BUSINESS
Publlihed Dally Except Sunday.
Copyright. 1020.
THfUNK MURDER CLUE SHIFTS TO NEWY0RK
NEW YORK, July 30. Eugeno leroy, of Detroit, now being
Bought In Mexico in connection -with the murder of his wife, whose
body was found Jammed in a trunk shipped here from Michigan,
may now be ln this city, according to a cluo picked up today by
tho police.
MEXICAN REBEL STOPS GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS
MEXICALI, Lower Calif., July 30. Orders stopping nil official
communication between the Mexican government nnd the terri
torial government of thenorthern district of Lower California
have been issued by Estaban Cantu, governor of the dlstiict, it waa
announced here today. ..
RUN GIVES PONZI
$
Frightened Investors Recoivo
No Interest on Money
They Paid In
MAN BELIEVED SOLVENT
By the Associated Press
Boston, July .10. Charles Fonzi,
who claims to have nmasscn millions
within a few months nnd who hns paid
to his patrons large profits on their
Investments in his deal In International
exchange, appeared today almost to have
satisfied his investors ns to his solvency.
Only a short line formed before the
pajment window of the Ponzi office tills
morning and when disbursement wns
resumed clerks said they wore pnyinf,
oft nearly as much on notes matured for
the fid tier cent' profit in forty-five
days ns they were returning to fright
ened investors in piinrlpni without in
terest on notes surrendered short of
maturity. The virtual end of the five
duy run was in sight with few addi
tions to tlie riisnnncnritig line.
The amount pnid out by Ponzl since
the run begun Monday was cstimntou
by liis manager. Miss Lucy Meli, nt
$1,500,000. "And we hove twice as
much money right hero in Boston as
Mr. Ponzi owes, so there is no need
of any one being nervous," she added.
Ponzi, u few days ago. announced
that his liabilities were abput&UUJQ,-.
000, indicating that public participation
in his schemes hnd been reduced by one
half, with further receipts stopped by
Ills agreement with the authorities to
accept no more funds until investiga
tion of his accounts is completed.
Poiui Profited by Run
The run of frightened investors to
cover, Miss Meli snld, meant more
money in tho already bulging pockets
of Ponzl, ns unmatured notes were paid
only on tho basis of the actual invest
ment. "Their money hns been working for
us nil this time nnd Mr. Ponzl now enn
keep tlie fit) per cent profit, which would
have gone to thee people,!' slie said.
"You will realize what this means when
jou know that nearlj $1,000,000 which
we have paid out has been on unmatured
notes, n saving to Mr Ponzl of almost
s.-oo.ooo."
Ponzi's manager said she had seen
nothing of nu investigntors as yet,
although federal, state and county in
quiries are under wn Her books, she
continued, wero open for Inspection by
any one in nuthorit , nnd would show
that Mr. Ponzi had more than enough
money to satisfy all claims.
Examination of tlie books, however,
according to Miss Meli, will not solve
the mystery of how Ponzi has mado his
money. "With his ready satisfaction of
all demands for payment, question has
turned from his solvency to "how does
he do it?"
To the statements nf Postmaster Pat
ten, of New York, that there are not
enough international postal coupon. In
the world to build up tlie fortune which
Pon.i claims is his, Miss Meli declared
thut her chief's manner of "ensiling in"
on his operations was n business secret
which ho intended keeping nnd which
inspection of his books would not show.
"V. have the money; there has
been no violation of law ; the public
has received and will receive, dollar for
dollar, on every promise; let tho in
vestigation tome; what can they do?"
tlie manager snid.
United Stutes Attorney Gallagher an
nniiuci d todnv that a firm of auditors
had begun work on Ponzi's books in
behalf of the federal authotltles. The
entile staff of tlie firm would be ein
ploed, lie said, in order to complete
the wink quick!
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Thief
Smashes Plate Glass
Makes Big Haul
Atlantic City. N. .1.. July .10. A
bold thief throw a padded brick into
the big plate glass window of the
pawnshop of II. S. Pelken, on Atlnntle
avenue, early this morning. He then
walked away with ever thing of value
in tlie show window.
The robbery remained unnoticed until
tlie pioprlctor opened the shop this
morning.
Fortunately there were no diamonds
or other valuable jewelry in tlie win-
dow. The thief, however, didn't miss
an thing woith a dollar. He cleaned out
the wind.w oven to several suitcases.
Find Man's Body In Swamp
Atlantic City. July .10. The body of
an uuknown man was found In u swamp
near Weymouth, Atlantic county, curly
todny by Robert McCoy, a resident of
Weymouth, ns he was wnlking across
a cranberry bog. A preliminary investi
gation Tniled to furnish nny cluo ns to
tho identity of tho mnn. It is possible
the body may havo beon In the bog for
n long time, ns thero is little travel in
tlio vicinity.
Fire on Williamsburg Brldgo
New York, July .10 (By A. P.)
Train service over tho Williamsburg
brldgo will not be normal for two days,
It waB nunounccd today, because of a
fire which Into last night destroyed large
sections of tho railroad Ues. An esti
mated damage of $500 wns -caused by
the tlre.Vvhlch is blamed on sparks from
gassing river craft.
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PROFITS
nhairlntlan Price 10 a Tear by Mallj
br Publlo Ledter Company.
ECONOMIC PENALTY
NEEDEDBYLEAGUE
Balfour Advocates Use of Com
mercial Pressure to En
force Demands
COUNCIL'S EIGHTH MEETING
By the Associated Press-
San Sebastian, Spain, July .10. The
opening session of the council of the
League of Nations began nt 4 o'clock
this afternoon. The conferees will take
up minor but practical questions, such
as making traveling easier in Europe.
The council probnbly will empower
the International transit commission in
Paris to settle directly nnd promptly the
difficulties arising from new passports
and customs regulations, which now
iieinv intcrnntlonnl trains at nil fron
tiers, causing anuoynncc to the pasen- I
gers
Beginning next Tuesday the disarma
ment commission, appointed at the
council's meeting In Rome last May,
wll convene to prepare its report.
Tliis will be presented to the council
before it ndjourus. The mooting 'of the
council here is its eighth conference.
Arthur J. Balfour. British member
if the council : Paul Hvmans. renre-
sentlng Belgium ; Count Qulnoncs dc
ieon. Kpnin; xomasso Tlttonl, Italy,
and P. Scassi, Greece, are now here.
Leon Bourgeois, the French member,
is expected todny.
It Is expected the members of the
funril will be received bv Klnir Al-
lonso nc tne summer palace during his
sojourn in Hnn Kcbnstian.
"We must have an economic block
ade." declared Mr. Balfour, in a talk
nVith newspaper correspondents on the
program of the eouuoil. He considered
the meeting un important one, because,
among other things, the blockade ques
tion wns comprised In its agenda.
Would Not Be Defied
If nn economic blockade wns nnnlied '
to a nation which defied the league, ' volve permission, likewise, to rcor
Mr. Balfour said, he could not believe , ganlze the Hungarian army, the de-1
that nation would be nble to resist for i mobilization of which was provided for
1HK-. by the Hungarian peace treaty.
"No nation would destroy itself in. The Allies are hesitating over Hun
these oiulUod times by inviting such a garv's request, according to a high
pcnnlt.' he added. "It is not likel Trench officini. because they fear nun
it will often be used, since it is not jary would expect too many conccs
probable the league will often be dc- sions in the terms of the treaty by
Jv .. .. i way of amelioration.
Mr. Balfour gave it as his opinion i . . , ,. . T .
that the league was suffering from two' ht "ofore It Is Too Late
dnngers on the one band from those I Information reaching the French
people who said it was a useless ere- ,
ation, nnd, on tlie other hand, from i
those who believed that in the league
had been fouud a remedy for nil inter- I
national difficulties. If all the nations I
threw all their problems on it in these !
early days, before its objects had been
Ingrained In the people's minds, he as
serted, the league could not function
properly; it must be given time to de
velop. Turning to the Aland Islands ques
tion, oor which lie said a clash hnd
"been averted b Finland and Sweden
referring the case to tlie league, Mr.
Balfour cited it as an instance of the
real effectiveness of the league for peace.
But, he dei hired, behind discussions
in such a case there must be stronger
sunctions and these were contemplated
by the league.
In Neutral Country
The sienilirnnee of holdinc tho conn-
cil meeting in a iieutral country was
dwelt upon b the speaker. He ex- i Poles in their retreat have not yet
pressed sntisfnctiou uNo thut Count j touched the ethnogrnphic frontier oft
Quinoucs Ue Leon, Spanish ambassador i Poland toward which the Bolshevik!
to France, was to preside, "because , seemingly are aiming before nn arml
services rendeied the league by this stlco is proclaimed.
neutral member are well known."
Addrcssine the Siinnish nrcss renro-
sentnjj.ws especially, Mr itnlfotir stated
nc was ginu tlie meeting was being held
in Spain, since it emphasized the uni
versal character of the league.
"It WOlllll I live heell M filtnl mUfnlrn
had the Allies fonrotten the nnlvorsnl
character of the boil," he continued. '
"It is equally important thnt not onl
Jieucrnis nut enem stntes belong to i
it as well as the Allies. Those who i
iuii to realize this fnct miss the Im
portance of the whole movement. If
ine nopes ot the world are to bo real
teed the whole wotltl must co-operate."
Mr. Balfour said he considered this
j meeting of the council of full import.
not only for the foregoing reason, but
on account of the agenda comprising
tlie question of blooknde, to which lie
. attributes great importance The league
'could not expect to work with ranidltv
and clteeiiveness, he declared, because
...,. ..n .1 . . . . -
us main weapon must be public opinion.
hat had nlready been gained, Mr.
Balfour added, was that the powers
were brought to lay their cases before
the council, which would discuss them
as an impartial tribunal. Mr. Bal-
tour pointed out that this made for
delay, rendering war less probable.
Tlie league council at its session
here
win consider whether, In view of the
heavy expense und slow work of the
Surre commission, the total cost should
be borne by tho Sarro population as
heretofore. The feeling hns been evi
denced that Frauce nnd Germany are
most directly interested lu this work
and should sharo tho expense between
them. The remainder of tlio session,
which will bo privute, probably will be
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around of America. In a feneration atrlklnv
iV, ihown In photorrapha. Two paaea of
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ALLIES TO LIMIT
Will Not Lot Victors Dismembeu
Country or Force Chango of
Government
4 SMALL NATIONS CLAMOR
FOR WAR WITH BOLSHEVIKI
Hungary, Rumania, Letvia and
Finland Would Unite 'in
Common Cause
ENTENTE HOLDS FINAL CARD
Soviet Phalanxes Battling to
Reach Lemborg Before
Armistice Begins
RUSSIASTERMS f
IN PDUSHJRUCE ' I
By the Associated Press
raris, July .10. Limitations which
Great Britain nnd France would put
upon Soviet derannds of Poland In th
arranging of an armistice are set forth
In a notification dispatched to Warsaw
by the British and French Governments,
it wns lenrned here today.
Poland requested the views of Great
Britain nnd France on possible argil-
stice terms, nnd the governments 'at
London nnd Paris have notified th Po '
iish Government that they will not'
permit Poland to accept possible Soviet ,
armistice demands Involving:
First. Whole or partial disarms
ment of Poland. .. ."
Second. A change in the I'oiisii
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fJ'stcm or governrneni, mcuiiwi or
ui mistily aiwui- ,; .j.-- . i
Thirti. Acceptance uy t'oianu or a
boundary line less favorable than that
provisionally drawn by Premier
Lloyd George.
Fourth. The wse of Poland ns a
bridgehead, In any sense, between
Germany and Russia.
Allied Munition for Poles
As bcnrlng on the military situation,
it develops that vast stocks of munitions)
from the Allies are moving toward War
saw today from Danzig, on the Baltic,
and from Rumania and Czecho-Slpi1'
vakia. These munitions were for thi
most pnrt originally dlspntched 'for th
army of General Dcnlkine. but were de-
lnyed on the way until too late to.bs
available for his use.
The munitions being sent from Dan-.
rig, however, were shipped recently for
the especial use of Poland. Other muni
tions urc expected to be in process of
shipment from France and Great
Britain for Poland within a few days.
Hungary has usked permission of
Great Britain nnd Frnnce to attuck tho
H.ivlet nrmv. Nneli nn nttnelc would in
Government wns snid today to reveal
thut Letvia, Finland, Rumania and
Hungary were all nnxious to make
common cause agnlnst the Bolshcvikl
now. rather than be compelled later to
defend themselves individually. To this
end, it is declared, the four countries
named are muking overtures to France
nnd Great Britain for support, moral
and otherwise.
This situation, it Is stated, on high e
French nuthority. is the final card
France nnd Great Britain will have
in hand to play if necessary in order to
save Poland.
Warsaw. July IT.) (delayed). (By
A. P.) Fightlug appears to have eased
up on the northern front. In tlie center
there are rear-guard actions, the with
drawing Poles keeping in contact with
their right and left wiugs.
In the south the battle for possession
of Lcmberg is impending or nlrendy is
under wnv. while III tho center the)
There is much uncertainty and bus-
pcuse in w nrsaw over tlio question
whether the Reds plan to cross tho bor
der fixed by tho supreme council in
force nnd continue to mnrch in the di
rection of Warsaw.
Military observers are Inclined to be-
Hove tho Bolshcvikl nro striving with
all available forces to wrest Lemborg
from Polish bunds before hostilities
cease, snoiiid more no nu ngreement at
the Bnrunovitchi meeting which begins
tomorrow night.
Sen lets .May Procrastinate
From intercepted wireless messages
and other sources it Is understood in
Polish military circles that the Bolshcv
ikl intend to spar for time at Barano
vitchi. According to some reports the
Reds have set August 4 as the earliest
date on which they nro willing to censo
hostilities. It Is considered apparent
that they are determined to capture.
Lemborg as n prize of the last day
of battle.
Refugees and others who hnve nrrived
at Lcmberg say the Bolshovikl who
have readied eastern Galicia already
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BROTHERHOOD HEAdT MEET
Wage Award Under Discussion by
Four Executives
Cleveland, July 30. (By A. P.)
The four railroad brotherhood execu
tives met here today U consider the
recent award of the railroad labor
board. The chiefs discussed matters
which they believe tho labor board did
not glvo due consideration, umoue them
being tho away-from-home expenses of
tho railroad men. The meeting may
continue tomorrow.
Those attending the conference arc
Warren 8. Stone, of the engineers; W.
.' A?e'of th tinmen ; W. 8.-CarterT
of tho firemen, and 1Y n. Rir.J.-i It
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