v: w m; - -U4'? 4 ! .(., I Jt .V " 2 i:ff,.-.,.-, !'i r TrtE WEATHER rlmifly and unsettled weather today nd F1J with probably thunder riowenl continued warm. uenmg EXTRA Ttairmwi""" '" ,.... "' Ai, ,tV w Jf'i M'i Entered Seeond-CluM Matter at tho roslofnce, at Philadelphia, Pa. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1920 Published Dally Exeont Sunday. Hubucrlptlnn Trice SO a Tear by Mallj Copyrlaht, 1920, by Public Ledier Company. PRICE TWO CENTS & wiiuir ilia jm ui Ainrcn a, lOftf. H). r.1 , - .-2. " , . ' rfcgyw afeftger fflttbltc T "JiiL" A" ' ' " ' ' HrrnT. VI.-NO. 284 . 1 'THE CRANK' TAKEN Captain Souder lurns rasquuio Over to State Police Mixer Grill Here Fail3 SAYS SUSPECT ADMITTED BEING WITH KIDNArTtHS Hope Still Entertained Cough- lin Baby May Be Found Near Egg Harbor "Crank" Erred in Giving Number of Baby's Teeth HAby Coughlln hntl eight tooth four above nml four below whon drum kidnapped on .Tunc 2. George H Coughlin. the fnthor. gave this OT't today when told "Tho Crank" Mid lio felt nine teeth in the baby's mouth while the Infnnt, according to "The Crank's" story, wns with the m.vMorlous ".loo" and n woman. WiKto Pnsquale, "The Crank," is ow In Norristown, Pa., according to Captain of Detectives boudcr. ' He was spirited away at midnight i riv Hall, after a long day and inislit of effort to find Blakely Cough lin. the fiftcen-months-old Norristown child rnsquniC IS ucnevi-ii iu iiuyu Holm. The work of the police and detectives a fruitful only In showing that Fns ..i. 1,0,1 irnvni nn elaborate tissue of lies concerning" thq hiding place of the "An fnr as I know." said Captain Soulier, when he returned to nm iicsk .. .iilvn linnilniinrters todllV. I'OH- quale went to Norristown und js now' ia tne nniHis or uiu pihiv iiuin-v- Captain Souder said he and JInjor Mnn (!. Adams, head of the state police, separated after their twenty-hour trarch estcvday and Inst night of the Jersey pine barrens near Egg Harbor. Tells of Trip Through Woods t'antaiu Souder told something of the nwilitlnn vestcidny. "Our principal imroe was to examine n child in the I uik nooils," he said. "We saw that child, but it was not Ulakely Toughlm.. "We are not sure that the poy is not in tne vinnlty ot tigg uaruor. mere remalni no end of possibilities of re eoverlng the baby in this neighborhood. It may be thut the biby Is in one of the bln there." Oairtaln Souder pointed out that yes trrday I'atiiunlc had definitely nssoci- tied himself with the kidnapping. "lie took us to n house," said Cnp Win Souder. "anil told us thnt the man 'mil woman and the Coiinhllii baby hnd bren there from time to time. The last ecinslon, he said, was the Sunday be fore he was arrested, May Have Told Truth "When we hundred of neichbors. in erJer to verify I'astiuulc's story, they told us tlie hnd seen a man nnd worn in aud child nt the house from time to time. "However, we found no new trnll nt the lioie to which I'asqualc took us. 1 m Inclined to think that I'asiiunle M telllnL' the truth yesterday. It wemed like nn honest admission." Today was the first time Homier has Wearnl in his office nt City Hall for thirty-fcix hours, except for n few min utes now nnd then. "1 am Oil tlln i-nso in till, unci ' hn ld. "My presence here in City Ilnll iMardnei not mean that I have relin "lublied my iuterest in the Uldnnpping." Commenting on the trip to Egg Hnr jw. ho sahl : "It mis n shan our jilnns beeiwe public kn soon. Wo had no wmer arrived there than we were treeted bj the first editions of the news Pipers telliiiB of our vjsit. This hnudi '"PPeil us anil would hnve seriously In terfored with our investigations if the '" ran proved vniuntllc." fSOUllpp t.ni.1 ,lw. ..nil.... .. CM1 owing for n xuMnosed accomnlico of lie rrniik." . Niuilcr also IndlcHted the police hnve twit exhausted the clues furnished by Ihe ( rani: " Thev have mnde Inves- etatlon after investigation of his stnr am disiovered them to be lies. In"1 , ' lu',(1 incommunicado up to 'Ms time is now to be indicted on "mrtes of kidnapping, nccessory after iijf faet, extortion and fraudulent use M the nmlls, Souder said. A Wild Goose Chaso Th ulliK.t i.t..., . ,1 m , .I.". i . '""' "i " wild goose and nnw'.ls ,,mt '"ougli tho swamps allnfi"." t,00s ,,f KSB "nrbor, nnd its &-'"' t" ,,1 wl of "Tho ""Title, ,,. iu,;.i "..."" :. Ciank" ,"'0''v. , .VII 0.11U mill Ills ftiiL:Lbp.rn ,0W by. I'nnalo that in AuBiiiki ' ,' , ' .: !" l'M "nrlior "r este,,. ;, h ,lay , rl,e Crunk" was wk?u",r:,1wl,h ".K000 .SPI,f,p ' - "wuth Inllnni . ,"'s ,,m8cr ""O s "Joe" Vi 1 ,lN"ly K tlny ,,,n,,tl' AX" ''"'I the fcAJ; "!. turned out to be n'plfc, of tothll thr A,B,- lon the return We have the testimony of a witness Contlou "Mo (.llBr Thlrtwn'. Column Thr-o 20.000JJILUONAIRES Ce"" Returns Show Also 162 Per- SS.S $1:000-000 '-cm.. !!!'lv r,(i( I 'V ? ' - Approxi - "lemsehex i , ' .v 'W u usslfy '" rn. p " , r'Sir ,of, "Vl' 'million ,llr" In.llnit,!, fcM,orn, ,ncome tx re- If ": Kinun ns. unofliclnllv rnn.mie,i 'miiie.", -mnn "; ,""n,,Pr? of "'. eollfo:"i.1P,;w,'m w''o In their .. . ... . "iiii'.seii ...i.ti. ... . - eoiifossed ,l least Mnnnri i in'.'A "" inrnine of hM .ri, in... !. lnif)- 'Hilt is the VO.OOO, t ,7 ' .'" ? tlmntwl at 105 . J'1' ainoV fCoL Xnbrln,t ono ,n .unatert to iiu i r ' . rruirn are ."2 from 141. e ,,lcrcn8 to at least TONOBT010N H SECRET QUEST Captain Soudcr's Child Once Kidnapper's Target Four years ago a child of Captain , Souder, of the detective bureau, who is lending iu the efforts to find baby Ulakely Coughlln, narrowly escaped being kidnapped. A stalled automo bile halted the kidnapper's efforts. Souder wag then a detective. He rclntcd the details of the affair today and said It explained why he was so "hot" after the kidnapper of Ulakely Coughlln. ED BY. ATTIRE Orders Police to Check Kissing of Navy Recruits at 16th and Arch Streets . RAD ROUGE AND PATCHES Mayor Moore, driving down Urond street in his car nt noon, nccomnanicd by City Solicitor Smyth and Director of Public Safety Cortelyou, was astonished to foc in front of his mnchine a touring iar wun lour dizzily dressed young women on the rear sent. They were in scant attire, with plenty of rouge and benuty patches in evidence. Tn a traffic jam at Hroad and Itace streets the Mayor's car was halted di rectly behind that of the young women. They smiled and the Mayor glared. "Those women arc n disgrace," said the Mayor. It was explained to the Mayor that they were connected with a theatrical production and hnd been advertised to kiss every young mnn .who enlisted ,at the navy stntion, nt Sixteenth nnd Arch streets, between noon nnd 1 o'clock. "We ought to take them off the streets," snld the Mayor to the city so licitor. Mr. Smyth answered that the Mayor had Hie power to do so. "Hnve your men go und order them away," said the Mayor, to Director Cor telyou. The mnchine holding the young women swung up Arch street, where a big crowd was waiting nt Sixteenth to see them. Mayor Moore and his cabi net members hurried on to City Hall, whore Director Cortelyou immediately gave orders that the young women be sent on their way, and the crowd dis persed. LENNON BACK IN RING Former Select Council Head Re ported Seeking Bridge Body Berth James K. I.ennon, former president of Select Council, nnd nt one time Vare lieutrnunt in the Twenty-sixth ward, who Intf.r broke with the Vares. is socking reappointment to bis old post of secretary to the Delaware river bridge commission, according to rumors Iu po litical circles. The report that ".limmy" was "com ing back" was current in City Hall today. The job nays if-lOOOn year. "It is my policy to wait until I tun culled." he said today. "Ui to the present time the call has failed to come to a disappointing extent, he uuued significantly. I.eniion held the place until he re signed several months ago for a rea son which was not disclosed nnd went to Ohio. It is understood I.onnon hns relinquished his business interests in Ohio. He paid the Mayor a visit .yes terday nt City Hall. llesldes being on the outs with the Vnres, I.eunon, it is understood, is nlso nt odds with Joseph C. Trainer, the administration lender of the Twenty-sixth ward. It is expected he will find some way to settle his differences with Trainer, nnd uftcr some other ob stacles hnve been removed, regain his former berth. GIRLS SEE MAN CRUSHED 150 Hysterical and Are Sent Home After Accident In Mill One hundred nnd fifty girls, employed in n hosiery mill nt I and Venango streets, were sent home this morning when they became hysterical after see ing a workman's arm nearly torn off iu a machine. The victim, Mnyhew Webster, wns working about n motor when his arm became caught in the grinding wheels. His cries hi pnin caused a number of the girls to faint. He was rushed to the Kplscopnl Hospital. "The girls who mw tho occurrence began to faint," snld the superintendent. "The hot day uggruvated their nervous ness so we decided to send them home." Bight hundred girls are employed iu the mill. All thobo working on the floor where the accident happened were sent home. WORLD CHURCH TO CONFER Questions of Doctrine Will Not Be Discussed, Says Bishop Geneui, -Aug. 12. (Uy A. P.I At the closing session of the church confer- cnen which has been held here durlni! the last week under the auspices of tho American Federal Council last night Ulshnp James Cannon declared the pro posed world conference of churches would not touch matters of doctrine or forms of worship, but only tho practical work of churches In social and interna tional questions. He snld It would be the most widely represented church gathering ever held. An address was prepared to nil churches asking them to prepare for the confer ence. KNOCKS OUT 4 ASSAILANTS Patrolman Grounds Quartet and Drags Them Block to Station Patrolman Kddle Hlair, of the Tren ton avenue mid Dauphin streets sta tion, was attacked by four men nt Paul and York streets last night. T'nalded, ho knocked the four men out nnd drug ged them n block to a police patrol, Pntrolmon lllnir, who weighs In nt 140 pounds, trains every night nt Aramingo square for his coming light weight light at the police carnlvnl. Following his encounter with the four nssalluntH. he smiled nnd remarked that lie would like to bo nttucked every night during bis training period. Magistrate Deitz held the four men for court, charged with aasault ami battery, . , , MAYOR IS ANNOY GIRLS PONZI IS ARRESTED ON FRAUD CHARGE; GIVES HIMSELF UP "Wizard" Asked Authorities to Detain Him When He Could Not Pay Notes . CAPITAL OF BANK IS PROBABLY WIPED OUT Liabilities Will Run Into Mir- lions, Says Attorney General. Nerves Ase Breaking Uy tho Associated Press Boston, Aug. 12. Charles Ponzl, .whose spectacular career ns an Invest ment banker was cut short by the au thorities, today surrendered to the United States marshal and was placed under nrrest. Ho was charged with having used the mails in n plan to de fraud. With state action against him ex pected, the young Ilallnga) financier turned n trick by putting himself in the custody 'of the fcdernl authorities at the. moment that the state police were peti tioning a municipal courts udge to Issue a warrant for his nrrest. Ponzi nppnr ently was nllvo to what was imminent, nnd leaving his Lexington home early this afternoon hurried to the office of the mnrshal nnd asked to be taken into custody. Ponzl Pleads Npt Guilty A wnrrnht charging him with misuse of the rails was immediately served. His arraignment followed. Tonzl pleaded not guilty and was held In tho bail for $25,000 for a hearing August 10. He said thatJie would furnish surety. Bank Commissioner Allen announced this afternoon that the capital of the Hanover Trust Trust Co. probably had been completely wiped out. The bnnk wns closed by the commissioner yes terday. Ponzi hnd been n director up to yesterday. Attorney General Allen said that Ponzi's liabilities will run into the millions. Ponzi Issued tho following statement after his nrrest: "I had an agreement with the district nttorney to go tomorrow nnd meet my liabilities with cash. With the closing of Hanover Trust Co. and with other funds tied up I find myself unable to do so. I felt it my duty to tell him nnd ask him to detain me." . Nerves Are Hieahlng Ponzl before he surrendered today hnlted in the midst of his sensation al financial career to rest and re cover from the nervous strnin cruised by events of thejiwtufcw iloyn. The mnn, whoso "50 per'wSIFrrWrfy-flve days" investment proposition has been under investigation by federal and state of ficials and whose principal known de pository, the Hanover Trust Co., was closed yesterday, by Hank Commissioner Joseph O. Allen, retired to his home.nt Lexington and denied himself to callers. "My nerves can't Inst forever," Ponzi snld. "I've got to rest. I am not going to give out any more statements for a while. I am going to keep away from people not go downtown." Guards were posted nround Ponzi's home to insure that people kept away from him. A creditors' petition, asking for the nppointment of n receiver for Ponzi, wns filed in the federal court today. Investigating officials forecast further developments today to follow tho dis' closures made yesterday when Ponzl ad mitted that he had served terms of im prisonment in Montrenl and Atlanta some years ago. It was whilo Ponzl was dictating this statement the Han over Trust Co., in which he was a di rector and shareholder and through which he had done n large checking business, wus closed. Ponzl Itoslgns from Bank Hank Commissioner Allen, said his action wns due to findings by his ex aminers that the hank made loans which "were excessive nnd beyond the legal limit" and 'many loans that aro either bad or of doubtful value." He ex pressed fear thut the bank's capital had been impaired. Ponzi resigned from the bank's directorate immediately after the institution wns closed. He continued to assert that he was solvent nnd thnt ho could pay all notes outstanding against him nnd the Secu rities Exchange Co., through which he claims to have transacted his operations in International reply coupons. The audit of the company's books that is being conducted by Edwin L. Pride, who was appointed by United States At torney Gallagher, is expected to bo com pleted by tomorrow. Replies to Attorney General Allen's advertisement in ninny newspapers re questing holders of Ponzi's notes tocom muulcato with Mr. Allen continued to he received in large quantities, it was said. Since speculators bought notes from many persons in the crowds wliicjp made the ruu on Ponzi's office lust week, ni..i said that they would hold them until maturity, it is believed thnt this oluss holds a substantial amount of the financier' outstanding obligations. Captain Alnsley C. Armstrong, of the bureau of erlminnl Investigation ot tuc city police depaitment. wns In confer ence nt the state house this morning with Attorney General J. Weston Allen. Mr. Allen declined today to give out onv estimute of the total of Ponzi's liabilities represented by unpaid notes reported to him. but It was stated at his office curlier in the week that the average Investment of the first 100 who reported was 5500. Many holders still express faith that Ponzl will meet all his obligations, it wus said. A special room set aside by the attor ney genernl for the accommodation of noteholders who came to the office per sonally was crowded much of the time during the forenoon. APPLYFORJIIGHER rates Notice Elled by Philadelphia, 'Sub urban and Other Power Companies Harrlsburg, Aug. 12. (Uy A. P.-) Notice of Increased rates has been filed with the Public Service Commission by mnr thnn n score electric power, gas. steam heating and other corporations of the state, Among them are the Philadelphia and the Suburban Gns and Electric for Phorulxvlllc, Pottstowu and West Chester divisions, , VaaaaaaaaaaKH? -"' " i W Hi" - v4 m4J& riattiumuiiuiiiiiUaW ffi,v " 'Alfc' s J MKS. GAIL KANE OTTMANN .GAIL KANE MARRIED Prominent Actress, Born In Chestnut Hill, Kept Ceremony 8ecret Gail Knnc, prominent on the legiti mate stage and the motlon-picturo Hereon and n former Philadelphia girl, was married two weeks ngo to Harry Idon Ottmaun, of New York. Miss Kane, born in 1887 at Chestnut Hill, was educated at St. Mary n (Jon vent, Ncwburgh, N. Y. Mr. Ottmann is tho son of William Ottmann, foundor of the packing house of Ottmann & Co. The wedding took place at tho country place ot Mr. Ottmann near Saratoga. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ottmann will live at 24 West Ninety-fifth street. Now York. Miss Knnc, who made so great a success in "Seven Keys to Baldpate" and "The Miraclo Mnn," will continue her Btnge career. STATE POLICE QLASH WITH MOB; OWE DEAD Ringleader of Rioters Shot in Street Fight Trooper Seriously Wounded Pottsvlllc. Pa., Aug. 12. (By A. P.) In a clash between state pollen and a mob nt Ashland. Frank. Hornn, of Centrnlia, was killed. Frank Mowrey, n state trooper, was shot in the right side, with a shotctin. Four other nnr- tlclpants, including Constable Kiel, of Ashland; William O'Ncil. who went to his assistance, and two of the mob are reported tp have been injured. The trouble started at n picnic when tho 'Ashland police locked tin two Cen- tralia men. The mob from Centrnlia demanded their release and when this was refused fired into the sqund of stnte police. The tire was returned nnd the mob dispersed, leaving Ilornu lying on the ground mortnlly wounded. A posse nf.stntc police is trailing two men who eft a trail of blood for six squares and ilOJUUl0UHuUV--J-u Mowrey wns shot at close range as he came up the street, and Koran, who was blazing away at the officers, was shot in the stomach. He died nftcr he is said to have confessed and given the names of the ringleaders. "LOST IN A GREAT. CITY" Bergdoll Case Witness Paid $1 for Subway Ride Is Glad of It "It wns a nice, long ride, but it wasn't worth n dollar." J. Wesley UnttonC justice of the peace ni uroomnii, iieiawnre county, np praised the merits of New York's sub way system on his return todnv from the Bergdoll trial, where he was a witness. He paid ?1 to ride from the Pcnn sylviuila terminal station H South Ferry. New ork Public Service Commission ln.il fixed the fare nt a nickel. "It seemed n good bit of money when we got on the train, but I was in a hurry and never thought much of it till afterward." said Mr. Broomall. "I and a Mr. I'ancoust got off at the Pennsylvania terminal. We wandered around down in the subway .station, through a lot of halls and corridors. The men nnd women in uniforms could not tell us where to find out trains. They kept saying something about green Hues. "Finally a man with n kindly face came up. He wanted to know if he could be of any service to us. We knew thut if he didn't put us on n train pretty soon there wouldn't be any Bergdoll court-martial. "So ho bought us two tickets and showed us our train, , 1 gave him n dollar. Now thnt li remember him, his clothes were kind of common. But it wns might near worth a dollar to find our wuy out of those underground halls and steps." SOCIALIST CANDIDATE FREED Authorities Refuse to Prosecute on Sriltlous Language Charge (rt unirg. Pa., Aug. 12. (By A. P.)-S&. 'h Wilson, of Heading. Pa., Soclalxx niididate for I nlted States senators- ho was arrested here last night for alleged utterance of seditious Innguage, wns discharged today by tho stnte police. Wilson's release followed refusal of the federal authorities In Pittsburgh to prosecute. During his speech ilson was interrupted by four men who demiinded Ills' arrest. Wilson spent the night. In the Point Lookout barracks of the state police. but was released by Captain Herbert Smith, when the teileral uuthonties de clined to net. Wilson will be given n hearing today before Huigess ont on a charge ot violating a borough ordinance. WAR WOUNDS PROVE FATAL Lieut. King, of Phlla., Dies After 15 Operations Was Awarded Cross Lieutenant Andrew H. King, 202H North Twelfth street, hero of tho world wnr and member of the Twenty-eighth Division, died todnv In the Wnlter Heed Hospital at Washington from injuries received during the war. During tho two yenrs in which he Ims hecn coniined in tne hospital, j.ieu tenant King hns undergone fifteen sue cessful operations. The officer, who was commander of Company C of the 112th Infantry of tho lamous iron Di vision, was wounded several times. Ho has been cited several times for biavery in action and had been awarded the distinguished service cross for ex traordinary "lerolsm while under Arc, POLISH DELEGATES LEAVE. FOR PEACE PARLEYAT MINSK Envoys Only Awaiting Word From Soyiet Government Hoads TROTZKY SEES BOLSHEVIK EUROPE WITHIN YEAR Residents of Warsaw Prepare to Defend Capital Against Russian Invaders By tlieTAssochited Press London. Aim?. 12. Russian cavnlrv lias reached Praga, a suburb of War saw, according to a wireless dispatch received hero from Berlin today. Tlic Polos have laundied n counter offensive wlUi bayonets In the region of PuKitsk, whero tho Russians have been striving to break tho Polish de fensive lines. Pultu.sk Is thirty-one mllos north of Warsaw. Paris. Aug. 12. The Polish armi stice nnd peace delegntes, M. Okeuckl. director of the political department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, nnd Major Stamirowekl. left Warsaw Wed nesday evening to meet the Russian delegates, according" to n dispatch to the Temps from Warsaw today. Dispatches to the Echo do Paris from Warsaw today represent the military sltuntion ns greatly improved following the rc-enforccmcnt. of the northern Polish nrmy in conformity with the ndvices of General Weygand, of the French mission. The Polish army Is said to be nt present the equal nu merically of the Soviet nrmy. London, Aug. 12. (By A. P.) Lloyd George Inst evening notified Leo Knmcnenff, Soviet- cmlssnry hero, that the Polish Government hnd just In formed him that .up to 1) p. m. Tues day, Poland had not received a reply from the Moscow government to its messnge expressing n willingness to send delegates to the armistice nnd pence conference nt Minsk. Polnnd informed the British prime minister thnt the Polish officer commanding the sector beyond Siedloe had just an nounced that the Russian peace dele gation had arrived in that sector, nnd. not finding the Polish delegntes. hnd stated that It would wait until 10 o'clock Wednesday tnornlng. The premier further Informed M. Knmeneff that Poland renlied thnt tin. Polish delegation wns proceeding to tho front immcdlatelv to meet the Russians. nnd that, It the Husslnn delegates were still there, the Poles would send their peace delegation immedlntclv. Poland further Mated she was notifying the Jjoyiet authorities that she was pre pared to s'tnrt her armistice and pence .tltjepfttffefUftX-thnaccue Wednesday night. Lloyd George told M. Kameneff he trusted he would expedite the passage of the PolNh delegates to Minsk. The pre-' Jnier called attention to the refusals pf the Russian wireless service to ac cept messages for the Soviet govern incut from Warsaw, as reported by the Poles, and snld this raised n justifiable suspicion, nnd that it was not con ductive to a prompt nnd peaceful solu tion of the crisis. Wawsiiw. Aug. 12. (By A. P.) Leon Trntzky. Husslnn minister of war, has arrived at Bialystok, just behind the Soviet front, nnd has set up head quarters there, according to news from the oilier side of the battle line. Speak ing in Vilnii, the capital of Lithuania, recently, he announced Soviet Russia had been officially recognized by the western powers" and thnt MM. Krassin nnd Knmeneq, hends of the Bolshevik lommeninl mission to Grent Britain, hnd been received nt London with the ceremonies usually accorded foreign am bassadors. He asserted bolshevism wns "more powerful than ever and would soon spread to other countries." "In a year." he continued, "all Eu rope win ue Jioisevlk." Hundreds of conveyances of all de scriptions, loaded with barbed wire and driven by boys nnd old men, are stream ing through the Polish capital toward the battle front." Mingled with them along tho roads are endless trains of supply wagons .which are gunrded bv elderly civilians armed with riflles. All able-bodied men are being relieved from other duties so thnt they mny be mnde nvnllable in the fight for the defense of Warsaw. Women soldiers arc hurrying from plnce to "place, acting as couriers, and French military mission officers aro showing extreme activity, racing around the city in automobiles. As tho fighting front drnws nearer Warsaw squnds of citizens, wenring their ordinary civilian clothing ami straw hats, but armed with rifles, are drilling In many parts of the city. As the determined-looking groups pass through the streets many boys in knickerbockers, elderly men and well-to-do merchants nro 'to bo seen side by sldo with the more usual typo of fighter in the ranks, Clrtsa distinctions are being forgotten or brushed aside. Newspaper accounts of the prepara tions declare that the spirit of the people is to defend Warsaw, repel the invader and not to count the cost in blood. The government, while it will not Continued on raKr"Thlrtrn, Column One NO CHANGE IN ROUTE 36 YET lyiltten Says Nothing Has Been Set tied Residents to Hold Meeting No rerouting of the Elmwood ave nue trolley cars, known as route No HO. hns yet been ordered, Thomas E Mitten, president of the P. R. T., said today. Ho snld that while various rerouting plans had arisen, nothing was settled, and that no action would bo taken until Monday. Residents of the Elmwood avenue section are protesting against any change. A rumored plan to have Uie ciistbouud cars pass over Gray's Ferry avenue to Baiubridgo street nnd then over Balnbrldgo to Front would cut riders of tho cars front any convenient uccesa to the business section of the city, they say. A meeting of protest agairtht the change will bo held tonight by Elm wood avenuo residents, , j CarAlnsI nibliona Vtkti All Catholics to uit TUB MANUAL OF PBATEBa.iifJ,!,,, BRITAIN FACE SERIOUS ON WR ANGEL RUSSIA IN PARLEY WITH BERLIN Paris, Aug. 12. (Hy A. P.) Bolshevik! plenipotentiaries haTC arrived at Berlin to resume diplomatic relations between Kussla nnd Germany, it is reported in a dispatch received- hern today from tho German capital. The message adds that another' mission has reached Vienna from Russia with a view to renewing relations with Austria. MAN ARRESTED INNNEW YORK AS GR0VER BERGDOLL ONEONTA, N. Y., Aug. 12. A young man, who state tuoopers say answers tho description to Grover Bergdoll, the Philndelphlfi draft evader, who escaped from the custody o The military nuthn ' ties, was arrested by two troopers ten. miles west of here today. Tho suspect denied that ho was Bergdoll nnd gave hi sname as f l- .Oeorgo Xanno, of Buffalo. - SUFFRAGISTS SCORE ANOTHER WIN IN TENNES ASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 12. SuTt'ragists in the lower House of the Tennessee Legislature today scored another rioint in tho fight for ratification of the federal suffrage amendment, a jont resolution .which would have prohibited action of any kind oa Um ratification, being tabled by a J -' ROMIG IS EVASIVE L Slacker's Family Adviser Re fuses to Answer Many Ques tions Stands on Rights TO ASK LONG JAIL TERM Governors Island. N. Y.. Aug. 12. .Jnmcs E. Rnmig. former Philadelphia magistrate. 'Vnino. saw and con quered." as far as his testimony ut the court-Jinn tialwif Erwin Bergdoll. Phil adelphia inlllnmiili'0. for 'draft dodging here toduj . The "judge" took refuge behind his "constitutional rights" because he is facinc trial on two indictments for aiding the Bergdoll sons to dodge the draft and refused to nnswor emburrnss- ing questions. He refused to cive nuy information about Grover, nnd even lefuscd to tell where he met Erwin on the morning of July 21 last, when the slacker came hrre.with Homig nnd Uinrle.s b. uruun. a brother, to surrender nfter a flight of more thun two yenrs. "I decline to answer." the "judge" replied with a Muile us Lieutenant Colo nel Charles C. Cresson. trial judge ad vocate, pumped question nfter question at him. Cnptnin Ambrose C. Clower, Erwin's counsel, sustained Homig. Declines, to Aitswcr "How did joii know where to meet Erwin V" Colonel Cresson asked. "I decline to answer," the witness replied. "How wns Erwin supplied with monev during his flight?" was the ne'xt question. It got the same answer from Homig. , "When did you find out Erwin was going to surrender.' Colonel Cresson asked. ... "On the morning of July 21, Homig nnsu ered inn lie ii-ii j-uii in-rMHiiiii . "" "Ae ,1? .1" Homig answered. Then ' he refusedto tell where he was told. I and if Erwin had told him previously. Homii; refused to say if he bad used the name of "II. Watt" at a Hagers town, Md.. hotel, in company with (J rover ns "James Carson" and Erwiu us "Mr. Schmidt or Mr. Brown." The witness then told the nctual sur render to Colonel Allen W. Gullion. deportment judge ndvocatc. Charles S. Braun. Bergdoll's brother. Romlg said, was with the party. Romlg said Braun was with Bergdolb when he met them. Homing wns excused then. General Bcary Cnlled Frank I. Benry, ndjutnnt genernl of Pennsylvania, was the first witness called today He told of the draft regu lations nnd thnt nil the necessary legal steps had been taken in tho case of Er win. Edwin Herkert, ris chief clerk, wns next. He verified General Bcnry's testi mony, nnd told of a letter received from Mrs. Erwin Bergdoll. who died while the accused was a fugitive, in which she snld Erwin, then n fugitive, wns entitled to deferred rlusslficution be cause she was dependant upon him. Under cross-examination he said thq letter constituted nn extenuating inci dent in favor of Erwin, but said it did not relievo him of the necessity of re porting to the Inual iioard when called, Mujor William S. Murdock, director Continued on I'nur- Thirteen, Column Five LETTER CARRIER ARRESTED Marked Bills In Decoy Letter Lead to Capttlre Charles W. Berner. a letter carrier attached to the est Philadelphia sta tion, was arrested today by postal in spectors and charged with rifling mail. When Berner wns arrested SI in marked money, which came Into his bnnds in n test letter prepared by the authorities, wns tounu. g Berner is said to novo admitted steal ing tho $4, and destroying the let which contained it. ue nns neen J service scveu years. He lives wit. wlfo and two children on avenue in Gnmden. He was given a hearing toil unueo miut-K vui'iiiiission and held In TfOUU Dan or c IN BERGDOLL TRIA UT nAlie FojflMUi iffiffii ' 1 XtlhVV AND FRANCE iIee viva voce vote. MOVE STARTS HERE Citizens' Committee Planned to Create Enthusiasm for Republican Ticket IS APPROVED BY PENROSE The formation of a Harding-Coolidgc cnmpnlgn committee which, it is under stood, will woik independently of the Republican central cainpnign com mittee, wus discussed todn at a con ference in the office of George W. Coles, formerly chairman of the com mittee of one hundred. Among thoxe pre'sent were ,1. Howell Ciimmiiisjs. Thomas Rueburn White and Bayard Henrj. It is the put pose of the committee. it was announced, to arouse cntliii"iusm both iu the city nnd throughout the stnte iu behalf of the national Repub Iicnn tickejj While lh(e who are interested in the movement nv it will be conducted along broad lines In which fiictinunllsm will not be considered, it is generally under stood that Vare members of the Re- imhlietiu cits committee will be given slight consideration iu the composition oi rue proposed cominirice. This is home out by the fnct thnt the committee is being formed nt the re quest of Senator Penrose nnd Will II. Hays, rhniriiiuu of the national Repub lican committee. At the conclusion of the conference Mr. Coles snld : "The conference was cnlled today foi the purpose of forming a committee which will mouse a widespread Inter- st in the campaign for the Republican ticket. "The committee is to be composed of citizens who will use their utmost ef forts to bring about tho election of the l candidates. It will be u Ilurdlug- ('oolidgc citizens committee. A more l"?t name will be annoiin I later. .,..."' U ,mt "J''"" ,,f " "" 'p '"l ""."'v,' V1"' om'"11 tee. it must work uud that we nro pose todo. The formation of this com. niittvo ffus the approval of Senator Penrose nnd will work under the di rection of Mr. Hii)s. Its activities will he broad in scope and nun -factional. "The committee niav extend its ac tivities beyond the clt limits. Its ex tent and program will be determined after a conference with Mr llnjs. The committee will not have a lame membership, but Its personnel will bJ representative of the various activities und eleuft'UtM of our people " Another conference of 'those inter ested in the movement will be hold at Mr. Coles's office iu the Land Title Building. TEAMSTERS STRIKE ENDS New York Dockmen Will Vote on Returning to Work New York, Aug. 12. A rapid return to normal conditions in New York har bor was expected today in shinning circles as a result of the settlement of long-standing differences between coast wise steamship lines and unioil team steis James J. Hlnrdtiih president of the I'nited States Trncfiing Comoro -tlon, who announced tlnr terms of set tlement lost night, said the teamsters union, which for five months had re fused to hnul goods to uud from piers during tho longshoremen's strike, would hove the teamsters at work today. Officers of the international long shore's association announced timt a meeting hud been cnlled for tomorrow night to vote on the question of the dockmeu resuming work. Said to Have Confessed Robbery Mt. Holly, N. ,1.. Aug. 12. Antonio Foggln, arrested In New York yester day as the third man wanted In con nection with the public service pay car holdup in Burlington iu Juno, has 'made o complete confession, according to County Detective Parker, The latter telegraphed froin New York to this effect today. Parker lxlleves Tonv Delfo. ar rested at White-Plains. N. Y.. i-ecentlv. was' not a member of the holdup party, iui.-ui uuiwmits u:cimu. WKOOLIDuE SPLIT AFFAIR Menace to Entente's Friendly Relations Forecast as Nego- tiations Begin DIVERGENT VIEWS ' BEING EXAMINED London Papers" Show Conster nation at Blow to Estab- t lished Policy TRIP OF KING CANCELED Discussions Between Envoys of Both Governrnents Conducted in Friendly Spirit By the Associated Press London, Aup. 12. Great Britain has been officially notified of the rec ognition by France of the govern ment of General Baron Wrangel 'as the de 'facto government of south Russia. The question is being dis cussed between the two governments. Something akin to consternation is evinced by the evening newspapers over tho French action, which is el aracterteod as coutrary to British ideas nnd a menace to Entente rela tions. Meanwhile King George, who was to leave for Scotland tomorrow, has postponed his trip owing to the sit uation. It was unc...s..aily reported this afternoon that Premier Lloyd George and Earl Curzon, the secretary for. foreign affairs, plan to meet Pre mier Millerand at Boulogne on Sun- ilay to discuss the situation arising from the recognition of General Wrangel. ' Pari. Aug. 12: (By A. P.) Great' Britnin has communicated official IjvwftV France with' regard to ''the difference between the two governments, it de velops from n statement made by the semiofficial Hnvas ngency today. The statement says : "The British charge d'affaires thin morning brought to the general secretary of the ministry of foreign affairs a com munication from the British Govern ment. From the conversation engaged iu between the charge and M. Pnleologue (Maurice Paleologue. general seeretnrx of the French Foreign Office), it de veloped thnt both governments nre ex amining in the most friendly spirit tht diveigencies in views which have oc curred between them, but which will not provenh them from continuing their friendly collaboration. "-' "Premier Millerand arrived nt Mont illdicr for luncheon today on a trip lm is making to the liberated Vegion. He wns immediately informed of the con versation." Washington, Aug. 12. Because of the serious situation in Poland. Hugh Gibson. American minister tn that country, who has been liiiuie on leave of absence, will leave immediately for his post, it wus announced todaj at the State Department. Mr. Gibson will be accompanied by Warren B. Bobbins, acting chief, of the division of Near Eastern affairs, who will serve ns counselor of the legation a- long ns his services are needed. Thcv will sail on the first uvnilublc stenmship f i om New York. Constantinople. Ainr. ll! lllv A. P.) Bolshevik forces iu soiithefn Rus sia are striking nt the extreim flanks of Geueinl Bnion Wrnngii's nrnn north of the Crimean peninsula, according to dispatches received in this cil Three Soviet divisons, infilling tiOIMI men. crossed the Dnieper river on August 7 nt Aleshki, nlmost diiecth across the stream from the city of Kherson, and advanced ttterul versts southwiiid. FRANCE'S DECISION STIRS LONDON PRESS London. Aug. 12. (Bv A P 1 The announcement of the recognition by France of the government of Genernl Baron Wrangel as the delicto gnyernK nient In South rlussln has stirred up rl) big sensation in the pi ess. Most of thft morning newspapers comment guard edly upon the event, although thev do not conceal their disapproval of thft step. While all the new simpers nre reliic tnnt to nssiime thnt Pr mier Millerand himself is responsible for the rerngnl tlon, the Times recalls that he declared in the Chamber of Deputies on July 20 thnt France would recognize General Wmiicel when certain conditions were fulfilled, nnd it suggests that "Irre sponsible personages in French diplo matic quarters have taken It upon them selves to understand that the condi tions hnve been fulfilled and to act nc conlingly." The Morning Post, the only one of the commenting newspapers which does not disapprove of the recognition, de claies the top was woith of tho French nation nnd regrets that Great llritalii did not net similarly, The other morning newspapers ex press their disapproval In varying de. trees. The Times clinrnctorlssfH the French action ns dangerously mischiev ous, while the Dully News Indirectly suggests that, if it Is true, Great Brit ain nflis't. discontinue her co-operation with the' French. r The, DnllyiTelegrnph, referring to a Coatluut4 on 1'ace Thirteen, Column Twi -ti'l 4 a l4 i ,ii SI J i i -i C' c" 0 ftU. 'ft.- 'Ar,V,j, vVV "v tr-f .; &Jfi $kiMLjdi&: . . -tC.,s.'ii Add Jlfck',. :Vs&' '&-. &&Mi.
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