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LOAN OF $3,250,000
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Mayor, Stotosbury and Hadloy
Explain Roason for Purchase
of Civic Papor
REPLY. TO COUNCIL QUERY
The sinking fund commission hn
sonde public n letter statin? why it
bought uo part of the recent $4,000,000
city bond issue when bids were opened,
but Inter piirchned $2.i)7"t,000 of the
bondn at n -one-point advance from a
banking syndicate.
The letter was sent by the commis
sion to Richard Wegleln, president of
Council. It was written after Coun
cil passed resolutions demanding an ex
planation. Council risked the commlsilon where
It got the money to buy the bondt, when
U made a statement Juno SO showing
the commission had n cnh balance of
S10S.02H. t'J. et n month Inter was
able to buy S.'S.'-V.O.OOO worth of the
bonds, including those from the syn-
The'nntwer of the commission revrnls
for the first time that it &"
nornry loan to tho cltv of i?3 .o.niiii
eighteen tlnvs before bids were opened
for the $1,000,000 citv bond "
The commissioners nre h. T. ''
m.rv. Mayor Monro nnd City rontrnll
Hnrilev The criticism is rnnde that
Mr. Stotesburv. n head of Drexel &.
Co. was n member of the svtid cnto
which wnllwl a profit from the bond
MHcre is the letter made public by
Mr. AVegleln: ,.A,,gust 12, ir,2n
"To the president nnd members of the
cltv Council of the city of Philndel-
0 BUY CITY BONDS
?'Gentlemen-In reply to 7'
lution of the 27th da of July. 1020. re -euesting
the sinking fund commission
ers to furnhh certain information t
ing upon their purchase of n ration
of the S 1.000.000 twenty-year r. per
cent city loan due July 1. 1040. we sub
mit the following details:
"On June 21. 1020. the city ofhcinlt
designated bv law to negotiate tern
forarv loan In anticipation of cash re
ceipts (as provided in act of Assembly,
approved June 23. ?. " ft
'ew Citv Charter1) addressed to the
' commissioners n request for a tcm
Sorarr loan of $3,350,000. stating that
owlne to a small amount of cash in
the trcastirv the city would he unnble
to pay semiannual interest nnd nnarter
ly Linking fund on the city 's debt alo
semimonthly payrolls at the end of
June, as well as other current obliga
tions, unless this relief was obtained.
Section B of Article XVII of the new
city charter permits temporary loans
In anticipation of cah receipts to the
' Stent of 10 per cent of the estimated
receipts for the current yenr. which es
tablishes tho present , lit of such n
temporary loan ?5.44S..il.l4. the con
troller's estimate of receipts for 10-0
being 5S4.435.0.11.41. The commission
ers resolved to accommodate the city
as requested provided the city solicitor
would render an opinion approving such
procedure.
"Such an opinion was received, and
on June 28 the temporary loan of ?3.
2o0.000. with Interest nt tho rntc of .
per cent per annum, was made to the
cltv treasury, leaving, as shown by our
reports for the qunrter ended June .10,
a cash balance of ouly S107.S23.42 in
the hands of the commissioners. The
commissioners were, therefore, not in
- possession of tho requisite cash to per
mit of their bidding for a portion of
the 54.000.000 offering of city loan,
bids for which were opened July 10.
1020, but upon tho lonn being sold and
the proceeds. S4.O0O.000 of onh. being
available to the citv treasurv. the above
referred to citv officials designated by
law to negotiate tempornry loans in an
ticipation of cash receipts, advised the
commissioners of the sinking fund that
thev desired to repnv S3. 000,000 of the
temporary loan, therebv immediately
stopping the pn.xment of interest by tho
city upon all but S2.10.000 thereof,
which repayment was made, nnd the
commissioners were then in possession
of funds to buv S2.07.".000 of the new
54,000.000 loan for tho sinking fund.
The Lonn Awarded
"The S4.000.000 city loan was
awarded to a svndirate consisting- of
Drexel & Co.. Hroun Bros. & Co. and
the Guaranty Trust Co.. of New York,
at par and accrued interest. Eliminat
ing the above-mentioned syndicate's
"all or none" bid. tho aggregate of nil
other bids for this loan was but $72.V
000, and if it had not been for the
syndicate's bid the loan offering would
have been a failure. The syndicate
subsequenth agreed to soil S'-'.O'.'.OOO
of the lonn to the commissioners for the
various sinking funds nnd S2."i,00l( for
the fire insurance fund at SlOn 23 and
accrued interest, whereas thev were
offering the bonds to individual Invest
ors for S101 '2.7t nnd aci rued liiteinvt.
"In January last, when the citv sold
$3,000,000 fitv 4'ts at a slight pro
mium. t!i i ommissioners of the sinking
fund were able to buv S2.nn0.finn there-
oi ironi mo sucrrs-nu nui'ier nr a himi
lar advance of one quarter of 1 per
cent. The long-established practice has
been, if the c onini limners had funds to
Invest and a new- citv loan appeared
attractive to them, to buy n pomon
theroof from the kurressful bidder nt n
nominal profit. If the commission has
rash available it frequently bids for new
cltv loans when offerings are made
There is thw fnctnr to he borne In
mind. howcfr. when considering the
relative ndantnge of huving direct
from the ritv nt n public offering nnd
the alternative of huving from a suc
cessful syndicate at a nominal profit
the legnlitv of munii ipnl nnd other pub
lie loans not onH in Philadelphia but
elsewhere is frequent'v subiect to ques
tlon nnd nttnek from tnvnavers; and
In Philadelphia In reeent venrs several
loans authorised h Citv Councils nnd
approved bv the Mnvnr hnc been do
elated illeenl bv the courts.
' fl'in'-iiir sMv'imtes ilo not huv n new
loan until thev hnve nhtninerl n favor
able opinion from their own nftornevs
that nil 'he mnnv formalities nnd
technicalities In connection with the
authorisation of the loan 1iro boon
complied with, nnd thnt in their opinion
there is no quenion ns in its ie-niiiv
Therefore, n mirchnse of n "nrtinn of
n cltv loan from n rennnlhi -w
cate gives to the sinkin" fund an in
vestment l't experienced banks n'tin"
Under ndven from their own leinl
(idr'sors did not hesitate to buv In its
entire
Duties of (lie Commission
T'1, mmluilntinru nf the slnkiniT
f.....l .. n l.n.l. nrjinlnrl In mnnnpn tho
run" hi- " ""'i' .,,.., -- -
'aW.'. Li.tlrtt-tf- fiitiiU ntwl rhron?li in
vestment nnd icinvpstment nnd coin
noundlnT of interest to establish n suf-
!!.... fi.n.l In nm tlm vnrlnna citv
iirinii ii" "
loan at their rcncctiic mnturlties us
required bv tho c institution nnd lews
of the stnte of Petm"" Ivania That thev
I,,. nnpfnfmArt their inmnrtnnt nml re
Rnonsibl duties In tho interct nnd to
the credit of tne ctv ot rnt'ideiPMia
forclb'v demonstrated bv the hieh
regard with which bonds of this citv
v viewed in flnnni'ial circles: their
inlstrntion of the trust linnnsed itnon
the bfst Interest and financial
,.W thf 'H' t'!p''" realization
r tyi) r onc l,aran")u"t July
Is the conervatIon of the city's high
financial credit.
"Very truly yours,
"J. HAMPTON MOOIIB,
"WILL II. IIADIiKY.
"B. T. STOTKaill'Itr.
"Commissioners of the Sinking Fund."
Bank, Allied With
Ponzi Trust, Closed
Continued tram Paie One
orotis examination of Pnnxt's affairs
wilt speak for themselves."
Ileferrlng to the possible trnnfer of
large sums by Ponzt to his wife, Mr.
Pride said :
"It can be taken away from her nnd
It will be. It docs not belong to her.
It Is money that was obtained under
fraudulent pretenses, to be used for
fraudulent purposes. In gulng after
what may be called Ponzl'n concealed
assets we shnll reach the large nmount
transferred to or deposited in the name
of Mrs. ronzi."
Wlfo Still Loyal
Ponr.I withheld from his wife the
news of his surrender by hit bondsman.
He telephoned to her before going to
jail that he was remaining in Uoston
during the night to go over his books
with an auditor. Mrs. Ponzi reasserted
her faith In her husband.
"H Is honest," she said, "nnd I will
stay by him to the end."
The second of the two petitions thnt
hnve been filed to hnve Ponzi ndjudged
bankrupt was pending in the Federal
Court today.
Tlie three latest petitioners, holders
of Ponzi's notes for u totnl of S202Ti.
asked that two partners of Ponzt,
namely, John S. Dondcro, of Medford,
nnd (itigllcltno Hertollottl. of Parma,
Italy, also be adjudged bankrupt.
A petition for n receiver to administer
Ponzi's affairs also has been tiled by
creditors.
Kvaminatlon of the books of the
Hanover Trust (V., which wns Ponzi's
chief depositary and In which he was a
stockholder and director, was continued
today bj members of Bank Commis
sioner Alien s stall. .Mr. Allen, wno
closed the Hanover Trust Co. last
Wednesdav. in n statement Intended to
reassure depositors in that Institution
and in other trust companies, snid :
"Nothing has developed so far to
lead me to believe that the depositors
will lose one dollar. The Hanover
Trust Co. is the only trust company In
New England thnt is Involved In
Ponzi's failure."
Run on Trust Companies
The finnncial district was concerned
yesterday when a small run was made
on several trust companies, due, It was
said, to reports that other financial In
stitutions would be involved in Ponzi's
affairs. There was no indication today
of a continuance of withdrawals In
other than normal quantities.
Mr. Allen has caused the state seal
to be placed on all safe deposit boxes
in the Hanover Trust Co. used by Ponzl
or officers or employes of the bank. He
snid this wns done ns n precaution
ngninst the possible removal of securi
ties or other valuables pending the
settlement of the institution's affairs.
The attorney general's office has been
engaged in a study of tho legal statutes
to determine whether action may be
taken to compel all persons wno had
cashed their notes on Ponzl, matured
nnd unmatured, to turn the money
back into a common fund for equal
distribution among all noteholders.
The arrest of Brightwell and his
associates came as part of the extensive
investigation by the authorities of
Ponzi's affairs and of other companies
offering high rates of interest on In
vestments. The Old Colony Foreign
Exchange Co. was organized July 10,
under a deed of trust, with Brightwell,
Raymond Meyers and Funnar E. R.
Lindblad. of Sweden, as trustees. They
offered to pay 100 per cent in sit
months on investments nnd claimed to
be dealing in foreign merchandise. At
torney General Allen said that he knew
that the company had sent large sums
abroad.
Brightwell Threatened
The office here was closed after a
frenzied run yesterday, the like of
which wns not seen during the wildest
dnys of the run on Ponzi's offices. Doors
nnd windows were smashed, threats
were made against Brightwell and a
detail of police was required to handle
the crowd when the announcement was
made by the company that payment on
notes would be suspended until Mon
dav. Brightwell was ordered by the
trustees of the building on Devonshire
street, in which one of the company's
offices was located, to vacate within an
hour nnd a linlf Shortly afterward
the offices were cloed and the arrests
were made.
Dispatches from Philadelphia, rrovt
detire, Fall River. Springfield, I-nw-rence,
New Redford and Haverhill told
of the closing in those cities of nranch
office of the company, or investigations
under way with a view to closing ttiem.
Lynn. Mass.. Aug. 14 -(By A. P.)
The local office of the Old Colony
Foreign Exchange Co. mis surrendered
h the management today to Assistant
District Attorney Edward F. Tlvnn
and Inspector John T. Curry, who im
mediately started an examination of
the iv i ounts Thev acted bv direction
of Attorney (Jenernl Allen.
PROBE CAPITOL FIRMS
U. S. Agents Investigate "Get-Rich-
Quick" Concerns
Washington, Aug 14 Federal
agents are investigntins the activities of
several concerns having offici s here and
headquarters elsewhere which have been
selling stixk to small invcstois under n
promise of big profits without nk One
of thee i-onipnnies has "giinrimtoi'd"
fid to 10(1 per cent dividends f'oni un
investment company
These concerns operate through agent
nnd salesmen sumo of them brought in
iron. N'ew York and Ilostnn nnd some
lured here Classes in salesmanship aie
held several times u week.
Police Can't Find
Woman Kidnapper
Continued from Puce Ono j
that he wns in NorrUtown on June 2.
the dav the habv was taken from his'
crib. The authorities nre ready to be- I
lieo this Pasqualc aNo revealed at
the hearing that he mailed a letter to
Mr. and Mrs. (Jeorgo II. Coughlin,
parents of the baby, from (he Penn
silvnnin Rnilrnad stntion nt 11 o'clock
the same morning after Moo tho Coker"
had shown him a newspaper describing
the kidnapping.
Roo McPonnelle. "Joe the Coker"
land Piisqiiale were thereafter to join
I In a criminal triumvirate, according to
I'asquale, whose main purpose was to
extort S12.00O from the babv's parents.
Capture of "The Crank" nt Eg
Harbor Mondav. a week, hns made Ilnsp
and Joe "sore" on the police." I'as
quale intimated, and thev nre now un
willing to return "the kid" until the
police free "thrlr friend" Pasqunle
Benjnmin V fSnndmnn, counsel for
"The Crank," will go to Norristown to
see District Attorney Rennlnger. and
Magistrate I.enhnrdt, who conducted the
hearing esterday The purpose of this
visit will be to see where Mr Goodman,
as counsel for the licensed stands in the
case nnd to lodge a complaint with the
authorities ngninst hU being "frozen
out" at tin Hearing
Rumort.
rffcays that Pasquale has gone
ou a hun
or btmc,
EVENING" PUBLIC
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MONEY PLAN
NIPPED IN BUD HERE
Branch of Old Colony Co. Had
Not Started to Tako in
Cash, Wynne Says
INVESTIGATION IS MADE
If the operations of "Morgnn. Miles,
fc Co." had not been checked yesterday,
according to Major Wynne, chief of the
county detective force, he Is convinced,
"barrels of money" would hnve been
tnken from Investors here by the con
cern. ".Morgan. Miles & Co." of 140 South
Broad street, are reputed to be local
agent of the Old Colony Foreign Ex
change Co.. officers of which have been
arrested at Boston.
Agents in charge of this local branch
vtore Max Morgan Seaman, twenty
three years old, nnd Joseph II. Sea
man, twenty-four years old. brothers.
M. P. Atkinson, n solicitor of the com
pnny, and tho Seaman brothers, while
not arrested by Major Wynne's men,
nre being held under surveillance here
until the Boston police send word con
cerning activities of the Old Colony
Foreign Exchange Co. In that city.
"I am satisfied this scheme was based
on Ponzi's idea." Major Wynne said.
"These men evidently wanted to benefit
by the publicity given Ponzl. We have
not learned yet whether anybody wns
bitten by the scheme, but we expect de
velopments later In the day. No doubt
the thing would have spread like wild
fire If It had not been checked. Barrels
of money would have been collected
from investors,"
The office of "Morgan. Mile & Co."
was opened three days ngo. According
to District Attorney lotan's office, of
fers of T0 per cent profit In ninety
days were made here to those who were
offered the company's certificates. It
is not known whether any of the certi
ficates were disposed of.
According to the Seaman brothers,
while solicitors were out drumming up
trade, no actual business had yet been
transacted. They agreed, however, to
suspend operations whilo the Investiga
tion is on.
Complete Ignorance of the manner In
which the alleged 50 per cent profit was
to be made was professed by the
brothers. They showed Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney Gordon a contract 'with
the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Co.
In which they were designated as agents.
They claimed to be only agents on com
mission. The earning of the dividends,
they snid. wns up to the Old Colonly
Foreign Exchange Co. entirely. They
said they were ngents for Philadelphia,
Wilmington and adjacent territory.
Federal Secret Service men nre In
Montrenl trying to trnce the sender of
a blnckhnnd letter which Ponzi de
clares he received shortly before he
surrendered to the I'nlted States mar
shal nt Boston. Ponzi would not di
vulge the name of the man who threat
ened to kill him.
It is now believed Ponzi's downfall
was hastened by one of his dupes in
Montreal, where he operated thirteen
years ago. It is known his feVlow man
nger. Salviati. is sought in Montreal
on seventeen charges.
A New York detective in Montreal
last night said that examination of
the books of Ponzi's trust company
would disclose n startling scheme of
juggling with trust funds, in which men
of prominence in Montreal. Philadel
phia and York will bo implicated.
$1200 Stolen From
Girl by Bold Thugs
Continued from Togo On
inc Pennsylvania license number, 437.
0211 The police believe it was stolen.
It wns standing on Front street nenr
Ionic.
A confederate of the hichwavman was
waiting in the car. with the engine
running Tho highwayman jumped in,
and with n ronr the mnchine jumped
awaj. It turned into Walnut street,
distancing the crowd of pursuers. It
sped down Walnut street toward Dela
ware avenue, taking the steep bill which
lends to the river nt high speed.
A. P. Yarnell, an employe of the
P It. II. Dock nnd Freight House, nt
Delaware avenue and Walnut street,
was standing in front of the building
and saw what happened.
"A big yellow car was coming up the
hill." ho said, "when the machine In
which the highwaymen were riding
turned toward tho rier. I do not be
lieve the man at the wheel could har
been a verv expert driver He mnde n
clumsj effort to pet out of the rond, but
crnslied squarely into the other machine.
"The two bandit did not hesitate n
moment They jumped out of either
side of tho car. I got a good look at
them and would recognize them again.
Both wore blue trousers and shirts, and
neither had on n onnt One was short
nnd stout, about thirtj years old. He
dodged into a huilding nt Walnut snd
Water streets, which hn doors on both
streets He went in tho Wnlnut street
('nor and dodged out the Water street
side n moment later, disappearing to
ward the ferries.
Ono Man Tall and Mender
"The other man was tall nnd slim.
Ho wore a can. hut the other mnn was
bareheaded Tho slim man came walk
ing toward me. and I was going to stop
nun until I s;iw- he was swinging a big
caliber revolver, nnd I thought it was
wiser to get out of his rond. He went
on down Pelnwnro avenue. I think
both got nwnv on the ferries."
The police towed the big car to City
Hall, where It i in the coiirtjnrd
awaiting identification by the owner. In
it the police found several cards bear
ing drivers' licenses, a black lack nnd
the cardboard envelope containing the
money. The entire amount was intact.
FINED FOR SUNDAY BALL
National Park Man Assessed $3.50
for Playing In Game
Sundav baseball hns'divided National
Park. N .1 . into two rival camps,
.loseph Hetherington. presidrnt of the
National Park Athletic Association,
was fined J5.T T,0 this morning by Justice
of the Peace Charles Chlsm. because the
association played bnll games at Na
tional Park last Sunday and the Sunday
before.
The whole thing will be fought out
Tuesday before Chancellor Walker In
Trenton. At that time hearing will be
held on a rule to show cause whv an
order should not be Issued restraining
the people nf National Park and others
fiom plating Sunday ball games there.
Mayor Edgar Walters, n champion nf
Sundav games, will be represented ot
the hearing bv Donald Swnckhommer,
borough solicitor. The Athletic Asso
ciation will be represented by Former
Judge William T Boyle, of Camden.
The Citizens' Protective League, which
is fighting the Sunday games, will be
represented by O. P. Do Witt.
In the meantime. Mrs. Maggie H.
Bolrd, of Philadelphia, owner of the
hall ground. has ordered that no Sun
day games be played ou the field. '
LED GEKA-PHIL" ADELPHIA; SATUEDAY,
CHARLES PONZI,
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Director Denies That Lafferty
Was "Fired" Becauso He
Wouldn't Pay Tax
CHARGES POLITICAL WORK
Denial was made today by Director
Cavcn. of the Department of Public
Works, thnt Louis lafferty, superin
tendent of Mifflin square, hnd been dis
missed becauso of his refusal to pay a
political assessment.
He said the complaint of politicnl nc
tlvity ngninst Lnffcrty for which he
was dismissed was only one of many
similar charges. Director Coven lot -mated
there would be other dismissals
in his department for the J.nmereasons-
Lafferty. who was on the city pa -roll
for twenty-five years. Reived no
tice from the director yester In-t'lB' ""
services would be dispensed with aftci
August 17. He was charged with be-
inir nolit ca v active ni tne m !,
clectFon of September. 1010. and also
at the general election. Inst November.
On receiving notice of his dlsmissa
i fferv declnred he had been dropped
becnuse he refused to contribute u per
ce'nUge of his salary toward furnl jh;
ing a political clubhouse at 01- buy
'' Vbenriut his assertion. Lafferty ex
hibited the copy of a letter which
SnTAStrdVcurntohinBol
the clubhouse , . f.
KSK' had also warned
e mU help to get out the vo
fert
him
nt the last congressional cirvw--". ---?ttr
xvns sent to Lafferty on May 12.
10 When asked today if it were true
t Jlrtv bad been dismissed because . of
u,..:i, nl to nav the assessment nsucu
Sv Smollnck. Director Caven
said:
b' "LXrtv 'was dlsinised ns the result
of nn investigation mdae by the Com
mittee of Seventy.. They submitted nffl-
Vv ts that he had been poillicm u.-i
. , rTU nm
nt XHP cr "-"
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ho eicriinii inrmiv... -- ,
nt against Lnfferty wns only one of
plni
similar complaints
many
'"'Cffrf'lfU?'
fertv was paying him political assess
ments I would have dismissed blm any-
W8"if any one in my department pays
nolitical assessments even to members
of the administration forces he wyll
have to abide by the consequences.
Murder Theory
in Love Tragedy
Tonrinned from riie One
marriage, fatherly advice from Thomp
son and arguments plainlv Intended to
break down Mary Sneeringer s religious
beliefs In one of her letters Mar)
Sneerltvger passionately declared her
love for Thompson nnd urged blm to
marry her at once His reply counseled
patience nnd told her he was doing
everything in his power to free him
self from his wife.
Investigation of Thompson s record
disclosed that his wife in Paris was
legally separated from him. nut not
divorced. This was one nf the obsta
cles to the marriage of the couple.
"I think the girl suggested suicide to
Ford." hi- cousin. Doctor 'lhompson.
said here. "If Ford were under the
influence of liquor nt the time it would
not hnve been difficult for the girl to
convince him that the denth of both
would possibh permit their union in
tho next world, since they could not be
together here
"In mv opinion it wns n denth pnet,
I believe both deaths were by suicide,
simultaneously executed.
"No one could make mo believe
Thompson killed the girl. I knew Ford
too well Although he was n mnn of
the world he neer would hnve harmed
a oung girl of sixteen."
"Mary wns just n very good coun
try girl, rnised in the strictest mnnner
by her parents." said Mrs. Single, her
aunt. "She lived with them in Waynes
boro, but came down hero to help me
at the hotel during the summer months.
"She had never had any man give
her attentions before and when Mr.
Thompson, who declared his attentions
were caused by the fact that she re
minded him of his daughter, began to
make love to her. she just lost her head.
"I remonstrated with him, but he
said he was doing nothing to cause her
to fall in love with him. I knew bet
tor He was such a nice gentleman
and we liked him so well that I felt I
could not nsk him to leave. I told
him. however, that he would have to go
If he did not stop his attentions to
Ury."
Slips on Rocks; Breaks In Two
Sydney, Aug. 1.3. (By A. P.) The
American steamship Montara. which
went pground early yesterday, has
broken In two. It was learned tonight,
and probably will be a total loss. The
ship struck a ledge during a fog. The
crew reached shore safely and are now
' In Loulsburj. ,
MR
DISMISSALS
SOON
SAYS CAVEN
"FINANCIAL WIZARD," UNDER ARREST
is shown carrying a cane
He Is being
on wio cuargo 01 larceny nnu longea in j.iu
Russians Bring Big
Guns Up to Warsaw
Continued from Fiur One
the Polish corridor through East Prus
sia, according to report's received by the
Local Anzeiger. Entry of the town
was made by the Bolshevik! after a
slight engagement, and small Soviet de
tachments arc said to be to the west
of the place.
East of Warsaw, the Bolshevik! nre
reported to have crossed tho line run
ning betwoen Wyszlsow apd Kaluszyn,
about thirty miles from tho Polish
capital.
Hclslngfors. Aug. 14. (By A. P.)
An armistice between Finlnnd nnd Bus
sla was signed at Dorpat yesterday.
A dispatch from Paris. July 31. an
nounced resumption by Finlnnd nnd the
Russian Soviet government of the Dor
pat conference which hnd been discus
sing tho status of several disputed dis
tricts. The negotiations had been
broken off several days previously.
Paris, Aug. 14. Hussion Bolshevik
generals are carrying out nn extrnor
dlnarlly daring maneuver on the fronts
north and east of Warsaw, according to
Professor Vidou, nn eminent military
writer, who has telegraphed from War
saw to the Journal relative to the
campaign.
Northeast of Warsaw the terrain Is
particularly difficult, being covered by
the Narew and Vistula rivers, the fort
ress of Modlin being nn cspecinlly
fcrmidnble obstacle, he snid. The Soviet
forces are trying to move further west
ward probably toward Plock, so as to
trkc Warsaw in tho rear, but In so do
ing they nro lengthening their whole
front from the Vistula to the Prussian
frontier.
Professor Vidou declares that this
movement exposes the Bolshevik line to
a counter-offensive, which might easily
pierce Ik even If not delivered in great
force. '"
Copenhagen. Aug, 14, (By A. V.)
Maxim Litvinoff, nsslstant foreign min
ister in the Russian Bolshevik Oovern
ment. does not doubt that friendly rela
tions between the Russian ftovernment
nnd the United States will exist within
the next twelve months. lie made
this known during nn interview In which
he touched on France's recognition of
Ooneral Wrangel and the Russo-rollsh
situation.
After accusing the Poles of wsstlnz
three weeks "In n hide-nnd-seek game
over an armistice meeting, in which they
were probably influenced by France,"
M. Litvinoff anld:
"We nre glad France has thrown off
her mask by recognizing Wrangel, who
Is more reactionary and unscrupulous
than Kolchak and Denikine. France is
only anxious to safeguard her loan, and
like a hazardous gambler who has lost
his fortune, she Is staking her honor
nnd very lifo In the hope of winning It
back.
"The latest French move has freed
us of all our official nnd semiofficial
promises with regard to old Russia's
debt to France. I am olso nfrnld the
French move may compel Russia to
revise ber conditions of peace to
Poland and demand additional guaran
tees." Moscow, Aug. 14. (By A. V.)
The general Impression in semiofficial
circles here is that Poland will uccept
the armistice terms to be presented at
Minsk.
POPE WANTS POLISH
NATION TO BE SPARED
Rome, Aug. 14. (By A. P.) The
Osservntore Romano, the official organ
of the Vatlcnn, publishes today an evi
dently inspired article on Poland, say
ing the special benevolence of the Holy
See toward the "noble, devoutly Cath
olic, chivalrous and brave Polish na
tion" is well known. The pope, it is
recalled, had nsked for the independ
ence of Poland ever since August,
1017. when he nddressed his pence pro
posnls to nil the bends of the belligerent
states, nnd had repented this request
in his intercourse with the heads of
the stales, particularly President Wil
son. "We do not wish to nor can we
now ascertain whether the responsi
bility for the offensive lies with Poland
or Russia, nor also whether not only
England but France tried to restrain
Poland from her risky ndventure,"
continues the article. "What It is
possible to know is that the Holy See,
from the day in which Poland was re
stored to national life, has never ceased
to exhort her to moderation in asking
or even in accepting territories in
habited by majorities belonging to other
nationalities.
"These exhortations were repeated
several times, both in Rome and In
Warsaw, ....
"The pope urged the faithful after
the outbreak of the Russo-Pollsli con
flict to pray God for two favors only;
namely, to spare the Polish people from
the supreme misfortune of again losing
their independence nnd to spare Europe
from the horrors of new wars. '
POSTAL RECEIPTS JUMP
Pratnl rerelnts nt the Phlladelnhia
posotoflice In July were $1,271,5.10, as
'ompared with 5071.203 In July, 1010.
Domestic money orders to an aggregate
value of SI .184.510 were issued, as
against Sl.014,021 in July last year.
Tho fore in money order business, both
orders paid and orders Issued, showed
a great falling off, tho Bftrregate ,ya ue
of each being- lcea than jLlfJhe value!
in July, 1010. jOHBL.
AUGUST 14, 1920
Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.
taken from tho Federal Building In
of the malls, being later rearrested
SAYS El OBJECTS
10
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Laurence Cinnell, of Sinn Foin
Parliament, Here to Speak at
Mannix Meeting
WANTS FU!L FREEDOM
"Ireland would have welcomed help
from nny power In heaven and earth
during the world war to have achieved
its independence," nccording to Lau
rence Ctinnell, a member of the Irish
national assembly, who arrived In this
city today.
Mr. Olnnell mnde this statement In
answer to the question "Wns Ireland
a .., .of Germany In the world war?"
In the sense mentioned by the his
torinu Froude," he replied, "Ireland
would have welcomed the help of any
power In henven or enrth tr ,-of (rr,
from that which performed no duty of
a government over a subject people.'"
.".w4)u,d tn(" Jrish have joined hands
with Germany during the war?" he was
asKi'u.
"That Is h difficult question to an
swer, he said, "because there was al
ways friendship between Ireland and
France, and France would help Eng
land. The sltuntion never arose. Sir
Roger Casement went to Germany to
get military aid for Ireland, but the
Germans would not promise it. for thev
not do""' pr0misc som;tIliDB they could
..'uWm hi$h 8(,n''raent In favor of
such ad. the sentiment that since crvs
tnlHzed In the election of Mr. Do Va-
.'ir.Yclb,J'.':cs'" answered Mr. Gln
wsliv&entinIre,aD,1'youknow' rou?r;ir,,fl,l"?U8 herp ,0 RnPnk tomor-
Vntrm at P ma5:-meeting nt the
Metropolitan Opera Houso in protest
Znn''l "Tr of ArchWs ho,
S', Australia, who was not
allowed to lnnd in England.
nnVi i, ?in,le" iR, fcixty-slx years old
i. a , i,rniinciit lawyer in Ire-
Iff linX?" f1 t?'cn,y :venrs n member
J nr,l m"i from Westmenth. Ire
land, nnd is tho nnlr mn.,.!.... . .!.
old Irish party in Parliament to be
come prominent in the Sinn Fein.
hnm!rJ.a.i ..wi" "c,vrr acr(,Pt dominion
mnlret hc ?W- "Ir(,'and wants
eh7wii di0m?f,cndrnc nlr. Nothing
LIEUTENANT KANe1urED
Guard of Honor Comes From Camp
for Services
funeral of Lieutenant Andrew
1. Jr.. rlin rllnrl frn ...n..n.ln
The
P. Knne
received in France, took place from his
home 200.1 North Twelfth street, this
morning. The body was taken from
his home to the Church of Our Lady of
Mercy. Broad street nnd Susquehanna
avenue.
Lieutenant Kane died last Wednes
teflnt thp 'nltcr Reed Hospital in
Hnltimore. where he was undergoing
treatment for wounds received in the
ncnting around Flsmotto A,,..,.t n
1018. " """-" "
He enlisted in Troop D, which Is the
old Second City Troop, nt the outDreak
of war Uo received his commission ns
first lieutenant after going to an of
ii ers training camp, nnd was attached
to the Twenty. eighth Division.
A Platoon of Troop D enmo here
from the Mount Gretna encampment
to attend the funeral us an honorarj
jnuitnr.ve.scort. Interment was made
... ..i. inn cemetery, Ardmore.
Indiana's Population 2,930,544
Washington, Aug. 14. (Bv A. P.l
Ind una. ninth tn nt ii,..'..i i
Poln,"f population ten years ngo. now
has 2,030,511 within her borders, the
census bureau announced today. Dur
ing the ten years since lMO there was
an increase nf 220.H0S in her populn
tinn. making her growth 8.5 per cent
"VV , l,ln Population ten years ngo,
which wiih 0.70nR7 mi.. " "P.'
tlons nnnounced were' Gary, Ind., M,"
"; Quhiey, 111., 3.-,l)"8.
DI'.ATIIS
13. IH.'O JAMES O eon of Ihn lain Inhn
"liSi,nAm'."5 ou.",1 J"rvl" ""Monday
sttprnonn nt ! 30 o'rlork at th Oliver II
p.lr lluildlnif, 1820 Chtnut m ? Phi a Iiw
OUMri'Kll. On Atluit is inon
i'J:Sa2.E V hul?'"", of Anna bumpp;""
ft Ril yar Rrlailvra anl frlendi In
yUd to funeral, on Tumday. i, m it
hl late reildence. 224S S llucknell at "in.
r,s rrfo. l'r,fn" may " &&
KKllh Aurunt 13. ANNA MAT dauih.
ler of William and the lnle Nll , Kerr
Kelatlvea and frlenda Invited to the aervlc.
on Mondy. at 2 o'clock. .,t ni" parents"
rjaMenfo. T210 Woodland ae Interment at
Fernwood Cemetery "iiermeni l
HEXTON. At Ocean City N J on An.
runt 13, ni.IZAllKIII k , d.
John H F Seiton. Itelnmea anrt fr,t)dl
are Invited to the eervhea, on Tueadiv
mornln.-. at Jl o'clock, at the Oliver
Pair nulldlnt-. 1820 Chestnut ,". Phflidil.
Phi a. interment private l" ' nllal-
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THREE CITY TROOPS TENN. HOUSE IVIAY
IN LASnNSPECTION
Cavalrymen Mako Good Show
ing at Mt. Crotna on Eve of
Doparturo for Phila.
SHAM BATTLE FOR TODAY
Hv n Staff Cerrtapnt(nt
Camp Fefrer. Mt. Gretna, Pa Aug.
14. Philadelphia Infantrymen stood
their first Inspection as members of
the new Twenty-eighth Division this
morning, while the three city troops
of cavalry lined up for their final In
spection before they break camp for
home early tomorrow morning.
The 000 men of the First, Third nnd
Blxth Infantry Regiments, grouped
here under the name of the Second
Provisional Iteglmcnt, made a record
showing for one -week doughboys that
was thoroughly gratifying to their vet
eran officers.
Tho First and Second City Troops
nnd Troop A, of the First Cavalry
Regiment, will leave for Philadelphia
on the Pennsylvania Railroad at 8.30
tomorrow morning. The troop train
on which they will, make the trip will
consist of fivo coaches, three baggage
cars, one combination cor, and two
horse cars.
Many Are Veterans
The troopers nre sunburned and
hardened after what they swear have
been the most efficient two weeks they
ever went through in tho army. A
fnrge percentage of the troops are vet
eran soldiers of several border cam
paigns nnd tho world wnr. and when
they say this year's national guard
schedule was the most active bit of
military work they ever did, they mean
something.
They figure thnt with the nmount
of drilling, hnrd riding nnd shooting
cut loose in the last two weeks they
hnve been through a tabloid campaign
with all the trimmings, except a few
things like border sand nnd French
mud. They nil say that they have done
mnnv things beside nut In an nnncar-
nnce just to keep up the traditions of
the old troops. lien these rliiladcl
phia troopers troop, they troop and no
mistake
Colonel George C. Thayer. In com
mand of the First Cavalry, and the
officers of the troop are weil satisfied
with the spirit and work of the men,
which they declare have been of the
highest order.
After tills morning's inspection of
men and equipment, the Phllndelphlnns
of the Second Provisional Regiment
were given lectures on military tactics
and personal hygiene.
A platoon from the regiment will get
Into realistic action nt 1 :30 this after
noon, when the first sham warfare of
the present encampment will be put on.
Evpect Easy Victory
The nction, a more or less nesr-beer
battle, will be in the nature of an at
tack on tho "enemy, which, nt thnt
hour, is expected to be holding the rifle
rnnge. The Infnntry plntoon will hnve
the backing of Stokes mortars and one
pound field pieces. An easy victory for
tho homo, team Is expected.
The hrst meeting of the Twenty
eighth Division Association was held
at the moving-picture open-air audi
torium late yesterdnv nfternoon. when
the first steps in the organization of
this to be famous group were taken.
Colonel David J. Davis, chief of staff,
presided nt the meeting, during the.
coure of which an executive committee
to look nfter further plnns nnd action
of the new organization wns selected.
One of the ideas under discussion was
to have an annual reunion of nil
Twenty-eighth Division veterans each
year at Mt. Gretna immediately after
the N. G. P. encampment.
General Price yesterday nfternoon
pnid a stirring tribute to the spirit of
co-operation nf his officers when ho ad
dressed 400 of them at nn open -air
gathering on mt Hill, near brigade
headquarters
"By your woik you men hnve shown
thnt Pennsylvania can support another
division of national guards," he de
clared. "The spirit of the men and tho work
accomplished nt this year's camp Is
superior to that of any of the forty
three National Guard camps I have
seen." said Major General George C.
Rlckards. of the militia bureau, Wash
ington, D. C.
"The becret of the success of this
camp is in the splendid exnraplc set
by tho veteran officers and noncommis
sioned officers of tho encampment," he
explained, "and. in addition to that,
we must not forget tho earnest and
willing work of the recruits." ,
The Philadelphia police band, sixty
five strong, will get a loud and warm
welcome when it arrives in camp Mon
day afternoon.
The infantrymen nro getting anxious
for a little musical nccnmpnniment nnd
the coming of the bnnd will be a real
boon.
.
BALKONSUFFRAGE
ourronder Hono.J
upinions for Harmony,"
Speaker Wlroa Wilson'
VOTE EXPECTED TUESDAY
n.v tlio Associated Pr..
Nashville, Tenn.. Aug. i4.,t .
not believe that men of Tennes... J?.
surrender honest pnnrUt.::1 "'"
nolltlcal expediency or hnrm ,T.
"nenker Walker, of the raT'
House of ricnrcsentntlvos. decfe8"9
telegram to President WlUon Tt '" a
replying to n message from h t ?"
"I have tho nm,...i ,
acknowledge .xoitr wire of Aiii?tr
said Speaker Walker's me.Xe V
Y "iwr i winters message
do not attempt to express the vie,
other members of tho i ,
Tennessee, but speak for myself Z0.1!
wnicn on tne Anthony nmendmoni il'
contrary to yours You were ,
to nsk It. and I do not believe thai
men of Tennessee will surrender hoam
Imrmonv0'" fr "Sl
Suffragists today admitted, they .,.
pected to face more determined opno"
.htoi0S,enato,h' UmM t,,0n th" Sft
Neither house was In session in..
both the Senate and Ho, e "fij Kf
recessed until Monday. Suffrage1
voeates nnd opponents, however. tt
busy attempting to secure eleventh-hou,
pledges of support from members e
tho House who remained In Nashrlli!
over the week-end. The House "
--"- .....uuuv (uicnioon at
O'ClOCk. TTnilCn lnn.l... , , .
vote on suffrage Monday afternoon im
probable. The committee to which the Joint
ratification resolution was referred I.
RtHftr if nrifsj If ., HtJ .. .. . u
...... iiuu iL nun ill ini nv t n n t ..
effort would be made to bring the mf-l
frage question up on the House floor!
".- "- tuinmiuce nas an oppor
tunity to report.
Members of the committee refund ta
comment on the probable tenor of the
report. Humors were prevalent today,
however, that an attempt miirtit h.
made to bury the resolution In com
inlttee. If this is done nn effort will
ur iuiiiic. nuitrnge nnvocates said,
call the resolution up on the floor
the House for a vote.
Replying to the charges made durlnr
debate yesterday by Senator Chandltr,
Republican, a suffrage opponent, that
she hod advocated Intermarriage be
tween whites and negroes. Mrs. Carris
Chapman Catt, president of the Na
tional American Woman Suffrage Asso.
elation, last night in a formal state
ment characterized It as "an absolute
Kalelgli. N. C. Aug. 14.-(By A.
P.I Leaders In tho North Carollni
Legislature were nf the opinion todaj
that neither the Senate nor the House
wouiu vote ootore Tuesday on ratifica
tion of the federal suffrage amendment.
It was predicted that action would
be taken, first in the Senate, probabli
Tuesday. and that If the ratification
resolution, introduced yestoiday, irere
adapted tuero ic would then be con
sidered by the House where. It was ex
pected, a bitter, close battle nouldl
occur.
DR. W00LFE WILL REST
Crosswlcks Congregation Raises
Salary of Minister Who Disappeared
"Forgiveness" was to have been the
theme of the sermon to bo delivered to
morrow morning by the Rev. Walter
. Woolfe, tile Iscw Jersey clergyman,
who wondered away from his home, ten
days ago, but owing to his ill health
he will not preach for the present at
ICORt.
The minister hns chnrge of the Meth
muse episcopal unurch, at l rossuicni,
N. J. Since Ills return ho hn heen in
poor health and he has decided to spend
some timo at his father's home, in Uol
lingswood. to recunernte.
In the meantime, the congregation oil
the church has decided to rnie hill
salary to ,000, to enable him to sup-l
port himself without doing outside I
work.
Dock Workers Strike In Italy
Rome. Aug 14. div A. P.l-A
strike of dock workers has been called I
at Naples by the Socialist organization I
there in consequence of n dispute Be
tween the two Inbor organizations to I
which workers of the port belong. At I
seveinl other cities along the seaboard I
a sympathetic strike hns been called.
Iiniloti. Anr. It mv A. P.l A
geneml strike nt all Italian ports hail
been declared, nccording to n .wian dis
patch to the London limes.
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