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MOVES TO QUASH
TRANSIT RULING
ualness Men's Attorney Finds
t,,f Flaw in Caso Used as
x Precodont
.MAY SUBMIT FINANCE PLAN
A motion was died with the Superior
Court today by couuel for Hip I'tittrd
.Business Men's .Woclntlon to ipinsh
the wiprrsrdpns which the court line
granted In the transit case.
Judge l.lnn recently granted n mi
persedeas which took foom thr juris
diction of thp Public Sprvicp Commls
slon until arcmupiit could lip hoard thp
rlgh.t to Investigate t ho rents paid to
underlying- rompnnics liy thp Philadel
phia. Hapid Ttansit Co.
C Osoar llpnulpv. nttornpy for the
'Tilted Huslncss Men's Aocintlon,
filed thp motion to quash. UN
'motion was based on a recent ruling
of thp Pennsylvania Suprpiup Court
Attorneys for thp underlying companies.
In arguing for thp writ which Mr.
Bcaslcy now l trying to quaih, cited the
case of thp People's Nnturul (las Co.
of .lolitiMinvn. Pa. It developed today
til iiuiii'.iiiii il. II. il ill-. I'liiiri-ii I, Mill.
i.t ...i. t ,i, .,..! i,.i .u.,i,.,.i
that the natural cas company case nv
dismissed bv the Supreme Court. Mr
Iteasley took the ground that dismissal
of the case bv the Supreme Court fin-
nMietl an analogs for dismissing the
writ of siinereden in the transit case,
mill piiiiiii in mi iniiim mill iiintmii
Mflllll llll 1111.111.5. '. ilioiiliiil ...'
writ of suncreilcii in the transit case,
important devclonments regarding the
future of the Philadelphia Rapid Tran-
It Co. are expected today at a meet-
lng of the hoard of directors in the
executive offices
in tin I.11111I Till..
UuINlitiU.
Xhomas K. Mitten
pected to unfold plans for finnncing the
president, is ex-
conjpany until the rulilic Sprvicp Com
mision arts upon its rcoim-st for
higher fare.
Mr. Mitten may also announce the
conditions under which the company
will onerate the Frankford elevated
line. It Is highly probable that a sue- "V"' night, but no firearms were used,
cessor to K. T. Stotesbury. who re- -Jhoit Striiml. it Notionalist area in
Signed several weeks ago. will also be ''st Helfast. was the battleground,
selected at today's meeting. It is re- and contending parties threw stones at
ported that a financier who is an ex-; each other. The localitv remained vir
pert on transit nffairs lias beeii selected tnallv in a state of siege until after
to succeed the banker. midnight. Four Nationalists were or-
Mr. Stotesbury and two other direc- rested, and one constable was so badly
tors resigned because Mr. Mitten would in lured that he was taken to a bos'
not agree to a straight seven -cent fare, pitol.
which they aihucated. A party of Sinn Feiners returning
"Friends later tried to bring about from a sports meeting near 1-urgan.
pence between the bunker und Mr. Mit- , County Armagh, esterdny. was fired
ten. but their efforts were futile, It is upon. One person was killed and nu-
snid.
$12,000 Ransom
' Traced to "Crank",
Continual from I'ntr One
and I am inclined to believe he is truth- ,
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.ner. iiie traiiK recently tolil the
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investigators this woman had the bnb.
niamei Publicity
"My reason for not wishing to dis
close nnythlng about these letters." said
Mr. Coughlin. "is that too much harm
has been done already bv confiilentlnl
,iui aoont tne woman he mentioned .. '.-',' J,; "i"";"1 ", '"v niimnr.v gone tnero to learn tne status of suf-
This woman was referred to as Hose 1 lMnt '" Thursday s raid on the Cork froge in the Tennessee Legislature.
McDonuelle bv "The Crnnl ."' He said ! J!ia,,,Kio," ""' tlu-y secured the arrest It was said that North Carolina antl
' she lived In the vicinity of Twelfth and I , , p? of the republican brother- suffragists bad proposed an alliance
' Vine streets at one time. Investigation 1 nnml- ney consider the arrested men with opponents of suffrage in the Ten
has failed to reveal any one in that ' 7p0Il t n.n nr , mrt .'" "e nessee Legislature, in nn effort to de
section knowing her or nn thine about .'HP. tvl" enmpalgn. against winch the feat ratification of the nmcn.lmem hv
Information regarding "The Crank's' ferred from England to complete their
'letters, this information having been ' sentences. The others were being de
Nmade public before the proper action tained pending a decision whether they
f con Id bn taken. , should be tried or discharged.
1 "l enn say mis imien. .Mr. ( ough
Jlin added. "In some respects JIri.
Coughlin and myself are more hopeful
that the authorities will find some trace
of Illakely thau we liave been in some
time. The postoflire inspectors and the
men of the state police stiik on a case
until thev succeed, and I know that
neither force has given up the hunt
for our baby."
.Mr. ( oughlin nailed as a falsehood 1
reports and Insinuations tending to in-
'ect 11 fnmilv siandal into the disnp- 1
pearance of bis son. I
Mu.ior Liim-lcre. Coughlin's uttomey. I
also denied the story-
After the tremendous ordeal through I
which the (Vnichlini. l,vo n,.nn ,," .
June 2." he sni.l. "i seems i..nnrplr. I
noie mat any
should nnllrioiiHly !
launch sue
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the columns
S HI 11 I IIIIU11CIIMI1U UllirUIUI. I
paper.
"The falsity of the insinuation on
tained in this newspaper attack is otilv
too npparent. o power on earth can
drnw the Coughlin family into a news
paper discussion of tho cast'. There are
too many important and real issues oc
cupying our attention at the present
time."
Mr. Larzelere was akrd ns it true '
A woman hod been In touch with Mr ,
Coughlin during the last twenty -four !
tours. He declined to auswer iwrminuui, m-rr up win ne gnen
He was asked also if it were true a hearing today before Mag.3tr.it. (K
that in connection with tin- letter from wn J, Mr,K "n'lner said her husband
this woman the state poliie had made lin'1 blen drinking home-made liquors.
a systematic search of the farm, truck
patches and shantie- 111 the vh inity of I
the Coughlin home in hopes that' the
child had been returned and plaied
there He would neither dein imr af
firm this report
r rnncis .. iicnninger. iiistrut nt
tornev of Montgomery countf . who has
been brought into the insp through the
presence of "The Crank" in the Mont-
kiiiiiitj i-timii.t juii. mis iniiirinpii ne win
iin,-MiK.m riiimirs nun. iaiiinj irouoies
Were involved
Meanwhile 'The trank" laueiiifhes
in me .orrisiown jan. held Incom
municiiiio. 111111 minimi hip uene'lt or
counsel The state po,l, e have been ,
able to force no important admissions
from him
The case of The frank is ejpeeted
to go before the grand jury within
thirty days. Arrested two weeks n
today at Lgg Hirbor. N J , "The
Crank." while admitting his part in a
blackmailing scheme, has steadfastly
denied he kidnapped Illakely Coughlin.
I'nited States District Attorney
Charles D. McAvoy. who lies In Nor
ristown and is a personal friend of the
parents of Blakely Coughlin. criticizes
attneks on them "on the nart of some I
BUtter gossips, who he sms are I
causing them more anxiety in the midst I
of a great, distress.
BOUNDARY CHANGE OPPOSED'
Germany Protests Supreme Council's
Action in west Prussia Plebiscite
Berlin, Aug KI (Hy A V 1 On
receitit of a note addressed to the nrest-
dent of the Ocrinan pence delegation in
Paris regarding boundary demarcation
in tho West Prussian plebiscite area
the Oerman Government lias instructed
its representativps in London, 1'nris anil
Koine to present a note to the Supreme
Council and to the governments in the
capitals named in which protest is made
against cutting oft east and west Prussia
irom tho Vistula The note concludes :
"The government herewith solemnly
makes protest against the decision of
the Supremo Council. It must repudiate
the assumption of any responsibility
lor tho consequences that will neces
sarily ensuo from the decision, it can
not recognize tho decision, which is in
icompatlble with provisions of the peace
tretty."
county fights gas rise
Philadelphia Suburban Company's
Proposed Advance Is Opposed
The People's Association of Delaware
County Ik planning to light before the
public service commission the proposed
increase In the price of gas furnished
by the Phllndclphln-Huburban (las Co.
According to the association, the ga.s
rompuny proposes to raise the price of
")() feet of gas n month from $1,110
a thousand to $1.70 net.
It is estimated the, proposed Increase
would add ?400,000 annually to tho
company's revenue. Oas in Philadelphia
costs seventy five cents the thousand
feet, of which 125 cents is paid to the
city.
NUTARY
STORES
BURNED IN IRELAND
Wagons and Newspaper Office
Destroyed in Tralee Riot
ing in Limerick
NEW RIOTS AT BELFAST
Hy the Associated Press
Dublin. Aus. 1(1 Four constables
,
were tired nnnn nt Trnlun inn ..um
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nnd two of them were slightlv wounded
At midnight military stores and wagons
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"' ' H,ntinn "' NC' n fire
ani1 destroyed. There was much firing
bv the militarv nnd notice in tlie tmvn
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bv the militarv and notice i, ti. tn.
, The printinc office of a local newsnanor
' ,,!,"'?., r newspaper
wn"',"'f.v'l by fire.
,1,1P,ro, wnM "'"'ntis street fighting in
l.lmcriCK llllll other llisnrilnr fmm n.t.l
(lay until last evening. One constable.
" """ 'icu .tuiiiu, was snot uead
bllt 'ir,,;nr,,'inK. ' the townspeople he
was killed accidentally bv n comrade.
The outbreak began with an attack
on two iiPtcctUes in Peoples Park.
Ilelfast. Ireland. Aug 1(1. flly A.
' Hinting was renewed in this" citv
other dangerously wounded.
torli. Ireland. Aug. 1(5. Terence House members generally were of the
MacSwenev. lord mavor of Cork and opinion that the House would take no
i. ,,,',r.ncn nrrested with lum Thurs- action on the suffrage resolution until
'lay night have refused food since they It has been disposed of hv the Senate,
were placed n a military barracks and I Opponents of ratification in the House
hae been joined in their hunger strike were said today to be nwniting the re
by other prisoners They will be tried ' turn from Nashville of Representative
on a charge of spiht on. I V. Neal. who was rennrted to l.nvn
Knlinf ij ......! 1.. II. 11!.
lnnirnri hnj . nim n.. it. ...:.. it I.
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nn luMimii, iiowever, mat the Minn
I-eio has long expected this offensive
and doubtless ; (jas destroycxl all evidence.
Sixty-five 'prisoners in Cork prison
have been on a hunger strike since
August 11. ut thene. twenty-two were
convicted of various niTensps"nn.l trnn.
Ixindon. Aug. 10 Sensational re
ports emanating from Dublin last night
tlmt An(Ir,'" ""nar Law would make
" , sttement in the Commons today
rPlul,ve ,0 the granting to Ireland of ai
. ., """"" '" ' seii-governmeni,
I '" ""' "n'!"-1', "f dominion home rule,
I "('ro m'0'v,(1 ,v"" scepticism here,
'SHOOTS UP" OWN HOME
Fireside Brew Starts Man on Indoor
Gunnlna ExDedltlon. Pamllv Flo..
John Wrillncr went gunnins
for
nnieining or omer in 111s lioiisp nt .'Hltl,
"T? tr(,(,t. yeerday. shooting hi
!5-
tnre and nictures indiscriminniplv lti. I
wife and children tied from the ho se '
1 .t I .U m 1 ...
nun iuuii ii-iuKi- 111 1 in- x wi'iiiypignin
innd uxioril streets station. One child,
I John, is ten ypurs old, the other, Al
bert, twelve.
Patrolmen Strickler nnd Ferguson
'hurried to the house and saw Wallner
at the hack door, his shotgun cradeled
I in his arm. looking about for a target
The two patrolmen left the rear.
-neaKeil in tne tront. walked through, '
nnd pounced on tne man. JIc was taken '
'" "'p 1 weniy-eigntn and Oxford
JO VISIT CHATEAU THIERRY
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Famous Battlefield First to Wei-,
come Knights of Columbus
Paris, Aug. 10. UJ p 1 '
Cliateau'-Thierry at the reriuest of its
mayor, will be the first town in the
battlefield region to welcome the Knights'
,,f Columbus delegates, who are here to1
represent the nrgaiiization at the deili
1 atinn of the ICnights of Columbus La
', fnyette statue at Met7. on August LM.
Minor Flnnwint rolptrrnuhixl ,,, P,ln.ni-1
. 1 earn, cenern comni ssionnr (nr V.n.
rone of the Knights of Columbus, asi
follows: .
"(5hnti-au -Thierrv desires to have the
honor of beinir the tiist town of tin. hat .!
tletields to welcome vour party "
I lie delegate will leave tomorrow,
UK5 Zr ,'B"'; "'rr:..i.n.7J'!'
in Hellcai. Wood and vicinity. ,w' Association having been ca! ed to state
Afterward Maw.r Fla.nent will pre- , ,,p '.,s in, J'T'.' l'l'leflJrn headlines,
sent .Supreme Knight James A. Fla- ' ,0 '.'"'! f','1(t tlmt the American liar As-lu-rty.
of 1'hiladPlphm. with o stone' ,0,'!at1i."" '"?" n.l'Proveil the peace treaty,
taken from the famous Chateau -Thierrv 1 including the League of Nations cove-
bridge, which the American marines de-
feuded. Mr Flaherty will make 11 irift
'" '"' Mone to the American Legion.
DANCE HAL BURNS
Fire Thought to" Be Incendiary.
Lobs le $15,000 neotts headlines have been based relate
it.M.Hm. Pa i m .-., .,11 to 0 majority report which was pre
llead ng. Fa.. Aug. Hi r ire. said , t,,i , ,. ,i . .,.!, . ,u
to be of incendiary nriirm. swent Ilmir
TJinn '
ing Rocks I'nrk near I'ottstown, at
midnight, destrovine the danelnir nn
vilion and causing a loss estimated at
S1.".00 Small stream of oil running
from the pnvilion formed a clue as to
the cause and state police are working
on the ease
Two pianos. 100 chairs and all the
decorations and equipment of 11 baseball
club were burnl The pavilion was a
frame structure 75 bv 150 feet.
Boy Run Down by Trolley
Ituu down by 11 trolley car bound for
Leaguei island, as he attempted to cross
at Fifteentli and Dickinson streets.
Frank I.urei, ninp years old. of 151(1
South Hicks street, was slightlv injured
tills morning The boy was lifted from
beneath the fender uud takeu to Ht.
Agnes's Hospital.
SUFFRAGISTS SEE'-
VICTORY IN TENN
Leaders, Confident of Success,
Hope for Final Action
Tomorrow
ACTIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA
fly the Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn.. Aug. 10. Fate of
the federal suffrage amendment In Ten
nessee may he known tomorrow. Mem
bers of tho Legislature predicted today
that the House would vote tomorrow on
the ratification resolution, whlrh has
been adopted bv the lenate. Uoth suf
fragists and their opponents declared
thev were confident of success.
The House committee, to which the
suffrage resolution was referred, plans
to consider It tonight and to make a re
port to thp House tomorrow morning.
It was considered likely today that
majority and minority renorts would be
made. Kffort to secure tho adoption of
one or the other Is expected to result
In a tollcall which will indicate the
line-up of House members on ratifi
cation. Leaders of both factions said they
hoped the debate would be brief, so that
n votp could be taken at onp of tomor-
, i r. . . .
' row s spssjons. Suffragists werp nlan
. - fii , ,
. ,0,r, rro ,n ',' K ,'osslon
, xhn 'a ma orii 'oTthe"
1 ', ' , ll,, " "ni"" " "if
of the House as in favor of
t,p"' , e , . ,1 , ,
' stieaker etli Walker, leadc
in mire u iiikiit session, ii necps
pre confi
members
ratlllcn
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' Speaker Set h talker, leader of the
n",-l:ulllnR, .V"1'- ,.vovor. said 1
os "icasonah ly sure" If.e House won
reject ratification.
l-bbyists today continued (heir e
said hp
oulil
f-
fr,rts to line un votes one wav or the
other on the ratification resolution, lie-
ports that some House members who
were considered in the pro-suffrage
I camp were chancing their views caused
I ''lt suffragists to increase their efforts
i to Keen them in line,
Bale fell. N. C. Aug 10 (By A.
P.) Predictions bv leaders in the
North Carolina Legislature that the
Senate within the net few days would
vote on ratification of the federal suf
frage amendment caused suffragists and
their opponents todav to redouble their
efforts to secure pledges of support.
Neither the Senate nor House was in
session, both having recessed over Sun
day until late tomorrow.
The Senate, party leaders said, prob
ably will begin consideration of the
ratification resolution as soon as it re
convenes. Some senators, who said
they expected the debate to be brief,
predicted that n vote might be taken
tnmnpsniii nialtt
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either state. North Carolina foes of
the suffrage resolution are said to have
assured members of the Tennessee
Legislature who are hostile to ratifica
tion that if the Tennessee House votes
down the suffrage resolution, the North
Carolina House will do likewise.
DRESSED TOO 'YOUNG';
N. Y. MAN SHOOTS WIFE
l Mother and Daughter Taken for
Sisters Girl Is Seriously
Wounded in Affray
New York, Aug. 1C. In a fit of
j J(,nlo"u-v ,'nlil ('0"dry. a custom house
' ''hecker. shot his wife. Cathaiine. and
daughter. Mary, in a iliase through
"" nnme yesieruay
The daughter, who is twenty-one is
... u critical condition at St. Vincent's
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""spital from bullet wounds in
her
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ngiu jaw nnu uuuomen. ine wne, wno
is forty-two. lost her right ear.
Mrs. Coudry said that she and her
daughter always dressed alike and were
frequently taken for sisters. This she
thought caused her husband to become
jenlous.
Coudry is forty-four. The shooting
started about 3 o'clock in the morning
when he entered the bedroom of bis
wife and daughter, and opened fire on
them. The first shot tore away Mrs,
Coudry s ear. '
As Mary Jumped from bed she wns
shot in thp jaw Mother nnd ilnuchter
1 then tied through the apartment. As
,m'-v ''Dt('r'u '11' dining-room the girl
turned nnd was shot in the abdomen.
! She swooned, biit her mother picked her
up nmi ,irnKK0( h,.r out into the hallway
iiiud into nnother apartment.
1 ounry Drone the locked door down
T'p women were running downstairs
"hen Coudry tired another shot. Just
before they reached the door leading to
l,ln ""'" ' ouury nreu again
Mrs. Coudry and her daughter ran
into a neighboring house nnd were
given first aid treatment. Coudry was
arrested.
Mnj COMMITTED TO LEARIIF
mu 1 uummi I ICU IU UCHUUC
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American Bar Association President
RefuteB Newsoaner Renort
v, Vnrl, in ti, -. l
'" I'ident of the American liar
. 0 t Vl ( f " lllll UVIUII
'""" wiwioui. nmcnuraenis, ine presi-
'I,nt of ihe association announces that
tin- statement is incorrect. The associa
tion has at no time considered or passed
upon this question and is not commit
ted to any view of the present contro
versy. The new items upon which the erro-
association in Hoston in September last
I'-.d upon which the committee took no
action. The news Items correctly state
that the majority report was signed by
Mireo members of the special committee.
"'i"' "' """Un Wllltlllirr W IUC
GO TO PITMAN FOR OUTING
'lTiree hundred members of Koran
("liotto of Philadelphia, went to Pit-
1 man. N J., on a special last Friday to
i see the thirty -fourth degree of Masonry
exemplified by the Pitman Masonic
Club. It seems that the existence of this
degreo was denied by the prophets of
Koran. They appeared to be unconvinc
ed when they started home whether
therp Is a thirty -fourth degree or not,
but the ingenious attempts to exemplify
it made even the fat prophctn forget
that it was a hot night especially for
candidates.
SCENE OF FATAL
0
I.tdfor I'holo Service
Two workmen were hilled, (wo were hurt and dozen others narrowly
escaped death today when 11 hoist broke In the Frankford "L," con
struction work near Harrison street
Pentathlon Title
Goes to Lehtonen
Continued from Tune One
so, running fully fifty yards up the
stretch to in front of the press slnnd
where he stopped and solemnly touched
tlie wooden track rail. Then he went
back to the starting line where, at the
gun, nil the men got oft together with
the exception of Murchison.
At fifty meters Paddock and Kirksey
were abreast, with Scholia clone third.
In tho final fifty meters Kdward and
Alikhnn passed Scholz. Murchison pro
tested the start, due to the fact that the
starter called to Paddock to take his
hands off the starting line. At the
command Murchison partly rose and
was cauglit unprepared when the gun
wns fired the next Instant. Tlie protest
was not allowed.
Scott Wins Semifinal
Lieutenant I). M. Scott, I'nited
States iinny. won tlie first of four
qualifying heats for tlie semifinals in
the MMl-nieter run. K. I). Mountain,
Cambridge Cnivcr.sity A. C. England,
was second, and A. 11. Snrott. Los An
geles A. ('.. third. The time was 1
minute tii 1-15 seconds. All three qual
ify for tlie semifinals.
Tlie second heat was won by H. ft.
P. Hudil, of Souh Africa. Thomas
Campbell, of Yale UuUersit.v. was sec
ond, and Paulen, of Hnllund, third.
The time was 1 minute 57 seconds.
1 lie third and last heat was won by
A. U. Hill, of Kngland: Knrl F.by. Chi
cago A. A., was second, nnd Iispnrbes,
of France, third. The time was 1 min
ute 5tt --5 seconds.
American hurdlers, running first,
second, third and sixtli in a field of six.
scored seventeen points for the United
States.
Loo mis led safely all the way nnd
won bv three yards from .1. K. Nor
ton, of the Olympic Club, San Fran
cisco, the second man. A. (!. Desch, of
otre Dame University, won third place
by inches from (Jeorges Andre, of
France with Carl Christiernssen. of
Sweden, and Charles I). Daggs, of the
Los Aneeles A. ('.. clo.se up in fifth
nnd sixth positions, icspectively. If
Loomls had continued two more yards
be would have broken the -HO-yard rec
ord. The classic pentathlon five tests of
strength, sperd and skill which the ath
letes of ancient Oreece thought showed
the measure of a man was the chief
event today in the Olympic stadium.
These tests were JOO-metcf run,
1500-meter run. running broad jump,
throwing the discus and throwing the
javelin.
Iu the broad jump the first contest of
the pentathlon, Hrutus Hamilton, I'ui
vcrsity of Missouri, was first with a
jump of tl.SO meters; Lehtonen, of
Finland, second, with (1.85 meters;
Everett L. Hradloy, University of
Knnsns, third, 0.(11 meters; Lorteneu.
of Finland, fourth, 0.511 meters; Robert
LeGcndre. of Georgetown University,
fifth, 0.505 meters, ami (iyllenstelpe, of
Sweden, sixth, 0.415 meters.
Robert Dunne, of the University of
Michigan, finished well down with, n
jump of 5.505 meters. There were no
Canadian entrants.
In this contest the victor in each
event is credited with one point, tho
second with two points, the third with
three nnd so on down the list. The
smallest number of points, therefore,
determines tin; winner. After tho jave
lin throw and the JOO-metcr dash, how
ever, the field. is cut down to the twelve
best, who then compete In the discus
throw. 'I hen follows a final elimina
tion to the best six, who run the 1500
meters, concluding the pentathlon.
Poor In Javelin
Klumburg, of Lstlionin, finished first
in the javelin throw of the, pentathlon,
his burl being 00.70 metres (IDS feet,
fl 7-12 inches.) Lehtonen, of Finland,
was becond with 54.07 metres; Lor
tcnen, of Finland, third with 54.25
metres; Looland, of Norway, fourth
with B3.13 metres; Nilsen, of Sweden,
fifth with 50 85 metres nnd Vensson of
Sweden, sixth, with 50.4,1 metres.
The American contestants finished
well down in the javelin throw.
Hurtus K. Hamilton, University of
Missouri, made a throw of -in.;jti metres ;
Everett L. Hradloy, University of Kan
sas, 48.10 metres; Robert L. Le
Gendre, Georgetown University, -14.00
metres, and Robert J. Dunne, Univer
sity of Michigan, 41.52 metres.
In the 200-metro dash, Hradley, Leh
toncn, (iyllenstelpe and Le Gendre
wero tied for first place, covering the
distance in 23s fiat. Hamilton wns fifth,
Joie Ray and W. Smith
Pull Tendons Training
Antwerp, Aug. 10. Uoth Walker
Smith, Chicago A. C . the hurdler,
and Joie Ray, Illinois A. C, the
crack milcr, pulled tendons while
training on the rough grounds out
bidn the Olympic stadium, it was
announced today. Ray pulled u ten
i.on in tho ankle nnd Smith one in
the thigh.
ACCIDENT IN "L
in 2.'1 2-5s; Lortenon, sixth, in 2.1 ,1-,"s,
and Dunne, seventh, in 2.1 4 -5s.
Flegln Wrestling Bouts
Preliminaries In the Greco-Roman
wrestling competitions began today at
the Hnll of Fetes, nt the Antwerp
Zoological Gardens, where all of thp
mat and ring events of the games are to
be held.
In order not to conllict with tlie
nthletic events at the stadium, thp tc
mainder of these contests are to be held
in the evening.
Each nntion is permitted three en
trants, with onlv two actual com.
petitors. however, in each of the five j
c.ucgories nr weights. Ill addition In
the Olympic medals offered for all
weights, tlie heavies are to compete for
the challenge cup offered by the Gold
and Silversmith s Corporation, now
held by Saarela. of Finland.
The weight categories were as fol
lows ;
Featherweights, up to 132 pounds;
lightweights, up to 148.5 pounds, mid
dleweight., up to 105 pounds; light
heavy weights, up to 181.5 pounds, and
heavyweights, above that figure.
The catcb-as-catch-can wrestling
events, in which America is also
entered, will tuke place August 14 to 27.
Olympic Summaries
lOO-Mrtrr (109.38 Yards) Dash
riniil heat Won by Charles I'mldock J.ns
Anftel,1, A ( . Amirlin. annnnil 41 .1
!lrk,Tul f,,l,"plc f'lub- San rmncl . Amer-
lea
iiinu. ii r . r.mvnrrl. nnsltiml.
lounn, AUKtian. rrancc; tlflh. J. V. Schali.
InKomlty of Mlnsourl, America, Hnd elxth.
l.orcn Murchlnsnn. New York A. C . Amer
ica. Time, lu 4-3s.
100-Meter (437.M Yards) Hurdle,
Final Heat Won by Frank lxiomlt Oil
ceHii A A America. econd, J. K Norton
Olympic i tub. Ran Franrinu,. nui-lcu.
third, A C. Desch, Notre Damn L'nlvemitv.
iV.,lTrUM '"urth. Oenreo Andre. France.
!Vjh'.c'Hl shrlstlernfsen. Sweden and Uth.
Charles 1) ImBm, (jib Aneeles Club, Amor
lea. Time IW (New worm morfl I
800-Mrtrr (874.00 Yards) Hun
Firm nemitlnul heat Won by Dim S. cut,
America net nnd. K f. Mountain. Unvland.
inn 11 .i auroil. ,0 AI1RCICS A c,
Amerli.i Tim... 1m R7 l-.'is.
Herond seinltlnal heat Won bv II (1 n
L .. ' ..s"uth A'rlca second, ThoniHH I'limp
bell, ale University, America and third,
l'aulen, Holland Time. m. !i7s.
I'entutlilon
nrnail Jumn Won bv Urutun Hamilton
University of MIsFourl. America, il Sil m. urn
--." .i --3 In.), second, Lehtonen Finland
(1 S.i miters, third. Kverett Ilrndlev Kanmm
America, il ill meters; fourth. Lnrtenen. Fin
land. II flu m.-ters. flfthv Robert I-eOrondre.
(eorReinvin. America, d S0.1 meters, ninth.
Qyllenteple. Sweden. 0.41S meters
Jaolln throw Won bv Krumhure Es
Ihonla HO 7 meters (108 ft II 7-U In ) nee
rind I., htoniMi, Finland. 51.117 meters third
l.orteneo Flnl ind. M 25 meters, fourth l.no
land. Nnrwav 53 13 meters flfth. Nilsen.
Sweden, .'.is.-, meters, sixth. Vensson
H widen 50.1.1 meters.
200 met. rs (L')s 72 yards) run Tie nmnnz
Ilradlej and UUendre. America, and Leh
tonen. I Inland, and avllensteule. Sweden
Time, 23 ceeonds. P.. Hamilton America,
",fl.h.- ..? '!"'.! """onds, Lorterwn. Finland
sKth 23 I 5 second
AUTO DRIVER ARRESTED
Charged With Driving Car While In
Intoxicated Condition
West Chester. I'n., Aug. 1(1 Dove
Tinl. of this place, was locked up in
the Chester county prison. yesterday and
will luiM- to answer to charges of driving
his n.itnmobile while intoxicated. His
car sideswiped and badly damaged one
belonging to a driver from riiiladelphia
on the West CJiester pike.
After the collision the Philadelphia!!
preceded Tini to West Chester, when
he notified Officer Darlington 0f the
occurience and when Tini appealed he
was arrested and locked up for a
heuring.
MYSTERY IN SINKING sHIP
m l o l tn I lllOIIVIIMU arlir
.1
Ni.iii nxi.i.i. ii 1.1 x . , i
aval Officials Unabla to Identify
Vessel Aground Off Florida Key
New York, Aug. 1(1. (My A. I i-
Morning failed to dispel the mWerv
surrounding the identity of the stemii'
ship reported Inst night from Hoston as
aground nnd m dnnger of sinking near
Stranger Ko, off the Florida cohm
a wireless message received bv the
naval communications service heic to-
nnv -.rut ml tlint ! uktr. ....... 41..1 t
..j ..-...-.. v.1 -" nl " '-.Villi; SIC.
nal letters W II II A. Maritime rec
ords available here do not carry a ship
with such letters assigned to her and
it is believed that they have been mi,
read.
Nab Man With Small Arsenal
Nine revolvers and two pairs of tipeiu
classes constituted the outfit of Hubert
Miller, of Philadelphia, a ncgiu ur
rested by tlie Dayton. O., police. Miller
ii reported to have admitted his ur.i'iin
had been stolen from the home of
Gcorjte 1). I,ewl, 17 West Willi, w
Grove nvemie. this cltv. Mr i., i
substantiated this statement. Miller
was Ills cook, he said.
Active, Energetic Man I
of sterling character desires responslbls
position, such as sales mannirer oftlin
manager or secretarial and admlnls
tratlve work for hUh-Kntde business or
largo corporation. Will travel If neces
mry High Civil Hervico rating In bust
nets administration Kxperlenced In
sales promotion work. C 703 I.edger
omee
100 TO LOSE JOBS
FOR POLITICAL SINS
. in 1 r Hi lit'.,
Committee of Sovonty Notifies
City Department Heads Mon
Violated tho Law
AFFIDAVITS ACCUSE EIGHTY
On account tof alleged Illegal political
activities nearly 100 officeholders will
lose thclr'jobs. K. L. D, Roach, sec
retary of the Committee of Seventy,
made a statement to this effect today.
Affidavits charging eighty city em
ployes with political activity have al
ready been turned over to directors of
various departments. There will be
quick nctlon on these, it Is said, nnd
more than a score of officeholders arc
expected to be dismissed this week.
Asked whether nil of the men slated
for dismissal by reason of the affidavits
prepared by him were nntl-administra-tlon
men, Air. Roach replied that he did
not know.
"I investigate all complaints of po
litical activity." he declared, "whether
thev are nro or ontl administration men.
I will take an affidavit and Investigate
a case against one of tho administration
men as readily as I will against a city
employe of Vnre leaning. I expect ac
tion in the very near future on the cases
I have already placed in the hands of
the administration officials. Tho dis
missal of a number of men in the De
partment of l'ubllc. Works was held up
a long tunc because or the tlenth ot the
director and thn tlmo that elapsed be
tween his death and the appointment of
his successor.
"However. I think tlint they will be
acted upon, nnd I have every reason to
believe that our complaints will be sus
tained by the officials. Every one of the
rases cited has been investigated. I have;
no complaint to register against the ad
ministration, ns I think its record in
dismissing the politically active is more
than good."
Ask Explanation
of Gorman's Job
Continued from Pane One
& Associates to cover Mr. fiormnn's
snlary. This contract bus not yet been
signed. We cxnect it to be."
Commissioner Xeeld's attention wns
drawn to the contract of (iriffrnhagen
s Associates under which thev nro al
ready pledged to render all information
and instruction demanded bv the com
mission to employes detailed by the
commission nnd to finish the work for
!?10.250.
This clause of the contract pledges
Griffenhngen & Associates to "render
such instructions nnd information ns
may be desired in rcfeience to the work
covered bv the contract to the members
of the Civil Service Commission, nnd
to such employes and examiners of. the
commission ns may be detailed by the
commission for such instruction, nnd
although members of the stnff of the
Civil Service Commission mny be de
tailed to assist in carrying out tlie
work covered by tlie contract, the party
of the second part ((Srlffcnhngen &
Associates) must not rely upon any
definite assistance, but must he pre''
pared to do the whole work Itself."
Thinks New Contract Proper
"Since GrilTenliagen & Associates
have iniitriicted to do the entire work
for S1II.250. would not a supplementary
contract enlarging their payment in
order to cover Mr. (ionium's snlary be
illegal';" Mr. Necld was asked.
"My opinion is It would be a proper
payment," he answered.
Asked why a classifier had not been
appointed from the eligible list of an
examination held July 21. at which
two applicants, it is understood, re
ceived successful ratings, Mr. N'eeld
said the examination hud been "nulli
fied" by the nctlon of Mayor Moore in
vetoing that part of the ordinance pro
viding for tlie job.
"Ilut if there is no position to which
one of the eligibles on that list can be
appointed, then there is no position to
which Mr. (ionium could have been ap
pointed?" it was suggested.
Mr. Necld answered;
"Mr (lorn.an is a provisional ap
pointee of the commission. Another
cMimiimtiim will he held and Mr. Gor
man or uiibodyelsc will bo eligible to
take it. Tlieie i an impression the
loiiimissiim is trying to put over some
thing in this appointment. That is not
so. Mr. (iorn.au was highly recom
mended to us. 1 do not know him per
sonally, hut I have met him several
times and he impressed me favorably.
It is true lie bus had no experience in
this line of work. But he bus picked
up a lot of information ou tlie subject,
I have noticed, in the short time he hns
been witli (Jriffi nhagen & Associates.
Is Woodruff's Appointment
"If anybody was directly responsi
ble fur Mr. (ionium's appointment it
was Mr. Woodruff. Mr. Van Dusen
did not oppose Mr. Gorman personally,
but he questioned the method of ap
pointing uud the manner of paying
him."
Commissioners Woodruff and Van
Dusen ine out of the city on vacations.
Asked whether Griffenhngen & Asso
ciatesjiad signed a contract to "hire"
Mr (iiirn.au and pay his salary, Fred
Telford, the local representatives in
charge of the classification, nnswered
"Nn "
lias your agency been asked to sign
Midi a KintrnctV" Mr. Telford was
asked He replied in the nflirmattvp.
It was indicated the agency is placed
!"'. ""' '"hiirrasslng position of being
nsked by its employer, the commission.
""""' "" 'ii hut, inercoy
paying (iormnn's salary , but aiding In
to increase its contract price, thereby
an tuasitin. techn cnl at least, of tin
civil service rules, which require that
a position such ns that of classifier be
lilled from nn eligible list.
Noeld Admits "ICvaslon"
On the mntter of "technical evasion."
Cominihshiner Neelil admitted that call-
nonce the nature of his job.
...... . .. .. '
ug a classifier u 'statistician" dors not
Althoiicll the Mayor vetoed thnt
pan of the ordinance providing for a
ln-.siticr. we feel a man for this work
should be appointed," he said. "Why
the Mayor vetoed the provision I don't
know. It was before .e thought of Mr.
Ionium in connection with the work,
Hut the work must be can led on. We
must have some one to continue the pro
Kiitni nftcr CriffenhaRru & Associate
tne through with their part.
"Miiht because Mr. (ionium Ims trav
eled crosswise in the political stream.
uiMiig been lounu with the Keystone
Renovated
Brass Beds Relacqaered
NOTK Wi gunrsntso all norkmaniihlii
stiolutely eaunt to new at l. the loit
r-KATIIKIltl HTKKIUZKU
and Made Into Mattresses
llox Wprlngs Keupholittrtd
37 ycart' experience. Insure cutlra
sntisfactlon ",u
SICHEL'S H--
ington Ave.
Anlo ealll vernvher.
ills eTerrwhere. ,.Ktih. S7 .r.
bone Lombard 470J Writs ' nnJ
N f
i
MATTRESSFQ
r-
party, Ihcn ns ft supporter of the Blank
euburfc administration, then as o man
ager of tho Charter party opposed to
Mayor Moore, and now n friend of the
administration, does not disqualify Mm
,.!- Aalln,i " Mi- Vnnlit until.
The duties of n classifier as set down
in printed rules at tho examination of
I July 21, "Are to assist in establishing
and to maintain tho classification of all
positions In tho classified scrvlco ; to in-
vcstlgatc and to classify each now posl-
twn(td by ordinance: to rccom-
mud the iiiialificdtions for each post
Hon, to assist the chief examiner and
tho commissioner in all problems nnd
details relating to classification, espe
cially by keeping in touch with rates of
pay for slmllnr work not in civil service
corresponuing 10 iiiai penormeu dj- ino
various city employes."
IMS. SHIPS
Extensive Advertising Cam
paign Will Be Begun at
Once by Board
PRICE SCHEDULE FIXED
Washington, Aug. 10. Preparations
for the sole of more than 1200 government-owned
steel merchant ships, ap
proximating 5,000,000 deadweight tons,
will begin ot once, Chairman Ucnson, of
the shipping board, stated today. Plans
for nn extensive advertising campaign
to place the vcssrls on the market is
under way, he said, and actual disposal
of them will start as soon ns the neces
sary details have been completed.
In lino with the board's policy for
disposing of its entire fleet, it wns stated
that an active campaign to sell the
wooden ships also would be launched.
Definite plans for disposition of these
craft, however, still arc under consid
eration. Terms on which the ships nro to be
sold to private interests under the new
mcrchnnt marine net were announced by
Chairman Benson.
Hids for tho vessels will be enter
tained nt the minimum prices of .$100 n
deadweight ton for coal burners and
$170 a deadweight ton for oil burners
built on the Orent Lakes, to $175 for
coal burners nnd .$185 for oil-burning
vessels of more than 10,000 deadweight
tons.
Terms of sale call for 10 per cent of
the purchase price in cash upon de
livery, instalments of 5 per cent in six,
twelve, eighteen and twenty-four
months thereafter and the remaining 70
per 'cent in equal semiannual instal
ments over n period of ten yenrs.
Deferred payments are to carry 5
per cent interest. Deduction for depreci
ation is nllowcd at the rate of 0 per cent
for the second year of the "vessel's age
nnd 5 per cent for each succeeding
year up to the date of purchase.
Purchasers of the ships will be requir
ed to deposit all revenues derived from
their operation in supervised accounts
from which the deferred instalments nrc
to be paid. After payment of current
instalments purchasers are permitted to
take from tho proceeds of operation nn
amount not exceeding 15 per cent of paid
up instalments ns a dividend on the in
vestment. On payment of half of the
purchase price of a vessel, the buyer will
be required to execute a preferred mort
gage to the shipping board, after which
tho vessel will be released from the
supervision and control of the board,
except as to maintaining its berth and
route.
Satisfactory evidence of the financial
ability of the buyer to carry out his con
tract and proof of his nationality will
be insisted upon. Sale to foreigners is
permitted under the Jones net only when
the board, "after diligent effort," has
been unable to sell to citizens of the
L'nited States vessels not deemed neces
sary to the promotion of an efficient
American' merchant marine.
Purchasers must agree to maintain
such routes and services as the boaitl
considers desirable.
New York. Aug. 10. (By A. P.)
A total of 15.55S vessels, carrving uu
aggregate of .'17,:WS,184 tons of cargo,
entered und cleared I'nited Suites ports
during the six months ending June !t().
according to figures made public today
by the I'nited States shipping board.
Among these were !)."50 ships of Amer
ican registry, which carried 00. K nei-
cent of the total cargo, as compared with
42 per cent duriug the same period Iatt
year.
Safe Blown' Up at Scranton
Scr.mton. Ph.. Aug. 10. Safe blow
ers today blew the safe in the office of
the Anthracite News Co., distributor of
Sunday and dnily papers and got more
than .$1000 in cash, several hundred dol
lars in Liberty bonds and several dia
monds, tlie property of M. Goodman,
manager of the company.
PREPARING 10 SELL
J E Caldwell $ (o.
JmvELErts Silversmiths Stationebs
Chestnut and Juniper Streets
A Superior
OF EMERALD
THE EMERALD:
THE GEM OF VENUS.
THE VICTORY JEWEL OF
ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
THE GOOD-LUCK STONE OF
THE ANCIENTS.
MANAGER WANTED
l,.n?h"Emm!!bi.,:, iiwM"."!!" !J'ew J'ork tTokeruce company la preparing to P"J
!;r?nr.uc?es,.u!hu,p"era&hnf.vnhuUre"al6 "' """ "curll, on " "'" P
.Blbs'ilnctly0w'Srrth nTir.,.n"n,M U"ln tc"cn "li""' h'tSly remuncnUto nd
torrUory "'to "be l'onl.i1Ki'"i ," "VHTed ,0 tnl"! nructlcolly entire chr of thU
torriiory. , in do ipnaluercd nnu can a mni iiuiJ i.mfl, ...h nanmnal refersnc".
liave acriualntanco and a number it friend
had aulual sales experli-nce n th n .1,1 u.,.i IV .?.?
K'r ,"liV.ri, "?.?.."'.'' unilw way. AHlbera
than mduo p; year'"" u ,ne "mn we wnt must
b. h?.'SA.r;.;,ffl?. N.Biy;.rr
P"ST- - ,-Wl-.7, VW."si
rUliLI 0 Lnfl I LIM '
SEKJDRSOREIY
Sheriff Ready to Rearrest 'Wld
ard' on Larceny Chargoa 1
if He Is Reloasod i
STILL SEARCH FOR FUNDS
By tho Associated Press
Boston, Aug. 10. Tho Inquiry W.
every ramification of Charles Ponxft
spectacular financial activities .!..
eral officials after their week-end J.'
ther damage to tho financial fabrlcof
New England was unlikely. w
Ponzl'u counsel centered their
for s today on attempts to obtain tfc.
ba necessary to effeni- ht. ,i ." '. ,ne
the East Cambridge jail where
held by the federal government ! "
charge of using the malls to defraud
Should n bondsman be found, "&
sheriff wib ready at the Jail with A w!
rant upon which Ponzl would be re.
'ntrestcd for the slnt i,ii,.iii.. ."
charge of larceny. The bond require '
by the federal court Is .$25,000. .
s"n nis irecaom from the com.
monwenlth ho then would have to
ply n bond of S10.000 . RSJ? "?:
larceny charge, standi against Un and '
whatever additional ba I may be aiwS
on the fifty-threo count iLr. -?,.'d
Hint has not been served upon him. At
torney General Allen said that althounh
no amount hnd been ngreed upon In the
lnrttp nnen ton w.An1l.. . t i x"v
A heavy guard remained no,,.l n.-
zt's home at Lexington and several of
them accompanied members of hh
family whenever they left the house,
lhrents arc said to hnve been man-;
against Ponzl by persons who were at
ti acted by his offer of "50 nor ,..,.., i
forty-flve days" and preparations wer
lundo to guard him carefully if be is
freed today.
A search for possible hidden fundi
entrusted to the Old Colony Foreign Ex.
chnnge Co., which was compelled to
close last week, was made today br
officials engaged in tracing that con
cern's operations on n "100 per cent la
six months" basis. Charles M. Ilrlght
well, Raymond Meyers nnd Fred Jlcy
crs. the three officers of the company
who were locked up on charges of lar
ceny, have not procured boil. They afa
held in defnult of .$50,000 bonds each.
Hank" Commissioner Allen announerd
that the nudlt of tho liabilities of the
Hanover Trust Co., which the commis
sioner closed last week, was nlmmt
completed. Ponzl mndo the Hnnorer I
Trust Co. his chief depositary and was I
a inemocr ot the institution's director-
ace nnti a stockholder.
IIKATJIS
EHllLinil.-At Atlantic Cltv on SundM
Auir. 15. 1020. FRANZ KHRMCtl. Jr. rS
nrral from tho residence of hl mother. Mn
uiuiiio iimcn, .ij , venango t., ot
Wednesday, Auc. 18, at 2, p. m. DeUlli
Va'.V OJIDKN. At Point rieivwint. N. I.
AUK. II. .MAHtlAIlUT VANDRHHOOK, tin
loved wlf of Kdward Van Orden. In her 7U
year. Funeral eervlcea at tho residence
.inn, jiiixri jurn, jrnoia ave,, i'oint lltti
ant. N .T., on A'uc. 17. nt 1 p. m.
NOTHIIAIIDT. On Aug. 14, SAIMIE.
vldow of John Nothhardt. Funeral ervli,
nt LSI!) ainnodn St.. Wed . at 5 n m im...
ment private. Remain may bo viewed Tuii-
ubi I'vcninir.
SIAFnlKD. Sudilnnlv nn Ani- 11 Iftirt
H. ALFORD. huiband of Mattle Astle'y eW.
fried, t rlcnds may view remains at his UU
ii-muniitr. .111 i, mm si , on i uesany. oe
Jwecn 7 and 0 p. m. Funeral (.onlcei and
CROOK. On Auir IB. 1020. EMMA, nldow
of James ' rnnk nln,u-Aa nnri rin. ...
Invited to attend funoral serlces, onVed.
nt !mi, nt her late rnsldencn, 2.103 Mill
son square. Interment JR. Jlorloh Cemetery.
WACfCKTt.At At1fntl,. I'll., v , An
.tuiiuai i. iii.ip. l-ltll.W' v. WAt ItEK. DO-
lned husband of Kntn Warker (nee Spiel
man), aged years. Relatives and frlendi.
also I.exlnslon Council. Jr. O. V A M era.
PIom-h of I'. R. T Co. aro Invited to th
service nn Wednesday at S o'clwk t lili
late residence. 2818 N lOlh st Interment
in .lonnnouu uemciery, Vlewlne Tueiday
.-. .-num.
Ill'.l.l' WAXTK1 l'KMAl.K
TYPIST, exp.. for clerical work, alto to helo
iviui important nunc nnd telephone el
change; no stenograph), r 70.. Led Pit,
TRl.KPHONi- operator, exp.. reliable, for
urn nnu jveysione exen. c; 71m. i.ea un.
RKAI, i:STATK FPU RI'.XT CITV
uiiuiiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii!
Office Space to Sublet
WIII share attrarllvo nutslde office
tn first-class building- at llroad ant
M Oheatnut streets with responsible
if party stenographic anJ telephone
fl scrvlco Included.
j M 025. LEDGER OFFICE.
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MITMOAl. INSTRUCTION
KECKWER-HAHN
Philadelphia Musical Academy
nmt lirunrheM. Moll School 1611 Spruce St.
IJLi-i... ...,..vua. Il.tKHn (lnl.n.,1 Stipert tor.
Normal Classes for Piano and Violin Teicn-
era Hena ror prospect.
Collection
JEWELRY
s. Wo prefer man who P
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r-rldlna- commission win. ."?
bo satlefled " ngl '
jpmpct,mnt A" "mmun,cM1" wl"
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