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VOL. VI. Ndw 290
ERWIN BERGDOLL g. '
GIVEN FOUR YEARS 43
IT H HARD LABOR JST
V '-f .:. mWIf 3 .".'
Army Court-Martini Announces
Sontonco at Governor's
Island, N. Y.
MUST SERVE TERM "AT
FT. LEAVENWORTH PRISON
Penalty Is Only One Year Less
Than Term Given Brother
Who Escaped
Krwiii Botgdoll, I'hllntlelpliin draft
dodger nnd nrmy deserter-, was sentenced
twlny to four years nt liard labor m
Fort Leavenworth.
The sentence carries with It for
feiture of nil liny nnd nlfownnccs due
or which may hecome due, nnd n dlshon
ernble discharge nt the end of his term.
The penalty was announced nftcr the
verdict of tile court-martial which tried
the millionaire slacker last week wis
approved by Lieutenant General Robert
Lee Billiard, Eastern Department hend.
The sentence Is one yenr less thnn thnt
given drover, his younger brother, who
was tried on n similar charge last win
ter, but later escaped nnd Is still nt
large.
. Erwin is still conTined In his cell In
Ontle "William. Governors Island, N.
Y., hut soon will be sent to Fort Leav
enworth under heavy guard.
Lighter Sentence Expected
The pennlty given Erwin Is somcWhnt
heavier thnn generally expected, two
to three years being the scntenro ex
pected by nrmy officers familiar with
courts-martial nnd their verdicts.
The trlnl ended Inst Thursday, it tok
ing but three days. The rourt-martlnl
hoard of seven officers reached a verdict
in five Bilnutes.
It was known then that the accused
wns guilty, but no intimation of the
length of his sentence wns given.
The Bcrgdoll slnekera were tried in
the same room in Corbln Hall, one of
the historic landmarks at the nrmy post.
Several officers who snt nt Grovcr a
trial also judged Erwin.
At the conclusion of the court-martial
Krwln expressed satlsfnctlon at the
fairness of his trial nnd sn(d he would
te glad to serve whatever sentence 1m
posed and then he free from "hound
ing by federal nnd nrmy agents."
An officer from the denartment judge
ulrocate's department read tko verdict
nnd sentence, to Erwin In his cell 'in
Castle William this morning.
The slarjrcrstoed'utrdnring the read
ing and received the news calmly, as
he has done all the other occurrences
tinro his incarceration.
Dates Back To Surrender
lie" asked if his sentence would date
haik to the time of his voluntnry sur
lender to Colonel Allen B. (luillion. de
partment judge ndvocatc, on the island
on July 21.
He was Informed It would. Then he
nsscd if any time could bo lopped off for
good behaviour nnd appenred well satis
fied when told thnt ho might get off
in less than threo, yenrs in that cpse.
llergdoll will get one inoro look nt
l'hilodelpliia before nrrlvlng nt Fort
Leavenworth. That will be when he
and his guards pnss through this city
en their way to the military prison
there.
Xo time will bo lost in making the
transfer. Grovcr's entire sentence was
lo have been served in Castle Willing,
hut tiuee his escape the disciplinary
barracks there have been abandoned,
and it is merely n post guardhouse with
no prisoners herving sentences of more
than six months.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles C. Crcs
on, trial judge advocate who prose -ititod
Grovcr and Krwin. mado tho of.
final announcement of the verdict to
day. Colonel Crcson expressed satisfac
tion at the verdict, despite the fnet that
lie had argued for a sentence of frqm
hie to ten. yenrs.
Fugitive for Two Years
Krwln, like drover, wns tried for
solution of tho Fifty-eighth Article of
ar. "desertion in time of war," tho
penalty for which is "death or any
ether penalty the court-martial may
direct."
k Krwin Bcrgdoll was n fugitive for
uui nvo years, during which time he
w the authorities a merry chnscnll
' the East nnd Middle West. He
las refused to disclose his friends nnd
methods of obtaining money while a
fugitive.
He was almost caught on several oc
casions when he returned to his "home
in Jlromall, nnrrowly escnplng capturo
enee when found plowing the field nt
ai"! farm tin
On Janunry 0 of this yenr he anil
., i . lncro nna P'nyeu cards. Ho
S.. "PfV- ''"I Grovcr was, captured next
2 hiding in his mother's home at
aum,eC RtrCet nn1 wJrnncflc,u'
..y,1110 i'' spectneular than the es
'lc,s,of his '"-otlicr, Krwln'h wen
1 in 1Slcs?noto.rl0"''- " fled on May
. lSilS. TIIb wtfn .ll.l Ar.nm iiun
i "H ,,pPtto n watch mnlntnlncd by fed-
: V " ''". nc is snm to have returned
an'l viewed her body.
""ile Grover is generally known as
" exceptionally One automobile driver,
. ? ?in .wl, roU-ii his rnclng
r to vie oiy In the Fairmount Fnrk
W-mlle classic in 1011 nnd established
a new record.
He is credited with several important
inventions on uutomobilo engines and
other mcchanlcnl dcviceH.
Wortli Close to $2,000,000
nn!i'r!viui is nt?out tllirt' y(,fl,'H 'd. tall
U denCh kBrateS Pwcr tl,fn tbat evl
I iicnced at the fiit onrm i,,ann
nM..,ar '?. liKlltc(1 frcnueutly by n
ter .? l sJ?llc- Ills nnturo s much bct
"'. ntnan Grovcr's,
ttimrJid2U J8 , credited -with wealth
""mated at close to $2,000,000.
lenni im1 . or wnB notified of tho scn
Xr iy 'Jlm over tho telephone xhortly
vv .nr1 t,ln verdict,
a frlen!rr MnR'tte '"men K. Homlj:.
" iriciil, nnd CliurleH Ilrnun. n lir.iUCir
0 orl'etv"B:! ,,.i,, ,'mi,,. bwn") f "10
K.i A ""ne'.'ed to k. who accom-
Mere i ,'j w,i Vheu he surrendered, also
Petwa, iiS'i11 .uro- "L.n? th0. n
1 irowi,. ,:".!. n conBpirucy cnarges
growing out ol the Berrdoll anandal .i
Entered as Second-Olam Matter t th
uiiuct iuu 4vi ui
i&;aas3s2SJ2!6Jft,,srS!
. liUWlN It. KKHGDOLL
Convicted slacker, brother of Gro
vcr. Today a court-martial sen
tenced hint to four years' hard la-
bor at. For Leavenworth
COUNCIL 10 CONFER
Special Meeting Called for Mon
day to Provide for Registra
ti&n of Fair Sex
COMMISSION ASKS $50,000
A special meeting of Council has been
called for Monday nt 2 o'rlock to tnke
steps' to provide for the registering of
Philadelphia women to vote nt the No
'vember elections. This announcement
was mnde this noon by Ttiehnrd C.
Weglein. president of Council, following
n conference In the Mayor's office.
Those nttending the conference, be
sides the Mayor nnd Mr. Weglein,
were City Solicitor 'Smjith, Mrs. .T.
Willis Martin, nnd County Commission
er TIolmes.
In announcing the special meeting of
Council, Mr. Weglein said :
"Of course, whatever we do will be
contingent upon there- being no reverse
nction by The Tennessee Legislature, but
wc nre going right nhend upon a sure
basis.
"There will bo Introduced Mondny an
ordinance appropriating ? 10.000 or
$."0,000 for the registration of the city's
women. Tills orduinnco will bo referred
to the finance committee nnd possibly
to tho committee on municipal govern
ment, i
Suro He Can Get Quorum
"Most of the councllmen arc-within
reaching distance, and I foresee no
trouble in getting a quorum of eleven.
We are giving them the required forty
eight -hours' notice. Tho city solicitor
will draw up the ordinance."
Mrs. Martin said at the conference
that she would do everything possible
to hnvo Philadelphia women organized
so that they could register and vote at
n time which "would cause the least
jamming nt the polling places, betwe.cn
0 and 4 o'clock, while the men were
working.
Commissioner Holmes expressed some
fear that there would be crowding be
cause of the Influx at women voters,
hut he said that, for the present nt
least, there could bo no ndditlonnl voting
plnces. As nn exnmple'bf the "possible
crowds, he cited a statement by a
registrar of the Twenty-second division,
Twenty-eighth ward, who took time by
tlje forelock and registered women ns
w.cll as men at the last registration.
The figures for this division showed 801
women registering to only 48(1 men.
In Philadelphia women to vote in No
vember must be nssessed prior to "Sep
tember 2, pay a poll or property tax
.pot later than October 2, nnd be regis
tered on one of the three registration
dnys prior to the election.
'This applies to nil first, second nnd
third classes in the state. In boroughs
nnd townships voters' aro required only
to bo nssesscd nnd pay taxes thirty
dnys prior to the election.
Five Days Are Required
The $."0,000 appropriation to be
nsked is expected to cover the cost
not only of assessing women voters,
but nlso tho incidentnl expense to their
registration About live dnys will ho
necessnry to nssess the women.
Chairman Fell, of the board of reg
istration commissioner, reports that
like the county commissioners, his body
Is ready to go on with the work.
Philadelphia women who have led in
the long fight for suffrage nre cutting
short their vacations to hurry home for
tho purpose of tnklng part in tho nr
ra'ngemcnts for registering the women.
Ah soon ns the Itenublican women's
committee of Pennsylvania heard of the
ncttpn of Tennessee, n telegrnm was sent
to Mrs. Walter 8. Thomson, chalrmnn
of the county committee, who hns been
at Winter iiarrwr, .Me. a telegram wns
received from Mrs. Lliom&on todny, say
ing that she was preparing to leave for
this city. Him had planned to spend n
month In Maine, nnd left here only a
week ago.
As soon as Mrs. Thomson arrives
work will bo stnrted on tho orsnnizntinu
of the women Ilennlilicnu voters of the
city. .Mrs. J. Willis Mnrtfn temporarily
is in charge of the nffairs of tho Re
publican women's committee, In the nb-
, Continued on rate FourUen Column 11 to
EVELYN NESBIT FJLES SUIT
Former Wife or Harry Thaw Gives
Divorce Particulars
.New York, Aug. 10. Kvclyn Nesbit.
former wife of Harry K, Thnw, und
present wlfo nt Virgil J. Montnnl.
known as Jack Clifford, filed n bill
of particulars yesterday in the divorce
nction and counter-claim for divorce in
which she ami her husband nre parties
In the Supreme Court. Shu names Ann
Luther nnd Juanita Hansen, moving
picture uctresses as corespondents.
Miss Hansen denies the charges,'
In her bill of particulars Miss Nesbit
charges her husband with misconduct
with Miss Luther "continuously from
January 1 until June 1 last," hut is un
nble to specify any partlculnr date. Miss
Hansen filed nn answer denying the
charge and asking that tho complaint be
dismissed as to her.
Prince Felsal Goes to Europe
Cairo, Kgypt. Aug. 10. (lly A. P.)
Prince Felsal, son of the king of tho
Hcdjnr., who wns elected klug of Syria
some weeks ngo, left Port Sniil for
Kuropo todny, Following his election
as klug of Syria he becanin .Involved in
difficulties ""With the French, and later
left that country.
ON WOMEN VOTERS
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oteffl'c,, nt FhlUddphla. I.
itiarcii u loivi
TENN. GRANO JURY-
SUFFRAGE FIGHT
Judge Demands Investigation
of Outside Influences Brought
Into Campaign
NO ACTION TAKEN ON
RECONSIDERATION TODAY
N. C. House Defeats Amend
ment, Making Favorable Ac
tion Impossible This Year
By the Associated Press a
Nashville, Tcnn., Aug.- 10. Judge
Webow charged the grnnd .jury in tnc
Davidson County Criminal Court today
on tho subject of efforts to imnronerly
, influence or corrupt the law-making
power of the state nnd Inid special
emphasis on the fight for the ratification
of the federal suffrage amendment by
the Tennessee Legislature.
Announcement, thnt opponents of
woman Ruffrngo would hold n mass
meeting tonight to discuss steps "to
save the South from the Susan B. An
thony amendment nnd federal suffrago
bills" was taken ns nn Indication that
Speaker Walker would not attempt to
doy to force reconsideration of tho
action of the Tennessee House yester
day in rntifying the nineteenth amend
ment. 0
Senator Tlscar Underwood, of Ala
bama, and former Governor Pleasant,
of Louisiana, havp been invited to
address the mnss-mectlng.
Watch 6pcalter Walker
One vote cast In the Tennessee House
in favor of ratification of the federal
suffrage amendment today stood in the
way of certification to the secretary of
state that Tennessee, ns the necessnry
thirty-slrth state, had completed rati
fication of the amendment in time for
women -of the country to vote nt the
November elections.
After voting 'ngninst rntificntion yes
terday, Speaker Walker changed his
vote from nay to aye for the purpose
anti-suffragists said, of moving n re
consideration of the vote cither today
or tomorrow. Two dnys are allowed in
which to attempt reconsideration.
The House vote on the ratification
resolution was 40 to 47, .but was
changed to GO to 4(5 when Speaker
Walker switched his vote to nyc. The
Senate Friday adopted the resolution
by a vote of 25 to 4.
Suffragists Confident
Suffragists, confident of their nblllty
to hold their majority in the House In
line hnd planued today -to move re
consideration of yesterday's Vote ata
time wnen uicir enure strength is on
the floor. They figured that tliey could
thus dispose of the rccousiderntlon pos
sibility, and then would not bn in dan
ger of having a vote called by the
niui-suurage forces when several suf
frage supporters were absent from the
chamber. A motion to reconsider inoy
be carried by a majority of the members
present.
Opponents of ratification declared to
day that if efforts to secure a rccon
sidcrntion of the House vote falls hteps
would be tnken to have the courts de
clare the ratification of tho suffrage
amendment by the Tennessee Legisla
ture unconstitutional on the grounds
that the amendment was submitted to
the Legisluture after its members had
been elected. A section of the state coin
stitution provides that a federal amend
ment can be ratified by tho Legislature
only in ense its members were elected
nftcr the amendment has been submit
ted to the state for ratification.
Suffragists contended thnt the Su
preme Court's decision in the Ohio ref
erendum ense nullifies this section of the
Tennessee constitution. Thv nlso
pointed to opinions by W. L. Frierson
solicitor general of the United States!
and State Attorney General Thompson
that the present Legislature legally
could ratify tho suffrage amendment.
Halelch. N. G.. Auc. 10. (XU- A
P.J Tho federal Miffrngo amendment
Continued on 1'ime Fourlnrn, Column On
BOND OFFER REJECTED
Mayor Decides City Cannot Legally
Take Biddle & Henry Bid
Major Moore, City Controller Hndley
and City Solicitor Smyth todny con
ferred on the offer mndo by the banking
firm of Biddle and Henry to take over
the last .fl 17.000 of the $2,000,000
general improvement loan, nnd decided
It could not be done legully.
The entire Improvement lnnn was for
$0,000,000. of which $4,000,000 was
subscribed n month ngo by a bankers'
syndicate including DreXel & Co. Bids
for thu $2,000,000 remaining were
opened yestcrdny. The SInyor awarded
$1,553,000 wortli to several firms, Bid
dle and Henry getting $400,000 nt
100.17. Late yesterday afternoon the
same firm offered to tnko the remaining
amount nt the same figure.
The Mayor called the conference to
day to decide whether this nffer might
be ncceptcd. The conclusion wns thnt
it would he necessary to readvertise for
bids covering this part of the loan.
How Women Must
Enroll for' Vote
In order to, vote in November it
will be necessary for the women of
Pennsylvania first to be ifssessed.
Tho assessors will mnke a special
assessment. They will sit in the
polling plnces August .11 und Sep
tcmber 1 from 10 n. m. to ,'t p. m,
and from (I p. m. to 0 p. m. to make
additional assessments nnd correct
the assessment lists.
After being nssesaod, tho women
must pay a poll tax prior to Oc
tober 2, unless they own property
assessed in their own nonie.
Philadelphia women must register
In tho polling plnces on ono of tho
threo registration days. September
2, Septcmbcrxll or October 2. Other
dates nre specified in second ond
third class cities. Personal regis
tration is not required in boroughs
ond townships, -
ORDERED 10 PROBE
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, "AUGUST 19, 1920
How the Nations Stand
en ij
gs.
100 -meter dash... in O
O .1
10 O
o o
10 o
8 a
o 1
o II
o- o
o 10
12 O
0 O
Javelin throw... . O I
100-meter hurdles 17 2
Pentathlon It O
AOOO-metcr walk, n 4
High Jump 17 4
800-meter run... 8 n
10,000 -meter walk 0 O
I to-meter hurdles 11 1
Sholput 7 hi
Itroad jump .... R 13
Total 101 20 40 40 1.1
Other nations hnvo scored points as
follows:
Italy, seven In 10,000-meler walk.
Esthonla, (wo in Javelin throw and
two In shotput.
Norwnv. ono In nentnthlon niul tun In
broad jump.
Nominee Predicts Women Will
Stand With O. O. P. on Moral
t and Social Reform Program
WON THEIR OWN FIGHT
Ry tho Associated Press
.Marlon, O., Aug. 10. Senato'r Hard
ing declared today that the grant of
suffrage to American women would he
especially welcome to the Republlcnns
In the coming campaign because "n
great moral and social reform, recently
achieved. Is menaced by tho covert pur
pose of our opponents to attack it."
He predicted that voting women
would stnnd with the Republican pnrty
through n realization thnt it hnd led
in achieving bocinl betterment while
the Democratic party had "notoriously
refused" to enforce reform policies.
"American women." snid Senntor
Hnrding in commenting nn completion
of rntificntion of the suffrngc amend
ment ny the 'lennessec Leglslnture.
"have won their suffrage fight, which
ns nn orgnnlzed continuing movement
has covered three-quarters of a pen
tury. Their victory irf drnmatlc, he
causc It comes as the rewnrd of n grent
finnl drive thnt now hns insured to all
Amcrlcnu women n fiilUpnrticipntion In
tho most crucial nntlonnl election in
many years. Yet. Important ns nre the
lisiies in this pnliticni contest, wc may
welLdoubt If history will recognize nny
other phne of it as egual in impor
tance to the fact that in this yenr the
women of America for the first time
took their full part In determining the
notional destinies and maintaining our
nationality.
y,wawrJjfflBWA,RWVMW'wy -r
, "However much some of us niny be
pleased with the congratulations which
today assure us that we helped Jiring
about this result, tho fact lemalus thnt
the women won their own victory. Their
long struggle ngninst many discourage,
mentw hns been a splendid preparation
for the duties now imposed on them.
They will'he full partners in shnplng
national programs nnd policies. How
ever, they mny he divided politically ,
their finer mora) sense, their soelnl In
stinetsv their primary concern for home
nnd family nnd health and education,
will be n constant inspiration to nn in
sistence upon higher and better alms In
our nntinnnl life
"Whoever will consider the practical
contributions of women to nntibnnl ad
vancement, especially in the qunrter
century since the woman's club move
ment became n driving force, must rec-'
ognizc what it means to enlist, now, tlfe
full power of womanhood in public nf
fnirs. I look upon tho enfranchisement
of women nt an accomplishment to be
rated along with our achievement of in
dependence, our preservation of the
Union, our cmiinclnutinn. of the slaves
nnd our contribution in the world wnr
to the rescue of civilization itself.
r Republicans Feel Secure
"As to immediate political effects, we
Republican mnv end do feel secure. In
this campaign we face iisties'on which
wo may he confident that the voice of
womanhood w ill pronounce for us. On
more the real Independence of our nn-
e
tion Is involved. A great moral und
social reform, recently achieved, is.men
aced by the roert purpose of our op
ponents to attack it
"Enfranchised women will mnke no
mistake in choosing between the Repub
licnn pnrty which hns led in every
movement for social nnd ijidusti inl bet
terment, and the Democratic party,
which has notoriously refused to en
force these enlightened policies in the
South, where it completely domiunted.
Nor will women forget that more thnn
fnur-llfths of the ratifying states are
Kcnuhlicun sirtcs.
Senator Hording was at home today
to members nnd former members of the
Ohio Legislature, who came to Marion
for a reunion and to hear nn address by
the Remihllcan nominee
Party government wns expected to be
tho toiiic of the senator's speech, and
it wns understood thnt he would take
occasion to mnke u direct reply to
ueniocratlc criticisms or inat policy as
, . ... .... i.- ,
outlined in Ids speech of acceptance.
Along with the gcnernl subject. Cover
nor Cox's burses of a Republican
"Senate olisaiclij" were expected to
come under fire.
It was understood also that "one
man government" would be attacked
by Senator Harding iu a discussion of
the furiotl
logislativ
ported t
on the I
HAS
Cerf, S
Ray Chapman's, May Live
New York, Aug, 10. Louis A. Cerf.
general agent of the Mutual llencfit Life,
Insurance Company, wfcnse skull was
fractured last Tuesday in nn nltercn!
tlon which followed a rush for a Hud
; on f he, train has a "fighting chnce
for life," his physicians announced to-
du.v
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Specialists, conferring on tho ndvisa
bility of nn operation, coMmented on
the siniillarity of the fracture to that
which this week .cost the lift of Ray
Chapman, shortstop of the Cleveland
Americans. Mr. Cerf. they sny. de
spite his fifty six years, Is showing re
mnrkablo Vitality nnd remains conscious,
rolomou Pincus, Brooklyn jeweler, Is
being held on suspicion that he struck
Mr. Cerf.
N i ' . , .
TED MEREDITH, IN -COMEBACK,
PLACES
IN OLYMPIC HEATS
Perm Champion Roaches 400
Meter Semifinal Landers
and Woodring Qualify
QUARTET OF U. S. VAULTERS
SURVIVE ANTWERP TRIALS
Faller Lone Moakley Student to
Gain Position in 10,000-'
Meter Semifinal
Winners at a Glance
10.000 Meter Run
First semifinal J. Wilson, Kngland.
Time. .13 :40 1 -5.
Second semifinal Guillemot, France.
Time, .12:41 .1-5.
Hammer Throw
Final Pat Ryan, Loughlln Lyceum.
Anlwexp, Aug. 10. Ted Meredith,
famed Olympic champion of 1012 nnd
rated as one of the greatest middle-distance
runners In history, Is well on his
way to a comeback.,
TJie former University of Pennsyl
vania nnd Meadowbrook Club filer, who
now is competing for the New York A.
C.. survived in hotlt the preliminary
heat and the semifinal quallfylug of the
400-meter run at the Olvmpic stadium
here today. He now Is eligible to com
pete In the semifinal. Meredith holds
I he world's record nt the S00 meters,
SSO yards nnd 440 yards.
Pat Rvan, of the Loughlin Lyceum
and another of America's 1012 cham
pions, gave the United States Its fourth
first place of the games when lie landed
the highest honors in the hammer
throw.
Three Local Qualifiers
Meredith was one of eleven Americnns
to nunllfy in four events. Resides
the peerless Ted, two others ran be
claimed bv Philadelphia. They are
Allen Woodring. the former Mercersburg
nnd nresent Svrnouso sprinter, who
reached the 200-meter semifinal, and
Shermnn Landers, the former Univer
sity of Pennsylvania track captain of
last year, who qualified in the hop-sten-nnd-jump.
Landers represents the
Chicago A. A.
In addition to Meredith. Frank Shea,
of the United. States navy and present
nntinnat nuarter-milc lilehnlder;
George Schiller, of the Los Angeles
Club, nnd It. S. Kmnry. of the Chicago
A. A. nlso survived the preliminary and
semiprellminnry tests in the 400.'
American sprinters came through In
fine style, all four qualifying for the
semifinal in the 200.
Charlie Paddock, of thaLos Angeles
"AY1 f.Vrhrtwliib'-'le u- Monday
in the IPO-meter dash ; Loren Mur
chinsrfn. of tho New York A. C..,who
took sixth in the 100, nnd Morris
Kirksey, of the Olympic CluV. of San
Frnncisco, second plnce winner in the
100-meter, nil qualified beside Wood
ring in the 200.
Star Englishmen Renten
Tlic surprise of the dnsh trials wns
the elimination of W. A. Hill, the
noted Englishman, who finished third
In his heat.
The best time in the seminrelimitiary
wns made by Ld ward, of hnglnml. who. ,,.,, , Woman nca(1
Oil 22 ecnnd fint. (t. Davidson of New ,
Zealand, did 22 .'I-.', seconds, which was , rhey found Mrs. Bancroft dead with
the fnstest figures made ip the pre- ' ""' "rms about her crippled son He
limlnnrv bents? wn' unconscious, nnd wns at first be-
The ' track" was slow due lo lie ! Hcved dead,
heavy rain of Inst night nnd todny nnd The father-in-law summoned Dr.
there was only a handful of spectn- William II. AnneNly. of .1115 Frank
tors in the stadium. ford avenue. He had the woman nnd
Dr. R. Afienrn. the Artieriran holder her chi'd rushed to the Northeast Gen
of the world' record for the hop, step, crnl Hospital, where the mother vnH
nnd lump, wns only nble to finish sixth pionnunccd (lend. Surgeons immcdl
In that event just getting' Inside the ulelv began working to resuscitate the
qualifying line with his 13.75 meters. child, but lie had inhaled so much Ills
Sherman Landers. Chicago A. A., with , life is bunging in tho balance,
fourteen meters, finished fourth among. According to Robert Rnncroft. grent -
those classifying. ('. 10. Jackson. Chi- !
caco A. A., wns ontclnssed.
The Finn Funlos and three Swede A'S GAME POSTPONED
make up the rest of the field who w ill i , -
compete in mo nnai.
Four in Vault Final
IM Myers, the Dartmouth inteicol-
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leginte oliainpion. nrm rrunK iy. rn,
former colleciate tltleholdcr from Cor
noil, both of whom represent the Chi-
American qualifiers In the polq vault.
The other two were E. E, Kpourek, of i
the Illinois A. C, nnd E. I. .lenne. of
Wnslilnptnn Stiite Co ece. A the '
minlMer cleared .1.00 meters (11 feet
SL. inches). Fred Fnller, of the Dor- j
Chester Club, wns the only United
.-Mm mint-is- . .i... - ",
two heats of the 10,000 metei -
(10.0:1(1.2.1 yards) run. I
So easy did the Americnns find clear-
, ing the bar nt the mark set in the pole,
vault that they did not remove their
heavy woolen "sweat" shirts and pan- j
taloons. The vaulters landed in a pit
of sand covered with n layer of saw-,
dust, which siucK to inc unmp men
and gave themn yellow. Santn (Inns
nppenrancc. .
The other qualifiers In the -100 meter
preliminary heats, aside from the
.
Americans, were Liiidsuy, Ainswnrth. '
Worthlngtmi nnd Jiutler. of England:, mm,,, accident occurred nt Sixteenth
Oldlield, Dnfel and Rudd. of South ' Ml""t aZ FiXr's f lane F.Tguson was
Africa; Fery and Andre, of France ;' working nt the trfp of a forty -foot pole.
Ylter. of Finland; Engdabl. of Sweden ;, Current on the broken wire, which hnd
Sunblad. of Switzerland, and Cor.eyn , been turned off. wns suddenly switched j
and Morren. of Belgium. .on. ... .
Of these men the fnllmvlntr will M
Iter trials of the 200-meter In addition
Continued on I'n fourteen, Column Tliro
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FARMFR RFAnY FOR niVC
rHrtlVICn nEMUl fUH UlVt
Has Finished Container for Plunne,
Over Falls ,
Shubruacadlc. N. S.. Auc. 10. fltv
A. IM-T-WUllam ,Bnrbrick, a farmer,
who recently mado known his intention
of attempting to ride Niagara Falls In
a barrel, announced today that he hnd
constructed a secret container for his
plunge.
Bnrbrlck. who served during tho wrtr
in the British merchant marine, said
h"o would npply next week for permis
sion to try the hazardous feat which
kis year cost a British barber his life.
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Publlehed mil
Ily Eiopt Bunday.
Copyright, 1820, by
Eiopt Bunday.
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P. R. T. DROPS PETITION FOR HIGHER FARES
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Cp. todny filed with the Pub
lic Service Comtn.lf.slon at Harrisburg a petition to withdraw their
application for n' fare Increase In Philadelphia. The company pc-.
tltlonod nlso to revoke the commission's order(Of July 20, piohlblt
ing nny change In rates. TIiIb latter order forbade the com
pany to make nny changes In the rate of fare until after there had
been a decision by the commission. This is understood to mean
tho elimination of the free transfer (it the Sixty-ninth street ter
minal. ' ,
TENN. HOUSE CAN'T RECONSIDER UNTIL TOMORROW
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10. The Tennessee House adjourned
and took until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning without an effort
being made to have It reconsider its action of yesterday in intify
ing the. federal suffrage amendment.
Slain Woman's Sister Ends
Own Life; Child Is Dyijig
Mrs. Catharine Bancroft Takes Poison and
Turmoil Gas After Brooding Over Mur
. der of Mrs. Feldkeller
Mrs. Catherine Rancroft. twenty-six
years old, of 3017' Fraukford avenue,
committed suicide nt her home early
this morning, after brooding over the
death of liar sister, Mrs. Jennie Feld
keller J murdered yesterday nftcrnooiv by
her husband.
The murdered woman's husband,
William Feldkeller. 102(1 North Keith
gow .street, was held without hail for the
action of the coroner todny by Magis
trate Meclcnry in Central Court.
An attempt of .Mrs. Rancroft's to take
hit. uu uu-jvui -uiii- nun uuueri, u crip
ple, with her In death may be success
ful. He Is in a serious condition nt
the Northeast Gcnernl Hospital, where
he was taken unconscious from the gas.
Mrs. Rancroft made doubly sure of
her own death. After shutting, the win
dows of her room, locking the 'door nnd
turning on the gns, the grief-stricken
woman lay on a bed. beside her sleenine
baby, and drained n one-ounce bottle of
poison.
Mother Attends Hearing
Mrs. Mary Camel, of 2004 ICast Yen
nngo street, mother of the murdered
womnn nnd her suicide sister, nttendeil
the hearing of her son-in-law in Cen
tral Court this morning.
Just behind her sat Elsie Feldkeller,
sister of the alleged murderer.
The nrraiened man's sister did not
know of the suicide of Mrs. Kirncrnft
until told nt the conclusion of tho hear
ing by Mrs. Camel. Mrs. Cnmel said
the suicide was due solely to grief over
the murder. -.
Ah thr'fraghfrernirtth" of the mur
der. Mrs. Bancroft wns discovered at
0 o'clock this morning by Alfred Ran
croft. her father-in-law, with whom sho
lived.
Rancroft smelieil gns nnd traced It to
the door of his dauglitcr-in-law's room.
The man culled to his dnughter-iu-law.
but received no response.
With the nld of his father, he broke
in tho locked door. The rush of gas
drove the men bark, but they were
finally able to open n window nnd turn
off the gas jet.
Wet Grounds Keep Macks and I
White Sox Idle I
The flock of moisture which descended '
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upon our tall- city last night put a
crimp in the old ball game scheduled
for tills nfternoon between the Athletics
and Chicago White Sox at Shibe Park,
nt PVory cloud hns n silver lining.
t n, fou ,..m o(,. n...
h i .i..m. f n ,i,,v,in . i,,i .i
,llD mn'iiageinent will get the silver.
connj,. Mack lamped his ball yard
,,t noon ond found the resemblance to
striklnc that he called the
came off s,m'"R U,nt " " "
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LINEMAN IS BLINDED
1 ,
Sudden Turning on o,f Power Nearly
Results In Fatality
i,0)m Ferguson. 2222 Martha street i
fl ,in(.nnnor the Philadelphia Electric
p, wni temporarily blinded and se-'
V).r,.u shocked while repairing a broken
u jrc Iat ,,ight
Patro mail benntter. nf the Ilrnneli.
Between 3000 and 4000 Strike In
Portage District
Altoona, Pa.. Aug. 10 (By A. P. i ,
Between 11000 and 4000 miiieiH are
,' " 0lSmt'
incrcosed wnceR ore demanded and,
out in the Portage district today, affect- '
unsettled conditions nlso enter into th'o I
niimtr, ,
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TRIES SUICIDE AFTER QUARREL I
Mrs Jennie FlsUci,,. forty-six years
m .linn ri.rmnnnu-, n,-n., ,..! ,
lowed a quantity of poison this m'nrnlnr.
the police say, after a quarrel with her
husband over money matters. She
was takea to St. Luke's Hospital, where
physicians statu her condition is se
rious, i
fluberlrtlon Frl$ $8 a Tear by llll.
flubierlptlon Frleo 18 a
Publlo Ledger Company.
grandfather of the child. Mrs. Rancroft
hnd undressed her crippled son, but
lnltl down on the bed beside' him fully
drcsed.
When -news of Mre. Feldkellcr'B
murder nt the hnnds of her husband
reached tlio sister, Mrs. Rancroft, late
yesterday afternoon, she became hys
terical ami was not subdued for more
than nn hour, according to Robert
isancroft.
She nut her son to bed nt 10 o'clock
last nleht nnd nftcr l.vlne on the lounge!
on the first fioor, sobbing continually,
.urp. Diincroii. iinuny wciii iu iiul ruum
shortly before midnight.
"I feel sure she intended to tnke lit
tle Albert with her," said the child's
great-grandfnthcr. t
Warned bv Drucclst VI", ,"lumn" "UB "verr. where th
,, ar"e iiruggtst j PoI(ls nrp mlvanci with extrnordinnrr
Mrs. Bancroft obtaned the poison at ; success, says an official statement li
the drug store of William ('. Crist, nt sued here -Frnnkford
nvenife nnd Yerinngo street. , Prisoners nre pouring Into Wnrsnw In
"Mrs. Bancroft entne here about 0 SUch numbers thnt it is becoming a.
o clock last night." M.r. f rist said to- problem how to care for them
day. "She said she would like to have PoUhIi successes on nil fronts', with
nn ounce of a certain kind of poison, the exception of the southern battle
1 nob.,! linn tvlinf CM, u-na irntn fr. . t .1 ., . . .. .
do with it. and she said she was cot
.:,:.' ' . ";"v '" " . "
ting it for her sister. Mrs. Gertrude
Hobnrt. of ;i."41 Frnnkford nvenue, who,
she snid. was ill.
"When I asked her how she i-ns go
ing to use it she snid In n bath.
"I told her to us,, a tnliie-poonful to
three quarts of water. Knowing Mrs.
Bancroft very well, I said jestingly.
Don t drink that.'
" 'Ob, I won't.' she said."
Robert Bnncroft and Albert Bancroft
said this nfternoon that William Feld
keller hnd come to their home nt 11
o'clock on Sunday morning, and asked
if his wife was there.
"No. she u not here, and hasn't
been here," the father-in-law told Feld
keller. Goes Through House
Feldkeller was convinced his wife was
at tho Bancroft home. He enme to the
rear of the' house later looking for .Mr
Feldkeller. Mrs. Bancroft then tool;
him through the house, and proved to
mm his wuo was not there
'Even then hn .lwln't u.,n cntU.
fied." Mr. Bancroft said today.
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Mrs. Cnmel. mother of the two (lend
sisters, said todny they were fond of
each other.
Tile grnndmotlicr. who lives nt 2004
East fenungo street, has taken charge
of the childicn. whose mother was
murdered yesterday afternoon.
They are A nun. twelve years old;
Mnv, ten. and Robert, who is sU.
Two si-ters of the dead women. Mrs.
Charles Nuggion. :!."H Frnnkford nve
nue.. nnd Mrs. Helen Anderson, 20(54
Enst Yenango street, will adopt two
Continued nn I'iirp To. Column I'our
JAPAN TO KEEP GUARDS
Tells China She Will Continue to
Hold Railway
Tnkln, Aug. 10. ( B. A.
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Japan has sent a communication to
China saying the government is unable
to com'ply with China's request for a
withdrawal of tho Japanese guards on
the Chinese enstcrn rnilroid
-nnns cnsiern innrnau.
The communication points out thnt
tMo Kardi were stutionrd on the rail-
W"V P''imnrll to prevent possible in -
, '" ." " V,' ."""' ,'"' " ion-n u ,,'" .'"" mi" hip r.nn. as tue
' NobdioviM. and thnt existing conditions 'Polish delegation desired Nevertheless,
'still prevent withdrawing "this barrier I through the fault of the Polish dole
against Bolshevik penetration." gntioii todny . the sitting did not occur.
Japanese guards were placed on the.
railroad, the communication snvs, in ! a" ofucinl protest to the Polish (ele
occordouoe with uu agreement of the gntion.
IlOWers In not tin. rnilp..ml m. .... 4..
tcrnntional footing until o "legitimate
mission tioveniment, cnpuble of prc-
'"vlnu law nud order." was estab-
li,lliei1'
1? DAYS AnRIFT AT QCA
, ........ . ,, wk.ri
-r rr, u , . .
Tw0 Flsherme" pcked Up in Open
Doryr Lived on Seaweed
New York Vuir PI i Bv Pi
Picked up at 'sea unconscious5!,, n.o .
dory nftcr livine for twelve ,i,.v ,.,,
.. 1 ..... n. i ' . ' .
nssniilted the nssistnnt eneineer. thev
Wl're tnken off liv n police hunt.
DR. L. S. RUBINS0N DEAD
Weil-Known
.,, ......mix ...ii ...... in. . t.lirKn III 1IIIVP nihil., iir.iiii.-s in,- ..i,ji-i, riKiii w ne
own Dentist Passes Awavl" Niirprise attack against the
,t i.i.L, u. .. . 'the main Russian army It wo
at Jewish Hospital ipletelysui ssful, because of the
Or. L. S Rubinson. one of the most
proinineni .mwisn (tent, sis tn tho citv
died this morning in tho Jewish Hos-
O""1- "f n,n. illness of two months.
r ' T-01 .r. "".?.,nSiVllw,.at "l"! "
i: '.' ". ""."i ""u "'"i an oil cc i,L
it'KU. """'' U'58 ,nut.Rt.r,vet8.. Hp was
0f ,v'rith Sholom inue"eml0"t rtler
He Is survived by two sona and fivo
dniightcrs. The eons are Dr. Samuel
Rubinson and Benjamin Rubinsoti, an
attorney. .
PRICE TWO CENTS !U A
POLESWIPEOUT (4
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OFSDVIETARWmSI
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Thousands of Russian Pri3on6fi
Taken on Warsaw Front
Breat-Litovsk Evacuated I
WARSAW SWAMPED BY
BOLSHEVIK PRISONERS
Invaders Fleeing in Disorderly
Panic Along Vistula- I
Bug Front
3000 SLAVS CAPTUREP
Polish Peace Delegates Fail tcr"-'
Muena Jaittins: at
7
Minsk
Ry tho Associated Press "V.
Warsaw. Aug. 10. 'hie Fifty- -v
seventh. Fifty-eighth nnd. Eighth Bol '
shevik Divisions on the Warsaw front '
hnve been annihilated and thousands
of Soviet soldicra mndo prisoners, the
latest official statement pays.
The Russiunn lost their bearings In l
trying to meet attacks on all sides
from the Polish columns on their flanks A
the statement adds. j
Tho Poles, continuing their advance, 5
have occupied Kalnszyn. thirtv-flra'
miles Miutheast of Sicdlce, andWlo-
I dnwa, on
the Bug river, 12."! rallrfl ,
southeast of Warsaw
Soviet forces are evacuating Brest
Litovsk. tho strongly fortified town on
the Rug river 120 miles cast of Warsaw,
according to advices received here.
The Bolshevik troops uro fleeing in "a
disorderly pnnic along the front' between
: -ri-ior. wncrc me itusstan soviet forces
nre ndvanclne in the direction of Lm.
berg, are reported in the latest official
statement on fighting operations.
In their countor-nttnek to relieve Bol
shevik pressure upon Warsaw, the Poles -
nre using tanks, airplanes, armored
trains and nrtillcry In great' numbers!
At Novo Minsk, east of here, and Re-
rock, to the northeast. .1000 prisoners,
Revrt.i I'nflnnn hunrlrivla tf wmrnna, uM,f .-
vest quantities of supplies hye bccil-v J-ffl
nnn(nA,1 f.nm fltn TtnlMlia..l1l anva'lti,. '
statement, which wan Issued TucsdajsJ,! J
nicin. ,
New papers assert the military crisis
has been passed and that Warsaw 1
absolutely safe. The council of min
isters has issued a proclamation which
has been posted in the stdeets telling of
the victorious attacks against the Bol-
nhevists who attempted to outflank the
capital's defensive.
The newspapers say that northwest
of Warsaw, where the Poles havn
shoved the Reds to the northeast across
"Y """"?. ""'"' '" -iiuto
,1. Wl.. .!,. l. T1 1 1.. I 7
inurn mn.r. fl,n
:00O nrisoners and -
inucii wnr inniejiai. unuzymtn, wnicu -the
Poles lieSl three times, is now con- '
sidered fairly secure from their attacks.
The town is being visited daily by resi--dents
of Wnrsnw, who hnve permission ,
I ' ., '"'
I t0 UMt tl" rront
Berlin. Aug. 10. The Poles' are
advancing on Graundenz. West Prus
sia, in full force, n cording to a special
di.spntcli to theVossische 7.eitung today.
On the left wing strong Polish cavalry
forces are moving ngninst Thorn from
the south, where the Kussinns ure ex
pected to cio-s the Vistuln. Heavy
fighting between the Poles nnd Russian's
1h reported before Goslershatisen.
' Rl
Minsk were not iutinued Wednesday
'as agreed, owing to the fault of tho
j Polish delegation, according to a mes
sage dispatched from Moscow Wednes
day by Genrce Tchltehnrin. Kovlcr for.
eign minister, to Leo Mnueneff, the
Soviet representative in London. ,
M Toliitchorin's incsvnire follows-
"Yesterday, at the first sitting of the
Minsk conference, the Ru. so. 1'krnimnn
delegates hnd insisted thnt the second I
j sitting should occur today n(fd should ,
The Russo-Ukrniiiian delegation sent
l lie loiiowuiBtntement was issued
yesterday by the Soviet government at
Moscow :
"Our troops have crossed the river
Vislu aud have occupied Sotslavsk"In
the Novo (ieorgievsk and Warsaw re
gions the same fierce lighting continues.
In the Lemberg region we forced tint
iug ana occupied ijiisk and Jochoff.
In the Buczncz region lighting couth,:
,.'" "'"' , .,rilu.v "B M"'' ''SM fllol,K the
n" lT'n- i ,i,,K'"n "''-tor. in tho
' m, ,T.er
ry'liV.Ji,".' lV.'B Mltt'' u,,,nR thc rivw
"".''"j.
also is in A had situation.
The maneuter executed by the Pole
in their counter-attack was nn exceed
ingly daring the correspondent de-
elurcs- It consisted In concentrating
heavy columns of troops und delivering
u surprise nttnek agaiiiNt the (lank of
as coin-
e nhllltv
of the Polish infantry In marching, and
he asserts thnt "very important conse
quences" of the plan ore expected.
Warsaw now seems to be caved from
,n" BoWirylstH. President I'llsudski's
nrm,eH no louger ,ure oongeii to nir it a
defensive battle, nnd the bold offeqslve
on both wings has reached the flrtt
objectives and the Poles appear to lie
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