5 v i, o kf :VM1" KWVrV'si'AY ",'i y '- ".' ,v u ,,J" 'T ' r . tf'&P "SWrtSjiit '! -v, , s A. P fc'fl " . "'I,' v - ." ;i Jt'"V j 5? 2 -iiii f MAYOR DENIES DEALl , I, 'FOR HIGHER FARES i Declaros There's Misapprehon , slon Regarding Agreements With President of P. R. T. CITY GAINS SIGNAL VICTORY Mayor Moore, in his latest statement on transit, denies he nnd Thomas 1 Mlttfn, head of the Philadelphia Ilapld Transit Co., hnve entered Into any "deal" for higher fares. The Mn.vor admits fares cannot he raised with the city' consent alone, be cause the Public Hervlre Commission Is the supreme authority In rate -firing for public utilities. The Mayor was somewhat aroused bv ft general Impression, received from his recent statements, thnt he was prepared to grant the P. R. T. a fare Increase, through a new agreement modifying the agreement of 1007. Mayor nictates Statement He dictated this statement : "There Is nothing to say from th Mayor's oflice about transit matters, ot cept that there seems to be a misappre hension as tn agreement between the Mayor and Mr Mitten. The Maor l not making anv agreements without the public knowing of tiTem The Mavor hopes the Kapid Transit management may succeed in its financial plans, nnd l that it mav be able to give an improved i ncrviee. He has unt advocated "n in ' crease of fares, but has stated that it looked to him a If the Kapid Transit I Co, would have to obtain increased rev nue, either by a reduction of rentals i to the underlying companies or the onlv other alternative an ircrea.se of fare.. hich would be a matter entirely for the Public Service Commission. "As to legal phases of the question, the Mayor is relying upon the city so llcltor, who has been requested to snfo rtiard the interests of the city before the Public Service Commission and other tvise. Oppose TarlfT Withdrawal Mnvnr Monro nnil Ptfv stnlimtii Smyth are being urged to protest the withdrawal from the Public Service Commission of the higher fare tariff bv the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. nt this time. Certain city official are en deavoring to have the city refuse to con sent to the abandonment of the proceed ings because the cessation of those pro ceedings might result in the loss of the appraisal of the entire transit system. which already has been ordered by the J commission and which is urtually com pleted at present. Any fare increase must necessarily be based on a fair return on the value of the property of the P. It. T., the of ficials say, and inasmuch ns the city al ready has appropriated SoO.OOO for the express purpose of employing experts to check up the figures that the P. It. T. would resent, the stage is set for the valuation proceedings. Th officials are lcartul lest the company another higher fare tariff and endeavor j present , m nave ic approved wunout oasing It on the valuation. The city had gained a signal victory In haying the commission order the valuation, the first that has been made In the history of local transit, and the officials point out that the abandonment of tbe present proceedings before the commission might necessitate the wag ing of that battle over again. The city, in opposing the P. It. T. no transfer -higher-fare plan, took the position that the valuation would not nftiiin ,, iinn high enough to justify the pre.-eut fixed caarges, and the officials favoring the Bint against tbe withdrawal of the uiguvt -tun- pinn minere to mat Delict. I Mr. Mitten Out or Town . I Mr. Smyth haid he did not care to i muir iviiciucr, m view ot tlie with drawal of the petition for increased fares, the city would intervene in the petition brought by associations of busi ness men before the Public Service Com mission, to have the rental- of the un derlying companies reduced. Much, he said, would depend upon the action taken by the Public Service Commission upon the P. It. T. petition. The commission may refuse to permit tbe withdrawal of the petition, in which case the city will be obliged to go ahead with its protest against the increases asked. In such a case the city probably would not consider the question of joining in the petition of the business men. Opinion among lawyers appears to be that the commission will consent to the withdrawal of the petition, but will continue its lenuest for figuies showing the valuation of the P R. T. Mr. Mitten. P. R T. "chief " who left yesterday fur lioston, from where. I it was said at his office, he w board his yacht fo- u cruise, is pot expeitedi to return to Philadelphia until next tt Mr Mi,,.!. .. :u i i.. ..j..., "-"- .,.. iii w uusuuueiv out of touch with the situation here, his 7acht not being piovideil with wireless ALLIANCE-VARE HARMONY FADING - Voorhees Intimates Cunning ham May Refuse to Guide Fi nance for City Committee Sharp differences hctu-..en ihe II... mh Ilcan Alliance and the Republican f'itv rommitlee in the coming presidential campaign were indicated tmliu bv de velopments in the local political situa tion It now seems .ertnin the Alliance will work inrhjnendentlv of the commit tee anil nil taalk of harmony appears io be unfounded Alliance distrust of the committee be gan recently whin the inmmitti- elected Thomas W. Cunningham to the chair manship of its finance committee This was regarded as a move on the part of the Vnre adherents to shift to Cunning, ham the responsibility for collecting pn Utical assessments from oltiiehoMers Cunningham has not et announced whether he will accept the chairman ship .although he has stated empharii-n! iy mat ue win never approve ,,( ,,r take pnrt in the collection of such u .-. - . - .,.....,.,. ,,, mmi w.inirin, sn-rnnrv tn uir T7 tinilllllAnH nBl -! . ciiuuiivaii uiiiiuice. lonay intimated Cunulnghain will decline to serve. Mr. i Voorhees said Cuuningham la chairman ! in name only," and that no alliance men expect any help )n the coming campaign from the citv committee A majority of Alliance men appear to Of in favor of "going it uloue" in the campaign Nevertheless, it is considered by them advisable to seek the support of Mayor Moore in spite of th,o Mayor's announcement that he will hnve nothing to do with political moneuvering. Alliance- members will try to get his advice at least and larjelv will be guided by it. If the present differences between the Alliance nnd the committee should draw Into sharply defined lines, it will prob ably result in a keen fight for the elec tion of tbe minor officeholders who go who, wo presidential ticKet. Mto4 SAMfKL .J. I.ISCHIN Member of the June, 1H20, cluss of the Southern High School, who was one of the scholars awarded a Philadelphia city scholarship at tho t'liherslty of Pennsylvania. He will enter the Wharton School In the fall. Llsrhln Ihes nt 21" Christian street. At present ho Is employed In the nchertlslng depart ment of tho lJenlng Public Ledger TO Mrs. Bergdoll Says "Judgo" Ro- ceived Message From Slacker Wodnesday HINTS HE'LL SURRENDER O rover C. Itergdoll, escaped army prisoner and slacker, will send the unto", mobile in which he escaped tn his life long friend .Tntnes K Roinig. aecordlng to a statement in N'ew York todaj by I Mrs Kmma C PSersdoll. his mother. ' Mrs. Pergdoll is on fjovernnrs Island. ' N. Y.. visiting Krwln Rergdull, nnother , son. in his cell in Castle William. Kr-w-in leaves for Fort Leavenworth tomor row, where he will serve n four-year, sentence for draft dodging. I Ilomig. according to Irs itergdoll, i received n mchsnge from (Jrover on ' Wednesday, in which lie snid th" nuto- ' mobile was being forwarded. This in- i formation, she said, was passed on to Denartment of Justice agents. I Tills was denied at the office of the ' bureau of investigation of the depart- , ment nere today. Micli a "tip was received about two weeks ago. it win sain, nut tne automobile never came nnd thev could get no information of the fugitive nt the place from which the I messnge came D. Clarence (Jlhboney Mrs. Itergdoll and Romle in charges growing out of the escape of (Jrover from his military guard here last spring, and lawyer for Orover at his court martial, told the ame stnrv. In addition to telling of the contem nlated return of the automobile. Mrs. Hergdoll nlso intimated that (trover might surrender i-oon. Rut said she hadn't heard from him since his escape Krwin Itergdoll will begin his trip to Fort Leavenworth chained to a number of other prisoners recently returned from France on the transport Poca- hotuas. The partv will be guarded heavlh The train carrving Itergdoll , will pass through Philadelphia ARRESTED AS RADICALS Patrolman Charges Two With Post Ing Soviet Proclamation Two men were arrested earlv morning when a patrolman came upon a group posting a manifesto from the I'nited Communist party of America. A party of patrolmen later went through the section in the neighbor- I imod of Front nnd fireen streets tearing' down big-type posters calling on the i workers of America to declare their sympathv with Soviet Russia and call a general strike. I The two men in custody nre Harrv ' Stnnishiw. New York, and Joseph ) fVizik, Moore street below Third, this citv They at first denier) they were conuected with the group which posted, the manifestos, but are suid to have confe-sed after the police had found ' o let literature concealed in hidden i porkets just above the cuff of their trouser legs. I The men are said to have told tho , ponce tney were members nt a party ! twenty sent nere irom Akron. O to canvass Philadelphia fur the Soviet. Patrolman Wilkinson made the ar- ''"'"""nt avtnueUwhen''hebsarwf eight men putting up posters: thev ran. Wilkinson is une of the best runners in trie police depurtnnnt, und he pressed them hard, emptying his revolver In the air. Six of the men boarded a trolley and got away. Wilkinson caught the others and, after a fight, put then) un der arrest The prisoners were hi id for the fed eial authorities FLAYS COWARDLY AUTOIST Should Be Behind Bars, Says Mag istrate After Girl's Death John fjoldstine, twenty-two cars old. of KiiMl Willow street, was flayed ns a "coward who should be behind the bnrs." b Magistrate Dougheru today in the Plflccnlh kfrAPt un.l sln,.,ln- ......' nue station, for hnvim- .!,.,.. ...i tMi..i .. !.... .:.." L."".' .."" ""' HiiM-ii ii i-iiini uiiii nis auinmoDiie, and tnen iirivini nwn without waiting to, , aid the grl I Ihe ncciileni happened yesterday, jttiildstlnr- is charged with having nin I down Tcrese tiulala. four years old, oi nun rassuink home He Unt on nln. ii .. . i I .Inter being i aught in a garage on Ninth .- -.. n-.ia.f, iviiiiniMi-ii. HMuii i in it'iiun ni mf rnronnr ' TWENTY PASS FIRE TESTS a -- - Man Killed at Fritz rS. LaRue Blaze Was Eligible for Higher Post Twentv men nnsierl the i-ivil ...,.,.,,. examination nnd nre qualified for pro- iiiuiioii io nre department battalion chiefs, according tn the eligible lst posted toduv b the f'lvll Service Com mission The first on the list is Captain Wil liam Simler .-410 Irving street, who had an nverage of So (1 rvr cent. Fourth is the late Captain Edward Hchwartz kopf, riOrt North Prrth street "nptain Sehwnrtzkopf had 7S.M per cent He was killed when tbe ladder broke at the 'Frits & LsRue Are. at Sixteenth and Chestnut streets Mveral-trteks-aso. , GROVER MAY SENO AUTO ROMIG EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEEr-PHIIJADE&HIAV FBIDAY, G. 0. P. INVITATION Colos Calls Meeting of Commit too for Monday to Plan Campaign Work LIMITED TO 100 MEMBERS Oeoree . Coles, chairman of the Town Meeting part v. has called a con ference of the Invitation committee of the Itardlng-Coolidge campalgh com mittee, to he held In his office next Monday In the Land Title Mnlldlng. Mr. Coles, who with other men prominent in local politics. Is organiz ing the committee, snld todav that the work is progressing satisfactorily. At Monday's meeting nnd n second meeting which probably will he held later In the week, it is expected tiiat the ultimate BODY WIL L CONFER l?e if the committee will be agreed fop O"'" purposes, mav submit a bid upon. nr mnke any other kind of a prnposl- "I dn not wnnt the committee tn be'tin" to Jhe shipping board, nnd that Its tinwleldv." said Coles todav. "It prob P,rPosnl will recehe special cousidera ahlv will consist of fifty to 100 mem- , ," , ", '"'hii'c time official of the t.... I snipping board nnlntcd out the nv cov- .il the men Invited to serve on the Invitation committee have agreed to ne. cept, said Poles. They. ,f lr. will v ' " rend invitations to prominent men who are willing to work hard for the Ke publican candidates in this district. Tverv one interested in th" success of the Hardlng-Coolldge ticket may be a stockholder In the Kepuhllean cam paign Details as to how this big people's corporation wnicn nesires to elect two nZrP7.an'lx-mr?iV """'. wro mapepd out In ill H. Un(-, chairman of th Republican National Committee. , and Senator Penrose at the latter i home. 33i Spruce street. Inst night. Among those present nt the con ference were Joseph H. Hrundv and William H. Tolwell. Prnnsvlvanln treasurer of the Renubllcan N'ationnl ' Pnminlffna '?ftpmr riAraiiini. trrl.l C! Stuart and District Attorney Rotan met Mr. Hays on his nrrlval in the afternon and urged him to invite Sen ator Harding to speak In Philadelphia under the auspices of the I'nion League. New Plan Is Popular As set forth by Mr. Hays and Senn tor Penrose the "decentralized" finan cial program agreed upon is a decided departure from preiniis methods of collecting campaign funds. Mr. Hays said it has been received with enthu siasm In all other states and both lie nnd Sennlor Penrose expressed confi dence thnt it would work out well iu Pennsylvania. Rriefly. the plan rintemplnt Indi vidual subscriptions to the general fund In ninounts not exceeding a minimum of S1000. This mnnev is to be paid into the hands of the state treasuie-. The funds thus collected will he used to de fray the expenses of the presidential, senatorial and congressional campaigns in eacli state. The. state treasurer h authorized to appoint eoitntv commit tees, the members of which will work under his supervdon both in the col lection nnd disbursement of funds. The chief merit of the plan, as de scribed by Mr. Hays, is the fact thnt it will create interest both in the partv and in the campaign among men ami women who previously hnd never either contributed to the nartv nor taken more g.,,,P forthan n passive interest in its rnnih- uuics. i- in uii-i lien -, ii wn ireu me party from the chnr,e of being buo servient to corporations. M'GRAW GOES WEST TO JOIN HIS GIANTS Attorney Declares Investigation J will Prove His Client Is " rr0VB "'S " Not a "Cur" New Yorlt. Aug. L'O 1 1 A. P John J Mrfiraw. manager of the New York Oinnts. who has been the central figure of two investigations here within the Inst two weeks, has gone to ( hi this cngo to take charge of his team Hiss attorney informed the district attorney's office that McfJrnw would return In forty -eight hours if wanted, nt nny time in connection with inquiry , as to how John I . Mnvln. actor, re ceived a fracture of the skull in front or me .uciirau nome niter a trnens , .,.- i . r I at tne i.nmns. .Mci,raw nlso lias ueen questioned by federal prohibition en forcement agents concerning his alleged admission that he nurehased Honor lit the club. ployes of Hog Island hnve boen assured According to McfJrnw's attorney, the by officials of the shipbuilding corpora baseball man. who has himself been tions their jobs would be good until confined to the house with a scalp j "ome time next spring, wound, left for Chicago over vigorous Ninety-five of the 122 ships launched protest by his physicians and friends. at Hog Island have been delivered. Mofirnw was quoted as saying his pros- icnce was essential as his team needed .him in this critical time in the race I 'or the pennnnt." "When the truth ionics out about this matter," said the lawyer, "you 1 will find that Medruw had absolutely nothing to do with Slavin's injuries. i Mctiruw is not the cur some peonle l would hnve others helieve he is. isla vin was Mcfirnw's persornl friend I ,was the hist man in the world McOraw 1 would strike ROME REBUKES MANNIX Urged to Be Moderate In Dealing With British Questions Iindon. Aug. 20 (By A P. I The Consistory at Rome has directed to Archbishop Daniel .1. Mannix, of Mel bourne. Australia, a strong exhortation urging moderation in his treatment of British political questions, according to a British official mespnge from Rome today TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES AlUrt I W iin 1!. run 'JUin-" JJ-rwn Pa Pa and RarhM William H .Taikaon H413 Tulip nt and .. "'Mris .' lloldfn IU12 Tullo at H""r FMwurdt 1 i"l South at and Annie w sk nnr i-o-in south r Ornvr y lai- tW,l Hurlfy at, Lkwrenre ISO'I llurl.v at and Rachel Samurl II ti-jira IJJ.IS t: Suaquehanna no aui All M Zwlrk 32H8 JOce at Rui.art Hawkins ;;i lemlnirir at., and Hunk II tUrrln S10 S lltti at Clyde H Janklna 3r .120 H 17th at end and ii nd iiDerca jnni sun nT 17!h at "'.n." ' '"n.'i"n. ;'" riili'thnrp at . ire.'. N. Kfld at N"",n Pushkin anas nuhir mh rwH rainn iainsr hinond at . at el and 3-itrle i'iir autn und iiurinc at Wiili-m I Turner 311S N l.Mh at and itannah r MOtlehael ML1" Irvlna at WllllHn- T MUIT IS4S A at and Kllzabeth M Kng-Mah :'.1tl IMiffl.l.l m H-nrv Ha nmerd 1124 Pnnlar ai . and Dora Jalfari.iii flno V Watta at Itawnund Stu.naon S'liH II at and Made Una H norlaa- 307 N Marshall at Kbrnrai V Hurka 101 H 3th at , and Jcaaln Mark U3S Christian at Jamn I''r lido N 13th at . and Ixittlr D I'm SKn N llroad at Harrs Wntlr n.'.'. Hpruen at . and Anna V 8chl- 3M7 Ouaan lane Juaaph I'rbHn Camden ,N J . and Alice Kxlay. 3210 Marear at Edward It f uriH Waahinsmn. I C. and Ruth Kftanbark Waalilnalon Maurlr lvith 207 Greenwich at and Min nie Itrtatler 2482 H Ameriean at. William J Dunn 77 N Crelahton at and Halvlni Mullen. 709 N McAlpIn it Charlaa A Jloblninn 4fttn Chancellor at., and farv R I.aa 4ll2n rhaneellne William Pitlman, 1722 N Alder at Indle O Hill 1722 N Alder at. and Jamea J McOowan 231 E. Stella at., and Ida It Powd. 221 B, Stella at Oiariea Carraeina, Newark, N. J., n4 Jo Aphla BtdUca. Nawk,ifcja, II & KEEPS 'SIRING UPON HOG ISLAND Any or All Bids May Bo Re jected if Shipping Board So Decides PHILA. MEN PLAN OFFER Jhcther Hog Island Is nctunll) to be cold following the receipt of bids, which are shortly to be asked, remained as much n mystery as ever todav. Admiral W, S. P,enon. president of tho shipping board, has directed that the ndvertisemepts now being prepared, offering the island for sale, contain a clause by which the hoard will reserve the right tn reject anj or nil bids. The intimation was forthcoming thnt the War Department. If It desires to occupy the island as a supply bae or !....:.. ; :., . ., . 'Y 'fi"''.1 f'C operntl IrAVi0 Prrsf, " "51. "?, " riiiiiiK me opernrions 01 me ooarn gives members full authority s or determine the hoard's nollcv In nnv matter thai mnr arise, even though they do not consti- tute a majority of lt membership Illds IVic by September 20 According tn the provisions of the call proposals for the purchase of Hog Island will be received bv the board up i" i P. m.. September . Thev are to be opened at 10 a. m.. September 21. in the oflice of the supply nnd sales , division here u. fnPniti 0,i ,in,nnt nrMl. s:inff tn th nn,m,ni "r,,i,,i.t edly provide It with the fundamentals for the best-arranged and most mod ernly equipped terminal nnd storage yard In the country." Detailed inventory, blueprints and phntogranhs of the yurd will be avail- jiioie ac vtasmngton for prospective bid- ucr.s. Possession can he given on tho com pletion of the present ship construction program nbout October 1, 11120. officials said. Under the terms of sale ns approved by Admiral Mcnsnn. the title to the property will remain in the Shipping Hoard Kmergencv Fleet Corporation until the entire purchnse price is paid. Asked if the bids are to be requested only to get n line on the price which can be obtained from prlvnte interests, or for the purpose of a honafide sale, "Tidal- of the board said it will un doubtedly see that the financial interest of the government is adequately pro tected. It was intimated that a "satis factory" bid might he accepter, but that "unsatisfactory " bids certainly wou'd be rejected. Officlnls of the board dec'iired Hog Island is considered simply as a ship yard nnd not as a link in the country's national defense. They would not say whether the bids or the question of sale will he submitted to the White House or other authority for sanction before final netlon by the board Army Repnrf being Prepared The War Department's interest in the island lias not yet crystallized and there has been no formal expression from nnv source of its der-ire thnt the property be retuined by the govern ment. Assistnnt Secretary of War Williams, is expected to submit n re port to Scretury linker containing his recommendations nnd suggestion?! of ' ..... ...'l.l I.1..1. .! !.... . . j n,-.snn- usrs in wiiifii ine lHiiinu couin i ( be put by the army. A bid for Hog Islnn 1 has been made by a group of Philadelphia hnunclers 1 nnd industrial heads. thel";'" on Ti'Tg IsJnn J. ' '" .'' , ' ,nn ,.,,i ,. . 0"ir' V . . . an hayr airp.v trndwtl n i " .nson- . . .. Powerful interests here have "had 1 for more come Known, their bid to I nan uitm k -nt ecret. according to ' I I 1 T I. " l I ii'iwuru it. r i I'Fini n leudinir business man and one of those interested in the movement These plans, he said, con template the use of some of the fiftv shipways for vessel construction, the building of two drydo(.x and the utili zation of whut is now tho wet basin, where ships are outfitted, for a huge terminal. More Time Ashed officials of the American Interna- tional shitihntMlnf r,,r..n.-H,, ,!.... the shipping board has any right to turn . V..I- .. u I I ll.l'l lll'IIIII' III.' II.HI IIIMI'l. fir .-... . ....... .... ... .... . t outnttlng is placed inside tlie 122d shit shin turned out ut Hog Island. This work will last until January 1, a. cording to tho-e at Hog Island. It may last even lontrer. ns sevei-nl nm twenty -seven ships not yet delivered nre Iving in the wet bnslii The Philadelphia interests bidding for Hog Island were not divulged by Mr, French He said: "Thnt will be made public when the hid is opened, to gether with the amount of the bid." Mr. French added the Philadelphia bid had been pluced in Chairman linn. Min's hands Wednesday. He ilenieil i ."'that local men had lost interest in the I I many plans to keep the plant ns a com- mercial asset to the city, but said no publicity had been given the idea bit It was to be kept n secret. COMPENSATION RULINGS Board Holds Loss of Both Hands Not Total Disability In opinion just filed, the Htnte Com pensation Hoard holds that while a man may be awarded compensation for the loss of both hands, it mny not consti tute a case of total disability. The claimant was found to have some fingers left on one linnd. The board ruled, in tbe case of Hlnkle vs. the (iillies Co.. Philadelphia, that an employe Injured while on a picnic given nt the expense of his employer, nnd being pnid full wages, is not en titled to compensation, as the picnic was not on the employer's premises or where tho employer's business called him. TIOGA BOY IS RESCUED Farmhand Saves Him From Drown ing In Perklomen Creek SrlnvenlisUlle, Pa., Aug, liO. .Swim ming in the Perklomen creek iu the vi cinity of Hchweuksvllle. William Doran, s xteen years old, of Tioga, was seized with cramps. He went under oncp after crying for help, nnd when he came up he was grasped by Norman Kenster- mncher, of Worcester, who is a atudent of Oberlin College, employed on a near by farm. Anthracite Wages Reported Fixed llaletnn, Pa., Aug. 20. According to reports her. the Anthracite Wage Commission will make awards as fol lows : Contract miners, 14 per cent ; kattery runners, 22 per cent : rock work ers, li per cent; laborers, 22 per cent! transportation men, 22 per cent. There Is nothing official about these figures. The commission is still in session at Washington iormnlafJng Ua-iindlnje. OUTING FOR CRIPPLES Forty Incurables Will Be Given An Auto Ride by Shrlnera Forty boys and girls, ranging In age from four to fifteen years, will be taken for a long automobile ride tomorrow afternoon b. the Shrlners, Thev are the children suffering from incurable diseases who are cared for nt the Phila delphia Home for Incurables. Forty eighth street and Woodland avenue. . Frceland Kendrlck, head of the i 1.1 hcre' h,m n"nged the outing, and will accompany them. The super intendent of the home, Miss Kelly, and several nurses will also be taken to look after tho children. The party will motor to 'the Lu I.ti Country Club, North Olenslde, where cake and Ice erenm will be served. None of the children is physically able to partake in games, so the entertainment win oe ine enjoyment or the country, nnd of the long automobile ride. Convention Told of Ono Land Owner in South Who Makes $50,000 Yearly MANY MAKE ADDRESSES A return to farming was advocated todav as the salvation of the negro rnce in America by R. W. Wcsfburv. of Fort Sumpter. S. C. at the closing ses. slon of the convention of the National egro Husiness League at the Dunbar Theatre. Mr. Wcstbury declared that farming furnished the negro with his natural environment. He said negroes who take up farming quickly adapt them- i ii-.s in me worn. It proves n boon to them, he said, and at the same time helps lower the cost of living. Everything is being done bv negro land owners in tho South to encourage the negroes In n "bnck-tn-the-land" movement. Housing conditions on the farm are being constantly improved, Mr. Wcstbury said. as evidence of the profit in farming to the negro. Mr. Wcstbury introduced to the convention J. C. Sawyer, also of Sumpter. whose Income from his farm now amounts to $,0.000 nnnunllv, Mr. Wcstbury said. Wnlter Foster, president of the American Uroom Co., of Hoston. said that manufacturing presented unlimited opportunities to tbe negro. He said that with a capital of $4!0n he had in two years developed a business which nets him ?17,000 annually. Ceorge W. Lee. of Memphis. Tenn.. nnd J. C. Lindsay, of Atlanta. Ca.. told of the accomplishments of life in surance companies among the negroes. He said the insurance companies not only promote thrift, but also give de sirable employment to thousands. Perry II. Howard, of Jackson, Miss., president of the National Negro liar As sociation, encouraged young negroes to study law. He also urged colored women to vote if the suffrage amendment is definitely ratified. A proclamation, written by (ioornor Fdwards. of New Jersey, was read be fire the convention. The proclamation uppointed a committee of eight negroes tn further the Interests of the league in New Jeruey . WILLS PROBATED TODAY Henry Kost Makes Number of Small Bequest3 to Charities A number of small bequests to re ligious nnd charitable institutions are I included in the will of Henry Kost, Jill) .North Third street, wineli was ad mitted to probate today. Mr. Kost left SI 700. of which the following sums were devised : Fifty dollars to the following: St. incenf.s Orphan Asylum. Tacon . Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Boniface School, St. Boniface Poor Socletv. St. Joseph's Hospital. Kt. Agnes's Hospital and St .Mary s Hospltul mon. iu Africa, S2."i to Father Sim- I the Philippine Mis- slons. the Indians' Missions. St. Josephs Orphanage. . V and St. Boniface ( lunch, for the delivemiue of iwrui.v-nve masses, i ne residue was on io ins iiiiugnier, rtninurinn Schneider. Relatives were the beneficiaries in three other wills probated as follows: Kliza It. Pipping. 001 Oak Lane uve nue, S23,0(M); Joseiih Bechtold. TilOS Rnie stieet. .SO.'OO. and Charlotte Cochrane, 7114 (Jreenwav avenue 2300. WINS STATE SCHOLARSHIP Former South Philadelphia Hlnh School Boy Passes Examinations Samuel J. Lischin, 217 Christian street, has been notified by Doctor Fine- I gan, state .superintendent of education i that he has been awnrded a scholarship1 by the D-pnrtinent of Public Instruc ' tlun at Ilarrlsburg. I.ischin is one of I the eisht winners of the ciiintictttli-.. ., nniinatious held iu the high schools of Philadelphia county May 21 last tie Is seventeen years of aire nml graduate of the June, 1!20, class of the houth Philadelphia II ei School foe Hojs I.ischin was secretary of his tln.s and associate editor-in-chief of the school paper and class recoid hook In his senior year he ulso won the urmv essay lontest of his school. He will prnhnhly tuke up journalism at the Wharton School in the fall, At pi event Lischin is n member of the statistical depaitmciit of the Public Ledger Co HELD AS BIGAMIST Police Declare Former Petty Officer u t uii Has two wives Charges with bigamy , Arthur .lerel- Ion, Newark, N. J., a former chief petty ouicer in ine navy, was neiii in sidoo, bail for court by Magistrate Mecleary, at Centrnl Station, today. Accordlnc to the testimony, Jerellon married his first wife in Newark, N'. ,1 , fourteen ears ago and last Mav was wedded tn I. aura McDonald, Patterson N .1 . in Media. He was arrested last night on a war rant sworn out by the Medlu police upon ihe complaints of his two wives. Hoth appeared at the hearing. s. v - RETURN TO FARMS NEGROESAREURGED A MESSAGE FROM THE SKY ITT City nl Phj'adelphia will be bombarded Saturday afternoon between 2:30 and 15 o'clock, with 20,000 "Announcement Cards WATCH THE SKY! LOUIS PIACENTINO "Realtor" 17TH & MIFFLIN STS. Member Phllt, Real Estate Board T'";t Aft' htf"ll 'AtJOTT 20, HUNGER STRIKERS STARTRIOT IN JAIL Baltimore Convicts' Wreck Dor mitory Fire Hose Subdues Insurgents; Fireman Hurt DEMAND BETTER FOOD By the Associated Press Baltimore, Aug. 20. More than fifty "hunger strikers" started a riot In a dormitory of the Maryland penitentiary here early this morning. Shortly before .1 o'clock the men, who had been segre gated, tore out the electric lights and, with the building in darkness, started a demonstration that lasted for two hours. Breaking out of their cells In some unknown manner, the men. though tin nhle to get out of the building, set up a shouting nnd general rnrket that could be heard for blocks. L'lty policemen responded to n riot call, but had little success in quelling tne nisturoance or cause of their inability fo see the riot ers In the Inky darkness. The warden then resorted to fire hose, icveral streams of water being plaved upon the men by fire companies called to the prison. Tho prisoners then began to milet down. This morning's demonstration resulted from n strike a few days ago of pris oners who declared they would not work unless given n better vnriety of food. The warden met their ultimatum with a declaration that any man who would not jvork would not eat. All but about fifty of the men went to work. Dormitory Is Wrecked Dormitory C, in 'which the prisoners participating in the riot were segregated, Is n wreck today. The big steel gate leading to the ynrd was badly bent. Cell doors and Interior iron bars were wrenched from their places and gaping holes were dug iu the brick walls. The maddened convicts bad almost succeeded in reaching the yard before they were driven back by the guards. It was stfll dark when the police and firemen arrived and after firing a few shots through the windows the besiegers settled down to wnlt for daylight and for two hours the firemen, police and guards stood outside the building hear ing the curses of the convicts as they finished wrecking the place. As soon an It was dawn the gate was wrenched open nnd the police anil firemen dashed through, the prisoners retrcatlnc to the ton tier of the build ing, from which vantage point they showered missile upon their attackers. By this time the litenien had gotten four streams of water into action and the convicts were drlveu Into a corner. Seeing the futility of further resistance, they threw up their hands in surrender. The only casualty reported was the Injury of a firemnn by n flying brick. THEATRESJIAY NOT OPEN Spanish Managers Find Workers' Demands Excessive .Madrid, Aug. 20. (By A. P.) Pro prietors of theatres throughout Spain nre looking forwnrd with home appre hension to tlu season opening in Sep tember, owing to the action of their employes in connection with syndical ism. Great preparations have 'hcen mntle, especially in Madrid and Barce lona, to make the season n brilliant one. but munagers express the opinion thnt many enterprises will fail, owing to the impossibility of meeting the increased demands of actors and other employes, nnd observing the conditions laid down by unions regarding hours of work nnd other details. Two Madrid theatres, the Reinn Vic toria und the Apollo, will not reopen, and the managers of other playhouses are considering similar action because of the impossibility of meeting expenses. Madrid, Aug. 20. (By A. P.) Al though the police force of this city has robberies, most of which are nccom ueen tiouDied witmn tne last ten years. pained by violence, are increasing in an alarming manner, and newspapers demand that the police forces of Madrid nml ntliup Im-i-n Ntnnnlcl, ttlnu tin ,,.- menteH. nui-lm- tlio' timt ,n(i, t 'Madrid alone there have been lfiO thefts. with violence, reported, which is at least three times the average number. In most instances the criminals es- raped. EXPLOSION KILLS TWO Twelve Others Injured When Gaso line Reservoir Bursts .Syracuse. N. V.. Aug. 20. (By A. P.) Two men were killed nnd twehe hurt when a 2000-gaIlon gasoline reuer Mir. the property of the C. L Mills ('II Co., exploded here today. Searchers I'lscovercd the bodies of the men under tun- of mortar und debris. A mdnwM iu nearby dwellings and liilinufiii'turing nlants were wieeked hv th explosion. Kvcry ambulance iu tlie ciiv. including a portion of the fire de- pertinent, respnndei: '1 unusunilN of workern in the vicinity ! became panic-stricken when bricks anil heavy mortar slabs blown high into the a:r sirueu ine surrounding buildings, iu some instances going through tho roofs. The dead are H. It. Greenland, twenty -three, und Harry S. Watkeys, thuty. ACCUSED OF INFANTICIDE Woman Charged for Second Time In 3 Years With Killing Infant Newark, N. J.. Aug. 20, iHy A, P.) Charged for the second time within three years of having murdered her new-born infant, Mrs. Joseph Klirlin- ger today awaited action by n grnna i mry which will determine whether she 1( tf) S(J on trlul for iHjanticUf;, Mrs- Ehrlluger was arrested yester- day after a search which began last Monday, when police were informed she had strangled her infant daughter and disappeared after wrapping the body lu a newspaper She was acquitted of a charge of murdering a baby son three years ago. Hearing on Express Rates Aug. 27 Washington. Aug. 20. (Ity A. P.) Hearings on the application of the American Itallway Express Co. for fur ther rate increases to meet the recent wage nwnrd of the railroad labor board, were set for August 27 today by the Interstate Commerce Commission. t) ) se- v I Mejnhar Phlla. Chamber ot Commerce - ;, - t:lA.t.iZli!iiij.i7 No Need for State Suffrage Action Contlnnnf from rage One Pennsylvania's constitution and laws the word "male," so that our state constitution in reality rends: " 'Every citizen twenty-one years of age possessing the qualifications (enu merated in it), shall be entitled to vote nt all elections.' "While the Nineteenth amendment Inhibits tho state from mnklng sex a nunllficatlon for voting, and conse quently as part of the supreme law of the land wholly eliminates such quali fications thereof, it does not opcrnto to change, niter or abrogate nny other nunllfirations. under our laws nnd con stitutlon, entitling n citizen to vote. It will be encumbent upon the women to proceed to qualify themselves for the exercise of tills right precisely as men must qualify for Its exercise. In other words, the measure of qualification will be exactly the' snmo for men nnd women. These requisites, ns enumer ated In section 1, article 8 of the. constitution of Pennsylvania, nre as fol lows: 'Subject to such laws requiring nnd regulating the reglatrritlon of elec tors ns the General Assembly may ennct.' Voting nerqulrctncnls "First. Citizenship of the United States nt least one month. "Second. Residence In the state one year immediately preceding the election, or having been previously n qualifier! elector or native borri citizen- of the state and having removed therefrom and returned within six months, "Third. Residence in the election dis trict two months immediately preceding the election. "Fourth. Payment of a state or county tax if twenty-two years of age nnd upwards, which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election. "All women, therefore, possessing these constitutional ruallficatlons arc eligible to vote. All of these require ments may be inherently possessed by n woman, except assessment, registra tion nnd the payment of a tax. "The question then arises, can women, under the law as it now stands, be assessed, pay a tax and register .en's rrK,stration is required. The nets of Assembly on the sub ject of assessment, liability to taxa tion nnd registration, beginning with the act of April lfi, 1834, p. L. fiO!). point out n method by which nil citi zens of the commonwealth can be as sessed, pny taxes and register. No one who Is n citizen nnd, of course, women ne just as much citizens as men. can in- uenieii me right to be assessed, to in..t mxes, io ne enrolled or to be regis, tered in accordance with the Inw. In deed, the constitution provides that nil laws on the subject of elections 'shall he uniform throughout the state.' and it will now be Incumbent upon eountv commissioners, assessors and registra tion officers to meet the condition which has arisen out of tho enfranchisement of women nnd to afford every facility to them to qualify themselves ns clec- tors. Crgo Women to Be Diligent "It is urged thnt the women them selves shall be diligent to see that thev are assessed in due time nnd form. Thev should not be content to assume that tins will be done, but everywhere make inquiry to see thnt it actually has beeu done. The situation Is n novel nnd un precedented one in our commonwealth, nnd without their vigilant and Intelli gent co-operntlon it may happen thnt many assessors, however faithful or nnxious to do their full dutv. will over look some names. "It being obvious from n reading of these acts that women can be assessed and have the right to pay a county tnx. nnd It being the duty of county com missioners and the assessors throughout the stnte to see that they arc enrolled and assessed nnd do pny a tax. and this enrollment and tnx payment, when otherwise qualified, in boroughs nnd townships entitling them to vote nnd to register in cities. I am of the opinion that under existing laws the right to vote nt the senernl election in November is vested in nil the women of the stnte who possess the necessary constitutional qualifications, and who pny a county tnx and nre enrolled nnd register." A conference tn determine how much money should he appropriated to assess anil register women here wns held iu Mayor Moore's office today. Four at Meeting Those present were Mayor Moore. K. Lawrence Fell, cliairmnn of the board of registration commissioners. L. K. Beitler. attorney for the board, and Richard Weglein, president of Council. It was said that $."0,000 would cover the work of preparing women to vote in Philadelphia. The ordinance to hn in. Jtroduced at a meeting of Council Mon day pronauiy will appropriate this sum. Commissioner Fell urged the neces sity for larger quarters for the Board of Registration Commissioners. The use of Room 20(1 in Citv Hnll is to be considered. This room is now occupied by the naturalization nnd miscellaneous branch of the Quarter Sessions Court. Boon Io Party Ratification of the suffrage amend ment will be a big boon to the Repub lican party, especially in Pennsylvania. according to Herman ft. Kephnrt, state treusurer, who wns in this city today u iiuiiei- wiui some nt tlie political leaders. "Itntiflcntinn enme at a very oppor tune time." he suid. "It was just nt the turning point, such slogans ns 'He kept us out of war' will not work this time. The sjmpnthy of the women can not be affected by such subterfuges now, especially when they are so conversant with the high cost of living. "They, better than the men, are In touch with the prices of food and manv other essentials, for the women arc the ones who handle the market basket. "In view of the conditions they will no doubt embrace the opportunity and vote for a change in government.'' J E CALDWELL & Jewelers SiLVEnsMiTus Stationers Chestnut and Juniper Streets Color. Variants of the Diamond FOR THE COLLECTOR FOR POHZI ESTATE ' t Old Colony Foreign ExclanJ niDu anon uvor by Court ASSETS NOT 'ASCERTAINEOJ By (he Associated p.. Ilosfon, Aujf. 20. The broken ft. tune, of Charles Ponl and th SA of thousand, nf tn.-... T tMti rlch-nulck h. -I'..'" ? V- i L, . ""-"- Placed ni celvershlp by Judge Morton of th, S eral d str ct court .i- ,. ne '; pointed thrco receivers- vm Sears, of Cohasset: John Forbes P thevquallf,;vndVoF.;5nor Ihe amount of assets to boh, s unccr ain. Ponzl's tatemrnW.i hey would aggregate ?4.000 OM !" the only estimate available. "ty rii... t ... . . i-ii " """ '""" 57.000,000 5 adjust .i assi more than thnt sum ,, .iT . a?rrfSt records of noteholders nhi.i..?'V '.Jl state attorney general, and th. tS fa likely to run to .$7,000,000 Ja5 iu me estimate ot Kdwin L. Prida ft accountant who hns been mVlclr,:' ..' iiunu ot I'onjsrs liabilities for the t,T eral ailthnrltlea rpk... .."'. l" Jv the no ,,::: v::n ',K""S m& Ponzi to his iufestors-'and K.'j In the no es which he issued f0rr'r,, ment n n netv i ova r W' lLlh:,r,T?.bAL ". mJ y. .....n niiiue on me DSSIS of attmll investments, the Turor.., n.m .. '""SI down by nnnroxlmatelv 'nnn.si.j rJL"l nrerfc.lL8.0. aJ! J?fi. .W SI rn".r.rur'i.:"' ur.oc"a iiiti m r."".r ' :" ni"7 "eAonf pm m dolntr hnslness '" ewPP' ni an. a i liil ill inn npinrn n a ai. ei He asserted yesterday that he ki pald out S7.fi00.000. Some nf ... payments vern refunds of actual M vestments only, where hundreds of wJ.H w,.r. iiiinieiicii io nonnaon t promised profits In the run nf .in- drnwals which marked several of th I. ;!r "" . " "I'Tanons ot i'onat Securities Exchange Co. ' Ponzl Paid $2,000,000 InterMt ' Accoruingly. the nmount of raojif pnld out by Ponr.i in interest, and jnV. ject to action by the receivers. ahonU it be held that undue preference wi Kivrn ine persons wno received L would be approximately ?2,000,OflO Of the receivers named bv Jajri fn.iein CJkhha . u J FT! i a .nviiiviii, orm.1 nun iiiursinn are iar .vers nnd Perkins Is a limine.,. n, Sears appeared at the hearing on tit pcuuon mr receivers as tne reprftenti tlve of the Legal Aid Society, of tt'a city, and In behalf of some of the rredu tors. Thurston was formerly rhalroti or ine iiepuoiican state committee. Prr kins wns formerly secretary anil trru-l urer ot the Calumet & Hcela Minim uompany. Receiver for Old Colony Alsa The Old Colony Foreign nxchanr to., a rival ot I'onzi In oirerinj; m rates of interest for investments. i' wns placed in receivership by Jnfe .Morton, .lonn h. ilnnnlgan. of thiicit;, a lawyer, being nnmed as receiver. ;, A belief that creditors of tlie eoa nauy would receive 110 per cent of tlef investment wns expressed to the court by Itobert CJnllagher. counsel for m company. This figure is (onsldorb'il higher tiinn the estimate of Attorn?! (tenernl Allen, of Massac luisetK M said yesterday that the visible a'W amounted to something like Sl.lO.f and that the total of the i-nmiiaoj'ii business in notes wns probably $HjO,-l 000. J Mr. Oallacher told the court thltl aside from the nssets in the posscwioa of Attorney General Allen and the po 1 lice, there was a iieposlt of .M.wu mj Hoston bank in the name .of the wit nf the president of the eonipMjJ Charles Hrightwell ; u deposit in a .v York bank of Sl.i.OlK), anil the oun furniture. WON'T "HOLD" AMERICANS Chairman of Korean CommliilM Calls Japanese Charge Fabrication, Washington, Aug. 20. (By A. W Cabled renorts from Toklo that t pIM to "hold" the party of American con gressmen now visiting the far r.ai" it arrived in Korea lias been iincarm were characterized today oy ww Kimm. chairman of the Korean wo mission, ns "another groundless JP1 anese fabrication. . What was planned, he said, wa present a memorial to tne pany. THE loyalty of our workers is one of the joys of our daily life at The Holmes Press. Tub Holmes Phess. tPmi 1313.29 Cherry Street Philadelphia KNO I'd All ffnato Inj , wriwi (e: 'I Us, !; t th. ma ti k White, blue, green, red, orange, brown and canary. Those interested are in vited to view the examples of these colorings dis placed in this establishment. " tei not i K rrt n ll(!. o, wjntl, oma' "isllto. Th,, nil lm ne, ' BH, ST P fr, $ i m .,.Vi r- '" ii mi mi i Twm ii- - -- -Hi:. ilSli' Si if' ' ",: a 3''iLiiBAIHHHL ikmY .
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