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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
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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
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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
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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
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HMuii i in it'iiun ni mf rnronnr
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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
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'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 '
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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
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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.
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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.
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Phlla.
Chamber ot Commerce
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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
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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
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