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Philadelphia; Tuesday, august 24, 1920
Ptlbllthed Dally Except Sunday. fluhxcrlptlon Price 10 a Tear by Mall.
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TENNESSEE'S SUFFRAGE ACT CERTIFIED
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United States and Britain in Full Accord on Polish Policy; Soviet Troops Flee Into Prussia
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RATIFICATION SENT
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SPITE OF MIS
Writ of Certiorari Obtained in
Supreme Court at Home
of Chief Justice
GOVERNOR THEN SIGNS
AND MAILS IT TO COLBY
Attorney General Cavo Opinion
That Writ Vacated In
junction Order
By the Associated Press
Nashville, Tcnn., Aug. 21. Frank
M. Thompson, attorney general of Ten
nessee, announced today that Governor
A. H. Roberto at 10:20 o'clock this
morning certified Tennessee's ratlfica
tlon of tbo suffrage amendment, sending
the ccrtiflcatlon to Secretary of Stato
Colby by mall.
The announcement was made after
Chief Justice Lansden, of tho- Stato
Supreme Court, on petition of the at
torney general, had granted n writ of
certiorari and supersedeas virtually tak
ing proceedings in tbo injunction case
brought to prevent certification out of
the hands of Judge Langford in tbo
county Chancery Court. Justice Lans
den ordered all records in the- case be
fore the. Supreme Court for review.
Attorney General Thompson declared
the action of Justice Lansden vacated
the injunction granted by the, lower
court and It was on this express opinion
that the Governor certified ratification
to Washington.
Argument by tho attorney general on
his motion that tho Supremo Court take
jurisdiction was mado before Jcstice
Lansden last night at tho Justice's
home. Opponents of ratification charge
that tho proceedings violate the rnK'H
of the Suprcjne Court in that the other
part) was not notified that the hearing'
was to be held.
order'iooo BOOTHS
FOR WOMEN VOTERS
Extra Polling Compartments to
Bo Placed in Congested Dis
tricts for Use in November
One thousand new polling booths have
been ordered to accommodate the ox
pfrtrd vote of women in Philadelphia
nt Hip presidential election in November.
Women who have been assessed will
li"1 allowed to register on September 2.
the first registration day, despite the
fact that assessors will not have pub
lMird their lists by then.
. committee of prominent women
enters will be invited to hold a meeting
t which Renubliran leaders will be in
Attendance ready to answer all questions!
m io voting.
Then- were the outstanding develop,
limits of a meeting of the Republican
lty committee called In tbo committee
looms, Eleventh nnd Ohcstuiit streets
troll) j to discuss the women voters.
Thomas F. Watson, chairman, pre
sided After the committee seated
Magistrate George YV. Price to succeed
iMrcctov of Public Works Cnvcn as
delegate from tho Thirty-fourth ward,
the women voting question was taken
up
Reports Order for Polls
Chairman Holmes, of the county
commissioners, then reported the order
"IB of the additional polling places,
which will bo placed iu those districts
where tho registration shows they are
most needed.
Mr. Holmes also told of invoking n
"pedal dispensation to allow tho women
t register on September 2. Tho aS
SeSSors. lit filllil M'lll It. .,r,.ltln n l,nn
their lists printed by thnt time.
Uinlrman Holmes said that some of
me assessors arc expected to "kick"
t the five days' work of ussesslng the
women for tho $27.r,0 pay given them
Because muny of tho men must lose bet
tor pay to do tho work.
He said It would be better for them,
nottoer, to begin the door-to-door can
vass tomorrow thnn to have themselves
swamped" by women wanting to be
"fCsst-d when the assessors sit iu
"Peelal session on August ill .
Uiarlo Hall, chairman of the ways
mi tncaua committee, said that voliiu-"
fcrs probably would como forwurd for
"io asseKsment work if the regular us
wssors decline thn task.
He said lawyers will be on hand on
' KiMration duy to" answer any fji.es-
nous regarding the new voters ami urge
"" commlttro to organize workers to
n.. wmeH votes in the same man
"fr ns th, innio .,
Wl'l..ao,B0cllt0 this." although I firmlv
fniu, h ', yul 0l wiii voters will
he mid ad ot ,hcir mul datives,"
Hall Suircests !TmHhp
0nln Ml IIaU wbo hHSECStcd the
XI eet",'.s for women. Thoinas.Cun
'D.?AD'n.' "epubllcan Alliance leader,
M sd a!a, "' b0 8ven H'0 Privilege
senator arc seconded the motion and
(V carried unamloiisly
Drum. V "mmv vu iu irtiujr iu
Hall !ni1iMffi? f,,mny 'HiestloiiH," .Mr.
wuald, "for tho women won't bo put
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Tennessee's suffrage measure was
certified by Iilm today in spite ot
Injunction Issued lo restrain him.
Tlio certification was at onco mailed
to Secretary Colby
COX TO PROVE CHARGE
IN PITTSBURGH SPEECH
Nominee, in Statement, Says
Ho Will Show Magnitude
of 0. 0. P. Fund
Dayton, O., Aug. 24. (By X P.)
Governor Cox. Democratic presidential
candidate, today gave out n statement
declaring that be would "prove" his
chnrges regarding the magnitude of Re
publiran campaign funds. lie stated
that he would present his Information
in bis address next Thursday night at
Pittsburgh.
The statement of Governor Cox fol
lows :
"Senator Harding denies my charges
about the campaign fund which the sen
atorial oligarchy is raising. I am pre
pared jto believe that he knows nothing
about a lot of things that arc golug on
around him. Tills reveals the very dan
gerous symptom which I hove been dis
cussing. Iu iny Pittsburgh speech tills
week I will advise the country as to
matters of which the senator claims to
he Ignorant and I will prove my
charges."
COMPLAIN OF BAD PIKE
Limekiln' Road Repairs Asked
Complaint to State
The Thomas R. Median Co..
In
of
Dresher. near Ambler, has complained
lo the Public Service Commission, of
tho had condition of the Limekiln pike,
naming the Limekiln Turnpike Road
Co. ns defendant.
According to Thomas TJ. Median, a
member of tlif Median firm, (ho com
imn.v mnkes no apparent effort to re
pair the pike nlthoiigb it never misses
charging toll on trallic using It uctwccii
City line nnd Jnrrettown.
The gutters., ho said, nre gutters in
name only, being hichcr than the road
and forcing water to run down the road
instead of carrying it awny,
BLISS BEATS ST. SWITHIN
Forecaster Gets Decision In Forty
Day Bout Blankets Popular
This is the last scheduled contest of
tbo season between St. Swithin and
Forecaster Illlss.
Incidentally, it is if anything cooler
than yesterday, and thousands of In
nocent moths were made homeless last
night when folks brought forth their
blankets and used them themselves.
Mr. Ullss declared this morning that
St. Swlthlu had failed to make good
Ills promise of forty successive rainy
days. "It will have rained twenty
three of the forty days," Mr. Bliss
said, "If It rcinaiu clear today, and I
am confident I hnvo the situation well
in hand
FIND BODY IN SCHUYLKILL
River Victim Was Well Dressed and
About Twenty Years Old
The body of a well-dressed mnn, ap
parently about twenty years old,
was taken from the Schuylkill river to
day by the crew of the police boat Rey
burn. It was found floating near the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge.
The man had exceptionally long
brown hair. A signet ring had the
initials "II. D." On an envelope, found
iu the clothing were two addresses, one
In West Philadelphia, the other New
York city.
GREEK ENVOY TRANSFERRED
Minister to Washington Assigned to
Important Post In Turkey
Washington. Aug. 24. (Uy A. P.)
Georges Roussos, Greek minister to the
United States, hns been appointed diplo
matic representative of bis country at
Constantinople. Ho will sail for Greece
Saturday.
Hecauso of the territorial expansion
of Greece and the delicate relations
existing between that country and
Turkey iu tho Smyriiu hinterland and in
Thrace, the position which Mr. Hoiissos
is to fulfill is regarded by diplomats as
0110 of unusual iinportiinec. The min
ister lias been one of the advisers of
Premier Venizeios and his appointment
to the Constantinople post whs viewed
as a trlbuto to bis hcrvice in Washing
ton during tlio three years since his ap
pointment. He was the first minister
sent to the United States bv the Venl
zelos government after tho deposition of
King Constantino.
HELD A8 EMBEZZLER
Magistrate Mecleury Iu Central 'Sta
tion today held George Cohen in ?2(l()0
bail for a further hearing Friday,
charged with embezzlement, t'ohemwiis
arrested yesterday ut Hartford, Couu,,
by Detective Croogan, it is charged
lie embezzled $240(1 last November wlillo
employed, as .a bookkeener bv Walter
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HARDING MAY ADVISE
NATION'S ENTRY INTO
LEAGUE COURT ONLY
Expected to Propose
Limit to U. S. Participa
tion in World Affairs
MOVE WOULD DODGE
COVENANT DISPUTE
International Program of G. 0.
P. Candidate to Be Re
vealed on Saturday
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
Stan" Corrrnpondent of the ErenltiE 1'nblle
I.fdBfr
Copurloht, into, bv Public Ledotr Co.
Marion, L, Aug. 21. Will Senator
Harding's international program, to be
revedled here Saturday, be a proposal
to enter the court, but not the council
and ussembly of the League of Notions?
Tho best guess made hero Is that
this Is the Republican plan. It Is
hardly more than a guess, for tho
secret of Mr. Harding's Intentions is
well guarded. Hut all the known cir
cumstances 'point lownrd the League of
Nations court as the Republican means
of keeping the world's "peace and the
political advantage of that course is
considerable.
It has been announced from here in
the press that Mr. Harding's proposal
will be "the Root plan' and Mr.
Hoot has been iu Europe assisting un
officially under the auspices of the
League of Nations in the formation of
an .international court of arbitration.
The Republicans might propose that
acceptance bv the world cenernllv of
the Root court and the scrapping of
the League of Nations, but there would
be itipiomatiu difficulties about that
course, and politically they would be
open to attnek by Governor Cox for
proposing delay aud long and uncertain
negotiations.
Receiving Much Advice
The linul touches nre being given to
Mr. Illirdlnt's ' Kiitnnlnr neph.
Charles K. Hughes, ex -justice of tho
united Stntes Supreme Court, a strong
i.rayuu ot canons man, is nero to
day. Later In the week will come ox
Senator Sutherland, of Utnh. formerly
known as the leading lawyer of the
United States Senate, a strong rcser
vationist, and Henry P. Davison, of J.
P. Morgan & Co.. head of the Amer
ican Red Cross in Kurone and n strnnir
league man. For the last dav or two
Colonel George Harvey, editor of
narpcrs HcoKly, wlio furnished much
of the ammunition Iu the fiirlit on Vll.
sou last winter, has been with Senator
j turning.
Colonel Harvey exists chiefly to see
the league altered bevmul i-crni-nUin,,
by its author. Now, here is a curious
circumstance. It is officially said that
an uiese geuiicmcn are Here presumably
to discuss "the League of Nations"
with the candidate iu view of his com
ing speeclf. It is not announced that
they are here to discuss a substitute
for the League of Nations, nor an asso
ciation of nations, nor Senator Hard
ing's plan to prevent war, but that
they me hero to discuss the League of
Nations. That may not mean much,
but it Is taken for what it is worth
to confirm the guess that Mr. Harding's
plan is to enter the court of the League
of Nations, being worked out with Mr.
Root's assistance nnd not tlio council
or assembly. t
To do this would be to obviate all
the Republican objectious to the league.
It would be to dodge Article X aud its
guarantee of the territory of league
members, with the possible obligatlou
of using armed forces of this country In
their support and (o avoid the Issue
of impairing tli sovereignty of tills
country by submitting ju n measure to a
foreign council and it would provide a
mechanism for making war less likely
by providing for delay nnd arbitration.
League tho Leading Issue
The league issue has become the up
permost issue of the campaign. There
is no question of thn response wh'ieh the
Democratic candidate Is receiving from
its presentation. Republican visitors
to Marlon from the West have told
Senator Hording within the last few
(lays that their only aifxicty is in re
gitrd to the league. Jl'liey report that
the sentiment for the league, which has
not become a sentiment for Cox, Is
strong in the colleges, among" school
teachers and among women. They nre
looking forwurd with great interest to
Senator Harding's Saturday speech and
they hope for a proposal from him
which can be said to prevent war, as ef
fectively as the League of Nations with
out rnislng all the doubtful questions
which the league raised,
If Senator Hnrdlug should propose
an out-and-out substitute for tho
League of Nations, Governor Cox would
attack It on lines which he has already
indicated. Ho keep-, sajing now lit
ei cry speech that uny new association
of nations woild require long nnd
doubtful negotiations. The Kiimpcnn
countries would be disinclined to aliiin-,
dnn their present association to enter
the new' one suggested by tho Repub
lican candidate. At any rutc the plan
would involve delay.
As Ungland and Vrauce indicated
s-nnie tlmo ago n willingness to have
this country enter the Leaguo of
Nations on our own terms. It would
probably not bo dlflicutt to arrange par
ticipation only to the extent of inter
national arbitration based on treaties
to refer all disputes to the world court
and n wait its action. The world court
on which Mr. Root has been working
may organize In such a ivay as to
make Mr. Harding's plan feasible.
If tho United States should pnrtl'ci
iiate onlv Iu tho international court,
that might become the only vital organ
of the league. The council and assembly
are even pow tending td becom'o
atrophied, but that Is the least concern
nt the men who nre fnrmlnir Dm ft.
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Developments of Today
m Presidential Campaign
Wilson will enter the presiden
tial campaign in behalf of the Lcaguo
of Notions.
Harding told theatrical stars to
day that "one-lead" government
should end. He consulted with
Hughes.
Tho Republican candidate prob
ably will propoo entry Into tho
court of the Lcaguo of Nations only.
Cox declares he will prove his
charge of a $l.r,000,000 O. O. P.
fund nt Pittsburgh on Thursday
night.
Tho Democratic nominee does not
expect to testify before the Scnato
campaign investigation committee.
Ho may be subpoenaed to substan
tiate his charge.
WILSON TO ENTER
FIGHT FOR LEAGUE,
HELPING GOV. COX
President Althmin-h r,.r-0j
rresiaeni, AltnoUgn Crippled,
Physically, Expects to Join
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in campaign
Bu a Staff Correspnnittnt
Washington. Aug. 24: Woodrow
Wilson, crippled of body but with the
light of battle in bis eye, is nbout to get
into the presidential campaign. He
will not only Issue a scries of state
ments from the White House, but may
make a speech or two within the next
few "weeks in support of the Democratic
ticket.
The President is so wrapped up in
tho Leaguo of Nutlons, now nanrlng
the "great and soVmn referendum"
ho foresaw eleven months ago, that he
stands ready to sacrifice life itself If
need be to help put it over.
Such is the information which camo
today from semiofficial sources closo to
the White House. Whatever part he
plays, those close to him say, It may
be accepted without question that ho
will be heard from quite definitely.
Intimations that the President may
make ono or more public addresses on
campaign issues were accompanied by
the explanation tiiat this is his own
Idea, projected without the approval
of bis physicians. Iu fact. Mts. Wil
son and Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
his personal physician, nre represented
as strenuously opposed to any speech -making
in the presidential program.
If he does speak, therefore, it will be
over the determined opposition of the
two persons who havo done most to as
sist his recovery as far ns it Has gone.
To Attack Leaguo Foes
In quarters usually well Informed it
is assumed the presidential nrtlllcry will
be turned on the enemies of the league,
among whom he pictures Senator Hard
ing nnd the latter's campaign asso
ciates. Among persons close to the
President it is well known that the
league dominates bis life. His grcatesct
hope is to see it iu successful operation,
with the United States one of its mem
bers. He places this cause ahead of every
thing else, health included.
Incidentally his friends picture him
as supremely confident the Treaty of
Vvrkiillcs with the league intact will
eventually be ratified, presupposing a
belief that Governor Cox will be elected
President.
President Wil-on has aged years
since he was btricken. Although it has
been less than a year, his hair lins
turned from gray to white, his face bos
taken on new and deeper lines, nnd his
countenance betrays unmistakably the
marks of suffering. Offsetting his physi
cal Ulsatillliy is me met Unit lie is
again back to normal
.ui,t 1 to
pounds that
ie has a good uppctite.
is steadily gaining in
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strength and acquires a dcencr color
with each outdoor excursion. l'hiiatieipnia nnu "cauing Hallway, the.
There ate differences of opinion as to! now; ';ato wlU bo ?1'50' w,th twelve j
the President's ultimate recoverv. IIic,'rniH 1 111 , i
Physicians held out the horn, of cA ,. L ..T.."1?"' , ;"???. ?." one - day ,
stout, betterment in l.l ,.ft,llln i.7;.i
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remurkiil.le.tonsidering his age. sixty-'n,Il(io
lack, his ph.islcians boh It nothlm?
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short of amazing thnt he should have
done so well.
Differ on Ills Recovery
Graduating first from the sick bed to
the wheel chuir. then to occasional sor
ties Jifriot, assisted by a cane, he clitnbs
stairs now as jmrt of his daily pro
gram of exercise. With his partly
parul.izcd left arm lie goes through a
series of calisthenics prescribed by Doc
tor (ira.isou to strengthen nerve and
sinew His left arm und leg ina.i al
wuys be affected to some extent, how
ever, leaving him a semi-invalid, requir
ing more or les constant assistance and
attention. H is on tliis point that the
professional and lay viewpolut differ.
Notwithstanding tho optimism expressed
bj (hose close to him, the opinion bus
grown here that he will neier recover
his former bodilv vigor.
Officials of the Wilson administration
are hopeful the President can take an
active part iu the campaign. Naturally
they do not share the opinion in other
Democratic groups that the President's
support is a liability rather than au
asset. The sa the President can de
feat Cox bj staying out of tho light
or inuteriall.i aid him by getting Into It.
What seems most likely to happen,
without regard to the method pursued,
Ik that the President will get back of
Cox on the league Issuo aud let tho
candidate run the rest of the campaign
himself. By thoso Iu it position to know
the probabilities of bis courso, t ex
pected lie wU) show his baud within a
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MITERS N
USE OLD TICKETS
F0RFULLTERW1S
Redemption of Unused Portions
Not Necessary, flail
roads Announce
TOMORROW IS LAST DAY
FOR BUYING NEW ONES
Pannsy Socks to Avoid Friction
in Transferring to New
Rates of Fare
Railroad commutation tickets sold up
to and including tomorrow, at the old
rotes, will be rood Until thn Dtnlmllnn
of their full term without payment of
uuiiiuuuiii enarges.
This news will be welcomed bv thou
sands of commvtcrs, who faced con
fusion nnd inconvenience because of
the adoption of new passenger tariffs,
in effect August 20. next Thursday. It
was made public this afternoon bv the
Pennsylvania, Reading nnd Ralt'lmore
unu unio roaus.
Tlle original announcement made by
the railroads covering commutation
tickets was that all tickets issued slnco
August 1, for n period of more thun
uiujMii" ujo, wuuiu ue voided on
August 20, and the remaining rides
reiieemeu.
,
This woum nave imnosed a hnnUhln
upon many thousands of commuters to
suburban nnd seashore points, who havo
Dougiic ucKets tor terms varying from
three to six months, and who would
havo been compelled to go to tho trouble
of getting their unused tickets redeemed
and the expense of buying new tickets
at the enhanced rate.
The Pennsylvania Railroad was first
to announce the removal of the restric
tions originally planned.
In n statement Issued this afternoon,
the railroad management Explained that
"this step1 is taken after careful con
sideration in the belief that changes In
the original plan were warranted In
order to treat all holders of commu
tation tickets with impartial fairness
nnd obviate even the nppenrance of dis
criminatory treatment.
' "The management of tho Pennsylva
nia system feels that the public is quite
generally satisfied as to the necessity
nnd justice of the advanced rate, and
for this reason particularly the man
agement Is desirous of nvoidltig all pos
sible causes of friction or dissatisfaction
in making the transition from the old
to the new rates."
The railroad's statement then ex
plained tho method ns first planned. The
only tickets for less than thirty-live
days issued by tho Pennsylvania Rail
road are the sixty-trip monthly com
mutation tickets nnd tho forty-six-trip
school tickets.
"Under the new ruling, however," It
was announced, "equal privileges will
be extended to the holders of ten-trip
tickets good for three months, fifty-
trip tickets good for six months and ,
ISO-trip tickets good for three months;
also lot)-trip season tickets sold to all
South Jersey summer resort points, the
limitation of which is October .11.
"In accordance with the new regula
tions, tickets of tho characters named
purchased not later than August 25
will be good until the expiration of the
time limit nnmed on their face."
Pennsylvania Itallronil nfllcinlj nv.
'plained that the decision to modify the
ruling liail been readied largely because
tho management felt that there was a
moral obligation to its customers to giv'
them tbo full service called for iu tin I
contract entered into at tho time tlio,
ticket was purchased.
SHORE EXCURSIONS GO UP
$1.50 Plus Tax Will Be Rate Begin-
nlng Thursday, Says P. and R.
Tho "dollar excursions" to Atlantic
City and other seashoro points, which
'now cost SI, 2.1 with ten cents war tnv.
"'" S even turtlier awny from the ilnl
nr (',nss nrxt Umwday. Accordiiu
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ii1. ,.n u! " ""mcni jesterdn.v of the,
"r.ips, i uv lira immensely poplar
with rniiaueipnians ninny years, 'l hev
run nsiiiillv
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i August and the railroads have a wan
excellent preparations for hand-
i nt the hie crowi s.
BOY SCOUTS OFF FOR U. S.
Embark on Transport Matolka at
St. Nazalre
St. N'aalro. France, Aug. 21. (By
A. P.lTho American Boy Scouts, who
have been attending tho "jamboree" in
England and France, departed early
this morning for America aboard the
American transport Princess Mntnika.
They held a reception last night
aboard tho ship, entertaining bcvcrul
hundred French Boy Scouts,
Can Stock Up on 50-Trip
Tickets at the Old Price
Commuters who buy fifty-trip
tickets ou the Pennsylvania Rail
road, good for six months, can, if
they wish, purchase hnlf a dozen of
them tomorrow at the old price.
Officials yay that tickets so pur
chased undoubtedly will be good
during the six months period. That
will make It possible to rido every
day for the next six months nt the
present rate.
Tills will apply also to the ten
trip and ISO-trip ticket?, good fqr
three months.
TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES
ST. LOUIS.... 0 . ,
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Rommel and Griffin; Bayne and Severeid. Chill and Owen;,.
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GREAT POLISH VICTORY REPORTED
LONDON, Aug. 24. Official dispatches from Warsaw say the
Tolcs have captured 03,000 prisoners, 200 guns and 1000 machine
guns.
BIDS FOR TWO TANKERS AGGREGATE $2,845,000
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Five bids aggregating $2,845,000
were opened todny by the shipping board for two tnnketa now
unu;: c--.structlon at Oakland, Calif. An offer of $700,000 for tbc
Talo Alto from the American Fuel Oil and Transportation Co. 01
New York, was the highest bid. The board reserved Its decitlod
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BEGIN TWO PROBES
OF
County Prosecutor's Office Will
Call Witnesses to Fix Blame
for Ten Deaths
GRADE CROSSINGS SCORED
Two investigations of the tragedy
at Morgan street grade crossing Sun
day night which cost ten lives nnd In
juries to live, are under way. one by
Camden county and the other by Cam
den city authorities. The county In
quiry is in charge of Albert I,. Hurling,
assistant prosecutor, iu tho absence of
Chnrles A. Wolverton. county prosecu
tor, who is ou his vacation.
The county Is co-operating with the
city authorities who are conducting n
separate piobo under the order of Mayor
Kills.
"A thorough investigation to deter
mine whether any one was criminally
responsible for the crash between the
outobus nnd the express train will be
made by the Camden county prosecutor's
office." Mr. Burling announced.
"So for ns coroner s inquests arc con-
eerned
I do not believe they nre neces-
sary in Camden. They require the ex
penditure of considerable money and
would be a duplication of the work of
the prosecutor's office. An accident re
quiring nn investigation is never over
looked by the Camden prosecutor."
At the office of Frederick W. George,
clerk of Camden county Board of Free
holders, it was pointed out todny au In-
necesNllv for thn liumest heine left to
the county nhvsician.
lr. Frank O. Stemm, county physl-
clan, who viewed the uoiiies. said lie
did not believe a coroner s inquest wns
necessarj, that ho would not order one.
CAMDEN
RAH
lie sain ine witnesses who cmiui uo i'" "' iiuucern, hajiiiy innr there was
called before a coroner's inquest will all, "no single avenue for tho disseiuinn
bc summoned before the prosecutor. tlon of information equal to that of the
"I viewed the bodies and have oQi- moving picture."
ciallv notified the prosecutor's office." "I have been thinking lately." he
Doctor Stcnim said. "If I thought
anything was to lie gamed by a cor
oner's inquest, I would order one. I
think the investigation can safely rest
in the prosecutor's bands."
Grades to be Protected
A number of unprotected grade
crossings in South .Jersey are likely to
be abolished or modern snfetv appli
ances adopted as tho result of the cross
ing tragedy.
Although Camden county and rall
toad officials blame the driver of the
ill-fated autobus for attempting to
cross ut Morgan street after a watch
man shouted a warning and waved a
lantern, they agree the accident would
not have occurred if t,he crossing had
been protected properly.
Two hundred lives have been snuffed
out in New Jersey grade crossing accl-
rontlmifd on I'nrr Two, Column Two
DAUGHTER EXPOSES FATHER
Causes His Arrest for Making Coun
terfeit Silver Dollars
Kansas City. Mn., Aug. 21. (By
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;Vom ormols ror'muWnrKnvVVXi:;
lnrs caused the daughter of I. E.
Kentner to bring about his arrest in
Enid, OMu., according to nn announce-
inent here todu.i by federal officials. ,
Kentner. who Is seventy -seicii years!
old. was placed in jai nt Oklahoma City '
today to uwnit action of the grand
jury.
He was convicted of counterfeiting
silver dollars live .years ago and sen
Icncetl to serve seven years in tho fed
eral prison at McNeil's Islund, Wash.,
according to officials,
POLICE REPEL POLISH FORCE
T '
Attempt to Seize Town Hall Frus
trated by Local Guardians
tandon, Aug. 24. (By A. P.)
Polish forces that tried to seize the
town bull of Kocnlgsbutte. fifty four
miles southeast of Oppelu, I pper
Silesia, yesterday were beaten off by
(.ccurity im)1Ico armed with machine
cuiis aud band grenades, according to a
Berlin dispatch to the Loudon Times.
Tho Poles lout live killed aud wounded,
It Is said.
ABOLISH
ONE-LEAD
ROLE, HARDING PLEA
Every American Should Have
Part in Government, Nomi
nee Tells Actors
NOT "CITIZENS OF WORLD"
By tho Associated Press
Morion, Aug. 24. A pleu that the
nation get nway from "one-lend" ac
tivities so that each citizen can play
his part in the development of Ameri
can democracy, was made today by Sen
ntor Harding in an address here to a
delegation of actors and nctresses rep
resenting the Harding nnd Coolidge
Theatrical League.
The senator also pokc for American -ism.
and deprecated any tendency of
Americans to regard themselves as "citi
zens of the world." adding that he per
sonally was "not so universal."
111c visit of the delegation occupied
the
lienor part o the nominee's ilnv
but during the morning be held a long
conference with Charles Evans Hughes,
who was the Republican presidential
candidate four jenrs ago. ou various
issues and policies of tho campaign. Mr
Hughes arrived early and breakfasted
at the Harding home.
Colonel George Harvey, the New
ork editor, was present at the confer
ence that followed.
Wants Stage Standards High
In his speech to the tlieatricnl del
gation Senator Harding declared the
sianuanis or the Americun stage Miould
"' 'he highest in the world. He 11N0
pam 11 tribute to the work of moving
couunueu. "thnt there is a great like
ness neiiveen political life under popular
government and many of our most su
cesstui productions on the stngo. There
are many plays especially written for
notable stars and their preentntion has
depended largely ou the work of por
traying one genius.
"There is. of course. n fascinntinn in
the ono-leed druma, but it makes tho
spectator very much dependent upon one
individuality, and if the stor should.be
incapacitated for any reason, there is
inevitable disappointment.
Kadi One Must, Play Part
"I think it is a very practical thing
to suggest that our American popular
government ought not to be a one-lend
or n one-star drama of modern civiliza
tion. I want to commend the policy of
each and every one having his part to
play, and we all must play with en
thusiasm iu order to perfect the whole
production.
"We have been drifting lately under
Conllnuril on Puce Sl. Column I"lfi
WOMAN'S HEAD IN RIVER
New York Poll HPe to Solve My.,
tery of Headlees Torso
ew York. Aug. 21. Police todav
continued their hunt for a woman's
,P, bPl.n limiting last nislit in the East
River near Hell Gate. They believe
that it found it will solve the mutnr.
of the woman's torso discovered in the
i unison river ut jvisey i ity last Tues
duv. The head was sighted by a man in
a motorbont. but tho tide was running
so fast that he could not pick it up,
MINEOLA PLANES AT NOME
Long Flight Completed In 55 Hours'
Actual Flying Time
Nome, Alaslta, Aug. 21. (Bv A. P I
The four 1 'lilted States airplanes liv
ing from Mlueolu, X. Y., to Nonie.
arrived here from Ruby. Alaska, at
.:.() o'clock yesterday afteruoon
The actual time from New York was
tlfty. ive hours. Captain St. Clair
Street, head of the expedition, un
iiouuced. The hop-off on the return
trip to New York will be made In a
few days.
I
PREMIERS DEMAND
MODIFICATIONS OF
TERMSFORPOLAND:
Stand TaKen by Allied Min
isters Due Entirely to
American Note
PROLETARIAT ARMY PLAN
HELD PERIL TO REPUBLIC
Addition to Original Peace Con
ditions Termed "Gross
Breach of Faith"
All the allied premiers nre now in ner
cord on the Polish and Russian 8o
vlet policies, a dispatch from Pari
announces. Tt is added that this
change of atitmlc was effected by
Secretary Colby's recent note to Italy.
A virtual ultimatum has been sent to,
Moscow demanding a modification of
the peace terms submitted to, the iy-'
lish Goiernment. The propoWl cre
ation of n proletariat army is char
acterized by the nllled premiers as t
menace to the independence of Po
lond. Unless this modification is made
Great Britain will refuse, recogni
tion of the Soviet Bovcrnment.
Bolshevik forces in Polnnd are crossing
the East Prussian border in great
numbers nnd asking to be Interned',
German troops on the boundary nre
asking for re-enforcements in order
to cope with the constantly increasing
tide of Russians.
The AVarsaw office announces tbo 're
capture of Bialvstok and the cutting
of the last railway line over which
the Russian armies can retreat from
Polnnd. On the Prussian border tin
backward movement of the Bolshevik
has become n panic, according to ad
vices received in Berlin,
By the Associated Press
Paris. Aug. 24. The French For
eign Office announced today that tht
government regarded the new attltud tW jf
taken by I'remiers l,loyd tieorgo ans '
Glolitti concerning Soviet Russia 'jiBoT
Poland ns due entirely to the American
notp to Italy.
The premiers' attitude was cxpresccr
in the note they sent France from Lu
cerne yesterday, in which they stated
they were In accord with the United
States and France that Polaud would
endanger her independence if she ac
cepted the Soviet ttrms.
The communication ot the British
and Italian prime ministers was an
swered by the French Foreign Office
with a note expressing iilensiiro that
they expressed the same views with re
gurd to the Polish situation that Franco
holds.
The meeting of M. Millerand, the
French premier, and Premier Glolitti,
to be held iu Aix-lc-Bniiis. remains
fixed for tho middle of September, it
wns announced this afternoon. 31.
Millerand will not meet Premier Lloyd
George until later unless developments
ultcr the situation.
London. Aug. 21. (By A. I'.)
Arthur .T. Balfour, lord president of
the council, on behalf of Premier
Lloyd George, last night Fent to Leo
Knmeneff. Russian Soviet representa
tive here, n copy of the communique is
sued lu Lucerne ns a result of the con
ference of Premiers Llojd George and
Giolitti.
Mr. Balfour pointed out that, ac
cording to the latest information, the
Bolshevist terms to Poland fundament
ally contradict thoo Kameiicff commu
nicated to Great Britain recently. Mr.
Balfour asked if this information was
correct and. if so. whether the Bol
shevists intended to adhere to the new
terms.
An answer by Friday evening nt the
latest was asked for by Mr. Biilfour,
who cited the urgency of the matter
and said that ou the answer to these
questions depended the future policy
of Great Britain.
England and Italy will refuse
recognition tn the Russian Soviet Gov
ernment if it docs not withdraw its de
mand, presented ns a part of the peae
terms ut Minsk, for a proletarian army
iu Poland. This has beeu decided upon
by Premiers Lloyd C.eorge and Giolitti, .
of (ireat Britain and Italy, who have
been meeting since Sunday at Lucerne,
Switzerland . A statement given to tjio
press in that city yesterday by the two
premiers declared thej hud resolved to
defer resumption of diplomatic relations
with tho Moscow government until It
withdrew what was described as "this
sinister proposal."
Presentation of this clause In the
terms of peace laid before tbo Polish '
delegates nt Minsk, after M. ICame
neff, Soviet representative here, hod
announced nothing important would bo
added to the pence conditions mada
public In him in this ity last week,
wns denounced n a "gross breach of
faith" in the premier's statement.
It was said that negotiations of uny
Und with u government "which so
lightly treats Its word" were "difficult,
if not impossible."
It is understood here thnt a virtual
ultimatum has been sent to Moscow by
the two premiers, whose decision rela
tive to recognition of tlio Bolshevik gov
eminent is lcwcil ns approval tf tho
stand made against that step by Premier
Millerand. of France.
Tho premiers indicated the Allies
would secure to Poland tho use of tho
corridor south of Danzig and would. It
necessary, use troops to curry out thdj?
plans iu this region.
Lucerne, Aug. 24. (By . p.) t
Premier Lloyd George, replying to ft
question of tbo newspaper correspond,
cuts yesterday, said he considered Presr
Ident Wilson's present policy as regard
Russin as inconsistent with his dpcltri
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