TV ';tf H u . -t r .i ' ?, ' i ' ' ??' jzuenttta public feftger ',' Mj M- , i TO -3T5 SVTJiTr" V .""' - NIGHT EXTRA 1 ) PRICE TWO CENTS T i VOL. VI. NO. 308 Entmd aa Second.ClaM Matter at ttiy. Poitnfflc t PhllafldDhla. Pa. ,Undor the Act of Jifarch 8. 1870 nuaueipni. , PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920, Published Dallr Bxcert Sunday. Bunnerlption Price fO a Tear by Hall. Coprrisht. 1020. by Public Ledjer Company VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE AGAIN ROCKS NORTHERN v " - ; - , Republican Fund Raiser Tells of Plan to Secure Money Under Quotas Fixed for 54 CitUs THE WEATHER Cloudy and unsettled tonight and Frl. day, wltli probably occasional showers; moderate temperature; gentle winds. 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When the engines arrived tho flames already had spread to the factories of the Oeada Mantel Co., fancy wood workers, at 1422 South Front street, and S. F. Bosch & Co., interior wood workers, 1421-20 South Front street. Two more alarms were turned in, but despite tnc arrival of additional firemen, the flames spread to tnc Max well Paint Works, at 1428-80 South Front street. Firemen narrowly escaped injury fighting the flames in the paint works ffhtn turpentine and other explosives were touched by the fire and exploded. Fifteen firemen were buried in the Bjbr bricks, and mortar from a rear mil on Howard streets when It c61- l based, A11 received minor Injuries, cut no one was'burt scriouBly. So crcat was tho reflection of the fire that the crew of the flrcbont Stuart, at I' Race btreet wharf, saw it and raced to the foot of Heed syreet to be of any as sistance possible. The fire threatened the stable of Walter Patterson, at 1438 South Front street. Worltlne In the dense smoke. firemen blindfolded twelve horses and 'cd them to safety. Sparks from the blazing factories fell in the lumber yard of Charles Benton on the opposite side of Front street, but a cordon of firemen and residents of tho neighborhood stationed on lumber piles extinguished them. Several electric wires fell during tho height of the flro, endangering the fire men and others qn tho scene. Firemen had n hard job keeping tho flames from spreading to other nearby structures. Home residents of tho neighborhood, skeptical of the success, of this attempt, began to move their nouehold cooiisi. Traffic on Front street and on Reed street was held up during the courso of the fire. Tho blnze burnt itself out in a comparatively short time because of the nature of the products. Tho loss in tho Stelert factory is estimated at $200,000, nnd that of the other concerns about 300,000. WEST1NGH0USE GOT HOMES Electric Co. Bought Elmwood Houses fop Its Emoloves Thn lrtlli. t. ti i i. improvement Co., the coucern which aiMiig tnirty-nlno tenants of the wvernment-built Elmwood avenue houses to vacate, was definitely made Known today when officials of the Wcst ff ouJe k- announced that the Intcr ZK .Co- was nn adjunct of tholr corporation. of .im & A"n,.tron; housing manager ?A ? N """Bhouse Co. and head of laid ffr,'RiJ.!n.i;rovc.,i,ct, C-l .1,1." Mu j-uiiiurouon nuu uoiigni Jhe h0UI.CS. as it Wna fnro..,! tn rirJi.ln IZ i f0r " m""ber of employes who Tort SS1?? broK" 'rom Pittsburgh to Eln"t neW Wcst,l,Siusc plant at m.n i c?,"!'1 n,ot obtnIn billed work uMiln thlsrU''' 8ai Armstrong, "Ulle Ollr I lttlim.nl. ,..wl.. 1.1 not agree to come to Philadelphia im ildP.i tu, 'ere nBSrPd of being pro I r.i,w.U '. nouws. It was absolutely In fi,. ' l 'i?1 wo 0,)tuln "'Co houses thouri, s,outh,n Varl of the city. Al out n . 'e,cJld not IiUu to turn tenants w nLi Hll0.mcii' w. wcrc oblIsed to do the colim hopo y,e.y w,n "ndcrstand upon nf ',i "3 mi k'nvo their 1,0,cs SHU l Sea10'-01'" ,0 tl,C P Expect No Influenza Epidemic Therrr.r'Yi"'";--, y.A-1'-- return .11 r " '."' ""iicniions oi a XL ulnti- J4' " i",ll,c"!!a epidemic '" winter. 1 1 nnWio i,nniti. V-..i.. announced faid. betwc annoJne,ir; V,e p,ll,Uc llealt1' v!cc "ovemoer ami Jliiy, cases arc reported, but ( t expect the disease to be or us virulent ns In 1010 number SBen Xovcnl and May, a I,?,.!,' ".f..cne arc reported, but ex- Wesnr.ni V'XI)cct.tho dlsca6e to be as ""spread or us vimionr nD in mm '.as-. Vti'2 v., 'r i.s ?.. i A -z-C wLu HJ jltMll simm --'- Buildings from 1400 to 1430 South Front street are swept In spectacular Maze that does $500,000 damage. Dcvcrai ncavy explosions attended tne flre. Fifteen firemen were sllgliUy injured when a wall collapsed WN T REINSTATE ARSENA L WORKMEN Baker Refuses to Reopen Case and Appeal May Be Made to President UNFAIR, CLAIMS UNION ft & to Give Economic Aid to IFrangel, Is Report Iiwl'li"' cpt "'c " Is n , I0",. ?,on,ni'ttce hero, which todii I.. "tl:I,ols,",vlk organization. oliMued an official 8tatement re- itott&grtt,,o,,,ofiay,nB Wrang' ':ter f flnanco ln r'c""al wonomlo nil i . j ," l0 Blvo "lra a li, ? of "d ?S,cd I,,m t0 P"' I Crlmi,i f S0(?da wnntlB in the An,.'i J. Tj. SIcCort, the Frnnkford Arsenal employe whoso discharge was.jirotcsted by the International Machinists' Union, will not bo reinstated, Secretary of War Baker announced in Washington this afternoon. Tho cases of three men, one from the Frankfort! and two from the Itoclt Island Arsenals, were made an issue by the International. N. O. Allphns, of Washington, president of District 44 of the machinists' union, which takes in nil government employes, an nounced that he would appeal from Sec retary Baker's decision to President Wilson. The secretary of war mado his rfullng nftcr his former private secretary, Stan" ley King, of Boston, had mndc nn in vestigation. In making his ruling Sec retary Baker suggested that tho work ers confer with the chief of ordnance of the army with n view to reaching an agreement for the operation of Bhop committees at the arscnnls. Mr. Allphas is taking his appeal to the President on the ground thnt Sec retary Baker's ruling violates tho ad mitted principle of collective bargain ing. The International contends, the men discharged lost their jobs because of activities on shop committees. "One man was discharged nt Frank ford nnd two nt Bock Island for ac tivities In behalf of tho men," Allphns declared. "Several others were unques tionably discharged for the same rea son, but wo made these three cases tho hauls of our complaint bcause they wero indisputable . . . , "The man discharged at Frankford was a member of tho employes' shop committee. He had been in the gov ernment service for fiften years. All three of the men had high efficiency rat ings until they were arbitrarily reduced, following their service on shop commit tees, to tho point where their removal was made possible for alleged ineffi ciency. Wo hold the men wero clearly discriminated against and propose to find out whether this policy is to b.c pursued hereafter in other government plants where the men have formed shop committees." CONFESSION ROUSES MAYOR Moore to Act If Toomey Gambling Loss Is True Mayor Moore's announcement that he mav take drastic action as the result of the confession of Charles F. Toomey. defaulting nssistant secretary of the Fidelity Trust Co., hhs caused con sternation nmong gamblers. Toomey confessed that he lost the bulk of the $.'130,000 lie stoic gamb'lng In Philadelphia since tho Moore admin istration came into power. The Mayor believes this incredible, but says thntif investigation Miows it to be true swift and drastic action will follow. Toomey is in Moyamenslng Prison in default of $25,000 ball. lie will be indicted on sixty-six counts, thirty tlireo for theft and a llko number for forgery. EIGHT MORE TEACHERS QUIT Day'8 List of Resignations Brings Year'o Total to Eighty-two Might more resignations of school 'anhers were received today by the Moarrt of Education. Inc'iidlng those of i wikins tcaelier nnd n sewing teacher. Today's resignations, added to four en handed in yesterday, make n total ' flftv-two pub'le school InstructorH ho hnve left the service since Rentctn or 1. The number who have resigned Mils year has reached a grand total of eighty-two. , Annnnd .7. CJerson, associate super intendent in charge of o cmentnry schools. Bald thero nro now thirty posi tions vacant In the elementary schools. There is an eligible list of 120 candi dates, but it Is not known how manv of tho ellglblcs,nro now willlug to enter teaching flervlfe,. a ...nlal ilvnmlnntlnn Will 1)0 held I1CH 11 B Willi Ulf,K Is will be added to tho Runtr-mber 25. W number of eliglbli list, WOMAN ROBBED, BEATEN Wife of Patrolman Loses Ring and Is Assaulted Mrs. William A. Jackson, of 5710 DcLancey street, wife of a traffic squad patrolman, was held up and robbed at 10 o'clock last night at Fifteenth and Market streets. Four young men in a touring car, for eigners, Mrs. Jackson believes, stopped nt the curb as sho was walking down Fifteenth street after getting off a car at Market. Two jumped out and, while one kept guard, the other ordered her to put up her hands, which she did. The thief saw the flash of a diamond ring sho was wearing, worth $75, and ore it from her linger. He also took her handbag, containing a few dollars in change. lie then struck her on the jaw, dazing her, and the, four escaped. Mjs. Jnckson was the victim of hold un men tv months ago. on Spruce street near Fifty-ninth. At that time she jabbed at the" robber with a hatpin and frightened him off. It TAXI SIREN ii A I1 G.O. P. COMMITTEE EK HARMONY BLAIR ASSERTS HIS FINANCIAL IDEAS WEREREJECTED Upham's Assistant Says Na tional Committee Had Part in Assessments FEAR GREAT LOSS OF LIFE IN ITALY Another violent earthquake, more severe than that on Tuesday, which killed more than 1000 persons, shakes Italy. This new shock was in the northeastern section in the Cmclia district, while the first happened in the northwestern Bcction. No particulars as to tho number dead, or tho damage done have yet been received, but it is thought that tbo death list will reach horrible proportions. DOCUMENT IS. READ TO SENATE PROBERS Impossible to Carry Out Pro gram Philadelphia Was Not Organized Communication, From 'Watson to Women's Body Is Regarded as an Apology MRS. HARMON DENIES VARES HOLD-UP Lures Stranger From Brooklyn Into Costly Ride Through Fairmount Park VICTIM HAS TO WALK BACK Two tax-cab bandits, who use n woman to lure their victims, robbed Domlniek Padoln, of Brooklyn, of $000 Inst night nnd then threw him from a cab at Twenty-first and Arch streets. The police belicvo that the three taxi thieves who robbed Padoln are the same who relieved two other men of their cash in similar fashion during the last month. Padoln arrived here yesterday after noon and showed bv his attitude thnt he was a stranger, ne asked nn attrac tive, well. dressed woman near Fifteenth and Arch streets for directions. The woman proved to be very oblig ing. She not only told Podola how to reach the place he sought, but sug gested that he accompany her nnd two friends who were seeing places of In terest. r Met Ohllelng Straniers Padola was led to a taxlcab. where two men greeted him. Tho party stopped for dinner at n Broad street enfe. and ns the strangers looked llko good fellows Pndoln told them he hod $000 with him. Ho explained he couldn't stoy out late, as ho felt uneasy walking around with so much money. . Nevertheless, ho agreed to take a short ride through Fairmount Pork. The taxi went out Arch Rtrcct. The vehicle drew up to a curb and suddenly one of tho men pressed a revolver against Pndola's forehead. "Hand out that nlno hundred," he said, "and don't mnke a fuss." Padola was about to offer resistance when tho other stranger pressed him against the back of tho cab and rifled his pockets. Drop Man Into Street The woman whom he met on Broad street opened the door courteously ns her two companions gently dropped Padola in the street. Ho snt thero dazed nnd eventually found his way to City Hall, where he reported the robbery to tho Detective Bureau. Detectives Cope and Stlllman are try ing to find the taxi robbers. TRIED TO ROB OWN MOTHER Olney Boy Called "Meanest Thief" After Confession to Police Tim "meanest thief" has been dis covered In an Olney boy who with an accomp'ice robbed several homes and then left tho window of his own homo open so nn accomplice could cuter and take $100 hidden by his mother, ijhnvies ner er. euniccn .venrs om ins West Fishers nvenuc. confessed to being tho "meanest thief," Brnuchtow.i pollco say. Ho also confessed to rob bing four other homes nnd a freight car. Detectives Graham and Keyscr say. His mother una removeu me $iuo from its hiding place after showing It to him mid only vnlunble papers were taken. These later were recovered. Muglstrote Priec, of (he Twenty-sec-nnd street and Hunting Park nveuua station, held Bcrger in $000 bail today for a further hearing next Thursday to give the police a chance to arrest Ber ger's accomplice. The boys, it is said, wanted money to go to Texas, The .Republican city committee ex tended the olive branch today to the Re publican, women's" committee, headed by. xurs. waiter s. Thomson. A letter from Thomas F. Watson, chairman of the rltv committee, ex pressing the committee's desire to "work' In harmony" with the women for tho sucess of tlip Bcnublionn ticket this fall, was read nt n meetlne nf Mm. Thomson's committee at headquarters, 500 South Broad street. This and a statement by Mrs. Archi bald B. Harmon, who has organized a Hnrdlng-Coolidgo club, that Rhe is not "lined up with the Vnres," fea tured women's political activities today. A week ago .the Republican women encaged in n lively tilt with the Vnrc members of the city committee, and this wns followed by sharp accusations against the motives of the women by Coroner Knight, who sold they were "publicity seekers" nnd "insincere." Approves Commlteo Today's communication from Watson is regarded as an apology for the atti tude of some of the Vare members. It met with the full approvnl of Mrs. Thomson's committee, nnd n reply will be forwaMcd In the same spirit, Mrs. Thomson said. The letter, addressed to Mrs. Thom son, follows: ''As chairman of the Republican city committee. I take this means of assur lnST, m RcP'lean women's committee of Philadelphia county of our desi- work In harmony with you for tii- I cess of the Republican ticket this I nOtO With nlCflKtirn tlmf mm-,, ,!,., 250,000 women hnve been enrolled upon the assessors' lists in Philadelphia, and i sincerely nope thai through the joint efforts of nil Republican organizations the names of nil Republican women in this city may bo placed upon the reg istration lists, so that nn unprecedent ed majority may be rolled up for Hard ing and Coolidgo nnd the entlro Repub lican ticket. Co-operation Urgod "Now that tho nineteenth amend ment is part of the fundamental law of the nation, thero should bo com plete and earnest co-operation between the women and tho men who are Re publicans, and no differences of nny ehnrncter should bo permitted to inter fere with this co-operation. "Let me assuro you that the city, committee stands rendv n imi-t- .,.i,i. your committee and with all Republican organizations In the present campaign in the matter of completing tho nssess- incni, gciung out a lull registration and polling the largest Republican vote possible. "To that end the city committee hereby extends to your commltteo nn invitation to avail itself of all facilities at our disposal, and assures you of our desire to assist in every way. "In this connection let me say thnt I havo requested Leopold Glass, coun sel for the city committee, to take charge of preparing nnd presenting In court petitions of women who have applied to your committee to bo ploeal upon the assessment lists, the total of which I om informed,"" will bo in the neighborhood of 2000." Denies She's Willi Vares "I havo not 'lined up' with the Vares. I do not even know the Vares." This was the statement today of Mrs. Archibald R. Harmon who 'aunched n Hnrdlng-Coolidgo Club for women nt Republican City Committee headquarters, Eleventh and Chestnut streets. Because of her support of Judge Pat terson, Vare candidate in tho last may oralty campaign, and tho fact she was g'ven the use of the city committee rooms s an office, Mrs. Harmon said nn Impression had gotten broadcast that sho was working in the interest of the Vares. Mrs. normon declared nt today'js mentiiig sho had Joined no political fac tion here nud was interested solely in the election of Harding nud Coolldge. She Issued an appeal to all Philadelphia women to .Join tho organization, jfo minify will, ue souciicu. aim. nnrrnnn . .-.-. -, . wv Mia By tho Associated Press Chicago;. Sept. 0. Charges by Gov ernor Cox that the Republicans had fixed quotas and planned Intensive fund raising drives in at least fifty-one cities, and thnt the national committee hod had a part in assessing the city quotas, were admitted on tnc stand before the Senate investigating committee today by Hnrry M. Blair, assistant to Fred W. Upham, Republican national treasurer, Reading from a document produced by Mr. Blair, which, he said, was sent out In lieu of the much-dlscusscd "Form 101," Senator Reed brought out that the treasurer's office planned to organ ize intensive drives in fifty-four cities, three more thnn the Ohio governor men tioned when he read his list of fifty-one at Pittsburgh. From the some 'document Senntor Reed read that the local chairman ap pointed in each city wns to accept the quota placed upon the city by the na tional treasurer. "But he never did thnt to my knowl edge," .Mr Blair interjected. He ex plained that the plan in his mind was for the state chairman of the ways and means committee to select chairmen in cities, who then would be confirmed by Mr. Unham "to make it official," and that Mr. Upham should pass on to the Tocal chairman a pity quota suggested by the state, head. Blair's Ideas Rejected nis testimony nt many points showed Mint the ideas which he. had in his mind were rejected by his superiors when placed on paper, which was the fate of "Form 101." Cox's Copy Incomplete Mr. Blair produced a copy of thnt form and when it wna compared to the copy of tho same form which Governor Cox had sent to" the committee by Ed mond II. Moore, his personal represent ative, the governor's copy was found to be incomplete. An entire pnragraph which appeared In Mr. Rlolr's copy was omitted from thnt sent by the governor. The parogronli suggested that con tributions of $5000 to $10,000 be ac cepted, removing the $1000 limit fixed by Chnlrmnn Hays. The copy furnished by tho governor merely RitTTested thnt nntributlons of "from $5000 upward be received." While ho planned drives in fifty four cities, Mr. Blair said, it -was found 'mpossible to carry out tho program be "ausc of local conditions in some plnccs. Tie mentioned Minneapolis, St. Paul Dallos and Houston as cities where th drives were abandonod because it was "not expedient," he said, to start them. "Our experience in Atlanta was not so encouraging," he explained, refer tng to tho testimony yesterday of O. W. McClure, Georgia state chairman, about tho failure of the drive there. g "You did though, contemplato or ganizing drives in fifty-four cities." Senator Reed asked. "Yes sir." "So if Governor Cox or any other mnn charges you had plans for or ganizing in fifty-ono cities, he simply understated, didn't he." "Yes sir." Mr. Blair testified that one copy of "form 101" which, ho said, was never Issued, when the national ways and means committee rejected It, had gone out of his office. Like Other Fund Drives Either Harvey H. Mather,. Kansas ways and menns chairman, or Paul C. Gehert, Kansas director, had received it, he said. Senator Reed attomptcd to bring out that the document which Mr. Bin! said composed "form 101," was not in tended for that purpose and asked how Dudley S. Blossom, of Cleveland, who testified yesterday, had been ablo to follow the "form 101" plan exactly If ho had never seen it. Mr. Blair explained that the cam paign plan was commonly used for money drives for hospitals, Y. M. C. A. buildings and In wnr drives and that nil his assistants hud worked in such activities and knew the general procedure. Senator Reed read from the sub docunieut a sentence snying n plan of camapign was appended and asked Tor a copy of that plan. "Why, that was 'form 101,' " Mr. Blair said, but later withdrew his answer on tho ground that he had mis understood the question and declared Continued on I'acs Two, Column Three DISCUSSCITY FJNANCES Mayor Holds First Fall Meeting of Cabinet In Office This clty'n flnoneinl condition m discussed by Mayor Moore and the heads of the various city departments today at a cabinet meeting in the Major's of fice. City Hall, the first this fall. The deficiency, approximating St.. 000,000, which the city must meet dur ing the remaining months of the year, wns discussed. Clinton Rogers Woodruff, president the civil scrvico board, also was present nt the conference. It Is believed tim results of tho survey made of the entire municipal sorvice wero .discussed in- iormuny wuu we citys executive, Cari U HM GLOCESTER FERRY MAY RESUME TONIGHT Tho QlotfccBtcr wferry service, closed at 6 o'clock this morn ing by the ferry company hlch refUEed. to meet Increased pay de mands by employes, may be In operation again tonight. The captains, pilots and engineers agreed" fo return for work for 83 cents a day more. The directors are said to be considering the offer favorably. LAWYER FEES FIGURE IN BERGDOLL CASE Trial by court martial of 'Sergeant John O'Hare, one of two guards who permitted Grovcr C. Bergdoll to escape from his moth er's home at Wynnefleld May 21, while on a treasure hunt, began today at Tort Jay, Governor's Island. It was insinuated iTuring the early part of tho trial that tho treasure hunt was for lawyer's Jees, and not for $105,000, which Grover said he had buried. Ser geant Calvin York, tho other Bergdoll guard, will face court mar tial latcr. NEW SEISMIC SHOCK, uitq h ia pranu. vt n ii n '? i iimnnr tiiiii i-inni rh MVL lUnftl LIUVI J Loss of Life and Important Damage in Area of 8000 '" Square Miles KING VICTOR EMMANUEL VISITS STRICKEN DISTRICTS- Promises to Caro for Woman's' Grandchildren; 10,000 Home loss; Hospitals Crowded , PLOT OF BASEBALL AMBLER NP 0 Report Yankee Ball Players Killed and Hijrt Denied by Miller Huggins NOT EVEN IN ACCIDENT ALUS FOUR UP 0N1W. PLATT Milwaukee Golfer Leads Phila. Champion at 18th Hole in National Play By ROBERT W. MAXWELL. What was believed to be a big plot hatched by the gamb'er.s in bi? cities to iffeet the betting on the Ynnkecs Clcvelnnd baseball game to be p'ayed in Cleveland this afternoon was nipped at noon today. A report was sent over tho wires shortly before 12 o'clork stating that Tobhv Meusel and Del Prntt had been killed. Babe Ruth had a leg and shoul der broken nnd Duffy Lewis severely bruised in nn nutomoblle accident. Nnt urally, tills caused quite a sensation and the sport nub'lc wns stnnned. Bcforo special editions of tho news nnpesr could be printed another dis patch came in denying the whole affair and blaming it on the gamblers. Here is how it happened : "New York. Sept. 0, 12:05 p. m. A report received here by n brokerage firm states that MeuRcl nnd Pratt, members of tho New York American League baseball team, wcrc killed In an automobile accident near there. Babe' Ruth, who nlso was in the auto mobile, had a leg and shoulder broken and three ribs crushed, nnd.Duffy Lewis was badly bruised." Denial by Huggins .."Cincinnati, Sept. 0. 12:17 p. m. Advices received h.re from Miller Hug gins deny the nccldcnt to members of his team reported by a New York brokerage firm." "New York. Sept. 0, 11:24. rn. The story from Cleveland that two New Yoik American League baseball players had been killed and Babe Ruth was in jured today In an automobile accident is untrue and originated by gamblers, nccordiug to Miller Huggins, of the Yankees, In n long dlstanco telephone talk with friends here this afternoon." This renort wns taken seriously at first, because Babo Ruth has developed into an automobile driver and likes to travel from town to town in his ma chine. Yesterday the Yankees played in Pittsburgh, nud it is but a short run to Cleveland by motor. According to the latest advices, the gambles planned a big clean-up on to day's game and spread the report of the accident at a time when they believed It would be impossible to confirm or deny it. It was thought that before the hoax could be discovered large amounts of money could be wagered on the New York Club at big odds in every big pool room ln the country. Quiclc Denial The only thine which ruined the nlot wns the rapidity with which the news spread and tho quick denial. Tho first advices came over the finoucial wire and not through the regular news services. This wns supposed to cause a big delay, but special correspondents nf the Eve itino Pum.io LEnriKit got busy imme diately and spiked the rumor. Gamblers aro active in bnscball this year. Large umounts of money are wngcred throughout the country and to say that one-half a million dollars changed hands Li a conservative esti mate. The object was to moke the Cleve land club the favorite. According to past perfronmnees. tho Indians have not been able to do anything with the Ynnkees o nthcir homo grounds nnd probably would havo tough sledding to dyn. This mado tho New York club the favorite nnd tho gamblers did not care to lay any odds. They wanted a sure thing and were prepared to unload large bets ln nil of tho pilnclpnl poolrooms while the odds were in favor of the New Yoikes. Last week tho gamblers cleaned up in Chicago by starting a fake report and removing one of tho best pitchers of the Cubs. They got away with itt and tried it again. This time it vm all over in fifteen minutes. Ruth was in an automobile ncchlent near Media, Pa 8ome time ago, but encased .serious injury..' - JONES .B,ESJRJCORD How Golfers Stand at Eighteen Holes ,T. Wood Piatt. 4. down to E. P. Allls. 3d. Mllwaiihce. Bobby Jones. fafa, Cup on F. J. Wright, Ma,sacbusef8. Francis Onlmet. Boston, 5-up on T. O. .A-mour. Scotland. "ChlrU" Evnns Chicago, 0-up on XV. C. Fowncs, Pittsburgh. By SANDY McNIBLICK Roslyn, N. Y., Sept. 0. J. Wood Piatt, the Philadelphia city champion, 4 down to D. P. A'lis, 3d. of Milwaukee, at the end of eighteen holes, third round of the match play at the FnMneprs' cnur'e here todny for the amnture golf chnmpionship of 'the United States. Allls had six threes, three of which wcrc birdies. His medal card was 70 to 80 for Piatt, who had few of the sTiots in his bag which he bent S. D tTerron, tho national champion, yes terday. Chick Evans, ex-nntlonnl open nnd amnture champion, was 0 up on W. C. Fownes, Jr., another ex -national cham pion of the "nd nf the morning round. Francis Ouimet continued to play sizzling golf and looked certnln to oust Tom Armour, Scotch and French chnm pion, who is the solo foreign survivor in t'm tournament. Ouimet was 5 un at the end of the morning round on Armour. Bobbv Jones nnd Fred Wright had a best ball better than 30 going out. nnd Jones broke tho course record with 71. He wns 5 up on Wright. Plntt and Allls Rtnrted by each win ning or losing the first six holes. Plntt took three putts from a banked green -Ride and lost the first, but ho chipped dend on the second ns well as the third nnd wis 1 up. A His got the rough on tho fourth and got a trap from there, Plntt eoin- 2 up with a 4 to n 0. But ho took three putt3 to the next and three to cet nut of a trap on the sixth which made the match all square. Piatt took four putts on tho seventh nnd was all over the eighth, making him 2 down. He hooked to the rough fnr off tho line nt the ninth, but put a beauty over the trees through the dog le- to the fni'-wny which disconcerted Allls nnd he failed to pitch on. Plntt sank in 2 from just off the green, 5-0. Ho was 1 down at the turn, playing worse than ho had played nil during the tourney, out in 43 to a 40. Piatt Finds n Trap Ho got a trap at tho short tenth nnd exploded it across the green out of bounds. Two down. Allls hooked wildly to tho rough at the eleventh and was still in on his second while Piatt put a sweet iron on tho green. He all but holed n twenty-foot putt and was only 1 down. Piatt was twenty yards back 6f a tree dead on his lino to the hole nnd the ball was in a mean cut sod' dirt spot, which sliced him off to tho rough fnr below tho green. Allls pitched to the green, but rolled off and then chipped thrco feet from the pin with Con(lnurd on 1'ngf Thirteen. Column One F. J. M'NICHOL MARRIED Son of Late State Senator Weds Gertrude Dover Miss Gertrude O. Dover, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Daniel Dover, 010 North JIlrty;conrt street, and Francis J. JJrJj i chol, sou of the late State Senator McNichol, wero married yesterday at St. Agatha's Church. Thirty-sixth and Spring Garden streets." The, wedding was attended only by a few Intlmatpfrlcnds. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. McNichol left for Jurthern New Yorlr nJ m.i- Jw&WiZ5T. , By tho Associated Press Rome, Sept. 0. Another violent earthquake occurred in the Emilia dls tricfat 2 :35 o'clock this morning, caus ing the loss of lives nnd important dam-, age. Tho communities suffering the most were Rcggio, Ospedulettl, Russana. Toano and Cavoln. This morning' Rhock wns more violent than that of Tuesday. . The Emilia dlRtrlct covers nn area of about 7075 square miles in the northeastern part of that country, ex- ' tending nearly ncross the peninsula,' hnvlnc Lombnrdr on the no-th, tne'' i Adriatic hea on the cast, the Marches ' and Tuscany on the south, nnd Pied-, mont and Llguria nn the wcrc. It includes the provinces of Parma', Piacenza. Modcnn. Rcggio nell' Emi'Ia, Bologna. Ferrari. Forll 'and -f . Ravenna. Populat'on of this wide" territory was ctlimt'd in census"' returns at 2.451.752. Ro-gio, which is reported to have suffered severely in today's earthquake, has n cathe-j .' drnl with many fine statues arti'- ' monuments; the Church of MnrtonaavjVf dell Ghlara containing splendid frt;w ones nml otliAr Mrli!en nvtttm,lfrfA7Y Is " . ,....,..,,..., ...u;,,,.,.. v, .T-. . 43Srf norence, went. . ( uy a. l'.)TM number of dend from Tuesday's' pwihi, iunke Is steadily crowlne as additional , renorts come in. The latest ndv'cesfom Flvizzano brln" the total of derl there alone un to J32 whi'e 'n Vi-matta 124 aro dead nnd nbout 1000 inlured. It is believed the number of those who ost their lives wil' UBKregate ui least 1000. In nearly threescore towns and vil lages serious damage was done nnd a total ponulatlon of more thnn 10,000 rendered homeless. Slgnor Michc'i. tho minister of agri culture. Is vis'ting the outlying moun fnlnons dist-l ts and giving nil the as- , Kistnnec possible. Fiftv dend victims have been taken from the ruins of the town of Barga, nnd mnnv more ore buried in the debrif of their homes. The village of Grafsg nana is a heap of ruins and the sur vivors havo left. Vignet has been de ft ovpij, nnd thousands nrp homeless at Tnssoldo. Cattellctto. Montecuto and Ccserano. ' Upheaval In Quarry Terrific Tho uphenval was especially terrific in the famous quarry district of Car rara, from which comes the finest speci mens of marble. Great rocks, dislodged by the shock, rolled down steep roads lending up into the hills, crushint' everything in their path. A tragic nnd memorable scene was enacted at Marina, near Carrara, when the carthqunke shattered a church where mans was being qclebrnted. Father Friggotti. the rector, had just raised the chalice in the most solemn moment of the service when the effing of. the e'Mfice feM upon the congregation, kill ing many of those who were worship ing. The priest wns struck by falling f-agments of the celling nnd his hands, nnd face were cut, but he reverently-, finished the service before attending to ' tho injuries of those nbout him. ) Less fortunate wus 'Father Rlccardo Bruscoletti. at Castanzalvo. who was . killed while celebrating mass. At CasteL ., jjfj Ntiovo Carfagnnnn. the wife of Deputy, 's LsuiiiJiil wun umuim iiiu Ul.iurcil. 7 Pope Benedict sent a telegrnm to' Cardinal Peer Maffi. archbishop of PUtj; asking him to go into the earthquake zone and administer nid nnd moral supr. port and distribute supplies. Word has reached this city, however, that before the Pontiff's telegram arrived In Pisaf the cnrdinal had left for the devastated district. Government Aiding Survivors 5 Governmental and private relief5 agencies are engaged In the work of aid ing tho survivors nnd searching the ruins for nny victims who may still bo , nllvc, but the work Is seriously handU'-V' capped by the difficulty experienced In reaching many of the ruined towns, which are situated in the mountains and are almost inaccessible. Electric light wires have been bioken and work in. the ruins must stop at nightfall. New shocks, none of them of the In- tensity of the one which caused th widespread destruction early Tuesday, ' have been felt in Florence and in tor neighborhood of that city. These bar ahnken tlntrn tntterlnir ntriieti,j !..- ever, and still further delayed the work V I oi rescuers. .Massa-uarrarn, in the center of tho earthquake zoue, was cub' Continued on Puce lire. Column Oat MAY BE COUGHLIN BABY . Child Deserted Near Knoxvllfs, Term., Answers .Description A child answering the description of Blnkely Coughlln, kldnanped June 2 from his home near Norriitown, was abandoned yesterday at Morrlstown, nenr Knoxville. Tenn. The child, (de scribed a8 having light hair and bhw' eyes, was left in a courtyard by mt . eral persons who sped away in an auto mobile. - , Major 0.0?. Lamlen, attorney for George nt CoujbIIb, fatteno! th-vnlw. jp Ink bbv. said that m i.f k.,1 ht,f'k M n iJl hkMd, ffH: ' "A. K...-J". U 'ArhfkA7i . ' jt ,.Lf". -i f . 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