WW iw7?iipBiff-f iV,f'''i, ., )' V ";? R '.'. ' .'OS' d. Vi V" ). V ,4. , . '- 7 OIT rtJi' L y ' : 1. 1 ' tt : x te' atr&fe' ' T 5p - --TitE -WSATmEn NIGHT EXTRA jBenMln.c)e4lBMs tonight becom. Ing unsettled in early morning and on Tnesaayi wwraw jim-sosy, TBMrtUtATTJWK AT KACTI HO Pit 8 o iio in 12 1 2 s rn MTraloo 05 05 00 -fc " k i - n A1 ''j jh 1 tSSipMf Kt2n,zi ' trmimjmt " tf itv '7 Mwtri i ,wr -- - - 's - . . MhtUjkJ WssiiiF p i I lufr Ui: me oer im.im c i rm v rir " j"-vv w . .Jk"i - i IL 1-sr I I ,1 W " .l H "t ? -I 'JH '" I J i l ' -iPSja ' r sy , VOL. VII. NO.. 6 Entarea Seeond-CUm Matttr t th Fostoftlc. M rhtl&delphla. Fa. Unler th Art of March 8, 18T9 ' '"i"""""" " PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1920 Publlslftd Dally Except Sunday. Coprrliht. 1B20, by RGDOLLS EDTQGETHEH BOTH BE ft ISMARGE Trial of Mother of Slackoro, Romlg and Othars Starts In Federal Court rlpUon Frlca 16 a Tear by Mall. ! l4nr Company. j . . - , PRICE TWO OENTSi VISITS BROTHER D JAIL 2JPIE t.i BROOMALL HOME USED OFTEN AS PENDEZVOUS Government to Produce Man Who Travefed With Draft Dodgers on'Frequent Trips The Bergdoll Jury ThomM F. ManUy, Ollfton Heights, contractor, trio foromnn. RiLiseil A. uurton, a-unytown, farmer. Luther W. rrltrti, jiacungic, ra.. manufacturer. Daniel Of Gable, uoycrtown. miller. John Gabriel, Allcntown, mcr- rhnnt. Kllas Ollrtner, New Tripoli, mer chant. ffeflrce W. HastlnifS, Conglio- hnckeni maclilnlst. 1 0. Stanley Ilcnilcl, Rending,, man - ufiicturcr. fleorjre W. IlenscI, ' Quarryvllle, merrhnnt. U In In M. James, Doylestown, re porter., $' lteflnnld J. licrnan, j west Walnut lane, Philadelphia, cotton dealer. Edmund K. Williams, Consho liockrn, cleric. r t I -' , Candidates for Presidency Continue Spcechmalting ' TTnrHlnir. nr1drriia ft O. A. It. delegation at Marlon today. Cox opened his southern. Call; fornla campaign nt Han Diego .to day. Tho League of Nations headed lils theme. Ontral Newa Thoto Miss Annie MacSwIney, second from left, as she leaves the Brixton jail, In London, after visiting her brother, Terrenes MacSwIney, the lord mayor of Cork. She visits hlm-scveral times each da Deflnlto evidence, that Erwln and fltnvj? Ilergdoll were together (luring their flight Is promised by federal of firlaU prcnecutlng their mother, Mrs. Emma C Rergdoll, and four othcrsf'for aiding the brothers to evade military it n Ice. The trial oncned at 10 o'clock this morning, before Judge Dickinson, In Iloom .103. FHera Building'. T. IIcnr" WnWut, assistant United Rtntcs .ilUtrlct' "attorney, In outlining me rnc, psiq innt ne conia prove inai the Bergdoll hrohcre made at least one tl'erimage,' together. In company with Charles R. Braun', V brother .of ''tlje lUeltcrs, and former Magistrate James H. Itomig, two of the defendants. Others on trial arc Albert S. Mitchell, nn nutomobllc salesman, and Henry Selmb. Il-aim, who changed his name because of the notoriety attached toMt, Is ac cused of aiding his brothers by giving financial and other assistance. Mitchell is imid to hnve sold Erwln the auto mobile in which Orovcr escaped "and Schuh Is said to hnve acted as chauf fui for Krwln while he was n fugitive. Mrs. Bergdoll Her Own Lawyer When the trial opened Mrs. Berg doll announced that she had no counsel, out uould act for herself. Thl9 In In linn with lii.r nrovtmiR dfchratlon that lawyers had done her son nothing but harm and that she would not allow her case to bo hurt by thm. Theodore I. Bean, of Norrlstown, appeared for the other defendants. All PlMnV! "not guilty." After the pleading, Judge Dickinson ""Pointed Mr. Bean to take care of Mrs. i.,rir 'i'1 IcKnl ln'ests. This was l., " lmrlnF changed her mind about , .' .' "(free d to the arrangement. aJL i ,.'StntcH District Attorney Mc--bW ffSnSi. hC I,r0SCCUtl0n' Courtroom Crowded , I lie courtroom was crowded nnri h.. I'reiii'lHn" CVC" s,nndlnB room waB at 1 fn,niirrU .?',! rIt.t '"'tween the Bergdoll iniiij iinrt lloiiilg were supported by '" tht Mrs. Bergdoll and Bomig. formerly fnst fr tnil. pnt..J h. .-' w!!rpntc,Jr nnd took BeBt n dlf- yZ i Jh,,bc too!s n sfl' I" 'he first row ami uns an nttCI,tve tener to thf Wlnilnary argument of Mr. McAvoy nnil Mr. Benn. .Mrs Bergdoll. apparently worried but in excellent health, seated herself alone m no rear room on the oppo,Itc side Sri- in00m from "". Clad in a ht.h ii "KM 1),ue BCre cnPe wit" WW collar, black shoes and n black and .1,1, i " ' """-" niiucn aim u uiut-K nuu pvI ,1' 8he was the magnet for the vfn or the crowds in tho courtroom. cblivi weding attentlve 8tcner to tho pro- RAIN MAYAID P. R. T. FLOAT LOAN Union Directors Name Commit tee on CarTrust, but Re , fuse. Lower Rentals NO DEFINITE PLAN OFFERED While unyielding in' their demand for a continuance, of present rentals, Union Tr action Co.i'officlals nujy gfee(0ns,a compromise tnat will permit the Rapid Transit Co. to, float a ?6,000,000 car trust certificate issue. Tho compromise is problematical, however the only step taken at n meet ing of Union Traction directors today being to name n subcommittee which will confer with a conclliation.commlt tee representing the P. B. T., of which the Union Trnctlon Co. is chief sub sidiary. The -car trust certificate issue would ease the P. Jl. T.'s present financial situation, according to Thomas E. Mit ten, Its president, who quit as n Union Traction director when the underlying company refused to unbend In Its atti tude toward the issue. The subsidiary's consent is necessary in order to make the car trust certifi cate issue possible. Subcommittee Named The Union Traction subcommittee named at tho meeting consists of Charles Heed, C. M. MrMnnus, Arthur Mor ton and Joseph Gllflllan. "All talk, of a reduction in rentals Is futile," asserted Mr. Gllflllan. after the meeting which was held in the Land Title Building executive offices of the Philadelphia Ttnpld Transit. "Neither the stockholders nor the di rectors will consider it," he added. Mr. Gllflllan' said the rental question was not discussed nt the meeting, "be cause it Is beyond the reason 'for dis cussion." The company's spokesman declared the Union Traction Is willing to holp the P. It. T. in any way it can. "Was there any definite way dis cussed at the meeting?" Mr. Gllflllan was asked. "No," he replied. "Has the Union Traction Co. agreed to any compromise regarding the con ditions it has placed around Its re quested approval of the $0,000,000 is-hp?" "No," ho answered, "that matter will be discussed at a meeting ot a suo committee of the board with n similar committeo of the P. It. T." frTlrM- are Re-elected ah nffleors of the directorate were" re-elected at the meeting. rri,o ni-unt ot the traction com- pany's meeting were John A. -Murphy' who was elected to succeed T. h. Mit ten: Jeremiah J. HUiuvon, i"-' " Heed. Charles A. McMcnus, William r olie unr m 4n.Hiu.. .1 ., Oblivious to the nttentlnn hn ,lr, . .. -V - .-a 1 tt .i rMiawlttci A TlTnMcnui I ii t Tiirniic T"Mivnrl M. Aflor ,.. u... u . . . "aw, James a ". ""I. nil" half , ."""" "uu , en cnvenca auout story, Henry reinDergcr, ""j; "- nII an hour Afi-o lln.j.n i.i u. !..' -r.i i-i minlr. ,W(lnir V. Nor- .i,n 1,"um iiumxu buu niinn, johii vj. ""' n!!!iRlJLt,n? n.Pnr the former Miss Ima m' Ti c,erK of tI,e New Vivien Ho ol awr,"'.?' Md- when Rom', fover and others stopped there. Slackers' Prosecutor Present fhe former Miss Dayhoff Is now Mrs. new. Mr' Cost-nlo 1 a wit-. rn'l,'.li.t",.nn,t Co,nel Charles O. Crea- hnii', i- j.l,t,Ke ndveate who prosecuted ';,wln, Bn4 0rovcr Keredoll for de- o'clwk.' en the C0l'rt'-0"n t 10 -3 CoVo0ni,C,ii?res-Sn..waB accompanied by of K A Allen.illlon, judge advocate an ti cond rmv rrP. nd Llcuten h?m TM 8',",frcrnon, who aided mm in the prosecution. Jut?le2 3' O'Connor, Department of i?n t o?8?"1' wh?, bro"?ht nb0t th0 the,L.f.Prover,1,erf'lo. entered at teir ?!ktlBe' They t00k Beata t the wi? th? c"rtroom. the tZOLt . "'Pendants were called to was th?o l .the room Mrs. Bergdoll wa the first to answer. Glbboncy on Hand, as Usual Bnfl took n un l...t i i.i. it. i, Dinlt. Y "' J"" iubiuo me ran. oXte..Aer "nnounwment that she Glbhnn.. l " co.unsel, u. C arence follow' h,er. ,cf a(Ivlor in tho past, Joilpwe J and took a seat to her left. nt OlhvLC.ame,n,?xt.nd seated himself Him h nn,cy ",lc.ft- nraun' Mitchell and S ir m. i Ju,J n," the cr, cn,,e(J ,Ir nnmeB They took seats in the row CcaUaaaA an i.. . .. . n . -. 4 nviT. vnwt tun -t'-rf n.wi4 v'w i i -urilltn.n ri rtrnv. The nropowed straight five-cent fare and elimination of transfers and ex change tickets will be -among other things discussed this week. Bv wav of reminding the publlcMhat .l- "n t t u nnt nrofiteerlne In the way of cnr,fares Its cars this norn cKo. Pittsburgh ami Boston were trn cents and those in Camden and n.ulA.A tfsra ttPVPIl PPIltS. mZl'rlt: Jhr five.cent fare tariff ought by the" company will come up be bro tho transportation committee of foro Continued on rase Twelve. Colnmn Two WATER SUPPLY RESTORED Broken Main Isolated and Another Pipe Put In Use Wntcr supnly In the central part of the city is virtually normal today, ae cordlne to CnrHon B. Davis, chief of the Bureau of Water. The main which broke yestcrdayat Torresdale ayenue ami Frank ford creHc dcnrlved the central part of the city of water for hours. The broken main has been Isolated and water Is being sent to tho central part of the city through other pipes. Mr Davis said It would tnke obout a month to make the necessary re nalrs. He said it would be impossible it present to estimoto the cost of the repair, t PRISONER ACCUS ED AS BANDIT LEADER Herman Wagner Called Leader of Motorcar Highwaymen Who Found Many Victims CHARGE MURDER ATTEMPT FROST ON THE PUNKIN Temperature, 48, Equal Low Mark foThls Date Father Winter showed tho , frosty edge of his whiskers this morning and the town woke up shivering. The "official low" record nt the Weather Bureau was only 48 degrees," though the air lind a nip in it that felt like freezing at least. The only othc Sep tember 20 In the records of the weather burVau as cold as today was In 1018. In 1017. however, tho thermometer touched 4.1 on September 11. From points nil round, however, came reports of much lower temperatures in the early hours this morning. There was frost at Willow Grove nnd Fox Chase. Frost was also reported to the Weather Bureau from places all over eastern Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the iscw England states. xne weatnermnn expects cool weather to continue today, with clear skies and a snnppy atmosphere. It probably will WATSON OPPOSED BY DOUGHTY FOE IN INDIANA RAG E Thomas Taggart, Despite Rep utation as "Boss," Affection ately Regarded In State REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WEAK AS "POLITICIAN" Blunders Made in Effort to Cap. ture Hoosler Organization May Lose Him Votes ny CLINTON W. GILBERT StarT CniTrpflntrn Krenlnr Pnbjle Lfflntr Covvrioht. 1010, tu FuWe Ltdocr Co, Indianapolis, KPt. 20. "If you ask why Senator Watson is in difficulties n ?".iTi""Vr..;:."V".'""uu"y ."'."' thH state and whv Thomas Tawnrt has oc wuuiii-r iiiiugiii, However, man lit , . . . - - . was last night. 'tome chance of defeating him, the In- Herman Wagner, who is suspected by the police of being tho lendet of a can of -automobile bandits, was arresteLart night near the Belgrade and Clearfield streets ponce station o,ndv iw,ilLJhaY,e.a, -v..uB uuij Ul vjiiy- nail. Wagner, according to th police, took part In several holdups in the northern part ot the city. The police sar he was also one of the bandits wifo held up . vo niiu, uiuuii Btruer, nnu Hunt ing I'arK avenue, several weeks ago. Diirlng the robbery of this place a bar tender was killed. The alleged bandit leader recently released from the Norrlstown jail, the police say, where he served a term for ruuuury. ouoruy niter nis releaser ac cording to the nplice, he attempted to kill n man who had appeared as a wit ness against him. When ho was searched nfter Ma nr. rest last night a number of newspaper clippings were found on Wagner. These were accounts ot railroad station rob beries which occurred near this city. The police believe the prisoner was also connected with these. A number of persons who were robbed during the last few weeks have been summoned to City Hall to see if they can identify Wagner. Albert Anderson, who has no definite nddress, was arrested yesterday morn ing on suspicion of being one of the Wagner gnng. Anderson was arreitcd by tho Ablngton police nfter a revolver fight. The robbers were acting sus piciously and were believed to he plan ning a hold-up when surprised by the police. ARNSTEIN GOES TO PRISON "Master Mind" Jailed for Refusal to Answer Questions New York, Sept. 20. (By A. P.) Federal Judge Mnnton today Issued nn order directing that Jules W.("Nlcky") Arnsteln, putative "master mind" in New York's .ff5.000.000 bond theft, be plnced in Ludlow street jail until he. obeyed a court order to answer ques tions In bankruptcy proceedings brought against him. William J. Fallon, Arnstein's attor ney, in whose custody he was placed Inst week after he had refused to obey the court, today surrendered his client to a United States marshal who had been ordered to Imprison the "master mind." Judge Manton told the prisoner he could purge himself of contempt nt nny time by answering the questions he had been directed to answer. Counsel for Arnsteln was In Wash ington today applying to the United States Supreme Court for bail for Arnsteln. Wnrnings of a-tronical storm from Yucatan have been sent out along the Gulf of Mexico, but the local weather Jjjurenu reports that nothing unusual In l'hiiadciphia weather need be ex pected for two or three days and prob ably not then. These storms arc fre quently dissipated before they get this far north, he said, and In any case never bring mo$c than nondestructive wind and rain. CAMDEN GIRL KILLS SELF Goeigto Room and Fires Fatal Shot v Sp After Scoldlno liebn Hughes, a. Mtoen-yenr-old Camden girl, died In Cooper Hospital this 'morning from a gunshot wound, self Inflicted, the police say, after her father scolded her for staying out late. She returned to her home, 1725 South Sixth Btrcet. Camden, late last night, nnd was chlded by her father. She went upstairs as though Intending to go to bed. In a few minutes members of the fam'ly heard n shot. They rush ed to Bebn's room and found her lying across the bed, blood flowing from a wound In the right temple. The girl was rushed to the hospital, where she died at 0 o'clock this morn ing. iteba's father, James, is a wool worker. He has been in poor health lately. Her mother Is under tho care of a physician. Dr. W. A. Smith. "Reba had been associating with a young man we did not approve of," said the mother today. A sister of the dead girl said Itcba told her she thought she would be better off dead after her parents had ordered her not to sec the young man any more. t,MAXJE VILLANOVA THUG, MarrW ho .Goes to Hospital for Cut i Identified and Held A man who sought treatment for a cut at a hospital here was identified Inst night ns one of two bandits who held up a ncgrd butler in Villanovn sev eral days ago. The suspect said he was U. E, Fedcr mnn. He would not tell where he lives. He will be nrrnlgned Inter today nnd confronted with the victims of several robberies in the Vlllnnova section re cently. Federmnn wns arrested by Dis trict Detectives McFarland and Lnna hnn, of the Fifteenth nud Vine streets station. i LEAPS TO HER DEATH dlnnlan alwnys begins, "Well, Jim, you know, is no politician." It Is always difficult for a son of In dlnnn to understand why n man is no politician. "Jim Is no politician, but he doesn't know It. He 1b ulwnys ncting ns if he was one nnd ho is nlways get ting into trouble. Jim is nn orator. If he would only content himself with stump speaking, he would nlways go back to the Senate. But ho won't. He nlways njust get his fingers into poll- tiff. ' T7..A... Iin.l.. I.. Ti.Jlnnli nlnillPil AT. .,.- . J.l-l J LWMji 111 ftllll'Mllil ll..lJ' .- plains it In lust that wav. Watson's nolitlcs hnvo cot tho two leading newspapers of Indiana the wews and the Star, of this city against him. Both nre ordlnnVIlv Benublicnn. His troubles this year 'date back to the Republican primary campaign when the Btatc wanted to be for Wood nnd Wat son. with a clearer view' of what was going to happen at the Chicago con ventlnn. trtpit tn ilellver It to IlaxdlllL The state wont for Wood, at lenht by SEVERE EARTHQUAKE RECORDED AT GEORGETOWN WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. A very aovero earthquako vns recorded todriy on tlio selsmogrnph nt Georgetown TTnlvorsity. Tho disturbance began nt 0:58 a. m. nnd continued until nbout 12:S0"p. m. vritli'tlio-greatest Intensity at 1040 a. m. It v.-ft8 estimated tliftt tho- disturbance occurred about 3300 miles from "Washington. SHORTAGE OF PHARMACISTS CAUSES CONCERIT ST. LOUIS, Sept. 'J.6. Tho shortage of registered pharmacists constitutes a serious problem, according to cTelegates here today for tho opening of tho twenty-second annual convention' of the National Association of Retail Druggists. Tho sltuatlno nriEes from the entrance requirements of pharmaceutical colleges, coup led ' with prevailing economic conditions, according to the dele gates, who' explain that young men aro nolo to find employment that is more remunerative,- and does not entail tho ntudy dc luauded for a competent pharmacist.' LAST WALL STREET VICTIM IDENTIFIED; FISCHER ARRIVES Mother Recognizes Body of Mysterious Youth as That of Chauffeur , .-, fl . . j yi m ' ' it . ?i a RUSSIAN FOUND NEAR I j w SCENE IS RELEASE?, HARDING SPEAKS T0G.A1VETERANS Nominee Praises Attitude of Brockton Labor Mon Who Place America First PLANS F0R BUSY WEEK By the Associated Press Marlon, Sept. 20. Senntor Harding was in delivery front-porch speech to day to a delegation of nbout 400 mem bers of the Grand Army of the Re public who are on their way to attend the national encampment nt Indian apolis. They came from northern Ohio STRIKING MINERS RETURN TO WORK Every Colliery In Schuylkill Dis trict Resumes Few "Vaca tionists" Remain Out PLENTY OF CARS ON HAND cities. Yesterday he and Mrs. Hord ing shook hands with a, delegation of vetornna from Alcrton. O.. who ntnnn! a plurality, nnd Watson wns sent toiaff on rotItc to thc encampment. He Chicago Instructed for woou. in ", made no speech. opinion of the Wood men, here, he sup- T,lp 8Pnntor lms four othpr frnnt. ported the general only in form while ))0r(,h HpN(ncl, on .hL, ROhedulc for the in effect working for Harding. I w(,rj. 0n Tuesday, delegations from Ticket Has Drawbacks i Kentucky nnd Tennessee, border states This Mth-ja. wouWt havebcen an '""", v' V """w U on "on th P.)-Complylng with the order' of the r.nensc. ior iinruing ;u, u... ... .. , " . .w ,i. i' i "m Pottsvllle, Pa., Sent. 20. Kvery colliery in the 8chuylkill region re sumed work today, with unfilled orders ahead whlrh will tnke steady work until Christmas to fill. All the mining towns of this section, however, con tinued to be tied up In passenger traffic due to the strike on tho Eastern Penn sylvania Railway, which has assumed proportions mucH more Bcrious than was nt first thought likely, due to the suspension of 400 employes who did not strike. Efforts of Fred Ungcr, state mediator, have thus far failed to adjust thc trouble. Man Who Predicted Blast Say "More Will Happen in Future" j, Shamohln. Pa., Sept. 20. (By A genernl committee Issued Saturday, thc i mi. .. l i ih iiiiiitwin. nn in i iii-i-t ii ul iiiit - niMi i i ion I it Wn son In the Opinion of ' sponk to n delegation of members of the, mln,cr? . " " Khamsin district con tlon. nut unison in mc "P""" "l T' , Or.lnr nt finlilm TTonrf. nt !, tinned their vacation today and will not many was not content to be an 'orator. Lojn : O'd" of Go en Henrts of the another meet- but tried to gnln control of the state Noild. from t on minis. :sn other . -., lny ,' ht Unless mi men organization. In this process he made speeches are scheduled for Wednesday. &,a7ed by that time, the gTn- ii niiiiiiiiiiiiinii iuii'ii ii'iiii.vu .u ,f.u- rn j.i ivr i. 11 . I -.... , . .. in iiiiurtwT tni irciiiiiiiis irni commiiice declares, tnc su Ing upon the Republican stato ticket, which already suffers fiom life unpop nlnrltv nf the Goodrich administration nnd Its tax law which works out in the assessment of corn nt ?3 u bushel when it is selling In thc market at ?2 and ofhogs at $27 when they are selling nt ?12, of Ora Davies, of Kokomo, a Address The Ohio Dental Society will send n delegation on Thursday and thc same day a delegation of Crawford county, Ohio, citizens will call on him. Frl-. da' thc senntor Is to nddress a Wfst Virginia drlmntinn. On Saturday mem beri of the Ilnrdlnc and Conlidee Trav- 'llng'Men's Ijeiigu'wHl be addressed by the ni'iilidnti' snension will be continued. In the Mount Cnrmcl district two of the Susquehnnnn collieries worked with .'10 per cent of their quota. All of tho Lehigh Valley collieries are" In onern- tlon. with nbout 75 per cent pf their employes. Of tlip Rendli)-..ConI-nod. Iron col Hcrlcs, Alaska and Reliance have 80 Threats Made to Blow Up Customs House iir N. Y.. New York, Sept. 20. (By A. P.) A postcard, signed "A Citizen," warning that thc customs house would be blown up at 2 p. m. to morrow was received today by Wil liam B. Edwards, internal revenue collector, who turned It over.' to the" custodian of thc building and notified Postmaster Thomas G. Patten..' We Department of Justice also was noti fied, but regards th.o warning as tho. work of n crank. "Big Bill" Edwards sold a pre llmlnary inquiry had shown no evi dence of a plot and he was Inclined to regard the warning as "a 'hoax. Thc customs house already is under heavy guard. , A few minutes before the post card was fccelved Edwin P. Fischer, who warned of tho first explosion through n "telepathic tip,'-' declared that "more, will happen in tlio fur ture. Unseen powers communicated that toyme," he said. , m Senntor Bevcridse will test its strength two years from now when he will try to succeed Harry New in the Senate. Watson, moreover, has not been happy In his campaign. He rather uv nlnved the senarnte neace with Germany Patient at St. Agnes' Hospital Com-I'd ,n his early speeches and became ,. tJ so enamored of It ai to declare that mim auicioe i tnjK COnntry wns never officially at win Alice Bovd. a natlent In St. Acnes' I with Germany. He rather took this Hospital, who was convalescent nfter back Inter on and strove to explain It forinereounty official' who it officially described ns "shortHn his accounts." Davies has n disposition to sticic, to the discomflturc'of n Wntson nnd thc ex asperation of Republicans whodo not tlbo 1Vnlmnu nolttlrq. Rflek oflt all . .. .u.... ..,.....-.- -. -- r-- - - .....I it.-... ... .....iiiiik .,, a ...iiiiiiiii. in lies the division between progressive' Ttrn,.lit,ti Mnu in .... t n i.f.r and old guard Republicans in Indiana,! r(.rPivod from Mr; Hallmnn nnd signed n division which Is healed so far as liy n ntlmher of Brockton labor men. Harding Is concerned, but which s Thc nnjnnn iettcr i,fl(1 ,iPeiare(j thc alive ns regards V atson. ntson Is gn(,TH to be "Americans first nnd mem nn old aversion of 1 he 1 PW""1"" J ' bcni of organized labor second." op tXl onTv loZ ' h!n?ofeortrthe " '"-- --n . i iikHiri iiiir iiiiii. i in .iJiMHiiiiiiiKfiTH Rinrn z v -". . --.-, ....... S-nnte when nn imexpecteu deatn ere- ,rnnch of the An,orrnh Federation of c,,inK t0 tn nlvce of the r union eod ntcd n second vacancy. The progres-1 T , , record three to one cr wcrc nt their posts today nfter a slvc sentiment is a live thing here. Ex- n' " st tl e ?enBue seyenteen-dny vacation nt the collieries. I..1.11 iTAli.f.flllnn tu ...... ... .ll...,l in. ? " ...... .......... ...w .v.' exiiirtcil. ner cent of their men nt wor. At Iprdlii- hci.drtilnxirrH todny made Mieust t.np the employes of Locust publl n Ii Iter which the cumlldutc has I Gap and Locust Spring collieries voted add i'iimmI tn Mlehnel J. Ilnlllnnn. of I r resume work tomorrow, having been given assurance that their men dis charged will be re-employed. The Me. Ghee wnshery nnd Nntnlie colliery nrc the only independent operations nt work. Mnlinnoy City. Pa.. Sent. 20. With few exceptions thc mine workers, Imrl:- a recent operation, received fntnl in juries yesterday when she leaped from a third-story side window of that In stitution. The young woman landed on the roof of a one-story structure ndjolninir tho main hospital building. Her skull was fractured und she died shortly, after ward. ' Miss Boyd wns twentv-seven venrs old and lived nt 2034 Sanson, street. According to Deputy Coroner Mellett, who Investigated. Miss Bovd wns re covering rnpidly from the effects of nn operation and was permitted to walk about. The deputy coroner believes the young woman beenme melancholy. IIp Bald she had been seriously ill some months ngo and had apparently recovered when she wbb stricken ngain, requiring an operation. TO RESUME FUND INQUIRY Senate Committee Will Reconvene In Washington on Wednesday Washington. Sent. 20 (nv A T . , Investigation of campnlgn expenditures I But Tngguit will be reopened here Wednesday by the ovum,.' fin-nuug subcommittee, it was announced today at the office of Senator Kenyon, chairman of the committee. Subpoenaes for a number of witnesses wcro issued today by tho scrgennt-nt-arms of tho Senate, but tho names of the persons to be cnlled were not made public. away, nut nt lenst ne got on on vnt wrong foot. His opponent, us alreuu indicated, is Thomas Tnggart. Taggart Is a puzzle to visitors from other parts nf the Union. Outside Indiana Tag gart's name has been always, coupled with BosA Murphy, of Xew York, and the late Roger Sullivan, of Illinois. He if. to the outside. Boss Tnggart. You can not conceive of Boss Murphy, run ning for the Senate in Now York. It would rnlse a moral issue, so called. But in Indiana. Taggart is regarded with considerable affection nnd respect. His nolmnntlnn does not raise nnv moral issue. Ho Is the opposite to Watson. He Is no orator nnd he is n politician, n master politician. Indiana admires politicians. They nre n peculiar proa, uct of the state, which feels that it honors Itself when it honors politicians. Regards Taggart Kindly You find n highbrow, rather mug wumpislu newspaper like tlio News re garding Tnggart with a rather kindly cje. It was not nlways so. Years ago when Taggert was over and over again J TJIA..nAlln !.. XT- , mnynr i iiiiuiihhimi, hil- i, useu i to snv unpleasant thingH about Tauenrt. jtniioni, or who- llkc STOKOWSKI COULDN'T FOOL ' SHREWD CUSTOMS OFFICER "That's a Good One" Man Laughed, When Told Music Would K Be "Produced," Not Sold Dr. Leopold Stokowskl, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, was mis taken for a smuggler of foreign music when he encountered the customs offi cials upon his arrival in New York from Europe last week. Doctor BtokowiVl, who arrived on the Olympic after having toured Europe in search of new music, brought a large number of scores representing new works, some of them composed since the war, which ho Intends to give n first hearing during the concerts here this winter. The new works, which Doctor Stokowski says represent the latest mu sical thought In Europe, were packed in seventeen large boxes. Arrived at tho pier In New York, Doctor Stokowskl was held up by a customs Inspector, who surveyed the seventeen uoxeswitu suspicion. ) It, v, -u, K "What's In them boxes?" sniffed the Inspector. "That's somp music which I brought over with me," said Doctod Stokowskl. "Whaddeyn goln' to do with It." persisted the Inspector. "I'm going to produce It here In this country." returned the conductor. "That's a good one," laughed the Inspector harshly. "I guess your goln' to sell It. Well, you can't put anything ke that oyer on me; I've heard that line before," At this point an Inspector happened along who was an ardent music lover. He had attended concerts of the Or chestra with Doctor 8tokowkI conduct ing and recognized him. The situation was explained to him and the boxes containing tho new music were saved for public presentation. -V against the league. Ring of Real Americanism Senntor Hnrdlng'n reply said In part: "Tills hni the ring of real Ameri canism nnd I am delighted with the tes timony thnt orgnnlzed labor has cor rectly estlmnted the significance of thiH IsMue. On this issue, organized and all other labor .mil nil citizens are going to get together to cud the submergence of our nntlun in internationalism. "This Isiuc. in my judgment. Is do ing more than anything else to draw together the real American nnd patriotic sentiment of the country, nnd to wipe out nil class and group distinctions. In the face of the rienncc of interna tionalism ve nre nil Americans first. Our country will do its full share in the world. In Its own "way and time, but not under the orders of nny supergov crnment dominated by n.icn Interests." CONGRESS FIGHT OPENS ever It was In Shakespeare, has been translated. His translation took place when he served a few years ago somt months in the United States Senate. Indinnn says that Taggart made n good senator, whatever accounts for it. Tag it lms been saving his soul In rernr years. People sny of him that he has "mellowed" witn me passing of yearn. At any rate there ho stands, a pretty wcll-rcgardcd figure with a certain for. mldable quality, a greater tulent for personal contacts tnan any other man In the stnte. up nas n genius ror .mow ing people and making them like him nnd respect him nt close rnnge. There nre several men In tho United States, Senate who are there for Just the gifts that Taggart possesses. The chances seem to be a little against him this tlmH with the swing toward the Republican party that is unmistakable in Indiann. But hard reading as this will be In New York, Philadelphia or Chicago, Taggart is undoubtedly the strongest opponent Wntsiin could hnve. Watson or hlsfrlends is making an appeal which touches state pride und in terests Indiana business men. It Is be Ing said for him thnt he Is u i.reui friend of Senntor TcnroBe, that Penrose is sick and that under such conditions Wntiinn. If re-elected, will either k. - act as chairman of the Senate finance committee, iiub vuiuiiiuicu win rewrite the United States tax law and especially deal with the excess profits tax. in. dlnnn Is sensible of the honor of nt,., Ing one of Its senators really, or In effect, head of tlio most Important Sen ate committee. Indiana's business men nre greatly Interested In who will guide that committee, 'ihls argument for G. O. P. Eastern Headquarters Es tabllahed In New York Nnv York. Sept. 20. (By A. P.) Establishment of an eastern office of the Kenublicau coueresslonnl camnnicn committee here todny mnrks thc opening of the iicpublicanH tight in this terri tory for flection of cnndldates for the House of Representatives, It was an nounced nt Republican national headquarters. Representatives A. B. Houghton, of Corning. X. Y and John Q. Tllson. of New Haven, Conn., have been placed In command of the office, which Is under supervision of Representative Simeon D. Fess, 'of Ohio, chairman of the Re publican congressional campaign com mittee, with offices already established In Washington and Chicago. Thc New York office will be n "clear ing house for printed matter, informa tion nnd direction of energy" for "Re publican congressional campaigns" throughout the East, it was explained. KILLS HIMSELF WITH GUN Railroad Man, Out of Work, Com mits Suicide The body of George Likes, sixty-two years old, a former rallrondpr, was found In the second floor rear of SOO Wolf street today with a bullet wound In his temple. Ho boarded at the Wolf Btreet ml. dress. Mrs. Richard James, the Innd- ( lauy, neuru me snot and rushed to Llkes's room. Sho found him lying on the floor with a revolver in his hand. The man was out of work and was despondent, according to Mrs. James, KAISER MAKES NEW WILL By the Associated Press ..T -mt r. . , . . -J, mew xoru, sept. su. xhe Mnyftra, ,j. me one victim or the wan street vjtl. 34 plosion which had remained unltfcMi-'j v day by Mrs. Olive Kehrcf, of 'Brjpk; ' lyn, ns her son, Elmer Wallace 'Kh- " "" rcr, twcnty-one-yenr-old chauffeur.' Kehrcr had been out of work 'asA' looking for employment, Mrs. Khrer said, adding thnt the youth hadmads his home with her nt 42' Hnntti TVtnUii ' street. a "M Considerable Importance had bteaV jfil attached to the fact that Kchrer hst -J remained unidentified so long, oMeJil'J'pi " w" . .."a uct mr mrory mat this lack of identification might slrnlfjC j ..! n icwugjiizc jura oy persons or" questionable character. Brallovshy Is Released The police announced today the re lease of Alexander Brallovsky, Russia journalist, detained after he had ad mitted he was near the scene of the ex plosion soon after It occurred. ThY Department of Justice denied report thnt Brallovsky had been turned over't them. Both local nnd federal nuthorltiea declared they hnd found there wns.no evidence on which to hold thc Russian." Maurice Davies. superintendent pf Voluntser Hospital, after an extensive" examination of clothing of the victime of the explosion, declared that the the ory that some one may have been near enough to thc explosion to have been blown tn atoms hns been negative. Mr. Davies also said that examina tion of all the injured did not find a single glass wound. All were hurt by other substances, mostly metal, he said. Fischer Reaches New York Edwin P. Fischer, the former Met ropolitan tennis Htar. who was detained in Hnmilton. Ont., In connection with his postcard wurnlncs of the Wall street explosion, arrived here this morn ing in the custody of New York and Hnmilton detectives. He wns taken to police headquarters at once. Fischer, nfter laughing with a swarm of reporters and photographers while nosing for news "movies," shoved his way with the tletectivcs to a Lexington avenue lunchroom, where he break- Reading, Pin., Sept. 20. The-whis. ?as,pa on bp,c stew ""'I "K00- F'n'sh tles throughout the Schuylkill hnr.i I InR the menl, he washed his face with a coal region were blown this morning I UW of w!'te1 , .... ... .1 - i, . l 11. ... CV.,.1 Ih... I.I.. ......I. 1 It. c muiicu iiiiu uia jiuuiu'I uireo rignrs thnt he picked up from the Grand Central floor, chuckllutr nn ha did so and explaining thnt he did not li smoke, but his friends did. When posing for camera men he waa asked to remove his hat This brought an exclamation. "Huvc a hcurt!" he cried. Requested to talk, he said : "Oh. tnlk my eye!" "I'm in the hands of my frlenda here," he added, referring to the de tectives. "That's all I know. I don't know what sort of statement you fel lows expect ine to make. I don't know much to sny." Fischer's jocularity continued with-, out let-up throughout thc excitement, of his' arrival. When ho dlsnppearra from view down n suownv entrance he still was smiling ns if enjoying himself . thoroughly. Glad to Leave Canada operated viriunuy nuu-liandeil save Tunnel Ridgp mine, where, some sections were flooded, the pumps being burled. Several weeks will hnve to elapse before that colliery will be rid of water. All employes discharged by the coal com panies for refusal to mnn the pumps and engines during the miners' vaca tion have been reinstated. Shenandoah, Pa.. Sept. 20. With a detail of state police petroling In the recion and despite determined efforts fit nllppflfl rnillpnls nil nnTllnrlna In il.n "- ...- ....... ...., .... ..........vo ,1, 117i Shcnnndonh district resumed operations' this morning when many mine workers who hnve been on vacation since Sep tember 1 reported for work. While the collieries are short-handed, officials claim they will be nble to keep them in operation. William Penn Collierv nnd the Pncker Collieries of the Lehigh Vnlley Coal Co., nre idle, but a rush bncl: to the mines Is expected tomorrow. V. M. W. of A. officinls nre circulating nmong thc idle men urging them to re turn to work. nnd thousands of the men who. hnvt been idle threo weeks resumed their usual beaten paths to the mines. RP. ports received In this city Indicate thnt' slightly more thnn 7.r per cent of the men have resumed work. It is expected that at least 700 cars of anthracite will bo produced during the dny. In normal times the dally average pro duced is 1400 cars. The fact that so ninny of the men have returned to worlnnukes It likelv that the others will report for duty within thc next day or two. Tltere wns much quiet reconnoitering through out the region this morning on the part of the people who were apprehensive of the extension of the vacation. With all of thc miners working to full capac ity it will require hustling In order to catch up with the loss sustained to the trade during the last three weeks which Is estimated at 1,170,000 tons In the Schuylkill region alone. Entrusts Latest Document to Dutch Notary London, Sept. 20. (By A. P.) William Hohcnzollern, former German emperor, has written a new will, which is declared to be his last testament. Tin. hnft pnfnmtpfl If tn tn 1r.. !.. -. Watson, circulating quietly, may help Notary Schroot at Araerongen, says a Haxleton. Pa.. Sent. 20. fllv A P.) The "vacution" strike of the an thracite mine workers was virtuu'' ended today in the Hazleton district. Practically all the collieries resumed operations. Many of them, however, were crippled by the short working forces. The Lehigh Valley Railroad reported all but three of the thirty-seven col lieries in us iiazieton Tind Makauoy City division working today. Its col lieries In tho Schuylkill, Northumber land and Columbia counties arc oper ating. . MILLERAND IS CANDIDATE French Premier Agrees to Run for Presidency Paris. Scot. 20. (Bv A. P i P-.. mler Alexandre Mlllernud todnv mrr.,i to bo a candidate for the presidency of mo repuuuu 10 succeeu 1'residcnt Des chanel, who has tendered his resignation. When detectives said they hud to In voke the combined uid of the mayor, sheriff, district attorney, chief of po lice. United States consul nnd the Im migration nuthorjties of both countries) Continued on Tarn Twelve, Column One ROCKEFELLER GUARDED ' Twelve Men, With Rifles, Patrol Tarrytown Estate Tarrytown, Sept. 20. (By A. P.I Twelve extra guards, armed with rifles, patrolled the roads adjoining the es tate ot John D. Rockefeller here dur, ing the night, it beenme known today, Nd statement could bo obtained from tho Rockefeller home regarding village gossip that a threatening letter had been received by the oil magnate, Two boys reported that thev hml met two Htrango men who asked where Mr. Rockefeller lived, and taking spec tacles from their pockets and trying them on, Inquired If they made much difference In their appearance, Ther' said the men later left for New Ywk in & taxlcab. . r- , M f'J. Mm more than nil his own speeches, 'Doom dispatch to the Dally Mall, 3$ ' .' '" rHi M2!UW4&4 -Mlttj,rs, JstSfcfi )V- hgM-'U .:& ,$& i$V '
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