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FAKE POISON FAILS
R. L O'DONIU,
THEY'RE VOTING IN JERSEY TODAY
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MAKES DEATH SURE P. R. R. OFFICAL, DIES
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Ned Flnloy, Actor. Pens Suicido
Former General Manager of
Frenchman Captures Bennett
Trophy Do Romanet, a Com
patriot, Only Othor Finishor
LECOINTE WINNER
IN AIRPLANE RACE
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Omaha Newspapers Force Nom.
Inoo to Olvo Direct Answora '
on Many Questions
GREAT CROWDS HEAR HIM
By the Associated Press
Omaha, Neb., Sent. 28 n
. Noto After Taking Soda
;, " Bought for Acid
Eastern Lines Succumbs in
New York Hospital
LTER DRINKS FATAL DRUG
HAD BEEN ILL SOME TIME
TWO AMERICANS DROP OUT
W
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New York, Sept. 28. Taking copious
doses of bicarbonate of rods, in the be
lief that It was cyanide of potawium,
Nd Finley, an actor, sat down to n
desk in his room, early yesterday, in the
Hotel dc France. West Forty-ninth
street, and penned the Impressions of a
deliberate suicide. It was hi second
attempt at self destruction In two years.
After wnltlng for forty mlnutr-.i for
the poison to act, Flnloy realized that
th druiglst had peered beyond his mut
tered excuse that he wished cyanide to
kill a dog and had supplied him with
a Cure for indigestion. Then he took a
largo dose of strychnine and wrote his
last note. This was his flrxt note,
found by the police on his desk
. "I havo already taken what the drug
gist said was cynnidc. I bought it ou
the pretense to poison n dog. At the
time J writo this it Is 2 :30 o'clock, just
ten minutes after taking the suppced
fatal dose. I feel very much alive and
have bad no bad effects "
He Writes a Second Note
After waiting u few minutes longerl engineer's office at Altomitt.
for the effect of a deadly drug that ho From 1S87 to ISsS lie was assistant
Tsnow ought to act quickly, he wrote this supervisor of the Altoona division at
note: I Hollldaysburg, Pa. A year later he be-
"I have some strchnine. which I am ,.niP assistant nupervNor of the Pliila
golng to try m-xt. nnd hope thU take ,,.p,ln ilivi-iuit nt Lancaster.
my life. I will wait until It a. m. before j August. ISM), after three week-'
" " , . ,. , . , ,,
Another wait followed and the bicar-1
bonate of soda still falling to cause
death. I'lnley took n heavy ilosc of
trychnino and penned another farewell
Bote; Here It is:
"I have just taken n quantity, but
don't know how; much, of fctrjchuiue,
The doctor said it is enough to kill rev-
raldogs. The acid did not work. 1 am
suffering no pangs of conM-ieiice. Don t
believe I have such n thing. Hope thW
la goodbye
At ndon yesterday a maid rapped at
we ooor ni ms room, wiere was no re-
fm tit V . i T
JfALftUiP? '""?HK ".LwJ,.ir,:.,i
tuiui mi: uuiiiiii'r. iiic (luiur uiinr iu,
They saw the lljhts still burning ns the
actor had used them while he wrote his
death noK-t-. H wns lying ueross the bed
as if he had fallen there heavily, the
tump of his left arm sticking out at
the side he lost the hand with blood
poison two years ago when he slashed
lis wrist in n futile attempt to com
sait suicide in Central Park.
Other Notes Are Found
Turning to the desk, the police found
the death notes, the last written in a
more and more irregular hand as it nff-p ()f c!Klltv.three years. He was o:
rj?cLel,i;"!.1-uP:-ftLIT",ir.Kkiof ... nw;t -itizM.. of Mim-iue. n.
the hand before it had finished the con
fession, so that the lat words were al
most illegible.
There were other notes, too. One
told the Actors' Fund of America to
proride a cheap funeral; another asked
that his effects bo left to his wife, who,
.the police said, was a Miss Henri be
'fore her marriage to the actor they
don't know where she is now. Heaped
near these letters was a hotel bill, a
pile of pawn tickets bearing recent dates
and a single copper all the money left
in the room.
Dr. George Hohmann. assistant med
ical examiner, ald that Finley had
-taken enough strychnine "to kill an'
. .- -selephant. but that the white powder
relieved by him to have bevn cyanide of i
Dotaisltim was merely bicarbonate of
toda. The physician also said that the
effect of tho strychnine apparently bad
been counteracted for a few minutes by
morphine. Flnloy was a drug addict
and his arm was heavily dotted with
needle punctures.
Finley was born in Virginia about
fifty years ago. Ha had lived In the
hotel for seventeen jears and the walls
of his rooms were covered with litho
gropbi advertising his appearance in
various films Stationery found in the
room bore the lino : "Ned Finley
Theatrical and motion pirture produc
tions. Ned Finley general manager."
CROWDS OF WOMEN
A I R TkFNTIIN r-A R!
m . . ... . ... ....
f wi's n-iiis.-ii i mihh, tn tf,n position, being a. woman,
"Ladies' Day" Attracts Thou-
oandj to Interstate
Exhibition
Trenton. S-pt 2S Today w "Indies'
day" at the interstate fair and thou
sands of wnn.e:i iH'Wiled the grounds
early in order to take in all the enter
tainments prMIitH The domestle
science, hou'",",'l eeonnmy and bnhios'
welfare deparrmi :irs .ere aw ng thos.t
shlch nttracfd 1 1 ieh attention
Tomorrov wi" be "farmers' d.ij" and
Thursday, "poli'Mans' dav " Onl8tr,'w trom wmr" tnP 'inerui win
ThuMdavman ..f the congressional and , tak n,n.r" morrow- morning. Inter
legislative randidJtM d oh,-i, at toduv'si mPnt wl11 1m; in thp Ncw Cathedra)
nrimaries thr jiicrnur the ktu'e will nt- I
tend the fair to shake hoi ds and boost
their individual campaigns.
Linuor n! n, me, )s barred, and one I
of the bng.it -iots of tl.e fair grounds
is me riunni'iw. wner torrnenv intoxi-
cants flower! fre!v Here da.nty and
appetizing dishes are now served. '
'lne industrial exhibit ut the inter-
atate fair is one of the Interesting fea
tures of the big exposition. A demon
stration of local fi. torie was arranged
through the Chamber of Cotcmirce,
These exhibits are in I'x! ibmon Build
ing No .'J, nnd arc grouped around a
handsome booth of the tiaue both .
This afternoon exhibitions of Cos
Jack nnd Roman riding wen- given by
the men, and the famous monkey drill
was presented for the amusement of the
crowds.
Final Choice for Keystone
State Lesley Cup Golf Team
Pennsylvania will defend its golf
tenm championship In the Lesley
cup matches Friday nnd Saturday
against New York and Massachu
setts at Merlon.
Here is the final line-up which
will play for Pennsylvania :
8. D. Ilerrou, Pittsburgh.
Max R. Marston, Philadelphia.
William C. Fownes, Pittsburgh.
J. Wood Piatt, Philadelphia.
George W. Uoffnor, Philadelphia.
Norman II. Maxwell, Philadel
phia. Bben SI. Beyers, Pittsburgh.
Francis W. Kcmblo, Philadel
phia. Meredith M. Jack, Philadelphia.
Walter II. Reynolds, Philadel
phia. Substitutes :
Lewis M. Washburn, Philadel
phia, George Ormiston, Pittsburgh.
llichanl Lincoln O'Donnell. vice
president of the Pennsylvania Hall
road and formerly general manager of
the eastern lines with oces here, died
in the Memorial Hospital, New York
cltv. thla morning.
Mr. O'Ponnell hnd been ill for come
months, having undergone treatment nt
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore
before he was removed to New York.
During the period of federal control
of railroads Mr. O'Donnell was in
rharge of all the Pennsylvania Hallroad
lines east of Pittsburgh. Later he
became vice president of the central re
gion with headquarters nt Pittsburgh.
Horn in Philadelphia. November 5.
1S0O, Mr. O'Donnell was graduated
from the Central High School in 1877
nnd from the Polytechnic College here
In 12.
in 1NM! he entered the cmploi of the
Pennsylvania an a rodmnn In the con
struction department. From 18S4 to
1SS0 he was draftsman in the ansistant
engineer's office. West Penn division,
at Dlalrsville, Pa. Following this he
war .itnii'hnrl tn th, iirtnrlnl niiSKistntil
ciut on the Pittsburgh division at.
.Johnstown. Pa.. .Air. O'Donnell was1
transferred to New Florence, Pa., ns
wv.i.i,nt cmxrt-un.. ,, v.o,. ., i.
riso W1W rnl,j,i n, np ,ran,e super-
vior of the Altonna vard in 1M11. as-
MHtant engineer of tlie Tyrone division,
iMil-lblll ; from 1M11-D7 . assistuut en-
RII10(,r of , i,ttsburgh division; from
tll(,u until mY2, asistaut superintend-
,,nt of tK. gumc .iMsion ; the following
)01lt.( ..uperintendent : and from 1003 to
1011, general superintendent of the l$uf-
falr 'nlld Alleehens Valley division at
Wffnl0f N Y- rrom mn until the war
'e was general superintendent of the
Western Pittsburgh Division at Pitts-
bugh, and following this he was mnd'i
viio prcMuent
Deaths of a Day
SAMUEL M. SOUDER
First Superintendent of R. D. Wooa
Iron Works Dies at Vlneland, N. J.
j ' (,ci, at Vneland 'yesterday, at t'lie
me
nd
was for many ears active in town
uffairs.
lie was employed during the Civil
War nt Cramp' Shipyard, wus tn)
first superintendent of th U. D. Wood
lion Works, built the watr works nt
Manchester, N. II.. and a similar plant
nt Lynchburg. Va. He also built tlie
dam at MilMlle.
Mr. Souder was a trustee of the
First Methodist Church nnd formerly
served as councilman.
The Rev. D. M. Sanltourens
Tho Hev. I). M. Siinitourens, right
sW ears old. founder of the r-. l.itr.h tu
Monastery of the Pcrprt.M Hosnry.
Tamden died vesterday at the monas-
tery. 1.100 Haddon avenue, after
year's illness.
Of French ancestry Father Sanl
tourens came to Camden many years
ago and founded the monastery to
which he devoted his life'R labors. He
was a fine scholar and was highly es
teemed, not only bv those of his own
fnlth. but bv many persons of other
denominations.
Mrs. Mary A. McManus
Mr. Mary A. McManus. who died
last Saturday in Atlantu- City, was the
tirst woman principal of a hoys' gram
mar school in this city. In ISliS she
was nppolnted principal of the Mount
Vernon Boys' Grammar School, on
Catharine street, near Third. Great
. UlUdllilf
objection was raised as to her eliglbil
nnd finally u mandamus was Issued by
the court requiring her to set forth her
rigni u wi- iiuaiijuu.
Mrs. Anna M. Gassleln
Mrs. Anna M. (iasslein. ninety-two
years old, widow of John Joseph Giirs
Iein. died Sunday at her home, .'UtH
North Fifteenth street. She was born
in Bavaria, coming to this country in
IS.'l. The following year she was mar
ried. Of ihe children but one, Miss
Murgaret Gasslein, survives. There
are however, ten giandf Inldren and
twenty-three great grandchildren. Mrs.
Gnssleln wns a member of St. Stephen's
Catholic Church. Ilroad and Butler
cemetery.
Joel Scull
Joel Scull, cnntnln of fire enirlne enm-
pany So. .", Thirty-seventh nnd Ludlow
streets, more than forty years, died
yesterday nt the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Hmma (Joss, nt IMge Hill. Cup-
tain Scull wns seventy-two years old.
had served only nt ro. f company nnd
continued in service until n month ago
when the fatal illess selwl him. His
home was at 211 South Thirty -seventh
street. In his long career as n fire
fighter, Captain Scull wus commended
for braverv many times Ho was a
thirty-third degree Mason. Besides his
widow, Mrs, Mary Scull, nnd his daugh
ter. Mrs. Goss, a son survives,
Alvah Bushnell
Alwih lliishneii, eignty-three cars
old. the olilest stationery manufacturer
in Philadelphia and one of the founders
01 me .mimoiiui Diniiiiiirrs i inn, uieq
. ., x- .1 1 c . . . , ,-,! i. I. l
Ul lllf llUUlt' UL inn -UI1 111 lt-iviHiuU
last night following a short Illness.
ne wbh actively engaged in business
up until the time of his death. He wns I m0rning, put u quietus on various re
the founder of the firm of Alvah Hush- ,)0rtK that the Kejstone strength would
nell & Sons, nt 112." Filbert street. I l0 t.nst for particular candidate for
The present plant Is the outgrowth of
the original estaDiisnment wntcn .Mr.
Bushnell opened nt Fourth nnd Chest
nut streets, when he came to Philadel
phia in 1870 from Pittsburgh, where
ho wns born. Mr. Bushnell was a mem
ber of several clubs in this city, and
wus active in church work.
Edwin Lynch
Edwin Lynch, n veteran of the Civil
War, died yesterday at his home, 811
North Sixteenth street, in his ninety,
second jenr
Mr. Lvnch, who resided with n nleco,
Mrs. Kmma Scherff, was born in
Louisville. Ky. He moved to this city
when he was six years old. He has
been engaged In the hardware business
elxty-fivo years, having been n member
of the firm of Iowory & Lynch, Itldge
avenue and Brown street. Mr. Lynch
la fcurvlved by two brothers nnd another
niece. Death came after a short illness.
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Idecr Photo Ben Ire
Women took to voting today "like ducks to water." Now Jersey election officials said when the new voters went
to the polls for their first primary. Mrs. Elizabeth Dutli, of 407 North Ninth street, is shown costing a
Itcpubllcan ballot In the Fiftli district of the Second ward in Camden
HARVARD 'MAN,' 13 YEARS OLD
REAL FELLOW, SAYS MOTHER
Former Philadelphia Boy, Harvard's Youngest Student, Plays
Baseball and Idolizes "Babe" Ruth, Declares
Mrs. C. L.'Santce
Thirtcen-vcar-old Frcdericlc Santee,
formerlv of this city, one of the young
est students ever to enter Harvard, la
a "regular fellow."
Ills mother ays so herself, nnd who
is better qualified to know?
If readius the sporting pages and
holding down Habe Ituth honors in tho
sand lot kids' league nt Wnpwallopen,
Pn does not make her intellectual off
spring a "regular fellow." Mrs. C. L.
Santce would like to know what does.
Mrs Santee. urr nusbnnd, Doctor
Sa'ntee, and their son lived here nt 1800
Spring Gulden street until last sum
mer when Frederick was graduated at
tho age of thirteen from Central High
School. Toda ho registered as a fresh
man at Cambridge.
"When Fred was two years old,"
Mrs. Santee said, "he began to spell
words almost a soon as he could talk.
We encouraged him. nnd taught him
as much as we could for a child of
that age. He began to spell entire sen
tences in a few weeks, llefore he w-as
three years old he had learned the mul
tiplication table.
"At the age of eleven he entered the
Wilkes-Harre High School. He finished
two years in one, nnd then we moved
to Philadelphia, where we lived at 1800
Spring Garden street. He was gradu
ated from the Central High School last
summer when he vas thirteen.
"Fred took second honors In French.
immir those who came un for the en
trance examination to Harvard he was
the only one who wore short trousers.
He was usually finished before tho
others and he got a good grade.
"Latin and iierman ue oegan siuuy-
House Bonus Bill
Indorsed by Legion
Continued from I'une One
November 1 and 2, 1021. No other
towns contested, but San Francisco,
New York. Baltimore and Minot. . t.
Houston. Tex., nnd Syracuse served
notice that they would be iu the run
mug for tho convention of 111.
STATE LEGION FAVORS
BUREAUJXtALITION
Ru a Stnt Corrfspondcnt
Cle eland. Sept. 2S. There was a
discussion this morning at tho caucus
of the Pennsjlvauia delegation in the
Wiuton Hotel to the effect thnt the
consolidation of three bureuiis-the
war-risk insurance, public health scr -ice
and vocational training bureaus
should be effected, but there was oh
Jeitlon on the part of some of the
delegates to placing the three bureaus
under Director Cholmeley Jones, of the
bureau of war-risk insurnnce. Ihe
delegation favored a coalition of the
bureaus, however. ,
MnUin J. Pickering, of the Benjamin
Franklin Post, No. 405. presented to
the resolutions committee last night a
resolution prodding thnt the American
Legion utilize municipal legal aid bu
reaus wherever such bureaus have been
organized, nnd that the national on
veution urge the establishment of such
bureaus in other cities of the I mted
btThe' resolution designated the bureau
of legal aid in Philadelphia, under Di
rector Krnest L. Tustln. of the De
partment of Public Welfare, as an or
ganization which hns outlined a broad
policy and placed its facilities at the
disposal of ex -service men nnd women
nnd their families for the adjustment of
their legal difficulties and problems
growing out of service.
Frank W. Melvln, of Post No. 0,
Tn,ii,inii,(n wlm Is tho stato's member
on the resolution committee, fostered!
the nronosal in the committee and uu-1
nounced this, morning that it nau neen
voted upon favornblj b tho committee.
On the eve ot mo ciemon i u uu
i ii nnminnnder to succeed Franklin
nwm. . , ,
Tvmiur the I'elinswvaniUUH, wuii
sixtj-ono votes, ntiuiiii unpledged to
unv aspirant. Commander David J.
r..iu f sWnnton. nt tho caucus this
this hiL'h nositlon by declnring
"There hns been no agreement to
deliver tho Pcnnsjlvnnla voto to any
indlvidunl for the oflice of nntlonul
commander. When It comes to n (nios
tinn of hncklnc a candidate, the dele
gates will know about It and will bo
given an opportunity to express their
CIIOICU U. IlliiJi '"
fninnel F. W. Galbra ith. of Cln-
rinnntl. Is moklni: a strong bid for
nomination. Ho has a following among
Panrmvlviinlans.
Colonel C. J. Herbert, of Massachu
setts, is also asking support of Penn
sylvania, using tho argument that ho
comes from tho eastern Bection of tho
country. Hamilton MacNider, of
Mason City. la,, who was defeated
last year at Minneapolis, is being
boomed.
Nino hundred applications for the
picturesque 'MO homines ct 8 cho
vaux," tho delegation which cnnie here
from Philadelphia In a special train of
ing when he was nine years old. Since
then ho has learned to rend French.
Spanish nnd Greek flueutly. He prefers
reading French or Spanish to English,
nnu lie nas n good French library. In
the last four years he has had four years
of Latin, three years of French and
nearly the same amount of Spanish nnd
German. He has never studied much
Gieek, but he rends It well.
"Fred expects to follow In his father's
footsteps. studing the Latin scientific
course at Harvard, and upon his gradu
ation taking un medicine."
That the hoy's prowess is not limited
to books is testified to by the other
youngsters of Wapwallopen. He holds
the same position relatively on the boy's
team as Ilabe Ituth does on the Y'ankees.
Ho can pitch n little, too, nnd on tho
bases he's a whirlwind. Baseball is the
only sport he hns taken up
"He has been so busy playing ball
this summer." his mother said, "that ho
has not had much time for work. Of
course, he reads French or Spanish nt
night or gets out his chemical outiit and
does some experiments that, his father
pu7.7.1ed over in college.
"For n while at the time he was tak
ing the college board examinations we
thought he would not be allowed to en
ter Hnrvard. He made up his mind that
if ho could not go there he would go to
Princeton. The question revolved around
the mathematics Fred wanted. He
had passed analjtlcal geometry and was,
ready for calculus, but he thought
haps he would have to take it over.
That he did not want to do. But every
thing has worked out nicely, nnd we will
be starting in a few days for Cam
bridge." boxcars, were received for initiation last
night.
13. S. Glavls, of Post 271, Mont
gomery county, tho organizer of this
play organization of the Legion in
Philadelphia, declared today that its
membership has been extended now to
every state, and it therefore cujojs a
national existence.
The local headquarters of the "-10
hommes" is at the rJnglc Home, which
was donnted. The Philadelphia legion
arieh who hnve assisted in introducing
this new leglou "side show" to the na
tional delegates Include Joseph W.
Breen, Breen-MeCrnckcii Post. 2(17, who
is the "head railroader" ; William L.
Charr, 27.1; Frank T. Bacon and John
Tneffner, State Fcncibles Post, 112, and
Unwell C. Cooney, 204, nnd Colonel
McKee, Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania's delegation wns the
second largest in yesterday's parade, the
iu hommes ' wearing an overseas enp
with red edging, and numbering 250.
Department Commander Davis will
can n meeting of the Pennsylvania exec
utive commlttco of twenty-four shortly
after October 1, when it will be deter
mined whether or not the nuxllinry
bodies shall have n department orenni-
ation corresponding iu its make-up with
the present machinery of the levlon.
Today's convention was enlivened by
the catchy Keystone state- song, to the
tune of "Glory, Glory Hallelujah." and
composed in honor of Franklin O'Olier;
"D'Olier comes from Pennsjlvauia, that
grand old Keystone state. '
Bergdoll Jury
Considers Verdict
Continued from Tare One
their faces a little graver than usual
as the moment iinnroaehod when thev
must decide the guilt or innocence o'f
tho fivo defendants.
After the court had been called to
order .Tudgo Dickinson ordered tho
doors of the courtroom locked. Mnny
who arrived a few moments Inter were
shut out.
Then tho roll of the jury was called,
nnd at 1:43 o'clock Judge Dickinson
was ready to begin his charge.
Throughout the charge all five de-
jciiunuin nujn meir pje.s last Upon ills
face. Now and then, as ho made some
telling point, one or other of the fivo
would glance toward the jury, seeking
by somo betraying motion of their faces
to read what was taking place in their
minus, 'ineir attorney, Theodoro Lune
Bean, sat near the defendant, as anxi
ous as tlicy to get some inkling of what
was going on in the minds of the jurors.
.Mrs. Bergdoll Intent
Mrs. Bergdoll nnd "Judge" Komlg
inched their chairs forward and leaned
toward the judgo to catch his cvorj
word.
Schuh adopted his characteristic nt.
tltudc, slumping back in his chah, but
his faco showed intonso interest. Ilraun
and Mitchell bat upright, their bucks
stiir and away from the chairbacks.
Ailtchcu was irownlng.
The twelve men whoso decision would
mean freedom or imprisonment for the
Uvo showed little emotion. Tholr
grave, attentive expression showed they
were taking in every word the Judge
said.
Judge Dickinson, in his remarks to
the jury, said :
Must Show Justice Still Alive
"The cardinal nutation is: Can neo-
pie be trusted to govern themselves?
und it is for you to decide it in this
case. There is no more important part
of the government of any land than the
administration of law nnd justice. I
want you to understand that and show
that Justice as wo know it is still a
living thing.'
"It is your duty to enforce the law.
and, to use on expression which has
been employed many times over, 'Hew
to the line, let the chips fall where
they may.' Along with your duty to
enforce the lnw, you should do justice
to the defendants in this case. See that
this trial is d fair one. See, that they
lire accorded nil their legal rights.
"There are seven indictments in this
case, which set forth tho particular
offenses charged against these five de
fendants. .Mtny of the indictments
have been divided Into counts, iu which
special nhnses oE the charge nrc set
forth. The rules of criminal pleading
lequire this, nnd 1 understand that
there are fifty -six different proposi
tions that you will have to decide.
"Another distinction you want to get
in your minds is that these charges
broadly relate to our war activities. We
have a selective service net, the pur
pose of which was to bring within the
scope of the military authorities nil the
people of the United Stntes, with hard
ly on exception other than that of ngc
and sex, which necessarily were lim
ited and established nt law. Besides
these exceptions, the first proposition is
that all people of the United Stntes
were subjected to the provisions of the
selective service net. The purpose was
to bring Into military service those per
sons selected to go in thnt service.
War Lines Were In Force
"There was a dividing line wo may
take It which said that people on one
side of It were civilians nnd as soon
ns they crossed the line they were sol
diers nnd subject to military law and
regulations. The law also determined
that people on one side of the line
cmild do something which would be con-
per-Uidcred offenses against the Fnited
States, and that people on the other side
of the line could do things considered
offenses ngainst the United Stntes.
Therefore jou can see that one might
be guilty of obstructing recruiting for
the military forces of the United Stntes
even though ho wns not in the service.
This is one of the charges In the indict
ment. "After a man hns crossed that line
and is inducted in the army he may be
guilty of desertion, but a muu cannot
bo guilty of desertion from the military
service until he is in that service, nnd
I take the responsibility upon myself
of instructing ou men that both Kr
win nnd G rover Bergdoll were in the
mllltnry service of the United Statea
and deserted therefrom, and If there is
any objection I will hear it."
Bean Falls io Object
At this stage Mr. Bean made as if
to attempt to speak, but the judge did
not notice that the attorney for the de
fense was trjiug to say something and
continued his charge.
"It Is up to jou men to determine
the fact whether there was or was not
concert of action to defeat the purpose
of the draft; whether this teamwork
was manifested in any way.
"No matter how clear the evidence
of conspiracy, it is no offense against
the law if it stopped there. The law
Is merciful, and no matter how repre
hensible n conspiracy may be, It is not
a legal offense unless one or more of
tho conspirators carry it out.
"The offense is a conspiracy followed
by at least one overt act. It is n con
spiracy to commit some offense, against
tho law. What is the offense in (pies
tlon here? One is obstructing thu peo
ple of the United States in recruiting
nn army. If committed it is an offense
whether the person is in the army or
not. Throwing hindrances in the wny
of registrants coming forth, or hiding
them cvado service, Is nn offense against
the lnw. That is tho offense with which
bonic, mnjbe all, the defendants are
charged. Another Is that after Grover
and Lrwin were Inducted nnd became
deserters that the defendants did
'knowingly and willfully harbor, con
ceal and aid them.
"It really comes down to this ques
tion : Did they, do tho nets of which
they are charged with conspiring to
do? I pnss that question over to you
men."
In consequenco of tho attempt of the
defense to attack tho credibility of Fltz
liugh Lee Creedon nnd Thomas E.
Furey, the chief witnesses for the gov
ernment. Judge Dickinson explained to
the jurors the law on character wit
nesses. "It is too much to expect n mother
to surrender a son ngainst his wishes
and force him, by telling the authorities
of his hiding place, into captivity," he
said In conclusion. "The same may be
said of a brother.
"But that Is not the issue In this
enso. The defendant nro accused of
havlug actively engaged In aiding
Grover and Erwin Bergdoll to evade
service."
Then court was closed uud the Jury
locked up.
Dleo on Motorcycle
Reading, Pa., Sept. 28. William O.
Hchaeffer, prominent In the motorcycle
trnde hero, (lien wnno seated ou uls
machine last evening. Ho had not been
complaining of illness. Ho waa forty
seven years old.
Wills Probated Today
James Cunningham, 31 North Fifty
third street, whose will was probated
today, left $13,000; Henry Need
hamoner, 1021 Knst Berks street,
$0000; Mary E. Brown, who died in
the Women's Homeopathic Hospital,
$10,000.
By ihe Associated Tress
Ktampes, Sept. 28. 8dl Lecolnte,
tho famous French nvlntor, today won
tho international nirplano rnco for the
James Gordon Bennett trophy.. Ho
covered tho course of 800 kilometers, or
180.3 miles, In 1 hour 0 minutes 17 1-5
seconds,
Tho only other nvlator to finish the
course was Captain De Bomanct, also
n French flier. F. P. Ilnynhnm. the
sole British representative, who How n
Mnrtlnsyde, withdrew after covering the
first lap.
Two Americans Withdrew
Two American aviators hopped off
In the race today. Howard Ulnehart,
firing a Dayton-Wright monoplane,
started nt 2:11:103-5, but withdrew
soon after starting, because of difficulty
with the steering mechanism.
Major R. W. Schrocdcr, the othci
American entrant, remained in the race
for about nn hour, but he withdrew
after flying 100 kilometers, because of
Ignition trouble. Major Schroeder Hew
n Verville-Pncknrd biplane. Ills start
was mado nt 2:37:00 4-C.
Lecolnte, the winner, piloted a
Nieuport machine. He made his first
100 kilometers In 21 minutes 303-5
seconds. In covering 200 kilometers he
made a new world's record, 43 min
utes, -123-5 seconds.
Do ttotnanct Temporarily Out
Captain De Bomanct got away nt
1:14:52 nnd made his first 100 kilo
meters in 22 minutes 521-5 seconds.
He temporarily withdrew nftcr the sec
ond lap. After spending twenty min
utes In adjustments to his machine, he
re-entered the race und finished In 1
our 30 minutes 52 2-5 seconds.
The race was delayed several hours by
adverse weather. The first to atart was
Klrsch. n Frenchman flying a Nieuport
machine, who took the air and crossed
the starting line nt 1:37 o'clock. Ho
withdrew after making 200 kilometers
in 4R minutes 52 seconds.
Uolnnd Uolills, pilot oi tne tur
tlss machine, entered by S. 1L J. Cox. o
Toms, wns iniured Sunday and his ma
chine was smashed. Another mnchlne
was ordered sent to the field, but it did
not nrrlve in time to meet the conditions
ioM ,lmrn hv the committee in charce.
Captain L. It. Tnlt-Cox, one of tho
British fliers, was reported several times
vesterdav to be on his way across tho
channel 'from England in his Nleupoit
machine, but hnd not arrived nt Si
nVlocU lust nieht. He wns, therefore,
debarred from entering the contest.
llohlfs nppeared early at the field as
a spectator. He had a black eye and
wns suffering from numerous bruises,
but planned to sail for America tomorrow-
NEGROES FORJJAUFORNIA
5000 May Take Up Truck Farming
to Replace Japanese
Los Angeles. Sept. 28. (By A. P.)
The possibility of negroes taking the
place of Asiatics as farm workers In
California was discussed today at the
national convention of the Industrial
and commercial council of people of
African descent. ...
iv. H. Sunders, n Los Anceles dele
gate, snld he was In direct touch with
at least 5000 negroes who will come to
California to take up truck gardening
in case perrons of oriental races are
barred from further colonization In this
state. He said the workers would be
headed by graduates of the agricultural
department of Tuskogeo Institute.
Capital was subscribed for a co-operative
company to market products of
negro farmers through grocery stores
to be established in negro communities,
OPEN DIVISION OFFICE
Veterans of Famous First Prepare
for Great Reunion
In preparation for the reunion of
veterans of the First Division, to be
held in this city November 10 and 11,
nn office has been opened by tho divis
ion association in the Washington
Building, 603 Chestnut street.
Captain Paul Uunsoin, of the Sec
ond Mnchine-Gun Battalion, is in
charge of the leuuion headquarters.
"I hope every inn who has never served
in this division will call whenever he
is iu tho neighboihood," he said today.
Tho First Division circus got Into
Camp Dlx today after a successful tour
of tlie Middle West. The circus will
perform at the Trenton state fair.
Malor General Charles B. Summernl.
commanding the First Division, has re
turned to Lump uix nftcr a trip ot
several days, during wnich timo ho vis
ited the Amerlcnn Leglou convention at
Cleveland, delivering several addresses.
The division wns commanded iu his ab
sence by Brigadier General Clarence Ed
wards. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
William Davl. 1187 R. 11th t.. und Mar-
sarot V. ColllT. 371IS Wntrfn ft
William F. BodenBtdn, rt W antiunion. I'..
and jotsphlne C'onrKd 11011 Wallace at.
Thomas Valsntlne. 185 a Mountain at., and
Maria Condu, 1001 Monro t
Joeoh Sakokl. lSlo Vina it., and IVarl
U Fischer. 204O ClifBtnut at.
Anrtrow Condron, 221 ff 04th at . and Nellie
Kelly. 1703 Qreeii at
ruvld B. Fotherolf, Knpn Pn . and Fran-
cm It racht.lckle, rrttburr. l'a.
Kmory Randan, Ilaltlmoro. Md., and Valeria
V flnpklna. 280 fi 50th M.
Herbert llrlablng. 104 d H3d st and Mabel
Anderly nTl Wanlrmton at.
lMward Haffery. 723 K Hilton at . and
Mary Uambenrer. tB41 N. Hutchlnion at.
Harry Habdell. 42ao Oirard ave.. and Mary
II Bproiall. B850 Malcolm avo.
Charles Ooodwln. Mahanoj Cits', Pa., and
Anna Toden. Mahanoy city. Pa,
drover Uraln, 2S26 Taker at., nnd Anna
Roaohn. 3117 Mooru at.
George r1m. " Hobart at . and Helen
V Callahan. M47 Pearl at.
FranK N. Ktlp. 2541 w Oxford St.. and
Gertrude J)ame.
i j i a i
Kerutant at.
rZS
'Brass Beds Relacquercd'
KOTB We roaramee an norkmamhln
absolutely equal to new lit 1-fl the coil.
rKATHKBS HTEUILIZKU
nnd Made Into M.attrettea
llox Hpiinca neuphol.tered
37 yeara' eiperlenca Insures enllra
atUfaetlon
sichel's ar Ar-
Anto ealla everywhere. Katah. 87 year
V. ruone lvomimru mo vtrile f
nilATHB
if.niirr-ir. At Hh.molcln. Pa.. (Unt t
Berseant Malor FRANCIS T aon of Ueorge
A and Isabel IS. Aldtich. aeed SS years.
Itelatlvea and frlenda Invited to funorai serv
ices, on Thurs.. at 2 p. in., at ht jInry'H
Kplsropal Church, Haddon Heights, N. J
Interment Harletsh Cemetery.
HII'I'LB.On Sept. 27, 1020, bAIlAII E.
IIKYAN, wife of Major William II. Hippie
Hervlcea on Tlmra . at .2 p. m., at her lata
residence, 33 N I'ark ave. Interment
Srlvate. Harrttburv Pa und Ventnor, N
jiapers please copy.
IIKM' WASTKn - I'KMAI.K
I.AUNDKEStt White woman wanted one
day a week; 2 In family. Phone liarlnn
795 W.
SADI LKCOINTK
French nvlator mIio today won tho
International alrplnno rnco for the
Bennett trophy nt Etainpes, Franco
COMMERCE CHAMBER
GETS HOUSING CODE
Report on Stato College Fi
nances Also Presented at
Annual Convention
Harrisburg, Pa Sept. 28. (By A.
P.) A draft of n proposed housing
code for Pennsylvania which tho state
Chamber of Commerce committee in
charge prepared to avert danger of con
struction of unfit dwellings nnd n re
port of n survey setting forth the finan
cial needs of Stato College were pre
sented to the stnte chamber at its an
nual convention sessions today. Both
are tho result of weeks of work by com
mittees containing prominent men nnd
researches by Dr. Leonard P. Fox, di
rector of the chamber's research bu
reau. The State College report shows that,
while the regular' student body Increased
101 per cent in the period from 1010
1010, the available federal revenue per
student diminished fiO per cent.. Stu
dents' fees remained stationary, and
the available state appropriations per
student Increased only 20 per cent.
The committee finds n general meas
ure of the growing inadequacy of the
college's facilities In its rejection of
3.00 qualified students since 1013, und
sets forth the iinnncinl conditions re
sponsible for the situation.
Virtually all of the college revenue
comes from three major sources state
appropriations, general student fees nnd
fnrlnml flltlflS. 1I1C0 U1P CUUCiii: ! '
public institution it has aimed to keep
I t I Sit J it. fAilnvnl
it3 fees at a minimum. With fed
funds limited to $80,000 ovalliiblo
resident instruction and $30,(100 for
uu inii'i hi
for
re
search biennially and student fees kept
nt n minimum, State College depends
malnlv upon state appropriations for
new buildings, equipment and general
maintenance. The jegisiniure
.,!. i elm feilernl nvmronrlations lor
agricultural extension, but has pro
vided insufficient funds for engineering
nnd other extension wont, summer fu
sions, maintenance and equipment,
buildings and land.
Held for Auto Robe Theft
Samuel Johnson, of 010 Olive street,
was held lu $000 ball for court today by
Magistrate Carson in Central Station
chanced with stealing two automobile
robes. G. W. Caldwell, of C10 South
Fortv-elghth street, testified that he
saw the man take the robes from an
automobile belonging to Ralph Schoble.
of Wyncotte, when the car was parked
at Walnut nnd Juniper streets, Saturday.
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Jeweleks Silversmithb Stationehs
Chestnut and Juniper Streets
Sheffield
CIRCA 17D0
Straight flutes.
Sale U .
Emergency Purchase and Goodyear's
COATS
KAirc
rubbers -jam .
for the JjSS$?r
Family ejfts'fOvSf
Moll WliM.iffii$M
Order MhtT&vflK'ufffll
nned it mfwirWfiyfKA
aecotn- UnlftsllnHSW llwPi
panted fK?3??flS l"i
by Money miiUsSJcK wM
Order or iitliliHTfCb lisV. w9
Check V1HS"3 IS !
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Hex.
Garden
Hose
12c ft.
"Keds"
ned itubbea $2 Hot Water Bottles, 75c
Gloves i-i iriranuDnsBWMasrttr
fur Household
Use, 76o QQ
Value.. aJO
HUIlUKIl
Auto Shirts
a3nn3?wSSSw
i'e 820 Chestnut St.
50 tu. lour
1! Value
ifl
Cox took up nud answered categorical?. '
n number of questions naked i, , '.' -
newspapers in his speech here 1,,
nieht. Ono question was whether w
Indorses Article X of the UaZ
Nations a.d, whether ho would aota
or strike it out. a
"I would not strike it out
governor's answer. II then r. ti... 5
the provisions of the national p affl
concerning reservations which Pri "?.
emasculate. u
"Do you still consider Article V i
essence of the Monroo Doctrine?'' it'
another question. "ocme wi,,
"I consider tho league !,. -uhj .
the Monroe Doctrine "ZaSer'
. Asked whether ho annroverl iX'f'
menla, the governoa fc f
league nrovlslonn nnd ,- i ""?.. " !
Platform committees had not seen
to rnnko nny declaration on the subt J'
Another quest on asked &'
rovemor denied that fi.H? Moor. -
ioungstown. 6.. his pre-coXrV' '
manager, was attorney for the linuor in
terests of Ohio, the govSno Kfa
emphatically: pllM
"I do."
Govcrncr Cox then asked the local
editor w-hether he knew that he
brewer." thC preMJ
Repeating his charges of n "eoni..
ncy of silence' by the Republican pmi I
-- -"- .-.i.....t.i win in me last,
"",',, "o ui uuuurs were ex.
ponded in buying up Democratic pa
pers In the West," nnd suggested that
largo interests nnd not politicians tun
piled the funds. '
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, wu
declared by thu governor to bo the
"head of the senatorial obllgarchy"
nnd ho also snld that the Republican
senators "tacitly agreed" with Pnni.
dent Wilson on amendments n iv. 'I
league covennnt just before the Prenl.
dent returned to Paris on his last trip.
but soon afterward sent the "rounfl
roDin in vioiunuu oi uicir agreement, i
the governor asserted.
A,
perfect
dinner
demands
Salted "Nuts,
Favors, Bon Bona
taTiannonize
with, the table
decorations
Coffee Urn
Gadroon border.
S. Gov't
VleiVs---
Women's
Children's
BOYS' and GIRLS'
A1NCOATS
Made of Gorernrofnt Cloth,
with Helta all around. Double
texture. Itegnlar valno S, now
$5
lOOO U. S. Slickers
Army regulation. All fresb,
never been worn
U, S. Trench Goats
Kama as Picture. Be. $18,
Balo Tries
$12
Moleskin Coats
Tan and drab, aanio as
pictured, for rain or anlna.
$25
Talue J4S, now........
Ladles' Poplin," Cantona
and Mohair RAINCOATS
All shades, Talue up to 421 fl
$18, now J7V
Vtomm'i OuUrfi $35
Children' 1 Bhoea T
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