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NO. 16 ffl IN EFFORT Virtual Indorsomont to Flat 5-Cent Fare Plan io Prevent bankruptcy BOTH SIDtS OF FIGHT ARE HEARD BY COUNCIL Chamber of Commerce Indorses No-Transfer Suggestion in Formal Resolution Mayor Moore gavo virtual indorse ment today of tho Rapid Transit Co. plan for n straight five-cent fare, with no transfers or exchanges. The announcement of his nttltude and a legal opinion by CltySolidtor Smyth pushed forward rapidly the compnny's fare campaign. The Mayor, who had expressed his neutrality on the faro niiMtion earlier In the week, made this statement to day s "Thomas' B. Mitten nnd his men. V- ctM nrn mnlflnir n brave fllht tO keep the PhPnde'phln Ilapld Transit Co. niiont nnu l none mey win nureccu. "Anv.thing In the nature of a re ceivership or dlsfolut'on nt this time would be most unfortunate." Business Men-Heard The Mayor gave his vys while business men were nppcarlug before Council's 'transnortntlon committee, which held n public transit Hearing m City Hall on an ordinance now buforo Council. The proposed ordinnnce would give this city's consent to the "no-transfer, no-exchange" plan, which tho V. K. T. advocates to increase its revenues, nnd, according to company officials, to save the P. It. T. from n rcrciycrshlp. Doubts that Council had power to consent to the Mat-fare plane were chared nway by City So'icltor Sinvth's opinion, given In roinplmucc with n couueilmanie resolution. Tho city'R chief legal officer ruled that Council has tho power to agree o the "no exchange, no trnnsfcr" plnu. subject to review by the Public Serv ice Commission. In ruling on another question rniscd by the resolution. Mr. Smyth said tho city's consentto the chungc would not make possible a change in other pnrts of the 1Q07 agreement, which confirmed the franchises ot tlie underlying com panies without conditions or restric tions. ' This phase of.the ruling virtunlly do Clares that tlie P. K. T.. In order to lighten its .nanclal burdens, could not compel tho undcr.ylug companies to pay, the. fixed charges to the city now pSWby the 1 ll. T. Satisfaction TvithvtUoi-.nervlce being furnished by the Itnpld Transit Co. und opprovftiof tho straight flvo-ccnt fare plan were expressed by A. C. McGowln, director of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. He was the first speaker. After readlng-n resolution passed by tlie chamber which recommends ap proval of the straight five-cent fare plan a8 n temporary relief measure. Mr. McOowin was'qucstioncd by Councilman Horn : "Did you consider the service given by the company nnd its financial condi tions?" asked Mr. Horn. Thinks Service Improved "We considered the service," replied Mr. McOowin. "which is much im proved under the present management." Mr. McGowin answered for Bar clay J. Doyle, a director of the Chamber of Commerce, who did not respond when his name was called by Chairman Mont gomery. Mr. McOowlu told of the resolution passed by the Chamber of Commerce nnd said it expressed the attitude of tfio organization 'on the straight five cent faro plan. The resolution follows : "Whereas employes of the P. It. T. gave proof of fidelity to the manage ment and company uusurnassed in these times, nnd whereas every reasonable man knows thnt the 'company must have more money or go bankrupt, therefore be It resolved that, in justice to the com pany, the board of directors recommend approval of the relief measure, tho straight five-cent faro with no trans fers, pending valuation of the com pany's property and permanent adjust- Continued on Vato Tiveno-tlve, Column Une RIDERS ARE DIVIDED ' v-aipnn ninrn nn 'TO HMO Ur (1 RET NlflRF CASH - 1 Cives HN Ssh fir- TRflNSr-FRSJlhawsers during the gale last night. The .... m m .. . . ... wi i wwb. vi iii ii vn 4-nw.jort -Wj-ight wns picked up and nnotlicr Many Gladly Comply With Re quest of P. R. T. Others Get Passes as Usual Tro'ley riders were divided todny In their response to thp nppenl thut they ray straight five-cent fnrcs nnd refuse transfers nnd exchanges. Many compiled gladly with the re quest. Others asked for transfers or exchanges as usual, Tho appeal was made bv Thomas E. Mitten, president of the Rapid Transit Co. In a statement Issued to the public this morning ho pointed out considera ble delay would be encountered in ob taining approval of the straight five cent fare plan from City Council and the Public Servico Commission, and unless this faro was paid now it would be necessary later on nncount of nn uccnmulntlng deficit to chnrgc nu eight or ten-cent fnre to nvold bankruptcy. In order that all riders would see the company's anneal it was condensed to nluo words this morning ami stood ConllnaM on Face Twenty-live, Column Thf Week-End Forecast Toibij' Fair today nnd probably fOst toiil?htj dlmlnlshiug north yrtht winds. "-Tomonow Fair with, diminishing Northwest wlnds.f ( V Sundiiy -Fnlr' jylth slowly rising n C twqpcrawre. . , t 1 .'-te'oAK''Vs'T1 Ph""""'-. -V Register Tomorrow! Your Last Chance! Tomorrow la the last dny to reg ister In order to vote nt tho prcsl dcntlnl election. A little more than 37 "per cent ot tlie nssPHied voters In this city hnve been reentered. The polls will 1m open from 7 n. tn. to 1 p. m. nnd from 4 p. m. to 10 p. m. lien nnd women who havo been mtaewsed may procure poll tax re ceipts nt the polls when they go to morrow to register. BORAH QUITS STUMP IN HARDING CAMPAIGN Asks 0. 0. P. Headquarters to Make No More Speaking Dates for Him WnMiliurton, Oct. 1. (By A. P.) Senator Borah, Republican; of Idnho, has written Itepubllcnn headquarters at New lorls nnd Chicago, asking that no more speaking dates be made for him in the Itepubllcnn presidential cam paign. Sonntor Borah also has telcgropned to Senator Johnson, Republican, Califor nia, another of the League of Notions "irreconcllablcs," and Is awaiting a reply. Mr. Borah declined to discuss the message, but there were reports that it had to do with the League of Nations Issue. Senator Hardtng yesterday scouted the rumors, then in circulation, that Senntor Borah and Senator Johnson would break from tho party unless the nominee restated his position on the league to make it uumlstaknbly clear. WEATHER FRAPPEJS RIGHT! Gettln' Colder All tho Time, and FrostTonlght Frost tonight, says the weatherman ! And for the next ten days or so the cooler weather which set in yesterday afternoon and last evening will stick around Philadelphia, putting warm clothing and opcii fires at home nt a premium. Keen winds from the west and northwest nre bringing the cooler weather. The normal temperature for October 1 is 02 degrees. The lowest tempera -turd- since midnight was fi3 degrees at ture since midnight was T3 degrees at 0 o'clock und again nt 10 nnd 11. By this iiftcruoun the mercury reached 58 degrees. Tomorrow will not be ns cool ns to day, though still below the normal tem perature for this time of year. At 8 o'clock this 'morning the torn peintura was U(J degrees in Xoith Platte, Nebraska, which lij in the same latitudo as Philadelphia. Snow Flurries at' Cape May Capo .May, Oct. 1. Snow flurries fell here for ubout three minutes this morning: the temperature fell 23 de grees during the ulght. HELD ASJWTOJHIEVES . Two Men Arrested When They Try to Sell New Car . Two men who tried to sell n new 'automobile tn an automobile denier of North ("!lciisld( were arrested toduv by Patrolman Harry Strecped nnd M son. Albert, und wcie rharg'-d with the theff of tliQapar. Their names nre Harr II. Linton, twenty-one cnis old. of 2(121 West Huntington sticet. nnd Charles Whitemer, (enty-ono years old, of Eleventh street near Somerset. The car was identified n.s belonging to Howard K. Mo-es, of West Ches ter, und the men are being held for the police of thnt place. The mnchine is valued at $2000. In one of the pock ets of the men was found a loaded re volver and papers thnt have caused the police to. look up the records of the men to see if they have been impli cated in any holdups recently. TW0SHIPSINDISTRESS Cumberland and Fort Wright Break Hawsers Tugs to the Rescue New Yorh. Oct. 1. (By A. P.l A report that the wooden btenmshlp Cum berland was in distress twelve miles off Shinnecock Light was received here to- lay by the naval communication service. Aeeordtifg to officials of the United Stntes shipping lionrd, which owns the Cumberland, that vessel and the Fort Wrlfflit. In tow of a tug from New Lon don for Norfolk, broke their towing Mill! Ill I AlVlllU tug has been sent to tne assistance ot tlie Cumberland. NOMINEES BOTH TO SPEAK Harding and Coolldge to Talk From v Former's Porch Chicago, Oct. 1. (By A. P.) Senntor Hnriljlig nnd Governor Coolldge will both spenk from Mr Hnrding's front porch October IS. it wns an nounced here to'dny at the Republican National Committee heiuhniortcrs. An especial effort Is being niado to have women voters attend. WEST VIRGINIA MOVES UP Replaces Marvland In Population. Now Ranks as 27th State Washington, Oct. 1. (Bv A 'P.) West Virginia, with a pouulatiou of 1. 10.1,010. an inirense of S1'J,4!)1. or 10.0 ner cent over 1010. hns passed Maryland In the relative stnudliiR of the states. West Yirg'nlu stood twenty-eighth in lino nml Maryland twenty-seventh. Tlie census buienu's announcement of West Virginia s population today shows that during the lust decade tho tnto mnil Its second hngeit numeri cal Increase. Its previous record growth being made In the decade 1000-10. wheu u ..iitno.l "O'-MIID. but Its relative in crease was tho lowest on record. This was the sixth census of West Virginia, which appeared separately In the federal eensus reports for tho first time In ltf70, having been separated from Vlrgiuln in nilinr iinmilatious reported were wimoiliiff. W. Vn.. 5(1.208: Elklns. W. Vn 07-SSi Mobile, Ala,, 00,777 j Grent Bend, Kan., 4 ICO. . Whm you thlnk-.it wrltlnr.. THANKS MAGISTRATE FOR RELEASE ' l.cdgr J'hotn Service Jicorgo Little, n Detroit chemist and a war veteran, smuggled a letter out of, Mojamcnslng to Magistrate Carson, telling lilm how ho was duped by an apartment thief. Tho magistrate effected Littlo's release. Tho photograph shows Carson on tho left RELEASE RESTORES HIS FAITH IN IN Wounded War Veteran, Wrong fully Imprisoned, Again Be lieves in World'3 Humanity THANKS KINDLY "JUDGE" "My faith in humanity was broken. Wherever I turned for help, they called me a thief. I begged the nurses In the hospital to send me bark to my cell that I might hnng myself." Oeorgo Little, freed after spending two mouths, in Moynmensing prison nlthough innocent, today recounted his ordeal in tlie presence of Magistrate Robert Carson nt City Hall. There was despair In his dark gray eves, and his shoulders, wnsteil bv ill ness nnd close confinement, shuddered ns he recounted his experience. Then his eyes brightened, and his trembling voice, which had all but broken, took on n firm hopeful note. The mnn snunred his shoulders hud held out his hand to his benefactor, who hod been instrumental in sequrlng his release. t "Then you camo to my aid'.t judge," he said. "J nm a free man again.. You have more than restored my faith lu humanity, nnd in myself. I' Will go back ttj Petroit ns soon as I can get there, square myself with my family, ammakcu, new-start,,. . - , ,-,x , '"This time 1 Will flghfmy own-way, nnd I'll moke good, too." ' The man paused a moment, nnd then produced several pictures of his wife, taken during their honeymoon. "You saved my life and her honor, judge," he snld. handing tho pictures to Magistrate Carson. Letter Smuggled Out Little's wife lurs instituted' divorce proceedings, believing her huxband a criminal. Tho case will he heard in De troit October ID. It wijs then Little made n last desperate effort to gain his in....... liberty He smuggled a letter to Magistrate Carson, phuhig It lu the shoe of a man who was being taken from Moyamensiug to tlie Philadelphia Hospital in a djing condition. Tlie patient ftavo tho letter, contain ing Carson's nppeul, to u nurse, and ho mailed It to Magistrate Carson. LitUe wus arrested July 22 after Jnck He lil, the man who duped him, had robbed a woman lu the Kingscourt Anurtmetits In West Philadelphia. hl. i Ho was luter discharge! on charge, but wus held for extradition to New Jersey, utter n mini In Atlantic', "' ", ",lu' "'"i'1""0" nre ""T'1 Ai2. ..,,.. '.r i ii.. i... i .it i" i 'o temptations that are not so nrpssliiL' i irv iiiii-t:i-ii i.iwtii- iiuii jtiiiiiM-ii ii i hotel bill. The charge against Little j unx not nrcxed. but he vas Held ir extraditiou, and would have been held a mouth longer, lu uceordunce with the. extradition laws. Little has lost twenty-six pounds since ho wns committed to Moyamen- Contlnurtl on l'niro To. Column Ono FIND BULLETS, NOT BOOZE StTppooed Rum Runners Had Suit case Filled With Ammunition Boston. 6ct. 1. (By A. P.) Water front police who were looking for rum runners last night surprised n sinoll slzed ommunitiou runniiig pedltiou headed fo South Americn, and today Sevcrlno Snrto nnd Dcmetrlo Mnrcos were charged with carrying explosives in violation of law. In tho suitcases which the police be lieved to contain liquor they found in steud .1000 rounds o. .38 caliber curt ridges. The meu sold they wero on the way to take passage on a steamer for South .Vnierica, und intendul to sell the am munition to parties there. They would uot sny what their exact destination was, nor would they say whejher they had tnlccn part lu the contraband traf fic before. MAY BE WALL ST. VICTIMS Pittsburgh Woman Reported Dead, and Husband Badly Hurt Pittsburgh, Out. 1. (By A. IMF-cars that Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd John sou, of Homestead, a suburb, had been killed or Injured in the Wall street ex plosion of September 10 were Incrcnsed hero Inst night when relutlves received u telegram from the New York police indicating that Mrs. Julinsnii hud been killed and her husband seriously hurt. II. M. Woodward and M. M. Hawk left ot once for New York. The Johnsons had gone to New York from Atlantic City for u few duys' sight seclug before U-turning home. Noth iug wns hcurd of them after, the day of tho fxplosiou and anxious relatives communicated with tho New York au thorities. Last night u telegram wus received Buying n wouiun uuswerlng Mrs. Johnson's, description had been killed by the explosion, and n man, wim wns bolicvcd to bo Mr. Johnson. had been dangerously hurt and was ubw In a Now York hospital. "" .! '....... Btaltbtu tonw 'tSf tuir;Utori. j,qy. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCT.OBER 1, 1920 UN W REGRET T Fellow School Board Member Lets It Be Inferred He Also May Quit NOT OPPOSED TO WOMEN If David II. Lane decides to retire from the Board of Education It will be because he has concluded thnt It is the proper thing for him to do and that by so doing he will be serving the best in terests fof the educational system of Philadelphia. Mr. Lane made thnt clear at the Hotel Strand, his headquarters at At lantic City, today. Without saying so in so many words, he left it to be inferred thnt 1k had long been thinking nbout retiring from the board. Somewhat more definitely he allowed It to be understood that he does not Intend to be forced out of a body of which he has accounted It a privilege to bo n member. Mr. Lane, while discussing the Phila delphia school system, made one uttcr nnee which shows that he is up keenly ns ever in touch wjtlt the trend of things lu politlcKA He. for one. is wilHugUhat the Influence of women in the Boafd of Education should be incronHcd.1 f .Sorry Gratz Is, Golngjf v K Mf? Lnno 'regrfrts''exfcedfiiglyrtljat oiinuii wruiz apparently nns mudo up his mind to Ienvo tho board. "I do not know how Philndelnhla is going to replace thnt man," he said this morning. "With the rest of us It does not make so much difference. We ran be replaced without difficulty, no doubt. But Mr. Grntz for years literally has been the motive potfer of tho Board of Education. He bus gmwn up In it. Ho is n walking encyclopedia with re spect to school matters. If the members of the board desire to be reliably in- X ' ' . ."'i i? . . M or lml,rtu,1,, o arc not obliged to resort tn ex- naustivo research o go to Mr. Grutz for It and we hnve Implicit confidence in u-hnt hn tnlU us bfenuse wo know thaMie knows." Me. Lane is not certain that a school board comprised of younger men would necessarily benefit Philadelphia and its educational system. Tliere is n tendency frequently among younger men to place more im portance upou appearances, to seek nubile acclaim and tn oerimv flu. imi. "R,lt uln" ,0 Ncnrch for lierniniicnt re- nuitr. iii iiiHiinc iK'jiync . in Rniu. S uu -'.. -'" . n ' ' - '--o ,,," tase or meu ot moru "'"turo minds. Business Men Too Busy If theiv Is anv sncclal liiniuli nf thnl public service where men should place! results for the public nbpvo self more than In nny other It is in the -school-board. I da not know that a board com prised of active business men solely would be to the best advuutuge for Phil-' udelphlu. "Many business men are too busy with their jiersonal affairs to give luc'h service the attention it demands for the beht results. Some of theip might be too prone to let others do it. "To me It seems that the men liest fitted for thlh service ure men of leisure,, whose time is their own. I know of one mnn in the bourd who for vears gave 'nctlcal.y the whole of his time to the end of developing our vocational schools to the highest plan of efficiency. He asked for no recognition ; ho shrank from notoriety, the snotllirht. "Tnke John Wnnnmnker, for Instance." no migut uo caueu a miiiion-Uoiinr moir Yet, he Is wi'llng to give his time to the service of the people. I should greatly regret to see Mr. Wonnmnker leave the Board of Education. "How nbout additional woiiiert'mem- uci-s in me. iiounif- .Mr. liano 'wnsl USKCU. "1 don't know about that," he re plied. "It is hard to say. I would not say it would not bo u wise move, however, nnd I would not lift my tinge ugninst nujlldjij thnt would bo of ben efit to Philadelphia. "Maybe It would bo a good thing. Let them try it if they think wise. i do not believe It would do any bur niuU for me, I'm willing to give it t trial.' Would Aid Harding Mr. Lnno has been confined to his room at tho Hotel Strand for severn' days because ho finds It painful to walk. His physician has told lilm this condl- tion Is temporary. Mentally, he never was keener. "They want me to come up to town," ho said. "But what would be the of that?" he demauded whimsically "A cripple like me would onlv be lu tho way." 'As he turned to look out of his window, ho snld; "I'd certalu'v lik to go up If I po"'l lie' n mit Phila dcyihia ncross with a banner sho for Hurdlng." Mr, Lnuu Insisted he hud no iden v to whnt wns contc;uplnted by Mr, Wan nmnk,or, former Judge Beeber, Mr. Hnr rlngton and others of his associates with respect tn continued membership in the board f Mr. Grata makes tood bis in timation he will retire, RATZ RETIREIN COMSKEY ASKED HOYNE 10 PROBE S0X1AST YEAR State's Attorney. Found Evi dence of Crookedness, but Not Enoujh to Provo Fact HERRMANN GIVES JURY -MAGEE-CHASE PAPERS Conductod Investigation for Several Days Immediately Following World's Series By the Associated Press Chicago, Oct. 1. Charles Conilskey, owner of tho Chicago White Hd. asked State's Attorney Hoyno to investigate Inst year's world's scries Immediately after the conclusion of the games, Hojue said today after his return hero from New York. Hoyno's office conducted the investi gation for three or four days and found enough evidence to vntisfy him thut the scries was crooked, ho Raid. Not enough cvldcnco was found, however, to prove tho fact, ho ndded. August Ildrrmnnn, president of the Cincinnati team nnd former chnirman of the National Commission, appeared at State's Attorney Iloyne's office this morning with a portfolio ot documents and papers relutlve to the cuse of Hal Chase and Lee Mogce. who were driven from organized baseball last year,. Herr mann hnjl been requested by the grand jury to hiring the papers. He said he had affidavits of Christy Mathcwson, former manager , of the Cincinnati, team; "Greasy" Nenle. out fielder: John McOraw, and Pitchers Jim Jtlng nnd Regan. Herrmann did not expect to nppeur before the grand jury untili tills nfternoou. Htato h Attorney iioyni arrivea iiome from New York shortly before noon. Mr. Hoyne snld: "I have boot in New York, nnd, of course, know-nothing about the actual facts In the case. 1 made no demand that the investiga tion be halted. I simply asked the erand iurv not to take uny action until I had a chauce to go over th evidence and check up ou solno evidence that I expected tu get. I did not attempt to influence Uio action of the grnnd Jurors. They, of course, arc the final judges In the mntter. May Call Player's Wives The grand jury will complete its rcfr'- ulnr session today, but Chief Justice "ifpTVinnlil. who ordered .flip IllVCStiffa tion. sdid it -would b0 retained oh -rf special grand jury devoting us- enure limp tn tlin hiiball situation. 'fV .Tudge1 McDonald said indictments and prosecutions could; be InbtaindhPn t"4 oviueure lliri-uu.v Mimiii.L-u. uui uu ; tall vvlll be'uverlooUfd in the InvesUgn tion. Other witnesses who are to be called before tho grand jury include I)r, Uny mond B. Prettyman. who Iibh done den tnl work for tho White Sox nliivers. uui rClydo Elliot, motion picture man, who accompanied "Kid" uienson to t. Louis to muko an investigation last fall at President Comlskcy's request. "Buck" Weaver. Sox third baseman, and Fred McMullin, utility man for the club, among these suspended by Comls key. aro said to be ready to appear. Wives of several of the players also mn, l.A (inlln.l t.. full li'linf Mii.tr l?w.it t1 tho alleged "fixing" of the 10111 series, j It was reported. Mrs. Claude Williams said she had never been at a baseball game or knew anything of the "fixing." Say Felsch Wagered $5000 Reports suld to emanate fiom mem bers of the White Sox team credit "Happy" Felsch wltu having placed 5000, accepted as a bribe from the gamblers, as a bet nt - to 1 on Cin cinnati In the second game of tho series-, thus accumulating Slfi.OOO. It was claimed he wired hN wife in Milwaukee to come to Chicago for the first Kllm(. here and that when she met him his creetlug was to toss the $Ki, 000 on the table. There are various n..niinu nu tn whnt fnlhiweil. The plnycrs then snld the -couple had a disagreement over the affair, but luter made up and Mrs. Felsch deisisited the money in a unvlngs bank here. The money was said to have been with drnwn last Monday. Mrs. Felsch is lortipcted to be asked by the grand jury what she knowH of the transaction. Each White Sox ball player unmed iu true bills voted by the grand jury mny be prosecuted m nt least two dif ferent counts, accordlngto n statement by Alfred S. Austrian, uttoruey for Charles A. Conilskey, owner of tho White Sox. The first count he mentioned is the onrf in which they nre charged with conspiring to do an Illegal act. With out question the public paid admission prices to see honest baseball played and tho conspiracy to throw the games thereby cheated tho public. The second count is thut the men conspired to Injure the property of Continued on 1'iire '.'0. Column Fltn MAYOR M'SWINEY IN'PAIN Irish Prisoner Now on Fiftieth Day of His Hunger Strike London, Oct. 1. (By A. P. ) Ter ence MucHwtney, Uird mayor of Cork, passed auouier er.v n.iii nigyt at llrix ton prison, where he th's morniug be gan the fiftieth day of his hunger strike. He slept n little betorp midnight, but not utter tnnt nour, sniu u muietln is H,ie,l hv the Irish Sclf-neiernilnnM,,,, 5".nUfDurln.rithe inorning'hs ed severe pain in his nrms nnd hack. MlhB Marv MncSwiney sent a letter . - . . .. . ' - LWednesdnj to. Cardinal .Bourne, arch - bishop ot esiminster, to en l together the dUoim In Englaud to demand tho instant lelease of her brother nnil nil the Cork hunger-strikers. A similar let ter was sent to tho Protestant arch bishop of Canterbury. House "Matches the President" New York. Oct. 1. (By A. P.) Colonel E. M. House, who was Presi dent Wilson's conlldenlal adviser ou European uffnlrs in connection with tlie League of Nations, has "matched tho President" with u $.100 contribution to the Democratic "League Thousand Club," Democratic national headquar ters announced hero today. TR-IINKK'fl HOKK: VINO, A htalthtul lonla at Drue atotej.vtdv. Published Dully Except Hundnr. flubnerlptlon PrlM ID Tear by Mall. 1 uDu.neu ""'g,,,,,.. j92o. by Publlo Lodrtr Company. , PATROLMAN KNOCKED OFF CAR BY BULLET . Michael Cnpriollo, a patrolman of Radnor township, surprise three men trying to break Into Comment Oarage at Wayne early today. The mon jumped Into a big car fin drove away, the patrol man following riding on the running bord of another car. One of the fugitives fired and the bullet smashed the windshield of the patrolman's car and struck a button of his coat. He was nkocked off the car and the thieves escaped. Their car was found abandoned later at Devon. It was stolen from Alexander Seltzer, a manufacturer of 247 South Third street, this city. WOMAN LEAPS FROM RUNAWAY CAR, IS HURT A woman was Injured at 12:15 p'clock today when she, with 3evs-ni other passengers on n Chelten avenue trolley, lenped to the street when tho car backed down the grade betweenn Sullivan and Anderson streets. The trolley's brakes had been disabled In a col lision with a truck at Sullivan street. The car was "brought to a stop when It backed into another truck. Tho injured passenger is Msr. H. Ttiomas, IS Mcdary avenue, who waB slightly cut and bruised. Tho motorman of the car was injured .also. LOAN COMPROMISE SPURNEO BY MAYOR Moore, Bofore Council Meeting, Says He Could as Soon Yield to Roobers r kWEGLEIN DOESN'T AGREE Efforts nt compronfW with Vnro councilmen in order to save the $.11. 000,000 Ion ii bill, up for reconsideration today, were repudiated by Mayor Moore. The Major .tnipd roniprnmUe under threats from the Vare minority was no more possible than "compromise with highwaymen in the middle of the road," A yielding now, he continued, wo"' open thu way "for compromise with gamblers and other undesirable citizen" who are dciviiiir encouragement from every apparently successful effort to em bari-jvH the ndminNtrntion." The Mnvir set his face firmly ugninst nny dickering with the Vnre council men who defeated the loan bill, whi'e Ricl.iird Weglein, president of Council, wns working to round up tne ueces snry two-thirds majority to pass the" big improvement measure. Mayor's Statement The Muypr'n -statement ngninst n i-omnroiiiiso follows : "iteport taht the Major hns been seeking a oomiirmnl.se with teh minority members of Council who defeated the $.11,000,000 loan bill tire gmtiuitous and unt rue. The loafi bill which they de feated and which .they nre to vota upon today, contains tft'n best provlsionMhnt eoulil bo iniia Hor their constituents wliopi. they r-imirati'dwhcn thijyvoti'jl ,Mt7'V.""r.".wf. .. . .- .nt, wf (.'() iiiu iiiiTiir jiiiiioi luivi'Vru;1" uuvt: dealt more' than fairly vjth the'in In the, apportionment of loan funds ; thej hnve no ie.il gilevnnce The Major enn n-i more coiiiproiuiM' wun tliem under Ill-Ill HUHIT ' ' tliri-iitu tlmf tMrnv will ilpHtrnv thin en-nt 1 ! .'' W " 1 "'. VPJ." 4?ry ,lH !" Lr ron Ise w Itl 1 riK vavineu In the ml ??& hJjJt aS.'1 H,or.tof polltical ,,,un ot of tM oountr h" ha not done ho and nf t L v, ,i h,K"wumeu ln,t,,e n",,,! I destiny. They lmd tho utmost faith that, would not dp Mich a thing. "Jf ther ..11 i ..i .i ho would win Ohio again. Todny they nre among women the virtues of utal- If he compromise with them now. . know thnt tlle 8tntc ,s ,osti nltl0ghUVurt conwluuco and the finest appre '? .V,'""J. J "P . nut'1,,r,t-v ,"f ''l ft emphatically that the IiiUmi-! olntion of tlie peeds of humanity. itLl' high elite to a contractor-controlled , nlve enmpulRii, ns they call it, which think there nre," he snld. "then the,: minority, and such n compromic under, they nre making for him will turu the tturds that might be in my heart to wto eoiuiiiKuih now prevailing, poiiui-iu nun otl.crv.lM. would be followed up v.it'i deniti.ilc lor compromise with gambles mm iTiu-r uiiiifMruuie i'ui.rn wii'i i're deriving encouragement from every np- purently sm-ces-ifiil effort to embarniM the administration." ...... Desire Justice The Mayor said he desired justice done tn Com oilmen Conflell and Gnn. "who changed their votes the other wav after the -tubbotn miiioritj had ne- sition to move to reconsider, without ... . -.. - - ""r '- ... ,-- the aid of the opposing minority. The chnnged votes of Mr. Connell and Mr. councilman had arrived As they camo Must Pass, He Suys TT.i ne nul.eil If lie thlnlpht the liil! would pass. I "It must pass," he answered. "It, must pass for the sake of the citj 's progress and the great constructive pro-1 gram which it will make possible.' Mr. Weglein tnKcs u nopenil view oc the differences between the two factions in Council. "We ought to be able to Continued on l'uge Tho, Column Si-vrii j i WHITE DENIES XAFT CHARGE Declares Governor Cox Did Not At tack Associated Press New Ycrli. Oct. 1. (B A. P.l- DiMilnl of the published charges of for mer President Tafl that Governor Cox "attacks the Associated Press f(M- fail Ing to give to the public u fair uc count nMils speeches, the crowds nnd other phases of his long. tour wns mnde here todaj by George White, chairman here todaj by Iteorgc liiti'. chnlnii of SJ('f 1lltrol"1 . MF; V hVi ' i"i , V i ?y2 '. ,;h"rlly illL""e8 ,,,ln tu,,,th,,,bo,l?f ll Iirnnsniinn tt'uti Vitwttfinc 1 lil.i f.i lii ee. lint thut , TLa"Z T, TnV ,n8,.B. v 'L ",p,nr ll - --- - - r,,I"UHtr1 N Vi". ,n;mo'rnt e , m: 111.1411 nun vui- niim.-iv iu,ii,ui. nj the Associated Pros, or uny reputable press association." said Mr. White. i uey iinve given un u periectiy lulr deal. Thej supply the news to pnpers, but they cnniiot compel them to print It. Mr. Tn ft hns simply caught the contngiou of misstatement, that is nil." . ' Steal Auto, Then Rob Bank complished the defeat of the loan bill." a month ago (. ox was just stuiting on, rtxt(, ., some particular piece' Of loVi-.,: Such change in their votes, he suld. iU cnnipnign. lie had n big reputation MlMol OP ,,. pnrtlciilnr policy M. ' t is wise procedure, customurj- In Con-! here because he hud carried the ,tute j , j t,r'e whJch ,.u,li( fr)r the ,u2 f gress and other legislative bodies in or- I three times Great things vere ixptetd ' n,,,.. interest of us nil, I say, with-' $' .1... lmt r,.liwlu i.t n i.l 1 m.,,. Iw. n ..... of li I tn . His mrcresKivencs-ii u-ns well ' . .. ., ... .i.x .. . -i . ' u t I 41 . .. .1.11 . i . i I.. 'ffiflut In. linn hnmi mi tlin Llninii In t-Of mis ue .uijur uuiit. were u. 0. .,,- -?'.'.-'- " "" .."VT. .X tratlve goxernment In W lerpretcii oiuy ns proper unii neipiiii , ;, . .-a...u.4v,. ". must nil Ntiind together for the in the parliamentary sense." nrmory oi we: Ins. us western tr p h,. . (lp.mrtm(,,lt f .lubHc w .Mr. wegiem vsunny gets tn nis oi-1 no .luiium-u uj m w"i- - "A the present time we I uu- w .,. .; . . ... ... ,....;---.,-.. . .... ?' welfare bureaus anil social we there at l tins morning, pacing up anu ",, . ., ' "; " " " . d.-i-tukiii-s scattered hopelessly down the corridor long before any otner I,, u-hntliei. tier wen. i.nl t li-nl friends wns lime or noining 10 yniu. orfoev he had "a beaming smile and u' the big eastern papers have given him j wrap mes u'. glad 1.A..I for them, and d.ew them one j'"'"? , ?. ""' 'tt1. ? Jll" nTn 1 .B ieil "aml'of v bv one into window emurasures oi ins "'. - t, . . i i 'U ' i ..i ..,,i. ,.,.rnn i. .. ....... ii,... .. inn,, ni... .... ,t, So tar us his state is concerned, he has i I recoguiw ceitatn "" "l ' wnstnil n month. Anil mnnv of lilu nre always lircsenttMl When 1U11 11. Toledo, 0., Oct. -1 (By A. P.) G. Phlpps, twenty-eight, 11 broker of Five' men held up the Broadway branch New YorK city, died In New York IIos of the Ohio Suvlugs Bank and Trust pltul. Death resulted from bums In Co. here today nnd escaped with $2000, tornul Injuries uud fractures of 'both They used n stolen ntitomobile in their lee. v iiignt. Mile. Dnuit siuu oueren no resist I nnce, tho manager turning over the cash when confronted with pistols, , ADMIT COX.LOSES PRESTIGE N OHIO Governor Had Good Chance Month Ago, but Now Drift Is All G. O. P. WESTERN TRIP A MISTAKE By CLINTON W. GILBERT Slon- Carrrxpondrnt Kirntnit TuMIe l&ttt Comright, 1910, lu PulUc Ltdger Co. Columbus. Oct. 1. If tho election wns held todny, Ohio wohld go Repub- Jicnn by n eood iimiorlt;. This is claimed by Republicans and' conceded by Democrats. Newspaper observers fa- miliar with the situation ngree with tht Republican estimate of the prospects. They sny that the question is settled. The Democrats sny thnt their cnrapnlgn hns only just begun, thnt nt this period before election Ohio Is nlwnj-s Rcpub llcnn. and when they themselves have won, it hns always been during the month of October. The Republicans refrain from clnim ing thnt no char.gf enn tnke place be tween now and election dny in order to avoid the dangers of oycrconfidencc. a grent ciinngc iins tnucn place lu tne pression ueginn to tnke from local com nttitude of.the politicians and of inde-Intimities nil tho burdens of social con prndont observers In the .month since, scli-nce." this writer wns last here. At the" end of August the newsnaner men. who- nre fnmiliar with Ohio politics, felt thnt Cox hnd nn excellent prospect of carry ing this stnle. " . The best judges of this clnss seemed inclined to fnvor Cox rather thuii Hnrd ing. nlthough. Jn .their opinion, tho state wus. close, Today, the' sanfe 'men jjoreven fiirthcr'thart'.dOHluVTlepifbllcan Politicinnsiii-'ViVi-ln .that Ohio win go Republican. " ' ' . Change .Minds in Month A i-.onth ngo the'Domooi-ntlc leaden . , .,.,','..,,..., ........... ., ... -,--T . " ' . u coiHiui-n.. ox nnu cnrrieu me tnte three times for them and they re - , voters oi unio to mm Detore election. to women would be better addressed W'' " j And nt the same time period the Ro-!rao to the meu of the United Stateil." A''W publicans, whlll; hopeful of victory,! niscuxsing the weans by which bo-' r., i kii- uui i-i;u) coiiiiucui xuuu. uie) ure suvo thut the state is theirs, unless something which cannot be foreseen up- , "There can be no more efficient way sets cnlculations between now and olec-'0f udvunclng n humnnituriun program ',"? ,',n-'- A ' tll,'i,r teH's B'.Y6 results than by adapting the machinery of our Which they themselves describe as toof(.u,.ro government to the purposea wo I pood to be true. desire to attain. ' There probublj ha, been no chongei ..., ,.. ,. in public sentiment to account for the' Department of Public Welfare- changed estimate ot the situation. Bull Dvn. ills : mon, in uino, wns provt - rtr - tnl. everybody uiougiit no might nc-. mnhtmtion. mid that when the tlml ' . complish wonders upon the stump. But,"' f . r,.coenlre our adminlsi liie i.uai mill .wiuiiii- in-ni, iik-u uu .. .. must carry, into terrltorj- witere tllero ,-some ot friends here suj that in western cnuipnign he has made many mistakes. HoUsed Their Estimate In a mouth Ohio has tuken Cox's mcunuro against a bigger buckgroiiud thun ever before. Republicans who had been u little awed by his previous tri umphs in this stute uo longer regard Mm as a political wiznrd. Independent observers inclined to admire him In An gust are today a little disappointed. And hll,uj welfare, we must avoid the far Omtlnuei! on 1'nce To, Column lo' tu results of biiri'UHerney. I ami In " -r - -- ! dined to think that as between" a bu FOUND DEAD IN GARDEN to Heart Camden Man Succumbs Dlseaso While Working JO'm; V.!'m,,i ""J-.'1"1 years olil, - . rt Mi , . . 00 North Thirty -second street. Cam den, wns found dead in his gurdeu this morning by his wife. Coroner Bcntley pronounced the man diad of heart dis ease, Mrs. Clejnes heard her husband working in the gulden lust night, received no reply when she culled him to supper. Ihinking he hnd gone, tin- iting. she pnid little attention to his absence and went to bed ut 10 n'clndr This morning he wns not in his room wheu she awakened. Ho wns a finisher employed by the Keystone Lents..... Works, Seventeenth und Federal strccis, unmucn. ' - ! Wall Street Blast Victim Dies v, v r 4 1 ,,. . L,New , i? . .1 ',J,y, A l) 'The death toll from the Willi street es- ploslon on Heptember 10 wns increasod to thirty-eight last night, when Alfred KNtniiTH TKjtrrR Fiia.i) day I n "i"'?? 'BrSffn fiXSttir vfls: PUTHP. TWO fiENT "il -&' '' ',1 LAX ENFORCEMENT Calls Execution of Laws Funda ' mental Principle of Amer ican Conscience g PROPOSES DEPARTMENT jff OF PUBLIC- WELFARE Promises Organized Federal .Ef fort for Social Justice In ' Talk to Women ' How Presidential Nominee, Stand on Liquor Question', Senntor Harding, speaking n Mnrlon today, condemned the lax enforcement of prohibition. Governor Cox, in nnswerlng a""- query ut Wlchitn, lun., yesterdayf said thnt If he had been In Hard-' lug's place in the Scnntc he would have voted to pass the Volstcnd act over tho President's veto nnd would hnve voted for submission of the";! dry amendment to the. states. By Uie Associated Press Morton, Oct. 1. Lax enforcement oj prohibition was condemned "without nunllficntlon" today by Senator Harding fu n front-porch speech outlining v policy of organized federal effort for tho "promotion of social justice and wcl fare. Addressing n gathering of women, the Republican pomlnee proposed establish) ment of n "Department of Public Wei fare" In the nntlonal government, and added that in his opinion Inw enforce mont was one of the important reqiu, fliles of soclnl progress. Tlie senator asserted that he rcgardftjl enforcement of law as "n fundamental (l.lhninli. nf tliiv ( H.M.liiin .A.ml .imaa1 " but he did not discuss the prohibition law at length. In another part of his speech he warned against assumption of too much authority by the federal gov . eminent in welfare efforts or In other, activities, declaring' there wns "griv danger nt hand when centralized cxS i Sketching his conception of the new federal department, he said It might OF PROHIBITION ACT well be formed In part by combining tH various governmental! bureaus now'-deat- ' "? ing with the different nspects pf social V; welfare. He Ruggc-sted that wqmen 1 J should navo qn important part in. tH i? -.., worn oi tne department, and mention! tnatcrutt care, child welfare, public, v.i4i hettkh9irinboTlaflo:!;,'j stability or emiii Unblllty rif"emiiloyment as questions'!.. y? B ' volvcd in sodnl betterment. ?r?j volv No Special Appeal to Womcn- Thc senator frankly told his hearer tunc wane tie una neon repcnteuiy nsKCS ! to moke an esncclnl anneal to the MmW pm justice best could oo eltectcu Ben ntnr Harding snld: , , , ., n II11IBt b ,. ,i, P machinerv of nit. 1 IlllL lll-M ashlngton v .. 11,11. Ill linrki 11111. IIIIVH III!...' .. V .. T ll.fl . .41 1... 41.11. J iJlllllll. 111U4 UUI 1IIIII1HI- .l44- creation ., elfare. J find social' lfare utt- through ---- - - .. .Im ilninrtllllilltll UI.I11 Pi 1 1 lH t ll O fin. ,""...", , " J h ntl ; ,n i "riiiii.n.ik ... ...... -. ,11 . u in uivKcr he picture Is i-neted funds. dangers which government i uudertukes large and detailed tasks. We must avoid paternalism, because a pa ternalistle social welfure program would smother some of the liberties, some of the dignity, nnd some of tht fiecdom for self-expression of our infJ .ii..i.i....iu j lllllililiiin. .,, j Would Ald Bureaucracy Kndf- l a "In creuting fwlernl departiucnts for - i the administration of soclul justice tand renucrncy of u inilltnry power Jl-lilch nnd little ntteutlon to the rcgu'htlnr 1 of domestic nffnirs, nud u bureuul-racy of social rules und regulations, thl lat tet would oiipress the soul ot a cowntry I more We do not want, nnd wo will not ,...,.. ether in America. We nre momentarily irrltnt times when we desire to enact in en, which nppear to be dec bentea ivlwillt to the welfare of inawMiui. we find that constitutional limit iitions" 1 ...... ..... i..tr Wnlltv. Unt we but I ,.,.,, ...veil throush these muni yearili ! d will be saved throughout Am continued progress from the gro too much centralism, too much nnllHin too much bureaucracy 111 much infringement of the Indlvl right to construct' bis own life our American standurdu of reaso justice " ' For Justice to Women Protection of the iiiotlicrhooll of America, nn eight-hour dny everyxl'uer lor women, et,uui puj tor ciiuni worK uud 11 breaking down of sex illstlu in the way of remuneration wero ( uimn ut length by the presidential t ince ns tuciors in tnu nocmi jusiii would be his purpose to effect as . - T I -... .' . . ns lay iu Ills power with the tuUtitkM Continued on I'uro U, Celujin TIIE ATX-ANTIO flTV r.trMfj K P"C of ilrlkln and iMauttful VIM in nxi ounoiri i-ivioni aooiwa p. VL Pi : ,.., !.(. T4 -vl It , i m 'm &i u A4 XI .., J "V '- . 1 U1 M d at neni. whoa hsr ricn'B ith of natcrK d too ual's tthln ana tl0M writ W'l K lme MSI hJfi .'. I ,T"..i, i i -1 . 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