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tmd as SecondClafti Matter at thu roitoftlc? at PhUadlphla, Pa,
vhudiuo ag oi junrcn a iqiv
Philadelphia, Thursday, October u, 1920
rub...h.d D.ijmrfflSi rtMflS.'" "' ""h
PRICE TWO CENTS-
p IN FURS
tND CASH TAKEN
ISAMBBEIS
Lch and Tcnth streets storo
s Looted of Valuable Skins
by Burglars
RiVER PIRATES IN CAMDEN
"I . naanr-n nnlinillu
' mm Lumtittt oumrHmi
J Mww
feed Offices at 910 Glrard Ave.
,' nue Entered and Strong
Box Blown Open
TSrcc safes wcro robbed nncl two more
Utiptt'' fay burglars who entered three
n!ofj3 houses enrly touny, Rtoaimg
hshand incrclmndlse to a total value of
MM.COO.
Tno of the roDDpnea were coramuica
L this city, the third In Cnmden. The
Ipolice believe the' Camden robbery, in
ktkichtno pnfes were smasnea open, wan
leommltteil by river pirates. It is rus
Iwctetl that the name Bang may have
bB gUlliy 01 UUlll ruuMUIlun 111 J.1M1UJ
ZlntiU. thoiiBh the means employed to
pcn the safes were different.
Till hlest loser was tho firm of
foTldson &(Sons, at 1020 Arch street.
Hert furs worth $20,000 were stolen,
though one of the three safes in the
plice as not molested, and tho other
Hro remained closed in spite of the rob
btrs' efforts to open them.
Robbers. Use "Soup"
In one of the robberies the criminals
tied a large quantity of nitroglycerine.
This was at tho feed storo of the Wood-
fird Co., at 010 (.Irani avenue.
, Frank Woodcock, .manager of the
(i&pany, was the first to arrive this
Fawning, getting to the placo At 7
o'clock. He found tho Rafc missing
from its customary place lit the front
o the first floor salesroom. It is n
Tfurlj large safe, about two feet broad
to tare? feet deep, and proportionately
to.
A rapid investigation revealed the
life, lrlng on its side in the rear room.
Irifre the robbers had conveyed it by
Imrans of a handtruck.
Th robbers had cone to tho back
hoom, used for Htoraec nurnoftcrt. hn-
Ittiwe they feared tho concussion made
or the charge would breaKthcblg plate
wunminuoivs in tno front or the store.
' Once pnfelv, in tho rear -room, the
robbers covered the safe with burla'p
NiiiDff, nnicn tncy tacKcu up, nntl an
old suit left by the manager.
I Thc-cxploslon blew the door off. The
Idiy's store receipts, about ?200 in caBh,
Iftre taken.
, $20,000 In Furs Stolen
Ilobbcrs who hill thpmnolvnti In (lm
kuildinr before tlin rlnulnn- linnra u.
u...i.-. ' : ....." ."'1
raa.uucrnoonfjroDDea tno.tur SHon of
v.imi'ifu . tiuiia. jui. jin'ii niniT. m
(20.000 worth of furs during the night.
nidk anil ucaver skins, nu tVnii n
fllliablfl BalltrS. nrn hlllnnf flm Innf rvf
atreoocrs. inc csact jiaturoor amount
ir(hn iAmi l,k t a i... -ii .' i
"t iuc luai i ir in iii uitniiinnfi
It ifl blOlPVOfl Minf tin rntthnru Mntn
-- --.,. ,..w ...w l'VII1,) HVJ
ingntcneu away before they had a
nance to get all the furs they -wanted.
Ibij belief Is based on the fact that
ije roDDers left many skins behind
IBCm. and failed tn hrnnV Int-n flin unfna
Tll Hrm Iff lnPflterl nil tlin cinr.nn.1 flnnp
of the bulhlln? at 1020 Arch street. At
in tunes large quantities of furs are
irm incre. 'I' tn finnat- nf 1ia .1 i,i
however, arc put in three blc safes.
tl. . t ... . . ' 1
.in- micvcs aiso left behind n large
quutlty of other furs, all of them
',ul,1l,?t High prices. It is believed
twy deliberately chose the smaller and
Oder mPfei ra na tn tnnbn a amnllAB.
bundle. Krnm tlin Plronmvtnr, tl.nf In
ttempt was. made to "clean out" the
f uouse, stripping It ami taking every
inj awny as has been doncjn several
wr recent robberies, tho police stir-
PltlSe Illflt tlin rnnw. .11.1 .T.fc i
... " ...o irukt.kn mil iiul inii'riiii
ltll an ailtomnllllp hut onpclml l,l.
MnnJ.. .. i.i ., ' ........... .Mm
r m, lulu .mem.
IrtfiM,,'8 " watchman employed in
ue bulldine uhn ti. .. i. r i.
Iffted. The thieves were not seen at
' VI IfUVIIlg.
Camden Safes Hobbed
Km safes wcro forced open by rob.
to rariv nun 1 i ,
tPin.Ti tt "" .'"""""h '" le omcc
itwiVnTUtriL":!?-
dm IV... Vn .."" "UBi VBin
ii Tmh r?" bond8 nnt s:ioo
.U-J t,, wn'il iiafe robbery In
ted ..Vp'.!!?:! ffl IonB the
Tberm,i.r iiy"w w,lnlI a week.
Jlrt " n F?llce B,usnect ""' "river
piriies, working ashore fnr n nbn..
e resnoniihu . l..l "v. v '
Th .. T . . uul" roooerics.
this LmCi?d .robbery was discovered
hen hi LDS hy, 0P of the rmim.yes
leJ?.V ?p.e.ut;d the office. A large
JSlyMtA. Pt over agn
burtlarV n.;i i ieur onJC0' so tUat tho
d LnmUld .be, pr?.tected '" ho
L.benms f the light wlflle thev
-wnj,
triVii'tf?? in the offices are cov-
., , i.UU UUTH. Tlin thlAoJia f.nn,
hr',,wno5.B rcar'door' which
i K... "':Vwl;r0 f.",d open with
ttit tb.v .. . r' nna wcro H0 rlPPc1
" they ore beiond rcnalr.
MYSTERIOUS BLASTS HEARD
Nobfy Seems Able to Eniin
RumbllngB a. of Explosions
irmofnC8,i r,,mtlllnS1 reports heard
bd nIn,8n,1"."",.sectl0.n8 .?' the city
Riddle Refuses to Sell
Man 0' War for $400,000
s i , .
Owner of Champion Race' Horse, Just Re
turned From Canadian Victory, Says Animal
Will Remain in V. S.Is Cdngratulated
"There is no enough money In exist
ence to tako Man O' War out of this
country.'
Samuel D. Itlddle, qwncr of the thor
oughbred which romped off with n $75,
000 purse Tuesday nt Windsor, Ontario,
mado tills declaration last night when
Is nJo?'?Us. 1Jar.ty reached Glen Illddle
nt 0:14 o'clock after tho triumphant
journey from tho Canadian border.
When Mr. Jllddlo nllghted from the
S? e "nyJi0 c"r,ri,cd tho gold cup, valudd
nJ $o000. which was presented to him
after his sensational three-year-old colt
galloped off wlththc track honors, de
feating J. K. L. Ross's Sir Barton.
Inc i cup stands fouitcen inches, high
with circumference of fifteen inches and
dopth of eight inches.
xno principal members of the party
which nccompatiicd Man 0' War to the
(. anadlan track and returned last night
were Mr. and Mrs. Riddle, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords nnd L. AV.
Maddox. Mrs. Jeffords is a niece of
Mrs. Riddle.
Horse Home Tuesday
Man 0 War will reach Glen Riddle
Tuesday.
Tho United States soil is good
enough for Man O' Wnr." Mr. Riddle
declared, full of pride In the accom
plishments of the steed which ho pur
chased two years ago nt auction for
$5000, n sum which tho horse has re
turned to his owner many times over.
"I don't know nt this particular time
whether, or not Mnn 0' Wnr will ever
race again on any track. The colt lived
up to expectations. Ho just caught Sir
Itarton and romped ahead of him nt
every step. ' p
"Tho crowds went wild. Many be
lieved thnt tho advance reports of Man
O War wcro greatly exaggerated, but
when Kummcr, ills jockey, let him out,
hats went up in the nlr; women
shrieked ; race traqk men who had never
seen the colt before gaRped in astonlxh
jnent; and few of the .10,000 perons
who crowded every inch of the track
went nomo without being hoarse.
Pnrrot, Speaks
"We wcro .confident the horse would
produce as he had before and felt sure
that he would finish tho year an un
beaten thrcc-ycnr-old. His record was
too vcUn known to us and his capa
bilities were-not overestimated In the
least," Mr. Riddle said, as he touched
the gilded cago of his trained pnrrot
who cried in a human voice, "Come on,
Mon O' AVnrM Come on, Man O
Wnr! I"
At tho completion of the mile-and-
Rubp Marquard's Scries
Money It Attached
Cincinnati, Oct. 10. John E.
Jrucc, secretary of the national com
illusion, today" was served with n no
tice oil attachment on Pitcher
("Rubo") Mnrqunrd's share of the
world Rcrics receipts. Tho action
as. based on two judgments re
turned against the Ilrooklyn pitcher
(u the New York courts.
The claim of Joseph Roscnwclg Is
for .$010,01, while tho Joint clnlms
uf I.ouls Henry and Max Robinson
totnl $ii24.01. Mr. Ilruco as secre
tary of the commission, will scnl
tjiccks to the plnjcrs who'engaged in
tlie Rcrics'. The attachment notice
pent to Cincinnati did not state what
the suits in New York were based
uh. f
LAWYER IS INDICTED
X
Continued on rote Ten. Column Flie
NEED BABY'S BODY
FOR MURDER TRIAL
"Crank" May Escape Death
Penalty Unless Corpse of
Child Is Found
DOUBTS PHILA. SLAYING
'adn?ni "","e"ons or the city
V rt.rn! Wom cr nS t0 thr cause.
ittvKK i wer henr(1 t 7 o'clock,
t.tn'l'1:. .B .o'clock. . .'
atrHfli ;,ri "J1 "efiricai bureau In
Jf. Vs" received hundred nf tinhn
P'PolLtrf.OU8 wh0 b.clloved n sls
f,..:?slon una occurr ne. RfPnrto t
v 'ne cause were futile.
VlcfiTrVs" INJURIES FATAL
Mn Struck bv Trn- n' .
f'flhth and Callowhlll at.. ni.
tilrV4uPl0.mcr' -122. 8out' Thirty
Vm .?. ,atny l"ircd last
(c' atFlif n ru?k by n trolley
h died ? i' nnd, Callowhlll streets.
WeveVi,'?";. minutes later in the
JTMKW of the cnr. Wrui nr x.
IS),7 twn&'A" "arry l:ri,nio'
l'vcs of tlm tn ..' "" "iiwira uy
Wteeti ;...Vi? Tenth and Huttonwooll
rtS&haToahrlnf
Jfntral Station.
, JPMt
m&wwtSa,-
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A controversy has risen between legal
authorities in Norrlstown today as to
whether or not the "Crank," Augusta
I'ns&jualc, kidnapper of I.lnkcly Cough
Hn, will face- a "charge of first degree
murder in the Montgomery County
Criminal Court in November. The bone
of contention is argument of one party,
headed by Frank X. Rcnnlnger. district
attorney of Montgomery county, thnt
It is not necessary to produce tho body
of the child, corpus delect! In order
to secure conviction of the "Crank" on
the charge of murder.
Today, Abe II. Hendricks, assistant
dsltrict attorney, expressed his firm be
Jlcf that the "Crank" will not be tried
Tor murder, because it is impossible to
prodtirc"the body of the child, which
Mr. Hendricks nsscrts, is absolutely es
sential beforp the charge can be pre
ferred. "J believe 'The Crank' will """cape
the electric chair," said Mr. Hendricks.
"Wc must have the body or a piece of
the body to secure conviction. It lookH
at present like a pretty thin chnncc thnt,
ho will ever be sent to the chair. The
worst he can get as things stand is a
life sentence. The only chnrgj which
can be lodged ng'ainst him for which Ave
have absolute proof nro those of kidnap
ping, extortion, blackmail and misuse of
tho mails. And he will be tried in
Montgomery county first, before, he is
brought to accoujit for thn charges which
hang over him in Philadelphia."
These latter charges to which Mr.
Hendricks referred nrc the result of his
confession of the murder of Mrs. Roso
Ashermnn. Rlxty-fivo years old, COS
North Eighth street. Philadelphia, who
was murdered and robbed in bed June 1.
According to William Belshaw. chief
of the murder squad of the Philadelphia
detective force, there is grave doubt
as to tho truth of tho Crank's confes
sion of guilt In the Asherman mur
der. The Crank has manifested great
anxiety regarding his trial in Norrls
town, indicating that he fears n lynch
ing, nnd would rather face tho Phila
delphia jurors. Belshaw says his con
fession mav bo n ruse to secure his re
moval to Philadelphia.
"They're sure. to lynch mo if they
get hnlf a chance," the Crank said to
Captain Samuel Gcarhnrdt, of tho state
police today, while discussing tho pos
sibilities of a trial In Norrlstown.
No Effect on Prisoner
Prospect of facing two trials for
murder apparently has no nffeet on tho
prisoner, his only anxiety being con
fined to the attitude of the citizens of
Norrlstown when he is brought to trial
there,
"They're sure to lynch me If they
get half n chance," he said to Captain
Samuel Gcarhardt, of, the stato police,
when that officer interviewed him today.
"The Crank" has taken on weight
nnd whiskers in jail, the former because
of the wholesome food nnd lack of exer
cise, and the latter becauso he was
denied n razor bv state troopers, who
feared ho might kill himself.
Ie exhibits no real remorse for his
crimes. He says he Is "sorry" becauso
Dlakcly and Mrs, Asherman are dead,
hecaiiBO their death was accidental and
not premeditated.
"Ulakcly smothered while I was hid
ing him under my coat," he snld, "and
I only meant to quiet Mrs. Ashermnn
when I struck her over tho head with
the marble slab. Roth denths were oc
cidental." Rail Was Found
Examination of tho river bottom did
not result in tho finding of tho body,
but a piece of rail with a string, both
of which answer Pasquale's description,
were found.
They also say his description of tho
killing of Mrs. Asherman is right in all
tho vital particulars, differing from the
nctual occurrences only in such mat
ters as easily might havo been mistaken
in tho dark room.
The case here docs not present the
same difficulty as docs the Norrlstown
murder case. There no evidence of
murder otiier than Pnsqualo's story and
the rnll and string have been unearthed.
Tho body, the main bit of evidence, at a
murder trial, has not been found.
Tho body of Mrs. Asherman was
found, murdered in "bed by such a piece
of slate as Pasqualo described in his
confession. Bessie Fenlman, twelve
years old, the victim's granddaughter,
who was sleeping with her at tho time,
was arrested but later released, Pas
qualo, too, was arrested and relenscd,
Another crime "The Crank" con
fessed to, that of shooting and killing
of Edward Ryan, In a cider saloon near
Eighth and Green streets, also will be
investigated, xue ponce never soiveq it
FARE RULING DELAY
COSTO PIT.
Company Official Says It Loses
$12,000 to $45,000 Daily
While Waiting
CLEMENT WRITES OPINION
FARMERS TOLD U
IS.
WON'T BE PARTY TO
KEEPING UP PRICES
Houston Informs Delegation He
Will Not Aid In Withholding
Commodities From Markets
SECRETARY'S CREDIT PLAN
SUBJECTED TO CRITICISM
Jacob Llffman Is Charged With As
sault Upon Jarnes H. Donnelly
A bill of Indictment has been re
turned against Jacob Llffman, n Phila
delphia lawyer, charging him with ns
snult upon James II. Donnelly, a for
mer professor at Southern High School,
ns a result of Iilffman's attempt to serve
legal papers on the professor at his
apartment in Chelsea.
The legal document was a rujc to
show cause why the former school
teacher should not be ndjudged in con
tempt of Judge Brown's court In this
city for falling to obey n decree award
ing the custody of his son, James, ten
jenrs old, to his wife.
Mrs. Donnelly was recently granted
n divorce; following proceedings nt .which
Donnelly denied his wife's allegations
and alleged hj was the victim of a
"legal cabal."
The attorney's attempt to enter Don
nclly'H npartment resulted in n brisk
light, during which, It is said, the Phil
adelphia lawyer 'was thrown down n
flight of stairs.
Ijiffman swore out n warrant, charg
ing Donnelly with assault and battery.
The lnttcr furnished hall aud brought
counter proceedings. His son is never
out of his sight.
McSparren Makes P oa to
Secretary Meredith for Aid
for Penna. Dairymen
HAW DIES SUDDENLY ITT .BANKERS' OFFICES
William Pratt, of 1024 Bummer street, died suddenly today at
ihe offices of Parrlsb and Co., Bankers, 1500 Walnut street. The
to'dy mas taken to tho Polyclinic Hospital.
'feELGIAtf'KING RETURNS TO RIO JANEIRO AFTER TRir
BIO'JANEIBO, Oct. H.-Alhert, king 6f tnc Belgians, Queen
Xlliabeth'and their party returned to Rlo'Jancir last night fiom
" their .-visit' to the states of'Mlnas OeraesTmd Sao Paulo, where
"" they, wero -warmly welcomed and entertained extensively. While,
A iiSao'Paulo tho Belgian rulers visited some of the largest coffco
Iplantatlons" In the state.
TODAY'S RACING RESULTS
Plrat Jamaica, three-year-olds and up, selling, purse ?1000, 0
' furlongs lad's Love, 118, Ensor, 6-5, 1-3, first; Princo of Como,
118, 0. Kumraer, even, 1-4, second; Lover's Lane, 109, Buxton,
" lO-V B-2,'7-10, third. Time, 1:13 3-5. Walter Mack, Chimeis,
Doublo'Uaglc and Old Sinner also ran.
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HARDING SUCCESSi -m
IN ILLINOIS SUEf
DESPITE FACTIONS 1
Whether Thompson Will Eler$
County Judge and State's At-N
torney Only Doubtful Issue t
Skip-Stops Save P. R. T.
Millioh a Year, It Says
The elimination of skip-stops,
proposed in a resolution ndopted
jesterdny by Council, will bo strenu
ously opposed if it comes before the
Public Service Commission. The P.
R. T. is saving $1,000,000 a year
through skip-stops and will be just
thnt much further embarrassed
financially, if the Bklps nro removed,
It was said at tho company offices
today.
Between .$12,000 and $15,000 is the
dally loss of tho Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Co. while the Public Service
Commission is debating on what fare
increase to award.
This was the Btatcmen. today of a
P. R. 'J. official who commented on the
prospect of further delay In grnntlng re
lief to the transit company. There is no
certainty, he Raid, that the Public
Service Commltsion will make a fare
decision when It meets in executive ses
sion nt Hnrrisburg next Monday.
Commissioner Samuel M. Clement,
Jr., is nt work prcpnring nn opinion
on nil phases of the fare situation and
he may not submit this to his colleagues
for some time.
Hearings Completed
Hearings on the straight five-cent
fare proposal of the P. R. T. are now
at an end . The next development will
bo a decision either granting the tym
pany's request, which would do away
with transfers and exchanges and es
tablish a flat five-cent fare. 'or fixing
tho fare at somo higher figure with
transfers retained.
Among those conversant with the
transit situation it is now regarded
as improbable that the Mitten flat five
cent fare plan will be adopted.
A six of sewn cent fare, with free
transfers continued, looms ns the like
llest form of temporary relief to be given
the P. R. T., it Is rumored.
The strong opposition of city council
men toward the "nickel ride, no trans
fers, no exchanges" plan at yesterday's
hearing beforo Commissioners Clement
and Benn. is regarded as significant.
Tho commissioners are known to have
been deeply Impressed with the attitude
of tho councllmen, who, in every in
stance, said their constituents would
be opposed to the elimination of free
transfers, but would have no serious
objection to a six or seven cent fare.
Smyth Will Intervene
City Solicitor Smyth is preparing to
day to take tho necessary legal steps tn
have" the city Intervene in the United
Business Men's Association suit agulnstj
tne unucriing company rentals, lie
was instructed to do this in n n solution
offered by Councilman Gnffney nnd
adopted at esterday's meeting of
Council.
Tho city's entrance into tho fight
against tho rentals is the direct conse
quence of Commissioner Clement's sug
gestion that It would be advisable for
tho city to take this step.
Tho underlying rentals question is
now beforo the Superior Court on nn
appcul by tho underlying companies
from the jurlsdlitinn of the Public Serv
ice Commission. Tho companies main
tain they are not operating companies
and so cannot be regulated by tho com
mission. This question will he taken
up by tho Superior Court next Monday,
BRIDE'S TROUSSEAU STOLEN
,5
Thief Also Takes JewJls From West
Philadelphia House
A brldo's trousseau and Jen els wero
stolen last night from 1210 South
Forty-fifth street while Mrs. O, I,,
Null, who was married two weeksago,
was absent with her husbnnd for a few
hours.
Mrs. Null is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Rank, who occupy
tho Forty-fifth street dwelling. Tho
parents aro on a motor trip. Mrs. Null
nnd her husband hnd planned n biidnl
trip to Cleveland in the next few days.
Tho bride's fifteen-year-old brother,
Bolden Rank, returned last night nt 10
o'clock and found the placo hnd been
ransnekod, He called in n neighbor and
then summoned police.
The thief had taken virtually all the
bride's clothing as well ns her Jewelry
anu somo.jcweiiy uwucu uy jars. iinnK,
YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS ALIBI
Accused Man Shows He Was In Jail
at Time of Crime,
William i'htiW, twenty-four jenrs old,
of 278 Liberty street, Camden, offered
the novel nllbl of having 'been in jail
on n dnte specified, when he wns ac
cused of hnvlug stolen some lend from
the yard of the It. H-Comcy Co., Jef
ferson street, Cnmden.
Phnll wns nrrcstcd on complaint of
Joseph Seltzer, n marhlnlst emplojcd nt
tho works, wiio testified before Record
er Stnckhouse jesterday that he had
seen Phnll drive in, lond the lend into
his wngon, aud drivo out.
"What you t.ay, is not tho truth, nnd
I enn prove it," rejoined Pliall. "I
couldn't hac been in that place on Sep
tember 255, as tho witness says, because
I happened. to be in jail attha tlm.c,"
Recorder Stackhoufcc ordered the rec
ords brought mid they showed, that on
September 23 Phnll had been in Jail,
having been, locked up on susplclo'n.
Recorder Stnckhouse older cd the pris
oner's immediate rclenbc.
ARE MARRIED IN CHINA
Los
Former Phlladelphlan Weds
Angeles Girl In Tientsin
News of the recent marriage in fnr
off Cliina between n former Phlladel
phlan and a daughter of the Far West
has been received here.
The gioom was John Cough I'idge.
son of tiio Rev. John B. G. Pldec. of
2027 Wallace street, nnd tho brldo wn
Miss Dorothy Duncan, of I.os Angeles.
Calif. According to letters, received here
by Mr. Pldgo's friends and family, he
met his bride in Tientsin where he made
his headquarters wiille conducting busi
ness nfalrs. A friendship ripened into
love, nnd scvernl months ago-their en
gagement wns announced. Tho Ainerl
cnu vice consul in China was present
at the wedding.
Mr. PIdge, who Is connected with n
largo importing firm in New York city.
Balled for the Orient last Janunry.
He went first to Jnpan nnd to Vladi
vostok, but unsettled conditions there
resulted in his making his headquarters
in China.
Tho bride nud'fcroam are now on the
ocenn on their voyage home. It is be
lieved that they will make their lioim
In New York city, where Mr. Pldge has
been living ior five or six jenrs.
JOHN TUCKERWEPS AGAIN
Former Phlladelphlan Takes Mrs.
Phoebe Knapp as Bride In N. Y.
Iiiilndelphlans nrc interested in n
wedding quietly solemnized in New
York this afternoon, when Mrs. Phoebe
Van S. Thorn Knann. of New York.
was married to John Tncker, son of
Russell Evans Tucker, formerly of
Philadelphia, but now also a resident of
New York.
Both participants havo been mnrricd
before, the bride to Harry Kcarsnrge
Knapp, Jr.. of New York, the brldo
gioom to Virginia Kemble, daughter of
Mrs. Isaac Wistnr Kemble. 1830 South
Rlttcnhouse square. Mr. Tucker'H par
ents formerly lived nt Dgvon, nnd were
prominent In Main Lino' society. They
moved to Now York about ten jenrs
ngo.
Tho Rev. C. W. Petty ofilcintcd nt
the wedding, which was relebrntcd at
the homo of tho bride's parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. Edwin Thorn, at West Isllp.
FREE SPEECH RIGHT UPHELD
Ordinance Barring Socialist Speak
ers From Streets Held Void
Wlilto Plains, N. Y., Oct. 14. (By
A. P.) Supremo Court Justice Keogh
today declared unconstltutonal the
Mount Vernon, N. Y., ordinance uuder
which Socialism-speakers havo been nr
rested whllo attempting to speuk on
the streets without n permit.
Tho decision was claimed by the
American Civil Liberties Union ns its
first victory in its nntlon-wldo enm
pulgn for "restoration of free speech."
It. was handed down In tho case of
Mrs. Blanche N. Hajs, wifo of n New
York attorney ; William G. Chambers
nnd Thomas, F. Doyle. They were ar
rested on n charge of speaking on tho
public thoroughfaro In violation ot a
cltv ordinance.
Justice Keogh did not give his rea
sons for declaring tho ordlnanco uncon
stitutional, but wrote on tho outside of
tho papers: "I do not mean by this
decision to question the right of tho mu
nicipal authorities to regulate by rea
sonable ordinance) the. holding of mectf
lugs )U i: Biivviq vi me ciiy.
By the Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 14. Secretary
Houston reiterated today to represen
tatives of agricultural interests in con
ference here that the treasury would
f not be n party to the withholding of
nny, commodity trom tne mnruet in or
der to mnihtaln artificially high prices.
' Spokesmen for tho dclegntlon were
frank In their criticism of Mr. Hous
ton's recent statement that prices hodJ
negun to recede, out tnc sccrotnry toiu
them as frankly thnt his statement
properly reniescntcd conditions.
Prepared to press their demand for
n more libernl tredlt pollny, the farm
ers met with the expectation that
they would be granted a hearing be
fore the full membership of the Federal
Reserve Board and Its agents assembled
for the board s regular fall policy con
ference. Delegates .ro the agricultural
convention hoped to be able to present
their arguments beforo the board formu
lates its policy in so far as it affects
credits to farmers. t
.Governor Harding, of the Reserve
Board, yesterday told n committee
which appealed tn him for relief that
the board was nrenarlnc n statement
of policy coycrlng nil phnses of the
credit sltuntlon. The statement, ho snld,
probnbly would be made public Sntur
day. Governor Harding denied that the
board hnd issued instructions which
would result in curtailing farmers'
credit.
For three hours n committee from
the Reserve Bonrd listened to a delega
tion from the agricultural conference
describe conditions which they said
threatened the life of the nation through
a reduction of food production.
Inability to obtain financial assist
ance is working the greatest hardship
on farmers, the board's committee wns
informed.
Todny a committee headed by John
McSparren. president of the Pennsylva
nia State Grange, called ou Secretary
of Agriculture Meredith and asked that
he join iu bringing pressure to bear
on tho Treasury Department to crant
additional credits for the movement of
crops nnd to makeiteportH possible.
, "The farmorH of Pennsylvania, cspc-'
dally the dairy farmers, are lilt by
the present conditions nn bad ne the
fnrmcTH of virtually e.ve'ry other section
of the country," McSparren declared
this morning while on his wnv to the
Agricultural Department. "We wish
to get credit to move the condensed milk,
the grain ami other farm products. If
the prfsent conditions continue there
will bo .no market for. milk in the near
future other tjian the domestic demand.
"Something must be done nnd tho
fnrmcrs of the country must join in this
movement. We nrc not going to leavo
Washington until we hnvc exhausted our
last effort to change the present condi
tions, which will prove ruinous to the
farmer," McSparren continue'd.
MAKE TARIFF ISSUE "GOVERNOR OUSTS
FORDNEY
ADVISES
Tells, C. 0. P. Situation Is
Critical and League Cannot
Sidetrack Problem
INDUSTRIES NEED HELP
NJ. UTILITY BOARD
N
Commissioners Held Guilty of
Misconduct and Neglect
of Duty
NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED
BURY GIRL FOUND DEAD
Friends Throng Church at Service
for Arllhe Mae Stout
Funeral service's were held at 11
o'clock this morning for Arllne Mne
Stout, tho seventeen-year-old high
school girl who was found' dead by her
father at their home, 5231) Webster
street, Inst Sunday night.
The services were conducted at the
house, which was thronged with friends.
She wns buried lu Ilnrlelgh Cemetery nt
Chew's Lnnding, N. J.
According to tho coroner's Investiga
tor, the girl "died from n bullet wound
of the henrt, self-inflicted piobably by
nccldent."
GIRL ATTACKED BY DOG
Telephone Oporator Beats Off Ani
mal Treated for Bite
Mnrie Austin, nineteen jears old.
.'04 Susquehanna avenue, n telephone
operator, was bitten by n dog Inst night
nenr Twelfth nnd Callowhlll streets.
Miss Austin worked Into Inst evening
nnd decided to walk Jo Market street
nnd get u car. At Twelfth nnd Callow
hlll streets a dog ran out of a doorway
and bit her on the leg. She bent him
off and then walked into the Hahnemann
Hospital, where the bite was treated.
KING'S CONDITION CRITICAL
Alexander's Fever Drops From 104.7
to 90.8 During Night
Athens, Oct. 14. (By A. P.) Tho
condition of Klug Alexander wns re
ported today ns still critical, as the re
sult of infection 'following the bite of
a monkey October 2.
Last night Dr. Vidal, noted French
phjsieian, who nrrived in Athens nnd
examined tho king, expressed tho opln
lou thnt his caso was most critical, but
not hopeless. The patient's fever drop
ped from 104.7 to 00.8 during the night.
WILSON SAVES NEGRESS
uommuies ocmenco or ueath on
Gallows to Life, Imprisonment
Washington. Oct. 14. (Bv A. P.)
President Wilson intervened todny to
siive mini np isuuuwb .ioepiune iferry,
n young negress, who was under sen
tenco to he hanged hero tomorrow for
the murder of another negro woman.
Her seutence wns commuted to life im
prisonment. No womnu lins uten hanged in tho
District of Columbia since tho execution
of Mis. Surrnt in connection with the
Lincoln assassination.
TIED TO CHAIR AND ROBBED
Gus Riley, n negro, thlrty-two years
old. wns tied to n chair In his homo nt
1232 Alter street nt .'I o'clock this morn
ing by three other negroes, nnd relieved
of $185 he had saved. Then the thieves
rode away in a touring cnr. Tho police
of the Seventh and Carpenter streets
sintjon arc seprcniqg ior tne men.
By the Associated Press
New York, Oct. 14. Republican na
tional hendqunrters todny mndc public
a telegram from Representative Ford
ncy, of Michlgnn. cholrnmn of the
congrcsion.il ways nnd menus commit
tee, urging thnt the tariff issue be made
tnc primary one of the campaign.
"The situation is critical and cannot
be obscured or sidetracked by thp
League of Nations or nny other issue,"
'Mr. Fordney sold.
"Bulging, bonded warehouses tell the
story, which is emphasized by half
time fneUirles. declining values, re
duced wages nnd men out of employ
ment. "It is the inevltnblc result of exist
ing wholly IiindeiHinfe tariff laws. A
reasonable harried must be erected nt
nnr wnboaril or one will be erected at
the doors of Ameilcnn factories. We
mui't equalize the difference in the cost
of production here nnd abroad or invite
dlsnstijr."
Rentibllcnn national headquarters also
made public a tnmpalgn card of James
O'Ni'H. Democratic caudldntc for the
state legislature in Montana, reading:
.Jim O'Neil for Rtnte legislature.
Democratic tUkct 45 jenr a voter for
Demo( rncy in .Montana n Domoorni ot
the old school. If jou think Wllon
right, don'tvoto for me."
PROMINENT WOMEN ROBBED
Chicago Taxi Bandits Collect Jewels
Valued at $4500
Chicago, Oct. 14. (By A. T) Six
women, wives of prominent manufac
turers a"nd business men here, were, held
up and robbed today in n taxicab of
jewels valued at $4500 and several hun
dred dollars in cash. Five of them
saved the greater part of their jewelry,
worth more than S.10,000, bj' dropping
it on the floor of the cnr while the first
womnn surrendered her gems.
The bandits, they snld, were two
j-ounc men who hopped on the running
bonrd of their tnxlcnb ns they were leav
ing n social' function nt the home of a
fiiend.
Tlie bandits ordered theichnuffeur to
drive to a lonely snot, nud, upon reach
ing there, ordered the women to hand
over their lewels. Mrs. Unvld Ho tan -sky.
wife of thp bend of a shoe cjom
pnny. was the heaviest loser, handing
over three diamond rings nnd a diamond
lavalllcio.
U. S. AGENTRESIGNS
Charles G. Mallet Will Engage In
" Bank Protective Work
(hnrles G. Mallet, who has been con
nected with the bureau of investigation
of tin' Di"ni tnvnt of Justice lu this
citj since 1017, has tendered his resig
nation to become effective ou or before
November 1.
Prior to his present connection ho
was In the Immigration service for
twicve ears. He was instrumental in
breaking up n notorious ring of smug-J
glers in lino, wiiicn wns eugngeil in
smuggling Chineso into tills country
from Canada.
It was through his efforts that Joe
Lee, n Chinese interpreter in the gov
ernment einploje, wns exposed nnd do
ported. Mr. Mullctt is to engnge in
special Investigation and bnnk protec
tion work. ""
Trenton, Oct. 14. Governor Ed
wards today formally ousted the state
board of public utility commissioners on
charges of misconduct in office nnd
neglect of duty preferred by Jersey
City. At the some time he also an
nounced the nnmes of members of the
new board and issued a proclamation
calling a special session of the Scn
nto for next Tuesday to take under
consideration the confirmation of ' the
new members to the board.
Tho names the governor announced
today are those of Congressman James
LEWIS'S GOVERNORSHIP J
CHANCE HEUD SMALL)
Former Democratic Senator
May Run Ahead of Ticket, butr
Can't Check Landslide'
By CLINTON W. GILBERT "
Rlntt CorrrnpondMit Riming FiiMIe Irfdrfrf
CopvrioM. 1)10. ru Public Ltdaer Co. m
Chicago, Oct. 14. Of tho great
Thompson -Lowdcn fight little is left ex
cept the question whether or not Thomp
son will elect his candidates for county
judge and states attorney in Chicago
William B. McKInlcy, tho Republican
candidate for United Stntes Senate, will
undoubtedly be elected. Lew Small, tho
Republican, pro-Thompson candidate)
for governor, will probably" bo elected.
though there is a chance of his defeat
by ex -Senator James Hamilton Lewis
the Democratic candidate.
Thompson is likely to control the state,!
the city of Chicago, the state Leglsla- ,
ture, the Republican party of Illinois"
and everything in sight unless his op
ponents manage tO'rob him of Ihn state-
attorney and county judge in Chicago
These two offices last named are highly
important. The county judge controls
the election machinery of Cook county,
that is.Chicago, tho state's attorney, tho
county prosecuting officer, may pry into
Thompson's conduct of affairs in Chi
cago. The Republican opponents of Thomp
son would find these two offices Useful in.
fighting Thompson. The big business in
terests of Chicago would like at least
rather see the Btatc's attorney's office In
their hands than Thompson's. The Dem
ocratic machine, anxious to save some-
:s
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A TTnmili nf TTiiflQnn nniinfv Arthur
A. Qulnn 'of Middlesex county presl- jrocnlsfn4 SlgSWfi
dent of the New Jersey State tcdera- nrhnhlv concentrate on these two Chl-
tlon of Labor, and Colonel Walter F.
Whittemore, of Sussex county, a mem
ber of 'the Rtate highway commission,
who will be the Democratic Vncmbers.
of the new board. The Governor has
the names of several Republicans under
consideration for tho two remaining
places nnd is expected Jo announce his
selections this afternoon.
The new commissioners will receive
SjtfiiOO each, ilt is expected thnt the
entire personnel of officers of tbo board
will 'be changed with tho, reorganiza
tion. Letter sent to Commissioner
- In ousting thp present commissioners,
who are John W. Slocum, president, of
Long Branch ; George F, Wright, of
PatPrson : Harry L. Knight, of Med
ford, nnd Andrew Gaul, Jr., of Ridge
field, Governor Edwards wrote each as
follows :
"You will please take notice that I
have found nud determined thnt you nre
guilty of neglect of duty nnd miscon
duct in office ns n member of tlje board
of public utility commissioners of this
state, nnd for this reason have and do
now remove you from such office. A
copy of the i oucluslon so reached by me
Is Inclosed.
The new bonrd will bo Democrntic In
complexlou, while the ousted bonrd Is
Ri'publirnn, nlthough its president,
Commissioner Slocum, is n Democrat,
qnd wns at one time acting governor.
Goernor Edwards went exhaustively
Into the reasons for his findings. As to
his jurisdiction, which hnd been ques
tioned bj the board's counel during the
hearings before the executive on Jersey
Cltv's charges, the governor snld thnt
if he declined to consider the chnrges
ngninst the commissioners or to fnil to
remove them from office if he found them
guilty, he would be violating a duty laid
upon him by the Legislature. He said he
was unwilling in tills cuse to take the
responsibility of declaring unconstitu
tional the provision of the utility act
nllowlng the governor to remove anv
commissioner for neglect of duty or mis
conduct in office nfter serving notice nnd
cnlllug av hearing.
Governor Glm Reasons for Action
Among the icnsons given by the gov
ernor for his findings nre tlie follow
ing: Tint the board failed to fix proper
nnd adequate rates of depreciation for
NO REVOLUTION IN CHINA
President Hsu Shlh Chang Replies
to Wilson's Message
Washington. Oct. 14. (By A. P.)
Rumors In Shanghai that thp Pekln
government had been overthrown nro be
lieved by officials here to bo disposed
of by a message received today at the
White House fiom President Hsu
Shlh Chang, president of the Chinese
republic.
The message was dated nt Pekln yes
tculny nnd was In reply to one of con
gratulation reecntlj sent by the Presi
dent nn the occasion of the Chinese
national nnnlvcrsnry.
IRISH ATTACK ARMORED CAR
Civilian Slain, Soldier Wounded In
Fighting In Dublin
Dublin, Oct. 14. (By A. P.)
Civilians nttneked nn armored car at
Phlbsborough rond, Dublin, this after
noon. During tin fighting n soldier was
wounded nnd n civilian Is reported to
have been killed.
CUBA ASKS FINANCIAL AID
Washington, Oct. 14, (By A. P.)
luuu nun uinu-uu'ci 10 tuo American
Government fnr aid In Its present finan
cial difficulties, Tho appeal has been
taken under consideration by officials
to see If some plan of nsslstancc can bo
worked out.
probably concentrate on these two Chi
cago offices.
- Llttlo Democratic Campaign r
For the rest there is not nny slrif
thnt the Democrntic party here is raak-
ing any campaign. Nothing is being
done for Cox. Thc case for Cox is
hopeless in this state and George Bren-
nan, who succeeded Roger Sullivan
here and who helped nominate GOver- V,J
nor Cox nt San Francisco, is probably JVi
disgusted with Cox. The pemocratle . VVS
canaiuatc iiescncu nis origium ouitra, - -s
on the wnson issue, nnu nis inxerary i. ifn
utterances have made him no "help1! to
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111 em on meir locm ucnei. n)iiji kmC-j
juu nuuiu ...iiiiij hiiwi. v..vrww- ..ww n
running for office in Illinois. .- "
For Lewis there will be' tf.campnltB-,, '
Lewis Is popular. Ho ia a picturesquo
nnd effective campaigner.,. Moreover, ho
has a chance to win, and 'if Small la
cut badly enough there will be a Demo- i
erotic governor in Illinois. But to let
Lewis iu Small will havo to be badly
cut. Estimates of Harding's plurality
in Illinois run from 250,000 to 350,000
otes. Harding will not be affected at
all by the factional issue In the porty,
so It is safe to sny that he will havo
300.000 majority. .
Tn defeat Small something more than
150.000 of thevmen nnd women that
vote for Harding will have to vote for
Lewis. This is n big defection. It Isj ,
n possible defection, for this is going to
be a j ear in which the state tickets will
run far behind the national ticket But
it is nirocpiner uniiKciv mat omau win ,j.
run thnt fnr behind Hnrdlnc. The ren- , -A
sons nre plain. The Lowden strength fiJ
in the recent primnrics is unorganized.
No one cnu tell it to go to the polls and
cut Smnll. Moreover, nil over tlie stato
there are lenders who nro interested in
tiic success of the stnto ticket.
McKlnley Against Small Cutting
McKinley, the nntl-Thompson candi
date for Vnited States Senator, is In
terested in stopping tho cutting of
Small. The Thompson machine might
start reprisals, upon him if any organ
ized defection started. Then, too, tho
entire state ticket, except governor audi
stnto tiensurer. is mnde up of Lowdcn.
men. All nrc interested in the succesi'
of that ticket.
The parts of the state which they
come from w HI be Interested in being
regular. Then, tno, every one else who)
wants .to bo elected this year to Con
gress, the state Legislature, to thu
county olHcoe. Is interested in provent-
nnnli uttllfv nml tn rnncl thp litilltv ' int- nnv Much flcht ns will pnrinnirPF thrt
to set aside the mone.yf. so provided fori whole stale. Thus Thompson, who really
out of the earnings and to prevent the controls onlv Chicago, Is now at thoj
head nt a combination which extends ta
all parts of the state, and which is In
terested in preventing n big fight.
The result is n harmony movement
whose cry Is "Veto the straight ticket."
Frauk Smith, who Is friendly tt
Thompson and who Is state chairman,
hns just held a harmony meeting at
Springfield, attended largely by county
chairmen and Rcpublicun state editors
who wero friendly to Lowden. The
pretty generally pledged themselves to
Small.
NEW YORK EXCURSION NEXT rnivnir
'-.Iftviji Hunting Terminal 8.00 A. M. 4tfu.
depreciation fund to be expended for
other purposes ; tho board has allowed
some compnnics to divert money from
the depreclntlon fund to pny dividends;
that tho board has shown favoritism
and undue bins toward subsidiary cor
porations of the Public Service Corpora
tion aud against other smaller cor
porations; that the board has delajed
for a long period the valuation of the
property of the Public Service Rnilwaj
Co. and the Public Service Electric Co.,
vthlle holding other and smaller com
panies to a prompt conclusion of their
respective valuations; that the Public
Service Electric Co. has been allowed
to make retroactive rates; that the
board lias put into effect upon tho
Public Service Railway Co. within one
yenr seven different rates of fare with
out sufficient reason ; thnt the board has
Inaugurated several different zone-fare
experiments upon nil the street rail
ways of tho Public Service Railway
without proper reason, and one was put
into effect without giving tho public
and parties interested nn opportunity
to be heard; that the board has dis
criminated between different munici
palities by prescribing varying rates of
fare for school children : that the board
has allowed moneys raised upon bond
Issues for the construction of perma
nent improvements to be divcrtod to the
amount of the working capital ; that tho
board has employed biased experts ; that
tho board has discriminated between
corporations in granting promptly the
applications of the Public Service Gas
Co. and the Public Servlco. 'Electric
Co. and the Public Service Hallway
Co, for increased rates within a few
weeks after application, while the New
York Telephono Co. case, closed last
December, is sUll undecided.
Counsel for dismissed members of the
board declared ho would appeal to the
courts from tlie governor's action on
the ground that he has usurped judiclar
luiltliuua. .
Nearly AH Will Be Regular
Thus the politicians who were de
feated by Thompson are for tlie most
part going to be regular. Tbe opposi
tion to Small is unorganized, but it Is
considerable. It is led by the Chicago)
newspapers. The Chicago Post has
bolted first. It Is out for Lewis for
governor. The Chicago Tribune and thn
Chlrngo News are opposing Small.
Neither has yet come out for Lewis,
but is not improbable that either or
both will do no. The Hearst newspapers,
here, usually friendly to Thompson, am
supporting Lewis, Jim Hnm having al
ways been agrcable to Hearst. There
fore, the Thompson ticket will be with
out a single newspaper supporter in
Chicago.
Tho women s vote also is more antl
Thompson than the men's. This wai
shown In the primaries, when the ma
jority of tlie men voted for the Thomp
son candidates and the majority ot tho
women against them. But tho difficulty
inexperienced voters will find in spllt
ing the ticket will probably cut no wit
tbe effective opposition by tbe women to)
Small. The governorship is the only
office in dqubt In the state of I'llnois,
and the. chances favor Small, for Hard
ing lu much more likely to exceed 300,
000 majority than run uuder it.
Qlv thfmllr a triat
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