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VOL. VII. NO. 29
3EVEN GENT FARES
Penny Transfers and 3-Cent
Exchanges Also Prodictod
in Unofficial Report
TRANSIT COMPANY OFFICES
HEAR DECISION IS REACHEQ
"More Conjecture," Says Com
missioner Clement, Refusing
to Confirrri or Deny
Tlio five-cent trolley rare hero is
doomed and n seven-cent rato will bo
awarded by tlio 1'ubllc Service Commis
e!on, according to minors widely cur
rent today.
Governor S'proul this afternoon, In
advance of n conference with Public
Service Commissioner Clement, would
pot commit himself on tho fare issue.
"I don't think it Is my duty to take
tides on transit. I am standing on the
side lines," he said. "The Public Serv
ice Commission Is 'the competent body
to decide matters of fares."
The Governor paused, then added:
"I haven't heard much from Mr.
Mitten lately. I wander what he Is
doing?" The Governor referred to
Thomas E., Mlttori, president of the
I It. T. Co.. virtually the lone cham
pion In tho United States of tho five
cent trolley fare.
Mr. Mitten wanted fivo cents for each
ride, with no free transfers and no
exchanges.
Company Gets Report
P. It. T. Co. officials received a re
port that a, tcven-cent fare, with n
elinrgc of one cent for transfers and
three cents for exchanges, will be
granted by tho Public Service Com
mission. . , . ,
Commissioner Clement l preparing n
report for the full commission, detailing
ipsiiILs of hearings in this city on the
company's pica for Mr. Mitten's
rtr.iiglit five-cent fare, without trans
fer or exchanges, conducted by Com
luMoners Clement and Benn.
The rumors of n scvcn-ceiit fare al
lowance were brought to Mr. Clement
this afternoon.
"It Is mcro conjecture," he replied.
The roiniiilssi6nor 'would not confirm
or deny the .rumors. ' , v
Tin- Public Service , Commission. Is
rrlicrtnled to meet In-executive session
lu Ilarmbu'rg Monday. (
' Trt Hear Rental Case
At the same flmc'TirtrieTPubllc
Kervlcc Commission is considering irtro
proposals at Harrisburg, the Superior
Court will hear arguments hero in tho
nttnrk on the rentals paid the under
lain: companies by the P. R. T.
Citv Solicitor Smytli, on behalf of
tho eitj, will take part in the argu
ment, against a distinguished array of
counsel on behalf of the underlying
companies, including Joseph Gilflllan,
On en J. Itoberts, Henry P. Brown,
former Judge Dimncr Dcebcr, Prltch
aid, Haul, Haynrd & Evans, Dickson,
Uejtler & McCoach, David Wnllcrstcln
ami Joshua It. Morgan. The Business
Men's Association will-'bo represented
In William A. Mngcc, former mayor
of Pittsburgh, and C. Oscar Bcaslcy.
Heme Evans will represent tho Public
Seivico Commission.
OPERA CONFERENCE TODAY
Fate of Popular-Priced Perform
ances to Be Decided at Meeting
Tint fute of popular-priced Italian
opera in Philadelphia may bo decided
tls afternoon, when Chevalier Alfredo
SulmagRl, general manager of tho Ital
ian Irirlc Federation, holds a conference
ulth Edward Loeh, Iiouko manager of
we Metropolitan Upera House.
Both impresario and house manager
arc talking of "Hccine their lawyers."
iind the temperamental barometer Is
Jailing last. U.'be thunder clouds engen
dered bv tlio (llsomitlniiniicn nf Thursday
Biijht's performance nt tho Metropolitan
Opera House have not by uny means
been dishipated. .-i
Mr. Ixieb has asked Mr. SalmaggPfo
fciKU a release of his part of the con
tract leasing the house. This Mr. Snl-
iiiasiu has refused to do and threatens to
go to law if any effort is made to stop
further lierformnncen nf tlio nncrn.
In his statement Mr. Snlmaggi states
that his personal representative went to
ine uox oiilce several tunes during
I'hursday -night's pcrformauco to count
tle thkets tuken in, but each timo was
put off vith some excuse.
HALT JAPAN NEGOTIATIONS
U. 3. Discontinues Conversations
Until Vote on Land Question
Washington, Oct. !(). Conversations-
neiween tin. state Department and tlie
liipimeso embassy regarding tho propos
1 autl-Japaucsc land legislation in
' alifornia, liavo been temporarily dls
lontinucd and will not be resumed un
I' after the November elections in
l'l"li the California peoplo will voto
"ii tho land legislation.
Mute Department officers explained
today that postponement of tho nego
tiations had been mado necessary by tho
nwmbling here of the international
communications conference. Under Sec
Mary Davis is chairman of the Ameri
can commissioners to this conference
nd much of his timo as well as that of
oilier officials Is taken up with this
meeting.
The conference is to continue several
"wis and it was stated that consc
fluently tho conversations witli tho Jan
Hncse ambassador could not bo resumed
until after November 2.
Tlie Intimate Diary
of
MARGOT ASQUITH
Wife of tho Former British
Prime Minister, Reveals Her
Problema as a Younp Wife.
A Human Story, Piqunnt,
Clovor, Sensational
Iiead it in the
PUBLIC ?&& LEDGER
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OF SERVICE BOARD
Enteral as Becondlaija Matter nt the ,
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SCENE QP JEWEL ROBBERY AT
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The photograph shows the McFadden, homo at Vlllanova from which a pearl necklace valued at $300,000 and
Jewelry worth $25,000 wcro stolen on October 8. One o f tho theories of tho pollco Is shown horc. Tho thief is
believed to have been an expert second-story man, wearing sneakers nnd probably gloves. Ho Is shown climb
ing tlio lattice work of the home to tho ledge. Tho dotted lino denotes his progress along tho ledge to Mrs. Mc
Fadden's window, which was open. Inset Is a photograph of Mrs. McFadden wearing her famous nechlaco
Tho picture was taken from n, portrait by Boldlnl, tlio famous artist
SERVANT DETA NED
IN JEWEL ROBBERY
Police Officials Probe Former
Record of Employe In Mc
Fadden Residence.,,.
DOUBT OUTSIDE METHOD
A servant has been detained In the
Wayne pollco station since Monday in
connection with the $325,000 jewelry
robbery nt the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
George H. McFadden, -Jr., at Villa
nova, on the morning of October 0. '
This becamo known today when
Captain Edward J. Sweeney, of the
Kadnor township police and Captain
qf Detectives -Whalcy, of Itocncstcr. N.
Y., went to New York to investigate tho
record of tho detained Bcrvant before he
came here.
Captain Sweeney said it had been
learned this servant was employed by
n Now York family several years ago
and that ho left tho services of tho
family following the disappearance of
jewels valued nt $25,000.
"There is n possibility that the rob
bery was the work of an outside mnu,
expert in second-story methods," Cap
tain Sweeney said. To illustrate that
'tho robbery could havo been committed
by an outsido man, ho climbed the lat
tice work to a second -story ledge, crept
nlong tho ledge to the window of the
bathroom and reached into the bathroom
to a dresser on which tho Jewels were
placed. s
"Looks tike Inside Work"
"But it doesn't look like the work
of an outsider," Captain Sweeney said.
A review of the incidents surround
ing tho robbery indicnte that the thief
had an lutimato knowledge not only of
tho McFadden lome, but also was fa
miliar with Mrs. McFadden's custom of
keeping the valuablo gems In n Japanesa
box on a dressing table in her private
bathroom, connected with her boudoir.
"Mrs. aictaiiuen wore tnc jewels at
a dinner given Friday ulght at her
home," Captain Sweeney said. "The
guests left at 11 :30 o'clock and at mid
night Mrs. McFadden retired, placing
the $300,000-necklaco in tlio Jnpanesc
box, together with an imitatiou neck
lace and other jewelry.
"Tho screen in the window of tho
bathroom was -unopened Saturday
morning. Tho only other means of ac
cess to tho bathroom is a door connect
ing it with Mrs. McFadden's room.
"I believe the robbery was committed
Saturday morning, after Mrs, McFad
den nroso nnd wns breakfasting In a
room next to her boudoir. Sho uroso at
7 o'clock. From then until 8 o'clock sho
was in an adjoining room, and tho door
of her boudoir was closed.
"That was the best opportunity pre
sented for the pulling of tho job.
Screen was Closed
"Tho fact that tho window screen in
tho bathroom was closed, and that the
thief know cxactlv where tho Jewels
were, without ransacking tho room,
points to some one working from witbiu.
"Another thing that polnta to an in
side worker is the fact that tho thief,
after obtaining tho jewels, opeued tho
second drawer of Mrs. McFadden's
dressing table and abstracted a black
Continued en race l'our. Column Tour
STREET BRAWLERS JAILED
One Prisoner Snys He Fought to
Recover Stolen Cash
Two men are under arrest as n result
of n street fight, which aroused resi
dents living neHr Ninth and Race
streets early today.
Policeman Golden, of tho Eleventh
and Winter streets station, found two
men fighting in tho street while the
nclgliuors were leaning out. or winnows,
some asking for arbitration, others en
(ouraglug their favorites.
Tho men arrested are Thomas Tlssell,
-no homo, and Martin Connelley, 8S2
North Bucknell street. Connolly said
tIkhoII nnd two other men robbed him
of 00 and.bo fought to 'recover his loss;
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POISON KILLS GIRL
Young Woman Takes Fatal Dose at
Home of Relative
Jiina Steinberg, twcnty-flvo years
old, 3021 Fountain street, died today
in the Itooscvclt Hospital from poison.
It was taken with suicidal intent, ac
cording to the police.
The young woman visited a relative
yesterday at 014 Falrmount avenue.
Sho .reached 'there. about 2 p..m,:nnd
shortly afterward went upstairs., Sho
Was.'hcarU to scream' and, fall' to tho
floor .V ,' Uv, .
Relatives f ound -her semiconscious.
Herlrps .were burned by the poison -A
half-emptied vial was found on .-tho
floor. Tho motive for 'the young
woman's act is not known.
Happy, Declares Woman of 38,
When Husband of 18 Is
Arrested
"Happy In spito of family differ
ences," is tho manner in which Mrs.
Michael Keclcy, Jr., thirty-eight years
old, describes her union with her eighteen-year-old
husband.
Tho two wcro married In St. Greg
ory's Roman Catholic Church. Fifty
second and Media streets, Juno 23,
six days before tho brldecroom ronrhml
his eighteenth birthday anniversary. (
Miss Catherine Kecley, tho husband's
sister, wuo hub nau mm arrested tor
perjury, said today Mrs. Kecley already
has six children, tho oldest of whom, a
son, is three years the senior of the
young nusoanci.
airs. Keeicy, who was Sirs, nelcn
Dougherty, denied this. She said sho
nail DUt two cm dren. Fivi woro no-
tieed at the Kecley home, 1'159 North
Wilton street, today.
Complications following tho marriage
did not end with the arrest of Keeley
on n perjury charge because hi swore
he was twenty-two yenrs old when
married. Another warrant has been is
sued for the arrest of him and his wife.
Michael Keeley, Si, has sworn out
a warrant for the arrest of hN son,
who already Is under $800 ball for
court on the first charge, nml,hls wife,
charging them .with conspiring to vio
late tho narriago laws of Pennsylvania.
They will have u hearing Monday
before Magistrate Stevenson. The same
magistrate recently heard a disorderly
conduct charge made against Catherine
Kecley by Mrs. Keeley, Jr., and allowed
her to sign her own bail bond to keep
tho peace.
"We nre happy, and only want to be
allowed to go our way In peace," Mrs.
Kecley, Jr., said. "Wo ask nothing
from my husband's family other than
that they leave us alone without inter
ference." Mrs. Keeley would not state what
becamo of her first husband, or how
nIio nnd young Keeley became ac
quainted, but relatives of the husband
say ho becume a visitor ot tho Dough
erty homo whllo a chum of tho oldest
son.
Tho Dougherty son nnd his eighteen-year-old
stepfather work for the Penn
sylvania Railroad, It is said, and their
friendship, which began in tho office,
was carried iuto the Dougherty home
and resulted lu the marriage.
GIRL BURNED CURLING HAIR
Policeman Saves Young Wpman
When Klmona Is Ablaze
Whllo Sylvia Schwartz, twenty-one
years old, stood in her bedroom at 701
Falrmount avenue last night curling
her hair, a gas jet Ignited a curtain and
the flames reached her kimono.
Mlhtt Schwartz screamed and tore off
tho llnmlng garment. Patrolman Ward,
of tho Tenth and Buttonwood streets'
station, ran Into tho house. Ho wrap
pod a blanket about the joung woman
and took her to, a neighboring physi
cian, Thq young woman's burns were not
pcrlous. The firo. In her bedroom wai
extinguished easily,
BRIDE NOT WORRIED
BY KIN OF HUSBAND
PHILADELPHIA, SATURpAY, OCTOBER 16, 1920
VILLA.NOVA
Steward of Schooner Speed
well Brought Here After Har
rowing Experience at ea
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21 OF 25 LOST LIVES
Tho sinking of the auxiliary schooner
Speedwell with the wireless operator
btill bravely working at the key, fol
lowed, by the terrors of a raging Ben In
an open lifeboat, hunger, thirst, stark
madness nnd the' terrible' spectacle of
men nnd women Jumping Into the sea
wns told today by a survivor of tho
schooner.
With his legs so badly eaten by con
stant swishing oC snlt water that he is
unnble to walk and sick In mlud nud
body from the wracking experience,
M. A. Davis, steward of the illfatcd
schooner, which sank in a hurricane In
tho Gulf ol Mexico September 29, told
tho story of suffering and death and the
final rescue of four men, one of whom
died.
Twenty-ono of tho twenty-five per
sons aboard tho schooner when she
went down were drowned, and Harry
Iirown, tho assistant chief engineer,
died aboard the rescue ship. Sun Oil,
which sighted the lifeboat October 3.
Three Women Drowned
Three of the drowned were women.
Two were wives of sailors and one was
a pa
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assengcr from New Orleans.
llcsidcs David, Wilfred Nelson and
John Felangrain, seamen, woro lauded
today at Marcus Hook bv thi) rescue
ship.
"Wo loft New Orleans September 10.
for Rclizc. in the British Honduras,
and cleared that port for Now Orleans
on September 10, Davis said. "On
September 18 we struck a hurricane oc
the Mexican const but our schooner.
which wns of 000 tons, weathered he
seas. Wo wero muking good sped
toward New Orleans with the cngiucs
putting on full steam when, on Sep
tember 27, Captain Charles Johnson
received a wireless that there was a
hurricano sixty miles ahead.
Ran Into Hurricano
"Captain Johnson decided to turn
back toward Belize, but on tho follow
ing day another wireless was picked up
Informing us that the hurileano was
mpidly overtaking tho Speedwell.
"Captain Johnson ordered the
schooner Wheeled around, deciding lie
would have a better chance of living
through tho hurricane.
"Wo encountered tho hurrienne Sep
tember 20 at 3 o'clock In tho aftrrnoon.
tor n time tho schoner rodo tho seas,
but us tho storm assumed tho propor
tions of a typhoon, our Bhlp fell away
Coi(liuint on Tate Two. Column l'our
FINE WEATHER NEARING'END
"R.alns and Colder About Wednes
day," Is Prediction
Washington, Oct. 10. (By A. P.)
Weather predictions for the week be
ginning Monday am:
North and Middle Atlantic states:
Fair and normal tempcruturo beginning
of week; unsettled, local ruins and
colder about Wednesday and fair and
com tncrenitcr,
South Atlantic and Onlf.Ktnfov, n,.
ffiS &XttJ? ww!n2iS: 'foiiS
py consiueruuiy cooior weather, with
probably frosts in interior. No indl
cations or disturbance In West Indies.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee: Rains
Tuesday or Wednesday, followed by
generally fair and much cooler weather,
with probably frosts and freezing tem
peratures. TWO HOMES ARE ROBBED
A burglar invaded tho homo of J.
Chcssersore, 5822 Cedar avenue, last
night and stolo jewelry, money and
clothing to Jio total valuo of $800. Tho
dwelling of J. Lyons, at 2014 Walnut
street, also Was broken Into during the
Ji&VffaS? anacwelr,r worth
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WRECK SURVIVOR
OUTFACED DEAIH
CROW OUT OF G
1:0. P.
SIATE CAMPAIGN;
Penrose, Baker and Grundy
Meet at Shores-Committee
Will Probably Get Funds
SENATOR LEANS TOWARD
SIDE OF BUSINESS MEN
Organization Secretary 'Simply
Has to Do Something to
Appease the Boys'
IJu a Staff Correipondtnt
Atlantic City, Oct. 10. A striking
phaso of tho Grundy-Crow clash In Re
publican organization politics In Penn
sylvania came to light today when It
was learned officially that Senator Wil
liam 13. Crow, Republican state choir-
man, was not taking any part in the
presidential campaign and would not
tako any.
Tho state chairman, who is nt odds
with Joseph R. Grundy, president of
the' Pennsylvania Manufacturers Asso
ciation, has notified AV. Harry Baker,
secretary of tho stato committee, that
he will nave no share in the campaign.
It Is explained that Senator Crow Is
111.
However, the Grundy-Crow feud nnd
the situation ns set forth by George Nox
McCain in his article in the Evbkino
PunLio riEDorai announcing hat tho
stato committee had no funds, were tho
subjects of a specially arranged con
ference here yesterday between Senator
Penrose, Mr. Baker and Mr. Grundy.
Senator Crow was to have been in at
tendance, but it is understood ho will
B-
not meet Senator Penrose until next
week.
Crow to Win Point
Senator Penroin went over with Mr
Baker and Mr. Grundy the question of
campaign funds for tlie state com
mlttee. It was evident, after the con
ferenco was over, that Senator Penrose
leaned more to the Grundy than to the
Crow side of the balance. It is under
stood, however, that Crow will win a
noint or two in that somo funds how
much is not stated win do auoctcu to
i the state committee to satisfy the de
mands of party workers. As it is now
all campulgn funds aro going through
the hands of the committee Utrcctly in
touch with senator i'cnroso or iur,
Grundy.
Mr. Baker, who once beforo arranged
a harmony pact between Mr. Grundy
and Senator Crow, was instrumental lu
winning another compromise. Mr.
Baker' 'la anxious that' Pennsylvania
shall havo tho largest, possible-majority
for the Harding-Coolldge ticket. He
will not bo'.satisfld with just winning
tnc state, anis argument won recogni
tion. of a sort for the stato committee.
or at least will win recognition. The
stato committee a treasury is still
empty.
Has to Hare Money
Senator Penrose, generally speaking,
macs tnc position cunt mismess men
aro really running the campaign and
that they do not &eed the help of the
stato committee to any extent. Ho
indicated that whatever help was re
quired by the business men would be
given by Mr. Baker, and that Is
where tho stato committee s treasury
comes In. Mr. Baker has to have
money in tho treasury to do tho thing
right, as it is, and especially with
tho business men "calling for help,"
Air. unKcr "simply has to do some
thing to appease the boys."
Senator Penrose said he and his con
forcen went over the Pennsylvania
situation by districts and found that
the Democrats "would not have a look
in anywhere." The senator said that
the "help of tho women voters and
leaders should not be overlooked in this
connection."
The senator told Mr. Grundy and
Mr. Baker that there was scarcely anv
hopo that Senator Hording would come
to Philadelphia or New York city be
fore election. 8enator Harding has
been advised by Republican managers
to stick to states In which there wcro
hot fights against the Republican
candidates for tho United States
Senate.
POPE UPHOLDS M'SWINEY
Pontiff Holds Hunger-Striker Is Not
Committing Suicide
London, Oct. 10. (By A. P.) Tcr-
enco MacSwinoy. tho burnter-striklne
lord mnyor of Cork, was reported by
me urixiou prison doctor tins morning
ns havlnir nassed n fntrlv pond nlt-hf
This was the sixty-fifth, day of the
lnr1 mnvAK'n of11rA '
"Ho was much brighter this morn
Ing," the bulletin odds, "but remains
In a condition of Infinite weakness."
A person closely connected with Lord
Muvor MacSwlney paid tho MncSwluey
family had received word through a
churchman who recently had an nudi
euco with Pope Benedict, twenty mln-
lltCS of Which wcrn ilcvntpil n n illi.
cussion of tho hunger strikers, thut tho
pontiff docs not regard the Irish hunger
strikers as committing suicide. Tho
Pono takes the attitude that tho motive
aiono determines whether such self-de-htiiiction
is Justifiable.
Tho aVtican vlewnolnt. it wh i.ni,i
is that MacSwlney and his colleagues
aro iiyuiE, not uecause it Is their de
sire to die. but beeuimn tllolr ilpntha m-111
bo the consequence of tho only course
men- i-uiiBi-iauces permit tiicm to tauo.
TWO BEATEN AND ROBBED
Men on Street Are Knocked Uncon
aclous With Blackjacks
Patrick Harrison, of lann iin. crv.t
and Archibald Ames, of Now Haven,
Conn., wero blackjacked and robbed
early this morning at Fifth und Master
streets. Ames is still in St. Mary's
nullum, nuvru uuui were sent to have
scalp wounds dressed. Besides a gash
from a blackjack, Ames may, havo a
li'iiv-unoiuu Ul lliu urillll,
Tho men wero walking together when
the hlahwaymcn Rtnln nn iii,i.i i.n.
nud without warning, struck them over
the head. Both Victims went down and
me ruuuers iook meir money and ran.
Harrison lost $15, Ames $12.
Ws'jlct Dctcctlvo Luyrc. of tho Front
and Master streets statiou, saw tho
highwaymen run and gavo chase, but
lost them In tho darkness. Later he
picked up John J. Erb, twenty-three
years old, of Orlanna stret above
Thompson, and took him to thq station
UOUBU till BUli10n, '
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SCHOOL TEAMS TIE IN GRIDIRON BATTLE
Tho Lafayette College Freshmen 'and tho National Farm School
played ft scoreless tic In n football game ftt Doylcstown this morn
ing;. This wns their sixth annual meeting.
$100)000 WORTH OF GEMS AND GOLD STOLEN
NEWARK, ,N J., Oct. 10. Robbers stole $100,000 worth fff
diamonds, refined, gold nnd Jewelry from tlie Strclcher Manu
facturing Co. here today
JEWS TO START RELIEF WORK IN RUSSIA
PARIS, Oct. 16. On receipt of a cable message from the State
Department In "Washington yesterday giving permission for work
ers of the Joint distribution commltteo for American Jewish Re
lief work In Soviet Russia, Dr. Frank Rosenblatt, ono of the com
mittee's chief workers, immcdltely left for Moscow. Ho has been
whiting for some time for Hie Washington government's consent
to this action - , ,
FRENCH CABINET DECIDES AGAINST NEW TAXES
PARIS, Oct. 10. The cabinet today approved the 1021 budget
. proposal, totalling 44,101,000,000 francs, comprising ordinary ex
penses of 22,027,000,000 francs balanced by taxation extraordl
. nary .expensed of 5,400,000,000 francs and expenses recoverable
tinder tho peace treaty of 16,575,000,000 francs. Tho cabinet de
cided that no new taxes should be proposed.
ZELLGOUSKI TROOPS KIEL AND ROB JEWS IN VILNA
LONDON, Oct. 16. According to an official statement issued
by the Lithuanian legation in this city, thirty Jews have been
killed, scores of others wounded and a number of Jewish storet
robbed in Vllna slnco tho occupation of that cily by General Zell
gouski. Tho reports to tho legation making the statements saj
Lint young men of the Vilna district- are being forced at the point
of the bayonet to join General Zellgouskl's ranks, and that tho
populatlonjof Vilna is being compelled to accept the general's ic
celpt instead of cash payments for all requisitioned products.
GREAT THRONG SEES
Lafayette Clashes With Red and
Blue on Franklin Field
This Afternoon
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IJy SPICK HALL,
Tlio biggest crowd that ever saw La
fayette and the University of Pennsyl
vania football teams clash poured Into
the arena at Thirty-third and Spruce
streets this nfternoon. Although there
was no preliminary gamo today, nt
Frunkliu Field, the funs began to gather
at an early hour and when the two
teams emerged from 'Welghtnian Ilall,
ten miuutcH before tho game was sched
uled to begin, virtually all of the Heats
had been tuken. Only a few bare wec
tlons were M'cn nud these were largely
in tlie temporary tttands which had been
erected on three sides nf the field in
front of tho Munds over the cinder run
ning track.
The Pennsylvania rooters' section wns
full early. The bund was on the job
hnlf nn hour before the contest began
nnd tho tongs of Pennsylvania could be
heard blick nwny hh the lted und Uluo
followers vied with the Murnon und
White elieeriiiK miction, which wns tlio
lnrgeht that I.nfujette ever linil here.
The Hut Ionian had u big, woll-truined
collet; uaiid uuil n.eir singing nun a.
most ux voluminous u Peunsylvuniu's.
Although tho duy wns too hot for
football it was not ns bad as Inst Satur
day. However, the low barometer made
it uncomfortable for the bpectntors and
hard on the players. In spite of this
real football atmosphere pervaded
Franklin Field and its precincts. TIim
sands of lied and Itlue banners dotted
tho south htund, while the Muroon and
White tings were conspicuously numer
ous in tlio north htand where the La
fayette rooters wcro gnthcred.
Tho rooting was incessant and vig
orous and thousands who wero not stu-
Continued on I'uie Thirteen, Column Two
HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Driver of One Car Is Said to fUve
Tried to Escape
David Ilnnnimnn. of the Cedar Creek
Country Club, received cuts nnd n t.ev
ered artery In his fuco when thrown
through n windshield lust night, when
another automobile driven by William
Therlngton, nf (l.'l.'li! Norwood street,
crashed iuto the rear of the car in which
ho was riding lie wns taken to the
(icrmnutown Hospital where his condi
tion is reported to bo serious.
lloth cars were wrecked. Therlngton
is said to havo attempted to run away
from tlio seeuo of tho ucldent, but was
caught by George Iircen, of fi815 Me
Mahnn street, who drove the innchine in
which Hanniman was injured. Thcring
ton was placed under arrest by Patrol
man Krum, of tho Gcrmantown police
station. He wns held under $400 ball
for a further hearing this morning by
Magistrate Peunock, charged with as
sault and battery and driving an auto
mobile whllo intoxicated.
FEARS BOY IS IN HOSPITAL
Tacony Man Asks Police to Locate
Alexander Cullen
Tho father of Alexander Cullen, "four
teen years old. living at '10311 Uittmnn
street, Tacony, has uppcaled to the
pollco to find the boy. He has been miss
ing since October SI, when he was sent to
Heading to collect u bill of $108,
Mr, Oullen said ho feared his boy had
been wnvlald. robbed, and lulnrnl n.i
jmay be in some hospital, I
PENN PLAY WIAROON
flnhae.rlntlnn Price 10
Tear by Mall.
Tublle ledger Company.
LA FOLLETTE'S MAN
MAY BEAT LENROOT
Harding's Chances, However,
Not Imperiled by G. O. P.
Split in Wisconsin
FIGHT FOR SENATOR BITTER
Ilv CLINTON W. GILnEIlT
Htiin Correspondent Evenlnc r uMle T.edrer
Copyright, 1310. i) Pu&Uo Ledoer Co.
Milwaukee. Oct. 10. Senator Len'
root's re-election is In doubt. Hut
here is very little li!tliIiond of the
Hepublicnns losing a senator from Wis
consin. The fight, which is to be n
bitter one, appears to be between Len
root, the regular Republican nominee,
uud James Thompson, the La Follette
Republican, who filed as independent
candidate a few days ago.
Tho situation is in n whirl and in a
mess. You get all sorts of views here
as to who the leading contenders are.
Some say it is a three-cornered race
between Lenroot, Thompson nnd Paul
Rclnsch, the Democratic candidate, who
used to be minister to China. A for
mer governor of Wisconsin gave this
opinion. "Hut mind you," he said,
"what I say is true for tho next ten
minutes, for beyond thut deponent says
not."
Some sny it is between Lenroot nnd
Heinsch, nnd somo sny it is between
Thompson and Rclnsch. Rut when you
Inquire sufficiently you find that the only
greut political dividing line that Wis
consin knows is La Follette and nntl
La Follette. It Is not Democrat nnd
Republican, nud Tiionipxou Is the La
Follette candidate and Lenroot is the
unti-Lu Follette candidate. Wisconsin
will divide along the historic cleavuge.
The real fight is between those two.
Would Mlu'mlze Thompson
The Socialists and the anti-La Fol
lette Republicans nnd the Democrats
would like to minimize tho importance
of the Thompson candidacy. Therefore,
they sny, he is out of it. Thcv want
to keep the Socialists from voting for
Thompson and also to keen tlu nntl
league elements generally from voting
for him on the ground that, being an
Independent, be hasn't n elinnpp. llnr
the locienl outcome of the situation is
inevitable. In a state which is strongly
radical, the tight is not between the two
relatively conservative candidates. It
is between tho strongest conservative
and the strongest radieul cnndldnte.
And these two respectively nre the Len-
root nnd tlThem,
Unlit. Vn nn enn ee th .,
That Lenroot has a certain advantage ' lnI"n, of "waymen decided to call a
is true. Ho is going to run with Sen- ! Wc,lul ""''T f e,SB?tJs, ,
ator Harding, who will enry Wisconsin , ednesday next, when the fateful de
bv from 100 000 to 200.000 muJorltv. clslon will he taken as to whetherthe
Hut thnt advnntagc is not so great as
it seems. As Wisconsin has n sennrate
state and untlnunl ballot Mr. Lennvt
won't bo on tho same ballot with Hard
ing, but on tlie one which contains the
stnto ticket, and that ticket will be
cut forty ways for Sunday. Mr. Len
root's friends will mosfv wito aemnst
J. J. Hlnlne, the La Follette candidate
for governor, who won in tho primar
ies. Morgan, the anti-La Follette mail,
who also got a place nn that ballot as
a candidate for attorney gcnerul, now
nublicly announces amid loud annhiusc
that he will voto against his tiekct-as-soelate,
Hlniuc, nnd for the Democratic
candidate for governor, Robert Hruce
McCoy. Incidentally thirty Republican
newspapers havo declared against Rlaiiu
and for McCoy. Tlo Hon aud tho lamb
He down together on the Wisconsin bal
lot, but they get up in the night nnd
howl nt each other. So much for tho ad
nntngo of a place on tho regular ticket.
It Is something, but uo ono knows
how much.
Primary's Indication
And Thompson, if disadvantageous
placed as an independent, has, too, a
certain advantage. You have to go back
to the primaries to hulire out what that
is aud then you cau only try to. In the
primaries Lenroot beat Thompson by
Cont'TeJ en rc Feur, Column Oaas
PRICE TWO CENTS ' tfi
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1 1 flYO GEORGE ASKS
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HATinn to nr r nii: '
iwiiuh lUDtrmin
AS STRIKE BEGINS,
Government Has Done All in lis
Power to Avert Calamity, .
Premier Asserts '
MINERS REFUSED EVERY
OFFER MADE, HE DECLARES
British Railway Men May Ob
Out in Sympathy Men '
Are Quitting Mines
ny tho Associated Press
London, Oct. 10. Premier Lloyd
George today addressed a message to
the nation with regard to the coal
strike. Ho f.ald the government had,
done evervthln? possible to avert the)
calamity, but that the miners, rejecting
all offers, wero now trying to win their
ends by force. The nation, he declared
would resist "such an attack with all Its
strength nnd there can be no doubt of
the issue." .,,
The premier's message read ns fol-
lows :
"Tho nation Is confronted with th$
coal strike. The government has made;
every effort consistent with Its dutv aa
trustee for tho people to avert this calanv,
ity. The proposals of the government"
hnvo been supported uy many oi ina
most .responsible leaders of the miner'
federation. They have been regarded by
all sections of the people as fair and'
reasonable. . w
All OITers Refused
"The government offered to submit
the miners' claims for nn increase la
wnzes to an Impartial tribunal and to.
abide by the resu't. This offer tho
miners refused. Tlie government offered
to civo the increase asked for if the'
miners would restore the present low?
production of coal to the figures of the.
carlv part of the present year.
"This. too. the miners refused nenlnst
the ndvice of their most experienced;
leaders. They are attempting now t;
rain their ends by force. The nation:
must and will resist such an atack with; , ft,
nil its strength, and tlie re can be no?
doubt of the Issue."
"The citizens must he'p each other tot;
'csscn the inconvenience and suffering
which the miners strike will eause. The;
supplies of coal for the public services:
nre suffieient. Tlie government will
insure the fair distribution of the availv
nlile fzfiiinlted nf ennl. l!verv linuajhnMAr
can help by saving coal. Every tnanu
facturcr can he'p his workmen by makakf,
ing his supplies of coal Inst as I J r1
ns po-sibic. There should be nO'ceMM- :
it... ...AHM. a- .. til .1..... l-MMmJ&x r
WUU Ul VJIipiU IllCUb UUUI 111(11 IUHMUPL
tune cannot longenibc avoldedw $
nbovc all, the people snoiilcp-rcmsbi"
calm and deal with emergencies as they.
nrlsc. "
No Need for D'smay
"No one need underrate the damage
which this strike will do. but no one
vlll bo dismayed. We have been
through much more difficult times. With
steady purpose ami determination to do
luscice. cne nation win overcome nn its "!
difficulties." .. -
At the same time tne miners- icu
erntion issued n statement saying the
miners had been forced into the strike
because of the unyielding attitude of
the government in the fuco of .their
rensonnble elnims. which left tbehl
without nn alternative. The miners de
clare they allowed nmple time for ne
gotiations nnd point out that they modl-
lied their claims in tlie interest of pence"
nnd twice suspended their strike notices.
C. T. Cramp, assistant secretary of
the national unjon of rnilwnymcn, stated
today he had been instructed by the
executive of tho union to warn the
branches thut n serious situation would
nri-e if the miners were defeated, and
that this miiHt be borne in mind when
a sympathetic strike was being con
sideicd. lie had also been instructed,
he said, to tell the branches to be pre
pared to act on any instructions they
might receive as the result of the dele
gates' meeting next Wednesday.
.Men Quitting Mines
As the day progressed reports placed up
from the various coal districts said that
the miners were wu king out at the
end of their shifts, and thut all the
men had quit work in Southwest Wales
and in the Midlands. The miners in the .
Harnsiey district in South Yorkshire
bad quit, but were showing little en
thusiasm for the strike, uccordlng to
reports from the region.
Preparations for the great industrial
struggle prceipitated by the decision ot
the HritiHh coal mliier went grimly for
ward todny.
Mcnnwhllo the public was waiting
anxiously, even fearfully, for the real
beginning of tlie battle whose outcome
uone could foresee, since the action ot
the mtucrs hits nt the vitals of the coun
try.
Rnmrayinen to Meet
The issue of gravest importance
which was hanging in the balance was
whether the railroad men nnd the trans
port workers would give their active
''"- ,TA,S $??Xat
the executive committee of tho National
i railwaymen shall support the niinew
through a sympathetic sense.
while tho railroad employes will remain
at work.
The National Federation of Transport
Workers declined to indicate its posl-
tion. The executive committee of the
Continued on rote Two. Column Klibt
Was Her Feeling Jealousy?
Did She Love Him, Too?
Ruth didn't know. Sho only
knew she couldn't let Olga have him.
Hero on the desert Island her
father's money, her own social po-f
sltion, didn't count; but she coul
win him anyway! ,
Just woman to woman she woulj'
win him sue would! alio would.,
WEGT WIND DRIFT.
George Harr McCutcheon's novel
has tho tang of the tea and more
than the spice of adventure
The first installment Is soon to
appear in the
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