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Ac cepted by Commissioners A seven-cent trolley faro In this city, ffectlve November 1, with the sale of four tickets for twenty-five cents and he retention of transfers nnd three-cent xchanges was ordered today by the Public Service Commission at Harris- putt. The order was made unammoutdy by he full conimisfiion after that action Hhil been predicted n short time before it Commissioner Clement. The official irder was promulgated by John Hop- rood, secretary of the commission. Shortly before the situation was com plicated by V D. B, Ainey, chair- nan of the commission, who professed istonlshnlent over the report of the pro Kiscd seven -cent fare. The chairman said ho had seen no official report on the subject nnd that h'e commission had not acted in the natter. Any action, he stated, will be nnounced in an official' order. ,Mr. Aincy's statement gave rise to a tltof that members of the commission Is divided on the subject. A few min- tes later, Mr. Clement stepped from a executive session and repeated his wertlon that the even-cent fare would ft approved. In addition to-ia evenjfient faro a 'otecat by CommlloncV'OIemcnt the lat er declared the sale ot four ticKcta for wenty-fivo cents would be authorized md that existing freo transfers nnd hree-cent exchange tlclct would bo re lined. Rerouting is Flanucd Mr. Clement stated that engineers if the Public Service Commission will he tent soon to this city to rcrouto some men to that better trolley service will csult. The commission also will make re ommendations for new equipment, ho ilfclared. Commissioner Clement nnnounced hat the 1'. It. T. Co., in return for the emporary relief ho says ho win be :ranted. effective November 1. will bo equircd to furnish monthly statements, howInK the company's receipts nnd ex- ennitiircs, together with trnmc uata. it too forecast of commissioner ement Is Imrnn nut hp rommlsiinn Irtually will ignore the plea of Thomas .. .uitten, president of the 1. u. T. o. for a strnleht five-cent fare witli io exchanges or free transfers. ' Stotcsbury Scores Victory Tlie Rcvcn-cent fare plan was favored T E. T. Hfnfnhnrv fnrmpp rhnlrmtin pf tllfi rnmnntir'n linnrd nt fllrlWnrn Ivho resigned when Mr. Mitten refused jo accede to his views. lao transit company president re- atedh hns nrnfoQROfl l,tn rllnnpp en n ajla five-cent fare nnd declared n large oliinn' of sliort-rlde business had been Milt On tlint fifiirn , Mr. Mitten has predicted that a basic e mgncr man llvo cents would choke mucn of that prontnble business. Jill mora Imi'rt hnnn incntif flint- fw. fitter, miffht Rton out frnm tlm P. r! v -.;. .- :: - " ; presiacncy U lls straight flvc-cent "rTa waa ignored. In tilts OVfnt. If war fiirtlinr rum. 3fei- Wntllrl Iniwl n n n.nlt'tuf nf 1ia 000 trftllpvmpn liarn i mho predicted action of the Public RTVlCe ( Omm KR nn rnmnu no n nllmnr F four months of agitation." Numcr- c" imuiic Hearings were held here. m. i .' . meenB, for councilmen only, ifai hl1l In 1V. ....M 1 I. nil.. PJ 1, and resulted in the offer of sev- pal plans. Innlmltni- civ nnil onvnn. Et fares nnd the sale of six tickets r iwenty-nvo cents. Court He.irlnir nnsumpil J?illc, lmiT interest centered in the vuuiiiNsinn'u qaiid i. tt....!.iu... . wer inortant transit (development f'Wng In this city. '',"; i'lngee, former public servico h v i. ? nn'1 associate counsel for !nK(l 's arguments against the con ne Pn fhc underlying companies of naled ? .i r,JB """Panics have ap- ititrii Z. ouiicrior uourr. irom an hlch , i he.P,ubilc Scrvico Commission, M, ni?,s Pal(1 by the P. K. T. Co. ItflVlnJ l0 ,ny nrsucd thnt the " heir r ; R)'8Acm ,10re- " challenged sLffiL" the Public Service tntai V..ii Lns..no .""iRdlctlon over Un . t." P.1 offlclala nnd others it. ffion?0 crux of th0 cntlrc i. Evnn. " to.be fo"wcd by Bcrno Wd b ,1 UIM I0r '"10 commission tr r. renrcsentnMrr.o n . -u i.ii. F"K,renUls?raplah,t nBaU th Oillv Pn.. J .-. v-j. Nlal S. hJI7Iodre heard of the fcSffii5 titf? was ln ..3 ".'.'. '" r..l."f "x rnleB- iei l. i vu t1" nuwioniy as pro ow by law. It was manifest to 1 ,n"Hd on rare R ..(. f-i.. t.. - ".v.vh .v.uwu nv ' Entered at Becona-CIj Matter at the roeloftlee, ,t- Fhll.delphL. Ta. Under the Act ot March 8. lip I .- x vr- ";' r- et MARION D. WETZEL. She has been reported as missing from her home, 212 West Glenwood avenue, since last Thursday WOMAN, 85, FELLED WITH BOTTLE WHEN MEN'HOLDUPSHOP Daughter Hold3 Assailant While Shouts Bring Patrolman. Three Arrested Three negroes 'were captured nfter they had knocked nn aged woman un conscious nn'd tried to rob the cigar store of Samuel Piatt nt 1840 Lombard street at 10 o'clock last night. Mrs. Rebecca Rotmcskey, eighty five years old, Piatt's mothcr-ln-lnw, wns felled by a pop bottle when, with her daughter, she went to Piatt's res cue. The three men are Dan Galloway, Nineteenth nnd Lombard streets; Pen jamin Dcnby, Folsom street tienr Sev enteenth, nnd Thomas Ames, Rodman street nenr Twelfth. They entered the cigar store at 10 o'clock ami demanded I'latt s money, lie shouted for help, and his wife, Clara, apd her mother came to his rescue from a rear room. After the mother had been knocked down by a blow from the pop bottle, the daughter grasped Ames and held him. Pat'rolmnn Anderson, of the Twelfth nnd Pine streets station, heard her shouts for help and arrived in time to arrest all three men, who were held without bail today by Magistrate O'Brien. Mrs. Rotmcskey was taken to the Polyclinic Hospital, where It is be lieved her skull is fractured. FIVE HURT IN AUTO CRASH Two Cars and Motorcycle Collide on Roosevelt Boulevard Tlve men Were taken to the Frank ford Hospital following a collision be tween two- automobiles and n motor cycle on the Roosevelt boulevard at Frankforu creek at 1 o clock this. morn ing. An automobile owned and driven by John .T. Bennlcmen. fifty years, old, of 030 soutii Jborty-unii street, crasticit head-on Into annutomobiIe oyvned by Albert Hcndel, ot 3321 A street. Ernest Craven, whose address Is not known, was driving the Hcndel ma chine, Hcndel and Samuel Culver, of n.19rt Vnrli TTnnn afroAt r.ra In , - v ..v. .A.W ......-, ...... ... w.v rear seat. As both machines collided nnd over turned, a motorcycle, driven by Charles A. itausch, of l'.44 Diamond street, crashed into the wreckage All five of the men were taken to the hospital in a serious condition. Hendcl is Injured internally and Cal vor is believed to have a fractured spine. CRUSHED UNDER ICE WAGON Vehicle Is Struck by Trolley at Fif teenth and Filbert Streets James Roftus. of 1041 Snrlncr Gar den street, wns crushed under his over turned ice wagon when it was struck br a southbound trolley car on Fif teenth street nt Filbert, at 1 :30 o'clock tills morning. He wns taken to the Hahnemann Hospital. He is hurt internally and his right nnltlc is broken. N. J. MAN HURT IN CRASH Two Autos Collide Early Today at Ninth and Market Streets Two automobiles collided nt Ninth nnd Market streets at 2 :45 o'clock this morning. M. P. Wnldron. of Stony Hill. N. J. driver of one of the machines, received cuts and bruises of the body, nnd was tnuen to jcucrson Hospital. The occupants of the other machine, who csenped injury, wcro Fred Martin nnd Morris Tutner, of Green's Hotel; William Hallahan, of fiOl.T Pino street, and Abncr loung, of h.'U walnut street GIRL KILLED BY TROLLEY Head Cut Off In Accident at Sixth and Noble Streets Fannie Goldstein, four years old, R23 Buttonwood street, was killed under the wheels of a trolley car last night. Her head was cut off and her body mangled beyond recognition. Tho girl ran ncross Sixth and Noble streets in front of tho car, according to the police. Sho wns knocked down and then rolled under tho car. It wns nec essary to jack nn the car beforo the child's body could be extricated. She was pronounced dead nt the Hahnemann Hospital n,iul taken to the morgue, where sho was identified by her father, Max Goldstein, several hours later. PARK SUICIDE UNIDENTIFIED Body of Man About Fifty-five Years Old Found Near Entrance A man found dead at tfio Fortieth streot and Pnrksidu avenuo cntrnnco to Fairmount Park yesterday with" a wound in tho mouth from a ,revolcr which was xouna niongsiao me Douy nns not been Identified. He was abdut fifty five years old. Discovery of tho body was made by. Park Guord George Hargreavcs. The wound bad been Inflicted with n'.32.cal lber revolver. The man was about fifty live years old, Ova feet flvo Inches tall, weighed 145 pounds, had a sallow com plexion nnd brown hair, He wore a black derby hat, bluo Rcrgo coat, brown trousers, white shirt and brown shoes. The body was taken to the Morgue, SAW DEAD STUDENT AND WOMAN IN CAR, PHYSICIAN THINKS Dr. Bartino, of Gormantown, Says Driver of Auto Was Greatly Excited HUGE BUNDLE IN TONNEAU ' MAY HAVE BEEN DREWES Man at Wheel Could Hardly Speak Plainly Asking Way i to Greene Street A Germantown phypiclan early Sun day night snw nn automobile contain ing what he believes may have been the body of Elmer 0. Drcwcs, of 5235 Pine street, the Hnvcrford College senior who wns found shot to death nt dawn Sun day morning near Oak lane. Tho physician Is Dr. 0. O. W. Bar tine, of Hnnsberry street and Pulaski avenue. He related his experience to the police today. It was post midnight Saturday when Dr. Bartino walked down Hnnsberry Btrcct nnd went up the porch steps of his- house. He was putting his latch key in the lock when he heard an auto mobile coming down the street. Tho machine, a large and powerful car of the super-six type, swung up to the curb nnd stopped. The man at the wheel whistled to attract the doctor's attention, then addressed a question to him. Mnn Greatly Excited Dr. Bartino could not understand his questioner, nnd went down to the curb. The driver of the car repented the ques tion. The man was laboring under great excitement, Dr. Bnrtlnc told the police, and his words were scarcely intelligible. The physician finally made out that he asked whether ho was headed iu the right direction for Greene street. The car wns pointed cast, so Dr. Bnrtlnc told the driver he would have to turn around. This lie di (land sped nwny. In the tonncnu of the car, Dr. Bnrtlnc says he saw n womnn sitting. Betide her wns what lie described as n "huge bundle." which mieht hnvc been the body of n mnn covered with nn overcoat.- Dr. Bartlnc did not think to take down the car's license number. He got a good look at the driver, however, and described him ns n man with n peaked face, about forty years old, and wearing a gray cap. Dr. Bartlne's experience Is consid ered mo c significant because of the fact reported yesterday of a fight on Ilnnsberre street Saturday nicht nt about the sanie time, in which a touring car. a running man who cried Mur der!" a shot and a trail of blood all figured. ,;pr. .Bartino did not hear the siioi reporicu yesieruay Dy otner resi dents. -Ky - A penciled note on n single sheet ot paper ..found among .his effects last .night by William Belshnw, head of the detective bureau murder squad, is said to be the. best clue the police have. Ilelsho'w refused toalisclopc tho con tents of the note, because, he said, It is very Important in the case, and public knowledge of its contents might lessen its worth. Mnjor Samuel O. Wynne, chief of the county detectives, worked on the case virtually all night. He said he might bo able to inako nn important an nouncement of what led to the death today. Both ho and Belshaw lean to the belief that the death was n deliberate murder. Tho fact that the wound was a clean one in n vital place and that the body was disposed of in a lonely section bears out the theory Accident, Parents Believe Mr. and Mrs. Christian Drcwcs, parents of the twcnty-thrce-ycar-old Elmer, bclicvo the death was acci dental, nnd tho body was disposed of by friends who were afraid to face the authorities. Drewes' body, with a revolver wound abavo tho right eye, was found prop ped against a lamppost in a lonelv lot on North Mnsehor road, near City Line, by Charles Chase, a lamplighter. Drewes had left his home on Satur day afternoon, telling his pnrcntR he wns going to Rending on a 0 o'clock train to buy nn nutomobilo nnd then would motor back to college nt Hanover. N. II. When lie left college on Friday he told his roommate nnd chum, Howard L. Heath, of Trenton, thnt he was going to purchnsn an riutomobile to run ns n jitney nnd ns nn accessory to the eating house ho conducted nt Hanover to lioln nay his way through college. Mr. and MrH. Drewes point to the fact that their son when found denu nau nhout $1100 iu money, chocks. Liberty bonds nnd jewciry as evidence time ho wns not murdered but was killed acci dentally. No "Ladles' Man" They say thcro Is no possibility of ft woman being linked un in the case, one of the theories on which detectives have been working, because young Drewes was decidedly not n "ladies' mnn." Young Heath, tho roommate, is in Philadelphia with his mother, nnd de tectives will question him further to day to determine tho habits of tho slnlu student nnd his mode of living, hoping in this manner to link gome one up with the crime. , Hearth's story told to tho detectives yesterday corresponds to that the parents told of their sou's nctlvities. Young Drewes, he said, was a model student, whoso whole time nt collego was token up by studying and working ns n stenographer and in his eating hoiiRo to pay his way. Miss K. Hanson, of Hanover, an aunt of the dead man, who helped him conduct his eating house, enmo to Philadelphia with Heath, and sho, too, Hald her nephew was a young man of exemplary habits, who had neither tho time nor the Inclination to bother with women. , , , Detectives now are looking for Charles Schloss, of Now York, a for mer chum of tho dead man, who wns visited by Drewes in Atlantic City last Saturday morning nnd who paid Drewes a $100 debt at that time. Schloss, who recently inherited 8100, 000, has been stopping at tho Hotel Ala mac, Atlantic City, with two compan ions, H. Hammond nnd W. Monroo. Ho left Atlantic City yesterday with his companions In his big orange colored touring car, saying lie was going homo. At his apartment at 540 West 112th street, New York, his roommate, Lewis Este, sold today Schloss had not reached home yet. A detective from hero Is Continued on race Seventeen, Column Four - ye - i PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920 As aiaaBBVPBaBBBBBiBai Hi RW ' aaf Si 1 K - , JBH 1 sap-"-'- flaaal LMpPi MaB aaaaaaaar&A Maaaal aaaaamW& Saaaaal SMaaaaaMv ypipSaaaaaai BaaaaaaaaaaKiaaaaaaaaaai ELMER C. DREWES A recent photograph of the Dart mouth College student who was found munlcrcd nt Mascher street and City Lino. Drcwes's homo was 523,1 Pine- street, this city TAXICAB DRIVER ROBBEDBY FARES Three Women and Two Men Beat Chauffeur and Escape With Automobile HOTEL GUEST IS SOUGHT Harry Ward, a tnxt driver, wns beaten, robbed of nn nutomobilo owned by the American Tnxicnb Co. and left unconscious In n ditch on the road be tween Frnzler and West Chester nt 1 o'clock this morning. Two men nnd three women, who posed ns fares, sped awny In the stolen machine nnd nro believed to be head ing for Akron, O. , Ward regained consciousness nnd wns nblo to crawl to n fnrmhousc, where ho gave the alarm. He wns taken to the West Chester Hospital,- wlfcre his injuries arc not believed to be serious Tho taxi driver, who Is thirty-five years old and lives at HilO Sanson) street, received a call to n hotel on Broad street at Spmce at 0 o'clock last night ,vm, ,tfyi v.jy vto A ....... I.nlfn..lil A. l.M .. h...nli. ...1.1' d IIIUII Ul'UUtlMl IU UU U IlliniU IUU- llsher of Akron, O., engaged Wnrdtp drive him nnd two women to toatea vlllc, Pa. Ward says the mnn nnd women told htm her mother was dvlnc In Coatesvillo and urged him to make nil possible speed. Covered by Revolver Wnrd had nn eight-cylinder touring cnr. When lie reached Uoatcsvillc with his fares they showed him every con sideration, buying him food nnd of fering to buy gnsollno for the return tr n to Phi adclnhia. They were joined at Contesvllle by a third woman and a man. Ward was told that the "dying mot'licr" had been taken to Philadclmiia. On tho return trip to this city Wnrd wns again urged to make speed. When lie had reached n lonely spot on tho plkj between .West Chester nnd Frazler he felt something cold being pressed ngainst Ills neck. Turning partially, ho saw that he was covered -by a revolver. At tho same time he wns struck from behind by n black jack. Ho crumpled ami fell to tho hot torn of the nutomobilo, while ono of the men took the wheel and brought the car to a stop. Threw Him Into Ditch Without disturbing money which wns in Wnrd's pockets, tho robbers threw him in a ditch, wheeled tho automobile around nnd bended west. When Wurd did not report to the nfiices of tho American Tnxicnb Co. nt 1411 Locust street nt midnight, his em ployers beciune nlnrmcd and sought the alii ot tne police. A i-itywido Bcaren was bcine con ducted for the missing chauffeur when word came from West Chester thnt ho hud been admitted to tho hospital there At first hospital attaches believed Ward's skull was fractured. Ho was much Improved today, nnd wns nble to give tho police n minute description of the two men nnd three women. Tho police got tho nnmo of tho man who hired tho nutomobilo by means of pnpers loumi in his room nt tho lirond street noiei. xnty ncuevo they will over take the tnxl before it reaches Akron. Boy Struck by Auto Albert Mueller, six years old, 1527 Cabot street, wns cut on the head when struck by an automobilo at Broad street nnd Glrnrd avenue Inst night. He wns trcnted at St. Joseph's Hospital. "WEST WIND DRIFT" What if you suddenly found .vouieelf in tho social clrclo of well-known millionaires face to face with famous men of finance their wives nnd n beautiful de butante daughter you haflfeccretly admired iu tho Sunday supple ments? Then the Tables Were Suddenly Turned and they bad to live the llfo you wore brought un to." What do you think would happen iext? Let' Gcorgo Bnrr McCutcheon tell you. His story of love and ndventuro begins in tho EvEVorttt Punuo Ledoeii on Saturday uext. ' ' "WEST WIND DRIFT" SCANDALMONGERS BOTH PART AKIN OHIO Headquarters of Both Republi cans and Democrats Flooded With Campaign Filth DESPICABLE METHODS USED TO CARRY STATE Blame Small-Caliber Politicians for Disgraceful Tactics Employed By CLINTON W. GILBERT Sinn" Correnpondent Erenln rublls Ledger CopvrtoM, It to, b Publics Ledger Co. Chicago, Oct. 10. The publication of voflcd hints nt a story reflecting upon Senator Harding cnused iudlgnntion In Republican headquarters hero today This scandal hns been whispered in Democratic circles for a long time, but like the gossip nbout President Wilson in tho 1012 campaign, which hns since become fairly well known, it has not found its way Into nrlnt. And it Is not likely to for tho reason that Its publication would react unfavorably upon those responsible for cnusing it to he published. Now that some hints nt scandals arc becoming known. It is perhaps time to xnv that in Ohio this is the dirtiest campaign under the Mirfnco thaf has ever been conducted. The writer has made several visits to Columbus, tho hcadauartcrH of both nartlcs In Ohio. and each time the volume of filth there has Increased until now nny corre spondent arriving from outside is but tonholed by petty politicians in botli enmps who complain bitterly about the infamous stories the other sldo is ctr dilating nnd then retnil the scandals with which they are prepared to meet the scandals of the enemy. Each sldo denies responsibility for spreading the tilth. But ench side, nfter nccusing the other, whispers its own Infamous stories about the rival candidates. It is only fair to acquit the national managers of both narties of nny responsibility for this sort of politics. So far ns one can learn it is oniv tho Ohio politicians who snrend tho nasty stories nnd It is Impossible to say that they liavo ever been oltt daily spread. They have probably only been whispered by subordinates In both enmns. but the wlilsncring hns been in dustrious. And both sides nro alleged to have safes full ol so-called evidence, Three Major Slanders Early in the summer, when the poli ticians cot home -from tho national con ventions, thcro was only one such story against each candidate, but now one 4iaa.to.be in Columbus onlyvA.fcw.-hours to.hear In intimnto detail tnreo major slanders Against each candidate. The prnvedt of these chnrces nro nrcnostcr ous on their face. The publication of them could only damage the party re monslble for It. This scandal-mongcring has gone on until it involves not only the nntionnl candidates, but even the men who arc running for state offices in Ohio have not escaped., Vou can sec without half trying auegeu ainuavits wnicn proiess to show that more than one of Ohio's state candidates is not a fit man to associate with. Tho orgio of scandal started at the San Francisco nntionnl convention with tho stories told there nbout 'ho divorces of various leading Democratic candt dates. Since then each side apparently hns been trying to get something on the other side. Thcro has been a great prying into family records in Ohio and a great collection of gossip The scandal-mongers have not been content with what the candidates them Belvcs may have done. They have gone bncit into the tamiiy history of both candidates. -xncy nave spared no member of cither family for n couple of generations. Women as well ns men hnvo been involved In this disgraceful campaign ot whispers. Rav Women Snrfnjl flnaeln It is impossible to say how much tho fact that women are voters in this election has influenced this attack upon tho private lives and family histories of Ohio's candidates. Tho woman elec torate was responsible for tho lively attention paid to divorces in the San Francisco convpntlon, It being felt that n candidnto who bad been divorced would be less likely to bo elected with women voting. The favorite story In Columbus is thnr women go about, ostensibly on their own account, but really representing one siuio committee or tne other, call ing on women voters nt their hnmoa nnri telling them stories about the private uie aim IUIU1I.V History oj ono national candidnto or tho other which aro likely to prejudice women voters. Tho last nationul cnmnniim In wliMi an attack was mado upon the private llfo of a candidate was tho CM 'and campaign ot ie-i, when the storv of Cleveland's relations with Mnrin lri. pin was mado public In an attempt to defeat the Democratic candldnte. Tho publication ot mis story reacted ngainst tho Republican nartv nml ninvninr.,1 was elected President. The Democrats in that campaign used effectively a let ter about Alexander Hamilton, In which h& replied to attempts of his political enemies to destroy him by revealing some scandal In his prtvato life. Since then, both political narties have been exceedingly wary of Maria Hal pin stories. Tho proposal to lend conn tenauco to tho gossip about Wilson in 1012 was vetoed. "CRANK'S" HEARING PUT OFF Confessed Kidnapper of Counhlln Baby May Be Arraigned Tomorrow Augusto Pnsouale. "Tho rvnnv confessed kidnapper and slavo r nf Blakely Coughlin,. will not bo nr ralsncd today for a henrlm- nt- Na-.i0. town, as was planned. it is probable that ho will h nr. rnlgncd tomorrow at tho Montgomery county jail in Norrlstown. Magistrate U. F. Licnhardf. atnln. said he thought Pasquala's hcarlne should be held In his office. District Attorney Hennluger, fearing "The Crank" might bo lynched. holTnv.c i, hearing should bo held in the county Jail. The dissension is believed to havo caused the delay In the proceedings. Katnior Cranberrle are not only rood themselves, but ther make other foods tails rood. Aav Published. Deity ICieept Sunday. ' CojrrUht. lifeo.br FRANCE AUTHORIZED NO PERSON TO SEE HARDING WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. Assurances have been given the sta'to department Uy Count Dobcarn, French charge here that ths Trench government has not given authority to anyone to approach Senator Harding with suggestions that the Republican presidential nominee take the lead In forming a new world association. BELGIUM AND BRAZIL SIGN TRADE AGREEMENT AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10. Belgium nnd Brazil have signed a commercial and financial agreement as a sequel of the visit of Albert)' King of tho Belgians, to Brazil, says a Brussels dispatch to- tho 'Handelstilad. BANK MESSENGER ROBBED OF $20,000 CHICAGO, Oct. 10. Threo bandits held up a messenger for tho StateCbmmcrclal and Savings Bank of Chicago on n busy b'trcet'eoruer today, snatched a grip containing $20,000, and es caped in an automobile. LOVE LEnER CLUE Detectives Watch Woman and Seek Politician's Son in Baffling Paul Mystery JEALOUSY THOUGHT MOTIVE An unsigned and undated love letter found on the bojly of Dnvld S. Paul, murdered bank runner of Camden, may be tho key to one of the most baffling crimes New Jeiwy ever had. y Paul is to b' burled thN nfternoon from nn undertaking establishment in .Mount Holly, N. J. His bodv wns found Inst Friday, ten dnys nfter ho disappeared. It was in a shallow grave in a nine woods nenr Tnbernnclc. ?. .1, Detectives todny began traveling over two nvenues or investigation one con cerned with n "western woman" who met the dapper fifty-nine-.vear-old bank messenger two weeks before his disap pearance. The son of n Camden politician nlso Is nn object of the detectives' curiosity. They nro now trying to locate him. They believe he may be able to clear up tho mystery of Paul's whereabouts from tho time he disappeared with S40.000 in cash and the day his body was found. Jealousy May Be Motive There is a growing belief thnt jenl ousy wns flip mainspring of the crime, with robbery ns nil afterthought. The fact thnt when the body of Paul was found the left nrtn wns bandaged be tween tlie wrist and elbow, apparently trivial in itself, inclines detectives to thnt theory. -Ewo.wwks before Paul' dropped from sight with a xatchjtl containing $40,000 in cash and $.')0(0(;0 In rhwlss he inet'ft womnn nt (lie. Mount Holly fair. It has. been icatT.cn tut womnn appeared infatuated with him nnd that he made an engagement u Ith 'her. Subsequently Paul failed to keen the appointment, going instead to Atlantic City with a friend nnd two women. He told his Jit. Holly acquaintance later, it in said, that he had been hurt In a motorcar accident. He indicated his bandaged arm as proof. The "western woman" is now under surveillance, with three other women in tho background, who are said to have entered Paul's life at various times. Was Kept Prisoner An nmnzing feature of the mystery Is that Paul apparently was kept a pris oner idth'er in this city or In New Jersey for nearly ten days before he was slain. This apparent face gives color to the theory that he had been lured Romewhere by a woman and that a fight duo to Jealousy, or u robbery plot, ended in his murder. The unsigned letter, nceordlnir to County Detective Parker, contained two pages of "mush" to use the detective's term. It was plainly in n womnn's handwriting and was replete with en dearments. A theory thnt I'nul had planned to abscond with funds entrusted to him ns a bank messenger is somewhat weak ened, detectives feel, by the fnct that ho frequently carried far Inrger sums thun that in'lils 'pot-session OetoBer 5. Tho funds in cash and cheeks that he carried from tho Broadway Trust Co., Camden, occasionally totaled from $125,000 to $200,000. Detectives be lieve that If he had planned to run away with a woman he would have gone when tho ensh he had greatly exceeded the $40,000 he was carrying to the Glrnrd Trust Co. in this city. Freqtiented Bungalows As the nuthorltlcs delved back Into Paul's life, they say they found ho wns a frequenter ot tue Dungaiow col ony at Clementon, N. J., nnd that he often was n central figure at gay par ties. It was thcic, they say, that ho met the ( ainden politician s son who is now being sought. While tho yellow motorcar clue has hoen cxnlodcd. residents near Tnber nacle, N. J., say they heard nnother motorcar nenr whero thu body was found. This second machine, which may be tho "death car," was heard Friday night STATE TROOPERS ARRESTED Corporal and Private Accused of Ex tortion and Aiding Liquor Runners Altoona. Pa.. Oct. 10. (By A.P.) Corporal Robert A. Scliell and Privato Daniel J. xoinn, ot tne state pouco, wcro held .for court iu $1000 bail on tho charge of extortion by Magistrate Lewis, of Hollldaysburg, last night. Harry Wolfbcrg and George Otto, Al toona taxlcab owners, were held In tlie same amount to nnswer the choree of conspiracy and bribery, Wolfbcrg testi fied that $450 had been placed under tho bedclothes In tho room whore the state police slept for the release of a Iruckload of whisky seized by tho police at Orcsson, September 1. Schell nnd Corporal Irn O. Steven. son also wcro held for United States court by United States Commissioner Stoncr for nbettlng liquor running. WOLF ON PRISON BOARD Edwin Wolf, former president of lm Board of Education of Philadelphia, was todny appointed n member of the board of inspectors of the Eastern Pen I. tentlnry to succeed Charles Carver, re- BlSncu ' N JERSEY MURDER Subscription Price 10 a Tear by Mall. PuMlo Ledaer Company. rafrsa&g &!& TO Say3 He Cannot Take Part in Any Compromise With Ad ministration's Enemies DENIES IT IS PENROSE WISH . ., . ., , ,,,, , Any hope that tho rumored political harmony plnn which Henntor l'enrose wns said to have evolved after his mnny conferences In Atlantic City would find Mayor Moore willing to yield some of his pet animosities for tho sake of get ting tho various Republican factions to gether was dispelled this morning by a statement from the Mayor himself. "There is no denl concerning county offices to which the Mnyor is a party," he said emphatically. "The Mayor does not believe that Scnntor Penrose has entered any compromise with the con trnctor forces or those who have been opposing tho administration. "Tho Mayor is attending to the busi ness of administering the affairs of the city nnd he does not intend to enter into deals with those who are not fa vorable to decent government." Conferences Are Held In spite of this statement from the chief executive, however, there were many Indications about City Hall today that the idea of Senator Penrose is nlrendy bearing fruit. Numerous unof ficial conferences were held with no formal announcement and, in several of them, there were men who sat and talk ed calmly nnd hi n conciliatory spirit to each other who had not met peace fully for a number of years. Tlie general Impression in political circles seemed to be that the senator allowed his views to be circulated as a feeler. It is believed he is sincere in his deslro for Republican harmony, but there were many today who pointed out the fact that such harmony would be necessary, not for tho good of the city, but to enable tho Senator to carry out his wish to roll up a record breaking vote here in tho presidential election. This, It wns pointed out, would re bound to his credit in the larger arena of nationnl politics In which his in terests chlcby lie. Senator nt Ills Homo The senator spent the day at his home, 1331 Spruce street, attending to his personal affairs. While his health Is greatly Improved, he did not chnnce the long nnd wearying conferences that would have resulted had he gone to his office in the Commercial Trust Building. Two or threo prominent state lend. ers arc expected to call on him lato this afternoon or evening, among whom will be Scnntor William E. Crow, chairman of the Republican state committee. GEM THEFT IN GERMANTOWN $1500 In Jewelry Taken From Kolb Home, Gowen Avenue Another jewciry robbery has been re ported, this time in Germantown. Morn than $1500 worth of watches, rings, brooches and other small jewels were taken from the homo of the Misses Sarah and Emma Kolb, 405 Gowen avenuo. The sisters went to the shore last Thursday to i-peud the week-end. Re turning yesterdiy to their home thev found It had been methodically unil ruthlessly ransacked. A pnno of glass In the rear door had been broken by the intruder or intruders, and the latch lifted. Dressers, closets, wardrobes throughout the house had been hunted through. No clothing was reported miss ing, only jewelry. The robbery was reported to the Ger mantown police station nnd Detective MacFarland was placed on tho ense. WOMAN HURT IN CRASH Trolley Car Leaves Tracks and Bumps Into House Mrs. Mary Lawley, sixty years old, of 2803 Brown street, was Injured to day and a collar window in tho homo of Mrs. ester McOnuley.H 2338 Jeffer son stret, wns broken when n trolley jumped tho track and bumped Into Mrs. McCausloy's house. . Tho trolley wns on Route 57, going east on Jefferson street. It left tlie track between Twenty-third nnd xwenty-iourth streets. Only a few passengers wero aboard and Mrs. Lnw- loy was tho only ono Injured. Sho was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital for X ray examination. BABY BOY MURDERED 8ofdler Father of Lad Held Pend ing Further Investigation Coburg, Ont., Oct. 10. (By A. P.) George Ilines, two years old, whose body wob found yesterday in tho woods near hero, was murdered, according to the verdict of the coroner's Jury an nounced last night. Albert Ilines, a shell-shocked Cana dian soldier nnd father of tlie boy, is In the Coburg jail on a charge of attempted suicide, pending a further investigation into tno ueatn ot tne ennu, Hlnes returned from Nlnenrn Pb1! n month ago saying ho had suffered a lapse of memory and did not know where he left his son, , , i MAYOR NO PARTY HARMONY DEAL PRICE TWO CENTS HARDING CORRECTS! WILSON IN ANSWER TO LEAGUE QUERY Informs President That French Did Not Approach Him Officially , jj TERM "PRIVATE CITIZEN" DRAWS POLITE REBUKfi' No International Proprieties' Were Violated, Senator ( Retorts Promptly 1 Marion, O., Oct. 10. Replying W' nn Inquiry from President Wilson, 8cn ntor Harding wrote the White Honstl last night that although Franco had sent her "spokesman" to him Informally asking America to lead the way for an nssoctation of nations, tho incident had) not Involved the French Governmtnt in nny violation of international pro-' prletics. Tho senator declared that in his ret"' erence to tho subject In a speech at Green Castle, lnd., recently ho only had sought to convey the thought that there had como to him "those who spoko n sentiment which they repre sented to be very manifest among tho. French people." Ho added that his words "could not bo construed to say that tho French uovcrnment has sent anybody to me." Referring to Mr. Wilson's suggestion of impropriety in a forohrn nation ap proaching "a private citizen" on such a subject, Senator Hording pointed out thnt he is a member of tho foreign re lations committee an well as a nominee for tho presidency nnd suggested that "an informal expression to me Is rather more than that to a private citizen." Text or Harding Reply Tho text nf Senator Harding's letter to the President is ns follows: "Dear Mr. President: "I have before me a press copy of your letter to me of this date, though I nm not in receipt of the original copy. I am glad to make a prompt reply. "It is very gratifying that you hesi tate to draw Inferences without my as surance that I am correctly quoted. The quotation ns reported in your let ter is not exact. The notes of the ste nographer reporting my remarks quote mo as saying, 'France has sent her spokesmen to me Informally, asking America in its new realization of the situation to lead the way for an asso ciation of nations." "I am sure thnt my words could not be construed to say that the French Government has sent anybody to me.." Tho thought I was trying to convey was thnt thero had come to me those- who spoke a sentiment which they rep resented to be very manifest among the French ,pcoplet but nothing could rag; gest tbe French Govcrntacnt having' vio lated tho proprieties of international,, relations. Official France wouldnever. seek to go over your high offlce bVoui chief executive to appeal to" the Amerl- can people or any portion thereof. Moro Than Privato Citizen "I can see no impropriety in private citizens of France, or in Americans deeply friendly to France, expressing to me their understanding of sentiment in that friendly republic. "It Is not lmportnnt enough to dis cuss, perhaps, but I very respectfully urge that an informal expression to me is rather more than that to a private citizen. I hold a place as a member of the foreign relations committee of the United States Senate, which Is charged with certain constitutionol au thority in dealing with foreign relations, and I am necessarily conscious that I nm the nominee of the Republican party fofr President of our republic. "In the combination of these two po sitions it ought not bo unseemly that some very devoted friends of a new and better relationship among nations. no matter whence they come, should wish to advise me relating to aspira tions to co-opcrato with our own re public in attaining that high purpose. Let me assuro you again of tho ob servance of all the proprieties and again assert thnt the French Govern ment has maintained that great respect for your position to which I myself sub scribe. "With great respect, I am, "Very truly, i "WARREN G. HARDING," i Inquires of France The President's letter had not pur ported to use tho exact words of the Gieen Costlo speech, but had ropoated a paraphrase in which "a representa tive" was used In place of tne plural "her spokesmen" tlie singular had been used in the transcript of the' official stenographer as made public on the senator's train In Indiana, the copy given to newspaper correspondents rending, "France has sent her spokes man to me." President Wilson took steps yester day to ascertain whether the French Government had given nuthority to "a representative of France" to approach Senator Hurdlng "informally" with the request that the Republican presidential nominee tako the lead in the formation of an association of nationB. At tlie same tlmo tho Whito House mndo public the text of tho letter ad dressed to Senator Harding by Presi dent Wilson inquiring as to the cor restness of a statement attributed to tho senator in a dispatch dnted St. Louis, October 10, in which the candi date was quoted as having said he had been so approached. "I need not point out to you," the President wrote, "the grave and ex traordinary inferences to be drawn from such a statement, namely, that the gov ernment or Jfranco. which is a member of tho League of Nations, approached a privato citizen ot a nation which is not a member of the league with a re quest 'that tho United States lead tho way to a world fraternity.' " Secretary Tumulty oald that no reply had been received by tho White Houeo either from Senator Harding or tho Freych Government up to a late hour. DARBY HOME IS ROBBED Thieves Believed 8amo Who Escaped Pobso at Lantdowne - Thieves who robbed tho home of W, S. Wellman. in Upper Darby, yesterday morning, are believed to havo been tho same men who wore pursued by a posse in Lansdowno, Saturday night, follow ing the robbery of four homes. The thieves, who operated in an au tomobile, obtained a small amount of cash in the Upper Darby robbery, ZS-2 i ,'j rs i ,'", --'J Si I 'M"fh saSL ..', istcfil; .Mf v?' lir ' & " sssssW' ' i frt'. L0U.
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