rw'T'jvy K ' i ' ,' " . V- ' V' "' "V J ,; ' f t i4 l H K'.H- "' P' i.1 1 ' -f , .-.. , . m, , i i THE-WEATHER fcuentnft wumtc m Fair anil continued cool tonight with frost; Saturday fnlr with slowly rising temperature t senile- variablo winds. NIGH EXTRA M i TKMPKKATURK AT KACII HOUR, Tai Q,lioiiiJi2 I igTl ,110 111 J12 I 1 I 48 4 C I i. f.m i'H i i iui lux iu i J VOli. VILt-NO. 40 Entered, ai Sccond-flaM Mutter at thi Pontoftlco. at FhlUdtlphta. Pa, Under tho Act ot March a. 187D PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1920 Publlihed Dally Except Sunday, Bubicrlptlon Price $0 a Tear by Mall.. Copyrlfht. 1B20. by Public Ledger Company. PRICE TWO CENTS . WYr -. j. I i SERVICE, COMMISSION EXCEEDED AUTHORITY IN 7-CENT FARE RULE . n0 Court Will Uphold New Order, Declare Leading Lawyers JSllRPS FUNCTIONS OPCO'MRANY OFFICIALS iw.rnmmission 'Can "Manaae" p; R. T. .It Can- Interfere With Other Utilities MOTION IS DANGiEROUS PRECEDEN7 IN BUSINfcSS paslc Report of Engineer Has Been Sequestrated by com missioner Clement I' By GEORGE NOX jhcuaiw ' mi iii decision of tho 'Public dirlco Commission granting a seven nt fare. w,th four tIckBts ,for ,n !2.i.,i fn stnnd 'unchallenged, it' will become a menace to every public Tne mime onwM y.u....o- Us overstepped its authority. It has ujnmed a dangerous power that was sot conferred upon It by the Lcglsla-, tare when the commission was organ- W. ., . t , "I do not ucueve mere ci u PenniTlvania that would uphold tho Public Servlco Commission in tho manner in which this P. R. T. deci sion was rendered." ,1 am quoting in tho above tho opin ion of lawyers. One of them is a state jpire. Another is a member of the bar tho, perhaps, Is tho best-posted indl yMu1 on traction affairs and laws in Philadelphia. yo one of them represents any trac tion interest. Mny Nullify Action The Question raised is whether the timbers of the Public Scrvico Com mission have not transcended their au- ttsotitjr, and thus nuiiincu weir own action in ordering the P. R. T. to fluie a seven-cent fare or four tickets for a quarter, wun inrccccnt cx t&inges. That is tlio opinion of members of the Ur quoted above. , ' The Public Service Commission by Its Alien on the rate has therefore under Isifn the management of tho Flilladel pbb Rapid Transit Co;' Jt has Ignored llif evnreuseil desire nf tlio P. R. T. nnageinent,. usurped its functions and ttsumed authority absolutely contrary to law And to the act creating tho com- wnlon: f There has been blunders in han dling this P. R. T. affair. Commissioner Clement, who with Commissioner IJenu lit on the ease, referred in his opinion, which, 60 far. as known, was accepted j the entire commission to a certain rtport of the commission's engineer as a basis for ids' decision. Report Was Sequestrated According tn this citcinccr's rencrt. Commissioner Clcmcnt.decla.rcs thatthe Hjher rato fixed by him, a seveu-cent fire, four tickets for a quarter and three-cent exchanges, would bo better for the P. R. T. than a straight flve- ttnt fare, eliminating all transfers and cicnanges, as was oskcu ior uy me cum- pany. Then tho Public Service Commlselon Proceeded to scquestrato tho report nf the engineer just as though they wre ifrald of its becoming public. But. bavins been sneciflcally referred toby Commissioner Clement In his re Pjrt on the case, it is public property. That reference removes the report from u eitcuuvo control of tne commission Ud makes it a part of tho public record. Anyhow, what is tho object of keep ing this engineer's renort in the ikadow? ' Whether or not tho Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania, which up to the present instance has been singu- lirlv frea frnm nnv phnrirn op criticism of having arrogated a power to ltvlf men is not its right, lias exceeded us uthorlty, U the critical point. It Is boldly charged that It has. Has Act Says "Regulate" Under thn nnf osfnliltafitnv thn Plllilll Rervlco Commission, which became WCtivn tnr nil nnrnnul .Thnnnru 1. l?H, Article IV Section I of tho act iiunetiy gpccllles tho functions of tlio lominlnsion. It says: lor the. purpose of regulating Public service companies and of carrying out tho provisions of this ct, an administrative body or com mission is hereby established, etc, 1 fit TllVlllrt QmnlnA PAmmlinUn TlAl ! a rrnuJatorj and not a matiaoerial m. llicre is a vast difference, . The romralfislon has power after hear ing, upon its own motion, or upon com piamt, to determine whether rates, Urea nml tnll. n- ..!.. n.i n.nIinn. ole. V Tliero 1.4 nnllilnr. In lin lnur ilmf rnn. fOMerS It nrhUrnrTl.r 'n n1. Inn nfTi. lllrllfr rnti. II. n.. II. ol h.,,1.,1 I..,, a puoiic iienlce corporation as being suf-" M !Pt to meet Us necessities. . "e 1'. a, i Co. asked permission (ontinuo tlio five-cent fare, nt tho "me time abolishing all exchanges and "nsfers. It claimed that by charging a Continued on Pare Twenty, Column Tlireo PAPAL NUNCIO IN WRECK "fflentlna RtrlUorn R!if kJUA Cm. Qlne, Which Hits Train Buenos Aires, Oct. 20. (ByA. P.) wv?f vllenco in connection with labor mi. . .Lero reported from various i? ot t.he. country yesterday. Many !ir.ri,poVred ttM' A Bncc'n' nln S'De.Monslgnor Vassallo di Torre a. the papal nuncio to Argentina, ov i near Tocuman. Ten persons w ro ajured. The nuncio was unhurt. ...'""horltlcH charge that strike S? era sct tho w,ld e,,gIne ln '..'rv"'f. eat Tbjro- 117 If V? Some Questions o? ri AM M the Commission Why has tho commission sup pressed tho report ot Engineer Snow? Why has it assumed, to "munagc" when the act creating it distinctly limits it to "regulating"? Why docs it tell the P. It. T. offi cials that they do not know the fare their own company needs? Why, it this action is proper, can nnt tho commission insist on man aging every utility company in tho statu? Detectives Seek Owners of Five Cars Which Visited Sup posed Dope Peddler MOTORS OWNED BY WOMEN Tiimousincs owned by women of posi tion often stood in front of the librae of Philip Kauffman, Eighth street near Spring Gnrden, 'who was arrested today as a drug peddler. Liveried footmen and chauffeurs would enter KaufTman's place, reap pearing in ten or fifteen minutes and rolling nway in the luxurious cars of their employers. Detectives have tho license numbers nf somn nf' thcKc rnra and arc conduct ing an investigation to determine who tne suppposcu purcnascrs 01 umgs uru. vn s i nnd l,on. vice fmuau men wno arrested Kauffman, after watching his place for weeks, t-ay tlio chauffeur nnd footmen scarcely bought tho drug for themselves, as tne price ot ono pno nf nnliim wns S25. Opium in twenty enns, valued at $2000, was seized by the uctccuyes, who testlhcu tncy touna it in iwo ou rcau drawers, with falso bottoms, in Kauffmnn's room. Kauffman was held in $1000 bail for court by Magistrate Meclcary in Cen tral Station, charged with trafficking In dope. The opium is said to have been smug gled into this country from Persia. U. S. AIDS PROBE INTO N. Y. BUILDING TRUST Palmer Names Federal Assistant to District Attorney Washington, Oct. 20. (Ily A. P.) Appointment of Joseph Knufmnn as special assistant to tho district nttomey at New York to conduct a federal in vestigation into the alleged combina tions in the building materials mnrket in that city was announced today by Attorney General Palmer. This Is the federal government's first step lu the direction of prosecution of nllegcd violation of antl-trust laws among building materials dealers. . Department of Justice officials said Information gathered by the United States attorney'H office iu Isew iprk had disclosed evidence which they be lieved pointed to combinations in viola tion of the Sherman law nnd that Mr. Kaufmann's appointment had been rec ommended by United States Attorney Caffey as n result of this evidence. V Mr. Knufmann will co-operate wiui tne iNew ior siuiu n-Siiui...r ............- tec which is conducting an investiga tion into tho situation. MISSIONARIES HONORED Methodist Women's Society Enter tains 100 Workers for Christianity Tho introduction of fifty new mis sionaries about to begin their duties in foreign lands und fifty more home, on furlough was n feature today at tho fifty-first annual session of the general executivo committee of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society in the First Methodist Church, German town avenue nnd High street. Mrs. William Frazer McDowell, wife nf Bishop McDowell, of Washington, D' 0., Is presiding. The sessions opened October 28 nnd will continue until November 2. A gcnernl review of homo baf.o activities was iu chnrgc of Mrs. Frcklerlcw Mndsay. Miss Florence Uoopcr, treasurer, rend the financial statement showing total re ceipts for the year of $2,031,000.12. Mrs. Thomas Nicholson, head, of the Foreign Department work, told of mis sionary accomplishments. TWELVE WOMEN ON JURY Will Try Dispute Between Two Members of Their Sex Atlantio City, Oct, 20. Twolvo modlshly garmented nnd hatted women jurors, tho first panel of their sex ever drawn in Atlantic county, made something of a function today of the suit of Mrs. Mary Reldel against Mrs. Mary Dalmedo for $500 damages. Mrs. Ilcidel is suing to recover for damage done to rugs, tables, beds and other furniture she had stored in a garage owned by the defendant, her friend for severnl years' standing, and tho proprietor of a hotel. Slio charged that tho goods were damnged by another woman to whom Mrs. Dalraedo had lent tbem during the period they wero sup posed to bo under lock in a storuge room. Tho enso probably will consume tho greater part of tljo day. Tho first time taleswomcn listened with close atten tion to tho objections of counsel and the rulings of Judge Rcpctto, ,Jfcelc-End Weather to Be Fair and Cool Today Fair and continued cool tonight with frost j slowly rising temperature Tomorrow Fnlr, gentle westerly winds becoming variable. Sunday Fair with slowly rising teriiperaturo; gentle variablo wjnds. FOOTMEN N LIVERY PURCHASED DRUGS MAYOR DECLARES THREATS BV VARE ARE OF NO EFFECT Moore Undismayed by Sena tor's Intimation of Conspiracy Charge in Council Fight RENEWS PLEDGE TO VOTER OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTION Threats to make conspiracy charges have been made iy Senator Vnre in con nection with tho councllmonlp contest in the First district, Mayor Moore as- sorted today. The Senator, Mr. Mo)rc declared, told Director of Public Safety Cortclyou tho police were active politically in the five wards of the district. "Threats do not go with this admin istration," tho Mayor nsscrtcd. "There Is no boss in this city big enough to override tho law, least of all a discredit ed contractor boss.," Mayor's Statement Tn n atntntnnTi t f1 lAwtni n innfnr enco with Director Cortclyou, the Major said: T U ., ,... ...III. V, .llrnnlni- a iiu f.ui.1; ui;i hhu mu hiilviyi the matter of the interview had with him yesterday afternoon oy senator varo and Councllmnn Gnffncy. The purpose ut mui interview can ucst uc cxiiiuuu'u by the two gentlemen who called upon the director. It is clear from what the director tells mo that they called to discuss alleged police interference with political conditions in the First dis trict, where the Vnre candidntc, fMtn t1nu T Tt tnh u nn nf ntnllnr against James Gnllaghcr, a business man wno nns indicated nis opposition 10 contractor rule and his desire to up hold nnd support the administration. "The orders to Director Cortclyou and his orders to the men under his command have been to enforce the law ntwl t. t.nt tlmi- tliA Int.. la nlworvcfl. No instructions of nny kind hnveticen authorized wiucn would permit mc iu licu to Interfere In politics. Such inter ference has been strictly forbidden, but the burden of the complaint of the seuntor and Mr. Gaffneyjiad to do with such alleged intcrfcrcnceT Senator Disturbed "After the director had stated the ,iAnfiivinni,u MnfclHnn nf nniiiiiterfor- ......A aAninK Vnin ..vMuntlv ilUtitrhcd by the attitude of tho department and still indicating, tlio spirit oi tuc uoku, observed thnt he bad fought the neW eity charter in ecvy way he could, but 'now that they have got it I intend to see that they live up to it.' "Then came tiiu aumoniium iuui ih,- it dii.li n ttilni. nn I'liimnlrauv nnd conspiracy charged,' which may bc interprctcd by tlio senator as meaning something else, but which was thor- n..l.l. i.ttilnfutnml linrn ntt 11 tlircht nt whatOiaJatended to do to tho offlceritof, ... I ll. .. .1 u.t..t.A.lMn If llj lit. tne law nnd inu uraiuiiuuu , , nulrements wero not complied with. "Jn view of what transpired yester day ntid the threatening attllude of Senator varo tne statement uhhiu u mo last night is reiterated with empha sis: 'Threats do not go wltn this nil liiiiiiHtration.' There is no boss in this city big enough to override the law, least of all a discredited contractor boss, who evidences nt this time a desire committee and bold the obHtnicmo bal- nuce of power in mc muiicn. Ross Still Offcnslvo "The MajMr feels justified under these circumstances in saying to the people of South Philadelphia and to iill Philadelphia that what was fought for and attained in the mayoralty campaign tnnnot be .relinquished. The continctor boss is as offcuslvc todny ns he was 'To the peopje of South Philadelphia and all Philadelphia it is also highly Importnnt at this time that they be In formed as to the effect of this down town election upou the future of the city A great loan bill Is to be voted on next Tuesday. The Mayor is heart ily for that loun. It presages construc tive woik essential to our progress and welfare. , , , , "If that loan bill Is passed, Includ ing, as it does, important South Phila delphia improvements, and u ninjority of Council is given over to the con tractor boss, tho fate of many of these necessary promised Improvements will hang in the balance. The Mayor re gards the paitaago of this loan bill us of supreme importance, but If the con tractor boss is given control of the Council no one cun predict whvthcr the result will ho progress or chaos. Sure of One Thing "Of ono thing the public may be assured ; the Mayor stands for tho loan bill aud tho progress it bespeaks. He cannot and will not compromise with those who persistently seek to under mluo that authority and responsibility that was conferred upon him by the people." A counter charge that police, posing as Moore followers, but at heart Vnre adherents, arc- lutlmidntlng business men In tho downtown wards, was brought today by a delegation of Jew ish merchants and property owners. Louts Gcusou, editor of the Jewish Morning Journal, headed the delegation of citizens who protested to Mayor Moore , against tho police interference. Aftor hearing tlio complaints tho Mayor said: "Tho contractor bosses cannot con tinue their hold over tho peoplo of South Philadelphia. Heretofore it was their custom to drive thu forclgu vot ers to do their will. That day is gone, Tho only ono who can and will admin ister tho law is tho Mayor. "Don't bo misled by peoplo who pro tend to be friends of tho administration, and who in tho guibo of this friendship, Continued on rase Tho. Column Seten EDMONDS THANKS MAYOR Roosevelt Observance Leader Also Praises Moore's Address Franklin Spencer Edmonds, on behalf of the Roosevelt commemoration com mittee, today wroto to Mayor More expressing tho uppreclatln of the com mittee for his co operation In plans for Roosevelt dny on Wednesday. Tho letter congratulates tho Mayor an his nddress at tlio dedication of tho Roosevelt boulevard. "You more than satisfied tho fully raised expectations of Roosevelt's friends, who did not know how much you appreciated the man and his works," theilcttcr said. iriVson Writes Cox Commending Course Washington, Oct. 29. (By A. P.) President Wilson today sent tho following letter to Governor Cox: "20th of October, 1920. "My dear Governor Cox: "As tho campaign approaches its climax, I want to givo myself tho plonsuro of writing to say with what admiration I havo fol lowed your course throughout tho campaign. 'You havo spoken truly and fearlessly about tho great issues nt stake, and I believe that you will receive the emphatic In dorsement of tho voters of the country. "As ono of those voters, and as one of your fellow-cltlzens, I want to express my entire confidence in you and my confident hope that under your leadership wo mny carry the policy of tho national government forward along tho path of liberal legislation and hu mane reform, until the whole world again sees an illustration of tho wholesome strength of democ racy and the happy fruit of what tho founders of tho republic pur posed when thoyAset this great government up. "Allow me to sign myself, "Your gratified and loyal sup porter, ''WOODROW WILSON." WIFE OF CONVICT TELLER COLLAPSES FROM SHOCK Mrs. Charles F. Toomey Will 'Not Announce Future Plans Mrs. Charles F. Toomey. wife of tho former assistant secretary of the Fidelity Trust Co., who was yesterday sentenced to n. term of ten to thirty years In the Eastern Pcnltentlnry for embezzling, is quite ill at her home, 120 South Fiftieth street. The attractive house looked deserted this morning. The wicker chairs on the porch were tipped against tho house. Slindes were drawn nnd the front win dows wero down. The little wh'tc- halrcd woman who answered tho door bell tiptoed about and spoke iu hushed tones. "Mrs. Toomey is quite ill," she sold. "She hasujt any idea what she is.golng to do. and probably would not anuOunce it if she did. Shock, grief and despn'r have caused her to break down. Sho won't say anything about her husband's trinl except to intimate friends." ' The speaker' refused to give her unme or say whether she was mother or rela tive ot Mrs. ToomeK Mr. Toomey wns etm'Virtfd-yetcTdrty of embezzllng'$328, 000 from the trust estate of the late Joseph F. Slnnott. A fine of $5000 aud the costs of prosecution was Imposed in ndditlon to the sentence. The do fondnnt is believed to have spent the embezzled money in gambling nnd liquor. Ho had been forging checks against the estate since 1010. BENJ. W. GREER, SR., DIES Retired Manufacturer Succumbs at Rlttenhouse Square Home Benjamin W. Orecr, Sr., a retired manufacturer died at 12:10 o'clock this Morning at his home, 1830 Rltten house square. Mr. Greer held n little reunion din ner for members of his fnmily nt his homo Inst night. He snid hn felt in disposed nfter tho dinner nnd retired. A physician was summoned, but be died shortly nfter midnight. Mr. Greer wns founder of the Belle vim Worsted Mills, nt Sixteenth street and Hunting Park avenue. He retired from business two years ago, after turning over the plant to two sons, Benjamin W. Greer, Jr., nnd Francis K. Cireer. He is nlso survived by ,n daughter, Mrs. Frank L. Wood, of Gernmntown. Mr. Greer wns a member of the Union League, tho Huntingdon Valley Coun trv Club. Lu Lu Temple nnd the Phila delphia Consistory. Jlo nlwnys was interested in clean polities nnd had printed fiO.fJOO pamphlets for tho coming election. " FIRE SWEEPS FACTORY Does $15,000 Damage to Columbia Avenue Woodwork Plant Fire thut swept through the plant "f the Philadelphia Woodwork Co., at Third street and Columbln avenue, nfter 10 o'clock today, damaged the building and equipment tn the extent of $lli,000. Dnmnge of $.'100 wns done to the home of John Renschler, .'10 Columbia nvo nue. ndjolning the plant. The wood work company's building is n three story brick structure, extending from 312 to 320 Columbia avenue. BRITISH PLAN STIRS FRANCE Renunciation of Right to Confiscate German Property Opposed Parte, Oct. 20. French diplomatic representatives In London hnvo been In structed by tho government to lay be fore tho British Government tho French point of view concerning the decision of tho British Government to renounce the right of confiscation of German property In the United Kingdom, necordlng to newspapers here. DECLINES SHIP BOARD POST Wisconsin Man Third to Refuse Ap pointment to New Body Washington, Oct. 20. (By A. P.J Martin J. Olllcn, of Wisconsin, hns telegraphed Presideut Wilson declining to servo 6n tho new shipping board. Mr, Glllen Is tho third of the seven men selected by tho President to do clino appointment. Tho others are Theodore Marburg, of Baltimore, and Gnvln McNnb, of San Francisco. The only one of seven known to havo accepted appointment is Joseph N. Teal, of Portland, Ore. SNOW FALLS IN-6HARON, PA. Sharon, Pa.. Oct. 20. (By" A. P.) Snow fell to the depth of between two and threo Inches early today nt-Clmrles-ton, seven miles east of Sharon, and In tho northern part of the county. Less than an-inch of buovv fell in Sharou. HAYS SEES 1 ELECTORAL VOTES SURE FOR HARDIN Possibility That Number Will Reach 392 in Expected 'Landslide TIDE SETTING TOWARD COX, CHAIRMAN WHITE ASSERTS New York. Oct. 20. Tn statements Issued today Will II. Hays, chairman ot tne llcpubllean Isntlonal Committee, and George White, bend of the Demo cratic rnmmtftnn Itncli nlntmnrl atinnnea J- -, .... .... ...... OWV..fcu for bis ticket. "Reports Indicate that Harding nnd Coolldgo will bo elected bv the lnreest popular majority ever enst In a prcsl- ui'iiiiui election," my. nays says ln ins statement. "On the pnrt of tho Re- TlMnllPntl nnrfv tUu mmnnlrrn lino ItnA ,-.....,,.. jottkj inn Liuiiyuif, u nui ui VII predicated upon the necessity of tho re- vivui oi iminousm in tins country, it has had for n main purpose the re-cs-tnbllshmcnt of an economic nnd efficient administration of the country's govern ment. "The Democratic strategy in this campaign has desperately sought to es- Cnnn llaf nml fliln MAflnrtV.nll.ttfl.. frtM -.,, rfuub u.. wuu J.lOI.IUIiaiUll.1,. IUL Democratic extravagance, autocracy and luiiuru to soive any ot tne domestic problems. The Democratic manage ment has attempted to hide behind a Peace' smoke screen which is as coun terfeit ns the 101(1 pledge that Wilson would 'keep us out of war.' Uppermost In Public Conscience "But America is uppermost in the conscience today and that means thnt the Amnrinnti vnlni. t LiIa..! ..nn. making America safe at home as well as uurumi, nnu tunc tne uempcratlc pnrty cannot nvoid responsibility for eight years of maladministration. The elec torate is determined' that the accumu lated work in Washington will not longer bo denied attention, that all the domestic problems shall bo met nnd solved immediately, before whlch.prob lems the Democratic party hns stood Impotent nnd in confessed bankruptcy. "The Republicans hnvo succeeSed in the earnest effort to keep their campaign on the very highest plane. In this course they will continue to the cud, unaffect ed In any way by tho depths to which tho opposition is descending in the con cluding days of the campaign. "I have 100 per cent fnlth in com plete Republican victory this fall, be cause I have 100 per cent confidence in American common sciihc. nnd becnuse I have 100 per cent confidence that this uepenuaoie American intelligence will certainly express itself at the November polls. "Thirty-two states are surely Re publican, seven additional most prob ably Republican, nnd'tnly nine at the tnnuf MiifnltrJTlnmnnin tn 'Pit A inlHlntnm i . ....vv-iwniivnum.1 JHHJ ill 1 1111.11111 I number of safe. Jtcpubllcan electoral (,.... riilo . ,mL i. .... .... .. uiuw-i uuo, lui-ro im vury mucn uet ter than even chances for twenty-four more, making tho almost certain Re publican electoral vote 302 with a very probable additional twenty-five." Mr. Hnys added thnt the Republican majority would exceed "the unpre cedented Roosevelt electoral majority of 1004." Chairman White's Statement Chairman White was equally positive in bis assertions that Cox and Roose velt would bo victorious. He said : "Tho general political situation at the closo of the last week of the cam paign of 1020 is full of signs which point unmistakably to Democratic suc cess. "Governor Cox and Mr. Rrfoscvclt will carry the border states of Mary hind, West Virginia, Kentucky, Mis souri nnd Oklahoma, in addition to the southern stutes. They will carry Ohio and Indiana. On tho Atlantic seaboard in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, due to an eleventh-hour shift, the situation is improving every miniito nnd wo feel certain that we will carry New Jersey, Connecticut and Now Hampshire. Middlo West Democratic "In the West, reports from Montana. Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Washington, Nevada. South Dakota nnd Utah are that they are certainly Democratic und wo believe wo will carry Nebraska. California and North Dn- ' kotn. In Minnesota, Oregon and Wis consin our prospects arc hourly improv ing and n grout swing towuid us is on iu Knnsas, Illinois und even in Iowa. "The Republicans are demoralized from the Canadian border to tho Gulf nnd from the Atlnntlc to the Pacific. Their forces are tn full retreat every where." SAUSAGES AND SHOPPING Brisk Fall Weather Serves as Gen eral Stimulus The briskest weather nf the season jazzed up Phllndelphlans in great shape this morning. Snappy fall togs made their bow along with the snappy weather. Men walked briskly and twirled their sticks; women's cheeks glowed rosilv nbovo furs. It wns "regu lar weather" at last. Tho weather mun piedlets It will be fair nnd continued cool with frost tonight. Saturday will be fair with slowly rising temperature. Out in Fairmount Park there were unnilstuknblo pntches of frost here and there. Tho women of tho family beenn to talk of completing the children's winter outnts. and tlio men to speak sig nificantly of buckwheat cakes and saus nge. Which is tho last proof needed that summer is over for another year. The thermometer wns 41 degrees at 0 o'clock, the lowest of the season. In Pittsburgh it was 80. The cool weather is caused by cum westerly winds. MUST NOT "CHIP IN" " i in- i Mayor Says City Employes Cannot Make Contributions Municipal employes are forbidden to make political contributions, Mayor Moore pointed out today in commenting on reports thnt some city erap'oyes were "chipping in" to the Republican city committee's fund, "Tho Inw with regard to the cam paign assessments Is clear and has been frequently referred to," bo said, "The new charter docs not sanction such con tributions nnd in tho case of policemen and firemen, fiolitlcnl contributions are forbidden on pain of dismissal from the service, It was tho Intent of tho luw that thi'se faithful public servants should uot lie mulcted iu this way," When you ;!iil.nf wrltlnc. Ui.uk at wiimNa.-u.t. RICCI VIRTUALLY CEKTXIN TO BE ITALY'S AMBASSADOR BOISE, Oct. 20. The appointment of Senator Rolandl" RIccl as Italian ambassador to the "United States in succession to Baron Camlllo Romano Avczzana.'tho present anumssador, recently re ported as' contemplated, is considered now as virtually certin. It ' 1b understood tne government'is merely waiting to learn whether Senator Rlccl would be persona grata to the American govern ment before announcing the appointment officially, JEWELRY STORE ROBBED OF $60,000 ST. PAUL, Minn., Ocf. 29. Three unmasked men held up the Shapiro Jewelry store in the business district hero this morning and. escaped in nn automobilo with, diamonds said to be worth $60,000; NO BIDS FOR SUNKEN SHIP WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. The shipping board did uot receive , a single bid today for tho 7500-ton deadweight steamship Selma, Bunk'off Tampico harbor in May and now undergoing repairs at 'Galveston, Texas. TAFT SEES NATION That Is Why Harding Will Be Elected Tuesday, He Tells Women LEAGUE IS NOT THE ISSUE IilRer riioto Smlco WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT 'Thp-pnrnmoiinr' Issue of the presdnt campaign is the people h desire to get rid of thp Wilson administration, for mer President Taft today told cheering woinpn voter lit the 0: O. P. cafitoria in the CrnKcv Ilulldiug. Mr. Tn ft c.ild the only dinner the country has of entering a League of Nations is to elect Senator Harding. If Governor Cox tfins, he stated, the Senate will block the league desired by President Wilson. The former President wns introduced today by Mrs. George Horace I.orlmcr. His remurks frequently were Inter rupted by cheers nnd hnudelnpplng as he mndc some telling point ln his vig orous speech. "There is nn nther Ismic Iu the cam paign," Mr. Tuft declared. "A great many things have been discussed, but if fulrly and justly considered the decision of the" people rests on that sole prop osition thnt they are tired of the Wilson administration. They nre determined to hnvo a ehannge nnd to give tho man dutr of power to the Republican party. "In 1018 the trend of the people was shown just ns victory wns about to crown our urins iu Murnpe. Then, If people hud credited Wilson nnd his ad ministration n the inspiration of vic tory, they would hnvo given him the vote nnd nnswercd his appeal for a Democratic Congress. "They did not. They voted lu the fnce of it victor . nominally under his administration, in put iu u Repiibllcun House und Senate. They were tired even then, before the armistice, of the Wilson udiuluKtintiou mid certainly nothing hu happened since the armi stice to Increase their admiration. . Thnt is why Mr. Harding will be elected Tuesday night. liC.'tEiio Issue Drugged In "Tho issue' of the League of Nations hns been drugged In by the hnlr of the bend. I was and am for n league of nations to nvoid war and encourage peace. In fact my Democratic friends are using my argument for the League of Nations. "Without undue inodqst," here for tho fni titer President laughed, "I think I can say they are the best arguments they have, but our present .situation is due to tho obstinacy of Mr. Wilson. "Ills insistence in having nil the steps In the league bus wrecked it. He had the chnnce to accept Republican reservations, but he rejected them. He had the opportunity to enter n league limiting armament and dlsposlug nf dis putes lij reference to a tribunal and he hud the opportunity to get iu the steps of open diplomacy, that is, no secret treaties. He sacrificed all these ad vances, insisting on Article X being In. "Article X. to which I hnve no ob jection, is not essential. Where I dif fer from the Democrats concerning Article X Is In saying thut it Is not in dispensable. They sny If Articje X isn t In It, we don't have the league at all. Because Mr. Wilson nnd the Dem ocrats cannot get Article X they have destroyed tho leugue. "If Mr. Cox were elected, would he Continued on rate Twu, Column flro ELECTION RETURNS The Public Ledgeu has Installed a battery of telephones to give special servlco election night, Tuesday next. Call Lombard G300 and Lombard 6300 only for elec tion information on Tuesday night next. ' THE PUBLIC LEDGER TIREO OF WILSON y4 y , xw M'SWINEY'S BODY AT OJJEENSTOWN, Pilots Refuse to Take Ship to Destination Militia Dis perses Dublin Crowd SOLDIERS BRING UP TANKS By the Associated Press Qiiecnsfown, Ireland. Oct. 20. The body of Terence MacSwlney, the late lord mayor of Cork, was landed here today from the stenmcr Rnthmore. It was received by the urban council and thousands of the city's Inhabitants. A draft of armed troops was present. Business was completely suspended and strong indignation was exnressed nt the British Government's nctinn in di verting tho body instead of nllowinf it io lirocccu to iorK Dy way ot Dublin. Cork, Oct. 20. (By A. P.l Because oi resentment over the action of the government in changing the route by Which the limit- nf flu. Into T.nr.l Mn.-nn MncSwinev wns limncM tn Ti.ln,l Vim regular harbor pilots announced this morning that they would not aid in bringing the steamship Rnthmore, bear ing the body from Holyhead, Into Cork. Similarly the Sin Fein volunteers de clared they would not take charge of tho body until the arrival of members of the family Into in the dny. The bndv. which nlHmntnlv wna lntwl. ed at Queenstown, was expected to ar rive here by train this afternoon. Business in Cork was at a standstill today, but the city was quiet, although .cntlKillorflhlA CTMlnmnnf nml roe.ntm.itl over the government's action wns in evi dence. The military are making unusual preparations in connection with the plans for the funeral Sunday. Dublin. Oct. 20. (By A. P.) Over a bare catafalque in the pro-Cathedral hero this morning the venerable Arch bishop Walsh celebrated n low requiem mass for the repose of the soul of the mass for the repose of the soul, Terence MacSwlney, whose body, unescorted snvo for a guard of English police, was nt the same time proceeding across St. George's chnnuel aboard thu packet Rnthmore towards Cork. The relatives nnd other mournerc, who refused to accompany the body after It had been removed from the fu neral train to the steamer by the po lice nt Holyhead, Wiiles. last midnight, nttended tho services. They planned to go to Cork by u speclnl truiu leaving nt 2 o'clock this afternoon. Dublin and the whole of southern Ireland weie iu mourning today, with the tramways and other public ..Tvices suspended and the hotels not serving meals. Many of the shops hnd steel fronts against the possibility of trouble. By ll) o'clock the streets were well peopled but there wns no gathering ex cept about the pro-Cathedral, which was oeriinwlng long before the servers began. Billboards bore the legend : "The victor comes home." Tin military were kept oft" the sirccts, niilv :in occasional lony liauliiu sup plies giving evidence of their pieteuce lu the vieinitj. As the day progressed, however, thousands assembled in O'funmll street nnd nttempted to form a precession. Military forces with armored cars und tanks look posses-don ot tit" ti t t lor the purpose of preventing nny pin cession. Father Dominic, private chnplaln tn the lute Lord Mayor MncSwiney, of Cork, in n statement todav 'oncoming lust night's incident nt Hub head, when British police nnd soldiers rcmowd the body of Major MncSwinev from die fit ncrnl car and transferred It to the steam packet Ratlunore, snid : "Police and military enteiccl the mortuary van and forcibly ejected the relatives. Sean MncSwiney (John, brother of the lord mayor) wns seized by the thront nnd pu out. Mnrv Mnc Swiney wus pushed out und fell. All the party were given rough treatment." PAUL PR0J3LAJMED KING Coundourlotls Elected Regent by Parliament of Greece Athens, Oct. 20. (By A. P ) Prince Paul, younger In other of the late King Ale.nnder, wns proclaimed king by the Greek Parliament Inst eve ning. Lnrller in tho session Admiral P. Coundoiirlotls was elected regent. Prince Paul wns boru lu this city December 1. 1001, and Is not married. Since his fnther, former King Con stnntlne, left Greece Prince Paul has been with him in Switzerland. TO ENFORCE ELECTION LAW Palmer Orders Agents to Watch for Graft and Frauds Washington, Oct. 20. (By A. P.) Attorney General Palmer in special In structions sent out today advised all federal law -enforcing authorities to give careful uttentlon to elections and espe dally to violations of the corrupt prac tices act in the coming election. Mr. Palmer's letter called attention to the many provisions of this act und asked the United Stntes attorneys and federnl agents to watch for charges of fraud aud graft and to give all such ac cusations immediate attention. He also informed tho federal officials that no leniency must be shown violators of the laws.' G. 0. P., WITH WIDE ( NIARGINJILESAT, DEMOCRATIC GAINS; Intellectuals' Swing to Cox Failo' to Move Great Ma3s ' of Peoplo WOMEN, GERMANS AND' ',V IRISH GROWING RESTLESS- Both Sides Sec Victory as Campaign Nears Etid Republican nnd Democratic lend ers today predicted victories for their respective parties. Chairman Hays declared that Harding and Coolldge would be elected by tho largest pop ular majority ever cast. Chairman White declared that signs point un mistakably to Democratic success. Hnrdlng, speaking at Akron, O., denied the existence of a "Senate oligarchy" aud made a plea for the election of n Rcpublicnu Congress. Tuft, visiting Philadelphia, fore cast a landslide for Harding. Cox took his campaign back to Ohio today, opening with nn address nt Youngstnwn. He will speak at Akron tonight. By CLINTON W. GILBERT Mnfr Corrriuiondrnt Ermine Public Idsar CopurlaM, 1910. lu PuWo Lrdgtr Co. Chicago, Oct. 20. The biggest factor1 ' In the swing toward tjc Democratic1 r purty, which has been apparent in the last fortnight, is the League of Na--tions. Thut is becoming evident ns news conies in to both headquarters here. For Instance, a Republican leader from Michigan renorts that Cox has made progress in the last few weeks among the intellectuals college professors, ministers, school teachers, writers and especially among the women of Mich-'' ignn. He tells of a minister in Detroit ad dressing his congregation on tno politi cal situation. The women of the church gathered about the clergyman, who was n Republican leader, after the sermon to asK nbout the League of Nations. He used the argument that Harding' was not for rejection of tho league, but for rejection of Article X. The use of that nrgument showed tho wayi their minds were inclining. Democrat Disgusted with Cox On the other hand, he told how an' i important supporter of Cox in Michigan' expressed his disgust with his candidate, because "he husn't-cven got the mob with him." Ui.-' Here is another side : " ' , A cabinet member here the .other day ya.upinsiUIpuUd-hisearltincctW- . Ings hndeett'-a frost, but thaPln the"" last tweror three weeks his crowds had been large aud enthusiastic. He had: just spoken in Republican Iowa, and there he had such gatherings as he never had outside of the South. His' auditors applauded every reference to the League. There is little doubt that the Demo cratic campaign, since It hn been mnd to revolve about the League, since Presii ident WINon projected himself into itt .with his first statement on the League , irom nasuingion, nns made some prog- rcss. With some sections of the popu-. lations tho League has become mores,, the issue than it was in the earlier stage of the contest, and the Democratic party has profited. It Is doubtful, however, whether the league issue has interested more than1 tho intellectuals and those women if the upper middle dnss who nre rather more intellectual than the men of their own circumstances, hnvlug more leisure' to rend nnd to attend discussions ofj public questions thnn their men folic! mui being more responsive to church In fluences. Feminine Vote Is Problem The w onion vote is peculiarly fluid, this jenr because much of It will use) the bal'nt for the first time and baa! been slow in making up its mind, Itdl decision is responsible for the phenome non of the unusually lute swing to the' Democratic party this year. Such move ments are common enough but they usually come earlier. ' Other factors havo contributed. From n Republican familiar with the Ger-f mnus of this country, it is lenrned that' there is some restlessness ninonc thev- ! Germans. This people has been counted upon to vote ulniost solidly for Harding. It is not quite so solid us it wns. If docs not like being taken for granted, . nnd the Republicans, for obvious rea sons, have refrained from cultivating It. Besides, it is not so sure of Hnrding on' the league us it would like to be. Like' most bitter-ender elements, it is not ' entire! huppy. The leturu of some Irish to the Democratic party U familiar to the pub lic, nnd the iffeet of ruislnc the race is sue in the bonier states has been suf tlcientb dvlt upon. But the biggest , factor in tho improved Democratic eon-r ditinn has been the more effective pres-' en tat inn of the league issue. . Republicans Havo Safe Margin The Republicans are aware of what ll...,. .1I fill, klir. (t, lltn Uniii.l.llnnn strength, but they nre plainly not enn- cernol nbout It. They feel thnt they i have sufficient margin to lose consider- able supiKiit and still win easily. The, I Democrats nre not overeptiinlstie about) their improved prospects. The most they reully clain Is thut If the campaign could Inst n month longer they would' win with the league issue. The utmost thnt is likely to happen Is to keep in tho Democratic column some' states which once looked us if they, might be doubtful nnd to weaken the chances of some Republican candidates for senator. Watson, of Indiana, nnd Brandegce, of Connecticut, seem to be in the greatest danger. Tho writer sees no reason, in spite of recent Democratic gains, to ultcr the forecast mndo in this correspondence last Saturday, except In respect to the state of Utah, then given to Mr, Hard ing. In Utah the issue is close. Tho Mor mor church is pro-League, and if the League issue has made the same prog ress n Utah ur elsewhere, that state is now doubtful as between Harding and Cox. Smoot's re-election is probably1 sure, because the Mormons will probably desire to retain a senator of Smoot's promlnenco and Influence. , The best Indications at present are that Harding will have 300 electoral votes and Oox 140. while twenty-firs oioctnrnl votes those, of Kentucky. Alary lanu auu uiau uic uuuua .- ..,. .1 ti. , , m M "! J ,a. J ill Mt.1 'i r i " i al A & . v. A KitioxSj-yniX. V' 4 v., ) ii Z.r'l Fk iX AiVfiCii 71 w;r . L l.VLAsiliS JiflWiftSfit, M&. I rw,.
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