fVf WH v. 'jt- iy1 M. ',. L ' . uli;L ,iV. i ) mrHirHir' 4'i. -VI''iiT 71, .' "-". is tonight) -about 30 tleftrees, followed by rising temperature Thursday'. TEMrKitATUnr, at kach noun bi boehb m. m. n mu '... .j i.w.,1... pvw-mMK.flWMni iiiiininny: 'CUlucr EXTRA 18 11 112 1 2 TfT j V ' -. ', v i.T " Ba.' , l: .1 a ut aam0Wa&. - ' - .BT ' w-r t- 'L y L- WGHT .d j j - ' hht - - y s t si r h - r ' t . , hi v v, iv h v i k t iitittftY fflrm ti -ftrthwff J ) i rf - - - " .III VOL. VII. NO. EG ASQUALE PLEADS UILTY 10 MURDER Crank" AdmitsGuilt in Sec ond Dogree and Kidnap ping of Blakely HILD'S MOTHER, IN COURT, CONTROLS HER EMOTIONS I Vu a Staff Corrcjpetirtcitt Norrlstewn, Nev. 17. Auguste Pas- ale, self-styled "The Crnnk," stolid- pleaded guilty this morning te n argc of second-degree murder for the nimr of thlrtecn-montn-eiii lsiaKciy mghlln nnd te n charge of kidnapping ,. child. The severest penalty provided by law - either crime te which l'nsqualc aded guilty, Is life .Imprisonment for Inapplng. Everybody believes Pns slewlll "get the limit." Geerge H. Ceughlln, of Norrlstewn, ther of the baby, was the principal tness and occupied the stand most of morning, telling In considerable dc il the whole story of the discovery of less of the child, the frantic "nt npts he and his wife made te find it, ' long series of letters and telephone ks with "The Crank" and the final ivlctien forced upon them that "The ank" had finally told the truth and it their baby was dead. The case was heard In the courthouse theut a jury. Immediately upon the ling of the docket, Francis X. Iten igcr, district attorney, stated that prisoner would plead guilty. rhis was confirmed by 1'asquale's at ney, J. Aubrey Andersen. "Hew de I knew he wants te plead lty?" snapped Judge Swnrtz. "Ar gn him." Shows Ne Emotion 'The Crank" steed up. His thickly irdcd face displayed net the slightest otlen. His Indifference was no rked that Mr. llennlngcr shouted : 'De you hear me, Pasqunlc? Can you lerstand me?" Pnsquale merely nodded, unmoved. 'If the court please," said Mr. An An eon, "the prisoner pleads guilty te rdcr in the second degree." 'Dees he himself se plead?" niked court. "I'd like him te say se." 'Yes, sir," said I'asqualc. (lis volce was se low that It was cly audible te the bench and could h be heard throughout the court room, rhe second bill, charging kldunpptug, s then rend te him nnd Mr. Anucr i again aaid that he would plead lty. .liulcn nitMtlnna "fYmill" 'I'd like him te nink'(?liis"'p1eas1(rni!H n behalf." said Judge Swartz tcst tcst "De you plead guilty?" he asked iquale. galn the prisoner nodded and mercd in his low voice, "Yes, sir." Mrs. Ceughlln. mother of the mur ed bnby, sat in an nlsle scat close te "Crnnk." It wns the first time she 1 seen the man who hail brought se eh sorrow into her life, n'nd she kept eyes fixed upon hinu unswervingly til the witnesses took the stand and testimony began, rhen she paid strict attention te m, especially when her husband told long story of their tragedy. When, finally, he related l'nsquale s ifcslen that the child was dead, her s flickered for a moment, she bit her h with the first nervousness she had played, nnd glanced away from the ness stand te leek again nt the irilcil r'rimlnnl. I'hcre was no hate In her leek ; It med rather one of inquiry, as tlieugn could net understand hew he could c done such n thing, drs. Ceughlln was one of tlfp earliest ivals in the courtroom. She came in empanied by her sister, and they k scats as cIehc te the front us rticy Id get. The mother looked better n at any ether time since her baby ippcurcd. Her color was geed, her iplcxlen clear, her eyes bright nnd expression seemingly unperturbed, 'or en hour she had te sit patiently enlng te the disposition of n case ich had held ever since yesterday, she seemed te grew interested in It 1 smiled several times, once even Khlng at an impassioned pica made the attorney for a man en trial for 'in? an automobile while intoxicated. The Dramatic Moment t was 10 :30 when the first case was shed -and the Pasqunlet case was led. There was an expectant hush In room, as though nil were waiting a dramatic moment. The moment ie and it wns even mere thnu dra tlc in Its very lack of auything scn scn ienal. Hie deer en the side of the room wus ned by an officer of the court, and inity Sheriff Itumsey walked In, nc umnled by "The Crank." They etly went ever te the front bench l set down, almost before thesu In room were nwnre that the ndtorieus sener had come In. lut Mrs. Ceughlln hnd seen him. Her m blue eves were fived upon him the went the deer opened, and she kept head turned, watching him while he f rose rrem the bench and slipped a chair bcslde his counsel at a le Immediately in front. Mho dls jed no emotion; i-he seemed studying man with it faint suggestion of hope t the whole tragic story might net, 'r all, be true. Without turnln her itl from him. she whispered if fey w te her slster, who had te lean ward te catch them. ,Ci1r?B. I1, CeuBliHn wns sitting with mstrlct attorney nt a table against bar. "The Crank's" chair faced i squarely, but net once did the pi is r glance nt Ceughlln. iuala sat as though only Hllgh'tly .'rented In the proceedings. He Centlnufd en 1'iub Fuur. relmnn Qnp ROLLEY AND WAGON CRASH V;i!,n.anTl Kenteln, eighteen years i. ii I'n1nc.(!B,tcr nvenue, was eeri ly Injured this rooming in a col cel col en between n team and a trolley car v in 'lrlv'''r for a flrm nt Thirtieth u nV"tt .SHef tH', Ah ' turnwl the ?trSpfcW um' W11,lc,J'' hta """ L5Xck y. northbound trolley car. laliaaltemal injuries, y OFCOUGHUNBABY Entered as Becend-Clnns Matter nt the mmm tii ti m AUGUSTO PAHUUALK 1'a.iqu.ile, confessed Uldnnppei' of tlilrtccn-inontlis-eld Itlnhrly Cough Ceugh lln, of Norrlstewn, pleaded guilty te charges of kidnapping and sec-ond-degrce murder In court nt Ner. ristewn, today. He says lie unin tentionally smothered the child te death when lie concealed It under? his coat CONTRACT AWARDED FOR FRANKFORD "L" WORK Grading of Ground at Bridge Street End te Cost $49,000 A S4f),000 enntrnct for cradlnc fS ilC llrll,B0 strcct end of he ira kferd elevated was awarded today te Jhemns Cenner. The contrnetor Is the Lff1 ft ,mns("fy foundation nt tne terminus where, ater. n cur In. pert en station will be erectV STinn Cnn,!,prevnl at ,,w "ells "f "' Ien . u i? ,',,r,na','nt luiprevement f"". wi". 7'nbI' we'k te 1, pushd Tor Ter ward rapidly en the Krankfer.1 elevated, lhe lean contains a ?;i,r,00,000 iten for coimilctlen nnd equipment of the n" bll'Cr'an 8V,11 5W0 "tntiens 'te be built, nt Huntingdon street and nt l'lilrmeunt avenue. After the "road "read bed nnd tracks have been Installed 'and the line connected with the Market street elevated it will 1)0 ready for operation. A pi (test against the seven-cent fare ordered for the trolley system here will be filed with the Public Service Com mission by the Cliveden Improvement Association. Jeseph F Lewis, n representative of the association, said n meeting will be m.-.ii luiiiurrnw nigiit at (Jermnntewn avenue nod Jehnsen street te draw tin the pretest. The Public Service Commission here tomorrow will hear a pretest ngnlnst the three-zoiie system en the Willow drove trolley Inc. "The pretest will be ledged by residents of Willow drove and the lerk read section. TWO SAL00NMEN FINED Owner Must Pay $750 and His Bartender $500 McDonald, n saloonkeeper, Jehn Ninth nnd 1(1 Ulierrv streets inn Onn.j STilfl n.wl l,lu ..; I lil.-i.... ir" 'yffiald:rt6?6y"FeS'bmVet.T, Dickinsen today for selling whisky in vlolntien of the Velstead net. It was the first conviction for each defendant, nnd Judge Dickinsen said he took cognizance of the fact that Me Donald has a large family nnd had premised te give up the saloon business. Sentence upon (!eei'g(W. Sehett, who has a saloon nt Twelfth nnd Fil bert streets, wns again postponed by Judge Dickinsen. Sehett was te lmv'e been sentenced last Wednesday, hut the court granted a continuance en word that the saloeiiuinn was 'ill and threat ened with pneumonia. LIBERTY TO BE BRIEF Philadelphia- Detective Awaits Man at Gates of Sing Sing When (.eerge Avery Is released from Sine Sing prison. In New Yerk. I'edny. he will be met nt the prison gate by a Philadelphia detective, and brought hack te this city te answer a forgery charge. It is ulleged that In Jununry last, Avery Issued n forged check for $(tl!00. presumably drnwn te his order by J. II. Mauser. lie deposited the check in I'iie West Knd Trust Ce. It Is charged he then went te New Yerk, nnd drew nguiiiHt this Philadelphia account, en two checks made payuble te his order by "Hubert A. I.avery," and by this method secured $."'.100. He wns located in New erk in Sing Sing, where he had been sent for nnei'lier eITenhe. CITY TROOP T0PARADE Dinner te Fellow In Armery Will Celebrate 145th Anniversary A parade of members of the famous First City Troop late today, followed by a dinner nt the nnnery, in Twenty third street, will mark the celebration of the 145th nnnlverbnry of organiza tion of the troop. .Captain Clement II. Weed will be in command of the troop when It parades from the armory te Walnut street, te Thirteenth street nnd return te the armory. The parade will take place at r o'clock, the dinner, te fellow nt (I :,'!0. Several army officers will be guests at the dinner. FRIENDSHIP BEST LEAGUE General Nlvelle Tells of Relations of France and United States Milwaukee, Nev. 17. Oenernl Nl velle. French warrior of Verdun, Hpcaking here last night, declared: "The best I.eogue uf Notions Is the friendship between the two great re publics of America nnd Kurope the United fttates and France. Jinny of your children are lying under the soil of France. Their graves will never be forgotten. I cannot Imagine a friend ship founded en n stronger or mere enduring basis." Assault Hearing Postponed Four negrees arrested iu connection with an ntliick en Mr. and Mrs. Merris Segal, in their home, at 70!) Lembard street, early en the morning of No vember !, were held today by Magis trate O'JIrien without ball for u further hearing, November "I, Mr. and Mrs. Segal had net recovered sufficiently from their injuries te attend today's hearing nt the Twelfth and Pine streets stntleu, The men nni Hehert Macken zie, Duniel Clark and Jehn James, of Lembard street near Seventh, and Wil liam H. Upchurch, of Itedmau street near Seventh, roMetllc. at Philadelphia. Ta. inrcn a, laiv nu a Staff Corrcipeiirfrnt Hnrrlshurg. Pa.. Nev. 17. Governer Sproul nnd Senater William H. Crew, chairman of the Itopublienn state com mittee, in a conference In the executive mansion today decided te support nop nep resentntlvc Rebert S. Spongier, of Yerk county, for re-election as speaker of the state Heuse of Representatives, which convenes iu January. As a con sequence, it is expected Mr. Spongier will receive the Republican caucus In In eorsement nnd then be re-elected. This decision by the Governer and the stnte chairman wns reached in n general discussion of the stnte admin istration program for the coming ses sion. This discussion began last night and continued this morning. The scnl of approval was placed en Spongier, It Is understood, nfter n letter was re ceived from the speaker, In which he wrote that since his last conference with the Governer he had decided de finitely te announce his enndidney for re-election. This letter nlse centnlncd n pledge of support fertfhc S.preul ad ministration. Making for Hnnneny The Sproul-Crew Indersement of Spongier makes for harmenv lu the tnte organization, between the Pen-rose-Grundy nnd the Sproul-Crew forces, for the organization of the Leg islature nt least. Senater Penrose hns already announced his approval of the re-election of the speaker. Governer Sproul nnd Senater Crew, however, it was leerned from these in tinmtelv acquainted with the details of the Crew-Grundy feud in stntc politics, hove net formed any hard and tnst a -Ilnnce with Jeseph R. Grundy, presi dent of the Pennsylvania Manufactur ers' Association. The wounds of the Chicago convention, at which the Grundy men manifested a desire te get off the Sproul bandwagon as quickly ns possible, hove net been healed. i.lie Governer nnd Mr. Grundy were once intimate. They may weik tegrther In .i i t ....Mntnn- nnd the "may t .t,-..uu..i1 ir was explained, but i. i.. -ill Snmnl nnd Grundy l.e Intimntc personal or political friends." , , , , . efm The Governer's friends arc stl I...." ... Mi., "nelsen soued." ,1 . r, " ..;. .nrVn.l with mlcht an .mara-gaiHtUhqjprenl cnndid.u'ja;! ?, tl.e Presidential nomination. Sen- 7'There have been n mini nter Crew Is new ninens tip closest nllles of the Governer. Chester . II. Mr. Grundy's chleFpalitieat lieu tenant, who hns been mentioned for nni.elntmcnt. under i'enrese lu-pu-ch anything te say nuuu. . Crew Hated te Yield Senater Crew, it is believed, was ills nosed te "buck" against the approval of Spongier, particularly since the lat ?er Is "indirectly clove" te the Grundy leadership. The state chairman did no" relish anything which might be construed ns n yielding te (irundy. He is said te have especially resented statements credited te Grundy lenders that "Spongier Is our speaker. The Governer, en the ether hand, pointed out that in the last session, when the test came, Spongier was 100 per cent fair te the state administra tion. The final clincher wns the Snnngler pledge te upheld the hands of the Governer. The Governer approaches the opening of the State Legislature with the feel ing that he nnd his friends will be powerful nnd that the Grundy strength iu the neuse and the Senate, in the language of one of his allies, "lias been vastly overrated." The Gover Gover eor's position, it can be stated en the l.lL'liest authority, is tiuit he does net leek for n fight, but is ready for one if necessary. The Governer, it was ex plained. Is willing te cn-epernte with nil elements in the state organization. Their personal attftude toward "him, unless it breaks out into a hamstring ing of the administration, it wus further explained, is a matter of in difference. In u word, the Governer is confident of the ability of his friends te control the next State Legislature for nil purposes In which the admin istration is really concerned. Consider Penrose's Health The Governer's friends are disposed te feel that Senater Penrose's health will net permit him te be as active in the nlTairs of the Legislature ns lie has been in times past. Hut even if the Centlnintl en I'uke Tue, Column Three STEAMER OFF CAPE MAY CALLSJOR ASSISTANCE Yute, Spanish Craft, Has Crew of Thirty-two Men Aboard New Verti, Nev. 17. (lty A. P.) The Spanish steamship Yute. bound for Dunkirk from Iteltlnmre, nnd "10 miles east, southeast of Cepe May, N. .L, sent out a wireless call for help early today, the niivnl eJinmuiiientinus nfHce hns announced. Ne mere Information en her condition was available at :!" a. m. The Yute is an Iren freight steam ship of 1SS0 tens gross register, built in 1S8I nt Harrow. Bug. Italtlinere, Nev. 17. (lty A. P.) The Spanish steamship Yute sulled from Ilaltimere for Dunkirk en November 1-1. She carried a cargo of fiOOtC tens of soft coal nnd u crew of thirty-two men. The Yute is owned In Itulline, Spain. Ixiwes, Del., Nev. 17. (Hy A. P.) The Italian steamer Kuimauiiele Ac came, from Genea for Hampton Reads, lu ballast, stranded tedny nn Meteinkiu bur, one ml'e southeast of Meteinkln. Vu., coast guard station. The vessel is In geed fouditleil and the crew ro re maliied aboard, The steamer nuked the nfislsi'anee et a coast guard cutter. s i; par cular tar'grt the friend of the Governer. The C.overner will .-a -r Ani nutnii nt run nnrr- .i.lnnlii 111 1 IOr CUIII-LIUI, .1 ... ..-. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1920 IK lPjRHB31flBffiiB t qriacNMOTHKit olea The widow 'of King Geerge, who was assassinated In tlir, will probably assume the regency of Greece. Offer te Reduce Valuations en Seme Houses Rejected. General Cut Asked WYNNEFIELD IN PROTEST A AnpiT delegations from the Wynne field and Overbroek sections paid n visit te the assessors' office nt X'ity Hall to day te pretest against tiic higher vnlua vnlua tiens placed en their houses. In the case of increased assessments en a block of houses in Overbroek, the ns.cs-nr finally premised that he would "shove" the highest ones. The owners answered they would net be .latlsfled unless he "slinvcd" them nil. They pointed out thnt the houses were nil In the some Meck, nnd of the same value, yet had been increased varying amounts. The Wynnefleld Club hud ns its spokesman Alfred N. Keim, chairman of the club's law committee. Wynnefleld Pleas Heard Ml the houses, in Wynnefleld have been Inerensed in assessed valuation nbeut -10 per cent." said Mr. Keim. "There is no geed reason for this in- crease. It is purely a residence com- muuity. There has been no profiteering there. There is no local condition vnr" .' 'A: . .!'. l" "" ,m "'..." "u"" "nr - ruuuiig me increase, and it is net war- i ranted by sales in the district. The' pcepie in w ynncneiii no net want te sell their houses. 'They hove no place te go te if they are forced te sell, Yet if many of thorn wish te retain their houses they must have their assess- " la eer nf lniihl. liiir operations in AVvnnefield. Mnnv of yiese new houses remain unsold, nnd they will remain unsold until the builders reduce their prices." Clarence It, 'Frank spoke for nn in dignant delegation from the I'pper Mnrlyn Itnnd Improvement Associa tion, In the Overbroek section. Air. Frank lives nt 1117 Mnrlyn read and spoke for all the residents of the 1100 block. "The assessments In the block were S.-.000." said Mr. Frank. "Seme of them were raised te ?0.'i00 nnd ethers te $7000. The houses nre all alike. The houses thnt sold at $j,()0 have been raised te an nssessed vnluntien .of S(i:!00, nnd the houses thnt sold at $0!!00 have been Increased te !j7000. Comprninlse Is Itejccted "Jehn Iteyle, who nssessed these linnsnu nilmfHml tlint tlm 2?nn(l nc. ...... nient wns tee high, and said he would shove it down. The SO.'IOO assessments I ure tee high also, and Mieuld be shaved down ns well. If we don't gejt the premised icdiiutiens we nre going te make trouble for Homebody." .1 ne .iii,ii.,ii limn IC.SUU'IUM will IIOKI a meeting this evening te sign their appeal slips. The Marlyn reud residents will held Cobbs creek. Mrs. Lllznbeth Cilllllnn. of Kill North Ilobinsen streit, complained thut nor assessment nail been raised from .$:t:tl)0 te $4:100 in spite of the fact thnt j Centlmiiil en I'nBe The. Column Tour IRISH PROBE POSTPONED Witnasses Frem Ireland te Be Heard Tomorrow Washington. Nev. 17. (lty A. P.) Witnesses direct from Ireland will be the first te lie heard by i'iie commission from the committee of one hundred in- ' vestigntlug conditions in Ireland. The1 opening of the public healings set feri today was postponed until tomorrow after tlie commission had been Informed ' thui! two such witnesses hud arrived at' Xcw Yerk. They are Jehn Denham, j noting mayor of Italhriggaii, and Den- ills Morgan, of Thurles. Dudley Field Malene, former collec tor of customs at Xew erk city, also Is en the list of witnesses te be heard to te morrow und the commission expects te held dnlly sessions for the remainder of the week. AVhltegnte, County Clare, Ireland, Nev. 17. j lty A P.) Four of six men arrested last evening under the rostern. tien act were shot dead this morning wlille trying te escape from their cs cs tert, according te nu efliical report. REDS ATTACKING SEMEN0V Soviet Forces In 3-Day Battle With Antl-Belshev'Ist Leader In Siberia Harbin, Nev. 17. Fer three days the Itelshevlbts have been attacking the forces of ficneral Senienev, uutl-lielshc-vist lender In' Siberia, at Dnuria, a Manehiirian station en the Chinese fron tier. Juiimiesu troops at the Miiiielm rlan station' threaten tn tnke imrfclii'the fighting In the event It Is carried te Chinese territory. General Senienev Is reported te hnve asked permission te enter Manchuria disarmed, hut the Chinese local com mander recommended adversely because of the danger of inviting a belsliuvist invasion. ASSESSOR ADMITS EXCESSIVE RISE M...... !,.,!!, .1,1, ,.,!., .,.. 1 l...t .1.. IIOI11 assessors today te Hie pretests. Most of i !'"', ,i.... ........ f...... ,i... N, , .,. A wnutrnct wus . ,'"";.' I.,'"', ,V" r"l.r,,m,l"':fnr renaiw te the district bounded bv the Schm 11:111 ! m''."R,'. "y W l j ii ii ii HJiiriii in in v tin v-iuiiriii uinth. . .. . rier. City Line. Market street and I GS-'0' ,MP MM MILLIONS MSSING H BARD ACCOUNTS J. J. Gillen, Fermer Assistant te Payne, Testifies System Broke Down During War ONLY $50,000,000 LEFT OF $400,000,000 FUND Ily the Assncla'ed Press New Yerk, Nev. 17. Jehn J. Gillen. former special nssNtnnt te Jehn Ilnrten Payne when he wns chairman of the shlppfng benrd, tedny declared that hundreds of millions of dollars went unaccounted for during the "complete breaking down" of the beard's .system of accounting during the war. Mr. Glllen's testimony wns given be fore the congressional committee Inves tigating shipping beard affairs, and In the course of it declared he had inves tigated and learned hew foreign govern ments were being mulct In their pur chases through operations of the beard. There new remain only'nbeut SfiO, 000,000 of .? 100,000,000 tnken lu en freight charges by the shipping benrd, and considering expenditures of $3,400, 000, Mr. Gillen added: "My Investigation disclosed thnt the beard had no records te show hew much money It hnd taken in during the war anil hew much was expended." He said tluit up"te October 1, 1010, there hnd been mere than 8000 voyages of shipping heard vessels, but only eight accounts hnd been audited. Judge Payne hnd been Informed, he added, that one snipping firm alone hnd mere thnn SW.OOO.OOJef the beard's money. TEN MEN RESCUED FROM BURNING MINE Bodies of Flve Others Recovered. One Still Missing Karllngten, Ky., Nev. 17. (Hy A. 1 .) len miners wen. vi.scn..,! today from the burning Arneld coal mine near here. Itedies of five ethers were recov ered. One ether person, trapped iu the mine, was still missing. , .. .:.?' u"J'c,ii " tunneling I",." ' ' " ,'" " " '."" "Ut ' t,,c if. f.1' ' .rr . ' ''? f twuitr I '"".J!,? "' LT ' ''' "n 1.?tn!,,,,, , .. I lnV' , . '", . X-ll., ng,w' ,'W I . intiie mine when fire started yesterday afternoon nnd cut- ,,(T (1...I- vsc,we frmu tl... cntTan. After nil ether means at rescue had fallen;, n tunnel was dug around the burning entry nnd n start innde for Die miners. The rescue party, nfter forging Inte the mine for n geed distance, how ever, were forced te come out hecmise efjthc densenvss.of.itheNmokeiintl-'gnVr' i.nier mis morning nnecuer rescue pnrty was organized nnd armed with gas musks. These entombed in the mine were three white men nnd thirteen negrees. One ether negre in the mine was work ing close te the entrance and discovered the fire seen enough te innke his escape. lie spread, the alarm. Iludd'cd together in n jittlc group near the blazing entrance of the mine this morning were the wives and fami lies of the entrapped men. They hnd kept a sorrowful and tireless vigil throughout the night. STREETS TO BE REPAIRED Contracts for $32,000 Signed Today by Mayer Moere Contracts involving mere thnn ?.'!2, 000 for street repair work n-ero signed te,'''-v u.v Mver .Moere .. M"' contracts u en nwnriled In the Harlier Asphalt Paving Ce.. and in - elude: ileimiring of (inrilcld street,! 1 1 recur 10 neyiueur streets, .s;.i,.i(); Ilit ner street, from Pnssyunk avenue te lwenty-leurtn street. SluTri): Sixtv ., : t r I ------- .-.....,. "tVt!j7e,innwn n""1"" Iiamend street. S12.400, and Twenty-first street, Kenibler street te Church lane! signed bv the Mnvnr the police bout Asli- lilluilelpliia Ship lie- amount involved is BANK ROBBERS GET $25,000 Stormy Night Makes Cracksmen's Jeb Easy Near Lancaster I waster, Pa., Nev. 17. Profes sional crnekumen entered the First Xn- t tonal 1 tu nk nf l.nndisville. five miles from here. Inst night, and stele .fl'e.000 In bends nnd deposits from sufety de posit vrults. The storm of the 'night made their work easy. An acetylene tereli was used iu blowing the vault. State police and lecul officers are working en the case. Xe attempt was innde te enter the main vault of the bonk env DIIDMcn Tn neATu BOY BUKNtU TO DEATH ' ' His Father and Mether Escape Frem Heme Destroyed by Fire PettsWIIc. Pit., Nev. 17. Jeseph Tetpatrick and his wife, of Knglewoed. a suburb of Fruekvllle. early this morn ing saved their lives bv jumping from an upstairs window when they awoke te find their home in flames, Jeseph tried te escape by going down the stair way, but was overcome bv smoke nnd was burned te death. The Frtickville fire department wns called for aid. but through the absence of u water supply was helpless. The flames spread te an other home, which was destroyed. FIREMAN SAVES CHILDREN Ilesemnu Kdward Cullman, of En gine Ce. Ne. n, Tenth and Itiittonweod streets, stepped n runaway horse tednv at Fourth and Jeffersen streets, ns the horse, which was hitched te a heavy wagon, was bended directly for a num ber of school children crossing the street. The driver was en the wagon, but appeared unable te manage tin1 horse. According te the fireman, there have been inanv complaints in the neighborhood owing te the number of runnways from the stable of Marstow & Ce., dealers In cotton wnste located at -112 Sherwood street, and it was one of the firm's horses which he stop step ped today. Inexperienced foreign driv ers, the flremau bald, arc responsible for the runuwayu, 1 .. .II.-V.I. I'ubllihed Dally Except Sunday, , cepyruciit. 1020, BRITISH DISAPPROVE OF HEARING ON IRELAND WASHINGTON, Nev. 17. The British fmbnssy today noti fied the committee of one hundred investigating conditleiiH in Ireland' that it did net approve of the purposes te be served or the methods te be followed In the committee's hearings te begin here tomorrow, and Hint therefore it could net accept the com mittee invitation te V represented. STATE GUARDSMEN GOING TO INAUGURATION HARRISBUIta, Nev. 17. Arrangements for Pennsylvania's participation in the inauguration of Presfdent-elict Waim. O. Harding have been started by Adjutant Geneinl Bcary, -ciie in en gaging quartern In Washington for Governer Sproul and members of his official family, and providing for n previsional division of the new Pennsylvania Natlennl Guard te march in the inaugu ral precession. Arrangements will likely be made seen after the legislative sobsleii of 1021 begins, for the lawmakers te visit the national caplte! at that time as has been done for years. MAYOR TO FIRE, NOT SHIFUAX POLICE Doesn't Believe Shaking Up of Officials Aids in Checking . Banditry and Gambling SEES CIVIL SERVICE HEADS Sproul Sees Difficulty in Civil Service Repeal II.i'i l,!)i:r:. Nev. 17.'- While agi ehi;: with Senater Penrose in Ills opposition te the eunetiueiit of further civil service laws, (ioverner Sproul thinks It would be difficult te bring about the repeal of the present civil service 'law, governing depart ments under the Mayer iu Philadel phia, Dismissal of Inefficient police officials, instead of shuffling them around te ether districts, will be the menus em ployed by Mil or Moere te tighten up the police grip en banditry and gam- Mine. The Mayer conferred tiidav with Clinten lingers Woodruff, president, uml Clmrles W. Xeeld. secretary of the Civil Service Commission, as 'well as with police officials. The conference with the commission ers resulted from the Muyer's objection te the restrictions placed en him In the matter of cheesing puliee lleuten unts. Although he Is charged with the en forcement (if luw here, the Mnjer point ed out, lie is hnmneied ill select I m? men en whom he can depend absolutely te earn out his orders, efficiently and In KSrw-K. . ,- 1'IH 111 i I I I 1 Mayer'j S'lnieniPiit Following the conference .Air. Moere issued this statement : "A series of conferences were held between the Mayer, police officials and civil service commissioners this morn -lug. Mr. Woodruff and .Mr. Xeeld were closeted with the Mayer for mere than an hour. "It nil had te de with appointments and prospective changes contemplated by the Mayer with respect te law en forcement, particularly as te bandltrv and gambling. The Mayer would net comment upon the conferences except te say that his talk with the civil serv ice commissioners wns entirely satis factory, and .that they had brushed uwny u number of misunderstandings and that he new understood the situa tion better. It is understood te be the Maver's purpose te find out what the commit, sieners will regard as sufficient evi- Thus Congress doesn't knew hew te demo te muke removals where police bring nbeut economies. And the do de officials are indifferent or negligent lu ' partmeiit heads, told by Ceugiess te cut the performance of their duty. Obtains Information "I'peii this point he seems te hae obtained information h(. desires'. it also developed that the Mayer Is net in clined te regard the transfer of indif ferent or suspected etlicials trem one district te unetlier ns meeting the ie (liilrements of the service. He would rather have them stationed pcrmnucutli where they are doing geed work in order that they themselves may be encouraged anil contented. "The transfer of police lieutenants te fire und police bouts under certain circumstances seems te come under tli tli Mayer's criticism. He will probably Intiediice a system which will put meii mere accustomed te navigation in charge of the beats in order that transferred officers may be put te work en shore where they nre mere needed," After the conference Mr. Woodruff said all the questions iu dispute had been gene ever. "All the mooted questions nnd mis understandings have been eliminated," he declared. Charter Toe Stringent Director Tustin. of the Welfare De partment, said today he und ethers in his department would ask the Legis lature te liberalize the previsions of the civil service law. The old law which permitted selections from the first four names en the list, lie said, was far better than the present luw, limiting a department head te a choice from the first two names. In giving u case in point, the direc tor mentioned Samuel Seifert, .112 Spruce street, who was acting as in terpreter nnd investigator in the bureau, of legal aid. The civil service commission recently made Jacob (linsburg, owner of n Jew ish publication, u special examiner te test applicants for the pint of interpre ter. Seifert wns marked fourth en the list. Mr. Tustin sold Seifert was one of the best men he hnd. "A man may be an Intellectual, but If he is net u geed mixer and If his lienrt is net in Ids work he Is net the mini for the place," the director stated. "The new charter Is tee stringent," the director continued. "Miss lless. chief of the bureau of recreation, wlille en earnest champion of civil service, lias found herself embarrassed several times because of inability te get the right persons for positions. "We are all going te the Legislature and nlse te luive the civil service laws opened up se we enn have n larger num ber of eligible) from which te cheese," When you think of wrltlni. think et W1UT1NO. Adv. Hubarrtnllen rrlrn 10 Tear by Mall. by l'ublle Irfdsfr Company. . Congress Will Be Able te Force Appropriation Cuts, Here tofore Laughed At FIVE BILLION TOTAL SEEN By CLINTON V. niI,HEKT Stuff ('crrrnnnclrnt Ktrnlns I'nhllr I.wUfr Copurleht, 102(1, bu Puhllr J.ule'T Ce. Washington, Nev. 17. Republican plans for economy consist of passing the budget bill in the coming short session nnd cutting nbeut $1,000,000,000 out of departmental estimates. The budget nnd the appropriation bills nre all the legislation of u general sort that will come out of Congress before Mie 4th of ; March. Cutting estimntes is the way of ef fecting economies without a radical re organization of the government unless the introduction of the budget system perferins the wonders that some people expect of it. Theoretically, at least, culling estimates is something mere than u hi nnd -stand piny. In a private business, when the directors nre faced by n bad year and say te the depart ment heads, "you enn have only half as much te spend this jcar as jeu had last," the department bends reduce the roll of empleyes and cut their cxiicndi turcs. In the government the effect Is net se exact or immediate. The department heads have a way of throwing up their nanus ac me pettiness et Congress and despairing of their ability te get costs Il.IIMI ttl ll.. I...... I I. .. L J ... 1.. ;rV Z""L "Vi-A i:5. if. K ..-.. ....,, w , ,, vimih -.-. ni i(im.nn,j appropriations. ,nu they get tliein. Don't Take It Seriously Last vear the Heuse of Representa tives cut nearly one nnd one-half bil lions out of the estimates which came from the departments, totaling nbeut .?:i,(!IIO.OOO.()00. nnd were reduced te obeut SIMOO.OOO.OOO. Hut the prebsure for economy put upon the department chiefs by the simple process of only giv ing them nbeut twe-tliirds of what they asked did net produce u snvlng of $1 ,.-00.000.000. The department heads and bureau chiefs did net take ( en- gross seriously, lliey spent nbeut us they were accustomed te spend and new I are befete Congress with urgent re- quests te meet the delldencies with1 which this , government is threatened. ' The deficit which impends is described as the largest iu the history of the country meir expenditures, retort tliat it can t be deut1 It is expected thnt estimates for the next fiscal year will total about So.OOO, Se.OOO, 0110.000. Tills includes the Interest charge en the debt which was net in cluded iu the S.'t. 11(10.(100. 000 limited ' BUDGE! SYSTEM TO BIG ECONOMY above. When these estimates arc pic- '" the treaty negotiated by Chile and seated Congress will cut them about I Argentina iu IDOL' for urbltratieu be $1.00(1.0(10,0(10. It bus a little better I twi en the two countries, and te the uifthed of cutting than it ever had be- I fuel that at International (eiiferencea fore, for It has a budget committee of Argentinn had defended the principle thirty-five, made up of the uppreprin- of obligatory arbitration, tiens committee nnd members of the - .Htrtraenl,"tiZ"s,WN ,l"a""K w,tl, ELKUS IN STOCKHOLM May lCronemize Itetter This committee of thirty-live may 20 a little further In the direction of economy tliiiu heretofore. It may dut iuitcly cut lift" certain bureaus nnd nc tlvities of the go eminent, refusing te make appropriations for tliein. Itut it can't de much of this. It doesn't knew iu detail where tlie money cnu and should lie saved. Fer the most part it win de wnut it did last say g 1 tak spend the money for us never take Cen gross seriously lu its moments of econ emy. And the Itepubllcan leaders cut tiug cstimutes 11 billion don't expect te Centlmiisl 1111 I'liite l'liur, Column Twe BUILDINGPR0BE HALTED Illness of Untermyer Causes Post ponement of Hearing New Yerk, Nev. 17. (lty A. P.) The joint legislative committee iinesti gating New Yerk's alleged building trust today adjourned until tomorrow because of the illness of its counsel, Samuel I'ntermyer, who is buffering with 11 se vere coin. Mayer Hy.lun, who hnd been asked te reappear en the stand today bv Mr. I'literiuyer, wns reqiivstcd te return for tomorrow's hearing. It was net known whether Jehn T. lletlrick, legal adviser te what has been termed the "clinrmed circle" of construction men mid originator of the alleged system of comparative bidding by contractors, would be culled te tes tify tomorrow. (Ieerge Hacker, millionaire builder and real estate man. today pleaded net guilty before Judge Jestph F, Mulqiieeii ill General Sessions Court te an Indict ment charging perjury in connection with his testimony before the joint leg islative ceiuiiilttee investigating the "building trust." te the money spenders "you must ' V"r v . ' " "m . ' " '.. .. . . " " "J et en with se much less this time." an , i.i ' 7' u , , ' 1 " . . "V :V' ntunetien which may or may net be .. 1 1 1,... i." "','.' '".' .... s.lnnsK- V" " " "" ' "" '"" win remain en seriously. ,i,.i,, , ,,. ,...... ,...u ..f ,1 ...,.. Probably it won't be. The men who i...ti- ..',.:; ..v.'." '''.:::, ' PRICE TWO CENTS PRESIDENT SENDS f LEAGUE GREETING PREDICTS SUCCESS Wilsen Expresses Belief Tribu-' nal Will Help te Bring Con cord qf Nations ANSWERS SYMPATHY NOTE RECEIVED FROM GENEVA' lty the Associated Press Washington. Nev. 17. President Wilsen, In a messnge sent tedny te Paul. Hynvnis, president of the League et. Nations assembly at Ocnevn, Hwltzcr-' Innd, extended his personal greetings te the assembly nnd expressed the "hope" and belief that their labors will be of Immense value te the whole civilized world." The message was an acknowledgment' of one from President Hymnns convey ing nn expression of sympathy voted President Wilsen unniilmeiisly upon the opening of the assembly of the League last Monday. Mr. Hymans message said : "The assembly of the League of Na tions hns by unanimous vote Instructed me te send you Its wnrmest greetings and te oppress Its earnest wishes that you may speedily be restored te com plete health. The assembly recognizes that you have done perhaps mere thnn any ether man te lny the foundations of the league. It feels confident thut the present meetings will greatly ndvnucc these principles of co-operation between ull nations, which you have done se much, te promote." The reply of President Wilsen wns as fellows : "The greeting s'e graciously sent me by the assembly of the League of Na tions through you has gratified me very deeply indeed. I nm indeed proud te tie considered te huve played any part In promoting the concord of nations with the establishment of such an Instru mentality ns the League, te whose in creasing usefulness nnd bucccss I leek forward with perfect confidence. "Permit me te extend iny personal greetings te the assembly. If- they will be gracious enough te receive them, to gether with nn expression of my hope und belief thut their labors will be of" immense value te the. whole civilized world." Geneva, Nev. 17-(lty A. P.) A plennry session wns held by the assembly of the League of Nations this morning te consider n report from the council of the league relative te its activities since its formation. The work of the assembly meeting began speedjng up today with the or ganization of the six committees ap pointed at the opening sesssien Mon day, and the election of chairmen. It has been decided thnt these committees eFthelr meetings will be published ns S'g- &" seen as possible. Subjects will be re- vlfjj-jk f " "i H ferred te them t-y the assembly without wltiif' ffl debate. (Jermany is understood te be planning a pretest te the assembly against the allocation of the Kupen and Mnlinedy districts te Itelgiuin by the council of the leiigue. Dr. Oesten da Cunha, Bra zilian representative nt the assembly meeting deelnred today. Dr. Da Cunlia's statement wns made te n IIoves representative. The Itra- i zjlian added he was convinced the T'nited States would enter the league. ' Un nl.1 ,1 ..n.....l ...! ,1 ..(....!. of Seuth American nations would, in .. i-nui nir ,'Ai.uiiMe urn. III III UllllUIIC his opinion, determine the policy of President-elect Harding, Premier Lloyd (ieerge is expected te arrive in (ienevn seen. Ilouerio Piieyrreden, bend of the Ar- gentine delegation, took the Heur first after the opening of the Asemhly ses sion today. Spe-iking in French, he l cviewed the attitude of Argentinn dur ing tlie war. lie followed this by de claring that the success of the league i'( quired a most complete membership, referring te the necessity, iu his view, of the I' lilted States coming in. "Argentina proclaims the principle that victory cenfeis tm rights," M. Pueyrreden said. Tlie speaker referred U. S. Member of Aland Island Com mission Reaches Swedish Capital Stnehhelni. Nev. 111. illy A. P.) Abnini I. Flku-. of Xew Yerk citv. member of the commission which will settle the dispute lelntive te the dls dls dls positien of the Aland Islands, which threatened for a time te result in hos tilities between Sweden and Finland, arrived Here from America this morn- neiiiieii eer me in rival et Judge I'lkus, which thev consider ns signifi cant of America s interest in settle ments of Lurepenii disputes. The king is expected te receive him tomorrow at n special audience. AGAINST OIL MONOPOLY Would Exclude Foreign Powers Frem Mexican Pipeline Operation !e!co C'ty, Nev. 17 -tlty A. P.) Inclusion of foreign powers from direct participation in tlie operation of the proposed oil pipe line across the Isthmus of Tchuiintepcc was recommended yes terday in a lepnrt by a committee of' I experts nppeiuted some tfnie age te study tlie matter. The committee also urged that foreign warships be prohib ited from using any nil products flow ing through such a pipe line. Three petitions asking for concessions te lay the line were examined by the committee. One was from the Mexican Pipe Line Ce., said by tlie newspaper F.xeelsler te he a concern primarily or ganized h the I'niteil States Shipping lteard. The ether two were from tlie F.lguila cempnny, lu which ltritlsh nnd Mexlcnn' capital is Invested, nnd said td have Japenese bucking. The com mittee did net recommend which iietl tieu should he granted, but stipulated tlie concession should go te n company chichi) is legally Mexican in makeup fW'temt)''- net coustitute a monopoly, year, merely 1 1,,,, u . , .; "" ..' . '"' ' " .-i'..,.. . -. I 1 Fill.. KIHU rj m$0 "a -' $ iK U iM fe i m 4T t ' 1 i int& !... & . SWS mtu t- j UBS
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