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ujfe Hoias muuu&uu imu .
I Hand at Hearing Before
Magistrate
innOKIES' GOT THE' MONEY,
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HE TELLS FIRM UH-iual
IS
Trapped ond arrested through the
T"lP: .:,i k.on the nolice by his
unwitting ..,.. nmnRtor
Sic. Franklin u. -, ,..-,....---
for Shoemaker & Iluscu. wuoiesn.c.
wh. ? ."".... r,?":r.:
TonihiH, clmrfM wm. .-.u...h
300
vni bookies got It," Wright is said
i i.bVC conKMCll to LMSinci. ucitui.c
to .lolin incurs ouki -
It M emnloscrs.
He deplored ho of-
Ld to iMtore SSOO of the moncj
klchhcbad lett nnu 10 iqmj ." "-
If not prosccutcu.
'"Later, Wright changed his story and
Mid lie had been drugged by on oc
niiniancc, a waiter at the Union
S ".With whom he had taken a
S. The waiter, he sold, then took
1CO0 from him and fled. It was fear
ghe would be itccuscd of taking tt.
l
(money, ic fan, m -"" -
I when no regain niu.iu"'
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This ftory, wiu iiunvu ', " -
crfdited by on investigation, but n war.
r,nt probably will he issued for he
Liltir, who Iiob not been at the- Union
lime since Saturday. That this man
. .k. "linnltle" Who KOt mOSt of
Wrigbt money Is the police theory.
Mothv and Wife at Hearing
''i ik.. rnfr!iitrnti'H court this tnorn-
ln Wright was accompanied by his
mother, a frail white-haired woman.
and by his vvite. .i nri " jh
MTmastcr was cool and apparently un
concerned, but when the hearing oegan
both women liroKe into sous. ,
. rro,!. moii n shnkn W riehls; nerve
ml he stood before Magistrate Toughill
Trith his ltcn nana cinnpra hi ,
blle his mother sobbed on his shoulder.
Both women became nearly hysterical
when the brief hearing was over.
Wright, who was represented by nn at
torney, made no statement in court and
was held in S2.100 bail for another
bearing next Wednesday morning..
IKtrciire nciiuing pvriiiiiieu ni.
Ma wife and his mother to hold a con
ference for nearly halt an Hour in ma
Macwtrale's private office while ho stood
rnirrl nt t)u door.
it.U'riffht tiipn wAk tnken to Movamen-
iinr l'riaon while his wife and mother
left in an effort to find bail.
Left Office to Cash Chech
Baturdnv. Wrisht.. who is n clean-
leut looking young man of twenty -six,
Heft his cutplojcrs' office to cash a check
Ilir ?10W Bl ino iiiuini .luwuuui uun.
The cheek was for' the weekly payroll
andchlng it was part of Wright's du
nes.
' When he failed to return after tin
lour had elapsed, two other employes
Tffrc sent over the route he would have
to. take to a n.l from the bank, but no
trace of him was found.
A quick investigation of his desk
ahowed that $100 belonging to an cm-
wyes loan association, or. which
iVrisht was custodian, nlso was alias
ing When lie left the office Wright
a!w had been Given SHOO In large bills
to" exrluMc for fina'Ier currency.
An immediate alarm wns Kent out to
the police. Detectivo Redding went to
"right's home at Sharon Hill and was
told by Mrb. Wright and by thu mail's
mother that he hud not been seen slncv
Saturday morning.
Whllo Wright's employers were
decking up. hlb uccounts, Itcdding took
P the search. Again going to the
Virlgkt home In- told Mrs. Wright that
If her husband would go to his employ
rs he might bo able to "llx matters."
evening the paymoHter appeared.
"I took the nioneyNbccaube I was in
MI ivlth tho bookies," Mr. Hunch
Mclarcs be paid as soon na ho entered
we ouico. "I thought if I made one
more 'flier and won I could clear up
and ect Imr-lf nil r imv.. unr, i.!..
lately." .
A 52 bet which brought him VM in
winnings was his ruination. Mr. Husch
aid Uio young man told him. After
.?.?!" winning came losses. Thu
"ttt S.2 bet Wns doubled unil limt. 'I'lion
caoa more doublliig and still more until
E..JI !avlnBs were gone und he wus
"Mnly in debt.
Says Ho Has $800 Left
"I linim CCno lf,. ,, -r, . .
"vuro n-'ii, .ur. uuscu buys
told by Wright. "What will
irSi ?r mo 1 l P"' ,uat t0 J011 au(1
Tr- repay tile rest I tooKY
"tt Clayton l Shoemaker, the other
JneWrMV eiflrm' lmi1 considered giv-
ln " V """ ,,uu "ecu n irusictl em-
n ?'ibix J'cara nnother chance.
BinJo, ,hc,WUH, ,0 cocksure," said Mr.
SA "Btmto Toughill, "ho we
f11' let tho law take its course as
warning toothers."
Wttn1,gi.i kins ""'estfl nfter ho hud
.MP1.cifd hls statement to Mr. Uusch
'.treet ",?? 'ftS. .'"! .'!' "
od story" "c ,01" "ls Sl'c"
ae wen L'lSi", botl1 s"'",nt that
fceion U )y"ilngton, then to Wash-
in Pit.i ,p". ,0 ''Ittsliurgli. It was
bad tMb"li ' tl',nt ll!" wife. who... he
called T,i, ' "" wyereaooutsuy teleplionf',
Phono nn? "" tll(i '"ngistanco tele
aZenr,.re,('a,tr1 "etertlvo Hedding's
1Cc t0 fix-tilings up."
GRANGE RESISTS SALES TAX
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-j xo Shlftlno Burdens From
the Wealthy to the Public
'iiiMiiiiM. a lengthy protest
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Under Ok Act of March 0. 1879
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These, thrco girls have been chosen, with (he ones printed In tho Dally Movie Magazine (oday, as the second
honor roll In the Movie IJcauty Contest. They arc competing for a chance to play in the "Tooncrvlllo Trolley"
comedies being produced by the Itctzwood Film Co.
WATSON
BOOMED
E
Campaign for Congressman,
. Friend of Penrose, May Be
Launched at Dinner
THORNTON MAY STAY ON JOB
Broivn, Cunningham, Coles
and Noll See Dougherty
Judge Hrown, of tho Municipal
Court: Thomas W. Cunningham.
George W. Coles and Oscar E. Noll
called on Attorney Genernl Daugh
crty nt Washington yeBterday.
Mr. Noll, who is regarded as a
candidate for Postmaster of Phila
delphia, Niid today his visit was
"personal." He said the poslnms
tcrship wns not discussed with the
Attorney General.
The four men saw Mr. Dougherty
after calling first on Senator Pen
rose. I,oeal politicians are known
to be on the anxious bench regarding
Federal patronage.
Ky GEOKGK NOX McCAIN
Kroni now on two phases of political
activity will he paramount in the State.
One is the distribution. of patronage
of the Federal sort, and the other is
tho launching of Gubernatorial and other
booms.
In the openly recognized campaign of
Lieutenant Governor 13. 15. fteidlcman
and the btill hunt of State Treasurer
Charles A. Snyder there are presented
the two avowed candidacies up to date.
There is no end of dark hori.es. Half
n dozen nnmes have been suggested.
They oro purely tentative. It is mere
talk". There Is nothing that can be
dignified by the name of boom in any
of them. They are Hooting sugges
tions. A vcty interesting story from a very
nuthoritatlvo source In Washington has
to do with a candidate presumptive for
the Governorship.
It is doubtful if the gentlemun whose
name llgures in the connection is at oil
aware of tho drift of events predicated
upon a gracious and complimentary af
fair intended by him for another.
To lie Dinner Host
Knrly next month, to bo exact, I am
informed the date is June 8, Henry
W. Watson. Congtesaman from -the
Eighth District, which comprises Pucks
and Montgomeiy Counties, will give n
dinner to Joseph W. Kordney, of Midi
igan, chairman of the Wns and Means
Committee of the House of Kopresenta
tlves, Mr. Watson is n member of tho Ways
and Means Committee. As tho repre
Kpntntive of tho sreat State of Penn-
The dinner. I understand. Is to be n
verv elaborate affair. i lie i-resiiieni
and a coterie of liieli (Joveruinent ofll
clols, together with the I'eiinsjlviinlo
delegation In Sennto and House, are to
gruco the occasion.
Members of the Ways ond Means
t'onthiutd on re 8lx. Columo Two
GOVERNOR RAG
t8& tn'afcxeVo'a-fc ffls,:,V,pro'qnentU& M
S?r?frFSn? ,nlMoMWoUon comes from
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ROLL JN MOVIE BEAUTY CONTEST
STARS OF THE SCREEN
ARE RISING TODAY
FROM OBSCURITY
Somewhere In or around Phila
delphia there are three girls, un
known today, who arc destined to
rise high among the stnrs of the
moving-picture firmament.
Are you one of these three girls?
The Iletzwood Film Company of
fers to tnke you in hand, employ you
at a good salary, train ou and then
make a leading woman of you ut
$100 A WEEK
if j on ran measure up to a new
standard of ingenue type. They
wont fresh, unspoiled young womun
hood for this scries of comics. And
they have asked us to find the girls
for them.
The second Honor Holl is printed
today. Perhaps you may win the
coveted prize simply by. sending iu
your photograph.
Why not try?
See Page 14
POSTMAN BURNED MAIL.
"TOO HEAVY TO CARRY"
Weary Narberth Letter Carrier Is
Arrested and Held
Charles E. Officer, a Narberth post
man, wus arrested today and held in
hail 1 Couiml-sloner Long on the
ehurge of burning mail. "It was ton
heav to carry," explniiied Officer, lie
cot ding ot the police.
Tho letter carrier, according to Nov
ins. Nnrberth's police chief, entered the
cellar of an apartment house at Haver
ford and Essex avenues several times
mid burned iiinntltle-. of second and
third-class matter. Nevlns watched
Officer and then notified the Federal
authorities.
Postal Ispector Hart was sent to Nnr
beith to investigate. Nevlns and Ilnrt
watched Officer go out with a heavy
pile of muil and traced him to theJ
apartment house cellar, it is said.
The leftcr-carrier took a number of
heavy periodicals, magazines and other
burdensome mail matter and put a
mutch to it. according to Hnrt. He
waited until all were consumed and then
stamped out tho smouldering paper.
JOSEPH C. FRALEY DIES
Widely Known Lawyer Succumbs at
Chestnut HIM Home
Joseph ('. Fralej, u widel known
lawyer, died at 7 o'clock this morning
at ills home. 20 Chestnut avenue, Chest
nut Hill, after an illness of a few days.
He was secnty-thrco years old.
Mrs. Fraley and two sons, Dr. Fred
erick Frnlcy and (5. Francis Fraley.
weie at Mr. Fraley 's bedside during
his last moments.
Mr. Fraley practiced until a week
ago. His last appearance at the bar
was In the Cnlted States Cotut of Ap
peals Mny 10. Although not In the beit
of health he made a vigorous argument
in behalf of his client. He was stricken
111 two days later.
He was a member of the firm of
Fraley & Paul and had offices in the
I, nnd Title Iluilding.
Mr. Fraley wus n member of the
Philadelphia Club. Itlttenhouse Club.
Philadelphia Country Club and several
other organizations.
COOLIDGE CONFINED TO BED
Washington, Maj IS, dt A. P.)--Vice
President Coolidge wns confined
to his home toda.N with a slight cold.
It was snid at his olliie that he wns
expected to be able to return to the
Senate tomorrow.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1921
SPURNS CASH
m
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FIRST SPOUSE LEFT
Mrs. Krouse Won't Get Divorce
as First Husband, Eick,
Required in Will
DOESN'T WANT
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.Mrs. Iterthu Krouse, postmistress of
I.ongport, N. J., formerly a Philadel
phian. would rutlicr have her husband
than $."000.
She made that statement today when
she heard that h"r first husband. Fred
erick Elck, a Philadelphia wool mer
chant, hnd willed her 5000 conditional
upon her becoming a widow or di
vorcing her second husband. The Eieks
were divorced twelve ears ago.
Mrs. Krouse is a good-looking wom
an of middle age. She lives in a modest
homo on the outskirts of I.ongport.
"I'm getting along fine with mv
picseui husband and I'm very happy,"
she sid.
"I have my children to consider in
this verj unfortunate affair, a son and
a daughter. On llint account. I do
not cate to go into the storj, which is
long and much involved.
"I was compelled to lcno my fiit
husband because it was impossible to
live with him in Imrnion There Is no
intention on mv part to claim the leg
al j under the loinlitioiis in the will."
EITEL FRIEDRICH GUILTY
OF EXPORTING CAPITAL
Son of Ex-Kaiser Fined for Illegally
Sending Funds to Holland
Iteilln, Mn lv (H.v A. P I Eltel
I'riedrieii. seiond son of former Em
peroi William, was toda found guilt.i
of illegally exporting capital to Holland
llnoiigli the firm of Pliillippsobn, Gru
ser A: Co.
In lousidiuation of the tail that he
did not ait tluoiigh dishonorable
motives, however, Eltel Friedrich was
only fined .'DUO murks.
Hermann Mueller, former (Jet mini
Chancellor, in November, 1020, us
m llod in the Uelchtag that 100 emi
nent persons, among them Eltel Fiied
erieh and other members of the former
o.wU fiuuib, ho smuggled into Hol
land uionej totulling 2."0,000.000 ihurks.
He demanded that those Involved in
tin- smuggling should be severely pun
ished. DAYLIGHT SJWINGAT SHORE
Atlantic City Ordinance to Be Passed
Tomorrow, It Is Announced
Atlantic li. Muj IS. A dajlight
saving (iidiiiance will be voted on favor
nbly at tomorrow's meeting of the ("itj
Commissioners, It was announced at
I'ltv Hull toilaj.
The law, however, will be held in
abeyance until similar action is tnken
l.v the Citj Council, of Philadelphia ami
Camden.
Darby Man Struck by Trolley
Crossing Mnrket street at Fifty. sec
end last night. Albert D. Wilson, 'twen
t, -four years old. of Upper Darby, Pn
was struck by an automobile, suffering
a fractured right leg. He was taken
tr the West Philadelphia Homeopathic
Hospital. Frank Powers, of Wynne
field, drove the automobile which struck
Wilson. Ho surrendered to the police
of the Peach and Mcdin sheets station
toi n hcarlii; toda.N
BERGDOLL LAWYER
DEFIES PROBERS;
Weinberger to Be Taken Before
Bar of House for
Contempt
WON'T TELL COMMITTEE
WHAT CLIENT TOLD HIM
I)U Rta'ff CorrespondtM
Washington, May 18. The Ilergdoli
Investigating committee ngreed today to
tnke Harry L. Weinberger, New York
uttorne, before the bar of the nousc
of Representative on five counts of con
tempt. Weinberger refused to answer ques
tions as to what fees he received, what
cninmunicittioiis had passed between
ilmtelf and Ilergdoli between himself
nnd D. Clarence Gibboney and he de
clined to produce records of letters
which passed between himself nnd
Ilergdoli.
,Vs these requests were put to him. he
refused to meet them each time on
the ground thnt they were not matcrinl
to tho case and were privileged com
munications. Each time lteprcscilta
tlvc Johnsot, of Kentucky, moved, and
the motion was agreed to, to arraign
Weinberger for contempt.
Tho committee agreed to pioee a ntt'i
count of contempt when Weinberger
tefused to answer a question ns to what
fen ho had received from Mrs. Emma
C. Ilergdoli, mother of the slacker.
Summons Seneil
At that point Weinberger's tcstimouy
was brought to an abrupt end.
J. (1. Hodgers, sergeant -at -arms of
the House, immediately served a sum
mons on Weinberger, who ugreed to
return today at 2:i;0 o'clock.
In a final statement Weinberger ngain
upheld his position. He said:
"The grounds of my ohjictiou to giv
ing these answers arc that communica
tions between attorney and client nre
pilviliged and that neither this commit
tee nor any court can require it. and
the amount of money I received is not
relevant to the investigation.
As Weinberger left to attend to sonic
business at the Department of Justice,
Mr. Johnson admonished him:
"It will be insisted on in the House
that you be imprisoned."
Weinberger sold the statement nuout
imprisonment carried no weight with
him.
Chnin.inn Peters immediate! went
into confeience with Speaker of lit.'
House Glllet, nnd then left for his
office to look up precedents hearing on
Weinberger's case. The coiiimittei: Is
determined t(itako action at once on
the contempt clmrgca. It may wait for
u day or two, however, until tliu testi
mony is printed.
U'lwjer's Statement Iturred
The committee at the start of today's
hearing would not permit Weinberger
to read into the record n piepnred state
ment setting forth the opinion thnt
Ilergdoli wast never a member of the
t'nited States Army.
"Therefore this committee reallv has
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"" I'uwrr iu iinjiiiiu o.s in nn I'srujii' 01
Ilergdoli, a soldier of the United Stntes
Army, the statement continued. "The
changing of n innii's status from a
civilian to n soldier is tin important one
and all of the technicalities of the law
must lie fully complied with before the
(hange can tnke place. In HergdoU's
case the, were never complied with."
Weinberger was an attorney for
Emmu (ioldmun iu her last difficulties
with the law. He is a short, stocky,
smooth-faced man with black hair
parted at the extreme left above a high
forehead.
A white handkerchief protruded
jatintil fioin the breast pocket of Ills
coat. ' He seemed neither muled nor
Continued an I'nzii Two. Column Two
STAY GRANTED TO LEIB
Supreme Court Gives Eight Days to
Schuylkill Co. Boss Slated for Prison
An eight -da stny ha, been granted
b the United States Supreme Court to
William S. I.eib. former "boss" of
Schuylkill Count, who was scheduled
to begin a ptlsun todn .
I.eib recentlj was sentenced to serve
not mote than five .vears nor less than
three vears as n result of his conviction
for torgcrv. The cs was appealed
from court to court until the State Su
preme Cotut had rejected the plea.
Tlie fumi move was an appeal to tlr;
United States Supreme Court when
Lelb's counsel presented a petition for
a writ of eiror to Justice Pitney.
MAYOR CALLS FOR PROBE
Moore Asks Civil Service Head to
Investigate Police
Ma.v or Moore toda.v asked Clinton
lingers Woodruff, president of tjie Civil
Service Commission, to investigate all
phases of police conditions In the Fourth
Waul.
Mr. Woodiufl lulled on the Ma.v or
toda.v as a result of the teference bv
Mr. Moore to the commission of charges
of police liixitv made by State Senator
Samuel W Stilus. Vare leader of tho
ward.
The Ma.vi'f told the commission bead
he minted the investigation to "go tho
limit" so nil tacts might be brought out.
no matter who was affected, lie wants
the entire matter brought out in the
open, hu asserted.
FINED $10 FOR SPEEDING
Importer Arrested After Long Chase
by Policeman
After a race through the streets at a
Mieeil of nearl.v lift miles tut hour. S.
M. Hrachmau. an importer with otliccR
nt 17 Hank street, was arrested nt Fish
er's lane It his pursuer. Motorcycle
Policeman Lowden
When niraigned before Magistrate
Carson lodn.v Ilrachman denied hiscnr
hnd exceeded the speed limit and threat
ened to unpen 1 the fine of SIO. Later
he paid the itionev . saving he intends
sailing fo- China tomorrow.
Low den nld he had chased Ilach
man from Itrond and Cojugu strcetsout
to Fisiier's lane nt an average speed of
forty-beveii miles an hour.
Tlid lienl urltlnir
lumr.
iir VVIUH.M.
Al'KRS Ad..
MUN AT VESIIONS
Published U.Mnxet HunJ.
Fears Death Near, So Weds
Girl and Wills
Doylestown Man, Married on Supposed Death
bed to Childhood Sweetheart, Is Recov-,
erinrj and Two Plan Housekeeping
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I.iiip. dnuehterlplnns for the fall wedding that '.
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ot Mr. ami .ur. .u. i . mt.-ei . -i -'
North Cleveland avenue, this eltj . wns
married to Francis .1. Dounellj. of
Dostow,, on wmtt ,. believed was
his deathbed in- the Amnion Memorial
Hospital last SMt.ndin ntiernoon. i Valley, three miles out of Doylestown.
After the ceremony Donnellv willed Donnelly and a friend (Irovo our to the
Miss I.uccy a fortune said to approxi- , faim in the afternoon nnd in the eje
mnto $50,000. nlng the party went to a donee nt .1-
Tho news of the wedding wns made low- Grovo Park,
public today, with the news also that I Sunday young Donnelly went out to
the young urifiegrooni, who the pny-
slcians believed could not recover, is
Improving rapidly under the stimulus of
his new found happiness
Mia lirlilo lin lioi.n ntmnut wmul n ntl V ,
by his side since the wedding in the lander was summoned from Dovlcs
hospital ward and the two are now town. He found the young mnn s con-
Slannlng "going housekeeping" in dltion grave, and had him lushed to
loylcstown after the young husband Is I the Abington Memorial Hospital. Here
convalescent. ' It wns decided to operate immediately
The mnrrlage wns the culmination of I for appendicitis,
a boy-ond-girl romance. Donnelly ls ' frilp onerntion was performed success-
not qulto twenty one jcurs old ond his
bride Ih about the same age. Their
families have been friends for years, and
the young people have known each other
since they were children.
Planned Marriage in Fall
They were planning to bo married in
the fall, and hnd gono so for with their
FOES PLAN UNITED
Lewis Probable Choice to Wagei
Contest for Labor Federa
tion Presidency
BIG UNIONS. SEEK PLACES
Ky CUINTON V. OILISKKT
Stun- Oorri-.pomlfnt I'.irnlnc I'i lillr l.rderr
' opurlr1 . .'. hv Public Lrugrr Co.
Washington, May IS. The defeat of,
Samuel (lumpers as president of tin
American Federation of Labor is more
likely this jenr than cvrr In the past.
Three tactois are operating against the
old leader :
First. The d"sin of th" big unions
in the i'Vdemtiou to obtain control
of the organization. Gompers' rule
has been a rule of little unions.
Second. The disappearance of rndl
itilism from organized labor makn.s th"
llue-llli this time one between con
servatives. Ir is possibb to elect n
conservative opponent of (lumpers.
It has iii'vci been possible to elect a
radical opponent
Thinl. Tin fact thai l Jumper-, is
a Democrat and bus aligned himself
so closclj wiih the Democratic partv,
A candidate who would stand better
with the Republican Administration
than Gompers does would have a
chance uguinst him fur the presi
dency. I.ewis May Oppose (Junipers
John .1. Lewis, nresldeut ol the
United Mine Workers. Is the lamlidnte
on whom the opposition to Gompers is
trying to unite. Tic i I then ti s in
bringing about on agreement on Lewis
(lompers having been nlwu.vs skillful
In keeping this opposition to himself
bcattcrid.
Up until this jeur thete have been
radicals in the organization oppo.sing
Gompers. 'I his united the i onservativej
upon (Jumper-, und ussuicil him con
tlnuaiief' in office.
Hut hist autumn Gompers cleaned out
the radicals from the Federation. He
got rid of Foster und his kind, and In
doing so he miido p-ssible a new line
up in organized Inbor thot threatens
his usvenduney.
If a combination if m,ndo upon Lewis
against-Gompers it will be on the basis
of giving the control of the executive
council to the larger unions in the Fed
eration. As at present organized th"
council is dominated bj leaders of the
smaller unions of the older npe. while
Continued on Tate fill. Column Fonr I
FIGHT ON GOMPERS
U. S. REFUSES TO ENTER SILESTAN DISCUSSION
WASHINGTON. May 18. Poland's request foi American Nip
pon In the settlement of the disposition of TJppei Silesia has
evoked n formal answer from Secretary Hughes thnt the- American
icpresentatlves abioad would tnke no part in the discussions con
cerning the Silesian question.
BRITAIN'S PLANS FOR PALESTINE NOT SHAKEN
LONDON, May 13. Heaclqunifers of the World Zlonlbt Or
ganization In Euiope has, teceived a declaration from the British
Colcniil Oftlci? to th effect thnt the Biltish government de&tres
it cleaily undei stood that its consent to accepting the mandate for
Palestine with tne view to establishing a Jewish national home
land has not been, and will not bo, shiken by the violence of cer
fln elements in Palcsuiie. The Colonial Office asseited that the
lecent ouler stopping immigration iuto Palestine was only a tcui
poinry measure.
PRIZE CHICKENS BURN
Rosemont Barn Badly Damaged
by Fire
Several hundred chickens, unhiding
priie stock, were devtrojed by a fire
which badly damaged the barn nf Wil
fred II. Cunningham, tit Itosemont, this
morning. Tho flumes were discovered
by Policeman Stngg.
As the barn is located a long dis
tance lriitu tlie mad about wo thou
sand feet of hose u neccssa,rjt o
reach the lire. The P.i.vn Mavvr Pint
Company responded and despite the
hnndicnp, extinguished the fire before
it could reach surrounding buildings.
fMUUv"" " "
Her $50,000
M
'Viiompson. of this clt. and Miss Marie
inomi
n Tl.nmnsnn hnd been chosen as best
,ln nn,j nn,j 0f honor,
Saturday a week ago Miss I.acey nnd
;- sister. K.th. .-dlr ..nt
KoinhI who have a farm ut Mechanics
tne inrm again to spi-iiu un- "j
his fiancee. During the day he was
stricken with severe pains in his side,
nnd in the evening, home remedies fail -
Inir tn iflvi relief. Dr. ,!oe)ll SchwflrtZ-
fiillv. ond the surgeons thought the
young mnn out of danger. He con
tinued to improve for several days, but
last Thursday alarming symptoms ap
peared and the physicians dingnosed the
change as the setting in of pneumonia.
Dy Friday the young man wns
Continued on Pnrr six, Ciiltimn One
FRANKLIN K. LANE
DIES SUDDENLYil
Secretary of Interior Under Wil
son Succumbs to Heart At
tack Following Operation
LONG NOTED IN PUBLIC LIFE
B the Associated Press
nochcMcr, Minn.. May IS. -Frank
lin K. Lane, former isecretnry of the
Interior, died at a hopitol here earl
todaj . Death was due to on attack of
, angina pectoris.
Mr. Lone was operated upon here
i Mny 0 for i:n!l stones and appendicitis
j nnd wns said to be recovering when
I heart dlene. from which lie hnd suf
fered from time to time during the last
eight months, developed. Hospital phy-
slcians expressed the belief that the
, nperntlon would remove the heart nf
I fiction, but an attack early today de-
veloped fatallj .
I Imnidlintelv niter he had recoveied
from tho influences of the anesthetic
Mr. Lone said :
' Hoped 'o (.he Long
I "I am Mirpilsed to he nlic. I hope
to be able to live a long life doing good
things for others without thought of
money."
Mr. Lane and (leorge W. Lane, a
I brother, were called to the former sec
retary's bedside shortly before ." A. M.
I t c!b nnd were with him when he died
ut 11:10 o'clock. La.st night it was
bought that Mr. Lane was much im
proved. His brother spent several hour
with him and when he left Mr Lane
said
"See .vou in the morning."
Although Mr. Lane suid following
the operation that he wns "surprised
to he alive." his improvement had been
so rapid that nis death was unexpected
His son. Franklin K. Lone. Jr . nnd
his daughter. Mrs, Philip Kauffman.
of Washington, weie at their homes
when their fnther died, as wns his sis
ter. Mrs. M A Andersen, of Oakland.
Cnllf.
lfl No Estate
(Jorge W I one said this morning
that his brother left "no estate what -soevei
" Mr I.nrn's hndv ,,-tll K.,
taken to Chicago tonight accompanied
by his brother and hi widow.
Following ht resignation from the
Wilson
ah.net. .Mr. Lane sought
recover
hi- health and came here
i Janunrj of this jenr He was advised
! tc spend the winter in n warmer climate
C'nntlnnrrt nn IMcc l. Column oni.
' CONFER ON MARINE STRIKE
I Engineers' Committee to Meet Sec
retary Davis at Capital
New ork. Mav is l l A. I' j
, The gi ueral striki iiimitlee of th
Marine Kngineers' Ilem-H, lal Am.ouii
tion left todav fur Wtishnii'lon, whciu
it is understood llie.v will lolifer with
. .- i i i.i .1' l.i 'mil' Imiiiiii loiooiiow tliere will
M.-ictuiv ol Lab,..- Davis on a propo.nl , ( ,,,-.,. n , ,. g,,,bu ,eVce,
ii si iiii'iiieoi in nn- tiaiiiiiiu me mantle
-u ii,i
Coliimitlic rtiembei-s ihcliueil to ills
i usk their mission. The invitation to
visit Washington wn extended to inilmi
iipiesentntlvcs here last night bv Alt
Davis
PRICE TWO CENTS
MUST NOT TRAMPLE
UPON TREATY, SAYS
Won't Permit Children of Pact
to "Break Crockory,"
Lloyd George Warns
STILL FIRM ON .SILESIA;
REBUKES FRENCH'PRESS
My Iho Associated Press
Ivondon, Mny IS. Mr Llojd Oeorge.
the Prime Minister, issued a statement
todny leiternting the Hritish attitude
toward the Upper Silcsiau ipievtinn ex
pressed by him iu his recent speech in
the House of Commons and disclaiming
responsibility for the "distorted reports
in the French newspapers '
The Prime Minister's statement
follows :
"I adhere to the statement I made
in the House of Commons on the nub
ject of Sllesin. Naturally I can onlv
accept responsibility for what T ncttl
tilly said and not for the truncated nnd
distorted reports in the French news
papers. The almost unanimous ap
proval given In th,. American and the
Italian, as well us the Hritish. press
to the sentiments I then expressed show
thnt the great nations who stood by the
'ide of France in the war menn to in-
erpret the Treaty of Versailles fnirlv
I hnv'e never witnessed such
urinnimitv on an question. All shades
of opinion in these three rountrics tnke
the same view. It would be unfortunate
were the French presn to take n dif
ferent view, but we must be tolerant of
different c.s of opinions among ourselves.
Hehtihcs Frincli Irpss
"With all resjjpct I would say to the
French press that the habit of treating
everv expression of Allied opinion which
noes not coincide with their own ns nn
impertinence i- fraught with mischief.
Thut attitude nf mind, if .persisted In,
will be fatal to tiny Kuteute.
"The stnnd tnken by the Hritish,
American and Italian public on the
Silesian tpiestlou ought not to be of
fensive to France. They statnl by the
Treaty of Versailles. Thej mean to
apply the terms of the treaty justly,
whether they happen to be for or
against Germany.
"The fate of Upper Silesin must be
decided by the Supreme Council And
not by Korfanty. Children of tlie treaty
cannot be allowed to brenk crockerv in
j Kurope vvilji iinpunit. Sntnebod.v must
place a restraining hand on them,
otherwise there will he continual
trouble.
Mists Ahead Very Dense
"The course of the world in the com
ing years cannot be foiccast. The mists
abend are more than iisnallN dense.
Much will dcjM-tid on the Allies hold
ing together.
"Apart trom treaty obligations, events
which cannot be foreseen must deter-
i mine tlie future groupings ot the nn
l thins, ami the future of the world, and
' especially of Kurope, will he determined
b.v old or new friendships.
"Under these circumstances the
Trent of Versailles is n document of
infinite moment especially to the na
tions of the I'.ntejite It binds us to
gether when there is so much to divide
us. Those who I rem its provisions as
it' thev were the sport of passion nnd
ptejudice iiia.v not have to live long to
regret their hotheadedness
Hritish Heady to Use Force
The lintish people lnrK im pint of
then- responsibilitj inula r this trcatv
Tin re rc temporary ilillicttllies which
make it ilillu-ult to soare liootis. but
ll:
I i onlidciith anticitmte will In
ici soon, and I call attention tn the
tact thai ill The nv.rit confeience wi
'"""uii'-d our leiidiin-ss, if (Jirmanv
I'tu-id tin- teims of the Allied Council,
'" I'lm the lintish licet at the di
pnsal n tin Allies lot- am operation
I lull uic'lit he delei mined iipnli
Tin I'ritisl, IJiivei-umenl wns
ativinii- tn have tin- division ,,f Stlenia
s.-tibd it the Liuidoti eonfet-i nee
the In. ts nt tin- plehlseite were known
llowivir. "ill allie- weie Out ready to
. r I with tin- discussion
V. wi'l .ilude fiiithl'ullv h tin- df
isinii im-ii l a maji.rit.v nf the
powers win i.ie ,i viiiie ii in . t tin
I I cm in ih lining the Sihsmu houn
( iintlniii-il on I'iiki- six ( oliinin Tlirri
700 DRY AGENTS LAID OFF
Get 40 Days' Vacation Without Pay,
Due to Lack of Funds
Washington. .u s i v A P i-
Aliolit Till I prohibit lull ellfot i ellietlt
agents in miiioiis p.m. of ih,- ioiiiiti-
have been leiiipnl at ilv In'il oil for lack
of funds to put their -.ilunes, n n
.i ii ii- ii tn ei ihiIhv at pi oliiliilloii cut it ' e
ii it-1 1 1 heaihpiai h i In 1 1
I'lllliin of CniiKtis. to 1 1 1 ii 1 1- M'.'iO -llllll
,s,ei for lit the l'lolilliltion ( 'oiu
inisMoiicr to pn -al. ii n nt' Held agents
llllll the end ol tin pi I'M lit tlsinl ear
olhi ml- sanl i --itatiil a ut of tilnml
tWo I lllllls III till lU'llI till' Cs.
1 Tin- iiieii wen given a fui-M ila va
. nt Km witliiitit pin. lmi ii was said
will Iii tc'iislnlcil mi Jul I. when the
.ippiopt intiiius lm lln in-xt fiscal vein
lie, nun .1 v ii I In lli
Mioul "ill iienis i r inn in on .till of-ticiiil-
-aid but 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 of I Iii-iii an- ofilcc
iiu tl
DESTROY GAMING DEVICES
- '400 Seized Machines Broken Up at
clty Hall Fire Tomorrow
loot hiiiiilieil gambling minhlnes
".'ill III the 1 1 III the last tW'O
ici1' wi listioM'd indiiv in thu City
lli.i' 1 1 si men!
I. ol. i in l In- dat the debris will ho
I lied oil -everal pollie vans and token
Ii l.i 'tine Island Toluol tow there will
will ;i up in -nmki
I pwtiril or Mini lounil in the mil
'inn's was tinned out- in the Clt.v
Treasurer Tbiee polu cincn weip sqp
piicij Willi (ire iixi-n ami were rloieteil
wi-l i in machines until everv one wa
tk-stio.ved
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