ffi W",iV 'f 'W . i", t'7 " V! A lly, Euening public ffiebget ' THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Tliurs (fitvt probably local thunder showers; slightly cooler Thursday. TEMrrJlATWBK AT KACII HOUR MIGHT EXTRA : .'$' tl 112 I 1 I 2- 3 I 4 C 85 187 88 88 ' iMn'Ci.K'-Kf 1 r h i ii VOL. VII. NO. 270 i ATLANTIC CIT t i poing Landoffico Business 18 " Milos Off Coast, Fisher- 7L man says If J; flOATS OPERATING AT NIGHT f CARRY STUFF TO SHOHt fl600 Cases at $60 Apiece Sold I- in Ten Days Off (Vlon- tauk Point REAL SCOTCH, GORDON GIN Timnt of Three men t - m m to 'ftscuttle Pocomoko Thwarted : at Point of Pistols M . . . .-..TO Why 1' wi for I'isnc Baitless Hoolis Appear Btllovlng thnt whisky bottles from tie Pocomoko were thrown ovcrooavu two miles off shore, Scores of fishing bosts today began fishing for the .treasure. rWlth bnltlcss hooks the hardy Hihermcn nro d-ngglng the bottom. v Rumor persists that bottles were wrapped In burlap and tossed In 'shallow water. W9 jf VU a Elan corresponded i Atlantic City, July 27. A second Shi..... .l.ln " Indian with the best Bu a Stall Correspondent in., c.t.l. n-i.tclrr- nml fjnrrlnn irlll. h Irlng eighteen miles off this resort, 'doing n land omco uusiness jn mc nun ! contraband Honor. & Humors of another "mystery ship" !gnt Dfen current i" vii ""j"' 'they were confirmed only today by n jawui who was aboard her. He gave the r'itme of the rrnft and of her skipper, K0U TariOUSfcUl'lUllH uuuui mv nitmuiio rftlWcd in fllsposlng of the liquor. X The man who brought the story unci! i .Atlantic t lty ts n nsnrrmnu. wuo -Wkcd that his own name dc wiimicm j 4-.1 .LIn.... H.naA.iu rPI.A n a r n nf lirt Ighlp Itself i-4 being withheld for the .'fcrtsont. Her skippers name is unp- tatM .Uili.rmin rt rpi1UVi nnpoatrx' Jknt believed to be a British subject. -B s"iP lormeny was in mu uiuu tfitcr flslilngtrnUe. but gave this up ,jor tue more nierniivc Dusincaa m booze running. Her registry was f.atnA.1 It la -n lil trmn A mnrlpflu in British for the purpose of her present ciuing. Hum Cargo From Nassau The ."booze shin" Is of 100 tons, 'ariid brines her rum cargo from Nns- '.au. Hpr bklpper Is only twenty-spven :ars old. short nnd slight, nnd youth il looking. He has done very well, lie -told the man who brought the news t lia.lr ,. AHnutl.. f'ltv nml nfrpr nne v vu..n ... .......- .... , ...... ii more trip hopes to be nblc to retlro for n while. The whisky ship carries n crew of six men, nil of them Brltlidi subjects. All re're In the Glourctor fishing fleet be fore they heard the luring call of booze lonotiza. In the crew are three Eng- lflli PfinnfllnnH nnn TiYpnpli Pnnnillnn I and a Negro rook, the captain mnking IftMBlxth. There are arms aboard tho Wp, to be used, as tho captain ex plained, In case of nttnek by pirates or Bootleggers who want to get tho precious liquor without paying for It. " Tl. A.1....1- i-l .!. 1 LI. . (a.ii; jvii.iiiui' vJLy uiuu wuo uruuK'ii Vfhe story bnck met Captain Anderson fnd his craft by accident. The fisher- umi Him luKrii n pnriy out Dummy, lid was eighteen miles from lnhd, fish ing, when he was hulled from the deck aV that BllinAnnH v Is Invited Aboard " KIP 11 nlU il'Pl nnrl 4inu tnrtfAfl nKnnrvl n Anderson, who was anxious to hear me news, especially concerning n 'mys tery ship" thnt had operutcd off Mon tauk Tolnt. t ''That wns my tvhlp," bald Anderson. 1 came up from Nassau several week fo, and stncd off Montnuk PoJnt for "ot ten days. We sold the bonzo both 5r antf night, getting rid of 1000 cnsoi "the ten days. Wo had 2800 cases f wiim we came. Wp f4fnvn.l (Y fn.n..l. T1.I..1 ... ng as we dared. There wasn't must mxHery about us. Tho launches from Ww shore were running night and Print. I.. i . . . t"uii wuicrson nnniiy urenms larmcd nt tlie lnrrnni.!nf nntlvUv nt ;?'"uu' ijicn and cutters near Mon- au'.i n'L "c"''d In, the dlrectlou of Aiiantlc City, whose faum as an oasis i traveled abroad. flf. .k00?0. HMi lm,,KR nro""'! Atlantic iiH'ui e 'Pl'"' told the flshermnn who JlX. "" avlsit. nt a distance of nbdut nf.Jtni.ral,c,-. At nlKht 8ho comes In fer, but still beyond the three-mile fcnn 'J, tlat, Bl,e is snf at nl times om molestation. i Sells Stuff for $00 n Case imL,Ia 'enraed thnt one nnd homo- I.alllir ... V. " ."M'ti nun liming on ?to K.C.nnf' VCPtnl" Anderson Is said ? be selling his cargo at $00 n case, i1,,' cntlnufU on 1'mc I'onr. Column One f MERCHANJSFLEECED iln Forged Checks In Mlllvlllc and . Ii. "riogeton, IN. J. h". "ourcerul gentleuinn" who Srlrli thc "rclmnts of Mlllvlllo nnd tWi'i ? ?f $40 ln n ,)rIot overnight Z'.J ,lg S0,,Bl,t ' this city ut the S PwJISpf00 c' Wardi tllc Ur,deQ- lr.n!S,.,i0r dcscTlbi-cl himself as the Wii.,iB,,vc of ,l Xcw Yorls hcl'nnl. wall .n vnrlo"K ""rchants. mnklng !ior .LP..,ro!!s.(,H nml tendering cheeks Z, te,Si in emh - a,", cheeks fterrh, i i ,0 """self. When the "toli " lr "' ,0 (,Iloct through their 'A tt 1.?r,nci1 th"t .n . '"- Mlei 1..V. i . "." l'"" clinrge the iell ,,,ave 4,"1C(1 that the culprit be Hl' llillnii ht il . , ml 'ii." r", ln,,'.,,, '.,iv,,,K1'11 h-,l,,! lZf!i,ol,l well dressed and of eood (5WHn dud uiiLiiirli.i'...o.,..o.. v liL- -"D ...MM4, - it'll' 11 BOOZE isHIP FLOODING Entered a Socond-CIaaa Matter Bt the Po.tofnce at nuiadtlphla, r, Undfr Hie Act of March 8. 1870 'Trackless Trolley9 Has Secret Debut in Phila. New Type of Vehicle Gets Midnight Run, on Market Street P. R. T. Officials Insist It Wasn't Built for Them The "trackless trolloy" modo nn ex perimental bov to this city at 1 o'clock this morning, when the streets were almost deserted, except for a few mo torists who stared In astonishment nt tho new type of public vehicle. Tho trolley was seen on Fortieth street between Market and Spruce streets, and many bpllevc It to bo the forerunner of numerous cars of that typo on the streets of Philadelphia. I. It. T. Co. officials, who backed n "trackless trolley" bill In the Inst Legislature, professed surprise when told of tho experiment. At tho big cnrbullding plant of the J. G. Brill Co. J. W. Rawlo. becond vice president, declared the trolley was run to supplement tests made -In the yard of the plant. "Built as Experiment" "The trackless trolley is not on the market," Mr. Itawlc Insisted, "and the car seen on Fortieth street hns not been ordered by any transit company. It was built as an experiment. "To run on Fortieth street was to test It out under actual road condi tions." Mr. Itawlc said the experimental car is equipped with a twenty -five horse power .motor, has rubber-tired wheels and can carry thirty passengers. SENATE TO TAKE UP TAX REM FIRST To Precede Tariff Action Under Agreement Made at White House Conference STRIKE SNAG ON CUSTOMS By the Associated Tress Washington. 'July 27. Virtual agree- r..iif wna cnlrl trirlnr tn Iinrn bpOll renched nt a dinner conference nt the White House last night tor (senate con sidcratlon of tax revision legislation be fore the pernmnent TnrllT Act is taken up by that body. A number of Sena tors were President Harding's guests nnd the legislative situation wns said to have, been discussed extensively. M'l.ltn TTnnun nfllplnlu linrl nnthine to say about tho conference today, nnd it wns understood flir. jinruin Him self had forbidden advance announce ment of his plnn to consult his fornici associates In tho Senate. Snags In Tnriff Bill Thev were said to have advised hlr.i that the Finnnco Committee would not hnvc the House tariff bill ready for con- ..t.l...4ln.. ciVinrf fit flvn np rIy Weeks. nnd It wns on this showing thnt a ronstnsus of opinion around the din ner table that tax revision should be given precedence was said to havo been disclosed. , The 'President wns told, it was said, thnt the tariff bill would require work ing over to n hitherto unexpected ex tent. American vnluutlon provisions In the bill were discussed by thc diners nnd there were reports today that tho President did not favor tho policy, but comment on that phase wns refused. Discuss Ball Problem The railroad question and funding of .liin.i ir.nna nlcn uPM mlkpil over dur ing tho dinner as well ns summer re cess possibilities for Congress. President Hnrdlng told his guests he hoped both branches of Congress could recess from tho middle of August to the latter part of September or the first of October, but was represented ns op posed to any recess of either body un til the tnx revision bill has passed tho House, leaving the Senato Finance Committee to work on both tax and tariff measures during the recess. Sennto leaders said today that nil proposals for a recess would be aban doned until thc tnx bill camo from thu House, prohnbly within n fortnight, and mnklng adjournment of both bodies pos sible nbout the middle of August. Itepcal of nil excise taxes, reduction of nil surtacs to the 20 per cent group nnd the funding of tt-o entire war debt for a period of fifty to seventy -live jenrs were proposed to the House Wnvs and Means Committee today by W. II. KturUiousc, of Springfield, O., presi dent of tho National Implement nnd Vdiicle Manufacturers' Association. Mr. Stnckhoune's alternative So: thu excise and higher surtnxes was u gen eral sales' tax, discussion of which tho committee ruled out. Presents Labor Resolution The witness said the funding of the wur debt of $2.1,rrOO,000.000 would sta bilize the market value nf the bonds nnd put them nearer par than nt pres ent. He estimated that the proposed new bjnds would require an intcrc.it rate of 5 oer cent, which Represent!! the Gamer, of Texas, declared would Ucretiso tho Government expenditures $100,000,000 n year. Mr. blockhouse said It would be more cqultnblo to incrrnso the rate on scc-ond-clHsi mall matter, or both first nnd tecond-class, than npply a three-cent frrst-elnss rnto alone. E. F. McGradv, for thc American Federation of Labor, presented n res olution adopted nt the Denver com on Hon in favor of retaining the excess profit) and Income profits taxes. Woil; ingnien, he bnld. felt thnt the corpora tions, in urging repeal of the profit tax. were endeavoring to shift the bur den to thoso less nble to pay. GERMaTfLEET ATTACKED Russian Forts Fire on Mine-Sweep-era In White Sen Berlin. July 27. (By A. P.I The German mine-sweeping fleet, which hits been operating In the Kola Bight on the Northern Russian const. Is reported In a.speclnl dispatch from Vnrdoe, Nor way, to have been fired on by Russian land forts. The German lleet H'tuimd thu tire, hut nu damage is reported on cither side. The (ienimii fleet, which left AMI I'pimshnvcn a week ago to clear the WJiUe Sea of mines, under tho provi sions of the Versailles Treaty, has re tired to Vnrdoe to await further do. yclonuieuU, .tho .dispatch ays, A It Is designed for a one-man crew, similar to tho "one-man trolleys" In Trenton nnd elsewhere, except that those vehicles arc operated on railB. Tho only "trackless trolley" now In actual operation In the United States, Mr. Itawlo said, Is in Richmond, Va. Cars of that typo have been successful In Europe and are used in London, Paris, Berlin nnd somo other large cities. Other Cities Interested Within the last few months, he con tinued, inquiries about the "trackless trolleys" have been coming in to the Brill plnnt from various ports of the country. Tho advantages of tho "trackless trolley," Mr. Kawlo said, is that it enn receive or discharge passengers at the curb, can move around stalled ve hicles on tho street, and can bo operated over outlying streets or suburban roads without expenditures for rnils. Two trolley wires, a posttivo nnd a negative, are required for n car of the new type, Mr. llnwlc continued. Or dinary trolley enrs form a ground con nection through the rails, so that both positive and negatlvo wires aro not necessary. Current is obtained from tho wires by n sliding typo collector, controlled by the motorman, so that considerable Continued on race Two, Column Four GET 81 IN RAID, BUT NO EVIDENCE Round-Up at Mutual Republican Club, 711 Spring Garden St., Proves to Be Fizzle WERE SEEKING GAMBLERS Eighty-ono men, representing vir tually all walks of life, were arrested In n rnld on the Mutual Republican Club, 711 Spring Gnrdcn street, early tooay and inter arraigned beforo Mag lstrato Mecleary In Central Station. As the police had plenty of prisoners but littlo evidence, nil were discharged. It has been a long time since thc Central Station hnd such a biz nzcrc- gntlon of prisoners. Many looked spick nnd span" in light summer suits, some twirled canes ns they listened to the proceedings with nn nlr of ennui, nnd others were collarlesa, unshaved nnd tired. The-temperature seemed to Increase ln degree when the defendants lined up in platoons before the magistrate. Nearly half a hundred politicians, nnd a number of patrolmen nnd officials who figured in thc raid stood on thc side lines. Stevenson, Warms Up Tilings got still' hotter when nenry M. Stevenson, who said ho wns counsel for tho clghty-ono prisoners, spoke for his clients. "Gnmbling?" Ho uttered the word in n tone of disgust. "Why, there Is not half as much gambling in this club as In the Racquet Club but the police do not want to see it' there." Thcro was n nodding of heads by the prisoners, npprovlng tho statement of Mr. Stevenson on general principles. Mr. Stevenson then asked for proof of the charges. He turned n defiant eye on the pollen officials nnd the magis trate. And the proof offered was quite scant : in fact, thcro was none. Charles Lee. of the vlro squad, said the police received n tip thnt big gam blers were using the Mutual Club for the mutual benefit of themselves nnd fellow workers nnd so tho raid on the club was ordered. He said ho found somo men playing cards, four at a table. Others were reading the Infest "best sellers" and still others were chnttlng. No gnmbling pnrnpliernnlio of any kind wns visible. Raiders Led by Tempest The raiders were led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Tempest. There were n few lesser offleinls ami n dozen patrolmen along for good measure. When Joseph Fisher, "houseman" of the club, opened the dnnr. Lee whis pered In Ills ear quietly. "You're pinched." Fisher merely elevnted his eyebrows, but didn't set up n howl. All tile others agreed amicably to be arrested. When told of tho statement concern ing the Racquet Club, made by Mr. Stevenson, Douglass Warfield, a mem ber of thc House Committee, snid "the assertion was too absurd to call for comment." C0RTELY0U iMJoTpESK Safoty Director, Who Was Taken III Ten Days Ago, Much Improved Director Corfeljou. of Public Safety, who wns taken ill ten days ago, returned to his desk nt City Hull today, much improved in health. The Director hnd been resting nt Delnwaro Watsr Gap since his absence from duty. T" addition to hnving Ni heavy cnt nf tan on his fnce. his eyes have a sparkle and his walk is springy. Instead of working from 7 o'clock A. M. until nftcr midnlKht, ns he lias frequently done, tho Director was In formed by Police Surgeon Owen todav that his hours from now on weuld bo 0 tc 4. Er. Owen sns that nil visitors will be barred nt 4 o'clock. Long talkers who enter before that hour will have to reach a period on the dot of 4, TO VACATE "cWoIJMEpITS War Department Will Virtually Abandon Seven of Them Washington, July 27. (By A. P.) The War Department Is proceeding with plans for the practical abandon, ment of seven of the great wartime cantonments, together with n general if-d!strlbutlnn nnd reorganization 0f army units based on n reduction in enlisted strength to If.O.OOO by July .11. In announcing thnt the reduction re quired by the current impropriation nicnsiiie must be irrcompllshed by thnt di.le. Sicm'tarv Weeks said the new iirmy program Involved the placement of many organizations on the inactive list and the reduction of others to only ekclctou (Strength, PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1921 WEGLEIN URGES l' ON FRANKFORD LINE BE STARTED FIRST Disagrees at Present With. Mit ten's Proposal for. More Comprehensive System CITY SHOULD NOT TRY TO DO TOO MUCH, HE SAYS "Start Hie Frankford elevnted line first before going further into nny tran sit ventures." Richard Wcgleln, president of Coun cil, mnde this suggestion todav by way of cojnmcnt on 'the proposal to launch n new comprehensive transit nlnn, TJils action was urged yesterday at a luncheon of several rcpresontntlve business bodies nt the Bellcvue-Strat- ford. The plan was suggested following nn address by Thomas K. Mitten, pres ident of tho Rapid Transit Co. Mr. Mitten suggested tho building of more surfnee, elevated nnd subwny lines and pointed out that tho people voto that city bonds should be used for such development. Mr. Wcgleln especially expressed ob jection to the city following tho sugges tions made by Mr. Mitten regarding further transit developments just now. "Mr. Mitten said Philadelphia should profit by her own experience ln this direction," said Mr. Wcgleln, "but as a matter of fact the city has rfot yet had any experience ln thc operation of a transit lino." "I think that thc city should obtnln experience by starting tho Frankford elevated lino first. I do not think that nny concern would launA out on n big business enterprise Involving mlllloin of dollars before it had tried Its hum' on a small scale. "As the Frankford line is the city's Initial venture in Irnnsit, wo should cer tainly see how the project shapes up and be guided accordingly. At least let us get it started. It has taken several years to get one unit of tho original comprehensive transit plnn built and this is not running yet. l do not tintii: thnt tho city bhould go Into thc transit business further ut tills timo unless it is compelled to. I thoroughly believe in thc devel opment of high-speed lines In tho sec tions: where they aro needed, but 'ct us feel our way and know just where we are going." Regarding the proposition for n new comprehensive plnn to be submitted by a committee of business men, Mr. Wcg leln snld : "Tho gentlemen nre no doubt nctuatcd Iiy the best of motives in the wny of progress, but I honestly believe that all discussion of further plans for all sections of tho city will have a ten dency to Interfere with completion and nrtunl btnrt on the Frankford clevuted line. "At present members of Council and thc Mayor are confronted with tho prob lem of effecting nn cqultnble lease for the Frankford line. It Is a big problem requiring much thought. All parties concerned desire to frnme n lensc which will be equitable to the people and to the company. Therefore, let us get this oiK of the road nnd the wheels running on the Frankford elevated line before we tnlk nbout other lines in other parts of the clty ELECTRIC POWER FAILS HALF-HOUR IN HEART OF CITY Company Engineers Unable to Ex plain Cessation of Current The entire central tort ion of the city was llghtless nnd powerless for nearly half nn hour this morning, when line trouble brought nh.Mt the temporar cessation of electric current. Willi th exception of the trolley ears, which ar on a separate system, nnd several of tho larger miinufiirttirinu' plants, which hnvo power unitis of their own, everything dependent on electric current wns rendired tempor arily useless. Mnchincry in the smaller fiietorleH shut down nnd offices depend ent on nrtificinl light were made unlit to work In. Motlon-picturo theatres went sud denly dark. Thc trouble in the the tres wns of shorter duration than m other places, however, and not more than ten minutes was lo'-t. The Phlladc'phla Electric Co. said tho trouble was due to an electrical surge which broke down the insula tors on tlie high tension power line from the Chester power station. This feeds the Philadelphia Electric station at Twenty-fifth nnd Christina streets, whence it is distributed and utIIUed to generate thc commercial current used in the downtown section. The trouble Is believed to hae been due to jestcrduy's storm. MEXIcTsPLiTWoiL LAWS Deputies Refuse Request of Presi dent Obregon, Which Senate Grants Moxlco City, July 27. (By A. P.) The Chamber of Deputies Inst night voted down a request by President Ob regon that he be granted extraordinary powers to adjust Article XXVII of thc Constitution, which nationalizes oil de posits. The Senate almost simulta neously voted to nci'cdc to the request. The President had requested early In the present mouth that he be given wide latitude in rqvlslug the article, when It became apparent that Congress would not be able to give it adequate consider ation before thu special seulou uiulb in August. Article 27 has long been a stumbling block in the relations between Mexico nnd the United Stntes, the latter gov ernment characterizing the section as confiscatory. 2 BANK ROBBERS CONFESS Men Arrested In West Virginia Ad-, mlt crime at Imperial, Pa, (ii-censburg, Pn., July 27. (B A. P.) Two of the four men arrested at New Cumlirrlnnd, W. Viu. late j ester day by the Pennsylvania Statu police hac lonfesscd to their part in robbing the Imperial State Bank at Imperial. la., hist Monday, according to a statu ment by Sergennt Marks today. The men, who were brought hero last night from Onkdnle, Pa., will likely be taken to Pittsburgh this afternoon. Their names wci not glen out. The State police and Allegheny Coun ty authorities are still searching for the fifth man In tho party who robbed tho bank, 'Vf j Living in Pittsburgh SaaaaaaaaaV 4 ffij&XM. SaaaaaaaaaaSGraaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaH MRS. IRVING SHAW Who before her marriage ln Juno was Miss Helen Elizabeth Parlior, of 2.15 South Fifty-third street Communication Believed to Ex press Willingness to Attend Disarmament Conference FORMAL INVITATIONS SOON By CLINTON' W. GILBERT Stun CorrMipondmt Kvenln l'ublle Li-dKcr CopiHuM. 1921, by ruhllo Ledger Co. Washington, July 27. At tho State Department it was announced today that a communication hnd been .re ceived from Japan which wns being de coded. What it rontnlned wns not known. It is supposed to be Japan's acceptance of tho invitation to the Far Eastern conference which press dispatches from Tokio describe as un conditional. ' If this proves true, formal Invita tions will soon go out. Thc suggestion thnt thc gathering be held in San Fran cisco or at Vnneouvcr because more convenient to the Colonlnl Premiers and to Japan Is not taken seriously here. Tho difference in time between Wash ington and San Francisco is not groat for one who has taken the long trip to Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. On tho other hand. Washington is much more convenient for Lloyd George nnd Brinnd than San Francisco, which is almost twice as far away from Lon don or Paris as is tho American cap ital. Both thc BritHi nnd the French Premiers hnvc Parliamentary situa tions on their hands which will require them to be ns near home ns possible. Hughes, of Australia, and Smuts, of South Africn, can nrrnnge politicnl In terests nt home, if necessary, which will make their stay here possible. Hughes hns been nwny from his coun try under such an arrangement with his political opponents for scxcrnl months. Date Still In Doubt Thc time of the conference is still In doubt because that will undoubtedly be fixed to suit tho convenience of the Colonial Premiers. If they wish to come straight hew from the Imperial Conference in London tln meeting mnv bo held earlier than November 1. If it Is politically necessary for any of Continued on l'nee Tour, ('nliimn Tour SCORNS POLICEMAN'S DIME Man Abused Officer Who Didn't Offer Him $2 Some folks feel the world owes them a living, but Frank 1). Butler, of Fiftieth and Arch stieets, feels the po lice owe him one. Last night as Traffic Policeman O'Mnlley. Seventh anil Chestnut streets, was putting his semaphore to bed for the nlsht, Butler approached him and asked for somo money to get home. O'Mnlley dug down into his pocket nnd fished up ten cents. The feelings of Butler were not only Insulted, they were outraged. "A cur like you who would not give a man 52 when he wants it oueht not to be on the police force," O'Mnlley said Butler told him. In Central Station this morning But ler was held by Magistrate Mecleary to be examined. "Any man who tnlUs about charity that way," thc Magistrate said, "must be insane." HEAT RECORD IN DANGER Forecaster Says Mercury Will Get Close to High Mark of Summer Temperatures nt least ns lush as jes terdny's, or even higher, are expected today by Forecaster Bliss of the local Weitlicr Bureau. The record for this summer Is 1)11 degrees, registered on the Fourth of July. While It is unlikely that the thermometer will climb to this figure todny, It may get to 01, according to the forecaster. The thermometer at s o'clock this morning stood at 77, nml had risen to SS by 2 o'clock this afternoon. The jm. midlty was sufficiently high to be un comfortable. Mr. Bliss believes thunder.-howcrs nt nightfall imi bring relief us they did lust evening. NOTE FROM JAPAN REACHES CAPITAL Humidity Increases ; No Relief Promised Temperaluro Yesterday Tilda v 7.". 0 :00 A. M 7." 7.1 7:00 A. M.. 74 7(1 8:00 A. M 77 77 0:00 A. M 71) SO 10:00 A. M R- 4 11 :00 A. M sr, 87 12:00 Noon 87 HO 1:00 I. M SS !'l 2:00 P. M SS 01 :t:00 P. M. 02 4:00 P. M. 01 .1:00 I. M. 77 0:00 P. M. Humidity Yesterday ToJny l S:00 A. M,, 8T Publlthed Dally Except Bunrtny. flubacrlptlon Price SO a. Year by Srall. CopyrlKht. 11)21. by Tubllo Ledger Company HANDLER BROS ABU m TO BE $1,900,000 4 " """ Assets of Defunct Brokerage Firm Are Estimated at Only $50,000 ONE PROMINENT PATRON OWES $138,000, IS REPORT The liabilities of tho banklni nnd broker it- firm of Chand'er Bros. & Co.. 1JWS Chestnut street, which failed Monday, were said today to reach $1,000,000. Thc assets were placed ot .$30,000 In the bill in equity filed with Common Plens Court No. 1. Tho collapse of the big brokerage house under the dead weight of plled up mnrglns which were not advanced when called for. Is expected to disclose a surprising stnte of nffulr3 In the finances of n number of men now re puted to bo wealthy. Wouldn't "Sell Out" Patrons The failure of tho firm was attributed to the unwillingness of Its member to "sell out" patrons who did not meet enlls for margins ns economic conditions throughout tho country battered down stocks. The firm should hnvc stnrted last Oc tober to save Itself by this method. It was stated authoritatively to:a. but, instead, the debts of Its clients began piling higher nnd higher until it wns too lute ,to avoid the i.mash. One client, a resident of this city, nnd generally regarded ns a very wcnltliy man, with a fine home, motor enrs nnd sprvnnts, is said to owe the firm $138.00(1. A recent Investigation, it is said, dis closed that the former client hns no funds to meet the SI. IS, 000 and thnt he is in n tight hnnncinl fix. A year ago this mon had much wealth, but ef- iorts to pyramid' his fortune by specu lation met sudden, harsh reverses. Firm a, Co-partnership The suspended firm is n co-partnership nnd. under the law. it is said, all thc members nro individually liable for the firm's debts. It is snld thnt the wives of some of the members have nil vanccd parts of their own private for tunes in nn effort to snve the concern from bankruptcy. Cornelius llnggerty, Jr., nnd Edwin J. Gilfillnn. the receivers appointed by Judge Patterson, of Common Plens Court No. 1, nfe now hard at work unraveling tho accounts of the firm. Although an involuntary petition in bankruptcy has been filed nguinst the firm in the I'nited States District Court hero, the eo-iinrtnership hns fifteen days in which to make n formal answer. This means that- thc present receivers will continue for that period at least, al though if the Feder-il Court adjudges :lu concern n bankrupt a Federal re ceiver will supercede those named by the .State Court. SMALL'S ARREStIdELAYED Warrant Will Not Be Served Until Governor Returns to Capital Springfield, III., July 27. (By A. P.) WnrrnntN for the arrest of Gov ernor Len Smnll on charges of em bezzlement nnd conspiracy to defraud the State were p'aced in the linnds of Sheriff Henry Mester, of Sangamon County, this morning. The Sheriff Immediately sent n mes sage to Albert Fink. Governor Small's counsel, in Chlcngo, informing him that it would not be necessary for the Gov ernor to submit to nrrest in Chicago today. The message said arrangements for bopds could be made when tho Exec utive returned to the capital. p. r. r. paysIjivTdend Quarterly "Melon" of 1 Per Cent Declared by Road Announcement of n quarterly divi dend of 1 per cent was made today by directors nf the Pennsylvania Rail road. This is the second quarterly of 1 per cent announced this year. It is payable August 31 on btock of record of August I. This dividend continues the stock nt n 4 per cent per annum bnsls, where it was placed when the Inst qunrterly dividend wns declared. At -that time the dividend was 1 per cent, instead of the H& per cent when the stock was on u l) per i cut bash. FIVE FILE NOMINATION PETITIONS HAP.RI5EURG, July 37. Edward D. Austin today filed, a petition to be a cradldate for Republican nomination r.s consti tutional delegiUe fior.i Erie County. Judicinl nominating petitions weie filed by Judgs Willinm Maxwell, Common Plens, Bradford, Republican; Christian D. Bognr, Republican, Snyder; John R. Bartsuff, Republican, Perry, nnd Thomns J. Emery, Democrat, Mifflin, Associate Judges. CONVICTS ESCAPE FROM PRISON FARM BELLEFONTE, PA., July 37. State police nve scouring this section in search of two prisoners who escaped from Rock'lew Penitentiary late yesterday nfteruoou. The men are John Mc Kinney, who was sentenced from Chester County to a term of three to live yeaia on a charge of highway robbery, and Robcit Itiley, sentenced tiom Cumbeilnnd County to fioiu two to three yea id on n chaige oL Luiglary. They wcio working in n field under z. light guaid when they escaped. BOY, 12 MISSING Mother of Maurice Gervasi Fears He Ran Off to Be "Cowboy" Police nnd detectives nre looking for Maurice Gervasi, twelve jenrs old, who disappeared from his home, 1018 Mlf llln street, last Friday morning. According to his mother, Mrs, Jo sephine Gervasi. Iter son wns intent on going West to be n "cowboy," and had often told her that when he had uough money he won d buj ,i ranch. The boy was dressed in blue over alls, woie a dark cap and black shoes. He has dark curly hair and a scar over Short Shirts Jiist Right for Girls Beset by Storm Short skirts stood tho girls of Mnnnyunk In good slend . nt the height nf tho storm yesterday. Hundieds ff home-going office workers lenvlns the cars nloiigtMnin street were ronfrf.nted with puddles, in many enses more than n fnot deep. But it did not bother thc girls. At least not their :kiit. There wns somo dnmnge to shocii nnd silk stockings, but cklrts escaped. DR. STONE FOUND DEAD ON MOUNTAIN Purdue University President Fell Down Deep Crevice Wife, Also Injured, Will Recover COUPLE MISSING FOR DAYS By tho Associated Press Banff, ARa., July 27. The body of Dr. AV. E. Stone hns been found, but Mrs. Stone is nlive and will recover from the shock of thc Mount Asslnboinc tragedy, according to n brief letter from guides lending the search party, received at police headquarters here today. Mrs. Stone was found Sunday at tho foot of n seventeen -foot crevice and the, body of Dr. Stone wns discovered shortly afterword a great distance be low in n very difficult position for re covery. Mrs. Stone hns been taken to Camp Assinibolne headquarter,! and nurses have been sent to enre for her. Dr. Stone, who was president of Pur duo University. Lafayette, Indiana, with his wife has been missing since July lfi, when they left the camp of mountain climbers for n three-day trip in order to condition themselves for the big Albino Camp meet at Lake Ohara this week. Ruth Dr. and Mrs. Stone were well known ns experienced mountnln climb ers nnd every confidence hnd been felt in their ability to tnkc care of them selves, but when the days passed and no news or sign came from thc couple, their safety began to be questioned. The couple took food with them sufficient for four days, but nftcr this period passed nnd they failed to return, of ficials of the walking tour camp organ ized searching parties. Under the di rection of Prof. Fay, known ns "the Fnther of the Rocky Mountain Alpin ists." thc country wns scoured for many miles in all directions. Winthrop Ellsworth Stone wns born nt Chesterfield, New Hampshire. June 12. 1802. the son of Frederick L. and Ann Butler Stone. He wns graduated from the Massachusetts Agricultural Colege ln 1SS2 nnd also received a de gree from Boston University ln 18S0. He went to Goettlngen University, in Germany, for Ills Ph. D. In 1888. He wns assistant chemist of the Mas sachusetts State Agricultural Exneri- inient Stntion from 18S4 to 1880 nnd wns chemist of the Tennessee Expert- ' ment Station ln the year 1888-1880. He then went to Purdue University, nt j Lnfayetto. Intl.. as professor of chem- lbtry from liSJfll to JIHIO, being vice president of tho Institution from 1802 until he became president ln 1000, which position he held nt the time nf Mo death. I Dr. Stone wns a member of the In idiann State Board of Education nnd numerous learned societies, having pub lished many chemical researches upon the carbo-hydrate and other educational papers and reports. He was an active member of the Alpine Club of Cnnuda, thc American Alpine Club nnd Maza- mns. ARMY. NAVY ANDSHIPPING PURCHASING CO-ORDINATED Supplies Also May Be Transferred I Under Order Signed by President Washington. Jul) 27. (By A. P.) An executive order tn cn-nrdinnte pur- cunsing tor thc nnny. navy nnd Ship ping Board and permit transfer of sur plus supplies from one Government agency to nnother. was signed todny bv President Harding. It wns drafted under Director Dawes, of the Budget Bureau, nnd divides the country into zones corresponding to army corps ureas for supply pur chasing with a general purchasing agent for each area, all working under a purchasing supervisor in Washington. STEALS TO FEED FAMILY Tea and Bread Only Food for Two Weeks, Man Says Thc fnmily of Wllllnui L. House, Oxford nvenue, Gloucester Heights, has been living on ten and bread for two weeks, according to the story he told po ico there this morning. House was ''frosted charged with stealing a bottle of milk from a neighbor's doorstep. Police nre Investigating his tale nnd will re rase him and endeavor to re lieve the fnmllj temporal lly, if It is proven. Tha rvfc?raawgteifrfa3K PRICE TWO CENTS HUGHES DEMANDS THAT SOVIET FREE ALL AMERICANS Note Insists in Name of Hu manity on Release of Pris oners in Russia OFFICIAL ACTION LINKS UP WITH OFFER OF HOOVER By the Associated Press Washington, July 27. Formnl de mand for release of American prisoners In Russln has been made on the Soviet authorities by Sccrctnry Hughes. The State Department was advised, todny thnt the communication hnd been handed tn the Soviet representative at Reval yesterday by Consul Albrecht. The text of thc communlcntion has not been inndo public. It is under stood, however, to be a brief insistence tiint the Americans be released beforo there can be nny thought of better re lations between the United Stntes nnd Russia. The action was taken in the name of humanity nnd because all ef forts to secure the rclense of tho Amerlcnns. mnde through Dr. XnnBcn, of the Red Cross, hnvc failed. What course will be taken by the United States if the Soviet authorities ignore or refuse to ncrede to the de mands was not indicated. The communication wns sent to Consul Albrecht July 2.". The curt de mnnd made upon thc Russinn nuthorl ties for the release of American pris oners is thc first official representation made on the subject, although Lcnine nnd Trotzky and their associates have been previously advised informn'ly of thc determination of the United Stntes not to consider closer relations with Russia until this was done. The dispatch of the communication was, timed so it would reach thc Rus sians approximately with the message sent by Secretary Hoover in response tn the nppeal made by Maxim Gorky. The State Department's messngc Is re garded officially as wholly independent of the Hoover-Gorky correspondence, although it is admitted that it will serve to strengthen the nttltude taken by Secretary Hoover, who made It clear in his message that any relief bv the United States for thc -sufferinif Russians would depend largely upon the mnnner in which Americans In Rus sia nro treated. There are now held ni prisoners la Russia eight or ten Amerlcnns. A lnr3er number nro believed to he de tained within the borders of Russia, some of whom nre restricted tn limited areas. Within those areas they are permitted to come nnd go. but always " under surveillance nnd with the under standing that efforts to extend their movements will result in closer confine ment. Rlra .lulu 27. m- A "p 1 A official demand by Secretary of State ungues ror tne release ot the American prisoners in Russia, was handed by Consul Albrecht to Leonid Stark, ttia Bolshevik Minister here, last night. . Mnxim Gorky. iUwas learned todny, has telegraphed to John Miller, the Rign representative of the American Relief Administration, saying that the ' communication of Herbert Hoover, ns head nf the Relief Administration, with regard to American relief for the ill and starving of Russia, would be an swered in detnil. The release of the Americans held prisoner in Russia was laid down by Sccrctnry Hoover in his recent cnble ! message to Gorky us the prime condi- nun ii(iuu wiiien .vnierienn reuci meas ures for Russin would be token up. United States Senator Joseph II. France hns decided to prolong his stay in Russin for n few dnys. He is ex pected to return to Riga July 30 and from this city will co to Berlin. He hns sent n telegram reserving a berth on the stenmer Rotterdam, which is due to sail from Rotterdam for New York August 17. In his message Mr. France said lie wns In good health and hnving nn interesting trip. He said nothing concerning his views or expe riences. More than n score of Americans still nre being held prisoner in Soviet Rus sin. nccording to the latest news re ceived by the State Department in Washington from that country. Prin cipal among them nre Mrs. Marguerite E. Harrison, of Baltimore, a news paper corrc-imndent ; Captain Emmet Kllpntrick, of Uniontown, Ala., a Red Cross worker: Roval C. Keeiv. an en gineer; Willinm Flick, of Brooklvn. N. Y.. nnd Dr. Weston B. Estcs. motlon picturo photographer, and X. B. Kala matlano, of Racine, Wis. BOY STUNNED BY LIGHTNING DROWNS IN GUSTINE LAKE Sister Carries His Clothing Homo, Waiting for Return Eight-year-old Willinm Smith. 225 Rnxbornugh nvenue. wns stunned by lightning during the storm Inst evening while swimming in Gustlni' Lnke and drowned while his sister Helen waited for him on the porch of n nearby house. The henvy rain and shower of leaves formed n curtain -which prevented tho little girl from seeing her brother sink. When file storm had almost subsided Helen ran tn the water's edge, shouting for her brother. There wns no trace of him In the lnke. Then she went to n littlo tent along the bunk, where 4he bathers change their clothes. She found the clothing of her little brother. It wns wet as a result of the storm. She carried the clothing homo nnd said she thought Willinm would bo home Inter. Even then It did not dawn on her thnt her brother had been drowned. Thomas Smith, the boy' fnther, then rut lied to the lake and Informed Pork Gunrd Monro. A boat was obtained and carried from the Schuylkill Rlvei to the hike nnd search for the tioy's body was mnde. The body was finally found. ASKS $25,000 BALM ' Shamokln Woman Brings 8ult Against Florence Moore An alienation suit asking $25,000 dnmnges was filed In Common Pleas Court todny against Florence Moor, Vr also known ns Mrs. Glen, by Mrs, Alice Gore, of Shamokln, Pa. 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