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VOL. VII. NO. 273
I EQUAL RIGHTS WIOVE
f SHE FOR FUNDS,
F SAYS IS. HARMON
City Committeo After Pocket
books of Rich for Fall Cam
paign, She Asserts
NOT A MAN AT MEETING
HAD NERVE TO EXPLAIN
Th nenubllcnn City Comraltcc's rec
ognition of the llepublicnn women of
this county led by Mrs. llcssle Dobson
Altemus and other society vomcn, was
an adroit movo for campaign lunus,
Mrs. Archibald II. Harmon declared
today.
"It was an appeal to the pocket
books of tho rich lo help finance the
campaign this fall," said Mrs. Harmon,
who is, chairman of a group of women
which was left out in the cold yesterday
by the men's City Committee.
AS cnnirman 01 me eiuiui.uu iy
inen's organization, recognized by the
Central Campaign Committee. Mrs.
JAltcmus. under the terms of n resolution
fcushed through at yesterday's meeting,
fcutomatlqally became vice chairman of
the Central Committeo at Eleventh nnd
Chestnut streets.
Similarly, Mrs. John Wannmaker,
8d, secretary of the women's organiza
tion, was made assistant secretary of
tho Central Committee.
Mrs. Harmon, who has been working
'with the City Committee for more than
two years, was indignant over the
rapid-fire work of Thomas W. Cun
. Bingham, Thomas P. Watson nnd Sena
tor Vara In speeding the recognition
resolution through.
"The City Committee leaders held a
conference with mo yesterday afternoon,
but It was a farce," said Mrs. Harmon.
"An hour or more before that confer
ence press matter had been prepared
showing what action would be taken
t the official meeting. There wnsn't
a man there who was man enough to
face us and explain things."
' Although resentful of the entire pro
cedure, Mrs. Harmon refrained from
personalities and In her remarks did
not mention nny of the men or women
lenders by name.
"I Intend to fight." she said, "and
I am going to appeal to the women of
Philadelphia. I will hold a conference
Monday with other leaders of the or
ganization I represent and we will de
cide on the next move then.
"Tho City Committee was all wrong
In Its action," she continued. "I had
a great deal more to expect from it
than the other group, as I nnd my asso
ciates had been working with the City
Committee for severnl years. I never
asked it for nny favors."
Mrs. Harmon said she believed the
proper solution for the Qlty Commit.-
tee to have worked out would hnve been
to recognize both groups nnd .to have
arranged for two vice chairmanships to
le held by women.
"But the committee probably took
the action it did no orders from higher
up," she concluded. "Howovcr. on n
test at the polls numbers will win out
over classes."
When told of Mrs. Harmon's views,
Mrs. Wanamakcr said she never heard
of Mr. Harmon's organization.
"The question of funds has never
been discussed nt conferences between
the women and the men," Mrs. Wana
ninker stated. "I can't discuss the
situation because I don't know Mrs.
Harmon's organization nnd never even
heard of it.
"Any ono attending our meetings
Mould find they are a mixture of the
raassos ami classes,' all sorts of people,
a compoeito group. As far as I am
concerned the results of yesterday's
meeting were very satisfactory through
, out."
Mrs. Altemus is at Worncrsvillc, Pa.
She refused to comment on r.Ms. Hur-
Continued nn I'nur Two. Cnliiinu Tu
GIRLS IN STOLEN CARH ELD
WHEN THEIR ESCORTS FLEE
Young Women In Trouble After Ac
cepting Strangers' Hospitality
Two girls were arrested shortly be
fore midnight on n technical charge of
stealing nn automobile, after they hud
been deserted by two young men, who
fM at the approach of u patrolman.
The girls. Helen llodgers, twenty
one years old, and Catharine Devlin,
nineteen, both living nt 18511 North
Twelfth street, were arrested by Dis
trict Detective Winning nt Fifth street
and Wyoming avenue. They were held
in Sarin i.nii iv... n,.i. i. r,.;.Mii.
Price today for further hearings August
8. In the belief that they could identify
urn missing men.
Tho cur, according to Winning, was
stolen from Thirteenth nnd Venango
streets.
Iloth girls testified they had nccrpted
an invitation by tho two young men to
ride U the car, while on their way home
from n moonlight excursion.
IN NAME ONLY
Wiseman Let Supposed Policeman
Drive His Car Away
fames II. Wiseman, i!S71 Jasper
street, reported to the police today that
man he believed to be a pntrolmnn
In plain clothes, took possession of his
motorcar curly tills morning at Second
and l.lpplncott streets.
W Isvman said tho man nuked for a
y' After he hud betn taken u short
Distance the stranger "Hushed" n. badge
Jnrt asked to s'.'e Wiseinun's driver's II
tense When told It had been left nt a
Pfage the supposed patrolnmn, Wise
man aid, insisted ho would take charge
the machine and notify Wiseman
"'en to appear for a hrnring.
I he complaint suid he got out of his
fir. which he valued nt SIMM, nnd nl-
win i tlm "l'101' "ln" '" ,1,iv'' llwny
NEW DELAWARE DRY CHIEF
Washington, .Inly 30. (Mv A. P.)
IH . M'l'wuuiiuM.r or Koneri i-.iiiou, or
". an Federal Prohlblti.m Director
i -' wuiuware, succeuling W. Truxton
h W'w, was unnounccd today b.v the
"'lernul llevenue llurcuu.
Infprlnn rr .i-
1 -.....,, ui tjro onuses ucain
J iVnlairrlNlM"'-'' ,,,1' '' diy A. P.l"
' ,.?.r . received here today of the
'"'" 'nomas H. Ilurgest. 'M, aged
II1.,l7;fm,lm,n of Tl"'B( Willlnm M.
roi ff?1, . t," Douphlii County
K;.?',' Uwlford, Mnt-s.. where
tf J?.m".v Ih spending tho mimmcr. An
Ciitb of tbe CJe wnB tl10 cauB0 ol
EnUr.d ai Second-Clni. Matter tth PontotriM. at Phlld.lpht. Pa.
. Under th Act ot March 8.,1J7P
Admits Absconding
m
CIIAHLKS HOFFMAN
Collingswood's self-confessed ab
sconder, who 1.4 held hero nfter
fleeing to Memphis, Tenn. Ho Is
slxtc.cn years old.
AT JAILPROSPECT
Charles Hoffman Silent in Court
on Charge of Robbing
Employer
HELD TO GRAND JURY
Charles Hoffman, slxtccn-yenr-old
Collingswood youth, who stole checks
nnd cash totaling $4850 from his em
ployer, F. II. White. 40 North Sixth
street, nnd then lied, bought n black
mustache for disguise, but did not
wear It.
The block mtutnche is mentioned in
a' confession made to Detective Garvin,
who brought Hcffmnn buck early to
day from Memphis, Tcnn. The boy also
tells of buying nnd wearing, tortoise
shell rimmed spectacles, purchased In
a drug store, for the same purpose.
He tolls of making his flight as far
ns Lancaster In n big limousine, for
which ho paid $40 hire and n $." tip
to the chauffeur. He (old the mnn nt
tho wheel ho was "going on Important
business," nnd to make himself look
more business-like, carried a lawyer's
brief case, purchased In n pawnshop.
The boy wna arraigned before Magis
trate Mccleary at Central station to
dav. and on the testimony of Mr. White
and Detective Garvin was held ln SI ."00
bail for the grand jury. Judge urown,
of tho Municipal Court, also Issued a
bench warrant for his arrest, on a
vhargo of having violated his parole.
Ho was taken to the House of De
tention. The boy was paroled about a year
ngo. At that time ho forged checks
on tho Corn Exchange National Hank.
He was caught, arrested and. because
of his youth and n belief that h suf
fered from an "exaggerated ego," was
put on pnrole.
Appearance Deceives
Mr. White testified nt the hearing
today ho had hired tho boy from arrig
fourteen applicants for nn office ' .y's
inh Wmiso of his look of superior In
telligence. Tho boy did not belle this
leputntion when lie was "stood i do
fore Magistrate Ceclcary.
His mouth was set ln strained .ines.
but this wns the only indication that
ho felt his arrest .keenly. He did not
smile, nnd once or twice his eyes flashed
when spectators near him spoke of the
"stretch" he was likely to get for the
present theft. He said nothing, how
ever. He is n slight and somcwhnt nnemie
looklng lad. with deep-set eyes and
full lips. He was dressed well In clothes
largely bought with the stolen money.
He wore a brown suit of the latest
cut, with patch pockets; a black polka
dot tie and carried a gray soft hat. Tie
was clean nnd his hair neatly parted
down the middle. Ho cnrrled. in nd-
Contlnncd on Toko Kour. Column One
PASTOR'S PLEA SAVES BOYS
Rev. Wm. Forney Keeps Lads Who
Stole His Pigeons t-rom Jail
A stlrrins nlen by the Hcv. William
II. Forney, assistant secretary of the
rhlladelplila alilintn .Association,
saved two former Sunday school pupils
nf his from lull today, after they had
been found guilty of stealing pigeons
from the clergyman s cote.
The bovs. Gllmore Ilooth. seventeen
enrs old". 5(17 T'ast Du Pont street,
and Harry Collins, eighteen jenrs old.
4R10 Ogle street, Manayunic, were nr
lested In their homes enrly today by
Patrolman Dougherty.
Dr. Forney, who lives nt 000 Knst
T.everlngton avenue, told Magistrate
Price the boys had simply wade a mis
take and nppealcd for mercy for them.
Tim Macistrato dismissed them with
an ndmonlsliment to "stick to the
stiniglit and nnrrow path and the
clergyman left the Mnnayunk stnrion
house with nn arm around each boy.
BABYy MOTHER SLASHED
Man Held for Attacking Mother of
Hammonton Child
While Mrs. Jennie Hernato, ot llnm
inouton, X. J., held her three-) ear-old
son Joseph in her urms today shewas
attacked with a knife by Carl Ilur
liatto, according to the police, and
stabbed in the back and right side.
Itarbatto was held in $1000 bull for
court.
Iler chihl got in a childish fight with
a four-year-olij son of Ilnrbatto. Mrs.
Hernato stopped the light, and this, it
is said, aroused the wrath of Haibntto.
He was captured in his home.
BOY FALLS OFF BRIDGE
Breaks Wrists, but Lives After-Con-shocken
Accident
Anthony Dlvlney, thirteen jenrs old,
of Pii'ldgcport, Pa., is tn a serious con
dition today as a lesult of a fall from
the Ford street bridge at Coiisliohocken
lust evening.
The boy was playing on the second
pier when he lost his balance, fell Into
the stream, only a few Indies deep at
tills point. Tho lad threw his hands
out to break his fall, fracturing both
wrists hut probably saving his life.
The surgeons considered his escape
miraculous.
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OY TIF WINCES
4 ROB MANHATTAN
LIMITED
MAIL CAR
AND SHOOT CLERK
Brigands Escape Under Cover
of Darkness at Cassandra,
Western Pennsylvania
ONE STOLEN SACK LATER
RECOVERED NEAR SCENE
By the Associated Press
Plltabtirgh, July 30. Four bandits
boarded tho Manhattan Limited train
westbound on tho Pennsylvania Rail
road at Cassandra, ninety miles east of
Pittsburgh, early this morning nnd nfter
wounding A. ,T. I.nntsi, of Thompson
town, n mall clerk, fled Into the moun
tains under cover of darkness.
The robbery occurred between Gal
lltzln nnd Cassandra, while the train
was In motion, two robbers having
boarded the train when it stopped to
urop tne "helper," nn engine which
assists heavy passenger trains over the
mountain crudes.
They climbed down over the coal in
the tender nnd while the other two were
at work in the mnll car, ordered the
engineer to stop the train. This he
did. and nt almost the same moment n
scries of shots sounded from the mnll
car which was hitched just back of the
engine.
Denies Mall Is VnJuahlo
Two of tho bandits upon boarding tho
enr, ordered the seven clerks at. work
there to throw up their bands. ' They
quickly compiled, and the bandits
selecting Lantz. demanded to know
from him where the valuable mail was
kept.
Lantz told them there was no valu
able mall on board, at which one of
the bnnjlits opened fire on him, shooting
mm through both legs.
The gunman kept the clerks covrcn
while the other'robbcrs quickly searched
the car. Selecting n bag containing
toroJgn registered mail, he backed to
ward tho door, and, calling to his com
pnnlon. prepared to leave. Meantime.
the Intruders on tho engine had done
their work, and as the train pulled Into
tho little station at Cassandrn, they nil
uroppeii tn the ground and disappeared
in tne uarKncss.
Injuries Arc Not Serious
Tho conductor nnd brnkemen. run
ning toward the engine to ascertain tho
causo of the sudden stop, encountered
tne mnn cierKs pouring out of the cur.
They gavo Lantz such aid as was ios
sible, and then took the train to Johns
town, where Lantz was removed to n
hospital. Physicians there said his in
juries were not serious.
Federal nnd county authorities wcro
notified and hastened to-Casiaudi'tt. -
They were joined later by a detail
nf the Stato police, and a thorough
search is being made of the mountains
in the vicinity of Cnssandru. Soon
after daylleht thev found a mail buu.
evidently one stolen from tho car. It
had been slit open and the contents
removed.
Utnciaiu ot the Pennsylvania Railroad
hero said the robbery was the first of
n man train in the long history of the
Pittsburgh Division. The Manhattan
Limited, which is one of the crack nas
scnger trnins between Xew York and
Chicago, left Xew York last night at
u :oi) o clocit and renched Pittsburgh
twenty-three minutes late this morning.
MAN TAKES POISON, CHATS
WHILE AWAITING DEATH
Frank Snyder, North Palethorp St.,
Dies In Hospital
Frank Snrdcr, sixty years old. drank
poison nt his home. 22.VT North Pale-
thorn street, last night, and waited for
death as he talked with members of the
household.
He fell unconscious to the floor n few
hours later and was sent to the Knis-
copal Hospital. He died there early
today.
Snyder, (luring tho losf few months,
Iind suffered from rheumatism. His nf
Miction prevented hlin from holdinc em
ployment. He has a small amount of
money and evidently planned to live only
while it lasted.
BRITISH-FRENCH TENSION
OVER SILESIA LESSENED
French Willingness to Waive Troop
Movement Eases Situation
London, July 30. (liy A. P.) The
tension ueiwccn tireui itritnin ami
I'rnnco over the procedure to be fol
lowed In settling tho I'ppor Slleslun
problem hns uiateriallylcssenod, ItritMt
officials declared todaj. Convening of
inn .iucu supreme i nuncu on Thurs
day next has not been definitely deter-
mllloil ininn. hot fn v,U -lnfni-nwi.l .ninf.
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tern here, confidence was expressed that
tne meeting would re iieiu on tnnt date,
either in Paris or tn Ilouloguu.
V 1 Irti'lnt ln,i if tlm kltttuHnn la l.n-
lieved to have como with intimations
by the French of their ullliugucss to
waive the immediate dispatch of troops
... CJM....!.. n t,l...l , lt..li..l 1
II, klliuoill, jnuviiirii wiim liuuilll uo-
"intcs herself with France in a demand
on Germany for facilities for their pus-
suge, should the (Supreme Council deem
such a movement necessury. The iler
lilt Government hns already declared
us willingness to iicceue to such a de
mand by the Supreme Council.
GENERAL O'NEILL BETTER
Condition Still Critical, However,
After Operation by Brother
Rochester, Minn.. July 30. (Hv A
P.) General (3. T. O'Neill. u ninjor
general at Lump nnncocit, tin., during
the World War. who recently submittal
to nn operation, was reported today to
uo improved, iiiuuku his condition ih still
critical, tiy nr. a. a. u .noiii, of cw
cngo, a brother of the army officer,
who performed the operation.
Ill for about n month. General O'N'oill
was operated upon for ulcer- of the
stomach lust Saturday.
During the Spanish-American War
lie commanded the Twenty -eighth Rrl
glide, First Division, after which he was
retired as a major general.
TWO AUTOS DAMAGED IN FIRE
Two automobile were badly dam
aged luring n fire that followed the
explosion of a gasoline tank In the
icpnir shop of tho Ware Products Co.,
3010 North Fifth street, today. Tho
blazo was put out after damuge amount
ing to $1000 bad been done,
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1921
BOYERTOWN'S
1 k Mr fWfcTi' il I
MARIE, DUCHESS OF OrORTO
Duchess Comes From Italy
to Get Casket for Husband
Marie, Princess of Braganza, Once Known for
Shattered Romances, Lived Humbly in
Boyertown Hotel Helped "Qo" Dishes
Du a Staff Correspondent
Iloycrtown, Pa., July 30. This town
has had n real, livo Duchess in it
widow of a Crown Prince, thrice di
vorced international character, subject
of hundreds of columns of newspnper
spact: and never knew it.
Moreover, her very presence here wns
proof that her fourth romance wns the
real one and that, though her husband
was much older than she. she hod found
In him the pence needed by n restless
heart, and he had inspired a devotion
that lasted after death.
The dovotlon was proved by her trip
all tho way from Italy to superintend
the manufacture of a casket for her
husband.
She did not seek publicity, tut slipped
quietly into tills country nnd this town,
lived here without attendants, and
mingled with the people who make this
valley unique ln America.
Something to Remember
The democracy and humnnncss of this
Duchess will be a bourcc of tulk here
for generations, nnd it will be hard to
convince many of those who came in
contact with her that her marital ad-
fvtTitiires have been tho talk' of-faslilmr'
able America and JMirope for ninny
years past. Most of all would it be
hard to convince Miss Mabel M. ('roll.
Widely Known Red Cross
Worker Here Hit by Lorry
Near Palestine
HOME WAS IN OHIO
Miss r.illinn Furnlss. well known in
this city for her activities in Tied Cross
and reconstruction work nnd who lived
here for n number of enrs. wns killed
June 21 in an accident nenr Xnznrcth,
In Pnlcstinc, nccordine to n letter re
ceived today from the Americnn Consul
nt Jerusnlem by Mrs. P. Thomas. 110
Southt Twenty-first street, n friend.
While the Information is meagre. It
Is believed Miss Ftirnlss wns run down
by a motor lorry. Xiunreth is eighty
miles from Jerusnlem. nnd as there 's
no rnl'rond It will take sonic time for
details, the letter said.
Miss Furniss, who lived in Hclievue,
O., where she is survived by a sister,
Mrs. W. S. Kern, wns in the contract
department at Hog Island during 1017.
She spent the jcar 101S in the service
of the American lied Cross, doing re
construction work in France: Spent
another yenr with the Tied Cros in
Serbia and had been in the Xear ICast
a year doing relief work. She lias
traveled nil over the world.
She went to Jerusnlem May 1 and
worked In the Consul's office, leaving
June ll and meeting her death the day
after her arrival in Nazareth. She had
planned to journey through Palestine
and Syria and to stop at Damascus lie
fore returning to Port Said to stait for
India sometime in the fall.
THREE DRY AGENTS OUT
New Chief RequestsAeslgnatlons of
Albany, Smith and Layton
Tin oo prohibition enforcement ngents
were requested to resign by their new
ehief todnv. and more are expected to
receive the summons tonight.
William C. McConnell. new prohibi
tion director, is reorganizing his force.
T)ioso asked to resign are John II. Al
bany, group head for this district;
Walter Smith, urtivo as a raider, and
John K. l.nyton, who made a name for
himself seeking out illicit stills.
' Hourly Temperatures '
Temperature
Yesterday ' Toinv
77 0:00 A. M 71
77 7:00 A. M 71
78 8:00 A. M 7-1
70 1) :00 A. M 77
SO 10:00 A. M 78
85 11 :00 A. M SO
sr, 12:00 Noon S'J
K3 1:00 P. M SI
S3 2:00 P. M 80
S3 3 :00 P. M.
70 4 :00 P. M.
73 fi:00 P. M.
7.') 0 :00 P. M.
Humidity
Yesterday Today
87 , 8 :Q0 A. M 113
LILLIAN FURNISS T0KI0'S ALLIANCE
KILLED IN LEVANT! BRITISH PROBLEM
ROYAL VISITOR
daughter of the owner of the little
Fnlon House, that the quiet sad
faced slender woman who helped her
with the dishes nnd was known to her
ns Mane, Princess do Iirnganza and
Duchess of Oporto, wns also known as
Mrs. Xevada-Hayes-Agncw-Chapman-Van
Valkcnbcrg.
The Duchess of Onnrto nrrived in
Iloycrtown, unhernlded and alone. She
had no army of servants. She came by
train nnd a train without Pullmans to
Pottstown nnd then over to this town in
the trolley.
Takes Humbler Quarters
The officlnls of the casket company,
with whom she .had already communi
cated, uttemptod to take her to a
"swell" Inn, populated principally by
wealthy summer visitors, but the
Duchess had asked the trolley conduc
tor about the best hotel In Iloycrtown
and he had recommended the 1'iiion
House. She was driven out to the ex
clusive inn, but would not register there
until she had looked at the L'nlon
House.
Mrs. Ida Croll, owner of the hotel,
nnd her daughter were just preparing
supper when the Duchess came in. In
.tho.go,nd- old-fashioned Pennsylvania
Dutcli way they asked her to share the
ham and cabbage nnd stewed tomatoes
Continued on I'nxn Kour. Column four
Colonies Fear to Make Enemy
of Japan, While London Seeks
U. S. Friendship
WANT FUTURE GUARANTEES
ny CLINTON W. (ill.ltKHT
Muff Corrriomlrnt Ktrnlnc I'lilillr I.cilurr
CopvrioM, toil, bu I'ublif r.crfocr Co.
Washington. July 30. Information
from English sources rcgnrding what
went oji behind the scenes nt the recent
Imperial Conference In l.onuon is be
ginning to reach here. It makes It by
no means certain thut the Anglo-Jnpn-ni'sp
nlllance can be done away with
at the coming dWnimnment unci Far
I'.astern conference.
Whnt happened wns that the Impe
rial Conference was working stcadih
toward a renewal of the Angln-.Tnpii-iiese
alliance when suildenh word cnnin
from the United F.tntes which stopped
the movement. This word Is Mippo-ed
to have been the communication of the
intentjon of Mr Harding lo call a con
ference upon the Far Hast and (lis
nrmnment. At the Imperial Conference, the only
out-and-out opponent of the renewal iif
the alliance was Arthur Meighmi, Pre
mier of Camilla, who takes 11 strictly
American point of view regarding tho
alliance, with Japan.
I'he Australian and New Zealand
I remiers arc represented as having been
strongly in favor of the renewal. Both
countries lie within remh of the Japa
neve Nnvy. Neither of them feels that
Great Hritain can defend them ugninst
liipan in case of a war In which Japan
s opposed to Great Hritain. Tioth of
them desire for this reason that .In pan
should be bound with Great Hritain
by some sort of alliance.
Likely to Support Japan
In the coming conference here It is
said Hint these Hritish colonies wil be
he strongest opponents of nny settle-
cut of the rnr Fast which is not
agreeable to Japan.
They will exert pressure upon Oreat
Hiltuin which will place her in the
difficult portion of seeJdng a con ?
promise between Jnpan nnd this coun.
It is believed thut this situation is
tesponsihle fr thp effortsjo brlnjnboiu
C'onllnurd on r,.Be Four. tWam" On7
FAIR WEATHER NEXT WEEK
Temperature at or Slightly Below
Normal Forecast
Washington. July 30. -HV a P 1
Weather nreillntln..u ... .1 ' ",.1 '.'
ginning Monday are:
.North nnd Middle Atlnntlc States
(.eiierally fair with teinpernturo near or
slightly below normnl.
South Atlnnfli. nn.l n.,i c.-...
fienernlly fair and normnl temp'erntiiro,
iiu nun ninety scattered local thunder
showers. Xn iiiillnnMimu -t i.i.. .1
- ,. . 111 line, mile
of a disturbance tn tho West Indies.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee, region of
the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi nnd
T.OWPP MiRKniirf VnllnvH r2Annill -l
,Vi . ...... ii.iivii,iij lair
wun icmpcrniure nearly or slightly be
low normal.
Published Dally Except Bunday,
Copyrla-ht, 1921. by
SOVIET ACCEPTS
RELETERMS
Will Release American Na
tionals in Exchange for Food
for Starving
IMMEDIATE NEGOTIATIONS
FOR ASSISTANCE URGED
IJy tho Associated Press
Itlga, July 30. The offer of Herbert
Hoover to did Ilussla in relieving suffer
ing due to famine on condition that all
Americans now held prisoners in Russia
be released, has besn accepted by the
Russian authorities, who suggest Imme
diate negotiations in order to cnllzo
speedy assistance, according to a dis
patch from the Posta Nrws Agency of
Moscow, received here today.
The text of the reply, made in the
name of Leo Kamcncff, head of the
Non-Partisans' Non-Political Famine
Ilclief Committee, Is ns follows:
"The Itusalan Government, upon
learning of the proposals made by Her
bert Hoover in the name of the Ameri
can Ilclief Association, finds them quite
acceptable, including the question of tho
release of American citizens."
"The IhiBslnn Government consider.
It necessary to fix as soon as possible,
tho exact conditions on which the imme
diate relations arc to begin.
"Its humnnc intentions guarantee the
feeding, medical uid and clothing of the
million children nnd InvnlitW. For this
purpose the Kiihui (internment con
siders it useful thnt Director llrown. ot
nny other person authorized for the
negotiations, should immdlntcly come to
Mn.u)v, Uipu 0r lleval.
"The Ilusslan Soviet Government ex
pects a quick reply, stating the place
and time for the negotiations.
ICAMENBFF."
The offer of Herbert Hoover, ns head
of the Americnn Ilclief Administration,
lo see that help was given Ilusla's
sick and starving wns mndc in a tele
gram addressed to Maxim Gorky, in
response to Gorky's recent nppenl for
aid. The prime condition ttus laid
down that the Americans held prisoner
in Itussln must be immediately released.
It was stipulated also that proper ad
ministrative conditions must be mnde
by Soviet Itussin. Including the full nnd
free liberty of movement for the Ilclief
Admlnlst ration representatives.
The reference in the Ilusslan replv
to "the million chHSren nnd invalids"
pre-umnbly refers to the passage in Mr.
Hoover x telegram, in which he stnted
thnt the Itell'f Administration "would
be willing to furnish the necc-snry sup
plement of food, elothliig nnd medical
supplies to u million children In Itussin
as rapldiy as organization could be ef
fected. '
SOVIET RELEASES
AMERICAN WOMAN
Kign. July 30. 1 Hy A. P. Mrs.
Marguerite F,. Harrison, of Hultimore.
a newspaper correspondent, who was
nmong the American citizens held pris
oner In Itussin. has been released hy the
Soviet authorities and nrrived here this
morning.
The relcnse of Mrs. Harrison whs se
cured through United State, Senntor
Joseph I. France, of Maryland, who
has' been on a visit to Soviet Itiixsja to
investigate conditions there, and it was
under his escort thnt Mrs. IInrrion
reached here today, the Senntor linvlug
concluded his ltiis.inn Mt.
Mrs. Harrison is pale and thin, but
not in n particularly bud condition
us the result of her Imprisonment.
Mrs. Mnrguerite H. Harrison, daugh
ter of the lute ltrmurd N. linker, of
Baltimore, and 11 siter-iii-nw of Gov
ernor Albert ('. Ititchlc, of Maryland,
went to So Set Ilussiu nearly eighteen
months ngo ns the correspondent of the
Jinitimore rmu 111111 uie . ion; eve
ning I'ot to write fcatuie stories fo. (
those newspapers. She also sent cable
nnd wireless dispatches tn the Asso- I
elated Pi ess.
Mrs. llnrison wa- taken into custody .
by the Soviet authorities in June. lllL'li. !
just as she wns about to lcae Iliisia. I
She was rcieaseil n.it long attcrwnid.
hut was arresteii tor the second time
October 21 lust and since held prisonei .
HOOVER'S FAMINE
SERVICE BOARD ORDERS TELEPHONE RESTORED
HARItlSBURG, July 30. The Publlh Servire Commission hns
ordered restoration of a telephone In the residence or Nettie Q.
Gordon, Pittsburgh. It wns contended Pittsburgh police had
ordered the telephone disconnected. This is the first case of the
kind to be handled by the commission. It was recently henrd
In Pittsburgh.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED TO GUARD OFFICERS
HARRISDURG, July 30. Commissions hnve been Issued to
these Nntionnl Guard officers: To be first lieutenants Matthew J.
Stephens, Wilkes-Bnrre, 100th Artillery; Merviu R. Bassett, Kane,
112th Infantry; Frank E. Geiser, Phocnixville, 107th Artillery.
To be second lieutennnts Oliver A. Heiter, Lewisbuig, 103d Cav
alry; Herbert S. Miller, nnd Gideon C. Pnyuc, Bellefonfe, Head
quarters, Fifty-third Machine Guu Squadron.
WESTERN PENITENTIARY SHOPS BEING REBUILT
PITTSBURGH, July 30. Rapid progiess is being mnde toward
the reconstruction of buildings nt the Webtcrn Penitentiary here,
which wore destroyed recently by fire started by rioting convicts.
According to prison officials, the work of clearing away the debris
of four buildings, including those formerly housing the industrial
plants, has gained great headway. The labor is being given by
convicts who took no part in the rioting.
I
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flubscrlptlon Price ft a Tear by Mall.
Public 1-cdBer Company
Girl Sleeps in 14-inch Gun;
Other Batteries Fired
Port Townsend, Wash., July 30.
(Ily A. I) Ixuilsc O'Hrlen.
fourteen, missing from her home all
night, wns found at dnj break, asleep
Insldo the muzzle of a fourtcen-lneh
gun of the shore batteries at Fort
Worden. Other guns at the fort had
been fired just before the girl wns
dlscovcied.
According to military authorities
she had gone for a horseback ride
the previous afternoon. Fnr from
home, while alio wns dismounted, the
horse ran away, and she losing her
wny nnd weary of wandering In the
darkness, took refuge, ln the long
black object that suddenly loomed In
her path.
Officers at the fort said It was
only by "hnnce thnt this gun was
not fired.
PRESIDENT AND PARTY
ON LONGEST SEA TRIP
"All Well," Says Message From
Harding, En Route to Plymouth
Washington, July 30. (Hy A. P.)
A radiogram from Secretary Christian,
aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower
with President iind Mrs. Ilnrding, en j
toiite to Plymouth, Jlnss., said. All
well, weather fine," at 10:30 o'clock
today when the vessel was at sea north
of tho Virginia Capes. A previous Navy
Department message said tho Mayflower
and the escort destroyer Pillsbury
cleared Capo Henry nnd headed north
at 0 o'clock.
The President will spe.ik at Plymouth
on Mondny nt exercises commemorating
the tercentary of the landing of the
Pilgrims. The voyage Is one of the
longest taken by the Mnybower in re
cent years.
After the P'y mouth celebration of
Moudnv the President and Mrs. Hard
ing will go to Portland. Me., and from
there to l.nncnstei. N. II.. ln the White
Mountains, where th" rest of the week
will be spent at the country home of
Secretary of Wir Weeks.
GEMS WORTH $10000 GONE
Woman Guest at Shore Hotel Be
lieved Robbed by Man Friend
Atlantic City. July 30 Various ar
ticles of jewelry, valued in the aggre
gate at $10,000. are listed at police
liendqunrters as having been stolen Irom
Mrs. Flo Morrison, of Washington, a
guest at the La Marne Hotel. Detec
tives Farley anil Weakley, who have
been assigned to the case, have devel
oped several clues which Indicate an
early capture of the thief.
Coincident with the disappearance of
the jewelry it was noted thnt Alexander
Itosm, n friend of Mrs. Morrison, nlso
Iind left the hotel, llnsin was said to
have been on friendly terms with Sirs.
Morrison and the pollco believe he com
mitted the robbery virtually in the
woman's presence. He Is believed to
have made nrrnngements to leave. the
country and all ports are being
watched.
Mrs. Morrison was prostrated when
I she discovered the loss of her jewels,
i which she Iind kept in a trunk in her
I room. The valuables include several
rings with diamond sets, n dinmond
brai clet and n brooch with cluster of
diamonds set in platinum.
SHE WEEPS, THEN ROBS
Woman Decoy Latest Method of
Main Line Bandits
A tabbing womnn stnndlng In the
middle of the roadway late nt night is
the decoy used by Main Line motor
bandits What gallant motorist
wouldn't slop to niil a fair female ap
parently in distress1 Once stopped the
distressing pnrt begins.
The handkerchief supposedly being
used to catch tenrs s lowered, n re
volver appears to the surprised mnn.
Confederates make their appearance and
the nielodnuna slinks onwnrd.
Mnln Line police all have heard of the
phantom bandit but when pinned to
details, they say she hns never operated
in their precinct : always at some other
point. Upper Dnrby police pass the
buck merrily iiIoiik to llnverford. I lav
erford snys it must have been in Had
nor but Radnor, oh, well.
AUTO INJURY FATAL
'I'elln Dunn, four ycurs old. I (--Inline
street, injured by tin automobile
.it IJiilge inenue niiil Kightcr tn ct yes.
tirdny, died in the .Memorliil Ilnspiiul
this morning. Walter Harris, Fontaine
street, Irlwp of tin tn. wus arii'stcd
and held for union of the Coroner at u
licuring this morning.
PRTHTt1. TXUn PTeWTS -c'l
SA-J A f F V WMA1 mk .
'IS Vs
PHDSPERITY.N1
RAILROAD AID
Harding Proposal to Speed Up.
Nation's Business
Revival
RE-EMPLOYMENT FOR
200,000 IDLE MEN
CUMMINS SEES
Renatnr nt hnro Rolinuoo In- vl
dustry Has Already "Turned1.
Corner Upward"
Ily GKOROE NO McCAIN
Atlantic City. July 30. "I think wo VJ
have turned the corner upward. A no
ticeable revival of business is apparent.
As a Nntlon we must not forget that
it will take n good while to pay for the
war. nnd Its liabilities, and readjust
our business relations nnd conditions.
"This country is bound to go on. No
one need entertain nny fear as to its
future crture. or Its growth or exist
ence ns n Nation."
United Stntes Senator Albert B.
Cummins, chairman of the Sennte Com
mittee on Intcrstnte Commerce, nnd
author of the Rsch-Cummins Railroad
Bill, had concluded a talk on the rail
road outlook.
It was In his rooms at one of th
leading hotels here. He is recuperat
ing at this resort from n recent ill
ness. The enervnting heat of Wash
ington hud compelled him to seek the
sensldc and the cooling ocean breezes.
Optimistic on Railroads
Regarding the outlook for the rail
roads following tin President's message,
he was optimistic.
"'I he President hns done just whnt I
l.ave been urging him to do for a lonj
time. His, recent mcjsngc to Congress
is along construetive lines." he snld.
"There may be differences of opinion
ns to the method of accomplishing re
sults, but the President hns pointed
nut the wny. It is hard to understand ',j
way mere kiiouiu ue opposition to his a
purpose, 'there should be none, added
the Senator.
"Our people do not seem to realize
that we arc trying to ndjutt a changed
sltuntlon in reference to the railroads
that is purely the result of the war.
"The Government took nhvsienl non.
session of the transportation systenve-ot-jjj
the 'jtintry for a period of twenty-slxf
inc jIin. Dining that tinm it spent for ,.?
additions and betterments, chargeable lo
capital, something like $1,100.()00,00Q.
The railroads are under obligation to
repnv this money, ,
"It is apparent that they cannot pay
this out of their earnings. They don't
finance themselves that way. It was
impossible to take care of licniRclves
during the war. nnd the (Mvcrnment
must tnke care of them now.
Can't Pay Bach Nmv
"If the Government were to com
pel the rnilroads to pay these advances
at once, or in the immediate future,
it would bankrupt all of them. They
could not do it.
"Thnt is one iihnsc of the situation.
"The other phase is that' the rail
roads have heavy accounts against the
(internment. The (iovernmont, on its
theory of accounting, owes the railroads
STIIII (1(111. IIIKI. Acenr.llm- In tho rnll.
I to id's contention it is a matter of $!,
ii 'iiur.inni.
! this then a difference In sys
tems of accounting?" I nsked.
"No. It is a difference of interpre
tation of contracts, not of systems of
accounting," answered Senatoi Cum
mins. "The President nt his discretion had
the power to insist on the imincdlnte
payment of the money due the Govern-
Continued on l'ncr l'onr, Cnluniii Tn
RUSH TARIFF, PENROSE ASKS
Won't Pass Before Winter Unlets
Speeded Up, He Says
Washington, July 311. dtt A P.)
Chairman Penrose, of the Sennte Fi
1 urn e Committee, culled for more speed
today in hearings in tin iff It a new
law is to be enacted before winter..
There were 13'' re picsts for tlllio to'
discuss the measure when Senate hear
ings opened, lie uid. nnd this moriiing'a
mnll swelled it to 'Jlis
"Unless we make haste with this
testimony." Senntor Penrose said,
"ihire will be considerable snow on the
ground before there is a new tariff
law." he warned the committee.
Mr. Penrose announced that here
aftci witnesses must confine statements
to the -ubjeeis In which they are dl
lectly tnteicsted and not "nimble" over
i.tlier provisions. He u.u uracil com
mittee meiubd's. to he' definite in their
'liicstionlin;
Tile cheiiiii nl schedule wus up, nnd
mm nil witucsfcs appealed mi purlieu
l.ir rates. Tlicie was some discussion
of the proposed three year embargo,
killed b) the House.
DEATH MYSTERY 0NC0AST
New York Woman Found With BuN
let Hole In Head on Hotel Pier v
Santa ll.it bara. fa I. July 30. (By
A P 1 A woman identified ns Mrs,' ,
Charles Slawson, of New Vork City,.
n guct at an exclusive resort ill .Monies
cito. a suburb, was found 011 a pleas
ure pier tn front of a fashionable hotel,
shortly before midnight last night, with
a bullet hole in her right temple, Sh
died a few minutes Inter.
Two men who bail heen ktMtult,,, a.
the pier Niiid the woman wus driven tq.
lie pier 111 mi nuuiiiiuuiie WHICH let
Immediately, while she strolled to th
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later they heard 11 pistol shot.
0VERBR00K HOME ROBBED ,
Thieves Steal Jewels Worth $1200
From Louis Bauer
luweis vaiucii at .iuo weio stolen? 1
from the home of Louis Unner H4(c ivi
Sherwood road, Ovcrbrook, during thy ?M
absence of the family. . 'KS
The theft was discovered yesterday '?
afternoon and it is believed to have b
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