ir ' i'J 'v-v. 'jt UP Jsr a ' yr"fWi2i . i Q! THE WEATHER Fair nnd modernly cool tonight and Tuesday; moderato northerly winds. TEMfKRATUIlK AT KACH HOPn Tb I II 110 111 112 I 1 2 I 3 4 I BT TWl Via IIW 8 7Q I I I I I I VOL. VII. NO. 291 II BREEZE FIRE Sf Mori Dead and Scores In- jured in $1 .oou.uuu Blaze in Oil Works TIRED FIREMEN FIGHT ON WITH DEATH AT SHOULDERS ffcfe'lx men dead, thirteen severely In jured and scores hurt is tbo toil to uato kit t fire that Is still Durning at me v Atlantic Refining Company oil plant at Point Breeze. Tho damage is estimated at $1,000,000. As tho firo continues to smolder tho dollars are burning faster, nnd although every precaution is being tnken to pro crvc human life, tho danger of more deaths win not be over until the last lullen llame Is extinguished. After forty-seven hours of battling with the first roaring nnd then treacher ous ftaes; after believing that every thing s ovcr nn(1 8inB llomo nly to k. .ii.i nut nenln an hour later to attend to a new outburst of consuming fire, it was a tired and haggard group of firemen, police and plant guards that turned awny from a blaze nt last called "under control" early this afternoon. The fire first started with a terrific explosion, which shook the neighbor hood for n half mile, nt about 12:30 ..(.r,inv mnrnlnir. until well Into Sun day afternoon it was n nlp-and-tuck battle between the firemen nnd the flames to save tho plant from utter de struction. Early this morning officials of the plant nnd Pirc Bureau command ers believed it was safe ta send tho ma jorlty of the tired fire-lighters home. Second Explosion Today At 0:45 another roar set the neigh -jlborhood In panic and caused three alarms to be turned in within ten min iutes. This time it wns n tank in a teparator that had been 'smoldering un noticed in the greater conflagration. Tired men and horses dragged them selves out again and a new battle was started. By 1 o'clock everything wns serene again nnd the men returned to their rest. No lives were lost in the second out break and no one wns seriously hurt, but the ambulances from four .hospitals turned out once more nnd stood ready before the guarded gates of the huge jlant. The deaths and most of the serious iajuries came in the firbt few minutes yesterday morning. Tho first explosion brought with it a gust of flame thnt cost three li-cs, two men died later in the hospital and one man was killed while rushing to the lire on n motor cycle to learn the fate of u neighbor. The cause of the lire is unknown, but Ihe'rc is a rumor that it wns started by the backfire of 'a motorcycle driven by Hugh McCluno, one of the dead. The exponents of this theory say thnt there had been a leak close to the still irom which the first blnst enme. They be lieve that McClune's motorcjcle back fired ovcr this pool, Igniting the gas above It and starting the explosion that brought the destructive blaze. Slv Alarms Given Another rumor has it thnt the fire was burning from about 10 :30 Sunday night until the police were roused to the condition in the plant by the first heavy explosion. Tho company has its own fire-fighting force. It was not until the police hud forced their way by the plnnt guards that the city Fire Bureau wns called in. Im mediately after the first alarm, five others were bounded, making the first fix -alarm lire in Philadelphia since February 3, 1017. Shortly after 12 o'clock Acting Lieu tenant John Mullln, of the Twcnty- lourtli nnd Wolf streets btntlon, was Plant, nnd loniled tlu men into liutrols and dispatched them to the scene. The plnnt guards refused them ad mission. When officials were notified the police were admitted to the plant under the command of Acting Captain Graham, of the South Philadelphia Dl vision. Captain Graham immediately turned jn the first alarm, which was followed b) the other live as soon as the engines reached the sccue. Pumphouso Engulfed Near the blazing still were separators and tonks with a capacity of 20.000 barrels and the Homing oil was whirled . with the action of a lawn sprinkler over them. Three pumphouscs, several tanks holding naphtha crude and re- Untd oils, were engulfed in the Humes a few minutes. A series of ex- r-losions roused the neighborhood and we city and attracted the attention of thousands to tho reddened sky. The company's administration build- " wns inreotened anil officials sent rntlc word to office emplojes to ennui na "Id in the transfer of the more Im Fi ' ,Eeen1,l to tho Twenty-fourth ami Wolf streets police station. With ese men and women came loyal men In the works. Vi .Jlr,nvi"K ,llp lon"' Hint they under stood oven better than u lnjman, these men and women jumped Into tho frny. 'go men backing up the fire-lighters and ine women moving the records, n.n.,"' rjnowed outbreak this morn i?u i "d'ninlsUatloii building was ... nrly tli,'nt'i-'d. but the offico work .... !"1 'V ,,slml ll,d brave-faced girls Si 1 1 K'"!"-'0'1 from "'o windows at ,A we licking Haines. fciiiii firp l'1'8 "'"ning gave n better 1 5 . T. '. I,er,l.iPs, of I lie tiorrors of hist 1 '"'l "re tnan could be discerned the i.. fllltl10.(ln1.n.l ,ln..! Tf il I i i ""-"" iiiriwir.is. iieavy, a r,,.;,lat'k ,,'1",H(,h of MIl,,ke billed from coinpamtiyely sm-ill tnnk. Tho hank Conllmi,,! on VnKt '1-,mr- t'oluiim One VANDERLIP BUSY IN BERLIN IL American Financier to Confer With German Cabinet r.hUf. xr,u A v. nf 'V'B-15. (By A. P.) Tnuit i Prank --.- m mil: I'll p, me American financier, "" im plan rn,i.?.ro"(tT wl,h otl,or members o tho heads - --". MO III IM'iJtU ha J a amlcrll,I denied yesterday that InUtiL.l? Gcr,n"ny was devoted to an n , it.? ti0" i,f c00'le questions. As WlZtM I,ow Oenpany wou d be wa even American exporters, r ... .i ' n JU.t. ). .. .., .,. rr . . R QUENCHED AFTER; SECOND EXPLOSION vlnu.0'1 t0. Wl'ct Dr. Walter Rathcnaul Si , f l',I(l'C(,"18lcl,otl11 !n t''0 G: nan Lablnct. todav. H i,n,i ..1m,. in. uvuil III I11IH firr rnr UAlim Mmn .JNMh1 i: 1Y wb - 4 M IL-T i- It. 'U1JLd!&fiJ,..,..A lVrw.. T Entered ai Bcond-CUs MntUr at Ihj Fottomcc nt Philadelphia, ra. Under th Act of Maroh 3. 1S7B BANG! ANOTHER Ledger Thoto f-'orvlio Firemen arc shown licro flooding the tops of nil tanks nt the Point Breeze works. In an effort to prevent further spread of tho fatal blaze nt the works. Tho dense smoke is from a tank ulilcli exploded at 0:45 o'clock this morning ONE KILLED, 3 HURT Water Company Erhployes In jured in Media When P. and W. Trolley Rams Machine CRASH AT BAD CROSSING One man was killed and three others injured when their automobile was struck and demolished nt 7:40 o'clock this morning by a Philadelphia nnd AVcst Chester trolley car at Bcatty (.rossing, near Media. a Thomas Paul, of Glenoldcn, dicf at noon in the Media Hospital. Those hurt were Morton Oilmore, Media, driver of the car, shock ami bruises: John Jones, Glenoldcn, shock nnd bruises, and George Laxton, Media, bruises of tho hark and arms and con cussion of tho brain. Lnxton is in a serious condition, but expected to recover. All are in the Media Hospital. Heard No Whistle The four men are employes of the Springfield Water Company's plant at Bcatty's Hollow. According to I.o Roy Cheney, superintendent for tho water company, they had approached tho crossing without henring the customary whistle blast which signals the npproach of the heavy cars of tho Media line. Tho crossing is a dangerous one, and has been the scene of several accidents. High banks mask the approach to the tracks. . The automobile was almost across the tracks when tho heavy trolley car struck it In the rear, throwing tho four men out nnd wrecking the nutomobilc. The Media Hospital is only n short distance nway. The Injured were taken .l.ni.., I,, , n.i.K.ilniinn find iirlvntn nutn. AS CAR HITS AUTO just dismissing the men from mlilnllit : mobllcH, roll-call when a blnst shook tho build-1 The accident occurred nt n time when Jng. He realized immediately that thetiic traffic is heaviest cityward on the troub.c must be at the 700-aere ollit,iw line, nnd hundreds of nersons were ilelnvcd in netting to work. Wreck age was strewn ovcr tho tracks, and It took fifteen minutes to get it cleared awny and the trolleys running on sched ule again. SALOON MAN KILLS HIMSELF William Curlls, Camden, Commits Suicide With Pistol In Room William Curlis, lift v-live onrs old, u saloonkeeper at 017 Arcli street, Camden, shot rimself through tho mouth und died instantly in bed n his room over the saloon ut 0 o'clock this morn ing. Mrs, Curlis, who was In the faloon at tho time, henrdithe report of the shot, but mibtook It for n noise from the street. A short time Inter she went to ii p husbnnd'H room and found him dead. A ,3S-callber revolver lay by the side of the bed. Mrs. Curlis said her hiibband had been afflicted with rheumntlsin and gout for sivenil months, nnd hod become do-spoiid-'nt. Coroner Bently viewed the body ind gave a i-crtifieate pf death by sulclda. Curlis conducted tho saloon on Arch street for more th.in twenty years. For several jenrs he drove n hook and lad der truck' o' tl e Camden lire headquur ters. lie is survived by a widow and i ne stepson. GET BERLIN'S FIRST BILLION Reparations Payment to Be Divided Between Belgium and Britain Paris. Aug. 15. (By A. P.) Tho first billion mnrks paid ovcr by Gcr-mnny-to the Allies Is to bo divided be tween payment of the coits of the Brit ish Army of Occupation nnd tho pay ments to Belgium under the Intter's priority claim, tlia Allied Financial Commission has decided. Tho commission also decided thnt the alue of tho Sanr mines is to bo reck oned as among the payments received by Fiance before May 1. As the value of these mines, together with the value ot reparations in kind already received by Franco exceed France's expense for hur army of occupation, the commission will take the excess Into account nt the end of five jeurs, when It Is ex pected Belgium's priority claim will have been satisfied. TWO YEARS FOR AUTO THEFT Judge Davis today sentenced Garwood Fh'her, n Negro, of 508 South Sixteenth st I I'M, io iwu .ii'iii n iiuu m uiuuiiiH in tho county prison nftcr he had pleaded guilty to tho larcem of on automobile belonging to Dr. PSil B, Cassldy, of 2037 i'tye street, y , . ." HK!l 'VY'.isJ A., .&., ijs.l'l.r.js.k Aj.. ; K K,4lfttli;sflli i'rteU..IM. i.-1i . !'! HMi..-it.!i-u. ..' -MBfcMigiiM itrt ii gar't-T"'-.'1 ' .-.i,..s.,a ) . . , . -,w,t'..juA.;,i ., . - . r Euenmg public flfeftger TANK EXPLODES AT URGES FREIGHT RATE CUT Interstate Commission Recommends Reduction In West Washington, Aug. 15. (By A. P.) Freight rates on livestock on West ern nnd Mountain Pacific territory were found by tho Interstate Commerce Com mission today to be not unjust nnd unreasonable, but the commission sug gested to the rnilroads thnt present rates should bo reduced voluntarily to SO per cent of Hie present rates, the reduc tion not to bo less than fifty cents a hundred pounds. Hates as suggested may be published to become effective on not less than five days' notice, tho committee said. Chicago, Aug. 15. (By A. P.) Rate experts statisticians nnd econo mists were on hand todny to testify before the Interstate Commerce Com mlslon as to tho necessity for reduc tions in freight rates on grain products and hay in the Western States. In the case scheduled for five days of hearings twenty HtnJoH. tlironeh their railroad commissions, havo joined with organ izations representing grnln producers, stock exchanges and grnin dealers, as well as many Western bankers, in urg ing tho reductions ou the ground that present rntcs are to kish ns to make It impossible for the producers to realize a reasonable profit from their products. MRS. HARMON RAPS MAYOR Says Women Will Be "Regular" and Support Organization Slate Mrs. Archibald R. Harmon, cnnlr mnn of tho Womnn's Republican Club, declared todnv that this organization "will unqualifiedly support the ticket which Is espoused by tho Republican City Committee." "Wo Intend to show the men voters that we women can bo as regular as they nrc." Mrs. Harmon snld. Mrs. Harmon In her statement, is sued on the eve of the educational con vention of Republican women to be held nil day tomorrow at the headquarters of tho Republican City Committee, rapped the action of Mayor Moore for "stoop ing to factional politics," and hinted her organization would express its dis approval at the polls. Senator Varo and other organization leaders entertained Mrs. Harmon at a lunchcftn at the Hotel Adelphia today. In udditton to Senator Vare, Magis trate William F. Campbell, Thomas W. Cunningham, Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court ; Receiver of Taxes W. Frceland Kendrick, City Controller Will B. Hnd ley, Register of Wills James B, Shee hnn, and President Judge Charles L. Brown, of the Municipal Court, spoke. HELD IN ARSON CASES Two Prisoners Are Detained Wi Police Investigate Fires Edward Waldman, Second sti A near Pino, and William L. Johnson, Seventeenth street near Lombard, a Negro, were held for further hearings today on suspicion of being responsible for three alleged incendiary fires, Waldman is suspected of starting fires at the Scott Paper Company, Swnnson and Tasker streets, and nt the Clark Lumber Ynrd. 108 Dickinson street. He was arrested at tho lumber jard fire. Johnson is suspected of stnrtlng a fire at Hel Brothers' sugar ware house, 41 Washington avenue. WOMEN MUST GIVE AGES AT REGISTRATION BOOTHS That Famous Reply, "Over Ttventy-one" Will Not Get Across, Commissioners Rule The old, old question of a woman's i go will bob up on the thrco registra tion days this years, with about 250 women among tho registrais who will gravely write down the answers of vot ers of both sexes. Appointment ,of tho women regis trars, most of whom will serve in the Twenty-second nnd Forty-sixth Wutds. wns nniiounced today by the Board ot RegNtintlon Commissioners. Mrs, rTiiuklln Spencer Ldmonds. wife ot tho nctlng chrilrmnu cf the Voterb League, was an appointee. In tlw Instructions sent to all regis trars they wero cautioned that voters ill siring lcgUtrntlon must give their nge calculated according to the nenresc nirtn anniversary, ror a voter to reply "ovcr tweuty-onn yenrs old" will i,o pioperly answer tho age queiy, the coin mission,.- num. There are 1440 voting divisions in th city, With four' registrars at encl polllpg place Umv total number of reg istrora will be 0700, Tho. women up j : PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1921 POINT BREEZE TO EWE'S AID Chicago Lawyer to Defend Woman Held in Kennedy Murder Case BELIEVES HER INNOCENT By the Associated Press Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 15. When Mrs, Mndalynno Obcnchaln is taken In to court today to answer to a murder charge Involving the denth here August 5 of J. Belton Kennedy, broker, Ralph B. Obeuchain, her former husband, will be bitting nt the counsel's table as her attorney. Mr. Obenrfinln arrived here yester day and, after a conftrento with the prisoner, emphatically declared hlmrelf sure of his former wife's Innocence. On the same trnln was the Rex. Wil liam A. Burch, of Evauston. 111., who came to bo at the side of his son, Ar tnur C. Burch, friend of Mrs. Oben chaln and the dead man, also .facing arraignment on the same cluigc. 'Hie two princlpnlb in the case will meet in court for tho first lime since their in carceration. Mr. Ohcnchaln had little to sav con cerning his talk with Ills fonntv w'le lie said ho tried to cheer her up and nssured her of his determination to fight for her despite the fact, he said, (hat she had once tiirncti from him to receive the love of tho youn? broker who wns slain und for whose death Dis trict Attorney Thomas Lee Wooiwine expects hc-r to account at tho tr.nl. SUSPECT ON HUNGER STRIKE May Bring Accused Doctor to U. S. on Stretcher Calgary. Alberta, Aug. 15. (By A. P.) Dr. R. M. Brumfield. in jnil here awaiting transportation back to Rose burg, Ore., on a charge of murder in connection with the nlleged slaying of Dennis Russell, July 14, declined food today and Is so weak that he may have to bo taken back to the States on a htretchcr. Brumfield hns eaten nothing since Saturday noon. Ho refuses to say n word ubout tho crime of which lie is charged. Roscburg officers were ex pected here today to take him back. He s being closely guarded. ACCUSED OF SEA MURDER Sailor Arrested When Craft Docks Here After Ocean Voyage Pouglns Thurbcr, a inomlmr of the ciew of tho Shipping Board vessel Cnspcr, was taken ashore when tho craft arrived nt Glrnrd Point today, and wis turned over to the Federal au thorities, to face the clinrge df murder ing n fellow seaman at Bordeaux. Whether ho is hold heie for trial will depend on a decision ns to juris diction. polntees tiiereforc are less than 5 per cent of the totnl. All registrars aro required to be on duty from 7 A. M. until 1 P. M. and from 4 P. M. to 10 P. M. on August 30, September 0 nnd September 10. Lneh registrar Is to receive $10 a da). Molo members of tho Democratic party hero, according to the commissioners, have shown extreme apathy townul the registrar jobs. For thnt reason many of the women registrars are Demon nts. Ono of tho comparatively few mnl Democrats who offered to serve was Adnm M. Jovce, former superintendent of the Mint. Ho wns appointed for n di N,l:!,',m i t'' twenty-eighth Ward. The 1021 Legislature passed wlint Is Known ns tho Permnnent Registration Act. In cases where voters have not changed their resident divisions slnco (he lust reglstrotlon and have not changed their party nfflllntlon they need nnswer oulv n couplo of questloup when tnrolllns. lho Jnw empowers i-oglstrarH to fill In thi-Aiswers to the lcnnlnlng questions fromftho, old records.. This Is designed to spefd tjp registration. OBENCHAIN COMES WOOD AT ANY COST, SAY PENN ALUMNI IN PLEASjraBOARD Flood of Messages Advocate Any Concessions to Have General Head University NEEDED HERE WHEN WORK IN ISLANDS IS ENDED Alumni of the University of Pennsyl vania in large numbers are petitioning the Board of Trustees to make nny concession necessary in order to assure tho services of General AVood as the new head of that institution. Tclcgrnms have been rceclved from the most prominent alumni of tho Uni versity, from all parts of the country, asking thnt every effort be made to bring General Wood here at the end of his tour of duty in the Philippines. The sub-committee on provost of the Committee of One Hundred of the alumni, nt whose suggestion General Wood was first invited to head the University, will hold a special meeting Into this afternoon or tomorrow to con sider the situation, and prepare to make representations to the trustees. Tho sub-coinmittco is composed of Judge J. Whitnker Thompson, rhnir man; George W. Wiskcrsham, Bishop Percy, of Rhode Island; George A. Sngendorph. of Boston: Thomas Prltchett, Dr. W. J. Taylor, Charles Slnklcr, Charles Day and Ralph Morgan. "Alumni from all over the country have been wirlns us not to give Gcnernl Wood up." said Mr. Morgan today. "Among those who have telegraphed are J. Norman Henry, president of the Grnernl Alumni Association : Theodore Brown, president of tho Associated Pennsylvania Alumni Clubs; George S. Snyder, former president of the Asso ciated Alumni Clubs, nnd Albert Brunk cr, of Chicago, General Wood's friend nnd personal representative." Mr. Morgan said the alumni felt that General Wood should be given permis sion to remain away ns long ns neces sary. "The general opinion is thnt three months, six months, or n year should not be allowed to stand in the way of getting General Wood's sen-ices for the University. "The alumni feel thnt there are sev eral reasons which mnko it unlikely that General Wood's nbsence will be pro longed. In the first place there is no International crisis on the horizon. Gen eral Wood himself has been quoted as saying that his work as an Investigator of conditions in his own opinion dis qualifies him for the Governor General ship of tho islnnds. Then, too. there is a strong feeling- thnt a military man should not be Governor General. "With nil these things In mind the alumni feel that every effort should be made to bring General Wood hero as speedily as possible, but to make any concession necessary to assure Ms coming. "Strong representations to this effect will bo made by tho alumni nt the special meeting which the Board of Trustees has arranged to hold within the next few days to discuss the situa tion." TERRIBLE "TURK" GOES UP Gets Thirty Days for Trying to Beat Up Forty Patrolmen Paul Chakanakran lived up tOvlllS 'V renutatlon yesterday as being "a ter rlble Turk." But today in Central Sta tion he told Magistrate Carson "he didn't remember a thing about it." Patrolmen of the Eighth and Jeffer son streets station tried to revive tlio prisoner's memory nnd pointed to nu merous bruises on their heads as evi dence that Chakanakran really was "a terror." The prisoner was seen yesterdaj near the station house evidently under the influence of liquor. Patrolman Shcnnrn arrested him, but not until he bent Chakannkrnn Into a state of insensi bility. It wns roll call time in the sta tion when tho prisoner wns slated. Forty patrolmen meant nothing to him. Ho waded into Uio crod with his fists nnd feet nnd bowled over about a dozen before he was put to sleep with a black jack. "You mny be terrible," snid Magis trate Carson, 'but I'll send you to the County Prison for thirt dajs to try your fists on the people out there."' GREEKS RENEW BIG DRIVE Turk3 Retire Toward Sakarla River Without Resistance Smyrna, Aug. 15. The tiieeks have begun a second offensive aaiti--t the Turkish Nationalists, The latter nrc retiring rapidly townrd the S.iknria River without offering resistance. The Nationalists are expected to mnke a determined stand on the NiKaria, which is deep and without bridges, con stituting a powerful line of defence. King Constantino has returned to F.ski-Shehr from Kutaln. General Pa poulas, commnnder-in chief, :iud the Greek Crown Prince have been lsiting tho front lines. Constantinople, Aug. 15. An Angora official communique reports thnt Prince Andrew of Greece, commander of the Twelfth Diision, wns wounded in the fighting near Eski-Shehr, STRICKEIYOUTH DROWNS Suffers Heart Attack While Swim ming In Delaware River Stricken with heart disease while swimming In deep water in the Dela ware P.lver at Burlington Islnnd Pnrk, near Burlington, N, J., yesterday, Alex nnder Settle, of 1810 Mnrguretta street, Frankford, was drowned within sight of thousands of Sunday afternoon pleas ure seekers. Repeated efforts to save the jouth were in vain, nnd it was four hours after the tragedy, which occurred at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when the body was recovered. Settle had gone to the Island to spend the day with friends camping there. The body wns taken to the Burlington morgue, and will be brought to Philadelphia today. Settle nnd his parents had gone to the pnrk, where they were noMistomcil to spend week-ends nr "Love Nest" cottage, He was a good swimmer. He was employed In this city as an ap. prentice machinist In the Frankford Arsenal, Publl.hed Dally Except Sunday. uF1';l',T,'0A.J'rK?m,rB.n ttar bX 1U"' ropTrlahl 1021 br Pnh'lc Tdr Company Veteran 's Wife Foils His Plan to Wed Another Harry Seiberling, Pottsville, Former Oversea Soldier, Takes Out Marriage License Under Assumed Name Special Dhpatch to Evenlnp TubHe Ltdger ' PotUvlllc, Pa., Aug. 15. Harry Sei berling, World War veteran, married and with n family Hying here, took out a marriage license under the nnmc of Thomas It. Martin, nlthough he Is well known to hundreds ot jicopjc in the town. Both his wife ami the uirl he planned to 'marry, pietty Miss Lena Llndcr, have hosts of fricndH in Pottsville. Lena lived within five minutes' walk of Sci bcrling's home on Gionuood Hill, yet the soldier planned, nrcordins to his own admission, to set up two house-Iml-'s mi was looking for n dwelling in the town. In jnll todny. held under S300 bail for the September Grnnd Jury on n perjury iliarge. Seiberling declared that he loved both women, and nccounted for his net on the score that "when you arc In love you arc likely to be reck less of consequences." The soldier's arrest wns due to his wife's suspicions. He was not recog nized when he went to the courthouse Saturday with Miss Llndcr nnd applied for a license under the nnme of Martin. The license clerk did not know Seiber ling, nnd the license was issued. Wife in Detective Role Tho young soldier bade his wife good-by nmicably when he left home Snturdny morning. She had been sus picious for some time, however, nnd had been watching him. Some of her friends saw the marriage license, nnd though they did not recognize the name of Mnrtin. did recognize Miss Linder's name, and told Mrs. Seiberling. The wife did n little quick detective work, CHAUFFEUR SAVES FAiLYOF FIVE Backs Car on Sidewalk at Le high Avenue Fire and Takes Victims From Ledge BABY AMONG RESCUED A family of five, trapped on a nar row ledge outside n second-story win dow while smoke filled the bedrooms nt 202(5 West Lehhh avenue, were res cued nt 1 :50 o'clock this morning by a taxicab chauffeur who drove his car up on the sidewalk. Crouched on the U-dge were Morris Burmun, n dry goods mcrchnnt; Mrs. Lena Bnrrpnn, his wife nnd their three children. Morris. Jr., fourteen years old: Rebecen. eleven enrs old. nnd Lcnn. fourteen months old. who was he'd In her father. Mr. Ilnrmnn uns aroused by a chok ing -piisntinn He ran to the second floor hallwn.i. along wnich smoke was rolling. Burnian aroused his wife and children, but found that escape down the stairway was Impossible. Mrs. Burma n and the older children cried for help ns the father raised a window facing on Lehigh nvenue nnd assisted his family to the ledge, which Is about a foot wide. The tnxicab chauffeur, who lator drove away before his identity was learned, bow the predicament of tile Burmnns. He backed his miichiuc ui on the sidewalk until the rr.ir wheels touched the vail Then he climbed to the top of the cab and was able to reach to the ledge. The babv wns taken down first and placed inside the cab while the others were descending. Slennwhile neighbors hud summoned firemen. The llnmes were i-o-jrind to the dining room on the first floor Body Arrives From Italy Pottsville. Pa., Aug. 15. The body of John 1 1 I liner, one of this city's most prominent nnd wealthiest mer chants, annul here jeMcrdny from Nn pies. Italy, nnd will be burled today. Mr. 1 liner, when he sailed seven months ago. N said to havo had a pre monition of ileith and told friends he would never see America again. Five weeks later he died In Rome just ns a delegation of Ilotarians from America called upon him. GERMANTOWN WOMAN FOUND DEAD Mrs. Elizabeth Pamphlln, fifty years old, a wealthy, widow. of 6800 McCalluia btrcct, Gcraantowu, was found dead from gab poisoning in tho bathroom of her homo this moruiug by her attend ant. The Coroner investigated nnd said death probably wus, duo to accident, as Mrs. Tamphliu In mistake had turucd the gas in stead of the electric key in a combination gus and electric lighting fixture. IT. C. Tamphlin, Jr., a son, is in New Uuglaud ou n. vacation and hus been notified of his mother's death. HAIUUET PRESCOTT SP0FF0RD DEAD NEWHURYl'OMT, KASU., Auy. 10. Xlrs. liurrkt I'icucott tlpofford, uovclibt nuct, died at her humo ou Dccj IbIuu-J tuily today, tfhc uni. V Calais, Mc , lu lfJUO. PAU GREETS LEGIONARIES Americans En Route to Place Tablet on House Where Foch Was Born Pau, France, Aug. 15. Most of the inhabitants of this city turned out this afternoon to welcome the 250 members of the Ameilcnn Legion, who came to France to be present at the dedication ot u monument to the American sol liters. The stopped oft" here on their way to Turbos, twenty-three miles from Pau, where today they will place a eommemoratlve slab ou the house where Marshal Foch wn.s born, tfn their arrival nt Bordeaux carlftr the day tho former American soldiers d a like reception. - .fcLkw - j.L.J.. nnd when she was convinced it was her husband who had sought to wed again, swore out n warrant and caubed her husband's nrrcst. Seiberling wns brought before Older man A. L. Uckert, and arraigned on the perjury charge. He hung his head, but refused to sny n word in explana tion at that time. He was held for the Grand Jury. According to Miss Llndcr, Seiberling wns looking for a house wlilcu they could rent to make their home. When arrested Seiberling had only $4 in his pockets. Miss Llndcr said they had not planned to go on n honeymoon, but were going to settle down to house keeping. Thought Suitor Single .Man Miss Llndcr said Seiberling had been rnurtlng her for three or four month". She has been living with the family of Dr. J. P. Murphy, a well-known phy sician of Pottsville, where she was em ployed, and her own family is widely known and respected in the community. She nld she had known Seiberling un der the name of Martin, and hnd thought he was a single man. Mrs Seiberling. however, dcclnrcs thnt she warned Miss Llndcr against her hus band. When Seiberling was questioned in tho jail today about his reasons for attempting to marry a second wife when he hnd one already, he said that he loved both women. Tho young man Is popu'ar hero, nnd alwajs liad been considered of good character and un usual common sense. He hnd n good record in the service, nnd held a good position In the rnilroad shops here. L L Grim Fighters Gather on Eve of Important Session of Irish Parliament SOME JUST OUT OF PRISON Bj the Associated Iitss Dublin, Aug. 15. An informal meet ing of the Irish Republican Parliament wns held in the Mnnsion House at noon today to give the members, many of whom had never met, an oportunlty to become acquainted and exchange notes prior to tho Parliament's meeting tomorrow to consider the British peace offer which L'amon de Volcra has re jected. Some of the members of the Dail I-.ireann hove been on the run. others have been fighting with the Irish Re publirnn nrmv and still others were mnking their first appearance In Dublin since their release from prison or in ternment camp. They were in all sorts of attire, but all bore the snme marks of earnestness on their faces and showed eagerness to glean nny informntion re garding the negotiations which had not been made jniblic. Sir John Anderson. Under-Secretary for Ireland. On whnRl nthnuldnre ro.tu ' the greatest responsibility for the rlrll administration in Ireland nnd who, i trieretorc, bad much to do with the ini- tintinn of the negotiations, hurriedly returned today from Scotland, where he hnd been on a holiday, to use his in fluence against a definite break. He immediately went into conference with General Sir Nevil Macready. com mnnder of the forces in Ireland, and other officials in nn nppnrent effort to imbue them with his optimism for he is represented ns still believing thnt there is a probability of the Sinn Fein accepting the Government's offer. The militnr element, on the other hand, Is not so optimistic. It is cred ited with fearing that the truce is near- Contlmirtl on r.iRi- Thlrtrrn. Column Four SALARY REVOLT IN PERU Lima, Peru, Aug 15. A revolt has broken out in Iquitos, lapltal of the Department of Loreto. among fiscnl employes nnd troop-., according to de lajed ndviocs roc(ied jeterdn. The outbreak is snid to have been oousvd bj tho alleged failure nf Government em plojeb and soldiers to receive their pay. SARAH BERNHARDT NOT ILL French Editor Denies Rumors That Actress Is In Poor Health Paris, Aug. 15. (Bv A. P ) Snroh Bernhardt, the wm-ij. famous French nctress, rumors of whoso Illness were urr-ui nerc on NUlUrilay, In in good fnun an odi'lor .i.r i " . ... ..V .' -..,..' . iU n tne stall of tin- i!rtKft.Sn.ffi,on " t,,e,s,,,;;,J lie declares he saw Mine Bernhardt jestyrday at her bummer home on the Ulnnd, r wnnXis wrltlnr piMrs Q VAVZRB.Adv. 0 -T EIREANN A INFORMA MEETING - Ir Si satfjefl NIGHT EXTRA PRICE TWO CENTS Do Valora Rejects British Offjir of Dominion Status. Notes Published j BOTH SIDES UNYIELDING; NEXT MOVE UP TO DUBLIN Peace Terms Will Bo Before Dail Eireann Tomorrow Laid BRITISH SPURN ARBITRATION Lloyd George Says Conditions Are tho Best He Can Offer British Peace Proposal Which Ireland Rejected London, Aug. 15. The main points in Britain's peace offer to Ireland are : Full status as a British dominion. Complete autonomy in taxation and finance. Right of Ireland to maintain her jwn home defense force, constabu lary and police, within reasonable limits as to numbers. Right to maintain her own postal and educational systems and to con trol all her own industrial affairs. Control of the seas around Ire land by the British Navy. Granting to Great Britain of ah? defense and communications facili ties. Ireland's agreement that there shall be no tariffs or trade restric tions between the islands. Assumption by Ireland of a share of the United Kingdom's present debt, to be fixed by arbitration. By the Associated Ihrss London, Aug. 15. England today faced a crucial period in the negotia tions looking to the establishment of peace in Ireland. The action of the British Government yesterday in making public letters cliangcd between Prime Minister Lloyd George and Eamon do Valera. Irish Republican leader, showed the people that a virtual deadlock existed and, although the door was declared to bare, been left open for further parleys, it was apparent that the situation was one of considerable gravity. De Valera has refused to accept tha proposals of tbe British Government, constituting dominion government, de claring thnt the conditions sought to be imposed constituted interference in Irish affairs and control which cannot bo permitted. Waiting for the Next Move Reports from Dublin which might in. dicate what the Irish republicans would do to counter the unexpected move of the British Government In fir ing the cuiTtMindenie to tiu press, is anxlousl awaited. It appeared the next step should be made in that cit, as Mr. Llo.vd George literally "laid his cards on the table" yesterday and it seemed that Mr. do Valera and his colleagues must meet the situution thus created. Whether they would issue a statement today, or would wait until the opening of the Irish Republican Parliament tomorrow, was uncertain. The purpose of the precipitate action of the Government in making public the British proposals nnd the demands of the Irish republicans had not been disclosed, but It would nppear that the Prime Minister sought to lay tho Irish problem before the countr on the eve of the meeting of the Dnll Eireann Summary of Proposals The Government terms were, in brief, as follows : Dominion status for Ireland, with eoinplete nutonotm in financial innttcrs, but without tariff or trnde restrictions between the Islands. Ireland would maintain defense forces nnd police, but her territorial forces would be kept within "reasonable limits " Ireland would maintain her own postal sstem, but would grant England air defense and communication facilities. Ireland would have control ,,f IPr own educational and Industrial nffairs but the British Navy would maintain its hold on the sens nroiinil the islnnd. A share of the United Kingdom's debt would be assumed by Ireland, the exact amount to be fixeifby arbitration. Mr. do Valero, In reiilj demanded full independence for Ireland, and sug Rested a treaty of association with tn British commonwealth group. Treaties legardlng trade and limitation of nrms ments were urged by the Irish repub lican chieftain, together witli mutual agreements as to air. rallwn and other communications. The Ulster problem would be left to tho Irish themselves for solution. Mr. do Valera declaring that the "einplojinent of force was not con templated." Ulster Reaffirms Lo;iIty The attitude of the Ulster Govern IRISH HOLD OUT i FOR COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE ment was made plain by the making public at Belfast of a letter to Premier Llod George from Sir James Craig, tho I Ister Premier Sir James ex pressed the loalty of IiIh Government to the empire, und n-lterated his rcadl ness to confer with Mr. Lloyd George. Most of Loudon's new-Hpnpers, in their comment ou tho new developments In tho Irish situation this morning, r Hooted tho belief that tho Government's proposals offered a generous settlement of the controvert . Mr. de Valera. however. derlnrn a dominion kihuih lor Ireland, In illusory lii'OIUIHO "tho freedom lha I itri IhT nr,1.,lHJ,1'1,,,I''"1,,,,7 PnJ,,' h ipH tlle "' ""' t .of It-KiU ennrtments or treaties than "f, teMwnwrh w Terms Aro "Kxtreme- Until" "They show treat; stati AttMHfV I aauiilnuaul am -. . -....uw wn wv AWWfW )K "' '" ' fafil, v 'I H i m MBMMMMMBMMMMgMMggz- "ftM. . , 'L: rr "-"T-, W-l', .&.., :.withV
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