1 M pJf WW LlffiESfi. fl VWJL'-"' ' i," "J t . I B ' -f v It, k. 'v . . m :;v4 REVISION BILL ! READY FOR DEBATE' Admlnlotration Hquso Loadoro Will Decide Upon Pro cedure Today EXPECT PASSAGE SATURDAY! ny the Associated Prws ,..!. .!... .. ir Ttnl(.n llnnnh. ,T....nE. .. K. """"- ,";7,. lleans were to pom todn on the AH ministration iniTcvmun mu .-. .i....... rum-runner clearing this port mr sev- by the mnjorlty nieiiilierd of the Wns eral das nt least. and Means Cominlttw and decide upon This was announced today by cus- vU.....!...... i.. ,i. ii.m.n iinrlnr cmisld- ,l,m officials who are compiling n lift procedure in the House during consul nf vinIn(lon(t ()f rllMom, Pl.siMtloii nl- ration of the measure, plnnncil now to IoKI,, tl, hnve ,,,, Cl,mml,usl j,,. officers begin Wednesday , ! of the Thoinnnton in entering tills port, Under n program understood to have unloading 10(H) coses of whisky and been mapped out by House lenders, the then leaving for Atlantic City. Republican conference would approve n Nlehnl.'is C. Htnnks, peiol agent nf special rule providing for passage of the the Trcnnirv Dcpait.nent. declared to blU next Saturday after two las nt day that "an adding machine would be general debate and two days for the con- needed to compute the fines to which the ktderntlon of amendments under the five- (.fljeer of the Thoinnstnii uie liable lie ttinutc tule. I'rlorlty would be gien cause of violations of the customs regu commlttcc amendments If the present lntlons." plan goes through. I "The only port regulation complied The bill as drafted is designed to with," he said, "nun (hat governing the raise approximately $.'1,00(.0H),MH) ilur- examination of the crew nt quarantine. ing the calendar jenf J"--- ll? " standing features are provisions ior re- Deal of the cxccs nrontu taxes and the' income surtaxes In excess of H- per cent and an Increase In the normal corpora-1 tion Income tnx of ." per cent, making, the maximum 15 per cent. Other niiiendments to the 101S law , Include additional exemptions fur bends ot amines nnu married men rtsriviii small Incomes, repeal of the stamp taxes, on toilet preparations anil proprietary medicines and the suDstitutlon of iniinu- ifacturers' taxes for the so-called run- ( anco levies. Details of all of these changes previously have been published. llie UcmocraiJC niincK im in- oi. Hn nnnntrv v, nn.iliniln of "nolltical jiieslery ..ti Which, he declared, the Republicans had adopted In framing their whole tnx-rv-Tlslon program. SAN DOMINGO ACCUSES U. S. MARINES OF OUTLAWRY, I Residents Terrorized, Homes Burned and Private Rights Invaded, Charge Washington, Aug. 15. 1? A. I'.ll Charges that American marines -cut to San Domlnzo bv this Government I committed murders, terrorised the b.- 1-....-1 i ..n.i...i. i.v I hn rn n n 5" '"""VV'.V ' i hl in ; further evidence against men engaged gtorce White of tie Dmn e N , rum-running along the Jersey ('oast. tlonnl rnmmi t . """;'' ' A,"f have been turned over to Assistant Chief mintstrntlon that the business men oi Hn,.u vt.. ,.... ii..r..n .. v.....-!. wen. not to be "foolisl" by "',""," "'"."'. ..'.".V," ..."' """- people and burned their homes, were I seizure nnu disclosures, ineir nea'i presentrd to the Senate committee in- ! itiarters are shifted on a moment's no Ycstlgating conditions vince the Ameri- '. and those shifts entail nunes, in can occupation in 1(110. bv Horare C. "ome liistanees, of more than a thou- Knowles. adviser mid assistant to the Dominican National Commission in the United States, in a report made public yesterday. Declaring there was no justification for the sending of armed forces to the island, nnd that their nreseticc eon ktitutcd "nn act of war." the report asserted that evidence would be sub mitted to the committee to prove charges of the "policy of sunpression. repres sion, oppression nnd maladministra tion." Other charges made in the re port were: "That excesses, abuses, cruelties and murders were committed by the marines. II uy nil innriiiirs, i the nranle terrorized and their homes i..,rn.t Durneu. . . . "Thnt the orders issued and enforced, by the ml 1 tary government were un - , cruel nnd totally un. reasonable. American. ' "That private rights were Invaded, nnd personal and corporate property In jured, damaged or destroyed by the military government or its agents, and i trent losses incurred because of them and their orders. "That the administration of the mili tary government has been incumpetent, wasteful nnd extrnvagant." "SILK" PURSE OF SOW'S EAR Chemists Refute Ancient Doing What "Can't Be Done" Cambridge. Mass.. Aug. 15.-A silk purse made from a sow's ear. chemistry's answer to philosophy s "it can't be done," will be shown nt the Chemistry! ,,. l" R ",stTr.k'f Attorney here to Expositlon in New York during the ''0 "',; "l'Ity nited States Marshals week of September 11! by Aithur D. ' jowltz and hnowden nnd several Little. Inc.. chemists nnd engineers of om House agents from Philadel thls city. 1 1'1'ln- In the experiments that led to refu- ill(, nre gathering evidence which is tation of the old proverb, It was found w'd to involve a beach -front hotel that in making silk threads the silk proprietor and also several persons who xvorm exudes from two tiny dirtjts In its landed cargoes of whisky in this head minute threads of n viscous liquid vicinity. coated with another secretion. The two "Uur evidence goes further than the Btrands, cemented as one, become a firm rum which came fiom the Poeomoke tllnment when struck by the air. 'and the .Marshall," said the District Analysis showed the ll(iild to be some-1 Attorney. "It traces the landings to whnt like glue. The sow's ear, chiefly ungues which were patt of the cargoes gristle and skin, also hns the natural , elements of glue, so n supply was oh talned from the Chicago stockyards. The ears were put through several processes nnd filtered under pressure, aiming out as n number of fine strands which were joined together and treated again to give a soft silky fed. WEDDED JN ROWBOAT Ceremony on River to Make License Good nt tue onie s niime . anu a i giifsiH nan , v.,...!.,!.-. ir. , ir ti, B.u, iiciius was set lortouaj tocon.se ,.r pans lanceburg, Ky. Aug. !.. Tie first ,,)r stemming the tlood of ll.mnr ",.. wedding ceremony known In the history i .,, , ,, , Into tl- 'nited of Kentucky to be performed In the Slt( from (. ,, fc J ,' middle of n rher has just taken place jVt,r "iiron opposite Ruena Vista. Lewis County. U,.;orts frnm fnnndn Mtl.r ritca James Jurnier, of Sandy Springs, showed a decline In the number of lb or Kv and Miss Martha Deviss of Rock- sllllIll(.nts v Sndav. Dctro p ice Tllle. O.. set their wedding time. I 'ur- . patrolled the entire river front I I in nler secured a mnrrlnge license and en-1 .r "(,', lr . ' arrive i wnen too nue in uie nay ior .i "TtlvarfoululXTcmtlllbVFur-iia tiler was for the wedding In Kentuckv. The license therefore was invalid in wm'.. ,.i.i...k. . i ,i au "'"'"v"-'n"" ,. ""; i rurnlcr had n create :n his forehead. .!.. .,1,1,.,,K. II onmn ,. I.l.n ll.nl l.1f . rC nu!X t i.f . i if.:..ir ..: other half In Ohio. Immediately a clus 1IIU Ull," .,t. m ,l. ...llLllnj, niu .l. l.l l ni.ln T.n.nn.lln l..l !..., tcr of boats was secured. The entire wedding nartv was rowed to the middle of the mile-wide river, coming just over the Kentucky line, and the cere- jnony was performed, the wedding cou- I ie and the mining being In adjoining oats, Deaf Man Killed by Trolley Car Pnttsvllle. Pa.. Aug. 15. Robert Campbell, of Mount Carbon, a deaf man, "' small autotruck 1-riday, nt Light was standing In front of an approaching 'i'th nnd Morris streets. 'J lie child trolley car tins morning, not Knowing wa near. The motorman was con ident Campbell would step out of the way, but with his neaii turned In nn opposite direction Campbell stood until he was Btruck and killed. IK is the father of a large faintly. I West Chester Italians Parade West Chester, Pa., Aug. 15. Hun 4tds of Italian residents of this vicin ity waited today in an elaborate pro- "rating mo Jtcast or uio As I ,. There was a street parade n. A crack 1'nlladelnula Jay; concerts this nftoruoon Bfaiiv.rVwworks. will be sv? ' iu " , I LIBELS INCREASED 10 HOLD RUM SHIP U. S. Officials Compile Many Allegod Violations of Al leged Smugglers FINAL BOND TO BE HIGH The libel against the seined schooner llinm.iston. now ftxml nt isrinm. win probablv bo increased ho thnt it will prpeIlltIe K, ,)nHtUlty ..( the suspected limit Not Yet Filed "I.lbel of the Thomnittou will bo greatly Increased because of additional Molations nindc known Satunlay. It was reported that bond hud been lllrd Sntuidiir coerlng the libel, but lhl. re- mirt is unfounded. "The ship will not be released here j ior some tunc 10 come. 11 nas oixn movisl from the end of the pier nt Ilainbridge ktreet. and Is now further in along the dock." Special Agent Ilrooks nld members nf the crew of the Thomnston have Kiw to Atlantic City. I'vi.lrnee imitist the TlinmnMtim. nn,l who is now in Atlantic uiiv Special Agent llruolts said that from information gained through confisca tions and nrrests the last few days the authorities are convinced that the smuggling is the work of a large syn dicate. Has Name of Syndicate Heal "I have the name of the man who 'irmIs 1tI'"t sndlnitc here on my desk." lie said, picking up a telegram and ,daelng it in his pocket. "Numerous warrants for men hlg'ier up In ths syndicate have been issued, but it is a difficult mnttrr to serve th"in these men are wary because of recent 7l 'I tlllllO Ilrooks would not hint nt the Identity or whereabouts of the man alleged to head the rum-smuggling syndicate. "I will only say that lie is now more than a thousand miles from here," he said. AFTER "BIGGER FISH" THAN THE POCOMOKE Sjifdal (pal-i to Kvtntna J'ublie I.nloer Atlantic City, Aug. 15. "We nre on ,. . ., .., :. , , - , "" '" "' "" "" i " i"- M.I1HOUCTS loroiiioKc nnu .inr- i,n .i.. ...i.i i..... i-i..i " ' t L.ii-P ...".." "- ',", ' ,,"',, i i. i ".,urue r-iiericK I'. who is in charge of the pro- (ecdings of search, seizure and prose- cutlon of vessels nnd individuals con nected with the rum ring which has been operating in this vicinity for some tl",1.V, "We nre exnectinz to mnke further seizures and prosecutions of craft and individuals whose smuggling may he said to have been on a greater scale than thnt in which the Marshall nnd the Poeomoke are Involved," lie con tinued. The District Attornev said thnt there i must have been nn error In the nn Proverb nouncement that the sloop Edwin Hurke and the cruisers I'ncle Sam and TV" '" , "v ;. i i i nM i. " , , ? " J" h" ' ' b? W P-oceeiiiiK M-a dammit would be sold at auction before they can bo forfeited nnd sold. itli the District Attorney here to of bigger vessel,.." SEEK TO STEM RUM FLOOD FROM CANADA Detroit. Mich., Aug. 15. (Ry A. P I A conference between Rov ('. Vnndercook. State Commissioner of Public Safety; Clinrles p. Campnii. De troit, lepri'sentntive of the State Public .-:ucn i omnilsNinn. and other State of- nfl1cnlH exr,.sbwI thl. opinion todav ,.t ,, of tl, b,.,.r r whlM , frQ- b"'nK TOlmf " i St , ; 0n-ir.niN intimated that fnrees ,' ""r," .t.,,trn!T t "s.!a.eKi7" Points along the Ainerlcan border to n'' n sh pnien s of lliiuor hat night , iirniiL.),t tn this Hide v careful unteh UC IirOllgllt 10 HUM HIIIC. A (lirillll WUtCtl wn being kept today ot ull motorboats .1 rI..a- Oil lUC TlVer. AUTO ACCIDENT FATAL nnu kim-h hv Motortruck and 4h Bov Kllled MotortrucK and th Driver 'a Held for Coroner Francis James McKennn, eight jears old. 1745 South Nineteenth street, died I yesterday in St. Agnes' Hospital from injuries received whehewos run over wns unconscious from the time he was struck until he died. A. C. Johnson, of Sixteenth street ami I'nss unk avenue, driver of the machine, was held without ball bv Magistrate Dougherty for the action of the Coroner. The boy will be buried Thursday Forty-five Seamen Believed Lost Kobe, Japan, Aug. 15. (lly A. P.) Foity-fiva seamen nro believed to l,avo been drowned following the wreck cf tho freight tteamshiaShonhu Mom, which was disabled bj f typhoon and buttered to ulecea Oil W) rocks off the Loochoo Irjds, Only j ,;e of the ship's rcrsoaiwlia Known to U yo survived. Illlil HU IR-ri iij- liMllur MII MM'Il. l'llNPf EVENING PUBLIC DAMAGE "3V '. -x . "I lli J v v. -i-Cnv ,' i &?'& r a , I.fdtrer rhoto Service This photograph shows the $1,000,000 damage done by the first Arc nt the Point Hrcczo oil plant of the Atlantic Keflnlng Company. This fire started with an explosion early Sunday morning and raged until early today. It was subdued, hut not enough to prevent its causing n now explosion iri an oil still today, which caused further heavy loss SIBERIAN REPUBLIC FALLS, JAPANESE RUMORS STATE Antl-Bolshevlsts Said to Have Occu pied Chita, tho Capital Tohlo, Aug. 15. (Ily A. V.) Re ports of the ovcrethrow of the Far Eastern Republic nt Chita, which have been current hero for a couple of days, nro still without confirmation. A Vladivostok dispatch to the .llji Shimpo snjs that General Huron l'n gem Sternberg was the supposed lender of tho forces which brought ubout the (ollape of the Chita Government. The newspaper says wireless repirts liuve been received telllnjr of risings In Knst ern Siberia, nnd n crowlm: nanlc nmoiiir the llolshcvik forces, while Holshcvik i.ewspnpers do not deny the rumors that ' are heard here. The reports which came from Japan- l esc sources, said that the mllltao stores in Chita were burnlns nnd thnt the houses ot many Communists, with their occupants, were butned in raids by i nlitl-llolsheUst forces. A. T. ICrnxnotehckov. former For eign Minister of the Far I'nstern Re public, the report, nsserted, escaped to Dauria, Trans-Raikalla, in an airplane. YOUNG ELOPER PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD CHARGE Charles Balllet Admits Swindling Hotel for Honeymoon Expenses Charles N. Ilalllet. n former college student, who Is said to have passed worthless checks while on his honey moon here, pleaded guilty to four in dictments today before Judge Davis in Quarter Sessions Court. Ilalllet is a sun of a prominent law- jer nf Carbon County. Recnuse of the jouth's elopement to Klktou with a girl from tins cit the father refused to aid him after his arrest. An uiic'e, n phjsician in this city, also declined to extend aid. The indictments charged Hnlllet with false pretenses and with obtaining board nnd lodging with Intent to de fiaud. It was testified he defrauded the Normnndle Hotel out of S'.'Oli. He was registered there on .Tunc 7 and left June 14. The Court deferred sentence until Friday. PASSENGjER SHIP ASHORE rrinccss una urounas aecona Time Near Vancouver Seattle, Wash., Aug. 15. (Ry A. P.) The passenger steamship Priiicess Knn, operated by the Canadian Pacific Railwav Co. between Rritlsh Columbia ports, is nground in Albert Ray on the mainland, seventj-five miles north of Vnncomer, R. C. Passengers and crew are reported to have been landed suc cessfully and the vessel Is In no im mediate danger. The Princess Knn ran aground on (lordon Head, nt the north end of Vnnpmtvni Islnnil il II fill f- II ilnnui f.. .....-.... - - "rt early Sunday morning and wns slight v diimiiged. She was rulloated at high tide and proceeded under her own steam ncross (juevn Charlotte Sound to Albert Ray on the mainlnnd, but grounded a short distance off shore. HERO BURIED TODAY Edgar H. Klmes Was Member ot 109th Machine-Gun Company The burial ot Private Edgar II. Kimrs, lDHth Machine Cuu Company, Twenty-eighth Division, who was killed in the Argonne drive September HO, IMS, took rdaco this afternoon nt the Arlington National Cemetery, Arling ton, Vn. The dead hero, who was twenty-six jears old, graduated from (iiraid Col lege in 1IHI". He is survived by two sisters, Miss Florence Klines nnd Mrs. Wesley Setzler, of Roersford, Pn., nnd one brother, Lieutenant John Klmes, who is now convalescing from shell shock In the South. Kimes lived at L'001 North Eleventh street. Honors for Hero a-. T. , .A-r. i,rr.. . j,., EDGAR II. KIMES m Member of lOOtli Machine-Gun Company, will bo burled today la' Arlington Cemetery ' LEDGER PHIIiADELPHIA, MONDAY, OF FIRST OIL PLANT FIRE Japanese Now Allowed to Cheer Their Prince Special Cable Dispatch. Copvrtoht, till Tohlo, Aus. 15. An official edict has abrogated a century-old rule prohibiting the cheering nnd ap plauding of n member of the Imper ial household, on tho home-coming of Crown Prince Hlrohito. The offi cial English translation of the im perial household announcement says: "The people lining the imperial route arc asked to clap their hands nnd give cheers, disregarding all old customs." The authorities are making the return of the Crown Prince nn oc casion to institute numerous demo cratic innovations, including prob able permission for members of the press to board the imperial ship and to travel on the imperial train. LEASEERIE SHOPS Hint of "Open Shop" in Ac tion of Railroad at Marion LABOR BOARD MAY ACT Marion. O.. Aug. 15. (Ry A. P.) The Erie Railroad Company today an nounced thnt its local shops and round house had been leased by the Railway Service Company, of Mnrion, nnd would be operated by that concern beginning immediately. The Railway Service Company is nn organization founded by local manufacturers and capitalists, and It will take over all repnlr and other woik now done In the shops, an an nouncement stated. Announcement of the new plan of operation of the shops wns made here today by AV. A. Raldwln, monoger of the Ohio region of the railroad. Re twecn 400 nnd 500 persnos are now em ployed In the shops. Mr. Raldwln's statement said that the plan was adopted with the idea that "local con ditions can best be appreciated and most intelligently met by the knowledge and interest of local supervision and sup port." Open Shop Prevalent Mr. Owen, the president of the Rail way Service Company, is a manufac turer and banker nnd is a member of the Mnrion Employers' Association, nn organization of local manufacturers. A number of the larger manufactur ing plants of Marlon are represented . . " .. r.l . T. I I . .if. "' ule ""." r.iniMujeis iwwciiuiun 1111(1 Ull UL llll'W' Ull. .'llCilllVU Ull Ull "open-shop" basis. The announcement by Mr. Baldwin follows in part : "The Erie Railroad has long been nf the opinion that the most favorable result to both the railmad and the com munity it serves can best be obtained by the fullest co-operation and amalga nation of interests so fur ns possible. It recognize thnt its duty to the public and the communities nlong Its line Is Unit of furnishing transportation and that all the energies of Its employes and otlieers should be directed so far as pos sible solely to this end. Promises Fair Treatment "The Erie has accepted an opportu nity to lease Its shops and roundhouses to the Railway Service Company, whoso officers and stockholders are all sub stantial and respected citizens of Marion, nnd whose Interests arc those nf the community. These men, headed by John D. Owens, ns president, have had ample experience in the character of the work to be performed and have made n success of previous undertak ings, nud the railroad feels fortunate In having its work of repairs conducted by such u local company, and the em ployes of the Hallway Service Company nie assured oi inir treatment 111 ac cordance with the practice of the ex tensive manufacturing concerns of Marlon." Chocago, Aug. 15. Announcement nt Marlon, O., thnt the Eric Railroad had leased its shops nnd roundhouse there to n local operating company, which will handle the road's repair work, may bring intervention by the United States Railway Labor Hoard if there Is any evidence of n conceited plan on the pait of the roads to follow the practice generally, n member of the board said today. FOUND IN HOSPITAL Lewlston Doy Had Been Missing for a Week Sought by the police for a week be cause he ran awi from home in Lewis town, Pa., John Illckernall, fifteen years old, but six feet tall, was found last night In the (inrrctsnu Hospital, He had applied there for treatment for a blto on his arm, saying that two men had nttacked him at Twenty -sixth and Callowhlll streets. Ono of them grabbed him nnd said, "Where's the liquor?" according tp the boy's story. Then they discovered their mistake nnd ran, Police of the Twen tieth and Ruttonwo'jd streets station will hold Hickcrnall untl ,hW parents ....I iH.lMi.llnna . . DCUI4 lll9blUVV, HI CORPORATION mmmvmmimim MWmRM r-vsv -- SAM MALONEY NAMED IN "DIVORCE TRAP" SUIT Accused by N. Y. Woman of Manu facturing Evidence Against Her Samuel Maloncy, recently out of the House of Correction, where he served a six months' term for "conspiracy to pre vent a frco election," ns part of the Fifth Ward primary scandal, Is named in a $250,000 damage suit filed in New York by Mrs. Wlllinm J. Reauley against her husbnnd, nn nrttst. Mrs. Reauley was divorced by her husband n year ago. Last month Su premo Court Justice Lehman set the di vorce aside on the ground that she had been made tho victim of n "divorce trap." Mrs. Reauley now accuses her hits band and nine others or entering into n conspiracy to ninnufacture evidence against her. One or those named is Valerian O'Fnrrcll, head of tho Vnl O'Farrell Detective Agency, of which Maloncy was tho Philadelphia branch manager nt tho time or tlie Fifth Ward crime. Mrs. Rcaulcv declares Maloncy nnd Thomas Maxwell came to board at her home In Long Islnnd in May, 15)18, posing ns Colonel Morton nnd Colonel M mil son. Lntcr, she savs, Maxwell lUTsuuded her to go to New York to meet a man who would lend her money to pay off the mortgage on her home, and took her to a hotel room for the meeting. Then, she declares, Maloncy and the others named, except uiuir rt II, rushed Into the room. In her dam age suit against her husband. Mrs. Reauley alleges that her reputation was ruined. PLAN TEACHER INSTITUTES FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY Sessions In Several Towns Will Pro cede Opening of Schools Conduct of institutes nt different points in Montgomery County will pro cede opening of the public schools for the fall term early In September. Plans for these events call for instruction of teuchers by men prominent in the edu cational world. Teachers of Cheltenham Township nnd Ablngton Township will meet the last week In August at Cheltenham High School, Elklns Park, the institute being in charge of O. W. Ackennnn, super intendent of Cheltenham, and Edward S. Ling, superintendent of Ablngton Townshln. For the Institute In the Norrlstown High School, August 29 to September 2, Prof. J. Horace i.audls, superin tendent of schools, Montgomery County, in chnrge, has engaged these instruc tors: Dr. L. Rcelor, prestdent of the State Normal School. Mlnot, N. IX; Dr. Charles T. McFarlane, of the Teachers' College, Columbia University ; Dr. William M. McAndrcw, associate super intendent of schools, New York City ; Dr. (icorge Willinm McClellnnd, Uni versity of Pennsylvania; Miss Mary Ilammclt Lewis, principal of Park School, Ruffalo; Miss Ella J. Ilnmllton, Atlantic City; Miss Kotherlne A. Prlchett. State Department of PuUUs Instruction; Miss Mary F. IlefTerni'M. State Department of Public Instruction ; Thomas A. Rock, Rural Education Ru reau. State Deportment of Public In struction: Ted II. r.riffith, Wilkes Rnrre; Miss Sophie Mclntyrc, Norrls town; Harold I. Zimmerman. Norrls town. and Miss Elsie S. Rcnninger, Norrlstown. SAVED ON NIAGARA'S BRINK Man Rescued From Falls by Pass' erby With Rope Ruffalo, Aug. 15. In one of the most daring rtscues in the history of Niagara Falls A. J. Walker, of Denver, a salesman, was snatched from death cstordny by Thomas E. Ackers, gcnernl manager of the Rnmopo Iron Woika of Nlngnra Falls. Walker f '11 Into tho rapids above the American Falls. Ackers, who was passing, tied a rope about his waist and waded Into the swift water. The Den er man was holding on to a small rock which he had managed to grasp as the current swept him down toward the cataract. Ackers had considerable difficulty In miic uie riiim uucui a kit's hmiv and making him release his death grip on the rock. Passersby pulled Wnlkcr nnu ins rescuer nsnore. Lightning Kills Editor Knnhnlico, III., Aug. 15. J. R. Smith, for many yenrs editor and pub lisher of the Kankakee Dally Democrat and a leader In Eastern Illinois Demo cratic circles, was struck by lightning Sunday nnd instantly kllled. Mr. Smith, who wns sixty-seven cnrs old, had started for tho clubhouse at the golf links hero when the bolt struck him in the head, tearing away the clothing from tho left side of his body. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Jumti J. Dsvldion, Swdboro, Helon Smith, Hurley. .V. j, Jacob Thomai. B844 lUc at., A, Dun. 5715 Itaverfurd ve, Samuel ltlfer '.'744 Saltier at nla Popper. '-'712 8ller at N. J., and and Hattle . and Mln- Andrew J. llaytaa. 2m ,H. 23, .... ...II. 1I.l...lr '11111 lr..t..-t. ?' nd Jnaeph plz, 1SIR Addlaon it , and Nettle nichanlaon. 2016 Oakfnrd at. Walter II. llayaen. 1427 Pen) at., and Marie II, M. Caffrey. 1483 Adama ave. Mlhall Apoatoltoa. U31 Cllrard ave,, and Mar- cla E. Cnclnnella, 0S1 Olrarit iva. dordon A, llatea, Toronto, Can,, and Dor. othy M. Hawdey. B714 Aahlnmi avi Henry Friedman. 208i! Mouth at., and Clara Cortren. 710 Hnyder ave. ' '"a William II. KK..WSW York City, and Vloltt Kay. Naw Ymk fit v. naymond L. Springer, Camden, H. J., and Katbryn Colllna. BISt Msrden it. ,,B?i'ii.i!hI2nv,:5r,J!llL,2lT.c"r ni1 A" AUGUST 15, 3SC1 TO NAME RECEIVER Man pf Independent Affiliations to Take Charge of U. S. Mall's Affairs STOCK WATER, SAYS LASKER New York, Aug. 15. Federal Judge Mnnton today nnnounced that ho wouiii cppolnt a mnn of independent nffllin tlons ns renslvcr for the United plates Mall Steamship Company, which hat been In controversy with the Rhlpulne Board over the seizure of nine chartered steamships. . , ,y When counsel for the board nnd the committee suggested different men lor receiver in response to a. creditors pe tition, the Court remarked he hai u business mnn in mind who would uc independent of cither the company or the board. . . ,, Two involuntary petitions in bank ruptcy were filed against the compan before the receiver's hearing began, in one of these It wns stated that the com pany admitted its inability, to pay its debts nnd its willingness to bo adjudged n bankrupt. . , . A otntcment by A. D. Lariccr. chair man of tbo board, charging tint tic company had been insolvent when tnc board seized tho vessels, nnd assailing Its financinl methods, was filed. Pnpcrr rlro were filed in the receivership suit on behalf of the Rcrwind U hito Coal Mine Company, which asserted itwaa creditor to nmounto exceeding .ln. 000. Counsel for the New York liar bor nnd Drydock. Company partlcipatcn in the discussion before Judgo Mnnton. nsscrting thnt the concern was a credi tor in excess of $175,000, No Action on IJardiruptcy Petitions No action wns taken on the two involuntary petitions in bankruptcy. Ono of them wns presented on behalf nf three creditors by Nicoll, Anabcl. Fuller & Sullivan, the law firm of which Delancey Nicoll, attorney for the United States Mall Steamship Com pany, is n member. Tho creditors names L. Rees, Sarlctt Urothcrs and William E. Williams did not specify the sums owed them, but their petition alleged the company "had acknowledged its inability to pay its debts, and had expressed willingness to be adjudged n bankrupt." The second bankruptcy petition was on behnlf of Ethel Cotter. Yester Town sent and William Mulliall, creditors on nsslgned clalmH, each in amounts cx ccedlne S2000. William Marshall Bullitt, represent ing the Shipping Board, asked Mr. Nicoll whom he represented. "The United States Mall Steamship Company, its stockholders, and also its creditors," Mr. Nicoll replied. Mr. Rnllitt said It was n stronge sit uation when n man represented both a corporation and its creditors. Ho ndd ed that the United States Shipping Board was the largest creditor of the steamship company, nnd ns such he thought the board should have a voice hi the appointment of n receiver. The Shipping Board's explanation of its reasons for attempting to recover nine big vessels chartered by the United States Mail Steamship Company, with out re-ourke to court action, was given rstcrday by Chairman Albert D. Las her in n statement bristling with sen satlonal charges against the compnnv nnd against Charles Mayer, who, with his son, Francis R. Majer, I'm been In control of its affairs. Some of the main points in Mr. Las Kcr's stntcment nre in the nature of charges that (he stock of the United States Mail Company is "nothing but water"; that it has "evaded or vio lated" virtually every clause in its con tract with the Shipping Board, and thnt its insolvency, which has just resulted in the institution of receivership pro ceedings, was known to the Shipping Board when the nttempt wns made to iccovcr the ships, bb the board officials feaied. if they permitted tho company to continue, its conduct wculd bcriously injure the reputation of the American merchant marine in general. Feared Loss to United States "Such Insolvency not only endan gered the existence of tho sole Ameri can passenger fleet upon the North At lantic Ocean capable of competing with established European lines." he said, "but threatened to pile up against the ships further large charges besides those already contracted, which the new Shipping Board apprehended tho Gov ernment in the end would be forced to pay. "In addition, the compnny had pur sued and wns pursuing a practice that could not be tolerated ; that is,, of an insolvent company selling tickets in nd vnnco for passengers nnd accepting money for future freight transporta tion, nnd diverting the money to other purposes, without making any pro vision for the expenses of the voyages for which it was collected. In other words, the compnny, having no funds of its own, and in order to(kcep afloat, was placing a mortgage upon the future operation of the ships, which was con stantly mounting in size. Ry this means it wns postponing the hour when the bubble would break ; nnd when this inevitable time should nrrive the Ship ping Board would bo morally bound to lionor the tickets which had been nnd were being sold." He declared the company's books "disclose that it has always been insolvent." Mr. Colby, nftcr rending Mr. Las kcr's formal statement, bald: "The story of his conspiring efforts to wreck the United States Mail when he found he could not appropriate it for his friends will be fully related In the courts. I will say wlint I have to say theie, nnd it will throw some light upon the attitude of the present Shipping Board toward the American merchant marine. When I say 'the Shipping Hoard,' I mean Mr. Lasker nnd his personal agents. I cannot believe his course has the sanction of his sober colleagues, such ns Admiral Benson nnd Senator Chamberlain, not to men tion others whom I do not know, nil of whom have been strangely silent through the weird succession of events that lias constituted the board's con duct in this matter." LAWYER IS SUED Roxborough Man Demanda Account ing of Alleged Collections An equity suit wus entered in Court o. 4 today by Ldward A. Ren, of uoxhoroiigh, against Alexander Conn. who and acted as his attorney. Ren, demnnds a full accounting nnd discov ery bv Conn of nil innnpv enlleeteil ntwlnj: two claims, and In nddltion demands tho surrender of nil popcrs relating to the claims, Hems charges that Conn w.s to col lect certain claims for him, receiving liTi per cent for hU 'i . lie charges, among li-Tilings, thnt Conn collected In one instance $13,000 nnd retained $7500, only paying over $0000, in spite of the agreement. 1)i:thk HKYER. Auiuat sn.- dau 1 i" 1021. 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Ilugcntuglcr will visit Philadelphia this week, probably on Wcdncsdny, to confer with members of tho Phtladcl nhln Scsniil-Centcnnlnl Committee, in reference to his projected observances of Colonial events, extending lrom the BAston Ten Party to Yorktown, with especial reference to the' proposed special session of Congress nt Philadel phia, Lancaster and York. lie received n communication irom the secretary of tho Philadelphia com mittee, requesting Information as to his proposal. Inasmuch ns the York Mayor's plans have thus far been of a tentative nature, he has decided to present them personally, nnd has so written the committee. Should the special sessions of Con gress prove unattainable, the Mayor has before him plans for assembling a Congress composed of the Senators and Congressmen of the thirteen original States. Should the large project be carried out, a NrWiol day or week can be devoted to the Representatives of the original States. ' GIVES UP FEDERAL POST Aide to McAvoy Resigns to Take Up Prlvato Practice Assistant United States District At torney John J. Elcock resigned office nt noon today to resume his law prac tice. He was appointed by former Dis trict Attorney Charles D. McAvoy n jcar ago. Mr. Elcock, tho son of Judge Thomas R. Elcock, is n graduate of the Engi neering School of the University of Pennsylvania and expects to confine his practice to engineering law. He has been a member of the bar for twenty jears and lives nt 117 Bethlehem pike, Chestnut Hill. Di With quality assured, size of stone is the only, matter for determination. J. E. Caldwell & Co. Chestnut & Juniper Streets Is Savings of Up to One-Half In Our August Furniture Sale m Real savings, too. Values auch as von can obtain in no other store in Philadelphia. DCCaUSe We DUV in immense patrons at wholesale prices. Owning our own handsome four Btory building nnd being out of the high-rent district and yet only a few minutes' rido from Market Street, saves our cus tomers 8100,000 a year in rent alone. s Selling for cosh, too, saves you from 10 to IB per cent, which amount is added by stores with charge account and credit features, to cover bad debts. m You owe It to yourself to see our vast stock, to compare values, to see the unexceptional values which bring you back to pre-war prices. Just One of Thousands of Bargains $300 10-Piece Dining Room Suite & r teiiulotii ,lmcrtcrm U'nlntif. beautifully burled M M 1 i's'lSf01? . ""ih liuOet, ia.nch China Closet, M W Cl i?.'J .i i h,i .'"""'"N Table, enclosed Serving Table, M . J VX ViL in!fihi"j,s ".'!.'' "e Arnx Chair with gtnulno uiue Xpunlvh Leather seats. Open Every Evening Except Friday RONBLUM FREED AMERICANS GAIN POUND A DAY Dr. Estes Says Underground Soviet Jail Wreckod His Health FACED DEATH FREQUENTLY . Sp'clnl CalU Dltpateh. CopurtoM, till Roval, Aug. 1G, "Americans should listen to the stories which American pVlsoncrs tell nbout Russia because wo bcllevo our citizenships hns been put to n scve'ro test," said Dr. W. B, Estes, released a few dnyB ago from n Russlnn prison ns n result of tn9 Soviet's negotiations for famine relief. In nn interview given n Chicago corrc' upondcnt. Dr. Estes many frlendu in t. t were shocked by his nppcarance. nii hnir is grnv nnd his face deeply lintf However, Red Cross doctors report the six Amcrlenns recently released ore now gaining approximately n pound a days ns a result of proper diet. "Time nnd time again,' said Dr. ERtcs, "we were brought to the court rooms for questioning. Captain Kll Patrick nnd myHclf were asked many times to sign petitions to tho Amcricaa Government asking our release In change for political prisoners la American, In this connection Jim Lnrkin'a nnmc wns oftencst mentioned "Sometimes nftcr n refusal we would be sentenced to death, but os a result of our experiences death was ono of the least of our terrors. Our main In terest wns in the way wo would die. We have survived sojourns in th) typhus wards of prison hospitals under the enre of ignorant nttendants, and In the prison we daily talked to men who casually mentioned they were to be shot that night. "In the execution room in the base ment when wholesale executions were going on nnd when the Cheka occa sionally used machine puns, nn autor truck would run with its muffler opea in the courtyard, but nbovo that racket we could hear the rattle of machine guns nnd the pop pop of revolvers. "We fenrcd only one denth and that was dying in solltnry confinement In a cellar. We wcro imprisoned In a dark basement cell, twelve feet long and fifteen feet wide, with no windows nnd witii dounic liars on tnc doors. There we snt for days doing nothing. That made us the physical wrecks we arc." When the American prisoners were Informed that Senator France, of Maryland had visited Russia they asked eagerly what his opinion wns when lie came out. After hearing what the Sea ntor had to say about conditions In Russia they agreed he had failed to keep his eyes open. "The Senator reports seeing thou sands of men wearing new boots and factories operating," continued Dr. Estes. "On our way from Moscow to Pctrogrnd we saw thousands of soldiers wearing wicker sandals. On our way into Russln n yenr ngo we saw G20 chimneys with no smoke coming out of them and only five thnt were smoking. I should liko to ask the Senator how he rode from RIgn to Moscow without seeing evidences of Russia's industrial paralysis." Americans Qet Thrift Habit Washington, Aug. 15. America, long considered the spendthrift natloa of the world, is gradually acquiring the habit of thrift, reports Orrin C. Lester, acting director of the division of sav ings, Trcnsury Department, who last night made public figures to show that the per capita holding of outstondlnr war-savings securities nmnunta to $0.40 for continental United States. After making reduction for redemptions on sn'cs extending over n period of three nnd one-half years, securities valued at 5070,520,000 nre still in the hands of investors. 1 lamonas lliiillsiiif inif 1 1 1 1 1 SIS We can sell nt n lower price minntittnn nnd nnll rlirnct tn our ip9 & JAFFE BROS. 521-523-525South4thSt, . , iaJiff ,, , ,. il r'j - - ::- j-g .,
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