5W r ".' tf Si (I - "' V Ji V f- L -" d the Weather Fair (oiilclit nliil Snturilay; llltlo climuo In tompci'aturcj nvsii noun cast winds. TKMI'KftATTllK AT KAt'n Itnim T'hi n in Uql. 1 1. a I i 4 i r. Euentrtg ffiubltc Stefrger x. NIGHT EXTRA M on lot ion i" iti it-' t. i i i i II VOL. VII. NO. 20G MAYOR AND ALLIES PLAN FUSION SLATE . 10 BEATVAREITES War Board, Voters Loague and Penrose Forces Meet to Ar range Withdrawals ' ROTAN, DAIX, WOLF AND 1 KEMP MAY BE TICKET Maor Monro, his "wnr board," nnd representatives of Scnntor Penrose and the Voters League, spent several hours In conference this morning, nnd ns a result arc said to have agreed on a fusion' ticket in which all tho elements Involved will combine against the Vare "fifTyfifty" "lntP- ,. Senator Penrose, necording to men hbrh in the councils of the Voters Icngue, will announce his support of thii ticket within a week. One nf tho conferees, high in the councils of the independents, said during a lull In tho conference that It "looked Uko war to the hilt against Tho same leader dcclnrcd ho thought it probnblo that Senator Penrose would tome to Philadelphia, assemble his war iblefs, nnd lead his followers in a fin ish fight against the "fifty-fifty" co horts of Senator Varo. Reported Antl-Combine Slate The anti-combine slate, as it is re ported agreed upon, is as follows: District Attorney, Kamuol 1. Itotan. City Treasurer, Stnto Senator Au gustus F. Daix, Jr. City Controller Ldwln Wolf. Receiver of Taxes Colonel George B. Kemp. This alnlc. on which nil those op posed to the Varcs will concentrate, can be made possible only by the withdrawal of other candidates from tho contest. The most important ot tnc contem plated withdrawals is that of David T. Hart, the Mayor's doso personal friend and an admitted Administration leader, from the contest for Iteglbtcr of Wills. Mr. Hnrt is a member of tho "war board," and was present at the fleet ing in the Mayor's office today. It is rumored that he will withdraw his name before -1 o'clock this afternoon, the time limit for scratching a political entry. There are now two nntl-conibinc can dldatei for the post of Register of Wills, namely, Mr. Hart nnd Vivian Frank Gable. Mr. Oablo lias the in dorsement of the Voters League. If both ran the independent vote would le in danger of a bad tpllt. Vnres Forced Sheohan Out Tho Vare combination forestalled such a possibility in their own ranks ltv forcing the withdrawal of "Jimmy" .Sheehnn. the present holder of tho posi tion. IIu wanted It again and placed his name in nomination in spite of tho fact that the Vnre combine had lndorcd the candidacy of Magistrate William V. Campbell. "Jimmy" has ween a great light, however, and it is expected that by withdrawing he will win tho con solation prize of n mercantile ap-' praiscrchlp, worth more in salary thnn his present job, bul lacking the fees wjiirh make tho post of Itegister of Wills one of the juiciest plums on the political tree. Tor n time it was rumored todny that Mr. Hnrt would not withdraw, but vvotild lcmaln iu the race with Vivian Prank Gnblo, making it n three cornered contest. I.nter. however, word came from the eonferenro that Mr. Hart probably would ilrbp out ro that the nnti-Vnr'e forces could concentrate their strength n licking the "combine" candidates. hen the Major began his confer ence only his own close advisers were Present. Among the conferees were Mr. Hart, Joseph (.'. and Harry J. Train er, Andred Froch, Fnnk L. Kcnwor thr, John II. McLean, Councilman Pat ton, Director Cavcn and City Solicitor oiujth. Alter a half hour Franklin Spencer hdmonds, clininnnn of the Political Ac tion Coii'iniltee of the Voters League, and Oscar Noll, Penrose lender of the Thirty-fevonth Weird, and the Pentose Mjokesmnii lieie, rrnde their appearance Iliey remained for the rest of tho con ference. Mr. Noll mine out of the conference far a few inl'iutes and was besieged lth question. He was n Bleed what the Mate would be, but renins! evasively that he did not know, as it would du ltnd on tlm withdrawal. Cautious About Penrose "Will Senator Penrose support the "lute?" ho was asked. He evaded again, sajinj; J "The Senntor already has made his statement." "Hut will tho Senator line up his ii . -r?. (, "Kht fr the support of this late.' he ,u,s nsked. , tt 'That will bo settled. " he replied, when the composition of the ticket has been decided on." Though Mr. Noll talked cautiously, it wns learned from another member 01 the conference that Senator Pen rose s support wns virtually assured. ?ltm,,u"b would take tho form of n ui,;?itlm ci,v n"'1 u P'-'-sonnl lining MrVtionSCRlXat0J.kPrS t0 bnCU t,' Ad'- URGES NAME OF MRS. HALE FOR DISARMAMENT PARLEY . cnQres8Woman Receives Non-Com-mlttal Reply From President Washington. Aug. "0. (By A. P.) 7"on of Mrs. Mary Chandler Hale. "Wlier of Senator Hale of Mniue, as member of the American (lisermnment inference delegation, has been rrco.n wnde,l by Heprcscntntivc Alice M. "obertson, 0r Oklahoma, who an nounreil .vestcrdnj, that ten da.vs rgo Uiile nt the White House she had urged IIn?e. l U,mll"S to appoint Mrs. hnili!!.C,w.",P,,, sl, hnl'1- ll' President "mi written her oh follows: trrJnlm"V'omi,lin"',lt J'011 " .v"r ex dlH iX00,,t',cn,R? "ml Jur wisdom and i TiT"' ,M"- "BV s n very rc untnl k' "I'1 llKli!y Ijrplfiil .ci.ro- iii ., ,f Ainerlonn womanhood." net .?." "uertton. however, said she did nnlm V"Kunn,y "'"" would bo ap le ni"ri . S"V'11 "':,,"n' Hl,(' n,Mi''l. tnlKlit ."..""'"Imil a "secn.ilig act of Inter- coin.!?1 ,,I1I,C0U, ' delegates from SS BtntcT" ,,roBrCM,V0 tlm t,,e OUdn, 'world,', belt lubricant." Aiv Enteral an B.coiiJ.r,M MMlcr t th. Poitomcs l PMIidiilphla. Ta. ' Unitor Iho Act of March 3. 1fc"l) 149 Join Masked Klansmen in Moonlit Ceremony Here Fiery Cross Sheds Weird Light on White-Clad Figures Taking Part in Meeting ' on City's Outskirts The appended article was written by a member of the Klan u-Ao attended and took part in latt niyhl'n mcetinn, but tcAo tco under pledac not to reveal Ihdlocation of the rallying point. A shadowy grove, nn open giadc tn the tickest woods! Automobiles hum ming nnd purring here nnd there nlong the country road 1 A narrow pnthwuy lending to the woodland glade, and every fifty feet a mntked and while robed sentinel ! Within the little clearing nn altar, nnd beside the altar the cool nlghtwlnd rustling through the shimmering folds, the banner of tho Nntlon, Manked men besldo tho altar. Formed in hollow square nround the glnde, rank on rank of mnsked spectres. A deep voice echo ing through the blackness: "Imperial One, the men who seek admission to our legions stand prepared!" The Kit Klux Klan was gathered In nil its panoply last night on the west ern outskirts of Philadelphia thirty-ilvc FOR POLICE BUREAU Division Captains Hereafter Will Have at .Least One Lieutenant as Assistant HEARN TO PROBE ACCIDENTS A rearrangement in the Police Bureau, with the reassignment of one police enptain and six lieutenants, wns announced today by Director Cortclyou. Tn nnnnunclm: the rcassignments Di rector Cortclyou made known n plnn by which division captains will hereafter I have at least one lieutenant nH nn ns- I sistant. Tltcce assisting lieutenants may then be assigned to police districts temporarily to take the place of lieu tenants suspended or .off duty for other reasons. In the past sergeants of the district had acted as lieutenants in the absence of the district commanders. Captain James J. Hcarn, who hns been commander of the Sixth Police Di vision, supervising the work of "harbor police, the city van stables and munic ipal bands, will become head of the. accident inventigntion sound. Organization of this squad was re cently, decided upon by the Major and Director Cortclyou so that tho city would not bo defenseless In opposing suits for dnmagc. Captain Hcarn submitted plans for the reorganization of tho squad which will investigate nil accidentf. as the. re sult of which the city might be made defendants'ln dninage suits. He will take his plnce as head of the squad within tho next few weeks, meantime retaining command of the Sixth Di vision until a successor is named. Captain Henrn's hendqunrtera will reninHi at the Twentieth and Uutton wood streets station. Lieutenant David MeCoach. who has been in charge of Municipal Hand con certs. Is assigned as assistant to the commander of the Fourth Division. Lieutenant Harry L. Vers, who hns been on strike dut in the northeastern section of llie city, will report as as stnnt to Ciiptiiin Smiley, of the Fifth Division in West Philadelphia. Lieutenant John J. Duff v. who hns ben assisting Lieutenant Fritz, of the motorcycle squad nt Tenth and Thomp son street", will become nssistant to the commander of the Second Division. Lieutenant John J. Cnrlln. who has also been with tho motorcycle t,qund. will bo another assistant to the captain of the Second Division. i Lieutenant William Keith, who has been on strike duty in the northeastern section nf the city, is assigned ns ns sistuut to Hie commander nf the First Division downtown. Lieutenant William P. Knoll, who had been In elinrge of the polico boat Ashbridqe, is assigned ns assistant to the commander of the Third Division, in North Philadelphia. PASSENGER SHIP ATLANTA AGR0UNDJNJ0ST0N PORT Thirteen Persons Transferred and Landed After Brief Delay Mitotan, Aug. lift. (llv A. P.i Thirteen passengers on tho steamship City of Atlanta, which grounded on OWlc Island on her way up the harbor todiiv. were transferred to lugs nnd Icmlcd after a dclav of a few hours. The steamer, opei.itcd by the Ocean Steamship Company, was inward bound fiom Savannnii and was almost withln sight of her pier when she got off her course In the fog. She struck on n ledge at high water and ns the tide receded it It ft her well up on the Island. .Part of the caigo of lumber, resin nnd navnl stores was lemoved to lighters during (lie day and hu effort to pull the -team-ci otf was to be made on the afternoon tide. It was not known how badly the was damaged. denTeVsnub of women Mayor pisclnlma Charge of Discour tesy by Mrs. John Wanamaker, 3d Mayer Moore today disclaimed any intentional discf -liti'sy tit women vot ers In leply to a 'latemenl of Mr". John Wanamaker. 3d. that political lenders generally weio Ignoring (lie women and nlso thit the Mior'had not ntteiuled conferences to which the women hud In vited him. Mr. Wanamaker is assistant scire tar) of the Ufpiihllcan t'.ty 'nmiiiit tee and It- secrclar) of Hie Itepublic.iu Women's Committee of Phlhideliihi.i. "I iiinnot recall any discourtesy shown to the women who have come here to confer with the Mayor," lie said, "and regret that Mrs. Wnniimaker sho'ild feel aggrieved. I do not believe she was well mhlsrri. In the HtiHonunl inudc, and Ihlnk perhaps the was in Mime way mlslnfiiimed. "The Ma.Mir has eertninlv done what lie i mild to show cwr) pissiblo four tey to the women who' have come to consult him. and has regicttrd that be (ould not alw.ijs attend tho meetings and conferences c.illi'd by then)." UThan you !h.n,n.,f".l3' think or W1OT1HU Udu, NEW WORKING PLAN minutes by motor from the center of the city. Lino after line, the candidates marched in, led by n gigantic masker who bore, taish overhead, the. Flerv Cross, the emblem of the Ku Klux ivinn. r irst of the old Ku Klux were men of Scottish race, nnd the Fiery Crpss that their fathers bore was made tnc rallying sign. The Fiery Cross circled the clndc : the candidates marched ' before the scru tinizing rnnks of silent Klansmen. WattJiword Kings In Woods Ono hundred and forty-nine men. all Philadclnhlans. joined the Kit Klux Klun last night. Masked Klansmen received them in the forest glade. Every mnn veteran Klansmen nnd ncwmaN members bowed before the Amnricnn flag nnd then through the night boomed out the watchword of the order. "All men In America must honor that Contlntifd on Fitte Two, Column Heven AT KNIGHT'S THREAT Will Get "Warm Welcome" if He Tries to Close Bathing Beach, He Says CALLS WARNING FUNNY 5Inor Mooro today promised ft "warm welcome" to Coroner Knigtit and Iiis deputies if they try to close Pleasant Hill bathing bench. He In timated strongly patrolmen will be on hand to keep the bench open and head tho deputies off. Ho poked fun at the Coroner also for n thrent to arrest him. "Since the dnjs of Dogberry wo have hud nothing funuer than the deliverance of Coroner Knight." the Mnyor said. "He proposes tn arrest the Mayor be cause some unfortun-ite wns drowned In the Delaware Klver. He holds the Mayor responsible for the health, recre ational and pleasure-giving qualities of tho Pleasant Hill-bathing bench and in tends to suppress it. "Twenty-fivo or thirty thousand peo ple who do not play coif, ns the C-ito- nrr does, nnd who cannot enjoy .otlnge nio at Atlantic City, arc to be deprived of the opportunity tho Administration lias opened up to them at Pleasant Hill. 'Upon what meal bus this, our Caesur, fed thnt he hath grown so great V "Arrest tho Mayor because some one was drowned in the Delaware Klver! "Why did this brilliant thought not occur to tho contractor-bosH Coroner when he tried to protect the unfortu nate Magistrate who ran down a woman pedestrian on the streets of Philadel phia? "The Major would have been equally responsible, ns head of the corporation, for thnt accident. I5ut I he Coroner Is going to assemble- his deputies nnd take possession of Pleasant Hill bathing leach; ho is going to challenge the au thority of the .Mayor and close up the bathing beach, which the people of the district In which he icsiu.es have to thorough!) appreciated. "It sounds like another Don QuWote fighting tie windmills, hut sadlv minus the ionium e. If the Coroner will mount his gallant stcd, place himself at the head of his deputies and proceed to Pleasant Hill for the purpose of closing the bench on Saturday or Sunday urvt , he will doubtless receive a warm welcome." MAYOR HITS BACK LOVE HIM," DECLARES WIFE NO. 2 OF BIGAMIST Anna Hale, 15, Says Her Brother Is Seeking Bail for" Frank Shaw, East Clemen tine Street Wife Ao. , IF ho Was Miss Florence Wells, Asserts That She Will Press Charge of Bigamy Miss Anna Hale, fifteen years old. L'.'lO tllenwood avenue, who married Prank Shaw, twenty-one )cars old. IS !, 1'ast Clementine street, n shell shocked soldier, without knowing that he bad another -wife, says she la going to tiy fo gel him out of jail. Miss Hale and Shaw's wife, who wns Ploieiice Wells, nineteen years old. :.'lll West Xoiris stiect. met in Mag ivtinte Deitz's court yesterday and kissed. Mrs. Shaw had her husband arrested for bigamy when his older brother informed her that ho hnd mar iled again. Shaw was held in S1000 bail. "I love him," Miss Hale snid today "My brother Charles is trjlng to get bull for him. I don't want to give him up." It hns been suggested thnt Shaw, who suffered at times from amnesia, due to ) wounds nnd shell-shock, might have en tered upon the second liiarringe, which wns performed iu June of this year at Klklon. Mil., during a period of for-getfulne'-s, Shaw was In Compnnv A. lOSili In fnuti'). He married Mi's Wells, iiIho nt r.lliton. when Jie left tho service. She has since bued for divorce, it is said. Shaw's mother today expressed con fidence in him. "He was nlwajs a line, square boy," she snid. "If he has done wrong, I um sure it was when ho had not the posscHston of his senses. I don't think any one understands Frank ns I do. Ho was -always a splendid boy until he went to wnr. I am very sorry for my boy. I am sorry for the two girls, too." Shaw's first w Ife declares she will not withdraw the chsrgo of bigamy she has brought against iter husband. She said that she had kissed Miss Halo nt the bearing yesterday only because she was "aorry for her." PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1921 CRANES mm ZR-2 WRECK FROM SWIRLING 1ER Workers Hope to Recover More Bodies of Victims of Disaster U. S. TO BE REPRESENTED AT OFFICIAL INQUIRY Hy the Associated Press Hull, Eiig., Aug. 'JO. Workmen en gaged In s-ilvaglns the wreckage of the ill-fated ZK-2 from the water of the Hunibcr, where It fell with its human freight on Wednesday evening, cm ployed powerful cranes todoy to lift the skeleton of the airship. It wns be lieved that as soon as the twisted and tangled framework of the dirigible wns raised it would be pos-ible to recover tho bodies of mnny of tho men who died when the dreadnought of the air collapsed and caught fin. The work of lifting llie wreck was a lerculcan tntflc, for, in addition to the great weight of the aluminum frame work and the pendant gondolas carry ing the driving machinery, the swift current of 'he river hnd already begun to cover the immersed ruins with de posits of sand. Divers who went down into the labyrinthine ruins yesterday found tho current so strong that their work was nttended by great danger, rnd they finally declined to take fur ther chances benenth the water. IJivcr mon believed thnt the bodies of some of tho victims of tho disaster had been borne nway by the tide or the rivcr'n current, nnd it was reported that fragments of tho dirigible's covering fabric had been found ten miles up the river from the scene of the accident?. Ofllcial Inquiry Tomorrow Official inquiry into the cause of tho disaster will begin -tomorrow morning at Howdcn, where the ZU-'J wns sta tioned before she started on her last voyage. The United States will be rep resented by n navnl attache, who will sit with the court. It seemed probable today, however, that the findings of tho court would be influenced by the result of examinations by experts of tho framework of the airship after it had been lifted from the Huinbcr. There seemed to bo a gcnernl agreement that tho accident wns caused by the collapse of a longitudinal girder in the middle of the dirigible, but it wns expected that the experts would be nble to determine with some degree of accuracy the reason for the tragedy when they had before them the metal parts of the huge air ship. It is expected that the Coroner's Mi quest to be held today will bo adjourned after formnl identification of the three bodies which were recovered, nnd the Issuance of permits for t heir removal. The adjournment. It wns reported, would be for several weeks at least, probably to October 1. when it would icconvene for a full examination of witnesses with a view to determining tile causes of the disaster, whether it Cintlmird on Vncr 1'uur. Column K.r Find Stolen Securities In New York New Yorlt, Aug. !i(i. (P.) A. P.) Defectives announced today thnt securi ties valued at S.1),00). stolen from MacDonn'd & Co., of San Praneisco, b) Kussell Lafayette (Jriffen, n twenty -one-year-old messenger, had been re coxercd in u hank here nnd In the desk which ho had rented in nn office in or der to start speculating stocks. In a confession, a" gien out by llie police, ho said he hnd realized about S.'IOOO on the rest of the stolen securities and spent it for travel nnd entertainment. These arc the two girls IVauh Shaw, shtll-shocked ietlm. Is snid to lmn married In tllll). Wife No. 1 (top) was MUs Klumu-o Wells, l!lll West Norrlo street. She is pressing tlm lilgumy charge. At tho bottom Is Miss Anna ll.ile. i'3(l (ilcnwood nriiuc. She sajs she still loves hint "I am sorrv for her and the oilier family," the wife said, "but I won't give him up until I get a divorce. I certainly will press the bigamy charge. "I was married to Frank In Novem ber, 1018, after knowing lilm nhout Continued on-l'm Tire, Column six it Engagement Off MISS KATIIRYN A. FISIIKIl Formerly of Wnyno, whose en gagement to John McDowell Sharpc has been broken ENGAGEMENT IS BROKEN Miss Fisher, Formerly of Wayne, Not to Wed John McD. Sharps The breaking of tho engagement of Miss Knthryn Audonrled Fisher to John McDowell Shnrpe is announced by Miss risher'H parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. John Harclny Fisher, of Asplnwnll, near Pittsburgh. No renson Is given. Announcement of the engagement wns made in July. 1020. Mr. Shnrpe is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter King Shnrpe. He is n gvaduate ot Phillips Andover and Princeton. Miss Fisher was graduated from Wil son College and formerly lived in Wnyn-. Her father ts the genernl u pcrintendent of transportation of the central region of the Pennsylvania Itnil road, with offices nt Pittsburgh. Previ ous t't the reorganization of the rail road in Mnrch. "V.)"0. he was superin tendent of, freight transportation at Proud Street Station. Mr. Slinrpe lives Iu Chambersburg. PANAMA WON'T RECOGNIZE TAFTAPP0INTMENTS Isthmian Republic Tells State De partment Agreement Is Void Panama. Aug. 20. (Ur A. P.) Appointment of Prof. John V. Hnyford, in .Northwestern University, and Prot. Orn Mluer I.elaiid. of Cornell Culver sity. by Chief Justice Taft. of the I'nitcd Stntes Supremo Court, ns mem bers of a commission to lay out the boundary between Costa Itica and Pan ama is opposed by the Ponnmnn Gov ernment. Officials here have advised the State Department in Washington that Panama refuses to recognize the validity ot the nominations. 'The note is said to declare that Pan ama bavins rejected the decision handed down by the late Chief Justice White relative to the frontier, the arbitration agreement enteied into before that award was mnde does not exist. If it were existent, authority from Pauntna and Costa Itica would be necessary be fore Chief Justice Taft could make nominations to the commission, it is claimed by President Porra". COMMANDER MAXFIELD'S I WIDOW BEARS UP BRAVELY Will Return to America Probably Within a Week nrrutli. England. An-:. 2f. I Hy A. I P.) Mrs. Mnxfield. the widow of , Commander l.ouis II Mnxfield, the I American airman who lot Ids life in the ZIt-2 disaster, w.io homing up bravel) today in her home In tlili little villnse nenr Howdcn, but was suffering greatly from the shod; and fioin the additional strnin of knowing her hus band's body is still in the Humber Uier. Mrs. Mnxfield hr had little rest since Tuesdny morning, when she nnd 1 her small daughter wimd the com ! mnnder bin voyage a-" the big air-Jiip 'floated away from the Howdcn air Idti'e. The residence wheie Mm. Mnxfield ' .1 1 !.. .!.! I :.. Illlll ire I I'lllllllllllli'l lllioie lin-ir uiinir i-. a beautiful spot nenr the rior, nnd she wi'l lemaiti then- foe a tew das at least with her daughter of deven jcars nnd her baby. Mrs. Pcnno.ver, wife of Lieutenant Ponnojer. on whom has fallen the com mand of tlm American airmen nt How den, ia stnwng with Mis. Mnxfield. The latter hns been advi-ed to return tn the I'nlteil States immediate!), and prob ably will not remain hoi'- more than n week, although she is anxious to wnlt until she knows the bod) of lior hus band has been found. FIRE SWEEPS ESKI-SHEHR King Constantino III In Burning City in Asia Minor London. Aug. l!tl. i H Pi I'skl-r'liehr, the cit) in Asm Minor re cently captured b) the Greeks In their offensive against the Tuik'sh Nation alists, is being swept hv tire, avs an Athens dispatch to the llxebange Tele graph C uiipnnv. The tliiine- hae been rag!ng for seeral davs nnd have de-stroM-d the greater purl of the town, it is said. King Constantino is iu I'skl-Shelir. reports from Athens statins he lias bet n sick theie for scM'inl ilajn, but is milking satlsfactoiy progicss towiml rccovciy. COAL OPERATOR MURDERED Body Found In Ruins of Burned Camp at Titus, Tenn. , Know llie. Tcnii.. Aug I'll- i H A P l -Glen H. Ma), coal operator, of Know llie, wns found muidcrcd in the 'mined turns of Ins (.amp at his mines at Titus, In Campbell County, jester tin) . No arrests had been made Inst night, but officers expected anests soon. Predict Fair Weather Th ro ugh out Week-End Krlilaj Fair, little change in tern pernture. Tomorrow Fair, fresh northeast winds. .Sunday Probably fair, little change in temperaturt. l'ubllshd Unllv Kcpt Sunday. Buhft.rJr.tlnn rrl Jfl n Tear by Mall, t'opyrlght 1921. by l'ub'lc tdttr Company UNION CHIEFS SEEK 10 Arrival at Mingo Would Resull in Bloodshed, Army Offi cial Warns MEN PUSH AHEAD AFTER CAMPING UNDER OPEN SKY H) the Asscclutcd Pdess Madison. W. Vsi.. Aug. lift. The ad vanco guard of lite army of miners marching fiom Mannet to Mlugo County arrhed here about noon today. They pitched camp In a hollow near the business center and waited tho coming of tho remainder of tho force, which was strung out along (ho road between hero and I'ejloua. where the main body had stopped for dinner. Hy (ho Associated Press Pf.vtona, W. Yn., Aug. 2(5. Frank Ivecney, president of the I'nitcd Mine Workers, and Fred Mooney, secretary, passed through here at 11 o'clock this morning to the camp of the marching miners, which had been pitcheil about two miles west of this place for din ner. The union ofiicinls hoped to meet the committer in charge of tho hike and induce them to disband the army. It was thought a conference would be held In MmUson, the county seat, this aft ernoon. The ,"000 or more ni"n. most of whom arc miners, ore marching from Marmot tn Mingo County to protest ngninst Governor Mnrtin's nuirtinl law. The) broke camp nt Hnoine soon nfter S o'clock and took the Stale hlgbwa) to Madison. The marchers, who plnn to travel the entire eighty tnlliM of the jotirney by foot, spent Inst ulght iu the open air. no tents being carried. 'Die rnnip, spread around the town of Undue, through the Indinn Creek val'ey. wns alive bright and early, and enmpfires which had died down during the night blazed brightly as the men prepared their breakfast. There wa no haste, hut eneh group moved as though it hnd specific Instructions to get under way with all possible speed. The -anguard, far up Indinn Creek from Itaclne, was in motion early, but it wns nbout S o'clock before the main body of marchers wns on the move. There was still no apparent lender, but certain ones sprang up in different sec tions of the camp who appeared to have tho direction of groups of men. These they formed Into a ragged line, and as the parties to the west of them took to the road they fell in behind. Vanguard Keaches. Pe)tona The vanguard began passing through Pejtonn, five miles from Kncine, shortly before II A. M. The men niniclird in good form nnd seemed to be in exccl'ent sp'rlt nfter their ret nt Hucine. Tin men who would discuss the mnxemcut said they were in earnest, nnd proposed to enrr) out their project in an nrdcrlj maun t. 'llieic wns no disorder ns the long column wound nlon the road through the hills and the marchers, when ques tioned ns to their experiences, hnd little to saj . One man ihsdansl that the) ought to be in Madison tonight, but no details of their program were ghon out otliT thnn that thev were nn their wnj "to the Mingo coal field." While iiu'ie v. ere many Negroes in the column, the majority were wlilti men with a sprinkling of forelgnors. If tlie maioh'Ts follow the public highway traversed jesterdav tlie will not encounter further formidable hills until they haw pasod south of Mndi smi. and or. to-tln Logan Count) border The-' I' ' March is continued, the) Conllnnnl on I'Jie l'mir. Column Tlirpp VILLA ASKS PAY FOR MEN Mexican Government Will Reim burse Those Who Surrendered Mexico I'll). Aug. 2ti. -(H) A. P.) Francisco Villn. the former Mexican bandit, has s'tit mi urgent request to Government ofiicinls here asking that fortx of his lollowers be paid in ac (oidnnce with Ire ngrcimcut signid b) tiie Gowtnmcnt when the men sur iindercd. lie declared the men had re ceived no p.i) ments. for tie ln-t six months, it is said in icporis iiirrent here. Secretary of Wnr INtrnda is under stood to hnw oidercd the pa; incuts be mude. DISPERSE MARCHING MINER HART WITHDRVWS AS CANDIDATE FOR WILLS JOB David T. Hnrt. Administration leader, vrttlidicxv His candidacy this nftenioou for nomination ns Register of Wills. This vrus announced at tho end of the Mayor's "war board" meeting:. The Mayor said that Mr. Hart's withdrawal now left the way open for joint action by the Voters League and Senator renrose ngiun-T tho Vare combine in the primary elections. MINGO "ARMY" TURNED BACK MADISON, W. VA., Aug. ii(i. The advance guaid ot the inarching miners on their way from Murmet to Minjjo as a pio tubt ngniiibt Oovernor Morgan' nurtiul law was turned back by Charlis F. coney, president of District No. 17, United Miuo Wo;!ivi-b, and Secretary Moouoy, nfter It hacl p.i6Jed through Mndifcu hoitly after noon today. ALIMONY CUT WITH WAGES Camden Man Granted Reduction From $10 to $6 Weekly , A cut in wages was legmded as Mifii clcni ground for a leduetlun in the nliinoii) puid b.v .Ininei Heed, l.ans dovv lie nvoniie, Caiiideii, to Ins wife Margaiet. Tlie rediution granted b Hei order KinrMiuii"c this miiruiiig. changed the alliaony from SKI to Sll. I lteed mid he was perfectly willing I to pay the Sill, but va.s unable, lie I averted one cut in wages had been ef fected nt tho hliiji.vanl nhcru ho In em ployed and another In expeqted next week. Tho mnn paid his wages would ,then only bo $-3 weekly. , DE VALERA BRITISH PROPOSALS; DEMANDS REPUBLIC Assassinated MATIHAS EK'.HEKUKlt Former Vice Premier and Minister of Finance, of Germany, a promin ent member of tho Centrist (Catho lic) party, was murdered In IJaden today 12 Former .Vice Premier and Fi nance Minister of Germany Assassinated ASSISTED AT ARMISTICE Hy tho Associated Press Itcriln. Aug. '-'0. Mathins Krber g( r, fnimcr Vice Prcnier nnd Minister of Finance, was murdered tod.i) . Horr Krzberger was asassinnted nenr Offcnburg, Kndcn, where he wus so journing wilh his fnii.ily. His btuy contained twelve bullet wound'". Mathins Frzberger's enreer in Ger mnn polities', ended in his murder to dux , hns been marked by varied epi sodes, tragic in their character, and significant of the conspicuous place he held in Government netivitlcs nnd of the hntred engendered by his course n: vriticnpt periods. As recently as January '-(. 1020, while he held the post of Vice Pret dent and Minister of Finance, he wns ' shut ii'id wounded as he was leaving the I Criminal Court Huilding. In Herlln. I nfter attending a hearing iu n libel suit r he had brought against Dr. Karl Ilelf ! ferich, the former German Vli Chan- ce'lnr. His nssnilunt gaw his name as I (lliwig von Hirsehfeld. a former cadet , ofiieer, twuity .onrs old, a student, nnd i son of n Herlln bank official. Von Hirsehfeld was nricstcd nnd was quoted a- saving he lonidered Krzberger ilan- gerous tn the empiie. The n 'nilnnt lired two shots at Krzbeiger ns the lat I (ci was entering his nutomolnl". One ( nnllniiril on I'nae Two Column ,s .ACCUSE SOLDIERS OF THEFT i Two Camp Dlx Men Nabbed as Rob bers of Government Stores Tin soldiers were nrre-leil In Camp Dix. . J., this morning and brought to this oil) charged with beln mem bers of n gam; of thieves who have hi en swcinntlenlly robbing Government stores ni the camp. Thev me John F. Ford, nn ovrieas veteran, and Charles T. Roberts. Agents of the I epnrtmenr of Justice sny the men were m tested following confessions made hv a driver of a truck which bi'i'iul t ivwnt) -two cni's of shoes to this i itv Fxnminnlion of ami) stores in Camp Ihx is i.ovv being made b.v aiitliont'es in nn effort to check up on supplies theie So far it is known goods allied ft uioie than ..".OtVO hnve been slnleu. It Is belli veil the soldiers ami men in civilian life have been working lo gether. I I BROOM'S MOTHER RECOVERS News of Hero Son's Safety Relieves Tension Atlantic t'it, Aug. I'll - Mr. .Maty Itriiiiin, inotlier of Charles 11. Ilrouiu. of Atlantic Clt.v, the pettv warrant niiH'liliiiit ollii'ci nf the Aiiierican crow which was sent abroad to bring home tlie '.U--. is iceovering today tiuin tlie le union she was under .vestcrdaj when tin fate of her koii was iu doubt. Definite news that her mm was not in the aircraft when it vbh destroyed re lieved her feara an dumlctlen, hut the reactlou caused her to bo confined to her room, . ''1 KJJ j s$Qf i SIHPI j ERZBERGER LAIN SH III PRICE TWO CENTS REJECTS Position of Sinn Fein Cannot Be Changed, . Note Declares REFUSES TO "BETRAY TRUST OF NATION" Renewal of Negotiations Under Principle of "Consent of ;. Governed" Suggested PEACE DOOR STILL 0PEM "Must and Will Defend Our selves if War Is Made Upon Us," Says Leader De Valera Stands Firm on Answer to Britain Dublin. Aug. Jf!. fHy A P.) The replv of Famon de Valera to Prime Minister Idoyd George nums up Southern Ireland's position on nn Irish settlement, which is nnd must remain unchanged. De Valera do lared in addressing the Dnll Klreann today after rending the reply nt the public session of that body. By the Aswclatfd Prrns London. Aug. iC The l!rltih Oot crninetit's peace proposals were laid be fore the Dal! Kireann. which rejected them unanimously, but is willing to negotiate on the principle of govern ment by consent of the governed. Kamon do Valera said in bis reply to Lloyd (Jeorge. the IJritisli Prime Minister. The letter proposed that Great Brit ain nnd Ireland appoint representative with plenary powers to negotiate de tails on this principle. "We have not sought war nor do we cck war, but If war be made upon us we nutht defend ourselves, and we shnll do so," said De Valera'n letter. "We long to end the conflict between Great Britain and Ireland," he added. Tet of Letter The letter, which is dutcd August LM, reads: "The anticipator judgment I gave tn my reply, of August 10 has been con firmed. I laid the proposals of your Government before the Daii Klreann. nnd by a unanimous vote It has rejected them. "From your letter of August 13 it wns clear that the principle we arc asked to accept was that the 'goocraphieal propinquitj' of Ireland to Great Brit ain imposed the condition of the sub rrdlnntion of Ireland's right to Great Britnln's strategic interests, ns she con ceived them, and that the very length nnd persistence of tlie efforts made in the past to compel Ireland's acquies cence in a foreign domination imposed the condition of uceeptnnce of thnt dom ination now. Militarism Implied "We cannot believe thnt our Gov ernment intended to commit Itaelf to the principle of sheer militarism, destruc live of international morality and fnttl to the world - pence. If a etna I na tion's right to independence is forfeit when a moie powerful neighbor covets its tcrrltnrv for military or other ad vantages it is suppoM'd to confer, there is an end to liberty. No longer can any sin.ill nation claim the right to a sep arate existent e. Holland and Denmark can be made subservient to Germany, Belgium to German;, or to France and Portugal to Spain "If nations t'mt have been foHbly niniexed to an empire lose thereby their l it, i lo iinlepeiiili'inv, tlier.- can be tor tl em no rebirth to freedom In Ireland's case, to speak of her receding from a pnrtnci --ti;i sli,, hns not accepted or from an iilleglnnce which she lin not undertaken to render Is fiindninentallv fale. just as the claim to subordinate her Independent p. to British strategy is fundamental!) unjust Tt neither can we, as representatives of the i.r.tion, lend eoiintenan. Klght if N'ecessar.x ,-If our refusal to betraj our nation' honor and the trust thnt has been re posed iu us is lo be made un issue of 'nr by Great Britain we deplore It. We are an conscious of our responsibili ties to the Hung as we are mindful of principle or of our obligations to the heroic dead. "We have not sought war nor do we seek war. but if war be made upon us we must defend ourselvts, and shall do so. confident thnt whether our de fitise he Hineshful or utisu crs.sful, no uoil.v of representative Irih men or Irish women will ever propose to the nation the surrender of Its birthright "We long to did the conflict between iin.it Britain and Ireland If your (iovernauieiit be determined to imposn its will upon us bj force, nnd antece dent t negotiations to insist upon con ditions that involve a surrender of our ConlltnifsJ un I'der l'mir ( oluinn Tiro AST0R GRANDSON WEDS ' n. T. Wilson Takes Miss Harrle'tto A. Post as His Bride New irk. Aug. "Jii - An Important wedding soeiullj was that of Miss liar-. riettc A. Post, daughter of Mr. and, Mis George B. Post, of New York, to It. Thornton Wilson, son of Mr, and Mrs Marshall Orme Wilson, jPHterdny at iiohii. nt the cuiintr.v home of Mrv,t and Mrs. Post. In Berniirdsvillc, N. J.' Onlj members of the family and few Intimate friends attended the cere--ii'ony, performed by the bride' unci, the Itev. Dr. Kolnnd Sutton rlinlth, of Washington, D. C. . The bride's father is head of n brokerage firm Her biothrr, fleorje B. Post. .Ir , married .Miss Irene Lang home Gibson, daughter of Mr. ftd Mrs. Churlrii Dana Gibson, Mr. "Wll- C?n iBs.').ifVand?,n ot tht Jnte Mr. abj Mrs. William Astor. -fl V j M&.A.h li . Try tfti JvUj..-, . -T , -r,fn 4
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