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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
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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
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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, .
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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.
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