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Witness In Cape May Freehold
ers' Trial Declares Work
Miserably Done
COMMISSIONERS PROTESTED
nu o Staff CorretponAertt
Cpe Mnjr Court limine. N. J., Horit.
20. A ronil nt Hon IrIp City ko poorly
resurfaced thnt mot of the top Inyrr
wat "vpt oft" came under the senrcli
lljtht todny nt tlic trlnl of Cape Mn.v
County freeholder!" on chnrge ktowIiir
out of the SI ,000,000 South Jerncy rond
graft Bcnndfil.
Dcsplto the opposition of the Sen Ilo
City CoinmlnnlonorB It v,w rtiown the
rend rejurfarlnif had been 00 per cent
paid for by the freeholdorn.
Mayor Irving Vltch, of Sea Isle City,
elerk of the board of freeholder! of Cnpc
May County, wn the first witness.
He described the I.nndln avenue Job
between Shell und fcwnln KtrcetH, Sea
Ilia City". Thin contract amounted to
10,r30, he nld. and was for resur
facing. Ho poorly" was the work done,
ha gald. that the enmmUMoners of Sen
Ile City hrid protested by resolution
against payment for It.
A thin coat of asphalt. Mayor Fitch
aid, had been spread over the rond
mirfaco and over this had been thrown
from n quertor to a half inch of loc-o
altg.
Sliic Swept Off Road
So loose was this plug, he said, that
mont of It hn been ftwept off the rond.
What wan left had cut automobile tires
and come had been ground Into the
road.
nobcr.t II. McCnrter, of Newark, for
mor Attorney General, counsol for the
defense, tried by cro.is-exnminatlon to
show the top stones on tho rond were
tlpht. All Mayor Fitch would admit
was that some stones had been pressed
In by trade. All but 10 per cent of
this work hnd been paid for, It Is
charged; there hnd been no formal ac
ceptance of tho road.
Jurors chosen with very little arcu
ment were : Edwin 7.. MUK Capo May
Court House; D. Cyrus Tudor, Bur
leigh; Louis C. Abinms, Woodbine;
I. Leonard II. Davis, Cnpe May ; John
Douglass, Cape May Court House ; Leon
Devault, Palermo: I'djar J. Welsh,
Marmora ; Leslie Caldwell. AVlldwood :
Howard Stltes, IU-cslcy's Toint; Curtis
Robinson, Ocean City; Chnrlcs Soffe,
Pierce's, and Jacob S. Levin, Wood
bine. Two Acquitted of Conspiracy
Defendants ncqultted yesterday wpre
Hope W. Gundy, of Tuckahoe,
chairman of the Hill Committee of the
Board of Freeholders, and Otto
. Koenecke, of Wildwood, another board
member. They had been charged with
conspiracy, in presenting bills not
properly chargeable to the county, on
Kocnecke's part, and the illegal ap
proval of such bills by Gaudy, the bills
not having been accompanied by affi
I davits as required by law.
The case against Koenecke and
Gandy went to the Jury at 5:10 o'clock
(standard time), and the Jury brought
In its verdict nt 0:45 P. M.
There are twelve cases altogether
against twenty -one defendants, with a
total of eighty-nine indictments. The
Ben acquitted have been tried on six
counts only. Other Indictments still
stand against them, thirty-three in
Candy's case. Thoy were tried yester
day for conspiracy in the mulcting of
the county by means of bills presented
twice for the same service.
It was charged motor Jitney bills and
mileage bills for the same trips were
both presented and pnid. The men may
Still be tried for malfenHnncp in office In
connection with these charges.
The total amount involved in the case
i against Koenecke and Gaudy was only
$572. This amount was spread over
the period from January 1, 1020, to
October 5, 1020. Gandy testified he
had ridden about on his bicycle and
therefore had felt Justified in putting In
his bills for the mileage of three cents
per mile traveled. Koenecko did not
take the stand at all. There was one
woman on the jury. She was Mrs.
Oliver McAllister, of South Seaville.
PRIMARY MUDDLES TRAFFIC
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Trouble With Frills Develops While
Policemen Vote ,
Automobllcs, motortrucks, teams,
pedestrians and all the units that make
l!CM0lthem"(lv?S talitfI?i! '" ,kn,ots'!
-flOUDle-bow. lover s nncl other klmis
KI ,...iV,. .i.. o'o i n . ii ...
fc.?iu.hcnSitrfi,ffiS.pVct? ;
who ord nnrlly control them at street
Intersections, reported nn hour later
man usual because of the primary.
Broad and Chestnut, Market street I
and points around City Hall were all ,
bare of the men who control tho signal
towers which regulate the traffic flow. I
All the men reported for duty at 0
o'clock Instead of H, the extra hour i
being given to allow time to vote.
Although all reported for duty in the I
center ot tne city, tne majority live at
some distance and the ndded tlmo was i
necessary to get to tho polls, vote and '
then make the long journey to work,
Many of the street crossings will be
unguarded all through tho day. Those
where traffic is particularly heavy will
have thelr usuai gunrdians, but every
man who can be spared from his post
will be assigned to special duty at the ,
pollB.
SOLDIER TO BE BURIED
Military Honors Will Be Paid
at
Corporal Vasella's Funeral
Military honors will be paid at the
funeral tomorrow morning of Corporal
Joseph Vasella, In whose honor a South
Philadelphia post of the Amcrlcun Le.
flon was named. Mass will be relc
rated In St. Mary Magdalen Church.
Eighth and Montrose streets. Burial
will be In Holy Cross Cemetery.
Corporal Vasella wns killed m netion
In the Argonne Forest on November
11, while leading a detachment of his
company. He served in Company B,
810th Infantry, Seventy-ninth Dlvi
lon. Many members of the Vasflia
Post, which will attend the funeral In
a body, served in the same outfit. The
young man hud been In the service only
six months when he was killed. The
oficers of the post, which is headed
by S. Ransley Sage, will act as pull
bearers. The soldier's parents live at
1411 South Eighth street.
TOWNSHIPS' FIGHTSHOT
Dr. Wilson Polls Heavy Vote for
1 Ablngton Treasurer
Voters In Ablngton, Cheltenham nnd;
Springfield Townships turned out todny
beyond all expectations, according to!
reports from the pollgn plnces.
Dr. W, II. Wilson, of Ablngton, Re
publican candidate for treasurer, is I
far ahead of II 8. Cross, who Is itin-
.nitig agninst him, in the Glcuslde nnd ,
Crssmont districts. Cross, however,
Iads in Kydal. j
Edwin Liium, routining for treasurer,
leads Joseph Cockran in Cheltenham '
T6vnsh;p. nnd W. W. Gcissler, n
Wl,nHe)d Townajiln
-Magistrate, is
Ms; district
Killed Want-Ad Wife
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GEORGE DOHSON
Dobson, nlleged slayer of his want
ad vtlfo, Isabella, vas photographed
tcNlay ns he was being tnhen Into
Camden County courthouse, fol
lowing his rapture in Canada, lie
is moused of hilling Mrs. Dobson
'n their bungalow at Itunneinede
Highlands, X. J., September 8. He
admits beating her, but says she
was nliro when ho fled
Dobson Confesses
He Murdered Wife
Continued (ram l'nir One
was reached had completely won their
hearts.
To County Detective Howard Smith,
to whom Dobson was shackled all the
way, it was a "tough trip," as the
detective tersely described it when he
stepped off the trnin. County Detec
tive Larry Doran, the fifth member of
the party, had charge of the two chil
dren, and by the time Philadelphia
a reached had completely won their
hearts.
Prisoner Shackled in Berth
Tho party traveled by sleeping car
from Detroit, on the Manhattan Lim
ited. Thev left yesterday. Three berths
were engaged for the trip. Dobson
ulnnt In n lnwnr hrth with Detective '
Smith. The suspect and the detective
lay down in their clothes, side by side,
handcuffed together. Tor greater he
etirity Dobson, who slept next the wall,
wn shackled also to a stanchion in
tho wall of the Pullman car.
The detective and his prisoner were
still handcuffed together as they left
the limited at North Philadelphia Sta
tion. The two children tumbled off the
train first, laughing, each with a small
bundle tucked under an arm. Ray
mond was shining with soap and water,
and dressed in n neat milt. Hnrbara,
bright and smiling also, her hnir well
brushed and her facu well scrubbed,
woro a neat little flowered frock of light
material, a yellow hat and a pink rib
bon. Doran followed his smnll charges
proudly. They hadn't given n bit of
trouble, he said, and the passengers
on the car, pityng them, had made a
great dcnl of the children on the trip.
Both had small souvenirs which had
been given them by kind-hearted people
on the train.
As the big detective got off with
the children they waited to take his
hand, and looked up at him with child
ish affection. In the last few days the
detective and the children hnd become
the firmest of friends. Ho played with
them, told them stories, and tucked
them Into bed. In return, they gavo
him their small hearts, though they
could not quite understand why the
silent, unshaven man shackled to De
tective Smith hnd not been nble to
perform these customary nets for them.
Dobson showed the travel stains of
tho Journey and the worry of recent
days. A week's stubble was on hi
chin and his clothes were rumpled. He
wore no collnr. He had on a dark
blue suit and tan shoes which looked
new. The prisoner's expression wan
stolid and almost vacant. He glanced
around him dully hb he came down the
1 steps, then apparently lost all Interest
in his surroundings, merely moving as
pnce wlth nim nn( nt hls bidding step-
ping into tho automobile which waited
nt the station.
Prosecutor Wolverton and Assistant
r, . n..n.... .. .. - ...i
iTosecuior nuniug were on me siauon
' Platform v. lion the train came In, and
' fnnrt th. ... tn th. ' nl.
crowd which left tho limited. The
prosecutor whispered some instructions
to the detectives, und the party moved
off almost instantly. As they walked
down the brick plutform toward the
steps the news ran ahead of them that
there was u prisoner in custody of de
tectives just taken off the Limited.
Small Crowd Collects
A small crowd collected, mostly the
taxlcab drivers at the Htatlon. Dobson
was recognized from his pictures, or
perhaps the presence of the two chil-
dren gave a duo to his Identity, for
thoro were murmurs of "there's that
guy wanted for the jub in Camden."
nnil sliui'nr scraps of conversation
which indicated the man was known.
The crowd smMiied indifferent, howcer,
merely staring at him, pnrtlng for the
little group to pnss, nnd then closing
in and following to where the automo
bile wnited.
Tho Prorccutor saw hie chniges into
the machine, followed them In, and all
drove off for Camden.
Wills Probated Today
Two wills udmltted to probate by
the Register of Wills this morning are
those of Zodak K. Wilmcr, Oill South
Fifty-first street, S1P00, and Hnttie S.
Wagner, 50S East Sedgwick avenue,
leaving between .5000 and 510,000.
Relatives ure tho beneficiaries in each
case.
How to Stop Home Drew:
1 Sleuth for 5 Families
New Yorh, Sept. 20. (By A. P.)
One Federal agent would be re
quired to watch every five foinllies
In New York to enforce the latest
ruling of the Internal Revenue Bu
reau that only klckless home brew
Mil he mude, Ernest M. Lnngio) ,
chief supervisor of Federal ngen's,
said todny.
lie milled that ho thought this was
a conservative, estimate, based upon
1 rst-hnnd knowledge of the nttittide
nf the public here toward prohibi
tion. On the basis of five persons to a
family New York has more than a
uiiliou families, Therefore 200,000
IVderul agents would be required
thcro to stop the milking of homo
hri w, according to the foregoing estimate.
EVENING PUBLIC LED0ElRPHIIiAl)ELPHIA, TUbikY,
SAW BLOOD ON CAR
AFTER MS DEATH
Lower Merion Police Chief So
Testifies in Case of Warren
L. Irish at Norristown
MANSLAUGHTER IS CHARGE
Chief of Police Donnghy. of Lower
Merlon, on the witness stnnd in Crimi
nal Court in Norristown today, told
of his search fnr the person who ran
down nnd killed lMwnrd Foley, twelve
ears old, of Vlllanova. the night of
June 10. and of the surrender of War
ren L. Irish, of Norristown, the fol
lowing night. , ,
Irish, a conl broker in this city, I
on trial for involuntary manslaughter.
The defendant lias admitted notning,
nnd District Attorney Rennlger, who
is trving the rase, was obliged to es
tablish the faetH of the accident In Itosc
tnont and the identity of the automo
bile. Tho Lower Merlon police chief
snld the morning after the accident he
visited the scene and found blood on
the grass on the embankment down
which the dead boy hurt been thrown
nnd email pieces of glnss which he
recognized ns a broken lens. Bits
of the same kind of glass and what
looked like blood spots wero found in
tho middle of Montgomery avenue, 450
feet from where the body was picked up.
He testified that after the nrrest of
Irish he went to the Montgomery County
gnrngc In Norristown, where the nuto
was undergoing repairs. He snu a
damaged right front fender, which had
been taken off tho Irish car, and he
was suro that the right front wheel,
the right front fender nnd the right side
of the hood had been cleaned, while
what looked like blood spots were left on
the windshield.
Policeman Rclchner testified he had
found a box of candy In a hedge along
the road not far from where ho found
the body.
Joseph Foley, a brother of the dead
boy, said on the witness stand that Ed
ward had carried tho candy when ho
was struck. Both brothers were re
turning from n lawn fete held at St.
Thomas' Church, lloscmont, when they
v.cro struck with the automobile. Jo
seph vas injured.
CHICAGO FIGHTS KLAN
Baptist Ministers Score Klux Unity
Committees Planned
Chicago, Sept. 20. A resolution con
demning the Ku Klux Klan and all
its nets and pledging efforts to rid Chi
cago of the organization wns adopted
unanimously with cheers by tho City
Council yesterday.
The resolution was Introduced by Al
derman Rohett Jackson, Negro, from
the Second Ward. From all over the
Council chamber came cries of
"Passed," "Good" and "Carried."
' The Baptist ministers at their
weekly conference unanimously adopted
resolutions demanding rigid enforce
ment of the laws against all persons
appearing In public In disguise and
"Issuing n gcncrul warning of the dan
gers of the Ku Klux Klan." The reso
lution wns introduced by the Rev. Wil
liam P. Boynton, of tho Woodlawn
Baptist Church.
The National Unity Council began
actual organization of committees to
light the Klan. A council chairman
will be appointed in each State of the
Union, who will be in charge of com
mittees In each county. Investigation
of members of the Klan will be made
by these local committees, and, if their
activities prove unlawful, the commit
tee will urge prosecution.
CATHOLIC COUNCIL MEETS
Harding to Receive Delegates From
8eventy-four Dioceses Thursday
Washington, Sept. 20. (By A. P.)
Delegates represintlng local councils
of the National Council of Catholic Men
in seventy-four dioceses in the United
States were here today for tho open
ing session of the organization's na
tional convention. Problems of immi
gration, citizenship Instruction, Boy
Scout work and rural problems formed
today's program.
Thursday the delegates will be re
ceived at tne White House by President
Harding. A mass-meeting tomorrow
night will be addressed by Archbishop
Hanna, of San Francisco; Senator
Walsh, of Massachusetts, and Rear
Admiral Benson.
DEDICATE PEKIN COLLEGE
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Responds
to China's Felicitations
Pehln, Sept. J0. (By A. P.) Ded
icatory ceremonies of the Pckln Union
Medical ColUge, which was erected by
tho ChJna Medical Board of the Rocke
feller Foundation, were held hero yes
terday. Seieral hundred visitors, in
cluding prominent physicians, educators
and missionaries from America, France,
England and Japan, were present.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who came
to this city for the dedication, was fe
licitated in behalf of the President and
the Government, and in his response
outlined the ccope of the institution.
Ho also reud a congratulatory cable
gram from John D. Rockefeller, his
father. The cost of the building and
Its equipment totnled 53,000,000.
SQUIERS SEES HARDING
Newfoundland Premier Discusses
Trade Relations
Washington. Sept. 20. (By A. P.)
Trade relations between the United
States and Newfoundland, particularly
an they ore affected by tat Iff regula
tions, wero discussed with President
Hording tnduv by Sir Richard ftqulurs,
the Newfoundland Premier,
Sir Itirhiud, who recently nppp-arcd
before tho Senate Finance Committee
in regnrd to tariff schedules, said he
was unxiovH that trade between hl
country and the United States should
he encouraged rtitlmr tlinn curtailed,
hut that he discussed tiie question with
the President only in u general way.
HEROINE LANDS IN JAIL
Rescues Boy From Fire She Is Ac
cused of Setting
New York, Sept. 20. For a few
hours jesterday Edna Femistou, eight
een years old, Brooklyn, was tho hero
of the neighborhood. In a house filled
with smoke and Ilnme, Edna rukhed to
the third flour, picked up little Tummy
Morgan, three years old, clnmhered up
n ladder to the roof atfrl carried him to
safety in another building.
But after a few brief moments ot
glory It developed that Edna herself
had fired the house. The police say
Edna told them fires In the movies had
always fascinated her mid she wanted
excitement.
Edna was tnkcu to the Ralph Ave
st police station and charged with
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COMBINE DIDNJT
Mayor and Mrs. Moore nt polling
Fifth
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Export Engineer Says P. R. T.
Policy Diverts Traffic
From Line
THINKS COMPANY LOSES
Frank Ford, of Ford, Bacon &
Davis, consulting engineers, of New
York, testified before the Public Serv
ice Commission nt City Hall todav that
tho policy of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company in turning every other
train of the elevated-subway back at
Sixty-third and nt Second streets
during rush hours is uneconomical.
He testified for the Philadelphia and
Western Railway anil the Philadelphia
and West Chester Traction Company,
and others, at a continued henrlng of
their complaint against the turnback
policy.
"The loss of time nnd inconvenience
to pnssengerH through tho transfers
made necessary by the turnback results
in a diyersion of traffic to other means
of transportation, ns wel as a loss of
revenue. Ford testified.
When asked what he meant, he said
competing lines, "to suy nothing of
automobiles."
He cited nn Instance where in a New
York intrrurban electric line which had
such a turnback In existence, eliminated
it and increased traffic on tho line 25
or .'10 per cent.
In 101.1. he said, he mado a survey
showing that n four-minute delay oc
casioned by transfers resulted In a
decrense of 27 per cent In traffic.
He also declared that the turnbacks
on tho elevated -subway mean a loss in
traffic to the lines connecting with It at
Sixty-ninth street, ns many passengers
use the steam trains or nutomobiles who
would use the subway-elevated but for
the Interruption caused by tho turn
back. The turnback system here saves only
three minutes each way In the operation
of the trains, he said. The subway
elevated, he said, is more profitable than
the surface lines, figures show. There
fore, he declared, the P. It. T. should
give passengers on the subway -elevated
more consideration than on surface
lines.
In the long run, Ford said, tho turn
back results In a fifinanclal loss instead
of a saving. He said the turnback
system is all right at tho proper points,
but that there is no excuse for It in
Philadelphia.
MINE WORKERS ASSEMBLE
IN BIENNIAL CONVENTION
President Lewis Expected to Present
His Report Today ,
Indianapolis, Sept. 20. (By A. P.)
Delegates from United States and
Canada assembled hero today for the
opening of the biennial convention of
the United Mine Workers of America.
This afternoon President John L. Lewis
expected to present his report, includ
ing recommendations for action by the
convention.
Indications were that the delegates'
consideration of the problems to coma
before them, Including the wage ques
tion, would be deferred until late in
the week so thut other international of
ficers might present their reports.
Governor Warren T. McCray nnd
Major Charles Jewett were on the
opening program as speakers, welcom
ing the miners to this city.
discuss churcTproblems
Difficulties In Europe Due to War
Taken Up at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Sept. 20. (By A. P.)
Problems confronting the churches of
Ktiropo, as a result of the new geo
graphical alignment created by the
World War, were discussed at today's
session of the eleventh General Council
of the Allinnco of Reformed Churches
throughout the World holding tho Pres
byterian sjstcm.
Reports of tho Business (Vunmitlec
nnd the Committee on i.nropnin Con
tinent were presented. The eastern sec
tion repoit was given by the Rev. W. A.
Curtis, Udlnbtirgh, Scotland, and thn
western section report was tendered by
the Rev. Dr. J. I. Good, Philadelphia.
LIGHT VOTE IN DAUPHIN
Women Believed Favorable to Con
stitutional Convention
HarrlMnirg, Sept. 20. (By A. P.)
Light voting characterized morning
hours nf the primary throughout Dau
phin Cohnt), absence of any contests
ot importance tor nominations keeping
down the interest. In Harrlsbtirg nnd
S'teelton efforts on behalf of the Con
stitutional Convention by committeemen
were met by opposition on the part of
friends ot magistrates nnu justices aim
various elements against tho conven
tion. Most of the women voters lnthe
Ilnrrlsbtirg precincts appeared to be fa
vorable to the convention proposition.
Dallot Shortage In Gloucester
Ten of tho twelvo election boards In
Gloucester report a shortage of snniplo
hnllots for tno primary election to lie
held next Tnendny, and todny requested
additional sumilles from the County
Clerk. The number ot tauiplo ballots
Issued was based on last year's regis
tratlon figures.
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Chester Primary
Continued from Tare One
Sheriff announced his action was taken
on his own initiative.
The voting this morning was heaviest
in Chester's residential sections. The
polls did not open until 8 o'clock, as
In Philadelphia, and for the same rea
son, namely, that this being a general
election, the polls were required to be
open from 7 to 7, Eastern standard
time, which is 8 to 8 by daylight-saving
time.
The later opening of the polls cut
down the vote In the "river wards,"
tho Seventh, Eighth, Ninth nnd Tenth.
Customarily, the Negroes and the for
eigners living nlong tho river front and
forming n large proportion of Chester's
population, vote between 7 and 7 :30
o'clock in the morning.
Tho vote undoubtedly will be heaviest
in these wards after the mon return
from work this evening. It was in
these wards that Chester police officials
nnd tho Sheriff feared the possibility of
violence.
Chester's police force is not ordinar
ily on duty during tho day, save the
traffic force and the mounted men.
This cvenlns the regulnr police will be
on the job in addition to the Sheriff's
armed men.
Lenders of the Republican League,
the Independent organization which is
nuiklng the tight on the McClure ma
chine, were still optimistic this morning
though the weather was against them.
Rain Deters Independents
It wns raining fitfully in Chester,
ami the lenders recognize thnt such
weather always mnkes it difficult to get
out iho Independent vote, Tho machine
adhctents win be relied on to vote irf
aav kind of weather,
Thn Independents are putting mucn
filth in the woman vote. In the resi
dential sections this morning many litis
hindr and wives went to the polls to
gether, nnd In nlmost n majority nf
ruses tin. women asked and obtained
pel mission to have their husbands en
ter the booths with them and mark their
bollols.
The machine, however, boasts that
it has a heavy registration of women
nlo'.ig the river front in the wards
which It controls, and the McClure fac
tion telies on tills to equalize the vote
of the women in tho better residential
ports of the city. The machine already
is asserting that the election Is n fore
gone conclusion, and thnt it only re
main to be seen how big a majority
it piles up.
The principal fight In Delaware
County centers around the nomination
for Judge of the Common Pleas Court.
The Republican League Is endeavor
ing to nominate for tho Common Pleas
bench State Senator Albert D. Mae
Dado, and with him nn entire county
ticket, composed of William B. Palmer,
for sheriff: William T. Poore, for
prothonotary; Richard R. Stevenson,
tor clerk of the courts; George T.
Wndtis, for conti oiler; Clara A. Gor
don, for director of the poor; Ernest
J, Gelger, for Jury commissioner, and
John W. Ziegler nnd Martha (J.
Thomns as delegates to a Constitutional
Convention.
Johnson Leads McClure SInte
John J. McClure, whose father nnd
grandfather were political leaders lu
Delnwnro County, is leading the faction
seeking the ic-clcction to the Common
I'lens bench of Judge Iaae John
son, and with him are Thomas W.
Allison, for Sheriff; William Ward,
Jr., for Prothonotary; Richardson
Shoemaker, Jr., for Clerk of the
Courts; G. Howard Luni'y, for Con
troller, and Howard M. Luts and
Plummer E. Jeffcrls, for delegates to
the Constitutional Convention.
"We will wipe them out this time
sure, snld Mr. Trninor, spokesman for
the Independents. "I nm certain that we
have accomplished what we have been
aiming nt nntl that 'when tne returns are
nil In they will show thnt Senator Mac
Dado nnd the others on our ticket have
been nominated ns tho regulnr Republi
can candidates."
William T. Ramsey, Mayor of Ches
ter, reiterated this morning his promise
to keep the police out of politics.
"They havo been told to do police
duty only, nnd not to ineddlo in the
nffnlrs of any of the election precincts
unless there Is disorder," ho said.
"Then they are to net without fear or
favor."
Why Walk When Riding's Cheap7
Youngstown, ()., Sept. 20. (By A
P.) Cnr riders hero In thirty dii.i
will bo nble to purchase weekly pnsi-e-costlng
$1.2."i nntl good for nn unllmitei
number of rides during the week, ns n
result of nn ordlnnncc, amending the
original scnlro ot cost ordinance
passed by City Council.
Mens Wrist Watch
by
H. R. Ekegren
Vachcron & Constantin
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Chestnut & Juniper Streets
'.'O' ' '
SEPTEMBER '20r $2i
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VIEWS ON IRISH
Belief Strong In London That
Note Tonds to Roliove
Situation
BREAK FEARED, SAY PAPERS
By the Associated Press
London, Sept. 20. Prime Minister
Lloyd George hnd beforo him todny nt
Onlrloch, Scotland, the note of Dc
Vnlorn asking that he meet the Sinn
Fein delegates In n conference un
trammeled by conditions.
The latest note exchnnged between
the Prima Minister nnd Eamon do
Valern, sent yesterday by the Irish
leader to Lloyd George, did not, how
over, except possibly by implication,
withdraw the offending paragraph of
the Sinn Fein note of September 12 in
which tho sovereignty of the Irish State
was asserted, and which led Lloyd
George to cancel his Invitation to a
conference.
As viewed here the latest Irish 'note
wns conciliatory in character, and it
seemed to place upon the Prime Min
ister the choice of holding a free con
ference or Insisting that Southern Ire
land formally express Its nlleglanco to
the British crown.
It was generally believed thnt the
note marked a step which would tend to
relieve the situation of some of tho ten
sion which developed lato last week
and threatened to end, for a tlmo at
least, any hope of nn early settlement
of the Irish controversy.
Tho newspapers, however, dlsngTce ns
to whether the note means a rupture or
n forward step toward n conference
looking to nn Irish settlement. The
majority of the journnls are still opti
mistic. The Pall Mali Gazette nnd Globe, for
example, uses tho headline "A Rupture
Feared." while tho Evening Standard
says "the door is not closed, but pessi
mism prevails."
The Evening News, on tho other
hand, speaks of "progress to Irish
peace ; Do Valera clears the nlr," while
tho Westminster Gazette headlines its
article "Position Not Seriously Wor
sened." Tho Prime Minister Is rapidly re
covering from the indisposition which
confined him to his rooms nt Gnirloch,
nnd it seemed probable today that be
fore replying to De Valera he would
confer with several members of the
Cabinet who are in Scotland.
It was reported that prlvato tele
grams had passed freely between Dublin
nnd Gnirloch, and thnt Lloyd George
hnd kept in close touch with sentiment
nmong the ministers who were in this
city.
He wns snld to be disposed to move
slowly in dealing with the Irish sit
uation, which is admittedly of consid
erable gravity, but it was believed gen
erally that he would not take such ac
tlon as would nlmost certainly nullify
tho steps already taken in search of a
formula leading toward peace In Ire
land. Sttoial Cable Dltpatch. Copvrloht, tOit
Dublin. Sept. 20. It is felt her- that
Eamon dc Vnlcra's latest telegram to
Prime Minister Lloyd George brings
the note writing to the penultimate
stage. It is obvious thnt both sides
wnnt n conference nnd also it is obvi
ous that it is not n game in which one
side should force the other to reject
what it regards ns n basic principle.
Tho feeling in Dublin Is thnt Lloyd
George wns right In premising his np
proacfies with tho statement thnt Ire
land must remain in the empire, but
it is not fair that Do Valera be forced
to swallow that formula willy nllly.
It is generally felt also thnt the cor
respondence has been dangerously pro
longed. Thcro probably will be much
swallowing of phrnscs by both sides
during the next few days that Is If
Lloyd George responds to the obvious
note of desire for a conference which
Dc Vnlcra's message strikes so clcarlj.
TO BUY NEW FIRE TRUCK
Colllngswood. N. J., Sept. 20. Bids
for a modern hook-and-laddcr fire truck
have been invited by the Collingswond
Volunteer Fire Department. The offi
cers of the company were authorized
to enter into negotiations for the pur
chase of tho new piece of apparatus,
made possible by the recent firemen's
fair. With tho addition of the new
truck the borough will hnve the most
modern firc-flghting equipment in the
State, It is also planned to grrntly
enlarge the firehouse on Colllngs ave
nue to make room for the new appa
ratus. Architectural
odS$hWork
Some Woodwork
Worth Looking At
Several years ago we
did the fine interior wood
work of the Manufactur
ers Club of Philadelphia
and are still proud of it.
Today, with our new
plant and tlic most mod
ern woodworking machin
ery, builders are growing
more and more to realize
that we arc better able
than ever to produce
q u a n t i ty as well as
quality.
Geo. w Smith
& Company, Inc.
491s St & Grays Ave. Phila,
es
MESSAGE
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Penna. Body Primed for Fight
on Emery's Alleged Arrogance
on European Trip
DECORATIONS BIG ISSUE
The alleged discourteous treatment
accorded the rank nnd file of the Amer
ican Legion on their recent European
tour will be brought to the attention
of the Pennsylvania Legion nt their
Stu'tc convention In Pittsburgh the lat
ter part of the week, when the Phila
delphia delegation 'will carry n report
from tho Philadelphia Nwbo were on
' A 'meeting in New York last night
made public the Ill-feeling that did a
great deal to mar the Journey planned
to cement not only international friend
ships, but renew the national brother
hood thnt made tho American Legion
possible. ,
Charges that John O. Emery, na
tional commander of Uie Legion, was
nrrogaut, that he gathered around him
n stuff of privileged favorites and that
ho nnd this group took for thomselyes
decorations that wero intended for the
Legion as a whole were only a port of
tliu allegations brought out at the meet
ing in New York. Most of these chnrges
were backed up today by members of
the party who enmc from this city.
Party Incensed
The nllegcd un-Amerlcanlikenndun-Lcglonllko
nttitudo of Emery and the
others he gathered close to him so in
censed the party that the matter
brought about an Indignation meeting
on board the Lcopoldlna, the liner on
which tho party returned, and this
meeting will probably result in the com
mander nnd his friends being forced to
turn tho decorations over to the Ameri
can Legion when tho national meeting
is held In Kansas City.
So strong wns the pressure brought to
benr aboard the ship that the accused
leaders volunteered to do this, nt the
same tlifio nullifying the resolution of
fered by nn amendment, which would
make them turn only the originals over
to the Legion nnd still allow them to
weor the ribbons and also to hnve du
plicates of the medals made to keep In
their homes ns personal tributes. This
attempt caused the whole matter to be
dropped until the national convention.
The allegations in substance were
that from the very start Commander
Emery adopted an nrrogaut attitude.
When the pnrtv wns ready to start,
members say, Mr. Emery Immediately
established a military organization,
which other mcfjibors of the party de
clared to ha contrury to the principles
of the Legion.
Divided Party Into Divisions
no divided the 200 members of the
porty into four companies nnd a head
quarters staff. These companies were
lettered A, B, C nnd D, and frum
that timo on were handled Just as sol
diers arc handled. Except that they
had tlic smea accommodations as the
leaders, their status was no different
than that of men under the command
of military officers.
Whilo they had a train schedule to
take them through France they had
no idea what Would be done at any stop
nor wero they consulted about any
thing. Tho charges also state that no
"get-ncqualnted" meeting was called
on tho George Washington going over
nntl that nothing was done by the lead
cm to promote good felowshln.
Despite the fact that there was about
fifty women on the trip It is said Mr.
Emery and the others did at no time
drop their attitude of aloofness and
would go so far as to ignore other
members of tho party when they met
them on the street.
Tho other men in "headquarters
IT IS AS EASY to
make mistakes in
advertising policies as
it is to guess wrong in
Wall Street-and that's
easier than slipping on
a banana peel.
For 20 years we have
been studying how to
avoid mistakes. And
we still watch our step.
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company"' wero Henry D7 LitiaW
Colonel Milton D. Foreman, of cE ''
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le Lancey Kuntze, of New Yorkk nnt
rnnklln D'Olier, of Philadelphia. Tito
V
only man
not nprimeil nf
the im.
pcrinllfltlc
attitude of the
D'Olier. Ho wns naturally forced intn
the group of lenders through his nosl.
group (,
tlon as past commander. Colotml
D'Olier was Inclined to laugh nt he
matter this morning. He was attend
ing a special meeting In New York and
said : ,
"The matter Is nothing to get ex
cited over. Who ever heard of n groun
of service men getting together with,
out trouble. The least said about is
the better." u
Others Thlnli Differently
But that is not nt nl the attitude of
the other members of the party. The
Philadelphia representatives oh tha
yarty, bcsldo Colonel D'Olier: were if
t. Tully, J. Griffin Orlbbcl and MH0:
O. P. Wood. Their report of the trln
will bo taken to the Pittsburgh State
convention by the Philadelphia delega
tion. Pictures
to be
Lived With
EVERY American
home needs more
gooa pictures. The charm
of Wallace Nutting Pic
tures continues through
the years because their
art Is real. September
20 to 30, Autumn Ex
hibit and Sale of
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Tradition
Dickens means so
much to literature
Childs a star in
the public print fir
mament. and behind both
in relation to the
strongly established
PUBLtC LEDGEK
is the tragic spell of
our own Civil War,
in the very throes of
which the Ledger
emerged.
What a history!
What a paean of
progress.
What a power In
the betterment of
the nation
I confess that tra
dition means much
to me and in that
the Ledger so ful
somcly is of tradi
tion which it per
petuates so earnestly
and effectively, I
must subscribe my
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