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VIII. NO. 25
UnUrfd'nd Second-Clans MatUr at thf rontemee nt I'lilladelphla. Pa.
, l Under the Act of March 3. 1870
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1921
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DRY CHIEFS PREPARE
DRASTIC CLEAN-UP OF
BOOTLEGGING IN CITY
Sensational Action Prom Prem
ised by ,L. G. Nutt,
Haynes' Assistant
MANY WITHDRAWALS
OF RUM FRAUDULENT
Three-fourths of Permits- Called
Illegal and May Be
Revoked
INVESTIGATOR HERE TAKES
EVIDENCE TO WASHINGTON
Whisky and Boer Sold Froely
by Many Saloons Through
out City -
Hy i Staff Gorravendtnt
Washington, Oct. 12. Philadelphia
Ji a "nest of bootleggers."
That statement was made today
without qualification by L. Ct. Nutt.
acting Clijef Enforcement Inspector.
The inspector says he knows it, can
prove it, and Intends te use startllngly
drastic measures te change conditions.
A day or two will bring a sensation.
As a forerunner of Btartllng Govern
ment action, Chief Field Inspector H.
P. Leveland, head of the secret inves
tigators in Philadelphia, returned to
day te Washington laden with evidence.
Ifc was summoned by telegram late last
nifht.
Mr. Nutt puts the blame squarely
upon William McOnnrll, Federal
Prohibition Director for Pennsylvania,
and his agents in Philadelphia.
One of the glaring abuses which
Chief Nutt has found lies in the
illegal withdrawal of liquor by whole whele whele
tale drug houses of the city end State.
The first smashing blew of his cam
paign will be directed at these drug
.. ., .... ..i,ii.. i. 'charge te be redeemed ni tlin cnmminv'u
Mr. Nutt said positively leat ( J-'"''" e c tlhei incu at 1110 tempilll S
! (ithcc If tlie coiniuisslen ruiig s against. 1
?nt of the withdrawal permits, the company. 1 1
Louses
7.i nrr -nt nf lip withdrawn! IlCrtllltS
11, 1 1 1 11 '
old will be canceled. e -
under Prohibition Cemmls-1
. .. it u 1 1 1 t
X. Haynes. He has his In- ,
bout Philadelphia at llrst ,
,.., u-i
.
lliey new nom win ue cancer... ,k
is working under Prohibition Cemmls
slencr Iley
Mrmation-nbeut
hand.
Knew the .Conditions
"We knew the conditions in Phlla.-
il'IpWa, nnu for that rentier, inreugn- j
e the cntlre State of Pennsylvni.ia."
," I
1 .1 v .. 4i,i !,,. ,,-., .lnnlnr. I ji i a .. ., . . limit agreed id in ine ceiueretlce.
..id Mr. Nutt, and thej are dep or- J fied Antl-Vare Leader On the political side of the con
able But we are going te remedy them f ,rIe Lemmcrhlrl, '.'."-'. Seuth Cel- 1 fcrence the Aniericnn (ievernmeiu has
and de it quickly. Men assigned from 1 orade street, made the chnrge tednv ' no such di'tinite suggestions. It stntMl
headquarters nrc new In Philadelphia j " " "! !'''" dNehargeil as a build- ' for certain general pr'nclpl- ratiier
iieanqiiBrierB nr 'hnt ing inspector because he refused te con-' thun for any detulled pan. '
gating Information which shows that , ,,C11 buMln n , 0 , H t , ' '
the Velstead Act certainly Is net re- 'further a political revenge. I Kccalls Wilsen Position
sptcled there . Lemmerhlrt wu nppelnteil in mill Curieuslj, in spite of all that is being 1
i,r11.i1. i. ii, ii,lreds have nlul served until S"ptemher 1! of this done te avoid it. the Cnited Stiitc1
Complaints bj the hundrtds javt 1 J(i(ir n WUs illsmlU,.,! for negleet of I l'eitliiu In the Far Kn-tern part of
peurcu iiue ucuuiiuaitvie .vu..n
bootlegging In Philadelphia and through
out Pennsylvania. People complained
that whisky and real beer were sold
openly and that apparently no effort
was being made te step It.
Decision Made te Act
"Then we decided te act. Working
auder instructions from Commissioner
Haynes. 11 hquad of headquarters uu-u
was detailed te check up. and it wasn't
long before we knew what was what in
Philadelphia-. We were net long Imil- 1
lug out jubt hew It was done. We
have sufficient evidence 011 hand te war
rant a general clean-up of conditions.
l ntll IIOl ITCC VO UlN'lts nvn 11 u
shall proceed, but ou can rest assured 1
(U) . -. pi,i.,i.inhl will net
that after we act Philadelphia will net
be a geed
place for bootleggers te
operate. I
"Conunifcslener Haynes will net teler- I
ate conditions thnt are reported In
.... , . ,
luiiaiicipinn. lie nab given mi utuvi i
tlfan up and clean up It will be."
"Will there be a wholesale, dismissal
of the enforcement force lu Pennsylva-
nlajf" Nutt was nsked.
I vtlUllllL IllPv-IUnt) JUl tVUUL U Will-
template doing. In a few days our
Centlnurd tin Vant Thirteen. Column Twe
MAN SHOT IN SALOON ROW
BY BARTENDER: MAY DIE
'
Cuatemer Accused of Starting Brawl
b Attack With Knife
Jehn Dillen, 111(1 Parrish street, wa.'
'pt in the stomach at 5:110 o'clock
'His morning during a brawl in a sa
loon at l.'tlli Uhlge avenue. He it, in
Mt. Jeseph's HeHpltal and may die.
Alexniuler Nichols, a bartender,
" accused of firing the shot, and bus
wen held without bnll te await the out eut out
eeme of Dillen's injuries.
lii'inn eu cred the saloon with Wil
lm Petter, 54(1 North Sixteenth
f'rm, and Knrrcll Lynch, nilll Sun
inside avenue. According te Nlche's,
"Illen walked behind the bar, Insisting
ee vveuld get a drink for himself. The
wrlendei said he get his revolver and
?. wl,''i HWen was lunging at him
jr'.h n kulfc. The injured man fell te
' "nor and Nichols llred two mere
.'" ,n,," lr. Petter nud Lynch
'n outside.
..''iven arrested the inan'u com-i-imeii
s , ti,cn W(,Ilt l() tur) nahien,
"deli is cendiictctl by Suuiuel Tayler.
llin? "!'"" M-'llls I" bed und placed
mm und,,- urrcst. Jeseph Dey'e, u bar
Z. r;y.llN etnliuHl as a iimterlal wit
iZ lMc." huY lle-v t'etiiKl a gash en
.. -Jim NN.,,lch Nichols said was caused
"L, i lleu " JUfe- T'1e kli"e wan net
JJau.
J,h ,,,b"' wrlllur tinptrri
" MIIIT1NO I'M'ltS .Uv.
Celes and Dry Inspector
Far Apart en Situation
"There is nothing Ih tin liquor
MUtatlen in Philadelphia that uny
one, need worry ubeut," Mild I'nltcd
Slates District Attorney Celes )cs
lerdny. "Conditien: in I'hlladclphlii sire
deplorable," wild Acting Chief In
spector Nutt In Washington today.
"Hut vvc nrc going te remedy llicui
and de It qtilekl.v."
"1 nni net talking today It is
r holiday. I hnVe nothing tci say en
liquor en a holiday," Mild Mr. Celes
today.
i
MARIAN MCARDLE FREED
BY CLEVELAND JURY'
Found Net Guilty of Complicity In
Murder of Her Stepfather
Cleveland, Oct. 12. (Hy A. P.)
Marlen MeArdlc. twenty years old,
daughter of Mrs. Eva Catherine Knber,
was found net guilty of complicity in
the murder plot of Daniel Knbcr, her
stepfather, by a jury today. Miss Mc
Ardle was permitted te leave the court
room a free girl immediate!) after the
jury reported. The jury of nine men
and Uiree women had the ense under
deliberation since late jesterday after
noon. The jury reported nn agreement
shortly before neon, nfter being out
nineteen hours. When they failed te
agree en a verdict late Inst night they
were locked up in a hotel and resumed
deliberation of thoicase at 8:110 o'clock
this morning.
Eight ballets were takeD, the three
women members of the jury stnnding
solidly for ncquittnl throughout.
COURT UPHOLDS FARE RISE
ON CAMDEN TROLLEY LINES
Injunction Prevents Utility Bedy '
' ' 1
Frem Any Interference 1
A preliminary injunction preventing!
the Public Utllltv Commission from in- j
terfcring with n higher rate of fare 011
the Public Servicp 'Unilwnj Cenipanv's
linen, pending final determination of the
company's application for a ten-cent .
fare, was allowed today in an order'
signed by Federal .Indue. Wnnlev m..l i
Ke!Ktub in Trenten.
,. . ...... I
The company Is allowed te Incrense
its fare from seven te eight cents or
four tickets for thlrtj cents, but must
give each passenger paying the In-
i.'isuetu riue a inuen ler tne excess
the I'nmtvin.
-,...-,..
Federal Jndirc 1;hm. !,.. .iic ., iti,
I'cdcrnl .IihIl'c IniIm uh iic uiit,
tJl0 ?lTJy WeVfey n.r-InMnbV.Ira
dlsentlng opinion 'upholding the nilltv
neard. which recentlv refused h . m.
J, Kl' "
seven -cent rate wit ban increase in
.. , , ,,,- ,V, ,,,,:, ,,u '',.,, " I
--"'- - rf ".". "..I.. Illl.ll III
transfer diarges of from one tu twn
; cents.
CHARGES POLITICAL PLOT
Deposed City Empleye Says He De-i
ou,y )n pernillttug the erection of n ,
one-story building nt JSM Seuth Alder
il
street without a permit.
The deposed inspector brought suit
today for reinstatement. In his- peti
tion he declared that en March S, 1020.
he received a call from n "Mr. Smol Smel
llck." who described himself ns "mill.
Vnre leader of the Thlrtj -ninth Ward." 1
and a "Air. ISroeks." of the Depart-
lt(ln,nsi';t ft
nient et untitling inspection. I.eiumer-
wlm nuiip.l thr. i-,.n,.pt, ..0 r,. ...i" I
pelitlcally. and Smelliek wanted te gel
even. The inspector sn.vs he refused te
give the ertler.
... ...
TO CONSIDER LARGER H0USE7'cMe,k.ut' ,m ' ,",,", f"'0P, ,"'
I
te
Repubcan Caucus t0 D8CUBS B
Increase Membership
. """", ;'. '- m.v .v. r.i -
Umt(t lt01,ull)i,.an s w, , ,,, a
( t0ght en the Siegel bill te mcrease
I the sb.u of the Heiie from l."..1 le 1(I0
members.
At the last m-mJ'-ii the Heuse, de-
rniit.tf. .1 lull l. i.ii.. ..... .. n..i...1.n... I.I.. ... 1
j 'I'liNij, I, liin ii 1111 i.-ii-i- ill' null I snip in 1
jM uU.(I t0 lrtu ,, ,iriNl,, size,
but no action was taken en the measure
I by the Senate. The six members of tltu
I Census Committee who tippe-vd favor-
utile report et hiegel's hill ter a Heuse ,
in .nvr iui-iiiivi n ill i. n-iii-il III IL'illl IIM'
! light against the meusuie at tenlght'iv
cnucus.
BOY, 7, HIT BY AUTO, DIES
w,.f n Nnwfi., rw,,,., n r J
, "' iw,.wf v r. iiwi vi n
ll.u n.lji r ,- -.-
nciu rr.nuinu vuiunti e Mcvien i
Hichard Wolf, .seven jears old. IMJi'J ,
Sterner street, tiled in the Weman's
Homeopathic Hospital last night
shortly after being struck h nn auto
mobile nt Twenty-llfth stieet ami I.e.
high nvcniic
Walter I). Newilnj. "JWl North
Tvvcilt -lifth street, owner of the liui
ciiine, was held b Magistrate Oswald
without bail this morning pending the
nctlen of the Corener.
'World's Service Fair"
Is Latest Suggestion
"The Wer'd'n Service Fnir" is u
substitute name suggested bj Orla
J. Cur'ey, 'JH14 Arch street, for the
Sesqill-Ceiitciinlul te he held here In
111111.
Many persons feel that much inure
Interest would be reused in the ex
hibition If a mere euphonious name,
something in tin nature of u slogan,
could be applied te it.
The Kv i:si.mi Putu.10 Lkuukk
has received several dozen siiggeh siiggeh
tleus. If yeiicnn tlilnk of one. send it iu!
AMERICAN
STAND
WELL DEFINED ON
Position en Far Eastern Ques
tions Unformed as Delega
tion Holds First Meeting
WOULD MAINTAIN PRESENT
RATIO OF SEA POWER
Ily CLINTON V. OH.HKKT
Man" Corresitentlrnt llvtnlnir l'ulillr I.rtlerr
Ceviriglit, Mil y Public l.tdatr rumen iy
Washington, Oct. 1'-'. The American
delegation te the Far Kubtcrn and DIs
armament Conference held its llrst
'meeting today. Hiifill Miles, of Phllu-
pl11"' fnl "'"' "IC ',0'ccatle" "" ll
is tiuucrsioeu ii.ui iiu win uc st-in'iury
of it.
The meeting was devoted te organi
zation and 'te general discussion. Sec
retary Hughes cxplnlnul te the ether
delegates what he hud done In prepara
tion for the conference and in ellcctlng
Information for the use of the Aiucii
cun Commission in the conference.
The delegation will held frequent
meetings from new until November
when the, pensions begin. The work en
different phases of the agenda will be
divided up among the American Com
missioners Mr. Hughes and Mr. Keet
assuming the mere irudeus tasks, since
both Scnnter Ledge and Senater ruder ruder
weed have their time occupied with the
duties of the Senate.
'e far as can be learned, the Amer
ican position is better defined anil in a
further state of development with re
gard te reduction of naval armament
than with regard te the political prob
lems of the 1'ar East. Navnl dis
armament Is specific and concrete, while
Par Eastern policies are general.
Kin or Present Fleet Halle
The general beard of the nny has
been studying the limitation of tin vie
land has plans te propose, two qties
1 tiens are involved what Is an equitable
r?,nVn in Iin". a1?111 ."'"!, tlie
great Powers mid hew te maintain that
relation. It is supposed te be dm
American position that the present rc-
lotion among the navies of England, the
1'nlted States and Japan is a fair one.
t,iIm obviously Is a question en which
a," agreement must' be reached among
t';Vewers "J the conference.
le '.alntain this relntlen nn agree-
"Lenl nineng thc Powers upon a oasis
.if Itwiilulininmn t fin. ti.ldi, ln.ic ji ..n.lii..-
... (l.i.Hk'1. . I .1.1 ..V .111 ..1,1.1 , lt.-i ,1. IIIIIIV
tlens from exiting tlcets miiNt be agreed
upon, 'lhe American poitIell is under
stood te be that the modern capital
ship should be the unit.
Mich a ship will be held te be the
(,,'u,'enl of n certain lumber of
,riIis (le,,irneri iihiiiiirhiis nlr.
,'. Sim" sumiiiirims, uir-
plunet.. etc. 'I lies,. ,( idivieu-ly que.s-
,I. f i.,.t. .1! I... . ,
"""'. lul """". "'"""" uiiimhc ine
n"lls 'el "iiicti iiisciissiun am
'" PrtM 1... 111 Knthert;
, U "'' ')l;i,"-l,1l1' is "llel1,ri1
I,u nf'Ml '' the imv.v of
'T 'r'f ,l T"!!", "i!
u",th; .,Ilnt ".' tp nlted S
navnl experts wIl. will gntlmre here.
T ,.,. ...,...s..,.. ,. ...!,.. I ,. .. HI
.1 nils in iu;iiu- j nuujiliMl 11 w 11
l;ngland
umber of
tate.s uf .
a certnln number, presumably the same
uuiniier, ttint m .inpan a certain frac
tion of that number. i
I'nder this plnn. navies might consist,
if nny kind of ships imvtil authorities
leslre. provided the total of these shin-
mr,!M,r(M' '" uni,s ,ni1 mu ,'i,',,,',l "'"'I
tne coming I'enierencp piini'iep. lis pe.i-
lien under
Wilsen nt Pari
It favors
Cnntlniiril nn Puce Tlilrtivu,
( nliime Oik-
5 RESCUED FROM FLAMES IN
SEMI-CONSCIOUS CONDITION
"
22 Others Flee in Nlghtcletlies in
Fulton Street Blaze
rive persons were curried in a smii-
! conscious condition down ladders b.v
' "reiuen tins morning and tvvcnl.v -two
I ethers lied te ihc street in night aline
'when Haines swept the ihree-steiv ten-
Sninucl Seli.er. Iii- wif Mm. Mini
their two I'hlldreti, lluiim. tun .wars
.,1,1 ..,! lMIl i 1 ..J.I.
j,IlK.ub Ke,,llskj Wrri. rilIlp , IP
nrst peer. The Mc tacrs veil en 1 he
,, . K.,.illskv ,, ...r ..-...,
Kevlnsky was about te "leap when the
llremtn shouted le him te wait.
After carrying the Seltzers te the
street an extension lnthlc- was raised for
K",.,'i rn.1. t.llfl I... ,r... .. ... I......l..
..in..! "j mm 111 , ini'i I. lift LUIIUS'11 lull
snlely. .Most of the 61 hers who tin
miinnged te get 11 fe articles ,,1 fur-
nllurt? and betiding out with them,
" - - - - -
- f0RDNEY TARIFF OPPOSED
Trade Menace Seen In Clause Pro
viding for American Valuation
Londen, Oct. I'-'. -(H. A. P 1 -Op.
position te clause nf the Purduci Tnr-
tr Kill providing for Amerl.-iui vidua-
tifiii nf Inn tnr th mis n 11 linn im i I In
the
liirricnu t handier
f Column ee here
tedaj after can fill
tinsiileralinii of the
tnensure.
The ch.iifHicr contends the daVes will
halidicap and prevent tin
ii a
ids.
fiee cxehiuiu't
f iriinds. It liehls It will he illtllenll
for American Impert' rs le ascertain the
complete cost of their foreign purchases
until iccelved lu the I'niied States ami
also that it will be tlitheiilt for foreign
shippers te ninke quotations.
Suggestions- that it Hat Inrrrnup tlutj
wniilil be prefernble te the vnlunlle'11
j clauses are put forward bj the cluunlier,
which siijh it feels (he I'lilled States
should fester nud inceiirnge the Hew
ofgeods lietvv eeti itself and ether cenn
lilies as this is the only means of cre
ating funds for the purchase of Amc
lean commodities of which ether nations
stand Hi need.
REDUCING
NAVES
FINDS HER HOME LOOTEO
Mrs. Kliznbcth Deurnluy, T.Tillli
Uldge avenue, Koxberuiish, reported ine
robbee of $H10 worth of silve. wai
te the polite, this morning. .Mrs. Ileiiru
ley returned home this afternoon after
ti vacation since May 1. She feuu I
her house ransueked anil the silver taken
from a hiding place lu the dining
room.
rnlmnr Criinlirrrlei, nrr net
up tiO.nl di iiiwl'it Imt t1iy
imii ulti r tvuUw I b 'i0 -
Wl.
I
Arms Secretary
&. -.
RV; v w
(r)r'lnrdlnt
HASH .MILKh
Tills Philadelphia!! arlwl as secre
tary of the American Anns Con
ference delegation nt lis prctlnil
nary oieetlng today, and Is c
pcclcil t be made permanent sec
retary IsItIs pert
TO BENEFIT GUARDS
Commandant Unguardedly Lets
"Cat Out of Bag" as te Why
Pretests Are Ignored
WOULD KEEP THEM IN JOBS
Hy UKOKdi: NOX McCAIN
.Tehn C. llert.v is pert captain of
lNiiladelphla.
He i 11 cniitiiiii In the Vnlted States
Mil?'' -. mmttw
,'s.mm&i&.r,
Coast liuard Service and until reccntlj j ' "! ' I'C shadow of three tower
was a stranger te the city and harbor. I '"S twirlcrs Shullllng Phil Deuglns.
'iv,,inv 1,0 u i.n t II.,. i.nrt . 11c di -1 Arthur Nchf and Jess Karnes. Mc-
rectn' merchant and ether vessels nr-jrraw ca "erk these three In order In J
riving here where te anchor and when!'"1' rcinalnlng trio of contests, if the
t tnri erics gees that far, while Miller Hug- .
Philadelphia, which has ninlnlaincd ' i,,s m,,Bt rpIJ' " Cn Mays, already
a Heard of Commissioners of Xaviga-!ft y,0,,im f Jlnnt NVni, !.
tlen. ami from time immemorial has " ,leublu wi"'",r' bl't '" I'cnt a tired
conducted her own affairs with regard . Vvv with n split finger, and who!
te her commerce, has been forced te lay IfMn.vs or Heyt should win, wlie will '
down her scepter. ' llugglns call en te stem the rush of t
The Cnited States fievernment as-
Mimed control of the pert a, the out-,
break of the war. It lias decided te (
make ttiat control periniiiient.
Mayer Moere, the Heard of .Miviga-;
timi Coiiinii'sleners anil the entire ship
ping and iiinnnc interests of this city I
some time nge sent n petition te the;
war ljcparimcni asKing tiuir eonirei 01 1
1110 pert lie returned te the city. 1 should this big spitball nrtlst be put
Through all its hlster.v it had e.er-I t work this afternoon it will be the'
edited this right, mid it requested that third time he has opposed Mas. Thev
its home rule be neenrded it again. I pitched Hi" starter Inst Wednesday anil
It was In April last that this petition. the Yankees wen it. '.) te 0. When.
with a letter of decent request , was1 they met again Sunday the Giauth wen.
sent te Washington. I 1 te ''. Dniiguinuill rnrr.v a hand-
Among These Urging the Petition ! '',r,'1'ic'f "'"' ,1,m (" ,,hc ,frnl5 ' , ,'p '"' '
,,, , , .. ,.....' bad cold. It wns noised about b.v hi
1 he Uininber of ominerct.. the Phil- (.rtnundes. Perhaps it will k-cp him,
mlelphin Maritime LcJ.-ing,., the Heard' from pitching. If se. Mct'Jniw bald
of Tratle, the Joint Ewulive Cemnilt- ' ,0 would select either the aged und
tec en the Improvement of the Harber, slender Sallee or Put Sh'-n, a new
of Philadelphia ami th,lthiv.iiri and' eenier. Shea in his few weeks of active
Scluelkill Rivers, the Philadelphia duty with the Oinuts this pat seiisen ,
Ileurse. the Commercial Exchange, Ves- we f,u. games and was laten enlj
sel Owners and Caiitains' Association, twice. .Mctiraw sabl he would like te
the shipbuilding cerpiirntitin.ii and every gue the wumgstcr a chnucc iu the
lightering, tugboat, shipping and trans- series. ' '
portntleu concern urged ihc petition. ' Metropolitan fundeni Wicves the
It was fiirvvanleil te the rhief of en- , rumpus up nt the Pole (!rounds will go
gimers of the I'ulted Siutm Army en the full nine games U.g.ird. they say.
April!). hew the teams fT the pan of 11
In wartime some deki.v In such mat- whole week bowed themselves Imbued I
Centliiurd nn Piter Dilrlrcn. iitiiitin Hire
MASKED MEN ARE BALKED
IN EFFORT TO ENTER HOUSE
Revenue Agent Knocks Aside Gun
and Intruders Flee
An attempt was minle In three armed,
masked men le entci tin apartment '
of II. H. Kutls, u n venue iigent. nt
111." Walnut street, shertl.v after J
o'clock this morning. Whether the men
were bent mi rebber.v or had some
ether motive is net known.
Mr. llutts wns awakened hy a nip
mi tils deer ami when In upmed It Inis
was confronted with a wvelver he'd b.v
one of three men who had handkerchief's
ever their fares. Mr. Hurts pushed
the gun aside and staiunieil the deer
shut. Net a word vwi- spoken en cither
side.
One of the Intruders dropped u re
volver iu his flight.
SUIT TO CURB MINE UNION
ORGANIZERS IS POSTPONED
Operators Ask Court te Step Their
Werk in Williamson, W. Va.
IudlanaMll. Met. II'. i It.v A. p.)
Postponement le Ueteh' r i's of the
I'edenil Court hcur'ng en an applica
tion ter u lireliuiiuiir.v in junction In the
suit attacking all cs.eni.nl detuils el
ireent co-operative agreements be
tween union miners and operators was
agreed upon tednv hj counsel iu tlie
case, and appieveil b, Judge A, H, An An
tlcrsen, vhe will conduct the hearing.
Counsel ter the I'tilted Mine Workers
of America, defendant In the suit, with
several operators employing eul. union
miners, asked n delaj of the hearing.
which was set ter tin row, se as te,
ni' "' time for preparation ,,f n tie- '
fense. The suit was brought en behalf is
..t .....K ill. Ill blVll . kl. . .1 11 I. .. . I
ni nn'ie i i.i.i imii - ii iiniii epiTilI'lls
in the WllliiiniMiii tield of Wimt 'ir
glula. when' the union is sicking te or.
gnrii.e the miners.
llesldes seeking an order forbidding
further cffetls en the narl of the union
te "l-'Ullli.c the illllllllMeti He'd, the
operators ask the Coutt te enjoin the
co 'eel ten et union tines niieiigh tin
op-
eraters nud tue iMiieeiiiuuMi of
ti iiii
ili'i"i'ineiit- between the union and ici ici
eriiterr.. The ceuiilalliaiit.s nllcge tin
union Is an unlawful organization.
The New Wit and Philadelphia
stock exchanges and the various
commodity exchanges throughout the
country nrc closed ledii) iu obscrv ebscrv
auen of Columbus Dav
MAYS
TO
E
Day Dawns as Gray as Yan-
kees' Chances, but Clears
ns Tomperature Falls
.. . ,
SHUFFLIN' PHIL DOUGLAS
TO SPITBALL FOR GIANTS
Probable. Linc-l p Today
and Hatting Averages
The probable llue-up for today and
(he series hatting averages of the
players fellow
YANKKKS
Kewster, If. .:'M
(HANTS
Hums, cf . . 'AM)
Haiirriift.iH. .list
Krtscli. 3b. .4011
eung, rf.. .250
Kell.v. lb., .net
E.Mcusel.lf. .KM
Prrh, ss. . .
Miller, cf..
K.M'scl. rf.
Plpp. lb...
Ward. ah..
McNally,.1l
Seining, c. .
.inn
.117
.27
.105
2.10
.ir.n Ka'llugs.sb. .:tot
.3.1" Sn.vdei-. c. .412
.Mays, p
.1117 Douglas, p.. .000
Umpires Qiilgle.v at the plate:
Chill at first base; Illeler at second
base; Jlerlartj' at tlilrd base.
Hy KOHEUT . MAXWELL
fpertu Editor Kn-nlne I'nblle Ltdxrr
New Yerk, Oe. I 'J. Today dawned
as graj and ns bleak as the Yankees'
chances of copping the jverld ba'f'iell
fhnmpleiiship.
It wns raining at S o'clock thU morn
ing, which was anything but n joy te
these who have seventh game paste
boards locked away in the' will-knew n
safe.
Toward 0 o'clock the sun chased
away the mesitiire, but the mercury
started te tumble, and the fans will
hnve te w;ear overceat1., cur-muffs and
bund warmers.
The bleakness of the Yunkee chances
'unnueni uinnt s uggers In the hnnl
$ n- f' """ -""
Miijs Against Douglas
ynyn will be sent uga'nst the uwak
ened Oiants today, Miinagcr Iluggiun!
.-aid. te be followed tomorrow bj Heyt. '
Shufflin' Pliil Douglas Is
tU'j likely ,
choice vl .vlciiraw.
with 11 tlt-fer-tnt spirit J he bunkees
tmik the first two. th0" the (liuuts wer.
1 pair, atter which the 'i rinks forged
one ahead only te have the (.hints catch
up with them jetcrdn b pummeling
the service of Harper nrid Shnvvkej for
thlrtcn hits and 1 ',;ht run- 1
(il.in
The ndvautii
Vdvantage '
nf uwer in the box '
lies with the liiunt
I'eugias ami
i i can halt the
D'Uiglns is ilue
i Li" ttimotrevv.
: the Yank-,
liiirues hnve shown i
tush of Ynnkit bat-,
le pilch tetliij . and
.Nchf le-ti twi. gain
lur;
out
ly hiciiuse his tiMimiiutfs made but
run in ciglitnii innintfs they ln-
Centluiifil en Viicr .srvciun. ( iilutiui Twe
i
WIFE IS KILLED WHEN GUN
HUSBANDHOLDS GOES OFF
West Chester M-n Thought Weapon
Was Net Leaded
Mrs. l.lsv Wnlrcr. thirtv-tni jear jear
eld, of West Chester, was luMillill.v
killed last night hj the anidental dis
charge of a gnu whl h hei husband,
Harry J. Walter, w.is t niniiilng be
fore starting en a hunting trip.
rniiwnre the gun was leaded, Walter
was showing tie nichniilsin of the
weapon te his wife .aid Mrs. Henr.v
JaiiUfv, a guest, when n wns sitildcul.
ilchni-ged. The bullet striek Mrb.
Walter in the 1 - - f side. Sin fell in
the iirms ,,f Mis. Janiici .
District Atterue Wiinlle made an
Invi . Igiit'eu of the ease itithij, Mrs.
Waller wan fennerlj Mi-s I'lsie Wn.v
nntl-tnuglit in the public -ehoels of
Jst Chester.
TO DEPORT TWINS
Uand of Liberty Net for Stowaways,
..:':.' rj.it. ::.., .
.mcm.11.1. i- .i.i.i "" ' ' - '" "",,
Ubslillis, twins, kiiii i w cum, weie lem
tetlllV lit the (ileucesier llumlgrallen
Station the Land of Libert v was net ,
i. .- .1 ....) I In 1 IiiiIk.1 flit 11 ell I..
or iin-iii. no'. " -" 'i"ii hi
Tunis, Africa.
The brcthieu. Inseparables.
stewed
awii) en the sttainship Hroeklltie when
it touched ni Tunis. Africa, for a cargo
of oil.
The twills arc being held until Sui .
iinla.v, when lip' ltroeklluc sails for
Africa again.
PASTOR DIES IN CHURCH
While the Uev. L. K. Unvls, a Negro
minister, was singing in the McthedlM
church at Wnrneek anil Thompson
slieels lust night, he fell deatl liesth
the pulpit. Heart tllsense was the
,,UT I.I.VIV,li1f,;,t" ' 'lnd
hvid m -.:! Last earn am tc rac i.er
,,,,,,",W
PERFORM
AGAINST AWAK
NED
MTBRMf
SLUGGERS
SCORE BY INNINGS OF THE
SEVENTH WORLD SERIES GAME
YANKEES 0 10 0
GIANTS... 0 0 0.
New Yerk Americans Mays and Schuuy.
New Yerk Nationals Douglas and Snyder.
Umpires Quigley behind the plate, Chill at first base, Kiglcr
nt second bnsc,.Meriarty at third base.
DETAILS OF PLAY
FIHST INNING YANKS Fewster filed te Yeung. Peck
doubled te left.; Frisch threw out Miller. Douglas tossed out K.
Mcufltl. Ne tu'is, one hit, no errors.
GIANTS Burns filed te R. Mcusel. Bancroft doubled te left.
Fiisch skied te Miller, Bancroft going te thhd. Mays threw out
Yeung. Ne runs, one hit, no errors.
SECOND INNING YANKS Pipp doubled. Ward sacrificed,
rrlschte Kelly. Plpp scored en TucTTnlly's single te right. Schang
forced McNnlly, Bancroft te Rawlings. Mays lined te Rawlings.
One run, two hits, no errors
GIANTS Kelly fanned. McNally tossed out Irish Meusi 1.
Rawlines out, McNnlly te Plpp. Ne runs, no hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING YANKS Fewster s.ngled, but was out
otretching, E. Meitbcl te Bancroft. Peck singled te left. Millei
pepped te Bnncieft. R. Mcusel fanned. Ne runs, two hits, no
cireisi.
SPANISH PARLIAMENT TO DISCUSS MOROCCO
MADRID. Oct. 12. Moieccan nffairs will be the subject of de
bate in the Chamber of Deputies immediately after Parliament con
venes, it is asserted by El Heraldo. Premier Maura is expected te
explain the work that has been done and steps under consideration,
while several opposition deputies intend te raise the question 6f
government responsibility and te criticize the policies that have
been followed. ',
WILL ISSUE COTTON CROP REPORT OCTOBER 18
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. Director Bteuart, of the Census Bu
leau, today iufeiini.ii Senater Harris, Democrat, of Georgia, that
thieugh an nirnngemenl with the Bureau of Crep Estimates of
the Department of Agriculture he would issue an estimate of the
condition ciep with the ginners' report te be made by the Census
Bureau October IS.
TO HEAD RAILWAY AND UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS
ATLANTA, GA., Oct. 12. Carl D. Jacksen, of Wisconsin,
first vice president, and chairman of the Executive Committee of
the National Association of Railway and Utilities Commlss-ene.!.,
which i, holding its thirty-third annual convention here, is slated
te become the next president of the organization, according te
delegates at the convention.
POTATO CROP PROSPECTS MUCH TMPROVED
WAKIiriULD, MASS., Oct. 12. Fvoreblc conditions in Sep.
tcmber eau-inl rapid gains in the prospects for the potato crop iu
all bictieii-. of the United States, V. A. Snndcrs, of the United
State. Uuic.iu of Maikets and Crep Estimates, announced today.
Tin- yau. vv.i-, ji.iruiulnrly noticeable in Maine, where the Septeui
ii. i .!.. .ti ut '1,133,000 bushel, has been changed te 32,760,000.
CECIL LEITCH IS
DEFEATED AGAIN
'Miss Glenna Collett Beats Eng-
lisli Star in Huntingdon
Valley Teurney
H) s.M) MiMltl.Kli
Miss I'cell I.e. ich. tlie French, Hrlt .
ih and Cnundhin champion, nil in one,
again fell before the guineness nud grit
of an American nenum when she wns
fort'
1, . .
te tlelT her iln inr ciewn te
Miss tilennii Collet I, of
Providence, In
" "
If tniiruev nt
( iiulr.v Club
Ileaten bv one in.. .Miss I.eiteh lest
,
"' r ". m niiinu out or nine since
her arrival in this ceiintr.v She has
t
iiiu.veu iu tini) two teiirnnim nts u
America. Hei lirst tiiateh resulted U
n lcterv in the nnllen.il tlile nl.i nt
Deal, hut she was defeated In the sec-
entl reiiutl b) Mrs. P. (
the present (euriiey she
Letts In
was blotted
out in the llrst round
MI.l I '..II. 1 !..! ..!
.'"', "," ' """" i s-'ei
all the way around and cnine through
.it the very finish te take the victor)
from he invader. She trailetl most of
the distance despite her lenmrUahle
n.i i. i.i i ... .
,Yp,.'T
V,!',;Tll),n,lV.el,T',,V('lv,,'f,00t,nn'1 MlK's Ktliel Uum-nn.' Atlanta.' '
"" f'"' " ' ' '' ' 1 'I wn. but tcboelnmte of Mrf Tvler, were' th. ,,y '
leallaui-d en IM, Twe. telunmH,.' tenllnurVn I'c TJ. Ctdumn lour
' ! " it- it nun lil-ii
. .. . ..44.
FIVE SHOTS FIRED
- AT KLAN 'EMPRESS
Bullets Miss Mrs. Tyler as .ce
Bends Over Sick Daugh-
ter's Bed
II.v the ssuciatt4l Press
Atl.iuta, (m., i let VJ Severn; .:!''
caliber steel -jiieketed bullets and u trail
tif footsteps that ended at the read were
all count) police luul te start en tedav
tn their inijuir) into what the) charm
- .--...... I.. ....,, i.iiiiiii-
terlzed usiin evltlent ulteuipt last night
te nssassinate vir, l.linbeth Ivler.
head of the women's department uf the
Ku Klux Klun.
Pive slieis were Hied into the betlremn
window of Mrs. Tjler's home here, she
rciertetl te police htudtpiurters, ninl
while the window glass was Muushed,
tlie Inill't.'i whlz7ed ever Ler heiul as she
leaned ever the bed e her daughter.
Miss Perls Tyltr, who was 111. The
bullets were found embedded in tn,,
walls of the room A iii)sterieiis tele
phone call wns received by the Atlanta
Constitution within nn hour after the
Rhoetlng ami a niun's voice said :
"I tllU. ,11111. ... . n .. il.... I
. ' J-"-."""1 '" . " ""ll C UOI .MI'S
-lyier tenlglit ant we. will get Colonel
Simmons tomorrow." '" J
, y. j. Simmons. Inu.enal Wizard of
the Klun, is in WuMili.B!.. i iitUm In-!
hearings by which the 11,,,,",. Uules
! Committee expects te decide whether te I
luvcstlSa,;!
Allfct Iin InnlAii F H..,..,.. t t ..
W T
TO TESTIFY ST
Defers Taking Stand Until
Later in Day, Pleading
Nausea
DENY THAT MRS. TYLER
HELPS CONTROL KU KLUX
"Supreme Attorney" Declares
Weman Has Ne Relation
With Imperial Bedy
NEGROES ASK FOR PROBE
Leaders Declared Members of
Colored Race Are Being
Terrorized
fii a Staff Correspondent
Washington, (Jet. II'. Hnving heard
muny witnesses today who advocated a
congressional Investigation f the Ku
Klux Klun, the Heuse Kules Commit
tee asked officers of the Klnu te tes
tify. The committee was asked te post
pone until this afternoon the examina
tion of tlie Imperial Wizard, "Colonel"
I William .1. Simmons, owing te "a ttm-
I perary indisposition.''
I The Supreme Atternej s. he de
' seribed himself Paul J. Ktheredge, of
Ulanta, said that Simmen", who wan
1 in attendance, wns suffering from an
i attack of nausea, but hoped te be able
I te take the witness stand later In the
i ''ay.
1 ICtheretlge said that Mrs. nilzabfth
Tyler, of Atlanta, had no relntien with
the imperial bed), and according te hln
Information was with the propaganda
department. "If Mrs. Tyler has hnd
nny control ever the organization, il.
has been outside of my knowledge,"
the witness said.
He declared that there was no truth
in reports that several teacher" In At
lanta were defeated for re-election by
the Scheel Heard "because they were
i Catholics."
"There was net a Klansinnu en thtj
' beard," he testified.
I Negrew Driven I'Yeni Hemey
. Eleven million Negroes In tin
1 I'nited States are "disheartened and
' 'Hsnnnrageil" bv the threat of an or?
. ganizntien which "seeks te disturb their
hemelifc and deprive them of what llttln
property they have been able te nccum
Inte since slave days," the eemmlttew
was told bv .Negro witnesses prier te
calling the Klrin officers.
The Ilcv.'S. K. J. Watsen, a Negro
preacher, of Chicago, addressing the
. committee, declared the Klnu a menace
i te the progress of American citizenship.
"It is creating such nn unrest among
t our people thnt we risk nn investigation
' te reassure this portion of our cltizen
: ship,' he said. "Wc reutcm thnt nny
' organlz'illeu which seeks te il'turb the
I home life and security of any group
of our citizenship if. a incnucc te the
' eeuntrj .
j "Cases hnve conic te our attention
I where law-abiding citleps of our race
I have been ceninelled te leave their fam
i illes anil their homes, abandon their
j prepertv. take whnt little cash they
I hud anil leave everything that was tlenr
te them en tvvcutj -four hours' notice.
Wc contend further that the rare should
be given Muni encouragement te go for
1 ward."
Cites HeiMiris of Lynching
The Uev. David Simiiseu Klugh. of
i ltosteti. member of the Executive Com
mittee of the National Hiiiiil Kight'
League, citing lcperts of hnchlngs and
'violence in the Seuth, with Negroes as
the victims, declared overt acts of vie
lence. mam of vvuich are attributed te
the Ku Klu Klnn. should In invert
tigated b.v Congress.
"It is reported that nnj while miir
.vim is friend.) te our pco'de will silt,
fer tin -put' of the Ku Klux Klnn,'
he ,ud. "lteeentl) the newspaper
t'i'd of a white preacher (tlie Iter
I'h'M.i s. lirulni wlm was whipped
in I leriih, near Miami, and told te
leave tin Suite, mere!)' bffiUM- he trlen
te help mir n nplc.i
"In Tens n bellboy was whippid
ilinesi te denth and was branded en hi"
mill, id with i he bland 'K. K. K.
i e.ii ' it I'imr I . I nliinin Thrr.
MRS. STILLMAN GUARDIAN
Files Plea for Permanent Control of
Her Second Sen
New Wli. !et. 1'-' Hit A. P )
Jehn I Itieiinnn, leurisel for Mru
mi" C Millniaii, win. is being surd
Im- diieici ! lit r hiisbiind. James A
Stillinin . nillli'.iiiiire banker, vesterdaj
ebtnined fieni the SuiT'.sale's Court nn
'pplieu'i'i blank for a speeiiil guar
liiinslilp winch he .aid Mr-. Stlllniati
would el. i.i'lii) iu mi elTeil te retain
'gal cii-t"lv "I her see.. a. 1 seu, Alex-'
under, n n .u s old
Al' Miudei ''Us lieei, ,11 the custody et
Ins 'iH'ili. I b viiiue of a decree of
Supn me t'eurt .lustiei Merschauier.
giving h' r ..iiii nrv eu-teily since the
eiisuti imil divene suit was started
lllltli ll.elltlis llgll She new seeks te
be uppeinicil a permanent guurilian
Harding Furors (Hants
in Series, He Admits
Washington, Oct. !". The Preii.
dent has admit ttl that his sym
pi.lh'cs were with the (iiaiitM In New
v.er'1's "ivil war I'ollewlng the
inccti'ig of the ' 'abinet the Pri.ldfnf
und Aiteiiicj (Jciit'iiil Liiiighert)
di-cusscd the Wurlu Surli's gaine
whi'c the utwsptt'.er correspondent
filleted the President's ufllcu,
"I still niiiniiiii' Pint the Yankees
ii ic going t win the pennant," saltl
the Attorney lieueritl.
"And I am just as firmly pen
vineel tiiHt the (Hunts will eltnn
up after all " mld the Prcldnit
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