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IT
THUGS GET SHOO
I PAYROLLFRDM
iHmu
Snatch Satchel Frem Bilgram
Iren Works Head at 1235
Spring Garden Street
FLEE IN AUTOMOBILE
AS POLICE GIVE CHASE
Aged President of Firm Thought
Someone Was "Playing
Jeke en Him"
SAVED PART OF MONEY
Placed Sejne of Cash in Pocket
Before Leaving
Bank
Huge Bilgrara, scvcnty-flve-year-eld
president of the Bilgram lacblnc
Works, at 1235 Spring Garden street,
was held up as he was about te entr
the offlce at 10:30 o'clock today, and
robbed of the week's payroll, amount
ing te something less than $800.
The machine works, which occupy
hIf a block along Spring Garden street,
have been running en only nbeut one
eighth of the regular force, and under
normal conditions the payroll would
have amounted te nbeut $0000.
Twe young bandits,-who took n satchel
containing the money from Mr. Bilgram,
escaped In a large touring car, believed
te bavc been stolen, which u third man
held at the curb with meter running.
They get nway after u long chuse up
en street and down another in which
Motorcycle Patrelumn Campbell Geudle
followed the held-up men, but finally
lest them near Tenth and Callewhlll
streets. . . , u k
Mr. Bilgram was net injured, but
was somewhat shaken by the excite
ment. He is a sturdy, white-haired
man, who has been ufetbe head tt hi
machine shop business' for-many years,
and has gained a reputation as a
writer en economic and financial uucs uucs
tlena as well as a business man. He
told his own graphic rtery et tin
held-up.
Had Part of Rell Hi Pocket
"I always go for the payroll no
self," he said, "though net nlwnis at
the same time. 1 went te the Middle
City Bank, which is only about a ha f
square away, at 10:30 o'clock this
morning. I get the money and put part
of It In the bag nnd part in my pocket.
They did net get It all. therefore.
"I have never curried a weapon,
though the people here at the works
often told me I ought te go armed or
take some one with me ns a guard, i
alwsvs said that I would rather go by
myself, as I had always gene, and that
I was net afraid of hejd-up nicp.
"I had returned from the bank, uml
wit Just nbeut te go up the steps te my
office at 1235 Spring Garden street. 1
noticed an automobile drawn up at the
curb, with a man nt the wheel, and the
engine running. I thought nothing of
this, however, and did net even tukc n
geed leek at him.
'A I hnil one feet en the step two
ether men came tip from behind. One
of thera passed at the left Hide of me,
and as he passed bumped against me. j
l turnca te ioek nt nun, mm n im
1 felt some one cutcii Hern et my nnRe
and open them, and take the bug away
from me.
Was Net Alnmied
"liven then I was net alarmed, I
thought te myself that some of my
friends were trying te play n joke en
me, and turned ureund. When l.snw
two men I did net knew, one of them
helaing my bag, jumping into the car, 1
realized that It was a held-up, nnd the
money for our empleyes was geno. 1
called for help."
"That was the first we knew of It,"
said Miss B. W. Fickcr, of 1030 North
North btreet, Mr, Uilgrnni's stenogra
pher. "I was sitting ut the window
and could hae seen the whole thiiii; If
1 had been looking out. But It nil hup
pcued se quickly no one suspected any
thing until Mr. Bilgram called.
"I telephoned te the Tenth uud li'.it li'.it li'.it
tonweod streets station. There was a
motorcycle patreluiun in the neighbor
neon
nn.l I... rt.t1. ,1ia ..V.n..i. I
"Yes," interposed Mr. Bilgram, "and
I want te commend the policeman for i
. .11111 I1IJ L.llll llll Ull llltini.
jetting ufter the bundlts se quickly, i
even though they escaped from him."
Moterejclo l'atrelmun Geudle is ut
taehed te the Gcrmuntewu station, but
he was en patrol duty today en Breud
itreet as for south ns Callewhlll. He
had run ever Spring Gurden street, und'
had stepped his machine net fur from
th Bilgram plant u few minutes before
the held-up took place.
Geudle saw thr enr kIhie! nuuv from
1N
the curb, and Mr. migrant wne his Research Bureau Asked te Pass en
arnis as he shouted nfter the bandits.' Proposed Service
Ueudle a meter wus running. He darted i . ,, . .,,.. .,,..! r,.,. n,,.
after the bandit cur . A radio telephone service Ter city
The fugitives drm'e un Snrini; Gnrilen Hall, especially for the police, Is
tl'e corner. (!eudic in het piiisull. He V,r,lc,',,tl u uncy of t,,c LIeltric,4,
SrtmnUh, lntuTc,V,.dW.tnl 'n,'" "f tI'1' 1 "
"ifceiiniing trntni' weie ugainst tlie, . n,i. ..,.. ,,f .1.., ii,.,.trliMil itnrcim
moterejdo patrolman. The bandit cnr!,1,p ,T. ' ' wcttruui Jiurcuu
Mined en him, and r.t Callewhlll street M'nlPC-
eNippenred from view. I
Goudle get 11 geed description of the
Car flnpltii ii... iiiunii !., .. nu ..... ........ 1
enough te miike out uny but the first
lUiuernls of the llcense. The pollce
"ave these three niinibcrs. uud bellevu
-.-... 4Mli iuigiii, 1,11V I1IIO JIUI IIVIll
they will he NiillicliMii in' lili.iiiifi- ii... I
eaf If It turns out te be 11 stolen inn- ,
ehlue.
. . ' I
BABY'8 SCALDS END IN DEATH I
Si ;rthtt sravilh8 ceu"t,' wm ,,e fln"
3E1?"' While lu his high chair at diu- "0U"UJ iuM'
LS;iJ?iiiiiy1tWw",',,t';,Ippt' i-4ijhWNBart":iHas-iw
WMtlelJlvs tMevsrhlmnff. . - "SwtcWSIlBTu
mam.i t. 7 .4 a - . 1 - r .. b r wtj . t a- - , '" r 1 -r a r ' .. n. iv 1- k ' u .
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EnUred ai Becenil-Clsw Matter at
Xlnfltr Bia Act
Robbed of Payroll
HUGO niLGR.UI
PLEASE PAY BUTCHER, AGED
WOULD-BE SUICIDE WRITES
Seuth Sixth 8treet Merchant, 80,
Tries te End Life With Gat
When the pollce broke Inte the store
of Benjamin Frcldberg, eighty years old,
at -100 Seuth Sixth street, this morn
ing, they found the old mnu stretched
upon the fleer of the kitchen In the
rear, half suffocated by gas,
lie had attached n tube te a gas jet,
but It was short and death did net come
quickly. Before turning en the gus
Frcldberg wrote a note in Yiddish, part
of which was lndeclpcherablc. It was
scribbled en the back of a shoe box.
In it he said :
"I nm getting old nnd feeble, nnd I
am getting tired nf life. Yeu will find
some money In the trunk. Will jeu
pleae pay the butcher?"
The old limn once laid a prosperous
business. F.fTerts nrc being innde te
find relatives. At Heward Hospital
it was said he probably will recover.
repubucansinInImAine
congressional election
Majority of 19,000 Vetes In 1920
Cut te 5294
Augusta, Me., Mnrvh 21. (By A.
P.) Rcpublicnus retain their held, of
the Third Mninc Congressional District,
tut by u margin greatly reduced from
the Republican vote of 1020.
With only thirty-six small places
missing, returns today from the special
election yesterday showed thut.Jehn R.
Nelsen, .Heptiblk'ftftr- wan ueieettd1 ever
Krnest Ii. McLean, 'Democrat, by a
majority of 521)4 totes. Nelsen will fill
the unexpired term of Jehn A. Peters,
who resigned te become Federal District
Judge for Maine.
Beth Nelsen and Mcl,enn expressed
gratification ever the result. "
"The majority of 5300," said Nelsen,
"Is all (hat the mes snngulne, Repub
lican could have expected, anil has been
equaled in recent jeurs only nt the
time of the great Republican lundslldc
of 11120."
McLean said: "The figures indicate
u most dcelshc victory for the Demo
crats. The Republlcnn majority of
mere than 10.000 votes in 1020 will be
very seriously cut, and this notwith
standing that the Republicans were
strongly organized."
RICKARD AND A. E. LINDSAY
CELLMATES IN N. Y. TOMBS
Task of Selecting Jury te Try
Sports Promoter Is Resumed
New Yerk. March 21. (By A. P.)
, Ter lllcknril. Intcrllnl lennllv known
Sper(S promoter, who has been'leeked up
m the Temiis during nis trial en a
charge of rrlinlnnll.v assaulting llfteen-
ycar-eld Snrnli Sclinenfcld. entered the
court room today after having spent the
night with Alfred E. Lindsay, alleged
swindler of society women, as u cell
mate. Itieknrd was up early, lie ordered a
hearty brenkfest and en reaching court
spent several minutes chnttlng with
newspapermen while Supreme Court
Justice Wnsservegel conferred with op
posing counsel. Yesterday 's announce
ment that no women would be ndniittcd
unless they had been subpeenned
thinned today's crowd materially.
With eight jurors tentatively selected,
the task et examining talesmen was
continued.
SNOW AND SPRING!
They Arrive Together, but Celder
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Weather Is Coming
Spring nrrlied ut 4:40 o'clock tills
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But net a whole let there were a
few scattered llukes, which melted nt
once in their embarrassment
I'lin temneruturn was IIS at S o'clock
this morning, gUing the nir u ulppiiicss
which was net precisely springlike.
And colder weather is just abend.
Tonight a temperature of 25 is forecast.
But the weather will remain fnir.
CITY MAY USE RADIO
CAMDEN TAX RATE UP
county Bi
.,
,ne
Beard Announces $2.80, an
icrease of Ten Cents
The Camden County Heard nf'Tnx-
ullen iinneiinccd today that the tax rate
for the city of Camden this jear would
he XL'. K0.
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of March 8. yliTO.
CUTOT-STOPS
Mitten Cites These First Among
Improvements Scheduled
for P. R. T. Service
STOCKHOLDERS' VICTORY
HELD AS STEP FORWARD
Legality, of Benus te Empleyes
Questioned by Mayer and
City May Oppose It
Grndual abolition of trolley skip-steps
against which there nrc well-founded
objections, was pledged today by
Themas E. Mitten, president of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company.
This and ethor Improvements, In
cluding a greater proportion of seats
for passengers, were premised by Mr.
Mitten, who new has the full support of
the Beard of Directors because of his
overwhelming victory nt the recent
stockhelders'meeting.
Laber Is new n fully accredited porl perl
ner In the operation of the trolley sys
tem of Philadelphia, Mr. Mitten de
clared. In outlining his industrial gos
pel he said werldiwide application of Its
principles would seethe unrest.
' Great Stockholders' Victory
Mr. Mitten's statement follews:
"P. R. T. stockholders' have spoken
and have wen n grent victory 520,637
shares out of a possible 000,000. with
35,800 shares declining or unable te
vote for either side, left our opponents
nlmest alone Jn opposing the greater
things for which we-stand.
"This fight has been wen, net nly
because we wcr.e right, but because we
were also diligent In telling the stock
holders face te face Just hew we made
their property ever from the nothing
ness it was in 1010 te the dividend
producer It Is today.
"A world-wide application of this
remedy would seethe the world's unrest
think of It! Responsible labor here
shouldered h mistakes of capital and
built up values te support return upon
the, misused , Investment)! of P. R. T.
stockholder'. What 'this victory ,1-enlly
means Is that responsible labor iK mak
ing Itself understood te the owners of
property, net In tly old way by strikes
nnd unreasonable demand, but by sheer
ferce of accomplishment .proving Its
right te be considered as a partner.'"
Quotes from Newspapers
Mr. Mitten cited expressions of ap
proval from ether cities for the Mitten
co-operative plan. He quoted from a
New Yerk newspaper this pass'ngc:
" 'The results of the co-operation be
tween labor and capital In I'hlladelphla
seem nlmest miraculous, but there is
scant doubt Unit they could be dupli
cated elsewhere.' "
Mr. Mitten reiterated the gratifica
tion he expressed at the meeting of
stockholders lust week. Continuing, he
said :
"We have elected a Beard of Di
rectors in sympathy with our under
takings. Nelsen Robinson hn backed me
since 1UUU in mnny a hnrd light for
this same cause.
Mitten
the Ce
rectly
ine hv
ten lnnnugement. will, ns members of
the Executive Committee, decide the
cvery-day problems of management, re-
Centlnued en Paae Four. Column l"eu7
BANDIT ROBS WOMAN
AT 45T.H AND CHESTNUT
Mrs. Maraaret Stewart Leses Purse
at Point of Gun
When Mrs. Margaret Stewart, of
4440 Hansom street, stepped from n !
trolley car nt Forty-fifth und Chestnut
Htreels early this morning, u Negro,
untied with n revehcr, halted her.
She was se frightened that she uttered i
a cry, and this brought Theinns Burns,
another Negro, of 4518 Chestnut street.
.Burns, who is a small mun, expos
tulated with the bandit, but the mnu
struck him und shouted :
"Get nwuy from here."
Burns wus compelled te obey.
Then the robber took Mrs. Stewart's
purse and disappeared
The nurse con
tuinedaueiit.. una some kcjs.
llMll.li, ii fill, niltiiilAn .!,.!. .... .. .. ,
1,1111... .. .... i.iiiniitn UI-IVI-IDI'S UIIU
loud street and Woedlnnd avenue station
rc,sere policemen irem tlie Tliirty-scc
readied tnc spot, but were unable te
find the highwayman. .
H
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STORY OFLIM'RICK WINNER
READS LIKE A MOVIE PLOT
"fiuus a Dark and Stormy Night; Husband Forget Paper;
Aha! The Telephone Dees It! !
Consternation reigned In the Williams
fhinily, nt 5227 Florence nvenue ! The
man of the house, Alfred, came home
last Tuesday
w 1 1 Ii e u t 11 n
Krt'M.Mi Pun
1,1a Lntuinit. As
n result his wife,
Mildred, had 110
Mm'rlck te an
swer and , she
was seie dis
tressed. The s t 0 a d y
patter of rnlu
could be heard
outside and the
nearest store
wus much tee
fur nsvny and
the hour was
lute. What
n '
' n "
8 (I f ''
MHF. M. Wll.l.IA.Mfl
should she de .
I'lin evening was cemnjetciy
sneiled
mil 11 she had 11 most brilniiut idea.
Jumping te her, feet, she dashed te
the tclenhene and called her sister, who
gave her the lines ever tht phone, aud
't'aPUki
!aWt!lftfs0l
.jc-Fi'.a'VTfvs
!f,i ,; i
hewsablrtesettle hrM,sdliial.J I"'"" "uwestlena. fli nersr liked
fully, seBt-orthe;iWsctilioyithtIoitay migM twtaVaU, vim i '
,V. ",
PHILAlrfeLPHlA, TUESDAY, MARdR 21, 1922
3Je
'tiadtf'm Gtailte See Yeu, '
$ttt8 Girl 'Poison Victim
Goldie Thomp8en,on
Terth Arms te jSrap-Hmfed Parent and
Whispers "Take Me Heme"
"Oh, father, I am se glad te see you.
Yeu have come te take me home?" was
the whispered p'en of Oeldin Thomp
son ns she stretched forth her arms te
her gray-haired father, Abraham Lin
coln .Thompson, of Grcensburg, Ps.
Kneeling nt the bedside of his daugh
ter, who Is hovering between life und
death in Jeffersen Hospital today, he
offered the forgiveness of himself and
his wife te the girl who disappeared
from their country home two years age.
A telegram yesterday carried te them
by the State pelce saying that the girl
was in the hespitnl here with only n
short time te live, wns the first news
they have had of her in inanj months.
T'nable te bear the loneliness of the
city te which she hnd come when she
ran away, the girl took poison several
davs age In n motion picture theatre.
The father arrived early this morning
nt the hespitnl. Soen nfter he had left
her bedside, he announced that he was
here te stay until she had sufficiently
recovered te accompany him home, bis
hope never wavering In the fnce of the
pronouncement of hospital physicians
that his daughter as yet showed no sign
GROWING DEFICIT
Bigger Shortage Than Estimate
of $300,000,000 Seems
in Prospect
NEW TAXES CONGRESS TASK
By CLINTON W. GIIJ1RRT
SUIT Corrmpendrnt Krnln l'ublle Ledger
CowvrteM, ID!!, by TutiKe Ltdetr Company
Washington, March 21. Revenue
collections for the current quarter have
falkn se far short of estimates that the
Treasury officials, are worried. A larger
deficit seems te be In prospect than wus
estimated by Secretary Mellen, who
placed it at .:iOO,000.000 by the end of
the next fiscal year. July 1. 11123.
Collections, including income tax re
ceipts, totaled up te last night $310.
000.000. Estimnted returns for this
quarter were $400 ,000.000. The Treas
ury has up te March '. te collect the
remaining jJlOO.OOO.OOO, but net even
the greatest optimist In the department
expects te sep that amount of money
come In within the next ten days.
The most hnncftil pstlmiilp Ik nmr
$400,000,000. If that fijure Is realized,
thAH I.A -a. ..... e ,1.. .. ...III
(all $00,000,000 short of the estimate,
wMpIi PSthnnli. Wznlf lmllnn,l n ,1H..U'N
for this year ending July 1, 1022, of
frSl.UW.UUU
Deficit May Re $200,000,000
If the highest hopes of the Treasury
ure realized nnd If the reduction et rcv rcv
enup'fer the remaining quarter of this
year, April te July, Is the same as for
the quarter new ending, the deficit for
this year will be $141,000,000. Instcnd
of S24.000.000 expected. But the deficit
will probably be lniger than that and
majTbe nearer $200,000,000 than $144,
G0O.O0O. if the estimates for the year are
realized, you have te add the unex-
The business depression has cut mere
deeply Inte government Income than
was expected. Income tnx receipts have
fallen far short, nnd Congress, desirous
of making n political showing, has net
, provided the revenue which Mr. Mellen
1 recommended.
Three Ways Out
WORRIES
MELLON
uiiiiuu uuiiurs. re counteract uie euect ei rue iciier
There nre only three possible ways ' voluminous narrative she throws ab
out of the difficulty. Congress must Iselutely no light en the murder,
either fnce the necessity of revising "The statement came te me after Mrs.
once mere the tnx lnws of the country . llrunen innde n reeue-t that she he
nt its next seslen, imposing new taxes
or perhaps substituting n sales tax feri
the hodge-pedge of special taxes from
which It new attempts te get n suO-
dent revenue. '
Or else much mere drastic economies
must be enected tnan nave yet been uc- ,
cnmplished
Otherwise an imprevemeat In busi
ness must come te the aid of the admin
istration, increasing the receipts from
the existing taxes. A return te busi
ness activity will huriily come seen
enough te present the deficit of Sl."(l
000,000 te $200,0(KI,(I00 this fiscal ear.
But even a moderate revival would .
wipe out the estimated deficit for the
next fiscal yenr.
t revision of taxes would bring nbeut
Continued en Page Four, Column TKrre
regarding the evening papci.
And her
line wen 1
The completed Mni'rlek i1 us fol fel
lows:. i.iM'itirif vn !!
. There was an old fellow named Payne, jAI, te Brln UP Quetlen of Con Cen
Who treated his wile with disdain; fidence In Government
tlUI.. i., I. ...1... f . .i . '
..mi.i ' "'". ?' "0 .. Londen, March 'Jl. (By A. P.I
.M A i1 j'iiM,b"nU 'lielnc- . . Prime Minister Lloyd Geerge will re-
ilea be dead if conceit were cocaine I ume l, ,,bce in the Heuse of Cem
Mrs. Williams has been a faithful ' minis April It, and w 1)1 hnmedintelv ask
and hopeful follower of Mm'ricks during for a vote en the Government's polio
this contest. She und her husband spcut I regarding the Genea Economic Confer'
some time ut tlie While Mountains lust I fnce.
j enr, nnd It becuine 11 fuvorlte sport Austen Chamberlain, Government
for nil of the remile up there te make ' leader, made this announcement In the
i.'.i .- .i""!1 'in " ,,,,.",.",n was Heuse today. He u.hleil that the Gov
nnil w 'h Ml're hU1'" ''"iiaent Intended te put n motion clear-
puea, 1.. r,itiit 1 lut iiiipsilini ns te uii.iiii., i.
.. 1 . :. ... ...
m "L W?S vefcrt -v. nnt"rB.1 .for 1
feW 1 1,.f,?ili-Wll"r. "tn,,,lr ,-',n-
i.r, .fe. V' m,!1'0 bcK.' l',".H .r!ir- "
bands of our lady hiin'rickers. hu
tensed her because shu has sent lu up.
swers. Ami ai nv- iii..,.'in ...
SW'ers. And Mt pverv mien In un ..r,n.
,hc Just' pstunilly. couldn't keep from
M
Hospital Cot, Stretches
of Improvement. His stern, but kindly
face showed hut slight trace of the
strain.
Married Against Parents' Wishes
"We never knew why she left us,"
he began, "except that she married u
man who wns by no means fitted for
her. It was probably disappointment
and remorse that drec her away, for
she took It t hi against our wishes. She
was well brought up. nnd we gave her
a geed education. She studied music
nnd wan teaching ut n nearby village
when she met Wilbur Michaels, a rough
and uncouth coal miner."
Despite the pleas of friends nnd fnin
lly, Goldie married. It was only n
short time later that she disappeared.
Net a word of her whereabouts came te
Grcensburg nftcr May 20, 1020. the day
of her disappearance. At thnt time,
she wus twenty jeurs old.
In addition te the effects of the poison,
the girl Is suffering from u berleus op
eration, nnd with her cheek resting
against her father's wenlth of gray hair,
Centlnafd en I'ace Four, Column Three
HALTEDBYAVEAT
Attorney for Murdered Show
man's Sister Blocks Dispo
sition of Property
WIDOW MAKES STATEMENT
A cat cat, automatically blocking pro pre pro
bate'er any will of "Honest Jehn" Rru
nen, murdered showman of Riverside,
N. J., was filed with the Surrogate of
Burlington County today for Mrs. Eliz
abeth Jeschke. Brunen's sister.
Oeerge II. Evans, Moercstown, Mrs.
Jesehkc'H attorney, said the action wns
tnken te forestall any hasty settlement
of Brunen's cstnte and te give Mrs.
Jeschke nn opportunity te determine
just what her righttitarc, v
Under the New Jerjwwiaw,0the filing
of n caveat compels edurr review' Of the
facts bearing en n will filed for pro
bate. The action also prevents the
granting of letters of administration.
Mrs. Deris Bruuen, widow of the
slain man. wus believed te be planning
n tour of the circus nnd carnivals owned
03
by her husband. The shows new are
lij
- J. It is believed the COVCSt Will
prevent operation of the shows until un
arrangement is made te obtain court
sanction.
A ten -page typewritten statement by
Mrs. Bruncn is in the possession of the
iiuriingten County authorities. i
Tlie statement wns prepared by Sirs.
Brunen's attorney lifter she had asked
for an opportunity te make a verbal
statement te Detective Parker nnd
Prosecutor Kelsey. The woman wus ad
vised thnt the Investigating authorities
had no desire te interview her. but that
If she cared te make a written stnte
meent they would be glad te receive it.
According te rrosecuter Iveisey, tnc
en
the
wrllrnn hv Hrnnnn In fs. .TRchlfe. In
that missive llrunen spoke of living In
fenr of his life and announced his de
termination te cut Mrs. llrunen off in
his will with Si.
When asked about Mrs. Brunen's
statement. Prosecutor Kelsey said :
"Mrs. llrunen has turned eer te me
n tvnnu'rlttiii statement. Ill this rntlipr
grnntcd nn opportunity te talk te me
and Kills Parker, the county detective.
who Is Inw-tiKnting her husband s inur
dcr, I told her we were net nnxlnu
te talk te her and If she se deireil sin
is
she
could Jet down un. thing the might want
te soy nnd send it te me. I certainly
never expected such a long statement .
but 1 um glail te get it as it maj terid
te help us cjeur up this crime.
"In this statement Mrs. llrunen deals
with her married life. She sas she
wns married te llrunen In Hrenkl.wi
tlilrieen jenrs age. mat sue necr nf
uny time had anj serious trouble with
her husband and that their nmrrleil life
was mimnm witn an ikc.isieuiiI ripple
sutdi us Is 10 he expected In the untried
lire of unj couple. she denied she at
any timemiide threats ngniiist her hus
band. "Te my mind her statement contains
no fuels thnt we de net iilreadj Knew,
but It mil prove helpful lu inure ways
than one. I will turn it ever te Mr.
Parker who has been working night and
day. I feel confident we are close te
the person ec persons responsible, for
this brutal crime, but it would be foolish
for me te predict when and who we arc
going te apprehend. We nrc nuiiltlng
the psychological moment te mete and
I hnie an idea that it is fust ap
proaching." BRITISH PREMIER TO ASK
,' COMMONS VOTE ON GENOA
ruising inn ipiesuuu us 10 wnet ler It
IWsmwkiI the confidence of tlie Heuse.
"The whole Heuse will receg Ue,"
he said, "that It would be impossible
('e.,,,,. if liei-a were a
iA "u ,1 erltv "
"lh uuineril).
cinler te go te
11 doubt about
At'AHTMKNTH TO SUIT KVKKY lt!KliK
itnil mt tvty requlrtuifnt may ba feitwl
Tmnn' vr vvnauiiiiis.n iparinirni ciaail.
tcaUen en VMM SB and.3. ,
BRUNENS WILL IS
rubllhl Dally Kxcapt Sunday. gubicrlptlen PrU'a 10 a Tear by Mall.
CepyrlBht. 1B22. by Publle Iiletr Company
HUGHES DENIES
SECRET PLEDGE
v
Declares Charge of Cevert
Agreement With Britain
"Absolutely False"
LETTER READ IN SENATE
CAUSES WARM DEBATE
Cravath Disavows Statement.
Fight te Recommit Treaty.
Edge Upholds Pact
By the Associated Press
Washington, March 21. Secretary (
Hughes In a letter te? the Senate today i
denied flatly any secret agreement ex- j
Ists for future British-American co
operation. The presentation of the let
ter led te another effort by op- ,
Itenents of the four-Power treaty te
send the pact back te committee. The
effort brought en a warm debate.
The Secretary's letter, characterizing
suggestions of such an agreement us
"absolutely fulse," wus laid before the
Senate by Senater Ledge, the Repub
lican leaders and n member of the Arms
delegation, who, at the same time, put
Inte the record a telegram from Pnul
D. Crnvnth, the New Yerk attorney,
denying the accuracy of a statement en
the snme subject attributed te him by i
Senater Berah.
Reiterating a denlnl made in a for- j
mer communication that nnj secret '
agreements existed with ether Powers'
In connection with the Arms Confer
ence, Mr. Hughes wrote in today's
letter thnt he hoped te see no "further
aspersions upon the veracity nnd honor"
of the American delegates.
Text of Hughes' Letter
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course et uie uebntc ever the Four
Power Treaty is that there is n secret,
ngreement or understanding between
will, rewct'TWcnn Vnr?,! ; "r,VliS
such statement Is absolutely fulse V
have no secret understnndlngs or agree. I
litems with Grent Britain In relation te!
the Four-Power Trrtntv or nnv nth-
matter ' ,her
further nspcrslens upon their veracltv
and honor.
"Faithfully yours.
"CHARLKS K. HUGHK8."
Mr. Cravnth s telegram embodied the
statement issued by him Inst night in
,.i i, . -c "B M 1(,lter'ithe Heuse Thursdav under suspension,
which was addressed te Spnnini- T.e.lcrn i .... ..' . , I
"In HIV letter te Knnfnr Tn,lnr...r..l ....
,. u.i"ii i. i i j ; i .... majority wnuiu ue uccessi r;
IW? aw'v "i rP' l 6Uw t,le Keurl "'" '" amendment we,
lZ2e?L'.1 r"'' : ,There ar nlmltlril nor would it be puss
W' iLn. rS r '"Wennillniiji. I n nlotien t0 rM.mmit the in
tl. ....... i ' ". TpP ,na ""J" e J'''11"- Comm ttee.
the American deleirntcs u-lll ha l,-.i
cw ierK in wnicli tie declared that the 1 OI discussion en cacn sine. sixtv counties of the State
words attributed te him In tlie state- The rule will have te be agreed te by There will he no lm.i, r ...
ment rend by (Senater Berah in the ( majority of the Rules Committee and . lt. "'" b ," Inck of man'
Sennte yesterday were eitlier lnnccu- I then will hne te obtain a majority Mite1"10 " '""er candidacy.
rntely qnetcd or" did net correctly con- I 'n tl10 llUs''- Proponents- of the bonus There will be mere mnnev than p
vey his meaning. i legislation were confident thnt both mienl brains and nMtiteness en its slde
Referring te 11 passage In which Air I majorities could be ebtuiiled. . . .. .. , , ... , . , , '
Berah queteli "1,1,!, ns sa "ins he had , PnU'r (illlm s,,i'1 th" l"M'"Mtien I ,f"r Mr- ,,n ""? 1hrp i,,"wl n",mt
been told of the "understanding" bv ' un'1 "arrewed down te whether the bill "lm net enJ' the old Republican State
every member of the American delega-1 nIk"1'1' be mi "" "s I"l!,NKc without organljintlen, but the friends and ad-
tlen, Mr. Cravath said he had in fneti I'Iert unity for iimeuduient or with vlsers of everv ether candidate,
never talked with nnv deleciite nn nnv opportunity for one motion lrem iw .. .. . ' ,
subject -WK nnd .ha, he ws in- I he candidacy n.est seriously affected
leged international ngreement elined te think it would be better net te b thp refusnl of Senater t row te r
.permit the Democrats te offer the one sign is that of Hurry A. Mackey, of
in ,. Re,l';h0"U Trea,,'v1 ,. " 1,u,tlen- this city, chairman of the State Cera-
iwih?itdxx.taVW:uK 1 , T;,ic,c;," " ,rp '" 0,,e1I,,aj ""--nti" n-"". " "- ba?
n prepared mldress, declared tlmt if . n ,n , ,,n"'"1',1.i"n ,,c callci1 ntten- of Senater Yare. Governer Sproul, and
the treaty failed, 'all thought of lim- ,ion te Hie minority report en the bill tentntively. Mnjer Mugee. of PltU-
Itlng, armii.uent must be "Indetlnl eh l'l'", by Representative K.tchin. of nnd State Senainr Mnx P T.
postponed." He said that no rewrln- , .Ne,t1' ( pe"."' nml ,K0',," "t,lr.r m,'!n- Senater Max G. LW.
liens were necessary and thnt he vw.uid bcrM ?f '"'V. . n-?.S "mI ,,'"",s (,"m"1',t 1,e-
Mile for none ex-ept ns a means of In- t'(' ln w - ", )", WK'', U"" ""' William Flinn. of Pittsburgh, leader
Miring ratification. l- " "R' Hirtiues be re- fnr ymr, of lp ,n,,nen(l(.nt Ul.publl.
lJtTu:r?Z$TJZXt Mr." tiil.et, explained ,. ,. pre- cans nKe Is pledged .0 Mackey
and the I.c.igue of Vat ions since tlie ,'!,lllre would be te reiegui.e Chairman The hoped-for outcome of the deg-in
former affected only the legion in which
the rutted Statis ui.s most u rested
and centuined no m irni or leal .re.
nun uiniiuncii no m irm or ieaaj .re-
ceniinurd mi I'.iEfi tour, telunin The '
EX-MAGISTRATE WRIGLEY PAROLED
AFTER SERVING PART OF THREE-YEAR TERM
Fermer Mngibtrntc Byren E. Wrigley. who has, served one yen'
of a three-year maximum sentence for manslaughter, was p.ueled
today by Judge Davis en the petition of Cornelius Haggeity. Ji .
his attorney. The parole was granted with the understanding um.
Wilgley never should drive an automobile again, and that he ns
te go te a sanitaiiuiu fei treatment. His lawyer said he would die
if he remained, in prison longer.
MRS. ROSIER TO GO ON TRIAL APRIL 10
Mrs. Kathvyu F.esier, under arrest for the minder of htr hus
band Oscar and his stenographer, Miss Mildred Reckitt. will be
placed en trial April 10, in Quarter Sessions Ceuit, it was an
nounced today. Judge Davis will be the trial judge.
COAL STRIKE ORDER TO BE ISSUED TODAY
NEW YORK, Maicu 21. The outer for a susptusieu et work
in anthracite and bituminous coal mines thiougheut the ceuiuiy
will be issued late today, according te Philip Muuay, iuttmaiieiui
vice nvublrtuut of the Uuited Mine Werkeis of Auiuica.
BILL TO HALT NAVY BIDS
Heuse Measure Would Bar Private,
Supplies for Ships or Army
Washington, March 'JI. All supplies'
for the army and nat uniil.l be u.auii-
, . . , . . 1 .1 . ,. .
(ncturcd and rcpahed at Ge eminent ,
arsenals anil liuvy yards under a bill
Introduced yesterday hy Reprienlntive
Hull, Republlcnn, of Iowa. Tlie mens-
ure would take away from private con-
cerns the right e bid for tlie con.
ktrnctieil Ulld rccniulitlnilillir of linn
ii .1 . . e 1
eraft or the manufacture et ordnance. I
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Ull mu ,-ir.r.w m mill' tnnniitur. lln A
tava or, anything elaa for tha heusaT Per-
haaa i'.tH tn Fer Bala column today en
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Seeks Senate Seat
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DAVID A. REED
Pittsburgh corporation attorney
who has announced Ills candidacy
at the primaries for the place new
held by Senater Crew
THURSDAYJS PLAN
Speaker Cillett Agrees te Plan
for Suspension of Rules
en That Day
ADVOCATES SURE OF VOTE
By the Associated Press
i Washington, Murcli 21. The Sel
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' uivm iMMiin inn nui lh- in mi i iiif u
ei tnc rules, according te u pinn agreed
'upon today ut a conference between
181-k'r 't ! Chaliman Camp-
, Mi of the Klllp, i'elnmutce,
The Sneaker, it wns snld. has agreed
PASS BONUS BILL
te entettnin u motion te suspend the l'1P frn.v- He has selected an his casf
rulcs. Mr. Campbell said he would I dldnte Hanking Commissioner Elshcr.
c" n "" "f " cemmitter tomer-
row '"ernlng. nt which he will ask com-
n,iUfe members te reiwrt u rule desig- ,
,,a,Vn TiurMlnv ns susiienslen day'
w'ith n proviso tlmt four hours debate
en the bill shall Ik- pii.vlili.tl. ;
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in. .villi..
i imer tins procedure a iwe-tniriH
two-thin N
Confident of MnJerll
These in charge of the legislation ' s0CI"tlon s0CI"tlen
were confident that it would receive 1 iiHfc ctpnn, n.Li
mere than the two-thirds majority. 1 r... , S'ng Backing
Thev exiiis-ted the vote te come hefnre ' w ,IU't must net be overlooked that
adjournment Thursday nfter two hour,
J '""I'eeii te present tin- rule te make
'du suspension :,y nd upon
'"'"I'tieu of that uile Cliuiruuin Fen -
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te suspend the rules nml p.iss the bill.
FRENCH TO HOLD COBLENZ
Will Replace American Troops, in
Bridgehead In That Sector
I'arls, March 'JI (By A P. 1 -'I In
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liai' licen enli'rcil withdraw 11 will he
replaced hi the Cehletu bridgehead In
the French, who new eceupi the set'-
ters 011 both side of Cebfcnu. T,t.
French Geviyiiiiimu, If Is nssunicl wl I
be notified of tie wlthdinwul thriuigh
the Rhine commission,
'I'lin mill nunu'Mii r.,,. , n.
. . . . ....... .,... ... . ,,,,,(., i-il III lllll
cinl circles here i 11 pesMbl tcip e
tntlen of the iim 0 by the Gciiimn
tlmt it is in a wu a shewlm? ,.f ,iu
approbation of the Allied , policies to te
,rai4 Germany, '
PRICE TWO' GENip$
CHI'S STAN
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Cutthroat Dash
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THROWS
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for Senate Js
and Governorship May Split
Republican Ranks
GRUNDY BACKING FISHER
AND REED AGAINST FIELD
Refusal of Senater te Resign
Has Shattered Harmony
Plans of State Leaders
ALLEGHENY 'POT A-BOILING
Bell Certain te Make Race for
Tega, With Burke and
Others Joining In
By GEORGE NOX McCAItf
The decision of Senater Crew" te
iscne out Knox's unexpired terra and
I net withdraw te permit Governer
I Sproul te appoint Jehn A. Bell, of
Pittsburgh, as his successor, has greatly
(complicated the political situation In
the State.
There nre. as the situation stands
today, just 'two sides in the contest for
liinemer and I'uited States Senater.
It is the field against Grundy. The
president of' the Pennsylvania Manu
facturers' Association en one side and
every ether leader und politician en the
ether.
fl'l. , I ft A .-.
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i ne eiii nglll 01 lil'lltxly vs.
Crew
I i nil no tnnrn fninniillml !.. l. ......
i ' ,""i'"'n inn nit- urcna.
Te these who cheese te leek nt it
f.. .i.. .... .
from tde ether angle, It is Jeseph M.
Grundy ami his candidate against the
field.
Mr. Grundy appreciates this fnct. He
i is losing no time In arming himself for
hal Is as far as he has gene at pre.
ent. Me is holding off temporarily
the ether candidates,
Hp ,inH gatllPr,, ,
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rc"h (,t a ret meefinir at
him. as avyji!
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vuc-niratieni yesterday, n fermidahle
vue-l Stratford .vesterdm- n
t te puss thc.nrrny of nldes composed of well-knew i
mi .bP,,!i'i" citizens. "'" ,,ffi
idle te make ' , ,.,.,11, , ...... . "
ensure te the addition te this local campaign V
cnmmittei lie has nt his beck and call
l"1. """'veiim .Manufacturers' A
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this organization has active branches in
the
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'"" Governer Sproul, through wh
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Pt-
boss
fuMir he wns appointed te succeed Sen
ater Kue, te appoint Mr. Hell as his
successor, and also enable Mr. Bell's
friends te place liltji In nomination for
the full term ut the coming primaries hi
May.
Crew's Course t'nvrrlain
The indecision, double dealing, back
mg and lilling of Senater Crew, wbeaa
pieearieus pliynlcnl condition km an in
mate of Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh
hits kepi the pnliticnl leaders of the
State en tenterhooks for weeks, has
played ducks and drakes with their
pllllis.
He net only has disrupted all
schemes, but, and the fact might as
well be fairly faced, he has placed the
entire Republican Stnte ticket in jce
pardy, or if net ut least In a position
closely approximating it. The Demo Deme
rrutH are mere firmly united today bj
support of Jehn A. McSpurran for Get
einer t tin n they have been for years.
.senator Crew's self-centered count
also has encouraged a number of senk
teiial boeuiH, One innde Its appear"
mice yesterday In the announcement
of Majer David A. Reed, of PJtte
hurch. that he is 11 eundlihite.
Congressman William J. Burke, of
IMifbuiKli. Is1 another, and nomination
papers nrc being prepnrid. I under
slnnd. for Congressman Henry W
Temple, of Washington County, St)'
ininiiig Ciew's home county of
I iiyelte,
While Mr. Grundy has net announce!
the fact, it s generally understood that
lie will back .Mn ler Rretl for thp seaa
tership. lu this, according te reeef-
i;rri.;i..
Kcngrnpliy or politic', .Mr
following ceriect lines,
Grundy la
Fellows Geographical Lines
III' cauilldiile for Governer and far
the Culled SlafiM Semite are both frees
tlie Western pud of I lie Sil.'ilp. '
The ilnstern end rimy le Indeed; !'&'
likely te be -favored hy his sclcctle ( W
the l.lciiti n.int Governer. , i W
It i- mn iiiipieiiniiie tlmt there, Vs
lie shifts possibly Iradlpg ef'iVi'J?;
similliig ni'tiirc nt Hi? prlmarJei,vJ,"ijJ' "
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