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nnBraed.hl repudiation of the Grundy,
-v rniisaeipmn w net etimiut uie.
:'..'.' Malar Rd called at the Benater'i
ft .''. and after talking te Recorder
P Bailed anfl ether Vate' leaders . went
'a' m an anfiunntills ride with" Mr.
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i(7t During the ride the two called en
ry tAWM. A Ua.lfav -VaPa" Anr1lffafA fnv
fj ,. luma, .. .-.. -. ..
L 'the gubernatorial nomination, uuring
11 the crane ef.tha rlalt.Mr. Mackey an-.
'- ,wljl resign a", chairman of the Work Werk
'Wn's Compensation Beard as seen as
. aiMtnniMi mat lrnairuni xer uoverner.ne
JMa n.ners are filed
Later In the day Majer Bd planned
ie see- Mrs'. Barclay H; Warbutten,
Met chairman of the Btote Committee.
v . Thla evening juajer, lieeu will nc one
m ex.tm apeaaers . a rauy .ui mc w
tvmjbUean Wemen'a Club,- In'Clty Cem-ii,lff.-
hi1nii'r)rR at -Eleventh' and
B. 'tfl4....t ..! at nflilivh Mm A ' T
IT Harmen, Vare leader of the' women, will
r ' nraslde. Mr. Mackey also will .speak
Pfcv'at'thls meeting.
W, Want AW-of All Republicans
- Concerning the Grundy episode; Ma-
fA Ief. Reed laid : '
K ;"I want;,' te keep, n .perfect iinpar-
?, ttallty towera any mcuens mui muy
fir exist or reay develop- within the party.
If I want the support, of all Republicans,
V and as far as I am able te see I hare
M tnat support at hub moment, aiy uuu-
dldacv la net iinneu in any wny. mm
1 that of any candidate for Governer or
lift far any ether office, and I de net In-
I'r tend te permit it te' be linked with any
, ether candidate until the primary ciec-
m lien has determined the will, el tne He-
RW publican party in the State. Then and.
net until taen wU my. uroecmicij uu
ttetlcket be determined."
The major said that In line with his
'policy be had refused te permit poli
ticians te circulnte: his nomination pa
'ptrfl. These I papers, he explained, are
being circulated by lawyer friends and
soldier Jrlends, many of whom. served
with him In his regiment In France.
"Mecker's formal announcement. of his
candidacy ,hn ' dislocated, .Jnvfrner
Sprout's harmony plans, for the time
being at least, and U purgllng politi
cians ref .Pennsylvania, who wonder
E . "whatUithe game of. the Vares?"
fehlslattt?tlirustVefths Vares Inte
State pelitics1 is viewed In two ways:
Either it is an old-fashioned play (or
position, ,wlth . Mackey tlinally with
drawing from .the race, or tt i one of
the' boldest dashes', of political .bosses
afttr power In the history of Pennsyl
vania's organized" politics.
When.Governer Spreiil declined te
bare himself . appointed United States
Senater, political leaders lauirhed at
vIa him, privately, and asked what, would
fh a" Quay have dene In such circum-
A" stances t iean;, ueciarea ODserrcrs,
S.1. thsVareu urn ahe'wtncr the tloverner hew
i practical Delitlcs should be nluyt-d.
. Vare 8ald te Oe Confident
Mackey made bis announcement at
Pittsburgh before the League of Women
Voters. He did se with' the approval
of the Vares and after conferences with
Allegheny County leaders, beaded by
Mayer Magrc, of Pittsburgh, who nre
affiliated with the Vares. Mayer Ma
gee has all along sought an alliance
with the Vares and has publicly pro
claimed Senater Vare us the "leader
of leaders." ""
Senater Vara feels that if he and bis
friends can afford te go through with
their program they can' win the nomina
tion for Mackey with the help of the
big blocks of machine votes In thin and
j Allegheny County, lie thinks that if
, Lieutenant Governer Beldleman re-
' ...t ! il..' . I ... .
m The Seuth Phlladillnlitan rrrnirn!rpa
the-sentiment for Plnchet, nnd accord
nan third place, with State Uanklng
Coremlssioner Fisher in fourth place.
However, Intensive! campaigns are
under vey for both. Fisher uud'Pinchet,
which may nullify the predictions of
the bosses, who seem, among ether
things, te overlook the women veteru
who arc Interested In I'mchet and
rlsher.
. Spangler Indorses Fisher
Rebert 8. Spansler, of Verk County,
wrote te Jlr. Flnher' teiluy extolling the
Uanklng Coinmlshlener's cnndldacy.
Spangler was Sneaker of the lleuee nt
the 1021 session up te u few days of
adjournment, when he wen unseated by
the Sprout-Crew forces and replaced by
.'ujur puimiL'i a, nnaKer. ins ict
ter te Mr. Fisher, In part, fellows" :
I have had the pleasure of knew
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Centlnwd en rf Twa, Column One
LUCKY TO ESCAPE CHAIR
Judge Shoemaker Telia Weman He,
Believes Slaying Was Celd Murder
In sentencing Ellzubeth Jeu,
gegress, twenty-six years old, 703
Seuth Chadwlck street, te seven In nine
'fftjf Jtars In the penitentiary, Judge Shoe-
"w leuuy una ner sue sneum un
thailkflll tlmf nlle K ntt VibIiut ii'.nf In
the 'electric chair.
? one' was trica rer Killing her husband
la a quarrel, nnd the Jury found a
'rdlet of manslaughter and rccom rccem
piended mercy.
yln my Judgment this case was a
aellberete murder," sold Judge Shoo Sheo Shoe
maker, I'butl am bound by the Judg
ht of the Jury always."
BODY STILL UNIDENTIFIED
Wdman Who Fell Dead at 23d and
Market Waa About Fifty
' "Efferts tn identify the body of n
wemjn who fell: dead at Twenty-third
"ml Market streets. Inst Tuesday, have
proven unsuccessful. The body Is at the
morgue,
Tne wnniini wnli nliimt flftv a.. i.i
f.itliv5r?" ,.1N,Y,, Kr ,w'n under medium
w Bi.7' """ W',"'K nearly-1WJ pounds.
k ill'r' i1 ''"J " "' c'. black
1 ' lull. -W 7,.,,, """'. 'nmrainis I (two They charged uisen nau en nie
ft,r7V" r ""K-mngs nmi,miiek shoes., ."fitWn"-nrescrlnllens for whliky'
Mm ..T. .. L j ' ' frnjf?:: v .". ,cl rf ule &&, and
'Sttf&tH'JriNl XaXBnPXf thafithe wMafcjMaWsbiaeMAwas of
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MRS, KARL A.'ENGEL
Daughter of late-Mayer Gayner,
pf'Ts'ew. Verk, marries Baltimore
attorney
12 INJURED IN WRECK
OF P. R. R. EXPRESS
Six Care Derailed at Halifax, Pa.,-
Passengers Sleep v t
llnrrisbunr. March ,31. (By A. Pr)'
The Dominion Express erf the 'North
ern Central division of the Pennsrl--
vanla Railroad, Jwund from Buffalo' te
Washington, was wrecked by fa broken
rail' near- Halifax, twenty-six miles
north of this city, early today.' six
cars' being derailed and one going into
the bed of an. abandoned canal. Five
of the carswcre Pjillmans.
A dozen "persons "were slightly f in
jurcd,. but ail were able te proceed te
their destinations after, being cared, for
by Dr. B. A. "Themas; Philadelphia,
who was en the train'. Dccters rushed
to'the wreck from nearby towns found
nothing-te de. K
There were ninety passengers en, the
trehu most 'of whom were asleep when
the wreck, occurred.
The car which went down a bank
Inte the canal bed was, a Pullman. fThe
passengers were 'taken te Ilnrrlsburg in
an Improvised train. The "tracks were
tern up for a dtstauccef 160 feet and
telegraph lines were put out .of service
by broken poles. ,
The "injured ate : .
I. Herlrigman,' 1234 Greenm'eunt
street, Baltimore! left' ankle bruised,
sleeping, car passenger.
T. Spencer, 143 Tennessee avenue,
Atlantic City, contusion both sides
head, very slight contusion of knee,
1 coach passenger.
I tv fit. iiuiiiup, nuicficaii ftrueraiiuu
of-Laber, -Washington, D; C, abrasion
left. knee, sllaht contusion left ankle.
Sleeping car passenger. ." ' v ,
Mrs. w. v. noesevciCi xorxtewn,
Va., back badly bruised, sleeping-car
passenger. ''-'- ,-1r f-" "
Geerge D. Peters, 3705 Falrrlcw ave
nue, Baltimore, bruised knee, sleeping
car passenger; ' $e. -
Mrs. E. E. McCormick, ,1830 Seneca
street, Buffalo,' N. Y., bruised; sleep
ing 'car passenger. ' '"-",
Pasquale Mastrinc, 005 Mirxear
street, Elmira, X. 1'., bruised; Sleep
ing 'car passenger.
F. I. Knettles, Menteur "Falls, N
Y., arin bruised ; sleeping csr passctt-
gcr. ' f .
"Adelph K. Bessc,Ardcn, Del., badly
bruised ; sleeping cniv passenger.
,T. E. Reddlck, 48 Flleer street, To Te Te
eoneo, Canada; head .bruised.
W. Polralce, 028 Ontario street,
Terente ; -very nervous, from shock.
E. A'. Brlcgs, 380 Purdy street, Buf
falo, N. Y. ; bhilRcd.
G. Wright. 1042 Frexnell street.
1 Philadelphia ; brulsrt.
GEORGE P. GOOD IS MADE
A P. R. T. SUPERINTENDENT
Started Career 28 Yeara Age at
Qrlpman en Old Cable Lines
Geerge P. Geed, who started his ca
reer with the P. R. T. twenty-eight
years age as a grlpman en the old cable
line In Market street, was today ap
pointed n superintendent.
When Mr. Goed-Jolned the P. R.. T.
forces in 1R04 lie was eighteen years
old. His advancement was net rapid
but continuous. He lives at 0005 Co
lumbia avenue.
fti 1007 he became assistant division
supeilntcndrnt, and three years later he
was appointed division superintendent
of Allegheny depot. Shortly afterward
he went te the pest of assistant super
intendent of transportation.
The P. R. T. also anheunccd today
that Elbert G. Allen 'has been made
chief engineer. He was formerly with
the Stene & Webster Company.
4 HURT, 2 SERIOUSLY, WHEN
AUTO UPSETS. IN-YORK ROAD
Machine Swerved te Avoid Anether.
Overturns en Trelley Tracks
Twe persons were seriously injured
and two ethers nip. suffering from shock
n the result of an automobile acci
dent last night en Old Verk read near
Abington. One macnine. swerving te
avoid pnether, overturned en the trol
ley tracks. - ,
There Injured are Mrs. Margaret
Bredy, fifty years old, 4050 Umbrhi
street. Roxborough, who Is In Abing
ton Hospital with serious bodily In
juries and cuts mi the head; Rey
Chrlstman, 132 Ripka street, Mana
yunk, 'also In Abington Hospital with
a fractured sheulderblade and ether
Injuries p William Slaughlerbnck. Mor Mer
ris avenue, Abington, and Hanna
Slaughterback, seventeen, of the same
address, both of whom have miner c its
and brultes.
DRUGGIST SOLD TOO MUCr
WHISKY, JUDGE IS TOLD
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' Found by Raiders
Iradore Elsen, who opened a drug
store at 2500 Jeffersen street a year
age, was en. trial today in the United
Stntes District Court, charged with
selling Intexicatlug liquors Illegally.
Prohibition agents who testified they
bought whisky from Elsen, stated n
search of the store disclosed that a
large quantity or wnissy ana aiconei.
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Mrs. Qorden.N. 'Edge weed St,
8ays '"kidnapjji" Butter Is
Held Arrvpnf Insane! '
DECLARES THEY COME OF
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Through the efforts of his cousin, Mra.
Resa Probst Gordenfi? North Edge Edge
weed street, this cltv. Ausust Prehnt.
the. Swiss butler, alleged te be-insanel
ana said te have made love te Pitts
burgh society women,' ,may be saved
from deportation.
Probst, who said he was kidnapped
by wealthy clubmen as the first step,
toward spiriting hint out of he ceun-
ii j, is new in me psycepatnic worn, nt
Ellis Island. Although an order was
issued by Federal . Judge Knox, order
ing his removal from this ward, Mrs.
Gorden, who visited her brother, de
clared today he Is still kept there. Mrs.
usruen.saw ner oretner at .niiiis lsiana
yesterday. She was accompanied by,
Charles Fchlman. Swiss J?lce consul. "
it s a pertect outrage tnat they're
Keeping mm locked up -imtnc. insane
ward ever en Ellis Island,'" said Mrs.
Gorden today. "He's as sane as you
or I." ' i
"Strange te snys yesterday was the
first time I ever saw my cousin." said
Mrs! Gorden. "I have known his fain-
iljin Berne for thirty, years and cor
respond with them freauently. They
are splendid people; As for August he
is a -nice looking lellew with clear eyes
and any erie can tell te leek at him
that be Is nerfcctlv sane. A medical
examination wouldn't be needed."
Mrs. Gorden says the authorities at
Ellis Island tried te convey the lm-,
riresslen that Probst was net confined
n the Insane ward bv niacins blm In
a private wnrd'ei short time before she
saw him.
."They, threatened te hurt him if he
told me he was In the Insane depart
ment," she said.' '
"It took, my daughter and tne an
hour te gain admission te the place and
then After .we .left they hustled him back
te the Insane ' ward. Uut when the
Swiss Censul came. an hour after we
left, they put blm In a private ward
agalq. ' '
Mrs. Gorden said she is net very
familiar with -the love affairs of Probst.
but that she believes the efforts cither
te deport him or keep him confined 'at
Ellis Island are beina- made bv Mr.
and Mrs'. Mellen, of-' Pittsburgh, whom
she described as "wealthy people with
Influence'.' and parents of)-one of-the
Pittsburgh .society' girls Probst says' Is
in love with blm. i J . .
"I bate all this publicity,:' she said,
"but I am willlnir te talk: and te act If
It. can de' my cousin. any geed;"-" - -
CREW M 1 IN. PERIL,
Coast Guard Cutter Ruahes te Res
cue In Gale and. High Seas
Cane May: March 81. After two
days of bard work in getting the Clara
A. Uonnell-eBTownsend's inlet shear,
the treast t-uard cutter Kickanoe- had
hardly tied Up at hec deck here when
.ordered te .put te sea, v te, assin a tug
and two barges in trouble off Little
Beach coast., guard station, north of
Atlantic City.
The tuc. bound ter New Verk. dc
vclqped trouble and- had te rut the'
narges norm. meiucKapoe, uuptain
J. J. Hutsen. rushed un the coast in
a northeast gale and, high. sous. There
arc snid te be seven men en the barges.
The Kickanoe will-stand by them until
assistance arrives from New Verk. If
the gale Increases the barges may be
towed te a h.arber.
OPPONENTS OF PARK AUTO
RULES WILL BE HEARD
Public Hearing Agreed Upen In
View of Complaints
Motorists and ethers .who eblect te
the Falrmeunt Park Commission's reg
ulations governing the Roosevelt Boule
vard will be given a chance te state their
views Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The commission decided te held a
public hearing in view of complaint
made by Ceuncllmen Ven T.tgen nnd
Hern, backed up by the Frankford
Business Men's nnd Taxpayers' Asso
ciation. The main complaint against
the rules Is that they forbid automo
biles te "smoke" when en the drive,
nnd some violators have been fined.
1 A ne-pnrkng rule also brings ebjec
tiens.
It was reported today that the rules
would be modified in respect te smok
ing. Themas 8., Martin, secretary of the
commission, said It wns net the pur
pose of the Commissioners te Inflict
hardship, but te make the boulevard
safe for pleasure- riders.
LM'RICK WILL
FOR HIS MOTHER IN RUSSIA
James Stroman Has Just Heard Frem Her After Four Years of
- Suffering and Hardship in Exile
According te the,answcr te LlnVrlck
Ne 42. whU warf wen by James Stro
ma he lived at 2008 W. Oxford street,
m 'se. oil enthused, we called en the
C enlr te learn that he s travel
Pne for the MtaUrte Ttoeth Paste Com Cem
nanr at Twenty-fifth and Diamond
treits and was in Seuth Bethlehem.
trnef urse. we just managed te misH
indAril we de always.
S'funny but' we always Just 0 a
B tunny, h,T0 truffic slins
en;
changed eV we are about te cress the
fit 166 ti
vil nnyhew, we called enthe phone
te announce our coming, and then set
fed' down nd watched Ae sup set, i and
then the nsw moon. Mr. Stroman Is
ii.in "with his two aunta In 8euth
Kfeb?m. 210 Summit. treet. ,
The completed Lim'rick Is as fel-.
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Police Assert Mrs. Woodward
Tricked Peppermsin Inte .
Taxlcab Trip
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IS HELD . WITHOUT BAIL
The slaying of' Jehn Peppermnn
Wednesday night at 311 North Ninth
street, police allege, ' was, deliberately
planned by Mrs. Clara M Woodward,
Who was held without bail for' the Cor Cor
oner today. ' "
., A signed statement covering events
up te (he actual firing of the shots was
presented in Central. ' Station before
Magistrate Ceward by Detective Mul
grew, of the" "murder squad.,', '
The woman,, In the partial confes
sion, admitted she ran upstairs for a
revolver, and that she returned te the
room where Pepperman steed ttyreadl
ness te return 'te his family fi New
Verk. She said she must have fainted
then, because she remembered' no. mere.
"Spectators' in the crowded henring
room stared at Mrs.". Woodward as she
was. led In from the cell .room.. The
.usual pallor of her -complexion, was nc-
rcntunrcn Dy a heavy coating or .pow
der and her lips were bloodless.
,J" Appears Je Be. Asleep ,,
. 8hek lowered her eyes ns she toekv- a.
chair reserved for women defendants.
Once seated shei closed her eyes' arid
appeared, te. be. asleep ,untll her name
wns called.
She were a, brown. cent nlt. ncitvlly
embroidered with silk, ,a black turban
with a large satin bow, a. brown neck
piece, brown gloves and black shoes and
stockings. A small geld .crucifix en a
chain shone en her white silk shirt
waist. Mrs. Woodward was represented by
Jehn Stevenson, an attorney. She con
versed occasionally with bliw In an un
dertone. ' .".,.
Mulgrcw and District Detective Der-
sey .were the v'enly ' witnesses, The,
prisoner lqeked at them with scarcely, a
show' of Interest gs; they, tesUSed: ,,
Before the n:tliItTetrt's,deMt,,,ttia ucnr
Mrs. Woodward steed 'Mlshiiri Kode Kede
kiani owner . eLia., restaurant ,nt 001
Ridge vfnue;1rlhrTlnier.lrt''tbe''NIni',h
ricuri. jiuupc i:uiijui:icii uj lliv ltLL'llM.'ll
woman. t . Police ray Kndekinn Jenncd
iifr 'revolver xne , nigiir uHr" juc
sheeting. Ile'wns'held in $400. ball as
a matenai witness.
Mulgrcw, briefly told of the shoetina-.
nnd said, a chauffeur had told 'detectives
or a midnight ride Tuewiay uy .Mrs.
Woedw'ard nnd that she bad the chauf
feur call Pepperman freln' his bearding
house.
Tells of Midnight Ride
Mulgr.ew quoted the taxlcnb driver as
saying lie wns engaged uy Airs, wood weod woed
ward at Bread Street Station nnd or
dered te drive te Twenty-second and
Catharine streets, a block south of Pep
Merman's beardlne house.
Mulgrew continued that the chauffeur
said :
"I was told te tell Pepperman a 'Mr.
Cox' wanted te see him at Catharine
street, but. he was . net dressed and and
refusedte come out. The woman sent
me back. Pepperman then te'd me
there wns no 'Mr. Cox who wanted te
Continued en Pese Twe, Column Three
85,-IS HELD AS THIEF
Man
Taken te Camden te
Face
Pocket-Picking Charge
An clghty-five-ycor-eld man. James
McCaffrey, who says bis bera is "eny
nart of Philadelphia or anywhere else
he can hang his hat," was brought te
Camden a prisoner today en a charge
of having picked the pocket of Qeergc
Delts. of Trent reud. Fnlrvlew.
McCaffrey wns arrested recently In J
j-rcmeu eurjvuH, uui ns ine police
there had nothing "en" him, they were
planning te let him go. Yesterday De
tective Green, of Trenten, visiting Cap
tain Schreglcr, of' the Camden Detec
tive Bureau, mentioned the aged man,
"What'B his name?" asked Captain
Sehregler. .
When Green named the prisoner.
Sehregler said the Camden police had
been looking for him recently, suspect
ing he had been picking pockets near
the ferries. The complainant In the
case, Deltz. said 'ie lest $45 last Sun
day when he was getting off a bus at
the ferry.
BUY FOOD
lege and is twenty. three years old.
yi" he was tne youngest member
of the beard of governors of the Alumni
nroeciauon of the
college..
Wa have heard
of all sorts of uses
ter the SlOO Llm'
rck check, but
S50'"L'5ne vhi-'b is
net only ,elng te
be useful.-ut"wl
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ether dollars have"
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seme years age
"'ed a Russian
with him te Petre-
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llAn.xfir tnr thnm a Aa. ". "
section of the country, wltheu
.n.n 'rf(k.Z.u. " iA? "nether
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bag.
having time te change clothes or hack a
Nothing bad beent.iard from thtai
for four Tyears.- .until r tut ZUil
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Easy Victory for Treaties Proves
Personal Triumph for Pres
ident Harding
POSITION STRENGTHENED
. BY ELECTION'S APPROACH
By CLINTON V. GILBERT
Staff Correspondent Ermine PeWlc Ledger,
Copyright, lilt, bu Public Ltdatr Compeiit
Washington, March 31. The situa
tion between the PrcMdent and Cungress
Is much Improved by the collapse of all
opposition te the Washington Confer
ence trentlcf.
The President has scored a trlumnh
beennse the Senators sensed the strength
of hi feri'lnn policy with th" voter.
Moreover, the quick disposal of the
pacts lenves the way clear for notion en
ether matters. Instead of consuming
months In debate, the Senate afceeted
the treaties in record time. And Con
gress will new have the tliw te pass a
program of legislation en which It may
go heferc the country.
The agricultural bloc is quiescent.
Various reasons contribute te this. Fer
one thing the farmer members have get
through irtest of the legislation in which
they ere for the moment Interested, nnd
then the President played excellent pol
itics In moving Senater Kenyan from
the scene by giving him an nppelntment
te the bench. Senater Capper 1 a much
less forceful lender In the bloc thnn wns
Senater Kenynn. He Is a first-term
Senater and, moreover, is by nnturc
much mode e'oneillntory and comprem.
Istng than is the Iewnn.
Election Has Bearing
Majority Leader MnndcU's speech
yesterday' denying that there wns any
serious issue between the President and
Congress is n sign that these, who arc up
for re-election de net feel thnt they can
afford te go before the country ns oppo
nents of the Executive.
Frem new en until nftcr the election
what we shall set: at Washington will
leek mere like party government than
what hns been en exhibition for the lest
year. A united front must be presented
te the voters Whose support is. te be
asked for nt the polls next fall. This
is one factor in the quiescence of the
farm bloc. ,
Congress Is aware that the President
is mucn stronger witn tne country man
It Is Itself. It Is preparing 4e seek
election unnn the basis of hi nehular
itv. It rnnnot-jle se while onnesinr
him nt every nelnt. , " 1
President Shows Skill ' ;. -t ,
The old argument, "If we don't haug
together we. shall all hang scnariltely,"
Is beginning te make Itself felt. Though
J 'arty ties are loescr'than ever before in
ilsterj-J-thc" hdlt?.WhjrVn paity for
the purposes of election Is us great
lis ever.
" In spite of much criticism, President
Harding has handled the dliScult Mtun Mtun
tlen created by the development of or
ganized special interests in Congress
with much skill.
It 1b no doubt true, as Mr. Mon Men
dcll says, that personal relations) be
tween Congress nnd the President nre
better than they have been In years.
Mr. Harding's patience nnd geed tem
per, his very real liking for the Sen
ators and Congressmen with whom he
has te deal, his moderation nnd readi
ness tn compromise have made It pos
sible for the Republicans te pull to te
Eethcr nnd smooth out differences for
the coming campaign. An Imperious
Executive might hnve split his pnrty.
The strength of Mr. Harding with
Continued en Tntr TuTnty-ene. Column The
U. S. CUSTOMS CUTTER
MISSING; 12 ON BOARD
CONGRESS GROWING
e-i.a k e..rA nni,r. n isiAw'Donnldsen, "lifts n life insurance man f" l" el- """'? r11 "WIJ en a mat
Selaed by Rum SmueB era Off New mn ufc l',!Zli "M "nfP- . .Lnjf, thw-
Yerk, One Theory
New Yerk, March '31. (By A. P.)
Twelve men, Including several leading
custom officials in New Yerk, who left
this pert yesterday 'en the cutter Sur
veyor, used te tun down smugglers,
were reported mlsslnc today.
The party started for Bayvlllc, L.
I., where they were te take ever the
vneht Edith, recently seized with S'JOO.-
000 worth of liquor aboard. They had
net reached Bayville nt neon today and
radio mexsnges failed te disclose their
whereabouts. A henvy northeast storm
vn reiinrtpd off Bayvlllc.
Coast guard cutters have been
dispatched te search for the Surveyor.
Customs officials were mystified as te
what had Imppcned te the vessel, for
they believed her capable of weathering
most nny storm. Federal agents pro pre
fessed net te tnke seriously the sug
gestion thnt she might have fallen prey
te rum pirates.
Among the custom officials nbeard
were Albert O. Holkensen, for fifteen
years hend of the customs rnldlng squud.
22 IN RUM CASE STUL SHY
U. S. Marshal Says They'll Get Rea Rea
aenable Time te Surrender
Twenty-five out of the forty-seven
men Indicted in the liquor scandal have
surrendered and signed their uaii uenu.
Unltrd Stntes Mnrshal Matbues says he
has assurances from the remaining
twenty-two that they will appear vol
untarily. The defendants will be given a rea
sonable time In which tn appear, Mr.
Mathues said. Bench warrants were Is
sued last Fridny after the Grand Jury
hed filed Its Indictment.
Prmcr Prohibition Director William
C. McConnell. the central figure In the
booze scandal, slipped quietly Inte the
office of the clerk of the United Stntes
District Court yesterday and signed his
810,000 bend. Ills visit lasted about
u minute. Then he disappeared and
efforts tn find him were fruitless.
ROB ELIZABETHTOWN DEPOT
Safe-Crackers Get $50 at Pennsyl
vania Station
Ellaabethtewn, Pa., March St. A
gang of yeggmen broke Inte the Penn.
sylvania lUilrnnd station here early
today and blew open the deer of the
safe, taking a cashbox containing about
50, The robbers escaped without being
seen.
The station master. C. J. McLeurh.
lln,, had remitted tn Lancaster the re-
feipU for the sale of tickets last ulgkt,
".rtm-bix. . i. , ,. Jtf.
aiIMM4
Otllr. KMfM Sunday. hsrltln Prlyt 18 a 1
, CwHtt. lt2. by PaMie LedWcenmar
LAST-
BASEBALL SCORES
'WEST MHLA, ?mX W3P 0 . 4 0 0 8- 7 0 4
WEST PHXLA. TOSSX OJU-Xa 3 1 1 2 3-10 10 5
FALL KILLS WOtfAN AT- TULEHOCKEN ST. STATION
Miry C. fTstseri, gjxtjr-eiw years old, of 138, West Pomona
street, aerraatlibwn, this afternoon and was killed. Her skull was
ttactured by tne fall.
MISSING CUSTOMS CUTTER DOCKS
NORTHFOKT, N. T., , If arch 31. -The customs speedboat
Surveyor, reported missing after she left New Yerk yesterday te
take ever art alleged rum runner at Bayvillc,- L. I decked here
shortly after neon today. A deckhand said the vessel had lest Its
bearings In Leng Island Sound,, but never had been in danger,
" AMERICAN COTTON EXCHANGE INDICTED
NEW YORK, March 31'. Twe indictments against the Ameri
can Cotten Exchange and six of 'its officer's and directors were
filed today with Judge Crain, of General Sessions Court, alleging
bucketing. Thc names of these indicted were net made public.
UNDERWRITERS RAP M0,000,000 ESTATE
SEN ATE BONUS PLAN
Philadelphia Insurance Sales
Congress Told te Write Let-
tters te Senators
FAIL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
Vigorous opposition te the Benus Bill
new pen'ilns in the Cnited States Sen
ate wns voiced today by Jehn Ij. Shuff,
Cincinnati, president of the Nntlennl
Association of Life Underwriter, nt the
opening session of the Philadelphia Life
Insurance Snlcs Congress in the
Bcllevue-Strntferd.
"I bad told President Harding and
Secretary of the Treasury Mellen that
the underwriters are strongly opposed
te the se-called bonus," Mr. Schuff
said.
"The trouble Is wc have net made
n bit of preparation for financing the
original fund nnd the .underwriters are
strongly urging Its defeat.""
Scattering applause greeted Mr.
Stuff's remarks.
There was no official action taken
hv he congress In the form of .any
resolution.
Ullt tne speaser urgcu every
re-Jene of the 1000 men arid we-men present
te write n personal letter te their Sena
ter and urge tne ours ucieni.
;'Thls is the second Philadelphia imnv
ing'ef the. life underwriters and the
sessions will continue nll'day with n
losing dinner tonight. Delegates came
from air Eastern Pennsylvania, Seuth
Jersey and Delaware.
Mr. Shuff eltPd figures te, show tnat
the' life 'Insurance business has In
creased by leaps and bounds In ten
years.
"Between .'t.r.00,000.000 and $1.
OOO.'OOO.OOO worth of business Is In
ferre In Pennsylvania today," wild Mr.
Shuff. "The growth of the llfe in
surance business in this State In-tJie lust
ten years has been mere than reinurK reinurK
eble. Mere business has been done in
the last ten years than In the seventy
years preceding.
"At that, ficures show nineteen out
of every twenty men fail te provide for
ni,i ner. As a result. KJ ner cent et '
the children nre forced te leave school j
before they reach the eighth grade, se
thnt they can help support tne family.
Eighty-five per cent of all estates are I
life Insurance estates,
The meeting wns presided ever by
Stntc Insurance Commissioner Donald Donald
eon, who spoke of the new examina
tion plan It wns largely through the
efforts of Mr. Donuaulsen that the ex
iris ui ,r. uiiiiuni.ir.... ""-.--
anmHt,r I0F g were,ber''hesa hi yes eVday, "thn i de5
instituted. firfi.n .a.S - i "iJJ-CI-? t0
"The examination all insurance men
are required new te. pass," snld Mr.
te a life
nsurancc underwriter.
WAS ONE OR BOTH BLAZEK
TWINS MOTHER OF SON?
Disposition of 9100,000 Estate
Brings Involved Question
Chlrsi-e. March .11. (Br A. P.)
The death of Besa nnd Jesefa Blazek.
the "Siamese twins," has left the Cook
'County Probate Court with a legal
problem which apparently Is unprccc?
dented. In determining the disposition
of the $100,000 cstnte et the twins, tne
court must decide if eleven-year-old
Franz Is the son of one or of both of
the twins.
A scientific controversy which began
even before the death of the sltcrs early
yesterday has resolved Itself Inte the
question :
"Were uesa nnd Jeb-eta Ulnzck one
indlri.in.i mnamIHv did fhpv ..n.i.
stltute separate entitles?"
If they were eiip personality, the son
will Inherit the entire fortune which
was accumulated by the twins during
their exhibition tours of the world. If
they were two distinct per.ennlit.eH.
Hosa being the mother and Jesefa the
aunt, only Itesn N half of the eslnte
ivnlllll rA ti flirt lnil M'tille -TnuAfa'c
would go te the lad, while Jesefa's
closest relatives, including her eighty-
fhc-yenr-eM father and four brothers,
would be entitled te her half.
Physicians say there arc physiological
facts te support each contention und
attorneys agree that a legal opinion
mutt be based upon n scientific analysis
of the bodies.
Se fnr n post-merlem has been op.
posed by the brother, Frank Bluzek.
THIRTY LOSE CITY JOBS
Caven Dreps Sub-Foremen of Street
Cleaning Force
Thirty tub-foremen in the street
clcantnE division of the llureaimf Ilich-
way8 will be u topped tomorrow by in-
rector Ceven. Ne reason has been given
by the Director ler his notion.
AVhen the street-cleaning work was
taken ever by the city nt tne beginning
of the year it wan necessary te take
ever many of the contractors' men.
There was no time tn give them exam
inations, and 'the Civil Suryiii' Com
mission granted a blanket exemption,
with the understanding that the' Di
rector could drop nny or l without
being compelled, te give cause. '
Fourteen highway Inspectors who
were laid off severul months ami be
cuse of lark of work-will be reinstated
'T'ir- --'
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NEWS
TO FARMER. MAYBE
1
Themas Pritchard, Wilmington,
Del., Isn't Lesing Any
Sleep
BUT HE'S "KINDER" ANXIOUS
All the' treasure in the world doc;
net lie buried en cannibal Isles, hidden
in the days when bold pirates sailed the
seven sens under the black flag. Ner,
de modern bucket-shen nlrntes have a
monopoly en sudden wealth. Witness
the ense of Themas E. Pritchard, et
u ilmlngten. who hears he has only te
Journey te St. Leuis te claim his share
in an estate rumored te amount te $40.
000,000 bequeathed te him by ifn uncle
in 1806. ,
At present Mr. Pritchard is seeking
a newspaper advertisement which np
peared two months age, demanding thnt
he appear as seen as possible for the
fortune laid up there by three nncles,
the Inst of whom died In 1800.
Interested Net Thrilled
But, Mr. Pritchard refuses te be
thrilled ever the prospect. He is a re
tired farmer and obviously mere fend of
n geed joke thnn of anything that great
wealth might bring him. Throughout
his life, he has tilled the soil near
Brldgeten. nnd it is only In the last two
years that he decided en a permanent
vacation, and came te his new home in
llmingten. He Is nearly seventy-one,
but life in the open prevents an estimate
of his age from reaching within ten
years of that. ,
"I have reached the .time when I
Intend te rest." he declared with a
chuckle. "Of course, I am going te St.
Leuis as seen as I can make sure that
(bey will recognize me as the rightful
heir. There .have been n let of fakers
there already, and they have net been
quite clever enough te get the estate.
"But don't think I am going te low
any sleep ever thp money." he added
hastily. "I enjoy sleep tee much."
Werd of the supposed estate reached
Mr. Pritchard In a circuitous way. A
friend of the family living in Fnrmlng Fnrmlng
ten. Del., taw the notice, rnscrtnd in a
"l,,n'rn rvf-,3iiLij. uy u at, l.nu.R nt
lerney. h he mmedlnrplr nnttKeA rv
Kedle Kenten, also of Farmlngten. and
a sister of Mr. Pritchard, and likewise
n ncir. it was a letter from her that
brought the news te her brother In
Wllmlnirten. She Immprllntplv nut th
case in the hnnds of Jehn B. Hutten,
an attorney of Dever.
Dad Was "Toe Busy"
Berend that Mr. Prirrlmrrl i--..
iif.iefl,.. i jr,u ..f i" "I.""
'""'"" ','". "" '" "" get a
"--5," ) .ry'and te
-- " " .. ". "i ,'J2 I1 "'"' " "
iu. uuniiic iniii uiuAiiis ii me ei money,
I guess. I believe new that the mes
sage wns sent after the death of one of
them, In order that my father should
go there te claim his part of the estate.
nut my tatner was never much for
rrnl anil l.e ln.l . It a... r i-i '
travel. anU lie jUSt put it out et his
mum ttiiesinei
inn nirnpprnpr.
Aocerdlng te Information received in
the last few weeks, the last of thp
three brothers. Ions since crown ir..
i
mendeusly wealthy In the fur buslnpsk
died In 1800. nnd the ncerned estates
nt h,a i,.e. ...ni .!.. . .. i. . ii. .
i-nii'ii parnrpH
bv Mr. Pritchard. his thre-l.rntw.TAi
two sisters. They are Jeseph P. Priteh-
'nrd, of Farmington; Mrs. nedie Ken
ten. also of FarmlnEten: Jnlm if
Pritchard, of Hendersen. Md. ; Gus D
Pritchard. Mrs. Resia Itobinsen. both
of Brldgeten.
Daughter Is en the Jeb
Accompanying Mr. Pritchard yester
day in his search for the advertisement
'n - nis biiarcn ler tne nilver
l'n, -iap,c,r,i WV. ,e(1 ,0Jlis netiB'
V. "'V ".'." m' i'., rV S',nr"
'? e1.!?"".; i,.,"Ja"P',e1r' ,wh "K
a t,?4ftSr. vlnwdVr' merelnffi ,th,U
Z ' ?C P ',11f5r , "" nJ$et "
wede SStte "me'r" er'kss'
joke )theugli be admitted that he did
- not - net bciieve anybody was playing a jek
. it f JUM1
0n them
"Don't forget, father, some of veur
i children might be able te use a little
j0f that money, even if veu don't want
U or need It," she pleaded.
CHARLES VERY JWEAK
Fermer Emperor Delirious Frem
Time te Time
Kunrhal. Madeira, March III. (By
A. P.) Although bis fever diminished
during the night, former Kmpcrer
Charles of Austria-Hungary, who is III
of double pneumonia, remniucd today
in a serious condition.
The cx-ruler is in a weakened state
from the ravages of the disease and is
.uciineus iretu time te tunc,
..t ., . ....
i Usben, March ill. -The condition of
ex -Emperor Charles Is considered se
desperate that he has received extreme
uncuen. a cuncnai mrssage announces
SAVE MOTHER AND BABY
Firemen Rescuers In Blaze In Wil
mington Business Section
Wilmington, Del., March HI. Fire In
the cellar of a store building en King
street caused a scare in the business
section early today, Several persons
narrewiy tsaapea, asra. wax Tinas,
her baby dausfler and Mrs. iau Maitr
wsre reacuafw.w
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iiiicEkTw6j;
HPfOril
MINERS DR0P I
.urns -Apevia a. mbh i w,y-y,-:;,(
Cease Werk- '.-'
TWENTY STATES AFFECTED1
IN NATION'S BIGGEST 'STRIKE
Pennsylvania Will Turn but
Greatest Force All Anthra-
cite Plants te Clese
f
63,000,000 TONS IN STORAGE
Operators and Empleyes r?rp2
pared for Fight, Which May"
Be Leng and Bitter
By the Associated Press
Indianapolis, Ind March 31. Tb
Inst day of work under present wii
oentrncts'wns completed today " by tjae
country's half million union , coal mlejeral
Oflleinlly their suspension of, work', iit .,
set te begin tonight nt midnight bit "
virtually it was te start, six hours ahead,
of schedule, for most miners' make tjb'elr
shift In the mines at that hour. The
extent of the suspension,- however, will
net be an exnet certainty until tomer J
row, the first day of the shutdown? .
A complete tie-up of union fields m
twenty Stntes Wns predicted today by'
officials of the United Mine Worker '
of America at the union headquarters
here, and they also asserted that ,100,'r
000 non-union workers would lay dewa
their picks. t '
President Jehn L. 'Iwls said 'at
least 000,000 men would Jein the walkV '
cut, his estimate- Including 'the ' beh- '
union participants: Ne final, lnstrue- .
tlens te district leaders were planned
te be Issued .'today from union heai
quarters,' and officials declared , aay
move toward averting the" suspenale
wns new impossible. .. . ' -
"We, arc ready for, a fight', forced' em
us. by the.1 .operators,'", declared Mr.
Lewj8.f "We.lnave'ae.ughtln.ererjr.-Aiaii ,
erable' .tvaytftetget new ' centracts.'rfciit i'
the operators' have. persistently refasea
le dent with us. Then. te the power-
fill non-union' Interests hare tried lav
every possible way, te persuade-the uiiaja M
operators ,te fight thl'Um&Wm- 'fn
Workers In order that the non-halea C'lil
interests may rrnp a nnanciai aunin .--j
d.v nrterattnc uurinc tne Firixr, i, , ., r a;
"The Kansas Induftrjai Court ortliir ertliir
exi.mding the present wage -agreement
between operators and miner in Kan'.
sns'fer thirty days will net step the sua.'
pension of work by union miners. The
strike will become operative there' at
midnight and will be thoroughly effec
tive," . ,
Twenty States will, be affected by the)
shutdown, and the only union men er
peetrd te continue producing ceaU are
fiOOO werkets in Southwestern KeB
tucky, whose contract with the op
rrtitnrs does net expire until April 1,
l!)i. In addition, forces. of union jnt
will be left In the mines te protect the
property from damage, .
Pennsylvania will turn out the largest
number of men, and ether States te be
affected are West Virglnln, Ohie. Indl
i'n, Illinois, lewa, Missouri, ivansaa,
Oklahoma. Arknnsas. Texas, Alabama,
I Ti.niiMKee. Kentucltv. Marvlnnd. Mlehl-
: Mentana, Wyoming. 'Colerado and
' W.ahlni.nn. Wmlnrn C.nnnAl, alae la
, " -- , . -.?- - --;-" c, i j
"t" 'S VI Xt:"""
Duration of Strike, Problematical
Net only Is Pennsylvania expect
le send out the greatest force of the
union men, but also the union officiate
anticipate an exodus of the nen-Ualen
miners In that State. The anthracite
districts which are half unionized art
OXpeClCU lO DP Willi uul LUUllncui
'i l nH.HHnn mnnr hltnmineua mia.
t "' " ".--. -- --. ------ -- r,-
" ,-- , - Mwtimm,mt. . w at.U
frl irllll llf -rin,ll fan wa aastsv We)f
nay' eepn V",ea ",".'? "..Yir"
ntiiitii mpn rn.rp. n fkl itkiiiim. abd
tnrWv Alabama and Washington ale
nre expected by the union officials te
, pxriprlrnce Idleness nt tne
: ... ...
non-union
mines of these States, the most iraper
tnnt of these strikes being from the
New Blver and winding gulf fields ei
West Virginia.
The duration of the suspension in
the union fields, as also the strike at
the non-union mines, Is a matter of
conjecture. The shut-down begins with
warm weather approaching nnd with
slecks en hand the lnrgcst nt any time
for the last several years. Government
reports placed the stocks at 63,000,000
tens, n quantity ns large ns that which
had been accumulated at the end of the
war Armistice Day, November " 11,
I reports placed the stocks at 63,000.000
Continued en Tncp 1'mir. Celli mrl i
WHIRLED TO DEATH
Tulip Street Man Leses Life's
Lardners Point pumping Station.;
Geerge Schaeffer, forty-nine, SW
Tulip street. Tnceny. was .killed teeaf
at the Lnrdncrs Point Pumping Sta
tion, where he worked as an electri"
cinn's helper.
Schaeffer was alone In the ash tower,
oiling the belt conveyer system, wseV
Mm clethlnc caueht In the machinery
and he was whirled about, He sbevtaaV, V U
for help. Fellow empleyes shut' off tas Vj
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tne way le ine r rnnsinru .iiuniuiai, mw- ,;
leaves n widow and three chlldreei..' TJ
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ete cunTUCDO ui.llt.Tra..v.'.&
une omumtne minia.iKn '
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Negro, seventy-five years old, rsjisajtl
Methodist minister, living at 12.Wa."3j
neck street, was ainayxigua ' mmivM
night at the home et M nkmriM
Heward B. Lowden. 127 Nerth4"AftS
kansas avenue. Atlantic Cltv. Wt.wm'M
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