Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, April 27, 1922, Night Extra, Image 1
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' une tr. n. x ,wm pajt a rental eta per cent the first yenr( rising 1 per cant a year .until' 1027, the end of the agreement, when' G per cent" will be paid. The' agreement may be extended beyond that1 time if agrecable te both aides. t , The rental dWisien was reached after cone'esfilenjibytlie, city and the P. R, T. The MqyefyCarller had steed out for u per ccnj rental, starting at 2 per cent the O.'yeah - The P. It., T. wanted BO1 rental payment the first year, but -an' Ultimate payment of G per cent' Ini023, tit Kmuynuf uuiy ieut:r several iree if 'transfer 'concessions, and will also mrougn-reuto tuc cars via the .Marlset street subway tee the Slxty-nlutb street terminal. Cempaay Wkia' Coacessleni ,. The conferees teda. were,-the 'Mayer, !chard'Vegelnprcsdeni ef.Cquncl, Mi Mr, Mltren,;pris'ldcnt of' the P, n. Shortly before neon ethers1 were sent for. These, included .Celeman J. Joyce, attorney for the ceinpnuy, and City So Se jlWtpr Smyth. Every Pfespect of 'Agreement Mayer MOere , made the J following statement: "for ' two-' hours this ihdrnlng. from 0 until It o'clock. -the Mayer, Mr. WegleliVanfl' Mr. Mitten wrestled with the rental prehiem unci ether detal's incident ' te the long-drawn-out discussion' evcMhc operation of the Frankford 'L.' . V Promptly at 11-o'clock thc'Mayer sent' wprd te itbe' reporters .that" there was every, prospect of an agreement, Jt '1s understood that the rental question was the result of n compromise of, all proposals thus far made, 'that a 'number of f-malt concessions with resect te facilities and operation having been made te the P. Tt. T. Cemhanv. th A. agreement was finally reached en the $ rental, establishing inn, ultimate 5 per win. rcmrii vii uie investment, accern jag te.the following graduated. Ncale. "Retals te begin at the rate of 1 per cent January 1 next,' 1023. "Fer 1024, 2 per" cent. "Fer 1025, 8 per lent. t ''Fer 1020 (Sesqul-Centennial year), f per cpnt.. ;'1027 (last' year of the agrement) If It should be terminated at that time), e per cent. , 'Thus reaching the basis for which tu? Mayer and Councilman 'Wcgleln njd contended and within the period of the contract. "Mr. Mitten asked for the co-operation of the administrative and council manic forces in transit matters, and Jjas assured that while the city reserved Its rights, under the 1007 agreement, I,y in.iiu! valuation preceedlns and ether fv pending matters 0f a legal nature, it nuiiin co-operate, earnestly nnd cor dially In helping te make the rapid ."?., "J's'cm successful and efTcetive. Xlie manner ,of extensions was dls russed, and it was anueunced that after he Frankford lease had been signed and Mas out Of the way efforts would tie made te extend the system Inte ec .tlens of the city net new provided with service, . "TlwMaver attited that iie would in Wntct the Department of City Transit te hBslrii every contract and all work pertaining te facilities for the opera tion Of I llP I1PU .Vinil M'ltli llm Ini.. I, i Handing thlit oj.eratlen would begin luidep the eentract November R, 1022. "fr na that thewefter everything weuH Xf lt;;.Ie''P that could be dene te co-eper.iti mi uiu ivmpauy m uie improvement of the service. i & j IePb Squabbles Are Otcr ! t- At the conclusion of the conference, Si iil i "lv" "' " i-Kiriu unci- im aiftjeA exprescd thet hatlsfactien thut i uiiuiTHinnning nail ueen reuciieu uivl utOTssed tln Ifepe that Rapid Transit "!nbbles had come te-an cud." Immediately nfier tlic conference, Mr. mnjlh, Mr Joyce, Director Twining, B!i U. A. Richardson, vice president In thnrge of operation of the P. R. T. jere called In te weave, into form the Oflnlls of the agreement, which tlm Majer slated would be sent te Council in niteriioen TIiIm fiffrnnmnnt nvnlfAa ! R.f ...... :i,;j .vx: ris. 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FLORA t THERESA GROSSO He was shot and killed early today before the, eye of his fiancee by'ena of three bandits stealing his ute Telephone Operator, Menaced by Flames, Calmly Sticks te Her Pest FOUR ALARMS TURNED IN -f A four-alarm fire la burning -tii". tUe' plant of the Philadelphia PuperMllls, -River-read, Mamtyunlc The cause "or- the extent of the fire has net vet been' lenrnecl .The' firewa's diseeycred ',at 12 1 30 u HWBp ni!VJ IVltllJIUlUl U1U3L UI iuc i L t . . . employed were uiuncn. a strenEiwina 'and the inflammable. nature of the' con- Stents of tbu'bulldlugd carried the blaze nireugu uiem witn uevasiaung sym- T1CKH. The hilly streets of Mnnajunk triade it difficult also for the tire apparatus te arrive with siet,il nml te luke up posltieiiM around the tire. The lircmcii worked strenuously te make head agaiiiht the rapidly spreading llanie.s, but the first companies had nut been en the fire grounds five minutes before it was ittes i i necessary te turn in Others followed' fastr necessary te turn In'ji bccend alarm A noteworthy feature of the fire was (lie heroism of one of the telephone op erators. Though this slrl could see the (lames .spreading rapidly through the plant, and knew that the building where she worked was catching lire, she remained at her pest, calmly plugging in te the stations through the plant, warning the empleyes that they were Hi (lunger and had better leave. Mho stuck te her pest for fifteen minutes. The four alarms ' had been turned in within twenty minutes after the fire was discovered. These four, alarms brought clanging up the hills of Mnna yunk most of the fire apparatus In the northern section of the city. The fire spread rapidly through three buildings. The walls of the building in which the fire started fell within forty minutes. rtOBbTYTBANDITS Youthful Robbers Make Small Haul in 40th and Chestnut Sts. Held-Up James Tener. 2.11 Seuth Iftv-slxth btreet, was heljl up and rebue- of $il early today by a pair of youthful bnn tilts at Fortieth and Chestnut sttcets. Tener was en his way home and waiting for a car this morning when two young men approached. They did het appear te be mere than twenty-two jenrs old. The young men sauntered up cure lcshly and one of them asked for a match. Without warning one of the youths presscer a revolver against Tener's side. The ethpr-went through his pockets, finding $0. FIND BABY ON DOORSTEP ' Search for Couple Seen Near 23d and Cuthbert Streets A lmbybey, about tlvu weeks old, was found en n doorstep at Twenty third and Cuthbert streets today by Rajmond Wolf, uf the United States Nuvul Heme, and Philip MeFejIe, 210,". Winter street. The baby wus wrapped in a blanket, and there were no marks of Identification, The Infant was taken te the Philadelphia Hospital. Search is new being made far a man and woman, both nbeut thirty years old, who were m'cii carrying a bundle' In tint vicinity shortly befete tlm baby was found. 8-mentK Vast Ts" fatal Weman Dies of Starvation While Treating .Stomach Trouble New 'drk, April 27. (Rv A. P.) Miss Ida Pepe, thirty-live. Urenx mil liner, tiled in a hospital last night of starvation us the result, police declared, of a pclMlnpespil fust ever a period of eight months, wjtlch hhe believed, would cure her of stomach trouble. 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S., Fiance Slain at 1032 Federal Street Trying te Feil Aute Theft ' MURDEREfi GETS AWAY Y ' AS POLICE FIRE AT HIM Miss Theresa Grosse Kneeejs and Kisses Frank Flera as , He Dies Frem Bullet Before the eyes of Theresa Grosse,' Ills sweetheart, whom he was te marry" In a' few' days, Frank Flera, twenty four years old, Oaklyn. N. J., was shot and killed at 12.80 o'clock this morn ing by. a bandit who was attempting te steal his automobile. The bandit escaped after a revolver fight with the police, The sheeting occurred en the side walk of Miss Grosse's home, 1032 Fed eral street, this city. Flera' died in the armsef-Miss Grosse with a bullet near his heart. The girl kissed him as he died. Flera met Miss Grosse at tt social affair several months age and it wus a Case of levd at first sight. 'When they had been acquainted a few weeks Flera proposed and was accepted. Lets Inspires Him te Werk The engagement seemed te inspire Flera with new ambition. He worked harder than ever and finally through thrift nnd geed management acquired n garage at 1215 R roadway. Camden, and was doing a substantial business. With light heart and bright hopes for the future, he went te the home of bis sweetheart early last night, te muke .plans for their coming wedding. They talked of their home and Its furnish ings, their honeymoon and all the plans which bring delight te the heart of an engaged couple. Flera remained later than usual. Tt was shortly after midnight when he started tn leave the home ex bis sweet heart. He naused in the hallway for a further chaty He wns telling her when;he would call again. Then be' hearu tnc engine ei nis nuiomooue.run nuiemooue.run nuiomeoue.run nln. - ' He opened the deer cautiously. Twe men wbtc in the car: another with a cap pulled down ever hlaeys,and hand down deep in his pocket was standing en the sidewalk. "Don't go out," pleaded'Mlsa Grosse. "they arc robbers; they. will, kill you." Girts Pleas'lk Valer Rut the realisatien of 'all the hard work U had required' tfrbbUln tte'cHt was tee much for Flera. .He nuled the deer open and faced .the. man en the sidewalk. r "Come 'ack ifenf my- sake, 7 . urged Sliss Grosse.- ".Canit you see that the odds are against you?' J .' ' Fer a moment Fibre hesitated. Then one of the robbers said, "go en ill and mind. your business." - 'Instpnd. Flera sriramr nt tlm mnn , nnd 'tried te thrust hlm'aside in-order te reach his automobile, The men 'fought desperately. There teemed te be a spirit of fair ness among the ether two' men in the ear, for they watched the fight without Interference. . The combatants fell te ,he sidewalk. Miss Grosse, at first silent from fright, uew screamed.' 'As she did se, the robber struggling with Flera pulled n reveUcr. e There was a shot and Flera fell. -He tried te rihe. but fell backward. His mutderer sprang into the cur ami tire robbers tied. The shot was heard by Patrolman Konnice. who has u room In the home of Miss Groe. He happened te be off duty. He chased the robbers, sheeting' as he run. Twe ether patrolmen, attracted by the shots, also fired after the fleeing rob bers, but they escaped. Flera- was taken te St. Agnes' Hos pital. Physicians said death bad been inetantaneem. Miss Grosse is twenty-two years old, pretty and of trim figure. Tears shone In her eyes as she told of the shoot sheet ing. Had Just Kissed Her Geed-by "Frank bad just kUscd mc good night," she said, "when he heard the engine running. There hns been much stealing of. .cars lately and 1 imme diately decided that some one was try ing te tnkc his machine. "I cautioned him ngalnst going out. Rut he was always brave and the kind Continued en I'licr Twe, Celnmn Thrct FIRE CAUSJS $10,000 LOSS Fortieth and Market Blaze Wrecks Restaurant, Bakery and Meat Shep The first Meers of three stores ut For tieth and Market streets were badly damaged by a fire this morning which caused SIO.000 damage. The blaze started in a shed at the' rear of the Hamilton Kestaurant, 1(107 Market htrret. Although it was dis covered almost Immediately by Albert Williams, a dishwasher, because of a strong wind the fire was linking its way through the rear of three stores be fore the engines arrived, The flumes hnrcutl through the first fleer of Mcenehnn's Rakery nt -1000 Market street, nnd te the Rittenhoute Rrethers meat tfiep at 400." Market street. The building in which the stores are located Is a, three-story brick structure, the top Heets net beng dam aged. Hntekii was sent through tin buildings by the wind and damaged much stock. The cause of the fire, which started at 0:110 o'clock. Is net determined, Several sheds in the re.tV of the building were destroyed. Man Dead 2000 Years Sending Her Philosophy A sjstem of philosophy is being sent te Iter from a man dead 2000 years, nceerdlng te Mrs. Florence McLean, of IScthlehcm, it medium attending the hplrltttallsts' conven tion here. Mrs, McLean said the spirit whu is Hashing his philosophy te her was known In life as Qiiliiitas Au usttikla and that he lived In Tarsus, Asia Miner, lu 101 R, C. The medium said rjic. philosophy is being outlined in verse in KngiUJi verse nt that, -nun that she, neon ponderous vejuiue. , PHILADELPHIA THURSDAY, APRIL ,27, 1922 "Arrest Miss Ellen Winser and Mrs. Rebecca Evans Clubwemen, Accused of Their Activity at Metropolitan, Opera Heuse Meeting in Behalf of Political Prisoners Miss Ellen Winser, of Haverford, and Mrs. Rebecca Evans, of Ardmore, clubwemen, were arrested last night at (he Metropolitan Opera - Heuse en charges of "disorderly conduct breach of the peace and inciting te riot." ' They were .arraigned ocferc Magis trate Carney at .the Twentieth and Buttonwood streets station today and held by the magistrate, in 800 bail for a further hearing nt 10 o'clock to morrow. ' The arrest of the women, who are among the most prominent in Phila delphia club circles, and members of old and prominent Philadelphia families, was due te their activity In behalf of political war prisoners who arc in the Federal penitentiaries. - There has been-a movement en feet for some tlme te obtain presidential clemency for the prisoners, many of whom arc ' under heavy sentence for wartime offenses, Petitions have been circulated widely, and thousands of signatures appended te them. Miss Winser and Mrs.., Evans took such ei. petition te the Metropolitan last night and sought te get signatures from the audience as they entered. , It Was testified before the magistrate today that all had gene well until the women were' asked te desist requesting signatures. They refused, it was said, and the theatre management sent for a patrolman, . Patrolman 'McCert, of the Twentieth and Rultonweod streets station, ar rested them nnd appeared against them today. Magistrate Carney explained bis rea son for holding his two prominent pris oners in bail for a further bearing. .1 want myiddy; is children's plea Croup of 34 Youngsters Here Frem West Ask Pardons for Fathers in Leavenworth WILL SEE PRESIDENT A sober-faced group of thirty-four .children from the Southwest, ,wbesc fathers are In Leavenworth and ether Federal prisons for seditious activities during the war, arrived irf Phtladel- peta at 11 o'ciefic. this morning., - The' tired-looking visitors, ranging in age .from babes in arms te girl of fif teen and sixteen, are styled the' Chil dren's Greup for Amnesty. They arc en the way te Washington te lutcrvicw President Harding und make n direct appeal for the leleasc of their parents. The child "crusaders, who were gath ered together from various towns at Ht. Leuis April l.'l. and who have stepped In a dozen cities te create dem onstrations of sympathy, arrived in Rroed Street Station from New Yerk, where they tvere entertained at the cir cus yesterday. They were greeted here by a commit tee of fifteen women nnd by a crowd of "00 sympathizers, who cheered, wept and laughed and handed bouquets te each little crusader. One little old lady who steed in the front rank of wcleeiners exclaimed loud ly : "I am no Relshevlk. but T think the fnthern of. these children have had enough. Let them out of prison.' The police department took no chances en a rudlcnl demonstration and had a group of policeman en hand te watch the crowd and escort the cru saders en a' parade they made around Citv Hall before going te a restaurant at Bread and Arch streets for luncheon. There wns no disorder. The children bore banners that ap peared n bit bedraggled from long use. Seme of the younger ones hail difficulty in holding their banners straight aloft. Seme of the banners read : "The Profiteers ;Ncver Went te Prlfeii," "Free the Political Prison ers," "We are Innocent Victims," "Hha'l Free Snceeli Re Denied?" "I ,Wnnt My Daddy." "The Huns Have Ne Political rrlseners." "Is Free Speech an Unpardonable Offense?" "My Daddy Didn't Want te Kill." "Hate Heals Ne Wounds." Mrs. O'llare Hearts Cawtlraile First out of the train and at the head of the cavalcade wen Mrs. KnLe ltich- ards O'Hnrc. who served fourteen j meniu 01 a uve-yeur sentence 111 .ici-.j fcraeii City Penitentiary for violating howls, Mr.s. Philip Kind, Mrs. K. t. iiaiiigau. .iir.s, iiiuier i epe. .Miss Ague Tlerueyv Miss Mary Mt-Murtric, Miss llllen McMurtrle. MKs Kllen I Winnar, Miss Helen Mallery, Miss I Martha W. Moere. Mrs. K. t'adwnludcr Kuns and Mlsa Ida K. ,lu(fe. I Children le Hee "Ruch;" Durcc ' The children are te be taken te sen .1.. 13. .-I .... .. . ,.,!.. I.. .11 it '- ... ,,,,...,, ,,,... , ,,,,,.1 .....1,, .. I, inu r.siiiuuuKU ,ei. iier sentence wus i ". ineiiccny et ceiice. liinie In Mi ."." i""" "' .". h.ihi u. n .. commuted by PrePldent Wilsen beciiuse Pinehet than te the Alter cnndlih cv ,l" J"1'"1'' l',s,,I'11 Anilrass.i. 1:1111 l- i ""' "llM' tnmerniw i ,sril.s tii-1 mciuicen. i.ut a culm survey givcseyery she wns the mother of four ehl'dren. Plnchet IciiiIcin suggesie.l thiit ilu. i lu" s"',,, u,u',i "il,.v " four , din liment and nppreie ii in its iiim, ''ii,suraiKe. I wenty eeniuriph of moth "My charges bin e behaved i eiimtk- ''losing of the Jlellen war chest was e e M'II,V''-' , , , ,lf"im. leni clilllwitle,, .e.ild net hae been ably well, ever since we left St. Leuis'." of the explanations' for the druftlii of I 1'1'""1 ll"', ' '""'"'"l1" "."' ,i;:ll1,'tcd ,,,. . . I.mIMciI en feiindn Ions which arc falxc. sniu .mtf. u iiarc, "anil thev have had .. ., . .. - ,""" "'" i "' " "1 u- ., " "in ec , . "iihij i"i huh ei nuiijing i .,.. ,i r i, .,.. ., , . tantlniiril tin I'ucr Turim.iii. .. ,. , ..,. 1... ... ..,,, t, n,,,. ,,r I'll. ll.,ll ndaiesse,) In H.vln ..in., i ..., A ni,i.t,,,in .i,.l,l,., ...nm,t ,Ui.. f-... .i.. mf. ine nine ei llieir IIVCH III seeing new . . -,, ,ir ;,"'' ',",'" '" ....,.......,,. - u 'i sieiies- ,'"" ".'; .mn-i. ,,, mr ,; wonders. Tiny are only little children, MVCTCDV i.i ib, .. n.7.. J,1"'1'" '' N ,wru ","',In ,,I,7,,,I - men declined today . The delegations of ' h!"'!"",r '" ,I,P f,,lll,,llB rthera, an most of them, hut they are desperately MTblfcHY IN GIRL S SU C DE ' n," ,',"'l''11 , "!"' ,,,"1I1",,,, '"',. Il fvw both the luMtiu- uud Hie i.eerml ,, I ' "'ll' ""," "tn'(,,,,lv,u,,H l"-eservcd by A lu earnest nnd they knew exactlv what - minutes nnd then eiluiisid Ucsteru- . ' "" '" ":lal "n" the pulriel- whom Grant commanded,.. -i thev are doing. , She Tears Up Letter Sfit.H n. thea had te be applied. un ls xu "' "0 uiimeiih te i piaiii m.i, , and will be held secme by the patriotic J "They all eherWi the hope that Pies. I .. R . ,nrt -hll' d ,Pe Verilict-TiM.lt Fnrtvlhe Minutes ,M,,H1, ,l,,"l,,,'",s "ethliig of an ultima-' Hlxeii-lili of the Rcpuhlb, ted.y., and ldcnt Harding, v. hen we see him Satin-I 8lde Read' and Sheets Herself ,,.j V ' , ""'""' tuiii nntuie wm in (untciuplntieii. , 'he grateful Americans of the morrow." $ day at the While Ileuhc. will premise hancisler. Pa... April ''7.-Mlss ., ,i,0,,iu,i f ,""', r'!"!l ''.''"" "', ' '"' l,,l',l "f l'wing up u document ' "Though lie pieclnimcd tbc dectrinf A te free their fathers. " l.feanette lUilcr. iwcnty -s lenis old ": ! i '-' e". '-,., ' '"" " V r '""! f'""tiilninu all thul Ciirepe in rendi tn "f moral ilisarmniuent at Appomatteit, One little girl who marched in the "f l.ltliz. I'n., ceiuiulltcd siilehle hivt ! r''" i !'i ! V'1"! i were-instructed offer UussH was suggested h the'de. h" believed in a nation equipped for 1 parade was only three months old when' uiBht en the outskirts of this i Id '" s','" , V" T . 'V,'! '.". M,1l,m' '" "'' ' put In Mack and while wm. 'Icldcnus cuu-e." Mi. ll.iitling declared. M her father went te prison. Mrs. R. A. having come licte en kiiiie unkneiiii ' Vr i , "".""""i ',. Vi' "" , tl"' situation icnlly is-, se that net enlv j "'' "" nggrcsslnu was in bin breaM," rJ Renetield, et Saskewu, Ukla.. had lie mlt-hm fmm llarrNburg. She hudlhecu i i,, i .' ' . i K. ! M",(IV",V ''." (he luss ms but the entire world mlglit Wcclailng at the outset that he had; 1 children with hei. from four te llfteen employed in the hitter city as a ",,i ' xlV '' r'i " '" '"'I-l!,,r" -'U'-c his j)l(Kf. f it. ,"'", pondered eier the ulirllmtes ef.-thr. I years-old. The four motherless Danley i crncss for two years. ,"l '" '' l'',1 .V,'!'?,, ' ',I,,IJ ws tiikui The Allied statement is .iig drawn ''hnrnclcr if Grant, the President Paid children of Farupeuld. Ark., were In' Ne motive could he assigned fr the i'A -V.i .,'i AtV- V- V. . "! "",1( ', up iirlm.nily te ntlsl'i Kngland. Frame "k" I'"'"" leader "looms majestic la WS charge of the eldest. May, who is nine. del. The girl calm, ,ie,l her , , x , K' ,0 .? ,"' ' ' ' J-,, ,f"' -' ", lidgium VM1'1IU. i,1,!'', ' the l.leml of them ,.ll-l,s fanm le .? .'(I teen. .and gleics. scaled heiself en a mile 1,",',MS among tnc sutaeis ircdlteis of Itussin. In (heir nnsuer I cure.' fj The local committee that met the beside the read, uud shot herself through .', "',' l'''. V ', " ' ,, " -n "'" Im1 .'" ,l'" xl",s ''" RuHsiuns appear te I "Une iiiuki icierc hln nillltarr mtatutf??! crusaders consisted of Mrs. (iee.ge j the heart. Several hours before she a ' m , i,ev i,,,M 1 i.i . "r,""', '",u' VI',"I,' "w ''"' whaleic te the eicn tlimgh Its deielepmc.il wa reiS'kffl alddle, Miss Mary A. Rurn'iam Mih. ' been sec, l.a'f a mile , Ica.lng n 'u I Wi',v ! -'".V , i,r I w" ,"'!' ''"''V V,,,,,!, '" A" said Ihei ' of Mm I mlradcs of ,!, war llAltgwM . imiiiur iiih t'lgvmi, .'tir", laiii'v i in nil i n i r r i i m it'll ii nt' nil s i tn ii niuiiet - ' - i iu in prill r 1 1 ii. in run i mi ru. .n iiiir wiiniii im vm ,ft m '(tie "Mucky" Oeree at the Kpiscepal lt t-a weie tiriesteil by I'ostellice ln ln Hespital in automebileH furnished bv I fpeclms today in connection nltl, t tic r- MimiM'i s. rem. .Mr.s, h, J, Ruckley nml Miss .luffe, "Riickv" I ueiir im i ue uuy wniise iniiier wum re leiued iccently from Fert l.i-incuwert "t-lseii te come te Philadelphia q vis his son in the hes-nllul. ........ i.. ii. ,.... ..I...... r...i i wen,- ir, ue- mi,, ii hii-i- iiiuiei' waM re til I h pitui. Mrs. W. T. Ncf. Mrs. K. F. ni,.. ami Arn. Mary Graber, of Philudelpbla.i ,v w ...... ... ... xtr,,,'.l., , ,,, IT ,r(V ie morrow te Riiltliuere, which ii he last stp for Ufl rniKadeiH befern-reachlug IIUIUIIKI '. t Disorderly Conduct in aBBBBHawSBBBBBBBBBV BBBBBBBBBBBBTtTt ;' :IIBBBBBBBBBBBbV BBBBBBBBBBBRW ' rt'. 3bbbbbbbbbbbbbb lKv''-1 "Ai?;H CIbbbbbbbbbbI BBBBBBBBK' v'? MBBBBBBBBBBBBBT BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBVyBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBT W'iaaBBBBBBBBBBBBBB tT" '4 tK BBBBBBBBKia2iuJi1 ..-gjBBBBBBBjjJ TaBBBBBBBPKBBBBBBBBBaHHi B'llBBBBBBBRCi MISS ELLEN WINSOR "This is no time for disorder." the magistrate said, "with President' Hard ing and every one else making efforts te promote pence. I feel that we bad bet ter leave the running of the country te the President and the Congress. ,11 wns for this reason that I held Miss Win Win eor and Mrs. Evans." MELLON 13 TIGHT ON ALTER FUNDS "War Chest" Besses Counted On Net Opening as Vide as Expected GOV. SPR0UL IS ASSAILED Authoritative information was receiv ed, from responsible sources by Piuchet leaders today that the millions of the se-called lejlen interests wetili i6t be as freely, available for the promotion of the-candidacy bf'"Attdrney 'General Al ter for Republican nominntten'for Gov Gov ereor as has been counted upett by the contractor combine. News that the Mellen war client Is net te be opened wry wide is thorough ly disheartening te the workers of the contractor organization, who imvc been .looking forward te happy days. According te the reports, Itepiibli- i can candidates for Congress in most of the districts of Pennsylvania have in formed Secretary Mellen, head of the! se-called Mellen interests, that their! candidacies for re-election would be se- I iiiiiiKiv endangered ly n pro-vigeroiii. boosting of Mr. Alter. Thev l.ne re ported te the Mellen leaders thut lr. I inchet is running uwy ahead of the citndiilntcH of the bosses, piirtlcuiatlv in the rural districts. The Sceretnry or the Treasury, who has the key te the Motion war chest, like ether mtieiiul leaders, is mMch mere interested in the election of Re publican t engressmen tiinn he Is in the gubernatorial situation in tt'iiiisvlwinlu. National lenders want ns mnnv Repub lican Congressmen elected in Pennsyl vania as possible, se that Republican control may be continued. Mellen leaders Neutral This situation has led le the mnic or less neutral attitude en the part of the Mellen leaders, which Is retlected In the siumiicni et .Majer I (ccd and Senater IVppcr thnt as candidates for the TTtlltnsl Clntn,. U....i .1 ... United Sfntes Senate thev uiii ln,iu iie prcferenie ns te the candidates feriuns f",ini' K""'.v tislay en all counts Governer. Politicians jielnted out that 'f tw indictments charging frniiduleiii im;tC.r f'"n,"'m,',v 1,s harmony prep. Icoincnien ami eihhcy.Iement. bSlKr InTutSl ;: It' ! "VI'nTf:::! ''"- - l'anuth moment after Mellen war chest would be eneneii It wns the wilhdrawal of t lie Mellen support which led te the retirement of lelin S. Kiuher as n cmidldnte. whlcli ' Inn, 1.. I I , 1.. j, . .. ' "l,'l nil i ii nil ii attitude, led le ....,,. . ib ii s;iircu iij Uie .Mellen men's Plnchet. ln ether minis :,. ,. "u" I HIIHT MlMtll Mil' 1 i .... . ... - tl'Iunn. the Mellen lenders wlie hmc I "" ceunicii uimn as safeli mid liunii- elnlly buck of Alter me ,e.ili, ,.,.n.. he pieced together - MAD O IM CO ann nnn TLICCT NflB J IN ''0UU,UUU 1 HEFT ' Part of New Yerk Mal' Truck Loet s Recovered New Yeih. April !7. (Ily A. P.) l.euls and ,lucl: Wolfe uud liueli It. ."Mn"i maii-iriieK leiiuery perpr liuh - d In lower llreadway lust tlcle ,M "' ,11'Mi-e ri-eiiii ,i s!,..i.... .........hi , Stelen scciirillcH i allied at ' .Si.i.imhi weie rccnicicil 'Hie Millies weie nricsteil in it huge iiieKCinue ueuse ai Uie pelul i icvelv ere. Price was takei III t Ihij liuaucial dlstiiict while attempting in nigetlutc .. . ,..,,..,, : mi iiiii ( I ...i... . V ' P Lllg In in get ate reiillmii-.! en l'i.KTe.'Jmiiiiriiir lllspictetH raid. C eniinut.1 Jlf'!J''!Jm1. llmr ivi'Kmviis. ..AATMNTA-IUUMIMIllASIW'Kt'lAI.OiillviU ,KC 31 nnd .r-ilBP,wHc.. IMS Chc.tnut nt. rr. ftTI.ArtV. stolen secunuuH, tnc uispicteiH raid. .tiUHU RK.I.. KhTATK .I'tU?. M,,1,,UIV, Uf i;mie lniiiiuien ihikch FuMlMurt Dallr Kaeapt Sunday. Subscription I'rle IS a Tear by llau. Copyright. BZ2. by Pubtle Ldcr Company LES J. A. Flynn, U. S. N.f Heroically Tries te Halt Runaway at Chestnut and 17th Sts. LEAPS 'AND MISSES BRIBLE AND GOES UNDER HOOFS Crevds of Office Girls en Way te Werk Scream as They See Tragedy Euslgn Jeseph A. Flynn, of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, was crushed te death under a runaway team lie tried te halt nt 8:10 A. M. today lu Chest nut street near Seventeenth. The thlrty-yeur-eld officer was trampled by the runaway horses and the wheels of n heavy milk truck passed ever his abdomen. He died thrce min utes after admittance te Jeffersen Hos pital. Ensign Flynn, who bad an excellent nnvy record and who held the grade of lieutenant during the war, bearded nt the home of Mrs. M. Tate, 20110 Chest nut street. He was engaged te Miss Mabel Harper, Mrs. Tatn a daughter. Flynn left the house intending te walk east te Fifteenth te get a League Is land trolley car. He was attached le the' industrial department at the Navy Yard. A two-horse truck of the Supplcc-WIIN-Jencs Milk Company was stand ing In Chestnut street nenr Nineteenth. William Trichel, 171 WcU Taber read, the driver, was making a delivery. Ensign Flynn reached a point mid way between Seventeenth and Eight cenitth btreets, when the horses becunte Continued en I'nse Twe, Column tire E1TR1P ENSIGNTDDEATH LAST-MINUTE NEWS THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY BURNED TO DEATH IN AN EXPLOSION AT 320 SOUTH WATER STREET .' ' - ' A three-year-old boy was burned te death at 1 o'clock this afternoon in an explosion a 320 Seuth Water street. The vic tim is Jehn Idmiets, son of William Idmiets. JURY PANEL EXHAUSTED IN SMALL TRIAL WAUKEGAN, ILL., April 27. With four jurors for the trial of Governer Len Small selected and sworn in a. nsw venire of 100 was called for today. Only sixty-two could be found, ana! Judge Claire C. .Edwards excused twenty-five ethers Ter various reasons. The State then resumeCT questioning of prospective Jurers. FIND KOHN GUILTY HE COLLAPSES Judge Davis and Scott Have Tilt Over Pell of Jury SENTENCE IS DEFERRED hdwm I.. Nelin. bankrupt broker. t'10 scub-d veidict wa- opened in Juda H-n Is" court, - here U. 1'. Kehn . fe. tenlit . ,... i, ,.- i, here i he former head of oeiiu. i. .71-011. luun iiniiruey. liinu. i.llli. Hi., inet 11 lirtti nt, tl n.l "t4t I'lnniii, i"- ji', "hmi ti juiiFt it'n'ti for further iiistiuetlen. The efTcct , "" elect rl.ul en the bieRcr und his ,,,,"IM, Rut the uddenl.i raised hopes of the Asslsiuni Crier Itiasieu. iiddicssin" i Wetell. asked hew the jury; found ' Kehn, "guilty or net guilty V" Falls te Tremhiiu ceiercd its lace witn jus nam Mr. Sisilt asked .luilse IIimIs for ncr. mission le poll the juiy . 'I hat ppi cilurc i tills en cacii tmiiiiiiuui juier te pub. Ilcly announce his mie. Starling 'with WVtzcll. tbe feii'iu.iii. .Mr. Scott loci up ciicli count sep ..,,. ......... ..,,,, ,,, ,,,s .,, I,,, nieuis me iiciurcii te wine ilenn the urani tuc .liuniinii meua ' li.slu,.ds..cu,blcdw.,heu.,cneni. Tlu" llSZ" m V ,,7', !!c l',, , yUTZyVurJm .', u l.y en all four counts," ,,,,..,,1 , ,,, phnise "ur.,; deivn"' !,,,nI'! 'JiSve1 tltn&ii N e, -slum i k I., h.s ,..,.,.,. ,. .., . i',.'.". r'vr. r.!"r..T'',r:i' "''ii -' )"j i-. m l ....... ... , . ...... ,.,,,. ..,.,, ...... ..,,,j iii,-i,'i,,ii' imiiirfxi . rrf Crushed te Death ir aBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaH ENSIGN JOSEPH A.' FLYNN Naval officer who gave his life to day while stepping a runaway near Eighteenth and Chestnut streets IRISH REBELS BEATEN Free state Troops Take Muliingar, Executive Praises Great Nation Natien In Brief Battle Twe Slain r . e rr Muliingar. Ireland. April 27. Troops al,st Supreme Example Of of the Previsional Free State Govern- ,,,;.,, n..-:.. ment gained control of the town today American Opportunity after n battle with the i regular Irisu . ' Republican Army forces, in which two ( men were killed and six wounded. The irregular troops had been stationed here in anticipation of Eampn tie Valcra s ""pi :tTTir t 1 n,Hat,.,,,daj'- , The fighting lasted two hours, each side losing one man killed. The regulars captured and disarmed a lony'Mead et Republicans. nuilclings ucnr evidence et tlic lray. nnd merchants refuse te open their stores, tearing n recurrence et the trou ble. The Republicans arc still holding tlic police barracks. An armored car. Illllllkm ' A(l.lft,C! ..tt.u .fAllll,. .In. iiuiiiiie, u, ivtuiuie, ,.ue iutiuns "' nircviii. TO SUBMIT FULL Lloyd Geerge Summons Pre miers te Consider Nete Deny It Will Be Ultimatum OFFERS WILL RE SET FORTH urrcne will dc eci run i n , l.v the Asseeiati'd Press Geiie-i. April i'T. "nnie .Minister I.lejd (.cerge today imllcd Foreign , MlnintiT Schnnzcr. of Iinh : Vhci'ic- ,,,;,., f..,i i ,. , ,, M Inlmnr ST?: "M ' " ' .Minister .insnar. r e's,, ln ,,,. ,'1"' '" ,'"' vil1" h' Alhei lis te leach mi PLAN 10 RUSSIA went en trial cs- uiidei.tandlin- eier the document te be'', ""' A',1" i',1 "".' v,'i' 'VIII mlilressrsl tr. ,i, !,...! :.. ...... . 'lien. ie ml vii iiciug tiinn cnlretvcheili - - ... - ..., ii, i ir itiiii:! r in i-i'in- rn i ... t . . 111 leply te , . .!,1 ,.,. imi w - let -!HOieaN. "lls ieiiineut will cenlain net enli wliet is nske.l f the Russians, but also w 1111 itu. iiiw .-. .rr Th. .,, , ' . i" "nr uiem. 'iMiiii---iFi fiii i us ill l niiflieui "m ' uiii.ii,.,. ..i ... .... . ......... .nru n iiussia lu I lit Iiiu11nIi text til i In miehitii ii ... . . , .. ' i .i ,, """'""i Hirn iiiuiHrMiN lhe iMHiMii'r ii.j . .. . lu xlcw et the serious .s-eiminle con. dillens in Itussin. the ciedller (ieicin. the war debts hlv.l-elr icjnlihtei! What , the llttllude of the Pi.Weis ,(, ,,,, tills question has net been imnle i..,. Acceidln; le the S elullsi ergiiu I n- i eni. a nlen-iri s It tins of ilu, t'.mr,.. ........ wl'l he In il en Mimdai te puss rese. IiiIIiiiih alieiiily uppieied by seieml of ". ,.,,,,,,. ,i,iiuii-n u) scieini 01 unless siiuii j ni-eru iic.un teuay IM llicctiuiinlsHleiiN. hi- prlritlh t.tllci. lit the rctaura4aWr ,,.,, ,.,,,.,. ,.Xpi esses the view thut KmiilejM nay hi) culldltluu h Het &' ,,n I -" I 1 1 1 1. te held Hlieli a session, Iflellrt. ' , gT Canth tm P.-a s,nr. rrii... & fmJBKU i vf'T PRICE TWO'CRl SPIRIT OF i NEEDED Tl TS1 DEN Believes General's Mafna.nJjrirty'li weuirj nave speeded World, Restoration SPEAKS AT BIRTHPLACE ( nc MMinu aduv i rincMi nnm, ?.wrn Harding Pays Tribute te Her$ ?k Relentless in War, Med est in Peace . ? CENTENARY IS OBSERVED" lly the Associated Press Point Plcawnt. O.. A pi II 27. The , erld today needs ulmcthlne of the -fl llrlt of General .Grant. President tii!- ,i. i..-i . i , , . -fl "'"''"S declared today in an address ' $ nt e.tcrcises commemorating the 100th '? anniversary of the birth here of Ute i yjk K,.,.nt tnllitarv liiirinr "I -emetlines wonder." the Prece dent slid, "if the magnanimity ef4 li.. ""; " "s'ii. iciimc!h, imniier- ul'IC iilltllt in wiirftirc the unremll- liennl surrender Grant would net be helpful In the world today. The great wer'd strug-jle. whidi we might rca rca senahly ilcsignate tlic civil war of western civilization, and in whwh we mi creditably and hc'pfull.v participated, left peoples und nations nroe'trata' hut dl.v knowing which way te lup for, 31 icstorntien. . ' '" m "I cannot helu Imt !.';..... n. (A,- semetlifng of the sji'rit with wbich'i i rant wc'ceiuctl victory. s-cinth!ng qf' ty, ins ciigeimsH te' retu-ii peaceful,, iffi v.ajs. weu'il have speeded t.ic rcerfV& lien and havtcjird tlic tefiirn tn ureV-ri llcrity and liiiipliicv?. without whlch Vi tliere can be ite ubidlns iicaic." JYy, Realties, f:iVur,Medert In PeWt' m r. i lartl ug 'tuili tribute, lir fir,,i iS "(he military here, 1f the Republlft. fumniaiidiiiff figure nAnc piilitaryAUil tery 'of the wl.rM; jhc MiHilrt&t$f rttetile of tiingniinimity of nil tilurirtH& iiiefi MriKintr CAiimpie or pimsibl Itien.ef i .niernan lire; tlic cenlldciit atidr-Vk ,....,,--, ,'iFiiiiiiniiurr in wur nii'i tnrvi, i ...,..,.-, .,,,,, m iiiiuiiiniie iicillieucr OI ' . W.V l,""w hi" iheri-hiucnt of peat.-e.?; inteiiMfied by his Intimate knowledge It M.' the horror' of war.'' the Picsident cen.-"w t lined. "I 111 II uAfl fu,!!,',..,, 1, ......i.i "$?-! have iiiiiirecd of nil Hint tlm i!nn,,M. Sa i Ims su iccently dene In joining Other, $ , iinuuiin in mi ut uie uui'iieiis of ansi- ! incut and pio.netliig understnmlings.il 'which make war le-s likely.. . I knew ll " we mi nne approved bevau&e we H surreiiiiereii no llideendcnec. we, gaiT up none of natiennlilj fur whlch've ieir;iit. nut we imvc rui thcrcd 'the Its m ranees of iieiice, which was the -upreine .MMiiiin-; of his great hmve luiirt. , "It is lifiv-sctcii years' since Grant g.ir'-iiidfd victory w'th iiitigiiunlmlt.T. It N thirl .seven jent kIiicc he laid down the weaiied :iiitelilngr'ii!icr'v i.en nnd made his one and euh .iincmler Ills fame uvure. The Republic has net forgotten and will net femet. "Whnt of the Republic jtsefV It will ml lie lliweinly te mi tlnir'Aiiierlean c.tample and Amerii-nit conception of J'"-11''0 '""! Hhcily s' then have In.' i,IPM1.P1 ,1( SS0U ,,,,, i,s- iKI1ift. iintl.i than Grunt's sen he li the Uniea siuipeii i ue ceiii'se d our InilU. C'MIIalleii 'I'liic.itcnrd . " store of new rcmiblic.s me ua flrlcd their lings ,(icl ilcjneeracy han eiieiied new meiiucs of Hberly and mad j"M h" "' """i Mi lll,utien mean" ,. ,i iias ,mip ,...,.1, ,i. ,,,,. ,t,i ''l'"' ,,!lfi V','""m1 !l '"vlulty puiutinft ' t iimiii nil 1 iu,iiuii; hum thicutciicil liv the World Wur. mt .1.. .....! . t lm war's, ntlerinnlli efiilillnliil .,ntrlia ".i," assail tin nnd reiolutieu h "".fl" 0,"" lhe ""'''J1 "' ur ei ii limn tne eiieniieHWKIitn " hn.c been mere thiiMfiiiiig thuii. these IV fl r i;iirfl ami nniiKHi ! .-.... ......i nii'i ii nit ii(t uai i i-Khi nun in .(Mjii or (Miriv iMHUfirte.- Tf ; . . . i. .... .4 . ' V L T'iVBv ' . ... ,iU ,,.,, .......... ... n aWiilni. aJf: SKI e.... ,i... eZ- yll i id un in" Kini i uiiiiiiniHjrr. mi, .t-m ......... ii in.. ....vi i. ....r.t.i ;?J rJ , K,m cnlus. " vl "" ti A & t'0"""'"'' n lpe t'nfnli-tHrreluma ratw" Xf '- . ' ' A. F. THOMPSON ILL " & A, l". TIuiIiiimeii. proprietor ftf'f i,i,..i.mi.ii's Mm nhTI" i'iinin,ii ....... .'-,:' iwas sei.nl wllh a Mitlilm attack , A AJ' Illness shinty before, neon today Im ,''' 'jAm 'n l : . '-S1 M mfifj t'?lil&sV5(fill WMXW,' "..