'S .-.' ,, $?fff? rM.i ifhlyMi' .' ,'-,( M '.. - a . .. r r ltj avn 31 $ Wiilii yi . ft' .'. 4' m t9H ICU-fPCTaV-nrVI i . -?ritMl'W.fHlS. ---.- .T.Ti .- .4,,4i... '... -r ' T-t-SS-UtWH OTir.111 win Rf& Tnlie 111 112 Plr a. 8 45 fe'tff w nw Km im j-n'i; "" ' ' lv6Lymef '"? Ene irrrJns Becenif'.nisag Sutler at tlvi Peplnflta Under- lh Act of. Marc.r 3, 1 at Philadelphia, Pa. PH1LADELPHIA,.THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1922 rufcllthtd Dully F.tcerl Hundy, Pubicrlntlen Prlca fl a Taar by Mill. CeryDtht. 1022, t-y Public Ldr Company Bl I ' wwm rv .'.? fKnsMlKir " -KglKInE i i : i , yferPPfl iWMtl i.Ai' t T! " - . J T'J(f jBiM1!. ?wW?i 'wnnjiy i. i ..iij u nu' u?jJ.:"i'-Ii,ik ... ,t ,i,if.'iii.vJ,sJw. E'Slm wfliv1 M; AilyiBiMMiif va I 'rP5r.-'n K: y iyi il fcii Mil 1 - '... i ! ''H -X. teiiW cfet- Officefain founded en Fer-enal-r-eenng- no- , fe ' gardingPest- .,. . IkJflRAkLDLY'WOULD g SrINQ APPEAl! TO HARDING Icbmmittee'ef Six N-itwd te Cheese Had bf Exposition ! Meets Today & -T3ri SERLY UiS.'SANCliUN.atKB liladelphlaDelegatien yLays PrOJOCt H6TOro'neMo Committee , Whas netbecngW.". up that Her. 'k'riru. m.,h Indeed -te direct ?tht'Seiul-Cntennlal Exposition. .(vw?ee7.,. -., K,ikrd'W. Bek ILSi Hoever, Secretary ,. Kirce,iln nshlhjtbn yesterday as 'te &h. he wold?be ,wlltln te accept el"tlte'cWrtcommlslenerhlp. .Ulr..n and Mr.-tek'lcft the Sesqu -Ilcentenlnal bearing before the Expos! Expes! Expos! W'tlenommittee of the -Heuse at neon Iliad cAllcd en ilr.-HoeVer at the Com Cem tSSmtrce Department Building. ' ?m Jt'U underst6dl that the renewed 'WjMtrel the honor was made te learn If ! Hoevtr would consider it scrieu. W?a far as ppcsenal feeling was concerned, K;tb"t Present Hardlhg mteht b6 'approached te see it he. was " " SS-releasc Mr. Hoever from hlf. cabinet SMr. Hoever laler"accempanlcd Br. .Yltea and Mr. Bek tethe private lunch Cfonlvtn.te the delegation at the rrn S'Hncc of-Sellcltor General James M. K'BilhediSPekcsemen of the committee w HBO. bad represented Phlladelphin s in- yjtsresls.at th hearing, and cnattcu wun , tttm about the. project. Mr Rea's private car. remained en a fiding at union "n. """""'v; ' when the'rtmainderef the party left for Vntamlttpe of Ms cheKMl te i ielct a man te direct tnc fair is te dc '5 wt!u together for a meeting this after J & SperJ. -It Alse held a,mtlrtk .of iiwfct ,LMiJ member at "Wiihlngten yslrdrfy. :i t '" Early Annouiieeeient lremlcd . .'jX Mr. tlca has premised" that as seen ?liUM''Xlectien js made and an acceptance 'el the eommisslenirship Is obtained. jL aaneuncement'wlU promptly, be made te m the public. 'A man close te him this A'i awrning. saW teday: "Mr. Ilea will KaeVjust what'hc says about the nn nn Anneuncement, , hut w6 arc net new able TY5j.te;ay whether Mr." Hoever cither nc Wtrtted or declined. tf)V","Iii any event we dislike te make anuDiic tiie dccunatien et tnis or mm big man, no matter hew geed his rea sons for dccllninc. because it may nffect lithe, attitude of the mnn that might' next pbe.appreached. Net that it' should have ftiuai eneci. et course, out pessiuiy n. is -JSUman nature. Tihat is tbc way Mr, Mta feels about it nnvwav. ftf;"AB n matter of fact any job that jHoever or Charles M. Schwab Is n fcjjpretty Important one, nnd the effe pretty important one, nna the enering I? tA'r.this honor is a big compliment te any R;man. Mr. Hoever is a treat engineer vaaa n great executive, and he, like Mr.. t . . . ... .. Hcnwsb, would be ideally suited te tbc $Uk of directing tbe greatest world's jjjftir of all jtlme and the celebration wef tbe founding of modern political free" M I Unit Ai fAa4 "We can only hope for the' best, and fJ meantime we would greatly prefer net t. " ui'vubs ncsmiaiieiiB wun hub or 9: tint bis man. Whpn this thlnvis met.. ( tied an announcement will be made." .V fituyvesant Fish, of. New Yerk, for--' gerly president of the Illinois Central v Rilread Company, has written te the k. peyi'ii'Ccntennial 'Association thnnkinc f' it for the compliment conveyed through tf the suggestion of Dr. Russell Bellamy, if.ef. Mlddletewn, N. Y., that he be W'Mmed Chief Commissioner of the Fair. ;t i "e wrote, however, that such an i liener was out of the question for hint m-,.mn j',1- wwe offered officially, as he ij'Ji "'fee-score years and teu" and M-:. rcUr' ,'rem .hard work ten years B-!Ki.nn,.col,,d.ne,t.th,nk of undertaking uch a task." He wished the Fair a iMireat success. :Mi,;r?,'lewi,"f1 the Sesqul-Ceiitcnnlal af.Wlng .yesterday, Mayer Moere ex- l'Sm ,,,re.Blf tedJ."B satisfied that f-0jSKpt acLlen en beh" ' the fair feiSi .new CJ"'C' by the legislative FrntSt branches of tbe Govern- J; Favorable Action Seen I ..id ".V"Sllte"Ae Mayer llm. . tJn By iZ'.i-. . "" weens. we will hnvn 'nr action' by the Heuse and Semi t? fft5...i? " Exposition will have n i&NpSJlonales BtZ' ""'' i" weru nut With the Gov. BpSr;1"' (u,t'h 1 the "dmlsslen with aaiJS!iBiB!w bre,,bt up the subject of n iiiL-- "."' u iironesen." sn .1 k jer; "tint nn. i ' '..". ,n, II Jtpp. hn krJM': Premium. Wral Vr U ilti1' ' "r",per ''" ''at ldui-J'tSsnTc'iZ1!; m f PhliadelpBlV' and air. nea nna air. ok '& pptnt-tbt te!I,li Wnahinen at the 1 " ftwehare, returnini te-the 'city tbta "'i mnTnlnr'.iK ' ' .', fr'ner Id.;. ,'."'.. ' v" i-i uiihv. 4hs w II ntZ " ' '"stage .- niircm Nnnn .rk.j. -. RhWn of 1020.V hS'-a "" W ",u '"" 4,'l,ur' '"" - """ "" ""0,p LW..I;nfneU.r1V,f'": "tt.K' T7 "' "HU"nB 'rn ngn,n thd ecnIa. -. ,, " "vy" :.:" 7 ii '"," "?. "e : " "' "" nerwa; w tM teKK-.i v, ,A NO re..,. ... 4!&aSSlSiisUSA f- ae. avAim ioa.Ne r0" ., PPVLJXA.A.mpAVu m?W-PU" &': ff ataN,A.....Nm ra. .,.., S?!f.h &! ,'srfAS1r-'MIBlaTs-J, puH-w.. M.. W d .iVMaas-'Ita, . fcjMw'lu.-lfclat.eeiaa en flat tmTit ttotZiXternito,. JE rodents which are unusually lnrW Z .---- k....- -Tr "' aTT 4Wi;iawfcs4 -;. . ....Ti" . , .... ;. v ?? rw a'- yn?wwnhrmwi zzi&m$ir&&.&MtfB .wwTMw.v?rMwft jLai is. t- ".., ''.i.twi. . . jWimi8xjMi ' .7.l .wif.wir . r ,. ..vi . j i . 1.:;-varr rSfZVznsfsKSWJkmtmj mmm -----------D-.. .....;fci,,..M, lgiB-i Held in Check Fraud HHHHMBHHHMgjMaMa aaaaaaaaB-B'IHEwC X v-v "laaH jKKKKk'WjliiHa? 2':V 1 iHi' JaPW'P'ttal 'iiBBP';liaHk!'iH iHV'llHaaH aHHK:6'niaiBH wppwJwasyiipwia-v.tiMWWWs ' -IOSKPH T: CtANCEV Known as tlieN ''.Million-Dellar Kill," tiabbetr here . en 'charge of passing worthless checks RICH.OIL MAN'S DASH TO SICK SON NEAR END Harry v Sinclair Rushes . Thrjaugh . City en'3000-Mlle Race -' Harry F. Sinclair, millienaire1 chair man of the Sinclair Coiiselldatcd Oil Corporation, passed, through North Philadelphia, station at 2;53 o'clock this' afternoon en the 'final' lap of a ,1000-mllc dash te be' at 'the bedside of his' slx-ycar'-eld' son.' -. j Mr. 'Sinclair was In Mexico City when he. heard that the boy', Harry, Jr., had been operated en for double masteiditis. The father -decided te rush cast te be with him, knowing that the operation was a most serious one. A special train was ordered for the dash from Mexico City te San Antonie. The run was made In twenty-five hours and twenty-five minutes, which railroad men say comes close te setting n rec ord. ' As the special train whirled North. Mr. Sinclair received bulletins from time te time concerning his son' con dition. Fer the last twenty-four hours the bulletins have been favorable. The boy Is 'nev reported out of "danger. The news did net slacken the speed of the train. Mr. Sinclair Is traveling In his private car, Since. It was nttnehed te Train Ne. 30, the crack, extra-fare train te New Yerk. The train stepped at North Philadel phia but n moment, te discharge pas sengers. 'Sinclair Is due te be at his boy's bedside by 3 o'clock this after after neon. " DEATH HALTS TRIAL Children Say Father Was Jlsater) Fatally by Policeman Sudden death halted the trial of Ben jamin Levin, 2008 Seuth Ninth street, before Judge Audenried today.' Counsel for- Levin and tbe Corener's "Office fay suspicious circumstances nur- round the death which was attributed at first te natural causes.' Levin's tweirldc for the leasfc money that any citizen Sens, aged four and five, told their! can expect." mother "a tpellccman struck daddy en ine nenu wun n ciud ana .tnt ne nan fallen in the street nnd gene te sleep." Levin went en trial Tuesday charged with refusing te pay a $000 note due Benjamin Itcibsteln. 425 Seuth Sixth street. Levin claimed some, work Tlelb stein did for him wna unsatisfactory, and the case was continued until today, when architects were te have testified. Levin left his home nfter lunch Tues-. day nnd nothing was heard there of 1)1 m until the prillrn exported he had met with nn accident. HELD FOR AUTO DEATH Driver Drunk In Stelen Car When He Hit Taxi, It Is Testified Corener Knight, held Charles An An dereon, n Negro Carlten street nbeve Fifteenth, without ball for the Ornnd Jury tedny nfter witnesses testified that Andersen, drunk, drove an automobile without the consent, of the owner nt terrific speed and falted to"fttep nfter causltlr u collision at Sixteenth and Walnut streets, which resulted in the death of Lulgl Pempcl, R008 'Thomp son street, a P. lrV. repnirm'an. VAndersen, it'.was charged, sped past walnut" street 'en Sixteenth, April 22, striking atnxkab driven by Harry Felnberg. 2523 Spnnglcr street. The tnxicitb toppled ever en Pempci, who was working en the tracks. Louts Shlelfcr. 52 North Kdgement street. owner of the car, said the machine was taken- without his knowledge. Thp po lice said Andersen was intexicnted. REPORT WAR FINANCE BILL 'Heuse Committee' Acts Favorably en Amended Senate Measure Washington, May 1. (By A. P.) The Heuse CommltUe en Banking nnd Currency" today ordered n favorable ve ve pert en the bill recently passed by the Senate extending the activities of the War Finance Corporation for one. year from June !t0 next. The committee, however, amended It te Include several of the recommenda tions recently, made by the corporation. "out steaLTngT Tramp Slides Inte Heme, but Finds Man and Wife There A tramp .who for n couple of weeks hnd been sleeping In n room nt the rear of 1727 North Fifth street, stealing in last night, found the room occupied by James Hnrrisen and bis wife. The tramp fled, letting fall as he did a lighted candle thnt he carried in his hand. A fire started. The Harrisons awakened nnd put out the fire. ATTACK IRISH CHIEF IN VAIN Qrarigem.an'.s Residence Withstands Assailants for Three Hours Belfast, May I. (By A. P.l The residence of Majer Moere,, grandmaster of the Londonderry Ornngcmen, nt Melennu, en the Douegal-Lewlondcrr)' border, was attacked last night by 1(K armed clvillnnv. The attack lasted nearly three hours, nfter which a whistle bounded nnd the raiders re tired. ; Most of the windows of Hie huildimt were' shuttered, hut since the windows us well as the deyrs, were protected by J T r- Committee' Action -Presages , Fjnal ..Approval. Tomorrow of Frankford Plan , COMPANY, EXTENDS SINGLE TICKEfRlGHTfaRHAWN ST. Publio Service Commission te Get Terms as Soen as City Indorses Plan The Frnnkferd Klevntcd lease wns approved, today by Council sitting ns u committee of thcj whelc( nnd Is be lieved certain .of fipnl,, passage, nt a special meeting of Council called for tomorrow. The committee placed Us stnmn of 'nppreval en the, lease without n dls scnting vote. wTilch. of course, nssurea its swift passage, through, the ether fermnl meetings which must consider It under the daw. ' This afternoon It will .be rcnerted in Council nt the regular meeting, re ferred te me .uemmite en, iransporta iransperta iransporta tlen, which will meet Immediately. Council reccsslnf 'for.-the purpose, and then will be reported back 'with a fa verable recommendation. Tills lcaves-.en)y. final passage in Council, which cannot be en the same day. Therefore, Richard Weglcln, president of Council," announced a spe cial meeting for this purpose tomorrow. Little Time Lest In Talk The favorable report of the commit tee of the whole was made nt the In stance of Ceuntllmnn G'affney, who made the motion. What is regarded as nn Important concession te the people of the north eastern section was announced 'at to day's meeting in the extension .of the one-fare zone froth Cettmnn street te Rhnwn. ( At first the company had intended te charge nn extra fare te thnt point, but tedny Celeman J. Joyce, counsel for the company, said that he was authorized te announce the extension of the zone. When the meeting opened Mr. Weg lcln said: "We are about te consider, .the most constructive and important measure ever brought before this Council.' The Frankford elevated has been the sub ject of debate and discussion for years." Wegieln Urges Approval Mr. .Wegieln then, sketched the his tery of. the ntreVerslr'a and, 'public hearings ever the elevated, and "Anally described tbe, conferences which Jed i te the framing of the lease. pllshbd." herald, ''the llilc. undoubt edly will glveexceltcht service te tlxf people, and wm. provide tne longest Councilman Hall also .spokcen the measure. .,., "I understand that this'leasc has been gene into thoroughly by the Mnyer, Mr. Mitten pnd yourself," guld Mr. Hall te Mr. Wegieln. "I think If we started te nrguc en It we would make a great mistake. It would be nn error te make any changes. There.' Is just one ques tion I 'would like te nsk. Councilman McKinlcy, of the northeast, nnd tbc residents of that section, nrc Interested concerning the Bustleton extension, nnd weuldrllke te knew what will' be done concerning the Cottman te Khnwn street extension of the line." Mr. Weglcln then said he had been informed by Mr. Mitten that this mnt mnt ter would be taken up with engineers nnd nmlcnbly adjusted. City Solicitor Smyth, who was sit ting with Mr. Weglcln. announced that Mr. Mitten had said he had every desire te comply with' the requests of the northeast and would de everything pos sible. Zenes te Be Extended A few moments Inter Mr, Joyce arose and announced that the request of the northeastern residents already had been' taken care of. nnd they would get the' extended service without extra cost. In urging the speedy npprnvnl of the lease, Mr. laffncy made one of the shortest speeches en his record. "Lct.'s speed it. up," he said, and put it in the form of n motion. "We have learned a lessen ns u Continued en Tar Twehe, Column One DAUGHTER OF EX-SENATOR CLARK OBTAINS DIVORCE Is Mether of Bey ' Who Found $1,000,000 In His Stocking ' New Yerk. May 4. Mrs. Mary Cul ver Clark Kling. daughter of former United States Senater Clark, copper magnate, lias received, an Interlocutory decree of divorce from Charles Petter Kllng. a New Yerk lawyer, who has mnile his residence for several years In Paris, it became known yesterday. Mr. Kling is new said te be traveling In Kurepe. He offered no defense te the suit. Their marriage, occurred in 1P0". n year after Mrs. Kllng had ob tallied a divorce from her first husband, Dr. F.vcrett Mailer Culver. Mrs. Kling, .eldest .daughter of tbe Mentana millionaire, whose $8(000.000 home en Fifth avenue is one of the show places of New Yerk, called seven wit nesses te support ehnrgen of miscon duct against her husband In Bosten and ether cities. The corespendents were net named. The estranged couple had one son, Cicrnld Kling. Sennter Clark's favorite grandson, who Kept tne mother nnd father together long after they censed te find happiness In ench ether. The fabulously wealthy grandfather ndnres the child, eaterday It was re called that when the Klings returned from Kumne several years age. arriv ing en Christmas Eve, the Senater chartered a vessel te go down the bay te meet t he little fellow, He told him that en Christinas morn be would find n million dollars in his stocking. The tiny chap didn't appear n be the 1cs bit affected by this nn iinuncement, explaining thnt he would rather hate,-a deg, But the tremendous clft was there for him when he nwuke tbe next morning. '.. Pled Frem Heme VjW ",,':S' t' ?'3JVvtB liW?'J:'i2aSJMi'iJi7SB Sv &, i : -if. . ' .' JipsapBjFw ( . j '&ivsj is., """' 'X'ji.v'' .. V V l '' i5 ." ' K B T ' ''', t....., - " & . '" f i ? BB x.'! '; ;-' ,' '2 '&JK?0tim 1 - '"' ' -'-; :'-.fSJ I '. Z""h '?' "L " ' ?.$ ''?;, a ' ,.'. ?: ..'. i - ' . ' .sal FREDDIE WILLIAMS,, Nlne-'year-e!d Inmate of St, 'Jehn's Heme has, run away again invalid Mether of Nine-Year-Old Freddie Williams Para lyzed in Bed CHILD WAS INMATE OF HOME Bedridden, 'her limbs paralyzed Jicley the waist as the result et being struck by an automobile. Mrs. -Margaret Wil liams, 025,4 Summer street, rests prepped en her pillows praying for the return of ,her nine-year-old son. Fred die, who disappeared .from the St. Jehn's Heme, Forty-ninth street and Wyalusing avenue en 0 o'clock Tuesday morning and has net been seen or heard of since. "My illness and suffering is nothing compared te the less et my only boy" the mother said this morning, her eyes brimming with tears., "The anguish, the terrible thought of net knowing whether he is dead or alive Is what worries me," Mrs. Williams ex claimed. "Freddie has always been a geed bev until the .last four weeks," the mother explained. ' '.Puring the past four weeks be has developed a mania for running away Twice he was. caught by the police of Frankford and once In Camden, where .remained for two days wlthout-feod Henry William, employed at tbe gal yieinmg company, seventh and HnnseiH streets, the boy's, father, has vainly sought tbe haunting places of his seu. He has. made trips te the , camp camp Ing'greiinds of the various' cjreuscs and carnivals In 'the' city, hut has been able te find no trace of jilm. mrs. wiiuams. freddic's mother ' in, n- .in. nn, nun r reuuic and lier daughter Lettie, ten years old, was struck by nn automobile' en the, Pork Perk way November 7, 11121. nnd received nn injury te her .spihe which has since resulted In, the letnl less -of the use of both her legs. Judge Stern, In Common Pleas Court, awarded Mrs. Williams a verdict of $25,000. one of the largest sums ever awarded a woman in this city for dnra ages. Mrs. Williams, however, states that she has net been nble te collect any of the menev nnd. ns a result, has many doctors' bills te pay, ns well ns hos pital expenses. Freddie, when he left the Institution last Tuesday, were the regulation blue striped blouse and dark brown trousers The police and Missing Persons Bu reau have been notified te keep n sharp watch for the youngster BAY STATE ADMITS WOMEN Four Seated. In. Massachusetts Epls . copal Diocesan Convention Bosten, .May 4. Fur the 'first time In the history of the Episcopal Dloccse of Massachusetts women yesterday were admitted te it diocesan convention ns lay 'delegates. Teda four women thus seated will veta. in the election of n Bishop Coadjutor. A two-year struggle for a change .in (he ciinmw ,, the church ended when the delegates veied ter woman sunruge. The clergy present, favored thp innovation bv a vote' of S8 te' .IS," nnd the lay uVlegntca uy u vihi: ei -te iu , SHIP WINS BATTLE Five Months In- Gales and Ice. It Is New Near Destination After battling live months with ice jams, gales and severe cold, the steam ship Cieerse W. Clyde, which left this city for Chicago, December 1, v ar rive there Saturday. The Clyde Is one of the five ocean vessels bought by Chi cago steamship lines te revive lake trnnsMirtatlen. Shortly nfter leaving Philadelphia the ship struck u twe-dny storm, which drove It out of Its course. In the Itnv of Fundy it buffeted against nn eight v' mile gale, and In the Gulf of St. Law Law rence battled 000 miles of ice with the temperature 20 degrees blew zero. In Lake Erie it struck n ninety. Ilve-inlle gale and in the St. Clair Canal it was blocked by an Ice jam. new pmtyTn CONVENTION Kansas Farmers Hene Mine and Rail Men Will Aid. Teprka, Kan., May 4. (Hv A. P.) 'new party convention opened here today with the announcement I I. Paulsen, of Concenlln ,imu.nn.. by .i...i ...i.n. 4i. ... ,;... """. ui.il imiu uiu inrij ih riinuamentnllv' one of fnrmers," co-operation of mine and railroad labor Is espeelnllv desired The Rev. II. G, Bend, n 'Concordia clergy mnn. who wns a sponsor of the Populist party thirty years nge, ad dressed the convention en "oppressive taxation." Included in the nnneunced draft ef-u jil at form is n plank against the, Kansas Industrial Court. The party, weum aise inver n recall amend r, I f r i - OFRONAWAY BOY 1 WINS BATTLE Defeats Chang en Three Fronts, ' Capturing Changsintien, His Stronghold MANCHURIAN ARMY IN GENERAL RETREAT Gates of Capital Closed Vic torious Troops Sur round City Special Cable Dispatch CeiivHiilit. I0U, lii Pn title .tihti' t'ewpiiiy( Pekln, May I. General Chang 'I fe Lin's forces were defented last night en three fronts by the army under Wu Pel Fu. the Central Chinese leader. The Central Chinese army is new less than twelve miles from the city, nnd Un gates have been closed. General Wu's forces brilliantly turned the flanks of the Manchtirlati'n array, -which began n general retreat toward Fcngtnl from Chungslnticn, which It had bold for several "days; Communication has been cut between this city njpd Tientsin, nnd reports of the fighting nrc meager, Pekln. May 4,-(l!y A. P.) The troops of General Wu Pel-Fu hnve sur rounded Pekln. General Chang Tsao Lin's army In the vicinity of Pekln has been scattered. AH railroad traf fic out of Pekin hns been suspended. President. Hsu Shin-Chang inndc nn nn ether effort today te end hostilities be tween the nvmics of General Chang Tse-Lln, military governor of Mukden, and General Wu Pcl-Fu, military lender of Central China, who arc figting for the control of Pekln. President Hsu, nfter n meeting of the Cabinet, sent telegrams te both gen erals" appealing le them te consider the welfare or China and end tne civil war. "Ah the diplomatic body has given three warnings te the Government re gardlng the present war," the Presi dent's communication read, "tbc rival leaders should eel aside their personal differences nnd strive te live up te the expectations of the Powers. As both lenders favor unification of the North nnd Seuth, they should suspend their war nt once nnd discuss with tbe Gov ernment the procedure of negotiations.'.' HARDING TO GET BILL FOR BANKLQAN BONUS Plan Has Finance Committee O. K., but Smoot Will. Send His Alse Washing ten. May, 4. Chairman Mr Cumber, et the Senate Finance Com mittee, wns authorized formally today by the majority of that committee te present his soldiers' bonus plan, with the bank lean prevision, te President Harding, ns the committee plan. Senater Smoot, however, informed the committeemen thnt he nlse would lny before the President his bonus plan, which contemplates a 20 per cent en dowment life Insurance plan without any specific previsions for leans te be made te veterans. Chairman MeCumber will be nccom nccem pnnled te the White Heuse by several ether members of the committee, ma jority. He will nsk Mr. Harding te approve the committee draft, of the bonus, which differ; little' from the Heufe measure except thnt the so se called reclamation prevision is elimi nated. CHECK FOREST FIRES Rain Aids Werk of Men Fighting Blazes Near Alteena . Alteena, Pa.. Mny 4. (By A. P.) Fire Wnrden' Williams, of thLs place, reported last night the forest fires which had been burning en the wntershed of the Tlnten Water Company, at Tipton, since 10 o'clock Tuesday unrnlng, was under control, due te the splendid work of mere than 200 men and a rain .vcs- terday afternoon. Mere than 2."00 acres et valuable timber mini was burneii be fore the fire wns get under control. 'Ilazlcten. Pa.. May I,- (By A. P.1 But one forest lire was reported In this section yesterday. It was nt the e)i Silver Broek section. Miiith of the city, nnd nns easily checked when u shower xwept ever the region (luring the afternoon. Tedny the danger of tires here Is past, as a heavy rnln has wet down the brush. "MILLION-DOLLAR KID7 HELDFJIR BAD CHECKS Theatre Party Interrupted by Police and Girls Flee In Taxi Jeseph T. Clnncey, known te the po lice as the "Millien 1 ellnp Kid." was arrested laH night by City Hall de tectives en charges of having passed worthless checks at various intervals here since 1018. He is wanted in vir tually every city of the V.nvi nn similar charges, nnd April 14 last was released from n reformatory, In California where he had served n term for bujiiig an au tomobile with a bad check. He was arrested last night while in company of two girls nt a theatre." The girls jumped Inte n taxi nml Hetl.' Severnl trust companies have pre ferred charges, ugnlnst him here. Among the organizations in New Yerk that want him for bad checks I the Salva tion Army, te which he made a "con tribution" of a chick for .$100. The check came back. Magistrate Ceward held Clnncey in $1000 ball for the Grnnd Jury. A'S GAME OFF TODAY Mays May Hurl for Yanks Here Tomorrow The A's will net hnve n chance te nnnex their fourth nl might win today. They will have te wait until tomorrow before they go nfler this icoeid. The second game of the series which was scheduled with the Yankees today was called off shortly after neon en ac count of wet grounds. The .Macks probably will have te face Carl Mays tomorrow. The ace of the .vi ark men Going te Aid Stranger N Finds Husband Dying , '. , ; - Wife Called te Lecate Docter for Victim of Vertigo Recognizes James Thompson in Strangers Automobile Called freln her home" nt Carpenter ami McCnllum streets last night in an swer te the knock of a stranger who was inquirln. for the nenrest doctor te treat n man he had found Injured in tbe streets, Mrs. Julld Thompson looked Inte the strnnger's car te tind that It wiih her husband, James Thompson. Mr. Thompson died in the German town Hospital nt 2 o'clock this morn ing, lie wns seventy-six enrs e.Id, n former Common Councilman nnd super intendent of ii department and eldest iniplejc in tills illy t the Mldvale Steel Company. .1. W. Wliiltinnii, ti().,ti isciiuylcr it reel, saw Mr. Thompson fall ns he wns crossing McCulluni street, net mere than lifly feet from his home. He placed htm in his enr and then rang the nearest doorbell te nsk nbeut u phjsiclnn. I.rnrns Husband Is Hurt It hnppcnrd te be the Thompson home, nnd Mrs. Thompson bed been exprctlnK her husband home. "Can you tell me where I enn get a doctor quickly,?" said Whlttman, as Mrs. Thompson answered his cnll. "I iinve nn injured mnn iu my automo bile." "I wonder If It Is my husbaud," ex claimed Mrs. Thompson, nnd she hur ried te the car utid learned that It was. Mr. Whlttman helped Mrs. Thomp son get her' husband intti his home, from which he was taken te the Gcr imintnwu Hospital. Physicians there said that his death wii.i due te nn attack of vertigo. Mr. Whlttman mid Mr. Thompson fell ns though he bad been suddenly stricken. My. Thompson had gene te the monthly meeting of a building nnd lean nsMndutlen. Mr. Thump-en was superintendent LAST-MINUTE NEWS MOUNT ETNA IN ERUPTION CATALINA, SICILY, May 4. Mount Etna lias Tireken out again with eruptions of Increased -violence and is emitting con tinuous rears which can be heard for several miles. Dense black smoke is filling the sky. WOMEN JURORS FAVOR DEATH FOR SLAYERS LOS ANGELES) May 4. Calvi:i Powell and James W. Hea Hea teu, two of five men accused of having slain two policemen here December 6,' 1021, were found svdlty of first-degree murder. The jury, en which there were thrte women, recommended life imprisonment. It was stated the women favored the death penalty. WIFE SAYS RICHES ROUTED REAL LOVE Mrs. Clara L. Roberts, Who Defeated Divorce Plea, As serts Spouse Became Proud WERE HAPPY WHEN POOR "It was at' because lie thought I was out of pint ace iimeiig tlte people he wauled Hi. II a; se different and mi te en Willi level;- when lie wiimiM making much inene ami we were llxinu jti ceiVifurt ably." This wns i he ii.iiiii nf things civen this nieinlnc b. Mrs. Clara 1. Rob erts Iu the parlor of her tidy little home at filtV North Thirty -fourth street. Yesterday .ludge Stern hnd thrown out the idea of her husband for di vorce. The suit hail been breucht en the ground of nffrenth by Mrs. Kobln Kebln Kobln seu nnd the esthetic and gastronomic sensibilities of her spouse. Fer instance, she were n switch nnd kept this dire news from him until nfler they were nnfely married. And in the nhhts when he. came home Inte with a belligerent appetite she gave him te eat nnl tea nml rolls or boiled mnckerel. for which in one of his lien- evmneii cennilriices ic mil cenfessetl n ' f;,.,i:.t n VrV i . i i 1, . . The real trouble, ucenrdlns te the .;.r;n Jn the heginii ug he hnd bren en Iv a modest rnilwnv clerk. earn In.. '.. , !..... ...4..1. ' t rA,Kii. .....i i,.. ,.... i,.. It'l IIIWI I1MW llll,' ncn- ll''l' ' "It was the war thnt chnnged him' most." she said. "Hut before thnt he wns beginning te have lets of menev te i sneml nml In. vv.miIc.I I.. st,.,-l 1 ..- around with the ceuulrv club set. ' . " . ...... '...in. "I knew I haven I iret the style and manners of these people. I come from the same sort of everyday folk like my husband. I was net 'poed at bridge parties nnd ten. mid I suppose thnt I did things, nnd made mistakes that made Clrence angry. t "Hut nothing serious happened until the wnr. He came back n cnpaln of engineers nnd it had gene te his head. He came back without ever letting me knew lie was coming. He .didn't suy a word, didn't even kiss nie. Just packed his clothes and went off te his fancy people." RATS DISLIKE MINE STRIKE llailetnn. Pa.. May 4.-Pernn. ' wtiAui limiinu nre Inenln.l nn. aki t. ... ......... .... .......... .,,, IUU mines nrc mini in. i iii-u '"uinnini ever n menace, which followed the mine suh- of (he lire and nxle department of the Midvnle Steel Company plant nt Nice town, lie. hnd been connected with the company for the last fifty-five years. He retired from Common Council In 100.1 after serving two terms, as repre sentative of the Thirty-eighth ward. Besides his widow, he. Is survived by two sons, William, a member of the firm of F. P. Jennings, wool mer chants, and Bert, who Is with the Phil adelphia Kapld Transit Company. M'CORMICK NON-COMMITTAL ON PLANS TO WED GANNA Won't Deny "Personal Interest" in Polish Diva Chicago. May 4. (By A. P.) When asked regarding rumors that he would marry Mrs. Ganna Wnlska Cochran when she obtained a divorce. Hareld F. MeCermlck last, night replied : 'Thc domestic nffnlrs of Mr. nnd Mrs. Cochran are net my concern In the least." "Will you deny." he wns asked, "that there is the remotest possibility of your personal interest in Mine. Ganna Walska nfter the legal barriers have been removed?'' "Ne, I enn't sny thut." he replied and refused te answer further questions. Mr. MeCermlck. the head of the In ternational Harvester Company, was di vorced several months nge by Ills wife, Mrs. Edith Beckcfcller MeCermlck, daughter of Jehn D. Ueckcfellcr. Humors of the MeCermlck -Walsku romance followed the announcement thnt Mr. Cochran and his wife had reached nu agreement nn n financial settlement of their affairs and that a divorce wuuld be sought. DEFEAT OF NEW RIPS PARTY RULE Revives Agitation Against D rect Primaries Blew te President Harding - OTHER 'REGULARS' IN PERIL Uy CMNTON . OILltlJRT ! MafT rnr l """"'l'' rrrpmi(lfnl Kirnlnc Puhlle I.rdxrr , lii:, h'i Public l.crteer remr'anu ' m.ishiiikieii. .Mny i.- rue icier,v or, ISevcriilge ever .cv has hrdught forth I much feelin,-; umniic the ltepubll-nn pel- ' itlclnns nralut the direct prlmnrien. It will add in President Harding's de sire te cet rid of them, for the de- feat of his personal friend Is blew te the President. a severe lie recently premNcd te speak out once mere ngniust the weakening of party control by the system of party nominal Inn and the Indiana result gives him new reasons fur doing se. In the next Congress will be feen a greater break-up of pnrtj gexrrnment than I- being exhibited In the present one. Ucvcrlih'c's elect inn will nrl.l in I , 1,n n....,i.. ..f ll...... , ,.... ill.. 11 1. . . i.'""!' ;'' .-"iiiiiniN line iwir.'iu, .iiiiiii- ,. . . ,.,., 1 1 run iiiiii . r i-1 n mi nnruiin i nnin in.ii .viiiuai way in the upper house without mile h regard te what the ...m organization i,.,.i .. i..,-.. . ., .Jr "".' ,"'"1 .' ,,n"n. .vn,r!- 0ldI.V was the machine winch controls conventions for .mi. .e. Organization Tares Tights If conventions prevailed generallv the nnrnniiiiiinn .nl,i r,riiKi- . ...... "" ...V. '".. . - '. """"', .-""" U en iiuiiiiiiitiiiiLT ns uin iiirn nun re eleet Imp iiiciii in iewa, .-scnrnsKa, .Michigan, North IlnkntH and Ohie. At present there is a "regular'' organization i(c. publican row en from Iewa: another. MeCumber, iu North Dakota : another,' Tew'nsend. In Michigan : and Demo crats, Hitchcock and Penierene. In Ohie. In Iowa. Hroekhart Is a radlral ami ami railread, farmer cntididate. The or ganization is solidly against him. In the primaries Broekbart is admittedly strong. In order te defeat him the or ganization has encouraged half a dozen ether candidates. The Town lnw . !iiilres thnt te be successful in a prlmarv ' M en mil fin in tnilcf fiwnlrn X. of the vote cast. If no one receives .15 . iimiinhv dtitsv iiiiii; ijii hit rniir r .fenl lnc """"nation gees into ceu .CIIIIIM. If. by this maneuver, the Iowa nemi nation can be thrown convention. price: two eijHI PINCHOT MEfe IRNOFfl 'VP$ Crooked Werk at Pellinr f Mnaf C4nn DiMiar.M' .if t ' wra Declares . 'M i.r m'sim tilt, t ,.V A "TO PROSECUTE VlOLATOfrfe IF IT TAKES TEN YmW$ . ;NXJ?a jonnsen, Montgomery yeufliy - -7,iTysWil Leader, Jelrt3 Criest 't&ifH Beem Ferester J Mfl Because of the turning overief Ma; Organization cuunlles hi the InterleV. of the Stntc from the Alter tO',thf Plnchet column. Vnre lenders are'de? ncrntcly at work tedny trying .te line up a big vole for Alter Iu Philadel phia. They feel that n big machine reta here will be needed te overcome Pinchot's lend in the State. v ' Bccegnizlng the last -hour .moves tf the Varc leaders. Councilman- RepttV director of the Plnchet campaign' 'in; Philadelphia, sounded a warning;, to te O.ft.v against fraud, declaring that Tlela-, ters of the law would be presccutea u tlie limit. "It has been the practice of ii' vision lenders." snld Iteper. "InSlg? criminntely teVmnrk the bnllets at' local elections. We Intend doing everything in our power te see that thlaperi nicieus activity Is net carried out en Mny 10. i. , J "Indiscriminate marking of ballets has been especially flagrant In the. fir St fiflecti wards of the city and In the Nineteenth. Twentieth, Thirtieth. Thirt.v-sl.vlli nnd Thirty-ninth wards. The latter is the home ward of Senater1 Vure. . ,v Has Names of Violators -. "I Iinve the minion of the men4irh have been mnklng n practice of' Ull-i, lawfully marking ballets nnd I wish ;l ser.ve notice new thnt any assistance' t voters which' Is against the law will'lM punished te tire full extent provided for Mich violations. .??&$ "Mnrenrer T u-ntit te Mr irlth Muil.' Intensity thnt any proven VielatlWWtr,J: tne election law win net .eiww?.rrf,a magistrate's bearing but will befc4rii('HMl d up nnrt conririiens seu gut- it. .if ma ' .; i virs. . ? ' . ;iMW M ten "The mnHcietis abuse of nubile' e ' ,25l 4l.lA.,nA Ik., I.Wc. nl.i,...,..l. 1.t L 'tk 11'IVIIl.i; unit nun iiiuitii.-ivii4.nl yvw f.yj In the past has get te step. AvrijmBr-gS'l election no voter is entitled teaaa4iljiata mice unless lie first makes an aWfWfVg as te the character of his dlnablHtytjaM gj i iw ui!i..i,in(jim,v which iit-rump jpw,t:4 mice Is (he voterVinablllty,te.rertilW-Sfei iiamrM tin ikn K-ttft nf hv reaMk.i4 pnyucai riisnbiuty te mark nis jtMimt;jt "IT. therefore. Is the dutr :6t'JtitWm judges of election te refuse w . ....---.. - .- -. . M 1 ie any voter net se maaing an wmmrtYSrfi nnd env voter who receives SsiMeXy'.',i;l without making this affidavit vlelat-TWj tne election inw in tnat lie discloses, umt v secrecy of his ballet. ' '-" 1'L S Liable te Imprisonment 44 ,if',s'i "Assistance elven without thlU1'fS -i..i. ..i. .!... .T. i.i t.: -.. ift 1 inn ii iiuiuii'K nip t'lcciien law (hbjb .vj judge of election who permits It. sabjeja" ,!,.'.' I himself te a fine net exceedina' flOSi'1 and imprisonment for net merc,,t: $$ hup .iciu or iiiiiii. " . ' rn- ,,- Anv voter nink nc n false aBldaTK . I U llnltlc In n fiilirtctlnn nn n rhmrmm.'tt ? ' I perjury nnd subject te n fill? of ' $800 nnd Imprisonment net exceeding, seren ! years ami te Im thereafter disqualified I from being a wltnei-i iu nny court. "- Republican organization leaders I backing Attorney (iencral Alter are lit a real panic today ever the defections' of Congressman W. W. firlest, thV I veteran leader of l.nncaster Ceuntj'.nnd' ' Charles .fohnsen, .the leader "of Ment;' I genirry County. I'hesc leaders"- wheat ' the organization bad counted en1 for;' Alter am new working for Pinchot's , nomination. I'he fact tlint these two leaden hn ft' ' joined the Plnchet colors Is admit ft ", or. r,.e Th.. c.iu. r; m imien LCMUtne AUtttt TO 4-DAY ARMY TRUffE. Agreement Provides That All Afi gressive Operations Cease Uy the Associated Prr! Oubllii. May I. -A truce betnren the rival Irish republican army forces has been declared, it was announced this afternoon. The truce Is operative from -1 o'clock this afternoon until 4 P. M. Mendar. !nitn " vlPW ,0 K'v'i'K both sections of hi' iiiinj .in iiiiinriiiitic iijiiiuriunii y te discuss a imsis for army unification. ' The previsions nf the truce are: Claue 1. All operations except train ing and ordinary army routine will cease. Clause , All penetrative operations will cease. Claue .'!. Meth sections will co-eper-ntc te maintain order anil prevent nets of aggression against persons or prop erty. The document is signed bv Owen' O'Duffy and Ulan Lynch, the chiefs of.' staff of the rivnl forces, . . Yesterday's remarkable action of tt Dali Kireaun in ordering the opposing sides in the Jrlsh Itepublican Army immediately te cense their hettllHlsa nnd the unexpected accession -te the movement of Kninnu de Valera, Itepub llcan leader, gav.c hope that peace reallv might be In the offing. In bis speech Mr. de Valera made the slgnlflcaat statement that "if advantage i taken of our opportunity we can linye a Car- emmrnt in this country which will ba'a1' ircuii in i nc iiniiiiry nun rcilerttBk reputation wc nml nve or slcaattlM' VH age." "'"'I 4 pence ceiiiiiiiuec consisting Of f,M renreannlllt iveu rnel, it I.a rti4,t- IT ,,. (ievcrnment and the dlssldenti ii Wi nnllileil hv tile Hflll. in t,,f h m. .vl tlen Inte effect, 'mi'"'m ecne (icmiiCT e bi ? Jctt e.i.i euvici oricerrv4 Vast 8eherv Frenwl vjPl.n, VL v: Parts. May 4 . P.)-H nrrciia nave pen nunc ana ethers were aeBentarilr eim . . ' -, . m ' n n jfreaca; M &' WTTmrn '? A. M -a vr a 3 i v i . t
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