B kv -.". i "i :Lvjb i kvW . f ? :& ELi." . if rDERALLY ' Wiltdn Declare! Cen- Were in Capacity Attorney Only WILLED IN NEW YORK SM j a-.i. . , . . te Shew that R. Waring WIN KYMAdelphla attorney, was closely fWlth Ktmerc D. Dler, head of Xtfftkerafe firm. of K. D. Dler aMftrked the hearing yesterday In Mjtwe of Seaman Miller, referee. J JUOter street, New Yerk. Fer 'tfcan an hour Mr. Wilsen with- , the rapid fire of questions til- at him by Haul H. Myers, counsel fred W. Khrlch, trustee In ey. Ilsen admitted that since Sen. Of lftir, lie had attended tn fhn -affairs of Dler, together with , mutant A. t'nrr, also of this He.declnred. however, that nil 4Mllnfs with the defunct broker wen as attorney enly: 'that he had Ave trins te Mexico fnr Dl.r f! tit them with tlift nrnni-lntnp n f'brtlkersre limine, nml that lm liml rjMed'him In the formation of several M MMsoffttlefis. 'viV'nAt h trfta the pdnrninlnHn nt 'HlWi1 In the firm of Curpender. rafTry K4a,Ce. New Verk brokers, with whom pltkai'jDler firm did a large business, he aK"" wumjr m-iiieu. .ur, iinen, inc , IttaMlsaenv developed, hnd nrnenrnd n ftp-eMMMlalf Interest In the firm of Car gVlJS1 Caffry for the sum of $30. ?&fQtp, which he get Indirectly through teVJMar. - IkA'TDM you get the money for your ly fetaaDershlp in the Carpender-Cnffry ,' ,; worn jJier? he was asked by Myers Lean Charges $2500 4, ' 1 AO. was the reply. "Frem Levy 4 .Ce Further questioning brought r , fh fmrt thnt Wllvnn hnA m. 1 'ft rCe. through the instance of Dler ' that the charges for the lean had i l2R0fl. Thl Innner tnr tha niv. ' l JMkatf of the lean was Inter lent 'tn ,V WDsm by Dler. ', 'Wilsen admltte.1 that he hed heard In U tat last week thnt part of the ehnrees . J' M KnMmW HAa-l n4 amll l... Ar"S.- MH . -1 -. CMry ft Ce. 1 "isn't It a fart that part of the cem were paid ey jjicr fc Ce. i? l?Stl "" nuir ey i arpeneer & b OaJnTt?" wes the next question from f ?$&.t la n kjf r"Ian't It a net se." snnppcd Wilsen. fact that von were n rin. vamiauTe ler uier in innt nrm ; '"It is net." replied Wilsen with till-mere heat. "I make the claim that veu were ZMer'a dummy, leu deny It?" tu ' ae, inere was never any such IrV Mnenent." Asked as te the emnlev- Mat of n certain man us accountant. WUaen denied that he was nlneed In fv 'Dm, Otrpender-Caffry office it Dm Dler Interest there. te watch &,MWan't he really there as a wa ffkl" asked Myers. MMfCiVFOT me. yes." wen the renlr watch .W i'-'Well. ynu and Dler were tlin'vnma 5i,MRL7,, neti?" "r My"- 5.;!'We were net." cried Wilsen. "I ' MW testinrri t hat nevprnl Mm.. 1. $pmmj." Denies He Gave Dler Net L?,--'J-'J,BPP0" ou Pt Dler your note KSw-. net'" rePllw' Wilsen. 'He "sold F&JmVt k had paid $30,000 te Dier by JPIM" iuvcinuur j, iwai, nnu tnat !? i ,au wi' nuirru dj me iUlMME In lieu of sertJcira rendered since Jr iOtemhira lOle. for wlilrh Wilsen IhM -k, MJIf.tcetiveil compennat!en. ,'J,BBa'. a certlhed public nccmintant Lmm employ of Manfred Khrlch. It w-wi'mferred from his Investigation of feiSekH of E. D. Dler & Ce. that ""Haf0 s,nrt of 1"-1 huckct fliep VtftyflaAneiM were the enen emnlnvpil In ,1m f!PMrtettern, and that '.13 per cent of ft 'an aw eraers et tue nun were "buck- Fl wwmia tn tuc 5U11U uiuiu?illuut.'U Wily, The" testimony went further te show V -tkat'Banr of the onlerH worn ntilllflail X aM aHlllficatlen was the fnte of vlrtn. T"Hy ,very tinier that went tlireunh icyE1" : f:ffry- . J.a accountant uescneeu the two 'XMWacceunts carried by K. D. Dier & ''C$. With Carpender. Caffry It Ce.. "airi by number hh the "7(M)" account Ml m "1)00" account. The former. kf JAM. was at one time in the name W'nWtheH & Dler; that the latter was ;;efMTrMay 10. 1021. After August ,, 1V4.1, nr uecinreu, tue -,im niceunt ,!' usea entirely rer nuiiihcatien "trtiiaaetlens. . JMcdU W. Snencer. attnrnev for 'Crder. Caffry & Ce.. objected te Dm deductions of the accountant. " Calls Inferences Extreme !' 'VI thlhk the Inferences he draws are .TWVb vahtciiiv. nmw .. .iviiLt'r. xiu leave te cress-exttnunc, out put few questions te Iteis. Lrthur G. Hays, counsel for the i.atee, continued his quizzing of IlcK the question as te wneuier or net V'TOO" account hnd any enultv In : at the time of the opening of the " account, lieis replied that en Mititrflrv the former unR ennhld. J ,erAh)y underwatered ; that Imil it been Mir 'mwmmrnmm- u .. ....... ....i tui.L ......in LY 1.AM. k.AM ...... IM ,l.n ..1.U1 1 I L4 ' Hit VC711 u r.ui.1 111 liiv- llt-iKllwirill'tm k.af.tBl,000 coming te Uarpemler, Cnffry , Iter he said I lint the books I"-- fcawed that when riirpender, Cnffry Pi?iOa;asked Dler & Ce. te wltlidrnw the f M aaeeunt Dier & Ce. by a series of I naaaartlnnii eliminated most of tli I4'mU In the "OOO'1 ntif. hv nnllifn-n. j' San ttansact Ien s. tfw ' If CIS aaiu mill u iiuui riiiiruiffti ireni taaer, vanry m. weuui most r show that K. D. Dler & Ce. tilla under water in their account te rl'mmtnt nf nbeut ,T-l.(H)0. jpiwlSifther efforts of Mye, counsel fl'-mmltikm trustee, te ideutit.N Mr. Wilsen ijtf'vMrt closely with Dier unit te i-stab- LVJ S9S vCVIIiiri livill t.im;iii inn :i.wii.ii wmn nhlp with Dler nnu liis half In- aaMat.tn the nrm or i.iriicuuer unirry W v, UWJf nutttcuvu in iiiiuiiuiB .ii. M.iWM!evcd lie hnd a xrent deal of ,' said Wilsen. "He held out e." you knew that he was nulll - arders?" asked Myers. Never Heard of Werd fatter heard of that word until It,' said Wilsen. Ieh are learning mere about the ee business, Mr. Wilsen," said i dryly. rtdually," smiled the latter. He that te the nest et his Knowledge testimony wes net true. (a aay there are no fictitious names Mkfcoeks of Dler & Ce," was the I question of Mycrx. iltlvelv. I de." milled Wilsen. awetlng was adjourned until next tt H 0 CIOCK. rlnr the hearing. Charles W. L- at ilie firm of Carpenter. Caffry fe.jltfeaied the charges that came up .tat precceumsN. transaction mauu tnreugn sua tide one and these chnraes Itleri are ridiculous. It merely of Knowledge. 1 have net j ptreet ler twenty-seven v ktetei 1m. th UU. Mm gTCvTiHKTOrtfyp WlR(xMKViVa WWMwMPlWiilllili i f J .. ' U' I1 '.' i i .T . .ar ,. i n - i j -! ,TH4if i -i i ftond.'aMiett'enerater: olrett worth. Tex., jutl what connection E. D. Dter had hhd with the Mutual Capital Company, a concern doing business at inn .Matiisen avenue. "Dler told inc that the company was formed te underwrite securities," said Bend.. "I figured that I might make a deal te finance some of our schemes, he added. He denied that Die had eter told neat denied that Dler bad em told him that he was worth n let of money, and added again that he understood Dler had no Interest In the Mutual Capital Company. Attorney Myers brought etit the fact that the Inference nt the last hearing that certain brokerage firms had been cenneced with the Dier bucket shop business was net true. The firms exen- mint went TV Haven A TnwnMnH. c. H. Van Buren & Ce., A Llppe & Ce., Carlisle Mallck and Avis Breth era. CHINESE CHEATS CHAIR Alie Saves Hit Seul, Hit Country men Believe, by Starving New Yerk, May (1. Ah Feek, dried frog dealer, of Mulberry street, New ark, N. .T., who killed his cousin, Ah lien, one night last Jnnuary after the latter had refused te return te China with him, died yesterday after an eighty-three days' fast undertaken te propitiate the Chinese deity. ShangMl. Hundreds of .Chinese smiled happily when they heard or Ah reeks uentn. They said he would go straight te I'ar udlse, hnvlng paid the price. The shriveled little Chinese suc cumbed te nn attack of pneumonia, nlileh evertnxed his weakened phy sique. Officials of the county jail said Inst night he hnd made up his mind from the moment he was arrested te die by starvation. Friends who visited Ah Feek In the City Hospital, where for weeks an effort hnd been made te nourish him nrtlficnlly. observed with every mark of respect the stoicism with which he en dured the tortures of hunger. They snld they hoped he would die seen, be cause then his soul would be freed of guilt. He would have fulfilled the duty Imposed en n mortal sinner by Con fucian philosophy. 'RAY OF HOPE' IS SEEN TO HALT BROWN'S 'PALACE' Full Content of Common Pleat Bench Mutt Be Obtained Unless Ihe County Commissioners submit plniis and specifications for Judge Brown's "Palace of Justice" te the entire Common Picas Bench and rpt their nnnrevnl. there niny be en- ether taxpayers' suit te unit the erec tion of this costly edifice. C. O. Chnndler. speaking nt the sec ond nnnunl meeting of the Council manic Committee of the Women's League for Geed Government, at 1300 Spruce street, made this statement this afternoon and snld It offered u "rny of hope." Mr. Chnndler nppenred for the at torneys who had represented the Tax payers' Committee of the same or ganization In the suit, recently decided ngnlnst them by Judge Audenried, te restrain the building of the "Pnlnce." The speaker explained In detail why the suit had been lest. He snld thnt the law of 1R03 required the judges' approval of belh plans and centrncts by the common pleas judges, where work was done under direction of the County Commissioners. Anether speaker wns C. G'. Shenton, of the Burenu of Municipal Keseurch, who snid he believed Council hnd ap propriated the money for the "Palace" te the Commissioners rather than the Director of Public Works because of the freedom from restraint of .county offices. Miss JMltli Fnles presided and wns re-eiecfed chairman. Other officers elected were First vice chairman, Mrs. Kdwnrd O. McCellin : second vice chairman. Mrs. W. K. Besscrt mid t-ec-retary. Miss Ida Teller. EXPECT NEW REVELATIONS IN BRUNEN MURDER CASE Harry Mehr'a Wife Mevet te Mount Helly te Be Near Husband, New developments in the murder of Jehn Brunen may be expected at any time, according te a statement made today bv Detective Kills A. Pnrker, of Mt. IIeHy. N. J. Mrs. Marie Powell, wife of Charles Powell, confessed murderer of Jehn Brunen, hns moved te Mt. Helly, where she is staying in the same building as Mrs. Elizabeth Jaeselike. sister of the murdered man, who came te Mt. Helly from her home In Illinois; and who plans te stay there until her brother's murderers nre brought te justice. Mrs. IleKsic Mehr, wife of Harry Mehr, Implicated in Powell's confes sion, has visited her husband In the county jnll every dny. In order thnt "her Harry inny hnvc his proper change of linen." She has tnken her husbnnd pajamas, house slippers, bath robe, towels, new rnr-er blades, and a supply of perfumed senp. On no occasion lias Mehr discussed the cnc in detail with his wife. He told her he is net "interested in the matter at present, but would be in due time." WASHINGTON ON NEW TIME Cleck Net te Be Changed, but Working Heur Advanced V.islilnnten. May 0. (By A. P.) Government departments and the busi ness community e nshinRten will in iiugurate what Is In effect dn light nv. Inn en Monday, May 13, by going te work nn hour earlier, but without mov ing forward the hnnds of the clock. Secretary Hoever made tills an nouncement today nfter a conference participated in by himself, representa tives of the commercial organizations of Washington and President Harding. BELGIUM SEN DS TROOPS 2000 Additional en Way te Germany te Check Aggressions Brussels, May 0. Belglnn fercr in Germain- are being re-enforced. Twe Iheuniiiil men. tl.elr Mnff of officers nml 1HHI lunges nre te lenve for the occu pied nrcn today and Monday. The measure is due te tlm recent serie. of frequent nggressleus in whldi Belgian soldiers have been victims, The latent of thcue affairs occurred near Ks ten en Thursday, when two German (ivlllniih wounded n Belgian lieutenant with levelvcrs. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Irlere 1'ajfre. IOL'0 l'rn t IternAl-iln. 1121 Menrn Ft and nicsner VI J. I'uram II .10 l.ii'l'ew nt and Mnr. tn uwii b'jit vers riimi. Wiillnm H. H lllr.l. ' 1 3 i II llunllnicdnn it Klicl MHrsari-t Illtnii .l-'.'.l Hurlrr nt EdKiird K. Ilrnwn, ITU! Uhrlntlun lit, and and and and Hum I., smun ii.' .. ..sin t I-Vlln Welhlle 'JlMl WitllncK at,. Wnnr'.a Znw.VKkj Win T.iney at. Pritncld CI llvmnn. Ui.nvVn N' J , Naiiml Knlf, '7.'.' I'Dnih-rtnn m. l.HUri'ni" i; llf" ! I'll';! T.iker at , Sue Wilcox '.'IMII I.n si Jehn J. McKrlv, nnTO tlUkmnrn at . rtPKlna T. Illife'i. r.illl .Mutihew m and I'lnnaant rj. Tir.w. SISa OiUr v.. and Mathilda HchTril.il. .Vill N. Ilancerk at Claim?" A. Matla .('lieltrnhum I'h,, and Jnn llltl K. IIb, Allentown, I's, wsltar J. liUilcx. Camden, J J , and lnili?rin' ui.jiuizfiK 41SL' Mllner at (Mnuricn, ii, ueuii'iiu Norfolk, Vh,, and up huh. Norfolk. Vn. flaw R' 1th .' MMt She Will Present One Thousand Badges of Merit te Girls ENTERTAINED AT LUNCHEON Mrs. Herbert Hoever arrived here thl afternoon te present badges of merit te Kin ceuts of Philadelphia in the audi torium of the Wnnnmnker store thlx afternoon. When her train reached West Phlln dclphla station at 12:5R o'clock, she was met by Miss Kllen Mary Uassatt, Mrs. James C. Newlln and Mis Arie- laldc P. Newlln. who escorted her te the home of Mrs. Themas lleblns, 1710 i.ecust street, where she wns entertained at luncheon. Following the award of the merit badges. Mrs. Hoever will go te the Children's Homeopathic Hospital te give te ten-year-old Mary McLaughlin, who lies there sick, a "ten" merit badge, meaning she Is ten and possibly mere times deserving of It. Mary was a member of the troop et the Gesu Scheel nt Seventeenth and Stiles streets. In January she had an accident and was paralyzed, and she Is new only Blewly getting back the use of her limbs. She expects, however, te be able te be at the camp next summer. Through the winter Mary studied hard for the examinations for the merit bndge, but when it came time the ex aminers had te ask their questions sitting beside her bed. Among the 1)90 ether badges Sirs. Hoever is te give will be some for home nursing, for flower finding and for laundering. Troop 187, of Princeton Presbyterian Church, has mere badge winners than any ether troop. "HAPPY JOHN" GETS SET OF NEW ARMS AND LEGS Charitable Weman Helpt Little Cripple at Brewn't Farmi "Happy Jehn" Haggcrty, a crippled ward of the city at Brown's Farms, Is unusually happy today. The lad, n Negro, is eight years old nnd most of his life hns been without hnnds or feet. "Happy, when nn infant, was thrown en a snewplle by his parents. His hands and feet were frozen. Sur geons resorted te amputation te save bis life. Mrs. S. W. Merris, of Chee&tnut Hill, while visiting Brown's Farms re cently, became interested In "Happy." She bought him n set of artificial arms and legs which were adjusted yesterday. "Happy's" first effort wns te write his nnme. WAS GOOD SALESMAN, BUT Owner of Furniture Sayt He Had Ne Right te Sell It Held Jnck Shnplre. JlfJ.'S Wynluslng ave nue, held a little mictien saie at et his own. according te testimony before Magistrate Ceward today, in the front f.f Mis. Jake Levin s auction house, 1107 Walnut street, while she was busy sell in,1; In the rear. Jnck. who Is twenty yearn old, wes arrested jesterday by Detective Abbett charged with, receiving money unner false pretense. He used te work for Mrs. Levin, but lest his job. He was In the place the ether day, according te the testimony, and finding it crowded nnd Mm. Levin busy, sold Sirs. Vnlcn tlne, 313 Seuth Thirteenth street, n set of furniture for $37. She gave him n check, It Is alleged, and he indorsed It and get Mrs. Levin te ensh it. When Mrs. Valentine came for her furniture It is alleged she found Mrs. Levin had sold It te nnether woman for S43. Jack was held in 5-HMJ ball. WIFE FEARS "BLACK HAND" J. Remlck Hoag Reported Mining After Receiving Threat! J. Remlck Hoag. a retired real estate dealer. Hetel Normandie, whose dis appearance has been reported te the police by his wife, wes seen Mendn night en the Beaidwnlk at Atlantic City. Twe years age. Mrs. Hoag told de tectives, her husband received threat ening letters demanding lie lenve .51000 nt the Wynncneirt rniirend stntien. Heng, who is forty-three years old, ignored the threats, she said, and later received several telephone calls warning thnt his refusal would be punfahed. She new fears that blnckhnnders are re sponsible for his disnppcnrence. Mr. Heng up te two years nge had a real estate office nt Fifth and Hunting don streets. His health failed and Tie nnd his wife went te Oakford, Calif. He regained his health and they come East ngnln two months nge. He went te Atlantic City Monday morning. BAKHMETEFFDENIES Saya All Meney for Kereneky Frem U. S. Was Properly Used Washington, May 0. (By A. P.) C'hnrges innde in the Sennte that Beris Bnkhmeteff, the hist nccredlted Itusslnn Ambassador here, had Illegitimately used money from credits extended by the 1'nlted States te Russia under hc kerenslty regime, were denied by Mr. Bnkhmeteff today In a statement filed with the State Department nnd for warded by Secretary Hughes te the Sennte. Nene of the money leaned the Ker ensky government by the I'nited States, the 'Ambassador snid, hnd been used for purposes ether thnn these known te the Treasury Department. He denied llntly the charge that he had appropri ated any of the leaned funsr CATCHES HIS ASSAILANT Camden Man Wounded, but Cautet Arrest of Rival Wiillnm Brown, 42.r Washington street, Camden, shot in the abdomen iy WTklnsen (Jrecnly, 1113 Seuth Sec ond street. Camden, (based his assail ant three squiiies. caught him. took the '.'tin nwny. nnd turned him ever te Pa trolman Quinii. Brown then cellnnsed and was taken te the Cooper Hiispltnl. (Jreenly nnd Brown me Negroes, nnd ewirrelcd nt Fifth nnd Clinten streets, Cumden, ever a woman. Funeral of Jehn Gv Qllflllan Funeral services for Jehn (1. Gllllllan, fert.thiec .warn old, nnd for many rnr organist at the Church of the Samaritan, Paell. will be conducted In that chinch Monday nfternoen at 2:11(1 o'clock. Mr. (illfillnn, due te the Ill ness that Mimed his death, hns net 1 ren actively connected with anv busi ness for the last ten jrurs. He wns inuiL'pr of the Pennsylvania Itnllnmd football team nnd wns n member of Jei'iisa'rin Clmnter. St. Allmti Com Cem mnndery nnd Welcome Iedge, F. and A. M. Mr. (Iiltlilait leaves u widow, Mary K. i a win, Jehn, and two daugh ters, Mary L. artdlEUIth A. TO HONOR SCOUTS t 'IfbttBMW a-tmiA, . ' f il Zi r T . 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On each side also there will be band con certs and flag-raising ceremonies, nnd the two bents of the line will start sliciltaneeusly for opposite, shores. When these beats have finished a round trip the ferry will be opened for business. The opening of the Clnnn Clnnn minsen read en the Jersey side nnd the completion of lcvlck street In Ta cony afford autelsts n seashore route that avoids the detours en the White Herse 'pike between Berlin nnd Cam den. The two beats of the line are called for the respective towns. The Tacony was brought here three weeks since from Flerida and rechrlstencd from the Jacksonville. The Palmyra wes in the Beading Bailwny service and was known as the Atlantic City. LEASE FOR FRANKFORD "L" RECEIVED BY SERVICE BODY Public Hearing Will Be Held Here en Friday The Public Service Commission re ceived by special messenger today the lease for operation of the Frankford elevated line. , Tht document was approved by Coun cil In special meeting yesterday, and then signed by the Mayer nnd Themas K. Mitten, president of the Hapld Transit Company. Then the paper was given the special messenger, who Im mediately began his journey te Harris burg. Previsions' of the lease will be next studied by members of the Commission, and they will come te this city next Friday for n public hearing in City Hall. This will eomplete all legal re quirements. The next step will be for the city and P. H. T., working In con Junction, te get the line running by fall. EVENING SCHOOL REUNION E. T. Stetetbury and Samuel Vau claln te Speak at Dinner K. T. Stotesbury and Samuel M. Vauclaln will be speakers at the alumni dinner of the Evening Scheel of Ac counts and Finance of the University of Pennsylvania at the Hetel Adelphla tonight. . ,, , A reunion of all classes from the evening school from 1004 until the pres ent year will be held In the hotel before the dinner. Dr. Edgar Fahs Smith, former pro pre vost of the University: Dr. Kmery Jehnsen, dean of the Wharten Scheel ; Dr. Jehn J. Sullivan, a professor In the Wharten Scheel; Dr. Albert V. Hill and William Lelghten. the latter president of the association, will be ether speakers. Says I Shet Him and Surrenders Continued from I'age One head, and the ethers in his body He fell. The blacksmith shop Is but hnlf it Winnie away from the courthouse. Bud nick, pocketing his weapon, walked te the, courthouse nnd met Harry Shnw, n illy fireman, coining nut of the building. "I Just shot Hnnkln," Budnlik re- marked calmly. "He get my wife, se I get him." Shaw went at a run ter the liliicU umltli nhen. Budnlik walked un the steps and Inte the courthouse. When he leumi tun i ity ncrk, he produced the revolver, repented whnt he had said te Shaw, broke open the gun and ejected the five empty shells, and honde It te the City Clerk. "Please lock me up," sal Hudnlck. Shnw found Hnnklns ling en the fleer of the blacksmith shop tincon tincen tincon scIeuh and bleeding. The wounded mini was hurried te the uridgetmi Hospital where the surgeons said he wns In n ilvlne condition The police hove learned little ns yet about what led up te the sheeting. They say that Budnlck came there ns a structural steel expert several months age, te work en a big building opera tion. Hew he enme te knew Hnnklns Is net known. Shoett Hlmtelf Cleaning Pittel Iteb'ert Patten, eighteen jetir old, of 3110 Crnskey street, shot himself through the right hand and knee today while, cleaning a new automatic plsteh He was taken te the HuniarUau Het- plttl. 0 PALMYRA FERRY - n house at 'Tenth and t'ltzwater MAY QUEENS RULE AT ANNUAL FETES Exercises at Playgrounds Are Participated in by Ten Thousand Children This afternoon May Queens, chosen from the prettiest girls who live nenr playgrounds, held court in the several recreation centers of the city. t ' Nearly 10,000 children took pert In a series of Mojpele dances and ether exercises. The largest of tlie celebrations were In the Sherwood Center, nt Fifty sixth and' Chester avenue; the IJng sensing Center, at Fiftieth street and Chester avenue; Happy Hellew, Wayne nvenuc and Legan street ; Diss Diss ten Center, nt Longshore nnd Dlttman streets; Hlsscy Center, Kensington, and Starr Garden-Center, at Seventh and Lembard streets. Among the most elaborate cere monials wan that at Starr Garden. There were tableaux, In which win ter was mere or less ungratefully chased from the playground, and Mol Mel He Dash crowned (iticen of Spring. Jnck Frest, old Boreas and the snow Hakes were se thoroughly tamed as te make them dance before Queen Melly. The festival was under the di rection of Peter Schmidt, principal of the center, and the crowning was done by E. T. Stotesbury. At Happy Hellew, Misa Mary Acker man was Queen of the May. There wes a special program of folk dances nnd a Itusslan dance by Lydia WasBerman, her sister. Ethel, Marlen Zlmmer and Jennet te Schcnker. Fraud Uncovered in Four Wards Continued from Page One out of Hnrrlsburg, all telling of 'the despcrote condition of State financiers. Auditor General Samuel S. Lewis begnn prying off the lid with a thor oughness that dismayed many combine satellites. The Auditor General engaged Main Ce., an accounting firm, te go ever the records of the State Treasurer's office. The first section of the ac countants' report wns submitted by Mr. Lewis te the Attorney General's office yesterday. Sworn Statements Vary - Harmen M. Kephart, Deputv State Treasurer, was State lreasurcr during the period covered by the first section of the report. The Investigation showed that the sworn statements of banks of deposit did net agree with sworn state ments of the State Treasurer's office (euccrnlng the amount of moneys of de posit. Mr. Piuchet has pledged repeatedly during the present campaign that he will go te the bottom of the State's liniincliil condition and that he will spare no one who failed te keep within the law. At Beading last night, where Mr. Plnchet addressed an overflow audi ence In the Orpheum Theatre, he spoke of the revelations made In the first sec tion of the auditing firm's report. Mr. Plnchet called en the contractors' combine te answer these questiens: "Where was the money the Stnte Treasury snld the banks had and which the banks suld they did nut have? Fer Whose Advantage? "What was dene with It and why were the discrepancies allowed te exist? "Why were false reports mnde and for whose nxlvnntage? "Why was the nnnual audit emitted, although the law requires it te be made?1' Mr. Plnchet then declared': "If these questions nre net nnswered before Jnnuary 1, 102.'!, I will see te it that they are answered afterward." POVERTY PLEA IGNORED Children Mutt Ge te Scheel, Wood bury Court Telle Parentt Franhllnvllle, N. J Mny (I. In the dispute between the truant officer of this township and a number nf parents win) have refused te send their chil dren te school, the Benul of Education wen before Judge Wells, at Woodbury, who ordered the patents te give their chllilicn nu opportunity for an educa tion, "no matter Imw peer they were, ' as this wns one nf the cxcui-pn nffered. 1 The Court did net inflict any fines, but stated that the parents aie en pre- uniieu. AUTO ACCIDENT FATAL Leuis Singer, 2033 Arixena street, who was struck by a moteicnr at Twenty-ninth and Dauphin streets Thursday night, died In the Women's Homeopathic Hospital curly today. , "JPAM" MAKKS llltl HIT ' Carnlll O Tlasa. bcllrr known sa "Bema. bpdVa BlMiea." ana atar paifermu en tb Bomle Vfs or the UtKMMf luui.iiTLfciSiiaa7 ii:;.iiT' VZi 2"V. J'V." ". ATJ'"I wemn MW..V. ... puiinar I'VKbUJ Sunday lia cendc &;w wiiz flMII. SM ly; Hurteip p InH S ,mf Breakrtb'Over Russian Porfey Threatened as Bartheii and Lfoyd Geerge Meet ' SOVIET TO' REJECT TERMS May (J. The most critical stag of the econemle conference -was reeehei! 'today, arising .through the dif ference In the ranka of tee allied dele gate ere the inenterandnm te IIiumI nnd through the attitude of tht Ks.v elan themselves. The fata of fha renfaretiee and tha plant for reconstruction of Eures may be decided thl afternoon when M. Bar- thou, fretnlr Iftfttraete by Premier Polncere, of France, retnrna and con fer with Prime Minister Lloyd Geerft, of Great Britain. . The different between the French and Belgians, en one hand, and the British en the ether, concerning the Russian memorandum, will be aired. II' te rumored that Lloyd Geerge'rtraln la reaay ana tnat ne win return te uon uen uon den Immediately If the Rnsrian Memo randum It riot accepted by France and Belgium aa framed. v. Itussia'a reelv te the memorandum. expected tomorrow or Menday.'wlll be distinctly conciliatory, net Intended tn break off negotlatlene, Foreign Minister Chlcherin said today. It will, however, .......j nin- .tunria r. i,,nu,,ii lu will- ply with the terms offered. The chief stumbling block, It was in dicated, Is the clauf-e relating te the treatment or rereign property national Ixed by the Soviet Government, litis stila retards the nrovlslena of thnt clause as a distinct attempt te Infringe ncr sovereignty and will net accept the pian ler n mixed tribunal, wnlch Chlcherin aaiil would mean tha estnh llshment of a "fleck of little reparations commissions" te Interfere with Russia's internal affairs INDOOR HORSE SHOW TO SEE ARMY COMPETITION TODAY Mitt Clothier Enters Prlia Wtnnera In Twe Classes Military men will held the center of the stage and compcte for supremacy this afternoon at the annual indoor horse show at the Squadron Armery. Thirty-second street and Lancaster avenue. This Avtnt. nlwara nn nt ihn tnnf interesting and thrilling en the entire card, will take place early In, the after noon. It Is open te the regular army. the National Guard and the State police. There hare been seventeen cavalry mounts entered. Among these who have entered mounts nre Captain Clement H. Weed, of the hirst Ulty Troop; captain Edward Hoepea and Captain Samuel Evans, Jr. A challenge cup is offered at prize by Cnptain weed. In the hunting and Jumping classes, ridden by women. Miss Lydia M. Clothier will enter Chancellor and Town nnd Clown. These two horses took first nnd second prizes in the Jumping events yesterday. 51 -YEAR-OLD HORSE 'KISSED AT BIQ RECEPTION IN N. Y. Clever, of Catawltia. Pa., Honored Upen Arrival Jafcw X'1 fitn A tVUm TllllABa rt 1BT AVini ' V. Allb JUigtDO Catnwissa, Pa., accompanied fifty-one- year-old Uievcr yesterday when tne famous horse was brought here. With the burgess, C. A. Baker, the owner, in the boxcar was Ress Fen stcrmacher, groom, who haa nursed Clever for twenty-five years, and Dr. Walter H. Middleton, veterinarian. Uarbed In a woolen nlald blanket anil head coveting, a lingo harseshoe wreath of pink and white chrysanthemums, pre sented te him by the citizens of Catn wissa, ever his neck, Clever, with the agility of a colt, pranced out of his special padded car with pomp and paused te be "caught" by A mob of photographers. When .he appeared, scores of weikmen and small boys fought te gaze upon the aged animal. Mabel Withee, an actress, greeted Clever with hugs and kisses, present ing him with a bunch of flftv-nne American Beauty roses, "one for each year," Bud Ballew Slain, Reaching for Gun Conttnaee. from lox On lew, two from behind, one of them penetrating the brain. He died Instant ly. Bullcw was forty-five years old. Ardmore, Okla.. Met 0. (iy A. P.) The body of Bud Ballew waa brought back from Wichita Falls last night feet first In an nlrplane te his widow and son nnd te his chief, Buck Garrett, former sheriff of Cnrter County. Tears welling In his eyes, Garrett, after Inspecting the body of his lieuten ant, who several times saved his life In gun fights, declared Bnd was murdered. "He didn't have a chance five shots and nil from the beck," former Sheriff Garrett said, slinking his head. Garrett snld the law should be al lowed te tnke its course In the ense and Indicated no feud would arise across the border as the result of the slajiing. ,. Ballew always told his friends he fc anted "te pnsi out with his beets en." He declared he did net desire te die a natural death. Bud he was always called Bud and refused te give his Chrlstlun name was as picturesque In person as were his deeds. The first thing that attracted atten tion wns his shock of curly red hair. He was a big man, standing 5 feet. 11 Inches. Bud were a cherubic expres sion, which belled his diameter. He were a high, wide-brlmmcd, dust colored lint and clung te high cow beets, despite the fact thnt he drove n motor car much of the time In recent years. He was a horseman as geed as any In this country where spirited western ponies prevail. Bud liked diamonds nnd always were a big flushing stone In his tic. While Bud usunlly were two guns strapped te him, he was a one-gun man. Ballew1 never became iicciistemcd te what he termed the new-fangled auto matic revolvers, but depended en a sin sin gle action Aft caliber pistol. He "fanned" the hammer as he drew and discharged each shot. Hallow is said te hove carried a com cem com inlwlen from the Govorner of Oklahoma autherising him te bear arms as an offi cer of nn anti-motorcar theft associa tion formed by Gurrctt nfter his ouster sevcral months nge at Sheriff, Ballew will be burled In a little ceme tery near here beilde his father and a son. .MgnuUrturara and Eiiierifr- if Offire Machlnra who ara dtalretla of aspertlnt tn llellnnd nr Invltrd by a hit- nrvanlintlen who ara In touch with ttie principal nf tha vaileua flrma throunheut the whole reuntn ana wee nv me em owed nf puahlnv the aalrs of trusM nuiehlnss In a uultn nw- nnd UiUBjKj war te addna thjir i.utr te R mWmimmmm'id IflT.' REACHED AT GENOA wsmmmmm IY USE OF HUMAN (HANDS t ' MhiiMH.waa.aa. .4.,, I.. J praam F.rrn 'Man eiectroeuttA fsr 'Jrluriftff ij.YV,te Prleentrv ' Oteliting Ji-Mjiy.'O-Epllepsy and atut .teTlnf'.'wete cored through the Implan tation of human glands Inte the body of a Slftf Sing prisoner,,. It was on en on aeaneedlatt hlfUCey Lewis E, Lnwes, warden. It was declared te be the. first time arte 'aa operation waa resorted te for tha core of epilepsy. ' The prisoner. Oeerfe Mauser, for merly had a tertmia defect in hit speech and was MbJeVTle four and ire epilep tic flu -weeklr. On January 21 Dr. Terry M. Tewntend,' a New Yerk spe cialist, removed glands from the body of , prisoner electrocuted for, murder ana 'transplanted tnem te tnat of Haaaer. Deaths of a Day T.J.DONNELL ' r Fermer Postmaster at Jenkintown , . Diss of Heart Dlssaae ' T. J. Dennell. formerly Postmaster of Jenklntewn,' died yesterday of heart disease at Ms borne In Jenklntewn. He wa tlxty -fenrVears old. Mr, Dennell wa appointed Postmas ter bv President Wilsen eight years age. Twe years later be had a paralytic trout and nas remained an invalid ever since. He la turrlved by bis widow, two sons and a daughter. lis was a member of Peace and Leve V4.. .'.. QT' 1. n n V. Jnbln. town tedgej Ne. 476, K of P., Wash ington Camp, Ne. 708, r. O. 8. of A., and the Independent Fire Company of Jenklntewn. ... , Funeral services win ee cenauctcu Mnnilnv t 2:R0 P. M.. bv the Ucv. J. M. (Jroten, of the Pretettant Epis copal Church of Our Saviour, Jenkln Jenkln eown. He will be burled In Northwood Cemetery. Funeral of G. D. Weseett Funeral services for Captain G. D. Weseett, of Atlantic City, who died In the Lankenau Hospital, May 4, will be held in Spring City, Pa.. Monday. Captain Weseett, who was forty-eight J ears old, had been visiting his nephew, aceb Martin, 232 Taber read. Thrce weeka nge he contracted a cold which developed Inte pneumonia. During the war Captain Weseett was attached te the Depot Brigade at CamprMcadc. Be fore he entered the service he wag a railway mall clerk for fourteen years. He was a member of the Belcher Ledge of Masens of Atlantic City, and he wns also a veteran of the Spanish American War. Mrs, E. M. Stockton Therno Mrs. Elizabeth Murray Stockton Therne, eighty-four, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Craw ford, 240 Seuth Forty-fourth street, early today from Infirmities due te old age, Mrs. Therne, a lifelong resident of this city, wes n member of Hely Trinity Church. She wen married In 1804 and leaves four daughters and a son, Mrs. A. L. Crawford, Miss Caro Care line W. Therne, of 2408 Seuth Twenty first street; Cbnrles S. Therne, of New Yerk; Mlsa Anna E. Therne and Mrs. J. J. Blstlgger, of ISO Seuth, Fiftieth street. William W. Ralston William Wilbur Ralston, of 422 Spruce street, Darby, died from heart disease yesterday at his home. He wns sixty years old. Mr. Ralston, who was a compositor, was a member of Winnepurktt Tribe, Ne. 301, I. O. It. M. : Majer Gherat Camp, Ne. 51, Sens of Veterans; Typographical Union Ne, 2 and the 8euthwark Beneficial Asso ciation. "Funeral services-will be held en Monday at bit home. Burial will be tn Arlington Cemetery. Mrt. Charlette Ryan Mrs. Chtrlette Ryan, eighty-six years old, died yesterday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Stewart A. Jellett, 0701 Lincoln Drive. Fer several months she had been in peer health. Funeral serv ices will be held tomorrow et 4 P. M. at the home of her daughter. Monday the body will be taken te Parkesburg, Pa., for burial. Hugh Reed Griffin Paris, May 0. Werd was received in Paris yesterday of the death nt Him of Hugh Reed Griffin, of Woensockot. iR. I., deputy Red Cress Commissioner. Mr. Griffin formerly was vlce president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris. He died of pneumonia. Jeseph Oldfleld Heart disease . caused the .lnf h nt Jeseph Oldfleld. sixty-five y'eara old, 3226 Lancaster nvenue, whose body wes found abnllf 7 n'l-lnpk Vltr,lnv nn,,ln. , - " -.-.. tfw....,.(, ...lift (,.,,(. in the vestibule of the Essex Apart ments, Thirty-fourth and Chestnut streets. Oldfleld was an cmnlove et the apartments. ARMSTRONG'S SIDE READY Terra Cetta Manufacturer Will De fend Recerd te Council Themas F. Armstrong, wlieae nn- pelntment ns City Purchasing Agent Is being held up by Council, said today he has ebtnlned affidavits and records which Council requested et a recent public hearing. Action en confirmation of Mr. Arm strong ns Purchasing Agent wns deferred becnuse Inst jear he pleaded guilty te a charge of violating the Sherman anti trust act. He Is a terra cotta maim. facturcr. Mr. Armstreng: rnntemli.,1 ilmt !. .i ether terra cotta mannfantiit-Bi-a in,uij .hed been guilty of technical violations uiuy. TO PROLONG IRISH TRUCE Dall 8ends Request te Heads of Rival Republican Armlet Dublin, May 0. (By A. P.) The Dall Llreann peace commlttee nfter a session of two and a half hour -tnAnx, announced that two of Its members hnd been requested te nrrange with the re spective army headquarters a prolori prelori proleri gatlon of the temporary tiuce reently agreed upon between the rival Republi can Army factions. 'llie men asked te make the arrange ments were Commandant .inhn t McKcewn, en the "Free State side, and" Llam Mollewcs, representing the dissi dent section of the Irish Republic Army. TEACHER FOR 53 YEARS Miss Clara Bedey Resigns Frem Conshohocken 8oheol Miss Clara Bedey, a member of the caching staff of .the Conshohocken Public Schools for fifty-three years, haa sent her resignation te the Scheel Beard. The resignation Is te become effective nt the clese of the present school term A committee composed of Directors Campbell, Plersen and Reth was ap pointed te prepare a suitable resolution p be presented te her at the comple tion of her work, GIRL 8CALDBD, MAY BE BLIND Scalded when n net nt tint ... ...... Millled upon her in the kitchen 6f her home Inte jesterday, Esther Afnen, three years old, .SOUS Meuth Seventh street. may lese the sight of both eves, Bht is In the MeuutBlna! Hospital. BU A A All fit' (iila It B aU ' I a I W 1 1 MH all IC r I 9 Jtr 'N. many in uaeinet Arrester! i "..,. a . . i Wm's Victory Chang Army j BafaM mMl f?!... t I. i - -"WTlif , " r,wng 'i .. .....; ... 'S U. 5. MAMNtS ON GUARD , By the Associated Press Pefcln, May 0. Sweeping govern mental changes followed today the sne.' cess of General Wu Pel-Fu In winning! the' military mastery at Pekln. TT civil war Is believed te hare bug' ended. President Hsu Shlh -Chang issued a mandate dismissing Premier n.. Shlh-YI and ordering his at rest. 7 ' finance minister unnng ilu and Mia. ister of Communications vi,.tr.... Clie also were dismissed and their arrei waa ordered. - General Chang Tse-Lln, the Mtneh. urien leader, defeated bv Wu n tha, campaign Just ended, is dlsmlsstd ff" his pest of Inspector general of Msn. Premier Liang Shlh-Yl, who is no in Tientsin, where he has been en ItiTt for several months, Is charged nit! conniving with Chnng Tse-Lln te dm. vote civil war. Chang Tse-Lln. who brought 100,001' troops south of the great wall, a JJ lleved te have abandoned any idea of offering erganised resistance, hu si.!.: was hurried. He had proceeded f ll uuiiie, uiunji urc i cnill-ilcniSlD rill way, with a view te directing opptrt. epptrt. opptrt. tlens around the capital, when he learn ed of the defeat there and fled, ltavina hls diserganised troops te fellow as bm they could. Half of Chang's army Is reaming the country between Pekln and Tientsin, all trying te reach the latter plsci or a point northward en the Mukdta railroad. A message received from' Tlentseln through official channels 1m nlcht said thousands of seldi .. observed outslde the city en their way . cam. Shanghai, May 0. (By A. p.w An American military ebserver retuni ing te Tientsin from Machnng nn Chang's forces ere still holding htm' kilometers beyond that town. Thrr Is occasional firing. He saw scores of dead, while hundreds of wounded were uncered for In the Improvised, la. adequate hospitals, where they lit, nlcndlnf for water and feed. Admiral Strauss, commander et tha American Asltnlc Fleet, has left Tlnt sin te rejoin his ship, the cruiser Huren, nnd additional marine guards are arriving. The American consulate has ordered all Americans living In Chinese territory te come Inte the for eign concessions. The allied forces la Tientsin hnvc been mobilized In their barracks. MRS. ALLEN'S "CHAPERON" AWARDED $1500 VERDICT New Yerk Jury Flxea Price en. "Operatic Coaching" ' A verdict of $1600 has been awarded Mrs. Zara D. Joscphsen, eperstlc coach, against Mrs. Lillian Krauie Al len, of Merlen, by a jury before Se- nrcmc Court Justice Whltaker, In New Yerk. Mrs. Allen Is the widow of Georfe Allen, former head of ueerge Alien, Inc., whom she mnrrlcd In 1020. He died seen nfter while en a voyage te Europe. Mrs. Joscphsen declared she' had coached Mrs. Allen for the oper atic stage, and had Instructed her In German, French. Italian and Spanlib. Later, ehe aald, Mrs. Allen married the millionaire merchant and gave up ncr plans te become an operatic singer. HAS MANAGER ARRESTED Fermer Expressman Says Confidence Waa Misplaced Wiillnm Pestlc. said te have several allafcs, who was arrested at Forty sixth street and Woodland avenue last evening when he was chatting with u young woman, wns held In $1000 ball for the Grand Jury today by Magistrate Ceward en the charge of having ob tained nbeut $400 fraudulently from bis employer. . Complaint against Pestle was nwlfl by Jeseph Gutman, of Wlssnhleken, who retired several months age from the octlve management of his express business and put It In POBtle'sharge. , DODGE PUT ON PROBATION Yeung Millionaire and Anether Ap pear for Sentence en Dry Charge Kalamazoo, Mlrh.. May C (By A. P. Jehn Duval Dedge, young Detre t Jehn Duval Dedge, young Detroit millionaire, nnd Rex Earl, of Kalama zoo, were placed en probation for ens year when they appeared befere Circuit Judge Welmer today for sentence. They recently were convicted of illegal possession and transportation -of liquor. DKATHS UAM.AOHBR. On May 4. 1022. JO -J., husband of th lata MargaretK. Oal her (nee White). Ralatlvaa and frlanda, all Uament.Mltaa Endowment Aaae,. sr lnltJ te the funeral en Monday mernln;, at , o'clock, from hla lata raaldance, 1830 N. at. Solemn reaulam mM at St. Reif T.lma Church at 10- o'cleok. Intermant at Hely Croaa Ctmeterr. . . ....... u DII.LMOHE, May B, 1039. CHAW-ES H. DIIiLMOKR. Funeral Monday, 2 P. M. claely at hla late realdenca. 8000 Wde v noxberouch. Frknda and eranliatlni which he was connected are Invited te eau Sunday evenlnt- ,, TRli.MaOVB,-On May S, 1B22. WCH ARD. Rr.. huahand of the lata Mary. ?. Trmrev (nee Oeddara). atad OS. naiativjl and fr'enda. alae Tribe Frankford Ne, . invllea te tuneral, en Jiennay. ai eciuv from late residence, 2ISII Margaret it. Frankford. Interment Oakland Cemettrj. nemalna may be viewed Sunday evenlni. rnuv ni f K 1099. ttKLJCN M.. daughter of Jacob and the late. Lena , Errer (ne iticnart), agea ze. runcrai "'"," the convenience of the family, Hape'",' , may be viewed Monday evening, rrem tr le,'"' KKTCKAM, May 4, IIKIVJAMIN K.'Y."- iM. Helatlyea and friends, alie Pettir dae. Ne. 441. F. and A. M.. are Inv ted te , attend tuneral aarv'cea. Tueaday 2 P.. nreelaaly. at the David H. flchur nulldln. Bread and piamend eta, tnternwitprlvst1. HAl.t?CANOHOBN HUnURIIAN HOME 0-room heuaal all con- veniencea: nne location, percn, if"'.'; shade) near trolley; few minutes' walk te railroad atatlnn. ARTHlin Pv TOWNSBND. longperp. ra. SAMB OtIKAK CITY OCBAN CITY. N. J. -Venr fine feleoUeni leia in uarnena anciieni c'en..,XJ. tunlty for building or Inveatmenti 1800. te ia.100. TOWNSIfiNU A CX3., SUl Haven axe nun WABHINQTI nverioesing Firm baaui termi; booklet. ARTHUR P. TflWSKND. Waahingten Creailng, Pa. AMER UC Patrician Smartneia and . Quality Pls $2785 Delivered PhllaJelphla Showroom Open Svsalats ' PHILADELPHIA ROAMER CO. A - M2.N0KTH M0A0IT., nnlldlng Iete . ,- Delaware Blver. State Mmefl Iful location; bathing. eenvWMSI ,M f i '" ' trl' ' fV6 kimMmmmmmmM t iCilMMlisiiM t,tJi&BQtetA,JM $&Mlmi&im&: M