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at Hampton Roads
CREW" OF NC-7 IS RESCUED
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three Officers and Seven Men
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jj By tho Associated Press
$P. Wuhhurton, June 21. Naval bomb-
Witn msdc short work of the former
IlOirmsn submarine U-117 In tho open
! nhase today of the tests arranged
.'tiT the Government to demonstrate the
r'lldeney of the airplane against nipd-f-
inxiVK.ta.it. -
Jhe first division ot seaplanes sent
"out to bomb the submersible fifty miles
.l n... rtinrloa llfrtitnliln sent the
(former German craft to tho bottom,
; Cwnmsnder Ellison, executive omcer at
sUt'Hampton Roads naval base, rcportod
Tth Navy Department on tho basis
i efradlo dispatches from tho bombing
''squadron.
The commander of the squadron
idied to his cryptic message of the
' 'linking that It was unnecessary to send
additional planes to the scene. Tins
, tnded the first phase of the bombing
'tests.
t, Tlireo Planes In Squadron
I First reports to tho department did
vt live the number of bombs dropped
br the attacking squadron or the num-
rnt hits recorded. The sauadron was
bade up of three F-n-L type or naval
bombs
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taVUpder the orders for tho flight, the
.jxpltMS could drop the bombs in any
Vjpjwer selected and at any safe altl-
,?'KT Nnval nffirora enHmntflrt that
Wining xvo pounua eucii.
ier selected and at any safe altl
Nnval officers estimated tha
v .0 feet would be the minimum for
leJUEBiifen'squadrons or divisions vof naval
, ana marine corps piancs naa noen pre
" pared for the attack, and it had been
1 arranged that if the 188 bombs carried
' by them did not sink the submarino
, aooadrons of army piancs assembled
' at Lanelcv Field would undertake to
fy deitroy the underwater boat.
) 'naa inc xormcr uerman suomarine
remained afloat after that she would
J, hare become the target for guns of a
tnvltlon of destroyers.
'The next phaso of the bombing tests
wl'l take place on June 28. Seaplanes
111 search for and undertake to bomb
i ! radio-controlled battleship Iowa
t jjmewhere off tho coast between Cape
f Charles nnd Cape Hcnlopen.
Giant Senplano Burns
f Naval seaplane NC-7 caught fire
Vhl 1G0 feet In the nlr nnrl fnll fntn
1 1 Hampton Roads today with her crew
oitwrre oiuccrs and soven men, the
'Navy Department was advised bv the
.wmmandant of tho Hampton Roads
navai station. The machine was re
ported a complete wreck, but nono. of
tnoee aboard was Injured, though one
man -was made ill hv ilrlnUnp n mlv.
tare of salt water and gasoline while
"ruining m uie wnter.
US CrfiW WAR rpflnnprT hv a nsnrhv
tng, but the plane could not be saved.
The report to the department said the
bur aircraft of the same type as the
tM, the first hcnvlcr-than-alr craft
to'erpss the Atlantic, was on its first
practice flight and that it was not par
WIPMing in tho bombing experiments
Continued on Tate Eight. Column Four
FIREMAN SAVES OWN LIFE
Breaks Thirty. Foot Drop by Clutch
Ing at Awning at Blaze
Harry McShane, a hoseman of Engine
tfXnJ No' " who live! t "100
outn iront street. Hived his life to
T a fire in tho five-story brick
clhT86' VS Walnut street, fie was
c mbing n lnddcr in the rear of the
mirnlng building and was about thirty
.j ?im .tho, Ground when he slipped
1Q fell. Ah tin arna flncM.... ..
Ito' McShano grabbed at tho awning
mJh9 ?hock wrenchei1 Ms arms, but his
fan a ' ' .' ur0Ke t"e torco of the
JS.'.m rom, tho nw"lns he dropped to
tokle 'a' c,cnpins w,th n sprained
aiafe," & a"e woolen waste
tK'iry.bu.,,,,Uns wh,,e tue front "
pi.. ""' ""u v olor -o, I
.. , i."'0.. lW n tho second floorl
tilrdfCrV., ? and snroa(1 t0 e
lta "r beforo it was extinguished.
I Lne Judge Adjourns Court
.Dover. IM t,.., oi t..j. ti.i..,
'It luR buPrao Court, was tho
Z: id.le ?.rCRent t tho regular ses-
' lis nnili ?."P"me Court hero today.
f "dttT i'e, S01"-? "od nnd then
"'"" ui uctoucr U5.
The People
Read Them
That is what Is said of the
-W Btorles' several of which
,nav.e. "PPcarcd from time to time
in these columns.
on Xtbr(,f 1,,e scrics w, bes'
Ml !n1C,tl0", l,UKe tomorrow. It
drfl i e l0l,Slty hero's won-
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Thrills and
Wolds Interest
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Bnttrtd Becot I-CI Matter t tht
unarr in am oi
Age- Yellow Papers of 1814
Show Rum Was Issue Then
Musty Records, Just Uncovered in Old State
House, Tell How Mayor Assailed Vice and
Dirty Streets Just
Did you know that Robert Wharton,
once Mayor of Philadelphia, addressing
Select Council on December 10, 1814,
deplored tho increaso ot "tippling
houses," especially those that bold
"ardent spirits" to minors In one and
two cent quantities?
Would it surprlso you to know that
as late aa May 0, 1810, a resident of
this city paid ?23.G0 as ft tax for being
allowed to carry n watch?
Did you know that the rulo Insisting
on uniform rates for taxlcabs and the
requirement that those rates bo posted
applied just ob much to the old hack
neys back in 1775?
Doesn't it sound familiar to read that
the same Mayor Wharton asked for
more policemen because of tho danger
to pedestrians, especially children, in
crossing crowded streets back in the
days when motorcars wero unknown?
Encrusted with dust, yellow with
age, aomo nibbled by mice, a real trcas
uro trovo of documents has been dis
covered by workmen restoring tho old
nmio uousc, me last oi me group oi
Independence Hall buildings to receive
the city's attention.
Under Old Floor
These relics were found behind wain
scoting, under old floor boards, in tho
old attic, seldom Visited since tho Oity
Hall was moved to its present site about
thirty years ago.
The documents dato from 1775 to
1863, the majority belonging to the
years of the last decado of tho Eight
Barnes Scores 70 at St. An
drew's; Hutchison 69 at
Eden in British Prelims
JOCK LEADS WITH 146
St. Andrews, Scotland, June 21.
The American flag waved triumphantly
from the masthead of the century-old
golf courso here today when two Yankee
golfers broke courso records on both
the old and new links to qualify for
the open golf championship of Great
Britain.
Enormous throngs, gathered at 'the
home hole, broke into tremendous, ap
plause when Jock, Hutchison, American
professional match nlay champion, first
broke the competitive courso record for
the 0300-yard Eden courso with a card
of CO.
Tho word spread that "Long Jim"
Barne3 was going like a houso afire
also and the whole crowd dashed madly
to tho last green at St. Andrews, where
they packed twenty deep along tho ap
proach to tho pin. Barnes had a fine
iron and dropped his putts for a score
of 70, a clean stroke dcIow. the record
score held by George Duncan, British
champion.
Golfers have assaulted the ramparts
of St. Andrews for ncores oryears, but
Duncan's 71 was the best mark ever
made until tho elongated American,
from his droll putting stance, sank
that 70 this morning.
Strong Breeae
A strong sea breeze swept up the
applause and spread it nil over the
links, it seemed, as an inspiration to
the other fifteen Americans out there
fighting It out hole by hole to qualify.
Jock Hutchinson led the field early In
tho day to qualify with his 140 total.
Harry Vardon, many-times British
champion, turned in 147 and Jim
Barnes was tuiru wun ito,
Mcantimo a large crowd was trailing
the youthful Obarlio Hoffner. a Philadelphia-born
pro, who led the field at
St. Andrews yestorday with a remark
able card of 73, considering the weather
conditions, which abated a bit today.
Hoffner was one of tho late starters, so
the gallery would have n chance to look
him over.
J. H. Klrkwood, tho Australasian
champion, had a total of 140, by virtue
of a 70 at St. Andrews today.
In Fourth Place
Tho young Australian hope had a
unrn nt 7.1 nt Eden vcsterday. which
led the field thero and tied with Hoffner
for low scoro of tho day.
Bobby Jones, youthful American
nmatour, played beautiful and steady
go golf today, roundiug the course again
fn 70, which is expected to qualify him
easily wltha total of 152 strokes. Dr.
Paul Hunter, Callfornlan amateur
champion, also went well, being but a
stroke worse ror an xito. jurus oi
1C0-107 wero expected to qualify.
Eighty plajcrH will bo eligible at the
end of tho day's play. Half tho field
Continued on Vat Nlnotun. Column Two
SUMMER HERE AT 7:36 P. M.
Cool
Breezes Show Spring Still la
Lingering Around
Summer arrives today officially and
scientifically, even if tho cool breezes
make tho day seem more llko spring.
Juno 21 bcsldos being tho longest day
nt tim vinr Is also tho start of summer.
fhR sun does not bet until 8:31 tol
night and summer starts officially at
7 :o0.
The woather man says It will be fair
tonight and Wednesday, but with in
creasing cloudiness, with little chango
In temporaturo and moderate winds,
mostly from the southwest.
The scientific beginning of summer
means to astronomers the summer
solstice. This comes at tho time when
the sun strikes perpendicularly on the
Tronic of Cancer. Tho word solstice
Is used due to the fact that tho sun
remains practically Immovable for about
two days beforo it starts south once
more.
Mayor on Inspection Tour
Mayor Moore, his directors and heads
of some of the county offices, are on n
vUit of inspection to tho city's model
farm, in tho lower end of the Fortieth
Word. Tho Department of Public
Works runs the fnnn, of several hun
dred noii'H, and I ules forngo crops for
uso of horses of . the department.
Luncheon was horved at tho farmhoubo.
AMERICANS MAKE
NEW GOLF RECORDS
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as They Do Now
eenth Century nnd the first two decades
of the Nineteenth. At that time the
entire City Government was In Its old
quarters at Fifth nnd Chestnut streets.
As thcylay on tho donk of Wilfred
Jordan, curator of Independence Hall,
tho papers made a curious collection.
Hero was a mnrriago license signed
by Mayor Coatts the Mayor was nn
active magistrate in those days and
dated Juno, 1701. Attached to it wni
an affidavit by a third party to the ef
fect that the bridegroom had misrepre
sented bis age, nsainf
ng that the mar-
rlaeo bo annulled. Tho counle worn
Joseph Fox and Henrietta Lind.
An Odd Ordlnanco
Lying next to It was an ordinanco
signed by Mayor Gilpin In 1853, re
stricting the carrying of Iron across tho
strcots. Thoso wero tho days when
tho usual pavement wa3 cobblestone,
commonly known as Trenton Clam, and
very naturally tho residents objected to
the noise of Iron on such streets.
The receipt of $23.50 as a license fee
for carrying a watch was the next find,
and beside It was a roll call of Councils
back at the beginning of the Nineteenth
Century.
A familiar enough lettor to Mayor
Gilpin asking for a job came next, its
unusual note being that its writer
claimed to havo been a loyal Whig for
many years.
Next came the "tippling houso" ad
dress of Mayor Wharton. "Vile
Continued on Pale Two, Column Tiro
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Council Seriously Considering
5 or 10 Cent Increase
Rates, Is Belief
in
$1,000,000 DUE CITY IN JULY
A temporary Increase of five or ten
cents In tho price of gas, now $1 per
thousand cubic feet, is said to be re
ceiving serious consideration, by mem
bers of Council.
Unusual activity was evident at City
Hall following tho announcement by
Samuel T. Bodlne, president of tho
United Gas Improvement Co., that It
may bo impossible to pay. the $1,000,000
duo the city next month.
j.ne gas worics nerc are ownea Dy tne
city, which shares in tho revenues of
tho U. G. I., tho operating company,
nder present agreements the city is
entitled to twenty-five cents out of
every dollar received by the company
in the sale ot gas.
Mayor Moore and City Solicitor
Smyth hold a brief conference In the
Mayor's ofllco this morning. Mr. Smyth
went from thero to the offico of Richard
Weglcin, president of Council.
Thero tho City Solicitor found Coun
cilman Hall, tho "combine" spcke!man.
Ho chatted briefly with the councilman
and then both men walked down the
corridor, stopping outside Mr. Smyth's
own offico.
For a half hour tho two officials
talked over the gas situation. The fact
alone of their conferring together onenly
and at length was piquant enough for
numerous politicians in tho corridors.
Many rumors were set afloat.
Members of Council are said to be
more friendly to a temporary increase
In the price of gas than to foregoing
the sums due tbo city from tho price
of gas. This latter raovo would jeopar
'dize a reduction in the tax rato which
is planned for next year.-
Mr. Bodlno conferred yesterday with
Mr. Weglcin and emphasized that un
less the company obtained speedy re
lief it may not be ab'c to pay the 1J1,
000,000 duo next month.
It was reported that Mr. Bodinc
called on Mr. Wegleln for tho purpose
of urging upon him, as president of City
Council, tho necessity for quick action
by Council in the matter of granting
oy council in tne gas situation.
Mr. Bodlne nlso said that he stressed
the point that the company has nearly
18,000 Phlladelphlans on its books as
stockholders and that their holdings
should bo taken into consideration.
As a result of th; interview it is Be
lieved a call will bo Issued for another
meeting of tho Transportation nnd Pub
lic Utilities committee, tho commuica
may take up the gas bituation at tho
transit meeting this afternoon.
SPANGLER VISITS MAYOR
Robert S. Spanglor, of York, who was
deposed as Speaker of the State House
of Representatives at the eleventh hour
of the recent session, called on Major
Mooro at City Hnll today. He said he
had an hour to sparo and that he wanted
to see "an old friend."
roitome.
MAY ALLOW U
Eif (TOY
ASA .S WING FAVORS A MAN
AS BR YN MA WR'S NEW HEAD
Would Avoid Danger of Radically Feministic Tendencies Dr.
Gummcro and Miss Donnelly Possible Candidates
Asa S. Wing, chnlrman of the Com
mittee of Bryn Mawr College Trustees
and Directors, charged with the duty of
choosing the institution's noxt presi
dent, has leanings toward a mnn for the
president. . 4 . ..
Interest in tho successor to Dr. M.
Carey Thomas when she gives up her
position in Juno. 1022, centered largely
on the sex of the person chosen.
Ono group Is strongly In favor of a
man, while another almost equally
Btrong faction sponsors thn appoint
ment of n woman.
Asked ns to tho feasibility of letting
a man direct the destinies of so many
voung women, Mr. Wing remarked that
in the event of tho choice of a man he
would bo supported by a strong woman
dean. t ., , , .
"The placing of a man at the head of
tho college," Mr. Wing snid, "would
do away with any possible leaning
toward radically feministic tendencies,
which is rather dangerous, Many
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1921
BRIDGE COS!
ME
AND DELAY SEEN IN
Engineers Also Tell Camden
Delegation New Site Would
Lengthen Span
ELM-MAIN ST. TERMINAL
ADVOCATED AT CONFERENCE
Delay, greater expense nnd a length
ening of the main span ot tho Delaware
River Bridge would result from a pro
posed change in the brldgo terminal
site on Uie Now Jersey side, a delega
tion of Camden citizens was told today
by tho board of engineers.
A commlttco representing the prop
erty owners and 'church interests of
North Camden presented their ;plea.at
a meeting o ia uriugc commission
held in Its offices In tho Wldencr Build
ing. T. .T. S. Barlow, a New Jersey mem
ber of tho joint commission, presidod.
Ralph Modleski, chairman, and Law
rence A. Ball, a member of tho board of
engineers, were present.
Under the plan recommended by the
board of engineers the brldgo approach
would start from Franklin Square,
touch Second nnd Pearl streets on the
other sldo of the river and then curve
southward to Penn street,' between
Sixth and Seventh.
300-Foot Northward Swing
Tho change ndvocatod by the Cam
den committee would swing the brldgo
about 300 feet north of Pearl street, to
mm and Alain streets, thenco curving
southward to the point recommended
by the engineers
Congressman Francis F. Patterson.
Jr., of Camden, tho first speaker, In
advocating the Elm-Main street termi
nal, said any one with vision could
see that the bridge would benefit Cam
den far more than it would Philadel
phia. Concressman Patterson nredlrtpd that
tho erection of the bridge would act
as a spur on Camden's population nnd
that it would Increase from 100,000 to
000,000. Property valuation under the
samo Impetus, lie added, would jump
from $100,000,000 to So00.000.000.
The Congressman was standing in
front of David Balrd, former United
States Senator and digressed for a few
minutes In describing how Mr. Balrd
camo from Ireland ns n boy and had
won success in business. He then in
troduced the former Senator as the
next speaker.
Former Senator Balrd said he ad
mitted he was a "little sentimental"
and declared thnt sentimental reasons
would wuigh heavier with him than
financial questions affecting tho bridge.
He concluded by stating that the Cam
den committee would stand back of the
Board of Engineers no matter what
tho ultimate decision -was. .
Consideration Promised
Mr. Modjeskl, replying to the com
mittee's plea, assured the delegation
that tho interests it represented would
bo given careful consideration.
Tho proposed change, Mr. Modjcski
said, would, entail greater expense on
Philadelphia. It would nlso require the
addition of twenty-five feet to the
length of tho liuO-foot mnln span, al-
Continued on TKe Klht. Column Three
CLOVER JUICE FOR PHTHISIS
Experiments Said to Indicate It De
stroys Tuberculosis Germs
Washington, June 21. (By A. P.)
The Juices of nlfalfa and clover are
aiding to destroy the tuberculosis germ,
Dr. Hyman Llschncr, of San Diego,
Calif., declared today at the conven
tion of the American Institute of
Homeopathy. Both grasses. Dr. Lisch-
nor said, aro being used effectively in
tho dynamo-therapeutic ticatment of
former service men at Alpine Sanltor
lum, with which he Is connected.
Use of the grass juices has aided ma
terially the progress made against the
disease, he said, adding thnt ho believed
medical science was pushing back tho
tuberculosis plague. Three therapies
dynamo, physio and psycho consti
tute the basis of treatment, Dr. lilsch
ner said. Tho first calls for well-selected
food, tho second utilizes ener
gies, rajs nnd vibrations nnd the last
cans ror cneertui surroumungs and a
healthy mental state.
FRACTURES SKULL IN FALL
Gloucester Shipyard Worker Drops
30 Feet Through Tanker Hatch
Peter Moore, 220 North King street,
Gloucester, was probably fntnlly In
hired nt the south yards of tho New
York Shipbuilding Corporation In
Gloucester nt noon today when ho fell
thirty feet through n hatch aboard the
tanker Emplro Arrow.
Tho noon whistle had Just blown and
Mooro was hurrying from tho tanker
when tho accident occurred. He wns
tiiken to tho West Jersey Homeopnthlc
Hospital, where nn examination showed
his skull wus fractured.
Ho Is the father ot five children.
women favor tho selection of n woman
merely because of her sex, but I be
lieve this is a mistake. The committee,
howover, is neutral."
Dr. Richard M. Gummere, head
master of William Penn Charter School
and n trustee of Bryn Mawr College,
and Miss Lucy M. Donnelly, head uf
the English department at Bryn Mawr,
havo both been mentioned ns possible
candidates for tho mantle of Dr.
Thomas.
But Mr. Wing said that the matter
was dormant at tho moment, nnd that
these educators were only two In a long
lino from nil parts of the country whoso
names had been submitted. Tho selec
tion of the new president will probahlj
be made In tho fall.
Mr. Wing Is treasurer of the Bryn
Mawr Board of Trustees. Other mem
bers of tho commltti'o who will select
tho new president are Dr. Rufus M.
Jones, who is abroad; Charles J.
Rhoads, Miss Marlon Rellly and Mrs,
Learned Hand, of New York,
PROPOSED CHANGE
MISS HELEN MERKIGAN
Today sho appeared hi Central Sta
tion flgnlnst John D. Miller, whom
sho accuses of attacking licr
"PEARLY TEETH" HER CLUE
Girl Says Prisoner Is Her Assailant.
He Denies It
John D. Miller, twenty years old,
2057 Memphis street, was held In $1500
ball for court by Magistrate Rrnshaw
at Central Station today on charges of
attempted highway robbery and assault
and battery.
Tho prosecutor was Miss Helen Mer
rigan, 2420 Tulip street, an unusually
pretty girl, twenty-one years old, with
blue eyes, red cheeks and fair hair. She
said Miller stopped her early last Sat
urday morning ns she was coming from
a friend's home, and attempted to
carry her off.
Shn told the Magistrate he grabbed
her and said :
"I'vo been waiting for you for a
long tlmo. Now I've got you and I'm
going to take you away with me." Her
screams attracted neighbors, sho said,
and caused the man to drop her and
run.
Asked how sho Identified the man,
Miss Merrlgan said, "By his pearly
troth nnd purlv auburn hnlr."
Miller denied the girl's chargo and
said he had never seen her before. Both
tnl(f niieh straightforward stories that
Magistrate Rrnshaw finnlly decided to
let a jury thresh the case out in court.
PULLMAN COMPANY LOSES
ITS "OPEN-SHOP" FIGHT
Railroad Labor Board Sustains Union
Contention In Wage Cut Dispute
Chicago, Juno 21. (By A. P.) The
Pullman Co. lost its open-shop fight
before tho United States Railroad La
bor Board today when the board upheld
the contention of union leaders that the
nnmnnnv hnd not obeicd "the letter nnd
spirit" of the Transportation Act when
it conferred with its employes In mnss
meetings.
The board threw out tho company's
petition for a cut in tho wages of its
shop employes and instructed it to go
back and meet the 'duly elected repre
sentatives" of the employes.
Tho shop crafts and clerks in tho
Pullman works are involved In the case.
The board's decision will delay any no
tion on a reduction in their wages for
several weeks.
aftIrIjnlicensed dogs
State Inspectors to Make Round-Up
Here
James Fox, chief inspector of the
State Bureau of Animal Industry, with
five deputy Inspccfors, will arrive in
Philadelphia lato tonight or tomorrow
nnd will Institute n rigid examination
of nil police districts in the city for un
licensed dogs.
The State officials will confer nnd
co-opcrato with Walter Gilbert, chief
oio,v nt tho Bureau of Police hcio, who
has charge of the Issuing of dog licenses,,
A canvass win men db mnuu oi uvcry
station house, and tho names of alt
owners of unlicensed nnd unmuzzled
dogs will be obtained.
Owners of, unlicensed dogs are liable
to ft fine of $100 or three months in
t
all. Tho dogs Will no seizeu iiiui kiiiuu
tho ofnclals wno nnvo oecn muring
the Stntc, nnd nro at present In Media.
WOMAN FEELS HER ESCAPE
So Does Detective, Who Is Still
Looking for Blind Shoplifter
After, it is alleged, he had been de
tected receiving stolen goods from a
blind woman shoplifter, in an alley
near a Chestnut streot department
store, Morris Manels, Iew York, was
held todaj in $000 ball for the Grand
Jury by Maglslrato Renshaw In Cen
tral Station.
According to Deteetlvo Tarrc!, em
ployed bv the department store Manels
and tho blind woman entered the store
and acted susplclousl)
Tho detective followed them nnd miw
the blind womnn give Manels two bolts
of cloth, ho testified. Manels was nr
w.Qto.1 hut whilo the detective was
struggling with him, tho blind accom
plice escaped.
WEDS, THEN GOES TO JAIL
Bridegroom Begins 3-Year Sentence
After Marriage In Court
St. Catherines. Ont., Juno 21.
riederick Mnsteno and Irene Pcarcey.
both of Brantford. were married yester
day in the Grand Jury loom in the
Courthouse.
Then Mnsteno w-as sentenced to the
penitentiary for three ears for trying
to break Into tho residence of . J.
Elliott.
DRINK COSTS HIM $900
Julius Yahn Blames Cider Seller for
Loss of Cash
Tho cider which Julius Yahn, thirty
one years old. FlUh street above Poplnr,
drank jesferdaj in a shop near his home
had suffilclent potenco to put hlin to
sleep. Ynhn charges that during his
slumbers $000 of $1100 which was In
his pocket disappeared.
Charles Sallmiller, twenty-nme years
old, Second street above Poplar, pro
prletor of the shop, was arrested after
Yahn discovered his loss.
FIRST PICTURES
OF WINNERS
In Beauty Contest On Movie
Magazine Pago Today
Page 14
Fubllthtd Daily Except Sunder,
cipyrlsht. loai. by
DIPLOMACY DELAYS
FLEET PACIFIC
Denby Takes First Step Only,
Owing to Opposition
of Hughes
DISARMAMENT AT STAKE;
TOKIO PARLEY INVOLVED
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
Staff Correspondent, JJrenlnK- Public ldr
Convrloht. 1911. bu TuMlo Ltdotr Co.
Washington, Juno 21. The first step
townrd making the Pacific Ocean the
chief scene of our naval operations wns
taken by Secretary Dcnby's orper oi
yesterday strengthening tho Pacific fleet
and making it outweigh the Atlantic
fleet in fighting force.
The order concentrating the whole
fleet in the Western ocean lay on Sec
retary Denby's desk for weeks nnd Is
still there, but a variety of difficulties
lay In the way of so dramatic a move.
Diplomatically, Oicre always were
reasons against any sudden stop which
might be Interpreted as indicating an
aggrcsslvo policy In tho Far East. The
Administration disclaimed any such
policy, but disclaimers would hardly
serve to end the speculation which a
sudden nnd complete change of bacs
would start.
There is, from the diplomatic stand
point, disarmament to be considered.
It is a bad time to seek naval disarma
ment Immediately after a drastic change
of naval policy.
lJick Facilities on West Coast
From the naval standpoint, too,
there wero difficulties. There do not
exi't on tho West coast of the United
States adequate facilities for taking
enre of the whole American bnttle fleet.
Tho stntions thero will be strained to
dock and repair the capital ships that
will be there now unuer nccrcinry
Denby's order.
In tho Naval Appiopriatlons Bill
pending in Congress provision is randc
for Inrgc additions to tho Pacific coast
stations and for a big station at Guam,
but those appropriations are In diffi
culties nnd may not be passed at this
session. . . ,
In spite of the technical difficulties
tho ndmirals of the Nnvy and tho Sec
retary of the Navy faorcd the Pacific
pnnnentintlnn. Thev felt it to be un
wise to divide tho fleet whose highest
utility enn only be attained not by sucn
joint maneuvers as are now contem
plated, but by constant opcrntlon as
a unit.
Hughes Opposes Concentration
Against immediate concentration was
Secretary Hughes. The Secretary of
State has a variety of negotiations on
with Japan over Yap, Shantung and
other Issues. Tho Anglo -Japanese al
liance is pending before the British
Impel lal conference now sitting In Lon.
don nnd tho Secretary of State is can
didly reported to have indicated opposi
tion' to the renewal of that pact in the
Far East. His own foreign policy Is
undeveloped, and. as already said, dis
armament is nt Htnlco.
Altogether the diplomatic situation
was felt to be too delicate to permit of
so tadical a step to be taken as the
sending all at onco of the whole Ameri
can fleet to the Pacific.
The Issue between the Navy Depart
ment and tho State Department, which
wns perfectly friendly, was taken up
with President Harding, who decided in
favor of Mr. Hughes and for delaying
tho concentration. For the order of
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GIRL DIES IN BATHING POND
MASSING OF WHOLE
Companions, Not Suspecting Heart, wed'e and thread, havo been surveying
K ' , , . . ... land reconstructing Chicago's one-piece
Disease, Think She Is JoKlng feminine bathing suits of last seaon to
West Chester, Pa., Juno 21. Miss
Ann A. Rapp, twenty-five, n Last
Grconvillp, Pa., who had been stopping
at Whttford Lodge, cast of Downlng
town. an outing place tor young women,
died in n swimming pond near tne re
sort lato yesterday afternoon. Accord-
ing to Deputy Coroner Patrick, of this
place, death was due to heart disease or
trouble other than di owning.
In company with the Misses Ash, interfering with frame the captain said
Raufiela anil runckc, also stopping nt I by "smiling" pleasure cars to n halt.
the farm, Miss Rapp went to the pond The bathing beach policewomen,
to bathe The wnter is shallow and she ' supported by a mobile force of the best
waded into it to a depth of about two looking policemen in the town hall pro
feet, when s1k plunged forward with cinet, dressed in citizen's clothes, were
her head beneath the surface. The oth- nMgned by Captain McCarthy to tour
ers belipwd at first she was joking, tho boulevard today In automobiles, the
Later, becoming alarmed, they pulled i destination of thn machines to bo the
her to the bank, but life had fled. I pnlico i-tntlon instead of the loop.
RECOMMEND PROBE OF AIRMAN'S DISMISSAL
WASHINGTON, June 21. Congiessionnl investigation of the
dismissal fiom the Mailne Coips of Captain Edmund G. Chamber
lain, of San Antonio, Texas, foi his alleged false claims in 1918
of having shot down n number of Geimnn niiplnnes. on the westeiu
bnttlefiont. wns lecommended to-day by the Senate Naval Affnhs
Committee.
AFGHANS SUPPORT TURKISH NATIONALISTS
V'ASHxIUT0i7. June Jil Mohammedans ot the Neni Eastern
woi Id aic appealed to by the lecently nuivnl mission oi ATghans
at Angoin to act in accoid with the Tuikish Natiouausts toi the
deliveinnce of the Mohammedan world. "No tieaty exists be
tween Afghanistan and Gieat Biitniu," the statement says, adding
that "the movement against Uieat Biltain loi the deliveiaucc of
India gtuhin. momentum tiom day to day."
TRAIN SEVERS BOY'S FOOT
Meat Cars Run Over Lad Asleep on
Switch Siding
A ten-year-old boy asleep at 2 A. M
this morning on a switch siding of tho
Swift Packing Co. nt Percy nnd Willow
htreets lost his left foot when an carl
meat train backed in. The boy was
John McGruder, 1741 Phillips street,
Camden.
The boy ran away from homo Juno
18, nnd his parents have been searching
tor him ever since. Police of this city
nnd Camden were
nouuru, nut wero
trace of him until
nnable to get any
this morning.
Subscription Priej
Pabllo Kxlwr Co;
10 a Tear by Mali.
mpany.
COAL MEN DISMA YED
AT BARE THOUGHT OF
HOOVER PRICE PROBE
Volstead Chews Tobacco
as Ho Talks on Beer Dill
Washington, Juno 21. Represen
tative Volstead during the hearing
beforo the Houso Rules Committee
yesterday on bis anti-beer bill sprang
a surprise on the committee.
Before starting his argument he
took a square slab of chewing to
bacco out of his pocket and bit off
a piece.
AFL0AU5BELIEF
Seafaring Men See Hands of
Pirates in Fate of "Mys
tery Ship"
U. S. STARTS INVESTIGATION
By the Associated Press
Portland, Me., June 21. The theory
that pirates aro afloat in the North At
lantic has found credence here.
Bollcf inthis explanation of the fate
of recently missing ships hns grown
with establishment of the fact that tho
message in n bottle picked up two
months ago north of Cape Hattcras,
purporting to explain the disappearance
of the crew of tho flve-masted Bath
schooner Carroll A. Decrlng. mystery
ship of Diamond Hlinnls, was written
bv Henry Bates, of Islcsboro. Mp.. n
member of the crew. Question of its
genuineness wns settled liy handwrit
ing experts who compared it with let
ters written by Bntes.
The unsigned noto stated that the
schooner had been captured by an oil
burning craft, something like a sub
chaser; that the members of tho crew
who were hiding all over the ship, with
no chance to escape were being hand
cuffed nnd that everything was being
taken off.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Willis B.
Wormcll, of this city, wife of the cap
tain or the uecring, and mends, an in
vestigation is being conducted by the
Department of Commerce, the coast
guardand other Government ngencics to
establish the fate of tho missing crew,
which sonslsted of twelve men besides
the captain. They are working on the
theory thnt the oil steamer Hewitt,
which disappeared in tho same locality
at about the same time while bound
from Texas to Boston, was captured by
tne same pirate crew.
The Deerlng, bound light from South
America, was found undamaged with
nil soils set on the outer shoal of Cape
Hattera.s on the morning of January
31.
Washington, June 21. (By A. P.)
A world-wide search for the missing
crew of the s-chooncr Carroll A. Deer
lng, of Bath. Maine, which piled on the
North Carolina beach last January with
all sails set, but not a living soul
aboard, has been started by the State
Department through American consuls.
CHICAGO VAMPS IN PERIL
Handsome Cops Set Trap for Smil
ing Maids Who Charm Motorists
Chicago, June 21. (By A. P.)
Pollcewomon who with tape measure.
conform to this ycnr'H tynch rules.
paused In their work today to tackle a
new problem.
Captain McCarthy, of Town Hall
station, said he found hundreds of
"vnmps" lining Sheridan road every
morning to smile their way into tho
loop-bound automobiles of business
men. On) every corner knots of girls
aparently wniting for buses have been
BOY HIT BY TROLLEY DIES
Accident Occurred at Thirty-flret
and Walnut Motorman Held
Seven-year-old Allen Glcning, 3212
Sausom street, was run over by n trol
ley enr at Thirty-first and Walnut
Htreets Inst night and died nt 8 o'clock
this morning nt the University Hospital
as a result of the Injuries.
The boy's left, arm was crushed and
he received otlier bodily injuries.
David Hcndej-son, 0804 Paschall nvc
nue, moti" ( of the car, was held
wlthoul .... by Magistrate Dugan to
await the action of the Coroner.
BLACK FLA AGAIN
PRICE TWO CENTS
Secretary, Himself an Engineer
Is Dragon-Fly In Amber
of Mine Operators
PROPAGANDISTS TROT OUT
BOGIE-MAN ARGUMENTS
Bewail Possibility of Bolshe
vism Concealed in Freling-
huysen Measure
CLAIM ATTACK IS BIASED
Operators Try to Becloud Issue
of Profits in Order to Escape
Nemesis Hoover
' By GKORGR NOX McCAIN
Washington, June 21. In tho final
analysis Herbert Hoover Is the storm
center of all the agitation over the Fre
llnghuysen bill.
The Secretary of Commerce is the
dragon fly in the amber of tho coal op
erators. They are trjing in every way possi
ble to becloud the real issue. They nro
ducking nnd dodging right and left, hut
behind nil their agitation stands the
abiding fear of Hoover.
As Secretary of Commerce the bill
makes him tho inquisitorial and regula
tory force of the Government.
In particular the anthracite opera
tors must pour into his car the story of
their operation of the mines, their cost
and profits.
And do not forget thnt Herbert Hoo
ver is himself n mining engineer, one of;
tho grcntest in tho world.
Must Reckon With Hoover
Let it not escape the memory either
mac during the past six years he has
been dealing with the craftiest and
most oleaginous gentlemen of Europe,
the fcod handlers nnd would-be profi
teers of Western Europe.
Finnlly, Herbert Hoover, once ha
starts n thing, invariably ends it; vide
his masterful handling of Belgian re
lief during and in the Near East Kcr
the war.
As a matter of fact, that Frellng-
i.ujscn oiii in itself is not a dangerous
blll.
It would be under certain condl-
tions; if, Instead of Imposing a fine of
$1000 orslx months in jail or both, it
made a prison sentence compulsory for
falsification of reports or facts, in addi
tion to the .fine.
Of course, there is a joker in the
measure. Congressional and legislative
bills sometimes have a Smcgambian con
cealed in the woodshed. In this in
stance it is liability to a straight charge
of perjury in case of false reports.
Operators Act Cautiously
As a secondary issue, there is the
reluctance of coal operators to relin
quish high values and accept a moderate
profit. The war was responsible for
inculcating this. It's the old "get-rlch-quick"
idea glorified in industry.
Fear of Hoover's searching interro
gations, his knowledge of tho mining
Industry and his wide experience with
captains of industry is deterring the
operators.
An outstandng feature of the situa
tion hero is tho effort of the National
Coal Association nnd its individual
units to lead the public's mind away
irom iuc rem issue.
Hero are some of the things they are
snjlng :
First They aro singling out the coal
business for nn initial attack of in
quiry and regulation that will ulti
mately become general.
Second It's n long step toward so
cialism and bolshevisin.
Third Gallery play to the Radicals
who will ultimately control this situa
tion. Fourth An Invasion of private rights
that is discriminatory, indefensive and
unconstitutional.
Fifth It will lead to the nationali
zation of coal mines nud In the end the
transportation industry of the Nation.
Principally, however, behind all thin
very clcer propaganda is the fear of
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INTRUDER IS HELD
New York Man, Surprised In North
Broad St. Home, Under $2000 Ball
Thomas Aborts, thirty-seven year
old, of New York, surptlsed -csterday
in the home of R. II. Foster, at 0008
North Broad street, and captured after
n short chase, was today held in $2000
ball for the Gland Jury by Mngistratti
Price, at the Twenty-second street anil
Hunting Park avenue station, charged
with breaking nnd entering.
Stanley Calhoun, a stcpon of Foster,
di&covonil Aborts in tho dining room of
the home yesterday afternoon. AbcrtH
said he had chused n Negro into the
house.
Calhoun seized the mnn, who Isbtr
broke awaj, but was rocaptured on
Broad street near Sixty-ninth avenue.
Calhoun then telephoned tho Branch
town police station nnd Aberts was
turned oor to a patrolman. Tho police
say he has a record in New York,
'V Lease Hearing Today
by Council's Committee
The Transportation Committee of
Council will have a public hearing
nt City Hall this afternoon on the
proposed leaso of the Frnnkford ele
vated lino by the city to the P. It, T,
Members f Council, many with
divergent views regarding the lease,
will attend, and endenvor to obtain
a clear interpretation of tho agree
ment. Residents of the northeast are ex
pected to bo present and Director
Twining, of the Department of City
Transit, will be thero to answer
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