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Piv ' ' :-r- : r- r 3-7 rr" " : - "" r " ' L 1W IV- f. TW WEATHER tnr irtf'tflBlrtt md Wtdnes- iayi - cesser') with lowest about Itt MgnMi frethvwet te northwest winds. imnmATVBB at kach netm Euenmlfufakc leeaer I : sffi- H Vs I e lie In 112 I 1 1 12 la 1 4 j s I 89 140 140 41 142 U'J (43 II I ) vel. yin. no. ,i6i IT THUGS GET SHOO I PAYROLLFRDM iHmu Snatch Satchel Frem Bilgram Iren Works Head at 1235 Spring Garden Street FLEE IN AUTOMOBILE AS POLICE GIVE CHASE Aged President of Firm Thought Someone Was "Playing Jeke en Him" SAVED PART OF MONEY Placed Sejne of Cash in Pocket Before Leaving Bank Huge Bilgrara, scvcnty-flve-year-eld president of the Bilgram lacblnc Works, at 1235 Spring Garden street, was held up as he was about te entr the offlce at 10:30 o'clock today, and robbed of the week's payroll, amount ing te something less than $800. The machine works, which occupy hIf a block along Spring Garden street, have been running en only nbeut one eighth of the regular force, and under normal conditions the payroll would have amounted te nbeut $0000. Twe young bandits,-who took n satchel containing the money from Mr. Bilgram, escaped In a large touring car, believed te bavc been stolen, which u third man held at the curb with meter running. They get nway after u long chuse up en street and down another in which Motorcycle Patrelumn Campbell Geudle followed the held-up men, but finally lest them near Tenth and Callewhlll streets. . . , u k Mr. Bilgram was net injured, but was somewhat shaken by the excite ment. He is a sturdy, white-haired man, who has been ufetbe head tt hi machine shop business' for-many years, and has gained a reputation as a writer en economic and financial uucs uucs tlena as well as a business man. He told his own graphic rtery et tin held-up. Had Part of Rell Hi Pocket "I always go for the payroll no self," he said, "though net nlwnis at the same time. 1 went te the Middle City Bank, which is only about a ha f square away, at 10:30 o'clock this morning. I get the money and put part of It In the bag nnd part in my pocket. They did net get It all. therefore. "I have never curried a weapon, though the people here at the works often told me I ought te go armed or take some one with me ns a guard, i alwsvs said that I would rather go by myself, as I had always gene, and that I was net afraid of hejd-up nicp. "I had returned from the bank, uml wit Just nbeut te go up the steps te my office at 1235 Spring Garden street. 1 noticed an automobile drawn up at the curb, with a man nt the wheel, and the engine running. I thought nothing of this, however, and did net even tukc n geed leek at him. 'A I hnil one feet en the step two ether men came tip from behind. One of thera passed at the left Hide of me, and as he passed bumped against me. j l turnca te ioek nt nun, mm n im 1 felt some one cutcii Hern et my nnRe and open them, and take the bug away from me. Was Net Alnmied "liven then I was net alarmed, I thought te myself that some of my friends were trying te play n joke en me, and turned ureund. When l.snw two men I did net knew, one of them helaing my bag, jumping into the car, 1 realized that It was a held-up, nnd the money for our empleyes was geno. 1 called for help." "That was the first we knew of It," said Miss B. W. Fickcr, of 1030 North North btreet, Mr, Uilgrnni's stenogra pher. "I was sitting ut the window and could hae seen the whole thiiii; If 1 had been looking out. But It nil hup pcued se quickly no one suspected any thing until Mr. Bilgram called. "I telephoned te the Tenth uud li'.it li'.it li'.it tonweod streets station. There was a motorcycle patreluiun in the neighbor neon nn.l I... rt.t1. ,1ia ..V.n..i. I "Yes," interposed Mr. Bilgram, "and I want te commend the policeman for i . .11111 I1IJ L.llll llll Ull llltini. jetting ufter the bundlts se quickly, i even though they escaped from him." Moterejclo l'atrelmun Geudle is ut taehed te the Gcrmuntewu station, but he was en patrol duty today en Breud itreet as for south ns Callewhlll. He had run ever Spring Gurden street, und' had stepped his machine net fur from th Bilgram plant u few minutes before the held-up took place. Geudle saw thr enr kIhie! nuuv from 1N the curb, and Mr. migrant wne his Research Bureau Asked te Pass en arnis as he shouted nfter the bandits.' Proposed Service Ueudle a meter wus running. He darted i . ,, . .,,.. .,,..! r,.,. n,,. after the bandit cur . A radio telephone service Ter city The fugitives drm'e un Snrini; Gnrilen Hall, especially for the police, Is tl'e corner. (!eudic in het piiisull. He V,r,lc,',,tl u uncy of t,,c LIeltric,4, SrtmnUh, lntuTc,V,.dW.tnl 'n,'" "f tI'1' 1 " "ifceiiniing trntni' weie ugainst tlie, . n,i. ..,.. ,,f .1.., ii,.,.trliMil itnrcim moterejdo patrolman. The bandit cnr!,1,p ,T. ' ' wcttruui Jiurcuu Mined en him, and r.t Callewhlll street M'nlPC- eNippenred from view. I Goudle get 11 geed description of the Car flnpltii ii... iiiunii !., .. nu ..... ........ 1 enough te miike out uny but the first lUiuernls of the llcense. The pollce "ave these three niinibcrs. uud bellevu -.-... 4Mli iuigiii, 1,11V I1IIO JIUI IIVIll they will he NiillicliMii in' lili.iiiifi- ii... I eaf If It turns out te be 11 stolen inn- , ehlue. . . ' I BABY'8 SCALDS END IN DEATH I Si ;rthtt sravilh8 ceu"t,' wm ,,e fln" 3E1?"' While lu his high chair at diu- "0U"UJ iuM' LS;iJ?iiiiiy1tWw",',,t';,Ippt' i-4ijhWNBart":iHas-iw WMtlelJlvs tMevsrhlmnff. . - "SwtcWSIlBTu mam.i t. 7 .4 a - . 1 - r .. b r wtj . t a- - , '" r 1 -r a r ' .. n. iv 1- k ' u . KJB IJH l .. . 1 . Ci I I J J - 1 F iib A. IT "It 1 1 J.I1. ,.t It. K.T-. . W) "i CI '-W I it, m-t EnUred ai Becenil-Clsw Matter at Xlnfltr Bia Act Robbed of Payroll HUGO niLGR.UI PLEASE PAY BUTCHER, AGED WOULD-BE SUICIDE WRITES Seuth Sixth 8treet Merchant, 80, Tries te End Life With Gat When the pollce broke Inte the store of Benjamin Frcldberg, eighty years old, at -100 Seuth Sixth street, this morn ing, they found the old mnu stretched upon the fleer of the kitchen In the rear, half suffocated by gas, lie had attached n tube te a gas jet, but It was short and death did net come quickly. Before turning en the gus Frcldberg wrote a note in Yiddish, part of which was lndeclpcherablc. It was scribbled en the back of a shoe box. In it he said : "I nm getting old nnd feeble, nnd I am getting tired nf life. Yeu will find some money In the trunk. Will jeu pleae pay the butcher?" The old limn once laid a prosperous business. F.fTerts nrc being innde te find relatives. At Heward Hospital it was said he probably will recover. repubucansinInImAine congressional election Majority of 19,000 Vetes In 1920 Cut te 5294 Augusta, Me., Mnrvh 21. (By A. P.) Rcpublicnus retain their held, of the Third Mninc Congressional District, tut by u margin greatly reduced from the Republican vote of 1020. With only thirty-six small places missing, returns today from the special election yesterday showed thut.Jehn R. Nelsen, .Heptiblk'ftftr- wan ueieettd1 ever Krnest Ii. McLean, 'Democrat, by a majority of 521)4 totes. Nelsen will fill the unexpired term of Jehn A. Peters, who resigned te become Federal District Judge for Maine. Beth Nelsen and Mcl,enn expressed gratification ever the result. " "The majority of 5300," said Nelsen, "Is all (hat the mes snngulne, Repub lican could have expected, anil has been equaled in recent jeurs only nt the time of the great Republican lundslldc of 11120." McLean said: "The figures indicate u most dcelshc victory for the Demo crats. The Republlcnn majority of mere than 10.000 votes in 1020 will be very seriously cut, and this notwith standing that the Republicans were strongly organized." RICKARD AND A. E. LINDSAY CELLMATES IN N. Y. TOMBS Task of Selecting Jury te Try Sports Promoter Is Resumed New Yerk. March 21. (By A. P.) , Ter lllcknril. Intcrllnl lennllv known Sper(S promoter, who has been'leeked up m the Temiis during nis trial en a charge of rrlinlnnll.v assaulting llfteen- ycar-eld Snrnli Sclinenfcld. entered the court room today after having spent the night with Alfred E. Lindsay, alleged swindler of society women, as u cell mate. Itieknrd was up early, lie ordered a hearty brenkfest and en reaching court spent several minutes chnttlng with newspapermen while Supreme Court Justice Wnsservegel conferred with op posing counsel. Yesterday 's announce ment that no women would be ndniittcd unless they had been subpeenned thinned today's crowd materially. With eight jurors tentatively selected, the task et examining talesmen was continued. SNOW AND SPRING! They Arrive Together, but Celder ' - 1 Weather Is Coming Spring nrrlied ut 4:40 o'clock tills .1 1 ji !, I t. crll H.1 tllfln It hlimVCfl! III... ...llh ...... - "1 ......... . But net a whole let there were a few scattered llukes, which melted nt once in their embarrassment I'lin temneruturn was IIS at S o'clock this morning, gUing the nir u ulppiiicss which was net precisely springlike. And colder weather is just abend. Tonight a temperature of 25 is forecast. But the weather will remain fnir. CITY MAY USE RADIO CAMDEN TAX RATE UP county Bi ., ,ne Beard Announces $2.80, an icrease of Ten Cents The Camden County Heard nf'Tnx- ullen iinneiinccd today that the tax rate for the city of Camden this jear would he XL'. K0. nu ls "" ,'ri',,w "f ,0" rel,lh ",'r liHllggH gv-vVv. (' C ;'-J " v Slflgggggl LHtc'SMhILHbbbI sKiSggLH ggB '1 . V.MggF aggggggggBBBBBBBB pjxjg fj&iWgBgggB ggfli fiT , HxC v&jbbbbw abb ggfHj'HJgggBgS ' gH'MxjjE&lijggggLll 5 : : 7- , ....... -..--.. .. the rnalefflca at l'hlladalphla. Pa, of March 8. yliTO. CUTOT-STOPS Mitten Cites These First Among Improvements Scheduled for P. R. T. Service STOCKHOLDERS' VICTORY HELD AS STEP FORWARD Legality, of Benus te Empleyes Questioned by Mayer and City May Oppose It Grndual abolition of trolley skip-steps against which there nrc well-founded objections, was pledged today by Themas E. Mitten, president of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. This and ethor Improvements, In cluding a greater proportion of seats for passengers, were premised by Mr. Mitten, who new has the full support of the Beard of Directors because of his overwhelming victory nt the recent stockhelders'meeting. Laber Is new n fully accredited porl perl ner In the operation of the trolley sys tem of Philadelphia, Mr. Mitten de clared. In outlining his industrial gos pel he said werldiwide application of Its principles would seethe unrest. ' Great Stockholders' Victory Mr. Mitten's statement follews: "P. R. T. stockholders' have spoken and have wen n grent victory 520,637 shares out of a possible 000,000. with 35,800 shares declining or unable te vote for either side, left our opponents nlmest alone Jn opposing the greater things for which we-stand. "This fight has been wen, net nly because we wcr.e right, but because we were also diligent In telling the stock holders face te face Just hew we made their property ever from the nothing ness it was in 1010 te the dividend producer It Is today. "A world-wide application of this remedy would seethe the world's unrest think of It! Responsible labor here shouldered h mistakes of capital and built up values te support return upon the, misused , Investment)! of P. R. T. stockholder'. What 'this victory ,1-enlly means Is that responsible labor iK mak ing Itself understood te the owners of property, net In tly old way by strikes nnd unreasonable demand, but by sheer ferce of accomplishment .proving Its right te be considered as a partner.'" Quotes from Newspapers Mr. Mitten cited expressions of ap proval from ether cities for the Mitten co-operative plan. He quoted from a New Yerk newspaper this pass'ngc: " 'The results of the co-operation be tween labor and capital In I'hlladelphla seem nlmest miraculous, but there is scant doubt Unit they could be dupli cated elsewhere.' " Mr. Mitten reiterated the gratifica tion he expressed at the meeting of stockholders lust week. Continuing, he said : "We have elected a Beard of Di rectors in sympathy with our under takings. Nelsen Robinson hn backed me since 1UUU in mnny a hnrd light for this same cause. Mitten the Ce rectly ine hv ten lnnnugement. will, ns members of the Executive Committee, decide the cvery-day problems of management, re- Centlnued en Paae Four. Column l"eu7 BANDIT ROBS WOMAN AT 45T.H AND CHESTNUT Mrs. Maraaret Stewart Leses Purse at Point of Gun When Mrs. Margaret Stewart, of 4440 Hansom street, stepped from n ! trolley car nt Forty-fifth und Chestnut Htreels early this morning, u Negro, untied with n revehcr, halted her. She was se frightened that she uttered i a cry, and this brought Theinns Burns, another Negro, of 4518 Chestnut street. .Burns, who is a small mun, expos tulated with the bandit, but the mnu struck him und shouted : "Get nwuy from here." Burns wus compelled te obey. Then the robber took Mrs. Stewart's purse and disappeared The nurse con tuinedaueiit.. una some kcjs. llMll.li, ii fill, niltiiilAn .!,.!. .... .. .. , 1,1111... .. .... i.iiiniitn UI-IVI-IDI'S UIIU loud street and Woedlnnd avenue station rc,sere policemen irem tlie Tliirty-scc readied tnc spot, but were unable te find the highwayman. . H BUT in ! . iriiv linn iip 1 . 1 1 rt 1 . .a.f 1 s m 1 lw. ,.At.it .i ....- . r r"w " " " "" r'" '" ". J Miiifiiifui uln mi iikiu wumrvrr ,..-.,.. ...v..KWj ' m-' nnrun iiniuiir rr tniu venf rt i mil. .i. .1 H..1.4. ...!.&.. .nnnrniifn a ,,wif i .iii .11 '"" " '"" " """ '" l,u L " U1,,A J"-J e itiuruer. imt uniiK uineiir wnn Ilic wivniui'UL 111IU rslTsJI I'Uin (HI !..' Acilm.iiA.I .I.,HAI4 W.. T..1.. 1 IflOO .. 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . ,,t rinp0i.niit tl.n met. rPI, Hrt..iel ' ' V "" rMW """ .""" !'" """ "- " iiinrriuii mr m nit: iiiuiinin uiiu 11 ur ,.v...w.v 4rruv,HU, ,1M in- nr !fUl IHHI IH1I1 nnil vnn III hnin n .n.J..I tir- ..C l... I. .. .! I-. I e dfrecters. all nrinclmils of Mlt- u ','.' ,',." "Ulr "l "':a", "",l a "even ey uie uu uermes te ec bii eneri '-'-' ax. as.aa hll, ti Ilium- . . l nit 1... !.. .Inn .S .! l..lf K If t. .1 .1. ... il. . t. ..f . STORY OFLIM'RICK WINNER READS LIKE A MOVIE PLOT "fiuus a Dark and Stormy Night; Husband Forget Paper; Aha! The Telephone Dees It! ! Consternation reigned In the Williams fhinily, nt 5227 Florence nvenue ! The man of the house, Alfred, came home last Tuesday w 1 1 Ii e u t 11 n Krt'M.Mi Pun 1,1a Lntuinit. As n result his wife, Mildred, had 110 Mm'rlck te an swer and , she was seie dis tressed. The s t 0 a d y patter of rnlu could be heard outside and the nearest store wus much tee fur nsvny and the hour was lute. What n ' ' n " 8 (I f '' MHF. M. Wll.l.IA.Mfl should she de . I'lin evening was cemnjetciy sneiled mil 11 she had 11 most brilniiut idea. Jumping te her, feet, she dashed te the tclenhene and called her sister, who gave her the lines ever tht phone, aud 't'aPUki !aWt!lftfs0l .jc-Fi'.a'VTfvs !f,i ,; i hewsablrtesettle hrM,sdliial.J I"'"" "uwestlena. fli nersr liked fully, seBt-orthe;iWsctilioyithtIoitay migM twtaVaU, vim i ' ,V. ", PHILAlrfeLPHlA, TUESDAY, MARdR 21, 1922 3Je 'tiadtf'm Gtailte See Yeu, ' $ttt8 Girl 'Poison Victim Goldie Thomp8en,on Terth Arms te jSrap-Hmfed Parent and Whispers "Take Me Heme" "Oh, father, I am se glad te see you. Yeu have come te take me home?" was the whispered p'en of Oeldin Thomp son ns she stretched forth her arms te her gray-haired father, Abraham Lin coln .Thompson, of Grcensburg, Ps. Kneeling nt the bedside of his daugh ter, who Is hovering between life und death in Jeffersen Hospital today, he offered the forgiveness of himself and his wife te the girl who disappeared from their country home two years age. A telegram yesterday carried te them by the State pelce saying that the girl was in the hespitnl here with only n short time te live, wns the first news they have had of her in inanj months. T'nable te bear the loneliness of the city te which she hnd come when she ran away, the girl took poison several davs age In n motion picture theatre. The father arrived early this morning nt the hespitnl. Soen nfter he had left her bedside, he announced that he was here te stay until she had sufficiently recovered te accompany him home, bis hope never wavering In the fnce of the pronouncement of hospital physicians that his daughter as yet showed no sign GROWING DEFICIT Bigger Shortage Than Estimate of $300,000,000 Seems in Prospect NEW TAXES CONGRESS TASK By CLINTON W. GIIJ1RRT SUIT Corrmpendrnt Krnln l'ublle Ledger CowvrteM, ID!!, by TutiKe Ltdetr Company Washington, March 21. Revenue collections for the current quarter have falkn se far short of estimates that the Treasury officials, are worried. A larger deficit seems te be In prospect than wus estimated by Secretary Mellen, who placed it at .:iOO,000.000 by the end of the next fiscal year. July 1. 11123. Collections, including income tax re ceipts, totaled up te last night $310. 000.000. Estimnted returns for this quarter were $400 ,000.000. The Treas ury has up te March '. te collect the remaining jJlOO.OOO.OOO, but net even the greatest optimist In the department expects te sep that amount of money come In within the next ten days. The most hnncftil pstlmiilp Ik nmr $400,000,000. If that fijure Is realized, thAH I.A -a. ..... e ,1.. .. ...III (all $00,000,000 short of the estimate, wMpIi PSthnnli. Wznlf lmllnn,l n ,1H..U'N for this year ending July 1, 1022, of frSl.UW.UUU Deficit May Re $200,000,000 If the highest hopes of the Treasury ure realized nnd If the reduction et rcv rcv enup'fer the remaining quarter of this year, April te July, Is the same as for the quarter new ending, the deficit for this year will be $141,000,000. Instcnd of S24.000.000 expected. But the deficit will probably be lniger than that and majTbe nearer $200,000,000 than $144, G0O.O0O. if the estimates for the year are realized, you have te add the unex- The business depression has cut mere deeply Inte government Income than was expected. Income tnx receipts have fallen far short, nnd Congress, desirous of making n political showing, has net , provided the revenue which Mr. Mellen 1 recommended. Three Ways Out WORRIES MELLON uiiiiuu uuiiurs. re counteract uie euect ei rue iciier There nre only three possible ways ' voluminous narrative she throws ab out of the difficulty. Congress must Iselutely no light en the murder, either fnce the necessity of revising "The statement came te me after Mrs. once mere the tnx lnws of the country . llrunen innde n reeue-t that she he nt its next seslen, imposing new taxes or perhaps substituting n sales tax feri the hodge-pedge of special taxes from which It new attempts te get n suO- dent revenue. ' Or else much mere drastic economies must be enected tnan nave yet been uc- , cnmplished Otherwise an imprevemeat In busi ness must come te the aid of the admin istration, increasing the receipts from the existing taxes. A return te busi ness activity will huriily come seen enough te present the deficit of Sl."(l 000,000 te $200,0(KI,(I00 this fiscal ear. But even a moderate revival would . wipe out the estimated deficit for the next fiscal yenr. t revision of taxes would bring nbeut Continued en Page Four, Column TKrre regarding the evening papci. And her line wen 1 The completed Mni'rlek i1 us fol fel lows:. i.iM'itirif vn !! . There was an old fellow named Payne, jAI, te Brln UP Quetlen of Con Cen Who treated his wile with disdain; fidence In Government tlUI.. i., I. ...1... f . .i . ' ..mi.i ' "'". ?' "0 .. Londen, March 'Jl. (By A. P.I .M A i1 j'iiM,b"nU 'lielnc- . . Prime Minister Lloyd Geerge will re- ilea be dead if conceit were cocaine I ume l, ,,bce in the Heuse of Cem Mrs. Williams has been a faithful ' minis April It, and w 1)1 hnmedintelv ask and hopeful follower of Mm'ricks during for a vote en the Government's polio this contest. She und her husband spcut I regarding the Genea Economic Confer' some time ut tlie While Mountains lust I fnce. j enr, nnd It becuine 11 fuvorlte sport Austen Chamberlain, Government for nil of the remile up there te make ' leader, made this announcement In the i.'.i .- .i""!1 'in " ,,,,.",.",n was Heuse today. He u.hleil that the Gov nnil w 'h Ml're hU1'" ''"iiaent Intended te put n motion clear- puea, 1.. r,itiit 1 lut iiiipsilini ns te uii.iiii., i. .. 1 . :. ... ... m "L W?S vefcrt -v. nnt"rB.1 .for 1 feW 1 1,.f,?ili-Wll"r. "tn,,,lr ,-',n- i.r, .fe. V' m,!1'0 bcK.' l',".H .r!ir- " bands of our lady hiin'rickers. hu tensed her because shu has sent lu up. swers. Ami ai nv- iii..,.'in ... SW'ers. And Mt pverv mien In un ..r,n. ,hc Just' pstunilly. couldn't keep from M Hospital Cot, Stretches of Improvement. His stern, but kindly face showed hut slight trace of the strain. Married Against Parents' Wishes "We never knew why she left us," he began, "except that she married u man who wns by no means fitted for her. It was probably disappointment and remorse that drec her away, for she took It t hi against our wishes. She was well brought up. nnd we gave her a geed education. She studied music nnd wan teaching ut n nearby village when she met Wilbur Michaels, a rough and uncouth coal miner." Despite the pleas of friends nnd fnin lly, Goldie married. It was only n short time later that she disappeared. Net a word of her whereabouts came te Grcensburg nftcr May 20, 1020. the day of her disappearance. At thnt time, she wus twenty jeurs old. In addition te the effects of the poison, the girl Is suffering from u berleus op eration, nnd with her cheek resting against her father's wenlth of gray hair, Centlnafd en I'ace Four, Column Three HALTEDBYAVEAT Attorney for Murdered Show man's Sister Blocks Dispo sition of Property WIDOW MAKES STATEMENT A cat cat, automatically blocking pro pre pro bate'er any will of "Honest Jehn" Rru nen, murdered showman of Riverside, N. J., was filed with the Surrogate of Burlington County today for Mrs. Eliz abeth Jeschke. Brunen's sister. Oeerge II. Evans, Moercstown, Mrs. Jesehkc'H attorney, said the action wns tnken te forestall any hasty settlement of Brunen's cstnte and te give Mrs. Jeschke nn opportunity te determine just what her righttitarc, v Under the New Jerjwwiaw,0the filing of n caveat compels edurr review' Of the facts bearing en n will filed for pro bate. The action also prevents the granting of letters of administration. Mrs. Deris Bruuen, widow of the slain man. wus believed te be planning n tour of the circus nnd carnivals owned 03 by her husband. The shows new are lij - J. It is believed the COVCSt Will prevent operation of the shows until un arrangement is made te obtain court sanction. A ten -page typewritten statement by Mrs. Bruncn is in the possession of the iiuriingten County authorities. i Tlie statement wns prepared by Sirs. Brunen's attorney lifter she had asked for an opportunity te make a verbal statement te Detective Parker nnd Prosecutor Kelsey. The woman wus ad vised thnt the Investigating authorities had no desire te interview her. but that If she cared te make a written stnte meent they would be glad te receive it. According te rrosecuter Iveisey, tnc en the wrllrnn hv Hrnnnn In fs. .TRchlfe. In that missive llrunen spoke of living In fenr of his life and announced his de termination te cut Mrs. llrunen off in his will with Si. When asked about Mrs. Brunen's statement. Prosecutor Kelsey said : "Mrs. llrunen has turned eer te me n tvnnu'rlttiii statement. Ill this rntlipr grnntcd nn opportunity te talk te me and Kills Parker, the county detective. who Is Inw-tiKnting her husband s inur dcr, I told her we were net nnxlnu te talk te her and If she se deireil sin is she could Jet down un. thing the might want te soy nnd send it te me. I certainly never expected such a long statement . but 1 um glail te get it as it maj terid te help us cjeur up this crime. "In this statement Mrs. llrunen deals with her married life. She sas she wns married te llrunen In Hrenkl.wi tlilrieen jenrs age. mat sue necr nf uny time had anj serious trouble with her husband and that their nmrrleil life was mimnm witn an ikc.isieuiiI ripple sutdi us Is 10 he expected In the untried lire of unj couple. she denied she at any timemiide threats ngniiist her hus band. "Te my mind her statement contains no fuels thnt we de net iilreadj Knew, but It mil prove helpful lu inure ways than one. I will turn it ever te Mr. Parker who has been working night and day. I feel confident we are close te the person ec persons responsible, for this brutal crime, but it would be foolish for me te predict when and who we arc going te apprehend. We nrc nuiiltlng the psychological moment te mete and I hnie an idea that it is fust ap proaching." BRITISH PREMIER TO ASK ,' COMMONS VOTE ON GENOA ruising inn ipiesuuu us 10 wnet ler It IWsmwkiI the confidence of tlie Heuse. "The whole Heuse will receg Ue," he said, "that It would be impossible ('e.,,,,. if liei-a were a iA "u ,1 erltv " "lh uuineril). cinler te go te 11 doubt about At'AHTMKNTH TO SUIT KVKKY lt!KliK itnil mt tvty requlrtuifnt may ba feitwl Tmnn' vr vvnauiiiiis.n iparinirni ciaail. tcaUen en VMM SB and.3. , BRUNENS WILL IS rubllhl Dally Kxcapt Sunday. gubicrlptlen PrU'a 10 a Tear by Mall. CepyrlBht. 1B22. by Publle Iiletr Company HUGHES DENIES SECRET PLEDGE v Declares Charge of Cevert Agreement With Britain "Absolutely False" LETTER READ IN SENATE CAUSES WARM DEBATE Cravath Disavows Statement. Fight te Recommit Treaty. Edge Upholds Pact By the Associated Press Washington, March 21. Secretary ( Hughes In a letter te? the Senate today i denied flatly any secret agreement ex- j Ists for future British-American co operation. The presentation of the let ter led te another effort by op- , Itenents of the four-Power treaty te send the pact back te committee. The effort brought en a warm debate. The Secretary's letter, characterizing suggestions of such an agreement us "absolutely fulse," wus laid before the Senate by Senater Ledge, the Repub lican leaders and n member of the Arms delegation, who, at the same time, put Inte the record a telegram from Pnul D. Crnvnth, the New Yerk attorney, denying the accuracy of a statement en the snme subject attributed te him by i Senater Berah. Reiterating a denlnl made in a for- j mer communication that nnj secret ' agreements existed with ether Powers' In connection with the Arms Confer ence, Mr. Hughes wrote in today's letter thnt he hoped te see no "further aspersions upon the veracity nnd honor" of the American delegates. Text of Hughes' Letter mi.-, a. t . . . .. "-' ,,,,'", ., ..' r.uh.Vr" .- ""- """"- i cnurge in me course et uie uebntc ever the Four Power Treaty is that there is n secret, ngreement or understanding between will, rewct'TWcnn Vnr?,! ; "r,VliS such statement Is absolutely fulse V have no secret understnndlngs or agree. I litems with Grent Britain In relation te! the Four-Power Trrtntv or nnv nth- matter ' ,her further nspcrslens upon their veracltv and honor. "Faithfully yours. "CHARLKS K. HUGHK8." Mr. Cravnth s telegram embodied the statement issued by him Inst night in ,.i i, . -c "B M 1(,lter'ithe Heuse Thursdav under suspension, which was addressed te Spnnini- T.e.lcrn i .... ..' . , I "In HIV letter te Knnfnr Tn,lnr...r..l .... ,. u.i"ii i. i i j ; i .... majority wnuiu ue uccessi r; IW? aw'v "i rP' l 6Uw t,le Keurl "'" '" amendment we, lZ2e?L'.1 r"'' : ,There ar nlmltlril nor would it be puss W' iLn. rS r '"Wennillniiji. I n nlotien t0 rM.mmit the in tl. ....... i ' ". TpP ,na ""J" e J'''11"- Comm ttee. the American deleirntcs u-lll ha l,-.i cw ierK in wnicli tie declared that the 1 OI discussion en cacn sine. sixtv counties of the State words attributed te him In tlie state- The rule will have te be agreed te by There will he no lm.i, r ... ment rend by (Senater Berah in the ( majority of the Rules Committee and . lt. "'" b ," Inck of man' Sennte yesterday were eitlier lnnccu- I then will hne te obtain a majority Mite1"10 " '""er candidacy. rntely qnetcd or" did net correctly con- I 'n tl10 llUs''- Proponents- of the bonus There will be mere mnnev than p vey his meaning. i legislation were confident thnt both mienl brains and nMtiteness en its slde Referring te 11 passage In which Air I majorities could be ebtuiiled. . . .. .. , , ... , . , , ' Berah queteli "1,1,!, ns sa "ins he had , PnU'r (illlm s,,i'1 th" l"M'"Mtien I ,f"r Mr- ,,n ""? 1hrp i,,"wl n",mt been told of the "understanding" bv ' un'1 "arrewed down te whether the bill "lm net enJ' the old Republican State every member of the American delega-1 nIk"1'1' be mi "" "s I"l!,NKc without organljintlen, but the friends and ad- tlen, Mr. Cravath said he had in fneti I'Iert unity for iimeuduient or with vlsers of everv ether candidate, never talked with nnv deleciite nn nnv opportunity for one motion lrem iw .. .. . ' , subject -WK nnd .ha, he ws in- I he candidacy n.est seriously affected leged international ngreement elined te think it would be better net te b thp refusnl of Senater t row te r .permit the Democrats te offer the one sign is that of Hurry A. Mackey, of in ,. Re,l';h0"U Trea,,'v1 ,. " 1,u,tlen- this city, chairman of the State Cera- iwih?itdxx.taVW:uK 1 , T;,ic,c;," " ,rp '" 0,,e1I,,aj ""--nti" n-"". " "- ba? n prepared mldress, declared tlmt if . n ,n , ,,n"'"1',1.i"n ,,c callci1 ntten- of Senater Yare. Governer Sproul, and the treaty failed, 'all thought of lim- ,ion te Hie minority report en the bill tentntively. Mnjer Mugee. of PltU- Itlng, armii.uent must be "Indetlnl eh l'l'", by Representative K.tchin. of nnd State Senainr Mnx P T. postponed." He said that no rewrln- , .Ne,t1' ( pe"."' nml ,K0',," "t,lr.r m,'!n- Senater Max G. LW. liens were necessary and thnt he vw.uid bcrM ?f '"'V. . n-?.S "mI ,,'"",s (,"m"1',t 1,e- Mile for none ex-ept ns a means of In- t'(' ln w - ", )", WK'', U"" ""' William Flinn. of Pittsburgh, leader Miring ratification. l- " "R' Hirtiues be re- fnr ymr, of lp ,n,,nen(l(.nt Ul.publl. lJtTu:r?Z$TJZXt Mr." tiil.et, explained ,. ,. pre- cans nKe Is pledged .0 Mackey and the I.c.igue of Vat ions since tlie ,'!,lllre would be te reiegui.e Chairman The hoped-for outcome of the deg-in former affected only the legion in which the rutted Statis ui.s most u rested and centuined no m irni or leal .re. nun uiniiuncii no m irm or ieaaj .re- ceniinurd mi I'.iEfi tour, telunin The ' EX-MAGISTRATE WRIGLEY PAROLED AFTER SERVING PART OF THREE-YEAR TERM Fermer Mngibtrntc Byren E. Wrigley. who has, served one yen' of a three-year maximum sentence for manslaughter, was p.ueled today by Judge Davis en the petition of Cornelius Haggeity. Ji . his attorney. The parole was granted with the understanding um. Wilgley never should drive an automobile again, and that he ns te go te a sanitaiiuiu fei treatment. His lawyer said he would die if he remained, in prison longer. MRS. ROSIER TO GO ON TRIAL APRIL 10 Mrs. Kathvyu F.esier, under arrest for the minder of htr hus band Oscar and his stenographer, Miss Mildred Reckitt. will be placed en trial April 10, in Quarter Sessions Ceuit, it was an nounced today. Judge Davis will be the trial judge. COAL STRIKE ORDER TO BE ISSUED TODAY NEW YORK, Maicu 21. The outer for a susptusieu et work in anthracite and bituminous coal mines thiougheut the ceuiuiy will be issued late today, according te Philip Muuay, iuttmaiieiui vice nvublrtuut of the Uuited Mine Werkeis of Auiuica. BILL TO HALT NAVY BIDS Heuse Measure Would Bar Private, Supplies for Ships or Army Washington, March 'JI. All supplies' for the army and nat uniil.l be u.auii- , . . , . . 1 .1 . ,. . (ncturcd and rcpahed at Ge eminent , arsenals anil liuvy yards under a bill Introduced yesterday hy Reprienlntive Hull, Republlcnn, of Iowa. Tlie mens- ure would take away from private con- cerns the right e bid for tlie con. ktrnctieil Ulld rccniulitlnilillir of linn ii .1 . . e 1 eraft or the manufacture et ordnance. I .-.,., J.. ..."..,..... , I Ull mu ,-ir.r.w m mill' tnnniitur. lln A tava or, anything elaa for tha heusaT Per- haaa i'.tH tn Fer Bala column today en M V--W Seeks Senate Seat mr,l? V i' M' tsBBam mi-stfA'f&'J ' ''&L m K-iaLHKnM flBk ''.'; ? ', ;',' WtCi m i iBH J 'l ' ' iBBBH vrlm. -'- & bbLbLI S.BBW.JBlBm '"' BbHbBBH I Ibbb1bbbp"bbbbbbbbbbV DAVID A. REED Pittsburgh corporation attorney who has announced Ills candidacy at the primaries for the place new held by Senater Crew THURSDAYJS PLAN Speaker Cillett Agrees te Plan for Suspension of Rules en That Day ADVOCATES SURE OF VOTE By the Associated Press i Washington, Murcli 21. The Sel i ,1!,..., l-....... i:n ...in i.. ...I. .... ' uivm iMMiin inn nui lh- in mi i iiif u ei tnc rules, according te u pinn agreed 'upon today ut a conference between 181-k'r 't ! Chaliman Camp- , Mi of the Klllp, i'elnmutce, The Sneaker, it wns snld. has agreed PASS BONUS BILL te entettnin u motion te suspend the l'1P frn.v- He has selected an his casf rulcs. Mr. Campbell said he would I dldnte Hanking Commissioner Elshcr. c" n "" "f " cemmitter tomer- row '"ernlng. nt which he will ask com- n,iUfe members te reiwrt u rule desig- , ,,a,Vn TiurMlnv ns susiienslen day' w'ith n proviso tlmt four hours debate en the bill shall Ik- pii.vlili.tl. ; .;', ,; " in. .villi.. i imer tins procedure a iwe-tniriH two-thin N Confident of MnJerll These in charge of the legislation ' s0CI"tlon s0CI"tlen were confident that it would receive 1 iiHfc ctpnn, n.Li mere than the two-thirds majority. 1 r... , S'ng Backing Thev exiiis-ted the vote te come hefnre ' w ,IU't must net be overlooked that adjournment Thursday nfter two hour, J '""I'eeii te present tin- rule te make 'du suspension :,y nd upon '"'"I'tieu of that uile Cliuiruuin Fen - ,, b r(,,,( P( f uieflnu . ... te suspend the rules nml p.iss the bill. FRENCH TO HOLD COBLENZ Will Replace American Troops, in Bridgehead In That Sector I'arls, March 'JI (By A P. 1 -'I In i ' rl , ' '" , H ."" .."J " ... " liai' licen enli'rcil withdraw 11 will he replaced hi the Cehletu bridgehead In the French, who new eceupi the set'- ters 011 both side of Cebfcnu. T,t. French Geviyiiiiimu, If Is nssunicl wl I be notified of tie wlthdinwul thriuigh the Rhine commission, 'I'lin mill nunu'Mii r.,,. , n. . . . . ....... .,... ... . ,,,,,(., i-il III lllll cinl circles here i 11 pesMbl tcip e tntlen of the iim 0 by the Gciiimn tlmt it is in a wu a shewlm? ,.f ,iu approbation of the Allied , policies to te ,rai4 Germany, ' PRICE TWO' GENip$ CHI'S STAN - G.0.P v i . Cutthroat Dash i THROWS NT N en for Senate Js and Governorship May Split Republican Ranks GRUNDY BACKING FISHER AND REED AGAINST FIELD Refusal of Senater te Resign Has Shattered Harmony Plans of State Leaders ALLEGHENY 'POT A-BOILING Bell Certain te Make Race for Tega, With Burke and Others Joining In By GEORGE NOX McCAItf The decision of Senater Crew" te iscne out Knox's unexpired terra and I net withdraw te permit Governer I Sproul te appoint Jehn A. Bell, of Pittsburgh, as his successor, has greatly (complicated the political situation In the State. There nre. as the situation stands today, just 'two sides in the contest for liinemer and I'uited States Senater. It is the field against Grundy. The president of' the Pennsylvania Manu facturers' Association en one side and every ether leader und politician en the ether. fl'l. , I ft A .-. i . i ne eiii nglll 01 lil'lltxly vs. Crew I i nil no tnnrn fninniillml !.. l. ...... i ' ,""i'"'n inn nit- urcna. Te these who cheese te leek nt it f.. .i.. .... . from tde ether angle, It is Jeseph M. Grundy ami his candidate against the field. Mr. Grundy appreciates this fnct. He i is losing no time In arming himself for hal Is as far as he has gene at pre. ent. Me is holding off temporarily the ether candidates, Hp ,inH gatllPr,, , ,. " rc"h (,t a ret meefinir at him. as avyji! ,,.-,., i hi u mtiti Mipcain'' at inp. iiii.T-it- .. ".- r.i? t .,. ... . ;a-'! vuc-niratieni yesterday, n fermidahle vue-l Stratford .vesterdm- n t te puss thc.nrrny of nldes composed of well-knew i mi .bP,,!i'i" citizens. "'" ,,ffi idle te make ' , ,.,.,11, , ...... . " ensure te the addition te this local campaign V cnmmittei lie has nt his beck and call l"1. """'veiim .Manufacturers' A i... i 1 . . . this organization has active branches in the (. , ,, , . "" .. L . , F '"" Governer Sproul, through wh . -,...,. ., ... ,11,1. lm .. t.t.ltl KnLlw.m n...l am Pt- boss fuMir he wns appointed te succeed Sen ater Kue, te appoint Mr. Hell as his successor, and also enable Mr. Bell's friends te place liltji In nomination for the full term ut the coming primaries hi May. Crew's Course t'nvrrlain The indecision, double dealing, back mg and lilling of Senater Crew, wbeaa pieearieus pliynlcnl condition km an in mate of Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh hits kepi the pnliticnl leaders of the State en tenterhooks for weeks, has played ducks and drakes with their pllllis. He net only has disrupted all schemes, but, and the fact might as well be fairly faced, he has placed the entire Republican Stnte ticket in jce pardy, or if net ut least In a position closely approximating it. The Demo Deme rrutH are mere firmly united today bj support of Jehn A. McSpurran for Get einer t tin n they have been for years. .senator Crew's self-centered count also has encouraged a number of senk teiial boeuiH, One innde Its appear" mice yesterday In the announcement of Majer David A. Reed, of PJtte hurch. that he is 11 eundlihite. Congressman William J. Burke, of IMifbuiKli. Is1 another, and nomination papers nrc being prepnrid. I under slnnd. for Congressman Henry W Temple, of Washington County, St)' ininiiig Ciew's home county of I iiyelte, While Mr. Grundy has net announce! the fact, it s generally understood that lie will back .Mn ler Rretl for thp seaa tership. lu this, according te reeef- i;rri.;i.. Kcngrnpliy or politic', .Mr following ceriect lines, Grundy la Fellows Geographical Lines III' cauilldiile for Governer and far the Culled SlafiM Semite are both frees tlie Western pud of I lie Sil.'ilp. ' The ilnstern end rimy le Indeed; !'&' likely te be -favored hy his sclcctle ( W the l.lciiti n.int Governer. , i W It i- mn iiiipieiiniiie tlmt there, Vs lie shifts possibly Iradlpg ef'iVi'J?; similliig ni'tiirc nt Hi? prlmarJei,vJ,"ijJ' " Continue w l'M rm fTljm K srr. XViJ'N HfMlMM AND euraa in Mverti ' V iT an WW. .rnJWWtf -."- .litri- mm - ,:.. r tv.s -JlV. i ij3i j ' ";w;i; ' " ij. m n a 13 'T .Is i m j ik Jteaiiaigiiia M4i .aia.riuAt . . t r , lilVBBli' xWhgmMMm&&?&