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NORTH PENN BANK
$2,I44,OOO SHORT
Examiners Promise Startling
Revelations in Affairs.

PHILADELPHIA, July 3O.~Examiners
delving into the failure of the North
Penn Bank, State institution, which
closed its doors July IS. said to-day that
only the surface has been scratched in
the revelations that have so far been dis
closed in the condition OF the bank. Ac-
cording to one of the bank examiners,
the apparent shortage in the North
PENIS accounts amounts to $2,144,0OO,
and the efforts of the State officials in
vestgatlng the crash are largely directed
toward finding out who benefited at the
expense of the concerns depositors. 1t
was unofficially said to-day that the
banks actual losses may not amount to
more than 81 900, 900.
Other arrests of persons alleged TO be
partly responsible for tho failure are
expected after further evidence is gath
cred out Of the maze of Irregularities the
examiners have found
Walter o. Colfesh, one of the banks
bookkeepers, who testified at a mag
istrate's hearing against Ralph T. Meyer,
the banks cashier, that the latter had
ordered him TO falsify the institutions
statement to the Banking Examiner and
to doctor numerous accounts, declares
that he was boob" in the hands Of
Meyer.
Fred Taylor Pussy, special counsel
representing the State Banking Depart
ment, said to-day that Colfiesh has not
told all he knows about the irregular
transactions OF the bank Colfesh ad-
mitted that he had overdrawn his ac-
count about 5000, but Mr.. Pusey said
to-day that his overdTAft will exceed
that amount.
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HITS HOUSING BODY
FOR SALARY RAISES
Clark Offers Bill to End Its
Work.
Special DespatcA to TIE Sun.

WASHINGTON. July 30.-Claiming that
the United States Housing Corporation
created during the war TO build houses
for war workers, is making 'profigate
expenditures of Government money" de-
spite the fact that its building work is
complete. the House Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds to-day re-
ported bill repeating the act authoriz-
ing the corporation.
The bill, introduced by Representative
Clark (Fla.), provides that all property
and funds of the corporation shall be
turned over to the Treasury Department
by Secretary OF Labor Wilson. who has
general oversight of the corporation. 1t
further directs that all houses built out
side OF Washington shall be sold by the
Treasury Department, preferably to in
dividuals for homes with the extension
of Government credit to reliable persons.
The committee report stated that the
corporation had employed an array of
college professors and so-oalled experts
at high salaries and submitted a list of
about fifty employees Of the corporation
whose salary increases have ranged
since the armistice from $500 to S4,966
year. Those who received Increases
already were receiving at least $4,000 a
year.
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SPIRIT WAS SPOOFING
ABOUT CAPT. KIDD
Treasure Not Found, So Farm,
Buyers Balk.

TRENTON, N. j.. July 30-It now being
apparent that the spirit who appeared
before Daniel Balsinger of Oakland
N. j.. was spoofing when It told him
that much of Capt, Kids treasure was
buried on his sixty-three acre farm,
Sophie Sauter and Marie Blumer of
Paterson and Fred Laechrs of Eliza
beth, feel under no obligations to make
good the $4,000 note they gave when
they purchased the property, Their an
swer. to the suit which Balsnger and
his sister, Marie, have brought to re-
cover was filed in the Supreme Court
Eere yesterday.
The defendants declare they agreed to
buy the farm solely upon Balsinger's
represe ntation that the pirates gold was
buried there, and that he told them a
spirit had come to him In his sleep and
assured him this was so. They gave
Balslnger 5000 In cash and n three
months note for $1,000, which they say
was to be paid out OF the treasure,
should IL be found. The three defend
ants say they have dug and dug, but to
no avail, and that the note consequently
is void
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PERSHING AND MARCH
TO KEEP FOUR STARS
Bill Making Them Generals
for Life Reported.

WARRINGTON, July 30.-Favorable re-
ports on bills authorizing the appoint
ment OF Gems John ]. Pershlng and
Peyton C. March, Chief Of staff. to the
permanent rank Of General were or
dered to-day by the House Military
Committee.
The vote on Gen. Pershing was unani-
nous, but the committee divided, s to 7.
en- Gen. March. Previously the commit
tee voted down, s to 7, a motion to con-
fer the permanent rank of Lieutenant
General on Gen. March.
During the long executive session of
the committee some members expressed
decided opposition to creating the per-
manent rank of General for more than
one officer It was said that there was
no personal opposition to Gen. March.
but fight on the floor of the House
against comforting the permanent rank
or General on him was expected.
The measures as drawn provide that
Gen. Pershing shall take precedence
over Gen. March. This was suggested
by President Wilson when he recon-
mended the legislation to Congress.
Some Democratic members of the
committee who voted to give March the
rank of General were quoted as saying
during the committee discussion that
personally they favored giving him rank
as Northumberland, but that they
would vote the higher rank because the
President requested.
The committee vote was not along
political lines, however, three Repub-
leans Joining with five Democrats in
voting out the bill. Six Republicans and
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TWO NEW YORK MEN
GET WAR CROSSES
Lieutenant and Corporal Hon.
ored for Heroisnl.

The War Department announced yes
terday the names of the following men
who have been awarded the Distin-
guished Service Cross:
FIRST LIEUT.. SAMUEL W u. DANZIG.
Eighth Machine Gun BattaliOn-For ex-
traordinary heroisn IN action near Fvs-
soy, France. July 1918. 1918. and near
lie Charmed. France. July 26, 1918. Lieut..
Danzig repeatedly crossed open spaces
swept by shell FIRE during a violent bar
rage to inspect the gun positions. under
artillery IRE, encouraging his men and
looking after their safety. Later In the
day he Took charge of the guns OF an
officer who had been wounded and placed
them In new positions On July &c he
advanced through a heavy barrage on
reconnaissance and placed four guns
In support of n battalion OF infantry.
After the infantry had withdrawn he
held this position under enemy FIRE from
the rear and tanks until ordered to with
draw the following night. Home address.
Mrs NJ. V. Danzig (mother). 1877 Madi-
son avenue, Albany, n. Y:
220th Infantry-For extraordinary hero
ism in action near st. Juvin, France.
october 1921, 1913. Leading a daylight
terrific artillery and machine gun Are
TO locate enemy machine guns Corporal
Sielsky secured valuable information and
mander. While leading a similar day
seriously wounded by machine gun Are
AFTER bravery
devotion to duty. Home address, l..
Sielsky tbrother). 4ee Cleveland street,
Brooklyn. N. Y.
Men from other localities cited are:
Private James E. Rutherford, Ma
chine Gun Company. 325th Infantry;
Private Earl r. Siner, Company G,
310th Infantry; Sergeant William Lee
mieux, Company A, Ninth Machine Gun
Battalion Private Clayton Z. Barrows,
Company d, Eighth Machine Gun Bat
Capt. Robert L. Tavenner, First
Lieut.. Henry NJ. Williams, Second Lieut..
Harold A. Healy. Sergeant John h.
Hutto, Private Alfred w. Smith, Ser
geant William B. Hook, Sergeant Clyde
F. Namwaring, Sergeant ClarenceN w.
Tompson. Corporal Louis w Myers. Ser
geant Mike O'Neal. Private Elwood Twi-
ford, Private William j. Turberville.
Sergeant William c. Taylor, Private
Simon Thompson and Private Louis J.
Tucker
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LEGISLATORS VISIT
BLIND ROOM HOUSES
Lockwood Committee Inspects
Apartments Where Windows
Are Rarity.
LANDLORD ASKS FOR HELP
Bronx Owner, Hit by Rent
Strike, Appeals to Mayors
Group.
LANDLORD ASKS FOR HELP

To see for themselves how bad the
living conditions are In some of the old
fashioned tenements the Joint Degisla-
tive Committee on Housing, Of which
Senator Lockwood is chairman, and
Nathan Hirsch, chairman Of the Mayors
Committee en- Rent Profiteering, visited
two typical blocks in the Cherry Hill
district yesterday.
In one of these blocks live 2,714 per-
sons, of whom sci are children under
i've years. It's predominant nationality
Is italian, with a mixture Of Jews
spaniards and Americans. All but three
of the houses are in need of repair and
all have blind rooms without windows.
Most of the three room apartments
have one room on the court and two
blind rooms opening of it, in which the
only access for air and hight is the door
Five, six or more persons often sleep In
one Of these dark boxes.
The rent, according to investigation
| made by the committee, ranges from %
month for three rooms to SIT. The
| income OF the families occupying this
most of them average $50 to $40. The
women and children in almost every case
sew garments in what time they car
| spare from their household duties, earn
ing $50 or $40 month.
| II Is estimated that II will be 10C
years before these old type tenements
disappear from natural causes, such az
| fire, tumbling down or abandonment by
tenants because of impossible living con.
ditions. They were built prior to the Law
| Of 1901 which standardized sanitary con.
ditions.
Louis Greenberg, owner OF five tene.
avenue, The Bronx, occupied by 100
| families, brought a committee Of dis
satisfied tenants before the Mayors
! Committee on Rent Profiteering yester.
day to settle a rent strike that hi,
tenants started when he notified then
that he was going to raise the rent.
| Capt. Goldsmith of the Mayors Com
mittee listened to both sides of the dis
pute and then had the attorney repre-
senting the tenants draw a check tc
| cash" for the amount due Greenbers
which he will hold until the case ii
adjusted tonight at special hearing
in the Bronx Borough Hall.
Although he had settled hundreds OF
rent problems in the past few weeks
Capt. Goldsmith said this was the frs
case on record that had been brought
up by the landlord.
The Roth Embroidery Company, 51C
Sixth avenue. wrote to the Mayors Com
mittee yesterday that the owners of thu
loft building at that address had doubled
the rent in two years. In 1917 1t paiC
1880; this was increased to $4,000 6
year ago, and now it has been notified
that beginning February l the amour
will be $500
The Roth firm said 1t had been al
lowed two days to renew the lease Of
get out. They said further that thu
| service in the building was the worst IL
the city and wished the committee t
give their troubles immediate attention
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DRANK TRYING TO REFORM.
Ministers wife So TeHtifiea Re-
Earding other Man in Suit.

Mrs. Emily r. Birmingham of Hamp-
den. n. j. testified before Vice-Chancel-
lor Stevenson in Jersey City yesterday
at the hearing of her divorce suit
against the Rev. Edward ]. Birmingham
of Babylon. l.. l.. that she had drank
cocktails with a man named Searles
while living In Babylon. She said, how
ever. that she had associated with
Searles because she wanted to reform
him, and denied her husbands allega-
ton that she had given him a cigarette
case.
Mr., Birmingham, who is an Episcopal
minister. appeared in court in the uni
form of a chaplain of the United States
Army in which capacity he served in
Long Island environments during the
war. He is about SO years old. and his
wife. whom he married In 1906, about
twenty years younger They have a
daughter IL years old, who has been
living with the father.
Mrs. Birmingham alleges "construc-
tive desertion," and declared she was
compelled to leave her husband owing to
his conduct. Mr.. Birmingham testified
they were married in Florence, Italy,
and that they lived In Brooklyn for n
time and then moved TO Babylon. He
said he objected to her relations with
Searles and that she had told him she
met the man in restaurant and that
she loved him.
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TWO KILLED, 20 HURT
IN TRAIN WRECK
Spreading Rails DeraiI Ex-
press at Linfield, Pa.

PHILADELPHIA, July 30.-The engineer
and fireman of a Reading Railway ex-
press from Pottsville were killed, a
dozen passengers injured and a number
severely shaken up to-day when part
of the train was derailed at Linheld FIVE
miles from Pottstown. The dead are:
LEIBY, WILLIAM r.. engineer. Port Carbon.
ZETTLEMoYER, JOHN j.. fireman. Schuyl-
kill Haven.
Among the injured were John Rick
son, baggage master. Reading; w. f.
Redgay, Reading; s. Litchen, Ephrata,
Pa. Philip Hoffman, Pottstown; f. w.
Roads. Reading; II. Eisenhower, Potts
town; Walter Shepple, Reading Robert
White, Pottsville, and F. B. Williams,
Harrisburg. None is believed to be seri-
ously hurt.
Spreading rails are believed to have
caused the accident The locomotive and
combination smoking and baggage car
were derailed, the latter turning over
with nearly two score passengers in it.
Leiby, according to passengers. stuck
to his post when the engine left the
tracks and partly checked the speed of
the train. He was crushed to death.
Zettlemoyer was so mangled that he
lived only a short time.
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norway, Sweden and DenmMk-close a
A. M. August !, g oscar IL ,,,., q. a..
Benom. - 49, =. a A n
July %. Sc. Corfe Castle
TRANsPAcITIc MAILS:
Connecting unails close at q. 7. o. ana OitS
Hail stations nj $3.50 p. M. daily. a.
HAWAII. and specially addressed mall for
Japan, Corea, China. siberia, siam, Cochin
China and Netherianug East Indies WA san
Francisco) August !, SIS. China.
Guam and siberia Syi2 San Francisco'
Japan corea; China siberia .d slam .:r oScnIp
addressed only Cvia seattle) July 81 ss'
Fq HAWAII via san Frsncisco) July 81. Sc.
Mnnoa. 49, t.,., -.
| Cochin China ard Netherlands East Indies
| via San Frsncisco) July q. Sc. Korea NARY,
| japan, Corea, China, siberia siam, 2oce,nin
china,- Netherlands East Indies and Philip-
| nine Islands (via Vancouver and Victorta,
a al August :, SIS. Empress Of Russia.
Hawsii, samoan Isllnds. Australia ana
| Hs, Ventura
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LIVE TOPICS OF THE
COMMERCIAL WORLD
High Dress Prices Due
Partly to Spectators

~ LAME to some extent for the
X high prices which prevail in
- the wholesale market for
dresses Is laid at the door of tobbers
and SPECTATORS by David N. Moses
sohn, executive director Of the Asso-
ciated Dress Industries of America.
He charges that some stocks Of raw
materials are In the hands Of these
operators. who are charging abnormal
prices for merchandise, creating an
unprecedented condition In the In
dustry and inhicting a great many
hardships on the manufacturers
throughout the country"
Due to the existing conditions In
the trade, Mr.. Mosessohn declared
that there il no possibility of a drop
In priceB The raw material situa-
ton is growing worse and the labor
situation is not showing any signs
of improvement" he states.
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degraded themselves in the offices they
hold by "ignominiously running sway
from the powerful searchlights OF facts,
logic and truth which had been turned
on them by the Rand School,"
Similar observations were made by s.
John Block. attorney for the Rand
School, while Samuel Untermyer said
Justice McAvoy's ruling was the logi-
cal outgrowth of this scandalous suit,
which, II was apparent from the day
the action was begun, the Attorney-oen-
eral never intended to try, as the whole
proceeding was instituted in a spirit OF
lawless defiance of constitutional rights
and personal liberty"
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PERSHING CITES HALLAHAN.
Lieutennnt-CoIon May Wear Sill
yer star on Victory Medal.

Lieut.. Col William H. IIallahsn, for
merly chief signal officer of the Twenty
seventh Division, now employed at 100
Broadway, was notified yesterday that
Gen. Pershing has named him in a cita-
ton. The commentator reads:
Fox gallantry in action east of 81.
Souplet. France, October II, 1918. and
for brilliant leadership. he is entitled to
wear a silver star on the Victory medal"
Lieut. Col. Hallahan was decorated with
the British ID. S. o. by Field Marshal
Haig last fall after action with the
British forces near st. Quentin.
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Scarcity of silk shirtings.

The wholesale silk market is reported
as being almost destitute of desirable
materials for shirtings as the result Of
unprecedented buying this season by
shirt producers.
Some of the silk fabric manufacturers
have pinned up the mo More Orders"
sign and\are combining their activities TO
the orders already placed. Prices for
shirtings have advanced from less than
81 a yard TO as high as 81 to $3.50 for
some grades.
japanese shirtings are being imported
in large quantities and reports indicate
that they are gaining in favor.
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Canada buying wooIIens Here.

Woollen dealers in Canada are unable
to obtain "a per cent. of their require
ments of woollen cloths in the Canadian
market and are turning to the United
States and Great Britain to get what
they can, according to reports received
by the Department of Commerce.
Price lists of Canadian manufacturers
showed that there has been an increase
OF Is cents and up on a yard OF cloth
during the last few months.
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wH1TTLEsEY JOINS LEGION.
'Lost Battalion" Commander Mem
her of 3OSth Infantry Post.

The organization of the 30sth Infan-
try Post of the American Legion was
announced yesterday. The roster 10 led
by the names of Col. Nathan X. Averill,
Lieut.-CoL George W. Whlttlesey, com
mander of the Lost Battalion" and
Chaplain j. ]. Halligan. The post roll
includes seven men who won the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, four winners
Of the Croix de Guerre, one winner OF
the Congressional Medal of Honor and
fourteen who were cited for gallantry
Chaplain Haligan was cited for per-
forming burial services under fire.
The Offices Of the post are in 70 West
Eleventh street. All members OF the
unit are asked to write Major L. S.
Breckenridge.
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Movement in the market for dyestuffs
is reported stedier Dye bases still are
scarce and prices are tending upward.
Domestic colors are moving steadily in
limited quantities. The demand for coal
tar crudes has not improved materially.
but benzol and phenol are held at firm
prices, Drug aud Chemical Markets re-
ports There is a heavy call for aniline
oil and some manufacturers are sold
ahead. Archil is practically cleaned up.
The undertone of the market for drugs
and pharmaceutical products shows
strength and many price advance were
made. The salicylates were advanced
by manufacturers. Quicksilver is higher.
Santonin prices rose sharply. There is
firm tone in denatured alcohol and
citric acid. Sugar OF milk, oil OF pepper
mint and ergot are lower.
Business in heavy chemicals was
active, jobbing interests paying par
ticular attention TO sodium bichromats
which has steadily advanced In price.
Muriatic is scarce. Acetic acid is NOV
ing briskly, with the exception of glacial
and the so per cent material. The
steady demand for sulphuric acid con-
tinues All the potash salts are stronger.
Foreign interests are placing large or
ders for copper sulphate.
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Boston Wool Market strong.

Boston. July 30.-Midweek found the
Boston wool market strong. with fine
woods still, in great demand and the
available supply very low. Fine terri
tories are quoted at from $1.s5 to $40.
half bloods at from s1.75 to $3.50.
There has been a steadily increasing
demand for medium woods, three eighths
grades bringing $40 to S1,45, and quar-
ter bloods 1925. Eight months Texas
woods were sold for $40 and those Of
twelve months growth for sl.60 to Sl.65.
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Victory Ribbons Ready Aug. o.

WARRINGTON, July SO.-Distribution Of
Victory ribbon bars will begin imme-
diately after manufacturers start deliver
ing them on August 8. the War Depart
ment announced to-day. Four hundred
thousand bars will be sent to recruiting
stations and army posts In the first ship
ment Victory medals will be distributed
through the same agencies later.
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Passaic Strike a FizzIe.

PAssAIS July 90.-With practically all
the Botany Worsted Mill weavers who
quit work Monday back at their Jobs the
threatened strike in an attempt TO bring
about a general increase in wages in
all the wool and worsted mills here, en-
ploying 5000 operatives. has resulted
in failure.
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Desirable Leather Hard to Find.

Boston, July 30.-Prices on sole leath-
err hold steady and strong There Is a
smaller supply OF dry hide leather, and
offal of all kinds is sold up to receipts.
Upper leather prices change almost daily
and desirable stock Is hard to find, this
being particularly true in respect to
the better grades. The extreme prices
of one week frequently are made to
appear moderate by later developments,
the Shoe and Leather Reporter states.
Shoe buyers have placed an unusual
amount of business. The feature of the
buying is the number of ''at once" orders
that have been placed. This active buy
ing proves conclusively. 1t is said, that
merchants do not expect lower prices
in the near future. Thus far there has
been a strong pressure to place spring
orders in advance of the season.
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Business Troubles.
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.
PHILIP FRIED-Involuntary petition
against Philip Fried. individually and as
survivor of the copartnership OF Barney
Katz and Philip Fried, copartnsrs. trad
ing as Bedford Thread Company, ia
West Seventeenth street. Liabilities.
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t11.ooo; assets, 5000. Principal claims:
Michael Rogalsky and Louis Rroman,
t716; Philip Braunstein, $s46i s. Goblin
Broa, Inc. 1851. Samuel Sculnlek, 1928
Broadway. Is thA attorney.
HENRY X. SCzUTOwsKI-volun pc
tition by Henry X. Szczutowskl baking.
pasteries, under the name of Little Prin-
cess Pastry Shop, 1897 Decatur avenue,
Bronx. Liabilities, t3.07S; assets, 81, 400.
Principal claims: Jaburg Bros. 1913;
Louis Weinberg, $500; Joseph Stein, Slo7.
Samuel w. Phillips. 8 Beekman street. Is
the attorney.
JACOB sERoTTA AND BENJAMIN Sc
ROTTA-Voluntary petition by Jacob
Serotta and Benjamin Serotta, indivldu-
ally and as copartners, under the hrm
name of Serotta Bros, $40 East 176th
street. Liabilities. $3.50; no assets. Get
finger Weinman, CO Park Row, are the
attorneys.
THE ARCwBIL coRPoRATIoN-1nv
untary petition against The Arcwell
Corporation, engaged in tho manufactur-
ing business, 514 West Forty sixth street.
Liabilities and assets not given. Prin-
cipal claims; The New York Process
Letter Company 1887: The Sterling Eff
ficiency Corporation, 500; Unz Co.
s2l. Henry Woog, 100 Broadway. Is the
attornav