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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
TWO CLERKS INDICTED
IN US. BOND FRAUD
$e5, 900 Worth Of 4Hs Stolen
From Reserve Bank and Re-
placed by As, Is Charge
SOLD 10 LOCAL BROKER

"High finance" alleged to have been
conducted by two clerks of the Third
Federal Reserve. Bank with Liberty
Bonds held by the bank for conversion
of bonds of earlier issues was disclosed
in their indictment today by the Fed
eral Grand Jury on charges of con-
spiracy to defraud the government. The
accused men are Charles N. jerks and
Elmer =. Patton.
jerks was also indicted for the EN- =
bezzlement of $500 bond, the sale Of
which is said to have disclosed the other
transactions.
The indictment returned against the
two men charges that $50, 900 worth
of Az per cent Liberty Bonds were
taken out of the bank by the clerks,
sold to local brokerage firm and re-
placed by 4 per cent bonds purchased
at a low market figure. The profits
from the transaction are said to have
been pocketed by jerks and Patton.
The transactions were manipulated
without danger of financial loss to the
two clerks and appeared on the books
of the bank as bona fde exchanges.
Last January when 4 per cent bonds
were selling at a low market value,
Patton is alleged to have given jerks
$500 worth of the Az per cent
bonds on one occasion, and $50, 5,000
worth at another time. They are
charged with having sold to Emory,
Freed & Co., a brokerage firm
of this city. With the proceeds from
the sale of the two lots. jerks is, de-
elared to have purchased enough 4 per
cent bonds below par to replace the
4As taken out. .
Disclosure of the alleged high financ :
ing of the two clerks was made follow :
ing Jenks's arrest about u month ago
on the charge of embezzling $500 d
per cent Liberty bond sent by Della :
ware bank to the Federal Reserve Bank
for conversion. An interest coupon had
been prematurely clipped from the bond
and the bond was ordered returned to
the sender. BY mistake the bond was
sent to another bank, which returned il
to this city, and then, it is charged
jerks stole it and sold it to Emory
Freed & Co. After tracing the bond
to the local brokerage firm, secret serv-
ice agents, it is said, learned that jerks
had also sold $50, 900 worth of Az
per cent bonds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07

"a COW is a milk mill that changes
grasses which folks can't eat into the
greatest food for humans the world has
ever known.
And what f. Leroy Pelletier, or De-
troit. Mich. does not know about cows
isn't worth knowing. He has been the
breeder of one worlds champion and
six state champions. He ia one of the
consigners at the Holstein Friesian
sales in the Bulls Head Bazaar, Thir-
ty- seventh and Market streets.
"And that old milk mill is just as
sensitive as the inside of rare watch.
And it's under as great strain when
the milk is being generated. as horse
is in a laundering race. I've seen my
own cows standing in tremole with
the strain, while the. machinery, In :
side of them works up the masricated
grasses into milk. 1t is very wonder
ful--and it's pitiful, too. Because
their mills are always working over
| time. whether they want to be or not.
"Of course, the record cows are spe-
r;ally trained cows. And the training
;s inst as careful and scientific as is
the training :. of athletes. Ten years
aro the Holstefn Friesian breed was
produeing but twenty i've pounds OF
butter tat. Today Rolo Mercena De
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
PHILADELPHIA BOYS
BACK FROM THE WAR
Eight OF the 14oo Oisembarked
at Boston Are Local
Heroes
BOTH DIVISION CONTINGENT

Special Dispatch TO Evening Public Ied7cr.
Boston, June T.-Thc I. s. :. Jersey
arrived here today from Rrest, France,
with approximately HOO soldiers of
the Eightieth Division abroad. Most
of the men are Pcnusylvaniaus. \
hand from the Twenty sixth Division
greeted the A. r. F. boys just as tho
boat pulled into the harbor.
The homecoming men represented four
companies Of the 313th Machine Gun
Battalion. under Major Prescott Huide e
koper: two companies of the 314th Ma
chine Gun Battalion, under Major Rob
ert Cox; Casual Company No. ] 3lSth
Infantry. under Lieutenant Louis
Graves, and special casual company
from Brest. in charge of Lieutenant
Frank Weeman.
Eight Philadelphia boys were among
the 313th Machine Gunners. They
are: George S. Anderson, 1888 Pine
street: Walter Brown, 1916 North
Twenty sixth street: Joseph p. Devir.
5341 Yocum street; John J. Dodds,
1888 West Fontaine street; Frank Fee,
7O5 South Fifty fifth street; Edward
J. Fricl, 5S3S Boynton street; Clifford
f. Furness. G031 Regent street, and
Joseph SeiGcl. of 3037 West York
street.
Seventeen days were spent on the trip
over. two of which held up the troop
ship ut Ponta Delgada. San Miguel, in
the Azores, on May 81 and % for coal
ing purposes. Several details of sol
diers were put to work at the Azores
coaling ship. 1t meant the sooner the
job was completed the quicker thu
! ship would beat it "tootswect' for tho
states-home. sweet home.
The A. f. F. lads surprised the cap
tain of the L. S. S. New Jersey witt
the spirit and pep that they put into
the work. Wearing blue overalls il
striking contrast with khaki uniforms
hither to work, the soldiers showed theil
sailor brothers real speed in coaling up
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
WINNIPEG MAYOR FIRM
Tells Hecklers He VIII Go the Limit
In Enforcing Order

Winnipeg, June Thy A. PD-
Mayor Charles +. Gray faced heckling
crowd of strikers and sympathizers at
Victory Park and told the mass meet
ing that the city would not recede an
inch from its determination to employ
ever legitimate means to maintain law
and order, to feed all citizens and TO
combat the sympathetic strike eEmuni-
cipal employees. Gray told thefstrikers
that he would be "a spineless pup" il
he acted otherwise.
While the mayor was speaking,
Railway Brotherhood executives an
nounccd that no reply had been received
from Winnipeg industrial employers as
to acceptance of the brotherhood's plan
of collective bargaining for mediating
the dispute between the metal workers
and the industries involved. The meta
workers accepted the brotherhood plan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07

raincoat. His costume comprises a nor
folk jacket, knickerbockers, puttees and
heavy shoes.
Duval says he is seeking no pedes,
trian records aud intends to take several
side trips, although his route generally
follows the Lincoln highway. He will
walk until tired. He has no specific
mileage, and does not know when he
will reach Pittsburg, the first large
city along his course. A side trir
to Eric and Buffalo will be the
first diversion. Then he will plod on
ward through Cleveland, Canton
Chicago, Omaha, Cheyenne, Salt Lake
City, Reno, Carson City, Sacramento
San Francisco, Los Angeles, and bach
to San Francisco.
During my walk shall eat nothing
but walnuts, almonds, filberts, raisins
leeks. oatmeal fruits and green vege
tables, no cooked vegetables of any
kind" said Duval just before leaving
Duval is forty three years old. He
was born in Paris, and has been in
America twenty five years. Three years
ago he removed to Germantown, and
about the same time became a vege
tartan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
Ex.sHERIFF CLEMENT Ill
HIS Wife Also Is Confined to Bed
In lansdoWne hoIne

Samuel M. Clement. former sheriff. is
seriously ill at his home, 242 North
Lansdowne avenue, Lansdowne. He
is reported today as resting easily. Mr..
Clement is eighty two years old and his
advanced age operates against speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Clement also is i'll, although her
condition today is said to show i'm,
provement. q.
The couple are the parents of Samuel
NJ. Clement, Jr., state public service
commissioner. Another son, George w.
Clement, is connected with the Wan
amaker store.
Mr.. Clement generation ago was
active in political affairs and repre-
sented the Ninth ward in Councils for
many years before his election as sher
iff. With Mrs. Clement he has been
prominent in religious circles. He re
moved to Lansdowne few years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
lNDlCT DEAD MAN
Eight Indicted by Grand Jury Ae'
cused of ConeeaIing Assets Of Firm

Indictments against eight men, one of
whom Is now dead, charged with con.
spiracy to defraud creditors were found
today by the Federal Grand Jury. The
conspiracy charges are an echo of the
bankruptcy of Lichtenstein Brothers,
dry goods dealers, of Second street be
low Market.
1t is charged that Samuel aud Isaac
Lichtenstein conspired with others to
conceal assets from a trustee in bank
ruptcy. Creditors petitioned the firm
into bankruptcy last November. Since
then Isaac Licbtenstein died. In addi-
tion to the Lichtenstein Brothers tht
following were named in the Indictment
Alexander, Lichtenstein, son of the
dead man; Neil Zeidman, dry goods
merchant of Camden; Clarence j. Car
ney, an expressman Of this city
Frederick Miller, Harry Mintz and
| Samuel Kandel. Of Chester.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
SENATORS OUT[INI
INQUIRY into L[AK
Definite Plans for Investigation,
However, viii Not Be Made
Until Monday
PARIS GETS PLEA FOR TEXT

Washington, June 7.--(By A. z. ~
Preliminary preparations were being
made today for the investigation to be
conducted by the Senate foreign rela
tions committee into statements that
copies Of the unpublished treaty with
Germany are in private hands ID this
country. The inquiry, authorized by a
Senate resolution adopted yesterday,
may take wide scope. 1t Is MT ex-
pected that definite plans will b, laid,
however, until the committee meets to
take up the subject Monday.
Meantime the State Department was
forwarding to President Wilson and
Secretary Lansing at Paris another
resolution adopted by the Senate yes
terday asking for the complete text Of
the treaty. officials here will not make
any prediction whether the request will
be complied with.
Both the resolutions, although they
hac aroused stubborn debate, were
adopted without roll call. The action
ended temporarily the discussion which
has covered every feature of the treaty
controversy since the extra session con
vened, but 1t generally was predicted
that other speeches on the subject would
be heard next week and from time to
time thereafter until the treaty itself
iS disnoead of .'-..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
NAM SHOT A TIMES
|NFRANKFORDA
Six Men Are Arrested--All but
One ReIeased-Unidentifie
Woman Calls on Victim

Ons Of six men apprehended by the
Ersnkford police early today after a
n>ar had been shot four times and prob
ably fatally wounded while walking in
lonely spot at Orthodox and Pierce
streets is held a prisoner.
The wounded man is Michael Corn
The wounded man told the police he
b Michael Cornleager, thirty FIVE years
old, and gave an address in North Sec
cnd street, Camden n. J. He is in the
Frankford Hospital in a critical condi-
tion.
The prisoner is Stephen Hoyman,
twenty. two years old. Of Duncan street,
east Of Melrose, Frankford. He was
held In $4,000 bail by Magistrate Cos
telio for further hearing May 10.
y Mystery surrounds the shooting.
Ccrnleager gave the name Of Miller
when he was first taken to the hospital
nfter he was found by the police short
ly before o'clock this morning at
Orthodox and Richmond streets. He was
bleeding from four wounds, which he
said he had received six squares away,
This afternoon young woman. car
rying baby, applied at the hospital for
Information concerning Michael Miller
the man who was shot" When she was
questioned by the hospital authorities
she turned and went away.
Cornleager knocked on the door OF the
office Of the Philadelphia Glazed Kid
Company, Orthodox and Richmond
streets and told Walter Raiewski, the
watchman, that he had been shot.
Rajewski tried to alleviate the man's 5
suffering and then summoned the police,
Joseph Bischefki, night watChman at
another nearby plant, said he saw man
running east on Orthodox street shortly
after Cornleager was shot.
At the hospital the wounded man
said he had been held up by two men
Mt Orthodox and Pierce streets, who
offered no resistance.
Patrolman Gallagher and Detectives
Dougherty and McColligan. all of the
Frankford station, questioned the man
at the hospital and then picked up the
six men. All were taken to the hos
pital, where Cornleager said that Hoy
man Cooked like one Of the men" who
he says shot him.
Cornleager said he was in that neigh
borhood last night visiting friends at
Tackawanna.
The five men picked up by the police
and later discharged by Magistrate Cos
tello are: Paul Banka, twenty seven
years old, and Marion Gao, twenty one
years old, both of Duncan and Melrose
streets, and Joseph Grablewski, nine
teen years old, and Lewis Usler. eight
cen years old, of Bermuda street below
) Orthodox, and Joseph Zaperuk, twenty
!. four years old, of Church street, east oi
Z Eachawwapna.
~ All five men said they had heard thu
shots fired, but denied they knew any
thing Of the shooting. Hoyman, thu
man held, says that he was asleep II
his home at the time of the shooting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
AMERICANS TURN
down RHINE PLAN
Refuse to Cooperate With
French in Movement for
Republic
OPPOSITION IS CROWN G
BY the Associated Press

Coblenz. June THE Rhenish re
public movement has made no headway
in the America area of occupation, not
withstanding reports to the contrary,
according to Third Army Headquarters
The American authorities are continu
ing to maintain an attitude of opposition
to political movements of any kind. The
British officers in their area are said
to have taken similar stand.
lhe French regard the Rhenish move E
ment with favor, and it has developed
that efforts were made to secure Amer =
lcan CO. operation for the movement On
May Il French colonel came to Cob l..
lonz to see Lieutenant General Lierett
the Third Army commander. He said
General Mangin, the French com
manier, desired to request American
co operation. The French officer said
that nifty or sixty German delegates
were ready to come to Coblenz and hold
meeting, provided the Americans
granted permit and that it was
planned to declare republic Nav "a
The American refused to permit the
meeting. viz
Wiesbaden. June 7.-(Bv A. pl-
Opposition to the Rhenish rcpublic is
growing here each day. The judges OF
the province are the latest to defy the
new government and with court en-
ployes have declined to recognize the
legality of the regime headed by Doctor
Dortcn.
The French are reported to have
made definite promises to the republic
in the shape of officially settling win,
and food prices on peace basis an6
also fixing the value of the mark arbi
trarily at one franc twenty three cen.
times. A general protest strike oc.
Cured here Thursday.
Cologne, June 7.-(By A. P.)-Dr
Dorteny president of the new Rhenisl
republic, has telegraphed Sir William
Robertson, commander of the Britis
forces of occupation here, announcin
the formation of the republic and repu
dating any desire to evade "ius
share in the reparation of war dam
ages
He appeals to the Entente powers t
protect the new state against "inevit
able revenge from Prussian militarism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
SELLS cow FOR sil, 200
Has Produced 5000 Pounds Of But.
ter In Six Years

Tilly Alcartra III, prize Holstein milch
COW, was sold today for $11 200, the
highest price paid at the last day of the
National Holstein cattle auction, in
progress at the Bulls Head Bazaar
Thirty eighth and Market streets, since
Thursday.
w. G.. Davidson, Of Philadelphia, Is
Tilly's purchaser. The COW is O
daughter of T. A. Alcartra I, who in
her lifetime, produced 100000 pounds
of milk, and in six consecutive years
produced 1000 pounds of butter an
nually.
Nineteen other cows were sold at auc
tion this afternoon. Total receipts fol
the sales Of three days amounted to more
than $500, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
Hole In Shirt Causes Arrest

Charged with the theft of some sill
verware from Mrs. John Hearst, 1901
North Tenth street, Edward Noclair,
sixteen, Woodlawn avenue. Chelten.
ham. was held in 5000 bail. for a
further hearing BY Magistrate Pennock
today. His detention resulted from
description, the principal item being a
hole in the right shoulder of his shirt.
His description was given by boys who
saw they saw him lettering near the
dwelling, although he denies having
been in the vicinity. t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
HUGE CONSPIRACY ALLEGED
Indictments Charge Attempt to De.
fraud Government Of $3O,ooo,ooo

Detroit, June 7.-(By A. PAN
alleged conspiracy to defraud the
government Of $50. .OOo. 900 worth of
munitions supplies, has been uncovered
by Department of Justice agents here
Indictments charging conspiracy have
been returned by the United States
Grand Jury against Captain Sotarios
Nicholson, of Washington, connected
with the ordnance department; Grant
Hugh Browne, millionaire sportman
Fred c. Collins, vice counsul of Greece,
and president of local realty company
and a United States army officer now
in France. according to Arthur L.
Barkcy, chief of -etroit Bureau of In
vestigation of the Department of JUS
tinn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-07
BRITISH TOlEAVE
NORTH RUSSIA SOON
Churchill Tells Commons KoI-
chak's Advance Has Been
Checked by Reds

London, June 7.-(By A. P.D-
Speaking in the House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill, secretary
for war, said:
I'VE are epdeavoring to wind up our
affairs in North Russia, which we hope
will become self supporting before the
end of the summer, enabling us to leave
having honorably discharged our duty"
Churchill said the check to Admiral
Kolchak's advance was now more pro .:
nounced, and that no attempt should
be made to encourage extravagant hope
in that quarter.
The minister for war explained that al
the British were doing was to supply
Admiral Kolchak with munitions, the
small British force in Siberia being
hundreds of miles from the firing line.
The British troops in the Caucasus, he
said, were simply remaining there until
the Peace Conference decided what
would be the future of that country.
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Evidences Of Impatience


Evidences Of Impatience
There are many evidences of impa
tience among the prominent members
Of the Peace Conference. Premier Lloyd
George, because of a division of opin
ion and differences among the British
experts on reparations, is acting as his
own expert and is attending the meet
ings of the reparations commission.
The Italians are showing great un
easiness over the unsettled Adriatic
problem, as Premier Orlando insists that
Il must be settled before the Italian
Parliament meets on June 1S. The
Council of Four considered the Adriatic
problem yesterday. but no decision was
4 reached.
i A general drive all along the lire for
speedy completion of the reply to Ger
many has been noticeable and there is
general disposition to wind up differ
cnees, which member of the American
delegation said would be reconciled
speedily, although he admitted that
there were three or four vital points
npon which the Council of Four seems
far from decision
In French official circles there is a
growing conviction that Germany will
not sign the peace treaty, and this
probably accounts for the haste, as de-
lay, it is generally conceded, makes
Germany's signing less likely.
The allied reply to the German
counter proposals will be submitted as
an ultimatum with short time limit
probably about four days, in which
Germany will have either TO take oil
leave the conditions as offered them.
Count Won Brockdorff Rantzau, head
of the German peace delegation, left
Versailles last night for Germany. HI
:. is expeted to return Sunday. If il
Is decided that Germany shall sign the
treaty, the count will return to Yer
sailles. IL Germany refuses to sign
notification of her refusal will be sent
from Berlin, it is said.
Changes Not in Treaty
The most important modification
IA the treaty under consideration
BIZ the Allies, namely, the question
OF reparations, probably will no
involve any material changes in tn,
treaty as originally presented. Th
concessions will, instead, be presented
In the form of supplementary agree
ment. defining the procedure for th
N rcparations commission and prescribing
certain instructions for that body which
according 10 the original draft of tn
/. treaty, was given q most comprehen
rive power Of action, subject only b
fhe instructions of the powers repre-
sented on the commission.
This new solution. which is expecte
4 81 emerge from the deliberations Of th
rxperte, will dodge ixation of a defnit
s. p1onetary total for reparations, to whic
the French object.
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Jack Merritt, Of "oh, eoyl" Dead

Jack Merritt, well known young com :
edian, who, like Arnold DAILY, began n
his career as Office boy in managerial of !.
fees, died of pneumonia yesterday at
his home in the Bronx. Though he
looked much younger he was twenty
five years old. Thousands of theatre.
goers will recall Mr.. Merritt for his
performance In the role Of the red head !
"a waiter in "0h, Boy!'
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Anti-Red Squad
Is Formed Here

Continued From Page One
was in steel case bound with two
brass bands.
On the case of the shell were these
markings:
592 HH c175
HID
Sp57 81
sp1'4 J. F62
The casing. it was said, is ten years
old, but had been recently sealed.
Discovery of the shell in the subway
was made by watchman. who notiied
the police, and they, in turn, the De-
partmcnt of Justice. Special Agent
Charles Mallet. at the direction of Blu =
reau Chief Todd Daniel, took charge OF
the shell. doused it in a bucket OF
water, and then carried it to the de
partment's Office in the federal build
ing for examination.
Taken To Square
At . o'clock this morning, the
shell was taken to Washington
Square and placed against a large tree
on the west side. The police cleared
the park benches of loungers and closed
the square to pedestrians until noon.
ITS better to be safe than sorry
said Mr.. Daniel, after the shell had
been sent to the arsenal. He urged that
the police be notified Immediately upon
the discovery of any suspicious looking
packages found.
Francis Fisher Kane, United States
district attorney, visited the square
before the shell was removed and in
spected it. He suggested that, IL tn,
shell was harmless, it might have beer
leftSin the subway by a home coming
soldier, who had brought it back from
overseas as a souvenir.
Lieutenant Emanuel, in whom Su
perintendent Robinson today vested al
authority in the probe being made BY
the municipal Investigators, will have
private offices. Notices were sent to al
police districts in the city today callini
upon patrolmen and detectives who be
lieved they could aid Lieutenant Eman
uel in the investigation to report fol
examination. 1t is considered likel,
that some men will be secured for tn,
work from outside the police depart
ment.
Although Superintendent Robinson
did not criticize the work of the detec
tive bureau under Captain Alfred /
Souder, it is apparent that the lack o
any developments in the case to dat
that might lead to the arrest of tn
terrorists prompted the organization o
the anti Bolshevik squad.
Lieutenant Emanuel, for the las
eighteen months, has been in charge o
the arson squad. In that time b,
caused fifteen arrests 10 be. made, an,
twelve of the prisoners were convicte,
of arson. Prior to that time an aver
age of only one conviction for arsol
year was customary in the courts o
this city. For six years he was hea,
! Of the murder squad hare.