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MATE ACCUSED OF MURDER
Negro Charged With Killing Sea
Captain Through Jeaiousy

Wilmington, n. c., Sept. 15.-(By
A. PD-Investigation of the death of
Captain Rdbie E. Corkrum. of the
schooner William II. Sumner, which
grounded in Topsail inlet a week ago
and whose crew said the master killed
himself because of despondency over the
grounding of his vessel, has resulted in
the implication of one OF the crew in
the killing. ,.
The authorities here say three negro
seamen have admitted Captain, Corkrum
was shot with his own revolver last
Monday morning by Charles L. Lacey,
negro mate, who was jealous over Cork
runs promotion to master. =.
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Plan Training Course for Nurses

Plans for a course Of training for
nurses in the care of communicable dis
eases, being arranged by Director
Krusen, of the Department of Health
and Charities, will cover four months
beginning October, 10. The course will
be in the Hospital for Contagious Dis-
eases, Second and Luzerne streets, and
viii be under the direction Of Or. ]. 4.
buckingham and DIR. y. 8. Woody4
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Fine Building and Loan Associations

At the instance of the State Banking
Department Attorney General Schaffer
today filed suit in the Dauphin county
courts for 500 fine for failure to file
reports against the Figli d'Italia and
the House Builders Building and Loan
Association, of this city, and the Am
bridge Polonia Building and Loan AS
sociation, of Ambridge.
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Moore Buttons for conaressmen

To meet the demands of Congressman
Moore's friends in Congress, the Moore
committee sent 300 Moore campaign
buttons by special delivery today to
Congressman h. X. Focht. Mr.. Focht
asked for them by telegraph. He wired
that congressman and House employees
wanted them.
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To Visit Archbishop

From there he will be escorted to
Archbishop Dougherty's residence, ad
joining the Cathedral, Eighteenth street
and the Parkway. He will be the
guest of the archbishop during his stay,
though he is formally the guest of the
city.
On the evening of September 26
mass meeting will be held in the Metro
politan Opera House. at which the
cardinal. Governor Sproul and the
Mayor will speak. Other speakers will
be announced later.
September 81, accompanied by Mayor
Smith, Cardinal Mercier will be taken
to the various points of interest in and
around Philadelphia, starting at In
dependence Square.
September % the cardinal will con >
duct number Of services at the Cath =
edral.
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1000 Protest Irish suppressiOn

New York, Sept. 10. - Four thou
sand persons in the Lexington Avenue
Theatre last night protested against the
kcti0n Of the British government in
taking drastic measures TO suppress
the Sim Fein movement In Ireland. A
resolution was adopted calling upon
Congress to recognize the ''Republie OF
Iflandl and 70 refuse further loans TO
Cheat Atisain.
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CHESTER IN FEAR
OF POLITICAL RIOTS
State Constabulary Will Patrol
Streets During Voting
Period Tomorrow
BITTER CAMPAIGN CLOSES

Chester is on the eve of the bitter
est political tight in its history.
1t is virtually a death grapple be
tween the forces of John Mcclure, lead
er of the So called ''whisky ring. and
Governor SprouI.
Fearing that riot and boodshCd may
occur tomorrow, Mayor Mcdowell has
taken special precautions to prevent
outbreaks.
The state cOnstabulary and other
guardsmen viii patrol the streets in
addition to the regular police
Tonight the Mcclure forces will have
n big bonfire on the fair grounds near
the city. and it is said will supply free
booze ru all cOmers.
Fear Police DisloyaI
To add to the complications il is
feared that the police will not be loyal
to the mayor, and it has also been ru
mored that the sheriff will be lukewarm
in aiding the authorities.
In order to keep the police from par
ticipating in any way in the election.
Mayor Mcdowell ordered all members of
the night shift to report to City Hall
AT / o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Ef-
forts will be made to see that the men
on the day shift will perform only their
regular police duty.
Met lures antagonism to Governor
Sproul is especially intense at thi,
time for the reason that the Governor
has advocated prohibition. When tn,
wartime prohibition law was enacted
Mcclure was obliged to close up. Me-
/ Clure. according to the Sproul fol.
/ lowers. then formed several bonding
companies in the hope that he would b,
able to control councils and land spv
cral big city. contracts.
The Republican League directed b,
Governor Sproul is confident. however
that the Mcclure forces Will be routed
Down with contractor rule in Chrs
ter" is the battle cry of the leagu
followers.
According to supporters of the Re
publican League. Kreeger, during th
eight years that he has held office, ha
rorralled S44 900 in mortgages. 500.
900 in stocks and bonds and has mad
on an average of $19,025 a year.
The law requires that he turn owe
20 per cent of all fees above expense
and $4,000 salary to the county. /
seven years. according TO the anti Me
Clure forces. Kreeger has turned owe
$3.50 .021 to the county,
;, The leagues candidate for Rpgistp
of Wills is Lieutenant Colonel Frank
lin p. Hallcr, "A veteran of the worl
war. who lives in FolcrOft.
The other candidates follow:
Republican League
For mayor. Wesley Mcdowell. pres
ent incumbent; district attorney. job
DeHaven White; city treasurer. Hug
V. Hayes; coroner, Ernest j. Gegcr
city treasurer, Francis 4. PaxsOn: cit
!, controller, W. Howard Ives.
Couucils-T. Woodward Trainer
William. Ward. .Jr., NJ Joseph Dwye,
Mcclure ticket-Alayor, William 7
Ramsay; district attorney, WnliaI
Taylor; city controller, Albert L
Hughes.
{ CounciIs-Charles Warrilow. vii
| liam Ward, Jr,, also on league ticket.
There has ben record registratio
in Chester and the league forces say tha
{ this is indicative OF victory for the
ticket. The registration was ll,04i
5 In 1917 the registration was 5261 an
In 1915 it was 1913.
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HELP WNNTED--FENIALE
HELP WANTFD-NIAEE

10Y wanted Tor building cOntractor's offlce
TO work in drafting room etc.;, good
chance for advancement Apply 128 n.
18th St s.. @se,
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: q 'slaxis q rooms hear Risisahsuas Square
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DEATHS
LOST AND FOUND /.

LORGNETTE--Lost Friday, Sept. IL. dia-
mond and platinum lorgnette from taxi
cab between 10th and Spruce and Reading
Terminal. Reward II returned to u. II.
Caldwell & Co.
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MOORE D|SCLAIMS
DUTY TO ANY BOSS
Tells 500 Leaders at City Club
He Is Free to officiate
as Mayor
ExToLS GREATER PHILA.

CONGRESSMAN Moore Won applause AZ
stCity Club round table luncheon touay
al he declared himself an Independent
cdndidate for Mayor. entirely free from
any boss domination. . l.,
lThe anti contractor candidate dec
raration was a climax to an address In
which he voiced his vision of create
Philadelphia whose growth would make
tLis citv second TO none in the country
''I am not the creature Of this man
OF that man." the congressman De
chred. after referring to rumors CIR
calated hy his political enemies that
Senator Penrose had dictated MS can
didacy.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Misses Lord, Bunyan,
Bieibtrey and Boyle
Combination Establish
a New Mark i'm Water

Four OF New York's fastest mermaid
swimmers-th Misses Alice Lord,
Leslie Bunyan, Ethelda Bleibtrey and
Char rotte Boyle accounted for a new
American record in defeating a Phla-
delphia quartet in 400-yard relay race
at the water carnival held by the
Bridgeport Volunteer Lifesavine
Corps, at Seaside Park. Bridgeport,
Conn, yesterday. The local girls were
clocked for the distance in minutes
50 seconds. which displaces the old
figures of 3 minutes 6 seconds estab-
lished by a Quaker team in twenty
yard pool last year.
The contest was held over a 100 yard
course. Miss Lord gained the jump on
Miss Frances Clark. Of Philade lphia, in
the grst sprint of 100 yards, and there
after the local girls gradually added to
their advantage. Miss Boyle went about
her work with such vim that she ne
gotiated her 100 yards in minute 8 / -5
seconds, which is within two ffths of
second of the world record. Phila-
delphia was beaten by twenty yards.
Miss Boyle later captured the 100
yard handicap swim from scratch in
LII 3-5, but in the 500-yard race mis-
took the finishing line and finished
second to Miss Eleanor Uhl, Meadow
brook Club, Philadelphia.
Harold Kruger, the Hawaiian, gave
a true exhibition Of mis- speed when he
captured the l00-yard scratch swim,
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Beckett Faces McCoortv
Tonight for 20 Rounds

LONDON, Sept. Joe Beckett the
British heavyweight champion, will be
put to the test tomorrow, when he
meets Eddie McGoorty the American
soldier scrapper. They arc to meet in
twenty-round bout which will feature
card including two British champions,
a French champion, two American and
a crack British heavyweight.
Both Beckett and the American were
reported in perfect condition to mill
the wcnty rounds for purse of S10-
600 and a side bet Of $4,000 Beckett
will weigh about 1S4 while McGoorty
Will enter the ring at about 1853. The
champion will enter the ring favorite
over the American. The winner prob
ably will meet the French champion,
Georges Carpenter, in December.
One preliminary will bring together
Charles Lodoux, French bantam cham
pion, and Walter Ross, British cham
pion, in tweN+y-rcund go for $4,000
The other preliminary Will be a ten
round melee between the American
cavyweight. Fred Fulton, and Arthur
Townley, one Of Beckett's sparring
partners.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

H. d. Smith was the winner of the
36-hole tournament. the feature of the
Labor Day card over the course of
the Glen RIDGE Country Club. Many
golfers took part IN the play, but few
handed in their cards for the round.
An lS-holc medal play handicap, morn
ing and afternoon rounds. was also
contested.
Smith had the lowest handicap o-
eight strokes. His gross score was
lGO and he had the lowest net Of 1872
Tor the SO holes. f. Connell and r. {.
Thompson were tied for second honors.
each with l53 net The formers hand
cap Was u. while that Of Thompson
was so strokes.
Thompson also won the morning
round. Glass A, IN the 1s-hole medal
play competition He had card of
So Is y for Is holes. F. Handy won
in Class b, with 81 % IL. Connell
and ii. l.. Snyder We're tied for Class
\ honors in the afternoon. with II
low net each. +. d. Strachan was the
Glass B winner, with l0l-27 IA
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02

placed second, while Pilgrim didn't
get tumble.
With two winners and a second in
three mounts it would appear the New
YORK air is admirably adapted to the
health of La Verne Fator He might
have done better for Mr.. Hildrcth's
Nalor, but he handled both Lucul!ite
and toacher perfectly in their races.
foachcr won the fifth at mile in a
gallon
Only Three in Stceplechase
Only three timbcr-t toppcrs came out
for th" Broad Hollow Handicap
Steeplechase, which was only a breeze
Cor the favorite. Robin Goodfcllow.
Decisive was poorly handled by Cheyne
and taken mile or so out of his
course during the race. Decisive fenced
poorly and showed no speed on the
fiat, so that Delaware, the rank out
slider, had little difficulty assuring
himself the place.
The new roof on the rrandstand at
Belmont Park assures the patronage
some protection on rainy days. Half
the structure had been roofess for two
years. The old debris was removed
since the summer meeting, boxes in
stalled in front of the main stand and
the lawns generously concreted.
The place could stand little more
pant. however, and another chair or
two in the press box. The new press
box is about as spacious as that of
the "hlck' towns Of the Glass q
leagues.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Coullet and Mcnamara
First i'm Bicycle Grind

Alfred Goulet and Reggie McNam-
ara, ranked as two of the best siX-day
bike riders in the game, won the 100
kilometre (62l2 milcs) team race a
the Newark Nclodrome yesterday after
noon. There was sprint every two
miles, the points counting one for first,
five for second, seven for third, nine
for fourth, while all the other teams
scored ten points. The winners time
was 9:19:06 As.
Goulet and Mcnamara finished with
a low total of 152 points; Eddie Mad
den and Jake Magin took second hon
ors with 204; Oscar Egg, the Swiss
rider, and Francisco Verri. the Italian,
finished third, with 229; Fred Hll and
Willie Hanley were fourth with 254:
while fifth place was taken by Willie
Coburn and Charley Piercey with III.
Out of the thirty-oAe spflnts Goullet
won seven and Mcnamara copped six,
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Miss Detroit, iii, Victor
In Final for Gold Gun

DETROIT, Sept. 1.-"G. A. r." Wood,
driving the Miss Detroit III, won the
third and final heat for the gold cup
on the Detroit River course this after
noon. Wood covered the thirty miles
in 32:43, an average speed of 50 mics
an hour.
W. E. sanborn, driving Miss Detroit
II. was second. The Eleventh Hour,
piloted by Paul Strasburg, lost her
propeller on the eighth lap and dropped
out. The final score was Miss De-
troit Ill, ~ Miss Detroit II, 16; Elev-
enth Hour. t.
In winning the Gold Cup, the Miss
Detroit Ill. becomes the national and
also the worlds power boat champion
Of 1919. as Europe will not resume its
championships until next summer In
addition to winning the Gold Cup,
" ood also won the Alladin trophy Of
tered for the fatcst 30-mile heat. He
retains both cups for period of one
year. 1t was also the seventh victory
in eight starts that Wood has made
since he took up HyIoplane racing two
years ago.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02


fields were of the kccnest, showing
that the youths of the city had been
much benefited by their two months
of outdoor work. Finishes were OK
cecdlngy close in many instances, and
IN several cases boys attircd in ordi-
nary street clothes led home opponents
in regulation athletic regaia
Reinforced by several amateur run
ncrs the team from greensboro play
ground, which is situated underneath
the Manhattan end of that bridge
captured the honors in the Central
lark meet with a tally Of 80 points.
rom Lockhart. organizer Of the York
VILE Catholic Club, was an important
factor IN the Greensboro Victory. ac-
counting for two first places. Tomp-
klns Square Park finished second with
II points, while Pete Toracco ac-
counted for the II points that gave
Thomas Jefferson Park third place
Fourteen Fairgrounds were repre-
sented.
Bushwick Boys Second
In the Betsy Head contests the point
issue developed into a duel between
the boys of Betsy Head and Bushwick.
the first named emerging victor by 80
TO 20 points. 1t was not until the final
event that Betsy gained it's small ad-
vantage.
Lockhart found too little opposition
TO lorce him to his best speed in either
of his Victories. In the 100 yard dash
he was pressed in the early stages, but
at the crucial point he showed his
superiority by opening up n lead to win
by three yards. Erncst Osborne, a play
ground pal, was second
lockhart set a killing pace in the
oS0,yard run, at which distance he is
at his best. to win easily by twenty
yards. Charles Earl of Central Park
Sheep Meadow. hung at Lockharts
shoulder for half of the journey, when
he began to fall back. but he succeed
ed in finishing III second place
Only one foot separated the first
Albert Reichert, John Jay Park, pos
sesssing the better jump ~ the finish
He came up from the rear in the last
few yards to pass James Gatcly and
Arthur f"anko, both of Queensboro
who set the early pace. and finished as
named. Louis Foyer, John Jay Park,
OUTRAGED Nat Gelman, Hamilton Fish,
by inches. for the honors in the potato
race
Two Wins for Braurstein
A~tuar Braurstein, from Mckibbin
Park, Brooklyn, was the Only COM
petltor to gain a brace of victories at
Betsy Head. He first won the 6O-yard
sprint By a safe margin and shortly
afterWald captured the 70-yard DASH
A thrilling finish that gripped the
spectators saw Sam Miller, Bushwich
come through with . tremendous sprint
to nip Robert Smith. also of Bushwlck,
at the worsled in the 220- yard dash
George Glover, the veteran runner.
won the $50 yard race as he pleased,
while Harold Koonan, unattached.
the oncmile novice race for A. A. U.
athletes
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
Serine, Medallist,
I'm Seni-FinaI Of
Forest Park Coli

II. Serinc. of the home club. and
winner Of the medal in the qualifying
round of the three-day golf tourna-
ment of the Forest Park course in
Brooklyn. was eliminated yesterday in
the first round of match play by Arthur
Staveley, clubmate. The margin was
/ up and TO play. Staveley also won
his match in tho second round ard
entered the scm-fnals by defeating
II. Grauerholz, another member Of
Forest Park Club, 1 and g.
Staveley played hve rounds both in
the morning and in the afternoon
Although he was In tie for fourth
place in the qualifying round. Staveley
defeated the two leading players. The
victor started off poorly in his match
with Serine, but soon pulled himself
nine holes and SO for the second nine
for "a
His card:
Ga'..:: l"....:: { ! ; 8 : s-;s &c..
staveley also played well in his
match with Grauerhoiz. but he required
four strokes more. He ran into trap
on the first hole and took seven strokes.
After that he did rot encounter anv
mishaps and finished the round with
5s. As and IS, with the exception Of
the thirteenth hole, on which he took s.
His card:
2n'...:: i"'....: I s-ss s-ss-.7
The hardest fought match of the day
was that between A. +. Poin5ette, win
ner of the Herald Cup, and A. Beattie.
OF the home club in the first round.
The pair halved the first two holes and
Beattic became one up on the third
This margin he held until the seven
leeEth green. where Poinsette evenod
up matters. The latter won on the nine
teenth hole. Poinsette also won his
match in the second round in defeat
ing William Wallace, jr., who was the
medalist in the Herald Cup play and
was eliminated in the somi-fnals by
Poinsettc.
The semi-fnal round was reached in
the second sixteen. The matches in
the second round resulted as follows:
". f. Cooper defeated S. H. Bedell
9 and /; T. Harmed defeated f. Cant
ley, jr. 3 and ,; H. Coyle defeated
W B. Harmed, 4 and 8. and A. w +
Poinsette defeated J. J. Conaty, and .
The summaries of the championship
division:
First round Arthur Staveiey. Fores;
PARK. defeated II. Serne. Forest Park.
and 3, II Grauerholz. Forest Park. de
feated William Jack. Forest Park, and
a. Harmed. Forest Park. defeated II. Web
Forest Park. won from J : Deitz. Fores,
Park. by default. r !. i'fermann. Forest
Park, defeated Herman oberndorfer For
est Park, j and 3 " r. Cortelh. Plain
neld. defeated 4 Hess Forest Park. by d.
fault. William Wallace jr-. Forest Park.
Gefault; a. + roinsette. Now York News
paper Golf Club, defeated A. Beattie For
est Park UP C9 holcs)
Second round-Staveley defeated Crauer-
holz and B. Eckhardt defeat ted Harmed.
: and g. ;iortclli defeated Pfcru.anu. up
90 holes5 roinsette defeated Wallace. jr,
: and 6.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
|LynchOutboxes
BantanKingpin
I'm Poor Contest
New York Lad Earns Popu-
lar Award Over Pete Her.
man in Ten r o II II d 8

WATERBURY,, Conn, Sent. 1.-Joc
Lynch. OF New York. outpointed Pete
Herman, champion bantamwcight, in an
unsatisfactory ten-round, no~decision
bout here this afternoon before a crowd
of 10000 fans in an outdoor arena.
The titleholdcr took only one round
while the New Yorker won five and
four were even.
Herman played it safe all through
the bout, and at no time was he the
aggressor. Lynch was on top Of his
man all the way, and in several rounds
backed the champiop up against the
ropes with right and left swings. Her
man occasionally landed a hard left
swing to the face. one of which rocked
Lynch in the second round.
In only one round, the fourth, did
Herman uncork any of his vaunted
c'evcrncss. In that round he landed
left swings to Lynch's face time and
again, and punished the New Yorker
with short rights and lcfts to the body
in the clinchos. After the fifth round
Lynch tore in and clipped the cham
pion with rights and lefts TO the chin,
but many Of them fell short. In the
last round Lynch tried hard to drop
Herman, but the titeholdcr covered up.
Referee Fitzgerald cautioned Her
man for hitting low in the early rounds,
and in the last half of the bout kept
urging the champion to fight, but Her
man simply played it safe
Lynch's weight was announced at
1l9 pounds and Herman, it was stated.
was under 11S, although he looked
heavier
New-York tribune., 1919-09-02
A.E.F. Veteran
Creates Record
For Bull's-ey
Lieut.. II. E. Smith Rolls
Up Total Score of SO in
Shoot at Sea irt

SEA CIRT, N. j., Sept 1.-Corporal
Raymond Coulter, Of the Marine Corps,
won the Hayes match with a score of
II 10 at the opening days session of the
annual tournament at the Sea Girt
ranges this afternoon.
The match was ten shots at 500 yards.
A condition was that if a contestant
made perfect score at ten shots, he
was to keen on shooting until he missed
Corporal Coulter made a perfect string
OF bull's-eyes for 23 shots and a four on
his 24th shot. Major Stuart Wise, OF
Massach husotts, was second, With Sc
points, making 7 bull'seyes, and foul
on his 18th shot.
The Meany match, ten shots at SOC
yards, perfect scores at ten shots to
keep on shooting until a miss. was won
by Sergeant Morris Fisher, of the
United States Marines, who had total
OF l29, making - bull's-eycs and four
Second place went to James Loughin
OF Staunton. Mass. He made score
Of 1903, with II bull'5-eyos and four
Other hign scores were made by Lieu
tenant James Coppedgc, of the 4. E. F.
So; j. ". Hessan, of the New York
Athletic Club, 79, and Sergeant Theo-
dore Crowley, of the A. t. F., 80.
Lieutenant r. E. Smith, of the A. E
f., to-day established a new worlds S
record for a l6-inch bull's-eve at 500
yards, when he made consecutive
string of ffty-six bull's-eyes shooting
in the Swiss iss-and out match. He
actually scored fifty-eight bulls-eyes
as both Of his sighting shots were
centre shots. Last week Lieutenant
Smith won the national individual
trophy match at the navy rifle range
at Caldwell, N. j.
The Columbia trophy team match
was won by the 9th New Jersey In
fantry, with q total team score of
1867; second, Sd Battalion, state
militia, l,425; third, I'd Battalion
state militia, 1882; fourth, 6th Bat
TALON, state militia, 1,35S. The Ma
rional Guard tropAy team match wa.
won by the Sd Battalion, state militia
score, 125