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intent TO Colonel Hunt, but blames him
for allowing Gibboney and Ansell TO
pull the wool over his eyes" Anscll
~ Que Of Bergdoll's Washington law
vers.
Bergdoll was allowed his liberty from
Castle William to retrieve pot Of
gold he had buried" Ia secrcted
spot in Maryland.
The court martial of Colonel Hunt
and the two guards was recommended
by the special United States grand Jury
that met in Philadelphia and probed the
Bergdoll escape. The criminal trial OF
Mrs. Beredoll, Romig and other civil
ians was recommended. and Gibboney
and Ansel1 were severely ccnsurcd."
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Harding Believed
Firm on Treaty
Continued from PAGE Onc
other long automobile ride and a golf
game.

ENlUt
Columbus, July 21.--(By 4. PD-
Members of the executive committee Of
the Republican National Committee ar.
rived here today for meeting to dis.
cusS campaign plans before going to
Marion tomorrow for the ceremonies nt
which Senator Harding will be notified
or his nomination for the presidency.
Among the first to arrive we're Will
ii. Hays. national chairman, and Sena
to: Lodge.
The notification arrangement commit
tee, headed by T. Coleman du Pont.
planned to meet following the session of
the executive committee. This evening
the members of the national committee
and other Republican leaders will be
guests at dinner TO be given by Harry
NJ. Daugherty, Senator Harding's pre-
convention campaign manager.
Among those expected at the meeting
hf the executive committee were
Fred w. tphnm. of Illinois Clarence
Il. Miller, of Minnesota John T. Ad-
ans. Of Iowa Ralph =. Williams. of
Oregon; Senator John W. Weeks, of
Massachusetts Mrs. Christine Brndle,
South, Of Kentucky; Mrs. Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson, Of New York Mrs.
Arthur u. blvermore, of New York
Mrs. jeanette a. Hyde, Of Utah II. II.
Howell of Nebraska Charles T. Hillcs.
OF New York; 4. II. Hert. of Ken
lucky John W. Hart. of Idaho: J. l..
Hamon. of Oklahoma; Mrs. Manly l..
Fossen. OF Minnesota. and Mrs. Cath
crime Phillips Edison. of California.
Many Republicans from all parts of
the United States were arriving here
today ready to make the pilgrimage to
the notification ceremonies at Marion
tomorrow. Special trains and traction
cars will BE- run TO Senator Harding's
home town and hundreds will 20 by au-
tomobilc.
In advance Of the meeting of the
executive committee. Chairman Hays
said only general campaign plans would
be considered. and that nothing of par
ticular interest was expected to arise.
He declined to comment on Governor
CoX's demand yesterday in his speech
before the Democratic committee that
weekly statements be isued during the
of all contributions and ex-
pcnditures. He said he may have some
thing to say in reply later.
Mr.. Hays issued this statement:
Republicans everywhere are 'rnring'
t0 go. This unprecedented Republican
confidence simply reflects the cOnvic-
tion among the people everywhere that
Republican success is tho most essen
tial element in national welfare"
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RELATIONSHIP WAS FATAL
soishevlkI XIII Brother Of Ambas
sador. Penn Graduate Relates

Bolsheviki took the life Of brother
of former Russian Ambassador Bakh
metieff when he boasted his RELATIONSHIP
with the diplomat.
This story is told BY DR.. Bryon NJ
Harman, a graduate of the University
Of Pennsylvania and Near East relief
worker. who has reached the city. He
Is accompanied by his wife. who was
Mrs. Willy Mae Hunter, also a Nea,
East relief worker, whose home is in
Picayune, Miss.
According to Doctor Harman, Eu
gene Bakhmetieif, brother of the for
mer ambassador, was murdered when
the city of Alexandropol. Armenia. was
seized by the Bolsheviki last May.
Bakhmeticff. who was less than twen
ty-five years old, was interpreter for
the relief workers in the Armenian city.
He frequently boasted his relationship
to the diplomat.
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ALBANIAN PORT SHELLED
italian Warshipo Bombard Avlona
Fire Is Returned

Londoh, JuIy 2l,-By \. p.D-
i1ght,ng in Aylona. Albania, is re-
ported III a London Times dispatch from
Milan Italian warships and coast ar
tillery 6ombardcd the Albanian posi-
tionS' which replied with rifle fire.
neheral Iriomesc, of the Italian
at',tS. me message adds, has arrived
five miles north of AvlonaJ to hastcn
the movement of troops. whose numhars
are increasing rapidly. 4 nowerf,,l
line Of entertainments. which thc ItaI'
ianS believe will make impossible an
Albanian advance, has been formed
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Jersey Fruit Growers to Meet

Hadd0nfeld, n. j. July 81. - The
fourteenth annual summer meeting and
picnic of the New Jersey State Horti-
cultural Society will take place on the
farm of Henry, IL. Albertson, near Bur
be featured by brief reports of com
mittees of the society, an address by
II. Il. Taylor, of the State Council of
County Boards of Agriculture, and
short discussions by Professors Farley,
Cook and Headlee. of the New Jersey
experiment station at New Brunswick.
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AUTO HITS 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Camden Child is Slightly Injured
While on Errsnd

Sarah Pharoski, five years old of
Twelfth and Atlantic avenues cam.
den, was run down by an automohi,a
last night as she was crossing thc street
on an errand TO store near her bomo
The machine was driven by Snmmoi
Leyinski, l474 Kenwood avenue.
The child was taken to the Honoo.
pathic Hospital suffering from cuts apd
bruises. '"'' ""i
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This feature would give the ] 800, 900
railway workers a total of approx
mately $3.50. 900, 900 to be distributed
as back pay in lump sums.
While general opinion among the rep
resentatives had not cryStallized it was
reported that the locomotive engineers
and shopmen had expressed themselves
as favorable to acceptance Of the de-
cision.
The railway officials accepted the
award without complaint, but declared
that in order to meet the increases, the
road would need an increase of 1S per
cent in freight rates to meet the wage
boost. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission will be asked to spread the in
crease over both freight and passenger
rates.
Old and New Scales Compared
Following are the old and new scales
in some of the principal classes of rail-
road service
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MAYOR AGREES TO ACT
VIII Act as Honorary Referee fol-
Returning Athletes

Mayor Moore today told COM
mittee representing the American Lc-
gion that he would appoint reception
committee, TO greet Philadelphia ath :
ietes on their return from the Olympic
games in September.
lie also gave the Legion committee
MS promise to serve as honorary ref
cree at a sports carnival to be held by
the Legion at Franklin Field. Saturday
ing athletes.
George Wentworth Carr. Major r.
Il; Hogan, George S. Strunahan and
reward hollstaedt comprised the com :
reception with the Mayor
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NOTIFY HARDING TOMORROW
Special Train Leaves New York for
Marion

New York. July 21.-CBy A. P.)-
A special train for Marion. o.. leav =
ing here late this afternoon. will carry
moro than 100 men and women from
New York state. who will attend the
ratification ceremonies tomorrow for
Senator Warren G.. Harding. Republi-
can presidential nominee.
Tho delegation includes Frank II.
Hitchcock, William II. Wilcox, Oscar
s. Straus and Senator Miles Poindex =
ter. of Washington.
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where native weavers had toiled pa
tiently over them for years.
Director of Public Safety Cortelyou,
who reached the fairgrounds on the
third alarm, was shocked by the fatal
accident.
II will begin IN investigation at
once" he said, 'to determine whether
th" truck was defective, and If it was,
why il was in service.
"Tho truck was an old one which
had been converted into the aerial type,
There are twenty five new pieces of ap-
paratus coming in the next three
months
courage and it is a terrible thing that
they should have been killed or in
iured. "
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CroWds Sces Acciilent

'A"'' usV ""t
with several hundred people watching,
when the ladder snapped.
Crowds Sees Accident
Women shrekod and other firemen
ran forward as the men tumbled down
ward. crashing into Chestnut street.
Captain SChwartzkopf lay near the
trolley tracks and did not move.
The injured mon were sent to the
Jefferson and the Hahncmann Hospitals.
The dead officer was sent to the former
institution.
Kazaniian, one OF the two workmen
carried down the ladder. told what he
saw Of the fire before he was taken to
the hospital.
~ and another workman named
kounSaninn were on the fifth floor re-
pairing rugs. hc said. Eve were
busy near the rear and did not sec any
IRE. We Smcll"d smoke. but did not
investigate because we were very busy.
Suddenly the flames seemed to leap
up on all sides of US. We ran towards
III" rear. buc were met by a wall of
fire. Then we obtained rugs. wrapped
them around ourselves and ran to the
front of the place.
Fought Way TO a Window
w" had to run through fire and
smoke, but reached window. The
ledge was wide. and below that was q
projection from the fourth floor. We
climbed out on the ledge and made our
way TO the projection.
'knunganian was about 10 jump
INTO the street when ] grabbed him.
Fircmcn saw us and one shouted TO
wait until they ran ladder up. will
H. 4 4.
waiting for the ladder.
I'VE could hear the fire roaring inside
aud | was afraid the whole wall would
cave in at any second. When the lad.
der was swung UP it made me dizzy NJ
th" thought of climbing down through
the smok" pouring from windows OF the
lower floor.
But the hrcmen guided us and we
both got down safely"
Other Workmen Escaped
Four other workmen were on the fifth
floor when the fire began. The men
were -. \. Sim, Woodbury. Heights.
y. J. G. II. Harnden. 80 Dudley avp
nue, Narberth; John ]. Dougherty, 2GO
south Alder street, and John March,
Third and Queen streets.
These employees ran 10 the rear fire
escape lcading into RanStead street,
abandoning their personal property,
which was In closets on one side Of the
room. When they reached the first floor
level the four workmen Salvaged large
number of Oriental rugs, some Of them
worth $1,000 apiece.
The rugs were tossed into Ranstead
street until the smoke became too dense
for the salvagcrs. Then they hurried
down tn escape and later helped remove
the salvaged rugs to nearby business
establishments for safekeeping.
The first alarm was sounded after IN
errand boy for Thompson Sign Shop,
! $50 SAMSON street, who was passing
the rug store, noted smoke coming from
a fourth floor window.
The hoy ran to the sign shop and
notified his employer. G. Thompson, who
sent in an alarm. When the battalion
chief arrived he struck two more alarms.
calling out all the apparatus In the
central section.
The flames spread with great rapidly.
racing through stocks of rare Oriental
rugs. many OF them imported from Per-
sin and other countries Of the East.
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MacFarland Estate $2o.4oo

The will of Thomas G. MacFarland
1921 Sellers street, Frankford, admitted
to probate today, leaves an estate OF
S2o, 4W. Other wills admitted to pro
bate are those of Mary A. Bates, 2O27
George Rex, Belle Vista, Pa, $40. 900
An inventory of the estate of Car
Schultz revealed $36,524O2.
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Boosters Of Germantown Meet

One hundred and fifty new members
-Mrc taken into the East Germantown
Improvement Association at a meeting
in the Kinslcy School, Sixty fifth ave
nue. and Limekiln pike, last night. vii.
liam Bradley, president, announced
that the membership now totals 500,
making the association the second
largest in the city.
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Bucket Of RAGS Allan.

\ smouldering bucket of rags last
night hlied o the house of Mrs. VI, Good
man, 2ooo York road, with smoke,
s%s,ken'ns Sa,S the inmates. William
81, .extiDguished the blaze. which ,yas
confined TO the bucket. ~ ""s
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EXCHANGE FOR OPEN SHOP

The Master Builders Exchange has
Endorsed the open shop policy Of the
Chamber OF Commerce.
AZ meeting yesterday the exchange
decided to join with the Chamber of
Commerce and all other bodies seeking
20 curb industrial agitation.
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NiAYBERRY y
j., SARAH Il,

MAASfBBEHRY'-Jpiy II, at Ocean CITY, y.
berry, AGED 81; Relatives and friends IN.
yted TO funeral services, Tuesday 3 D. M
a. late residence. Sth and Wesley ave
Ocean CITY, and on Wednesday. I D. M. nj
TssldGnCs OF SON 1884 Pine st, Philadeiphis
, KNIGHT July 10. RUSSELL. son n,
Ssosss ana Matilda knight (nee Robinson)
funeral on Eriasy al. 2 D. M. from Lsd hls Ia 70 70
Tnssidenoe; nsadess s9I2 RichmoId ct, interment
viewed Thursday. 8 TO 10 ., m ''@' De
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LOST AND FOUND


CAsE-Lost. amber cigarette tube eight
Inches long with black case, Reward IL
returned 10 4. NJ Dukes. Drexel BIdR. ~
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One Dead, Ten Hurt
in Chestnut st. Fire

Continued from PaEe One
with several hundred people watching,
when the ladder snapped.
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Continued from Page One
Proctor, of 412S Girard avenue, was
third
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HARRIS TOLD HUNT
'T0GuARDBERCDOLL
TsstffisS He Ordered officer to
Warn Guards Of Slacker's
desperate Character"
COURT MARTIAL STARTED
By a star Correspondept

Governors Island. n. ". July 2l.-
Major General T. G.. Harris. adjutant
Gfnersl Of the United States. was th'
hfst witness called today ut the court
martini OF Lieutenant Colonel John r
Hunt for the escape of Grover Cleveland
Bersdoll. ~. :.
General Harris testified that permis-
MON to allow Bergdoll to leave the dis
cipiinary barracks here to fnd his "pot
OF gold buried In the hills of Mary
land was given him on application by
the slacker's Washington attorneys
AnseIi and Bailey. both former army
oificers,
But he testified. he wrote a letter
OF warning to Colonel Hunt. telling him
not TO allow the Stacker to leave Castle
William, the Jail over which Colonel
Hunt was commander. without adequate
guard and without fully instructing the
guards as to the desperate character of
the prisoner and his friends.
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.aF. hTidl tO l1ast iNO phSs
Colonel Crcsson would not divulge the
pames OF other witnesses. but he said
be would not call d. Clarence Gibboney,
Bergdoll's Philadelphia lawyer, or Mrs.
Emma G. Rergdoll, his mother, or
James u. Romig, close personal
friend.
"This il Il military court martial and
not Gibboney ROmig three ringed
circus" he said, "aud | will not call
amy witness for whose honesty and
truthfulness | cannot vouch."
Z The colonel added that he did not
believe Lieutenant lIcffernan would call
them for the same reason. and because,
he said. Lieutenant IIcffcrnan is a
nice, clean little lawyer"
The court martial, Colonel Cresson
Gnid, should not last more than two
~, unless unsupported facts were de-
> -rd O'Connor and Sparks are ex-
A.si, to furnish the high lights in the
assI = 'nnl{ ;.,......,, .,,.;,,,,.. ,o o,;,,;,.,
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-27
Mexican Shoemaker is
Now Federal Governor

Associated Press Correspondence
Mexico Cily. August - ielesiino
Gasra. former shoemaker now gov.
ernor ~ The federal district which
comprises N-vico city, is trying to
abolish his own office.
SENIOR Cnsca contends that his
work Is not necessary. since there h
a city. council in existence we'll able
70 handle the municipal affairs Of
the capital.
Pointing out the frequent ron.
flicts of authority resulting from
the present dual system ~ admin.
islering the affairs OF th- capital,
Governor tiasca said
Il am planning a. submit Ia the
president of the republic l"gnl pro.
jet for the abolition Of the federal
district government. ! hrlicy, u IN
be- superfluous"
when the news Of Governor Gas.
cas- plan spread To ,hc cmp' yes oi
the federal district. dismay Is re-
ported ~ have ensued u X point
ed out however. that most VI lii~ss
employees can be- retained iindcr ihe
city council system.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-27

Because we Invariably increase our sales whore
comparison of te quality OF the gUods is'made and
our oneprice system for all is realized by the Gus
toners.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-27
GeTmany's Better Class
Return to Simplicity

Associated Press Correspondence
Berlin. Aug. 2i.-slnce the raise In
the blockade. Germany has import.
ed i0.OO0.O00,O00 marks worth Of
silks. perfumes. chocolates. orang.
es. cigarettes and other luxuries
from abroad. and the poor are clam.
oring for oatmeal and condensed
milk. according 10 German advo-
Gates Of "the simple life
A new movement known as the
League Tor the Regeneration NJ Ger.
many. which breaches plain living
and higlT thinking. a return 10 OLD.
time simplicity coupled with a re.
ylval n intclleciuplily ~ opposed N
The Grass maierlallsin of The present
day. has started here. n depreci.
ales The daily issuance Of 260o0.OO0
marks In paper currency by the
government.
An appeal Is made Ia the people
Ia confine themselves IN the essen
tails Of life-nO more foreign made
clothes or luxury foods. no more
expensive pleasure trips abroad,
no more costly presents.
The promoters, among whom arc
former Finance Minister Count
Hocdcrn: the economist expert Wal
Ter Rnlhenau and dozen we'll
known professors aud social welfare
workers. emphasize that they are
not asceilcs nor prohibilionisls bal
that they make plain appeal IA
the common sense Of the people d
restrict their general expenditures
for the sake OF the Falherland.
II Is claimed for the movement
that II Ia entirely nonpariisan and
that II has the official endorsement
Of the government.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-27
ICE CREAM
FROM FL PAso. TEXAS
The PARLOR DRUG STORE
zsNo N. lonssoH. Prpp

which controls cruNu quotations.
with large amounts Of forclgn
none, and forced lhc crown np.
Their efforts were nssislrl unrx.
prctndly by an influx into .Adefla
~ iorciun money speculaiors Az.
probation of the monies of The other
countries OF Central and Easlern
Europe made ihoir last field Tor
speculation. Pounds. dollars and
francs became plentiful with snmll
demand and The crnWn rosr-ln value
until the official price was i30 Ia
the dollar and ibO Va private deals.
Retail prizes continued a. go up.
No that with the rise In the crown
cutting foreign values 0nehnlf. The
plan literally "cut lls own throat. -
Foreign buyers quit Retail trade
sipBnied. Naiivc Ausirians did not
Know whether 10 laugh or cry nl q
straw hat IN window bearing the
price OF 1000 crowns. But they
were not sold
The next step IN the reaction hit
the basic industries. The few fac.
tories running have begun 10 cur.
tail or close down as orders are can.
ceIled and new contracts fail 10
come. The Ministry Of sociallxalion
Is bcsicged with requests from man.
ufnciurers 10 be permitted Ia dis.
charge employees. u being reported
that a. high a. twenty a day have
been received.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-27
INSIDE TRUTHS
OF AUSTRIA'S
PLIGHT

tAssocialcd PRISE Correspondence
Vienna. Aug. Bounliful crops
Of early fruit and vegetables and
promise ~ an abundance " harder
later Yields from the fields and or.
charde. with the American Hour
credit sllll available for the ration
OF daily bread have given Austria a
repricvp from The terrible hard
ships Of last winter.
Fals are AZ scarce a. c>rr. how.
ever, hut in ihls gracious weather
their need Is not ~ kcnnly fell. Meat
too. IL scanly and high. beyond
reach Of the masses. The American
flour credit will be exhausted be-.
fore the winter sets fairly IN and no
man IN Austria knows from where
or by what means u viii b. re-
placed.
Strikes and disturbances in the
Teschcn coal fields tho situation In
Silcsia, virtual suspension ~ the
Hungarian supply, little ~ Il was
and. finally. Auslria's inability io
enfuFce even the menFre conlrhctual
supplies from Bohemia. have pre-.
vented lhr hopes for accumulation
OF a modest fuel reserve during The
summer months. Public utilities of
Vienna are reported 10 have but a
weeks reserve OF coal for power
and light and less than a month Of
gas coal nj a minimim consnmp.
iion. The last. Austrian pig iron
oven in operation has just urawn its
fires for lack Of coke.
Easy For Financlera
Into this situation has been In.
jecled curious business phase re-.
splling from tho increased ,nlue Of
thr crown and foreign change. In
the late winter and early spring the
crown dropped as low as $50 10 the
dollar on private exchange. I'm
couraged by this small export
trade was uourlshed. Ausltian
factories. famous for certain forms
Of finished articles. began 70 re-
sumo operations ON a limited scale
foreign buyers seeing good bust
ness chance in the low crown value
against standard monies.
Manufacturers were ahle 10 gel
advances Of credit 10 secure coal
and needed raw materials. II was 4
good speculation Tor foreign values
Then the Minister OF Finance. Dr
Reisch. dropped a hint one day du
ring a debate In the Assembly thai
u would be wise II Auslrian retail
sellers were 10 raise their cruwI
prices 10 the equivalent OF forelgI
values. They did a. A suit o.
clothes that cost from 1000 10 400
crowns rose IN price 10 from 1900
10 1900 crowns. Everything els
went up In proportion.
Worse Than Endless Chain.
Then the government, acting oI
the same principle, Is reported 4
have gone on The Zurich exchange
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-27
Pigs Is Pigs, > and
n. N. Girl Earns Cash

Associated Press Corresponccncc,l
Albuquerque, n. NJ Augusi 2s.-
Miss Frames Parker. a. living at
Ranchos De Alrisco. this cn,mly. Is
enjoying her vacation on ihe Pacific
coast. an the money vhe earned
This Is the way u happened
Two years ago she joined The pig
cluh, borrowed siob0 from a local
hank 10 pay for the pig. In August
1919. the first litter " pigs was
born. IN Ociohcr the lil'cr won a
cash prize ol se5 N The ronniy
hoys aud girls county contest, Last
February the second litter ~ pies
was horn. She sold some of them
and others were milchered. SHE
now has GA hand unr hropd sow
one harrow and five llille pigs, val
ucd consayalively al tl00