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The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
NO LFT-UP IN
 BIC SLUMP IN
 COTTON PRICE

For the third successive day the cotton market underwent severe slump today. Opening at compara- lively small decline, the market fuc. tuated considerably during the day, but showed acute weakness shortly before the close, the days trading ending with prices at the lowest ebb. October New York contracts closed at 25.95 cents, 90 points down, while December showed a net loss of DO points, closing at 2395 cents. New York spots were quoted 100 points lower at 28.50 cents.
 The New Orleans market acted in about the same manner October closed 90 points down at 24.35 cents, while December closed at 2290 cents, 60 points net lower. Spots in the New Orleans market were marked down 50 points to 26.50 cents.
 The loss of nearly $15 a bale since Tuesday is very d.scouraging to both merchants and farmers here, and most of the mare taking pessimistic view of the future. It is apparent that the reaction from high prices in all con- modities is rapidly setting in, and the newspapers are filled with stories of price reductions in almost every line. These reductions, however, are not much assistance to the farmer who has paid unprecedentedly high prices for implements, feed, fertilizer and sup plies with which to amke crop and now has to pay for them with low priced cotton and short crop But this country quickly recovered from 1907 and 1914, and its fundamental prosperity and resources are greater now than then.
 On the local market 27 1-2 cents a pound was the top for cotton today, five cents lower than the high mark of last Tuesday. The bulk of re- ceipts sold today at 26 to 27 cents. The price of cottonseed is unchang- ed today at S30 per ton.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
UNCOVER BODY
 0f MAN SLAIN
 4MONTHSACO
(By United Press)

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 24.-When Denver police today located Mrs. P. C. Peet, suspect in the murder of Jacob c. Denton, wealthy capitalist, Los Angeles detectives renewed their investigation of the mystery murder which has defied solution for the past four months. Mrs. Peet submitted to arrest at Denver, and declared her willingness to face Los Angeles po- lice.
 Denton's body was found in new ly built room under a stairway lead ing to the basement of his residence. The body was covered under big mound of earth. Denton's skull was fractured and his hands bound At the time of the murder, Mrs. Peet was occupying a part of his home under lease.
 The capitalist disappeared from view four months ago, and no clue to his fate was uncovered until the body was found Indirectly the police have learned that he was seen on his front porch shortly before his disappear ance, wrestling with a woman des- cribed as a Spaniard of striking ap- pearance.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
CHOSEN
 FRENCH PREMIER
(By United Press)

Paris, Sept. 24.-George Leygues, former minister of marine in the Gle menceau cabinet, today accepted the premiership of France, succeeding Alexander Millerand, newly elected president. Leygues was the choice of the Millerand cabinet to succeed their chief. He will also act as minister of foreign affairs.
 Surprise was occasioned by the off, ficial announcement that M. Leygues would succeed M. Millerand. It was generally thought that M. Briand, a member of the former Clemenceau cabinet, was the choice of the new president.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
PALMER AIDES ACTIVE
 IN CAMP PA|CN
(By United Press,

Washington, Sept. 24.-Assistants to Attorney General Palmer, accused of going to San Francisco at the government expense to aid in the attorney generals campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, today asked permission of the senate committee Investigating campaign ex- penditures to appear and explain their mission.
 k. P. Steward, assistant to the at torney general, today denied that he went to the Democratic national con- vention to aid his chief. He declar- ed he made the trip to Chicago and Seattle, mentioned in testimony talk .en Thursday, to aid the district at torney at Chicago in handling the out law strike of railroad switchmen, and to Seattle to help local officials press the shipyards cases. After he reach led Seattle, he declared he went to San Francisco merely to consult the attorn- ley general before returning to Wash ington.
 Other government officials men, toned in the committees evidence joined MT. Stewart in request to be heard in their own defense.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
SLAYER COMPELLED
 T0SWALLOW FOOD
(By United Press)

Traverse City, Mich, Sept 24.-Dr. Otis Sedgwick, alleged slayer of his wife and daughter, was handcuffed at the state asylum today and forced ed swallow food Sedgwick has been on hunger strike since his arrest for the murder eight days ago. Several at tendants were required to hold him while food was forced down his mouth.
 The bodies of Mrs. Sedgwick and her young daughter were found on the lawn of the home, the physician being arrested few hours later.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
POLICE SAY POISON
 USED BY MURDERER
(By United Press)

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 24.-Poison and not external violence caused the death of Jacob Denton, it is now be- lieved by police. At police head quarters, it was said that examination of Denton's body failed to reveal any marks of violence or a gunshot wound
 A brother of the slain man lives at Lawton, Mo.
 Numerous women will be questioned by the police in working on the case 1t became known today A theory considered by police is that the slay- CT was inspired by revenge on account of Denton's relations with women.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
{ ITALIANS DEAD
 IN BLOODY FIGHT
(By United Pressl

Rome, Sept. 24.-Seven deaths al read have been recorded in the war launched between capital and labor, according to dispatches from Turin, the seat of the most violent conflict. Four policemen and three laborers killed when royal guards and the strik- CTS engaged in a pitched battle there.
 In general, the Italian industrial situation has not changed during the past 24 hours.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
SUSPECT TO UNDERGO
 LOS ANGELES. PROBE
(By United Press)

Denver, CoIo., Sept. 24.-Mrs P. c. Peet, in custody here as a suspect in the murder of Jacob C. Denton at Los Angeles, denied today any knowledge of the murder or of the events connect led with his disappearance. She de- clared her willingness to return to Los Angeles and undergo police ex- aminatio.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-09-24
WHEAT IN SLUMP
 BY PRICE CUTTING
tBv United Press) ]

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Wheat futures dropped eight and one-half cents on the Chicago board of trade today. Heavy selling was influenced by the decline in prices of other commodities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
Council of League
Grateful to Wilson
Continued from rase On.

Continued from rase One
out. was framed with remarkable
rapidity and doubtless amendments
would be necessary, but the committee
found the mO'ncnt inopportunc. Be
cause the committee rejected the amend
ments proposed by the Scandinavian
countries it was not to be considered
that It disagreed with them.
III you amend the covenant you
amend the treaty Of Versailles. which
gave seal to the peace Of the world he
said.
Another motive of the committee. Mr..
Balfour explained, was the conviction
that one years experience In the work
ing Of a covenant was insufficient to
show lust what amendments should be
made and the committee deemed 1t ad
yisable to wait. He said commission
10 study proposed amendments could re-
port TO the council of the league, which
In turn would report to the next meet
inx OF the assembly at Geneva. The
date of this he mentioned as September
| next
By referring the changes proposed
now to a commission for study. Mr.:
Balfour thought the assembly could
establish a precedent Of great value to
the next assembly, which might be- asked
TO make more important changes.
Delegates Hagerup, of Norway, and
DR.. Wurtemburg, OF Sweden. signined
acceptance Of the decisions OF the COM
mittee regarding their propositions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
ASK STATE TO AID FARMERS
Enactment Of Moratorium Law Re.
auested in GeoraIa

Atlanta. Ga, Doc. 2.-lRy \. P.I-
Governor Hugh Dorsey has under ad-
viscmcnt request from Commissioner
Of Agriculture J. J. Brown for an er'
ira session Of the LEGISLATURE for the
purpose of cnacting a stay law or mora
torilm 10 run for period of twelve
months. The governor has requested
Commissioner Brown to Nr"nHr" writ
ton, memorandum on the subject. which
the latter will do.
In conference with tho governor
Mr.. Brown called attention to numerous
cases where livestock and implements
Of farmers had been sold under fore
closure proceedings to pay for farm
Supplies and expressed the opinion that
general foreclosures, should they be re-
sorted to, would deprive farmers Of the
means of producing q crop next wear
and would benefits creditors very little
and bring on complete agricultural de-
moralizati0n.
The commissioner expresses the be
lief that it would be necessary for SINH
lar laws to be enacted by all the cotton
states to get the full benefit Of such an
cxpedient.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
BUILDING FALLS; 6 MISSING
No Bodies Found Vet at Scene Of
Collapse on Broadway

New York. Dec. 2.-(By \. PD-
An all night search through the mas
sivr piles of masonry that delugcd Fiji
ty- second street at broadway when a
nine story apartment house collapsed
Yesterday afternoon failed to establish
definitely early today whether any lives
were lost
Nix workmen. however. who were
members Of wrccking crew dcmolish.
ing the structure. were still unaccOunted
for, and four unclaimed ovcrroats still
hanging in basement lockers bore mute
testimony that at least that many per.
sons may have been killed.
TIE avslsnchc. which rumblcd into
the street just as throngs of people
leaving work or returning home from
theatres filled broadway. crumplcd the
wooden structure erected over tho side
walk for the protection OF pedestrians
aS IL it had been made of paper.
The first task today was 10 dis
lodge any other parts of the bui uiding
that threatened to fall. for wofkmen
refused to dig for the bodies Of possible
victims where danger menaced them.
City officials began an investigation to
determine whether the collapse was due
to negligence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
Wilson Insists on
Reading Message
Continued from Pare One

Continued from Pare One
group, which always had the ablest and
most forccful leaders in the Senate
among its members. The disposition is
to uae as little as possible Of the present
leaglc and that little not under the
name of the League of Nations. The
feeling against President Wilson among
those who fought him oil last winter is
still strong and there Is desire to
prevent any association of nations for
which in any way the President will re-
ccive credit. If. for example. tho as
sembly and council of the league, with
much lesaencd powers. were taken over
and added to the court of The Hague
tribunal the combination would be
called by soWe new name.
Harding May Assert Himself
All Of this may accord with the viewt
of the President elect. but II il does not
he will have to assert himself firmly to
make the party policy something dif-
ferent. The outstanding fact is that the
largest factor now on the horizon in
making party policy with respect to tn,
treaty IL Senator Lodge and the group
Of senator's cooperating with him who
agreed upon the Lodge reservations
They are on the ground. They have
been working. They know what they
want. And they are In a position to
achieve substantial party harmony along
the lines of the program just indicated.
Mr.. Harding has moro authority than
they by virtue OF his Office. But unless
he has definite views upon the treaty
disagrteing with theirs their views are
likely to prevail at the coming con-
ferenccs here and in Marion. and they
will only be modified in so far ny 1t Is
necessary to modify them in order to
obtain two thirds majority of the
Senate or to obtain the acquiescence Of
foreign powers.
The Senate is big factor. Mr..
Harding has pledged himself to regaro
1t as a big factor. For this reason the
suggcstion of Senator Lodge for sec
retary Of state is improbable. Lodge
would rather remain chairman of the
Senate foreign relations committee,
and, possibly, in the illness of sena
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
ARMENIA REDUCED
TO STATE OF CHAOS

TiHis. Dee. 1.-IBy A. P.)-Armen
ian forces have been driven eastward
by the Turkish Nationalists until the
region they hold is entirely outside the
traditional boundaries Of Armenia. As
n result. Armenia Is reduced to lit
tle Caucasus republic. such as was Gre
atcd BY the Germans and Turks dur
ing the war. II comprises the districts
Of Erivan, Novobayazet. thirty miles
10 the northeast of that city, and Fitch !.
miadzin. the ecclesiastical capital OF
ancient Armenia. located about twenty =
Ave miles north of Mt. Ararnt
Turkish Nationalists have occupied
districts just to the west OF this region
holding Kars, Alexandropol and sur
malou.
Uostilities between the Armcnlans
and Turkish Nationalists have been sus :
pended through intervention by the 10! T.,
'sheyik government at Moscow. and
homes are entertained that TURNER
bloodshed may be averted.
C'onditions, however. are frightful in
tbc district held by the Armenian forces.
One hundred thousand refugees. in the
lost STAGES of destitution. are travelling
through the snow in all directions. and
the Armenian Government is unable to
nroyide housing or food, pending the
arrival Of grain promised by the Rus
sian BClsheviki.
The Turkish Nationalists assert they
will not crush Armenia. but will grant
Isnicnt terms. These terms. however
must be in conformity with Turkish
aspirations. il is declared.
The morale of Armcnia's shattered
army is very low. while the Turks by
contrast are we'll disciplined and equip
ned, Reports that Soviet Russia is In
disagreement with the Turkish Nation
aiists are accepted as true, and 1t Is
said Moscow views unfavorably the
Turkish advance into Armenia.
Observers regard Armenia as being
in q state of utter chaos. The country
they say. has ceased to be independent
and half Of its population has beer
wiped out by war and starvation. Work
crs for the American committee for re-
lief in the Near East arc still at thei
posts in territory occupied by the Turks
who have thus far conducted them
selves in a respectful manner towarC
the Americans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
SAYSU. S. DRY LAW F.
H|TS0THERNAT|ONS.
Hobson Declares Some Coun-
tries Consider Prohibition Mem
ace in Commercial Way
ASSERTS CRIMES ARE FEWER

The United States as n prohibition
nation is considered a menace by ma
tions inimicnl to our commercial inter
ests. .
Prohibition has brought about not.
only q decrease Of 80 per cent in the
number of crimes committed. but also
has given us a superior commercial ud-
vantage that other nations distrust.
These are the statements Of Rich
mond Il. Hobson, former congressman
and prohibition lecturer, who is in the
city. Last evening he addressed u
meeting at the Tabernacle Lutheran
Church, Fifty ninth and Spruce streets.
despite the recent crime wave" ht
said. statistics show that less than 90
per cent as many crimes have been
committed since prohibition went into
effect az previously. According to the
head of the local .penitentiary not one
half as many criminals nrc being re-
ctived there as before the prohibition
laws were enforced. The much adver-
tised crime wave IL the result Of propu-
ganda By the liquor interests to dis
credit the eighteenth amendment.
There IL not n bootlesger that is
arrested from coast to coast except the
fact Is widely advertised. The senti-
ment Of the country has crystallizcd
against permitting violations of the
eighteenth amendment to the constitu-
tion Of the United States.
The United States as a prohibition
nation is considered q menace by na-
tions inimical {, our commercial 10
terests. such as Japan. Japan Is buy
inc all the distilleries and brewing
plants that are being sold In this coun-
try with the purpose Of installing them
in Chins.
China and Great Britain together
are subsidizing the drug traffic in China
to weaken her commercially. and Jap
anpsc say that every store in China is
selling liquor and rum.
There Is n steady sentiment crys-
tallizing in this country against per-
mitting the exploitation Of the Far East
BY these methods even II war must be
resorted to in order TO stop It. As
evidence that Great Britain is engaged
in liquor traffic. take the fact that one
third of the imports in Central Africa
are rum. Great Britain has refused the
appeal Of the Edinburgh Church Council
Conference last year to make illegal the
use OF rum as currency In Central
Africa and also to prohibit the natives
from pawning their wives and children
In order to purchase rum.
Il have just completed tour Of
Pennsylvania and I am sure that all the
sentiment points to the fact that the
first act of the new legislature at
Harrisburg will be to repeal the Brooks
high license law.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
GOVERNORS HAVE GAY TIME
plain Pennsylvania Hospitality
PIeasss Visitors at HARRISBURG
Bp sto6 Correspondent


Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. 2.-'Plain
Pennsylvania hospitality" is making a
hit with the governors attending the
twelfth annual governors conference.
The visiting governors are enjoying
themselves immensely, 80 much so that
thcy are not in haste to start business
sessions.
The conference was more than an hour
late In starting TO-DAY. Miles e. Riley,
Of Madison, Wis. executive secretary,
was delayed in reaching the Senate
chamber.
He is going by western time" was
the explanation of Govcrnor Sproul.
Governor Calvin Coolidge and Mrs.
Coolidge. OF Massachusetts. attended
the first session today. They reached
here last night for the dinner given by
Gov"rn1r SprOul.
Despite sll the rcams that have been
mrittcn rbout him Governor Coolidge is
modest and retiring. He says he does
nat like tn be interviewed.
The ext Vice President was asked
what he thought of the Pennsylvania
Capitol. It's fine. q superb building. "
he snid. Then hr hurried or
''rhuts a good interview. exclaimed
friend OF Governor Coolidge. "lIe
doesn't talk much for publication.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
'PHlLANTHROPISTS' NABBED
Five Boys Who Gave Away Smokes
EreelX Arrested as Suspects

When fvc horS started to distribute
cigars and cigarettes to their fri"nds and
nrighbors yesterday afternoon the pO.
lice of the Belgrade and C'cnrfeld
streets station made an investigation
which resulted in the arrest of the
"philanthropists" on charges OF rcceiv-
ina stolen goods.
The boys are BENJAMIN IIagdowski.
twelve years old and John Kaczanow
Ski. c'cven years old. both of Fast Vic
toria street, east of Richmond: Bruno
Gunski. twelve years old. of Salmon
street above Somerset. and William
Vinzak. ten years old. and his brother,
Peter. nine years old both of Rich
mond street above Westmoreland.
1t il believed that the Ave boys are
connected with the robbery Of the cigar
store Of Frank Bruskawicz, at 32JT
Salmon street The front window OF
this store was jimmied open last Mon
day morning and large quantity OF
cigars and cigarettes stolen. The boys
were sent to the House Of Detention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
Deaths of a Day
WILLIAM l. POEHLMANN
North Philadelphia Grocer Dies Fol
lowing Heart Attack

Heart disease caused the death yes
terday afternoon OF William l.. Pochl.
mann. sixty years old. a life long resi-
dent Of the Twenty eighth ward and for
thirty five years engaged in the grocery
business at 244O North Fifteenth
street.
Mr.. Poehlmann was member Of
ConcOrdia Lodge, F. and A. 81,
American Mechanics, the Red Cross and
the Retail Grocers' Association.
lie IL survived By his widow and hye
children. Miss Mary pochlmann. VIII
liam, John. Harry and Leonard. Three
sisters also survive, Mrs. August
Egolf. Seventeenth and Cumberland
streets; Mrs. jacob Noll, Nineteenth
street and Allegheny avenue. and Mrs.
Aaron Fliehr, Twenty first and West
moreland streets.
Funeral Rervices will be conducted on
Sunday afternoon at . o'clock from the
apartment of William II. Battersby,
1915 North Broad street. lnterment
will be in GreenmOunt Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-02
D'ANNUNZ|0 PLANS
WAR AGAINST ITALY.
Poet-Warrior Of Fiume An
nounces Hostilities Will Be-
gin Tomorrow
CITY TO BE. BL0CKADED
Ry fI,e Associated Press

Trieste, Dec. 2.-War against Italy
has been declared by Gabrielle DAN
nunzib. In command Of the insurgents
In Fiume. The state Of war will begin
tomorrow.
; General Caviglia, who - Is COM
manding all the troops In Julian Fehe-
tia and who has been charged by the
government with the task Of getting
D'Annunzio out of Fiume, issued an
order today commanding the poets sol
diers to leave Fiume and re enroll In
their own units. At the same time he
threatened a severe blockade.
D'Annunzio regarded the order as an
ultimatum from the government and
dispatched n message to Rome inquir-
ing II Caviglia was the government r
authorized representative.
The message. which was addressed to
the poets emissary in the capital, or :
dercd the emissary II Caviglia was au =
thorized to deal with the situation to
request his passport, break OIL diplo.
matte relations, notify the italian Gov
ernment that a state Of war would exist
on the morning Of December B and then
return to Fiume.
The military commanders here regard
the move Of the poet In no serious light,
though D'Annunzio' forces were most
active in war'ike preparations. Can
nonading and rifle and machine gun fir
ing disturbed the tranquility of Quar-
nero bay. which had been quiet for more
than fourteen months.
All travel in and out OF Fiume has
been placed under restrictions, and bag
gage is being thoroughly searched for
arms. While closest watch Is being kept
ON the operations Of smugglers who seek
to take firearms and munitions into the
city, propaganda letters and money arc
also being sought. Trains leaving Fiumt
are held up for hours at the frontier
by searching parties.
Superior officers in D'Annunzio q
army continue to abandon the poet
soldier.
General Caviglia planned to send an
airplanc over the city yesterday to
drop orders for the poets lesionairc.
to leave Fiume and again enroll them
selves with their own units. The
weather was most unfavorablc. and the
flight was postponed until today.
| For more than r year General Cavig
liza has been commander in chief Of the
Italian army of occupation along th,
Adriatic. all his troops being stationed
in contested territory. He has also
been in control of all matters relating
to Italian action regarding Fiume and
D'Annunzio. At one time he lived in
the United States. and served with
General Pershing in China.