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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
Police Can't Find
Woman Kidnapper
Continued from PAGE One

that he was in NorriStown on June .
the day the baby was taken from his
crib. The authorities are ready to be-
lipvc this. Pasqualc also revealed at
the hearing that he mailed a letter to
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Coughlin,
parents of the baby, from the Penn
sylvania Railroad station at II o'clock
the same morning after Joe the Coker"
had shown him a newspaper describing
tho kidnapping.
Rose McDonnplle. Joe the Cokcr"
and PasQuale were thereafter to Join
in a criminal triumvirate. according to
PasQuale, whose main purpose was to
extort $l2 900 from the baby's parents.
Capture of The Crank" at Egg
Harbor Monday, a week, has made Rose
and Joe "sore' on the police" Pas e
Quale intimated. and they are now un
willing to return the kid" until the
police free "thCir friend" PaSquale.
Benjamin +, Goodman, counsel for
"The Crank" will go to Norristown to
see District Attorney Renninger. and
Magistrate LPnhardt, who conducted the
hearing yesterday, The purpose of this
visit will be to see where Mr.. Goodman,
as counsel for the accused, stands in the
case and to lodge a complaint with the
authorities against his being frozen
out" at the hearing,
RumonEays that Pasquale has gone
on a hunfsr strike.
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Murder Theory
in Love Tragedy
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marriage. fathcrly advice from Thomp-
son and arguments plainly INTENDED 10
break down Mary Sneeringer's religious
beliefs. In one Of her letters Mary
Snceringer passionately declared her
love for Thompson and urged him to
marry her at once His reply counseled
natiencp and told her he was doing
everything in his power to free him
self from his wife.
Investigation Of Thompson record
disclosed that his wife in Paris was
legally separated from him. but not
divorced. This was one OF the obsta :
cies to the marriage Of the couple.
Ford" his cousin. Doctor Thompson
said here. IF Ford were under the
influence Of LIQUOR Mt the time it would
not have been difficult for the girl to
convince him that the death of both
would possibly permit their union in
the next world, since they could not be
together here.
I'm my opinion it was a death pact.
7 believe both deaths were by suicide,
simultaneously executed.
"No one could make mo believe
Thompson killed the girl. I knew Ford
too we'll Although he was a man oi
the world he never would have harmed
young girl Of sixteen"
Mary was just very good coun
try girl. raised in the Strictest manner
by her parents" said Mrs Slagle, her
aunt. "She lived with them in Waynes
boro. but came down here to help ms
at the hotel during the summer months
"She had never had any man give
her attentions before and when Mr.
Thompson, who declared his attentions
were caused by the fact that she re-
minded him of his daughter, began tC
make love to her, she just lost her head
~ demonstrated with him, but HI
said he was doing nothing to cause hel
to fall in love with him. | knew bet
ter. He was such a nice gentleman
and we liked him so well that felt
could not ask him to leave. ] tolC
him. however, that he would have to gC
if he did not stop his attentions Il
| Maryh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
POPE WANTS POLISH
NATION TO BE SPARED

Rome, Aug. 14.-(By A. P.)-The
Osservatore Romano, the official organ
Of the Vatican, publishes today an evil
IDENTIFY inspired article on Poland, say
ing the special benevolence of the Holy
See toward the noble. devoutly Cath
olic. chivalrous and brave Polish ma
ton" is well known. The pope, it il
recalled. had asked for the independ-
ence of Poland ever since August,
1917, when he addressed his peace pro
posals TO all the heads of the belligerent
states. and had repeated this request
in his Intercourse with the heads Of
the states, particularly President Will
son.
1--WE do not wish to nor can we
now ascertain whether the responsi- .
bility for the offensive lies with Poland
or Russia, nor also whether not only
England but France tried to restrain
Poland from her risky adventure, "
continues the article. "What it is
possible to know is that the Holy See,
from the day in which Poland was re q.
stored to national life, has never ceased
to exhort her to moderation in asking
or even in accepting territories in 6.
habited by majorities belonging to other
nationalities.
These exhortations were repeated
several times, both in Rome and in
Warsaw.
"The pope urged the faithful after
the outbreak of the Russo Polish ron =
flict to pray. God for two favors only
namely, to spare the Polish people from
the supreme misfortune OF again losing
their independence and to spare Europe
from the horrors of new wars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
FINED FOR SUNDAY BALL
National Park Man Assessed $3.50
for Playing In Game

Sunday baseball has divided National
Park. y. j.. into two rival camps.
Joseph TIethorington, president Of the
National Park Athletic Association,
was fined SO 20 this morning by Justice
Of the Peace Charles Chism. because the
association played ball games at Ma
tional Park last Sunday and the Sunday
before.
The whole thing will be fought out
Tuesday before Chancellor Walker IN
Trenton. At that time hearing will be
held on a rule 10 show cause why an
order should not be issued restraining
the people Of National Park and Others
flom playing Sunday ball games there.
Mayor Edgar Walters, a champion OF
Sunday games, will be represented az
the hearing by Donald Swackhammer
borough solicitor. The Athletic Asso
citation will be represented by Former
Judge William T. Boyle, of Camden.
The Citizens Protective League, which
Is fighting the Sunday games. will be
represented by o. r. De Witt.
In the meantime, Mrs. Maggie II.
Baird, of Philadelphia, owner of the
bah ground, has ordered that no Sun
day games be played on the field.
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SAYS ERIN OBJECTS
TO DOMINION RULE
Laurence GinnelI, OF Sim Fein
Parliament, Here to Speak at
Mannix Meeting
WANTS Full FREEDOM
Underwood & Underwood. n. Y

IRELAND would have welcomed help
from any power in heaven and earth
during the world war to have achieved
its independence, according to Lau-
renee Ginnell, a member Of the Irish
national assembly, who arrived in this
city today.
Mr.. Ginnell made this statement in
answer to the question "Was Ireland
friend OF Germany in the world warp
In the sense mentioned by the his
torian Froudc." he replied. "Ireland
would have welcomed the help of any
power in heaven or earth to get free
from that which performed no duty of
government over a subject people"
would the Irish have Joined hands
with Germany during the war;" he was
asked. ""'
That is a difficult question to an
swer, he said, because there was al
ways friendship between Ireland and
france, and France would help Eng
land. The situation never arose Sir
Roger Easement went to Germany ia
get military aid for Ireland, but the
Germans would not promise it. for they
not do. '"'' eou'u
was Irish sentiment in favor OF
such aid. the sentiment that since crys. .
,aIlised s In the election of Mr.. De va =
Possibly yes" answered Mr.. Gin
nell Sentiment in ireland, you know,
was divided
Mr. Ginnell is here to speak tomor-
row night at the mass meeting at the
Metropolitan Opera House in nrotest
against British treatment of Archbishor
MmannlT' OF Australia. who was moi
allowed to land in England.
Mr. Ginnell is sixty six years old
ana ne is a prominent lawyer in Ire
land, was for twenty years a member
or Parliament from Westmeath, Ire.
land and is the only member of tn,
oId Irish party in Parliament to be
come prominent in the Sim Fein.
ireland will never accept dominion
nome RUE: he said. 'Ireland wants
else will do, ="
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MORE D|SM|SSALS
SOON, SAYS CAvEN
Director Denies That lafferty
Was Fired" Because He
Wouldn't Pay Tax
CHARGES POLITICAL WORK

Denial was made today by Director
Caven. Of the Department OF Pubic
Works, that Louis I.afferty, superin'
tendent of Miflin square. had been dis
missed because of his refusal to pay a
political assessment.
He said the complaint of political ac-
tiyity against Lafferty for which he
was dismissed was only one OF many
similar charges. Director Caven lnti
mated there would be other dlsmlssals
in his department for the same reasons
Lafferty, who was on the ci.y pnS o
roll for twenty five years. received no
t;ce from the director yesterday that MS
services would be dispensed with aitei
August II. He was charged with oe-
inc politically active at the primary
election of September. 1912, ana also
at the general election. last November
On receiving notice of his dismlssa,
afertv declared he had been dropped
bocause he refused to contribute PEI
centaae Of his salary toward tnrnisn
;ng a political clubhouse at ol- Shs
der avenue IoHertv OK
b;hited the copy OF letter, which VIZ
saut n him some time ago by John VI
Smollock, who is the clts T.
man to the Republican Allianre. So In
This letter Smollock requested SS i,ansr.S
tn'S ~ nav at the rate of 81 per hundred ,
of his salary toward the furnishing o'
the clubhouse, ~ .h;s latter. Laf-
forty said Smollock had also warneo rn,a
Kim he must help to get out the TTes rHs
NJ t The last congressional electlo1. I6' ,n
1ottor a was sent to Latferty on May ~.
When asked today II it were trut u,
offertv had been dismissed because %ol %
h;s Nm ref,,sal to pay the assessment asked
o bv Smollock. Director Caven sald =.
""L "Lafferty was dismissed as the result Cu,
of an investigation mdae by the Com
,,;ttee of Seventy. They submitted am :
Jayits that he had been politically active
NJ the elections mentioned. The com =
niaint against Lafferty was only one o'
many similar complaints. a., :.
W Continuing the director, said: y &c
nor know this man Smollock. If Laf'
ferty @ was paying him political assess
ments I would have dismissed him any
way. ,o.rtuont navs
rolitical assessments even to members
of the administration forces he WI
have to abide by the consequences
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DR.. W00LFE WILL REST
crosswicks Congregation Raise,
Salary Of Minister Who DISAPPEARED

Forgiveness" was to have been thu
theme of the sermon to be delivered to.
morrow morning by the Rev. Walter
w. Woolfc, the New Jersey clergyman
who wandered away from his home, ten
days ago, but owing to his i'll. health
he will not preach-for the present al
least.
The minister has charge of the Meth,
odist Episcopal Church. at Crosswcks
n. j: Since his return he has been 10
poor health and he has decided to spend
some time at his fathers home, in Col.
lingswood, to recuperate.
In the meantime, the congregation o.
the church has decided to raise biz
salary to 5000, to enable him to sup.
port himself without doing outside
work.
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Tenn. HOUSE may
BALK ON SUFFRAGE
"WiIl Not Surrender Hono..
Opinions for Harmony"
Speaker Wires Wilson
VOTE EXPECTED TUESDAY
BY the Associated Pres,

Nashville. Tenn, Aug "A u
not believe that men Of Tennesso,i 40
surrender honest convictions VIII
nolitical expediency or ons bous for
Sneaker Walker. Of the Tonny'
House of Representatives declaroa aaesssee see
telegram to President Wilson. IT. IN
replying to message from tho was was
dent last night urging the Tc,nes-
House to concur in the action as @
amendment. '"' Suurass
II have the profound boro.
acknowledge yomr wire of August n q
SAID speaker Walkers MESSAGE io, 20,
40 not attempt to express the V,o-
other members of the lower bo,ss oi
Tennessee. but speak for myself o, ot
which on the Anthony amendn,er, one
contrary to yours. You were too r ~
to ask It, and I do not believe t.a.
men OF Tennessee will surrender bon.a..
harmony" ''"'ency or
sutragists today admitted. tber a, !.
pected to face more determined o,na
the Senate. ' q'u IN
Neither house was In session tod.
potn the Senate and House bav;s,,
recessed until Monday. SufrragS ,ss na
vocates and opponents, however ,,o..
busy attempting to secure eleventh .bsne
pledges of support from memhers -
the House who remained In Nasbr,,p.. II.
over the extend. The House r,I,
reconvene Monday afternoon n, '~
O'Clock. House leaders consideroa :
vote on suffrage Monday afternoon i'm
probable. '''' in :
The committee to which the ;o,,,
ratification resolution was referrcyS al. \.
expected to meet Monday night to con /.
sider II, and 1t was said today that no
effort would be made to bring the suf.
rage question up on the House Aoor
before the committee has an oppor :
tunity to report. f'''
Members of the committee refused IA
comment on the probable tenor Of ths
report. Rumors were prevalent TODAY.
however, that an attempt might i,
made to bury the resolution in com 4.
mittee. If this is done an effort vii,
be made. suffrage advocates said, IA
call the resolution up on the floor oi
the House for vote.
| Replying to the charges made durin,
debate yesterday by Senator Chapdlsr'
Republican, suffrage opponent, that
she had advocated intermarriage be.
tween whites and negroes Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. president OF the Ma.
tional American Woman Suffrage Asso.
citation, last night in a formal state.
ment characterized it as ian absolute
fabrication"
Raleigh. N. c.. Aug. 14.-(By A.
PoCLeaders in the North Carolins
Legislature were of the opinion TODAY
that neither the Senate nor the House
would vote before Tuesday on rati6ca.
tion of the federal suffrage amendment.
1t was predicted that action would
be taken, first in the Senate. probably
Tuesday. and that If the ratification
resolution, introduced yesterday, were
adapted there it would then be COZ.
sidered by the HOUSE where, II was ex.
pected, a bitter, close battle would
occur.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
LIEUTENANT KANE BURIED
Guard OF Honor Comes From camp
for Services

, The funeral of Lieutenant Andrew
: j.. Name: Jr., who died from wounds
home: 2003 North Twelfth street, this
morning The body was taken from
ms homo to the Church of Our Lady of
Mercy Broad street and Susquehanna
avenue.
Lieutenant Kane died last Wednes-
day at the Walter Reed Hospital in
baltimore. where he was undergoing
treatment for wounds received in the
1918. VIC o'' august o.
tie enlisted in Troop D. which is the
o.d second City Troop, at the outpreak
OF war He received his commission as
srSt lieutenant after going to an of
hcerS' training camp, and was attached
TO the Twenty eighth Division.
platoon of Troop d came here
from the Mount Gretna cncampmen,
,,1,,!id 10 attend the funeral as an honorary
military escort. Interment was made
in st. Denis's Cemetery. Ardmora
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
PONz| MONEY PLAN
N|PPED IN BUD HERE
Branch Of Old Colony Co. Had
Not Started to Take in
Cash, Wynne Says
INVESTIGATION IS MADE

If the operations Of Morgan. Miles
& Co" had not been checked yesterday,
according to Major Wynne. chief of the
county detective force, he il convinced
barrels of money" would have been
taken from investors here by the con-
cern.
Morgan. Miles & Co" Of 149 South
Broad street, are reputed To be local
agents Of the Old Colony Foreign Ex-
change Co. officers of which have been
arrested at Boston.
Agents in charge of this local branch
were Max Morgan Seaman. twenty
three years old. and Joseph II. Sea-
man. twenty four years old. brothers.
NJ. p. Atkinson. solicitor Of the COM
pany, and the Seaman brothers, while
not arrested by Major Wynnes men,
are being held under surveillance here
until the Boston police send word con
cerning activities os tho Old Colony
Foreign Exchange Co. in that city.
II am satisfied this scheme was based
on Ponzi's idea" Major Wynne said
"Thesc men evidently wanted to benefit
by the publicity given Ponzi. We have
not learned yet whether anybody was
bitten by the scheme. but we expect de-
velopments later in the day. No doubt
the thing would have spread like wild
fire If it had not been checked. Barrels
of money would have been collected
from investors"
The Office Of Morgan. Miles & Co"
was opened three days ago. According
to District Attorney Wotan's office, Of
fers of 30 per cent profit in ninety
days were made here to those who were
offered the company's certificates. 1t
is not known whether any of the certi-
ficates were disposed Of
According to the Seaman brothers.
while solicitors were out drumming up
trade, no actual business had yet been
transacted. They agreed. however. to
suspend operations while the investiga :
tion is on.
Complete ignorance of the manner In
which the alleged 80 per cent profit was
to be made was professed by the
brothers. They showed Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Gordon a contract with
the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Co.
in which they were designated as agents.
They claimed to be only agents on COM
mission. The earning of the dividends,
they said. was up to the Old Colonly
Foreign Exchange Co. entirely. They
said they were agents for Philadelphia,
Wilmington and adjacent territory.
Federal Secret Service men are in
Montreal trying to trace the sender OF
n blacbhand letter which Ponzi de-
clares he received shortly before he
surrendered to the United States mar
shal at Boston. Ponzi would not di-
vulgc the name Of the man who threat =
ened to kill him.
1t is now believed Ponzi's downfall
was fastened by one of his dupes in
Montreal, where he operated thirteen
years ago. 1t is known his fellow man
ager. Salviati. is sought In Montreal
on seventeen charges.
A New York detective in Montreal
last night said that examination oi
the books Of Ponzi's trust company
would disclose startling scheme OF
juggling with trust funds, in which men
Of prominence in Montreal. Philadel
phia and York will be implicated.
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Russians Bring Big
Guns Up to WarsdlU
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from PAGE One
the Polish corridor through East Prus.
sia, according to reports received by the
Local Anzeiger. Entry Of the town
was made by the Bolsheviki after
slight engagement, and small Soviet de-
tachments are said to be to the west
of the place.
East of Warsaw, the Bolsheviki are
reported to have crossed the line run
ming between WysZkow apd Kaluszyn.
about thirty miles from the Polish
capital.
Helsingfors. Aug. 14.-(By A. P.)-
An armistice between Finland and Rus
sia was signed at Dorpat yesterday.
A dispatch from Paris. July 81, an
nounced resumption by Finland and the
Russian Soviet government Of the Dor
pat conference which had been discus
sing the status of several disputed dis
tricts. The negotiations had been
broken off several days previously.
Paris, Aug. 14-Russian Bolshevik
generals are carrying out an extraor-
dinarily daring maneuver on the fronts
north and east of Warsaw, according to
Professor Vidou. an eminent military
writer. who has telegrapbed from War.
saw to the Journal relative to the
campaign.
Northeast of Warsaw the terrain Is
particularly difficult being covered by
| the Narew and Nistula rivers, the fort
ress of Modlin being an especially
formidable obstacle, he said. The Soviet
! forces are trying to move further west
ward probably toward Plock, so as to
! take Warsaw in tho rear. but In so do
ing they are lengthening their whole
front from the Vistula to the PrusGan
frontier.
Professor Vidou declares that this
movement exposes the Bolshevik line to
a counter offensive. which might easily
pierce its even If not delivered in great
! force. ~
Copenhagen. Aug. 14.-(Ry A. P.)-
Maxim Litvinoff, assistant foreign min.
lister in the Russian Bolshevik Govern
ment, does not doubt that friendly rela
tions between the Russian Government,
and the United States will exist within
the next twelve months. FIe made
this known during an interview In which
he touched on Frances recognition Of
General Wrangel and the Russo Polish
situation
After accusing the Poles of wasting
three weeks ''in a hide and seek game
over an armstice meeting, IN which they
were probably influenced by France
NJ. Litvinoff said:
I'VE are glad France has thrown of
her mask by recognizing Wrangel, who
Is more reactonary and unscrupulous
than Kolchak and Denikine. France is
only anxious to safeguard her loan, and
like a hazardous gambler who has lost
\ his fortune, she Is stalking her honor
and very life in the hope of winning Il
back.
The latest French move has freed
us Of all our official and semiofticial
promises with regard to old Russia 8
debt to France. / am also afraid the
French move may compel Russia r.
revise her conditions of peace to
Poland and demand additional guaran
tees"
Moscow, Aug. 14.-(By A. PD-
The general impression in semioficia
circles here is that Poland will accept
the armistice terms to be presented al
| MinSk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
PROBE CAPITOL FIRMS
U, S, Agents Investigate Get. Rich
Quick" Concerns
WASHINGTON. Aug. Ia. - Federal

Washington, Aug. IA. - Federal
agents are investigating the activities of
several concerns having Offices here and
headquarters elsewhere which have been
selling stock to small investors under n
promise Of big profits without risk. One
Of these companies has "guarpntoed
30 to 100 per cent dividends from an
investment company.
These concerns operate through agents
and SalesmNn some Of them brought in
from New York and Boston and some
hired here Glasses in salesmanship are
held several times a week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
Dock Workers Strike In Italy

Rome. Aug. 14.-(By A. PA
strike of dock workers has been callet
at Naples by the Socialist organization
there in consequence of dispute be
tween the two labor organizations =
which workers of the port belong: A
several other cities along the seaboart
sympathetic strike has been called.
London. Aug. 14.-(By A. Pa
general strike at all Italian ports ih!a
been declared. according to a Milan dis
patch to the London Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
lndIana's Population a,eso,544

Washington. Aug. 14.-(By A. P.D
indiana, ninth state Of the union in
point Of population ten years ago. nov
has 2,o3O,5 within her borders, the
census bureau announced today. Dur.
ing the ten years since 1910 there was
an increase of 900 ,66S in her popula
ton, making her growth So per cent
over tho population ten years ago,
witch was 2,70O,S76. Other popuia
lions lions announced were Gary, Ind, 55, =
3IS; Quincy. H., 35,97S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
DEATHS

,GouLD.--In Newark. y. J.. on August
iS' 1870. JAMES q: son of the late John
and Amelia Gould Service on Monday
afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock at the Oliver II
terment private "
= ,GGMPPER.-on August 10. 1920,
GEORGE r. husband OF Anna oumpper,
yited to funeral. on Tuesday, at 2 p. M. at
his late residence. 22+S S. BucknelI st In
evening, 3 TO TO- ' '"'''a'
kerr; august 13. ANNA MAY. daugh-
Ter OF william and the late Nellie Kerr.
on Monday, at 2 o'clock. at her parents
residence. 1919 Woodland ave Interment at
Fernwood Cemetery. ' Ut
sEXToN.-At Ocean City N. m An
gust 10, ELIZABETH K,, va, IL" Nu
John H.. r. Sexton. Relatives and friend.
are invited TO the services, on Tuesds =
morning, at II o'clock. at the oIiyer y
Bar Building. 1890 Chestnut st.. Philadsi,
phia- Interment private. ' ''"'e''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-14
POSTAL RECEIPTS JUMP

Postal receipts at the Philadelphia
posotoffice in July were 81 ,27l $50, as
compared with $971 ,263 in July, 1910.
Domestic money orders TO an aggregate
value of $1,184,5l0 were issued, AZ
against 81 ,O14,o21 in July last year.
The foreign money order ,Iousd BUSINESS, sS both
q great falling of, the aggregate value
Of each being less than hall the value