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SISTER BELIEVES
J|MCLARK ISDEAD
Thinks Convicted Thug Leader
Was Spirited Away and
Killed
MISSING SINCE TUESDAY

III believe that thugs we're employed
g take my brother out Of the city and
hilt him."
With much emotion. Susan Clark.
slater Of Jimmy" Clark. the man
With the glasses" who was convicted Of
conspiracy in connection with the Fifth
warn murder. made this assertion to.
cay. Clark was convicted yesterday in
quarter Sessions Court By Jury be &.
hre Judge Audenried.
Clark disappeared mysteriously on
tuesday, but trial Eas continued re.
gsrdless OF his absence
When asked at her home. 1924 Oak
dale street, II she had heard any news
Of her missing brother. Miss Clark
burst into tears.
n believe that my brother il decd. -
She said. "at some place either in or
near this city" II was then she eK
pressed the belief that hc had been
spirited away.
IF my brother was alive hc would
surely show up. He has not been in
his right mind since the Fifth ward
AFFAIR and frequently went about the
house muttering to himself -
Z Miss Clark said she would take steps
t. clear up the mystery OF his where
abouts.
While speaking Of her brother she
severely criticized Samuel Malonry.
former leader OF the Fifth ward. who
was among those arrested IN the case.
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HOOVER SEES TRAP
FIXED FOR c. 0.P..
Must Support Reservations to
Avoid PtfalI Set by Wilson
and Johnson
PARTYs BIG OPPORTUNITY

New York. May 14.--Herbert Hoo
yer. replying by telegraph to the
request of the Hoover Republican Club
OF Portland. Ore. for his views on
various matters arising in the Oregon
prin,aries.' declared the Republican
party "must support the league with
reservations. II must not fell into the
trap that the President ard Senator
johnson arc enticing il into
"The President has declared Mr..
Hoover said. that the Democratic
party must demand the acceptance OF
the leasucsip full. as presented by him
to the Senate. Senator johnson de-
mands that the Republican party op-
pose the league altogether. two more
destructive attitudes toward great
issue could not be found.
"An emergency is created by this
alliance Of destruction. The aspirations
Of the great majority OF our people will
be thwarted by either OF these extremes.
This. ma jority Is fixed in its determine
tion that the United States. both for
our own protection and in the interest
Of the welfare Of the world. shall join
the league by ratifying the treaty.
which provides for substitution of
methods Of peace for methods Of war.
but that we shall do 30 only under
assurance of no infringement of our
constitution and our traditions.
"The infleXiblc attitude of the Presi :
dent and his supporters and Of Senator
johnson and his supporters has brought
this issue into thc election at an i'm
measurable moral and economic cost Ia
our own country and to the world. II
the Republican party. however, is ia
voice the will Of the people and is not
to forfeit the certainty OF leadership in
the next four years. it must embrace
the great opportunity which the MAORI
ty Of the American people are prepared
to give it."
Mr.. Hoover declared league to
"is not the property OF any ono
PARTY" that Theodore Roosevelt sup
ported II in 1910 when he was
awarded the Noble peace prize and that
"the one league that the world has now
evolved after all the sacrifice NJ five
years has, been adopted, under proper
safeguards to the I,nited. States. by the
majority Of tho Republ licon senator's,
the great leaders OF the Republican
party and various state platforms. and
has already been Joined by twenty
eight nations. -
"I. therefore. hope" he added. THAT
the more than thousand clubs that
have sprung up iu the country advocat
ing my name az the Chicago convcn
ton will. in addition to the primary
task they have undertaken. continus
to keep to the forefront their real pur
pose Of right alignment of the party on
the many issues before us and that they
will use their utmost influence that the
Republican platform sha III endorse thu
prompt ratification Of the treaty and
approve the reservations"
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Plan ReOrgdnized
Navy Department
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
what the administration wanted him Ia
do in London. lie was not the kind OF
admiral the administration thought he
was when it sent him over.
When we entered the war the British
admiralty was on the defensive. Ad
miral Jcllicoc. with his pussyfoot poll
cics, dominated its purposes. The Amer
ican navy was committed to taking
greater chances.
And whole school Of naval thought
In England expressed by the naval critic,
Arthur Pollen, and led by Lord Fisher
was bitterly DISCONTINUED with Jcllcoe
and his caution. Lord Northcliffc eX
pressed the view of this school in his
press. The idpA was that the American
navy could stimulate tho British Ia
greater daring and activity.
Sims Strongly Pro. British
Admiral Sims was not the man to
thized too greatly with the British. An
instance in point was the mine barrage
across the North sea to confnc sub
marines. The United States navy com
mitted itself 10 this project early in the
war. 1t was Sims's duty TO urge this
upon tho British admiralty. 1t is now
said that Sims never did this effectively
being himself personally skcptical Of the
proposed barrsgc.
The British admiralty yielded hnall!
to direct pressure from the American
Government. But II never really car
ried out tho plan, since il left wide
gate in the chain OF nets aud mines ncal
the islands north Of Scotland. through
which the British fleet might pass. but
through which the German submarine,
did actually pass. In September, jus
before the Rrmistice, thc British die
agrcc To close this under pressure no
from Admiral Sims, but never actually
did so.
The North sea barragc illustrates thu
role of Sims in England, Morally he wa'
great support to the British. The!
were dcspondcnt and clung to the idct
that the ties Of blood which bound thi
country TO the mother country wer,
the empires certain reliance in the fu
turc. Sims embodied that idea. lii
was all sympathy. all 90 operation.
But il the British admiralty was II
rut he was not tho man TO get 1t out o
the rut.
II did finally emerge from the rut
Toward tho end Of the war it FOLLOWED
u more aggressive policy, as in the Zee
brugge raid. But it was not Sims whit
brought this about. 1t was the forcc'
retirement of JclIicoe.
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SHE SHOWED CIRCUS STARS
A LITTLE STUNT OF HER Own
Bm Her .Acrobatic Turn Was Compulsory Rather Than
HWfM and IL Wos so Embarrassing ng'-Ho,Ueuer, She
Had Glorious Time in the Dining Tent

After seeing the circus from behind
the scenes. meeting the stars and noting
their likes, dislikes, hobbies and hus-
bands n everything, SHE was so i'm
pressed that SHE told John Ringing
HIMSELF. that IL SHE were any kind
of acrobat at all. he could easily win
her over to his little entertainment.
But little did SHE know how high
SHE could kick and how far SHE could
fall until Miss Lillian Lcitzcl. "thc
world s greatest gymnast. and star
Of tho show. invited her to dinner in
the circus family dining tent last eve
ming.
There SHE and her hosts learned.
learned without warning, when the
bench upon which SIZE had been sit
ting suddenly gave way and her toot :
sizes shot skyward. 1t was cmbarrass-
ing. oh. very. and SHE had been so
self .posscd. Besides. there's the
aches and pains today to remind her
Of it,
However. SHE says it was delightful
70 meet all the folks and that the food
was delicious. Everybody was there
all the circus cotcric and the leaders of
tho sidcshow.
The Blue Man. breaking of a piece Of
Tread. told how some one had brought
SOAP and water to the afternoon per
formancc and dared him to wash his
face. Congo. the man with the rubber
hair. unable to speak the language OF
white men. cried "Tc hc.c-c.c and
clarpcd his hands wildly.
That reminded the sword swallower
of the boy who tried to swallow her
pct saw when she wasn't looking. and
poor "Midgic." the "littl'st" woman
in all the world. declared that n little
boy. almost her own size. riding pig
gy. back astridc his father, almost
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
URGE FINAL BLOW
TO VARE MACHINE
Now Is Time to Beat Them,
Penrose's Message to Big
Alliance Rally
WARD LEADERS ATTEND

Give the final blow to the tottcring
Ware machine
This was the message that went out
this afternoon from big rally meeting
Of tho Republican Alliance which was
held at its headquarters. 1882 Penn
square.
The meeting was attended by leaders
of every ward ip the city. administration
leaders and mcn who arc prominent in
the movement to give Philadelphia clean
politics.
Several speakers voiced the message
and urged their hearers to make it an
assured fact AZ tho primary election
Tuesday.
Thomas W. Cunningham. president Of
the alliance. who presided. incidentally
delivered n message from Senator Pen
rose. The senator's message was brief.
This is the time to give u crushing
blow to tho Wares" he said
Mr.. Cunningham said Senator PEN
rose expected them to support all can
didntcs indorscd by tho alliance whose
election would be- for the best Interests
Of the city administration. Hr placed
especial stress on the importance OF
clecting Charles 'Dclauy. administra =
'lblI lpl ''uEI'ES IIblh lUt
Third dissrict.
He nlso urged tho followers of the
Alliance to work for the election oi
John X. Mclean. candidate for the Leg
islature from tho Fifth district and de
clarcd the election of those mon would
serve to show tho confidence Of the pco .
plc in the administration.
Mr.. Cunningham predicted sweep.
ing victory for the entire Alliance ticket
and asserted that ma jority of the
members Of tho Legislature and the city
committee would be landed winners by
the forces who are supporting tho ad.
ministrntion.
Addresses were also made by Mr.. Nc.
Lean. Harry J. Trainer. Republican Al.
lance leader Of the Third ward Robert
Grcr Of tho Eighteenth ward Blakely
y. MrCaughnn, Twenty fourth ward
and others.
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pulled her of her throne rs he shook
hands with her.
Miss Lcitzcl told story OF an occa .
sion they all seemed 10 remember. While
playing in western town one Of her
property men got into a fist fight with a
local policeman because the latter in =
sisted she was n boy.
This went on while the soup was dc g..
vourcd in various scales Of the kcy.
board. Congo leading in the minor,
broken by occasional squeaks of delight
at the flavor. The planked steak ar
rived and seldom anywhere in HER
wandcrings had SHE partakcn Of any
more Savory.
il had just been set upon the table.
SHE settled back into her seat. Then
PRESTO. BANG. DULL THTD
Nclps and shrickS.'
One must be born and bred to the
circus dining room furniture. The
planks are just a trife more narrow
than the narrowcst baseball bleacher.
SHE doesn't tell it all. despite the
fact that Miss lLeitzel assures her: "It
wasn,t. as bad as you think, my
Aside from kicking the table until
the silver ran. jazzing the Spanish
onion of its plate and splashing the
biggest man in the world" with beef
steak gravy, no damage was done to the
rcpast.
SHE didn't fall far and was down
but moment. One Of the gallant COW
punchcrs grabbed her by the shirtwaist
Ignoring the possible results. and sci
her down in a safer place before Mis-.
Lcitzel could lend her strength.
awful easy, this clown .tumblips
and work on the. flying trapesc." SIIF
says. but Mr.. Ringing says SHE mus,
practice some moro before he submit!
season contract.
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"Jf Christ Came to Kansas
by Sheldon and Ho,oat

Topeka. Kan, May l4.-IBy \.
r. 49, DR.. Charles NJ, Sheldon,
widely known pastor and author. in
an address before the Kansas Con-
grcgational conference here. told how
ho had failed to induce Alexander
Howat, president OF the Kansas
Miners. TO love Governor Allen.
Il asked him what he thought
would be the first thing Jesus would
do il he were here today, said
Doctor Sheldon. lie replied
" Well expect he first would
clean up Governor Allen aud the
state house.
II asked him if he believed IN
Christ's tcachings-all Of them. lie
assured me hc did. Then ! said,
IF that is the case you should love
Governor Allen,
"Howat leaned up against the
door and thought for moment, then
said like, a fash, We'll, you go back
20 Topeka and tell Governor Allen
to love me, .....
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CRUISERS ON LONG TRIP
Navy Vessels Start for Far East--To
Be Gone Two Years

Starting on a voyage that will proba =
bly, carry them around the world and
keep them away two years. two de-
stroyers left the Philadelphia Navy
Yard today.
They are the Barker. commanded by
Commander Barker, and the John D.
Edwards. commanded by Commander
Sharp. These boats are 300 feet long
and have speed Of thirty six knots
when driven hard.
The first station of the boats will be
Constautinoplc. where they will be on
patrol duty, with trips along the Medi.
terrancan. Then the boats will proba =
bly, be ordered to an Asiatic station.
where they will patrol Chinese rivers.
and later the Philippine Islands. From
there they will probably return home
via the Pacific and the Panama. canal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
PEACE MOVE IN POLAND
Premier Suggests Naming Towns for
Conference With Bolsheviki

Warsaw. May 14.-(By A. P.O-Ou
the heels of the victory OF the Poles and
Ukrainians in the Ukraine. peace talk
has been resumed. Meanwhile fighting
continues in the Kicv region. Attempts
by the Bolsheviki to oust the poles from
the bridgehcad area were repulscd after
fierce fighting.
Referring to the possibility of tho
opening Of negotiations with the soviet
government. Premier Skulski said be
fore the Diets foreign affairs commits
sion that in view Of their victories thc
Poles ought to submit the names ot
several towns for the proposed confer
Cncc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
DANIELS SEES. SIMS
LIKE "MUNCHAUSEN'

Washington. May 1i.--Rcar Admiral
Sims's "fRllaciouS and basclcss' charge
that Navy Department delays prolong'
cd the war four months was refuted by
the admiral's own testimony, Secre.
tary Daniels today told the Senate naval
investigating committee.
"The charge Of the prolongation Of
the war was definite and serious
one said the secretary. 1T was made
with reckless disregard Of the facts /;
and. the reasoning. and statistics ad-
duced In its support are those which one
might expect to find In the fantastic
tales of q Baron Munchausep. "'..r :.
The admigal based the charge on the
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Salvation Fund Trustees Named

Trenton, May 14.-A special com
mittce to care for tho large contribu =
tions to the fund Of $24 900 which tho
Salvation Army is ty"ing to raise In
this county, was named yesterday by A.
Dayton Oliphant, the county chairman
The members Of tho committee arc
James T.. Mitchell. Alfred X. Lcuckcl,
tho Rev. Peter X. Emmons, Charles
Hydeman, Charles Hildingcr, Edward
J. Levy, DR.. John Mccullough, J. Fred
Margerum, Harry Bitschsrt. Samuel
Kruegcr. Joseph G. Buch and Samuel
MaNerstick.
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URGE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND
Clothing Makers Ask Employers to
Set Apart Portion Of Profits

Boston. May II. I.---Rcsolutions re
purstiug their employers TO SGT aside
an unemployment fund our of their
profits for the benefit of employees who
arc idle during slack periods in the in &.
dustry was adopted by the Amalsamatcd
Clothing Worker of America, who
closed their fourth biennial convention
here TODAY. The organization hopes to
create a SIC, 900 600 fund in this man I.
nor.
The candidacy Of Eugene Dcbs for
President was iudorscd. Recognition Of
the Russian soviet government was
urged.
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20 ELECTORS CAN
START IMPEACHMENT

Tic City Council. under the new
charter, may bc constituted as q court
Of impeachment for the impeachment
and removal of municipa officers. sub.
iCrt 20 the supervision OF u Court Of
Common Pleas.
Proceedings. under the law. can he
initiated by twenty qualified electors by
filing q complaint in writing with n
Court OF Common Pleas. II the court
believes there is ground for proceedings
il can grant rule upon tho accused
official rrturnablc upon a certain day.
On the day specified the accused Of
fetal has an opportunity to appear and
answer tho rule II the answer is not
the appointment of u committee Of rivc
citizens TO investigate tho charges.
Three Weeks for Report
The committees duty IS to make a
written report 10 tho court on tho facts
determined by Il, together with tran
script of testimony. The report is TO bc
filed within three weeks after the com
mittcc's appointment, unless tho court
extends the time.
II the committee, or a majority Of its
members finds the accusation we'll
founded the court is to send certified
COPY Of tho record with specifications Of
tho charges to Council (Which shall be
assembled within ten days thereafter,
in special and open session, az court
of impeachment and the members
shall br scvcrally sworn to try and de
eide the same according to the evi
dcnce.
A Judge Of tn" Court Of Common
Pleas Is TO preside ~ the Impeachment
trial. the charter stipulates.
IF the accused shall bc found guilty
on any Of the specifications" the charter
continues, "the said Court of Common
Pleas shall enter Judgment accordingly.
and declare tho said Office vacant,
Section o. ArticI, " Of the nc"
charter sets forth
Municipal officers shall be liable t(
impeachment, suspension and remova
from office. for any corrupt act oI
practice. malfcasancc, mismsnagcmeut
mental incapacity or incompctcncy for
the proper performance OF offcia duties
, cxtortion, receiving any gift or present
from any contractor or from any person
seeking or engaged in any work for Ol
| furnishing material to the city. or from
any incumbent or occupant Of, or can
didatc or applicant for, any municipa
I Office and for wilfully coucealing any
fraud committed against the city,
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WELFARE BILLS UP TODAY
Councils Committee to Act Upon
Ordinances Creating 2 New Bureaus

Ordinances for the establishment and
organization Of Bureau Of Social
Service and a Bureau Of Legal Aid in
the Department ef Public Welfare will
be acted upon today by Councils COM
mittcc on public welfare.
One of the measures relating to the
Bureau Of Social Service would provide
for chief at a salary of $1,000 and
four special Investigators at $500 each
and would set aside $4,000 for personal
services. In the Bureau Of Legal Aid
provision would be made for a chief at
$4,000. an attorney at $4,000, an as
sistaut attorney at $500, secretary
at $1,000. four inspectors at $140o
each, two interpreters at $500 each
and four clerks and stenogrsphers at au
annual total Of $4,000 All salaries
would constitute fat rates without
bonuses.
is GERMANY 1FWs.KHT!?Eo FWsKT? FOR A NE"
Significant pictures In next Sundays Plo-
toriai Section OF the PustIo LnpGER.--Ad ~.
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FORM GUARD COMPANY
Two sergeants, Arsonne Veterans.
First to Re.enIist at Burlington

Burlington. \. j.. May 14.-Imme-
diate response Of the young men OF
Burlington and vicinity to an oppor-
tunity to enlist in the states new Ma
tional Guard resulted in the formation
OF Company NJ, Of the Third New Jer-
sey Regiment. following a recruiting
meeting at Auditorium Hall. The
gathering was in the same room
in which Company NJ, of the old Third
Regiment, was quickly recruited for
service in the world war and Major Il.
3. Stone. captain of that organiza :
ton. was instrumental ~ effcctiDg the
new organiza ton.
The new company will be further re :
cruited from surrounding towns aud
Major Stone, organizing officer for the
district, expects TO have it advanced
to at least 100 members by tho
end of the present month. Sergeant
Ernest Bennett and Sergeant Francis
II. Morris. veterans OF the Argonne
we're the first of the old company to
re enlist.
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teous to comment. Meanwhile the di.
rector of public safety and the district
attorney have Knowledge OF what IS 60.
ing on.
Did you read Congressman Wares
speech criticizing the administration
members of Council?' tho Mayor was
asked.
Did Congressman Ware criticzo
the members OF Council:' nucricd tho
Mayor. Was he speaking from knowI.
edge or hearsay: We hear many ru
mors concerning men in politics
have even heard rumors about the old
couDcilmaDic body when the Wares were
in complete control: but Of this We
mag be sure. the new administration
does not stand for the old methods in
the present Council any more than il
would have stood for them in the old
when the Wares bosscd the machine"
District Attorney Rotan was asked II
hc or his detectives were investigating
the bribery rumors.
wv" will do no investigating. he
replied. until the rOuncilmanic body
has finished its investigation. OF course
We will be in constant touch with it
and keep ourselves informed on what il
brought out at the hearings.
Edwin II. Cox. chairman Of tho
councilmanic self investigating com D.
mittce. said the matter would be
thrcshcd out fully
II won't let this matter sleep. re-
gardlcss Of what the rest OF the com .
mittec decides to do. There will bc
something doing within fcw days
whether Schmidt comes East or not"
Doubted Schmidt Told All
Members of Council. discussing the
revelations by Mr. Mittcn. said they
rad wondered when Mr.. Schmidt was
tcStifying. if hc were telling the whole
story.
Any lawyer" said Councilman
Gaffncy today. would have known by
watching Schmidt and listening to him.
that hc was not tclling the cDtirc tale. ''
Mr. Gnffncy said he thought the
Sears. Rocbuck CO. probably would in e
~ist that Schmidt return 10 Philadelphia
and 90 on the stand again. no matter
how unwilling hc might bc to do so.
IF We cannot get Mr.. Schmidt to
como to philadr,rhia said Mr..
Gaffney. undoubtedly commissioner
will hc sent to Chicago by the invcsti =
eating committee 10 take his dcposi .
ton.
Harry iWttig. sergeant at arms oi
Council made two futile efforts today
n reach Mr.. Schmidt and ask him Il
appear before tho committee.
WittiS this afternoon talked with an
official of Sears Rocbuck Co. BY long
histanc" telephone. The official hat
been in communication with Schmidt
and told iWttig Mr.. Schmidt did MOI
care 10 b" annoyed because his wife is
too sick -
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Street Orators Freed on Bail

Pittsburgh. May II. by \. 7. =
Six men arrested at Duquesne, Pa. last
meeting under tho auspices OF the ma
tional committee for iron and steel
workers. were released under 5000
bonds each hero today. pending hearing
Of appeals filed in the Allegheny County
Court this morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
hettH Green Estate Must Pay

New York, May li.-tBy \. p
Mrs. Hetty Green had $2S ,009, 900 in o
vested in the state Of New York and her
estate must pay n transfer tax on that
cd down today by the Appellate Division
OF the Supreme Court, reversing u de.
cision Of former Surrogate Robert Rud-
low Fowler. .r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-14
Remove Sunken Tue

The tug Radiant, which sank in the
SchuylkiIl river channel opposite
Yankee Point, April ~, has been moved
from tho channel. the United States
engineer Offices announced yesterday.
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To Give Shakespearlan Recital

Mona Morgan. the Shakcspcarean in
tcrprctcr. will give recital of Romeo
and Juliet for the benefit OF the Knights
Of Columbus improvement fund tonight /
in the X. of G. Auditorium, Thirty.
eighth and Market streets.