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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-12-22
Mo Worms In Healthy Child

All children troubled with Worms have on un,
healthy color, which indicates poor blood ana Us
rulc, there is more or less stomach disturbance
GROVES TASTElESS CHILL iONlC gwen , Lcsu'
;mnrovc the digestion, and actas ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cnine Tonic to the whole system Mature w'll IN then
throw off or dispel the worms. and the Chho VIII ne
in perfect health Pleasant to take ioc per oo''ic'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
n. ]. POSSE SEEKS
MAN AS MURDERER
Wounded Fugitive Slightly In
jured Husband and Wife
in Quarrel Here
DETECTIVES FIRE RETURNED

Believing they were chasing q des
perado who had murdered two persons
In Philadelphia. detectives and farmers
last night shot and drove into a swamp
between Beverly and Delanco. n. j.,
Carmello Altonnina. Of Beverly.
Early this morning posses numbering
nearly 200 men were guarding the
swamp. waiting for daylight to make
concerted attack on the fugitive.
Their ardor -,nay cool II word reaches
them from Philadelphia police that they
are under n misrepresentation. Alton
nina shot two persons in this city Wed
ncsdays night. but their injuries were
so slight they were discharged from a
hospital yesterday. The pair wounded
are Santo Cancolo, 1921 Fitzwater
/ street, and his wife. cousins of Alton
nina. The police say they quarreled
over money matter.
Altonnina went to Beverly after the
shooting and attempted to see a younl
Italian woman employed on the George
Horner farm. Philadelphia police ex-
pected he would make break for New
Jersey and had notified Chief of Police
| Joseph McGovern. The latter had q
net spread for the supposed muderer,
and when he appeared on the Horner
place message was telephoned to city
! hall.
Mc'OVern ana naStlly organized
posse went to the Horner farm. They
traced Altonnna to tie Baggs farm.
There they saw him sitting on stump
smoking cigarette, but Ne saw then,
at the same time and made a dash into
the deeper woods.
McGovern sent for more help from
nearby towns. County officials and
state detectives also were summoned
and Beverly and Delanco fremen were
soon surrounding tie. woods. Chief OF
Police George Hahner, of Delanco.
spotted Altonninag as he was hiding in
a corner of the woods. Working his
way to a post near the fellow he or
dered him 20 throw up his hands. In
reply Antonnina shot from the hip and
the bullet clipped Hahner's cap. Hahner
returned the fire and believes he wound
ed the fugitive.
Detective Claiming. of Trenton, alsc
closed in on the man and engaged him
in a pistol battle as he was running
from the woods. Claiming says thai
one Of his shots felled Antonnirn. ant
he believes struck him in the leg, but
he >leaped again to his feet. staggered
into the bushes and disappeared.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
1RUC RING HEADS
POLICE SAY
r.,ee Men Placed Under Heavy
Federal Bonds After
err Arrests
.,soo IN DOPE SEIZED

.,.,oo of drug smuggling ring
.n,.,ed Mt the hearing Of three
SaS ,.rdo in the Federal Building to-
day. - .o.,;sos boforo
r,,.a states Commissioner Manley.
."ro . the principals in scheme to
,,,,e thousands Of dollars worth OF
sn"te snua;ss from Holland and Germany.
60 important are the arrests con
.,i'.oJ that Henry Braude. assistant
TTaoJ states attorney. asked tommls
',oncr 'm Nanley to hold the defendants
nob " hoavy bail until an investigation Is
IN l,So commissioner Manley held each
n,SS,r nr;soupr in $4,000 for a further hearing
he1s nrisoners are Jose Villasenor and
r..mcisro Percy. who gave New York
is.osses and Frank Lopez, who gave
su address near Fifth and Spruce
streets. I. e a.,
rrolftb and Zine streets station. nab
tod Tho trio while on scouting expedi-
ton @ last night for drug peddlers in
the downtown section.
Accompanied by four other police
men he took his stand on the corner
n Seventh and Pine streets All were
IN civilian garb.
Soon a well dressed foreigner stepped
nm TO Lieutenant fcnn and asked,
"would the gentleman care for shot
4 IN the arm?'
The gentleman would, and he>eccom :
ronicd the drug pclder. His guide led
tbs way to a house on Pine street near
Fourth, where he turned in. Lieuten-
AMI Fcnp. a Spanish War veteran. next
heard the man who was leading him
remark to the proprietor in Spanish,
'iWell. here Is a man who is all right.
He's got plenty of money and we can
6r him up fine. I'll vouch for him, so
,ou can give him the stuff"
Accordingly Lieutenant Fem pur-
chased a package of cocaine from three
vendprs he met in the back room. Hc
mid 5000 for the deck" as 1t is
Known. BY that time the other police
men had arrived at the house. they had
seen Fem enter and they arrested the
alleged members of the drug peddlng
ring The prisoners said two of the
rSbg had come from New York with
the drug yesterday to supply the great
demand downtown.
Lieutenant Fem testified Villasenor
4 believed to be the New York ring
leader Of the smugglers. In boarding
house at Fourth and Pine streets the
| poice confscated forty five ounce bot
lies Of cocaine and three large bottles
| each containing twelve ounces. The
bottles bore labels showing they had
rome from Germany and Holland. The
prisoners admitted the narcotics came
from abroad and said they were SNUG
eled into this country after having been
/ shipped first to Mexico.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
THIEF ESCAPES WITH $500
Police Seek Man Who Was Beaten
Over Head With Pine

Police of the Belgrade and Clearfield
streets station house have sent out a
warning to all hospitals and physicians
to be on the lookout for man with a
badly battered head.
The warning was issued upon the
complaint of Anthony Vapisive. twenty =
eight years, old. an employe of the
Henry Hitner Co., Richmond and
Buckius streets. Napisive. who lives
in one OF the company's houses, was
robbed yesterday of $1,000 which he
had concealed in trunk in his bed
room.
About 80 yesterday morning Napi-
sives wife was awakened by strange
noise. Through the reflection of a light
coming through the bedroom window
Mrs. Vapisive saw a form bending
toward the door.
Vapisive was awakened by her
screams and grabbing a piece Of lead
pipe managed to land a stiff blow on
the intruder's head. As the thief was
pursued Vapisive caught sight Of two
more forms who were seen to assist
the injured man into an automobile and
escape. The police are searching for
friends of Vapisive who. it is said,
knew where the man kept his money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13

Heiress to 81 900 900, Mrs. Mary
Rowland, of Melrose Park, still clings
to an old fashioned blue and white
checked bingham bungalow apron.
At her modest home at 1900 Melrose
avenue, Mrs. Rowland, small woman
with a pleasant sunburned face. told
today of the high regard in which she
and her three boys were held by Ed e
ward r. Searles. her eccentric multi
millionaire cousin of Methuen. Mass.
under whose will she and her sons
are bcqueathed total Of $4,000, 900.
MY father. Daniel p. Smith, a for
mer city editor of newspaper in this
city, was cousin and very dear friend
of Mr.. Searles all his life she said.
"He died about twenty eight years
ago.
"Nlr. Searles also was very dear to
me. He saw great deal of me and
my three boys and seemed delighted
when he was in our company
Asked whether she would change the
name of her boys to Searles as sur
gested by the multi millionaire in his
will, Mrs. Rowland said: II haven't
given it any thought yet.
She said she did not know whether
she would send the boys to private
school or not.
"I probably will remain in Metros.
Park for the rest of the summer.
have made no plans to go to Massachu
setts. Mr.. Searles's generosity cam'
as a complete surprise to me. really
haven't given much thought to thu
money. It was very dear of Mr.. Searle'
to remember me and my boys in this
way,
"This money" she sighed ''ha'
brought me any amount of unlocked
for callers and has completely broker
up the happy communion Of our family
l believe that within the last few day
] have met more strange persons thar
during my whole life.
"Of course ! am glad to have th'
money. Who wouldn't be? But 1t ]
not going to change my boys or me. W.
are going to be the same simple folk w
always have BEEN"
4 Mrs. Searles would not comment oi
| the effort a nephew Of Mr.. Searles
said to intend making TO break the will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
PH|LA. men SOON
BECOME SOLDIERS
Colonel Study Says Outfit Is
the Finest He Has Seen.
Work Agreeable
THREE SENT TO HOSPITAL
RD "a star Corrcspondert

Camp Fetzer, Mt. Gretna, Pa, Aug.
13.-A ikelier looking crowd Of five
day soldiers than the 900 Philadelphia
boys now in training here never pound =
ed shoe leather around these hills.
That's what the man they're work
ing for, Colonel Jackson W. Study
boss Of the regiment. thinks about them
and he's seen soldering and knows
what he's talking about.
Five days ago they were good and
green and now they are ranging from
red to tan like the fall leaves. Shoul
ders that were neatly rounded las,
Sunday are fiat against field packs ant
recently curved spines are now point
ing all In one direction.
The men are going out for five mile
hikes. coming back to camp for q
round of beef. spuds and coffee ant
starting out for more footwork.
Five days ago they never Travelled
FIVE city blocks without paging the p
r. T.
Try to Equal Officers
Last weeks workers of the city, from
are thinking of only ono thing ant
that's how to be as good soldiers a,
their veteran officers and noncom'
want them to be.
II any of them came up here will
the idea that Mt Grctna was aboh
like Willow Grove. only farther away
they are all over it,. Mt Gretna il
like lot of places. Plattsburg. Cam,
Hancock and other late points of inter
est. and all the boys know it,
The point of all this military argu
ment is that the new civilian soldier
! like the camp and the milling aroun,
( the landscape and the eight hours
( day ofNwork. Colonel Study knows the.
do because he and his officers are still
listening for the first zip of grabbing
from the men.
This talk about the difference fv
days can make in an apparently help
less crowd from the city may sound lik
! those stories written during the wa
in which Harold comes back from
month at camp, one and a half fee
taller and with a chest size large
than Caruso's But it's all true. an
Philadelphia families will see what tw
weeks with the n. G.. =. did for tn
boys.
'These new men are the finest sol
diers I ever saw" said Colonel Study
"and they are the quickest to learn
They are willing and they don
grumble.
Likes Police Band Idea
"The old National Guard would hav
drawn blank IL it had been pu
through the stuff these boys are getting
They are taking right to it, and the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
RELEASE MUNITIONS SHIP
Westmount viii Be Allowed to Take
Shells to Wrangel Government

Official sanction has been granted the
owners of the steamer westmoupt to
load munitions for non Bolshcvist Rus
sia, according to a statement issued by
the State Department officials. The
owners are entirely within their rights,
II is stated.
With the exception of Soviet Russia.
Mexico and China. there are no rcstric-
tions, 1t was explained. upon the ex-
port of munitions to any part of the
world. Individual license, however,
must be obtained by the exporter. to
show the munitions are not intended
ultimately for one of the prohibited
countries.
It is understood the State Depart
ment encourages the shipment of mu-
nitions to non -Bo!shcvist Russia. thus
eliminating the danger of their diver
sion into the hands Of the Reds.
As result Of the loading of the
Westmount by members Of the Phi Ia :
delphia District No. 8. of the marine
transport workers. the charter of the
local is to be revoked in accordance
with resolution adopted at meeting
of the New York Industrial Workers Of
the World yesterday. The action was
taken because the radicals protested
the loading of the vessel with muni
tions for the Wrangel government in
South Russia. NOticA of the revocation
of the charter, bearing the Official /.
w. W. stamp, was received here last
| night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13

are going to be in lot better shape
when it's over.
"Mayor Moore's sending the Police
Band I'M is one of the finest things he
ever did, and all the boys are cheering
for him. the colonel added with an
appreciativc smile.
The Philadelphia infantrymen went
on a six mile hike this morning and for
the first time got taste OF platoon
drill.
Tomorrow a platoon of them. sup
ported by machine guns and one
Founders will give an exhibition attack
at the rife range. The fire will be di :
"rected on special targets and the troops
are working hard to make showing;
The machine gun "typewriters'
slamming off belt after belt back on the
special range give realistic overseas
touch to the noises Of the camp.
A dozen of the infantrymen drew
short blanks under the effects OF yes
terday's sun and humidity, but they
stepped back to their squade after be
ing treated by Captain +. s. Stout, Of
4TO West Chester avenue, the regi-
mental surgeon. -.
Three Sent to Hospital
Three members of the Philadelphia
outfit have been taken to Lebanon hos
pitals
Charles Osgood. Company +, First
Regiment. was taken to the hospital
for treatment Of q case of tonsilitis.
Frank Green. Company III. Sixth
! Regiment. was also sent to the hospital
with a slightly infected ear.
Samuel Cooper. Company !, Third
Regiment, is in the hospital to have q
dislocated shoulder treated. He injured
the arm last Sunday as he was singing
his barracks bag on the train leaving
for camp.
The three Philadelphia cavalry troops
of the First Cavalry will break camI
for home Sunday morning. Their leav.
ing. which will be- simultaneous witt
the Tenth and Thirteenth Infantry regi
ments from the western part of tho
state, will leave some 2OOO troops here
| for the last week of the encampment.
A military ball in honor of Maiol
General William G. Price and the Off
GERS of the divisions was held at on
Of she Mount Gretna hotels last night
Tho military jazz was put over by th
band Of the Thirteenth Infantry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
JUROR TALKS: TRIAL HALTs
Judge Monaghan postpones /over
brooke Bank Robbery Case

After Juror in the Quarter Sessions
Court admitted yesterday that he talked
to friend about the trial of John Uo-
gan, Joseph Ramsey and Hugh Dough-
erty. who are charged with participating
IN the Overbrook bank robbery. Judge
Monaghan took the case from the iury
and continued the trial to future date.
The court acted when Charles Kelley.
assistant district attorney, and John r.
X. Scott. counsel for the defendants,
agreed that there should be a retrial.
Ihe case had BEEN on trial since
Tuesday and the defense was about to
continue its evidence to support an alibi
for the defendants when Mr.. Scott sud
denly asked Harry A. Laws. a civil en- :
gineer. of 4923 Cedar avenue. and No.
IL in the box. whether he had spoken
to any Jone about the case. Mr.. Laws
answered. "Only to my wife," but
after being questioned further admitted
that he had exchanged few words with
business friend, ]. Joseph McHugh
who has an Office at 143O South Penn
square. The juror denied. however.
that there was anything serious in the
few words he had with Mr.. McHugh
about the trial. He further denied that
lie said he would stand for conviction.
Judge Monaghan issued "A subpoena
for Mr.. McHugh. but IL was learned he
was in Atlantic City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
100000 FOR BRIDGE
Engineers and Architects Say Sum
Should Be Enouah for Plans

Engineers and Architects Say Sum
Should Be Enough for Plans
Preliminary plans for the Delaware
500, 900.
Engineers, architects and bridge
builders gave this as their opinion at q
meeting of the engineering committee
OF the Delaware bridge commission yes
terday.
Their estimate that 500 900 should
cover the cost Of preliminary plans and
survey before the actual bridge build
ing takes place, fits in with the opinion
and wishes of Mayor Moore.
OF significance in the choice of en- =
! gineers was the. summonIng Of George
8. Webster, chief of the city's survey
bureau. before the committee. He was
asked whether he would be willing to
serve with DIR. Ralph Modjcski or with
any other engineer. He said he would.
Doctor Modjcski also said he was will
ing to serve with Chief Webster.
In the absence of Governor Sproul
Mayor Moore presided. Among those
heard were sJoseph NJ. Huston. Stan;
ford Lewis. J. \. Waddell. !. T.. Har-
rington, Kansas City; Charles W.
Leavitt. New York city; Henry Gold
mark, who represented Goethal. Wells
! & Co.. New York; Henry p. Seaman,
New York, and Doctor Modjeski
| Chicago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
APRON-CLAD HELRESS SAYS
FORTUNE WON'T SPOIL HER
Mrs. Mary ROWLAND Determined She and Her Boys Shall
Remain Just "Simpe Folk

Her statement of her friendship for
the aged millionaire and the relation
ship of her father to him was in re :
ply to statements by other relatives of
MIR. Searles that she bore no relation
to him.
The Rowland children are great fa q.
vorites in their suburban village. They
are unSpoiled, wholesome children. who
work in their spare hours for money
to buy the things they want most. The
oldest boy, BENJAMIN, was supposed to
have been the favorite of the late mil
lionaire, who left him $4,000, 900 and
the beautiful Searles estate at Methuen
The other two children are each to get
100000, while the mother gets
81 900 900
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
TROOPS TO ATTEND FUNERAL
Platoon From First Cavalry to Honor
Services for Lieutenant Kane

A platoon of Troop -. FIRST Cav
airy. of Philadelphia. will leave the
Mount Gretna encampment today for
this city in order to attend the funeral
services of First Lieutenant Andrew p
Kane. Jr.. at the home of his parents,
2OO3 North Twelfth street, tomorrow.
Troop d is the old Second city Troop.
in which Lieutenant Kane enlisted at
the outbreak Of the war. lie was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant after going
through TN officers training camp and
being assigned to the Twenty eighth
Division. He was wounded at Fismes
on August ., 1918. He di"d last We'd l.
nesday in the Walter Reed Hospital
at Washington from the effects of the
wounds.
Funeral services will be held at 3 :3C
o'clock tSmorrow morning. Services
will also be conducted in the Church OF
Our Lady of Mercy, Broad street and
Susquehanna avenue. Intcrncnt Vii
be in st. Denis's Cemetery, Ardmore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
MOTORCYCLE SKIDS, 2 HURT
Machine Crashes Into Conductor
Are Taken to Hospital

Are Taken to Hospital
Frank Pitcharti. aged twenty -one. OF
724 Ellsworth street, and Jose Stinelo,
aged thirty one. of 72S South Sixth
street, were badly injured in motor
cycle accident at Ninth street and
Washington avenue, shortly after
o'clock last night.
Stinelo, trolley conductor, got out OF
his car to see If the railroad tracks
were clear. Just as he did so. Pitcharti,
who was driving motorcycle short
distance back of the trolley car, started
to swing around in front of the trolley
He saw Stinelo. and put on the brakes
but as the pavement was wet the motor
cycle skidded and hit the conductor
knocking him down. The motorcycle
then struck the curb and hurled Pitchart
over the handlebars. landing him on his
head on the pavement.
The two were picked up and taken tc
the Pennsylvania Hospital. where 1t was
discovered that Stinelo was sutferint
from a fractured collarbone and Pit
charti from contusions of the head.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
BLAZE IN FIRE STATION
Company No. 80 Answers Alarm In
Own Germantown House

Firefghters attached to Engine Co.
30. stationed at Germantown avenue
and Venango street. were amazed last
night when they saw smoke pouring out
of their own stronghold. At first they
were inclined to believe that some
practical joker in their midst was al
work, but investigation disclosed a pile
of green hay burning.
That fire was one of the few in the
city for which there was no alarm
turned in. The firemen were reused out
of their berths and tossed the hay into
the yard of the fire house. A hose
soon ended the blaze. The damage was
slight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
REV. J. M. GROT0N WEDS
Jenkintown Man Marrles Miss Lydia
CottreiI Of Rhode Island

Lydia Anngeueta Cottrell. daughter
of Charles r. Cottrell. of Westerly. r.
l.. and the Rev. John Mansfield Groton.
of Jcnkintown. were married yesterday
at Christ Church, Westerly. by the
bridegroom $ brother. the Rev. \. B.
Groton. rector of st. Thomas Church,
Whitemarsh.
Miss Margaret Cottrell. sister of the
bride, acted as maid of honor. and Miss
Margaret Barrie. of Haverford. was one
of the bridesmaids. Mr.. and Mrs
Groton will be at home after September
10 at the rectory in Jenkintown. %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
BROKERS' CASE POSTPONED
Magistrate Awaits out.of.Town
Witnesses Against Brown & Co.

William Goldberg, alias I. Williams.
and Harry Brown, accused Of having
operated under the name of Brown 4
Co, and of having given persons the
impression that it was Brown Brothers.
a reputable investment house, yester-
hearing this morning before Magistrate
Boyle, AL Arch street.
1t is charged that they sold securi-
ties and failed to deliver the certificates.
The hearing was postponed to allow
out of town witnesses to appear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL
Second Of Alleged Band Of Cloth
Robbers Must Face Trial

Robert Siano. of Seventeenth and
Wharton streets. was held in $1,000 bail
for court today by Magistrate Meclcary.
at Central Station, on the charge of at :
tempted larceny of $4,000 worth of
cloth from the factory of Jules Gebauer,
at Adams and Franklin streets.
Five men tried to rob the factory the
night Of August 1. They were frightened
off by Patrolman James. of the Frank =
ford station, who exchanged shots with
them.
Several days ago Charles Banish was
arrested on suspicion of being ippli-
Gated in the robbery attempt and was
held in $4,000 bail for court. Detective
Mccarthy has been working on the case
and yesterday he arrested Siano. Pa
trolman James identified the prisoner
ms one of the men who had taken part
in the attempted robbery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
No BEACH THIS SUMMER
Park Commission Sees Delay In Pre-
,parinQ Site

Plans for the proposed bathing beach
along the Schuylkil river at Paramount
Park cannot be completed in time for
use this summer, according to officials
of the Park Commission.
At the point selected for the. beael
engineers say that the water becomes
stagnant during the summer months
and apparatus would have to be in
stalled to purify it.
Park officials said today that il
would also be necessary to inclose the
bathing pool. Should this plan be
adopted it would be necessary to erec,
a roofless building or pavilion along til,
beach.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
0'BRIEN SAILS FOR ITALY
Legion Post Secretary to Join U. S
Consul In Genoa

James NJ. O'Brien. of 1O2 South
Fifty first street. sailed yesterday from
New York. via Naples. for Genoa. Italy.
where he will be attached to the staff of
the American consul, James J. Murphy,
bis cousin.
Mr.. O'Brien was secretary of the
American Legion Post. No. 204, is a
member of the Knights of Columbus and
a member of the Nictrix Catholic Club.
He saw service overseas with an engi-
neering regiment. Before entry in the
war he was member of the staff of the
Catholic Standard and Times, of this
city.