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The Washington times., 1920-10-26
WORK ON PLAN
TO END STRIKE
Lloyd George and Miners in
Conference-May Submit
Third Referendum.

LONDON, Oct. 26.-"The situation
is very favorable for a settlement
of the coal strike" said Frank
Hodges, secretary Of the Federation
of Miners, at o'clock this after
noon, after the joint conference OF
Premier Lloyd George and repre-
sentatives of the striking miners
and colliery owners broke up.
CONFER WITH PREMIER.
Following a meeting OF the execu-
tive committee OF the Federation of
Miners this morning, representatives
Of the strikers called upon Premier
Lloyd George to continue the discus
sion OF the governments terms.
Later in the day representatives OF
the coiiiery owners joined the con-
ference.
Frank Hodges, secretary OF the
Federation of Miners. said that In
the event an acceptable peace formula
was worked out, IL would be neces'
sary to call a fun meeting of the
miners delegates to decide whether
to submit the terms TO the miners
throughout the whole country. IL II
is decided to do so, q referendum bal
lot would be taken through the coal
fields on the question OF accepting
or rejecting the settlement.
RACING CALLED OFF.
The coal scarcity is curtaling sport
ing events because of the numerous
cancellstiQpA-Q& traiU sehed'sissr Al
raem3 fnSfudfng The Cambridgeshire
meet, has been called of.
Despite the more favorable turn
in the strike situation, the govern
ment has proceeded with the bill
granting the cabinet exceptional mill
tary powers to deal with an emerg'
ency. The bill was advanced to sec
ond reading in Commons last night.
Robert Smillie, president Of the
Federation of Miners. has received
from Seymour Stedman. socialist
candidate for vice president in the
United tSates. cablegram wishing
the miners victory in their struggle
1t was sent on behalf OF Eugene v
Debs. the socialist candidate for
President.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26

for the throne. Mrs. Leeds may be
the first American to grace Euro
pean throne.
The names OF Prince Arthur of Con-
naught and Prince Sixtus of Bourtion'
Parma also have been suggested as
possible successors to the throne.
A dispatch from Athens said that
preparations are under way for q
great state funeral.
Alexander was the second son oi
former King Constantine. He was
born in 1898 and ascended the throne
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
POLAND IN 3-YEAR
DEFENSIVE
LEAGUE

BERLIN. Oct. 26.-According
TO a dispatch from Warsaw today,
quoting the Polish intelligence bu-
reau, a three-year defensive alliance
has been concluded among Poland,
Hungary, Rumania, and Finland,
for protection against Soviet Rus
sia.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
LANDLORD GETS JOLT.

NEW YORK. Oct 26.-The nrst
landlord to face jury under New
York's new rent laws received jolt
when the jury awarded him permis.
sion to raise his rent just 10 per cent
instead OF the G6 per cent he had
sought to got out Of his tenant
"It marks tho doom Of New York $
realty" said David shapiro, the land
lord, when the verdict was read.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
QUESTION FIGHT WITNESS.

QUESTION FIGHT WITNESS.
That Major scanland was either
slain In a house in Washington or
in an automobile and hts body car
ried TO the woodland is the opinion OF
the police. They do not believe from
the appearance OF AScanlAnd's clothes
that he was attacked in the woods
near the spot where his body was
found.
In this connection, the police today
questioned Harry w. Wade, employe
OF the Virginia Shipbuilding Corpora
tion. who lives at 313 King street.
Alexandria, who reported to Inspector
Grant. chief OF detectives, that he
witnessed an attack by two sailors
and soldier on a man in civilian
attire at 9:40 o'clock Saturday night.
October 10. at Tenth and + streets
northwest.
wADE's STORY OF BRAWL.
81 was coming through f street"
said Wade at police headquarters
and upon reaching r. street / saw two
sailors and a soldier in fight with
a civilian. One of the men struck
the civilian and he fell to the pave
Fmentr BtrfKfn1 MS head and the blow
spparently rendered him unconscious
One of the sailors picked the man up
and propped him against a lamppost.
IL rushed into a nearby cigar
store to telephone for an ambulance
from the Emergency Hospital and
! to notify the police. but a small
boy came in and told me that the
soldier had taken the man away in
an automobile.
Returning to the scene of the at =
tack, l asked the sailors what had
become OF the man. One of them re-
piled: oh. he got what he wanted,
and the two walked on
CLOTHING DESCRIPTION.
Wade said the man wore a dark
suit of clothing. The suit worn by
Major Scanland was OF a dark green
pattern. Wade also said he could
not recall whether the civilian he saw
attacked wore a cap or hat. Scanland
wore a cap, one being on his heaA
when his body was found.
Working on the theory that pos
sibly the man Wade claims to have
seen attacked was Major Scanland,
the police today are investigating
the report. However, at noon they
had not found anyone else who had
witnessed the assault or a chauffeur
who had driven away the uncon-
scious civilian.
The last trace the police have OF
Scanland is at the Ebbitt Hotel on
the night of October 13, the day he
disappeared from the Raleigh Hotel
where he had been guest since
September IS, and three days before
Wade made claims to have seen the
civilian attacked by the sailors and
soldier at Tenth and streets.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
Demise of Greek King
Will Force Struggle
For Control of Throne

ATHENS of the late King Alexander
Cathedral where will lie state until
funeral held Chamber Deputies
beer summoned Thursday
general elections have been postponed week
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
D'Annunzio toDiuorce
Himself and Wed Girl
DESPITE Luus of Italy
By COUNT DE PASSY.
written for Untversal Service.

PARIS Oct. 26-Gabrele d'Annunzio has fallen vic
tim to the charms of new sren Nenitienne of wonderful
ability pianist and songstress.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26

Inc fFsnCn press lOuHv buus Nuc
information that the poet dictator of
Fiume, proposes to marry his new
love.
DIVORCE IMPOSSIBLE.
But d'Annunzio is already married
and has been since his youth. His
wife is the daughter of an italian
noble, the Duke of Gailese, and for
years has been sad feature OF the
life OF Paris, Rome and other CAPT
tails, where she lives in proud and
sacrificial solitude. For many, many
years her eccentric husband and she
have not spoken except at official
court functions at Rome. The day
d'Annunzio published his book, dar-
ingly disclosing his amour with Duse,
the famous tragedienne, that day
Madam Gabrielle d'Annunzio became
a wife only In name.
But. though they live separately
and see each other as rarely as pos
sibie, they are still none the less
married, for divorce is impossible in
Italy.
Shrewd observers or d'Annunzio's
character and OF the dictator's ac-
tions say that herein lies the true
reason for the proclamation Of the
of Fiume-and the
adoption Of a new constitution, which
The Washington times., 1920-10-26

LONDON, Oct. ga dramatic diplomatic struggle for
control of the Greek throne promised today result
of the death of King Alexander in Athens yesterday from
blood poisoning.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
Think MAJOR
SLAIN IN FIGHT
Police Meet Wall Of Mystery in
Efforts to- Find Scanland
Death Motive.

Without a tangible clue and un-
able to discover a motive for the
staying Of Major Frank Murphy
Scanland, overseas veteran, whose
body was found in q woodland a
mile and a half from Alexandria,
Va, last Friday, the police today
admitted that they were baffled in
their efforts to unravel the mys-
terry.
The Washington times., 1920-10-26
THE WEATHER:

Showers late tonight and Wednesday
Cooler Wednesday afternoon or night.
Moderate south to southwest winds.
Temperature at 8 q. m, 81 degrees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
EWING QUITS POLICE FORCE
Veteran Lieutenant Objected to TAX
ina New Command

Police Lieutenant John j. Ewing one
of the oldest officers of the department,
gave his resignation to Director Cor
telyou today and will go on the pension
roll. Lieutenant Ewing. at present in
charge of the Sixty fifth street and
Woodland avenue station, determined to
resign when the director asked him to
take charge of the Second and Christian
streets station.
Lieutenant Ewing told the director
that he had been thirty one years in
the service and was not as young and
vigorous as he once had been; he hest
tated about taking as important post
as the Second and Christian streets
station.
Lieutenant John j. Noon, formerly
of the Second and Christian streets
station has been made an acting cap
tain of the First division, succeeding
Captain William T., Leary, who was
denoted to his old grade of lieutenant
yesterday, and has been ordered back
to Sixty fifth street and Woodland ave
nue.. The vacancy at Second and
Christian streets was filled by the
transfer Of Lieutenant William j.
Jefferies, now at Eighth and Jeffer
son streets.
Other changes included the return of
Lieutenant John Keith to his post at
Fourth and York streets and Lieutenant
l.. J. McGarvey to Trenton and Dau-
phin streets.
House Sergeant John Dunn, of the
Park and Lehigh avenues station, was
detailed as acting sergeant of reserves,
in place of Sergeant John Wilson. who
resigned to go on the pension rolls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
RS.BERGDOLL MAY.
FACE 36-yEAR TERM.
Maximum Sentence on Plot
Charges on Conviction Would
Garry Big Fine
FOUR ARE HELD IN BAIL

Mrs. Emma G.. Bergdoll is liable to
more severe punishment than her sons.
Grover and Erwin Bergdol.
a maximum sentence Of thirty six
years imprisonment and a fine of
$50 900 could be imposed on the mother
of the slackcrs for aiding them in evad-
ing the draft and for conspiracy in CON
ncction with Growers escape.
The maximum punishment for Grover.
on the charges named in the indict-
ment made yesterday by the federal
grand jury, is imprisonment for six
years and fine of $50. 900. Erwin
could be fined $50 900 and sentenced TO
five years imprisonment.
James +. Romig. former city magis-
trate and adviser of the Bergdolls, is
liable to twelve years Imprisonment and
fines totaling $34 900 on conviction.
Mrs. Bergdoll is made a party to three
separate conspiracy charges to aid and
assist her sons to evade military service.
There are twenty counts against her
for harboring and concealing her sons
IN her home at Fifty second street and
Wynnetield avenue.
Charles Braun, of Broomal, Delaware
county, brother of the sackers. who
changed his name, could be sentenced
to eleven years in prison and fined
$40 600: His chief activity was in be-
half Of Erwin.
Eugene ("Ike") Stecker, Bergdoll
chauffeur, could be sentenced to four
years imprisonment and fines of
500, 600.
Four of the eight persons indicted
by the grand jury which probed the
escape of Grover are at liberty in S10,-
600 bail each today. They will appear
at the September term of the United
States District Court.
Mrs Bergdoll furnished cash bail after
federal officials had refused to allow her
to pledge her own property as bail. She
also provided bail for James Il. Romg.
The others who gave bail were Charles
Braun and Alfred s. Mitchell. Mitchell
an auto accessories dealer, and Harry
Schuh, both charged with conspiracy
are liable to fines of S12, ,0&O each and
five years imprisonment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
MOYER UNWILLING TOOL"
OF OTHERS, LOYAL WIFE SOBS
~ que o'gn Goes Upon Handsome Home of Cashier Con-
Ucted for North Penn Failure

The sentence Is unjust. Ro,nh
never knowingly did ANYTHING wronn
lie was merely tool:
~ course, I'll stick to my husband
until ne is through. his terrible ordeal
put while we suffer those really to
blame will be Free" W
Her three small children clinu;no %
her apron and q German nolica doc
watching every move. Mrs, Ralnh r.
Meyer, wife of the convicted North
Penn Bank cashier, who ia fac;nn
twelve years in prison, defended hin,
Her story was frequently broke, b.,
ssobs, and time after time she stopped
to dry the tears which rolled dow
her cheeks, but her real sririt Was
shown In her intense loyalty to her
husband. "''
Must Dispose Of Home
The big gray stone home of the Nov.
ers at 56O1 North Third street tbe
northeast corner of Third street md
Olney avenue, is labeled with big "for
sale sign--a result of the bank crash
she said. '"'
Her husband y according to Mrs. Nov.
er, Is being made goat" in the nros.
ecutions following the bank crash last
July to allow others to continue tbeir
residence on "easy street"
Mrs. Meyer was interviewed in tbo
kitchen OF her pretty home as she pre-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
CALLS MAN MEANEST CROOK
|masIstrate Sorry He Can't Jail Prls-
|ener Accused Of Robbina Poor Boxes

This man is one of the meanest
crooks ever before me and I wish
could sentence him here" said Magis-
rue Dougherty, in holding Coffiero
ltrrenzone, twenty two years old. Vine
sueet below Second, in $1,000 bail for
sIurt this morning on a charge'of rob-
o,ng poor boxes and other donation re =
'eptacles in church.
TOT some time past the priests at ST.
riIa ny S Catholic Church, Broad and
nsworth streets, have been missing
%.ney from the boxes in front of differ
y. shrines. The police of the Fifteenth
,uset and Snyder avenue station were
G1ypbned and yesterday Patrolman
hesan was sent over to the church.
according to his testimony, he saw
,esrenzone kneeling in front of shrine.
Saa Saa periodically moving his hand near a
", After ain interval he would move
~ 10 another shrine. When he was
SSccosted by O'Regan Terrenzone told
N i'm patrolman that he had nothing on
AZ the hearing this morning Magis-
soro @ .Dougherty, after styling Terren-
nv, s one OF the 'meanest crooks" ex-
sissSea the hope that the court would
s"e MIN the hardest sentence possible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30

pared breakfast for her family.
Dressed In lavender and white house
dress, her dark hair, blue eyes and
fair skin were displayed to the best
advantage.
The little break in her voice, tears.
trembling lips and the appealing look
IN her eyes as she Rugged the children.
made her a pathetic figure.
..The sentence of twelve to fifteen
years imposed on my Ralph is unjust. -
she sadly HE Is not dishonest. Every
act he did was done, in his opinion.
for the best interest Of the bank.
But other men. more cunning thon
Ralph. used him as a tool. And he
must go, to Jail while they remain al
liberty, not even prosecuted.
mo man who treats his family and
has as happy home life as my, husband
could be bad she flashed. eve mr.,
happy here and would remain so If those
men had not used Ralph.
The time is long, but we love each
other, and IL Ralph goes to prison the
children and will be waiting when h,
comes out
The Meyer home is surrounded by a
big lawn, set with pansy and geranium
beds and is one of the prettiest and bes,
kept in the district. .
Meyer is out on $25, 900 bail pendins
an appeal to a higher court by his
lawyer, William A. Gray.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
BLAMES ACCIDENT
FOR D|X0N'S DEATH
Ardmore Police Chief Believes
Pistol Exploded While Vic
tim Was Cleaning It
BODY FOUND IN GARAGE

Samuel G. Dixon. I'd. of Ardmore,
met death accidentally yesterday.
Mr.. Dixon, who was twenty three
years old and unmarried, was found
dead with a bullet wound in his head
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. lie
was lying in workshop in the rear Of
n garage at the home Of his widowed
mother, on Montgomery avenue, Ard
more.
"Mr. Dixon" said Chief of Police
Donaghy. had been cleaning n number
of pistols in. his collection of modern
firearms.
"a cleaning rag was found in the
which caused his death. a German
Leuger pistol. was on the floor of the
workshop. There was one cartridge in
the chamber. 1t was exploded"
Mr.. Dixon was son of the late
Edwin Saunders Dixon and of Mrs.
Isabelle Dixon. Two other sons.
Morris II. Dixon. eighteen years old.
and Edwin s. Dixon. twenty six years
old, were absent from home at the time,
as was Mrs. Dixon.
My brother had planned to go to
Atlantic City tomorrow with Mrs. Nor
ris Hacker, of Lincoln. Pa, our grand =
mother, said Morris Dixon today.
Mr.: Dixon, who, during the war.
served as first engineer of the steamship
Sunbeam in the merchant marine serv :
Ice, was a nephew of the late DR.. Sam
uel G. Dixon, for years health com :
missioner Of Pennsylvania and a leader
in the medical profession in the state.
He obtained his preliminary educa :
tion in the Haverford Grammar School
and the Haverford High School. com :
pleting an engineering course at the
University of Pennsylvania in 1918.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
DELANY FIGHT TO CO
TO SUPREME COURT
Backers Declare Petition Ready
Asking Decision Favoring
RansIey Be overruIed
DISPUTE RECENT RULING

The fight TO have Charles Delany de-
clared the Republican nominee for
Congress from the Third district is to
be carried to the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania.
Delany's hackers and counsel an
nounced> today that a petition is ready
for filing tomorrow with the Supreme
Court asking them to overrule the
decision of Judges Shoemaker and Pat
terson, sitting in Common Pleas Court
No. 1 as court Of quarter sessions,
that the courts had no jurisdiction in
the matter.
Harry ]. Trainer. administration
leader of the Third ward, and other
lieutenants of Mayor Moore. are backing
the fight to have a recount made in the
congressional primary election. The
official count gave the nomination to
Harry c. R2psley. Ware candidate.
The Common Pleas judges in their
recent huling held that only Congress
had jurisdiction in congressional con-
test, and that no action could be taken
by Congress until after the election.
Allen s. Morgan, counsel for MIR.
Delany. will base his appeal to the Su-
preme Court on the argument that the
lower court, erred, in that Congress has
jurisdiction in the general election, but
not in the primary, which is a state
matter. This being so, Mr.. Morgan
holds, there ought to be some means of
obtaining relief from the state courts.
Failing this, it is thought likely that
the Supreme Court of the United States
will be asked to take jurisdiction.
Mr.. Delany's hackers met with his
counsel today and decided to carry the
fight to the farthest limit. No expedient
is to be left untried to get a recount,
which his friends believe will show that
he actually won the nomination.
This is the first time in the memory
of local politicians that an election con :
test in Philadelphia county has been
carried to the Supreme Court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
SAY WILLOW GROVE
LINE PAYS PROFIT.
Two Organizations at Hearing
Declare Reports of Earnings
Are Incorrect
CHARGE TRICKS TO COMPANY

The fight against increased fares to
Willow Grove is being pushed on the
ground that the lines TO that point nay
dividends at the old rate and that the
figures submitted by the traction COM
pany are not correct.
The old ten cent fare from the center
of Philadelphia to Willow Grove has
been succeeded by n fifteen cent rate,
made by dividing the run above city
line into two fare zones.
The complaint of the Willow Grove
Civic Club and the Roslyn Improve :
ment Association was heard TODAY
by Public Service Commissioner Glenn
ent in Room 443, CITY Hall.
Julius G. Haas represented the
civic club and Thomas NJ, Hyndman
was counsel for the Roslyn association,
which embraces protestants from Glen
side.
G. n. Duffy; assistant To the vice
president in charge of finances Of tbe
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. was tbe
first, witness called bv FreJer;cL T,
Ballad. counsel for the comnnnv
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pous ,otoa t,, AZ nc' M''i vo'u'nl- :
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and other 'd tronsit % line tne "1lIo" s, nroyc We
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for thot tos give a, lHanElul IW,,, accounting
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eothp,e'eS eo az 1o,n tne emu OF every "Trip.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
1925 PAID FOR PIE PLATE
Pennypaeker Collection Of Relies
DRAWING HIqh Bids

A yellow slip pie plate, made and
signed by David Spinner in about 100,
brought the highest bid yesterday in
the second days sale of early Pennsyl-
vania relics collected by the late Gov
ernor Samuel w. Pennypacker. The
pie plate was sold for 1926 in the rooms
of Samuel T. Freeman & Co., 1919
Chestnut street, where the collection is
being offered at auction.
As on the preceding day most of the
sales we're made to individual collectors,
dealers being practically prohibited by
the high prices offered by the bidders.
Yesterdays sale included chiefly earth
enware and Dutch pottery. The execu :
tors sale will continue today and to-
morrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
PLAN WHISTLER EXHIBIT
PennelPs Collection viii Be Shown
at WashInuton

What is probably the finest collection
of Whistler in America, gathered bv
Joseph and Elizabeth Pennell. of this
city, will be on exhibition in the Con-
gressional Library in Washington some
time this fall
The Philadelphia artist and his wife
have always been enthusiasts on the
subject of the great English painter.
and their collection is the work of
many years. They published a book
on Whistlers life, which recently went
into sixth edition.
Their Whislteriana was sent to
Washington two years ago, but has
not as yet been exhibited. The Pen
nell exhibition. together with the Freer
collection in the National Museum.
makes Washington Mecca for followers
of Whistler.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
TWO BOYS HURT BY AUTOS
Believe Skull Of One Run Down by
Car Fractured-otherF Fell or Truck

Believe Skull OF One Run Down by
Car Fractured-other Fell OF Truck
Two boys are in the. Hahnemann Hos
pital in serious condition as the re-
suit of injuries received in accidents
in the central part of the city last night.
Frank Mosco, three years old, 1905
Pearl street, strayed from his home dur
ing the afternoon, and was run down
by an automobile at Tenth and Vine
streets. His skull is believed to be
fractured. The driver of the car,
Frank Mussman. 226 North Franklin
street, was held in 5000 bail for a fur
ther hearing by Magistrate Grelis this
morning.
Alfred Vitole, twelve years old, 1860
Carlisle street, fell off truck on which
he was "hooking a ride" Wand the rear
wheels passed over his body. The ac-
cident occurred at Twelfth and Race
streets last night. The boy is in a
serious condition today with body con l.
tusions and internal injuries. The driver
Of the truck, John Haag, 7417 Rising
Sun avenue. was held in L$4OO bail fol-
a further hearing by Magistrate Grelis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-30
Mans Skull Fractured by Car

Borgia Callciesso, twenty nine years
old, 'S12 Catharine stret, was struck BY
trolley car at Emerald and Adams
streets at noon today. He received a
fractured skull and internal injuries. He
is in serious condition at the Epis-
copal Hospital. Callciesso is a laborer
employed by the p. II. r.. and was
working on the street when he was
struck.