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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
Court HdLts Probe
~ of p. K. T. Concerns
Csutinued from Page One

C8utfnucu from faEe ohe
ley was summoned from an Office where
be was tranSacting business. He en-
tered his protest. but could do nothing
10 prevent the issuance of the writ,
which was granted by the judge after
the ATTORNEYS for the traction interests
had presented their argument
The refusal Of the Public Service
Commission to allow the p. r. T. to
abolish free transfers and substitute
three cent exchanges, with the abolition
of exchanges in the central delivery dis
trict, is keeping approximately $40 900
D day in the pockets of car riders and
out of the company's Golfers. This
statement is made by officials Of the
company.
AT the same time the decision has
rendered trolley improvements impos
sibie for the present, owing 10 the pre-
carious financial condition Of the com
pauy. according to officials.
The Frankford 81" and the RooSe-
velt boulevard trolley extension are
cited as two principal projects on which
the transit company is making no head
way.
Since the commission does not con
template resuming the transit hearing
before the second week in September,
no relief for the +. r. T. is possible
before then, and probably not until a
considerable time afterwarG. The check
/up on the Company's inventory will
take several weeks at least.
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IMPORT TRADE BOOMS
Increase Of $so,ooo,ooo in Six
Months Shown by Port

While the value of the imports at
the port OF Philadelphia during the
first six months of this year shows
on increase of S65 ,34S ,S15, tho value of
the exports shows a decrease of $50
52G sol, compared with the same period
during 1919. according to a report to
the board Of commissioners of naviga-
tion.
The total value Of all imports for
the first six months of the present
year is S14, .S4S. PSI, compared with
$50 400, ,466 for the same period in
1919. The value of the exports was
S207 ,403 ,044, against S266, ,SS6, ,547 for
the same period Of last year.
During the six months ending June
30 of the present year, 1446 vessels
with n tonnage of 5030,737 arrived
and sailed from here to foreign ports,
against 1874 vessels with tonnage of
5.21O,703 during the same time last
year.
An increase Of 10 vessels with a
tonnage of 500 ,092 was also shown
in the coastwisc feet, tho arrivals and
sailings for the first six months of
the present year numbering 1880 yes
sells with n tonnage Of 5,064 ,535. com
mage of 5,l04 ,543 for 1919.
OF the foreign fleet arriving during
the six months of 1920, 80 per cent
represented vessels sailing under the
| American flag. 30 per cent flying the
British flag and IL per cent under the
| Norwegian flag.
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TURKS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE
NatlonalIsts Begin Drive Against
Greeks on SIxty-MIIe Front

Constantinople, Aug. 3.-(By A. P)
Turkish Nationalist forces opened
bitter offensive against the Greeks along
a sixty mile front in Asia Minor on
Monday. The battle line extends along
the Bagdad Railroad westward from
Kutahia to Simav.
Greek forces in Anatolia are being
re enforced from Thrace, and, in con-
junction with British detachments,
have advanced eastward from Ismid to
Adabazar. The impression is growing
here that the Greeks and British will
counter against the Turkish action in
the Smyrna district with movements of
their forces through Anatolian and
Black sea ports, thus taking railways
and occupying all strategic points.
Izzet Pasha, former grand vizier, has
been commissioned by the sultan's gov
crnment to go to Augora and attempt to
reconcile the Nationalists.
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NEW REMEDY HELPS LEPERS
Medical Men Not Certain That Cure
Is Discovered

Boston, Aug. 4.-Examination of two
patients at the state leper colony on
Penikese island who have been UNDER
going treatment with chamulga oil, a
product OF an East Indian fig tree, has
shown unusual progress toward re-
covcry, but the men have not been
wholly cured, according to II report of
a special medical commission. DIR. VI.
Victor Sanford, chairman Of the COM
mission, said that tests had shown the
presence of bacilli in the blood and the
release of the patients was inadvisable
at this time.
Medical experts throughout the coun-
try had been watching the progress of
the treatment with much interest in
the hope that cure for lCprosy had
been discovered.
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TRADE BLOCKADE
IN WAR FAVORED
Supreme Council to Invite U. s.
to International
Conference
HEALTH MOVE PLANNED
BY the Associated Press

San Sebastian, Spain, Aug. 4.--The
League Of Nations council will recon-
mend 10 the league assembly ut its next
meeting that an international commits
sion he appointed to plan for the ap-
rlicaticn Of an economic blockade in
case Of war, It was announced yesterday
at a lublic session Of the council.
The assembly Of the league will next
meet at Geneva next November and
will be presided over by Paul Hymans,
Belgian foreign minister.
The council also agreed to invite the
United States Government to make pro
visional arrangements either for direct
representation at the International con i
ference on the freedom of transit to be
held at Barcelona early in 1921, or to
participate indirectly in the meeting.
The object of the Barcelona confer
cnce will be to plan ways and means
of preventing any country from profit
ing by its geographical situation by hin =
dering the free movement Of interna
tional traffic and to arrive at q clearer
and more uniform system for regu
lating such traffic.
objects Of Health Organization
The United States also will be in .
vited to participate in the organization
of the international health Office which
the council has decided to create.
The objects Of this organization. as
defined by the council, are to advise
the League of Nations on health mat :
tcrs. to bring the administrative health
authorities Of different countries into
closer relationship. to operate with
the league of Red Cross societies, to
organize health missions and to super
wise the protection of workmen from
insanitary conditions.
The blockade commission would prob =
ably be composed of equal numbers OF
members Of the council and the assem-
bly,, but may be superseded by another
organization after the question has been
more fully studied.
In the discussion it was pointed out
that the article of the league covenant
covering the use of the economic block
adc provided for simultaneous, separate
action by the several members. but il
was evident that close co ordination
was needed to be effective, consequently
central organization would be neces
sary.
No Authority In Sarre Row
The council also decided the league
has no authority to determine whether
the expenses of the Sarre boundary
commission should be paid by the in
habitants of the region or by France
and Germany jointly, as proposed by
the council of ambassadors. 1t was
agreed merely to repeal the resolution
concerning the Sarre basin. which was
interpreted as requiring the inhabitants
of that region to bear the expenses.
The council will hold another private
meeting today and will close its work
here with public gathering tomorrow
At that time it probably will announce
decisions regarding mandates for vari.
Gus countries covering colonies and ter
ritories whose populations arc not con
sidered ready for self determination.
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HAD TOO MUCH WHISKY
Men Were Loading Ten Cases With
Thirty Bottle Permit

Two men are under arrest. and the
police are investigating shipment of
whisky, which they say exceeds the
federal permit issued for n druggist in
this city.
Yesterday afternoon Patrolman
Morse noticed ten cases of whisky be-
ing loaded on to truck at Thirteenth
and South streets. Two men, Nathan
Gobit. twenty years old. 2010 South
Eighth street, and Benjamin Epstein
street. he says, were loading the liquid
The permit which they had. he de-
clarcd. called for thirty six bottles of
whisky. but call to the druggist to
whom the wet goods were consigned
showed that only six were ordered.
lie placed the two men under arrest
and the police are investigating to de-
termine how the permit was raised.
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GUhRDSMEN TAKE OATH
Four Companies Of Third Regiment
Are FederalIzed

Four companies of the Third Regi.
ment of the Pennsylvania National
Guard which have been enlisted to
their full quota were sworn into fed :
eral service last night, in accord with
the provisions of the new army law.
The ceremony took place at the Ar
mory. Broad and Wharton streets.
The companies are A. +. G and II,
which will now be eligible to go to
Mount Gretna next week with the
regiment.
The majority of the men have seen
service in France with combat divi-
sions, and oil of the officers are A. e.
+. veterans. Captains of the COM
panies are: Company A. Captain
Horace NJ. Reid; Company F. Captain
William Il. Mnckay; Company G, Cap
tain John NJ. Rose: Company X. Cap
tain Thomas Keinagan. The oath
was administered by Colonel George
+. Kr1p, commander of the Third
Regiment.
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GORE APPARENTLY
BEATEN IN PRIMARY
Oklahoma Senator Is Running
Far Behind His Democratic
Opponent
BY the Associated Press

Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. A.
United States Senator Thomas p. Gore
was running far behind Scott Ferris.
Democratic candidate for the senatorial
nomination. on returns from yestcr-
days state wide primary as tabulated
here early today.
Latest available figures from 113S
precincts of the 2T0S in tho state gave
Gore. 3S.572.
The senator's adherents predicted
Fcrriss lead would be cut sharply dur
ing the day when the rural districts
reported.
Topeka. Kan. Aug. 4.-Cnitcd
States Senator Charles Curtis and Gov
ernor Henry J. Allen. Republicans, were
leading their respective opponents for
denomination on the face Of returns
from yesterdays primary election as
tabulated here today.
In the Democratic contest for gov
ernor. which was the only one on that
ticket. Jonathan Davis. of Bronson,
was leading a four cornered race. with
Dempseter Potts, of Wichita. second.
and o. T. Wood. Of Liberal. and W. S.
Hyatt. of Parsons. next in order.
Incomplete unofficial returns indicated
that all of the representatives in Con
gress had been renominated.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 4.-(By A. p. }
Indications on the face of returns re :
ccived early today from yesterday 5
Missouri primary were that John NJ.
| Atkinson and Arthur NJ. Hyde were
! the gubcrnatorial nominees. respec- =
/ lively. of the Democratic and Republi-
| can parties. Incomplete unofficial re-
turns from 40 of 500 precincts in St.
! Louis and approximately 900 scattered
precincts gave Hyde Al $50 and his on
ponent. F.. T.. T.. McCamsey, 81. .OSG.
Incomplete unofficial returns from 58l
precincts gave Atkinson o5.361. Charles
! +. Mayer 12,GGJ and Frank II. Farris
l4.139
| The Globe Democrat. an independent
Republican paper. stated today that. or
the face of these returns. Hyde's plu
rality would range from 90, 900 to 80,
600. and Atkinson's s would approximate
%. 900.
The Republican senatorial race. or
the face Of incomplete unofficial re-
turns. had apparently narrowed down
between Dwight F. Davis and Senator
Selden r. Spencer. Returns from 47G
precincts in st. Louis give Davis 90.
4S4. Spencer 16,S4S, and James L.
Linnis 703S.
For the Democratic senatorial nom
ination. incomplete unofficial return,
| from 800 precincts in st. Louis gave
Rreckinridge Long, 1904: Henry s.
Priest. $50; Charles VI. Hay, 1886.
Political observers asserted nomina :
tion of Atkinson and HYDE would be 6
clear. cut victory for prohibition, as botl
ran on dry" platforms.
Norfolk. Va, Aug. 4.-State Sena
tor J. T. Deal. of Norfolk, was nomin
atcd for Congress in the Second Vir.
gina district in Yesterdays Democratic
primaries. defeating w. j. Kendrick
of Suffolk, by more than 1000 votes
During the campaign Deal announced
/ that he was in favor of light wines
and beer while Kcndrick advocated
strict enforcement Of the Volstcad act
/ In 1916. when Virginia voted drv. tn,
Second district returned a majority fol
prohibition. In the Fourth district Pat
rick II. Drcwry apparently won tn
Democratic nomination by 1000 owe
DR.. Henry G. Smith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
MAN BEATEN AND ROBBED
Robbers Enter Orthodox Street
House and Attack Owner

After being beaten until he was un;, :,
conscious by a burglar who entered
his house at 24l6 Orthodox street last
night, Henry Negorski was robbed Of
5000 and a revolver.
William Senlick, twenty eight years
old 4745 Melrose street, was arrested
and Dougherty, OF the Paul and Ruan
streets station, and identified by Ne
gorski as the man who entered his
house. He was held for aggravated as
sault, foreible entry and burglary. He
will have hearing this morning before
Magistrate Costello. w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
BROKE LAW, BUT WON WIFE
Confession Of Man Impersonatin9
Naval Officer Captivates Maid

New York, Aug. 4.-By a. PD-
Frankness in admitting to a pretty well
fare worker that he was guilty of i'm
personating a naval officer resulted in
Clifford W. Weyman, of Brooklyn, win
ming a bride.
When Weyman was arraigncd today
before Federal Commissioner McGold.
ric khe was accompanied by his wife
of one day, who was Miss Diana
Scheer, nineteen years old. Mrs. Wcy-
man said She met her husband when he
was arrested at Concy Island a week
ago.
II asked h indirectly If he were
guilty" she said, ''and he frankly ad.
mitted the truth of the charge. | was
greatly impressed by his frankncss. We
became engaged right away and were
married yesterday"
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Governor Edwards today granted
thirty days reprirvc to Michael Kosty.
naSly, of Camden, now awaiting elec.
trocution at the state prison hero for
the murder of Kata Kozabal, Of Cam
den. his boarding mistress. Kosty-
nasky was to have been electrocutcd
some time next week. He secured II
rcpricvr recently in order that his mem
tai condition might be investigated. aud
the new reprieve has been granted for
the continuation of this investigation.
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MEXICO MOB|[ZES
TO CRUSH CANTU.
General Gales Expects to Beat
Rebels With Army Of
5000 Men
TO PROTECT U. S. CANAL

Mexico City. Aug. 4.-Mobilization
Of only 5000 men under the command
Of General Abelardo Rodriguez, for the
campaign against Esteban Cantu. the
insurgent governor Of Lower California,
has been ordered by the government,
according to a statement issued last
night by General +. Elias Gales, Sec
rctary Of war. ....
lie declared more troops would be sent
to Lower California, IL necessary, and
would be led by General Angel Flores
1t was indicated the government does
not consider the rebellion there Of great
Importance.
Mcxicali, Lower Calf, Aug. 4.-(By
A. P.)-Information received here that
Governor Estaban Cantu, Of the terri
tory of Lower California. had been de-
clared without authority, to retain his
position by proclamation Of President
dc Ia Huertn, which declared the Of
flee OF governor vacant. created no ex-
citement or comment here.
w. +. Boyle. American consul. an
nounced that the passport Of T. o..
Payne, aviator Of the Cantu squad
ron, would be revoked on his return to
Calcxico en- route to Mexicali. Payne
went north recently with the expecta-
tion Of flying back in an nirplnne which
the United States officials refused per-
mission to cross the border.
Washington, Aug. 4.-(By A. P.)--
American property owners along the
border between California aud Mexico
have applied to the State Department
for protection against possible damage
to the great irrigation canal which
serves the Imperial Valley. The canal
passes through portion Of Mexico and
it is feared that it may be damaged in
the threatened conflict between Mexican
federal forces and those of Governor
+ Cantu. of the Northern district of Low
or California.
The situation has been laid before
the Mexican Government by the Ameri-
can embassy. and Miguel Covarrubias
in charge of the Mexican foreign Office,
has replied that the Mexican City au-
thorities will take all precautions to
guard the canal and also to protect the
lives and property of Americans in the
vicinity Of the international border.
The American consul at Mcxiclli,
Mexico, advised the department today
that the De Ia Huerta consul at CaleXico,
Calf. had announced that the McXi-
can Government would require payment
to him Of all consular fees for Ger
titicates of invoices for Lower Cali
fcrna and that under the laws of Mcxi-
co the government could require the
payment of this fee even though already
paid to the agent of Governor Cantu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
Motorcar Hits Fire Truck

A troublesome traffic tangle was
caused on Market street in front of
the Reading Terminal last night as the
result of an insignificant fire which oc-
Cured in the kitchen of Hengen's S
restaurant, 10 North Eleventh street.
The street was jammed with fire ap-
raratus, automobiles and pedestrians
for about half an hour. While one of
the trucks was returning from the blaze
It was struck by an automobile, but
nobody was injured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
Eaan Urges Aid for Poland

Maurice Francis Egan, for twelve
years United States minister to Den
mark, who is in this city today en- route
TO Washington, said Poland needs all
the sympathy this country can lavish on
her. "The Polish loan. also" he said,
"should by all means succeed. think
IL has. Our sympathies should be with
Poland now. as Poland's were with this
country during the Revolutionary war"
Mr.. Egan will confer in Washington
with Count Casimir Lubomirski, who
is in this country in the interest Of the
Polish loan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
SOCIETY HAS OUTING
Sons Of St. George Spend Afterno0"
at Willow Grove

Delegates to the biennial convention
of the Pennsylvania State Grand Loase'
Order of Sons of st. George, repre-
senting Pennsylvania, Delaware, MARY.
land and Washington, visited WHO"
Grove today. ri,
The convention began yesterday; in'
session was held in st. Georges iiouS'
Nineteenth and Arch streets. Tome,
row the delegates will take river tF.p'
The meeting marks the fiftieth ann,
versary of the order, which was founus'
in Scranton. 1t is fraternal ana pensii
fetal organization, caring for SICK ap'
distressed members.
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N. Y. DEMOCRATS
FOR moist Law
Platform Calls for Modifica-
ton of Volstead
Measure
IRISH REPUBLIC FAVORED
BY the Associated Press

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nea.ion Oh tne Nols,eau pruuiuI,,on
vsnens va.n,. ac.' .ecoenisI9u s,. oi 'nt irish
spuci s., anrnna.,oh 1l ln,.m Ill .ns i;a
saI Democrnuc Pla.lo.n ane IN
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H." .gn'r,'.r.,, ;. a,a;. VIII, VIII "S'e'o''" W.
The plank on the Volstead act fol-
iows:
We tavor an amendment To the SO
caiied N0istead act that VIII MAKE "n-
sra.ive the act passed oE tne state Leg
isisture ana signed D! Governor Hmlth
uenning honni'oNlcatlhs beverages anu
PROVIDING Tor the regulation OF their
sa";
we taVor an amendment 10 the ma
~ r~en.s 70 the constitution OF tne Cniten
Ts,ss nereu.ter nrovoSsu snal nr rau-
M py retercnuum OF cue Whole pPo
PIC anu NOT ny the leslSlatures OF inc
several STATES.
lhe irish question Is tr'"teu unuer
.n1 nead OF scit REORGANIZATION aS
ionows
Mih1tul OF tile circumstances "l III"
pHth OF our own nation we rraSScrt
tne principle that all governments de-
rive their Just powers from the consent
OF the governed. we favor IN" con =,
tinuance OF our long established and
lawful practice OF according recognition
without intervention in all cases where
the. peoples of nation. as in Ireland,
have by free vote of the people set up
which tbev ,ioId wiIIirc ohndicnco ="
, ,uu -
irish fiank NHuiE Appiauded
NIentio2 of President Wilson. Gov
ernor Smith and Cox and Roosevelt
during the reading of the plauorm -.as
chcered. but the wet plank and that re =
fsrring to Ireland received the most
uproarious npnlnuse.
Tho Ieagnc Of Nations was IGNORED
by the platform, but il was understood
by the DELEGATES M that the indorscmeui
~ the nat;onoI Dororro+ic nIotfor,r
sdonted NE tbn San Froncisco ] conven - :.
to-, wos ar ;ndorsowart ~ tho ,oocmn
% Tb";rman .s Ft7gsrad oS S tba e nIotforr asr,
c,,,,r,;ttaa ,,oroJ ,bn odont;on ot thr
,,IA.sn m''hcs hs .n .h a0Uti"', w.. i5 y" Wv Nv
tni.. W. out o,,o,u .mv ,UIr .Uu'u ;; y.
.nnen Musor iuhn p'tH'ntru III; nI.norl.I
spoIt ree1n,li'nalnS i !ne u.ii.i'masl"n @ !. @ u,
tne peer pIank; declaring .nat II was II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
Launching Today at Camden Yard

The 12,0OO- ton cargo and passenger
steamer Empire State will be
launched at 3 :15 o'clock this afternoon
Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden.
Miss Sarah Lawrence Mcqueen, Of
Washington, will be sponsor for the
ship. She was selected by II. II.
Bailey. of Washington. assistant to
Admiral Benson, the new head of the
shipping board. The new boat is being
built for the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion. 1t Is $40 feet long.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
o,rI Walks 72 Miles for 500

sharon, Pa, Aug. 4.-Miss Alice
smith. OF Pittsburgh, arrived here late
last night after having walked seventy
twa niles. the entire distance from her
ho,ae rity. thereby winning a prize OF
esOs, offered by Edward Daum. q
f,sfsbursh merchant. Daum followed
M ciri by automobile 10 see that the
rules Of his offer were observed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
ITALY AND ALBANIA AGREE

( London, Aug. 4.-(By A. P.)-The
agreement that has been pending be
tween Italy and Albania has finally
been signed, it is announced in an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Rome,
uoting an Avlona message. Italy, II
stated, renounces both Cape Lin =
meta and Cape Treferti.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
Ten Caught In Gambling Raid

Ten men were arrested at | o'clorl,
this morning in raid upon an alleged
gambling house at 1918 Locust street
Lieutenant Frank Canon, of the FIJI.
teenth aud Locust streets station, CON
Quoted the raid, together with District
Detectives Foy and Coyle. George \,
Gallia, thirty six years old, said to
be the proprietor of the place, was one
of those arrested. The first floor of the
building is occupied as Greek coffee
house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
North Penn Checks Mailed

First checks to dcpositors Of the de-
funct North Penn Bank were mailed
last night. Checks mailed included de-
positors whose names begin with A to G..
A second batch Of checks will be mailed
This IN the first distribution made by
the bank to depositors since II closed its
doors. MN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-04
FIREMEN RESCUE FAMILY
Midnight Blaze In Germantown Does
$500 Damage

Members of Insurance Patrol No. 4
rescued Samuel Blaun, his wife and
children at a fire at midnight last night,
that burned the roof from Blaun's home
and junk shop at 402 East Haines
street, Germantown.
The cause of the fire is not known.
The damage is about $500.