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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
HUNGER STRIKERS
START RIOT IN JAIL.
Baltimore Convicts Wreck Dor
mitory--Fire Hose Subdues
Insurgents; Fireman Hurt
DEMAND BETTER FOOD

Baltimore. Aug. 2O.-More than fifty
hunger strikers" started riot IN n
dormitory Of the Maryland penitentiary
here early this morning. Shortly before
2 o'clock the men. who had been segre.-
gated. tore out the electric lights and.
with the building in darkness. started a
demonstration that lasted for two hours.
breaking out Of their cells in. some
unknown manner. the men. though un-
able to get out Of the building. set up
shouting and general racket that could
bc heard for blocks. City policemen
responded to a riot call but had little
success in quelling the disturbance be
cause Of their inability to see the riot
crs in the inky darkness. The warden
then resorted to fire hose. several
streams Of water being PLAYED upon the
men by fire companies called to the
prison. The prisoners then began to
quiet down.
This mornings demonstration resulted
from strike few days ago of pris-
oners who declared they would not work
unless given a better variety of food.
The warden met their utimatum with
a declaration that any man who would
not work would not eat. All but about
fifty of the men went to work.
Dormitov.y Is Wrecked
Dormitory c. in which the prisoners
in the riot we're segregated,
Is wreck today. The big steel gate
leading to the yard was badly bent.
Cell doors and interior iron bars were
wrenched from their places and gaping
holes were dug in the brick walls. The
maddened convicts had almost succeeded
in reaching the yard before they were
driven back by the guards.
IL was still dark when the police and
firemen arrived and after firing n few
shots through the windows the besiegers
settled down to wait for daylight and
for two hours the firemen. police and
guards stood outside the building hear
ing the curses of the conviCts as they
finished wrecking the place.
AS soon as it was dawn the gate
was wrcnchcd open and the police and
firemen dashed through. the prisoners
to the top tier of the build
ing. from which vantage point they
Showered missiles upon their attackers.
BY this time the fremen had gotten
four streams of water into action and
he convicts were driven into a corner.
Seeing the futility of further resistance,
hey threw up their hands in surrender.
The only casualty reported was the
injury of fireman by a flying brick.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
ALLIANCE E-VARE
HARMONY FADING
Voorhees, Intimates Cunning
ham May Refuse to Guide FL
nance for City Committee

=. sharp differences between The Rr,uh .
n"sn Alliance and III" Republican civ
Committee in the coming DresidrntinI
campaign were indicated TODAY bv de-
veIopmentS in the lOcaI political situa
tlon, II now seems certain the Alliance
will work independently Of the commit
zee and all taalk Of harmony apnpars IN
be unfOunded
Alliance distruSt Of tne committee ne
gan recently when the committee oIprtod
Thomas W. Cunningham 10 the chair.
manshlp or rs hnanre committee. This
was regarded as a move on the mart ~
the Ware adhPrentS to shift to Cunrinu,
ham the responsibility for collecting no
Utica assessments from officehoIders
Cunningham has not Yer annoupcrd
whether he will accept the chairman
ship although he has stated emphaticaI
~ that he will never approve Of nor
take part in the collection Of such aS-
sessments.
John W. Voorhees,, secretary Of the
Republican alliance, today intimated
Cunningham will decline to sorvp. Mr..
voorhees, said Cunningham is chairman
In name only and that no alliance
men expect any help in the coming
campaign from the city committee
majority of Alliance men apppar to
be in favor Of going it alone" in the
campaign, Nevertheless it is considered
by them advisable TO seek the support Of
Mayor Moore in spite Of the Mayor =
announcement that he will have nothing
10 do with political moneuvering. All
anes members will try to get his advice
at least and largely will be guided by il.
II the present differences between the
Alliance and the committee should draw
into sharply defined lines, it will prob
ably result in a keen fight for the cleo
tion of the minor ofiseholders who 70
Alopg with the presidential ticket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
THEATRES MAY NOT OPEN
Spanish Managers Find Workers
Demands Excessive

Madrid. Aug. 20.-By A. PD-Pro-
prietors of theatres throughout Spain
are looking forward with some apprc-
hension to the season opening in Sep
tember. owing to the action of their
employees in connection with syndical-
ism. Great preparations have been
made. especially in Madrid and BARGE
Iona. to make the season a brilliant one.
but managers express the opinion that
many enterprises will fail. owing to the
impossibility of meeting the increased
demands of actors and other employees,
and observing the conditions laid down
by unions regarding hours of work and
other details.
Two Madrid theatres. the Reina Vic
toria and the Apollo. will not reopen.
and the managers of other playhouscs
are considering similar action because
of the impossibility Of meeting expenses.
Madrid, Aug. 20.-(By 4. P.)-Al-
though the police force of this city has
been doubled within the last ten years,
rObberies. most of which are accom-
panied by violence. are increasing In
an alarming manner. and newspapers
demand that the police forces of Madrid
and other large Spanish cities be aug
During the last month in
Madrid alone there have been 100 thefts,
with violence, reported. which is at
least three times the average number.
In most instances the criminals es.
Caned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
WINS STATE SCHOLARSHIP
Former South Philadelphia Hiah
School Boy Passes Examinations

samuel J. Lischin. PIT Christian
street. has been notified by Doctor Fine.
gan, state superintendent of education
that he has been awarded a scholarship
by the Department of Public Tnstruc
tion at Harrisburg. Lischin is one of
the eight winners of the competitive OK
aminationS held in the high schools Of
Philadelphia county May u last.
He is seventeen years of age and n
graduate Of the June, 1920, class of the
South Philadelphia High School for
Boys. Lischin was secretary of his class
and associate editor In chief of the
school paper and class record book.
In his senior year he also won the army
essay contest of his school. He viii
probably take up journalism at tho
Wharton School in the fall. At present
Lischin is a member of the statistical
department of the Public Ledger Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
FLAYS COWARDLY AUTOIST
Should Be Behind Bars, SAYS Mao
istrate After Girls Death

John Goldstine, twenty two wears
old, Of 1905 Willow street, was fiayed
as coward who should be behind the
bars, by Magistrate Dougherty today
in n" Fifteenth street and Snyder ave .
nue. station, for having run down and
Killed a child with his automobile, and
then driving away without waiting to
aid the gr.
The accident happened Yesterday
GoIdstinc is charged with having rIn
down Toresc Gulaa. four wears old
Of lOl" PaSSyunk avenue. near her
home. He kept on going. il is charged
later being caught in n garage on Ninth
street He was held without bail TO
await the action Of the coroner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
c. 0. P. INVITATION
BODY WILL CONFER
Coles Calls Meeting Of Commit
tee for Monday to Plan
Campaign Work
LIMITED TO 100 MEMBERS

George W. Coles. chairman Of the
Town Meeting party. has called a con =.
ference Of the invitation committee ot
tho Harding Coolidge campaign com
mittoo. to he held in his Office next
Monday In the Land Title building.
Mr.. Coles. who with other men
prominent in local politics. il organic
ing the committee. said today that the
work is progressing satisfactorily. At
Mondays meeting and sccoud meeting
which probably will he held later in the
woek. II Is expected that the ultimate
size If the committee will be agreed
upon.
~ do not want tho committee to hc
unwicldv." said Coles today. 1T proh
ably will consist Of fifty to 100 mem
bcrs"
Al the mon invited to servo on the
invitation committee have agreed to az
Ccpt. said Coles. They. in turn. will
send invitations to prominent mcn who
are willing to work hard for tho Re
publican candidates in this district
Every one interested in the success
of the Harding Coolidge ticket may be
stockholder In the Republican cam
paign.
Details a. to how this big peoples
corporation which desires 70 eject two
new officers and many assistants. wore
mapopd ont by viii II. HAYS. chairman
OF the Republican National Committee.
and Senator ponrosc Mt the lattor'S
home. 1891 Spruce street last night.
Among those present at the con
ference were Joseph Il. Crundy and
William H. Folwell. Pennsylvania
treasurer Of the Republican National
Committee. Former Governor Edwin s.
Stuart and District Attorney Rotan
met Mr.. Hays on his arrival in the
Afternoon and urged him to invite SEN
stor Harding to speak in Philadelphia
under the auspices Of the Union League
New Plan Is Popular
As set forth by Mr.. Hays and Sena.
tor Peurose the "decentralzed" fnan-
cial program agreed upon Is decided
departure from previous methods of
campaign funds Mr.. HAYS
said it has been received with cnthu-
siasm in all other states and both hc
and Senator PcnroSc expressed conf
dence that it would work out well in
Briefly. the plan contemplatas indi.
vidual subscriptions to the general fund
In amounts not exceeding miXnmn Of
$1,000. This money j. to b. paid into
the hands Of the state treasurer. The
funds thus collected will be used to dc
fray the expenses of the presidential.
and congressional campaigns
In each state. The state treasurer is.
authorized to appoint county commit
tees. the members of which will work
nndcr his supervision both in the col
lection and disbursement Of funds.
The chief merit of the plan. as de-
'cribed by Mr.. Hays. is the fact that
t will create interest both in the party
md in the campaign among men and
women who previously had never either
to the party nor taken more
han a passive interest in its candl-
lates. Furthermore. 1t will free the
party from the charse OF being suo-
,ervient to corporations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO
Twelve Others Injured When Case
line Reservoir Bursts

syracuse. y. V. Aug. 20.-lBy \.
P.D-Two men were killed and twelve
hurt when 1000 gallon gasoline rescr-
volr. the property Of the c. +. Mills
oil Co., exploded here today. Searchcrs
discovered the bodies of the men under
tons of mortar and debris.
Windows in nearby dwellings and
manufacturing plants were wrecked by
the explosion. Every ambulance in the
city. including portion of the fire de-
partnent. responded.
Thousands of workers in the vicinity
became panic stricken when bricks and
heavy mortar slabs blown high into the
air struck the surrounding buildings. in
some instances going through the roofs.
The dead are II. X. Greenland,
twenty three, and Harry $. Watkeys,
thirty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
TWENTY PASS FIRE TESTS
Man Killed at Fritz G. LaRue Blaze
Was Eligible for Hiaher Post

Twenty men passed the civil service
examination, and arc qualified for pro
motion 10 fire department battalion
chiefs, according to the eligible list
posted today by the Civil Service Com
mission
The first on the list is Captain vii.
had an average Of So. q per cent. Fourth
is the late Captain Edward Schwartz.
kopf, 500 North Perth street. ~aptain
Schwartzkopf had 1885 per cent. He
was killed when the ladder broke at the
Fritz & LaRue Are. at Sixteenth and
Chestnut streets several YeakksAgo,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
HELD AS BlGAMIST
Police Declare Former Petty officer
Has Two Wives

Charges with bigamy, Arthur Jorel,
Ion, Newark, y. j., former chief petty
officer in the navy, was held in $1,000
bail for court by Magistrate Mccleary,
at Central Station, today.
According to the testimony, Jcrcllon
married his first wife in Newark. y. J..
fourteen years ago and last May was
welded to Laura Mcdonald, Patterson.
y. j.. in Media.
He was arrested last night on n war
rant sworn out by the Media police upon
the complaints Of his two wives. Both
appeared at the hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
ACCUSED OF lNFANTICIDE
Woman Charged for Second Time In
3 Years With klIIlna Infant

Newark, \. j.. Aug, 2O.-lBy 4. P.D
Charged for the second time within
three years Of having murdered her
new born infant. Mrs. Joseph Ehrlin
ger today awaited action by grand
Jury which will determine whether she
is to go on trial for infanticide.
Mrs. Ehrlinger was arrested ycster
day after a search which began last
Monday, when police were informed she
had strangled her infant daughter and
disappeared after wrapping the body
in a newspaper.
She was acquitted of charge Of
numbering a baby son three years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
OUTING FOR cRIppLES
Forty IneurabIes VIII BE Given An
Auto Ride by ShrIners

Forty boys and girls, ranging In age
from four 10 fifteen years. will be taken
for long automobile ride tomorrow
afternoon by the Shriners. They are
the children suffering from incurable
diseases who are cared for at the phila
delphia Home for Incurablcs. Forty L.
eighth street and Woodland avenue.
r., W. Freeland Kendrick. head of the
Shriners here, has arranged the outing.
and VIII accompany them. The super I.
intendent of the home. Miss Kelly, and
several nurses will also be taken to look
after the children.
The party will motor to the Lu I'm
Country. Club, North Glenside. where
cake and ice cream will be served. None
of the children is physically able to
partake In games, so the entertainment
will be the enjoyment of the country,
and OF the long automobile ride.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
Wages Reported Fixed

HazletOn, Pa, Aug, 20.--According
10 reports here. the Anthracite Wage
Commission will make awards as fol-
lows: Contract miners, II per cent;
battery runners. 20 per cent rock work
ers, II per cent lsborers. 30 per cent
transportation men, % per cent. There
Is nothing official about these figures.
The commission is still in session at
Washington formulating it's findings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
COMPENSATION RULINGS
Board Holds Loss Of Both Hands
Not Total Disability

In opinions just filed the State Com
pcnsation Board holds that while a man
may be- awarded compensation for the
loss of both hands, it may not consti-
tute case Of total disability. The
claimant was found to have some fingers
left on one hand.
The board ruled, in the case Of Hinkle
VS.. the Gillies Co., Philadelphia, that
an pmployc injured while on a picnic
given at the expense Of his employer,
and being paid full wages, is not en-
titled to compensation, as the picnic
was not on the employers premises or
where the employers business called
him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
TlOGA BOY IS RESCUED
Farmland Saves Him From Drown.
Ing In perkIomen Creek

SChwenksville, Pa, Aug. 20.-Swim-
ming in the Perkiomen creek in the vi
cinity OF Schweuksville, William Doran,
sixteen years old. of Tioga, was seized
with cramps. He went under once after
crying for help, and when he came up
he was graspod by Norman Fenster-
machcr, Of Worcester, who is a student
of Oberin College, employed on a near.
by farm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
WON'T "HOLD" AMERICANS
Chairman Of Korean ConnnIssl'h|
Calls Japanese Charge FabrleatloN

Washington, Aug. 20.-(By A. III
-Cabled reports from Toxic that ploq
to hold" the party Of American eop,|
gressmen now visiting the far East wh,i|
it arrived in Korea has been uneartneoj
were characterized today by kus1
Kimm. chairman of the Korean com
mission. as ''another groundless JapJ
anese fabrication.
What was planned. he said, was
present memorial to the party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
ROME REBUKES MANNlX
Urged TO Be Moderate In Dealing
With British Questions

London. Aug. 20.-(By A. P.l-The
Consistory at Rome has directed to
Archbishop Daniel J. Mannix, of Mel.
bourne, Australia, a strong exhortation
urging moderation in his treatment Of
British political questions, according to
British official message from Rome
today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-20
Hearing on Express Rates Aug. a7

TtdTTH9 VH eNPTcoo Ndtcs NuV' II
Washington, Aug. 20.-(By A. P.)-
Hearings on the application of the
American Railway Express Co. for fur
ther rate increases to meet the recent
wage award of the railroad labor board,
were set for August - today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-08

the word honor in all the rule books
Is speRed honour in tie English
ftisisSufi. w hIle3scugnizancefi taken
81 ihes vegetable growths mentioned
and sheep tracts, which are never
mot with on an American course, are
taken up. nothing is said about
gopher hoes, craD craw,s and other
experiments with h.tit an Ameri
can golfer has TO contend.
"in the recent western open cham
pionship at Olympia fields, Clarence
e.as l.ass, OF Atlantic City, with a
h; nlsz to tie the winning score,
found his excellent ESQ yard drive on
the last hole all but out OF SIGHT in
a crab hole IN the middle of the fair
M i.|i 10 p ay 1t where it lay
on u-3p back with Il penalty of two
strokes. :rhe TWO stroke penalty
We q nave been fatal, but he had q
chance by PLAYING ont, if his cn6eav
or proved successful. He took a SHOW
elful OF earth and got the ball out a
few feet from the hole by playing
back toward the tee. Then he placed
a 175 yard i'm approach within fif-
teen feet Of the cup and holed it for a
PAR four. Jock Hutchinson came
along later with the winning score,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-08
Fastidious Guests.

Capt. Lindsey Polk, director Of a
number of hotels, said recently in
New York:
European hotels, even tho best Of
them, are inferior to ours. While /
was in Paris I sa wan advertise
ment Of a fashionable new hotel and
the boast the management made was
that it was as good as the best
American hotels. was pleased with
this tribute"
Captain Polk smiled.
Well" he resumed. "our ideals
are high. No more hotelkeepers like
the old fellow who complained about
his summer visitors.
You wouldn't believe the nom
sense that is in them. They is al
ways wantin' a clane tablecloth an
clane sheets to their beds. An table
napkins, no less! I'll tell you what,
there's sure people in this world that
think they can go into hotel an
make convenience of it.'"-JudEe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-08
Hornsby day or two before arrival
OF the girl at the Sisler home.

The national board having upheld
the action of the Western Associa-
ton In expelling Dick Cooley ana
Ted Waring from baseball. the ques-
ton now arises: Where do thes go
next In their effort 70: reinstatement:
Is Judge Lands supposed to sit on
such cases on appeal? It's not the
first time Dick Cooley has been un-
der ban, but it's the first time Ted
Waring has suffered such a penalty.
Chic Gandil, accused as the
leader in the conspiracy Of White Sox
players who threw the 1919 world
series, has been heard from. He de-
res Cicotte's charge, saying it would
be joke If the consequences were
not so serious. Gandil says Cicotte.is
forty years old and he always thought
he used his own Judgment. Gandil Al
SO denies that he ever sent a teie-
gram to his wife telling her ito bet
her shoes on the series" He claims no
will be cleared by the civil courts but
believers organized ball will keep him
out. The first baseman says salary
differences with Comishey and the re-
fpsal Of the White Sox owner to pay
hospital and doctor bills were the
reasons why he was not with CHI
cago during the past season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-08
SPANS King Asks
For Polo Chance

King Alphonso. of Spain, Is renew
ing requests for a chance to break
into the polo competition with Eng
land and the United States. Upon
learning that the Americans will in
wade England next summer to bring
back the cup, SPANS ambitious ruler
sent a communication to England
and to this country asking that they
make the polo competition a three
| Cornered affair, so that the Spanish
team may have an opportunity to
display its wares in the major con-
tests OF the pastime. No reply has
been made to King Alphonsos appli-
cation, but from American polo off,
Gals it is learned this country will
make no objection to Spain's entry
into the fight for the cup. The
Americans are inclined to the belief
that the more the merrier."
King Alphonso's persistence in the
matter of polo challenges recalls an
incident Of his majesty's last chal-
lenge. When the English won the
the cables busy hurting defes at the
British squad while they were still
in this country. Getting no satisfac-
ton he dispatched representative
to England to meet the British team
when 1t returned from the matcn
here.
Again Alphonso's challenges were
listened to with non committal re-
spect. Several months later, one Of
the high officials of the American
polo organization was touring In
Spain. In some manner Alphonso
learned he was in the country. He
sent for the Yankee and entertained
him royalty. OF course, polo was the
chief topic Of conversation.
After much discussion, in which
the American refused to make pos
tive statement regarding the admis-
sion of Spain into the matches, the
king with an air OF secrecy Informed
the American that most Of the ponies
used by the English team were the
| property OF Spanish players, loaned
| to the English because they had none
suited to championship play. He
explained that the English team went
| to Spain to practice during the
winter before coming to America
and when the English mounts failed
to show the class expected, the
Spanish mounts were drafted into SER
vice. He declared there was nothing
to do but proffer the use of the
mounts during the match. and ac-
cordingly The ponies-fourteen of the
best in Spain-were shipped tt
America.