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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
TORTURED INDIANS
ACCUSED JENKINS
Witnesses Forced by carran-
zistas to Give False Testimony
Against Kidnapped American
BANDIT DENIES CHARGES
BY the Associated Press

Mexico City, June 29.-Scveral In .
dians, examined with regard to their
previous testimony in the case of Will
liam q. jenkins, former American con e
sular agent at Puebla. testified today
that they were suspended in the air,
struck and threatened with death by
shooting until they agreed to testify
against jenkins, according to a puebla
dispatch to FL Universal this evening.
Jenkins was kidnapped by the bandit
Frederico Cordova last fall and later
was charged with completely i'll his own
capture.
The testimony is being heard before
the Third Criminal Court of Pucbla.
Ignacio Nasquez. former secretary Of
the Second Criminal Court, declared
court papers were stolen to damage the
case against jenkins and the judge was
deposcd when he was about to free the
American.
The bandit Cordova was cross .cx
amined for four hours today, but his
testimony was not disclosed Inter
viewed in Mexico City tonight on his
arrival from Puebla. Cordova said he
had kidnapped jenkins, but that the
latter was not an accompliCe. The
agents of the Carranza government,
Cordova asserted, had made attempts
to induce him to testify the kidnapping
was the result of a scheme between him
self and jenkins, but he had declined to
make such n statement
Any declarations purporting to come
from him accusing jenkins of being i'm
plicated in his capture, Cordova as
serted. were pure fabrications.
Provisional President de la Huerta
has decided that orders shall be issued
by the governors of federal states and
territories providing that all churches
and their annexes be returned 90 the
respective congregations. The orders
will not apply to those being used by
the federal state governments.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
TILDEN BEATS GARLAND
NOW IN TENNIS FINAL
Local Player Meets Japanese
Star for Right to Oppose
Patterson

Wimbledon. England. June 2a.-wil.
liam I. Tilden, Of Philadelphia, and
Zenzo Shimidzu, of Japan, will be the
competitors in the finals Of the British
lawn tennis singles championship.
Tilden won his place today as a
tinalist by defeating his fellow -Ameri
can, Charles s. Garland, Of Pittsburgh
In the semi finals. Ga, Sc, 6-2.
Shimidzu earned the right to oppose
the Philadelphian by beating Theodore
Mavrogordato, of the English Davis CUP
team. SO. Ga, 60, 60.
The winner Of the finals must meet
Gerald L. Patterson. Of Australia. in
the challenge round for the champion :
ship.
In the semifnals for the ladies' sin =
giles championship Mrs. Lambert Cham
bers. the former champion, beat Miss
Ryan, of California. in straight sets.
The score was 60. 63.
Tilden's defeat Of the japanese in
straight sets week ago in the London
championship matches at the Queen 6
Club makes the American a big favorite,
notwithstanding the view of experts
that Shimidzu's play has notably i'm =
proved during the Wimbledon meeting.
Shimidzu was bothered greatly early
in today's match owing to its being
played on the outside court. He was
not used to the wind. having played
most of his other games here on the
protected center court, The japanese
made a wonderful recovery in the sec =
ond game, however. when Mavrogordato
seemed to suffer from over confidence,
which finally was largely responsible for
his being eliminated
Garland fought gamely, but to the
spectators it seemed that Tilden only
extended himself when necessary to
keep from losing n set. The winner was
easily master of the situation throughout
the match.
In the mixed doubles Gerald L.
Patterson. of Australia. the present
singles champion, and Mile. Suzanne
Denglen, of France. beat the English
pair. H. Hilliard and Mrs. Satter-
thwaite. 6-2, 6-1.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
MAY APPEAL DECISION
Baekers Of DeIany May Take Elee
ton Case to Higher Court

An appeal may be taken from the
decision of Judges Patterson and Shoe
maker. who refused to grant the ppti-
tion for n contest of the nomination
of Harry c. Ransley for Congress in
the Third district The petition was
filed by supporters of Charles Delany,
who was the Moore administration can
didate against Ransley, the Ware choice,
In the recent primaries.
Judges Shoemaker and Patterson
ruled that the Court Of Quarter Ses-
sions had no jurisdiction in the matter
Of a Congressional contest. They said
only Congress could act. and then only
after the general election.
Allen S. Morgan, counsel for the
Delany petitioners, said this morning
the question of an appeal would he
decided today in a conference of the
petitioners. He added that. in a sense
the decision throwing out the contest
was Surprise" to him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
SEEK CHECK THIEF BAND
Bankers Hunt Ring Who Steal
Vouchers From Mail Chutes

Police of this and other cities are CO.
operating with the American Bankers
Association in an effort to run down
an organized band of mail thieves who
have been stealing checks and cashing
them by means Of forged Endorsements
According to Captain of Detectives
SOuder. the gang rObs mail chutoS in
Office buildings, thus getting the checks
before they get into the postmen :
hands. This keeps them clear Of the
government postal inspectors
Then. with only private detectives and
local police TO deal with. they are ready
to proceed. In each big city they open
up manufacturing establishment of
some sort. Checks from New York, for
instance. are sent to the "factory"
here. Checks stolen in this city go to
New York, and so on. The alleged fac.
tory forgcs Endorsements, pretcnds TO
cash the checks in III" course of its
business and it is frequently a month
before the fraud is dis overed. Thcfts
amounting to $50 600 in this city alone
have been sustained during the last
month, it is said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
GERMAN SHIP CHIEF IN N. Y.
North German Lloyd Director Ar,
rlves for "Blq Deal"

New York, June 29.-CBy A. P.D-
Arrival here today of Director General
Phillip Heineken, of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Co., on the Nieuw
Amsterdam, with other directors and
assistants, gave significance to reports
that American interests in the near fu-
ture are to have a big hand" in Ger
many's former great sea transportation
lines.
Heinckpn refused to discuss the i'm
mediate object of his visit, but an i'm
pOrtant conference is looked for in view
of recent announcement by the United
States Mail Steamship Co.. to which
the shipping board alloCated fifteen
former German steamers, that it was
negotiating with the North German
Lloyd for Use of its Bremen terminals.
The American Ship and Commerce
Navigation Corporation recently as
serted il had entered into contract with
the Hamburg American line for opera
tion Of its trade routes throughout the
world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
N. Y. GAS RISE ALLOWED
Rate Not to Exceed 81 Per 1905
Feet, v. s. Court Orders

New York, June 20.-(By a. P.)-
Orders permitting the Consolidated Gas
Co. and its subsidiaries to raise the
price of gas to consumers mot to exceed
81 per 1000 cubic feet" in the boroughs
of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and
Queens were. filed here today in the
federal court.
The orders grant temporary injunc
tions restraining State Attorney Gen
eral Newton, Public Service Commits
sioner Lewis Nixon and the district
attorneys of the four boroughs from en-
forcing the eighty cent gas rate pro =
vided by the law of 1906, which the
company alleges to be unconstitutional
because it is confiscatory.
The injunctions remain in force un
til the validity of the law is determined
by the federal court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
SUPPORT GERMAN CABINET
Majority Socialists Favor Program,
Scheldemann Declares

Berlin, June 20.-(By A. P.)-Ger-
man Majority Socialists are in general
agreement with the program of the new
government headed by Konstantin Feb :
renbach, said Philip Scheidemann, a
leader of that organization, speaking
in the Reichstag yesterday. He declared
it was a fault of the Independent So
cialists that the present cabinet does
not contain representative of the So
cialist organizations.
Georg Ledebour, one Of the leaders of
the Independent Socialists, said mem
bers of that organization had refused
to join the cabinet because the cleo
tions had shown that the people con
demned a coalition government. The
best means to bring about an amcliora-
tion Of the peace conditions, he asserted,
would be the abolition Of existing arm
les, but this, he said, could be effected
only by the workers Of all countries, in
Guiding America.
Herr Ledebour declared the Inde-
pendent Socialists would willingly CO.
operate to bring about a resumption
of relations with Russia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29

ance Of naval matters has been a seri-
GUS factor in the loss of thousands OF
dollars and many lives.
Incompetency Incredible
such inexpressible confusion and in =
competency is incredible in country
supposed. to be the most progressive in
the world. AS this state of affairs also
obtained in the War Department, and
in so many other branches Of the Amer
ican government, from the President
down, it can be said that it was the
American people only who fought the
war and brought 1t to a successful con-
clusion. This they did notwithstanding
the distracted and indescribable incom-
petence of the very inferior officials in
charge"
"Will you have important confer
ences here in Philadelphia on the ma
tional campaign, or do you expect to
go to Washington or some place else? ?"
g doubtless shall 90 to Washington
during the campaign, but I intend to
make my headquarters at my Philadel-
phia Office. However, l shall be on
hand at both places"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
SENATOR HARDING
BACK AT CAPITAL
Will Confer With Running Mate
Tomorrow Over Speeches OF
Acceptance
CANNED ADDRESS is MADE

Washington, June 30. - Senator
Harding, the Republican presidential
nominee, was at his Office today after a
week end spent at the country estate OF
Senator Frelinghuysen at Raritan'
N. j. -,
He expected to confer tomorrow with
Gcyerno Calvin Coolidge. Republican
nominee for the vice presidency, re-
garding their speeches of acceptance.
Throughout Mr.. Harding's campaign,
according to his friends, he will oc-
casionally seek complete exclusion to
be able to withstand the physical and
mental strains Of his new duties.
With less than month intervening
between his return to Washington and
July %, the date set for the formal
notification Of his nomination, Mr.
Harding is said to have his speech OF
acceptance well in mind.
There appears to be no END. to the
congratulatory letters pouring IN upon
the candidate. Among the tokens OF
good wishes received here were a small
hand forged horse shoe and an American
flag which went through the world war.
The horse shoe came from Charles Dor
such. of Martinsburg, who wrote:
II am the blacksmith that sent you
last April a. little forged horseshoe for
success. The first one I sent you was
made in 1916. Today I made another
one. the same you will please find en-
closed and l hope it will bring YOU the
largest measure of success and that
you will be our next president. May
you win out hands down"
Boston, June 20. - (By A. Po-
Governor Coolidge will go to Ver-
mont for his vacation after his confer
ence at Washington tomorrow with
Senator Harding. Henry F. Long, the
governors secretary, announced today
that the length Of the vacation will de-
pend largely upon campaign plans that
may be formulated at the Washington
conference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
HO1U NetU Fare Plan, Set
for July l, viii Hit You

Every two days, under the Rapid
Transit Co.'S new tariff, car riders
will pay enough additional cash to
buy one near side car. VIII they
get the new cars?
The company estimates an in
creased revenue of $4,000, 900 from
the mo free transfer" plan, or ap-
proximately $S219 per day.
The new plan will sweep 800 free
transfer points out Of existence.
More than II per cent of the car
riding public. or 100, 100000 pas
sengers annually used free trans
.fers.
No longer may children under
three years Uf age ride free, II the
child Is thirty one4nchesor moro In
'heights
The new plRS ,rUo only abolishes
all free transfers. hut creatss q zone
.1fom Race stroet 30 Eoczst and from
Delaware syenhs Co Ehteanth street
i,hwhich thrse- -eenb exchangesrwill
* bsAecspted~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
0'CEALLAIGH SEES POPE
Irish Republics Delegate Received |,
Private Capacity onlv

Rome, June 20,-(By a. PD-Sean
O'Ceallaigh, diplomatic delegate ex
traordinary of the government of the
Irish republic" was received in nri :
yate audience Saturday by Pope Bene
dict.
1t was authoritatively stated TODAY
that O'Ceallaigh was received by the
pontif only in his private capacity,
O'Ceallaigh approved this statement /
SAYING he had no wish to embarrass
the Vatican. "''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
FIX DUTY ON WAR TROPHIES
Exchange Rate Set for Value on Day
Tourists Leave European Nations

Washington, June 29.-(By A. P.)
Uncertainty on the part of American
tourists returning from the battlefields
of Europe laden with souvenirs and
trophies as to the calculation OF import
duties during the period of fuctuating
foreign exchange is dispelled by the
orders issued today by the customs
service to its collectors.
Values of articles brought into the
United States in travellers baggage are
determined by the exchange value of
the money in which they were bought
on the day they left that country.
Personal purchases sent to America
by parcel post are appraised on their
arrival on the basis of the exchange
value of the coin of the country in which
they were bought on the day they were
mailed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
SEEK WOUNDED BANDIT
Outlaw Who Was Shot While Rob
bine Train Evades Pursuers

Sacramento, June 29.-CBy A. P.D-
Police today are searching along the
Southern Pacific tracks near Davis. n
few miles from here, for the train rob
Der who held up passengers on the At
.antic express late last night. The
bandit fell from the train when Al
KodeI, of Cleveland, o., fired three
shots into his breast.
About 5000 in cash and a quantity of
'ewolry had been taken by the bandit
from the passengers in the last two cars
on the train, He climbed aboard from
the observation platform and compelled
a brakeman to accompany him and
arouse the passengers in their berths.
As he attempted to enter a third
coach he discovered Conductor Mul-
downey locking the door and fired twice
without hitting him. Rodell followed
the bandit back to the forward platform
Of the observation car and shot him three
times
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
GREEK ADVANCE HALTED
Forces Fighting Turkish Nationalist,
Being Consolidated

London, June 20.-(By A. PD-Tbe
positions taken BY t.? Greeks in their
advance against the Turkish nation -.
aIists from Smyrna. in Asia Minor. arc
being consolidated and the forward
movement has been stopped to permit
OF this process, it is announced, in
adylces from Smyrna dated Monday.
The extreme limit of the advance is
substantially that given in the com .
munique Of June Ca line beyond
Soma, Akhissar, Ala Shehr and Kelas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
OHIO G. O. P. TO CONVENE
Platform viii Be Adopted and Cam,
palan Planned

Columbus, o., June 23.-(By 4. Z. J
Ohio Republicans will meet in state
convention here late today to adopt
platform and nominate presidential
electors to be voted upon at the No
vember election.
Preceding the opening Of the con.
vention the state advisory committee
and the state central committee will
hold a join session to make plans for
the fall campaign.
A feature Of the convention, which
is to remain in session through tomor I.
row, is TO be an old fashioned iollifi g.
cation tonight over the nomination OF
Senator Harding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
AIRMAN DROPS 1e,5oo FEET
Deseends Safely In Parachute After
Alrplane Is Disabled by Wind

Dayton, o.. June 20.-Sergeant Bot :
treille, of McCook Field, yesterday made
a parachute descent of what was said
to be 10,500 feet, believed to be a new
record. The plane, pilotcd by Sergeant
MADAM, climbed to an altitude marked
by the indicator at 19,500 feet. Bot
treille climbed out on the fusilage to
make his jump. The wind caught his
parachute and pulled him through the
tail OF the machine, tearing off the
rudder.
Bottreille landed near Germantown.
ten miles west of here, with his nara .
chute ripped where it had been in con
tact with the tail wires of the plane,
The plane landed safely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
FATAL CLASH ON RELIGION
Michigan State Police Called After
Serious Gun Fight

June 81
(By A. PA detachment of state
police and Attorney General Groesbeck
have reached here to preserve order and
investigate gun fight which resulted in
the death of one man and the wounding
of another. the outgrowth, it was re-
ported, of religious controversy
Rumors that friends of the victims
planned TO avenge them brought the
state officers here. Feeling ran hiRh.
but further trouble was not expected
by the troopers.
According to Sheriff Pupard it ap-
pears that a speaker at a revival meet
ing had been warned to desist from
alleged criticism of another church. The
service was broken up when the warn
ing went unheedod. it was said. and
the pistol fight followed. Walter Gil
day, a former sheriff Of Monroe county,
was killed, and NJ. NJ Drouillard was
shot through the chest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
EnsIneers' Brotherhood Start. Ban.

New York, June 20.-(By A. PD-
A charter for, the Brotherhood of Lo
comotiye Engineers Co. operative Ma
tional Bank of Cleveland, o.. was ap-
proved today by the comptroller of the
currency. The bank is capitalized at
81 900 900. Warren s. Stone, grand
chief of the Brotherhood, made the an :.
plication for the charter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
$4,000 In Liquor Seized at sbor.

The seizure of $17, 900 worth of liouor
on a truck in Atlantic City YESTERDAY
has resulted in an investigation being
conducted there today by Federal Pro-
hibition Enforcement Officer Crosson
The owner Of the truck is not known
and Morhis Kemerer, driver of the
truck, has disappeared. Valentine Hoff
man, Atlantic City enforcement officer
while driving In his automobile at Eng
lish Greek last night, discovered the
Liquor on the truck. and geized Ii. w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
MURPHY CASE POSTPONED
Tammany Leader Given Until oe,
teber 4 to Change PIeadInas

New York, June 20.-(By a. PD-
BY agreement of counsel Supreme
Court Justice Weeks today extended to
October the time for changing the
pleas and for making motions in the
case of Charles +. Murphy, leader of
Tammany Hall, and FIVE others indicted
on charges OF conspiracy to defraud the
United States by falsifying income tax
returns and attempted intimidation Of
Louis N. .Hartog, wealthy manufac
tllrer. through criminal proaecution-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
Two Held as Done Sellers

Charged with selling drugs. Frederick
Lagano, twenty three years old, of 52C
Kaufman street, and Cosmo Piero,
twenty two years old, Of $40 Christian
street, were held under $1,000 bald for
court each by Magistrate Harrigan this
morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-29
WILSON TO GIOLITTI
President Acknowledges GREETING
From Italy's New Premier

~ - W. ' VTTTTOT
Washington, June 29.-(By A. PD-
The State Department today communi-
Gated to the American embassy at Rome
President Wilson's acknowledgment Of
the message of greeting from the new
Italian prime minister.
The embassy was instructed 10 con.
yey on behalf of the President to Mr..
Giolith acknowledgment of his kind
message" and to "echo his hope that
the (tHo countries may draw together
In bstpose and policy and may always
co pfrate along the lines of intimate
and Krdial friendshin.L
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-10-23
LAS VEGAS ATTORNEY
NAMED FOR VACANCY
ON DISTRICT TICKET

Especial Correspondence to The Journal)
Las Vegas, n NJ, oct. 22,--Con-
siderable surprise was expressed
here when it was learned thai LieN-
tenant Charles q. Hedgcock. a
young attorney, had chosen rs can
didate for senator fer the San
Miguel Guadalupe county distric.,
to succeed Harry W. K''S # this
city, nominated by the republicans
at the time of the state ConVtntiC n,
1t had not been generally known
fh' : Mr.. Kelly had declined 20
make tho lace. Mr.. Hedgc0ck was
cho. en- FIR the Candid@cy oy oocun-
niro Romero and MIS- Gralela-
cfowski of Santa Rosa, chairman
Ind secretary of tho dish1c: con-
"eAtion x Albuquerque. which au-
lh0rized Them u III Varancics en-
the tiCll",, Mr.. Ned%.usK - snc
Cessful young law fer, ard served
upon the state tax commission, be-
ing appointed to that position by
Governor W. c. Mcdonald. He
is regarded as progressive repub-
lican. MIR Hedgcock enlisted in
the army as a private at the en-
trance of the United States into
the war in 1917, and was dis
charged in 1919 as lieutenant.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-10-23
ROMERO MAKES BITTER
ATTACK ON LARRAz0LO

Las Vegas, n. NJ, oct, 22,-~Se-
cundino Romero, leader of the re-
publicans in San Miguel county.
opened the convention of the regu-
lar republicans here yesterday
with a bitter personal attack on
Governor O. A. Larrazolo, who IS
here working for the fusion of in
dependent republicans and demo-
cratic candidates against the
Romero ticket. Romero referred
to Governor Larrazolo as the man
from Old Mexico and declared
that the republicans were glad to
"be rid of him and were wishing
him back on the democratic party
whence he came"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-10-23
COTTON FARMERS TO
Be GRANTED LONGER
CREDIT BY RESERVE

Dallas, Texas, Oct. 22--Assur-
ance that the federal reserve board
will cooperate with farmers oy
granting banks longer credit on
cotton notes was given today by
Judge w. II. Ramsey. federal agent
of the federal reserve board IN the
eleventh district, in addressing a
state wide conference of ginncrs'
bankers and business men. -
THE federal reserve bank Will
function properly in giving member
banks longer time on cotton paper
Credit has been available for cot
ton as in other industries and | see
no reason why that credit should
be discontinued" he said. Judge
Ramsey added that the federal re-
serve board of directors faVors
system of gradual marketing or
cotton but that they would not
support an ironclad rule of holding
cotton indefinitely.