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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14
TopAYs MARRIAGE LICENSES

Ererman ". Eumunda. l71n N 10Th st. and
Charlotte Z. Ramsey, 1888 Edg"wood
Joseph E. Akus. 1909 K!nscy, st., and Eli4,
ot a6eth MayoE Fr5eVds E9spi.sl 'emPGYE%,2 5 Y,,
cG5is Gatai!sssa @ ssa, 4Uti = ybsr st. and NnIly
vito Caseavo; ssl Reed ST.. and Lima Man
r. cini sSi Reed a,sssx,r,,-,,o o. .na .rr,o
D6rman. s0si Frankford aye.
Stove Shoemaker, 1890 1873 NJ Vernon st.. and
Rose Fleming, ,2s4a y Bambrey st.
Joseph Weeks. i4l3 y 10Th St. and Hattie
Paul MT MaroTa. i77oi ;. iitth St. and Ange
Ina PpFIisro; 17?t s i'm St: 49,,
Jos. pn Mrt, nnn, 2G34 Laton, t., and Lou
iam"s a. Sar"0cl dI5 Crcirhton st. and
WV Mnr!1 r. cEmGn Gtn@n1; ,,,. +" " NIokamIG st.
f iiofmsR rien"c@ G"rndsn h%I:&"rI = j. ~ d. and Lena
Frederick, G. Weller, ,Ogont4. Pa. and Lcous
Rose Weiss, oio n oranna st ~, ,
Antonio spiotta g Sell Belgrade ct, and Marie
William p. wass Ii6o Unity st.. and Kath.
Nafban yn r. 0TyGer Sgae ArSmInESS
Minnie n Psr!man. is24 EsanSiin ?sna $, st. ana
Merritt 4 EsneT S7S1 va; Wiow' ave. and
k Boyd iot7 i"S i1"%qTth h'"9' st. ST. and cara
James Whelan. @jiS Bancroft ST., and Mary
Tb%%S. :io%.oI " ;%6n, E,@5"ick - ""o
M%@A~ E~4dEtito. l5i3 y. ao.h st.. a,,d
uTor& SI& GSm1Y%n fGH@M,2aH lI@ i@&5 'io" Kin .ra
My''H J9AaSon. i4th ; I7l II.
Joss0h Lttman p 7i < !>tI i.':s .t GT %nd F Finn
p.
dsoTse WIiisms' leii2sS fom5ard <5 S5a d. st and
Jane: II Maone. 25it 5SGp 'Is Ism st. st. and Elz.
HaT2% ngS'n shieGsF IL 4Gs 21t2 TSrS : Mole s.
JACK KrSE:w, siI!2s '7tSh' st.. and Ida
abeth a. Green. I70o MprshaI IT. '1''"
''Hn Wlrj j., %"1nnoH n3o 27+7 FranN[[?rd ave, and
''H!r,cs II Eu.mer, .;&ooa Wajnu' ST.. "a and
IT, Ii"i S%ih "HV'' N,gora .ttrrurr, W. Phiiu.
''If'~T 1;%,. r,,a VI. A'rr %'2' HIr Alr s.; and
t19";sey r .':@ @52 S SnHrIGsn nI2 st. st. and sara"
@ me- rrSsn% rr%s4mSn ~! i.a@ aTEI Tar&s| &% and Min
''Ii, ,tr" T-"TzcH ~ C9ttman St, and Alma
E1%%s II. zSeJ%f 57$7 FioroH%s @%T'@s awe S%s' and
Hsrths Osborne l3i55 5'tf Church nprSh S ST. and
Luther outray. 1921 Cathariii St. and Fan
,,d,Eor me N MIuSFaXEi Xo 7a& CgHr,:ti&n St,
an EITzabcth o?J MaTT9 SSSl $Gas a. sFTankIn ST. and
Thomas Graham. 1894 y. St!llman St. and
Eitc'G sraTsf,3 rnrs3hy. ,3 l@st n StIman St
j., Jones, 1913 Werner st. "''u "'''''e
" I,It9m lsYt,mnh J. G,c, GMamGc, 1907 Walnut st, and
\nIrcw Manas,, l4i5 $. 10th ST.. ana Steut
Anar0ns'on. il5 5 10Th st ''''''
'rur" r. H"wd N. S"3 s Sist ., a,4 .
.MHr!on G.. Carr ok 5uI5 ChJnc.li"r' st an"
- ,I,lam \; I".s,', ,Hd27 \. Oaklyu st. and
!. T.. Myers. 2ia7 y I.aWTenc, st ,,, /,
H. AMcch,. 900 w. Cumhcrand st, St, ''
"IM N'S. ~" I"EngSton st. ana Rosu
FIGLmnard - Itcnd"I, 1888 $. Taylor st.. and
,E.oreEDe &Sirnwnld; 1900 y. I3th st "'''
NDrhm T. Block. 1851 n WaIrlnpEnr OF
and Anna II. Brennan, 53Is y. Canine az AZ
sen amin L4skIn, 623o Spruce st and Re.
''c'' r. h'heFman 0O7 w. Upsal st.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14
DEAN OF WHARTON
FOR 4 TURNBACK
Emory R. johnson Testifies for
/ P. R. T. Against Critics
Of New System
PATRONS ALSO ARE HEARD

DR.. Emory r. Johnson. Professor
Al Transportation and Commerce and
Dean of the Wharton School Of the
University of Pennsylvania, testified
before Public Service Commissioners
Clement today in City Hall that tho
inconvenience cntailed by the elevated :
subway turnback was more than offset
BY the good TO the greatest number of
riders
Numerous othe witnesses were also
presented by the =. II. T.. represent
ina various districts in West Phila-
dcIphia and west of Fifty ninth street.
The former were uniform in their
declaration that they benefited by bet
Ter service under the new system. while
the latter said their own selfish desires
in the matter had been subordnated
10 the welfare of the majority.
Thomas Raeburn White. chief of
counsel for the complainants against
the turnback. succeeded in cross
examination in making several of these
witnesses contradict themselves. One
man. real estate dealer, said the
rapid growth of West Philadelphia was
due to the frequent service of the
elevated line, and later stated. In an
sver TO Commissioner Clements Ques-
tlon. that the development of the sec
ton surrounding Sixty ninth and Mar
ict streets, would be unaffected
whether there we're fifty or one hum
dred trains day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14
JERSEY TO APPEAL
S-CENT FARE DECREE
Will Garry Case to U. S. Su-
preme Court-EdWards De-
nounces Decision
STATE RIGHTS ARE INVADED

An appeal TO the Suprcme Court OF
tbo Irnitod stotes unon .bo tuo,,o,, foro
'"e o"i'eu -, H'a'ea upo'' '"e 'ro,.eS i"i
question VIII oe taken oS the state Oh
New Jersey and various New Jersey
Municipalities II is declared today.
MI na.io, os TodoroI I,,dao. w.t..
ne "ctio', Vi 'ue'"' '"''seS " ooi,'S
and hellstab, VINO heard the trolley
cases and fixed the eight cent fare
Judge Davis dissenting-is called n
violation of State rights. The action
Of the Judges Wooley and RaIlstnb in
overriding the decision of the Public
Utility Commission in allowing the
pnblic Cervice Railway nm eight cont
fore 10 vigorously denounced nv Cover
nor Edwards.
m. ro soou,l A.. .....
Inc u9Veamor t Ia5 usc,aeu 'nuI .i S.n.e
of tbe tribunal He is wiliing ba said
todoy to allow IN item from, sho ener.
ooncy end of tbo state to INV the nv
5enss Of nrint;np Tho Pnbijc Sarvice
coso IN orfer n Garry nm anneoI 70 the
SmnromoO ~ Comrt ~ ths tTnitod Stotos
sup '"'' o",I y. A. ,'"vIs' ~,
- n unanimous Vote Oh lne otate rouse
commission Is ,t;E mecesSarE 10 I,nNc an
emergency applopl lhtiom, 80 tlIS ptu-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14
KIdn Wizard UL;
Escapes GriLLing

Continued from Pare One
written on a scrap of hotel stationery
which set forth that Colonel William
j. Simmons was found to be suffering
from acute bronchitis together with ex-
haustion, and there was, a tcmpera
ture.'
Representative Upshaw elaborated
this for the benefit of the committee
and newspapermen.
Il saw Colonel Simmons this morn
ing" he said. Left him looking like
n dend man. He had been splitting
blood Ho rested comparatively well
last night, but had paroxysm of
coughing this morning and is far from
we'll"
He handed the doctors certificate to
the press table-not to the committee.
Think Collapse Was Staged
Members Of the committee EXPRESSED
The opinion privately today rhat the
'ColOneis' collapse yesterday was
staged" for their benefit. They did
not take it seriously when 1t occurred,
nor were trey convinced BY tho ply
siCian's certificate today Of the serious
ucss of the "Coloncl's' indisposition.
1t was not questioned officially. how
ever. and was acCeptCd as justifying the
EostpOncment' of the hcuriuy.
Colonel Simmons has been somewhat
of an enigma to the committee thus far,
ns have some of the arguments he has
presented. He stressed the point that
the Ku Klux Klan is mot anti Cath
Olic, anti Negro or anti-Jcw." If il is
not, the committee would like to know
what it is, and what is its purpose.
Another point which intrigucs thc
Investigator is the element of mystery
or secrecy in the Kan. Its ritual and
all official documents arc on record IN
the copyright Office Of the Congressional
Library. and were likewise laid before
the committee by Colonel Simmons. The
oath also is public property.
Apparently everything tho Klan is
and has done has been brought under
publiC scrutiny. the only thing not made
public being the list of its members.
Mystery Hides I'm Masks
In view of this situation. the commit
tee is at Il loss to understand why
klansmen should regard the Klan ms
u Secret ORDER and parade in masks.
unless to cOnc"@l their indivilual ilcn-
titics. And If tn" Kan is not q 'law-
lc'S organization. hut. on the contrary.
- OIHulllh'u 10 upnOIn thC law and
its objects through orderly
processes, then the committee is unable
To understand why its members shorId
wish to conceal their Identifies.
1t is emphasized that other fratcrnai
orders keep their rituals secret, but
make their membership public through
the wearing of insignia of various
kinds. The Kan proceeds ON the re-
verse principle, guarding its member
ship from the public, hut giving away
all of its "secret" work.
This reduces it, in the opinion Of
some members of the committee. to a
TERRORIST organization, whether ac-
tua,ly engaged in unlawful practices
or not.
Colonel" Simmons, in his argu-
m"nt declared the KIan did not counte-
nance acts of violence and had revoked
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14
Man Hit by Trolley

James McRndlcy. 443 Price street
Germantown. was taken to st. Luke
Hospital yesterday suffering froI
bruises of the head and body. He wa
struck by a street cur at Ridge and MIA
vale avenues.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14
FIND WOMAN GUILTY IN
ROOSEVELT NOTE CASE
Jury Decides Mrs. Burkett Forced
CoIonePs Name to PAPER

New York. Oct. 1i.--Mrs. Emma
r. .Burkett, Of lIllsdalc, Ind. yester =
day was found guilty by a jury in Cen
eral Sessions Court of forging the name
of former President Theodore Roose
welt to note for 500 900.
The jury. which deliberated four and
oone-half hours. recommended her to
the extreme clemencv of the Court
Judge Alfred J.. Talley announced h,
would impose sentence October y.
The Court brought out:
That handwriting experts hal
termed forgery the signature ON the
rotc. which the defendant asserted she
lad obtained from the former Pgc,i
dent at the Republican National Con.
y"ntion in Chicago in 1912 in irrurn
for loan.
That DR.. Perry NJ. Lichtcnstpin
physician at the Tombs. where Mrs
Burkett was imprisoned. had testified
she was a paranoiac.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14

or suspended the charters of local
Klans wherever It was found such acts
had been committed by members.
He asserted numerous assaults and
crimes committed against individuals by
men masked in Klan regalia we're not
the work Of Klansmen, but Of i'm
posters, and cited the action Of the
Imperial Councilium in offering rewards
for the apprehension of the perpetrators
as evidence of the Klan's good faith In
! upholding the law.
Wizards Arguments UncOnvincing
His arguments, however, have left
the committee UnCOnvinCcd and GnXiou"
for further explanations. II Is believed
much additional information can be
| elected through cross examination of
| the Colonel" when he again takes
| the stand.
1t cannot be forecast definitely that
the Rules Committee will report n resO-
luton for n congressional investigation.
though this seems probable at the pres
Cnt time.
Committee Wants Full Light
Sentiment in the committee appar-
emily favOrs full development of all
the facts concerning the Kan. Tw"
questions to bc determined before such II
resolution Is reported TO the House for
action arc: First. whether the Klan
appears in fact to have violated or en-
outraged violations OF the Federal law.
and second, whether it Is inimical TO
the peace and welfare Of the country,
exciting racial Tnd religious hntreds.
If an investigation is ordered 1t L.
regarded as probable il will be con-
Quoted by n sub committee of the House
Judiciary Committee. Of which Repre-
sentative Andrew j. Nolstcad Is chair
man.
"Colonrl" Simmons demonstration
't the conclusion Of yesterdays hear
Ing. when he dropped to his knees and
subbcd for the sins of bis perYcCutors.
dId not have the effect on the committee
which might have been anticipated. J..
left them cold and unrcsponsivc. su~-
iCious rather than sympathetic.
Whether tho breakdown was gcnuin"
or not. it had too much of the ap-
rcarance Of stage drama to awaken tho
emotions of Witnesses. The committee
was Of the same mood today.
It Is hardly expected. in view Of the
physiCian'S statement, that a hearing
will 90 neId tomorrow.
When "Colonel'' Simmons docs ap-
pear again tho committ"" wants him to
come before 1t in good condition. pre-
pared to answer questions without
- king periodical APPOINTMENTS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14
"Old Guard" Gone;
NeJU Senate Leaders

Man In the Street Order

!
If nobody seems great today it is be :
cause nobody has this sureness.
Man In the Street Order
The newer group is more of the man
IN the street order. They are products
or the direct election. not of that in -
iiucncc with controlled legislators and
saw to 1t that it was ably represented
at Washington. Curtis is quite simulc
and quite crude. He is clear product
Of Kansas.
His is not n mentality of high or
der. lie is shrewd with a sort of rural
shrewdness. He is the best politician
In the upper house. He has the great
est card catalogue of voters in the
world. His method is of the direct
persona contact order which prevails
IN small communities.
lie knows the Senate better than any
one else. But his mind does not rise
in how this Senator or that Senator
will vote and what can be done to of-
rect his decision. On questions like
these h" has an immense sense of real
ity. Vie never fools himself lie is
an election district captain risen to a
high place.
Watson is snowy. He thinks he is
great politician. His colleague, Harry
New, thinks he isn't. 1t is a great is
sue in Indiana, where politics is the
breath of every ones life.
Watson Big and Picturesque
Watson is an oratof. He rolls out
periods with immense fluency. He is
big and picturesque. People like him.
fle STANDS half way between the old and
IN NOV h.
halfway people always reap in periods
Of transition.
Kenyon looks like statesman. lie
is of the newer order and is of the
progressive tradition. He takes reform
seriously. He stands for certain
idealism in public life but lie has never
.c"n man of great force and courage.
ldcaIists In politics never are. They
have to compromise too much, and thus
are never sure of themselves. He is in
herently Democratic, the product of a
state that was swept further toward
popular government than any Eastern
ever has been.
Lenroot Is not so easy to catalogue.
He has served in the Senate only
short time and has risen TO influence
with remarkable raridity, being helped
~ his experience in legislation gnned
IN tn" House. Having larger mind
ttnn any Of his associate in the now
group. h" has more of nntional poinr
.: view. Coming from the inirriur.
hc Ntl' can zee foreign relations. an
important test.
You do not see anything like order
coming out of the new leadership, |
Neither do YOU see a restoration of tic
legislative branch of its old place of
influence in the Government of the
country. But one may set over against
the weakness Of the Senate certain
weakness of the Executive, which seems
to have passed it's climax under vii
son.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-14
Buffalo "Movie" Bandits Get s17ot

Buffalo. Oct. 14.-Two fashionably
dressed young men robbed the cashiers
oficcS Of two motion picture houses
within half an hour yesterday and es-
capped with S1700 in cash. At the Elm
wood Theatre the pair bound two women
and three men, broke open the safe and
took $500 Shortly afterward the
same robbers entered the Victoria Thea
tire, similarly disposed Of two char
women. opened the safc and took 5000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
so. PAC. HAS GOOD YEAR
Operating Revenues for 1920 Show
Gain Of 1873 Per Cent

New York. June 29.-Total railway
operating revenues of the Southern
Pacific Go. and its subsidiaries for 1920
aggregated S2N2 269. .504. an increase Of
$40 2,G12.232. or l7.7S per cent. over
tho previous year. according 10 the do
tailed report Of tn" system issued today.
Total railway operating expenses of
S242. 13.1 100 increased SI3. T2S .G1S, or
2S.52 per cent, leaving net railway
operating income of S2l .312 .344. a de
crease of $1S,3G4, ,724. or 4G. 2S per
cent.
The constant growth of expenses is
disclosed in the 0porating ratio. This
amounted to SJ.71 per cent in 1920.
against IS.G1 per cent in 1919. 73. 43
per cent in 1918. and only G2.1S per
cent in 1917 Maintenance Of cuuip.
m"nt alone increased slightly over "a
per cent. and the heavy increase Of
traffic expenses resulted chiefly from
th" rogainng of traffic diverted while
the road was under Federal control.
Current assets of the Southern Pacific
system, including cash approXimating
$4,000 900. show large increase over
the previous year. Included in this
account ar" materials and supplies of
IN" company : oil properties, which are
listed at $40, ,2G3.3J9. against S1.:EJ5. III
in 1919.
Current liabilities include loans and
bills payable of $1,000. 600 and an in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
TRADE RECOVERY SLOW
Head Of Local Reserve Bank Sees
Few Sians of lmprovement


Summarizing business conditions in
the Third Reserve District. Richard l..
Austin. chairman of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Philadelphia, says:
Normally active trading did not de-
velop during the last month, and few
signs of Improvement are apparent i'll
the business world at this time. Buy
crS in all lines are cautious, Contining
purchases for the most part 10 goods
needed for immediate consumption. and
placing future orders of only limited
size.
mot all industries. indeed. are fa-
vored with even restricted future buy
ing. iron and steel being a notable eX-
ample The last four weeks have been
one of the worst periods ever expert
enced in that business. The demand
suffered further relapse, prices de-
clined in spite of the attempted stabili-
zation. and production schedules were
reduced to n point less than - per cent
of the industry's capacity. Shipbuild-
ing plants are in the throPs of still
greater depression no new orders are
being received. operations are confined
to the completion Of ships already under
construction, and many old orders are
being cancelled.
The demand for petroleum, both
crude and refined. is poor. and that for
bituminous and anthracite coal but little
better. Building operations are still
hamperod by the strike IN the aIliGH
trades and. as result, sales or buIII-
ing materials are small. IcXtii'S arc IN
n much better position. but th"ir con
dition has not improved Slnc" last
month. six goods are moving IN good
volume at firm quotations, ana IN" raw
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
8 Seconds

The Keystone Telephone
Company's automatic equip
ment makes it possible for
subscribers to connect with
each other in eight seconds.
To finance the installation of
this equipment the Company
issued
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
Hurley Machine Cuts Dividend

Chicago. June 20.-Hurey Machine 4, Co.
has declared a quarterly dIv.urnd Of 5uo
as compared with the last previous dividend
declared three months ago DivlI~ud !> pay
able July 7 to stock OF record June -.
The regular quarterly dividend Of ia per
cent on the preferred stock was declared
payable July | to stock OF record June -.
Directors OF Hurley Machine CO. say; "Whil"
earnings for this year have "uualod dtvi-
denda paid heretofore, 1t was thought b"st
to reduce rate in order to conserve the com
pany's cash resources
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Hart. Schaffncr e. Marx quarterly l per
cont on common, payable August 81 to stock
OF record August 90
Northern States Power Co. quarterly IN
per cent on preferred. payable July 20 to
stock Of record June 80.
ElGn National Watch Co. quarterly > per
Julv u.
HodSman Rubber, quarterly ~ per cent
on preferred, payable August | to stock Of
record July II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
American Ice on Per Cent Basis

Co. has declared quarterly dividend OF
~ per cent on the common stock. placing
II on Q per cent basis. and the regular
quarterly dividend of III per cent on the
preferred. both payable July % to stock Of
record July s. Since January. 1920 the
company has been paying l per cent quar-
terly on the common and paid ! per cent
rXtra in january Of this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
earnsdaII Corp. pefers Dividend

Barnsdall Corpora tion deferred action on
the quarterly dividends on the and.
shares due at this time. Quarterly dis
tribut! ons OF 2h per cent have been made
on both OF these issues for some time. the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29

crease of $2i ,416,50 in the company's
capital stock. Total corporate surplus
of $2S7 ,617, ,06S shows an increase OF
S12, ,72S BOG
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NEW YORK BOND SALES
Of Individual Transactions on New York Excanr,

N Yk Cent? BlRep'c c 5s 'O4, Third Ave 4s
Shore avs 1... so 5..... As
b.... G1 lRIo Grande & 2..... J5
N Yk Chi & 81 W'n cit As Underwater OIL
Louis As 2 so Co ct Ghs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
Eureka Pipe Line Reduces Dividend

Oil City. Jun: 90 Eureka Pipe Lin" has
declared dividend Of 50 rayaMa August
reduction Of 81 from the amount paid three
months ago.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Nine Boys Pass
Swimmers Test;
3 Life Savers

Out of 80 boys that entered the
swimming tests starting at the Y
M. G. A. and for which buttons
and medals will be awarded tC
those who pass, nine passed the
swimmers test and three passed
the partial test for those who wish
to qualify as life savers.
The partial test for life savers,
/ which will be carried out within
the next few days, includes a 100
yard swim on back without NOV
ing the arms or hands, and imrne-
diately after 100-yard swim,
using any stroke. Frank Baker,
Paul Deyer and Ralph Baker were
the only one who succeeded in
passing.
In the swimmers test, where the
contestants were required to
swim four lengths of the tank and
thenone and one-half lengths on
the back, Jack HARRISON, Cleo
Seeley, Bernard Kafoury, Bernard
Richards, Charles Hageman, Cur
tbs Seeley, John George, James
Fargo passed.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Gardner Makes Escape
From McNeiI's Island

for the same offense as Impyn,
participated.
Bogart was shot and recaptured
and is in the prison hospital, pos
sibly fatally wounded.
Warden Maloney and his depu-
ties were confident Gardner had
not escaped from the island unless
he had confederates who were
waiting.
Holiday Offers Chance.
The break of Gardner and his
companions took place at 1880
O'Clock in the morning. The con-
victs had been given a holiday for
Labor day and about ESQ of them
were watching baseball game be-
tween two prison teams.
Gardner. Impyn and Bogart had
contrived to seat themselves to-
gether at the extreme rear of the
crowd of spectators. The trio had
evidently made careful prepara-
tions for the attempt and timed
their movements to the second.
They waited until a tense point
had been reached in the ball game
and then suddenly bolted. Gard
ner was the fleetest Of the three
and reached the barbed wire $50
yards distant several yards in adj
vance of his companions. He had
stolen q pair OF pliers from the
prison tool shop and, whipping
these from his pocket, he used
them SO quickly that he had cut
an opening through the fence be-
fore his escape was noticed, the
prison officials state.
Guards Open Fire.
Impyn and Bogart, however, had
scarcely got away from the crowd
before the guards saw them. In
an instant pandemonium reigned.
Half dozen guards opened fire
on the fugitives while the rest of
the officers directed their atten-
tion to keeping in check the pris-
oners, many of whom, seeing the
gap in the fence, started to surge
toward 1t.
Impyn and Bogart fell at the
very threshold of liberty, but
Gardner wormed his way through /
the hole in the fence and sprinted
for the woods, braving fusillade !
Of bullets from the guards guns. /
1t is only short distance from
the baseball field to the woods and
Gardner quickly disappeared. !