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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
Mayor Puts an End
to Sign Agitation
Continued from Page One

tiSiug from it, and then gone back home
10 exploit it.
The Mayor went on to say that tho
question uE electric signs on City Hall
had boon frequently raised. He said he
had denied the privilege Of erecting such
Il sign to wClromo the Knights TcmpIar
during their last convention in this city,
and that he would be forced TO rcfu'c
permission for welcome sign at the
coming Odd Fellows convention. II"
,uid hc had also been approached by
Sim F"jucrs desiring to have sign
placed ou tjtl Hall.
"No sign was authorized to greet
Cardinal UouChorty," he said, "and no
sign will hr put up. and YOU can un-
drrStaul why III" Mayor was pecvcd
when certain persons shot off in news
papers something based on misinformo-
ti"u.
No Sign Authorized
lie th'nturnrd to Director tort"lyou.
whu will be assistant marshal Of tn"
">iInnt parade" to the cardinal. and to
CIi"f Mel I.uugnlin. of the Elcctrcal
Rur"nu. aud asked them If they had
nuthor2rd any sign in welcome t" I'll"
cardinal "u city Hall. They replied that
tucrc had been Il" such authorization.
'Thor" is Nh" answer 20 the state
ln' ~ NNI'N WIS SnOt on III Wv H'NS
papers" said the Mayor turning To tho
delegation.
II viii wcIcom" the cardinal aS |
would WrIr"lno any prominent person
uho hae distinguished himself rs II
phImdclpnnu. and | will issue n per-
nit for parade
Samuel \. Wilson. president Of tho
pru'Cstnnt Federation, and spokesman
for the delegation. then said:
"Nlr. Mayor, We re gln dto hear Your
pttitudn We never raised a question
u' y"ur right to receive the cardinal
nut what We object to was this sign
being madc in City Hall.
where did YOU get the ini"rmation
thar ign was mndc at the haIi inc
Mayor asked.
From Evan u. Lewis, a member Of
thi~ drIngaton." Mr.. Wilson replied.
Mr. Lewis Saw Sign
Mr. Lewis then stated that h" and
friend had gone To the basement OF
, City Hail and had there seen sigu
! one foo, wide and twenty feet I"nT
/ bearing the Our Cardinal legend
| Mr.. Lewis said he would take affidavit
/ that D." had seen the sign.
. "Thnr j. not necessary the Mayo,
! said. "Nou have given me plec" "'
4 llllIIINl I'Ill ''ll''l Hl''h
/ Nrpr IN tgnoruuce. | shall max" Il
further investigation of this, Mnn,
,uu ~ 60 10 the basement with 'hir)
. MrLuughln and So" If tn" sign Is sill
. there.
Director Cortclyou then rNplain"'
that sign, are frequently lent ,t'
,hurch,r and charitable institutions b'
. '.r ,Iy. prov Iod they paw III" cost &"
nut,rIal and labor. .,
Cn.f Mclaughlin admitted that th'
rr,} had lent cardinal ign to st
Agnes Hospital,
4 tho delegation left the Mayor
office each member shook the Mayor
hand commended him for his nttitud"
and laid il was the same as theirs.
Besides MIR. Wilson and Mr.. Lewis
the drlrgntiun included Francis M"na
min mud William Jameson, vie" pr"si
dents II the Protestant Federation
David Colund, representing tn" i. q
: If y; Luther :. Kaufman, prcsi
don't Of the True American Lrngu" DIR
Alfred &. Smith, member of the fru
American League, and Robert iiImur"
.rnrr muster Of the Loyal Orange In
l.Druliou.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
SONS AID MOTHER
IN FATHERS SUIT
Harkins Boys Testify Against
Parent, Who Asks Damages
Of "Other Man"
SAY SHE WAS DEVOTED

Her two sons. sixteen and seventeen
years old, Indignantly defended their
mothers character today ngninst the
fathers charges as tho chief witnesses
for the defense in tho Sl0,Onn suit ~
Media Of Thomas NJ. llarkins. GO3o
Do Lnnccy street. against Frederick q:
Jones. for alienation Of Mrs llarkins
affections. Jones was n boardcr In the
llarkins homo.
Both sons unninchingly testified to
their mothers fidelity to their cstrnnGcd
father. and to his alleged efforts to
dCfamc her character when hc met them
in Philadelphia following his departure
from the TIarkins homo in Pcnfi"ld,
Delaware county. in 1919.
John Hnrkins. the younger son, was
the first 10 testify.
Says lie Called Names
when my father loft our home in
pcnfeld in 1910" he said, 'hc com
moct him at Broad Street station, At
this meeting he called mother vile
names. ] told him he had no reason to
believe mother was leading double
life.
II told him she was just MS good and
true to us and to him as she had over
been, and that there was no justitica-
tion for his action in leaving home.
Cross examined by Howard T.. Han
mum, attorney for tho father. the son
admitted Jones helped his mother wash
dishes.
did he ever cook for hcr!" nskcn
Hsnnum.
"Ycs. hn did. the son replied.
That's nothing. do little of that
myself"
Caron IIarkins. the older son. So.
nior in the Haverford High School, was
unable to suppress his indignation when
he testified
II met my father in the Reading
Terminal in Philadelphia, he said,
'somc time after he left our home in
rcnfeld. lie summoned me.
Ellis whole conversation was 40 dis
graceful concerning my mother that il
made INC mad. ! walked away from
him and would no longer listen to him
"Heforc left linn. hc snid hr wa
not suing Jones for money, but fol
revenge"
This ended the testimony. and Han.
nun. summing MP for the plaintiff. dc
| cnrcd IInrkns had every reason to he.
| tiuus Uf his wife,
Says lie COmbcJ Hair
"llc could have had no other though
| than that his wife was untrue because
| he found Jones maSSaging his Wife
Lead and combmg her hair" the Httr'
ncy declared.
Abiding to Il contract mentioned il
the testimony by which il WAS said Il
have been agreed that Jones would hav,
| Il permanent homo with tho llarkin;
in return for aiding Harkins buy home
at Penticld, plaintiffs counsel sal,
"therc Is no third party in n matri'
moninl contract"
This man Jones offered that Ioar
as nn excuse to get into their hom'
and to destroy the love and affection
which Mrs. llarkins had for her hus,
band" the plaintiffs attorney declared
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
P. R. R. MARKS BIRTHDAY
Locomotives and Shopwhstles Blow
at Noon Of 75th Anniversary

The Pennsylvania Railroad is seven
ty.fve years old today. Every loco.
motive and shop whistle on the entire
system blew thirty seconds at noon
in celebration, and the American flag
was displayed at all stations, shops and
buildings.
According to figures made public by
the accounting department. the Penn
carried the equivalent Of one passenger
115 billions of miles and one ton of
frciGht $50 billions OF milos.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
HARDING TO lNTERCEDE FOR
u. S. PRISONER IN MOSCOW
viii Take Up Captain kilpatrick's
Case With Secretary Nuahes

Washington. April IS NHy \. ~
President Harding promised n dele.
CATION from Alabama which called on
him to-day to take M personally with
Secretary Hughes the cas-" Of Captain
Emmett Fitzpatrick, uf Inontown,
Ala. who is held prisoner by the Rus.
sian lIol>hC,iki.
The delegation. headed by Repro
scrlntivcS StcnGaIl aud Tyson, asked the
President +" int"rrcdr in behalf Of Cap
tain Fitzpatrick I" obtain his release.
~" was captured by the RulshCviki
last October. while serving rs n captain
of the American Rcd Gross IN south
Russia with Wrangcls army. and has
been sentenced to twenty years hard
labor at Moscow on the rhHrg" of hav.
ing taken up arms against tn" liolsh".
Wiki and nf acting ~ u secret agent Uf
the American GuvCrumout.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
JAIL DELIVERY FRUSTRATED
Woman's Confession Of Smuggling
Saws Prevents Prisoners ESCAPE

Uniontown, Pa. April 13.-Ry 4.
F.)-Frustration of an attempted dc.
livery at tho Faycttc county jail on
April became known today when
Warden W. Gorley announced that n
woman har confessed TO him to having
smuggled saws to prisoner.
The warden said that an investiga.
tion disclosed that four bars in cell
had been sawed through.
Two men, Sidney Stnhl and George
Monihan. the former serving four
months Jail sentence following convic.
tion on charge of the theft Of an
automobile. and the latter charged with
the theft Of furs. occupied the cell. The
woman. who gave her name as Miss
Mary Lyons, had visited Stnhl at the
Jail on numerous occasions, according
10 Warden Gorley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
TO DISCUSS Il" LEASE
Public to Be Given Chance to Give
Views on Proposals

: hcnring on tho proposed agreement
for the leasing of the Frankford elc.
waited and the Bustlcton line by the
city to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Co. will be held by Councils Trans
nor,atiOn Committee in Room 400. City
Hall. this evening.
The hearing will be public. Citizens
will be given full opportunity to express
proposed lease. which was recently
drafted at joint conferences between
legal and engineering representatives, of
the city and the company.
Sessions Of the hearing will continue
daily as long as necessary, it is under
stood
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
Mexico Faces New Uprisino

San Antonio, TeN., April l3.-Rc.
ports Of II revolution in Mexico, to be
gin May ., against the Obrcgon Gov.
rrnment have ben received by Govern
mont agents here from representatives
stationed at points along tho Rio
Grandc, it was learned last night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
DEATHS

PITMAN-At Vinccntown, y j. ArrII r.
Pitman, in her 10Th year. Funeral from
residence Of her son. A; r. Pi,man, yincen'
int Herment Columbus. n. J.. 032 a. M, train
from Philadelphia. will be met at Smith
vile. y. J.
O'SCII.lVAN aged IS. High mass of re-
qulem al the Lady Of Grace Church. South
Langhornc. Pa. Friday 10 n. m, Body may
Trevose Pa, THURSDAY evening. Interment
St, Andrews Cemetery, Sewtown, "a, ~
Of Joseph Meyer. 9OO2 y. Park ave. Rcla'
tIves and friends are invited TO attend tu'
neral services. at residence Of her daugnter'
day. p m. Intcrmcn private. West Laurel
Inn Cemetery. IA,
RFEVES, IL, LILY MCLEAN. VIE
~ Frank II Reeves Funeral services al
her late residence. 24l s. 46th st, Frlda!'
18th inst. 2 y. m. lnterment prlyate-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
Ex-KAISERlN'S FUNERAL
SERVICES APRIL II AND 19
Auousts victoria's Last Words Were
About Her Husband

Doom. Holland, April l3.-- Ry a.
pl~Thc body of former Empress Au.
rnsta Victoria or Germany. who died
here parly Monday. will lie in Doom
castle until Sunday evening or Mon
dny morning. The original intention
had been tn transport II from DoOrn
today for burial in potsdam. Funeral
services will bc held here Sunday and
in poisdam on Tuesday next, II was
announced today.
Paris. April 13.---(By a. PD--tn-.
ncarl services for the former Empress of
Germany have been delayed, according
to dispatch received here. II Is said
they will bo held at Doom Sunday and
at rotsdam next Tuesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-13
Wins 500 BetuUeen Menus

Just this side Of the century mark in
the limerick contest, John Anderson, of
Chester, played in luck. Howard c. Nc
Call Post No. 20, American Legion, gave
him the most votes for his last line to
Limerick No. 80, and now his wife is
thankful that he kept on counting syllables
on his fingers, Juggling rhymes between
rush hours, and burning up the old type
writer with last lines, between writing
menus for his brothers restaurant.
LIMERICK NO. 80
A movie fanatic named Flo
Sang out. "My. the drama is slow!
Longer thrills I've enjoyed
From the canned celluloid-
The seats are in tiers, so let's no."
The New York herald., 1921-12-14

ton-Wills fight were s72. tao. and It cost
s1oo.574.4S TO stage the bout. The Car
pentier-Levinsky battle realized $si ~. 20
at a cost of sllo. and the Herman
Lynch fight. the only profitable one run
by the club, brought In SO. .soS.74 at a
cost of sS3. 40-i2. It cost the club ST.
$3.50 10 lease the Central Opera House
in East Sixty-seventh street and the
receipts from Its operation totalled only
s., 3s5. 80.
Expenditures included $4,000 to Mr..
Borglum for sculptures for the club
house: si0i. .2s7.15 to the Goodwin Con-
struction Company. excavotors; s45. .S6S. 81
to Post & McCord for structural steel.
the location OF which the committee
states cannot be found; $4,000 to Will
liam III. Gompert. architect. which
amount has not been paid; 81, 76l 90 for
selling the gold debenture bonds; s29.-
723.@ for publicity and advertising; ST.
6S1.l2 for printing and stationery; $25.-
ol0.eS for office salaries and 5000 to
TEX" Rlckard as guarantee for the
Wilde bout which never materialized.
The auditors claim this latter amount
Is returnable, but assert Mr.. Rickard
has stated he is holding it to apply
against personal Indebtedness to him
of Mr.. Gavin.
s5,Io. which represents payments on
gold debenture bonds" refunded to fif-
teen former members who insisted they
be given their money back.
$142 Deposit in Dank.
On November 30 the International
sporting Club Corporation had t14263 on
deposit to its credit at the Central Union
Trust Company. The balance Of the
International Sporting Club, Inc. in thu
greenwich Bank was only $Sa2 the same
day, but Mr.. Borglum said this amour,
has since been raised to 81 800.
just how much of an equity the club
has in the Lexington avenue property,
which both Mr.. Boland and Mr. Borg
lun concede TO ba the only tangible
asset If it is such, was the question
which precipitated an extended argu-
fnent at the meeting Monday night and
still was unsettled yesterday. Mr.
Borgium placed It at 100000 and felt
this amount would meet all outstanding
obligations, including the architects
Tees, and leave the lub solvent provided
the bondholders would not demand the
interest or principal on their bonds.
Mr.. Borland's committee stated the
most tina. could be realized through a
forced sale OF the property would be
S475.000 and that would leave about
enough to pay the architect. There
might exist an equity Of $4,000. the
committee felt, If $4,000 now being
held in escrow to secure payments on
the first mortgage was released.
But the figures OF both Mr.. Borland's
audit and that made under direction of
Mr.. Borgium were meaningless to the
club members. They admitted being in
quanddry and asked II such were the
case what was to be done. II was the
latter suggestion that caused the meet
ing to extend into the wee hours of
yesterday morning and to end without
any definite action being taken other
than to appoint committee to look
after their interests.
The New York herald., 1921-12-14
MORE MONEY TO BE GIVEN
IN "MET" OPEN GOLF MEET
Association at Annual Meeting Votes to Increase
Club Dues From $15 to $25 and to Give
Larger Purse to Professionals

OF courses for the various champions
beyond receiving applications from a
number of the delegates on behalf OF
various clubs and then passing the mat
ter along to the executive committee for
action. In connection with the anna
teur event, however. 1t was decided that
New Jersey was entitled to a show
ing. inasmuch as the meeting had not
been held in that section since 1914.
A motion to this effect was carried.
Several clubs in Long Island and West
chester had requested the association 70
consider the merits of their clubs and
links. but the motion left only Deal,
Lakewood and Knickerbocker to con-
test the field. The final selection was
left to the executive committee.
In his speech of thanks and accept
ance Mr.. Douglas promised the U. S. G.
A., which was represented at the meet
ing in an unofficial capacity by its
president, Howard +. Whitney, and sec
retary, w. D. Vanderpool. that The
NJ. G.. A. would continue Loyalty TO
follow the parent body in it's efforts to
work for the best interests and tradi-
tions of the game. The former cham
pion also had several constructive sug-
gestions to offer, one OF them being for
more recognition for the budding golf
ing talent OF the metropolitan district
Mr.. Douglas suggested that this year
the association should add another day
10 the Junior tourney, that extra day TO
be devoted to foursome or fourball play
in which the stars OF the district would
participate by way of encouraging the
minors.
BY way of backing UP his pledge OF
loyalty Mr.. Douglas called upon the
metropolitan clubs to send as many del
egates as possible to Chicago for the L.
5. @. A. annual meeting, to be held OIL
January IL. He announced that 1t was
the intention to run two special coaches
on the Twentieth Century Limited, leav
ing on January IL. and that this had
made provision for eighty golfers from
New York and district attending the an
nual conclave of the national body.
The following officers were elected:
President. Findlay S. Douglas. Apa-
wants; Vice-President, Charles V.
Benton. Hudson River; Secretary.
Charles w. O'Connor. Essex County
Treasurer. Alfred S. Bourne. National:
Executive Committee. the above officers
and David II. McAlpin. Morris County;
Gardiner W. White. Nassau: Reginald
NJ. Lewis. Greenwich; Oswald Kirkby.
Englewood and Louis Livingston.
Garden City.
The New York herald., 1921-12-14
BY KERR N. PETRIE.

More money for the professionals In
the neyt open championship Of the Met
ropolitan Golf Association was promised
last night at the annual meeting of
that organization held In the Racquet
and Tennis Club. The promise to
make the purse a little more attractive
for the salaried brigade arose out Of
tho discussion on an amendment to the
constitution which had for It's purpose
the increasing OF the annual dues to
member clubs from SIS to s25.
Findlay S. Douglas. formerly national
and metropolitan champion, the newly
elected president, introduced the subject
by saying that while all realized that
golf was costing the individual more
than it was felt II should do, it was
felt at the same time that as the pro-
fessionals had taken out OF the last
open championship not much more than
they had put into it in the shape OF
entry fees II became the duty OF the
association to make the purse little
larger.
The retiring president, K. Mortimer
Barnes OF Piping Rock. as one of the
executive committee which had intro
duced the amendment 10 the delegates,
said that It had been felt by the officers
of the NJ. G. A that the organization
was not giving as much money TO the
professionals as certain clubs. and that
in consequence the championship did not
always command the best players in the
United States. He said that the M. G.
A wanted the best OF the pros to COM
pete In this event. The association felt
that its annual title tourney ought to
be ''bang-up A No. 1" affair and should
attract the best talent IN the land.
James T. Souttar. the retiring treas
urer. who also is president of the Con-
necticut State Golf Association, added
the weight Of his argument to that OF
Messrs. Douglas and Barnes. remarking
tha, it was no intention OF the Metro
politan Golf Association to have its
prizes sneezed at and compared with
hotel Journeys, an ignominy to which
they mad been subjected by several OF
the experts. There was no dissenting
voice. and, while it has not to be under
stood that the entire amount of the
increase Is to be given to the open cham
pionship. this event is assured a more
attractive purse than was offered last
year. when Bob Macdonald won the title
and first money at Siwanoy.
No action was taken on the selection
The New York herald., 1921-12-14
INTERNATIONAL CLUB
$1,M3,478 IN HOLE
That Sum Is Literally
Buried in Proposed Lex
ington Avenue Site.
S146.01 LEFT IN BANK
Apparently Hopeless Finan-
cial Tangle Is Revealed
by Audit.
NO CHECK ON MONEYS
Members Hear Report and
Trust Future in Hands
Of Committee.
NO CHECK ON MONEYS

Audits Of the accounts Of the Inter
national Sporting Club. Inc. made
since William A. Gavin, the organiser,
returned to his home in England.
show a total Of s1.o13.47s.50 literally
was buried in a hole at the southeast
corner of Lexington avenue and
Forty-ninth street, where an imposing
clubhouse was to have been erected.
The 1.7oo odd members Of the club
paid this bill to the tune Of $3.50. 900
in $500 gold debenture bonds" for
all of which they can show merely a
piece Of property variously valued at
from 100000 to 100000, but against
which there are mortgages totalling
$425. 900.
This in substance was the result of
the investigation made by a. special
committee. headed by Frank A. K.
Borland. the report of which was sub
mitted to 400 Of the members at the
meeting in the Commodore Hotel Mon
day night Mr.. Borland summarized
the investigation by telling the mem
bers, "We have been a pack Of suck
ers." He hinted that the affairs Of
the club may be the subject Of lihga-
ton against not only persons who
-nave been officers, but banking in
stitution Of this city. through which,
he charged, checks to a total of ap-
proximately $4,000 passed without
Endorsement.
So questionable is the financial status
Of the club that the expense Of the inves-
tigation conducted by the committee,
which total $1,000. will have to be met
by passing the hat" While the audit
made for the committee by Townsend.
DIX e. Pogson merely showed receipts
totalling $1,154.S27.1o and expenditures
OF s1.154.7S1.09, leaving balance OF
Sl46.o1 in bank. an audit being made by
Hasking &c Sells for Gutgon Borglum.
the sculptor. who now is president OF the
club, indicate the liabilities and assets
equal each other or total about $l.40S,-
600. 1t is upon the latter that Mr.. Borg
The New York herald., 1921-12-14


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-10
WHEAT DROPPED OFF
 ON DISPLACEMENT TALK ABOUT GREEN BUG DAMAGE
By Associated Press

Chicago, February 9-Disparagement of talk about crop damage from green bugs in the southwest tended to make wheat prices today average lower. Tho market fluctuated rapidly and closed nervous at 11kc net decline to lhc ad- vance, with March s1.62 to S162A and May s1.52 to H.52A. Corn lost ssc to sc, oats 14c to %c and provisions Sc to l:c..
 Numerous messages making light of re- ports about green bugs led to profit talk ing on the part of many yesterdays buy CTS of wheat and caused a material de- cline at the start. It was said to be pre- mature yet to take such reports as se- rious. Buying later that was attributed to eastern shorts and to the northwest brought about a sharp upturn in connec- ton with predictions of general strike in Argentina and with signs that domestic milers were having some difficulty ob- taining supplies. The advance, however, appeared to be only of transient char acter. selling pressure having broadened out toward the last and causing fresh setback.
 Corn and oats paralleled the action of wheat. Bears put special stress on the increasing stocks of corn and on the ab- sence Nof any urgent demand
 Weaknes in the hog market had a de- pressing influence on provisions.