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“SR.ccntorcement of the Volstend Act. ///dom to ignore the Prohibition issue— es WH Order in Advance from Your Newsdealer To- NIGHT'S WEATHER—Fair, oe oe [*Cirentatio Covrright, 1920, by ‘The Press Publishing (The New York World). Che |“ Oirentation Books ee to Alt: ‘ee Seek to Dodge ie tarerencs to the | Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead Act. WETS ARE REASONABLE. cali | Uncompromising Drys, Led by Bryan, Want Straight Out Declaration for Prohibition. By Martin .Green. (Special Staff Correspondent of Th Evening World.) SAN FRANCISCO, June 24,—The wet and dry issue, which, despite all the efforts of the pussyfooters, ts | reajly the outstanding issue im the) forthcoming convention, is in a nice! comfortable jam to-day, Here, brief- iy, ts the situation; The out and out wets, led by friends of Goy. Edwards of Now Jer- sey, who has a considerable follow- ing, are in favor of pledging the Dem- ocratle Party to the doctrine of States rights in relation to the liquor | traffio—that 8, a platform plank de- claring against the corner saloon or any other kind of a saloon, and against whiskey, but in favor of al- lowing the manufacture and sale of wines and beers in States desiring such conditions under due process of | State lawe. _ The out and out drys, Jed by Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, want a plat- form declaration favoring the rigid Middle of the Roaders and the footers. want the Democratic gntion to avold all reference to heenth Amendment or the Vol- act, S$ ARE DISPOSED TO BE REASONABLE, ¢ first two factions mentioned are nest, and the first faction, led by vy, Edwards and his followers, ts sposed to be reasonable. ‘Tho third ction is composed of a lot of trim- ers, who are honest according to eir lights, and it Is beginning to look s though they are numerous enough the delegationa to force a-straddle lk the Prohibition issue, } Hit it comes to a yhowdown—to a { {]pint where the absolute wets can be ) Pbown that it is part of political wis- the wets will’ probably Ine up with the majority, because they are gener- ally practical politicians and amen- able to argument. The Bryan fol- lowers, the uncompromising drys, are | basically fanatics, and they will lead the fight in the Resolutions Commit- tee and the convention for a positive declaration on the part of the Demo- cratle Party one way or the other on the Prohibition qnestion. ‘They won't listen to the sort of rea- soning which is advanced by the pussyfooters. Anything but a straight vat declaration favoring the Eigh- eenth Amendment and the Voistead | Act will be regarded by them as an (mdorsement of the demon rum. |) But they are not strong enough, |from appearances at this time, to | carry their point, neither are the wets (Confinued on Twenty-first Page.) Classified Advertisers Important ! advertial! tor Core, Word Snotid be ts On « or ‘or Before Friday receding Palicetion j Mrs. THREE FACTIONS ON LIQUOR HGHTINGTT QUT AT FRISCO; ~ PUSSYFOUTERS MAY CONTROL es sommco : > TENNESSEE CAN LEGALLY VOTE ON SUFFRAGE Act- Tele- Stite Constitution No Bar, ing Attorney General graphs Gov. Roberts, 2. WASHINGTON, Jane CTING ATTORNEY GPN- A BRAL FRIBRSON has in- formed Gov. Roberts of ‘Tennessee that he can legally call a specta! session of the State Legislature to act on the Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment, |t was stated at the White House tosday. Mr. Fiterson’s forma! ruling was sent to the Tennessee Gov- ernor at thp request of President Wilson, tt was said. A clause in the State Constitu- tion provides that Legislatures ratifying a Federal amendment must be elected after the passage of the measure by Congress, This provision was nullified by the re- cent decision of the United States Suprome Court. WIFE PROCLAIMED FREE BY HUSBAND Sturgeon Introduces Letter “Relinguishing All Rights” in Separation Suit. A strange lette® addre ft mny conee records of th Matilda 1 applied to uires in a °To whom was brousht into é separation sult of Mra, urgeon to-day when she Supreme Court Justice Brooklyn for alimony and counsel fees, She auld sho had recetved tho letter from her husband. It reads: “I, Gordon Sturgeon, the lawful husband of Matilda Iris Sturgeon, hereby rolinguish all my rights to her, She now has the privilege of becoming « free, single woman, us I have proyen myself unfaithful to her. I take this important step to save her good ame before tt 1s too late. May God's peace go with her always.” Mrs, Sturgeon lives ut No. 1762 16th Street, Brooklyn. She says she blamed the -foster parents of her husband for changing hid attitudy toward her and causing the separation, The court re- served decis! CARDINAL LOGUE GETS A WARNING “HIS TIME IS SET” Aged Irish Prelate Declares He Is Grateful As It Gives Him Time, to Prepare, DUBLIN, June 24, ARDINAL LOGUE, Arch- C bishop of Armagh and Pri- mate of Ireland, declared while speaking at Maynooth Col- lege yesterday that had “ri celved warning his time was se The Cardinal declared he was grateful for this warning because it “gave him time to prepare,” adding: “[ have always tried to do what I could for my country, and have never consciously said a word to offend anybody, no matter what > | machine gun fire sweeping the streets | FIERCEFIGHTING IN LONDONDERRY; OAD NONI 13 re—Many Killed, Scores Are Wounded. HOSPITALS ARE TAXED. | | |Naionalist Forces Reported Gathering for Attack--Union- ists Await Them. | LONDONDERRY, June 2% (Asoo! | ‘ated Press).—Terror held sway here yesterday and last night, rifle and in the flercest fighting to develop thus | far in the clvil war which began last Friday between Unionist and Natlon- | alist forces, | The number of killed and injured | during the day had not been deter- mined, as It has been impossible to reach the scene of the veritable pitched battles in Bishop, Cross and Bofid Streets. It is believed, how- ever, that there were scores of vic- tims Hospitals are being taxed to their capacity in caring for those struck down by bullets firéd by the opposing factions, Five Sinn Feiners were killed by machine gum.fire employed to cover the femoval of several Protestants from Burrack Street, according to\a military statement Scenes of the most terrible de- scription were enacted here. Many streets were swept by a tur- derous fire for sixteen hours con- tinuously. A number of Sinn Ketners rounded Jup by the iniiitary had arms and pien- ty of ammunjtion, They were handed over to the police, Among those ar- rested was a priest, but he was re- teased, ‘The destroyer which urrived tn the River Foyle yesterday was forded to change tts berth egrly this morutng becaus snipers were firing at the warship. More British troops have arrived in this city. Four more deaths have uc- curred, bringing the total number of known dead up to thirteen, A womun named Mills was killed Jast night while standing in her own door, and William Rankin succumbed to wounds inflicted by Sinn Fein snipers who fired upon him while he was on is way to feed his horses, A burber named McLaughlin was killed this morning by the bullet of @ sniper who was firing at long range. John McKinney, who was wounded yesterday, died to-day. The body of commercial traveller, which was lying In the street where he was killed on Tuesday, was recovered during the forenoon, Wire barricades and trees have been thrown ucross the main road to Londonderry by factionalists, appar- ently in an effort tc hamper tho troops, Some of the telegraph and telephone lines leading into the town have been cut. The gas supply ceased at 6 o'clock this morning and the inhabitants In some sections were left in « serious (Continued on Twenty-fourth Page.) —_— TILDEN BEATS PARKE IN NET MEET ABROAD English Star Who Defeated Johnson Loses to American in Straight NEW YORK, THURSDAY, “JUNE 24; 1920, nannies ida kid aatiniveneiinte bnncsbobarvedibedtooioninnienpeeeeneaies " Cireu! Simmriihes as nn fefond-Ciase pon ta Open to All. Poet Ottice, "New Yorks DEMOCRATS FIGHT OVER THE LIQUOR ISSUE TO- MORROW'S WEATHER—Pa! Lay PRICE TWO CENTS |, omenente Miss dutérebn, ‘Woman in Black, z Who Figured BOOSH E9000 0006 in Elwell Inquiry WRONGED HUSBAND SOUGHT ON NEW ELWELL CASE CLUE ——— Theory Now Is Fhat Whist Expert Was Killed During Raid for Divorce Evidence, In the hunt for the guilty seph Bowne Elwell, while the District Attorney’s office confesses itseif up against a stone wall, the police are a long way from abandoning ahe trail Capt. Arthur Homicide Bureau and Capt, Walsh of the Fourth Branch Detective Bu- ry of the Thomas F. reau are sticking to the case with the |! utmost persistence, Day and night they have been fol- lowing every clue without let-up, and ho suggestion has been too slight for them to work upon where It appears | to have the least bearing upon a mo- tive for the murde The police a interviewing men who were associated with Ilwell socially, In a business way, in horse racing—in any manner. At the same time the examination of the women whose names were taken from Elwell's telephone list, ds quietly going on. This line of in- vestigation is considered by the po- lice one of the most important phases in the hunt for the slay They be- Neve that a woman Is indigectly re- sponsible for the slayef’s visit to the home of Elwell on Friday morning, June 11. One of the new theorles Elwell met death In-his home, 244 West 70th Street, June 11, a “divorce raid.” This seems to be based on a rumor that he had b followed on several occasions before by private detectives. Acca@rding to this story, if the detectives discov- ered anything that justified it, their (Continued on Second Page.) ~ Six (6) Bell-Anw, lef, For indigestion. now ts that No. hot water, Sure ree Won't forgot —Adve was his religion or polities. If 1 Sets. “© end, there will caries muse ae os Pgs WIMBLEDON, England, June 24.— ADD URHSIOANOR f0F.) ENON®: KS William T. Tilden of Philadelphia de- sponsible |fewted J. C. Parke, the British tennis No indication of the source of |star, in straight sets in thelr match the warning was given by the = |), to-day, In the British igwn tennis aged Cardinal ¢ jonship. The score Was 6—=3, Ne Wilsem Speech by Phone tv Sas! p. Norrts Williams, also of the Amer- Urancisce. foan te lefeated A, D. Craven, The WASHINGTON, Ju 24.—Reports lscore: T—3, 6—0, 6—1 from San Francisco that Presidont Wit-| | ing George, Mary, the son would addrogs the Democratic Na-) Buke of York, +Victoria, tional Convention on the long distance | Prince Heary Hon, Ca telephone were denied to-day ‘ut the | James Stuart, equerry to the King, Wale Hour, witneased the Tilden-Parke match, . * & EOE er { person and the motive in the murder of Jo-| during | R. R. WAGE BOARD |TO EXPEDITE AWARD Notifies President Wilson—Body Reported to Be Split Three Ways. WASHINGTON, June 24.—President Wiison has received a reply from the Railroad Labor Board in Chicago prom- ising to expedite the award in the rail- road wage controversy, was In reply to one sent by the Preal | dent A well cbnfirmed report in cireulatien in labor circles to-day aald the Railway Labor Hoard was divided three ways controveray, the Inbor out for an award whi comp y and the pu « tntives “thought. exorbitant, a company group refusing to concede the publle group held the wn award that reasonable. NO LULL IN LEVER | ACT ENFORCEMENT \ Riley Will Heed Only Interpreta- tion of Law by Attorney General Palmer. Chief of the Department Squad, declared to-day would enforee the Lever Act to ter, regatdiesa of any interpreta tlons or opinions of any ne other than | Attorney General Pals Ha iasued | this statement to correct any misappre- hensic which might be cats by the announcement yesterday at Washington by Howard A, Figg, special asaistant to Mr. Palmer, that he would announce a rulig a to what constituted n and what luxuries at a con prem morrow with representatives of the Na- tional Retail Dry Goods Assoctatior Mr. Riley said the Laver Act clearly | jdefined that which constitutes a neces- sary, and declared that no opinion of any peraon would bia Rogantir nUnITY, prose- outlons wi! FIRST TIME IN ONIOV yoRK £0. NIGHT! Y OBURNS WE THE ba. YAW i Yer aC BAL TABAILN, Over the Wihty Garden, S0ih a way. ade, (R, The mensages| | | Board of Dikectors of the @tutx Motor | Company, RYAN EXPELLED FROM EXCHANGE FOR STUTZ SQUEEZE Loses Seat for “Conduct Incon- sistent With Equitable Prin- ciples of Trade.” BIG SUIT. Is REPORTED. Broker Said to Have Filed} Three Actions Against *Change. | Allan A. Ryan, Chairman of the who figured prominently last March in the squeexe on Stock Exchange shorts in Stutz stocks, has been expelled from membership tn the “tor conduct t with just and equitable principles of trade.” The verdict was made known this morning after @ secret hearing yes- terday afternoon, Mr. Ryan was not at the hearing. The fifty-eight shorts were all represented, ‘ After Stuta stocks had been ruled off the Exchange, Mr. Ryan an- nounced that he had sent in his resig- Exchange inconsin' nation as a member of the Exchange, For that reason, he said, he refused to attend the Board of Governors’ so- called trial, When the decision was announced on the floor of the Btook xchange, the guileries were emptied and re- porters excluded. governors, a member later stated, wished to om ercise extreme against givin Mr, Ryan further grounds on which to redress action through the care base courte. Mr. Ryan gave out statement; “On June 16, last, in my answer ite the Board of Governors and to line qublle, T was able to forecast and therefore { announced in ad- vance the decision which they handed down to-day, acting behind closed doors. ‘This ts only another proof of what I have consistently declared.” a verrons ce que nows ver- rons,” Mr. Ryan concluded, In En- lish the French phrase means “We shall gee what we shall see.” ‘A report, apparently well founded, is circulating to-day that Mr. Ryan hos started three suits against the Board of Governors, one In which he asks damages of $10,000,000 on account of the Stutz controversy; another for additional damages of several thou- sand dollars because of the deprecia- tion in the value of his Stock Ex- change seat since he asked that it bs sold, and a mandamus to compel ‘the board to sell his seat ee VANITIE OFF FIRST IN 11TH TRIAL RACE Both Yachts Close Hauled on First Leg of Course—Breeze Freshening. NEWPORT, R. L, June 24.—Vanitie led Resolute across the line tn the start of the eleventh of the trial races be- tween the cup defender candidates here to-day Vanitie seudded across the line at 1.01.25 o'clock with club topsalia, jib» and fib Copsails broken out. The Rea- olute crossed at 1.01.60. Roth yachts were on the short tack heading south- southwest on the first leg of the course, which was 4 beat to windward. the following The yachts were sailing clone hauled, wel! over on thelr beams, ‘The light southerly wind eq olightly be fore the start of the . ~ Boycott Forces Ont Hunwarian BERLIN, June 24 ° Hungarian) Cabinet hag resigned as 4 result of the International labor union boycott of that untry, according to ® despatch from apeut to-day _ Six (G) Bell-Ans, hot water, Sure re~ let, Vor indigestion. Don't ¢orset—adre, | NLLIONS LOST TOINVESTORS: IN OIL BY MAIL'S MISUSE, FEDERAL INDICTMENT CHARGE Four Companies, Ten Brokerage Concerns and Fifty Individuals Accused of Gross Misrepresenta- tion of Properties and Dividends After Six Months’ Inquiry. Indictments charging fraudulent use of thé mails to promote oil, mining and other stock selling schemes were handed up to Federal Judge Learned Hand in the, United States Court to-day against four oil companie: ten brokerage concerns and about fifty individuals, The frauds, post office inspectors say, run far into the millions. Gross misrepresentations: regarding the oi) companies’ properties and the payment of dividends out of money obtained from the sale of stock charged in the indictments, THREE SHOTS CUT SHORT-:MUSIC OF THIS TROMBONE But Wisturbld Sleeper Finds Methods to Stop Early Morning Practice Too Drastic, NDOOR trombone players throughout ater Now York may read a lesson in the ex- perience of Josa@ph Grossbach, Ho lives at No, 409 West 90th Street. Also be plays the trombone there. In the same house lives Thomas Marimvich, who doesn't care much for trombones or the play- ers of thom, He was trying to fleop th's morning ate the same time Grossbach was trying aome~ thing on his #iiphorn, Marimvich stood jt as long.as he could and then he got his pistol and went up to Grossbach's room, He called the musician out into the hall and fired two shots at him as he fled, minus the trombone, down the stairs, Nelther shot was effective and Marimvich pursued the player into the street and took another shot at him. By thin timo the neighborhood Was Assembled and all started af- ter the player. Patrolman Perci- val Cassidy of the West ath Street Station brought things to @ standstill by arresting Marim- vich. He was held in $1,000 bail for attempted felonious assault and in $500 for having the pistol. He declared he felt justified In “scaring” Grossbach, which was all he wanted to do, Gross#bach was scared GREEK6 BEGIN NEW WAR. SMYRNA, Asia Minor, June 23.—The Greek Army began June 21 an offensive againat the forces of Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish Nationalist leader, according to.u statement issued by Greek Army headquarters to-da ‘The Greeks are meeting with success, the stateme dee “The en . concentrated in the vicinity of Ak-Hissar (58 miles north- east of Smyrna), was attacked both in front and flank movemen He with. drew in disorder and Ak-Hissar was Jed by our troops, Last night we continued the advance northward. An attack against Sallhli begun to-day. According to informat tven out at fi noe of the err allowed a ary measures iN ided upon at the Hythe con- day previous! MUNidaee mon Jersey Rates. Officlal# of New Jersey cities and towns in the metropolitan area to-day ived word th@ the Public Service mission at ‘Trenton, N. J.. had re- | (used an Hieation by the Public Ber~ view fas y that It be permitted to fix ny rate for gas, based on price it r oll, it’ was eati~ ted the rate might vary between $1 |and $1.35, The compaty Is expected to apply for a flat rate of $1 Fr 1,000 feet, instead of the flat $1.15 It now ls allowed to charge. i a ‘The companies indicted sre: Ranger Ol company,” W. P. Williams Qi! Corporation. Great Western Petroleum Cor- poration, Crown Oil Company. ‘ Brokerage indicted concerns, ar Curti No, 70 Wall Street. United Securities Company. H. Kent Holmes & Co. H. Morgan Pollak & Co. Thompson James & Co., No, 643 Fifth Avenue. Stickney, Rawlinson lough, Bost Grosaman, Sherman & Co., No. 7 Pine Street. George A. Lamb & Co., No. 220 Fifth Avenue. E. M. Fuller & Co., No. 80 Broad Street. Greenbaum, Bigelow & Green- um. Individuals ker & Co, indicted are Louls C.. Van Riper, Charles R. Morton, Johm R, MeLean, Ashley L. Holbrook, Will- fam P. Williams, John J. Kean, Thad<| cdward M. Hinshaw, .L” deux 5. Rice, W. Saunders, William C. Eyl, Heney M. Shumate, Joseph H. Byrd, H. More ran Pollok, Willlam H. Day, Daniel H, McKettrick, William E. Heffror,; Robert Stickney, John+V. Colclough, Alexander Grossman, Edward A. Ni lack” A. Nelson, W, H. Havin, Frank Werner, George A. Lamb, Samuel Fomund, David W, Rotheustes, Joseph Schoenberger, Samuel New. house, Maurice M. Goldberg, De Usfaluasy, Victor Fazy, Pike, M. Klein, Charles Friedburg, G, Graubart, E. M. Puller, W. F. MeGea, B, X, Dawson, B. V. Hole, CG 'D. Pratt and W. P. Wiliams. . INDICTMENTS FOLLOW Six’ MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION. The indictments include men from Maine to California and are the ré- sult of six months of country-wh effort on th part of Post Office In- apectors C. H. Clarahan of Chigagof” Il, E. A, Setiwab of New York, How- ard B. Mayhew and Oliver B, Will- lamson, There ay three other @ih stock companies to be indicted withha a few days, it was stated by Jerome Simmonson and Henry E. Kelly, Age sistant United States Attorneys, who are prosecuting the complaints. made by the alleged victims of the stogk promoters, in the case of the Ranger Ol) Com pany, the information contained ia the indictment charges that | the Ranger Co, Curtis, Pucker & Co, Van Riper, Morton McLedn and Ho}* brook sold Ranger stock from $1. ta $2.25 a share, having bought it for 20 cents also purported that they were cous tinuously drilling wells, whereas them had abandoned the one well thay started. The defendants also mite represented, the indictment stat, that tls stock was dealt in on Cum Market, Ranger stovle snl tie & share and that they one ee eens epee ee ea ee x