foVEKfffq LEDGER.-PHIIiAPELPHt, , THUBBPAY, SEPTEMBER , 17, IfllSy MACHINE STRANGLES WASHINGTON PARTY, DEAKYNE CHARGES forecasts Dissolution of Political Organization Un less Control Is Wrested From Flinn-Van Valken burg Combination. The direct charge Hint tlio Fllnn-Van Valltenburg machine Is strangling the . .. ..... nartv In Pennsylvania bv WisninB""' " ... .iUlih sinister political Jugglery was Jit this afternoon by William P. Dea-y-ne until May H the treasurer of the Washington party county committee. 1)ie substitution of Vance C. ilcCormlck 0T William Draper Lewis ns the null Moose nominee for governor was charac ttrlud as a deliberately planned sell-out tt the party to benefit tho Interests of th leaders. The dissolution of tho party . this State was forecasted unless the Fllnn-Van Valkenburg control can he thrown off promptly by tho better ele- ylta starting revelations of tho Inner Wasblngton rarty deals, made by Richard r. Quay, of Pittsburgh, and published In the Public LEDOEn this morning, Mr. n.akvne said, prompted him to give ex pression to the feelings which for a long time he has refrained from making P"Mr.' Quay," he added, "has voiced the sentiments of thousands of Progressives in Eastern Pennsylvania, and so well iras 1 pleased with his open break that I sent him a telegram of congratulation ii it li i Ciri tt, after I had read his statement In this morning's Public Ledoeb." far. Detkyn declared , that, although ho was bitter as any man would be "who dad been sold out, still his dom) nant feeling In the matter was one of sadness nnd regret that "men like Fllnn and Van Valkenburg, who until a year ago all believed sincere, had stooped to prostitute n movement snrunir from the noblest Bentlments of Its followers. Joining the Washington Party In 1912, Mr. Deakyne has been Identified with the movement since. Ofllclally only did he Sever his connection on May ,, 1914 when he resigned from the treasurershlp of the Washington Party County Committee and from the treasurershlp of the Progressive League. As one of the prime financial backcis of the movement In this city Mr. Deakjnc gaVo the party the use of the property at 213 South Broad street In the last campaign. He also turned 1421 Chestnut street over to tho Committee of One Hundrtd for a Mailing department. In 1912 lit also furnished tho head Quarleis, "The rehabilitation of the Washington party," he declared today, "rests with Mr. Quay, In him all slhceie Progics slvcs have confidence. We are onlv wnlt- Ing for him to sound tho call, nnd up wilt rnlly to his standard nnd lay the founda tions of a new, a real and sincere Pro gressive pnrty In Pennsylvania. Should ho not do this and should the rule of the Fllnn-Van Valkenburg Organization bo allowed to continue, the days of the Washington party In this State are num bered. "The duplicity of Mr. Van Valkenburg came to my attention early, But It was not until very recently that I could bo convinced that Mr. Fllnn was In tho same self-seeking, politically corrupt class. More than a year ago I Had William Wllholm, of Pottsvllle, bring Mr. Fllnn Into my omce thnt I might lay before him some of the under dealings of Mr. Van Valkenburg. "When nothing resulted from my ex posures I wondered why. Now I know. It Is because Fllnn and Van Valkenburg represent the same Interests, nnd ever since tho Inception of the Washington party they have been seeking nothing ex cept to advance their personal Interests." LUKE DILLON'S SON PAYS WITH LIFE FOR DEV0TI0NT0 FATHER Succumbs to Illness Aggra vated by His Labor Fol lowing Irish Patriot's Re lease Frorri Canadian Jail. Bobert Kmmetl Dillon gave up his life today at the Hahnemann Hospital, a sac rifice to the love and admliatlon he bore for his father. Itobert Emmett Dillon was a son of I.uke Dillon, the Irish patriot, who left his homo and friends In this city more than fourteen years ago and went tu Canada with two other men, where- he dynamited the Wclland Canal locks to prevent the Dominion from sending troops to light agnlnst the Hoers. Last July the elder Dillon was released as the result of years of effort by his friends. His son had been bedridden for weeks with nn Intestinal complication. Against the advice of his physician and the plendlngs of his family he got up nnd went to Atlantic City to take part In a family reunion In honor of his father. Two weeks later Robert Emmett Dillon came to his home at 2234 South Hem berger street and was put back to bed. Excitement had kept him on his feet at tho shore, but when he returned he col lapsed. Since that time he had been growing steadily weaker. About two weeks ago It was decided that to save his life It would be necessary to perform an operation and ho was taken to tho Hahnemann Hospital. After the operation Dillon failed to rally and this morning ho died. His body was taken to the home of his white- haired father, at 1412 South Thirteenth street Fourteen years In prison had ailed li break the spirit of Luke Dillon, but when the body of his son was brought homy today he bowed his head. The shock was more terrible to hint than (he sentence of life Imprisonment pasted on him fourteen years ago. Four brothers, a s'lster, the mother, :t wife and two children survive, besides the father. The mother Is now 00 years old She nlso Is white haired. She has recovered her husband and lost her son. Luke Dillon went to Atlantic City last July following his release from the Kingston Penitentiary for the same ren soi' that prompted him when he gave n fictitious name at tho time of his arrest fourteen years ago to shield his family from publicity. He made arrangements by telegram to meet his wife ami chil dren at a hotel he remembered having visited. When he got to Atlantic City he found tho hotel was no longer there. It hod been removed to make way for Im provements. The wife and children for hours searched the cltyfor the husband and father. They met by accident. Robert Kmmett Dillon then started out to do evrrythlng In his power to make his father forget his long years In Jail. Ho took him on his Mist automobile ride, walked with him for houts about the city, rind listened to the old man tpll again and again of his attempted exploit for Ireland, SON' WEAKENED UY DEVOTION. The result was that young Dillon weak ened himself beyorig hope of recovery. After Luke Dillon was nrrested, In 1900, the family knew nothing of his where abouts for years. He wrote to hlBswlfe fiom the penitentiary, told her of his life sentence, nnd suggested thnt as she would never see him again It would be ns well to mourn him ns dead. The chil dren never knew their father was alive until they had grown up. In his early manhood It was tho ambi tion of the young man who dlfd today to search for his father. He of all the chil dren and friends of the family never be lieved the patriot was dead, The funeral will be held next Monday morning with service In the Annunciation Catholic Church, and Interment will be nt Holy Cros Cemetery. Deiinlto plans have not yet been made, but It It prob able that a delegation of the Clnn-na-Gael avIII altend the services and follow the body t& the grave. This organization has much to do with obtaining the re lease of Luke Dillon from the Canadian prison. Robert Emmet Dillon was 35 years old FOREIGN ATTACHMENT WRITS Two Actions Brought Agnlnst George Brooks & Son Company. The Central Truit -4nd Savings Com pany In Court of Common Pleas No. 1, today Issued a writ of foieltfn attachment against Oeorge Brooks & Son Co , In which ball was fixed at $.12,W.12, and the Thlid National Bank nnd tho United States Fidelity nnd Guaranty Company, wero summoned as garnishees. A similar attachment aIo was Issued against Brooks & Son Co., by A. RUffer e. Cnhe Tn Mild f-nfl thn hnll won flxptl at K2,00S.7O, nnd the same Institutions were summoned ns garnishee. The cotln sel In tho case was Dickson, Bcltler A McCouch. CHARLES A. MEURER COMMITS SUICIDE BY INHALING GAS FAMILY ABSENT, HOUSE BOBBED aermantown Home of George H. Myers Ransacked During Vacation. Robbers entered the home of George H. Myers, retired, BT05 Anderson street, Oer mantown some time during the lat three weeks while the family was absent. Be turning fiom a vacation, Mr, Mvers found everything In the house In gient con fusion, numerous articles having been stolen, Including a string of pearls, a dia mond ring nnd $20 in cash. The total vnlue of tho goods taken Is about $lfi0. On examination of the premises, a win dow was found open, through which the thief entered. Error Results In Broken Leg. Mrs. Mary Schmidt, of Fourth nnd Cambria streets, thought she was on the first floor instead nf th" serond this morning, and, according to the police, stepped out of a serond-storv window She was found on the sidewalk bv Police man Mills, of the Front nnd Westmorl and stieets station, lie sent her to the Episcopal Hospital. Her right leg was broken. Wealthy Philadelphia Man ufacturer, Retired, Found Dead in Kitchen of Home at Wyncote. Chnrles A. Meurer, 0 jears old, of" Plalnbrook and Maple avenues, Wyncote, a wealthy retired Philadelphia manufac turer, prominent In Masonic circles, com mitted suicide today at his home by In haling Illuminating gns. He Is believed to have beert tempoiarlly deranged ns a re sult of 111 health and other worries. A two-hour battle was inadp by a physician and a nurse from the Ablngton Memorlnl Hospital with n. pulmotor to save Mr Mrutet's life, but In Vain. The body was discovered In the kitchen nf the home shortly before 7 o'clock this morning by servants, who notified mem bers of tho family. Mr. Meurer had closed all the doors and windows and turned on tho Jets of the gns lange. He then sat down in a chair beside the rnnge. When ho was found his head had dropped over one of tho open Jets. Tho room was filled with gas. For some months Mr. Meurer had been 111, but, so for as can bo 'earned, he had given no Indication of an Intention to end his life. The first Inkling of the suicide was received at the hospital by telephone at 7 o'clock this morning Dr. Rpruso, the resident physician, nnd a nurse hurried to the Meurer home In the ambulance with a pulmotor. They worked oer the body until 9 l"i o'clock and then gve up the attempt Mr. Meurer had been active In the rom munlty life of Wyncote nnd was one of the most widely known residents nf the place. The family home l on of the finest at Vfyncbie. Mr, Meurer retired from business ten years ago. He leaves a widow and two daughters one of whom Is the wife of Frank A. Harrlgan, an attorney with offices In the FranKlIn Bank Building. Mr Har rlgan Is Democratic reorganization leader In Montgomery County'. BOY IS CHIEF WITNESS His Story Lends Magistrate to Hold Two for Shooting Girl. Twelve-year-old Thomas Polombo today told a story to Magistrate Renshaw that resulted In John Bortelle and Anthony Mntlia being held In $100(1 ball each for the alleged shooting of 12-year-old Yetta Orepman, the boy's playmate, on August 23 last nt Fifth nnd Montrose streets. Hartello nnd Mntlra, said by the police tn be lenders of two warring gangs In Hint !-ectlon, are charged with having partlrlpated In a row In which bricks, knives and revolvers were UFed. At least two shots were fired One of the bullets stni"k Yetta and she is In the Pennsyl vania Hospital In a serlnus condition. Polombo- lives at ICO Mnntrnse street and Yetta at lis f'arpenter street Thev Wi-te standing on the Mdnwalk wlien the alleged gangsters rounded thr- corner and the shots were fired. Tho hoy told Mag istrate Benshaw he saw a revolver In the hind of one man. but that thev were scuffling and he could not Identify him Pollcemnn Kelbv also testified that the men admitted they were fighting and that a gun had been usd. AUTOIST IS FINED $150 Ran Down Womnn and Did Not Stop, Inspector Testifies. John Maxwell, of 00.1 I'nlst street, Cam den, held since last Sunday on charges of manslaughter and violating automobile laws, was this morning fined $15(1 and costs by Justice of the Peace Huyett. After running down Mrs Emma Detnels beck while driving at tremendous speed on White Horse pike, as testified by Charles Petllgiee, motor vehicle Inspector, Maxwell failed to stop his machine. - - anthi Jwax mil iwgx Jijjtv JiM Hs .Ell Mi ISk WILSON'S PLAN FOR DOMINICANS PRAISED BY FORT Special Minister to Republic Says Reconstruction Is Be ing Effected and Honest Election Will Follow. SPRING LAKE. X. J.. Sept. li.-Declar-Ins that President Wilson's plan for the pacification of the domlnlcan people and the reconstruction of tno government had worked out splendidly nnd that a new era stretched out before the population with the approaching elections In Octo ber, Governor John Franklin Fort, the tpeclal minister sent by tho President on the conciliatory mission, today told briefly of his work In bringing together the warring factions. With the provisional government headed by Ranou Baez pledged to see that the October elections are held honestly under the cbrrvation nf the United States and with slight modifications over the old domlnkan electoral law. Governor Fort belleve3 that .i prosperous future awaits the little republic. Since going there less thsn two months ago four distinct revo lutions and a number of insurrections of lesser weight have been settled and the leaders brought together In peace and bsrmony. Wth the exception of a small Insur rection near ountlagn in the centre of the Island there has been no fighting Ince September 1 at that place. Uenernl Arias rebel leader, fell Into an engage ment with some Federals, but soon ca pitulated Provisional Pie&ident liaez, of wnom Governor Fort speaks highly. Is a -OH Or a fnrinne n,nll.lr.,t un l.u omce at the time Piesldent Grant prof, wed the treaties of IWT-Tu looking to ward Dominican animation with the t-nited States. Governor Fort said that after he was i..i ' Ml,h n "snl fpVP"" a" the nego !.,"? w?,v ,rlea on board boat, the Pnysirian refusing to permit him to go Whore out of fear for tropical fevers. Aiinouj-h we3k from his illness, Governor "" Is around and In good Spirits. He mi i go tn Washington either Tuesday or ""neida of next week and make a full pV..m s mlsaIon and its success to for J, "'"son He saw e President fi m """"""s jestenlay, but did not 1 well enough to rilseiiks his trip. BLAMES WINE AND WOMEN Credit Clerk In Department Store Admits Embezzling Funds. 'S0,.,k R Seslr"'er- 22 ears old, of til Blov m Etreet' a dePartmel" s-e em' Tra WaB brouSht before Magistrate tt T' at ,ne Eleventh and Winter nSniml. '"?. nornlnB. accused of Ac.h..'uv OI lne nrnrs money myrn m'wi. - AGAINST PURCHASE OF FOREIGN SHIPS FOR MERCHANT MARINE Board of Trade Sends Pro test to Congress and Re commends Reform in the Navigation Laws. There Is nothing which justifies the United Stntes Government fn embarking In tho ownership of merchant vessels, according to the Hoard of Trade, which today sent to Congress a protest against the bill providing for such action. The board gives a number of reasons why the Government should refrain from such a step, nnd contends that tha pres ent paralyzatlon of foreign trade Is not tiue to lack of snipping facilities, but to the foreign exchange situation. It Is also asserted by the board that as long as the Government enacts laws which places extra expense upon all American vessels as compared with for eign ships, and compels American' ships to carry an extra latge force nf men, so long wll It be Impossible to build up a merchant marine. The only way to re-establish a mer chant marine, apcuidlng to the board, Is to overcome tho disadvantage under which it now labois In competition with foreign tonnage. The board also declares that Government ownership of vessels, which takes the money of the people to conduct an unprofitable business, is nn indirect subsidy, while a direct subsidy, uith itioner revision nf the n:i v I rntlnn laws, would be effective In building up the merchant marine and Insuring the continued operation of American ship yards. In conclusion, the board points out that theie is a possibility of complications in the purchase of esscls under .the nags of belllgcient nations. THE TURKISH BLEND CIGARETTE As you enjoy your cigarette this evening after dinner it may please you to think of the widely distant places named here for they have a close relation to the pleasure you get from your Fatima. At these strangely named towns on the other side of the world, perhaps at the very moment when you are drawing in the fragrant smoke of your Fatima, expert tobacco buyers are going over bale after bale of choice Turkish leaf, selecting here and there tobacco which they consider worthy to enter into the famous Fatima Turkish Blend. These resident Liggett C& Myers buyers know the slightest variation in quality. And it is largely due to their judgment that Fatimas are always so'uniformly good Hi: fffyesoGccoi 'Mr?" X1 BIO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE Glrard Trust Company Advances $80,000 on Walnut St. Property, A loan of IR0.00O has been made by Ar...'"" u.' uie nrni 8 money. the Girard Trust Comnanv In Dr. .1 i H"nphres n" .I!1.6 'fstlmo' "f Oeorge i Wilson, secured by a mortgage on the ...w.,,v. ,- ..w iiiuitti ii at iiii nuiiuii eirrei. 1 ne nron credit cteru8.1 .ho was e"Ploed as ent ana.i l'" ""-'counting depart tr,,.Lancl wh 'r three years was a r. V;.r emP'oe. in collecting a mimW ert.v adjoins an olflce building at the northeast corner or Fifteenth and Wal nut streets. The loan is one of the largest made by a tiust companv upon central real estate, but the loan Is well within the value of the piopert. it Is said Doctor Wilson. It is reported, some time aeo refused an offer of lua.COO for tho tir'in Pking of ' tht . mo'tiv. k!! Ue.aW ln ' of Iand ,her Parties of the same "Ument mc""e behind the em- size and in the same block hVP hvon .. .,.. .w ,v',w, iu ii;,vjv, 11 If e booksSi'es 'e",ts but wa'P""'i that hi LI a way at not t0 show arets d tpent lh money in cab- "Win. ..-. sk .a .women .d'd it." he said in (, l"ni " titxt xvl ":r ,or a further hear- I also said that no unimproved rroDert ounu's , Vil y' ,n order t0 elve ln the block can be puuiiawd K, .." a chance tn v..,n v., .u- ikiki i.. . .' .. tvm nj tQ ..,-- - ""'" iimii , cigm ers sgu me iiuund ere iutrststtons that it had hn rto " Aid. .mbS&d the XaCt amUnt til" 5eI"ng rr 10'W and ,n " cm , iiberal'l't o o? comUS?on by 'teas, .j. infiunce. BANKERS REPORT BETTER DEMAND FOR MONEY Country Banks Continue Inquiries for Good Commerciril Paper. Out-of-town banks continue to make in anities of their city correspondents for good name commercial paper and bankers report that there Is Just n little better feeling throughout the local money mar ket than has heen In evidence lately. Rates aio ruling the same, call money being 6 per cent, and commercial paper 7 and 7'i per cent. The bulk of the trans actions are generally made at the latter figure. Money lenders pay that there Is no business In call money. As has heen the case nil along since tho Exchanges closed on July 30, banks are not calling loans. Borrowers, stock brokers In particular, hive reduced their Iobhs considerably in the last week. In tome cases, however, brokers have Informed the banks that they would reduce their loans providing that they could get the money returned to them when they need It. Xo definite promise is made, however ROOSEVELT AGAINST SULZER Progressives In New York Urged to Vote for Davenport. NSW YORK, Sept. 17.-Plans were, ncr. fected today by Colonel Theodore Roose velt and other leaders of the Progressive party in this state to send out a letter to all Progiesslves In New York, urging them to ignore the candidacy of William Sulzer for the Progressive nomination and to vote for Frederick XI Davenport, JM-. amzer a rival in the primary fight. ORDERS TUCKERTON INQUIRY Secretary Daniels Denies Intimation of Malicious Damage. WASHINGTON. Sept 17 -Secretary of the Navy Daniels todaj ordered Lieu tenant Felix X Gygax to make a. full In vestigation of all the circumstances of the disabling of the Government-supervised wireless station at Tuckerton. N J Mr ranflfl HnlH hnu... un i. ,-... ....,, a.utr.v.. ..tab mere vere ufgtstlons that it had been de- i8' Vj 8 I m m. ava ik UNDERTAKERS SCOUT TALK OF HIGHER FUNERAL COST Prices of Materials Not Seriously Af. fected by the War in Europe. I Ye who from this tail worM unuM bo, l 1 til t faae lh. fAt ha rti.rta t. Ih ol.kl... , Cheer up anil Have there will be no ' High coit of dying;. Dying In Philadelphia la to be no mora expensive because of tho European war than It was before that conflict started, according to undertakers who today de. nled the statement made in Atlantic City at the annual convention of the State Association of Funeral Directors, that the struggle abroad w.is going to increase the cost of funerals. there is nothing used by embalmers. It (. Distinctively -tnurwiauaf cnarnoterized the mmiw , -ii-..!-.. hverj thing we need in our business Ik Is salri. whirl. rmiM t,nelhl hi ,'.'! m,.'"e ln l"iS Cullntry," h Said. "The. nnlv In cost to any appreciable extent by the ! Ji'teff ?tfi IV,"' ,ncre'"ed ' Price and European war. and as fur n, ,...,.,, t "1,sal atleet th co of funerals ar l ., , ... ' .w..,, i lllni.pP and hrf:u tnA .... .,-.- ... . , -.. ..,. ..u.a.- ,n:. DHL inia am. ;f Directors' Association, said an increase In the cost of funerals because of the European war would he an utterly un tenable nositinn for nnv nnriACil.-... . take "There is only one thing." snid he "which might he nffected and that Is the handles on coffins These are silvered by chemicals which colne from Germany but tho Increased price for this commodltv Is so small that the cot of a funeral could not possibly be mado greater be cause of It." "There is nothing to it." was the state ment of Charles W. Naulty, Third nnd Pine streets Mr Naulty is secretary of the local association. "I do not e how any person could have snlri anz-v, o .v.,,,,. ... " .- ,,,., roiu n. ior mere is no reason for an Increase. All materials used In embalm Iwr or otherwise preparing rersons for burial are made In this country and can not be affected by the war " George Chandler Paul. Seventh and Poplar streets, former President of th National Funeral Directors' Aseoclation. said it could not be possible to raise the price of funerals and give the war abroad as an xcu for this action Harry Battersby. of the firm of William H. Batteuby, Mis North Broad street. instead of r.ilsintr It ' imV AS!.?i..c." .of ?"v,,r H "" & p- ..-, ..,..,, ,.,i tiiirpi, ana it. k. Rrins. S ?I: H?"h rt. i"m. ;,,mA; v. ;:. :"r..' ? 'no tmnu ty " " mere was UDSQlutelv no need for nn Increase. l " BUSINESS MEN AT LUNCHEON First Fall Meeting of City Club Held at the Colonnade The first Fall luncheon of the Cit Business Club was hold at noon today in the Colonnade Hotel ,i.i .,.,., " general business conditions were made by George M Keebler. hat manufacturer, and I.. E. Mc.Murray. sneial agent for the I'roana Wine Companv jt was an nounced that the regular monthiv meet ings would be held the last Thursday rvening of ea-h month Th i,r of the rSM.tW the aue.JM!on of :lXTiiT0iin- TWO HELD FOR ASSAULT Man Knocked Down by Would-be Robbers, Who Are Arrested. Another attempted highway robbery in southwest Philadelphia-the fourth in the last two weeks-resulted this morning In the ciptai b Specul I'ollctman Cope of the Twentieth and Federal streets 6ta tion. ,i two Negroes The men wre arraigned at central StaUon this naming on the charge of highway robberv The prisoners save their i'.. Janus Lomu 15 years old of mtVLJti 31th street, and Gr.iv r.. l5i? 4'0u'h old of the same arlrl,... """' . " say he irapluated Buraton. pollc' w si -oi KflSLc 1 15"
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