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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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vere ufgtstlons that it had been de-
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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
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