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1
fllARGE OF BRIBERY
,
MADE BY A BIDDER
FOR CITY CONTRACT
bel Bottoms Alleges At-
tnrrtnh t.n extort aauuu in
!rtt-mmfi to Gain Atnro-
fpriation for Police and
Mire o !.
,i,.rfor Porter han ordered an Invcs-
:.Han ot cniiiK" """ " --- -
n contractor, iu u cucww ........ ....
. was matto to extort $3000 from
sL In fconnectlpn with tho awardlnc ot
ffLtnet for the erection of r. police
L5, ftnd firetiouso at Hunting Park
(fo and Schuyler street.
J" .. - la (1io Rpnlnr member nf
l''.i,I Abel Bottoms Sons & Co.
m i o ., Rnulh 1Btl atrect Tho
ffiShas dona " considerable amount of
tfSVfnr tho city Under former admin
SE..i2 Here la Mr. Bottoms' version
f The attempted extortion:
ft,. nrm mndo the lowest bid for the
Wtlr 1127.000. when it was nrai nu-
m& in December, 1914
K7.AJin fhls several Visits were mado
S, omca. by a man who professed to
ffii representative of certain Oouncll
'fVho are members of Councils'
Bancs Committee It was this man
fft.ft nrred Mr .uuimiiio .u ...- ...... w
Srnit he might ecI tho contract, while
(ft 13000 was to bo "divided cnunlly
rJmic those who hnd Influence In such
Srtter evidently meaning Councllmen,
$ he mentioned no nnmes.
Sn one occasion the conversation was
Bird by a third person, who was coll
ided behind a partition The "go
Ktwten" was a salcsmnn for an out-of-Kin
concern which dealt In rocks nnd
Bibles, ho told Mr Uottoms, who re
gid to ray the 13000.
JfejtANY HIDS FOIt CONTRACT
Wn.n were between 15 and 20 bids filed
m the contract. Tho police station nnd
(rehouse was to be "rocatcd In the heart
fftbe Mth Ward, which was represented
JfSeleftt Council by fne late Albert Do
fntontalno Director Porter planned to
Be th building tho llnest of Its kind
the country. It was to have a roof
-i -..,i.rn tlin flrnmen could snend
5 hours during tho hot weather. Tho
Sltoancc, introduced by Mr Do Prc
Wlno nnd ptovldlnrr for the building,
tthralatcd that t'ne expenditure should
Jot exceed $120,000 Tho expenditures for
lighting', heat and plumbing wero to be
fta for separately by tho city, and a
ifparate appropriation of 3O,00O for this
purpose was planned.
liner all the bids had been received
ffflindls declined to npproprlato the $30,-
BO, oa tho ground that thero were not
tuffldent funds available to meet this
eitenJe. So It was Impossible to award
(ha contract.
Kit was la connection with this failure
t appropriate tho additional fund that
jgiiof the visits of the "go-between" waa
Wiit, according to Mr Bottoms' account
Kfthe transactions. Mr. Bottoms would
iMturally have been tho man most inter-
pjteiJ, as he had been tho lowest bidder.
lib visitor urged again Hint air. uoitoms
ffrofluce tho $3000. The latter replied that
li would be of no ubc even If he wero
drilling; to resort to bribery, as tho neccs-
larr $30 W0 was not appropriated.
1 "That will be attended to later," tho
man sam.
ERecords on nio In City Hall show that
Boles 1311 thero has been 9 B42.SG avail -Me
for extra expenditures In connection
tjrlth the construction of police stations
Jul flrehouses, and Director Porter used
"lh(!6 records as an argument to get
Councils to appropriate the S3i000 which
Mr Rntlnm,1 Intflrvlnwpl" sn'rl wnillrl hft
gitsnded to." He has not seen this rer
un since ho rejected his assistance Two
feeka ago the contract for the police sta-
tfon nrt flr..lmitaA wnn ronflvnrttsi.fl Thft
ifi of the Bottoms Arm wns 1130.000 this
tfm fhf. 1nrrflGn Tiplnrr rlui tn tbn rlsn
he price of copper
iinECTdR POUTER SUSPICIOUS.
Tor a long while." said Director Por
ts today, "I have fe't that there was
tcmethlng wrong In connection with bid
ding for the contract for the police sta
tion and firehousa at Hunting Park ave
ms and Schuyler Btreet. Thero la no
jjejtlon that there is something In the
joodplle. Mr Bottoms was tho lowest
IMdsr We needed nn extra amount ot
ffi6W for heating, etc., ana tliough this
Pfney was available wo couldn't get
Councils to appropilate it.
Councils kept putting me off When
5ft new bids are all registered and pre
taued to me I shall certainly Investigate
Pm carefully bofore I award the con
gMt. If the contract had been awarded
If iha ttn,n k t . L.t. I 1
unbuilding would have been completed
tvr mis time. Instead wo have now a
Iouse up In the 3Sth Ward which
t At for a dog to sleep In
l suppose It is planned by Councils
Postpone the Installation of a heating
bli. other Improvements in the
v""uS unm tne next administration
jwj in. The charge of attempting to
Wt monev from Afr Ttnrn,n lulll liA
WsUgatea."
IYQIIK TRIBUNE RETRACTS
Basrets Publication of Charge That
m uernstorff Hoaxed U. S.
gfEiy YORK, June 2X-The New York
jg" It published several days ago, that
S Anton Meyer-fJerhard. sDeclal envoy
I tlfJS w ador Dernstorff, was in fact Dr.
I BS ti "8yer. ot the German War Office,
I ELJ ,thB 8tntB Department had been
I Ehl jln ob'alnlng guarantees for his
I SiJ?n,duct to Derlln.
" m aomg bo," said tha Tribune,
. . V. cav 4t? V1.D UIOIICDD tTIJ.V.,,
5Rnwtia durn? the present tense
Sldn "'wwiiuij, jiuq vuuacu iu m
- wvii ornB?oru. '
Hans Ilear Trade Discussion
rtUnltleS for Amarlnnn Iniria with
wuntriea of South America waa the
6 Of an nddrRa hu TlUkn T Vwaa-
urJ. weekly luncheon of the
wuo neia today In the Sr. James
."f.. Freeman, who has just re-
fi u,h America, stated that the
u
nt they Will hn frirfarl In rtpnl with
iinh,u..mP'..ow,nfr t"e difficulty of
"ng goods from Kurnnn.
Oar now jouplette fintth
fcwtet, n collar tand up
JJfnen. the mercury's, up. A
Hobble fini.h that looks good"
nd feIt cool pn warineit
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MALTPII RiilM
t
MRS. PERCY C. MADEIRA
to whom has been granted a
divorce from tho clubman nnd big
game hunter,
ELIZABETH C. MADEIRA
GRANTED HER DIVORCE
Awarded Decree From Wealthy
Retired Coal Operator, Club
man and Huntsman.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Madeira has been
granted a decree of divorce from her
husband, Percy C Madeira, wealthy ic
tlrcd coal operator, clubman nnd widely
known bis j;nmo hunter, In Court of Com
mon Pleas No 3.
Tho suit was begun In September, 1913,
but all the pipers wero senled, the hear
ings behind closed doors nnd tho pro
ceed Inus generally surrounded by secrecy
Tho court appointed ThomaB RldRway
as muster, nnd on April 1G Mr Rldgway
filed his report recommcndlnK' that a.
divorce bo granted Tho Madeiras have
been separated for the laat two ears
Mrs Mnderla was formerly Miss Camp
bell The suit wns started shortly after
Mrs Madeira's return from n trip Abroad
In 1913
Is'o Information was obtainable ns to
tho baS's of tho suit Mrs Madeira was
represented by Pepper, Dodlne & Pepper
while John a, Johnson and M II. Saul
represented Mr. Madeira.
CHECKS FOR $250 SENT
FAMILIES OF FIREMEN
President of Oil Cloth Works,
Where Men Lost Their Lives
in Fire, Is Donor.
Two checks for J230 each and n tribute
to the bravciy of Battalion Chief William
F James, of District No. C, and Ladder
man John F HUlman, Jr , of Truck No 7,
who lost their lives In tho ilro at the
Thomas Potter & Sons' oilcloth works
yesterday, wero contained In a letter to
Director Porter todaj from William Pot
ter, president of the company, to be for
wardid to the families of the dead fire
men "They wore noble types or American
manhood, bravely sacrificing their lives
In the discharge of their dangerous
duties." wrote Mr. Potter. Hlllman's
wife Is In tho caro of a physician at her
home. 1111 North Orlannn street
Coroner Knight was surprised today to
find that workmen were repairing the
fullcii wall which had crushed out the
firemen's lUos, when he -visited the plant
at 2d street and Erie aenue this morn
ing with Coroner's Detective Frank Paul
i, cinuHirntn the exact cause of the
deaths While he had no criticism to
make against tho permit given i.o work
men, he said he would rather have had
opportunity to make a thorough Investl-
B Flnai arrangements are being made to
day for the two funerals, which will be
held I'rlday afternoon, with firemen act
ing as pallbearers
Many firemen will attend the services
for Chief James, which will be held at
liia home 21C3 Amber street, at 2 o'clock
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Ce i.e.er.
Besides the Fire Department, organiza
tions of which he was a member and
which will send delegations are Mount
Moriah Lodge No 1M. F. and A. M., Qer
mantown Chapter 20S, R. A. M.. James
O. Blnlne Council '66, O. of I A.; Lennl
Lenape Tribe No. 3. I. O. R. M., the Fire
men's Relief Association nnd the Fire In
surance Patrol
Services for Ladderman Hlllmnn will
bo held at St. John's Methodist Church,
3d and George streets, at 3 o'clock. Mem
bers of Truck No. t will act as pall
bearers. The body will be placsd In tho
church vault until the following morn
ing, when burial will be made In North
wood Cemetery. Delegations from the
Firemen's Relief Association and the
United Order of American Mechanics will
attend. . , ,.
The 13 Injured firemen who are In the
Samaritan, Episcopal and St. Luke a
hospitals, are much Invwniivtoy. Lap
tain aeorge Stark, ot Truck No. 7. is
more seriously Injured than was at first
thought, an examination revca ing two
fractured ribs and a broken aukle. Lad
dman Frank J. Murphy, of Truck No.
7. who .was thought to be atany .
mill, k "v """ - '
Both are In the Samarl-
is mucn peiiei,
tan Hospital.
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BONNIE BRIDE BALKS AT BARRED
CAGE AND LAUGH IS ON JOKERS
Wedding Guests' Plot Foiled by
Morning Marriage f Miss
Gerhard and Mr. Barthotd.
An Iron-bnrred cage, representing the
bonds of matrimony, Was to have been
a feature ot n celebration planned to
follow a wedding at 19) Ljceum avenue
this evening, but has proved to be a
"boomerang joker." The guests may as
semble and bring nlong their cage nnd
a ton of old shoes and the like, but they
are to receive a distinct shock If they
do, for the bride has flown with the
bridegroom.
When Miss n. Ruth Gerhard first an
nounced her engagement to Frederick
Barthold, of U1 Wright street, she was
greatly pleased with tho reception and
stir with which tho news was received
Every one said that sho was a mighty
nlsc girl to accept that good-looking po
liceman of the 21st district, and every
one .looked forward expectantly to June
23, tho date fixed for tho wedding, as ono
which would be long remembered
Event preceding the marriage went ns
smoothly ns nny bride could desire. Th
wedding Invitations wero duty sent out,
a cozy little home on Folrmount avenue,
near Ridge avenue, was obtained nnd fur
rUhed, and Inst, but not lenst. Miss Ger
hard's "hope chest" fairly bulged with
mterlous embroidered clothes which
were tho envy of all the girls In the
neighborhood
Then the blow camel Thero were mys
terious whispers to he heard from time
to time about "what Is going to happen
when the ceremony Is over." These foie
boding murmurs Increased In volume un
tl recently tho brldc-to-bo was horrified
by n rumor of n procession to accom
pany them to tho railroad station, of nn
automobile truck nnd the Iron-bnrred
cage I
That was tho Inst straw This morning
Miss Gerhard arose very early, donned
an embroidered organdie, white shoes nnd
stockings and went out for a walk Trcs
ently sho returned, clothed herself In n
blue cloth suit, packed her baggage hast
ily and loft. Sho hod been married and
hnd gono to join her husband at tho rail
rond stntlon They nro now en routo for
New York city, Nlngnra Falls nnd the
Thousand Islands.
Tho guests Invited to the wedding this
PHILADELPHIA WINS
1916 CONVENTION OF
ADVERTISING CLUBS
Poor Richards' Splendid
Showing at Chicago Con
ference Sweeps Quaker
City to Victory in Vote
This Afternoon.
CHICAGO, Juno M. riillndrlphl won It
Unlit for the 1010 annual comrntlon of the
Associated Advertising- Clubs of the World
here this ntternoon. It will be the 12th
convention of the organlintlon. Tho 11 It lit
was won In the conference of the presidents
ot the organizations composing the associa
tion In the Auditorium Hotel this afternoon.
CHICAGO, June 23 The last obstaclo
to selecting Philadelphia as tho meeting
place of the Associated Advertising Clubs
of the World In 1916 seemed to have
disappeared this afternoon, when Cincin
nati, Its chief competitor, announced It
would withdraw providing It was given
the gathering In 1317 Thef matter will
bo decided later in tho nfternoon
Assurances wero received from "root
ers" for other cities today that they will
throw their support to Philadelphia
Cincinnati delegates, who previously
have been holding out for their own city,
appear In Increasing numbers with hat
bands bearing tho legend, "Cincinnati,
1917."
Delegates who are working for Rich
mond and Boston nre believed to be
ready to capitulate to Philadelphia.
R II Durbln, of Philadelphia, after
reviewing the situation, said, "It seems
to me that if there is anything In appear
ances. It Is nil over but the shouting, but,
of course, I don't want to appear unduly
positive."
Newspaper publishers and officials
yesterday formed a division called the
Dally Newspaper Department of the As
sociated Advertising Clubs of the World
The object of the new association, it was
announced, will be to promote the hon
esty and efflclency of advertising In
newspapers A net standard of prac
tice was outlined as follows;
Make none but true statements of cir
culation. Maintain advertising rates as pub
lished. Reject fraudulent advertising.
Oppose "free publicity. '
Walter Bloeser, manager of the motion
picture division of the Chicago Tribune's
advertising department, declared that
"movie news Is on a par with baseball
news " .
Politics of tha convention came to the
surface today. Herbert S. Houston and
George W. Coleman, both of Boston, are
being prominently mentioned for presi
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GET AHEAD OF JOKERS
Miss Ruth Gerhard nnd Fred
crick Dnrthold wero married
early today Instead of tonight.
evening have not been notified of the
marriage, and tho supposition Is that they
will nsaemblo nccordtng to schedulo to
direct tho uso of the Iron-barred cage.
Charles Gerhard, nn ofllcor In the Amer
ican Brtdgo Company nnd father of tho
brldo, and Mrs Frederick Barthold, Sr
nro the only ones who stem to have been
prepared for this emergency Each has a
knowing twinkle in tho ce which seems
to say "It serves all theso young people
right for thinking up such a mean trick."
AUSTRIAN CRUISERS MID
ITALIAN COAST; SINK SHIP
Vienna Reports Successful Bombard
ment of Towns and Railway Bridges.
VIENNA, Juno Z).
Dashlns out from their base, Austrian
cruisers and destrojors have made an
other successful raid upon tho Adrlatlo
coast of Italy, It was ofllclally announced
today Thoy swept alone the Italian
coast for nearly 200 miles, shelled rail
road property, sank one steamer nnd re
turned snfoly to port.
The official announcement of tho lat
est naval raid follows:
"On Juno 17-18 several Austro-Hun-R.irlan
cruisers and destrojers mado u
raid on tho Italian coast from the fron
tier as far as Tano, They damaged
semnphore Btatlons at the mouth of the
TaKllamento nnd near Pesnro, shelled
railroad bridges near Itlmlnl and sank
an Italian steamship. All tho crew wero
saved.
"All our units returned safely"
Prince Joachim Now Aviator
AMSTEItDAM, June 23. A Berlin mes
sage Btates that the Kaiser's youngest
son, Joachim, has completed his courso
of training ns an army aviator and now
has Joined the aviator corps in Flanders.
The Prince became an aviator at the re
quest of the Kaiser and was trained at
Johannesthnl.
Germans Lend Millions to Austria
AMSTEnDAM, June 23. A Vienna
telegram says the Austrian Minister of
Finance has announced thnt n loan of
176,000000 has been arranged with a
Oermnn banking group In order to have
abroad capital at Austria's disposal for
payments In foreign countries
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THAW GOES ON STAND
ASFlRSTWTNEnSSIN
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
State Taken by Surprise
When Stanchfleld Calls
Stanford White's Slayer
to Tell Story of Escape
From Matteawan.
NnV TOUK, June S3 -Harry K Thaw,
fighting for freedom after nine years o
Imprisonment for the slaving of Stanford
White, took the stand today trn the first
witness In tho trial to hnve his sanity
determined by a Jury. Thaw went on the
stand after his chief counsel, John B,
Stanchfleld, and Deputy Attorney General
Cook had made their opening addresses
to the jury
Stanchfleld sprang a surprise by mak
ing his client the first witness. Deputy
Attorney General Cook nas so taken
aback that he was not prepared to cross
examine the famous prisoner, and after
occupying tho stand for about 20 min
utes, Thaw wns excused Ho Is, how
ever, subject to recall at any time when
tho State Is ready to crois-examlno him
Thaw was calm and apparently sure of
himself. It wns his first appearance In
court before a jury ns a witness nnd not
ns a criminal. He began his testimony
with the usunt nnsners He gave his
name as Harry Kendall Thaw, his age as
41. and his birthplace as Pittsburgh.
Under Stnnchfleld's guidance he
sketched briefly his escape from Mat
teawan and the subsequent fight to have
him brought back to New York. Then
ho told briefly how a commission ap
pointed by Federal Judge Aldrlch In New
Hampshire had adjudged htm sane. Thero
was nn audible note of triumph In his
olco ns he reached that point.
Tho deputy attorney general said he
had no cross-examination at this time
Stanchfleld said he would recall Thaw
later and Cook said he would call Thaw
as a witness for tho State.
roiiMEti junons examined,
Tho Thaw counsel then began tho ex
amination of the 12 Jurors who, In March
last, ncqulttcd Thaw of conspiracy. Jus
ttco Alfred Pago nt that tlmo forbado
tho Jurors, In their verdict, to say whether
they believed tho prisoner sane, but all
of tho 12 told nowBpnpermen they thought
him sane
John T Blackburn was tho first one
of the 12. Over the repeated objections
and exceptions of Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Becker, Blackburn was allowed to
testify that all Thaw's acts In tho con
spiracy trial appeared to him to havo
been tho acta of a sane and rational man.
Ulackburn, on Cook's cross-examination,
admitted that tho conspiracy Jurors
spent n Brent port of their 19 hours, of
deliberations In debntlng the question ot
Thaw's Insanity. Thoy took a ballot on
It. he said, and he was the juror who told
tho reporters that the 12 men believed
Thaw Bane.
H. Holbort. a member of tho second
Thaw murder Jury, which In 1908 found
Thaw "not guilty, but Insane," was tho
next witness. He testified that Thaw's
demeanor in the second trial Impressed
him as thnt of a rational man.
The State brought out the discon
nected note written by Thaw In the
second trial, which has been displayed In
every hnbeas corpus proceeding. It wns
read to Holbert. who sold It did not
change his opinion that Thaw was ra
tional In 1903
Attorney 8tnn6hfleld, In his opening1
speech preceding tho examination of wit
nesses, bitterly attacked Dr. Austin Flint,
the alienist who haa figured prominently
In nil of Thaw's long fight for rreeaom.
"Doctor Flint has never mado nn ex
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amlnatlon of Thaw," dtelarej Stanch
fleld TJie only tlmo he waa ever with
him Mono waa for 40 minutes, and he
never made ft thorough examination
then Doctor Flint ho made thousands
of dollars out of this ease People aro
Interested In keepmg Harry K Thaw In
sane because there la money In It
The State suffered n heavy blow when
one of Its Important witnesses, Mrs Susan
Merrill, n former New fork boarding
house keeper, could not be found A hur
tled Investigation failed lo reveal her
whereabouts or any person who would
admit having seen her.
Mr. Merrill has been a prominent fir
vtre In the former Thaw trials. It was
she who testified that Thaw "beat up"
chorus girls at her house.
AWARD $100,780 IN CONTRACTS
FOR PLAYGROUND BETTERMENT
Plot in Oormantown Will Be Com
pletely Equipped for Children.
Contracts for Improvement of Water
view Playgrounds, at Halnca and Mo
Mnhon streets, Germantown, aggregat
ing $100,789, were awnrded today by the
Board ot Hecrcntlon.
The work, which Is to bo started at
once, will transform the plot Into one
ot the moat modern nnd carefully
equipped recreation and play centres, In
tho city.
The recreation building, which will cost
JS7.971, and for which E. W. Van Loon
obtnined the contract, will contain read
ing rooms, game and club rooms, an au
ditorium nnd gymnasium. The gym
nasium will bo equipped with ahowes
baths for both sexes.
An open-air swimming pool, f0 by 3D
feet, ot latest and most sanitary design,
will be constructed adjoining the recrea
tion building. The present bathhouse
In Germantown, built almost M years
ago, will bo torn down before Septem
ber 1.
Powers A Magee obtained the plumb
ing contract at $SS: Hulman Hrothrs.
heating contract, at J4IG7, and Walker &
Kepicr, electrical work, ot 1270$.
Tennis courts, baseball diamonds, wad
ing pools, shelter sheds, sand piles, merry-go-rounds,
swings and other equip
ment will occupy tho space In the play
ground tract.
U. S. Holds Examinations
Civil service examinations wpre held
In tho Federal Building today for tho
positions of mnrlne engtno draftsman for
submarines, chief of the training school
In the Government Hospital for the In
sane, oxpert passenger rate cleric, assist
ant chomlst In forest products, assistant
assayer, engineer, plumber and black
smith, BUblnspector of ordnnnce, elec
trical engineer and draftsman, statis
tical agent nnd Junior railway civil en
gineer. Tho examinations will be con
tinued tomorrow.
LL.D. for Vlllanova Head
President Cdward G. Dohon, of Villa
nova College, haa received thi degree of
Doctor of Laws from Duqueano Univer
sity, for which Institution ho preached the
baccalaureate sermon this year.
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A Series of
Eye Tall
its
No. 61
Our Next Talk We1., June 30th
By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr.
M mln,nt Phi'lptBn
A I referring to school
I I children, has this
r I to say:
X JbV.1 "Disinclination to
' study, a pendency to
jiook scnooi, or
failure to maintain a satis
factory class standard are
much more frequently due
to poor vision or oje strain
than to original sin."
We can hardly expect
children to know that fre
quent headaches nfter study
Indicate bad eyes and cer
tainly punishment will
never do what proper classes
will to remedy apparent
laziness thnt Is really due
to the same cause.
Watch your children care
fully, and If Indications of
eye trouble are npnnrent
even In the slightest degree
consult an oculist nt once,
and follow his ndvlce
rltrldly.
Then, If glasses are found
to be necessary and then
only should the optician bo
caught.
But be careful to choose
an optician who can be
depended upon to carry out
the oculist's Instructions
with absolute fidelity.
Prescription Opticians
G, 8 & 10 South 15th St.
We Do HOT Eiamint Evet
"This Talk' from a copy
righted series; all rlfhts ri
sen ed."
HAVE STANDARDIZED DELIVERY SERVICE
Autocar Now CHASSIS PRICE, $1650
m ..mi ii i , rr i.l. " ' V"1""'""""1 ' 'tni'll " """'W1" '"'''''"gfKRrjT
f TLT T nrtiirrhl-ttr A I :V. THE -fllllclUeiUina IMOUmonwwi "
Autocars frequently covers Germantown, Chesot
L mornimV and West Chester in the aftewdqn,"
WHITMAN TO HEAR BECWSITH
APPEAt FOR COMMUTATION
aw.-....,. .,
Attorney Hag Slight Hdpe at Fftvor
, able Action by Governor.
AIBAKX U. T, June Sl-doVernftf
Whitman announced ftfter a Nmierertds
with Charles Becker's counsel. Martin T,
Jfanton, last night, that he would ncnt
tho responsibility of hearlns an- lpPaf
for b commutation of the death sentence
to life imprisonment despite his actlvi
ties m District Attorney In securint th
conviction.
"Under the provisions Of the Cortstlttt
tlon of the State It is my duty Gov
ernor to pass upon any appeal that may
be made for Becker," said Governor Whit-m,?.n-,.
1? cttr"t delegate my power fts
Chief Executive to tho Lieutenant Gov
ernor without absenting myself from tha
Slate and remaining outside the boundary
lines until such proceeding; Is concluded "
Attorney Mnnton was with the Gov
ernor for nearly two hours. He pleaded
for an open hearlne. The Governor took
under advisement the question of grftniinff
an open hearing, but said he would gladly
hear Mrs. Becker or anybody else who
might Come to Alhntit' In tn tAM4 a
tho condemned ex-police lieutenant
Mr. Manton Is said to have left Albany
with only slight hope of favorable action
by the Governor.
Tho report from Sing Sing that Becker
had prepared a lengthy expose of "graft"
in tho rollce Department, which Involvw
other well-known figures In New Tork, Is
declared to be without foundation-
Sailings for New Orleans Resumed
Tho Philadelphia and New Orleans
Transportation Company, PJer 19 North
,.aWRr aenue. wilt resume srvlc
with threo steamships In the near future.
During tho last few months the ships ot
the company have been used In trade to
other ports, but will bo returned hero
for regular sailings south.
Perry's
for
QUALITYln
Summer Suits
IE. For, when all isisaid and
done, quality in clothes,
like the play in Hamlet,
QUALITY is the thing !
HIt's the QUALITY of
the cloth in your Suit; it's
the QUALITY of the
workmanship in its mak
ing that you will remember
long after you've forgotten
its price!
CT, There were no hit-or-miss
measures followed in
choosing the fabrics we
have put into these $15,
$18, $20 Summer Suits of
ours.
We made them with a
vision of the future a
vision of your friendship
and of our growth!
Perry&Co.
"N. B. T."
16th & Chestnut Sts.
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