HVEfflffG; IJKD'&EBHIEADEtJPHlX TOffD'AY, frAtfUABY 10 1916.
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f
LANS
for retrial of
new' haven men
Rockefeller, Brooker, Led-
yard, Robbins jand Fratt
Face Another B.attle
' FREED MEN ARE HAPPY
, .
'Federal Jury Acquits Six Rail
road Directors Alter 51
Hours' Deliberation
f
mrW TOHK Dec. 10. Arrangements
far the retrial of William Hockcfcller
t"j rr Mher New Haven directors, on
I "h0,e guilt on conspiracy charRos tlio
f federal Jrr disagreed! wero begun by
tho District Attorney's omco hero today.
With the stacks of testimony to bo
voed and arranKed to bring the Govern
ment's heaviest forces to bear on the flvo
defendants to bo retried, however. It Is
blllevcd weeks will elapso before another
jury Is drawn to determine whether they
conspired to monopolize New England
. transportation. Some persons in tho
Federal Building- think there may not ho
a retrial, however.
U Lewis Cass Ledynrd, former personal
counsel for J. Ticrpont Morgan, and one
' ef tho defendants who will be retried,
. isve physical evidence that tho Jury's re
t !t hit him hard. William Hockefeller
be was not In court, nnd the other defend
E ants on whose Built the Jury dlsncrecd
L wore perfect "poker" faces throughout
tho final Jury hearing and had "nothing
to say "
it Former Connecticut Hcpubllcan Na-
itr tlonal Committeeman Charles P. Drooker,
of Ansonln, Conn., a brass manufacturer:
Charles M Pratt, whoso father was a
blc man In Standard Oil. nnd former
New Haven Lines counsel, Edwnpl D.
nobblns are tho throo other men who
must faco trial again.
After being out ft hours and 4 minutes
the Jury In tho Government s pase ngalnst
Hockefeller and 10 other former directors
of tho Now York. New Haven nnd Hart
ford rond returned n, Bpllt verdict lato
jesterday
Six of tho 11 men on trial slnco October
13, charged with conspiring to monopo
llio the common carrier huslncss in Now
England In violation of tho Sherman act,
were acqultttcd: upon tho guilt or Inno
cence of the remaining live tho Jury re
ported to Kcderal Judgo Hunt, who tried
the case. It was unable to agree.
Tho acquitted nre:
D. NEWTON BAUNDr, of Farming
ton, Conn
RODEItT W. TAFT, of Trovldcnco,
K.I.
JAMES S HEMINGWAY, ' of New
Haven. Conn.
A. HEATON nODBRTSON, of New
Haven, Conn
FREDERICK F. BREWSTER, of New
Haven. Conn.
HENRY K. M'HARG, of Stamford,
Conn.
" Tho court was well filled as tho final
l- proceedings began, tho defendants and
i lawyers being In their accustomed places
I and a few"1 spectators having found their
way In to see the unusual sight of tho
J, Federal District Court In session on a
P Sunday afternoon.
"Is your verdict as to nit tho defend-
ants?" was Judge Hunt's first question.
"No, sir," replied tho foreman.
"Boforo receiving it lot mo ask you
whether you bellevo that It Is Impossible
for you to agree concerning all tho de
fendants." I "I do." replied Mr. Hlrschman,
, "Gentlemen." said the Judge, address
's Ing all tho Jurors, "Is that your wish, that
the court accept the forcr.ian s statement
concerning all tho defendants?"
"It Is," answered tho Jurors In chorus.
"Thon I nm to assume that ou wish
to bo relieved of your duties, In so far as
the defendants are concerned?"
Again the Jurors answered together,
ind Judgo Hunt nsked that tho verdlat
be read. Mr. Hlrschman. then rending
from the paper, announced the verdict.
Clerk Elmer Westerfelt then sworo tho
Jury, as accepting the verdict as their
own, and the Court said:
"The defendants who have been found
not guilty nre discharged. The other
defendants will remain on the calendar
for such disposition as may be mado of
thera."
Then turning to tho Jury ho thanked
them for their faithful attention to their
duties, and said they wore particularly
to be commended for tho dignity nnd
circumspection with which they had per
formed their duties for a. period of 13
weeks. ,
Then camo tho tlmo for congratulating
the defendants who had been acquitted
and their lawyers, and for assuring those
on whom there had been a disagreement
that It might havo been worse. Mr. Tnft
hOOlC liandB With 1 M. Kurnlr,. nnn nt
a. k. r. ..:: - - - "
Pino nuvernmeni a attorneys,
F Tim tllrv aiflta.f .l.n. '!... ... A I,
-.., w u.m.vu uiai uicio nua tl mill
understanding that none of them would
discuss what happened in their dellbera-
IlOnS. Hilt In !1 tttW IYllnilldi anAilnh tin, I
fr liaked . ut to give a fair Idea of what
Iw Influenced them.
JOHN D. KATES
Camden County Assemblyman nnd
Republican lender in the Now Jer
sey Legislature whoso sessions
open tomorrow.
THREE "BOLD, BAD MEN"
CAUGHT ON THEIR WAY
All nre
THIEVES FLEE AT SHOTS
Drop Loot and Disperse When Watch
man Opens Fire
Six shots fired early today from a
watchman's revolver ut a counter which
sheltered turn tiiiAva in t...ii.ii.
lne street caused them to drop a
i.JJf ' "'Ik dresses valued at J100, and
r tae men escanpri. Thw(nra ahnft-
pwatchman for the Imperial Dress Com-'
. which occupies the llrst two
floors of the building, was himself the
Jjrget for a score of shots fired by the
in'vea after he discovered them In
owing on the first floor when lie went
''"'investigate .poises he heard.
Khaffer believes he hit one of the
"n, and a trail of blood n the alley
inf out hl nscrtlon. Police of the
iXiand Duttonwood streets station are
wnonj has been given by the watchman.
Women in Panic When Trolleys Crash
Seerai women became panic-stricken
"Hen an east.hminH Amh ! trnllov
r was struck and knocked clear oft the
track bv n ?,i n-of . ia oh a,ii
,""? 'hortly after 6 o'clock this morn
W Slippery rails are ithought to have
,n a" directions and Patrol Sergeant
it, . aWed several hysterical women to
l7.? ,'." No ne was injured. Trafflp
w delayed for nearly an hour.
Continued from I'm One
wlso active In alumni affairs.
Wlinrton School students.
Tho throo young men had nil the np
penranco of burglars, both bad and bold,
when they w'cro brought to the pollco
ntntlon, where their clothing wns
searched, for they had handcuffs, n. quan
tity of ropo nnd somo material that the
police said would have been excellent to
use as a gag to enforco silence on any
ono Inclined to make an umlcslrcd noise.
Tho frcshlcn nnd the sophq nre going
to hold n bowl fight Wednesday. Tho
presidents of each class, therefore, nre
being guarded closely ngnlnst kldnnppcrs
Sidney Thayer, who Is tho lender of Iho
frcshlea, Is said to be missing, nnd mem
bers of tho class say they have no Idea
whore ho Is. Guy Nevln, sophomore pres
ident, Is llkcwlso on the Hit of missing,
nnd campus. rumor today hnd It thnt ho
had gono to Atlantic City.
Tho sophomores took tho further pre
caution of having their vice president,
Rill Qulglcy, keep out of harm's and tho
freshmen's way, nnd according to tho
same enmpus rumor he, too. Is nt tho
shore, waiting for the prc-bowl light
storm to blow over. The frcshlcs, how
ever, neglected tho precaution or guarding
their vice president, Elwood Cunningham,
who lives nt 200 South 42d street. The
sophs knew ho wns unguarded. Thnt was
what gavo- Magistrate Hnrrls tho oppor
tunity to show that ho was not In sym
pathy with kidnappers, even when It Is
tho nvocntlon, nnd not tho profession, of
college boys.
Tho thrco sophs delegated to do tho
kidnapping chose nn unfortunate tlmo.
Tho people of West Philadelphia aro
a bit neroui Just now becauso there
have been somo robberies across tho
Schuylkill recently. They wero espe
cially unfortunate because of a scare in
tho neighborhood of Cunningham's homo
yesterday afternoon. The police received
a telephone messngo from 42d nnd Lo
cust streets thnt three men whoso np
penranco was none too prepossessing had
been seen In the back yard of a house nt
4111 Locust street. A detail wns sent
to round up these men. When tho pollco
arrived tho threo had departed.
It Is not known who tho thrco were,
but the description was sufllclent to con
vlnco tho pollco that they wero Busplclous
characters, Policemen In tho neighbor
hood wero Instructed to keep their oyes
open even more sharply than usual.
Among those who received Instructions to
this effect wns Policeman Conlan, who
went on the street nt midnight. Conlan
found cveryhlng peaceful on his beat for
several hours.
Here tho eplsodo of tho collego
students.
As Conlan passed nn alleyway on Wal
nut street, near 42d street, ho spied three
dark figures. They wero tho hurglnrs,
he reasoned. He examined his revolver.
to seo It was In working order, nnd
inarched Into the nlloyway. Tho "bur
glars" surrendered at once and went, with
Conlan nnd Street Sergeant MrMlchnel,
for a rldo In tho patrol wagon. At tho
police station they protested agalns. be
ing locked up.
"Wo nren't burglars, ' they told House
Sergeant File. "Wo nre "
"You can tell tho Judgo In the morn
ing," Bald tho house, sergeant. "Take
'em back," ho called to nig Jim H -
bridge, tho turnkey. Tho turnkey pro
duced a hunch of big keys nnd soon the
three oung men found themselves bo
hind bars. They continued to protest.
"We nren't burglnrs," they called to
the turnkey. "Wo arc "
"Aw, tell It to tho Judge In. the morn
ing," said tho turnkey, who never went
to college.
They hnd to tnke the turnkey's advice
The Judge was ns sympathetic as tho
house sergeants and the turnkey. He
Mcuteuced them to live days, nnd if ho
had insisted on the sentence being car
ried out, t would hnve been the three
sophs and not Vice President Cunningham
who would havomlssed the bowl light
Wednesday.
The kidnapping was to be conducted, the
would-bo kidnappers explained, In accord
ance with the new rules regarding such
matters, framed last week by tho Un
dergraduate Committee on the diowl
Fight. This provided that no hosjllltles
could be begun before midnight Sunday
and tho sophs lost no time when that hour
arrived.
Three other Bophomores and a big auto
mobile figured hi the near-kldnapplngv It
la believed that Cunningham was to bet
taken oft In the auto if captured, but the
sophomores have not made public the de
tails of tho plan to capture the freshles'
vice president. They have not "squealed"
on their "pals," either.
The "sophs" said they planned to take
Cunningham to Ardmore until after the
freshman banquet Wednesday night. The
three studenta who were waiting" In the
automobile at 4M and Locust streets
started the car "When they saw the police
and disappeared from the neighborhood.
JERSEY LEGISLATURE
CONVENES TOMORROW;
FACES DELUGE OF BILLS
Session Expected to Hnve Im
portant Bearing on Presi
dential and Senatorial
Campaigns This Fall
MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR
T
TRENTON. N. J., Jan. lO.-Tho HOth
session of tho New Jersey legislature
will be opened tomorrow at noon. Im
mediately nfter the orgnnttatton of the
two houico, Governor Fielder will deliver
hi nnnual message. The Governor snld
n few dnys ago that hi messngo would
contain about 4000 words.
The session Is expected to be of Unusual
Interest, preceding, ns It docs a Presi
dential election, In which a United States
Spnnlnr. f!nvrrnnr. tiiotnhnra nt (niltim
ahd memher.i of the Leglslaiuro will ho I
choen. The legislative program Is ex- J
pected to have nn Important bearing on
tlio campaign
The two liouies nre scheduled to meet
In their respective chambers nt noon. Tho
Senate will, bo called to order by Senator
Rnthbun o'f .Morris county, Republican
majority leader In the upper house.
New Senators and tholo re-elected for
nnnther term of three yenrs will take the
onth of office. Theso nre Senators
Georgo P. Martens, of Hunterdon, re
elected; Samuel T. Munroii, of Sussex,
re-elected; W. Edwin Florance, of Middle
sex UeiiKirrats, and Harold 1) WelH, of
llurllnglon; Lowls T Stevens, of Cnpo
tK.. -...i n.t . - -tr. , --
.mi, itiiu xiiuuiuH r . .tu-tran, ui i apsiuia.
JWllUIHIl-ilUS. i uc iiciniuiii'iiiiH win iiuvu
n majority of flvo In tho Sennto.
Temporary presidency In the upper
homo during the organization, which al
ways goes to tho minority, will be given
to Senator Acklcy, of Cumberland
County Scnntor Rend, of Cnmden
County, will ho elected permnncnt presi
dent of tho body, nnd this will carry with
It tho ofllce of noting governor In case of
the Governor's absence from the Stnte.
If Senator Rend should be elected State
Trensurer by the Republican mnjorlty of
tho Legislature on Join ballot, ns ninny
here predict, tho acting governorship will
go to tho Speaker of the House. Rcnd'H
acceptance of the State Treasurcrshlp, In
all probability, would eliminate him ns a
gubernatorial possibility.
Tho Republican majority of the Senate
will re-elect Francis H. Davis, of Glouces
ter County, ns sccrctnry and then will fill
the minor positions.
Upton S. Jefferyi, of Camden, n news
paper man, who wns clerk of the House
last enr. will bo re-elected clerk this
year by the Republicans, nnd ho will cnlt
tho Assembly together.
In nccord with tho nctlon of tho Re
publican House caucus some time ago,
Aiscmblynmn Chnrlcs C. Pilgrim, of
Hsscx, will be chosen Speaker by a party
vote of 40 to 10; Mr. Jcfferys' will then
bo named ns clerk and Captain James I
Tarker, of Passaic County, will be
elected nsslstant clerk.
Assemblymitn John U. Kntes, of Cam
den, will bo Republican majority lender
in tho House, while Assemblyman Gcran,
of Monmouth, will pilot the Dcmocratlo
minority. Senator Ackcrson, of Mon
mouth, has been selected by the Senate
Democrats to lend them In the upper
house.
It Is expected that the opening session
will bo marked by tho Introduction of u.
Hood of bills by both Republicans and
Democrats, embodying the platform
pledges of tho respective parties.
ItEV. JOHN B. HARDING
Frnnkford pastor, who has of
fered to jro without salary if tho
church will ro without money.
OFFEHS TO (1IVE UT SALARY
TO PREVENT CHUUCH DEFICIT
women cn do It without mortgaging' your
home. There Is no ueo of. you nil hav
ing Uio clothes you do and tho fun you
hare during the week. This matter of
meeting the outside assessments on the
church la a matter of business honor,
True, the members of St. Mark's meet nil
the expenses of the parish yearly, with
out a deficit It l the butsldo things that
stalk in, as it were, nnd demand money to
meet the expenses, which cause a deficit.
"I personally do not know why bishops
como so high," ho added, "Some of them
aro not worth what they get. Rut then
often we cannot understand. Frequently
wo think wo ourselves are worth more
then wo are getting, too."
During the courio of the sermon which
preceded this talk Mr, Harding said he
doubted the piety of a woman who wns
cnrrled Into ecstasies by beautiful music
and let her tongue be censorious nnd
abusive, nnd doubted the man who bowed
In prajer when entering tho church, but
whoso fellow workmen could vouch for
his "rude" language during tho week.
Ho urged the members of the congre
gation to show tho spirit of Christ In
"helping the other fellow" who was beset
with temptation, and In being a Chris
tian In the true sense of tho word with
regard to other men's weaknesses.
$316,438 IN CITY INTEREST
NORTHWEST SECTION
DEMANDS INCLUSION
IN TRANSIT PLANS
Hundreds of Appeals Ad
dressed to Mayor Smith in
Behalf of Subway-Elevated
Line to District
BEGIN STRONG CAMPAIGN
Rector of St. Mnrk's, Frankfort,
Wants to Iinnish Money BuRnboo
The Rev. John R. Harding, rector of St.
Mark's nplscop.il Church, Frnnkford, has
offered his congregation, mado up of somu
of tho most exclusive society people of
Frnnkford, to go without salary. If any
of tho members of the congregation can
devise a method by which they can run a
t'hureli without money nnd without hav
ing to refer to money.
He urged some of tho men In the con
gregation to smoke ono cigar less n week
nnd double their church contributions
ench Suudaj, saying, "You men nnd
Ranks Pay Increase Over Last Year
for Municipal Deposits
Interest charges paid to tho city by the
various banks and trust companies on
municipal deposits total J116,i3S 78 for tho
j ear 1915.
The nmount derived from this source
In 19H wns $iW,5S2.37. The Increase Is
duo largely to tho fact that Us rate of
Interest, was advanced lo 2'J per cent
by nn ordinance approved by former
Mnyor RlnnkenburR Up until that tlmo
a 2 per cent, rate of Interest had prevailed.
Yuan to Re Crowned Next Month
TOKIO. Jnn. 10 The Japanese Govern
ment was officially notified to-day Hint
Yuan Shl-Knl will be crowned Emncror of
I'hlnn enily In Fehrunry. Tho ceremonies
will bo the most imposing ever held nt
Pekln nnd representatives from every
nation in the world will bo invited to
attend.
Chief Ognllala Dead
CHICAGO, Jnn. 10,-Chlef Ognllala Fire,
who fought with Sitting Hull In the Cus
ter mnssnrrc, died nt a hospltnt Jester
lny at the ngo of SO A week ago. nppar
cntb tired of life, he cut his throat
Hundreds of postcards urging prompt
nctlon toward the construction of the
Roxborough-Mnnnyunk subway-elevated
line, as planned In the Taylor transit pro
gram, wero malted to Mayor Smith today
by the citizens of tho flections which
would be benefited by the proposed high
speed transit line. Tho postcard campaign
Is being directed by the 21st Ward Inde
pendence League, of Roxborough, of
which Horace MncFadyen Is chalrmin
Huslncss organizations throughout tho
northwestern section of the city hnve
pledged their co-operallon in the plan to
bring the needs of that section before tho
Mayor and tho new Councils. The postal
card campaign In only tho beginning of
tho genernl sectional movement In which
residents of Mnnayunk, Wlssahlckon,
hoxbefoetfn, rife t tthDrmm m oukt
smaller north sWm ectlon af the clr
will take part.
The belief in some seclions ihftt Ow Or
ganisation leaders were planning 'J bjrnoni
the northwestern subwsy-elevai, lint
for tho present time Is responsible o the
postcard campaign and the general jwtw-
ment. A specific demand Is mad'. MM t
this line be included Initho nmwWIWil
loan ordinance soon to' be pse4 By
Councils.
The communication on the postcards
reads ns follows;
"Wilt you please do everything pot
glblo to secure tho amendment of the
ordinance described In Councils' nppen
dlx No. 94 to the end that the Parkway
North 23th street, Henry avenue. Jloi
borough subway-elevated highspeed tran
sit lino projected In the Taylor plan stxijt
be specialty designated In this ordlnftfteV
and voted upon when the elector are.
asked to express their will regarding ths
proposed $90,000,000 loan for public ton
provement."
Gas' Victim in Serious Condition
Mrs. Pauline Peake, a widow, 45 years
old, of 4SHS North Camaa street. Is In
St. tuke'n Hospital In a serious con'
dltlon today as a result of being- over
come by Illuminating gas yesterday.
Mrs. Peake was found unconscious In her
room with tho gas Jet open. The pHce
believe that the woman attempted ul
cldc, but nccordlng to tho family' of
Ocorgo W. Welsgorber, with whorr) Bin
boards, she was the victim of nn accident.
BECKERS'
Scmi-Annual Clearance Sale
Everything That Men Wear 'J fo Vi Off
A mint umiMial opportunity for the man who Is on ths
lookout for ItlJAt, HAItnAlNB In erilcent)le wenr to stock
up for tho whole sennon.
Mrcnter Cents, Until Ilolirs nnd Lounging Robes All 25 On.
In the Widcncf Arcade Store Only
$4.00 Shoes at 15
$5.00 Shoes at 3.90
$5.50 & $6 Shoes $4.90
$7.00 Shoes .at $5.90
I1HJK RTOItr.St
0211 Clir.tnul street. I
lunlper nml I'llliert Streets, I
(I 'ft)
mroiiTANT .
This murk on the
goods you buy guaran
tee quality A atjrle.
Suits and Overcoats
$15 & $18 Qualities. $13.5()
$20 & $22.50 Qual. $18:00
$25 & $30 Qualities. $20.00
Ulrnrr nnllillng Arcade,
20 M. 18th Ktrrrl.
Mother Saves Boy From Dcnth by Gas
A llttlo home, nt 1G13 Hmlly Btrect. Is
brightened today by tho presence of a
baby VJ Instead of being darkened
by a tragedy, duo to tho uulcknoss and i
presence of mind of a mother. 1-cwls F J
lirtls. 2 yenis old, was playing In the'!
kitchen of his homo Inst jesterday after
noon. His attention wan attracted by
a bright, shining stopcock of, a gas Jet.
Ho turned tho cock. Ills mother found
him unconscious In tho room, which was
filled with gas fumcH. She picked him
up mid ran through tho streets straight
to St. Agnes' Hospital, which Is near
the home. Prompt use of the pulmotor
saved tho baby's life, and today ho is
bawling lustily.
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Chestnut, $7.50 ;ru;, Pea, $5.25
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Our auto trucks deliver north Af Market
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THINNER was over.
JLr I was tired I need
ed relaxation.
"I took the roll of Vic
tor Herbert's 'Badinage,'
placed it in the Pianola
and in an instant I was
far from the thoughts
and cares of business. I
was in the enchanted
world of music. The sun
ny, catchy little piece de
lighted and rested me. Here I played a charmingly spirited little passage
by hurrying the time as the Metrostyle line showed me. Here I made
a little pause in answer to a sudden swerve of the line. It was
splendid that wonderful Metrostyle was showing me how to make real
music. And though I have never thought myself musical and have had
my Pianola but a short lime, I find I can actually interpret music
with feeling and intelligence.
J Via69Hv5TCrBM -W.Vl(kiETO 4 5i ifk? ' ' .1
TMrnrnmimm. m:gmQ ' "
yM) f Jlll9jilPi was i the enchanted
,m&s&8E&
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b" i
"At first I played mechanically, but
there is no suggestion of that now. Thanks
to the Themodist which picks out the
melody nnd emphasizes it without my
thinking of it, nnd the Sustaining Pedal
device which automatically operates the
piano's loud pedal for me, I can play a
piece now so that it really satisfies me."
Gfe PIANOLA
Ennbles you to pay the. pionjeB
Important:
, You should understand
that there fi but one
Pianola; it ii niada
only by the Aeolian.
Company, is handled
in this city by us, and
is obtainable in- the
following models:
The Steinwav Pianola
The Wheelook Pianola
The Stkoud Pianola
The Famous Weber
1 Pianola .
Prises from 4SS9
Moderate Monthly
payments
We want you to conic to our
-store and hear the genuine Pianola.
We are representatives in this city
for this wonderful instrument.
Other stores handle player
pianos but not the genuine Pianola
the first player-piano ever made
and by far the best player-piano.
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