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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1916.
DUPONTS AGAIN
ADVISE HOLDING
OF ALL PROXIES
Alfred I. Faction Promises
"Benefit" to Stockholders
' if Sliit Is Won
WiLL FIGHT TO END
Improper Hnndlinir of Assets
Charged to Defendants'
in Powder Case
Bo a Staff Corrttpmdent
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan- 20. That
there Is "something doing" In tho camp
of Alfred I, du Pont and tho other com
plainants In tho IEO.000,000 "du Pont Bult,"
noftr pending In the United States Dls
trltt Court, was evident to stockholders
of E. I. du Pont de Ncmourn & Co.
todnv. irhin thnv received tho second
communication from that faction within
It hours, requesting that they refrain
from giving the defendants In the suit
proxies to vote at tho coming stock
holders' annual meeting'.
Tho communication received by tho
stockholders today Is In tho form of a
letter signed by Alfred T. du Pont, re
cently deposed Vice president of tho
powder company; Francis I. du Pont,
Philip P. du Pont, Ernest du Pont, R.
Paul du Tont and Archibald M. ti. du
Pont
All are complainants lit the suit brought
to forco Pierre 8. du Pont, president of the
company, and 11 other directors of that
1240.000,000 corporation to turn over stock
valued at more than 150,000,000 to E. I. du
Pont do Nemours & Co.
ASKDD TO DEFER SIGNING.
The letter asserts that the complain
ants are not soliciting proxies or engag
ing; In any contest for control of tho pow
der company, but that they desire stock
holders of the company to refrain from
Blgnlng over their proxies to tho de
fendant directors because of tho suit now
pending In tho United States District
Court. It Is also nsscrtod that tho suit
Involves nssets of great value and that
the complainants believe the stockholders
havo been "Improperly deprived" of these
assets.
Tho communication was occasioned by
a. letter sent to tho stockholders by rierro
S. du Pont and his associates, requesting
proxies for the purposo of removing Al
fred I. du Pont. Francis I. du Pont and
William du Pont from tho board of direc
tors of the powder company. It wns abm
stated that II. M. Barksdale, F. G. Tall
man and William O. Ramsay nre slated
as the substitutes for the three men to bo
deposed.
LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS.
To counteract tho effects of the letter
of Plerro S. du Pont, telegrams were sent
to stockholders of the powaer company
yesterday by Alfred I. du Pont, Francis
I. du Pont nnd Fhlllp F. du Pont. These
telegrams were followed by the letters
received by the stockholders today from
the same source. The text Is as follows:
To tho Stockholders of
E. I. du Pont do Nemours Powder
Company
E. I. du Pont do Nemours & Co.
In view of the litigation pending In
the United States District Court for
the district of Delaware, Incidental to
the suit recently filed by Philip F.
du Pont on behalf of the stockholders
o i:. L du Pont de Nemours Powder
Company anJ E. I. du Pont do Ne
inours"& Co., which has for -Us pur
pose the securing to tho stockholders
an asset of great value, of which' we
bellevo they havo been Improperly de
prived, and owing to tho fact that
Pierre S. du Pont, president, and a
majority of the directors of these com
panies aro defendants In the suit, It
Is suggested by those "whose names are
subscribed hereto that stockholders
In the above-cited companies refrain
from signing proxies In favor of any
of tho defendants or their represen
tatives until such tlmo Tia the court
shall have passed on the merits of the
plaintiffs contentions.
The subscribers are not soliciting
proxies, nor nre they engaged In any
contest for tho control of the com
pany, but they request that no proxies
be given to those who deBlre to retain
for themselves the benetlt of what the
signers believe should have gone to
the stockholders themselves.
PHILIP F. DU PONT,
ALFRED I. DU PONT.
FRANCIS I. DU PONT,
ERNEST DU PONT.
E. PAUL DU PONT.
ARCHIBALD II. L. DU PONT.
Wilmington, Del., January 19, 1918.
The telegrams which heralded the ar
rival of the letter wero as follows:
We aro mailing you a letter In which
we suggest your withholding any
proxy for the coming annual meeting
of the du I'ont company until the de
termination of the litigation now
pending filed on behalf of the com
pany. PHILIP F. DU PONT.
ALFRED I. DU PONT.
FRANCIS I. DU PONT.
WOULD BOOST STOCK 200.
Alfred I. du Pont and the other com
plainants have a strong argument In
their favor. If the suit now pending In
the court is successful the defendant di
rectors, who comprise 13 of the 21 on the
board, will be forced to turn over stock
valued at about 156,000,000 to the ponder
company for approximately 114,000,000. or
the figure at which it wob purchased from
T, Coleman du Pent, former president of
the company, Such an outcome would
enhance the value of every outstanding
sbare of stock by about J200.
The reason the individual defendants in
tho suit are anxious to oust Alfred I. du
Pont, Francis I. du Pont and William du
Pont from the directorate ot the cor
poration la that the first two of these
three have petitioned the court for per
mission to became party plaintiffs to the
suit now at Issue, while William du Pont
has always figured as a strong backer of
bis cousin, Alfred I. du Pont.
WE-UP OP LITIGANTS.
The situation, which had been becoming
mora tense every day, came to a head on
Monday of last wek when there was a
special adjourned meeting- of the Board
of Dlreotora.
4t Is-believed that at that time Alfred X.
du I'ont announced his intention of becoming-
a party to the suit unless the de
fendant, directors agreed to turn over the
contested stock to the powder company.
JO? that day he did Ale his intervention
petition with the court and op the follow--t
K day It was announced that he had
been deposed from the vice presidency of
the corporation ana nis place on the
Finance Committee,
Following' this action of the Board of
Directors Francis I. du Pont Immediately
nude an open stand with. Alfred I. du
Pont by also filing an intervention pti
U with the court
Paregoric Dose Kills Baby
Jteresoric given to a 5-inonths-oId baby
wt responsible, the police say, for the
death today M 1113 South 31st street The
child. William James Kiddle, son of Mr
si;.l Mra. William Riddle, cried o much
ii night (hat Mr, .Riddle was convinced
tint Aoe of paregoric wan necessary.
Vvif this morning Mrs, Katherine Mca
; .,tiey tbs child' yrBdBMth.v went
- .e- s'hat effect, Uae' lefcHtfOrlc had bad.
-'.ji.a the baby Mt. The case wlU
' to
Br 7 hjB 'flA&
MRS. STELLA MARFICO
Mother burned when baby'a
dress caught fire.
LITTLE GIRL 11URNS TO DEATH
Mother May Loso Life, Too, From
Attempting Rescue
Red-hot coals, which fell on tho dress
of eovcn-ycar-old Eleanor Jlnrflco nnd
set It nflre, caused her death. Tho child's
mother, Mrs. Stella Marflco, may die, too,
as the result of tho burns sho received
when "olio attempted to extinguish tho
flames enveloping her daughter. Tho
Mnrflcos llvo at 2636 Wilder street.
Tho little girl died shortly after sho
wns taken to the Polyclinic Hospital last
night. Tho mother Is burned nbout the
in co and hnnds. She tins not been told
that her daughter died nftcr reaching tho
hoipltnl.
BETHLEHEM DECLARES
30 PER CENT. DIVIDEND
Steel Company, Pays Out Earn
ings for First Time on
Common Stock
Bethlehem's Prosperity
Common stock, $15,000,000.
Thirty per cent, dividend, $4,
500,000. Dividend of $4,500,000, capital
ized at G per cent, represents 70,
000,000 market value for common
stock.
Market value of stock today, $4G0
a Bhare. Par value, $100.
Total value of 150,000 shares of
common stock, in market quotations
today, $09,000,000.
Ten per cent, wage increase
given to all steel workers.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 A dividend of 30
per cent, line been declared upon tho com
mon stock of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration. Announcement or the dividend,
tho drat the company has ever paid on its
common stock, was made following a
meeting of the Board of Directors hero
today. . '
At the samo time. Charles M. Schwab,
head of the company, said that an ad
vance of 10 per cent.. In wages 1ms been
granted to unskilled laborers In tho com
pany's plants, effective. January 16.
The 30 per cent, dividend on tho com
mon stock will bo paid out of tho 191C
earnings, which are chiefly from war con
tracts. The dividend on the common
stock, as well ns tho regular 7 per cent,
dividend on the preferred stock, will bo
paid In quarterly Instalments
Bethlehem Steel common sold at $30 a
share when the war broke out. At one
time It sold at J600, It sold at 4T8. ur 7
points from yestesddy's close shortly after
the dlMdend announcement was made to
day. A later sale was at SIC5.
The common dividend is payable In
four quarterly Instalments of TVs per tent,
each, and the preferred In four quarterly
instalments of 1 per cent. each. Pay
ments on both Issues will be made as
follows. April 1. to holders of record
March 16; July 1, to holders of record
Juno 18; October 1, to holders of record
September le, and Janunry 3. 1917, to
holders of record December 18, 1916.
SCARLET FEVER AT W. AND J.
Presence of Two Cases Causes Quar
antine at College
WASHINGTON, Pa.. Jan. 20.-Wash.lng-
ton and Jefferson College la In a wild
state of excitement today over two cases
of scarlet fever A rigid quarantine has
been placed on the dormitory, which
houses 75 students, most of whom are
members of the freshman class. Several
fraternity houses also have been quar
antined. President Plnltt announced this morning
that the college would be closed for two
weeks. Dozens of students have avoided
the authorities and left town. The mst
case was discovered in tho Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity house, when John By
erly, basketball centre on the varsity,
was stricken. Byerly was taken 111 two
days ago, but the authorities thought
the disease would not spread. Since then
Wilbur Henry, star tackle on the Red
and Black football team, has contracted
the disease.
MURDERER OF' WOMAN
MAY HAVE BEEN FRIEND
Continued from I'are One
houses. Ho believes that the murderer's
clothes were undoubtedly covered with
blood, and figures that he must have rid
himself of the stained garments some
where In the vicinity to avoid suspicion.
Edward Drown, a plumber, employed
by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany, saw the body of his murdered sis
ter today, but could give no clue.
Colllnsgrove and his three children, to
whpm Mrs. Davis acted as mother, are
heartbroken over the tragedy and It Is
possible that it might temporarily post
pone, at least, arrangements for his
coming wedding.
It was learned this afternoon that a
number of letters found in the box from
which the money was stolen were strewn
over the floor and bore evidence of having
been hurriedly read.
Despite the fact that money and Jew
elry were stolen. Assistant District At
torney Taylor and County Detectives
Hell and O'TooJe believe that Mrs. Davis
committed eUIcide. They point to the
fact that the axe with which the box was
broken was kept In a place which no
stranger would discover. They also as
sert that the axe was carried back to
this place after the box was opened.
The detectives believe that Mrs. Davis
was heartbroken over the realiiation that
she would soon be separated from the
chlldretf on account of her employer's
marriage, and decided to kill herself
They point out that she could conceal
her self-destruction by hiding the Jewelry
and money somewhere about the house.
The detectives, together with Chief of
Police Clark, started a, search of the
hone U4 afternoon In. the hope that
the saJjMiae aumy ami Jewelry might be
fsuai. The police dialed tkftt sjur ax
Hfti h4 ao wm. ,
GffiL STRIKERS MCK
AT WORK, VICTORIOUS
Virtually Every Demnnd of 6000
Garment Workers Won in
Three Days
Terms on Which Garment
Strikers Return Jo Work
WHAT STRIKERS GOT
A 50-hour working week.
Limiting of overtime work to
four hours a week.
All legal holidays throughout
year.
Permanent joint committee on
grievances.
Board of Sanitary Control.
Committee to fix prices for piece
workers.
Wago Board to investigate neces
sity for more pay.
WHAT THEV DID NOT GET
Limitation of membership on
Price Committees to union workers.
Permission to elect Price Com
mittee1) outside of shops.
The striking garment workers returned
to work today to enjoy at once the fruits
of tho victory won In tho thrco days'
strlko that started Monday morning.
They won virtually every demnnd, tho
only concession being n. failure to get a
more complcto recognition of tho union.
Tho workers look for this in the future.
They declared today that the reason
they won so quickly was that thoy had
becomo well organized In the laBt three
years. Thrco years ago tho garment
workers' strlko last 24 weeks, nnd after
nil the sufferings of the thousands of
women nnd glrte who engaged In Hint
strlko they wore compelled to return to
their work with their demands refused
and ridiculed by tho manufacturers.
Yet tho demands that wero ridiculed
then nro granted today. Tho workers
said thoy appreciated tho sympathetic
study of tho problem by the Mayor's
board of nrbltrntlon, but they made no
secret of their belief that tho strength
of their union organization won tho victory-
About C00O workers went out and
stayed out.
Leo Becker, representing the manu
facturers, and Benjnmln Schloslngcr,
president of tho International Ladles'
Garment Workers' Union, nro In a con
ference this nfternoon to select "neutral"
members of tho various board", to which
disputes between the garment workors
and tho manufacturers will be submitted
In tho future. Members will be chosen
for the wage board, tho grievance board
and the board of sanitary control.
Girl strikers decided to go to work to
day, after meetings were held In tho
Parkway Building, Broad and Cherry
streets; tho Now Equity Building, at
1024 Lombard street, and Garrlck Hall, on
8th street above South.
Mr. Schleslngcr Issued tho following
statement'
"In considering tho settlement of the
disagreement, tho union Is very well
sntlBtled with tho way tho matter has
been closed. We nro entering upon a
new era In the Industry one of peace
nnd prosperity, which will bring better
wages to the workers and more prollts
to the employers. We will do all in our
power to live up to the agreement, nnd
will take care that the relntlons of the
workers with the employers nre of the
best."
MAN CRUSHED; WIFE,
AT WORK, UNIFORMED
Street Cleaner, Struggling
Against Poverty, Killed When
Auto Trucks Crash
Somewhere In the city tod. Is n
woman trjlng to earn what she can
toward keeplng'up her little home nnd
providing education for her 10-year-old
nephew. At homo In tho parlor lies the
body of her husband. Sho doeBn't know
this.
Though nn Invalid, he, too, hnd been
trying to earn what little ho could by
cleaning streets. He was killed when a
large beer truck crnshed Into un Ice
cream truck at 23th and Diamond ,Btreets
this morning.
The street cleaner's name whs Frank
Ousust. He nan f.0 years old nnd lived
at 2137 Dover street.
When John wns left an orphan, his
aunt and uncle took him, according to
their promise. When he grew to be old
enough, they sent him to school. Un
complaining In the face of their own
troubles, the couple stuck to their task
and tried to give the boy what happiness
they could. Neither, because of physical
weakness, could get good positions.
Ousust was employed only as a sub
stitute street (Meaner. Mrs. Ousust does
housework whenever she can get It. This
morning her husband went to woik at
2Sth and Diamond streets. His sickness
hnd affected his hearing.
Witnesses Bay an Ice cream motortruck
camo tearing along on Diamond street
At the Bama time a brewing truck tried
to cross Diamond street at 2Sth street.
Unable to avoid a collision, both drivers
jammed on their brakes, but on the Icy
streets the trucks swung around. Ousust,
who was busy at hts work a few feet
away, failed to get out of the way and
was crushed. He was hurried to the
Samaritan Hospital, where he was found
to be dead.
The drivers of the trucks. Michael
Abrams, W years old, 2H0 Warnock street,
and Atzln Delp, 27 years old, 4501 Colorado
street, were taken to the Central Station,
where they were held to await the action
of the Coroner.
The nephew of the dead man was on his
way to the Baline Public School, when he
saw the patrol wagon stop at hts home.
Ho broke Into tears when he saw his
uncle's body carried Into the house on a
stretcher.
He doesn't know where his aunt Is
working today. "She's sick," he said. "I
don't know what we'll do now. But I
guess I don't have to go to school. I'm
old enough to take care of her, I guess
I can earn money, too."
OLD PRISONER FIDDLES HIS WAY
TO LIBERTY AS POLICEMEN WEEP
Magistrate Collins' Eyes Become Moist, Too, as Aged
Man Tells of His Struggle Against Poverty
and John Barleycorn
When Magistrate Collins got to his
desk In the 11th and Winter streets sta
tion today he heard the plaintive strains
of "Mother Machree" coming from some
one's violin In tbe cellroom. lie wanted
the player brought before him. So 75-year-old
John O'Qonnell played his way
to the bench.
Old John looked like Santa Claus or
Rip Van Winkle or some such person. He
was all beard. Tbe magistrate wanted to
hear his story, and John told it O'Don
nell dwelt mostly on his poverty Not a
word of censure did he have for Police
man Wolven. who brought him in off the
streets of Chinatown last night, although
he said almost pathetically he had never
been before In a police pell.
Hi life had been one ot ups and downs
In the struggle with John Barleycorn, he
said. Shortly after his parents brought
him to America from Ireland at the age
of W he drifted away.
"Them was the day we went Wee."
he Mtt, John foltowe the avow. M
FRIEND uELIHUh SUSPECTS "WILLIAM"
OF TREASON ON FILIPINO FREEDOM.
Tho Philippines arc tho sport of American politics nnd should be
got rid of immediately, in tho opinion of e.vSccretary of State BHhu
ivoot. iney snouia nave tun independence, no says.
Bad ns the situation is, tho Philippine burden is 6n the United States
and must bo carried, according to ex-President Taft. The Philippines
nro not like Cuba, he says, and cannot be so treated. He is opposed to
granting full independence to tho islands, .
Tho following letters from tho two statesmen, to each other, explain
their attitude. The letter from ex-Secretary Root Is as follows:
"January 10, 1916.
"Dear William i
"It appears to mo that you are engaging in a damnable scheme to get
hung for treason, Tho commission as first lieutenant in the Philippine
army is very interesting. Was thero really any such animal in 1014, or
was it only n printing press? I thought Harrison had turned the Islands
over to them peaceably. If so, what do they want to fight about? Per
haps it is merely to be fashionable
"Do you know that when I contemplate tho recent government of tho
Philippines nnd reflect that our control of the islands may continue to be
the sport of American politics, I doubt whether we can really do them
much more good. We excluded politics so absolutely from the govern
ment of the Islands during our time, and that course is so necessary that
it is quite disheartening to have It all changed, as I suppose it has been.
When you camo back from the Philippines and I went out of the War
Department I was able to say that thero had never been an appointment
made to the Philippine service (to please anybody in this world or upon
nv rrrW-n' or nocinl of porso'nnl ground, nnd I think I know that tho
same method continued down to March, 1013.
"That way of doing things, however, ennnot be continued very long
by one political party unless It is agreed to by both. If Democrats nre to
turn out Republicans in order to .put in deserving Democrats, deserving
Democrats before very long will be turned out to mnko room for deserving
Republicans, nnd so on. If things
ive the islands tneir independence
ut give notice of an election and
ive tho islands their independence
give notice ot an election ana
I wish you n happy now year.
In his reply, Mr. Taft said:
"My Dear Elihu
"I don't think we can let the
We have got hold of tho bear, and it Isn't so easy to let go of his tail. Wo
havo Cuba right under our eye, and the gunrantco of our integrity and tho
preservation of law nnd order aro easy things, but it won't bo so easy with
the Philippines, 7000 miles away, and tho elements for making disorder
out there, when our restraining influence is withdrawn, arc more numerous
than thoy aro in Cubn. No, I think they will bo with us after you and I
nre gone, and wo might ns well make our plans accordingly.
"I wrote you n letter the other day nbout joining the League to
Enforco Peace. Lowell is pressing me to know what your attitudo is.
"Sincerely yours,
"WILLTAM H. TAFT."
GHOSTS DRIVE OLD MAN
TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE;
TELLS WEIRD STORY
George Baltz Battled With
Spirit Man and Woman, Who
Carried Flickering ilight and
Big Knife, He Says
PAID HIM THREE VISITS
The light of a lnntern flickered. In n
window on n level with his. In the house
next door. The two houses aro scarcely
more than three feet apart, and Georgo
linltz, who tiled to commit sulcldo this
morning by cutting his throat and wrists
with a broken saucer, says ho then
heard n man nnd n, woman whispering,
ns they peered stealthily across Into his
room, where he lay in bed.
Baltz, who lives at 2717 North 11th street,
and is 61 years old, says he saw the man
pass tho lantern to the woman, nnd then,
while he lay too terrified to move, tho
imtn climbed across to his room. He then
helped the woman ncross the narrow
spnee, nnd both moved silently townrd
thp hod. The old man sprang out nnd
struck nt the nulr with a chnlr. he says.
The chair seemed to go right through
them. Thero was no sound except the
noise Baltz made himself. The woman
threw her nrms nround bis neck, but
Ualtz could feel nothing. He tried to tear
her loose, Baltz said, but his fingers
closed on empty air. A knife, gleaming
In the hands of the strange man, drove
Baltz Into a paroxysm of fear. He struck
out wildly, but still his hands Btruck
nothing but air.
"Ghosta!" he says he cried out loud and
then ran Into the hall and wildly slam
med the door.
Other boarders came and the terrified
man told them his story. Investigation
of the room showed no sign of intruders
except the upsit furniture.
Baltz went back to bed. For a long
time he was In fright. He went to sleep
finally, hut wss awakened when tho bed
clothes were slowly pulled away, ho said.
The woman stood at the foot of the bed
holding up the lnntern, says Baltz
Frantic ha mn from the room again.
Once more he had to be convinced by
other boarders that the strange appa
ritions hnd gone.
Baltz lay this time too terrified to go
to sleep. For the third time the lantern
nppeaied In the window next door, and
the silent figure ot the man started to the
old man's room, with the knife between
his teeth.
Bali could stand It no longer. In a
frenzy, he seized a broken saucer and
rather than face the silent "person."
who. he was convinced was trying to end
his life, he slashed his throat and wrists.
He was round later by the boarders,
who heard the fall of his body. They
sent him to the Samaritan Hospital,
where physicians found that his life was
not In danger.
PLOTS FOR FIRE HOUSES
Property Committee of Councils Rec
ommends Purchase of Ground
The members of the Clt Property Com
mittee of Councils this nfternoon referred
to tho Finance Committee with an af
firmative recommendation two ordi
nances, one authorizing the purchase of
a plot of ground on Fllmore street, south
west of Huntington street and Fox Chase
turnpike, the consideration being (18,000;
nnd a plot at Orthodox street and Torres
dale avenue. In the 23d Ward, the cost
not to exceed fXKO. Both plats are to
be used In the construction of new fire
houses.
struck It rich In the Nevada gold fields,
but wasted his strength on booze. Al
ways he had his fiddle, though, and that
was a meal ticket. One night, when he
was the whole orchestra In a Western
dance hall, somebody didn't like tbe sen
timental stuff he was playing and took a
shot at him. The bullet broke his leg, and
he has been limping ever since
"What were you playing when you
were shotl ' asked Magistrate Collins.
"Home, Sweet Home,'" answered
John, and he drew tbe bow across his
flddle and made the policemen in the 11th
and Winter streets station and the Mag
istrate, too, weep.
That's worth money," said "Ju'dge"
Collins, and took up a collection.
They gave old John several dollars.
He put his flddle worth a fortune, he said
under his arm, and walked out.
He went, to the nearest saloon. i
"tW JofeM.v Said Uarlairst fAUl&x.
JU... - - ... ."-. -r.-
- )iture fciWAfs auu the
ftaUev u4tr,"
are to be dono in that way, we'd better
promptly; not promise it in tho fut
turn It over as wo did with Cuba.
promptly; not promise :
"Fattniully yours,
"ELJHU ROOT."
"January 17, 191G.
Philippines go in tho way you sutro-est.
M0HR WAS MURDERED
BY WIFE'S ORDER, SAYS
DEATH CAR CHAUFFEUR
Healis Lost Nerve When First
Attempt Was to Be Made,
But Stopped Car
Later
HE WAS TO GET $2000
PROVIDENCE. It. T., Jan. 20.
"We were to havo killed Doctor Mohr
on Saturday night, but I lost my nervo
nnd threw In nil the speed I had. Miss
llurgcr wasn't In the car, but Miss Orms
by and Miss Wlleon wero In the tonncau
with the doctor."
Georgo Healis, negro driver of tho Mohr
deatli automobile, for the first time, to
day told the story of tho plot on the
witness stand In tho Mohr trial.
"On Friday night, August !7, I went
to Mrs. Mohr's homo with Brown," snld
Healis. "Mrs. Mohr asked Brown. 'How
is everything?' nnd he eald. 'O. K.' Ho
snld we knew the roads. Mrs. Mohr said
Brown would get $2000, Spellman $1000 nnd
I $2000. She told me not to bo afraid; Just
to stop tho car and then go to the nearest
farmhou8o and phone the police that tho
aoctor had been held up and shot. Tho
Job wns planned for the next night. Satur
day, and Brown told Mrs. Mohr he had
his motorcycle lamp ready.
"I met Brown next day. I said I
wouldn't havo anything more to do
with it.
STOPPED THE AUTO.
"The next Tuesday I did stop the car
and they killed the doctor.
"I went to Miss Burger's home for the
doctor on the afternoon before she shoot
ing to see about a suitcase. I had an
engagement at 6 o'clock. Shortly nfter
I met Brown and Spellman coming down
the street on Brown's motorcycle. Wo
went Into Mrs. Mohr's house nnd talked
with her. She said, 'Why didn't you stop
Saturday night? Have you gone back
on me? Be sure nnd stop tonight. This
Is my last chance, because my divorce
case comes up on the first of the month.
Vou can Just say thero was a robbery and
I will gjve you a good Job driving a car
for mo. If you get Into uny trouble over
thli I will spend my last dollar to help
you out." "
He said he then went to Miss Burger's
house, arriving at 7:6 and then drove to
Doctor Mohr's orflce with her. Mohr got
Into the car, taking his dog with him,
nnd they started for Newport at 8.15.
"When I got to a bush In the Wash
ington road I stopped the car," Nealls
ald. "I got out of the car and turned
out the headlights and turned on the
sidelights, so I could see the engine, and
stated to tinker with It. Then I heard
revolver shots and ran to the side of the
car. Doctor Mohr was leaning against
Miss Burger nnd his head was bathed In
red, Miss Burger got up to get out and
she fell over the lap robe. I took her In
my arms to carry her across the road
and she got another bullet which came
over my left shoulder.
SAW SPELLMAN IN BUSHES.
"I looked at the side of the road and
recognized Spellman In the bushes. Then
another car came along and while a
young lady from that party held onto
the doctor In his own machine I drove it
to the' hospital. From the hospital I was
taken to the police station.
"When I picked up Miss Burger she
had blood all over the side of her head.
I dropped her when she was shot again,
but I picked her up and carried her to
the side of the road. I did not hear any
one speak except Miss Burger and my
self, Sho had hold of the doctor's left
arm and -was saying, 'Oh, doctor; Oh,
doctor!'
"I cried, 'My God!'
"I did not see any one but Spellman
at the roadside."
Healis was then turned over Jo Attor
ney William II. Lewis, the big gun of the
negro defense, for cross-examination.
His first statement to Lewis was In con
tradiction of his direct testimony,
"I am not sure I saw Spellman at the
scene ot the shooting," he said. "I saw
some one, but I am not sure it was Spell
man. I simply saw a dark shadow which
I supposed to be Spellman."
Lewis closed his cross-examination with
a trembling voice.
"George Healis." he cried, "Doctor Mohr
put all his trust In you. He placed his life
in your hands as hts driver, and et you
drove him deliberately where you knew
he -would be shot to death in the dark and
his companion wounded for life. Did you
do that. Oeorge W, Healis?"
Everybody in the courtroom was at the
highest pitch of excitement. lawyers. Jur
ors and even the Judge leaning forward
almost on tiptoe.
Healis faltered for a moment and then
answered, with a sickly half smile. "I
did,"
Norwegian Steamship in Distress
PAYAL, Azores. Jan. 20. The Norwe
gian steamship Samnanger. bound from
New York to Rotterdam, was compelled
to, put Into port here today because pfl
torms which blew her out of htr ,-anr-
rt et h!-cirso ku Um Jetttaoned. I
MAYOR AT NEW YORK DINNER
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Am6ng Philadel
, jqhians Entertained
A number of prominent PhlladeJphlAns,
Including Mayor nnd Mn. Thomas 15.
Smith, were entertained last night at a
dinner at tho Waldorf-Astoria, New York,
by Mr. and Mrs, Dnvld B. Provan. Others
In tho party were Director of Public
Safety Wilson and wife. Receiver of
Taxes W- .Freeland Kendrlck and wife,
Chnrlc L. Mnrtln, cashier Kensington
Trust Company, nnd wife, Harry Dolfln
ger nnd wife, M. W, Newton, proprietor
of Green's Hotel, and wife, Paul Heine,
of Lancaster, and wife.
The party left Philadelphia yesterday
afternoon on a special car on tho Penn
sylvania Railroad.
GLOUCESTER SQUIRE
INHERITS $3,000,000
ESTATE IN IRELAND
Justice of the Peace Frederick
Philips Kirby Receives News
Over Phone From
Lawyer
WAS DREXEL'S COACHMAN
Juslfco of the Peace Ficderlck Philips
Klrby, of Olouccstcr, N. J., may lny
nsldo his toga to .becomo Lord, of tho
Manor. Ills dream of a lifetime that he
belonged to wealth and power has como
true. Today ho received wonl that he
had fallen heir to 3,000,CO0.
Tho news came lo him by telephone,
nnd the Informant, a London "solicitor,
said that ho wns nt tho flellcvuo-Strnt-ford.
Necessary steps to prove Identity
nnd turn over tho lmmcnso estate will
begin In a few clays,
A change came over Gloucester when
It heard tho news. Tlioso who used to
pass tho Judgo with nn eyebrow nod, to
day bowed most deferentially. Ho was
given right of -wny on tho sidewalks nnd
his right hand Is tired from congratul
atory nhnklngs.
Tho "Judge" Is a cbnracterlitlc type of
tho old school. Ho Is tall, rangy nnd
pleasant. His enrly days were snent In
tho midst of royalty nnd grandeur nnd
it hns been his hobby to hearken back to
them In his llttlo court when things
wero dull. When they heard of tho for
tune which hnd como to tho Justice to
day, the old residents declnred that they
wore not surprised. Any ono who knew
"Judgo" Klrby nlways felt, somehow or
other, that ho would get a big "windfall"
some time.
But tho news has not changed the
"Judge's" demeanor In the least. True,
he feels a. bit proud over the news, which
is only fitting, but hl3 good fellowship
Is Just as emphatic as before.
ONCE A DRUMMER BOY.
Tho Justice has had nn eventful career.
He was a drummer boy in tho English
nrmy, nnd finally drifted Into tho employ
of tho Marquis of Lome. He came here
'ftlth tho Marquis In 1S71. Klrby's genial
ninnnor soon nttracted attention of prom
inent Americans, and when he left the
employ of the Duko he bocamo coachman
for tho late A, ,T. Drexcl. Ho spent many
years In his employ.
Later Mr. Klrby went In tho dog-fancying
business mid mado qulta a success of
It. Finally he drifted to Woodbury, and
eventually to Gloucester. Ho was there
but a short tlmo when tho residents re
alized that ho would be Just the man
for Justice of tho Peace. His selection
was unanimous, nnd he has held forth In
that ofllco for many years.
According to tho solicitor, thn osfatn
which tho "Judgo" has Inherited Is that
of Mnrlo Fry, nn aunt, of BellsachB,
County Kildare, Ireland. TJiere Is plenty
ot evidence at hand to prove that Klrby
Is the right man. Among other things,
he has n. Bible In which Is Inscribed:
"For Philip Klrby, from your dear
friend, Mario Fry."
The "Judge" oxplalnod that, his aunt
used to address him ns "friend" before
she was married to ono of his relatives.
The "Judge" had not seen his aunt for
45 years.
It Is possible that he will receive a call
from the solicitor tomorrow. But aa yet
the "Judge" has made no arrangements
to leavo Gloucester.
STOLEN 'PIGS' COME HOME
VIA JUSK ROUTE; TWO HELD
Animals Mado of Copper Return After
Long Absence
Two pigs belonging to, C. B. White &
Bro.. a firm In Hedley street, east of
Richmond, turned up today after nn ab
sence of two months. The pigs, al
though not prize winners, aro rather ex
pensive, being valued at about JIM
The home-coming of the pigs was
marked by the arrest of their alleged
abductor, Joseph Zawodskl, of 2S00 Mer
cer street, and Zlto Errlettl. ot 2360 Simon
street, who is said to have bought them
from Zawodskl, Zawodakl was held In JWO
ball, accused of larceny, and Errlettl In
$600 ball, accused of receiving mni.n
goods, for a further hearing today In the
Helgrade and Clearfield streets police
station,
Errlettl denied having had anything
to do with the pigs, which are made of
copper nnd used for smelting. According
lo Policemen Weiss and Cade, ( j pigs
were stolen from the White fu ai by
awodskl, who sold them to Errlettl, a
Junk dealer. Then Nathan Pearlman. a
wholesale Junk dealer, with a store at
503 Richmond street, bought the pigs
from Errlettl for $1S0. according to the
police, he "animals" were thrown into
a bag with other Junk and taken back
to tlje White firm, a smelting concern.
There the employes were amazed to see
again their old pigs with the "White"
stamp on them.
Buchanan Asks -Leave to Change Plea
NEW YORK. Jan. JO.-Congressman
Frank Buchanan, under Indictment under
the Sherman law on the charge of foment
ing labor disturbances in factories making
fuppi.le3 tor the -Allies, today petitioned
the Federal Court to extend to six weeks
the time limit In which he might change
his plea of not guilty, The original period
expired today. The court tookthe request
under advisement Mr. Buchanan is repre
sented by former United States Senator
Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas. BCnator
fiichlHchai
3JL
'COME AND GET
ME,' VILLA'S DEM
TO HIS ENEMIES
Chieftain Challenges Caj
ranza uoveriiment's
Death Decree
TERRORIZES TWO STATES
r.r . 1 nn - -41
nu ixeu, xex., Jan. 20 tv - !
Cisco Villa's strong , ,rFf?m TnM
Mndre Mountains of Mexico care. !
a defl to the Carrnma Governm,.'
aer proclaiming the bandit chur. m
forfelted on rcM. emeu life)
"Como and get me," wri H, .,.v , 'IB
of his challenge that 7i?J,he.k,Ml
tho picked Cnrransa soldiers 3 Si
waging an extermination Si
against his followers. c,l"Ww
Leaders In the mnn hunt expect Vn'lB
lo put tin a destiernla nM Jl "
hope to take him allveT The nLi.rtIJ
Hon authorizing any ono to shSi vm1
Is n formality. He Is UnanD?ofefftl."l
cept uy his trusted followers. Hi. ,;"?
place in the mountains, from which
makes unexpected thrusts for foM ,
loot, hns made Villa nn objec of tS!
nnd mstcry to the towns and r.npv-l
n tlnrn fh hli.h... j ".. ranChMi
rango. nortnern TV
Borne or vnias hidden stores of tQ
munition liav. 1,o ....., . ' VM
Cnrrnnxn soldiers. ,MJ
Tho execution of rt number of csninJI
plnco nt Chlhunhua city todnv. -rii
'III' tnrln,. . m
Included soma nf thn mnrH.r..V ...?'
is a..i -V -;,-."""' n '
this
,o "Mitra ui. oanin Isabel.
Jio-3
uary w.
In accordance with the CarmnM mmS
palgn of "frlghtflllness" nV..C
murderers, their corpses will be nublWtl
pxhlhltpri. -liM
Tho publication of tho mutilations toJ
fllctcd on the Santa Yssbri' il.
caused n renewal todav nf nntl.Mi...i
feeling here. The wounded were UtA
onotcd or pierced with mnchcte. J
American owners of mines In norlheni
Mexico nro arranging today to send teal
nijuuim imijin iiuiu hip noruer to varlouie
districts to bring out hundreds of em-'
ployes, who nro In peril of death from'
raiding bandits. Unless the c.irr.,.?
Government furnisher military protection?
for theso trains tho mine owners ml
nsk that they be permitted to carry!
Tho situation nlong the border seenwifiJ
to havo Improved today. When reportil
1T.UUMIU iieru yemcruay inn seven Amtr-j
icon troopers nau Docn kldnapried
Mexicans and taken ncross the border!
near iinciiita, is. i reeling becamil
tenso again, but It was relieved when
later advices arrived stntlng that la-1
vndlng Mexicans had been repulsed brB
American soldiers. rfj
Tho raiders wero Identified by men wfujj
saw them ns former soldiers in Vllla'il
nrmy nna tneir leaner as a deserter 1
the United States nrmy.
WEATHER NOW NORMAL;
SKATING STILL GOOD!
Cold Wave Gives Way to Mild Temj
peraturo
This city awakened comfortably todsT
m tho comparatively mild temperaturtj
or 31, instead or shivering in frigid at-j
mospheres ranging down to 9 desreei,J
which had been prevailing during tb
lnst few days, It was 31 at 8 o'clock,'?
nn nritnfinA nt 11 HorrAna nv.h tta ,,m4
IJCiniuio in. iinii. unit; yrnicmuy,, vuf ur-j.
spite thin the skating In gooc on moit of
..... ., l.n. IM- 1 I-.. L... , !
the lakes and ponds In tho city and i
tirbs. At noon tho thermometer rerUterelj
33 degrees.
The Ice Is good toflny on Lake GtuUnf..-
Hunting Park nnd Concourse LakeiK
wlssnhlckon Creek and uustlne Lattl
were closed to skaters by the Falrmooctl
I'ark guards shortly after l o clock, wnea,
the temperature climbed above the' frti-j
ing point. 4
A temperature averaging 5 dcgre5
higher than yesterday throughout todvj
Is the prediction of Ofllclal KorecaiteH
Bliss. Normal temperature for this ii-!i
son Is 34 or 35 degrees above zero, C-'j
cording to him, nnd the weather li
steadily approaching that mark. Titg
lowest temperature last night was 27 il
midnight, 'The highest mark In the lull
24 hours wns 34 degrees at 5:30 yesterfif 3
afternoon. -,1
"..ie cold air has drifted out over this
ocean and wnrm nlr from the West huj
takon Its place," said Sir. miss, explain-
Ing the change. "There have been rnudtj
warmer temperatures In the West in tn
last day or so and the reBiilt Is Juattw
Ing felt here."
Finds $700 in Gold Under Coal El .
HARRIHBURG. Jan. SOWhlle Sam.
uel J, Hammond, executor of the citatjf
of Frlsby Doud, a wealthy farmer fi
Keedyavllle, was arranging the enecrjj
In hA nnlrl. Iia fnuni! An old tin Can COS
tnlnlni- STIY1 In i-nlit tBAtr a coal B&1
With the can he found a copy of tkjj
farmer's will. Doud left an estate b
160,000.
LOST AND HOUND
CEHTIFICATK No. 8JT for ten (10) )!" fH
tha atocic or tn m on rru i,dhii'. t
Ihe name of C. if. W. Kk, IUm.m :
application haii ben made to tbe MrcMi ,
Union Trust Company for tho lsiuance el a J.
now certincate m place tnereot.
bag of laundry tow.U Ireml
TOWELS Loet,
Mngim, tictii uiimu wi4 v..". - -T
lh.,.1 nw.nl tn r,lim Of U1DI.
iad ana Iocui. on 'i
Walnut 4011 or return to 242 8. 8th it
WATCH AND CHAIN-Uwt Januirv II.
Columbia ae., between 3.'d and 3M. I
watch and chain; reward If returned W I
EllkofTUy. 3IOI Montgomery
VANITY CASE-Loat. Sunday "'"SSaXS
Washington lane. gold, anlir l""
-. H3
J. II. Hheble. Jr., Hyaai. i-a.
DAO OF IAUNDRV JOWEUJ 10" '
aion. near liroad and locust, on MJ
liberal reward for return of mb ""
nut 4011. or return to 242 a- tlu
Other Ofaaeljfed Ads o fog" ' B,J ,T-
too 'rATj-f iron cEASsmcAfrggl
DEATHS
WALfl
I.I.OV1) On
January " -.kIk, n.
C. husband of h late El"v"L tu Ut
notice of funeral will be ilven 'rom UlI
H
reaiaence. oJiu uiraru .
IIKLP WANTED MjjlAJJj-
TYPIST who Is gulck and '.".-Jta W
Joeeph K. l-rec&le & Co., . Iglrca-r-a ,
CASmKR-Ewrienced. Call 10 a. -
unestnui.
v.v TVATtfTKn MALK
.an.., ... . I. ii-A
BOY. over 18. " VniI3r Central,
eetabllabment. M 249, leaser
rw -sw -cSsst-
almanac
;
Rome was neve, buijded
in a day, but it was staffed
in an hour. Advertising
will not make thy busi
ness over night, but "well
begun is half done," says
Rich Richard.
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