EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MIDAY, MAgflH 17, 1916.
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"SMITH FAMILY
CABINET" GROWS;
SEVEN IN IT NOW
Two Brothers-in-Law of
'Mayor's Wife on Pub
lic Payroll
SALARIES TOTAL $23,100
Ofliceholding Record
of Mayor's Household
JUST DISCOVERED
Fred S. Smith Bill clerk in
Gcrmantown Tax Office. Hrother
of Mayor Smith. Salary, $1100.
John G. English Surveyor at
tached to State Highway Drpart
ment. Brother-in-law of thr wife
of Mayor Smith., Salary, $1200.
John H. Lansing Appointed
chief in Water Rent Division of the
Department of Receiver of Taxes
January 1, 191G, from position as
registering clerk in same depart
ment. Brother-in-law of the wife
of Mayor Smith. Salary, $2000.
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
Dr. Wilmer Kruscn Appointed
Director of the Di partment of Pub
lic Health and Charities. Family
physician to Smith family. Salary,
$10,000.
Joseph C. Smith Appointed pri
vate secretary to Mayor. Mayor
Smith's brother. Salary, $0000.
Herman Smith Appointed dis
trict elevator inspector. No rela
tive to Mayor Smith, although
same surname. Employed as but
ler in Mayor Smith's Glensido
home. Salary, $1000.
William S. Robertson Appoint
ed chief of investigation and re
search, Civil Service Commission.
Job just created by Councils.
Mayor's son-in-law. Salary, $1800.
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The "Smith family Cabinet" continues
to BTOW.
It cams to light today that another
brother of Mayor Smith and two brothers-in-law
of tho wife of the Mayor are
on tho public payroll. To ilnte. tlilH
brings the total btrcngth of tho "Smith
Family Cabinet" to seven members. Tho
combined salaries drawn annually from
the public treasury by tho "cabinet" mem
bers amount to $23,100.
By vlrturo of tho positions held by tho
threo latest additions to the "cabinet" It
can bo seen that the Smith family In
fluence extends Into two additional city
departments, and Into the State Highway
Department. One of tho new "cabinet
Inombers" was promoted following tho
Inauguration of Mayor Smith, and his
salary was boosted from $1100 to $2000
a year.
NEWLY ItCVCALKD MEMBERS.
The new "Smith Family Cabinet" mem
bers follow:
John H. Lansing, a brother-in-law of
the wife of the Mayor, Chief Clerk In tho
Water Rent Division of the Department
of Taxes, at a salary of $2000.
'Fred S. Smith, brother of tho Mayor,
BUI Clerk In the Gcrmantown Tax Olllco,
at a salary of $1100.
John G. English, another brother-in-law
of tho wlfo of tho Mayor, surveyor at
tached to the State Highway Department,
at a salary of $1200.
John H. Lansing lives-at 2314 North
17th street lie Is a committeeman of tho
0th division of tho 28th Ward. Lansing
has been an active Republican Organiza
tion man for many years. He Is o mem
ber of tho Thomas B. Smith Republican
Club, at 22d street "ami Glenwood avenue.
Lansing married Miss Lam a Barrett, who
Is a sister of Mrs. Smith, wife of the
Mayor.
MAYOR PROMOTES HIM.
For ten years Lansing has been em
ployed oa clerk In tho water rent bureau
at City Hall. Following tho inauguration
of tho Mayor, on January 1, 1016, Lansing
was promoted from tho position of registry
Clerk to that of clerk of the water rent di
vision of tho Department of Receiver nf
Taxes. His salary was raised from $1100
to $2000.
The polling place of Lansing's division
In the 28th Ward is a storo occupied by
C. O. Matthews, on tho northeast cor
ner of Ilouvler and Dauphin streets. Mat
thews' business card reads: "Leading
brands of cigars, pool room rinochle."
"Jack Lansing has a lot of friends In
the 28th Ward," said Matthews today.
"Wo are all glad to hear that he has
landeA a better Job. He Is around here
every night.
'-'If you want to know how Jack stands.
Bo up to tho Thomas B. Smith Republican
Club any Sunday afternoon and talk with
the big guns and the rest of the crowd
UP there.
DENIES GETTING FAVORS.
When Interviewed In the Water Rent
office. Room 19S, City Hall. Lansing denied
that his relationship with tho family of
Mayor Smith had any bearing on his
recent promotion to tho chief clerkship
of the bureau.
"I have been here for 10 years," he said,
"and during that time have given faith
ful service. Suppose I am related to Mrs.
flmHh what has that got to do with It?
I assure you that this relationship had
nothing to do with my promotion.
"Yes, It Is true that I am earning more
now than heretofore, but my present posi
tion Id a more responsible one, and Is de
serving of an Increased Income. If It
naa Deen someuoay eise mat was pro
moted, to my Job he would be getting the
same salary I am receiving."
John C. English married Miss Elizabeth
Barrett, a sister of the wife of the Mayor.
He s employed In the State Highway
Department as a surveyor, and has occu.
pled that position for several years. He
receives, a salary of $1200 a year. Sev
eral yearn ago Mr. and Mrs. English oc
cupied a house with the Lansings at 2314
Nprth 17th street. Mr. and Mrs. English
removed to a place near Harrisburg, so
that English could be nearer his work.
BROTHERS HAVE PLACES.
Fred S. Smith Is ( years old and un
married. He resides at 2403 North '5th
treet. which Is In the 8th Division of the
28th Ward. Mr. Smith has been employed
alnca May 15. 1908. as a bill clerk In the
Germantown Tax Office, which Is known
as Branch No. 4. This office la at Qer
rnantown avenue and Tioga street. His
salary la JUOO a year.
Living- with Mr. Smith Is his brother,
Joseph C. Smith, who was appointed pri
vate secretary to Mayor Smith at a sal
ary of $6000. Prior to removing to the
North 15th street address, Fred S. Smith
resided at 2444 North Broad street, which
Is the home of his brother. Mayor Smith
While living at 2444 North Broad street
Fred H. Smith was In the 16th division of
tha 28th Ward, of which his brother, the
Mayor, is Republican leader. The polling
pic in me itm division is a cigar btore
V and billiard parlor conducted by J. F.
-Hennlcko.
Fr6d 3. Smith showed a disposition to
MgitBlrthful ttxlay when interviewed. It
be, seen, too, that there was a little
jeiasiroent underlying his merriment
'fltiit Ha! ir" he laughed. "ThU
Uujfg JOijkes ma laugli. Sea here, I was
bowing: this Job loos' before my brother
t.cae- Mayor ' I was occupying this bill
cJwtycik tuny before my brother had any
Idea a ha was going to be Mayor of
FluUHlAlewa-
Mr Vtppoir-tmaat in not a new one. I
fci-p
km i9 evr since 1309. My
ea i.y
ij4 1'ioy, whlah i not much
Vi ilili )
Msi JWW th prie of lam! I
chops And porterhouse steaks have
soared."
Politicians who have been watchfully
waiting foi appointments grew moro un
easy than ever today when they heard of
j tho unearthing of three additional mem
bers or tno "smith Family cabinet."
"I guess the only way wo can get ft
line on our chances," Raid one of them
dolefully, "Is to get n list of the rest of
the relatives of the Smith family."
Other members of the "cabinet" pre
viously announced wero appointed person
ally to positions on tho public payrool by
the Mayor. liTr-y nre family physician to
tho Smith family, D. Wllmcr Krusen,
appointed Director of the Department of
Public Health and Chnrltlei nt a salary
of $10,000s Joseph C Smith, hrother of
the Mayor, appointed private secretary to
the Mayor at n salary of $CO00; Herman
Smith, former butler In Mnyor's Glcnsldp
home, appointed district elevator Inspector,
nt a salary of $1000; William S Robertson,
tho ' Mayor's son-in-law, appointed chief
of lnestlgatlon and research of the Civil
Service Commission at a salary of $1800
The appointment of Robertson has
placed the control of nil City Hnll ap
pointments in the Smith family. The
duties of tho Mayor's son-in-law include
n thorough Investigation of every appli
cant for n city Job whoso name appears
on the eligible list The applicants mo
recommended by the Mayor through his
brother and secretary, or are recommend
ed to the Mayor thiough his brother and
Recrotnry by one of the department heads,
and then tho Mayor's son-in-law passes
upon their qualifications for tho place
they are seeking.
It Is admitted In political circles that
the outlook Is not encouraging for somo
of the Job seekers who were lukewarm In
their support of the- Vnres last fall.
Some 1000 of thn "faithful" were prom
ised city Jobs during the campaign, and i
thoy arc wondering how they will faro
with the "Smith Family Cabinet." Somo
of them uro losing sleep over the sltu
tlon.
WILLIAM PENN ROAD
PROJECTORS CALLED
TO DISCUSS PLANS
Cross-State Highway Will Be
Subject of Conference at
Harrisburg in Response
to Governor's Invitation
ROUTE TO BE CONSIDERED
HARRtSDURG, March 17 Virtually
every community of slsto between Phila
delphia and Harrisburg. by way of Read
ing, and between Harrisburg nnd Pitts
burgh, by way of the Juniata Vnllcy,
will be represented nt the conferenco
called by Governor Brumbaugh, to bo
hold In thl3 city March '-'7, for tho pur
pose of taking definite action looking
toward tho establishment of tho new
cross Stato road, to bo known ns the Wil
liam Perm highway.
li L. McColgln, secretary of the Har
risburg Chamber of Commerce, will go
to Huntingdon Saturday to confer with
13. M. C. Africa, president of tho Cham
ber of Commerce In that town, and ar
rango final details for tho meeting here.
At the conforenco a program for the ses
sion will be drawn up It Is the Inten
tion of those at tho bend of tho move
ment to have tho conference not only
decide on a permanent route, but also ef
fect permanent organization.
Mr. McColgln today mailed letters to
tho various towns along tho tentative
route of the proposed highway and asked
that the names of those who will nttend
the session bo forwarded ns soon as pos
sible. Represented at tho meeting will be
commercial organizations, automobile as
sociations, City and Borough Councils,
County Commissioners,' and In attendance
also will bo members of tho Legislature
In tho districts through which tho high
way passes.
Among thoso present will be M H.
James and Senator Tompkins, of Ebens
burg, nnd the County Commissioners of
Cambria County; W H. Sponsler of New
Bloomllcld; Sherrard Ewlng, of Reading;
John Drass, secretary of the Hollldays
burg Chamber of Commerce, nnd 10 dele
gates. Including Senator Snyder; Georgo
S. Mosser ond Oliver Rothert, of the Al
toona Chamber of Commerce; the presi
dent nnd secretary of tho Johnstown
Chamber of Commerce and 10 members of
the Good Rontls Committee ; committee of
10 of tho Bellwood Chamber of Com
merce ; Richard Beaston nnd Jack John
son, of Tyrone ; John S. Eby and a com
mittee of 10, of Newport ; M S. Hershoy
and Ezra S. Hcrshey, of Hcrshey.
Assisting the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce In the highway movement uro
the Chambers of Commerco of Altooua,
Beltwood, Hollldaysburg, Huntingdon,
Johnstown and Reading. The Harrisburg
chamber will be host to tho various dele
gations and tho rooms of the local or
ganization in tho Kunkel Building will be
placed at thu disposal of the visitors. The
sessions, one nt 10 a. m., the other nt 2:30
p. m., will be held in Fahnestock Hall In
the Y. M. C. A. Building.
Governor Brumbaugh, K. M. C. Africa,
of Huntingdon; K. J. Stnckpole, of Har
risburg, und others prominent In the move
ment, will make addresses.
There Is much rivalry for representation
on tho route throughout the Juniata val
ley, where Newport, Tyrone, Bellwood,
Hollldaysburg und some other towns are
Interested in having the line as originally
Intended changed so aa to take In their
communities. This William Penu High
way will bo one of the two main routes
across Pennsylvania, nnd already has the
Indorsement of those Interested In the
movement for a good road from New
York to Pike's Peak. It Is believed that
It will draw thousands of tourists from
Western States. The State already has
rebuilt long stretches of the road, which
are In first-class condition, so that the
big work to bo done will be the connect
ing up of these links.
BURLIXflTON FIREMEN WILL
HOLD CELEBRATION TONIGHT
Feast Will Mark 121st Anniversary of
Endeavor Fire Company
BURLINGTON, N. J.. March 17 One
of the most unique celebrations ever held
In this city will be the 12Ut anniversary
of the Endeavor Fire Company, of this
city, which will take place at the engine
house tonight.
The celebration will be In the form of
an old-time St. Patrick's Day supper, fol
lowed by a, smoker.
The anniversary celebrations of the Are
company have become a fixed feature and
are looked forward to with great Interest
Wch year.
It is expected that fully 400 guests will
attend tonight.
Mayor Ellsworth E. Mont, of Burling
ton, will be among the guests and wll
make the opening address on behalf of
the city.
I. Snowden Haines, president of Me
chanics' National Bank and president of
the City Council, and several other mem
bers of City council win attend.
The entire upper floor of the fire house
will be decorated In green In honor of St.
Patrick's Day.
The Endeavor Fire Company, which has
an unbroken record of 12) years of serv
ice, dates its history back to a few years
after the Revolutionary War aqd was the
first nre company organized in the State,
and under the direction of the Quakers, to
protect their homes and property. Tho
company counts among its members the
most prominent residents of this city On
the membership roll can be found the
sanies of the JIayor and. Qouocilmen of
uw city weu a jueu nia have won
honors in vrtoua other SeliU of activity.
TRANSPORT HANCOCK TAKES ON SUPPLIES AT NAVY YARP
Carloads of provisions arc beinp
except
AMERICAN DESCRIBES
SINKING OF TUBANTIA
Richard Schilling Says Explo
sion Tore Great Hole in
Side of Liner
AMSTERDAM. March 17. "When the
Tubantla was sunk she was traveling
through fog nt n slow rate of speed," Mild
Richard Schilling, ono of the survivors,
who arrived here today on a special train
from Mnnsluls.
"It wan after midnight nnd nil tho pas
sengers were asleep. I was aroused by a
loud crash und then there was a rush of
water, as though the vessel had been en
gulfed by a tidal wave. Water spouted
high Into tho nlr nnd fell upon tho vessel,
drenching It Irom stem to stern.
"Although the ship tossed, she continued
on her course for some minutes before she
actually cams to a stop. Frightened pas
sengers, most of them In their night cloth
ing, crowded to the deck
"The explosion hud torn n big hole in the
liner's slndo nnd her hold began to (111, but
tho captain said that wo had time to dress
and tho offluers advised nil to do so.
"Tho sailors ut once began lowering the
boats, but the ship was heeling over so
sharply that this work was found very
difficult. Somo of tho passengers thought
thoy could seo Hashes of a searchlight,
which may havo been gleams of North
Hinder Light, hut I do not-bellevo this was
the case, for It was too murky to hco far.
"A cold wet wind was blowing, nnd some
of -tho men took off their overcoats nnd
wrapped them around tho women ami
children. Tlicro was u great denl of ex
citement, but It did not rise to tho point
of panic and tho work of getting off tho
pasbengers was carried out In nu orderly
manner.
"Ono of the llfcbouts wnB caught by a
wave and dashed against the sido of the
ship, but whether It was smashed or not
I do not know. I heard that somo of the
passengers were drowned, but I did not
see any actual drownings myself.
"All the time the passengers were being
placed In the boats and the boats were
being lowered the wireless operator con
tinued pounding out tho "S. O S." call and
giving the location of tho hhlp
"Ollicurs of the ship believe that she
was attacked by a submarine, but sho may
havo struck a mine. It Is said that the
German submarino fleet has been putting
mines in the North Sea off the Belgian
coast for some time as a further protec
tion for their new naval base ut Zee
brugge. Some of these mines may havo
drifted loobe."
Dispatches assert Shilling Is an Amer
ican employed In the United States con
sular service. He, his wlfo and daughter
were reported aa being the only three
Americans on board.
"DROP-NICKEL-IN"
FARE BOX TO GO
Continued from Pace Ono
novel system takes a nickel and files
away the edge until It Is the exact cir
cumference of a penny. The fare box,
due to its mechanical perfection, separates
tho coins according to their size and reg
isters them accordingly, aa dimes, nickels
or pennies.
The conductor then waits for a pas
senger who will give him a quarter to
change. In making the change he hands
out two dimes and the tiled-down nickel.
The passenger drops the nickel In the fare
box, The mechanism of the box Indicated
that one penny has been dropped In. The
conductor then winds out the coins and
repeats the trick.
After five times the box has recorded
five pennies or one fare for the company,
and the conductor has gained four cents
five times, or a total of 20 cents. The
plan can be worked Indefinitely, and with
little fear of detection, for there Is com
paraUvely little difference between the
diameter of a penny and the diameter of
a nickel when both are new.
When the company first learned of the
trick, inspectors, or "spotters," as they
are known by the conductors, were as
signed to all lines. In the course of sev
eral months they managed to collect more
than half a. hundred of the flled-down
nlckles. A number of the conductors were
dismissed, but the system was too well es
tablished, and according to the employes
at the car barns, the company decided that
the only way to prevent the conductors
from working the scheme was to revert to
the old system of ringing up the fares.
Suit to Halt Plant's Sale Settled
A settlement was reached today in the
suit to restrain the public sale of the plant
of the Thomas Kent Manufacturing Com
pany, at Clifton Heights. Delaware Coun
ty, and the suit, which was begun by
Frederlo Schoff and his wife, Mrs. Hannah
K. Scoff, who had an Interest in the
worsted mill, was dropped. Mr. and Mrs.
Schoff alleged that the sale was to be
made in tho interests of Charles J. Webb,
a receiver for the company, and that he
planned to buy it after the sale at a lower
pries than the property was worth,, This
was, denied by director who bad urdtrd
the sale.
rapidly put aboard this ship, concerning which no news is given out
thnt she will sail soon "for southern waters."
SECTION HANDS QUAIL
AT SIGHT OF PISTOLS
Truculent Strikers Throw Up
Hands and Lay Down Bel
ligerent Shovels
Sixty Pennsylvania Railroad section
hands on strike marched along the tracks
from Norrlstown todny to recruit laborers
all thr way from thero to Philadelphia.
News of their nun oh on Philadelphia
came to tho Mnnayunk police station. It
was said that the strlkcrH had htubbed u
mini becauso ho refused to Join their
ranks. A detail of police marched up tho
trucks to meet the upprouching uriiiy.
They met. Thero was no battle.
The strikers were said to be armed to
tho teeth with long knives nnd rcvoUcrs.
The police lay In ambush near Lufayetto.
When they saw tho smnl strnggllng band
of gesticulating Italians stumbling along
in the- Ice nnd snow on tho ties, they
sprang out and presented a solid front of
W'b. Tho strikers threw up their hands.
Tho worst wenpon found was a shovel.
Tho strikers wcro inarched to Lafayetto
by the police G. R. Slnnlckson, super
intendent of tho Schuylkill division, und
several other officials who arrived post
haste from Rending at nows of tho "whole
sale bloodshed" In connection with the
strike, discussed with tho strikers their
demands.
They wanted a 15-cent raise.
Mr. Slnnlckson nssured them thut he
would think tho mutter over, and went
back to Reading. The strikers were al
lowed to disperse when It was found thnt
the man thought to havo been stabbed to
death nt Norrlstown by them had been
hit by u train und killed. Ho has not
been identified.
DU FONTS BUY SITE
FOR BIG NEW PLANT
3000 Acres Purchased on York
River, Virginia, for Dyna
mite Factory
WILMINGTON, Del., March 17. An
nouncement wus made- today of the pur
chase by the du Pont Powder Company of
a site for a new dynamlto plant of mod
erate capacity on the York River, near
Vorktown, Va. Tho site Is of 3000 ucres
and Is a few miles northwest of Tork
town and about tho same distunco east
of Willlumsburg und In touch with tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and has
all tho physical properties to make It an
ideal manufacturing site.
238 EMPLOYES OF CITY
EXEMPTED FROM TESTS
Difficulty in Obtaining Men for River
Service Cause of Exemptions
A total of 238 city employes in the De
partment of Wharves, Docks and Ferries
were today exempted from Civil Service
tests by the commissioners, at the request
of Director Webster. The ruinlg follows
aeprecedent Bet during the Blankenburg
administration.
Director Webster asked that all men em
ployed at the city dredging plant and on
the city iceboats be permanently exempt
ed, but this request was refused and the
exemption was made for the period of one
year, starting April 17.
The reason given for the year's exemp
tion was the difficulty always experienced
In obtaining men willing to work along
and on the rivers and nearby streams In
all kinds of weather. The exemption plan
was started five years ago, at a time when
the city's river force ws maintained with
great difficulty.
The list of exempted places include cap:
tains of Iceboats and dredges, engineers,
firemen, deck hands ond laborers.
TOO IATE rOB CLASSIFICATION
HKLP WANTED FEMALE
DRESSMAKER wants OnUhir oa
waists, competent in every way;
one- ui to One work. Cuanlns
ham, 1603 Walnut.
IIEI.F WANTED MALE
CLERICAL WORK -lll&b er bualne school
araduate. IT to 10 year old. for work on
aalaa record mltm and general clerical
work Protectant only; brlns itttere of rr.
reox Call Friday vcnhur. at 7 o'clock.
70S LatyUa UulMloa-,
man. ' exDertancad.
wanted br the Hale
id Huntingdon. AddIt
tnjar B P. n;AMjorwruiiM.
ciiXT
Kim. ilnali
white, experienced with
4 and able to make repair.
. Mtrlon. Pa
vru
Po
flee. ted la oftte; .H Br week,
ewp vrrttin-. A. 134, VtAftr Of.
Other CUkiloti Aft Fat IS and 19
AIDS BOY WHO STOLE
TO HELP HIS FAMILY
Victim of Theft Intercedes for
Lad Father Arrested on
Desertion Charge
A turn In the fortunes of the Helser
fnmll yof 11 mother und clRht children,
who walked 105 miles when they moved to
Camden from Mnhanoy City, came today
when tho man from whom slxtcen-ycar-old
Anson Helser, Jr., stolo $16 Interceded
for him and promised to get him a "good
Job."
At the s.-imo time Anson Helser, Sr., Gl
years old, was arrested nccused of deser
tion and sent to tho county jail by nc
cqrdcr Ktackhouso In default of bond to
suport tho family.
Tho youth said ho stole to support his
mother and seven younger brothers nnd
sisters when ho was arrested yesterday
for a JIG theft from (John Mlnneg, of 1012
Lawrence street. Camden.
Detective FltzHlmmons Investigated his
story of privation nnd found It worse than
the boy had pictured It. The little homo at
1109 Pcnn street, Camden, was bare of
food, fuel and bedclothlng.und the chil
dren's clothing was In tatters. Tho mother
Bald they hud walked from Mnhanoy City
when they moved n year ngo. Her husband
dcrerted her, she said.
Fltzslmmons nnd Mlnneg Interceded for
tho youth and ho was discharged, dlclser
was urrestcd when he appeared this morning.-
FIELDER SlfiXS MEA,S0RE
REOULATIXH JITNEYS
Now Lny, Result of Compromise,
Pleases Jitncurs '
TRENTON, March 17. Governor
Fielder today signed tho Kates bill for
State regulation of Jitneys. The .meas
ure, as 'Introduced, was fought by Jltnoy
men from Atlantic City, Camden nnd
other parts of tho .State. The.jitnoymeii
contended flint t- ''y corporations were
back nf tho me. to eliminate Jitney
competition. Aft hearing, a substi
tute bill was pabs nil signed today by
the Governor.
Among Its provisions aro that Jitney
owners must carry $6000 Insurance on
each Jitney Instead of being bonded, thnt
6 per cent, of receipts go to the munici
pality where tho Jitney operates and that
Jitneys shall be under the jurisdiction of
the Public Utility Commission. The jlt
neymen nre pleased with the new law.
no
ing
is a
some note of strong human appeal. In
many a scrap-book these editorials are
treasured and marked with evidences of
the readers interest. Philadelphians
frequently and gladly acknowledge the
'fact that they owe something funda
mental to these writings Read tomor
row's editorial. It contains something
for you.
Germany's Debt Interest
Amounts to $575,750,000
Doctor Helflferich, Secretary of
Finance, in introducing the new
budget In tho Reichstag, announced
that interest on tho national debt
is ?575,760,000, against $317,000,
000 last year.
New war taxation bills, intro
duced by the financial secretary,
will increase tho Government's rev
enue by about $2,o00,000,n week.
Doctor HclfTcrich said that up to
tho present time Germany has
floated SG,250,000,000 war loans,
whereas France has not even raised
82,500,000,000 nnd England has
floated less than $4,750,000,000 in.
war loans, of which $8,750,000,000
nre short-term bonds.
In January and February, tho
financial secretary said, tho cost of
war for Germany was reduced to
$500,000,000.
German savings banks, ho as
serted, now contain $125,000,000
more than in 1914, notwithstanding
tho fact thnt $1,125,000,000 was
withdrawn to apply to war loans.
HEIRESS TO $250,000
WEDS HER CHAUFFEUR;
AUNT SEEKS HER HERE
Letter Calls Husband "Villain
Because He Ran Off With
Girl Suffering From
Tuberculosis"
BRIDE FROM NEW YORK
Grnco McLaughlin. $250,000 heiress,
and daughter of the Into Patrick N. Mc
Cttnghlln, deputy chief of police of New
York, wns mnrrlcd In Philadelphia or
somo nearby town to Ocorgo N. Stevens,
her chauffeur. This Is said positively In a
letter to Mayor Smith today from tho girl's
aunt, Mrs. R. Ingles, 4 West 120th street.
Now York.
In tho letter, which wns opened by tho
Mnyor's secretary, Mrs. Ingles asks that
tho Mayor ascertain who married the
pair. Hho said that her private detec
tives hud ascertained that the ceremony
took place, but they were unable to llnd
out cxuctly when nnd where It happened.
It theso facts enn ho obtained she wrote
that It would bo possible to proceed against
Stocns on n charge of bigamy, ns sho al
leges that under the conditions of his
divorce from his first wlfo he cannot
remarry until April 17.
MAIL AWAITS THI3 PAIR.
Mrs. Ingles pets forth that Stovens' nu-
tomobllo Is In storago in tho garage of tho
Ilcllcvuc-Htrutford, nt LI road und Locust
streets, nnd she declares that thero Ismail
awaiting tho pair at tho Hotel Wlndemere,
this city.
Mrs. Ingles characterizes Stevens an n
"villain because ha ran off with a young
girl Hurtcrlng from tuberculosis." When
Miss McLaughlin dlsappeutcd from her
homo lust December sho Is said to havo
carried moro than $200,000 worth of se
curities In her handbag; ulso $5000 worth
of jewelry.
LUTTHR FROM THE AUNT.
Mrs. Ingles' letter follows In part:
When my nleco left home she left
n note. In which she stuted she wns
going to marry Stevens. She asked
me to forgive her, and to write her
the next day, care of tho Bellevue
Strutford. I did not write as sho
requested but I wroto to him nnd told
him what a villain he was to run off
I with a young girl whom he know wns
suffering from tuberculosis.
He wroto me a most Impertinent
reply, saying he was a gentleman, and
In tho futuio would attend to his
wlfo's health.
That thore hns been ccromony wo
nre certain, but whero wo do not
know. We know that It was In Phila
delphia or some nearby town. Our
District Attorney says If wo can llnd
out wo can novo Stevens Indicted for
bigamy, perjury and for violation of
the Maun act. My niece hud Stevens
baptized as a Catholic. She Is a convent-bred
girl und ono of tho best that
over lived. The manager of tho Win
dermore Hotel In Philadelphia has re
fused to allow his register to be seen,
ns he says ho must protect his guests.
There Is mall awaiting Stevens and
my niece ut tho hotel. When Stevens
left New York he owed $3000 In rent
for his garage. A friend who saw
them In Havana, Cuba, says my niece
was a pitiable sight all skin and
bones. Wo know that Stevens watches
her closely and will not allow her to
communicate with her friends, I havo
heard that my niece's automobile was
stolen from In front of the Bellevue
Strntford. Detective Shea said there was no record
of any marriage of the pair In Philadel
phia, and that tho' police had no record
of any automobile belonging to the girl
being stolen.
jr
'VERY Saturday morning the lead
editorial in the Public Ledger
frapk talk about life, striking
ssm
2 PHEADELPBIA
BREWERS IN C01
FOR CONTEMrl
Gardiner and Schmidt, a!
cused.by U.S. Grand JurS
nf mii.. j. t, . Mli
UJ- -"ure to jyroduc6
Records
COUP MAY DELAY SU
PITTSBURGH, March 17.-JohnoJ
nor. nrenlrinnt. nml f.,.. ... . ",ulr
treasurer of tho Pennsylvania rw;
Association, tho two Philadelphia, .5
Ing In the Government probe of bnl
activities In politics, were arral8n?d S
foro Judge W. II. S. Thomson. !
United States District Court here Mf
this nfternoon, on charges of emM.-S
presented by the Federal arand 3
They were accused of failure to pT0i&
records of the association dlsdosln
lltlcal transactions S,
FOX LSCAP, S JAIL BY ApPEAl I
The first move to tnke to a higher 3
the Government probe of brewery
rlbutors o political campaigns wjjj-
jj counsellor me hrewery (nterwiu t55?
when Judge Thomson for tl10, S
time In n month ordered the coiS
ment of Hugh F Fox, of ,.,Ty
secretary of tho United States Ur.1.3
Association, for contempt Fox, ln,ti
of being committed to jail, furnished luii
ball pending un appeal to tht luZ
States Circuit Court of ApncaV t2
appeal was granted it nmy not b
elded In that tribunal within a year v
"I am compelled to ndjiulge the nf
Hugh F. Fox guilty of contempt aMft
rect that he bo committed to tho ctutiA
of tho United States Marshal " 2
This was the phrase In which jud!
Thomson delivered the ruling, from KkS
Fox made his prompt nnd successful iiJ
peal to the United Stntcs Circuit Court 5
Appeals, which It was figured today, nut
not bo decided within a year "I
In overruling ,tho motions of commit
the brewers, Judge Thomson gave as in
opinion-flint his court had Jurisdiction ari
that the nriglnnl commitment uaj legal h
form.
Tho formalities of the appeal lere m
through without Fox onco going Aetna!!
Into tho custody of n deputy marshal. Fot
hnd been out on $1000 ball, furnished kr
John A. Friday, A new $1000 bond vm
pu up for him by John A Hcclt. Foxr
turned to tho courtroom nnd took a seat
FOX AS GOVKRNMUNT WlTNESjl
Fox disposed of, tho contempt caw t
completed Inst night against Guslar W.
Lcinbcck. of Jersey City, tronaurer'oi
the United States Brewers' Association
wus resumed. To tho surprise of ertrj
one. United Stutcs Attorney Humes calM
Fox ns tho first witness. Tho Governratnt
announced It proposed to hae Fox Iden
tify tho records of tho United States Breif.
era' Association.
The Government offered a number ct
exhibits. Including n copy of an ajrtt.
ment Between mo I'micu states urewtrf
Association nnd Percy Andrea, the alltfsl
"$40,000-a-yeur employe," showing Aa
drca's relation with tho situation. t
Andrea, a Chicago and Cipclnuii
brewer. Is president of the National Asso
ciation of Commerce nnd Labor, wtld
tho Government asserts Is a committee t
tho United States Browers' Association??
Mr. Scarlet, chief counsel for the few
crs, objected to admission of," tho arm
ment us evidence i
NEW SHIPS TO RUN FROSMIERZ
Steel Passenger Vessels Will w
. ..
Built Soon
Two large modern steel passenger ui
frelcht steamships soon are to be tod
for tho Merchnnts and Miners' Transpor;
tatlon Company. They will run omwwi
ri,iin,tntn)iln nnd Boston In the summtr,
'and between this port and the South U
the winter. .
It ha3 been declared that so popMT
has this line become, and bo great Its la
crease In freight and passenger wan
thlt officials have been contemplating ttj
construction of theso vessels for tea
months. ,2
Two vessels of a similar tyot alii
aro to bo built for tho Bervlce out
Baltimore.
A
Baby Poisoner Sent to Asylum 4
Mrs. Mary -a Fields, tho camaenrooo
1. t.lll-wl hnv u,r hnhfps With DOllQS
milk, was committed to the Camden CoqBl
Insane Asylum nt Blackwood tooariW
t..j r..i ti, r-nmrinn County Cruw
nal Court, on recommendation of usr
Physician Stem. Poor nnd alone. . J
Flolds poisoned 11-month-old Prang w
3-month-old Mabel last Thanksgiving,
drank somo of the mixture nec,u
was Indicted for murder on her recoTK
but women's clubs nnd otner organ "
tnterceoea jor iter, duo ....- -n j
Sherman streets. 1
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