"aWMffllWWHM ' jH" tfrWJt jiignyrnrTwT.i v) um WJJ a, JUgnw RC$ or their fl ' jprm. uul t eouM rttncv Ut. Dub. O Cftn(- n hlM r Oftit Cott. JW ositioa United Mteh, J "Towv ht tort io 0.- m uij, llSHMEN HERE TO BACK PLEA TO SAVE CASEMENT prominent Men Believe Con- ;. yicted Knight Acted on Noble Motives EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY. JUNE 30, 1916. mKb ASK F0R PARDON IjpeHtion to British Government in Behalf of Prisoner Plnnned mtnti zm ? "'? T. anted uuim "(I . I ntllrt' 'i. u iw J r'oui ,, Oov. ... ,v,:' ." M ''",-, vera- M l'll,fl . C !: f A petition to pardon" Sir Iloger Case aeht. convicted or nign treason ami sen tenced to be hanged In Knglana, will re hire the enthusiastic support of prominent 'Irishmen of Philadelphia, who believe thai ?ta,!ment was actuated by high Ideals and "tJopled a couro Which he bellevta to be aebest for h'.s country. fr'nfunv Irishmen f this city had an lntl- ( acnualnlanco with Sir Iloger and be- ; Hired that he had no other motive than ' Members of Irish-American 'organisations whose views carry weight In all movements for" the benefit of the race declare they vmild slsn such a petition Immediately and l.iresaed the belief that It would bo em- 'ehittcally approved by all loynl Irishmen ijttroughout the country. ". Offlclals or several local orRntuzatioim ' h& they would take steps in the matter within tnc next zi noura. mere is aiso title of starting a simitar movement In all Hr cities of the United States. There .are some who believe that such n petition, representing the sentiment of the Irishmen of the United States, would carry IV (real ei(lli mm iwnniutf fcti uiu ueain lentence 01 mr noger commuicu to lire imprisonment, Joseph McCJarrlty, of B412 Springfield ave- jtie, at whose home Sir Roger Casement loent several weeks during his visit to thin country In the fall of 1DH, and prior to I elf .departure for Germany, declared he ";ould support the petition movement. Ho tala .in me convicted mans uehair: ."It would bo a good thing for the Irish f this country to como to the support of eneof their countrymen In this his tlnm ef need. It Is about the only thing left for us to do and whllo I fear It Is too late, 3o. win ieri wmi no euon naa uecn spared n our part." "Sir Roger was my guest In lpH, from the middle of July up to the time of h'. departure. He was with me the day wb read of the declaration of war by England. It was posted on the bulletin board of the EvBNmo I.EDdEit at Broad and Chestnut Itreets. This wan on ti Tuesday. Sir Roger stayed at home all day Wednesday Interviewing- friends, nnd ho 'had a great tnany In Philadelphia, "Sir Roger camo to- America to secure the support of Irish-Americans to nrm the IfUh' Volunteers. That he wont to Ger many to collect funds to further tho cause li emphatically a lie. "Irish America has blood as well as gold to, give to the rauso of Irish freadnm nnd ' those killed today are the flrst'of thousands prepared; io aie ror Ireland. This was tho seine of a telegram Sir Roger sent to Eoln IncN'ellle. one of tho so-called rahaln nntv Witenced to life Imprisonment on tho oc-. 'tiston of the Bachelors' Walk affair, when Mill children wero shot by English sol- 8lr Roger was doing hla best for Iro- Jind and for Ireland only,", said Mr. Mc- . Canity. "I, as well as other Phlladel. Jhlans, have had several talks with people who jaw Sir Roger In Berlin. "Whatever the Germans may have done for Ireland, such as the sending of the ammunltlon-loaded 'Aud,' the. boat that accompanied Sir Roger to Ireland In April, was done solely on tho Initiative of friends ef the Irish causo In Germany. Sir Roger 'A, cannot be held directly responsible for Out. , "If. a petition Is circulated, I am sure It Would receive the enthusiastic support of very loyal Irishman In this country. I hope It will do some good." Joseph McLaughlin, national president of tMe. Ancient Order of Hibernians, with n tnembershln of more than 300.000 In th? United States, declared he would support any action that may be taken In'-SIr Roger's oehalf, A petition had not been thought ef as yet, ho said, but If one wns circulated declared he would not only sign It but would urge others to do so. Whether any jetton would be tnken by the Ancient Or oer of Hibernians as a body Mr. McLaugh- Et un could not say until he had conferred E with other officers of tho order. ' ft "I am wlll.ng to lend my support to a B petition to the English Crown asking that T Err Roger's l.fe be spared. Sir Roger Cnse P cent's visit to Philadelphia In 1914. when w. was me guest of Mr. Mcuarrlty, made wany friends for him hero. He impressed Us as being a man of high Ideals and we all K" very lnuh to heap-of his conv ctlon. . "He has had the moral support of every joyal Irishman In this country during h.s . Wal. We have feared for tho wor ever tnco the trial started. As a matter of fki conv.ctlon and death sentence was nat might be called a foregone conclu 'on, and wo have held out very little hope for his acquittal, "Sir Roger was convinced that he would J cuivlcted of high treason and said so Retore his trl.il. r tMnir tin bn,. ..,!.. awaited him at the hands of that English jury and resigned himself to his fate. How ver. 'while there la life there Is hope' and Petition supported by thousands of per wna In this country may have the effect of causing mercy to be shown Sir Roger." John O'Dea, State secretary of the An cient Order of .Hibernians. Is another en ,us'as'10 supporter of any action that wifht be taken to save the life of the con led Irish knight. i X?8' BOnthlnE should be done to save fir Roger Casement," said Mr, O'Dea. "I ?! alwa5's elt that he would be convicted .? treaaon- Ha never had a chance In Ji English court. He was convicted be we the trial opened." ,5 f mtter or fact, I believe they wuid have selected a Jury to convict htm .. I '"ou" " 1i been tried In Ireland, 4 M he desired. I am sure the Irish of this niry anl Particularly this city, where uer was well Known, would be glad (kirn snoii nunnnv an n .. ii SWi Crown asking that Bir BogefB life Dared. Verdict Not Unexpected, Says Michael F.' Dotto FrnD0 ,June,30- Michael iaSSS uDoyIc' the Philadelphia 175 .whoc,went lo England ns nU Wy for Sir Roger Cnaement, has S e following statement re- f.n i,in5 th,e, conviction of the Irish leader for MaU t.nn. k uu VOor,dici was not unexpected" i l,i ilh.cr Sir, RfRcr Casement or his counsel, ns the defensa wns not able 10 Cnll nr fii.nttA .1-.. a- i witnessta from Germany. The state vL u ine '?s. such thft- nny other verdict would have been n surprise, wo man of Irish name was pcrmlt- r i. uS,crvo on tho Jur'. a" no fcngifsh lnwycr of. prominence would un,dfrtnl;c tho defense. The Lord Chief Justice conducted the case in an eminently fair man "" 1 think If the trial, hnd been utfore an American jury the ver dictwould have been dllTcrcnt. air Roger Casement is In no wny Itfi!10", n,1 the outcome. An appeal will bo lodged Immediately with the Criminal Court of Appeals. GETTING THEIR HpME PPER AT STATE CAMP Men of thp 1st Brigade welcoming tho arrival of thft' camp news dealer with his bundle of Evening Ledgers, which arc delivered every day nt 'Colcbrook close to tho tenia nt Mount Gretna, PHILADELPHIA MAY GET NEW CUSTOM HOUSE BY "OMNIBUS" MEASURE Congressman Moore Asserts Item Will Figure if Such a Bill Is Reported This Session RESERVE IN OLD BUILDING WASHl.VOTOK. Juno 30. "I am con v need that If an omnibus public buildings bill Is reported to tho House nt this session of Congress there positively will bo a pro-vls-on for tho purchase of n new customs house s'to nnd the beginning of work on the structure carried In the measure." That was tho statement made today by Representative J. Hampton Moore, who in troduced a bill several months ago for an appropriation of $2,000,000. It Is probable thnt the bll will not npproprlato tho full amount nsked, but neprcsentntlvo Jlooro will be satisfied if the present bill carries enough for the purchnso of tho ground nec essary nnd tho commencement of wor!:. "The Treasury Department has virtually said It would be useless to undertake tho work with an appropriation of less than $7B0,000," sa'd Mr. Moore. "Thn ntimhnsn of the ground nnd tho building would cost $1,000,000, according to Treasury Depart ment estimates." It Is considered certain thnt the Public Buildings and Grounds Commlttco will ro port a public buildings mensure calling for appropriations of more than $25,000,000 at this session of Congress. That such a plan Is favored by a majority of the members' of tho commltteo hns been shown repentedly In recont .weeks. Instead of reporting separate bills for projects that are admittedly meritorious, the committee has held them to Incorporate In tho one big general bill. By that method It Is expected the support of tho Individual members for tho omnibus bill can be held In order that mey may get favorable action on the particular projects In which they aro Interested. When nsked whether there Is not Ies3 chance of getting tho Senate to act favor ably on nn omnibus public buildings bill thanthere Is In the House. Representative Moore said: "The Senate Is as human as the House." There Is some doubt whether President Wilson would sign a public buildings bill. even though it should be passed by both Houses of Congress. Early In" the present session he passed the word to the leaders that he did not want a public buildings mensure enacted. The unusual appropria tions for preparedness have mado many members opposed to obligating tho country to further expenditure i Hal IBrw iPyBHBRa mSfBSmmSm , lM &' - .. Wmmm&jfK TTk M r HiiTi ' i'ii in iii i jiiniii t ?-:- im:..hnxam iWHv ' ifiH IL Mi i iHi11 y ijL Li ' mil LLm &WMi!MmfflBSBuKG9 FIREMEN JOIN LEHIGH COAL MINERS STRIKE United Mine Workers' Oflkinl Endeavors in Vain to Keep Men at Work rOTTSVlLLE, ra Juno 80. The re malnlng firemen Joined tnoso who struck yesterday In the Panther Creek, nnd the collieries of tho Lehigh Coal nnd N'avlsa tlon Company nt Lansford, Coaldale and Orcenwood, aro Idle whllo 4500 miners are out. President Kennedy, of the 7th Dis trict of the United Mine Workers, remon strated with tho firemen that they nro violating the agreement of Inst month, Inasmuch ns they are receiving the price under that ngreement. The other collieries nro opcrnted by electricity and henco not nffectcd. THItOWN FROM TRAIN, MAY DIE 18-Ycnr-Old Newsman Picked Up by Railroad Employe George T. Allorlco, nn 18-year-old news man employed on a Philadelphia and Head'' ingtrnui coming from Potlsvlllc was thrown from between cars nt 10:30 a, m. today ns tho train swung around n curvo nt the slgnnl tower near Columbia avenue station. Allorlco was not missed by tho train crew until the trnln pulled Into the Terminal. He wns picked up by employes of tho Heading Hallway" nnd sent In nn ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospltnl. Ho Buffered severe con tusions nil over the body, n, fractured skull nnd Internal Injuries. It a-as said that ho will not recover. Ills exnet nddrcss Is un known, but Is In the neighborhood of Oth street nnd Columbia avenue. 6ADSKTS HUSBAND NOT GUILTY IN GERMAN PLOT Captain Hans Tauscher Acquit ted of Part -in Conspiracy to Blow Up Welland Canal Wilson asked in senate to intercede for casement Besolutton Asks President to Request Stay of Execution ' K! ""WUTON, June SO. A resolution E SSy.t"5 Pldent Wilson to auk the ra UQYernment for a stay of sentence 9r Mr Roger Casement, condemned to die thi J'as?n yterday. was Introduced In " Senate today by Senator Martine, qf & Z ey Tne resolution was referred w the ForelBnllelatlona Committee. Senator -.-vufl, Cnairm&Jl of h nmmlttn BaM It chairman of ttje committee, said meeting-. Jould be considered by the committee at Its Special Patterns $ O C Now Reduced to, O 9Uf to our wmJ-Mumi aMrne and nIod. . . io were M an 40 loUir, 1MD6URN t NIGRO Tailor Bltil' The plan to use the present Custom House ns a Sublreasury nnd a Fedoral reserve bank headquarters, proposed by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Byron It. New-' ton, meets with tho enthusiastic Indorsement of officials and banking house authorities In this city. Tho proposition that would re sult in the preservation of the old structure nnd nt the same time give to Philadelphia a much needed nnd more commodious cus tom house Is one back of which Phlladel phlans solidly stand. It wns suggested n n letter read by Con gressman Moore to the House Committee on Public liulldlngs nnd Grounds, In support of tho measure for n now custom house, which provides (1,000,000 to obtain a new site and. start construction on a new building, the cost not to exceed a total of $2,000,000. The letter of Assistant Secretary Newton lenves It possible for tho Government to make future use of the historic structure that has outlived Its usefulness for present uurposes. It was the home of the Dank of the United States. Richard U. Austin, federal Reserve agent In this city, today declared that the Custom House would make an admirable building for a' Federal Ileserve bank, and that It Is no longer adequate for the needs of the cuMom nfllelnK Mr. Austin sala: i "I think the Custom House building, would make a very good Federal bank building, and 1 know that the custom offi cers have not sufficient room to conduct the business of a port the size of Philadelphia In the old building, something snouiu do done to give the custom officers more room and If a new Custom House Is finally de cided upon the present building would make a fine bank," Others familiar with conditions as they exist today were enthusiastic In their sup port of the project advanced by the Wash ington authorities. All agreed that i present building s Incommodious and not at all adapted to the present needs of the service. Girl, Playing; With Matches, Burned Four-year-old Catherine Coll, 1339 South nicks street, was seriously burned this morning when her clothing became igplted as a result of playing with matcne.i. The little girl's screams attracted the attention of her sister Mary, who wrapped the blaz ing child In a tablecloth, extinguishing the flames. She was taken to St. Agnes' Hos pital. Shaw Out for Conscription LONDON. Jun JO.-r-Qeorge Bernard Shaw, the famous novelist and playwright. came out in favor of conscription today .hii teatlfvinff in the case of a "conscien tious objector" who was charged with ds-' obeying oroers. or nam no .v... advocate of compulsory service. NBW YORK, June 30. A verdict of not guilty wns returned todny In tho trial of Captain Hans Tauscher, charged with cohsplrlng to blow up tho Welland Canal In Canada. Tauscher, who Is ngent for tho Krupp Interests in this country,' wns specifically nccuscd of furnishing tho dynamite with which pro-German sympathizers were to blow up the canal, Tho defense was based upon the con tention that Tauscher, whllo favoring the German cnuso, had asked Captain von Papen, former military attache to tho (ierman Kmbnssy nt Wnshlngton, to give him work to do which would not be In violation of tho laws of this country. Mme. Johanna Gndskl, prima' donna and wife of the German captain, was In court when tho Jury announced Its verdict nnd enthusiastically thanked every one of tho 12 men. Testifying in his own behalf yesterday, Tauscher Intimated that he had been duped by Captain von Papen, whose recall was asked by tho United States. Tauscher was stationed hero by the German Government as Its representative In munitions purchnso early In the war. CHURCHES AND CHARITIES REMEMBERED IN WILL Bequest of $1000 Each Mrtde to Institu tions by Late Grntz C. Jordan Requests of $1000 each to tho Pennsyl vania Industrial Homo for Blind Men, West ern Home for Poor Children nnd Home of tho Merciful Saviour for Crippled Children, nnd JB00 each to tho Session of Princeton Presbyterian Church, Tnbcrnnclo Presby torlnn Church nnd tho Second United Prcs bytorlnn Church nrc Included In the will of Grntz C. Jordan, 3810 Powclton nvenue, which wns probated today. Tho will, which disposes of nn cstuto valued at more than 110,000, also bequeaths $500 to tho Second United Presbyterian Church for charitable purposes ns n. me morial to the testator's wife, Mary V. Jordan. Tho remainder of tho estnto Is devised to threo sisters. Other wills probated today were those of Rudolph ICondlg, 1330 Knst Wellington lane, which In private bequests dispones of property valued at 00,000; Franklin Garrl gucs, 3331 North ISth street, $28,000; Mary A. Hall, Wlndmoro and Ardmore avenues, J1O.S0O; Emmcllno 11. Sellers, list nnd Wal nut streets, J3800; Sarah II. Allaband. 310 North Oth street. $3500 : Kmlly S. Tllton, 4621 North 10th street, (3250. and Alexan der Nones, who died In New York, J3000. HUGHES AND TAFT IN 2-H0UR CONFERENCE Republican Nominee Seeks Cam paign Advice From For mer President BR1DGEHAMPTON, N. Y June 30. Candidate Charles K, Hughes had n two hour conference today with former Presi dent Wllllnm II. Taft. The Republican nominee wanted Tnft's advlco on a num ber of matters connected with tho campaign, and It is nlso bollovcd ho undertook the rolo of peacemaker In trying to heal tho bruises Incurred In tho feud between Taft nnd Roosevelt. Tho Republican nominee spent tho morn ing In true vacation fashion, playing golf nt the Drldgehampton Club with his secre tary, Lnuronco II. Green. Ho wns on tho links for three hours, Taft was a luncheon gucBt. LONDON PAPER SUGGESTS CLEMENCY FOR CASEMENT Not Wise to Irritate Ireland nnd Alien ate Irish-Americans LONDON. June 30. The Daily News alone of tho London papers today sug gested clemency for Sir Roger Casement, who wns sentenced to die on tho gallows after his conviction of high treason yes terday. The News conceded that the death sen tence was Justlfiod, but declared tho execu tion of Casement might stir up Ui-fecllng In Ireland Just nt a time when tho Govern ment hoped for a settlement of nil diffi culties. "Let all concerned think well of tho con sequence, not to Ireland and England, but to the world and especially to the American world, where all moving events In theso days are watched with Intentness and de tachment from ourselves and a sympathy for Ireland we little nppreclate." Settlement Near In China LONDON, June 30. The Shanghai cor respondent of the Morning Post telegraphs: "A settlement between tho North and South appears Imminent. Three prominent South ern leaders havo gone to Pelt In nnd It is understood that the restoration of the original provisional constitution is to be de clared Immediately." Mount Holly Men Ready to Go MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., June 30. Orders received by Cnptaln Long to have all the men of Company K put through tho regular army medical examination and sworn In to Federal service by tonight have renewed activities among the local militiamen to day. As far as preparation Is concerned tho company could have been moved yes terday nfternoon with 6S well-drilled men. Children's Piny Fatal to Girl Cnthcrlno McLoughlln, 7 years old, 7917 Botanic avenue, died nt the University Hos pital Inst night from burns received whllo playing nbnut n bonfire near her homo yes terday. According to tho police, tho child's dress wns Ignited when a playmate threw n piece of burning pnper nt her. I You won't mind hot weather nearly so much If you wear a flexible collar. 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