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FORMER SWEETHEART
BLA'CPIAILED HER, SAYS
"HIGH FINANCE" WOMAN
Nemesis Found Her in Phila
delphia When She Raised
Money Orders, Anno E.
Sharpley Asserts
SHE SHIELDS HIS NAME
A former sweetheart Kot more than J 50,
COO by blackmail from Annie E. Sharpley.
chicken raiser, ex-eonvlct wul playwrluht,
?ho has filed a petition In bankruptcy In
Chlctiro, According to the dramatlo story
ahe told of her life. The woman, who has
borrowed more than $81,000 from well
known residents of that city, sild that In
Philadelphia she found her Nemesis for the
Drat time.
In the office of her attorney she calmly
admitted that she was the same woman who,
thirteen years ago. was convicted In Phila
delphia of rnlslnR United States postal
orders, but snld all the money she obtained
was paid to her sweetheart, a Holdler In the
KnRltsh army, who was killed recently
hlle fighting "somewhere In Franco."
"I will pay every cent I owe," she said, "It
only I am Riven lime. 1 havo paid all my
life It seems for the one mistake I mads
las a girl In England " Iter former sweet
r heart and blackmailer, she said, wa hand
some enough to turn any girl's heart, and
ho had loved him dearly From a sweetheart
he suddenly became her persecutor, nnd by
threats obtained money from her, sho said,
to keep him from exposing her past life, nnd
later, the fact that she had served a, sen
tence in a penitentiary.
"In all, I paid him between 180,000 nnd
160.000 at arlous times," she said.
"It was In 1903 In Philadelphia that my
Nemesis first found me out In thli country
Ho" threatened mo until tho first thing I
knew I was doing his bidding raising
money orders and cashing them. He en
gineered it all and took all of tlio money.
Then I was caught, tried and convicted I
Just took m medicine and said nothing
about him When I was at liberty again
I came to Chicago to escape him For tho
last i.U or seen years ne hounded me nnd
took all tho money.
"Whon I heard of his death I felt a great
load had been lifted nnd thnt I could go
along and pay my debts. I tried to do po
by borrowing money at high rates of In
terest Soon my creditors wore after mo,
and I did not know what to do. I turned
my chicken farm over to Herman Cohen,
a pawnbroker, from whom I had borrowed
$10,000 I agreed to pay him an annual
rental of $1S00 a year"
Another statement Miss Sharpley made,
and which was confirmed by her attorney,
vras to the effect that while sho has
pcheduled liabilities to tho extent of $81,000.
with virtually no assets, eho nevir received
more than.two-thlrrit of that nmuunl from
those from whom rhe borrowed monoj She
declared sho was In the hands of loan
sharks, as well as a blackmailer, and that
she had frequently, when preyed fnr money
by her blackmailing sweetheart, borrowed
$300 on n note for $500
,Fro1 5hls llst or "edltorn sho excepted
airs T B. nine' tone. widow of a former
president of tho Chicago und Alton Rail
read, from whom sho borrowed $17,000.
"The r.rst of the money I borrowed from
JIrs niarkstnne, $5000. went to nil tho over
Krasplng hand of my persecutor." she de
clared "Ho came to mo .uitl demanded a
large amount of money J was despcrato.
He threatened to tell of my penitentiary
term and of ot:ier things, ho I went to Mrs.
Jllackstone. whom I had met through tho
Ilev Mr Shaw, of tho Second Presbyterian
Church, and she ga o mo the money "
"I shall pav back first 'iose that need
the money most," alio rontinuod "I will
rot havo tn pay Mrs. Dlackstnno first; she
Is wealthy and doe3 not need tho money as
4o others."
RAILROADS UNITE TO
FIGHT ADAM SON ACT
Cnntlnard from Tare One
law Is nlso Invalid because, without lawful
Justification, It seeks to deprive the com
plainant, as well as Its employes, of liberty
of contract In respect to terms of employ
ment and the wages to bo paid and violates
the Fifth Amendment of tho Constitution
of the fnlted State, as It is said to be an
unlawful imnsion of rights of personal
liberty nnd property guaranteed by the
amendment.
The bill points out that Congress has
not attempted to define in what manner the
present standard day's wage should be
ascertained or determined, but has under
taken to fix the settlement of this at the
peril of fine and Imprisonment If the com
pany should err tn its conclusion as to
what was the Btandard day's wage.
Browelng.KIng
& Company
Overcoats
"Not a jumble
of overcoats
picked up here
and there where
they could be
had cheapest
I
EVENING LEDaEK-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 191G
but a carefully
chosen
k assortment
made in our
own shops
They form a
collection worthy
of our reputation.
The prices are
most reasonable.
$15 ,to $25
$30 to $55
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1524-1526
Chestnut St.
PABCKL POST
CtoMfert JDw'abUlty Economy
In MkMMphis-Made Shoes
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WILSON MAY TAlCE PEACE
INITIATIVE, APPONYI SAYS
Continued from re One.
there la a strong war party In England and
Franca, As long as this party hopes to
parcel out Austria-Hungary nnd Turkey
to tho Allies there can bo no peace, but
when It Is realized that we cannot be
crushed or dhlded even this party will
have to make peace. We nro not conduct
ing this war as a war of conquest but
some of the Allies are."
County Apponyl paused and demanded:
"But tell me, who was elected President
of tho Untied Stntes?"
The Interviewer said latost reports In
dicated Wilson.
"I hope It Is Wilson," Count Apponyl
responded. "Wo know Wilson. I might
say wo could bo no worse off with him
but wo know nothing about Hughes."
"Do you think Wilson could do something
now to help bring belligerents together?"
he was asked
"I think If Wilson Is elected, and he no
longer has tho worries of tho campaign,
ho may prove an altogether different Presi
dent," the Count replied.
"t think he will boo tho opportunity when
the moment arrives. America Is psycholog
ically the leading neutral nation. America
stltl might play tho leading role In penco "
fount Apponyl greatly resembles former
Senator lwac N. Stephenson, of Wisconsin,
In personal appearance tall and straight,
with a gray beard nnd bright eyos. Ho is
Well acquainted with American life nnd
customs. It was In recalling his visits there
that tho Count added:
"I am so glad to sea that we are send
ing a now Ambassador to America, Ucrn
atorff has had no support. It Is difficult
for America to understand lis it wo havo
no Ambassador there.
"After all wo want peace with America
we want to be friendly. "Wo all recognize
America, as tho greatest neutral nation,
must play an Important part when the Inter
national peace which ends this war Is made
"I don't know Tarnowskl. our new Am
bassador, personally, but I am told ho Is
onn of our ablest diplomats."
Kevcrtlng to I'res'dent Wilson's oppor
tunity to play a role In pence proceedings,
it was appnrcnt from Count Apponyl'a ex
pressions thnt ho did not bclloo Wilson
Khould rrove at once.
"The psychological moment,' he said, "has
not yet nrrlved Kumanla must first be
punished for treason. Tho Ilunianlnn cam
paign Ib progressing well. Within a ehort
time our armies will be through Rumania
then the Russians In Gallcia will ha In a
bad fix.
"Then the last card of tho Allies' war
party will be desttoyed They will huo to
realize that wo cannot bo parceled out
Then they will real zo all wo want Is secur
ity against RusKla nnd Serbia "
O'NEIL ASKS RECEIVER
FOR SECOND COMPANY
Cnntlnned frnm I'nse One
fald Wood today while standing In tho
outer office of tho Consolidated Investment
Company
"I never drew two salaries at one time,"
continued Wood.
"Do you mean to deny that you received
$7500 from the I'nlon Canualty Insurance
Company whllo you wero president of Hie
Pension Mutual I.lfo Insurance Company?"
"I will do my explaining to thn ntork
holders and policyholders nnd not to the
newspapers, because It Is a, matter that
doesn't concern the newspapers of this
city."
Former Attorney General John C Hell
denied that he had received $7500 from the
Union Casualty Insurance Company, as
alleged by Commissioner O'NelL
"I did receive nbout $5000 from the Union
Casualty Insurance Company for profes
sional servlcos rendered to that company
and tho fee was well earned." said Mr.
Hell
"I was retained by tho Union Casualty
Insurance Compaio after my term In the
attorney general's office expired Mr O Nell
known of my connections with tho Union
Casualty Insuranco Company t nm not
the attorney for tho Pension Mutual Life
Insurance Company at thn present time.
I think I did represent that company at one
tlmo before I became attorney general."
Mr O'Xeil sajs ho belleces from docu
ments either In his possession or soon to
be In tho hands of the department that
Wood plans for tho amalgamation nf nt
least seventy-five Insuranco companies In
this and other States. Ho has one letter
from a Pittsburgh man, n holder of Pen
sion Mutual stock. Inclosing what appear
to he two circular letters from tho Consol
idated Inestment Company, both signed
by Wood, recommending that tho recipient
transfer his Pension Mutual shares to the
Consolidated, which Wood said was nbout
to absorb tho Pension Mutual
These letters from Wood go at great
length Into the great cost of operating In
surance companies as neperate units and
lead up to the proposition that If a great
many of the smaller companies were merged
under one head Immense savings could be
effected and the earning of tho stock and
tho benefits to the policyholders both would
bo materially Increased, This, he said,
was tho purpose of the Consolidated Invest
ment Company, and from this and a list of
companies soon to bo In the hands of the
department It Is believed that Wood had
his eye on the merging of the seventy.flve
companies rcforrod to by the Insurance
commissioner. Tho Pittsburgh complaint
says that previously he had been Induced
by nlmllar letters to transfer stock In the
Union Casualty Insurance Company to the
Consolidated, and he feared that he might
lose by this transaction and the proposed
salo of tho Pension Mutual. He asks the
department's advice.
WOOD OLD OPERATOR
Commissioner O'Nell says that Wood has
been operating among Insurance companies
for years nnd he understands that ho de
vised and had copyrighted an Insurance
policy which he sold to one of his companies
for $30,000, but which Insurance agents
hold has no special valuo over others of
the same character.
Wood Is tho man who some years ago
caused the transfer of the holdings of the
American Fraternal Insurance Company,
of Honcsdale, to nn Insurance company he
controlled at tho tlmo In Itlnghamton, N Y ,
and, tho department hears, charged tho
Honesdalo company $18,000 for his services
tn the transaction, the money going to a
company In which he was nn Influential fac
tor The Union Casualty Insurance Company
was examined onco last February and
ngnln last summer, tho report of the ex
aminer being as of August 10.
LIARIMTIKS KXCP.ED ASSETS
This report, now on fllo nt tho Insurance
department, on which today's request for a
recclvorshlp was based. Is nn Interesting
document. It says, among other things,
that tho assets of tho I'nlon Casualty aro
$358.402 25. and Its liabilities $502,663.04,
leaving a deficit of $144,201.30.
Tho examiner also shows that the com
pany paid to I 1). Wood nnd H. (3 Welsh
eAch $7600 for "service." in addition to
$280 to Wood and H9G to Welsh for "ex
penses" Tho examiner makes special
mention of these sums "In view of the fact
that nelgher Wood nor Welsh was an of
ficer or employe of tho company" nnd tho
kind of ser Ices rendered Is not mentioned
In tho resolution of tho officers voting them
those, sums.
In addition, tho Insurance examiners re
ported that II t, Morgan, R. R Smith,
T. Ij. Jamison and Mls M K Klrkpatrlck
wero employed by tho Union Casualty Com
pany to obtain proxies of stockholders In
that company fnr the transfer of Union
Casualty stock to tho Consolidated Invest
ment Company, the corporation under which
Commissioner O'N'ell nlleges Wood Intended
to consolldnto seventy-llvo Insurance com
panies Tho stenographer was employed
by the Investment company, hut paid by
tho Casualty companj
A man known to the examiner only as
"Tneedalo" received finin the Union Cas-
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A
n announcement of un
usual interest by the
Philadelphia Association
of Life Underwriters
(Member National Association of Life
Underwriters)
TOMORROW we begin publication
in the newspapers of an important
series of human-interest talks oh
Life Insurance. An original adver-
HoOTnnnr Tiill nrmnnr in inn tw mnyn
wmw..w ..... um ... ..w w. ...vat, rnillK emblem l.l..t.lltle.
papers each day, no two will be alike, ,m?mb?, f he a
.,, ' tlonul Association of
nor will any two eyen touch upon the 'J8 i'njenvritTa who
... r are pledged to the
BamO BUDiect, ?l,5hest, standards of
4 I.lfe Insurance prac-
' tlce.
THIS unique educational campaign is being conducted
in the interests of those who want more light on mod
ern life insurance and its possibilities. Many people know
but a few of its uses. Tho stories to follow will be highly
Illuminating some quite dramatic Life insurance is truly
tho greatest thing in tho world. It concerns all of us all
of the time it is of vital importance to our business.
AND as you learn of life insuranco you shall also learn of
-an organization that for moro than a quarter of a
century has been an impelling forco in the community
the Philadelphia Association of Life Underwriters. This
Association has helped to mako lifo insurance a vocational
activity equaling the professions. It has deep-rooted the
Idea of "Service" into its membership, and to your increas
ing gain. You will know more how its activities are plan
ned and conducted to servo you, if you read these ads.
Life Insurance is one of the
safest and surest investments
y
k.-
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ualty $3500 In cash for reinsuring the poli
cies held by the nepubllo Casualty Com
pnny In the Union, and there Is said to be
some doubt as to whether some of thesa
policyholders will be able to collect under
the law,
Tho report also shows that $6000 of the
Union Casualty Company's money was one
time paid to the Tension Mutual without
security, but that thla was returned. Wood
explained this by saying the money was
needed by the Tension and ho nt tho samo
tlmo loaned $000 of his own money to
tide tho corporation over a temporary difficulty
Man Hurt In Church Wreckage
LANCASTi:n. Pa., Nov. IB. Whllo a
Quarryvlllo builder nnd two assistants were
examining the Jit. Pleasant Mcnnonlte
Church in eouthern Lancaster County, a
crack In tho celling having opened Sunday
to the alarm of tho congregation, tho build
Ing collapsed entirely Knos Herr was
caught In tho wreckage and Injured
TODAY'S MARKIAGE LICENSES
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JI0VIRS AND MELODY MINGLE
IN HENRY MARSTON'S RECITAL
Motion Pictures Version of "Elllnnd"
nn Agreeable Novelty
The "Illustrated song" which prevailed as
a striking novelty In the remote days of a
primitive vaudeville when cineangiography
was In Its early nnd Inefficient stages, has
been revived nnd touched to artistic Issues
by Henry Marston, who gavo an exhibit of
his synchronisation of song nnd story nnd
screen last mgnt in n recital nt Wltner
spoon Hall.
One's chief memory of the "Illustrated
song" Is as n crudely colored and woodenly
acted accompaniment to tho cheap senti
mental ditties of an older day, Mr. Marston
has made moro nrtlstlo uses of the principle
He has taken as basis tho notable song-cycle
"Ellland," of Alexander von Flelltz, once a
music tenchcr In this country, now, unless
tho war has ended his career as It han that
of Max Ilegar, a silenced composer of Ger
many In what Is no dobut authentically
claimed as the first attempt to combine the
two forms of entertainment of vocal art and
silent drama, he has made a real movie of
consecutive story and marked theatrical np.
peal nnd utllljed In strictly complementary
manner, so that they are organically re
lated, ten numbers of tho nelltji cycle.
Thoso have nn nccurate temporal adjust
ment to the dramatic sequence of the plot
of "The Vow," as the romantic, narrative Is
entitled. The acting Is of a high order and
tho pictures hold the Interest unflagging.
They are apparently of excellent technical
quality, at least to a lay eye not so klne
mntlgraphlcally sophisticated as that of the
Photoplay Kdltor.
Mr. Marston Is first of all a Mnger. He
brought a variety of moods to his Interpre
tation, through the voice, of the pictured
story. His baritone Is rich, large nnd
smooth, and he has an enunciation which
makes every syllable clear. For the first
part of his program he sang the TuISi
of Love" aria from Harriet Ware's t.M.15 1
"Sir Oluf" very dramatically: a group fr '
Robert Fran, of which "Out of My &, .
Great Sadness" had spiritual slgnlfl-. '
Oley Speaks'a delightful "Song of ?Mi
and oilier numbers. Clarence It n, M5'
who gavo admirable nsslslanco thmHe "
the evening at the piano, contH2le,lt
Chopin "Impromptu" and Llsit's "p.;?,
D flat major." scoring an emphatii Ji.'"
with the fragility of the first and nL ?"
achievement of the Intricacies of ,V,Mnj
ond, s.. I?1."
Leg Comfort
Pon't snffer from . VsrteoM
Veins, lv I'lrtr. Hk Anklei,
rtwellfn laa, or other let
troubles which need constant, eer
tain auprorl.
roiiLi.fs i.Arri stocking
will make you harp; and ear.
Throw awar torturlnc elaatlea or
troublesome bandages, and forcet
Ice troubles. Corliss Htoeklnss
mads to meaaure, without elastic,
wear for mnny months. Wash.
nblo and sanltarv, llsht nnd dur
able. Cost only tl.,,1 earn, or
two for tho same limb, sa.uo. and
jou'd cladly pay much more for
the support and ease Call and
bo measured free, or write for
self-monsurement blank No, ID.
Hours 0 to fl dally; Sat. 0 to 4.
We also make abdominal belts
(non-elastic) to order.
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A revival of. artistic -Vases ; Bowh and
oilier; ornaments: First made'rooreilhan
one. hundred jjears j ado
In new. colors'! and combinations :cTT color.
Executed by. Messrs. Weddpood expressly
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HUDSO
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$175
N SUPER-SIX
The Hudson Super-Six, Winner of All Worth-While Stock
Car Records, Advances $175 on All Models
December 1st
Every Hudson Super-Six owner takes pride in the
fact that his car is just like the Super-Six cars which
have broken all worth-while records.
A 7-passenger Super-Six touring car went from San
Francisco to New York and return in 10 days, 21 hours
only 2 1-3 days longer than. last spring's bast one
way time. So when a Super-Six owner starts on tour
he knows that he will have no difficulty in going
wherever he may want to go.
He knows that no other car has ever given such
proof of endurance.
He knows no stock car can excel him in speed or
acceleration.
He knows that, if he wishes, no one can match the
things he can do with his Super-Six.
You too can own such a car and save $175 in its
purchase if you buy before December 1st. You have
only twenty days in which to act. Some dealers have
already sold all the cars they are to get at present
prices. You should see about it today else you may
be too late.
Note Its Rapid Strides
The Super-Six invention is but a few months
old. It entered a field disputed and doubted.
Today it stands as the unquestioned monarch
of motordom.
The Super-Six invention gave more than was
claimed or sought for in other types of motors.
Without adding cylinders, size or complica
tions, greater power, more flexibility and as
proved in tests an endurance such as was un
known to motor cars before was obtained.
That is why it won every stock car record
up to 100 miles. It is why it recorded a Speed,
with a stock chassis, as high as IO2V2 miles per
hour.
It ran 1819 miles in 24 hours, exceeding the
former stock car record by 52 per cent.
It holds the record in the Pike's Peak hill
climb the greatest hill-climbing event in all
history against 20 famous rivals.
It won the ocean-to-ocean record San
Francisco to New York the most coveted
American record. Then it did what no other
car ever did it turned around and went back
.across the continent in less time than any other
car ever made the one-way run.
The Super-Six is the first car ever to make
the round trip against time. No other car ever
established such proof of endurance.
It has never failed in any test.
Now all concede the Super-Six supremacy.
Men bought Hudson cars more than twice as
fast as we built them. And now, in its first year,
the Super-Six has become the largest-selling
car in the world with a price above $1100.
More than 21,000 are now in service.
Look Ahead
Such is its first-year history.
Now comes a time, for several reasons, why
fine-car buyers ought to look ahead.
The car you buy now, open or enclosed, will
last you for years to come.
The Super-Six next year, even more than
now, will be the recognized peak-place car.
Men who seek the best will have it.
This motor is patented, so other cars can
offer nothing like it. It is exclusive to Hudson.
These are facts to consider now, before the
Super-Six advances. For you can save $175
by making prompt decision.
It Will Pay to
Buy Now
Material prices have advanced enormously.
When we begin on the December production
we begin with materials of higher cost.
There was no other way open to us. We
should either have to skimp and reduce
quality or advance the price in keeping with the
higher material costs.
You save $175 by buying now. That is, if
your dealer has not sold all his allotment of
cars of the present production.
.The Super-Six models will remain as now.
The changes, if any, will be minor refinements.
So if you can get a car of the present produc
tion, it means a clear saving of $175. That is
worth considering even if you buy an open car
and lay it up until spring.
COME SEE NEXT YEAR'S
HUDSON SUPER-SIX
Compare it with the car on which, to December 1st,
you can save $175
There is little difference in thesetwo cars. Just a few changes that at
nnr nhriw the arlvnntncro nf Imvinrr n par rf fl . 1 ..
---, i- gZ . i r , " h'mwk production now.
faVSUPCBgW
The price increase of $175 is forced by enormous cost of materials'
Phaeton, 7-passenger $1475 Touring Sedan J2000 Town Car
Roadster, 2-passenger 147S Limousine 2750 Town r 'V.'-V .'Ml '?"?
Limousine Landaulet.'!!!!!. 28S0
Cabriolet, 3-passenger 1775
Limousine 2750
All Prices f. o. b. Detroit
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