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KVKXIXO U'UHSKlt PUILADKLPUIA, TVKHDAY, JANTARV
191'
AUTO EXPOSITION
CROWDS INCREASE
Early Attendance Indicates
Record Will Bti Broken
Before Closing
ENGINEERS IN CAMPAIGN
Throngs attended tho automobile show
again todny nnd there I every Indication
that tha turnstile flgurei of tho show will
rar surpass those of last year. It Is ex
pected that more than 100.000 automobile
enthusiasts will Malt the show In the Ex
hibition Hall of the foinmercfnl .Museum
It is reported that many sales are being
made
The features of the show fcciii Innu
merable. One Is an Instruction nrnii.txatiila
The Society of Automobile Ihiglncer Is
making every effort to Induce the public
to use the word ' engine ' Instead of "motor "
The society, however, has Issued a declara
tion that the word "motor" Is cironeousl)
used.
I.ltcrnllv a motor Is merely a mean nf
transforming a certain Ijprt or energ Into
power, and thus a steam engine in ght as
aptly be termed a motor as a mai hlne oper
ated by electricity
The show, as usual Is .tlliartlug an utin.
of salesmen and dealers, and they lepiesent
tremendous selling force not only In ivnti
aylvaula, Now Jersej, Delaware nnd Mnrj
land, but In the national field
Many changes are noticed In the show of
this year In tho first place, thorp aie fewer
four-cv Under cats and morn sites, clghtn
and twelves than In IDtfi, there me iimro
manufacturers offering cars The list of
chassis models Is almost iwrulv per cent
greater than before with prlie tags almost
nine per cent higher There is stealer
variety In body design, with an almost
renernl adoption of the double cowl
There are more slanting windshield, bod
les are roomier in both compartments, nnd
body detail has received a great deal moro
consideration. Three und four passenger
roadsters and convertible coupes and sedans
are In abundance
CENSORS' TYPIST OUT;
BLAMES IT ON POLITICS
Varc Follower's Sister, Sus
pended for Insubordination,
Says Oberholtzer Threat
ened Her
Politic, ur Nomething tli.it will lead ti
politics, broke out again todav jp the Penn
sylvania State Hoaid or .Motion Picture
Censors, beginning i.lth the suspension of
a1 stenographer emploved lu tin? film i eli
sors' office Klgliteentli und (-"Illicit streets.
Aa soon as she was mwended .Miss Thcrei
llooney, 2031 North S xtrentti (street set
out to get political aid and Insplro relilhti
tlon upon Dr Hill I iibeihnllzer. :euetui
of tho board and thief Hguie in it Hliue
Governor Brumbaugh reciueated and got the
resignation of J I-oii.k llicltingei. the chnli
nn nnd chief ceusoi
Miss Moonev was .msiiend-d when ahe
appeared at the olllcc this moinlug Slie
nald she was dismissed by Doctor Ober
holtzer, who said he would throw her out
unless she went at once.
Doctor Oberholtzer said she was only
suspended He denied emphatically that ho
threatened her
"We have no panel to drV'iniss" Doctoi
Oberholtzer declared In explanation. "We
can only suspend Miss Mooney had been
Insubordinate for weeks and refused itiK do
her work for members of the board I TJiat
Is tho reason for her suspension."
On the other hand. Miss Mooney and her
brother. Thomas J. Moonev, a Vaie worker,
declare the girl's suspension resulted from
conspiracy between Doctor Ohciholuer
and Mrs. Klla C Nlyer. the third niembei
of tho board, to gatVintiol of the board
Mrs Nlver had trouble with Miss Mooiiej.
her brother said, and to oblige Sirs Nlvei
Doctor Oberholtzer Mispendid the Kill. The
desire to oblige, Moonej said, was Insplied
by the realization that Mr Mver might
lend her aid to have Doctor Oberholtzer
reappointed and perhaps named chairman
at this Legislature
Doctor Oberholtzer said he did not have
to be reappointed, because his position was
rood until he was culled upon to resign
or Ifft voluntarily.
Peace Must Await
Drive, Teutons Say
Continued from race One
tblllty of Germany declaring in some form
or other its program for a peaie settle
ment?" "So," replied the Minister, after an In
stant's reflection ' I think we can do
nothing more We cannot afford to gtv'e
the Impression that we are rhasing after
peace at all costs. After the I.'iHenle Allies
have put out this highly ambltiotri program,
u announcement of the firm and moderate
Gorman terms of peace would by contrast
probably bo Interpreted by our adversaries
as an Indication of weakness und would be
used by them t encourage their people to
fight on. Our people would not understand
any further effort by us fot the Introduc
tion of peace after the lhitente'a declara
tion We have to consider public opinion
here."
McNichoVs Prices
Far Exceed City's
fenUnued from race Uoe
this property will be held January 18.
Michael J. Hyatt Is tha attorney.
No. SOS North Nineteenth, owned by
Sarah S. Blackburn. aeeeeed at 119.500;
asked 38,300; city offered im.SQO.
No. JJO North Nineteenth street, owned
by Elizabeth SchmueUer. aatteaeU at 123.000 ,
asked 13T,00; city offered JJ7.S50
230, Nprth Nineteenth street, owned by
Charles J. Artz estate, nseeaMd at StC.BOQ;
asked 119,000; elty offered SM,500
332 North Nineteenth Wreet, ond by
Theodore If. Condeman. asteaaed at 916.
600 ; asked 136.000 ; ally offered JJO.000. In
this case the owner placed the value of the
building- at t0,890, which was SIS0Q lea
than the city placed on it. The land. Ivow
e.er. was valued by the owner at UJ.StlO
and by the elty at JJ8,0W.
I92T )lac etrt. annul by K A run.
taewil at SI1.00O, ajd IIHMWO ; city
offered tltxft City expert Mated cm
affidavit that live property was benight
August. 1811. foi III 00 and that expert
thea valued u at SS009
1331 Ila.e street uvtnedj by Mary A
Tryoa aayaif(l t (.'0 000, aeked tia.OM;
city offered 881.160.
Hit Hace Uei, A S. Tryoa, tiutwJ
at 8(009: asked 0fl. eUy offered 87100.
Student Held s Train Robber
KANSAS city M. Jan l li Orady
vbb a student at tha Kiut CKy Ud
,kal i'ulle M arrested today, accused
of Ukuitt uatl U the robbery of a Baiti
i.w ! cm tnM a' Oodwfes, w V
Uettrbor I. Ml i ! l UJfid
ru.reuv vtas auOw MM nQtu. au-
CTgHBi1 W A lUtt,
N. V.MAY PILFER
LOCAL RATE DATA
Philadelphia Testimony to
Uphold Parity of Differ
ential to Be Used
"JEKS13YITES" MAKE SLIP
11 rt Stuff Vorirsiiomlrul
NISW VOItrC, .Ian. 10 The strength and
i onslderatlon given to tho Intervening testi
mony to bo offered before the Interstate
Commerce Commission. In behalf of Phila
delphia, It Is not imllUelv, may prove to be
tho deciding factor lu tho New .Icrscy
fielght rate use
Todav the northern New .lene cltlis
tlosed their argument hefoie Spec al lit
iinilnrr l..iltoc The defenilve measures of
the ullroads nnd Xevv ork now loom on
the seene it become more and more up
liiient that the trstlimiiiy to uphold the
mine differential In intes between the 1
northern New .lersey points and Philadel
phia will he used as weapons In the hands
of the opponents of Neiv .lerscv
Since Hip New Jersey fiulloit has asked
for the same rone rutn us Philadelphia on
e.it.ound freight to offset lighterage
i lunge included In their present rates the
Philadelphia iepieseiit.it Ives attending tho
hearings have viewed the move as an 'In
vasion' nnd a violation of ueulialitv, and
thev have adopted strong defense tactics
STI1AI, lllll.AUi:i.PUt. TIIPNDIIU
Tho evidence that the PhlladelphliuiM will
"wedge' Into Ihc tight bv right tif their In
tervening petitions, It Is understood, will
also lie "shot ' for the railroads and the
Manhattan element to protect the existing
iatr
Competent obseivcrs. who have been rnie
fullv watching the struggle, also express the
belief that the New ,lise cities made a
slip' b ipcnmmeiidlng and speilMng thai
thev nie entitled to the Philadelphia zone
freight charges
Thev s.nv Hint It brought the "fire" of
Phll.iilelphl i and other cities deserving to
maintain their differentials nnd will be
"big ammmiltltou for nil the elciueum op
posing the northern douulns of flovcrnoi
IMge The rights of Philadelphia to enjoy
n different o III rates over New Jersey has
hadlv Involved Ihe two main Issues of
New .terse) The lighterage light or the
plating of Hip watei-routo iliarges as a
sepaiate Item will prove a dlfllcult problem
for Nrw Vork to combat. Hut the railroads
mav plead the relative position of Phila
delphia and Iheiehy stieiigthen their iause
fur tho lOntlnujrKt' nf the existing lates
I-V Jl li.HIJv. s AP.Ul'MIINT
A resume of the New .leiscy complaint
mill the demands made uic us follows
I'lrst The separation of Hie cot uf
llglitciage nciossj New Vork haiboi from
the pio-ent ras-bouud fielght yitea, which
govern the naillieni section nf Neu Jeisey,
New Vork, Long Island and tha idjnlnlng
section uf the State of New Vork on the
glounds that It Is a illful Inilii itinn Hgalnst
the Lommeice of the New Je'se.v lIHcs in
volved. Second That the northern N'ew Jerse
cities arc entitled to enjoy the same zone
lates as Philadelphia bv learon uf thu
llghteiage (haigus Invludeil in I hull pieseut
f i eight rale.
Third A readjustment nf lire noith-bound
fielght lales fioin northern New Jersey
and tho south-bound freight fiom Vow llng
l.uul to the New Jersey points. If the present
east-bound j-ates are upheld
The present tales wotk to a disadvantage
to Hie New Jetsc) cities and favor Nv
Vork In the question of chaiges that aie
equivalent to lighterage
l'ourth The formation of a tnllnaj, belt
line In .! rsev Cit to eonneit the vurloira
trunk lines at that point lu oldei to allow
piopcr switching facilities. The piesent
accommodations It li asserted aie eKtreme
lj Inadequate ;Clid u cieat handicap to In
dustrial and (.ommerclnl insllluttons of that
titv and Its pint development
I'lfth Adequate facilities to allow switch
ing between vaiioiis northern New Jertey
cities with a leasouabtB cost
Sisth The election of a laigo terminal
for all I all lines, with proper nirommoda
ttous of tialllc to relievo congestion at Jer
sev Clt).
Seventh. The illmhurtlon nf the alhged
dlsirlinlnutlon against the New Jersey cities
lv equalizing unloading privileges between
N'ew York and New Jersey
"WOMAN IN THE CASE"
MYSTERY IN LEAK PROBE
WASIIINdTON Jan HI .Mrs. Ituth
Tlioma.son Vivcontl the "uonuiii in tho
case." is now n tenter of inteicst In tho
House note leak probe.
Aflei Mis Visconti was named by ltw
son jesterday afternoon na having been
one of his Informants, a leportci called her
on the telephone to tell her she had been
named at the leak hearing
"Vou must have the wrong Vlscontl."
she answered fcweetiy
itemindeil that the anb other nime of
Vlscontl lu tho illrectoiy was Kduaulo Vis
contl cement worker, Mr ViSLontl le
phed 1 have nothing to sa ; never will
have anything to tay I refuse to admit or
den) 1 talked to Mr. I.awKon Afk him "
Mis Vlscoutl'a name first appears in tho
lilt Washington director) At that tlmo
It appealed thus.
'.Mrs A Ituth Thomason. private secre
tniy, Duane i Vi" Then she lived at
tho exUuslvn Kthelhuist Apaiimeut in
Fifteenth street. Northwest
In 1015 her name appealed thus "Mis.
A Ituth Thoniason. utenographei, 1. K
Vox." and her resldento ia where she now
liven. 1721 Twenty-first street, Northwest,
In th millionaire residence section.
, In IS18 her name nppeared thus: "Mrs.
Ituth T Vlsi-onti, clerk "
Duane I". Vox is a prominent lawyer,
who said ho could not it-member whether
ha ever emplo)ed Mis Vlscontl or Mrs,
Tliomason.
No one could bo found today who known
Mrs. Vlocontl exiept casually These per
Mina said she told them she had divorced
her husband, an Italian louiit, with tho
permission to resume her maiden name
Old Man Found Dead on Koad
I.ANCASTUn. Pa Jan. J6 (Jiauville
Crother. a brother of the lute Austin
Crothers. one-time Governor of Maryland
was found dead on the road leading from
Oakhlli tu Ta)lorla, this count) lie ap
parent 1 was stricken during the terrific
fulualorm on Saturday night and la along
the roadfdde until discovered late Hunday
Death is supposed to have been due to a
stroke of apoplaxy. The deceased vrus sixty-five
eara old, and Is survived by four
married children
'1 haw's Alleged Aid Held
NKVV YQIIK, an. 16 Oliver Hrower.
ariesUd. lu connsction with the alleged
w hipping jf Frederick Gump, Jr., by Harry
K Tliaw, was hsld in J 15.000 ball by Jus
tice MuUiubsu. Additional papers enabling
the State U iwld Hrower as a material
witness against Thaw will be tiled. Assis
tant District Attorney Black tlien will ask
that the bail be increased
Asi J'robe of "Money Trust"
VVASmKaTpN. Jan. 16 Reopening t
tbf "uioiuty trust' Investigation of 198 was
demanded lu a resolution iiUrvdud today
by Represents tit e Undbergh. Minn., who
obarsed tbst the "money system of the
United Slates " Is entering into further en
tangling alliances with, (be bankrupt coun
tries of Burope. '
Munitions Embargo of the 1). and O.
BALTIMORE. Jan 16 - Ttis BaJtimors
aad Ohio Railroad Company has declared
su embargo on all sblpueiU ol eiploslves
coilgnd Mkd rseuuugnscl or to be recoa
icasd to or by way of St aeorge lighter
age, total Islasa, N- V-
I TOM LAWSON DEFIES
t'onllnnul Irom t'ste One
son. that lie would be "wllh I.awson" In
such n move It tho witness had the facts.
Democratic members kept Interrupting
I.awson's testimony
l.fiwson ilared up
"I want two hours to tell what I know"
he said, "otherwise I'm done I don't
pinpnso to sit here and hear the lommlt
tec wrangle about the admissibility nf my
evidence." ho said
''Vou mut have respect fni the lommlt
tn" Intcriupted Ilcnrv
"flood heavens," ejaculated I.awson, de
risively "Vou must havo respect " snnpped tlenr)
"AI right, go ahead,' I.awson iplotled
Quiet wns lestottd
CIIALMINOKS VUIA. pitoui:.
"Please don't take me to task again."
l,nwsou procepdtd, "and please let me be
earnest at earnest moments I do havo re
spect for this committee nnd the chairman
and I sav that hnnestlv, despite the con
tindlctlon and denial of voiti chairman
lleic li the oppoilunltv uf n lifetime for ,1
full Investigation"
I.awson then piocecdrd io relate, further
what happened in the lleurv conference.
"I told libit to get the ntoik record and
go through the whule, list." t.nwson con
tinued "And I said m him that befotp ou
get one-third of Hie wav down tho list the
lid will be lilown off Congress and the
world will see who made these millions
who were these smug hypocrites who used
their orll.Ua! positions to make millions for
themselves "
"When I went Into Mr Helm's ofllce.
I ald to him. 'Now we're to have u hand
shako and a think nut loud ' Me said. 'Yes
"I said. 'Hut thero Is one thing I won't
think nut loud that Is the intues of leak
ers and tho beneuclarlci of tho leak'.' And
then I went on to explain to him why I
wouldn't "
Continuing l.iwron gave Ibis account of
what he said Clialimiu Henry told lilm
.NAMI'.S IP It.SSTtmi'l'
"Chairman llenrv told me" said Law
sou. "'We've .Ml Itaruih We have It thai
he had four confeienees with Secretin)
Lansing We have all the coin ets.it Inn uf
ono Interview and part or another, and wo
have It that Count von llernstoiff litis no
mixed up In It that he made over J2.O0U.
00(1 ' ...
"I said. 'Mr chairman, vou do not need
anvlhlng fioin me to Rtart an investigation.'
and he said, 'I want your opinion'
WAT.r. STISIII.T 'CtlJiniNII"
Continuing, Lawsoti said-
I said to Mr. Ilenr.v Hut there was a
big conspiracy In Wall street. Iremctiilous.
ki) lilg It gavn ynu a t lit 111 : a conspiracy
that had been going on for days, weeks
months Thev had peddled Meklcau and
war news until II was su common in Wall
sired .vou dldn t have to get things llrst
hand
If they dldn t have mv leak Information
thev ci cited situations tn itfTeci tho mar
ket Do you think, asktd Heni)." according
to I.ausnii, "that Harney llaruch would he
mixed up In using his frlcndshlif and con
nections after having been so geneious to
(he Democratic part) " '
I Willi nun i nan iiiuwn i.aiui'ii pance
stepped Into Wnllslieet and regaidcd
u as the finest soit'nf man"
lie
him
' He asked nie if I thought Mr Lansing
would be luKrd up lu this
'I told him I did not think Lansing
would make u postage stamp nut nf It"
Livvsou caused tho audience to laugh
when, In des-prllilng the Henry conference,
ho said
"Whv, Mr Campbell, .vou phoned twice
while I was In there and Mr. Iletuv said
That's Campbell, the ranking Republican
Hell lueak In. if ou don't mind.'
"I said, 'Let him In.' but Chairman Henry
i-ald 'No. I urn I'luiiimnu of the committee
and It Is inv dutv tn hear these things
nnd deilde"'
wiiiTi: MiiNTiuNr.n
Law son told of Ills conveisatlou with
Anlilbiild S While, or New Voik. the
hanker who. ho said told him Pliny risk.
New Vok brokei coniplclclv domlnited a
Cabinet member.
"I uald, "Archie, they tell me oui filend,
I'llli) l'lsk. Is eiiglneeilug tliln leak stoik
gainbllng deal' Ma) bo 1 didn't uso thoso
exact wolds Hut I said 1 had lie.il d that
Kikk &. Co weie working III connection
with liainey & Co and that his friend,
Pliny Klslt, was doing the steering.
Thete followed a colloquy between Law
sou und Representatlvo I'ou
Representative Pou "When did Mr.
Whlto say he talked with .Mr. Fsk?"
Law son "Late at night at the club Mr
White said Mr Flsk was very Jolly."
' IN HIS Cl'PS"
Representative Pou 'In his cups and
boasting about Ills great power''
Law son "Yes, you might say that."
Law son said John IX Itathom, of Hip
Providence Journal, was his authority for
mentioning Paul M Warburg In connection
with the leak. Mr Itathom wns now en
loutn to Washington to testify.
"I said The story is that Pliny li work
ing with Secretaty MuAdno and that theie
Is a terrlllc affair going on.'
"Mr White said, 'Vou asked just In
time. I talked with Pliny last night' 1
think he said, 'nt tho club'
'Tisk got on the t-uhject, he said, and
tried to bhow ho contl oiled McAdoo. 'He
even insisted,' While haul, 'on in) going
to the phone with lilm to see him call
McAdoo out of bed und tell lilm to coma
to Now Vork '
"White said he told Flkk- 'No rilny, I
don't want to have any pait in that.'
"I bald to White 'Didn't )OU go to tho
phono then"
"'No,' he answeied"
ftn quoting hjpotetliluit iiinvertullons
between a Cabinet ottlcer and Mi Iiarut.li
that is, conversations that may have lu
nocoiitly OLtuned between two buch men
Mr. I.awson saltp
"I told our itialniiaii that I thought Mi
Lansing and Mr. llaruch vveio two men we
can bank on absolutely: whether the) had
been used or not I did not know."
Mr. Lawson said at the outset of his
conference with Mr. Henry ho had an agree,
ment that he would not tall the names
of the principals or beneficiaries of the
leak. Chairman Henry, lie said, agreed that
I.awson need not give information lie had
In confidence at that time, nor would he
vxpeu him to own up If he were a leak
principal
'I wasn't a principal and never was,"
said liwsou, 'but I told the chairman he
needn't expect any principal to come down
voluntarily and show his hand He will
have to go ufter them "
Representative Patten, of New Vurk, liere
took charge of the examination of I.awson
"Did Mr. Henry mention any one else,"
asked Patton, "after he enumerated any of
the names brought Into the leak jester
day?" "Yes. Von HerusXorff." promptly answered
Law sou
"Mr Henry olunteered that?" asked
Patton.
"He did," said Lawson
fhaltinan Henry informed I.awson that
pa pern had been prepared yesterday to
hold him in contempt If he refused to
answer questions.
"Yes, I read In the papers of the different
sorts of tortures Invented for me If I
failed to answer," said Lawson. "Ard 1
said I would no longer be tha goat."
TWO UNITED STATES SENATORS
I.ausoii told how he had sought and re
ceived advice from Samuel Untermyer.
He met Untermyer on the train coming
to Washington just before the leak Inquiry
began Senators O'Oorman and Owen were
also on the train, he said.
The examination led to a discussion of
Representative Henry's characterltatlen of
Lswson's charges as "a mirage"
"t still think they are u mirage," said
Henry
God help the American people if we
have many wore such mlragw," retorted
Lawson
The committee Is stilt unable to locate
Mrs Ruth Thorns son Vlsoonti named by
La son as his Informant regarding the
otass IW W W Price, of to Washing
ton sSyeSw SUr Uswl received t5S90 as s
go-between' u the manipulation fi tho
HENRY
TO SHOW WHICH ONE LIED
I Men Named by Lawson '
I Deny His Statements I
SWKBPING tleninls of the state
ments mnde by Thomna W. Law-
son in Washington yesterday wero i
made last night by most of those in
dividuals directly or indirectly im
plicated ly him. Kxtracts from them
follow:
Secretary McAdoo No more
shameless mitt wanton lie could bo i
conceived than that I havo been in
terested at any time in stock specu
lation in New York or elsewhere. ,
Secretary Tumulty -- After the ,
complete and definite statement which I
I made last week it should hardly be '
necessary for me to soy that there is
not a scintilla of tiulh in these new ,
flimsy charges.
Stuart C. (iibboney I never knew
a thing about the President's note
until it appeareti in the newspapers.
1 never bought or sold a share of
rlock in my life.
Keprcscnlathe Ilenr.v I never
mentioned the name of a Cabinet
officer, a Congressman or n banker
i to Lawson as having been involved in
' the leak.
1 Archibald S. White I never made
i the statement accredited to me.
' Pliny Pish The statements appear
! to be" the product of a disortlercd
I brain.
.1. Horace Hauling (head of
Charles P. Harney & Co.) We hud
no connection with nut' knowledge nf
the leal..
Malcolm Mc doo I ntn n brother
of the Sectetiiry of the Treastny nnd
I was born his In other fifty-two ami
' one-half years ngo, but I am entitled
I to no criticism on that account.
! Count .loliann von ItcmsturlT
Mr. Lawson snvs he doesn't believe
1 made the 5,000,000, of which ho
speuks, on the stock market. I don't
believe it either.
Paul M. Warbufg Thomas Law-
sou will be tin inmate of nil asylum
within Iv.o years. I am piofoundly
convinced of this man's insanity. In
a streak of insanity, wildly dashing
on from one sensation to nnother,
I.awson mnde his charges. He is ob
viously unbalanced. This is my only
explanation.
"leak in.ichlrretv. ' and that Tumult, the
President's serretur had 'lecelvetl much
mure ' llcput.v sergeanls-at-atms mo
taunting the cltv for bei
lleprcentntlvo I'.iltirr then dug Into the
i omei s.rtlon LaWMiu hud with Mis. Vls
contl, who I .aw. ion said, had named Pilco
as u go.hetwecn Tor Tumulty and others.
"Sho appeareti to he n vvomnn nf respon
sibility, u I ltlv who appeared to ha vciy
enrncst," Law pou said.
Patten wonted to know If -Mis Vlsiurul
hail given the source uf her lufut million
Lavvsun hesitated and wuu'Htl to know if
it wiih essential
"iiii know what the vnluo of a good repu
tation Is," relotteil Pattin
"Do .von not think It would he unfair to
blast a reputation mi the wottl nf a woman
)tiu hail never .eeu before'."' Pntlen con
tinued "Very iiufnli." iclorletl Jiwon "And
if she had not had u reputable awet
with her I should have hcsltntnl.
CREDITS WOMAN S STORV
"I tiled In get lit the bottom nf It, And
her talk was hi pom liar, so louvluuiug that
1 gavo H 1 think Mio will till )uu the
name when she t-oines mi tho stand. Hut If
she doesn't I will give the name she told
me uh her Infoi ni.uit "
P.itten suggested Lawson had blackened
Prim's reputation by bin cnittsp.
'(ood Cod. I've liiiiiilll.itt.il inv self to
plead with this committee to lot mo give
the names lu confidence, and 1 tell you I
didn't want to bring lu his name, and. even
moie, 1 didn't want to bring in the woman's
name I had even thought of burning tho
letter '
"Did you accept hei vvoid tli.it sho was
nctltrg from un altruistic Inspiration"'
quel ltd Patten
"I believe she was a woman qulvoing
with retl blood and Impetuosity to do
something patriotic. Novel havo I seen In
till iny epeilenco an) thing so fair," ho
said emotionally.
liwsou said ho interviewed Mrs. Vls
contl lu his room In the Wlllard Hotel in
the presence of a 'Vquare and leputablc
lawyer '
Asked the name of the law.ver, he said
"When the lady Is put on the stand theio
won't be any disguise about on)thlng" Ho
declaied the woman appeared to be so le
sponslble and convincing that she left no
doubt In his mind.
Ha refused to tell the ii.'imo of the per
hoii from whom Mrs. Yit-cnnti said she. ob
tained her Information.
WHO IS A. CURTIS .
Lawson said the in)sterloU8 'A Curtis"
letter waa obviously anoiivinous.
"I lecelve thuusands of such letters." ho
raid "The A. Curtis letter would never
have got by my letter opener.
The 'A. Cuitis' letter was evidently
written by some ono trjlug to 'get even.'"
TALK WITH PUBLISHERS
Asked to tell what he told publishes
fullowlng tho conference st( Henry nt
which, accoidlng to Lawson. Henry named
a Cabinet member, Lawson said.
"I asked them whether I should go fur
ther with the case or drop It." said J-awson.
"And I gave them a minute reproduction
of everything that happened when I saw
Henry."
"Well, I'm willing to admit he told Mr.
Cosgrave, of the World, and .a thousand
others about the alleged conversation, even
though he has said it was in confidence,"
Chairman Henry interrupted
Lawson then recounted' meeting John
O'Hara Cosgiave Sunday editor of the
New York World, Herman J Rldgenay,
of Everhodys, and Donald McDonald,
Roston financial writer, and telling them
the alleged conversation with Henry.
CHICAGO'S POLICE HEAD
INDICTED FOR GRAFT
Seven Others Held on Like Charges by
Special Grand Jury
CHICAGO. Jan. IS. Charles C. Healy.
until a few days ago cljlef of police, and
seven other persons were Indicted by the
spetdal grand jury hearing evidence on
charges of bribery, graft and corruption In
the Chicago police department. It was
learned today v
' They are charged with oonspiracy.
Rich Pottsville Widow Dies
POTTSVILLB, Pa. Jan. 16 Mrs Anna
M. Atkins, widow of Charles M. Atkins,
proprietor of the foriper Atkins rolling
mills. Pioneer furnace here, now owned by
the Eastern Steel Company, died today at
her residence, aged eighty-four years. Wil
liam Atkins, of Philadelphia,, and Mrs.
Augustus Hecludier, of New York city,
Hanson E. Atklus and Mrs W L. Shearer
are surviving children.
Fire Ituing Locustdale Church
POTTSjVILLE Ps Jan. JS. St JumuIis
llomau CatUulu. Churolj at Locustdale was
deuoed by Ire today The tu, was
lMea The iectorf nearby as damaged.
Tvfo-piittsfer Rwdilir
Fife " Ttiriai Cr
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
nAIIN VTIIOI.H M.UH mi"
banquet celebrating Hi t ot y-flrRt . I-
vci-arv and at the enure tlmo honorlrnf Hie
Rev Joseph J llannigan. the rt spirit al
dl.ector of the ..rgatilrallon The bat que
was held last night In the parish hall of
the Chinch of Dili Mothei of Sortmii,
lNiiO-clglith Btieel below Lancaster avenue.
"ItllllMi I 111: ROUS" from I'olnl
iNiasanl. X J.. Mill.itil Snjder. twent
fnur. und his wire l.lzzle. twenty, were
found by the police lit Thlid and Berks
Bluets. They left their home Saturday to
hunt work. The police gavo them a meal
and eriorts will be made to llnd a Job for
tiro huliand
MIAMI'S IN X IIOXCAK nil h Hitting 111
the r.nglesldo vuuls of tho I'eniisvlvanla
Rallioail. ut Thlity-second nnd Jefferson
slieetK, wcio warming themselves around
a bucket of hot coalH earlv today when the
cai caught fire The blaze npiead to n fence
nnd a nenrbv pile of lumber belonging to
(lel'iel S. Richardson Companv The wood
work of tho cai was almost totall) do
atio)cd The. Damps escaped
Itlll. I. IS MlltltlS, uf Ardinore, him pur
t based the estate of Charles II. Harner
thioimh Hirst & McMullin '1 Do estate
consists of a faun of slxtv-sU acres on
the Lantasteivllle loud, near .Stcnton ave
nue, lu the Whltem.irsh Valley. The pur
t baser will remodel the old farmhouse on
the pioperty for his own use. The tract
Mild Is adjacent to the Ihdenhelm stock
farm nf i!eorB D Wldenei ,
. MOIHIAN CIIUIK'IIUAN. Jr., whose
father Is a member of the banking Hrm
nf N'ew lull. Churchman & Co , Is In n
serious condition ut his home. 215 Highland
avenue. Chestnut Hill, suffering from In
juries received when ho fell fiom the run
ning board of an automobile lie Is under
the tare of Pi J M Rllrey. who sa)
Mr Chuiihmnii piobably lias concussion of
the brain
Mils. 1. II. O'llAUKA, tine of the belt
known club women of the State, who had
been seriously 111 at the Hahnemann Hos
pital, la iccoverlng at her home, 4723 Cedar
avenue. .She Is vice picsldcnt of tho Civic
Club and the I'enns)UanIa Women's
Division for National I'reparedness of the
Red Cross.
l'i:S.HVI.VAMl ItULIlUVD ban lu
ireased the wages of a large number of Its
cleihal force fiom four to eleven per cent.
Tho Increase was lu tho form of an adjust
ment, tho selection of those to receive ad
vances being made by the atlous depart-
TOO LATi: 1'Olt ('ll&Sirj04T!ON
iircvriis ,
ItVI.KIUir Jan 13 at AiMitlu I tty. N J.
WAI.TKIt aun of llio lule .Muurlce Italolsh
MINE Jan IS HMII.V uliiow ot Krfdcrlck
Hlne Kelatlveil and frienUl ure invited tu
servicer on 'lliur " p m , ut Ullier II Hair
UM. Ibu i liMtnui ki tut iirliuie
l'BURV Jan 13 i:ri;u:.S O. hutbonU of
Mary Perry luce Moore), ana Hon ot late John
and Mercartt ferry tnfe Miller) Rtlativea and
frleoiln litvlied to fumral Kri 1' p m ril
duuia of brother-in-law William 1' Ueere till
K. SSlh l tnl Mt Mortah c'eiu Itcmjlna way
u9 vtaweU Ttiur , T to U p m
BKI8BI. Jan. 13 Piri'KK huiband of Mln
nin Uelsel -Jll N Bouvler al ' llelatlvea und
IrlcnJj Vnitfcl tu aervlcea 'Ihura lu a nr
Oliver II Hair Hulldlnz. l-0 Ctaeimut at Im
urinate
ciiTI.BIt Jn IB NELLIE. wUow.of James
H Cutler KeUtlvea and frlenda Ihvlted it
funeral Tliuri . '4 p m .SO Cheitnut at I'ol
wyn. Delavrara l ount ra Krlenda may call
Svrd . T to U p in lot private
'FKUIOKK Jan 18, KA1HAHINK SKI.1KK3
wife or Clirlatlali C Fetilser 3421 Poweltsn
ue No lira ot funeral later
CHRIST Jan M. Mrs. NUMilK W widow
nf John It Cliriat llelatlvea and friend Invited
to funeral aervlcea, Wed , D 1& p in. pavld It
ticlmyler Uulldlne Broad and Diamond ata hit
private, lotnruater. 1'a Thura u. ni
MAHONKV Huddelllv. Jan jn PATUIc'K
MAHONKY huaband of Ilunna Mahoney (nee
.vniliblainey) uiU 1.1 Kelatlvea and frlenda
Invited tu funeral Wed , H a in SU W Sprlrnj
uve .Vrdniore Maai ut Ut Coluian'a Church, II
aui Int Ht Denla'a Cent
I.OsT AND FOUND
HCAHF lout, LlaclT fox vcarf on Monday eveTT
from Uroad and Hrle to 3735 N, Uouvltr l.lb
eral rewaid
HlTl'ATIONS WANTKH r,KMAI.K
UHbSdllAKKIl wauta cniajremeota. ladUa or
fhlldreni IJ day phone Dlaiaond 7a
STENOaitAPHElt. ep'd; parmaneat poaltlon".
excellent upyurmuur uf auTi,i.eiuciiL inoiait
ufacturlnar olllce 1' 1U0. Ledger Office
STBNOaitAl'HSR
Boom 300. 13S
H and efnett aialstant
Call
u 'a BE
YOONa LADT for acceaaory. booth AutomoblU
Show) alye phone taumber J Hi. Led Central
llfcf..' WANTED yEMALK
VAlTRBsa. white, oyer 25 yeara old for J
private family, near Wlaaahlelcon Station. Nor
rletawo orancfiof HeadlBaT P 103. Ledger Oa
IIHt,!' WANTED M ILK
DOT MMrleocad In nilntr correspondence Ap
ply ?eo Areo et
MACHINtaT yeuna- wanted for loolmaker'a
helper, KO per week Apply Mr. lllaer"
U3v Cherryat
f OUNO'MBN Two. on with a, technical tralnt
lug another with an education which will at
ceptteoaily cood apportusttUa for youiur, clean
cut D?ou vim aie niuw co autre c IE
who are wUUns to atari al the bottom
aua gi.
peccw
jJJOYS tor dittrUt room i ovtr 16 7m.t of ii
BOYS to mlt In fle.iHcAl latwrttonrT 9
Last chance for the 5-passenger 6-30
Chalmers at the old price, $1090.
Roadster at $1070. March 1 the
price on each becomes $1250.
Visit the Chalmers exhibit at the
Automobile Show.
Ptticnt Prices
$1070 SiTtn-pms(er Teutsg
. 1090 Seren " Sedia
(All i..t. Ddriil)
Chalmers Motor Co. of Phila.
252-254 NORTH BROAD STREET
Booth 33, Philadelphia Automobile Show.
I'hnntst Hell, Spruce 48? Keystone, Race SBBJ.
ment heade The Increase. It Is understood,
will applv 10 tho whole s).slem ns far west
ns Pittsburgh and Rrle
NAVY AKD 1H JIAVl.Sfl ll alinrr of
prosperity I'lve warships, including tho
battleship Maine nnd the cruiser Minnea
polis, aie under tho mechanics' hammers,
and theio nro several waiting In tho back
channel to take their place when these two
aru finished
NOIlVVLdlAN I.MPOllTlMi 11 OILS K,
Hallci, ICapland & Co.. with main olllccs
nt Chilstlanla. has established temporary
headquarters at tho Commercial Musottm.
lu this city, with the view of obtaining ex
clusive nBency for their country for Atner-Ican-made
automobiles, mntorboats, etc
SKATING AND DANCING
ON MAIN LINE TONIGHT
Membeis of Morion Cricket Club and
Their Guests "Will Holtl
Ice Carnival
Main I.lne skaters, members of the Met Ion
Cricket Club nnd their guests, will hold an
Ico carnival tonight on tha skating rink
of the club grounds nt Haverford under the
light of the Japanese lanterns which have
been strung for tho occasion
All today men have been cleaning the
rlnlc. which Is In a quarry on the golf
course Tho Ur.vn Mawr Rand will play
dance music for the skaters
.Skating will continue from 8 to 10 o'clock
After that tho skaters will become dancers
They will go to the clubhouse for a dance.
The committee In charge of tonight's fes
tivities nt tho Merlon Cricket Club included
Joseph Chapman. .Stanley Rogers, Harrison
K Caner, Curtis 1, Clay, John h Evans,
I'. K Koons, II. C Potter and Albert L
Register
lllWffl!!lilM
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us in
'auiiiiwiwH
a
1 . 1 e f 1
th
e tace or a riamd marker.
The opportunity is yours do not let it slip by,
Men's Heady - to Wear Suits,
New and Fashionable Models, are
Repriced.
Iter Price Repriced
$35.00 ' $27,00
530.00 $23.50
$28 and $25 $19.50
$22 and $20 $15.50
$18.00 $13.50
Mackinaw Coats, Men's, Youths' and Boys sizes at an a?e
reduction of 20.
n .iWte"" .$9J Coa,s repriced to $75, $115 Coats $90,
Coats $100 and $175 Coats $10, Corresponding reductions in other gni
No gpods will be sent on approval. All alterations required (except
shortening or lengthening sleeves of coats and the inseams of trousers)
will be charged for at cost.
Jacob Reed's Sons
1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET
Car
-
$1350
. 1850
CAMDEN
fcl.II'l'IDlV IMVUJIDXTS ean.e.1 nwlj
accidents today. The victims, all of whom!
cm uh me ice anu wero taken to tb2
Cooper Hospital, aro Albert Zalse, s
Chestnut street; Joseph Ilnyward. 1SH11
Chestnut street, and Albert Clark, ot Andu-J
uon, -n ,i. miss was most seriously In
jured, having suffered concussion of thev
urain
The lenllnionial dinner to Wilbur 1'. Rose,!
one of tho founders of tho Camden Board of
Trade, who has been Its treasurer for mort?
than fifteen years, will bo held on February!
8 at the Rollevue-Stratford. Philadelphia,
accoiuiug 'o secretary I'nanes ai. curry.
The Iter. Dr. Alfred :. A. Duxton, former
rector of Rt Paul's Protestant Episcopal '
Church, Camden, who has been rector nt St,
Paul's Protestant Kplscopal Church, Council i
llluffs. la , has resigned and will Join the ;
Carmelite rathers, according to an an
nouncement mado In tho Monitor, the officii!
organ of the New Jersey Diocese ot the
Roman Catholic. Church Doctor Button.
has three college degrees, divinity, phllosiK'J
phy and laws, and was a member of minfi
camucn oruers, including tne Masonic In-'
ternlty.
A Joint meeting of the Civic Club of Un
Eleventh Ward nnd the North RosediltS
Improvement Association will be held Frl-1
day evening In tho auditorium of the Btttull
iuetiiouist Episcopal Church, Thirty-ninths
street and westneld avenue, to dlscutj Eler!
enth vvaitl Improvement".
Prealdriit l'rancla II. VVulltn, of the Can
den Board of Trade, will dine the raembtn
of tho executive committee of that orpuUH
zaiion ai mo camuen x M c A tonight
CAMDEN CITY COUNCIL at an aa-J
Journed meeting received a communlcallonl
from Mayor Ellis recommending that ai
committee oe appointed to confer with the;
New Jersey Bridge nnd Tunnel Comn
slon President Jester named Councllmein
Gemberllng, Render, Forsyth, Mcintosh)
and vannart as tne conference committee.
oft CI
ea.va.nce
Announcement
is worth reading
Very Carefully
Our Semi-Annual
Repricing Sale or
Men's and Young
Men's Ready -to-J
Wear Clothing is
an event of impor
tance to you.
Here is merchan
dise of acknowl
edged character-ana
worth selling at less
than its former
moderate prices
l
Men's Fine Quality Overcoiti
for Immediate Use and a Nuffl'
ber of Spring -weight Coats
iter. Price
Repriced
$45.00
$35.00
$30.00
$28 and $25
$20.00
$35.00
$27.50
$23.50
$20.00
$16.50