Killlll t'tossm :v J9-. WW rate r ' ff- iU- - U. S. RECEIVER &v 77 n puiy Attorney uenerai Liks Ouster of Union Casualty Appointee JAILS COURT RULING lays Federal Control Negatives State's Safeguards of Insur ance Stockholders :? During the argument before the United ates Court of Appeal? today on tne ap- ,1 of State Insurance commissioner j. ,ny O'Nell from the refusal of tho local :rlet Court to revoke tho appointment Samuel W. Cooper, as receiver for the n Casualty Company, Deputy Attorney eral William M. Hardest, said assump- br tho Federal Courts of control over ifunct Quasi-public service corporation, teh as insurance and banklnir companleM ?6nder State control, will render tho Stato laws abortive. The court has not yet maciu decision. .rM'the position taken by the Dlntrlct Court P 3 legally tenable, then, argued Jlr. Ilargent. (.,, State laws governing Insurance compa nies and others theoretically mo sumo win k mitii. irtoffActlvn nntl thn State denart- tyr Wonts will be unable to assert their statu tory authority to protect stocKiioiuers unci - , creditors. ; All that would be necessary tor a com- ' l . m.- .ll..nl.tA1 I... ,1m Vint., 'Pfiny BDCJUC. lO ue uipnwi.tu mj .. ....... : kuthorltles to do In such a case would bo ft', to nave a nonresident stockholder, through J0tm ..-.ngH, I nave a feuerm tuun sumolnt'n recelver.Nand thus prevent the i State from closing okt a company In llnan- elal difficulties, 'si, Tne tangled nnars oi me uibhiuihb I tfi . . . m . .,. , .- - K Ifcy the State Insuilmce Department and ???County Common I'Jias Court have pro- ' flvoked much notorly. On the eve of a '. ViMrlnir hnfnrn theAaunhlti County court ?mi h iiuvninilnnr thn comnanv. on the P 5 eomplalnt of CoSimlssloner O'Nell, Homer E&.,G, Welch and the Consolidated Investment ,,kV.OinpUlI) , BIWRUlIUEiep w...... ...... ...- --.- ifpolntment in tne ieuerai ourc. m .m Li Caoper, an attorney, to "preserve the as- kets" of the company. r This move, the State authorities asserted, , -nu to forestall an Investigation and ex- i?'',0iure of alleged Irregularities In the man-"-.Tement of the company, and the Fedetal .'Caourt was asked to vitiate Its appointment MM?f Cooper. One of the grounds, and virtu RsCfyally the principal one, was that In view of 1 1 Sa proceeuings in me acute oiuu. mo i c- ,Vral court had no jurisdiction In the case. .,'& After a lengthy consideration oi tne va- , vAfiiAfi in mvnltpt Its annolntment. telujd O'Nell, as commissioner, took an np- v-fpaai. ii "when counsel for Welch anu cooper to- Amv naurtn,! that Welch had no Interest in kfjtfc company other than that of a stock- Kikolder, Deputy Attorney General Joseph Xt Kun declared that Welch was one of the Lta active manaKers of the company. WOULD FORM BUREAU OF STREET CLEANING pK,Councils Get Bill to Divorce jl TTUin. i'lDiu ii.i&iinajB OIUI1CI1 A bill to create a Bureau of Street j?j Cleaning and separating It from the I3u- icreau or Highways, wltn wnicn it lias oecn if merged since the Blankenburg admlnlstra- sf'tlon went Into olllce. was Introduced In EKPnmmon nonnull todav bv Chairman Gaff- ii.Ar tt rMiMollu Plnnnpp r-nmnllttpi. SV The present street - cleaning system of R'he city Is under Chief William II. Con- EKfnell, of the Bureau of Highways. Connell yyjMB oeen regarueu as 1110 iuc ui bucci- sr(;elanlng contractors because ot tne ncavy v flinM Ha lmnnspfi on mem ior cieiinnuency - Un their work. UA'o provision Is made for the appointment Ts of .a chief fir the proposed Bureau of Street t tieulllHK, 1I1 11 uuiioicr ui fiu,vvv 11W1II !t'. r,.,t,.n,. D'TPnii funds is asked In the iktU to provide for the salaries of three ns- Vi fA m. - 1 nAon iinanti.tutn InDnantnra nllil pfl pU)V'b CllBliccir, iniiuj-vnu iimln.v.vvin tiv fTi fr who ure now working In the ifrt.rlnnlnc 'division under Chief Con- & r --! Uafiney bill (urtner proviaen ior me -"- - - - ipanufof tIS nnfl tr tntA nr .f orjranlzlne the new bureau. 3HREE HOME DEFENSE BILLS INTRODUCED IJProvide Maintenance of Soldiers' eL.Families, Drill Grounds and vfttty. Wireless Telep:raDh 1 ISA. KfiSi Three bills looking toward Home De- V lense were inirouucea in councils mis fcafternoon. A skeleton bill providing for Kfttbe maintenance of the families of the men 'SO-!?10 enllst In the war was Introduced by .f thn Joint Snecial Committee of Cnunrlln r',the maintenance and relief of families I aOoIdlors who go to the front. It does not raan-y with it any specified appropriation. V-ut It Is expected that the Mayor will name ),.tlt amount necessary and that Councils Win appropriate mis, u was rererrea to .the Finance Committee. F-!-!'.j is ik. no.l-1.. .t 1A UIWNU .Ilttyrv ui uiv i.1111 l-t,cvt?lUll rard, Introduced a measure directing the yor to enter into negotiations with the Misylvama Museum ana Hcnooi of in- rial Arts regarding tho renting by the r,of the plot of ground at Broad and Mheny avenue' to 'be used as a recruit- r; station and drill ground. kTm bill carried with It an approprla- ; of IZOOO and was referred to the Com- , on City- Property. The money will Ued to pay the ground rental of the ritt 1917. t ..hill Introduced In Common Council pro- r for the appointment of three men ok Into the matter of establishing wire- "communication between the Depart- jot i'UDiio aaieiy ana tne various ' stations was concurred with by the i Council. The committee will be ap- l at tne next session. It was urged 'tfea JJreaeat system of communication provwe against the crippling of aepartment by any one who t tamper with the telephone wires. yu. 8. AitjW fat THedley : for ail ortlnaao to prohibit play. -paaNmfi'iHia-a a medley, it iur voancia was read In lay ana: rwerred to the ptMMKtM.. The request , vvhhmi. ar1 Mayor i..Claiw, ofxty-thlrd .MVfMMA Fa, tlw MASK irw Til X v. -: iiWiMaaWHalaal K4SHk i 1 Sir--H-S:;: I Sil fMBaVr'.tiiHMBH iWi? MiaWaay !W,1T . Waaaafc L.' 1' .aaaaT-. H mmBmwMr w mBmKMrm&mm- Sm One of the chorus groups in "Rip Vhii Winkle," to bo presented bv the Douglas P. Kingston, William W. Leonard, Duncan McG. Spencer, Winfield Robert l' McMurtree and Defense of State in Hands. o fl5 Leaders Continued from I'uce Our of their election by telegraph and all Imme diately signified their acceptance and eager ness to serve tho State. A meeting of tlieso directors sitting ns a general council was Immediately m ranged and with tlio exception nf three, whoso en gagements would not penult attendance, all met In this city tills morning and have been In consultation since 10 a. m. Tho con ference was carried Ihiougli tho luncheon hour and In the afternoon the council broke Itself up Into subcommittee conferences for discussion of detail. The headquarters of the committee of public safety will, nccordlng to the decision of today's council anu tno. executive com mittee, bo .located at Philadelphia. Tho committee of public safety, compris ing moro than 200 members, will be sub divided and each miHiiber appointed by the Governor will be asked to tender hcrvlce In some ono of tho departmental divisions, No announcement can lie made at thlH time of the particular activities to be taken up by the several departments other than the suggestions which the title thereof nat urally suggests. In making the selection the committee felt tho need of drafting Into Its service men now carrying big responsibilities and who would lay down nr.Jiold in abeyance many present activities so as to give the Commonwealth the benefit ' of their wide experience and skill The executive com mittee felt that only In this way could the urgent defensive needs of tho Common wealth be provided for and Its citizens assured of a, wise expenditure of money and effort to result In the highest perccntage'bf cltlclency and maximum of result. Tho executive committee put in a stren uous session today threshing out details and seeing that nothing was overlooked. It Is believed that the Legislature, on learning of the high type of men heading tho Various departments, will htop Its hag gling as to who i-liall huvn the disposition of the funds and innl.f un appioprlution which will compiehend the vast uudei tak ings contemplated. PENF1ELD WILL LEAVE FOR HOME TOMORROW American Ambassador and Wife Come From Austria Through Switzerland to WASHINGTON, April 5 Announcement was made by tho 5iate Depat tment today that Ambassador I'enlleld, accompanied by Mrs. Penfleld, wilt leave Vienna for Wash ington tomorrow. No explanation for the return of the Ambassador was gjven. It was said that he would come by way of Hwltseilaml and officials, expressed the belief that he would "be as safe as any other citizen," In mak ing the trip. , TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Tred V Jllller. USUI N. Mil at . sml Kllzabeth 11. Jlucun, '-'i:i: N. Vlh at. Carl Heaa. M14 N. sth t , and Carrla E. Herrlne. 77 VV. Huntingdon at. Simon (irosa, 13J1 N. llnnJoluh at., and Sorati Zclkowtz. V34 N. Itundoliih at. Bam I.lndlnaky. 4'J31 (llrard nvr., nnl Jmnla Orn. 1444 H. 7th at. Jamea II. Mitrlln, L'iiiIU H Klkhart ,at and Trance II. Sullar, 1HII7 K. Monmouth at, Samuel 1.. Hteckley, l.'l'll I'ulmer at., und lMna K. liuttnrr. 10S N'. Thompaon at. Walter I.urktuan, 0SI3 Warren at,, and Carrie K. Alt. 437 N. lti-eae at. Ed II. Dougherty. 37'J4 Hprlnz Oanlen at., and Florence T. Mcllush. 'JU'tl H. l'"ranlfr terrnre, Harry H, Weidner, R1I47 Cumau at., mid Mary Dlx Miller. 171ft W. NorrU at. James Lawaon. 43110 Chew at., and Gertrude iiuatard. 431:! Falrmount me. Drodua II. Went. Washington. D. C, and Ola Conard. Remington, Vu, William A. Kennedy. Wnaldnirton, I). C, and r.mma lit Tarnmany, 401H HuvorforJ ave, Iwla W. Helai. UU3J N. 11th at., und Francla i;. Lamborn. I.amolt. 1'a, Joaeph H. Kenclon. Hill N, 17th at,, and Mar garet M. UaRney. 1733 N. (J rain at. Earl M. Horaey. hls UalnUrlda at,, and Mable A. lJwa. Wilmington. Del. Fltzhugh duv 103 Fltawater It., and Marjorlt l'orter, 1-41 Kenllworth at William Ktrkpatrifk. at)u2 N dth at., and Catherine Connelly. 3112 Aramlngo uve. Fred Hornlckel. 3200 Aramlngo ave., and Elala K. Keck. 1410 K. llerka at. Jamea Connolly. 217 Pelham rd and Jannla Kelly, 345 Pelham rd. Dennla Dougherty, 8110 aermantown ava., knd Wlnfotd Payton. 2323 Lehigh ave. Albert 1 Hnda. 1839 . 27th at., anr laabell Roblnaon. 2210 FlUwuter at. John W,'Mlnk. 200 Jlanton at., and Mary O. Qll. I3 N. 11th at. M WlflWm Price. 3011 llrandj-wlpa at., and Agnea J. Millar. 420 Holly at. Philip Curran. 242H Columbia ave., and Mary Vnutb, 1030 N. 2th at. rr Walter F. Doxrnlnr, 0J Olrard ave., and May. bell II. A. Payne, llnmonton. Cal. Robert O'Ntal. Tj B. 10th at., and Klliab.th Jone. 783 H. 10th at. Norman' MaoMullln. 132S Jerome at., and Stella Farr, 2750 Pratt at. Jam J. llrenna, Jr., KIR Hart lane, and Mary McCann. SOOl Potter at. JS ' v.,0,,lnWoodbS,r5rr.Nl J and Amelia B. KutrUr, Woodbury. N, J. yXP?aJ "ABIU"-, l?55 & Sf "' nd KWJWM(Jo'',-JT. Ni th at. TJSSrJ- .lu,0n ., and f. alAU niraril va ii Otm H.r.M JBlittbeU. AND WIG "GIRLS" HOLD THEIR DRESS REHEARSAL BULLETINS KAISER FATALLY ILL, LONDON IS TOLD LONDON, April B. Tho Morning Post today printed a cablegram fiiim Its Washington coi respondent Haying that Emperor William Is fatally III with Iiilght's disease nnd that his death probably "will occur within a few months." This informa tion. It was said, was obtained from (lei man-American bankeis. BRITISH PARLIAMENT TAKES EASTER RECESS LONDON, April G, Parliament adjourned today until April 17 the customary Raster lecess. ALL EUROPE'S FINANCES ON PAPER BASIS WASHINGTON. April 5. Figures compiled by the Federal Reserve Hoard and mado public today hIiovv that the European nations are all on a paper basis finan cially. Tho board'H figures show that the batiks of issue In the Allied countries have gold reserve for 191ti of $1,849,000,000. Hut against this they have issued notos to the extent of $8,957,000,000. Figures on the Central Towers are not avail able except those of Ocrmnuy. The great banks of Germany have u gold reserve of $600,000,000, against which $1,917,000,000 in notes have been Issued. The Euro pean noutrnls havo gold reserve aggtegatlng $668,000,000, against which Ihey have issued $1,115,000,000 In notes. GERMAN RAIDER REPORTED SUNK BY BRITISH HUENOS AIRES, April 5. Reports persisted here today that a British cruiser had sunk the German sailing raider Seeadler. No confirmation was obtainable. BERNSTORFF TO BE GERMAN ENVOY TO SWEDEN STOCKHOLM, April C Count Johann on Hernstorff, formerly Ambassador to the United States, will be Germany's diplomatic representative to Sweden, accord' ing to the newspaper Dagrnsnyheter. MINISTERS' FUND ENTERS SUIT AGAINST TAXATION Presbyterian Nonprofit-makinp; Body Claims State Law Exetnption Suit to prevent tho city from collecting a, personal pioperty tax of $5029 from the Piesbytetlaii JllnlBtera' Fund was begun today In Common Mens Court No 1 The Ministers' Fund is a life Insurance corpora tion under church auspices and not operat ed for prollt, according to Mntements In the bill In equity directed ugalust the Hoard ot RevMon of Taxes. That the tlty taxing autliorltli'S ever obtained a tax ictuin for the $."iC2i was a mistake, the equity bill says, because In 1913 non-piofltmaklng Iniuninco corpora tions were eempted by the Legislature fioni being taxed on peisonal property. Vnawaie that tills act had been passed, some one in the fund olllces filed out a tax leturn blank for fund peisonal propeity vvotth $1,407,285. When the passage of the act was finally discovered the Hoard of Revision of Taxes asserted that the tax must be paid anyway, because the icturn had been made and the assessment con firmed, FIRE DAMAGES WOOLEN MILL AT MANAYUNK Loss Placed at $3000 Blankets for United States Army Uninjured Fire which started in the drying loom of the Imperial Woolen Mills, Main nnd Rector streets, Manayunk, destroyed a por tion ot the first Moor and caused about $3000 damage. A large number ot army blankets for the United .States Government are being mnde at, the mill but none of these, it Is said, suffered damage. As the mill Is located on the west bank of the Manayunk Canal, the firemen had considerable difficulty in fighting the flames. It was necessary to bridge several sections of hose over tho stream. A report that the fire might have been started by a tlerman sympathizer Is given no credence. , LONDON STOCK MARKET Business Is Small as Holidays Ap proach Americana Nominal LONDON, April 6. A holiday feeling prevailed on the Stock Exchange today and little business was transacted. The under tone generally was firm. The exchange will be closed tomorrow, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday. The gilt-edged section was hard on the re duction In the Bank of England's rate of discount. Allied bonds were strong, and especially French 6s, which touched 83Vi. A further break' In Teutonlo exchangb at Amsterdam also helped, ' Americana were nominal. Canadians wtra obMrful and rclv4 support. Horn University of Pennsylvania club. In the group are Raymond I). Stevens, T. Dougherty, Joseph G. Carpenter, Kdward Longstreth, Stephen N. Birch, Kenneth C. Witherow. Argentine Officers' Study Aviation I'KNSACOLA, F!a April 0. Three nav al oflleers of the Argentine Republic, today be gan a course of Instruction In the United .StutfH aeronautical school here. DIVIDENDS DECLARED r.l1,"iSI"ony,l.k":., Ite'ractorlea Company, regular quarterly Vi per cent on the preferred April" iu,aat'18 Apr" " '" tock f record Wlllya-Overlnnd Company, regular quarterly Sit' .r1"? " "hare on the common Block pay. ul,l May 1 to Sock of record April IS. Mluweat Ketlnlnu fompany, reuulnr quarterly April 14 C " p'1abl M"' l ,0 B,ock of recurd '?" ',(,alJ0dv Company, regular quarterli L l1 Pr tent on the lonimon stock, paiable ilay t to atotk of record April 111. ,,i!l',L'ir '.'"., n.!ld "',flnl"K Company, reaulnr S.nJ"1 -of ,,.'-?,u ".llarB' Pyl)l May 111 to r,f.ki0f r'?.rJ ?,,oy .' on wh'ch dl" h re ma In ne outatundlng bomia of the corporation ii. i i , accordance with the formal cal "" ii tiaaiiuai record April 4. Atlas Powder Company, reuular quarterly of lii..v,"r. int on th preferred slock, payatle Hay 1 to etock of record April 20, Failures Lowest Since 1910 NEW YORK. April f,, R. Q, Dun & Co. report that there were 1232 commercial falluies during March. Involving $17,106. 09, the smallest liabilities for the period since 1910, The present figures compare with 1690 defaults for $16,885,S9o last .vear; 2090 In 1915, for $23,658,130: and HC4 In 1914, when tho amount was $21, 493,286. In 1913 there were 1190 Insolven cies, but the Indebtedness exceeded $25, 000,000, and It did not fall below $18.000,. 000 In the other years back to 1910, when about $13,600,000 was reported. RAILROAD EARNINGS CHICAOO OUEAT WESTERN 1917 Fourth wk March ,, $401,904 Month '. , , 1 ,325 H3!l I'rom, July 1 12,404,225 ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN Inc. t (11. 7.15 SO.Mft ses.ceo Fourth week March... $447,000 $108,000 ST. LOUIS IltON MOUNTAIN February cross 18,135,425 1725 K37 Net 809,001 514,310 0.841.980 1.1)02035 2.070.381 1 uNOHtn Two raontha' trosa Net LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE Year endln- December 31 Net earning tlB.002,810 $8,823,000 FRENCH BANK CAINS GOLD PAIIIS. April f.-,Tln following are the prln. r,lp,J ".1 ln hl week's statement of the Dank ot France (In francs) i . "' ., .April B. March 29. gold B,2ia,500.000 8,200,000,000 Silver . 2(11,200,000 23.8U0OOO Circulation 18.740,400,000 18.45V Soolooo Deposits ......... 2,400,(100,000 2,540,000000 Loans nnd disco' nU 1,045,400,000 2,468 100 000 Treasury deposits . 80,100.000 173,60OJO00 Detroit Rllwyg on 8 Per Cent Basis DETROIT, April S.T-Th Detroit United nmuwmr vmwmar sM .OfX)lra quartKly ."'WPi'i ,ym.w mmrm.mmnnK.uiit rulteil States Ituhber Company, regular nuar. terly of per cent on first preferred and l'j Per rent on aerond preferred atocka .Northern Tiuat Company, ir.ulur quarterly OI It tier cent, n.iial.1. A.,rli m . b. i. ... , ,...., ... m-u ,u BIUIA Ui Americans Aboard Five Ships Sunk Continued from I'iiek One leached tho State Dep.utineiit fniin Am bassador Sharp at I'm Is Hits afternoon. Sharp's message was as follows "Following Is the deposition or Captain O'Hileii, ste.unsli) Aztec "At 9:30 p. m., April 1. nine miles west southwest I'sh.mt Light, while on bridge captain saw a huge Hash on poitslde for vvaid to bridge Simultaneously heaid an explosion. Explosion not loud, but u;pe:ned to h.ivo great foice, and boat soon listed to one side. No submarine was seen. " 'Ship Bettled back, began to sink for ward, listed to stai board and continued to sink very lapldly. Explosion disarranged lighting system and wireless. Ship In com plete darkness. All efforts made to .ills cover presence of submarine, hut nothing was seen. After ten minute ship was com pletely tinder forward, rloon shining, but sky oveicast with frequent rain and hall bqualls; light westerly gale blowing nnd sea rough. "About 9:10 Captain gave older to aban don ship Three boats launched. Flibt and third slai board side and second on port side. Captain tried to get ship's papers, but when he leturned on deck boat No. 2 was .vone. According to the mate she had been Mol.en up getting away fiom ship, being on weather side. oats No. 1 and 3 successfully launched, confining all the ie nialnlng ciew. Owing to d v tness and rain It was Impossible to tell who was In boat No. 2. "No. 1 boat contained nineteen men Lieutenant Ciesham, eleven ot aimed guard, first mate, thlid mate, thlid engineer and boatswain, wireless operatois and captain. Saw no trace of No. J boat. No. 3 boat was lost sight of after fifteen 'minutes. Aztec was visible after twenty minutes, then dls appeared In rain squall. "Aztec had colors Hying over stern, but carried no lights at time of sinking After llnee hours No. I boat picked up bv Fiench patiol boat, which, after unsuccessful seaich until after daylight for other two boats, proceeded to Hi est, where survivors landed on Ud Inst " Financial Briefs " . 1 CJovernors of lloston Stock Ilxclmnge have voted to close the Kchaiige toninriovv. The New Voik Stock Kxchango has ad mitted to tho lltit (lovernnient of the Fiench Republic $100,000,000 temporary two-year 5 per cent seemed loan conveitlble notes, due April 1, 191U, und I'ennsylvaiila Rail road Company $60,000,000 general mortgage 4 Is per cent bonds, seiles "A," due .lime 1 1SU5, when Issued. The board of governoiH of tho Philadel phia, Stock Nxchango has elected Charles I. Stokes, of Wistar & Stokes, a member of the exchange Mr. Stokes lecently iur cliased thu neat from the estate ot William H. Gaw for $3300. William P. Bonbrlght & Co., Inc., of Philadelphia have opened a branch office In the Colorado Uulldlng, Washington, D. C, Carl Robertson Kurtz has been ap pointed their repiesentatlve in that terrl toiy. rt,!'i.1f,i"e,,!,.,a,"?alK onelJl"K In the United Mates only lepoit gross eutnlngs for the second week of March of $0,680 717 a decrease of $578,671 as compared with the correspqndlng week of last vear. Banks gained from the New York Sub reasury. yesterday, $12,416,000, and since Krlday the' gain has been $30,832 000 LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOI'AH STOCKS MacNamara . . , , Mlzpuh Entenalon Montana Northern Star ... Rescue Eula ... III,). 07 IS 23 Asked. .OS .10 .27 aOLDFIELD STOCKS fiiiama Hue Hull I.",...!... nooth ; ;:;!!! . Dlainondflsld II B ....i;":: Daisy .,,,, .,,.,.... .1.1 .01 .(Ml .0.1 .0.1 .02 ,04 .15 ,04 .11 .01 .113 .04 .01 .10 (Ira Hand Ken , Silver Pick MISCELLANEOUS "' Arts United Nevada I fill Tecopu. Min Midway , , , .52 .211 Sugar Futures Are Quiet NEW YORK, April 5.-The market for sugar futures opened quiet. 1 to 2 points higher, with sales on the call 300 tons There seemed to be little disposition to trad? aggressively for over the holiday $0!J&t" Www .t' $14,000,000 SOUGHT . IN DU PONT SUIT Eleanor Du Pont Perot Seeks Return of That Amount to Treasury WILMINGTON', Del., Apill 8. The now-famous du Pont powder suit, the result of a' family dispute, took on a new angle today when Klcanor du Font Pero . one of the complnlnants, filed a suit with ItulKfl H. S. Bradford ir. ths United States 'District Court here this afternoon against II. I du Pont do Nemours & t.o. aim its directors. The cihiplalnant charges the diversion of $11,707,920 from the treasury to purchase slock used In bonus distribution. An ac counting and restoration of tho monev to X ti"aury are asked for. Tho court Issued ii writ, which Is returnable on April 21. The du Pont suit Is one of the most inter luting business suits which has ever been tried In niiv court In the United States. This Is both from the point of questions nt sine and fiom the remarkable array ot legal talent retained by the contesting parties. In the first hearings held on tho suit It was alleged that Pierre S. du Pont, presi dent of the pov-cr company and the du Pont Securities Company, nnd his nssolcates pnicliaied the stock for themselves as Indi viduals. ALLEGED CRIMINAL ON PANEL OF JURY Judge Rogers Grants New Trial in Case and Starts Investigation When a Jmy sitting In Room U, Common Pious Comt No 2, had awarded Mis. Itae Dllhnan the sum of $. as damages for the peisonal injuries alleged to have been In dicted upon her by .lake (illlinan, formerly a constnble In the otllce of the late Magis trate Call, Judge Rogeis became gieatly peiturbed and, saving that there had un doubtedly been a miscall lage of Justice, An nounced that the couit would by its own motion grant a new trial In the case. His action followed one of the most unusual trains ot incidents that lias occurred in a court hereabouts for years. As the twelve Juiymeii tiled out of the com troom It no happened that Kzeklcl Hack ney, piob.itlon ollkei of the cilinlnal couits, entered and lecoguized one of the iliryinen as an old cilinlnal. .Mr. Ilackne.v said lie felt It his duty at once to Infoini Judge Rogers that he had lecognized one of the Jurors ns an ex-con-vlct He Hist stilted his knowledge to Thomas J. Meagher and the latter at once became Intel ested. p.irtlculaily as be Is counsel ln several cases which are listed for trial be fore the same panel of jurors next week. Meagher and Hackney approached the bar of the court and Hackney then told the Judge his story Judge Rogers said lie legretted very much that he had not Known there was nn al leged convict Moving on the Jury sooner. .Meagher then explained that he was counsel In a number of cases listed for trial before the same panel of Jurors next week nnd ln the Intel ests of his clients he felt that the dlM-oveiy watrantcd immediate Investiga tion. Judge Rogers said the court was of the same opinion and he would direct that such an investigation be Immediately made and would appoint Mr. Meagher as amicus cuilas to conduct such an Investigation. Mr. Meagher said he would start the In vestigation Immediately. Hot Springs Entries for Tomorrow l'lrt ruce, IwO'Veur-ulilH, selllnp. I furlonKH Joule A. llnl. Near, 111". Dan UrUht, 114. Wow, 111, Iris T. lul. DliklB W.. 107, Lil lian N . lill, lllu,' .Ln k. I"7; Itaftert, 111. UbclieZ'T. Ill Second race. threp-enr-o'iN nnd upward, sell I nit II fui tonus Sllllj NlKht, 1(1.1, Violet, mil; Amlirl. NS, H.'sianu. II"; 'Thirst. 101; l'lunner, tin. "Kitty rhc.ithum. till. Mllhry. 112. "Com. miiiHln. in.l. Tunllvv 112, "Tz. Lai, mi; Dash, Kill. Laura Junies, 10.1, Ophelia IV , IDS. Third race three-veur-nlds und upward, pursn. 7 furlullKH I'mirjrf la, 1IJ.I, old Rosebud, lull, Ituls-rt liradles 101 I'ourttl rule tliree-)rlll'uld" Hllll upWHld, si-lllnu mill "(irundv. till llesuty Shop. In.'; ItoL'V Johnson. 1(1.1; Moss I'ox, 1IIS; HrlZ, lor,; Jim VVnkly, ins, Oonlon llunsell, lis. l'lflh rjn'. four-venr-olds ond upward, sell. In-', ,1" turlotm 'Kicluse, ll.V Itlo llnuos, lul; Detour, IMS, Van Horn, Ins. llluc llacer. 11(1, lley Uakuool, 111. Utidus. Ill; Curondo lit. Ill; Ilx.unliier. Ins: llnrl. US: Susiir King, 101. Kill IMiIiiiiuii, Ins. Krisky. Ki'J; 'Josellna X..iralc, Km SUlh iuih three.eir-olds and upward sell. Ing, 1 ' llillis IMIt llli-u, Kill, 'Hose Juliette. 1st. MIMful.i KKI, Tmniporl. 111. Olliralmr, Kill. "1:11.1 ll.iii. PO. Mud Sill. Kill; llaliy c'.cl. Kill, l'laudltn, Kill, "denernl I'lcketi, In:! .lss Wnlers. lul, Apiireutue nllonanre claimed. Weutln r, clear, trai k, fast GRAIN AND FLOUK UllllAT Hec'Llplw, 111.(1,11 bush. Tho market further iidwinced a. under bullish speculation in tlw vVei. tjuoiutlims. Car Iocs. In export elevator .No. red, siit. tl'.lSW.SUs No. 1! S".u,'!",rl! ,',e(lv. ja.iatf'-'.ls. sleumer No. red. J-'iUSH !i' Ni' :l ' - " -'. li rejected A -,!!!, fe'lr.' rejected II. sJ.OJWu'.OS. n.Ji VltNT1ieu'")t"' -l.'-'l'l bush, orferlngs were llBlit und tha market wub Ho higher, yuotatlons; V..r 'H1 'V,r locoi trade, ns to location Western si HM5'J0WN ' :lltol.4u; do. No. 4 ellow, 1 .I7W1..IS, do. No. r, jellow. M.aSWl.Sti; "mI'OT ,"' a.llovv. $1 3S(iJ)1.3U. ' e i:) ',? "eelPls, aj.uin bush The market f.V . i "".". und,rr "'nail Buptillea and n fair cle. Li.'!!.' ..iyuy,?llul.";i No- - whlto. 7.1',a 7Uc: 7i,.'."vr,'1 !vnlL':' "1',l"'c; No. !l white. 7rf'A 7ip'e white, 7H'4 73ci sample oats, UUVS 5 I'LOt'H UerelnlH. a!tr. 1,1, la an, I Knn Mm n,. Ii'i'iihL'!!, 'i'""' "!,.re ,lela higher by tiia mills', m7. i,. """", "" "sue wuocsiions, per i. . mm01"1 (lulton ur Jute BHrl.H about llitl 23c M:V eV..,r.!.,...,.,ra.l,. '.".- wu.ao: KunssM. ..... ..vu iv.-;i: uo. latent 1 1 iim r, n '.-. r..L..""J,'.' ..iuY..i, V' i,.luli t(t fr.fiiiii. .... i ?n r'nfc ,,'' !-T5lU.l.'ii do, favorlto branli, i":now!i y m'""' cholce ana rncy lenl- n,,!?,-'.!.1'-1,1!."-1" "maU "UPPIV and Arm. We ciuuiB r,4,o per bul us to o.uallty, PROVISIONS rll '.'"iW ' r?1"1 nr,n at the Ute advance, with 5.f. i?ib"le "'"nd- Ouotatlons: City beef, In S!' !"?,bei! "41;1 ah-drled. 3te; western beef, in er. ' ISSSli1, 34S! c ' hef, knuckles and tend kmi'ei,im.0lien1i.I"1.0lr"1,'ldi 3!J western beef, flora i" 7ni1L.,',nilrr' smoltsd. 8r; beef hams rWiiLS'Suft""1'' tO.BU41i hams. H P 2Jc dn .kT.'.r-.i' B,C1 !,0."..".,,nJ,.r.a- loose.'JSVs tt !3o: breakru'.r.'"'. "cr-u,". "nverage. loore, city cured nii.."Vu" '? "rana ana average, cured "7UV.. i7'4.1' breakfast bacon, western do w'est.tV'if' western, reflned. tierces, 22c: kettu rnni'..reiln'.'1' tuu- --C! lard, pure cf.i. tubs. 22c! ' ln '" -- do. do, In REFINED SUGARS list nr... " wa' "ulet bu' "I'm, Ilerineri vj;;.,v.:i'i ?". " Dowdereil "" "" Branuiaieu. 7,25c: liuwuereu, 7.3Se Mnr..n.na,.i fix.. T i nne grades. o.SOiai ,ii "'oners-. t.jocj Ht.m .1. -w...vv.W... . ,,Ui;. BDir DAIRY PRODUCTS packed ;;?." roll.ow"i Western, fresh, ,2T. i?iS2T.li?.Km,r1"' "-uled Arm advance, t the Isle Nearby Arsis tinn?""" 800J' luotatlonei ?,eereCd,ih"nll"i "wWWbK IVVSM ?nd".!rmronB.0NeWwrYo,r'k!1 &tMi u fancy, he d. 2soi sSiciaU hieh2i7 A1".. cream. towoa. he.d.'?7fjS7C4ac,?,d5.,gprri il: , POULTRY L I PHILADELPHIA MARKETS ''. 4ffl.jiinc."y curei1' " to brand and average. "Jilo- Tjfd.i '."" fniolced, western cured. 24 H ! VJi?.11 ,b0nle"..,3,3c: ptcn c shoulders, bellies indV,iib?"8 lb'c: ao. smoked. lBMib; '.'.I'lieS, In Pick R. urrnnlni In av... ,X.-' averago ?rJ gffftj. Wj-. 'WlJ&t To HEARING TUESDA ON NARCOTIC Bill Atl tt ' tt' ii.L. rt ... '-1 nouse neaiui vyummittee U Receive Pleas for Pour Measures EXPERTS WILL TESTlpy Eu a Staff Corrtapontlenl - 'J HARRISBURQ, April Tlie evil effects of hablt-formlng tf will be vlvldJy portrayed to the memba, of the Legislature next Tuesday afteri)0 at a public hearing which will be htM"b the Public Health and Sanitation Commltti, of the House. Chairman Cans of tho committee hu called the hearing for 2 o'clock In the after noon, and it Is expected to last for tW hours. The whole "dope" question will bo Vftndl! without gloves by narcotic drug expert, and Federal Government and police offlclsb who Intimately know tho criminal end of tJ trnlllc. Because of tho naturn of ths .i inony that will be offered, RepresenUthi nnnu bnn Issued ordern that nn wnm.. .? children be admitted to the Senate cuc room, where tho hearing will be held, i There are four anti-dope bills before the Legislature. Senator Edwin If. Vare . troduced qne. It provides for the moit stringent penalties of any of the meaur Another was Introduced by Re'presentatlTi Samuel A. Whltakcr, of Chester. T,, Whltakcr bill was drafted by a committee ln Philadelphia, headed by I-.dward Bok and Pierco Archer, Jr. A third bill, drafted under the super, vision of the detective department In !: rlsburg, was Introduced by 'RepresenhUlvj Sullivan, of Allegheny. It Is less stringent than the other two. The fourth, .whlci has the Indorsement of tho Pennsylvao Phattnaceutlcal Association, Is the, lent stringent of all. It was Introduced by Rep. resentatlve Theodore Campbell, of Phllei delphla. The bill that will finally be passed m probably contain the good features of each of these bills. , At the hearing next Tuesday, PhladelphU will be represented by several speakers vrtj are authorities on the drug tralllc sltuatloa anu wno nave maue exuausuve lnvestlft. tlons of tills vice. United States District Attorney Francli Fisher Kane will tell the legislators of the Federal Harrison drug act, and will explali Its shortcomings. Pierco Archer, Jr., for", mer Internal Revenue chief In the Phlladef phla district, will also tell how the Harrlsoi act has failed to stop the traffic In narcotic drugs. Two urcotlc drug experts who will tell of the evil effects of the drug habit ari Dr. Horatio C. Wood and Dr. John H, W Rheln, both of Philadelphia, Captain of Detectives Archibald Mack' crell, of Pittsburgh, will portray to the legislators the extent to which "dope" help! make a large percentage of the criminals la the State. Captain of Detectives Janiti Tate, of Philadelphia, may also appear and talk along the same lines. BREWERS, OF GERMAN i BIRTH, BACK PRESIDENT U. S. Association, Representing $700,i 000,000 Capital, Wire Wilson of Support 'KV YORK. April C The United Stales Brewers' Association, representing nearlli $700,000,000 capital and composed large II of men of German birth or parentage, thli ,1 nfternoon wired President Wilson a stront ,1 pieuge or a tpport. , The bos.- of trustees signing the resolu tion IncluV Gustnve Vnbst. chairman, MuV waukee : ,li cob Ruppti t New York ; Oeorw, Khret, Jr., New Yor'.. Henry Gund, L Crosse, Wis.; William .1. I.emp, St. Louljj Frank Fchr, Louisville; Call J. Hosiery Columbus, O., and A. Poth. Philadelphia. ' ft 5 Anti-War Senators Back President" WASHINGTON, April 5. Five of the six, Senntors who voted against the state 6( war resolution in last night's session will "back the Piesldent to the last" af.ter the measure has passed the House and the President signs It. La Follette a'.one of the six men did not refer In ahy way to whuj his attitude would ho when tho measure eels WIl.son'B signature. Boston Men Aboard Ship Sunk- BOSTON. April 5. The British liner, Canadian, 0305 tons, and for years In the. Boston-Llveipool service, has been sunt according to a cablegram received In Bos-' ton today from Dr. Patrick Burns, the ship's suigeon. There were a number of Boston men aboard, all of whom are re ported saved, How the ship yas sunk'uj not stated. , URESSCD The market ruled firm under ll6t)' reCelDtS and a flllrU nlK.u rinmnnrl nml nrlCPi of fowl" udvnucvd i,fl Quotations; Fresh-klllst, dry-packed fowls. ! to imv .trv.nieked. fane selected, I'QVic; do. weighing Vi lbs. and over, npleCB, ''II,'. do. Ill, ! Il,n snlii, "In; Ab. do. 3 lbs. apiece. S3L'4e. Fowls. In bbls., fancy,'! nrv.nlpl.a,l .... tul.l..n ,'. ,un .a . nl-A,,'B .,n -.. ,i,iiiM fr tut. .iiiu uei 01" Jflc; do, do, smnller sizen. altf'jsc; old roost " orj.pcKea, -joc: roastlnt: chlekms. west ern. tlryplcked n boxes, weighing 810 lb per pslr. 25CP20o do, weBtern, In boxes, wel !!'. . Ium.r Pir, laio'.'i; do. ao, in ooj St hi ,',u 'Ds- rer pair. ,nn An An. da. weighing chickens. 7 lbs. per pair. 21022c: broiling' WS!Sr.n- I" boxes, wslghlnc 8gi 5 '. -S2e: chickens, weighing BOS lb' per pair, per., pair. rollers. J,r,,i' r,n onaitK... a. Att... nar- by. weighing P42 lbs." n piece. 3032c: tnr I f K JJ l'ncy nearby. 32033ci do.esb' saiisnT.. - ,r n.JrS,0- ""als'! 10, la,rzl Wrirt? .".,uii, .iv. r nquaDB, per uu Whit, weighing 11 O fj b. per .lon. M.JJf I i'i 2J' w'"'J,.ln sln lbs. per dozen. IS.TIt, I '29; Jo. weighing 8 lbs. per dozen, J303.23; dj, 'I iZ.m'f,il 'H'' Per uoien. I2..inw2.,5: do, wi7sr 55 Si80" ',7- Kf dozen. 122.23i dark. 11.11 f..25i small and No, 2 BOcOJl. ' GREEN FRUITS . -, v ,,.'?h .general 'et iicne Davli ungraded ao, --, ....Huru invi vvinesan. no. i. i4.ouw.j. ??r raKd,,1' J-'.BOOa.BO. Apples. Nor hvrett-K KnSniSf "T'"'jJ-,2'aO: choice, ll.BOt) craTeiLii,?,bo?' 34- Oranges. FlorlCa. H' '1 toRRnT'.l'1'1'1''.. ftw $S7: russet, do. $2 ,' SeTfS ?? i,9---'- Orspefrult. Florida, tffr tSiev .VBB.-. I'lnea pules, i-orto Illco. per erate4" fancy late Mtn.ou, LranberrleH. Caiu, ri rr hbl.j .:.--. -r'; - --", r. ..- , rs 2 4. Crn nt;.VM':".. " -J;U"J . -V"I .. PS.Bii: cany rrf 82. An i...r.'."i -"'. -.'. H" i'l Tlrji.. ' J,trKy P'r crate. HWl.r.O, BtrHr ...., . .uu. ..c . in... -- -i - "- -ioriua, ler quart. 10025c. . ? VEGETABLES y f -i m i ' "J .iUTket was ni.-et an3 shod .ensngs. uutatlons; Apples, per bbl. tufy , "I" J IJaldwin. No. 1. 4t94.TB: lded.S3lUH.BO: (Ireenlnir. Kn. 1. I4.(l0t;i SUKSS'S' !5--n' Kings. No, 1. $35 00; LdOira utnr-lr MA ...in. mx- t. 'sinA tlonn were as follows: White' potatoes. ilii!" i?iw,fj Cgflfprnla. pereraU, II bOffl Boor' SSS! l". M? E-'skM'' HSi 3i M.1"i- " fu somnern. per donen buncnv ncy. I4.B0O0I rhoic7 it 4-lti. basket. ll.tatil.1lJ ', -u.iiuvias, per - -T' '- i , ,' Initial for Central .SuitrC1 values "generally rn ... "1 "... '",r nd: 1 S.w yH,,l!,,cWl'' P" bushel. 2.?SJ,;i ?i.vi or, . choice, per bushel l".50: M,i choice, per bushel. 12.25 I So- Wes:rn cnoS rHlioMi"? P?.''0". new. Florlde, Ter bjr'ji ner hVTil-KT Bwet Potatoes. Eastern Ssjrt( &' barrel No. 1, I2.00O4: No 2. ll.BOV-'i hrmVsr0':' iVlVa" ' " ilarylRiMl No i i S,,ete,P0t,0 Jersey, per 1jasla- i 2.2tfe1, J?i?.5y.'..' T"A. P h.roper.llf' "JZ kit er,i.'I"-SS.rpA1 Florida. Pr Mfe 5VA -. Tomtoe. Florida, ii.? rrate.MW "-n- Hvj 'pnw Th Cs)l iwse,, uru b.. UUU n VVij
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