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SCORED BY U. S. JUDGE
Chief. Defendant "Betrayed
Trust," Federal Jurist
Says in Decision
WILMINGTON, Del., April 13.
Tim defendants In tho dul'ont stock suit,
InvoMns 'he ownership of powder stock
formerly licld ,'iy General T. Coleman
iiiPont, announced today that they would
,oi)cal from the. decision of Judge J. Whit
ker Thompson. .They Issued the following
'The" defendants In this case will, of
eourse make an appeal to the higher courts,
where tho entire decision made by JudKo
Thompson, both his findings as to fact and
to law, can bo reviewed. Counsel for
.the defendants did not question tho sound
ness of the law its to the duty of directors
toward stockholders of a corporation, but
they old contend and will continue to con
tend that the facts 111 this caso do not Bhow
ttiat there was cither moral or legal breach
of trust. A great majority of tho stock
holders themselves cither In person or by
proxy nt two annual meetings since the
filing of this suit, one of thorn being since
tho cvldenco was all before them, have
bproved. by their votes, the action of the
officers and directors In this nattcr. No
one of those Interested, aside from tho
tlalntlffs In tho case, voiced dlsapproat."
Judge Thompson In his decision vvhlJc
holding that the directors are disqualified
from again passing on tho purchase of this
stock does not place any of tho blame for
a breach of trust on them. ' He confines his
gevere criticism to Pierre 8. du I'ont.
FIKMU3 Dl'PONT'S LETTEH
Mr. du Pont has written ,th,o following
letter to tho stockholders:
"The decision of Judgo Thompson is Im
portant to the stockholders of E. I. du
Tont-do Nemours Company, with respect
to the ultimate 'disposition of the stock pur
chased from Mr. T, Coleman du Pont, hut
lso In regard to Its effect, on the persqnnel
of the management of tips company. The
latter has passed through a two-year pe
riod of greatest prosperity, duo entirely to
the prompt execution of a great 'business
development by those in qharge of the com
pany's affairs. The executive committee of
the board of directors, consisting of Ironee
du Pont, IT. F. Brown, II. It. M. Carpenter,
F. h. Connable. William Coyne, Lammot du
Pont, II. G. Haskell, John J. Itaskob and
V, 0. Tal'.man, together with the able men
they have gathered nbout them, arc the rc
ponslble factors In this success.
"Against these men the decision makes
ro finding of bad faith, betrayal of trust
or wrongdoing of any kind. In this Judge
Thompson Is In camplete accord with, both
the plaintiffs and defendants in the case,
ng no nccutatlon lias been made against
the conduct of any of those men. i
'The stockholders may rest assured that
the management of the affalr of the com
pany remains as heretofore In conttol of
an able body of. men. whose chaiacter Is
left unscathed by this opinion."
The caso will go to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals In Philadelphia,
, ItUI.ES AGAINST PIEItltE
Judge Thompson ruled that Pierre S. du
Pont, president of the K. !. du Pont du
i Nemours Powder Company, was guilty of
"betraying his trust" as an officer of tho
corporation In concealing Information dur
ing negotiations for tho purchase by tho
company of the holdings of General T.
Coleman du Pont, valued at upward of
$87,000,000.
Tl has filed au opinion In the Culled
Ktates District Court at Wilmington, up
holding the suit of Philip P. du Pont and
6ther stockholders of tho du I'ont family,
which waB brought to have the individual
purchase of tho stock of Pierre and his as
loclates set aside.
Tho decision Is a climax to a bitter family
Irntroversy which started following the
purchase of the stock two yesis ago for ap
proximately 14,000,000, after, General du
Pont had offered to sell It to the company.
In deciding that Pierre S. du Pout's methods
it: acquiring the stock wcro irregular, Judge
Thompson rules that ho opportunity of
the company to purchase the stock In dis
pute Is still open, notwithstanding that its
acquisition would.be of 'enormous profit to
It. The Court decides, however, that the
majority of tho board of directors of the
powder company Is disqualified to act, and
could not summon a qualified quorum, and
therefore the only course temalnlng is to
put the question before the stocK
holders at a meeting to be conducted under
the supervision of a special master to be
appointed by the Court. The holders of
the stock acquired from General du Pont
will not be allowed to voto their shares at
this meeting.
PhlllD F. du Pont and his followers, Elea
nor du Pont Perot, Eleuthere Paul du Pont,
Archibald M. Ii. du Pont, Ernest du Pont,
Alfred I, du Pont, Francis I. du Pont, Louis
Albert de Catanove, Jr., Henry S. Morris
and Charles Ellis Gooden, were the plain
tiffs In the court action against Plerro S.
du Pont. Irenee du Pont, Lammot du Pont,
Alexis Felix du Pont, John J. Ittskob, Hob
rt nulith Morgan Carpenter, i Henry P,
du Pont, Eugene E. dii Pont, William Coyne,
Harry G. Huskel.', Harry F, Brown and
John P. Laffey.
The livening Ledger teas the only news
paper in ttc United States tohich ptiblishcd
the details of the du Pont fight for mil
lions. For icechs an exhaustive investiga
tion teas made by staff correspondents,
Kith the result that a complete series of
articles teas published in which the history
of the du Pont family was presented, to-,
octher with the facts of the fight in the
family which was finally aired in the
United States courts. These articles were
printed in January, 1910.
SOME DAY YOU'LL BUY
Shirts
3 for $4
At Underdown'3
And," says P. T. Wise, "you'll
Jhank me for putting YOU wise." I
wear 'em myself and they're money
savers. Try 'em.
A.R.Underdown'sSons
Kubbrr Good and Men' Kurnlhlnr
202-204 Market St.
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sP'T'Jke truly progressive merchant is
t. ' ttenly alive tn rti nrialtv (n( Hard.
Jjood flooring for his store. They give
Pj touch of refinement, reduce clean
Hi" are mora durable and win favorable
jwwnent from patrons. We My them
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"DIAMOND JIM" JJUADY
Death, Bt Atlantic City today, re
moved this picturesque figure, who
was widely known for his habits
of dress as well as for the display
of his wealth.
DR. CASPAR GREGORY
KILLED IN THE WAR
Native of Philadelphia Gives His
Life While Fighting for
the Kaiser
Or, Caspar Iteno Gregur. u native of
Philadelphia and u graduate of the I'nl
vcrslty of Pennsylvania class of 18G1, was
killed "somewhere in Germany or Franco"
on April 0, wlille fighting in the German
army, according to n cablegram teeehed
by his sister, Mrs, Herman Allyn, Forty
second street and Baltimore avenue.
Mrs. Allyn said today that her brother
was with the German uimy In France the
last time she heard from him, but that he
had not been permitted td write from the
Held for many months, so sho does not know
whether ho met his death in Germany or
Fiance. Although born In this clly, ho had
spent more than half of his iV In Ger
many, and was naturalized a German citi
zen years ago. Ho was .seventy-one ears
old
He was also giaduated from the Theolog
ical Seminary of the Reformed Church In
this clty-.ln 1867 and Princeton Seminary
In 1873. He was chaplain of the American
chapel at Leipzig, Gcimany, for a number
of years and later became professor of
theology In Leipzig University. In 1808 ho
camo to this lountry and delivered a num
ber of lectures at tho University of Penn
sylvania. He also had degree ;roni Leipzig
University, the Unlcrslty of Glasgow,
Scotland, and Vale. He was an honorary
member of tho Greek Philological Society,
and Is known as a translator and author of
works on theological and educational sub
jects. Ordered to Complete Recruits
SHAMOKLV, Pa.. April 13 Lieutenant
E. It. Dolph, commanding tho mcmbeis of
Company A, Thirteenth iteglment. X G. P.
now In Federal service heie, received word
to recruit the company to Its full strength
of ono hundred.
AiZ-iirjrzTjTr
Will Continue Tomorrow Saturday
The Dress Sale of the Season
The Greatest Values Ever Offered by This House
SI 5.00
250 Silk Afternoon Dresses
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Also 125 Serge Dresses
Important purchase of 250 attractive afternoon dresses
from a prominent New York dressmaker, of chiffon and
radium taffeta, in black, navy, rose, gray, green and
sand, trimmed with gold thread embroidery; also
one-piece serge dresses in this season's smartest styles.
4t
' Regular Values
$5.00, $29.75 & $35.00
No Approvals
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"DIAMOND JIM" BRADY
DIES AT SHORE HOTEL
Picturesque Millionaire of
Broadway Goes Suddenly
After Apparent Recovery
ATLANTIC CITV, April 13.
James Buchanan Urady, better known as
"Diamond Jim," ono of tho most plcturcsquo
millionaires In hn country,, died suddenly
hero .this .morning. lie was apparently
sleeping when Charley Anderson, his In
valuable valet and his solo companion dur
ing the several months Urady has been
fighting for llfo here, sought to awaken
him nbout 8; IS o'clock. Then Anderson
taw that something had happened and tele
phoned for his employer's physicians.
Urady died beforo any of them reached
the hotel. Tho suddenness of his death
shocked hotel attaches nnd, his New York
friends In the hotel colony.
Urady, whose diamonds have made him
famous tho country over, had been III for
years. Six years ago surgical specialists
nt Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, al
most made him a new stomach nftcr the
original organ had worn out under pres
sure. Urady Is said to have paid halt -a
million for what they did for him, The
makeshift digestive, apparatus began to
causo trouble l.iHt autumn and he camo here
early In tho winter to fight for his life.
Apparently ho had won the battlo four
weeks ago when he returned to the Board
walk after nn absence nt u mouth. Then
camo n terlco of relapses and lccoverlos.
Urady attended a first night at a Hoard
walk theatre. Monday arid was congratu
lated on his appearance. He was out on
tho Bnardunlk yesterday In a rolling chair
and wrapped in furs. He went to bed last
night In good spirits
Brady's wealth lias been estimated lit
KO.OuO.OOO. His Jcuds. of which ho had
thirty complete bets, nro said to be worth
$-4,000,000. "Diamond Jim" was "In" mnny
big things He was vice president of the
Standard Steel Car Company and a big
holder of Pressed Stoet Car stock. It Is
said he left a will bequeathing his Jewels
to the Mcttopolltnn Museum, New York,
His nearest and almost sale relative Is a
brothri.
Ho never mairled and he never drank.
He was sixty-two oars old.
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Chestnut Juniper South Pcnn Square
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Radium Dials
Visible At Night
OPPENMEIM.gLUNS&g
Chestnut and 12th Sts.
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CORONER BLAMES MEN
ARSENAL BLAST KILLED
Carelessness in Ignoring Safety
and Caution Rules Is
Jury's Verdict
All doubt concerning the causa of tho
explosion In Frnnkford Arsenal Wednesday
night, resulting In tho death of two em
ployes, Philip McNally nnd Joseph Miller,
won removed today, when Coroner Knight
nnd Coroner's Detective Frank Paul, after
'exhaustive Investigation, corroborated the
statements of Major I J. I). Brlcker and
Mjijor J. II. Pelot, of the arsenal, that tho
flare-up was duo .to carelessness of Xhe men
Hint wcro killed.
According to Coroner Knight, C000 Im
properly primed shells were In the shop
whero the explosion occurred. To reprlmo
these they nrc llttcd Into sockets In u con.
crete wall twelve Inches thick. Thr work
Is done by a machine, nnd when the ma
chine Is In motion tho men have been in
rtructcd to stand nt the opposite side of
the wall out of harm's way.
The i-is'tloii of JlcNnlly's body In the
shop and tho fact that both his hands were
blown off aro considered ample evidence
"that no was opeiatlng In violation of the
nile.i.
Miller, who was taken dying to the Frank
ford Hospital, admitted fooling with the
shells. lln died this morning, Ills homo
Is In Southport, S. C, where, hl fatliqr. L.
Miller, owns a hotel. Ho boarded at 07 18
Tulip street, Tacony, and was formerly
employed at the du Pont Mills at Cnrneyn
Point.
McNally, who lived at 4307 Ilorrocks
street, Frankford, Is survived by a wlfo
nnd child nnd an aged mother.
Two I'hiladclphians in Jersey Jail
Two Philadelphia's were sentenced today
to Indeterminate sentences of from three
nnd one-half to .-even years 1n tho New
Jersey Penitentiary. Thiy were Albert
Kahn, 1035 North Seventh street, nnd Al
bert White, 2511 South Jessup street. The
testimony against them was furnished by
lmlny Hrlnkcr, son of Freeholder Thomas
W. Itrlnker, of Camden. The case was In
the Camden County Comt. Blinker testi
fied that they engaged him to drive a taxi
for them on March 9 hist and later as
saulted him with Intent to loh him of $80
ho had displayed Kahn was under In
dictment In Philadelphia for stealing automobiles.
0 $16.00
15.00
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WEDDING RING BETRAY SECRET
A wedding ring looked so attractlvo to
Miss Dora Segal, of 1034 OIlvo strcJt, that
she could not resist tho temptation of
wearing It on the sly. Sharp fcmlrtlno eyes
of her chums rooii detected It, however,
with tho result thnt she announced today
that sho had been married on January 30
to Itobcrt Urcssler, u commission merchant,
of Ilrooklyn.
Tho wedding had been sot for tho end of
this month. Her friends received tho nows
with surprise, airs. Urcssler denied thnt
she had eloped,
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Mann & Dilks
1102 CHESTNUT STREET
29 Years
1888
OOMETIMES a business gets too old.
However, as our business is now show
ing the largest gains in its history, our
organization and ourselves realize that our
past methods are approved and that our
aim must be to do all possible to guard the
interests of our patrons, in all respects.
Mann &. Dilks
hob chestnut street
Philadelphia
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Correct Tailoring
For Dressy Men
Spring nnd summer suitings,
S2S.00 nnd up. Selection of ma
terial nnd stylo none better In
tho city. Our garments aro per
fect In fit nnd retain their shapely
appearance.
Goods Checrfutlu Shown
NEUBAUER, 1121 WALNUT ST.
Saturday's Sale Q-SjB
Complete
$
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Fitting I h o changeable
weather of April like a glove
an assortment presenting
a smart Spring and Sum
mer wrap for every type of
woman.
Wonderful Sport Models
Belted Street Coats
Loose and Fitted Styles
In Burellas, Gunniburls,
Homespuns, Velours, Cov
erts, Cheviots and Poplins.
Many of them selected
from higher-priced offerings.
Barrel pockets, loop pockets
and large shoulder collars
and all the new divertisc
ments in belts.
for Alterations
Fashion
Shop
Intensified
Co - operation
0' II..T.. tho enormous buy
ing power nnd pro
, I ductlon energy of
the great Queen
Quality factory Is concen
trated to make these Geut
lng models at $4.75 In the
face of "war" prices nil
around us. This tremen
dous factory producing IT,-
000 pairs of shoes dally. Is
so far ahead of the leather
market, that If It was Im
possible to securo any more
leather. It could run at full
capacity for a. year.
This is tho Intensified co
operation that, coupled with
Ueutlng courage to
buy In advance
makes possible
these wonderful
pumps at $4.75. '
In both patent
nnd dull, Cuban or
Louis heel.
Quick service
stocking depart
ment just inside the
door.
19
So. 11th
A quick
Service
Men's
Shop
(pronounced owing)
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Old Today
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this piece of advic
with reference to
breakfast
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1 "Never work before
breakfast. If you have
to work before break- $
fast, get your breakyj
last nrsi.'
iff And if you like to,M
shop around, do so, by J3
all means! If you've
got time to visit only'
one store come
Perry's 'first!
to
fllT ao rtA 4-, Via
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closer to the line of Bil-f,
lings' a r g u m e n t-J
Come to PerrvV andH
cut out the circuit! Fw3l
we have them all anil
then some!
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Value with Perry Fi
and Style in Spring'!
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coats at $15, $18, $20,fl
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backs; belts all around:;
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siasnea siae pocxets:
slanted outside patch
pockets; sharp narrow
lapels; conservative
models made with
Perry distinction. ty,
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