Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 09, 1917, Final, Page 2, Image 2

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DYNAMITE FOUND
IN CITY HALL AREA
Ennncrh T?,vn1na5vo in Ta.
ft' fctroy South Buildings Dis
? covered by Janitor
iFOLICE INVESTIGATION ON
Twenty Sticks of Tovdei-' Under
Controller's Window Arouse
Suspicion of Plot
Knough dynamite to wreck the south side
of City Half and to topple over tlio 048
ttoot tower surmounted by 'William Penn's
statue wag found today In an nroaway on
!he south plaza, twelve feet below tlio street
surface.
The position of the explosive against the
side wall under the offices of City Con
troller 'Walton and near the bit; vaults of
the city treasury and the Uroad street sub
way excavation was. sufficient to causo a
rigid censorship to bo clamped down on
details of the discovery. That it was
placed there by some mystcrlou person with
evil Intent was the ueneral opinion of city
officials. An Investigation Is, under way.
Tlio find was made this morning by Na
thaniel Rambo. foreman of the cleaners.
Going on his usual rounds, he noted the
dynamite lying snug against the wall In
an areaway Just east of tho South Uroad
street entrance.
There were more thun twenty stick of
the "powder," weighing about three pounds.
No fuses or caps were found. It was said.
He took the dynamite to the office of Super
intendent of Maintenance Berry, who com
municated with tho police and ordered a
full report. In the mruntlmo every effort
was made to suppress news of the discovery.
Tho finding ot the dynamite, coming at a
tlmo when tho sensational "Moody l'lfth"
Ward murder conspiracy charges against
Mayor Smith and eight other city employes:
aro being aired In City Hall, caused no
little excitement among the hundreds of
city workers and others In the building
Examination of the spot where the
dynamite was found showed that it was
placed there with difficulty. There arc
only two means ot ingress Into the arca
way, one from the street above and the
other from City Hall. To enter It from the
south plaza, where It opens to the sky, a
man would bo compelled to climb the
spike-studded Iron railing and then drop
the twelve feet to the bottom, or use a
tape or ladder, there being no footholds on
the sheer granite walls that form tho open
air basement. The other means of co.v
rnunlcatlon with the areaway is through
the windows of the basement, which at
this point open Into the engine rooms of
City Hall. Under these windows tho cx
PIobIvo was found. Above are the offices
of the City Controller, nnd down the cor
ridor from the engine rooms nro the city
vaults.
A theory that the dynamite was brought
from tho Broad street subway excavation
by some workman who stole It was dis
counted when It was si, own that tho exca
vation, although within thirty-five feet ot
the place where tho dynamite was found,
does not conununleatc with the areaway.
It was further pointed out that no wr.Tk
man could have access to the engine rooms,
said to be the most probable avenue of ap
proach. PHYSICIAN SENT TO JAIL
Docjtor Brickcr Is Arrested in Connec
tion With Woman's Death
Dr. William H. llrlcker, a physician, with
an office lit 1C15 North Itroad street, was
committed to prison by Deputy Coroner Ar
thur Sellers today to await the action of
the Grand Jury In connection with the deatli
of Mrs. Sara Flneborg. thirty-four years
old. of 103C South Seventh street, who died
on August 25.
Doctor llrlcker. It Is alleged, cave a cer
tificate of death assigning appendicitis as
the cause. The body was disinterred at the
cemetery several days ago, and the Coro
ner's physician. William II. Wadsworth.
who made an autopsy, said the woman had
had a criminal operation performed nnd
that her appendix was Intact and had not
been removed.
Licensed at Elkton to Wed
KLKTON. Md., Oct. 9. The following
couples were Issued marriage licenses at
the office of the clerk of the court here to
day Joseph P. Salvatcr and Catherine C
Blee, of Atlantic Cltj : Robert li Lent
and Alice L. I'rnli. Towanda. Pa. ; Fay
Crafton. Hunter. Mo., and Margaret De
TCuneylllc. Philadelphia : Harry H Vincent.
Pittsburgh, and Louise Shallfort. Philadel
phia: Vlncenzo Marrazheo and Mara Cas
carlno, Thomas Reinboldt and Mary Cahlll,
Albert C. Welnhardt and Minnie Shocsteln.
James Doyle and Elizabeth . McGinnis, all
of Philadelphia,
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
James A. Kettrle, 107 C. Seymour t., and
Johanna Hmlth. 93 Herman t.
atanley Klmlerk, lingua laland. and Kllzabeth
Murray. 2530 Howard it.
Waayl MoMoy. Uepervtlle. Pa., and 'Catherine
Huron, 021 S. 3d at.
Cilne Wheeler. Jr.. Vlnrland. IC. J . and Iaa-
brlle Slmw, zouti s. rain at.
George Doen, 1917 Mi-Kldrrry at., and Anna
M, Lang. Baltimore. Md.
Joaaph Kerry. l'-'J N. 11th at., and Ethel
Hamilton. 2.10 K. MayfleM at
David Jarvla. Camden, N. J . and Sarah
Runkel. 1723 Seybert at.
Louis Whit. Iloaton, Maaa.. and Rebecca.
Ualker. 2431 N. 10th at.
Hapat Hovranlan, 814 Columbia are., and
Marran Davlollan. H Columbia are.
riotr WlodarczyK, 1734 Dounton at., and Kat-
arzyna Forteln, 421 Oertnantown ave.
Joaeph McGowan, 2224 S. Hlcka at., and Mar
garet Kelly. 1327 H. Maraton at.
Louts Welntrauh, 244 N. 2d at., and Eeckle
Sehwan. 244 K. 2d at.
Robert w. Young, 1829 Addleon at., and May
Boggan. 1I10A Reed at.
Thomas Frangle. 2073 Margaret at., and Viola
Jlrol. 3234 Miller at.
Henry Trtlovr, 2d. Camp Steade, Md.. and
Catherine Uezton, .1114 Kewhall at.
Ifarttn Olaen. 1818 Trea at., and Julia Ander
son, 022 Spruea at.
Rdwln Arnold. Washington. D. C., and Cleo
. Ivr, Bcranton. Pa.
Willie Hooker. 2222 Jefferson at., and Sarah
Martin. 2222 Jetteraon at.
'Walter W. Davla. 4121 Weatmlnster ave., and
Kllzabeth M. Clarke. 4121 Weatmlnater ave.
William Tucker, fieaford. Del,, and Martha
rioaaard. 3823 N. Kith at.
Albert Schralahuhn. 2334 Colllna St., and Anna
, Orauer. 34 H Durfor at.
Abraham Rubin. New Tork city, and Ida Let.
2317 rt. Mildred at.
Oliver Ruaaell. BJIft Newhalt at., and Sara
Rlchanlaon. 208 Rlttenhouae at.
Vrancla J. Dunleavey, 331 Robtnaon at., and
Annie M. O-Malley. 112 Ingeraoll at.
Raymond Ruaaell. 2414 B. ith at., and Margaret
Latterly, Htane Houes Une.
Xafaet Luczkl, 1419 Nectarine at., and Agata
tlaranowakl. 141 Nectarine at.
John Poatle;. 113 8. 22d at., and Helen B.
Hernardlno laleflo, !WiO
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Camilla Bavann. son
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BENNETT LED RAID ON CAREY
CLUB, WITNESSES DECLARE
Continued from I'm One '
club, told about the same story of the as
sault on the club, except that he saw It
from outside the clubhouse. He had been
to the police station to get a 'V:opy of the
charges" against some Carey workers who
had been arrested when the thuggery began.
WOMEN ACCL'SU I'OLICK
Women were among the witnesses who
nccuscd the police of leading the thuggery
against Carey followers.
Sirs. Daisy Levi, SSO South fifth street,
daughter of .Samuel Jllumbcrg, candidate
for Common Councilman on the ticket with
Carey, was the first woman Introduced as a
witness of the Finletter Club raid. She
said she heard the patrol wagon pass her
home nnd, with her mother, followed It.
She reached the Finletter Club In time to
see thp "mob" break Into the clubhouse.
Becoming hysterical about her father's!
danger, she said, she followed the gang
Into tho club. Inside, she testified, she
heroine frightened nnd ran to the second
floor, where she was placed In n closet
for a few minutes while the members were
being blackjacked downstairs.
As soon ns.sho left the club, according to
Mrs. Levi, she called up tho Superintendent
of Police on the telephone The person who
answered it, after learning who she was,
said that an Investigation would be made,
sho said.
Lieutenant Dennett stood outside of the
Finletter Club a few minutes beforo that
place was besieged by police and Dcutsrh
ites. according to the testimony of Mrs.
Anna lllrsch.
Mis. Illrsch. wife of "Joe" Hlrsch, a prize
fighter, called Connor a liar when he asked
her If her huband was not "a prize-fighter
and nlso u pickpocket " Mr. (lordon was
on his feet Instantly and objected to Con
nor's asking such a question of a wife re
garding her husband, and added to Con
nor: "The lecords will show there arc per
jurers nearer jou than there arc pick
pockets to her."
Mrs. lllrscli said she wont into the club
when she looked through tho window and
saw members of the club being black
jacked It was testified yesterday that
Hlrsch had been blackjacked earlier In the
evening. Mrs. Hlrsch said she rushed Into
tho club among the gunmen to get her hus
band. She said she wanted to take hlm
home with her
I.AWYIiR BLACKJACKED O.V STREET
Harrv A. Ilrenner. 52 4 Pine street, an at
torney and founder of tho National Pre
paratory School, said that ho was leaving
the club Just as policemen and gunmen
came oft the steps. He was knocked to the
sidewalk bj a blow on the head coming
from a blackjack, he said, and as soon ns
he regained consciousness he ran across
the street, his head covered with blood.
Policeman Uram, who was across the street,
laughed at him and made no effort to aid
him, he testified.
Moirls Uoechlaskl, a member of the Fin
letter Club, testified that he was sitting in
the club when tlio police nnu gunmen
broke in. He was badly beaten with a
blackjack, he said, by a "stranger." He
Identified Sereauut tller.dennlng anu Police
men Wlrtschafter and Uram .a having been
in the mob.
While the witnesses weie describing the
raid on the Finletter Club and the black
Jacking of the Carey followers. Lieutenant
Bennett and Policemen Wlrtschafter. Mur
nhy. Uram, Hayden and Feldman, who aro
noiiii of havlne taken part In the raid
followed every word of the testimony
closely.
"Butch" Mascia and ' "Whltey" Burk
hardt, two of tho sevon "strong-arm" men
under arrest, were positively identified ns
hcliiB members of tho sane of thugs who
did tho blackjacking In the I'inlctter Club
by James Duffy. 21 Spruce alrect.
Duffy was blackjacked and then thrown
out on to the Bidcwalk In front of tho club
house, ho testified. The gunmen were sent
for and he picked out Mascia and Burk
hardt as the men who beat him.
He said that thrco shots were fired when
the mob broke down the door. Five men
rushed In at the head of the mob and be
gan slugglnc right and left with black
jacks vrfinli Urown. 260 South FourUi street.
testified that the members of the Dcutsch
I "blackjack squad
blackjack squaci an wore me lamous
Deutsch slouch hats."
He Identified Policemen L'ram. Murphy
and Wlrtschafter as tha leaders of the mob,
"All police officers in citizens' clothes who
helped Deutsch were provided with slouch
hats to identify them."
This was the testimony offered by Henry
Casper, 230 Soutli street. Cabper Is con
stable In Magistrate Harrlgan's office, and
was in the Finletter Club when the raid
was made. He Identified Wlrtschafter and
Uram. and testified that Wlrtschafter fired
the shot through the windows ot the club
house.
Casper also told how lie had been ar
tcsted on election morning when lie was
serving as Judge of election In tho seventh
division. While he was being released, he
said, the Deutsch followers held a curbstone
election to name a Judge In his place, but
he returned to the polling place beforo the
curbstone election was over.
Samuel Barrlsh. G10 Lombard street, a
cripple, limped to the witness stand and
testified how he had been beaten over the
head with a blackjack by policemen at
tached to the Third and De Lincey streets
station.
WOMAN THROWN INTO CLOSKT
Mrs. J Stewart, who with her husband
are caretakers of the Finletter Club, testi
fied this afternoon that she was standing
near a swinging door leading from the
dining room to the clubroom on the ground
floor when the gunmen broke In.
"The gunmen and everybody who caino
In rushed to the door and threw me Into
a closet over a barrel. Later, as I at
tempted to make my way up the backstairs.
I was caught between a crowd going up
and another crowd going down and was
hurt slightly," she said.
Mrs. Stewart concluded her testimony by
saying that she reached the roof, only to be
frightened off by other men who stood on
an adjoining roof. One of these men had
a gun In his hand and concealed his face
by pulling down his hit.
The men remained on the roof after she
went to a bedroom on the fourth floor. Here
she heard one whisper:
"There he Is."
Thinking that they meant Carey, Mrs.
Stewart said she went to the second floor
and pulled down the curtain of a window
beside which Carey sat. She Identified a
splinter from the door of the club, with
part of the lock hanging to It, and also
bloodstained towels pressed into service
as bandages for the victims of 'the, raid.
Assistant District Attorney John H.
Maurer, who was In the club at the time
of the raid, In addition to being blackjacked
the next day, asserted that Lieutenant Ben
nett, warned that there were gunmen in
the ward, replied that he knew "where to
take his orders from."
How Detective Kppley was shot and
killed was described In detail by Mrs. Emma
Griffiths, the colored woman eyewitness,
and Policeman Thomas Qulnn, of the Twen
tieth and Federal streets station. While
they were narrating the details Mascia lost
tho levity with which he had been following
the hearing.
COTVTELTOU TO TESTIFY
Startling testimony from James T. Cortel
you, "chlaf United States postal Inspector,
was forecast when ha held a long confer
ence In the District Attorney's office with
Mr. Rotan today. Chief Inspector Cortel
you, who probably will take the stand to
morrow as a witness for the Commonwealth,
la expected to tell about the $1000 bill which
Samuel O. Maloney, manager of the local
bureau of the Val O'Farrell Detective
Agency, testified that he received after Wil
liam P. Flnlty had promised him that
amount as ptyment for th "sU-onf-arm'1
men whom Maloney said he obtained on an
order from Isaac Deutsch, O. JC-ed by
Stat Senator JSdwln H. Vare and his
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EVENING LEDGElt-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1017
brother, Representative William 8. Vare.
The alleged "murder money" was received
through the mall, Maloney said.
Mr. Cortelyou's testimony will "sound like
a dime novel," according to a statement
made by a member of tho prosecution. The
Importance of his conference with Mr. Ilotan
was emphasized when former Judge James
Clay Gordon, of counsel for the prosecution,
hurried to the District Attorney's office
when Court adjourned for luncheon
MA't'RER ON STAND
Assistant District Attorney John II Mnu
rer, who was blackjacked and beaten by
the "Frog Hollow" gunmen almost nt the
same tlmo that Acting Detective Eppley was
shot to death, took tho witness stand late
this afternoon and In minute detail de
scribed the attack on Carey and himself.
After Mnurer concluded his testimony
Judge Gordon turned hlm over to the de
fense for cross-examination. Tho defense
did not cross-examine Mr. Maurer.
Assistant District Attorney Joseph Tau
lanc thpit began to question Mr. Maurer
about the murder of Detective Kppley. This
was the first time since the hearing began
that a representative of the District At
torney's office has examined any of the
witnesses called to testify.
IDENTIFIES EPPLKVS SLAY LI!
Maurer positively identified Brunelii,
Mascia and Costello as three of tho gunmen
who attacked Mercantile Appraiser Carey
and himself fit Sixth nnd De Lancey streets
on primary election day tho assault that
resulted In Kppley being shot while run
ning to the rescue.
All of them were armed with iltol when
they ntHfle the attack, he aatel,
lie Identified Mascia as the mnii whom
he saw shooting. Falcone lie was not sure
of. lie said he could not positively Identify
him ns one of the gunmen.
Mr. Maurer described how thirty-seven
election officials were at rested rally In the
morning, how Isaac Deutsch held "curb
stone" elections to till their places, nnd how
the Dcutscli automobile, with Deutsch.
Policemen Murphy and Wlrtschafter nnd
other Dueled! followers In it, trailed him
self. State Representative Isadorc Stern
und Carey through the ward up untlt the
time of the murder.
It ai about X0:I5 o'clock In the morning.
Maurer testified, that he, Carey and Stern
left their automobile and walked to'-a.'J
Sixth and De Lancey streets.
THK ASSAULT DKSCItlUKD
'"'aii was walking a little ahead.' lie
said. "Stem left us. As t was crossing
Cypress street I thought about the ad
monition that we had received to look out
for trouble from tlio nllej. I stepped to
the curbstone, when men rushed hip from
behind. I got hit on the head and went
down. I saw Carey being hit. 1 was hit
several times ufter I was down and while
I was getting up. 1 saw blackjacks Hying
all around us. Somo one hail this man
Costello down and was taking a blackpack
away from hlm.
"When I got up I saw another group of
men. They were iiroiind Carey, and lie
was bleeding. One of tile gang was point
ing a gun at him. Then three or four
other gunmen came running up."
"What do you mean by gunmen'."' asked
Mr. Taulane.
"Men carrying guns." was Mnurrr's an
swer. "They were all carrying them.
"I r.iw Mascia shoot west on De Lancey
street."
He said lie Jumped across tlio street then
and saw the negro policeman, Hayden, ar
rest Carey.
When he went over to Identify the gun
men in the courtroom, lie at once picked
out Biunnelll us "the cross-eyed man who
pointed a gun at me."
"Tho side view of Falcone looks like one
of the men, but I am not sure." he said.
Mascia and Costello lie easily identified.
Up until 1 o'clock this afternoon almost
all of tho New York gunmen had been
Identified by numerous witnesses as hav
ing figured In the rioting at the Finletter
Club and in other assaults that occurred
on primary election day .
After Mercantllo Appraiser Cafey had
been blackjacked by. the gunmen lie was
placed under arrest by Policeman Hayden.
tho negro defendant, according to testimony
given by Policeman Schick, of the Third and
De !ancey streets station.
"Butch" Mascia was positively Identified
by Policeman Schick as running with a
revolver In his hand from tho spot where
Eppley was "shot,
Coroner's Physician Wadsworth, who per
formed the autopsy on Detective Eppley,
took the stand late this nfternoon. Tho
Commonwealth, through Doctor Wad.i
worth's testimony, seeks to repudiate the
statement made by attorney's representing
"Butch"' Mascia that It was a bullet fired
from a revolver not belonging to Mascia
that killed tho detective.
Three of the gunmen wcro positicly iden
tified as members of the "Deutsch blackjack
squad" that raided tho Finletter Club the
night before election by Constable Thomas
F. Greaves this afternoon. He was "not
qulto sure" of a fourth gunman, Mascia.
Thoso he was certain about were Burkhardt.
Costello and Falcone.
When he stepped
from the witness stand and went over to
where the gunmen were seated and pointed
to Burkhardt, "Whltey" waved his hand
nnd smiled In acknowledgment of the Identi
fication. Greaves cald that he was guarding the
door to a committee room at tho head of
the stairs on tho second floor when ho heard
a shot and cries of "murder." He rushed
to the stairs, whero ho saw the gunmen
and others he could not identify starting
up the stairs.
"One man had a gun and the others had
blackjacks," he said. "I pulled out a gun
and told them that if they came up the
stairs any further. I'd blow their heads off.
They went down ngaln."
Greaves said he did not know who had
the revolver. Magistrate Harrigan. he said,
was standing behind him and told him
not to shoot Into the mob.
After the blackjacking, he said, three or
four policemen In uniform and armed with
riot sticks came Into the club house, ar
rested Sergeant William J. Hogan, who
was badly beaten, nnd threw him (Greaves)
out, he testified.
He went to Seventh and Spruce streets
then, he said, and thero he saw City De
tective Coogan. He said he asked Coogan
why he didn't go down to the Finletter Club.
"It's too bad a mess for me," Greaves said
Coogan assured him.
Policeman Thomas J. Nihil!, who had
been sent to bring Sergeant Hogan from
his home to tho courtroom, was called. He
said that Doctor Owen, head police sur
geon, who was attending Sergeant Hogan,
had ordered Hogan not to leave his home,
where he has been confined to his bed since
the blackjacking,
Tho usual flutter of Interest was shown
when the seven "Frog Hollow" "strong-arm"
men, held on charges of murder, were
brought into court to be Identified by the
victims In the Finletter Club raid, and to
be held in readiness to testify. They are
"Butch" Sgueglla (Mascia), "Lefty" dl
Roma (Costello), "Jimmy the Flash" (Fal
cone), "Whltey" Burkhardt. "Mike" Den
nehy, "Straight Louis" Brunelii and
"Muggsy" Smith. Sgueglla, who was ar
rested here with Dl Roma, Is the man who
killed Eppley.
A New York attorney, William G. Kler.
who represents several of the men, arrived
here today and hurried to the courtroom.
He declared that he would remain in this.
city until tne proceeatngg nave oeen con
cluded. "I am here to protect the Interests of my
clients," he said, when asked for a state
ment "I don't Intend to see them rail
roaded to the electric- chair or to prison.
They are entitled to as much ot a chance
as the other defendants are In this case."
Kler displayed an Interest In his clients
In court, coming down the aisle and com
plaining to Judge Brown that he had not
been allowed to see them. Judge Brown re
plied that, he knew ot no objection to Kler'
conferring with the prisoners at the con
clusion of today's session,
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HALF-PRICED THEATRE
TICKETS FOR SAILORS
Bank at Navy Yard Also
Planned, It Is Announced at
City Club "Long Table"
Plans for a bank for sailors nt the Plilla
dolphin. Navy Ynrd nnd for the sale ot
theatre tlckfs to enlisted men nt half
price were nnnounced at tho "long table
luncheon" at the City Club, Broad street
below Spruce, this afternoon. The nrrangc
ments have not been completed, but aro
expected to bo shortly.
Curtis II. Dickens, United Stntes navy
chaplain nt the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
said the bank will bo established ns soon
as possible In ono Of the recreation build
ings being constructed In tho yard with
funds given by Phlladelphlans. It will bo
n boon to tho men, ho said. Heretofore
tho men liavo been unable to havo their
inonev cared for except by depositing it
with the paymaster. This many would not
do. because they could not get It until their
enlistments expired and they didn't want
their funds tied up. The bank will give
them nil the benefits and- privileges any
bnnk depositor has and will encourago
saving.
Robert D. Drlpps. of -the Committee of
Public Safety, said arrangements soon will
ho completed to have all the theatres sell
tickets to enlisted men nt halt price. Some
theatres, ho said, offered to give tickets to
enlisted men, but the men do not like this
Idea, which savors of treating them llko
objects of charity. Therefore the com
promise Is being arranged. Mr. Drlpps said
Philadelphia Is opening Ha arms to tho en
listed men, taking them Into Its homes, but
is neglecting the officers. It should treat
them likewise, he said.
J. D. Sutherland, Philadelphia representa
tive of tho National War Work Council of
the Young Men's Christian Association, said
tlin council has already provided five recrea
tion places for soldiers and seventv-two for
sailors He said the council owed much
io Edward B'k for the gift of a swimming
pool at the Nnvy Yard.
MRS. MARTIN MAKES
STRONG PLEA TO D. A. R.
Urges Keystone Women to Do .More
Thnii Slinru in War-Winning
Work
ALLK.Vl'uW.V. Ia Oct. 9. All intensely
patriotic aildresi by Mrs. J. Willis Martin,
of Philadelphia, chairman of the woman's
committee of tlio Council of National De
fense, was the featuro ot tho first day's
sessions ot the Stato conference of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
which assembled In Liberty Bell Church,
as guests of the Liberty Bell Chapter, ot
Allentown.
Mrs. Martin poke with eloquence In be
seeching the daughters ti see that the
women of Pennsylvania do even more than
their proportionate share of work In win
ning the war.
"Seventy thousand noble sons of Penn
sylvania nro In the army." said Mrs. Martin,
"and tlio work which they performed will
have to bo done by somebody. I do not say
that women can perform the tasks that
wcro performed by every ono of them, hut
In a majority of easel somo women can do
the work that was done by every man who
is now In training or at tho front."
Another strong address was that of Mrs.
Charles M. Lea, of Philadelphia, director of
food conservation of the Woman's Council
of Nationnl Defense.
This Is tho twenty-first State conference
of tho Pennsylvania D. A. R., nnd it will
go down Into history ni the war conference,
all other matters being subordinated to
women's work in tlio war.
COMMERCE BODY HEARS
REVIEW OF RESOLUTIONS
Philadelphia Chamber Listens to Dis
cussion of Big Business Men's
Nntional Conference
Klliot H. Ooodwln, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
of America, briefly reviewed the twenty
seven resolutions passed at the war con
vention of business held In Atlantic City
during tho third week In September at
the first meeting of tho members' Council
of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce,
held in tho Hotel Adelphia today. David
Klrschbaum, chairman ot the council, pre
sided. N. n. Kelly, secretary of the Chamber,
read his report on Chamber activities dur
ing tho summer, and letters were read from
tho president nnd secretary of the Chamber.
Mr. Coodwln emphasized the recom
mendations of the business convention for
daylight saving, straightening tlio labor
situation, organization of war committees
bv each trade or Industry selling to tho
j Government, naturalization of resident
aliens, esiaonsnmeni 01 a coiupieie system
of Government labor exchanges, and In
stitution of plan whereby business Interests
may ray their war tax In four installments.
COURT ORDERS BENNETT'S
NAME PUT ON BALLOT
Sixteen More Indictments Filed
Fraud in New York
Primnry
NEW YORK, Oct. 9. Supreme Court
Justice Whlttaker today signed nn order
calling for tho name, of William M. Den
nett, former State Senator, to bo placed
on all the ballots to be used at tho elec
tion next month as tho regular Republican
candidate for Mayor Instead of Mayor John
P. Mltchel.
Counsel for the Mayor acquiesced in the
otder which follows the official recount
by which Bennett won over Mltchel In the
nomination primary.
Sixteen additional Indictments, growing
out of the Grand Jury Investigation of the
alleged election frauds, were filed In Gen
eral Sessions here today. Tho court Imme
diately Usued bench warrants for thoso
named In tho Indictments.
This makes a total of forty-two true bills
which so far have been returned In the
fraud Investigation. Twenty-flvo of tho
twenty-six persons Indicted havo appeared
In answer to tho warrants.
GASTON MEANS'S I'LEA DENIED
North Carolina Court Decision Favors
New York Prosecutor
SALISBURY. N. C, Oct. 9. Assistant
District Attorney John Doollng, of New
York, won a sweeping decision before Su
perior Judge Cllne here this afternoon when
plea of counsel for Gaston B. Means that
a restraining order by Federal Judge Webb
against the New Yorker, who Is acting In
the King case, be made permanent was
flatly refused.
Judge Cllne refused to bar Doollng either
from carrying any of Means's papers out of
North Carolina or to compel him to re
turn to the State any papers he may
have taken away.
APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT
P. R. R. Asks Review of Order Affecting-
Excursion Rates
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TRENTON, Oct 9, The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company today appealed to the
ttvpreme uoun u aview oi mo utility
Board's action in refusing permission for It
to Increase excursion rates to seashore
points In this Bute.
Jurisdiction of the board Is challenge
M It. w awe oewrsea
AMOS P. BROWN, OF PENN
FACULTY, DIES AT SHORE
Had Recently Retired as Head of
Department of Geology on
Account of 111 Health
Amos Brown, professor ot the Department
of Mineralogy nnd Geology at tho Univer
sity of Pennsylvania for twenty years, died
this morning In Atlantic City, whero ho had
been during tho last week to recover his
health. Tho Immedlnlo cause of his death
was a carbuncle, but because he had been In
ill-health for nearly n year ho had resigned
from the University last May nfter a brief
Icnvo of nbsence. His homo was nt 20
East Penu street. Gcrmantown.
Trofcssor Brown was born In German
town, December 3, 1801. He wns graduated
from tho University of Pennsylvania with
tho degreo of bachelor of science and min
ing engineer. From 1887 to 1889 ho was
engaged ns assistant on the second geologi
cal survey of Pennsylvania, when ho ac
cepted nn appointment ns Instructor In
milling nnd metallurgy nt the university.
Mo received the degree of doctor of Phi
losophy In 1892.
In 1895 ho became alslstant professor In
mineralogy nnd geology In tho College of
the University, and In 1892 was appointed
professor of geology and mineralogy In tlio
Auxiliary Department of Medicine ot the
university, which professorship ho held until
that department was abolished in 1898.
Ho was tho author of various Important
papers on geological, paleontoioglc.il end
mineraloglcal subjects, nnd the editor of
Etni's "Mineralogy Simplified." His most Im
portant work was tho two large folio vol
umes on tho crystallization ot hemoglobin,
which he wrote in conjunction with Dr. L.
T. Helchert.
Honor Brown was a member of tho Amer
ican Institute of Mining Engineers, Amer
ican Philosophical Society, Academy of
Natural Sciences, Geological Society of
America and numerous other scientific and
educational societies. Ho was a Fellow ot
the American Association for the Advance
ment of Science and a member of tho hon
orary scientific Society of Sigma XI, being
n charter member ot tho University of Penn
sylvania chapter.
SAMMEES IN TRANCE GET
REPORT OF SOX'S VICTORY
America's Fightint? Men Are Greeted
With Chicago's 2-to-l Win Over
the Giants
AMLRICAN FIELD HEADQUARTERS.
France, Sept. 7 (delayed). Reports of Chi
cago's 2-to-l victory over tile Giants
greeted America's fighting men here as they
tumbled from their cols today.
Tho Sammees awakened with thoughts of
the big military tournament scheduled for
the day, but the first ceremony of the morn
ing was a rush to tho bulletin board for
tho world's series scores.
From battalion headquarters all along
the far-flung line of American encamp
ments the results ot the gamo were flashed
by hlgnal corps men.
In every camp Sammees eagerly lead the
dispatches from back home telling of tho
first big game.
White Sox backers gicetcd the Chicago
victory with a cheer
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ALIVE; IS ARRESTED
Searing's Resurrection on
Warrant Amazes Mourners
for 'Drowned' Man
INSURANCE CONCERN ACTS
Frederick Roo Scaring, n former Phila
delphia contractor who was believed to havo
been drowned two years ago at Atlantic
City, has turned up nllvo and in Xew Or
leans with a second wife, according to a
statement made today by Ruby R. Vale,
an attorney. -Mr. Vale is counsel for the.
Enultablo Llfo Insurance Company, whicn
has refused to pay $18,000 Insurance to
Mrs. Searing No. 1 on account of failure
to prove her husband's death.
Mr. Valo told tho United States Court
today that ho had received reports that
Searing, mourned ns (lend the last two
years. Is married to Miss Elizabeth Rendel .
his former stenographer, who, it Is said,
followed hlm after he disappeared from
Atlantic City.
Searing Is now under arrest in New Or
leans, and Is said to have partially con
fessed. Mrs. Searing, on ncnnnK ""'
that her husband was alive, collaprcd and
fell In tho arms of her mother. Sho de
clined to say what courso site would pursue
In view of the tevclatlons and referred nil
Inquiries to her counsel, former Judge AV.
W. Porter and Sidney li Smith.
Bv ti strange coincidence Searing was
found on the day set for a rehearing In
the Federal Court in this city of : a suit
broifght by Mrs. Scaring to recover 518.00U
from tho insurance companies.
On hearing of Searing's discovery, Ruby
Vale, who represents a local lnurnnco com.
pany. immediately had Issued n warrant
for the contractor's arrest, charging him
with conspiracy to cheat and defraud.
WARRANT OUT FOR WOMAN
Tlio warrant was issued through Magis
trate Harris, who also issued another for
the arrest of the Rondcll woman.
s-Varlng, who Is forty years old, had
ndices in tlio Perry Building. Sixteenth and
Chestnut sheets, nt tho time of his disap
pearance. Ho had been In tlio liahit of
making frequent visits to Atlantlo City and
had engaged quarters at tho Frallngcr
Apartments, New York avenue and the
Uoanlwalk. Hd was a good swimmer, and
It had been his custom to take a plunge In
the ocean every night as soon as he reached
tho sliuic.
on August IS, 191"., he was accom
panied to Atlantic City by W. B. .Miller,
n friend. The men motored to the
shore from Philadelphia. Searing, on reach
ing Atlantic City, went at once to ills apart
ments and donned n bathing suit. Miller
WPiit to a nearby bathhouse , to obtain a
batntng suit and promised to meet Searing
on the beach at New York avenuo later.
Searing was nowhere in sight. On going
to his apartments Miller found that tho
contractor had gone to the beach ns planned.
With Mrs. Searing, Miller made a search
all along the beach, but no trace of Sear
ing was found. Mrs Searing then con
cluded that he had been drowned.
Some tune later, when she sought to ob
tain tlio insurance, it was refused, on the
Take It
From IVIe
Don't be out for
count. Why let anybody
hang anything on you
when it comes to being
wise? Get hen to
Triangle Mints.
Take down the "Closed-for-the
Season" sign from between your
eyes, and dance clean through your
shoes for joy. Oh, Boy! Triangles
have got 'em all a-going.
Don't fumble make it a clean
binglc. Scoop up the nearest
package of Triangles. It's at the
next cigar, candy or drug store
right as you enter. And listen
they don't burn, bite or sting.
There's no "B" in Triangles.
Oh, Daddy, burn my clothes!
but bring me Triangles.
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ground that there had been no dnt.. ;
of death. The theory that her hugi,.;
L.anr1.Arl nwov wna M..kl., "tan
ous by Mrs. Searing, who i..'r.tlB0ta
wero perfectly happy, his buslnesi L"1
were In good shapa and ho had ""n?
for such ncllon. M n 'o i
Subsequent Investigation mad. t,- .. ',
suranco compnnles revived rumor ','
ocaruiK mm oeen seen In an am... V. 3
near Absecon on the way to psii.J?.0'11
shortly after his disappearance "MMW-
A cluo to the missing contractor'. ,.
nbouts wns obtained by Attorn.. ,'"i
several days ago. Ho received woMy."''
a man answering Searing's dcscrlntu l ,
a woman that of Elizabeth ItenJ " ,
former stenographer, wero llvln i
Orleans. Photographs were . 7.Nt :
Boumcrn cuy anu men Vale ord.i. ..'
man's nrrest. Searing, who ... ?. wi
under tho name of Reynolds, Is ViV1'1'
havo confessed, nccordlng to pre., jto '
patches received from New Orleans tJ 'i
Mr. Vale appeared beforo Judte tv ' i
Judge '
itrlrt rv
son in the United States District ; Coi!
day nnd asked that the rh.i.u r.1
case be postponed. W. W. d... ot '
scntlng Mrs. Scaring, 'objected m'J?
W. W. Port,
and
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tcnuea inai mo allegation that Searln
nlll'A trill. t 1,A tirnvnrl Kn.K. -.. .
alive must bo proved before such Lt
could be taken. He Incidental ,. J?
it was rather a startling colncldene, ik
Scaring should be found on the da !
for n rehearing of the case. ' '
Searing nnd tho Rendell woman -
dieted Into this nfternoon by the fir j i
Jury, and n fugitive warrant was ui":
to bring them hero from New Orleans!
JAPAN APPROVES OPEN
DOOR PLEDGE OF ISffll!
Comment in Tokio Shows Safii. 1
faction Over Better Under
standing With U. S.
TOKIO, Oct. I
Japan halls Viscount Ishll's pledge of l
tlie open door for China with heartiest I
satisfaction as evidencing complete under- I
standing between tlio United States at i
Nippon.
Comment today expressed the belief tint I
in,.- ,miiiwK wuiini.ioaiuiici uini tecretarr
Lansing had reached a complete agreement
covering Japan's special nosltlon in iv.
Far East. Dispatches detailing favorabli j
comment on Ishll's pledge at the Waldorf !
dinner In New otk wero given prominence
here, as indicating the American nubile
Itself was fully cognizant of the Importance
of tho announcement and of its significance
in marking complete harmony between the
two nations.
Tho press and public did not believe that
Ishll had proclaimed an adapted Monro.
Doctrine by Japan over Asia, but rather that .
ho had merely indicated Japan's guarantee
of China's Integrity nnd of the open door
In a speech subsequent to the Waldorf '
dinner. Viscount lshll specifically corrected '.
any Impression that the Monroe poctrlne !
principles had been applied to China by ,
Japan, declaring that the Japanese attitude t
went further than that.
The Monroe Doctrine, he explained, did J
not specifically pledge the United States to
action, whereas his own announcement com
pletely pledged Japan to the guarantee ef 1
China's integrity.
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