w :vf $&' " ;ft( 'f. a"" lY KNOW REFORM "SLATE" TONIGHT wn Meeting Ticket's Can- luted Likely to Be An nounced Before Dark EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA; HUBSDAY, OCTOBER ll4, 1917 KKIES OF CONFERENCES "'jtfiigigterinl and Councilmanic i . Places May All Go to ; Democrats '' Wh "slate" of tho Town Meeting party y-JNW.be given out late this afternoon or this t i?awtnliig If tho predictions of members of tho -.Mmy materialize. Its crmplctlon has been - pMnyed by representatives of tho Demo- ieratlo party who have been In conference lakh tho Town Meeting committee. ; Tho Democratic "slate" had already been .ftfrnnscd. It has been found difficult to get . Mtne of the candldStes to withdraw. It Is confidently predicted that no Democrats will be elated for the "row" positions, that II of the magisterial candidates 'will be Democrats, and thatjnost of tho council- manic candidates will bo Democrats. William It. Nicholson, president of the Land Title and Trust Company and chair Man of tho OVerbrook draft . board, and Thomas P McMnhon, lawyer and active 0 member of the Democratic Club, havo come to tho front as candidates for "row" offices to ba supported by the Town'Mectlng party. Following a day of conferences held yes terday by the executive committee of the Hew Independent part at headquarters, 1D27 Chestnut street, these two men displaced Dlmner Beeber and Walter George Smith as "suggestions" for" the olllces .of City Treasurer and Register of Wills, re spectively. In one of the conferences Charles P. Donnelly and Kdgar W. Lank, chairman of the Democratic City Commit tee, took a conspicuous part. The executive committee was In session , up to late last night and when It ad- )ourned the best Information was that the ticket for city and county offices appeared to bo about- as follows: - DISTINCT ATTOItNEY " Samuel P, Itotan. Republican nominee ' ' for rc-eleetion. '"V CITY" TIlEASt'KKn William 11. Nicholson, nEOtSTKIt OP WILLS Thomas V. McMahon. RECEIVE! OP TAXES Thomas P. Armstrong. Nothing, however, had been settled Anally. 'Furthermore, It was agreed by members of (he committee that no statement would be made as to the doings of the day. Perhaps the most Interesting feature of (he day was tho Visit of Mr. Donnelly nnd " Chairman Lank to the new party's head quarters. They were promptly admitted to the conference room and remained about an hour. When he came out, Mr. Donnelly aid that In lew of the "tentative Rtate of affairs" he could say nothing. A lead ing member of the executive committee said Kst night that Mr, Donnelly had demanded nothing and had expressed a willingness to yield to the wishes of the committee. It is Understood, however, that Mr. Donnelly ' would be sattxfled to see a nonfactlonul Democrat as a candidate for one of the ""row" offices and that the city committee would like to be fully recognized In the Magistracies, i A hitch developed In this connection, however, when Frank Fceney. labor leader, called on Chairman Armstrong In the In terests of Magistrate William J. Tracy as a candidate for re-election. Tracy was " ' ot.put on the "organization" slate and the Central Labor Union now wants to get him - en the Town Meeting ticket. "' Tcr do this. It was Indicated, the Demo A, erata would e obliged to sacrifice one of the' four magisterial places. Labor leaders ' Y asserted that recognition of the Central r' Labor, Union would be worth 40,000 to . M.000 "votes, and this statement was di rectly conveyed to Chairman Armstrong. The sessions of tho executive commit tee were quite lively. One of tho big ques- dans was whether or not District Attorney i "Rotan would accept the Town Meeting nomination. The point was that Mr. Rotan, along with the other Republican candi dates, had agreed before the Fifth Ward -situation developed not to run on any ticket but the Republican. Vare leaders asserted that Mr. R tan would not lend Ws name to the new party. Town Meeting leaders took another view. HOWARD BERRY, PENN STAR, MISSING SINCE SATURDAY Left Team at Atlanta to Visit Nashville and Has Failed to Return JV Howard Berry, Penn's all-round ath lete, is missing. He was to have reported to Franklin Field for football practice yes terday, but failed to put In appearance. At , the finish of last Saturday's game with Georgia Tech, Coach -Bob Folwcll gave Howard leave of absence, with the under standing that ho would be on hand for yes terday's workout But Berry did not appear, and Fojwetl Is becoming worried about his .star fullback. i Berry left Atlanta Saturday night for Kaslivllle, Tenn. Jle told Captain Itel tile Miller that he "was going to visit a young lady, whom he had met on. the Mex ican border last winter, Therp have been rumors around the Penh campus that Berry , wrfW engaged to this Southern beauty and ; that he would b'o married as soon as the football season was over. Upward would Bever confirm these' rumors. The football men hope that Berry will turn tip' before the game 'on Saturday, as his loss would " ,'Breatly handicap them in their match with ;iwarthmore. " PIERRE S.DU PONT WINS POWDER SUIT Management Claims 312,844 Votes Out of 473,132 as Count Begins MEANS $45,000,000 PROFIT Protests Filed by Plaintiffs, Who Say They Will Appeal to Courts TENTATIVE REFORM TICKET Samuel P. Rotan, District Attorney (upper), is the selection of many Town Meeting party advisors as Its candidate for his present office at the Novembei election. He already is the Republican nominee. Wil liam R. Nicholson (middle) is urged for City Treasurer. For Receiver of Taxes the choice is Thomas F. Armstrong (lower), who presided over the town meeting. READING DYE CONCERN FAILS READING, Pa., Oct, 11. Tho Reading Chemical Manufacturing Company, capital ized at $1,000,000. went Into the hands of a receiver today. Judge Wagner, on tho peti tion of Oliver J. Wolff, a stockholder, and Hollcnbach Dietrich & Co., creditors, ap pointed Lewis F. Kraemer receiver. The company was' organized In 1015, when the shortage of German dyes was felt In this country, and' for a time it did a big business.' Tho petition says that tho avail able cash has been exhausted and that the company, now short of working capital, has lAien unablo to operate for threo weeks. Tho assets are given as 580,000. liu a HtatJ Correspondent WILMINGTON. Del., Oct. 11. Tho ofllclal count of tho vote cast by tho stockholders of tho E, I. du Pont de Nemours Company nt the special meeting held yesterday to determine tho disposition of some GO,0(U),000 In casn ahd powdcf company Fecurltlcs, began at 9:30 oclock this morning In tho' company's board room beforo Daniel O. Hastings, appointed spe cial master by Federal Judge Thompson. Tho defendants in tho famous du Pont securities case, who comprlso the present management nf tho company, contend that of a total of 473,132 shares of stock entitled to bo voted, 312,844 were voted for their side, of this number 300,018 shares, the greater part of them being cast by proxy, were voted In a single block by II. M. Harks dale. chairman of. the voting committee formed by tho defendants. Tho plalntlfTs, through attorneys headed by William A. Glasgow, Jr., of Philadelphia openly dispute this claim and nrgue that none of the stock held by the defendants, none held by employes, nnd none of the bonus stock slirulil be counted In the final tally. How much theso threo classes of stock total is not known. INVOLVES $45,000,000 PROFIT If the official count sustains tho defend ants, the seventeen men who organized the du Pont Securities Company In 1015 and bought the holdings of T. Coleman du Pont for personal protlt will be allowed to split among themselves tho dividends and earn ings totaling about $45,000,000 on an In vestment of $15,000,000. The du Pont Securities Company was headed by Pierre S. du Pont, president, who also Is president of tho D. I. du Pont do Nemours Company ; John J. llaskob, treas urer, and John P. Taffey, general counsel. The plaintiffs. Alfred I. du Pont, Ernest du Pmit and l-'rnnol" T. du Pnnt. have con tended that theso prollts should bo returned to tho cunipany nnd dUtiibutcJ pro rata among all stockholders. Such action, it has teen held, would add $D0 to tho value of each outstanding share. Just why tho stockholders should vote away $00 on each share they hold, which In some cases would be close to $1,000,000 clear profit, was explained today by Joseph Glinilan. former Sheriff of Philadelphia and an attorney on tho side of the defendants. The present management, Mr. Gllflllan pointed out, Is composed entirely of tho de fendants. So successful has been their con trol that last year dividends totaling 100 per cent were paid and the stock has been put on a permanent. 18 per cent basis. QUESTION OF SELF-PROTECTION To vote against these men. ho said, al though It would mean a big present financial prollt to tho stockholders, would also bo an expression of lack of confidence In and dis approval of the present management. Tho lesult probably would be such a decline In powder company securities that the stock holders would lose moro than they would gain by cutting tho $45,000,000 "melon." Tho acm of tho stockholders In uphold ing the present management and permitting tho seventeen defendant to split tho "melon" Is, therefore, "a. simple matter of dollars and cents', according to Mr. Gllflllan, and not n feeling of loyalty to tho defen dants. The tactics adopted by tho attorneys for the plaintiffs when the count began to day made It evident that It will be more than a we'ek beforo the count can be fin ished, and that even then because of the numerous technical objections being filed, it win ne weeks, if not months, more before the court can pass upon all of these and announce he returns. Mr. Glasgow andjils associates aro offer ing objections to the ballots cast by the defendant's supporters upon every conceiv able technical ground. In several instances ho declared that tho handwriting of the signatures on the proxies did not correspond to tho handwriting on tho top lino where tho date was signed. He also mado pro tests against each block of stock voted by the employes of the company. In several Instances It developed this morning that the same proxies were voted on both sides. Speclul Master Hastings re fused to make any ruling In these cases, but had the objections written Into the record, and the decision will have to be made by Judge Thompson. The plaintiffs have refused to reveal the amount of stock voted yesterday. The de fendants, however, when the balloting closed at 6 o'clock. Issued the following statement to show how large a proportion, particularly of the Independent stockholders, was voted with their cause: luimi voiinc HOCK 1.PWSJ T. C. du Pont stock iicuurr IIDCK .......l oiock iransrerr.a since asp- ...... Umber 10, 1017 388 182,108 ......12!JJ ....... 6.810 Rhar.s , .,60,27 nalanm represents stoek on- titled to vot. Total stock 4TS.182 BtOCK entitled voted tor to vote a.rena-ants Shares 98,171 18.020 200,783 Shares Defendants' stock 00,171 rialntlfTa' stock. Including; Mr. Alfred T, du Ponfa 01.038 1. O. du front estats stock..., 17,116 William du ront 88,827 Flilellty Trust Company, trustee for eatate of Alexia I. du ront 10,104 All other stockholders ........218,878 Totals 478.182 812.844 William A. Glasgow, Jr., of Philadelphia, chief counsel for the plaintiffs, although re fusing to admit tho defendants had won, made it clear that if the Court should so rule, the case would be appealed, either to the District Court on the grounds that It had erred In referring tho matter to the stockholders, or to tho Circuit, Court of Appeals for tho adjudication of the funda mental questions involved. SAVES CHILDREN, BUT IS BURNED Mother Beats Out Flames Which Threaten Her Littlo Ones Mrs. Mary Schrote, of 4624 Ritchie street, Manayunk, was slightly burned about tho face and hands when sho beat out the flames of a burning blanket In the bedroom of her two small children last night. The children had been sent to bed, nnd Mrs. Schrote was downstairs when sho heard them screaming. She rushed upstairs nnd found the bed clothes In a blaze. Tho damage was slight, and the children were unharmed. Appointments nt City Hall City appointments today Include Samuel L. Helm, J57 North Sixtieth street, time keeper, Bureau of Surveys, salary $900 ; Rnbert Jordan, 1608 Wnverly street, as sistant messenger, Department of Public Works. $840: Viola Eckert, 2304 Amber street, laboratory helper. Bureau of Health, $720, and Sale Jacobson, 327 Catharine street, nttendant. Bureau of City Property, $720. ROBBERS SHOOT CLERK AND ESCAPEWITH $6000 Policeman Engages in Running Battle With Auto Bandits , in Hoboken HOBOKEN, N. J., Oct. 11. Holding up two Adams Express Company employes In tho loading station here early today, five masked robbers recured $6000 nnd escaped. They shot one of tho em ployes. A policeman engaged the bandits In a running battlo as they fled and It is thought ono of them was wounded. Two hundred men were nt work In the express company's building at tho time of tho rob bery. Five men arrived nt tho building In a limousine. One of them remained In the car and kept the cnglno running. The other four, armed with rifles, entered the build ing, and while one cov'ered a crew of work men, the others entered tho "valuables," room. Two clerks were "covered," and when one refused to throw up his hands he was shot In the back. Tho robbers then grabbed threo bags of money and ran from tho place. As they emerged from tho building they encountered Policeman James Downing, who had heard tho pistol report. Ho was ordered to throw up his hands, but replied by firing at the robbers. Ono of them was seen to stagger nnd was assisted to tho waiting car while tho other members re turned the policeman's fire. Except tho men covered by the robbers, no ono In tho building knew of tho robbery until the bandits had driven from tho scone. Ernest Hecker, the clerk who was shot in the back, was hurried to n hospital, and is said to be In a serious condition. HORACE F. WEEKS DIES Lawyer nnd Real Estate Man Victim of Heart Dlacaso Horace P. Weeks, a widely known lawyer and real estate promoter, died suddenly of heart disease late last night nt his home, the Belgravla. He was in fine spirits nt dinner, although his health had not been good since a similar attack two years ago. Mr. Weeks, who was born In Philadelphia In loBS, was n graduate of Lafayette Col lego and of tho law school of the University of Pennsylvania. He was eminently suc cessful In the prncttce of his profession and also was interested in several large building operations In West Philadelphia. Several years ago Mr. Weeks gave up 41 j ahjtfa4k. Alttat lain .. a mo aii.c mnuui m it. 110 g fliril, n by his widow, who Before her raarria " was Miss Anna a. Conner, of lUdnn ?! two children Mrs.' Harry n. Lux. of ..2 ford, Conn., and Henry C. Weeks, atilr , of this city. Mr, Weeks was a member li tho Art Club and the Merlon Cricket Chk Delay Hospital Units' Departure Base Unit No. 20, from the Unlvewt.. Hospital ; Base No. 3. of Jefferson, ind.v Field Unit of the Presbyterian jSwSS will not leave for France until after ik first of the year, according to latest om.' received. They expected to leave iS on a minute's notice,, The orders werai sued upon the advice of General PeraM who Bent notification that no more ho&oiifi units nre needed-Jor his army at present. U-Iloat Observed Badly Damaged COPENHAGEN. Oct 11. A largo sub marine was observed passing through the Little Belt southward In a badly dam aged, condition. Both port and starboard quarters and the stern of tho submarine gave evidence of a severe engagement. Knt All v,'"'"5w'a Mr k,y wb g.50 WE CHALLENGE PHILADELPHIA TO EQUAL Tills ttJKAY jUUHSjUIAI afl'aP Ucca cverywnere OUU JL ejsc at S10). here at It Is futile to expert wasteful, extrnvneant shops to show nuh .i.. eualtlr such norkmanithin nnd style In n boot for 1ms than tie K"' can'tl Search l'lillmlelphla If yon will, and seel '" Tr , IVhj cen this shop of npsfnlrs eronomr. with Its famous nnn-.. , method, couldn't produce It hut for the liuae leather contracts w Ik. "! 1'hllailelpliln had the foresltlit nnd the nerfo to make when leath.1 '!1 h w,err low. Prim Words fnll to ndeenalelr dencrlhe Its perfection of benntrf but lt ...t . appearance nt I'lilladelplila'a smartest Catherines will attest Its talmaa? Von must see the (Irerhonml In fnct, It, will be an ImDatraM .. . jour winter wnrclrobevto he ithout n pair particularly when Via imSSI I ,.o -Willi. i co.ih, mi iHini rrprrsriilB. - - lirejnounu- now tnis wee look orer oox wonderfnl (,.- iur fnninns '"' "nisi WHOLESALE PRICES of $4, $5, $5.50, $6 and $6.50 Etetr pair fl nils Its duplicate flsewhere prlcc-tarred IS ( u her. Tnke special note of "rtur tr" another soii... V tone. ulll. black calf vamp nnTl rrny buck tSiw"'' pre. ton nnri her. Ml. SO. When hl mtnrtr I. .'""' etu. forced to raise, our prices some, leathers we mar not h.Hi'P to obtain nt nil so you see time COUNTS. ii.m.mS? "J nnie "ilrevhnund" nnd "Futurity" nsk to liSuSSPSJ&f I COME IN THIS WEEK. WHILE ALT. SIZES AnwiAS' OYAL BOOT SHOO F O It WOMENr 1208-10 Chestnut'St. 2d Floor Saves $2 Hrm "The li-tihntinil' Piiie-i at our titnimt "The Greyhound" HH Three Held on Ship-Bombing Charge . ,NE;V YORK, Oct. ll.-Three men are . ?,tnider arrest here today, charged with con &'.tmlTcy tp put bombs on ships carrying pplles tp the Allies. It Is charged that ween January, 1015", and February, ISIS, y had a hand In putting explosives on at t thirty vessels ln-isew yorK. harbor, Audlng the Lusltanla. iyS i.fla"j Ufluitj-4' t.kjHffll SwPP' wm&mmesz$: nacrarfLP TODAY'S MAHRIAGE LICENSES test Reddlna-. 'llataon Ti.icbts, N. J., and lanchs lUdman. J51U Hellers st. okl CI. noss.il, Allentowrt. Pa., and Anna' woysr. Chicago? , WtllUm Oaso. !UI Master st, and Mattlo Harmon, win n. im at. taunea Itra41ey. .411 Grata et., .and Annie Mo- Breartr. ITM Hplewood St. .Ms Plazuk, 3o Lawrenc r.t and Katariyna SHEwprTciia. mil N. th at. wi w wancer. itzu uuarry i., ana nancy Mara. 1229 quarry st. Hrunr. iaxu jsiana, ana .Florence Mr isn n. uapen si. r4 B. rmton, 1S01 Rowan St., and Helen iv J i inompson st. .. .ST... r.- ri '!, ,,. .niw .. Oilnkotkl, S825 Archer st, and Helena 1 Van Clare, Wltklnsbura;, Fa., and Helm Ajtms. aaOO Archer st r.Townacnd, 0127 Spruce st. Don't Long for Dull- Finisned Furniture Have It Transform your out-of-date pieces into costly-lcolj-in, soft-finished, hand-rubbed effects. Lucas Vovo Tono Finish will do it in one operation stain tho wood, varnish it and produce tho hand-rubbed effect -r-the same effect you Bee-on all high-priced furni turo. today. Does away with tedious and expensive hand tubbing, places beautifully finished wood within the reach of everyone. Get a can today. Vcloo-Tcne In'the following shades at 'nil dealers: Old Oak, Qoden Oak, Fumed Oak, Weathered Oak, Mahogany, Cherry Fruit, Zarina Green, Dlack Flemish, Natural. At any dealer's. JohnLticasQ.Co.Jnc. tNftclck L. Knox, snoo Spruce st i-- . and Ellsa- and Annlna Htful. 724 Warncxk at., aim. ivt reroon si. KNdU-r, soot) Newcomb t., and Mary icx. till) K. Fletcher, st. Tsaako. Jr.. ISOfi N. Lawrence at., and us ImIwIc, Itfi N. Randolph St. tHWSiirt. t'lmn Hancock. (It. . anjl Vth. 3u Rsmesberiwr, tfllB Vina st, iXt,lW"?l'W ES&r-JI1" "na 9 MO HE hr ll Fsn :nt rr twiM. MJ- 1 Uorsott St. w R.I.&teSi.!?!.8' Uo'km't t.. and Nslll. lolhll! Tfif Federal .at. If Prtfrcvlakl, ! trer at,, an4 V.ron- .. K ,,.. i kn. SWS5 Salmon st '- 1S Holnlltoo st,. and atymnna Jwtm j'l I . ?o? C'llton at. Jr -inhuld nTaVs :oa at., kn4 lo u I7 lk., . Vt hii4tm. to. d.. and Mary N S1 t .Ml 1177 et . and at, KdJjKU. ft-illi-jWJ . j is was ialmffisH, iiWifetf Ll- aJBfilliillS fiSSlj?i Uv-j' o tffi1 , ' JsffifSif1 c'wlffivnMWBsalwA'lSisiar isaafaf fi LSv. '( ' JRi'lffii? 'NSS-IWffimW'sewiS Pay the bill or pay the penalty! Some one has said that it was a case of fight or four-flush, and Liberty still looked mighty good to the American people. We're going into this war on a big scale with what we Americans call "punch" Before long a new fist will be knocking at the Hindenburg line. So far, so good! Next, the bills! Uncle Sam had the choice of taking the money or borrowing it taxing for the full amount or issuing bonds. He chose the latter. He says: "Jones, lend me a hundred dollars, will you? I'll give you my personal note, with all my wealth as security, and pay you four per cent, interest annually. Furthermore, I'll guarantee to return the loan in not more than 25 years; and I need not re-, mind you that if you're ever 'hard up' you can turn any bond of mind into cash on short notice." That's what he's saying, and he has just $3,000,000,000 of bonds for sale at this time. Immediate bills must be paid. If they're not, our war machine will collapse; and the. penalty will be that Prussia wiil walk in, give us a few exhibitions of Kultur, loot the cash drawer, and give us a life job making up the balance. t v Shall we pay the bill now or pay the penalty later? Make your subscription through any Bank or Trust Company LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE f.i. h- Third Federal Reserve District (Lincoln Building Philadelphia ' ' ' u , r'-t.H ' -. .' 1 ''', V' ' ','v'iiL. . .i'ik i.t3.. ..... '."'J This space has been donated by the Banks, Bankers and Trust Companies of Philadelphia &. .'v' :&& -. ; $m : i f
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